I heard today that Unwanted Heroes didn't make the 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award semifinals. I guess reaching the final 250 (out of 10,000 entries) is still an achievement, so I won't be too hard on myself – now where's that bottle of Jameson?
1. go to http://apps.facebook.com/blognetworks/blog/countdown_to_a_novel_published/ and 'validate' me – no I can't cut your parking expenses but I will be extremely grateful.
2) Michael Stackpole then takes everyone to task regarding the percentage that the publishers and distributors are taking from ebooks at this link.
By the way, if you are in the writers business, you would do well to keep an eye on Michael's blog.
My ebook update is less dramatic than the great wars being played out, but at least I'm involved…somewhat.
Kindle – the ebook provider of Amazon.com has reduced the price of Oilspill dotcom (ebook version) to $4.99 for a limited period. I don't know for how long this sale will continue, but it brings it into line with my other e-outlets.
Smashwords – have signed a deal with Apple that will make them distributors for the iPad. I am i-excited about this. Smashwords have done a great job positioning themselves (and us, the authors) with Sony, Barnes & Noble's Nook and just about everyone else.
I am also proud of the fact that the next soldier to rake advantage of Operation Ebook Drop, and download my novel for free will be the 50th soldier to do so. Know someone deployed in a combat zone? Please refer them to my website for a link to this great program.
Finally last week, Oilspill dotcom was accepted for Smashwords' Premium Catalog. This has many marketing advantages for me, but is also validation of the level of my work.
Scribd – nothing much happening with my book through Scribd. I suspect that I am not utilizing it properly. If you use Scribd, please drop me a line and offer some advise.
In fact, I would love to hear from anyone who is seeing success with their ebook. I'd be happy to share your secrets (with your permission of course) and in doing so promote your book on my blog.
A nonprofit consumer rights group argues that Ronald McDonald is hardly a good example to children and, in fact, has played a leading role in the country's current epidemic of obesity and diet-related diseases, says Corporate Accountability for International.
Now the group says it's time — long-past time, perhaps — the clown packed up his over-sized shoes and messy red wig and retired.
Truth is, Ronald McDonald is no stranger to controversy. In the McLibel trial (rumored to be the real story behind my latest novel, Oilspill dotcom), one of the defendants shared his rage at the clown appearing at a birthday party and at a public school event. When the verdict came down, McDonalds lost the point that claimed they advertise to children.
However, my favorite anecdote was when the original Ronald McDonald went vegetarian. Of course, McDonalds took him to court and attempted to force him to eat his words. They did succeed in preventing him from ever donning his McMakeup again.
Thank you to all who congratulated me on reaching the final 250 entries of the 2010 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Please do click on the link and leave a comment, review etc.


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The mystery of the pirates' song, "Fifteen men on the dead man's chest, yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum," from Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island , has been solved. Until now, its meaning has baffled readers, and Stevenson himself never offered any explanation.
The answer is provided by Geographical, published by the Royal Geographical Society, by an explorer who says Dead Mans Chest is part of the British Virgin Islands.
In the early 1700s, says Quentin van Marle , the pirate Edward Teach – known as " Blackbeard " – punished a mutinous crew by marooning them on Dead Man's Chest, an island 250 yards square surrounded by high cliffs and without water or landing places. Each was given a cutlass and a bottle of rum, and Teach's hope was that they would kill each other. But when he returned at the end of 30 days he found that 15 had survived.
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Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!
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There is no food on the island, Mr van Marle says, which is occupied by pelicans, lizards, non-poisonous snakes – and mosquitoes. It has never been developed for tourism because of its inaccessibility.
Dead Chest Island is to the North East of Peter Island. It is described as "eerie and infamous" on a local calendar. Mr van Marle, who discovered the true story by studying local history and folklore, was himself marooned on it in 1969 when he lost his outboard motor while on a scuba trip.
This article was written in the mid 1990's by Adrian Berry, who was Science Correspondent for the Daily Telegraph. It has been kindly brought to our attention by LJS Trust supporter Barry Wright .
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Presenting the Director General's Commendation disc and certificates for 2005-06 to the personnel, he said there was huge demand from various state governments for more CRPF personnel for maintenance of law and order.
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That's the thing about posting something on the internet, though: once it enters cyberspace the internet can do (and usually does) whatever it wants with it — whether it's a resize, a crop, the addition of a filter, or a total alteration. Maybe there's something to be said about those "first" commenters after all.
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By Spencer SterrittApril 9, 2018 – 1:25pm
Anyone interested in adding their work to the A&B Sound building can submit their work and designs online.
Spencer Sterritt/NanaimoNewsNOW Staff
NANAIMO — A long-standing eyesore in downtown Nanaimo is getting a fresh coat of paint this summer.
The grey, boarded-up A&B Sound building on the corner of Terminal Ave. and Commercial St. will be covered in bright, colourful murals as part of a significant renovation project turning it into an outdoor art gallery.
"It's big dreams," artist Alyssa Glassford told NanaimoNewsNOW about the ambitious project.
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With permissions granted from the City and building owners, the first mural will hopefully be up by the May long weekend.
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Cyprus: Is Shipping Ready To Go Green?
by Paola Hadjilambri
Michael Kyprianou Advocates & Legal Consultants
In the age of Covid19, of climate change and taking into consideration the new regulations which the Paris Agreement brought, the shipping industry is embracing good practices so as to become more environmentally friendly. The current trends involve using total energy systems, LNG, creating new vessels without carrying ballast water, new hull protection technologies, scrubbers, auxiliary power by solar cells, sail support and more.
Slow Steaming: Slow steaming has become a regular practice since, as using less fuel saves money and reduces carbon emissions. The transoceanic ships are operating using less than their top speed which results in the reduction of fuel consumption.
Water Ballast Ships: Water ballast ships pull in the water into the hull of the ship and store that water below the ship's vertical centre of gravity at the beginning of their journey and discharge that water at the end of the trip. The ballast water, though, contains a variety of biological materials like sea-life, viruses, and microorganisms which are able to ruin an ecosystem. The new design for a ballast-free bulk carrier cargo ship which has been developed, allows for water to continuously pass through the ship eliminating the environmental impacts of water ballast without affecting the safety and effectiveness of the ship.
Design Updates: Modern designs are pushing the boundaries to create optimal ship design aiming at lighter and environmentally friendly materials which can be recycled and reused.
Propulsion: The modern propellers can reduce fuel usage by 4% while increasing the overall speed of the vessel. Sail and kite propulsion systems are also the new additions to the ship's traditional propulsion.
Construction: New ship designs are using optimized hull shapes to increase ship speed while reducing fuel usage. This creates a cushion of air beneath the hull to reduce friction, which ultimately saves fuel. The effect of a ship using 3-8% less fuel can be achieved by using paint that prevents the build-up of marine organisms.
Recycling: Ship recycling is now a reality as the components of a ship are valuable and can be reused. Such parts as the steel, brass, and silver, can be converted into materials to be used elsewhere. The batteries, light fittings and generators can be used on new vessels while materials that are considered dangerous can be isolated or destroyed. The recycling process in shipping is creating new work opportunities.
Examining closely the aforementioned good practices which are continuously evolving we know that they are here to help shipping to become "greener" but inevitably it is the shipowners who are responsible for taking the final decisions. These decisions include much-needed fleet renewals so that the shipping companies are in line with the regional and international regulations on ship energy efficiency. Such regulations include the EU MRV Regulation, the Energy Efficiency Design Index, the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan and the emerging global MRV instrument of the IMO.
Furthermore, increased competition among shipyards offering attractive packages adds to the newbuild dilemma. Alternative strategies must be considered by shipowners who are known for embracing technological innovation and are looking for ways to start using alternative fuels, while there is no certainty on optimal fuel and engine types or vessel designs in the near future.
It is not easy to build a new fleet, as the marginal cost increases. Shipowners are focusing on the operations part, as they see the need to optimize their new speed profile by investing in low friction vessels. Shipping is about 15% of energy consumption. It is hard to have carbon neutral fuels without the shore transportation moving forward and advancing its technologies as well. Much can be done on the existing fleet but the new reality is that only 1% of new vessels have alternative fuels whereas less than 10% of existing vessels use alternative fuels.
Shipowners take into consideration that in order to have incentives to invest there must be less consumption, thus less emissions, resulting into lower cost. It is a fact that alternative fuels cost more. Even adjusting their fleets into using the new technologies, there must be a strategic plan which includes the training of a different set of people to work on the new vessels while there is a considerable cost to train these people who will work on the shore. At the same time, the creation of new offices and new technologies to support the operations system is adding another dimension into the investment which must be made. The question that arises is how can the shipowners cope with all of the above?
The new reality is that the executive oil peak has passed. The demand is formulated by the chargers. Chargers should offer a premium because if the world moves to hydrogen in ten years' time, then the shipowners would need to change their vessels. At the moment, the infrastructure to have carbon free vessels is not there since there are no appropriate fuels. The existing vessels must minimize the energy consumption while moving from point A to point B. If there is a carbon free fuel the shipping industry will adapt. As we speak there are some trials in regard to ammonia fuelling the engine but there has to be a longer-term proposition.
The LNG has a future as these types of companies can work with both alternative and traditional methods. Shipping has an abundance of capable and well qualified people. Shipowners will invest in new technologies. Emission data will become the new trend which will bring more regulations, also because of Covid-19. There has to be a timeline for all of this as the vessels have 25 years' life expectancy. It is time take radical steps to de-carbonize, while creditors and chargers pushing the shipping industry are making the lives of shipowners progressively challenging.
Another idea that is already becoming a reality is the combination of sailing with sails. Regional ships will eventually be able to use hydrogen or ammonia for the shorter distances. The development of batteries for such a cause and especially for regional purposes is also underway but we need to understand that one solution cannot fit everything. The shipping industry is slowly adapting and becoming more environmentally friendly while moving the world's goods and reducing negative environmental impacts. The breakthrough is near and the green fleet is approaching our shores. We need to be ready.
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I have released NumPHP 1.0.0-dev3. With this release I have added the LU decomposition. Now you can factor every matrix in a lower and a upper triangular matrix. And a permutation matrix.
Numpy is always my reference. Here is a small Numpy script to proof my solution.
I'm pretty happy, that my result is the same. But NumPHP is damm slow.
As a cool side effect, you can now calculate the determinant of an matrix in PHP. Cause the Determinant is the product of the entries of the main diagonal of the U matrix.


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Enjoy an afternoon of family fun here at The Station during half term.
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Den itusågade kaninen (DiK) är ett svenskt underhållningsprogram med fokus på magi. Programmet sändes under fem säsonger på SVT 1 samt SVT B och vände sig i första hand till barn i målgruppen 7–11 år, även om det också lockade en stor vuxenpublik.

Sammanfattningsvis byggde programserien på ett antal trolleritricks där man följde  trollkarlen Daniel Karlsson. Han genomförde  små och stora tricks runt om i Sverige, huvudsakligen med närvarande barn. Daniels kompis "Kaninen" förekommer i samtliga säsonger.

Upphovsman och producent för samtliga säsonger är Kaj Hagstedt. Säsong 1–3 producerades av SVT Malmö. Säsong 4–5 producerades av Mint AB, för SVT Malmö.

Säsong 1
Den första säsongen bestod av 12 avsnitt om  vardera 15 minuter. Varje avsnitt hade ett tema där Daniel och Kaninen var ute på ett äventyr någonstans. Exempel på avsnitt är djurparken, nöjesparken, halloweenfest, fotbollsturnering, födelsedagskalas, på 4H-gården och i simhallen. Samtliga avsnitt från säsong finns utgivna på en samlingsdvd som också inkluderar trolleriskolor.

Säsong 2
12 avsnitt om vardera 15 minuter. Dessa avsnitt bestod av en tredelad ramstruktur av intro, mellanparti och outro, som utspelade sig hemma hos Daniel och Kaninen. Deras hus, på toppen av morotsodlingen, ett stökigt trähus full med experiment och uppfinningar. Denna säsong utspelade sig runt om i Sverige och Daniel trollade även för kändisar såsom Måns Zelmerlöw och Amy Diamond. Daniel gjorde också tappra försök att trolla på ovanliga platser såsom i en luftballong, på toppen av Mount Everest, i en rysk ubåt och på toppen av en aktiv vulkan.

Säsong 3
10 avsnitt om vardera 15 minuter. Tredje säsongen påminde till stor del om säsong 2. Trolleri runt om i Sverige och en del större trick i studio.

Säsong 4
Den fjärde säsongen bestod av 10 stycken avsnitt om 28 minuter. Ramhandlingen (tredelad) blev exteriör och visar Daniels och Kaninens hem, med morotsodlingar, morotslager, morotslaboratorium och ett stort antal mer eller mindre lyckade uppfinningar. I det första avsnittet råkar Daniel sätta spaden i en tjock bok som är nedgrävd. I boken kan han och Kaninen läsa historierna om "Orionstaven"; en magisk trolleristav som ligger bakom ett flertal uppfinningar och upptäckter genom åren. I varje avsnitt av DiK, får vi ta del av historien hur det gick till när exempelvis världen, färgen, godiset, hjulen (och julen!), tv:n, elden och sporten skapades... Väldigt sanningsenligt förstås.

Säsong 5
Den femte säsongen bestod av 16 stycken avsnitt om 15 minuter och hade premiär på Barnkanalen den 15 januari 2014. Även denna säsong befann vi oss hemma hos Daniel och Kaninen på deras morotsodling. Till denna säsong har det producerats webbexklusiva partytricksskolor.

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1, 1, 3, 8, 23, 66, 212, 686, 2389, 8682, 33160, 132277, 550835, 2384411, 10709827, 49782637, 238998910, 1182772364, 6023860266, 31525780044, 169316000494, 932078457785, 5253664040426, 30290320077851, 178480713438362, 1073918172017297 (list; graph; refs; listen; history; text; internal format)
Also, a(n) is the number of n-rowed binary matrices with all row sums equal to 2, up to row and column permutation (see Jovovic's formula). Also, a(n) is the limit of A192517(m,n) as m grows. - Max Alekseyev, Oct 18 2017
Row sums of the triangle defined by the Multiset Transformation of A076864,
0 1;
0 5 2 1;
0 12 8 2 1;
0 33 22 8 2 1;
0 103 72 26 8 2 1;
0 333 229 87 26 8 2 1;
0 1183 782 295 92 26 8 2 1;
0 4442 2760 1036 315 92 26 8 2 1;
0 17576 10270 3735 1129 321 92 26 8 2 1;
0 72810 39770 13976 4117 1154 321 92 26 8 2 1;
0 314595 160713 54132 15547 4237 1161 321 92 26 8 2 1;
- R. J. Mathar, Jul 18 2017
Also the number of non-isomorphic set multipartitions (multisets of sets) of {1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3, ..., n, n}. - Gus Wiseman, Jul 18 2018
F. Harary and E. M. Palmer, Graphical Enumeration, Academic Press, NY, 1973, p. 88, Eq. (4.1.18).
Andrew Howroyd, Table of n, a(n) for n = 0..50
F. Harary, The number of linear, directed, rooted, and connected graphs, Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 78 (1955) 445-463, eq. (24).
V. Jovovic, Number of m-rowed binary matrices with all row sums equal to n, up to row and column permutation
Patrick T. Komiske, Eric M. Metodiev, Jesse Thaler, Energy flow polynomials: A complete linear basis for jet substructure, arXiv:1712.07124 [hep-ph], 2017.
a(n) = A192517(2*n,n) = A192517(m,n) for any m>=2*n. - Max Alekseyev, Oct 18 2017
Euler transform of A076864. - Andrew Howroyd, Oct 23 2019
From Gus Wiseman, Jul 18 2018: (Start)
Non-isomorphic representatives of the a(3) = 8 set multipartitions of {1, 1, 2, 2, 3, 3}:
(1)(23)(123)
(12)(13)(23)
(1)(1)(23)(23)
(1)(2)(3)(123)
(1)(1)(2)(3)(23)
(1)(1)(2)(2)(3)(3)
Cf. A001399, A003082, A014395, A014396, A014397, A014398.
Cf. A058389, A050913, A058783, A058390, A058784, A058785, A058391, A058392, A001501, A058528.
Cf. A007716, A007717, A020555, A050535, A076864, A094574, A316974.
Sequence in context: A116410 A199841 A106606 * A025578 A038151 A230122
Adjacent sequences: A050532 A050533 A050534 * A050536 A050537 A050538
nonn
Vladeta Jovovic, Dec 29 1999
More terms from Sean A. Irvine, Oct 02 2011


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The Samsung Galaxy S8 is a 5.8in flagship android smartphone, which has a blistering Snapdragon 835 processor, stunning design, an incredible display with an 18.5:9 aspect ratio and an impressive camera make it the best Android phone to date.
The Samsung Galaxy S8 smartphone is the best phone out there right now in my opinion. Nothing comes close to the Samsung Galaxy S8 in terms of design. Not only has Samsung crafted what is the best-looking phone out there, but the Galaxy S8 has the finest display too.
Samsung has now brought its edge-screen technology to both phones (the S8 and the S8 Plus). That means that you don't need to buy the larger Galaxy S8 Plus to get the full experience.
With the S8, Samsung has impressively jumped from 5.1- to 5.8in when it comes to screen size. This is despite the phone only being a little taller in shape and actual size.
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Kolosov Point är en udde i Antarktis. Den ligger i Östantarktis. Nya Zeeland gör anspråk på området.

Terrängen inåt land är kuperad söderut, men åt nordost är den platt. Havet är nära Kolosov Point åt nordväst. Den högsta punkten i närheten är  meter över havet,  kilometer söder om Kolosov Point. Trakten är obefolkad. Det finns inga samhällen i närheten.

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Home Entertainment GTA Trilogy Had Some Cheats Removed For Technical Reasons
GTA Trilogy Had Some Cheats Removed For Technical Reasons
GTA Trilogy: Rockstar Games has removed some cheats from Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. The game, which was released today for PC and consoles generating memes, runs on a new engine, which caused incompatibility issues with some of the iconic cheats.
The information was revealed by For the Win, which is part of USA Today. According to the site, Rich Rosado, producer of the remastering of the GTA series classics, reported that the removal of some tricks was necessary because the games now run on the Unreal Engine.
"We had to remove some [of the cheats] for technical reasons, certain things didn't work well in the base of Unreal [Engine]," said the producer. He did not say exactly which of the tricks were removed, claiming that there is "some fun in figuring out" which codes are still present in games.
It is still possible to use a wide variety of cheats in the new versions of Grand Theft Auto 3, GTA: Vice City and GTA: San Andreas. The tricks of unlocking all weapons, flying, changing the weather, earning money, and raising or lowering the wanted level, for example, are still available.
It is worth noting, however, that according to the Game Rant website, using cheats causes some trophies and achievements to be blocked. So, if you're a completionist, it might be a good idea to leave the codes for a second gameplay.
GTA: The Trilogy — The Definitive Edition arrived today with versions for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
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Riot Security Engineers hold an in-depth knowledge of specific areas of expertise. We don't just focus on breaking things; we support teams across Riot to develop security capabilities which help protect Rioter experiences. We relish the opportunity to work with new tech stacks and product teams, each with their own unique security risk profile. At the most fundamental level, their goal is to help provide value to players and make life harder for troublemakers by protecting our internal environments.
Our Rioter Security team's mission is to provide secure network and identity platforms for Rioters from which to build outstanding experiences for our players. Reporting directly to the IAM lead, you will architect and develop policy based authentication services, implementing identity federation standards and driving automation practices within the group to get Rioters and Partners the access they need as they need it. From collaborating with other Security teams to working with multiple teams across the spectrum of Riot, everything we do is an effort to protect Rioters.
Design, implement and support IAM infrastructure at a global scale
Collaborate across Riot Engineering to deliver a policy based access control strategy backed by strong authorization engine based controls
Communicate technical goals and objectives across distributed environments
Guide an "automation first" approach to service offerings such as SSO integrations, access controls, and identity lifecycle operations
Participate in departmental strategy for the IAM Roadmap
Maintain and provide support for IAM integrations
Robust programming experience in Python and/or Go
Strong experience with Terraform (Terraform\Desired State Configuration)
5+ years of experience with cloud providers such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and GCP
3+ years of experience with EKS and global deployment of services
Expert knowledge of delegated authentication standards like OAuth2.0
Able to apply principles of JIT, JEA, PBAC/RBAC, and Least Privilege access structures
High level knowledge of SCIM standards and schemas
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For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and choices that focus on your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position!
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Ron Fellows
Inducted 2012 – Competitor – Road Racing
Few Canadians have raced in NASCAR's top division. Few Canadians have raced in the iconic Le Mans 24-hours. And even fewer Canadian racers have cars named after them.
But Ron Fellows has accomplished all of the above, and a whole bunch more. From his Windsor home where he started in karting and then advanced to Formula Ford and the Players Challenge Series, Fellows became a dominant name in SCCA Trans-Am racing in the late 1980s, along with competing in the IMSA GT series. He also drove in the Cadillac LMP program of the early 2000s.
Less than 10 years later, he became involved with Corvette's racing program, and was a driver of the team that took the racing world by storm in IMSA, ALMS, and Le Mans racing with the GTS CR-5 and CR-6 Corvettes, highlighted with a class win twice at Le Mans, a class win at Daytona, and a class win at Sebring.
Fellows shifted camps so to speak during this time, racing in NASCAR's Cup, Nationwide, and Truck series from 2002 to the present, where he has won two truck races and four Nationwide events, including the NAPA 200 on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal in 2008, perhaps his most memorable and satisfying accomplishment in the sport.
Ron Fellows has had a racing career as one of North America's most versatile and successful road racers in several racing venues. As a patron of Canadian motorsport, he has quietly counseled and mentored young racers with his Sunoco Ron Fellows Karting Championship, and of late, has helped in the rejuvenation of one of Canada's most iconic road racing tracks, the former Mosport Park, now known as Canadian Tire Motorsports Park.
And the car named after him? The Ron Fellows edition Corvette Z06 of 2008, compete with a signature trim package. This Corvette was the first signed special edition in the history of the US sports car, and with only 399 samples produced is a fitting tribute to one of Canada's top racing ambassadors.


The interest in fusion imaging technology for transcranial application, that is the registration of Echo-color Doppler Ultrasound (ECD) and a second 3D imaging modality, e.g. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) or Computed Tomography (CT), has recently grown thanks to studies of both arterial system and venous system. In addition the definition of a new ultrasound (US) cranial windows for the brain morphology and hemodynamic has given further attention to the topic. The present work analyses the registration procedure between US and a 3D imaging modality for transcranial application (CT for in vitro tests and MRI for in vivo applications). In vitro and in vivo fusion imaging sessions are tested comparing different choices of reference points. In vivo examples describing practical use of the Virtual Navigator are also presented. In conclusion, fusion of transcranial ECD to anatomical reference images is a robust tool for developing and validating new protocols and for training in clinical practice.


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Thus you will come to possess an actual experimental knowledge of the most excellent of the sciences. In the present begun enjoyment of eternal life you will, not merely believe in, but positively know, its Author, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent. You will rest in no fallible and erring testimony of man's wisdom, but your faith will stand in the power of God. You will be able to say, "Now we believe not because of thy sayings: for we have heard him ourselves, and KNOW that this is indeed the Christ, the Savior of the World."[386]
Hear God's own warrant and invitation to your poor, thirsty soul, to forsake your vanities and come and be eternally blessed in Christ. Have the witness in yourself and be a living proof of the blessed reality of religion.
"Ho every one that thirsteth! Come ye to the waters! And he who hath no money! Come ye, buy and eat! Yea, come! Buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? And your labor for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me and eat ye that which is good, And let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear and come unto me: Hear and your soul shall live: And I will make an everlasting covenant with you, Even the sure mercies of David. Behold! I have given him for a witness to the people, A leader and a commander to the people: Behold! thou shall call nations that thou knowest not, And nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee, Because of the Lord thy God, And for the Holy One of Israel, for he hath glorified thee.
"Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, Call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, And the unrighteous man his thoughts; And let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, And to our God for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, Neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are my ways higher than your ways, And my thoughts than your thoughts. For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, And return not thither again, But water the earth, and cause it to bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater; So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace. The mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, And all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, And instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: And it shall be to the Lord for a name, For an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off."
[322] Holyoak's Discussion with Grant and Tonney.
[323] Bacon Novum Organum, I. xlix. xlvi.
[324] Sir W. Hamilton's Lectures, I. 53.
[325] Journal of Speculative Philosophy, I. 20.
[326] Humboldt, Cosmos, Vol. I. p. 7, 156.
[327] Our Inheritance in the Great Pyramid, 356.
[328] Annual of Scientific Discovery, 1852.
[330] Cosmos, 4, 518. Dick's Celestial Scenery, chap. III. Sec. 7.
[331] Cosmos, 1, 75. Loomis' Progress of Astronomy, pp. 34, 40
[332] Loomis' Progress of Astronomy, p. 34, etc.
[333] Outlines of Astronomy, III. Sec. 13, 140.
[334] Thus several of the best telescopes in the world are rendered nearly useless by the passage of heavy railroad trains in their vicinity.
[335] Somerville's Physical Sciences, VI.
[336] Cosmos IV. 477. Phillips' Address to the British Association, 1865.
[337] North British Review, LXV.
[338] Annual of Scientific Discovery, 1864, 158.
[339] Cosmos I. 109.
[340] Cosmos IV. 501.
[342] Harper's Magazine, June, 1872, p. 149.
[343] Annual Scientific Discovery, 1864, 134.
[344] Cosmos III. 40; IV. 363. Annual, 1861, 395, 396.
[346] Kendall's Uranography, p. 11.
[347] Cosmos, 443-5.
[348] North British Review, No. LXV.
[351] Cosmos III. 115.
[355] Plurality of Worlds, XII.
[357] God's Glory in the Heavens, 168.
[360] See this proved chapter XI., Daylight Before Sunrise.
[361] See the possibility of such a source of volcanic action, of such a formation of plutonic rocks, proved by Lyell. Principles, chaps. XXXII. and XII.
[362] Sir David Brewster, K. H., D. C. L., F. R. S., More Worlds than One, p. 56.
[363] Rudiments of Geology, W. & R. Chambers, p. 10.
[364] Lyell's Principles of Geology, p. 3.
[365] Miller, Old Red Sandstone, p. 25.
[366] Hugh Miller, Footprints of the Creator, p. 313.
[367] American Cyclopaedia, 1863, p. 374. Annual of Scientific Discovery, 1861, p. 351.
[368] London Quarterly Review, 1866, No. 51, p. 240.
[369] Lyell's Second Visit to the United States.
[370] The Advance, Chicago, May 28, 1868.
[371] Geological Time.
[372] Principles, Chaps. III. and IV.
[373] Principles, chap. XI.
[374] Principles, p. 530.
[375] Principles, chap. XXXI.
[376] Chambers' Cyclopaedia Art. Appalachians.
[377] Types of Mankind, 329, 335, 338.
[378] The American Journal of Science and Art, edited by Profs. Silliman and Dana, XXVI. 235, 300.
[379] Frazer—Blending Lights, p. 113.
[380] De Vore's Modern Magic, 58.
[381] Isaiah, chap. xlviii. 22.
[382] John, chap. iii.
[383] 2 Timothy, chap. iii. Read the whole chapter.
[384] Romans, chap. x. Read the chapter.
[385] The Sermon on the Mount. Read it all.
[386] John, chap. iv.
[THE END.]
Transcriber's Notes:
Missing punctuation, including periods, hyphens, and commas, has been added.
Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
Variations in spelling have been left as in the original in the following words:
coveredst coverest orang-otang orang-outang water-skin waterskin
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On Thursday the 28th of January 2016, I gave a talk on Docker and Java.
Here are some notes on this presentation.
Well, you see what I mean : sometimes it'd be nice to open a non secured connection to a local Docker daemon (see this jenkins docker plugin issue for example), through a TCP port.
Since you can't open both secured AND non secured port on the same Docker daemon, then you can use socat to the rescue.
Here is a Docker image to use socat to pipe a Docker unix socket to a TCP non secured port – so that you can still use those tools that require access to a Docker daemon, without disabling your daemon TLS config.
Internet connection is hard : I could ssh to my azure box (where my daemon was running : to make pull / push fast), but not to the Docker daemon listening on 2376 – always have a VPN connection handy : it saved my talk.
I hope to give another talk there another time !


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Podcast: Cynthia Phaneuf | S. Blatz: Back at My Judging Career | Remembering Vancouver 2010 | A Bump on the Head is Never a Good Thing! | And More…
Featuring: Cynthia Phaneuf
Two-time Canadian Champion Cynthia Phaneuf opens up about her career on the ice and off the ice since her retirement back in 2012, and expresses how her life has changed since her last competitive performance.
Not all past champions have made a smooth transition into their life-after-skating quite like Cynthia. She now puts family first, and with three young children Cynthia fully recognizes the enormous contributions that her own family made to help her live her skating dream. Which paths will her children take? She'll be there to support them wherever those paths may lead. Let's join Cynthia and Alumni Chair Debbi Wilkes as they reconnect and bring us all up to date on Cynthia's travels and successes.
Looking Back at My Judging Career
By Susan Blatz, retired international Official
Susan Blatz at the Retirement Celebration at the 2020 Canadian Skating Championships- photo: Greg Kolz
My first memories as a judge began just after I turned 16 when I judged preliminary and junior bronze dances at Weston Summer Skating School along with two of my skating friends. Judging was an expectation from my coach, Louis Stong, so we all started out doing just that.
I continued to work my way along the path of progression and successfully passed the ISU singles and pairs judge exam in 1992 in Oberstdorf, Germany. What a challenge! A few of us studied in the train on route from Saint-Gervais, France to Oberstdorf using the study cards I had created before leaving from Canada. Thank heavens for study cards, they kept us focused especially when we had to memorize rules! The exam process was successful and so was the competition.
There have been so many treasured memories of competitions, meeting friends and new skaters, coaches and colleagues.
What will stay with me indelibly is the senior women's competition in Montreal when Tracey Wainman was not able to successfully defend her title (a very sad and stressful time for many of us) and then also being on the panel 2 years later when Tracey skated a super program and won that title back. As a judge on both events, I was so excited when Tracey was announced as the winner. What a tribute to her and what a great feeling I remember experiencing with her victory.
Tracey Wainman
I can remember back to two other competitions, one a North American Challenge and one a junior grand prix event when Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir competed. Yes, I was assigned to the dance events at those competitions, and yes, at both competitions, Tessa and Scott skated beautifully but did not place as well as I had thought they should, according to my marks and according to the response of those watching the skating performances. Those two skaters were such a pleasure and joy to watch and judge.
There are so many memories I have of skaters who have tried figure, free skate and dance tests. On many occasions, skaters have challenged me to explore alternatives to some of the rules, expectations and ideas that you typically encounters at test sessions and at competitions.
I remember the fire alarm at one of the sectional championships (I was the technical representative) when we had to haul the skater off the ice in the middle of her program and evacuate the building. My poor schedule for the rest of the day needed some real "TLC" and adjustments so we could finish before midnight!
Needless to say the skating family has been a wonderful part of my life.
My mom and dad both judged and my younger sister is involved in the accounting/data specialist role. My older brother and middle sister are very much skating enthusiasts and follow figure skating just as closely as I do.
I value the links and friendships formed with those in the figure skating world and hope these links will stay with me despite my "retirement".
Retirement Celebration at the 2020 Canadian Skating Championships -PHOTO: Greg Kolz
Remembering Vancouver 2010
With glowing hearts ….
By Sally Rehorick, retired international Official
Much to the astonishment of many people — the Vancouver Olympics and Paralympics are over.
I know — it was a surprise for me also.
In fact, the XXI Olympic Winter Games reached a milestone birthday in February 2020. Ten years ago, on February 12, the Olympic flame was lit in Vancouver and we were underway. The flame — a passionate symbol of these unique Games — glowed until February 28. Sixteen days filled with unforgettable moments, not all joyous ones, but none more worthy than the next. Was it already a decade ago?
Vancouver 2010 celebrations and gala
I say "we" were underway for a couple of reasons. For me personally, as a member of the Vancouver Organizing Committee's senior leadership team for three and a half years, I could hardly believe that we were, well, ready to launch. When I joined VANOC in mid-2006, there were 146 employees. At the time we opened, there were approximately 1200 employees and 3500 members of what is known as the Olympic and Paralympic Family. Together with the athletes and volunteers, the total number of accreditations issued was close to 95,000. Very few of those accreditations gave access to the sports events, however. An accreditation is issued only for the the particular role of the individual and most accredited people had functions that were not related to the sport venues (e.g. translators for written documents, performers in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies).
The complexity of organizing a "Games" was reflected in my assured – and sort of terrified – feeling three months before the Games that we wouldn't be ready to open — and I wondered if anyone else had noticed! Not that the opening day was "perfect". There was the tragedy of the Georgian luge athlete. And then there was the disappearance of the entire group of international dignitaries being bused to the opening ceremonies (who knew? very few). Not to mention the big puddle into which Princess Anne, IOC member, stepped — no, splashed! — attempting to re-board the bus back to the hotel after the opening ceremonies.
The second reason for the "we" is that the Vancouver Games were much larger than what transpired in the Vancouver/Whistler area. There was the torch relay, of course, that crossed Canada for 106 days giving 12.000 torch bearers a memory for a lifetime. Oh, and by the way, did you know that Dr. Jane Moran, head of the International Skating Union's Medical Commission and resident of Victoria was the physician for the relay and literally ran across Canada with the torch team. But there was also the fact that these Games involved the whole country: John Furlong, our CEO of the Games, had these wise words to say at the closing ceremonies.
"The spirit and soul of all 33 million Canadians have been sewn into the fabric of these Winter Games. This journey has not been about the few but rather the many."
This photo represents what was the national and local spirit of the Games of 2010.
Now back to the Games 10th birthday! The Canadian Olympic Foundation organized a gala to celebrate the occasion.
Skate Canada participated in the celebration gala by reserving a table for eight lucky people. The gala was held, quite fittingly, in the Vancouver Convention Centre, the iconic building which housed the broadcast media during the Games. Please notice in the flyer above that the gala was a rather chic affair with "black tie optional", which meant that the guests were all elegantly turned out, and (reasonably….) well-behaved. Also, quite fittingly, the Olympic flame burned majestically on the plaza beside the Convention Centre during the entire Games. It was relit in celebration of the 10th anniversary and there was a parallel celebration on the plaza where one could see so many people wearing the "smurf" Olympic jackets: the turquoise blue trademark that was the iconic uniform of both the Games staff and volunteers.
L-R: Drago Stipanic, Celina Stipanic, Liam Firus, Sally Rehorick, Patrick Chan, Elizabeth Putnam, Megan Wing, Aaron Lowe, Vaughn Chipeur, Kevin Reynolds, Alaine Chartrand
Alaine Chartrand and Joannie Rochette
The gala was a magnificent affair. The presence of many Olympians from especially, but not only, Vancouver 2010, made the event particularly special. These photos show the guests representing Skate Canada plus others who participated in the 2010 Games.
It is always difficult to capture the real flavour of something so grand and so full of memories. The photos below do just that, however.
Photos courtesy of Alaine Chartrand, 2-time national women's champion (2016, 2019)
It was an evening to remember. Kevin Reynolds (2013 Four Continents champion, 2010 Four Continents bronze medallist, 2014 Winter Olympics team silver medallist and a six-time Canadian national medallist) sums it up this way:
"The evening was a time to reminisce on the 10 years post-Vancouver 2010. Hearing the stories of the icons and champions from the Games – to know they were feeling what we all felt as we watched them compete – was both enlightening and inspiring. To conclude a wonderful evening filled with tremendous support for our athletes, our country, and each other, what really stuck in my mind was the moving address delivered by John Furlong. He opened up about the lead up to the Vancouver 2010 Games and what made them possible: the sacrifices, the determination, the coming together of a country – an incredible story in itself. And then he looked to the future: the possibility of having the Games return to Canada, to Vancouver in 2030, and in the room rekindled the sense of excitement we all felt as we anticipated welcoming the world 10 years ago."
I have participated in seven Olympic Games, each with a different accreditation around my neck. Five of these were as a volunteer, and two as a member of the organizing committee. Through each of these experiences I have come to realize that there is one truism that runs through each of them: When you are "in the Games", you don't "see" the Games. I found that for each Games, I never had the whole picture because I was one of the 95,000 accredited individuals doing my job. The Games are a grand mosaic and each participant experiences a few pieces of that mosaic. In fact, for Vancouver 2010, my husband David (a volunteer in the athletes' village) and I had to turn on the television each night to see what had happened in the Games that day! Steve Milton, member of Skate Canada's Hall of Fame and renowned journalist, had this to say about the role of the media in telling the story: "How figure skating looks to the world is presented by those who report it. The story tellers link us together." The same can be said about the Olympics. And I am eternally grateful to journalists like Steve who link us together with accurate and rich story telling.
A Bump on the Head is Never a Good Thing!
By Debbi Wilkes, Olympic Medalist
How times have changed!
Following Skate Canada's announcement of its Concussion Ed mobile app, it got me thinking back to my competitive days when the word "concussion" wasn't even top-of-mind in sport medicine. Actually I'm not even sure there was such a thing as "sport medicine". Dark ages!!
It was 1963. Guy and I were competing at the World Championships in Cortina, Italy.
Cortina, Italy
The setting in the Italian Alps was breathtaking and a setting we wanted to take advantage of by arranging a day to take some outdoor promotional photos. Outside our hotel was a small natural ice surface nestled between snowbanks in front and snow-capped mountains in the back… a perfect picture!
The day we scheduled the shoot, the sun was shining brightly with the snow sparkling like diamonds… it was like we'd been magically transported into a fairyland. However, as we quickly discovered, the natural ice surface presented a few challenges.
With the sun shining down at full volume, large sections of the ice were soft and sticky while the shaded areas were extra hard and difficult to grip even with sharp skates. Nevertheless we chose what we considered to be the scene with the most beautiful backdrop and choreographed the exact placement of the lifts we wanted to photograph.
One of our favorites because it was so incredibly photogenic was a carry lift we called an "Adagio lift" where the woman lies upside-down on the man's one hand with his arm fully extended above him. You might recognize it today as a "Drape", fairly common in modern pair skating but illegal in competition back in the '60s.
The photograph captured that day was spectacular… but what it didn't show was that 2 seconds later Guy lost his balance on the uneven ice and fell backwards, a move that launched me backwards too, headfirst and upside-down on to the ice from 7' above.
Fortunately I don't remember a thing about the fall. What I do remember is waking up in the small local mountain hospital. And a day later, after suffering what was eventually diagnosed back in Canada as a hairline skull fracture and an internal hemorrhage, one half of my face became paralyzed.
Of course, my skating days in Cortina were over. We immediately withdrew from the event and packed our bags to return home, to get me first-class medical treatment in Toronto. It took several months to recover but thanks to that superb care, any lasting effects of the fracture have been minimal.
Skating can be a dangerous sport, all the more reason for everyone to become educated on the risks involved and how to treat injuries, particularly anything affecting the head. Congratulations to Skate Canada and their Safe Sport mandate for recognizing that head injuries can happen at the rink anytime to anyone, from CanSkater to National Team to coaches and volunteers.
The new Skate Canada Concussion Ed app "provides a method to track signs and symptoms of concussion, following a diagnosis, enabling the user to track symptom duration and severity. The app pairs proven scientific research with fun, engaging material to ensure the information is accessible to everyone, whether you are an athlete, parent, educator or coach."
If you haven't already reviewed the concussion material, I'd highly recommend you take some time to educate yourself. For treating anyone like me who has suffered a serious head injury, your knowledge could help save that someone's life.
Today with such expanded knowledge about head injuries, I realize how fortunate I was in Cortina: fortunate that my Coach, Bruce Hyland, and our team doctor, Dr. Ormsby (yes, that Ormsby) were vigilant, knowledgeable, and demanding of the services offered and the requirements needed for safe and thorough treatment at the time. Fast forward five decades and with the knowledge we now have, I often wonder, for example, if that injury happened today, would I have been allowed to travel home for 9 hours by air, would I have been hospitalized longer, what testing would have been initiated, and what other treatments would have been prescribed thanks to modern medical research?
I was lucky. Thankfully, for me, the worst part was that Guy and I never did that lift again.
The Skate Canada Concussion Ed App is available for free in English and French through the App Store, Google Play and available via a web-based version for Blackberry and Window users.
Kurt Browning Continues to Entertain Us During these Difficult Times
Training in isolation again. Couldn't resist the rain today. ☔ pic.twitter.com/FKMDiQFOVf
— Kurt Browning (@KurtBrowning) March 31, 2020
Toller Cranston Would Have Turned 71 on April 20th
Charlie Bilodeau retires from competitive skating
Olympian and national medallist Charlie Bilodeau, 26, Trois-Pistoles, Que., announced his retirement from competitive skating today.
Bilodeau has been a competitor in the pair discipline for over a decade for Canada. His competitive highlights include competing at three world championships, winning four national medals and competing at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games.
Bilodeau competed at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games with partner Julianne Séguin. The two had a successful junior career winning the ISU Junior Grand Prix Final in 2014 and silver at the 2015 ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
Most recently in 2019, Bilodeau partnered with Lubov Ilyushechkina, 28, Toronto, Ont. During their short partnership, they won two international medals and took home bronze at the national championships.
Ilyushechkina will be evaluating her opportunities in the coming months.
Skate Canada thanks and wishes Charlie the best of luck with his future endeavors.
ENFIN LIBRE – By Charlie Bilodeau (published on April 16, 2020)
*Only in French
"Inspiring all Canadians to embrace the joy of skating."
We'd love to hear from you! Today staying in touch is easier than ever!
E-mail us your stories, photos, thoughts, suggestions and questions. We can't guarantee we'll print each one however we will certainly read every word and in the case of questions, find answers to them all.
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players
Denver Broncos players
Detroit Lions players
Alphonso Smith
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Date of birth: (1985-10-20) October 20, 1985 (age 34)
Place of birth: Pahokee, Florida
College: Wake Forest
NFL Draft: 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 37
* Denver Broncos ( 2009)
Detroit Lions ( 2010− 2012)
* Consensus All-American (2008)
Second-team All-American (2007)
First-team All-ACC (2007, 2008)
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Alphonso Smith, Jr. (born October 20, 1985) is an American former professional and college football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. Smith played college football for Wake Forest University, and received consensus All-American honors. He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft, and also played for the NFL's Detroit Lions.
Smith was born in Pahokee, Florida. He played quarterback and cornerback at Pahokee High School, and was runner up for the state Player of the Year award as a senior after leading the school to a 13-1 record and the Class 2B state championship. He earned first-team all-state honors as a senior cornerback, totaling 27 tackles, four interceptions and one sack. On offense, he threw for 2,400 yards and 32 touchdowns while also rushing for 640 yards and six scores as a senior. He also started on the school's basketball team.
Smith attended Wake Forest University, where he played for coach Jim Grobe's Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team from 2004 to 2008. Smith redshirted as a true freshman in 2004. As a redshirt freshman in 2005, Smith started all 11 games and finished the season with 60 tackles (52 unassisted), three interceptions, two sacks, 12 pass breakups and one forced fumble. He received first-team Freshman All-America honors from CollegeFootballNews.com, ESPN.com and Scout.com. In 2006, the sophomore played 14 games with three starts, registering 48 tackles (37 solo), three interceptions, four sacks, 11 pass breakups and one forced fumble.
As a junior in 2007, Smith started all 13 games as a junior for the demon Deacons and had 44 tackles (36 solo), eight interceptions, three sacks, 18 pass breakups and four forced fumbles and returned three of the interceptions for touchdowns. He tied for first in the nation with a school-record eight interceptions and was first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection and received second-team All-America honors from Walter Camp.
In 2008 Smith started all 13 games as a senior for Wake Forest, totaling 37 tackles (28 solo), seven interceptions, 20 pass breakups and two forced fumbles and tied for first in the nation in both interceptions and pass breakups. He was a first-team All-ACC selection and a consensus first-team All-American. He was also named one of five finalists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy. He continues to hold the ACC record for career interceptions (21), and broke the record previously held by Dre' Bly of North Carolina in the 2008 Eagle Bank Bowl.[1]
Pre-draft Edit
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10-yard split
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5-9 * 190 * 4.37 * 1.50 * 2.60 * 4.28 * 7.09 * 39" * 10'10" * 15 * 28 *
* represents NFL Combine
Denver Broncos Edit
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The Broncos selected Smith in the 2nd round (37th overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft. The Broncos traded their first round pick in 2010 in order to select him. This trade, among other poor decisions, led to the firing of coach Josh McDaniels. The pick Denver traded to Seattle was used to select Pro Bowler Earl Thomas. On July 26, 2009, Smith signed a four-year, $4.08 million contract with a $2.15 million signing bonus. The contract allowed Smith to earn $750,000 through a one-time playing-time incentive that was guaranteed for injury. In addition, if Smith won Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2009, he would have received $100,000. The contract also included a $50,000 workout bonus in 2011 and a $130,000 workout bonus in 2012. His base salary was $310,000 in 2009, $395,000 in 2010, $480,000 in 2011, and $565,000 in 2012.
Detroit Lions Edit
On September 4, 2010, Smith was traded to the Detroit Lions for TE Dan Gronkowski.[2] He had his first career interception on September 26 against the Minnesota Vikings. The following week, he beat Green Bay Packers receiver Greg Jennings on a jump ball for his second career interception. In a home game against the St. Louis Rams on October 10, Smith returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown in the Lions 44-6 win. Against the Washington Redskins on October 30, Smith had a big interception late in the game to help the Lions comeback to beat Washington. He led the Lions in interceptions for the 2010 season.
On August 31, 2012, the Lions released Smith as one of their final roster cuts.[3] He was re-signed on October 18 due to injuries to Jacob Lacey and Bill Bentley.[4] In Week 7 against the Chicago Bears, Smith was fined $15,750 for horse-collar tackling Brandon Marshall.[5]
NFL statistics Edit
FR YDS
IR YDS
AVG IR
LNG IR
2009 DEN 15 14 9 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
2010 DET 12 39 30 9 0.0 1 1 9 5 48 10 42 1 8
2012 DET 4 8 7 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Career 42 88 71 17 0.0 2 2 0 8 112 14 42 2 19
GP: games played
COMB: combined tackles
TOTAL: total tackles
AST: assisted tackles
SACK: sacks
FF: forced fumbles
FR: fumble recoveries
FR YDS: fumble return yards
INT: interceptions
IR YDS: interception return yards
AVG IR: average interception return
LNG: longest interception return
TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
PD: passes defensed
↑ "Wake Forest Closes Season with 23-10 win Over Vanderbilt - Wake Forest Official Athletic Site". Wakeforestsports.cstv.com. http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/112908aaa.html. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
↑ Klis, Mike. "Broncos trade CB Alphonso Smith to Detroit for TE Gronkowski". The Denver Post. http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_15993935. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
↑ "Archived copy". http://www.freep.com/article/20120831/SPORTS01/120831079/detroit-lions-alphonso-smith-other-cuts?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CSports.
↑ "Lions bring back cornerback Alphonso Smith, cut running back Keiland Williams | Detroit Lions | Detroit Free Press". freep.com. 2012-10-18. http://www.freep.com/article/20121018/SPORTS01/121018021/detroit-lions-alphonso-smith. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
↑ "Fines roundup: Alphonso Smith docked for horse-collar tackle". National Football League. 2012-10-26. http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000085905/article/fines-roundup-alphonso-smith-docked-for-horsecollar-tackle. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
↑ "Alphonso Smith Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/12431/alphonso-smith. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio
v · d · e2008 College Football All-America Team consensus selections
QB Sam Bradford | RB Shonn Greene | RB Javon Ringer | WR Michael Crabtree | WR Dez Bryant | TE Chase Coffman
OT Andre Smith | OT Michael Oher | G Duke Robinson | G Brandon Carter | C Antoine Caldwell
DE Brian Orakpo | DE Jerry Hughes | DE Aaron Maybin | DT Terrence Cody
LB Rey Maualuga | LB Brandon Spikes | LB James Laurinaitis
CB Malcolm Jenkins | CB Alphonso Smith | S Eric Berry | S Taylor Mays
P Kevin Huber | PK Louie Sakoda | KR/ST Brandon James & Jeremy Maclin
v · d · eDenver Broncos 2009 NFL Draft selections
Knowshon Moreno
Robert Ayers
Darcel McBath
David Bruton
Kenny McKinley
Tom Brandstater
Blake Schlueter
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Phi2 Hydrae (Hydrae) é uma estrela na direção da constelação de Hydra. Possui uma ascensão reta de 10h 36m 16.68s e uma declinação de −16° 20′ 39.6″. Sua magnitude aparente é igual a 6.01. Considerando sua distância de 967 anos-luz em relação à Terra, sua magnitude absoluta é igual a −1.35. Pertence à classe espectral M1III.

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Designação de Bayer
Designação de Flamsteed
Catálogo Henry Draper
Catálogo Hipparcos

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The year 1991 can't be forgotten when the Sonic was released and got the floor burning results. The game was created by the grandfather of gaming world SEGA series. When the developer for the android version of the game is SEGA itself one could expect nothing but the best. Not let have some journey to the past as Sonic the Hedgehog races and loops at lightning speed across all the zones starting from Green Hill Zone.
This game consists of two controls on the screen one for dodging, tackling and another one for jumping. Each and every feature of the original game from the background music and getting the rings to battling the boss at the end of a zone has been reproduced with fulfillment. This game is technicality conscious developed game to fit the broad screens of the phones at sixty fps, stable quality and best execution. In addition to this, the developers have also added Tails and Knuckles as playable characters with particular techniques. The game can be saved at any stage and also has a leaderboard. Without any doubt, this game deserves a place on your mobile phone.
Sonic the Hedgehog is basically designed for iOS and Android devices, but now we can install Phone Apps for PC using third-party emulators. In this Post, I'll tell you how to download Sonic the Hedgehog for PC Windows, Sonic the Hedgehog for Mac, Sonic the Hedgehog PC, Sonic the Hedgehog for iMac. Now let's start the method to download Sonic the Hedgehog on PC.
Sonic the Hedgehog for PC / Windows/ Laptop Using BlueStacks.
Type Fire Sonic the Hedgehog, Hit Enter.
Click on Sonic the Hedgehog, on next page click on install.
This is all, You have successfully installed Sonic the Hedgehog for PC, now for some reasons you don't want to use BlueStack then following are the other emulators which you can use to download Sonic the Hedgehog PC version.