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Spring, summer, autumn or winter - the Valle Isarco in Italy has its own enticing charm in any season. The only question left is what you definitely do not want to miss during your holiday in the Eisack Valley. Is it the Christmas market in winter or the hiking mountain Plose in summer? Or is it the Cathedral of Bressanone for culture lovers?
If the reputation of the Eisack Valley in the Dolomites does call to you, there is a rucksack and hiking map for the "high-altitude professionals", who can spend their well-deserved holiday in the valley. Because there is one thing you can be sure of: You will not be bored there either. In addition to a variety of fun sports and recreational opportunities the Valle Isarco has on offer even in less good weather conditions, the former episcopal city of Bressanone or the charming artist town of Chiusa provide exciting cultural-historical insights.
A holiday in the Eisack Valley offers unforgettable experiences even in winter. You can enjoy skiing during the frosty winter season: Snow as far as the eye can see, plenty of sunshine and family-friendly trips guarantee the finest snow pleasure. Do your rounds cross-country skiing or find your piece hiking in snowshoes. Whatever you do in the Valle Isarco, we hope you have lots of fun and lovely holiday moments.


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Q: filtering and displaying searchbar results from firebase database I am just starting to learn swift and firebase. I want to add a search bar that will allow users to search through my firebase database. This is what I want to get

I have added the searchbar, what I'm having problem with is the display of search result.
I created a container view that include Name, subdescription and logo like the image above and then set them up with this function
    func searchResultContainer(){
    searchResultView.addSubview(businesslogoView)
    searchResultView.addSubview(businessNameLabel)
    searchResultView.addSubview(businessSectorLabel)

    //need x. y, width, height constraints for searchResult
    searchResultView.centerXAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.centerXAnchor).isActive = true
    searchResultView.topAnchor.constraint(equalTo: view.topAnchor, constant: 100).isActive = true
    searchResultView.heightAnchor.constraint(equalToConstant: 220).isActive = true
}

I then append the searchResult view to var bussinesarray. and then insert it into the tableview. Please see my code below
var businessArray = [NSDictionary]()
var filterBusiness = [NSDictionary]()

var ref : FIRDatabaseReference!

let searchController = UISearchController(searchResultsController: nil)

override func viewDidLoad() {
    super.viewDidLoad()

    self.tableView.insertRows(at: [IndexPath(row: self.businessArray.count-1, section: 0)], with: UITableViewRowAnimation.automatic)
    ref.child("Businesses").queryOrdered(byChild: "Basic-Info/business").observe(.childAdded, with: { (snapshot) in

    view.addSubview(searchResultView)
    searchResultContainer()

    searchController.searchResultsUpdater = self
    searchController.dimsBackgroundDuringPresentation = false
    definesPresentationContext = true
    tableView.tableHeaderView = searchController.searchBar

}

override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
    super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
    // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
}

override func numberOfSections(in tableView: UITableView) -> Int {

    return 1
}
override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
    // if searchbar is not empty "", then return filtered businesses if the user is not typing anything return all businesses.
    if searchController.isActive && searchController.searchBar.text !=
        ""{
        return filterBusiness.count
    }
    return self.businessArray.count

}

override func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
    let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: "cell", for: indexPath)

    let business : NSDictionary?
    if searchController.isActive && searchController.searchBar.text !=
        ""{
        business = filterBusiness[indexPath.row]
    }
    else
    {
        business = self.businessArray[indexPath.row]
    }
    cell.textLabel?.text = business?["Business"] as? String
    cell.detailTextLabel?.text = business?["handle"] as? String

    return cell

}

func filterContent (searchText:String) {
    self.filterBusiness = self.businessArray.filter{ Businesses in
        let businessName = Businesses["Business"] as? String
        return(businessName?.contains(searchText.lowercased()))!
    }
    tableView.reloadData()

}

func updateSearchResults(for searchController: UISearchController) {

    // update the search results
    filterContent(searchText: self.searchController.searchBar.text!)
    }

I am not getting the search result from firebase DB, how do I correctly implement the search result from firebase DB? I am building everything programmatically, please a sample code with be greatly appreciated.

A: This tutorial was a great help for me in figuring out a similar implementation, see the code near the bottom of the tutorial.
http://shrikar.com/swift-ios-tutorial-uisearchbar-and-uisearchbardelegate/
Code adjustments beyond this tutorial included the below code. I still have some clean up that could be done around the if/else section however the two critical concepts for me was using the model and getting the target correct with: let temp: NSString = text.EntityName! as NSString
Model file:
class Dealer: NSObject{

    var DealerNumber: String?
    var EntityName: String?
    //matchup all other firebase data fields
}

ViewController Adjustments
var dealerList = [Dealer]()
var filterDealers = [Dealer]()

---

func searchBar(_ searchBar: UISearchBar, textDidChange searchText: String) {

    filterDealers = dealerList.filter({ (text) -> Bool in

        let temp: NSString = text.EntityName! as NSString
        let range = temp.range(of: searchText, options: NSString.CompareOptions.caseInsensitive)
        return range.location != NSNotFound

    })

    if(filterDealers.count == 0){
        searchActive = false;
    } else {
        searchActive = true;
    }
    refreshTable()
}

----

func tableView(_ tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAt indexPath: IndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {

    let cellIdentifier = "Cell"
    var cell:UITableViewCell? = tableView.dequeueReusableCell(withIdentifier: cellIdentifier)

    cell = UITableViewCell(style: .subtitle, reuseIdentifier: cellIdentifier)

    if(searchActive){
        cell?.textLabel?.text = filterDealers[indexPath.row].EntityName
        cell?.detailTextLabel?.text = filterDealers[indexPath.row].DealerNumber

    } else {
        cell?.textLabel?.text = dealerList[indexPath.row].EntityName
        cell?.detailTextLabel?.text = dealerList[indexPath.row].DealerNumber
    }

    return cell!;
}

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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Original Post
An annual cycling event is racing its way back into Lawrence.
The Tour of Lawrence was on hiatus, but for the next three days cyclists will be riding across town.
The annual cycling event got off to a wet start, but people around town say they are excited to see it here again and they're glad it's bringing people downtown.
"This year we were actually able to make it bigger, and better, and we have four days of racing," said race director, Cindy Bracker. "We're back downtown for the first time since 2016, and we're really excited about the wonderful support our community has shown us."
Bracker says the event was made possible through a city grant with the money coming through the city's Transient Guest Tax.
"This doesn't happen by chance," Bracker said. "It takes a lot of community support."
"It brings in so many people from out of state, so you've got the tourism, it's a great holiday weekend," cyclist JP Brocket said. " The atmosphere that they've got here is good for families too."
Businesses in the area are glad to see people come downtown, especially on a wet 4th of July holiday. Many businesses were closed to celebrate, but those that were open seemed to be happy about the extra foot traffic.
Shantel Grace is a partner at Luckyberry Kitchen & Cocktails that just reopened after closing to renovate and add a kitchen. She says events can be complicated due to road closures, but altogether the events are good for the community.
"A lot of us downtown sometimes have mixed feelings," Grace said. "When streets get closed down it sometimes effects our businesses. But then there's the other side of it, that it brings people to town who come back again afterwards. So, I really celebrate these events. I love looking out the window and seeing all the cyclists and knowing there's an opportunity for us to engage with them."
Derek Long is one of the managers at The Third Planet. They sell textiles, crystals, plants, incense, jewelry and a number of other gifts. He says with the rain and national holiday, the amount of customers they would have is generally lower than normal, but they are seeing more customers due to the race.
"It brings the community together in a central area. I feel like if you had to pick one area of Lawrence that was an essential area besides campus it would definitely be downtown Lawrence," he said.
Bracker says four days of racing are four days they have the chance to show people what Lawrence is all about. She says they have riders coming from across the US, and as far as New Zealand.
"I was born and raised in Lawrence, so it's really exciting to bring everybody here to my neighborhood, to my hometown, and show them how beautiful Lawrence is, so that's exciting for me," Bracker said.
The even goes through Sunday.
21-year-old professional cyclist, Alex Hoehn, from Johnson County is planning to attend and ride in the event on Saturday at 5pm.
Hoehn recently raced in Amgen's Tour of California. He won the polka dot jersey two days in a row for outstanding uphill climbing each day, and at the end of the competition was honored with the Amgen Breakaway Most Courageous Rider jersey.
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Review: Director Coky Giedroyc's "How to Build a Girl"
Wednesday, May. 6, 2020
This image released by IFC Films shows Beanie Feldstein in a scene from the comedy "How to Build a Girl." (IFC Films via AP)
Sixteen-year-old Johanna Morrigan (Beanie Feldstein) lives a romantic and exciting life, at least in her imagination. The heroine of " How to Build a Girl " has (what she perceives to be) the misfortune of being from Wolverhampton, where everything seems to be dirty and old, where Mr. Darcys are scarce, and opportunities are even scarcer.
Her sweet family is barely getting by. Dad (Paddy Considine) breeds illegal border collies to try to fund a rock career. Mom (Sarah Solemani) has two babies and a bout of post-partum depression. She has a chorus of "friends" on her wall (pictures of Jo March, Elizabeth Taylor, Sigmund Freud, Maria von Trapp, Sylvia Plath and so on) who she talks to for advice, but there's only so much comfort they can provide especially when all of her living peers make fun of her. So Johanna starts taking steps to make things, and herself, better.
Based on Caitlin Moran's semibiographical novel, "How to Build A Girl" is a wickedly funny, sweet and vibrantly told coming-of-age story that feels like a teen classic in the making. Feldstein has made a big impression in her relatively young career as the sweet best friend Julie in "Lady Bird" and the overachieving Molly in "Booksmart." But her turn here as a teenage dreamer turned egomaniac rock critic may just be her best role yet, and that is very much in spite of the fact that her accent takes some getting used to and the actress herself is a full decade older than her character.
Moran herself wrote the screenplay, which crackles with wit and heart and honesty. It is heightened and far too clever for real life, but gets to the truth of what it feels like to be a teenage girl trying to become someone. She is endearingly naive at first, submitting a review of "Annie" to the snobby and all-male music rag Disc & Music Echo (D&ME). But she pivots quickly when she realizes she'll have to be someone other than who she is to get a shot there.
When she gets her first assignment, she looks at her closet and heavily sighs that she has, "Nothing to wear for who I need to be." So she trades in her school uniform, oversize plaid shirts and brown locks for some Little Mermaid-red hair, a top hat, fishnets and a brand new pen name: Dolly Wilde.
Johanna gets to be free as Dolly to write and do whatever she wants. In her first interview, following her first-ever flight, she forms an unlikely friendship with pop crooner John Kite (a wonderfully sweet and straightforward performance from "Game of Thrones" alum Alfie Allen). But when her too-earnest writing gets mocked again by her snarky co-workers, she constructs a newer-new model of herself.
"Everyone my whole life has lied to me. A nice girl gets nowhere," she says. But another word that's not fit for the wire? That type of girl gets a comeback.
Dolly takes her mean alter-ego too far, of course, disparaging everyone and everything in front of her, from Joni Mitchell and Eddie Vedder to her teachers and family (who she claims are all Ringos and nothing without her). It's all part of the process of building and rebuilding and she evens herself out eventually.
"How to Build a Girl" was directed by Coky Giedroyc, a prolific English television director with a few film credits to her name. It's the kind of easy-to-digest, snappy and endlessly watchable film that makes you wonder why she's not more famous. But perhaps this film will give her that chance.
There's a lot of content to be streamed at the moment, but make a space in your queue for "How to Build a Girl." It's worth it.
"How to Build a Girl," an IFC Films release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for "for sexual content, language throughout and some teen drinking." Running time: 102 minutes. Three and a half stars out of four.
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Q: .NET webservice datetime.now - time zone I need to return server time from a webservice. I've got the following code:
<WebMethod()> _
Public Function GetDate() As DateTime
        Return DateTime.Now

End Function

The code always returns time based on timezone of the connected client (if I change the time zone, the webservice returns updated time, instead of local server time). How can I fix the issue?

A: It's not urgent for the people here so it's useless to flag the question that way.
Take a look at Creating a DateTime in a specific Time Zone in c# fx 3.5 which was the first Google result...

A: The server actually sends the datetime in timezone of its local settings. The client probably interprets it differently (based on its local settings). Its safer to use UTC-times on the server or use DateTimeOffset to provide timezone information.

A: Try this :
DateTime.SpecifyKind(DateTime.Now, DateTimeKind.Utc);

A: you need to always return the utc time. This way you always know its not time zone specific.
<WebMethod()> _
Public Function GetDate() As DateTime
        Return DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime()
End Function


BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!!!!
Well, not quite, but we did discuss some of what occurred over there last night while sitting around the camp fire. It's Wednesday morning and the coffee is tasting very good again today. What is the plan? Well, to kill an elk is always the plan, but we only heard elk yesterday and the direction they were running makes you wonder if maybe they didn't go back into the area where I got my shot the first evening of the hunt. Maybe we should go over and look in their again today. But then Weasel did stomp through there last night right after dark and he did say he heard something running. I don't know for sure what to do right now.
We know there are elk still around us and with the moon being almost full, we could have had more move in while we were sleeping. Let's go up the road and this time sneak in to look at that clearing where we spooked them yesterday morning. Maybe we will see them this time. If not, we will continue up the road to the last road branching off (Hammer camp), take a look in there and then work back down and go for a walk to the watering hole that Weasel saw last night while up on the side of the butte. We have not seen that water hole up close yet. Is today the day?
Our spirits are pretty high still and we have lots of days left to hunt. The sign is still in the area and it's pretty much all fresh. We have even seen elk hoof prints in some of our own boot tracks. This is good stuff. There is no sense leaving camp until we can see our sights as the elk could be right around the corner. After all we are camped next to a big watering hole but the only animals visiting it are domestic cows. We have even dusted off the trails leading to it and only seeing domestic cow tracks when we check them. Are these cattle keeping the "real animals" away? We don't know for sure, but we do know there are lots of watering holes around here and the elk don't seem to mind the cattle.
At first light we are in the truck and putting up the road at a snails pace, hoping and wishing a big bull elk would show itself. We make it all the way up to Hammer Camp road and don't see anything except more tracks. Tracker wants to video us coming out of there and so Weasel and I sit in the truck and wait for his signal. Then too our right and up on the side of a butte, I see movement. I bail out of the truck and put the glasses on it…a bull elk! And there is another behind it! Wholly crap, look at the size of that thing! It almost dwarfed the first one. Both of them are traversing the side of a very steep butte and going around the end of a finger of the hill and out of sight. Dang nice bulls right there! Well at least we saw some today! No way for a shot as they were 6 or 700 yards out and up, but we saw them!
We radio Tracker who comes back to the truck hoping to get some footage of the beasts, but they were long gone by then. So, down the road we went, stopping once to try and get another view of them from the other side of that finger…no luck. From their angle they could be anywhere over on that side and a mile from our position. Just like Night Fisher said, they like to find the deepest and nastiest stuff to hold up in during the day and those two brutes were headed right into the thick of it! Not something for the faint of heart I assure you…did I tell you I was feeling faint?
Well, we slowly drove down to the place we spooked them yesterday and made a slow and quiet walk out to where we could glass the opening. We used the trees for cover and did not just walk down the road like we did yesterday. Nothing. So, now is the time to walk down to the second water hole, the one Weasel saw while high on the side of the bluff last night.
Our hike didn't take too long and we saw a ton of elk tracks along the way. In the water laid a wheeled devise used to help a hunter get a critter out of the back country. Apparently it developed a flat tire and the hunter decided he had had enough of it and pushed it into the pond.
Most of the tracks we saw around this pond were domestic cattle, in fact as we cautiously approached the pond a group of them got up quickly and stampeded off…Tracker said, "Hell we can't even sneak up on tame cows"! I think they smelled us…heck we haven't had a bath since last Thursday!
Continuing to explorer the area around this pond, we went to the edge of the mesa and the view was spectacular, like always.
You know beyond all doubt the elk are down in there. We glass a while but my heart wasn't into going down into there to look around, what if we nailed one down in that hole? Would it really be worth it? I know that Night Fisher would go down in there in a heart beat! We decided to look somewhere else and turned around and went toward the backside of Cathedral Butte.
The saddle that connects Cathedral Butte and the next one on the South (I'm going to call that one Night Fisher Butte, just because he was the one who spotted the first elk of the hunt on the side of it), was where we thought Whitey had taken his herd over last Sunday. Now we are on the back side of it and I wanted to go and see just by chance if that herd of elk might be coming in this direction again. It's very possible if they were out in the clearing all night, they might be coming our way.
So we decided to take a little hike and see if we could find their trail. It didn't take us long at all to find the trail…four feet wide and tore all to heck with elk tracks. Sure enough, Whitey had lead his entire herd up and over this saddle just like we thought he had. We continued to follow the trail and all the while I was hoping we would see that big cuss coming our direction. It didn't happen.
We found a way cool wash that was quiet to walk down and that was a big part of the trail the elk had used.
We stayed on their trail, all the while keeping a close watch for movement and being as quiet as we possibly could. At times we had to take off layers as the sun was getting up in the air and it was a pretty warm day.
We are standing in the trail right here and with all the trees around us, we would have had to of been right on top of an elk to see it. I'd call this "Thick"!
Well, our short jaunt to see the pond ended up with us hiking all the way around Cathedral Butte, past camp and eventually back to where we parked the pickup….6 miles. None of us felt the worst for wear, but it did devour the day. We went back into camp to cook up our hot dogs and decide what to do for the evening.
While at camp getting the hot dogs ready we talked about "tomorrow". Tomorrow is Thursday and we had planned our stay through today, Wednesday. Our evening meal of burgers tonight will exhaust our provisions. We needed to take an inventory of our supplies and plan a trip to town tomorrow to stock up. Weasel got out his inventory computer and began to input our grocery list. We made up a menu to include more steak, burgers, hot dogs, bread, whiskey and beer. We had some left over chicken from the Rabbit Chicken night that would do us as a noon meal tomorrow on our way into town. If we made it part of the plan to be on the road off Salt Creek Mesa by 10 a.m., we could make the 2 hour trip to Monticello, spend an hour shopping and the 2 hour trip back and be back for an evening hunt by 3 pm. That's the plan for tomorrow. What about this evening?
The plan was made to go back up as far as Hammer Camp and then slowly come back down past camp and down to the lower road we had seen and been on briefly a couple of day ago. This will take us past the clearing where I had gotten my shot last Saturday as well and in fact would completely cover the road through Salt Creek Mesa from end to end. How could an evening drive be any better?
We went up to Hammer camp and turned around and started our slow drive back down the road. Suddenly Tracker calls out " STOP THE TRUCK"!!!!!! He bails out and picks up a really nice drop horn! Right off the side of the road!
How much better does it get?!!! Good eye Tracker! A fine drop horn if ever I have seen one! A fine thing to find as the day is coming to a close. You would expect to find something like that on a six mile hike, but never right next to a main dirt road.
We continue to travel down the road and take the last side road that took us out and across a flat and very close to the base of Bridger Jack Mesa, East of our camp. There we decided the day was over. The sunset behind Cathedral Butte was a show to be seen.
And as the sun continued to set it just got prettier!
What a nice place to be on such a beautiful day! Thank you God for sharing this with us.
And just like all the nights before, it got dark quickly and we found our way back at camp once more. Tracker put his fine find under the beaver sharns and we went back to camp living!
Tonight's meal is a simple one and basically the last of our food…burgers on buns, with a slice of onion and lots of chips and beer. YUMMY!
And by the looks of this picture the troops were very hungry!
After that 6 mile hike we were all very much ready for bed by nine and so it was lights out!


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Hello, My name is John Buchanan, the owner of Texarkana Computer, LLC. I started my computer career in 1980 at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville School of Business. My first class was a theory and flow chart class. My professor drew a flow chart on the board that consisted of the following headings: File Edit View Tools Help
Does this look familiar? Yes, it was the flow chart of present day Windows. My second class utilized the IBM 360 which was the size of a small apartment and our input device was a punch card system. The entire semester was dedicated to building a worksheet that could be stamped out today with Excel in about 5 minutes.
After college I entered the US Army, went to helicopter flight school, and was assigned to the 82d Airborne Division. There I had a commander named Major Mike Ching that required his officers to attend IBM school at the Ft Bragg Learning Center. At that time the Army was starting to use computers for officer and enlisted evaluations. I loved the class and knew at that point that computing would be in my life unlike the piano that my mother wanted me to play earlier in life. I bought my first IBM computer in 1984 and the first thing I did was disassemble and reassemble the machine. Turned out that all that stuff we learned in college theory class really worked together. ie processors, ram, hard disk, ect.
Fast forward to 1989, I met a dear friend, Wesley Green, that was a computer draftsman for an engineering firm in Baton Rouge, La. We were not only in the Army Reserve together but also shared a love for the computer. Wesley was self taught. He got bored at LSU but I truly believe he could have taught the classes. Wesley taught me networking and advanced me further than any classes to date. We continued to hone our skills and even started web design but Frontpage and HTML were not a great solution.
In 1999 a friend suggested I run an ad to offer computer help in the Texarkana Area. He felt that people could use a service that I could provide. He was right! I enrolled in Texas A&M for 12 hours of computer classes to get current with the topics. CallMyBuddy.Com was launched in August 2000 with my first website. CallMyBuddy.Com would become Texarkana Computer, LLC but callmybuddy.com is still the web address. Sandy has joined me in the business providing phone support and scheduling. Computers have always been a hobby and now my hobby is a business located at 224B Arkansas Blvd. Texarkana, Arkansas. Please call us at 870-773-3705
Copyright © 2019 Texarkana Computer, LLC, all rights reserved.
224 B Arkansas Boulevard , Texarkana, AR 71854 (870) 773-3705


Q. Bill, how many other guys have had this haircut now?
BILL MUELLER: I don't know. I think we're going to see. It's an ongoing process.
Q. You both have played for a lot of managers. Talk a little bit about Grady Little and what you like about his managerial style and what you noticed about it. Bill first.
BILL MUELLER: John, you being the veteran, I'll let you lead and then I'll follow.
JOHN BURKETT: For me, I've had four or five managers in my career, and I think Grady best compares to Bobby Cox. I think he took a lot from him and passed on his knowledge coming to the Boston Red Sox. He is a very laid back guy at times, and other times you can see him antsy over there at the edge of the dugout, and he gets excited about the games too. I think every person in here loves playing for him. I think that was the experience over in Atlanta also, the players have an extra passion to win for their manager. That's definitely the case here.
BILL MUELLER: Actually, I'm right along the same lines as Burky. Every guy wants to play for Grady. And I think when you get down to this time of the year, obviously in September with the playoff drive, I think that you have to take that into account if you're agreeing with his moods and how he's conducted the team up to that point. And you can see the guys that want to rally around a manager, and you can see teams that fall apart at the end. I definitely am a firm believer that guys like and enjoy that Grady is here. And for the other managers I played for, everyone wants to rally around those men and play hard for them.
Q. Would you talk a little bit, John, about the season...where you came from earlier in the season and now you're on the threshold of pitching in a postseason?
JOHN BURKETT: My thought process every season when I come to Spring Training is to pitch well enough to get an opportunity to pitch big games at the end of the season. Hopefully those games become World Series games. This year is no exception. This year I came to Spring Training ready to go, unfortunately I struggled out of the gate. There was a lot of talk about me being released and things like that earlier in the season. I just kept my mind about me and kept working and trying to get to the point where I wanted to get, and throwing good ballgames and keep us in the game. And I've been able to do that. We've been able to put up some wins in games that I pitched. 7th, 8th, 9th innings we scored a lot of runs. And here we are with an opportunity to pitch in a playoff game, and I'm looking forward to it. I think we'll win tonight, and I look forward to that pitch opportunity tomorrow.
Q. Getting back to what you talked about Grady, are the guys in the dugout surprised that he's coming back next year?
BILL MUELLER: I think a lot of us know that this game is a business, and those decisions are management decisions. And it's out of our control, and obviously it's an issue between him and the management. So whenever they decide to do things, I'm sure that it will be a good decision and best for the organization. What we have to say or what we feel or what we think is secondary to what, obviously, they're going to do.
Q. In addition to the scouting reports, when you're watching these past two games against Oakland, are you taking mental notes?
JOHN BURKETT: I think you have to observe the games. In a playoff situation, some guys react differently than others. Sometimes a guy can be more aggressive than he is in the regular season, and maybe you can take advantage of that. I definitely observe the games and watch real closely and try to pick those guys out, as well as maybe the guys that stay the same or even more patient at times in playoff games. And also I'll go by my past history. Past history has more to do with your game plan than anything else. For me, to watch Derek Lowe pitch tonight, I have to observe his game and how he pitches to them. But I can't pitch like Derek Lowe. You pick and choose the things that you think are going to help you and then go about doing your homework and preparing for your game. The most important thing is your past history in the way you approach each hitter. I look at their weaknesses and strengths and match them up.
Q. Your offensive figures are so much higher here at Fenway. What is your biggest factor that contributes to that?
BILL MUELLER: I haven't broken it down. I haven't seen the hitting chart of where the percentage of my hits have gone. Again, where the percentage of the balls are going, where the hits are falling, who are the pitchers that we face. There are a lot of factors that you can throw into it. It's just not thrown into one lump sum, I think, the pitching and who's pitching, the match-ups, the left, the right. It's nice to always hit at home, I know that, because you play 82 games there and you want to have success at home. I'm not a big analyzer and I don't break things down too much while I'm in season, especially about myself. I'm just very happy that as a team we do play well at home, because obviously, as you've seen throughout the entire year it's been a big help.
Q. Talk about looking back how important that first game is.
JOHN BURKETT: I think obviously in a five-game series especially, that first game is important, very important. It was an emotional game which I didn't play in. I was close to getting into it. A very emotional game where both teams used a lot of their pitching. And we were unfortunate to come out behind in that game and lose. Every game is important in these series, and Game 1 is definitely important. But it's over. I think we're able to do that. Our team has been able to do that all season long. We forget about yesterday and we think about today. Right now we have Fenway Park where we played, you know, 750 baseball or something like that, some crazy number, probably 660. And I think our team has a lot of confidence. I've been swept in the playoffs three times in my career. Our team, and this team, I think has the best attitude of all the teams. I felt on the other teams I was on, I felt like our team was kind of -- not giving up, maybe losing focus. This team, I feel these guys feel they can come back and do this, and I'm part of that too. I'm hoping to get that opportunity tomorrow. If we win tonight and pitch a good game tomorrow and get us to Game 5, I really like our chances.
Q. Bill, following up on that last question, talk about how much having the last at-bats here has to do with possibly a larger offense at home and winning at home.
BILL MUELLER: I think you're saying a home-field advantage is more important than on the road. If the game is tied or down a run with the fans on your side, it's a big difference. I think any guy you ask, if you want to play on the road or at home, they would say at home, for sure. You get to sleep in your own bed and you get your last at-bat there in front of 40,000 screaming fans. That's what you want. It puts a lot of pressure on the opposing team. I like our chances always when you play at home. This is no different.
Q. You mentioned earlier about hearing some whispers early in the season about possibly being released. Is that the first time in your career you've come to those crossroads?
JOHN BURKETT: I think I came to that point in my Marlin career. I had Spring Training in 2000 with Tampa and did get released. Never during the season. This is the first time. I never heard it from the organization. Theo never said anything, and I never asked him. He was honest with me and told me up front if something was going to happen, he was going to let me know. I was able to focus more on the job at hand. I always felt I would be able to turn it around. I've struggled before and I've come out of it before. There is no reason why I couldn't do it again, especially with this team behind you, guys putting runs on the board. And we've played all season long, that was a big help also.


In the August/September 2007 Issue of Somerset Memories – "Rememberance" section.
I have had the "creepy crud" for the past week. I missed two days of work and am still operating at about 70%. I think it turned into a sinus infection. We also are suffering from "virus" crud on our main computer. My scraproom computer does not always cooperate with the wireless connection so this has resulted in very little computer use the past week.
"When The Swallows Come Back To Capistrano" is an old Ink Spots tune.Dad loved them and it was one of the many songs he would sing and hum.
I used bird eggs, stones, a swallow print, and various papers to create the collage. I also printed out the lyrics to the song and adhered them along the box edge and the back of the box.
merci pour ta visite sur mon blog.tres jolies realisations que tu fais ….
i hope you (and your computer) feel better really soon!
I thought that was a movie star before I read on! What a gorgeous piece! I love the colors, with the light teal and the nest.
Oh Nancy this is just so special… I love that you celebrate your love for your father with such wonderful ART..
I really love your boxes. This is so special.
I hope you and your computer are healthy very soon!
Nancy, this is so wonderful! I have been to Capistrano to see the swallows return and it is quite a sight.
This is so totally cool Nancy!
I love the bird and the nest added so much!
How beautiful Nancy! Love all the bits you used to create this precious tribute.
Nancy………I LOVE THIS PIECE! For some reason it reminds me of my father:) Such great memories:) THanks for all your comments on my blog! I love your work and consider your comments valuable:) Thanks again!
oh, Nancy – this is just beautiful! Your dad was sooo handsome – I agree, he does look like a movie star!
Hope you're feeling better and on the mend – take care!
Wow!!! This is fab! And you're right. Your dad does look like a film star in this, photos from era are so elegant!


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One fine day, I was discussing with Neelabh, my partner at ShaadiGraPher.com the idea of making a documentary on any interesting story that I could find. He suggested I meet the guys at Goa-CAP.com. What is Goa-CAP, I asked him? CAP stands for Centre for Alternate Photography. These people are film photography lovers and they have been running a community darkroom in Calangute, Goa - a centre where all those who are interested in the art of film-processing, can get together and experiment with different processes. There are several different chemical processes to develop a negative into a physical photograph - some even more than 100 years old. And though a lot of info is available online, if you really wanted to try something, you might find it difficult to either get your hands at the right equipment, or the required chemicals or you might realize that the process that you found online, did not yield the desired result, because it was written keeping say Europe's climate in mind, while you were trying the same in Amchi Mumbai. Goa CAP was helping all these film photography enthusiasts, learn and experiment together.
Neelabh asked me to meet his online friend Edson, one of the three co-founders of Goa-CAP. Edson was responsible for running the community darkroom in Goa. And so I decided to meet him. He could finally help me understand what made people like him and Neelabh still care about film photography even in today's world of digital camera. Was it because, film-cameras gave better quality or because it made some people feel special - made them feel they were doing something superior that the lowly digital photographers had no clue about? I had several different theories, but I was never really sure, what truly explained the passion of these guys. Passion to still pursue a technology that to me was so clearly obsolete.
After that first meeting with Edson, I hanged around a lot with him and the story unfolded slowly. And gradually I came to indeed appreciate the real reason why people like him still cared about film photography and film processing. At that time, I wasn't very sure on how to present their story though. I had assumed I would make a 10 to 20 minute documentary but there was so much that he had to say that I found it difficult to put together a nice coherent and most importantly, interesting story. And so the Project went dormant for a long time. I had lengthy footages from my interviews with Edson - but I did not know how to use them effectively. Until the idea of 3minutestories.com occurred. Just like that. And guess what was the first story that I thought I could come up with! The Goa-CAP story of course! :) I already had the material - just needed to use it partly and create a short story!
So I went back to the footages that I had, and tried to find the most interesting thing that I could bring out from the hotchpotch of insights that I had gained from these two guys. And there I had - a simply story about why Goa-CAP was doing what it was doing. Which at the same time explained why some people still cared about film photography. And there I had - my first 3 minute story.


Liverpool were able to come up with a strong performance to beat Bournemouth 4-0 at the Vitality Stadium. After several efforts to open the scoring, Liverpool breathed a sigh of relief when Salah scored after 25 minutes. The Egyptian went on to complete a hat-trick by scoring either side of an own goal from Steve Cook. The midweek match against Napoli witnessed Anfield erupting once again after a 1-0 win saw the Reds through to the knockout stages. Manchester United picked up a first league victory in five matches after beating Fulham 4-1 at home. Ashley Young, Juan Mata, and Romelu Lukaku scored in the first half to hand United a huge lead. Even though Aboubakar Kamara's penalty threatened an unlikely comeback, it was eliminated by Marcus Rashford's late goal. United, though, went on to lose 2-1 against Valencia in the midweek Champions League game.
United will be having a defensive approach for this match – just like last season when the team picked up a goalless draw at Anfield. However, Liverpool have enough momentum coming into the game while Anfield will act as a 12th man. Even though Liverpool have not been offensively great this season, they have a solid platform to pick up a victory in this match.
The defensive approach from United may be able to work to a certain extent, as Liverpool have not been offensively great this season. Liverpool have also struggled to bring down goals against the top teams. I would pick a match with under 2.5 goals.
Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool will be stepping onto a remarkable atmosphere at Anfield on Sunday considering the achievements of the club in the last one week. After having topped the table with a comfortable win over Bournemouth, Liverpool find themselves in the last 16 of the Champions League at the expense of Napoli. The Reds have shown a remarkable will to win the season and it is a different Liverpool compared to the team that was intent on providing entertainment last season.
Joel Matip (shoulder), Alexander Arnold (foot), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (cruciate ligament), and Joe Gomez (broken leg) are unavailable for the Reds.
Jose Mourinho still reels under a lot of pressure at Manchester United with the team going from one bad result to the other. Just when it seemed that the victory over Fulham could be used as a platform for forthcoming matches, the defeat against Valencia at the Mestalla puts United back on frame. United have problems in almost every aspect of the pitch and the growing list of injuries certainly does not help the team. One of the few advantages for the team has been the performances of Marcus Rashford, who has received the praise of manager Mourinho.
Anthony Martial (thigh), Chris Smalling (foot), Luke Shaw, Alexis Sanchez (hamstring), Victor Lindelof (hamstring), and Eric Bailly (muscle) are unavailable for Mourinho.


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Cleveland Clinic performs its first in utero surgery on fetus, repairs spina bifida before birth
Video Posted Jun 20 2019 07:25AM EDT
Updated Jun 20 2019 07:37AM EDT
Photo credit: Cleveland Clinic
CLEVELAND, Ohio (FOX 35 ORLANDO) - After preparing for more than a year, the surgical team from Cleveland Clinic's Fetal Center in Ohio has successfully performed its first surgery on a fetus inside the uterus to repair spina bifida.
It's the first surgery of its kind in northern Ohio.
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According to the Cleveland Clinic's press release, the surgery was performed in February on a fetus that was nearly 23-weeks-old. The baby girl was successfully delivered by caesarean section near full term on June 3.
"By successfully repairing the defect before birth, we're allowing this child to have the best possible outcome and significantly improve her quality of life," said Dr. Darrell Cass. "There are different measures of quality in determining success for fetal repairs and in this particular case, all metrics for maximum quality were achieved."
The team was led by Dr. Cass and included pediatric neurosurgeons, a fetal cardiologist and pediatric anesthesiologists. The mother and child are said to be doing well.
"Spina bifida is a birth defect that affects the lowest part of the spine and occurs when the neural tube does not fully close, causing the backbone that protects the spinal cord not to form as it should. This often results in damage to the spinal cord and nerves and can even lead to brain damage."
Cleveland Clinic successfully performed its first in utero fetal surgery to repair a spina bifida birth defect.https://t.co/ReH9nz32HQ pic.twitter.com/6YwT4mKHIF
— ClevelandClinicNews (@CleClinicNews) June 19, 2019
The condition can also affect a child's mobility, including walking and running.
To perform the surgery, an incision just 4.5 centimeters wide is made over the uterus where the baby's back is positioned, according to the clinic. The baby's spine is then repaired by doctors.
"After the uterus is closed back up, the fetus remains in the womb for the remainder of the pregnancy and is ultimately born by caesarean section," says the Cleveland Clinic.
Dr. Cass explains that the surgery is very risky for the baby: the mother has the potential of delivering the baby just weeks after the surgery.
"Although the surgery was a success, spina bifida is never cured," said Dr. Cass. "Moving forward, the baby will require ongoing supportive care provided by a multidisciplinary team of caregivers in our Spina Bifida Clinic, which will involve neurology, urology, orthopedics, developmental pediatrics and neurosurgery, among other specialists."
Dr. Cass, who has performed more than 160 fetal surgeries since 2002, joined Cleveland Clinic as director of Fetal Surgery in October 2017. Before that, he was the co-founder and co-director at Texas Children's Fetal Center in Houston for 17 years.
"I am honored to work with this amazing team of clinicians and to see our efforts come to fruition after preparing for so long. Families in this region now have more options when it comes to making these types of decisions and we are thrilled to be able to provide the care needed for these complex cases."
According to the CDC, more than 1,600 babies are born with spina bifida each year in the United States.
By Dara Kam, News Service of Florida
A federal judge who has routinely ruled against the state in election-related lawsuits has withdrawn from overseeing a challenge to a new state statute aimed at carrying out a constitutional amendment restoring voting rights to Floridians convicted of felonies.
U.S. District Judge Mark E. Walker on Wednesday filed an order disqualifying himself from the case, saying his wife works for the same law firm as an attorney who recently signed up to represent two of the defendants, including Secretary of State Laurel Lee.
George Meros of Holland & Knight LLP filed a notice with the court Tuesday, saying he would represent Lee and Broward County Supervisor of Elections Pete Antonacci. Walker's wife, Karen, also works for the firm.


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Q: How to calculate signed angles between 3 points I have a problem with calculating the sign of angles between 3 points. The head of my dataframe looks like this:
        x       y       z
6554 158.485 170.917 177.917
6228 159.138 171.466 179.099
6698 159.088 170.504 180.273
1833 157.945 169.852 180.449
1875 157.720 168.950 181.571
1893 156.800 167.829 181.119

I made a loop to calculate the angle between them by using the a.b = |a|*|b|*cos(alpha). Unfortunatelly with this, I can't get sign, because the acos function will give me answers only from [0,pi] interval. This is my loop:
  for(kh in 1:nrow(CA_list)) {
  CA_list[kh,4] <- CA_list[kh,1]-CA_list[kh+1,1]
  CA_list[kh,5] <- CA_list[kh,2]-CA_list[kh+1,2]
  CA_list[kh,6] <- CA_list[kh,3]-CA_list[kh+1,3]
}

colnames(CA_list)[4] <- "vecx"
colnames(CA_list)[5] <- "vecy"
colnames(CA_list)[6] <- "vecz"

CA_list$abs <- sqrt(CA_list$vecx^2+CA_list$vecy^2+CA_list$vecz^2)

for(kg in 1:nrow(CA_list)) {
  CA_list[kg,8] <- CA_list[kg,4]*CA_list[kg+1,4]+CA_list[kg,5]*CA_list[kg+1,5]+CA_list[kg,6]*CA_list[kg+1,6]
  CA_list[kg,9] <- CA_list[kg,7]*CA_list[kg+1,7]
}

colnames(CA_list)[8] <- "LHS"
colnames(CA_list)[9] <- "RHS"

CA_list$angles <- acos(CA_list$LHS/CA_list$RHS)

the dataframe will look like this:
           x       y       z   vecx   vecy   vecz      abs      LHS      RHS   angles
6554 158.485 170.917 177.917 -0.653 -0.549 -1.182 1.457715 0.826880 2.213722 68.06684
6228 159.138 171.466 179.099  0.050  0.962 -1.174 1.518624 0.890998 2.016130 63.77260
6698 159.088 170.504 180.273  1.143  0.652 -0.176 1.327603 1.042751 1.934437 57.38127
1833 157.945 169.852 180.449  0.225  0.902 -1.122 1.457091 0.710998 2.213313 71.26225
1875 157.720 168.950 181.571  0.920  1.121  0.452 1.518995 0.884453 2.016499 63.98489
1893 156.800 167.829 181.119 -0.401  1.233 -0.285 1.327522 1.067264 1.932921 56.48529

Now I want complete my loop with some function that can calculate the signs of the angles. What would be the easiest method for me?

A: The signed angle between two 2D-vectors u and v can be obtained with the help of the atan2 function:
angle_unsigned <- function(u, v){
  acos( sum(u*v) / ( sqrt(sum(u*u)) * sqrt(sum(v*v)) ) )
}

angle_signed <- function(u, v){
  atan2(v[2], v[1]) - atan2(u[2], u[1])
}

EDIT
In 3D, you need to have a direction, represented by a vector n. The angle3D_signed function below returns the angle in [0,2pi[ by which the vector u must rotate counterclockwise, as seen from the direction defined by n, to reach the vector v.
crossProduct <- function(v, w){
  c(
    v[2] * w[3] - v[3] * w[2],
    v[3] * w[1] - v[1] * w[3],
    v[1] * w[2] - v[2] * w[1]
  )
}

angle3D_signed <- function(n, u, v){
  n <- n / sqrt(sum(n*n)) # normalize n
  unorm <- sqrt(sum(u*u))
  vnorm <- sqrt(sum(v*v))
  s <- sum(crossProduct(n, u) * v) # "unnormalized sine"
  cosAngle <- sum(u*v) / unorm / vnorm
  ifelse(s >= 0, acos(cosAngle), 2*pi - acos(cosAngle))
}


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Q: How many syllables are in the English language? I looked it up and most forums link to http://semarch.linguistics.fas.nyu.edu/barker/Syllables/index.txt, an NYU site that no longer works. I would like to know how many unique syllables are used in the English dictionary (not possible syllables, but actually used syllables).

A: To answer you question, according to that paper on that URL: How many unique phonemes single syllables are used in the English language? 15,831
I've visited that URL 5yrs ago in a wild search of a syllabary of the English language.
Anyways, you can view the paper still using the WayBackMachine one Archive.org.  It went offline somewhere between Sept 23 - Oct 8th 2016.
Here's a link to the last snapshot.

A: The main question is only really answerable for a specific dialect and accent of English. "American English" has a lot of regional variations, and also variations by register.
The basic reason for this is that English is a pluricentric language, and even within a supposedly standardised version, it is very much permissible to borrow words from other languages and coin new words (often from roots in other languages). These new words often have pronunciations that are mangled versions of the original word or root, so the inventory of syllables is subject to random enlargement by users of the language.
English dictionaries are descriptive, not prescriptive.


I hope you guys have been loving my Tobi collaboration as much as I have creating and sharing the looks! Today I'm back with the third and final look, the Walk In the Park Gignham Jumpsuit.
I am a huge fan of jumpsuits and this one has now been added to my list. Whether you need something quick to run errands in or looking for a special piece to wear for a night out, jumpsuits get the job done. Gingham has been one of those trends that comes and goes every couple of seasons but it's actually pretty timeless. Depending on how you style it this print/fabric can be taken from something country to chic. This particular jumpsuit is full length and features thin spaghetti straps so the styling options are limitless. Today I added a utility vest in my favorite color to pull the look together. I essentially wanted a cinched waist illusion and this vest gave me the ability to do that. It's been beyond hot out so sandals were a must here. Small bags are my go-to because honestly I can't be bothered to carry heavy bags in this heat. I absolutely love this look and can't wait to share other ways you can style this piece.


The Pyrenees massif, which separates France and Spain, stretches over 450 km, from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, with summits reaching up to 3000 m in altitude. The beauty of the mountains and valleys criss-crossed by walking trails, attract thousands of holidaymakers every year. The numerous water courses and lakes make this region ideal for water sports. Winter sports resorts have been developed on higher grounds in the region.


Join local muralist, Jill Stanton for an exploration of the definition of street art and graffiti and how in these artistic realms the words are used interchangeably to describe art on the street. There is a difference and the discussion will explore the nuance along with the styles and the attitude towards both.
Enjoy the beautiful sights of the Legislature grounds, lit up with more than 100,000 Christmas lights this holiday season! Learn the rich history of Edmonton's capital while taking in the magical feeling of the holiday spirit.
Enter a world of Mermaid magic with story times, songs and dances for your little ones. It's for kids of all ages.
Learn the basics of using coffee brewers like the Hario V60, Kalita Wave and Chemex coffee makers. The session will cover the process of brewing coffee and how factors like the dose, temperature, water, grind size and more all affect the taste of your brew. It involves a hands-on approach where you get to do the brewing, share your coffee and talk about it with other home brewing enthusiasts and our qualified trainers.
This course is beneficial to both beginners and coffee aficionados alike.
Embrace the cold northern climate by enjoying artistic panache and authentic cultural and heritage winter games and fun. Saturday will be Ukrainian Cultural Day and Sunday will be Francophone Cultural Day – with Indigenous performances all weekend long.
Fireworks will be held on Saturday evening and four Festival Stages will feature special world music performances around the clock.


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Hong Kong Day 2: Heritage 1881, Peak Tram, Sky Terrace, Peak Tower
I've been wanting to write about our Hong Kong honeymoon trip last February but I was busy moving to our new house, arranging, decorating and preparing a simple Christian housewarming ceremony. Anyway, here's Part II of Hong Kong Honeymoon series blog.
Seats For Two in Hong Kong 2013
I wake him up at 7am so we can go to different scenic spots in Central Hong Kong. Breakfast was light cereals and bread which we bought last night on a nearby bakery. I was excited to explore the city once again, more eager and energetic because I'm with my husband, a first time visitor in Hong Kong. Aside from sightseeing, were planning to buy souvenir items today. Of course, I'm looking forward to have a new pair of shoes and bag. Perhaps, a piece of home décor for our new house. First on our list is the Victoria Harbour View which we wanted to see both day and night.
Here are the highlights of our second day in Hong Kong:
Star Ferry Ride to HK Island
A short trip at the Heritage 1881
The Peak Tram
Sky Terrace 428
The Peak Tower Tour
The Avenue of Stars
2A Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
How To Get To 1881:
MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit E, walk towards Salisbury Road, turn right, take subway (pedestrian tunnel) next to YMCA to 1881 Heritage
I really don't know how we arrived in the Heritage 1881. It wasn't included in the plan. Anyway, the Heritage 1881 is a former Hong Kong Marine Police headquarters preserved and restored and now houses several shopping stores, restaurants and exhibition hall. The building and its structure will transport you to the Victorian-era Hong Kong. There are monuments within the building one of the interesting spot is the Time Ball Tower.
How To Get To Heritage 1881
The Heritage 1881 is simply gorgeous and high-end. You can find expensive jewelries. I don't know if the decoration is just for that season, there were giant teddy bears at the fountain area and small ones all over the building.
Near The Train Stations
Hong Kong is a busy city indeed; people going to work while the two of us. Perhaps some of us were excited, trying to accommodate all attractions in Hong Kong for our 4 days stay.There were stores that opens as early as 8 a.m. We visited shops that sells digital cameras, mobile phones and other gadgets. Jonel even asked me for a photo souvenir with the android sign on one of the gadget stores we passed by.
Shopping & Sightseeing
We finally reach Victoria Harbour for our Victoria Peak Hong Kong Tour which included in our DIY itinerary. We were a bit surprised to see a lot of tourists in the area which we did not notice on day 1 along Nathan road. Well, I was then reminded it's week-long Chinese New Year celebration where most are off for a holiday vacation.
We took the Star Ferry heading Hong Kong Island from Kowloon and finding our way to the Peak Tram.
If I'm not mistaken it took us about 15 minutes to reach the island. There were lots of visitors, mostly of different nationalities such as the couple besides me and the elder at the back.
Jonel told me it will be a long walk going to the Peak Tram. We passed by St. John's Cathedral, a Court of Final Appeal, Hong Kong Park and HK zoological and Botanical garden before we reach the PEAK Tram terminal.
It was Ash Wednesday and we met hundreds of OFWs who just attended a mass. It's one of the reasons why I love Hong Kong, I met a lot of our "kababayans" along the way. The city so busy that you won't feel bored. Although there are special occasions in my life that happened in Singapore, it's where J had his wedding proposal on my birthday but Hong Kong remains my favorite getaway. It was in 2007 when I first came here and I really had a great time even without detailed itinerary, without digital camera or camera phone and without companion.
Saint John's Cathedral
The Peak Tram Lower Terminus
Peak Tram Lower Terminus, 33 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong
After almost half an hour, we finally reached the PEAK TRAM.
The Peak Tram Sky Pass is available in Single and Return Peak Tram Ticket which are available at Garden Rad Peak Tram Lower Terminus
Peak Tram Sky Pass
The Ultimate Peak Experience!
This is the view while the tram is going uphill. Remember to sit on the right side of the tram to enjoy the view. It's the one with the three (3) seats just be careful and expect that you will be bumped or pushed especially during peak season where a huge number of visitors come.
Oh by the way, we spent about 1 1/2 hours queuing before we finally had our tickets or Peak Tram Sky Pass and another 30 minutes before our turn to ride. Anyway, it's worth the wait and effort. We had an ultimate The Peak Experience!
Here's a short video
The Peak Tower
What you will experience riding the Peak Tram? Well, you will enjoy a great panoramic view, the highest 360 degree viewing terrace in Hong Kong from Sky Terrace 428; you'll enjoy the ride going up and down the hill which lasted about less than 20 minutes and you'll be at The Peak Tower which is considered one of the iconic landmarks in Hong Kong.
Inside The Peak Tower are shopping centers, souvenir shops and restaurants. There's a street market style and traditional Chinese products stores for your souvenir and even gadget needs. I bought 2 pair of shoes in one of the stores at the Peak Tower, less that $70 each.
Restaurants we found are Bubba Gump Shrimp Co Restaurant, Tien Yi Chinese Restaurant, Kyo Hachi Japanese Restaurant, Pearl on the Peak. For those on a budget or just wanted light snack, perhaps looking for familiar food there's Burger King, Pacific Coffee, Jungle Juice serving healthy drinks and Hong Kong Day offering classic HK classic dishes from coffee, milk tea, noodles and sandwiches. There's Starbucks too!
Before we reach the famous Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, we saw this store, the Wax Hand Union. We thought of having one as a souvenir but there was a long line of customers waiting and besides I find it expensive so we just observed what they do.
We finally reach the highest 360 degrees viewing terrace in town, The Sky Terrace 428 where we had a great panoramic views across Hong Kong.
View from the Sky Terrace.
Wishing Corner and "I Love You at The Peak"
The Wishing Corner and "I Love You at The Peak" plus the cool breeze at the terrace set a romantic ambiance perfect for couples especially for the newly weds. We expressed our love on a wishing card hanging on a giant heart at the Sky Terrace 428. Then, we had several photos taken to capture this beautiful moment.
We had a wonderful day at The Peak Top of Hong Kong and experience Sky Terrace 428, Shop and dine at The Peak Tower and rode The Peak Tram.
Watch out for Part 3 of our Hong Kong trip.
Read Part I of our Honeymoon in Hong Kong, http://www.livingmarjorney.com/2013/03/day-1-hong-kong-our-honeymoon-chinese.html
Getting to Peak Tram Lower Terminus:
Exit from MTR Central Station J2, or walk across the Hong Kong Park from AdmiralityBy Bus, 15C in Central (near Star Ferry Pier 8)You can also take a cab.
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Labels: Fashion Finds, Heritage 1881, Honeymoon, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Well-Wishing Festival, Leisure, Sky Terrace 428, Starbucks The Peak, The Peak Tram, Travels, Victoria Harbour View


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Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
16th June 2015 Ana Soldatenko
The Botanics captures the imagination of everyone who visits and is world renowned for its horticultural excellence. Over 70 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds provide a tranquil haven just one mile from the city centre.
The Botanics has a restaurant and café, both serving a range of food and drink. There is an exhibition centre, shop and bathroom facilities in the main building.
Arriving by Foot
The walking route goes through a bustling part of town but soon leads to quieter streets nearer the Gardens. It starts from Waverley Station then heads up to St Andrews Square, which is a pleasant green space in the town centre with a tram stop and a good range of shops. The route follows the tram lines along York Place then left into Broughton Street and a straight wide road down to Canonmills. This leads onto Inverleith Row with the eastern entrance to the Royal Botanic gardens about mid-way along on the left.
Royal Botanic Gardens from Edinburgh Waverley – walking route
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Royal Botanic Gardens from Edinburgh Waverley – walking route: 55.958522, -3.195477
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Arriving by Bike
A pleasant cycle route using National Cycle Route 75 and Local Cycle Route 20. A section of the route is along an old railway line path beside the Water of Leith. Unfortunately there is no quiet route from outside Waverley Station and so the first 400 metres requires walking your bike along the pavements of Princes Street and South St Andrew Street.
Royal Botanic Gardens from Edinburgh Waverley – cycle route
Royal Botanic Gardens from Edinburgh Waverley – cycle route: 55.959483, -3.196335
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Nearest cycle parking
There are cycle racks at both entrances to the Royal Botanic Gardens. This route arrives at the western entrance to the Gardens.
Cycle carriage on trains
The city buses, Lothian Buses, have no facility for cycle carriage but the distance from Waverley Station in the city centre to the Gardens is less than 2 miles.
Edinburgh Waverley is served by local, regional, and intercity ScotRail trains which usually have four cycle spaces. Some electric trains have no or only two spaces but allow cycles to be stored in the doorways (on the right side of the train). Bicycles do not require reservations on ScotRail services to Waverley except for trains from Inverness and Aberdeen. Bicycle reservations for these services can be made by contacting ScotRail telesales on 0330 303 0111 or visiting a station ticket office. Full details are contained in the ScotRail Connections Guide.
Waverley is also served by long-distance trains operated by CrossCountry, TransPennine Express, Virgin Trains East Coast, and Virgin Trains West Coast. These operators carry between two and six bicycles and require a reservation, which can be made by contacting the train company or visiting a ticket office.
Lothian Buses: 8, 23, 27
Directions to the Bus Stop
Route 8 leaves from North Bridge. Exit Waverley Station using the Princes Street exit, turn right, and then right again at North Bridge. The bus stop is s short distance up North Bridge.
Routes 23 & 27 leave from the Mound. Exit Waverley Station using the north ramp to Waverley Bridge. Cross at the signal crossing and walk through Princes Street Gardens to the National Gallery Complex on the Mound. On the other side of the National Gallery, cross the road and catch the bus from the stop on the other side.
This information was believed to be correct at the date of publication of this website, 23 June 2015. We would encourage users of the site to check the public transport information presented above before setting off.
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SHANGHAI: Aston Martin Lagonda has revealed the final production-ready iteration of its first all-electric production car, with the spectacular Rapide E making its world debut at China's Auto Shanghai motor show.
Unveiled by Aston Martin Executive Vice President & Chief Creative Officer, Marek Reichman, Rapide E is a pivotal model for the luxury marque.
Following the success of previous special-edition models, including Aston Martin Vulcan, the Vanquish Zagato family and DB4 GT Continuation, Rapide E continues to deliver a superior level of performance, craftmanship and exclusivity, while also propelling Aston Martin into the all-electric realm.
The first car to be built at Aston Martin's state-of-the-art St Athan production facility – the brand's Home of Electrification – Rapide E represents a pioneering first step towards achieving the company's wider electrification strategy and the successful fruition of Lagonda – the world's first zero-emission luxury brand.
A special edition with a production run strictly limited to 155 units, Rapide E has been developed in collaboration with Williams Advanced Engineering (WAE).
Aston Martin's design and engineering teams have worked in partnership to extract the optimal aerodynamic performance available from the Rapide's elegant form.
Traditional metal vanes give way to a striking honeycomb front grille. With lower cooling requirements demanded of the EV powertrain, Aston Martin's aerodynamic engineers have been given the freedom to optimize the aperture of the frontal area, minimising airflow through the car's body, improving the car's aerodynamic efficiency and increasing range as a result.
The model's forged aluminium aerodynamic wheels – shod with bespoke low rolling-resistance Pirelli P-Zero tyres – have also been re-designed to give greater efficiency, without compromising brake cooling capability. The sum of these changes gives Rapide E's aerodynamic package an 8% improvement over the previous internal combustion model.
Inside and out, Rapide E is equipped with the materials and technology befitting of the marque's first EV model. Gone are the analogue displays of the past. A 10" digital display now sits in their place, delivering all key information to the driver while on the move, including the battery's state of charge, current motor power levels, regenerative performance and a real-time energy consumption meter.
Extending the experience beyond the car, a dedicated app allows key information from the car to be remotely monitored. This powerful dashboard displays remaining range, battery status, and time to charge, as well as allowing navigation destinations to be sent from the app to the car for easy route planning.
The car's parking spot can also be seen via the app, with walking directions provided to help re-locate it in busy locations. Finally, the health and status of Rapide E can also be tracked from the app, providing reminders such as when a key service is due.
Rapide E is powered by an 800V electrical architecture battery – encased in carbon fibre and Kevlar casing – with a 65kWh installed capacity using over 5600 lithium-ion 18650 format cylindrical cells.
This bespoke battery pack lies where the original 6.0-litre V12, gearbox and fuel tank were located, with the 800V system allowing for more efficient charging and greatly improved thermal characteristics over existing electrical architectures. This battery system powers two rear mounted electric motors producing a combined target output of just over 610PS and a colossal 950Nm of torque.
Rapide E's range is over 200 miles under the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP), while the model is capable of charging at a rate of 1851,2 miles of range per hour using a typical 400V 50kW charger.
However, the car's 800V high-voltage battery system enables faster charging of 3101,2 miles of range per hour, using an 800V outlet delivering 100kW or higher. For destination charging, the car also features an industry-leading high-power AC on-board charger capable of recharging the battery in as little as 3 hours.
Top speed for Rapide E is 155mph, with a sub-4.0 second 0-60mph time and a 50-70mph time of just 1.5 seconds.
Speaking ahead of Rapide E's Shanghai debut, Dr Andy Palmer, President and Group CEO, Aston Martin Lagonda, commented: "Unveiling the Rapide E will be a huge moment for Aston Martin. As our first all-electric production car, it is a truly historic step. One that signals Aston Martin is prepared for the huge challenge of an environmentally responsible and sustainable future.


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Connor Romain will join the Comets
The Pontiac Comets have announced the signing of a local player, Connor Romain, who has already played Midget AAA with the Gatineau Intrepid and has also played junior hockey. The team made the announcement via its Facebook page yesterday (November 28th), mentioning that it is a player who will have the chance to play in front of his family and friends in Fort-Coulonge.
Connor Romain has an excellent shot and he will be able to complete the roster according to the Comets. He will be one of the youngest players in the Senior Hockey league, and he should be on the ice for the first time with the Comets this weekend. At the end of the week, the Comets are playing a double header in Fort-Coulonge against the Mont-Tremblant Diables.


Vaughan, Ontario – Green Party of Ontario (GPO) Leader, Mike Schreiner and Vaughan GPO candidate Paula Conning are condemning the old line parties for playing out yet another false crisis in education instead of discussing modern solutions to the province's record budget deficit.
All the old line parties have slammed the door on discussions of modernizing Ontario's school system and saving $1.3-1.6 billion in wasteful duplication between the public and Catholic school boards.
The Liberals presented a revised version of their legislation, in an effort to receive support of the PCs, that would impose a contract on Ontario's educational staff on Monday.
The political rhetoric at Queen's Park is further inflamed by two strategically called by elections in Kitchener-Waterloo and Vaughan.


Today, the process to create leads do not even consider as separated from the marketing process. To see results, your marketing strategy has to be flexible. This has led to a consistent challenge for industry professionals to keep their minds open and move along with the new trends to get them into their marketing plans.
You should be omnipresent and trusted, and you will achieve this by paying close attention to the required digital marketing trends that are on the top in 2018.
Thе mаіn trend іn 2018 fоr marketing is Big Dаtа. It can be derived from dіffеrеnt ѕоurсеѕ: social media, sensor data, public web, business apps, media etc., аnd tооlѕ, ѕuсh аѕ SE Ranking, Buzzstream, DataHero, YesWare etc.
These tools gаthеr dаtа from all over the іntеrnеt and hеlр dіgіtаl mаrkеterѕ work on their projects. It's predicted that by 2020, the big data market will reach $ 9.4 billion from just $ 1.7 billion in 2016. This realistic prediction shows the unused opportunities that data offers when used strategically.
Personalization is very important in developing your digital marketing strategy. The combination of segmentation and customization allows customers and prospects to feel valued, and their behavior provides important insights for marketing professionals.
All modern marketing platforms and social media offer segmentation tools. For example, Facebook offers the ability to target similar audiences by adding an existing list of people for retargeting. This is a good example of how existing data can be realigned to convert known leads or find new ones.
Without gainsaying, content marketing has played an important role and continues to play an important role in the development of digital marketing. It is clear that the demand for content will increase in 2018. Therefore, it is essential for any brand to develop a content strategy that fits the overall goals. However, focusing on content is not the same as focusing on quantity rather than quality; in recent years, it has become more important than ever for brands to prioritize relevant content.
If we say "content" here, that does not mean that the text is the only part of the content development, though the written content is not expected to disappear, but the increase in the adoption of visual content, images, and videos, has given brands more important ways to show their creative side.
The increasing creativity in videos is an important trend not only in content marketing but also in advertising. Video ads are generally more effective than other variations because they attract the public's attention and leave a lasting impression.
Advertising dwells on appeals and video content have the power to create compelling ads that can increase brand awareness and affiliation with a particular product. Current video ads are testimonials to it.
There are many creative steps to creating successful video content, from adding subtitles to your videos to make them understandable, even if they are silenced, to finding the perfect length to attract the audience without delay and boredom.
Now that social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat have focused on more video content, we expect the trend will continue to grow.
With this approach, marketers can automate tasks using events that occur at specific times.
● Integration with a CRM system to better align marketing, sales, and service, etc.
Research has found more reasons to adopt marketing automation. Marketing automation boosts sales productivity by 14.5 percent and reduces marketing overhead by 12.2 percent.
The rate at which mobile phone use has exceeded the use of PCs around the world is very impressive. Research shows that US users spend an average of 87 hours per month on their smartphones. This increased use of mobile phones makes it crucial to develop mobile-focused marketing strategies.
From mobile-friendly pages to personalized mobile ads, creating dedicated mobile marketing might require a lot of time and resources. However, in 2018 this will be a very valuable investment.
Up to this point, mobile web usage surpassed that of desktop computers/Laptop worldwide, while the sales from the mobile devices outperformed PC and tablets. This shows that the use of mobile devices is a trend that will continue to grow. Increasingly, users are primarily accessing information on their mobile devices.
In the meantime, a big challenge in mobile marketing is turning leads into conversions. It's important to focus on native mobile messages, while a multichannel approach can ensure consistency between devices.
It's interesting to see that there are always new innovations in this area. From augmented reality applications to chatbots. All which could provide a solution to these challenges.
Social customer service is growing and many brands are using Facebook and Twitter to answer customers' questions as quickly as possible.
In addition, social networks and CRM can always be a powerful combination. One that helps businesses understand their audience and organize their communications in a structured way.
That is, a conversation that starts on social media is now reflected in CRM allowing to keep the record of any interactions with the customer regardless of the channel.
The recent influx of social media influencers has become very popular in order to create a new generation of internet stars that are becoming popular through their interaction with their followers on social networks. However, if a brand does not find the right influencer for their brand, the number of followers an influencer has will not guarantee success.
The measurement of collaboration results is another important aspect that should be considered in influencer marketing campaigns. It is a good idea to set concrete goals before the start and follow the efforts in the most concrete way during the campaign.
This can minimize the risk of spending a budget with no measurable outcome or fixed return on investment.
Considering introducing best practices for the digital marketing strategy?
You'll need to consider any changes in different areas of the industry.
So, before you update your digital strategy, it's a good idea to review your existing goals and decide how to best achieve them.


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3D Map of Japan Tsunami Created With Lasers
By Live Science Staff published 8 March 12
Hermann Fritz surveys the tsunami damage in Japan. (Image credit: Georgia Tech)
A new analysis of the March 11, 2011, tsunami that devastated Japan's east coast could improve flooding forecasts and help prevent a similar disaster from occurring in the future.
Despite an extraordinary level of preparedness by the Japanese, the massive tsunamithat followed the magnitude 9.0 earthquakecaused more than 90 percent of the almost 20,000 fatalities from the disaster.
Using eyewitness video and laser scanners from atop the highest buildings that surveyed the tsunami, a team of researchers has mapped the tsunami's height and flood zone to learn more about the flow of the devastating currents.
The work could improve tsunami warnings by producing flooding forecasts that influence future evacuation plans and building designs in Japan and in other areas of the world susceptible to tsunamis, according to the study team.
"The ultimate goal is to save lives," said study team member Hermann Fritz of Georgia Tech. "In order to do so, we have to have a better understanding of what worked and didn't work."
Fritz led a reconnaissance team surveying the impact of the tsunami on a fishing town in Kesennuma Bay, where 1,500 people perished. The bay has been hit by tsunamis in 1896, 1933, 1960 and 2010. The coastal structures and other mitigation measures on the coast were designed based on conservative, historic high-water marks, rather than probable maximum tsunamis. [Pictures: Japan Earthquake & Tsunami]
From atop buildings where witnesses gathered during the tsunami, Fritz and his team used lasers to scan the port and bay entrance, creating a three-dimensional, topographic model — called a hydrograph — of the flood zone.
Using this data, they reconstructed eyewitness videos to determine the heights and flow of the tsunami. They determined that the tsunami reached a maximum height of 29.5 feet (9 meters), followed by outflow currents of 36 feet per second (11 meters per second) less than 10 minutes after the main peak hit — a speed which Fritz says is impossible to survive or navigate by vessels.
"What we can learn from the hydrograph is confirmation that the water goes out first, drawing down to more than negative 3 meters [10 feet] on the landward side of the trench, which can make vessels hit ground inside harbors," Fritz said. "During the subsequent arrival of the main tsunami wave, the water rushing back in changed the water level by 40 feet [12 m], engulfing the entire city in 12 minutes."
Understanding tsunami impacts will help prepare for future disasters — whether it's designing buildings high enough to serve as vertical evacuation points or sea walls and breakwaters strong enough to control the flow of water.
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Q: Как показать один элемент списка ListView в другом Activity Есть главная активность. В нем ListView со своим адаптером. Элемент ListView состоит из разных объектов (TextView, Button и т.д).
При нажатии на элемент списка мы переходим на другую активность, в которой должны отобразить именно этот элемент в таком же формате.
Есть шаблон элемента xml откуда адаптер черпает вьюшки.
Вопрос: Есть ли какие нибудь функции, которые могут с этим помочь.
Была идея просто передать данные конкретного элемента с адаптера и в новой активности заново построить по этим данным и шаблону View.
Ищу способ проще. Так как кругозор SDK пока не позволяет даже правильно подать запрос в google.
Маленькая схема для представления результата:

A: Просто передаешь intent со всеми параметрами itemview в другую activity.
Для курсора я пользовался такой процедурой:
    public static void putCursorToIntent(Cursor mCurs,Intent intent) {

    for (int idx=0;idx<mCurs.getColumnCount();idx++) {
        String columName=mCurs.getColumnName(idx);
        switch (mCurs.getType(idx)) {
            case android.database.Cursor.FIELD_TYPE_NULL:
                break;
            case android.database.Cursor.FIELD_TYPE_INTEGER:
                intent.putExtra(columName, mCurs.getLong(idx));
                break;
            case android.database.Cursor.FIELD_TYPE_FLOAT:
                intent.putExtra(columName, mCurs.getDouble(idx));
                break;
            case android.database.Cursor.FIELD_TYPE_STRING:
                intent.putExtra(columName, mCurs.getString(idx));
                break;
            default:
        }

    }
}

Для xml так же можно написать, но сходу нет примера.

A: У Вас есть несколько вариантов как это сделать, но хотелось бы точнее описание Вашего объекта в списке.
А именно надо ли Вам представление этого объекта в том виде, в котором оно хранится в ListView.
Допустим Вам нужно всего лишь передать строку или число, то Вам всего лишь это и нужно сделать.Но если Вам нужен именно такой объект,например View или Drawable (обычно изображения не передают, а рендарят прямо в новом активити, хотя иногда бывает менее затратно все таки передать объект существующий в памяти).
Обычно алгоритм передачи для обоих случаев одинаков. Есть механизм для взаимодействия между Activity, через тот же объект с помощью которого Вы ее и создаете - Intent.
Вот небольшой пример.
Intent i = new Intent();
i.putExtra("id or tag for object", mObjectToPass);

И соответственно получаем в другом Activity
  Intent i = getIntent();
    YourCustomObject mReceivedObject=(YourCustomObject)i.getParcelableExtra("id or tag for object");

Но Вам следует учесть что Ваш объект должен реализовать интерфейс Paracable или же Serializable. То есть Вы должны написать как следует запаковать и распаковать объект.
О разнице между этими двумя интерфейсами думаю без проблем можно почитать в гугле.
Также передавать можно не только объекты, а и примитивы, строки. Для этого существуют соответствующее методы класса Intent(getStringExtra(),getIntExtra() ...) Тогда Вам уже не надо заниматься упаковкой объектов.
Если есть вопросы задавайте.
З.Ы Такие методы как статические глобальные переменные не рассматриваю, думаю понятно по каким причинам.


A new aquatic park opened its doors in Spain last May. The climate of the Iberian Peninsula is ideal for aquatic parks, which no doubt explains the increasing number of projects of this type. This Aqualand, which covers 5 hectares, has around a dozen main attractions one of which gets its inspiration from the Tower of Belem, a must-see tourist site in Lisbon. In fact, this new Aqualand, located in Badajoz, is only a few kilometres away from the Portuguese border. The park expects to attract 300,000 visitors annually.


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More Labors of Hercules
The Cerynitian Hind
The Task: Catch a deer. The Challenge: The deer belongs to the goddess Diana. The Solution: Just wound that mother and hope Diana doesn't get too pissed. Personally, I think it would have been more entertaining if Hercules had come up with a sitcom-ish scheme involving cross-dressing and getting stuck in a meat locker, possibly with a cameo by Brooke Shields. But I think this was before the invention of Brooke Shields. C+
The Augean Stables
I was really hoping to pick up some cleaning tips from this one. Sure, my own messes tend to involve Lego instruction books and empty two-liter bottles of store-brand soda rather than horse offal, but one can dream. As it turns out, Herc's solution -- divert a river through the offending area -- is of no practical use. Once again I find I have nothing to learn from the super-strong. B-
The Erymanthean Boar
Hercules' task is -- big surprise -- to capture a ferocious animal. This episode has a subplot involving wine and centaurs, but that basically goes nowhere and at the end we're again left with a defeated lower vertebrate and a smug demigod. Hey, maybe Jesus and Hercules could trade jobs for a day! Hercules could feed a multitude and Jesus could assault a vicious pig and everyone would be enriched by the experience. D
The Cretan Bull
This, culture fans, is the same bull that fathered the Minotaur by a process as disturbing as it is anotomically unlikely. This is a bull that was offered up from the sea by Poseidon when Poseidon was apparently in a weird mood. In short, this is a bull with history, which is good because Hercules pretty much just wrestled it to the ground so there's not much to say about that. C
The Belt of Hippolyte
This must have been a nice change of pace from playing the ancient Greek version of the Crocodile Hunter. ("Just LOOK at this goiant boah! He's BAYOOTIFOHL!") He gets to go for a nice sail, meet a cool woman and take her clothing. And it all goes so well, up until the mass slaughter. At first Hippolyte is cool with the plan, but then the goddess Hera incites the Amazons to attack and Herc's Greek buddies sound the alarm and the blood and spear-throwing and death and it's all very depressing. C+
The Cattle of Geryon
To get the cattle in question, Herc had to fight Geryon, a guy with three heads and Orthus, his dog with two heads. What is it with Greek mythology and heads? I can just see little Greek kids yawning when they hear about a demigod facing a monster with only the one head. Admittedly, the Greek approach would make the "Charlie's Angels" movie more interesting, but there's such a thing as restraint. D+
Now this is more like it. Sure it's another animal, but at least it lives in the Underworld. The Greek Underworld kicks ass. It's like "Six Flags Over Psychotic Depression," and Cerberus is the Ultra Twister. Far from the simple three-headed puppydog he's usually depicted as, Cerberus was also equipped with a back full of snakes and a venemous tail. Thanks to the impenetrable lion skin and the power of foreshadowing, though, Herc got through this one just fine. A