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The President of the Near North Development Corporation (NNDC), Michael Osborne, has recently said in the Near North News (September 12, 2013) that raising the property values in the Near North area is the most important change that needs to occur to improve the Near North. Unfortunately, this is one of the most damaging ideas possible—much worse than doing nothing.
Why do I say this? The Near North is home to many African Americans, their community. Many of them own their own homes though some may struggle economically. Many of them don't own their own homes and also struggle economically, but their rentals are still their homes, their community.
The question then becomes what will happen to these people and their community if property values rise. Those who own their homes will see their taxes increase to a point at which they will no longer be able to continue to own their own homes. Those who rent will see rents rise beyond their ability to pay, or the houses they rent will be sold. Either way both groups will have to move out of the area, destroying their community.
Gentrification is the common term for this kind of initiative. Probably the most serious problem with gentrification is that it typically replaces low income African Americans or Latinos with upper middle income whites with maybe a face-saving dash of "diversity" thrown in. Or it replaces with white-dominated businesses, governmental institutions (like Ivy Tech), or non-profits (like the Children's Museum). Of course, as many remember, this is what happened with IUPUI. It destroyed an African American community with the construction of new university buildings.
Whatever the replacement is, though, the effects are devastating to African American and Latino people and their communities. They lose their homes; they lose their communities; they lose the network of relationships that exist within their communities. And, since the community's residents have little to no influence on the decision to gentrify (a couple of "representatives" of the community participating in the decision making is not real community collaboration), the result is certainly anti-democratic and, in effect, biased against the African American community.
Gentrification also raises the issue of where do the low income people who are displaced go. They are going to live somewhere, but where will this be? They will move to another area, and then this new area will have to be gentrified. It is like low income people become pawns to just be moved here and there without their participation in the decision to gentrify. Surely, the leaders of the community can understand this. Why move the issues of low income communities to another area where those issues will again have to be addressed.
However, there is a better alternative, one that ought to be meaningful to conservatives and progressives, corporations and non-profits. This better alternative is community development.
Community development means that instead of displacing and destroying the community, an effort is made to assist the community in improving the quality of life in that community. Funds, like the Wells Fargo payment for cheating African Americans on home loans, are provided to low income people to improve their homes. An effort is made to rehab vacant houses where that is possible, followed by affordable loans to those who could live in these rehabbed houses. Also, the local corporations and foundations commit to providing training to the unemployed in the community and then helping them to find decent jobs. Further, if institutions like Ivy Tech or the Children's Museum need to expand within a community, they do so with an extensive collaboration with the residents of the community. In fact, all community development needs to be accomplished with such extensive collaboration.
Rather than pushing low income communities here and there instead of addressing community development needs is just not good policy. Surely anyone in the leadership of the community, no matter where they live or what their politics are, can understand that development is a better long run policy than gentrification.
Central to development is the understanding that there will never be an Indianapolis without people of many races and ethnicities, nor does anyone really want that. Also, in the present economic system, there are always going to be low income communities. Rather than devastate these communities by driving low income people out due to increasing home values, it makes much more sense to have a development plan that enhances the communities that already exists.
Let's build a positive future for ALL Indianapolis citizens. Let's not operate under the delusion that gentrifying one section of town will not lead to moving the issues to a different geographical area in Indianapolis. Let's not write off any of our citizens. Let's operate in a way that values all citizens of Indianapolis, and let's ensure that all communities have a major voice in any changes in their communities.
Development is how you create an equitable democracy that we can all value. Gentrification is how you destroy communities. Let's develop, not gentrify. The result will be a much better Indianapolis for everyone. And, incidentally, when this happens, property values will rise as an effect of the development effort.


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5 Interesting Learnings from Monday.com at $240,000,000 ARR
by Jason Lemkin | 5 Interesting Things, Blog Posts, Scale
So Monday.com has filed to IPO with some pretty incredible numbers, especially considering just how competitive the space is.
At $240m in ARR, they are growing a stunning 85% year-over-year! And that's with direct and indirect competition from Asana, Atlassian, Clickup, Wrike, Smartsheet, Notion and so many others.
Pretty incredible for a product that just launched in 2014.
5 Interesting Learnings:
#1. 121% NRR from 10+ seat customers, 107% overall, ~85% from smallest customers. This is a super-helpful breakdown for anyone selling to customers both smaller and larger. 65% of its revenue comes from 10+ seat deals and they have 121% NRR. The remaining 35% is from smaller deals. For those to average to 107%, NRR is likely around 85% for self-service and < 10 seat deals (about the same as Squarespace).
So those seem like good yardsticks to shoot for if you sell to SMBs of all shapes and sizes and are somewhat like Monday. The tiniest of customers may have only 85% NRR. But once you cross 10 seats, you should start to see the benefits of account growth and 120% NRR like Monday.
#2. Average of $2k ACV from 128,000 customers This is roughly the same as Asana (more on that here). This should trend up a bit over the coming years, given how larger customers are fueling outsized growth.
#3. But bigger customers fueling the most growth. Again, similar to Asana and Smartsheet but not Slack or Zoom, the $50k+ ACV customer segment is growing the largest at scale, up 219% year-over-year.
#4. 52% of revenues outside the U.S. Perhaps not a surprise that SaaS leaders like Wix and Monday that started outside of the U.S. have more revenue there. Still, 52% is quite a bit.
#5. Monday is putting 10% of its equity into its new Equal Impact Initiative Foundation. While a lot of this supports product matches to nonprofits with relatively limited cost, it's still quite a contribution — 10% of the entire company!
A deeper diver on the Monday story with their co-founders here:
And a few bonus learnings:
#6. Just adding a Free plan now (for 1-2 users). Like Atlassian, Monday waited to launch a Free plan and hasn't traditionally been a freemium play. Rather, Monday has until very recently relied mainly on 14 day free trials. Not all SMB leaders have to be freemium to win.
#7. Didn't "flip" to a U.S. company. Many SaaS startups that start outside the U.S. "flip" legally to a U.S. C-corp later, for a variety of governance and tax reasons. It's the common advice you get. But Monday remained an Israeli company legally and hasn't seemed to suffer at all for it.
#8. 3 years to first $11m in ARR. Then rapid growth thereafter. Monday started strong, period. But growth really accelerated after $10m ARR. We see this a lot. It's often the worst time to sell your company. Just when it's getting good.
#9. Enterprise customers use multiple products. We've seen this again and again with so many SaaS leaders. The key to adding more value for enterprise customers is more high-value products.
#10. Added a true sales team and function around $30m-$40m ARR. Eventually, almost everyone adds a sales team and goes upmarket. For Monday, this was around $30M ARR when they added a sales and CS team in addition to their self-service business. At $240m in ARR, there are now 365 employees in sales and success. They focus on customers with 10 seats or more, which have grown from 53% of revenue in 2019 to 65% today.
And importantly, it worked. Once they added a sales team, NRR and cohort retention went way, way up:
Eventually, almost everyone adds a sales team. Zoom did, Slack did, Monday did, Asana did. Not always on Day 1. But do it right, and magic happens.
5 Interesting Learnings From Wrike at $140,000,000 in ARR
5 Interesting Learnings from Asana at $250,000,000 in ARR
5 Interesting Learnings from PagerDuty at $250,000,000 in ARR

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Our application orders fields within folders alphabetically by label (in our case these labels reflect what is seen in the forms I mentioned above) and we order the fields by these labels that include the order number representing how they are ordered on the form. In Yf, field ordering within folders is manual via drag and drop.
I can see how having the ability to sort columns alphabetically would be useful.
What we could do is add a feature that lets you sort alphabetically, which applies to each individual folder. But you can then manually move columns around, however if you hit the sort button again it then goes back to A > Z , Z > A etc..
Have logged a product idea with the team, and will let you know of any updates. At this point in time, no ETA can be provided.
Hi David, has this product idea progressed at all? Would love to see it - we have some folders with a lot of unsorted data fields and manually updating them is quite laborious!
No immediate plans as yet sorry.
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Vladimir Putin's Objectives: A New Russian Empire And Crushing NATO
By streiff | Mar 20, 2014 2:10 PM ET
Two days ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin, gave a speech to the Russian Duma, the Potemkin parliament that endorses what Putin has already done, on the occasion of receiving a request from the people of Crimea to become part of Russia. I took some time to go through the speech and pull together some disparate threads that may give us a hint what we can expect in the future.
From the perspective of brutalizing history, grievance mongering, and asserting special privilege this speech, with only minor use of the Microsoft Word Search-Replace function, could have been given by Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, or Michelle Obama. The reference primarily used is the translation provided by Russian propaganda outlet RT.com and the liveblogging of the event by Financial Times.
The Commies Are To Blame
In Putin's view of history, Russia was unfairly robbed of extensive territory in Ukraine, include Crimea, by the leaders of the USSR.
In people's hearts and minds, Crimea has always been an inseparable part of Russia. This firm conviction is based on truth and justice and was passed from generation to generation, over time, under any circumstances, despite all the dramatic changes our country went through during the entire 20th century.
"After the revolution, the Bolsheviks, for a number of reasons – may God judge them – added large sections of the historical South of Russia to the Republic of Ukraine. This was done with no consideration for the ethnic make-up of the population, and today these areas form the southeast of Ukraine. Then, in 1954, a decision was made to transfer Crimean Region to Ukraine, along with Sevastopol, despite the fact that it was a city of union subordination. This was the personal initiative of the Communist Party head Nikita Khrushchev. What stood behind this decision of his – a desire to win the support of the Ukrainian political establishment or to atone for the mass repressions of the 1930's in Ukraine – is for historians to figure out.
What matters now is that this decision was made in clear violation of the constitutional norms that were in place even then. The decision was made behind the scenes. Naturally, in a totalitarian state nobody bothered to ask the citizens of Crimea and Sevastopol. They were faced with the fact. People, of course, wondered why all of a sudden Crimea became part of Ukraine. But on the whole – and we must state this clearly, we all know it – this decision was treated as a formality of sorts because the territory was transferred within the boundaries of a single state. Back then, it was impossible to imagine that Ukraine and Russia may split up and become two separate states. However, this has happened."
All Bad Things Date From the End of the USSR
"Unfortunately, what seemed impossible became a reality. The USSR fell apart. Things developed so swiftly that few people realised how truly dramatic those events and their consequences would be. Many people both in Russia and in Ukraine, as well as in other republics hoped that the Commonwealth of Independent States that was created at the time would become the new common form of statehood. They were told that there would be a single currency, a single economic space, joint armed forces; however, all this remained empty promises, while the big country was gone. It was only when Crimea ended up as part of a different country that Russia realised that it was not simply robbed, it was plundered."
This is not news. Back in 2005, we have this via FoxNews and Putin: Soviet Collapse A "Tragedy"
"First and foremost it is worth acknowledging that the demise of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century," Putin said. "As for the Russian people, it became a genuine tragedy. Tens of millions of our fellow citizens and countrymen found themselves beyond the fringes of Russian territory.
"The epidemic of collapse has spilled over to Russia itself," he said, referring to separatist movements such as those in Chechnya.
Note that he doesn't' even make an exception for World War II when nearly 9 million Soviet soldiers and as many as 22 million Soviet civilians were killed.
Pan-Slavism May Be Dead, the All-Russian Nation Is Alive and Well
"Millions of people went to bed in one country and awoke in different ones, overnight becoming ethnic minorities in former Union republics, while the Russian nation became one of the biggest, if not the biggest ethnic group in the world to be divided by borders."
During the reign of the czars, pan-Slavism was the Russian tool for political and territorial expansion. The idea was that the Slavs were one people and deserving of belonging to a single political entity. Russia, by virtue of being the biggest Slavic nation, would naturally be in charge. After the Serbs took things a bit too far in Sarajevo in 1914 this philosophy has largely disappeared.
If we look at Vladimir Putin as a successor to the ambition of the czars rather than the General Secretary of a new version of the USSR we should look to the idea of the All-Russian Nation for explanation. The concept of a political unity between all Russians (Great, Little, and White) and East Slavs (Ukraine and Belarus) is what is driving much of Putin's rhetoric.
The persistent use of Putin and his henchmen of the ideas of 'brotherly' and 'fraternal' is directly linked to this philosophy. Based on actions to date in Moldova and Georgia one must assume that the philosophy has been expanded, or merged with Pan-Slavism, to include the Russian diaspora inside the former USSR.
The People Who Overthrew the Ukrainian Government Were Nazis
"They resorted to terror, murder and riots. Nationalists, neo-Nazis, Russophobes and anti-Semites executed this coup. They continue to set the tone in Ukraine to this day.
"The new so-called authorities began by introducing a draft law to revise the language policy, which was a direct infringement on the rights of ethnic minorities. However, they were immediately 'disciplined' by the foreign sponsors of these so-called politicians. One has to admit that the mentors of these current authorities are smart and know well what such attempts to build a purely Ukrainian state may lead to. The draft law was set aside, but clearly reserved for the future. Hardly any mention is made of this attempt now, probably on the presumption that people have a short memory. Nevertheless, we can all clearly see the intentions of these ideological heirs of Bandera, Hitler's accomplice during World War II.
"I repeat, just as it has been for centuries, it will be a home to all the peoples living there. What it will never be and do is follow in Bandera's footsteps!"
Twice he specifically labels Ukrainian nationalists as people who would follow in the footsteps of Stepan Bandera who led an independent Ukraine during World War II. This has to violate Godwin's Law for political speeches.
Though Putin labels Bandera as "Hitler's accomplice" this is simply one of the many historical distortions by Putin. Bandera was arrested by the Germans in July 1941 and sent to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp in January 1942. None of this is to say he was a nice guy but his sin is Ukrainian nationalism not Nazism.
Tu Quoque, Bitches
First, we had to help create conditions so that the residents of Crimea for the first time in history were able to peacefully express their free will regarding their own future. However, what do we hear from our colleagues in Western Europe and North America? They say we are violating norms of international law. Firstly, it's a good thing that they at least remember that there exists such a thing as international law – better late than never.
Like a mirror, the situation in Ukraine reflects what is going on and what has been happening in the world over the past several decades. After the dissolution of bipolarity on the planet, we no longer have stability. Key international institutions are not getting any stronger; on the contrary, in many cases, they are sadly degrading. Our western partners, led by the United States of America, prefer not to be guided by international law in their practical policies, but by the rule of the gun. They have come to believe in their exclusivity and exceptionalism, that they can decide the destinies of the world, that only they can ever be right. They act as they please: here and there, they use force against sovereign states, building coalitions based on the principle "If you are not with us, you are against us." To make this aggression look legitimate, they force the necessary resolutions from international organisations, and if for some reason this does not work, they simply ignore the UN Security Council and the UN overall.
Essentially, Putin's complaint is that 1) Russia has no external alliances worth the name and 2) when it abuses the power it does have, particularly in the UN Security Council, the West has become adept in finding work-arounds. There is really no reason that two Third World kleptocracies should have a seat on the UNSC, and for that we can blame George H. W. Bush. According to Putin, we can blame George W. Bush for everything else.
Thank You, Bill Clinton, For Giving Us the Precedent
Moreover, the Crimean authorities referred to the well-known Kosovo precedent – a precedent our western colleagues created with their own hands in a very similar situation, when they agreed that the unilateral separation of Kosovo from Serbia, exactly what Crimea is doing now, was legitimate and did not require any permission from the country's central authorities. Pursuant to Article 2, Chapter 1 of the United Nations Charter, the UN International Court agreed with this approach and made the following comment in its ruling of July 22, 2010, and I quote: "No general prohibition may be inferred from the practice of the Security Council with regard to declarations of independence," and "General international law contains no prohibition on declarations of independence." Crystal clear, as they say.
I do not like to resort to quotes, but in this case, I cannot help it. Here is a quote from another official document: the Written Statement of the United States America of April 17, 2009, submitted to the same UN International Court in connection with the hearings on Kosovo. Again, I quote: "Declarations of independence may, and often do, violate domestic legislation. However, this does not make them violations of international law." End of quote. They wrote this, disseminated it all over the world, had everyone agree and now they are outraged. Over what? The actions of Crimean people completely fit in with these instructions, as it were. For some reason, things that Kosovo Albanians (and we have full respect for them) were permitted to do, Russians, Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars in Crimea are not allowed. Again, one wonders why.
There are some very obvious differences between Kosovo and Crimea. Yugoslavia was In the middle of a very messy breakup. The Serbs being, well, Serbs, defaulted to stereotypical Balkan behavior involving summary executions, rape, ethnic cleansing, etc. with an unsightly enthusiasm. Not to mention the fact that Kosovo independence was a direct result of Russian intransigence in the UN Security Council.
Oddly enough, Putin actually has a point here. I read the mindnumbing aggregation of legal-babble from the International Court of Justice and, much to my surprise, it says exactly what Putin claims it says. Apparently the key to a successful declaration of independence under international law is having the juice to make the decision stick. The ICJ says such a declaration may be illegal under domestic law but not under international. Essentially, might can make right.
Eurasian Integration: Learn it. Love it. Live it.
"We understand what is happening; we understand that these actions were aimed against Ukraine and Russia and against Eurasian integration. And all this while Russia strived to engage in dialogue with our colleagues in the West. We are constantly proposing cooperation on all key issues; we want to strengthen our level of trust and for our relations to be equal, open and fair. But we saw no reciprocal steps."
In an earlier time, Eurasian Integration might have been called something catchier, like The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. Essentially, Vladimir Putin is attempting to recreate the Russian Empire via a simulacrum of the European Union. The reluctance of the Ukraine to join the "customs union" has held the idea in check. Smart money says that Ukraine opposition goes away.
NATO Expansion and Missile Defense, Like It Not, We Do
"On the contrary, they have lied to us many times, made decisions behind our backs, placed us before an accomplished fact. This happened with NATO's expansion to the East, as well as the deployment of military infrastructure at our borders. They kept telling us the same thing: "Well, this does not concern you." That's easy to say.
"It happened with the deployment of a missile defence system. In spite of all our apprehensions, the project is working and moving forward. It happened with the endless foot-dragging in the talks on visa issues, promises of fair competition and free access to global markets."
Before looking at this in greater detail I offer you this announcement from the US Export-Import Bank on February 1 of this year:
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) and Sberbank of Russia, the largest financial institution in Russia and the CIS, today signed a $1 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate increasing U.S. exports of goods and services to Russia and other countries in which Sberbank operates and Ex-Im Bank programs are available.
Far from starving Russia of access to global markets we have in fact been doing exactly as Lenin predicted: selling them the rope to hang us with.
Once we've moved beyond the facts, of both the legal variety and those created by 40,000 Russian troops, we move into more familiar territory: grievance mongering and paranoia. Putin objects to NATO expansion and the expansion of Ballistic Missile Defense for exactly one reason. They serve as a brake on Russian ambitions. Smaller nations, if members of NATO and covered by a shield against ballistic missiles, cannot be browbeaten into joining a customs union or a Greater Russia. The history of NATO suggests that NATO is exactly what it claims to be, a defensive alliance. The current military status of NATO indicates it is more of a drinking and dinner club than a defensive alliance. Putin knows this but as long as it is in place it raises unacceptable risks for his expansionism.
We're Being Kept Down By the Man
"Today, we are being threatened with sanctions, but we already experience many limitations, ones that are quite significant for us, our economy and our nation. For example, still during the times of the Cold War, the US and subsequently other nations restricted a large list of technologies and equipment from being sold to the USSR, creating the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls list. Today, they have formally been eliminated, but only formally; and in reality, many limitations are still in effect.
"In short, we have every reason to assume that the infamous policy of containment, led in the 18th, 19thand 20th centuries, continues today. They are constantly trying to sweep us into a corner because we have an independent position, because we maintain it and because we call things like they are and do not engage in hypocrisy. But there is a limit to everything. And with Ukraine, our western partners have crossed the line, playing the bear and acting irresponsibly and unprofessionally."
This is delusional self-justification. What is illustrative though is Putin's equating the Post-World War II containment policy directed against Soviet expansionism with other efforts by any number of Western nations to stop Russian expansionism before 1917. It gives an insight into how Putin views history and his motives.
She Had It Coming
"After all, they were fully aware that there are millions of Russians living in Ukraine and in Crimea. They must have really lacked political instinct and common sense not to foresee all the consequences of their actions. Russia found itself in a position it could not retreat from. If you compress the spring all the way to its limit, it will snap back hard. You must always remember this."
Just like the woman in the miniskirt deserved to be raped, so, too, did Ukraine deserve what it got for acting like what it was, an independent nation.
I'm Mad As Hell And I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore
"Today, it is imperative to end this hysteria, to refute the rhetoric of the cold war and to accept the obvious fact: Russia is an independent, active participant in international affairs; like other countries, it has its own national interests that need to be taken into account and respected."
Dissent Is Not The Highest Form Of Patriotism, Keeping Your Yap Shut And Getting In Line Is
"Obviously, we will encounter external opposition, but this is a decision that we need to make for ourselves. Are we ready to consistently defend our national interests, or will we forever give in, retreat to who knows where? Some Western politicians are already threatening us with not just sanctions but also the prospect of increasingly serious problems on the domestic front. I would like to know what it is they have in mind exactly: action by a fifth column, this disparate bunch of 'national traitors', or are they hoping to put us in a worsening social and economic situation so as to provoke public discontent? We consider such statements irresponsible and clearly aggressive in tone, and we will respond to them accordingly. At the same time, we will never seek confrontation with our partners, whether in the East or the West, but on the contrary, will do everything we can to build civilised and good-neighbourly relations as one is supposed to in the modern world."
This should be taken as both a warning to dissidents in Russia and to foreign NGOs operating within Russia. Putin has already placed severe curbs on the ability of NGOs to operate in Russia. He has had sentenced to prison a couple of fairly untalented and annoying singers who criticized him. For several years, Putin has been industrious about imprisoning, exiling, and intimidating his domestic political opposition. If anything, the climate will be far more dangerous after the annexation of Crimea and if there are further Western sanctions.
We are looking at a return of the Cold War to Europe. Putin has weighed Obama and found him wanting. A weak, disengaged, and vacillating man can sham his way through two terms as president but he can't lead the Free World. Putin clearly sees the boundaries of the old USSR as his sphere of influence and announce quite clearly that he will react to Western efforts to orient those nations away from Russia. An opportunist, Putin knows that this particular gravy train could very well run out in 2017 (or not if Hillary Clinton or Joe Biden or Andrew Cuomo become the next president). We can expect more of the behavior he demonstrated in Ukraine.
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Behance is perhaps best known for the portfolio tool used by thousands of designers across Australia, and millions worldwide. However, in 2015, Behance announced the launch of"ProSite" which aims to rival DIY website makers such as Weebly, Joomla and WIX in functionality but take an edge with design. Of course, you would expect that coming from Behance (who in turn is owned by Adobe).
As at timing of writing. ProSite was still in beta trials with a select number of users, but Adobe is said to be pushing for its release in 2016. We can expect a design-rich format with friendly integrations, although pricing is still under wraps for the time being.
Are you a Behance user? What do you think about this development? Would you extend your Behance portfolio with a dedicated website.
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I Hate You, I Love You
Broken Love, Book 2
By: Bailey B.
Narrated by: P.G. Hammock
Series: Broken Love, Book 2
Categories: Romance, Contemporary
First Down
A Sports Romance
By: K.T. Quinn
Narrated by: Ramona Radcliff, Curt Bonnem
I never had a thing for football players. That is, until I met Dallas Lockett. He's the star player for the Salt Lake City Stallions. Football's hottest, swooniest, most charming quarterback. A rich and famous playboy who could have anyone he wants. Yet for some reason, he wants me. The first big problem? Dallas has a strict no-girlfriend policy during the season. A policy which he - and his teammates - make very clear to me. But based on the way he looks at me in the locker room, that policy is being stretched to its limit.
Sweet & Steamy "Sports"
By JH & DDDH on 12-22-21
Embracing the Lemonade Life
By: Sandra Sookoo
When life gives you lemons, use them for lemonade or let them sour your life. Clara Tildon, a cancer survivor, has no time for defeatism. She's opened the Cute as a Button B & B in Bridgewater, Indiana, and along with her guinea pig, is embracing the lemonade lifestyle. It's always how she wanted to live. Everything is perfect, except for the nagging sensation that she would still like to fall in love. Jake Yates has returned to Bridgewater, the town he grew up in, for his friend's wedding, and he's not happy about it.
Reminder to Live in the Moment
By Sara Landon on 01-20-21
Mistletoe Mountain: The Mountain Man's Christmas
By: Frankie Love
Narrated by: Logan McAllister
When I go out to chop down a Christmas tree, the last thing I expect to find is a woman caught in a snowstorm. But there she is, lost and alone. And f*cking gorgeous. I take her home with me - my cabin will warm her up... and so will I. Meeting her was serendipity... and letting her go isn't an option. But her life isn't built around Mistletoe Mountain the way mine is. This mountain man is hoping for a Christmas miracle.
Steamy Christmas Romance
By Adriana B on 01-16-18
An Aspen Cove Romance, Book 3
By: Kelly Collins
Pop star Samantha White walks off the stage and disappears into a crowd of cheering fans. After 10 years as the music sensation known as Indigo, she needs to figure out who she really is...she runs to the only place she remembers with fondness - Aspen Cove...But when Dalton Black storms into her life, Samantha realizes she may not get the clarity and calm she's seeking...Can a famous singer find her forever with an ex-convict? Or will the secrets they keep tear them apart?
Aspen Cove Sans Pink Envelopes
By Chopsticks11 on 08-20-19
Ava & Will
Éveiller Drive, Book 1
By: Melanie James
Narrated by: Hollie Jackson
Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
Ava is shy and unsure. She loves Will more than anything, but lately he's not been the same man who she fell in love with and married. Their marriage is strained and very near the breaking point. Fearing the end is near, she comes up with a plan to make her husband notice her. Can they fix what they once had? Is their love for one another worth the fight?
Take 'We' Time
By Wendy Lovetiggi on 09-05-15
What Happens...
Gambler Series, Book 1
By: Roxie Odell
Narrated by: Hannah Pralle
On the rebound, Nevada native Corrine Smith finds herself in Vegas. The last thing she needs is to get involved with another man, but then she meets him. Corrine's blistering collision with the amazing Mr. Quinn throws her for a loop when she discovers her trysting partner is actually a married man. Derrick's a gambling man, willing to roll the dice in Vegas, but will he gain more than he loses? Will he find that being with Corrine Smith is a risk worth taking?
Corrine and Derrick
By Vicki on 10-20-20
In Vegas...
Ever since his divorce, Derrick Quinn has felt like the luckiest man on the planet, and in Vegas that's a good thing. He's a top exec for the hottest, newest hotel on the strip, and his good looks definitely make life easier. Most importantly, though, Lady Luck has dished out his dream girl. Beautiful, adventurous Corrine Smith is a jackpot. A sweet, sensual treat after life with his ex-wife left such a bitter taste in his mouth. Derrick is unapologetically and intensely addicted to her, so much so that he has to taste her every night.
Corrine and Derrick pt 2
Cowboy's Pride
Welcome to Covendale, Book 1
By: Morgan Blaze
For six years, Sydney Davis has completely avoided the man who broke her heart. Now she needs a favor, and ranch owner Cam Thatcher is the only one who can do it. She thought she was over him - but when she sees him again after all this time, her powerful attraction returns stronger than ever.
justice and truth finally
By B.McGrath on 06-18-21
Baited, Full Series: An Office Romance
By: Ali Parker
One man has never been far from her thoughts - Kade McMillian, but his return to town after far too many years of chasing his dreams couldn't be more poorly timed. With a younger man demanding Rebecca's attention at the office, she has to decide between reconstructing a relationship from her past or diving in deep to something new and seemingly forbidden.
By Pedsrn1988 on 12-22-21
The Debt: Scoundrels and Madmen
Cowboy, Soldier Military, Civil War Romance
By: Lexy Timms
Matt Stone rode a huge, sleek black horse with a bullet scar showing in white hairs across one flank. Its name was Lucky. That horse had carried him through Gettysburg alive, and then taken him west, where he'd spent three years wandering, trying to get the echoes of battle out of his head. Matt now has to pay off the debt Lucky has created.
Great Book!!
By Carolyn Boyer on 07-28-20
The Debt: What Happens in Reno
Cowboy, Military Soldier Civil War Romance
Matt Stone rode a huge, sleek black horse with a bullet scar showing in white hairs across one flank. Its name was Lucky. That horse had carried him through Gettysburg alive, and then taken him west, where he'd spent three years wandering, trying to get the echoes of battle out of his head. He managed to escape death in Gettysburg, and just when he begins to believe he has something good with Anne, destiny takes a shot and sends everything spinning out of control.
Valley Fire: An International Billionaire Romance
The Langthornes of Napa Valley Series, Book 2
By: Tessa Bowen
Napa Valley land heiress, Lola Langthorne, finally meets her match (and then some) when French billionaire Alexander de Sauveterre moves in next door. The high-rolling businessman and international playboy needs one last piece of land to complete his California wine estate - a "bit" of the legendary Langthorne vineyard adjacent to his new acquisition. Lola Langthorne's "bit" to be exact, and he'll stop at nothing to possess this little slice of viticultural heaven. The Langthorne family saga continues with Tobias and Lina's wild and rebellious daughter.
Valley Fire by Tessa Bowen
By 🎧 Jhommie Kem-ing on 02-03-19
Billionaire Biker
Fortune Riders MC Series, Book 1
Narrated by: Tara Tyler
Katie's not the usual rich-girl billionaire's daughter, and Morgan's not your typical biker. The two collide in a bar and again after Morgan leaves the scene of a terrible crime. Falling for one another is inevitable, but when the truth of who Katie is comes out, will it change everything?
Katie and Morgan
Billionaire Ransom
Fortune Riders MC, Book 2
Katie was hoping for a happily-ever-after with her bad-boy biker, Morgan, but nothing is ever that simple. The war between the Orphans, Morgan's club, and the Outkasts, has been averted by the exile of Craig - Morgan's former second-in-command and best friend since his foster system days. However, Craig is not the only man angry with the lovers. Katie's rich and powerful father, Blake Wilkes, will stop at nothing, even putting a hit out on his own daughter, to make sure that it's the Orphans who take the fall for the brutal slayings Wilkes ordered.
Billionaire Misery
Fortune Riders Motorcycle Club Series, Book 3
Craig wants to help absolve Morgan of the murders that have pinned on him, and prove that while he had committed a great wrong, he is still down to ride with Morgan all the way to the end of the road. But things get complicated quickly when Jessie, a stunning woman with a secretive past and a body that won't quit, rides into Craig's life as part of the OutKasts, one of the Orphan's biggest rival crews.
Darkest Nightmares, Book 1
By: Elizabeth Knox, Brynn Burke
Jett - For generations, I have been the being who lurks in the dark. The one that feeds on the screams of pain and fear, cold sweats and the nightmares in which I cause. I am the monster you warned your children about. No one can escape my clutches, no matter how hard they try; I show them who they truly are deep down.
🖤🔥☠🔥🖤
By C Gray on 04-26-20
By: Elizabeth Knox, and others
She's Got It All
By: Jewel Quinlan
Narrated by: Melissa Moran
For Kayla Cross, getting a job as a DJ at legendary club Grace in Ibiza is a dream come true. It's what she has worked for her entire life. Even if she had to do it behind her parents' back, like a dirty secret - then and now. She left everything behind in order to give it her all, and she finds it's going to take far more than the level of confidence she has in order to pull it off. Lex Granger thought the job was his. But it wasn't. And not getting the DJ job means another season of bartending.
You can only chase your dream, never giving up!
By Rosemary Hughes on 09-10-20
Fragile Touch: Sweet & Steamy Romance
Fragile Series, Book 1
Narrated by: John Fleming
Lillian Warren's life is just how she's designed it. She has a high-paying job working with celebrities and the elite, teaching them how to better organize their lives. She's on her own, the days quiet, but she likes it that way, especially since she's still figuring out how to live with her recent diagnosis of Crohn's disease. Her cats keep her company, and she's not the least bit lonely. Fun-loving personal trainer Cayden thinks his neighbor is a killjoy. He's only seen her a few times, and the woman looks like she needs a drink or three.
By Kristen The Kooky Minnesotan on 04-22-20
She's beautiful. Fierce. Nothing at all like the girl I used to know, which is absolutely terrifying because Danika Winters is the only person outside of that room who knows the truth. She could ruin me, and I'm not talking about my reputation.
I couldn't give two shits about what the kids at St. A think. I'm talking major, life-altering, jail time ruined. I'll do whatever it takes to keep her quiet. Even if it means destroying the only person I've ever cared about.
Danika
They say when you meet the person you're supposed to be with, time stops. Your brain takes in every microdetail, committing it all to memory, and you're hit with this unexplainable need. A need to get to know that person, talk to that person, simply be beside that person.
And then, there's the kiss. A fire-spreading, earth-shattering kiss that wipes all others from your memory.
I've felt that pull toward someone once, and it consumed me. I wasn't supposed to fall for my middle school best friend. But he wasn't supposed to break my heart.
Author's note: IHYILY is the first half of a duology. It contains mature subjects including drinking, drug usage, and sex and may be a trigger some people.
©2020 Bailey B (P)2020 Bailey B
Beautifully Broken
I Love You, I Hate You, Part 2
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I hate when people ask how many books I've sold. I tell them I don't know. Because I truly don't. I got a very, very small royalty check from Amazon last month and I was like YES! People actually paid money for my book!
If I didn't write I'd probably smoke crack.
I don't know, maybe the world doesn't need another writer.
But I know for a fact the world doesn't need another crack head.
Exactly. Money doesn't matter if you're doing something you love.


Palivizumab - patient information, description, dosage and directions.
Preventing serious lower respiratory tract infection caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children at high risk of RSV disease.
Palivizumab is a monoclonal antibody. It works by preventing RSV from reproducing.
Some MEDICINES MAY INTERACT with Palivizumab . However, no specific interactions with Palivizumab are known at this time.
This may not be a complete list of all interactions that may occur. Ask your health care provider if Palivizumab may interact with other medicines that you take. Check with your health care provider before you start, stop, or change the dose of any medicine.
Use Palivizumab as directed by your doctor. Check the label on the medicine for exact dosing instructions.
An extra patient leaflet is available with Palivizumab . Talk to your pharmacist if you have questions about this information.
Palivizumab is usually given as an injection at your doctor's office, hospital, or clinic. If you will be using Palivizumab at home, a health care provider will teach you how to use it. Be sure you understand how to use Palivizumab . Follow the procedures you are taught when you use a dose. Contact your health care provider if you have any questions.
Do not use Palivizumab if it contains particles, is cloudy or discolored, or if the vial is cracked or damaged.
Continue to use Palivizumab even if you feel well. Do not miss any doses.
If you miss a dose of Palivizumab , contact your doctor right away.
Ask your health care provider any questions you may have about how to use Palivizumab .
Children, including those who develop RSV, should continue to receive monthly doses of Palivizumab throughout the RSV season (generally November through April in the Northern Hemisphere). The first dose should be given before the RSV season begins.
PREGNANCY and BREAST-FEEDING: Palivizumab is not for use in adults. It is not known if Palivizumab can cause harm to the fetus. If you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits and risks of using Palivizumab while you are pregnant. Palivizumab is not indicated for use in breast-feeding mothers. Do not breast-feed while taking Palivizumab .
Cough; diarrhea; mild fever; minor pain, redness, swelling, or warmth at the injection site; runny or stuffy nose; upset stomach; vomiting.
Severe allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing or swallowing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue; unusual hoarseness; muscle weakness or limpness); blue lips or skin (including under the fingernails); ear pain or discharge; fever; irregular heartbeat; stomach pain; unusual bruising or bleeding; wheezing.
Palivizumab is usually handled and stored by a health care provider. If you are using Palivizumab at home, store Palivizumab as directed by your pharmacist or health care provider. Store away from heat, moisture, and light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Palivizumab out of the reach of children and away from pets.
If you have any questions about Palivizumab , please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.
Palivizumab is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
This information is a summary only. It does not contain all information about Palivizumab . If you have questions about the medicine you are taking or would like more information, check with your doctor, pharmacist, or other health care provider.


What was the main point of your story?
In the greater picture of gender-based violence, I think that we're kind of taught to shrug things off a lot and say, 'Oh, walk it off. It could've been a lot worse.' It's just the narrative that we're all forced to internalize. And I think it's okay to kind of explore those and to expect a better world, and expect better interactions, and expect to have the right to your body not infringed upon.
Why did you participate in Girl-talk-Girl?
I consider myself an advocate, and I really like finding different ways of being an advocate in different mediums.
I hope so… Everything we do is political… Even just by being ourselves out in the world, we give permission to other people who look similar and feel similarly, or do similar things, to be themselves as well… So, I hope that my story goes out there, and if somebody has experienced something similar, that there's that piece that either makes it okay for them to raise their voice, or just helps them not feel so isolated. Like, 'Well, I was a victim of the bystander effect, but I know it wasn't just me. It wasn't this personal thing where nobody wanted to help me. It's just happening.' So, I hope so.


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Die Macchi M.3 war ein als Doppeldecker ausgelegtes Flugboot mit einem einstufigen Bootsrumpf.

Entwicklung
Am 27. Mai 1915 fiel den italienischen Streitkräften ein österreichisches Flugboot (Kennzeichen L.40) des Typs Lohner L in die Hände. Der L-Typ war eines der wenigen Flugboote, die erfolgreich bei Kampfeinsätzen gegen Schiffe und Bodenziele und sogar als Jagdflugzeug eingesetzt wurden. Das Unternehmen Nieuport-Macchi erhielt den Auftrag, eine Kopie der Beutemaschine herzustellen. Das erste Exemplar wurde im Juni 1915 fertiggestellt und erhielt die Bezeichnung L.1, um seine Herkunft von Lohner deutlich zu machen. Nach den 139 gebauten L.1 wurden zehn verbesserte L.2 produziert.

Felice Buzio entwickelte schließlich aus der Macchi L.2 1916 in Macchis Seeflugzeugabteilung in Schiranna die L.3. Von der L.2 wurden die Tragflächen in Anderthalbdecker-Auslegung mit stark unterschiedlichen Spannweiten unten und oben übernommen. Rumpf und Leitwerk wurden neu konstruiert, so dass man von einer selbstständigen Macchi-Konstruktion sprechen kann.

Bei der Übernahme durch die italienische Marine wurde deshalb 1917 die Bezeichnung in Macchi M.3 geändert. Der Motor war auf Streben zwischen den Flügeln angeordnet und trieb eine Druckschraube an. Es wurden etwa 200 Maschinen für die italienische Marine gebaut.

Einsätze
Die italienische Marine setzte die Macchi M.3 im adriatischen Raum als Bomben-, Aufklärungs-, Patrouillen- und Begleitflugzeug ein. Sie unternahm mit dem Flugzeug zahlreiche Bombenangriffe auf die österreichischen Marinestützpunkte Pola und Cattaro. Auch Luftbildflüge über diesen Stützpunkten und Triest wurden durchgeführt. Nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg blieb der Typ noch bis 1924 bei Schulungseinheiten im Einsatz.

Ein Exemplar der M.3 stellte 1916 über dem Lago Maggiore einen Höhenweltrekord für Seeflugzeuge auf, bei dem 5.400 m in 41 Minuten erreicht wurden.

Die Schweizer Fluggesellschaft Ad Astra Aero kaufte mehrere Exemplare, um sie für Rundflüge über den Schweizer Seen einzusetzen. Dafür wurden die Flugzeuge umgebaut. Zwei Passagiere saßen nebeneinander hinter einer großen Windschutzscheibe. Der Pilot befand sich dahinter in einem erhöhten offenen Cockpit.

Militärische Nutzung

 Regia Marina

 American Expeditionary Force

Technische Daten

Siehe auch
 Liste von Flugzeugtypen

Literatur
 Aero Heft 108
 Christopher Chant: Austro-Hungarian Aces of World War 1 (= Osprey Aircraft of the Aces. 46). Osprey Publishing, London 2002, ISBN 1-84176-376-4.
 Kenneth Munson: Flugboote und Wasserflugzeuge seit 1910 (= Flugzeuge der Welt in Farben.). Orell Füssli, Zürich 1972, S. 28 f., 113 f.

Weblinks

Flugboot
Militärischer Flugzeugtyp
Flugzeugtyp des Ersten Weltkrieges (Italien)
Einmotoriges Flugzeug mit Kolbenmotor
Erstflug 1916


The U.S. admitted over the weekend that the military coalition it leads in Iraq was responsible for recent airstrikes in Mosul that killed more than 100 civilians.
More than 10,000 people fled western Mosul in the past week as Iraqi military forces continue their effort to recapture the city from the Islamic State, according to the International Organization for Migration. More are trying to leave. Another 6,000 people are waiting to pass through checkpoints to leave and as many as 4,000 are internally displaced.
The battle to liberate Mosul from Islamic State has begun, which may yield a crucial military victory – at the expense of more than a million civilians.


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J. Calnan & Associates, Inc., Crosspoint Associates, Interior Architects and Cushman & Wakefield Complete Second Project for Trip Advisor
By J Calnan & AssociatesMarch 12, 2010News
Construction Management Firm establishes repeat relationship with Trip Advisor
3/12/2010, Quincy, MA — J. Calnan & Associates, Inc., one of New England's leading construction management firms specializing in world-class pre-construction services and challenging construction projects, recently completed its second project for the World's Largest Travel Guide, Trip Advisor.
Located in Newton Technology Park, building N3 included the demolition of the interior offices and warehouse space of over 50,000 square feet to allow for an open layout. The new space is comprised of offices and high end conference rooms with teleconferencing and full Audio Visual capabilities. Trip Advisor's signature "Collaboration Area's" have skylights and 14ft high murals of various exotic locations around the world. Interior highlights include extensive soffit work, recessed & pendant lighting, aluminum entrances, solid wood doors, various fabric draperies and paneling, modern furniture, ceramic tiling, new bathrooms and accommodations for expecting mothers.
Exterior features include new energy efficient windows on 80% of the building, new EIFS work, canopies with metal paneling and aluminum entrances. Additionally, new mechanical equipment including energy efficient Roof Top Units, a new 1.5 million BTU Boiler heating system and new DDC Control Units will keep the building running efficiently.
Project Executive, Stephen Robak says "Trip Advisor is an exceptional company and we are thrilled to have had to the opportunity to work with them, Crosspoint and the entire project team again. We look forward to the next project and to building upon our strong relationship with the Trip Advisor team."
Founded in 1996, J. Calnan & Associates, Inc. (JC&A), is one of New England's leading construction management firms specializing in pre-construction services and challenging construction projects. JC&A provides world-class services to select high-profile clients in the corporate, private school and life science markets. JC&A's reputation has earned assignments from select clients including New England Sports Network (NESN), Reebok International, The TJX Companies, Inc., PUMA, iRobot, Liberty Mutual, The MathWorks, General Electric, and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. Among recent awards, JCA has received a Boston Business Journal Citizenship award for its philanthropic efforts three years in a row, Boston SF recognized JC&A as "Construction Firm of the Year," and the Ohio Casualty Group presented JC&A with the Platinum Safety Award for an outstanding safety record for the second time in two years. More information can be found at www.jcalnan.com.


The heavyweight among water stocks has been gushing strong returns. Can its outperformance continue?
Shares of American Water Works (NYSE:AWK) returned 16%, including dividends, in the first quarter of 2016 -- equivalent to a sizzling annualized return of nearly 64%.
This performance by the largest investor-owned water and wastewater utility in the United States mops up that of the S&P 500, which returned 1.4%. It also leaves underwater the performances of the second- and third-largest publicly traded companies in the industry, Aqua America (NYSE:WTR) and American States Water (NYSE:AWR), which returned 7.4% and negative 5.7%, respectively.
American Water Works also leads the pack over the longer term. For the five-year period, the company's 182% return bests American States Water's 157%, Aqua America's 99%, and the broader market's 73% returns.
Why has American Water Works stock been red-hot in 2016? And can its outperformance continue?
American Water Works provides water and wastewater services to an estimated 15 million people in 47 U.S. states and one Canadian province. It operates as a regulated utility in 16 states. The company also has a market-based business that primarily builds, operates, and maintains water and wastewater facilities for military bases, municipalities, industrial customers, and others.
The regulated business provides a predictable cash flow -- which the company uses to buy smaller players in the fragmented industry and to fund its reliable dividend -- while the market-based business provides an opportunity for organic growth.
American Water Works stock's outperformance in the first quarter was largely due to investors' flight to safety amid a challenging market. While the broader market managed to eke out a slight gain in the quarter, the S&P 500 had been down as much as 10.5% year to date in mid-February. This caused many investors to seek safer investing harbors -- utility stocks in general were a major beneficiary.
This flight to less-volatile water utility stocks caused the valuations of almost all of these stocks to rise. American Water Works' price-to-earnings ratio increased 15.4% in the quarter.
While the Q1 stock price jump was due to a rising valuation, there are good reasons that some investors poured money into American Water Works' stock rather than the stocks of some of its peers. It has two primary advantages: industry-leading size and geographic diversity.
American Water Works has a market cap of $12.4 billion. This is more than twice the $5.5 billion market cap of Aqua America, and about nine times the $1.5 billion market cap of American States Water. This large size relative to others in the industry provides the company with the financial resources to grow its regulated business by acquiring smaller players in an extremely fragmented industry. It also allows the company to grow its market-based business, as municipalities that own their water systems are increasingly contracting out their operations. The company has a boatload of cash relative to its peers and a manageable debt load, especially in such a low-interest-rate environment.
American Water Works is by far the most geographically diverse water utility. As mentioned above, it operates in 47 U.S. states and one Canadian province, and operates as a regulated utility in 16 of these states. Its two largest peers, Aqua America and American States Water, operate in eight and seven states, respectively, though the lion's share of American States' business is in one state, California, where it operates its only regulated business. One benefit of this geographic diversity is that it allows for greater operational efficiency. The company can often expand its operations without adding new management teams. Additionally, this diversity makes it less vulnerable to drier-than-usual weather or droughts, which can pose challenges to water utilities.
These two primary advantages should help the company continue to post superior revenue and earnings growth relative to its peers just as it did in 2015.
The company's current payout ratio (dividends paid as percentage of net income) of 50.2% is the second-lowest among the eight water utilities that operate in the U.S. and have market caps of at least $300 million. Dividend ratios less than roughly 70% generally suggest that a company should be able to comfortably afford to pay its quarterly dividends.
Stocks shown are American Water Works (AWK), Aqua America (WTR), American States Water (AWR), California Water Service (CWT), SJW Corp. (SJW), Connecticut Water (CWTS), Middlesex Water (MSEX), and York Water (YORW). Data by YCharts.
American Water Works' conservative dividend policy is a plus for investors who are more concerned with long-term capital appreciation than current income. There are plenty of opportunities for the company to use its funds to expand its business. Investors whose top concern is current income, however, might want to look elsewhere. The company's current dividend yield of 1.9% is the lowest among our eight industry players.
Water utility stocks are attractive investments because fresh water is an essential commodity. Moreover, supplies could decrease because of the Earth's long-term warming trend.
American Water Works is a top choice in the industry, largely because of its huge relative size and geographic diversity. The stock is best-suited for conservative investors whose primary concern is capital appreciation, as well as for the conservative portion of many investors' portfolios.


For the New Year I told myself that I'd drink more water, snack healthier and add probiotics back into my diet. I used to take probiotics and Izzy did as a baby also.
They helped her be more regular and reduced any digestion upset as her tummy got use to breaking down breastmilk and then new foods.
That's right, you can literally dump the packet right onto your tongue! They are super quick melting & delicious.
Remember those pixi stick candies? So much fun right? That's what it's like!
Probiotics are good bacteria, that help keep your gut happy and healthy. They also can help your little from having unexpected diarrhea. Beyond digestive support they can help support your immune system as well.
I keep OLLY quick melt probiotic sticks in my diaper bag because they are a yummy treat and perfect for on the go. You don't even need water to mix with them. Tear open and dump them right onto your tongue. Seriously perfect for me because we are always busy and there is that mom brain thing too. Having them in my diaper bag allows me to easily pull them out and be sure we are both getting our probiotics daily.
Did you know each kids probiotic stick is filled with 5.5 billion live cultures from a blend of three scientifically researched strains? Also each adult probiotic stick is packed with 10 billion live cultures from four scientifically studied strains.
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That's awesome that you don't need water! I'll have to check these out!
These are good to know about! My oldest struggles with constipation, and probiotics seem to be the only thing that helps!
Oh he's going to love these!!
I've never tried Olly but you've sold me. I'm going to give these a try!
I love that they are so easy and delicious!!!
I NEED these- I had to give up my probiotic because it was dairy based and now I can't handle dairy. Definitely checking this out!
I have never tried this! Now I must!
these look awesome, and I love that they have them for kids! I've seen them around, so i may just pick up a box the next time i'm at the store!
Obsessed with your bag omg. Couldn't agree more it's so easy to take on the go. Plus they are seriously so tasty. My kids love it!
I've really got to get on the probiotics bandwagon!


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Into the Breach is a turn-based strategy video game developed and published by indie studio Subset Games, consisting of Justin Ma and Matthew Davis. Into the Breach is their second game, following FTL: Faster Than Light. It features writing by Chris Avellone and music composed by Ben Prunty. It was released for Microsoft Windows in February 2018, for macOS and Nintendo Switch in August 2018, and for Linux in April 2020. A version for iOS and Android mobile devices was published by Netflix in July 2022.

Gameplay
Into the Breach is set in the far future where humanity fights against an army of giant monsters collectively called the Vek. To combat them, the player controls soldiers that operate giant mechs that can be equipped with a variety of weapons, armor, and other equipment. The game uses a turn-based combat system, allowing the player to coordinate the actions of their team in response to enemy moves and actions that serve to telegraph their attacks.

In combat, the player controls three different mechs against the Vek, and will be given an objective for that map along with a fixed number of turns to complete that objective. The principal goal for any map is to protect civilian structures which support the power grid that supports the mechs, but additional objectives may be presented. Should a civilian structure be damaged or destroyed, the power grid is weakened.  On each turn, Vek forces will move across the board and attack. The player is shown the direction of the Vek unit's intended attack and information on the number of moves the Vek unit is able to take and its remaining health are available on screen. The appearance of new Vek follows each turn. This gives the player the ability to then move each mech and fire one of its weapons as to either defeat the Vek unit, push the Vek off a line of attack, avoid an attack, intercept newly spawning Vek or an attack on civilian structures. Mechs can only take a limited amount of damage during battle before becoming inoperable, though a player can have a mech idle a turn to repair some damage; battle damage is otherwise completely repaired between maps. Pilots of mechs that defeat a Vek gain experience points, which can be used to unlock new skills. The gameplay of Into the Breach has been compared to that of chess, as it is less about overpowering the opposing forces and instead about maintaining position control and sacrificing units to gain a larger advantage.

Similar to FTL, the game is broken into a sequence of islands each with a number of scenarios (based on island sectors) to complete; while the islands remain the same each game, the scenarios themselves are generated procedurally in a roguelike manner. After completing the first island, the player is given the choice of which islands in the sequence to protect next; islands have various conditions that can affect combat scenarios, and more hazardous conditions can gain greater rewards from completing the scenarios on each. Should the player lose any scenario, either due to their 3 mechs becoming disabled, losing their power grid, or failing to protect a specific target for that scenario, then the player has the option to send one of the pilots back in time prior to the start of the first mission – effectively starting a new game – retaining their current experience and abilities to give an edge in the next battle. Reviewers for the website Rock Paper Shotgun described the gameplay as a mix of Pacific Rim and Edge of Tomorrow due to the time-traveling elements. Other permanent improvements, such as new pilots or sets of mechs, become available as the player completes various milestones.

Development

Into the Breach came out of ideas that Ma and Davis had following the success of FTL. They had tried various prototypes for a game, including one for a grid-based tactical system, which they recognized was seeing a resurgence in the video game industry due to the success of XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012). However, they still needed some type of hook to differentiate their game. This came as a response to films like Man of Steel and Pacific Rim, where "the whole city gets demolished, but no one cares because the good guys won", according to Ma.  They set about to make the game focus on the impact of collateral damage so that defending buildings and other structures would become a priority rather than just winning.

Subset included the effects of giant mechs-vs-giant alien battles on the landscape as the game time progress, with mountains being torn down, forests destroyed by fire, and buildings razed. To emphasize this in gameplay, they include the mechanic that mechs are powered from local power nodes in the buildings, so that if these buildings are destroyed, they may not be able to power their mechs. This created tough decisions for players, such as whether to destroy a building to get a short-term edge in battle or to prevent a catastrophe to a larger number of buildings. To further help emphasize the need to care for these buildings, Avellone's story was written to remind the player that as they fight with the mechs, there will be people cowering for safety in these buildings, and to create emotional impact when these people are killed when a building is destroyed.

In contrast to XCOM, where a simple battle may take up to an hour to complete all objectives, Subset wanted each battle to be relatively short in terms of gameplay time. The limited turn counter was used to keep battles short, and Subset found that telegraphing the Vek's movements further helped to hasten the pace. They developed scenarios and situations to require the player to devise new strategies on the fly which they anticipated that players would build upon in later parts of the game.

Development of Into the Breach started mid-2015, after all of Subset's commitments to FTL were completed, providing them with the financial security to move forward onto this project. The game, announced in February 2017, was expected to be released on Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems, though Subset did not expect this to be a simultaneous release. Subset said at the time of its reveal that Into the Breach was still a ways off from release, as they had enough in place to show off the game's ideas and preliminary art, but they still lack a lot of content for the game, and prefer to perfect the game at their own pace. Rock Paper Shotgun considered an early preview copy they had played in November 2017 as nearly complete outside of art assets and game balance issues, and reported that the game is expected to release in early 2018, and was eventually set for February 27, 2018.

In addition to Avellone and Prunty, Subset Games has obtained help from  Isla Schanuel for community management and user testing, Power Up Audio for audio work, and Polina Hristova to assist Ma in art assets. Ben Prunty, who had composed the FTL soundtrack, provided the music for Into the Breach. Like with FTL, Prunty and Subset wanted to use a style of music not normally associated with the narrative genre, but had difficulty in deciding which direction it should go, particularly that they felt that music for a strategy game should be soft and quiet. Ma shared with Prunty 2Cellos' take on Hans Zimmer's "Mombasa" from Inception: Music from the Motion Picture, which gave Prunty the inspiration to create the game's first music track, used in the game's teaser trailer. In addition to the digital score, Prunty added some guitar riffs atop the music, creating a motif that appeared throughout the tracks. Further, Prunty helped Subset to determine when music should be used in the game; rather than music playing constantly, he suggested to have music only start when the player completes the deployment of the mechs on a map, creating a dynamic for the game going forward.

The Windows version of Into the Breach was released on February 27, 2018. The macOS version followed later that year on August 9, 2018. The Nintendo Switch version followed later that month on August 28, 2018. A native Linux version was released on April 20, 2020.

A free Advanced Edition update to the game was released on July 19, 2022, for personal computers and Switch versions, adding more content including new squads, pilots and enemies, and an "Unfair" difficulty level. Additionally, a mobile version for iOS and Android was released the same day by Netflix.

Reception

Into the Breach received praise upon its release, holding a 90 out of 100 on review aggregation site Metacritic and is the site's best reviewed PC game for 2018. Critics lauded the simple but strategic gameplay, high difficulty, artstyle and soundtrack. The editors of Popular Mechanics named it the best video game of 2018, writing that it "is a refreshing take on the turn-based strategy game and represents the most inventive evolution of the genre."

Accolades
The game was a runner-up for "Best Debut" and "Best Game of the Year" in Giant Bomb's 2018 Game of the Year Awards.

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Hans von Boetticher (30 August 1886 – 20 January 1958) was a German zoologist who worked on ornithology and entomology. Boetticher was employed at the natural history museum in Coburg.

Several of his works deal with the higher level taxonomy of bird groups based on morphology, phylogeny and biogeography. Some of his other works include those on the pinnipeds. His special area of interest included ducks and geese, turacos, parrots, pigeons and sea-birds. The South American duck genera Amazonetta and Speculanas were designated by him. Some of the other bird taxa that he named such as Galapagornis are no longer valid.

He wrote a series of books on bird families. These included Gänse- und Entenvögel aus aller Welt (1952), Albatrosse und andere Sturmvögel (1955), Lärmvögel, Turakos und Pisangfresser (1955), Fasanen, Pfauen, Perlhühner und andere Zierhühner (1956) and Pelikane, Kormorane und andere Ruderfüßler (1957).

Partial list of publications
 Von Boetticher, H., 1964. Papageien. Ziemsen, Wittenberg
 Boetticher, H. von 1954. Die Taubengattung Columba L. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 153:49-64.
 von Boetticher, H. 1934. Beitrag zu einem phylogenetisch begründeten, natürlichen System der Steißhühner (Tinami) auf Grund einiger taxonomisch verwertbarer Charaktere. Jenaische Zeitrschr. Naturw. 69: 169–192.
 von Boetticher, 1931, Vogel ferner Lander, vol. 5
 von Boetticher, H. 1943. Gedanken über die systematic Stellung einiger Papagaien. Zool. Anz. 143:191–200.
 von Boetticher, H. 1959. Papagaien. Wittenberg Lutherstadt, A. Ziemsen.
 von Boetticher, H. 1935. Der Gaimardische Buntkormoran. Vogel ferner Ender 1935: 81-83
 von Boetticher, H. 1934. Die geographische Verbreitung der Robben, Zeitschr. für Saugetierkunde. 9:359-368.
 von Boetticher, H. 1940. Verzeichnis der Typen in der Vogelsammlung der Museum der Zoologisches Institut der Universität Halle an der Saale. Zeitschr. Naturwiss. 94: 205–214.
Boetticher, Hans von. 1955. Albatrosse und andere Sturmvögel. Wittenberg. 96 pp. 33 ills. Soft cover. (Neue Brehm-Bücherei 163).
Boetticher, Hans von. 1957. Pelikane, Kormorane und andere Ruderfüssler. Wittenberg. 94,(2) pp. 48 ills. Soft cover. (Neue Brehm-Bücherei 188).
 Boetticher H. von 1955. Der Blaufuß-Tölpel "Camanay", Sula nebouxii Milne-Edwards. Anzeiger der Ornithologischen Gesellschaft in Bayern 4: 375.
 von Boetticher, H. 1951. La systématique des guêpiers. Oiseau. Rev. Fr. Ornithol. 5: 194–199.

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Bird name authors
Jahrbuch der Coburger Landesstiftung
Books at Amazon.de
Brazilian bird authors (in Spanish)
List of taxa named by Boetticher

20th-century German zoologists
1886 births
1958 deaths
German ornithologists
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Next generation of physician will be a robot. As physician-guided robots routinely operate on patients at most major hospitals, the next generation robot could eliminate a surprising element from the scenario—the doctor.
Feasibility studies have demonstrated that a robot—without any human assistance—can locate a man-made lesion in simulated human organs, guide a device to the lesion and take multiple samples during a single session.
The researchers believe that as the technology is further developed, autonomous robots could some day perform other simple surgical tasks.
"Earlier this year we demonstrated that a robot directed by artificial intelligence can on its own locate simulated calcifications and cysts in simulated breast tissue with high repeatability and accuracy," says Kaicheng Liang, a former student of Stephen Smith, director of the Duke University Ultrasound Transducer Group.
The Duke team combined a souped-up version of an existing robot arm with an ultrasound system. The ultrasound serves as the robot's "eyes" by collecting data from its scan and locating its target. The robot is "controlled" not by a physician, but by an artificial intelligence program that takes the real-time 3-D information, processes it and gives the robot specific commands to perform.


Have you ever felt like you were slipping over the edge into a deep, dark abyss? Have you sensed the afternoon sun slowly beginning to fade, even though it is an otherwise beautiful, cloudless day? Have you ever felt like some inexplicable power is slowly sucking the life out of you? If you have, my … Continue reading Deep. Dark. Desperate… Depression.


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Queens of the Stone Age Concert Preview
Posted on March 24, 2011 by Carey
Around since 1997 this California-based band presently features Josh Homme (guitar/lead vocals), Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar), Joey Castillo (drums), Michael Shuman (bass), and Dean Fertita (keyboards/guitar). Their particular brand of rock is on the heavy side and really focuses on guitar riffs. The guitar riffs happened repetitively over and over on many of their songs. It sounds very much like the male-oriented no frills rock of the 70s. Over the course of the existence of the band their sound has evolved and begun to incorporate more influences like ZZ Top, blues and grunge.
Since the release of their self-titled debut album in 1998, QOTSA has been a Josh Homme driven vehicle with him remaining the constant and the rest of the lineup changing frequently. They have had such high profile guest contributions as Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) on drums, Matt Cameron (Soundgarden and Pearl Jam) on drums, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) on vocals, and Rob Halford (Iron Maiden) on vocals.
The band has pretty much toured constantly opening up for the likes of The Smashing Pumpkins, Hole, Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails as well as playing at large festivals like Ozzfest.
This general admission show is for all ages, but unfortunately it is sold out.
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-Ticket Price: $46.30 (plus service charges)
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Czech Republic deserves to be known in many respects, so take your camera and walking shoes and get ready to explore it.
The national railway network of Czech Republic is made up of over 9,000 km of tracks. České dráhy also known as Czech Railways is the national railway operator in Czech Republic. The country has international rail connections with bordering countries including Slovakia, Austria, Germany and Poland. Major cities which are also main travel hubs are Prague, Břeclav and Ostrava. The busiest railway station of Czech Republic is found in Prague, the capital city. Indeed the Praha hlavní nádraží, also known as Prague main railway station, served over 20 million passengers in 2014.
The Czech Republic is all about ancient cities, stone castles and ruins on cliffs, palaces in gardens, lofty religious monuments, folk architecture and traditions, museums, galleries, musical experiences, cultural festivals, cosmopolitan Prague and soothing spa towns. Located in Central Europe, the Czech Republic is bordered by Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Austria. Prague, its capital city, is 4h30 away by train from Berlin and is the ideal springboard to discover other main cities and regions of the Czech Republic. If you are looking for the right travel stories, it's worth visiting.
Of course there is the magnificent Czech Republic's capital, Prague that obviously is worth the visit. But do not forget to discover the rest of the country. Take a train and cross it all to get this new country built on an ancient one. The must-see cities you should experience are probably Ceské Budejovice, Liberec and Ceské Kladno.
The landscape is marked out with castles that are waiting for you. On the western side of Czech Republic, admire the undulating basin of Bohemia and climb the Giant Mountains (1602 m high). This will be perfect for those who love nature and sports.
Bohemian part of the country provides a good-value: crystal! Other typical souvenirs you can get will be marionettes and wooden toys. If you prefer precious stones, you can find garnets or jantar.
If you travel by train from city to city, you may try sausages (Klobasa), with beer (or Absinth, which is stronger). You will soon see for yourself the difference from one region to another. If you are not on diet, try dumplings and sauerkraut.
Enjoy the historic villages and vineyards of Valtice and Mikulov and taste the wines. Those are on the southern part of Czech Republic, in the region of Moravia, that you can reach by train, and visit cycling to fully admire the landscape.


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Q: HTTP status code for "no data available" from an external datasource Scenario:
A POST request is sent to process an order that will result in data retrieval from an external datasource.
There are three possible results:

*

*The datasource returned data for the request

*No data was available for the request (this is viewed as an error)

*The datasource couldn't be accessed (may be down for maintenance)

An obvious response for 1 is 200: OK or 201: Created (an entity is created from this request).
What status codes would be appropriate for 2 and 3?
Status codes I have considered:

*

*503: Service Unavailable when datasource is down

*500: Internal Server Error when datasource is down

*502: Bad Gateway when "no data available"

*404: Not Found when "no data available"

*403: Forbidden when "no data available"

*412: Precondition Failed when "no data available"

A: 2) Looking back at this, I agree it should probably be either a 204 No Content or maybe a 200 with a body indicating no records or resources could be found depending on the structure returned.
404's are generally used when the resource URI doesn't exist or a resource in the URI is not found in the case of a restful service.
3) 503 Service Unavailable
The server is currently unable to handle the request due to a temporary overloading or maintenance of the server. The implication is that this is a temporary condition which will be alleviated after some delay. If known, the length of the delay MAY be indicated in a Retry-After header. If no Retry-After is given, the client SHOULD handle the response as it would for a 500 response.
  Note: The existence of the 503 status code does not imply that a
  server must use it when becoming overloaded. Some servers may wish
  to simply refuse the connection.

A: HTTP 404 - With your own error message like "No data found".
Twitter uses 404.
Reference: https://developer.twitter.com/en/docs/basics/response-codes.html

A: *

*The datasource returned data for the request

200: OK/201: CREATED
Because everything is working as expected

*No data was available for the request (this is viewed as an error)

400: BAD REQUEST
The request was invalid or cannot be otherwise served. An accompanying error message will explain further inside the body.like:
HTTP 400
{
response: null,
code: "USER_101", //should be used customized error codes here
error: "User details not found"
}

*The datasource couldn't be accessed (may be down for maintenance)

404: Resource/URI NOT FOUND
The URI requested or resource is invalid
Like: https://www.lipsum.com/list-page
**/list-page** is not defined/found

Find here most frequently used status codes:

200 – OK
Everything is working, The resource has been fetched and is transmitted in the message body.

201 – CREATED
A new resource has been created

204 – NO CONTENT
The resource was successfully deleted, no response body

304 – NOT MODIFIED
This is used for caching purposes. It tells the client that the response has not been modified, so the client can continue to use the same cached version of the response.

400 – BAD REQUEST
The request was invalid or cannot be served. The exact error should be explained in the error payload.

401 – UNAUTHORIZED
The request requires user authentication.

403 – FORBIDDEN
The server understood the request but is refusing it or the access is not allowed.

404 – NOT FOUND
There is no resource behind the URI.

500 – INTERNAL SERVER ERROR API
If an error occurs in the global catch blog, the stack trace should be logged and not returned as a response.

A: 3)  I agree with 503 for this
2) Frankly I think a good argument could be made for using 204 in case 2  You can include metainfo in the header to indicate specifically what 'went wrong'.  It really depends on how much you consider this case to be 'an error' at the API level.
If the API itself is functioning as intended, and the request was to a valid endpoint, by an authenticated and authorized user and did not cause the server to malfunction, then very few of the 400 or 500 series errors would really seem to apply.
for example, 404 usually means the URI you called does not exist, if it does exist, then using that code is misleading at least IMHO

**10.2.5 204 No Content**

The server has fulfilled the request but does not need to return an
  entity-body, and might want to return updated metainformation. The
  response MAY include new or updated metainformation in the form of
  entity-headers, which if present SHOULD be associated with the
  requested variant.
If the client is a user agent, it SHOULD NOT change its document view
  from that which caused the request to be sent. This response is
  primarily intended to allow input for actions to take place without
  causing a change to the user agent's active document view, although
  any new or updated metainformation SHOULD be applied to the document
  currently in the user agent's active view.
The 204 response MUST NOT include a message-body, and thus is always
  terminated by the first empty line after the header fields.

A: In my opinion the best way to handle this is with a 200 no result object.
Why?
You have a response that you can do something with without a lot of trouble. I searched, everything worked correctly but there wasn't anything in the database to give a result. Therefore, result = null and a message explaining as much. If something found this in the network calls it is not a security risk.
If you are concerned with a security risk then a 204 is probably the best approach.
res.status(200).send({
   result: null,
   message: 'No result'
});

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Q: How can I create 3D with pyglet? I tried to create a cube in pyglet:
import pyglet
from pyglet.gl import *

window = pyglet.window.Window(400,400,"Paka Paka",True)
@window.event
def on_draw():
    window.clear()
    glBegin(GL_QUADS)
    glVertex3f(0,40,0)
    glColor3f(1,0,0)
    glVertex3f(100,40,0)
    glColor3f(0,1,0)
    glVertex3f(100,140,0)
    glColor3f(0,0,1)
    glVertex3f(100,40,100)
    glColor3f(1,1,0)
    glVertex3f(100,140,100)
    glColor3f(1,0,1)
    glVertex3f(0,140,100)
    glColor3f(0,1,1)
    glVertex3f(0,40,100)
    glColor3f(2,0,0)
    glVertex3f(0,140,0)
    glColor3f(0,0,2)
    glEnd()
pyglet.app.run()

and when I run the program, I saw a black screen.

(except up)
should I need to change vertex kind or something different?
edit: I used the codes given by Rabbid76. but it didn't worked.

A: Seme of the geometry is clipped by the near respectively far plane of the (default) orthographic projection.
I recommend to setup a projection matrix by glOrtho. e.g.:
glOrtho(-200, 200, -200, 200, -200, 200)

respectively
glOrtho(0, 400, 400, 400, -200, 200)

Further more it is recommended to flush a single buffered window by glFlush()
Set the projection at the begin of on_draw and call glFlush() at the end:
@window.event
def on_draw():
    w, h = 400, 400
    glMatrixMode(GL_PROJECTION)
    glLoadIdentity()
    glOrtho(-w/2, w/2, -h/2, h/2, -200, 200)

    glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW)

    window.clear()

    glBegin(GL_QUADS)
    # [...]
    glEnd()

    glFlush()


Abstract: We give a pedagogical introduction to the nonassociative structures arising from recent developments in quantum mechanics with magnetic monopoles, in string theory and M-theory with non-geometric fluxes, and in M-theory with non-geometric Kaluza-Klein monopoles. After a brief overview of the main historical appearences of nonassociativity in quantum mechanics, string theory and M-theory, we provide a detailed account of the classical and quantum dynamics of electric charges in the backgrounds of various distributions of magnetic charge. We apply Born reciprocity to map this system to the phase space of closed strings propagating in R-flux backgrounds of string theory, and then describe the lift to the phase space of M2-branes in R-flux backgrounds of M-theory. Applying Born reciprocity maps this M-theory configuration to the phase space of M-waves probing a non-geometric Kaluza-Klein monopole background. These four perspective systems are unified by a covariant 3-algebra structure on the M-theory phase space.