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This course provides an overview of fixed wing performance flight tests referring to both propeller and jet engine aircraft. The main fixed wing performance subjects are covered including take-off and landing performance, climb, descent, cruise and maneuvering flight. The course includes a mixture of theoretical lectures and tutorials/workshops where students create performance models. Instruction focuses on flight test methods, test planning, data acquisition and analysis. Participants are also introduced to civil specification for fixed aircraft (CS23/25), military specifications and methods of demonstrating compliance when testing a new or modified aircraft.
Admission: Graduate student standing or permission from the instructor
Introduction to Flight Test
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Start date: On-site in January 2023
Duration: 3 weeks academics – optional flying week(s) available on demand at extra cost
The new facility features a 27,000 sq.ft. hangar, big enough to house ITPS's expanding fleet of aircraft. The administration and classroom building have been extended by 15,000 square feet and feature six additional classrooms, a simulator centre, a state of the art Telemetry Room, additional student facilities and change rooms. The new building features additional briefing rooms, a flight crew ready room and much enlarged canteen area.
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Dr Panos Vitsas has been involved in aerospace engineering research and academia for more than 15 years. He has a MEng in Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics from University of Patras, an MSc in Human Factors and Safety Assessment in Aeronautics from Cranfield University with honoring awards, a PhD in Computational Aerodynamics from University of Patras and he is an ITPS FTE graduate of the FW flight test diploma course (Class 2012A).
Dr Vitsas has served as an A-7 Corsair engineer in the Hellenic Air Force and has participated as a researcher in European aerospace projects on aerodynamics. He has been a lecturer in aerodynamics and aircraft design and has provided freelance engineering services on UAV design, computational aerodynamics, and flight testing.
Since 2013 he works for International Test Pilots School as an FTE instructor on fixed-wing aircraft performance, flying qualities, digital FCS and pre-TPS academics and has participated in the flight testing of all ITPS acquired aircraft. He is the developer of the ITPS Engineering flight simulator, Helicopter simulator, and UAS GCS simulator. In addition to instruction he conducts research and has published over 15 papers in international journals and conferences including SFTE and SETP symposia.
Dr Vitsas holds a Transport Canada CPL with ME/IR for landplanes and seaplanes and a frozen EASA ATPL(A) having flown on the controls of more than 20 aircraft types. He is an Associate Fellow of AIAA and a member of the Flight Test Technical Committee. He is also a Senior Member of the Society of Flight Test Engineers and currently the European Chapter Vice President.
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Home » Health Problems » Experimental therapy completely clears HPV in one-third of cervical cancer precursors
Experimental therapy completely clears HPV in one-third of cervical cancer precursors
A potential new immune-based therapy to treat precancers in the cervix completely eliminated both the lesion and the underlying HPV infection in a third of women enrolled in a clinical trial.
The shot, a therapeutic vaccine, injects a specific protein that triggers an immune system response to attack high-risk HPV types that cause nearly all cervical cancer precursors, known as cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, or CIN.
"There are very few products trying to cure women who already have an HPV infection," says Diane Harper, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., professor of family medicine and obstetrics and gynecology at Michigan Medicine. "It's very exciting. This is the first time we've seen something with this success rate that is relatively easy to implement."
Cervical precancerous lesions are divided into three grades of severity: CIN 1 lesions generally clear up on their own. CIN 2 lesions often clear up on their own, but can also progress to CIN 3 lesions. CIN 3 is the most severe. It's a very slow-growing disease, though: fewer than half of CIN 3 lesions will have become cancer within 30 years.
"But we have no way to determine which women with CIN 3 will progress to cancer and which women will not. So we treat all women with CIN 2 or 3 as if they are likely to develop cancer," Harper says.
The study enrolled 192 women diagnosed with CIN2 or CIN3, randomizing 129 to receive the vaccine and 63 to receive a placebo. Women were given three shots in their thigh, one per week for three weeks. Six months later, the women were treated with standard surgical procedures for CIN 2/3 and the removed tissue was examined.
Women who received the vaccine were more than twice as likely as those who received placebo to see their CIN eliminated regardless of the type of HPV infection. The results were most striking in the more-severe CIN3: at least 15 percent and as much as 36 percent of those who got the vaccine saw their CIN3 eliminated, while none of the women in the placebo group did.
Researchers followed the participants for another two and a half years after surgery, the longest any study has followed women in these trials. They showed that long-term follow-up was better for those who received vaccine over placebo, with more women in the vaccine group remaining completely clear of HPV. The study is published in Gynecologic Oncology.
Harper notes that the therapeutic vaccine, called Tipapkinogen Sovacivec, or TS, is completely different from Gardasil9, the vaccine given to prevent HPV infection. While Gardasil9 prevents HPV infection from occurring, TS clears tissue already infected with HPV. CIN2 and CIN3 are always caused by high-risk HPV infections.
The typical treatment procedure for CIN2 or CIN3 involves removing a cone-shaped piece of the cervix, called a LEEP or a cone. This results in scarring and a shortened cervix, which can cause problems during childbirth and lead to increased risk of caesarean section. In addition, women who have this procedure have a very high risk of developing cervical cancer over the next 20 years if they do not continue to be screened.
"The surgical procedure removes all the tissue that is headed towards cancer, but it doesn't remove all the HPV. You're not home-free. You still have HPV," says Harper, an internationally recognized HPV researcher and member of the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center and senior associate director of the Michigan Institute of Clinical and Health Research (MICHR).
With the vaccine, researchers found that it not only eliminated the lesions but also eliminated the HPV infection.
"It actually treats the cause of the disease, which is HPV," Harper says.
Women who received the vaccine injections reported sometimes-severe reactions at the injection site. Harper says that was expected, because the vaccine is designed to trigger the immune system. An immune reaction is likely to inflame the skin.
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It looks like Sakuya will be having a very bad day as he makes a big mess and smashes his leader's face on the 19th episode of Kaito Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger!
"As usual the public is still largely in favor of the Lupinrangers. The superior officer of the Global Police comes into the Patranger's office and starts to argue with them. Sakuya, in hopes to quell the argument, decides to take Hilltop and his boss to eat at Jurer.
Both Touma and Umika decided to operate through the situation as cleverly as possible, but Kairi is still not back to work yet! Meanwhile, reports are coming in of cars being split in half when there is no one around. There were reports that gusts of wind were blowing just before, but just how much natural power can split a car in half?!"


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Fox News Turns Bowe Bergdahl from a POW into a Jihadist in Under a Week
Fox News is ready to unfurl the mission accomplished banner on its coverage of the Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl prisoner exchange, now that it has a report sourced to a private intelligence firm that, among other things, claimed Bergdahl kind of looked and acted like a jihadist during his long captivity.
Abby Ohlheiser
Fox News is ready to unfurl the mission accomplished banner on its coverage of the Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl prisoner exchange, now that it has a report sourced to a private intelligence firm that, among other things, claimed Bergdahl kind of looked and acted like a jihadist during his long captivity. Based what Fox News says is a purported eyewitness account of Bergdahl's captivity, James Rosen reports that it included times when he was much more "accepted" by his captors than one would assume, and appeared to convert to Islam. On the other hand, he was also caged "like an animal" after an escape attempt in 2010.
The intelligence comes from a private company owned by Duane Clarridge, a former CIA agent best known for his indictment for lying during the Iran-Contra scandal (he was later pardoned). In 2011, the New York Times described the intelligence dispatches from Clarridge's Eclipse Group as "an amalgam of fact, rumor, analysis and uncorroborated reports." Occasionally, however, those reports have helped military officials. Mainly, they show up in the work of conservative theorists from Oliver North on down.
The reports span from October 2009 to August 2012. Here's an excerpt from one of those reports, which will surely be the one focused on by Bergdahl truthers:
Conditions for Bergdahl have greatly relaxed since the time of the escape. Bergdahl has converted to Islam and now describes himself as a mujahid. Bergdahl enjoys a modicum of freedom, and engages in target practice with the local mujahedeen, firing AK47s. Bergdahl is even allowed to carry a loaded gun on occasion. Bergdahl plays soccer with his guards and bounds around the pitch like a mad man. He appears to be well and happy, and has a noticeable habit of laughing frequently and saying 'Salaam' repeatedly.
The source is someone close to a Haqqani commander tasked with overseeing Bergdahl's captivity, but as Rosen writes, his "trustworthiness had not been fully vetted by the group." There is no evidence that Bergdahl's conversion was genuine, as opposed to coerced or the result of Stockholm Syndrome, as Rosen also notes.
Abby Ohlheiser is a former staff writer for The Wire.


Kamakura is a small town in Kanagawa Prefecture less than an hour from Tokyo by train. Kamakura is an ancient city that has produced its own, original culture. Once it was a political capital along with Nara and Kyoto, and also the birthplace of Japan's first military government, the "Kamakura Bakufu".
Most visitors make a beeline for the Great Buddha and stop off at Hase Kannon on the way; these sights can be very crowded on weekends and holidays. It also has a laid-back, earthy atmosphere complete with organic restaurants,summer beach shacks and surfers.


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Q: php doing a readdir returns an empty filesize Using PHP, I wish to list the files in a small folder, along with their filesizes (and optionally their modified dates)
The file names are displayed OK, but the file sizes appear to be null.
E.G.-
   $myDir = opendir("xxxxxxxx");
   // get each entry
   while($entryName = readdir($myDir)) {
    if ($entryName != "." && $entryName != "..") {
      echo $entryName . ' --- ' . filesize($entryName) . ' bytes
';
      $dirArray[] = $entryName;
    }
   }

This shows up as
file1 --- bytes
 file2 --- bytes  etc....
Why isn't the filesize being picked up? (I'll deal with the filedate later) ?

A: You're looping through the files (and you get the names correctly) since you already got the files for that specific folder. But, when you try to get the filesize, you're not typing the complete path. Remember, you're inside a directory now.
So, supply the filesize() function the whole relative path to each file and it'll work fine:
$dir = "test";
$myDir = opendir($dir);

while($entryName = readdir($myDir)) {
    if ($entryName != "." && $entryName != "..") {
        echo $entryName . ' --- ' . filesize($test."/".$entryName) . ' bytes
';
        $dirArray[] = $entryName;
    }
}

As a side note, the sizes appeared as "empty" because the function was actually erring out, but you probably have error reporting off, so nothing was showing.
It's really helpful to have it on (in development only, in production you should hide errors and log them to a file or the like), since you'll immediately know that somethings wrong, and most of the times the error messages pretty much spell out the solution to the problem for you.
For instance, the error you'd have gotten with error reporting on:

Warning: filesize(): stat failed for ... in ... on line xxx

To turn error reporting on for the duration of the script, add this line right after opening the PHP tag:
error_reporting(E_ALL);

And to turn it on more permanently in your php.ini, add, modify or uncomment (depending on your current settings) this line:
error_reporting = E_ALL

Read more about error reporting in the manual

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Undergraduate bursaries are designed to provide support to UK students in financial need, whose parent or spouse is a commercial traveller, pharmacist or grocer, and who are registered on a full-time undergraduate degree course at a recognised UK university. The information in this section explains more about eligibility, and the terms we use.
Applicants should be resident in the United Kingdom and be the son or daughter, spouse, widow or widower of a commercial traveller, pharmacist, or grocer – who has worked in this capacity for at least five years, within the last ten years (from time of applying).
Any full-time first degree course at a higher or further education institution in the UK is eligible. By 'higher or further education institution', we mean either a body recognised by the Secretary of State for Education and Employment for the award of a degree, or a body providing courses in preparation for a degree to be granted by a recognised body.
We want our undergraduate bursaries to make a difference – so we ask applicants to give some information about their financial situation, and how a bursary would assist them at university. For example, by making it possible to live away from home, to better equip them for study, or by giving them the chance to pursue activities that would otherwise be too expensive.
is currently working in one of these occupations, or has retired within the last ten years (from time of applying).
who works in the UK and has travelled for five consecutive years and for a total of at least six months in each of those years, for the purposes of securing orders and/or promoting business.


ST GEORGE, Utah, Jun 9th – Cobalt Kinetics, a manufacturer of premium performance and precision engineered rifles, today announces the launch of the first in a line of Cobalt Accessories, the Pro Muzzle Brake, on their website.
Starting immediately customers can now purchase the Pro Muzzle Brake for installation onto any .223/5.56 rifle that has a standard 1/2×28 thread pattern.
The Pro Muzzle Brake is standard on all of our Team rifles and has been successfully used in numerous competitions by the members of the Cobalt Kinetics Shooting Team (Keith Garcia, Kalani Laker, and Rick Birdsall). Our Pro Muzzle Brake measures 3.4″ long by 1″ in diameter. The brake has also been treated with an all new ultra-performance Black Lithium-iron surface conversion (or LiFe) that significantly improves the durability and longevity. The patent pending design features a symmetrical linear array of spherical baffles and intersecting port channels that dramatically reduce recoil, and any associated "muzzle rise", by venting the gasses to the sides in a more controlled manner. The efficiency of the design at reducing recoil energy and overall increase in performance make the Pro Muzzle Brake the single best accessory available for improving the performance of your AR-15.
Also, as an added we are releasing the first 100 as a "Limited Edition" that is laser etched with a serial number from 1 to 100. These Limited Brakes will also be sold for $160 which is $30 off of the MSRP of $190.
The Pro Muzzle Brake will be available from select Cobalt Dealers later this year.


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Mystery solved: Researchers use genetic tools to diagnose young girl's rare heart condition
September 27, 2016 | Jennie Dusheck, Stanford Childrens Health
Patient Stories, Research and Innovation.
Right after Astrea Li born, she went into cardiac arrest, not just once, but repeatedly. It was all her doctors at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford could do just to keep her alive. Soon, a far-flung team of researchers joined together to solve the mystery of what was causing Astrea's severe heart arrhythmia.
As I wrote in a news release:
At a regular weekly clinical meeting of Stanford Medicine's Center for Inherited Cardiovascular Disease, Euan Ashley, FRCP, DPhil, a professor of medicine and of genetics, and James Priest, MD, an instructor in pediatric cardiology, heard about the case and knew they could help.
'We realized how sick this child was,' Priest said, 'and we had a new tool — rapid whole-genome sequencing — that could make a faster and more comprehensive diagnosis than the available clinical genetic testing. So that night I went and talked to the parents and the rest of the team, collected a blood sample and we started the test.'
Now, the Stanford-led team has solved the mystery. Astrea's heart malfunctioned because a tiny minority of the cells — just 8 percent — carried a deadly genetic mutation that arose spontaneously during development. Neither of her parents had the mutation and 92 percent of her cells were fine as well.
The discovery that this mixture of mutated and healthy cells, called mosaicism, could cause such severe effects opens the way for researchers to identify other similar mosaic genetic diseases.
And, how's baby Astrea now? Doing well. She's three and loves cartwheels.
Via Scope
Photo of Astrea, her parents and James Priest by Norbert von der Groeben
Discover more about our Pediatric Heart Center.
Jennie Dusheck
Stanford Childrens Health
Tags: genetics, Heart Center, research


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/*
 * This file is part of the kyuba.org Kyuba project.
 * See the appropriate repository at http://git.kyuba.org/ for exact file
 * modification records.
*/

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2008-2010, Kyuba Project Members
 *
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 *
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
 * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 *
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
 * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
 * THE SOFTWARE.
*/

#ifndef KYUBA_SCRIPT_H
#define KYUBA_SCRIPT_H

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

#include <seteh/lambda.h>

void script_enqueue(sexpr context, sexpr sx);
void script_dequeue();

define_symbol (sym_on_event,           "on-event");
define_symbol (sym_on_state_change,    "on-state-change");
define_symbol (sym_ctrl_alt_del,       "ctrl-alt-del");
define_symbol (sym_always,             "always");
define_symbol (sym_event,              "event");
define_symbol (sym_power_reset,        "power-reset");
define_symbol (sym_power_down,         "power-down");
define_symbol (sym_power_on,           "power-on");
define_symbol (sym_run,                "run");
define_symbol (sym_keep_alive,         "keep-alive");
define_symbol (sym_exit,               "exit");
define_symbol (sym_error,              "error");
define_symbol (sym_disconnect,         "disconnect");
define_symbol (sym_process_terminated, "process-terminated");
define_symbol (sym_get_configuration,  "get-configuration");
define_symbol (sym_configuration,      "configuration");
define_symbol (sym_message,            "message");
define_symbol (sym_request,            "request");
define_symbol (sym_reply,              "reply");
define_symbol (sym_native_system,      "native-system");
define_symbol (sym_statusp,            "status?");
define_symbol (sym_status,             "status");
define_symbol (sym_kill_subprocesses,  "kill-subprocesses");
define_symbol (sym_out,                "out");
define_symbol (sym_source,             "source");
define_symbol (sym_terminate,          "terminate");
define_symbol (sym_kill_via_pid_file,  "kill-via-pid-file");
define_symbol (sym_kill_pid,           "kill-pid");

void initialise_kyu_script_commands ( void );

sexpr kyu_sx_default_environment ( void );
sexpr kyu_sc_run (sexpr arguments, struct machine_state *state);
sexpr kyu_sc_keep_alive (sexpr arguments, struct machine_state *state);
sexpr kyu_sc_get_configuration (sexpr arguments, struct machine_state *state);
sexpr kyu_sc_message (sexpr arguments, struct machine_state *state);
sexpr kyu_sc_exit (sexpr arguments, struct machine_state *state);
sexpr kyu_sc_kill_subprocesses (sexpr arguments, struct machine_state *state);
sexpr kyu_sc_out (sexpr arguments, struct machine_state *state);
sexpr kyu_sc_kill_via_pid_file (sexpr arguments, struct machine_state *state);
sexpr kyu_sc_kill_pid (sexpr arguments, struct machine_state *state);

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif

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Trail Blazers embark on season of uncertainty mixed with hope: 'I'm so optimistic about it but you just don't know'
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022, 6:40 p.m. |
Published: Oct. 18, 2022, 5:54 p.m.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 11: Referee throws the ball to start the NBA preseason game between Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers at the Chase Center on October 11, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Aaron Fentress | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups and superstar Damian Lillard have expressed optimism regarding the team's chances of returning to their winning ways following a season filled with injuries, controversial trades and a deft tanking effort that helped reset the franchise.
Yet, both have stopped short of declaring grand expectations for the upcoming season, which begins Wednesday night in Sacramento.
Instead, they've taken a wait-and-see approach. Lillard, when asked how good he believes the team could be, said he wasn't sure. He then listed the team's positive attributes that spark hope.
Versatility. Shooting. Depth. Athleticism. A good balance of experience and youth.
While that all sounds good, after going 1-4 in the preseason, Lillard is looking for results before he completely buys in himself.
"I'm so optimistic about it, but you just don't know," Lillard said. "If it comes along as it can, it can be a special year. Obviously, there's gonna be some bumps in the road, but if it doesn't come along like we expect, then it might take a lot for us to get into a play-in or whatever the case may be. But I'm just trusting on the side that guys want to come along, guys will come along and start to get more comfortable as they get more time and we'll just click at the right time."
The Blazers missed the playoffs last season for the first time since 2013, and their 27-55 record was the franchise's worst since 2005-06, when it finished 21-61.
For an organization that had reached the playoffs eight consecutive seasons, last season was a shock to both the franchise and the fanbase. But the Blazers collapse came under unusual circumstances and there is optimism that a quick turnaround is possible.
Lillard, after undergoing core muscle surgery in January, says he is healthier than he has been in several years. Center Jusuf Nurkic is also healthy and ready to go. The team added impact players Jerami Grant and Gary Payton II. Young talents like Anfernee Simons and Nassir Little have developed significantly over the years. And Billups has tabbed Josh Hart and Justise Winslow as the perfect role players for his vision.
On paper, this team looks as good or better than the 2020-21 group that went 42-30 and finished sixth in the Western Conference.
However, unlike that team, this roster does not have a history of success together. Portland will have three new starters and the projected top 12 players feature eight new faces: Grant, Hart, Winslow, Payton, Keon Johnson, Trendon Watford, Drew Eubanks and rookie Shaedon Sharpe.
Another potential hurdle? The Blazers could be significantly better and still not reach the playoffs given the depth of the West.
At the very least, there is plenty of mystery and intrigue heading into the season.
"I do believe we have a great team, we just need to be on the same page," Nurkic said.
Here is a look at where things stand in several key areas:
The Blazers have been awful on defense the past three seasons, and Billups was hired to fix it. With a roster he helped construct, he now faces expectations. And even though the preseason was ugly, the team remains confident that improvement is coming.
Sacramento Kings guard De Aaron Fox (5) is defended by Portland Oral Blazers (1) as he looks to pass in the first quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas) APAP
"We've had some struggles with it still but I definitely think we'll have a really, really solid year defensively," Lillard said.
According to Billups, since the Blazers were blasted 131-98 by Golden State's second-unit last Thursday, they have faced a second training camp.
"We've had a good five days," Billups said. "We went live every single day. We went hard pretty much every single day … I feel good about where we're at."
Still, expectations should be tempered.
"Are we gonna be a top-five defense in the league? No," Billups said. "But we think that we'll be much better."
Billups said they Blazers have limited their coverages to three and Nurkic said the plan is to blitz on pick-and-rolls. Billups said he expects the Blazers to be scrappy and sound and create disruption. Now, it all must come together.
"You can't dominate a game defensively in this era," Billups said. "The rules don't let you do it. So, you want to be solid and you want to be able to be out there and depend on your buddy to help you when things break down."
Former coach Terry Stotts ran a high-powered offense that ranked fourth in offensive rating (118.3) in his final season (2020-21). Last season, the Blazers ranked 27th at 108.8.
Yet, the last thing Lillard is worried about is the team's offense, a confidence that starts with him. If the point guard returns to his former MVP-caliber self, the Blazers could have a top 10 offense.
Portland Trail Blazers guards Damian Lillard (#0) and Anfernee Simons listen to instructions from head coach Chauncey Billups during an NBA preseason game against the Utah Jazz at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.Sean Meagher/The Oregonian
But following the same offensive recipe of those old Lillard-McCollum teams, which relied heavily on three-pointers, is not the goal. Billups wants better ball movement, patience and assists, more paint touches and uncontested shots, and less hero ball. The hope is that it leads to greater efficiency.
"We'll see, but I do think that when we're at our best, we'll be a tough team to guard," Billups said.
The Blazers have the firepower, but the preseason showed that chemistry remains a work in progress. Portland committed 71 turnovers and shot just 40.8% from the field, including 31.6% from three-point range.
"I don't think offense will be our issue," Lillard said. "I think it's possible that tomorrow night we might come out and just figure it out and we could also come out tomorrow night and have a little bit of struggle offensively. We're still learning each other. We're trying to figure each other out. So, we'll see. But I definitely think we're capable of being a high-level offensive team for sure."
Who is Billups as a head coach? Does anybody really know? It could be the team's greatest mystery.
It's nearly impossible to judge Billups off of last season given the upheaval. But there were three stretches that revealed signs of potential.
The Blazers began last season with Lillard off to the worst start of his career. He shot 34.9% from the field (23.2% on threes), in six October games, and followed up by shooting 35.4% (26.8%) in his first four games of November.
The Blazers had a 6-8 record when they returned home from a 1-3 trip that saw Lillard begin to turn things around. That trend continued and the Blazers won four consecutive games to reach 10-8, with three wins coming over eventual playoff teams.
Portland averaged 116.8 points per game — and allowed just 107.8.
Portland Trail Blazer head coach Chauncey Billups discusses a call on the floor with referee Jonathan Sterling during the second half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Sacramento Kings in Sacramento, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. The Kings won 126-94. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas) APAP
Now, even the worst teams in the NBA can look good for a week. But, it was a sign that maybe the team had turned the corner.
It will remain a mystery, however, because injuries and COVID protocols ravaged the roster right about then, prompting general manager Joe Cronin to start planning to tear the roster down.
Nevertheless, more positive signs emerged. With Simons leading the team, and McCollum returning Jan. 17, the Blazers began January 8-6 without their superstar. Also, shortly after the team traded veterans McCollum, Norman Powell and Robert Covington, the Blazers won four consecutive games before the All-Star break, logging impressive victories at Milwaukee and Memphis.
Then the tanking began.
Who is Billups as a coach? Lillard said he is a motivator and tactician.
"He's a thinker," Lillard said. "He's a point guard, a championship point guard. So, he thinks the game. Nothing that he is presenting to us or putting us through or wanting from us is on just a surface level. So, I think that's also part of the adjustment for our team. It requires us to think as a team and understand why we're doing what we're doing and the purpose behind a lot of these things because that's what's gonna allow us to sustain it and do it against everybody."
Teaching requires film sessions and that's where Billups' teaching and toughness can surface. Preseason film sessions have been no picnic.
"He's holding everybody accountable no matter who it is," Grant said. "And I respect that. I love that type of coach. So, we're getting better through those losses that we had."
Hart said the motivation tactics laced with tough love can help get the most out of players.
"He's very relatable," Hart said of Billups. "He's someone who will come to you and coach you up and talk to you separately, but will also hold you accountable in front of the whole team. Any player who would love to play for him and we're behind him fully."
The West is stacked. Even more so than usual.
The reigning champion Warriors, Phoenix Suns, Dallas Mavericks and Memphis Grizzlies are conference championship contenders.
Four more teams welcome back healthy stars, including Denver (Jamal Murray) and the LA Clippers (Kawhi Leonard). New Orleans has a healthy Zion Williamson alongside McCollum and Brandon Ingram. The Los Angeles Lakers begin the season with a healthy LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
That's eight legit playoff threats. Plus, Minnesota added Rudy Gobert and the Sacramento Kings could be much improved thanks to De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis.
Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard, right, and Stephen Curry of the Warriors during a break in action of Portland's preseason game against Golden State at Moda Center on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021.Sean Meagher/The Oregonian
Portland will face plenty of obstacles just reach the play-in round. But, Lillard-led teams have overachieved in the past. Maybe others in the West face unexpected injuries. Or maybe everything falls into place for the Blazers, and they win 50 games for the first time since 2018-19, when they went 53-29 and reached the Western Conference finals.
"It's important for us," Billups said of reaching the playoffs. "I mean obviously that's the goal. That's what we're shooting for to be the best team we can and make some noise."
But it could take time and patience. Billups and Lillard have it. Does Rip City after what it endured last season?
"I think that it's gonna be up and down," Billups said. "We still have some youth on our team. So, we'll have some peaks and valleys obviously during the season."
It all starts Wednesday.
-- Aaron Fentress | afentress@Oregonian.com | @AaronJFentress (Twitter), @AaronJFentress (Instagram), @AaronFentress (Facebook).
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Domo's Discount Currency Bundle Emporium (not to be confused with other, inferior emporiums... lookin' at you, BooP) is having a sale on currency bundles that you can buy faster than you can say their name!
The Domo's Discount Currency Bundle Emporium Discount Currency Bundle Madness!
Too much good stuff to fit in this post, so head on over to the nifty breakdown our Content guys whipped up for ya! No gimmicks, no snakeskin seat covers or fuzzy dice mirror ornaments.. just cold, hard cash.
The Content guys also wanted me to plug our Events Calendar in here somewhere since we've got so much stuff going on this month. We know things can get a bit confusing. Thanks, Content guys!
EDIT: Week 2 is up! Check out the new bundles.
Edited by DomoSapien, Jul 13 2018 - 17:51.
Thats less annoying than trying to sign up for a tournament for 48 hours and never getting to register a team.
The darn link is to this page... noob.
While I think the Emporium is trash, the trolling is pretty good.
In all seriousness, sorry about that, gents. This post got dropped on my lap when I was packing up my laptop and heading out the door. Haste makes waste, eh?
Edited by DomoSapien, Jul 07 2018 - 00:16.
Edited by DomoSapien, Jul 07 2018 - 00:48.
^..I think I'll pass on that.
*Even after your recent 'forum makeover', you still seem very familiar to me.
I may forget a name, from time to time, but I never forget a face text fingerprint.
Edited by Major_Mayhem_69, Jul 07 2018 - 01:44.
Wellllll, tankers don't rely on that calender. It's about as accurate as the "Mystery Ball" one.
According to your "Events Calender", the discounts on tanks, gold, equipment, etc. lasted through yesterday, not the day before.
I guess I should have checked the news item page instead, as I was going to spend a bit of money there. Thanks WG, for keeping me from spending some of my $$.
Gold is sometimes worthwhile. WG NEVER sells credits at a reasonable rate. Get a premium tank and possibly some credit boosting personal reserves. Grind those credits, you are playing the game anyway.
That being said, the "Tanker's Delight" is probably the best deal on CREDITS I have seen. The gold would usually cost $60.00 (sometimes a little cheaper in a pure gold sale) and the premium time would be what, $27.00? 9 million credits for $17.00 is not a bad deal for WG.
Edited by Prosqtor, Jul 07 2018 - 16:26.
Players still being sucked into spending money on this game have rocks for brains.
Time the Avenger Bundle looks good. Just pure gold and premium time at 19% off.
Domo's Discount: A division of KRZYBooP's Tank Emporium Conglomerate.


Candidiasis is a silent epidemic that drains your energy in every area of your life. More and more people are feeling this and are ready to heal. One out of three people in the U.S. have a yeast overgrowth.
If you are feeling chronically foggy, tired, insecure, bloated, itchy and bitchy, there is a root emotional cause. It's not only what you are eating; it's what you are not feeling.
Most people haven't done the core emotional healing it takes to become fully empowered. Candida is actually a symptom of not feeling good enough, lovable, and safe and from repressed anger.
From the time I was in college, I was overcompensating for those unconscious beliefs for 14 years by being an over-achiever and perfectionist.
Then, by the time I was 33, my ego was deconstructed during years of course work that allowed me to be more aligned with my higher self. Unfortunately, because they didn't rebuild my healthy ego or empower me with the tools I needed, it left me operating out of my wounded child for the next five years.
After two years on the Candida diet and loads of physical cleansing, I thought I was fully healed. Two years later, I still struggled with food, body image, bloating, not being able to support myself and feeling scattered. I was in a codependent romantic relationship and similar dynamics were being played out with various healers.
One day I was lying on my floor crying. I was feeling the intense pain, a familiar feeling of being with a man who was emotionally unavailable. My yeast and bloat flared-up with a vengeance. I wasn't eating anything that would have cause it, and at that moment, I realized that it was emotional. I recognized the patterns, released my codependent relationships and took my power back.
I did the core emotional healing; inner child work, anger release and boundary setting to completely heal and be in my true power. Fully healed, I fell in love with myself, as I am. I eat what I want and I love my body. I have no more compulsions/addictions with food and spiritual practices. I look radiant and feel better than ever. I make decisions from my intuition, know my worth, set boundaries and attract what I really want, including my soul mate, whom I married a year later. I even removed my breast implants, which opened my heart and empathic abilities even more.
After I completely healed Candida, I understood what is actually involved and developed an effective model to help others heal and become empowered. The cure for Candida is not inside a bottle, it's inside you! Break free from Candida, physical aliments, powerlessness, perfectionism, judgments and blame by loving your inner child and releasing your emotional pain. Learn to stop blaming others, set boundaries and reclaim your power. If the healers you are working with aren't giving you the tools and encouragement to support yourself outside of your course work and/or healing sessions, look for someone who will empower you in these ways.


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Josh T: LOVED IT ALL! I got the NC pulled pork w/ beans & mashed potatoes.


Readers of my blogs and columns know The Balm's Balm Shelter lip gloss in "Uptown Girl" is my favorite lipgloss. It's shiny without being sticky, tastes like a strawberry-banana milkshake and the color is a perfect shade of berry.
March 10 to 17 is National Multiple Sclerosis Education and Awareness Week and the Balm is donating 25 percent of proceeds from the sale of each tube during the month of March and April to the National MS Society which provides support services, research funds and educational programs to people with MS, their families and friends. The limited edition gloss is called KISS MS GOODBYE but it's actually the same shade as the "Girly Girl" shade.
You can purchase the gloss online at thebalm.com. Shipping is free.


Success in the Medical Device industry requires cohesion to apposite FDA regulations. Rapid product development processes providing receptivity to changing market demands are key to meeting the requirement of this market. This pack contains some of our best selling Medical Device webinars which together cover the requisite compliance obstacles faced by Medical Device companies today.
In the United States, since December 13, 1984, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Medical Device Reporting (MDR) regulations have required firms who have received complaints of device malfunctions, serious injuries or deaths associated with medical devices to notify FDA of the incident.
Does the FDA call in advance or just show up at my door? Where do I let the inspector go? Do I give them a tour? What should I let them see? Who should I let them talk to? Are they ever going to leave? The FDA inspection is the most nerve-wracking event in the life of a regulatory professional - you're in charge of compliance, usually in the background, and NOW you're in the spotlight, and if your performance isn't good, it's not the show that may close, it's YOUR COMPANY!
FDA guidance documents used by their inspectors.
Jeff Kasoff, RAC, is the Director of Quality at Byrne Medical, a leading manufacturer of endoscopy and colonoscopy devices, where he oversees the operation of the quality system. In this position, Jeff is responsible for oversight of the document control system, including maintenance of regulatory documentation. Prior to this, Jeff spent 13 years at Life-Tech, Inc.
Medical device manufacturers, device user facilities, and applicable stakeholders are required to establish and maintain adequate procedures for handling complaints. This webinar is intended to help you get familiar with the regulatory requirements and how to establish and maintain an effective complaint handling system applicable to all device types.
This guidance document is being distributed for comment purposes only and will be of benefit for medical device manufacturers and the document was issued on August 16, 2011. Postmarket surveillance under section 522 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the act).
David R. Dills Regulatory Affairs & Compliance Consultant currently provides regulatory affairs, compliance and quality consultative services for medical device, pharmaceutical and biotech manufacturers on the global landscape, and also has an accomplished record with more than 24 years of experience with Class I/II/III medical devices, In Vitro diagnostics, and pharmaceuticals in the areas of Regulatory Affairs, Compliance and Quality Systems.
Device firms, establishments or facilities that are involved in the production and distribution of medical devices intended for use in the U.S are required to register annually. Most establishments that are required to register with the FDA are also required to list the devices that are made there and the activities that are performed on those devices.
In the United States, since December 13, 1984, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Medical Device Reporting (MDR) regulations have required firms who have received complaints of device malfunctions, serious injuries or deaths associated with medical devices to notify FDA of the incident. MDR is the mechanism for the FDA to receive significant medical device adverse events from manufacturers, importers and user facilities, so they can be detected and corrected quickly. To achieve compliance and to remain compliant, it is critical to understand how to define, document and implement the procedures for MDR to survive FDA inspections - avoiding FDA 483s and warning letters.
Congress passed legislation directing the FDA to develop regulations establishing a unique device identification system for medical devices. The UDI final rules are intended to establish a system to adequately identify devices during use and distribution. According to the finalized UDI rules, most medical devices distributed in the US are required to carry a Unique Device Identifier unless subject to an exception or alternative placement. The UDI system requires each device and each package to carry a UDI, the UDI of which should be provided in a plain text and in a form usable by automatic identification and data capture (AIDC) technology.


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iPhone Wannabes Still Can't Find Next Mobile Movement at CTIA: Guest Analysis
Despite next-gen networks and haptics tech continuing to break on through to the realistic side, the years big cellphone trade show disappointed Gizmodos man on the floor because, well, the iPhones still just too good.
By Matt Buchanan
LAS VEGAS -- It's been nearly a year since the Apple fanboys first camped out to scoop up eBay-bound iPhones, and the biggest mobile players are still trying--and failing--to mount a serious challenge to its dominance of consumers' hearts and minds. While Apple was a trade show no-show for the annual wireless and telecom industry showcase here, I've been feeling their pulse pretty much everywhere while reporting live from the trenches at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
It's the trend that just won't die: Cellphone powerhouses are still forcing themselves to play catch-up to the new guy. In fact, it's become almost impossible to look at any of the major new handsets unveiled at CTIA or through our revolving gadget doors at Gizmodo without being reminded of the iPhone. While in some cases this is merely because Apple has cast such a long shadow, it's more often because other companies are intentionally mimicking the look and feel of Apple's year-old device.
Unfortunately, this remained the case with CTIA's two biggest launches: the Samsung Instinct (coming soon to Sprint) and the LG Vu (which will join the iPhone on AT&T). Both touchscreen handsets bear an uncanny resemblance to the iPhone--only without its soul. While it's hard to complain when more than one person looks like a supermodel, the resemblance here is barely skin deep. I scored some face time with the new handsets, and, like previous iPhone-influenced devices, the charade ends quickly: Dig past the touchscreen, and the seamless, intuitive, well-thought-out design of the iPhone just isn't there. For example, the Instinct's browser pales in comparison to Apple's Safari, with so-so zooming and landscape-only orientation topping the list of gripes. And, unlike the iPhone, which makes touchscreen typing more palpable with fingerprint-size letter-zoom functionality, the Instinct forces you to press tiny characters. It was great to see both the Instinct and Vu enhancing those touchscreens with the increasingly popular haptic feedback buzz sensation, but this minor point of differentiation will likely disappear when Apple updates the iPhone in a couple of months.
The Instinct, which is neither mind-blowing nor truly new (versions have existed in Korea), was probably the most prominent phone of the show--a fact that points to a larger trend (and one that spells trouble for handset manufacturers). When it comes to hardware, it's all quiet on the western front. Whether it's continued iPhone fallout, a recession-triggered fear of taking risks, or merely hard times for a maturing industry, the handset side is positively listless. The vast majority of phones on parade were either basic upgrades of well-known, well-worn models like the LG enV, or, even worse, were already shown at CES back in January or the Mobile World Congress a few weeks ago--an eternity in tech. And few of them really popped then.
It's almost as if much of the mobile industry has completely given up, and their attempts at wowing customers have disintegrated into mere lip service. You get the feeling that it can't be long before other companies end up like Motorola, which has had such a hard time producing a lust-worthy follow-up to its formerly omnipresent RAZR that it's trying to abandon mobile phones entirely in order to focus on products like cable boxes. Mobile phones have only been must-have items for a few years now, and we shouldn't be seeing the big boys trying to cut their losses already. But we are.
Maybe that's why CTIA's most exciting showings had little to do with cellphones and much to do with the next generation of high-speed networks. Like at CES, WiMAX, the next-gen high-speed network favored by Sprint, Intel and Motorola, was on display with live demos. Bringing it beyond the confines of the Las Vegas Convention Center, however, will be another matter, particularly given Sprint's current state of fiscal disrepair. Still, it was promising to see Motorola show some of the forward thinking that made it a once-dominant player, as it showed off boxes capable of handling both WiMAX and LTE (long-term evolution), a competing high-speed network backed by Verizon and AT&T in the United States, plus many more companies internationally.
In the end, one thing was clear: This year's CTIA failed to produce an iPhone killer, or even a real iPhone competitor--a fate that will, in all likelihood, be repeated at the next mobile trade show. Still, we're inching closer to the dream handsets that were once relegated to our imaginations, and expanding faster than ever toward high-speed networks that should make desktop-like browsing possible--and toward a form of mobile TV that's finally beginning to live up to its promise. So while it's painful to watch once-great companies struggle, the same truth applies to all cellphone manufacturers (even Apple, who still hasn't give us a 3G-capable iPhone): better late than never.
Matt Buchanan is an associate editor at the powerhouse gadget blog Gizmodo.
* ANALYSIS: How the Mobile World Is Still Chasing the Year-Old iPhone
* FROM GIZMODO: Complete Coverage of CTIA 2008 (With Video)
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Legal technology blog Prism Legal profiled the expansion of Founders Workbench's online legal services for emerging companies through a newly-established partnership with Shoobx. Goodwin technology partner Mark Bettencourt and Shoobx executives Jason Furtado and Matt Rowe were interviewed for the article and discuss how the partnership originated, how the Founders Workbench and Shoobx platforms work together, and the value it brings to clients.
"Clients now demand more control over how they interact with and get value from law firms. Our clients want us and other law firms to focus on value-added activities," Bettencourt told Prism Legal.
Read the full Prism Legal article here.


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Alguém poderia me ajudar a solucionar este problema?
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A New Model to Analyse the Impact of Woody Riparian Vegetation on the Geotechnical Stability of Riverbanks
Marco J. Van De Wiel, The University of Western Ontario
Stephen E. Darby, University of Southampton
Earth Surface Processes and Landforms
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/esp.1522
We present a geotechnical stability analysis for the planar failure of riverbanks, which incorporates the effects of root reinforcement and surcharge for mature stands of woody riparian vegetation. The analysis relies on a new method of representing the root distribution in the soil, which evaluates the effects of the vegetation's position on the bank. The model is used in a series of sensitivity analyses performed for a wide range of bank morphological (bank slope and height) and sedimentological (bank cohesion and friction angle) conditions, enabling discrimination of the types of bank environment for which vegetation has an effect on bank stability. The results indicate that woody vegetation elements have a maximal impact on bank stability when they are located at the ends of the incipient failure plane (i.e. at the bank toe or at the intersection of the failure plane with the floodplain) and that vegetation has a greater effect on net bank stability when it is growing on low, shallow, banks comprised of weakly cohesive sediments. However, the magnitude of these effects is limited, with vegetation typically inducing changes (relative to non-vegetated banks) in simulated factors of safety of less than 5%. If correct, this suggests that the well documented effects of vegetation on channel morphology must be related to alternative process mechanisms (such as the interaction of vegetation with river flows) rather than the mechanical effects of vegetation on bank failure, except in special cases where the equivalent non-vegetated bank has a highly marginal stability status.


Ubud Tour is a one day trip itinerary to visit the best attractions in Ubud Bali such as Ubud Monkey Forest (Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary), Ubud Palace, Ubud rice fields (Tegalalang rice terrace) and Pura Taman Saraswati temple (Lotus temple).
If you would like to find out how to spend a day in Ubud or what to do in Ubud for 1 day then this full day Ubud Tour Itinerary could be on your bucket list.
The full day Ubud tour is one of the top Bali one day trips itinerary for 9 hours to 10 hours to experience the most popular and best spots in Ubud Bali Indonesia.
The Ubud day trip itinerary is a choice of some of the best points of interest in Ubud that we summarize into a day tour to complement your holiday in Bali island.
Ubud is a town and part of the Gianyar regency's territory on the island of Bali, Indonesia, it is found among rice paddies and sheer ravines for the most part foothills of the Gianyar regency. Ubud is recognized as Bali's foremost arts and culture points and one of the greatest travel destinations in Bali island.
Ubud has grown a major tourism sector. Combined with that, there are lots of readily available magazines and articles or reviews relating to Ubud travel guide to encourage holiday-makers discovering the interesting places and the best things to do in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia.
Ubud has a population of more or less thirty thousand people. Recently, it has come to be challenging to comprehend the town alone from the villages which are around it. The parts around the town encompass few farmlands, rice fields, as well as lush woodland.
Below is the itinerary and activities of the Ubud one-day excursions with the options of most toured sightseeing attractions in Ubud Bali from Balitourify.
Make sure you pointed out that the Ubud day trip is a private tour and it's adjustable, it means that you are able to skip the spots which you do not prefer to visit and we can easily replace to other places but still in the destination of the surrounding Ubud region with the same duration of time offered.
Take a look at our Bali half day tours offers if you require preferring for other available programs of tours in Bali in a short-day. Ubud trip is accompanied by our qualified & welcoming Balinese tour driver with a comfy vehicle for traveling.
The first place to visit on the Ubud one day tour itinerary is Batubulan village to watch Barong dance performance.
Batubulan is a village located in Gianyar regency, Bali, approximately 20 minutes from Ubud downtown.
Initially, Batubulan is famous for handicraft carvings, but along with the rapid development of tourism in Bali, the community in the village of Batubulan then develop the art of Barong and Keris dance to be performed for the travelers who come to Bali.
Actually Barong Dance is a traditional and very sacred Balinese dance performance, usually danced during the ceremony at the temple, in some villages in Bali, Barong dance is much danced to expel negative energy and to bring prosperity.
Barong Dance is a dance drama that tells about a fight between eternal good and evil. Barong is a figure that resembles a lion that is a symbol of goodness, while Rangda (The Barong's opponent) is a queen who is the leader of all evil beings. The battle between Barong and Rangda is the theme in the overall Barong dance show.
The second place to visit in the Ubud day tours program is the village of Batuan located approximately 15 minutes from downtown Ubud.
Batuan Village is a place in Bali that is famous for its artistic style of painting, there are some communities that support the existence of painters from this Batuan village.
To keep the paintings from Batuan constantly growing, the community in Batuan has created several painting galleries to show or sell to fans of paintings and tourists.
On this Ubud tour itinerary, we will visit a gallery where there are paintings that have been made by painters from the village of Batuan.
The third place to explore on this Ubud day trips is the sacred monkey forest sanctuary. The Ubud Monkey Forest is found within the village of Padangtegal, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali.
The Ubud's local people deem the Monkey Forest as a valuable spiritual, educational, economic, and conservation central part of the community.
There are a variety of interesting marks that you may see here. Aside from around 700 monkeys, furthermore you will discover the 186 varieties of trees in 12.5 hectares of forest, whereby would offering you to gain a rich of breeze and fresh air.
The species of monkeys which exist in Ubud Monkey Forest typically known as the Balinese long-tailed macaque, in scientific labeled as Macaca fascicularis.
There is actually an average of 600 monkeys inhabiting Ubud Monkey Forest. They are divided into five groups, every single one of the group covering separately territory.
The fourth spot to visit on the Ubud one day itinerary is The Saraswati temple located right in the center of Ubud town.
The Saraswati temple is a wonderful water temple where there is a pond loaded with lotus plants set in the downtown area of Ubud, Bali.
Moreover, Saraswati Temple (Pura Taman Saraswati) is a lot furnished by carving rocks expressing the artistic creativity of the local people of Ubud Village.
Saraswati Temple is one of the Hindu temples in Bali island built in the 19th century on the commands of the Ubud's royal family to adore the Goddess Saraswati (The Goddess of Knowledge).
The following site to go to in the Bali Ubud tour schedule is to see the Ubud Palace.
Puri Saren Agung is a Ubud Royal Palace found within the hub of Ubud and preferred to be a must-see place that currently visited by a mass of tourists day to day.
Ida Tjokorda Putu Kande is the founder of the Ubud Kingdom who controlled the kingdom from 1800 – 1823. Ida Tjokorda Gde Agung Sukawati has made his palace to be offered as a place to stay for his guests of honor.
Ubud Palace is an essential of art and societies while the market which is on the front part of it becoming a center of local community's economy.
In 1928, the Tjampuhan Hotel was developed for the royal guests and in 1934, the hotel was selected as the accommodation for the royal guests and also used as the activity midpoint of Pita Maha Group. The Tjampuhan Hotel is the very first hotels in Ubud with a classical design and style.
We will stop at a local restaurant for lunch, we will take you to a nice and standard place to have lunch with the local menu (generally Indonesian menu).
You can take a break while enjoying your lunch with a nice ambience and cool breeze. We will take a break for 1 hour before we continue to the next location in the itinerary.
The next destinations to explore in the Ubud sightseeing tour program is the famous and wonderful Ubud rice fields, it is known as Tegalalang rice terraces. It is one of the most renowned tourist areas in Bali island discovered within Tegalalang Village north of Ubud, Bali, spotlighted by the marvelous rice terraces developed on the slope.
Tegalalang Village lies on more or less six hundred meters above sea levels wrapped by the perfect range of weather conditions which is where the nearly all of the local villagers as the farmer and landowner.
Tegalalang Rice Terrace in Ubud is widely recognized for its aesthetic clips of rice paddies affiliated to the Subak (the classical Balinese irrigation method), which derived from ancient periods, was completed by a reputable holy priest named Rsi Markandeya in the 8th century.
Tegalalang outlines the three most remarkable terraced outlook in Ubud's stated area, with the all other parts listed in the villages of Campuhan and also Pejeng village. The Tegalalang rice fields alone provides a picturesque sight of the rice paddies on the slopes of the hill across the valley.
It's a prestigious spot for holiday goers to stop for making beautiful photos. The painters, photography lovers, and the nature fanatics definitely embrace staring at this location, additionally, there are numerous art kiosks as well as cafes nearby the countertop selling their ware.
The last destination that we are going to visit on this Ubud Bali tour is The Agro Tourism and The Swing which is not far from Tegalalang rice terraces.
Here you will be able to see various types of herbal plants for health such as various herbal teas and also Luwak coffee/Civet coffee (one of the finest coffees in the world).
For the herbal teas itself, you can try to taste more than 10 different type of herbal teas for free (free of charge).
For the Luwak coffee, it will be charged for IDR 50,000/cup (around 3,5 USD), it is a reasonable price due to the traditional process and expensive to harvest.
Additionally, in this place, you are able to rent and play a swing which is perfect for those of you who like selfie and Instagram photo shoots.
The inclusions and exclusions of Ubud One Day Tour.
General information of the entrance fees and the opening hours of the attractions on the itinerary of Ubud One Day Tour.
The Pick-up time and location of The Ubud Full Day Tour.
Below are the common things to bring on The Ubud Full Day Tour.
We accept cash payment for The Ubud One day Tour. You can pay directly to our driver on the same day of the tour.
You are free to cancel the booking of The One Day Ubud Tour. You must inform us in one day before the tour (24 hours earlier) for the cancellation.
Below are the numerous commonly asked questions relating to The Full Day Bali Ubud Tour, please contact us for more info.
What's included in the Full Day Ubud tour?
What is NOT included in the Bali Ubud One Day Trip?
It does NOT include lunch, entrance fees for visiting tourist attractions, entrance tickets for watching the Barong dance performance.
Is the price listed in The Full Day Ubud Tour for per person or per vehicle?
The price listed in the one day Ubud Tour is per vehicle (NOT per person), our vehicle capacity is maximum 6 persons. If you book the full day Ubud Tour for 1 person or maybe 6 persons then the price will be the same (IDR 500,000).
What to bring on the One Day Ubud trips?
You may use easy casual wear, bring a bottle of mineral water to stay away from dehydration (Bali island offers high humidity), sun-screen to protect against skin burns (Bali is hot), cash money (for lunch, entrance tickets or shopping), sunglasses, smartphone/camera, medicine (if in treatment).
How much is the ticket for watching the Balinese Barong dance performance?
IDR 100,000 /person is the cost of the ticket to watch the Balinese dance show of Barong at Batubulan Village (updated 2018 - 2019), you could pay it directly on the location.
How much is the entrance fee to visit The Tegalalang Rice Terrace?
IDR 10,000 /person is the entrance fee to visit the Tegalalang Rice Terrace (valid for 2018 - 2019, the fee may change with no prior notice).
How much is the admission fee to visit Ubud Monkey Forest?
IDR 50,000 /person (adult) and IDR 30,000 (children) is the entrance fee to visit the Ubud Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary (valid for 2018 - 2019, the entrance cost may change with no prior notice).
Do not touch the monkey (it's not advised for your own safety), although they are definitely friendly but sometimes they may attack in times when they are disturbed (specifically female monkey with its baby), and please be aware of your own personal belongings (handbag, glasses, phone, hat, camera, wallet, etc) so as not to be taken away by monkeys.
Generally, monkeys will not come across you unless you carry bananas or other kinds of food. If you would like to feed them, make sure to do it right carefully. If you are offering bananas or foods to the monkey and they came to take it, you must never attempt to pull it back.
To keep the monkey's healthiness, several types of food like bread, peanuts, candy, biscuits, or other kinds of human snacks are strictly prohibited to offer to the monkeys.
How much does it cost to play a swing?
They will charge you IDR 200,000/person to play a swing (The price is valid for 2018 - 2019, it might change without any prior notice).
I would like to do the Ubud One Day Tour, how do I book?
You can easily fill your details in the Book Now tab below to reserve the full-day Ubud tours. You can also send us an email or at this page to book this tour or any other day trips and also activities by mentioning the "ID" which is listed in every tour offer on our website (for example, UBT-01 is the ID for the One Day Ubud Tours) and you must book no less than one day in advance.
How do I pay for the Ubud Full Day Tours and how much does it cost?
At the moment, we accept the payment in cash money, the cost is 500,000 IDR (Indonesian Rupiah), you could pay directly to our driver who comes with you on this tour. We are going to convert the price depending on the daily exchange rate if you want to pay in another foreign currency. Keep in mind that the price of the Ubud Trip is per vehicle (it is NOT per person).
How do I cancel the booking of this One Day Ubud Tour?
You are free to cancel the booking of this One Day Ubud Tour with no cost, but you must notify us about the cancellation at least one day in advance by sending us an email or calling to our contact number.


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Since I visited the "Cementerio de los italianos" at the Escudo pass last week, I´m very intrigued with the role of the italian forces (CTV) in the capture of this place. I´m researching about them, and have found this thread, whose content connects perfectly with my aim.
I´d like to share several pics and all the info I´ve compiled.
Firstly, I must emphasize – with Rodrigo – that the memorial, ex-cemetery, dedicated to the italian fallen is completely abandoned. I guess that it´s a private property, because of a sign forbiding the entrance and the barbed wire protecting the great main gate. No other sign, and no other evidence announcing it.
The place has still the look of those memorials erected by Franco ( for example, Alcocero de Mola) and Mussolini, but it´s completely uncared-for. The cows use to graze along the memorial. As far as I know, the remains of the italian soldiers were carried both to Zaragoza, to the "Sacrario Militare" (all the Italian fallen, brigadist or member of CTV, in the war remain here), or to Italy, under the decision of their families, in 1975. It seems to be that the "Sacrario" is the best cared memorial outside Italy. It means, indeed, a lot. The fact is that the Escudo Memorial is part of the spanish recient history and nobody in this country and is concerned with it.
I knew that the entrance to the Pyramid/Memorial itself was blocked off, but – to my surprise – someone had broken it making a small hole (see photo). I made up my mind to go in and could see the "dismantled" inner: a circular chamber with 360 empty niches (there were 351 official KIA)… Dust and marble debris was the only thing I could see… traces of the move done 30 years ago? or did someone strip the marble gravestones? Enclosed are some photos… As far as I could see and judging by the pieces on the floor, there was a memorial plaque inside the pyramid. Some supposed to be pieces of plaques were spred over the floor.
As far as I know, the Nationalist attack against Santander began on August 14th. I know that the Italian Forces were under the command of the General Ettore Bastico, and regrouped at that stage of the war in the "Littorio Division" (commanded by General Annibale Bergonzoli), "Fiamme Nere" (commanded by General Luigi Frusci) and the so called "Raggruppamento autonomo XXIII Marzo" (commanded by General Francisci). I´ve got every general´s biographies, apart from Francisci. It seems to be that the "raggruppamento" (this group became division in August 1937. Were they already "division" at that time?) conquered the Escudo pass… Am I right? Could the "Fiamme Nere" be involved in the operation? I think so.
To the best of my knowledge, the capture of this pass was quiet hard for the Italians. They fought fiercely against brigades from Santander and Asturias (specifically, Ladrada brigade) as well as Basque troops. There seemed to be strong resistance in the area close to Bezana and Bricia. The testimony of a Republican vet is clear: " The machine guns placed on the top of the hills shut up. After noticing it, the Italian forces mistook the silence with the victory, so that they began to fall in, ready to parade. Then, the astounded Republicans fired and decimated them." The Ladrada Brigade held the position. At last, the CTV took the pass the day after. The position was definetively consolidated on August 17th. According to the Nationalist reports, 6 tanks were captured in the Escudo.
As for the italian side, Carmelo Palella got the "Medaglia d´Oro" because of an spectacular combat action.
There is another curious event I´ve found out: the first tank battle of the North Campaign took place on the plateau of Corconte, close to the Escudo. There were RENAULT and TRUBIA tanks from the Republican Side, and the Fiat Ansaldo L 3/35 from "XXIII Marzo" in the Italian side. According to my sources, there was no clear winner.
Thomas, H. (1979). La Guerra Civil Española. Madrid: Urbión.
Bueno, J.Mª (1997), Uniformes de la Guerra Civil española. Madrid: Almena.
- Does anyone know the positions they started from and the units of the italian forces engaged in the Escudo pass capture?
- Besides, I´d really appreciated any help regarding the presence of Italian forces in the area Cilleruelo –Soncillo – Virtus (towns close to the Escudo pass). The Republican forces held it until the beginning of the attack.
- Is available any list of the fallen Italian soldiers at the Escudo?
I am sorry I cannot provide you any info. But I see your sources are all Spanish: given the not great difference between Spanish and Italian languages (for example, I can understand written Spanish without problems) I would suggest you A. Rovighi - F. Stefani, "La partecipazione italiana alla guerra civile spagnola" Vol. I (1936-1937) and Vol. II (fine '37 - 1939), USSME (see: http://www.litos.it/esercito_italiano/opere.html). You may buy it from http://www.tuttostoria.it.
Thanks, DrG. These sources do help.
There is no problem with the Italian. Sebbene lo ho studiato qualche anni fa, Io posso leggerlo e anche mi piace molto. É la lingua della poesia... Ma com'è noto, è più facile da leggerlo che scriverlo.
Map of the battle area.
Was the Embalse del Ebro there at the time?
From looking at a low detail map of the campaign I have the Italians seems to have started around Soncillo had to dislodge the Republicans at Cilleruelo – Virtus and then probably confronted the tanks on the way to the pass.
Agrupación B - General Ettore Bástico "Doria"
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all well dug in in anticpation of the attack.
Soncillo was where the Italians broke through 3km to the north past this town on the first day, the 14th of August.
Cilleruelo – Virtus where positions in the 2nd line of the Republican defense.
On the 15h the C. T. V. tried to progress in the direction of Corconte, where it found strong resistance. This would be that 2nd line .
On day 17 the Italians were able to occupy Escudo Pass, where 55 División and its reinforcements had tenaciously defended.
Thanks for your splendid and exact information, Asiaticus!
As for the tanks battle, according to my sources it happened on August 15th. As you have argued, on that date the Italian forces progressed towards Corconte. Attached is a photo of the supposed to be Republican tanks. Any other fellow will be able to identify exactly these tanks or armoured trucks. My friend has told me that the place is Reinosa (by watching the typical balconies. He know well the area...), maybe immediately before the attack?
The other photo shows the area surrounding the "Puerto del Escudo". It´s taken from the pyramid looking south. The Ebro Reservoir is near the main road Burgos-Santander ( at the left). The minor road towards Reinosa, through Corconte, can be seen too. Corconte can´t be seen on the photo, but it would be in the right corner.
The "pantano" was built in the 50s, after the war.
Óscar G wrote: Thanks, DrG. These sources do help.
Oscar G, your Italian is almost perfect, really!
Yo puede leer español bien, pero hay problemas en escribirlo.
The tank in the forgroud is a Trubia tank.
The armoured car in back is one of the Russian BA- 6's with the 45mm tank turret.
what is the difference in elevation between the plain below and the pass summit?
Thanks again, Asiaticus, for the information.
The difference is about 250 metres. The Escudo Pass isn´t a difficult or uneven spot. We have to bear in mind that the plateau down the Escudo (what one can see in the photo) is 850 metres above sea level. There is a difference of nearly 250 metres between these two spots: the plateau and the memorial. The latter isn´t located exactly on the summit, but 30 metres under it.
The hills surrounding the Escudo Pass have no trees, so that one can see the whole road coming from Cilleruelo (as you can check in the photo). This could be one of the points in favour of the Republicans when the offensive began.
Enclosed is a photo of the Corconte spa. Ciano, who was in charge in the burial of the fallen italians in the memorial, stayed in it. People from Virtus say that was a aerodrome near the spa (?). That´s one of the reasons why Ciano chose the place. The old women remember also how the Italians forces confined in the small town used to harass the youngest women... The young girls had to be accompanied. Lastly, they also tell that there was an italian fortified complex in "La Maza de Bezana", a 1,165 metres high mountain, from wich they bombarded Robredo and the road towards the Escudo... People, of course, was evacuated from Virtus before the offensive. The small hills surrounding Virtus are full of trenchs and craters.
Ive been looking at the maps of the area. South of Bezana is a big mountian that would be a good location for artillery to cover the whole valley below. Thanks for that and the other details.
I ran across an old photo of the tomb and graveyard outside.
Thanks for the photo, Asiaticus. I´ll try to get a photo belonging to my friend´s relative. It shows the pyramid 40 years ago with the marble covering the surface.
On the other hand, I´m going to the area next weekend. We have located some inhabitants who might give important clues about the Italian presence and the memorial. As soon as I have ready the information, after the interviews, I´ll post it.
Lastly, here you have a scan of the Escudo area map (1:25,000). It shows clearly the heights above the sea level. Enjoy it.
Oh thanks. I am inspired by all this to do a scenario of this for a SCW addon to computer wargame I am working on. This really helps on the pass detail. Ive been wanting something for the Italians in the battles in the north this looks like the very thing.
Id be interested in any further info you can dig up on this battle and the earlier tank battle on the plain below, or the breakthru before.


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