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Interstate Hotels & Resorts Announces Management Contracts for ibis budget Hotels in Derby and Leicester
06 Mar, 2014, 15:09 GMT
-- Interstate Expands United Kingdom Portfolio to 49 Hotels
BIRMINGHAM, England, March 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Interstate Hotels & Resorts – the leading U.S.-based global hotel management company – announces new UK management contracts for ibis budget Hotel Derby and ibis budget Hotel Leicester. The new hotels increase Interstate's rapidly expanding UK portfolio by 154 guestrooms and cements its position as the premier hotel management company in the UK, raising its collection to 49 hotels managed and signed.
"Our confidence in the outlook for the UK hotel management sector is evident by Interstate's active pursuit of further expansion opportunities within the UK throughout 2014," said Jim Abrahamson, chief executive officer of Interstate. "Transaction activity in these markets is growing and Interstate is looking forward to utilizing our expansive bench strength, exceptional executives and strong leadership team in the UK to further enhance hotel owner opportunities, producing strong results worldwide."
The 81-room ibis budget Hotel Derby, and 73-room ibis budget Hotel Leicester, are mid-tier hotels situated close to the city centers of Derby and Leicester. Both hotels offer contemporary guestrooms with en-suite showers, air cooling, flat screen TVs and a continental breakfast served daily.
"Securing our management for two attractive, centrally-located ibis budget hotels will add to Interstate's UK portfolio of full and select service branded hotels, including some independent brands," said Robert Crook, Interstate's managing director for the UK. "These management wins come in the wake of last month's rebranding of the former Quality Hotel to Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh Airport following a multi-million pound investment and take our UK portfolio to 49 hotels under franchise agreements with many of the world's leading hotel companies."
Interstate's UK portfolio currently consists of 49 hotels under franchise agreements with hotel companies including InterContinental Hotels Group, Hilton Worldwide, Accor, Wyndham and Best Western. Brands include Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, DoubleTree by Hilton, Hampton by Hilton, ibis Styles, ibis budget and Days. The portfolio also includes a number of independent hotels.
For more information about Interstate Hotels & Resorts in the UK and Europe, please visit www.interstatehotels.co.uk.
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About Interstate Hotels & Resorts
Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of a 50/50 joint venture between subsidiaries of Thayer Lodging Group and Jin Jiang Hotels, is the leading U.S.-based global hotel management company, operating branded full- and select-service hotels and resorts, convention centers and independent hotels worldwide. Interstate and its affiliates manage 390 hotels with more than 73,000 rooms in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, with ownership interest in 32 hotels. In addition, Interstate has executed agreements to manage 30 hotels with 5,500 rooms under construction or development throughout the world.
For more information regarding hotel management in the United Kingdom, please contact Senior Vice President, Development-Europe, Aaron Greenman, at +32 490 43 15 72 or visit www.interstatehotels.co.uk. For more information about Interstate Hotels & Resorts worldwide, please visit www.interstatehotels.com. Connect with Interstate at www.linkedin.com/company/interstate-hotels-resorts, www.facebook.com/InterstateHotels, and http://jobs.interstatehotels.com.
SOURCE Interstate Hotels & Resorts


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Want to relive your college days…yesss !! So visit this college based theme restaurant is Sector 29 , Gurgaon. Its till date my fav & best theme based restaurant , with amazing decor and quite spacious. Sector 29 is the fast growing market of Gurgaon with so many restaurants. Prankster is a colossal single floor restaurant with school based theme.
As I step into the lobby, a large upside down red horse welcomes me glasses on all side. The stairs had an amazing led decoration of upside down images and a notice board just like in school days.An old camera with roll developed at the corner. Inside the restaurant they have varied sections like the Classroom, Library, Chemistry Lab, Canteen, Parking Lot, Amphitheater, etc. Its also called the Food & Brewery campus of Gurgaon 🙂 . The interiors at Prankster are gracefully done with chemistry lab section having images emblazoned on the walls, beakers set with blooming plants, library setup done with chandelier created out of open books, table lamps set on pile of books and a high definition projector to view media, bunker beds, the amphitheater with the multi level seating & the parking lot with a line up of Lambretta scooters converted into comfortable seats with backrest with tables settled mid & a jeepsy. The seating is appt to section and very comfortable. Library has chairs on both side of a long table with beautiful lamp shades while the chemistry lab does the same with high stools .Unlikely classroom section has seats joined to tables, taking us back to school memories.
They have a big bar section with
We has our seating inside the classroom which has a blackboard, high definition projector, a multi coloured painting of Einstein and lamp shades made by using big paint brushes. More than anything, Prankster surprises you with its unparalleled innovation serving the "nostalgic progressive cuisine", connecting the foodies with their nostalgic years memories in modern way.
To start with in Veg, we had Nitro cooked Dahi Bhalla, Papdi (4/5) which is an ice-cream that has the exact flavor of dahi bhalla, believe it or not, its a savory dish. Basically its a bhalla mixed with curd ,chilled icecream balls, flavored with dehydrated tamarind chutney and a -20 degree nitro papri. Authentic being crunchy !! Pao Bhaji Zinker Burger(5/5) is another innovative dish which was full of pranks & is similar to mumbai vada pao. Its served inside the Rubik's cube where some of them are empty. It has same authentic & spicy vadapao flavor with chili chutney. Reminds me of my college canteen tikki bun. Next was Bun Cholle(5/5), which was closed bun with chickpeas inside. It was very soft and full of flavors. In Non veg , we had Tempura Fried Prawns with Podi (5/5)– crispy fried prawns served on a stainless steel ruler diaognally with flowers around. Tender Tandoori Lamb Chops (5/5) which were scrumptious. Very tender, and at end clear bone was visible served with onion lachchas.
Must mention is the pizza (5/5) which had flakky base just like our canteen aloo patties. It was well cooked & full of crunchiness. Toppings had all fresh veggies. Must try dish.
In Main course we had, Compressed Paneer Barrels in Thai Curry (4/5) which was thai curry having panner rolls. Very soft and authentic.Daal Makhani (4/5) was again full of flavors and creamy texture.Served with butter lachcha paranthas. You feel like binging on the food here !
In dessert we had Jalebi with Saffron Ice Cream (5/5) – Have no words to express this dish. Love it to the core. Jalebi was plated in 3 forms as in big jalebi circles, papad and pearls (boondi ) all served with the saffron ice cream. Again a must try here ! Another sweet dish was Rose kheer. It was live presented by Chef Harangad, where he used liquid nitrogen to garnish rose flowers and served over in house kheer.
The food was totally par excellence with its creative twist. Prices are pocket friendly and must visit place house/office parties 🙂
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Friday Headlines
the weekly newsletter from EHS
Prep News
24 June 2016
Even though we are near the end of the academic year there is no end to the flurry of activity in the Prep School. Last week ended with trips to the Botanical Gardens and Nature Centre for Reception.
On Monday, of this week we began with our Celebration Assembly. In addition to the Well Done Certificates for Key Stage 1 girls and a number of individual swimming and running awards we were also able to share the news from the ESSA finals which took place in Sheffield at the weekend. You can read about the girls' tremendous success in the separate story.
There was more swimming success for our Invitational Team of Year 5 and 6 girls who travelled to Abbotts Bromley School on Tuesday. We are delighted to announce that they returned with the trophy, once again. This means that our Swim Squad can celebrate an unbeaten season which we are extremely proud of.
Wednesday dawned with grey skies but no rain which was lucky as we had a number of events planned. The day began with an assembly for the parents of girls in 3K. They presented a round-up of the highlights of their year, which were many. They recounted the 'big step' they had taken from Year 2 to 3 and their growing independence. They also shared their learning about the Polar regions and their Monet day. A highlight for the audience was a performance of the Oompa Loompa dance. The girls certainly displayed their team skills. Well done!
Year 2 spent the day at Cannon Hill Park searching for minibeasts and Westbourne parents enjoyed watching their daughters developing physical skills at the Activity Afternoon. You can read more about both of these events in the additional stories.
The dry weather also saw girls from across the school out and about in the grounds. At one point in the morning the Prep playground area had girls from Nursery on their way to the field, Year 1 practising for Wimbledon Week, Year 3 working on their capacity skills and girls from the Sixth Form extending their Biology knowledge. This was evidence of a very busy whole school from our youngest to oldest pupils.
In preparation for their move to Prep girls from Reception and Year 1 did a lesson swap. Reception visited Prep classrooms and the Year 1 girls were able to return to Westbourne to reminisce. Despite the busy week Reception girls found some time to write about their friends which they enjoyed.
Thursday and election day gave Year 6 the opportunity to reflect on their visit from Sixth Form girls who came to give a presentation about the EU Referendum. We are sure they will be watching the result with interest after they had the opportunity to vote in school.
The action does not stop next week as we look forward to welcoming parents to the Year 6 House Gala on Monday, Year 5 on Tuesday, 3L Assembly, Year 4 ESB presentations and Year 2 Minibeast Concert all taking place on Thursday.
We hope the girls enjoy a restful weekend.
Mrs Sally Hartley
Head of Preparatory School
Prep News 24 June
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West Ham boss Sam Allardyce criticises his side for failing to see out match following Marko Arnautovic's late equaliser
- Stoke claimed a point thanks to stoppage time goal by Marko Arnautovic
- Sam Allardyce believes his side panicked in closing stages of match
- West Ham remain in top 10 despite failing to cling onto three points
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce lamented his side's 'nerves and panic' which saw Stoke snatch a dramatic equaliser deep into stoppage time to earn a 1-1 draw at Upton Park.
The Irons looked to have done enough to battle to victory after taking an early lead through a superb free-kick by full back Aaron Cresswell.
However, after seeing two efforts from Marko Arnautovic ruled out for offside and a header by substitute Mame Diouf hit the post, the visitors snatched a deserved point five minutes into stoppage time when the Austrian winger crashed the ball into the far corner.
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce was left disappointed after seeing his concede late on against Stoke
Allardyce will be scratching his head as to how he can help his side hang on to slender leads
West Ham remain in top 10 despite their late slip-up
West Ham remain in the top 10, but Allardyce knows their position should have been much more comfortable after witnessing yet another late capitulation from a positive position.
'You have to give Stoke a bit of credit, but from our point of view, we did not play as well as we can,' said Allardyce, who revealed striker Diafra Sakho is set for a spell on the sidelines with a thigh injury.
'It was not about us playing well or not, it was about winning and we had got ourselves into a fantastic position
'When you are less than 30 seconds away from winning the game and you don't, that is the ultimate blow.
'We are very nervous on that stage based on what happened before.
'We should be on 50 points now, we have thrown away seven points in two minutes or less over four games.
'We cant find the right key elements to see the game out and leave ourselves on a nervous edge by having a little bit of panic in what we are trying to do which is coping with the opposition when they have to take more risks, playing more direct.
Stoke celebrate after Marko Arnautovic's equaliser during the dying stages of the Premier League clash
Aaron Cresswell, pictured with West Ham team-mate Mark Noble, had put his side in the lead
'While it was a very good goal, we should have dealt with it and kept possession better, using your intelligence to make sure you are doing it.'
Allardyce added: 'If we had concentrated better in those (last) minutes, we would be sitting on our greatest total and finish ever in the (Premier) League.
'Instead we are scratching our heads on when are we going to finish a game out again. I thought we were going to do it today, but finished miserably in the end over just a few seconds.'
Allardyce is out of contract in the summer, with the club's owners yet to decide in which direction they want to take West Ham ahead of their move to the Olympic Stadium.
The 60-year-old, though, intends to remain professional in his approach over the final matches of a campaign which had earlier promised so much.
'It depends on what you say. Do you say what is the overall season like? It should be 50 points, it should be very, very good. It is small margins of victories to draws and draws to defeat,' Allardyce added.
'In the judgement at the end of the season, or if not what happens before that, then we talk about what we are doing going forwards.
'We are still on course to beat the best points record we have had, but we are making it hugely difficult for ourselves now when we really should be coasting instead of looking forward to every game we are playing.'
Allardyce has revealed star striker Diafra Sakho is expected to be out for an estimated two to three weeks
Senegal forward Sakho limped off in the second half, and if the problem proves serious, he might not recover before the end of the campaign.
Allardyce said: 'If it is a grade one off the scan, then it could be two to three weeks, if it is more, then you would be lucky to see him again this season, which is a massive blow but we have to deal with it.'
Stoke boss Mark Hughes felt his side had done more than enough to end a run of three straight defeats.
'We are thankful for small mercies, because we did not think we were going to get what we deserved,' he said.
'I thought we totally dominated the game and should have won it by a country mile.
'We had the setback from the great free-kick early in the game, and it is difficult when you are the away side to come back.
'We showed great resilience and stuck at it, trying to create things, but just lacked that bit of quality at the top end.
'If one of our disallowed goals had counted, I think we would still have had time to go on and win the game.
'We want to better last season's total and are determined now to get something out of all of the matches we have left.'
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During the recovery period that followed my total knee replacement, Kim and I were inattentive to housekeeping. I couldn't stand for long periods of time, and Kim, after standing for hours at her job, spent her evenings maintaining basic home sanitation and doing all the things necessary to keep us fed. Dusting wasn't a priority. Where dust fell, we were careful not to disturb it.
The thing is, this house seems to be a dust magnet. I don't know how so much dust gets in the house. My neighbors complain of the same problem. We look around outside and see grass, green grass everywhere, no patches of bare dirt. Maybe our dust is of the educated, civilized variety that deliberately migrates to comfortable indoor quarters. I don't know, but it's a problem.
On a recent weekend, Kim and I decided it was time to do some deep cleaning. We didn't want to knock dust off tabletops and into the air, so we used vacuum cleaners--two HEPA-filtered ones with brush attachments. We carefully sucked up all that dirt and confined it in plastic bags so it couldn't escape before we disposed of it in the outside trash can. There was a lot of it--so much that we began to feel like hunters bagging prey: "Look how much I got in the living room!" We were determined, we were thorough and, afterwards, pleased but quite achy.
Two days later I sat down in our sparkling clean living room to watch television. Rays of late-afternoon sunshine beamed through the small window in the front door, and my jaw dropped open. I could not believe the galaxy of dust motes visible in those sunbeams.
I didn't think Kim would believe it, either, so I got the camera and zoomed in on the offending particles. Is this what's in the air we're breathing in a clean house? Yuck!
Wish I could think of it in such positive terms when I'm trying to clean shelves and shelves of books.
The song is "Glitter in the Air," by Pink.
Click here to read the lyrics.
Thanks to maaanu90 for posting this song on YouTube.


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Many assessment systems for green schools exist to guide schools toward environmentally responsible
choices. To identify a nation's green schools, an assessment system must be developed for their selection.
When green school standards are lacking, measures must be created, including an information model
enabling decision makers to recognize these schools. The aim of this study is to create an integrative
system for assessing green schools in Iran and to develop scientific support in school selection, in order
to avoid hasty choices and to respect the selection of these schools. In this study, by using fuzzy multicriteria
decision making methods, the criteria of green schools have been gauged across 6 criteria and 15
sub-criteria, using a consistent testing methodology. This renders paired comparisons more reliable.
Ghazanfari and Mikhailov methods were utilized. To evaluate practical applications, the developed
criteria were used in assessing 5 selected green schools in Tehran. The integrative assessment system
with proposed criteria showed that green schools 5, 3, 4, 1 and 2, respectively, have earned first to fifth
rank in terms of proposed criteria for green schools. Establishing an assessment system and its application
through methodology limits incorrect choices, removes the green schools' selection from the
domain of non-specialists, restrains subjective methods, and puts selection into the hands of professionals
and specialists with scientific support. Due to the need to communicate effectively, to engage
experts and to address the complexity involved in the assessment system for green schools, the proposed
.integrative system was designed to assess green schools.
Hossein Meiboudi a, * , Akramolmolok Lahijanian a , Seyed Mohammad Shobeiri b , Seyed Ali Jozi c , Reza Azizinezhad d a Department of Environmental Management, Faculty of Environment and Energy, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran b Department of Environmental Education, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran c Department of Environment, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran d College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran


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Another New York Fashion Week is behind us, and I don't know about you but I'm feeling super inspired! There were some fabulous new looks on the runway this season. I was also delighted to see some of my own recent themes trending among the collections.
Here's a breakdown of some of my personal faves from NYFW, along with some suggestions from my own collections so you can be fabulously ready to Fall into Style!
One of the top trends this year was wide leg denim. Thank the lord we can say bye bye skinny jeans! I always find a wide leg jean to be more flattering on a variety of shapes and it's also a chic style that you can dress up or down. Accompanying the return of wide leg denim on the runway were extra wide belts. It's been a minute since I've seen those!
Another comeback kid this season was plaid. From jumpers and pantsuits to high-waisted pants and crop tops – plaid definitely came out to play this year! I love me any kind of plaid, but I have to say that vintage plaid is my first love. Side note: Your girl is hardcore on the hunt for some dead stock vintage plaid fabric! #needs
I was pretty stoked to see some union jacks show up on blouses and sweaters – y'all know I'm a serious anglophile! Something I wasn't stoked to see on the runway? Fanny packs. Fanny. Freaking. Packs. Yeah, apparently those aren't just for sunscreen-soaked Disney goers anymore. #nothankyou
Alright, now let's get down to brass tacks. Right now I am obsessing over Gucci – the creative director Alessandro Michele is O-M-G amazing! I'm drawing lots of inspiration from their newest runway parade of disco glitter and vibrant socks with sandals. Socks with sandals is a tourist trend I can actually get on board with! #fannypacks #notevenonce
Trench dressing is a big trend this season, and Michael Kors has this style down pat. Trench coats made into dresses, long sexy tops, or just layered. Love this trend! Super sexy and posh. Dior was incredible as always, and I continued to draw inspiration from their sublime cocktail of art and fashion this year. A new face on the runway was Cindy Crawford's 16-year-old daughter, Kia Gerber, who made a big splash in her NYFW debut this year with Calvin Klein. Can you imagine walking a NYFW runway at that age – I was still figuring out mascara at 16 (less is more, as it turns out). Talk about impressive!
Feeling inspired from NYFW? That makes two of us, sister! Here are a couple pieces from my own collections that will have you feeling the Fashion Week vibes well into the winter!
Go mad in plaid with these posh pants! A retro plaid introduces some serious funk into the usual doldrums of black and tan winter wear. Channel your inner runway every time you slip these on – and remember to work the fringe!
Pro tip: Pair with the Presley Tweed Blouse for an all-over adorable effect!
Fall into Style with this London inspired maxi skirt! Compliment the trending union jack print with a warm wooly sweater and you've got a killer runway look that is still accessible for everyday wear.
Pro tip: Pair with a messy bun for a cool-and-casual look, or dress it up with red lipstick for a more polished finish.


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Pagans Speak Out!
on Hot Issues
WitchVox Community Essay Series for February 2002
Imbolc: A Mother's Holiday
by Erin McKenzie
A common translation of the word Imbolc (also spelled Imbolg or Oimelc) is 'in the belly.' That's why this holiday has such special meaning for me: two years ago at Imbolc, I was barely four months pregnant with my first child, and was beginning to feel my baby moving and kicking. Few people knew about my pregnancy, as I hadn't begun to show yet, and the baby's movements were too subtle for even my husband to feel. Everything was 'in the belly' (mine) and hidden away, like plants in February.
It was an unforgettable experience; I was fascinated by the changes taking place in my body and by the little person growing inside me. I read books about fetal and newborn development over and over again, and shared my discoveries with anyone within shouting distance. 'Guess what? The baby's only an inch long, but already has fingernails!' or 'The baby's developing eyelids this week!' or 'This baby's whole body could fit in the palm or my hand, but I can already feel him kicking!' It was amazing, and I love to celebrate the sense of wonder I experienced that incredible year.
Another turn of the Wheel, and I had a six-month-old son and was experiencing motherhood in all its joys (and annoyances). At some point in between the feeding, changing diapers, and bundling up in snowsuits, I wrote the following in my Book of Shadows:
'At this point in the Wheel, the year is like many things. It's like Demeter, overcome with grief at the loss of her daughter. She wonders if she will ever see Persephone again, and we wonder if spring will ever come. Everything is grey. It's not just the middle of winter, it's the dead of winter.
'It's also like the Goddess recovering from the birth of the God at Yule. She's tired, sore, not really feeling like herself, and she can't get anything done. The God is a tiny baby, full of potential but unable to do anything for himself.
'The year is also like a pregnant woman in her first trimester (like me, a year ago). To the eye, she looks the same as ever, unchanged, like the snow blanketing the ground. But deep inside her, she feels the stirrings of life for the first time. She may not even notice, or be sure that's really what it is, but sure enough, life is moving and growing.'
Now the Wheel has turned again. It has been two years since I experienced 'in the belly, ' and since then, I have come to know the other common translation of Imbolc: 'ewe's milk.' While I'm not a sheep, I am a mammal, and my milk feeds my son and helps him grow. However, I'm not too sure yet about this aspect of Imbolc. Of course, I understand the literal translation: it's in late winter and early spring when lambs are born, and their mothers start producing milk. But does it have any meaning for a human mother who began lactating in the middle of the summer, or for other people who haven't had this experience at all?
I think it might. It has been said that for a newborn, his mother's arms are like a continuation of the womb. He is snuggled up in a warm spot where he can hear her heartbeat and her voice. He is comforted there, fed there, and more often than not, falls asleep there. It's kind of where we would like to be in February: all cozy and warm, with something good to drink and someone we love to snuggle. (Valentine's Day in February -- coincidence?)
Milk even has a large role in our adult lives. There's chocolate milk (hot or cold), milk and honey, strawberries in milk, milk baths, Lacteeze for the lactose intolerant, rice milk for those who avoid dairy, all because it seems to comfort us. The experts tell us we must drink milk to stay healthy, and there's even 'the milk of human kindness.' Milk, human or not, seems to have strong comfort associations, so I think it's an appropriate symbol at Imbolc, when everything is grey and slushy, winter seems neverending, everyone seems to be talking about SAD and depression, and you just wish you could be a little kid again and have Mom put her arms around you and make it all better.
So for me, Imbolc is mainly about mothering, and I like it much better than that Hallmark holiday in May. However, there is another side of Imbolc that is also important to me, although for a different reason.
A common alternate name for Imbolc is Brigid (or Brigid's Day), in homage to the goddess of poetry, smithcraft, and healing, so many rituals for this holiday focus on inspiration, creativity, and growth. These themes are what I remember from my introduction to Paganism five years ago -- an Imbolc ritual hosted by the Pagan group at my university. There was chanting, dramatic robes, candlelight, raising of energy, and all sorts of nifty things I'd never seen before. We were given small white candles, which we anointed with peppermint oil and charged with positive energy, then took home and lit to burn all the negativity out of our lives. We were also given parsley plants, to remind us of the new growth that would soon burst forth outdoors. Unfortunately, my parsley was not long for this world, although the candle seemed to work pretty well. The smell of peppermint wafting through my dorm room is a wonderful memory. Some of my Christian friends thought it was pretty silly to be celebrating spring when there was still three feet of snow on the ground, but for me, the symbolism of hidden things deep beneath the snow waiting to sprout and grow resonated at a deep level (even though I had no idea who Brigid was or even how to spell her name).
The central themes are of hidden growth and life waiting to burst forth, regardless of how you choose to celebrate Imbolc. For me, nothing captures those notions better than remembering the year I spent becoming a mother.
Erin McKenzie
Bio: I'm a solitary eclectic sort of Pagan (and so is my husband, which I guess makes us not so solitary) and we are raising our son to share our earth-centred spirituality, but not to exclude our parents' Christian beliefs. I am an engineer by training and a teacher by calling, and hope to get some sleep Real Soon Now.
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NAS4Free version 9.2.1 is a free distribution of FreeBSD 9 that has been optimized to provide a service of Network Attached Storage (NAS) or external network drive. It is a software distribution that can be installed on your obsolete computers and turns them into storage disks with redundancy and security features often available only on paid and high-end products!
|NAS4Free logo
I have already reviewed a previous version of FreeNAS (exactly the versions 0.7.x and previous in FreeNAS - How to create a network drive free), but since then there has been a fork of the project by the new partner / sponsor iXsystems, which has brought several changes, so now there are two types of products:
a) FreeNAS 9.1.1 - which is a new project, always open source, completely renovated and improved both in graphic and in functionality and that is managed by iXsystems which bought the brand FreeNAS in 2011.
b) NAS4Free 9.2.1 - the direct heir of the old FreeNAS version 0.7, which has been renamed and is developed and maintained by a team of volunteers and also Open Source.
|NAS4Free volume manager
NAS4Free 9.2.1 supports data sharing systems: Windows, Apple, and UNIX / LINUX.
Hard disks and volumes can be managed with:
- ZFS v.28 (RAIDZ, RAIDZ2, RAIDZ3),
- Software RAID (0,1,5) or mix (1+0,1+1, ecc…),
- disk encryption (with adapter hardware acceleration if available),
- Filesystem ZFS v.28, UFS, Ext2/3, FAT, NTFS,
- Partition (MBR andGPT)
- iSCSI (initiator),
Supports the following network protocols:
- SMB/CIFS (samba3, samba2, samba) 4.1.5,
- AFP (Netatalk),
- FTP (ProFTPD),
- TFTP (tftp-hpa),
- RSYNC (client / server),
- Unison,
- iSCSI (target),
The Extra Services available are:
- UPnP server (FUPPES),
- BitTorent client (transmission)
- iTunes/DAAP server (Firefly),
- Webserver (Lighttpd),
- Network Bandwidth measure (IPERF),
About Networking:
- 802.1q vlan tagging,
- Wireless,
- link aggregation,
- Wake On Lan,
- Bridge
- CARP (Common Address Redundancy Protocol)
- HAST (Highly Available Storage)
About monitoring::
- S.M.A.R.T (smartmontools)
- E-mail notification
- SNMPSyslog
Everything is configurable through its web interface.
NAS4Free 9.2.1 can be installed on Compact Flash memory / USB / SSD and HDD, or it can be started on LIVE CD and can use a small USB key to store the configuration data. Also exists in two versions:
- 32bit, with which you will be able to use the hardware with MAX 4 GB of RAM.
- 64bit, with which you can install and use more than 4GB of RAM.
Despite having improved compatibility with newer hardware (thanks to an upgrade of the operating system) remains compatible hardware "obsolete" and therefore suitable for use on a PC also "very old" for their re-use. Here is the list of compatible hardware supported.
The user interface (GUI) has undergone a makeover but remains very similar to the previous version.
Among the goodies available, there is also the possibility of installing an LCD panel that displays in real time the most important information, and that is managed through the service LCDproc.
NAS4Free 9.2.1 adds support for SMB3, the ability for FreeNAS to be a Windows Domain Controller, and advanced features like server-side copy support in Windows 2012 and later.
[Source:] NAS4Free
I recently upgraded an older PC (already used as FreeNAS ) and consists of an Intel Pentium III with about 704 MB of RAM, reformatting and passing from the old to the new FreeNAS 0.69 NAS4Free 9.1. Because I thought that the hardware of this particular PC was NOT suitable for use as Zettabyte File System ( ZFS), due to the limited RAM and processor 32-bit inappropriate, I decided to fall back on a simple RAID 1 volume mounted on two SATA disks and shared with the service through Windows CIFS / Samba. Everything works great !
Also on this NAS4Free also use the service RSYNC client to synchronize the contents of a folder on disk to another PC version of FreeNAS 0.69 ( so for now not yet updated ) .
For some years now I'm running some old converted PC , here's the list :
n.2 - FreeNAS 0.69.2 PC - Intel Pentium 3
n.1 - FreeNAS 0.7.2 PC - Intel Pentium 3
n.1 - NAS4Free 9.1 PC - Intel Pentium 3 (*** Updated ***)
n.1 - FreeNAS 8.3.1 PC - Intel Pentium 4 (*** new project created by the fork ! ***)
Until now ... I was very pleased with their behavior !
One of the features I like the most in these products ( FreeNAS and NAS4Free ) is the ability to upgrade the firmware ( or the whole operating system software ) without having to reformat the whole thing!
Another feature important to me , is the presence of both an editor of an internal file manager, which eventually delete or modify files and folders that you do not have permissions to the share level .
NAS4Free has developed very good diagnostic functions and LOG disks , and the system.
Now some advice about the options in the BIOS of the PC:
If you can enable BIOS to automatically start the PC every day at a set time , so if you miss the current PC would restart by itself at the latest the next day!
Select the option that indicates hardware failures other than the keyboard , or "ALL, but keyboard" , so you can run the PC without having to connect a keyboard .
Disable the cache VIDEO or otherwise any kind of cache memory that subtracts the main RAM , since in any case there would benefit significantly to the functioning of the operating system.
Update of 03/09/2013 : Occasionally you have to upgrade the operating system of yours NAS devices in order to fix bugs and possibly take advantage of the new features implemented. So I proceeded to upgrade to one of the 5 NAS systems that use. In particular, I updated the software on the NAS already mounted NAS4Free 22.214.171.124 (revision 531) NAS4Free to version 220.127.116.11 (revision 847) using the function updates the firmware. I did not expect any particular problems in upgradin , in fact everything went well , very fast!


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"Most oil and propane dealers experienced a heating season that ended up relatively 'normal,' despite stretches of warmer weather followed by late season cold," said Jeff Foley, CPA, who heads up the Energy Practice Group at Gray, Gray & Gray. "We are still seeing an active M&A market, as the retail energy industry continues to consolidate. This is reflected in the growing number of dealers expressing an interest in acquiring another company, which has climbed steadily over the past four years."
Some of the highlights of Gray, Gray & Gray's 2017 Energy Industry Survey results include:
- After last year's exceptionally warm winter, this season saw both oil gallons and customer counts up by approximately 15%, but with narrower margins.
- Conversely, propane gallons delivered and customer counts were down slightly, but margins were higher.
- The majority of respondents (39%) report "customer referrals" as their largest source of new customers, while many respondents reported gaining new customers as the result of poor service provided by competitors.
- The number of dealers interested in acquiring another company was up slightly (37%), while those interested in retirement was down by almost half (12%).
Complete 2017 Energy Industry Survey results, including a breakdown by region and 10 year trend analysis, are available on Gray, Gray & Gray's website at www.gggcpas.com, or by calling (781) 407-0300.
Gray, Gray & Gray, LLP is the country's leading oilheat, propane, and energy industry accounting and business advisory firm. Gray, Gray & Gray's offices are located at 150 Royall Street, Suite 102, Canton, MA.
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米国・欧州の巨大製薬企業展望 2016年:将来の成長へ向け、少数の治療分類・オーダーメイド医療・新規ターゲット・バイオシミラーへ注力
Large Cap Pharma US & EU Outlook 2016: Maximizing Their Strength On Fewer Therapy Class, Personalized Medicine, Novel Target And Biosimilars For Future Growth
|MP Advisors
|英文 97 Pages
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|米国・欧州の巨大製薬企業展望 2016年:将来の成長へ向け、少数の治療分類・オーダーメイド医療・新規ターゲット・バイオシミラーへ注力 Large Cap Pharma US & EU Outlook 2016: Maximizing Their Strength On Fewer Therapy Class, Personalized Medicine, Novel Target And Biosimilars For Future Growth
|出版日: 2016年03月17日
|ページ情報: 英文 97 Pages
Major pharma companies are continue to improve the productivity by taking different approaches like focusing on selected therapy area and markets, merger and acquisition, divestment of non-core brands/segments and consolidation in animal health, vaccines and consumer health care business. Oncology segment has been the key areas of interest for large cap Pharma companies in 2014/2015.
The field of immuno-oncology is currently one of the most explosive fields in biotechnology. Bristol-Myers's with more concentrated effort in Immuno-Oncology has gain the leadership with its Anti-PD-1 drug. Along with Bristol, there's Merck (MRK), Roche (RHHBY), and AstraZeneca (AZN) as well chasing the field.
The global estimates of Immuno-oncology drug is expected at >$40 billion in next ten years.
Anti-Infective remains a big attraction for large pharm. Merck acquisition of Cubist for $9 billion and Roche' in-licensing deal for $1billion was the key highlight. Biosimilar development from Large ad Biotech companies are progressing well with many reaching to regulatory space and in lates stage of clinical trials. Biogen Idec streamlined its focus to develop drugs for specialty medicine (Multiple Sclerosis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease), Neurodegeneration (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's, ALS, Neuro-immunology) and rare diseases (Hemophilia, Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Neuropathic Pain).
Celgene (CELG) keeps capitalizing on its strength in hematology and operational excellence to build global standards of care in the segments of Oncology and Inflammation & Immunology (I&I).
Gilead, a prominent player in Hepatitis C therapy areas is looking to expand its learning in Liver disease for another high unmet need of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH), while its Oncolgy segment failed to make any major impact other than approved drug Zydelig.
First - in-class mechanisms like anti-PD1, anti-PCSK9 and CDK inhibitors continue to get attraction by large cap pharma companies. Biotech and pharmaceutical companies pursue targeted and specialized therapies - more than 25% (45 new drugs approval vs. 44 in 2014) of drugs approved by FDA in 2015 are Personalized Medicines.
'Global Biopharmaceutical Outlook 2016-Global Pharma', released by MP Advisors provides analyses of individual large cap companies, promising drug candidates in their late stage pipelines, competitive landscape, and important therapy areas where new innovation will create leadership, forecast for major marketed drugs where competition/ regulatory scenario will change the dynamics, and the potential impact of several important upcoming milestones on the industry.


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Cartoon – the danger of western military intervention in north Africa and the Middle East
Cartoon showing a military tank from a western army sinking into the desert sand. A metaphor for the west getting bogged down in regions where they intervene in internal disputes.
Areas of dispute include Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, the Sahel, Mali etc.


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To get you into the swing of Summer we have THE most fantastic musicians playing this Friday 27th November!
They play across a range of genres; have performed with musical greats the world over and are not to be missed!!
The versatile and EXTREMELY talented Simon Annett on drums; Luke Townsend on saxophones (yes – he plays tenor, alto AND soprano!) and the gifted Congolese pianist, Nelson Malela, who adds a magical touch to whatever genre he is playing.
Just read their bio's and you'll know that we are in for a treat!
The weather is looking fine, it's month end and it's just about time for the Summer holidays…so dust off your dancing shoes and come and celebrate with a sunset, cocktail and scrumptious dinner.
There is still some space for Christmas (lunch and dinner) and for New Year's Eve but please book as we are filling up!
The talented Cape Town band, Manouche, will be swinging us into 2016 with their toe-tapping, hip-shaking gypsy jazz and together with the unique mouth-watering menu Chef Jana has planned, this is definitely going to be a New Year to remember!
Get into the swing of Summer and join us on one of the most beautiful beaches in the world!


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Getting traffic to your website is the most crucial aspect in determining whether your business will flourish or flounder,in order to generate traffic you must have multiple sources from which traffic will derive,let`s take a look at some of the most common places where you will be able to find leads and potential consumers of what you are marketing. These common sources are Social Network Sites, Video marketing, List builders, Blogging, Free classifieds and Pay per click (ppc). So let`s take a look at each of these methods individually. The social network sites have just taken over the internet and for good reason they give you a platform to do so many things from one site,you can make friends, promote yourself and your products,build a following and share a wealth of information all from one site,so the more sites that you are affiliated with and active in the more your voice is heard and that is so powerful.The most common sites are facebook,twitter and myspace but there are some other good sites that are geared more for marketing your business like direct matches,squidoo,sokule and my favorite Swom. Sign up to at least three of these sights and start adding friends and build a relationship with them and you will find it alot easier to introduce them to your product once they know a little bit about you and vice versa. Video marketing has quickly become the marketing tool of the future as it gives you an up close interaction with your customer base and a feeling of comfort to your customers in getting to see the actual person they are dealing with and this really makes your presentation that much more desirable and you can give so much more content in a video especially with the training videos and proof receipts as opposed to just writing an article. Youtube is the #1 site for marketing your videos but there are plenty of sites out there just go on google to find a listing but youtube is fine to start out with. Listbuilders is one of the most over looked tools on the internet maybe because there are so many but they can be an effective tool when used properly,by this I mean you have to be able to write an ad that will make people open it to see exactly what it is that you are promoting.When you sign up for these list builder sites you want to sign up with the ones that offer a free mailing to their members at least once per week but if they offer some really good incentives like link cloaking and protection with income potential then you have to consider an upgrade if it`s in the budget. Blogging is a very effective long term marketing strategy that requires consistency and alot of research but can be very rewarding in the long run with the track back links and traffic rankings this can really increase your traffic back to your site if done correctly but to do this properly you must host your own blog by getting your own domain name which makes the blog yours and protects your blog.A blog can act as your website and get your message across to the listeners while giving you a piece of real estate on the internet to promote yourself and your business.A must have for online marketing.This will act as your main hub to send traffic to any destination they desire,at only one click. Free Classifieds are sites that you can go onto and list your product and site on for free and be listed like people are listed in the yellow pages,these sites are free but they offer a paid upgrade to list you at the top of the page with your ad highlighted and things like that,so you must decide for yourself what`s best. PPC (pay-per-click)-This is not recommended for beginners as it could break the bank with minimal results.PPC is a method used to get a higher ranking on the search engine page by bidding on keywords that people look up when they are trying to find something.This can be very effective but you have to know what you are doing and you must have a budget to work with. So these are the main sources used to build traffic and funnel them over to your site. I will leave a list of sites that I use for each category along with my referral id and you can check them out and see if they work for you as good as they have worked for me. P.S. if you want extensive training on all the subjects previously discussed plus much more go to my site which offers a $1 trial membership for 14 days the amount of information in there is unbelievable with step by step training videos. www.bestmlmtrainingsolutions.com Here are the referral links. Swom Twitter http://twitter.com/robthirty List Builders -Viral URL http://vur.me/robthirty -->
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Madonna's "Turn Up The Radio" Video: First Peek
It would seem the campaign for Madonna's MDNA album isn't over just yet. The Material Girl is, of course, currently on the road for her world tour (where she's been baring more than her soul on stage), and now we're given the first glimpse at the upcoming video for "Turn Up The Radio", the LP's third single. The pic above — which shows Madge wearing a black cap, black gloves and black cleavage-enhancing top while walking toward a car full of dancers and/or extras —comes courtesy of the pop queen's manager Guy Oseary, who tweeted from the set in Florence, Italy. Brava!


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HARRISONBURG, Va. - The Virginia Wesleyan University volleyball team dropped its match to Bridgewater, 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-18), Tuesday evening on the road. With the loss, the Marlins slide to 10-7 overall and 5-2 in conference play. Bridgewater improves to 16-4 on the year (6-1 ODAC).
The offense was slowed down by the Eagles, only hitting at a clip of .156. Leading the way was Doneisha Hall who registered 10 kills while amassing a hitting percentage of .364. Also pitching in offensively was Megan Wood, who collected a team-high 21 assists.
On the backline, Alyssa Taylor led the team with 12 digs.
Volleyball will return to action at 7 p.m. on Friday as the team hits the road for a battle with ODAC-foe Ferrum.


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Retailer warned on 'free phone' ad
A major phone retailer has received a warning from the advertising regulator after including the cost of a "free" handset in the monthly contract price.
Carphone Warehouse advertised the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini phone as free on Vodafone and T-Mobile 24-month tariffs, listing the T-Mobile cost as £27 per month and the Vodafone cost as £25 per month.
But a reader who believed that the cost of the handset was included in the monthly contract price, and that equivalent sim-only plans were cheaper, complained that the "free" claim was misleading.
Carphone Warehouse said it was "mindful of their duty not to mislead consumers by labelling a handset as free when it was in fact taken into account in the pricing of the tariff" - or inclusive.
It said the two tariffs that the complainant had referred to, and believed to be equivalent, had different inclusions to the offer that included the handset and could not be compared.
It said the tariff in question could be bought either without a phone or with various different "free" phones, all with the tariff at the same price.
But the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said it had not seen evidence that the 24-month sim-only tariff was actually purchased by consumers.
It said: "We considered that the cheaper, similar sim-only tariffs, and the fact the direct equivalent sim-only tariff was not available on the same sim-type as the 'free' phone, demonstrated that the £25 per month cost in the ad included the cost of the phone.
"Therefore, £25 was not a genuine stand-alone price for the tariff. We also noted we had not seen evidence that the 24-month sim-only tariff was actually purchased by consumers.
"We concluded that the claims the phone was 'free' were misleading."
It ruled that the ad must not appear again in its current form, and added: "We told the Carphone Warehouse to ensure that where the cost of a phone was included in the package price it was described as 'inclusive' rather than 'free'."


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PORTSMOUTH — Prescott Park Arts Festival officials wanted to kick off their 35th summer season Friday with something that would be fun, nostalgic and electrifying.
What better choice than to go with the doo-wop, rock 'n' roll, bobby socks and classic cars of the hit musical "Grease."
On a night when organizers wanted to pay tribute to board members who have served the nonprofit festival since 1974, plenty of people arrived early to stake out good ground with their blankets and chairs.
Children quickly scattered from their parents and tossed Frisbees, played catch or happily ran around the park. Some families rented tables and chairs for $25 and enjoyed pizza for dinner as they waited for the show to begin.
"I just enjoy being outside in the nice weather and it's always wonderful entertainment," said Carol Whittaker of Salisbury, Mass.
She and her two daughters, Casey, 22, and Abby, 19, were just three of the many people who have attended the festival for years.
Whittaker said she used to live in York, Maine, when she attended the festival 25 years ago.
Casey Whittaker said she enjoys going to shows at Prescott Park because it allows her to reconnect with old friends and classmates from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover.
"I just really like seeing the musicals," said Abby Whittaker.
For Ken Bevins and his wife, Laura, of Lee, bringing their two sons, Will, 3, and Lucas, 5, to the Prescott Park Arts Festival is their way of sharing the fun they had when their parents brought them when they were young children.
Ken Bevins said he has been coming to the festival for 30 years and wants his sons to experience the fun and excitement of the live performances in the park.
Ben Anderson, the festival's executive director, said he was keeping his finger crossed throughout the day that the violent thunderstorms that hit other parts of the region wouldn't mar Friday night's event.
"I was glued to the radar," he said.
Fortunately, the festival's 35th annual summer season was greeted by warm, sunny skies that allowed patrons to enjoy being outside.
He said "Grease" was the perfect choice to kick off the season.
"It's a high energy show, excellent music and a lot of dancing," he said.
Melissa Benson, the festival's general manager, said members of the community were surveyed last winter to see which musical they wanted Friday evening and they chose "Grease."
Anderson said the festival held a reception at 1 Harbour Place a few hours before the musical to honor 130 of the nearly 200 people who volunteered their time as board directors, sponsors and other capacities to provide affordable entertainment for families.
"Without them, this wouldn't be here," Benson said.
The festival enjoyed record numbers of people last year and Anderson believes that will continue because of the economic downturn. He said festival officials are glad they can provide families with an affordable and enjoyable way to see some high quality arts and entertainment.
According to festival's website, more than 3.5 million people have been entertained by more than 10,000 productions and presentations since 1974. All of the events have been presented to the public at no fixed admission, with the original $3 suggested donation being raised a single time five years ago to the current $5 suggested amount.
Benson said it would cost a minimum of $40 to $50 per ticket to see a musical like "Grease" in Boston or at other venues. She believes loyal festival-goers understand that and enjoy the park's waterfront location.
Anderson said the festival also owes its success to many businesses that provide sponsorships which allow festival organizers to bring an impressive lineup of entertainment to Portsmouth each year.
This year the festival will also feature notable music acts as part of its River House Concert Series on Wednesday nights with such acts as Richie Havens, Tom Rush, Jonathan Edwards, The Waybacks, Lost Bayou Ramblers, David Francey and more, according to Anderson.
"Grease," which is based on the subcultures of high school life in the 1950s, was the latest musical that entertained more than 200 patrons Friday evening. Anderson said "Grease" was also performed at Prescott Park in 1983 to celebrate the festival's 10th anniversary.
David Kaye, head of acting and directing at the University of New Hampshire's department of Theatre and Dance, directed Friday's performance. Tara Jean Conway, who won a Spotlight Award for Best Actress for her role as Maria in Prescott Park's 2007 production of "The Sound of Music," played the role of Sandy Dumbrowski opposite Dan Kleinmann, who played Danny Zucko.
"Grease" is set at Rydell High School in the 1950s and centers on Sandy, a new girl from abroad who finds her summer love, Danny, attends the same high school. She soon discovers that relationships are harder than expected.
With characters like the sarcastic Rizzo, salty Kenickie, the dreamer Frenchy, the class clown Roger, and Patty the cheerleader, the musical has a funny cast to help Sandy come into her own in her new town.
Some of the musical numbers include "Summer Nights," "Greased Lightnin'," "It's Raining on Prom Night" and "Alone at the Drive-In Movie."
"Grease" made an impressive run on Broadway after it debuted in 1972 and was also made into a feature film in 1978 that starred John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John as the lovelorn leads.
'Grease' is the word for Prescott Park: It's got groove it's got meaning
PORTSMOUTH — Prescott Park Arts Festival officials wanted to kick off their 35th summer season Friday with something that would be fun, nostalgic and electrifying.


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|Design of the eBus is taken from the specification file.
This is another 'follow up' to my previous article. The previous article became very popular due to the images of the real double deck electric bus that I found.
BYD has unveiled the specifications for their double deck electric bus. In the table below you can see the comparison to the New Routemaster, which is hybrid diesel electric.
BYD eBus double deck
Wright New Routemaster
10200 mm
11232 mm
2550 mm
2520 mm
4400 mm
4420 mm
Turning Circle
22.2 m
Seated Passengers
Total Capacity
Top Speed
70 km/h
50 mph
*Capacity may be different due to the laden weight of the vehicle, which reduces capacity.
Looking at the layout and seating plan of the lower deck of the BYD double deck eBus, I could see that it only has 17 seats, compared with the New Routemaster which has 22 seats on the lower deck. The reason why the electric double deck bus has less seats on the lower deck is because of the battery pack at the rear of the bus. The New Routemaster has an engine under the rear staircase and the battery pack and electric motors are under the middle to rear seats of the bus.
In the diagram you can see that the New Routemaster has an extra staircase with the door at the rear; the newer fleet of the New Routemaster has no open platform, so instead it has a door that opens outwards in the same way that the middle doors do; I have explained this in my previous article. This is one of the reasons why the New Routemaster is 1 metre longer than the BYD Double Deck eBus and conventional double deck buses with an average length of 10.2 metres.
'CityTransportInfo' has pointed the following out on his video which is titled 'Some 1990s London Cycle Lanes + Air Pollution Solutions.' He says: "However it is not suitable for full size buses used on high mileage daily duties - these still need their diesel engines. This is because batteries are so heavy that the only way the buses could carry enough of them would be by significantly reducing their passenger capacity." This is true because the BYD Double Deck electric bus has reduced the capacity, specifically by reducing the seats on the lower deck to make room for the batteries to operate the bus.
The BYD Double Deck eBus has 37 seats on the upper deck compared to 40 seats on the New Routemaster. The only difference is the three extra seats, compared to the New Routemaster which has an extra staircase at the rear.
The double deck electric bus has a 320kWh battery capacity which means it can cover at least 303km on a single charge. The length of London Buses route 16 is 9km (6 miles,) which means it can operate for many hours on this route. The charging time is 1.5 hours (90 minutes) according to the specification. Someone told me that there will be 5 double deck electric buses on route 16 which is more than I expected, so good job TFL! Personally, I thought there would only be two in service.
The cost of the electric bus hasn't been revealed yet, but personally, I predict that it may cost more than one New Routemaster bus. One of the advantages of the electric double deck bus is that it has window openings for ventilation. Looking at the image of the interior, it probably has an air cooling system which is ideal for hot days to keep the passengers cool.
The bus doesn't have a diesel engine so not only are there no dirty fumes exhausting from the rear, there are ZERO emissions, which is a blessing for Londoner's as the cancer risk from diesel fumes is now well documented. Now compare this to the New Routemaster, where Wrightbus claim it reduces CO2 by 47%, this is because the diesel engine is still used to power the battery pack of the bus.
Now if the trial is successful which personally, I think it will be, then we will see one route in London being fully served with double deck electric buses. However, we have to wait and see as route 312 is already due to be fully served by single deck electric buses manufactured by Optare, which will start in September 2015. Not to mention that two new single deck electric buses manufactured by Irizar will join along routes 507 & 521.
At the moment, Routes 507, 521, H98 & 315 currently have a small allocation of electric buses. Also route RV1 has an allocation of hydrogen buses which are zero emission, the route also has a small allocation of diesel buses.
Links to the specifications
I am still waiting for news about the Alexander Dennis Enviro400 MMC Virtual Electric. We are now entering mid-Summer and it should be in operation on London Buses route 69 very soon now. No news either from LOTS (London Omnibus Traction Society) and London Bus Routes about the Virtual Electric bus yet. The bus still uses a diesel engine but the brochure claims they can run up to 80% of the time in electric mode.
Recently LOTS have unveiled the latest TFL tender awards from 1st July 2015.
Tranche 474
· 353 - re-awarded to Metrobus with existing Euro 4 double decks (currently allocated to route 498), PVR 8. Start date 24 October.
· 359 - re-awarded to Metrobus with existing Euro 4 single deck, PVR 3 (currently allocated to route 202). Start date 24 October
· 654 - re-awarded to Metrobus with existing Euro 4 double deck, PVR 0 (allocation from route 353). Start date 24 October.
Tranche 506
· 229 - awarded to Arriva Kent Thameside (currently London Central) with double deck, type to be confirmed. PVR 20, start date 23 January 2016.
· 492 - re-awarded to Arriva Kent Thameside with double deck, type to be confirmed. PVR 7.
Tranche 507
· 469 - awarded to Arriva Kent Thameside (currently Stagecoach Selkent) with new diesel single deck, PVR 8. Start date 23 January 2016
· B12 - re-awarded to Arriva Kent Thameside with existing Euro 4 single deck, PVR 7. Start date 23 January 2016
· B13 - re-awarded to Arriva Kent Thameside with new diesel single deck, PVR 6. Start date 23 January 2016.
Tranche 511
· 616 - re-awarded to London General with existing Euro 4 double deck, PVR 2. Start date 6 February 2016
· W10 - re-awarded to London General with existing Euro 5 diesel single deck, PVR 0 (allocation from routes 192 & W4). Start date 6 February.
The double deck type for Routes 229 and 492 has still yet to be confirmed. Will it be a diesel electric hybrid, a new Euro 6 diesel bus or the existing buses from the bus operating company? We'll have to wait and see.
Routes 469 and B13 may end up having the latest Euro 6 single deck diesel buses.
Unfortunately, TFL is still allowing the Euro 4 and Euro 5 diesel buses to operate which obviously means more emissions entering the environment.
Well that is all I have to say for now except to say thank-you to those of you who have shared my recent articles, which I am pleased about. Hopefully you'll share this article too. Also, don't forget to follow me on Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest and Google Plus for updates which is @Clondoner92
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Is anyone else completely overwhelmed by the over-abundance of sale emails, commercials, and blog posts? I used to love a good Black Friday sale, but this year is almost too much to handle. The only shopping that we did today was at the farmers market where we purchased a wreath for our front door...and coffee filters because apparently paper towels do not work in lieu of an actual coffee filter.
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Here are some of the pretty books I've gotten recently that are waiting for me to dig into them!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Waiting on Me Wednesday
Here are some of the pretty books I've gotten recently that are waiting for me to dig into them!
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It's great to have a pile of books awaiting attention. Something to look forward to and fun to choose which to read next. :O)ReplyDelete
I have Possession in my TBR pile, too! And now I'm tempted by all these beautiful covers and intriguing titles.ReplyDelete
I'm definitely a slow reader! Must be because I savor every word and think as a writer, too.
I believe you can never have too many books. Besides, it's all research! ;)
Happy reading!
I'm waiting on several as well. They sit on my shelf beckoning to me. If only I didn't have to sleep! I used to love reading the night away.ReplyDelete
Have fun with your reads!
Paper Towns: my first foray into John Green. I love his vlogs with his brother so I really hope I like his book(s). I'm also kinda wanting to read this one non-fiction despite the fact that I haven't touched any of the books I was given for my birthday apart from a book of short stories.ReplyDelete
My TBR pile is taunting me. I think it's growing by spontaneous generation. It can't be me. I promised I wouldn't buy any more books until it was gone. (heh, so much for that promise. i need to place an order today)ReplyDelete
Right now I'm too lazy to go look at it, but I know it's got 4 epic fantasies, an MG, a couple urban fantasies. a few paranormal romance, a romantic suspense or two, and one book I picked up whose genre I can't identify.
Boy, do I know that feeling! My TBR pile is bigger this summer than it's *ever* been. And I'm going to the library today to get more books! Aggh! If it wasn't so awesome, it would be overwhelming. :pReplyDelete
I so want to read Hourglass. And that imaginary girls looks good too. At least by the cover. LOL. I don't think I've been in the bookstore for what seems like forever! It was at least May. OMG... I need to go.ReplyDelete


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1: "Before you were conceived we wanted you. Before you were born we loved you. Before you were here an hour we would die for you. This is the miracle of life."
3: Having a baby is like falling in love again, both with your husband and your child. -- Tina Brown
5: Having a child is surely the most beautifully irrational act that two people in love can commit. -- Bill Cosby | Babies are a link between angels and man.
6: Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children. ~Alex Haley
8: A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bank balance smaller, home happier, clothes dirty, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for.
9: A brand new little baby boy, to fill our lives and hearts with joy | A baby's smile melts the heart and calms the soul.
10: "Twinkle twinkle little star; do you know how loved you are?"
11: I hold my whole world in my arms, every time I hold my baby.
12: "Sometimes the smallest things shine brightest in our lives."
13: "Sweet little one,you are our pride and joy"
15: "What A Life Eating, Sleeping, Playing... And Being Cute"
16: "An aunt is someone special to remember with warmth, think of with pride, and cherish with love."
17: "An uncle is a gift whose worth cannot be measured except by the heart."
19: "Freshly Heaven Sent"
20: We made a wish.. and you came true | Let him sleep for when he wakes he will move mountains
21: Surround yourself with people who are going to lift you higher."
22: Cousins | Friends | are childhood playmates who grow up to be
23: "Animals are such agreeable friends; they ask no questions they pass no criticism."
24: A Baby Is A Bit Of Stardust Blown From Heaven
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Damien Hirst has created 50 signed, limited edition prints to celebrate 25 years of Red Nose Day.
Titled 'For the Love of Comic Relief', the prints feature Hirst's iconic diamond encrusted skull 'For the Love of God' finished with a glittery Red Nose.[testimonial company="Artist" author="Damien Hirst" image="http://afterglowart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Damien-Hirst.jpg"] This is the third time I have collaborated with Comic Relief for Red Nose Day, they do great things, and it is an epic and far reaching charity. Sometimes art is taken too seriously so it's good to be able to laugh at myself; if you don't laugh you will cry and it's good to bring humour into fundraising. I hope this sparkly red nose will raise a smile and lots of money.
The prints are 20 x 24 inches (unframed) and at £2500 each, one hundred per cent of the proceeds from the sale of each print will go directly to Comic Relief.
The exclusive Red Nose Day prints go on sale today and can be viewed online at damienhirst.com, and purchased at othercriteria.com as well as in store from Other Criteria's outlets on Bond Street and Hinde Street.
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I am trying to learn how to set up speed dial similar to Firefox. First: in FF I have multiple tabs with a 5 column/3 row matrix each. If a particular block is empty, the others do not flow up to fill it in as they do in Vivaldi. This is a relatively minor inconvenience. I thought I could create new folders corresponding to my tabbed speed dial pages and then add each entry to match my FF setup. But the first problem I encountered is that he new folder has no title. I tried selecting the edit function for that folder, and I typed in a title, but t never shows up in the list, only in the edit window. I've tried searching the forums and blogs for information on how to set up speed dial properly, but I haven't found anything yet.
Which interface are you using to add the folder? The bookmark panel, or the bookmark manager? (Manager is the page linked from Speed Dial itself.) The way to save a new title for a new folder is different in each location.


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GIG HARBOR, Wash. — In the Pacific Northwest, we live among behemoths — snowcapped volcanoes, towering trees, great splashing salmon and lattes as big as a child's head. Yet one of the region's undeniably superlative titans has slipped beneath everyone's radar.
The land of Bigfoot and Starbucks is also home to the world's largest flea. The flea, Hystrichopsylla schefferi, is an awe-inspiring colossus that can reach nearly half an inch, its head alone the size of a cat or dog flea. Until last month, however, there existed not a single confirmed photograph of a live member of the species.
Never mind that with ubiquitous digital cameras, the documentation of life has exploded, or the fact that the flea lives on the mountain beaver, Aplodontia rufa, a species so abundant in forests and gardens around here that it is considered a pest.
Still, for long years, this gaping hole in the world's biological record remained of little consequence to pretty much everyone. Then my husband, Merrill Peterson, a biologist and curator of the insect collection at Western Washington University in Bellingham, began writing a photographic field guide to the insects of the Pacific Northwest (to be published in 2015 by the Seattle Audubon Society). Fleas are insects, and Merrill became obsessed with getting a photograph of the world's largest for his book.
He found drawings and dead specimens of the flea, which has been known to scientists since 1919, but no photographs of a live one. Photographs labeled "Hystrichopsylla schefferi" can be found online, but the specimens shown are small enough to possibly be a different flea species. To authenticate them as members of the biggest species would have required examination of minute details like the presence or absence of tiny hairs at the base of the hind legs.
Unfortunately, the photographer no longer had the specimen. And though he continued to try, Merrill could not find a definitive photograph of this six-legged monster, dead or alive, anywhere.
And that is how I, an asthmatic writer, ended up with my lips on a flea-collecting device powered by sharp inhalation, watching, terrified, while Merrill, a man deeply averse to touching most mammals, wrangled a toothy, clawing wild mountain beaver inside of a basmati rice bag.
One might wonder how the world's largest flea evolved here. Something in the water? Biologists have long argued over what might lead to the evolution of large size. The evolutionary principle called Bergmann's rule suggests that body sizes tend to be bigger in colder climates. Also, organisms on islands can have a tendency toward gigantism. But the Northwest is mild, and the flea happily inhabits the mainland.
Then there's Cope's rule, also much argued, that newer groups in any given lineage tend to be larger, while the more ancient tend to be smaller.
But the mountain beaver is considered the most ancient of rodents, and therefore is likely to carry among the most ancient of rodent fleas. So why are these presumably ancient parasites the giants among fleas? Hystrichopsylla schefferi, it seems, avoids easy answers as adeptly as it has avoided the camera.
Enlisting a Mountain Beaver
So how to find the world's largest flea? First, find mountain beavers. Though ubiquitous, they are not easily pinpointed, it turns out. They make their presence felt during the wee hours, when they emerge from their burrows to eat, especially ferns and seedlings like newly planted firs. But they are so secretive — spending most of their lives digging long, winding tunnels — that people often don't know it's mountain beavers that have done the damage.
Luck came in the form of a good friend and biologist, Peter Wimberger, whose colleague Bob Peaslee, the science support engineer at the University of Puget Sound, lives on land in Gig Harbor overlooking the sound. Its steep hillside is plagued with mountain beavers.
The original plan did not involve any contact with a mountain beaver. Unlike many parasites, this flea spends time off its host and can sometimes be found in the nest material. Merrill and Peter set out with a group of undergraduates excited to spend a Saturday digging out mountain beaver tunnels on a nearly vertical bank. But many hours, many shovelfuls, and not a few beers and chips later, there was no sign of nest or flea.
Resigned to having to get a flea directly off a mountain beaver, Merrill sought the advice of Wendy Arjo, a wildlife biologist with Ageiss, an environmental consulting firm based in Evergreen, Colo., who has worked often with mountain beavers.
It's simple, she said. Trap a mountain beaver (perfectly legal). Coax it into a burlap bag, face first. Hold it just behind the jawline — not too far up, or you will be bitten; not too far back or it will get loose and then you will be bitten. Peel open the bag to reveal the hind end. Comb for fleas. Easy peasy!
Merrill's preferred study subject is the butterfly, though he has dared to branch out to beetles. As a biologist, I studied fruit flies. Our choices were deliberate: Neither of us ever wanted to handle an animal that could pass along a disease like rabies. More important, the closer an animal gets in evolutionary relationship to a person, the less the capturing experience is like netting a wild butterfly and the more it is like trying to hold an unwilling acquaintance inside a sack.
Still, I wasn't too worried when we set the humane traps at burrow entrances, baiting each with an apple. We'd set traps before and never caught anything. So it was with horror that I heard Merrill read a text message from Bob that we had succeeded.
Mountain beavers move easily across the line that divides cuddly and horrifying, depending on whether you find them gently grazing among ferns or coming at you with bared teeth and claws. This one was calm, sitting in the trap, surveying us as we surveyed it.
I bent down to take a photograph. The creature got up and peered back. Through the viewfinder, I saw a staring black eye and unbelievably long, sharp claws reaching out through wide gaps in the cage. I shuddered, wondering if the mountain beaver might be calm because it was well armed and we were not. Transferring this animal to a bag and trying to comb it like a pet seemed ill advised.
Much to our surprise, the mountain beaver ambled agreeably from the trap into the bag. Merrill, having donned his newly purchased gloves, closed the sack and observed the slow-moving lump, trying without success to figure out which part was the head. He made rapid, tentative grabs, sometimes getting hold of something, then losing his grip and trying to get his hand quickly away. Was that the tail? Where were the claws? Those teeth?
Does this rate with Steve Irwin's wrestling carnivores, or bullfighters' facing irate beasts with piercing horns? Of course not. But we are none of these kinds of heroes, just a couple of timid fools equipped not with muscles and daring and backup, but with gear from the local pet shop, the Asian food market and the dream of catching the world's largest flea.
Eventually, Merrill got his hand behind the mountain beaver's head and kept hold. He peeled back the bag to reveal its adorably fuzzy gray bottom, covered in short and soft hairs. He began to comb. No flea. He combed a bit more. No flea.
At which point the mountain beaver got loose. Amid my screaming, I am not sure exactly what ensued. But when I looked again, I found Merrill, eyes wide, skin pale, panting, the bag reclosed with the mountain beaver resting inside. I observed that it is possible for a person's pupils to become so large that the irises seem to disappear.
Despite this mishap, Merrill asked me to cut away as much of the bag as possible so he could comb more of the mountain beaver. And though burlap was all that stood between us and teeth and claw, I cut.
He combed the underside of the beast. Something brown tumbled down. That's when the love of my life — normally eloquent and articulate — began shouting, "Flea! Big flea!"
'Inhaling' the Flea
The device hanging from my lips was an aspirator. It had a plastic vial stoppered by a rubber plug through which were threaded two thin metal tubes, with small rubber hoses attached. The end of one hose in my mouth, I held the tip of the other over the flea, where it lay amid mountain beaver fur. One quick gasp, and the bug would end up — ping! — in the vial.
I tried not to think of all the micro-organisms and parasites I would be inhaling. I breathed in as sharply and deeply as I could. Nothing doing. The world's largest flea moved about a quarter-inch into the rubber tubing as my agitated husband, still grasping the mountain beaver, shouted, "Suck! Suck harder!"
This is an unaccountably rude-sounding thing to have yelled at you. Still, several increasingly asthmatic, panicked inhalations later, the flea was in the vial.
It is an exhilarating experience to see, in your hand, an animal that you have been talking and thinking about for months, a species so difficult to lay hands on that — however many digits and however much dignity you are willing to sacrifice — you have to assume you are never going to catch. Yet there it was, a surprisingly sluggish creature — the world's largest flea, at a definitive eight millimeters, almost a third of an inch — tumbling about the vial.
There was no small amount of joyful cursing. Merrill looked ecstatic. I found myself veering between the urge to giggle hysterically and the urge to vomit.
We thanked and released the mountain beaver, who despite its ordeal, we could comfort ourselves in knowing, was living with one less bloodsucking parasite.
When we got home, I looked, for the first time, at what the authorities had to say about mountain beavers. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife captured the consensus, emphatically warning against ever handling these animals, which give "a very bad bite." Did I mention that you should not try this at home?
Merrill now has scores of photographs of the world's largest flea; it will be preserved at the insect collection he oversees at Western Washington University.
I am pleased this little adventure is over; it is a hideous thing to be terrified. But it is also a delight to know that unkempt, uncontrolled wildness lives just beyond the granite countertop and the manicured lawn.
We may never know why this patch of earth and the mountain beaver have been graced with the world's biggest flea, the oxymoron to end all oxymorons. But we can take pleasure in knowing that this beast, this entomological paparazzi's dream, our own superlative and wild champion, moves in mystery, always beneath our feet — and soon in a book, which may be where it best remains.


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Maharashtra nursing council announced the Revised G.N.M. First Year (June2010).
Maharashtra Nursing Council, Mumbai
Health is a state for physical, mental, social and spiritual well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Nursing is a process of meeting the health needs of society when they arise and of promoting good health for all. The council shall be a body corporate and governed bya)Maharashtra Nurses Act. 1966 ( modified up-to 30/11/1996)b)Maharashtra Nursing Council Rules, 1971 ( modified up-to 01/06/1993)c)Maharashtra Nursing Council By-Laws, 1973 ( modified up-to 31/05/1993) amended time to time.d)MSCR????Constitution of the CouncilUnder the Maharashtra.
Nurse Act 1966 chap. II sect.3(3), the Council comprises: Ex-officio Members1.
The Director of health services2.The Director of medical education and research3.The Superintendent of Nursing Services, Government of Maharashtra4.The assistant director of health services (Nursing)5.
The Director of Higher Education or his nominee not below the rank of Deputy Director6.
The Superintendent of Nursing Services of the municipal corporation of greater Bombay.
Elected Members
1.Five Registered Nurses from each of five regions.
2.One heads of private and municipal affiliated institution.
3.Five Matrons of affiliated institutions.
4.Five Sister Tutors and Clinical Instructors of the affiliated institutions, from each of five regions.
5.One Member, from the Maharashtra Medical Council.
6.One Member from IMA
7.One Professor and lecturer of the Recognised Colleges of Nursing.
8.One heads (Principals) or Recognised Colleges of Nursing
9.One Member from Trained Nurses Association of India (Maharashtra state branch)????
Nominated MembersFour Members, to be nominated by the State Government out of whom one shall be public Health Nurse and three shall be, from amongst the Medical Practitioners or Teachers or in Nursing Colleges.**********************
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Who Cares for Lip Service? May 23, 2016Posted by Anthony in experience, Politics, questions, social, Uncategorized.
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There are hundreds of thousands of people that have good & great ideas. Many of them work for someone else and don't take action on those ideas. Some of the ones who have good ideas take them and try to build something. Not all succeed. The ones that do often had plans or people they could reach out to help them with a plan. Then they attempted/carried it out. The ones that succeed often add value many times over.
Why is it different for elected office? Running for office should not simply be based on the platform of ideas you wish to change / better / create, but HOW candidates plan to put that in action.Actual plans. Business plan. Who is needed to help enact them / what is done / how to put it plan in motion / stakeholders / pros / cons. Sure, this would take time up front, but I believe that it could reduce the time to impact once someone was elected.
Let's take an example. "Infrastructure must be improved" is a general positive thought and I don't believe any candidates are against that. However, the latest research I've read said that of the funds designated as infrastructure-related, only 5% actually are used for ACTION in that frame. The rest is spent on funding boosters / change orders / unions (not exclusively).
Now, do I believe that a majority of voters would read through these plans? No, but of anyone that does, they would be better well-informed. And, debates or interviews could bring up the questions from people that did read through them and see holes or improvements or issues, to hopefully allow for a publicized process into the plans presented.
Until I see a candidate for ANY office lay something out like this, I'll refrain from giving any vote of confidence or otherwise. Oh, and for any Bernie supporters that believe his site lays this out – it's a step in the right direction, but not to the detail that elicits true action.
What do you think? Or is all of this just lip service?


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Guide to Lake County, Indiana ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
|Lake County, Indiana
Location of Indiana in the U.S.
|January 28, 1836
|County Seat
|Crown Point
|Lake County Courthouse
2293 N Main Street
Crown Point, IN 46307
Phone: 219-755-3000
Lake County Website
The county was named for its location on Lake Michigan. The County Seat is Crown Point and was founded February 15, 1837.[4] It is located in the Northeast area of the state.[5]
Porter • Jasper • Newton • Kankakee • Will • Cook
For animated maps illustrating Indiana County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Indiana County Boundary Maps" (1790-1873) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
|Tombstone Transcriptions Online
|Tombstone Transcriptions in Print
|List of Cemeteries in the county
|Family History Library
|Billion Graves
|INGenWeb Archives
|Tombstone Project
|Indiana Interment
|Billion Graves
|See Indiana Cemeteries for more information.
For tips on accessing Lake County, Indiana Genealogy census records online, see: Indiana Census.
Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository.
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
For more information about these major repositories, see Indiana Church Records.
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Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
After land was transferred from the government to private ownership, subsequent transactions were recorded at the courthouse, where records are currently housed.
See Indiana Land and Property for additional information about early Indiana land grants and patents.
Additional land records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Lake County, Indiana Genealogy Probate Records in online catalogs like:
Civil War service men from Lake County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Lake County.
Civil War Books
In most counties in Indiana, probate records have been kept by the county clerk of the circuit court. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.
Online Records
Lake County Courthouse
2293 N Main Street
Crown Point, IN 46307
Phone: 219-755-3000
County Health Department has birth and death records.
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, probate
and court records from 1837.
County Recorder has land Records. [6]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance and free access to premium genealogical websites. In addition, many centers have free how-to genealogy classes.
For additional nearby Family History Centers, search online in the family history center directory.
Indiana tax records complement land records and can be used in place of censuses or to supplement the years between censuses. Because only persons who owned taxable property were listed, many residents were not included in tax lists. There may also be gaps of several years in the tax records of some counties.
For more information see the wiki page Indiana Taxation.
Additional tax records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Lake County, Indiana Genealogy Tax Records in online catalogs like:
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Additional vital records can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Lake County, Indiana Genealogy Vital Records in online catalogs like:
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When drivers pull out onto the open road, there's one component they count on to perform flawlessly time after time – their brakes. For nearly 85 years, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix) has driven innovation in the development of active vehicle safety technologies, energy management solutions, and advanced vehicle braking systems. Today, the company's well-earned reputation for reliability, performance, and outstanding customer focus makes the outlook for this global brake systems leader... unstoppable.
Faced with rapid growth, increasing supply chain complexity and rising transportation and distribution costs, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC wanted to increase efficiency and visibility and wring excess costs from its supply chain.
A suite of logistics services that streamline transportation and distribution activities, add agility to the supply chain, consolidate inbound and outbound domestic and international shipments, add cross-dock capabilities and dramatically reduce overall supply chain costs.