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Computers also allow airlines to predict, with some accuracy, how many passengers will actually fly after making a reservation to fly. This allows airlines to overbook their flights enough to fill the aircraft while accounting for "no-shows", but not enough (in most cases) to force paying passengers off the aircraft for lack of seats, stimulative pricing for low demand flights coupled with overbooking on high demand flights can help reduce this figure. This is especially crucial during tough economic times as airlines undertake massive cuts to ticket prices to retain demand.
I’m a little worried I’ll get bored in Milos. My husband likes to stay in one place, but I like exploring. We would have split our time more evenly but we want to stay on the caldera and it’s just too expensive to stay any longer than two or three nights. Alternatively, we could stay in Santorini for longer but move to a cheaper hotel. Perhaps Santorini 6 nights and Milos 6 nights?
Islets of Proizd and Ošjak: Visit the islets of Proizd (a famous beach in the area) and Ošjak – two of the most visited destinations in the area. Proizd is a small island that can be reached by a small excursion boat featuring three beautiful beaches with turquoise waters, several walking trails and a small restaurant and cafe. A day trip to this island is highly recommended. Ošjak is known as the Love island because of its beautiful nature, peaceful surrounding, and tranquillity. Enjoy swimming in unspoiled waters, walking through a dense pine forest and exploring an interesting cave.
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Despite Zlarin’s small size and relative obscurity, it is certainly an island with dazzling beauty. It is known locally as the ‘Golden Island,’ because it’s really that eye-wateringly gorgeous! This small island is just off the mainland, separated by the Sibenik Channel and is mostly famous for its history of coral harvesting; there is even a Coral Museum where you can learn more about it.
Kate Hudson, Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer were among the first guests at Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina, a 642-acre that opened in May 2016 on the island’s west coast 17 miles from Honolulu. Closer to the action of Waikiki, the Surfjack Hotel opened in May with a dose of vintage 1960s Hawaii, down to its painted murals and birds of paradise wallpaper by local artists that are just begging to be Instagramed. Pacific Beach Hotel re-emerges in the fall as Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach, whose $115 million upgrades include two new restaurants by celebrity chef Masaharu Morimoto.
The Dutch airline KLM made its first flight in 1920, and is the oldest continuously operating airline in the world. Established by aviator Albert Plesman, it was immediately awarded a "Royal" predicate from Queen Wilhelmina. Its first flight was from Croydon Airport, London to Amsterdam, using a leased Aircraft Transport and Travel DH-16, and carrying two British journalists and a number of newspapers. In 1921, KLM started scheduled services.
Dubbed the Isle of Flowers and crowned by 4,583-foot Mount Pelee, Martinique may just be the Caribbean’s best-kept secret. Some exploration is required to uncover the island’s treasures, like the Balata Gardens’ Treetop Trail of suspension bridges, Saint-Pierre’s 18th-century theater ruins, and the poignant Anse Cafard Slave Memorial. This overseas region of France is also considered the rum capital of the world; follow the Route des Rhums to tour esteemed distilleries like Clement and Rhum JM.
Java, with a population of 140 million, makes its first appearance on this list. Celebrated for its ancient culture, breathtaking vistas, and UNESCO World Heritage sites like the Borobudur Temple Compounds, the island also offers the opportunity to indulge in modernity (five-star hotels abound). Waterfalls, volcanoes, protected parks, and white-sand beaches also allow visitors to get away from the thrum.
Located just off the coast of Western Sahara in Africa, the Canary Islands are actually a Spanish archipelago and therefore owned by Spain. There are 7 main islands in the Canaries, with each offering something different for the intrepid traveler looking to kick back and enjoy island life. Tenerife is the largest of the islands and has a bit of everything, including one of the largest Carnival festivals in the world each February.
We’re on a budget (think €50 per person per day) and would like to go someplace warm and sunny where there’s also a combination of culture and nature. So we can explore in the mornings and relax at the beach in the afternoon. Preferably a sandy beach. We don’t need a lot of nightlife but it would be nice if not the whole island is closing down already. Do you have a suggestion?
The delicate Great Barrier Reef is the earth’s most extensive coral-reef system, supporting more than 1,600 species of fish, along with whales, rays, octopuses, dolphins and more. Nestled in the heart of this world wonder are the 74 Whitsunday Islands, all but four of which are protected national parklands. Bask in luxury at a high-end resort like Hamilton Island, and book a seaplane or helicopter flight to admire sights like Heart Reef and the swirling silica sands of Whitehaven Beach’s Hill Inlet.
The next big boost for the airlines would come in the 1970s, when the Boeing 747, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and Lockheed L-1011 inaugurated widebody ("jumbo jet") service, which is still the standard in international travel. The Tupolev Tu-144 and its Western counterpart, Concorde, made supersonic travel a reality. Concorde first flew in 1969 and operated through 2003. In 1972, Airbus began producing Europe's most commercially successful line of airliners to date. The added efficiencies for these aircraft were often not in speed, but in passenger capacity, payload, and range. Airbus also features modern electronic cockpits that were common across their aircraft to enable pilots to fly multiple models with minimal cross-training.
Who hasn’t been spellbound by images of Capri’s electric Blue Grotto? This glowing sea cave impresses even veteran globetrotters — and it’s only the beginning of the island’s marvels. Ash-white limestone cliffs, hidden slivers of beach, a towering natural arch: It’s no wonder Capri has been a tourist hub since ancient Roman times. Tip: Climb up to the ruins of Emperor Tiberius’ Villa Jovis, circa A.D. 27, for a heart-stopping vista.
Ferries between Naxos and Milos don’t start until June 7th (one each way, every day after that). Ferries between Santorini and Milos start April 28th and there is one every day in each direction. And there are always ferries between Naxos and Santorini. So if the dates work I would fly to Santorini (the longest leg) then ferry to Milos then Naxos and back to Athens. But if you need to travel between Naxos and Milos before the 7th then ferry Athens to Milos to Santorini to Naxos and back to Athens.
Where to stay in Crete: A 300-year-old hamlet surrounded by olive groves, Kapsaliana Village Hotel exudes peaceful authenticity. On a sandy bay just beyond Chania, Ammos Hotel smartly combines Scandi chic with a child-friendly vibe. Blue Palace Resort & Spa beats the (stiff) competition in Elounda with its spiral stone Isola Beach Club, thalassotherapy spa, and boat trips to Spinalonga island, a national monument just across Mirabello Bay.
Where to stay in Santorini: Trendier pretenders come and go, but Perivolas is still the most stylish and peaceful place to stay. If you have cash to splash, and can’t stand the crowds, take over Perivolas Hideaway, a waterfront villa on Santorini’s undiscovered offshoot, Thirassia, or Erosantorini, a stunning clifftop estate with a tiered pool plunging 1000 feet to the sea.
Take everything you want Greece to be — olive groves and tavernas, fishermen and bakers leading quiet village lives, stone villas and cypress trees and brilliant bougainvillea — and put it on a tiny, Ionian island only reachable by boat: That’s Paxos. On the western coast, sheer cliffs, rock arches and 40 sea caves put on a stunning show. Daytrip to the neighboring island of Antipaxos for powder sand and water so aqua, it rivals the Caribbean Sea.
The Island of Hawaii (i.e., the Big Island) contains 10 of the world’s 14 climate zones — the only spot on the planet with so many condensed into one small region. Lush tropical terrain rules the green, wet, windward side of the island (see Akaka Falls and Waianuenue/Rainbow Falls), while more arid beauty is on display at Hapuna Beach Park. You can even enter an ice climate at the mystical summit of Mauna Kea volcano, as well as Lake Waiau, one of the highest lakes in the United States.
Comfortable accommodation in May for 2 persons can be found for between €40 and €80 per night. A meal for two that includes a starter, two main meals, salad and a litre carafe of local wine will cost you around €25-35. This can vary widely depending of level of establishment you eat at. A cheap vegetarian dish (pulses or vegetable) will set you back by no more than €5-6 a plate. If you get your breakfast included at the hotel, that is good because breakfast can add another €15 for the two of you per day.
Yes, it’s possible. Get the SeaJet ferry from Athens to Mykonos. It should arrive at 9:30am or shortly after. You’ll have to hurry to store you’re luggage at the Sea and Sky travel agency across from the Old Port and then buy tickets for Delos. The last ferry to Delos leaves at 11am or maybe 11:30am. Ferry to Delos is about 30 minutes. Last ferry back is at 3pm which will give you plenty of time before the last ferry of the day to Naxos (at 6:15pm on SeaJet). All the ferries mention here use the Old Port. Don’t book any ferries that use the New Port or you’ll have trouble making the connections.
The pattern of ownership has been privatized in the recent years, that is, the ownership has gradually changed from governments to private and individual sectors or organizations. This occurs as regulators permit greater freedom and non-government ownership, in steps that are usually decades apart. This pattern is not seen for all airlines in all regions.
Codesharing is the most common type of airline partnership; it involves one airline selling tickets for another airline's flights under its own airline code. An early example of this was Japan Airlines' (JAL) codesharing partnership with Aeroflot in the 1960s on Tokyo–Moscow flights; Aeroflot operated the flights using Aeroflot aircraft, but JAL sold tickets for the flights as if they were JAL flights. This practice allows airlines to expand their operations, at least on paper, into parts of the world where they cannot afford to establish bases or purchase aircraft. Another example was the Austrian–Sabena partnership on the Vienna–Brussels–New York/JFK route during the late '60s, using a Sabena Boeing 707 with Austrian livery.
By the end of the 1930s Aeroflot had become the world's largest airline, employing more than 4,000 pilots and 60,000 other service personnel and operating around 3,000 aircraft (of which 75% were considered obsolete by its own standards). During the Soviet era Aeroflot was synonymous with Russian civil aviation, as it was the only air carrier. It became the first airline in the world to operate sustained regular jet services on 15 September 1956 with the Tupolev Tu-104.
My husband, another couple, and I are planning a trip to Greece in September 2017. We are staying in Milos for a few nights and were planning on staying at Melian Hotel and Spa….do you know anything about this hotel? I was worried about proximity to things, but it looks like no matter what, we are going to need to rent a car or use the bus system to get around. It seemed though that Melian had 6 or 7 restaurant options within walking distance. Also, any ideas or tips on things to do, see, or go?? We plan to do one of those semi private sailing tours, but other than that we are an open book. Thanks so much for any input!

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It’s rare that I think my colleague Alex Pareene isn’t tough enough on a Republican. Actually, it’s never happened. But while his column on Bobby Jindal’s plan to remake the GOP by liking people captured its saccharine emptiness, I think it's crucial to contrast Jindal’s rhetorical faux boldness with his same-old-GOP policies as Louisiana’s governor.
The man hailed by the Washington Post's Chris Cillizza for his readiness to “speak truth to GOP power” in a tedious speech to the Republican National Committee Thursday night is anything but a rebel or renegade. One night before his big 2016 star turn, Jindal was forced by national outrage to reverse himself on what is one of the ugliest GOP policy decisions in an ugly decade: cutting Medicaid funding for hospice care. His health secretary actually announced the decision Wednesday night as hospice backers gathered for a mournful candlelight vigil.
Good timing; continued attention to Jindal’s hospice cruelty might have made it tough for him to be the new public face of what he hopes will be the diversity-friendly GOP.
Yet Jindal’s other cruel cuts are set to stand – cuts to battered women’s shelter programs, to higher education, preschool programs, anti-truancy efforts and a range of other efforts to make life better for low-income people. Meanwhile Jindal wants to replace the state’s income tax with more regressive sales taxes.
His speech pretended to mock the budget-cutting focus of the national GOP. “By obsessing with zeroes on the budget spreadsheet, we send a not-so-subtle signal that the focus of our country is on the phony economy of Washington, instead of the real economy out here in Charlotte, and Shreveport (La.), and Cheyenne (Wyo.).” Yet Jindal’s program cuts show that on budget-cutting issues, he’s a typical Republican.
An Indian-American, Jindal thinks he can help his party avoid demographic extinction as the official white party in a country that will soon be mostly non-white. What’s his strategy? “The first step in getting the voters to like you is to demonstrate that you like them,” Jindal says. Really, that’s about it. He rejects “identity politics,” but he also seems to reject policies that might win over voters who aren’t white, whether it involves fighting voter suppression, immigration reform or genuine help for those left out to join the middle class. He is offering the GOP a novel, post-racial approach to equal opportunity: screw the poor, whatever their color.
Oh, and then there was this: "We've got to stop being the stupid party. I'm serious, it's time for a new Republican Party that talks like adults." What does that even mean?
I understand why Jindal's address was big news to desperate Republicans (the Washington Examiner's Byron York live-tweeted it). Yet it also was treated as a major world event not just by the Post but Politico, which called it "a version of Ronald Reagan’s 'New Federalism' on steroids." Honestly, that might be unfair to Reagan. The New York Times hailed Jindal's speech as recognizing "the urgent need to make the party more welcoming to a broader cross-section of Americans, particularly women, Hispanics and blacks." CNN said Jindal "further positioned himself as a forward-looking voice among the Republicans thought to have their eye on a White House bid in 2016."
The acclaim for Jindal’s speech is an example of bigotry by the mainstream media: “the soft bigotry of low expectations,” to use one of George W. Bush’s few good lines.
Clearly, Republicans are going to get extraordinary credit for the slightest nod toward reckoning with their political troubles, and Republicans who aren’t white, or who say nice things about voters who aren’t white, will get extra credit for merely acknowledging diversity, even if they do nothing different from the old white men who run their party.
It’s going to be a long four years.
(An earlier version of this post identified Byron York as a National Review writer, but he's moved on to the Washington Examiner.)

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Local CAMHS website responds to COVID-19 mental health needs
31 March 2020
This is the main NHS website for children and young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing in Cheshire and Wirral.
Along with a poster completed by young people, there is now also a social story, link to Young Minds on mental health & self-isolating, and a link to Place2be which has information for parents.
If anyone wishes to access the resource you can:
- follow the link https://www.mymind.org.uk/coping/coping-with-covid-19-coronavirus/
- go to the section at the top of the webpage labelled ‘Coping’: then onto Coping with Covid-19 (Coronavirus)
- or search from the MyMind home page

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text: Celebrate the magic of Disney with the Rooms To Go exclusive Starry Dreams Minnie Mouse rug. Resting on the Moon in her pretty signature pink polka-dot dress, a sweetheart Minnie Mouse appears to be floating among the stars on a background of pink watercolor stardust. This rug will provide your baby's nursery with lasting warmth and the ultimate Disney flair. Made in the USA and laser printed onto 100% recycled polyester with a non-skid latex backing, this area rug offers superior stain and fade resistant color clarity while maintaining a super soft feel, fixed shape, and precise placement. This rug is a smart choice for high-traffic areas and households with kids and pets.

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September Tag - Tim’s 2015 Tag Challenge
Here’s my take on Tim’s tag for this month……
I set myself an additional challenge this month of using exactly what I had in my stash and not being tempted to nip out for the odd Ranger product…(that proved extremely difficult).
For my base tag I used watercolour card-stock “swooooooshed” through a mix of Picket Fence, Broken China and Bundled Sage Distress Stains which I activated with a good spritz of Biscotti (Perfect Pearls Mist) to added a little glimmer. I inked the edge with Bundled Sage Distress Ink.
I absolutely loved the end result but unfortunately the glimmer is a little too delicate and subtle to be picket up by the photos.
For the top layer of the tag a small sample packet of Canon photo paper, that came with my new printer, came in useful. I used this for my alcohol inks and I must say it held up pretty well. I only have five alcohol inks in my stash so I made do with four of these: Aqua, Pesto, Snowcap (Adirondack) and Pumpkin (Colour Solutions) plus a bottle of Isopropyl Alcohol B.P. for my blending solution.
I had a fine ol’time playing with these until I had enough samples to choose from.
But by leaving out Pumpkin I came up with three subtle blue/green samples which I thought would be perfect for the nature theme that was forming in my mind.
The dragonfly image (IndigoBlu- code IND0133) was stamped in black Archival ink with a combo of Hydrangea and French UltraMarine Archival ink to highlight the texture (Dimensional Resist Paste by Crafty Notions) of the stencilled leaves (6x6 Leaf Swirl stencil by Imagination Crafts) and also the edge of the paper.
I resorted to some Ranger acetate packaging for the wings of my dragonfly which I found that I could heat gently with a heat tool and mould to add a little more interest. Good ol’ Glossy Accents worked a treat for gluing the acetate wings to my stamped dragonfly image.
Green and peacock blue 0.3mm wire (Crazywire Co) and a few painted brads secured the Idea-ology “Observations” band in place on some hand-ripped black card-stock.
As always, I backed my tag with black card-stock and made a small charm of this month’s tag logo which was secured with a couple of Ranger jump-rings on coloured seam binding, I tied in place with some ombre eyelash ribbon from my stash.
And an image of Tim’s tag was glued to the back of my tag to show where my inspiration had come from........BUT play did not stop there. I made another tag from practise pieces along the way.
I had a die cut manilla tag left over from last month’s challenge which I used to mop up left over Distress Stain.
A very vibrant piece of my alcohol ink samples just called to go behind the die cut tag and left over Dimensional Resist paste added texture through a reverse chicken wire Crafters Companion stencil. I stuck to the combo of Hydrangea and French UltraMarine Archival ink to again highlight the texture paste and the edge of my tag.
This time my dragonfly image was stamped on a scrap of the coloured watercolour card left over from the base of my earlier tag, then fussy cut before being glued onto the die cut tag. Again I used Ranger acetate packaging for the wings to add dimension and I ‘popped’ the eyes with a touch of Glossy Accent.
I have to say I just loved the contrast of the alcohol base card behind the more muted die cut top layer on this tag.. it really worked for me and once again, it’s thanks to Tim. His monthly challenge really does provide inspiration.
As always have fun playing and thanks so much for taking time to have a wee peek at my offerings.

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GUN TESTS GRADE: A- (BEST BUY)
The price reflects an in-stock price in mid-February 2021 at ClassicFirearms.com. The pistol is often found in gun shops at $439 average. The SAR9 seems to be more available than the other two, but this may change any moment. A rater found a dozen SAR9 pistols in a two-county area in North Carolina, four Shadow Systems pistols, no Tisas, and a single Glock just prior to publication.
|Overall Length||7.6 in.|
|Overall Height||5.5 in.|
|Maximum Width||1.4 in.|
|Weight Unloaded||27.8 oz.|
|Weight Loaded||34.4 oz.|
|Slide Retraction Effort||15.0 lbs.|
|Front Strap Height||2.54 in.|
|Rear Strap Height||3.55 in.|
|Barrel Length||4.4 in.|
|Grip Panels||Pebbled polymer w/HK-type inserts|
|Grip Thickness||1.25 in.|
|Grip Circumference||5.6 in.|
|Rear Sight||Two white-dot type, drift adjustable|
|Front Sight||White-dot type, fixed post|
|Sight Radius||6.5 in.|
|Trigger Pull Weight||5.9 lbs.|
|Trigger Span||2.65 in.|
|Safety||Trigger lever, firing pin block|
The SAR9 looked familiar due to the combining of several design elements from Walther, HK, and Glock. The result is a pleasing pistol. The Sarsilmaz SAR9 is a conventional striker-fired polymer-frame pistol. The price is attractive in these times of standby pistols in short supply. The pistol’s slide is similar to the Glock but with forward cocking serrations and a beveled muzzle end for easy holstering.
The SAR9 pistol’s sights are the standard three-dot arrangement with white inserts. They are good sights, but we do not like them as much as the more expensive Shadow Systems pistol. We rated them above the Tisas. Sarsilmaz recently won a military contract for more than 100,000 of these pistols, so the piece has been vetted if this is the same contract handgun. No reason it should not be. The finish appears to be a grey Cerakote. More common are black-finish versions.
The pistol operates in the same manner as a Glock. Rack the slide to prep the action. Then a long trigger press both cocks and drops the striker. The trigger isn’t as light as the MR920’s, but it breaks at 6.0 pounds even. The bifurcated trigger features the usual safety lever set in the trigger face. There was a red-marked part of the trigger that was visible when the trigger is prepped. While it has the same break weight as the Tisas, the SAR9 action feels smoother.
The frame is a combination of HK and Walther. The feel was more like a Walther, while the grip and backstrap inserts are HK like. The pistol features the usual backstrap inserts and also side panels.
The pistol has an ambidextrous safety. Whether added for function or for import points, the safety was positive in operation. Some will like having a manual safety, and some will ignore it, and others will criticize the safety. In any case, it is positive in operation, and because it is frame mounted, it is easily manipulated. The addition of a safety to the design makes the SAR9’s action more Glock-like than the Tisas, but not identical.
Out front, the pistol features a light rail molded into the frame, an element it shares with the other pistols. The SAR9 is supplied with two magazines. They are sometimes listed as 15 rounds and sometimes the capacity is specified as 17 rounds. We found that considerable effort is required to load 17 rounds. Otherwise, the magazines are quite easy to load without a magazine loader. The final two rounds are a bear to load even with a loader. For most of the test we simply loaded 15.
Fired on the same combat course as the other pistols, the SAR9 was controllable and recoil was comfortable. We rated the pistol more comfortable to fire than the other two pistols. Fast combat shooting was good, but not quite as good as the Shadow Systems pistol. Due to the more comfortable grip and better trigger, we rated the SAR9 pistol over the Tisas pistol by a margin. Combat shooting was in the same class as a Glock according to the raters, but it was not in the same strata as the “improved Glock” standard set by the Shadow Systems pistol. But then, the MR920 is considerably more expensive than the SAR9.
Firing from the benchrest using the MTM shooting rest, we found the pistols were all accurate enough for personal defense. Just the same, we like more accuracy if we can have it. The SAR9 was more accurate than the Tisas but not as accurate as the Shadow Systems pistol. With groups averaging 3.0 to 3.5 inches at 25 yards, the SAR9 pistol was accurate enough for defense use.
Our Team Said: We could get by with the Tisas Zigana for personal defense — but we would spend the extra money for the SAR9 if we had the funds. We rated the pistol down a half grade for its heavy trigger. We debated whether to knock down the SAR9 another half grade for its difficult-to-load magazines, but some raters felt that strong magazine springs are an advantage. In the end, we judged the SAR9 a Best Buy.
9MM LUGER RANGE DATAAll groups were fired using a MTM gun rest from a benchrest firing position at 25 yards. The groups were fired in strings of three five-shot groups for each load in each handgun. Velocity was measured using an RCBS Ammomaster Chronograph at 10 yards.
|Black Hills HoneyBadger 100-grain Fluted Copper||Shadow Systems MR920||Tisas Zigana PX-9||Sarsilmaz SAR9|
|Average Velocity||1225 fps||1190 fps||1234 fps|
|Muzzle Energy||333 ft.-lbs.||314 ft.-lbs.||338 ft.-lbs.|
|Small Group||2.6 in.||3.6 in.||3.2 in.|
|Large Group||3.2 in.||4.4 in.||3.7 in.|
|Black Hills EXP 115-grain JHP||Shadow Systems MR920||Tisas Zigana PX-9||Sarsilmaz SAR9|
|Average Velocity||1180 fps||1155 fps||1160 fps|
|Muzzle Energy||356 ft.-lbs.||341 ft.-lbs.||344 ft.-lbs.|
|Small Group||2.5 in.||3.6 in.||2.8 in.|
|Large Group||2.9 in.||4.4 in.||3.5 in.|
|Winchester Silvertip 115-grain JHP||Shadow Systems MR920||Tisas Zigana PX-9||Sarsilmaz SAR9|
|Average Velocity||1202 fps||1147 fps||1189 fps|
|Muzzle Energy||369 ft.-lbs.||336 ft.-lbs.||361 ft.-lbs.|
|Small Group||2.8 in.||3.0 in.||3.0 in.|
|Large Group||3.3 in.||4.2 in.||3.5 in.|


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Prairie Du Long
Monroe County, Illinois
This history was extracted from the following book on:
Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois
Published by J. L. McDonough & Co.
Prairie Du Long precinct, so named form he prairie
that constitutes an important part of its territory, lies in the extreme
eastern part of the county, and by the census of 1880 had a population
of 1480. Its area embraces
the whole of Township 3, Range 8, together with a strip of territory
lying between the Kaskaskia and the west boundary line of township 3,
Range 9 and sections 1, 12, 13, 24 and 25 of Township3, Range 9 and
section 36 and one-half of section 25 of Township 2, Range 9.
Most of its territory was originally wooded, and the timber was
quite heavy along the streams. Prairie du Long and Prairie du Round
(hybrid terms of French and English) so called on account of about nine
miles, half of which lies in St. Clair county.
Its width is about thee and a half miles.
Prairie du Round is about three miles in circumference, and lies
a little south-west of the central part of Township 3, Range 8.
A small portion of Twelve-mile Prairie lies in the northeastern
part. Horse prairie extends a short distance into the precinct from
the south. The surface,
aside from the prairies, is mainly broken, although even in the timbered
parts, there is much bad land. The
timber, of which there is still considerable amount, consists of the
different varieties of oak and hickory, maple, ash, pecan and black
walnut. Wheat is the
staple, though corn and oats are largely grown.
The principal streams are the Kaskaskia river, Richland and
Prairie du Long creeks. Attention
is paid to the subject of good roads, and Richland and Prairie du Long
creeks are spanned by iron bridges, the former on the state road
extending form Nashville, Washington county, to Harrisonville on the
Mississippi, passing through Freedom, and the latter on the Kaskaskia
and St. Louis road.
The earliest permanent settlement was made in the
year 1802 by John Pulliam, from Horse prairie, a place described in the
chapter on Red Bud precinct. Pulliam
improved a farm on Prairie du Long, a little north of Richland creek. Among the settlers of about this date were three brothers,
John James and Richard Hix. They
settled in section 31, Township 3, Range 8.
They were owners of farms, but were especially hunters and India
fighters. One of the
brothers was in pursuit of game, when he and an Indian simultaneously
discovered each other dodging behind a tree for protection.
Hix outwitted the red skin by a little device.
He placed his hat on the ramrod of his rifle, and with mock
caution exposed it to the Indian's view.
He, supposing that Hix's head was in the hat, pierced it with a
bullet, and then started forward for his scalp, when the latter stepping
from his retreat, shot him dead. Two
brothers, John and Modglin Wright, lived on adjoining farms in section
28. They were farmers and
A family named Faraday, were among the very
earliest settlers in the precinct.
They were several sons, and their mother, and lived on the E. ½
of section 29. They neither
worked nor hunted, yet fared more sumptuously than their pioneer
neighbors. Samuel Winn, may
also be referred to as among the early settlers.
Matthew and John Donahoo, lived on section 10.
James Lacy, an early settler, owned a considerable quantity of
land in section 16.
About 1810, James and Robert Smith, from Tennessee,
arrived. They brought
families with them and settled on section 36.
James had two sons, Booker and Ransom.
Robert had one son, Henry. James
was a lover of good horses, and had a valuable mare, which he prized
very highly, not only on account of her personal good qualities, but
also because she gave promise of profit.
One night he heard the noise of wolves, perceptibly in great
numbers, and felt assured that his mare was a victim, but though a brave
man he dared not venture to her assistance.
In the morning her carcass and that of her filly lay near each
other. One evening, one of
the Smiths shot a wolf; immediately he heard a wolf "call", and then
in succession he heard others, and soon found that he was surrounded by
them. He climbed a small
tree that stood near and was obliged to remain in captivity all night.
The wolves used their teeth with diligence and energy, but did
not succeed, in felling the tree, as Smith feared they would.
Major Starkey, an early settler in Prairie Du Long, was a soldier
in the war of 1812. He was
a man of gentlemanly bearing, of fine physique, and of standing in the
community. Henry Hill, one
Slater and one Scott, were among the early settlers on Twelve Mile
prairie. Hill settled in
the N. E. ¼ of section 2, and Slater and Scott in the immediate
vicinity. Their descendents, as those also of most of the other early
settlers in the precinct, have been displaced by a population mainly
German. John Morrison, was
of the Morrison family that played so important a part in mercantile
affairs at Kaskaskia, at an early day.
At this city he was born. He
married a Ralls, and settled on Richmond creek, two or three miles above
its mouth. Here some time
prior to 1821, he had a water mill.
He moved to Kaskaskia and subsequently returned and settled on
the Philip Sauer place, in section 20.
He held the office of Sheriff and Judge of the county court, for
a number of years. "Morrison's
bridge, " that spans Prairie Du Long creek, bears his name.
He was the father of Col. Wm. R. Morrison, at the present writing
a member of Congress. His
death occurred at Waterloo. Abraham McMurtice came from South Carolina,
in 1814 or 15, and settled in the forks of Richland and Prairie Du Long
creek. Here he improved some land, but did not remain long.
Henry Null, a German, and his wife, came as early as 1815, and
settled southeast of Freedom, on the N. E. ¼ of section 14. At this
place he made his home for life.
The most important earl settlement was formed by
the English Catholics, in the northwestern part of Township 3, Range 8.
The central spirit of this settlement was Thomas Winstanley.
He lived just across the line of Monroe, in St. Clair county, and
is mentioned here because the settlement bears his name and because of
his influence in its affairs. He
was a man of means and a devoted Catholic, and a center of attraction
for those of his nationality and of his faith.
This English settlement at that early day possessed most of what
there was of culture and refinement in the territory of Prairie Du Long
precinct. St. Augustine
Church and the school that at an early day was taught near it,
symbolized their devotion to piety and to learning.
William Threlfall was a native of Lancashire, England.
On his arrival in Illinois, he landed at Kaskaskia.
He remained here but a short time, and then with his wife and
children came to the Winstanley settlement in 1819, and located on the
N. E. ¼ of section 6, where he improved a good farm.
Mr. Threlfall was a patriotic citizen and served his country in
the Black Hawk war. He had
nine children, John, Edward, Peter, James, William, Jane, Nancy, Mary
and Elizabeth. John was a man grown when he came. He married Margaret Thompson, and settled on unimproved land
in section 6. He died of
cholera in 1849. In the
year 1819, Edward Newsham, also and Englishman and his wife arrived in
the settlement. He located
south of St. Augustine Church on section 6.
He never had any children to advance the settlement, but was a
prominent, influential and useful man in the community of which he
formed a part. John Bamber, arrived in 1821.
He was a native of Yorkshire, England, and in 1817, came to
Maryland, where he remained two years. He then set out for Illinois with his wife and eight
children, James, Thomas, William, John, Ann, Mary, Betsy and Ellen.
He was also accompanied by five brothers, Edward, John, Thomas,
William and Richard Coop, who came from England to Maryland in 1819.
Descending the Ohio in a flat boat they landed at Shawneetown,
where they remained for a period of two years, William Coop having in
the meantime died. In 1821, the Bamber family and Thomas Coop left Shawneetown,
and came overland to what is now Prairie Du Long precinct.
On their way to the Winstanley settlement they stopped at the
house of John Morrison on Richland creek.
Mr. Bamber settled on the N. ½ of section 6, land now owned by
Dr. Kemp, a mile and a half west of Freedom.
Here he improved a good farm and ended his days.
James Bamber married shortly after his arrival and
settled in St. Clair county. Thomas also settled in that county about
1830. William is living in
Harrisonville. John Ellen,
Ann and Mary are dead. Betsy resides in California.
Thomas Coop married Ann Dickinson, and settled in section 1,
township 3, range 9, where he still lives at the age of 77.
Mr. Coop is a well knows citizen, and has been a useful man in
his community. John Gregson
immigrated from England in 1819. His
family consisted of his wife and three children, William, George and
James. William and George died very young.
Their names were afterward given to two after-born brothers.
There was also a daughter, Eliza.
Mr. Gregson settled on section 19, where he became quite a
successful farmer. James
Ibison and his wife, about the year 1820, arrived from Lancashire,
England, and located in the Winstanley settlement, in section 5.
Here he improved a good farm.
His children were named James, Thomas and Ann.
He died in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Zopher Williams and his brother Arthur were settlers of the year
1820. The former located on
the N. ½ of section 5. The
Winstanley settlement is, at present, a mere name for a thing of the
past. The English settlers have become scattered, and those of another
nationality have take their place.
Several of the families went to California.
About the year 1820, Henry Noah, a Kentuckian, who married Eliza
Robbison, settled in Horse Prairie, south of Richland creek. He was a
teacher, and probably the first in the precinct.
To the same date and locality may be referred, the Guthries, a
family from one of the Eastern States.
The children were John, Charles, James, Samuel, Joseph, Catharine
and Nancy. James was a
teacher. He married Nancy
The Germans began to arrive about the year 1830.
Philip Hensinger was among the first.
On his arrival from Germany he had a wife and two or three
children. He settled in section 15,
Henry and Catharine Frick, and their children, Conrad, John,
George, William, Charles, Ernst, Jacob and Catharine, came from Hesse
Cassel to St. Clair county in 1833, and thence to Monroe in 1835.
The family located about two miles south of the town of Freedom.
The father and mother are dead.
Four of the brothers are living here.
John Ruhl arrived in Twelve Mile Prairie in 1833.
He came from Hesse Darmstadt with his wife and four children, and
settled on the N. E. ¼ of section 16.
In the same year, Christian Steigers from Beyern, Germany with
his wife an five children, four sons, and a daughter, settled on the E.
1/ of section 13 in Twelve Mile. In the same prairie, on the N. E. ¼ of
section 14, Conrad Moore settled in 1835. He and his family, his wife and two children, were from Hesse
Darmstadt. John Weaver,
also a German, settled about the center of section 13, 1836.
Timothy Dunn and his wife Ann Flood were natives of Ireland,
married in New York city, and came here in 1838.
The first land entered in this precinct was by Henry Neill, the
N. W. ¼ of section 14, 160 acres entered August 11th, 1814.
The town was laid out on land of Theodore Hilgard.
It was platted and surveyed by Thomas Singleton, county surveyor,
December 18, 1840. It
stands on the N. W. quarter of section 4, T. 2 S., R. 10 W.
In 1849, Jacob Frick built the first house.
The same year he opened a stock of goods.
The Star flouring mill was built in 1863, by Keho and Thieltges.
In 1864, it was purchased by George Frick, the present owner and
operator. The building is
of frame, and contains four run of burrs with a capacity of eighty
barrels a day. The
school-house is a brick building, erected in 1865, at a cost of $1,300.
The Freedom Library Association was organized as early as 1867.
It was charter, December 9, 1872.
It has five hundred and seventy volumes of books, worth about
General Stores. – Henry Gambach, Adam Roth, Joseph Klinkhardt.
Hotels. – Jacob Thum, K. Y. Roxroth.
Saloon. – Jacob Heuvies.
Blacksmiths. – Lenhardt Weis, John Grib, Joseph Meyercough.
Wagon Makers. –Sephastian Jakel, Jacob Wagner.
Shoemaker. – Henry Diefenbach.
Harness Maker. – Henry Reismeyer.
Justice and Notary Public. – H. J. Frick.
Postmaster. – Henry Gambach.

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During the July 10, 2013 Londonderry Planning Board Hearing, board members conditionally approved the Town’s first workforce housing project, featuring a total of 95 units on over 20 acres of land off Mammoth Road. The plans include adding another 11 units to the already built 6 located on Trail Haven Drive, as well as building a new road, named Whittemore Road, just north of Trail Haven Drive.
According to the plans, presented by Earl Blatchford of Hayner/Swanson, Inc, of Nashua, the units would be two-story townhouse style rental units and would be built in two phases. On Trail Haven Drive, phase two involves building an additional four buildings to the preexisting units. These new buildings consist of a community building, a 5-unit building, a 4-unit building, and a 2-unit building.
On Whittemore Road, the first phase involves building a 900-foot roadway, six buildings featuring 38 units, and a 1,000-square foot community building. The second phase would add 300 feet of roadway and a cul de sac, the remaining six buildings featuring 40 units, and parking spots.
Once completed, the Whittemore Road development will feature 168 parking spaces, including several handicapped spots, sidewalks, crosswalks, and greenery, including trees, shrubs, and “one purple lilac plant per building,” according to Blatchford.
All plans were conditionally approved and board members noted that this is the first time a workforce housing project in Londonderry had made it that stage of the process.


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Last year in September, HTC announced its first Windows Phone 8 powered handset, HTC 8X in an event in New York City. Just after the Taiwanese manufacturer launched the handset in different regions, different carriers started offering it in their respective networks. But at the time of its official announcement, HTC 8X was offered in California Blue, Graphite Black, Flame Red and Limelight Yellow colored editions. This time, it is getting a new color, White in addition to the above colors.
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“In response to your article, I must say that there are several themes that truck me: 1. Identity, 2. History, and 3. Education/Knowledge. I argue that there are huge deficits in all of these areas as it relates to your discussion. As a Bahamian, one who lives in the United States, teaches in Higher Education, and who’s work/research focuses on integrating Caribbean Cultural Performance (Bahamian Junkanoo, Trinidadian Carnival and Jamaican Dancehall) into dance curriculum, I am left with many questions concerning this Bahamas Carnival festival.
I appreciate your point concerning the religious connection to carnival and its significance to the idea, essence, experience and history of Carnival. These countries that you indicate in your article are countries rooted deeply in creolization and syncretism. They are also very clear of their African influence and roots and it is expressed throughout their culture and education, which strengthens their ideas and performance concerning IDENTITY, CITIZENSHIP, AND HISTORY. Throughout my research (pertaining to several of the countries you mention), this has been my discovery. Unfortunately, these are elements that I have not observed in Bahamian culture. I wonder what the African influence is in the culture? It seems rather invisible. It appears to have been erased. Colonialism is and has served as a detriment to this aesthetic within the culture, which brings be back to my point concerning IDENTITY. Unlike the countries mentioned, we are not a creolized society. Bahamians (the majority) are phenotypically and genotypically African. Is this discussed and is it reflected in our culture? How does it manifest in our civil, legal, and education systems? I don’t think it does. Why or why not? These are questions we should be asking? From my perspective, in some areas, there is a struggle between European and American ideals, aesthetics, and philosophies. What do we as a nation value? So I ask the question, do Bahamians really know who they are?
Moving on . . . I actually screamed, summersaulted, and twerked concerning your second point about the obesity in the country. It is utterly embarrassing. The percentage of grotesquely overweight Bahamians is appalling. I have had several conversations with Bahamians about this and also Americans (of multiple ethnic groups/races) concerning this issue and quite honestly, I have no civil or logical response to their responses and inquiries. Like you, I also am not interested in seeing THAT (body) chippin’ down da road. Based on the rest of the world’s obsession with the body, I can only assume that will not go over well “but I digress.”
You raise great questions concerning the dollars and sense/cents of this festival and I don’t have any answers for that either.
To further your point concerning your suggestion that “I would create a week of events just for Junkanoo, where we can come together and celebrate our culture. You will only make people proud of their culture if they can show it off, so the week of events will be about putting our culture on display to the world” (Grant 2014); I am not sure if this week-long celebration will be effective. If you consider the days leading up to carnival (in Trinidad) and all of the events that are included in the festival (stick fighting, soca, calypso, pan in all its forms, traditional character festivals, King and Queen competitions, massive children’s carnivals . . .” (Riggio 46) and the social and historical implications assigned to each event, do we/you think this week long itinerary (which is fabulous) will have the same impact? With no internal, historical, and/or spiritual connection to this festival, will it serve the Bahamian culture and public? Your ideas sound wonderful and I would indeed travel and invite others to partake in this type of celebration which serves multiple demographics, seems multigenerational and certainly multicultural when thinking about how other artists (local and international) can contribute to this magnitude of an event and one which serves to uplift, empower and instill not only the richness of the culture but a festival which pays homage to our ancestors whose blood, sweat and tears, fertilized the country and the world. How about identifying the richness of African culture that our ancestors coveted? They resisted the brutal schemes, and dogma of colonialism, slavery and oppression. Through their songs, dance, and life we dance, we live, and we breathe. Why should we appropriate another culture (another culture which we really do not “identify” with. If we investigated and researched who were, lived that legacy, and celebrated that ancestry and history we would know our IDENTITY, HISTORY. This KNOWLEDGE would be embedded in our performance not only of this festival but how we live our lives. “
Riggio, Milla C. Carnival: Culture in Action: The Trinidad Experience. New York, NY: Routledge, 2004. 46. Print.


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The second element which English literature finds in the Bible is its . The words of the Bible are the familiar ones of the English tongue, and have been kept familiar by the use of the Bible. The result is that "the path of literature lies parallel to that of religion. They are old and dear companions, brethren indeed of one blood; not always agreeing, to be sure; squabbling rather in true brotherly fashion now and then; occasionally falling out very seriously and bitterly; but still interdependent and necessary to each other." 3 Years ago a writer remarked that every student of English literature, or of English speech, finds three works or subjects referred to, or quoted from, more frequently than others. These are the Bible, tales of Greek and Roman mythology, and Aesop's Fables. Of these three, certainly the Bible furnishes the largest number of references. There is reason for that. A writer wants an audience. Very few men can claim to be independent of the public for which they write. There is nothing the public will be more apt to understand and appreciate quickly than a passing reference to the English Bible. So it comes about that when Dickens is describing the injustice of the Murdstones to little David Copperfield, he can put the whole matter before us in a parenthesis: "Though there was One once who set a child in the midst of the disciples." Dickens knew that his readers would at once catch the meaning of that reference, and would feel the contrast between the scene he was describing and that simple scene. Take any of the great books of literature and black out the phrases which manifestly come directly from the English Bible, and you would mark them beyond recovery.
The literature of which we are thinking in this narrower sense is in the sphere of art rather than in the sphere of distinct achievement. De Quincey's division is familiar: the literature of knowledge, and the literature of power. The function of the first is to teach; the function of the second is to move. Professor Dowden points out that between the two lies a third field, the literature of criticism. It seeks both to teach and to move. Our concern is chiefly with De Quincey's second field—the literature of power. In the first field, the literature of knowledge, must lie all history, with Hume and Gibbon; all science, with Darwin and Fiske; all philosophy, with Spencer and William James; all political writing, with Voltaire and Webster. Near that same field must lie many of those essays in criticism of which Professor Dowden speaks. This which we omit, this literature of knowledge, is powerful literature, though its main purpose is not to move, but to teach. We are only reducing our field so that we can survey it. For our uses just now we shall find pure literature taking the three standard forms: the poem, the essay, and the story. It is the influence of the English Bible on this large field of literature which we are to observe.
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The first and most notable fact regarding the influence of the Bible on English literature is the remarkable extent of that influence. It is literally everywhere. If every Bible in any considerable city were destroyed, the Book could be restored in all its essential parts from the quotations on the shelves of the city public library. There are works, covering almost all the great literary writers, devoted especially to showing how much the Bible has influenced them.
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It seems hardly fair to use John Bunyan (1628-1688) as an illustration of the influence of the English Bible on literature, because his chief work is composed so largely in the language of Scripture. Pilgrim's Progress is the most widely read book in the English language after the Bible. Its phrases, its names, its matter are either directly or indirectly taken from the Bible. It has given us a long list of phrases which are part of our literary and religious capital. Thackeray took the motto of one of his best-known books from the Bible; but the title, Vanity Fair, comes from Pilgrim's Progress. When a discouraged man says he is "in the slough of despond," he quotes Bunyan; and when a popular evangelist tells the people that the burden of sin will roll away if they look at the cross, "according to the Bible," he ought to say according to Bunyan. But all this was only the outcome of the familiarity of Bunyan with the Scripture. It was almost all he did know in a literary way. Macaulay says that "he knew no language but the English as it was spoken by the common people; he had studied no great model of composition, with the exception of our noble translation of the Bible. But of that his knowledge was such that he might have been called a living concordance." 7

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Friends meeting on HBO Max already has a date !! It will be on May 27. Oh… My… God! (With Janice’s voice!) LOL!
This Thursday a teaser trailer was revealed with the five protagonists of the famous Friends series – Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer – walking backwards together, with a soft version of the series theme ” I’ll Be There For You ”in the background.
Jennifer Aniston shared the news on her Instagram, saying, “Could we be more excited ?! ❤ “
The reunion, which was filmed over three days in April, will feature special guests including Reese Witherspoon, Tom Selleck and Elliot Gould, regular guest stars on the series. Reese was Rachel’s younger sister, Tom Selleck was Monica’s partner, and Elliot was Monica and Ross’s father Jack Geller.
Other famous guests include David Beckham, Justin Bieber, BTS, James Corden, Cindy Crawford, Cara Delevingne, Lady Gaga, Kit Harington, Larry Hankin, Mindy Kaling, Thomas Lennon, Christina Pickles, James Michael Tyler, Maggie Wheeler, and Malala Yousafzai.
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Clean Water for Native American Tribes
Water is life. Every household in America needs and is entitled to clean and safe water access. Yet, the magnitude of lack of clean water access in Indian country is significant and startling. Our report uncovers the four main factors that have exacerbated gaps in tribal drinking water access, and in turn hurt public health and economic growth:
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Author has written 8 stories for Bleach, Final Fantasy VII, Lord of the Rings, Assassin's Creed, Fate/stay night, and Prototype.
Hello, my name is Yuna Blaze. I love write stories (except horror, cuz I'm not very good at it), I hope you will enjoy my stories and comment on them, but if I made grammar mistakes, please forgive me, I'm still trying to improve them.
My most favorite game is Final Fantasy VII, Crisis Core, Dirge of Cerberus, Prototype and Resident Evil. Recently, the Assassin's Creed serie.
Movie that I love: Thor, The Avengers, Resident Evil (Degeneration/Damnation), Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Hellboy: the Golden Army.
Angels & Demons is my first story, but it is a friend of mine who ask me to write it, because she like ByakuyaxIchigo and GrimmxIchigo.
The Endless Cycle is another story of mine. I really like Cloud and Genesis, so I made this story as a tribute for my two favorite characters.
The Night Saga have finally begin! My second story of Final Fantasy VII and of the Cloud/Genesis pairing! [This will be on hold until I find new inspiration just like "A Girl or a Boy"]
A Girl or a Boy is my third story of Cloud/Genesis pairing. Inspire by a short story I have seen in a old TV show. [I will complete this story, but I am not sure how to end it YET.]
The Crystal Weapon is my fourth story with Cloud/Genesis, though it will take sometimes before I finally got them together in this story. It also got an OC of my creation. [This will be on hold indefinitely or at least until I have finished "The Night Saga - The End" and "A Girl or a Boy"]
As all of you can see from above, I had a pretty big obsession of the strange Cloud and Genesis pairing from all of my Final Fantasy VII stories. I don't know why, but I think these two are quite a pair, I mean, both of them were like the opposite of each other, but they shared a few things in common and they give me the impression of being two pieces that attach themselves to each other. I know that they didn't exactly met at all in the game, but hey, this is fanfiction! Anything can happen!
Fate Middle Earth is story that is completely out of my element and I am currently not sure if I should deleted it or not and begin another story entirely.
Prototype of Grand Templar and Mentor Assassin is a new story I have written to put the idea on paper and becomes a crossover I want to complete thanks to Trondason.
So far, my style of writing revolves around the Alternative Universe. Many of my stories center on that theme. Crossovers are my new interest these days.


Maximizing Quality with Statistical Process Control (SPC) & Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
Statistical Process Control
Statistical process control (SPC) is a technique for applying statistical analysis to monitor, measure & control processes. SPC is the application of statistical methods to identify, control, and eliminate the special cause of variation in a process.
The statistical process control method determines process capability, monitor processes & identify whether the process is operating as expected, whether the process has altered, and whether corrective action is needed. Statistical process control is frequently used conversely with statistical quality control (SQC).
One major SPC component or tool is Control Chart, Walter Shewhart introduce it in the 1920s. A control chart is useful in recording data and lets you see when an unusual event, such as a very low or high observation compared with “typical” process performance, occurs.
The primary belief made in the Statistical Process Control process is that it is based on the variation. We can distribute this variation as one of the two types, chance cause variation & assignable cause variation:
- Maximizing Quality with Statistical Process Control (SPC) & Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
- Statistical Process Control
- Benefits of Real-time Statistical Process Control(SPC)
- Meaning of statistical process control(SPC)
- How to Perform statistical process control (SPC)?
- Statistical Process Control (SPC) Chart
- Continuous (Variable) Control Chart
- Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
- Components for Investigation in MSA
- Repeatability and Reproducibility Assessment (Gage R&R)
- Basics of Measurement Systems Analysis
1. Common Cause (Chance-Cause) Variation–
This is intrinsic to the process and will always be present. This variation exists within the natural variation of the process.
2. Special Cause (Assignable Cause) Variation-
It comes from external sources and indicates that the measurement system analysis process is out of statistical control. When assignable cause variation does occur, the statistical analysis eases the identification of the source can eliminate.
Statistical Process Control is an industry-standard approach for measuring & controlling quality during the manufacturing process. We plot Quality data on a graph with pre-established control limits.
Control limits determines the capability of the process and Client’s requirement determines the specification limits.
- Data that is under the control limits shows that everything is operating as expected. Variation within the control limits is probably due to a common cause which is natural variation.
- If data falls out of the control limits, it means that an assignable cause is probably the source of the product variation.
Benefits of Real-time Statistical Process Control(SPC)
- Fiercely decrease variability & scrap.
- Reduce costs.
- Scientifically enhance productivity.
- Instantly react to process changes.
- Make real-time decisions on the shop floor.
Statistical Process Control (SPC), which is the foundation for Six Sigma, offers an important method for capturing the Voice of the Process and using data to manage a process. Organizations that practice Statistical Process Control methods as part of a broad quality management system will identify Six Sigma Projects & Kaizen events sooner, complete them more swiftly, and not only hold the gains but continue to improve after a Six Sigma project is finish or not.
Meaning of statistical process control(SPC)
Statistics: Statistics is a science that deals with the collection, summarization, analysis & obtaining of information from the data.
Process: It modifies input resources into the output which involves the amalgam of people, methods, materials, and machines.
Control: System, policies, and procedures in place the overall output meets the requirement.
How to Perform statistical process control (SPC)?
1. Identify the Processes:
Find those key statistical process control method that has an impact on the output of the product or the process which are crucial to the customer. For instance, plate thickness impacts the product’s performance in a manufacturing company, then consider the plate manufacturing process.
2. Determine Measurable Attributes of the Process:
Determine the attributes that need to measure during the use of a statistical process control chart in production. From the above instance, consider the plate thickness as a measurable attribute.
3. Determine the Measurement Method and also Perform Gage R&R:
Create a measurement method or procedure including the measuring instrument. For instance, consider a thickness gauge to measure the thickness and create an appropriate measuring procedure. Perform Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (Gage R & R) to define the amount of variation in the measurement data due to the measurement system.
4. Develop a Subgroup Strategy & Sampling Plan:
Identify the subgroup size based on the product’s criticality & determine the sampling size and frequency. For instance, collect 20 sets of plate thicknesses in a time sequence with a subgroup size of 4.
5. Collect the Data & Plot the Spc Chart:
Gather the data as per sample size and choose a correct SPC chart based on data type (Variable or Attribute) and also subgroup size. For instance, for plate thicknesses with a subgroup size of 4, select Xbar -R chart.
6. Narrate Natural Variation of Attributes:
Compute the control limits. Compute the upper control limit (UCL) and lower control limit (LCL) for both Xbar Range.
7. Inspect Process Variation:
Interpret the control chart & check whether any point is out of control and the pattern.
Statistical Process Control (SPC) Chart
A Control chart is one of the main techniques of statistical process control (SPC). The control chart is a graphical display of quality characteristics which comprises a centerline to show the average value of the quality characteristics and 2 horizontal lines known as upper control limit (UCL) and lower control limit (LCL).
Choosing the right statistical process control chart is essential in control chart mapping. Otherwise, it will end up with inaccurate control limits for the data. The selection of control charts depends on the data type: Continuous (Variable) or Discrete (Attribute).
- Continuous (Variable) Data: It is information that is continuous and measures the values are any real numbers that are measured and noted on the SPC chart. They find out answers to questions like what height, how broad, and how much time passed.
- Discrete (Attribute) Data: It is information that is discretely observed; the values can only be integers that are counted, not measured, and noted on an SPC chart. They answer questions of how often, or what kind. Whenever the feature being watched is observed in the statistical process control tutorial, A data point triggers.
Continuous (Variable) Control Chart
- X bar-R Charts-
- We use X bar-R Chart when data is variable & subgroup size is between 2 & 10.
- We use X bar-R chart to monitor the process performance of continuous data and the data to be collected in subgroups at a set period.
- It is two plots to monitor the process mean & the statistical process control variation over time.
- X bar-S Charts-
- We use X bar- S chart when the data is variable & sub-group size is greater than 10.
- X Bar S charts often used control charts to examine the process mean and standard deviation over time.
- We use these charts when the subgroups have a large sample size and the S chart provides a better understanding of the spread of subgroup data than the range.
- X- MR Charts-
- We use X-MR chart when the data is continuous and also not gathered in subgroups.
- I-MR (Individual moving range) chart is also famous as the X-MR chart.
- It collects a single observation at a time.
4. C Charts (for defects – sample size fixed).
- If the data is discrete, we capture Defects and if the subgroup size is the same, we use the c Chart.
- Use C charts when the data are concerned with the number of defects in a product.
5. P Charts (for defectives – sample size varies).
- If the data is discrete & the subgroup size is varying, we use p Chart.
- P chart is used when the data are the fraction defective of some set of the process output in a statistical process control chart.
- It may be shown how as a percentage of defective.
6. Np Charts (for defectives – sample size fixed).
- If the data attribute, we capture Defectives as well as subgroup size are the same, we use np Chart.
- Np-charts show how the process, measured by the number of nonconforming items (defectives) it also produces, changes over time.
7. U Charts (for defects – sample size varies).
- If the data attribute, we capture Defects & subgroup size is varying, we use the u Chart in the statistical process control example problem.
- U chart displays how the frequency of defects, or nonconformities, is changing over time for a process or system.
Measurement System Analysis (MSA)
MSA is an experimental & mathematical approach that finds out the amount of variation that exists within a measurement process and minimizes the factors putting up to process variation that is truly coming from the measurement system.
Measurement system analysis Six Sigma finds out whether the measurement system is ample for use by evaluating its accuracy, precision, and stability. MSA is the highest misunderstandable & also forgot concept in Six Sigma.
Measurement system analysis (MSA) comprises several techniques to evaluate the performance of a manufacturer’s measurement system. Measurement processes comprise measures, such as gages or software. The measurement system analysis study format aims to conserve the integrity of both the data collection and the data itself. Hence, By going through the information, the analysis provides, companies are better informed of the implications of any measurement error, which leads to decisions about individual products & processes.
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“Continually track process variation using SPC charts to quickly identify and resolve quality issues.”
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Components for Investigation in MSA
There are 5 components to investigate in MSA. The following components of measurement error need to evaluate and pass before establishing process capability and making decisions from the data.
- Bias/ Accuracy:
Bias is also known as Accuracy. It is the difference between the true value & the value from the measurement system. Accuracy shows the closeness to a defined target. For the best evaluation of the ‘Accuracy’ of the data:
- Accept all data as gathered. Assigning a special cause and inspecting data comes later.
- Record the data at the time it occurs.
- Avoid rounding off the data for effective lean transformation.
- On the data collection plan, record all possible details around the data like the machine, exact source, operator, conditions, collector’s name, material, gage, and time. The data should be protected for misplaced decimal points, missing data points, duplicate data entries by mistake, or improper recording procedures.
- Verify the gauge is accurate. If using a weight scale, verify it with a known & calibrated weight. Then, Use hardness blocks to verify hardness testers.
- Subtract the reference value from x̄ to yield the Bias:
Bias = x̄ – Reference Value
Process Variation = 6 Standard Deviations (Sigma).
- Calculate the Bias %
- Bias % = Bias / Process Variation.
- Evaluate the results. If there is a relatively high value, inspect the following possible root causes:
- Appraisers not following the measurement procedure.
- Instability in the measurement.
Stability in measurement system analysis training represents the capacity of a measurement system to produce similar values over time when computing a similar sample. Moreover, Each appraiser should measure the same way every time over a long period & each appraiser should measure the same way as all the others. Hence, A few of the corrective measures include Standard Operating Procedures & re-calibration.
- Choose a part from the middle of the process spread & find out its reference value relative to a traceable standard. So, If a traceable standard is not at hand, measure the part 10 times in a controlled environment and average the values to find out the Reference Value. So, This part/sample will be appointed as the Master Sample.
- The master sample should be measured 3 to 5 times. And also The number of repeats should be fixed. Further, Readings should be taken all over the period to capture the natural environmental variation.
- Plot the data on an x̄ & R chart – consult the Statistical Process Control section of the Toolbox and also calculate control limits.
- Assess the control chart for statistical control.
Linearity is a test to inspect the performance of the measurement system analysis throughout the range of measurements. Sources of linearity error may come from age, and calibration error. If there is a known error then there may be a calculation to account for it and various ranges of measurement.
It evaluates if the similar appraiser can compute the similar sample several times with the similar measurement device & obtain a similar value. Hence, Repeatability will describe the effectiveness of the tool used for measurement purposes.
The aim is to have an appraiser repeat unit readings at least 3 times. The person administering the test should randomize the sequence each time to prevent patterns and bias.
It evaluates if different appraisers can compute a similar sample with a similar measurement device and obtain a similar value.
To optimize reproducibility in Variable Gage R&R:
- Generate a Standard Operating Procedure with visual aids and definitions. When using devices such as micrometers & calipers it all appraisers must squeeze a similar amount. Moreover, Too little or too much pressure at higher levels of resolution can be enough to alter the Gage R&R.
- Visual aids also help. When using an optical comparator to get a higher resolute data point there is a subjectivity to where to place the template or the starting and endpoint on the shadow.
Repeatability and Reproducibility Assessment (Gage R&R)
So, Follow the steps below to perform a measurement system analysis Gage R&R study:
- Find out the number of trials, appraisers & parts.
- Determine 3 appraisers who are well trained in the correct measurement procedure & identify them as A, B & C.
- Fill in the blanks at the top of the form with the needed background information (Gage Type, Date, etc.) and also fill in the blank at the bottom of the form asking for the total specification tolerance.
- Gather 10 parts presenting the range of process variation.
- Determine every part with a number 1-10 in such a way that the appraisers can’t see the numbers as they take the measurements.
- Look at the data collection chart below.
- Begin with Appraiser A & compute each of the 10 parts in random order. A 3rd party should record the results of the first trial in rows A-1st Move to Appraisers B & C and follow the same process. Now repeat the process for trials 2 & 3.
Basics of Measurement Systems Analysis
- Find out the number of repeat readings, appraisers & sample parts. Larger numbers of parts & repeat readings provide results with a higher confidence level, but the numbers should be balanced against the cost, time & disruption involved.
- Use appraisers who normally conduct the measurement & those who are familiar with the equipment and procedures in MSA study Excel format.
- There should be a set, documented measurement procedure that is followed by each appraiser.
- Choose the sample parts to represent the complete process spread. This is a crucial point.
- If applicable, label the exact measurement location on every part to minimize the effect of within-part variation.
- Make sure that the measurement device has ample discrimination/resolution.
- Parts should be numbered & the measurements should be taken in random order so that the appraisers don’t know the number assigned to each part or any previous measurement value for that part.
To validate and enhance measurement systems for accurate data analysis, conduct thorough MSA investigations.
In brief, Measurement System Analysis is not only favorable to consecutive data but also to discrete data categories. So, By evaluating the existing system in an impartial and low incorrect way, MSA makes it possible to compare the prevailing system with its’ future state in a reliable way.
Statistical Process Control helps an organization to assist in specifying the important aspects of essential raw materials and finished products. It also solidifies a consecutive, attentive observation of the finished product which shows any substantial modification in important characteristics.
What is Statistical Process Control (SPC)?
Statistical Process Control (SPC) is a methodology that uses statistical techniques to monitor and control a process. SPC aims to detect and prevent problems before they occur by measuring and analyzing the performance of a process over time.
What is Measurement System Analysis (MSA)?
Measurement System Analysis (MSA) is a method used to evaluate the accuracy and precision of a measurement system. MSA is used to ensure that the measurement system used in SPC is reliable and produces consistent and accurate results.
Why is SPC important in manufacturing?
SPC is important in manufacturing because it helps to identify and eliminate sources of variation in a process, leading to improved quality, reduced waste, and increased efficiency. By monitoring and controlling a process, SPC can help to prevent defects and reduce the need for costly rework or scrap.
What are some common statistical tools used in SPC and MSA?
Some common statistical tools used in SPC and MSA include control charts, process capability analysis, and gauge repeatability and reproducibility studies. Control charts are used to monitor the performance of a process over time, while process capability analysis is used to determine if a process is capable of meeting customer requirements.
- “By effectively identifying and addressing process variations, SPC enables organisations to maintain consistent quality.”
- “MSA contributes to the provision of accurate and trustworthy measurement data, enabling informed decision-making and process enhancements.”
- Businesses can improve the quality of their products and the efficiency of their processes by combining SPC and MSA implementation.


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As a NY estate lawyer with more than two decades drafting, probating and contesting NY wills for New Yorkers I know exactly how important it is to make a properly drafted and executed NY will the benchmark of any NY estate plan. However, it is shocking to know that 63% of Americans, 220,000,000 million, of us still do not have a will. In fact in 2019, more than 1.8 million Americans passed away without a will.
So what is a kinship estate?
The only thing more complicated for a NY estate lawyer than a NY estate case where the decedent passes without a will, is a NY estate where the decedent left behind neither a NY will nor heirs. For instance, if you pass away in NY the NY estate law dictates the line of inheritance. Pursuant to EPTL 4-1.1 of the NY estate law a legal spouse shall inherit the first $50,000.00 of the decedent’s intestate NY estate plus 50% of all testamentary assets. The remaining portion of the decedent’s intestate NY estate, where there is no will, passes to any and all of decedent’s biological or legally adopted children, if any exist. If the decedent is not survived by children then the surviving spouse inherits the entire estate. If the decedent leaves behind only children, then the children would all share in equal portions of the NY estate.
However what happens in instances where the decedent leaves behind neither a NY will, nor a spouse, children, parents, siblings or nieces or nephews? These cases are what is referred to as NY kinship estates. Kathleen Ryan passed away in 2013 leaving behind neither a will, spouse, children, known siblings or nieces or nephews. As such Kathleen Ryan’s estate consisting of a $700,000.00 bank account with no beneficiaries became a kinship estate. As such, the proceeds of the bank account legally become the property of her estate and should thereby pass on to her next of kin, whomever they might be. In this NY kinship estate what happens now?
NY kinship estates normally begin in the medical examiner’s office with either the filing of a notice of death or when nobody claims the remains. The Medical Examiner’s Office will then reach out to notify the Public Administrator’s office of the case. Once notified the quasi-governmental office of the public administrator begins marshalling the decedent’s assets and administering their estate. Customarily these NY kinship estates involve distant relatives, and are often referred to as cousins cases, if none exist, the unclaimed inheritance will even skip down to the next generation to first cousins once removed.
Once NY estate assets are marshalled the public administrator will then file their accounting in the NY estate matter. The proceeds of the unclaimed NY kinship estate, or cousins case, is then made known to potential heirs who will have the opportunity to hire a NY kinship estate lawyer to claim their portion of the NY kinship estate. If their NY kinship lawyer is successful, the distant heirs will receive their portion of the NY kinship estate. However, if unsuccessful the proceeds of the NY kinship estate are paid into the NYS Department of Finance until an heir comes forward to successfully claim the NY kinship estate.
In the Estate of Kathleen Ryan, NY kinship estate lawyers believe but have been unable to prove that decedent Kathleen Ryan had an aunt, Lizzie Ryan who immigrated to New York City. If Lizzie Ryan had any children or grandchildren who survived Kathleen they would step up to inherit as either cousins or cousins once removed of the decedent. However up until now, seven years later, no heirs have been found or have come forward in this matter.
As a New York kinship lawyer, I cannot stress the value of having an attorney drafted will enough. The best way to handle a kinship case is to avoid one by having a NY will. However, if you or a loved one are the distributee of someone who died without a will and need legal counseling from an experienced New York kinship lawyer, please call one of our Estate Lawyers at the Law Offices of Jason W. Stern & Associates at (718) 261-2444 for a free consultation. Our NY estate lawyers have more than 60 years of combined NY estate law experience handling these often treacherous NY kinship cases for families like yours in the counties of Queens, New York, Kings, Bronx, Westchester, Rockland, Nassau, Richmond, Orange, Dutchess as well as in the State of New Jersey.

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