Partly cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers, with gusty winds and possible hail. Winds southwesterly 30 to 40 km/h.
Cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers, most likely in the late morning and afternoon. Winds southwesterly 30 to 35 km/h tending westerly early in the morning then increasing to 35 to 45 km/h in the morning.
Cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers, most likely from the late morning. Winds westerly 30 to 35 km/h tending southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day then becoming light in the evening.
Partly cloudy. Medium (50%) chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. Winds northerly 20 to 25 km/h tending northwesterly during the evening.
Cloudy. High (70%) chance of showers. Winds west to northwesterly 20 to 25 km/h turning southwesterly 15 to 20 km/h during the day.
Partly cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers. Winds east to southeasterly 20 to 25 km/h tending south to southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h during the morning.


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Q: Is it same to set two subscribers in a Node and set two subscribers in two Nodes? I am new for ROS System, i am working on a system that will subscribe two video source and doing some cv stuff with it.
But i am confuse rather should i using two python file(two node) with two different subscribers, or i just use one python file with a class has two different subscribers?
is it same at all? or which way is the better way to define my code?
Thanks!!
and another litter small question... can i know the source of the Image type data? cause i have two Image data to receive, but they have same image size at all. I need to know which one is it to do different process on it, so this is why i use two subscriber in my work
If i use only one subscriber to subscribe two source Image, can i distinguish which one is it?

A: Your first question is too ambiguous to answer. Implementation specifics are completely dependent on your application and constraints you have. As a general rule, if you think it'll be computationally expensive, you should use two distinct nodes.
Your second question has a much more clear answer. You can access debug info via the _connection_header field of a received message.
>>> print(some_msg._connection_header)
{'callerid': '/talker_38321_1284999593611',
'latching': '0',
'md5sum': '992ce8a1687cec8c8bd883ec73ca41d1',
'message_definition': 'string data\n\n',
'topic': '/chatter',
'type': 'std_msgs/String'}
>>> print(some_msg._connection_header['callderid'])
'/talker_38321_1284999593611'

I should note that this isn't a recommended beyond use for debugging.

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El XI Campeonato Mundial de Esquí Alpino se celebró en la localidad de Aspen (Colorado, Estados Unidos) en 1950 bajo la organización de la Federación Internacional de Esquí (FIS) y la Asociación Estadounidense de Esquí.

Resultados

Masculino

Femenino

Medallero

Referencias
 Resultados oficiales . Página web de la FIS (en inglés)

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Deporte en Estados Unidos en 1950

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Fafa Picault F 29 24 2190 10 5 70 33 2 3/4 3 7 0.41 14.3
Cory Burke F 29 15 1427 10 1 61 19 5 0/0 4 6 0.63 16.4
Haris Medunjanin M 30 29 2530 2 7 44 9 0 0/0 0 2 0.07 4.5
Jack Elliott D 17 16 1430 2 0 7 3 0 0/0 0 2 0.13 28.6
CJ Sapong F 32 29 2321 4 3 53 21 1 0/1 3 1 0.16 7.5
David Accam F 23 13 1213 1 0 37 14 1 0/0 0 1 0.07 2.7
Alejandro Bedoya M 33 31 2777 3 6 40 13 1 0/0 2 1 0.10 7.5
Borek Dockal M 31 30 2397 5 18 44 19 3 1/1 5 0 0.19 11.4
Warren Creavalle M 17 6 681 0 1 3 1 0 0/0 0 0 0.00 0.0
Raymon Gaddis D 28 25 2298 0 2 11 5 0 0/0 0 0 0.00 0.0
Kacper Przybylko F 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0.00 0.0
Jay Simpson F 8 1 159 2 0 6 4 1 0/0 2 0 1.13 33.3
Richie Marquez D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0 0 0.00 0.0
Mark McKenzie D 19 18 1629 0 0 5 1 0 0/0 0 0 0.00 0.0
Matt Real D 3 3 236 0 0 1 0 0 0/0 0 0 0.00 0.0
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Fabinho D 11 8 714 0 0 2 0 0 0/0 0 0 0.00 0.0
Fabian Herbers F 9 5 428 0 0 5 1 0 0/0 0 0 0.00 0.0
Derrick Jones M 12 3 385 0 0 6 1 0 0/0 0 0 0.00 0.0
Marcus Epps M 13 8 609 1 2 10 3 0 0/0 1 0 0.15 10.0
Auston Trusty D 34 34 3060 1 1 10 2 0 0/0 1 0 0.03 10.0
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Structures with a closed nylon envelope filled with loose air and held by very thin bending metallic pillars, placed along a vast dune desert near the seashore of Gran Canaria.
A landscape built by and for the wind. Ephemeral and everchanging.
The dunes of sand have been shaped by the wind within a very long time. And they continue being shaped day by day.
At the same time, it is as if the dunes themselves could shape the wind. They make it go up the crests, where it blows stronger, concealing lower-wind areas on their valleys.
The textile structures, like clouds, are placed mainly on the valleys, slightly protected. When the wind blows, the air inside them moves and they sway gently, changing shapes and casting moving shadows.
A new landscape made with artificial elements that behave like nature.
A distant cloud casts a shadow the limit of which we can not directly percieve. In bringing a cloud to a close scale we could experience its unique shadow.
Seen from above, it is as if the clouds had fallen on the earth.
The idea of creating a certain boundary-less space. Like a zone, a place.
The kind of unlimited but recognizable space made under a tree. Sensed without knowing where it begins, where it ends.
Made by the unclear shape of the tree above, the changing shadow under, the light half-passing through, the sound of the leaves.
In an open field spotted by some trees, those act as a reference point. We approach a tree like a sign of this undetermined space that it creates.
A cluster of matter endlessly shaped by the wind. Ephemeral and everchanging. It has no precise shape.
Architecture somehow like this, moved and shaped by the air. As if smoke, as a cloud.
It is extense and full of nooks, so it can be used by big groups of people as well as by someone seeking solitude.
Because of its castnedd the activities can scatter all around without becoming crowded.


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Repowered Bell Series V Tractor geared to meet customer expectations
After four years of development and testing of the new Bell Series V Haulage Tractor, the company's Product Marketing Manager: Forestry and Sugar, Ettienne Terblanche, says "this latest version of an old stalwart is our best ever".
As with all new Bell products, the experienced Bell designers homed in on the key focus areas of functionality, reliability and efficiency. Using only the best components and the latest design software packages, designers on the fifth generation of Bell Haulage Tractors have acted on customer feedback to build on the company's solid haulage heritage by updating the proven 'designed to haul' drivetrain to deliver best performance and productivity benefits, and ultimately lowest cost per tonne.
The new series comprises of four models, the 1406A, 1406AF, 1736A and 1736AF, all designated according to engine power and whether the machine is a 2WD (A) or 4WD (AF) configuration. Together they provide solutions for various operating requirements.
"Across the range we've reintroduced the well proven John Deere 6,8l engine, to deliver more grunt than our outgoing series. Farmers love the John Deere engine and we're confident that this latest turbocharged, common rail diesel powerplant and a superior cooling package will meet and exceed customer expectations. Feedback we've received on our prototype units that have operated in South Africa and several neighbouring countries all indicate that the fuel economy of our Series V Tractor is the most economical in its class."
The engine is available in two power ranges, namely 140HP (104kW) and 173HP (129kW) and achieves the Tier 3 emissions certification without the need for a complex exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system.
Coupled to the best-in-class Allison transmission, the Series V Haulage Tractor delivers power to the wheels. "The engine and transmission just work so well together," says Ettienne. "The transmission is electronically controlled and features the latest hardware and software to deliver exceptional comfort and fuel efficiency. The minimal torque interruption in the transmission allows the tractor to pull away smoothly and without loss of inertia through the gears even when towing a full 'cane train'. In addition, we have introduced Bell Traction Control as a standard feature on the 4x4 configuration. These tractors normally run in 4x2 but when the system identifies wheelspin in poor underfoot conditions it automatically switches to 4x4. The operator can also manually request changing to 4x4 on the dashboard."
The rear axle drum brakes are another noteworthy feature. "We've upgraded our braking system to increase stopping power by about 15% over our previous series, and any of our competitors," explains Ettienne.
Operator comfort has been taken to a whole new level with a redesigned cab that features increased space for the trainer seat, a comfortable flat floor and a standard HVAC system. The internal panels are custom moulded with ABS thermoplastic to enhance the luxurious feel of the cab for the life of the machine. For improved reliability, standalone switches have been incorporated into a single, sealed switch module (SSM), which includes transmission control on the 1736A and AF. Ettienne says: "Behind every traditional switch is a connector, which is a source of potential issues. By comparison, the SSM has only a single connector for all 12 switches, to both reduce the possibility of faults and simplify fault finding in the unlikely event of switch issues in the field.
Importantly the Series V leans heavily on Bell Equipment's tried and tested haulage tractor heritage, with its unique characteristics that make it a better tool for haulage than a typical agricultural ploughing tractor. "The fabricated steel chassis, heavy duty rear axle and hitch positioning ahead of the axle centre line, for improved steering and traction when trailers are fully loaded have all been retained along with key safety features, such as the ROPS/FOPS certified cab and pneumatic trailer braking," continues Ettienne.
While the company prides itself on manufacturing strong, reliable machines, the Series V gets five stars for aesthetics from customers who have run prototype versions in their operations. The shapely composite bonnet opens upwards to 70 degrees to provide excellent access for servicing, maintenance and daily checks.
"The Bell Haulage Tractor has been around for 45 years and has been trusted by thousands of owners to carry out the toughest haulage work. With our Series V we have been inspired by what our customers want, and we are proud to carry on this proud pedigree while offering our customers improvements over our previous generations," he concludes.
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In my previous post I've written about INCLUDE_INFERIORS in Tracker Widget.
Today I've started working on Sash Widget's drawBand() method, and guess what I have found there ?
Why INCLUDE_INFERIORS used in SASH ?
In Sash widget, INCLUDE_INFERIORS call is needed to put stippled rectangle ON TOP of the parent.handle.
If you try to draw rectangle without INCLUDE_INFERIORS, it appears below the parent.handle, thus you won't be able to see it.
After "googling" this issue, I have found this article, that seems very popular, as it is referenced by many websites.
In short, article suggests to create "cairo" from "gtk_window", than to create a "surface" that points to this "cairo", and finally to create new "cairo_new" that uses surface that points to the first "cairo". Got confused ? Yeah, me too!
I think that this is very hackish way, to achieve effect of INCLUDE_INFERIORS, but it works and I would be fully satisfied with this hack, if I didn't need to change the color of Sash.
Why Hackish way cannot be used in Sash ?
In theory, to change color of Sash to light grey, I would just need to change RGB number to something like "0.3,0.3,0.3" in the function above, and celebrate my success.
Unfortunately, hackish way of replicating INCLUDE_INFERIORS, will not allow me to change RGB in this case. As I have said above, we are using cairo as target_surface, thus when I change color of Sash, it will change color of handle itself, and it is definitely not the way, I need it to behave.
Want to try it yourself and get updates on this issue ?
I will also post solution here, so everyone could use it, when this issue is resolved.
How to setup TinyMCE using ASP.NET (C#) ? How to customize TinyMCE buttons ?


Lewiston is located just north of I-95 on the east bank of the Androscoggin River at the intersection of US-202, Rt-4, Rt-121, Rt-126, and Rt-196 in south central Maine, approx. 30 miles southwest of Augusta, and approx. 40 miles north of Portland.
From I-95/Maine Turnpike: I-95 to exit 80 (Lewiston). Follow the exit ramps to Rt-196/Lisbon Street (towards Lewiston). Northwest on Rt-196/Lisbon Street approx. 2 miles. When going downhill into the downtown area, Lisbon St. bears right and becomes one-way. Take the 1st right on Maple Street, go one block. Left on Park Street (or any of the next 3 streets), go one block. Right on Birch Street, go approx. 0.25 mile. The Colisee is on the left.


Dash for Gas: Will Ontario repeat the UK's mistake?
By: Donald Jones, P.Eng., retired nuclear industry engineer, 2013 May 25.
A condensed version of this article will appear in the 2013 June edition of the Canadian Nuclear Society BULLETIN.
The present situation in Ontario, and indeed in the United States, is reminiscent of that in the United Kingdom in the 1990s. Cheap natural gas discovered in the North Sea coincident with the development of combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) technology effectively put a stop to any future nuclear build. The "Dash for Gas" had started. The last nuclear plant to be built in the UK was Sizewell B, a Westinghouse design, that started up in 1995 but planned follow-on units were cancelled because low cost natgas, together with politically imposed financial burdens on the nuclear generators, made the market price for electricity lower than the nuclear generation costs. However, in Ontario the present nuclear generated electricity cost on Ontario's hybrid electricity market is much less than the real cost of that from CCGTs. The US has recently started construction of five nuclear power plants with twelve more undergoing various licence reviews by the nuclear regulator despite cheap gas and over the years the megawatt (MW) capacity of most of the existing plants has been increased by the equivalent of six large units with more increases to follow. There are also several designs of small modular reactors being actively developed.
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Phalanx CIWS (z ang. "falanga") — system artyleryjski przeznaczony do niszczenia pocisków przeciwokrętowych i samolotów przeciwnika na bardzo krótkich dystansach (CIWS).

System zaprojektowano w General Dynamics, a obecnie (2007) jest on produkowany przez koncern Raytheon. Phalanx został wprowadzony na uzbrojenie większości okrętów amerykańskich oraz ponad dwudziestu innych krajów.

Ze względu na charakterystyczny wygląd i możliwość całkowicie automatycznej pracy systemu Phalanx CIWS bywa określany mianem "R2-D2", tak jak droid, jeden z bohaterów sagi Gwiezdne wojny.

Historia
Zatopienie w dniu 21 października 1967 izraelskiego niszczyciela "Eilat" wystrzelonymi z egipskiego okrętu rakietowego przeciwokrętowymi pociskami P-15 Termit wzbudziło znaczące obawy operującej u wybrzeży Wietnamu amerykańskiej marynarki wojennej o bezpieczeństwo jej okrętów. Obawy te wzrosły wraz z uzyskaniem informacji wywiadowczych na temat przenoszonych przez radzieckie okręty podwodne pocisków P-70 Ametist zdolnych do ataku spod powierzchni wody, co znacznie ograniczało czas przeznaczony na przeciwdziałanie i reakcję systemów obronnych atakowanego okrętu. W konsekwencji w 1968 rozpoczęto studia nad opracowaniem wymagań dla systemu artyleryjskiego zdolnego eliminować tego typu zagrożenia. Budowę systemu kontroli ognia powierzono wytwórni Hughes Missile (od 1997 Raytheon Missile Systems Company). Założeniem tego systemu uzbrojenia było uzupełnienie i współdziałanie z wyrzutniami pocisków przeciwlotniczych RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. Pierwsza demonstracja systemu artyleryjskiego odbyła się na poligonie rakietowym w White Sands w stanie Nowy Meksyk w 1970, a instalację prototypową przekazano w styczniu 1973. Pierwszy zestaw przeznaczony do testów na morzu zainstalowano na niszczycielu typu Farragut USS "King" na którego pokładzie prowadzono prace badawczo-rozwojowe w okresie od sierpnia 1973 do marca 1974. Pomimo początkowych wątpliwości co do efektywności systemu i ograniczeniu funduszy, w lipcu 1974 roku zamówiono sześć zestawów z przeznaczeniem do testów przydatności w warunkach bojowych. W listopadzie 1974 jeden z systemów w wersji zdalnie sterowanej zainstalowano na pokładzie hulka wycofanego ze służby niszczyciela typu Allen M. Sumner USS "Alfred A. Cunningham" w celu przetestowania jego zdolności do przechwytywania różnego rodzaju pocisków rakietowych, a także naprowadzanych laserowo bomb AGM-62 Walleye. Testy te prowadzono do lutego 1976. Kolejny system zainstalowano na pokładzie niszczyciela typu Forrest Sherman USS "Bigelow" w celu sprawdzenia jego zdolności do działania w warunkach silnego zakłócania środkami przeciwdziałania radioelektronicznego (ECM).

W lipcu 1977 system został oznaczony symbolem Mark 15 Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) i nazwą własną Phalanx, jednocześnie przyjęto go do uzbrojenia. 30 grudnia 1977 podpisano kontrakt na dostawę pierwszej serii uzbrojenia, a kontrakt na produkcję masową zawarto z wytwórnią General Dynamics we wrześniu 1979. Pierwszy egzemplarz seryjny został zbudowany i dostarczony miesiąc później. Oficjalnie system Phalanx wszedł do uzbrojenia w kwietniu 1980 roku po zainstalowaniu na pokładzie lotniskowca typu Kitty Hawk USS "America", a później sukcesywnie wprowadzono go na wyposażenie fregat i większych okrętów, oraz wszystkich nowych jednostek. Pierwszym odbiorcą zagranicznym systemu Phalanx CIWS była Arabia Saudyjska, która rozpoczęła jego użytkowanie we wrześniu 1981 wraz z nowo przyjętymi do uzbrojenia korwetami typu Badr. Od 1987 wytwórnia Lockheed Martin realizuje drugi kontrakt na dostawę systemów Phalanx CIWS. Do końca lutego 2007 roku zbudowano 895 systemów Phalanx wprowadzając je na uzbrojenie jednostek pływających 22 krajów. Prowadzone są również prace badawczo-rozwojowe nad naziemnym systemem opartym na Phalanx CIWS oznaczonym jako C-RAM/Centurion i przeznaczonym do zwalczania pocisków artyleryjskich i granatów moździerzowych.

Opis techniczny
Podstawą systemu Phalanx jest sześciolufowe działko systemu Gatlinga M61 Vulcan kalibru 20 mm podłączone do radaru wyszukującego i śledzącego cele. Specjalna wersja działka posiada znacznie grubsze i dłuższe o 457 mm od seryjnej wersji M61A1 lufy. Przeznaczone jest do strzelania długimi seriami dlatego zarówno wewnętrzne powierzchnie luf jak i ich wyloty zostały utwardzone zapewniając większą trwałość i mniejszy rozrzut pocisków. Umożliwiło to również strzelanie nowymi cięższymi o 50% pociskami wprowadzonymi wraz z wersją Block 1B. Zainstalowane w jednej obudowie wraz z zespołem radarów działko zajmuje 5,5 m² pokładu, ale nie wymaga jego penetracji (żadna część systemu nie znajduje się pod pokładem). Całkowita masa systemu wynosi od 5420 dla systemu wersji Block 0, do 6120 kg dla wersji Block 1. Barbeta systemu mieści wszystkie konieczne mechanizmy hydrauliczne i zasilające, a także urządzenia elektroniczne, oraz wymiennik ciepła do chłodzenia działka woda morską. Phalanx zużywa 31,75 litra wody morskiej na minutę, a za jej dostarczanie są odpowiedzialne pompy okrętowe. W razie awarii tych pomp system Phalanx CIWS jest zdolny do pracy przez około 30 minut bez chłodzenia.

Szybkostrzelność systemu waha się w zależności od wersji od 3000 do 4500 strzałów na minutę. Działko jest zainstalowane w autonomicznej wieżyczce wraz z systemem kierowania ogniem, który automatycznie przeszukuje przestrzeń, wykrywa i śledzi cele, przeprowadza atak i raportuje zniszczenie celu korzystając ze sprzęgniętego z komputerem systemu radarowego. Ze względu na swoją niezależność system Phalanx jest idealnym rozwiązaniem dla okrętów, które nie posiadają zintegrowanych systemów kierowania ogniem, oraz skomplikowanych systemów obserwacji przestrzeni.

Phalanx CIWS od momentu opracowania przeszedł wiele zmian konfiguracyjnych. Pierwsza podstawowa wersja nosi oznaczenie Block 0. Zmodyfikowana odmiana Block 1 wprowadzona w 1988 została wyposażona w unowocześniony radar i amunicję nowego typu, ponadto zwiększono szybkostrzelność systemu do 4500 strzałów na minutę i dodano możliwość przechwytywania celów pod kątem do +70 stopni. Modyfikacje te miały na celu zwiększenie skuteczności obrony przed nowymi radzieckimi naddźwiękowymi pociskami przeciwokrętowymi atakującymi pod dużymi kątami. W kolejnej wersji Block 1A wprowadzono szybszy system komputerowy zdolny do przechwytywania celów wysokomanewrowych. W 1999 roku pojawiła się nowa odmiana systemu oznaczona jako Block 1B PSuM (od Phalanx Surface Mode – tryb ataku na cele powierzchniowe), w której dodano sensor obserwacji w podczerwieni FLIR (Forward-Looking InfraRed) pozwalający na wykorzystanie systemu przeciwko celom powierzchniowym, naziemnym lub nawodnym takim jak małe łodzie operujące w strefie przybrzeżnej i zdolne do ataku samobójczego, a także przeciwko nisko lecącym samolotom i śmigłowcom. Systemy FLIR mogą być również wykorzystywane do wykrywania trudnych do obserwacji pocisków rakietowych i sprzężone z systemami rakietowymi typu RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile w celu zwiększenia zasięgu i skuteczności obrony. Systemy Phalanx Block 1B umożliwiają również ręczną identyfikację i namierzenie celów.

W 2007 roku Stany Zjednoczone i Kanada były na etapie modyfikacji wszystkich swoich systemów do standardu Block 1B. Phalanx tej odmiany jest już wykorzystywany przez Japońskie Siły Samoobrony, siły zbrojne Egiptu i Bahrajnu, oraz Royal Navy.

W międzyczasie od 1983 roku prowadzono prace nad znacznie zmodernizowaną wersją systemu Phalanx wyposażoną w działko kalibru 30 mm lub dwa działka kalibru 25 mm. System ten początkowo oznaczony jako Phalanx-2000, a później jako Block 2 nie zyskał jednak aprobaty Kongresu, który odmówił finansowania projektu w styczniu 1988. W tym samym okresie opracowano w Holandii oparty na 30 mm działku system Signaal Goalkeeper, dlatego ostatecznie w 1991 roku zaprzestano modyfikacji systemu Phalanx w kierunku zwiększenia jego kalibru na korzyść prac nad poprawieniem skuteczności.

Zasada działania systemu CIWS
System CIWS tworzy ostatnią linię obrony przeciwko pociskom przeciwokrętowym. Ze względu na rodzaj wypełnianych zadań ich zasięg skuteczny jest względnie krótki w porównaniu do nowoczesnych pocisków przeciwlotniczych i wynosi jedynie 0,75 mili morskiej (1,47 km). Wieżyczka broni obraca się bardzo szybko i z dużą precyzją. Zestaw luf przesuwa się w poziomie z prędkością 126º na sekundę, a w pionie 92º na sekundę. Maksymalny kąt obrotu i pokrycia przestrzeni to 310º. Zakres kątowy działania najnowszej wersji systemu w pionie to -25 do +85º. System CIWS jest zależny w minimalnym stopniu od okrętu, na którym jest zainstalowany, dlatego może działać także w przypadku dość znacznych uszkodzeń jednostki pływającej. Do działania potrzebuje jedynie zasilania trójfazowym prądem przemiennym o napięciu 440 V i częstotliwości 60 Hz, oraz zimnej wody do chłodzenia układów. Zużycie energii w trybie przeszukiwania to 18 kW, a w trybie śledzenia celu 70 kW. Dla osiągnięcia pełnej zdolności operacyjnej potrzebne są także dane o położeniu z kompasu pokładowego okrętu oraz prądu przemiennego o napięciu 115 V do zasilania drugorzędnych podsystemów.

Podsystemy radarowe i FLIR

Phalanx CIWS posiada dwa współpracujące ze sobą radary przeznaczone do przechwytywania celów. Pierwszy z nich zlokalizowany jest pod osłoną w górnej części wieżyczki (biały element o przekroju owalnym) to pracujący w paśmie Ku radar przeszukujący, który dostarcza do komputera CIWS dane o kursie, zasięgu, prędkości i wysokości lotu potencjalnych celów. Informacje te są analizowane w celu weryfikacji, który ze śledzonych obiektów może stanowić zagrożenie i stać się jednocześnie celem systemu (ustalanie priorytetu zagrożeń). W momencie zidentyfikowania właściwego celu wieżyczka obraca się w jego kierunku, przekazując zadanie jego śledzenia do drugiego radaru naprowadzającego. Radar naprowadzający jest pracującym w paśmie Ku monoimpulsowym radarem dopplerowskim, posiada małą antenę paraboliczną i może precyzyjniej określić wszystkie parametry celu z tym, że w węższym wycinku przestrzeni. Śledzenie odbywa się do momentu określenia przez komputer największego prawdopodobieństwa trafienia. Następnie w zależności od konfiguracji systemu następuje automatyczne lub manualne (przez operatora) uruchomienie działka. Podczas strzelania system radarowy CIWS śledzi własne pociski w razie potrzeby korygując pozycję luf. Maksymalny czas reakcji systemu to 3 sekundy, a odległość w jakiej następuje śledzenie celu i rozpoczęcie procedury przechwycenia to 3 mile morskie (5,6 km) – rozpoczęcie śledzenia. W odległości 2,3 mili (4,3 km) zaczyna się namierzenie celu, a otwarcie ognia następuje z odległości około 1 mili morskiej (1,85 km). System Phalanx CIWS uzyskuje maksymalną skuteczność na dystansie 460 metrów. W celu zapewnienia możliwości śledzenia i ataku celów powierzchniowych od wersji Block 1B system jest wyposażony w urządzenia obserwacji w podczerwieni FLIR (Forward-Looking InfraRed) zamontowany na stabilizowanej platformie po lewej stronie osłony radaru śledzącego cele. Podsystem ten umożliwia pasywne przeszukiwanie i śledzenie wolno poruszających się celów powietrznych i nawodnych, oraz poprawia skuteczność systemu w walce z wysokomanewrowymi pociskami przeciwokrętowymi.

Działko i system zasilania amunicją

Pierwsza odmiana systemu CIWS oznaczona jako Block 0 posiadała działko napędzane hydraulicznie o szybkostrzelności 3000 strzałów na minutę i posiadające zapas 989 sztuk amunicji w magazynku bębnowym. Unowocześniony system Block 1 również napędzany hydraulicznie posiadał tę samą szybkostrzelność co poprzednik, ale zwiększony bęben amunicyjny mieszczący 1550 sztuk naboi. W systemach odmiany Block 1A i wszystkich nowszych wymieniono napędzający lufy działka silnik hydrauliczny na pneumatyczny (napęd sprężonym powietrzem) co znacząco podniosło szybkostrzelność do 4500 strzałów na minutę. Prędkość wylotowa pocisków to około 1100 m/s, a stosowana amunicja to przeciwpancerne pociski podkalibrowe kalibru 15 mm z sabotem. Składają się one z rdzenia z wolframu lub zubożonego uranu, oraz sabotu wykonanego z tworzywa sztucznego i lekkiego metalu. Wrogie pociski rakietowe niszczone są energią kinetyczną penetratorów z twardego metalu, których zadaniem jest spowodowanie eksplozji głowic bojowych. Wykorzystanie bardziej efektywnych pocisków odłamkowo-burzących w tym akurat wypadku nie jest zasadne, gdyż eksplozje mogłyby zniszczyć kadłub pocisku rakietowego, ale pozwolić na dalsze poruszanie się głowicy torem balistycznym w kierunku okrętu. Układ zasilania amunicją wykorzystuje dwa podajniki taśmy z których jeden dostarcza naboje z bębna amunicyjnego, a drugi odbiera wystrzelone łuski i niewypały do drugiego bębna. W 2001 roku rozpoczęto prace badawcze nad kierowanymi pociskami wystrzeliwanymi z działka Vulcan.

Sposób identyfikacji celów
System CIWS nie jest w stanie odróżnić czy obiekt jest wrogi czy nie na podstawie systemu identyfikacji IFF. Dane zbierane w czasie rzeczywistym przez system radarowy są analizowane przez komputer i na ich podstawie następuje klasyfikacja czy stanowi on zagrożenie, oraz o jego ewentualnym przechwyceniu. Aby obiekt został zaklasyfikowany jako zagrożenie musi spełnić wiele kryteriów, z których trzy wymieniono poniżej:

 Czy cel zbliża się czy oddala od okrętu? – System CIWS jest w stanie rozpoznać oddalające się obiekty i automatycznie wyeliminować je jako zagrożenie. System CIWS przechwytuje tylko zbliżające się do okrętu cele.
 Czy cel jest zdolny do wykonania manewrów w celu zaatakowania okrętu? – Jeśli obiekt zbliża się, ale nie kursem bezpośrednim, system CIWS prowadzi obserwację monitorując jego prędkość i pozycję w stosunku do okrętu. Następnie następuje ocena czy obiekt jest zdolny do przeprowadzenia manewrów zmierzających do ataku.
 Czy cel porusza się z prędkością w zakresie od minimalnej do maksymalnej? – System CIWS jest zdolny do przechwytywania celów w dużym zakresie prędkości, który jednak nie jest nieskończony. Działanie systemu jest ograniczone prędkością maksymalną obiektu i jeśli zostanie ona przekroczona CIWS nie podejmie próby przechwycenia. Tak samo jest z prędkością minimalną, poniżej której system nie zadziała. Operator systemu może ręcznie ustawić zakresy prędkości, w których system podejmie próbę przechwycenia celu, jednak zakres ten nie może przekraczać maksymalnych osiągów systemu CIWS. Dane na temat zakresu prędkości przechwytywanych celów są utajnione.

Opisane powyżej operacje stanowią jedynie podstawowe zasady działania systemu CIWS. Wiele innych podsystemów pracujących równolegle zapewnia jego prawidłowe funkcjonowanie. Szkolenie obsługi w zakresie obsługi, utrzymania i napraw systemu CIWS zajmuje od 6 do 8 miesięcy.

Niezawodność systemu Phalanx CIWS oceniono jako bardzo wysoką odnotowując średni czas między awariami na poziomie 188 godzin, podczas gdy wymagana przez US Navy niezawodność tego typu systemów to 60 godzin. Średni czas naprawy to 2 godziny i 45 minut podczas gdy wymagany to 3 godziny

Wykorzystanie bojowe systemu Phalanx

Do chwili obecnej (2007) system Phalanx nie posiada na koncie żadnych zestrzeleń wrogich pocisków lub samolotów (w warunkach bojowych).

Podczas I wojny w Zatoce Perskiej 25 lutego 1991 roku USS "Missouri" i wyposażona w system Phalanx fregata USS "Jarrett" znalazły się w sąsiedztwie wystrzelonego najprawdopodobniej w kierunku "Missouri" lub znajdującego się w pobliżu brytyjskiego niszczyciela HMS "Gloucester" pocisku przeciwokrętowego HY-2 Haiying. "Missouri" w odpowiedzi użył systemu wyrzutni celów pozornych Mark 36 SRBOC, a znajdujący się na fregacie "Jarrett" i pracujący w trybie automatycznego przechwytywania celów system Phalanx omyłkowo rozpoznał je jako zagrożenie i oddał salwę w kierunku pancernika. Cztery z pocisków trafiły "Missouri", ale wrogi pocisk nie został zestrzelony. Ostatecznie przeciwokrętowy HY-2 Haiying zniszczono pociskiem Sea Dart wystrzelonym z niszczyciela "Gloucester". Był to pierwszy potwierdzony przypadek zniszczenia pocisku rakietowego przez inny pocisk podczas działań bojowych na morzu.

W dniu 4 czerwca 1996 należący do Japonii system Phalanx przypadkowo zestrzelił amerykański samolot A-6 Intruder holujący cel radarowy do ćwiczeń w strzelaniu. Zainstalowany na pokładzie japońskiego niszczyciela typu Asagiri "Yūgiri" system CIWS pomyłkowo namierzył nie cel, lecz holujący go samolot i oddał w jego kierunku salwę. Obaj piloci katapultowali się. Śledztwo przeprowadzone po incydencie wykazało, że oficer artylerii pokładowej na Yūgiri wydał rozkaz rozpoczęcia strzelania zanim A-6 Intruder został wykluczony przez system CIWS jako cel.

Obecnie uważa się, że system Phalanx jest niewystarczający do obrony przed nowoczesnymi zagrożeniami, dlatego jest uzupełniany pociskami rakietowymi RIM-116 RAM, które posiadają większy zasięg i większe prawdopodobieństwo trafienia. Zestawy z pociskami RAM wykorzystują w pełni zautomatyzowane i autonomiczne systemy kierowania ogniem podobne do stosowanych w Phalanx CIWS. Chociaż początkowo planowano rezygnację z systemów artyleryjskich Phalanx na rzecz uzbrojenia rakietowego, to jednak masowe bombardowania celów izraelskich prowadzone przez Hezbollah przy pomocy prymitywnych pocisków rakietowych Katiusza i przez Hamas pociskami Kassam spowodowały, że nadal pozostaje on w uzbrojeniu i nie planuje się wycofania go w najbliższej przyszłości. Obecnie Phalanx CIWS tak w zastosowaniach morskich jak i lądowych stanowi najtańszą alternatywę dla opracowywanych w Stanach Zjednoczonych i Izraelu systemów opartych na laserach wysokiej mocy.

Wersje naziemne

Armia Stanów Zjednoczonych posiada na uzbrojeniu naziemną wersję systemu Phalanx CIWS, która nosi oznaczenie LPWS (od Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System – lądowy system uzbrojenia Phalanx) lub inaczej Centurion. Należy on do typu uzbrojenia obronnego C-RAM (od Counter-Rockets, Artillery and Mortars – przeciwrakietowy, artyleryjski i moździerzowy).

LPWS Centurion składa się z systemu Phalanx w wersji Block 1B zainstalowanego na platformie kołowej zapewniającej jednocześnie stabilną podstawę oraz mobilność ułatwiającą szybką zmianę pozycji. W sekcji kontrolnej znajduje się generator energii elektrycznej oraz urządzenia chłodzące. Całkowita masa systemu to 24 tony.

Podczas gdy należące do US Navy systemy Phalanx strzelają pociskami przeciwpancernymi ze zubożonego uranu lub częściej wolframu, naziemne wersje wykorzystują amunicję typu HEIT-SD (High-Explosive Incendiary Tracer, Self-Destruct – burząco-zapalający ze smugaczem i systemem samodestrukcji) typu M-246 lub M-940, która została opracowana dla samobieżnego systemu obrony przeciwlotniczej M163 VADS wyposażonego w działka M61 Vulcan. Pociski te eksplodują w chwili uderzenia w cel lub po wypaleniu się smugacza. Sprawność systemu samodestrukcji wynosi od 95 do 99 procent, co znacząco eliminuje niebezpieczeństwo trafienia celów postronnych.

Podobne systemy
 AK-630 – rosyjski system CIWS
 Goalkeeper – holenderski system CIWS
 Meroka – hiszpański system CIWS
 DARDO – włoski system CIWS
 SeaRAM – amerykański system CIWS oparty na pociskach rakietowych RIM-116
 Typ 730 – chiński system CIWS

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 E. R. Hooton — Mark 15 Close-in weapon system, Phalanx. W: Jane's Publication Group: Jane's Naval Weapon Systems. Jane's Publication Group, 2002.

Linki zewnętrzne

  Dostęp 1 lutego 2019
 Mk 15 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System w witrynie GlobalSecurity.org Dostęp 17 lipca 2007
  Dostęp 1 lutego 2019

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Dr. Girardi received her medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her postgraduate training was completed at The New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center where she was awarded the Resident Physician Prize for excellence in teaching for two consecutive years. Dr. Girardi completed a fellowship in male infertility and microsurgery at The New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center. Dr Girardi is the former Chief, Division of Infertility and Female Urology, North Shore University Hospital and an Attending Urologist at St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn. In addition, she is Clinical Associate Professor of Urology and Clinical Associate Professor of Reproductive Medicine at Cornell Medical Center.


A group of female skateboarders are kickflipping their way into Toronto skate parks, and a new generation of girls could soon be chasing them down the half-pipe.
Babes Brigade, a skateboarding meet-up group, was formed last year and is paving the way one ollie at a time for female board fans looking to break into the sport.
Founder Stephanie Battieste says she was sick of seeing women underrepresented in skate magazines, videos and on the streets of the city. So she called up some friends and created a Facebook page.
The group meets weekly to forge a stronger community out of the women's street-surfing set.
For Parm Kaur, 20, the crew couldn't have come soon enough. She first started skateboarding at the park across the street from her childhood home in Orillia, and faced resistance and isolation from her male peers.
Skateboarding instructor Alix Buck leads a class of girls in drills during a girls-only skateboarding workshop at the Grandravine Community Recreation Centre hosted by the Chill Foundation.
Babes Brigade takes it in stride, playfully appropriating that unsolicited sexualization. And it's been getting noticed. Members hosted a well-attended, women-only skate contest in East York in March, appeared in an Ontario hip-hop artist's music video and adorned the pages of Fashion Magazine.
Babes Brigade isn't the only all-female club in town. A new partnership between the City of Toronto and the Chill Foundation is bringing skateboarding to a new generation of girls, in a safe and judgment-free environment.
Run out of the Grandravine Community Recreation Centre on Tuesday evenings, the program provides skateboards, safety gear and expert instruction to girls who are new to the sport.
As class wraps up on a recent evening, some of the girls hang around to keep honing their skills on the basketball court nearby.
Kayla McClusky, 13, has been skating for a couple of years. She's got the battle scars to prove it.
"At first it was me falling all the time," she says, laughing and pointing to the scrapes on her knees.
McClusky says having a group of peers she can learn from helps keep the jitters down, which in turn helps her avoid leaving skin behind on the asphalt.
"It's more like you can feel more confident and be yourself without (boys) making fun of you. It's an open space. You can be who you want," McClusky says.
A class of young female skaters watch as instructor Alix Buck teaches them the basics of an ollie. "I've always found skateboarding a really cool sport and I've always wanted to learn," said 15-year-old Jodie Chinnery, one of Buck's students.
Fifteen-year-old Jodie Chinnery agrees. She's only been skating since May, and the girls-only classes have helped a lot.
"You have people who are in your shoes and who are most likely feeling the same emotions and thoughts as you. It's more relaxing. You can feel more open and be yourself," she says.
Alix Buck is the expert instructor, and it's a title she's earned. She's been skating for a decade in Toronto and has taught skateboarding to young women as far away as Afghanistan. When she started, there were hardly any female skaters around at all, she says.
"There were probably two other women in the city that I was aware of who were skateboarding," she says.
Correction - August 4, 2016: This article was edited from a previous version that included an incorrect photo caption. The photo caption on the second photo misidentified the group shown in the photo as the Babes Brigade.


During thirty years as a Time Management speaker and consultant, I have learned and shared a lot of simple practices that help my audiences to increase their daily results. A lot of time is wasted because we don't have a system in place for many of the repetitive tasks we do so that we have to pay over and over again, with our time, for the same results.
So here's one neat tip: systematize. (I don't think this is really a word, but hey, if no one invents new words, how will our language grow?) Systematize is the simple procedure of creating a routine way of responding to a myriad of tasks that will free our time for more important things. We can systematize in all areas of our life. Here are a few places you may wish to begin.
1. Standard text documents. I have dozens of documents in "My Documents" section of my computer. These include a lot of the articles that people request through our website and standard letters I send out for business and personal contacts, and standard information documents (like directions to our office). Most of the information I need to send to respond to my emails is there or easily modified and tailored so that I don't have to type out a lot of repetitive information.
2. A single calendaring system. Some people use as many as a dozen ways of tracking their appointments and scheduled events and their "To Do" list items. There's a calendar for work and one for personal things. There's stuff lying out on the desk reminding us what needs to be done. The dentist appointment card is on the bathroom mirror and the dry cleaner claim slip is hanging from the visor in the car. The softball schedule is on the refrigerator and we have several other commitments in our heads. Boil this all down to a single system. I use Daytimer products, but whatever product you feel comfortable with is fine. Just make it a simple, singular, master system from which you take control of appointments and scheduled events and your "To Do" list items.
3. Clean up the messy desk or work area. Studies have shown that the person who works with a messy desk spends, on average, one and a half hours per day looking for things or being distracted by things. That's seven and a half hours per week! ("Out of sight, out of mind." And the reverse of that is true too, "In sight, in mind".) And, it's not a solid block of an hour and a half, but a minute here and a minute there, and like a leaky hot water faucet, drip, drip, drip, it doesn't seem like a major loss, but at the end of the day, we're dumping gallons of hot water down the drain that we are paying to heat. If you have ever visited the office of a top manager, typically, that person is working with a clean desk environment. Many would attribute this result to that person's access to other staff members. While there may be some truth in that conclusion, in most cases, if we went back some years in that person's career, they probably were working with a clean desk back then which gave them the focus they needed to become promoted to where they are today.
4. Have adequate supplies. Some people spend a lot of their productive time looking for a pen or a pad of paper or staples for their stapler. Have enough pens, pencils, yellow markers, "sticky notes", writing pads, fax paper, printer cartridges, updated telephone directories, staples, "Wite Out", report forms, index cards, paper clips, rolls of adding machine tapes, etc.
5. Make your physical surroundings workable. Move the fax machine closer (or further away!) from your desk. Have the most frequently used and needed files within arms reach and the less frequently required items further out. Have adequate space at your desk to do what you need to do. Remove some unnecessary items, if necessary, to make room.
6. Set up a functional briefcase. I travel a lot and am out of my office at seminars or meetings with clients requiring that I tote along a briefcase. In addition to the stuff I need for where I am going, I have my briefcase stocked with a lot of neat things like a calculator, a pocket map of the United States, basic office supplies (writing pads, pens, yellow markers, small stapler, paper clips, stamps and a few envelopes), blank checks, a few deposit slips, a paperback book I have been intending to read, and at least one project I can work on if I get stuck in traffic or am waiting for the meeting to begin. It gives me more choices.
7. Schedule maintenance. The equipment you use, your car, stuff around the house, and oh yeah, you. You know your car needs to be serviced. Why wait for a breakdown to get it done and spend more time on what could have been accomplished in less time? (You still need a tune-up, but now you have to wait for the tow truck to arrive.) Regular medical and dental checkups save huge amounts of time in our future by fixing small conditions before they become major costly issues.
8. Catalog contacts. Develop and maintain your contacts list so that networking can enhance your future with the contacts you make. A computer-based program such as ACT is excellent, but even a simple 3×5 card system will work. Keep track of a growing list of contacts, help them at every turn and they will be there to help you.
Dr. Donald E. Wetmore is a Professional Speaker.
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Winding a ladies Rolex wristwatch requires a little finesse but with these instructions, making adjustments can be done in a snap.
This is a ladies two-tone Datejust reference number 69173. This is known as the Quickset model. I am going to show you how to wind your watch and set the time and date.
Lets begin. Currently, this model is in its wearing position. Notice the crown is screwed in all the way insuring that the watch is water tight.
What you will want to do first to wind the watch is to gently unscrew the crown counter clockwise to where it unthreads. Now in a clockwise motion, we are going to wind about 20-40 full turns. The reason why you would want to wind your watch if the watch has not been worn for a few days, or if you have just received it. This is necessary to insure that the watch will not stop on you and function properly.
Now that we have wound the watch, we will want to set the date. We are going to pull the stem out, the crown, and set the correct date, today is the 2nd. And now we are going to take the crown out to its last position where we are going to set the time and it is now about 6:00 o'clock. Now we are going to push in and screw the crown all the day down so that it is secure and water tight.
Now it is ready to wear and enjoy.


text:
Fiction, Kingdom of Rust
Building Relationships with the Fair Folk: 3
December 16, 2018 May 20, 2019 denalistannard
Fairies are whimsical and enjoy changing their shapes. They can even take the form of animals and plants for fun and to play pranks.
Content warning: Coarse language
"…Pidge?" Wes said warily.
The pigeon stayed where it was, looking fat and stupid. It was sitting where Judd had said it was, on weathered boards of their porch, legs sticking out in front of it, feathers puffed out, dull eyes staring in opposite directions.
"Did you fly into the window?" Wes asked it gently. "Or get mauled? I think you're in shock, but maybe you're just a pigeon?"
The pigeon continued to be a pigeon.
It was lucky Judd hadn't stood on it while taking the trash out. It was lucky the cat hadn't eaten it. It was lucky it'd found possibly the only person in Worcester willing to put on rubber gloves and scoop it into an old shoebox, the better to nurse it back to health.
It was unlucky that there was a nonzero chance this bird, sitting dopily in the nest of old socks Wes had made it, was his boyfriend.
Nonzero didn't mean likely – Wes was fully prepared for Pidge to stroll up in a couple of hours and call him an idiot for thinking he'd turn himself into a crappy, shitty bird – but dating a fairy meant there were certain assumptions you just didn't get to make anymore.
Responsibility demanded that Wes first google 'how to help a sick pigeon', and put a pile of bran flakes and a bowl of water in the shoe box with the bird, and then go over his notes for next week's clinical care exam. Curiosity had him putting his flashcards aside in favor of his laptop and websites with names like witchscholar.org and ask-fairies.com. Dunking what might be a real pigeon in a bath of salt water seemed cruel, and Wes didn't have any selenite crystals or white rose petals. He tried burning some sage, but it just made his room smell nostalgically rank, and the pigeon didn't seem to take notice. That was probably a strike against it being Pidge.
There was one sure way Wes knew to break a curse, if not from websites where your cursor left a trail of sparkles, then from a hundred fairy tales and Disney movies.
Gently, carefully, he scooped the pigeon out of its box and stroked a soothing a hand over its ruffled feathers. It seemed to have recovered a little and pecked at his wrist, maybe in an ineffectual attempt at self-defense, maybe in the misguided belief that the mole on Wes's wrist was edible. It was a healthy looking pigeon with sleek, slate grey feathers frilled with black, and hardly any mites. It was missing a toe on its left foot, but that was a good sign; Pidge was missing that toe too.
Oh god, it really was his boyfriend. Before he could reason himself out of it, Wes lowered his head and kissed the pigeon's beak. It was dry and hard, and up close the bird smelled musty, like Pidge when he didn't wash his hair.
Was it weirder that Wes had kissed the pigeon, or that he was actually surprised when it worked?
There was the fwoomph of a lot of air being displaced very quickly, a blur of grey and iridescent green, and a horrible, snapping, cracking noise that had Wes wincing and looking away. When he looked back, it was to see his boyfriend was sitting in the remains of the shoe box wearing a look of confusion that quickly gave way to one of utter mortification.
"Don't say anything," said Pidge, raising a hand. After a moment he remembered how to point, and jabbed a wobbly finger at Wes. "Not a word or I'll curse you mute."
They both knew he wouldn't and, more importantly, couldn't. "But why were you – "
"In't I suffered enough?" Pidge said plaintively, brushing soggy cereal off his pants. His pants, Wes realized, which had made the change with him, as had the rest of his clothes, and all his piercings, and how did the magic account for that?
Wes surreptitiously prodded at Pidge's boot and, when Pidge glared, said hurriedly, "Did you turn yourself into a pigeon? On purpose?"
"Maybe." Pidge charmed his pants dry with a snarl, and picked up the broken halves of the water dish. "I told you there was a reason I don't do it," he said, jamming them back together. On the second attempt, they stuck. "But Wren came and started some shit, and I din't have better options."
"Why didn't you say it was you? Or- or peck out a message or something?"
"Pigeon brains don't got the space for literacy or self-awareness without some really fancy spellwork. Which obviously I didn't have time for. It's pretty much just seeds, sex and homing instinct."
"So you came here? Aww." It was a touching, albeit inadvertent admission of affection, and Wes looped his arms around Pidge's neck. Pidge, apparently still struggling with his return to humanoid form, overbalanced and collapsed into Wes's lap.
"I'm not kissing you," he said, dignity further wounded as he tried and failed to sit up. "D'you know how many diseases pigeons carry?"
"Yes. Histoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, psittacosis and toxoplasmosis are most common but – "
"You're such a fucking nerd." Realizing that ungainly flopping wasn't accomplishing anything, Pidge went still. His hair had come loose, and he blinked up at Wes through the grey tangle of it draped across his face. Wes smoothed it out of his eyes for him, which seemed to have the same quelling effect that petting him as a pigeon had. "Thanks for the cereal," Pidge said gruffly. "And fixing me and stuff. I mean, it would've wore off by itself but – "
"It's my job," Wes said and kissed him again. It worked a lot better without the beak.
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Are there any helpful/industry standard analysis techniques that can be used to measure a hostels performance? For example, occupancy rate or staff costs as a % of turnover.
I realise this is quite a boring q but i'm more of a numbers person and these types of things seem to interest me!
Apart from profit, is there anything else you find useful to look at when trying to gauge performance?
This is probably not much help but I know you can find some of that sort of stuff online in Australia (government websites etc) - it is about hotels rather than hostels but you might be able to gear it towards your hostel? I had to teach business studies a while back and was amazed at the business suggestions etc available on the government sites.
Obviously, the occupancy rate, then average revenue per bed night (it´s easy to have a high occupancy if your rates are very low!), average revenue per bed night from additional services like breakfast, F&B, internet, laundry machines etc.
Staff costs in % of revenue is not really so comparable between different hostels, as it obviously depends a lot on how much you have to pay for staff and how many beds you have. Anyway, staff costs and rent shouldn´t be much more than 25% (each) of the turnover.
From a operational perspective, I think you can guage performance in areas like Maintenance, Are you having to fix the same thing reaptedly? Are you constantly replacing staff? What is the annual turnover of staff? This things are called "hidden costs" because they will not show up on your balance sheet.
I worked in a hostel where the occupancy rates were constantly increasing but so were the fixed and variable costs of the business. It is important that the cost:revenue ratio does not get out of control, otherwise you will be soon closing your hostel down.


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High-level representatives from businesses and the education sector gathered in Brussels, Belgium, on 7 December 2017 to discuss how to advance and scale up business-education cooperation to improve Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) studies and careers in Europe.
The conference, jointly organised by the STEM Alliance and the SYSTEMIC project, funded by the European Union's Erasmus+ programme, demonstrated the business case for companies to invest in STEM Education and enhance the attractiveness of STEM jobs in Europe. The event was opened by Michael Teutsch from the European Commission's Directorate General for Education and Culture, and Sarah Atkinson, Vice-President of CA Technologies, a STEM Alliance partner. Co-chaired by Marc Durando, Executive Director of European Schoolnet, and Celia Moore, Member of the Board of Directors of CSR Europe, the event hosted a wide mix of companies, Ministries of Education and educational organisations that are strongly engaged in promoting STEM education and careers to young Europeans.
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In spite of the name, Au-Dessus are from Lithuania. I had the pleasure of listening to their first album "End of Chapter" last year. That one was an atmospheric and intense work of post black metal. This work is a re-issue of an original EP from 2015, and what they seem to have done is to insert some short interludes between tracks.
The band doesn't bother with track titles. There are nine pieces of different length. Typically the album starts in a menacing and post-apocalyptic way. This world is grey and merciless. There's no need to make sense of it because it's like an electric field, and our mission is survival. Any humanity is either depicted in desperate screams or blood-curdling groans and growls. This smacks of weight but at the same time the brutal instrumentals have momentum and make statements. Sometimes it's post metal dinginess. Sometimes it's a plain assault on the senses, occasionally diverting into desolate soundscapes. A distant pagan-style chant appears in the background of the third track, a nine minute black epic. The crashing sounds of thunder and voids follow this. The leap to a more fresh form of black metal is unexpected as I was firmly entrenched in the void, but the fifth opus soon takes us in its wings with its roaring and almost indie energy. Au-Dessus never fail to remind us that their world is a blackened one, while introducing soaring and majestic patterns and adding dimensions in doing so. There is another dark cosmic interlude. After a long introduction, the violence returned with the seventh piece. It grinds us down with its simple intensity before we find ourselves once more floating in space and magnetic fields. Then it's back to the other world, which is as deep and intense and fluid as ever.
My only criticism of this album is its continuity. The interludes are effective on their own but it's as if the tracks were put together in a different place. Of course this is what has happened. This is a pity because Au-Dessus have great imagination when it comes to their music, and once again prove they are capable of taking us to a very dark place indeed in both a mesmerising and sometimes exciting way.
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Dancer who became a TikTok sensation with more than 600,000 fans. She is known on TikTok as lilsmusic.
She has spent time in both Camas, Washington and Oregon practicing dance. She did online school as well as attended Mountainside high school.
She did a duet with Allie Foulstone for her first TikTok video, which was featured by the app.
She is from Houston, Texas and grew up with an older brother named Ben. Her parents, Kathleen and Jason, also have backgrounds in dance.
She has used Fetty Wap's song "Wake Up" for one of her TikTok videos.


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"Step into Christmas" is a Christmas song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin, and performed by John. It was released as a stand-alone single in November 1973 with the song "Ho, Ho, Ho (Who'd Be a Turkey at Christmas)" as the B-side. Upon its original 1973 release, the song peaked at No. 24 on the UK Singles Chart, and it reached a new peak of No. 8 on the same chart in 2019. In the United States, the single reached No. 56 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart and No. 1 on the Billboard Christmas Singles chart.

"Step into Christmas" was later included as a bonus track on the 1995 remastered reissue of the album Caribou, even though it was released in the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road era. It also appears on the albums Elton John's Christmas Party, Rare Masters, To Be Continued, Diamonds and various Christmas compilation albums. Two versions with different vocals are known to exist: the original single mix and a version recorded for John's 1973 performance of "Step into Christmas" on The Gilbert O'Sullivan Show television programme (which featured Bernie Taupin standing in for Ray Cooper on percussion).

In 2009, "Step into Christmas" was listed as the ninth-most-played Christmas song of the 2000s in the UK. In December 2021, the song was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for sales and streams of 1,200,000 units. In September 2021, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales and streams of 500,000 units.

Recording
According to liner notes about the song (in Rare Masters and Elton John's Christmas Party), the track and its B-side, both produced by Gus Dudgeon, were recorded during a session on 11 November 1973 at London's Morgan Studios, which was owned by drummer Barry Morgan, who had played on several of John's early albums. "Step into Christmas" was mixed to sound like one of producer Phil Spector's 1960s recordings, using plenty of compression and imitating his trademark wall of sound technique. This was intentional according to both John and Taupin, and an homage of sorts to Christmas songs by Spector-produced groups such as The Ronettes.

Music video
A music video was produced to promote the single; it is notable for its cameo appearance of Taupin, who is seen briefly playing tubular bells during the song's bridge (although they are actually played in the audio recording by percussionist Ray Cooper). John is also seen holding his Watford F.C. supporters card. John would later go on to own the club.

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Other versions
"Step into Christmas" was covered by the band The Wedding Present on their 1992 single "No Christmas" and also covered by The Business for the holiday EP Bollocks to Christmas. The song was also covered by The Puppini Sisters on their 2010 holiday album Christmas with The Puppini Sisters.

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USS Brown (DD-546) was a  of the United States Navy, named for George Brown, a seaman on the crew of  during the raid that destroyed the captured  in Tripoli harbor during the First Barbary War. Entering service in 1943 during World War II, the ship saw active service until 1962 when she was decommissioned and sold to Greece. Renamed Navarinon, the destroyer was active until 1981 when she was sold for scrap.

Construction and career
Brown was launched on 21 February 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co. San Pedro, California, sponsored by Mrs. Claude O. Kell, wife of Captain Kell. The ship was commissioned on 10 July 1943.

On 10 November 1943 Brown departed Pearl Harbor in company with Task Force 50 (TF 50) en route to the forward area. During Browns very active service in the Pacific, she screened carriers during
 the Gilbert Islands invasion (21 November – 6 December 1943);
 Kavieng, New Ireland raids (25 December 1943 – 4 January 1944),
 Marshall Islands raids (29 January – 7 February),
 Truk raid (16–17 February);
 Palau-Yap-Woleai raids (30 March – 2 April);
 assault and capture of Hollandia, New Guinea (21–28 April);
 Truk raid (29 April);
 bombardment of Satawan (30 April);
 Ponape raids (1 May);
 Marcus Island raid (19–20 May);
 Wake Island raid (23 May);
 strikes in support of the assault on Saipan (1–26 June);
 Battle of the Philippine Sea, during which she rescued four American pilots (19–20 June),
 bombardment of Iwo Jima (4 July),
 assaults on Guam and on Tinian (12 July – 6 August);
 Yap raids (26–28 July);
 Chichi Jima raids (4–5 August);
 raids on Palau, Mindanao, Talaud, and Morotai,
 supporting the capture of the Southern Palaus and Ulithi (6–15 September);
 raids against Luzon and the Visayas (21–24 September);
 raids on Okinawa, Formosa, and Luzon (10–19 October);
 Battle for Leyte Gulf (26 October);
 raids on Manila and the Visayas (6 November),
 and raids against northern and central Philippines in support of the seizing of Mindoro Island (15–16 December).

Task Force 88 was caught in a typhoon (17–18 December), and strikes against Luzon were canceled in order to search for survivors of three missing destroyers. On 21 December Brown recovered 18 survivors of the destroyer  and six survivors of the destroyer . Brown then proceeded to Ulithi and received orders to return to Seattle, Washington, for overhaul. Repairs completed on 1 March 1945, she was ready for sea. After a brief stop at Pearl Harbor, Brown headed westward to take part in the Okinawa operation (1 April–30 June 1945), during which she was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for her service as a radar picket ship; 3d Fleet operations against Japan (30 June–15 July); and the minesweeping operations southwest of Okinawa.

With the cessation of hostilities Brown served with the occupation forces in Japan until 28 October 1945. She then departed for Naval Station San Diego, arriving 17 November 1945. She went out of commission in reserve 1 August 1946 at San Diego.

1950–1962

Brown was recommissioned 27 October 1950. She conducted intensive shakedown operations off the west coast and then reported to Commander, Naval Forces, Far East, in March 1951. From March until September she operated with Task Forces 77 and 95 and participated in the siege of Wonsan Harbor on two occasions. Brown returned to California in October 1951. Her next Western Pacific tour was between July 1952 and January 1953, during which time she operated on the Formosan Patrol. She made four further Far Eastern tours and operated along the West Coast.

Brown was decommissioned 9 February 1962.

Greek service

The ship was transferred to Greece on 27 September 1962. She served in the Greek Navy as Navarinon (D63).

In 1981, the ship was stricken and scrapped.

Awards
Brown received the Navy Unit Commendation, for services rendered during the Okinawa operation, in addition to 13 battle stars for her World War II service. She was awarded two battle stars for her Korean War service.

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Now that I've recovered from Cub camp: cats, plants, product plugs and a recipe for onion rings.
I survived Cub camp. Yay! We stowed the canopy, cooler and water jugs in the storage unit. Haven't decided whether to take the cart or not, but I put it out on the patio for now because the rubber-tire smell was pretty strong when the cart was sitting up on end in the entry over the weekend. Next up is setting dates for the summer committee meetings; outside of those, I'm pretty much free for the summer until Laurel comes home.
Cats: Vogon bought a LitterMaid self-cleaning litter box. Biko started using it right away, but it took Fender awhile to warm up to it. I'm still undecided on whether I like it -- the disposal container filled up a lot faster than I expected. I picked up some catnip spray on the same shopping trip and amuse myself by spraying it on Fender's floor pillow and watching Biko throw herself all over it like a cheap ho on the scent of money until he comes over to see what she's doing to his pillow. It's cheaper entertainment than a feature movie ticket and I have hundreds of sprays left to go. Also, he has taken up sleeping right next to/curled around my head since I've returned home. It's sweet yet slightly creepy.
Plants: The tomatoes that sprouted out of the compost have taken hold in the two gallon-sized pots where the cabernet grapes appear to still be dormant. One of the plants successfully set fruit, so it's sporting two green tomatoes, one the size of a shooter marble and one the size of a ping-pong ball. The remaining cabernet grape has climbed its trellis and is pushing seven feet high right now. The rosemary died in my absence, but the fact that it lived for two months is nothing short of a miracle. I can grow practically anything, yet pennyroyal and rosemary seem to die in my presence. The herb seedlings Vogon started died too, but he said he only watered "what [he] could remember" while I was gone. We have a new "decorative" hot pepper with black fruit and purple leaves that bought and started a couple pots of herbs from seed on the bedroom windowsill by my dresser, as well as restarting the grass I keep on the other bedroom windowsill by the cat tree. It also died in my absence, but I start a new pot every 6-8 weeks anyway.
That cat pee incident: Stink Free Instantly! Urine Odor Remover lives up to its description. I applied it liberally to the loveseat cushions that Biko stained at the beginning of the month, let it dry overnight and now neither the stain nor the smell are discernible. The "fresh scent" smell of the product was nearly overpowering at the time I applied it but, again, it's barely noticeable now. Hopefully this means I can reclaim the living room couch and coffee table for Intarweb surfing with the laptop -- I think the loveseat is good to go so Vogon can return to sleeping in front of the TV in the study.
Beauty products: I picked up the Clean & Clear Oxygenating skincare collection. The fizzing cleanser sounds gimmicky -- and probably is -- but it's gotten me back into the daily habit of cleaning my face with a facial cleanser instead of just in the shower, the pretty microbeads in the facial scrub make me smile, and while I'm still not totally on board with using a moisturizer on my oily/combination facial skin, it is a lot lighter than the Cetaphil moisturizer I already had. Yes, I am retarded at girly stuff like this, but I'm making an effort.
Fill a large Dutch oven or fryer with oil and preheat to 350 degrees F. Sift dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl and make a well in the center. Crack the egg yolk into a separate bowl and break it up with a fork. Add this to the well in the middle of the flour and slowly pour in the beer as you whisk. Gradually make wider circles with the whisk to incorporate the dry ingredients from the edges - this will minimize the chance of lumps. Continue until all the dry ingredients are mixed and the batter is of a smooth consistency.
Take the onion rings and remove the thin membrane found between the layers (otherwise the batter won't stick as well). In a large dish add some rice flour, and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Coat each ring in the flour. Dip in the batter and fry in hot oil in batches until golden. Drain on paper towels and season with salt.
Actually, I've discovered that a good moisturizer can keep your skin from producing excess oil. Strange but true, but it's the biggest thing I've found to help me.


Know about Biskhapra botanical description, medicinal properties, medicinal uses in Ayurveda. Know how to use this herb for treatment of jaundice, liver diseases, anemia, cough, headaches, epilepsy, odema etc.
Trianthema decandra is known as Laghu Patra Varshabhu, Kshudra Varshabhu, Gadabandi, Bisakhapara, Varshaketu, Shivatika and Kruraka. It is an annual herb found growing as a weed in rainy season. As it appears from the ground on occurrence of rain and hence named as Varshabhu in Sanskrit.
The whole plant of Trianthema decandra is edible and used medicinally. The roots are aperient (mild purgative or laxative) and is useful in hepatitis and asthma. It is given with milk for orchitis (inflammation of one or both of the testicles). The juice of the leaf is dropped into the nostrils to relieve migraine.
Plant Description: Trianthema decandra is annual, prostrate, succulent, glabrous herb with slightly branched, long, angular stems and internodes 2.5- 9.5 cm long, occurring as a weed all over peninsular India.
Leaf: Simple, opposite, unequal, petiolate, petioles 0.6 to 1.4 cm long, puberulous, amplexicaul at the base; lamina obovate, 1.5 to 2.5 cm broad and 2.0 to 2.5 cm long apiculate, tapering towards the base, margin entire, unicostate pinnate reticulate venation with 3 to 5 pairs of lateral veins, adaxial surface dark green and the abaxial light green, glabrous, odour and taste indistinct.
Stem: Herbaceous, sparsely branched, procumbent, angular and striate, surface glabrous, fracture entire; odour and taste indistinct.
Flowers: Regular, bisexual, 4 mm diameter apetalous, short-pediculate in dense sub-umbellate, axillary clusters.
Seeds: Orbicular reniform, 1.5 mm diameter, black and somewhat flat on the side.
Root: Cylindrical, gradually tapering, measuring upto 8 cm long and upto 0.5 cm in thickness, surface brown, smooth, lateral roots sparse; fracture entire, fractured surface smooth with a thin bark and central whitish wood; odour and taste indistinct.
Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Timor and Java.
Habitat: Warm climate, poor soil.
The botanical name of Laghupatra Varshabhu is Trianthema decandra. It belongs to plant family Aizoaceae. Below is given taxonomical classification of the plant.
Trianthema portulacastrum is also known as Varshabhu in Ayurveda. Due to its bigger leaves, it is named as Dirgha Varshabhu. As it has white roots and hence named Shevt Mula.
Punarnavine: It is a quinolizidine alkaloid known to possess analgesic, anti-inflammatory, hepato-protective, immunomodulatory and anti-proliferative properties.
Laghupatra Varshabhu is given in case of Kapha Roga, Vata Roga, heart diseases, anemia, inflammations, the liver diseases, asthma, amenorrhea, dropsy, edema and ascites. It is bitter in taste (Rasa), pungent after digestion (Vipaka), and is hot in effect (Virya).
It is an Ushna Virya herb. Ushna Virya or hot potency herb, subdues Vata (Wind) and Kapha (Mucus) and increases Pitta (Bile). It has the property of digestion, vomiting and purging, and gives a feeling of lightness.
Mutral: Diuretics, increase the flow of urine.
Trianthema decandra is rich in medicinal properties. The understanding of these properties will help us to better utilize this herb. These also indicate the conditions in which we should avoid it.
Emmenagogue: Stimulates or increases menstrual flow / induces menstruation.
Liver tonic: Tonic for the liver.
Laxative: Promotes of the evacuation of the bowel.
Laghu Varshabhu is used in India for treatment of a variety of ailments. It is used as a single drug in the form of dried powder or decoction for jaundice, the liver diseases, anemia, cough, headaches, epilepsy, odema etc. As the whole plant possess diuretic indicated in anasarca, cystitis in case of dribbling of urine, in dropsy, edema and ascites. Decoction of the plant are given for fever, rheumatism, and as an antidote for alcohol poisoning.
The leaves are boiled and given.
Snuff of the plant are used.
The juice of leaves is dropped in each nostril.
The decoction of leaves is given.
The root paste is applied.
Whole plant is eaten as a vegetable.
The plant is a good source of zinc and copper.
The powder of whole dried plant is taken in a dose of 3-6 grams.
The Decoction is taken in a dose of 50-100 ml. Decoction is prepared by boiling herb 10-30 grams of herb in one glass water till water reduces to half cup. This is filtered and taken.
Fresh juice of the plant are taken in a dose of 10-20 ml.
No toxic effect or adverse reaction is reported with recommended dose.
It has diuretic and laxative action.


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class AbstractMarkupLanguage
	require "aml/Build"
	def initialize(argument)
		if ['--v', '--version', 'version'].include? argument.downcase
			puts Gem.loaded_specs['aml'].version.to_s
		else
			@build = Build.new(argument)
		end
	end
end

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Southern Planning Practice was tasked with the conversion of a redundant barn into a dwelling in a countryside location.
Mansfield Barn is a redundant agricultural building standing in splendid rural isolation. It is of traditional timber frame construction with weather boarded walls and a clay tile roof. Lack of use over the years had seen its condition deteriorate but it was still structurally sound and capable of being repaired and re-used.
As a redundant rural building the preferred use in planning policy terms would usually be a commercial or a business use with residential conversion a last resort. However the barn's isolated position and narrow 1 mile approach drive were major obstacles to such use. Although not a statutory listed building the Council's Conservation Officer took a very close interest and then four species of Bat and a Barn Owl were found!
In the end residential use was granted planning permission.
Working with the architect Ben Macdonald Associates, the aim was to provide a dwelling that retained the historic and architectural integrity of the building and its agricultural antecedent. As a result, the Barn would clearly appear as a barn in a new use rather than a house with some barn like features.


As promised, this post describes how to root the Droid Bionic Jelly Bean build. It should also work on the XT910 Jelly Bean build, but this hasn't been tested yet. Fortunately for Bionic and XT910 owners, I was able to modify Motoshare, which was originally created for the Atrix HD, to work for these devices. My plans to stop looking for new Motorola exploits have not changed at this time, so don't read into this too much.
The exploit requires setting up a special Samba share and mounting this share on your phone using the Files app. I apologize that this process may seem involved for some of you, and request that members of this community help each other out if some of you are having problems completing the procedure. I'm not able to provide individual tech support to every user who wants to root this phone.
A Windows version of this exploit is not possible for technical reasons. Please don't waste anyone's time by asking about a Windows version.
A 32-bit distribution is recommended.
Once you're booted into Ubuntu, open a terminal.
If you are using a 64-bit Linux distribution, you'll need to install 32-bit compatibility libraries in order to use the ADB binary bundled with the exploit. You may skip this step if you're using a 32-bit distribution.
Close the text editor once you've saved your changes.
Provide a password here and press enter. You won't see the characters you're typing, so be careful.
Type the password you created before and press enter.
At this point, you'll need to know the IP address of your Linux host, which you can get by running "ifconfig" from your terminal (it should be of the form "192.168.x.x").
Next, move over to your Android device. Ensure you have enabled USB Debugging Mode (under Settings -> Development Settings). Ensure your device is connected via Wifi.
Follow the instructions in the exploit. Congratulations, enjoy your rooted device.
I can't stress this enough: I can't provide individualized tech support for everyone on this forum. Please help each other.
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I have been through this method and Livinginkaos knows it, as well, so, we will try to provide as much help as we can. John Galt will try to create an image that's pre-set up so that it'll be easier for those who aren't familiar with Linux. That may take some time, though, so, doing it yourself is the way to go if you can.
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Thank you DAN !!! I think you'll feel the love from this Bionic community - it's gotta be the best around !
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Thank you Dan not just for this, but every exploit you've given us. Your work is absolutely amazing! This makes me feel more comfortable knowing if I ever have to FDR I can still get root back.
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Thank you soooo much for doing this again! I didn't loose root on my backup Bionic,but knowing that things can happen,even if you go through the correct protection safeguards, yeah..didn't want to risk it on my main.Having you save the Bionic...when it's basically EOL...there really aren't enough words to express just how thankful myself and the Bionic community are! I know things have changed dramatically with getting these exploits to work over the last year + and having a RAZR, and 2 Bionics all I can say is thank you very much for your work! Without root,.. we'd have boring,non tapped phones the way The powers that be think we should have!
Thank you for doing this everyone in the Bionic community is very Thankful!
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Question: Do we need to run the chmod 755 run.sh as sudo? Will we get a permission denied?
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