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I am 67 years old and retired. I am trying to build a simple portfolio that I can use for the next 20 to 25 years. I want to put my money in index funds and rebalance yearly. Just wondering whether this makes sense: Fidelity Spartan Total Market Index Fund, 40 percent; Fidelity Spartan International Index, 20 percent; and Fidelity Spartan US Bond Index, 40 percent. All investments would be in its very low expense Advantage shares.
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Yes, it makes sense. What you are proposing is to use the major home-grown index funds at Fidelity to build a traditional balanced, 60/40 equities/fixed income portfolio at very low cost.
By reducing domestic equity holdings from 60 percent to 40 percent and substituting 20 percent international equities, you are getting some diversification that you wouldn't have had otherwise. That being said, the portfolio would still be considered U.S.-centric since domestic equities are overweighted relative to developed country international equities.
Will it be a top-of-the-scale, world-beating portfolio? No, but its very low expense level will put the wind at its back. With an average expense just under 0.10 percent, most of the return on your money will be going in your pocket.
By managing your own portfolio of three funds, you'll also be able to make annual rebalancing buy and sell decisions that will help you avoid selling depressed assets at low prices.
I have often read that one should withdraw 4 percent or less from savings to avoid running short in old age. Is that net percentage after investment earnings are figured in, or should earnings be ignored? Last year I earned about $133,000 in my IRA and withdrew $145,000, so my net withdrawal is only $11,479, or roughly 0.7 percent of my IRA value. Is this the percentage I should be comparing to the 4 percent rule of thumb, or (ignoring the earnings) did I withdraw 9.4 percent? Obviously there is a big difference in the two. Which one are the experts talking about? My homemade Excel forecaster says I will run out of money in about 23 years, when I am 92.
J.H., Spring Branch
It's all about principal, not earnings. The famous 4 percent figure is drawn from research on safe withdrawal rates done by financial planner William Bengen. He found that you could have a starting rate of 4.3 percent from the total value of a typical balanced portfolio. You could then increase that original dollar amount by the rate of inflation each year. If you did that, you would have a very high probability of not running out of money for 30 years.
Since 30 years is longer than most people will be retired and inflation is our biggest long-term worry, his figure became the magical "safe withdrawal rate."
It's important to understand exactly what he was talking about. The 4.3 percent rate was the withdrawal from the value of the fund in the first year. So from a $1 million portfolio, the initial withdrawal would be $43,000. In all future years, the withdrawal would be $43,000 adjusted upward for the inflation rate. If inflation is zero, the increase is zero.
It's also important to understand that this is not the last word on withdrawal rates. Additional research over the last 15 years has suggested that withdrawals could be higher if you had some simple spending rules. Other research suggests that high valuation markets — such as the one we are now in — require a lower initial withdrawal rate.
In all cases, the withdrawal rate is a starting percentage of the original portfolio. In your case, it would have been 4.3 percent of the value of your portfolio on Dec. 31 of the previous year.
And here's where there is a problem. If the year-to-date difference of $11,479 between what your portfolio earned, $133,742, and what you withdrew, $145,221, is about 0.7 percent of your portfolio, your portfolio should be about $1,640,000. If so, a 4.3 percent starting withdrawal rate would be about $70,500, not $145,221.
If you want to experiment with how long your money might last, use the required minimum distribution calculator on the Fidelity website. It allows you to input your age, account balance and projected earnings for your account and then displays the value of your account each year until well after age 100. (Note: The calculator does not factor in ups and downs of the market, which have a significant impact.)
I suggest this because it offers some reassurance that you're not getting from your Excel model. According to the Fidelity Minimum Required Distribution calculator, a 70-year-old with $1,640,000 earning a very conservative 4 percent would withdraw about $60,000 in 2014. His withdrawals would climb each year, peaking at around $107,000 at age 93. But even at age 100, his withdrawal would be $87,000 and he would still have nearly $500,000 remaining. The combination of a relatively conservative portfolio and required minimum distributions turns out to be a very good simple tool to avoid going broke.
Scott Burns is a syndicated columnist and a principal of the Plano-based investment firm AssetBuilder Inc. Email questions to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Carl Icahn has been chasing bogeymen for much of his life. In the early years the man who would come to symbolize the 1980s corporate raider went after slow-moving companies. Overpaid executives, timid boards, even a biotech company or two fell victim to the pioneer who helped usher "greenmail" into the takeover playbook. Over three decades, he forced giants such as Phillips Petroleum Co. (P ) and American Can to the table. These days the 71-year-old has found a new bogeyman: private equity investors.
In a twist of logic that might baffle those who know his history, Icahn, the raider turned self-styled "shareholder activist," says it's the private equity investors who are today's raiders. They go after companies with mounds of cash and undervalued assets, then rip them apart and enjoy the spoils. How different is that from Icahn? Not much. But for Icahn, who will likely wage four or more proxy battles this spring, it's enough. "Cash is a great asset," he says. "But if private equity inventors get their hands on it, they'll reap the benefit instead of the shareholder." And Icahn? When he goes after a company, most often it stays public, and he says shareholders who take the ride with him gain from his activism.
Carl Icahn, white knight for the common man? Hard to put a frame on that picture. But as Icahn prepares for a possible proxy battle to force himself onto the board of Motorola Inc. (MOT ), he says he's fighting to give shareholders a hefty bonus by forcing the cell-phone maker to buy back a chunk of its stock. That's unless his presence lures private equity buyers into a bidding war that would generate serious upside for shareholders--including Icahn and his investors, who already own 1.39% of the company and are probably buying more.
Four filings in one proxy season would likely put Icahn in the raider hall of fame. Armed with a war chest approaching $6 billion, he has filed proxies to elect board members at forest-products company Temple-Inland (TIN ) and homebuilder WCI Communities (WCI ). He may be contemplating a proxy battle against biotech company MedImmune (MEDI ), where he recently bought an $89 million stake, and might push the company to put itself on the block. At the same time, Icahn's 86.5%-owned holding company, American Real Estate Partners, is finalizing a $5.3 billion takeover of auto-parts maker Lear Corp. (LEA ). "I don't know if this is a record, but he's certainly at the front of the shareholder activist buffet line," says Patrick McGurn, executive vice-president of proxy consultant firm Institutional Shareholder Services.
Motorola's board has been mulling ways to respond to Icahn. The odds of Motorola voluntarily giving him a board seat are slim. As CEO Edward J. Zander surely knows, giving Icahn even one seat can be dangerous. "He'll ask questions, challenge the CEO, and then the rest of the board starts to question," says Lawrence A. Rand, a co-founder of public-relations firm Kekst & Co., which has represented companies targeted by Icahn. That's how Icahn effectively took control of ImClone Systems Inc. (IMCL ) last year with only 13.8% of the company's stock. He hired a board member to do his bidding, got himself added to the board, and then snipped from the inside. Eventually, ImClone's chairman quit and was replaced by Icahn.
Even if Icahn doesn't try to grab Motorola for himself, the publicity generated by his demands could put the company into play. Private equity investors are almost certainly eyeing the company, Icahn says. Motorola isn't commenting, but some analysts agree it's attractive. Although it reported dismal profit margins in its cell-phone unit recently, it's a market leader with $11.2 billion in cash, little debt, and a $46 billion market cap that is historically low at one times sales. "If you cut back on expenses and big growth efforts, it's a screaming buy," says a Wall Street analyst.
Icahn's model for Motorola is almost certainly Kerr-McGee Corp., the Oklahoma-based oil and gas company caught in Icahn's crosshairs in early 2005. Icahn bought in at $71.60 a share and launched a proxy fight that forced management to spend $4 billion to buy back 29% of its stock at $85 a share. Icahn made about $370 million when the company was put up for sale a year later.
What drives Icahn, who vacations on a 188-ft. yacht and has dabbled with owning racehorses, to stay in the takeover business? "It's fun," he said recently from Las Vegas, where he was celebrating his 71st birthday with his wife, Gail. (They were touring one of his properties, the 2,444-room Stratosphere casino, which he bought out of bankruptcy in 1997.) Moreover, global financial conditions make it tough to quit: The world is awash in cash, interest rates are low, and executives are coming under increased scrutiny. In the past two years, Icahn has raised $1.8 billion. He takes 25% of the profits from his funds, and his net worth is close to $10 billion.
Icahn wages his battles from a suite on the 47th floor of a tower on New York's Fifth Avenue, aided by a staff of 20-odd lawyers and research analysts. He often works until 2:30 a.m., and has 22 phones at his East Hampton (N.Y.) home to help him stay in touch at all hours. At work, his staff pores over hundreds of potential targets to find its prey. "Sometimes it's like Paul Newman in The Color of Money," he says, recalling the pool-hustler flick. "When you hear those balls click, you know you've hit it just right." Motorola, he says, was a solid thwack.
Icahn can still launch a nasty proxy fight--just ask Blockbuster Inc. (BBI ) CEO John F. Antioco, who was bounced from his own board in a 2005 proxy fight despite getting the thumbs-up from shareholder rights groups. When Antioco said he would quit if he wasn't reelected, Icahn pounced, accusing him of "blackmailing" Blockbuster shareholders to collect on a $50 million severance arrangement. Antioco didn't return calls seeking comment. With Icahn's support, the board eventually brought back Antioco, avoiding the payout.
Other CEOs have avoided Icahn's ire with a more solicitous approach. Time Warner (TWX ) Chairman Richard D. Parsons says he made the six-block walk to Icahn's office as a show of courtesy, and then sounded out investors who liked Icahn's plan to hike the 2006 stock buyback. Icahn, who made $250 million on the buybacks and still owns 20 million Time Warner shares, wanted Parsons to do more. But he says the two are friendly and that Time Warner "is a great company."
When Icahn wants something, though, he can be relentless. Kerr-McGee executives recalled in a 2005 lawsuit that one Icahn aide would call or e-mail several times a day, pressing a plan to increase a stock buyback and to sell off its chemical business. Former ImClone insiders recall that Icahn himself would badger former Chairman David M. Kies with endless phone calls, once even tracking Kies down on a pre-bar mitzvah trip with his son.
Icahn and Motorola's Zander haven't yet spoken but will likely meet soon, according to sources. Those who make the effort to cozy up find him charming to a fault, even funny. During the Kerr-McGee fight, he sang songs from the musical Oklahoma! to break the tension, recalls Barry Rothstein, a managing director of JANA Partners and an Icahn ally. "He can actually be a funny guy," says former Viacom (VIA ) President Frank J. Biondi, who was recruited last year to head Icahn's slate in an abandoned proxy fight to unseat Time Warner board members. "Of course, I'm not sure CEOs on the other end are always laughing."
By Ronald Grover, with Roger O. Crockett in Chicago
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CAMARGO, C.E.O. et al. Evaluation of wheat genotypes originated from interespecific crossings and gamma radiation. Sci. agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.) [online]. 1995, vol.52, n.1, pp.25-37. ISSN 0103-9016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0103-90161995000100006.
Twenty three inbred HEXAPLOID wheat lines were evaluated. They were originated by selections made in populations submited to gamma radiation (27.5 krad), in the F4 generation, from the interespecific hybrid between BH-1146 (Triticum aestivum L.) and Anhinga "S" x Winged "S" (Triticum durum L.) and the cultivars BH-1146 and Yavaros "S" (T. durum L.). Nine trials were carried out with irrigation and in upland conditions. Several agronomic characteristics were assessed. Under laboratory conditions the genotypes were evaluated with respect to Al toxicity using nutrient solutions. Semidwarf lines 11 and 19, with moderate lodging resistance, medium cycle from emergence to flowering, tolerance to aluminum toxicity, were the most productive. Seven lines showed resistance to the causal agent of mildew, but all genotypes were susceptible to the causal agents of leaf spots. Some of the genotypes could be used in cross breeding as genetic sources for short plant, long head, large number of spikelets per head, large number of grains per head and per spikelet and for heavy grains. BH-1146 and seven from the 23 lines were considered the most tolerant to aluminum toxicity, presenting good regrowth after treatment in nutrient solutions with 10 nig/liter of Al+3.
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Bridge software and apps help you learn to play bridge or perfect your game. This page lists links for non-commercial contract bridge software, freeware and shareware.
Play bridge software, shareware, freeware, bridge card game software and apps. Links and information.
We list bridge software links and news in order of receipt. We like to leave the links in place for years as a kind of archive for digital archeologists and historians. Every now and then we'll sweep, deleting links that no longer work. Last link check May 2017.
For commercial software visit our Supplies for Card Players website (www.suppliesforcardplayers.com)
Going Retro: Bridge for DOS
Some historical DOS Bridge links in this article by Alex J. Coyne.
Computer World Championships – in its 21st year!
21st World Computer-Bridge Championship, August 19-24, 2017
Official Computer Bridge Championship page click here >>
Official WBF 43rd World Bridge Teams Championships page click here >>
Last year's World Championships took place in Poland. It was sponsored by Ourgame, a leading online card and board game developer and operator in China. Wbridge5 defeated Micro Bridge in final KO 162-156. Computer World Championships Official Website
At the NABCs in Chicago 2015, the computer program Jack won its 10th World Championship, winning over Wbridge5 in the final. Eight programs entered the event, with Wbridge5, Jack, MicroBridge and Q-Plus Bridge placing top in the round robin and moving into the semi-finals. Click here to view Jack website.
Computers That Gamble and Imagine – article by Alan Truscott, NY Times. Click here >
Bridge Software Discussion & Reviews
For some reason finding bridge software on the internet is not easy – very few sites sell bridge software and those that do only seem to sell one or two of the top programs. This page hosted by the Onslow Bridge Club includes info on various programs.
Bridge Software Reviews – if you'd like to send us a review of bridge software we'll start a section just for reviews. Please use the form in the footer of every page.
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BridgeMate: Wireless Scoring Solutions for Bridge. Bridgemate scoring system. www.bridgemate.com.au
DEEP FINESSE One of the greatest tools ever invented to analyze bridge hands is a software program known as Deep Finesse. Once a deal is entered into the program, you can find out what declarer lines work and what the best defense is. All the deals in each set of hand records have gone through Deep Finesse. The program is very practical – it analyzes according to the cards as they are dealt, not according to what might have been. The contracts listed on the hand records are those that can be made with correct play against correct defense as the cards lie. Want to see how it works?
5/24/2014 – Deep Finesse 2014 v2 is now available. This version is 100% free with no unlock-codes or serial numbers. Deep Finesse now reports plays that make over and under tricks and shows which cards have irrelevant ranks. Download Now.
The ACBL's Bridge Bulletin dubs Deep Finesse "Double-Dummy Dynamite." See the full review by clicking here .
Previous and new users can upgrade to Deep Finesse 2014 v2 for free. Just download and install by clicking above and new features will automatically be enabled.
August 2011:: Bridge Calculator is freeware program that solves problems in the Bridge card game. It quickly solves the double dummy problem, has both graphical and console-based multiple languages user interfaces. It can imports deals from files in many formats, like PBN, BBO .lin files and files generated by the KoPS program.Best regards, Piotr Beling
BRIDGEPRO for Mac OSX 10.5+: After ten years, BridgePro™ has developed a major upgrade for its Macintosh OS X users. We invite you to try version 3.1.2. The ACBL Bridge Bulletin's editor, Paul Linxwiler said of our interface that it is: "a clean, simple graphical presentation." That has been further improved. More features and menu items have been added to make an exceptional user-friendly environment. Card play and bidding algorithms have been tweaked. Any questions write: email@example.com (Aug 2011)www.bridgepro.com
August 2011:: Bridge Calculator is freeware program that solves problems in the Bridge card game. It quickly solves the double dummy problem, has both graphical and console-based multiple languages user interfaces. It can imports deals from files in many formats, like PBN, BBO .lin files and files generated by the KoPS program.Best regards, Piotr Beling
October 2010 : Bridge Mats . The BridgeMats program will produce duplicate bridge guide cards (table mats) from an ACBLscore movement file.
The output is a PostScript file that may be viewed, printed, or converted to PDF with GhostScript.
October 2010 : RoboBridge is computer bridge software that simulates three human bridge players. It allows you to play some boards whenever you have time. The robots provide a very high level of play, so you will be trained to always play your best bridge.
January 2010 :: Compensation Table is method to play duplicate bridge with only 4-players. It takes deal attributes such as high-card points, vulnerability, suit fits into account and returns an expected result for the deal. The Table is generated with computer and is based on tens of thousands of deals from world-class events. Compensation Table is already somewhat popular in Estonia.
More information and also nice score calculator can be found at: www.compensationtable.com. Tanel Teinemaa
December 2009 :: BRIDGE PRO: V3.1 – After almost ten years, BridgePro has developed its second major upgrade. If you own version 1, 2 ,3.0 or simply had tried the demo version, we invite you to try version 3.1. The ACBL Bridge Bulletin's editor, Paul Linxwiler said: "If you enjoy playing solo bridge with computer opponents and partners, BridgePro makes a nice, inexpensive choice." Version 3.1 is now Windows 7 compatible. Major changes in the graphic routines will allow play on any screen resolution. Many user-friendly menu choices have been added and card play and bidding algorithms have been tweaked. Any questions write: firstname.lastname@example.com www.bridgepro.com
August 2009 :: BridgeComposer allows entry and display of bridge hands in PBN file format; formats lesson handouts for bridge teachers; has a full-screen mode; formats web pages and emails; saves records of hands; deals random hands; has a double-dummy solver; interfaces with ACBLScore, Bridgemate and BridgePad; and more. Reasonably priced, free 30-day trial.
May 2009 :: Bridge Software for Linux (with free trial download) and Windows Mobile:http://www.xcontractbridge.com Chris Burkinshaw, Bibase Software
January 2009 :: Free Movement Software. See Jeanie – the movement wizard at http://www.asecomputing.com/Jeanie.htm
July 2007 – Bidding Quest – bridge practice software in three platforms: Windows, Mac & Linux
February 2007 :: Bridge Squeezes Complete: This interactive software adaptation of Clyde E Loves classic text allows you to play all 129 exercises and 59 problems before proceeding with Love's analysis. The average player will find a wealth of information on planning and executing end plays, while even the expert can use it for polishing his technique. Free evaluation download offers the first 14 exercises.
December 2006 :: Quick Bridge – Free bridge game for windows. Came across your website while surfing for Bridge related info. Thought you might be interested in including my free Bridge game in your listings. Thanks [wes] Wesley Steiner
December 2006 :: 1.3 of BbnOrganiser. This program enables you to organise your personal bridge bidding system. The program, documentation, etc can be found at http://bbn.tistis.nl/ The main improvements in version 1.3 concern bug fixes. Best regards, Tis Veugen
May 2006 :: Bridge Deals Generator. I have developed a bridge deals generator: unlike most of those currently available it features a graphical user interface for selecting cards. A full featured trial version can be downloaded from my site. My site also has a page of specific bridge probability calculations on line. Thanking you, best regards, Andrew Bertallot
April 2006 :: Bridge Scoring Software from Jeff Smith. Free modern bridge scoring software.


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Sampdoria forward Maxi Lopez (L) heads the ball during the match against Napoli in Naples on February 17, 2013
A coach-less but stubborn Sampdoria put the brakes on Napoli's Serie A title ambitions in a 0-0 draw at the San Paolo on Sunday.
Napoli had hoped to close the gap on Juventus to just two points after the championship leaders were stunned 1-0 by Francesco Totti's rocket strike for Roma on Saturday.
But three days after a shock 3-0 defeat at home to Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League, Walter Mazzarri's side failed to conjure a goal for the second match in succession.
"This is not good enough," said Mazzarri. "If we want to be up there challenging we need more. We need consistency, it makes me angry when we show up and have these unexplainable performances."
Despite Juve's slip-up the champions are still four points ahead of Napoli on 51 points, with Lazio a distant third (44) ahead of their trip to Siena on Monday.
In the wake of a 3-0 Champions League win over Celtic on Wednesday Juve coach Antonio Conte had complained about fixture congestion affecting his players.
After Saturday's defeat, he said: "I hope in the future more consideration is given to teams who are representing Italy in Europe.
"But tonight we didn't play as a team and when that happens, so can defeat."
AC Milan, 2-1 winners over Parma on Friday, remained fourth and one point ahead of city rivals Inter after their crushing 4-1 defeat away at Fiorentina.
Both Adem Ljajic and Stevan Jovetic scored a brace to claim the Viola's first league win over Inter in 12 games, with Antonio Cassano scoring a late consolation for the visitors.
Fiorentina remained sixth, but are now only two points off third-placed Lazio and a potential spot in the Champions League.
"We're really happy. This kind of win really helps boost morale," Jovetic told Sky Italia.
"We have always believed" in being able to finish third "and tonight we proved it's achievable. We just need consistency."
Inter had beaten CFR Cluj 2-0 in the first leg of their Europa League last 32 tie on Thursday, but the defensive lapses that were to haunt them throughout this match became apparent early.
Inter coach Andrea Stramaccioni suggested fatigue, accumulated also in the Cup competition was the culprit.
"I saw my team in real difficulty tonight, and very tired. Tonight was just too ugly to be true," Stramaccioni told Sky Italia.
"We've paid for our efforts in the Cup more than can be imagined. Maybe that choice was my mistake."
Jovetic tested Slovenian Samir Handanovic with a shot after just three minutes and the hosts took a deserved lead in the 13th minute after Serbian striker Ljajic headed home from Jovetic's head-on in the box.
Serb midfielder Zdravko Kuzmanovic created Inter's best chance of the half after he pounced on a loose ball to send a snap shot past Emiliano Viviano's upright on 28 mimutes.
But five minutes later Montenegrin striker Jovetic capitalised on more shaky defending by strolling unchallenged along the area and sending a rocket past the rooted Handanovic into the roof of the net.
La Viola should have doubled their lead again befor half time when both Borja Valero and Alberto Aquilani forced saves from Handanovic.
Inter were found wanting again barely 10 minutes after the restart when a saving tackle from deep in defence left the ball ricocheting around the area before it fell to Jovetic, who gave Handanovic no chance from 10 metres out.
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LONDON -- Britain has not decided to withdraw troops from Iraq, although contingency planning is underway, Prime Minister Tony Blair's office said yesterday.
A leaked government memorandum shows Britain is considering scaling back its troop presence from 8,500 to 3,000 by the middle of 2006, saving nearly $1 billion annually.
The memo, marked ''Secret -- UK Eyes Only," and signed by Britain's Defense Secretary John Reid, also says there is a ''strong US military desire for significant force reductions."
''Emerging US plans assume that 14 out of 18 provinces could be handed over to Iraqi control by early 2006," which would see the multinational force cut from 176,000 to 66,000.
British officials confirmed the authenticity of the document, first published by The Mail on Sunday newspaper.
Blair's official spokesman, who speaks on customary condition of anonymity because he is a civil servant, said the memo merely confirms the government's long-standing plan to train Iraqi forces and gradually hand over security responsibility.
Blair has faced repeated calls from political opponents to set a timetable for withdrawing British troops from Iraq.
London and Washington are reluctant to do so, fearing such a move would give heart to militants waging a bloody insurgency in Iraq.
Bryan Whitman, a senior Pentagon spokesman, declined to comment directly on the memo yesterday.
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Pittsburgh, Pa.--Feb. 9, 1998--Ansoft Corp. announced Serenade7.5 for PC-based, high-frequency circuit design. The new versionimproves the highly successful Serenade 7.0 design suite for RF circuitsused in cellular phones, pagers, wireless LANs, satellite communications,and telecommunications.
The Serenade 7.5 design suite for Windows 95 and NT is 100 percent compatible with previous versions and offers integrated schematic, circuit analysis, and layout capability in an easy-to-use graphical interface. High-frequency designs can be captured,analyzed, optimized, and physically designed, while taking performance andmanufacturability requirements into account.
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In support of Indonesia's Master Plan to Accelerate Millennial Development (MP3I), Garuda Indonesia is purchasing 15 Bombardier CRJ 1000 aircraft from Canada.
The first phase of the purchase will see 12 units delivered before the end of 2013 with the remaining 3 aircraft to arrive in 2013.
Garuda plans to deploy the CRJ 1000 aircraft in the eastern and western regions of Indonesia serving remote area in order to widen the spread of national development programs.
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Starring Raymond Burr, Don Galloway, Don Mitchell, Barbara Anderson, Gene Lyons, David Carradine, Vera Miles, James Farentino, Edward Asner
All 28 episodes from season one of the classic US cop show, following the cases of wheelchair-bound chief of detectives Robert T.
Ironside (Raymond Burr). Paralysed by a sniper's bullet, the San Francisco Police Department's top detective is now head of his own special unit, ably assisted by sergeant Ed Brown (Don Galloway), policewoman Barbara Anderson (Eve Whitfield), and African-American ex-con Don Mitchell (Mark Sanger).
Episodes comprise: 'Message from Beyond', 'The Leaf in the Forest', 'Dead Man's Tale', 'Eat, Drink and Be Buried', 'The Taker', 'An Inside Job', 'Tagged for Murder', 'Let My Brother Go', 'Light at the End of the Journey', 'The Monster of Comus Towers', 'The Man Who Believed', 'A Very Cool Hot Car', 'The Past Is Prologue', 'Girl in the Night', 'The Fourteenth Runner', 'Force of Arms', 'Memory of an Ice Cream Stick', 'To Kill a Cop', 'The Lonely Hostage', 'The Challenge', 'All in a Day's Work', 'Something for Nothing', 'Barbara Who', 'Perfect Crime', 'Officer Bobby', 'Trip to Hashbury', 'Due Process of the Law' and 'Return of the Hero'.
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ATLANTA (AP) — The state paid at least $355 million in subsidies over the past four years to day cares that failed to meet standards for child care.
An investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows that nearly $1 out of every $5 handed out by the state to day care programs went to facilities that fell short on health and safety. In fact, $230 million went to more than 650 day cares that had been found to be subpar multiple times.
Both state departments that oversee day care programs have revoked funding for some child care providers, but neither has put a dent in the money going to noncompliant centers.
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iptables strange behaviour (Slackware64-14.0)
Hi guys,
after reinstalling Slackware due to some partition changes, my iptables work really strange and I'm unable to determine why.
After install, all 3 chains have an ACCEPT policy. But when I change the INPUT to DROP via
iptables -P INPUT DROP
iptables -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
What troubles me most is that before reinstall, iptables were working correctly with these rules. They even work on my other computer with exactly the same rules.
I googled around but found nothing than iptables guides which basically tell me that all should be fine.
Help me please...:confused:
Unless you have a rule dealing with return traffic (state ESTABLISHED and possibly RELATED), the INPUT policy will block everything. You can actually ping your router, but you never get to see the reply packet.
Try this:
iptables -A INPUT -m state --state ESTALISHED,RELATED -j ACCEPT
Thanks a lot.
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Organizing and staying on top of various homework assignments and class schedules is just one of the daunting tasks of adjusting to college life.
Technology is a great companion to assist students of all ages in achieving this task. The myHomework Student Planner app provides a clean interface and design, allowing users to create class schedules, record and complete homework assignments, and create reminders.
Beyond the basic function of keeping track of class times and homework assignments, there are several other benefits to the app:
myHomework Student Planner is a free tool, with easy and appealing functionality.
myHomework Student Planner can be used in conjunction with Desire2Learn. If instructors are using Desire2Learn to post the syllabus at the beginning of the semester, students can immediately take all the assigment information and put it into the app.
PLATFORM: myHomework Student Planner is a cross-platform app available for iPhone, Android, iPad, Windows 8, kindle, and can be accessed on the web at www.myhomeworkapp.com
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Police Chief Takes the Plunge for Special Olympics
Last weekend, as many Marylanders hunkered inside to endure the winter cold, TU Police Chief Bernie Gerst was plunging into the icy waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Gerst and nearly 12,000 individuals from across the state participated in the annual Polar Bear Plunge, sponsored by the Maryland State Police. As President of the Maryland Chiefs of Police, Bernie felt it was his duty to plunge into the 33-degree water.
"The Maryland Chiefs of Police, and law enforcement in general, is a big supporter of the Special Olympics," Bernie said. "As President of the Maryland Chiefs, I felt it was my duty to be there to represent Towson University and all of the police chiefs in the state of Maryland." Bernie made sure to wear his TU gear to the event.
The event raised approximately $3 million for the Maryland Special Olympics, which holds its annual summer games on Towson's campus. During the plunge—which was attended by more than 25,000 people—the master of ceremonies thanked Towson for generously allowing our campus to be used for their flagship event.
"They introduced the guests on the stage, ranging from the Governor, to the highest fundraiser to all of the chiefs and sheriffs present at the event," Bernie said. "When they got to my introduction they went on to give high praise for the great care and service that TU provides to the Special Olympics during the summer games. They spoke in glowing terms about Towson, our staff, and the service we provide."
This is the 15th year of the Polar Bear Plunge. Last November, Bernie jumped into the chilly Atlantic Ocean as part of the Boardwalk Plunge—the Ocean City equivalent of the Polar Bear Plunge.
To donate to Special Olympics, go to http://www.somd.org/ or send a check to 513 Progress Drive, Suite P, Linthicum, Maryland 21090-2256. If you'd like, you can indicate in the check's "For" field that you're donating in honor of Bernie Gerst.


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Bruce Springsteen Partners With Charitybuzz
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Bruce Springsteen's Wrecking Ball World Tour has landed overseas to kick off more than 35 shows throughout Europe this summer.
Now, The Boss has teamed up with global charity auction site Charitybuzz to auction off the chance for one lucky fan and an even luckier friend to attend three sold-out Bruce Springsteen shows in Ireland this July, with VIP seats. As if that wasn't enough, the auction winner and guest will also have the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet Bruce Springsteen after his July 18 show in County Cork, Ireland!
The fans will get a choice of first tier or front "pit" section seats, as well as E Street Lounge passes. Additionally, they'll receive a two-night hotel stay in each location - Limerick, County Cork, and Belfast.
Bidding on the experience, valued at $25,000, is open internationally now through May 22 at www.charitybuzz.com.
Proceeds benefit The Kristen Ann Carr Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides grants for cancer research and seeks to improve all aspects of cancer patient life with an emphasis on adolescents and young adults.
Will you bid on this opp to meet and see The Boss, a true American and New Jersey treasure, overseas? It's pretty sweet, so get biddin'.
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This tea looked really interesting, so i decided to give it a go. I liked the Sencha Pear from Davidstea but hated the crappy quality of the sencha used so again, still looking for a perfect green tea pear tea. Never heard of the partridgeberry, but i assume its something similar to cranberries. Opening up the package, the smell of this tea came at me really strong and very sweet. It doesn't even smell like pears, and i can't really define exactly what it is, but if i were to guess… perhaps a really sweetened honeydew/plum smell?
Anyways, onto the taste… thankfully it wasn't as sweet as it smelled but it really didn't taste like pear, so that was a letdown. I have no idea what the partridgeberry is supposed to taste like either so I'm not sure exactly how I am supposed to pick up on that. lol The tea is fairly light and alot better than the one from david's just that this one.. smells really sweet and un-pearlike.


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Classic car enthusiasts flocked to West Green in Pocklington on Sunday.
A classic car rally, featuring vehicles dating back as far as 1901, was well attended by car owners, enthusiasts and visitors.
West Green provided the perfect backdrop for the lovingly polished vehicles.
Organiser John Schumacher is a member of the North of England Classic and Pre-war Automobiles Motoring Club and also a member of the Friends of Pockligton Arts Centre. It was his idea to hold the rally as a fundraising event.
Everyone appeared to enjoy the day and donations to the Friends of the Arts Centre came to £268.
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"I will never do this or that..."
Yeah, came back and bit me in the butt.
I said I didn't want to read books on an electronic device. I meant it at the time.
But then I got a great deal on a new Paperwhite Kindle, and I was in love.
If you recall, I tried starting a library here at the apartment complex. I had Israel tote hundreds of books I'd been gathering over the years to the laundromat.
In a day they were all gone, never to be returned.
Okay, so that didn't work out.
I talked to some other bloggers who simply love their Kindles. I was edging closer and closer to a real game changer.
Then I got this super deal on Amazon.com, and went for it.
And I love it!
One added benefit is that I can read in the dark. I love it when I know I'm saving on electricity. I don't even have to wear my glasses. Love that!
I thought the screen wouldn't be big enough. I was wrong.
I can get a book in seconds and be able to read it.
So now I'm sold. Eating my own words.
Every night after supper and chores I can't wait to get back to the bedroom, dogs snoozing beside me, and read. I have a plethora of books to choose from.
I find that I'm reading more books this way.
I can "check" out books from the library.
Linda from A La Carte introduced me to BookBub, and you get many books free or for under $2.
If I ever say never again, remind me of the time (okay, the many times) that I said I didn't want to read a book electronically. That I only wanted the real thing in my hand.
Well of course nothing could ever replace the feeling of a book in your hand and turning pages.
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In a contemporary spin on the concept of biblical "covenant" that also functions as a parable of accepting and rejecting faith, Blackstock offers a smooth though somewhat improbable tale of one woman's promise to her husband to care for her stepchildren. Kara Holbrooke and her twin sister, Lizzie, lived a middle-class existence with their doting father, Jack, who nixed a life of moneyed pleasure despite his father's wealth. Shortly after their birth, the twins' mother, Sherry, died in a car accident. When the girls were three, Jack married Amanda, but six months after the wedding, he and his parents were killed in a plane crash. The twins are easy prey—maybe too easy—for Sherry's redneck parents, Eloise and Deke Krebbs, who smell money and go to court to claim the girls as their own. Amanda is the beneficiary of her in-laws' billion-dollar-plus estate, but she loses custody of the twins. Bound by her promise to Jack, she manages the estate with an eye to returning it to the girls. But brought up in the ghastly home environment of the Krebbs, the twins grow into hard-drinking, shoplifting, promiscuous teenagers who are taught to hate Amanda. At age 18, the girls must decide if they will accept or reject an offer from Amanda that could change the course of their lives. Blackstock's characters are fairly one-dimensional, and it's a rather far-fetched plot, but her writing is engaging. Inspirational fiction fans will likely suspend their disbelief and enjoy the story. (May)
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Complaint Review: KBS Overseas Property
- KBS Overseas Property
Avenida Tivoli Edificio Europa Loja 3 8125 - 410 V
United States of America
- Phone: 00351289323272
- Web: www.kbsoverseasproperty.com
- Category: Realtors
KBS Overseas Property Khes Smedley; Portugal property; Spain; Cyprus; Turkey; Rip off; kept holding deposit; complaints; scam; MRI; marketing look KBS and the owner, to our knowledge, Khes Smedley have stolen 12,000 euros from us. Please be aware of the scam these people are involved in. Vilamoura, Internet
*Consumer Suggestion: MRI fraud
*Consumer Suggestion: Your solicitor in Portugal
*Consumer Suggestion: MRI Tactics used by KBS
We write in distress to the fact we have lost 12,000 euros that Khes Smedley and his company will not return to us. We came across this man at a property show in Manchester and ever since have regreted to the full that we did. He at first appeared to be a well trained professional albeit his appearence at first scared us due to his over bearing stance.
For weeks we were hounded with phone calls as he tried to convince my husband and I that our dream of owning 1 property in Portugal could be realised through his company, that they were totally different to the other agents in Portugal and would never have to worry about the security of our money. We finally gave in, which looking back was a very stupid move, and decided to take a trip to Portugal to look at properties, that 5 days has now cost us nearly 13,000 euros including the money we spent on 'reserving' 2 properties and the expenses of the trip.
Khes and his people come across like the nicest people in the world at first, of course, they wanted our money and would do anything to get it. We dreamed of owning a property in Portugal for our own use and if the investment was solid over the next 15 years or so then that would be an added bonus, it was not our priority.
Throughout our time there and looking back there agenda was simply to extort as much money from us as possible. We were pushed into a corner to buy 2 properties because the 'investment' was a 'no brainer', deals of the century we were told. The lawyers we were introduced to by Khes were obviously working in his pocket. They are not responding to our calls now as they say our reservation fee was never given to them although we signed the paperwork in their presence but the money went straight to KBS.
Upon having the contracts read by our lawyer in the UK she spotted huge flaws, contradictions and a complete lack of security for us. The fact that the translations from portugese to english was massiveley incorrect did not help our cause.
Khes Smedley and his team now refuse to take our calls and do not reply to our emails. They say we back out and so they are within their rights to keep our money. Would they do not admit is that the contracts are not what they said they were. Upon ionvestigation the rental they promised we would get is not even 30% of what we would actually get. The finance options are not there from the banks like they guaranteed they were. All in all they make money from people who, stupidly, have not done enough research.
To make things worse we have now done further research into Khes Smedley and our shocked to see he used to work with Darragh Macanthony, of MRI property. You only have to google search these names and you will see what seems to be thousands of people have lost life savings and are involved in trying to form a class action against the company and lawyers in question.
All we can say is that we admit our stupidity in this matter, are thankful that we have only lost 12,000 as opposed to 120,000, and advise anybody considering buying an overseas property to spend hours investigating who they are dealing with, take time to look at properties yourself rather than with an agent and NEVER use the lawyer that an agent says for you to use.
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MRI fraud
AUTHOR: simo68 - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, January 23, 2013POSTED: Wednesday, January 23, 2013
I am writing to you in regards to your case with MRI. I am not sure about your current situation and if you had received back the money you invested with MRI.
If not, and you have lost their faith after the decision of the Judge Beatriz Fernandez to drop the case due to a lack of jurisdiction, it is possible to bring the case in UK and take to court Darragh MacAnthony once and for all.
If you wants to get your money back, please contact us, CPC Holding, for further information.
Tel: +44(0) 191 386 2487
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Your solicitor in Portugal
AUTHOR: J - (United States of America)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, August 18, 2011POSTED: Thursday, August 18, 2011
I would suggest you lawyer in the UK contacts the board of solicitors in Portugal to present a complaint towards this solicitor who was meant to help you and be independent and not defend KBS by suporting their rip-off.
Ou can either contact www.oa.pt for lawyers or www.solicitador.net for solicitors. You have to check in which of these boards he is registered under.
Regarding KBS I wold suggest you complaint directly on these entities: www.inci.pt - the board of estate agents if they are registered www.deco.pt - portuguese consumer association www.asae.pt - the inspection services for fraudes and rip-off situations
I have been in contact with a few people here in the Algarve with the same story as you, where they were pushed to loose 6.000 eur on reservation fee or even left out of the hotel in the Algarve and threaten because they did not took a decision within the 3 or 5 day inspection trip.
I would really suggest you use a local agent in the future and do not go via a international agent with inspection trip.
Good luck,
#3 Consumer Suggestion
MRI Tactics used by KBS
AUTHOR: Cpcholding - (United Kingdom)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, August 03, 2011POSTED: Wednesday, August 03, 2011
My name's Alannah, and we help people throughout the UK. We have had many enquiries about MRI here in the office which have led to a good bit of research. It has now been added to our (very long) list of problem companies, as has the name Khes Smedley.
We are helping one client in particular to get his money back through our "No Win, No Fee" scheme, and we would like to help others. The wording "no brainer", the dodgy lawyers and the inaccurate translations are all familiar MRI tactics that have apparently been exported to KBS by Mr Smedley.
It's our job to solve problems abroad and I think that there's a lot of people on here that we can help. Our company was formed out of being disgusted at the way some people have been treated in the past and how so many people feel lost in a minefield.
We spend every day working for clients and helping in any way we can. I realise I am not allowed to leave any email addresses or phone numbers, but you can easily find our UK company website.
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WR FA 5 years ago10 Comments
Steve Smith caught five passes for 120 yards and one touchdown against the Chiefs.
Smith's box score was helped by a final play 53 yard hail mary that was caught eight yards short of the goal line. His second touchdown of the season was a beauty, as Smith created enough separation at the catch point on a vertical route down the sideline. Cam Newton appears to sail a few passes over Smith's head every game, but he is still the team's best receiving threat.
masonsmith73 5 years ago
Which two should i start, Steve Smith, Dez Bryant or Roddy White?
warriors2185 5 years ago
Ooooh, that's tough...I'd go Dez and Roddy but Roddy has had a bad couple weeks and Smith will get alot of passes because LaFell is out. Dez is a definite WR1 right now.
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Not mine, it was a good match up. Cam is playing much better now than earlier in the season.
masonsmith73 5 years ago
yeah, they just had to dumb down the offense for him
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amybee 5 years ago
on my bench!!!
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Mine too...probably just about everybody's bench.
Thejellisman 5 years ago
Shall I say it? I started him and Newton.


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|All B&W: be consistent. B&W, Monotone or colour. If you mix them it will just look as if you ran out of prints.
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Be consistent. If you choose a subject that genuinely appeals to you, you'll produce a set of images that work well together and that you will be pleased to hang in your own home long after the exhibition is over. Again, continuity is important. Telling a story, whether it is simply the diversity of the flora in your local park, or an evocative collection of local buildings, will add interest to the display.
5: Size of display area.
The Secol mini portfolio available from the ePHOTOzine shop is a good one to use, it looks professional and costs £21.52. The A4 photographs slip into clear envelopes for presentation, which means they can be replaced when you are working on your next exhibition. Don't be too hasty at this point. Give the prints 48 hours to dry before putting them in the folder. Buy all the things you will need to mount, frame, and hang the images and add up the total cost.
- You will enhance the décor of his establishment.
- You are a local artist displaying interesting images from the immediate area.
- Your work will entertain his clients.
- It won't cost him anything.
- The local press will almost certainly be happy to write a piece on the exhibition giving his premises some free publicity.
- If he asks for a commission say you are happy to oblige, state how much it has cost to put the exhibition together and then add the amount he wants onto the price of your images.
- Look on this as an exercise in promoting yourself. You may be turned down for various reasons. Perhaps the owner is leaving, decorators coming in, whatever. Don't be discouraged, go back to your list of possible venues and try again.
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For firmware installation, see How Do I Update the ELEMNT?
For BOLT, see ELEMNT BOLT Software Updates
2 Oct 2017
Share Sites
ELEMNT BOLT can now share to the following sites on iOS and Android:
- Komoot - https://www.komoot.com/
- Cycling Analytics - https://www.cyclinganalytics.com
- PowerTraxx - https://www.powertraxx.de
Additionally, Android users can now share with:
- Google Fit - https://www.google.com/fit
- Dropbox - https://www.dropbox.com
- Various bug fixes
23 Aug 2017
ELEMNT can now perform planned/structured workouts. Choose one of the built-in workouts or sync your upcoming training schedule from TrainingPeaks or Today's Plan. After selecting a workout from the PLANNED WORKOUTS section under the SETTINGS screen, ELEMNT will guide you through the workout highlighting your target efforts via the fields, LEDs, sounds, popup notifications and the target effort graph. At any time in the workout, you can pause your plan and also skip forward and back through the planned intervals.
ELEMNT can now connect to FE-C trainers via ANT+
18 July 2017
- The Live Track site now shows more data including your breadcrumb trail, route, live ride data and charts.
- You can continue to share your permanent link, though we have introduced a new temporary link that will expire at the end of the day. Once expired, the link will no longer be able to track you.
- The link that is auto-posted to Facebook, Twitter and email is a temporary link that will expire at the end of the day.
- You can manually expire all your links (both permanent and temporary) as well as opt-out of being shown as a 'nearby rider' on other people's map page.
- Any previous links you have shared with your friends and family have now expired. You will need to share new links with them.
- Fixed an issue where starting certain routes on KICKR would cause a 100% resistance command sent to KICKR
- Fix issue where the ELEMNT would auto-switch to the lap page if the lap page was disabled in the companion app
- Fix an issue where ELEMNT would forget your gear's teeth-count configuration
- Improved translations
- Improve Strava Segment notifications so long Segment names properly resize to maintain readability
6 June 2017
- Strava Live Suffer Score data field (Strava Premium)
- Improved the accuracy of Strava Live Segments on the ahead/behind (Strava Premium)
- Cadence: Setting, from the companion app, to include or exclude zero's in the average calculations
- Improved route syncing
- Improved the quality of the data after a mid-workout shutdown and restart
- Fixed an issue where a bad pressure sample could corrupt your elevation and grade data
- Fixed an issue where a bad power sample could corrupt your power data
- Fixed some issues transferring workouts to the companion app
- Many other bug fixes
3 April 2017
- Fix incorrect elevation data after mid workout shutdown and recovery
- Improve some button labels to fit better for various languages
- Base the LEDs and power zone calculations on the 3-second average power, not instantaneous power
- Update some compliance informationImprove some translations
- Reset to OUTDOOR mode on startup. Lots of reports of people accidentally riding in INDOOR mode and not having GPS
- Fix issue where call/SMS/email notifications were hidden behind the workout paused notification
ELEMNT WF42-1337 - 17 February 2017
- Improved fonts
- The SMS and email notifications can now be read in a full-screen window
- Added the ability to cycle from the bottom back to the top of menus
- You can now have 11 fields on the main pages
ELEMNT WF42-1245 - 11 January 2017
- Fixes an approximately 20-second hang sometimes seen on ELEMNT startup
- Improved elevation algorithm to detect and correct long period elevation drift
ELEMNT WF42-1219 - 14 December 2016
- Fixed an issue causing some sensors to take a long time to connect after bootup
- Map will now honor the user's auto-rotate setting for all zoom levels
- Improved translations
ELEMNT WF42-1217 - 17 November 2016
- Route Me Anywhere: On the Companion App, enter a destination, address, or point of interest to generate a route optimized for cycling, complete with turn-by-turn navigation.
- Back to Start: Either on the ELEMNT or the Companion App, selecting this option will create a route back to your ride's starting point, on the same way you came.
- Route Sync via Bluetooth: All the magic of Wi-Fi route syncing can now be done over Bluetooth! Send any route to your ELEMNT with only your smartphone.
- Ride any route in reverse
- Ride route back to start along breadcrumb path
- Support for importing GPX, TCX and FIT route files via USB
- Support for selecting route from companion app
- Support for sending any route from companion app to ELEMNT using Bluetooth (no Wifi)
- Support for "Route Me Anywhere" routes from companion app
- Fixed OFF Route notification only staying on for a short time
- Fixed Komoot roundabout exit number
- Improvements to RideWithGPS turn by turn parsing
- Fixed distance to go not updating on route detail screen
- Disable support Garmin Connect (they are no longer allowing us to upload files)
- Fixed issues with some RideWithGPS passwords
- Fixed issue with distance not incrementing after workout recovery
- Fixed Normalized Power, IF and TSS calculations
- Improved ANT+ Connection
- Greatly improved UI responsiveness
- Improved battery life
- Tweak LED brightness
- Added LED settings to ELEMNT menu
- Several other crash and stability improvements
- Localisation fixes
ELEMNT WF42-1012 - 31 August 2016
This marks our 15th public release since February and its primary focus has been some great additional 3rd party support along with a heap of data fields requested by our users. Enjoy!
BestBikeSplit (http://bestbikesplit.com)
- Sync Course and Race plans from BestBikeSplit
- BestBikeSplit advanced KICKR simulation
- Simulated weather conditions
- Road Rolling Resistance
- Wind Effect
- Air density
- Rider drag
- Dynamic weight during long courses
Komoot (http://komoot.de)
- Sync Tours from Komoot with turn by turn directions. Komoot provides a unique, high quality routing engine with some great additional information like road surface.
Updates and Fixes
- Support for 6, 7 & 8 Power zones including LED indication of current zone
- Re-order history so power is higher up the list
- Fixed issue with some of the history detail being cut off
- Disable live segments for Flagged Segments
- Updated some translations based on user feedback
- Added Thai language support
- Fixed continuous beeps on some route turns. Beep once when the banner is shown and once again just before the turn.
- Fixed layout of TurnByTurn banner on map page with no data fields
- Fixed Ride Recovery from not recovering after reboot
45 New Data Fields!!
- Distance (last lap)
- Total Ascent (last lap)
- Total Descent (last lap)
- Grade (workout average, lap average, last lap average)
- Power (last lap average)
- Power/FTP % (instant, workout, lap, last-lap, 3sec, 5sec, 20sec & 30sec)
- Watts/kg (workout average, lap average, last lap average)
- L/R Balance (last lap)
- L/R Balance fields now formatted with 2 values. eg 55/45
- Pedal Smoothness (current, workout, lap, last lap) + include in FIT file
- Torque Effectiveness (current, workout, lap, last lap) + include in FIT file
- Normalised Power (Lap & Last Lap)
- Intensity Factor data field now has 2 decimal places
- Torque (workout average, lap average, last lap average)
- Heart rate (last lap average)
- Speed (last lap average)
- Cadence (last lap average)
- Power (Time in Zone graphic)
- Added time in Power zone to FIT file
- Heart rate (Time in Zone graphic)
- Target Power (BestBikeSplit Races)
- Target Speed (BestBikeSplit Races)
- Routes distance to go
- Routes distance to next cue
ELEMNT WF42-873 - 16th August 2016
- Fixed issue with RideWithGPS Pinned Routes not syncing when user has Pinned rides
- Fixed several rare crashes
- Improved localisations
ELEMNT WF42-870 - 3rd August 2016
STRAVA Live Segments!
ELEMNT is now fully integrated with Strava Live Segments to give you accurate progress status and the Final Push to beat your goals
- Starred segments on your Strava account wirelessly upload to ELEMNT
- Notifications prior to a segment start so you don't miss a second
- See your status on the segment vs. the Leader, your PR, and your friends as the segment progresses
- ELEMNT allows you to ride Routes & Strava Live Segments simultaneously
- Get a Final Push when you are close to hitting a goal so you never miss an opportunity to be your very best.
Other Great additions
- Added LED/Buzzer to START workout reminding
- Added Turn by Turn buzzer and increased LED brightness
- Added support for PINNED routes from RideWithGPS
- Added support for TCX Routes
- Added Sporttracks.mobi uploads
- Added background recovery to repair FIT files
- Added recovery % progress and cancel button (sends to background)
- Improved ANT+ Connection management
- Fixed: Improved auto-upload logic for better performance
- Fixed: Wifi not turning off after uploads finished
- Fixed: Improved support for roundabouts in turn by turn.
- Fixed: Added confirmation before adding data fields when pairing new sensor
- Fixed: Duplicate power fields when using with KICKR
- Fixed issue with gaps in temperature data.
iOS 1.4.0
- All new History detail, graphs and data
- Added support for showing Strava Segment results
- Added support for importing TCX Routes
- Fixed battery drain issues
Android 1.4.0
- All new History detail, graphs and data
- Added support for showing Strava Segment results
- Added support for importing TCX Routes
iOS 1.3.3 - 12th July 2016
- Fixed: Crash when viewing some history detail.
- Fixed: issue uploading to third party sites.
iOS 1.3.1 - 27th June 2016
A bug fix release to fix some pesky crash issues.
- Fixed: Mixed units was not changing height.
- Fixed: Crash bug checking Wahoo Sensors for firmware upgrade.
- Fixed: Crash when deleting workout on ELEMNT.
ELEMNT WF42-630 - 23rd June 2016
- Fixed crash loop bug in workout recovery
- Fixed bug that caused Recovering Workout to Display on start up
ELEMNT WF42-628 - 15th June 2016
- Added support for Turn by Turn navigation (RideWithGPS only)
- Improvements to Route following especially out and back routes
- Added support for up to 6 data fields on map workout page
- After selecting a route it now goes straight back to the map view
- Added a new "Selected" route view with full cue sheet if available
- Added ability to sort routes by date, proximity and starred
- Fixed issue of deleted routes not clearing from ELEMNT
- Added notification if moving but have not started a workout
- Added support powering off your ELEMNT mid-workout
- Added option to delete workout if under time/distance thresholds
- Scroll through workout history on ELEMNT
- Added support for mixed units. e.g distance miles, temp deg C, elevation in metres
- Added support for connecting to hidden Wifi networks (using SSID/password)
- Added support for manually switching between known Wifi networks with companion app
- Added support for showing SSIDs longer than 16 characters
- Added low storage warning
Sensor Support
- Added support for configuring gear ratios (from companion app)
- Improved support for PowerTap P1 and Polar Look power meters
- Added support for PowerCal
- Fixed issue of Normalized Power spikes
- Added clock drift compensation for sensor device clocks
- Fixed issue with sensor info in FIT file all having manufacturer set to Wahoo
- Added support for a single front gear (Shifting profile)
UI/UX Tweaks
- Optimized power calibration by skipping "prepare" page
- Fixed menu selection not visible when backing out of menus
- Fixed issue with P1 battery status showing incorrect labels
- Remove battery status for KICKR devices
- Added firmware information to sensor info page
- Fixed issue with battery information not updating if status page is open
I am sure I must have missed something
- Other bug fixes and enhancements ;-)
iOS 1.3.0 (74) - 15th June 2016
Make sure you update your ELEMNT, most of the goodness comes from the update above!
- New - Add up to 6 fields on the map page.
- New - You can now have mixed units. e.g distance miles, temp deg C, elevation in metres.
- New - You can now update your firmware for Wahoo sensors within companion app.
- New - Configure Electronic gears.
- New - You can now delete routes.
- New - Upload to Dropbox (from companion only).
- New - Can now connect to a hidden WiFi network.
- New - Delete workouts - workouts deleted on companion or ELEMNT are deleted everywhere.
- Fixed - Crash on customize pages.
- Fixed - Can now set crank length & wheel size for sensors.
- Fixed - Numerous other bug fixes.
ELEMNT WF42-435 - 7th June 2016
This is a firmware update for ELEMNT and fixes two very important issues. There are no changes to the ELEMNT app.
- Fixed short (2-10sec) sensor and phone connection dropouts.
- Fixed LED flicker
Note: The ELEMNT may take a few minutes to boot after installing this update, a progress bar will be shown on the screen.
iOS 1.2.6 (68) - 24th May 2016
- Fixed authentication to Today's Plan
- Fixed a bug preventing some people from customizing their pages
ELEMNT WF38-435 - 16th May 2016
- Fixed issue of WiFi network being forgotten
- Fixed issue of WiFi not connecting
- Adding new sensor is no longer blocked by WiFi activity
- Improved translations
- Improved stability and fixed a couple rare crashes
iOS 1.2.5 (67) - 16th May 2016
- RideWithGPS now using the FIT file
- Fixed issue with Auto-Lap time not matching ELEMNT
- Added support for new authentication/upload for TrainingPeaks
- Improved UI loading when opening the app from the background
- Improved UI for ELEMNT disconnects and BT disabled.
- Improvements to translations
- Several other small UI/UX improvements and spelling errors.
ELEMNT WF38-420 / iOS 1.2.4 (60) / Android 188.8.131.52 - 4th May 2016
Focusing on improving the ELEMNT's mapping, workout recording, syncing and sharing, the ELEMNT WF38-420 (and companion app) release includes the following core updates:
- FIT on the Fly (New & improved method for transferring ride data to the app/cloud) Allows for exceptionally faster and more reliable data syncing.
- Map Management - Add/remove world maps to the ELEMNT's built-in memory.
- Map Rotation - Allowing riders to orient the map according to the direction they are currently traveling as well as the current North-facing setting, users can now toggle between the two via the ELEMNT companion app.
- Map Style Improvements - The map page will now keep trails/local roads displayed on the screen for an additional two zoom levels.
- Improved Tracking - More data points will improve the accuracy of 'bread-crumb' navigation.
To update to the current firmware, you'll need to connect your ELEMNT to your home network and then navigate to the setup menu where you'll press the 'System Info' option, followed by the 'Check' option that will appear when the current firmware version is highlighted.
Full change log below:
- Big improvements to sync speed and reliability.
- Fixes missing/mismatched values between ELEMNT, the phone and 3rd Party sites
- Always have access to the original FIT data on any device, any time.
- Added all new history detail post workout with all your stats (automatically shown post workout)
- Added option to always rotate the Map in your direction of travel
- Maps: Keep roads, cycle paths, trails and footways around at higher zoom levels
- Maps: Fixed rendering issues of bridges
- Maps: Fixed rendering issues of some types of trails
- Improved speed of UI updates of power data
- Fixed issue with Routes not syncing from phone apps (via Wahoo Cloud)
- Fixed several missing and incorrect localisations (let us know if you find any)
- iOS notifications are not dismissed on ELEMNT when read on iPhone
- Fixed issue with time format not matching users (phone) settings
- Improved styling of menus
- Improved formatting of data fields for consistency
- Changed FIT file name format to follow industry standard
- Fixed issue with Route taking a very long time to load
- Improved support for TrainingPeaks login
- Fixed a few crashes when navigating menus
iOS Companion App 1.2.4 (60)
- Added auto-upload support from the phone
- Much improved sync speed and reliability
- Added ability to manage maps on ELEMNT (Add/Remove/Update)
- Added FIT file export to all share sites and email
- Added elevation chart to history detail view
- Added charging reminding for ELEMNT
- Added notifications for new ELEMNT software updates
- Improved share site UI
- Fixes for missing/mismatched values between ELEMNT/Phone
- Fixed support for re-ordering/deleting custom pages
- Fixed issues with 3rd party site credentials not being synced with ELEMNT
- Fixed support for syncing Routes when using Facebook sign in
- Fixed updating Live Tracking when finishing workout
- Added iOS low storage warning
- Fixed several pesky user reported crashes
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- Much improved sync speed and reliability
- Fixes for missing/mismatched values between ELEMNT/Phone
- Added auto-upload support from the phone
- Added support for setting power meter crank length
- Added ability to manage maps on ELEMNT (Add/Remove/Update)
- Fixed a crash when uploading to Training Peaks
- Improved localizations
- General stability and UI improvements
ELEMNT WF38-228 - 31st March 2016
- Fixed issue with languages being reset to English when connecting to iOS.
- Fixed 0 Watts not being recorded when coasting (crank/pedal power meters).
- Fixed Xsec/Xmin Moving power averages, now based from absolute time not active time.
- Fixed some issues with Normalised and TSS values being very high
ELEMNT WF38-221 - 23rd March 2016
- Added support for 9 new languages. French, Dutch, German, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Portuguese (Brazil)
- Added support for Muscle Oxygen sensors (eg. Moxy and BSXInsight)
- Added support for Di2 gear and battery display. (D-Fly required)
- Added support for SRAM eTap gear and battery display
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ELEMNT WF38-219 - 18th March 2016
- Added Smoothed Torque field
- Added 3s/5s/10s/20s/30s/1min/5min/20min/30min/1hr Avg Power fields
- Added LED & Audio alerts to Lap events
- Added better audio alerts for pause/resume.
- Added map scale bar
- Added new battery icon when ELEMNT is on charge
- Added support for latest KICKR firmware (188.8.131.52)
- Added KICKR no-control mode for when using with 3rd party software at the same time
- Added sensor information page to display ID, Network and other info
- Hide Map and Climb page when connected to a KICKR and not in Route mode.
- Improved consistency in AVG/MAX/LAP titles
- Improved support for latest Wahoo Cadence (>=2.0.16)
- Improved auto-pause logic to remove false pauses.
- Fixed map detail in London, Paris & Amsterdam.
- Fixed climb graph scaling
- Fixed with with temperature readings being 5C/9F too high.
- Fixed 0 average speed and average power values on display.
- Fixed crash when quickly cycling through workout pages
- Fixed pairing ANT+ HR when >25 sensors are in range.
- Fixed KJ value being 4x too high.
- Fixed reporting of ELEMNT version to companion apps.
ELEMNT WF38-164 - 25th Feb 2016
- Fixed false auto-pauses on some sensor dropouts
- Fix for Polar BT sensors
ELEMNT WF34-162 - 12th Feb 2016
- Improved speed of workout transfer to companion app.
- Improved handling when you lose/forget your speed sensor magnet.
- Removed LED function override when pairing a power meter.
- Removed TSS/KJ fields override when pairing power meter.
- Fixed Bluetooth connection stability to phone and sensors
- Fixed Bluetooth error causing required reboot
- Fixed network communications on some wifi networks.
- Fixed reconnection of ANT+ Speed & Cadence sensor.
- Fixed crash when stopping sensor (ANT+) discovery.
- Fixed issue with temperature sensor starting.
- Fixed crash when closing the route menu.
- Fixed FIT file not visible up on USB after ride.
- Fixed crash when importing route from ride history (via companion app).
- Fixed crash when finishing very long workout (8+ hours).
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Interim first-team coach Roberto Di Matteo is attempting to return the 'spirit of sacrifice' to the Chelsea squad.
Last Updated: 16/03/12 3:16pm
Interim first-team coach Roberto Di Matteo is attempting to return the 'spirit of sacrifice' to the Chelsea squad.
The Italian has helped the club to three wins out of three in all competitions since succeeding Andre Villas-Boas on a temporary basis until the end of the season.
Chelsea's most recent success was Wednesday's UEFA Champions League classic against Napoli, which has led to a quarter-final against Benfica, and it provided further evidence of renewed fortunes.
Villas-Boas' sacking was partly caused by a reportedly fractured dressing room and ex-Chelsea midfielder Di Matteo, formerly an assistant manager, acknowledges a rebuilding job is necessary.
"Every win gives you a little bit of confidence and we won against Birmingham and Stoke, then we won the other night and that brings a little belief back into the team, the players, and it's pleasing to see that," he told Chelsea's official website.
"At the end of the day, we are in a results business and that's what makes the difference.
"I've been trying to speak to the players individually and focus them on the next task, to try and get [them feeling] the responsibility and make them aware of our targets, to bring a little bit of team spirit back, the spirit of sacrifice and passion for the game.
"I am looking to the future and we just have to get results. That's what we are focusing on."
On the immediate horizon for Chelsea is Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final against Leicester at Stamford Bridge.
Captain John Terry and central defensive partner David Luiz were both injury doubts for the game against Nigel Pearson's Championship club, but Di Matteo believes the pair will be okay.
"I think they will both be available for the weekend," he said. "There are a few knocks and bruises, it was very intense and physical (against Napoli), but we expect everybody to be ready for Sunday.
"We have everybody fit, the whole squad, and we will need everybody. I am quite pleased. It's difficult for some games to leave certain players out, but we have such an intense schedule that it's great to be in this position.
"We obviously have to take into consideration that we played extra time on Wednesday and will try and put the strongest team available out to win the game.
"I don't know yet, we still have to see, we have two days and I have to check tomorrow how people have recovered from the game and we will think what the best solution is."


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There is joy in Bomberville once again following their second-straight home win.
However, thoughts are already focused on making it three in a row at Canad Inns Stadium this Friday night when the East Division-leading Ottawa Renegades (5-3) come to town.
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers produced a much-needed 44-14 blowout of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Saturday night at the Stadium that improved their record to 2-6.
"It wasn't just the win," head coach Jim Daley said. "It's the manner in which we won it."
While their record is nothing to truly celebrate, the fact the Bombers are just two points out of a West Division playoff spot has them geared up and ready to go.
"Somebody might say we beat Hamilton," slotback Milt Stegall said. "It doesn't matter who we beat. We just wanted some momentum.
"We wanted to get back in the playoff run, and we feel we're back in it now. We just have to keep it rolling."
The Bombers were certainly rolling against the Ticats.
Their revamped receiving corps, featuring three new starters in Chris Brazzell, Keith Stokes and Gilles Colon, hauled in 386 yards worth of passes and accounted for three touchdowns.
Quarterback Kevin Glenn was intercepted once -- and almost had three more picked off -- in the first half, but he responded in the second with pinpoint precision that resulted in 374 passing yards, which are the most he's generated in a game since joining the Bombers last season.
"Kevin has been a guy who, in our minds, has clearly established himself as a starter," Daley said.
Running back Charles Roberts dashed 15 times for 99 yards and three touchdowns, while the defence kept the Tabbies off the scoreboard until midway through the third.
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"It gives us that confidence that we can play well, that we can be that team that we've always thought we could be," defensive end Tom Canada said.
"We have lots to do," Daley said, "but a win like (Saturday) night helps you bring the energy to do it."
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Tax Relief for Child Care Should Be Maintained
March 6, 2013
As state legislators grapple with their fiscal situations, many states are considering reducing individual income tax credits and deductions. Altering these credits and deductions could disproportionately affect children and families who depend on the tax relief offered for child and dependent care costs. Because income tax relief for child care helps parents recoup the costs of not earning taxable income, state lawmakers should leave these credits and deductions intact, say Alan Viard and Veronika Polakova of the American Enterprise Institute.
- There is debate over whether governments should tax different goods at different rates, and whether differential tax rates reduce inequality and incentives to work.
- Tax relief for work-related goods promotes economic neutrality.
- By offsetting disproportionate reductions and discouraging work, tax relief balances larger reductions in the purchases of other goods.
Child care merits tax relief because labor economists have proven that reductions in the cost of child care lead to increased work. Because stay-at-home parents do not incur income and payroll taxes, tax relief provided to working parents for child care maintains economic neutrality. Proponents of the child care credit claim that abolishing the credit would harm two-earner couples and single working women.
- The federal tax credit is equal to 35 percent of creditable expenses for taxpayers with an adjusted gross income below $15,000; the rate declines 1 percent for each additional $2,000 earned up to a minimum 20 percent for taxpayers with incomes of $43,001 or greater.
- The credit applies to children under age 12 or disabled individuals of any age.
- The federal credit does not reimburse taxpayers enough to cover child care costs and steps should be taken to ensure that the dollar limits and refundability are increased.
Thirty-four of the 42 states with income taxes offered some form of income tax relief for child care costs in 2011. The relief is typically offered as a credit for easy calculation and 18 states have pegged their level of relief to a percentage of the federal credit.
- States that do not currently provide relief should subsidize child care costs.
- States that currently offer multiple tax relief provisions should consolidate their offerings to reduce complexity.
- States should also set higher and more realistic limits for child care costs above the federal limits of $3,000 and $6,000.
Doing so would result in increased economic efficiency and larger income and payroll tax revenues.
Source: Alan D. Viard and Veronika Polakova, "Cutting the Cost of Care: State Income Tax Relief for Child Care," American Enterprise Institute, March 4, 2013.
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Coolant Leak :(
yesterday afternoon i noticed a coolant smell coming out of my air vents and today when i got off work there was a big puddle on the passenger side of my truck, i crawled under and couldnt see where it was coming from, i think its the heater core but not sure. passenger carpet is dry and i dont have any leaks in the cab that i can see. anyone know where to start looking? my truck is a 98 4.6 4x4 any help would be very much appreciated
maybe check the heater hoses
Do a pressure test, you will find your leak in a hurry.
Exactly the same symptoms, it was for me too. With me was the Heater Core broken. Put your vent on COLD, Ride a bit, and then look if you have water under the car .
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