A Very Helpful Color Chart |
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This great and handy color chart was diligently made by Ingrid Sundberg, a write and children’s books illustrator. Sundberg says that she loves nothing more than collecting exotic words that give her stories variety. We all have different associations with the words that describe colors, says Sundberg. I know that I have certain associations with ‘sepia’, for instance, imaginging mostly as a light brown, although some see it as a darker hue.
With this handy color chart, there will be no more arguing about color! Now you can always show the person (or salesman) the exact color you are talking about
            Source……www.ba-bamail.com
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Southern California’s Logistics Airport….” Official boneyard ” for Yester Years Jumbo Jets !!!
The days of the jumbo jet are numbered. Since their debut in the late 1960s, Boeing 747 and McDonnell Douglas DC-10 have been the undisputed queens of the sky.
Unfortunately, the size, four-engine dependability, and range of these big planes are no longer enough of a competitive advantage to justify their operating costs. These relics of the 20th century often end up in places such as the Southern California Logistics Airport – more commonly known as the “bone yard.”
The Southern California Logistics Airport is located in Victorville, California — about 80 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
Due to its location in the Mojave desert, Victorville’s warm and dry climate make it the perfect place to keep aging airplanes for extended periods of time.
Airplanes here have either been retired or declared “surplus” – not needed for immediate operations.
After they arrive, some planes are preserved so they can, one day, return to service with the airline or …
be sold to another airline
Those planes have their windows covered in foil and their fluids drained as they prepare for to sit in the desert for the long haul.
The aircraft’s engines — the most valuable parts of the plane – are also removed.
However, others — like this ex-Orient Thai Boeing 747 — are broken up and sold for parts.
After the valuable parts, such as the electronics, interior trim, and other reusable components have been harvested, the remaining pieces are chopped up and sold for scrap.
As of March 2015, British Airways has quite a few 747s at the bone yard.
The airline has a massive fleet of more than 50 747-400s.
But as the average age of their 747 fleet near 20 years, British Airways is slowly retiring its older birds.
In addition to BA, Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, and Cathay Pacific have sent their 747s to Victorville.
The Southern California Logistics Airport is located in Victorville, California — about 80 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
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Due to its location in the Mojave desert, Victorville’s warm and dry climate make it the perfect place to keep aging airplanes for extended periods of time.
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Airplanes here have either been retired or declared “surplus” – not needed for immediate operations.
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After they arrive, some planes are preserved so they can, one day, return to service with the airline or …
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… be sold to another airline.
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Those planes have their windows covered in foil and their fluids drained as they prepare for to sit in the desert for the long haul.
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The aircraft’s engines — the most valuable parts of the plane – are also removed.
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However, others — like this ex-Orient Thai Boeing 747 — are broken up and sold for parts.
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After the valuable parts, such as the electronics, interior trim, and other reusable components have been harvested, the remaining pieces are chopped up and sold for scrap.
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As of March 2015, British Airways has quite a few 747s at the bone yard.
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The airline has a massive fleet of more than 50 747-400s.
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But as the average age of their 747 fleet near 20 years, British Airways is slowly retiring its older birds.
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In addition to BA, Singapore Airlines, Air New Zealand, and Cathay Pacific have sent their 747s to Victorville.
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FedEx is also a major tenant.
The bone yard is an ever-changing aviation landscape. As old tenants of broken up or sold, new arrivals fresh from mainline service are flown in.
As airlines retire their 747s, one wealthy individual bought a new jumbo to be his private jet…
DON’T MISS: This 747 private jet is a palace in the sky
Source……..www.businessinsider.in
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“A Mega Cruiser Which Will be Bigger than Sydney Opera House …”
The largest cruise ship to ever visit Australia, Ovation of the Seas, is coming to Sydney in summer 2016.
The Royal Caribbean megaliner is currently being built in Germany at a cost of $US1 billion ($AU1.3 billion).
This giant floating apartment block can carry up to 5000 passengers and 1500 crew. It will be 348 metres long and more than 50m tall, with 18 decks. At a gross weight of 168,666 tonnes, it’s the equal third largest cruise liner in the world. Royal Caribbean will have the top 5 largest cruise ships in the world when it’s complete.
It will join the other four superliners calling Australia home during summer: Voyager of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas and Radiance of the Seas in Sydney and Legend of the Seas in Brisbane.
In a move that will please nearby residents concerned about sulfur emissions, it will have a new purification system, known as scrubbers, that removes 97% of sulfur dioxide emissions from the engines, although the Baird government has promised to ban the use of bunker fuel, which has 3.5% sulfur, before Ovation comes online.
Among the attractions the Ovation will carry are an onboard virtual skydiving chamber, a capsule observatory on a robotic arm rising above the ship for 360-degree views, and a “bionic” bar where cocktails are ordered on tablet, then made by two bionic arms and served without human intervention.
Bookings for Ovation of the Seas open in mid 2015.
The Australian cruise industry is currently worth around $2.3 billion.
Source……..www.businessinsider.com
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” The ’11th’ Seat in AirBus 380 Super Jumbo …!!!
Want to fly on the Airbus A380 superjumbo? Get ready to feel the squeeze. Airbus has proposed a new cabin layout that would add an 11th seat to the super jumbo’s economy cabin.
Introduced this week at the World Aircraft Interior Expo in Hamburg, the new layout features three seats on either side with five seats in the middle section — making the sought-after aisle seat even more coveted. Currently, the vast majority of A380s in service are configured with 10 seats per row in economy with three seats on either side and just four seats in the middle.
According to USA Today, the new 11 across-layout called “Economy Choice” could be installed in new Airbus A380s as soon as 2017.
But why would Airbus want to do this? Airbus is desperate to expand its customer base for the A380. Of the 317 superjumbos ordered, 140 have of them have been bought by one airline — Emirates.
Only 13 airlines around the world operate the mammoth double decker. For such a heavily hyped and expensive aircraft ($US25 billion development cost), the reception for the airlines have not been as warm as expected by Airbus. In fact, the company has not had a single A380 order from an airline since 2013 — and that, unsurprisingly, was by Emirates.
Sadly, this increased load capacity will mean less elbow room for those unfortunate enough to be stuck in “sardine class.”
Source……….www.businessinsider.com.au
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5 Most Hitech Airports in USA…
From check-in to the gangway, the airport sets the tone for your trip. Whether traveling for business or pleasure, modern advancements in airport services and amenities have exponentially increased in the past few years with high-tech innovation.
Nearing an age the Jetsons could barely imagine, today’s cutting-edge airports stand out with features such as integrated iPads, indoor navigation systems, and, of course, plentiful WiFi.
Book a flight out of the 10 most high-tech airports in the U.S. for the best modern conveniences of tomorrow, today.
HARTSFIELD-JACKSON ATLANTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
As the country’s busiest and largest airport, the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport delivers a high-tech experience to match its size. Of high importance in the digital age, access to outlets is plentiful and robust in the airport’s gates, primarily led by Delta’s initiative to install free-standing charging stations with multiple electrical outlets and USB ports, averaging a high 8.1 outlets per gate in the airport.
The airport also provides more than 200 powered workspaces allowing passengers to recharge on the go. Recent advancements in high-tech marketing incorporate QR codes on advertisements throughout the airport, rewarding customers who scan the codes with special promotions and discounts in the airport’s shops and restaurants.
WiFi: Free.
MINNEAPOLIS–ST. PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
When traveling through Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport, plan to arrive early enough to enjoy one of the terminal’s 1200 integrated iPads throughout Delta’s Concourse G. Located throughout the terminal and at almost every seat inside the terminal’s nine restaurants, travelers are able to tap and swipe their way through the virtual menu to customize orders that are delivered to their tables or gates in fifteen minutes or less. The iPads also offer entertainment, access to Facebook and Twitter, and the ability to check your email.
DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Making great strides in offering a high-tech travel experience, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport partnered with Samsung to enhance many of the airport’s gates. The partnership has spun dozens of charging stations and seven mobile travel lounges, modern and sleek public lounges that offer respite from the chaos of the gate and provide plenty of outlets at all seating stations.
When it comes to the frustrations of parking your car, DFW has created a new hassle-free parking facility for Terminal A. Upgrading the structure with sensors and lights above each parking space, red and green signals provide drivers real-time information on unoccupied spaces, dramatically reducing the stress of seeking out an available spot. Continuing to advance in functionality, the smart garage is synced to the airport’s mobile app, giving customers advance information on parking availability.
CHICAGO O’HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
As one of the busiest airports in the country, Chicago O’Hare International Airport has continued to expand its high-tech offerings to meet the demands of its worldly travelers. Partnering with two apps, FlySmart and B4 You Board, O’Hare offers fresh meal delivery to your gate, along with a host of other navigation features, special offers, and flight status updates.
Most excitingly, O’Hare is in the works to unveil a new mobile platform to enable travelers to submit their passports and customs declaration information via their smartphones. And perhaps one of the most innovative advancements in airport hygiene, most toilets at O’Hare now feature motorized toilet seat covers that provide a fresh plastic cover after each use.
AUSTIN-BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
As one of the first airports in the country to feature WiFi back in 2000, the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has always been on the forefront of tech-forward travel. Arriving in the airport from an international destination could not be simpler, as the airport’s eight Automated Passport Control kiosks and six Global Entry kiosks significantly help in expediting screening.
The smart new Automated Passport Control kiosks scan your passport, take your photograph, and provide a series of questions verifying biographic and flight information before issuing a receipt that is brought to a customs officer. Austin-Bergstrom’s “One-Stop” innovation allows international passengers to pick up their checked luggage first so the passengers and luggage can be cleared in one step.
Source………www.businessinsider.com
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Image of the Day….Solar Arrays on the International Space Station…
Expedition 43 Flight Engineer Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency (ESA) photographed the giant solar arrays on the International Space Station on Feb. 12, 2015.
The space station’s solar arrays contain a total of 262,400 solar cells and cover an area of about 27,000 square feet (2,500 square meters) — more than half the area of a football field. A solar array’s wingspan of 240 feet (73 meters) is longer than a Boeing 777’s wingspan, which is 212 feet (65 meters). Altogether, the four sets of arrays can generate 84 to 120 kilowatts of electricity — enough to provide power to more than 40 homes. The solar arrays produce more power than the station needs at one time for station systems and experiments. When the station is in sunlight, about 60 percent of the electricity that the solar arrays generate is used to charge the station’s batteries. At times, some or all of the solar arrays are in the shadow of Earth or the shadow of part of the station. This means that those arrays are not collecting sunlight. The batteries power the station when it is not in the sun.
Image Credit: ESA/NASA
Source………www.nasa.gov
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“A Question about the Date of Birth of Cheryl…” !!!…Very Interesting !!!
This question from a global maths Olympiad for high school children is driving the internet crazy.
It was posted on Facebook by Singaporean TV host Kenneth Kong after the exam on Wednesday. He originally suggested it was for 11-year-olds, but after the question was leaked The Straits Times reports it’s actually designed for the Australian equivalent of Year 9 and 10 students.
The leak has led organisers of the global competition to hastily rewrite the exam paper with a new question before other countries sit the test, with Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad executive director Henry Ong saying it’s the first time a question has leaked in 10 years of running the competition.
Ong told Singapore’s Mothership that it was the 24th of 25 questions and designed “to sift out the better students.”
The brain teaser has gone viral out Facebook and we’ve put the answer below, but if you want to know how the answer is calculated, Ong gave Mothership the solution. It’s not so much maths as a deductive process of elimination.
And if you want to test your mathematical prowess against kids aged between 8 and 16, then SASMO has practice exam papers here.
Perhaps the best answer to the question came from KinMun Theodore Lee on Facebook, when he said regardless of the date, “It doesn’t change the fact that Cheryl is going to be celebrating her birthday alone.”
* The correct answer is July 16.
Source…….www.businessinsider.com
Man Fast Asleep on a Baggage Carousel …!!!
PASSENGERS waiting to collect their baggage at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport were met with a baffling sight.
As baggage came out onto the carousel, so did a man, fast asleep, with seemingly no idea at what was happening.
It is unclear just exactly how the man came to be on the carousel or his state — was he inebriated, just tired or lost?
And while a few passengers can be seen taking photos, the majority didn’t flinch as he cruised past them on the baggage belt.
It’s not the first time passengers have been busted taking a nap with their luggage. In 2012 a drunk Norwegian man fell asleep on the baggage belt at Rome’s Fiumicino Airport. And earlier this year two boys were busted for jumping on the conveyor belt at Auckland airport in New Zealand.
Among passengers’ suitcases was a man completely out to it. Source: YouTube
source…… http://www.news.com.au
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Why Engines Are Commonly Measured in Horse Power …?
We owe this unit of engine power measurement to Scottish engineer James Watt.
In the early 1780s, after making a vastly superior steam engine to the then classic Newcomen steam engine, Watt was looking for a way to market his invention, advertising the fact that his engine used about 75% less fuel than a similarly powered Newcomen, among many other improvements.
At first, he tried selling his engine on a royalty scheme, where the customers would owe him one-third of the money they saved by using his engine over other steam engines. Of course, many at the time used horses, not steam engines, so it was difficult to compare without them actually buying the engine to see how it would perform for their particular usage. Thus, he scrapped the royalty scheme and decided to try a different tact to convince people to buy his engine.
Ever the inventor, his solution was to come up with a new unit of measurement that those in need of his engine understood -horse power, referring to powerful draft horses.
Thus, he set about determining how much power a typical draft horse could generate. It isn’t known exactly how he came up with the numbers he did, as there are conflicting accounts of the experiments he ran. But after doing those experiments, he figured out a typical draft horse could do about 32,400 foot-pounds of work in 60 seconds and maintain that power rate for a good long workday. He then rounded up, going with 33,000 foot-pounds per minute for 1 horsepower.
So, in other words, by his estimation a good draft horse could lift 33,000 pounds of material 1 foot in 1 minute or 3,300 pounds of material 10 feet in one minute, etc .
In truth, that’s a very generous estimate as very few horses could maintain that kind of power for a full workday, but getting a perfect figure wasn’t that important to what Watt was trying to do. Further, by overestimating what a horse could do, whether intentionally or not, he made sure that his product would always over deliver what he said when trying to get people to buy it, which is a great word-of-mouth marketing trick.
In the end, Watt’s engine was revolutionary and played a huge role in the Industrial Revolution. Thanks to this fact, his unit of measure of an engine’s power, horsepower, also became popular. Funny enough, today the SI unit of power, the Watt, which was named in homage to James Watt, has widely come to replace “horsepower” in most applications.
Source…….www.today i foundout.com
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“Sea Birds Nesting Session on a Coastline…” !!!
What does it look like when 5,300 pairs of imperial cormorants settle onto an Argentine shoreline that’s smaller than a football field? Thanks to recent images captured by drones, scientists and observers are finally able to see the impact of the seabird’s annual nesting session in Patagonia, Argentina.
Each of the nests seen below contains 1-5 eggs, which take about five weeks to hatch. Imperial cormorants (also referred to as “imperial shags”) are colonial breeders that often return to the same nesting grounds for many years. This particular beach is protected to allow the seabirds to breed in peace.
Footage from the drones was shot by Dr. Flavio Quintana, a leading marine conservation biologist. Quintana hopes that this new method of collecting data with drones will provide scientists with more information about the Patagonian population of imperial cormorants. Already, the high-quality images and video have helped researchers determine just how many seabirds have congregated at the beach. The footage and data can now be compared to future and past years’ information
Imperial cormorants are also known for their incredible feeding techniques. In 2012, Quintana’s research team found that the seabirds could dive 150 feet underwater in just 40 seconds.
Source……….www.aa-that-is -interesting.com
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