Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are a very promising class of metallic materials that display interesting nonlinear properties, such as pseudoelasticity (PE), shape memory effect (SME) and damping capacity, due to high mechanical hysteresis and internal friction. Our group has applied SMA in the field of neuromuscular rehabilitation, designing some new devices based on the mentioned SMA properties: in particular, a new type of orthosis for spastic limb repositioning, which allows residual voluntary movement of the impaired limb and has no predetermined final target position, but follows and supports muscular elongation in a dynamic and compliant way. Considering patients in the sub-acute phase after a neurological lesion, and possibly bedridden, the paper presents a mobiliser for the ankle joint, which is designed exploiting the SME to provide passive exercise to the paretic lower limb. Two different SMA-based applications in the field of neuroscience are then presented, a guide and a limb mobiliser specially designed to be compatible with diagnostic instrumentations that impose rigid constraints in terms of electromagnetic compatibility and noise distortion. Finally, the paper discusses possible uses of these materials in the treatment of movement disorders, such as dystonia or hyperkinesia, where their dynamic characteristics can be advantageous.
Full Text HTML —> JFB | Free Full-Text | Applications of Shape Memory Alloys for Neurology and Neuromuscular Rehabilitation | HTML.
Cognitive Plasticity in Neurologic Disorders – Google Books.


The transport links to Norwich from the rest of the UK are not the greatest. But on arrival visitors will find a picturesque and growing city which, along with its green spaces, cathedral and other historic buildings, has a skyline busy with scaffolding and cranes.
"Construction is booming in Norwich," confirms Chris Gibbs, managing director of Alan Boswell Group.
The chartered firm is nudging towards £100m of gross written premium across its commercial, landlords and personal lines business.


My monthly beauty secrets for December include my secret to shiny legs, how to get a salon blowout at home, a gluten-free lip gloss, a new nail polish brand, a proven foot treatment, and the secret to perfect makeup application. Read on to find out my beauty secrets for December.
1. Purdy Peaushun Skin Tight Body Lotion is a body lotion that will make your skin glow without a tan. It is a skin-tightening, light-reflecting, paraben-free body lotion. Purdy Peaushun is the secret to Tracy Anderson's shiny legs in her fitness videos.
2. Sally B's B Glossy Lip Gloss are my favorite. The lip gloss comes in liquid form with a wand. The cost is $18 for a 7-gram wand. Since I have celiac disease, I cannot have gluten containing products. Many cosmetic lines contain gluten and other harmful ingredients which end up being digested. Sally B's lip gloss contains organic, natural ingredients including organic beeswax, vitamin E, organic castor oil, organic shea butter, organic carnauba wax, organic lecithin, micas, and organic essential oil of peppermint. My favorite is Every Blonde's Party.
3. I am crazy about Smith & Cult nailed lacquer. The polish consistently delivers both flawlessly smooth coverage and brilliant shine. The 5-Free formula does not contain Dibutyl, Phthalate, Toluene, Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resin and Camphor.
My favorite colors are Psycho Candy for my toes, Kundalini Hustle for a party, and Plastic Beach for a getaway.
4. The Rachel Zoe Dream Dry Little Black Box is my secret to an amazing blowout. The hair dryer also cuts my drying time in half and does not damage my hair. The dream dryer designers are Rachel Zoe and Robin Moraetes. It is the same blow dryer used at their Dream Dry locations in NYC and Chicago. THE DREAM DRYER™ is one of the most powerful blow dryers in its class.
Next generation technology featuring the ON/OFF ION Generator switch for either sleek, smooth styles or voluminous texture.
The set also has a wet dry brush and turban. Both products help speed up drying time.
5. Oribe Thick Dry Texturizing Spray is my secret weapon for adding volume to my hair. This amazing spray builds volume and texture. It works like a dry shampoo but does not make hair oily. The patented polymers absorb oil at the roots. Carrie Underwood and Blake Lively use this spray. I think they both have gorgeous hair.
6. Baby Foot is the most amazing foot treatment. Baby Foot is an innovative foot care product that will make your feet as smooth and soft as a baby's foot. The unique formula of 17 types of natural extracts allow your feet to exfoliate naturally leaving them highly moisturized. The treatment removes unwanted dead skin cells that have built up layer after layer. So say goodbye to rough, dry, cracked soles, by using a product that really works!
This how-to-guide is very helpful.
7. I love my Vanity Girl Hollywood Mirror. I do not have a lot of light in my bathroom so I ordered a Vanity Girl Mirror. Several makeup boutiques and makeup artists use this mirror in their studios. Now you can have a professional makeup mirror in your home for flawless beauty application.
8. I use the beauty blender make-up sponge to finish my foundation application. Beauty blender's elliptical shape makes application foolproof by allowing access to hard-to-reach areas. Beauty blender is latex free, non-allergenic and odor free.
9. The Ageless Secret is like a facial and beauty mask in a bottle. I am very skeptical about most anti-aging products. I was very surprised with the visible results using this product. I also like to spray it on my face on the airplane for moisture.
The Ageless Secret helps with face lifting, skin tightening, hydration and increased circulation. The Ageless Secret ingredients include purified water, trace minerals, aloe, and MSM.
The Ageless Secret is an Energetic Cosmetic. It works with your skin's energy. Since the energy is a field of energy that extends over the surface of the skin, The Ageless Secret does not need to penetrate deeply into skin. Instead, the STA (Skin Tightening Action) works safely over the surface of the skin to increase skin elasticity by up to 50% and give you a wonderful feeling of your skin feeling lifted and tighter with a beautiful healthy glow. The energized water will feel softer or "rounder" in your mouth. You can also tell it is working by your urine. It will have a stronger smell because the energized water will be helping to flush out waste. Eventually you will see tighter, younger looking skin.
It is important to remember not to x-ray the product. I prefer the gold version.
10. A wet dry brush helps me comb out tangles in my hair. Due to my thyroid issues, my hair is very dry and tangles easily especially during the winter months. It also comes in a travel size version.
Check out my beauty secrets for November here.


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Interface IInputPointer

Namespace: GameCanvas

Assembly: GameCanvas.dll

Syntax

public interface IInputPointer

Properties

IsTouchPressureSupported

実行端末でタッチ圧力がサポートされているかどうか

Declaration

bool IsTouchPressureSupported { get; }

Property Value

        Type
        Description

        Boolean

IsTouchSupported

実行端末でタッチ操作がサポートされているかどうか

Declaration

bool IsTouchSupported { get; }

Property Value

        Type
        Description

        Boolean

Remarks

Windowsエディタ環境では、タッチ対応デバイスであっても常に偽を返します

LastPointerEvent

最後に検出したポインターイベント。過去のフレームも含める

Declaration

GcPointerEvent LastPointerEvent { get; }

Property Value

        Type
        Description

        GcPointerEvent

PointerBeginCount

前回のフレーム処理以降に検出した ポインター開始イベントの数

Declaration

int PointerBeginCount { get; }

Property Value

        Type
        Description

        Int32

PointerCount

前回のフレーム処理以降に検出した ポインターイベントの数

Declaration

int PointerCount { get; }

Property Value

        Type
        Description

        Int32

PointerEndCount

前回のフレーム処理以降に検出した ポインター終了イベントの数

Declaration

int PointerEndCount { get; }

Property Value

        Type
        Description

        Int32

PointerTapCount

前回のフレーム処理以降に検出した タップポイントの数

Declaration

int PointerTapCount { get; }

Property Value

        Type
        Description

        Int32

TapSettings

タップ感度の設定

Declaration

GcTapSettings TapSettings { get; set; }

Property Value

        Type
        Description

        GcTapSettings

Methods

TryGetPointerEvent(GcPointerEventPhase, Int32, out GcPointerEvent)

前回のフレーム処理以降に検出した ポインターイベントのうち、1つを取得します

Declaration

bool TryGetPointerEvent(in GcPointerEventPhase phase, in int i, out GcPointerEvent e)

Parameters

        Type
        Name
        Description

        GcPointerEventPhase
        phase

イベント状態

        Int32
        i

イベントインデックス(イベントIDではない)

        GcPointerEvent
        e

イベント

Returns

        Type
        Description

        Boolean

取得できたかどうか

TryGetPointerEvent(Int32, out GcPointerEvent)

前回のフレーム処理以降に検出した ポインターイベントのうち、1つを取得します

Declaration

bool TryGetPointerEvent(in int i, out GcPointerEvent e)

Parameters

        Type
        Name
        Description

        Int32
        i

イベントインデックス(0 から PointerCount-1 までの連番。イベントIDではない)

        GcPointerEvent
        e

イベント

Returns

        Type
        Description

        Boolean

取得できたかどうか

TryGetPointerEventAll(GcPointerEventPhase, out ReadOnlySpan<GcPointerEvent>)

前回のフレーム処理以降に検出した 指定された状態のポインターイベント全てを取得します

Declaration

bool TryGetPointerEventAll(in GcPointerEventPhase phase, out ReadOnlySpan<GcPointerEvent> events)

Parameters

        Type
        Name
        Description

        GcPointerEventPhase
        phase

イベント状態

        ReadOnlySpan<GcPointerEvent>
        events

イベントの一覧

Returns

        Type
        Description

        Boolean

1つ以上 取得できたかどうか

TryGetPointerEventAll(out ReadOnlySpan<GcPointerEvent>)

前回のフレーム処理以降に検出した ポインターイベント全てを取得します

Declaration

bool TryGetPointerEventAll(out ReadOnlySpan<GcPointerEvent> events)

Parameters

        Type
        Name
        Description

        ReadOnlySpan<GcPointerEvent>
        events

イベントの一覧

Returns

        Type
        Description

        Boolean

1つ以上 取得できたかどうか

TryGetPointerTapPoint(Int32, out float2)

前回のフレーム処理以降に検出した タップポイントのうち、1つを取得します

Declaration

bool TryGetPointerTapPoint(in int i, out float2 point)

Parameters

        Type
        Name
        Description

        Int32
        i

タップインデックス

        float2
        point

タップポイント

Returns

        Type
        Description

        Boolean

取得できたかどうか

TryGetPointerTapPointAll(out ReadOnlySpan<float2>)

前回のフレーム処理以降に検出した タップポイント全てを取得します

Declaration

bool TryGetPointerTapPointAll(out ReadOnlySpan<float2> points)

Parameters

        Type
        Name
        Description

        ReadOnlySpan<float2>
        points

タップポイントの一覧

Returns

        Type
        Description

        Boolean

1つ以上 取得できたかどうか

TryGetPointerTrace(GcPointerEventPhase, Int32, out GcPointerTrace)

現在有効なポインターのうち、1つの軌跡を取得します

Declaration

bool TryGetPointerTrace(in GcPointerEventPhase phase, in int i, out GcPointerTrace trace)

Parameters

        Type
        Name
        Description

        GcPointerEventPhase
        phase

イベント状態

        Int32
        i

イベントインデックス(イベントIDではない)

        GcPointerTrace
        trace

軌跡

Returns

        Type
        Description

        Boolean

取得できたかどうか

Remarks

phase に指定できる値は Hold または End のみです

TryGetPointerTrace(Int32, out GcPointerTrace)

現在有効なポインターのうち、1つの軌跡を取得します

Declaration

bool TryGetPointerTrace(in int i, out GcPointerTrace trace)

Parameters

        Type
        Name
        Description

        Int32
        i

イベントインデックス(0 から PointerCount-1 までの連番。イベントIDではない)

        GcPointerTrace
        trace

軌跡

Returns

        Type
        Description

        Boolean

取得できたかどうか

TryGetPointerTraceAll(GcPointerEventPhase, out ReadOnlySpan<GcPointerTrace>)

前回のフレーム処理以降に検出した 指定された状態のポインターの軌跡全てを取得します

Declaration

bool TryGetPointerTraceAll(in GcPointerEventPhase phase, out ReadOnlySpan<GcPointerTrace> traces)

Parameters

        Type
        Name
        Description

        GcPointerEventPhase
        phase

        ReadOnlySpan<GcPointerTrace>
        traces

軌跡の一覧

Returns

        Type
        Description

        Boolean

1つ以上 取得できたかどうか

Remarks

phase に指定できる値は Hold または End のみです

TryGetPointerTraceAll(out ReadOnlySpan<GcPointerTrace>)

前回のフレーム処理以降に検出した ポインターの軌跡全てを取得します

Declaration

bool TryGetPointerTraceAll(out ReadOnlySpan<GcPointerTrace> traces)

Parameters

        Type
        Name
        Description

        ReadOnlySpan<GcPointerTrace>
        traces

軌跡の一覧

Returns

        Type
        Description

        Boolean

1つ以上 取得できたかどうか

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Once upon a time not so very long ago, there was a man who lived in a house, with his faithful and patient wife, in the Great Wilderness known as the Adirondack Mountains. These mountains are located in the far reaches of upstate New York.
This man was sore of back and gray of hair. He had recently spent five weeks in the high desert of California. He went there looking for solitude and warmth, but instead he found himself surround by neighbors with strange cars and small barking Chihuahuas. He also wore fleece nearly every day, until it was time to leave…of course.
The man's eyes stung from the smoke of distant fires and he went through five and a half boxes of tissues, so frightful were his allergies.
Upon returning to his home in the North Country, there was a January thaw that put his limbs at risk with the ice and constant dripping of masses of snow that had recently befallen the countryside. Then two days ago, his weather app on his iPhone bespoke of a new storm that promised a foot of snow followed by thumb-numbing cold.
When this man awoke this morning, he put off looking out of the bedroom window for fear of what he would behold. But, he also had another app on his iPhone that told him how much daylight was left in the day. He checked the temperature. It was 4 F. He saw that 75% of the day had passed. He decided he should get out of bed and shovel a path to the car and clean the snow from the car and try to start the car.
The first two tasks were accomplished with sweat, frost on his mustache and a lower back that had pleaded with him to stop the punishment.
Now to start the car. But, alas, he found all four doors frozen shut. Not to worry, he thought. I have a can of de-icer in the garage. He pushed the button and the garage door creaked open. He found the de-icer and pushed the button to close the door. It didn't move. He tried to spray the little button but nothing but a faint hiss came from the spray hole. He shook the can and determined it was full, but not a molecule of de-icer was to be found.
He returned to the house with the spray can, but he was broken of heart and frustration welled up in his soul like a backed-up toilet.
Why have the gods of the North Country forsaken him? Why did he feel as alone as a Democrat in Mississippi or a Quaker at a Microsoft convention?
Why didn't he stay in California and buy more tissue boxes? What had he done in this life or any other life to deserve such anguish?
He checked the weather app on his iPhone and saw that the forecast predicted a low of -22 F for the overnight hours.
The old man poured a cold beer and sat waiting for the bathtub to fill. He had added about two cups of blue crystals that promised muscle relaxation. (It never worked before, but tonight would be different).
But this man had a plan. He would build a fire in the downstairs stove and he and his wife would have a dinner of hot soup.
All will be well tomorrow, he thought. After all, tomorrow is another day.
He sipped his beer and considered how existentially alone one is in the Universe. Or, at least in the North Country.


Occurs in estuarine zones, mainly upstream of the first rapids up to the basin's headwaters. Nocturnal species which lives in the main bed of slow or fast zones, as well as in the flooded forests, particularly the juveniles., Opportunistic, piscivorous fish which may feed on crabs and shrimps. At the end of the dry season, they can migrate at the same time as their prey, then return at the end of the rainy season (Ref. 35381). Most important catfish in gill-net fisheries of Guaporé and Mamoré rivers.
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00646 (0.00364 - 0.01145), b=3.12 (2.96 - 3.28), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (tm=5-8; tmax=18).
Modified by Lundberg, John G.


Please do not underestimate the fragile girl who has been broken.
her jagged and cut limbs battle cries that honor the scars.
Bleeding profusely shrugging off the pain, she is awake and determined.
The girl is immune to the swirling, incessant noise hovering overhead.
Simply choosing to embrace the beautiful and worst kinds of misery.
Nah, man she's better than wasted breath.
melody and movement sets her free.
Embers burn fast and hot as the dust piles grow mountains.
Molten ash reminders that blood dries to bone to dirt to swirling dust.
Just like that a solitary tree emerges from the sand and provides shelter.
The desert weeps evergreen, her inheritance tax.


The Francis F. Weston Center is an important asset to the Thomasville community. Since 1945, the facility has been instrumental in offering children and adults many valuable programs. On weekends, the renovated facility may be rented for various community activities and during summer months, the outdoor pool serves as a public access pool. The center is equipped with a basketball court, classrooms, swimming pool and outdoor play area.


I have come across a very annoying problem.
I have several pages that shouldn't be indexed, as they are basically pop-up pages and "thanks for signing up" pages.
I have set them up with the robots meta tag noindex,nofollow - but for some reason Google list them anyway.
Try a google search for "en-til-en-mindfulness-coaching/referencer-popup" and it will turn up in your results as "Se flere referencer - MindfulSolutions". But if you look in the header section you will see that it should not have been indexed.
Why does Google do that and how can I prevent it?
As tillinberlin hints at, the reason this page is appearing in the search results is because of your "robots.txt" file, however, not for the reasons given. Basically, your robots.txt file is blocking that URL from being crawled, so Google is unable to see the robots meta tag that prevents the page from being indexed.
"robots.txt" blocks your pages from being crawled - not from being indexed. If they are linked to they can still get indexed (a link-only result with no description - which is what you are seeing here).
A robots "noindex" meta tag (like you have) prevents the page from being indexed. However, if Google is unable to crawl the page, Google is unable to see the robots meta tag!
Google (and other "good" search engines / bot) will honour your robots directives if correctly implemented, however, other "bad" bots could still do anything, since the resources are publicly available.
Short answer: robots.txt is a recommendation search engines may cherish – but they don't have to. So whatever you intend to do – don't rely on robots.txt – same applies to robots meta tags.
If you really want those pages not indexed / not to be opened through search engine result pages, then you should probably add a 301 redirect or the like for everybody that is opening the page not through your page.
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Should I prevent search engines from indexing empty user profile pages? If so, how much content is enough for indexing?


Vermont Smoke & Cure sent over a nice package of meat sticks to include several individual flavors and two packages. We took one bite of a beef stick and could not finish it. Agh.
However, we gave the rest to the two foodies on the Ginae Says team and they loved them. When we explained our unfavorable reaction, they both frowned and stated, almost in unison that the product was healthy and that's why we didn't appreciate it. We cannot argue with sound logic.
Plus, we have a very persnickety palate.
They're gluten, nuts, dairy, eggs, nitrate, nitrite and MSG free. Certified Humane. Attractively packaged. The representative with whom we dealt was so polite and helpful. What is our problem?
Simply select your meat. You may have turkey, beef or pork.
All of Vermont Smoke & Cure products are available from the link below. Prices range from $6.99 to $37.99. Shipping is free for orders over $50.00.
Vermont Smoke & Cure has been consciously crafting delicious smoked meats and meat snacks since 1962. We use humanely raised meats and simple ingredients combined with the highest quality spices and herbs.


peripherals enabled and running with VPBDiv=1 (ie at 60Mhz also)?
divide (/1), we saw close to 50 mAs tops.
Cool as a cucumber eh!!!
> divide (/1), we saw close to 50 mAs tops.
> --- In , "Ing. Boris Krik"
> > consumation was more.
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The Liberty Bell, Jubilee, and a 35th Amendment
Photo by Orlando Rob. Licensed via Creative Commons.
Today is the 260th anniversary of the letter that sent the order for the Liberty Bell. The inscription on the Liberty Bell is from Leviticus 25:10, where Israel is instructed to forgive debts every 50 years, declaring jubilee - or Liberty. (By the way, this Sunday is the 25th anniversary of Reagan's amnesty, so this is an interesting week for the theme of forgiveness.)
Because today is also the start of NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month, my post today will be a humble attempt at creative writing - inspired by the Liberty Bell, its historic inspiration, and its promise for America.
This fictional piece is about the ratification of a theoretical 35th Amendment to the Constitution granting citizenship to anyone and everyone who has lived in the U.S. for twenty-one years. It represents jubilee, and liberty. Perhaps it is in our future, or perhaps not.
You can peek into that world (and into my very rough skill set of creative expression) in the rest of the post, below.
The Thirty-Fifth Amendment
by John Lamb
It was November 1, and the President was supposed to have given this announcement in front of the Liberty Bell, just before Thanksgiving. The advance team had set up security, seating, red-white-and-blue bunting, and the attendance list of local, national, and even international luminaries. Heads of state were on their way, some already changing planes and making intermediate appearances in Los Angeles, Miami, and New York. The presidential speech was on the drafting table, starting the exchange of handwritten edits with the Oval Office. But the Tennessee vote, which had long been in the "no" column, surprisingly flipped to a "yes" at the last minute, making ratification complete ahead of schedule. There were too many people celebrating in Nashville (and scrambling to find a way to Nashville) to wait until Philadelphia two weeks later. News crews were sending their national correspondents. The story had moved, and that was that.
The White House announcement would be made in Nashville, at the State Capitol. As luck would have it, half of the West Wing and two former presidents were already in Music City for the funeral of one of the proponents of this very Constitutional Amendment. It was an easy call to stay for the formal proclamation of its passage, in the State that made it happen.
Tennessee had played this role in history before, putting women's suffrage into the Constitution with a razor-thin margin, surprisingly voting "yes" when most thought it would go "no." The change of heart of a single legislator came after a call from his mother.
Now, in the mid-21st century, this 35th Amendment made it over the top in Tennessee, and the pundits were on screens everywhere trying to explain it. Perhaps it was the untimely death of the Texas Senator who proposed and championed the amendment. His charisma, his personal experiences, his conviction, and his quiet patriotism had been magnetic, and America was captivated. Losing this leader to tragedy had the inevitable effect of swaying public opinion even more in favor of the policy closest to his heart.
Some pundits guessed that Tennessee saw the writing on the wall, knowing that the passage of the Amendment was inevitable. Perhaps the politicians of the Volunteer State wanted to steal the thunder of their coastal colleagues, who had been expected all along to deliver the final, ratifying vote. It was common knowledge that Tennessee had been in a bad way in the national headlines over the past few years, after decades of continued growth and rising visitor tallies. Despite the hot talk of local partisan media from Memphis to Kingsport, rural and big-city legislators saw the same poll numbers everyone else did - most Americans, even Tennesseans, were ready for the Constitutional righting of the ship.
Maybe it was the fact that there was a vast national appetite for any Constitutional amendment with substance, after a slew of seemingly minor causes were embedded into the sacred, founding text. Trivial things like the ban on federal regulation of tobacco, the prohibition of the metric system, the subsequent repeal of the metric prohibition, the national symbol amendment, and the elimination of the Social Security number.
Maybe it was the ministers, priests, pastors, rabbis, imams, and other faith leaders who were vocal from their pulpits at first, and then later in the homes of their followers, and in public spaces, and in the media, and ultimately in the offices and homes of the legislators in every one of the voting states. Maybe one of them had gotten through to that key Tennessee legislator who, just like her 20th century counterpart, switched her vote at the last minute.
Only the local journalists, covering what they thought would be a non-event "no" vote, had gotten a glimpse of Tennessee House Representative Lauren Kent Yarbrough as she voted "yea" and left the House chamber. Video footage seemed to indicate that she had been in tears, from the red flush around her eyes and in her cheeks. Questions directed at her staff and her fellow legislators were pointless - they did not know what had happened to "Rep. Y." It was only inevitable that the sidebars of a dozen news stories the next day contained some version of the quip, "Rep. Why?"
However it happened, the ratification of the 35th Amendment was now official. The Constitution would be expanded by these twenty-four words:
"All persons having resided in the United States for twenty-one years are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."
Even though Philadelphia would no longer be the site of the announcement, the words inscribed on the Liberty Bell would still be invoked by the President in his remarks:
"Proclaim LIBERTY throughout all the Land unto all the Inhabitants thereof."
Transmitted by letter on November 1, 1751, those words from Leviticus had been chosen by the Pennsylvania Assembly for the steeple of their state house, in a revelatory architectural mix of religion and government. The Hebrew text contains instructions for "jubilee" - the forgiveness of debts. The bell itself was ordered to commemorate the 50th anniversary of that state's constitution, which liberally included Native Americans and all citizens in the rights and responsibilities of governance. And the bell was subsequently adopted 11 decades later as a symbol of emancipation, following the Civil War.
Now, on a November 1 three centuries after the Liberty Bell was ordered, a new kind of American jubilee was born. The time and place was being written into the history books.
But there were still questions, and not too long after the streets would eventually be cleared of the masses still growing by the minute, those questions would have to be answered.
And the first person who would have to answer questions would be Rep. Yarbrough. Her caucus chair wanted to have a word with her.
But she was too happy to care.
Story by John Lamb published 11/01/2011 05:53:00 AM
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Bounty Killer Giveaway Contest! Win a copy of the film starring Gary Busey and Kristanna Loken!
Nothing goes better with Gary Busey and Bounty Hunters like a contest giveaway! Bounty Killer is a crazy action film that's Mad Max meets Grindhouse while getting slashed by Kill Bill! Check out some details on the film and contest rules below! If you participate, one lucky Towelite will receive a copy of the Bounty Killer DVD!
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A winner's name will be randomly drawn out of a hat, and the more social media outlets you tag us in, the more chances you have to win!
This is the age of the BOUNTY KILLER.
Bounty killers compete for body count, fame and a fat stack of cash. They're ending the plague of corporate greed and providing the survivors of the apocalypse with retribution.
Based on the graphic novel, Bounty Killer follows the exploits of Mary Death, the leading Bounty Killer on the scene.
It's been 20 years since the corporations took over the world's governments. Their thirst for power and profits led to the corporate wars, a fierce global battle that laid waste to society as we know it. Born from the ashes, the Council of Nine rose as a new law and order for this dark age. To avenge the corporations' reckless destruction, the Council issues death warrants for all white collar criminals. Their hunters: the bounty killers!
Check out the Bounty Killer app for an even closer look at the movie!
Bounty Killer stars: Kristanna Loken, Gary Busey, Eve, Beverly D'Angelo, and Christian Pitre as Mary Death! Bounty Killer is out in theatres and VOD right now!
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A full day luxury yacht charter cruising from Vilamoura along the Algarve coastline in the south of Portugal.
The Full Day Luxury Cruise is a favourite choice for people visiting the Algarve. Choose from a selection of yachts below to tailor this experience to your group size, budget and tastes.
The full day cruise offers plenty of time to truly immerse yourself in the wonders of the Algarve Coastline and also life style as we take lunch at a selection of wonderful beachfront restaurants.
IDEAL FOR CELEBRATIONS, BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES.
We have 2 options for the whole day cruise. We can leave in the morning and run from approximately 10.00am or we could offer a later start from around 13.00 to have the same experience but with a chance to see the stunning sunset at the end of the cruise. (The departure times vary at different times of the year).
In our efforts to make make your luxury cruise truly memorable we put a lot of energy into planning the routes, destinations and activities based on the sea conditions, the weather and your group type. As the sea conditions vary from hour to hour we do make alterations to itineraries in your best interest.
To truly FEEL the Algarve!!


Fortum is investing in a Smart Metering / smart Grid system based on two-way communication in Norway. The installation of the new meters will begin in 2013 and altogether 100,000 households as well as small business customers in Fortum's network area will be connected to the Smart Grid by 2015. Fortum has chosen Telvent to deliver, install and operate the system. The service agreement includes 100.000 of Echelon's metering equipment, Telvent's system as well as maintenance and collection of meter readings. Fortum and Telvent's contract also includes several options for future development and upgrading. ?Telvent has since 2009 been Fortum's partner in the currently ongoing Finnish smart metering rollout.
Fortum, with 1.6 million customers, is a leading energy company in the Nordic countries, Russia and the Baltic region. Fortum Norway, the 7th largest utility in Norway and holds a minority interest in Hafslund, the largest utility in the nation.
"With the new smart meters, invoicing will be based on real electricity consumption," Fortum's vice president for distribution, Ari Koponen said. "Customers receive more accurate information on their electricity consumption and therefore have better possibilities for saving energy. In addition, the smart meters will be used for more efficient power failure resolution and as a platform for future development of Smart Grids and services within electricity solutions."
The new Telvent Titanium system will allow Fortum to operate its power grid more efficiently, securely and cost-effectively by ensuring correct energy demand response during times of peak demand. This becomes critically important when administering incident and outage management. In addition, the solution provides Fortum with more accurate consumption information to ensure effective system maintenance, network operation practices and customer satisfaction.
Fortum is promoting sustainable energy consumption habits among its customers: Now, residential and small business energy users will have continuous access to their power consumption information and the ability to responsibly manage their energy use.
Echelon's senior vice president for global utility market, Michael Anderson declared: "As the Norwegian smart grid market comes alive, we look forward to applying all of the knowledge we have gained in projects throughout Europe. Echelon is the go-to brand for energy control networking in Europe not only because of the proven reliability and scalability we bring but also because our solution offers the most value to utilities and their customers. We enable utilities to quickly achieve the benefits of a smart grid infrastructure that can deliver a positive return on investment – with the confidence that the Echelon solution can expand to meet their future needs."
Norwegian legislation requires hourly meter reading by the end of 2016. The mart metering system provided to Fortum's customers will include a variety of features such as consumption reporting via the internet and a connection to future smart home systems via an interface in the meter.


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New heart failure drug shows promise in study
Marilynn Marchione
A new study reports one of the biggest potential advances against heart failure in more than a decade -- a first-of-a-kind, experimental drug that lowered the chances of death or hospitalization by about 20 percent.
Doctors say the Novartis drug -- which doesn't have a name yet -- seems like one of those rare, breakthrough therapies that could quickly change care for more than half of the 6 million Americans and 24 million people worldwide with heart failure.
"This is a new day" for patients, said Dr. Clyde Yancy, cardiology chief at Northwestern University in Chicago and a former American Heart Association president.
"It's been at least a decade since we've had a breakthrough of this magnitude," said Yancy, who had no role in the study.
It involved nearly 8,500 people in 47 countries and was the largest experiment ever done in heart failure. It was paid for, designed and partly run by Novartis, based in Basel, Switzerland. Independent monitors stopped the study in April, seven months earlier than planned, when it was clear the drug was better than an older one that is standard now.
During the 27-month study, the Novartis drug cut the chances of dying of heart-related causes by 20 percent and for any reason by 16 percent, compared to the older drug. It also reduced the risk of being hospitalized for heart failure by 21 percent.
"We are really excited," said one study leader, Dr. Milton Packer of UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. The benefit "exceeded our original expectations."
Results were disclosed Saturday at a European Society of Cardiology conference in Barcelona and published online by the New England Journal of Medicine.
Novartis will seek approval for the drug -- for now called LCZ696 -- by the end of this year in the United States and early next year in Europe
Heart failure is the top reason older people are hospitalized, and a leading cause of death. It develops when the heart muscle weakens over time and can no longer pump effectively, often because of damage from a heart attack. Fluid can back up into the lungs and leave people gasping for breath.
The people in this study were already taking three to five medicines to control the condition.
One medicine often used is an ACE inhibitor, and the study tested one of these -- enalapril, sold as Vasotec and in generic form -- against the Novartis drug.
The new drug is a twice-a-day pill combination of two medicines that block the effects of substances that harm the heart while also preserving ones that help protect it. One of the medicines also dilates blood vessels and allows the heart to pump more effectively.
In the study, 26.5 percent on the older drug, enalapril, died of heart-related causes or were hospitalized for heart failure versus less than 22 percent of those on the Novartis drug. Quality of life also was better with the experimental drug.
The new drug also seemed safe -- reassuring because safety concerns doomed a couple of other promising-looking treatments over the last decade. There were more cases of too-low blood pressure and non-serious swelling beneath the skin with the Novartis drug, but more kidney problems, excess potassium in the blood and cough with the older drug.
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Joseph M. Wright January 7, 2022
The Calgary Board of Education is warning parents to prepare for a possible switch to home learning if the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic worsens.
"We know that the spread of COVID-19 has and will continue to impact staffing levels across the organization," said the CBE wrote Thursday. "Despite the increase in our supply teacher roster and the continued hiring of new supply teachers, we expect staffing issues to arise."
The update for parents and guardians comes the day after Education Minister Adriana LaGrange confirms that all students in Alberta will resume classroom learning on January 10.
Alberta Kindergarten to Grade 12 students to return to class on January 10 amid record number of new COVID-19 cases
LaGrange also confirmed that the medical-grade masks and rapid antigen testing will arrive in schools by the end of next week and will be rolled out in phases.
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"In the initial phase, students will be given home test kits twice a week for 2.5 weeks," CBE wrote, adding that school staff will also have access to these resources.
Alberta students to return to in-person learning next week
The CBE said it was "exploring other ventilation options," while recognizing the role of good ventilation in the well-being of students and staff.
Edmonton Public Schools and Edmonton Catholic Schools announced on Wednesday that they are installing new HEPA and MERV 13 air filters in their school HVAC systems.
Edmonton Schools Make Changes To Air Filtration As Demands For HEPA Filters Rise
The public school authority stressed that anyone who is not feeling well "should stay at home" and recommended using a daily checklist before coming to school.
Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said on Wednesday that Alberta Health and AHS would no longer provide notifications of positive COVID-19 cases to schools or school boards.
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Ontario Reports 2,279 People with COVID in Hospital, 13,339 New Cases
CBE noted that rapid test results are not required to be provided to schools, but asked parents to notify schools when children will be staying home for the school day, as "schools will continue to operate. monitor absenteeism from school due to illness ".
Hinshaw believes back-to-school plan 'balances' COVID-19 risks for students
The Calgary Public School Division has also acknowledged that the rampant spread of COVID-19 may affect school buses "through last-minute staffing issues due to disease." Parents can check CBE transport web page for more information on delays or cancellations.
Shortly after the Minister of Education announced the one week extension of the winter vacation, the Calgary Catholic School District issued a "January back to school"Guide for parents.
A "frequently asked questions" section of the guide included information on medical grade masks distributed to schools in Alberta.
N95 masks, rapid tests, still hard to find in Edmonton
"Medical grade masks are slightly below the N95 standard," CCSD wrote. "The government will provide two mask sizes: the child size (suitable for kindergarten to grade 6 students) and the adult size (suitable for grades 7 to 12). "
They said more information on the masks and rapid tests will be shared with parents "as it becomes available."
Alberta Launches Online Tutoring To Help Students Catch Up With Pandemic Disruptions
The CCSD also admitted that the highly transmissible variant of Omicron could have an impact on staffing levels.
"Given the current positivity of the community, it is likely that 30% or more of our staff will need to self-isolate due to the presence of symptoms.
"It would be impossible to fill so many vacancies in our current pool of visiting teachers, and just as impossible to maintain the continuity of learning. "
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The AAP has failed, as more than 10% of the estimated electors were opposed to the SLRD's intention to adopt a new loan authorization bylaw (for the loan of up to $700,000) and a bylaw amendment to increase the maximum annual tax requisition to service such loan.
At the November 28, 2018 SLRD Board meeting, the Board authorized elector approval to be carried out via an assent vote. This assent vote will take place on Saturday January 26, 2019 in Gold Bridge with 2 advance voting opportunities (Wednesday January 16, 2019 in Gold Bridge and Monday January 21, 2019 in Pemberton) as well as mail ballot voting for eligible electors. Please visit the Assent Voting page for more information, including the question that will be on the ballot, voting dates, times, and locations, voter eligibility and mail ballot details.
The SLRD has been working to secure funding for the complete replacement and upgrade of the Bralorne sewer system, comprising 2.3 km of piping, 107 service connections and a new wastewater treatment plant capable of meeting modern standards. The Bralorne Sewer Upgrade project is considered critical to the long-term health and sustainability of the Bralorne community.
In 2016, the SLRD was successful in receiving a Federal Gas Tax Agreement Strategic Priorities Fund grant in the amount of $1,999,530 to complete the upgrades to the sewer system. However, due to increased construction costs, additional funding is required to complete the project. $38,000 of reserves in the Sewer System's Cost Centre and $91,000 of Electoral Area A's Federal Gas Tax Agreement Community Works Funds have been allocated to this project. As well, the SLRD is seeking a 30-year loan of up to $700,000 to complete the project and is also seeking to increase the annual requisition limit in the Bralorne Sewer System Service Area to allow for the debt servicing on the loan.
An Alternative Approval Process (AAP) is now underway to secure elector approval to proceed with the borrowing. The deadline to receive elector responses is November 13, 2018 at 4:30 p.m.
The community of Bralorne is serviced by the original sanitary sewer system which was constructed more than 90 years ago by the mining company operating in the area at that time. A development company later took over ownership of the systems after purchasing the mine site from the mining company. The SLRD assumed ownership of the sewer infrastructure in 1989 after a developer overestimated the market for recreational and vacation properties and was unable to finance planned sewerage system and other improvements. Additional background about the original sewer system and the need to upgrade it is available here.
Without grant funding, it was beyond the ability of the small tax base (100 folios, of which 5 are exempt for taxation and the remaining 95 are not) to contemplate financing a replacement for the existing sewer system.
In 2015, the SLRD obtained letters from the Interior Health Authority and the Ministry of Environment in support of its application to the Federal Gas Tax Agreement Strategic Priorities Fund ("Gas Tax Grant") for the construction of a new sewer system. In February 2016, the SLRD received notification that it had been successful in securing a Gas Tax Grant in the amount of $1,999,530 for the complete replacement and upgrade of the Sewer System (comprising 2.3 km of piping, 107 service connections and a new wastewater treatment plant capable of meeting modern standards).
In June 2016, the SLRD issued a Request for Proposals for design services for the New Sewer System and by early 2017, detailed drawings for the New Sewer System were developed. Before finalizing the drawings and tendering the project, the SLRD had to initiate or resolve various issues, including obtaining a new location for the treatment plant, negotiating rights of way for new collection pipes, undertaking an Environmental Impact Study and obtaining permits for construction and waste discharge.
Since preparing the Gas Tax Grant application during the summer of 2015 (with the project budget of $1,999,530), construction costs in the region have risen dramatically. In April 2018, the SLRD issued a Request for Proposals for the construction of the New Sewer System; all proposals received were substantially higher than the initial cost estimate obtained in 2015 when the SLRD submitted its grant application for federal Gas Tax funding.
Given the essential nature of the project and to address the funding shortfall, the SLRD made some reductions in the scope of the work and also split the project into Phase 1 (which is the majority of the piping) and Phase 2 (which is the remainder of the piping and the construction of the treatment plant). The SLRD has entered into a contract with Hazelwood Construction Services for the Phase 1 work; the estimated completion date for Phase 1 is December 31, 2018.
If the community does not oppose the proposed loan of up to $700,000 (via this Alternative Approval Process), the Phase 2 work will proceed and will be undertaken by Hazelwood Construction Services. The estimated completion date for Phase 2 is August 1, 2019.
$91,000 of Electoral Area A's Federal Gas Tax Agreement Community Works Funds.
Even with these additional funds, it is expected there will be a funding shortfall of up to $700,000. As such, some form of borrowing (or further cost savings/scope change) will be required to undertake the complete project.
SLRD staff and the Area A Director convened a Public Information Meeting in Bralorne on Thursday, June 28, 2018 to discuss the project's background and rationale, as well as options to address the funding shortfall. Approximately 12 residents attended the meeting and were generally supportive of the necessity of a tax requisition increase to secure the additional funding.
In order to acquire the remaining funds to complete the construction of the new wastewater treatment system in Bralorne, the SLRD Board has decided to proceed with a 30-year loan of up to $700,000, and an increase in the annual requisition limit in the service area to allow for the debt servicing on the loan.
To borrow the required funds over a 30-year term, elector approval is required.
Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Bralorne Wastewater Treatment System Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1595-2018 ("Bylaw No. 1595-2018") authorizing the SLRD to borrow funds of up to $700,000 over a 30-year term ("Loan"), for the purpose of constructing a new wastewater treatment system in Bralorne, BC, in order to supplement the Federal Gas Tax Agreement Strategic Priorities Fund Tax Grant received of $1,999,530.
Bralorne Sewer System Local Service Conversion and Establishment Bylaw No. 585, 1995, Amendment Bylaw No. 1594-2018 ("Bylaw No. 1594-2018") which increases the annual amount that can be requisitioned from $31,250 to $70,000 in order to allow for the debt servicing on the Loan.
The increase in the annual parcel tax attributable to the Loan debt servicing is estimated to be $429.31. This includes the fee of 5.25% which is automatically added by the Province of British Columbia to all parcel and property taxes within electoral areas. This annual amount will be reduced if the entire amount of the borrowing of $700,000 is not required.
The above Loan debt servicing amount, when added to the current parcel tax of $285.28, results in an annual parcel tax of $714.59 (If the current maximum parcel tax of $346.22 is used in the calculation, the annual parcel tax would be $775.53).
The SLRD Board has made a resolution to commit $60,000 per year for 5 years (each of the years 2019 through 2022) from the Area A Northern Area BC Hydro Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Funds Reserves to the Bralorne Sewer Service cost centre for the purposes of assisting in repaying the loan associated with Bylaw No. 1595-2018 and to establish a capital/maintenance reserve for the wastewater treatment system in order to keep the amounts required to be tax requisitioned from the Bralorne community down in the short-term. The above Loan debt servicing amounts do not reflect any reductions that may arise from the use of these PILT Funds.
Local governments can use an Alternative Approval Process as a way to obtain electoral approval with respect to certain types of proposed bylaws, inlcuding long-term borrowing bylaws. An AAP is less expensive than undertaking a referendum, which is a process similar to the election of a local government representative. Learn about the Alternative Approval Process for local government.
Prior to undertaking an AAP, the Inspector of Municipalities (Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs) must first approve the request.
A local government must publish a Notice of Alternative Approval Process for two consecutive weeks in a local newspaper. In the case of this AAP, the SLRD is placing the Notice in the Bridge River Lillooet News and Pique Newsmagazine. The Notice will run the weeks of October 1 and October 8, 2018.
After the second of two notices is advertised, eligible electors will have 30 days in which to register their formal opposition to the borrowing. The deadline for elector responses for this AAP is 4:30 p.m. on November 13, 2018.
The method by which eligible electors express their opposition to the 30-year loan is by signing and submitting an Electoral Response Form to the SLRD (before 4:30 p.m. on November 13, 2018). Eligible electors must provide their full name and residential address. Eligible non-resident property electors must also provide the address of the property that they own within the Service Area and they are only entitled to sign and submit one elector response form, regardless of how many properties they may own within the Service Area.
If 10% of eligible electors in the SLRD—8 people—oppose the SLRD Board's intention to adopt the aforementioned proposed bylaws (Bylaws No. 1594-2018 and 1595-2018), the SLRD Board cannot proceed with the 30-year loan without first holding a referendum.
If the 10% threshold is not attained, then the SLRD Board may proceed with adopting Bralorne Sewer System Local Service Conversion and Establishment Bylaw No. 585, 1995, Amendment Bylaw No. 1594-2018, and Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Bralorne Wastewater Treatment System Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 1595-2018.


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Q: Firebase REST API vs JS Client Library I want to get a list (potentially 100k+ entries) as read-only values.
I can use:
firebaseRef.once('value', function(dataSnapshot) {
    // handle read data.
});

Or I could get the data by issuing a GET request to a Firebase endpoint:
https://docs-examples.firebaseio.com/rest/saving-data/fireblog/posts.json

In this read-only scenario, the REST API seems to be consistently faster than using the library. Particularly on larger data sets.
Why is this? If I only want to read data, is there any reason not to use the GET request method?

A: firebaseRef.once() uses a WebSocket. It takes as much time to set up as a repeating event observer, and it doesn't benefit from the cacheability of a GET request. It also makes use of the global firebase auth state, which is more convenient but less flexible than the auth parameter of a REST request.
If you are already setting up a WebSocket connection for repeating event handlers, once will sometimes be the most convenient way to get the latest data for something that wouldn't have benefitted from cacheing anyway. But sometimes you have to dip into the REST layer to fully optimize performance.

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asia & pacific, world, news, hot button issue: latest launches, nuclear tests escalate korean crisis, south korea, democratic republic of north korea (dprk)
S Korea Holds Ballistic Missile Drills After N Korea Nuclear Test
© AP Photo / South Korea Defense MinistryIn this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korea's Hyunmoo II Missile system, left, and U.S. Army Tactical Missile System, right, fire missiles during the combined military exercise between the two countries against North Korea at an undisclosed location in South Korea, Saturday, July 29, 2017.
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South Korea has reportedly conducted a ballistic missile drill in response to North Korea's nuke test.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The South Korean military has carried out new exercises using the country's Hyunmoo ballistic missiles and F-15K fighter jets in a show of force against the North after Pyongyang conducted its sixth and most advanced nuclear test, Yonhap news agency reported Monday.
During the missile drill the South Korean military simulated a missile attack against North Korea's nuclear test site.
MORE: South Korea fires ballistic missiles into waters off its eastern coast in show of force against the North https://t.co/hGgFXikbMapic.twitter.com/P1Z4ETQBfb
— BNO News (@BNONews) September 3, 2017
On Sunday, North Korea claimed that it had successfully tested a miniaturized hydrogen bomb that could be loaded onto an intercontinental ballistic missile. Pyongyang's presumed sixth nuclear test since 2006 was held just days after the country launched a ballistic missile over the territory of Japan.
Hot Button Issue: Latest Launches, Nuclear Tests Escalate Korean Crisis
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There are no robbers in Mountain View. There are only robbers in Palo Alto. Bad guys don't live in Mountain View.
Rats don't have rabies. Only dogs have rabies. And if rats had rabies you dont need to worry, we only have a mouse in the house, not a rat.
Snakes dont have rabies either. It was only a milk snake that bit your sister not a poisonous snake. Poisonous snakes wont come near you or your sister. If our snake bites you, you wont get rabies, you will only get an owie.
At least our children are not afraid of spiders!
That's right, part 2 is gonna have to come before part 1.
We are just flying back from our vacation to Maine. The whole family came, although not all at once. But I'll start this story when Caleb arrived on Wed. Why did Caleb arrive on Wed to a vacation that started on Saturday? Well he is such a passionate entrepreneur that he could not bear any time away from his work programming in the garage.
Cheryl says she liked it so maybe we will hit it big.
Even with the user testing sprinkled in we still had time to play and enjoy the innocence of a Maine summer: swimming in the lake, eating ice-cream & lobsters, playing mini-golf, and all around having a good time.
I posted a picture of Lucy's ice cream online and my co-worker asked if it was real lobster in the ice cream. I don't think Lucy would have that huge smile on her face if those were real lobster shells. It isn't actually such a crazy question because my co-worker lives in San Francisco and in San Francisco they might actually put Lobster in ice cream. But in Maine those red flecks are candy-coated chocolate.
On this same ice cream trek, the kids tried to catch a grasshopper. Caleb was quite proud that he knew a trick to get it into a styrofoam cup. We discovered the grasshopper when it landed on Leo's shoulder. I believe my photo came out quite artistically. I call it, Americana.
The thing about this ice cream stand was that beyond the ice cream everything on the menu looked DELICIOUS. Fried haddock, fried clams, … and even fried pickles.
Caleb and I had never had a fried pickle before and after we got back from ice cream we kept talking about how much we wanted one. So the next afternoon we got the grandparents to babysit and went back for our fried pickle. Would it be a really huge pickle? How many bites would we each get?
That's right, it is actually fried pickleS. Uncle Sammy and Gretchen say that they are super common in Boston and were surprised we'd never had them. Anyway fried pickles are AWESOME or as they say in Boston, wicked awesome. If you are homesick, you can even add a little California twist, ranch dressing.
And since we are talking food, we were in Maine and had to have lobsters.
Since my parents and sister don't eat lobster, we decided to have our lobster on a night that Uncle Sammy and Gretchen were there. After all, Gretchen loves lobsters.
By the way, who is this Gretchen I speak of?
She is uncle Sammy's girlfriend. Or as Lucy calls her, "Sammy's Gretchen." We all love Gretchen and were happy to have her along, but she is pretty intense, or in her own words, she's kind of a "honey badger". I'm serious when I say that. She runs like 20 marathons a year, and when I got in off the red-eye that I took with my two small children she challenged me to a "triple-threat." What's a triple threat? A one-mile race, followed by a 5k, followed by a half marathon, in the 90 degree heat. Whoa. (My first do-not-finish).
Here is a picture of her and Sammy. Is she trying to extract his tooth with vice grips?
Even if she is intense, Gretchen cooked us some delicious lobsters. Yum.
The rest of the family spent the week being not so intense. Vanessa and Lucy got to spend a lot of time together.
Grandma and Auntie Cheryl played with the kids. That's grandpa shoving Leo into the picture.
We were also really lucky to meet Sophia again on this trip. Sophia is Matt's other little girl and she and Matt were able to come up Friday night. The girls had a lot of fun playing together.
And here is grandpa and Leo. (Note: this picture is not an optical illusion, Grandpa's cup actually is as big as a 5-year olds torso).
Leo took a real shine to grandpa on this trip. Every time we drove anywhere he insisted "I want to go in Grandpa's car." Here are Leo and grandpa getting in the car to drive back to the airport.
and after we drove to the airport our vacation ended!
I am writing this blog post on the plane. I am sad that our vacation is over, but I am quite happy that the kids are sitting with Caleb and I get some free time to write a blog post!


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Maikel Franco and Aaron Nola lead the next generation of Phillies stars.
Into Thin Air
South Jersey's cold cases are a chilling reminder for the authorities who never gave up the search and for families who never give up hope.
Ready for Their Close-Up
Meet nine high school athletes from South Jersey who are sure to be in the spotlight this spring.
What's new at South Jersey's top golf courses and the challenging holes the pros love.
How a group of millennials is restoring the legacy of the Victor Talking Machine Co.
Falling in Love at Work
What happens when locals find love in the workplace and how they make it work—both professionally and personally.
It's Always Funny…
Mullica Hill native Rob Rosell brings the laughs to some of television's biggest sitcoms.
After a medical condition that resulted in two failed kidneys and two destroyed livers, a woman's cousin gives her the ultimate gift.
Financial Planning for College
As higher education costs soar, parents should start early on their savings plan.
The World in the Palm of Your Hand
According to a Burlington County Detective who came to our children's school earlier this year, six billion text messages are sent per day.
Ladies and Gentlemen, Live From South Jersey…
It all started with a casual caller on 94WIP asking me "What were your all-time favorite concerts?"
Standing the Test of Time
Caffe Aldo Lamberti has become a bit of a South Jersey dining institution. With 25 years in business, Lamberti has managed to craft a restaurant—and restaurant empire, for that matter—that has become highly embraced in the area.
South Jersey had some pretty high hopes for Tiffin when it was announced that they would be opening up two locations in our neck of the woods.
Hometown Report
CBS 3's Alexandria Hoff breaks the news to a familiar audience.
Side Dish: April 2016
A quick bite, top five cheesesteak eggrolls, National Pretzel Day, some restaurant news and more!
The Bond of Baseball
I don't remember the first Phillies game my father ever took me to, but I remember the last. It was a couple years ago in Baltimore; our whole family went down with some friends for a weekend series and rented out one of the stadium's luxury boxes
The April issue's Scene photos
Good Buy: Seasonal Shopping
Pick up the items we are blooming over for the start of spring.


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Serbia: Amendments to the Insolvency Act
January, 2018BDK AdvokatiNewsletter, Distressed Situations / Insolvency & Restructuring
Long-awaited amendments to the Insolvency Act, proposed back in October 2016, were finally adopted by the Serbian Parliament, and came into force on 25 December 2017. Improvement of the position...
Montenegro: New Legislation on Financial Leasing, Factoring, Purchase of Receivables and Microcredit and Credit-Guarantee Operations
November, 2017BDK AdvokatiNewsletter, Finance
The Montenegrin Parliament adopted the Act on Financial Leasing, Factoring, Purchase of Receivables, Microcredit and Credit-Guarantee Operations on 25 October 2017. The new legislation will come into effect on 11...
Serbia to Abolish Full Blown Withholding Tax on Non-Resident Service-Providers and Simplify Conditions for Tax Deductibility of NPL Write-Offs for Serbian Banks
December, 2017BDK AdvokatiNewsletter, Tax
The Serbian Ministry of Finance has published draft amendments to the Corporate Income Tax Act (CITA), which were formally approved by the Government on 1 December 2017 and sent to...
Serbia: Serbian Business Registers Agency started compulsory liquidation procedures
November, 2017BDK AdvokatiNewsletter, M&A and Corporate
The Companies Act introduced in 2011 the obligation of the Serbian Business Registers Agency (SBRA) to institute compulsory liquidation over companies for failure to comply with legal obligations under the...
Montenegro: New Act on Spatial Development and Construction adopted
October, 2017BDK AdvokatiNewsletter, Real estate
The Montenegrin Parliament adopted the new Act on Spatial Development and Construction on 30 September 2017. The new legislation introduces radical changes in the areas of spatial planning and construction....
Zero rating vs net neutrality – a (still) uncertain future in the EU and Serbia
June, 2017BDK AdvokatiNewsletter, Information & Communications Technologies (ICT)
Tariffs offered by mobile companies usually contain a maximum volume of monthly data (megabytes) to which the client is entitled. Consumption of this data takes place every time the customer...
Serbia: Termination due to actions constituting criminal offence declared unconstitutional
March, 2017BDK AdvokatiNewsletter, Employment
The 2014 amendments to the Labour Act enabled the employer to terminate an employee for a breach of discipline that constitutes a criminal offence committed at work or in relation...
Bulgaria – Serbia gas interconnector – the latest development
February, 2017BDK AdvokatiNewsletter, Energy & Natural resources
January cold blast spanning the region was a suitable mizenscène for the signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding for the development of bidirectional gas interconnector between Bulgaria (Sofia) and...
Serbia: Further steps in harmonization of Capital Markets Act with the Market Abuse Regulation plus some unwarranted confusion regarding certain definitions
January, 2017BDK AdvokatiNewsletter, Capital Markets
The Serbian Capital Markets Act enters 2017 with the new provisions on market abuse, bringing it closer to the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (Market Abuse Regulation or MAR). The amendments took...
Serbia: Amendments to the Takeover Act
January, 2017BDK AdvokatiNewsletter, M&A and Corporate
On 28 December 2016, the Serbian Parliament adopted amendments to the Takeover Act ("Amendments to the Takeover Act"), which became applicable on 6 January 2017. Thresholds for mandatory takeover bid...


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Chapter 52: Matters of the Family
WDQK Chapter 52: Matters of the Family
Within the spacious and empty woods, a figure moved like a fierce tiger. Two arms waved about and a deep blue Yuan Power surged, the traces of Yin Energy within caused the dried leaves on the ground to be covered in frost.
"Thump thump thump!"
The figure urgently stepped forward and a ferocious punch landed on the huge tree before him. A powerful force straightaway jolted the huge tree. It was immediately uprooted and flew through the air, causing the sky to be filled with dirt, before finally crashing onto the ground with a loud bang.
"Lin Dong-ge is the best!"
Nearby, a young lady's, who was clothed in light colored clothes, beautiful voice sounded out as she saw the huge tree fall to the ground.
Lin Dong chuckled and withdrew his fists. It had been one and a half months since the Hunting Competition. During this time, he had trained diligently and with the aid of the Stone Talisman Elixir Pills, he had successfully advanced from the Earthly Yuan Early Stage to the Middle Stage. Also, the Yuan Power in his Dan Tian had become increasingly vigorous and condensed due to absorbing the Yin Energy from Qing Tan's body.
Lin Dong guessed that even though he was currently at the Earthly Yuan Middle Stage, because of the assimilation of the Yin Energy, he would be able to fend off even a Earth Yuan Late Stage expert.
Furthermore, he had opened five channels during the half a month that he was learning "QingYuan Art". Thus his efficiency of absorbing Yuan Power was several times better than before.
Overall, this past half a month of training was rather bountiful.
"Huu!"
Lin Dong grabbed a towel from one side and wiped off the sweat from his face. He then whistled towards the deep forest and almost immediately, a loud tiger hiss sounded back in reply. A few minutes later, a fiery-red shadow flew out of the forest and appeared before Lin Dong.
Naturally, this was Little Flame. In a short half a month, it's body had once again grown to twice it's size. When it stood up, it was even able to reach Lin Dong's waist. Within its mouth, fangs had also begun to emerge. The current Little Flame was gradually developing the extraordinary air that a Fire Python Tiger possessed.
Some traces of an unknown beasts fur and blood could be seen in Little Flame's mouth. After all, Little Flame was a Demonic Beast, thus it innately had the instincts of a wild beast and needed to eat meat. Therefore, over this period of time, it would enter the deep forests by itself to prey on ferocious beasts.
With Little Flame's present capabilities, even if it encountered a Tempered Body 8th Layer practitioner or beast, it would be able to somehow deal with them. This kind of progress was not only due to the fact that it was a Demonic Beast, but more so because of Lin Dong's extremely luxuriant feeding habits.
"Little Flame, you're really naughty. Always appearing so dirty each time!" When Qing Tan saw Little Flame, she scolded it in a low voice before using a coarse cloth to wipe at the traces of blood at the corner of Little Flame's mouth.
To one side, Lin Dong laughed. He stroked Little Flame's head with his hand as he gazed at the latter's already considerably huge body. By right, Little Flame's rate of growth was really too quick. Even considering the aid from the Stone Talisman Ling Liquid, it should not have matured so quickly.
"Perhaps this was the reason why the Stone Talisman had a special reaction towards Little Flame. Little Flame and the other Fire Python Tigers are truly somewhat different…"
"Right. Lin Dong-ge, father has returned and is looking for you…" As Lin Dong was muttering to himself, Qing Tan suddenly interjected.
"Oh? Father is back again?"
Hearing these words, Lin Dong was slightly gladdened. He nodded in acknowledgement as he whistled, bringing Little Flame with him as he dashed off.
In the room, Lin Dong saw Lin Xiao who he had not met for half a month. The latter also saw him and a smile appeared on the father's originally somewhat haggard face. Lin Xiao gestured for Lin Dong to sit beside him and then sized up the latter for a moment before smiling: "How many channels have you unlocked in QingYuan Art?"
"Three." Lin Dong scratched his head while answering. Looks like Lin Xiao had learned from his past experiences and straightaway proceeded to ask about his son's progress. However, Lin Dong could not possibly tell his father that he had already unlocked five channels, else, it would be such a pain to explain again.
At Lin Dong's words, Lin Xiao laughed bitterly and sighed: "I was really asking for it…"
To think that he had spent a whole three months to unblock four channels and now Lin Dong had already opened three channels in a mere half a month. There was truly no point in comparing them at all.
"Heh heh." Lin Dong chuckled as he patted Little Flame's head. The latter obediently lay flat on its stomach besides Lin Dong. He then looked towards his father and asked: "Father, what have you been busy with recently? The few times I visited the manor, I found that Grandfather and the rest did not look so good."
Hearing Lin Dong speak of this matter, the smiling expression on Lin Xiao's face weakened as he sighed before saying: "It's the god damned Lei Family. Those honourless bastards."
"Does it have to do with the Steel Wood Manor?" Lin Dong's eyes flashed as he probed.
"Yes." Lin Xiao nodded, a faint anger visible on his face as he replied: "Those bastards, they had originally agreed to hand it over in half a month. Yet, it has already been one and a half months and they have yet to deliver. Every time we send people to press them, they would intentionally avoid us."
"The gamble that day was made before countless people. The Lei Family could not possibly dare to back out on their promise right?" Lin Dong frowned. If they really went back on the agreement, the reputation of the Lei Family would be destroyed. To them, this was no small matter.
"They never said they are backing out, they are just incessantly dragging it out." Lin Xiao gritted his teeth and said. The Steel Wood produced by the Steel Wood Manor was a rather big business of the Lei Family. If their Lin Family managed to obtain it, then it would undoubtedly be a huge haul. But now, the fatty meat that was about to reach their mouth was being held back by the Lei Family. An action that left a bitter taste in anyone's mouth.
"Then what does Grandfather and the rest plan to do?" Lin Dong asked.
"Your grandfather has already instructed me to bring men to the Steel Wood Manor tomorrow. If they are still not willing to hand it over, then we can only take it by force. Anyways, we are the one's who have been wronged." Lin Xiao replied.
At these words, Lin Dong heart slightly shivered. Looks like Grandfather and the rest did not intend to endure it any further. This time, no matter if they were successful or not, they would have declared war on the Lei Family. Thus, this operation was rather important to the Lin Family.
"Father, let me tag along tomorrow." Lin Dong hesitated for a while before he suddenly asked.
"You're just a child…embroiling yourself in these matters…" Lin Xiao was startled, but before he could finish his words, he suddenly remembered that Lin Dong was already at Earthly Yuan Stage. Even in the whole Lin Family, this was regarded as a somewhat major power. As such, he swallowed the words he had wanted to say and hesitated.
"Father, don't worry. I will take care of myself. Furthermore, sooner or later, I will have to experience these kind of things. After all, I am a part of the Lin Family, even you cannot neglect a Earthly Yuan Power practitioner." Lin Dong smiled as he reasoned.
Lin Xiao involuntarily let out a dry laugh as he gazed at Lin Dong. After muttering to himself for a while, he finally nodded with a smile: "Okay then, you will follow me tomorrow but don't make any reckless moves. Instead, concentrate on taking care of yourself."
"Yes! I will go make some preparations, tomorrow we will leave together!"
When he saw Lin Xiao nod in agreement, Lin Dong immediately burst out in joy before hastily standing up and dashing out of the room. Behind him, Little Flame also crawled up and nimbly followed.
Gazing at the backs of the human and tiger, Lin Xiao lightly smiled. Soon after, he withdrew his gaze as his smile turned icy-cold: "Lei Family, after suppressing my Lin Family for so many years, it's finally time for payback!"
Rebirth of the Thief Who Roamed the World


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Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 will include Loki, Cyclops and Colossus.
Posted by: Mak Barrera
19 July 2019 10:07:50 am
At this years E3, Nintendo confirmed that Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 would be getting an expansion featuring characters from the X-Men and other series,but didn't reveal in detail which ones. But we finally got information about the first wave, at San Diego Comic-Con, as well as other upcoming characters that aren't part of the paid expansion pass.
COURTESY OF MARVEL
Firstly, God of mischief Loki. Everyone's favorite trickster will be available on day one. On August 30, the team will also be joined by Cyclops and Colossus from the X-Men as a free DLC.
There are three character packs in the expansion pass. While X-Men is one, it certainly won't be the first, and they're holding who is in that pack close to their chest. Another is Fantastic Four and it probably won't be hard to guess which characters are in that one. The third one will be Marvel Knights which includes Punisher, Blade, Moon Knight, and Morbius.
Marvel Ultimate 3 releases on Nintendo Switch on July 19.
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def cm_assert(a,b):
	print("debug print before assert check: '%s'== '%s'" %(a, b))
	assert a == b

def test(otb, argv):
	app = otb.Registry.CreateApplication('OrthoRectification')

	# test GetParameterTypeAsString() method in python.
	print( app.GetParameterTypeAsString(otb.ParameterType_InputImage) )
	print( app.GetParameterTypeAsString(otb.ParameterType_String) )

	# one test for each parameter type (string, float, int, ...)

	# # parameter group io.in
	# 1 - input image parameter set
	app.IO.IN = argv[1]
	cm_assert(app.GetParameterString('io.in'), argv[1])

	# 2 - input image parameter get
	cm_assert(app.IO.IN, argv[1])

	# # parameter group io.in
	# 3 - output image parameter set
	app.IO.OUT = argv[2]
	cm_assert(app.GetParameterString('io.out'), argv[2])

	# 4 - output image parameter get
	cm_assert(app.IO.OUT, argv[2])

	# 5 - choice with sub parameters set
	app.MAP = 'lambert2'
	cm_assert(app.GetParameterString('map'), 'lambert2')

	# 5.1 - choice with sub parameters get
	app.SetParameterString('map', 'wgs')
	cm_assert('wgs', app.MAP)

	# 5.2 - choice with sub parameters set
	app.MAP = 'lambert93'
	cm_assert('lambert93', app.GetParameterString('map'))

	# 5.3 - choice with sub parameters set
	app.SetParameterString('map', 'epsg')
	cm_assert(app.MAP, 'epsg')

	# 6 - int type 2nd level sub parameters of choice parameter set
	app.MAP.EPSG.CODE = 2154
	cm_assert(2154, app.GetParameterInt('map.epsg.code'))

	# 7 - another choice with sub parameters set
	app.MAP = 'utm'
	cm_assert('utm', app.GetParameterString('map'))

	# 8 - int type sub parameters of choice parameter set
	app.MAP.UTM.ZONE = 47
	cm_assert(47,app.GetParameterInt('map.utm.zone'))

	# 9 - int type sub parameters of choice parameter get
	app.SetParameterInt('map.utm.zone', 31)
	cm_assert(app.MAP.UTM.ZONE, 31)

	# 10 - bool type sub parameters of choice parameter get
	app.SetParameterInt('map.utm.northhem',0)
	cm_assert(app.MAP.UTM.NORTHHEM, False)

	# 11 - bool type sub parameters of choice parameter set
	app.MAP.UTM.NORTHHEM = True
	cm_assert(True, app.GetParameterInt('map.utm.northhem') )

	#12 - simple choice parameter set
	app.OUTPUTS.MODE = 'auto'
	cm_assert('auto', app.GetParameterString('outputs.mode'))

	#13 - simple choice parameter get
	app.SetParameterString('outputs.mode', 'orthofit')
	cm_assert(app.OUTPUTS.MODE, 'orthofit')

	#16 - parameter float get
	app.SetParameterFloat('elev.default', 5.0)
	cm_assert(5.0, app.ELEV.DEFAULT)

	#17 -parameter float set
	app.ELEV.DEFAULT = -2.5
	cm_assert(app.GetParameterFloat('elev.default'), -2.5)

	#18 - parameter ram get
	app.SetParameterInt('opt.ram', 256)
	cm_assert(256, app.OPT.RAM)

	#19 - parameter ram set
	app.OPT.RAM = 512
	cm_assert(app.GetParameterInt('opt.ram'), 512)

	#20 - parameter bool set
	app.OUTPUTS.ISOTROPIC = True
	cm_assert(app.IsParameterEnabled('outputs.isotropic'), True)

	#21 - parameter bool get
	app.SetParameterInt('outputs.isotropic',0)
	cm_assert(False, app.OUTPUTS.ISOTROPIC)

	#Do not execute. we need LARGEINPUT. so we tried a small application
	#app.Execute()

	app = None

	app = otb.Registry.CreateApplication('Smoothing')
	app.IN = argv[1]
	app.TYPE='anidif'
	app.OUT = argv[2]
	app.ExecuteAndWriteOutput()


By Sophie Lavallée M.Sc., Agr.
Did you kn ow that both the amount of protein and the quality of proteins consumed by dogs and cats is critical to their growth and health? Dietary proteins are essential nutrients that play vital metabolic roles such as producing hormones, neurotransmitters and enzymes.
Although real meat is often seen as better for pets than bone meal, most pet foods contain both. So what's the difference between real meat and bone meal?
Real meat contains more water, undergoes very little processing, and contains less protein than bone meal, a source of protein that is heated to increase the concentration of nutrients. Combining real meat and bone meal is therefore a good way to increase the amount of protein in your pet's diet. In addition, owners also have to look at the quality of the dietary protein.
Proteins are essentially chains of amino acids (AA) that break down during digestion and interlink once again to create other proteins with vital metabolic functions. There are essential amino acids (EAA) which pets can't make on their own and must therefore get from their diet, and non-essential amino acids (NEAA). In its guide, the AAFCO (Association Feed Control Official) has established minimum requirements for essential amino acids.
As you can see in this chart indicating the complete amino acid profile of real meat and bone meal, the essential AA ratio is higher in real meat than in bone meal.
Combining real meat and bone meal is therefore the best way to give your pets the correct amount of high quality proteins they need at every stage of their life.
What about plant proteins? The proteins found in plant-based ingredients can also play a role in your pet's diet. But since they don't contain essential amino acids like lysine and methionine, L-Lysine (synthetic amino acids) must be added to meet the AAFCO's minimum requirements.
We hope this information on the vital role of real meat and bone meal in your pet's diet has been helpful to you. Feel free to contact us should you require further information.
Interview with Greg Aldrich, PhD. Pet Food & Ingredient Technology, Inc.
AAFCO. 2012. Association of American Feed Control Officials: Official publication.


The Comar AG100 GPS Antenna is use with the CSB200 Class B Transceiver and all Comar AIS receivers with a GPS input. It is a high performance GPS patch antenna, with a low noise integrated amplifier in a fully waterproof enclosure, providing excellent antenna signal amplification and out-band filtering with rejection.
The Comar AG100 GPS Antenna is use with the CSB200 Class B Transceiver and all Comar AIS receivers with a GPS input. The Comar AG100 GPS Antenna is a high performance GPS patch antenna, with a low noise integrated amplifier in a fully waterproof enclosure, providing excellent antenna signal amplification and out-band filtering with rejection. It is supplied with external flagpole-style mount for cabin-roof mounting.


Includes high station, mid station, low station, pec fly, chest press arm, military press arm, squat arm, lat bar, AB strap, ankle strap and shiver bar. Two 200 lb. weight stacks. Press arm back pad with seven adjustments. Lat station seat and back pad with ten adjustments. Press arm with ten adjustments. Bench with thirteen distance adjustments. Adjustable rolled seat pad provide maximum comfort. Lat pull down, leg curl or extension, AB crutch, low row and pec fly right station. Fully adjustable chest press left station. Light commercial rated. Made from 11-gauge steel frame. Baked powder coated finish. Assembly required. 90.5 in. L x 77 in. W x 83.5 in. H. Warranty E-series home gym strengthening of the upper and lower body is a byproduct of its addition to your home gym, and its industry leading functionality produces results above and beyond your expectations. If you want to make fat disappear and gain impressive muscle and energy, then this home gym is precisely the product to get you there. A diverse selection of workouts are made possible thanks to the E-series home gyms lat pull down, chest press station, low row and pec fly station, leg curls/extensions and AB crunch capabilities. Craftsmanship that further distances it from the competition and positively impacts your workout regimen. Its potential for adjustability will see to it that lifting repetitions do not put undue stress on your joints, you can now tone your body at angles and positions that do not produce discomfort.