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FLIGHT, JANUARY 2, 1931 AIR TRANSPORT THE BELLANCA "AIRBUS" IN our issue for September 12, 1930, we published a photo-graph of what we called an unorthodox machine—theBellanca Sesquiplane—and this week we give an illus- tration and some brief particulars of a recent development ofthis machine produced for commercial work by the Bellanca Aircraft Corp, of New Castle, Del., U.S.A. The Bellanca " Airbus "—the machine in question—wasdesigned to fill the apparent need for a transport 'plane which would enable air line operators to earn profits at farescomparable to the cost of rail transportation. It is a single- engined machine—hardly a monoplane nor yet a sesquiplane—suitable for passenger carrying and for combined mail and passenger work. Carrying an unusually large payload behind a single motorof moderate horse-power, the " Airbus " has proved in an exhaustive series of flight tests to fill this need to perfection.It has a high speed of 147 miles per hour and cruises at 125 miles per hour at two-thirds full power. In take-off, climband general all-around performance it compares very favour- ably with any of the heavy-duty transport machines on themarket or known today. It accommodates 11 passengers with baggage and 500 to 1,000 lb. of mail. As will be seen, the " Airbus " is what may be described as ahigh-wing monoplane with additional lifting surfaces formed by the landing gear and wing-bracing struts.The design of the " Airbus " concentrates the load near the centre of gravity so that the stability of the machine issatisfactory under any of the widely varying load conditions between empty and full. The mail load, which may be any-where from 500 to 1,000 lbs. according to the cruising range required by operators, is placed in pits in the lower stub(chassis strut) wings approximately directly on the centre of gravity. The passengers' baggage goes in compartmentsunder the seats and well up forward, thus permitting the increasingly heavy loads of baggage met with in service to behandled without any sacrifice of stability and with increased safety. In the event of rough landings on unsuitable fieldsthere is no unfixed weight behind the passengers that might shift forward on to them. Probably the most unique feature of the " Airbus " is itswings. The upper wings are similar to that of a conventional braced wing monoplane, with the exception that each wing isdivided into two panels. The inner or centre section panels of the upper wings, in conjunction with the lower stub wings,form the inner bay, being joined together by struts of round chrome molybdenum steel tubing faired with Balsa wood andbraced by streamline wires similar to conventional bi-plane design. From the outer end of each stub wing another liftingsurface called the auxiliary wing goes up to meet the outer panel of the upper wing, thus acting at the same time as a bracing strut in addition to a lifting surface. These auxiliarywings taper both in plan and thickness from their widest part, where they join the stub wing to the rear spar of theupper wing. The upper wings, both inner and outer bay, are builtentirely of wood. The lower stub wings and auxiliary wings are built of chrome molybdenum steel, spars, ribs and com-pression members being welded solidly into one piece. The lower stub wings in particular fulfill a number of purposes.They act as lifting surfaces, form part of the landing gear structure, and, as mentioned above, also contain the water-proof metal-lined mail compartments, which have approxi- mately 60 cubic feet of space. The fuselage of the " Airbus " also is built throughout ofchrome molybdenum steel tubing and is of conventional Bellanca design, being proof against weaving or twisting andcalculated to withstand collapse in the event of a crash. The engine mount is hung on ball joints of very large size,which prevent the development of any wear or play. Being detachable, either a Curtiss Conqueror 600-h.p. water-cooledmotor, a Wright Cyclone 575-h.p. air-cooled motor, or a Pratt and Whitney Hornet B 575-h.p. air-cooled motor maybe installed. All are geared 2 to 1. The landing gear of the " Airbus " represents a completedeparture from conventional practice. The lower stub wings form part of the landing gear structure. The wheels go intorecesses at the ends of these stub wings where the auxiliary wings join. Goodyear air wheels, size 37 by 16, are used.These are mounted on forks attached to the front part of these recesses in the stub wings and are easily removable by takingoff one nut and withdrawing the wheel spindle. The wheels are further cushioned and kept in their proper position byoleo struts. An oleo strut is placed on each side of each wheel and these struts are attached about midway to beams runningfrom front to rear of the landing gear recesses. The struts have a 3 in. travel and an additional cushioning movement of8 in. is allowed by the wheels themselves. Being faired almost completely into the lower wing the drag of the landinggear as a separate unit, a serious consideration in other ships, is eliminated and the benefits of retractable wheels obtainedwithout mechanism of any sort. Plans have been made to make the " Airbus " availableas either a landplane or a seaplane, and by a combination of wheel and pontoon gear, now under development, as anamphibian. The control system is as simple as possible. All controlsare operated by the usual steel cables running over ball- bearing micarta pulleys. The cables to the tail surfacesrun down the centre of the cabin under the floor, and doors in the floor for the entire length of the cabin permit easy V.-UNORTHODOXY -ONLY MORE SO: The Bellanca "Airbus," a 'development of the sesquiplane. illustrated in our issue of September 12, 1930. It carries 10 passengers, baggage and 500 lb. of mail •••;. ''." at a cruising speed of 125 m.p.h. The engine is a Curtiss 600 h.p. "Conqueror." 16
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At Gorman & Bunch Orthodontics, we welcome our patients like family. From your first visit until your final retainer check, we love watching lives transform along with smiles. We have carefully selected our entire team for not only their skill and talent professionally, but also for their great personalities.
Our doctors are committed to integrating the latest technology and treatment techniques into our offices to give you the benefit of cutting edge advancements in the field of orthodontics while smoothly addressing your orthodontic needs. Your smile transformation is a journey, and we can't wait to share it with you!
Doctor Gorman attended Marion High School and graduated in 1979. He then graduated from Indiana University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology. Later that year, he started his dental training at the Indiana University School of Dentistry in Indianapolis. After his sophomore year, he married his beautiful wife Cindy, and they lived in Broad Ripple for the next two years. Doctor Gorman graduated from dental school in 1987, and he was accepted to an orthodontic residency in St. Louis at Washington University. While in St. Louis, Cindy gave birth to their first child, Chelsea, in early '88. He finished his degree in 1989 and returned to Marion to practice with his father Jack Gorman. During the next two years they traveled to St. Louis every month to teach lingual (behind the teeth) orthodontics to the residents. In 1990, Cindy and Courtney were blessed with the birth of their son Tripp, and a year later their youngest child Grace was born.
Dr. Gorman loves what he does and would love to sculpt a perfect smile just for you. In 1998, Doctor Gorman became a Board Certified Orthodontist. Not a required certification, but one that says he took the additional step to have his cases evaluated and judged by a panel of his peers. It was a lot of extra work, but it lets patients know that they are receiving the highest level of care possible. In 2001, he became a certified Invisalign provider, specializing in Invisalign treatment ever since. He's honored to be in the top one percent of North American Invisalign providers.
Besides his family and orthodontics, Dr. G's other passions are big mountain skiing, golf, ocean sailing, and fishing. He still teaches once a month at Indiana University's Orthodontic Department, where he instructs residents in all aspects of orthodontic therapy with an emphasis on Invisalign. This was also where he and Dr. Bunch met.
Dr. Bunch was born in Guymon, Oklahoma, and grew up in Lebanon, Indiana. After graduating from Lebanon High School in 1996, he went on to study at Depauw University and Ball State University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude with his Bachelor of Science degree in Pre-Dentistry.
He received His Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Indiana University School of Dentistry, graduating with distinction. Dr. Bunch then went on to receive his Masters of Science degree in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics from Indiana University School of Dentistry in 2006.
Dr. Bunch has utilized Invisalign to treat patients since 2004, and he is grateful to be one of the top 1% providers for Invisalign in North America. He is an active member of the Indianapolis District Dental Society, the American Association of Orthodontists, Indiana Dental Association, Indiana Orthodontic Association, Great Lakes Association of Orthodontists, American Dental Association, and past President of the Indiana University Orthodontic Alumni Association.
Dr. Bunch has been part-time faculty at Indiana University School of Dentistry Orthodontic Residency program since 2008. He is married to Lindsay Bunch of Indianapolis. They have two boys, Cash and Luke, and enjoy spending time together as a family.
Dr. Carly grew up in New Castle, Indiana, and graduated from New Castle Chrysler High School. She went on to study at the University of Notre Dame, where she graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry with a minor in Theology.
She received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Indiana University School of Dentistry, where she held leadership positions with the American Student Dental Association, Indiana University School of Dentistry Kids' Club, and Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic, as well as being elected to membership in the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society. Dr. Carly then completed her three-year orthodontics specialty training in Ann Arbor at the University of Michigan, receiving her Masters of Science in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. Most recently, Dr. Carly completed the American Board of Orthodontists certification process, earning the distinction of becoming a board certified orthodontist.
Well trained in providing Invisalign treatment, Dr. Carly is an active member of the Indianapolis District Dental Society, the American Association of Orthodontists, Indiana Dental Association, Great Lakes Association of Orthodontists, American Dental Association, and a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontists.
She loves traveling, reading, eating good food, taking long walks with her yellow lab Lacey, and spending time with her husband, David, step-children Henry and Sylvia, and their newborn son, Louis.
Dr. Jennifer works exclusively at our office in Fishers, Indiana. Born and raised in Elkhart, Indiana, Dr. Russell graduated from Elkhart Central High School, before earning her undergraduate degree from Indiana University – Bloomington. She then attended the Indiana University School of Dentistry for her Masters of Science in Dentistry, Doctorate of Dental Surgery, and orthodontic residency. She continues to be a part of the School of Dentistry today, passing on her knowledge to the next generation of health professionals as a part–time faculty member.
To Dr. Russell, practicing orthodontics means getting to know her patients on a personal level, using her creative and technical abilities to help others feel great about their smile and boost their confidence. She is a member of the American Dental Association, Indiana Dental Association, and the American Association of Orthodontists. Dr. Russell has been using clear aligners to move teeth since her residency, and — after seeing a vast improvement in the technology and results — began utilizing Invisalign routinely several years ago.
A resident of Indianapolis for the past 20 years, Dr. Russell and her husband, Joel, have four children: Alex, Finn, Isabel and Theodore. In her spare time, Dr. Russell enjoys running marathons, visiting big cities, reading, playing with her kids, and volunteering at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.
Dr. Oberley grew up in Monroeville, Indiana, and attended Bishop Luers High School. She later attended the University of Saint Francis in Fort Wayne, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a minor in Chemistry.
From there, Dr. Oberley received her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Indiana University School of Dentistry, where she also served as president of the Public Health Dentistry Club and member of the Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic. Additionally, she was elected to join the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society.
Following dental school, Dr. Oberley worked as a dentist in the Indianapolis area for two years. She then decided to further her education and accepted a position at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine Orthodontics program, where she trained the past two years.
Away from the office, she loves spending time with family and friends and traveling as much as possible!
Love this office! Helpful, professional, and knowledgeable doctor and staff. Haven't had 1 issue with them. They've got their routine down pat.
Amazing experience they all made my daughter and I feel very comfortable, all the ladies were extremely nice. Very well informed. Wouldn't go anywhere else!
Excellent every time we've brought our kids. Thorough evaluations, knowledgeable doctors/staff, great with kids, and great results
This 64 year old had teeth that had begun to overlap in my adult years, which was attributed to having 4 good teeth removed as a child for "Crowded teeth". I waited to fund Invisalign until incurring no penalty for taking IRA funds, other than taxes. I was fortunate to be referred to Dr. Jason Bunch by my dentist, Dr. Jack Nicewander. Dr. Bunch and his Carmel, IN office staff see numerous children and young adults, but welcome the young at heart as well. I trust them and find them accommodating, efficient, professional and compassionate.
Personal and professional, everyone always takes great care of my sensitive mouth teen! This is our first experience with needing orthodontia, when it's time for my youngest to get braces, we'll choose this place again in a heartbeat. From the team up front to the team in the back, everyone is so nice and yet so efficiently on task, it is quite impressive. They have reasonable pricing and are willing to help with a payment plan. Keep up the great work!!
Amazing office! My daughter was home from college and had an orthodontic emergency. She was not a previous patient. Dr Moran was kind enough to see her. The entire staff was amazing. I would never go anywhere else!
Very great place! Went there for my first time today and i felt so comfortable and they are helping me fix my mouth!! Love love love!
Heather and Dr Carly were awesome! Friendly, informative, and professional. Office was very inviting. We had a great appointment and look forward to the next couple of years of working with them.
Fantastic staff who put the person (and their teeth!) at the center of the experience. Child-friendly waiting areas. I've had nothing but good experiences over my nearly 10 years with Gorman and Bunch. Cannot recommend highly enough!
Cannot say enough good things about this practice! I've been to Westfield and Carmel locations, both are beautiful with helpful and friendly staff. Dr Bunch is experienced, knowledgeable, and truly cares about his patients and strives to get the best results possible for each one!


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Micro-pixel flip-chip AlInGaN LED arrays with high CW and nanosecond output power
Massoubre, D. and Zhang, H.X. and McKendry, J. and Griffin, C. and Guilhabert, B.J.E. and Gong, Z. and Gu, E. and Dawson, Martin D. (2007) Micro-pixel flip-chip AlInGaN LED arrays with high CW and nanosecond output power. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting. 582 -583. ISSN 1092-8081Full text not available in this repository.Request a copy from the Strathclyde author
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Flip-chip AlInGaN micro-LED arrays with different wavelengths and pixel diameters have been fabricated, giving, per pixel, CW output power densities up to 32.5W/cm2 at 20mA and pulsed output of up to 150pJ in 36ns pulses.
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Orange grilled snapper salad
Snapper is a wonderful fish, I love it! Usually lightly floured, pan fried in butter and served on a piece of bread with salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice! I wanted to do something abit more fresh and tangy with snapper and made a super sensational sauce that would work well with any fish!
|1 large
|Snapper fillet
|1 Tbsp
|Soy sauce
|1 knob
|Fresh ginger
|1 Tbsp
|Orange zest
|1 Tbsp
|Olive oil
|Salt & freshly ground pepper
|1 Tbsp
|Rice wine vinegar
|2 Tbsp
|Extra virgin olive oil
|1 tsp
|Honey mustard
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|Sesame oil
|Salt & freshly ground pepper
|1 cup
|Mixed vegetables
|1 bunch
|Mixed salad leaves
- In a large bowl add fish, soy sauce, ginger, orange zest, orange juice, olive oil and salt and pepper. Toss, cover with plastic wrap and keep in fridge while you prepare salad and heat grill.
- In another large bowl add orange juice, rice wine vinegar, extra virgin olive oil, honey mustard, sesame oil, salt and pepper to taste. Mix, taste and adjust if necessary. Add more salt and pepper or more vinegar if necessary.
- Chop all the vegetables you like for your salad. I add the chopped vegetables directly over the dressing but, I do not toss until just before I serve. Make sure you put hearty vegetables like peppers directly on the dressing and leave the tender greens to last so they do not touch the dressing and get wilted before you serve.
- Grill your fish for a few minutes on each side until just cooked through basting with the remaining marinade. Toss salad, crumble or slice fish (or leave it whole ) and place on top of salad. Enjoy!


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Hexagon Metrology extends basic range of multi-sensor portfolio.
The demand for user-friendly and economic multi-sensor measuring machines at starter level is on the increase in the European market. Hexagon Metrology is now introducing three new Optiv Classic models: Optiv Classic 322, 432 and 443. The machines are particularly suitable for measuring flat parts such as punched components, circuit boards, foils or stencils, die cast and injection moulds, and precision parts. The standard equipment of these compact entry-level machines includes Vision-Sensors, which consist of a CCD camera with CNC motor zoom.They are complemented by the optionally available TESASTAR touch trigger probes with which full multi-sensor functionality can be created.
The optics are used for measuring minute characteristicswith very small tolerances without contact. At the same workpiece it is possible to use the touch trigger system to take measurements – in the same program sequence and without re-clamping. The new models are offered including a rugged subframe. The measurement ranges are 300 x 200 x 200 mm, 400 x 300 x 200 mm and 400 x 400 x 300 mm respectively.
Hexagon Metrology supplies all Optiv models with the PC-DMIS Vision metrology software. PC-DMIS Vision has been specifically designed for optical and multi-sensory measuring machines. Its features include feature-based measurements, functions for fast editing of measuring programs and a comprehensive image processing functionality. The new Optiv Classic models with PC-DMIS Vision are available as of now from all Hexagon Metrology subsidiaries and distributors in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East, Africa).
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2 great days to fish but not so good catching…Dragged an eel both days on incoming tide and never had a touch…. Both dayspicked up one bass 1-23″ and 1-25″ I fished the tide all the way up both days and marked nothing worthwhile either day…. I wanted to go back into the meadows on top of the tide but duck hunter were active
Next week's weather looks decent but if fish don't show up I may be pulling the boat this time next week
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Fishing report 10/30 &31
2 great days to fish but not so good catching…Dragged an eel both days on incoming tide and never had a touch…. Both dayspicked up one bass 1-23″ and 1-25″ I fished the tide all the way up both days and marked nothing worthwhile either day…. I wanted to go back into the meadows on top of the tide but duck hunter were active
fishing report 10/27
I finally lost my skunk. I worked a creek leading into the meadows with Ted nearby and had one splash but no hook up. After working that area until tide turned I decided to work some other creeks leading out of the meadow but found nothing. worked my way over the Whale Creek and work another area where the creek we were originally working empties into Whale creek and here I lost my skuink with a 20″ bass of a small trolled bucktail. Worked that same area for another 30 minutes with nothing and called it a day. Clearly these are still resident bass and migration not here.I continue to be concerned with the dredges off inlet affecting the migration …Weather will not be good tomorrow and will attend Granddaughters birthday in Wilminton on Thrusday so probably won't be out until Friday
it was a relatively warm but wet morning when I pulled out of dock a hour before sunrise on top of the tide
That was good news for the day as I never saw a fish.I had 3 fishfinders going including one with side scan and never saw a fish
It appears the resident fish have moved on and migration is not here
I worked the tide down for 3 hours with nothing which has not been good for my pleasant personalty Maybe tomorrow but with perfect conditions for bass and not finding any it is very disappointing and the year is rapidly leaving
I'm either losing my touch in my old age or fish aren't here
Maybe tomorrow
fishing report 10/25
I left dock under cover of darkness with a good nip in the air .Heading across Strathmere Bay I had a dolphin with a 3 ft baby damn near jump into my boat and close enough to get me wet with her tail splash
Once my heart got back to normal I went looking for bass and I was not seeing anything on my screen Did finally find a rat 17″ in front of a creek but that was it .Decided to head into Ludlam Bay and fish a couple of cuts and managed to find a 25 " bass than again nothing….Fish the tide all the way down with nothing else and called it a morning.
Maybe tomorrow they will show up in numbers
Beautiful morning ,dead calm and warm for Oct . Work the last 2 hours of outgoing and not marking much. Very bottom of the tide I found 2 bass but nothing on incoming .
Decided to get some breakfast and come back out of top of tide….All I did was burn gas ,never saw a fish .stayed with it for first hour out and said the hell with it and came home . My screen looked like a desert ,never saw anything that looked like a fish 5 other boats and nobody had anything
Plan to give it a couple of hours in morning
fishing report 10/20
Wind won today,left dock with a stiff SW wind that got stiffer as sun came up .Bottom of the tide I went looking in normal spots with nothing . Wind making a decent drift so started home and made one stop on way in and picked up 1 -21″ bass on a bucktail .Worked the area for 3 more drifts with nothing and headed to the barn. Lot warmer than yesterday but I would take the cold over a stiff wind
Fishing report 10/19
Cold morning and ice on my boat ,left dock around 8 looking for bass but could not get one interested in an eel .Tom fishing in front of me got 5 or 6 on live Spot but not me .I hung in until top of tide and could not get a bite other than a couple of little Bluefish chewing up my eels
top of tide I headed up a small creek that has produced in the past and landed a 25″ bass onn rattle trap but that was it. Started working my way home working a rattle trap with a teaser and picked up one more 20 " bass on a teaser and than called it a day
Maybe tomorrow they will prefer eels
fishing report 10/17
Sometimes you get the fish sometimes the fish get you. Given I never had a fish yesterday on start of incoming and had them on top of the tide I waited until tide was halfway up before going out BAD DECISION … there were bass caught early but I waited until tide was halfway up and never had a touch on an eel.. Did switched to a bucktail and found one short before the wind came up hard and I called it a day Won't fish tomorrow but expect to put in a hard week next week
I went out this morning on incoming tide and found nothing but little bluefish…. Had to quit before High tide due to an appointment BUT it got cancelled So I went back out on top of tide GREAT MOVE
First stop I got into a 27″ ,kept working same area and lost one,went back over same area and got into a good one that wasn't very happy and was peeling line off, I turn boat to chase it and after 15 minutes I finally got her to the boat and it was a nice fat bass of 37″ Tide. now running hard out and wind was coming up gusty but managed to get one more of 26″ Than nothing so.. made a move and found 2 more shorts than nothing and called it an afternoon
Not sure what tomorrow will bring forecast isn't promisiing
fishing report of lack of 10/15
Went out this morning fished last 3 hours of incoming and never saw a fish ,, Fishfinder screens which I have 3 on board was bare at every stop, no bait ,no nothing
I will take 3 days off I think as looks like it is going to be windy
Was a beautiful but little brisk morning with temp at boat 42 Hopefully things will pick up as year is running out


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5 TED Talks Librarians Should Watch
TEDucation: 5 TED Talks Librarians Should Watch (and Why)
AndyW: "Ever since I was introduced to TED talks, I've sought them out when a new batch is available. Last year I had the privilege of attending the TEDxNJLibraries at the Princeton Public Library. It was great to listen to a range of speakers on a wide range of topics and stories while also being able to talk with others about the presentations. My attraction to these talks and the reason I am writing about them now is that I feel they are excellent perspectives from outside of the librarian echo chamber. Some have given me additional ideas for how to think and approach some of the issues that we as librarians face in the road ahead. I've linked some in my blog over the years but I wanted to highlight 5 TED talks that I think every librarian should watch."


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Tyler is a graduate of Cedar Falls high-school where he played football. Tyler was a 2-year letter winner, first team all-metro, first team all-conference, and will continue to play football at the University of Minnesota State Mankato. Training at XL has helped me become an overall better athlete in many ways. I have improved in my strength, agility, and explosiveness which has helped me become a better football player. The XL program was a great way to prepare for athletics at the college level, as the training is similar and will push you to be your best. The atmosphere at the Gym makes it a really enjoyable and welcoming place to workout each day. Overall, XL helped me to become a better athlete/person by pushing me to be my best and was very important in getting me ready to perform at the next level.
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One of your life's best days was probably when your child was born. The connection between a mother or father and his or her child is stronger than any other. This article is devoted entirely to the preservation and enhancement of that unbreakable bond.
Although you do need to spend lots of time with the kids, you also need to make time for yourself. You can retain your individuality, and assume the role of parent with a clearer mindset.
Preschool children often have a hard time with change. When they must quickly change tasks, they can become stressed.
Parents must be careful not to apply too much pressure when children reach their teenage years and get ready to pick a college. It can sometimes have the opposite effect if teens are coerced into making decisions that they do not desire.
Infants and toddlers do not need to drink any kind of soda. Stick with drinks which provide your child nutrients like water, juice or milk.
When a child walks to school, no matter their age, they should have reflective strips on their backpacks or clothing. This material is also available in Velcro strips that can be easily attached and detached. That way, your kids will be easily spotted by motorists and crosswalk attendants during darker parts of the day.
Each child is unique. If a technique worked on your first child, you may find it is useless on the second. Rewards and punishment will be effected. However, you should remember what worked on other children and try that first, before moving on to new methods if necessary.
It is immensely important to establish a respectful, loving relationship with your young child so that when they become a teenager you will have that healthy foundation for open communication. Teenage years can be a difficult time to try to start an ease for dialogue. Put the above tips to use to start building that relationship today.


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A new plan and a new agency to create rules and regulations for a proposed change in the laws regarding cable franchises has something of a compromise to it. The full bill can be read here.
The one large problem I have with this legislation is that it alters the existing laws so that AT&T would not have to participate in the current system of making agreements at the local level for franchise agreements. The fact remains that they could make such agreements now to start providing service, and creating a new agency and new laws still smack of fixing something that is not broken.
There are pluses to the proposed change in law - it does preserve the current Public, Education and Government (PEG) or at least states that new franchise agreements include provisions for PEG channels.
It also irks me that while every resident of the state could be impacted by the proposed changes to the state law, the state's media has devoted more coverage of useless, grandstanding legislation which had no chance of passage. With so much info available to news agencies and anyone else with access to the internet why is it that more info is typically available from bloggers?
No doubt the technology in telecommunications has been and is rapidly changing and perhaps changes to how such agencies are governed is needed. So shouldn't that be the priority for our elected officials?


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Polly Pocket™ Tiny Pocket Places Camping Compact with Micro Shani™ Doll & Accessories
Tiny Mighty™ takes on whole new meaning with this Polly Pocket™ Tiny Pocket Places Camping Compact! Shani™ doll is excited to go camping and be outdoors! Compact opens to reveal a camping location with a secret surprise tent that folds down opens and a campfire that is opened and revealed. Also includes micro Shani™ doll, telescope and campfire stove. Compact has a ring attached so girls can clip it on backpacks or purses and is small enough to take on the go for great Polly Pocket™ camping adventures, anytime, anywhere! Colors and decorations may vary.


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Pamela Geller is the founder, editor and publisher of The Geller Report and President of the American Freedom Defense Initiative (AFDI) and Stop Islamization of America (SIOA). She is the author of The Post-American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America (foreword by Ambassador John Bolton) (Simon & Schuster) and Stop the Islamization of America: A Practical Guide to the Resistance (WND Books). She is also a regular columnist for numerous publications.
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Tropic of Cancer debut vinyl re-issued
Can anyone resist a husband & wife making music together, especially when it leans towards the avantgarde? The thought of two lovers immersing themselves in music and method and then returning home together to cook some pasta is eminently appealing. Tropic of Cancer are one such duo – Camella Lobo her husband Juan Mendez, aka Silent Servant – purveyor of punishing industrial techno. Finding inspiration in the cracks between industrial, post-gaze and even blank eyed disco, their debut record 'The Dull Age'/'Victims' was a 10″ that sold out quicker than it took to find it on google, and has been pretty impossible to find since ( unless you are willing to pay ridiculous amounts of money). The record is being re-released on Downwards, the boutique label from Regis, who have released much of Tropic of Cancers music so far. An album is expected early next year.
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7 November (Part 1) - Bonkers Barnet council
If you need something to read until I get back from the Magistrates Court may I suggest
The Barnet Eye
which reports similar trickery by Barnet council to that which Bexley employs? Reporting bloggers to the Information
Commissioner for reproducing council propaganda and for storing details of blog correspondents without being registered under
the Data Protection Act. The accused blogger has given
his own account here.
All thrown out by the ICO of course but costly for the council taxpayers. For the record I have close to a thousand email addresses of people who have made contact through this website.


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The US Senate has passed a bill that could change and greatly improve military relations with Taiwan by allowing active-duty flag and general officers to visit the nation.
The policy switch comes in an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that won Senate support with a vote of 71 to 25.
A final version of the bill may emerge from a House-Senate conference as early as next month.
The Taiwan amendment is expected to survive because the issue has robust bipartisan support in the US House of Representatives and the Senate has already passed it.
US President Barack Obama has pledged to veto the bill because of a fundamental disagreement about funding, but the Senate vote in favor was large enough to be veto-proof and the House vote of 269-151 was close to being veto-proof.
If the bill does become law with the Taiwan amendment intact, it is certain to upset Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平), who is due to visit Washington in September.
Introduced by US Senator Dan Coats, the amendment instructs the US secretary of defense to carry out a program of exchanges of senior military officers and senior officials between the US and Taiwan designed to "improve military-to-military relations."
Currently, the Pentagon relies on retired flag and general officers to visit Taiwan, to appease China, a statement from Coats' office said.
"It is difficult for military officials in both Taiwan and the US to discuss contingency responses when active duty US generals and flag officers are not able to meet regularly with their Taiwanese counterparts," it added.
Coats said that he did not believe in tying the military's hands, but that it was important for the Senate to express concern about the current policy of refusing to allow exchanges.
"The armed forces of Taiwan are a very valuable partner of the US military and without visiting Taiwan, active duty American personnel are not able to familiarize themselves with Taiwan's command centers, terrain and operational capabilities," he said.
He also said that a change in the policy would encourage Taiwan to make increased investments in its national defense, especially in light of "belligerent behavior" demonstrated by China.
"Active-duty US generals and flag officers have to be able to visit Taiwan and see its military in action in order to gain a better understanding of Taiwan's armed forces and the weapons they require for self-defense," Coats said.
"My proposal simply states that the [US] Department of Defense should undertake a program of senior military officer exchanges with Taiwan, but does not require such exchanges," he added.
According to the amendment, an "exchange" is an activity, exercise, event or observation opportunity between members of the armed forces and officials of the Pentagon and armed forces personnel and officials of Taiwan.
The amendment states that the exchanges should focus on threat analysis, military doctrine, force planning and logistical support.
They should also include intelligence collection and analysis, operational tactics, techniques and procedures, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Anna Kao (高安) expressed the government's gratitude for the move, which she said would enhance bilateral relations and cooperation in the area of security.


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The job of police officers can be tough. They have to ferret out crimes and arrest dangerous criminals. The police, however, cannot just arrest on a whim any person suspected of committing a crime; they have rules and regulations to follow. Usually a lawful arrest requires an arrest warrant, but even if an arrest warrant is not required, probable cause must exist.
Elements of an Arrest
A legal arrest occurs if a police officer executes an arrest warrant bearing the suspect's identity, and the police officer arrests the person. A legal arrest also occurs when a police officer has probable cause to believe a person has committed a crime, and arrests the person. A person can tell the difference between an arrest and just a stop by the police by deciding whether he, or a reasonable person, would feel free to leave after being stopped by the police officer.
Probable Cause
To obtain an arrest warrant, a police officer must have probable cause. The police officer prepares a written affidavit setting out the factual basis for probable cause. When a police officer knows of certain circumstances and facts that would be sufficient for a reasonable person to believe that a suspect has committed a crime, is committing a crime, or is about to commit a crime, he has probable cause.
Arrest Warrant
With probable cause and his affidavit, the police officer goes to a neutral and detached magistrate. The magistrate determines if there is sufficient probable cause; an oath or affirmation by the requesting officer that the warrant's contents are accurate; a particular description of the person to be arrested; and a statement of when, where and how the warrant will be executed. The police officer finally executes the arrest according to the terms and scope of the arrest warrant.
Arrest in a Home
If a police officer plans to arrest a person within his own home, that police officer needs to obtain an arrest warrant. He also needs to have reason to believe the suspect is located within the home for the arrest to be lawful. People have an expectation of privacy in their own homes, even against the police. If the police were to enter a person's home to arrest a suspect without a warrant, that would only be lawful under an emergency situation. If the policeman had time to obtain a warrant before the arrest but did not obtain the warrant, that arrest would not be lawful.
Arrest of a Fleeing Suspect
Sometimes a suspect's behaviour can elevate a police officer's reasonable suspicion to the level of probable cause, prompting an arrest. If a police officer suspects that a person has been involved in a crime, he can question that person. If the person notices the police officer approaching and runs, this may increase the police officer's reasonable suspicion to probable cause for an arrest. At this time, the police may chase this person and arrest him.


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Mind & Life Europe (MLE) is a non-profit organization that supports pathways for knowledge that provide the basis to increase human well-being, ethical responsibility and compassion in order to more effectively confront global problems. MLE is dedicated to bridging contemplative wisdom and practices with western scholarship in the arts and sciences and modern research capabilities, in order to generate, disseminate and translate that knowledge, with a particular focus on how the mind can cause or alleviate suffering.
MLE was established in 2008 to expand related activities in Europe of the Mind and Life Institute, USA (MLI). MLI's purpose is to investigate the nature of reality through the lens of contemplative practices and modern science and was founded in 1987 by the 14th Dalai Lama, neuroscientist Francisco Varela and entrepreneur Adam Engle.


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Gentlemen in the White Hats: The KMBC-CBS Texas Rangers
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Starting in the 1920s through the late 1950s, Kansas City-based broadcasting pioneer Arthur B. Church produced a broad range of syndicated radio programs including Phenomenon, The Brush Creek Follies and the Texas Rangers. The Texas Rangers were a particularly successful franchise, heard on over 100 of the 116 CBS affiliate stations. The eight-man choir played twenty different instruments between them, while garbed in western wear, topped, of course, with classic white hats. Their ability to traverse successfully between hymns, cowboy songs, novelty, and western swing demonstrates their incredible range as musicians both on their own show and on The Brush Creek Follies. Moreover, they displayed their acting skills in Night Time on the Trail and Life on Red Horse Ranch, broadcasts offering "thrills of the old west" that mixed drama, romance, comedy, and music. Skilled as they were, their formidable talents remain in relative obscurity. As part of an NEH-funded grant project, the University of Missouri--Kansas City University Libraries is bringing the Texas Rangers and their posse back to light! By providing bibliographic access and digital preservation to a collection of transcription discs, lacquer discs, and negative metal stampers that comprise the KMBC collection, radio aficionados will once again be able to delight in the antics of the Rangers. This session will provide an introduction to the KMBC-CBS Texas Rangers, and will feature both musical renditions and dramatic interpretations by these versatile performers.


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The Nuiances of Outdoor Grosifllex Furniture
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Automatic Partition Resource Manager for System i and iSeries
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Published 06 June 2007, updated 07 June 2007
IBM Form #: SG24-7174-00
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Authors: Nick Harris, Dave Schnee, Peter Mullin
Logical Partitioning for OS/400 opened the door to significant operational advantages and cost savings for iSeries and System i clients. You can now manage production workloads from many iSeries servers on a single newer server using LPAR technology. And, in an System i world, you can now consolidate additional operating system environments onto a single System i footprint.
This IBM Redbooks publication is about setting up a partitioned iSeries or System i system. The primary focus is about making it possible to share system resources between and among partitions easily, flexibly, and safely.
The contents of this book include information and a practical example of how to use an iSeries and System i server tool, Automatic Partition Resource Manager (APRM®) from Barsa Consulting Group, LLC, to help transform a company's infrastructure into an on demand, self-healing environment.
Table of contents
Chapter 1. Logical partitioning on the System i
Chapter 2. Setting up LPAR limits to make tuning possible
Chapter 3. Setting up APRM limits to make tuning efficient
Chapter 4. A real-life practical example of LPAR configuration
Chapter 5. Automatic LPAR tuning with APRM
Chapter 6. Sharing I/O hardware
Chapter 7. I want that tape drive right now
Appendix A. APRM command summary
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A summer record in the middle of January; it can have its plusses as the long nights of a Northern Hemisphere winter bed in. While I will always associate a hazy, jingly jangly sound with that of the warmer months, there is certainly no hardship to be acquainted with the brand new record from Muscle Shoals region based outfit Belle Adair any time of the year. TUSCUMBIA for those not too au fait with the Shoals area geography is a city (a loose affinity to that word) close to where this band operates. It is the latest release on Single Lock Records, a growing label responsible for excellent albums from Nicole Atkins, Dylan LeBlanc and John Paul White over the last year or so. The sound domain of this record is a lock into the description that greeted this piece in the opening sentences and exceedingly excels at it.
The bonus of having an album-defining track up top has long been championed here and 'Get Away' does the job for this, the second album from core four-piece combo Belle Adair. Plenty of harmonious 'oohs and ahs' blend into the twangy jangly guitars then emerge to be omnipresent throughout the eleven tracks that form this forty-minute album. While this sound is not what you would expect from, both the area and FAME recording studio where this album saw the light of day, there is certainly a classic American tinge to it, if not necessary pure Americana. Although, association with late 60s California is likely to be referred to, us Brits have perfected the sound, noticeably in the 90s Brit-Pop explosion and more recently in indie bands such as Co-Pilgrim and The Dreaming Spires. Any fans of these three strands of music are likely to find the contents of TUSCUMBIA agreeable.
Repetition is a key to whether you grasp this album or not, and in a rare occurrence for much of the reviewed material here, diversity does not have a major role to play. The vocals reside somewhere in cumulus nimbus territory and allow plenty of room for the multitude of gently strummed guitar riffs to flourish. One certainty is that once you fall under its spell, this record will be very hard to shake off; surely not a too shabby trait to have.
The Muscle Shoals area has a rich history of bearing the fruit of music from humble backwater surroundings and projecting it around the world. Whether TUSCUMBIA does the same for Belle Adair remains to be seen, but markets do spring up for this type of music and plenty across the pond will be wooed. Conclusively, this album evolves as a swimmingly good record to kick back to and enjoy whatever the season. Mildly revivalist, yet forever appealing.


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Union highways and road transport minister Nitin Gadkari had given in-principal approval to convert Dwarka Expressway into a national highway, during the Happening Haryana summit in March.
Sources said a meeting was held recently between Huda and NHAI officials, where the urban development authority has promised to hand over the land on the Gurgaon side of the expressway to NHAI after resolving all the pending obstacles, mainly the rehabilitation of oustees, within the next four months.
"We are working to rehabilitate oustees at the earliest by allotting them alternative plots in sectors 110A and 37C. Issues related to acquisition of land in Sector 110A will also be resolved soon. The land owners of the sector have agreed for land pooling before the Punjab and Haryana high court," a senior Huda official told TOI on Wednesday.
The Dwarka Expressway, which was conceived over eight years ago, will cover a 27.9km stretch between Dwarka in Delhi and NH-8 in Gurgaon.
It will start from Shiv Murti on NH-8 in Delhi and end a kilometre before Kherki Daula on NH-8. Of its 27.9 km, 18km will be in Gurgaon.
But so far, Huda has managed to complete the construction on the 14.33km stretch only. The construction is held up in the remaining stretch on the Gurgaon side as the urban development authority has not been able to allot alternative plots to some 560 land owners at New Palam Vihar, Tekchand Nagar and Kerki Dhaula, who had been ousted.
A draw of lot to allot alternative plots to oustees was cancelled twice in absence of availability of land free from litigation.
The handover of the road to the NHAI is likely to help in early completion of the project and it will also benefit the real estate sector in that area. In the past eight years, more than 110 builders have launched over 150 projects in the area. Many people have already got the possession of their flats but they are facing problem of due to delay in completion of the expressway.
Pawan Mishra, one of the homebuyers along the under-construction Dwarka Expressway, said they doubt that Huda would be able to hand over the project to NHAI in four months' time.
"They are promising to settle the issues of oustees for the last one-and-a-half years, but nothing has changed on ground," he said.


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Elmwood Park Public Library cards and card renewals are free to Elmwood Park residents and provide you with access to Library materials, as well as our online/electronic resources. While Elmwood Park Public Library is a member of the SWAN network, your card can also be used at any public library in Illinois.
Elmwood Park Public Library cards are valid for three years, upon which time you will be required to renew your card. There is a $3.00 fee for replacement of lost cards.
What do you need in order to get or renew an Elmwood Park Public Library card?
Adult Library Cards
Adults 18 years of age and older must present the following identification:
- A photo ID (current Illinois Driver's License or State ID) with your name and current Elmwood Park address.
- If your photo ID does not show a current Elmwood Park address, then we will require an additional piece of identification that displays your name and Elmwood Park address, such as:
- current utility bill
- current phone bill
- mortgage payment book
- paycheck (with name, address, and date)
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Children under the age of 18 must have a parent or legal guardian sign for a card and show the same forms of ID as listed above. Both parent and child must reside at the Elmwood Park address and the child must be present at the time.
Chicago Residents
If you live in Chicago, bring in your valid Chicago Public Library card and photo ID, whereupon we will verify that your library card is in good standing. Once verified we will enter your Chicago Public Library card into our SWAN system. These cards can be used at all SWAN libraries and expire on the same date as your Chicago Pubic Library card.
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- New or renewed Library cards are issued from opening until one half hour before closing.
- Elmwood Park Public Library reserves the right to refuse to issue a library card to patrons who do not meet the identification requirements and/or those who have delinquent accounts at other libraries.
- If you lose your library card, immediately contact us so that we can put a stop on your card to prevent others from using it.
- Circulation Policy (Updated October 2018).
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The NuTEC 780 forming machine can produce up to seven 1⁄4-lb. patties in each row. The 34-in. wide model runs at 65 strokes per minute. With dual knockout and double-row mold plate, the unit deposits rows of patties two times per cycle. Designed for high-volume meat processors, the forming machine can replace multiple units. It can portion up to 10,000 lbs. per hour with no product backflow, overworking or bridging, says the company.
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If you're forced to strain your neck while looking at TV since it's mounted over the fireplace, relax those neck muscles by using the ComfortVu over the fireplace motorized TV mount. You'll get a more comfortable viewing experience without having to find another place to hang your TV. The idea for the ComfortVu came to developer Joseph Lee about 15 years ago when large flatscreen TVs first came into play. He faced the vexing problem of having to mount these TVs above the fireplace, which cause for viewers to be in an awkward position, craning their necks upward.
The great thing about ComfortVu is that it's controlled by an infrared remote (hand-held remote included) that easily moves the TV in the exact position you want so you don't have to hassle with it manually. It's made for strength, beauty and life since it's crafted from aircraft-grade T6061 aluminum and powder-coated black for more durability. You'll also have no trouble mounting it; just mount the device to two or three wall studs on brick, stone and more with no need for special tools. It can be used with most 55″-90″ TVs that weigh as much as 190 lbs. and it can be used practically anywhere – offices, hotel suites, boardrooms and more.
The device provides improved viewing angles and increased pictures size in addition to its comfort. When it's fully extended, the TV is lowered to a comfortable viewing position, and awkward viewing angles and neck strain are eliminated. In addition, because the TV has been brought forward, the picture is larger because it's now closer to the viewer. Plus, a TV that is 29″ high will completely hide the device (unless your are standing against the wall, looking at the side). Enhance the way you watch TV for only $1,995.
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The term EQ may seem overused but remains necessary in the modern workplace. Emotional intelligence is linked to increased productivity levels and greater chance of success. Simply put, it is just as important as its logical counterpart -- IQ.
Unlike the genetically-influenced IQ, EQ can be developed over time. If you feel like you have been stagnating in your career, working on your emotional quotient could be the key to getting that promotion you have been hankering after.
Here are some of the key tips to boost up your EQ skills:
1. Active listening
This term goes further than intently paying attention to the speaker. Usually, people don't remember most of what their colleagues or lecturers have been saying, because they are too busy mentally formulating a response to their words. There might be other distractions like background noise or chatter from other conversations which may prevent you from gleaning the most from their words.
If you genuinely have difficulty keeping track of the conversation, use a recording app so you can refer to their words in the future. Also, use your body to fully respond to the other person - this includes appropriate eye contact as well as nodding and smiling in agreement or when necessary.
2. Giving intelligent feedback
You may find yourself in a situation where you have to give feedback to an intern, junior, or even a colleague. While most people have no trouble praising others, they stumble when it comes to providing negative comments in a smart way. Negative feedback can be awkward and stressful for both parties involved.
Instead of trying to sugarcoat the situation by throwing in praise, get straight to the point. Don't mix both positive and negative feedback, as the person will be fixated on the criticism, completely ignoring the praise. However, be objective when pointing to the other person's shortcomings. If you are nervous about jumping right in, ask the other person how they feel about the situation, as they might already have recognised their own shortcomings.
3. Have an acute sense of self
To develop self-awareness one needs time to observe and reflect. Ingrained perceptions of your intelligence and capabilities will cloud your ability to zoom in on yourself, thus affecting the way you portray yourself in public. By getting in touch with your innermost thoughts and emotions, you will be able to understand and manage your behaviours and expectations better.
Keep track of the way you react to situations, and ask yourself how you could have handled that differently. Acknowledge your unique strengths and weaknesses, so you can identify concrete goals for self-improvement.
4. Inner motivation
An attractive compensation package, workplace benefits, and other material perks have limited appeal, and can only go so far in motivating you to perform your best. The rest must come from within.
Find your burning desire to produce quality work and achieve extraordinary results. Be patient, as it takes a while to build intrinsic motivation. Start off by setting small yet measurable goals for yourself. Don't allow yourself to be bogged down by mistakes. Learn from them and move onto the next challenge as quickly as possible.


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After settling for just one point in two road matches, Supporters' Shield leaders Real Salt Lake returned to Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday night with something to prove.
With a convincing 4-0 win over the Columbus Crew, RSL delivered all the proof needed.
Kyle Beckerman scored twice and youngsters Devon Sandoval and Luis Gil netted a goal apiece as RSL increased their lead in the Shield race to four points over Montreal and their Western Conference advantage over second-place LA Galaxy to five points.
Columbus, coming off two straight wins, had no answer for RSL's relentless attack, being pushed back constantly into their own box. While being outshot 10-1 in the first half, the Crew managed to hold Salt Lake scoreless for the first 45 minutes.
Then the floodgates opened.
In the dying moments of first-half stoppage time, Columbus' Chad Marshall was whistled for a hand ball 10 yards outside the Crew box. Javier Morales' free kick went directly at the wall, but deflected through and off of Beckerman into the net. Crew goalkeeper Matt Lampson was wrong-footed and could only watch the ball go past after the deflection.
Lampson had more bad luck early in the second half, when he was briefly hobbled when taking a saved shot from RSL forward Olmes Garcia off the leg. Noticeably limping, Lampson was slow to react to a Garcia cross across the box moments later, and Sandoval easily slotted home.
Real Salt Lake would coast from there, getting a goal in the 82nd minute when Gil showed some slick footwork after an equally slick Ned Grabavoy pass, badly fooling Crew defender Josh Williams and tucking a shot past Lampson. Beckerman capped off his bookend brace in the 89th minute with a one-time finish from 12 yards out.
Columbus' co-leading scorer and captain Federico Higuain will miss the Crew's next match after picking up two yellow cards in the game. Higuain was ejected on his second yellow of the night during second-half stoppage time.
Next up for RSL is a home match against the Portland Timbers on August 30. Columbus, who remain on 29 points, seven out of the final playoff spot in the East, return home on August 31 to face the Seattle Sounders.


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Software => Software => Topic started by: neeraj26jan on May 09, 2013, 09:44:30 PM
I am selling my online Virtual Assistant/ Automated live chat service business
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Hi friends,
I am selling my AI Talking Robot/Automated Virtual Assistant/Live Chat System with Mobile App and complete ownership transfer with non compete agreement on Flippa.com. My auction link is here https://flippa.com/2922499-ai-talking-robot-automated-virtual-assistant-live-chat-system-with-mobile-app.
This is not just a website but this is a technology/software. Now imagine a word in which people talk to machines. Ayesha have Artificial Intelligence Brain, she is able to learn by itself and be customized by admin.
Ayesha is a Virtual Assistant software which you can use for your business as a sales assistant, virtual customer service or technical support executive. Ayesha is an advanced technology based on Artificial Intelligence which will replace real human support personnel. Ayesha will replace live customer service representatives. Ayesha will available 24/7 to help your customer without getting tired with cent percent accuracy once she is trained.
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She has artificial brain
She is able to learn any languages]
She is able to learn by itself druing conversasion and/or be customized by admin
She can do live chatting with your online clients like a real person
She is able to do live chat via Gtalk/Gmail
The more you talk with her the more she learns
What will you get if you win this auction?
Domain Name
Complete website with software source code
Android Application with source code
Existing VPS server paid for 3 years
Complete ownership of this software
Non Compete Agreement with auction winner.
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Given the Victorian outlook of the present British government, it's fitting, if in many ways frustrating, that the British left also seems to be taking a trip back in time. The welcome and laudable anti-austerity aims of the People's Assembly, which held its first press conference today ahead of a mass meeting on 22 June, have a familiar ring. In January 1792 the founding members of the London Corresponding Society, holding their first meeting in a tavern off the Strand, resolved to campaign for parliamentary reform and popular democracy in response to "the hardness of the times and the dearness of all the necessaries of life".
The LCS grew rapidly, held mass public meetings aimed at asserting opposition to the government's "late rapid advances of despotism" and in favour of "a fair free and full representation of the People", and called a national convention of disparate radical societies. The Pitt administration, already panicked by the proliferation and militancy of popular radicalism, feared that this particular people's assembly would usurp its own authority and moved forcefully against it, with society members arrested, imprisoned and transported, habeas corpus suspended to allow the detention of prisoners without trial, and gatherings in support of parliamentary reform banned under the 1795 Seditious Meetings Act. (One can only speculate on whether the People's Assembly will constitute enough of a threat for the coalition to take a similar approach.)
Following the squashing of the LCS, the cause of working-class representation in parliament was sporadically taken up by British radicals, most visibly between 1838 and 1848 in the form of Chartism, a network of local associations responding to further hard times by demanding democratic reforms, including a secret ballot and the abolition of the requirement for an MP to own a certain amount of property or land. Again, Chartism was met by Britain's political elite with alarmed hostility. Parliament refused to negotiate with the movement's representatives or to accept a Chartist petition containing over three million signatures.
The People's Assembly's call for a mass movement to challenge an exclusionary political cartel, to turn popular hardship and outrage into organisation and action, then, is part of a tradition that is still depressingly relevant and stretches far beyond the "Spirit of '45" invoked by Ken Loach's panegyric to the postwar Labour government. Despite the Attlee administration's undoubted triumphs in improving the lot of the British working class under capitalism, Loach himself has expressed his lack of faith in the Labour party's capacity to deliver a similar level of popular radicalism in power now, as has Len McCluskey, the head of Unite.
This perception that Labour has abandoned its historic commitment to the organised working class is significant. Despite the inclusion of MPs from both Labour and the Green party in what appears to be coalescing as the leadership of the People's Assembly, it may turn out to be less focused than its forerunners on ameliorating existing political structures, and instead try to challenge or transform them. The London Corresponding Society's claim to be "fully convinced a thorough parliamentary reform, would remove every grievance under which we labour", or the Chartist faith in achieving change through presenting million-strong petitions to parliament, currently sounds as optimistic as it does anachronistic.


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BY: Rebecca Howard
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's median house prices fell a seasonally adjusted 1.0 percent in June versus the previous month but were up 10.5 percent on the year, the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ) said on Friday.
The REINZ said prices in the country's biggest city, Auckland were up a seasonally adjusted 2.9 percent in June versus May and were up 8.9 percent on the year.
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Bulls who were fighting with their backs to the wall could wrest advantage from the bears. This was largely due to some soothing statements from the Finance Minister that foreign investors investing through Mauritius need not worry about the taxman putting them under the microscope. Moody's prophesy that the worst may be over for the Indian economy and that it could grow at 7 per cent from 2014 also helped improve the sentiment on the street.
Cues from overseas were also supportive with most global benchmarks etching gains. Indian investors' worries about flow of foreign portfolio funds into the Indian markets appear overdone since a large chunk of these funds are linked to the India allocations of global emerging market funds.
According to EPFR Global, Emerging Markets Equity funds posted inflows for the 26th time in the past 27 weeks in early March. Flows into Asia ex-Japan Equity Funds continued to be strong last week. It is, therefore, not a surprise that benchmarks of countries such as Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand have been hitting new life-time highs regularly this calendar. Indian equities have also received close to $9 billion so far this calendar though stock prices have been on a roller-coaster ride.
Daily oscillators turned positive after last week's rally. Relative strength index in the daily chart has moved in to the bullish zone and the moving average convergence divergence oscillator is now giving a buy signal. The good news is that the weekly oscillators that were beginning to dip into negative zone have reversed higher again. The week ahead will be critical to determine the medium-term trend in the market.
Sensex (19,683.2)
The Sensex outdid our short-term expectation last week, reversing from Monday's low of 18,760 to gain almost 1,000 points. It is needless to add that the short-term trend has turned positive for the index. But investors need to tread a little carefully at this juncture.
For the index has reached key short-term resistance point at 19,658. This occurs at 61.8 per cent retracement of the decline from the 20,203 peak. Fresh purchases should be contemplated only if the index continues to move higher and records a firm close above 19,658. Short-term supports for the index are at 19,343 and 19,120.
The Sensex is currently poised at a critical point from a medium-term perspective. If we consider the up-move from the 15,748 low, the index completed one leg when it recorded the peak of 20,203 in January.
A correction is on since then. This correction retraced 32 per cent of the previous rally when the index hit the low of 18,793. This decline is sufficient to qualify as a shallow correction in a strong up-trend. There are three scenarios that can unfold now,
a) If the third part of the move from 15,748 has begun last week, the index will power past 19,700 and go on to 21,108 or even 21,513 in the months ahead.
b) The bearish scenario will unfold if the index reverses lower early next week. In that event it will fall to 18,800 or 18,263 in the medium-term.
c) The third is a more neutral scenario where the index can go on to the recent peak at 20,203 and reverse from there again, thus establishing a trading band between 18,500 and 20,200 for few more weeks.
The Nifty (5,945.7) too reversed from Monday's low of 5,663 to gain 5 per cent. The rally last week has brought the Nifty to key short-term hurdle at 5,946. The medium-term trend in the index is dependent upon the movement of the index next week.
A strong close above 5,946 will open the possibility of the current rally being the third wave of the move that began from the June 2012 low in the index. Minimum upper targets as per this count are 6,338 and 6,492.
If the Nifty is unable to move strongly past 5,950, it will imply that the short-term down-trend that began from the 6,112 peak continues to be in force. The index can then be expected to decline to 5,679 or 5,511 in the weeks ahead.
The third scenario is that the index spends some more time vacillating in the band between 5,650 and 6,100 before breaking higher.
Traders too need to exercise caution early next week. Fresh long positions should be considered only on a strong close above 5,950. Next target for the index is 6,112.
Short-term supports for the Nifty are placed at 5,844, 5,776 and 5,663.
Global cues
Global markets rallied strongly last week with the US indices surging to record highs. The Chinese Government's move to tighten the boom in property market and North Korea's threatened nuclear strikes did not dampen investor sentiment. CBOE volatility index declined to close at 12.5, implying that investors are betting on the rally in stock prices continuing.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained over 300 points to close at a new life-time high last week. Next medium-term target for the index is 15,730. The index, however, needs to maintain the upward momentum over another two weeks to ensure that last week's move is not a false break-out. The short-term view for the index will turn negative only on close below 13,600.
It is not just the US indices that raced higher last week. The European indices including the FTSE, CAC and DAX also registered strong gains. The DAX is just whisker's breadth away from its 2008 peak.
There was a spectacular 5 per cent move in the Nikkei last week that took it past the important long term hurdle at 11,400. Investors appear enthused about the ability of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ability to rekindle economic growth.


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If you are an avid reader of fiction chances are you have heard about The Girl, Opal and
Kirin. Ok so maybe hardly anyone has read about the The Girl, some know about Kirin and everyone knows about Opal. These are the literary offspring of Sonia Faleiro, Kavya Vishwanathan and Samit Basu. They are on my list together just to present the different faces of contemporary fiction by young Indians, I don't intend to compare them with one another.
Kavya has been written about extensively, thanks to the passages worked into two books simultaneously by the creative agency that helped both the authors write the books. Okay, that is a categorical statement, but that is what I have deduced as the truth behind the whole scam. Poor Kavya fell between two stools of trying to fulfill her own creativity and trying to live up to the expectations of her publishers. Moral of the story is, write only to fulfill your creativity. How Opal Mehta … has been classified as Chick Lit for young women. The writing is perky, full of interesting incidents that carry the story forward. The plot is simple: Opal is asked what she likes to do for fun during her admission interview for Harvard. All she has to say is that she likes to solve an unproven physics theory for fun. But she is a child of rote education. Her parents have taken over her brain and think for her. Hence she is freaked out by this question she has not prepared for and thinks (a wish that lies latent in her heart?) that she needs to get a life. Get a life means getting drunk, kissing boys, getting into trouble etc. Her parents are determined to make her succeed and lay plans for her get a life. This is how a studious, plain Opal is transformed into a teenager who drops famous brands from the tips of her eyelashes (MAC) to her Jimmy Choos (good thing her parents were loaded). She takes further wrong steps and lands into a mess. Until she realizes that she has to think for herself, and tell her parents, please people, stay out of my life. She does get into Harvard, but only when she lets out accidentally, (she never does understand his question) to her interviewer that she solved the unproven physics theory for fun.
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A Rare Night Off From Parenting at Malmaison Manchester
Last month, as a belated birthday present for the hubby, we treated ourselves to a night-away from home, from parenting and from the stresses of real-life. We had a staycation here in the city, at Malmaison Manchester.
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9 April (Part 1) - How low can they go?
This report comes to you courtesy of Blackfen & Lamorbey Independent candidate Nicholas Dowling without the aid of his Dictaphone, it's broken remember. I am sure councillor Cheryl Bacon bitterly regrets that. If it had been working on 19th June she may not have been tempted to don the mantle of the biggest liar in Bexley. Akin Alabi, Lynn Tyler, Nick Hollier and Rebecca Sandhu might have retained just a smidgen of a respectable reputation. However without more ado here is Nick's report, just as scribbled into his notebook and complete with his own title.
Malcolm had mentioned to me that he would be unable to make the Public Cabinet on Tuesday 8th April 2014 and I assured him that if I had nothing else to do so I would wander up to the Civic Centre and report on it for him.
The Agenda was a hefty 148 pages and there were a further 36 pages relating to the Quarter 3 Status report for 2013-14. 'Gosh, this might be a long one.' I thought. Still, I need not have overly worried as it was all taken care of in less than 25 minutes.
As per normal there was not a big crowd. Apart from myself there were two others in the public gallery, although, one of them was sporting a Bexley council badge and the other, it transpired, was a Labour candidate for the upcoming local elections. Councillor Deadman joined his colleague in the cheap seats shortly after the meeting started and complementing the assorted masses was a handful of Conservative councillors on the wings of the debating – Ha! Ha! – chamber. Even by normal standards it was a pitiful attendance effort all round. Perhaps it is just too hard for most of our elected representatives to even pretend to bother with local democracy as the elections loom large.
So first up was some 60 pages on the adoption of an Adult Social Care Vision Statement. It was obviously all crystal clear to those present as a mere four minutes sufficed to shelve this "very important" (according to councillor Chris Taylor cabinet member for Adult Services) document. However, it did evince the only question of the night, coming from councillor Linda Bailey who evidently had not been listening to the person sitting next to her, one Mark Charters, who as the Director for Education & Social Care had clearly stated that Bexley council had consulted widely about the vision statement. So why she ridiculously enquired if the document had been widely consulted on was probably a mystery to everybody present. What is it they say? Oh yes, you get what you pay for and clearly £22,000+ doesn't go far here in Bexley! A really poor effort tonight Linda.
The next item was only 20 pages long so unsurprisingly it was all wrapped up in around three minutes or so. The headline here was that Bexley council is going to use an 'as the crow flies' measurement for its admission arrangements for community and voluntary controlled schools in 2015/16. From what I could garner it seems that the shortest walking route currently employed has led to all sorts of confusion as officers of the council cannot read maps very well; with the end result being that pesky parents have been disputing our local bureaucrats orienteering skills and winning their appeals on too many occasions. Clearly the council cannot have residents gaining the upper hand in any arena so rather than improve their own level of service and general attention to detail they have decided to skew the game back in their own favour. Now in all fairness that was not how Jane Richardson, the deputy Director of Strategic Planning & Regeneration put it but if you want the official version you can read it here. (PDF.)
Another four minutes saw the London Local Government Pension Scheme Collective Investment Vehicle all done and dusted and given it was only eight pages of the agenda this was proportionately the most intensively discussed item all night. Everybody seemed very keen to stress that it was all about driving down the costs of fund management but there was absolutely no indication provided as to how this would actually be achieved. Indeed a cursory glance at the paperwork supplied seemed to indicate that this was actually significantly unlikely. And in fact the only thing that was stressed above everything else was that our glorious leader, councillor Teresa O'Neill, would not benefit at all from her membership on the committee, which until everybody kept repeating this fact I did not for one moment assume that she would.
Frankly, when the likes of councillor Colin Campbell and councillor Don Massey keep insisting that there will be no personal gain I am afraid that I am wholly unconvinced. I guess we will all have to wait and see!
Getting things back on track some forty four pages relating to the Children's Social Care Quality Assurance and Performance Management framework took a mere seven minutes to address. The rather irritating thing here was that it related in large part to a very recent OFSTED inspection that the council knew the results of but, of course, was not going to discuss in public just yet. So why bother mentioning it at all then? I guess it just about sums up this rather shoddy lot!
Luckily for some, councillor Teresa O'Neill took great pleasure in announcing that this inspection report would not be published until the day after the local elections and one can only wonder if Bexley has really markedly improved since the the previous damning OFSTED report?
The final item on the agenda was led by Paul Moore, the Director for Customer & Corporate Services, who jauntily trotted through some aspects of the Performance Management Framework for Quarter 3 which related to Bexley council's performance for October to December 2013. Now this is normally an exercise in self-gratification as the council dutifully achieves all of the (low) targets that it sets for itself and if it doesn't it can always claim that things have moved on since the data was compiled; or claim that things are getting better now; or moving in the right direction et cetera. Indeed, generally, this was what Mr. Moore proffered and without a murmur from any of the attending champions of local democracy he wrapped things up in a little over six minutes.
How odd that this supposedly diligent senior officer whose basic salary is a meagre £125,439 could take no time to highlight the travesty that was indicated on Page 21 with regards to Tackling Childhood & Adult Obesity. (See below.)
Teresa O'Neill should take note that a great deal needs to be done in this area. Perhaps she could even lead by example on this one? Marvel at all of the red rated and amber categories. This is failure on an epic scale. I have just never seen Bexley council admit to such a fiasco and not unsurprisingly nobody wanted to scrutinise or talk about this huge matter in any way shape or form. Shame on them all. There are millions of pounds potentially involved here and Bexley's residents deserve so much better. I am pleased to think that I am responsible for putting this in the public domain. What a shame; Paul you didn't manage to hide this one very well at all!
Teresa O'Neill brought the meeting to a close at 7:54 but not before finding time to thank her cabinet colleagues Colin Campbell and Katie Perrior for all of their hard work as both of them are standing down come the May elections. She felt it was important to put this note on the public record. Big deal! Personally I wondered what Machiavellian shenanigans are going on behind the scenes to fill their plum spots and pocket the extra two lots of £13,197 allowances up for grabs? Watch this space…