![]() ![]() "None of the Millenniata media suffered any data degradation at all." Drive and disc performance was analyzed to determine which drive/disc combination provided the best writequality for each brand of media (Table 2-5, p.7). A total of 25 discs from each of six brands, including Millenniata, were tested for a total of 150 test discs. TestingĪll optical media were required to meet certain performance criteria before testing (Section 2.2, p.6-8). This combination allows information to be written once and read over time and offers the best archival data storage solution in the industry. The M-READY drive is a high-quality optical drive that is specifically designed to laser etch digital information onto the M-DISC™. The M-DISC™ is the first backward-compatible non-dye based DVD optical technology constructed of inorganic materials that are known to last centuries. ![]() The company's patented Write Once, Read Forever™ technology is the world's first stable digital archival solution that is presently composed of the M-DISC™ and M-READY™ drive. is a permanent archival technology company based in Provo, Utah. Many of the discs were so damaged that they could not be recognized as DVDs by the disc analyzer" (p.i) Millenniata Every other brand tested showed large increases in data errors after the stress period. "None of the Millenniata media suffered any data degradation at all. NAWCWD tested five different brands of archival-quality, dye-based recordable DVD discs and the Millenniata™ discs. The reported tests were run to ensure that the media would hold-up under the harshest environments over long periods of time. Millenniata's technology was of great interest because of the use of non-reactive data layers and backward compatibility to provide a stable, accessible, permanent storage solution. The goal is to make content easily accessible to researchers and permanently archive the information without the need to store it in environmentally controlled conditions. Department of Defense Naval Air Warfare Weapon's Division facility at China Lake, California is interested in digitizing, permanently storing, and providing access to irreplaceable information. ![]()
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![]() 303 inch Browning machine guns with 500 rounds per gun, with a provision for alternative combinations of weaponry. In March 1938, Hawker received from the Air Ministry, Specification F.18/37 for a fighter which would be able to achieve at least 400 mph (640 km/h) at 15,000 feet (4,600 m) and specified a British engine with a two-speed supercharger. Hawker submitted these preliminary designs in July 1937, but were advised to wait until a formal specification for a new fighter was issued. Both engines used 24 cylinders and were designed for over 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) the difference between the two was primarily in the arrangement of the cylinders – an H-block in the Sabre, and an X-block in the Vulture. These later became known as the "N" and "R" (from the initial of the engine manufacturers), because they were designed for the newly developed Napier Sabre and Rolls-Royce Vulture, engines respectively. Two preliminary designs were similar and larger than the Hurricane. The prototype had a small tail unit and a solid fairing behind the cockpit, which was fitted with "car door" access hatches no inner wheel doors were fitted and the Sabre engine used three exhaust stubs either side of the cowling.Įven before Hurricane production began in March 1937, Sydney Camm had embarked on designing its successor. The unarmed first prototype Typhoon P5212 taken just before its first flight. With those weapons and its four 20 mm Hispano autocannons, the Typhoon became one of the Second World War's most successful ground-attack aircraft. From late 1942 the Typhoon was equipped with bombs and from late 1943 RP-3 rockets were added to its armoury. The Typhoon became established in roles such as night-time intruder and long-range fighter. When the Luftwaffe brought the new Focke-Wulf Fw 190 into service in 1941, the Typhoon was the only RAF fighter capable of catching it at low altitudes as a result it secured a new role as a low-altitude interceptor. Its service introduction in mid-1941 was plagued with problems and for several months the aircraft faced a doubtful future. 303 inch (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns and be powered by the latest 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) engines. The Typhoon was originally designed to mount twelve. It was intended to be a medium-high altitude interceptor, as a replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, but several design problems were encountered and it never completely satisfied this requirement. The engine finally seized up, and Emelianenko released the robust landing gear and came roaring down on the rocky soil at more than 60 miles per hour.The Hawker Typhoon is a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. The pilot skimmed the terrain, and every spin of the propeller pulled him ever closer to the safety of the Soviet lines. The experienced pilot knew he had five minutes at best before the engine seized as he frantically maneuvered toward the safety of the Soviet lines. The oil pressure plummeted toward zero, and the water temperature soared. His wingmen dropped their granular phosphorous, which spread the flames that roared even higher into the sky.Įmelianenko worked desperately to pull his plane above the wall of tall pines located beyond the airfield, but the plane was hit in the engine. Emelianenko’s machine guns then erupted, and the bombers caught fire. He worked swiftly, straightening the plane and firing a salvo of rockets into the parked enemy aircraft. Emelianenko had lowered the nose of his plane for the attack when he heard a deafening sound and the craft jolted suddenly as a large hole burst open in his right wing. The Il-2 planes banked slightly to rise above the hill to their front, and the ground gave way as they spotted two rows of German bombers lined up neatly on the airfield ahead. Vasily Emelianenko led an Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik, or “Storm Bird,” flight in late June 1942 against a German-held airfield near Artemovsk in eastern Ukraine, flying low up a deep ravine to avoid detection. ![]() ![]() Operating expenses include rent, utilities, inventory cost, payroll, employee benefits, equipment, legal fees, stationery expenses, insurance, pension, advertising and marketing. This does not include any expense that is not related to the core operations. What Is Included in Operating Expenses?Īn operating expense is an expense that is incurred to sustain the daily operations of the organization. ![]() When the business operates to earn profits, it is permitted to deduct the operating expense as per the regulations of the IRS. The operating expense does not include the expenses incurred by the organization for expenses that are unrelated to its core operations. The daily operations of the business incur an expense that is called the operating expense. One of the most important terms used in accounting is operating expenses. When you understand accounting terms, it makes it so much easier to get a grip on the financial aspects of running your business.
![]() ![]() It is my experience with using an older program, Win97 (The same maker of Win500) and a different scanner that gives me enough background to use Win500 and program things into the Pro-106. I am very much hitting the highlights, but as I initially pointed out, I purchased my Pro-106 a few days ago. * There are quite a bit of details I am leaving out on programming the radio using the software. You can of course do everything manually, but personally I am happy to pay $35 for the Win500 Software and pay for the fixed term subscription to RadioReference to have access to the database. Thus, you may be able to turn off the lockout, or choose to scan that list/object again. Whomever previously programmed your Pro-106 "may" have loaded it up with local frequencies to you and simply locked out, or disabled a particular scan list/object you didn't want to monitor. Then you pick whatever you want and upload it where you want on the scanner. In the next step you narrow the options of the frequencies you want geographically country, state, county. I am not familiar with PSREdit, but using Win500 you can login to RadioReference then choose conventional, or trunked frequencies. Whichever program you use will allow you to add/delete/change things on the Pro-106. Both Win500 and PSREdit have a free to try time period, then you will need to purchase in order to use. I have not used PSREdit500, but I presume it works somewhat similar to Win500. Win500 Software (I use this particular program to add/delete/make changes) $35 Subscription to RadioReference Frequency Database (To download freqs via the Win500 program) If at all possible is there a video of how to do it online somewhere? If all fails I’ll try to make it the month scanner meet on Monday and they could help me, but if I can I would want to get it done on my own and not be a bother. I have the Orange Cat 20-047 cable programing cord and today I purchased the one year subscription to the programing feature of this web site. I was told that you can download the frequencies onto your radio but I have had no success with doing that. But now the guys who use to do that no longer work there and the people who work there now don’t have a clue about anything to do with scanners. In the past when I wanted to have the channels changed I always just went to Radioshack and they programmed it for me. I’m a police officer and normally get enough of the radio at work so I don’t bother much with it. I have had the scanner for a few years now and only use it when I hear the fire sirens going off in town and for weather. I’m trying to figure out how to add banks and channels to my Radioshack pro-106 digital trunking scanner. It also has a variety of features that make it a valuable tool for those who need to stay informed about what is happening in their area.Hi everyone, maybe this question has been addressed before but I can’t seem to find it. The Pro 106 can be used to monitor a wide variety of frequencies, including analog, digital, and trunked systems. It is one of the most popular scanners on the market and is known for its durability and versatility. ![]() The Radio Shack Pro 106 is a versatile and reliable scanner that is used by public safety, business, and government agencies to monitor communications. PC/IF Connection: The Pro 106 can be connected to a PC or laptop for programming, downloading, and uploading. Location-Based Scanning: This feature allows the scanner to automatically scan for transmissions in your area. Large Memory: The Pro 106 has a large memory that can store up to 1,800 frequencies. Multi-Site Trunking: This feature allows the scanner to monitor multiple trunked radio systems at the same time. TrunkTracker IV: This feature allows the scanner to follow trunked radio systems, which are constantly changing channels.Ĭlose Call RF Capture: This feature allows the scanner to scan for and automatically receive transmissions that are close to your location. This includes analog, digital, and trunked systems. Here are some of the most important features of the Radio Shack Pro 106:įrequency Coverage: The Pro 106 covers a wide range of frequencies, from 25 MHz to 1.3 GHz. It also has a variety of features that make it a valuable tool for those who need to stay informed about what is happening in their area. The Radio Shack Pro 106 is a professional scanner that is used by public safety, business, and government agencies to monitor communications. What are the most important features of the Radio Shack Pro 106? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Whether you’re training individually or you’re lucky enough to have a friend to train with. Make sure you’re practicing these basic skills as much as possible. So don’t become discouraged if you don’t feel like you’re ‘getting it’ right away. Just like the other skills, it will take you some time to improve. It’s much better if you’ve got someone who can go in goal or defend you while you’re practicing different dribbling moves and creating space to shoot. While you can practice these skills alone using cones and shooting at a target… If you find at the beginning that your kicking skills aren’t accurate, check out this 10-step guide showing you exactly how to kick a soccer ball.Īnd make sure you’re practicing with both feet! c. Get your head and shoulders involved for a more dramatic fake. From here, perform a left-sided scissors, alternating back and forth. Then use the inside of your left foot to gently touch the ball towards your right side. The ball will be coming at you from a variety of different angles and heights which means you can practice controlling the ball with your thighs, chest, head, and other body parts. Scissor, then touch to the left with the outside of the foot like a normal move. This will also give you the opportunity to work on one-touch passing. Once you feel like you’ve improved your technique, ask a friend to kick with you so that you can practice hitting a target over a longer distance. Your goal is to kick the ball against the wall and then control the rebound. If your only option is to practice individually, find a wall that you can kick against. With the ball at your feet, the first step is to work on some of the basic skills of the game. Of course, it helps if you’ve got a friend who’s willing to kick around with you…īut if not, there are still a ton of things you can do individually to improve your soccer skills before joining a team later on. While first learning how to play soccer, you should be spending as much time as possible kicking a ball around and getting a feel for it. ![]() As the saying goes, “practice makes perfect”. ![]() ![]() Muse was sentenced to 33 years in prison in the United States in 2011. He is the sole survivor of four pirates who hijacked the MV Maersk Alabama in April 2009 and then held Captain Richard Phillips for ransom. He was nominated for an Oscar, after all! Hollywood needs to start valuing its talent more.Ībduwali Abdulkadir Muse was born in Somalia in 1990. This is outrageous! Barkhad Abdi deserved to be paid so much more for his amazing performance in Captain Phillips. How much did the guy from Captain Phillips make This line has become synonymous with the film and has helped to solidify its place as one of the most popular and well-loved films of recent years. Abdi, who played the role of the Somali pirate leader, was paid $65,000 for his performance in the film. This line, spoken by Barkhad Abdi in the film Captain Phillips, has become one of the most iconic and memorable lines from the film. When he confronts the captain, he insists Phillips give him his full attention and orders him to “Look at me I am the captain now.” This line has become one of the most iconic lines in the film. Who is the guy that says I am the captain now?Ībdi was a natural-born actor and ad-libbed one of the most memorable lines in the film. However, some possible interpretations of the phrase “I’m the captain now” could be that the person is taking charge or responsibility for something, or that they are now the leader of a group. “Star Wars: Episode VII” is in theaters on December 18, 2015.There is no definitive answer to this question, as the meaning of the GIF will vary depending on who creates it and how it is used. This is the first new name we've heard for “Star Wars: Episode VII” as more than just rumor, and if Lucasfilm is ready to start announcing the cast, I hope they do it soon and in one big press release instead of trickling names out. I love “Star Wars,” but if I were an actor, “Silence” would be one of those projects that would be impossible to miss. I hope that if he ends up playing this role, it doesn't affect his schedule in a way that forces him to drop out of Martin Scorsese's upcoming “Silence,” because that sounds like a once-in-a-lifetime experience with one of our greatest filmmakers. If Driver is an indication of the sort of cast that director JJ Abrams is considering for the film, then I'd say we're off to a very promising start. But I think “Star Wars,” if it's really going to be something special, needs actors like Adam Driver, guys who bring something real to the table.įor any villain in the new “Star Wars” series to be considered as iconic as Darth Vader, it's going to take both great writing and a great performance. ![]() Adam Driver, to be quite honest doesn't need “Star Wars.” He's doing just fine right now. ![]() There are several other films that he's already finished, like “The F Word,” “Tracks,” and “This Is Where I Leave You,” which I hear great things about already. Edgar,” “Frances Ha,” “Lincoln,” and last year's “Inside Llewyn Davis.” By far, the role he is best known for at the moment is Adam Sackler in Lena Dunham's “Girls.” He's been able to build a very complex and interesting character there, slowly peeling back layers to reveal that he's not at all what he first seemed to be when the series began. Driver's been working consistently since 2010, and it feels like he has very quickly become a familiar face thanks to appearances in films like “J. It's always interesting to see how Hollywood tries to figure out an actor once they've made that first big splash. I certainly think he has the right charisma to make a character like that interesting, but I hope that's not the only way Hollywood sees him. ![]() Driver was one of the names in the mix to play Lex Luthor for “Man Of Steel 2,” which ran contrary to earlier reporting that he was being considered as Nightwing, and it looks like he's being viewed as a candidate for bad guy roles in a number of these big movies right now. Variety reports today that Driver is in talks to join “Star Wars: Episode VII,” and they suggest that his character will be a major villain in the film. It's not a question of “if,” but just a question of “when.” ![]() Hollywood's going to make Adam Driver happen. ![]() ![]() ![]() The cannon mountings could be replaced by rails for rockets in a few hours, and during 1943 these planes were more often used, both in Italy and on the French coast, in rocket attacks. There is no confirmation from the German side of the effectiveness of the Hurricane IID and IVD. A very good show!” But a couple of weeks later, Advanced Air Headquarters Western Desert was complaining that there was now nothing for the Hurricane IIDs to shoot at-“the inherent weakness of a specialist force.” Thus, for October 26, the Squadron Operation Record Book announced (using Allied equivalents for Axis armor): “Another most successful operation, the Squadron being credited with two Honeys, two Crusaders, one unidentified tank, five armored cars, one semi-tracked vehicle and one lorry. ![]() Later, the addition of 350 pounds of extra armor in the Hurricane IVD slowed the plane down even more.Īt the Battle of Kursk, the Nazis Learned You Can’t Win a Tank Battle Without Air Powerĭespite these difficulties, the anti-tank Hurricane seemed to do well at El Alamein: By October 1942, there were five Hurricane IID squadrons in North Africa, and the most proficient of these, the by-then veteran 6 Squadron, claimed 43 German tanks destroyed for the loss of nine aircraft by the end of that month. The bulky wing-mounted 40mm armament reduced the aircraft’s speed to 210 mph, making it very vulnerable to anti-aircraft fire and aerial interception. On 6 Squadron’s second encounter with suitable ground targets, two German trucks were shot up (“one flamer”), but groundfire brought down one of the three attacking Hurricanes, the pilot escaping by parachute. 6 Squadron’s pilots quickly discovered one of the key disadvantages of going into combat with weaponry for which their aircraft were not specifically designed. First in action at Bir Hakim in June 1942, No. Nevertheless, the RAF was the first air force to field a dedicated anti-tank airplane, the Hawker Hurricane Mark IID, armed with two Vickers S 40mm cannons firing tungsten-tipped rounds. ![]() “That is the job of the anti-tank weapon on the ground, of the sapper with his tank-traps and mines, of our own tanks, and of the properly trained infantryman….The job of the air is to make it impossible for the tank to go on owing to shortage of fuel, food and ammunition.” Despite being slowed by its two wing-mounted 40mm Vickers cannons, the Hawker Hurricane IID proved potent against Axis tanks in North Africa. “It is not the job of the Air Force to stop deployed tanks,” wrote Air Vice Marshal John Slessor. Portal’s opinion was not shared by all his subordinates. For this we require armor piercing ammunition.” I believe we may do this, especially in open country, by attacking their supply vehicles and the armored fighting vehicles themselves. Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, the chief of air staff, wrote to Lord Beaverbrook, minister of aircraft production, on April 14, 1941: “If the Army cannot stop the German armored fighting vehicles, we must. In Britain, the Royal Air Force began thinking of specialist anti-tank aviation in the spring of 1941, after Erwin Rommel’s first successes in Libya. However, since the Red Army was then also developing the exceptionally well-protected KV-1 and T-34 tanks, against which 23mm ammunition would have been useless, it is questionable whether a specific anti-tank role was seriously considered. At that early stage of the war, the only air force much interested in the use of cannon-armed airplanes against vehicles was the Soviet Voyenno-Vozdushnye Sily (VVS), which in response to favorable reports regarding ground strafing in the Spanish Civil War was developing the heavily armored Sturmovik (ground-attack) aircraft, equipped with two 23mm cannons. The French Armée de l’Air made limited use of armor-piercing 20mm ammunition for Morane-Saulnier MS.406 fighters engaged in ground strafing during the May-June 1940 campaign in France, but little is known about the results of those operations. But that image has little relation to the realities of close air support during the war. Tales of their exploits helped to firmly establish a positive image of anti-tank aviation in histories of the conflict. Luftwaffe legend Hans-Ulrich Rudel claimed to have destroyed 519 Soviet tanks, most of them while piloting a cannon-armed Junkers Ju-87G Panzerknäcker, or “tankbuster.” Aleksandr Yefimov, said to have destroyed 126 German tanks while flying the Ilyushin Il-2 Sturmovik, was twice made a Hero of the Soviet Union. The effectiveness of anti-tank aircraft in World War II is taken for granted by most writers on the subject, offering a technophile orthodoxy that can be seamlessly woven together with accounts of later developments up to and including the Iraq wars. Think It's Easy to Destroy Tanks With Airplanes? Think Again Close ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() You won’t need any other reason to lose yourself in an atmosphere of tranquil mystery and such striking visual style – and thanks to a familiar world of pop-up books, you’ve known how to play it since your childhood. It’s a perfect partner for night-time puzzle-solving, as relaxing as green tea. The antithesis of all-out action, Tengami weaves a serene thread of relaxation and harmony. The picture is completed by a soothing soundtrack from composer David Wise, enhancing the experience with a deft touch. But later on, you’ll have to look deeper and uncover clues buried within the layers, cuts and creases of the book – within the very folds of the world – as the puzzles become more lateral. To start, it could be something as simple as pulling down folds to create a path. Each can be solved or surmounted by using the Wii U GamePad and stylus to flip, fold, slide and pull parts of the world – tap to move to a spot, and watch for glowing areas to indicate the way forward. Collect cherry blossoms as you go, and traverse environments, as puzzles unfurl and obstacles reveal themselves. Opening under the boughs of a once-mighty cherry tree, you must seek an answer to the lone tree’s blight. ![]() Filled with texture and colour, there are shrines, forests and mountains to explore, each an intricate construction in its own right, and a digital reflection of the real-world origami technique it’s created with. Tengami inks its way through a mysterious story, set in a world of Japanese fairy tales. Tread a paper path along the folds of a pop-up book and become wrapped up in a captivating world of secrets in Tengami, a unique point-and-click adventure for Nintendo eShop on Wii U. ![]() ![]() ![]() ( :mksession can be abbreviated to :mks, too.) Restoring session filesĪgain, restoring a session consists of sourcing the script file we saved. Lengthy, I know, but don’t worry - very soon we’re going to set things up so we don’t have to type stuff like that manually. Given all this, saving a session will look something like this: :mksession ~/vim-sessions/dy-project-name.vim Don’t worry about making the filenames too long, because we’re going to prevent you from having to type the whole thing, and don’t worry too much about having to remember the filename, because we’re going to be showing a list of existing files when we need to. vim, since technically these are Vim script files, and this could make them easier to identify in the future. Note that I’m also giving the file the extension. Within that directory, we can plan ahead to help us sort through the files that will eventually populate it by prefixing each filename with some kind of broad project/area/responsibility “scope” for instance, all my sessions for DockYard projects might start with dy-: dy-project-name.vim. We’ll think about some more advanced solutions later. To begin, we’re going to do the easy thing and commit to saving all our session files in a single subdirectory of our home directory. In the coming blog posts, I’m going to tackle each of these obstacles, hopefully leaving you with a path to session management that makes sense for you, from a light touch with a few remaps (for you Vim purists) to a more complete solution with plugins. Session updating: Sessions don’t “auto-update” when you make changes to your environment, so if I open a new tab, for instance, and I want that to be part of the session I saved earlier, I have to remember to do another :mksession, remembering the location and name of the file in the process.Knowing myself, this feels like it would result in sessions saved all over my disk, never to be opened again. Loading sessions: As if it isn’t hard enough to know where to save session files, if they’re to be useful at all, I’ve got to remember later where I saved them.I could store the file somewhere in my home directory, which feels too removed from my project and could litter that directory, or I could save somewhere inside my current working directory - but I rarely know exactly what that is at any given moment, and I don’t want to inadvertently save my session files deep into a project’s hierarchy. I’m terrible at deciding where to store files and what to name them, so even the first step of creating the session file has enough friction to send me running from sessions. I’ve always found this to be too burdensome to use for a couple reasons: You restore the session by sourcing it with this command: :source ~/sessionname Vim will save your environment into this file to be asked for later. ~/sessionname can be any path and filename you like. You can save this setup with the following command: :mksession ~/sessionname It looks something like this: Say you are working on a project and you have all your buffers and windows and tabs and folds and marks set up just how you want them, but you need to quit Vim for some reason. You can use a Session to quickly switch between different projects, automatically loading the files you were last working on in that project. You can save a Session and when you restore it later the window layout looks the same. From :help session:Ī Session keeps the Views for all windows, plus the global settings. ![]() Later, you can load these things from that same file to restore your session just as you left it. Vim sessions work by saving info about your open buffers, windows, and other stuff to a Vim script file on your disk in a location you specify. Hopefully if you’ve been keeping sessions at arm’s length up till now, there’ll be something in these posts that you’ll find useful.įirst, though, an introduction. It isn’t perfectly streamlined, but it does a lot of what I need with some (optional) small plugins and a minimum of damage to my ~/.vimrc. Now that I’ve dived in to sessions a little bit recently, I’d like to share the details of my setup over the course of a couple posts. These days I am rapidly switching among many feature branches, where I need a different set of files open in the same project depending on what feature or bugfix I’m working on. I’ve known about sessions in Vim for years, but until recently had never had enough need for them to overcome the relative difficulty of getting a proper workflow set up. ![]() ![]() ![]() However, it has the advantage of a simple interface, and virtual PCs are treated as a folder under Windows 7, where you can create a VM in the top bar of explorer. The main differences is lack of GUI floppy addition (if you want a floppy disk, you need to directly edit config). It works on 64 bit versions of Windows unlike it's predecessor, but still doesn't emulate a 64 bit environment. ![]() Microsoft Virtual PC for Windows 7 was renamed to Windows Virtual PC. Recent compilers will use them as an optimization and may cause your Kernel to not run on VPC. Virtual PC will throw an undefined opcode exception if a multibyte-nop (e.g.
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