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New issue of magazine offers jihadists terror tips
From the CNN Wire Staff
The second issue of "Inspire" magazine includes an article on using pickup trucks to "mow down the enemies of Allah."
NEW: Yemen expert says issue's timing, 10 years after Cole bombing, is no coincidence
NEW: Magazine's ideas, ideology aimed at lone jihadist, Christopher Boucek says
Pickup trucks, pressure cookers envisioned as weapons
Targeting government employees is seen as paramount
(CNN) -- The second edition of an online al Qaeda magazine has surfaced with frank essays, creatively designed imagery and ominous terror tips such as using a pickup truck as a weapon and shooting up a crowded restaurant in Washington.
The magazine is called "Inspire" and intelligence officials believe that an American citizen named Samir Khan, now living in Yemen, is the driving force behind the publication.
The latest edition was emerged on the 10th anniversary of the suicide attack on the guided missile destroyer USS Cole -- struck as it refueled in Aden, Yemen. The first edition came out in July.
Christopher Boucek, a Yemen expert with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, said the timing is no coincidence.
"It also comes on the heels of a busy week for al Qaeda in Yemen. They released an hourlong video last week. There was also an attack on a British Convoy in Sanaa [Yemen's capital] last week. And an audiotape was released two days ago. Al Qaeda in Yemen is good at amplifying its message and that shows the organization is still active, that they're still able to function," he said.
An article titled "The Ultimate Mowing Machine" calls for using a pickup truck as a "mowing machine, not to mow grass but mow down the enemies of Allah."
The article says that such a plan could be implemented in countries where people back the "Israeli occupation of Palestine, the American invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq or countries that had a prominent role in the defamation of Muhammad."
It said a four-wheel-drive pickup truck is needed -- "the stronger the better."
"To achieve maximum carnage, you need to pick up as much speed as you can while still retaining good control of your vehicle in order to maximize your inertia and be able to strike as many people as possible in your first run," the article says.
Another tip in the magazine includes the use of firearms.
"For this choose the best location. A random hit at a crowded restaurant in Washington DC at lunch hour, for example, might end up knocking out a few government employees.
"Targeting such employees is paramount and the location would also give the operation additional media attention."
An idea in the first edition, "Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom," is touched on again.
"The pressurized cooker should be placed in crowded areas and left to blow up. More than one of these could be planted to explode at the same time. However, keep in mind that the range of the shrapnel in this operation is short range so the pressurized cooker or pipe should be placed close to the intended targets and should not be concealed from them by barriers such as walls."
Adam Raisman, senior analyst at SITE Intelligence Group, said the "very well-presented magazine" covers a variety of topics, is meant to reach a wider audience, and tries to be tongue-in-cheek in its presentation.
"The magazine has suggestions, ideology it attempts to instill in the reader, and it includes tips for technology," Raisman said.
Boucek said the "big takeaway" is that the magazine is focusing on what the individual can do.
"The message to the lone actor is to be patient -- that you can do it -- you can participate in this," he said.
There are writings in the magazine by Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who U.S. authorities have linked to the failed attempt to blow up a U.S.-bound jetliner in December. Samir Khan wrote an article titled "I Am Proud to be a Traitor to America."
There is also recycled material. The latest issue includes recent commentary from Adam Yahiye Gadahn, who is an American, about President Barack Obama.
CNN's Joe Sterling and Mohammed Jamjoom contributed to this report.
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The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) has unveiled the seeding list for the 2018 ITTF Challenge Seamaster Nigeria Open holding from August 8 to 12 in Lagos.
A total of 169 players made up of 108 men and 61 women from 27 countries will be competing at the 46,000 dollars prize money championships which is the second highest prize money tournaments in ITTF Challenge Series.
The ITTF said on Sunday on its website that 32 players made the men's singles seeding, with Nigeria's Aruna Quadri seeded number one, being the highest ranked player in the competition.
Russia's Alexey Liventsov is number two seed, while Finalnd's Benedek Olah who won the event in 2016 was seeded (3), Brazilian Thiago Monteiro (4), England's Samuel Walker (5), France's Alexandre Robinot (6).
Others seeded among the top 10 are Argentina's Horacio Cifuentes (7), Hungarian Tamas Lakatos (8), Scotland's Gavin Rumgay (9) and Thailand's Supanut Wisutmaythangkoon (10).
In the women singles, Olufunke Oshonaike is the only Nigerian that made the top 10 seeding list, with Thailand's Suthasini Sawettabut seeded number one, while Hungary's Szandra Pergel is seeded number two.
Others are Italy's Giorgia Piccolin (3), Luxembourg's Sarah De Nutte (4), Italy's Debora Vivarelli (5), Slovenia's Alex Galic (6), Colombia's Paula Medina (7), Nigeria's Oshonaike (8), Norway's Ilka Doval (9) and Egypt's Yousra Helmy (10).
In the U-21 categories, defending champion in the men's event, Romania Rares Sipos is the number one, while Norway's Ilka Doval is seeded number one in the women category.
Meanwhile, 2018 African Youth Games bronze medalist, Esther Oribamise, is the only Nigerian listed in the top eight players seeded in the women's U-21.
According to the ITTF, three Nigerian players, Rilwan Akanbi, Nurudeen Hassan and Joshua Oladiran made the seeding list in the men's U-21.


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U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Color Guard
Retired U.S. Army Air Corps Capt. Jerry Yellin attends the 71st Commemoration of the Battle of Iwo Jima at Iwo To, Japan, March 19, 2016.
The Iwo Jima Reunion of Honor is an opportunity for Japanese and U.S. veterans and their families, dignitaries, leaders and service members from both nations to honor the battle while recognizing 71 years of peace and prosperity in the U.S. – Japanese alliance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Lance Cpl. Juan Esqueda / Released)
In 1942, two months after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Captain Jerry Yellin volunteered for the U.S. Army Air Corps on his 18th birthday. Jerry graduated from Luke Air Field as a fighter pilot in August of 1943. He spent the remainder of the war flying P-40, P- 47 and P-51 combat missions in the Pacific with the 78th Fighter Squadron.
Captain Yellin participated in the first land-based fighter mission over Japan on April 7, 1945. He also has the unique distinction of having flown the final combat mission of World War II on August 14, 1945 – the day the war ended. On that mission, his wing-man, Phillip Schlamberg, was the last man killed in combat during WWII.
After the war, Jerry went on to write about his experiences during World War II and is the author of numerous books including Of War and Weddings, The Blackened Canteen, The Resilient Warrior, and The Letter. His books can be purchased through his website: www.captainjerryyellin.com
Jerry is currently working on a feature film about his life titled "The Last Man Standing." This documentary will explore Jerry's experiences coming to terms with the War and his Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Currently in production, the film will be submitted to various film festivals including Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
Click here: Scarlett Johannson and Captain Jerry Yellin: Keep The Spirit of 45′ Alive
On June 23, Jerry's wife Helene recently passed away after 65 years of marriage. They had four children together. Jerry currently resides in Orlando, Florida.
For press inquires, please contact tracy@lightfinderpr.com
March 22, 2016 /by Yellin
Iowa man tells story of Iwo Jima and transformation of his life Sitting In A Cockpit Again, World War II Fighter Pilot Recounts Final Missi...

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Q: Regular expression search shows different result I want to extract number between > and < using regular expression on Python 2.7
i.e. From 3213>1234<3213 to 1234.
But the result(print(data2)) shows nothing. What is the problem?
I tested the code below on Ubuntu and Windows pydev.
import re

a = "3213>1234<3213"
p = re.compile('>[0-9]*<')
data = p.search(a).group()
print(data)

p2 = re.compile('[0-9]*')
data2 = p2.search(data).group()
print(data2)

A: The problem is that you get the earliest possible match for [0-9]* in '>1234<', and that's in fact the empty string at the very start of it, before the >.
Besides direct regex solutions, you could also fix yours simply with data2 = data[1:-1].

A: Because you're trying to use [0-9]* on >1234<. And * try to match 0 or more digits.
So it gives an empty string when it try to find a digit on the fist letter of the string, which is >.
You can replace re.search() with re.findall() and see what's happening:
import re

a = "3213>1234<3213"
p = re.compile('>[0-9]*<')
data = p.search(a).group()
print(data)

p2 = re.compile('[0-9]*')
data2 = p2.findall(data)
print(data2)

Output:
['', '1234', '', '']

You need use [0-9]+ instead of [0-9]* here. Which match 1 or more digits. So it would skips the > and <:
>>> p2 = re.compile('[0-9]+')
>>> data2 = p2.search(data).group()
>>> print(data2)
1234

You can also totally drop the p2 and capture the digits in > and < via p = re.compile('>([0-9]+)<') and data = p.search(a).group(1). Like this:
>>> import re
>>> a = "3213>1234<3213"
>>> p = re.compile('>([0-9]+)<')
>>> data = p.search(a).group(1)
>>> print(data)
1234

A: >>> string='3213>1234<3213'
>>> re.search(r'(?<=>)[^<]+(?=<)', string).group()
'1234'

*

*(?<=>) is the zero width positive lookbehind pattern ensuring > before the desired match

*[^<]+ will select the desired portion i.e. the portion after > till next <, 1234 in this case

*(?=<) is the zero width positive lookahead pattern ensuring > after the desired match

A: you can group your search:
>>> a = "3213>1234<3213"
>>> re.findall(">(\d+)<", a)
['1234']

A: the regular expression look for the > any number < and findall returns a list of matches.  You then iterate over the matches
 a = "3213>1234<3213>5123<"

  p = re.compile('>([0-9]+)<')
  data=p.findall(a)

  for item in data:
      print(item)

output:
  1234
  5123

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India Cements' Q2FY09 revenues grew by 24.2% year-on-year to Rs945.5 crore. This includes revenues of Rs49.9 crore from Indian Premier League (IPL), wind power and shipping businesses. The revenues from the cement business rose by 17.65% y-o-y.
The revenue growth during the quarter was mainly driven by higher realization and volume. The realization for the cement division increased by 12.1% y-o-y to Rs3,688 per tonne and the volume increased by 4.9% to 2.42 million metric tonne (MMT).
The operating profit margin (OPM) declined by 970 basis points to 30.7% mainly on account of sharp increase in power and fuel cost, raw material cost and other expenses (due to cost of IPL franchise). Consequently the operating profit fell by 5.6% to Rs290.1 crore.
On a per tonne basis, power and fuel cost increased by 30% to Rs932 due to increase in coal price.
The reported profit after tax (PAT) went down by 39.7% y-o-y to Rs134.2 crore. During the quarter the company had a foreign exchange translation loss of Rs29.6 crore. Thus, the adjusted PAT declined by 29.2% y-o-y to Rs154.61 crore.
In terms of outlook, the present demand-supply scenario is much better in the southern region compared with other regions.
However, over the next two years the demand-supply dynamics would gradually turn unfavorable, as 40% excess capacity is coming up in South India over next two years and due to slowdown in the key user industries like infrastructure and information technology (IT), which will impact the realization.
Hence we have revised our earning estimates downward to factor in a lower than expected volume growth and higher costs.
We expect the company to post earnings per share (EPS) of Rs19 and Rs17.5 for FY2009 and FY2010 respectively.
At the current market price the stock trades at 4.7x FY2009 earnings estimate, an enterprise value (EV)/earning before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) of 3.2x and EV/tonne of $58 (including wind mill and shipping division) in FY09. We are downgrading the stock to HOLD with price target under review.


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Q: audioSessionGetProperty doesn't work (iOS) I am trying to detect the current volume, but the result is always 0.  this is my codes:
in the view controller.m

*

*import the AudioToolbox.

*in viewDidLoad method,
  AudioSessionInitialize(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);

*in viewDidLoad method, following the above initialization method.
  Float32 volume_reading;

UInt32 dataSize = sizeof(Float32);
AudioSessionGetProperty (
                         kAudioSessionProperty_CurrentHardwareOutputVolume,
                         &dataSize,
                         &volume_reading
                         );

*po volume_reading in the debugger, result is 0.
Any suggestion?  Thanks very much.

A: This is a somewhat older question, but did you initialize the audio session?
Example:
AudioSessionInitialize(NULL, NULL, NULL, (__bridge void*)self);


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