Boeing 787 Dreamliner finishes certification testing – RR engines

Boeing 787 Dreamliner finishes certification testing (Video)

http://www.boeing.com/Features/2011/08/bca_certification_finish_08_16_11.html

“In every case, the airplane has achieved everything that we desired.” Mike Sinnett, 787 Chief Project Engineer

“To look at all those features working seamlessly and you understand all the work it took to get there, you’re just so proud of the tenaciousness of the team that put it together.” Capt. Mike Carriker, 787 Chief Pilot

To date, the 787 test fleet has flown just over 1,700 flights, racked up more than 4800 flight hours and performed more than 25,000 test conditions.

The flight marked the completion of flight tests required for type certification of the 787 Dreamliner with Rolls-Royce engines.

Flight testing continues for 787s with GE engines and for Boeing test points not related to certification.

Will you fight for leniency in this situation ? Teenager charged with riot murder

Will you fight for leniency in this situation ? Teenager charged with riot murder

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/8704678/Teenager-charged-with-riot-murder.html

“A 16-year-old boy has appeared in court charged with killing a pensioner during the riots in London.

The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Croydon Magistrates Court alongside his mother, who has been charged with perverting the course of justice.

Richard Mannington Bowes died after being attacked on Monday August 8 when he was attempting to extinguish a fire started by rioters rampaging near his home in Ealing, West London.

The 68-year-old was surrounded by a gang of youths, some of whom were wearing hoods.

According to the prosecution the 16-year-old punched Mr Bowes in the face, causing him to fall backwards and hit his head on the road…

… “Fires had been lit and missiles were being thrown. It was about 10.30pm Mr Bowes was spotted going over to a bin that had been set alight.

“He was seen trying to extinguish the fire in the bin when he was challenged by a number of people. It is at this point he is punched in the face and falls backwards striking his head…..

Mr Bowes never regained consciousness and died in hospital on August 11.d on the road surface.”…

…Police arrested the youth at his home in Hounslow, West London and he was subsequently charged with murder, violent disorder and four counts of burglary.

The court heard that the youth allegedly stole items from a branch of Tesco Express, William Hill bookmakers and a Thai restaurant called Fat Boys. ….”

Can anyone condone any of this behaviour?
Or advocate leniency in the sentence.
Who should get the heavier sentence, the teenager or his mother?
Are there effective and realistic solutions apart from adults (ideally parent/s) being responsible 24 hours a day for minors and teenagers whereabouts ?

Sentences – opinions (public and the learned) and some deterrents

Sentences – opinions (public and the learned) and some deterrents

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-14557772 please watch and listen to Video – opinions from the public on sentences

Man jailed for Facebook incitement to riot to appeal

“A Cheshire man jailed for using Facebook to incite disorder during last week’s riots is to appeal against his prison sentence……

….The judge said on Tuesday he hoped the sentences would act as a deterrent.

The men both admitted encouraging crime in Northwich, although there were no outbreaks of disorder in the town.

Blackshaw and Sutcliffe-Keenan pleaded guilty under sections 44 and 46 of the Serious Crime Act to intentionally encouraging another to assist the commission of an indictable offence…..

…..Meanwhile, a 19-year-old in Gloucestershire who posted Facebook messages encouraging people to vandalise a shop during last week’s riots has avoided court.

Joshua Moulinie posted a message on his Facebook wall urging people to damage the Spar store in his home town of Bream, Forest of Dean.
But instead of facing the courts, Mr Moulinie – who said it was a “blatant joke” – was told to write a letter of apology to the shop owner….

….The Liberal Democrat peer, Lord Carlile, president of the Howard League for Penal Reform, said he was “surprised” by the sentences.

“The Chester sentence was handed out by a very experienced and highly regarded judge who was reflecting the views of the community he serves.
“But the sentences are heavy, and there are no guideline cases for judges to work from for this situation.

“I would expect the court of appeal to be asked very soon to provide a guideline case or cases so that judges can provide consistent, if severe, sentences around the country.”

The prosecution said Blackshaw had created a Facebook event called “Smash d[o]wn in Northwich Town”, intended for the receipt of the “Mob Hill Massive Northwich Lootin”.

The page said people should meet on 9 August, between 13:00 and 16:00 BST, “behind maccies” – thought to be McDonald’s in Northwich town centre.
Two more people have been charged with inciting public disorder via social network sites and are due to appear in court on Thursday, Cheshire police said.

A 24-year-old man from Runcorn is due to appear at Warrington Magistrates Court and a 17-year-old male from Crewe will appear at Crewe Magistrates Court.

There has also been criticism of the men’s sentences from MPs, barristers and campaigners, who have said the sentences handed down to some of those involved in riots across England were too severe.

Liberal Democrat MP Tom Brake said sentences “should be about restorative justice”, not retribution, while Labour MP Paul Flynn said the government was “throwing away sentencing rules”.

And leading criminal barrister John Cooper QC said he believed some sentences were “over the top” and likely to be overturned by the Court of Appeal.

IMO the entire process of criticism of these sentences is coming from the Liberals and people with vested interest in making a lot of dosh from the Appeals process.
They make the dosh out of other’s suffering and loss of homes and business and are they around to prevent further re-offence? I think not.

Please watch and listen to the video in the report above – it’s opinions from the public, two for and two against.
Do you think the two young people are making sense?
I don’t and would not have shared their opinions even when I was young. (I hear similar nonsense at my student part time job of some making excuses for others state of being hungover, late or absence or simply being down right lazy while being paid for it.)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14542088

Essex cracks down on social media

It looks like the crackdown on social media may have already begun – in Essex at least.

The county was not affected by last week’s riots but Essex Police put out an intriguing statement yesterday, http://www.essex.police.uk/news_features/homepage_latest_news/three_arrested_as_police_reass.aspx ) in which they promised to “take a robust approach to anyone who uses social networking sites to stimulate fictitious rumours.”

The statement goes on to give two examples of that approach in action.
First, a 20-year-old Colchester man has been charged under the Serious Crime Act after allegedly sending messages from a BlackBerry encouraging people to join in a water fight.

Secondly, an 18-year-old woman from Clacton has been charged under the same act after allegedly using BlackBerry Messenger to encourage others to take part in violent disorder on 8 August.

So have the police found a way to listen in on BBM messages?

Probably not – after all the encryption employed by RIM across its BlackBerry network is supposedly state-of-the-art.

While I’m sure there is plenty of IT expertise at police headquarters in Chelmsford, it seems unlikely that they’ve succeeded where global security agencies have failed.

It looks more probable that messages have been forwarded to them by concerned members of the public.

Which only goes to show that your social networking messages are only private if all of your contacts allow them to be.

My own Post # 66 on this same thread

“….The technology has been available for yonks and is all in place to monitor exactly the network traffic patterns of mobiles (text messaging), Twitter, Facebook and emails. This is I hope being done in and around the areas of concentrated looting. The search criteria are simple to set once you have some gang leader’s numbers.

It isn’t rocket science it’s simple network monitoring including location of sending and receiving devices…”

New thread on Civil Aviation “Schipol now part of Red Light District”

New thread on Civil Aviation “Schipol now part of Red Light District”

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?p=1789127#post1789127

Flourishing red light district at Schiphol

“The transit area at Schiphol is said to be a flourishing prostitute area. Polish prostitutes arrive with cheap flight tickets at Schiphol, and meet their customers in toilets or airside hotelrooms.

There are two hotels airside. During the day they offer low fares. The idea behind them is to offer transit passengers a place to take a quick nap or shower after a long and tiring flight. “But of course you can also take part in other activities” a Schiphol employee is quoted in the Telegraaf….”

This may solve all the issues in this thread, neutral ground, Polish Hookers – day ticket on KLM City Hopper for good measure.:rolleyes:

Sounds like the Gen Discussion thread “Sex on the State” has a quick option now

Sounds like the Gen Discussion thread “Sex on the State” has a quick option now.
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=111223

No I meant only if sentenced and in the forces (Nat Serv) on no pay.

No I meant only if sentenced and in the forces (Nat Serv) on no pay until agreed sentence (for rioting, looting and similar civil disruption) is completed. Or the equivalent of the pay be used to offset costs of re-building etc where insurance shortfalls may arise.

Employers must pay at least the minimum wage and provide stable working conditions but bring in rules of discipline and accountability on all counts for all employed.

Hey all!

Thanks to a text off Bristol Rob I finally got to take a photo of the Titan B767, even if it was from my garden – happy days 😎
Matt.

Hi Matt
Great shot – you should sell tickets and beer to some seats in your garden to those aviation photography enthusiasts.:)

Hi Threespool

Hi Threespool

No I have read and re read much of what is written in the serious posts.

None of us have absolute answers but can identify the decline post Second World War II with successive weak governments and the PC brigade including the Mary Whitehouse era.

Parents have children wanted or unwanted. If the choice is not to have an abortion then they must care for that child as a minor not as a cast off for society to deal with. It may be that it is one parent that does the caring. Yes maybe poor but that does not make the quality of values imparted different from a wealthier parent. A child or minor cannot make value judgements and parent/s can by sensible upbringing, nurturing and punishing where necessary bring a sense of right and wrong to bear. Ensuring the child knows that neighbours good or bad are neighbours, the garden if it exists must be kept clean and tidy, the street must be kept clean, cars must be left alone and not vandalised, bus stops aren’t to be made in to works of graffiti artworks and being at all times within a parent’s control as a minor is absolutely necessary.

School attendance, punctuality, no flimsy excuses for truancy and any punishment the school brings about must be accepted. Homework however much it may be a bug bear must be attempted or completed. Sleeping at night in readiness for school is also helpful. While at school to ensure books and prep are done. Teachers aren’t jokes (well some are even in my day but most aren’t) but that isn’t a reason to throw that subject out of the window. Teachers even if they are jokes have to be respected as humans who are paid for being qualified to teach. Teachers may instil punishment and these are their rights provided the punishment isn’t life threatening or psychologically devastating.
School uniforms however humble or simple are not to be laughed at. The contrast in uniforms at the good state schools, the private schools and those state schools that allow anything in the form of dress are hugely varied in my area. It does not have to be a posh blazer and expensive uniform but being tidy and adherence to a dress code at school is early learning and good formative behaviour patterns. School assembly in the morning where class monitors and prefects (hah ha say the majority – what are they?) identify the absentees/latecomers and initially it is a peer to peer admonishing or punishment (lines, recitation, or press ups in gym or playing field). If the problem persists or becomes chronic or endemic then the matter is passed on to teachers/head.

Police aren’t to be feared but are in the main the guardians of civil law. They must at all times be respected and adherence to advice or instructions given by them must be upheld. Parents and teachers must instil confidence in the Police and school visits by Community Police must be something the children participate in.

Unfortunately the breakdown has been generations of some parents taking a nonchalant attitude of take all from the state and give nothing not even a days work. Teachers who hide behind PCness, extreme attitudes and just sheer laziness to do the job they are trained, qualified and paid to do.

Unionised madness. And politicians becoming equally spineless and corrupt.

Until this sorts out at all stages there is very little sitting these miscreants in therapy groups etc is going to do. Psychiatric nurses, social workers and do gooder psychologists earn a lot (including in some cases enhanced pay rates for being exposed to dangerous people) all sit around and tell these nutters to air their grievances and “let’s all share it and discuss it “. What in heaven’s name is going on – these nutters hardly talk to anyone (most to themselves probably) and would they be able to have a rational discussion – I think not.

Empower employers and the forces to take these miscreants on board and get them to work and if sentenced by courts to be on no pay but simply board, lodging and clothing.
If general teenagers then the plan to bring in National Service but essentially it must be longer than 6 weeks. Then there is a chance that some of the years of bad management by parents, teachers and politicians may rub off and the end product may be road tested in society again.

We all have a need to not just criticise but to stand behind the government – Right wing though it may seem and say to the Liberals and Lefties – “enough is enough this is an island nation and it has a history and pride to uphold and let’s quit the PC and left wing crap now.”