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Excessive rains have flooded many parts of India recently and one of the places that was affected the most was Pune. The excessive rains lead to the overflow of the Khadakwasla Dam and also other rivers to break their banks and overflow.
This caused chaos and lead to roads being flooded, which in turn made authorities to seal off a few bridges and roads. Citizens were warned not to use certain roads for their own safety.
While many took to the comforts of their house, a few people had to get on with their daily routine and one of them was a man who got stuck in the floods. He was trapped inside his car, a Maruti Zen and was unable to get out.
The water eventually raised and started pushing the car slowly towards the river, while also submerging the car under water. Bystanders watched helplessly as they could not do anything.
That's when a group of men braved it and jumped into the water to save the helpless driver. They slowly pushed the car out of harm's way and onto dry land, while also saving the driver from what could have been his last.
The entire episode was caught on camera and below is the video.


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|William H. Dobelle
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The present invention relates to improvements in artificial systems for vision and the like which produce sensations such as phosphenes in the subjects. (The term "subject" is here used to refer to an individual, such as a totally or partially blind individual, using the system in question.)
It has long been known that a blind individual can be made to perceive a truly visual sensation when stimulations such as brief pulses are applied to electrodes implanted in contact with the nervous system of the subject. A pulse or train of pulses directed to a given electrode connected to a unique location results in the stimulated perception by the subject of a spot or cluster of light, called a phosphene, at its own particular location. A relatively small number of phosphenes created by stimulation of electrodes appropriately selected from an implanted array will present to the subject a pattern of light corresponding to that which, at any given instant, a camera aimed by the subject, as by being attached to his head, "sees". (The term "camera" is here used in its broadest sense to denote a device which senses ["sees"] a particular object or series of objects and produces a corresponding set of signals.)
Those signals are, in a known artificial vision system, conveyed through the subject's skull to a series of individual electrodes in contact with predetermined spots at appropriate locations of the subject's brain cortex, whether the visual cortex or the association cortex, each such electrode, when appropriately energized by a received signal, producing a uniquely located phosphene sensed by the subject. The selection of individual electrodes to be signal-energized at any particular moment defines the stimulated image corresponding to what the camera senses. The subject, aware of the phosphenes existing at any given moment, thus "sees" something which to him represents a particular object or shape.
Recently significant improvements have been made in such systems, especially but not exclusively artificial vision systems, giving to the subject an increasingly effective "sight", and providing to the supervisor of such systems and the designer of improvements therein a greater facility in understanding what the subject actually "sees" and to what extent that corresponds to actuality, so that potential improvements can more expeditiously be carried out and evaluated.
To create in the subject's brain a set of sensations which represent a particular object or shape has presented a problem. To do so with equipment which can be conveniently carried about by the subject greatly complicates the problem. This patent relates to recent improvements in systems of this type which materially expand their usability and practicability. Those improvements fall into two closely related categories—matters directly affecting what the subject "sees", and matters improving the ability of the designer-supervisor of the system to ascertain and evaluate how the system is actually functioning so as to guide him in making further improvements.
To these ends it has been found that the intelligibility and meaningfulness to the subject of the phosphene-produced image is significantly enhanced when (a) that image is caused to be a negative rather than a positive of what the camera senses—in other words, the dark and light portions of the camera-sensed object are reversed into light and dark signal portions respectively—and (b) the edges of the viewed object are brightly outlined.
A meaningful image can be produced in the nervous system of a subject using only a limited number of available electrodes, thus reducing the signal-producing and -manipulating requirement of the system. Moreover, it has been found that the effectiveness of such an image can advantageously be improved by applying, for a given camera signal, a series of similar pulses to each operative electrode. Through the use of a multiplexing circuit a given pulse is applied sequentially to each of a series of selected electrodes, that pulse is then reapplied sequentially to that series of electrodes, and so on, so that a given camera signal is effectively utilized to energize a group of selected electrodes with sequential pulses.
Primarily because of weight and size considerations, the camera used in a system of the type under discussion must be extremely simple. For example, in the artificial vision system presently in use the camera is a miniaturized TV camera carried by, and contained within, a single lens area of what appears to be an ordinary pair of sunglasses. Optically such a camera is not very versatile and in particular cannot optically magnify or modify that which it senses. However, I have found that if approximate circuitry is provided between the camera and the electrodes on the subject's nervous system which will controllably magnify the amplitude of the signal produced thereby, that will in effect magnify the perceived object and thus produce a "zoom" effect upon the phosphene image, the area of which is fixed. That amplification variation can be under the control of the subject, who can then produce the "zoom" effect whenever and to whatever extent desired.
One problem with phosphene-produced images is that they appear to be at no particular distance from the subject but instead to more or less float in space, whether the object they represent is close to or at a distance from the subject. This clearly limits the effectiveness of the image in advising the subject accurately with respect to the object viewed. Rangefinders with variable audible output are known and could be used by blind subjects but they have the disadvantage of interfering with the subject's normal hearing or other senses. That disadvantage is avoided, in accordance with the present invention, by causing the distance sensed by the rangefinder to produce in the nervous system a visible distance indication—illumination of specific phosphenes to represent specific distances (e.g., near, medium or far) or periodic variations in the produced stimulation, for example, a variation in intensity in visible stimulation, and preferably a blinking on and off, at a rate corresponding to the sensed distance, thereby conveying distance-intelligence to the subject while at the same time not significantly interfering with the visual representation then being conveyed to him of the object being viewed nor with his normal auditory activities.
In particular the data processing carried out by the system in question takes the signal produced by the camera, feeds it through a link to a sub-notebook computer, obtains a corresponding output from the sub-notebook computer and feeds that output to a micro-controller, the corresponding output of the micro-controller being amplified before being applied selectively to the electrodes in the subject's nervous system.
There are several ways in which the supervisor-designer of the system may be kept aware in detail of the manner in which that system is operating in order for that individual to be able to conceive of and implement improvements. To that end, in the system of the present invention the camera is provided with means for indicating to the supervisor-designer where the camera is pointed at any given point in time. That pointer may conveniently comprise a small laser source attached to the subject's sunglasses which produces a visible narrow light beam which will impinge upon the object being viewed by the subject. Further to the same end, the supervisor-designer is provided with a dual display system which simultaneously exhibits for purposes of comparison what the camera actually sees and the corresponding configuration of the stimulations produced in the subject's brain.
Essential to such an evaluation in a particular artificial vision system is an accurate map setting forth, as precisely as possible, the location of each phosphene or group of phosphenes in the subject's "sight" corresponding to a given electrode. Phosphene maps have been made in the past by energizing a particular electrode and asking the subject to state or indicate where the phosphene thus produced is located. This is not as easy as it sounds because phosphenes as a group sometimes move about in the subject's visual field and because objective statements from the subject as to where a particular phosphene is located are often vague and sometimes misleading. According to the present invention a more accurate phosphene map, not as subject to such vagaries, is obtained by first energizing two selected electrodes to produce two separated reference phosphenes to define a reference line, such as a vertical line, then individually energizing additional electrodes each producing its own associated phosphene, and obtaining from the subject an estimate of the position of that additional phosphene relative to the two originally selected referenced phosphenes and to the reference line which the latter define.
Each of these improvements enables and enhances the functioning of a system such as an artificial vision system effective to promote individual mobility. The cumulative effect of these improvements gives rise to a significant step forward in such artificial sensing systems.
FIG. 1 is a pictorial view of the head of a subject utilizing an artificial vision system including the improvements of the present invention and showing the camera and the laser pointer mounted on sunglasses worn by the subject;
FIG. 2 is a side pictorial view of a subject showing the computer and electronics package which the subject carries;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a typical system;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged planar view of the electrode layout as applied to the surface of the subject's brain;
FIG. 5 is a typical map in visual space of some of the phosphenes produced by particular electrodes of the array of FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a photographic view of a particular test scene to be viewed by a subject; and
FIG. 7 is a representation of what the subject preferably "sees" when he views the test scene of FIG. 6.
While many of the improvements here disclosed and claimed are applicable to several different types of artificial sensing systems, they are here specifically described as embodied in the at present preferred embodiment, a particular artificial vision system.
As may best be seen in FIGS. 1 and 2, the subject is provided with a camera generally designated A which, for convenience, is mounted on the right lens 2 of a pair of sunglasses 4 worn by the subject. That camera is electrically connected to a computer and electronics package generally designated B carried by the subject, that package having an output cable 6 which is connected through the subject's scalp to an array of electrodes generally designated C and shown in FIG. 4 implanted on the subject's brain, either on the visual cortex or the association cortex. The associated circuitry and particularly the associated software, converts what the camera A "sees" into electric signals applied to selected electrodes of the array C, thereby to produce in the subject's consciousness a series of phosphenes. The location of the phosphene or phosphenes associated with a particular electrode does not correspond to the location of that electrode on the array C, and hence it is necessary to ascertain, for each such electrode, where the associated phosphene or phosphenes as sensed by the subject are located. This must be done in order to direct the signals produced by the camera A to the appropriate electrodes so as to produce for the subject a group of phosphenes representing what the camera "sees". FIG. 5 represents a typical map in visual space showing the location, for one subject, of the phosphenes associated with certain selected electrodes identified by corresponding number in FIG. 4.
When stimulated, each electrode produces perhaps 1-4 closely spaced phosphenes. Each phosphene in a cluster ranges in size up to the diameter of a pencil at arms length. Neighboring phosphenes in each cluster are generally too close to the adjacent phosphenes for another phosphene to be located between them.
The electrical connection between the electrodes of the array C and the appropriate locations on the brain of the subject is preferably accomplished through the use of a platinum foil ground plane perforated with a hexagonal array of 5 mm. diameter holes on 3 mm. centers. Flat platinum electrodes 1 mm, in diameter are centered in each hole. This ground plane confines all current to a location beneath the dura, thus eliminating discomfort due to dural excitation when stimulating some single electrodes and when other arrays of electrodes are stimulated simultaneously. The ground plane also eliminates most phosphene interaction when multiple electrodes are stimulated simultaneously, and provides an additional means of electrical safety that is not possible when stimulating between cortical electrodes and a ground plane outside the skull. Each electrode is connected by a separate teflon insulated wire to a connector contained in a percutaneous pedestal accessible at the interior of the subject's scalp.
As shown in FIG. 3, the signals produced by the camera A—normal conventional television signals—are fed to link 6, such as the known National Television Standard Committee ("NTSC") link, which converts the normal television signal to a digital video signal that a computer can "understand". The output of that link 6 is fed to a sub-notebook computer 8, which in turn feeds a micro-controller and stimulus generator 10, which in turn produces the signals to select and stimulate the appropriate electrodes of the implanted array C.
In a preferred embodiment the camera A is a 492�512 pixel CCD (Charge-Coupled-Device") black and white television camera powered by a 9 volt battery. This f 14.5 camera has a 69� field of vision and utilizes a pinhole aperture instead of a lens to minimize size and weight. It also incorporates an electronic "iris" for automatic exposure control.
The sub-notebook computer 8 incorporates a 233 MHz microprocessor with 32 MB of RAM and a 4.0 GB hard drive. It also has an LCD screen and keyboard. It was selected because of its very small size and light weight. The belt pack B contains the link 6, the sub-notebook computer 8, the micro-controller 10 and associated circuitry and software. The computer and electronics package together are about the size of a dictionary and weigh approximately 10 pounds, including camera, cables, and rechargeable batteries. The battery pack for the computer will operate for approximately 3 hours and the battery pack for the other elements will operate for approximately 6 hours.
Stimulation delivered to each electrode typically consists of a train of six pulses delivered at 30 Hz to produce each frame of the image. Frames have been produced with 1-50 pulses, and frame rates have been varied from 1 to 20 frames per second. Frame rates of 4 per second currently seem best, even with trains containing only a single pulse. Each pulse is symmetric, biphasic (−/+), with a pulse width of 500 usec per phase (1,000 usec total). Threshold amplitudes may vary +/−20% from day to day; they are higher than the thresholds of similar electrodes without the ground plane, presumably because current shunts across the surface of the piarachnoid and encapsulating membrane. The system is calibrated each morning by re-computing the thresholds for each electrode, a simple procedure that takes the volunteer approximately 15 minutes with a numeric keypad.
In order to extract intelligence from the camera segment it is not necessary to use all of the 64 electrodes that are provided in the installation illustrated in FIG. 4, but as a practical matter a plurality of such electrodes must be simultaneously energized if a meaningful phosphene image is to be produced. It has been found that as few as 10 electrodes need be energized to produce a particular frame. With an appropriate pulse width and pulse frequency it is possible to energize the desired number of electrodes from a single drive by utilizing the time slots between the pulses destined for one electrode to receive pulses selected for a series of other electrodes. This is readily accomplished by using a conventional demultiplexer circuit in reverse. The conventional demultiplexer circuit accepts a series of inputs and feeds them in predetermined order to a single output. As used here, the demultiplexer circuit will take a single input signal and feed it seriatim to a number of outputs corresponding to the desired number of electrodes to be energized. Thus the multiplexer circuit will feed a first pulse to a series of electrodes in order, it will then feed a second pulse to the same series of electrodes preferably in the same order, and so on. The frequency at which the pulses are produced and the width of those pulses determine the intervals of time available for pulses to be directed to a selected series of electrodes.
Brightness of the phosphenes can easily be modulated by changes in pulse amplitude. However, provision of "gray scale" has not proven very valuable so far, probably because of the combination of tunnel vision and limited resolution.
The phosphene display is planar, but is of uncertain distance, like the stars in the sky. This presents to the subject a problem in depth perception. It is normally difficult for him to determine whether one sensed object is at the same distance from the camera as another sensed object. Ultrasonic rangefinders have been known for many years and have been used by the blind. Conventionally such rangefinders translate sensed distance into normally sensed signals such as audio signals, but those normally sensed signals interfere with the ability of the subject to use his sense of hearing or other sense in its normal fashion. In accordance with the present invention, to overcome that disadvantage an ultrasonic rangefinder may be utilized with the present system, as, for example, being secured to the left lens 10 of the sunglasses 4, but the output of that rangefinder is caused to give rise in the nervous system to a visible distance indication—illumination of specific phosphenes to represent specific distances (e.g., near, medium, or far) or periodic variations in the produced stimulation, for example a periodic variation in brightness, and preferably a blinking on and off, at a rate corresponding to the sensed distance. Thus the acuity and intelligibility of the subject's sense of hearing is not compromised although the subject is given an indication of the relative distance to various objects.
The camera A must be small, light and inconspicuous if it is to be carried by the sunglasses 4. Such a camera is necessarily optically simple. For example, the camera 2 disclosed in FIG. 1 has a non-variable 69� field of vision and any attempt to alter its field of vision or to provide a "zoom" feature would involve heavy and conspicuous equipment, which is of course contraindicated. However, if the system between the camera A and the electrode array C is provided with appropriate circuitry to controllably magnify the amplitude of the stimulation, magnification of the signals fourfold or more will produce an image which, because the field of vision is limited, exceeds the tunnel limitation of the camera, thus producing a "zoom" effect. The amplification can be under the control of the subject if desired.
One limitation on the intelligibility of phosphene images in the subject's brain is the number of frames that can be sequentially created in a given period of time. The greater the number of frames in a period of time the more intelligence is transmitted to the subject, but the greater are the demands which are placed on the system, and the system is essentially limited by the state-of-the-art and the necessity that it be readily portable by the subject. Producing one frame per second is too slow to provide good mobility to the subject, and merely increasing the frame rate, all else being constant, does not itself produce an phosphene image of appropriate clarity. These problems have been greatly amelio-rated by two steps—darkness inversion and edge detection. Darkness inversion means that the signal from the camera A is in effect reversed or inverted, so that dark-sensed portions of the camera-viewed image result in light-producing signals applied to the electrodes and light-sensed portions of the camera-viewed image result in dark-producing signals applied to the electrodes. Edge detection—producing an image in which edges are sensed and intensified—is a known procedure in other contexts. When edge detection, particularly using Sobel filters, is employed in a system of the type under discussion, and particularly when it is used in conjunction with darkness inversion, that permits processing and transmitting images in a 233 MHz system at a speed up to 8 frames per second with existing equipment, which in turn results in greatly improved transmission of intelligence to the subject. FIGS. 6 and 7 are illustrative of the effects thus achieved. Fig. 6 discloses a typical demonstration set up comprising a mannequin 12, a cap 14, and three different sockets 16, 18, and 20 mounted on a wall 22. With darkness inversion and particularly with edge detection the resultant phosphene image is as shown in FIG. 7. Sensing an image of the type disclosed in FIG. 7 the subject is easily able to find the mannequin and the cap and to detect the sockets. Similarly, doorways would appear as an outline of white phosphenes on a black background, making the location of the doorway very clear to the subject.
Important to the operation and particularly the improvement of the system is the ability of the supervisor or designer of the system to know precisely how the system is operating, what it is accomplishing and what it is not accomplishing. the system of the present invention is provided with several new features to improve supervision and facilitate improvement of design.
For example, it is important that the supervisor-designer (hereinafter generically designated "operator") know what particular phosphene pattern or other stimulation is being presented to the subject at any given moment. To that end, and as shown in FIG. 3, the sub-notebook computer 8 may not only send intelligence to the micro-controller 10 but also send it to an RF transmitter 26 which is electromagnetically linked at 28 with RF receiver 30 which in turn is linked to a VCR and monitor 32. Hence the monitor 32 lets the operator know what the subject is "seeing". Simultaneously a display may show to the operator what the camera A is seeing. In its preferred form the two displays—what the camera sees and the corresponding phosphene map—may be provided on a split screen for convenient comparison.
Along the same lines, it is helpful to the operator, as he observes the subject using the system, to know precisely in what direction the subject is "looking" at any given moment, that information to be correlated with the displays just described, observation of the physical movements of the subject, or otherwise. To that end, and as may be seen in FIG. 1, the sunglasses 4 worn by the subject carry on a temple piece a laser generator 38 which emits a narrow beam of light directed in the same direction as that in which the subject is looking and which therefore will produce a visible spot of light at the appropriate point on the scene being viewed.
The phosphene map is produced by selectively energizing particular electrodes and asking the subject to identify the location of the phosphene as he sees it. This procedure is complicated by the fact that all phosphenes are produced in a relatively small area, which makes pointing difficult, and that difficulty is compounded by the fact that phosphenes move with movement of the subject's eye. Accuracy of the phosphene map for each subject is important in selecting the particular electrodes to be energized at any given moment in order to produce in the subject's brain an accurate image of what the camera is "seeing". In order to produce a more accurate phosphene map a new procedure has been created—first two pre-selected electrodes are energized to produce two spaced phosphenes which define a reference line, generally but not necessarily vertical. Then while those two phosphenes continue to be produced, other individual electrodes are individually energized and the subject is asked to identify the location of the phosphene thus produced relative to the locations of the two original phosphenes and the reference line which the latter define. This is usually done in terms of the vertical spacing between each individually produced phosphene and the two reference phosphenes as well as the distance of the individually produced phosphene to one side or the other of the reference line connecting the original phosphenes. In this way, a more accurate phosphene map is produced.
With a system of the type here disclosed a blind subject is readily able to navigate among a "family" of three mannequins—standing adult male, seated adult female and standing 3-year old child—randomly placed in a large room, without bumping into any of them. He can then retrieve a cap which has been placed on a wall in a random location, and can place that cap on the head of a designated mannequin. Subjects are able to recognize and identify characters in various standardized forms used in acuity tests, such as Snellen letters, Landolt links and Lea figures displayed to the subjects as pure black figures on a pure white background of a size corresponding to a visual acuity of approximately 20/2400.
The conversion of camera signals or other signals into appropriate electrode pulses is accomplished by means of circuity and particularly software which is state-of-the-art.
The artificial vision system in its present stage of development has not yet been perfected to the degree that it will permit the subject to read easily, but it does give the subject sufficient intelligence so that he can move about safely and perform various physical tasks. By way of example, a subject provided with a system of the type here described has not only been able to move about an apartment but has even been able to enter a subway station and determine the location of the doors on a train that has pulled into the station.
While a limited number of embodiments of the present invention have been here specifically disclosed, which can function individually or cumulatively, and many of which are not limited to use in an artificial vision system, it will be apparent that many variations may be made therein, all without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the following claims.
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In its latest Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update, MAKE Consulting (Aarhus, Denmark) maintains it forecast of 7.1 percent average annual growth for worldwide wind installations from 2013 to 2023. The report indicates no change in previously predicted near-term increases as China supports a 1 GW upgrade in installations this year and as 2015 sets a new global annual grid-connected record with a projected 5.2 percent year-over-year growth.
China's Central Government has issued a new target of at least 18 GW of new installed wind capacity for 2014. This, combined with high market activity so far this year, has led MAKE to upgrade its 2014-2016 growth expectation by 0.5 percent - offsetting net downgrades from the first quarter of 2014 in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The report notes that a 1.6 GW cut in Ireland, offshore adjustments in the U.K., political turmoil in Ukraine, and slow market activity in Saudi Arabia contribute to a 0.8 percent decrease in the region.
The positive near-term outlook in the U.S. is forecast to hold as expectations for a production tax credit renewal through a tax extenders package this year continues. Canada's three-year bubble is expected to stay on track, while long-term growth is dependent on upcoming elections in Ontario and the expected new energy program in Alberta by the end of the year. Although the North American growth surge is forecast for 2014 to 2016, MAKE says Latin America presents a more consistent outlook through the whole decade.
The report also projects a promising outlook for offshore wing, with an expected 20.2 percent growth on average per year from 2013 to 2023. While project-level and policy adjustments affect the near-term European offshore outlook, MAKE predicts growth beyond 2019 will improve as the market will connect, on average, at least 4 GW per year.
Wind turbine orders in first quarter 2014 increased 7.4 percent year-over-year, continuing global market recovery despite being down 43 percent from fourth quarter 2013. Among the turbine order winners were Vestas (Aarhus, Denmark) in the Americas, Siemens (Hamburg, Germany) in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) and Zhejiang Windey (Hangzhou, China) in Asia-Pacific.
MAKE says average turbine pricing remains stable from first quarter 2014, with newer technology demanding higher price points, particularly in Western markets. Increasing demand for quality in China, coupled with more aggressive government-sponsored targets, may help create a seller's market for specific original equipment manufacturers.
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This air-conditioned hotel comprises 273 deluxe guest rooms and suites, including club level accommodation. Guests can expect to find complimentary parking, a fully equipped business centre, a lobby lounge and two restaurants. The lobby features a 24-hour check-out service, a hotel safe and currency exchange facilities and a conference centre can be found on site with a multi-functional meeting room, which is available for meetings of up to 300 people, or banquets seating 400 guests.
This city hotel is located in the central business district, and lies one mile south of the city centre. The Hai River is a short walk from the hotel and the railway station is five minutes away. The immediate neighbourhood is home to the Tianjian Music Hall to the west, and the Binjiang Shopping Center and Tianjin Triumphal Arch Mansion to the east.
The hotel offers tastefully furnished guest rooms, including 61 suites and 1 presidential suite. All of the accommodation is equipped with broadband Internet access and some units come with a television set with satellite/cable channels, international and domestic direct dial telephones, a minibar, a water boiler and an electronic safe. The en suite bathrooms include a hairdryer.
For relaxation, the health centre provides an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a gym and a sauna. Massage treatments are also available.
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This day, 196 years ago, we declared independence from Spain and became a sovereign country. Despite the state in which Paraguay is right now, I love it. I love its people, its culture, its traditions, its history. Viva Paraguay!
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I seem to be having difficulty with a series of conditions for this form. Yesterday, I got it to work, but then it stopped working and the application became very sluggish and slow to respond.
I need 3 emails sent if the the answer is: "Independent Student" and "Yes or unsure" to the question about... living in your home that is 18 or over, but I only need the auto notification email1 address to automatically direct to a specific "URL" link that is also embedded, but the autonotification email needs to include a message with an additional url link embedded into the re-edit link {email1} notification that is sent to their personal email address.
This process worked in the past with most of my HF applications (but without two requests upon submission) and it worked fine.
For the Group answer, but "YES or unsure" to the ... living in your home question... I only need two emails sent and the a url re-direct upon submission.
Is there something that I have done wrong in my conditions? I have tried several variables, changed priorities/rules, added rules for each of the specific email instructions.
Am I asking for the impossible to redirect to a url and send the auto-notification back to the {email1} email address or did you do an update yesterday that changed the option of "redirecting to another URL upon submission & autonotification email" simultaneously?
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I think the 2 conditional statements conflict with each other
Try making the 2nd unique by setting the logical to AND (not OR).
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The same with the conditional 3 & 4... they are contradicting also.
The conditions is redirecting to 2 different Thank You Page for the same rules only.
One of the condition statement should be different so that it can logically understand which one to send/redirect.
As is now, the only rules it have is if the answer "Yes or Unsure" -- redirect to this TY page, but it is not clear which TY page it should be because there were 2 assigned.
I also suggesting setting the Sender E-mail of the Autoresponder to have value.
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What is Teaching?
All teaching is a combination of skill and will.
Teacher Skill...
Highly skilled teachers start where their students are, know where students are going, expect to get them there, support them along the way, use feedback to help themselves and their students get better, focus on quality not quantity, and never work harder than their students. Highly skilled teachers are good planners. They know how to structure a lesson to ensure the students learn and understand the material.
Teacher Will...
The Will component of masterful teaching is rooted in the desire to help ALL students learn and the determination to ensure that all students do learn. Will is what drives teachers to continually refine and hone your craft, reflect on practice and embrace data and feedback. Teachers with high levels of teaching will understand the importance of relationships and work hard to make sure that every student int he room is safe, engaged and connected.
High will/low skill - Enthusiastic; idealistic; willing to learn - Seeks feedback and explores new strategies and ideas, but implementation is inconsistent and ineffective.
Low will/low skill - Discouraged; not invested - Does not volunteer or contribute; passive; tries to stay beneath the radar.
High will/high skill - Motivated and skillful- Easily identities and implements appropriate strategies; explores new ideas; seeks feedback, and refines practice; takes on challenges.
Low will/high skill - Skillful bud disinterested; "seen it all" - Unreceptive to feedback; resists efforts to try new approaches.
It is very important to understand that a teacher's "type" is fluid. You may shift from one area to the next as you move through your career.
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Wednesday: K- Book Study
Thursday: PLC K-2
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From 9 September 2016 to 31 March 2017, the Espace Dalí is hosting the contemporary illustrator Joann Sfar, famous for his comic book series "The Rabbi's Cat" and his film "Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life". He offers us an illustrated journey through what he imagines Dalí's brain to be like.
The exhibition is an invitation on the "motionless journey" of a painter and his models, blending dream and reality as Joann Sfar's illustrated narrative unfolds. Over 200 original drawings are waiting to be discovered in a setting beautifully enhanced by Dalí's surrealist objects and sculptures and the Schiaparelli Haute Couture designs that inspired the artist.
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Hey Watertown residents, did you see the story Wednesday about Black Hills Power getting another big rate increase (7.6 percent) in their electric bills this year? Meanwhile, our locally owned and operated Watertown Municipal Utilities has held rates steady for the past several years, rates which are already the lowest in the state. What's not to like about that?
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South Dakota Secretary of State Jason Gant issued a press release this week announcing he would not seek another term. We think that's a good thing. There has been too much negative news coming out of that office since Gant was elected. He was criticized for endorsing a candidate in a primary challenge to a sitting state senator; he was accused of mishandling nominating petitions, and he was forced by a judge to rewrite a voter guide statement on a proposed constitutional amendment because it was deemed too one-sided. Not exactly a record one would tout to seek re-election.
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The country marked the 12th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks this week with fitting tributes to the brave first responders and memorials for the thousands of victims. But some companies and businesses saw the occasions as simply another way to make a buck. A golf course in Wisconsin was offering a special: Nine holes of golf for $9.11. The newspaper in Starkville, Miss., offered a monthly subscription for $9.11. It's hard to believe what kind of person would think such a promotion is a good idea.
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To rural Hamlin County native and current U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem for receiving her third "Fueling Growth" ethanol award from the ethanol group Growth Energy. Big Oil is spreading its largesse across the nation as it attempts to kill the Renewable Fuel Standard and ethanol all in one big ad campaign. Unfortunately, those of us in the Heartland know their campaign is based on false facts and a desire to kill off a competitor. Rep. Noem understands that and continues to work toward the truth on this environmental and national security issue.
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A group of volunteers spearheaded by the Hamlin Booster Club has renovated the Chargers' practice football field into a thing of beauty. In a time of tight public school budgets, this project shows how much can be done by concerned, thoughtful citizens. The $1,600 upgrade will be a shot in the arm for the Hamlin football program and will have no negative effect on taxpayers.


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'I'm Tired' A Collection of Work by John Barrick 10.9.2015
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Official Release: Elliott Parker – Sophomore Slump.
SAN JOSE, CA — "Today, August 25, 2015 hip hop fans will get a look inside the mind of Elliott Parker with the release of his debut album titled Sophomore Slump on Sticky Note Records. In today's challenging hip hop genre finding new ways to be different can be overwhelming. In this instance the best way for Elliott Parker to be different is by being Elliott Parker. Parker's music can be described as a laid back flow mixed with some wavy, groovy instrumentation.
The love for the bay area hip hop sound is evident through his music as he makes his music based on what his current tastes are. With a hard hitting bass line and synthesized sounds, the lead single, In the Beginning, produced by The Con Men is the perfect example. The album focuses on the many steps it took to becoming a hip hop artist. Parker's verses are a verbalization of his struggles and the trying times to turn his dreams into a reality. Parker states "My music says everything about who I am at the time I record it. For me it is just a verbal diary for that given moment and feelings about each song could change. The life I live and the crazy stuff I do is what inspire me the most. I don't sit at home and make raps all day, I like to live a little and tell you about the story later". An avid listener to L.A. hip hop Elliott Parker blends both northern and southern California regional styles into an eclectic mix that is purely organic and genuinely west coast.
Elliott Parker is getting the most out of life right now. Having fun making music and at the same time giving listeners a glimpse of his incredible journey. Elliott Parker enjoys the art of being an artist. The joy Parker gets from being creative and the love for the culture of hip hop is evident. Elliott Parker is just getting started."
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Benefit for My Good Friend Tammy Le (@tammmmily)..
My good friend Tammy was paralyzed in a car accident a couple months after me. We did not know each other at the time, but were connected via Facebook through mutual friends. She would say and talk about how I inspired her but as time went on she definitely continues to inspire me, to this day. Forever continuing with her rehab one way or another and working on day-to-day tasks improving her quality of life. As with most of us paralyzed people in this country, our medical insurance only covers the basics, if that, making every step forward very hard. Please check out her video below and donate what you can HERE.. If you live in the San Jose area, she is also having a couple benefits in the next couple of weeks. Find her and those benefits on her Facebook HERE..


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Life can be crazy. Sometimes we our problems might seem bigger than they actually are. When we use reflection as a tool it enables us to understand our life in a better way. It is important to reflect so we can look at the past and make improvements to continue growing: spiritually, physically and emotionally. Reflection helps us learn more about ourselves so that we go on to make better choices, and put our life back on track. I'm going to give 3 reasona why you should make reflection a habit:
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Tesla Motors' begins its Apha testing phase for the Model S. Having begun in 2010, this is the first of two vehicle testing phases. Extensive tests will take place in the coming months in all climates. Built from the ground as an EV, Electric Vehicle, the Model S was designed for stability and handling, performance, range, crash safety and superior aerodynamics. As each Tesla Model S Alpha is built, the driving dynamics will continue to improve and evolve. Check out the Alpha driving in California below.
The first Alpha is amazingly agile for a car of its size. It has great handling balance and poised ride with communicative steering. Just goes to show what combining a low center of gravity with a very stiff body structure can achieve.
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NEW YORK (The Deal) -- Activist investor Eminence Capital LLC threw the latest volley in the battle over the future of Jos. A. Bank Clothiers (JOSB) by filing an amended lawsuit in Delaware court arguing that the company not only is refusing to negotiate a potential acquisition by Men's Wearhouse (MW) but that they also appear to be on the "cusp" of announcing a "blocking" acquisition of Eddie Bauer.
The insurgent, which filed an amended complaint obtained by the Deal Wednesday morning, said that the "non-core" acquisition would "diminish" the company's value and make Jos. A. Bank an "unattractive target for Men's Wearhouse."
The original suit, which was filed by Eminence on Jan. 13, came after Jos. A. Bank rejected efforts by Men's Wearhouse to buy the men's apparel company. That rejection itself was preceded by Jos. A. Bank's unsuccessful unsolicited proposal in late September to acquire Men's Wearhouse for $48 per share or $2.3 billion. Reports that Jos. A. Bank was considering an acquisition offer for Eddie Bauer emerged over the past week.
However, Delaware lawyers at firms not involved in the suit argue that Eminence's action is unlikely to succeed on its merits because, at the very least, it is premature - Jos. A. Bank hasn't made an acquisition yet, and Eminence is seeking an injunction against a hypothetical deal that has not been announced.
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Why is America so messed up? Blame the Founding Fathers & Disney!
Do we live in a messed up culture or what? Congress is gridlocked (aka constipated) and Wall Street seems to have terminal IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome – alternating constipation & diarrhea). It looks like virtually everything is illegal or soon will be which surely is linked to the phenomenal growth of the prison industry. And single folks, they flock to on-line dating services where they find legions of married people looking for "afternoon delight" or its equivalent. People in general are now so jaded and fearful that just about anything from a sour look to a bag of skittles and a bottle of iced tea qualifies as a deadly threat. And the boxers in the ring – that's you and me folks – are so punch-drunk we longer hear the bell, see the canvas… or even care. To hear the most vocal among us we are either one step from becoming the Fourth Reich or else on the slippery slope to some form of communalism or communism or some ism no one seems to favor or else believes signals the advent the "End Times". I'm pretty sure if an extraterrestrial intelligence actually visited this veil of tears it would not conclude we are "Mostly Harmless" and would stick a quarantine beacon in high orbit to warn off other space travelers.
So how did we wind up so utterly messed up? I'm sure you have your own pet theories and suspicions. Me? I think it all started with the Founding Fathers and then Disney. Yep, the Founding Fathers and Disney. You see, those venerable Übermensch who founded our empire..uh…republic, elected to write some nonsense about our being entitled to pursue happiness. The problem is, they didn't posses a roadmap to happiness or anything like it, nor did they seem to have the remotest idea what exactly it is or would even look like (Albeit some folks tried heartily to achieve it by abusing every vice known to humankind). But then came Walt Disney and his cadre of mythmakers and propagandists who spoon fed us Baby Boomers (as well as those who had the misfortune of following in our wake) versions of reality in which all wrongs are righted; the Princess, puppet turned human, talking cricket and exceedingly cute fawn and most of her family beat the odds and lived; and the wicked witch and all those like her ultimately get theirs, and everyone somehow lives happily ever after. Now what do you think happens when you fill impressionable kids with notions of being entitled to pursue happiness and then feed them a steady diet of Disney films as though it were some kind of magical roadmap? Why, hell yeah, you get a bunch of disappointed, anxious, spoiled, conceited neurotics who spin their wheels and fritter their lives away trying to dull the pain of not having a Disney-esque life, family, job, or future. Most wind up chucking their St. Whatever statue out their car, van, truck or armored personnel carrier window, and placing one of St. Al (Al Bundy) or St. Sam (Kinison) in its place. This pathetic existential state naturally gives rise to a host of evils such as drunkenness, cheating, sexless relationships, career burnout, road rage, shoplifting, hoarding, running over the neighbor's dog, tossing litter out of vehicle windows, overeating and fudging on income tax returns. In the end, many find themselves wondering if happiness is something only those in the local cemetery found and this by making a permanent stage left.
Is there hope for this messed up state-of-affairs? There is. Forget the pursuit of happiness and instead pursue loyalty, faithfulness, virtue, and honesty. And toss all those Disney DVDs in the rubbish bin and make a point of exposing your children and/or grandchildren to stories that do not necessarily end with everyone living "happily ever after" but do teach them something about sacrifice, hard work, persistence, set-backs, tolerance, righting wrongs and doing what is good and right, as well as championing justice and equality for all while steadfastly resisting injustice and inequality in whatever guise. At least this way they will not be looking for a Disney world or Disney ending that will never come, though if they hang on and keeping doing what's right and virtuous they might just get pretty darn close.
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So lately, most of the champions that have been reworked so far have had percentage damage added to their abilities, so why? I don't see how it is healthy to the gameplay to add percentage damage all over the place and expect it to be normal.
First things first, the champion that seems to rule over all percentage damage is Vayne, but then again that is Vayne she is an ad carry who is met to deal tons of damage to tons of enemies.
Then we go to nidalee and gragas. Why would you add so much percentage damage to these champions? nidalee can deal 20% of current hp with only a trap, and gragas can deal 12% of your maximum hp with just pressing w. It feels like warmogs armour is just be targeted and slowly taken out of the meta. Every match at least one champion has percentage damage (which is to be expected) But why are more champions with percentage damage being added?
Gnar recently got released and the amount of percentage damage he has is insane. I don't what the thing is about percentage damage, but seeing it everywhere in summoners rift is getting quite frustrating. I used to build lots of hp items when not many champions used to have percentage damage, but now i have to build heaps of defensive items which pack tons of armour and mr.
Now then lets talk about the problem with "percentage damage".
Im a tank, i have 3.5-4.5k hp with at least 200+ armour and 100-150 Magic resist or so, i step over a nidalee trap (who has only got 30 ability power), when i stepped over the trap, I took 200+ damage per second going to a max of about 700 damage. Im versing gragas he used his w and hits me i take about 500 or more damage. It seems like riot just wants to remove tanks from the meta by adding all this percentage damage it kinda sucks for a person who does use lots of tanks/bruisers etc.
So what could be the reason for adding all this percentage damage? the only thing i could think of is that riot just probably wanted to fill up the space of a certain ability so they just added percentage damage.
Because of all this percentage Full tank kind of champions have suddenly stopped being seen, But the other reason for that is probably because they are not to good for the game right now. But right now full tanks are kinda worthless. The champions who deal heavy percentage damage are in the meta right now, making tanks worthless, not to mention vaynes unique percentage damage cannot be countered.


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