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Select toys are now 40% off at Sears Canada during Sears Days. Get a leg up on your Christmas shopping and check out some of the great sales on toys.
Here are some of the toy deals that made it into my shopping cart:
- Candyland Board Game $7.99 (20%off)
- Lego Firestation Playset $89.99 ($20 off)
- Disney Princess Solid Wood Doll Swing $19.99 (50% off)
- Lego Dynamo Torch $14.39 (20% off)
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YouTube has announced that it will start screening Bollywood films free to Indian viewers.
The newly-launched YouTube Box Office channel will offer high-definition, recently-released films within India.
Anand Gauri, from content partner Yash Raj Productions, announced: "Apart from offering tremendous reach, evolved digital platforms like YouTube also enable the monetization aspect through advertising revenues in an unobtrusive manner, while offering a great online viewing experience to the users.
"We are sure this project will throw up interesting insights and consumption patterns of the digital-friendly audience."
Anushka Sharma and Ranvir Singh hit Band Baaja Baaraat will launch the service later this month.
Chandan Arora's 2010 release Striker became the first Bollywood film to simultaneously release in theatres and on YouTube.


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Interesting & engaging portrayal, Also it never feels forced & showing random details here & there helps adding layers to the story & making it more memorable
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Another proof of Miike's greatness, a generic plot that becomes very much alive thanks to it's characters. The man once more focus his attention on people that are outsiders to society, or that are struggling to find focus in their lives. The plot is wisely trown to a side to let the characters breathe and trap the viewer. Very good casting too. Just go and watch this, right now.
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Community Broadcasters expands into Florida
Watertown-based Community Broadcasters, LLC, has purchased four signals from Apex Broad Broadcasting, Inc., in the Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Fla., market and filed for transfer of the licenses pending approval from the Federal Communications Commission in June.
Community Broadcasters is in partnership with Northwood Ventures of Syosset.
The company owns and operates 16 signals in Upstate and Northern New York, 16 radio stations, seven translators and three TV construction permits in South Carolina.
The Apex Broadcasting purchase adds four new signals to its radio group bringing its total holdings to 46.
SUNY Potsdam concludes $33m capital campaign
The State University of New York concluded its Take the Lead: The Campaign for Potsdam fundraiser on June 30 after raising $33.5 million to support scholarships and programs at the college, eclipsing its final goal by $1.5 million.
The campaign began in 2013 and exceeded its original goal of $27 million one year after launching, which prompted the college to increase the goal to $32 million.
The campaign received donations from nearly 14,000 and brought in $4.3 million in fiscal year 2015-16 alone.
The Take the Lead Campaign garnered 186 Leadership Donors who gave $20,000 or more, of whom 57 were named to the Chancellor's Circle that recognizes donors who gave $100,000 or more. The college also received eight gifts in excess of $1 million during the campaign.
The strategic priorities of the Take the Lead Campaign were academic excellence, scholarships, student experiences, the arts and the Annual Fund for Potsdam. The college exceeded its fundraising goals for all of these categories, including the establishment of 96 new endowed scholarships and the creation of 48 additional program endowments.
J&B Meats relocates
Needing more space and place to call his own, John Bushey has moved his J&B Meats from the Valero station across the bridge to 118 Canal St.
After working as a local grocery store butcher for nearly 30 years, Mr. Bushey opened his meat market featuring marinated chicken and jerked meat in March 2015.
With the expanded new space next to Rite Aid, Mr. Bushey hopes to better serve the community and has added fresh produce from Bush's Gardens, Deer River.
In the future, he plans to add breads and beverages. Eventually he wants to serve soup and sandwiches at the shop.
Fuller Office Supply under new ownership
Fuller & Sons Office Supplies is under new ownership.
Bobbie Stokes has bought the business at 272 State St. The new owner has expanded the hours of business and plans to add inventory to include school supplies and products for the home.
The store is now open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Coyote Moon Vineyards wins international contest
Coyote Moon Vineyard's Island Mama wine won a Best of Class and a Chairman's award at the Dan Berger International Wine Competition in California's Sonoma wine region in June.
The winery also earned Best of Class awards for Moscato, River Time, River Run and Fire Boat White; Chairman's Awards for La Crescent and Brianna; Gold medals for Marquette, and Fire Boat Red; plus five Silver and five Bronze medals for various other wines.
Restaurant to open in Stateway Plaza
Prabin Bhat, a retiring Fort Drum soldier, is following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather.
Mr. Bhat intends to open a restaurant with Indian and Nepalese cuisine in a Stateway Plaza storefront.
His grandfather owned a restaurant in Nepal and his father was a master chef for an Indian restaurant in Chicago for more than 25 years.
"My father is moving here to help me," Mr. Bhat said, adding that Watertown doesn't have an Indian restaurant.
Called B-Hat's Curry House, the restaurant will offer curry, chicken and pork entries and other Indian dishes that Americans have become familiar with in this country.
It will also serve Nepalese items such as lentils and rice, known as Dal Bhat, and curried vegetables, called Takari. Mr. Bhat also pointed out his grandfather was an expert in Nepalese spices.
His father Govinda will be B-Hat's primary chef, while his wife Baranga and mother Gita will also work at the restaurant. In all, seven or eight people will be employed there.
Last month, the Watertown Local Development Corp., also known as the Watertown Trust, approved a five-year, $25,000 loan that carries a term of 5 percent interest. He intends to use the funding for inventory, interior renovations and working capital.
Seating about 50 people, the restaurant will be open from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. He chose the location – between a Dollar General store and a day care center — because it's in a strip plaza and he received "a great deal" from the plaza's owner, Mr. Bhat said.
He's also expecting a loan from the Watertown Savings Bank to help finance the $70,000 project to get the restaurant off the ground.
To learn about starting and opening a business, the soon-to-be retired Fort Drum soldier got help from the Small Business Development Center and through the Boots-to-Business program at Syracuse University.


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The measurment is done by beats not by time. So there are around two seconds missing in the clip.
I did select and copy the original clip and then inserted it in another position.
Thank you for your answer. But bouncing is not the solution. In my picture, the length of the original clip is 4:00:00 . The clip length of the copied clip is 3:03:240. Yes, this behaviour of Cakewalk is only a problem for my eyes. But perhaps it can be fixed in one of the next versions.
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Fresh air. Great quantities of it can be gulped and savored at the Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival, the annual outdoor arts marathon that runs this summer from August 13 to September 4. But fresh air is only the beginning.
With its marble surfaces sparkling in the summer sun, or basking at night in the glow from the windows of nearby apartment buildings, Lincoln Center once again will host an amazing series of events. This year marks the Out of Doors Festival's 35th anniversary, thanks to generous sponsorship from Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman. As always, the performances are designed to appeal to viewers of all kinds, with premier artists ranging from the slender athletes of the Paul Taylor Dance Company to the rugged sound of New Orleans bluesman Dr. John, with many a thrilling stop along the way.
Among the other dance headliners will be the Limón Dance Company, which preserves the soulful, modern masterworks created by the troupe's late founder, Jose Limón, and also commissions edgy, contemporary pieces from such artists as Doug Varone and feminist choreographer Susanne Linke. Dance-maker Stephen Petronio will take viewers into the post-postmodern era with his amazingly loose and fluid articulations while the muscular divas of Complexions Contemporary Ballet flex their joints in choreography of extroverted glamour.
In addition, Lincoln Center Out of Doors has offered two commissions to dance groups this summer. Souloworks/Andrea E. Woods & Dancers and the musical ensemble Women of the Calabash will present Molibungwe: Let the Voices of Women Be Praised. And Arthur Aviles Typical Dance Theatre, from the Bronx, offers Flow to the Groove, a salute to the disco era. Aviles will recall the wild nights of the 1970s with supernumeraries in Disco Duck costumes and roller-bladers who swirl to hits by the likes of Donna Summer and Gloria ("I Will Survive") Gaynor. Says Jenneth Webster, the Festival's programming director, "These companies are there because of the extremely joyous content of their work. They look beautiful outside and their work is understandable and accessible to a broad range of people."
Musical highlights at the Festival will include consummate jazz artist (and Grammy and Tony Award winner) Dee Dee Bridgewater, who will croon Une Soirée des Chansons Jazz, a tasteful evening of selections from the French jazz songbook. Legendary drummer and Jazz Hall-of-Famer Chico Hamilton will appear with his multigenerational band, Euphoria, and three-time Grammy winner Paul Winter.
A highly imaginative ensemble, Kevin Gordon and his Gotham Radio Players, will take listeners back to the 1940s, those golden days when "special effects" meant a sound table loaded with a washboard and tin cans filled with nails, with Old Time Radio Comes Alive.
The extraordinary, genre-busting sounds of Africa will be heard in the person of Angelique Kidjo, a sassy vocalist from Benin who now lives in Paris and blends various styles of Western Pop with the traditions of her native land. Kidjo's works can be sampled at her Web site, www.angeliquekidjo.com. The Festival also includes the Zérui Group, an offshoot of the mellow and sun-kissed musical scene in Cape Verde.
Just the opposite of mellow, the International Hip Hop Exchange: The Underground Vanguard will bring together rapping MCs and spinning DJs from Puerto Rico and Brazil, the United States and Africa. Their counterpart, Fly Dance Company, from Houston, will showcase hip-hop set to every kind of music, from classical to funk.
Lincoln Center Out of Doors typically reaches into the city's neighborhoods to recruit artists. No one needs to tell New Yorkers that their homes possess artistic riches beyond compare, and this wealth is spread through every community. The city's boroughs and neighborhoods are alive with creative action representing people from every part of the globe. These artists do not always have a long reach, however, and may not be recognized outside their niches. That's where Lincoln Center steps in, partnering with such groups as the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, which this summer will curate a concert of works by young African American choreographers, including Ronald K. Brown, Jamel Gaines, and Nathan Trice.
This year the Brooklyn Arts Council also will come on board with a program called FOLK FEET representing the ethnic enclaves of Brooklyn. In the same vein, the Taipei Cultural Center will introduce the Hung-Sheng Lion Dance Theater, which will parade with acrobats exhibiting amazing martial arts skills. The Chinese American Arts Council will offer From Chinatown with Love: 25 Years, an afternoon of classical Chinese music and Painting Face style Chinese opera.
There will be Japanese taiko drummers and Native American rock musicians; wailing Middle Eastern vocalists and African stilt dancers; steel-pan drummers from the Caribbean and Mexican guitarists; puppets, mummers, and masked theater.
Webster herself is always on the lookout for talent as she moves around the city. "Let's say I go to Brooklyn and I'm walking around in Fort Greene. There's always something to look at. There's always something to see and hear," she says. The LaCasita Project at Lincoln Center Out of Doors, for example, comes directly from her personal experience of living on the Lower East Side and visiting, sitting in, and enjoying the community gardens there. The project re-creates the ambience of the neighborhood casitas, or "little houses," that are focal points for spontaneous poetry and musical performances both in the gardens of the Lower East Side and throughout the Caribbean. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority and its Arts for Transit program are partners, too, this year.
It all finishes up with a bang and a twang the weekend of September 3 and 4 with the Lincoln Center Out of Doors tradition and series within a series, the Roots of American Music Festival, curated by Coleman Barkin. This year's "Roots" will pay tribute to the country-western and cowboy ballads made famous across America by radio broadcasts from the Grand Ole Opry, in Nashville. Legends Doc Watson and Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder are featured, along with many more singer/songwriters and acoustic virtuosi, such as Sourdough Slim, Rosemary Woods, Robbie "Connell, and The Highwaymen.
"We wanted to create that feeling of celebration," says Webster, "that amazing feeling that every breath you take is a great breath of wonderful life."
Robert Johnson is the dance critic for the Star-Ledger in Newark and reviews editor for Pointe magazine.


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Kirby Star Allies review – is this the best platformer on the Nintendo Switch?
Kirby flies on to the Nintendo Switch in a hectic platformer, with a good dose of multiplayer action, that's best when it's at its busiest
KIRBY'S first outing on the Ninendo Switch is here, and it's a must-have for fans of 2d platformers.
Unlike the console's other big hitters (read Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey), Kirby Star Allies doesn't mess with the formula.
You still have to gobble enemies to copy their abilities and side-scroll through levels, with a trio of chums, defeating bosses along the way.
And the usual cast of friends and foes are present: There's King Dedede (a greedy penguin monarch), Meta Knight (a masked swordsman), and loads of Waddle Dees (squishy baddies).
What sounds like giddy fun on paper makes for an infectious gaming experience, too.
We'd be surprised if your real-life buddies don't want a spin when you fire it up on the telly or on the go.
And, this being the Switch, up to three of them can join you on your psychedelic journey.
And when it really starts popping – like when you're soaring on the back of a star, zapping enemies, while the level crumbles around you – it recalls the mindless fun of an arcade shooter.
However, we did notice the frame rate drop a tad in handheld mode during these chaotic moments.
But it could well go unnoticed in the thick of the action.
The game's storyline doesn't really matter – which it realises by skipping straight to the action.
You won't find any extended cut scenes here.
The action takes Kirby and his rotating set of pals from his home on Dream Land to the far-flung reaches of outer space.
It's here that the game begins to build up steam.
At the start, it's easy to let your buddies (who you capture by throwing hearts) do the fighting while you conserve your health.
But, as the game progresses, you have to think about who you want to buddy up with.
It all boils down to the power-ups they pack and how they'll combine with your current ability.
Get it right and you'll be able to unlock hidden items (including puzzle pieces and secret stages), all of which you'll need to 100% complete the game.
Plus, the right team is also crucial against bosses.
If a villain packs an ice or electricity weapon, for example, you better have a frosty or flame companion alongside for the battle.
Fortunately, the enemies you need to capture (and transform into friends) usually respawn, giving you plenty of opportunities to get it right.
This also lends itself to the easy nature of Kirby Star Allies, but we can think of worse video game crimes.
As always, Kirby's copy abilities are a highlight.
Your spoilt for choice but, if we had to pick a fave, we'd go with the Street Fighter-style power-up.
It sees Kirby don a red bandanna and upper cut the opposition.
Pretty badass for a pink fella who likes to kiss his best mates.
But, it's exactly these types of cutesy elements that help the game shine.
Despite lacking an engrossing plot, its central theme of friendship and camaraderie will leave you feeling all pink and fuzzy inside.
As long as you ignore the terrifying fact that Kirby can eat his pals.
The only downside is that it takes a while for it to offer any real challenge.
Those who hang around past the super-easy first quarter of the game will be rewarded with richer gameplay down the line.
The result is a colourfully, chaotic title that's a multiplayer blast.
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If you're looking for a traditional platformer that can be enjoyed by Nintendo fans young and old, Kirby is a solid bet.
At least until Crash Bandicoot makes his Switch debut.
Rating: ★★★★☆
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"Your wife certainly comes from a different background than yours as no two houses are exactly the same. Six months is simply nothing for a person to accept and adapt to the new environment. You need to give her time. If you have a problem with her anger, tell her in a non-judgmental way. Also, tell that you are with her and you will help her reduce it. She needs your support because she is alone in that new place. Maybe she has a different perspective. You can then explain the viewpoint of your parents and make her realize that now they are also her parents. Tell her to think over her baby's future. Divorce will ruin so many lives, especially that of your baby."
Dear Brother,
As cliché as it may sound, but the beginning is easy, continuing is hard. This is a reality that can be applied to every aspect of life. Similarly, it is also reflected in the institution of marriage.
In your case, tying the knot was quite easy, especially because your marriage was an arranged marriage. Your relationship proceeded in a similar manner as to what couples usually experience; joy, excitement, and infatuation, which is usual for the initial honeymoon phase of marriage. The real quest begins with time. Do you really think six months is long enough to understand each other or to end a marriage?
Let me remind you, it is not a girlfriend-boyfriend unofficial dating scene where things can suddenly go off. No, it is a pact; it is marriage. Islam has stressed upon the importance of marriage with the purpose of family and shows strict resentment against the permissible act of divorce. But why do people talk about exiting a relationship? Why can't people try their best to live up to the challenges?
The act of divorce might appear to be an easy option similar to the act of threatening the spouse to separate. In both cases, it is human nature to opt for an easy way out of a difficult situation. But humans do not realize the consequences of such decisions that are intensified, especially for those, like your wife, who is about to give birth to a baby.
Have you tried talking to your wife about why does she behave this way? It has only been few months which are certainly insufficient to understand the spouse, his family, and the new rules, and to adjust/adapt to them.
With a child, things become more complicated. The girl, who has just left everything, will not only have to adapt to the new norms but will also have to bear in mind the upcoming additional responsibility of a child – let alone her hormone changes and mood swings during pregnancy. Do you realize this stress?
I recommend that you think over the situation. For a minute, keep aside how your wife has been threatening you and making unreasonable demands. Think about the times you have actually consoled her when she missed her family. Reflect upon the moments when you were there when she needed you. It seems that the bond between you two is quite shaky. There is lack of communication and understanding between you two. First of all, you need to tell her, your parents, her parents, and yourself, that divorce is not a solution to this trouble.
Dear brother, love does not make you weak. Instead, it is your strength that saves you from doing something that is disliked by Allah. Things might appear to be complicated as your personal matter is now being intervened by the two families. I advise that for the time being, keep families away from deciding things for you. Take the matter in your hand. Thinking she will realize that she needs to respect you and until then you will not let her in is not an act of compromise. It will instead deteriorate the situation.
Such acts might work, but the timeliness and the attitude of the other person plays an important role. In your case, it seems that your wife is willing to separate but she is still detrimental. If she was very sure, she would have taken a step instead of threatening you. Therefore, there is room to save the relationship that will only be possible if both parties agree on compromising a bit.
If her anger is the problem, what approach have you been practicing? Slapping her for talking against your parents is not an act appropriate for a gentleman. When things reach up to the point of divorce, both parties are to be blamed. When things go wrong with people, they experience the most helpless feeling of being a victim. Consequently, everyone around appears to be the culprit and be better off. This is not the case because your acts must have aggravated the situation in some way or the other. The best way to find them out and to resolve them is to think over it and talk to your wife.
If you are not ready to call her back and if she is not willing to come, simply tell her that you want to give it one final shot. Meet her somewhere outside and talk to her. Let her speak. Even if she talks against your parents, have the courage to listen to it because maybe there might be something wrong happening behind your back that is triggering her wrong behavior. It might also be possible that she is overreacting to a situation. In all these cases, you need to hear her out.
Your wife certainly comes from a different background than yours as no two houses are exactly the same. Six months is simply nothing for a person to accept and adapt to the new environment. You need to give her time. If you have a problem with her anger, tell her in a non-judgmental way. Also, tell that you are with her and you will help her reduce it. She needs your support because she is alone in that new place. Maybe she has a different perspective. You can then explain the viewpoint of your parents and make her realize that now they are also her parents. Tell her to think over her baby's future. Divorce will ruin so many lives, especially that of your baby.
Convince her to give the relationship some more time so that you both can gradually work out the issues that cause conflict. Maybe you want to seek the help of a marriage counselor or imam to assist you in solving your marital problems. In the Quran, Allah encourages Muslims to ask those who know, if we don't know (16:43). Therefore, you should not feel shy seeking help from counseling, if you feel the need for it.
Dear brother, the new little member will bring so much happiness in your life and will connect the couple and weave them into a strong bond, in sha' Allah. You need to make your wife realize the importance of marriage and parenthood and the sacrifices that one has to make to live happily. There is no need to burden her with the dos and don'ts of the new house. Relax. Give her time to adjust, and give your relationship a considerable amount of time that will definitely solve things, in sha' Allah.
Every couple goes through good and bad times. Things between you two must not travel to the ears of the surrounding, and in sha' Allah it will be in the greater benefit of you two and the child.
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Convergence of community organisation and PRIs evolved in the context of decentralisation and Peoples' Plan Campaign. The three member Task Force that recommended the formation of Kudumbashree Mission had made recommendations regarding Kudumbashree's identity and positioning vis-à-vis the PRIs.
The evolution of Kudumbashree - PRI convergence during the early phase of Kudumbashree was due to the following.
- Decentralisation and the Peoples' Plan Campaign, which set the context.
- The recommendations of the three member Task Force, which proposed an engaging relationship between community organisations and PRIs without scope for subordination.
- The design of the community organisation, which foresaw the need for convergence, and the campaign mode of implementation through PRIs that the Kudumbashree Mission adopted for expansion of the community organisation network.


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Carla Jong is Project Manager at the Port of Amsterdam in The Netherlands. She is well experienced in managing projects for sustainable and safe port development. Port development in a fast growing metropolitan region where it is all about the impact of the port and connecting the port with the surrounding area. At the moment she manages a big wind energy development project within the Amsterdam port area which will generate local renewable energy for the region.
Carla graduated in Process engineering at the University of Applied Sciences in Utrecht and in Public administration at the University of Amsterdam. After working as an advisor for the Dutch cities of Rotterdam and Amsterdam, she has now worked for 7 years at the Port of Amsterdam, a corporatized organisation into which she fitted well as it operates at the intersection between government and private maritime and industrial companies.
Port of Amsterdam is Western Europe's fourth largest port and plays a large role in the transhipment and processing of energy products. Port of Amsterdam is committed to being a smart port and to adding value for customers and the environs in a sustainable and innovative manner. It seeks to promote growth at companies, while still taking a careful approach to the available space and the quality of water, soil and air. Port of Amsterdam aims to achieve this through intensive cooperation with partners in the business community (national and international), city and region.


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India-based shipping company Great Eastern Shipping (G E Shipping) has signed a contract to purchase an 81,605cbm VLGC. The vessel was built in 2006 and the delivery is expected for the second quarter of 2019.
However, the name and the price of the vessel remains unveiled.
At present, the shipping company owns a fleet of 48 vessels, which is made up of 34 tankers and 14 bulkers with an average age of 11.03 years.
Greece-based dry bulk shipping firm Star Bulk Carriers has completed the acquisition of sixteen bulkers from entities affiliated with Augustea Atlantica SpA and York Capital Management in an all-share transaction.
The vessels in question are composed of five Newcastlemaxes / Capesizes, two Mini Capesizes, eight Post Panamaxes/ Kamsarmaxes and one Ultramax. They were mainly constructed in Japan and Korea with an average age of 4.5 years.
Star Bulk will see its fleet hit 90 units, with a total capacity of 10.2 million dwt upon the delivery of the sixteen bulkers.
The Dutch maritime industry has been rejuvenating after many years of depression.
Chairman of the Netherlands Maritime Technology (NMT) trade association Bas Ort said that the country's shipbuilders has gained many orders in 2017. The orderbook totaled 93 vessels with a combined tonnage of 437,000 CGT. According to Bas Ort, the yards mainly received the orders for cutter suction dredgers and super yachts.
However, the global orderbooks decreased even more, and a number of yards found themselves in difficulties. The effects were especially visible in China and South Korea.
"The only way for the global shipbuilding industry to survive is constant innovation and a focus on fair international competition," Bas Ort says.
"This is why NMT continued its efforts to once again get a subsidy for innovations in new vessels up and running in 2017. We remain committed to a level playing field, both outside and within Europe. Meanwhile, more and more companies are also seeing that the Netherlands is in a position to become one of the international leaders in making shipping more sustainable."
A strong Green Deal between the sector and the national government (as announced in the Dutch coalition agreement in 2017) should help in this context.
"The coming years will see all kinds of environmental regulations come into force that affect shipping. Our yards and maritime suppliers have the innovative solutions required to supply vessels, and technologies that meet the most stringent requirements. Public authorities, vessel owners and maritime suppliers will have to work together to fulfil our stated ambition of maintaining a level playing field in this context too."
Norway-based ferry company Norled under DSD Group has placed an order of two additional double ended diesel electric hybrid ferries at Polish Remontowa Shipbuilding.
The ordering of the vessel pair, based on the LMG 120-DEH design, came less than a month after the signing of the shipbuilding contract for the first two units.
Hong Kong-based containership owner Seaspan Corporation has recently registered an almost 100 percent yearly rise in net earnings for the first half of this year, from US$68.3 million recorded a year ago to US$135.7 million this year.
The shipowner cited the fleet expansion as the main reason for the increase in net earnings. Specifically, it added the containership fleet of the Greater China Intermodal Investments (GCI) after taking over the latter. Besides, it received four 10,000teu containerships and all of them kicked off a long-term charter with
The company's fleet is composed of over 100 containerships whose total capacity exceeds 900,000 TEU. Its age averages 5 years.
Bulker operator Navios Maritime Partners has inked an agreement to buy a pair of bulkers from its affiliate, Navios Maritime Holdings, for US$79 million in July 2018.
The ships in question are the 2016-built Panamax Navios Sphera and the 2016-built Capesize Navios Mars, featuring 84,872dwt and 181,259dwt respectively.
Navios Partners mentioned the acquisition in its second quarter financial report. Besides, the company bolstered its fleet with three Panamaxes, built in 2006 and 2005, for the period. The three vessels are respectively the 74,475dwt Navios Altair I, the 74,381dwt Navios Symmetry, and the 87,052dwt Navios Apollon I.
In addition, Navios Partners booked a net loss of US$29.5 million in the second quarter, down from a net income of US$4.1 million recorded in the same period a year ago.
GoodBulk Ltd. has spent US$68.3 million acquiring two second-hand Capsizes, each of which weighs 180,000dwt. They are expected to be delivered by Sept.30, 2018.
The two bulkers were built in 2011 and 2012 by South Korean shipbuilder Daehan.
Hong Kong-based Agritrade Resources Limited has decided to dispose of one of its very large crude carriers (VLCCs) Sea Latitude. The carrier was built in 2001 by a South Korean shipyard. The company cited the age and high maintenance costs as the major reasons for the sale.
The company has inked a memorandum of agreement with Singapore-based Da Shun Shipping to sell the vessel for US$22.5 million.
The delivery of the vessel is expected on or before August 7, 2018.
It is worth noting that the crude shipping industry is plagued by low freight rates in the first half of 2018. The earnings for VLCCs during the period were only
US$6,001 per day on average.
Luxembourg-based transportation company CLdN Cobelfret has recently obtained a loan from a German bank to purchase two new roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessels. The company plans to refresh its fleet in the North Sea region by the two additions.
The company will receive EU€73 million (approximately US$85.3 million) from KfW IPEX-Bank for the purchase.
The bank said that the pair's CO2 emissions will be much lower than those of the current fleet.
The two ferries are to be constructed at South Korean shipyard Hyundai Mipo Dockyard.
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has recently started the construction of 22,000teu container ships ordered by CMA CGM in September 2017. The steel cutting ceremony was held on July 26 at CSSC's Jiangnan Shipbuilding. The ships measure 400 meters in length, 61.3 meters in breadth and 33.5 meters in depth, which are the largest container ships worldwide.
The pair of vessels are part of a series of nine with the other seven under construction in CSSC's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding. As disclosed, the value of the series totals US$1.2 billion.
It is worth noting that they will all be equipped with LNG-powered engines, marking them the world's largest ships to be fuelled by LNG.


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Give Me the Daggers by Adrian Cole
The Music of Bleak Entrainment by Gary A. Braunbeck
Into the Mountains with Mother Old Growth by Christian Riley
The Grimlorn Under the Mountain by James Aquilone
Dolls by Paul Dale Anderson
Gut Punch by Jason A. Wyckoff
Educational Upgrade by Bret McCormick
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Have you ever asked yourself how you would keep your man? If you've asked yourself this question, 'how to keep him interested', then you'll open your mind up to a little self-improvement. Why Honesty Is the Best PolicyLet's start with your level of honesty in the relationship. Are you laughing at his jokes even when they aren't funny? Do you reach for compliments to shower him with? If you answered yes, then you are probably trying too hard. If his jokes aren't funny, don't laugh. Don't be rude and criticize the joke, just don't laugh. When he looks amazing, tell him. When he doesn't, don't lie. Don't point out what's wrong with his appearance. Instead, give him a gift that will look amazing on him. Don't buy his love with excessive gift giving. The gift is an introduction to a new style, not a bribe. Don't use the gifts as an excuse to see him. Drop it off at his apartment or leave it at the front desk where he works. If you force yourself on him bearing gifts, you give the appearance of being clingy or even worse needy.To keep him interested keep in mind that men often look for three things.- Physical Appearance- Emotional Balance- LaughterPhysical Appearance - You don't have to be a size five or have an hourglass figure to get his attention. However, you do have to wear items that are flattering to your physique. Get rid of that ponytail and buy a curling iron. Visit your nearest Clinique counter and have them do a workup on you. That doesn't mean you buy every product in the display cabinet. Yet, you should buy the items that enhance your basic beauty. The right shade of lipstick and little mascara will boost your self-esteem a couple notches. Your physical shape or size is irrelevant. How you present that shapely size is what he will respond to.Emotional Balance – Drama queens are for the theatre. Keep your emotions on an even level that won't make him feel as if he needs to walk on eggshells. Men like a woman that has her head on straight and can express herself without going into a fits tears or rage or self-pity. He will respond to a woman that is sensitive; yet doesn't break down into tears. Men expect women to be emotional, but they can't handle being put into the middle of an emotional hurricane.Remember to be true to yourself. If you agree with his every word because you don't want a confrontation then you are giving the signal that you can't think for yourself. This is not an attractive trait.Laughter – Laughter is the key to the soul. Everyone loves someone that they can laugh with; someone that can laugh at their own mistakes. A sense of humor shows him that you have a grip on life and that you can see the positive side of different situations. Most importantly, be yourself. Feel good about who you are. When you feel good, you give off an energy that attracts people to you. Hope this piece of information is helpful to you when you are trying to keep your man interested in you.
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When students engage in a dialogue with themselves, they are able to orient, organize, and focus their thinking. By talking through steps and procedures, learners are able to go through multi-step math processes and consciously direct their Attention to relevant aspects of their learning, retaining these processes in Long-term Memory.
Learn how these teachers promote Metacognition in their classrooms. From 0:52, watch how teachers model articulating how they solve a problem and prompt students to explain their own thinking. This allows the students to become aware of how they think while also providing teachers insight on how students are understanding the concepts.
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For those of you not familiar with Amex Offers, it's a program available through most Amex cards, where different cards are eligible for different savings and bonus offers. In many cases the offers can be huge, and more than offset the annual fee on a card.
To view Amex Offers, go to the bottom of the account summary page of any American Express card, where you'll see all the offers you're eligible for. These offers come in different forms, including discounts and even in some cases bonus points.
This week we've seen some great new offers for hotel stays, including for stays at several Hilton and Marriott brands. Now there's a new Amex Offer for a Marriott brand that was excluded from the last promo.
With this new, targeted Amex Offer, you can earn $100 back when you spend $500+ at a Ritz-Carlton in select locations by December 24, 2018.
This promotion is valid for stays in the US, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Canada, Mexico, Aruba, and Cayman Islands.
All eligible room rates and room charges should qualify towards this offer, including taxes and other fees. It would appear as if you could use this even for a stay after the deadline, as long as your room is charged prior to the deadline (so if that's the case you'd want to book a pre-paid rate — just make sure the hotel actually charges you at the time you book, because sometimes hotels don't charge you right away for pre-paid rates). You don't have to spend the entire $500 in one transaction, but rather multiple transactions should qualify.
This promotion is targeted, though it at least seems to be pretty widely targeted. In my case, all of my American Express cards (with the exception of my Hilton Card, understandably) are targeted for the offer, including The Platinum Card® from American Express, The Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from American Express, Marriott Bonvoy American Express Card, and Marriott Bonvoy Business™ American Express® Card.
The ideal would be to have this offer on a Starwood Card, since you'd earn 6x Marriott points for your purchase while also saving money.
Getting 20% back on Ritz-Carlton stays in certain increments is a solid value. Amex Offers is such a great program, and for many more than justifies the annual fees on many cards (and in some cases even allows you to "make money" on cards, since these are even on no annual fee cards).
If you book a stay costing significantly more than $500, you can always ask them to charge multiple credit cards at check-out, so that you can maximize your rewards and savings.
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Bogoberi Calabar
Bogoberi is a residential area in Calabar city. It is situated in close proximity to the popular river. A good number of attractions can be easily located within the vicinity of Bogoberi, like the Calabar Nation Museum, a great place to be visited. Some few other attractions in close proximity to Bogoberi are Millennium Park, U.J Stadium, Botanic Gardens and several more.
Dining in Bogoberi, Calabar
There are several places to dine in around Bogoberi, Calabar. You can try out Village Kitchen, BMJ Café, Mr Fans restaurant, and s and several. These restaurants are all good places to enjoy a good meal in Bogoberi.
Accommodations in Bogoberi Calabar
Ahkira Lodge, Royal Bit Hotel and Ness IV Brothers Hotel Limited are good places to spend the night in Bogoberi, Calabar. Find and book any of these hotels now on Travel.jumia.com
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Hill+Knowlton has launched a new division to help Chinese brands to connect with consumers in foreign markets.
The new platform, called The Shanghai Addition, will provide business, innovation, data and creative services to brands such as Huawei, Honor, and Envision.
The Shanghai Addition will be based in Shanghai, but will form part of the agency's global Center of Creative Strategy. It will be led by Hill+Knowlton UK CEO Richard Millar along with UK chief creative strategist Simon Shaw.
Millar said: "Economic and political shifts in the world present a greater than ever opportunity for China and Chinese brands to step onto the global stage in a meaningful way."
H+K global chairman and CEO Jack Martin said, "The Shanghai Addition brings the skills of the London Center of Creative Strategy to China. It will house a fluid and agile team focused on the new services and products demanded by the changing needs of our clients. Its purpose is to serve the global ambitions of Chinese brands by developing strategies to connect them with audiences around the world through H+K's extensive network."


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Scott Speed took his third consecutive event victory by winning in Atlantic City.
The reigning champion battled intensely with team mate Tanner Foust on the opening lap, trading the lead multiple times. It was Foust who got in front, as Speed and Steve Arpin settled in behind.
As Foust extended his lead, 2014 champion Joni Wiman and series newcomer Chris Atkinson dropped out of contention.
Foust's lead was not to last, however, as a puncture saw him drop back and Speed move forward.
A dramatic final lap saw both Patrik Sandell and Brian Deegan move up into the podium spots as everyone else in the field hit trouble.
Speed added to his pole position, heat, and semi final wins to take the event win and championship lead. Sandell and Deegan were in second and third respectively. Arpin and Foust held on to complete the top five.
GRC Lites honours were taken by Alex Keyes who took his fourth career win and first of the 2016 season. Travis PeCoy and Colin Braun rounded out the podium.


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Festive waste: How much do we throw away over the Christmas period?
— 1 billion Christmas cards.
— 83 sq km of wrapping paper (enough to plaster the whole of Brighton and Hove with festive greetings).
— 125,000 tonnes plastic packaging.
— Six million Christmas trees (as many as there are trees in Epping Forest and all London's parks put together).
— 4200 tonnes of aluminium foil, enough to manufacture 14 Boeing 747s.
Source: Envirowaste
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Two French tourists who were held hostage in Burkina Faso have thanked the French soldiers who "lost their lives to free us from this hell".
Two French special forces soldiers died during the raid, which rescued four hostages and killed four kidnappers.
"All our thoughts go out to the families of the soldiers and to the soldiers, said Laurent Lassimouillas, one of the French hostages.
Two hostages, from the US and South Korea, have not yet been named.
Mr Lassimouillas was kidnapped on 1 May along with Patrick Picque. The two music teachers were on safari in the remote Pendjari National Park in northern Benin.
The pair, along with the South Korean, have now returned to France, arriving on Saturday at Villacoublay airport outside Paris to be greeted by President Emmanuel Macron.
French special forces soldiers Cédric de Pierrepont and Alain Bertoncello died during the raid in Burkina Faso.
Mr Macron has announced a national tribute will be held on Tuesday in Paris in honour of the soldiers.
Mr Lassimouillas said: "We would like to thank the French authorities and those of Burkina Faso for participating in our liberation, so that we are now very far from all this hell we have been through."
He also paid tribute to the pair's Beninese driver and guide, who was killed by the kidnappers.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian urged people to take note of official travel warnings.
"The zone where our two citizens were has for some time now been considered a red zone, which means it's a zone where you shouldn't go, where you're taking significant risks if you do go," Mr Le Drian told Europe 1 radio.
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The law of diminishing returns is very old and fundamental principle of economics. It plays an essential role in production theory. According to the law, when variable factors of production are successively increased while keeping one or two other factors constant, then after a point the marginal output will begin to decline. For example, adding more and more workers to a job will increase total output but diminish marginal output after a certain point.
Law of Diminishing Returns (Explanation)
The law of diminishing returns can be explained with the help of a schedule and a diagram.
The above table shows when the employer applies 1 unit of variable factor (labor and capital) while keeping the units of machine constant, he gets 600 production of bottles. When he increased the unit of variable factor from 1 to 2, his production increased from 600 to 700 bottles. We can see the marginal output is increasing till third unit of variable factor. After third unit of variable factor is employed, the marginal output goes on declining. This declining of marginal output after third unit is showing the law of diminishing returns.
The law of diminishing returns can further be illustrated by using an imaginary diagram.
Units of variable factors of production (capital and labor) on X-axis and units of marginal output on Y-axis have been measured in the above diagram (2.3). We can see the marginal output is increasing till second unit of variable factor. After the second unit of variable factor, the marginal output begins to decline which is representing the law of diminishing returns.
Assumptions of The Law
The law of diminishing returns is based on the following assumptions:
1. Technique of production must remain constant.
2. The law is applicable in short run. It will not work in long run, because in long run all factors of production become variable.
3. All the units of variable factors should be similar to each other and are equally efficient.
4. At least one factor of production must be kept fixed.
Law of Increasing Cost
As marginal output is declining with the successive use of variable factors, the marginal cost is rising. Therefore, the law of diminishing returns is also known as the law of increasing cost. The given below table is illustrating the law of increasing cost.
The above table shows as the units of labor is applied successively while keeping the units of machine constant at 7, the marginal output of bottle is declining and the marginal cost per bottle is rising which is representing the law of increasing cost.


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News flash. This morning is the first time I have felt better. Plain and simple, I woke up feeling almost human, even danced my feet around in bed before getting up. After so many days of feeling terrible, it feels good to sit in a chair. Yes. This is an accomplishment as I have been unable to be out of bed for any time other than using the restroom.
With it being Sunday I do not expect to hear a lot of news, so I will relax and sit in the chair from time to time alternating with napping.
Some of you have been writing to me about eating yogurt, which will help to repopulate my body with the good germs that are being destroyed along with the bad germs by the antibiotics. My oncology team is very open to complementary modalities, so I have been eating yogurt as much as possible as I go through this. I love yogurt of all types and have worn out a couple of yogurt makers over the years. When I buy it, I get unflavored because of my diabetes and flavor it myself. I have made thick yogurt, so Greek is definitely a favorite. All I need to do is remember to order it at mealtime so I am getting it along with my Glucerna and whatever else.
I had a bit of a disaster with physical therapy yesterday as my legs buckled after going only a short distance because I was so weak. Today, it was quite a different story. I was able to traverse twice the distance and still have energy to sit in the chair. This is definitely a high point for me and has lasted a couple of hours. As most metsters know, we live on a roller coaster that can go up and down in a matter of minutes, and these past few days have been a long run of valleys with this morning being up for the first time. I am enjoying the time and will continue to hope that it lasts at least a few hours and be grateful for having these good moments. I fear a fever trying to come on, so I'm going to close down and relax in bed a while and will my body to do what I want.
Thank you, all, for your amazing support and continual encouragement. I am deriving much strength and hope from your various messages.
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2015 - Jordan Spieth
2014 - Bubba Watson
2013 - Adam Scott (Australia)
2012 - Bubba Watson
2011 - Charl Schwartzel (South Africa)
2010 - Phil Mickelson
2009 - Angel Cabrera (Argentina)
2008 - Trevor Immelman (South Africa)
2007 - Zach Johnson
2006 - Phil Mickelson
2005 - Tiger Woods
2004 - Phil Mickelson
2003 - Mike Weir (Canada)
2002 - Tiger Woods
2001 - Tiger Woods
2000 - Vijay Singh (Fiji)
1999 - Jose Maria Olazabal (Spain)
1998 - Mark O'Meara
1997 - Tiger Woods
1996 - Nick Faldo (England)
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We hope you've been enjoying our blog series. Here's another from us and Dell Tech Center:
By now, you have recognized that the performance gap between the CPU and hard disk-based storage systems has been increasing significantly every year. Until now, you may have even relied on popular workarounds to reduce this gap (e.g. RAID schemes and/or expensive cache memory). As this technical bulletin points out, traditional HDD storage systems increasingly struggle to meet the I/O performance requirements of data-hungry applications.
At the same time, the cost of flash storage continues to decrease. Moreover, flash storage can now be deployed in much greater capacities than cache, giving you the opportunity to reduce latency and improve overall performance. But what about using flash in an external storage array? With auto-tiering and other advancements, large amounts of flash storage (in the form of solid state drives (SSDs)) is becoming commonplace in the enterprise.
The Increasing Power and Value of SSDs
SSDs with a SAS interface are designed for use within an external storage array. They are primarily designed to handle high volume, write-intensive applications such as online transaction processing (OLTP), mail servers, and other common enterprise applications. Engineered to maximize write endurance, these drives provide long-lasting sustained performance by relying on advanced intelligence that promotes "wear-leveling" and other features required in the data center.
As an example, using industry-leading Samsung 12Gbps SAS SSDs as a second layer of cache in a storage array will help accelerate the transfer of data between a system's DRAM-based cache and HDDs. This has the effect of reducing latency, as hot data is stored in the higher-performing flash storage cache, thereby reducing the need to read data from slower-moving HDDs. It's ideal for systems that repeatedly access the same blocks of storage and then quickly change to repeatedly access a different set of blocks, an occurrence we often see with databases that handle online transactions.
Additionally, as the $/GB price of SSDs continues to fall, there are increased opportunities to make use of different drive types within an array. Many storage arrays include auto-tiering, a technology that stores more frequently accessed data on the fastest storage available and less frequently accessed data on slower (but typically higher capacity) storage options.
Maximizing Your Auto-Tiered Configuration
So what is key to maximizing an auto-tiered configuration? It's knowing how much space you need. A simple way to determine this is to examine the daily amount of "data change" for the servers configured to use auto-tiered storage. If the amount of SSD storage is a little larger than the amount of data that is changing, then all of the most recently used data for any given day will remain within the SSD storage.
On some occasions, you even may consider deploying an SSD-only storage array. While this will certainly deliver sustained performance improvements across the servers attached to the array, there are other considerations that should play a role in your configuration decisions (e.g., total capacity, cost, data protection, and redundancy requirements).
Knowing that a primary reason for choosing SSDs is performance acceleration, it would be best to first consider the business goals that are driving the decision-making process and how technology can help you achieve those goals. You might also want to refer to Samsung's Green SSD website pages to see how SSD technology can solve your specific data center needs
Every application in your data center has different I/O requirements. Understanding these requirements is the starting point for selecting the right SSD strategy. When TCO is a primary driver for storage selection, then flash best suits read-intensive applications with a random I/O pattern. Traditional HDDs may be more suitable for bulk storage that is infrequently accessed. In many cases, a combination of the two will allow you to maximize the advancements in flash technology while best addressing your specific needs and TCO requirements.
For more information about Samsung SSDs, please visit: http://www.samsung.com/global/business/semiconductor/product/flash-ssd/overview


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Investing in the age of trade wars
Financial markets showed signs of stabilizing on Tuesday, a day after China's announcement of retaliatory tariffs on 5,140 imports from the United States touched off Wall Street's worst day since January 3. Are things back to normal, or is a global economic slowdown just around the corner?
Nobody really knows what's going to happen, but there are some encouraging signs for investors.
First, it's true that a collapse of U.S.-China trade discussions could hurt the earnings outlook for stocks. Investors expect that Chinese tariffs might lift corporate costs and lower profit margins, while continued uncertainty surrounding a trade deal will hinder the ability of companies to plan or make capital expenditures. But investors should also remember that despite the seemingly outsized presence of China in the U.S. economy, sales of American goods there are relatively small, just $130 billion of U.S. exports out of a $19 trillion economy.
U.S. economic growth remains strong, and corporate earnings — the main driver of stock performance — are still resilient. Net income for the S&P 500 rose 0.6% in the first quarter, according to Bloomberg Intelligence, despite predictions from many that it would fall from a year ago.
What's more, the S&P 500 returned to record highs in recent weeks and as of this writing is still up more than 13% since Dec. 31.
Next, not all stocks react the same to bad news. With this recent trade war escalation, the hardest hit stocks have been those of companies that rely heavily on global trade. Big-name companies with strong exposure to China such as Apple, Amazon, and Caterpillar sold off on tariff news yesterday. At the same time, the S&P 500 utilities index rose 1.1% during yesterday's selloff, and the real estate index was flat.
It helps to own different kinds of stocks because they perform differently depending on the market environment. It's called diversification.
Yes, some of the volatility over recent weeks has been jarring. From Fed policy to trade talks with China, the daily news flow has created significant ups and downs for investor portfolios.
But if you're feeling anxious about market volatility stemming from U.S.-China trade policy, it may be that your investment strategy isn't aligned with your risk appetite.
"Risk appetite" refers to the amount of investment risk you're comfortable taking for a particular investment goal. It's usually based on the timeframe for that goal and on your personality and personal preferences. Goal-based investing is an important part of the client experience at Azzad.
Risk appetite generally tends to be higher for investors who have a long time horizon to reach their investment goal (think retirement), and lower for investors who hope to reach their goal sooner (think college education for a teenager).
Personality and personal comfort play a big role in risk appetite, as well. If you're investing for a long-term goal but trade war news is still keeping you up at night, you may be investing outside of your risk comfort zone. There's no "right" level of risk tolerance, just one that's right for you.
Curious what your risk appetite is? You can take this short quiz to learn your "risk number."
If your investments have a higher risk level than you're comfortable with, you should talk to your financial advisor about adjusting your allocation. (You can reach your Azzad advisor by calling 888.86.AZZAD).
If you have a high risk tolerance and a long enough timeframe, a market drop is either something to ignore or an opportunity to buy or rebalance your current portfolio. In a market dip, rebalancing would mean selling more conservative investments that haven't dropped with the market and buying more aggressive options while prices are lower.
Whatever may be happening in the market, understanding your personal risk appetite and sticking with a long-term plan that aligns with it are crucial to your success as an investor. Keep that in mind the next time you read an attention-grabbing headline about trade wars.


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Plane: X-15 No. 670 Date: August 15, 1960
Flight: 1-11-21 Launch: 0835
Pilot: J.A. Walker Land: 0844
Total: :09
This flight was accomplished as planned. At 50,000 ft., during the climb to altitude, when the angle of attack was reduced at minimum indicated airspeed, a tendency for lateral wallowing was noted, coincident with the reduction of angle of attack. The same impression had been received previously at higher altitudes during pushovers. However it is not difficult to correct this condition.
The large amount of stabilizer required for trim at 8° angle of attack was especially noticeable in the climb between 60,000 and 70,000 ft. The trim appeared to respond to indicated airspeed, which was nearly constant, rather than to the gradually increasing Mach number.
At 72,000 ft. and Mach No. 2.1, pushover to zero g was accomplished. In the course of performing this pushover it was noted that the angle of attack crosspointer sensing was reversed from that desired in that when attempting to fly the airplane to the needle, the needle departed further so that the required correction was to fly away from the needle in order to bring it down to the reference aircraft. This put a kind of a bob in the pushover at the top. It is not significant performance-wise however. As .soon as indicated Mach No. 2.95 was reached, a level pullup to 6 1/2° angle of attack was performed, and held steady. The burning time of the engine appeared to be extending further than we had allowed in flight planning so initiation of bank to go into a left turn was accomplished at which time the engine shutdown with a residual fuel of about .06 fuel remaining indicated. After making certain that the turn was steady at about 6 1/2° angle of attack, the roll and yaw dampers were turned off and an attempted steady turn at this angle of attack was continued. However, a lateral directional oscillation began which gradually built up to an estimated bank angle change from trim of about 20° each side at which time the angle of attack was reduced in order to effect a recovery from the oscillation. At about 4° angle of attack indicated, it was observed that both the lateral and directional modes were becoming damped and the angle of attack was dropped on down in order to accelerate this damping.
As soon as the oscillation was down to a bare minimum, angle of attack was again increased to the vicinity of 7° angle of attack and it was noted that the oscillation built up and continued to diverge in spite of strenuous effort to make certain that the stick was not disturbed laterally. I believe the first oscillation started to damp in the neighborhood of 2.7 Mach number and the second pullup to 7° made at about 2.6 Mach number. As soon as the oscillation amplitude became excessively large the roll and yaw dampers were turned on for recovery and the aircraft was returned to level flight. The dampers were turned off at a low angle of attack and then the pullup to 7° initiated in the neighborhood of 2.4 Mach number. This time there was no oscillation at the elevated angle of attack. This angle of attack was held to approximately Mach 2 at which time essentially 1 g level flight was resumed and the full left rudder sideslip performed at indicated Mach 1.9. There was at least an observable requirement for a right lateral stick deflection from neutral, a very small deflection but at least a movement to the right from neutral necessary to counterbalance the left rudder input initially and at no time did the sense of lateral control to balance the left rudder input change to the left.
Following the sideslip the airplane was returned to trim flight. Pushdown to zero angle of attack, followed by gradual pullup to 12° angle of attack, then a pushdown again to near zero angle of attack followed by a return to near trim was made. At about 1.5 Mach number and near 50,000 ft. the speed brakes were extended to full deflection. The drag effect at this speed from extension of speed brakes was not noted to be excessive, however, considerable lowering of the nose of the aircraft was required to avoid a rapid speed bleedoff and hence altitude was lost during this maneuver, At about 1.2 Mach number the speed brakes were retracted and the remainder of the flight devoted to positioning for landing on the north lakebed runway 18, which landing was of a standard uneventful nature. Estimated touchdown speed was between 190 and 200 kts.
I should like to repeat that during the course of the turns at about
7° angle of attack with the roll and yaw dampers off particular attention
was paid to trying to make sure that inadvertent disturbance of the stick
laterally was not taking place and hence feeding the oscillation. If they
were so taking place in spite of this effort, I am convinced that the aircraft
control system-stability combination is such that it could be considered
to be dynamically unstable in this range regardless.
J.A. Walker
Aeronautical Research Pilot