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Installed BC Coilovers onto your Neon/Cobalt/Caliber? Please read this.
We had a customer call us the other day that told us that his car was bouncing more than he thought it should be after he just installed BC coilovers.
After spending some time discussing it with him, we at first thought that either his dampening settings were not dialed in correctly, or that his struts were blown on his coilovers.
After further discussion, he told us that his friend adjusted the spring preload on the coilovers before installing them.
This is, exactly the problem that was causing the bounciness of his car. He pretensioned the springs too much, and probably had too little dampening to control the bouncing.
So, with that being said, heres a photo showing the adjustment ring to lower/raise your car, and the two rings that allow you to pretension the springs. When your wanting to make adjustments to your car, PLEASE do not adjust the pretension of the springs, they are factory preset for best ride quality! You should not have to make any adjustments to the spring pretension. You should only be making adjustments to the lower ring, and adjusting the height by threading the uppwer assembly into the lower assembly.
We hope this will help some BC coilover owners!
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Photos of new tires and BC Coilovers installed onto our employee John's 98 Neon Sport coupe!
Installed Injen pressure piping onto our 09 Cobalt SS project car.
Picture of a slammed Neon SRT-4 with Megan coilovers that stopped by our shop the other day.
Anyone need a set of BC Coilovers for Neon, SRT4, Cobalt, Caliber?
Photos of our employee Vincent's Caliber SRt4 with BC Coilovers installed.


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Why do airports need to invest in business aviation?
Investing in general as well as business aviation facilities will yield higher, more lucrative traffic, and could help turn an airport in to a business aviation destination, reports Kathryn B Creedy.
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Inzamam-Ul-Haq: Story of Arrival to International Cricket
December 16, 2005 Batsman
Inzamam-Ul-Haq was born on March 3, 1970 in Multan after four brothers and a sister. Being youngest in family he was loved by everyone. Apparently he was silent and a sort of lazy boy in childhood. He was not seen playing, making noise like other children of that age. He was an obedient child of his parents. He started offering prayer at a very young age regularly. He was called as 'Pirzada' in the school by his class fellows.
Until Inzi got in 5th class, he had no interests other than home and Mosque. But as he grew, he saw that there is one more thing that his father and brothers love to do and that was nothing but cricket. He was a shy boy but playing cricket gave him a lot of confidence. Now Inzamam was more interested in cricket than his studies.
Then Inzamam's elder brothers decided that Inzamam should play cricket at club-level. Now they got membership of a cricket club for Inzamam. Now Inzamam had got a platform and a cricket kit as well.
In childhood Inzamam had worked to be a spin bowler but circumstances turned him into a world class batsman. When he was in 9th class his approach changed. He started to concentrate on his studies as well. As a result he got good marks in matric and got admission to Government College Lahore now known as Government College University Lahore. He came to Lahore in 1985.
In an under 19 tournament, Inzamam had introduced himself as an all-rounder. During a math, when Inzamam came for batting, seven wickets were down and there was no recognized batsman left. Inzamam punished the bowlers with aggressive shots. Now he was considered to be a reliable all-rounder.
In 1985, Inzamam was selected in Under 19 team. He made two centuries in first two tournaments but could not play all matches in that season. In the end of 1985, he was selected for a first class match to be played in Karachi. Inzi made a century in his first match and got wickets as well. Then he made a century in Lahore as well. He scored his third century in his third match, hence became the only player to score three centuries in first three matches in the history of Pakistan. His third century was against Faisalabad and match was played at Sahiwal.
In the next season Inzamam scored 1200+ runs. He was rightly hopeful to have a place in National team but no one considered him. In his third season he scored 1645 runs. 1649 was the highest score made in a single season in the history of Pakistan. So Inzamam had no doubt achieved a milestone. He had hit six centuries in the season. But he was again ignored by the authorities in spite of his game was better than some senior players. Inzamam was disappointed and wanted to go back to Multan. But Mushtaq Ahmed (a great spinner from Pakistan) convinced him to wait for one more season. Again Inzamam was the top scorer with 1400 runs. He was top scorer for last two years and it was his right to be selected in National Team. But again he was ignored. Inzamam was disappointed and left for Multan.
After some days, he received a phone call from Mushtaq who was angry at him. He informed Inzamam that he has told Imran Khan about Inzamam's game and Imran wants to see his game. Inzamam was very excited on listening that his ideal personality had called him.
Gaddafi Stadium was not new for Inzi. Imran Khan had arranged a squad of four bowlers consisting of Waqar Younis, Mushtaq Ahmad, Aqib Javed and Iqbal Sikender. In the beginning Inzamam was unable to play any of them and got bowled by Iqbal twice. On request of Mushtaq, Imran talked to Inzamam and said Inzamam! Play in your natural way and prove yourself before me. This gave Inzi a lot of courage and confidence. After that he hit a boundary on the very first ball delivered by Waqar. After that he got the rhythm and played some marvelous strokes. Hence Inzamam was selected for the series against West Indies in Pakistan.
Inzamam scored 48 runs on his debut. Though Pakistan lost the match but Inzamam secured a place in National Team. He completed 1000 runs in one and a half year. Since then he has played a lot of wonderful and match winning innings. He is known as the man of crisis for Pakistan Cricket team. Now in December 2005, He completed his 11000 runs playing against England in Pakistan. People from all around the world have seen him many times playing a match saving and match winning innings when top order is crashed. He comes to Bat at 4th or 5th position. His innings in semi final of world cup 92 against New Zealand and a match winning innings of 100+ runs against Bangladesh in his hometown, Multan, are probably the best ones. He had undoubtedly awesome in World cup 92 semi final match against New Zealand.
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Macroeconomy
US economy to expand, but at a slower pace
Published: - Nov 12, 2019
The U.S. economy will continue to expand for a 12th consecutive year in 2020, but by only about 2 percent and struggling to remain at that level by year's end. Indiana's economic output will be more anemic, growing at a rate of about 1.25 percent, according to a forecast released today by the Indiana University Kelley School of Business.
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Leer en español: La economía de EE.UU. se expandirá, pero a un ritmo más lento
Over the past year, political dysfunction and international trade friction have disrupted supply chains and eroded both consumer and business confidence. U.S. employment has grown during 2019 but will decelerate throughout 2020, well short of 150,000 jobs per month and possibly to about 100,000 by year's end. A tight labor market will continue to be an issue for many companies.
"The total number of job openings in the economy peaked in late 2018," said Bill Witte, associate professor emeritus of economics at IU. "Average hours worked have been flat over the past year, and auto sales have been flat for nearly two years. Given the reliance of the U.S. economy on consumer spending, these are disturbing signs. But they are vague signs, and not enough to convince us that the end of the expansion is in sight.
"We expect that growth will be weaker than in the past two years, and this outlook is likely a best-case outcome," he added. "There is massive uncertainty in the current situation."
The Kelley School presented its forecast this morning to Indianapolis community and business leaders at IUPUI. The Business Outlook Tour panel also will present national, state and local economic forecasts in seven other cities across the state through Nov. 20.
Indiana's more meager economic growth expected in 2020 can largely be attributed to the outsized presence of manufacturing and particularly tight labor markets, said Ryan Brewer, associate professor of finance at Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus and author of the panel's Indiana forecast. Manufacturing contracts more rapidly versus other areas of the economy, and tight labor markets limit employers' capacity to grow, he said.
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Expectations about business investment have fallen short, and corporations have been buying back stock instead of making capital investments. The trade war with China and slowing global expansion have also affected state manufacturers.
The world is about to record its slowest economic growth since the financial crisis of 2009. Next year, global growth is projected at 3.4 percent, with downside risks continuing to build. China and the European Union each face structural issues amid tariffs imposed by the United States. Brexit remains unresolved.
Recent data from the Institute for Supply Management showed that manufacturing activity has slowed to its lowest rate since the beginning of the Great Recession. Indiana has sought to diversify its economy in recent decades, but manufacturing output represents nearly 28 percent of gross state product. Indiana continues to lead the nation in manufacturing employment, with more than 17 percent of its jobs in that sector.
"Constrained by a historically tight labor market, Indiana is expected to experience slow growth in jobs and gross output, along with the possibility for continued rising wages," Brewer said. "With fewer and fewer available people to hire, tightness of the Indiana labor markets will serve as a drag to output and employment growth."
The outlook for the Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson metropolitan statistical area is slightly better, with expected growth between 1.5 and 2 percent.
"Indianapolis continues to draw in talent and investment that should help it exceed the overall state level of growth," said Kyle Anderson, clinical assistant professor of business economics. "However, there is risk that weakness in the broader economy, and especially weakness in manufacturing, could make this forecast too optimistic."
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Other highlights from the forecast:
The national and state unemployment rates will hold steady. The nation's rate could be below 4 percent by year's end, and the state will stay at or below full employment through 2020.
Inflation will rise and end 2020 close to the Federal Reserve's 2 percent target.
The stock market will struggle to get average returns with headwinds from trade, supply chain disruption and policy uncertainty. Earnings continue to exceed expectations, yet lack of definitive trade consensus continues to drive headwinds.
Interest rates will remain low. The 10-year Treasury rate should stay below 2 percent and mortgages below 4 percent. Speculative grade bond yields have been rising, indicating increased risk of insolvency for marginal firms.
Entry-level wage growth could cause costs to rise, earnings to fall and growth to stagnate for firms heading into 2020. Energy prices will be relatively stable, with average prices similar to those in 2019.
Business investment will remain weak, although a little improved from this year. Housing will achieve a meager increase, ending two years of negative growth. Government spending will grow, but much more slowly than the past year, as the impact of the 2018 budget deal ends.
The starting point for the forecast is an econometric model of the United States, developed by IU's Center for Econometric Model Research, which analyzes numerous statistics to develop a national forecast for the coming year. A similar econometric model of Indiana provides a corresponding forecast for the state economy based on the national forecast plus data specific to Indiana. A select panel of Kelley faculty members, led by Indiana Business Research Center co-director Timothy Slaper, then adjusts the forecast to reflect additional insights it has on the economic situation.
A detailed report on the outlook for 2020 will be published in the winter issue of the Indiana Business Review, available online in December. In addition to predictions about the nation, state and Indianapolis, it also will include forecasts for other Indiana cities and key economic sectors.
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Pentax Digital SLR Cameras
Even though the Pentax digital SLR cameras were late to arrive, they have introduced some unique innovations.
Canon and Nikon had already started the transition from film SLR cameras to digital, and owners of Pentax lenses were waiting in the wings.
The first Pentax digital SLR finally made its appearance in 2003, and it came with a rather odd name: the *ist D.
After that first camera, Pentax built up steam and has been rolling out new camera models ever since.
Besides its unique name, the *ist D had something else going for it: it was the smallest and lightest digital SLR you could buy.
Don't get me wrong: it couldn't compete with the size of compact digital camera - no SLR can.
But compared to some of the other SLR cameras you could buy back then, the *ist D fit into a small-sized bag and didn't give you neck cramps when you carried for a day.
Pentax has made sure that every camera in their line continues this trend, which makes them great cameras for avid travelers.
Other camera manufacturers have followed suit: competition in the small-sized digital SLR category is heating up.
An Affordable DSLR
In 2006, Pentax snuck in a first.
The *ist DL - the Pentax entry-level digital SLR - became the first digital SLR you could buy for less than $600. The previous price barrier was $1,000 and that was broken by the Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel.
It was the beginning of a downward price trend, making high-end digital SLR cameras more accessible to the average consumer and not just reserved for professional photographers.
Stabilization for All
In May of 2006, Pentax had another surprise for the digital SLR camera market when they announced the arrival of the K100D.
This camera featured an innovation that at the time was only included on cameras made by Konica Minolta (now acquired by Sony): built-in image stabilization.
This type of stabilization reduced the effect of camera shake with any lens that you attached to the camera. In contrast, only special Canon and Nikon lenses have stabilization - it's not included in any of their camera bodies.
The K100D was the most affordable digital SLR you could buy that included this useful feature.
Pentax Digital SLR Cameras Today
Not content to merely "keep up" Pentax has continued to add innovations to their line of digital SLR cameras.
The latest one is that many Pentax cameras have complete weather sealing.
This means that you can safely use them in rain, sleet, dust and snow without having to worry about the sensor or other electronics inside the camera getting damaged.
This is why I still recommend Pentax cameras to people who want to take a lot of pictures outdoors without having to fret all the time about protecting their equipment.
Price With Lens: $700 USD
Release Date: July 2012
QUICK OVERVIEW: Weather sealed, 16 megapixels, built-in stabilization, 6 photos per second, Full HD movie mode.
If travel is your thing, then consider the Pentax K-30: its 81 seals prevent dust and moisture from getting inside and ruining the camera. Plus, you can also use the K-30 in very cold weather. Built-in image stabilization will help eliminate blur from your photos and a high ISO range paired with a fast continuous speed will ensure that you don't miss the action.
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Price With Lens: $1,350 USD
Release Date: October 2012
QUICK OVERVIEW: Weather sealed, 16 megapixels, built-in stabilization, 7 photos per second, Full HD movie mode, ISO from 80 to 51200.
The K-5 II is the successor to the immensely popular K-5. The biggest improvement in the K-5 II is its autofocus system, which is now capable of locking focus even in exceptionally dim available light. The K-5 II still sports the same built-in image stabilization and huge ISO range of the K-5. For those who want to shoot in rough weather, the fully-sealed K-5 II is dustproof, water resistant and cold resistant.
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Pentax K-x
October 2009 The second Pentax to include video, the K-x can capture High Definition 720p video at 24 frames per second. Like the K-7, it has an 11-point autofocus and built-in image stabilization. What sets this camera apart from many other entry-level models are its body and batteries: the camera body will be available in black, white, red and navy (rather than the standard black of all other DSLRs) and the camera will run off of regular AA batteries (no special charger required) — good news for travelers who like to venture far afield.
July 2009 Jumping right on to the digital SLR video bandwagon, the K-7 includes a high-definition 720p video capture mode in addition to its live view LCD, dust control and built-in image stabilization. Like other Pentax digital SLRs, the K-7 is weather and cold resistant and features a fast continuous rate (5.2 photos per second) and an 11-point autofocus system. The icing on the cake: an in-camera HDR capture mode, an electronic level and automatic lens distortion correction.
March 2008 The K20D boasts a high 14.6 megapixel count, allowing photographers to make super-size prints. In addition to its dust control and built-in image stabilization, the K20D includes a live view mode (the first Pentax SLR with this feature), expanded dynamic range and an 11-point autofocus system all packaged in a weather a dust-resistant body.
April 2008 The K200D offers up something quite rare compared to other cameras in this price range: a weather an dust resistant body. While you shouldn't toss the camera in a lake, you should be able to take photos at the beach and in the rain without worrying about destroying your expensive SLR. Another benefit of the K200D is that it's compatible with every Pentax lens ever made, and the built-in image stabilization will function even with older lenses.
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This lease form is designed for a medical office tenant (doctor's office) taking space in a multi-tenant medical office building facility.
The lease is net in character, grants the tenant a renewal option at fair market rentals, provides for reserved parking for the tenant, and contains environmental protections for the landlord.
3.2 PREMISES. Landlord hereby leases to Tenant and Tenant hereby leases from Landlord, for the Lease Term, at the Rent (as such terms are hereinafter defined), and upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the commercial medical office space described in the Basic Lease Provisions designated by diagonal lines on the Floor Plan attached as EXHIBIT "A" hereto, and incorporated by reference herein (the "Premises").
3.2.5 Landlord shall be required to complete any improvements to the Premises required by State and local municipalities to bring the Premises in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and/or state and local fire and life safety laws. Except for the foregoing requirements and for punch list items addressed to Landlord in writing within thirty (30) days of occupancy by Tenant, Tenant accepts the Premises on an "as is" basis.
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Whither the powers? Give the Assembly the access to REAL information
April 26, 2012 - Damian Hockney
Damian Hockney is a former London Assembly member and Mayoral candidate
Damian Hockney, a member of the London Assembly from 2004 to 2008, says the London Assembly suffers from one major problem – lack of access to the REAL information which would allow the body to do its job of holding the Mayor to account.
As a member of the London Assembly from 2004 to 2008, elected for a party which has a jaundiced opinion of much of the political class, I was pleasantly surprised by the abilities of almost all of my fellow Assembly Members, including those who did not share our views at all.
To take those I had quite a lot to deal with, Len Duvall was an able and fair chair of the MPA, Dee Doocey and Jenny Jones were staunch allies in areas where we shared views or thoughts, Brian Coleman was combative but understanding, with great energy and the type of respect for opponents which never allowed him to dismiss them. I could go on listing, but all had the desire to do their job properly – never once did I feel I was in the presence of time servers and I always felt that all of them took their roles seriously. Every one of them.
But very quickly I felt that they did not have the tools to really enable them to fly in their roles. The difficulty for the London Assembly is surely that it is there but that others have most of the actual powers to do its job of holding the Mayor and what he does to account. It is denied the type of information routinely used by journalists and those with actual power (ie the House of Commons and the EU institutions) to hold to account.
Let me give you an example of something which came up right at the outset of my time as an Assembly Member and that relates to an area of business I can claim to have some commercial knowledge of.
It concerned that publication the 'Londoner', a free distribution paper from City Hall which was published under the former Mayor. Unlike some, I took the Mayor's point that there were times when a body like the Mayor and Assembly should be able to communicate directly with those upon whom they had an impact.
I might have done it differently but that is a matter of detail and form. But as a journalist/publisher by background myself, I remember feeling that some aspects of this publication were a little odd and decided to raise them at Question Time.
So I tried to obtain the very basic info you need to hold such a publication to account. This is what I asked for: "I obviously want to have the following info which is basic to holding any publisher to account – print contract/prices, ad details, rates charged, how they are solicited, who is paid to collect them, who has the distribution contract and what the rates are etc. Above all, what is paid for things and what ads are sold for/who gets them and why…at market rates? At a loss? Why?"
It's what the accountant did with the magazines of which I had been publisher for more years than I care to remember, and what anyone would do if they were looking into such a business. Simple stuff, without which you can do nothing by way of holding to account. All denied to me! "What? Any journalist can ferret around and get a lot of that that info and publish it, but of course the resources and time used would be considerable," was my reply.
"I can't keep it secret in our business, the moreso as much will eventually be in the public domain. Advertisers have the right to say 'I paid X company Y hundred/thousand' (if they want to and have to – ie when claiming costs against their business), printers have rates upon which they base their quotes. And if of course someone is getting a public sector deal which is non-commercial, why? And what else are they getting in return? This kind of stuff is the core of forensic accounting, investigative journalism etc when you think something might be amiss."
In essence, what I was told was that in anything important I had no right to have access. Well OK then. I couldn't even obtain the very basic information needed to hold a very minor and relatively unimportant aspect of the mayoralty to account.
What price serious matters? I was to find out, constantly being given the run around for months and then having to threaten FoI and then told that Freedom of Information (FoI) does not apply. So holding to account becomes a tame political exercise scoring a few points here and there, and is only possible in a meaningful sense if journalists or MPs have already spent their resources on investigating – they therefore will dictate the agenda on genuine oversight as long as this power balance exists, and not the body set up to hold the Mayor to account.
There were even times when you were told you could not actually raise some detail or information you had managed to locate outside of the tame and flawed processes in place at City Hall. But if it had been in the press you could use some of it.
Oh dear. This a serious own goal with lessons for anyone who understands power and the use of information. "Don't bother with the Assembly and its systems," it is saying – "use your position to go straight and always to the press/online commentators and attack City Hall and its staff as well for being partial and party to potential corruption and failure for refusing to give you the information". I was actually advised to do this by contacts in the USA who have far greater political and campaigning experience than I could dream of.
There are a host of reasons why I did not take this advice but someone will, for sure. They will say: "why should I be criticised by opponents/the media etc for not doing my job of holding to account when in fact I am being muzzled and stymied by those supposed to help me?"
State radio and tv and much of the media do not like small parties and actively campaign against them. This is increasingly being recognised by those who find themselves entangled in the processes. It presents a whiff of corruption masked with the false pretence that there is a bogeyman (the BNP) whose existence means that all small parties should fall on their swords and accept that they will be labelled extremist or mad.
The media then often use their muscle, if the "mad" have been elected, to accuse those people from small parties like UKIP or George Galloway/Respect of being "ineffective" in the relevant bodies to which they have been elected (untrue matters of opinion repeatedly being foisted onto the public as "news" and "fact" allowing no room for challenge or right of reply). A streetfighter will spray invective all over the place in those circumstances, and I am not surprised.
And of course look what happened over the 2008 electioneering for Boris Johnson in which the former Mayor was attacked about LDA spending. It was media led, using the Assembly (not the other way round). Add to this the superior powers of the House of Commons to have access to the material that the Assembly has no right to, and well, you have a recipe for something approaching a talking shop.
I use the word "approaching" a talking shop because the status of the Assembly as a body "holding to account" at least means that its existence begs the questions as to its lack of powers to do the very job it was set up for. But the review of its powers during the term when I was there, while widening the remit to some degree, actually reduced the ability of the Assembly to hold to account (or more accurately it ensured that the Mayor's friends on bodies like LFEPA and the old MPA could hold the 'majority' more easily and avoid political problems).
It lessened the ability to challenge, and entrenched the need for large majorities to be effective, majorities which were nearly impossible. And the ability of the London Assembly to hold the Mayor to account over the Olympic Games (dashed by edict, central government/IOC stitch-up and artful planning) is a scandal of the highest proportions in allegedly "devolved" government but is symptomatic of what "devolution" really means.
Smaller powerless devolved bodies at present mean weaker oversight of major aspects of governance, and allow the larger bodies in charge (the IOC for the Olympics, the EU for 81% of UK laws), a clear run and no meaningful challenge other than in occasional whiny pieces in the media.
And when I say "powerless" I do not mean lacking the right to vote up or down policy or action. I mean powerless to do the job the Assembly is supposedly there for: the ability to have access to the really meaningful information to hold to account – this was something that the MPA in its old guise was tentatively approaching and edging towards.
No wonder they got rid of it…
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Pat Molloy says
Hello Damien. I rather liked your take but there were a couple of things that left me wondering. A tiny bit about me, now a retired Senior Principal Inspector of Taxes and currently a director on the board of the county's biggest socail housing organisatio.
My main question is this. If you did ask for that Information then since the London and assembly both are within the remit of Freedom Of Information Act there are already in breach of that legislation because it is a little known fact (even by the information officers of many public authorities) that a request does NOT have to mention Freedom of Information at all. The only requirements are that it's in writing, give your name and a return address. Emails are every bit as legal in this situation as a written letter.
So they are in breach of the Act but probably didn't know that.


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The nature of the human intellect has fascinated scholars for centuries. The earliest work, ranging from Plato and Aristotle to Itard and Esquirol, formed the foundation for modern explorations of intelligence (i.e., the theories developed over the past 200 years).
During this time period, psychology began to emerge as a discipline separate from philosophy, mathematics, and biology. However, individuals from these diverse fields continued to influence psychological discourse and the study of intelligence.
This period in history witnessed the advent of several prominent European schools of psychology. Some of the American psychologists profiled on our site studied overseas, then returned home to establish influential psychology programs in the United States. The study of intelligence gained popularity during this era, bolstered by the work of Wilhelm Wundt, James McKeen Cattell, G. S. Hall, and Hermann Ebbinghaus.
As the students of the Great Schools began to form their own programs, the number of theoretical and empirical investigations of intelligence increased.. A milestone during this time period was the development of the United States' Army Alpha and Beta testing program, established under the direction of Robert Mearns Yerkes. This massive project gave rise to the first group intelligence tests and provided a fertile training ground for many psychologists who would become influential in the ensuing decades.
The enthusiasm generated by the formation of the Great Schools and the Army Alpha and Beta testing program laid the foundation for the work done during this period. New statistical techniques and modern experimental designs helped to make standardized testing of intelligence and achievement a way of life in most Western countries. Although g-centric theories dominated, theories of "multiple intelligences" began to appear in the work of Thurstone and Guilford.
Current trends in intelligence theory and research involve the formation of more complex multiple intelligence theories and a deemphasis on the use of standardized testing to measure intelligence. At the same time, the availability of relatively cheap computers has promoted advances in statistical analysis, providing new perspectives on the measurement of intelligence. The emergence of reliable genetic and neurological research methodologies is creating a new area of study in which environmental, biological, and psychological aspects of intelligence are studied simultaneously.


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Ewan McGregor, Katy Perry, Emma Stone, Jason Segel and Many More to Attend PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2012
Voting Remains Open for "Favorite New TV Drama" and "Favorite New TV Comedy"
Jason Biggs, Matt Bomer, David Boreanaz, Elisha Cuthbert, Ellen DeGeneres, Nina Dobrev, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Nathan Fillion, Morgan Freeman, Ginnifer Goodwin, Ashley Greene, Alyson Hannigan, Liam Hemsworth, Julianne Hough, Terrence Howard, Vanessa Hudgens, Josh Hutcherson, Angus T. Jones, Jennifer Lawrence, Zachary Levi, Adam Levine, Ewan McGregor, Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Chloe Grace Moretz, Jennifer Morrison, Dermot Mulroney, Liam Neeson, Sharon Osbourne, Katy Perry, Busy Philipps, Rob Schneider, Jason Segel, Cobie Smulders, Emma Stone and many more are scheduled to attend PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2012 at the Nokia Theater, L.A. Live on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012 (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. Performances by Faith Hill and Demi Lovato were previously announced.
The People's Choice Award winners, nominees and categories are determined by the fans and thus far, the 2012 show has logged more than 230,000,000 votes on PeoplesChoice.com, the official People's Choice Awards Facebook app and Twitter. The categories of "Favorite New TV Comedy" and "Favorite New TV Drama" remain open at http://www.PeoplesChoice.com/pca/vote/ until show night. For "Favorite New TV Comedy," fans can vote for "2 Broke Girls," "Last Man Standing," "New Girl," "Suburgatory," and "Up All Night." For "Favorite New TV Drama," the nominees are "Once Upon A Time," "Person of Interest," "Revenge," "The Secret Circle," and "Terra Nova."
Now in its 38th year, the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS is voted on entirely by the public for fan favorites in music, movies and television. The "People's Choice" web site at www.peopleschoice.com houses the voting platform where fans determine the categories, nominees and winners for the annual awards show. Fred Nelson is the President of People's Choice, and the awards show is produced by Procter & Gamble Production, Inc., which is represented by MediaVest Worldwide, Inc., supervisors of the production. Kaley Cuoco is the host of PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS 2012 and Mark Burnett is the executive producer.
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Peter Pan Returns to Never Land in First-Ever Primetime Special of Disney Junior's #1 Series, JAKE AND THE NEVERLAND PIRATES, Premiering Monday, February 13 on Disney Channel
The classic character Peter Pan makes his first-ever appearance in the hit series for kids age 2-7, "Jake and the Never Land Pirates," in a primetime special presentation, Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Peter Pan Returns, premiering MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13 (7:00-8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. Featuring six original songs, the special finds Peter Pan returning to Pirate Island to enlist Jake, Izzy, Cubby and Skully in finding his lost shadow. Adam Wylie ("Picket Fences") voices the role of Peter Pan.
Generating excitement and demand among the youngest viewer category (kids age 2-5) and their parents, Jake and the Never Land Pirates ranks as 2011's #1 series launch in the demographic (kids age 2-5) and cable TV's #1 series among Boys 2-5. Overall, Jake and the Never Land Pirates is pacing as Disney Channel's #1 preschool series of all time among Total Viewers (2.2 million), Kids 2-5 (1.03 million/6.1 rating), Boys 2-5 (648,000/7.5 rating) and Women 18-49 (424,000/0.6 rating).
Season two will debut MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 with new episodes airing daily at 8:30 a.m., ET/PT throughout the week. Sharon Osbourne, Josh Duhamel, Jane Kaczmarek and Tiffani Thiessen star in recurring roles, joining the series notable voice cast including David Arquette, Tori Spelling, Lisa Loeb, Adam West and Ariel Winter.
Beginning Monday, February 6, DisneyJunior.com/PeterPan will feature "Jake's Countdown to Peter Pan" and the debut of a new two-part game, "Shadow Shenanigans," where players can take on the role of Peter Pan's shadow to try to wake the sleeping Jolly Roger crew and then play a shadow matching game.
A full-length preview of Jake and the Never Land Pirates: Peter Pan Returns will become available via Disney Channel on Demand on February 6. Mobile providers Sprint TV and MobiTV will simulcast the special in conjunction with the television premiere on February 13 on Disney Channel. The special will be available the following day on mobile VOD for AT&T, Sprint and Verizon customers.
Based on Sir James Barrie's classic children's book, Disney's Peter Pan was first seen on the big screen in the 1953 film Peter Pan and later in 2002's Return to Never Land. A fan favorite of multiple generations, Peter Pan, the little boy who never grows up and has the magical ability to fly, has also been featured in a variety of Disney television specials and direct-to-video releases, as well as the popular video game series "Kingdom Hearts."
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Jake and the Never Land Pirates airs daily during Disney Channel's Disney Junior programming block for kids age 2-7. The series stars Colin Ford as Jake; Madison Pettis as Izzy; Jonathan Morgan Heit as Cubby; David Arquette as Skully; Corey Burton as Captain Hook; Jeff Bennett as Mr. Smee and Bones and Loren Hoskins as Sharky. Rob LaDuca ("Mickey Mouse Clubhouse") is executive producer. The series is produced by Disney Television Animation.
The Disney Junior programming block on Disney Channel reflects the emotional connection generations of consumers have to Disney storytelling and Disney characters, both classic and contemporary. It invites mom and dad to join their child in the Disney experience of magical, musical and heartfelt stories and characters, while incorporating specific learning and development themes designed for kids age 2-7. Disney Junior's animated and live action series blend Disney's unparalleled storytelling and characters kids love deeply with learning, including early math, language skills, healthy eating and lifestyles, and social skills. Disney Junior is available on basic cable in more than 99 million U.S. homes (via a daily block on Disney Channel) and to millions of other viewers on 28 Disney Junior channels (fka Playhouse Disney channels) and free-to-air broadcast partners around the world. It is also seen via subscription video-on-demand and a broadband website, DisneyJunior.com. In 2012, Disney Junior will add a basic cable and satellite channel in the U.S.
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Dental implants are set for an explosive growth as surgical and restorative surgeries are becoming more popular. The potential of this industry is huge with 69% of American adults losing at least one of their permanent tooth between 35 and 44 years of age. The causes are many including gum disease, accidents, failed root canal treatment, tooth decay and more. Also, according to the American Association of Oral Health and Maxillofacial Surgeons, 26% adults above 74 years of age permanently lose all their teeth.
Modern implants are designer to last longer and are also easier to replace that the products we were using a decade ago. Both generalists and specialists are recognizing implants to be the best choice over auxiliaries.
In the last decade, the success rate with dental tooth implants in Sydney has risen by an astounding 95%, over traditional procedures like root canal treatment and the use of removable dentures, bridges and crowns. This automatically has to dental implants becoming a more popular treatment, both with professionals and patients.
After the 1980s, the quality of implants and the procedures have improved several folds. Better quality of designs, more use of past data and updated bone grafting procedures has led to a narrowed chance for contraindications.
Replacing full dentures with dental implants benefits in a number of ways - The first step is however to understand that implants aren't a luxury cosmetic surgery but a standard care. It is also important to know that no other alternative treatment provides as natural a feel and fit as does implants. Chewing and smiling are everyone's basic needs and is best achieved with implants than other forms of dentures.
During the 1980s, it would have taken around six to nine months to complete a short term denture procedure. This has been a factor against the acceptance of patients. However, recent advancements in technology and a better understanding out tooth biology have helped reduce this time significantly.
Given the success rate and the growing popularity of implants, insurance companies have started favoring and covering the treatment. This has also helped change the attitude.
The online marketplace has helped a lot in promoting the advantages of dental implants and taking it to the demographics that might not be fully aware of it. This has certainly been an important factor in increasing the adoption.
In the next 10 years, there will be huge growth in the adoption of teeth implants in Sydney and across the globe. After all, who doesn't want a natural smile!


Lately, I have seen almost daily arguments on the internet about Rev. 3:10 and Rapture timing. After reading dozens of brief online opinions from every side of this disagreement, I decided to do an analysis of the CONTEXT of this verse. Hopefully this will be eye-opening and may clear up some confusion.
Context is usually ignored in this discussion, but context is the determining factor in what any BIble verse means. If we look at it out of context, we can generally make it mean anything we want to – and that is exactly what has happened with Rev. 3:10 and rapture timing. Why else would both pretrib. and post-trib. supporters quote the same verse in defense of their positions?
Now although this video demonstrates that the context of Rev. 3:10 actually strongly supports a Prewrath Rapture (as all Rapture proofs do), I don't believe it PROVES a Prewrath position. I don't think Rev. 3:10 proves any position.
HOW TO USE THIS VIDEO: Therefore, I don't suggest any of us use this analysis to try and "offensively" prove any rapture position. Rather I suggest using it "defensively." If someone else says Rev. 3:10 supports a pretrib. or post-trib. position, kindly share this video and show them why this might not be so.
I also wanted to publish a new analysis because my own personal opinion of this verse has changed over the last five years. I have written blogs on this topic before, and I wanted to give our readers my most current understanding.
So I recorded this brief video below. I've found videos are a wonderful way to visualize a passage of scripture. (And videos force me to be succinct!) This video is also available on my YouTube channel. (CLICK HERE TO ACCESS). Be sure to subscribe to this channel as well. I sometimes don't do a blog about every video, so subscribing allows you to see things not always found on this site.
If you agree with the videos conclusions, feel free to copy its YouTube link into any discussion you may have on the internet about this topic. IMO, the context of Rev. 3:10 is WAY too complex to discuss on Facebook without a video .
Do you have insight how the historical Philadelphia was delivered?
As to the video, I am in agreement to the patient waiting and persecution and the taking before the day of wrath but my question is that this seems to be a reward for obedience to the overcomers in Philadelphia but don't all saints experience the resurrection before the day of wrath? Or is it blessed is he that has part in the first resurrection as opposed to the second resurrection at the white throne judgement where it seems we find those saints who were not worthy to reign with Him the 1000 years as well as the unbelievers. It says, "If any one was not found written in the book of life he was cast into the lake of fire". This seems to say many present will be found in book of life and not cast into lake of fire.
Thanks for the comment Alan. First, I don't have knowledge about how the historic Philadelphia was delivered. However, as I wrote in Revelation Deciphered, the primary purpose of this letter is prophetic not an historic epistle. Ignatius wrote a scathing letter condemning Philadelphia, but Revelation's letter finds them blameless. Rather, as I think you know Alan, I believe each of the letters correspond to each of the 7 seals. Which means Philadelphia is the church of the sixth seal – right before the resurrection/rapture. So for me, what happened to the historic city (unbelievers) probably isn't all that relevant. However, I have an open mind. Feel free to share what you know about this aspect with our readers.
Second, you ask a very good question about the "reward" aspect ('because you have kept my word of patient endurance'). Because there is no puncuation in the passage, this conditional passage could refer to the verse before it or after it! And many scholars believe it relates the the previous phrase, that Jesus will cause those of the synagogue of satan to bow before the saints because of their patient endurance. However, if you read this carefully, however, this would cause it to say 'I have loved you because you have kept my word of patient endurance.' IMO this isn't likely because Jesus's love is non-conditional. However, this phrase is hotly debated and isn't clearly understood, so I chose to avoid it in this short video.
Third, you do bring up the point about why only overcomers in Philadelphia are rescued. IMO, only Revelation Deciphered provides a logical answer to this question. If each of the letters to the churches reprsent THE Church as she endures and overcomes each of the seals, well then this makes perfect sense. This places the rescue right after the sixth seal which is exactly where it will happen as per the prewrath theory. I highly recommend you pick up the book or re-read the sections about the seven churches as it is a 100 page section. I think once you read it, you'll agree with the prophetic parallels with the seals.