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Amazon Reveals New Details About Drone Deliveries
This undated image provided by Amazon.com shows the so-called Prime Air unmanned aircraft project that Amazon is working on in its research and development labs.
By Lisa Eadicicco
Amazon can already deliver items to some customers just hours after they've been ordered. But the online retailer says that time window will shrink down to just 30 minutes if it can deliver packages via drones through its Amazon Prime Air service.
It's unclear exactly if or when the program will launch, especially since regulators have yet to establish clear-cut rules around commercial drone use. There are also many unanswered questions about how the program itself will work and how much it will cost customers.
Paul Misener, Amazon's vice president for global public policy, aimed to answer a few of those questions in a recent interview with Yahoo Tech's David Pogue. Here are some of the key takeaways from their conversation that reveal more about what consumers can expect from Amazon Prime Air.
Amazon's drones will be able to carry parcels weighing up to five pounds.
Amazon's marketplace offers a broad variety of items, so the company had to narrow down the types of packages that would be feasible to deliver by drone. "The goals we've set for ourselves are: The range has to be over 10 miles," Misener said to Pogue. "These things will weigh about 55 pounds each, but they'll be able to deliver parcels that weigh up to five pounds. It turns out that the vast majority of the things we sell at Amazon weigh less than five pounds."
Packages will still be delivered to a customer's doorstep even if he or she isn't home.
"It gets delivered to your doorstep, or wherever you want in your yard, just as it would be if it were delivered by the UPS truck," Misener said to Pogue.
Drones will be the delivery trucks of the future, according to Amazon.
Misener thinks the "novelty" around drone delivery will wear off in the future as services like Prime Air become more common. "We want to make the deliveries," Misener said. "And we believe that these Prime Air drones will be as normal as seeing a delivery truck driving down the street someday."
He also doesn't think parcels will be endangered when being delivered via drone. When Pogue asked about whether or not Amazon is worried that someone could intercept something like a TV just by shooting it down, Misener responded: "I suppose they could shoot at trucks, too."
Read more: How Amazon Delivers Packages in Less Than an Hour
The type of drone making a delivery will vary depending on where the customer lives.
Amazon has said in the past that it's testing different drone designs to learn the best way to deliver packages in different environments. Misener expanded on this when talking to Pogue, saying that Amazon is looking at ways to make drone deliveries to areas that range from rural farmhouses to high-rise city skyscrapers.
One potential obstacle is how Amazon's drones will be able to make deliveries to specific apartments inside buildings. When Pogue asked if the problem could be solved by designating a spot in a common area like a roof or courtyard, Misener answered: "That's entirely possible."
Amazon's drones will be smart enough to avoid obstacles.
The airborne vehicles Amazon plans to use for its delivery services will be "quite different" than the drones hobbyists can buy today in stores, says Misener. He provided more details about how these "highly automated" drones will be able to detect obstacles and avoid them during travel.
"These drones are more like horses than cars — and let me explain why. If you have a small tree in your front yard, and you want to bang your car into it for some reason, you can do that . . . but try riding a horse into the tree. It won't do it. The horse will see the tree and go around it. Same way our drones will not run into trees, because they will know not to run into it."
The sky won't be filled with noisy, buzzing drones because of Prime Air.
Anyone who lives near a busy street can attest to just how noisy it is to have delivery trucks and traffic constantly zooming by. Amazon will be contributing a new type of vehicle to the mix when Prime Air eventually launches, but Misener says Amazon's drones won't be too noisy or disruptive. "Dampening the noise" is one challenge the company is looking into, according to Misener.
"But if we design these correctly, they won't be loud and obnoxious and noisy," he said.
Amazon is one of several companies planning to make drone delivery a reality. Google has previously said that it wants to start delivering packages via drone by 2017, and in October Walmart applied to U.S. regulators for permission to test drones for delivery as well.
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Knutsson co-founded Filippa K, with Patrik Kihlborg and Karin Segerblom in 1993.

She was awarded a Patriotiska Sällskapets Näringslivsmedalj in 2010 by the Royal Patriotic Society for the entrepreneurship that has been part of her Swedish business development. The brand Filippa K has been awarded with the Swedish design prize Guldknappen. She has also been awarded with the Gunilla Arhéns Förebildspris 2008.

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Aylesbury United were unable to translate their cup form into the league on Saturday when their gradual slide down the Division One Central table continued with a 2-0 home defeat to Kempston Rovers.
After their fine cup win over Bishops Cleeve in midweek, the Ducks have now dropped to 14th after losing four of their past six league games.
Manager Glyn Creaser stuck to the adage of never change a winning team for the visit of play-off chasing Kempston but the blustery, wet conditions played a big role in preventing United from settling into their usual rhythm.
Indeed, it was the visitors who had the early chances. On three minutes, Jamaine Ivy crossed towards his skipper Ash Fuller, whose shot from 20 yards was miscued and went wide of the target.
However, Fuller was to make amends for that miss in the 16th minute, when he was left unmarked to side foot past Zaki Oualah after a low ball across the face of the goal had evaded the Ducks defenders.
The Ducks eventually got to grips with their opponents and the conditions in a more even passage of play before half-time with Sonny French shooting straight at Carl Knox and Reece Cameron off target.
In the 24th minute, Aylesbury almost equalised in the most unlikely of fashions. A foul on Brito on the halfway line saw Oualah take a wind-assisted free-kick which almost caught Knox out, the visiting keeper having to be alert to palm around the post.
A more orthodox free-kick shortly afterwards from Cameron was the closest the Ducks came in the first-half, his stinging shot from 20 yards again beaten away by Knox.
As half-time approached, the Ducks had one more opportunity to level; a trademark mazy run from French saw the ball fall on the volley to Brito, but again he could only direct his shot wide of the post.
The home side continued to create chances in the second-half with Brito curling a shot off target and then French lashing wildly wide in a glorious chance to equalise.
In the 72nd minute, the visitors scored the all-important second goal. A poor header from Gavin Hinds-Cadette and a scuffed clearance by Ryan Kinnane saw the ball drop to substitute Luke Heneghan 25 yards out and his deflected shot left Oualah helpless.
That virtually killed the game and sealed Kempston's victory, leaving Aylesbury to focus on the League Cup semi-final against St Ives tonight, Tuesday.


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Henko Venter from Pretoria sent Martin Bester a voice note a few days ago saying he will do anything for Afrikaans is Groot tickets. Anything you say, Henko?
Well, Martin Bester then found out that he is a Sharks supporter. Everything changed before the Bulls vs Sharks game at Loftus Versfeld.
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Should owner-operators and carriers get some sort of recognition and regulatory reward for going above and beyond the required basics? That's the question the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is posing.
"Beyond Compliance would include voluntary programs implemented by motor carriers that exceed regulatory requirements, and improve the safety of commercial motor vehicles and drivers operating on the Nations' roadways by reducing the number and severity of crashes," the notice states.
Similarly, the agency cites studies on roll stability control, tire pressure sensors, and lane departure warning systems that demonstrate safety benefits, yet are not mandated.
Indeed, a 2007 Transportation Research Board (TRB) study concluded that Beyond Compliance programs could provide significant incentives for carriers to adopt best practices, but that more research was needed.
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How would FMCSA verify the voluntary technologies or safety programs were being implemented?
The FMCSA notice poses similar, specific questions in its call for public comment.
American Trucking Assns. backs the initiative.
"ATA supports measures to incent, recognize and reward carriers that exceed minimum regulatory requirements and voluntarily adopt progressive tools and technologies," said ATA spokesman Sean McNally. "The development of a 'Gold Standard' program, of sorts, would be a new and creative approach to improving truck safety."
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Porteleky László (Kisújszállás, 1870. február 12. – Csővár, 1953. február 23.) magyar ügyvéd, miniszteri tanácsos, Zala vármegye kormánybiztosa, sportoló, magyar vívó és súlylökő bajnok. Akár róla is mintázhatta Strobl Alajos a múzeumkerti Arany János-szobor egyik mellékalakját, Toldi Miklóst.

Élete
Porteleky László Kisújszálláson született 1870-ben, id. Porteleky László (1841–1910) kántortanító és Horkay Terézia (1840–1910) legidősebb fiaként. A kisújszállási hatosztályos gimnáziumba járt, majd 1886-tól az iglói főgimnázium tanulója volt. 1888-ban érettségizett, majd felvételt nyert a Magyar Királyi Tudományegyetem jog- és államtudományi karára. 1891. október 10-én jogi doktorrá avatták.

1892-től 1907-ig a Magyar Királyi Honvédelmi Minisztériumban dolgozott. Előbb gyakornok, majd miniszteri segédfogalmazó, miniszteri segédtitkár, később miniszteri titkár, végül miniszteri osztálytanácsos lett. A belügyminiszter 1906. február 1-én Zala vármegye teljhatalmú kormánybiztosává nevezte ki. A helyi vezetők kormányellenességét nem tudta megtörni, így március elején leváltották. Utódja Szulyovszky Dezső lett. 1907-ben befejezte a minisztériumi munkát, és nyugdíjazták. Ezután jól menő ügyvédi irodát nyitott Budapesten.

Katonai pályafutása
1888. október 4-én besorozták az állandó hadseregbe. Kétéves katonai szolgálatát ténylegesen 1892. október 1-én kezdte meg a cs. és kir. 32. gyalogezredben. 1893-ban letette a tartalékos tiszti vizsgát és tartalékos hadnagyként a cs. és kir. 15. tábori ágyúsezredhez helyezték át. 1895 és 1899 között három fegyvergyakorlaton vett részt. Katonai szolgálatának főbb helyszínei: Komárom, Gattendorf, Köbölkút, Concurrenz, Dél-Stájerország és Krajna. 1901-től 1906-ig a magyar királyi 1. honvéd huszárezredben szolgált.

Sportolóként
Középiskolás kora óta rendszeresen sportolt. Joghallgatóként a Magyar Atlétikai Club (MAC) tagja lett, annak titkára is volt. Később az egyesület örökös tagjának is megválasztották. Első dokumentált eredményét 1888-ban, a 100 méteres síkfutásban második helyezéssel érte el. Egy évvel később tornászként és vívóként is sikerrel mutatkozott be, majd 1892-ben a Neptun Evezős Egyesület színeiben Bécsben a juniorok között első lett a kormányos négyes csapat tagjaként. Számos sportban jeleskedett: evezett, vívott, birkózott, úszott, teniszezett, ökölvívott, diszkoszt vetett és súlyt lökött, sőt a MAC színeiben védőként még futballozott is.

1896-ban magyar bajnok lett pentatlonban, amely akkor távolugrásból, súlydobásból, egykörös futásból (402 m), gerelydobásból és birkózásból állt. Az 1898-as magyar atlétikai bajnokságon aranyérmes lett súlylökésben, 10,29 méterrel, vívóként 1900-ban nyert magyar bajnokságot. Vívómesterei Keresztessy Lajos, Halász Zsiga és Italo Santelli voltak. 1898-ban Belgrádban Iványi Gyulával együtt tartott bemutatót a korszerű magyar kardvívásról

A versenyszerű sportolást orvosi tanácsra 66 évesen fejezte be. Sportvezetőként számos tisztséget töltött be. Barátai tréfásan Sportelekynek nevezték.

Eredményei

A Toldi-szobor modelljeként
Egyetemi éveiben kidolgozott izomzatú sportolóként Strobl Alajos szobrászművész modellként alkalmazta az Arany János-szobor Toldi alakjának megmintázásakor. A szobrász Portelekyt a Rudas gyógyfürdőben szólította meg, és kérte fel modelljének. Porteleky bevallása szerint csak a karja szolgált alapul Toldi karjához, ugyanis majdnem 40 centiméter körméretű felkarokkal bírt. Később Pekár Gyula azt terjesztette, hogy a szoborhoz ő állt modellt, de mint kiderült, Strobl vele sem volt elégedett. Egyes források szerint Toldi alakját az ország tornászbajnokáról, az MTK-s Müller Dávidról mintázta.

A "Pesti gavallér"
Porteleky ismert résztvevője volt a századfordulón Pest társadalmi életének, gyakran lehetett vele találkozni közösségi, jótékony célú összejöveteleken, estélyeken, bálokon, ahová legtöbbször családjával érkezett. "Pest gavallérjaként" is emlegették. Sokszor keveredett heves vitába különböző egyesületi sportbarátaival, újságírókkal, különböző tisztségviselőkkel vagy politikusokkal. Ezeknek a vitáknak nem egyszer párbaj lett a vége. Porteleky párbajairól többször is beszámolt a korabeli sajtó. 1900-ban Füzeséry Árpáddal vívott kardpárbajt. Az első összecsapást követően mindketten harcképtelenné váltak. A felek a párbaj után nem békültek ki. 1903-ban Aranyossy Benő önkéntessel ismeretlen okból előbb pisztoly-, majd kardpárbajt vívott. Aranyossy a vívás során súlyosan megsérült. Porteleky többször volt különböző párbajokban valamelyik fél segéde is. 1905-ben ifj. Tisza Istvánnak, a miniszterelnök fiának Horváth Iván joghallgatóval vívott véres kardpárbajánál segédkezett.

Az első világháborúban
Az első világháború idején tartalékos hadnagyként a szerb fronton harcolt. 1916. március 26-án Ferenc József magyar király a háború teljes időtartamára népfelkelő hadnaggyá nevezte ki, majd népfelkelő honvéd huszár százados lett. Szolgálataiért Károly-csapatkereszt Háborús Emlékérem a kardokkal kitüntetést kapta.

A háború után
Az első világháború után hazatért Kisújszállásra és 1919-ben újranyitotta ügyvédi irodáját. Sokan A szegények ügyvédje-ként emlegették. Élénken részt vett a közéletben is, megszámlálhatatlan egyesületben és szervezetben vállalt vezető szerepet. 1924-től 1935-ig a Kisújszállási Önkéntes Tűzoltó Egyesület főparancsnoka volt.

1939 júliusában a Felvidékre, felesége szülővárosába, Nyitrára költözött, azonban nagyjából egy évnyi ott-tartózkodást követően a szlovák hatóságok az ország elhagyására kényszerítették. Galgagyörkre, végül Csővárra költöztek. Ott is hunyt el 1953-ban, aggkori végelgyengülésben. Sírja a csővári evangélikus egyházi temetőben található.

Magánélete
Porteleky hatalmas, daliás termetű, rendkívüli testi adottságokkal bíró, fegyelmezett, higgadt és határozott egyéniség volt. Rokonszenves, szerény, mélységesen emberséges természete révén köztisztelet övezte. Németül, franciául és angolul is beszélt.

Házasságai és leszármazottjai
1899. október 2-án Budapesten feleségül vette Jurenák Ilonát (1878–1937). 1905. február 7-én elváltak. Házasságukból két gyermekük született:

 György (1900) újszülöttként meghalt
 Magdolna (1903–?). Férje dr. Szirmay Lajos törvényszéki bíró

1905. augusztus 20-án újranősült, Nyitrán feleségül vette Szécsy Valériát (1886–1959). Négy gyermekük született:

 Valéria (1909–1959) okleveles gyógyszerész, tőrvívóbajnok. Férje Holzheim Béla (1904–?), a váci püspöki uradalom főintézője.
Ferenc (1911–?) jogász, kinevezett törvényszéki bíró, költő, országos kardvívóbajnok. Felesége Pál Anna földrajz-történelem szakos középiskolai tanár.
Margit (1917–2012) tanítónő, operaénekes. Férje Derzsenyi Tibor jogász.
Mária (Marika, 1925–1938) gyermekkorában vesegyulladásban meghalt.

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Емайигі (), Ембах (, ; ) — річка в Естонії, належить до басейну річки Нарва. Назва Емайигі перекладається з естонської як мати-річка. У нижній течії є судноплавною. На березі річки розташовано місто Тарту.

Основні відомості
Довжина — 218 км, площа басейну — 9 960 км2. Витікає з озера Пюхаярв, ділянка довжиною 82 км до озера Виртс'ярв називається Вяйке Емайигі, нижня течія річки від цього озера — Суур-Емайигі (101 км). Впадає до Чудського озера. Середній витік води в гирлі становить близько 72 м3/с.

До Емайигі впадає річка Амме, що витікає з озера Куремаа.

Річка в історії
1030 року на березі річки Омовжі загін Ярослава Мудрого заклав місто Юріїв (нині Тарту).

1234 року в битві на Омовжі князь Ярослав Всеволодович на чолі новгородсько-владимирського війська розбив сили Ордена мечоносців.

1341 року після того, як лівонські німці убили в Лотиголі псковських послів, посадник псковський Ілля Борисович, не дочекавшись допомоги ані від Новгорода, ані від Ольгерда, ходив із псковичами на Омовжу, і 2 травня розбив німецькі поселення на обох берегах цієї річки.

Посилання

 Енциклопедія Брокгауза і Єфрона. Стаття «Ембах»
 ВРЕ. Стаття «Емайигі»

Примітки

Річки Естонії


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Sir Tim Rice was educated at St Albans and Lancing College. His partnership with Andrew Lloyd Webber produced three successful musicals (as above). Later musicals include Chess and Blondel. He has received three Oscars for his lyrics for Disney's Aladdin, The Lion King and for the song 'You Must Have Me' from Evita. He was knighted in 1994
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using std::min;
using std::max;
using std::swap;
using std::reverse;

#include <vector>
using std::vector;

#include "base/integral_types.h"
#include "base/logging.h"
#include "testing/base/public/gunit.h"
#include "s2cellid.h"
#include "s2cell.h"
#include "s2cap.h"
#include "s2testing.h"
#include "s2regioncoverer.h"

TEST(S2CellUnion, Basic) {
  S2CellUnion empty;
  vector<S2CellId> ids;
  empty.Init(ids);
  EXPECT_EQ(0, empty.num_cells());

  S2CellId face1_id = S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(1, 0, 0);
  S2CellUnion face1_union;
  ids.push_back(face1_id);
  face1_union.Init(ids);
  EXPECT_EQ(1, face1_union.num_cells());
  EXPECT_EQ(face1_id, face1_union.cell_id(0));

  S2CellId face2_id = S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(2, 0, 0);
  S2CellUnion face2_union;
  vector<uint64> cell_ids;
  cell_ids.push_back(face2_id.id());
  face2_union.Init(cell_ids);
  EXPECT_EQ(1, face2_union.num_cells());
  EXPECT_EQ(face2_id, face2_union.cell_id(0));

  S2Cell face1_cell(face1_id);
  S2Cell face2_cell(face2_id);
  EXPECT_TRUE(face1_union.Contains(face1_cell));
  EXPECT_TRUE(!face1_union.Contains(face2_cell));
}

static S2Testing::Random& rnd = S2Testing::rnd;

static void AddCells(S2CellId const& id, bool selected,
                     vector<S2CellId> *input, vector<S2CellId> *expected) {
  // Decides whether to add "id" and/or some of its descendants to the
  // test case.  If "selected" is true, then the region covered by "id"
  // *must* be added to the test case (either by adding "id" itself, or
  // some combination of its descendants, or both).  If cell ids are to
  // the test case "input", then the corresponding expected result after
  // simplification is added to "expected".

  if (id == S2CellId::None()) {
    // Initial call: decide whether to add cell(s) from each face.
    for (int face = 0; face < 6; ++face) {
      AddCells(S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(face, 0, 0), false, input, expected);
    }
    return;
  }
  if (id.is_leaf()) {
    // The rnd.OneIn() call below ensures that the parent of a leaf cell
    // will always be selected (if we make it that far down the hierarchy).
    DCHECK(selected);
    input->push_back(id);
    return;
  }
  // The following code ensures that the probability of selecting a cell
  // at each level is approximately the same, i.e. we test normalization
  // of cells at all levels.
  if (!selected && rnd.OneIn(S2CellId::kMaxLevel - id.level())) {
    // Once a cell has been selected, the expected output is predetermined.
    // We then make sure that cells are selected that will normalize to
    // the desired output.
    expected->push_back(id);
    selected = true;
  }

  // With the rnd.OneIn() constants below, this function adds an average
  // of 5/6 * (kMaxLevel - level) cells to "input" where "level" is the
  // level at which the cell was first selected (level 15 on average).
  // Therefore the average number of input cells in a test case is about
  // (5/6 * 15 * 6) = 75.  The average number of output cells is about 6.

  // If a cell is selected, we add it to "input" with probability 5/6.
  bool added = false;
  if (selected && !rnd.OneIn(6)) {
    input->push_back(id);
    added = true;
  }
  int num_children = 0;
  S2CellId child = id.child_begin();
  for (int pos = 0; pos < 4; ++pos, child = child.next()) {
    // If the cell is selected, on average we recurse on 4/12 = 1/3 child.
    // This intentionally may result in a cell and some of its children
    // being included in the test case.
    //
    // If the cell is not selected, on average we recurse on one child.
    // We also make sure that we do not recurse on all 4 children, since
    // then we might include all 4 children in the input case by accident
    // (in which case the expected output would not be correct).
    if (rnd.OneIn(selected ? 12 : 4) && num_children < 3) {
      AddCells(child, selected, input, expected);
      ++num_children;
    }
    // If this cell was selected but the cell itself was not added, we
    // must ensure that all 4 children (or some combination of their
    // descendants) are added.
    if (selected && !added) AddCells(child, selected, input, expected);
  }
}

TEST(S2CellUnion, Normalize) {
  // Try a bunch of random test cases, and keep track of average
  // statistics for normalization (to see if they agree with the
  // analysis above).
  S2CellUnion cellunion;
  double in_sum = 0, out_sum = 0;
  static int const kIters = 2000;
  for (int i = 0; i < kIters; ++i) {
    vector<S2CellId> input, expected;
    AddCells(S2CellId::None(), false, &input, &expected);
    in_sum += input.size();
    out_sum += expected.size();
    cellunion.Init(input);
    EXPECT_EQ(expected.size(), cellunion.num_cells());
    for (int i = 0; i < expected.size(); ++i) {
      EXPECT_EQ(expected[i], cellunion.cell_id(i));
    }

    // Test GetCapBound().
    S2Cap cap = cellunion.GetCapBound();
    for (int i = 0; i < cellunion.num_cells(); ++i) {
      EXPECT_TRUE(cap.Contains(S2Cell(cellunion.cell_id(i))));
    }

    // Test Contains(S2CellId) and Intersects(S2CellId).
    for (int j = 0; j < input.size(); ++j) {
      EXPECT_TRUE(cellunion.Contains(input[j]));
      EXPECT_TRUE(cellunion.Contains(input[j].ToPoint()));
      EXPECT_TRUE(cellunion.VirtualContainsPoint(input[j].ToPoint()));
      EXPECT_TRUE(cellunion.Intersects(input[j]));
      if (!input[j].is_face()) {
        EXPECT_TRUE(cellunion.Intersects(input[j].parent()));
        if (input[j].level() > 1) {
          EXPECT_TRUE(cellunion.Intersects(input[j].parent().parent()));
          EXPECT_TRUE(cellunion.Intersects(input[j].parent(0)));
        }
      }
      if (!input[j].is_leaf()) {
        EXPECT_TRUE(cellunion.Contains(input[j].child_begin()));
        EXPECT_TRUE(cellunion.Intersects(input[j].child_begin()));
        EXPECT_TRUE(cellunion.Contains(input[j].child_end().prev()));
        EXPECT_TRUE(cellunion.Intersects(input[j].child_end().prev()));
        EXPECT_TRUE(cellunion.Contains(
                        input[j].child_begin(S2CellId::kMaxLevel)));
        EXPECT_TRUE(cellunion.Intersects(
                        input[j].child_begin(S2CellId::kMaxLevel)));
      }
    }
    for (int j = 0; j < expected.size(); ++j) {
      if (!expected[j].is_face()) {
        EXPECT_TRUE(!cellunion.Contains(expected[j].parent()));
        EXPECT_TRUE(!cellunion.Contains(expected[j].parent(0)));
      }
    }

    // Test Contains(S2CellUnion*), Intersects(S2CellUnion*),
    // GetUnion(), GetIntersection(), and GetDifference().
    vector<S2CellId> x, y, x_or_y, x_and_y;
    for (int j = 0; j < input.size(); ++j) {
      bool in_x = rnd.OneIn(2);
      bool in_y = rnd.OneIn(2);
      if (in_x) x.push_back(input[j]);
      if (in_y) y.push_back(input[j]);
      if (in_x || in_y) x_or_y.push_back(input[j]);
    }
    S2CellUnion xcells, ycells, x_or_y_expected, x_and_y_expected;
    xcells.Init(x);
    ycells.Init(y);
    x_or_y_expected.Init(x_or_y);

    S2CellUnion x_or_y_cells;
    x_or_y_cells.GetUnion(&xcells, &ycells);
    EXPECT_TRUE(x_or_y_cells == x_or_y_expected);

    // Compute the intersection of "x" with each cell of "y",
    // check that this intersection is correct, and append the
    // results to x_and_y_expected.
    for (int j = 0; j < ycells.num_cells(); ++j) {
      S2CellId yid = ycells.cell_id(j);
      S2CellUnion u;
      u.GetIntersection(&xcells, yid);
      for (int k = 0; k < xcells.num_cells(); ++k) {
        S2CellId xid = xcells.cell_id(k);
        if (xid.contains(yid)) {
          EXPECT_TRUE(u.num_cells() == 1 && u.cell_id(0) == yid);
        } else if (yid.contains(xid)) {
          EXPECT_TRUE(u.Contains(xid));
        }
      }
      for (int k = 0; k < u.num_cells(); ++k) {
        EXPECT_TRUE(xcells.Contains(u.cell_id(k)));
        EXPECT_TRUE(yid.contains(u.cell_id(k)));
      }
      x_and_y.insert(x_and_y.end(), u.cell_ids().begin(), u.cell_ids().end());
    }
    x_and_y_expected.Init(x_and_y);

    S2CellUnion x_and_y_cells;
    x_and_y_cells.GetIntersection(&xcells, &ycells);
    EXPECT_TRUE(x_and_y_cells == x_and_y_expected);

    S2CellUnion x_minus_y_cells, y_minus_x_cells;
    x_minus_y_cells.GetDifference(&xcells, &ycells);
    y_minus_x_cells.GetDifference(&ycells, &xcells);
    EXPECT_TRUE(xcells.Contains(&x_minus_y_cells));
    EXPECT_TRUE(!x_minus_y_cells.Intersects(&ycells));
    EXPECT_TRUE(ycells.Contains(&y_minus_x_cells));
    EXPECT_TRUE(!y_minus_x_cells.Intersects(&xcells));
    EXPECT_TRUE(!x_minus_y_cells.Intersects(&y_minus_x_cells));
    S2CellUnion diff_union;
    diff_union.GetUnion(&x_minus_y_cells, &y_minus_x_cells);
    S2CellUnion diff_intersection_union;
    diff_intersection_union.GetUnion(&diff_union, &x_and_y_cells);
    EXPECT_TRUE(diff_intersection_union == x_or_y_cells);

    vector<S2CellId> test, dummy;
    AddCells(S2CellId::None(), false, &test, &dummy);
    for (int j = 0; j < test.size(); ++j) {
      bool contains = false, intersects = false;
      for (int k = 0; k < expected.size(); ++k) {
        if (expected[k].contains(test[j])) contains = true;
        if (expected[k].intersects(test[j])) intersects = true;
      }
      EXPECT_EQ(contains, cellunion.Contains(test[j]));
      EXPECT_EQ(intersects, cellunion.Intersects(test[j]));
    }

  }
  printf("avg in %.2f, avg out %.2f\n", in_sum / kIters, out_sum / kIters);
}

static double GetMaxAngle(S2CellUnion const& covering, S2Point const& axis) {
  double max_angle = 0;
  for (int i = 0; i < covering.num_cells(); ++i) {
    S2Cell cell(covering.cell_id(i));
    S2Cap cell_cap = cell.GetCapBound();
    double angle = axis.Angle(cell_cap.axis()) + cell_cap.angle().radians();
    max_angle = max(max_angle, angle);
  }
  return max_angle;
}

TEST(S2CellUnion, Expand) {
  // This test generates coverings for caps of random sizes, and expands
  // the coverings by a random radius, and then make sure that the new
  // covering covers the expanded cap.  It also makes sure that the
  // new covering is not too much larger than expected.

  S2RegionCoverer coverer;
  for (int i = 0; i < 1000; ++i) {
    S2Cap cap = S2Testing::GetRandomCap(
        S2Cell::AverageArea(S2CellId::kMaxLevel), 4 * M_PI);

    // Expand the cap by a random factor whose log is uniformly distributed
    // between 0 and log(1e2).
    S2Cap expanded_cap = S2Cap::FromAxisHeight(
        cap.axis(), min(2.0, pow(1e2, rnd.RandDouble()) * cap.height()));

    double radius = expanded_cap.angle().radians() - cap.angle().radians();
    int max_level_diff = rnd.Uniform(8);

    S2CellUnion covering;
    coverer.set_max_cells(1 + rnd.Skewed(10));
    coverer.GetCellUnion(cap, &covering);
    S2Testing::CheckCovering(cap, covering, true);

    double max_angle = GetMaxAngle(covering, cap.axis());
    int min_level = S2CellId::kMaxLevel;
    for (int i = 0; i < covering.num_cells(); ++i) {
      min_level = min(min_level, covering.cell_id(i).level());
    }
    covering.Expand(S1Angle::Radians(radius), max_level_diff);
    S2Testing::CheckCovering(expanded_cap, covering, false);

    int expand_level = min(min_level + max_level_diff,
                           S2::kMinWidth.GetMaxLevel(radius));
    double expanded_max_angle = GetMaxAngle(covering, cap.axis());

    // If the covering includes a tiny cell along the boundary, in theory the
    // maximum angle of the covering from the cap axis can increase by up to
    // twice the maximum length of a cell diagonal.  We allow for an increase
    // of slightly more than this because cell bounding caps are not exact.
    EXPECT_LE(expanded_max_angle - max_angle,
              2.02 * S2::kMaxDiag.GetValue(expand_level));
    // TODO(user): This fails for some random seeds,
    // e.g. initialize the random seed to 3 in s2testing.cc.  This
    // means the assumption above is incorrect and needs to be
    // revisited.
  }
}

static void TestInitFromRange(S2CellId const& min_id,
                              S2CellId const& max_id) {
  S2CellUnion cell_union;
  cell_union.InitFromRange(min_id, max_id);
  vector<S2CellId> const& cell_ids = cell_union.cell_ids();

  EXPECT_GT(cell_ids.size(), 0);
  EXPECT_EQ(min_id, cell_ids.front().range_min());
  EXPECT_EQ(max_id, cell_ids.back().range_max());
  for (int i = 1; i < cell_ids.size(); ++i) {
    EXPECT_EQ(cell_ids[i].range_min(), cell_ids[i-1].range_max().next());
  }
  EXPECT_FALSE(cell_union.Normalize());
}

TEST(S2CellUnion, InitFromRange) {
  // Check the very first leaf cell and face cell.
  S2CellId face1_id = S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(0, 0, 0);
  TestInitFromRange(face1_id.range_min(), face1_id.range_min());
  TestInitFromRange(face1_id.range_min(), face1_id.range_max());

  // Check the very last leaf cell and face cell.
  S2CellId face5_id = S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(5, 0, 0);
  TestInitFromRange(face1_id.range_min(), face1_id.range_max());
  TestInitFromRange(face1_id.range_max(), face1_id.range_max());

  // Check random ranges of leaf cells.
  for (int i = 0; i < 100; ++i) {
    S2CellId x = S2Testing::GetRandomCellId(S2CellId::kMaxLevel);
    S2CellId y = S2Testing::GetRandomCellId(S2CellId::kMaxLevel);
    if (x > y) swap(x, y);
    TestInitFromRange(x, y);
  }
}

TEST(S2CellUnion, Empty) {
  S2CellUnion empty_cell_union;
  S2CellId face1_id = S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(1, 0, 0);

  // Normalize()
  empty_cell_union.Normalize();
  EXPECT_EQ(0, empty_cell_union.num_cells());

  // Denormalize(...)
  vector<S2CellId> output;
  empty_cell_union.Denormalize(0, 2, &output);
  EXPECT_EQ(0, empty_cell_union.num_cells());

  // Pack(...)
  empty_cell_union.Pack();

  // Contains(...)
  EXPECT_FALSE(empty_cell_union.Contains(face1_id));
  EXPECT_TRUE(empty_cell_union.Contains(&empty_cell_union));

  // Intersects(...)
  EXPECT_FALSE(empty_cell_union.Intersects(face1_id));
  EXPECT_FALSE(empty_cell_union.Intersects(&empty_cell_union));

  // GetUnion(...)
  S2CellUnion cell_union;
  cell_union.GetUnion(&empty_cell_union, &empty_cell_union);
  EXPECT_EQ(0, cell_union.num_cells());

  // GetIntersection(...)
  S2CellUnion intersection;
  intersection.GetIntersection(&empty_cell_union, face1_id);
  EXPECT_EQ(0, intersection.num_cells());
  intersection.GetIntersection(&empty_cell_union, &empty_cell_union);
  EXPECT_EQ(0, intersection.num_cells());

  // GetDifference(...)
  S2CellUnion difference;
  difference.GetDifference(&empty_cell_union, &empty_cell_union);
  EXPECT_EQ(0, difference.num_cells());

  // Expand(...)
  empty_cell_union.Expand(S1Angle::Radians(1), 20);
  EXPECT_EQ(0, empty_cell_union.num_cells());
  empty_cell_union.Expand(10);
  EXPECT_EQ(0, empty_cell_union.num_cells());
}

TEST(S2CellUnion, Detach) {
  S2CellId face1_id = S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(1, 0, 0);
  S2CellUnion face1_union;
  vector<S2CellId> ids;
  ids.push_back(face1_id);
  face1_union.Init(ids);
  ASSERT_EQ(1, face1_union.num_cells());
  EXPECT_EQ(face1_id, face1_union.cell_id(0));

  vector<S2CellId> retrieve;
  retrieve.push_back(S2CellId::Sentinel());
  face1_union.Detach(&retrieve);
  ASSERT_EQ(1, retrieve.size());
  EXPECT_EQ(face1_id, retrieve[0]);
  EXPECT_EQ(0, face1_union.num_cells());
}

TEST(S2CellUnion, LeafCellsCovered) {
  S2CellUnion cell_union;

  // empty union
  EXPECT_EQ(0, cell_union.LeafCellsCovered());

  vector<S2CellId> ids;
  ids.push_back(S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(
      0, (1ULL << ((S2CellId::kMaxLevel << 1) - 1)), S2CellId::kMaxLevel));
  // One leaf on face 0.
  cell_union.Init(ids);
  EXPECT_EQ(1ULL, cell_union.LeafCellsCovered());

  // Face 0.
  ids.push_back(S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(0, 0, 0));
  cell_union.Init(ids);
  EXPECT_EQ(1ULL << 60, cell_union.LeafCellsCovered());
  // Five faces.
  cell_union.Expand(0);
  EXPECT_EQ(5ULL << 60, cell_union.LeafCellsCovered());
  // Whole world.
  cell_union.Expand(0);
  EXPECT_EQ(6ULL << 60, cell_union.LeafCellsCovered());

  // Add some disjoint cells.
  ids.push_back(S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(1, 0, 1));
  ids.push_back(S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(2, 0, 2));
  ids.push_back(S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(2, (1ULL << 60), 2));
  ids.push_back(S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(3, 0, 14));
  ids.push_back(S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(4, (1ULL << 60), 15));
  ids.push_back(S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(4, 0, 27));
  ids.push_back(S2CellId::FromFacePosLevel(5, 0, 30));
  cell_union.Init(ids);
  uint64 expected = 1ULL + (1ULL << 6) + (1ULL << 30) + (1ULL << 32) +
      (2ULL << 56) + (1ULL << 58) + (1ULL << 60);
  EXPECT_EQ(expected, cell_union.LeafCellsCovered());
}

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New Roster Shake-Up for the Miami Heat
Jack Meyer, Sports Editor
After five seasons with the Miami Heat, it appears Tyler Johnson's time with the team has come to an end. The Heat agreed to trade Johnson and Wayne Ellington to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for forward Ryan Anderson. Here is a look at what each player will bring their new team.
Johnson went undrafted in 2014 and spent two months with the Heat's G League affiliated team, the Sioux Falls Skyforce. On Jan. 12, 2015, the Heat signed Johnson to a 10-day contract. Despite initially not resigning him, the Heat eventually offered Johnson a two-year deal on Feb. 8, 2015. During these two years, Johnson performed well enough to receive a four-year, $50 million offer from the Brooklyn Nets in the 2016 offseason. However, since Johnson was a restricted free agent at the time, the Heat matched the offer sheet and Johnson remained with Miami.
Johnson had a career best year in the 2016-17 season; however, he did not demonstrate the improvements the team hoped he would make over the course of the contract. Johnson is slated to make approximately $19 million next season in Phoenix; while Johnson is still a solid player, Heat fans find him not worth the steep price. Over his five-year career in Miami, Johnson averaged 11.0 points per game, 3.3 rebounds per game, 2.5 assists per game and 0.9 steals per game. Johnson will likely receive significant minutes with the Suns, who struggled at the point guard position over the course of the season. While Johnson is primarily a shooting guard, his versatility allows for him to also play at point guard if needed.
Miami also let go of sharpshooter Wayne Ellington in the trade, but he is not expected to stay in Phoenix for long. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Ellington is working with the Suns to be waived so he can join a playoff contender. Ellington came to Miami after Dwyane Wade's 2016 departure to the Bulls. He was primarily added in order to add depth to the rotation. He made an immediate impact and had the best year of his career in the 2017-18 season when he was selected to participate in the NBA Three Point Contest. However, Ellington has shot a career low 37.5 percent from the field in the 2018-2019 season and has fallen out of the Heat's rotation. In his three years with the Heat, Ellington averaged 10.5 points per game, 2.4 rebounds per game and 1.1 assists per game while making 40.7 percent of his field goals and 38.4 percent of his three-pointers.
In exchange for Johnson and Ellington, the Heat received Ryan Anderson from the Suns. Anderson, who is 30 years old, had a strong run with the New Orleans Pelicans from 2012 to 2016. During his time with the Pelicans, Anderson averaged 16.1 points per game, 5.9 rebounds per game and 1.1 assists per game. However, after leaving the Pelicans to sign a four-year, $80 million deal with the Rockets, Anderson's career took a turn for the worse. Anderson became less effective over time, and was eventually traded to the Phoenix Suns in the 2018 offseason. However, since the Suns are looking to develop their younger players, Anderson received significantly less playing time in Phoenix due to his age. Anderson has not played in an NBA game since Nov. 30, 2018. He will be looking to bounce back on the court in Miami, a team that could use some help at the power forward position. It will be interesting to see how this trade plays out for both parties involved.


The sixth-generation Volkswagen Polo represents a big break from its predecessor. It has been conceived and developed anew from the ground up in a design and engineering programme with the mechanically identical new Seat Ibiza and upcoming fourth-generation Skoda Fabia, together with a production version of the company's T-Cross Breeze compact SUV concept, and the Skoda Karoq and Seat Arona SUVs.
Based on the latest generation of the German car maker's MQB platform architecture, specially adapted for the compact car class, the new Polo has grown significantly: it is 4053mm long, 1751mm wide and 1446mm high. That makes it 81mm longer, 63mm wider and 7mm lower than its predecessor. It has a wheelbase of 2564mm, 92mm longer than the previous model, while the track widths are up by 62mm at the front (to 1525mm) and 49mm at the rear (to 1505mm), giving it a considerably larger footprint.
Set for UK deliveries in November, it will be produced in five-door hatchback form only; the three-door version has been consigned to the history books after a run of more than 42 years. Buyers are offered the choice of up to six engines in the launch line-up – the most powerful of which is the turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder unit in the Polo GTi, which will enter production next year with 197bhp, which matches the Ford Fiesta ST.
The initial line-up comes with the choice of two naturally aspirated 1.0-litre mulit-point fuel-injected three-cylinder petrol engines, with 64bhp or 74bhp. The sweet spot in the range, though, is the new turbocharged 1.0-litre direct-injected three-cylinder petrol unit, which serves up 94bhp or, as tested here, 113bhp in the 1.0 TSI.
There's also a model running Volkswagen's new turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, producing 148bhp. Officials hint that it will likely come in 128bhp form at a later date. There is a single diesel engine, a turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder unit with an SCR filter, offering either 80bhp or 95bhp. In selected markets, there's also a new natural gas variant of the turbocharged 1.0-litre three-cylinder with 90bhp. The engines are mated to either a standard five- or six-speed manual or optional seven-speed dual clutch automatic.
Grown up. That description applies well to the new Polo. As well as gaining in size, it has improved in other areas, not least refinement, which is now very much the best in its class. Upcoming comparison tests will reveal if the car can top rivals such as the latest Ford Fiesta, Renault Clio and Nissan Micra, as well as its sister Ibiza and Fabia models, for overall competency but, in isolation, it is a very convincing package that will appeal to a wide range of buyers.
It is a smart and thoroughly modern-looking car, with interesting proportions, crisp lines and a confident stance. The key exterior design feature is a double swage line that provides the flanks with a more defined shoulder line. The body is constructed to a level of quality that shames many compact car rivals, with thin panel gaps, well-integrated features and exacting tolerances. You expect this level of fit and finish in the premium car ranks, but it is not a given at this end of the market.
Inside, it delivers a nice balance between customary Volkswagen control simplicity and youthful design flare, with a contemporary-looking cabin dominated by a rather high-mounted dashboard. Available with a wide range of different trim elements and eight colour combinations, it features familiar analogue instruments and a 6.5in touchscreen as standard. VW's 11.7in Active Info Display digital instrument system is available as an option, along with an 8.0in touchscreen.
The dashboard materials, in the top section at least, are soft to touch, with expensive-looking texturing. The seats offer a wide range of adjustment and are supportive with firm cushioning and good side support. Drawing on technology already introduced on the Golf, the new Polo comes with VW's Front Assist, City Emergency Braking and Pedestrian Monitoring systems, a tyre pressure monitoring function and a hill holder function as standard.
Overall vision is less impressive, hampered by the relatively heavy rake of the windscreen and prominent cowl of the instrument binnacle. That leaves a surprisingly narrow line of sight from the driver's seat. The overall interior quality is also spoilt by some rather hard plastic surfaces, especially between the front seats within the centre console.
For a car billed as being conceived for the digital age, the lack of a USB port as standard in any of the three specification lines is a major oversight. Model hierarchy plays a role here, of course: too much equipment would push the Polo too close to the Golf, so Wolfsburg has consciously dumbed it down to keep a respectable distance to its larger sibling – while also making it more profitable.
The increase in external dimensions means there's a greater feeling of space up front; the generous width of the footwells, improved shoulder room and excellent head room being particular strong points. Accommodation in the rear has also increased, although with a higher waistline and shallower rear window you feel a little more enclosed than before. The Polo can accommodate five at a pinch, though VW admits it has been conceived more for four. It also offers a significant 71 litres more luggage space than its predecessor, at 351 litres.
The maturity evident in other areas is manifested in excellent on-road qualities. Delivering 113bhp at 5000rpm, the 1.0 TSI is nippy in nature, delivering determined acceleration on a loaded throttle in lower ratios. There is a hint of low-end turbocharger lag off the line, although the interruption is only fleeting. Once spinning freely, the new engine is smooth and willing through the gears. With 129lb ft on tap from 2000rpm through to 3500rpm, it also boasts a nice flexible nature that sees it pull taller gear at low revs out on the open road without too much fuss. The suppression of engine noise and vibration is vastly improved over the old Polo.
The standard six-speed manual gearbox is light and easy to operate, although it is notchy and has a tendency to baulk when rushed through the gates. The optional seven-speed dual clutch unit provides automatic shifting, but is sometimes a little hesitant on downshifts. VW claims a 0-62mph time of 10.8sec and 116mph top speed.
The adoption of the MQB platform has brought a significant increase in rigidity and stiffness over the old Polo. Volkswagen says stiffness has increased from 14,00Nm per degree to more than 18,000Nm per degree. The result is a supple and superbly controlled ride. Even on badly pitted bitumen with the optional 17in alloy wheels and 215/45 profile tyres worn by our test car, it proved outstanding. The combination of superb damping control and fine absorption qualities bring a new-found calmness to the chassis, making for relaxed traits, both around town and on extended motorway runs.
Light and precise electric power steering makes the new Polo impressively manoeuvrable in tight spaces and it feels right at home in city traffic. Dynamically, it is a clear improvement on the earlier Polo, thanks to the inherent qualities of its new platform and a reworked suspension featuring MacPherson struts up front and a thoroughly revised torsion beam arrangement at the rear. Compared with some rivals, though, it lacks the intrinsic character to make its handling truly entertaining.
The wider tracks help the front wheels grip well, resisting the urge to push on even when hustled through a series of constant radius bends. The body movements are also nicely controlled, with progressive but never overwhelming lean. It achieves most of what you ask of it with imbibing efficiency, but it is sadly without great charisma.
The new Polo is a very good car, although not without its faults. Its styling is more expressive than ever before, the interior feels more upmarket and its increased dimensions make it more practical and accommodating than ever before. It also drives extremely well in combination with the 113bhp turbocharged 1.0-litre three-cylinder, delivering a quiet and absorbent ride, with direct and precise handling traits.
It's also a thoroughly well-built car with outstanding quality and the sort of finish to match any rival hatchback. In many aspects, it feels like a smaller Golf - very much a compliment for a car aiming to rise above the Fiesta, Clio, Micra, Ibiza and Fabia. You can detect the odd cost-cutting measure, most notably within the interior, although they are largely outweighed by the overall competence of the new Polo.
On the strength of what we've seen so far, the new Polo is surely set to continue the success of its previous generations.
Why so wide? This is a car that will spend most its time in crowded towns and cities.
Looking at its size, it's now bigger than the MK 2 Golf!
Mk2?? It's very nearly as big as the Mk4! The Mk2 was surpassed some time ago.
The world is geting bigger so cars can be bigger.
Global warming makes the planet hotter, thus causing to world expand. Therefore, roads become longer and wider and so we can have bigger cars to fit on our now enormous highways.
This also explains why road tax is so much higher. and not all roads have reacted well to being stretched, hence the increasing number of potholes.
Better looking than any Golf IMO. Would be an interesting test: Polo 2018 vs Golf III, in terms of space and comfort. Not performance per se.
Looks somewhat ungainly in the pictures especially from the front. The rear looks like a cross between a Ford KA+ and previous generation 1 series.
Seems like a fairly average review for the driving side of it, apart from refinement.
There was a time (Launch of the XJ6 in the late 60's) when 205 section tyres were considered truly enormous....now here is a damn shopping trolley with 215/45's!!! Is this strictly necessary in a world where few countries have a speed limit over 80 mph?
I mean the car has grown substantially over the years with every new iteration, now again....at what point does the Polo stop being a 'Polo' and become a 'Golf' ?
Is the best VW town car. This new Polo is too big, too expensive and too boring. If you want boring at a lower price buy a Fabia. If you want a Polo with some panache buy an Ibiza.
How one could call this design "expressive" is beyond me. I call it dull (or ugly).


5 things I wish I knew before I started sewing.
1. It's ok to mess up.
We've all do it. We've all piled so much pressure on ourselves and when something went wrong we left the unfinished garment in a crumpled mess on the floor in a corner. I've admitted defeat on one or more handmade garments. I've still got to pick them up and see what I can do to rectify the mistakes but for now, they sit it a small pile away from my view!
At the moment I'm amending a shoulder sleeve due to them being lopsided – don't know how I managed but this is going to be worthwhile in the long run as it's one of my favourite makes so far despite the sleeve issue. Making mistakes is also learning from them, how else are you going to learn and stretch that skill base?
I'm very lucky to have such a good teacher at the sewing class that I go to. I also have a couple of very good sewing buddies I can bounce off ideas and problems with alongside a fantastic community on Instagram too.
Pattern sizes are completely differencing to ready to wear sizes (RTW). Please don't buy a pattern and go on you RTW as you'll have a garment that won't fit once you put all that time, effort and lovely material (and dosh!) into it.
Measure yourself. Take that tape measure (grab a friend if you need help!) and jot down your measurements. Pattern companies can differ in finishing measurements, so check each new pattern before you start the project!
Again. Check, check, check! Read your instructions a couple of times before you even start the process of cutting out. Highlight the seam allowances on each step.
Get yourself a seam guide and test to see if your seam allowance is really 1/4". Same with 1/2″ and so on.
When you find the spot on your machine that is 1/4" mark it with washi or masking tape that way you won't forget where it is.
5. Invest in a basic sewing kit.
Scissors (Straight, pinking, little snippers for cutting little threads and ones for paper), Measuring Tape, chalk, pins and a seam ripper is all a good start and then you can add more, such as hand sewing needles, extra bobbins (make sure you get the right ones for your machine as there are not universal where as are machine needles are), pin cushion (homemade or bought). This list could go on for miles (trust me!) but get the basics and add from that, which should keep you right!


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By Don R. Hancock, Hancock & McGill, Attorneys At Law
Determining who has the right to select the title company to close and insure a residential transaction can sometimes be an emotional and controversial issue. Although most residential buyers and sellers couldn't care less who closes the transaction, most real estate agents have a favorite title company or closer with whom they prefer to do business.
The accepted business practice in central Texas is for the agent working with the buyer to select a title company and include the selection in the offer made to the seller. The listing agent may then counsel the seller to change the proposed title company, especially if the seller is going to counter the offer for other reasons. The conventional wisdom is that because the seller is paying for the policy (usually), the seller should have the right to select which title company to use. However, there may be a problem.
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA), enacted by Congress, applies to most residential transactions. The potential problem arises from Section 9(a) of RESPA which states: "No seller of property that will be purchased with the assistance of a federally related mortgage loan shall require directly or indirectly, as a condition to selling the property, that title insurance covering the property be purchased by the buyer from any particular title company." The penalty for violating this provision is an amount equal to three times to the cost of the title insurance provided.
In Texas, title insurance rates are set by the state board of insurance; however, in many states the cost of title insurance can be negotiated. Section 9 was intended primarily to prevent volume home builders, in those states which allow negotiated rates, from negotiating a reduced title premium for interim construction or development loans in return for directing all closings to a title company when a home was sold. Unfortunately, the language in Section 9 is broad enough to present problems for all sellers and their brokers.
Because Texas regulates title premiums, there is little reason to apply Section 9; referring volume business to a title company will not entitle the title company to offer a better rate. However, HUD has been unwilling to unequivocally state that Section 9 does not apply to regulated title premium states such as Texas. Because the seller usually pays for the owner's title policy, at first consideration you might conclude that there is no problem. Section 9 only prohibits the requirement that a buyer purchase title insurance from a particular company. With the seller purchasing the insurance, arguably, there is no violation.
Unfortunately, having the seller pay for the policy does not completely dispose of the issue. The buyer is normally required to pay for a mortgagee's title policy. If mortgagee's coverage is purchased from the title company providing the owner's policy, the cost is $100.00, excluding the cost of any lender-required endorsements. If the buyer chooses to purchase mortgagee's coverage from a title company other than the company providing the owner's policy, the buyer will be required to pay the full premium for a mortgagee's policy. The difference in cost is substantial: $100.00 versus $1,023.00 for a $100,000.00 loan. Is the buyer then effectively "required" by economic necessity to use the company selected by the seller?
What about the argument that in most closings, the only party writing a check into closing is the buyer? Can a buyer not effectively argue that the buyer is paying all costs of closing, whether they are listed on the seller's statement or the buyer's statement? If a seller were not paying $1,000.00 for title insurance, would the sales price be reduced by $1,000.00?
Lenders are permitted to specify particular title companies. The reason for this interpretation is that lenders have a vested interest in insuring that their loan is closed the way they want it closed. Because lenders can select a title company, it would appear that a seller who finances part of the purchase price would have the right to select the title company.
Unfortunately, we do not have definite answers to many of the questions raised by Section 9 of RESPA. The safe approach, until we have a definite answer from HUD or the courts, is to allow the buyer to select the title company, particularly when you have a buyer who is insistent upon using a particular title company. If selection of a particular title company is important to a seller, it would be prudent to require the seller to pay both the owner's and the mortgagee's policy premiums.


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What can I say; I love cocktails, so when I found out about a place to create cocktails which are inspired by the hit TV series – Breaking Bad how could I resist going to give it a try.
Breaking Bad is a fantastic show and if you haven't seen it, well… what have you been doing? Fortunately, you're in luck – as the show has now finished you can binge watch it in its entirety and trust me, once you start you won't be able to stop!
Just like the show, you are making your creations in an RV of course this time it's cocktails, rather than anything illegal! Of course, you will still need the proper protection to do this and the famous yellow hazmat suits are provided with gloves and gas mask as well. How much you actually want to wear is up to you (you're not really going to suffer any poisonous gases) but it's much more fun to play along.
This is the creation of ABQ London (sister company to The Bletchley) and they are now firmly settled in a new location, a 5-minute walk away from Hackney Central. In this new location, there is the all-important RV and a great new main bar to try out. I may have to go back again to check out the new extras.
£32.50 gets you 2 hours in the RV making 2 cocktails and also includes a welcome drink which can all be non-alcoholic if you prefer. Dress up, follow the instructions and look out for the surprises in store and you will definitely have an amazing time!
Overall – 5/5 I LOVED IT! As a fan of the show, there are so many little extras that they have got exactly right. Even if you have never watched the show it is still lots of fun.


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{
    using System.Collections.Generic;

    public class Giant : Character, IFighter, IGatherer
    {
        private const int AttackPointsDefault = 150;
        private const int DefensePointsDefault = 80;
        private const int HitPointsDefault = 200;
        private const int AttackPointsStoneGatheredBonus = 100;

        private int attackPoints;
        private int defensePoints;

        public Giant(string name, Point position, int owner)
            : base(name, position, owner)
        {
            this.HitPoints = Giant.HitPointsDefault;
            this.attackPoints = Giant.AttackPointsDefault;
            this.defensePoints = Giant.DefensePointsDefault;
        }

        public int AttackPoints
        {
            get
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            }
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        public int DefensePoints
        {
            get
            {
                return this.defensePoints;
            }
        }

        public int GetTargetIndex(List<WorldObject> availableTargets)
        {
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                {
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Huddersfield Town chairman Dean Hoyle has declared he will not 'gamble with the Club's future by spending recklessly' this summer.
Relegation from the Premier League was confirmed on Saturday with defeat to Crystal Palace.
It ends Town's two-season stay in the top flight.
In a statement, on the club's official website, Hoyle said: "The Club, myself included, is always learning and we must accept that we have got things wrong this season; the truth is you don't end up where we are in the table unless that is the case. There have been some unexpected circumstances that haven't helped as the year unfolded, but we must take full responsibility for what has happened, and the buck ultimately stops with me.
"We have six Premier League games still to play and we owe it to you to put everything into them. I think they can be very useful as we begin to plan for next season and we must make sure we learn from each match; they cannot go to waste.
"Despite the season we've had, I must stress that this Club is in its best position in modern memory. We are strong in every area and we have made sure that our first foray in the Premier League will have lasting benefits for Huddersfield Town, such as the legacy that our improved training ground will give for years to come. Sustainability is so important for every club.
"Our stability was one of the main reasons we reached the Premier League and that must be the focus again as we return to the Sky Bet Championship next season. Naturally players will depart and arrive during what promises to be a very busy summer, but we will not gamble with the Club's future by spending recklessly.
On head coach Jan Siewert, he adds: "Jan has a very clear playing identity, which is vitally important to us. It allows us to recruit players who will fit his style, which is where we had our success ahead of the 2016/17 season.


The Brooklyn Bridge, opened in 1883, is one of the most photographed bridges in the world. This is a view from Manhattan looking towards Brooklyn.
"Een Draght Mackt Maght" is the official Motto of Brooklyn written in Old Dutch. It means "In Unity There is Strength".


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Two arrested for theft
On August 29, deputies in the West side of the county arrested Brian Swearingen and Elizabeth Sparks for allegedly being in possession of stolen property.
According to Sheriff Kenny Christopher, the two suspects were found with a flat screen tv, computer monitor, Wii game system, surround sound system, multiple DVDs, Wii games, two DVD players, and a vacuum cleaner. The sheriff said all of the items were reportedly stolen.
Christopher said, "We just are not going to put up with these crimes in our county. I look forward to the day these thieves and criminals get that clear. Until then, we are just going to keep on cleaning it out of our area."
Swearingen, 39, and Sparks, 27, were both charges with vandalism, theft and aggravated burglary and are being held in the Benton County Jail with a $10,000 bond.
David Tuck Elected TARS State President


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Q: Requesting assistance with modifying a .js script to include opening tabs in chrome To start things off, I have basically no javascript experience and I am trying to modify a pre-existing .js file used in my office to quickly open up several web pages from one file.  It is really helpful in a quick start, and though it was written by a different person who is, unfortunately, no longer around to maintain the file, I have been able to keep it up to date with the changes that happen around here.
The downside is that the script exclusively opens the pages in IE, and there are a couple of links that I want to convert to opening in Chrome instead as they run much more efficiently there.  So far I haven't been able to find the right way to code it, nor the right sort of variables/definitions to use.  The original script is as follows (page addresses removed, of course, minus the last one to provide reference);
var navOpenInBackgroundTab = 0x1000;
var oIE = new ActiveXObject("InternetExplorer.Application");
oIE.Navigate2("http://[address]", navOpenInBackgroundTab);
oIE.Navigate2("http://www.carfax.com/", navOpenInBackgroundTab);
oIE.Visible = true;

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The .js file being used is a stand alone file resting on the windows desktop and is not being run within or embedded as a part of any html environment, and calls on using Active X objects to function.  It has no user interaction other than your basic .exe style double click and it runs.  Thanks to your assistance and suggestions so far it has been established that Active X does not connect/utilise Chrome unless an additional plugin is downloaded (ActiveXobject).  I have been unable to clarify if this plugin allows chrome to utilize activex within the environment (IE; a web authoring tool), or if it allows activex itself to call on chrome as a valid object. However it is nonviable as a solution due to admin restrictions in my situation.
My question is now one of alternative ways I can target a link to chrome, such as through old-fasioned html coding or a javascript version thereof that would let me call a link and set a target without using axtiveX.  Is this possible/does code exist that can be used within the same .js file without mucking things up?  (preferrably something that can be done in one or two lines.  I don't have the skill to be writing my own libraries. ... Also, I am lazy. ¬_¬)

A: I'm quite sure that you get the same result by calling window.open("website url", "_blank") multiple times, using Chrome.
It might give a warning that the page is trying to open other pages, but since it is from a "trusted source", you can disable this warning and it'll not annoy you anymore.

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