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The Lewisham Lee Green LTN consultation ends at midnight on Sunday
We need your help to stop the council from making the road closures permanent. Consultation closes midnight Sunday 8th August. Act now!
The consultation survey does not ask whether you would like to keep the LTN or have it removed. You need to tell the council what you think in the comment boxes.
Until a fair, equitable and just solution can be found, the decision on the permanency of the Lee Green LTN should be paused, and the current restrictions must rolled back.
Read more about the true impact of the LTN
- A letter from a residentA post by local resident Ian Leadbetter on the Healthy Streets for All Facebook group,Continue reading “A letter from a resident”
- LTNs increase pollutionThe council’s own data shows that the LTN has made our most polluted roads evenContinue reading “LTNs increase pollution”
- LTNs divert trafficLTNs displace traffic onto fewer roads, increasing congestion and vehicle mileage
- LTNs delay Emergency ServicesLondon Ambulance Service reported a dozen ‘critical to life’ calls were delayed due to theContinue reading “LTNs delay Emergency Services”
“Dividing communities. Polluting already congested roads with displaced traffic. Discriminating against disabled drivers who don’t live in the borough. It has to end. LTNs are dividing Lewisham.”
Michaela Anaka, local resident
We are 700+ Lewisham residents campaigning for change to ensure that ‘low traffic neighbourhoods’ in our area benefit the health & well-being of the many, not the few.
Join our Lewisham Healthy streets For All Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/453504975580693
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The council have distributed papers to around 30,000 local residents, however there are many people who work in the area but live outside. Many are impacted, especially carers and other key workers. The consultation is also open to them.
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We’ve had an incredible response so far, and are doing everything we can to respond to everyone who wants to volunteer to help spread the word about the issues with the LTN.

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September 11, 2017—AIRsters are abuzz with activity 24/7, producing work that ranges from enthralling radio fiction to deeply-rooted community stories. This flow of creative energy is the lifeblood of the AIRdaily forum, where producers in our network gather to collaborate and converse. We’re celebrating this bounty of innovative work by inviting our producers to post using #AIRsters on social media. The result? AIR in Real Time: A live feed that collects and highlights creative sparks from across the AIR network.
To celebrate the rush of projects that have been shared, we’re launching a new series that will spotlight AIRsters and their courageous storytelling. This week’s highlighted projects dive into oceanic history and culture, nerd out about film, and much more.
Join us on this exploration of what AIR makers are up to and contribute your own work with the hashtag #AIRsters on social media. You could be featured in an upcoming spotlight!
The Briny, Matt Frassica
“The Briny is a monthly podcast of sound-rich stories that connect, in some way, with the ocean. The first episode looks at rebounding whale populations through the lens of marine biology, but future episodes will include love stories, fish tales, cultural histories, and other kinds of stories.
Of course, starting a podcast comes with loads of technical questions, and the AIRdaily forum archives have been invaluable in answering the ones I would have felt too embarrassed to ask out loud: What announce mic should I get? Which podcast hosting service should I choose? How do I tweet about my work without looking like a jerk? It’s helped sustain me through the lonesomeness of working from home.”
Random Waves, Christopher Hall
“Random Waves is a podcast about unexpected human interactions—those ‘random waves’ that affect us person-to-person. When I started the show over a year ago, I felt really on my own. I was coming into audio from aerospace engineering, and I knew of almost no other podcasting going on in Connecticut. All I had was my love of storytelling and Transom.org to guide me. It was very lonely from a producer’s perspective. I really love to stay connected with the community through the AIRdaily, and I’ve only barely scratched the surface of all the resources and training provided on the AIR website, so I’m excited about that, too.”
Selects, Ben Kuebrich
“Selects is the show for people looking to listen to something new. It features short clips made by independent producers and from up-and-coming podcasts. I remember trying to recommend a podcast to my brother and struggling with how to explain why he should listen. Later while I was listening, there was just this golden chunk of audio and I thought, if you could just hear this you would listen to this podcast. Selects gives creators the chance to do that for their own show. In making this I didn’t just want to go out and ask for clips from shows I knew about, I wanted to hear things I had never heard about, so I asked people from the AIR community to submit clips of their show. That lead to a lot of great submissions and encouragement from the AIR community.”
The Drunk Projectionist, Todd Melby
“The show is a reflection of my cinematic obsession, which involves seeing films in their original format whenever possible. That’s why, when I have a free night in a new city, I’m often huddled in a dark theater. A couple of years ago in Los Angeles, I caught a rare print of The Sand Pebbles a 1966 Steve McQueen movie at Quentin Tarantino’s New Beverly Cinema. He only screens films on 35mm and 16mm. Yup, no digital. Even the trailers are film. So far, the podcast has been focusing on independent filmmakers like Kelly Reichardt, Charles Burnett and Frederick Wiseman.”
“How Black Lives Matter Got an Anthem,” Nancy Rosenbaum for KFAI’s MinneCulture
“The piece spotlights a local musician named Jayanthi Kyle. She co-wrote the protest song ‘Hand in Hand’ that’s featured in the story. I was curious about how her song had become embraced by racial justice activists in Minnesota and beyond. I learned about Kyle and her song while reporting another MinneCulture feature about an artist and activist who died unexpectedly in a car accident (Kyle sang at his memorial service). AIR Member and fellow independent producer Todd Melby edited this story. (He edits all of the MinneCulture features.) He has been a big supporter of me and my work.”
Stepping Up, Claire Schoen
“Stepping Up tells stories of people who are responding in unique and unexpected ways to the daunting crisis of climate change. My goal is to cover this heavy topic with a light touch. The stories are fun and filled with humor. I hope that these stories will inspire and motivate listeners to step up their game as well. This is not your ordinary interview-based podcast. Rather these are highly crafted stories: scene-based, character-driven, sound rich.”

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Charlie Shrem, age 11, invests early and makes millions in Bitcoin! Dave Carlson makes $8 million per month in Bitcoin! Inspired by these and other true-life stories, some have felt that with the right timing, they too can get in early and become the next cryptocurrency millionaire.
The recent Facebook-Cambridge Analytica data scandal put a spotlight on the nebulous world of data brokers and data mining. As you shop, browse the Internet, participate in a quiz, subscribe to a magazine, fill a prescription, or network on social media, data brokers are hovering in the background, stealthily collecting your personal information. In the […]
I know what you are thinking, “the Def Con 25 bus just finished running us over, it’s not possibly time for Def Con 26 is it?” My answer to you is, “yes, yes it is.” Not only is it time, but Def Con 26 prep has been in full force. The competitions are prepared, the […]
Identity fraud reached a record high in 2017 with 16.7 million U.S. victims (an increase of 8 percent over 2016) and $16.8 billion dollars stolen. So, it should come as no surprise that identity thieves are pilfering and phishing for your personally identifiable information (PII) and login credentials to online accounts. What can you do […]
Since the election of the current US president, many news agencies have discussed the possibility of social engineering being used as part of targeted influence campaigns and how they may have affected voters during the 2016 election.
Ninety percent of organizations feel vulnerable to insider threats. That alarming statistic was recently published in the annual Insider Threat Report released by Crowd Research Partners. The survey respondents are almost equally worried about malicious insiders (47%) as they are accidental insiders (51%). Recognizing and responding to the risk posed by insider threats is essential. […]
It is that time of year again – DEF CON is only a mere 7 months away. It is time to start setting up for the SECTF and the SE Speeches in the SEVillage. Do you think you have what it takes to get in the glass booth of doom (some have called it that) […]


My Jazz Story
Published on: 2019-01-04
I love jazz because every artist's rendition of a work is different. Jazz requires true virtuosity!
I was first exposed to jazz while I was still a child. I listened to many classical and jazz greats, from Bill Evans to Miles Davis.


Idaho men’s basketball gets 10th win
MOSCOW, ID —
Idaho Vandals men’s basketball get its 10th win on the season, beating the Sacramento State Hornets 69-68.
They say basketball is a game of runs and two huge runs from Idaho gave them the close victory.
Idaho closed out the first half with a 14-2 run, going into the half with an 8-point lead.
And in the second half, Idaho went on a 15-0 run.
On Saturday, Idaho will take on the Portland State Vikings.


Tostan’s contribution to Senegal’s success in accelerating the movement to end female genital cutting (FGC) has been recognized in a new UNICEF publication (pp. 27-29) which provides “evidence of positive results” from UNICEF-supported initiatives in the field of child protection.
Tostan, UNICEF, and the Government of Senegal have worked in partnership since 1997 to implement our three-year Community Empowerment Program (CEP) in communities across the country, with our human-rights based approach being endorsed by the government’s National Action Plan for the Abandonment of Female Genital Cutting 2010-2015. According to the report, the implementation of the CEP, in conjunction with legal and policy efforts at a national level, “has led to a movement calling for abandonment of [FGC] in thousands of communities in all the regions where it is practised”. The study recognizes that communities choosing to abandon the practice and transform the social norms surrounding it do so of their own volition.
The case study demonstrates the sustainability of the Tostan model through reference to two evaluations. The first, carried out in 2008, studied villages that had taken part in the CEP and declared their abandonment of FGC in the late 1990s. Almost a decade after taking this step, “the prevalence of [FGC] had fallen by more than half in the participating villages.” A second evaluation, carried out in 2010 and commissioned by UNICEF, showed that in participating villages who had declared in 2008 “only 24 per cent of women who had been cut intended their daughters to undergo [FGC],” compared to 44 percent in communities who had not taken part in any Tostan activities. While the practice continues in declaring communities, the drop in prevalence in communities who had participated in the CEP and abandoned FGC as a result shows a clear “link between public declarations and reduction in prevalence.”
The growing momentum behind the abandonment movement was also acknowledged by the UNICEF case study which says that the “abandonment of [FGC] is approaching national scale” in Senegal. Declarations have also taken place in seven countries where Tostan works across West and East Africa. The Tostan approach has informed a technical note on the “elements necessary for [FGC] abandonment in one generation” and Senegal’s success in this area is seen as a source of lessons for other countries, having been incorporated into governments’ program design through the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on FGM/C.
The case study also recognized that the benefits for communities participating in the Tostan program reach far beyond the abandonment of FGC into the broad areas of democracy, human rights, accountability, problem-solving, health and hygiene, and conflict management and promotes positive practices such as birth registration, maternal care, the use of mosquito nets and latrines, and encourages the peaceful resolution of conflicts. The CEP has also been made increasingly inclusive, meaning that, “everyone in a community, including men, benefits from the programme.”


|Publication number||US5026967 A|
|Application number||US 07/550,084|
|Publication date||Jun 25, 1991|
|Filing date||Jul 9, 1990|
|Priority date||Jul 9, 1990|
|Publication number||07550084, 550084, US 5026967 A, US 5026967A, US-A-5026967, US5026967 A, US5026967A|
|Inventors||Bruce A. Bell, Donald G. Landis|
|Original Assignee||Jpi Transportation Products, Inc.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (29), Classifications (10), Legal Events (6)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
This invention pertains to the art of bushings and more particularly to clinch free cam bushings. The invention is applicable to a method of making full round bushings and will be described with particular reference thereto and is particularly related to a vision enhanced method of making bushings.
Typically, full round bushings have been produced by one of the following standard methods. According to a first method, a strip of bimetal material is formed into a round, generally cylindrical shape in which opposed edges of the material are joined or interlocked by clinching. The clinched edges resemble the interlocking pattern of a dovetail or cooperating puzzle pieces. Generally, a wide range of bearing metal alloys can be used with an outer steel layer which also makes clinched design bushings attractive from a manufacturing standpoint. Clinched design bushings have met with commercial success when used in high volume since manufacturers have automated machinery for supporting a workpiece during various machining steps. Such a design requires extensive fixturing and precise assembly control. In those applications where fixturing is not readily available, the detailed assembly can pose difficult problems. These manufacturing requirements do not make it economical or practical for low or moderate volume bushing production runs.
Other drawbacks are associated with the clinched design. For example, the clinched seam can become loose or distorted during installation which, in turn, causes the bushing to be out-of-round and unusable for its intended purpose.
A second standard method of producing full round bushings is an enhancement of the first. In this method the strip forming bushing seam is welded using electron beam T.I.G., M.I.G., submerged arc, or other standard welding processes. The disadvantages of these processes are cost and resultant quality. The electron beam process must be performed in a full or partial vacuum and is therefore slow and costly. The other processes mentioned are of high heat intensity and can damage the structure of low melting point bearing materials and the bonding of these materials to the steel backing.
A third standard method involves the drawing of a full round product from pre-cast, sintered, or clad bimetallic strip. This method is limited by the types of materials that can be drawn, is slow, and inefficient in the use of material and is, therefore, costly.
A final standard method of producing full round bushings involves use of solid tubing having a bearing material cast along the inside diameter thereof. Bushings are then cut to a desired length from the solid tube and, in this manner, there is no visible joint in the steel or bearing material.
Although these bushings do not have the problems associated with the clinch or other designs produced from strip, other problems are associated with this method of manufacture. For example, these bushings are relatively expensive to produce and limited to an inner diameter bearing material that is compatible with centrifugal casting.
It has thus been deemed desirable to produce a full round bushing that may accommodate a large selection of materials for the bearing alloys and yet is relatively inexpensive to manufacture. Further, the distortion and loosening problems associated with the clinch design are preferably to be avoided.
According to the subject invention, an economical method of forming a full round bushing that is adaptable to a wide selection of bearing materials and of reliable quality is provided. The method includes the steps of supplying a generally cylindrical member having opposed edges disposed in spaced, generally facing relation along a longitudinal length thereof. The cylindrical member has first and second different metal layers, in which one of the layers defines a bearing surface. Laser welding of opposed edges forms an integral structure.
The laser welding is limited to the non-bearing metal layer so that the bearing metal is not degraded. The extent of welding is limited to a predetermined depth of the non-bearing metal layer. A depth of approximately 20% to 75% of the radial thickness of the non-bearing metal layer is preferred and a depth of 50% of the radial thickness is considered ideal.
The welding step includes disposing a laser beam at an angle to a radial plane defined between the opposed edges of the material. An angular range approximating 10% to 45% is preferable, and ideally, an angle approximating 20° to 25° to the radial plane defined between these edges.
During the welding step, the focal point of the laser beam is offset from one edge a dimension approximating 5% to 70% of a spot diameter of the laser beam. Ideally, the focal point offset approximates 10% to 30% of the spot diameter.
The welding is specifically a spot-welding process in which individual spots are overlapped. Ideally, these spots are overlapped approximately 50% to 70%.
According to a principal objective of the subject invention, a machine vision system is used to control the method. The vision system improves upon the method of making full round bushings as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,751,777, issued June 21, 1988 and incorporated herein by reference. The vision system is utilized to precisely position the opposing edges of the bushing relative to the laser beam.
A primary advantage of the machine vision enhanced method is the precision and uniformity attainable in the manufacture of a full round bushing.
A further advantage of the subject invention is the economical manufacture of a full round bushing.
Yet another advantage of the invention is realized in the wide range of materials that can be used for the bearing surface.
Still another advantage of the subject invention is found in the reliable joint formed between opposed edges of the bushing.
Still other advantages and benefits of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading and understanding of the following detailed description.
The subject invention may take physical form in certain parts and arrangements of parts, a preferred embodiment of which will be described in detail in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings which form a part hereof, and wherein:
FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a bushing having a laser welded joint formed in accordance with the teachings of the subject invention;
FIG. 1B is an enlarged, detailed end view of the encircled portion of FIG. 1A;
FIG. 2 is a detailed end view schematically illustrating the depth of penetration of the laser weld;
FIG. 3 is a detailed end view schematically illustrating the angular disposition of the laser beam relative to the joint;
FIG. 4 is a detailed end view schematically showing the focal point offset of the laser beam from the joint;
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the laser welded seam formed in accordance with the teachings of the subject invention;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged, detailed diagrammatical view of the overlap between successive, individual weld spots in accordance with the subject invention;
FIG. 7 generally illustrates a tempering step of the laser weld;
FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the machine vision control system;
FIG. 9 is a plan view of a bushing as the opposing edges of the bushing are being located by the machine vision control system; and
FIG. 10 is an enlarged schematic view of a portion of the boxed portion of FIG. 9 as viewed by the vision system during location of the opposing edges.
Referring now to the drawings wherein the showings are for purposes of illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention only and not for purposes of limiting same, the FIGURES show a full round bushing A formed from a generally planar bimetal member B. The bimetal member is deformed into a generally hollow cylindrical configuration through conventional methods. A laser beam C typically of CO2 or YAG type is designed to weld closely-spaced, opposed edges of the bimetal member and interlock these opposed edges to form a full round bushing.
More specifically, and with reference to FIGS. 1A and 1B, the bimetal member B includes a first layer 10 comprising a bearing metal of preselected alloy composition such as tin/lead based babbits, aluminum bearing alloys, cooper-lead-tin alloys, etc. This layer is designed to provide a lubricated surface designed for sliding fit with a journal or other machine element as is known in the art. A second layer 12 defines a reinforcing metal, commonly of steel composition. According to known methods of manufacture, the first and second layers are secured together to form an integral structure. The bimetal member is deformed into a generally hollow cylindrical configuration in which the bearing metal is disposed along an inner peripheral portion. The reinforcing metal layer is thereby disposed along the outer periphery. Opposed edges 14, 16 of the bearing metal, as well as opposed edges 18, 20 of the reinforcing metal layer, are positioned in facing relation before welding. The opposed edge pairs are closely spaced along a longitudinal length 26 of the bushing.
As indicated above, the opposed edges may have been clinched together in prior art constructions. According to the subject invention, the opposed edges of the non-bearing metal or steel layer are laser welded. In this manner, a reliable joint is achieved without adverse effect on the bearing metal layer.
FIG. 1B illustrates the critical parameters utilized in laser welding the bushing. It is necessary to position the laser beam relative to the opposed edges in a manner that will have no adverse effect on the bearing metal layer. A radial plane 28 is generally defined between the opposed edge pairs. The laser beam angle of incidence 30 is defined relative to this radial plane. Further, a focal point of the laser beam C is offset from the radial plane a distance d.
With continued reference to FIG. 1B, and additional reference to FIGS. 2-6, the critical parameters employed in the welding process will be described with greater particularity. The laser welding is essentially limited to the reinforcing or steel layer 12 of the cylindrical configuration. The heat developed during welding can easily degrade various bearing alloys due to their low melting point. Since the steel layer requires the intense heat developed by a concentrated laser beam in order to fuse the opposed edges 18, 20 together, it is vital that the laser beam be isolated from the bearing metal.
In the preferred embodiment, the steel reinforcing layer 12 is disposed along the outer peripheral portion. the precise depth of the weld is carefully controlled through regulation of the intensity of the laser beam as well as the welding speed along the generally longitudinal length 26 of the bushing. That is, the power required for fusion with a laser beam is a function of thickness of the steel and speed of welding. Preferably, the depth of the weld ranges between approximately 20% to 75% of the radial thickness t of the steel layer 12. Ideally, the laser welding takes place to a depth of approximately 50% of the steel layer thickness. In this manner, the bearing metal layer remains unaffected by this process. The high energy intensity of the laser beam heats only the limited area of steel to the welding temperature and the thermal mass of the bushing itself dissipates the heat quickly so as not to affect the bearing metal layer.
FIG. 1B and FIG. 3 demonstrate the angle of incidence of the laser beam C relative to the radial plane 28. Preferably, the angle of incidence ranges from approximately 10° to 45° and ideally is defined at about 20° to 25° to this radial plane. The angle of incidence assures that the laser light path never crosses the bearing layer 10 since the angle of incidence is defined by the laser beam arriving at the surface of the steel layer and the angle formed with a perpendicular to that surface at the point of arrival.
As further protection for the bearing layer, and as one means for venting the majority of the vaporizing alloy during welding, the steel or reinforcing layer is welded from one side of the joint. The laser focal point is offset a distance d from the radial plane 28 and measured between the radial plane and the perpendicular defining the angle of incidence. The offset dimension is defined as a function of the laser beam diameter x and preferably ranges between 5% and 70% of this diameter. Best results have been achieved, through, with an offset distance ranging between 10% and 30% of the laser beam diameter.
With particular reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, yet another advantageous feature of the subject invention is exhibited. Although laser welding may be accomplished through use of a continuous laser beam it has been realized that spot welding is preferable. Pulsing the laser beam eliminates small blow holes in the weld bead. Pulsing the beam eliminates these small blow holes by overlapping the pulses by approximately 50% to 70%. The dimension s represents the amount of overlap, once again, based on the diameter of the laser beam. In effect, overlapping the pulses repairs any small blow holes that may be formed. Further, as indicated above, the depth or penetration of the weld through the steel layer can be closely controlled.
Use of a laser beam for welding has many advantages. No special joint configuration is required, especially when the above-noted parameters are utilized. As long as the laser beam is isolated from the bearing layer, improved results are achieved. Additionally, no filler material is utilized. Welding speeds ranging from 100 inches per minute to 1000 inches per minute are obtainable by the above-noted process. Thus, a reliable, integral structure is formed in an economical manner.
Post-process tempering may also directly follow the welding operation. With reference to FIG. 7, the laser beam weld C is illustrated as the initial welding process on the bushing. A second or tempering laser beam D may be utilized downline from the initial weld beam. The post-process tempering is accomplished either with a second, low power laser pass or by splitting the laser beam C and utilizing a segment to weld and a lesser segment D to temper. Although the tempering is desirable, it is not required.
The machine vision control system is shown schematically in FIG. 8 and includes a computer 30 at the heart of the control system. A three piece fixture clamp having members 32, 34 and 36 is used to hold the bushing A during welding by the laser 38. A camera 40 is positioned to view the surface of bushing A between the two clamp members 34 and 36. The output of camera 40 is received by the computer 30 and a monitor 42.
After the bushing A is positioned within the clamp and the clamp is actuated to secure the bushing, the machine vision control system proceeds automatically with the welding process.
The system first takes a picture of a small portion of bushing A between clamp members 34 and 36 adjacent the leading longitudinal end 44 of the bushing. The box 46 shown in FIG. 9 represents the picture and is enlarged in FIG. 10. The computer analyzes the picture 46 to locate the seam or gap 48 between the two opposed edges 18, 20. The picture 46, as shown in FIG. 10, is divided into a number of rows and columns of pixels 50 for analysis by the vision system. The size of each pixel is on the order of one thousandth of an inch square.
To locate the gap 48, the vision system analyzes the picture by examining rows of pixels in an alternating fashion above and below the center line 52 of the picture. While alternating back and forth across the center line, the vision system is programmed to analyze every Nth row of pixels for a row which is darker than a predetermined value. The gap 48 between the opposing edges 18 and 20 will appear darker than the outer surface of the bushing. The computer is programmed with a comparison value for the bushing surface based on past experience for the reinforcing metal used in the bushing. It is possible to analyze every row, every second row, every sixth row, etc. however, experience has shown that by analyzing every fourth, the speed and accuracy of the search for gap 48 is maximized.
If the entire picture is examined and the gap is not found. The starting line of the search is offset by one pixel row and the search is repeated. The starting line is offset one pixel as many as N times if necessary so that every row of pixels will ultimately be examined in searching for the gap. If the gap is still not found, the vision system will produce a message to the operator indicating that a gap was not found, alerting the operator to either a defective part or improper placement of the part in the fixture clamp. The gap will typically be found without indexing the search starting line. The gap 48 is usually 10 to 20 pixels in width such that in searching every fourth row, the gap is usually found. The gap size could, however, be larger or smaller than 10-20 pixels.
When a pixel row is found which is darker than the program comparison value, the system searches rows on both sides of the dark row to determine the extent or width of the dark band formed by the gap 48. Once the width of a gap 48 is determined, the location of the gap center relative to the center of the picture can be determined. The vision system will then actuate a rotation stepping motor 56 through a rotation motor controller 58 to rotate the bushing and fixture clamp to position the gap 48 in the proper location relative to the laser beam C.
The picture 46 is taken at the leading end 44 of the part to locate the gap at the end. Typically, the weld does not extend from end to end of the bushing but a small distance b is left between the leading end 44 and trailing end 72 of the part and the beginning and end of the weld.
A linear stepping motor 64 is controlled by a linear motor controller 66 to longitudinally move the bushing A transversely across the path of the laser beam C during welding. It is typically assumed that the gap 48 is a straight line parallel to the center line of the bushing such that linear movement of the bushing past the laser beam will result in a straight weld along the gap 48. The weld sequence begins with initiation of the linear motor. Once the bushing has traveled the nonwelded distance including the distance b, the laser is triggered to begin the weld. The laser is programmed to operate while the linear motor moves the bushing A over the desired length of the weld. After welding, the laser is deactivated, the clamp opened and a part ejected. The linear and rotation motors are then returned to their home position to repeat the process with the next bushing.
If the edges 18, 20 are not cut square with the bushing A, i.e., if the edges are not parallel to the center line of the bushing, a second picture 70 of the bushing can be taken at the opposite or trailing end 72 of the bushing. The second picture 70 is analyzed in the same manner as the first fixture to locate the position of the gap 48 at the trailing end of the bushing. The rotational motor will then be operated simultaneously with the linear motor during the weld sequence to rotate bushing A as it is being moved linearly passed the laser beam. The rotation of the bushing assumes that the gap 48 is a straight line between the two ends of the bushing.
The laser is fired based on the longitudinal and rotational position of the bushing. The laser trigger 68 is controlled by the computer 30 based on the longitudinal and rotational position of the bushing.
The system computer is programmed with data relating to the bushing such as its diameter, width, the distance b at each end of the part which is not welded, the laser beam angle of incidence, etc. This information is used to position the bushing to produce the desired weld.
The machine vision control system thus automatically locates the bushing edges 18, 20 and positions the edges relative to the laser at the desired position and automatically performs the welding process. The system thus produces a precise, uniform and repeatable weld from bushing to bushing.
The invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiment. Obviously modifications and alterations will occur to others upon a reading and understanding of this specification. It is intended to include all such modifications and alterations insofar as they come within the scope of the appended claims or the equivalents thereof.
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Autobiography of World War Two Luftwaffe pilot Hans Ulrich Rudel, the most highly decorated German serviceman of WW2, and the only one to be awarded the Third Reich’s most prestigious medal which was specially created for Rudel by Hitler himself, the Knight’s Cross of the Iron Cross with Golden Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Shot down over 24 times, Hans Rudel is credited with destroying over 500 tanks, 2,000 ground targets, the Russian battleship Marat, two cruisers and a destroyer, and was so successful against Russian forces that Joseph Stalin put up a 100,000 rouble ransom on his head. His flying record of over 2,500 combat missions remains unmatched by any pilot since. Until his death in 1982 Hans Rudel remained a loyal supporter of Adolf Hitler, and National Socialism. Hans Rudel remained a complex character, but arguably one of WW2’s most heroic figures. This is a new edition of this classic war epic which includes new maps, photographs, and footnotes, with an introduction by British air ace Group Captain Douglas Bader.
Pen & Sword Books are proud to be reissuing this, the only book written by the legendary 'legless' ace Douglas Bader (immortalized by the film Reach For the Sky).
He tells the inspiring story of the Battle of Britain from the viewpoint of 'The Few'. Using superb illustrations he traces the development of the Spitfire and Hurricane, and describes the nail-biting actions of those who flew them against far superior numbers of enemy aircraft. As an added bonus, other well-known fighter aces including Johnnie Johnson, "Laddie' Lucas and Max Aitken contribute to Douglas's book, no doubt out of affection and respect.
Continue reading “FIGHT FOR THE SKY: The Story of the Spitfire and Hurricane”

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From nanoscale robots exploring the body, to tiny particles that can deliver drugs directly to diseased cells, nanotechnology has the potential to radically change the way we practise medicine.
UNSW hosted the red carpet world premiere of 'From Sydney with Love', with the university in a starring role.
We need to be constantly and creatively thinking - and teaching - about the globalised environment in which we work and live, writes Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Students) Wai Fong Chua.
We have a new wave of overseas students from a new frontier, South America, with Brazil at the forefront, writes Tim Harcourt.
An increasing number of Australian students will undertake part of their studies in Asia, Vice-Chancellor Professor Fred Hilmer said in a keynote lecture at UNSW's 60th anniversary reunion in Beijing.

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The Odyssey MAP Sensor in your 3.5 liter minivan is responsible for measuring engine load. This is done by reading the amount of air entering your throttle body. When you step down on the gas pedal your throttle plate will swing open. This allows more air to enter your engine, and as it does your manifold pressure sensor measures the volume.
This signal is transmitted by your Odyssey MAP Sensor to your Honda computer or the Powertrain Control Module. Over time this pressure sensor may go bad, or become clogged.
When this happens your van will begin to run rough and may throw a check engine light on your instrument cluster.
Today I’ll be showing you how to test a Odyssey MAP Sensor in a 2006 3.5 liter V6 minivan. In order to test your pressure sensor in your Honda van, you’ll need a digital multimeter handy. Not sure how to use one or don’t know what one is? Check out our guide here for more info.
To begin testing your manifold absolute pressure sensor, open your hood and locate the unit. Unfortunately it’s under your engine cover, which will need to be replaced.
This plastic engine cover can be removed by unscrewing the two front plastic pop rivets. These are undone using a flathead screwdriver, and all you need to do is unscrew them. Once they are loose you can pull up and out on the engine cover to expose the engine and Odyssey MAP Sensor.
Your Odyssey MAP Sensor is mounted to the top of the throttle body. You can locate your air intake box and follow it back to locate the sensor in question. This is connected by way of a three pin weatherproof connector. We will begin testing your Odyssey MAP Sensor by checking for power and ground.
How to test your Odyssey MAP Sensor for Power
Now that you have found your Honda pressure sensor, you can unplug the harness and get to work. Connect your digital multimeter and probe the front of PIN C as shown in the wiring diagram below.
If you don’t have roughly 5 volts of DC power here, make sure that your ignition is turned to the “ON” position. Once you have determined you have power at this wire, you can move on to check the ground wire at PIN A.
When you have tested the power and ground of your Odyssey MAP Sensor, you can move onto the signal wire.
Test your Odyssey MAP Sensor Signal Wire
At this point of our How To guide, you know that your MAP sensor is getting power and ground. To complete the guide you will be measuring the voltage signal being sent by the MAP sensor to make sure it’s working.
This sensor works on a 0-5 volt signal, and it’s best to test this unit with a vacuum hand pump or Mighty Vac. These tools can be purchased through an auto parts store or rented. To perform this test, you will need to reconnect the Odyssey MAP Sensor and backpin PIN B.
Either pierce the middle wire using your multimeter lead, or insert an unbent paper clip to get the readings. Unbolt the MAP sensor by unscrewing the two screws that hold it into the Odyssey throttle body.
This allows you to connect a vacuum hose to the bottom of the MAP sensor and get readings while you are applying vacuum. If you don’t have a pump you can also try starting you engine and backpinning the MAP sensor with it in the throttle body.
Start your 3.5L engine and allow it to idle, at 900-1000 RPM this sensor should read .9-1.1 volts of DC power at the middle pin. Make sure the transmission is in PARK and have someone rev the engine to 2500 RPM, and at this stage the signal wire should read around 1.4-1.9 volts of DC power.
If your Odyssey MAP Sensor does not respond with these readings, it’s time to replace it. We sell replacement units through our online store or you can purchase one to clear any OBDII trouble codes.
Have any questions about our Odyssey MAP Sensor guide? Leave them for us below and let us know!


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Exclusive: Poster and photos for John Travolta’s Speed Kills
Saban Films has released the official key art and photos from Oscar nominee John Travolta’s (Pulp Fiction, Saturday Night Fever) upcoming action feature Speed Kills, based on a book by Arthur J. Harris. Check out the exclusive images in the gallery below, as well as the official trailer!
Speed Kills follows the true story of speedboat racing champion and multimillionaire Ben Aronoff (Travolta), who leads a double life that lands him in a deadly crossfire between the DEA and the mob.
Also starring in the movie are Katheryn Winnick (Vikings), Jennifer Esposito (Crash), Michael Weston (Pathology), Jordi Mollà (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break), Golden Globe nominee Matthew Modine (What the Deaf Man Heard), with James Remar (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), and Kellan Lutz (The Comeback).
Speed Kills is directed by Jodi Scurfield and written by David Aaron Cohen and John Luessenhop. Oscar Generale, Richard Rionda Del Castro, and Luillo Ruiz serve as producers.
The movie will arrive in theaters and on VOD and Digital HD on November 16, 2018.


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If you want to know how little of a chance the supposed Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor boxing fight has of happening, look no further than the words of Leonard Ellerbe.
Articles tagged: Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The buzz surrounding an unprecedented inter-sport fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and UFC star Conor McGregor died down for a while, but it has suddenly picked up again.
There has been some recent buzz surrounding a possible rematch between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, and Bob Arum is now perpetuating the latest rumors.
There was a special guest in the house for Manny Pacquiao’s fight against Jessie Vargas on Saturday who received more attention than others.
Yes, none other than Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Manny Pacquiao has a welterweight championship fight upcoming against Jessie Vargas in less than two weeks, but it would seem he has his sights set on a much bigger bout.
Roger Mayweather, the uncle of Floyd Mayweather Jr., was reported missing in Las Vegas Saturday night.
According to a report from KTNV, Roger Mayweather was last seen a 3 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has decided to kill two birds with one stone by opening up his own strip club in Las Vegas.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. made it rain so hard at a Las Vegas strip club a couple years back that he thinks he deserves a tax break for it.


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Stampin’ Up!® has so many awesome new products in the 2019/2020 Annual Catalog that I had a hard time keeping to my budget. I am not a very patient person so when I see something I love, I want it immediately. This card had three different products that I purchased right away.
The colors I used on this card are Bermuda Bay, Coastal Cabana and Mango Melody. To make this card I first used the set of dies called Tasteful Backgrounds. There are three dies in this set that you can use to make fun backgrounds like this one. It also has a matching stamp set called Tasteful Textures (and you can get the 10% Bundle price). I didn’t use the matching stamp set on this card but it is really pretty and worth buying.
After I cut them out, I used my 1 1/4″ Circle Punch with Mango Melody cardstock to put behind a couple of the cut out images. Then I used Mango Melody ink with the stamp set called Daisy Lane with the matching punch called Medium Daisy (you can buy these in a Bundle and save 10%). The sentiment is from another new stamp set called Here’s A Card. This is a sentiment only set that has a few different elegant fonts and sentiments to use on the inside and the outside of a card.
Don’t forget it is Bonus Days. For every $50 you spend during the month of July you earn a $5 coupon towards your August purchases. There is no limit as to how many coupons you can earn!
Join my team during the month of July & August and get an extra $30 in products of your choice in your starter kit. For $99 you get to pick $155 worth of products! Then you will also receive a $10 coupon code you can spend during the month of August. Plus you will able to get at least 20% all future orders!
What a fun die! I like how you layered the mango colour behind two of the openings.
So cute, Susan! I totally missed this in the catalog, so thanks for bringing it to my attention!! Love the different colors behind the flowers.

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For its size and isolation, Broome punches well above its weight in the food and drinks department.
The Aarli: This little restaurant with its lovely outdoor seating under one of Broome’s many frangipanis is a town gem.
Its share plates have an Asian influence, with the steamed sticky beef buns with pickled cucumbers, red chilli and coriander a big winner.
Matso’s Broome Brewery: No visit to Broome is complete without a visit to Matso’s.
Overlooking Roebuck Bay, with wide verandas and a big beer garden, the brewery offers a unique take on beer.
Try a tasting paddle ($12.50). Fans of beer go for the Hit the Toad Lager, Pearler’s Pale Ale, Bishop’s Best Dark Lager and the just released IPA.
For those who don’t enjoy beer, try the mango or lychee, or a combination — chilli mango (chango) anyone? Then there is everyone’s favourite in hot weather, ginger beer.
The brewery serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Mangrove Hotel: The perfect spot to see the Staircase to the Moon, the renovated hotel sits high above Roebuck Bay with panoramic views from the big beer garden and deck.
Azuki Japanese Fusion: Serves daily specials, bento boxes and sizeable servings. Locals get their Japanese food fix from this little restaurant.
The barramundi sushi has nice flavours with a chilli kick.
Bali Hai: Head chef Karl McPhail, formerly of Eco Beach fame, has jumped on board at Bali Hai this season.
If the ocean trout with citrus, dill and wasabi mayonnaise and Cone Bay barramundi croquettes in red curry sauce are anything to go by, the restaurant will keep diners in good stead.
The Zookeepers Store: In the grounds of what was once Lord Alistair McAlpine’s zoo, the dining venue now turns out great food. If you have a sweet tooth at breakfast, don’t miss the delicious and pretty crunchy zoo granola (pictured at top).
Check out the wall of plastered newspaper clippings to learn the fate of the zoo.
Zanders and Sunset Bar and Grill: Both venues hold prime positions over Cable Beach.

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WWE's Stock Shoots Up After OTT Announcement WME-IMG Acquires eSports Agency FanDuel Quadruples Revenue Generated Whistle Sports Closes Latest Round Of Financing Acushnet Could Go Public By '16 WPP Invests $250M Into Bruin Sports Capital NeuLion Agrees To Buy Streaming Outfit DivX Profits To Drop Sharply For MSG Media Chinese Firm Could Buy Infront Media Nike Reports Relatively Strong Q2
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The Marquee Group announced financial results for the year ended December 31, 1997, its first complete year as a public company. For the year, revenues were $21.3M versus $2.9M for the previous year. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and non-recurring charges were $0.5M compared to a loss of $1.9M in '96. For '97, the company posted a slight operating loss of $23,000 compared to a loss of $2M the previous year. The net loss for the year was $1.3M with a net loss per share of $0.15. This compares with the previous year's net loss of $2.4M and net loss per common share of $1.03 (Marquee Group)....In CO, Erika Gonzalez reported that retailers nationally posted $1.68B in sales of snow sports equipment from August '97 to January '97, a 3.7% drop from the same period last year, according to SnowSports Industries America. The group cited El Nino-related weather problems across the country as the reason for the decline (ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 3/17).


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Wife’s appeal to end husband’s life support – update
Following our December 7th article on the case of Paul Briggs and his wife Lindsey’s emotional plea to withdraw life support treatment, Mr Justice Charles of the Court of Protection has agreed that Mr Briggs would not have consented to receive clinically assisted nutrition and hydration.
The judge ordered that 43 year old Mr Briggs should be moved to a hospice and given palliative care in his remaining few weeks.
Whilst this is good news for Mr Briggs’ family as they are now able to honour his wishes, the Official Solicitor has applied for permission to appeal and so unfortunately, the process may drag on even longer.
Following the hearing Mrs Briggs said that “The court case was the hardest thing we have ever had to do but we did it for Paul, to honour his wishes” and said that the family “are grateful that Mr Justice Charles has show compassion towards Paul”. On learning about the wish to appeal she said that she was “dismayed” and added, “We feel overwhelming despair and sorrow, but we know we have to try to somehow cope and continue for Paul.”
This sad case highlights the importance of Health and Welfare Lasting Powers of Attorneys, not only so that a person’s wishes can be upheld, but also to help reduce the emotional turmoil which we can only imagine Mrs Briggs is going through.

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I walked in to Karger looking for artwork - I had not been Elora before, and was just browsing (there are many galleries there). But when I walked in I was amazed by how much other stuff they have there - from furniture, to lighting, to art/decor, to knick-knacks. I ended up buying 2 table lamps that are completely unique and nothing like what I've seen elsewhere. I love them. The furniture here was also really unique and eye-catching. You could spend hours there!
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Thanks to you, our valued clients, for participating so enthusiastically in our nationwide 2018 Market Confidence Poll.
Like you, we were quite curious to find out what fellow gold owners think today about our collective financial future. However, we were also a little concerned about what we thought we might hear from them.
Our respondents turned out to represent a wide range of ages, geographic locations and affluence. However, this isn’t a poll of all Americans. The Poll gives an unparalleled insight specifically into the mindset of the typical gold owner right now, at time when stock markets are at all time highs, political rancor is at a breaking point and we are seeing nuclear saber rattling by a crazed dictator overseas.
The top findings are not for the faint of heart. Our Confidence Poll indicates that Hartford Gold clients are deeply concerned for the future of our currency, our markets, our security and our nation. In fact, you might want to sit down before scanning these stats:
65% think the stock market will suffer a severe correction within the next year
30% think stocks will crash within the next three months
68% think chances of war with North Korea in 2018 are a “moderate threat” or more
58% think it isn’t possible to protect their digital lives from cyberattack
62% think the U.S. dollar will be weaker by the end of 2018
53% think the Chinese yuan will be the premier world reserve currency in 10 years
74% think gold is the best alternative investment right now
Before we reveal the rest of the results, let me explain why we felt it necessary to find this information out right now.
A survey from the American Psychological Association just revealed that an astounding 59% of Americans consider today the lowest point in U.S. history. Why is there such a sense of gloom and doom amongst so many Americans? I think most of us are aware of the growing political grandstanding, the stagnation of U.S. wages and the dangers of a clearly overpriced stock market.
Gold owners tend to be more security-minded than the average person and exceptionally sensitive to changes in the environment that can add more risk to their retirements. So your views are, in my opinion, perhaps a bit more informed than the average person.
Confidence Poll: What you had to say
1) When do you think the next severe stock market correction will strike in the United States?
A majority of respondents believe that a stock market correction will take place in the next year, with 30% thinking it could come before March 2018. October 2017 marked the 30th anniversary of Wall Street’s Crash of 1987, where the Dow Jones Industrials Average fell roughly 22% in a single day – a 4,900 point drop if it took place now.
John Hussman of the Hussman Funds advances the argument that what investors presently take as a comfortable environment of pleasant market returns and mild volatility is actually, quietly, the single most overvalued point in the history of the U.S. stock market.
2) In light of current economic conditions and recent stock market highs, what is the “safest” of the following alternative investments – gold and silver, real estate, U.S. Treasury bonds and bills, bitcoin or diamonds?
A significant majority of our client respondents think gold and silver are the best alternative investments right now. The bond market is trading at lofty levels. Many countries’ benchmark interest rates are close to zero or even negative and the federal-funds rate has not been above 6% since 2008 and at 10% since 1989.
The proposed tax cut in Congress is expected to add trillions to the federal deficit and personal-, corporate- and government-debt levels are at nosebleed levels. Any economic contraction will pressure real estate. Bitcoin has no safety net like other traditional financial products and if your Bitcoins are lost or stolen, there is no intermediary to rescue you. Another ticking time bomb in the U.S. economy is unfunded pension liability. Pensions are grossly underfunded, and if there is a stock market correction, the coming pension crisis could cause another Great Recession.
In addition, U.S. student-loan and credit card delinquencies are rising. What happens when the next recession causes a wave of additional delinquencies? These are just a few of the reasons retirement investors have been gravitating to gold and silver coins.
3) How big a threat is North Korea to the United States? Are we likely to go to war next year?
Many of our clients fear the provocations of North Korea and think eventual conflict between the two countries is likely. The crisis in North Korea has not caused the markets to panic…yet. Proving that the financial markets don’t care until they do. A cataclysmic war with North Korea could cause a flight to safety to safe haven assets like precious metals.
4) The U.S. dollar is the premier world reserve currency today, meaning it is trusted by more central banks than any other currency. Which currency do you believe will be the premier world reserve currency in 10 years? Do you think the dollar will be stronger or weaker right now?
Sadly all the signs point the wrong way on this one. A majority of our clients think the Chinese yuan will become a more desirable world currency than the dollar in a decade. China – the world’s No. 2 economy – is a fast growing economic and military powerhouse. China is also an aggressive buyer of physical gold and even now rivals India as a key source of global demand for gold. Chinese investors appreciate the security of gold, especially as tales of fraud and abuse continue to plague the Chinese economy.
5) Do your believe your private information and financial assets are safely protected from hackers and cybercrime?
Cybercrime is very much a major concern for many of our clients and a majority think they are vulnerable to digital predators. One of the key advantages to owning physical precious metals is you can not be hacked or see your gold portfolio evaporate in the event of a major geopolitical crisis. When you own physical gold or silver, you are gaining the ultimate protection from electronic theft.
SOCIETE GENERALE: STOCK INVESTORS ARE “DANCING ON THE RIM OF A VOLCANO”
The S&P has risen more than 15% in 2017, buoyed by robust corporate earnings, the possibility of tax reform and an improving global economy. Stock price valuations have also been propelled by fears by investors who think they are missing out on the bull run as well as continuous inflows into stocks from passive investment strategies.
Societe Generale strategists have issued a grim warning to investors that a potential stock market downturn is likely because participants are too optimistic. The investment bank believes stock investors are now “dancing on the rim of a volcano.”
The respected bank argues that the S&P500 could fall over 20% by the end of 2019.
Societe Generale’s head of global asset allocation Alain Bokobza believes that a goldilocks scenario of low interest rates, abundant liquidity, stable growth and a focus on ‘good’ Trump has caused investors to push asset prices, volatility and leverage to historical extremes. Bokobza compares U.S. stocks to “the boiling frog that doesn’t realize the trouble surrounding it.”
Wharton School finance professor Jeremy Siegel thinks that the stock market is near the top and 2018 will bring a “pause” in equities. As I highlighted in a recent blog, Warren Buffett’s favorite stock market indicator – the total market capitalization of all U.S. stocks relative to the country’s gross domestic product – is just about to break the record of 145% just before the 2000 dotcom bubble burst and a subsequent major stock market reversal.
FRANK HOLMES THINKS SILVER IS UNDERVALUED
U.S. Global Investors chief executive and chief investment officer Frank Holmes thinks silver is undervalued.
Holmes thinks the silver market stands to benefit from the strong readings on the economic health of the global manufacturing sector point to increased consumption of industrial metals.
CONSIDER GOLD AND RECOVER YOUR CONFIDENCE
I understand that this column doesn’t always read like the funny papers, and this one is no exception.
Compared to the rosy picture you read in the news everyday about our ridiculously over-valued stock and housing markets, the news you receive here might seem too pessimistic sometimes.
This is specifically why we wanted to go straight to gold owners for their opinion this time, rather than the “average American.” Remember, these average citizens are the same ones that are blindly bidding up the markets day after day with no discernable reason or sense of risk. I’m far more interested in what could go wrong, so I can be prepared, than just blindly hoping that things will keep going right.
Our Confidence Poll indicates that our clients are quite concerned for the future of America, and rightfully so. But you have taken control of your financial future by investing in physical gold and silver and are hopefully better positioned to withstand the next stock market correction.


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Three factors have been identified involved in the regulation faeA from Aspergillus niger. The expression of the gene on D-xylose is mediated via X1nR, the xylanolytic transcriptional activator and depends on the xylose concentration. A decrease in the expression faeA and three other xylanolytic genes was observed with increasing xylose concentrations in a wild-type strain, whereas expression levels in a CreA mutant were not influenced. Xylose concentrations higher than 1 mM result in repression of the expression of xylanolytic genes mediated by the carbon catabolite repressor protein CreA. The expression levels of faeA and other xylanolytic genes on xylose are therefore not only determined by induction via XInR but also by repression via CreA. A third factor involved in faeA regulation responds to the presence of certain aromatic compounds with a defined ring structure such as ferulic acid and vanillic acid. The structural requirements necessary for induction have been identified. A benzene ring is present in all inducing compounds, which is substituted at C3 with a methoxy group and at C4 with a hydroxy group. C5 is not substituted, whereas different alifatic groups at Cl of the aromatic ring are allowed. Although the hydroxyl function at C4 is strongly preferred, low levels of expression have also been found with veratryl alcohol and veratric acid, two 3,4-dimethoxy compounds. Expression levels of faeA on combinations of ferulic acid and xylose are higher than on each compound alone, indicating a positive interaction between the activation by aromatic compounds and by X1nR. We acknowledge financial support of Danisco Ingredients, Brabrand, Denmark.
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- Fungal Genetics Conference 20th (1999)

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The allure of globe-trotting often conjures images of iconic landmarks and bustling cityscapes. Yet, the hidden corners of the world offer some of the most profound and transformative experiences. These less-trodden paths tell stories of change, resilience, and beauty, inviting travelers to partake in journeys unlike any other. Let’s explore how these under-the-radar destinations are reshaping the essence of travel, one remarkable location at a time.
The Renaissance of Matera, Italy
In the heart of Italy’s Basilicata region lies Matera, a city that has risen from centuries of hardship to become a beacon of culture and history. Once considered the shame of Italy due to its poverty-stricken cave dwellings, Matera has undergone a dramatic transformation. Today, these very caves have been repurposed into luxurious accommodations, museums, and restaurants, offering visitors a unique blend of ancient history and modern comfort. This city’s journey from obscurity to a European Capital of Culture showcases the power of community and vision in revitalizing a destination while preserving its soul. Walking through Matera’s stone-carved streets, one can feel the weight of history and the vibrancy of its resurgence, making it a must-visit for those seeking to witness the rebirth of a phoenix from the ashes of its past.
The Cultural Oasis of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Just a stone’s throw from the glittering skyline of Dubai, Sharjah, the cultural capital of the United Arab Emirates, offers a contrasting experience rooted in art, heritage, and learning. Unlike its neighbor, Sharjah has focused on preserving its cultural identity amidst rapid modernization, boasting an impressive array of museums, art galleries, and beautifully restored heritage areas. This commitment to culture and education provides a serene escape from the bustling tourist spots, inviting visitors to delve into the rich tapestry of Arab civilization. As travelers look for things to do in Dubai, they discover that Sharjah’s tranquil charm and intellectual allure make it a compelling part of their journey, offering a deeper understanding of the region’s heritage and its contemporary artistic endeavors.
The Timeless Majesty of Petra, Jordan
Nestled amidst the rugged desert landscapes of Jordan lies Petra, an ancient city carved into the rose-red cliffs by the Nabataeans over 2,000 years ago. This archaeological marvel, often called the “Rose City,” is a testament to human ingenuity and the spirit of exploration. Despite its fame, Petra retains an air of mystery and grandeur, with each visit offering discoveries. The city’s intricate facades, vast tombs, and breathtaking natural beauty are continuously being studied and preserved, revealing more about the ancient civilization that once thrived here. A tour of Petra is more than a mere visit; it’s a journey back in time, offering insights into the Nabataeans’ architectural prowess and cultural richness. Petra’s enduring appeal lies in its ability to connect the past with the present, inviting travelers from around the world to explore its hidden treasures and walk the same paths as ancient traders and explorers once did.
The Serene Transformation of Bhutan
In the heart of the Himalayas, Bhutan presents a unique model of tourism based on sustainability and cultural integrity. Known as the “Last Shangri-La,” this small kingdom has managed to preserve its enchanting landscapes and rich Buddhist traditions amidst the pressures of modern tourism. Bhutan’s approach to tourism, emphasizing quality over quantity through a high-value, low-impact strategy, ensures that its natural beauty and cultural heritage remain intact. Visitors are treated to breathtaking mountain views, majestic fortresses (dzongs), and vibrant festivals while contributing to the country’s development and conservation efforts. Bhutan’s commitment to maintaining its ecological and cultural treasures makes it a shining example of how destinations can evolve without losing their essence, offering a blueprint for sustainable travel that enriches both the visitor and the local community.
The Vibrant Revival of Valparaíso, Chile
Once a major port city, Valparaíso has reinvented itself as a hub of culture and creativity on the Chilean coast. Its historic funicular elevators, colorful hillside homes, and labyrinthine alleys serve as a canvas for some of the most vibrant street art in the world, telling stories of resistance, beauty, and community. This artistic explosion has breathed new life into Valparaíso, attracting artists, writers, and travelers drawn to its bohemian atmosphere and stunning ocean views. The city’s cultural renaissance has also spurred the preservation of its historic architecture, blending the old with the new in a dynamic urban landscape. Valparaíso’s transformation from a forgotten port to a UNESCO World Heritage site and cultural powerhouse showcases the role of art and creativity in revitalizing urban spaces, making it a must-visit for those seeking inspiration and beauty in every corner.
The Untouched Wilderness of Namibia
With its vast deserts, towering dunes, and sprawling wildlife reserves, Namibia offers an adventure into some of the most untouched wilderness areas on the planet. Its commitment to conservation is evident in its community-based natural resource management programs, which have turned former poaching grounds into thriving wildlife conservancies. Visitors can explore the haunting beauty of the Namib Desert, home to some of the highest sand dunes in the world, or witness the abundant wildlife of Etosha National Park. Namibia’s blend of breathtaking landscapes and wildlife conservation efforts provides a unique opportunity to experience nature in its most pristine form, all while supporting sustainable tourism practices that benefit local communities and ecosystems alike.
The world is full of hidden gems waiting to be discovered, each with its own story of transformation and wonder. From the ancient city of Petra to the sustainable kingdom of Bhutan, these destinations offer more than just beautiful landscapes and historical sites; they provide a glimpse into the future of travel, where preservation, sustainability, and cultural integrity take center stage. As we explore the globe, let us embrace the changes these remarkable places undergo, enriching our travels with deeper meaning and connection to the world around us.


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Once you enter the lobby of the Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview, you'll know you're in for a treat. The interior is luxuriously decorated and guestrooms have all the amenities you need to feel comfortable, including microwaves, wireless internet, and flat screen televisions. Wake up to a hot breakfast, then later in the day, take advantage of the 5:30 kickback where you can enjoy a snack and a drink. There's even free popcorn in the evenings. Add to this a pool and hot tub, fitness room, and business center, and you'll never run out of things to do during your stay.
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Hotel at Old Town is steeped in history. Built in 1904, the rooms in this hotel are decorated in Victorian style and feature two-poster beds. You'll find all the amenities you'd expect at a modern hotel here, however, including wireless internet and laundry facilities. At the end of a long day, relax at the Keen Kutter Piano Bar, a quiet place to socialize. The hotel offers plenty of meeting space and culinary services for special events.
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Nestled in the old town of Wichita, this hotel is just steps from fine restaurants, entertainment, theaters, and museums. Features include an exercise room and free WiFi. Courtyard Wichita at Old Town offers spacious rooms with large work desks and coffee makers. Each comes with a hairdryer and ironing facilities. Breakfast is served each morning at the Courtyard Café, offering a buffet and á la carte menu. Drinks can be enjoyed at the hotel’s lounge. Courtyard Wichita at Old Town is located less than one mile from Interstate 135. It is 0.5 mile from the Museum of World Treasures and 6 miles from the Sedgwick County Zoo.
This hotel is 4 miles from Wichita city centre and 3 miles from the Wichita Mid-Continent Airport. The hotel offers a free airport shuttle and rooms with free Wi-Fi. Days Inn Wichita West rooms include a microwave and refrigerator, for late night snacks and light meals. The rooms also feature a seating area. Guests at the Wichita West Days Inn are provided with a daily breakfast, including waffles. The hotel also has newspapers available in the lobby. The Days Inn West is within a 5-minute walk of the Towne West Square Shopping Center, which features shopping and dining. The hotel is one miles from Newman University.

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Useless, doesn’t load charts , really a total waste
Useless, doesn’t load charts , really a total waste
I think we should be able to get our money back when the app developer misleads customers. It states clearly that there are charts for lakes. NOT for the biggest lake in the country. Lake Texoma. I know their are charts, this app just can’t access them. Buyer be ware.
The charts are nicely integrated to the user interface making trip planning easy. The planned routes execute well while at sea. My go-to app for coastal navigation.
Updated app on iPad. No longer works on iPhone. Hangs up during update. Delete, reinstall, won’t reinstall. But fix caused new bugsz
I’ve been using this app for about a year and I am throughly impressed and happy with it.
I have used many apps for marine navigation. I have settled on this beautiful app as my favorite. Did you know that it is one of the only apps in this genre that will work on the iPad1? Not only does it use NOAA charts by our gov't but it can also stitch them together. The documentation is just excellent. I feel that you can become a fan of this application.
Really a very useful app with lots of functionality though not totally intuitive - need to review the instructions. The charts alone make the app worth having. Use extensively while sea kayaking. Strongly recommended
I have never written an app review before but now I feel compelled to do so! This app allows free downloading of official nautical charts rom the actual NOAA server so there are no issues with being up to date or inaccurate. It's a great balance between simplicity and functionality - the charts themselves, making waypoints and routes, tracking. That's about it. But when you are cruising that's really all you need. I have a vector-based competitor (iSailor) which is also very high tech and very cool and has more functions by far. I thought I would like it better. But in fact the vector information can be ever so slightly off so I never use it in tight quarters. In fact I've started to use this exclusively instead.
I love iSailGPS! Simple, stable, clear. Upgrade wish: Add an "instrument panel" page, showing just instrument numbers, for use when racing and/or in open ocean: - show: HDG, COG, SOG, DTW, BRG, VMG; use big numerals in vertical list; allow night-mode red numerals - to display: swipe left on instruments at top of My Location display (to return to chart, swipe left on instrument panel).
I bought this to rent powerboats in the keys and it has been very reliable. I love the the maps are not an additional cost. Great value for the price
Great program for the money. Simple to use after you know how. Charts are great. Not as nice as my BnG chart plotter on my boat. But as a captain doing boat transport I will defiantly be carrying this as a back up. Also very useful for rout planing when not on the boat.
This app seems to consume the processor, as zooming in / out and moving the map around takes several seconds to respond, and battery life is short when its running. It was the only app I could find to show GPS position on a NOAA chart, but it really needs work to make it more responsive.
I use this app every time I sail. It is accurate, has many great options and has a very detailed help section. I reported a minor issue and a new version with the fix was released within a few days.
I purchased both iSail and iHike apps this year and they are both TERRIFIC! They were easy to download and easy to used. I sailed both offshore and inside small harbors in New England and found the iSail app to be incredibly useful. I chartered a sailboat this year and the chartplotter mounted on the boat was old and lacked detail. I found the iSail app especially useful when going in and out of small harbors, which required knowing precisely where I was relative to the shallow areas, which I needed to stay away from. It was no problem holding my iphone while steering the boat. I still brought hard copy maps and used the boat's compass, but this app greatly enhanced my ability to safely navigate, especially in tight places. iHike performed just as well when I went horseback riding on 80 miles of unmarked trails in Colorado in a area that was "off the grid" (I gave a separate review on the iHike site). Thanks for making such great apps!
Constantly fails when downloading charts. Do not buy!
There are no maps for the Tennessee River, I want my money back.
Sorry that I bought this. Slow. Unworkable map loading even on wifi!
It seems to be an OK sailing app. but I couldn’t get past the way it stitched the “paper" charts together (there seemed to be trouble at the seams, and loading the charts when I needed them, etc). I have SEAiq on also and ended up always using that instead. It’s $10 so also a good value. I wish I hadn’t have spent the money on iSail because I never use it now.
Very reliable. Accurate. Advanced features. Great for the ipad(with gps). A bit of a battery hog in track mode so be prepared with an alt energy source.
I use this app in combination with a vector chart app. The NOAA charts are much better than vector charts at displaying names of places and features. I use iSail for planning and general navigation, then switch to the vector app when going into tight places where their extra detail and course-up feature is helpful. It is a bit hard to be sure you have downloaded all the charts you will need for a cruise. It would be very helpful if the "Coastline Locator" feature would show all the NOAA charts available in one color, then the chart you have already downloaded in another.
I use this app when I go open water rowing. The iPhone is in a waterproof pouch in a storage compartment of the shell( boat). After the row, my track is displayed on the beautiful noaa map. I hope that a companion apple watch app will be offered so that the iPhone app can be controlled from the wrist. This is a wonderful app.
I will preface by saying that I have never used a charting app before so my baseline is limited. That said, I found the app very intuitive and easy to use when navigating a sailboat through some reefs while sailing from St. Croix USVI to Fajardo, Puerto Rico. I also appreciated the very prompt pre-purchase e-mail response from the app developer to a question of mine.
From the first time we used this app, we were impressed with its ease of use and clear interface. We downloaded the charts we needed with no problems. Many guest crew members have used it successfully and found it easy to interpret. We used it to navigate from New Bern, NC to the Delaware River in NJ and currently on the Chesapeake with very few problems. A great app for the price!
A real navigation program worth far more than its $8.00 cost. A bit tedious loading NOAA charts, but well worth the required effort. Used on recent yacht delivery on St Johns River Florida USA with perfect results. The up to date marked charts big help. Kept me and my crew on track through somewhat complex unfamiliar waters. Prevented two near groundings. Every boater with an I phone should have this program. Perfect for small boats with no other navigation equipment. Shows "course/up" and can be used by anyone with basic boating course qualifications. I hold a US Coast Guard 100 Ton Masters License.
The waypoint functionality is good, but Marine US has much better chart functionality. It's annoying that you have to download individual charts.
App does not work. No maps to be seen. Very nice information under help but no maps are visual and it cannot find my location, using multiple wifi connections to check.
Not a user friendly software, not ready for marine navigation.
The noaa charts are great. It's intuitive, tracks very well. Since this is the 3rd gps program for sailing on my iphone, I know what I want from the App. I was able to set waypoints and plot a route pretty easily. When you turn on tracking it works really well. Like showing details of us circling to Anchor and later motoring on a dingy to shore and back. The only caveat is if you forget to turn off the tracking when you get home it will continue to track and delete your previous tracks when the memory becomes full. One of the interesting features is the ability to email a copy of the chart with your track and current location straight off the app to your friends or to post on Facebook. I haven't tried it yet but it's an interesting feature. The only thing that I had spent time figuring out was how to change the course heading and bearing from true to magnetic. If you click the "help" button, it's got a lot of details on how to use the app. And of course you know that because it relies on the GPS on your phone you don't need to be connected to your 4G or Wi-Fi. Just remember to download the charts before you leave home. I'm giving it a four star, but it should actually be 4.5. When I use the app again I will further update. All the other crew on the boat were also very impressed and said they are going to download the app.
Hard to use
The designer of this software made some rather inexplicable decisions that make it much less intuitive to use. Some suggestions for improvement: 1. Let the user download chart KITS not individual charts. By requiring me to download individual charts I am almost guaranteed to find myself in a tiny, complicated harbor without the local chart and no cell signal. 2. Use the current map focal point to load the local chart rather than loading based on my current location. Sometimes I like to see the map of where I'm going BEFORE I get there (and I do not want to have to dig the chart up by name when I'm trying to steer a boat). 3. Add "use map" to the "add waypoints" screen. Does anyone really enter waypoints by manually entering lat/long coordinates??? Kind of impossible without a paper chart for reference! As it is right now this software is kind of useless for anything but simple day sailing where you will only traverse 2 or 3 charts in one day.
This is, hands down, my FAVORITE app. There are others that I use more often, but only because we're only out on the boat now and then, and only in the summer (this being Alaska, winter is NOT conducive to boating). I think that it is fantastic that I can track our progress from the passenger side (or anywhere else) and make sure my husband is aware of any possible obstacles that I see on the chart, that may, or may not, be showing up on the main GPS. The only improvement I would like is the tracking line. It's kind of hit-or-miss. Some times is shows, sometimes it doesn't. No biggie, but it would be nice if it were more consistent.
I have played with this app for some time and I really like it. NOAA charts work great and waypoints are easy to add. Sometimes it's a bit slow to load the charts but other than that it works great.
Waste of money, don't buy it. Very difficult to make a new waypoint and don't change from a chart to another chart
Used for first time on a mark boat at Yngling North American Championship regatta. Very easy to use. Made verification of mark locations simple and adjusting courses a breeze using Go To functions. Highly recommend.
As a novice to coastal navigation, i have found this app to be awesome. It Works just like a chart plotter but better cause you can save screen images of your routes. I know there's pricier nav apps out there, but for 8 bucks this one is an accurate way to chart your course and see exactly where you are, speed, ETA, waypoints, and easy to use. Just be sure to download your charts before you set sail so you can access them at sea. I'm still learning all it does, but so far it's perfect for my Ga. Coastal navigation .... S/V Glory Days
Love this App. While sailing last year, my friend had it on his iPhone. I enjoyed watching where we were going with this App…it was so simple! The Help Menu is amazing - and the App does exactly what it says it will do! When I got my iPhone for Christmas, the first App that I bought was iSailGPS. Looking forward to Spring and Sailing!
And very inexpensive. It's easy to learn, and, though I'm a died-in-the-wool plotter and dividers kinda sailor, I love the ease of making and recording routes. Paper charts still have their uses -- still the best way in MHO to get an overview, but at night in the wind, my i-pad with this app is a more practical backup to my chart plotter than paper. And one more thing -- when you read that a chart has been changed in the LNM, you'll be able to download it fairly soon and for free. An earlier rater found the program deficient because it does not have a course-up feature. That would be nice, but until then, I can turn the iPad.
No coarse up makes it useless to me. Otherwise seems like a nice app.
All the staff from check in to exit were great. The iPhone issue was corrected with some effort. Henry was very skilled. Thanks so much:)
Perfect for day sailing!
First, this isn't going to replace your chart plotter or other $500+ device, so if that's your purpose move on; however, for a reasonable cost ($8), this program does provide great tracking and waypoint information against free NOAA charts. I found it to be user friendly, instructions page is concise and well laid out, and it displays information well. Its a strong recommendation from my experience, for sailing and boating
I've never written a review before and I've purchased hundreds of apps but this app is so bad that I felt compelled to warn anyone that they should not buy it. AWEFUL!!!
My husband and I downloaded this app to use on a race. There was one aspect that we couldn't figure out and we had an answer to our question almost immediately via -mail. Locator works very well. The waypoints were accurate and easy to read. We loved the fact that you could add notes so we knew if we were to make a Port or Starboard turn. Deserves all 5 stars!! Gene and Nellie S/V Sun Chaser
My wife and I have a 38' Hughes sloop and we put this app to the test this past weekend on Monterey Bay with flawless results. Get yourself a waterproof iPad case, download the charts for your area (make sure to get harbor detail charts), setup your routes in advance and you're good to go. I had just received new hard copies of local charts and those downloaded in iSail (free) were identical. While it wasn't a necessity, I tested route following from Monterey to Moss Landing via a few designated waypoints on Friday with perfect results. I then used the tracking feature to track my distance traveled under sail and average speeds during a leisurely sail on Sunday with equally perfect results. I've also shown this app to a few other sailors who have since downloaded and are equally impressed. Thank you iSail!
I Think this is a good app, for the money. I was able to download the NOAA charts for the Great Lakes with little trouble. The GPS tracking worked well. For little $$, I have a good working navigation program.
The program is okay, but it has a ways to go. For the price I guess it is adequate.
ios5 problems maps do not display This app is a good value in nautical gps navigation. It's uses NOAA charts that are downloaded and stored on the iPad. The charts are free. It displays realtime location and tracking via gps, wifi or cell phone provider. It will use internal or external gps devices depending on your devices capabilities. Would like to see satellite imagery overlay as a future feature. Good job.
iSailGPS displays raster charts - essentially photo copies of the printed NOAA charts. It shows your position. It can record your track. It can set and store waypoints (but not routes). For $8, that's a huge bargain. There are some problems: The method for downloading charts (they're free) is quirky. The interface has to be learned. But these are small issues compared to the utility of the app.
It's a lifesaver at an excellent price

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This past month, Philadelphia’s White Pines Productions announced their 2013 Resident Ensembles. NEW NOISE was selected, along with Banana Peel Dance (NYC) and New Paradise Laboratories(Philly), to spend a week at the beautiful and secluded Mohican Outdoor Center, just off the Appalachian Trail in Blairstown, NJ.
We will use our time there in August to develop a 30-minute, road-ready, rock-out “House Party” version of Runnin’ Down the Mountain. We’re excited to be heading back into the studio to continue work on this piece that Dalt Wonk of Gambit Weekly called “fascinating,” “spirited,” and “impressive.”
Thank you to White Pines Productions for the awesome opportunity! And Congrats to Banana Peel Dance and New Paradise Labs.
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South Korean destroyer Choi Young, with some 300 special troops, pursued the 11,500-ton Samho Jewelry and special forces stormed the Samho Shipping Co. earlier today and freed all hostages,"the forces captured five pirates alive. There were 13 pirates aboard the Samho Jewelry.
The South Korean captain of the ship suffered a gunshot wound to his stomach during the operation, but his condition is not life-threatening, Lee said. As the operation began, the destroyer and Lynx helicopters fired warning shots in the air after the elite forces silently approached the deck of the Samho Jewelry. Armed with AK-47 assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, the pirates put up resistance and the South Korean forces immediately returned fire.
The operation, which took place in high seas about 1,300 kilometers off northeast Somalia, lasted about five hours. Tuesday's firefight left several pirates missing, and they are believed to have been killed, though their bodies have not been found, officials said. Three South Korean soldiers suffered minor injuries and were sent to a hospital in Oman.
Friday's rescue operation came after a brief gun battle on Tuesday when the South Korean destroyer Choi Young detected Somali pirates who apparently got off the vessel to hijack a Mongolian vessel nearby.
The South Korean special forces aboard a fast-sailing Navy boat and a Lynx helicopter were dispatched to rescue the Mongolian vessel, sparking the gun battle.
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Jeep is adding a limited edition model to its lovable Wrangler range.
Available in two and four door variants, the Polar Edition is based on the Wrangler Sahara models.
On the Polar you get an all-new front grille treatment with gloss black inserts, 18-inch aluminium wheels with painted pockets and polished outer edges, a body coloured hard top with tinted glass, the Mopar Moab bonnet with mountain motif and a Mopar fuel filler door. At the rear it has a new hard spare wheel cover.
These Polar editions will only be available in Hydro Blue, Billet Metallic and Bright White.
Interior extras include heated black leather seats with embroided logos, leather wrapped steering wheel with pearl accent stitching and high-gloss white painted treatments on the steering wheel spokes and a few other spots around the cabin. The interior is look is completed with Mopar slush mats and the in-car entertainment is provided by the Uconnect navigation radio as standard.
The Jeep Wrangler Polar Edition 3,6-litre V6 automatic retails for R482 990, while the Unlimited Polar edition with the same engine/transmission combination costs R522 990.