text:
import os

import bento.testing.bentos

from bento.core.package \
    import \
        PackageDescription
from bento.installed_package_description \
    import \
        InstalledSection, build_manifest_meta_from_pkg

# FIXME: use correct install path instead of python package hack
BENTOS_DIR = os.path.dirname(bento.testing.bentos.__file__)
SPHINX_META = os.path.join(BENTOS_DIR, "sphinx_meta.info")

SPHINX_META_PKG = PackageDescription.from_file(SPHINX_META)

def create_simple_build_manifest_args(top_node):
    files = ["scripts/foo.py", "scripts/bar.py"]
    srcdir = "source"

    nodes = [top_node.make_node(os.path.join(srcdir, f)) for f in files]
    for n in nodes:
        n.parent.mkdir()
        n.write("")
    section = InstalledSection.from_source_target_directories("pythonfiles",
                    "section1", os.path.join("$_srcrootdir", srcdir), "$prefix/target", files)
    sections = {"pythonfiles": {"section1": section}}

    meta = build_manifest_meta_from_pkg(SPHINX_META_PKG)
    return meta, sections, nodes

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


(March 2, 2018) — The number of newly issued concealed carry permits to allow Ohioans to carry handguns decreased by about 34 percent last year.
Ohio issued 77,281 new concealed carry licenses in 2017 as compared to 117,953 in 2016, according to a report by the office of Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine. However, the amount of renewals in 2017 exceeded those in 2016 by around 14,000.
Lulls in new licenses have followed years with high numbers before. After the state issued a then-record 96,972 new licenses in 2013, only 58,066 were issued in 2014.
Jim Irvine, board president of the Buckeye Firearms Association, previously attributed 2016′s massive increase to a changing perception of guns.
A 2017 report by the Crime Prevention Research Center found that concealed-carry permits, the number of which broke records nationwide in 2016, are closely tied to public opinion. The report points out that public interest in concealed-carry permits tends to increase after mass shootings.
Irvine also said the 2016 increase could have been due to fears of a Hillary Clinton presidency.
Gun control advocates celebrated the decline in issued permits, saying permit holders represent a minority of Ohioans.
Other Ohio figures included in the report include the same number of permit suspensions in 2017 as in 2016 — 1,669. And, in 2017, 437 licenses were revoked as opposed to 697 in 2016.
In Franklin County, 6,019 new permits were issued — the highest in the state — down from 7,569 in 2016. Additionally, 3,564 were renewed, 131 were suspended and 53 were revoked.
Ohioans — one in 14 adults — had obtained concealed-carry permits as of late last year. The attorney general's office does not compile cumulative numbers on the permits, which have been issued since 2004.


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Terrence Howard warns on 'Best Man Holiday': 'Not all black men can dance'
Katie Hasty 11.15.13 6 years ago
"I wanna make it clear," Terrance Howard said in our interview on "The Best Man Holiday." "Not all black men can dance."
Howard does his damndest, though, in Malcolm D. Lee's sequel to 1999's "The Best Man." He and costars Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs and Harold Perrineau actually do a pretty mean New Edition impression. It's one part of the partly physical comedy of "Holiday," which also features Melissa de Sousa's Shelby in a knock-down, drag-out fight with Regina Halls' Candace.
"We worked so hard," she said on preparing for the fight, mentioning she wants the MTV Movie Awards to take notice for their "Best Fight" contender.
De Sousa said, laughing, she returned to work with the filmmaker because she got free dinner; Howard went with something along similar lines: "My hesitation was always money. 'How much y'all gonna pay us?'"
The boisterous actor's comments, seemingly in jest, seem to ring eerily close to some of Howard's issues with his non-return to the "Iron Man" franchise after the first film. Read all about that here, and watch the rest of our video interview above.
"The Best Man Holiday" is in theaters today (Nov. 15).
TAGSBEST MAN HOLIDAYMelissa De SousaTERRENCE HOWARDTHE BEST MAN HOLIDAY

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


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Anthony Griffith/Phillip Hadland
Cheshire Silk 106.9 Stadium
@CongletonFC
18/01/20 Winsford United (A) D 2-2
07/01/20 Ashton Athletic (H) D 0-0
04/01/20 Avro (A) L 0-1
28/12/19 Skelmersdale United (H) W 3-1
25/01/20 Burscough (A) 15:00
28/01/20 Litherland REMYCA (H) 19:45
01/02/20 Whitchurch Alport (H) 15:00
08/02/20 Barnoldswick Town (H) 15:00
15/02/20 Padiham (A) 15:00
NWCFL Premier Division side announce new Joint-Managers
Following Brian Pritchard's departure at Congleton Town, The Bears have announced that Anthony Griffith and Phil Hadland will take on the role of joint first team managers.
After 728 days, NWCFL Premier Division manager steps down
Brian Pritchard steps down as manager of Congleton Town
Congleton positive ahead of important season
After 30 years at the club Congleton Chairman Stephen Burgess is hoping his side can secure one of the promotion spots
Macron Player of the Month presentation - Steve Foster
Steve Foster of Congleton Town won the Macron Premier Division Player of the Month award in February.
Tweets by CongletonFC
Sat 03/08/19 Barnoldswick Town A 15:00 D 3-3 Emini Adegbenro (31)
Emini Adegbenro (46)
Jordan Lorde (71)
Wed 07/08/19 Northwich Victoria A 19:45 L 0-1
Sat 10/08/19 Westfields H 15:00 D 1-1 Saul Henderson (13)
Tue 13/08/19 Westfields A 20:00 L 1-4 Emini Adegbenro (86)
(The Emirates F.A Cup EP R)
Sat 17/08/19 Longridge Town H 15:00 L 1-3 John Main (13)
Mon 19/08/19 Whitchurch Alport A 19:45 D 1-1 John Main (71)
Mon 26/08/19 Winsford United H 15:00 W 4-3 Jonathan Beaumont (6)
Daniel Cope (33)
John Main (81)
Bevan Burey (90)
Tue 10/09/19 Padiham H 19:45 W 4-0 Daniel Cope (13)
Thomas Morris (18)
Joshua Ryder (20)
Sat 14/09/19 Avro H 15:00 L 1-5 Jordan Lorde (86)
Sat 21/09/19 Rylands A 15:00 L 2-4 Daniel Cope (2)
Joseph Taylor-Mountford (90+2)
Sat 28/09/19 Charnock Richard A 15:00 Postp
Sat 05/10/19 Runcorn Town H 15:00 W 4-2 Paul Speed (34)
Jonathan Higham (84)
Tue 08/10/19 1874 Northwich A 19:45 L 1-2 Daniel Cope (79)
Sat 12/10/19 Barrow Town A 15:00 W 2-1 Paul Speed (56)
Daniel Cope (90p)
Tue 15/10/19 Charnock Richard A 19:45 W 3-1 Liam Moran (3)
Sat 19/10/19 AFC Darwen H 15:00 L 2-3 Daniel Cope (76)
Tue 22/10/19 Burscough H 19:45 D 1-1 Daniel Cope (30)
Sat 26/10/19 Ashton Athletic A 15:00 Postp
Tue 29/10/19 Cheadle Heath Nomads H 19:45 L 1-2 Daniel Cope (52)
(Cheshire Senior Cup 1)
Sat 02/11/19 Maine Road H 15:00 W 3-2 Daniel Cope (6)
Jonathan Beaumont (53)
Sat 09/11/19 Squires Gate H 15:00 L 2-3 Daniel Cope (7)
Daniel Cope (45+1p)
Sat 16/11/19 Charnock Richard H 15:00 W 3-1 Daniel Cope (10)
Kyle Diskin (32)
Tue 19/11/19 Skelmersdale United A 19:45 Postp
Sat 23/11/19 Irlam A 15:00 L 0-1
Sat 30/11/19 Longridge Town H 15:00 D 2-2 Bevan Burey (90+2)
Daniel Cope (109)
Wed 04/12/19 Longridge Town A 20:00 L 0-2
(The Buildbase FA Vase 3 R)
Sat 07/12/19 Squires Gate A 15:00 L 1-2 Kieron Brislen (90)
Tue 10/12/19 Ashton Athletic A 19:45 Postp
Sat 14/12/19 Litherland REMYCA H 15:00 Postp
Sat 21/12/19 Runcorn Town A 15:00 D 2-2 Aaron Johns (80)
Stuart Wellstead (88)
Thu 26/12/19 Hanley Town A 15:00 L 3-4 Arron Johns (6)
Kyle Diskin (28p)
Kyle Diskin (45+1)
Sat 28/12/19 Skelmersdale United H 15:00 W 3-1 Arron Johns (25)
Sat 04/01/20 Avro A 15:00 L 0-1
Tue 07/01/20 Ashton Athletic H 19:45 D 0-0
Sat 11/01/20 Bootle H 15:00 L 0-3
Tue 14/01/20 Skelmersdale United A 19:45 L 1-2 Dan Cope (45p)
Sat 18/01/20 Winsford United A 15:00 D 2-2 Thomas Morris (34)
Sat 25/01/20 Burscough A 15:00
Tue 28/01/20 Litherland REMYCA H 19:45
Sat 01/02/20 Whitchurch Alport H 15:00
Sat 08/02/20 Barnoldswick Town H 15:00
Sat 15/02/20 Padiham A 15:00
Sun 08/03/20 Northwich Victoria H 11:30
Sat 14/03/20 Rylands H 15:00
Sat 04/04/20 Irlam H 15:00
Mon 13/04/20 Hanley Town H 15:00
Sat 18/04/20 Longridge Town A 15:00
03/08/19 Barnoldswick Tn (A) D 3-3
07/08/19 Northwich Vics (A) L 0-1
10/08/19 Westfields (H) D 1-1
13/08/19 Westfields (A) L 1-4
17/08/19 Longridge Town (H) L 1-3
19/08/19 Whitchurch Alp (A) D 1-1
26/08/19 Winsford United (H) W 4-3
10/09/19 Padiham (H) W 4-0
14/09/19 Avro (H) L 1-5
28/09/19 Charnock Rich (A) Postp
05/10/19 Runcorn Town (H) W 4-2
12/10/19 Barrow Tn (A) W 2-1
15/10/19 Charnock Rich (A) W 3-1
19/10/19 AFC Darwen (H) L 2-3
22/10/19 Burscough (H) D 1-1
26/10/19 Ashton Athletic (A) Postp
29/10/19 Cheadle Heath (H) L 1-2
02/11/19 Maine Road (H) W 3-2
16/11/19 Charnock Rich (H) W 3-1
19/11/19 Skelmersdale Utd (A) Postp
30/11/19 Longridge Town (H) D 2-2
07/12/19 Squires Gate (A) L 1-2
14/12/19 Lith REMYCA (H) Postp
26/12/19 Hanley Town (A) L 3-4
28/12/19 Skelmersdale Utd (H) W 3-1
28/01/20 Lith REMYCA (H) 19:45
01/02/20 Whitchurch Alp (H) 15:00
08/03/20 Northwich Vics (H) 11:30
14/03/20 Rylands (H) 15:00
04/04/20 Irlam (H) 15:00
13/04/20 Hanley Town (H) 15:00
18/04/20 Longridge Town (A) 15:00
Emini Adegbenro * 12 3 3 0 0 1 0
Thomas Ashton * 0 4 0 0 0 1 0
Jonathan Beaumont 13 2 2 0 0 3 0
Lewis Bergin 7 0 0 0 0 2 0
Ricky Bridge 13 0 0 0 0 2 0
Kieron Brislen 23 2 1 0 0 3 0
Bevan Burey 6 9 0 2 0 2 0
Johnathon Cavanagh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ben Chapman (GK) * 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zunnur Choudhury * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Cole 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Paul Connor 25 0 0 0 0 6 1
William Conway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Robert Cooke (GK) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Daniel Cope 25 4 17 1 0 4 1
Lee Cropper 3 2 0 0 0 0 1
Quirino De Ataide * 1 2 0 0 0 0 1
Kyle Diskin 14 0 4 0 0 5 0
Leon Donnelly 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Craig Ellison (GK) 20 0 0 0 0 0 1
Declan Fletcher 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Foster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sam Freakes 2 5 0 0 0 1 0
Anthony Griffith 19 1 0 0 0 4 5
Sam Hadfield - Summerbee 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Saul Henderson * 4 4 1 0 0 0 1
Jonathan Higham * 1 5 0 1 0 0 0
Luke Horrocks 7 2 0 0 0 2 0
Jack Hunter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arron Johns 7 1 3 0 0 1 1
Riccardo Longato (GK) 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jordan Lorde 5 6 1 2 0 0 0
John Main * 13 6 5 0 0 0 0
David Mbala 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jamie McLellan * 10 2 0 0 0 3 0
Daniel Meadowcroft * 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Liam Moran 3 2 1 0 0 0 1
Thomas Morris 24 1 4 0 1 3 5
Kane Nolan * 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Richard Peters * 10 0 0 0 0 1 0
Lee Pickerill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thomas Rutter 1 6 0 0 0 0 0
Joshua Ryder 30 1 1 1 0 4 3
Paul Speed 16 2 2 0 1 2 1
Joseph Taylor-Mountford * 10 3 1 0 0 0 1
Stuart Wellstead * 5 2 0 1 0 0 1
Dominik Williams * 3 3 0 0 0 1 0
Gillian Armstrong
Kenneth Ashford
Steve Foster
Phill Hadland
Brian Pritchard
Christopher Rowley
Windsor Tan
Samuel Walton
Jonathan Beaumont 0 0 0
Lewis Bergin 0 0 0
Ricky Bridge 0 0 0
Kieron Brislen 0 0 0
Bevan Burey 15 2 0 2 0
Johnathon Cavanagh 0 0 0
Jordan Cole 0 0 0
Paul Connor 0 0 0
William Conway 0 0 0
Robert Cooke 1 0 0 0 0
Daniel Cope 29 18 0 4 1
Lee Cropper 0 0 0
Kyle Diskin 0 0 0
Leon Donnelly 1 0 0 0 0
Craig Ellison 20 0 0 0 1
Declan Fletcher 3 0 0 0 0
Steve Foster 0 0 0
Sam Freakes 0 0 0
Anthony Griffith 20 0 0 4 5
Sam Hadfield - Summerbee 0 0 0
Luke Horrocks 0 0 0
Jack Hunter 0 0 0
Arron Johns 0 0 0
Riccardo Longato 0 0 0
Jordan Lorde 0 0 0
David Mbala 0 0 0
Liam Moran 5 1 0 0 1
Thomas Morris 25 4 1 3 5
Lee Pickerill 0 0 0
Thomas Rutter 0 0 0
Joshua Ryder 31 2 0 4 3
Paul Speed 18 2 1 2 1
Emini Adegbenro * 15 3
Thomas Ashton * 0 0
Jonathan Beaumont 0 0
Lewis Bergin 0 0
Ricky Bridge 0 0
Kieron Brislen 0 0
Bevan Burey 15 2
Johnathon Cavanagh 0 0
Ben Chapman * 0 0
Zunnur Choudhury * 0 0
Jordan Cole 0 0
Paul Connor 0 0
William Conway 0 0
Robert Cooke 1 0
Daniel Cope 29 18
Lee Cropper 0 0
Quirino De Ataide * 0 0
Kyle Diskin 0 0
Leon Donnelly 1 0
Craig Ellison 20 0
Declan Fletcher 3 0
Steve Foster 0 0
Sam Freakes 0 0
Anthony Griffith 20 0
Sam Hadfield - Summerbee 0 0
Saul Henderson * 8 1
Jonathan Higham * 0 0
Luke Horrocks 0 0
Jack Hunter 0 0
Arron Johns 0 0
Riccardo Longato 0 0
Jordan Lorde 0 0
John Main * 19 5
David Mbala 0 0
Jamie McLellan * 12 0
Daniel Meadowcroft * 0 0
Liam Moran 5 1
Thomas Morris 25 4
Kane Nolan * 0 0
Richard Peters * 10 0
Lee Pickerill 0 0
Thomas Rutter 0 0
Joshua Ryder 31 2
Paul Speed 18 2
Joseph Taylor-Mountford * 0 0
Stuart Wellstead * 0 0
Dominik Williams * 6 0
Biggest Home Win 4-0 10/09/19 v Padiham (Premier Division)
Biggest Away Win 3-1 15/10/19 v Charnock Richard (Premier Division)
Biggest Home Defeat 1-5 14/09/19 v Avro (Premier Division)
Biggest Away Defeat 1-4 13/08/19 v Westfields (The Emirates F.A Cup)
Highest Drawn Game 3-3 03/08/19 v Barnoldswick Town (A)
Highest Aggregate Scoreline 7 26/08/19 4-3 v Winsford United (H)
26/12/19 3-4 v Hanley Town (A)
Drawn 4 25.00% 4 25.00% 8 25.00%
Lost 6 37.50% 10 62.50% 16 50.00%
The Emirates F.A Cup Extra Preliminary Round Replay 1-4 Westfields (A)
The Buildbase FA Vase 3rd Round Replay 0-2 Longridge Town (A)
The Macron Cup 1st Round 2-3 AFC Darwen (H)
Cheshire Senior Cup 1st Round 1-2 Cheadle Heath Nomads (H)
Highest Attendance 253 26/08/19 v Winsford United (Premier Division)
Lowest Attendance 94 07/01/20 v Ashton Athletic (Premier Division)
None 6 18.75% 2 6.25%
One 10 31.25% 10 31.25%
Two 7 21.88% 10 31.25%
Three 6 18.75% 6 18.75%
0-15 10 18.52% 12 18.46% 22 18.49%
16-30 6 11.11% 5 7.69% 11 9.24%
46-60 5 9.26% 10 15.38% 15 12.61%
Events which led to the formation of Congleton Town Football Club, began in the 1890's, the St James' North Street School amalgamated with another local club, the Messrs Pointons Joiners Shop. They played on West Heath before housing was built in that area, and then became Congleton Hornets Football Club. The Hornets played at the Willow Street ground famed in Congleton, and competed in the South Cheshire League and recorded its' record league win, 10-0 against Audley in the 1897/98 season. Congleton Town Football Club succeeded the Hornets in 1901, playing in the Crewe and District League for four years, the first three of which saw the club lift the League Championship. The Club then moved into the North Staffordshire League in 1905, and won the League Championship in the 1919/20 season. The following year they joined the Cheshire County League, regarded at the time as the best League outside the Football League. The following season they finished runners-up and won the coveted Cheshire Senior Cup in their first appearance in the Final. The Club then suffered a barren spell until the Senior Cup was won again in 1938.
Success after the War did not descend on Booth Street until the 1971/72 season when the Club, now playing in the Mid-Cheshire League, won the League Cup after being runners-up in the League both that season and in the previous season. Three Mid-Cheshire League Championships then came to Booth Street in the 1973/74, 1975/76 and 1977/78 seasons, together with the League Cup and the Cheshire Saturday Cup. Although this was the most successful period of the Club's history as regards silverware, the truly successful period began in the 1981/82 campaign, when the Second Division of the Cheshire County League was gained on the last game of the season, and Town were narrowly beaten to the Cup by Macclesfield Town. That was the last season of the Cheshire County League before the North West Counties League came into existence. As founder members of this new League, Congleton finished the first three campaigns in mid-table and then were narrowly beaten to the Championship by Clitheroe on goal difference in the 1985/86 season. The Club then had its, application to join the Northern Premier League rejected, but joined the higher league when the First Division of the NFL was formed in 1987.
The highlight of the 1989/90 season was to reach the First Round Proper of the FA Cup for the first time in the Club's history. Although beaten 2-0 by Crewe Alexandra, that achievement re-kindled local interest in the Club upon which its management hoped to build. The Final of the NPL's First Division Cup was also reached in this season, but the "Bears" were beaten 5-1 on aggregate by Harrogate Town. The "Bears" enjoyed exciting times in the First Division, initially finishing in mid-table but then, playing to avoid relegation as the seasons come to a close. Between 1993 and 1997 a new Board of Directors brought financial and managerial stability to the Club, whilst the present Directors aim to continue this work and improve the Club's fortunes in the years ahead. The club had a good season in 1999/2000 but fell away badly the following year. Despite reaching a best ever 4th Round of the FA Trophy before defeat by Worksop Town, they struggled badly in the league. The club appointed Sean Connor as manger in February 2001 but he could not prevent them finishing bottom of the UniBond League and relegation became a reality.
The early season of 2001/02 saw the club take just 9 points from 17 league matches and early exit from FA Cup and FA Vase. Sean Connor was replaced as manager by Kevin Langley, ex Everton and Man City. The club made a fine revival and had reached virtual safety before Langley's shock move to Kidsgrove Athletic. Bryan Griffiths took over as manager and gained the points to make safety a certainty and stake a strong claim to keep the manager's job. He was formally appointed at the end of the season. Gary Bickerstaffe joined him as assistant and in September 2002 he invited Kevin Langley to return as a player and to help with coaching. When Griffiths left to join Rossendale Utd, Kevin Langley was re-appointed as manager and Mark Cox joined to complete an experienced management team.
Off the field the club continued to enjoy growing support from sponsors and steady improvements in its facilities, culminating with the signing of a two-year deal with Macclesfield based SSG Group of Companies during the summer of 2003. During the summer of 2002, the clubhouse underwent major refurbishment and is seen by the club as a major step towards increasing its revenue potential. The changing facilities were redesigned and upgraded. The team reached the fifth Round of the FA Vase, beat three higher league sides in reaching the 3rd Qualifying Round of the FA Cup, the semi-finals of the Cheshire Senior Cup and the Mid-Cheshire Senior Cup. In all cup competitions other than the FA Cup, only the eventual finalists beat the Bears. With promotion missed, a number of players left the club in the summer of 2004 leaving Kevin Langley with the task of rebuilding the side for the 2004/05 campaign. After a poor start and early exits from all major cup competitions, Karl Wilcox replaced Kevin Langley after he resigned in November 2005. In a further twist in an already difficult season, Karl Wilcox resigned after 11 defeats in 12 games. Paul Moore was appointed for the remainder of the season and he guided the team to safety before confirmation of his appointment signalled the start of rebuilding of a side aiming to challenge for honours.
2005/06 started brightly with SSG adding a third year to its already valuable sponsorship, but swift exits from cup competitions were a disappointment. After many changes in personnel, the team settled to end the season with a creditable run in that held promise for 2006/07. The start of a football academy for 6-15 year olds and the introduction of a reserve side were positive steps to help build the teams of the future. 2006/07 saw new sponsors STD Limited, part of the Pallex network, entering a 2-year deal which they then extended a further year. The supporters trust provided kit for the reserve team.
After a steady start to the 2006/07 campaign, Paul Moore left to manage Leek Town and Andy Lee took over the managerial reins as the club strived to maintain continuity. The Bears lifted their first piece of silverware for some time when they won the Mid-Cheshire Senior Cup after defeating Witton Albion 3-0 at Wincham Park. At the end of the season Andy Lee stepped down as he announced a proposed move to Blackpool and Anthony Buckle and Darren Twigg were appointed with the task of rekindling the on-field performances. Off the field new floodlights were installed and the stand behind the bottom goal was re-roofed. After a reasonable season, despite a poor final run in, both Anthony and Darren stayed with the club and continued to build a side with promotion the target within the next couple of years. That plan was maintained in 2008/09 as the Bears ended a creditable 4th, just 1 point away from a 3rd place finish. A final run in of just 1 league defeat in the last 20 matches encouraged everyone. With two new key local businessmen, Nick Shatwell and Martin Lenton teaming up to add impetus to the club's ambition, significant development of the clubs facilities were started. A redesigned entrance, turnstiles and car park were the first step. Refurbishment of the club house followed and tarmac has been laid in the car park. For the start of 20010/11 the club now has a hospitality suite for sponsors and a new boardroom. With Ant and Twiggy remaining at the helm, they have been busy strengthening the squad for a serious attempt to lift some silverware and to complete the ambition for a return to Northern Premier League football. However, after an indifferent season in 2010/11 the pair tendered their resignation.
2011/12 saw the club jointly managed by Joe Paladino and Adriano Rigoglioso. Assisted by Joe Gibiliru, the playing side were completely reformed but indifferent results led to Dean Sibson placed in temporary charge in early November before Jim Vince was appointed in February 2012. His was tasked with rebuilding the side ready for a real push for promotion in 2012/13. He was initially assisted by Neil Gill and Steve Hardy before Neil left the club mid season. With the addition of Gateley Solicitors and PKF Accountants forming new partnerships with the club, the erection of a new spectator covered standing area and strengthening off field organisation, the club starts the new season with a new found enthusiasm and optimism for 2012/13. That was not borne out completely, so strengthening was needed for 2013/14.
Having been awarded grade E for their ground in March 2013, ready for the next tier in the pyramid, strengthening of the playing squad was a priority and over the close season some additional players were brought in to complement the majority that were staying. Both Jim and Steve Hardy, now with Andy Alston on the coaching staff, look to improve on last year's achievements with promotion still the obvious goal. With the opportunity to continue strengthening the squad for 2014/15, Jim has signed players that will improve the overall quality of the squad and once again push for that elusive promotion place for a return to Northern Premier League football. That wish just failed to materialise and the club once more looked to change direction with the replacement of Jim Vince. Steve Hardy and Mike McDonald have taken over the running of team affairs with Andy Alston and team captain Andrew Langford able to add their experience to the redeveloping of the side. With a number of players departing in the summer, Mike and Steve have started the rebuilding which may take a few matches to get 2015/16 in full swing.
After a string of disappointing performances and results, the club board moved to appoint Andy Alston and Griff Jones as joint managers. Although neither have a track record of management, the club felt they had the right credentials to bring the best out of the squad. That was proved in an excellent run of 14 games unbeaten in March and April 2016 but work commitments meant Griff could not give the time to his role and during the close season, Andy appointed Tom Baker, from Prescot Cables (and an ex-Bear) as his assistant. Both were tasked to continue the work to build the strength and quality of the squad to try to improve on the 6th place finish in 2015/16. Sadly season 2016/17 proved to be disappointing, culminating in the Bears ending 16th and Andy Alston stepping down.
The Bears moved quickly to appoint Ian Street, who had left 1874 Northwich in March, as manager and he in turn appointed his assistant Brian Pritchard, who played for Witton and is their record appearance holder before he went on to manage them. They are joined by Paul Johnson, an A Licence coach with Port Vale Academy. The appointments have rekindled the enthusiasm among fans. Ian's tenure was brief with results disappointing, leaving in November 2017 and Brian Pritchard stepped up with Paul Johnson as coach. They built the squad ready for 2018/19 and a third place in the Premier Division and semi-finalists in the Macron Cup was a fine return on a good season. Paul Johnson opted to step down for season 2019/20 and captain Anthony Griffith (ex Port Vale and Leyton Orient) stepped up as coach. The Bears also won the Premier Division Overall Respect Award for the third year running.
Once more the new season was one the fans were looking to see the Bears do even better than 3rd place. Sadly, a disappointing start to the season saw the Bears win just 5 of 17 matches, including two cup defeats against First Division Opponents. The latter saw Brian Pritchard resign and Anthony Griffith and Chris Rowley take over at the helm. This season also saw the complete replacement of the floodlighting system as the club continues to improve its facilities.
Ground: Cheshire Silk 106.9 Stadium
Address: Ivy Gardens, off Crescent Road, Congleton, Cheshire
Postcode: CW12 4GA
2019/20 Admission Prices: £6 Adults, £4 Concessions, Accompanied Under 12`s FREE
Directions: From the south on A34, West on A534, North on A54 all roads meet at Tesco Express roundabout. Take signs for Town Centre and follow football ground signs. From the North on A34, A534 or A54, follow signs for A34 Newcastle and approaching Fire Station follow football ground signs
Nearest Railway: Congleton (1.5 miles)
Nearest Bus Route to Ground: The following services serve Congleton Bus services:
38 - Macclesfield - Congleton - Sandbach - Crewe (Arriva North West)
38 - Crewe - Sandbach - Congleton - Macclesfield (D & G Coach & Bus)
42 - Crewe - Leighton Hospital - Middlewich - Congleton (D & G Coach & Bus)
90 - Congleton - Bromley Estate (Circular) (Hollinshead Coaches)
91 - Congleton - Mossley (Circular) (Hollinshead Coaches)
92 - Congleton - Buglawton Estate (Circular) (Hollinshead Coaches)
94 - Newcastle - Tunstall - Biddulph - Congleton (D & G Coach & Bus)
94A - Newcastle - Tunstall - Biddulph - Congleton (D & G Coach & Bus)
318 - Alsager - Rode Heath - Kidsgrove - Congleton (D & G Coach & Bus)
318 - Alsager - Kidsgrove - Congleton (D & G Coach & Bus)
Parking Facilities: Street parking (suggest Booth Street by Cricket Ground). Nearest car park is West Street (5 mins walk)
Ground Facilities: Licenced Clubhouse, Tea Hut, 220 seat main stand plus covered standing available on all four sides, Programme sales hut and a Club Shop.
Legal Entity: Congleton Town Limited C/N 02913903
Website: https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/Congletontownfc
Twitter: @CongletonFC
Registered Colours: Black & White Shirts, Black Shorts, Red Socks
Registered Goalkeeper Colours: Green Shirt, Green Shorts, Green Socks
Alternative Colours: Maroon Shirts, Maroon Shorts, Maroon Socks
Alternative Goalkeeper Colours: Orange Shirt, Orange Shorts, Orange Socks
Secretary: Ken Mead
Chairman: Steve Burgess
Manager: Anthony Griffith/Phillip Hadland
Programme Editor: Ken Mead
Committee / Directors: Steven Burgess, Ken Mead
County Affiliation: Cheshire FA
Record Attendance: 6,800 v. Macclesfield Town, 1954
Mid Cheshire League
Cheshire County League
Crewe and District League Winners: 1901-02, 1902-03, 1903-04
North Staffordshire and District League Winners: 1919-20. Runners-up: 1914-15
Cheshire County League: Runners-up: 1920-21, 1921-22
League Cup Finalists: 1927-28
Division Two Winners: 1981-82
Division Two Challenge Shield Finalists: 1981-82
Macclesfield and District League: Winners: 1939-40
Mid-Cheshire League: Winners: 1973-74, 1975-76, 1977-78
Runners-up: 1969-70, 1971-72, 1976-77
League Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1977-78
Barrett Memorial Trophy: Winners: 1972-73
North West Counties League: Runners-up: 1985-86
Northern Premier League: League Cup Finalists: 1989-90
Cheshire Senior Cup: Winners: 1920-21, 1937-38
Finalists: 1927-28, 1982-83
Cheshire Amateur Cup: [later known as the Cheshire Saturday Cup] Winners: 1905-06, 1906-07, 1977-78
Crewe and District Cup: Winners: 1903-04
Mid-Cheshire Senior Cup: Winners: 2006-07
Finalists: 1996-97, 2001-02, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2013-14
Sentinel Cup: Winners: 1939-40
Burslem Park Cup: Finalists: 1912-13
FA Cup, Best Performance: First Round proper 1989-90
FA Trophy, Best Performance: Fourth Round: 2000-01
FA Vase, Best Performance: Fifth Round: 2003-04


I don't shoot a lot of landscapes. A scene has to really catch my eye before I am interested in making a photograph to capture it. Most landscape photography is shot with the camera on a tripod, the scene carefully framed and exposed, often while waiting for just the right time of the day. This is an unusual landscape photograph because it was a spontaneous "grab shot." Not the ideal way to photograph a landscape at all!
Crazy Mountains, Montana – 13×19 inch black and white print produced on archival, museum quality materials.
I was on a road trip with friends, going from Billings to Bozeman, Montana. This spectacular lenticular cloud came into view, so I grabbed my camera, quickly adjusted my settings, framed the image, and shot through the windshield while traveling 75 miles an hour. I got about 10 shots off before the scene was behind me. I wasn't sure if I would get a good image with the speed and potential for distortion of shooting through the windshield, so I was pleasantly surprised with the results. I converted the image to black and white to emphasize the shapes and tones and to give the image a more ominous look than a blue sky would have.
I often struggle with inspiration. This is common for any creative endeavor. Writers can't think of a story; painters don't know what to paint, and photographers don't know what to shoot. But one of the best things that happens to photographers is that we learn a different way of seeing the world, making photographs in our minds before ever clicking the shutter. And sometimes without ever clicking the shutter! A scene like this is an obvious candidate for photography, but there are endless seemingly mundane scenes and events around us all the time that can be made into an interesting and inspiring photograph. The hard part is being tuned in enough to see them.
This print is available in the shop.


Kilts, shortbread, sipping on whiskey and beer simultaneously, medieval castles, bagpipes and drums, friendly cats, Scottish accents – there are many things that make Scotland great (some people would include haggis, blood pudding, and small dogs on this list too), but nothing beats its incredible landscape.
During a weekend trip visiting some friends in Glasgow we decided to take a little day trip up to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. The day seemed like it would be relatively rain-free, so we bundled up in our coats, scarves and hats, and into the frosty car, ready to witness lakes and mountains.
But first, breakfast! Which was the perfect, sleazy Saturday breakfast, complete with our first (and only) serving of blood pudding – although, I have to admit I opted for a vegetarian breakfast and resorted to nibbling on the blackness of sausage soaked in pig's blood on Joel's plate, which actually isn't as terrible as it sounds. After chasing breakfast with Scottish Iron Brew, we headed North for Loch Lomond.
Loch Lomond is the largest body of inland water in Great Britain. It's a fresh water lake apparently separating the highlands and lowlands of Scotland, and it basically just one of the most awesome things to see in all of the United Kingdoms – not to mention the incredible drive up and around the colossal lake.
A stop was made in Luss, where we got to take our first photos of the 6°C icy grey, placid waters, disturbed only by some maniac who was swimming in it. A second stop along the Loch was made at Tarbet, where snow-capped peaks against slivers of blue skies surrounded us. While the drive up got colder the further North we went, it was, astonishingly, nearly all cleared up as we stopped in the small town of Killin. I even saw my own shadow, which feels like the biggest accomplishment ever since we moved from sunny Cape Town.
Tarbet: Snowy mountains surround Loch Lomond this time of year.
Killin is cute as. A small and skinny town along a beautiful rushing river, with a few streets lined with beautiful, cosy-looking homes, and a shop or two, including the bake shop where we enjoyed mince pies and hot chocolate for basically no money at all (is what it seems like if you live in London).
Also, not only did I see my own shadow, but its seems that the UK's one and only cat (seriously, where are the freaking cats?) materialised in Killin, just waiting to be stroked and loved. It's a Christmas miracle.
We headed down to Glasgow via Stirling, which is where I learned all about William Wallace, and, by association, Braveheart, which, regrettably, I haven't seen – and which is not to be confused with the equally exciting 1996 epic DragonHeart, in which a man shares a heart with a dragon, which I have seen (although Joel keeps insisting it's not something to be proud about). We visited Stirling Castle, around which some war(s) took place (some of the Scottish independence wars?), the details of which confused me a little, which may have been because the details were narrated by a thick-accented Scottish man who served as our tour guide.
I hesitate to say that the castle museum is overpriced, because I just know that they must receive very little funding, not too mention the 40% budget cuts to afflict government museums this year, but it was…okay. It was nice to see, and it served as a wonderful lookout point (especially around sunset) of the area, especially if you do the 'wall walk'. The experience would probably be greatly enhanced with kids, as the interpretation for children is actually very well done (complete with medieval fighting demonstrations).
We merged into some group that was led by the sweet old Scottish man with long white hair.
After some hot cider and hearty dinner at the No 2 Baker Street pub, we headed home to Glasgow with the images of green plains, snowy mountains, and medieval castles still fresh in our minds. It was a day-trip that was just so satisfying and awe-inspiring that we won't forget.
Also make sure you go with crazy fun friends. That always helps.
Since writing this post I have actually watched Braveheart. So Stirling is actually where that battle took place for which Mel Gibson had his face painted blue. Also, I am willing to admit that Braveheart is slightly more epic than DragonHeart, which may have taken place in Stirling too.
DragonHeart: A man shares a heart with the last dragon on earth??? I mean, I can't make this stuff up.


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Workers at Cleveland Public Library cast near-unanimous vote to authorize strike action
By Isaac Finn
On January 8, roughly 400 librarians, assistants and custodians at the Cleveland Public Library (CPL) cast "an overwhelming, and nearly unanimous vote" to authorize a strike, according to a statement sent out by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 1199. The vote took place only a few days after the previous three-year contract negotiated between the SEIU and CPL administration expired on December 31.
Despite the vote, the SEIU bargaining committee has not set a strike date and is required to give 10 days notice to the library administration before a walkout. SEIU and library administrators are scheduled to sit down for negotiations on January 17 and 23.
The last strike of library workers was in 2004, when the SEIU called a token one-day strike.
According to statements by SEIU officials, the library administration is proposing between 30 and 40 contract issues that workers will not find acceptable. A central focus in SEIU's statements is the proposed 1.5 percent raise for library workers—many of whom are still impacted by a five-year wage freeze implemented in 2009, failure to adequately increase staffing and concerns over library security.
CPL administrators, meanwhile, are paid top dollar. CPL CEO Felton Thomas Jr. will receive a raise from $184,000 to $220,000 after signing a new employment agreement at the start of this year. He also received a $10,000 bonus and a 5 percent annual pay increase. Jeremiah Swetel, the CPL's Chief Operations Officer, is slated to receive a $50,000 bonus in 2024 based on a contract approved last September.
The CPL is also in the middle of a project to renovate all 27 neighborhood branches of the library system over the next 10 years with an estimated cost of more than $100 million. The project will be funded by bonds backed by an increase in the property tax levy. A separate project costing another $65 million is planned to renovate the main library.
The library workers voting to authorize a strike is an expression of the growing militancy among workers in the US and internationally, who are outraged by decades of concessions and austerity. But the SEIU and library officials are dedicated to avoiding a strike or keeping the action isolated.
On the day of the strike authorization vote, the SEIU issued a contract fact sheet that concluded with the "fact" that the "Cleveland Public Library leaders are now publicly discussing the potential impact of a strike—bargaining committee members are concerned that this will be used to harm the perceptions of the dedicated workers with the library system."
In reality, a stand by library workers would win widespread support because workers throughout the country are mobilizing against social inequality in the form of strikes and protests. This has been particularly concentrated among teachers, hundreds of thousands of whom have participated in strikes since 2018, who are motivated not only to defend their own living conditions, but to defend the right to a quality public education. The implication of the SEIU's statement is that, in the event of a strike, it will not seek to mobilize larger section of workers in defense librarians, assistants, and the custodial staff but instead work to isolate them.
The current conditions facing library workers is the direct product of the SEIU's own policy of subjugating workers' interests to the Democratic Party. The SEIU was a major backer of the Obama administration, even as the candidate of "hope and change" implemented policies responsible for the largest transfer of wealth from the bottom to the top of society.
On the local level, the SEIU helped impose major concessions, including approving a five-year wage freeze and unpaid furlough days in 2008. They sought to divert workers into a toothless campaign appealing to the Ohio House and Senate to increase funding to the Public Library Fund. After a modest increase in funding from 1.68 percent of the state's general revenue fund to 1.7 percent, the SEIU encouraged people to send a note to the state government thanking them for this desultory increase and asking for more funding in the future.
In reality, state funding has been cut to the bone for years. The Ohio Library Council estimates that "state funding for public libraries has been cut by more than $113 million since 2001," or roughly a 23 percent reduction. This is in spite of the council's estimates that Ohio has the highest library usage per capita of any state in the US.
Any serious defense of living conditions, libraries and public education requires workers to engage in a political fight in direct conflict with the Democrats and Republicans, as well as organizations like the SEIU that have worked to suppress strikes and force through concessions.
Drastic cuts to Rochester, New York schools
Mass abstention as union pushes through New York City transit contract


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VIDEO + PRESS RELEASE
Introducing the Stone King Touring Club
Date Jan 14, 2023
Santa Cruz Stone King Rally is an annual, six-day, point-to-point enduro race across the southwestern Alps to the Mediterranean Coast. Centred around the same blend of wilderness adventure and gravity racing excitement that its predecessor Trans-Provence brought about, but set to a fully original awe-inspiring itinerary, Stone King Rally is a genre-defining event.
Racing aside, Stone King is more fundamentally an incredible journey which also lends itself to being enjoyed outside of a race setting. To this end, Stone King Touring Club (SKTC) has been created; a structure of information to help all avid, experienced mountain bikers enjoy their own adventure along the annually-renewed route.
To understand what Stone King and the Touring Club are really about, let's dive deep into Ash Smith's journey towards creating a benchmark for mountain bike events which provide much more than a few days racing across southern Alps but also leaves a positive impact on local communities and mountain biking trail development.
What exactly is Stone King Touring Club?
Stone King Touring Club (SKTC) is an invitation to live a non-race journey of one's own making, on each year's official Stone King itinerary.
Racing mountain bikes through unknown terrain isn't for everyone. One may be a highly capable, quick rider who dislikes the pressure of the clock. One may be an adept Alps veteran who simply wishes to stop a few times per 1000+ meter descent, be it to admire the medieval village through which your trail passes, or to gaze at the awe-inspiring view.
In concrete terms, Touring Club is a multimedia, A-Z structure of practical information helping anybody to bring their own Stone King adventure to life; from early inspiration, through detailed planning and booking, to turn-by-turn navigation on the route itself.
From wild scouting trips to last minute trail checks, Ash and his crew spend months each year in these mountains weaving together pieces of trail to produce one mind-bending itinerary which will be significantly updated each year. We've documented some of these R&D trips to give you an idea of what it's like to ride Stone King:
Wild Roya Valley by Sven Martin
Mystical Piedmont by Rupert Fowler
Trail Projects with the Locals
For more information, and to check out the route for yourself, head over to the Stone King Touring Club website
Tags: Stone King Touring Club, European Alps, Santa Cruz Bikes, Adventure Riding
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So it's the second running of a 2250 euro "point-to-point enduro race" which can be "enjoyed outside of a race setting" and it's also a "non-race journey." I'm intrigued - I like big adventure rides, and would LOVE to ride off-road in Europe, but I am a little confused about the expectations for entrants.
Oh, and registration is closed for 2023.
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Almost every business leader on the planet, 94%, believe AI will be critical to success over the next five years. Still, as Deloitte's latest research on the state of AI finds, many companies still aren't achieving the value they anticipated — there has been a 29% increase in the share of respondents who identify as AI "underachievers" this year as compared to the last year.
Issues diminishing the impact of AI include challenges improving its business value and a lack of full executive commitment, the Deloitte survey shows. Industry leaders and observers in the trenches agree that it is these organizational issues, rather than technical issues, that are holding back progress.
An important point is that AI needs to serve the customer, and help the business put the customer front and center.
Most AI projects fail to deliver value "because they don't start from business realities, like the benefit of a correct prediction, the cost of an incorrect prediction, or constraints such as the size of the marketing budget," says Arijit Sengupta, CEO and founder of Aible. "If your AI project looks and feels like a lab experiment, and your experts talk about things like log loss instead of revenue, profit and costs, your AI is almost guaranteed to fail to deliver results."
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בלק – תשע"ח
Daily Victories – Parashat Balak
The story we read about in this week's Torah portion is unusual in the context of the Bible. It deals with an idolatrous magician – Balaam – and his (obviously unsuccessful) attempts to bring tragedy upon the Jewish nation. Before we examine the significance of his words, let us first turn to the story itself.
The Jewish nation was about to complete the journey from Egypt to the Land of Israel. As they neared the south-eastern border of Israel, where Moab was, the Moabites became concerned. They were afraid the Jewish nation would conquer its land. Knowing that a military confrontation was not the sure way to deal with the Israelites in light of their victory over Amalek, they tried a different idea: a confrontation between two higher, supernatural powers.
Actually, the Jewish nation was not the least bit interested in the Land of Moab. On the contrary. Moshe was commanded, "Do not distress the Moabites, and do not provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land [as] an inheritance" (Deuteronomy 2, 9). But the Moabites weren't aware of this. Or they didn't believe it. So, they turned to the most famous magician in the ancient world, Balaam ben Beor. He was known, at least in the imaginations of the nations of the ancient east, as having the power to create miracles through speech – blessings or curses. The Moabites considered his words to be very significant.
After a short argument, Balaam left for Moab, but only after God revealed Himself to him (!) and explained to him that in this case, he has no chance of succeeding. He could plan to say whatever he wished, but his mouth would not be under his own control. "If these men have come to call for you, arise and go with them, but the word I speak to you-that you shall do" (Numbers 22, 20). Balaam sets out, and after some drama that is a story unto itself, as he faces both the mule and an angel, he reaches Moab and goes together with Balak, King of Moab, to see the Jewish nation's huge encampment and to curse them.
He tried over and over again, but he kept uttering blessings instead of curses. These blessings were very interesting ones since, as we said, it was not Balaam who initiated them but rather it was God who placed these words in this mouth. Let us examine one sentence from among these blessings:
Behold, a people that rises like a lioness and raises itself like a lion.
(Number 23, 24)
Most commentators explained this blessing as referring to the Jewish nation's near-future. They were a nation about to enter Canaan where there were nations and kingdoms that would not receive them graciously. They were about to face a hard battle and Balaam prophesied – against his will – that the Jewish nation would rise up like a lion and be victorious and conquer the land of its enemies.
But the famous commentator Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, France, 11th century), saw this blessing as a hint of a different struggle. And he said as follows:
When they awaken from their sleep in the morning they show the vigor of a lioness and a lion in grasping mitzvoth, to don a 'tallith' [prayer shawl], recite the shema and put on 'tefillin' [phylacteries].
Rashi teaches us that the victory Balaam is referring to is not a one-time occurrence and is not a historical story about the distant past. It is a daily victory that takes place here and now in the heart of every person. It is a victory that always follows a struggle, be it large or small, between laziness and procrastination and a sense of obligation and loyalty to fulfilling commandments; between our natural tendencies and an ideological world-view.
Note that Rashi does not refer to commandments that a person rarely performs in his lifetime, but rather to those fulfilled every day – wearing a tallit, reciting the Shema prayer, and putting on tefillin. A person starts fresh every single day and has to choose – How will this day unfold? What will guide me? What will control me – my impulses or my values?
These are choices we have to actively make every single day. To follow our desires or our faith. This is the struggle, and the words God put into Balaam's mouth guarantee our victory. The Jewish nation has proven that this prophecy was fulfilled. For thousands of years, we have preserved our identity, our loyalty to Torah values, and to the commandments. We, links in this amazing chain of generations, join this small but significant victory and choose each morning anew to be people who live by their values and Jews who abide by their faith.


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La construction d'avions en amateur est la construction d'avions par une ou plusieurs personnes dont ce n'est pas le métier. Cela peut être entrepris à partir de rien, juste des plans, ou à partir d'un kit à assembler. Le mot « amateur » n'est pas à prendre dans son sens péjoratif, mais bien dans le sens de non rémunéré, les réalisations étant très souvent de bonne qualité : c'est le constructeur qui vole ensuite avec l'avion.

Histoire
On peut presque considérer que la construction en amateur démarre avec la naissance de l'aviation. Même si Clément Ader, les frères Wright et les suivants avaient des objectifs commerciaux, leurs premiers avions étaient des avions d'amateurs : des gens passionnés dont le but était de voler.

L'aviation va basculer dans l'industrialisation avec la Première Guerre mondiale (1914-1918). L'après-guerre va donc voir arriver de nombreuses machines pour le tourisme issues de l'industrie qui doit continuer à produire et chercher des débouchés autres que militaires. Mais ces appareils ne sont accessibles qu'aux très riches. En 1928, Henri Mignet va proposer dans le journal Les ailes, les plans d'un avion, le HM-8, qui peut être construit facilement chez soi par monsieur (ou madame) « Tout-le-monde ». En 1934, il récidive avec le HM-14, le fameux « Pou-du-ciel », qu'il propose dans son livre Le sport de l'air. Ces avions répondent à un vrai besoin et beaucoup vont être construits.

En 1936, c'est la création en France du réseau des amateurs de l'air. Beaucoup d'appareils amateurs de tous types commencent à apparaître et, en 1938, la législation est modifiée pour prendre en compte cet état de fait : le Certificat de navigabilité restreint d'aéronef (CNRA) est créé.

La Seconde Guerre mondiale va arrêter le mouvement. Mais, dès la fin des hostilités, il reprend.
En 1946 apparaissent :
 l'AS-70 d'André Starck ;
 le RA14 de Roger Adam ;
 le n° IV de Jean Van Lith.
Et, en 1947 :
 le n° 7 d'André Brodeau ;
 le MB50 de Maurice Brochet.

Mais, entre-temps, l'administration française supprime le CNRA. Le Réseau des sportifs de l'air (RSA) va naître fin 1946 pour négocier avec l'administration afin d'assouplir le système de certification des avions : un amateur n'a pas les moyens d'une entreprise.

Et le mouvement continue, en 1948 apparaissent le « Criquet » d'Émilien Croses et le fameux « bébé Jodel » de Jean Délémontez et Édouard Joly.

Les moteurs gagnent en puissance et en fiabilité. Des moteurs de 65 chevaux apparaissent comme le Continental C-65. D'autres moteurs pour automobile sont récupérés et « avionés », comme le fameux moteur de la Volkswagen Coccinelle qui sera très utilisé.

Certains avions d'amateurs sont si bien conçus qu'ils vont donner naissance à des avions « industriels ». Les Jodel inspirent ainsi la série des DR (comme le Robin DR-400), où Jean Délémontez collabore avec Pierre Robin. Claude Piel (1921-1982) va produire les Émeraude.

En 1952, outre l'assouplissement du CNRA, c'est l'année de naissance de la Popular Flying Association (aujourd'hui ) au Royaume-Uni, suivi l'année d'après de la Experimental Aircraft Association aux États-Unis.

Jusqu'alors principalement cantonnés au classique bois-toile, les amateurs se montrent très créatifs : métal, composite pour les matériaux, formule canard, autogire pour les nouveaux types d'aéronefs...

En France, en 1998, un nouveau Certificat de navigabilité spécial d'aéronef en kit (CNSK) apparaît et ses conditions sont précisées dans un arrêté signé le 22 septembre 1998 et promulgué au Journal officiel le  novembre 1999.

En France, en 2004, 1 800 avions d'amateurs volent. Et à peu près un millier seraient en construction (celle-ci peut-être assez longue selon le constructeur et beaucoup n'aboutissent pas)

Types de construction

Bois et toile
C'est la technologie la plus ancienne, la plus connue dans les associations de construction amateur.

La structure de l'avion est en bois (surtout pin d'Orégon, sapin blanc, mélèze, etc. de la meilleure qualité) collé (actuellement surtout avec des colles époxy plus fiables que les colles anciennes y compris résorcine), recouverte localement de contreplaqué de bouleau également collé. L'ensemble est ensuite entoilé (toile synthétique haute résistance) et peint. Ce mode de construction est extrêmement robuste et relativement léger.

Ce type de construction nécessite l'outillage suivant : scies diverses, manuelles ou motorisées, rabots, ponceuses, limes à métal (préférées aux râpes qui endommagent le bois), abrasifs, cutter, nombreux serre-joints et presses pour les collages, des machines simples : scie ou ponceuse à table angulaire, parfois une étuve...

Exemple d'avions et ULM amateurs bois et toile :
 les Pou-du-ciel et dérivés (essentiellement Mignet HM14 type 1936, HM293, HM360 et HM380, ou encore le Croses Criquet léger, etc. );
 les Jodel, "Bébé" D-9, D-112, et les plus récents D-18, D-185 (ULM), D-19 ou D-20 ;
 le Piel CP-30 Émeraude ;
 la Souricette de Michel Barry ;
 Le Loiret et le Médoc de Jean-Pierre Marie ;
 Le Fisher FP-404 canadien ;
 et d'autres modèles, dont certains très récents.

Bois et composite ou métal, bois et composite

Utilisation du bois, du contreplaqué pour les parties planes et de composite (stratification sur moule ou mousse stratifiée) pour les parties arrondies ou parfois pour la structure (exemple du Colomban MC-30 dont le longeron de voilure est en carbone haute résistance) :
 le Gaz'aile 2 de Serge Pennec ;
 les Banbi, Cri-Cri, Luciole de Michel Colomban ;
 le cherry BX-2 de Max Braendli.

Métallique (aluminium, magnésium, titane ou alliages de ceux-ci)
Le métal présente l'avantage de ne pas poser de problèmes de température (colles, résines), d'hygrométrie (bois, colles), d'hygiène (poussières de ponçage, vapeurs nocives, voire cancérigènes), mais exige un outillage plus important : découpe, mise en forme, rivetage... mais des kits, ou « lot-matières », relativement avancés sont souvent disponibles. Le métal utilisé est l'aluminium en alliage 2024 Alclad ou 6061 T6 (comme le fameux C47 Dakota).

Métallique (acier allié)
Le plus populaire est l'acier au chrome-molybdène 4130, ce produit est presque toujours utilisé pour les berceaux de moteur. Une autre utilisation plus courante est la construction partielle (cabine) ou complète de fuselage. Les ailes sont très rarement faites de ce produit quoiqu'il intervienne dans certains mâts d'aile et de quincaillerie idoine. Parfois les gouvernails de direction et de profondeur sont faits de tubes d'acier et requièrent généralement des supports en tension ou compression.

Les avantages sont des conditions de travail moins draconiennes que pour le bois (température, humidité). Il existe une idée reçue sur ce type de construction : à savoir qu'ils seraient plus lourds et devraient être plus motorisés. Dans les faits, il faut comparer les performances, les capacités de charge, l'autonomie.

Exemple d'avions amateurs métalliques :
 le Zénith de Chris Heintz ;
 les Sonex et Waiex ;
 le Pottier P-230 Panda de Jean Pottier ;
 la série des « RV » de Van's Aircraft, du monoplace (Van's Aircraft RV-3) aux biplaces tandem et côte à côte (Van's Aircraft RV-4), jusqu'au quadriplace de voyage - disponibles pour la France en « lot matière », dans d'autres pays en kit « Quick Build » (fuselage et ailes partiellement faits). Ces avions se démarquent par leur construction en rivets frappés/embrèvés, à l'opposé de la plupart des avions métalliques qui se montent en rivets pop.

Composite
On entend par composite, le matériau qui résulte de l'association de fibre de verre (ou encore de carbone ou de kevlar) imprégnée d'une résine synthétique polymérisée (polyester, époxy). L'imprégnation peut se faire dans un moule femelle ou sur une forme mâle (de la mousse par exemple), technique dite « sans moule ».

Les avantages de ce type de construction sont les formes à double courbure que l'on peut obtenir, plus  aérodynamiques (capotages moteur, carénages de roues). Certains matériaux composites (carbone/époxy) peuvent avoir un très bon rapport rigidité et résistance/poids (longerons et lames de train en carbone). Le principal inconvénient réside dans la manipulation de produits chimiques plus ou moins toxiques (risques d'allergie, parfois très sévères) lors de la fabrication.

Exemple d'avions amateurs en composite :
 les VariEze et Long-EZ, avions de formule canard construits sur plans,
 le Dyn'Aéro MCR 01, disponible en kit.

Lot matière
Un « lot-matière » est l'ensemble des matériaux nécessaires pour réaliser une partie de l'avion, par exemple le fuselage. Cela existe pour tous les types de construction.

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Software maintenance is a complex process that requires the understanding and comprehension of software project details. It involves the understanding of the evolution of the software project, hundreds of software components and the relationships among software items in the form of inheritance, interface implementation, coupling and cohesion. Consequently, the aim of evolutionary visual software analytics is to support software project managers and developers during software maintenance. It takes into account the mining of evolutionary data, the subsequent analysis of the results produced by the mining process for producing evolution facts, the use of visualizations supported by interaction techniques and the active participation of users. Hence, this paper proposes an evolutionary visual software analytics tool for the exploration and comparison of project structural, interface implementation and class hierarchy data, and the correlation of structural data with metrics, as well as socio-technical relationships. Its main contribution is a tool that automatically retrieves evolutionary software facts and represent them using a scalable visualization design.


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In addition to the intensifying discussions of water infrastructure funding at the Capitol, an even more basic conversation is also getting under way: whether to restructure the Texas Water Development Board.
The board, created in 1957, is overseen by six part-time board members, who serve on a volunteer basis after being appointed by the governor. But state Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, chairman of the Senate Natural Resources Committee, wants to change the structure to three full-time members, also appointed by the governor.
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"I haven't had a lot of luck communicating" with the six part-time directors, Fraser said at a committee hearing this week. The new structure, he said, would mirror that of the Public Utility Commission and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. With full-time directors, "when there's a question about something, I can pick up the phone and call," Fraser said, and they can be at the Capitol in minutes.
Billy Bradford Jr., the current TWDB chairman, declined to comment on Fraser's suggestion. Merry Klonower, a TWDB spokeswoman, said that "his and our attorney's reading of statute is that we cannot comment on any sort of legislative issue." A call to another board member, Edward Vaughan, was not returned.
Bradford testified Tuesday before the House Natural Resources Committee that "our agency is a strong agency," and said its leaders understood the importance of serving as a sort of water infrastructure bank for Texas. He is an accountant based in Brownsville, and described himself during the hearing as "one of the most conservative individuals you [could meet]." Other board members, who include bankers and ranchers, are similarly conservative, he said, and understood the importance of protecting the state's credit rating.
In addition to the governance provisions, SB 4 contains a much-discussed proposal to take $2 billion from the state's Rainy Day Fund to use for water-supply projects. But the equivalent bills in the House, HB 11 and HB 4 from state Rep. Allan Ritter, R-Nederland, do not include the governance provisions. Sean Haynes, a spokesman for Ritter, said Ritter is following what is happening in the Senate with the provision but has no current plans to introduce it in the House.
A shakeup to the TWDB was not mentioned in its 2011 "sunset" report, a routine review of an agency's effectiveness. One of Fraser's frustrations is that the water board, he says, has not prioritized the 562 water-supply projects it cites in the state's water plan, which is published every five years, most recently last year.
"What I call the bureaucracy — the people at the water board — will not prioritize and put one project over another," he said.
When asked previously about prioritization, the TWDB has responded by saying that conservation is a key criteria for water projects it helps to fund.
Kevin Ward, a former executive administrator for TWDB who is now with the Trinity River Authority, testified on Tuesday in support of Fraser's idea. "It may be the time at this point, with all the [water] programs and everything that has gone on, that the board would benefit from full-time board members that are appointed and that are salaried," Ward said. He added, "It gives an accountability that's not necessarily there right now."
Fraser's proposal would bar the current directors, as well as the current executive administrator, Melanie Callahan, from serving in the new TWDB set-up.
Asked why he wants to rule out the current directors, Fraser said, "My confidence of the board, the executive director and what's going on over there is not good."
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Looking for some advice. I'm trying implement a simple authentication system in PHP, and I'm checking for the existence of the $_SERVER['PHP_AUTH_USER'] variable, but no matter what I do it appears that PHP isnt populating this variable.
Does anyone have any reasons why this would be the case?
What you are experiencing is normal if using the default Dreamhost installation of PHP, as it runs as PHP-CGI (as your user, under suexec). As such, those variables are not populated.
Additional info can be found on php.net in the PHP manual section on HTTP authentication with PHP.
If this is the case, how would I implement HTTP Authentication in PHP if these variables are not populated?
Unfortunately, the "short answer" is that you can't. This is one of the limitations of running PHP as CGI.
You will either need to run mod_php, or use a different method of authentication.
Good eaxmples of working around this are found in any of the common open-source CMS systems, which implement their own authentication wholly in PHP, or in the many publicly available php classes that are available on the web.
If PHP doesnt have these variables populated, does Apache? Could I not use some mod_rewrite trickery to pass these through as environment variables, or does Apache not set these either?
You can, at present, run mod_php on DH, though it is not officially supported, and there is no guarantee that this functionality will always be available. For more information on this, check out this page on PHP available on Dreamhost, paying particular attention to this link on that page.
As for what facilities dedicated hosting would provide, that is completely subject to the arrangements made with the hosting provided; I would think in most such environments you would be able to run mod_php if you wanted, but it does depend on what you contract for.
I have to warn you that I could not get this to work. I'm using a custom compiled version of PHP running as CGI; I don't know if this would make a difference – I don't see why it would.
If this works for you, please let me know.
Hi I did have the same problem and solved it for my case. This is what I found out.
I host two sites at Dreamhost under the same account (Both PHP 4, no extra security) . On the standard one $_SERVER["PHP_AUTH_USER"] is filled correctly, on the other one it is not but $_SERVER["REDIRECT_REMOTE_USER"] is. This second site is under a different user than my standard Dreamhost account and therefore in a different directory altogether. Maybe this different directory and user causes it to be redirected by Dreamhost or Apache.
Hope this has helped. It certainly did for me.


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Q: OpenCV DestroyWindow doesn't work on Ubuntu. How to close a window correctly? In the following code, DestroyWindow or DestroyAllWindows can't close the window opened by ShowImage. When I tried to close it by clicking the close button, the window suspended. After killing the window, the whole IDLE closed.
import cv
image = cv.LoadImage("../lena.bmp", 0)
cv.NamedWindow("test")
cv.ShowImage("test", image)
cv.WaitKey()
cv.DestroyWindow("test")  #or cv.DestroyAllWindows()

I'm using OpenCV 2.4.2 with Python 2.7 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
Am I did something wrong and how can i close the window create by ShowImage?

A: I believe cv.WaitKey should be called with a number as an argument, either 0 or n > 0, where n>0 specifies the number of milliseconds to wait.
cv.WaitKey(0) will wait indefinitely for a keyboard press, and then return the character input. Pressing a keyboard button should close the window, if you haven't tried that already.

A: Try just this:
c = cv.WaitKey(27)
if c == 27:
   cv.DestroyAllWindows("Test")
   break

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MultiChoice, leading video entertainment provider has announced the launch of a brand new reality TV show: Judging Matters which will kick off on Monday, April 27, 2020, on Africa Magic Showcase on DStv channel 151.
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The Judge who will be tasked with handling these cases is Justice Olusola Williams: a retired Judge in Lagos State. Her role is to listen and probe where required while the counselor brings out the finer points of the case to enable her to make a final decision.
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Delusional Donald Trolls Hillary By Inviting Gennifer Flowers To The Debate (Updated)
This ought to go over like a lead balloon, based on prior experience.
When Delusional Donald found out Mark Cuban was going to be sitting in the front row of Monday night's debate, he could hardly contain himself.
Cuban, after all, has been Trump's biggest troll for months now, and seems to get under his skin faster than even Hillary does. Upon discovering his favorite billionaire would be sitting in the front row, Trump did what he always does and turned to Twitter to vent.
If dopey Mark Cuban of failed Benefactor fame wants to sit in the front row, perhaps I will put Gennifer Flowers right alongside of him!
How typical of Trump to reach all the way back to the 90s and Bill Clinton's indiscretions to try and rattle Hillary Clinton, whose approval ratings always shoot up whenever mention is made of her husband's behavior 20 years ago.
Whatever the case, it seems Flowers has accepted the invitation.
Of course, there are entirely different sets of expectations for each candidate in this debate.
Trump invites Gennifer Flowers to the debate. She accepts. But if he's subdued on stage, people will still write of a new, disciplined Trump
— Kyle Blaine (@kyletblaine) September 24, 2016
Somebody please explain to me how this creepy maneuver, if true, doesn't generate sympathy and votes for future president Hillary Clinton. https://t.co/3KGrP1mNME
— Al Giordano (@AlGiordano) September 24, 2016
Good observations here:
Seriously. You're going to give Hillary Clinton, a gamer, even more reason to bring her A game on Monday? https://t.co/SJ7E0A4XCZ
— Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) September 24, 2016
This entire election is starting to feel like a fever dream I might've had back in '98.
Join us on Monday night for an evening of entertainment. As an added bonus, I expect Hillary Clinton to serve up a healthy helping of policy to counter the Trump Poo Parade.
A girl can hope, can't she?
The Clinton campaign has responded, making it clear they're illustrating in advance that they know what a thin-skinned little twerp he is.
Clinton communications director Jennifer Palmieri commented, "Hillary Clinton plans on using the debate to discuss the issues that make a difference in people's lives. It's not surprising that Donald Trump has chosen a different path."
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Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway attempted to do damage control over the weekend in response to Donald Trump's threat to invite alleged Bill Clinton mistress Gennifer Flowers to Monday night's debate.
Gov. Mike Pence Whines Mark Cuban Is The Host Of A Reality Show
Can you count how many stupid things Gov. Mike Pence said in three and a half minutes of time with Chris Wallace?
Chris Wallace: 'Do You Really See' Mark Cuban And Gennifer Flowers 'As Equivalent'
Irony alert: When Gov. Mike Pence was asked about the folly of inviting Gennifer Flowers to the debate, Pence said the real story was Mark Cuban, host of a "reality show" being invited by Clinton Camp.
Trump's Gen. Flynn Bizarrely Claims Mark Cuban Is 'Not A Legitimate Person'
Donald Trump adviser Gen. Michael Flynn lashed out at Mark Cuban on Sunday, declaring that the anti-Trump billionaire should not be allowed to attend Monday night's presidential debate because he is "not a legitimate person."
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Mark Cuban visited Your World Tuesday and had some very choice words for Donald Trump. Mark Cuban visited Your World Tuesday following the first 2016 presidential debate, and had some very choice words for Donald Trump. I can almost see [...]
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Q: Display upside-down pyramid I want to have output like this
5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5
  4 3 2 1 2 3 4
    3 2 1 2 3
      2 1 2
        1

How can I leave a space on left hand side ?
public class Exercise4_17 {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
        System.out.print("Enter the number of lines: ");
        int num = input.nextInt();
        Exercise4_17 exe = new Exercise4_17();
        exe.displayPyramid(num);
    }

    private void displayPyramid(int num) {

        for (int i = num; i >= 1; i--) {
            for (int space = 1; space <= num - i; ++space) {
                System.out.print("  ");
            }
            for (int k = num; k >= 1; k--) {
                System.out.print(k + " ");
            }

            for (int j = 2; j <= num; j++) {
                System.out.print(j + " ");
            }
            System.out.println();
            num--;
        }
    }
}

My output
Enter the number of lines: 5
5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5
4 3 2 1 2 3 4
3 2 1 2 3
2 1 2
1

A: Your code is very close. First, as a matter of style, I would use the same variable name for the second loop (j is jarring, just use k). Second, and the real problem, you are modifying num in your loop. Save the initial value before you loop and use that for your space calculation. Like,
final int initial = num; // <-- add this
for (int i = num; i >= 1; i--) {
    for (int space = 1; space <= initial - i; ++space) { // <-- use initial instead of num
        System.out.print("  ");
    }
    for (int k = num; k >= 1; k--) {
        System.out.print(k + " ");
    }
    for (int k = 2; k <= num; k++) { // <-- j should still work of course...
        System.out.print(k + " ");
    }
    System.out.println();
    num--;
}

A: Hope this helps.
import java.util.Scanner;
public class MainClass {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Scanner sc = new Scanner(System.in);
        //Taking noOfRows value from the user
        System.out.println("How Many Rows You Want In Your Pyramid?");
        int noOfRows = sc.nextInt();
        //Initializing rowCount with noOfRows
        int rowCount = noOfRows;
        System.out.println("Here Is Your Pyramid");
        //Implementing the logic
        for (int i = 0; i < noOfRows; i++) {
            //Printing i*2 spaces at the beginning of each row
            for (int j = 1; j <= i*2; j++) {
                System.out.print(" ");
            }
            //Printing j where j value will be from 1 to rowCount
            for (int j = rowCount; j >= 1; j--) {
                 System.out.print(j+" ");
             }
             //Printing j where j value will be from rowCount-1 to 1
             for (int j = 2; j <= rowCount; j++) {
                    System.out.print(j+" ");
            }
            System.out.println();
            //Decrementing the rowCount
            rowCount--;
        }
    }
}

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Output:
How Many Rows You Want In Your Pyramid?
5
Here Is Your Pyramid
 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5

    4 3 2 1 2 3 4

     3 2 1 2 3

       2 1 2

         1