Perhaps if she waited long enough, the energy would drain again and she'd not have to face the fact that she'd get to live a life without her master. Even if she had recovered her energy, her own injuries and her lack of will to live didn't allow her to stand up and move. She noticed she had the master key tied around her neck, in case she needed a recharge she could search for an alternate source of power on her own. Mary cried violently as her body recovered some of its energy. ![]() She cried, as she saw her master walking to his death and she was taken to safety against her will. ![]() She knew she had a reserve of energy stored somewhere in her body, but Machina surely programmed it not to kick in in case of an emergency. Her eyes were seeing red as her beloved master disappeared from her sight, but she could not fight the bird's grip at all. She cried, as she felt the giant Phoenix claws latching around her waist and elevating her from the ground. She couldn't do anything, not even talk back so that he'd let her stay. Mary whimpered and felt so weak on her knees as his arms left her side, but she could not reach him. "I'm so sorry." He kissed her forehead before putting his mask back on and embraced her with caution, procuring not to infuse any of his energy into her by accident. "This is goodbye, Mary." He caressed her hair, like he always did when she was in pain to comfort her. It was the exact opposite of it: she felt such joy she could have found a purpose in life, that her broken, sick, horrible body could have something good and useful for them. She cried, and sadly, Machina interpreted it as if she was saddened and angered for being used in such a way. If she could be useful to him in any way, it was more than good enough. She was sure of it, and she was willing to help him as long as he didn't shove her away like her parents had done. She wasn't angry and it wasn't like she hadn't noticed she was being experimented on. "Master…" she managed to move her fingers, but her arms would not go up high enough to grab his hands, resting on her cheeks. "Yes… I've been using you for ten years straight. Your body is incredibly compatible with the mechanical parts we've been working for many years." "I kept you in the lab so that I could continue the experiments. Afterwards, you'd have survived with a monthly infusion of willpower to your artificial organs, but nothing else." He confessed, lowering his head in shame. "You only needed the very first year of treatment. "W-what are you talking about, Master?" She kept trying to move, but her limbs wouldn't respond to her commands. "If I tell you this now, I'll be able to go with my conscience clean, but I ask you not to forgive me for any of it, Mariabella." ![]() "What I did to you was inhuman and I should have told you the truth many years ago." He explained as they were concealed beneath his improvised barrier, before the whole thing ignited. She whined in silence as she muttered her master's name in pain, as if she was a lost child who could not find her parents. The memories of their last seconds together broke her heart as she replayed them on her head, and the tears streamed down her face without being able to stop. Mary felt betrayed and she felt as if any will to live she had had left her body the moment her Master forced her to escape the scene. ![]() He'd rather die before using her for her destined purpose in life. She was alone and her Master had deemed her completely useless for him. She laid on the grassy meadow with tears in her eyes, completely sprawled as if she was a broken rag doll.
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![]() Just create a new alert, for instance when a node or interface goes down. Sending SMS messages from the Orion Network Performance Monitor is straightforward to set up. Using a GSM modem to send SMS messages from network performance monitor software is ideal because it will send out SMS alerts even when the network fails. ![]() The Email Connector in Diafaan SMS Server can be used to forward these email alerts to SMS messages.Ī good example of such an application is Orion Network Performance Monitor from Solarwinds. If no email address is found in the SMS message and there is no GSM number match, the email is sent to the default address list.Ī lot of applications like Network Performance Monitors, SCADA software or Enterprise Resource Planning software such as SAP or Oracle can send alerts by email when something goes wrong.If no email address is found in the SMS message and there is a GSM number match from a previous email message, the email is sent as a reply to the original email message.If an email address is found in the SMS message, the email is sent to this email address.When the three options are combined the procedure is as follows: It is also possible to extract the destination email address from the SMS message text itself or to reply the SMS to the email address that sent a previous email to the matching SMS number. The simplest is to forward the SMS messages to one or more fixed email addresses. Diafaan SMS Server has a flexible mechanism to determine the intended email destination. The SMS message is converted to an email message using a customizable template and the message is routed to the destination email address. Please consult our network coverage list for the exact amount of credits required per destination network.SMS Messages received by one of the GSM modems can be sent to one or more email addresses. If you are sending more than 100'000 SMS per month, you may contact us to negotiate a special pricing.Ĭertain networks are subject to a IWT (Inter Working Termination) fee. The prices above are valid for pre paid accounts with no minimum monthly traffic requirements. If you are a cooperation and your traffic exceeds 10'000 SMS per month, you may request to convert your account to a post paid account. Via e-Mail (SMTP) direct addressing interface (eg you wish to use the e-Mail direct addressing interface, please contact us to provision it according your requirements.īulk SMS pricing for pre paid accounts (credits do not expire)Ĭredits table for pre paid account holders ![]() ![]()
![]() It can be a little rough to start, but offers quite a bit of options once you get past the first few hurdles. Tinker II is not taught by any of Quds persistent factions. 1 Recharge 2 Items that can be built using Tinker I 3 Mods that can be learned using Tinker I 4 Factions That Teach Tinker I 5 Creatures That Have Tinker I Recharge Recharging an energy cell requires a single A bit for every 3000 units of charge, rounded down, but 1 at a minimum. I usually go with Disintigration as well to get rid of any pesky walls that might be in my way, and Kindle as my leftover point just because setting things on fire can be useful from time to time.Īs for attributes, I usually put Strength and Agility at 16, Toughness at 14, Intelligence at 21, Willpower at 16, and Ego at 18. This will help get yourself some better gear fairly early with a little luck and further increase your survivability. Psychometry will help you quickly identify and learn how to build just about everything you run across, with an added bonus of never needing a security card for locked doors. If they can't reach you, they can't kill you. I usually back this up with a good ranged weapon such as a musket (or better if I'm lucky). Lase from Light Manipulation is a really good long range high penetration attack that can help keep you alive early on, and continues to be useful against tougher enemies as it scales up. Electrowbows have been moderately common and my experience and double as a lightsource. Try to find a solar cell and an energy weapon. I feel high-end tinkering and int builds need to be revised a bit. BUT, I've found good luck with using ranged weapons on my tinkers. I play a truekin artifex so I stack agility and DV. Tinkerer gives you a few artifacts to start with that usually includes a couple of grenades that can be immediately turned in to Argyle for the first two steps of his quest and a level's worth of XP. level 1 2 points3 years ago For the mutant, I don't know. ![]() I usually play as a mutant tinkerer with Light Manipulation and Psychometry. ![]() With Screencastify, you can organize your videos, easily edit your videos, and record a video with a simple tap of your screen time. Like many of the tools on the list, it has an education version with lots of special features for teachers. ![]() Screencastify is another popular tool that has a Chrome browser extension. For example, if you’re a member of my Easy EdTech Club, you might have noticed that in the videos I make to answer questions for our monthly video Q&A, I often use Loom. I use Loom all of the time to create short videos that answer a question. This tool gives you a link to share and automatically generates transcripts for each video. You can record your full screen or just on the tab you’re using and decide whether or not to jump on camera during the recording. Loom is the next on the list and is a popular choice among screencasting tools with a Chrome browser extension. This feature can help you create a quick video. For example, you might want to show students how to navigate a new app or how to submit work on their iPad. This type of screencast is especially useful if you want to show someone how to do something on an iPad or iPhone. You can record your screen with or without audio. iPad and iPhone users may have already tried this with iOS 14 or later. Many tools let you record your screen, and you might already have one in your tool belt. For an individual student, you might share a screencast you made with a tool like Loom or Screencastify to help them explore an idea or spotlight a particular helpful resource.” “After collecting formative assessment data, your action items might also include interventions for individual students or for small groups to address common needs. Here’s a quick passage from page 68 in the Assessment chapter: In my book EdTech Essentials, I share some of the reasons you might consider making a screencast. Or you might record a screencast for a flipped learning environment and record your screen as you move through a series of slides in a presentation deck and explain a new concept. With lots of screencasting tools to choose from, you might want to create videos for students or colleagues this school year.įor example, you might record your screen to show someone how to complete a task, such as posting materials in Google Classroom. Screencasts are essentially recordings of what is happening on someone’s screen and they are useful for numerous reasons. If you haven’t used the term “screencast” before, you’ve probably seen one in action. But that's a small price to pay for a clear conscience. Enjoy low warehouse prices on name-brand TV Stands & Entertainment Centers products. With variety like color or finish, finding a TV center to match your living room is a breeze, with modest colors like black or grey for a minimalist setup to bright green or blue for a more vibrant and eye-catching setup. Find a great collection of TV Stands & Entertainment Centers at Costco. Code to get price for kit product Carynhurst 70' TV Stand New Lower Price (78) 750.00 830. Best Buy in particular accepts CRTs under 32 inches and flatscreen LED TVs under 50 inches-for a $30 fee. Media Centers come in various shapes and dimensions to match a home or room's specific theme. 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Facebook Groups and Facebook Marketplace Completion of your Rental Purchase Agreement requires verification of information obtained and verified prior to or upon delivery. Thats why its important to know the measurements of your TV and purchase the right size TV stand.In fact, there's a healthy slate of options for selling or donating your stuff locally these days, including: If you've already got a Facebook account, Facebook Marketplace is a great way to keep things simple and local: Just snap a picture of your old TV, suggest a reasonable price point (even if that's $0), and brace yourself for eager strangers. ![]() If you don't have enough stuff to get rid of for a full yard or garage sale, you can always try selling the TV somewhere like eBay, though making a profile and dealing with shipping puts a lot of folks off of this method. You'll also want to try to track down the remote control and pop some working batteries into it-you're much more likely to sell the TV this way. Unless it's raining or snowing, most TVs are fine to operate outside for a few hours. You can just plug the TV into an extension cord outside, if need be. The only caveat here is you might need to prove that the TV still works. If you're looking to get rid of some stuff anyway, why not have a good ol' fashioned yard or garage sale? If you've still got a functional TV-especially a newer LED TV as opposed to a CRT-there's a good chance someone will want it, and you can make a few bucks, too. ![]() The muscles of the middle ear contract to dampen the amplitude of vibrations from the eardrum to the inner ear. In fact, the smallest muscle of the skeleton is the stapedius, which measures around 1 millimeter (1/20th of an inch) in length. Located inside the eye, the intrinsic eye muscles work tirelessly to dilate the pupils and focus the lens of the eye to produce clear vision.Įven the middle ear takes part in the muscular system of the head and neck. These muscles produce extremely fine movements almost constantly throughout the day with tremendous speed and accuracy. Of these, four extrinsic muscle sets (connecting the tongue to the surrounding bones) move the tongue in virtually any direction, with fine shape changes (such as for speech) the province of the four intrinsic tongue muscles.Īs for the eye, six extrinsic eye muscles provide superior, inferior, lateral, and medial motion, as well as rotation of the eyeball. These muscles, including the masseter and temporalis, elevate the jaw forcefully during chewing and gently during speech.Īn extensive complement of tightly interlaced muscles allows the tongue a range of complex movements for chewing and swallowing, as well as the important function of producing speech. Producing the body’s ability to close the mouth, bite, and chew food, the muscles of mastication move the mandible relative to the rest of the skull. These muscles, including the zygomaticus major and orbicularis oris, pull on the skin to produce a seemingly infinite number of facial expressions and to move the lips and cheeks during speech and eating. The muscles of the face are unique among groups of muscles in the body. While most muscles connect to and move only bones, facial muscles mostly connect bones to skin. These diverse tasks require both strong, forceful movements and some of the fastest, finest, and most delicate adjustments in the entire human body. The muscles of the head and neck perform many important tasks, including movement of the head and neck, chewing and swallowing, speech, facial expressions, and movement of the eyes. ![]() I can't say that would be true if the cost was much higher, but I can say that the ability to issue email task additions remotely, getting productivity reports, and task notes are the three features that I really love the most. So the bottom line is this - ToDoist Premium features and services are well worth the annual fee, at least in my case. Data never lies, and when you see your own behavior - or procrastination and laziness - right in front of your very eyes, it's very hard to ignore. ![]() So, one day this year, I just decided to bite the bullet and pay the really inexpensive annual fee of $29 so that I could finally access those features.Īll of the productivity trends, accessible by clicking on your Karma score, can help you find those inefficiencies or personal behavior patterns that you just didn't realize were there. Things that would really add a whole lot to the value of ToDoist as a time management and task management solution. But kept coming up against things I wanted to do and couldn't. So, I kept using ToDoist for free for a while. Those are ToDoist premium features only offered to Premium members. However, when I started digging deeper into some of the cool reporting tools ToDoist offered, I hit a brick wall. ![]() It's kind of fun to see your points go up - sort of an affirmation of what you've accomplished. Every time you accomplish a task, create a project, or finish a list of other actions, you get more karma points. I noticed that ToDoist started using a bit of gamification, in the form of what it calls "Karma". This last time, I really tried to make the best of it. I've tried the Big Picture, Todo.ly, and I've even tried to use OneNote as a task management solution. I still bounced around among other task management apps. That isn't to say that it's been a fairy tale since then. ![]() It’s that type of thing, the thing some attendees don’t understand.ĭH: Well, and we try to be a little bit more proactive in that. When I do previews of cons, I try to get the message out that, “convention cancellations are a fact of life,” and they’re not signing their lives to you. It’s a shame when things like that happen. It hurt you when Ric Flair ended up dropping pretty close to the last minute. They weren’t packed, but it was a good amount of people. GNN: I’ve attended a lot of conventions and I’ve volunteered at a few, including two of your shows. So, it really has been a learning experience since then. When to do photo ops, I mean, we didn’t have photo ops or anything. For example, I didn’t know who would buy Saturday tickets versus who buy Sunday tickets. And it’s different now than it was even back then. One of the, “I didn’t expect that,” things was that I didn’t understand how people would come in and flow through the convention. That was one of the bright spots, and I would’ve gotten kicked in the teeth worse if it hadn’t been for him so. So, we became friends because we’re about the same age, and we’ve been friends ever since. And the deal that he had with the guy that he was with fell apart. He had done Lexington before us, and he was doing this one. It was Jason David Frank’s second convention. Some of them are shareable, some of them not.īut I’ll tell you a couple of the bright spots on that. Anything you learned right out of the gate, like anything in particular from that first con?ĭH: There are several things I learned right out of the gate. GNN: You said your first con kicked you in the teeth. Before the pandemic, in Knoxville, we were running about twenty-five, thirty thousand people show at the show. Do you know what I mean? This year, we normally are spaced out pretty well, but we have four events in 79 days. I can’t even imagine trying to get dozens of celebrities, and, I mean, it’s got to be close to hundreds of vendors by this point, right?ĭH: Right. ![]() I mean, I organize small teams at work, and getting four or five people on a phone call or a meeting or in a room together is not an easy undertaking between schedules and the admin-type stuff. And I got absolutely kicked in the teeth because I had no idea what I was doing! (Laughs) You know how to put one of these on, let’s do this.” And that was back in 2012. I knew the manager/promoter of it really well, and when that con kind of fell apart, I just said to him, I said, “I’ve got all the connections to the celebrities and so do you. And I set up at this show in Knoxville, Tennessee, called Adventure Con, and I always did really well in Knoxville, Tennessee. A nice size comic show back then was five to seven thousand people, and that was a good show. And I used to travel and just set up at shows, and they weren’t how they are now. So, I started moving over to more of the celebrities’ side of the autograph world. So, if you wanted to get Emmitt Smith, and you wanted to participate in the signing and get a hundred of those, you couldn’t do that anymore because they were promising a thousand to him or whatever. And I started becoming an autograph dealer and, again, mostly sports at that time.īut then the sports companies like Steiner and TRISTAR kind of started taking over the whole industry. I was actually an autograph hound back in the 90s, mostly sports, but some celebrity stuff. How did you get into the con game…actually, that doesn’t sound so good! How did you get to the convention game? That sounds a little better!ĭave Heynen (DH): Well, I actually had been an autograph dealer. I’d like to start by getting a little bit of your history and the history of Fanboy Expo. ![]() It was an interesting chat, for sure! There are links throughout the article that’ll take you to information about the Orlando Fanboy Expo, and other Fanboy Expos across the country. We chatted about what’s happening at the convention, how David got into the convention business, what it takes to run an event, and some of David’s more interesting guests and experiences. I got a chance to talk to David in advance of Fanboy Expo’s Orlando, Florida stop (August 20 to August 22). His goal is to create a smaller, more intimate experience where nerds, geeks, and fans of all things pop culture can hang out and interact with stars of television, movies, comics, wrestling, and more. While his events might not have the huge star power of San Diego Comic-Con, that’s not his goal. An Interview with Creator of Fanboy Expo, David Heynenĭavid Heynen started as an autograph collector, moved on to becoming an autograph dealer, and now runs a multi-city pop culture convention, Fanboy Expo, that caters to nerds young and old. These spiral ganglia are bipolar, with one axon arising from the cochlear organ of Corti that receives auditory information and one axon that transmits this information to the brainstem. The cell bodies of the cochlear nerve are located in the modiolus, the spongy bone at the center of the cochlea. Finally, lesions of the petrous apex are discussed, both as potential causes of hearing loss and as they may be unexpectedly discovered at the time of temporal bone imaging for SNHL or conductive hearing loss (CHL). The congenital and acquired pathologic conditions that may be found along the central acoustic pathway from the IAC to the auditory cortex are then discussed, with an emphasis on the most commonly found lesion causing adult SNHL, the vestibular schwannoma. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays an important role in the evaluation of patients with SNHL, and a discussion of the currently available techniques for high-resolution imaging of the inner ear, IAC, and CPA follows. This chapter begins with a discussion of the anatomy of the retrocochlear auditory pathway from the cochlear modiolus to the primary auditory cortex of the superior temporal gyrus. Bilateral SNHL or complex auditory dysfunction, such as auditory agnosia, suggests a process that is more centrally located along the auditory pathway. SNHL in association with cerebellar-type neurological findings such as ataxia and weakness suggests the presence of a posterior fossa and/or brainstem abnormality. If additional cranial neuropathies are present in association with the SNHL, such as trigeminal neuralgia or facial nerve palsy, then a large CPA mass, a leptomeningeal process, or a brainstem abnormality such as multiple sclerosis must be considered. When presented with a request to image a patient with a history of SNHL, dedicated imaging is required of the cochlea, IAC, and the CPA. The most common abnormality when imaging a child with SNHL is a congenital inner ear malformation, 1 whereas the most common cause of unilateral or asymmetric SNHL in an adult is a schwannoma of the vestibulocochlear nerve. Dysfunction in this pathway results in sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). The vestibulocochlear nerve passes through the internal auditory canal (IAC) and cerebellopontine angle (CPA), forming the extraaxial component of the central auditory pathway. The vestibulocochlear nerve is the eighth cranial nerve (CN VIII) and is responsible for the transmission of electrical impulses from cochlear hair cells of the inner ear to the cochlear nuclear complex in the brainstem. 8 The Vestibulocochlear Nerve, with an Emphasis on the Normal and Diseased Internal Auditory Canal and Cerebellopontine Angle
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