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|FLAME RESISTANT SHIELD - A flame resistant shield includes two opposing walls between which are positioned at least: a first insulating layer, the first layer being capable of distributing heat in the plane formed by the first layer and being insulating across its thickness, a second insulating layer, one of the opposing walls which covers the first layer being produced from a refractory antioxidant material or having at least the surface intended to be exposed to flames covered with a material preventing this surface from being oxidised, the other wall being a support.
|METHOD FOR MANAGING SERVICE POLICY IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method for managing the service policy applied to a black network comprising a radio link and to a red network connected to this black network managed by a predetermined set of profiles is proposed. The congestion of the radio link is detected by any means by the black domain. The congestion of the radio link is detected by a method for detecting congestion which operates by means of exchanges within the red domain. A service policy profile then established matches for each domain to a detected congestion level.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND LOCATING AN INSULATION FLAW IN A SOLAR GENERATOR ON A SPACE VEHICLE - A system and method for detecting and locating an insulation flaw in a solar generator on a spacecraft. The solar generator comprises a plurality of flaps. Each flap bears at least one solar cell that is connected to an electrical distribution network and electrically insulated from the flap. Each flap is connected, by a first load and by a second load, to a first electrical line and a second electrical line, respectively. The ratio of the impedances of the first load and of the second load of a flap being denoted as an impedance ratio of the flap. The solar generator comprises at least two flaps exhibiting different respective impedance ratios. The system comprises a component for evaluating the currents flowing in the first and second electrical lines, and a detector for detecting and locating an insulation flaw in the solar generator based on the evaluations of the currents.
|METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING CONGESTION ON A TRANSMISSION LINK - Detection of the congestion on a link based on an exchange of messages between a sender and a receiver, one sender and several receivers or several senders and one receiver. This equipment is connected to the ends of a transmission channel. One of the items of equipment is designated as the master and the others slaves. These exchanges are aimed at enabling the master to calculate and compare the rate of the data send and the rate of the data received. A divergence in the rates calculated reveals a congestion on the link. All these exchanges are made in the application layer and therefore do not involve the underlying layers.
|TOOLSET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A METAL LINER - A method and a toolset for manufacturing a metal liner for a composite vessel includes a mandrel configured in several mandrel elements forming support elements of primary parts constituting the metal liner.
|DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE GROUND COVERAGE OF A HYBRID SPACE SYSTEM - A telecommunications system for intermittent data transfer from and to at least one user located substantially on the surface of a celestial body. The system comprises at least one surface transmitter/receiver terminal associated with each user, one or more signal repeater means for the signals transmitted and/or received from the surface terminals. Each moving repeater means has at least one antenna oriented toward the surface of the celestial body, and adapted to allow communications from and to surface terminals. Each antenna produces a transmission/reception beam, the track of which on the surface of the celestial body forms the ground track, the progressive sweeping of the surface by this ground track forming a strip called a swath.
|DETONATING PYROTECHNIC RUPTURE PIECE - An expansion tube of a detonating pyrotechnic rupture piece is open next to pre-established rupture zones and, inside said open expansion tube there is disposed a sealed bladder which contains a pyrotechnic fuse.
|Aerodynamic and Spatial Composite Flight Aircraft, and Related Piloting Method - An aircraft having propulsion units for both conventional aircraft flight in the atmosphere and for high-altitude operation as a rocket. The aircraft is divided into a payload compartment and a compartment containing rocket propulsion unit propellant or fuel, and includes a long transverse wing with a small back-sweep to favour lift in the dense layers of the atmosphere and to thus make it possible to climb to high altitudes at a subsonic speed before using the rocket propulsion units. The return flight portion is performed by gliding or controlled as for a conventional aircraft.
|METHOD FOR MAKING A SANDWICH TYPE COMPOSITE BY CO-FIRING - The invention provides a method for making a composite (
|SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, LEO SATELLITE RELAYING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN A GEO SATELLITE AND TERRESTRIAL STATIONS, THE UPLINKS AND DOWNLINKS USING THE SAME FREQUENCY BAND AND TIME-DIVISION MULTIPLEXING - A payload for a repeater satellite of a communication system. The repeater satellite being placed into drift orbit above the surface of a celestial body. The payload being configured to repeat data received from a stationary satellite above the surface of the celestial body towards a terminal substantially at the surface of the celestial body, and to repeat data received from the terminal towards the stationary satellite. The payload is further configured to use a single frequency band for repeating data towards the stationary satellite, referred to as uplink transmission, and for repeating data towards the terminal, referred to as downlink transmission, as well as to time-division
|Method for Temporarily Connecting Two Parts Together, such as Two Stages of a Space Launcher, and Assembly Including Two Temporarily Connected Parts - A method for making a temporary connection between two parts (
|METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE SUCCESSIVE LAUNCHING OF TWO SATELLITES - According to the invention, a link is established between the fixed part (
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS OF AT LEAST ONE TERMINAL IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Each terminal wishing to access a communication service implemented in a communications network transmits an identifier of subscription to this service during a phase of registration (
|REVERSIBLE DETONATING PYROTECHNIC RUPTURE PIECE - According to the invention, this piece comprises: e base section piece (
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FREE-FIELD OPTICAL TRANSMISSION BY MEANS OF LASER SIGNALS - The invention relates to a method and system for free-field optical transmission by means of laser signals, including setting a rate for encoding information that is useful for transmission on the basis of variations in a signal receiving characteristic belonging to a single communication session. The encoding rate is preferably dynamically adjusted during the communication session. An optimized compromise is thereby created between a useful rate that is high and a post-decoding bit error rate that is low. The method and the related system enable atmospheric conditions that can disrupt laser signal transmission to be taken into account in real time when said laser signals pass through part of the earth's atmosphere.
|METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PILOTING A FLYING CRAFT WITH REAR PROPULSION UNIT - According to the invention, in accordance with a servo loop, the attitude (θ
|NETWORK OF SWITCHES AND PAYLOAD OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE COMPRISING A NETWORK OF SWITCHES - A network of switches includes N input accesses and M output accesses, with each of the switches including four ports and with the network input and output accesses being connection switch ports. The network includes at least one stage of switches, with each stage including: a pair of switch lines whose ports are not used as network input or output accesses, referred to as "interconnection switches", a line being a set of interconnection switches connected to one another; and at least two transverse arms linking interconnection switches of different lines, a transverse arm consisting of elements that are separate from those of the other transverse arms, a transverse arm including at least two links and a switch, referred to as "transverse switch" with the connection switches being transverse switches. At least two transverse switches from different transverse arms of each stage are connection switches of the network.
|METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING A PLASMA BEAM - The invention relates to a method and device for forming a plasma beam. According to the invention: the quality of the electroneutrality of the plasma beam (PB) is detected (in
|DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE ATTITUDE OF A SATELLITE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SATELLITE PROVIDED WITH SAID DEVICE - A device for controlling the attitude of a satellite exploiting solar pressure, includes at least two solar generators destined to be arranged on either side of a central body of the satellite and each having one face to be exposed to the Sun, referred to as "front face", the device also including at least three surfaces whose optical properties can be commanded. The surfaces whose optical properties can be commanded are arranged on flaps connected to solar generators, each flap being fixed with respect to the solar generator to which it is connected, and such that, in the operating position, at least two of the surfaces are not parallel when the front faces of the solar generators are optimally oriented with respect to the Sun. The device further includes a module for commanding the optical properties of each surface whose optical properties can be commanded.
|SPACE SURVEY SYSTEM FOR MONITORING NEAR-EARTH SPACE - A space survey system includes networked optical surveying systems designed to scan areas of earth orbit, in particular the LEO layer, arranged in a grid on the surface of a planet and further includes means designed to acquire images of objects traversing the areas scanned by the optical systems and calculation means designed to realize a measurement of the position time series of objects crossing the scanned areas by short integration over a fixed field.
|OPTICAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR A SPACE SURVEY SYSTEM FOR MONITORING NEAR-EARTH SPACE - An optical system for surveillance systems for space surveillance systems includes at least one telescope with a field greater than or equal to 5° mounted on a mobile mount along two axes, and coupled with an image sensor, whose sensitivity is designed for an integration time of the order of magnitude of a hundred milliseconds.
|METHOD OF USING AN IMAGE SENSOR - A method of using an image sensor onboard a satellite or an aircraft comprises two simultaneous sequences of image capture. The first sequence corresponds to a capture of observation images, and the second sequence corresponds to a capture of images dedicated to the detection of a shifting of the observation images. The images dedicated to the detection of the shifting are restricted to windows that are at least in part contained in a main window the of observation images. Furthermore, said images dedicated to the detection of shifting are captured at a frequency greater than a frequency of the observation images.
|SYSTEM FOR ORIENTING AND POSITIONING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC RECEIVER - According to the invention, a transmitting beacon (
|METHOD AND DEVICE FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING OF WIND TURBINE BLADES - The method CND of non-destructive testing of a wind turbine blade includes: stressing the structure of the blade through a modification of a physical characteristic of a fluid filling the hollow interior volume of the blade; observing zones to be tested of the exterior surface of the blade, with the contactless measurement of a physical parameter on points of the exterior surface of the blade; and comparing the map of the values of the physical parameter measured with a reference map. A corresponding system CND for checking the structural integrity of a wind turbine blade includes an aerothermic device for modifying the physical conditions, temperature or pressure, of a fluid filling the hollow interior volume of the blade, a device for contactless measurement of a physical parameter, temperature or dimensions, of the exterior surface of the blade, and a device for processing the measurements.
|SERVICE ADMISSION PATH CONTROL (SAPC) - A service admission control method in a communication network comprising at least one group of at least one node per group, the method comprising the steps: Receive a service establishment attempt from one group; and admit the service in the network depending on the granularity of the network topology, the link topology and/or the partitioning of the link topology.
|METHOD FOR REALIZING A SPACE SURVEY SYSTEM FOR MONITORING NEAR-EARTH SPACE - A method for realizing a space survey system for the LEO zones of the Earth orbit includes positioning and placing network stations of optical survey systems over the surface of the globe according to a grid designed to offer an effective daily cycle of the system close to 24 hours and a chosen revisit period for the LEO zone observed.
|HEAT-PROTECTION MATERIAL - A heat protection material for a surface, made of a mixture comprising a resin, cork granules and refractory fibers, wherein the proportion of cork granules in the mixture is
|HEAT-PROTECTION MATERIAL - A heat protection material for a surface, made of a mixture comprising a resin, cork granules and refractory fibers; the proportion of cork granules in the mixture is 50 to 80% by mass, wherein the corresponding proportion of refractory fibers in the mixture is 1 to 11% by mass.
|ATTACHMENT DEVICE WITH PYROTECHNIC BOLT - According to the invention, the device (
|OPTIMIZED HEAT-PROTECTION MATERIAL - A material for protecting a surface from heat made of a mixture comprising cork granules and resin as a binding agent, which also includes short fibers of heat-resistant material, and phenolic resin or epoxy resin.
|CONNECTION BETWEEN A METAL LINER AND A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE IN THE MOUNTING REGION OF A TANK - A tank includes a tank body, a liner and a composite body spooled onto the liner, and at least one mounting, wherein the liner and the composite body are adhesively bonded together apart from in an annular joining region between the body of the tank and the mounting, surrounding the mounting.
|HEAT TRANSFER SYSTEM - The invention relates to a heat transfer system comprising one main capillary pumped diphasic fluid loop and a secondary capillary pumped diphasic fluid loop suitable for cooling at least one hot source. The main fluid loop and the secondary fluid loop comprising one evaporator, a vapour pipe capable of conveying the cooling fluid in the vapour state from the evaporator to a condenser, a condenser and a liquid pipe capable of conveying the cooling fluid in the liquid state from the condenser to the evaporator so that the cooling fluid of the main fluid loop is in heat exchange with the cooling fluid of the secondary fluid loop.
|SATELLITE HAVING A SIMPLIFIED, STREAMLINED, AND ECONOMICAL STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING SAME - The invention relates to a satellite having a structure that includes a circular launching interface ring and at least two main planar apparatus-holding walls that are substantially parallel to the axis of the ring and rigidly connected to one another and to the ring. Each wall directly bears on the ring by a base of the wall, and each wall is rigidly and directly attached to the ring by at least one somewhat point-by-point connection on at least one point or area of tangency or intersection with the base of the wall and the ring.
|PERMANENT-MAGNET ELECTRIC MOTOR COMPRISING A SEGMENTED STATOR - An electric motor (
|SIMPLIFIED REUSABLE MODULE FOR LAUNCHER - A recoverable module for a propulsion module configured to launch a craft into space, the recoverable module including a central body, a propulsion system configured to launch the craft, systems for commanding and controlling the propulsion system, at least one propulsion engine in subsonic flight, lift surfaces for the subsonic flight and landing gear, the lift surface including two substantially flat wings fixed with respect to the central body, arranged on either side of the central body of the module, and a stabilizer mounted articulated for rotation on a downstream end of each wing, each stabilizer including at least one pair of lower wing surface and upper wing surface flaps mounted articulated on the stabilizer or any other flap fulfilling a dynamic function.
|IMAGING METHOD - The invention relates to an imaging method, including reconstructing a final image (IF) from intensity values inputted by a limited selection of photodetectors (
|POLYCHROMATIC IMAGING METHOD - The invention relates to a polychromatic imaging method, using a picture-taking instrument, which is placed on board an aircraft or satellite, which enables a reduction of the size of the instrument without reducing resolution of a final obtained image. To this end, a pupil of the instrument is sized for intermediate images that are limited to a first spectral sub-band without any image information being completely transmitted by the instrument for at least one wavelength that is located beyond said first spectral sub-band. Merging the intermediate image, inputted for the first spectral sub-band, with at least one other intermediate image, inputted for another spectral sub-band, recreates a polychromatic visual rendering that is satisfactory for the final image. Said other intermediate image includes the wavelength located beyond the first sub-band.
|ULTRA-RAPID AIR VEHICLE AND RELATED METHOD FOR AERIAL LOCOMOTION - The invention concerns an ultra-rapid air vehicle together with a method of aerial locomotion by means of an ultra-rapid air vehicle, where the air vehicle is propelled by a system of motors formed of turbojets (TB
|RECONFIGURABLE INVERTER HAVING FAILURE TOLERANCE FOR POWERING A SYNCHRONOUS POLY-PHASE MOTOR HAVING PERMANENT MAGNETS, AND ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SAID INVERTER AND MOTOR - Reconfigurable fault-tolerant inverter for powering a multi-phase synchronous permanent-magnet motor, and assembly of the said inverter and motor.
|METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE MOVEMENT OF A TRAVELING OBSERVATION INSTRUMENT FLYING OVER A CELESTIAL BODY - Method for estimating the movement of an observation instrument on-board a vehicle flying over a celestial body, the instrument including at least two strips with different lines of sight, each strip realizing the acquisition of successive image lines making up a composite image, parts of the composite images representing substantially a same scene of the celestial body. The estimated movement is determined by optimization of an image similarity function that associates, to a given movement hypothesis, a similarity between values of matched pixels of at least a pair of composite images. The method includes, for each movement hypothesis considered during the optimization: determining, for the at least one pair of composite images, at least one spatio-temporal transformation using the considered movement hypothesis and a geometric model of the observation instrument, and matching the pixels of the at least one pair of composite images using the at least one spatio-temporal transformation.
|Replacement part for satellite optical solar reflectors - Method for installing a thermo-optical patch on an outer satellite wall; the patch consists of a metal sheet that includes a coat of electrically conductive adhesive on one of its sides and a coat of paint with predefined thermo-optical properties on its other side. A satellite that includes a patch applied to an outer side of a wall of the satellite is also described.
|HYBRID SPACE SYSTEM BASED ON A CONSTELLATION OF LOW-ORBIT SATELLITES WORKING AS SPACE REPEATERS FOR IMPROVING THE TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION OF GEOSTATIONARY SIGNALS - The remote communications system, intended for low-throughput data transfer between at least two users located substantially on the surface of a celestial body, includes:
|METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE MIRROR AND COMPOSITE MIRROR OBTAINED WITH SAME - A method for producing a composite mirror. It comprises the steps of providing a glass blank with low coefficient of expansion, machining a convex shape (
|METHOD FOR CALIBRATING THRESHOLDS AND THRESHOLD CALIBRATION MODULE FOR A SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method for calibrating a threshold for selecting a transmission format, from a plurality of transmission formats, in order to exchange data packets over a radio-frequency propagation channel, referred to as the "channel" (L,
|METHOD OF DETERMINING THE PARTICLE SENSITIVITY OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - To analyze an electronic component, this component is exposed to a focused laser beam. The information provided by the laser mapping relating to the position and to the depth of the sensitivity zones of the component is used as input parameter in prediction codes for quantifying the sensitivity of the mapped component to ionizing particles in the natural radioactive environment. The prediction codes are used to determine the occurrence of malfunctions in the electronic component. Determination of the risks associated with the radiative environment imposes two aspects: one, probabilistic, takes into account the particle/matter interaction and the other, electrical, takes into account the charge collection inside the electronic component.
|INCREASE IN THE TOUGHNESS OF A MATERIAL OBTAINED FROM A CURABLE COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE VINYL ESTER MONOMER - A method increases the toughness of a material obtained by curing a composition that includes at least one vinyl ester monomer. The method includes the incorporation into the composition of a sulfonated polyaromatic thermoplastic polymer, which is achieved by dissolving the vinyl ester monomer and the thermoplastic polymer in a reactive diluent in which they are both soluble. The resulting curable composition includes at least one vinyl ester monomer, and very high toughness materials can be made from it. A curable composition can include at least one vinyl ester monomer, a sulfonated polyaromatic thermoplastic polymer and a N-vinyl lactam. The compositions can be used in the aeronautical, space, railway, nautical, automotive industries, arms and other industries.
|SYSTEM COMPRISING A SPATIAL MOTHER PROBE FORMING A SPATIAL CARRIER VEHICLE AND A PLURALITY OF SPATIAL DAUGHTER PROBES - A system includes a mother probe forming a carrier space vehicle (
|Virtual Polar Satellite Ground Station for Low Orbit Earth Observation Satellites Based on a Geostationary Satellite Pointing an Antenna Over an Earth Pole - A satellite system includes a satellite operating in an orbit around the Earth and a satellite operating in another orbit around the Earth. The satellite points a fixed beam at least temporarily to a zone above the Earth's surface through which the satellite passes.
|LANDING SYSTEM FOR A BODY AND SPACE PROBE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A SYSTEM - A landing system of a body and a space probe provided with such a system for landing on a bearing ground. The landing system includes landing legs (
|METHOD FOR DETECTING SHIFTS IN LINE IMAGES OBTAINED BY A SENSOR THAT IS AIRBORNE OR MOVING IN SPACE - Method for estimating shifts of line images obtained by an airborne or spaceborne scanning sensor. The invention relates to a method for estimating shifts in line images of an image, referred to as a "composite image", made up of the juxtaposition of J line images. The line images show portions of a scene on the surface (S) of a celestial body that are different and successively acquired by a row of sensitive cells of a sensor (
|DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLING SECTIONS OF WIND-TURBINE BLADES AND METHOD FOR LINKING SECTIONS OF WIND-TURBINE BLADES - A device for assembling sections of wind-turbine blades provided with casings, including at least one tie including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being a portion for assembly with a casing of a first section and the second portion being a portion for mounting with a complementary tie supported by a casing of a second section, wherein the first portion includes at least one composite/metal shear link provided with a continuous fitting element on at least one surface of the casing which receives one end of the aformentioned surface of the casing, provided with attachment pins passing through the fitting and the end of the surface. According to a preferred embodiment, the composite/metal link has at least double shear and is additionally provided with a back-fitting element, the end of the aforementioned surface of the casing being received between the fitting and the back fitting, the attachment pins passing through the fitting, the end of the surface and the back fitting, the link also being provided with a means for attaching the back fitting to the fitting.
|METHOD FOR MAKING MECHANICAL LINKS - A method of making a mechanical multishear link includes sizing the multishear link by breaking down a system comprised by the link into as many subassemblies as there are simple shear interfaces, defining the subassemblies around each shear interface, describing each shear by its stiffness, and applying the mechanical relationships to achieve a system of equations for a computer-assisted resolution by applying the Huth method to each shear interface.
|DEVICE FOR TEMPORARILY CONNECTING AND PYROTECHNICALLY SEPARATING TWO ASSEMBLIES - Temporary connection and pyrotechnic separation device with a longitudinal axis (X) comprising a pyrotechnic expansion tube (
|SMOOTH LINEAR SEPARATION DEVICE BETWEEN A FIRST PART AND A SECOND PART - A device for smooth linear separation between a first part and a second part. The first part is linearly connected to the second part. The device includes a heat source applied onto the first part that applies a heat stimulus to the first part so as to separate the first part from the second part by thermal deformation of the first part.
|LANDING DEVICE FOR A SPACE PROBE, AND LANDING METHOD FOR A PROBE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A DEVICE - A space probe including a descent module with a mobile exploration vehicle, wherein the descent module is a landing module inside which the mobile exploration vehicle is fastened, the landing module being provided with landing legs which can be deployed under the lower level of the mobile exploration vehicle.
|USE OF CURABLE RESINS CONTAINING A PREPOLYMER BASED ON GLYCIDYL (METH)ACRYLATE FOR MAKING MATERIALS FOR USE IN SPACE - It relates to the use of curable resins containing a prepolymer based on glycidyl (meth)acrylate for making composite materials for use in space and, more particularly to composite materials entering the composition of structures intended to be deployed in space and to be stiffened after deployment.
|Method for estimating the motion of a carrier relative to an environment and computing device for navigation system
|ABSORBENT DOME FOR A RADIATING COLLECTOR TUBE - The device for thermal monitoring for a piece of equipment, whereby said piece of equipment is integrated on a craft placed in a forced vacuum environment, an outside part (
|Device for Measuring the Temperature of a Substrate - A device for measuring the temperature of a substrate comprising a thermocouple comprising electric wires joined to each other at least one junction; a fixing element suitable for fixing said junction to said substrate in order to measure its temperature; characterized in that the fixing element comprises a thermally conductive element suitable for bearing a portion of electric wires adjacent to said junction; said thermally conductive element being capable of thermally coupling said portion of electric wires to said substrate.
|RADIO ANTENNA WITH IMPROVED DECOUPLING ANGLES - A radio antenna, particularly for a spacecraft, including a reflector and means of support of this reflector, where the reflector includes a body able to reflect radio waves, and a rigid rear structure supported by the means of support and connected to the body by decoupling angles, wherein each of said decoupling angles includes, at one at least of its ends, a layer of elastic material able to dampen at least one axial component of vibrations of the body.
|RADIO ANTENNA - The invention concerns a radio antenna for a space satellite, including a reflector and means of support of this reflector. The reflector includes a front skin able to reflect radio waves, a rigid rear structure supported by the means of support, and a layer of elastic material interposed between said front skin and said rigid rear structure, able to dampen the vibrations of the front skin.
|RADIO ANTENNA INCLUDING IMPROVED MEANS OF RIGIDIFICATION - A radio antenna, in particular for a spacecraft, including a reflector and a rear structure supporting said reflector, and also a rigidification membrane added on to the reflector so as to limit the displacement of a peripheral portion of the reflector in a direction parallel to a central axis of this reflector, where said rigidification membrane is separate from the rear supporting structure.
|APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING AND DISPENSING HYDROGEN - The present disclosure relates to an altitude-adjustable apparatus comprising: a platform; a device for controllably raising the altitude of the platform; a water supply combined with said platform; a device for converting water into the components thereof through solar power; and means for liquefying and storing the resulting liquefied hydrogen in tanks, the latter being built into flying bodies that are designed to arrive at a target area and dispense the liquefied hydrogen.
|REUSABLE MODULE FOR LAUNCHER - A propulsion module configured to launch a craft into space including a recoverable module and a non-recovered part, which is secured to the recoverable module at launch. The recoverable module includes a propulsive system to launch the craft, systems for command and control of the propulsive system, a subsonic flight propulsion motor, airfoils for the subsonic flight, a landing gear, and a braking parachute. The recoverable module is installed in a lower position of the craft when the craft is in the launch position. The non-recovered part includes at least one tank to feed the propulsive system. The recoverable module and the non-recovered part are configured to be separated when the propulsion module reaches a given altitude, and the recoverable module is capable of landing in a controlled fashion after a coasting flight, for example for a return to the launch site.
|METHOD FOR PROTECTING COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AGAINST IMPACTS - An impact-resistant protective coating includes a material consisting of an outer metal adhesive layer having a sub-layer of compressible cellular material.
|THERMAL CONTROL DEVICE WITH NETWORK OF INTERCONNECTED CAPILLARY HEAT PIPES - The thermal control device comprises at least one network of capillary heat pipes, in which each heat pipe comprises a tube enclosing an essentially annular longitudinal capillary structure, for the circulation of a two-phase heat-transfer fluid in the liquid phase, and surrounding a central channel for the circulation of said two-phase fluid in the vapor phase. The tubes of at least two heat pipes of the network intersect and are interconnected in such a way that at each intersection of heat pipes forming a node of the network, an exchange of fluid in the liquid phase can take place by capillary action between the capillary structures of said two or more heat pipes, and such that, simultaneously, an exchange of fluid in the vapor phase can take place by free circulation between the central channels of said two or more heat pipes.
|USE OF POLYMERISABLE RESINS WITH LOW VACUUM OUTGASSING FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR USE IN SPACE - A method of using at least one polymerisable resin R1 is disclosed. According to some aspects, the resin R1 is selected from the group consisting of epoxidised polybutadiene resins, epoxidised polyisoprene resins, epoxidised polysiloxane resins, epoxidised triglyceride resins and epoxidised polyether resins. The resin R1 having at the non-polymerised state a total mass loss (TML) value lower than about 10%, a recovered mass loss (RML) value lower than about 10%, and a collected volatile condensable material (CVCM) value lower than about 1%, as determined in accordance with standard ECSS-Q-70-02A of the European Space Agency. The resin R1 also characterized by an epoxide equivalent weight of about 100 to 600 g/mole. The resin is configured for the manufacture of a composite material for use in space, and more specifically, a composite material of a Gossamer structure. Polymerisable resin compositions are also disclosed which are useful in the manufacture of composite materials for use in space.
|Passive Device with Micro Capillary Pumped Fluid Loop - Each loop of the device includes an evaporator and a condenser connected by an outer tube in a portion of which extends a thermally insulating sleeve having one end that can lead into the condenser and another end that surrounds a first portion (
|METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SATELLITE ATTITUDE, AND ATTITUDE-CONTROLLED SATELLITE - A method for controlling the attitude of a satellite in orbit around a celestial object, the satellite including an observation instrument, a solar panel, a radiator and a star sensor which are arranged on the satellite such that, in a reference frame associated with the satellite and defined by three orthogonal axes X, Y, and Z, the observation instrument has its observation axis parallel to the Z-axis, the solar panel is parallel to the Y-axis, the radiator is arranged on one of the sides −X, +Y, or −Y of the satellite, and the star sensor points to the negative X values side. The roll and pitch attitudes of the satellite are controlled during an activity period to direct the observation instrument towards areas of the celestial object to be observed, and the yaw attitude of the satellite is controlled to keep the sun on the positive X values side and ensure that a solar panel minimum insolation constraint is satisfied during observation phases of the activity period.
|DEVICE FOR GENERATING IMPACTS WITH A STRUCTURE - The invention concerns a device for generating impacts on a structure, and this device has a projectile head.
|SPACERS FOR ROLLING BEARINGS WITH ADJUSTED LENGTHS - A rolling bearing device, of the type including a central shaft and a hub (
|MULTI-BEAM SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING BEAMS - A multi-beam telecommunications satellite, intended to be placed in orbit around the earth, and adapted to relay data between terrestrial terminals and at least one ground station and to form beams on a user link between the satellite and terrestrial terminals, includes a module for forming beams on board in the satellite, a module for processing beams in the ground station, and a module for routing signals received from the ground station and/or from terrestrial terminals, signals of beams formed on board being routed towards the on-board beam forming module, and signals of ground-formed beams being routed towards the ground-formed beam processing module. A telecommunications system including the multi-beam satellite, a ground station and a beam management center adapted to divide the beams into one group of ground-formed beams and one group of beams formed on board, as well as a method for forming beams are disclosed.
|ELECTRIC THRUSTER FOR A SPACECRAFT - The invention relates to an electric thruster for a spacecraft. According to the invention, the thruster (II) comprises a jet generating portion (G
|Device for measuring the line of sight jitter of an optical instrument - Device for measuring the line of sight jitter of an optical instrument mounted on an optical platform, includes:
|DEVICE FOR REDUCING AERODYNAMIC DRAG - A device for reducing the aerodynamic drag of a vehicle includes at least one masking element for at least one part of a nozzle of the vehicle's engine, the masking element having a resorbable material designed to be eliminated in the nozzle's flow once the engine is ignited. A space craft includes the nozzle attached to the fuselage of the space craft.
|ACTUATOR DEVICE FOR VARYING THE ATTITUDE OF A SPACECRAFT - An actuator device for varying the attitude of a spacecraft includes a reversible conversion chain of electrical energy to mechanical rotation energy of a flywheel. The electrical energy is stored in a capacitive element that may be a supercapacitor. The actuator device also includes an electrical power converter, connected, on one hand, to the capacitive element and intended to be connected, on the other hand, to the spacecraft power bus. The converter makes it possible to compensate for losses to keep a total energy of the actuator device constant.
|SPACECRAFT AFTERBODY DEVICE - An afterbody device for a spacecraft fitted with at least one rocket engine at the rear of the craft includes at least one movable cover element designed to take a first position, masking and reducing the vehicle's rear drag, where it prolongs the vehicle's fuselage around at least one part of a rocket engine nozzle of the vehicle and extends beyond the rear of the vehicle's fuselage, and to take a second position fully deployed, increasing the vehicle's aerodynamic drag.
|ACTUATOR WITH TRANSFER OF ANGULAR MOMENTUM FOR THE ATTITUDE CONTROL OF A SPACECRAFT - An attitude control actuator of a spacecraft includes a first momentum wheel driven in rotation by a motor and a second momentum wheel. Both momentum wheels are movable in rotation about an axis and are mechanically coupled by coupling means imposing between a rotation speed ω1 of the first momentum wheel and a rotation speed ω2 of the second momentum wheel a ratio R=ω2/ω1, negative on the one hand and continuously modifiable by the coupling means in response to a command on the other hand so as to modify the total angular momentum of the actuator while the total kinetic energy of the wheels are kept constant. In one embodiment, both momentum wheels have the same inertia and are coupled through a toroidal variator, where ratio R varies between −3 and −1/3. The motor drives the momentum wheels and operates as a generator for braking the momentum wheels.
|DEVICE FOR TESTING STRUCTURAL PANELS - A testing device for structural panels is characterised in that it includes passive apparatus in the form of a mount and interface apparatus between the mount and the panel to geometrically apply stresses representing the stresses caused by the parts surrounding the panel during a normal utilisation thereof.
|SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING IN A LOCATION OPAQUE TO THE SIGNALS OF A SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM - According to the invention, the system comprises: at least three position beacons (
|SPACE VEHICLE SEAT AND SPACE VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH THIS SEAT - The seat specially designed for space vehicles and in particular space planes comprises a rigid hull and parts of axis of which the direction of alignment passes in front of the occupant of the seat and along him; the seat rotates freely around parts of axis according to the direction of the acceleration in order to always place the occupant in the orientation perpendicular to the forces of acceleration.
|Modular Device for Multi-Axial Insulation Against Vibration and Impacts, Based on Elastomer - The invention related to a device comprising at least three insulation modules distributed around vibration equipment. Each module comprises at least two rigid parts, at least one of said parts being an outer part fixed to the carrier structure and at least one of said parts being an inner part fixed to the equipment or the stand (
|Thermal Regulation Passive Device with Micro Capillary Pumped Fluid Loop - The device includes an evaporator and a condenser connected by an outer tube in which extends at least one inner tube having one end leading into the condenser and another end connected to an end of a central duct for collecting the vapours of a heat-carrier fluid, in a microporous mass provided in the outer tube and pumping by capillarity the liquid-phase fluid flowing in at least one outer duct between the outer and inner tubes from the condenser to the evaporator, while the vapour-phase fluid flows from the evaporator to the condenser in at least one inner duct inside said at least one inner tube. The invention can be used for the thermal energy transfer from an electronic component or circuit in relation with the evaporator to a cold source in relation with the condenser.
|System for Positioning a Terrestrial User - According to the invention, navigation satellites (
|ASSEMBLY OF PREPREGS FOR PRODUCING STRUCTURES, FOR EXAMPLE ONES WHICH DEPLOY THROUGH INFLATION - The invention relates to a method of assembling pre-impregnated plies by local isolated polymerization of the assembly region (
|Optical Transceiver Assembly with Transmission-Direction Control - An optical transceiver assembly comprises a transmission system, a reception system and a coupling system which directs a part of the signals produced by the transmission system to the reception system. Said part of the transmission signals is detected by a photodetector matrix of the reception system, outside an useful zone of the matrix which is dedicated to the detection of the received signals. A transmission direction may therefore be determined in real time while the received signals are detected. A difference between the transmission direction and a reception direction of the transceiver assembly may then be precisely compensated for at each moment during a tracking step. The transceiver assembly may be a free space laser optical communication terminal.
|PROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE ADHESION OF CARBON FIBRES WITH REGARD TO AN ORGANIC MATRIX - The present invention relates to a process which makes it possible to improve the adhesion of carbon fibres with regard to an organic matrix forming, with these fibres, a composite material, this composite material being obtained by bringing the fibres into contact with a resin which can be cured by chain polymerization, followed by polymerization of the resin, which process consists in coating the surface of the carbon fibres, before these fibres are brought into contact with the resin, with a polymer film which comprises functional groups capable of acting as chain transfer agents during the polymerization of said resin.
|Deployable light structure capable of being rigidified after deployment, its production process and its application to equipping a spacecraft - The invention concerns a structure comprising a rigging (
|Control Moment Gyro and Device for Assembly Thereof - Gyrodyne comprising an inertial wheel mounted, via a wheel support, on the moving part or rotor of a cardan assembly also comprising a stator and means of setting the rotor in rotation with respect to the stator about a first axis of rotation, it being possible for the spinner of said inertial wheel to be set in rotation about a second axis of rotation not aligned with said first axis of rotation, characterized in that said stator of said cardan is mounted on a block and fixed to said block via vibration-damping means, and in that said means of setting said rotor in rotation are at least partially housed in the interior volume of said block.
|Device for Controlling the Heat Flows in a Spacecraft and Spacecraft Equipped with Such a Device - A device for controlling heat flow in a spacecraft which always has the same face facing towards the earth, a pair of mutually parallel opposed North and South faces perpendicular to the North-South axis of the earth and two pairs of mutually parallel opposed East/West and Earth/Anti-earth faces, heat-dissipating or -transmitting equipment being provided on the internal walls of the North and South faces, this device comprising a plurality of heat pipes connecting the North and South faces of said craft to another pair of opposed faces of said craft and forming a heat-pipe loop in thermal-conduction contact with one another.
|Capillary Pumped Diphasic Fluid Loop Passive Thermal Control Device with Thermal Capacitor - The thermal control device comprises at least one capillary pumped diphasic fluid loop, comprising, in a known manner, an evaporator extracting the heat from a so-called hot source and connected via a vapour pipe to a condenser in which the condensation of the fluid vapour releases thermal energy transmitted to a so-called cold source, the condenser being connected via a liquid pipe to the evaporator, and the device moreover comprises at least one thermal capacitor in permanent heat exchange relationship with liquid phase fluid in said at least one diphasic fluid loop. Use in particular with space vehicles such as satellites.
|Method of Launching into Operational Orbit an Artificial Satellite and Associated Propulsion Device - A method is disclosed for placing a satellite in an operational orbit The satellite is equipped with its own satellite propulsion system as well as a detachable separate propulsion device The satellite and separate propulsion device are launched into a transfer orbit by means of a space launcher The separate propulsion device is controlled by a satellite. The satellite is transferred from the transfer orbit to an intermediate orbit by means of the separate propulsion device. The separate propulsion device is separated from the satellite in the intermediate orbit. The satellite then enters and operational orbit from the intermediate orbit by means of its own satellite propulsion system The intermediate orbit is disposed between the transfer and operational orbits, and is in relatively close proximity to the operational orbit but is far enough away from the operational orbit to prevent possible interferences
|SATELLITE AIR BRAKE WING STRUCTURE - A deployable wing structure for air-braking a satellite and which, once deployed, at least one wing structure element that forms a three-dimensional structure and includes at least two panels lying in secant planes and forming a dihedron.
|CONTROL DEVICE FOR DEPLOYMENT OF INFLATABLE STRUCTURES - The invention relates to a device for controlling the deployment of an inflatable structure including, in the non-deployed state, a flexible tube (
|METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ANGLES OF SIGHT BETWEEN TWO DEVICES - A method of determining angles of sight between a receiver device having at least two reception antennas and at least one transmitter device having at least one transmission antenna for the transmission of radioelectric signals including at least two wavelengths. The determining method is based on angular phase measurements of the radioelectric signals, which are measured modulo 2π and are therefore ambiguous since they are known to within an integer number of times 2π. The ambiguity in the phase measurements is resolved in the case of an application of the determining method to a receiver device dimensioned by applying a method of design of a system for determining angles of sight. A receiver device implements the determining method and a system for determining angles of sight includes the receiver device and at least one transmitter device.
|ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR A SATELLITE - An electrical power supply system for a satellite with continuously controlled DC-voltage is suitable for recharging batteries without requiring any specific charge module. To this purpose, at least one solar generator section, so-called charge section, is connected directly to a battery output terminal (B). Simultaneously, at least one battery discharge module is dedicated to the control of a residual current that is not used for recharging the batteries. A first regulator is added to the system in order to control said residual current on the basis of a current produced by the charge section and a charge target for the batteries. Optionally, a second regulator may also be added, in order to directly control the current produced by the charge section when equipment that is electrically powered has a low consumption.
|METHOD FOR IMPROVING MECHANICAL STRENGTH OF BONDINGS MADE WITH AN ADHESIVE BASED ON CURABLE RESIN BY CHAIN POLYMERIZATION - The invention relates to a process that makes it possible to improve the mechanical strength of bonds between substrates when these bonds are produced by means of an adhesive that comprises a resin that can be cured by chain polymerization, and in particular a resin that can be cured under the effect of ionizing or light radiation.
|ACTUATOR CONTROL REDUCING THE LEVEL OF VIBRATION OF AN ASSOCIATED FLEXIBLE STRUCTURE - The aim of the method of controlling at least one mechanical system exhibiting at least one flexible structure element and at least one actuator or group of actuators is to reduce the level of vibrations of said element while controlling the actuator or group of actuators in such a way as to achieve at least one objective assigned to the mechanical system. The control consists of increments having to be carried out at a sampling period T, each of the increments being constant in amplitude in a sampling time interval extending between two successive sampling instants and each of the increments being applied during a duration which is less than or equal to the sampling period T. In each sampling interval, at least one of the initial and final instants of application of the increment is modified by adding a variable, random or pseudo-random, temporal deviation dT.
|RIGIDIFICATION OF STRUCTURES TO BE DEPLOYED BY INFLATING, PARTICULARLY FOR USE IN SPACE - The invention relates to the stiffening of inflatably deployable structures, in particular for space use.
|Elastomer-Based Modular Multi-Axis Vibration/Shock Isolation Device - The device comprises at least three isolating modules each having two rigid pieces, one of which is fastened to the carrier structure and the other of which is fastened to the support for the vibrating equipment, these pieces being linked by at least one isolating stud made of an elastomer, which attenuates the transmission of low-amplitude vibrations from the equipment to the structure, the deformation of at least one stud in tension-compression and in shear being limited by three flexible stops each mounted on only one of the pieces and the free end of which is facing the other of said pieces and not in contact with it, at rest. Each stop comprises an elastomer element coming into contact with the facing other piece during deformations of sufficient amplitude of the isolating stud, the stiffness of the elastomer of the stop being greater than that of the stud. Application to the isolation of vibrating equipment on a satellite carrier structure.
|SATELLITE POSITIONING METHOD AND SYSTEM - According to the present invention, each navigation satellite (
|Method for Producing a Non-Developable Surface Printed Circuit and the Thus Obtained Printed Circuit - The invention relates to a method for producing a non-developable surface printed circuit and to the thus obtained printed circuit. According to said invention, each electrically conductive pattern (
|Coating for External Device for Thermo-Optical Control of Space Vehicles, Method for Forming Same by Micro-Arcs in Ionized Environment, and Device Coated with Same - The invention concerns a coating produced by conversion treatment of an outer surface of a semiconductor metal support component (
|Method For Producing Electrically Conductive Patterns on a Non-Developable Surface of an Insulating Substrate, and Resulting Device - The invention concerns a method for producing electrically conductive patterns on a non-developable surface of an insulating substrate, and the resulting device. The invention is characterized in that it consists in: coating the non-developable surface (
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|OpenStack for edX
Our courses teach various facets of distributed computing, so each and every one of our students needed to have a fully scaled-out, distributed environment to play with (and break!). We wanted a highly-available LMS deployment for thousands of students, and this is the icing on the cake, we wanted to deploy all of this on OpenStack, the hottest open source cloud technology available. How did we build all this so that students get a great online learning experience, without it costing them a fortune?
In this talk, I will explain the thinking behind some of the early design decisions, including why we chose edX and OpenStack. I will go into the detail of how we re-purposed community tools, and in some cases wrote our own, and will cover the technical details of firing up clusters of VMs for students (but only when actually needed!), and being able to get a terminal in front of students with as little friction as possible.
Deena is a skilful researcher, educator, and workshop facilitator with extensive experience in government and higher education. She started her professional career as a psychologist in 2005, where she honed her skills in developing people. Now Deena is using her skills in understanding behaviour and cognition to help develop technology that benefits people, and she is passionate about promoting open source to do this. Deena's work as an Instructional Designer with hastexo allows her to continue to bridge the gap between psychology and technology.
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The Company expects adjusted diluted earnings of between $0.19 to $0.20 per share for the fourth quarter. For the full year 2013, the Company now anticipates adjusted diluted earnings per share of between $0.71 and $0.72."We are pleased with our strong third quarter results, as we were able to once again deliver EPS growth at two times our topline growth rate," said Kelly Haecker, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. "Although we are facing some inflationary pressures, our capacity expansions projects are starting to come on line, providing greater opportunities to leverage our cost structure and expand margins over time. In short, we remain focused on continually improving our operating performance and look to close out the year with a strong fourth quarter."
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The Enchantress by Achen089Watch
©2012-2016 Achen089
Anyone remember who that is? The witch shown in the beginning of Disney's Beauty and the Beast who turned the prince into a beast. I always loved how that part was told through stained glass so here she is, in my style. In case you can't recognize/remember her, here's a little help [link] .
Pencil, watercolours. Approx. 22x12 cm.
The character is (c) Disney.
Pencil, watercolours. Approx. 22x12 cm.
The character is (c) Disney.
Wonderful work. Love the stained glass.
Gorgeous work! It really looks like her, the colors of her gown are lovely.
Now I remember her! In the books she is usually drawn in her disguise as an old woman. Beautiful!
very beautiful! and does look like the stained glass window from the move...
Hello! The same goes for this image. I would like to request my purpose for this image. Here is the same message I posted for another of your pictures:
This is sooo beautiful! I love it!!!!! I was wondering if you would be okay with it if I (POSSIBLY) used this as a book-cover-styled picture for the contest shown at this page: www.wattpad.com/forums/discuss… . It is such a beautiful image, and it would look wonderful as the "cover" for the contest. Again, I may not use it even if I do have your permission, due to other possible arrangements. However, I would love it if I had your permission in case there is a change with the other possibilities.
Thank you!
I really love your work. If you ever decided to make a tarot deck or a t-shirt series, I would totally buy it!
I adore this! I was always inspired by how her dress/a piece of fabric seemed to be floating up and around her skirt, and it made such an impact on me when I watched the film for this first time. This is a beautifully done rendition. It's going in my favorites
WOW ! I confess I was JUST watching beauty and the beast and thought to myself....someone should redraw her and make it super cool ...BAM... there you are... Ms. Talent ! Love your vision !AWESOME WORK !
This is amazing, very few people usually make this piece. Stunning though!
just beautiful
This is gorgeous.
My favorite Disney movie!
Yeah, I thought I recognized her
I've always loved the stained glass part as well. That's my favorite Disney movie! Your art is breathtaking.
I've always loved the stained glass part as well. That's my favorite Disney movie! Your art is breathtaking.
So pretty. Always loved the stained glass version of her, nice to see her get such beautiful fan art.
magical is all i can say
Beauty and the Beast is my favorite Disney movie!
i just love your work
it's amazing
so life like
it's amazing
so life like
Wonderful! I really like your art.
Beautiful. I always loved that stained glass scene and thought her design was really cool. Glad to see a painting of her.
Wow, what can I say about this one? It is just perfect! The colouring of the background is stunning, and the shadows and highligts are just where they must be to give it the feeling of magic and mystery but yet making it seem so real, so close - and maybe so terrifying. You have captured the beauty of the character, the moment of true when she reveals who she really is, but I think that your cold tones, the severe expression of her face and the powerful aura you've given her shows also the fear of anyone that contemplates the Enchantress in her greatest splendor (and this is, for me, one of the most frightening moments of the story: she's beautiful but she's also implacable, imposing the terrible punishment to the prince and to all his palace...).
In short... I really, really like this painting!
In short... I really, really like this painting!
I thank you for featuring it! I'm so glad you liked it!
This is just absolutely incredible! And yes I immediately knew what it was
I love the way you drew her, it's just very beautiful!
I love the way you drew her, it's just very beautiful!
amazing! i've been on DA for quite a few years and i've never seen anyone do the Enchantress from Beauty and the Beast. she's like a forgotten character yet is the reason for the entire story! i love this!!
I can't express how I love this. Beautiful!
Very pretty!
this is soooooooooo gorgeous!! I recognized her instantly (well, this is my fave Disney Movie ever...)
this is a great drawing, with awesome coloring
this is a great drawing, with awesome coloring
This character should really get more love in artwork. I think were the perfect person to do it. it looks fantastic.
I remember her. I always liked that scene. You drew her beautifully.
The hand holding the wand gave me the hint. She's very beautiful!
I actually don't have the words to express how much I LOVE your work. This is freakin' amazing!
This is amazing and great.
Did you make this picture?
Beautiful job!
Did you make this picture?
Beautiful job!
Thank you so much for creating this! The prologue is my favourite part from my favourite movie
This is very beautiful!
wow beautiful
OMG, it's so incredible! Fantastic work...!
Now this one is amazing...


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I found this posted on Pro Sports Daily forum:
"Also, y'all can help me out here, and 49er fans too. I'm still out here in Iraq (we haven't all left yet despite what you hear on the news) and the internet is too slow to stream the games. However, AFN American Forces Network will broadcast a fans choice game each week. If you go on Facebook and like the "AFN American Forces Network" page and click on Fan's Choice below the profile picture, you can vote once on which game you would like to be broadcasted. Right now the Steelers game is in the lead. So SanFranFans, by helping out this Browns fan, you can also help out some 49er fans this weekend too!!!"
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Taming the Wild, Wild Web
Imbruce, Doug, Newsweek
Byline: Doug Imbruce
About 18 months ago, I took a trip to Buenos Aires. Naturally, I searched the Web for information on the city, but what I found didn't feel natural at all. There were lists of links; spammy, dense blocks of text; and a hodgepodge of videos and advertising. It took so long to assemble key facts about the city, I almost missed my flight. Amid this frustrating experience, however, I also had a moment I'll never forget. I realized that what the Web needs isn't another search engine. It needs story, a quintessentially human way to experience information.
In the evolution of the Web, it's the logical next step. Raw computing power has grown exponentially for decades, and thanks to a previous generation of inventors and entrepreneurs, we already have the architecture to house and sort mounds of data--which is why we have the happy problem of an information surplus. The push now should be toward recasting this stockpile into a relatable form. Using the Web to get an overview of Buenos Aires? The experience should feel no different than having a well-traveled friend guide you through his photo album. That, at least, was my vision.
When I presented it to investors in Manhattan, they told me I was nuts. But last month--after voiding my own life savings, securing other investors, and moving to Silicon Valley--my vision finally came to life. I unveiled Qwiki, a platform for vivid, multimedia tours of a given topic. Built by a tech team lead by Louis Monier (creator of AltaVista, the first all-Web search engine), it won best startup at TechCrunch Disrupt, an uber-geek meetup in San Francisco. It's like "your personal HAL," said one of the judges, referring to the talking computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey.
I get the comparison: Qwiki takes raw information on, for starters, 2 million of the most popular Web topics and turns it into an interactive presentation on your chosen subject, narrated by a computerized voice (ours is female). …


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Author: Marianne Freiberger
"Astronomers are used to large numbers, but few are as large as the odds I'd have given this celebration today," is how Astronomer Royal Martin Rees started his presentation at Stephen Hawking's birthday symposium yesterday. He was talking about the 1960s when he first met Hawking who was then already suffering motor neurone disease. But Rees' prediction has been proved wrong. Hawking turned 70
Human reasoning is biased and illogical. At least that's what a huge body of psychological research seems to show. But now a psychological scientist from the University of Toulouse in France has come up with a new theory: that logical and probabilistic thinking is an intuitive part of decision making, only its conclusions often lose out to heuristic considerations.
Researchers in Germany have created a rare example of a weird phenomenon predicted by quantum mechanics: quantum entanglement, or as Einstein called it, "spooky action at a distance". The idea, loosely speaking, is that particles which have once interacted physically remain linked to each other even when they're moved apart and seem to affect each other instantaneously.
Whenever you smell the lovely smell of fresh coffee or drop a tea bag into hot water you're benefiting from diffusion: the fact that particles moving at random under the influence of thermal energy spread themselves around. It's this process that wafts coffee particles towards your nose and allows the tea to spread around the water. Diffusion underlies a huge number of processes and it has been studied intensively for over 150 years. Yet it wasn't until very recently that one of the most important assumptions of the underlying theory was confirmed in an experiment.
The only good thing about a wash-out summer is that you get to see lots of rainbows. Keats complained that a mathematical explanation of these marvels of nature robs them of their magic, conquering "all mysteries by rule and line". But rainbow geometry is just as elegant as the rainbows themselves.
It's 21st of October and for puzzle lovers this can only mean one thing: the G4G Celebration of mind. This annual party celebrates the legacy of Martin Gardner, magician, writer and father of recreational maths, with mathemagical events in his honour happening all over the world.
This year's Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded for a discovery that proved Einstein wrong and right at the same time.
People as well as animals are born with a sense for numbers. But is this inborn number sense related to mathematical ability? A new study suggests that it is.
Everyone knows what time is. We can practically feel it ticking away, marching on in the same direction with horrifying regularity. Time has enslaved the Western world and become our most precious commodity. Turn it over to the physicists however, and it begins to morph, twist and even crumble away. So what is time exactly?
A team of nanoengineers have constructed new materials that don't wrinkle when you stretch them. This makes them similar to tissue found in the human body, so they may in the future be used to repair damaged heart walls, blood vessels and skin.


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Show transcribed image text The arrivals of phone calls at a telephone switching office is a Poisson random process N(t) with an arrival rate of lambda = 4 calls per second. We monitor N(t) starting from t = 0 over a 10-second interval. Let Sn be the time of the arrival of the nth call. (You can leave the answer as a function of e). What is P(N(1) = 0), the probability of no phone calls during the first second?


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Separation of Parties, Not Powers
Levinson, Daryl J., Pildes, Richard H., Harvard Law Review
INTRODUCTION I. FROM BRANCHES TO PARTIES A. Madison and the Mechanisms of Political Competition B. Presidential, Parliamentary, and Party Government C. Conclusion: Separation of Parties II. PARTY UNIFICATION AND DIVISION OF GOVERNMENT A. The Past, Present, and Future of Unified and Divided Government 1. Unified and Divided Governments 2. Fragmented and Cohesive Parties B. The Functional Differences Parties Make 1. Legislative Efficacy 2. Executive Accountability III. REENVISIONING, AND REFORMING, THE SEPARATION OF POWERS A. Separation-of-Powers Law 1. Rights and Executive Powers During War and Crisis 2. The Administrative State 3. Judicial Review B. Democratic Institutional Design 1. Minority Opposition Rights 2. Bureaucracy and the Checking Function C. Political Parties and the Law of Democracy 1. Safe Districting 2. Primary Election Structures 3. Internal Legislative Rules 4. Encouraging Divided Government CONCLUSION
American political institutions were founded upon the Madisonian assumption of vigorous, self-sustaining political competition between the legislative and executive branches. Congress and the President would check and balance each other; officeholders would defend the distinct interests of their different institutions; ambition would counteract ambition. That is not how American democracy turned out. Instead, political competition and cooperation along relatively stable lines of policy and ideological disagreement quickly came to be channeled not through the branches of government, but rather through an institution the Framers could imagine only dimly but nonetheless despised: political parties. Few aspects of the founding generation's political theory are now more clearly anachronistic than their vision of legislative-executive separation of powers. Yet few of the Framers' ideas continue to be taken as literally or sanctified as deeply by courts and constitutional scholars as the passages about interbranch relations in Madison's Federalist 51. This Article reenvisions the law and theory of separation of powers by viewing it through the lens of party competition. In particular, it points out that during periods--like the present--of cohesive and polarized political parties, the degree and kind of competition between the legislative and executive branches will vary significantly and may all but disappear, depending on whether party control of the House, Senate, and Presidency is divided or unified. The practical distinction between party-divided and party-unified government thus rivals, and often dominates, the constitutional distinction between the branches in predicting and explaining interbranch political dynamics.
Describing a set of "wholly new discoveries" in the "science of politics" that might enable democratic self-government to succeed in the American republic, Alexander Hamilton listed first the "balances and checks" that distinctively characterize the American system of separation of powers. (1) In Madison's ingenious scheme of separated powers, "the interior structure of the government" would be "so contriv[ed]" "as that its several constituent parts may, by their mutual relations, be the means of keeping each other in their proper places." (2) By institutionalizing a differentiation between executive and legislative powers (as well as by dividing the legislature into two chambers), the separation of powers would harness political competition into a system of government that would effectively organize, check, balance, and diffuse power. What is more, the system would be self-enforcing, relying on interbranch competition to police institutional boundaries and prevent tyrannical collusion. In the Framers' Newtonian vision, the separation of powers was to be "a machine that would go of itself." (3)
To this day, the idea of self-sustaining political competition built into the structure of government is frequently portrayed as the unique genius of the U. …


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What we're reading this morning in the Motoramic Dash about Nissan reviving Datsun, the boomlet in tiny Toyota hybrids and the latest big cat in China:
Nissan revives Datsun brand for developing markets [Bloomberg] Nothing would make me happier than to report that Nissan has decided to revive the Datsun brand for a line of small, inexpensive sports cars in the spirit of the original 240Z and the 510s that have turned into a favorite of classic racers — but sadly, that's not true. Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn will bring back the Datsun name, but only for a series of small cars in places like Indonesia that Nissan feels might cheapen its own name.
Hyundai teases new seven-passenger Santa Fe for New York Auto Show [Hyundai] This is one of the "teaser" shots released today of the updated Hyundai Santa Fe SUV the Korean automaker will reveal at the New York Auto Show in two weeks. Hyundai devotes a few hundred words to describing the new look of the Santa Fe as "Storm Edge" design, and congrats to them for that piece of creating writing, but the real news lies in the photos showing three rows of seats, which would pitch the Santa Fe as a full-fledged competitor to models such as the Ford Explorer and Toyota Highlander.
Jaguar Land Rover seals deal with China's Chery [Reuters] Because the one thing missing from the Chinese market is luxury SUVs, Jaguar Land Rover has agreed to build a plant and research center in eastern China with Chery, the kind of partnership required by Chinese government rules. Those same rules require a lengthy approval process before anything can proceed — and no one can say when that approval will arrive.
Toyota Prius C gets early price gouging [GreenCarReports] The new Toyota Prius C coupe is not just a hit in Japan, where demand has forced Toyota to ramp up production. As GreenCarReports found, a Florida Toyota dealer saw an opening to put a $6,995 "market adjustment" mark-up on one Prius C, pushing its final price higher than a regular Prius. Anyone confronted by such behavior from dealers has two choices: Haggle them until their fingers bleed from keystroking a calculator, or just sit tight.
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The Mayfair Ball was annual event held every February by the exclusive Mayfair Club. It was the seen-and-be-seen event of the year, taking place in one of the posh Hollywood hotels. The event is best remembered by Clark Gable and Carole Lombard fans for being the birthplace of their spark, as they began flirting for the first time at the Mayfair Ball in 1936.
Well, it turns out that that wasn't the first time Clark attended the ball. In 1932, he attended with Ria on his arm, and the magic of the night was descibed by Picture Play magazine:
Beauty, Fashion and Fame Assemble on That Night of Nights, The Mayfair Ball
Hollywood goes Mayfair–the first big social event of the year–in brillant fashion. There are more screen personalities in the Biltmore ballroom tonight than will be found together again in many a moon. Crowds gather in the lobby and about the street entrance hoping to catch a glimpse of the great ones. Place cards that make up a "Who's Who in Hollywood" are laid on tables in the ballroom. Lights are subdued, waiters receive final instructions.
The music starts. The guests begin to arrive, groups of four and six and eight. Furs and velvets and satins; perfume and flowers and laughter. Excitement, thrill, glamour in the air. Applause from the crowds in the foyer. The great social event of the season is on.L to R: Joan Bennett with Gene Markey, Irene Wate, Lillian Bond, Joan Blondell, Genevieve Tobin, Marion Nixon, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joan Crawford, Clark Gable with wife Ria, Norma Shearer, Dolores del Rio, Helen Hayes, June Clyde, Ginger Rogers, Lilyan Tashman with Eddie Lowe.
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I posted this a little bit ago on the Bargain Hunters board - so if you answered there, you don't have to answer here. But posting here because I want all the suggestions I can get:
I want to help my dance school and the families who pay so much to dance there - the biggest complaint I hear is pretty much always about money. Yet fundraisers such as candle sales or Pampered Chef have very little turn out and don't do well. I think a bit part of the problem is because the money earned is not personal. It's always "for the scholarship fund" but only 1 or 2 kids a year get that scholarship and honestly, is that where the money goes? doubtful - how much does it cost to have 1 kid not paying in one dance class for the year? it's always a company member so they pay for 5 or so classes anyway. The one freebie, I'm assuming, is just used as a tax write off for the dance school.
which is fine - I don't have a problem with that. But I think that parents would be a lot happier if we knew that funds were going toward our costume bills or competition costs or private sessions. I'm sure parents would be more willing to participate if they knew that they were getting a direct reward for their efforts.
So - tonight the girls had a "boot camp" and I presented the idea to our dance school (was only 1 teacher there - the mother of the current owner (and the previous owner of the studio) - just a basic "we need to talk" and also tossed in that I would be willing to do all the accounting paperwork that needed to be done to keep track of money earned for each dancer (not actually handling the money, just the paperwork.) She seemed interested and did say that they used to do something like that but it was the paperwork that was a problem (which is why I offered) -
So with the mom talking to the studio owner, she will have a headsup that I am goign to be wanting to speak to her .... so next week I'll be talking to the studio owner and want some good solid suggestions.
some that I have already and like:
- Group garage/craft sale
- Canning
- bagging at grocery store for tips (not sure our stores will do that but worth asking)
- sell raffle tickets to givea way an iPad (or simliar)
any other ideas? Some had said product sales like pizza but I think that people around this area are so tired of buying stuff like pies (for the middle school music department), Girl Scout cookies, Boy Scout flowers and popcorn, candles, and such. Maybe a fundraiser night at a local place - Chik-fil-e does it quite often ...


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Former Va. Gov. McDonnell, wife plead not guilty
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife pleaded not guilty Friday to federal charges that they traded their influence for tens of thousands of dollars in gifts and loans, and both will be allowed to remain free until their trial.
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