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River vessel to be transformed into a luxury boutique super ship – S.S. Beatrice
Following an extensive bow-to-stern renovation, the new S.S. Beatrice promises intimate and bespoke cruising along the European waterways
The River Beatrice in Budapest
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The S.S. Beatrice will be unveiled next year as the newest ultra-luxurious super ship in the Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection.
Currently, the vessel is known as the River Beatrice and takes passengers on tours of Europe's stunning Danube River, allowing guests to take in the picturesque cities of Budapest and Vienna.
Cruising the River Danube
In spring 2018, the River Beatrice will be transformed into the S.S. Beatrice after an extensive bow-to-stern renovation.
It will then join Uniworld's super ship fleet, which includes the likes of the luxurious S.S Joie de Vivre, which was unveiled by Dame Joan Collins in May.
The grand staircase on the S.S. Joie de Vivre – a signature design element on all super ships. Credit: Rainer Witzgall
The renovation of the River Beatrice will include the redesigning of all public spaces and rooms.
The lounge will also be upgraded and an elegant grand staircase – a signature design element of all Uniworld's super ships – will be added.
Additional dining venues will include a private space to replace the ship's current captain's lounge and library.
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Two new royal suites measuring 375 square feet and an additional owner's suite are also being created.
The ship's 12 existing suites will be refreshed and connecting rooms will also be added for luxurious family travel.
The S.S. Beatrice's maiden voyage will take place on 4 April 2018, coinciding with the official launch of U by Uniworld, the company's new brand and the first river cruise line exclusively designed for travellers aged 21-45.
"We are thrilled to re-launch the S.S. Beatrice as our first vessel to be upgraded to a super ship," said Uniworld's President & CEO, Ellen Bettridge.
"Uniworld is committed to providing the utmost in luxury and following the successful launch of the S.S. Joie de Vivre earlier this year, we are eager to introduce yet another remarkable super ship to Europe's waterways," she added.


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Alex Forestier
These Luxury Camping Trips Are Made for Black Travelers Who Want to Explore Outdoors
Led by chef Rashad Frazier, Camp Yoshi trips also come with gourmet meals.
By Giannella M. Garrett
It was on a family camping trip to Montana's Glacier National Park this past summer, that chef Rashad Frazier's dream of what would become Camp Yoshi first took shape. As he and his wife Shequita shared photos of glacially carved valleys and saw-toothed cliffs, they received a flurry of both awe and concern from loved ones. Isn't it dangerous? friends and family texted. Do you feel safe?
"With the pandemic, George Floyd's murder by a police officer, and the social unrest that followed, they were stunned to see us so off the grid," Frazier says. "But we never felt more relaxed. Having found our rhythm, we wanted to help others discover theirs, too."
With the recently launched Camp Yoshi, a multi-day adventure that pairs gourmet cooking with wilderness experiences, Frazier wants to bolster people of color's confidence in traveling to remote places—and give them the tools to make venturing into the wilderness a lifelong endeavor.
For the North Carolina native, who began attracting a following in 2012 with his lifestyle brand, Pulled Together, and later with his catering platform Yoshi Jenkins, it's all part of a longstanding effort to empower other people of color in various aspects of their lives. Frazier is a nature enthusiast, childhood summers camping at his parents' lakeside home having formed an early love for the outdoors, but he knows there are barriers to getting out there—something he learned on a national park–hopping road trip at age 17. "As amazing as [being outside] sounds, there was also fear," says Frazier. "That's the trauma of camping for many African Americans, passed down through generations. Getting outside, in the woods, was often associated with danger."
With all of this in mind, Frazier announced Camp Yoshi's inaugural four-day culinary adventure last fall. Out of a hailstorm of interest, he selected six Black professional men. Most had little or no camping experience.
Rashad Frazier cooking huevos rancheros near the John Day River
On a crisp morning in October, Frazier and his brother Ron, a master of routes and logistics, assembled the group and headed east from his current homebase of Portland, Oregon, to the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, making frequent stops to inhale pine-scented forests and gawk at heart-stopping mountain panoramas.
Five hours later, they pulled into their campsite alongside the rippling John Day river. Frazier set up his cooking station and two bartenders (part of his production crew) began mixing cocktails. The campers, meanwhile, unpacked their gear and assembled the tents, a first time experience for most. Frazier continued to push them out of their comfort zones, encouraging them to take a dip in the river.
"In my head I was like, 'Get in a river! In October?' quipped Ornette Coleman, 46, a web designer from Baltimore who joined the trip. "Sure enough, I jumped in. It was a highlight."
Though Frazier had considered traveling ahead of the group to set up camp, he decided to wait to ascertain the team's comfort level with putting in the effort themselves. To his delight, everyone enthusiastically volunteered for everything: the driving, dishwashing, fire building, even managing the leave-no-trace porta-potty.
This is what Frazier means when he says he wants to give his clients the tools to take future trips on their own, and what differentiates Camp Yoshi from other luxe wilderness experiences: Yes, an expert chef prepares a daily menu of delicacies—fresh caught lingcod, braised short ribs—and, yes, there are whiskey drinks so good you could find them at a big city cocktail bar, but that decadence is paired with team building and the challenges of a rugged camping trip.
Sharing the camp tasks united the group of strangers right away. "Off the strength of Rashad and Ron, a collaborative tone was established from the git-go," says Keenon Perry, 40, a photographer from Teaneck, New Jersey. "If we needed to unload gear, it wasn't like people were standing around watching. We understood immediately this was going to be a shared experience."
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The next campsite, which the caravan drove to the following day, was even more remote—in the middle of the sun-dried, cracked Alvord Desert, separated from the moist Pacific Ocean winds by the Coast Range and the Cascade Mountains. "We were so remote, our phones didn't work," says Michael Brown, 45, a financial compliance associate also from New Jersey. Brown admitted to feeling some trepidation about how a convoy of three trucks with Black men in rural Oregon might be perceived. They had not seen, in two days of travel, another person of color, nor would they on the entire trip. "It turned out to be fine," he says.
For Perry, the experience can be summed up simply: "We were there existing and honoring our environment just like everybody else." That, and the meals Frazier managed to whip up in even the remotest of locations. (Just one such standout: A surprise serving of gourmet sloppy joes—braised turkey and chicken drenched in a thick gravy of brown sugar, birds-eye chile peppers, fresh garlic, ginger and soy sauce, served on toasted brioche buns with onion—at a lookout 9,734 feet high on Steens Mountain).
The campers at the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Ultimately, the trip produced the transformative effect that Frazier had hoped for. For Ornette Coleman, his only previous experience camping had been an overnight at the Kings Dominion theme park in Virginia when he was 10. "After Camp Yoshi, I want to be able to do this with my two sons."
That evening, for their final meal, Frazier sent his campers out in style with eight bone-in, New York strip steaks, that he purchased, fresh cut, from a local farm. He pan fried crispy Yukon gold potatoes, pre-cooked in duck fat confit style, with garlic sage and rosemary. Frazier toasted the group for the trip's success. "You survived!" he said. "Now go take your family and friends camping."
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Since its release in 2011, Gonzo's Quest has been one of the most popular casino games at online casino sites the world over. Now with three additional variants in what has essentially become a franchise, it's a good time to explore these hugely successful slot games.
Still one of the best online slots out there, the 5-reel, 20-payline Gonzo's Quest was first introduced to players in 2011. But why has this game proven so popular over the years? Here are four reasons:
Superb graphics and 3D animation engage players from the get-go with incredible attention to detail. The lovable character of Gonzo is in fact based on Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Pizarro who lived from 1510 to 1548. In real life, he arranged an expedition to the legendary El Dorado, or City of Gold, but never managed to find his fortune.
The visual effects are supported by a soundtrack that has been described as "a multi-layered sonic production" that combines perfectly with the game's action.
At the time of release, NetEnt's "avalanche" feature was an online casino slots innovation. While other games had spinning reels, these symbols fell onto the reels, adding more movement and visual excitement to the game. Avalanches are triggered whenever a winning combination is created on the reels. The rocks (symbols) in a win disintegrate and turn to dust before being replaced by other symbols that fall from above. Each consecutive win sees the multiplier increase.
The maximum win is 2,500x your total stake for a winning combination of 5 of the most valuable paytable symbols and has resulted in a number of big wins for lucky players.
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Gonzo Quest Megaways
Gonzo's Quest was revamped with Megaways mechanics by Red Tiger in 2021. This added an additional layer of excitement to an already popular game. Here's what changed:
This time, players were invited to accompany Gonzo on his action-packed adventures with the prospect of winning 20,000x their stake. The grid was bumped up to 6 reels and 2 to 7 rows with a varying number of paylines from 64 to a whopping 117,649!
The developers were clever not to mess with the winning formula of graphics, soundtrack and 3D animations, or the story behind the slot. In this game, the reels are still set against the Mayan temple backdrop but there's been a bit of an upgrade when it comes to some of the details in the Mayan drawings and architectural ornaments.
Two new symbols were added to the paytable with a total of 9 regular symbols (5 high-value and 4 of lower value). Winning combos are made up of 3 matching symbols while the top payouts require 6-of-a-kind combos.
Gonzo's Quest Megaways RTP remains unchanged from the original game but offers a slightly increased winning potential of 21,000x your stake and a max payout of £84,000.
Gonzo's Treasure Hunt
In 2020, NetEnt was taken over by Evolution Gaming, which merged two of the largest casino software companies. Gonzo's Treasure Hunt was the first slot title to come out of the partnership the following year. This is how the game has broken new ground and added to the success of the franchise:
It's a unique offering that combines the concept of a live game show with the Gonzo's Quest slot game. This means you can expect a live game host who engages with players throughout the game. While they have no impact on the mechanics or outcomes, they do add an exciting, social element to the game. Conversation is held through a chat box but the live host does have the ability to verbally respond to both players and the character of Gonzo. Since they can see all the tiles and multipliers, they're able to point out winning tiles and other information, making this a truly interactive casino game.
Gonzo's Treasure Hunt can be played on VR (virtual reality) devices as well as desktop, Android, iOS and Windows.
In 2021, Evolution's NetEnt brought us the latest installment in the series – Gonzo's Gold. Exciting additions include:
The bet lines that Gonzo's fans are familiar with transform into a cluster-pay slot. This means that winning combinations, instead of appearing in the usual payline formation of left to right and vice versa, are activated in clusters.
Land 3 or more scatter symbols (the golden pyramid) and you'll be awarded 10 free spins and a bonus win. Once the free spins feature has been triggered, players participate in a pick-and-click game that transforms one symbol into an expanding symbol. If you're lucky enough to get 2 or more expanding symbols on the reels, they'll swell to cover the entire reel or row and award an additional win.
You'll need to land 3 higher-value or 4 lower-value symbols to create a winning combo in a cluster (symbols must touch vertically or horizontally). If you're lucky enough to land a full cluster of 25 symbols, you'll be awarded the maximum win of 6,500x your total stake.
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The Northern Ireland based family business was established more than 40 years ago, and has a nursery spanning more than ten acres. The company nursery specialises in growing and selling a wide range of plants, trees and shrubs, despatching around 300 parcels a month to customers throughout the UK and Ireland.
"Prior to implementing the NetDespatch-Zenstores solution, we manually typed up the address labels, then later we moved to a method of downloading order details via a csv file. Not only was it time consuming, but it wasn't very efficient as it was difficult to see which orders had been fulfilled and which still had to be dealt with," said Karl Martin, Co-Owner of the nursery.
The Zenstores-NetDespatch partnership has provided Martin's Nursery with a streamlined order-to-despatch solution for all its online orders, whether placed via eBay, Amazon, or the company's own ecommerce site.
NetDespatch is essentially an invisible cog in the automated order fulfilment-to-despatch solution enabled by Zenstores' user friendly order management tool for online retailers. There is no cost for the retailer for the NetDespatch element, and only a minimal charge for the Zenstores platform, yet the integrated solution offers customers added value and saves time.


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import re
import uuid
import locale
from datetime import datetime
import types

from scrapy.spider import BaseSpider
from scrapy.selector import HtmlXPathSelector, XmlXPathSelector
from scrapy.http import Request, Response, TextResponse
from scrapy.contrib.loader import XPathItemLoader, ItemLoader
from scrapy.contrib.loader.processor import TakeFirst, MapCompose, Join
from scrapy.shell import inspect_response
from scrapy import log

from nrc.items import FeedEntry, FeedEntryTag
from nrc.database import NrcDatabase
from nrc.NrcBot import NrcBot

def untitle_entity(matchobj):
    return unicode.lower(matchobj.group(0))

class NrcFeedGenerator (NrcBot):
    name = 'NrcFeedGenerator'
    allowed_domains = ['skytruth.org']
    task_conditions = {'NrcGeocoder':'DONE','NrcAnalyzer':'DONE', 'NrcTagger':'DONE'}
    job_item_limit = 10000  # maximum total items to process in one job execution

    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
        NrcBot.__init__(self, **kwargs)
        locale.setlocale (locale.LC_ALL, 'en_US.UTF-8')

    def process_item(self, task_id):
        parsed_report = self.db.loadParsedReport(task_id)
        if parsed_report is None:
            return
        scraped_report = self.db.loadScrapedReport(task_id)
        if scraped_report is None:
            return
        report_analysis = self.db.loadAnalysis(task_id)
        if report_analysis is None:
            return

#        geocodes = self.db.loadGeocodes (task_id)
#        best_score = 0
#        geocode = None
#        for g in geocodes:
#            if g['source'] == 'Explicit':
#                score = 100
#            elif g['source'] == 'BlockCentroid':
#                score = 60
#            elif g['source'] == 'Zip':
#                score = 50
#            else:
#                score  = 10
#            if (score > best_score):
#                best_score = score
#                geocode = g

        geocode = self.db.loadBestGeocode (task_id)

        if geocode and report_analysis['calltype'] == 'INCIDENT' and report_analysis['severity'] != 'non-release':
            item = self.create_item (task_id, scraped_report, parsed_report, geocode)
            if item:
                item_id = item['id']
                yield item
                tags = self.create_tag_items (task_id, item_id)
                for t in tags: yield t

            self.item_completed(task_id)
        else:
            self.item_dropped(task_id)

    def create_item(self, task_id, scraped_report, parsed_report, geocode):
        for key, value in scraped_report.items():
            if isinstance(value, types.StringType):
                scraped_report[key] = value.decode('utf-8')
        log.msg ("scraped_report:\n%s" % "\n\t".join(["%s : %s"%(k,v) for k,v in dict(scraped_report).items()]))
        l=ItemLoader (FeedEntry())

        # construct article title
        what = unicode.title(unicode(scraped_report['material_name'] or ''))
        city = unicode.title(unicode(scraped_report['nearestcity'] or ''))
        state = scraped_report['state']
        affected_area = unicode.title(unicode(parsed_report['affected_area'] or ''))
        if (city and state): where = '%s, %s' % (city, state)
        else: where = '%s%s' % (city or '', state or '')
        title = 'NRC Report: %s' % (what or 'Unknown',)
        if (affected_area): title = title + ' in %s' % affected_area
        if (city): title = title + ' near %s' % where

        # Fix up any html entities that got munged by title case conversion
        # e.g. unicode.title('foo & bar') == 'Foo &Amp; Bar'
        title = re.sub('&[a-zA-Z]+;', untitle_entity, title)

        #feed_entry_id = uuid.uuid3(uuid.NAMESPACE_URL, scraped_report['full_report_url'].encode('ASCII'))
        feed_entry_id = self.db.uuid3_str(
                name=scraped_report['full_report_url'].encode('ASCII'))
        l.add_value ('id', feed_entry_id)
        l.add_value ('title', title)
        l.add_value ('link', scraped_report['full_report_url'])
#        l.add_value ('updated', scraped_report['incident_datetime'])  # Updated field is deprecated - ok to delete this after making the transition to using published and incident_datetime instead
        l.add_value ('incident_datetime', scraped_report['incident_datetime'])

        l.add_value ('summary', u'Incident Type: %s' % (scraped_report['incidenttype'] or u'',))
        l.add_value ('summary', u'NRC Report ID: %s' % (task_id,))
        l.add_value ('summary', u'Medium Affected: %s' % (scraped_report['medium_affected'] or u'',))
        l.add_value ('summary', u'Suspected Responsible Party: %s' % (scraped_report['suspected_responsible_company'] or u'',))

        l.add_value ('content', u'Report Details')
        l.add_value ('content', u'NRC Report ID: %s' % (scraped_report['full_report_url'],task_id,))
        l.add_value ('content', u'Incident Time: %s' % (scraped_report['incident_datetime'],))
        l.add_value ('content', u'Nearest City: %s' % (where))
        l.add_value ('content', u'Location: %s' % (scraped_report['location'] or u''))
        l.add_value ('content', u'Incident Type: %s' % (scraped_report['incidenttype'] or u'',))
        l.add_value ('content', u'Material: %s' % (scraped_report['material_name'] or u'',))
        l.add_value ('content', u'Medium Affected: %s' % (scraped_report['medium_affected'] or u'',))
        l.add_value ('content', u'Suspected Responsible Party: %s' % (scraped_report['suspected_responsible_company'] or u'',))

        l.add_value ('content', u'SkyTruth Analysis')

        source = geocode['source'].strip()
        if source == 'Explicit':
            geocode_note = source
        else:
            geocode_note = 'Approximated from %s' % source
        l.add_value ('content', u'Lat/Long: %f, %f (%s)' % (geocode['lat'], geocode['lng'], geocode_note))

        report_analysis = self.db.loadAnalysis(task_id)
        if report_analysis:
            if report_analysis['sheen_length'] and report_analysis['sheen_width']:
                l.add_value ('content', u'Reported Sheen Size: %s by %s (area %s)' %
                    (self.format_value_extent(report_analysis['sheen_width']),
                    self.format_value_extent(report_analysis['sheen_length']),
                    self.format_value_area(report_analysis['sheen_width'] * report_analysis['sheen_length'])))
            if report_analysis['reported_spill_volume']:
                l.add_value ('content', u'Reported Spill Volume: %s' %
                    (self.format_value_volume(report_analysis['reported_spill_volume'],
                                              report_analysis['reported_spill_unit'])))
            if report_analysis['min_spill_volume']:
                l.add_value ('content', u'SkyTruth Minimum Estimate: %s'%
                    (self.format_value_volume(report_analysis['min_spill_volume'])))
        l.add_value ('content', u'Report Description')

        self.log('description:  %s ' % (type(scraped_report['description'])), log.INFO)

        #l.add_value ('content', scraped_report['description'].decode('utf-8'))
        l.add_value ('content', scraped_report['description'])

        l.add_value ('lat', geocode['lat'])
        l.add_value ('lng', geocode['lng'])
        l.add_value ('source_id', 1)
        l.add_value ('source_item_id', task_id)

        return l.load_item()

    def create_tag_items (self, task_id, item_id):
        tag_items = []

        l = ItemLoader (FeedEntryTag())
        l.add_value ('feed_entry_id', item_id)
        l.add_value ('tag', 'NRC')
        tag_items.append(l.load_item())

        nrc_tags = self.db.loadNrcTags(task_id)
        for t in nrc_tags:
            l = ItemLoader (FeedEntryTag())
            l.add_value ('feed_entry_id', item_id)
            l.add_value ('tag', t['tag'])
            l.add_value ('comment', t['comment'])
            tag_items.append(l.load_item())
        return tag_items

    # assumes value is in feet
    def format_value_extent (self, value):
        if not value: return ''
        units = 'feet'
        if (value >= 1000):
            value = value / 5280
            units = 'miles'
        return '%s %s' % (locale.format("%.12g", round(value,2), False), units)

    # assumes value is in sq. feet
    def format_value_area (self, value):
        if not value: return ''
        units = 'sq. ft.'
        if (value >= 10000):
            value = value / 43560
            units = 'acres'
            if value >= 640:
                value = value / 640
                units = 'sq. miles'
        return '%s %s' % (locale.format("%.12g", round(value,2), False), units)

    # assumes value in gallons
    def format_value_volume (self, value, units=None):
        if not value: return ''
        if units is None:
            units = 'gallons'
        else:
            units = units.lower()
        return '%s %s' % (locale.format("%.12g", round(value,2), False), units)

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In previous chapters, the main screen showed only one car at a time. In iOS, it is more common to show several data items and scroll through them. You can see examples on the main screens of Contacts, Music, Settings, and many other apps that show tables of data items.
Table views are a key part of your toolbox for designing and creating apps for iPhone/iPod touch, where space is at a premium. When combined with a UINavigationController, table views make navigating through hierarchical data easy. A table gives your user quick access to a summary list of objects. Tapping moves the user quickly up and down the hierarchy to the required level of detail.


Instead of regular PDFs that behave like image files, AutoCAD-created PDFs can manage layers and react to osnaps.
Designer Chris Micallef sends us a tip on how to create PDF files that can be more useful in AutoCAD than a standard PDF file.
"Although AutoCAD 2010 works very well with PDFs, depending on how they were created, they can be frustrating. An AutoCAD-created PDF has the ability to manage layers and reacts to osnaps. A regular PDF, on the other hand, contains no intelligence and behaves similarly to an image file, such as a JPEG or TIFF. In fact, an image file is much easier to edit using a third-party graphics editor such as Microsoft Paint."
Notes from Cadalyst Tip Patrol: PDF files can be referenced in AutoCAD, but they are just image files. However, if the PDF file was created in AutoCAD with AutoCAD's DWGtoPDF.PC3 file, then that PDF file will have "intelligence." That means that the PDF will retain the linework and the layers of the drawing it was made from. In fact, if the file is opened in a PDF reader, the user can turn the layer on or off in the PDF viewer. In AutoCAD, the linework of the PDF can be snapped to, measured, etc. If you can, create PDFs of your AutoCAD drawings from the DWGtoPDF.PC3 file that is included with AutoCAD.
We are very glad that AutoCAD now generated PDF's but when there was a time that it didn't we chose Bluebeam as the plug-in software to generate the PDF's we required at the touch of a button. Now the software has developed greatly and we use it to revise PDF copies of old documents as well. It is in our estimation one of the most productive software packages around and we love how it interfaces with AutoCAD.


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Home News Teachers: Govt offer came too late to change strike meetings
Teachers: Govt offer came too late to change strike meetings
Teachers who are going on strike again from today say they were forced to because a revised Government offer came through too late to rearrange planned meetings.
By: Simon Collins
About 30,000 teachers belonging to the NZ Educational Institute (NZEI) are striking today in Auckland, on Tuesday in the rest of the North Island (except Wellington), on Wednesday in Christchurch, on Thursday in the rest of the South Island and on Friday in Wellington.
About 464,000 students at 1943 primary and intermediate schools will either stay home or, in some cases, will be supervised by after-school programmes that are stepping up to run all day during the strike.
This morning about 50 teachers and supporters are at a street corner in central Auckland demanding better pay and conditions.
Nz Educational Insitute president Lynda Stuart joined teachers from Newton Central School at the corner of Ponsonby Rd and Karangahape Rd.
Dozens of other street corner rallies are taking place around Auckland today. Teachers in other regions will strike later this week.
The Newton Central group has been crossing the streets around the four corners of the intersection waving flags and placards.
All those who spoke to the Herald said the Government's latest $700 million offer was still not enough.
Jo McKendrey, a Newton Central deputy principal who turned 50 today, said schools needed more teachers, better pay and more funding for students who need learning support.
"We want to attract more teachers to the profession. We are really desperate for teachers," she said.
"We actually need to make it attractive with a pay increase. It's getting harder and harder to live and work in Auckland."
The teachers are meeting at 10am in venues around Auckland to debate the Government's latest offer.
Stuart said the talks, which began last Monday, dragged on longer than planned.
"The intention for facilitation was for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday," she said.
"The ministry asked if we would do Thursday, which we did. The offer came late on Thursday."
Eileen Gilmour would get a 39 per cent pay rise, from $59,621 now to $82,992 by 2020, under the Ministry of Education's latest offer. Photo / Alan Gibson
The institute had already booked venues for meetings around the country at 10am on each strike day, and Stuart said: "We couldn't guarantee we would have teachers back in school by 12pm."
"You can think about the traffic in Auckland, and when you have some rural and isolated areas, you have issues there," she said.
"If you have parents dropping off children at 12pm, we have to be sure we will have teachers there."
The revised ministry offer stuck to its previous offer of a 3 per cent pay rise each year for three years, lifting most teachers' base pay by 9.3 per cent by November 2020.
For the average primary teacher on $72,900, that represents an extra $6780 a year, or $130 a week, by 2020.
The latest offer
Thursday's new offer added three more sweeteners:
Lifting the maximum salary for teachers who trained before degrees became required for teaching by four steps on the pay scale, lifting pay for long-serving staff like Tauranga teacher Eileen Gilmour by 39 per cent, from $59,621 to $82,992, by 2020.
Creating an extra step at the top of the salary scale from 2020, lifting the top of the basic scale by 12.6 per cent, from $75,949 to $85,481, by 2020. About a third of teachers are on the top step and would get this increase.
An immediate one-off $500 payment to all NZEI primary and intermediate teachers.
Crichton has recommended that teachers should accept the offer, describing it as "a handsome and competitive proposal in the current fiscal environment".
"My prevailing impression of this facilitation is that NZEI came into the process with a series of proposals which taken in their totality had an air of unreality about them. The total cost of conceding their proposals was costed at around $2.5 billion," he said.
"By contrast, the Ministry of Education's final offer, comprising their best offer prior to facilitation and an additional package arranged during the facilitation, is costed at around $700m."
However, Stuart said the ministry had still not offered anything on two key union claims – for more time to prepare for lessons outside classes, and better staff/student ratios.
She said teachers would discuss the offer at the strike meetings but would not vote on it until an electronic ballot was held two weeks after the strikes.
Auckland Chamber of Commerce chief executive Michael Barnett said the strike would cause widespread disruption for parents, who might well look at the salary increases that have been offered to teachers and think "enough is enough".
He said public sentiment could turn against teachers at some point if the disruptions become too much.
Fa'afili Iosua Esera, principal of decile one Māngere school Sutton Park, said many parents at his school could not afford to take a day off to look after their children during the strike.
"It was disappointing that they didn't really notify the members about the offer," he said.
He had decided against letting Sutton Park after-school's service open all day because they would not have enough staff to cope if many students turned up. So the school will simply close for the day.
But Parenting Place chief executive Greg Fleming, who has a 9-year-old child at a higher-decile primary school, said he supported the teachers.
"Along with nurses, it's an important profession in the country and we have been underpaying them for generations," he said.
School Trustees Association president Lorraine Kerr said: "I know for a fact that people can get better paid jobs outside of the profession, so why wouldn't you support a strong increase for teachers?"
Source: NZ Herald
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Wayne "The Train" Hancock Recovering from Motorcycle Accident, Postpones Tour but Will Be Back!!
April 29th, 2014 by bsradmin
ATTENTION: WAYNE "THE TRAIN" HANCOCK FANS
This last weekend, Bloodshot artist and experienced motorcycle rider Wayne Hancock was in a serious motorcycle accident resulting in a collapsed lung and a fractured elbow. He was initially admitted to the ICU and is currently being monitored and recovering in a hospital near his home in Denton, TX.
All of Wayne's performances and scheduled private events through June 8 are postponed until further notice. We will be in touch with additional news on his recovery status and, at some point, information on rescheduled events. For rescheduled dates or ticket refunds, please check with venue.
As with most independent musicians, Wayne's income is wholly derived from performances and selling music and merch. Please help him offset growing medical expenses and the additional financial woes of canceling two months of tour dates, by donating on PayPal to waynehancockfund@gmail.com
The Train wants to assure y'all that, like MacArthur, he SHALL RETURN.
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How many times have you heard Do You Want to Build a Snowman? this year? Well, now you can build an actual snowman with your little ones at Redblank Plaza in their Frozen-themed play zone.
With the weather warming up in time for a typical Aussie Christmas, building a snowman sounds even more appealing than having Frozen on repeat with the aircon working overtime. The kids can even come along too if they want, we guess.
In addition to having a play in the snow, kiddies can also make masks of their favourite Frozen characters and have a play on the iPad station.
Entry is free, and there will be free instaprints with life-sized cutouts of Frozen characters, Frozen tattoos, prizes and more.
The Frozen play zone will be open from December 15-20 at Redbank Plaza (1 Collingwood Drive, Redbank). For more info on this event, check out our event guide listing.


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Q: Develop C# console app that find all process that use DirectX I need to develop a small console application which searches through all windows processes if one is using windows DirectX.
Any suggestions? I searched for, but I haven't been able to find anything about it.

A: I had a similar problem once, I needed to find out if a process uses a File I want to edit, it takes the Name of a File and shows the process that has it open maybe you can use it to solve your problem:
#include <windows.h>
#include <RestartManager.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int __cdecl wmain(int argc, WCHAR **argv)
{
 DWORD dwSession;
 WCHAR szSessionKey[CCH_RM_SESSION_KEY+1] = { 0 };
 DWORD dwError = RmStartSession(&dwSession, 0, szSessionKey);
 wprintf(L"RmStartSession returned %d\n", dwError);
 if (dwError == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
   PCWSTR pszFile = argv[1];
   dwError = RmRegisterResources(dwSession, 1, &pszFile,
                                 0, NULL, 0, NULL);
   wprintf(L"RmRegisterResources(%ls) returned %d\n",
           pszFile, dwError);
  if (dwError == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
   DWORD dwReason;
   UINT i;
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   UINT nProcInfo = 10;
   RM_PROCESS_INFO rgpi[10];
   dwError = RmGetList(dwSession, &nProcInfoNeeded,
                       &nProcInfo, rgpi, &dwReason);
   wprintf(L"RmGetList returned %d\n", dwError);
   if (dwError == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
    wprintf(L"RmGetList returned %d infos (%d needed)\n",
            nProcInfo, nProcInfoNeeded);
    for (i = 0; i < nProcInfo; i++) {
     wprintf(L"%d.ApplicationType = %d\n", i,
                              rgpi[i].ApplicationType);
     wprintf(L"%d.strAppName = %ls\n", i,
                              rgpi[i].strAppName);
     wprintf(L"%d.Process.dwProcessId = %d\n", i,
                              rgpi[i].Process.dwProcessId);
     HANDLE hProcess = OpenProcess(PROCESS_QUERY_LIMITED_INFORMATION,
                                   FALSE, rgpi[i].Process.dwProcessId);
     if (hProcess) {
      FILETIME ftCreate, ftExit, ftKernel, ftUser;
      if (GetProcessTimes(hProcess, &ftCreate, &ftExit,
                          &ftKernel, &ftUser) &&
          CompareFileTime(&rgpi[i].Process.ProcessStartTime,
                          &ftCreate) == 0) {
       WCHAR sz[MAX_PATH];
       DWORD cch = MAX_PATH;
       if (QueryFullProcessImageNameW(hProcess, 0, sz, &cch) &&
           cch <= MAX_PATH) {
        wprintf(L"  = %ls\n", sz);
       }
      }
      CloseHandle(hProcess);
     }
    }
   }
  }
  RmEndSession(dwSession);
 }
 return 0;
}

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Roosevelt Wright
Why city school board members have so many opponents!
July 26, 2018 August 2, 2018 Free PressRoosevelt Wright
Every Monroe City School Board member that represents a size-able number of African-Americans, has at least one opponent in the November election; all of the opponents are giving the same reasons for running; the system has failed to educate poor children.
To its credit, the present school board has built beautiful buildings that include a $2 million choir building for Carroll High school's twenty member choir and a million dollar medical magnate building was also built. Wossman is getting a new field house and Neville's building is being rehabilitated.
What the board has not spent any time discussing for the last decade is the development of a curriculum to help its students ready themselves for life. Its only interest has been meeting minimum state standards designed to prepare workers for expected industries in the state, but beyond meeting the state's requirements, the district has no curriculum of its own.
From the first day of school to the last, every single city school focuses on one thing, getting an improved score on the state test eight months later. The Holy Grail is to get an improved letter grade from the state. They don't have to worry about meeting local school board standards because the local board has no requirements beyond the minimum requirements the state promotes.
The City Schools begin in August and take state tests in April, but spend February and March preparing for the April test. When the tests end all instruction that matters to the district stops. The remaining 40-45 days are filled with field trips, videos and play time, with a few exceptions.
There was a time when school's taught all the way to the last day, to meet local goals. Today, our district's schools actually stop the day after state testing ends because there are no locally mandated standards to meet. There is no district school report card, so school stops.
When the district has 45 days of downtime, not counting all of the long holidays it builds in by putting teacher in-service days on the Friday before the holidays, it is obvious that there is enough time to meet its own curriculum; the board simply does not care about curriculum matters.
The absence of a local curriculum above and beyond what's mandated by state or federal law is a major weakness of the Monroe City Schools and is a contributor to the district's steady decline in enrollment as students flock to private schools and homeschooling networks.
Consider these curriculum weaknesses:
The state tests reading skills, but it doesn't require students to read whole books or recognize those who do. Developing the discipline to read an entire book and not "answer search" could be a part of the district's curriculum.
The state doesn't think much of social studies and history. The state tests social studies but tells districts that it really doesn't really count. The district could make social studies, civics, and history a priority in its curriculum, especially as it relates to how government operates.
The state doesn't test the arts at all. Music, dance, theater, visual art, and literature, are not included on the state test. The law requires certain disciplines for gifted students, and a few individual teachers go above and beyond out of their own pockets in these areas. However, the district has no curriculum requirements beyond what the law mandates.
The state doesn't require cursive writing. Since it is not testable, the state does not evaluate a student's ability to read and write cursive; to the state, it's not important. The district's curriculum could make that a requirement.
The state doesn't measure memorization of poems, the preamble to the Constitution, or even reading the Declaration of Independence. It doesn't measure a student's ability to write a term paper, manage a sample stock portfolio or how to sit at a table and eat properly. The state doesn't recognize home management instruction or business ownership instruction. The test only measures critical thinking skills; the rest is left up to the district.
The problem is our district doesn't require anything other than the state test; that's it. There is no Monroe City standard to meet, no letter grade that includes a school's state performance and the expectations of the local district.
This board spent its entire term discussing new buildings, putting names on buildings, calling each other names, and spending hundreds of thousands of dollars fighting lawsuits.
Our community has been hurt the most; that's why every board member who represents a large percentage of black residents has one or more opponents.
With five new faces on the board, maybe the direction will change.
We thank the incumbents for their service, but we can't afford four more years of the same.
Roosevelt Wright Jr
Services Saturday for former educator, Willie Isby, Jr.
Clark officially announces candidacy
Two Black Chambers, neither should be funded by the City of Monroe
Saturday, 60 Monroe preachers met in secret to pray
Whatever happened to the old Ministerial Union?


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These rivet draws are machined from 01 Tool Steel and have been hardened to a Rockwell 45.
Many of the inexpensive sets available have been made of mild steel and in time will easily mushroom and kick off dangerous pieces of steel.
The number designation indicates the machine screw diameter closest to your rivet diameter.
The depth clearances on these rivet draws will allow for a 1-1/2" length which is much more generous than most.


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Amphoe Ko Sichang (Thai: ) ist ein Landkreis (Amphoe – Verwaltungs-Distrikt) in der Provinz (Changwat) Chonburi. Die Provinz Chon Buri liegt im Osten der Zentralregion von Thailand.

Geographie
Amphoe Ko Sichang besteht hauptsächlich aus der Insel (Ko) Sichang im Golf von Thailand, etwa 12 km vor der Westküste des Amphoe Si Racha.

Umliegende kleine Inseln
 Ko Samphan Yue –
 Ko Kham Noi –
 Ko Kham Yai –
 Ko Phrong –
 Ko Khangkhao –
 Ko Thai Tamuen –
 Ko Yai Thao –
 Ko Ran Dok Mai –
 Ko Nok –

Geschichte
Der britische Diplomat John Crawfurd besuchte die Insel im Jahr 1822 während einer Mission, welche er in seinem Buch Journal of an embassy from the Governor-General of India to the courts of Siam and Cochin-China: exhibiting a view of the actual state of those kingdoms beschreibt. In seinem Buch berichtet er über Francis Buchanan-Hamilton, welcher die Inseln des Ko Sichang Distrikts als niederländische Inseln und Ko Sichang an sich als Amsterdam bezeichnete, welches den häufigen Besuchen der Schiffe der Niederländischen Ostindien-Kompanie zugrunde lag.

Nach der Geburt seines Sohnes errichtete König Rama V. auf der Insel eine Sommerresidenz namens Phra Chuthathut. Die royale Residenz wurde im Jahr 1893 aufgegeben, nachdem die Franzosen die Insel aufgrund eines Konflikts mit Thailand besetzten. Grund des Konfliktes war die Kontrolle über die benachbarte Insel Laos (Insel). Im Jahr 1900 wurde die Residenz abgerissen und in Bangkok wieder aufgebaut, wo sie heute unter dem Namen Vimanmek-Palast bekannt ist.

Die Insel war ursprünglich ein "Zweigkreis" (King Amphoe) des Mueang Distrikts der Provinz Samut Prakan. Am 1. Januar 1943 wurde er dem Si-Racha-Distrikt der Provinz Chonburi zugeordnet.
Am 4. Juli 1994 bekam Ko Sichang den vollen Amphoe-Status.

Verwaltung

Provinzverwaltung
Der Landkreis Ko Sichang besteht nur aus einem Tambon ("Unterbezirk" oder "Gemeinde"), der sich weiter in sieben Muban ("Dörfer") unterteilt.

Lokalverwaltung
Es gibt eine Kommune mit "Kleinstadt"-Status (Thesaban Tambon) im Landkreis:
 Ko Sichang (Thai: ) bestehend aus dem kompletten Tambon Tha Thewawong.

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks
 Weitere Einzelheiten zum Amphoe Ko Sichang von amphoe.com (in Thai)

Ko Sichang

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If there is a God, and if He ever decided to put on flesh and reveal Himself as God, it is logical that He would have performed supernatural feats for the purpose of convincing mankind that He is Who He is claiming to be. Are there logical reasons why the miracles of Jesus stand as credible testimonies of His divine nature and teachings?
The third installment in this series examines three attributes of Jesus: His ability to disarm opponents, His fearless courage in interacting with enemies, and His willingness to correct error and engage in debate.
This fourth installment in the series explores Jesus' incredible proclivity for being rational and logical in His handling of people. He was a tremendous debater!


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The Poetry of the Pillow:
Suzanne Buffam's A Pillow Book
Jennifer Delisle
Suzanne Buffam, A Pillow Book
Toronto, ON: Anansi, 2016.
At the turn of the tenth century, Sei Shōnagon, lady-in-waiting to the Japanese Empress, wrote her Pillow Book by candlelight. A fragmented collection of lists, anecdotes, and descriptions of daily life in court, she kept it in a drawer inside her pillow of polished bamboo. Suzanne Buffam's A Pillow Book is a modern riff on Shōnagon's work: lists, descriptions of dreams, scenes from her life, and bits of research on sleep and the history of pillows together form a funny, intimate and thoughtful meditation on insomnia.
Beyond the pillow theme, Shōnagon's genre is the perfect form for a book about sleeplessness, as it reflects the random, fragmentary nature of thought while lying restless in bed. Many of Buffam's lists—such as "Moustaches A to Z," which lists famous moustaches for every letter from Anwar Sadat to Zorba the Greek—are exactly the kind that would occupy the insomniac mind. Yet they are far from facile. Lists like "Things that have Lost Their Power" and "First World Problems A to Z" are both delightfully witty and profound commentaries on contemporary society. "Books I'd Like to Read Someday" includes clever surprises like "End Game, by Dr. Seuss" and "The Interpretation of Dreams, by Jorge Luis Borges," while "Altered Proverbs" ends with the poetic revision "The truth is stranger than the sum of its parts."
Like Shōnagon, Buffam's speaker is servant to someone she calls "Her Majesty"—her young daughter. A Pillow Book is not only about insomnia, but also the difficulties of raising a preschooler and the strain that parenthood puts on marriage and the writing life. On these subjects, the writing is refreshingly raw and unapologetically frank. As the speaker describes a dream in which she is peeing with the door open at a party, the metaphor is clear: the fights and resentments that are normally kept private are laid bare in these pages. Buffam's voice is at times bitter, sarcastic, and self-deprecating, yet the negativity is not alienating, but comfortable and intimate.
A Pillow Book is suitably prosaic, closer to a long lyric essay than a prose poem. But this is not to say that the writing lacks in poetic craft—vivid images, such as the sun dropping "like a coin into a slot on the wall"—are enhanced by juxtapositions that are playful and often profound. Together, the book strikes the perfect balance of music and meaning, of humour and gravity, of personal reflection and historical context.
Buffam's writing is as intimate as handwritten notes kept inside one's pillow. Yet it also looks outward, locating one woman's experience within both the sleep-deprived culture of twenty-first century America, and a thousand years of human history. From the ancient Egyptian wooden block to the patented, phlalate-free, hypo-allergenic, medical-grade foam insert lit by the blue glow of a phone, pillows are both a reflection of our times and a unifying symbol of a basic human need. Buffam's pillow may not inspire sleep, but it does inspire smart, relevant writing.
Jennifer Delisle is the author of The Bosun Chair, forthcoming with NeWest Press. Find her at www.jenniferdelisle.ca and @JenBDelisle.
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i am not able to see my buttons until i move cursor through them

That is because you are adding the components to the frame AFTER the frame is visible.
f1.setSize(1366,730);
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The code should be something like:
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Also, all the other comment about the paint() method are valid. You should NOT be overriding the paint() method. Custom painting is done by overriding the paintComponent() method of a JPanel or JComponent. Then you add this component to the frame.


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Самолёты Авро Серии 504 () — британский двухместный базовый учебно-тренировочный самолёт.
Первый Авро 504 поднялся в воздух в Брукленде в июле 1913 года. Фирма А. В. Ро (A.V. Roe) построила 3696 самолётов, а остальные поступили от других подрядчиков, включая «Браш Электрикал» (Brush Electrical), «Парнал» (Parnall), «Саундерс» (Saunders), «Блерио и Спад» (Bleriot & Spad). Самолёты продолжали успешно эксплуатироваться до 1930-х годов.

История создания
В  апреле 1913 году конструктор-любитель Эллиот Вердон Ро (Alliot Verdon Roe - Avro), основатель фирмы Авро *(Avro), на основе модели 500, начал разработку нового самолета, предназначавшегося в первую очередь для гражданского использования — обучению пилотов мастерству и воздушных путешествий.

В сентябре 1913 года самолет принял участие в авиационном параде-состязании в Хендоне, где показал среднюю скорость 107 км/ч, финишировав на четвертом месте. Несмотря на то, что с самолет создавался для тренировочных и для спортивных целей на него обратило внимание военное ведомство, которое в июле заключило контракт  с фирмой Авро на поставку 12 самолетов для Королевской воздушной команды (Royal Flying Command) и 4 самолета для Адмиралтейства.

Авро-504 в России
Во время Гражданской войны этот аэроплан находился на вооружении английских интервентов в составе "Славяно-британского авиакорпуса" и использовался для разведки и бомбардировки. Осенью 1919 года один самолет был подбит в районе Петрозаводска и совершил вынужденную посадку, на территории контролируемой Красной Армией.

Из прифронтовой полосы в Москву самолет вывозил механик 1-го авиаремонтного поезда красноармеец С.В. Ильюшин, впоследствии выдающийся авиаконструктор.

Сбитый самолет был доставлен в Москву на завод "Дукс" где его досконально изучили и решили скопировать. Группа молодых конструкторов под руководством Н. Поликарпова сняла чертежи со всех деталей и агрегатов. Но из-за организационно-технических сложностей, вызванных разрухой и Гражданской войной, серийное производство удалось организовать только через четыре года.

Серийное производство продолжалось более шести лет. Самолёт выпускался на ленинградском авиазаводе "Красный лётчик". С 1923 по 1931 год было изготовлено 732 "Авро-504" под обозначением У-1 (Учебный-первый). Также, на базе этого самолёта, было изготовлено несколько десятков гидропланов, получивших обозначение Му-1 (Морской учебный). До 1936 года  эти самолёты использовались во всех аэроклубах и летных школах Советского Союза.

Конструкция

Самолёт Авро-504 - двухместный, двухстоечный биплан деревянно-полотняной конструкции с длинным фюзеляжем.

Фюзеляж - прямоугольного сечения. Каркас фюзеляжа изготовлен из деревянных (сосна), фрезерованных брусков с растяжками из стальной проволоки и ленты. Обшивка фюзеляжа - полотно, пропитанное авиационным лаком. Пилот располагался в задней кабине.

Крылья - трехлонжеронные, прямоугольные в плане с закругленными концами. Верхнее крыло имело вынос вперед относительно нижнего. Каркас крыла: продольный силовой набор - лонжероны, поперечный - нервюры. Материал лонжеронов - сосна. Профиль лонжерона двутавровый фрезерованный брусок. Полотняная обшивка крепилась к каркасу крыла, прошивалась и покрывалась лаком. Стойки бипланной коробки деревянные, конусные. Растяжки между крыльями бипланной коробки - стальные тросы и ленты. На верхних и нижних крыльях были установлены элероны.

Хвостовое оперение - бескилевое с рулем направления небольшого размера, стабилизатор с рулем высоты прямоугольный в плане. Стабилизатор дополнительно крепился к фюзеляжу стальными подкосами.

Шасси - двухстоечное с задним противокапотажным ясеневым костылём. Шасси обладало резиновой амортизацией.

Управление самолётом - тросовое из кабины с помощью ручки и педалей. В учебном варианте  органами управления комплектовались обе кабины.

Силовая установка - на различных модификациях устанавливались семи- и девятицилиндровые двигатели воздушного охлаждения, ротативные и звездообразные. На самолёте впервые было применено удачное техническое решение, при котором двигатель самоохлаждался, вращаясь вместе с винтом (ротативный двигатель), что позволило отказаться от массивной системы водяного охлаждения.
Двигатели Гном-Рон, Клерже (:en:Clerget 9B). Воздушный винт деревянный, двухлопастный.

Вооружение - пулемёт "Льюис" устанавливался в задней кабине на шкворневой установке.  Задняя кабина закрывалась, а на центроплан верхнего крыла монтировался пулемёт. Под крыльями подвешивались бомбы общим весом до 37 кг. Вооружение устанавливалось только на самолёты в модификации "истребитель".

В варианте гидросамолёт Авро-504 выпускался на поплавках. Каркас поплавков представлял собой ясеневые брусья, на которые крепились в два слоя тонкие 4-х мм ясеневые доски. Между досками прокладывалось полотно, пропитанное лаком. Стойки поплавков - стальные трубы, закрытые деревянными обтекателями. Вся конструкция была соединена медными заклепками и латунными шурупами.

Модификации

В процессе длительного производства биплан Авро-504 неоднократно дорабатывался и совершенствовался, в результате чего была создана серия различных модификаций:

 Авро-504 — базовый вариант с ротативным двигателем "Гном Lambda" мощностью 80 л.с. Было изготовлено 63 самолёта. Использовался в качестве учебно-тренировочного самолёта.
Авро-504А — была доработана конструкция планера, уменьшены элероны и усилены стойки бипланной коробки. Было выпущено 50 самолётов.
Авро-504В — серийный учебный самолёт, на котором увеличен киль, усилен и модифицирован задний костыль.
Авро-504С — выпускался по заказу морской авиации, одноместный  вариант для борьбы с немецкими дирижаблями и для патрулирования побережья. Пилот размещался в задней кабине, а наблюдатель в передней. На самолёте монтировался дополнительный бензобак и устанавливался пулемет "Льюис".
Авро-504D — выпускался по заказу ВВС
Авро-504E — противоаэростатный самолёт Королевского лётного корпуса. Построено 6
Авро-504F — двигатель Rolls-Royce Hawk (75 л.с. / 56 кВт). Построен 1.
Авро-504G — двухместный вариант модели 504B для флота, предназначался для обучения стрельбе и бомбометанию, на верхних лонжеронах имелись крепления для "кольца Скарфа" (кроме последних 10 машин). Двигатель Гном (80 л.с.). 50 произведено и поставлено между июнем 1917 и январём 1918 года, из них 30 построено заводом  Avro и 20 на "The Regent Carriage Company".
Авро-504Н — модификация Авро-504С для испытаний взлета с катапульты, двигатель Гном (80 л.с. / 60 кВт).
Авро-504J — выпускался серийно с 1917 года. Учебный самолёт для летных школ, обе кабины были оборудованы системой управления. На самолёте устанавливались двигатели "Гном-Моносупап" мощностью 100 л.с.  Было построено 2267 самолётов.
Авро-504К — массовая серия с универсальной моторамой, самолёт был адаптирован под установку различных типов двигателей, которые высвободились от военных заказов после окончания войны.  Устанавливались двигатели "Гном-Моносупап" мощностью 100 л.с., "Рон" мощностью 110 л.с. и 120 л.с., "Клерже" мощностью 130 л.с. Выпускался как учебный, легкий бомбардировщик, истребитель и разведчик.
Авро-504L — гидросамолёт, поплавковый вариант Авро-504К. Трехместный самолёт, оснащенный ротационным двигателем Бентли мощностью 150 л.с. Было изготовлено шесть самолётов, которые использовались для развлекательных прогулок.
Авро-504М — биплан с кабиной для двоих. К стандартному фюзеляжу добавили крышу из клеенной фанеры и установили иллюминаторы. Использовался для развлекательных прогулок в течение 1919 года.
Авро-504O — поплавковый вариант Авро-504N. Первый самолёт пролетевший над Полярным кругом во время экспедиции 1923 года.
Авро-504P — модификация 504N с сиденьями, расположенными по бокам кабины; не строился.
Авро-504Q —  самолёт с закрытой трёхместной кабиной был построен в одном экземпляре для арктической экспедиции Оксфордского университета.
Авро-504R Gosport— облегчён силовой набор; в 1926-27 гг испытывались 5 прототипов с различными двигателями (Gnome Monosoupape, 100 л.с./75 кВт ; Avro Alpha, 100 л.с./75 кВт; Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major, (140 л.с./104 кВт; и Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose, (150 л.с./110 кВт)), для серийного производства выбран двигатель Mongoose. 10 проданы в Аргентину Argentina, и ещё 100 (по другим данным 34) построены там по лицензии на заводе FMA. 12 проданы в Эстонию, где служили до 1940 года, и некоторое количество в Перу.
Авро - 504Е — на самолёте было внедрено множество изменений для улучшения летных данных самолёта, был уменьшен вынос крыла. Изготавливался по заказу ВМФ Великобритании. Было построено 10 экземпляров.
Авро-504N — модификация планера Авро-504 с новым шасси и двигателем "Армстронг Сидели Линкс IV мощностью 180 л.с. серийно изготавливался с 1925 по 1932 гг. Эксплуатировался как учебный, самолёт связи, а также в эскадрильях вспомогательных военно-воздушных сил.
Авро-504S — Лицензионный выпуск компанией Nakajima.
Авро-540 — японская модификация 504K для обучения наблюдателей.
Авро-582 — версия 504N с новыми крыльями (профиль RAF 30), изменёнными элеронами и подкосами, упрощённым шасси. В 1928 году переделан обратно в 504N, использовался как лаборатория для опытов с двигателем Bristol Titan.
Авро-585 — 504R с шасси от 504N и двигателем Avro Alpha (90 л.с. / 67 кВт).
Авро-598 Warregull — двухместный учебный самолёт для Австралии на базе 504N, не строился.
Авро-599 Warregull II — доработанный проект типа 598, не строился.
Yokosuka K2Y1 — японская модификация Авро-504N ("Самолёт начальной подготовки морской Тип 3"), с лицензионным двигателем Armstrong Siddeley Mongoose (130 л.с. /97 кВь), выпускавшимся Mitsubishi, построено 104.
Yokosuka K2Y2 — улучшенный вариант предыдущего, двигатель Gasuden Jimpu 2 (160 л.с. / 118 кВт), всего построено 360 K2Y1 и K2Y2..
У-1 (Учебный-1), Аврушка — советская копия 504K. Построено более 700.
МУ-1 (Морской Учебный-1) — поплавковая версия предыдущего
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Боевое применение
К началу Первой Мировой войны британская военная авиация оказалась не готовой к войне и испытывала острую нехватку самолетов. Появление Авро 504 в зоне боевых действий была вынужденной мерой. Самолет применялся в качестве разведчика, бомбардировщика, корректировщика артиллерийского огня и даже истребителя. Самолет не слишком удачно проявлял себя в боевых условиях, поскольку изначально проектировался для тренировочных и учебных целей.

21 ноября 1914 года три (в плане было четыре самолёта, но один самолёт, из-за неполадок, остался на базе) лёгких разведчика ВВС Великобритании (RAF) Avro 504 приняли участие в известном налёте на ангары дирижаблей Цеппелин в Фридрихсхафене, был потерян один самолёт. В Англии считают этот налёт первым применением стратегической авиации.

В годы после первой мировой войны, пока Avro 504 продолжали свою службу в лётных школах RAF, большое число избыточных 504-х было доступно для покупки как в роли военной, так и в роли гражданской. Одно время более 300 Avro 504K находилось в реестре гражданской авиации Британии. Они использовались для тренировки, частных полетов, также рекламы, гражданские 504-е продолжали летать и гораздо позднее 1930-х годов в Англии.

Одно время этот самолёт служил в ВВС молодой советской республики как самолёт первоначального обучения. Называли его «Аврушка», а обозначали как У-1. Двигатель на него обычно ставили ротативный — Gnome Monosoupape российской постройки. В поздних 1920-х этот самолёт был заменён У-2 (он же знаменитый По-2).

Хотя 504-е были куплены Китаем как тренировочные самолёты, они принимали участие в битвах с местными военными правителями, действуя как бомбардировщики, с пилотами которые сбрасывали ручные гранаты и модифицированные минометные снаряды.

Улучшенная, переделанная версия 504-х с радиальным двигателем и новым шасси производилась Avro c 1925 по 1932 годы. После оценки двух прототипов с двигателями Bristol Lucifer и Armstrong Siddeley Lynx, машина с двигателем Lynx была выбрана школой пилотов RAF как замена 504K. 592 самолёта новой серии были построены с 1925 по 1932 годы, обслуживая пять полётных школ RAF и также служа связным самолётом.

504N также экспортировали вооруженным силам Бельгии, Бразилии, Чили, Германии, Греции, Таиланда и Южной Африки, причем лицензионные версии строились в Аргентине, Германии, Бельгии, Канаде и Японии.

Тактико-технические характеристики (Avro 504K)

Эксплуатанты

  Королевский лётный корпус
 Королевские ВВС
 Royal Naval Air Service, предшественник Fleet Air Arm
 Канада
 Королевские ВВС Канады:

 Австралийский лётный корпус: учебные эскадрильи №№ 5-8 в Британии, Центральная лётная школа в Пойнт-Кук (Виктория).
 ВВС Австралии: Центральная лётная школа в Пойнт-Кук (Виктория).
Western Australian Airways
Qantas (Queensland And Northern Territory Aerial Service)

Постоянные ВВС Новой Зеландии
 Британская Индия
 Малайский Союз
 Южно-Африканский Союз
  ВВС ЮАС:

  Авиационная служба армии Аргентины: 10 самолётов куплены напрямую у компании Avro, ещё 34 (по другим данным 100) были выпущены по лицензии на заводах FMA в 1928-1937 гг. Служили до 1938 года.

  Воздушные силы бельгийской армии: в 1920-22 гг закуплены 50 504K британского производства и ещё 27 произведены по лицензии компанией SABCA, позже заменены на 504N, из которых 17 построены на Avro в 1929–31 гг, а 31 лицензионные.

  ВВС Боливии: 11 Avro 504R Gosport

  Авиация ВМС Бразилии: В 1920 году приобретены 17 Avro 504 K: 5 с двигателем Gnome, а остальные с более мощным Le Rhone. В 1928 году закуплены ещё 6 Avro 504 N/O, с колёсными и поплавковыми шасси. 2 самолёта 504 N/O участвовали в боях Конституционалистской революции 1932 года. Avro 504 K эксплуатировались в период с 1920 по 1930 год; Avro 504 O / N — с 1928 по 1934 год.
  ВВС Бразилии (?)
 Гватемала
  ВВС Гватемалы:
 Греция
 авиация ВМС Греции: 6 самолётов были заказаны в 1925 году. Позже они присоединились к объединенным ВВС, где служили до Второй мировой войны.
  Королевские ВВС Греции:

  ВВС Дании:
 авиация Королевских ВМС Дании
 Иран
  Шахские ВВС Ирана:

 Авиационная служба Национальной армии Ирландии
  Воздушный корпус Ирландии

 Королевство Испания
 авиация ВМС Испании

 авиация Республиканского флота

  ВВС Китайской Республики: В 1920 году пекинский филиал компании Vickers продал китайским вооружённым силам несколько Avro 504K.
 нанкинское правительство Ван Цзинвэя
  ВВС коллаборационистской китайской армии: по меньшей мере 1 самолёт использовался как учебный.

  Латвийский авиационный полк
 Айзсарги

  ВВС Мексики: самолёты местного производства (компания TNCA) назывались "Avro Anáhuac"
 Монголия
 Авиационный корпус Монгольской народной армии

  Авиационная группа армии Нидерландов
 ВВС Королевской голландской ост-индской армии

  Воздушные Силы армии Норвегии: В 1922 году Руаль Амундсен подарил государству Avro 504 (№ 107), самолёт после доставки из США был собран 15.06.1922, но уже 30.09.1922 разбился в Хьеллере, оба члена экипажа погибли г. в Кьеллере. Позже были закуплены ещё 3 Avro 504, которые использовались с 1925 по 1928 годы.

  ВВС Перу

  ВВС Польши: - 1 трофейный Avro 504K (захвачен в 1920 году).

  ВВС Португалии
 авиация ВМС Португалии

  Российский императорский военно-воздушный флот

  ВВС СССР: оригинальные британские машины и более 700 построенных в СССР самолётов У-1.
 Сиам (ныне Таиланд)
   Королевские ВВС Сиама: не менее 40 Avro 504N.(по другим данным более 70 из которых более 50 произведены в Таиланде).
 авиация Королевского флота Сиама

 США
 Американский экспедиционный корпус
После нескольких демонстраций, проведенных британским военным атташе в Вашингтоне, которому зимой 1917-1918 годов был прислан Avro 504K, американская армия разместила заказ на большое количество британских бипланов. Экспедиционному корпусу были поставлены только 52 Avro 504K, которые использовались на аэродроме в Исудёне как учебные. По окончании войны несколько Avro числились в реестрах гражданской авиации.
  ВВС Армии США:

  ВВС Турции: 2 самолёта

  ВВС Уругвая

 ВВС Финляндии: приобретен 1 504K, прибыл в Финляндию 22.09.1926, использовался сухопутными войсками, а затем в 1929–1930 годах в ВВС.

  ВВС Чили
  авиация ВМС Чили: 6 Avro 504N (именовались Avro 5040).

  ВВС Швейцарии:

 авиация ВМС Швеции: в 1924 году закуплены 5 самолётов типа 504К, использовавшиеся в лётной школе в Хегернесе; в зимнее время устанавливались на лыжи. С прекращением деятельности авиации ВМС 1 июля 1926 года, они были переданы ВВС (авиашколе в Люнбюхеде).
  ВВС Швеции: Армейская авиация (Flygkompaniet) заказала Avro 504N в декабре 1925 года; доставлен 28 апреля 1926 года. После преобразования 1 июля того же года в военно-воздушные силы, самолет перешёл в эту структуру. Самолёт, находившийся в авиаполку F 3 остался в нём, в F 5 не передавался. 4 апреля 1927 г. поврежден при взлёте и списан. Несколько позже этот тип получил в шведских ВВС обозначение "Avro".  В ходе эксплуатации 3 из них были потеряны в результате аварий, а два оставшихся были списаны 29.06.1928. Согласно приказу Т.277, вступавшему в силу с 1.07.1928 г., самолёты типа Avro переименовывались в Sk 3.

  ВВС Эстонии: 12 самолётов, предположительно Gosport.

  ВВС Императорского флота Японии: в 1920 году был подписан контракт на поставку и лицензионный выпуск; годом позже из Англии прибыла Миссия Семпилла, привезшая 68 самолетов с колёсным шасси (504K) и 10 с поплавковым (504L). В 1922 году начался выпуск на мощностях арсенала Хироко Hiroko, а в ноябре 1923 года он был официально принят на вооружение как "учебный самолёт тип Авро" Самолёт сухопутной модификации (504L) в основном производился компанией Nakajima, а поплавковый (504S) — Aichi. Он использовался в качестве основной учебной машины Флота до середины 1920-х годов и постепенно был снят с производства, с поступлением "Учебного самолёта Тип 3". После этого многие Авро были проданы и использовались в частных авиашколах.

См. также
 У-1
 Миссия Семпилла
 Cierva C.6
сопоставимые самолёты
 Curtiss JN-4
 У-2
 Standard J
списки:
 Список самолётов ВВС Испанской республики

Примечания

Источники

Ссылки
 504 Series (Самолеты Авро Серии 504) // www.cofe.ru

Бипланы
Самолёты Avro
Самолёты Первой мировой войны
Истребители-бомбардировщики
Военная авиация Латвии