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The Hamlin County Courthouse, located at 300 4th Street in Hayti, is the county courthouse serving Hamlin County, South Dakota. The courthouse was completed in 1916, two years after the Hamlin county seat was moved to Hayti from Castlewood by popular vote. Architects William W. Rose and David B. Peterson of Kansas City, Missouri designed the courthouse; their Classical Revival design was typical of contemporary courthouse architecture in South Dakota. The four-story limestone building features four Ionic columns along the front facade and an entablature with an egg-and-dart frieze and a dentillated cornice. The building has served as the seat of county government since its opening.

The courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 12, 2000.

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Good news is the knife made a clean stab so it actually closed overnight. I had to be on a machine to make sure I didn't suffocate, but I'm alive. I made arrangements for some of the maintainance guys to work on it in case I'm ever OoC, but I'll need to do some of my own work to finish it. The doc says I'll be fine provided I don't push it. I should be able to finish the type 3 by either tonight or tommorow morning. I'll try to get it ready by the operation.
Last nights events have reminded me why I never try to get a girlfriend. I swear, if this crap happened in all normal relationships I'd probably be gay just to stay alive.
By the way Derek, any chance of letting me try that Blue Wing Special I've heard about sometime?
Next time we're at Angel, ask Haruka for it. And don't mind her disclaimer, no one's ever ACTUALLY died or been otherwise permanently incapacitated from drinking the things. The formula for making it IS considered illegal in some regions, though.
And if you can make it through the first one without passing out, the second one is free. Most people don't make it to the third one.
As far as whether or not I'm OoC, that's entirely up to you. Medical threw a fit when they heard about my encounter, but the fact that I was still able to get through a battle against someone like Blue Luna without any further injuries calmed them down pretty quickly. It's your call.
Does the Blue Wing Special have as much alcohol as the Pan Galactic Gargle-Blaster or something?
I tried that once. Too lightweight for my tastes.
For me it's academic anyway, I'm a teetotaler. I was just curious.
Type 3 is ready. I need booze.
« Reply #832 on: December 07, 2007, 11:53:50 PM » by Ianator is Gaius Baltar.
YF-21's melee enhancements are complete as well. The beam sabers are ejected from a hidden compartment in the foreleg into the unit's hands. The sabers themselves are light-weight models that shouldn't interfere with your handling much, but they I haven't tethered them to the unit yet, so be careful. Their energy capacitor is also fairly limited (20 seconds, fully charged) and it'd take me a while longer to fit the 21's hands with power couplings, so I've programmed the OS to only ignite them directly before striking.
I've loaded the proper AI routines into the simulator. I suggest you try it out before the next mission and let me know if I need to make any improvements. You might need to rely on your Pinpoint Barrier system for parries.
I'll go. Just put me in the Strike.
If you guys want me, you know where to find me.
C'mon 'Vaun, I need to take these flasks back to Haruka anyway. I'll buy.
I'll either get a free Blue Wing or pass out on the first sip and Derek gets a free one. Either way, I win. Lets go.
I'll take team 4 when we get back.
« Reply #836 on: December 08, 2007, 02:46:17 AM » by JayBee That's how I roll.
This is why I prefer to be hands-on in the repair and modification process.
Essentially, I have to take them out before combat starts. And once I do, I'm restricted to battroid and GERWALK until combat ends, because I can't put them away quickly. I have no use for anything that keeps my variable fighter out of fighter mode.
Same reason I think the GBP packages are a waste of perfectly good equipment budgets most of the time. They add a lot of armor and some BIG teeth, but you sacrifice all the advantages of a VF to do it.
I really am impressed that you got them installed that fast, though.
DON'T MESS WITH MY CORE OS!!! EVER!!!
I'm sorry if I'm being excessively touchy about this point, but that thing's jacked directly into my brain. There's only a handful of people in the entire galaxy I trust anywhere near the programming port.
Just hook the hardware up to the system and tell the computer what it's looking at. Don't try to add behavioral patterns or anything. I do most of those in my head.
Sume Gai, I'd like to head out early to see if I can talk some sense into the VF squadron. I don't think they're really bad guys. They just have a crooked base commander. They've probably been fed false information about their target and who they're working with.
There's been some indicators of a disturbing amount of corruption in UN Spacey the last year or so. We think it may go all the way to the top.
We'll probably still wind up leveling a squadron, and the VF-11 has a quite functional auto-eject module, but I'd like to try anyways, if only for the commander's sake. The VF-17 eject system isn't NEARLY as robust.
« Reply #837 on: December 08, 2007, 07:14:51 AM » by Ianator is Gaius Baltar.
Actually, I'm quite aware that any changes to the BCS OS could ultimately result in us having one less pilot. I suppose I should've made it clear that I was talking about the modular OS programmed into the weapon. I wouldn't dare look at the YF-21's core programming, let alone make any modifications without your express consent and approval signed in triplicate.
...Okay, new plan. The saber mounts were designed for modularity, so one half hour with me and it'll be like they were never there in the first place. I'm thinking I could integrate the emitters into the arm cannons (or at least onto; the sabers are stealth too!) , so you could have a near-seamless transition from ranged to melee. There's no fancy ejection, so you don't have to worry about compatability with transformations - just a deadly ray of light that they'll never see coming. You could probably strafe a capital ship something fierce too (y'know, like a Sword Skygrasper?) . Just let me know if you want to go through with the addition; you may just want to go without the sabers for this next mission.
Sorry I'm so elaborate with this; I may be a top-notch close-quarters fighter, but engineering has always been my secret crush. Not to mention I always have to make up for my mistakes tenfold.
« Reply #838 on: December 08, 2007, 02:27:11 PM » by JayBee That's how I roll.
Sorry about flying off the handle there.
I was thinking about tucking the sabers on the opposite side of the arm cannons actually. I'm pretty sure there's room in the transformation sequence to widen the arms just a tad, and if they're mounted there, they slide right out into my hands when ejected..
I DO like the ejection option because it gives me that much more flexibility(fire it from the wrist if I need a blade NOW, or drop it into the hands to get the extra range of motion a wrist joint provides).
Failing that, there's a location NEAR your current mount that'd work well. The panels hanging off the hips in battroid mode are always on the outside(they become the bottom of the plane in fighter mode), and they're pretty much dead space. Once we rig a retractor set up, I can ust drop the sabers and they'll slide back in while the panels scissor shut. But the retractor cable will still have to reel 'em in fast, lest I rocket off while they're still dangling loose.
And it's pointing out into clear air(in the general direction of my hands, even), so they're far less awkward to deploy.
I give up a bit of deployment speed, and the option to extend the blades while in stowage, but that may work.
Beam sabers are cheap, right? Doesn't much matter if I lose a few.
The gunpod stowage in the VF-17 was always a very large doubt I had about that particular design, though with all the integrated lasers, it wasn't ever a huge concern. Never got to fly one, though. Kind of a pity.
'S basically a Macross-only MAHQ(guy was working on getting some better MAHQ pages for Macross stuff, then decided after all this work, he wanted it on his own site).
He has regular and FAST pack separated into 2 sections, but the YF-21 FAST packs are pretty subtle anyways. They clip onto the underbody panels/leg fins and the tail fins/arm shields.


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QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) - October 29, 2008 The death toll was expected to rise as reports arrived from remote areas of Baluchistan, the impoverished province bordering Afghanistan where the magnitude 6.4 quake struck.
The worst-hit area appeared to be Ziarat, where hundreds of mostly mud and timber houses had been destroyed in five villages, Mayor Dilawar Kakar said. Some homes were buried in a landslide triggered by the quake, he said.
"There is great destruction. Not a single house is intact," Kakar told Express News television.
Maulana Abdul Samad, the minister for forests in Baluchistan, said at least 150 people were confirmed to have died. Kakar said hundreds of people have been injured and some 15,000 were homeless.
"I would like to appeal to the whole world for help. We need food, we need medicine. People need warm clothes, blankets because it is cold here," Kakar said.
In the village of Sohi, a reporter for AP Television News saw the bodies of 17 people killed in one collapsed house and 12 from another. Distraught residents were digging a mass grave in which to bury them.
"We can't dig separate graves for each of them, as the number of deaths is high and still people are searching in the rubble" of many other homes, said Shamsullah Khan, a village elder.
Other survivors sat stunned in the open, with little more than the clothes in which they had been sleeping.
Hospitals in the nearby town of Kawas and the provincial capital Quetta were flooded with the dead and injured.
One patient in Quetta Civil Hospital, Raz Mohammed, said he was awoken by the sound of his children crying before he felt a jolt.
"I rushed toward them but the roof of my own room collapsed and the main iron support hit me," he said. "That thing broke my back and I am in severe pain but thank God my children and relatives are safe."
With some roads blocked by landslides, officials said the army was ferrying hundreds of troops and medical teams on four helicopters to villages in the quake zone and had set up a field hospital in Quetta.
Officials said they were distributing thousands of tents, blankets and food packages and sending in earth-moving equipment to help dig mass graves.
The quake struck two hours before dawn and had a magnitude of 6.4, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. It was a shallow 10 miles below the surface and was centered about 400 miles southwest of the capital, Islamabad.
Pakistan is prone to violent seismic upheavals. Wednesday's quake was the deadliest since a magnitude-7.6 quake devastated Kashmir and northern Pakistan in October 2005, killing about 80,000 people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless.
Officials said the area hit on Wednesday was much less densely populated.
Baluchistan is home to a long-running separatist movement, but is not considered a major battleground in the fight against Taliban insurgents that plague other border regions.
Associated Press writer Mattiullah Achakzai in Quetta and APTN cameraman Abdul Rahman in Sohi contributed to this report.

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O Jardineiro Espanhol is a 1967 Brazilian telenovela that is based on A. J. Cronin's  1950 novel The Spanish Gardener. The series was written by Tatiana Belinky and directed by Fabio Sabag. It starred Ednei Giovenazzi as Nicholas, and Osmano Cardoso as the gardener. Other actors included Ana Rosa, João José Pompeo, Marcus Toledo, and Paulo Villaça. The British film adaptation was released in 1956, and TV Tupi originally broadcast another Brazilian adaptation of Cronin's novel in 1958.

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AstraZeneca, which is currently working alongside the University of Oxford to develop a vaccine for Covid-19, and has pledged not to "profit from the vaccine during the pandemic" could declare an end to the pandemic as early as July 2021, according to an agreement with a manufacturer.
The UK-based pharmaceutical company has said it could provide doses on a cost basis for at least as long as the pandemic lasts.
However, according to a report on an agreement between them and a Brazilian manufacturer, the so-called "pandemic period" expires on July 1 2021. This deadline could be extended, but only if "AstraZeneca acting in good faith considered that the SARS-COV-2 pandemic is not over," it says.
However, as global cases continue to rise, and with many countries taking extra measures to curb the spread, even optimistic predictions as to the availability of a vaccine do not predict any viable candidate coming forward until at least next summer.
According to a memorandum of understanding between AstraZeneca and Fiocruz, a Brazilian public health institution, which was uncovered by the FT outlines conditions that the UK company produce at least 100 million doses worth $300 million (€254 million).
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SPARTANBURG — Locals and visitors alike will soon have a place to shop for Spartanburg-themed apparel and goods.
Burg Apparel is set to officially open its first retail location Nov. 17 along the Mary Black Rail Trail at 200 Forest Ave. The grand opening event will take place from 5 to 8 p.m.
"We just want to create a fun, memorable spot for Spartanburgers that are proud or people that aren't from here that come stop in and want their little piece of memorabilia or something that said they visited this area," said Lanie Carter, owner of Burg Apparel and Arrowhead Design Group.
Arrowhead Design Group was created six years ago and is the parent company of Burg Apparel. The marketing and graphic design company specializes in helping local, small businesses market and brand themselves and does marketing for events. The company partners with local printers and design shops.
Carter worked for a tech company and a print design company. She wanted to bring the digital and print worlds together, so she started Arrowhead Design Group.
Burg Apparel has been around for three years. Carter said she created Burg Apparel after seeing the growth Spartanburg was experiencing and wanted people in the area to have merchandise that celebrated their city. In addition to being sold online, items from Burg Apparel were sold inside of Arrowhead Design Group's office space. Carter said she is excited to finally have a location specifically for Burg Apparel.
"We hope to have a lot of valuable things that people would want to have for gifts, " Carter said. "One of the main things we see is gifts because people are proud of Spartanburg, proud of what it's becoming and where it's come from to where it is now."
Arrowhead Design Company owns the rights to the term "BURG," and sells items online for other burg cities. Some cities include Fredericksburg, Texas, Gatlinburg, Tenn., Williamsburg, Va. and St. Petersburg, Fla.
The store will sell t-shirts, beanies, patch caps, hoodies, jackets, coffee mugs, baby onesies, teddy bears and water bottles. Carter said Burg Apparel will also sell items for active people and yoga-related items.
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Apogee Dance Academy strives to achieve the highest level of development in our dancers. We work to provide quality instruction to our students while not only improving their talent but also instilling character. In offering classes for both the recreational and competitive dancer, Apogee Dance Academy encourages the use of dance as both a discipline and a guide to living a healthy lifestyle. Our business ensures a comfortable environment that allows students to cultivate their talent safely, and to the best of their ability. Under the guidance of the most knowledgeable and creative staff in the area, dancers will grow and gain an extensive education in the art of dance. We pride ourselves on raising the bar for quality dance education in the state of Connecticut.
Alexandria Puglisi, Studio Director
Alexandria is a 2011 college graduate who received degrees in both Dance and Business Management. As an award winning dance instructor and choreographer, she has taught over the last ten years in both Connecticut and New York. She brings over twenty years of dance experience and is thrilled to be entering her 8th season as director of Apogee Dance Academy.
A competitive dancer herself, Alexandria is no stranger to the competitive aspect of the art. Having won Teen Miss VIP dance in 2006 and numerous overall dance awards she understands and appreciates the hard work and determination needed to succeed. Her other credits include performing on the UCONN dance team in 2009, making the top 200 dancers on the hit television series So You Think You Can Dance, and winning the overall talent award at the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant in 2009, 2011 and 2014. In 2015, she was also selected as a Bootcamp finalist for the NFL Patriots Cheerleading Squad.
As a choreographer, her students have held high adjudications and overall awards throughout Connecticut and New York. Some of these include "Super Staging", "Outstanding Choreographer" and the highly coveted "Apogee Award" at StarQuest Dance Competition in 2012 and 2018. This past year she was also awarded Choreographer of the Year at KAR's National final competition. Miss Alex's Extreme Team also brought home 2 Grand Championships and Studio of the Year Award at the 2018 National finals as well as 2 national grand championships in 2019.
Alexandria also has extensive pageant experience, having been a part of the Miss America Scholarship Organization since 2003. Competing in both the Outstanding Teen and Miss division she has held numerous titles including Miss New Haven County 2014, most recently. Not only has she been awarded numerous talent and interview awards but she also placed 4th runner up in 2009 and 1st runner up in 2014 at the Miss Connecticut Scholarship Pageant(an official preliminary to Miss America). As the first runner up she received the opportunity to travel to Hoopeston, Illinois for the National Sweetheart Pageant as Connecticut's Sweetheart where she placed top 15 among 43 other state contestants. She has coached many past and present titleholders and continues to be an avid volunteer for this organization.
Sarah Scovill, Recreation Program Director/Dance Instructor
Sarah is thrilled to be a part of the Apogee team. With over 30 years of dance experience, she has taught and choreographed for numerous studios in the state of CT. She holds Degrees in Fine Arts-Dance, Early Childhood Education and in Child Studies. Growing up, not only was she trained in competitive dance but voice, piano and acting as well. As a child, she was in many local theatrical productions. Some of favorites include Nuncrackers, Footloose, Greece, Bright Lights and Showtime. She was also Captain of her High School Dance team for 4 years and the dance captain for her high school musicals. Sarah was lucky enough to be the recipient of a scholarship in dance for college. In college, she was in the dance ensemble where she worked with many professional choreographers including James Robey, Jim Clark and Lori May from the dance company Sokolow Now. Sarah has danced in half time games at UCONN, UMASS and at West Point in the Army vs. Navy Game. Sarah has both studied and taught many forms of dance including musical theatre, contemporary, ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, ballroom, acrobatics, contortion, lyrical and creative movement. She has also been a choreographer for Seven Angels theatre for over 10 years and is currently the residential choreographer for their Children's Theatre program. She has also worked for their summer theatre camp for many years, where she has had the opportunity to work with children from all over the country. Her students have been successful in winning numerous regional, national and special awards. One of her most favorite awards as a dancer herself was, Perfect Technique. She has choreographed for dance teams, weddings, theatres, vocalist and pageant contestants. Most recently, she has begun to create her own You-Tube Dance Channel and is excited to share her choreography with the world. She is also now teaching dance classes for Outschool online. To continue her dance education she is a part of CLI Studios where she is able to take online classes from Twitch, Allison Holker, and Kathryn McCormick. She loves visiting NYC to see the latest Broadway show and always looks forward to taking classes at Broadway Dance Center in NYC. She lives in Wolcott with her husband, daughter and their two dogs.
Ariana Puglisi, Assistant Extreme Team Director/ Dance Instructor
After completing four incredible years as an Apogee Extreme Team Dancer, Ariana is excited to continue to work with the team as a member of the faculty. Ariana is a nationally award wining dancer who has received much recognition over the course of her seventeen years as a competitive dancer. One of many highlights from Ariana's dance career was representing the United States as she traveled to Germany to compete at the National World Dance Showcase. As a dance teacher, Miss Ari has received many special accolades, both regionally and nationally for the pieces she choreographed.
Ariana has performed and held lead roles in countless theatre and vocal performances around the state, including "Alice in Wonderland", "The Little Mermaid", and "A Christmas Carol". In addition to dance, Ariana has been involved with the Miss America Organization throughout her young life. She has represented various towns throughout the state as junior and teen titleholder, even making it into the Top 5 at the 2017 Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen Pageant. Most recently, Ariana graduated Summa Cum Laude from Joan Phelps Palladino School of Dance at Dean College, with a BFA in Dance with a concentration in Performance and Choreography.
Daniel Ramos, Dance Instructor
Dan Ramos was born and raised in Connecticut. From a very young age, he had a passion for dance that could not be denied. He grew up training at Connecticut Dance Conservatory where he received a full scholarship based on his talent and incredible work ethic. He trained intensely in ballet, modern, contemporary, jazz, lyrical, and hip hop. After graduating high school he decided he wanted to be a contemporary dancer in New York City. He was then accepted into Pushing Progress: a contemporary training program under the direction of Chris Hale and Calen Kurka. He had completed 1 year of the program before he realized that the concert dance world was no longer his goal. He always felt the need to extend his training and dive into the commercial dance world.He joined Team Leggoo (based in Connecticut) in 2016, under the direction of Paul and Brian Herman, where he began to train in more commercial dance styles. This
is where his love for the commercial dance world began to blossom. It became clear to him that this was the path he was always meant to take. Company directors constantly encouraged him and pushed him to do more. He trained within the company for 2 years before he ventured back into New York City. He was then accepted into the prestigious Professional Semester at Broadway Dance Center.
Dan is currently training in both Connecticut and New York City where he continues his commercial dance training. He finds it very important to constantly take class as a teacher so his students are always getting new and valuable information. Within the next few years he hopes to get signed to a talent agencyvand continue his professional dance career.
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Ashley Membrino, Dance Instructor
Ashley Membrino is currently a Real Estate Associate at Day Pitney LLP. She is a graduate of UCONN Law where she completed her juris doctorate degree. She also graduated summa cum laude from Western New England University with her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Law. She was a national competitive dancer for 16 years. She has held regional dance titles and was runner-up to Dancer-Of-The-Year at the American Dance Awards. She was a member of the Western New England Dance Team, where she served as President for three years.
In addition, Ashley competed in the Miss Connecticut's Outstanding Teen and Miss Connecticut Scholarship Organization for 10 years. She is well known for her memorable rhythmic tap routines. Among her many accomplishments includes being 4th runner-up to Miss Connecticut 2013 and 1st runner-up to Miss Connecticut 2012. As a choreographer, she has had her soloists place in overall line ups on both the regional and national level. Most recently she has begun a new journey as a certified 305 Fitness Instructor!! She loves having the opportunity to teach part time and share her love of dance with the Apogee students!
Stephanie Foresi, Exclusive Dance Medicine Trainer
Stephanie L. Foresi, MSPT, has worked as an orthopedic/sport physical therapist and private personal trainer/ sports specific program specialist for over 25years. Stephanie Foresi received her Master's in Physical Therapy from Springfield College (1997). Stephanie competed in Division II Collegiate Gymnastics at Springfield College 1992-1995, and served as the assistant coach in 1996. Other areas of training include: AFAA Certified Personal Trainer, NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach, Body Balance Golf Fitness Trainer, Prenatal/Postnatal Fitness Instructor, and Polestar Pilates Rehab Instructor. Stephanie is trained through the Balanced Body Barre Teacher Training program. Stephanie has had over 18 years experience working with clients who struggle with chronic pain and eating disorders.
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Just before 5:00 p.m. on Sunday 7th October, Team were requested to help the Welsh Ambulance Service attend to an injured woman on Cader Idris, near Dolgellau.
The 76 year old woman, from Sutton Coldfield, was part of a walking group making its way down the Pony Path from a successful trip to the summit. She had tripped and fallen forward onto both arms which had given way and resulted in her banging her head on the floor. With both arms injured and with considerable pain from suspected fractures, the lady was unable to continue on foot, and assistance from the Coastguard helicopter R936 was requested by the Team call-handler.
Team volunteers reached the casualty and found the lady cold but in good spirits. R936 arrived on scene shortly afterwards and Team members assisted the winchman paramedic in treating and preparing her for evacuation by helicopter. She was flown to Ysbyty Gwynedd for further assessment and treatment. Team members and the remaining members of the walking group were safely off the hill by 8:30 p.m.
Shortly after 5:00 p.m. the Team was requested by Welsh Ambulance Service Trust (WAST) to assist in attending to a man with a head injury a short distance up the Minffordd path on Cader Idris.
By the time the first Team volunteers were on scene, the man had self-rescued himself down to the cafe at the bottom of the path. The man was assessed by Team casualty carers, and the scalp wound was dressed. A WAST ambulance was able to drive right up to the cafe, and the man was taken for further hospital based treatment.


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Meet Nathan Justus, a Robotics Engineer at Oregon State University.
"I never thought I'd end up in graduate school funded by grape lobbyists," says Nathan Justus, a robotics engineer at OSU, "but here we are!"
Imagine you reach down into a bag of grapes only to notice a black widow spider crawling through the grape stems. These small spiders have an unusually potent venom containing a neurotoxin that is harmful to large vertebrates (aka humans!). Although there haven't been any deaths from black widows transmitted through grape production to date, you can imagine why the 800 people that find black widows in their grapes every year get quite the scare. Not surprisingly, the grape industry is looking for a sustainable way to solve this problem. After all, the use of pesticides and fumigants is harmful for humans and the environment, and black widow spiders are actually beneficial to the grape-growing ecosystem. Nathan is part of a team that is using robotics as a creative tool to tackle this issue, and by taking this interdisciplinary approach, the development of a promising solution is underway.
Generally, Nathan studies the robotics of biological motion. It turns out that when a black widow spider enters the web of another, the two spiders pluck at the web to communicate and ultimately determine who gets to stay and who has to leave. Nathan's lab is partnered with arachnologists and researchers at the USDA who found that when you record the spiders plucking and play it back to them, sometimes the spiders would leave the webs. Part of what Nathan worked on for his Master's project was a new method to measure the frequency of the web vibrations in order to fine tune and develop a method for implementing this spider evacuation plan.
The status quo method of measuring such vibrations has been to use a fancy laser, which catches shifts in wavelength in order to deduce the frequency of vibration. Although this method works great for flat surfaces, it is understandably a challenge to use a laser on a moving spider or web. Enter video vibrometry: the new method that Nathan has been working towards developing. Simply put, this method involves pointing a video camera at a target, in this case, the black widow web, and then a little bit of "math magic" will yield the vibration frequency. This piece of technology works towards the greater goal of the project; to allow spiders to live comfortably in their homes as grapes grow, but leave when the time comes to harvest. Happy farmers, (relatively) happy spiders.
Luckily, Nathan is not leaving OSU as a researcher any time soon. He will be beginning his PhD in Robotics with Dr. Joe Davidson working to solve an entirely different puzzle. The overarching project goal is the development of autonomous robots that can navigate and interact with the underwater environment. This has many practical applications; just to name one, there is the extensive feat of keeping up with the frequent maintenance needed for our global telecommunications infrastructure, which, of course, is underwater. Maybe we want robots that will be able to work on ship hull examinations and repair, or perhaps we are envisioning a fleet of scientific robots that can explore shipwrecks or the ocean floor. Currently we have robots for the underwater environment, however, most are either human operated and thus attached to a tether, or must be within 10 meters of controls. Creating a robot that can break free of these limitations and navigate through the noise of currents and frictions, all while receiving feedback from the environment, is incredibly complex. Nathan's PhD work will move the state of research on underwater robotics closer to autonomy.
Nathan was on the winning team for the NASA RASCAL Robotics Ops Competition. His team received $10,000 of funding to build a rover. Their rover was inspired by the Russian style Marsicon and was roughly 1m by 1m upon completion.
Nathan didn't always know that he would end up working on underwater robots. He grew up dreaming of being an aerospace engineer, and went to the University of Oklahoma for just that. In his undergrad, he joined a team that got funded 10,000 to join a national competition to build a rover for NASA, and even won. After graduating, he joined NASA and worked in mission controls for the International Space Station. Nathan was part of the communications teams that worked in real time, 24-hours a day to keep the communication channels at NASA up and running. Legend has it that he has even gone rock climbing with astronauts.
Mission Controls at NASA
Impressed? Me too. Intrigued? Tune into the live interview with Nathan this Sunday, December 8that 7:00pm on 88.7 KBVR Corvallis or stream it live!
This entry was posted in Uncategorized on 2019-12-05 by delventk.
Tsunami Surfing and the Giant Snot
Sam Harry's research is filled with bizarre scientific instruments and massive contraptions in an effort to bring large natural events into the laboratory setting.
Sam Harry, second year PhD candidate in Civil Engineering
"There's only a couple like it in the world, so it's pretty unique". Unique may be an understatement when describing what may be the largest centrifuge in North America. A centrifuge is a machine with a rapidly rotating container that can spin at unfathomable speeds and in doing so applies centrifugal force (sort of like gravitational force) to whatever is inside. This massive scientific instrument– with a diameter of roughly 18 feet– was centerpiece to Sam's Master's work studying how tsunamis affect boulder transport, and the project drew him in to continue studying the impact of tsunamis on rivers for his PhD.
But before we jump ahead, let's talk about what a giant centrifuge has to do with tsunamis. Scientists studying tsunamis are faced with the challenge of scale; laboratory simulations of tsunamis in traditional water-wave-tank facilities are often difficult and inaccurate because of the sheer size and power of real tsunamis. By conducting experiments within the centrifuge, Sam and his research group were able to control body force within the centrifuge environment and thus reduce the mismatch in fluid flow conditions between the simulated experiment and real-life tsunamis.
When tsunamis occur they cause significant damage to coastal infrastructure and the surrounding natural environment. Tsunamis hit the coast with a force that can move large boulders– so large, in fact, that they aren't moved any other way. Researchers can actually date back to when a boulder moved by analysing the surrounding sediments, and thus, can back calculate how long ago that particular tsunami hit. However, studying the movement of massive boulders, like tsunamis, is not easily carried out in the lab. So, Sam used a wave maker within, of course, the massive centrifuge to study the movement of boulders when they are hit with some big waves.
Sam's work space. The Green dye added to the water within the glass tank is what gives this tank it's name: The Giant Snot
As Sam was completing his Master's an opportunity opened up for him to continue the work that he loves through a PhD program in civil engineering with OSU's wave lab. Now Sam conducts his research using the "glass tank", which, as the name alludes to, is a glass tank roughly the size of a commercial kitty pool that is used to contain the water and artificial waves the lab generates for their research. There are actually three glass tanks of varying sizes. The largest tank, which is larger than a football field, is used for more "practical applications". Sam gives us the example of a recent study in which researchers built artificial sand dunes inside of the tank, let vegetation establish, and then hit the dunes with waves to study how tsunamis impact that environment. (Legend has it that the largest tank was actually surfed in by one of the researchers!)
Sam's smaller glass tank, though, is really meant for making precision measurements to better study waves. He uses lasers to measure flow velocity and depth of water to build mathematically difficult, complex models. Essentially, his models are intended to be the benchmarks for numerical simulations. Sam, now into his second year of his PhD, will be using these models in his research to study the interaction between tsunamis and rivers, with the goal of understanding the movement and impact of tsunamis as they propagate upstream.
To learn more about tsunamis, boulders, rivers, and all of the interesting methods Sam's lab uses to study waves, tune into KBVR 88.7 FM on Sunday, November 3rd at 7pm or live stream the show at http://www.orangemedianetwork.com/kbvr_fm/. If you can't join us live, download the episode from the "Inspiration Dissemination" podcast on iTunes!
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged engineering, research, Tsunami, Waves on 2019-11-03 by delventk.


Does your state have abortion trigger laws–laws that instantly go into effect if Roe vs Wade is overturned? Find out, and urge your state legislators to pass pro-choice laws if need be.
Trump and the Republicans are hell-bent on overturning Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court (SCOTUS) decision that ensured that women will have safe, reliable access to abortion on demand. Trump announced his intention to appoint anti-choice SCOTUS judges and, well, just look at the nonsense that so many Republicans have pursued lately on this front.
If Roe vs Wade is overturned, the power to regulate abortion access goes back to the states. It makes eminent sense, then, to see what laws your state has on its books. Many have put so-called 'trigger laws' in place–laws that will ban legal abortion instantly should Roe vs Wade disappear.
First, you should learn how accessible abortion services are in your state right now. NARAL Pro-choice America has created an interactive map that will show you (scroll down a bit to find the map).
Mouse over your state to see if it offers strongly restricted access (red); restricted access (pinkish); some access (purple-pink); protected access (purple); or strongly protected access (blue).
Once you have learned how things are now, go to the link below, find your local chapter of NARAL, ask whether your state has anti-choice trigger laws on the books, and ask what you can do to get them overturned.


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It was produced by the Law Commission and the Scottish Law Commission who produced a report on it.

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robot_calibration
robot_calibration repository
github-mikeferguson-robot_calibration
Checkout URI https://github.com/mikeferguson/robot_calibration.git
Released RELEASED
robot_calibration 0.6.2
robot_calibration_msgs 0.6.2
Robot Calibration
This package offers calibration of a number of parameters of a robot, such as:
3D Camera intrinsics and extrinsics
Joint angle offsets
Robot frame offsets
These parameters are then inserted into an updated URDF, or updated camera configuration YAML in the case of camera intrinsics.
Calibration works in two steps. The first step involves the capture of data samples from the robot. Each "sample" comprises the measured joint positions of the robot and two or more "observations". An observation is a collection of points that have been detected by a "sensor". For instance, a robot could use a camera and an arm to "detect" the pose of corners on a checkerboard. In the case of the camera sensor, the collection of points is simply the detected positions of each corner of the checkerboard, relative to the pose of the camera reference frame. For the arm, it is assumed that the checkerboard is fixed relative to a virtual frame which is fixed relative to the end effector of the arm. Within the virtual frame, we know the position of each point of the checkerboard corners.
The second step of calibration involves optimization of the robot parameters to minimize the errors. Errors are defined as the difference in the pose of the points based on reprojection throuhg each sensor. In the case of our checkerboard above, the transform between the virtual frame and the end effector becomes additional free parameters. By estimating these parameters alongside the robot parameters, we can find a set of parameters such that the reprojection of the checkerboard corners through the arm is as closely aligned with the reprojection through the camera (and any associated kinematic chain, for instance, a pan/tilt head).
Configuration is typically handled through two sets of YAML files. The first YAML file specifies the details needed for data capture:
chains - The kinematic chains of the robot which should be controlled, and how to control them so that we can move the robot to each desired pose for sampling.
feature_finders - The configuration for the various "feature finders" that will be making our observations at each sample pose. Current finders include an LED detector, checkerboard finder, and plane finder. Feature finders are plugin-based, so you can create your own.
The second configuration file specifies the configuration for optimization. This specifies several items:
models - Models define how to reproject points. The basic model is a kinematic chain. Additional models can reproject through a kinematic chain and then a sensor, such as a 3d camera.
free_params - Defines the names of single-value free parameters. These can be the names of a joint for which the joint offset should be calculated, camera parameters such as focal lengths, or other parameters, such as driver offsets for Primesense devices.
free_frames - Defines the names of multi-valued free parameters that are 6-d transforms. Also defines which axis are free. X, Y, and Z can all be independently set to free parameters. Roll, pitch and yaw can also be set free, however it is important to note that because calibration internally uses an angle-axis representation, either all 3 should be set free, or only one should be free. You should never set two out of three to be free parameters.
free_frames_initial_values - Defines the initial values for free_frames. X, Y, Z offsets are in meters. ROLL, PITCH, YAW are in radians. This is most frequently used for setting the initial estimate of the checkerboard position, see details below.
error_blocks - These define the actual errors to compare during optimization. There are several error blocks available at this time:
chain3d_to_chain3d - This error block can compute the difference in reprojection between two 3D "sensors" which tell us the position of certain features of interest. Sensors might be a 3D camera or an arm which is holding a checkerboard.
chain3d_to_plane - This error block can compute the difference between projected 3d points and a desired plane. The most common use case is making sure that the ground plane a robot sees is really on the ground.
plane_to_plane - This error block is able to compute the difference between two planes. For instance, 3d cameras may not have the resolution to actually see a checkerboard, but we can align important axis by making sure that a wall seen by both cameras is aligned.
outrageous - Sometimes, the calibration is ill-defined in certain dimensions, and we would like to avoid one of the free parameters from becoming absurd. An outrageous error block can be used to limit a particular parameter.
Checkerboard Configuration
When using a checkerboard, we need to estimate the transformation from the the kinematic chain to the checkerboard. Calibration will be faster and more accurate if the initial estimate of this transformation is close to the actual value, especially with regards to rotation.
The simplest way to check your initial estimate is to run the calibration with only the six DOF of the checkerboard as free parameters. The output values will be the X, Y, Z, and A, B, C of the transformation. It is important to note that A, B, C are NOT roll, pitch, yaw -- they are the axis-magnitude representation. To get roll, pitch and yaw, run the to_rpy tool with your values of A, B, and C:
rosrun robot_calibration to_rpy A B C
This will print the ROLL, PITCH, YAW values to put in for initial values. Then insert the values in the calibration.yaml:
free_frames_initial_values:
- name: checkerboard
x: 0.0
y: 0.225
z: 0
roll: 0.0
pitch: 1.571
yaw: 0.0
Exported Results
The exported results consist of an updated URDF file, and one or more updated camera calibration YAML files. By default, these files will by exported into the /tmp folder, with filenames that include a timestamp of generation. These files need to be installed in the correct places to be properly loaded.
The fetch_calibration package has an example python script for installing the updated files.
Within the updated URDF file, there are two types of exported results:
Changes to free_frames are applied as offsets in the joint origins.
Changes to free_params (joint offsets) are applied as "calibration" tags in the URDF. In particular, they are applied as "rising" tags. These should be read by the robot drivers so that the offsets can be applied before joint values are used for controllers. The offsets need to be added to the joint position read from the device. The offset then typically needs to be subtracted from the commanded position sent to the device.
If your robot does not support the "calibration" tags, it might be possible to use only free_frames, setting only the rotation in the joint axis to be free.
Updating from Indigo
A number of things have been streamlined since Indigo. Some changes in your capture configuration may be required:
GroundPlaneFinder is gone. A simple replacement is to use the PlaneFinder with the parameter "min_z" set to -2.0. (all other defaults should work fine)
PlaneFinder now supports "debug" parameter, which defaults to false. If you still want the point clouds in your bagfile, set this parameter to true.
All finders have had their debug topic names updated to include the name of the finder, this makes sure that you can run multiple instances and still know where data came from. Your RVIZ config may need to be updated.
Your calibration error block config will absolutely need updates:
"camera3d_to_arm" is now "chain3d_to_chain3d". In addition to updating the type, the names of the sensors have changed: "camera" is now "model_a", and "arm" is "model_b". Order of the parameters no longer matters.
"camera3d_to_ground" is now "chain3d_to_plane". In addition to updating the type, the names of the sensors have changed: "camera" is now "model_a" and there is no sensor for ground (the plane parameters are fully accessible instead of being hard-coded). The default plane parameters of this error block represent the ground plane.
"camera_to_camera" is now "plane_to_plane". In addition to updating the type, the names of the sensors have changed from "camera1" and "camera2" to "model_a" and "model_b".
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feature_finders - The configuration for the various "feature finders" that will be making our observations at each sample pose. Current finders include an LED detector and a checkerboard finder.
models - Models define how to reproject points. The basic model is a kinematic chain. Additional models can reproject through a kinematic chain and then a sensor, such as a camera.
camera3d_to_arm - This error block can compute the difference in reprojection between a 3D camera and a kinematic chain which is holding the projected points.
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Grow Your Own Christmas Dinner!
Just after Christmas may be the last time that you want to think about the next Christmas, but what if you could have a Christmas dinner full of home grown delicious vegetables?
If you act early in the year, the next Christmas dinner you make could have a personal touch to impress the family and make the festive season extra special and your Christmas meal even more satisfying with your own produced veg.
Even if you don't like sprouts, is it really Christmas without them? Sprouts are best started in a seed bed planting the seeds 1cm deep and at least 15cm apart. After around 6 weeks the plants should be growing well and be around 15cm tall, at this point they can be moved to their permanent position. They will do best in a sunny spot with some organic compost added to the soil. Water them every two weeks during dry periods, and watch your sprouts appear!
Parsnips are closely related to carrots, so if you have previously grown carrots then parsnips should be no trouble. As they are a root vegetable they will need an area of deep soil and they will do best in a sunny spot. Grow them around 15cm apart and keep them watered during dry weather. Once the leaves above the surface start to die down, the parsnips are ready to harvest. They can then be picked as and when required over the autumn and winter months.
To harvest potatoes in time for Christmas you need to plant second crop potatoes, and the easiest way to grow these is in containers. Either use 30cm pots to grow one plant per pot, or use a larger container to grow a few plants in one. Add around 10cm of compost to your pot, place the seed potatoes in and cover with another 10cm of compost. Keep them well watered and as the stems grow, add more layers of compost to keep them covered until the container is full. If it gets frosty, move the containers to a greenhouse if possible, or wrap the containers with cardboard or bubble wrap to help protect them from the frost. When the leaves start to turn yellow, the potatoes are ready to harvest, this is around 12 weeks from planting. They will stay fresh if left in the ground in the cool conditions, so pick them as and when needed and fresh in time for your Christmas dinner.
Fancy serving a homemade cranberry sauce made with home grown cranberries? The easiest way to grow cranberries is in large pots, ideally around 12 inches, and they prefer acidic soil or compost. The soil needs to be kept moist, and watering using rainwater rather than tap water will help to keep the soil acidic. Cranberries can be picked around late September to mid October and then its time to make your jars of cranberry sauce. The crop of cranberries will increase in the second and third years.
After a year of carefully looking after your vegetables, Christmas dinner will be a real treat with an extra special touch! Let us know how you get on!


Kim Kardashian has returned to Bali for some R&R, this time with husband Kanye West in tow.
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star had gone on a 38th birthday vacation to the Indonesian island with sisters Khloe Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian and their kids, as well as Kourtney's ex Scott Disick, last October.
Kim posted on her Instagram Story a slew of photos and videos from her and Kanye's trip. During their getaway, they watched locals performing traditional dances and also checked out the local wildlife, including at an animal sanctuary, where they fed elephants. It is unclear if they brought along their kids North West, 5, Saint West, 3, and Chicago West, 1.
Kim also posted videos from their luxury resort.
Kim and Kanye's trip to Bali comes soon before the two are set to welcome their fourth child, a baby boy, via surrogate and a week before the rapper is set to bring his Sunday Service to the 2019 Coachella festival on Easter Sunday.
Their visit also comes before footage from Kim's 2018 Bali family vacation will air on Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
"Had to come back to Bali right before our KUWTK Bali episode airs," Kim wrote.
Check out our new Keeping Up With the Kardashian channel on YouTube for show clips, recap videos and more!


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Reba Celebrates 30th Anniversary of "Rumor Has It" Album With Re-Release Featuring 2 "Fancy" Bonus Tracks
by Jim Casey | @TheJimCasey | July 28, 2020
Reba McEntire is celebrating the 30th anniversary of her 1990 album, Rumor Has It, by re-releasing the project on Sept. 11. Reba's iconic album featured four Top 10 hits, including "You Lie," "Rumor Has It," "Fancy" and "Fallin' Out of Love."
The vinyl version of the re-released album will feature a bonus track: an acoustic version of "Fancy" that was recorded live at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The digital and CD versions of the re-released album will featured the aforementioned acoustic version of "Fancy," as well as a new dance remix of "Fancy."
"I never imagined I'd get the chance to put out an album for a second time," says Reba. "It's just so much fun to look back and remember where we were and what we were doing when they were originally released. This album, in particular, is very special to me because it was the first time I got to record with [producer] Tony Brown and he was the reason I finally got to record 'Fancy.' Now here we are 30 years later and I never end a show without singing that song."
Rumor Has It Track Listing
"Climb That Mountain High"
"Waitin' For The Deal To Go Down"
"You Lie"
"Now You Tell Me"
"Fallin' Out Of Love"
"This Picture"
"You Remember Me"
"That's All She Wrote"
"Fancy" (Dave Audé Remix) – Bonus Track
"Fancy" (Live At The Ryman) – Bonus Track
photo by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com
written by Jim Casey | @TheJimCasey | published July 28, 2020 11:03 am
category: NCD News | related posts: 30th Anniversary, Fancy, Reba McEntire, Rumor Has It


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Wow, fantastic baby! Life imitates "Still Life" as BIGBANG's T.O.P has been identified as one of eight members set to join Japanese art collector, entrepreneur, and billionaire Yusaku Maezawa on a space trip in 2023 as part of the...
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Metamorphic led Encoding.com's Series A which closed in January. Closing the deal was generally a smooth process -- FYI, I've closed 9 rounds of financing in the past 12 years so I've seen many different scenarios.
The reason we chose Metamorphic was that Marc, Lewis, and David all have strong operating experience and seemed to be very connected in our market. And, we believed that as a relatively new fund, they would work harder for their portfolio companies. We were correct on all accounts. They are super-supportive and continually offer help with customer intros, strategy, business modeling, and thoughts on how to improve operational efficiencies.
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Posted on March 28, 2014 by New York Cake Co.
She's turning 18 and is a make up queen, a MAC make up queen to be exact! You've probably guessed it… a MAC inspired cake is on order. She likes to play with make up and I like to play with sugar – in any form. For this cake I used a mix of fondant and gumpaste. After several hours here's what my sugar play created. Happy Birthday Tayler!
Posted in New York Cake Co News, Specialty Cakes and tagged 18th, birthday, black, blush, bristles, brushes, cake, compact, eye shadow, handmade, lipstick, MAC, make up, New York Cake Co, pink, purple, red, townsville. Bookmark the permalink.
Posted on March 24, 2014 by New York Cake Co.
Some time ago I made a cake for a student that was becoming a doctor. The cake received so much attention on social media, it was no surprise that a request came through for a similar cake with a nurses spin.
Ok… but what tools are different between a doctor and a nurse? Oh my goodness, the crazy things cake decorators have to think about! Of course, I know how different their roles are as professionals. But I had to take a second thought as to what I would create that upon the first sight the cake quietly screamed: Nurse, Nurse, Nurse!!
After a little more thinking, I realized it was their medical tools differed most. In general on a visit to the doctor, it's the doctor that does the initial exam. Then he/she diagnose (or try to!) you. After that diagnosis they give the orders to the nurse. Then it's the nurse who actually carries out the orders. As for the doctor he's on to the next patient in Room 2. Well, this is the way my head imagined it. It's the nurse who bandages up the wounds, injects your arm, and say's "you'll be fine!" before walking out the room and leaving you to re-dress.
Posted in Specialty Cakes and tagged cake, doctor, medical, needle, new york cake, Nurse, pills, study, syringe, tea, townsville. Bookmark the permalink.
Posted on March 12, 2014 by New York Cake Co.
Who doesn't love the beautiful sparkle of gold and silver? Though they are just metals, they are rather precious ones and make all things beautiful.
They are also no strangers to the world of food either. Did you know, when pressed thin enough gold leaf, can be eaten too! Well, for years silver and gold leaf have been used to decorate confectionery. Now gold and silver leaf are applied to wedding cakes! The effect is stunning and worth gracing any wedding table, in my opinion.
It's been a while since any specials have run on the New York Cake Co. facebook page. So read below for your FREE giveaway!
For one fortunate couple I will create either or silver or gold leaf 6″ cake to share with your friends. Just share your story of how you got engaged, when you got engaged and how the proposal went down. The stories will be shared on the facebook page and the story with the most likes and comments wins! Please email you stories and one photograph to newyorkcakeco@gmail.com.
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Posted on March 9, 2014 by New York Cake Co.
Many years ago I purchased a Canon EOS. At the time it was "the camera to have" or the Jones' of the camera world. I bought two lenses with it and a flash pack, feeling oh so pleased with myself, it seemed that in the world of photography I had arrived. In a few short years, all cameras went digital and my optical EOS was basically useless.
Finally, when I went back to New York for a six week vacation I did a little (well, maybe a lot, actually it was a lot!) of shopping. One of my purchases was to buy a digital Canon camera. It had to be a Canon, as I hoped the old lenses would still be compatible. I sheepishly asked the gentleman helping me. He said "yes" and then did a test. They worked! I wanted to literally jump for joy and probably could have, as the very tolerant New Yorkers probably wouldn't have thought me to be too odd. But I didn't, just did internal cartwheels instead.
Since, my cake creations seem to be gaining more and more of an audience. I soon learned that the typical iPhone photographs definitely could go and be replaced with professional ones. I have nothing against iPhone cameras, as there are amazing editing apps available to create a good photograph and to me the quality is most of the time good enough.
A few days after I got back to Australia, a Red Velvet cake was waiting to be delivered for a lady's 40th Birthday. She didn't want any icing over it and in the cake decorating world it's called a "naked" cake. A few fresh from Townsville Flower Market dressed it up perfectly and then for the first time I grabbed my new Canon. Tadaa! A moment in history was made… my own professional cake photograph.
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Q: Response timeout or slow response from my node server hosted at Heroku's free plan I am running a nodejs app on Heroku free tier.
Free tier is more than enough for occasional traffic, just a few times a month for a backend admin system.
However, if a few multiple Rest API calls were made within 1 or 2 minutes, it will encounter timeout error. Actual scenario - my node server is receiving WhatsApp replies coming from Twilio - Twilio uses webhook to call the REST API from my node server hosted at Heroku free tier. Multiple WhatsApp replies of about 10 - 20 is expected but could come in within a minute. Node server receives the data from Twilio and writes to FireStore for each WhatsApp reply.
I am reading Heroku's help document on how to deal with request time-outs > https://help.heroku.com/PFSOIDTR/why-am-i-seeing-h12-request-timeouts-high-response-times-in-my-app

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*Can I increase the number of web workers under the current Free unverified account?
I tried from the Heroku CLI and get the following response

 heroku ps:type worker=standard-2x
 ›   Warning: heroku update available from 7.59.2 to 7.60.2.
 ▸    Type worker not found in process formation.
 ▸    Types: web

*If I get my account verified by adding a credit card, how many web workers can I add to the existing free dyno?

*If I stay at Free tier, without upgrading to say Hobby tier. Even if there is unexpected event of a spike in traffic, my dyno will just go to sleep once the free dyno hours are used up - Heroku will not automatically charge my credit card for the excess traffic right?  I am very concern due to news about Firebase users charged for thousands of dollars due to unexpected spike in traffic and there is no way to cap or limit it.

*If I am expecting up to 20 simultaneous/concurrent REST API calls to my node server at Heroku within a minute - how many web workers should I increase?

A: On a free account, you can only have one worker at a time. If you add more dynos, you will be charged.
When your free Heroku dyno sleeps because it is not being used, if it receives a new request it has to wake up. Waking up takes quite a bit of time and likely is longer than Twilio's 10 second timeout for HTTP responses. I think your app is probably failing not because of the spike of traffic especially as you are using Node which can handle multiple connections with ease, but because your sleeping dyno times out.
You might find some benefit adding the same URL as the fallback URL for your number. That would allow Twilio to call your server, wake it up and if it fails the first time because it timed out, the fallback URL will make a second attempt which would hopefully succeed.
In reality, the best practice is to pay for an account that allows you to keep your dyno running the whole time.

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Home Quotes How Long Can A Quote Be?
How Long Can A Quote Be?
When you are composing your essay, a quotation is considered to be lengthy if it goes on for more than four lines.Guidelines for Paraphrased Quotations Long quotes have their own set of rules that must be followed, which are distinct from those that govern ordinary quotations.Whenever you are beginning a lengthy quotation, the line that comes before it and ends with a colon is the standard format.
Although there are no regulatory restrictions to the length of a quotation, it is best practice to structure any quotation that is longer than four lines as a distinct block quote. However, rather of using straight quotations from the sources you credit, it is best practice to instead paraphrase the material.
1 How long can a quote be in an essay?
2 How do you write a short quote in APA format?
3 How do you write a 40 word quote?
4 What is considered a long quote?
5 Can a quote be 2 sentences long?
6 Can a quote be longer than a sentence?
7 How do you cite more than 40 words?
8 What do you do if a quote is longer than 4 lines?
9 Is 100 words too long for a quote?
10 How much is too much quote in a paper?
11 How long can a block quote be?
12 How long can quotes be in APA?
13 How do you shorten a long quote?
14 What is a quote example?
15 How many quotes should a 1000 word essay have?
16 Why should you avoid long quotations?
17 Can you start an essay with a long quote?
18 How do you properly shorten a quote?
19 How long is a quote usually good for?
20 What is the correct way to format a long quote?
21 How long does it take to receive a quote?
How long can a quote be in an essay?
One easy guideline to keep in mind about this matter is that you should not utilize a quote that is more than one line long. In point of fact, four-word quotations are typically the most effective. The use of lengthy quotations in academic papers is a red signal for lecturers.
How do you write a short quote in APA format?
A Few Selected Quotations (Fewer Than 40 Words) It is sufficient to enclose the quoted material in quotation marks and include it into the body of your own writing if the quoted material is less than forty words long; no further formatting is required.If the source that you are quoting from does not include an ellipsis, then you should not include one at the beginning or conclusion of the quotation that you are using.
How do you write a 40 word quote?
It is sufficient to enclose the quoted material in quotation marks and include it into the body of your own writing if the quoted material is less than forty words long; no further formatting is required. If the source that you are quoting from does not include an ellipsis, then you should not include one at the beginning or conclusion of the quotation that you are using.
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What is considered a long quote?
A lengthy quotation includes more than four lines of content that has been cited. Insert a colon after the introductory portion of the quotation, then indent the remainder of the quotation one inch to the left of the margin. It is OK to use single or double spacing for these quotations; however, quotation marks should not be included unless they are present in the source text themselves.
Can a quote be 2 sentences long?
A more extensive quotation may be broken up into many phrases. If there is an omission between two sentences, mark it with four ellipsis points rather than the standard three. Following the period that closes the first sentence that is quoted is a point that denotes an ellipsis, and then three more points that are spaced apart complete the ellipsis.
Can a quote be longer than a sentence?
There is no one universally accepted definition of what constitutes a ″lengthy quote.″ Some educators consider a quotation to be lengthy if it is longer than four or five written lines, while others consider it to be lengthy if it is more than forty words or four sentences.
How do you cite more than 40 words?
Long quotations Remove the quotation marks from direct quotations that are at least 40 words long and place them in a block of typewritten lines that can stand on its own. Location the first line of the quotation on a new line and indent it half an inch from the left margin; this is the same place you would put the first line of a new paragraph.
What do you do if a quote is longer than 4 lines?
It is best practice to place quotes that are longer than four lines of prose or three lines of verse in their own freestanding block of text and to eliminate the use of quotation marks when doing so. To properly format a quotation, begin it on a new line and indent it half an inch from the left margin while preserving double spacing throughout the rest of the text.
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Is 100 words too long for a quote?
When you quote more than around 40 words at a time from a source, you have to utilize what's called a block quotation. Block quotations should be indented half an inch to the left when using the APA or MLA style, and an in-text reference should be included after the period. Other formats of citation have extra guidelines to follow.
How much is too much quote in a paper?
In general, the absolute least number of quotations that should be included in each paragraph is three; nevertheless, you should also avoid overloading your paragraphs. If you overcrowd your essay with an excessive number of quotations, not only will you be unable to develop your thoughts, but your work will also come off as being excessively complicated to your examiner.
How long can a block quote be?
Basics. According to the guideline for the American Psychological Association (APA), quotes that are more than 40 words long are referred to as block quotations and are structured differently from ordinary quotations.
How long can quotes be in APA?
Direct quotations that are longer than 40 words should be placed in a separate block of typewritten lines and should not be enclosed in quotation marks. Place the quotation on a new line and indent it five spaces from the left margin before beginning to write it.
How do you shorten a long quote?
Elipses should be used to shorten lengthy quotations. It is possible to condense quotations by eliminating words from the middle of the quote and using ellipses to show that certain words have been deleted
Put clarifications in brackets for quotes.
Alternate between using your own words and quoting others inside the same sentence
What is a quote example?
The act of taking a line from Shakespeare and reciting it in its entirety, word for word, without altering any of the original text is an example of a quote. The price range of $24.56 and $24.58 for a share of stock is an illustration of a quote.
How many quotes should a 1000 word essay have?
The absolute finest essays include no more than two direct quotations for every 1500 words written. Rule number one when it comes to using quotes in essays: shorten them.
Why should you avoid long quotations?
In the interest of fairness, you should avoid condensing quotations in a way that causes them to distort the author's intended meaning. If you claimed the aforementioned remark as a truth rather than a legend about Nero, for instance, you would be distorting the objective of the person who first wrote it. Check out the situation!
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Can you start an essay with a long quote?
It is possible for an essay to begin with a block quotation. Your discussion should revolve on the quotation, and you should make reference to it throughout your writing. This differentiates it from an epigraph, which is typically used for decorative purposes.
How do you properly shorten a quote?
Change the position at which you begin your first sentence in comparison to the one used in the original source.
Try to make use of as many synonyms as you can. Synonyms are different words or phrases that have the same meaning as another synonym.
Modify the way the sentence is structured. For instance, if the statement was first written in the active voice, you should rewrite it in the passive voice
Separate each piece of information into its own phrase.
How long is a quote usually good for?
When the firm provides you with an estimate for a rate, they will include a notation on the quote that indicates how long the quote is valid for.If the prices that were quoted to you in person or online change before you apply for coverage, some insurance companies will honor those quotations for up to a week, while other companies may not recognize quotes at all.How is it possible for an insurance quotation to alter after it has already been delivered to you?
What is the correct way to format a long quote?
If you begin by identifying the person who made the statement, follow the comma with the initial quote mark.
If you place the quote at the beginning of the phrase and then describe who said it, use a comma at the conclusion of the sentence, and then follow the comma with the second quotation mark
If it is a direct quote, the punctuation should be placed inside the quotation marks at all times
How long does it take to receive a quote?
How much time does it typically take to acquire an estimate for homeowner's insurance?This, too, can vary widely based on the homeowner's insurance provider as well as the ease with which the relevant paperwork can be accessed.You will most likely receive a quotation before your house insurance policy is finalized.This quote will be an estimate of the entire cost of the homeowners insurance premium.


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When he graduates this May, fourth-year student Philip Bystrom will leave WMed with a swath of research experience, including a prestigious Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellowship that took him to Uganda for a year.
Bystrom credits his success in no small part to his early involvement and collaboration as a first- and second-year student with faculty at WMed who he says were eager and willing to mentor him and allow him to assist with research papers and other ongoing projects.
"The faculty are very approachable, they have projects going on and they're happy to include students," Bystrom said.
Bystrom is among numerous students who are engaged in ongoing research projects at the medical school. For example, 17 students in the inaugural MD Class of 2018 are listed as authors on a total of 21 peer-reviewed articles and two book chapters, according to Scholarly Publication Reports compiled by the WMed Medical Library. The Class of 2019, which Bystrom is a member of, boasts 15 student authors on a total of 23 peer-reviewed articles.
Current members of the WMed faculty who collaborated on projects with students in the Class of 2018 included Drs. Kelly Brown; Parker Crutchfield; Joyce deJong; Colleen Dodich; Jairo Espinoza; Joseph D. Fakhoury; Andrew Geeslin; Tyler Gibb, ; Donald Greydanus; Janet M. Hur; Jeffrey King; Dilip Patel; Joseph Prahlow; Helen D. Pratt; Kelly Quesnelle; Michael Redinger, and Brandy Shattuck.
Current members of the WMed faculty who collaborated on projects with students in the Class of 2019 included: Drs. Kelly Brown; Joyce deJong; Ahmed El-Isa; Monoj Konda; Andrey Leonov; Dilip Patel; Joseph Prahlow; Kelly Quesnelle; Aisha Shakoor; Neelkamal Soares; Luis Toledo and Matthew Zaccheo.
A full listing of the citations can be seen on the Student Research Activities webpage on the WMed website.
Dr. Krishna Jain, a renowned Kalamazoo vascular surgeon who is now a clinical investigator in WMed's Center for Clinical Research, estimates that 70 to 80 students at the medical school are currently taking part in ongoing research projects. Those projects, he said, have resulted in regional, national, and international presentations, as well as publication in scholarly journals, including the Journal of Vascular Surgery.
At WMed, Dr. Jain serves as a mentor for students, residents, and junior faculty in clinical studies and scholarly activity with the goal of fostering the broader participation in – and success of – clinical studies, as well as growth in oral and poster presentations, and publications from WMed.
Dr. Jain said the engagement of students in that research is a key focus of the medical school, and the new Research Opportunities Database platform will enhance collaboration between WMed students and faculty on ongoing research projects.
Bystrom, who will complete his residency training in General Surgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago Metro Group Hospitals following graduation, said the projects he first worked on after arriving at WMed in 2014 included writing two review articles about liver ischemia and reperfusion with Kelly Quesnelle, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences.
Bystrom said the experience he gained with Dr. Quesnelle and other WMed faculty, including Joseph Prahlow, MD, professor in the Department of Pathology, helped make research less intimidating for him. He said he also is certain that the early experience helped him be competitive and stand out when he applied for the Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellowship.
"Getting your first paper published can seem like this impossible hurdle in your head but after I worked with Dr. Quesnelle, I began approaching others," Bystrom said.
Indeed, Bystrom's research portfolio has grown during his time at WMed. The research he conducted as part of his fellowship in Uganda led to him doing a presentation on Dengue fever at a Doris Duke research conference and he earned an American Society of Tropical Health and Hygiene Travel Award that afforded him the opportunity to present his research in November 2017 at the ASTMH Annual Meeting.
While in Uganda, Bystrom also assisted on a clinical trial examining the efficacy of adjunctive sertraline in the treatment of cryptococcal meningitis in HIV-positive patients and conducted research examining the accuracy of a PCR-based test aimed at quicker detection of TB meningitis. That study, "Diagnostic Accuracy of Xpert MTB/Rif Ultra for TB Meningitis in HIV-infected adults: a prospective cohort study," was later accepted for publication in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, the world's leading journal in infectious diseases.
Bystrom is involved in several ongoing projects at WMed and is set to do a poster presentation with Dr. Gitonga Munene, associate professor in the Department of Surgery, in May at the Michigan Chapter of the American College of Surgeons 66th Annual Meeting about a research project that examined how imaging can affect surgical decision-making for pancreatic cancer patients. Bystrom said he's also working on a research project with Dr. Robert Sawyer, chair of the Department of Surgery, that is a systematic review of antibiotic treatment following surgical infections.
Dr. Quesnelle, who has worked with Bystrom and several other students on different research projects, echoed Bystrom. She said the fact that WMed is not a large institution in terms of the total number of students, leads to a strong sense of community and makes the institution a friendly place for students to partner with faculty on research.
She said the collegial atmosphere at WMed has led to important and timely research, including a project she worked on with Dr. Joyce deJong, chair of the Department of Pathology, staff from the Department of Pathology and the Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, and several students, that examined the role of gabapentin in multi-drug overdoses.
Dr. Quesnelle said Dr. Grant Finlayson, a 2018 WMed graduate, and fourth-year students Michael Chavarria, Stephanie Chang, and Tyler Gardner, played a prominent role in the research and analysis for the project. All of that led to Finlayson presenting the group's research at the 2016 National Association of Medical Examiners Meeting, as well as Finlayson being listed as the lead author on "Gabapentin in Mixed Drug Fatalities: Does this Frequent Analyte Deserve More Attention?", which was published in March 2017 in Academic Forensic Pathology.
Dr. Quesnelle said their research on gabapentin led the group to conclude that medical providers may want to exercise caution when prescribing gabapentin to patients who have also been prescribed certain other opioids. As of today, the research paper still ranks as the fifth most-read paper in Academic Forensic Pathology for the last six months.


Restoration of ecological systems is a natural process often prevented or mitigated by human interference. Removing the limiting factors can sometimes be all that is needed for restoration to be successful. That scenario, however, is rare, especially in an urban setting. Ecosystems contain many interdependent components all working together; when one or more of these are removed or impaired the entire system can be damaged. Without first correcting an ongoing practice that is impairing a natural system, the restoration process will be fruitless. Human foot traffic may have to be rerouted. Water quality may require addressing. Logging, agriculture and development are all further examples of potential limiting factors.


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MENLO PARK, Calif., November 7, 2019 – Sanjeev Agarwal, the Protiviti Country Market Leader for member firms in the Middle East and India, has been named to Consulting magazine's 2019 'Global Leaders in Consulting' list. The award recognises leaders who are making an impact in the profession that can be felt worldwide. Agarwal, who has played a critical role in the expansion of global consulting firm Protiviti's presence in the Middle East and India, is recognised with an Excellence in Influence award.
Agarwal was a core member of the team that was instrumental in establishing Protiviti's presence in Kuwait in 2007. During the following six years, consulting operations expanded to another five countries in the Middle East (Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE), which resulted in increased revenue, client base and consulting staff in the region. In 2014, Agarwal became head of operations in India where, under his leadership, services were expanded into six major cities. He has also established intelligent automation capabilities in India, focusing on the delivery of robotic process automation (RPA), data analytics and management and artificial intelligence solutions for Protiviti's clients around the globe. With further expansion into Cairo, Egypt, Agarwal now oversees the growth, innovation and client service in eight countries from his home base in Kuwait City, Kuwait.
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