Are you missing one or more teeth due to injury, gum disease or decay? Have you considered getting a dental implant to restore your smile to its original luster?
Not only do missing teeth affect your appearance, but they can also make eating uncomfortable and lead to bone loss. For this reason, we recommend dental implants to rejuvenate our patients' smiles and prevent further deterioration to the mouth and gums.
Today's dental implants are stronger and better than ever, and they also look completely natural. This advancement is thanks to the availability of zirconia implants, which originated in Europe and recently became available in the US. They are quickly becoming the preferred material for patients and dentists alike, due to their safety, effectiveness, and appearance.
What are Zirconium Implants (Ceramic Implants)?
First, let's discuss what an implant is. Dental implants are structures that connect a dental prosthetic such as a crown, bridge or denture to the bone. They function as a tooth's root, and they look like a small post. Once they've been fitted, the dentist installs the dental prosthetic over the implant.
Implants are widely favored over dentures because they provide a natural fit and allow the patient to retain normal tooth function. Dentures, on the other hand, simply rest on the gum line and attach to the jaw via an adhesive. The dental implant field has advanced rapidly, the last ten years have seen dramatic improvements. Zirconia implants have been instrumental in providing patients with a superior experience.
Zirconia implants are made from zirconia oxide, a ceramic-type material that has a creamy white hue that blends well with a patient's natural tooth color. As the name implies, the zirconia used in dentistry is similar to cubic zirconia, the material used in costume jewelry, that looks and feels like a real diamond.
Previous to the year 2000, dentists used a variety of materials for dental implants, with titanium being a top choice. It's strong, lightweight and is still widely used today. However, to make it strong enough to function as a dental implant, it has nickel added to it. This can be problematic, as the CDC estimates that up to 20% of the population has a nickel allergy.
As a holistic dentist, Dr. Parsi appreciates that zirconia is naturally occurring and biocompatible. This means that it won't react with the patient's biological systems, making it readily accepted by the gum and mouth tissue. This is key because the body won't reject the implant or attack it with an immune response.
Though titanium is shown to react well with the body, it's not classified as biocompatible, so it carries some risk of rejection. Zirconia, on the other hand, is biocompatible. One of the reasons it's so crucial to choose a biocompatible option is that the body may not reject something that's not biocompatible right away. As a result, the patient could experience a reaction months or years after implantation, requiring removal and another implant.
Patients with auto-immune conditions such as Crohn's Disease or lupus should take extra precaution when it comes to choosing implant material and should opt for something biocompatible, like zirconia.
Zirconia is a neutral material and won't cause allergies. Metals, however, can trigger a reaction. Common symptoms of an allergic reaction include redness, itchiness, inflammation, and even bone loss.
As people become more health conscious, they rightfully express concern about having metal in their mouth. Metals like mercury have been linked to Alzheimer's Disease. Though titanium and other metal implants don't use mercury, patients who once upon a time had mercury fillings often wonder if new information will come to light about the dangers of other metals in the mouth.
It's also important to note that metal conducts electricity and heat, while zirconia does not. Granted, feeling discomfort from an electrical current or feeling excess heat in your mouth are rare occurrences, they can happen, especially among sensitive populations.
Further, the conductivity of metal can attract bacteria and serve as an ideal breeding ground. This can make oral hygiene more difficult to maintain, resulting in infections, gum disease, and bad breath.
Zirconia is a very strong material. Patients appreciate that it simulates the natural tooth perfectly, allowing them to enjoy their food without worry of shifting or breakage.
Both titanium and zirconia resist corrosion. However, the metals that fortify titanium implants are not immune. Therefore, titanium implants will corrode over time, while zirconia implants can be expected to last for many many years. Zirconia dental implants have been successfully used in Europe for decades.
Titanium implants can house more plaque, mostly because of the bacteria buildup from the added metal alloys. Zirconia, on the other hand, attracts less plaque, making it easier to maintain your oral health.
Because zirconia implants are the same color as your teeth, the posts won't show through with any gray as a titanium implant would. This provides a more natural look. No one will know you've had implants!
In Dr. Parsi's office, we don't charge more for zirconia implants. Your insurance may cover the bulk of the implant, especially if the patient has been tested for metal allergies and received a positive result.
At Wellness Dentistry, Dr. Parsi will work with you to make sure you get the maximum amount of insurance benefits allowed by your plan to keep your costs as low as possible.
It's also important to consider that not getting an implant when it's needed can further degrade the health of your mouth and affect other teeth. By addressing an issue as soon as it becomes necessary, you can help save further expenses down the road.
Would you like to find out if zirconia implants are right for you? Schedule a free consultation with our office today.


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In January 1998, an additional model, the 2.0GX-S Aero, was introduced.
A facelift in June 1999 saw only the 2.0 engine available and the models were B, M, S (4AT only), M4 and L4 (4AT only); the last two being the 4WD versions. Production ceased in 2002 (only 136 vehicles were produced that year).
A basic commercial version was also available and was called the Partner (1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 engines). Interestingly, the 1.6L Partner and the 1.6L Civic Ferio were Honda's first Low Emission Vehicles (LEV).
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Debt Collectors Face Lawsuit After Florida Man's Death
A woman in Tampa, Florida, is suing debt collectors for contributing to her husband's heart-related death.
Dianne McLeod is suing Green Tree Servicing for the wrongful death of her husband, Stanley, who died in 2005 after a series of heart problems.
Mrs. McLeod says debt collectors repeatedly violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), and the resulting stress led to her husband's death.
The McLeod story hit quite a nerve here at Legal Schnauzer. My wife and I have been subject to blatant unlawful actions from debt collectors. This has caused enormous stress, but so far, our health seems to be holding up. But what if that changes. What if Mrs. Schnauzer has a stroke? What if I have a heart attack?
And what about the abuse we've taken from corrupt members of the Alabama State Bar over the past eight or nine years? I know we enjoyed generally good health when our legal nightmare started in 2000 and 2001. What are the cumulative health effects of being repeatedly cheated in court? If a researcher wanted to examine that question, we could be guinea pigs A and B.
I've already told Mrs. Schnauzer, "If I keel over someday soon, here are the people you need to sue for every penny they are worth." And I wasn't joking.
I'm also not joking about the deleterious effects unethical debt collectors can have on your life. We've already written that Mrs. Schnauzer thinks she was recently cheated out of her job at Infinity Property & Casualty Corporation because of a lawsuit we've filed against two debt-collection outfits--NCO and the Birmingham law firm of Ingram & Associates. In fact, she testified to that effect under oath in a recent deposition.
Mrs. Schnauzer wasn't just blowing off steam. We've uncovered evidence that Lloyd Gray & Whitehead, a Birmingham firm defending NCO, has substantial ties to Infinity Property & Casualty. We've also discovered that at least one very close associate of Alabama Governor Bob Riley--a target of frequent critical coverage here at Legal Schnauzer--resides on Infinity's Board of Directors. (Much more on all of this coming soon.)
Finally, new evidence indicates that even my unlawful termination, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), might have been driven, at least partially, by Ingram & Associates' and NCO's efforts to collect a debt we allegedly owed to American Express. (Much more on that coming, too.)
As for Dianne McLeod, does she have a legitimate lawsuit? Time will tell. But our Legal Schnauzer team hopes she brings Green Tree Servicing to its ugly knees.
Just how bad are some debt collectors? Consider this from a CNN article about the McLeod case:
Billy Howard is an attorney who runs the Consumer Protection Division for Morgan & Morgan. Howard represents McLeod and has about 500 similar cases against companies who use what he called "Tony Soprano tactics," a reference to the fictional organized crime leader who was the central character in the HBO drama "The Sopranos."
"I think it's frightening because these companies go after people and they utilize tactics people just don't know are illegal," Howard said.
"Scare tactics work. They've worked for years. That's how the mafia made so much money. That's how these mafia-like tactics result in so much money. People are scared," he said.
Howard says one of his other clients had this message waiting on the answering machine:
"You're a piece of s---. That's why you turned your phone off. Mother f-----. But that's OK.
"You haven't heard the last of me. But if it takes me a year or takes me two, believe me, I will find you. You better move. But if you move, you better move to California, 'cause I do travel. And I like traveling. Goodbye."
And then there was this one:
"When I see you. I'm gonna f--- you up. I want my money, and I want it now. I hate people who lie to me and abuse my company. ... If you bring my money back, you don't have to worry about me, just disregard my message."
We have not received those kinds of physical threats. But in some ways, we were treated even worse than this. There's little doubt that Mrs. Schnauzer was cheated out of her job because we chose to fight back against corrupt debt collectors. Now, we are seeing more and more signs that I might have lost my job largely because of debt collectors, too.
How low will debt collectors go? They seem to have a bottomless pit of sleazy tactics. We will be following the Dianne McLeod case. And we soon will be going into detail about what we've experienced from the classy crowd at NCO and Ingram & Associates.
Labels: Dianne McLeod, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Green Tree Servicing, Infinity Property and Casualty, Ingram and Associates LLC, Lloyd Gray Whitehead, NCO
Debt collectors are our government.
Here is my email to the civil rights attorney (best in state of Oregon) about it all since he had me researching the COPS and how to dig into their weapons abuse. OMG what I have discovered ...
To: attorneys at law
Subject: Dumber than a box of rocks, I am
http://billparish.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/oregon-pers-to-cash-in-on-foreclosures/
The State of Oregon PERS has every imaginable stock to trade we can hope to imagine from UNIFUND as ACA International and a very special set-up of Oregon Collectors Association, Inc. - Home
Thus, I must step back and ask myself just what in the hell do I think I am doing trying cases in Oregon's court system! There is no such truth: JUSTICE.
First, every judge must depend upon numbers of guilty parties who have basically been robbed blind by those who put the PERS system into computers to run and rerun the cycles of fraudulent inducement and transference of wealth.
1980s, first colonial success of full spectrum heist;
1990s, dot com set-up digital non-transparent exchanges in SEC, government retirements, etc.;
2001-2010, we all get to give to the richest digital masters of the universe and then die for GREEN to be successful;
THE BEST - (attorney) - AND THIS IS YOU AS WELL AS THE (attornyes)! ... ATTORNEYS AT LAW
ARE LOSING.
Money wins as long as it does not reach the point of return, the law of the universe in Galileo's tried and true scientific proof of gravity is coming around fast now.
It is a losing battle when the digital system has put the judges into the position of either receiving the trades and exchanges of the hidden hand of the market which is run by the insurance fraud and monetary fraud, too -- or see all that money into their education and years serving in what was thought to be a scholarly pursuit of the law ...
.... only to find that they are cannibals of the US Constitution for the familial lineages who have been at this same game for years and years --- see how clever they are to put all the government retirees on the sliding scale of how many entrepreneurs feed their trough for the future of no creative genius, clearly.
I am at a loss in discovering what I have.
ALL JUDGES: ACOSTA, KING, AIKEN, et al. are doing exactly what they are forced to, from the financial dictatorship of digital debt-credit sold as money.
Their lives and wealth depend upon being nothing but midwives of the flesh destroyed in the heist of America again and again and again until there is no more.
COPS sell the products and so do the ATTORNEY-DEBT-COLLECTORS for the vendors who bring the products to the government PERS market.
The judges protect the sales for those products because their financial power depends upon it.
PERS cannot be sued. Judges cannot be noticed for conflicts of interest.
Therefore, a remedy sought for the restoration of transparency in a system that uses human beings as nothing but disposable commodities for those who are the most predatory criminally insane of our species, is not.
This is truly an abomination of what our country was meant to stand for. I can hardly wait to recycle this energy.
Thank you (attorney) and my best to the (attorneys). I do not have a clue as to what any of us are going to do.
Best, RK aka Biloxi Marx
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Has Italy ever beaten England in rugby?
Their first meeting was on 8 October 1991 in the 1991 Rugby World Cup, England won 36–6….Records.
Home 80 (17 February 2001) 19 (10 February 2008)
Away 59 (18 March 2000) 23 (17 February 2001)
Largest winning margin
How many tries did England score against Italy?
six tries
England score six tries in routine Six Nations win over Italy. After England had been knocked out of the 2015 World Cup Eddie Jones, who was then in his final week in charge of Japan before joining the Stormers in South Africa, was asked what they should be looking for in a head coach.
Who won the rugby today between England and Italy?
England got their Six Nations ambitions back on track with a deserved 41-18 victory over Italy at Twickenham.
What was the score of the England rugby match today?
England 43-29 USA.
Did England beat Italy before?
England have never beaten Italy at a major tournament – either at the Euros or the World Cup. The first meeting between the nations at a major tournament came at Euro 1980, with Marco Tardelli scoring the only goal of the group stage game.
Who would win the Six Nations 2020?
Six Nations Table 2020. England pipped France to last season's title, which concluded at a delayed date in October. Both teams finished on 18 points after five games, but England's superior points difference crowned them champions.
When did England last lose at Twickenham?
March 1983 feels like a million years ago. It is also the last time Scotland won a game of rugby at Twickenham.
How can I watch England v Italy?
A live stream of the game will be available on the iPlayer and ITV Hub, with both apps available on mobile devices.
How many times did England play Italy?
The history books show that England and Italy have played each other on 27 occasions.
How many times have England played Italy in rugby?
England had played Italy three times in Rugby World Cups, once in a Rugby World Cup qualifier at Huddersfield and once in an Autumn International, prior to them joining the Six Nations Championship. Italy's inclusion into the Six Nations Championship in 2000 has ensured regular meetings between the sides.
What was the score between England and Italy?
England are 2020 Six Nations champions they beat Italy 34-5 in Rome and Ireland lost to France. Having held an unimpressive 10-5 lead at the interval, England improved in the second half to score four tries and move top of the table.
When do England play Italy in the Six Nations?
England Italy live score (and video online live stream*) starts on 13 Feb 2021 at 14:15 UTC time at Twickenham stadium, London city, England in Six Nations – Rugby Union. Here on SofaScore livescore you can find all England vs Italy previous results sorted by their H2H matches.
How did England do in Rugby World Cup?
England finished their preparations for the Rugby World Cup with a convincing 37-0 demolition of Italy to make it three wins from four warm-up games.
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Anti-Trump Mavericks Owner Wants NBA Players to Kneel During National Anthem
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As Covid-19 numbers increase in several states across America, the one industry that isn't necessary to return immediately is undoubtedly sports.
Yes, we all love sports and they bring us together in unity, but at what cost will it be if the return of sports puts lives in jeopardy? Don't fool yourself though, they want to return badly to send a message by kneeling during the national anthem. That's the main point.
And this anti-Trump team owner perpetuated that even further by encouraging NBA players to kneel during the national anthem.
Minnesota native George Floyd's death inadvertently caused the biggest civil unrest this country has seen in decades. His death also pushed millions of Americans towards divisive cowards like Colin Kaepernick instead of our Police and Armed Forces who put their lives on the line for us every single day.
That is how America is changing before our eyes right now.
For a long time, athletes in all of the college and professional sports leagues (except the NFL) were not allowed to kneel during the national anthem, but if you look closely, you'll see that's all about to change.
Two weeks ago, two teams from the National Women's Soccer League, the Portland Thorns, and the North Carolina Courage kneeled in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and Kaepernick, during the pregame national anthem.
If this low-rating sports league will do it then you can probably only imagine how bad it's going to get when the NBA returns in a few short weeks. We don't know for sure yet, but you should prepare yourself for something that seems like a foregone conclusion.
In the meantime, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is encouraging players to kneel by sending cryptic messages, subtle winks, to all NBA players.
Last Wednesday, Cuban appeared on ABC's "The View" to discuss kneeling during the national anthem and social justice issues.
Co-host Sunny Hostin said, "While the NBA is reportedly going to paint black lives matter on the courts, they haven't signaled any willingness to reverse their nearly 40-year-old rule against kneeling during the national anthem. You defended that policy, Mark, in 2017, but now you say you support players kneeling, and you'll kneel with players if the opportunity arises. What changed for you, and do you think players, even you, could be punished for kneeling?"
Cuban responded, "Things are changing. The last five weeks have seen a dramatic shift in how people in this country are responding to systemic racism. Because we've seen such dramatic change, I want to be part of the solution, and you've got to let go of the old ways that just were not working. If that means going against the grain, and maybe upsetting a few people, so be it."
If you think that's not the dog whistle to his players, you'll never believe how he concluded the interview.
Cuban remarked, "If our guys want to kneel, I think that's a great step forward. Look. I'll add this. You know, all this discussion of kneeling and the flag has got to be again about the Pledge of Allegiance, and the best part about the Pledge of Allegiance is when you pledge allegiance to the flag, it's for liberty and justice for all. I think players and anybody who addresses the flag and kneels, really is just standing up for that pledge they made for liberty and justice for all because that's truly what we need in this country, and as NBA players or any athletes anywhere who push further in that direction, that's a beautiful thing."
No, nothing is "beautiful" about anti-Americanisms spreading faster through this country than the deadly Covid-19.
The NBA is about to embark on an uphill battle much like the NFL did in 2016 when Kaepernick first kneeled during the national anthem.
What happened to the NFL?
Television ratings plummeted and stadium-attendance looked like a ghost town of the old west.
Will Mark Cuban and the NBA hold this sentiment when it starts affecting their bottom line? We'll see.
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Mech Warfare: Like Driving A Building-Sized Robot Through A Busy City
Mike Szczys
The sound a set of machined robot legs tapping on concrete make is remarkable. If for nothing more, the video after the break is worth watching just for this. It's what caught my attention when I first wandered by the Mech Warfare area at Maker Faire, as one of the competitors had their bot out wandering around as a demo during the setup day.
Installing target plate
Making sure the ammo is set to go
This is truly a hacker's robotics competition. There are constraints, but there's also a lot of room for freedom. Meet a dozen or so requirements and you be as creative as you want with the rest. My favorite part is that this is not a destructive event like many the battle-based robot TV shows that tend to turn my stomach. Instead, these robots each carry an electric AirSoft gun and seek to hit any of four target panels on their competitor's robot.
Robot operators are behind a sheet and only view through the robot's cameras.
These make me think of the Tachikoma, a huge four-legged tank from Ghost in the Shell. It's not just the number of legs — limited to four or less — that bear that similarity. For each round, the robots are placed in a miniature model of a city, and operators use FPV hardware I'm used to seeing in flying drones. This setup gives them the effect of driving building-sized mechs, and the audience gets to follow along with monitors mounted next to the scoreboard for the competition.
Fancy armor
Most builders had stands for their robots
Getting ready for the next round
The brackets of MFBA competition
Scoreboard with camera from each bot (only showing black in this image)
I haven't seen one of these events in person before, but this group has been competing for five years. And a little searching turns up coverage of similar events going back to 2011 and beyond. We've even seen build details for competition robots over on Hackaday.io that really show off the engineering that goes into these robots.
This is just a short clip that provides a glimpse of the fun. But you can get a much better feel for the sport by watching a full match. At multiple points around the arena, action cameras are running to capture each round of competition. Maker Faire footage has not yet been posted, but you can see dozens of battles from previous years on the RTEAM Robotics Club webpage.
Posted in cons, Robots Hacks, SliderTagged airsoft, Bay Area Maker Faire 2019, ghost in the shell, Mech Warfare, quadruped
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20 thoughts on "Mech Warfare: Like Driving A Building-Sized Robot Through A Busy City"
cyberteque says:
this is way better than the senseless destruction of "robot wars"!!
I'd like to see an autonomous robot competition
deshipu says:
Autonomous robot competitions exists, but are incredibly boring to watch. The humanoid robot combat, for example, turns mostly into a challenge of finding your opponent, and the robo-soccer is all about robots being outsmarted by a ball.
Gertlex says:
(competitor here) Autonomous is absolutely allowed. We had auto tracking this and previous years on at least one bot. No one has done autonomous nav, yet, though.
Full autonomy is completely allowed, but consider the complexity of these projects… in particular, the custom airsoft hardware is very work intensive to develop and make reliable. Competitively, rather than working towards autonomy, my time was much better spent on doing a new iteration of a mech that was lighter weight, better coded and faster walking, and making it reliable. My brand new bot was still at the bottom in ways, due to more refinement needed (especially my control scheme).
My hope is to work towards some partial autonomous nav for my own over the next year or so, but I'm very familiar with the difficulties of such from my job… (Also, I still need to get a writeup done of my most recent bot)
Justin Rosko says:
what are the rules concerning wheels/treads? could you go full tachikoma and put wheels in each leg in addition to standard walking?
Yup, this has been done! I believe the mech was limited to walking instead of rolling during matches, however. http://forums.trossenrobotics.com/showthread.php?4341-Xachikoma-a-4-DOF-quad (Vid on page 9 of that thread)
I want to see this combined with my biped… https://ssl.linklings.net/conferences/acra/acra2018_proceedings/views/includes/files/pap121s1-file1.pdf
Check out this biped… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcTJ9yBaUqE
By far the biggest challenges with bipeds are that you're going to be adding ~1.5 lbs for gun, ammo, scoring system. And you'll be slow, out-maneuverable, and tippable by the quads :/
Grady Houger says:
I've never build any robots, but I'm sure that the solution to increasing biped speed and maneuverability is roller skates.
The whole point of my research project is to build a system that is fast, maneuverable and highly stable. Not as stable as a quad, but cheaper and faster – and certainly better than a "shuffle-walker" biped.
loonquawl says:
I like the non-destructiveness of the event very much – it was one of the most irksome factors in the usual RoboWars for me. The other weird thing was that the 'robots' are mostly souped-up RC-cars and have little to no automation/autonomousness angles. With walking robots there needs to be healthy dose of that, which is great, but i just now perused the rules, and it says nothing about auto-aiming and other sensors beyond cameras (it would be great if both were allowed, but the intro to the rules gives a blanket ban on all 'gimmicks', so i am not quite sure whether those are in or out) – anybody in the know?
Sheldon says:
Out of curiosity, I also read the rules; there seemed to be talk of being allowed to affix fiducials (visual recognition targets) to opponent's target panels for autonomous or "visual tracking" so I assume auto-aiming must be allowed as part of that (see section VII "MWScore Scoring System", rule #6).
Given how explicit they are about some many aspects such as only two cameras and no cam-based walking action, I can't see how other sensors wouldn't be allowed – I assume that more sensors would then require more power and so more ultimate weight and could therefore be a disadvantage.
Mike Szczys says:
I was told that auto-aiming was allowed. When you see the pink Post-It notes on the target pads, that's for a bot that aims based on color.
Also, they are limited to two cameras but one of the builders mentioned seeing a top camera mounted on a motor so that it spins and then software builds a 360 degree image out of each revolution. Unfortunately I couldn't find the team who did that to talk to them (may not have been at the Faire).
Can confirm, autonomous is allowed. But first you have to build a working mech, which is a high bar to begin with… and then you probably will have a dozen ideas for refinements… and a couple years later, you're ready to build a new robot altogether. :)
Additional sensors are additional weight though. But on the other hand, sensor size and single-board-computer size have both gone down a lot in the past 8 years.
The camera restriction is (intended to be) specific to cameras for which you transmit the feed back to the pilot. We generally have lots of interference issues at large events like Maker Faire and (worse) RoboGames, and this is one way we minimize that.
InteliWasp says:
Is there still a limit if the video feed switches before being transmitted?
Ren says:
You know they are serious when they build their controllers inside Pelican boxes!
Ostracus says:
Giant mech through a city is probably a meme. I remember soon after F.E.A.R and some other games showing a trailer of two mechs doing exactly that. People like destruction and mechs do that is spades.
Hirudinea says:
Why Airsoft instead of lasers and sensors? Also why not "degrade" robot performance with each hit (randomly ignore commands as per hit count, 75% commands get though after 1 hit, 25% after 3 for example.)
The airsoft vs lasers question is a common one. The largest reason is this is meant to be a spectator sport. Not every match delivers fully, but it's quite fun seeing the robots moving around attempting to surprise each other.
One of the things we did new this year (probably prototyped a bunch last year outside competitions), to encourage movement, etc., was to add an incremental delay between being able to score hits on robots. For a given one of the four score panels, it tracks how many hits it has taken. After the first hit, there's a 1 second delay before another hit cna be scored. This then becomes 2s, 3s, up to 10s. But each score panel is a separate incremental delay, so this works pretty well to encourage (1) moving around so you surprise and hit all sides of the other robot (2) discourages two robots just sitting in place scoring hits on each other every 10 seconds.
Mystick says:
I remember when that first came on decades ago…. It was neat and all, but I thought, "This is just little robots pushing each other around with the occasional spark or piece of metal flying through the air."
I imagined a TRUE "robot war"… an "anything goes" competition in the Nevada desert where contestants were hundreds of yards away, if not miles. Robots would not be limited to wedges, circular saws, and flails – but rather high-energy kinetics, explosives, rockets, and firearms. A real "battle".
Later, another show -did- nearly come close. It was located in a desert and featured larger machines and weapons such as flamethrowers…. but it still fell short of my dream.
Paulius Liekis says:
Someone should put this GITS robot into the competition: http://gits-tank.com/
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The Chinese Co-Pilot was an aviator working for Lao Che Air Freight. In 1935, he served aboard a cargo-carrying Ford Tri-Motor Airplane. On one scheduled cargo flight scheduled to leave in the early morning one day in 1935, the plane got three last-minute passengers, booked by Earl Weber. The passengers arrived at Nang Tao Airport and quickly got aboard the plane, which the pilot was preparing for take-off. Once the passengers got aboard, the pilot and his co-pilot spied their employer, Lao Che smiling outside the airport gate. Saluting their boss, the pilot took off.
The co-pilot had received word from Lao Che to ditch the plane to kill the passengers: Indiana Jones, Willie Scott, and Short Round. After refueling in Chungking, they flew west, towards India, instead of flying south toward the supposed destination, Bangkok. When they were over the eastern Siwalik range, the pilot told him that it was the time to make their move, as their passengers were asleep. The co-pilot dumped the plane's fuel supply. After the pilot had made his way to the back of the cabin, the co-pilot tiptoed past the sleeping passengers. After the pilot opened the rear door, causing the poultry feathers to fly about the cabin, the co-pilot had to be prodded to the door to parachute out.
The co-pilot was later questioned by René Emile Belloq over the certainty of Jones' death.
The Chinese Co-Pilot was played by Michael Yama in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.
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Less than a third of CEOs and COOs are well-informed on cyber security issues, according to a recent survey by recruitment firm Harvey Nash. This shows a significant disconnect between the executive board and the cyber security professionals who work for them.
Stuart Jubb, managing director of cybersecurity consultant firm, Crossword Cybersecurity, says it's important that senior management are knowledgeable about the threats a company is exposed to and how to reduce these risks. 'This shows a commitment to cybersecurity from the top down, increasing your chances of spotting a breach before it happens, and taking the necessary steps to prevent it,' he says.
If you are a board member who wants to increase your knowledge, and therefore, your firm's cyber security, Stuart suggests reading the NCSC 10 Steps to Cybersecurity. We've summarised some of the more salient points here:
1) Information Risk Management Regime
This is a good place to start as it establishes government structure and determines the risk appetite of the company. It allows a board to manage the risks and sets the culture of the organisation through the supporting policies.
2) User Education and Awareness
As Centor has written about previously, you can have solid controls in place, but your people are often the weakest link – most breaches will have a human element to them. Users should be trained on the technical controls in place and be made aware of policies and procedures.
3) Incident Management
Even with all the correct training and procedures in place, a security incident is inevitable, so it's important employees are made aware of what to do if this happens. This should be rehearsed and refined regularly so that everyone knows their role and to reduce the impact of an attack.
4) Home and Mobile Working
It's common now for companies to make it easier for their employees to work remotely. There are many benefits to this but it also leaves the business more exposed to cyber breaches. There should be policies and procedures in place so that users know best practice when they are using their devices remotely. Mobile working, in particular, can leave a company particularly vulnerable, so extra precautions should be taken, including secure device builds, encryption, and antivirus software installed on all mobiles, laptops and tablets.
5) Managing User Privileges
Your IT users should only be given access to systems they genuinely need to do their job. Staff members' roles often change so this should be regularly reviewed to ensure access is kept to a minimum.
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Removable media such as USB disks is a common area that attackers exploit to introduce malware. Many organisations choose to remove the risk entirely by not using USBs and similar devices, but this is not always possible. If this is the case, ensure it is carefully controlled, and consider other solutions, such as secure dropboxes.
7) Third Party Supplier Management
Many attackers are now targeting third party suppliers in their attempts to gain access to companies. It is important, therefore, to ensure your suppliers practice at least a basic level of cyber security.
These points are part of a robust risk management programme to protect your company. But it's important to have a Cyber Liability policy in place as well as incidents will inevitably happen. We only recommend cyber insurers whose offering includes a dedicated Incident Response service to assist you should a breach occur.
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Das Bistum Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (, ) ist eine in Kanada gelegene römisch-katholische Diözese mit Sitz in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière.

Geschichte

Das Bistum Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière wurde am 23. Juni 1951 durch Papst Pius XII. mit der Apostolischen Konstitution Sollerti studio aus Gebietsabtretungen des Erzbistums Québec errichtet und diesem als Suffraganbistum unterstellt.

Bischöfe von Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière
 1951–1968 Bruno Desrochers
 1968–1984 Charles Henri Lévesque
 1985–1995 André Gaumond, dann Koadjutorerzbischof von Sherbrooke
 1996–2008 Clément Fecteau
 2008–2017 Yvon-Joseph Moreau OCSO
 2017– Pierre Goudreault

Siehe auch
 Liste der römisch-katholischen Diözesen
 Römisch-katholische Kirche in Kanada

Weblinks
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 Homepage des Bistums Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière (französisch)

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V. Sattui Winery, located in the heart of Napa Valley, is a small family winery founded in 1885. It is a romantic setting reminiscent of old age wineries of France and Italy and is surrounded by manicured gardens, lawns, giant oak trees and 35 acres of vineyards.
We are one of the only wineries in the Napa Valley to host weddings.
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Rental Fee Includes: Use of our facilities from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm Beverage service ends at 10:45pm. Guests arrive between 6:00pm and 6:15pm., and the ceremony begins no earlier than 6:30 p.m.. Use of grounds includes fountain area, lower terraces, aging cellars, oak trees, Vittorio's. Vineyard picnic area, Vittorio's Terrace, and the tower lawn for ceremonies. Use of our tables. Restroom facilities (6:00pm). Substantial case lot discounts for wine purchases. Winery staff member(s). Use of Tower First Floor Area for Bridal Waiting Area starting at 5:30pm.


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If I were a Manufactured Home, what Code Would I Use?
Codes and StandardsFeaturesListing and CertificationMay/June 2001Robert McCullough
If you answered the National Electrical Code, you would be partially correct. Manufactured housing has its own set of construction standards that are found in 24 CFR Part 3280. This came into being in response to the National Manufactured Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5403). These original rules were, for the most part, transcribed from the 1977 edition of NFPA 501B, Standard for Mobile Homes. This standard was withdrawn by the NFPA in 1979 because of the preemptive nature of 24 CFR Part 3280 and HUD showed no interest in having the private sector continue the development and maintenance of manufactured housing standards at that time. During the hearings of the National Commission on Manufactured Housing in the early 1990s, the NFPA expressed interest in managing the development of the manufactured housing standard once again, and in 1995 elected to update the previous edition (1977) of NFPA 501B. This resulted in the 1997 edition of NFPA 501, Standard on Manufactured Housing. The National Technology and Transfer Act of 1995 includes as one of its goals the requirement for federal agencies to "…use technical standards that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standard bodies…" The NFPA submitted a statement of interest to HUD to assume responsibility for the development and maintenance of standards for manufactured housing and was selected by HUD as a consensus standard development organization. It is interesting to note that while selected by HUD, there is no obligation by HUD to use the standards developed by the NFPA and this selection does not preclude any other individual or entity from making recommendations to HUD regarding the manufactured housing program standards.
As a result of the selection, NFPA established a technical correlating committee (TCC) to manage the project with six separate technical committees (TC) reporting to the TCC. The 1997 edition was up-dated as the 1999 edition, which was then placed on an expedited cycle which resulted in the 2000 edition of NFPA 501.
Now that you have more background information than you probably wanted, where does the NEC fit into this picture? Well, keep in mind that NFPA 501 was developed with the intent that it would be adopted as the construction standards in 24 CFR Part 3280. Paragraph 9.1.1 of NFPA 501 states that "this chapter and Part A of Article 550 of NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, shall apply to the electrical conductors and equipment installed within or on manufactured homes and the conductors that connect manufactured homes to a supply of electricity." Revisions were made to the 2000 edition of NFPA 501 and proposals to revise the 2002 NEC have been submitted, so the two documents will be identical. Those portions of the documents that pertain to the construction of the manufactured home itself should not be in conflict. NFPA 501 at Paragraph 9.1.2 further states that "in addition to the requirements of this standard and Article 550 of NFPA 70, National Electrical Code, the applicable portions of other articles of the National Electrical Code that cover electrical installations in manufactured homes shall be followed. When-ever the requirements of this standard differ from the requirements of the National Electrical Code, this standard shall apply." This, in effect, sets NFPA 501 as the primary document for manufactured home construction standards.
There are some minor differences between the requirements for manufactured housing versus "stick-built" homes, mainly in where receptacle outlets are required. The federal rules mandate a cost/benefit analysis and where safety is not compromised, this can account for some of the differences.
It is the hope of Code Making Panel 19 that we will continue to work with the NFPA 501 Technical Committee on Electric to produce one standard set of rules that a manufacturer or installer can use without conflicts to ensure the continued safety of manufactured housing.
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Behind the Brand – The Dog Hair Day Story
About the Shampoo
Dog Hair Day Values
Home About About the Shampoo Ingredients List
Aloe Vera & Nettle
Lemon Eucalyptus & Neem
Tea Tree & Sage
Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis)
Is traditionally used as a skin soother
Is water
An aromatic used as a preservative
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
Comes from coconut oil. It's a safe preservative often used as a replacement for parabens which carry a number of health and safety concerns
Is found in citrus fruits, especially lemon and lime. Can be used either as a chelating agent or a water treatment agent. In the former case it helps to stabilise the mixture and in both cases enables good lathering.
Is a mild aqueous surfactant solution derived from coconut oil. It provides good foaming and foam liquid stabilisation with great wetting properties. It also helps to build viscosity and gives a smooth feel
A natural non-ionic surfactant that is a very mild and gentle cleansing agent making it ideal for sensitive skin
Frankincense oil (Boswellia Carterii)
Which is anti-inflammatory
Is used to improve smoothness, provide lubrication and to maintain moisture. These properties make it useful in preventing skin dryness.
Is a naturally occurring fragrance compound found in the rind of citrus fruits
Mandarin (Citrus Nobilis)
Is a great cleanser and soother
Nettle (Urtica Dioica)
Has been traditionally used to prevent hair loss
Is used as a hair thickener
This is salt which is commonly used in shampoos as a thickener creating a rich thick and luxurious feel
Sodium Coco Sulfate (SCS)
We used SCS rather than pure Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) as it is generaly regarded as being a gentler surfactant
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Is a multi-purpose clear liquid chelating agent and preservative booster. In the context of a shampoo a chelating ingredient helps to stabilise the mixture and enable good lathering. Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate is made from plant material and has high solubility over a wide pH range. It is much more readily biodegradable than the more commonly found ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA)
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Lavender (Lavandula Augustifolia)
Is great for disinfecting the scalp and skin and enhancing blood circulation
Is a naturally occurring alcohol found in many flowers and spice plants. It is used as a scent in many products and also has some insecticidal properties
Marigold (Calendula Officinalis)
Has been thought to be effective in the treatment of conditions such as rash allergies eczema and dermatitis
Marshmallow (Althaea Officinalis)
Traditionally used as a skin rejuvenator
Is a preservative widely used in food, wine and personal care products
Roman Chamomile (Anthemis Nobilis)
Has calming and anti-bacterial properties fighting skin inflammation and aiding the healing of minor scrapes and cuts
Azadirachta Indica Seed Oil
Known as Neem oil, from the Azadirachta Indica tree, a brownish-green oil with a high sulfur content, used in cosmetics, for medicinal purposes, and as an insecticide.
Is a fragrant colorless oily liquid usually present in the essential oils of Geranium, Sandalwood, Rose and Lemongrass among others. It has anti-microbial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties and is an insect repellent.
Eucalyptus Citriodora Oil
Is the essential oil of the Lemon Eucalyptus (or Lemon Gum) Tree. The main ingredient is Citronellal, not to be confuse with Citronellol (see above). It has a lemon scent and anti-fungal and insect repellent properties.
Is an extract of the leaves of the Neem Tree, Melia Azadirachta, regarded as having anti-micobial, anti-inflammatory and anti-dandruff properties.
Is an amino acid that is reputed to slow down hair loss. It increases levels of nitric oxide which is critical for hair growth
Rosemary Oil and Rosemary Leaf Extract
Has been used as a hair tonic for centuries and traditionally used for added shine
Sage (Salvia Officinalis leaf extract)
Acts as a disinfectant and deodoriser adding softness and shine to fur and can leave skin feeling invigorated
Tea Tree (Melaleuca Alternifolia)
Can act as a disinfectant and deodoriser and help with minor skin complaints and keeping pets insect-free
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There is a new layer of protection analysis (LOPA) software that supports process safety management activities.
LOPAx features different worksheets for various risk receptors and can easily account for different levels of Enabling Conditions (EC), Independent Protection Layers (IPL) and Conditional Modifiers (CM) effectiveness as they apply to different initiating events for the same hazard, said officials at safety provider, exida.
"The innovative integration aspects of the proven Process Hazard Analysis software and the new Layer of Protection Analysis software are keys for efficient Safety Lifecycle Management," said Joe Scalia with industry research firm ARC Advisory Group.


Up your makeup game and put color theory to good use by combining the shadow shade that best compliments your natural eye color with a swipe of tinted mascara. Click through for five fail-safe formulas for baby blues to deep browns.
If your dark brown eyes have even a pinch of a warm, golden undertone, you can count on gold shadow to bring it out and make them sparkle. Purple is your most flattering contrast shade for the lashes; go for ultraviolet to really electrify things, or play it subtle and earthy with a deep eggplant.
Tom Ford Crème Color for Eyes in Opale, $45, tomford.com; Lancôme Hypnôse Chromatics Mascara Top Coat in Amethyste, $28, lancome-usa.com.
You need only look to the color palette of a tropical island or the Southwest to see that turquoise and orange make for a perfect pair. Blend warm copper-y shadow across the lids to make light blue eyes pop, then brush navy color, just a couple shades lighter than black, through the lashes to intensify in a way that won't look over-the-top.
Make Up For Ever Artist Eyeshadow in ME728 Copper Red, $21, sephora.com; Dior Diorshow Mascara in Pro- Blue, $28, dior.com.
A brown shadow with shimmer flecks will bring out the lighter tones in the eyes and add a rich, earthy element. And because green and red are complementary colors on the color wheel, you can be sure that anything from a reddish plum to a burgundy wine shade of mascara will enhance your look.
NARS Shimmer Eyeshadow in Galapagos, $25, narscosmetics.com; Clinique Chubby Lash Fattening Mascara in Bodacious Black Honey, $17, sephora.com.
Hazel eyes, which often contain blue, green, amber and brown, are a gorgeous, genetic mystery. You can put just about anything on them and their faint colors will be enhanced, but we like brown to add richness and purple to contrast.
Maybelline Color Tattoo Concentrated Crayon in Lilac Lust, $7, ulta.com; Benefit They're Real! Mascara in Beyond Brown, $24, sephora.com.
A creamy terracotta shadow warms up an amber eye to sizzling levels, while Yves Klein blue mascara jolts the dynamic.
M.A.C. Paint Pot In Rubenesque, $22, maccosmetics.com; Butter London Electralash Amplifying Mascara in Inky Six, $15, nordstrom.com.


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Q: How to get the Current Active Tab Name inside app.module in Ionic 3 My App has sidemenu + tabs and structure is similar to
https://devdactic.com/ionic-side-menu-tabs/
Menu.ts is the root of my App and it is within that module which I'm loading the Tabs Pages
I want to get the current active tab inside app.component's constructor and I've tried the below methods and few others
this.nav.getActive().component
this.nav.getActive().component.tabRef.getSelected().root

like this
    this.app.viewDidEnter.subscribe((evt) => {
this.nav.getActive().component

    });

None of it is working. It always returns TabsPage instead of the current active Page name.
Tabs Page
export class TabsPage {

  tab1Root: any = 'HomePage';
  tab2Root: any = 'ProductsPage';
  tab3Root: any = 'DynamicProductsPage';
  myIndex: number;

  constructor(public navCtrl: NavController, public navParams: NavParams) {
    this.myIndex = navParams.data.tabIndex || 0;
  }

}

Tabs Template
<ion-tabs  #myTabs [selectedIndex]="myIndex" [color]="'primary'">
  <ion-tab [root]="tab1Root"  tabTitle="Home" tabIcon="ios-home" show=true  md="md-home"></ion-tab>
  <ion-tab [root]="tab2Root"  tabTitle="Products" tabIcon="ios-laptop" show=true md="md-laptop"></ion-tab>
</ion-tabs>

A: You can try as shown below.
export class TabsPage {

@ViewChild('myTabs') tabRef: Tabs;

ionViewDidEnter() {
  let tab:Tab = this.tabRef.getSelected();//Returns the currently selected tab
 }

}

You can read more about it here.
If you need to send this details to the app.component.ts then just use Events. Using Events you can send above details (i.e. tab) to the app.component.ts.

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page/tab.ts

import { NavController, NavParams } from 'ionic-angular';
import { Page1 } from '../page1/page1';
import { Page2 } from '../page2/page2';
import { GlobalvarProvider } from "../../providers/globalvar/globalvar";

export class TabPage{

    tab1Root = Page1;
    tab2Root = Page2;

    parm1="page1";
    parm2="page2";

    constructor(private navParams: NavParams,private GlobalvarProvider: GlobalvarProvider){
        this.GlobalvarProvider.setActiveTab(navParams.get('index'));
    }

}

page/tab.html

<ion-tabs color="secondary1" selectedIndex= {{index}} >
    <ion-tab [root]="Page1" [rootParams]="parm1" tabTitle="Page1" tabIcon="ff-lunch" ></ion-tab>
    <ion-tab [root]="Page2" [rootParams]="parm2" tabTitle="Page2" tabIcon="ff-lunch" ></ion-tab>
</ion-tabs>

providers/globalvar.ts

export class GlobalvarProvider {
    private active_tab:any;

    constructor(){
        this.active_tab=null;
    }

    setActiveTab(val){
        this.active_tab=val;
    }
    getActiveTab(){
        return this.active_tab;
    }
}

app.component.ts

import { GlobalvarProvider } from "../providers/globalvar/globalvar";
export class MyApp {

    constructor(private GlobalvarProvider: GlobalvarProvider){

    }
     initializeApp() {
        this.platform.ready().then((source) => {

        console.log(this.GlobalvarProvider.getActiveTab());

        }
    }
}

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Media: Press Releases | 15 July 2019
Former Global Head of Cybersecurity Law at JPMorgan joins Hogan Lovells
New York, 15 July 2019 – Global law firm Hogan Lovells is pleased to announce that Peter Marta has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in its Privacy and Cybersecurity practice.
Marta joins Hogan Lovells from JPMorgan Chase & Co., where he served as the bank's global head of Cybersecurity and Global Security and Investigations Legal. In this role, he provided cybersecurity legal support to the bank's senior leadership and helped JPMorgan Chase establish an industry leading cybersecurity program. He served as the primary point of contact for interactions with law enforcement and the intelligence community on all matters related to cybersecurity and cybercrime.
"We have been strategically expanding our Privacy and Cybersecurity practice. The competition for the best people in the legal industry is intense," said Harriet Pearson, leader of Hogan Lovells' Global Cybersecurity Practice. "Hiring someone with Peter's in-demand mix of industry and government experience and ability confirms our position as one of the world's leading practices. We are delighted that Pete has decided to return to private legal practice and join our team."
Prior to joining JPMorgan Chase in 2013, Marta spent several years with the U.S. Intelligence community.
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The battle tactic analysis concerning Kotomine Kirei had been conducted based on information from Hisau Maiya, who had fought him twice.
He used Black Keys during ranged battle. A single throw, complete with preparatory movements, could be completed in 0.3 seconds. He could perform four separate throws in 0.7 seconds. His accuracy rate was 100% even when striking down unconfirmed targets, such as the illusions in the Einzbern forest. The blades themselves, half-spiritual entities, could penetrate iron.
He used Baji Quan for melee fighting. Specific details were unclear, but he was undoubtedly at the level of an expert. He had seriously injured Maiya, a dagger-wielding opponent, with just one strike, and snapped a fully grown tree in only a few strikes.
The frock he wore had been reinforced with bullet-proof materials, and processed to protect against spells. It would protect him, at the very least, from 9mm Parabellum bullets.
According to the magecraft teaching result reports obtained from Tōsaka Tokiomi, Kotomine Kirei's tutelage of magecraft had not progressed beyond the degree of a beginner. His most outstanding skill was spiritual healing. If he were to use any effective magecraft during battle, then the only predictable one would be physical enhancement; his most adept skill, used to exert even greater physical strength.
Lastly, predicting his battle tactics.
Since Emiya Kiritsugu had thoroughly hidden himself, the most information Kotomine Kirei could obtain to analyze Kiritsugu's tactics would consist of rumors. The only battle in this Heaven's Feel that had forced Kiritsugu to use his 'secret weapon' was the fight against Lord El-Melloi. The bounded field of the Einzbern Castle at that time had still been dense enough to prevent the Assassins from penetrating too deeply. Moreover, Kirei himself had been battling Maiya and Irisivel during that time. It was impossible for Kirei to have found out about Innate Time Control, or the 'Origin Bullet'. It could safely be assumed that he would not have countermeasures for these.
– That was all the information that Emiya Kiritsugu had gathered concerning the final decisive battle.
Their initial wave of attacks would consist of Black Keys versus bullets. Kirei would, of course, be in an overwhelmingly disadvantageous position. However, if he were to rely on magecraft to compensate for his lack of weaponry, it would be very possible for Kirei to rush forward fearlessly and shorten the distance between them.
The Executor waved the six wing-like Black Keys, and charged directly towards Kiritsugu. He had made some defensive preparations for Kiritsugu's bullets.
Which was exactly what Kiritsugu had wanted. The success of Kitisugu's killing blow was ensured precisely because Kirei had prepared defensive measures. The magecraft bullet was already loaded into his Mystic Code.
Kiritsugu fired. Kirei should have been able to predict the trajectory of the bullet from Kiritsugu's killing intent and preparatory actions. As a humanoid Shura, an Executor of the Holy Church, the agility of Kirei's mind far surpassed that of a bullet.
Kirei initiated a large-scale magecraft.
The Black Keys that he gripped in both hands instantly expanded to more than twice their original size. The half-spiritual blades, which had been woven with magecraft to begin with, had extra prana forced into them. The forceful execution of this spell evidently surpassed the limit of the weapons themselves, but it was enough to handle the single bullet. Kirei crossed the six enormous swords before his chest, holding them in a fan-like formation. The immense destructive power of the .30-06 Springfield assault rifle bullet was neutralized in an instant.
The bullet was deflected, a shower of flying sparks accompanying the clash. The Black Keys, which had been overflowing with prana, could no longer handle the heavy load, and shattered.
This extraordinary skill, which allowed swords to surpass bullets, was the wrong move. It was truly shocking that Kirei, who should not have even had a Magic Crest, could exert such a surprising skill. But more importantly, this would allow the fatal destruction of Kirei's Magic Circuits, which were currently supplying the Black Keys with energy. Due to Emiya Kiritsugu's Origin, Kirei's flesh and circuits would instantly be annihilated due to the massive amounts of prana running rampant in his body – at least, that was what was supposed to happen.
A rapidly approaching figure clad in a black frock appeared within the scattering fragments of the six Black Keys. Kiritsugu couldn't help but gasp in surprise.
His body reacted whilst his brain reeled from the shock. Kiritsugu cast his spell.
Kiritsugu jumped backward at the last moment. Kirei's right foot swept ferociously past the tip of Kiritsugu's nose, and the left foot that followed up the attack didn't crush Kiritsugu's throat either. Kirei's smooth roundhouse kicki completely missed its target, thanks to the confusion caused by Kiritsugu's double-speed movement.
That had not been within the scope of Kiritsugu's predictions. The Origin round fired from his Contender gun had been nullified – Kiritsugu couldn't figure out the reason. Even Kirei himself wouldn't have imagined that the uniqueness of his magecraft had nullified Kiritsugu's killing blow.
Kirei had never been an orthodox magus. He, whose Magic Circuits had yet to be developed properly, had only obtained a source of prana through utilizing the spare Command Seals he received from Risei. The disposable, single-use Command Seals were all that saved Kirei. The moment the Origin round made contact, the Command Seal that served as his source of prana simply disappeared from Kirei's arm.
His one-turn-kill plan now aborted, Kiritsugu could only progress onto the next step. He had not expected the opponent to have the opportunity to attack. Kirei's attacks would only be a waste of effort if he couldn't touch Kiritsugu, but the overwhelming destructive power of his martial arts was evident. The man was a high-level martial artist, and if pulled into melee range, Kiritsugu's chances of victory were slim.
Kiritsugu ignored the pain Innate Time Control inflicted upon him, and maintained the spell, backing out of Kirei's range. His first step had to be to increase the distance between them. Kiritsugu would be able to deal with Kirei if his only method of attack were the Black Keys, but for the moment, the competition had become an authentic contest of distance. Kiritsugu retreated, and Kirei advanced. Since the ideal distance for them to initiate an attack differed between the two men, now they could now only compete via footspeed.
The mobility that Innate Time Control gave him was Kiritsugu's most reliable defence. He required a certain distance to fill the Contender. As long as Kiritsugu was close enough to target Kotomine accurately, yet far enough that he was beyond arm's reach, then he could win. Even if the bullet contained no magecraft, the bulletproof clothing the enemy wore could not stop the sheer penetrative power of the .30-06 rounds. Though the continuous activation of Innate Time Control amounted to suicide, there was no other choice.
Even then, however, Kiritsugu still underestimated the man named Kotomine Kirei.
Kiritsugu's sudden acceleration was a simple miscalculation that caused Kirei's roundhouse kick to go off the mark. His speed, however, was not so nimble that Kirei was unable to grasp it. Once he realised that Kiritsugu had doubled his speed, Kirei made the appropriate calculations.
Kiritsugu experienced surprise for the second time in a few short seconds.
The space between them was a little over five steps. The tall Executor took a slight step forward, shortening this seemingly safe distance. This step, which sneaked toward the enemy without announcing its speed, was called 'the moving stance'. It was also one of the dangerous secret skills of Baji Quan.
Kiritsugu shuddered, as the tall, frock-clad figure glided forward. Kirei's reached Baji Quan's optimum distance, and his fist drove toward toward the enemy with the power to reach infinity in all eight directions.
Kirei stepped forward. The concrete floor boomed under the impact, and the heavily planted forward fist slammed into Kiritsugu's chest like a rock. Using the 'Eight Postures of the Buddha Guards' style, the sheer force of Kirei's strike was like a grenade exploding in Kiritsugu's chest. Kiritsugu's body, which took the full force of the blow, flew through the air like a strand of hay, and slammed into the support pillars that crowded the room. He never had the chance to defend himself. His thoracic cavity crumpled beneath Kirei's iron fist, and his lung and heart were pounded into a mash of meat.
Kirei sighed slowly, fist still outstretched, the feel of death on his hand. Even this fight to the death, in which every second mattered, had taken only a moment to decide the victor. He experienced an emptiness that he had never felt before the moment he attained victory. This had originally been an end that he had pursued with a crazed fervor.
This lethargy made Kirei's focus dull. He could not have realised that the opponent would actually sneak in an attack at this momentary gap. Nor could he have known that he would be the next to experience surprise.
There was a piercing pain between his brows, and a sheet of red covered his field of sight.
Kirei instinctively raise his arms to shield his head before he understood what was going on. A rain of 9mm bullets showered unceasingly upon him. His sleeves, made of Kevlar and covered in protective sigils, barely managed against the force of the bullets. Kirei was stunned.
Kiritsugu was surprised that he was still alive. He had already been prepared to die when Kirei drew near. Kiritsugu's heart and lungs had indeed been completely destroyed, and all he should have been able to manage was a final, feeble struggle.
But the fatal injury had healed, moments before his oxygen-deprived brain would have begun to die. Kiritsugu, of course, knew of no healing magecraft powerful enough to heal injuries like this. Nonetheless, he immediately understood what was going on.
The Noble Phantasm, Avalon. The holy relic that had summoned Saber; the sheath of the holy sword, which had protected Irisviel's body for so long. Irisviel had separated the sheath from herself, giving him the miraculous sword sheath that protected its wielder from any harm, and prevented them from aging. Kiritsugu, Saber's true Master, could obtain prana from Saber, and so exert the sheath's powers as if he were its true wielder.
Kiritsugu had heard of its ability, but had never seen it with his own eyes. He had not expected the sheath to be able to heal fatal injuries. Though still shocked at the power of the sheath, Kiritsugu began to consider battle tactics the moment he realized that he had been revived. He left his eyes closed, and suppressed the urge to cough as his body regained its ability to breathe, and played dead, waiting for the chance to launch a surprise attack.
Unfortunately, the Contender's barrel was still empty. If he wished to attack the other unawares, then he could only use his left hand to draw the short automatic machine gun from his chest holster. However, since Kirei's protection against bullets were near-perfect, only a direct shot to the head would give Kiritsugu a chance at victory.
The target was small, the angle was awkward, and he could only fire instinctively. Nevertheless, Kiritsugu, an expert gunman, managed a hit. Though he hit his target, the bullet failed to penetrate. The bullet sliced into the skin on his forehead, leaving no more than a gash. Since the skull is made of curves, bullets can easily be deflected by bad angles. Aiming at the head is not encouraged in real combat, for this very reason.
Once he realised his target had not fallen, Kiritsugu switched the machine gun to full automatic mode, sealing Kirei's movements with a tight wall of suppressive fire. At the same time, his right hand flicked the Contender's barrel open, expelling the empty shell. Although the machine gun's kickback inertia was difficult to control, Kiritsugu still managed to fluently carry out a series of movements with his right hand. It was as if he had trained himself into a war machine.
His strength of mind was even more intense than that. Both hands engaged with two completely different tasks, he actually managed to cast his spell with superhuman concentration.
Time dilated. Kiritsugu threw everything to the wind, to maximise the tiny gap he had managed to steal from this powerful enemy.
A space of three steps separated him from Kirei's iron fists.
The Contender once again let out a furious roar. Kirei had no time to dodge, nor did he have time to draw his Black Keys.
But Kirei had never intended to dodge.
Kirei once again activated a Command Seal the moment he stepped toward Kiritsugu. He reinforced his physical abilities. Kirei accelerated his reaction time, multiplying the maximum power output of his right flexor, radius muscle, and pronator teres. There was no time to strengthen the sleeve of the bulletproof frock. The rest depended entirely upon his skill.
Kirei threw a right punch a moment before the Contender fired. His arm, having transformed into a lethal magecraft Mystic Code, carved a spiral through the air, and a tornado roared into being.
This movement became a spiral of force. Originally a defensive skill to nullify an opponent's strike, the martial arts move was performed at a horrific speed after the prana of two Command Seals was infused into it.
The bullet left the barrel at a speed of 2500 inches per second, and was wrapped up in the spiral that moved at a divine speed. Even so, the .30-06 bullet still kept a straight path. It tore apart the Kevlar sleeve, clashing viciously with Kirei's hardened arm, emitting alien sounds like the clash of two mill stones.
The scattering sparks seemed to distort the laws of physics; a supernatural phenomena where approximately 3000 pound-per-inch kinetic energy was forced to bend to the power of magecraft. A chill ran down Kiritsugu's spine as he watched the second Contender bullet's trajectory change. The bullet flew off at an angle, into the distance.
Monster. There were no other words to describe the man before him. At this moment, Kotomine Kirei's current combat ability is equal to that of a Dead Apostle. Just what kind of willpower was required for a living man to drill his own body into such a terrifying lethal weapon?
A piercing pain suddenly invaded his entire body. With a moan, Kiritsugu stumbled. His body had reached its limit. The continuous activation of Innate Time Control had ruptured blood vessels all over his body, and the bones in his limbs also began to fracture due to having borne an unimaginable burden.
However, Kirei did not follow up his attack during this pause. He remained where he stood, unmoving, as if observing the opponent's next move. Large amounts of blood gushed out of his right arm, where the frock sleeve was torn. Possibly because he had used too much prana with his unskilled method- his right arm, which had been overly strengthened by magecraft, was severely wounded as the price for having blocked the attack of the Contender.
The two men kept narrowed eyes on each other, analyzing the situation and attempting to figure out their next move.
According to Kirei's analysis, Kiritsugu's strategy consisted of a magecraft that could accelerate his movement, and a healing power that could revive the caster even if his heart was destroyed. This meant Kirei could not win, no matter how heavy a wound he dealt, unless he could destroy Kiritsugu's brain. His own right arm had been damaged, all the way to the bone, so he could manage only one more blow only if he was prepared to destroy his right arm. On the other hand, although the wound on his forehead wasn't deep, the blood that seeped out affected the sight of his left eye. The frock's bullet-proofing had also been severely reduced, thanks to Kiritsugu's machine gun and Contender, and only the protective sigils close to his torso remained intact. He had twelve Black Keys and eight Command Seals left.
Kiritsugu finally realised that there was something different when he attempted to tighten the muscles on his arms and legs.
He could move them. His fractured bones were now in perfect condition, as if they had never been damaged. The echo of that pain remained, but the injuries were gone.
Kiritsugu finally understood the true worth of the trump card within himself. It seemed Avalon could heal injuries caused not only by his enemies, but also the damage his body caused to itself. This discovery gave Kiritsugu, who had at that point had fallen into a desperate situation, against an unimaginably strong enemy, the greatest confidence in the world.
Kiritsugu leapt toward Kirei as he uttered the forbidden spell. His unpredictable acceleration caught Kirei off-guard. One blow from the hardened walnut wood snapped Kirei's right radius and ulna. The Executor's right arm was destroyed.
As he struck with his right hand, Kiritsugu drew the dagger by his waist using his left. With one eye and one arm ruined, it didn't matter how great Kirei's martial art skills were; victory would belong to Kiritsugu as long as he continued to move at three times his top speed. Using Innate Time Control in this way would ordinarily be suicide, but thanks to the protection of Saber's sheath, he could now use it to its full potential as a strategic weapon.
Kirei dodged the upward stab as the dagger was removed from its sheath, and used his left arm to block the downward slash and backhand horizontal swing Kiritsugu followed up with. However, with these three attacks, Kiritsugu shifted around to Kirei's left hand side, into Kirei's blind spot. As long as he stayed on the left side of the enemy, Kiritsugu would have all the chances in the world to strike Kirei down from his blind spot.
Kiritsugu's sharp blade sliced closer, but Kirei didn't turn; instead using the left side of the body to block every swing. Turning would have been pointless; his broken right arm could not possibly block Kiritsugu's dagger. Thus, though it disadvantageous for Kirei to use his left side to defend himself, he had no other choices.
The dagger attacked continuously, flickering through the air with a chilling light. No regular human would have been able to even see Kiritsugu's movements; only the lighting-like residual images the dagger left in its wake. Kirei, though, blocked every attack using just his left arm. Kirei, who easily defended himself even when faced with attacks made at three times the speed of normal humans, terrified Kiritsugu. There were a few attacks that even Kirei would never have seen coming with his eyes, but the Executor's left arm defended him, as if it could see every swing.
Kiritsugu only had a vague impression of this phrase. Some schools of martial arts thought that when a martial artist had reached a certain state in his skills, he wouldn't need eyesight to detect the enemy's movement. He could predict the opponent's next move purely on the brief moment when his arm blocked that of his opponent.
The attacks from his blind spot had also been rendered pointless, then. Since the attacks were coming from a static location, Kirei could block them even if he couldn't see them. This man's skills made him someone who wouldn't be at a disadvantage even when put under the duress of speed.
Kiritsugu's arms, legs, and heart let out sad screams of pain with every swing of the dagger. The adverse effect of Innate Time Control mercilessly tore apart Kiritsugu's flesh, and Avalon fixed the damage, momentarily. Regardless of how Saber herself had used it, the sheath was only 'healing' Kiritsugu while in his body- it could not prevent him from taking damage, it was simply healing the damage he took. The excruciating pain of torn tendons and snapped bones tormented Kiritsugu's nerves every single moment.
Even so, Kiritsugu did not hesitate. There was no need to hesitate. As long as his body could still move, he didn't need to pay any attention to what he was feeling. Kiritsugu bet everything on the effects of the holy sword's sheath, and continued to accelerate against the agony.
Kiritsugu's body died and was reborn. He shrieked in agony as he sliced at the enemy before him with the dagger. His blood vessels, endlessly repeating a cycle of rupture and repair, shed sanguineous mists with every movement.
Kirei suddenly changed his feet stance, and rolled forward, towards his opponent. Kiritsugu thought that the enemy's ability to 'hear' a move had been pushed to its limit, but Kirei moved a foot, hooking one of Kiritsugu's legs from the inside, in a move known as the locking stance. Kiritsugu stumbled backwards. The moment he finally managed to balance himself, he realized that a heavy blow from Kirei was fast approaching. He was still recovering his balance, however, so he could not move.
If so – Kiritsugu grated out a spell, from a throat that was frothing with blood.
The explosive pain boiled into every part of his senses. Kiritsugu leapt up and backwards, turning in mid-air to escape from Kirei's range, simultaneously hurling the dagger in his left hand, with all the strength in his body. Faced with yet another repeated acceleration, Kirei couldn't dodge. The dagger ripped through the air and struck into Kirei's thigh, effortlessly slicing through Kevlar and stabbing deep into flesh.
Kiritsugu maintained his four-time acceleration, continuing to leap backwards, as if strapped to a jet engine. Kirei took a moment to draw a Black Key and throw it, but Kiritsugu dodged it with ease, simultaneously reloading the Contender.
He drew the weapon and broke open the barrel.
Kirei charged forward. He paid no attention to the dagger still sticking out of his left leg. Even the fact that the sharp blade was tearing the wound open wider as he ran did not cause him to hesitate.
The expelled cartridge danced in the air; the golden bronze sparkled.
Kirei drew four Black Keys with his left hand; the limit to the number he could wield in one hand.
Kiritsugu placed the new bullet in the barrel. The bullet slid in easily, but the split second it took seemed so long in the quadruple-accelerated time.
Kirei threw his Black Keys- not toward his opponent, but upwards. The four sharp blades danced in the air beneath the tall ceiling of the warehouse. Kirei didn't plan to use the Black Keys for a normal attack; Kiritsugu didn't know his intentions. They didn't matter, in either case. There was no time to think.
His arm flick up, the gun barrel closed. The Contender once again became that terrifying weapon of murder.
Kirei drew close. He again used his martial art stances to shorten the distance between him and Kiritsugu, but he would not land a blow. Kiritsugu could dodge his attack and fire at the same time.
The Black Keys fell from above. Kiritsugu finally realised Kirei's strategy when the four sharp blades surrounded him in all directions like a bird cage.
His movements were sealed. If Kiritsugu wanted to dodge Kirei's next attack, the sharp blades of the Black Keys would be waiting for him no matter where he moved. Kirei's intention had been to seal Kiritsugu's movements from the start, when he threw the Black Keys.
The only way to stay alive was to fire before he was struck.
Kiritsugu aimed the Contender. There was no need to be anxious; no need to fear. All he needed to do was focus on his target.
Kirei drove his right foot viciously into the ground, and leapt forward. This leap equaled to about five normal steps. His left foot would likely be broken the moment he landed, but it didn't matter- the following blow would decide the victor. There was no need to hold back; his entire body had been fully prepared. His next strike would be one of the Eight Grand Openings – The Standing Upward Cannon. The heavy upper hook would shatter the opponent's skull.
"I will win." Both men believed.
"I will die." Both men understood.
The fist and the gun; both weapons aiming for the kill exchanged their last strike.
Emiya Kiritsugu and Kotomine Kirei, who were deeply engrossed in battle, did not notice the abnormality above them.
Directly above the big prop warehouse where the two men were, Irisviel's already-cold corpse was placed upon the raised stage of the music hall.
As the 'Guardian', she had almost lost all signs of life. The organs within her body had already reverted to the form of the Vessel of the Grail, and was waiting to recollect the souls of the remaining Servants.
After Archer's victory, this vessel had finally absorbed the soul of the fourth Servant.
The sealing enchantment had already disappeared. Having gathered enormous amounts of prana, its residual waves brought scorching heat to its surroundings.
The corpse of the beautiful homunculus was completely consumed by the heat in the blink of an eye, and was reduced to ashes. That was not all. The golden cup that had contacted the outside air charred the floor and the curtains, and roaring flames enveloped the completely empty stage.
On the stage where the fire was raging ever wilder, the golden cup floated in the air as if it was upheld by a pair of invisible hands. The ceremony of the descent of the Holy Grail, which the Three Noble Families of the Beginning had desired so much, had begun silently even without the presence of a priest.
Then – a gap no wider than the width of a hair, so minute and almost invisible, appeared on the 'Gate' that remained tightly closed. Through this tiny gap, something beyond the Gate silently seeped into the Holy Grail.
That thing seemed very similar to 'mud'. It was black, simply and only black, a 'thing' that seemed like mud.
The thing that seeped into the Holy Grail suddenly overflew by one drop, then another drop. It soon became a thin black line. Like a crack that had appeared on a dam, the black torrents soon completely overflew out of the vessel and drained toward the stage floor.
The strength of the stage floor could not bear that inky black substance at all. The dirty mud seeped into the brand new building materials, eroding them, and flew even deeper like how the water from melted snow seeps into land.
In that moment, Kiritsugu only saw Kirei, and Kirei only saw Kiritsugu.
The two of them did not detect that thing, which dribbled down through the ceiling, even till the end.
At that brief moment between life and death, the two men were drenched with the black dirty mud that descended from above.
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text:
using System.Management;
using NUnit.Framework;

namespace Xappy.Tests
{
    [TestFixture]
    public class TestAutoVM
    {
        [Test]
        [Ignore("Looking for a way to automate the VM a bit more")]
        public void Discovery()
        {
            //---------------Set up test pack-------------------
            var VMName = "Emulator WVGA 512MB.davyd";
            var searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher("SELECT * FROM Msvm_ComputerSystem WHERE Caption='Virtual Machine' and ElementName like '" + VMName + "'");

            //---------------Assert Precondition----------------

            //---------------Execute Test ----------------------

            //---------------Test Result -----------------------
            Assert.Fail("Test Not Yet Implemented");
        }
    }
}

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