1. Introduction {#sec0005}
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Mucinous breast carcinoma is a special variant of invasive breast carcinomas that accounts 2% of them. This variant has a better prognosis in contrast to the non-specific invasive ductal carcinoma. They regularly are positive for estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors \[[@bib0005]\] and they generally do not overexpress the HER2 (93%). It is important for physicians to know about this entity because there are no existence of protocols of treatment in Her2 mucinous carcinoma, and there is only one article using trastuzomab being resistance in mucinous carcinoma HER2 positive. This case report has been described under the SCARE criteria \[[@bib0090]\].

2. Case report {#sec0010}
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A 48-year-old Mexican female with family history of cancer (uncle with prostatic cancer), presented with a lump in her right breast. A core biopsy was taken and was diagnosed as a low grade infiltrating ductal carcinoma with positive estrogen and progesterone receptors and positive HER 2 (3 + ). She took 10 chemotherapy cycles (pertuzumab and trastuzumab) and, after this, she was referred to our institution for surgical management.

In our institution, an MRI showed a homogenous hyper-intense irregular mass with indistinct margins; on early phase image of dynamic enhancement the tumor showed an irregular shape, irregular margins and heterogeneous enhancement ([Fig. 1](#fig0005){ref-type="fig"}). Revision of core biopsy's slides was reported as a grade 1 carcinoma with mucinous features, 100% positivity for estrogen receptors with high intensity, 90% for progesterone receptors with high intensity and 100% positivity for HER 2 (3+) ([Fig. 2](#fig0010){ref-type="fig"}).Fig. 1A Axial T2- weighted TIRM MR sequence shows homogeneous hyperintense irregular mass. B, on early phase image of dynamic enhancement MRI, tumor shows irregular shape and irregular margin with heterogeneous enhancement is seen.Fig. 1Fig. 2Core biopsy (A) On panoramic view the tumor is composed of multiple groups of neoplastic cells immerse on extracellular mucin (hematoxylin-eosin). (B) Extracellular mucin lakes with are the prominent characteristic of the tumor. (C) ER was positive with 100% of neoplastic cells (D) PR was positive in the 100% of the cells. (E) Her2-neu (3+) 100% of the neoplastic cells.Fig. 2

This case was revised in the Tumor Board of our institution. Because of the history of the patient and in the presence of a resectable mass, a simple mastectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy was scheduled.

The surgical specimen showed a tumor of 2.2 × 1.9 cm which was 0.4 cm from the nearest surgical margin. It was heterogeneous, gelatinous, white-grayish, with lobulated margins and firm. Microscopically, the tumor showed multiple large lakes of extracellular mucin; inside them numerous tumor cells of medium to large size, with scant moderate amount of eosinophilic cytoplasm were found. Some presented in groups forming nests or tubes. These features were found in 100% of the lesion. It was diagnosed as a mucinous pure carcinoma which, with the Scarff Bloom Richardson Scale, was low grade (score 5). Also, we did not observe perineural or vascular invasion and the sentinel lymph node was negative for metastases. Immunohistochemistry was performed and the results were: 100% positivity for estrogen receptors with high intensity, 90% for progesterone receptors with high intensity and 100% positivity for HER2 (3 + ) ([Fig. 3](#fig0015){ref-type="fig"}). Because of her previous medical treatment and according to the Miller and Payne system, the tumor was grade 1 (absence of pathological response). With all of this, it was classified as ypT2N0Mx ([Fig. 3](#fig0015){ref-type="fig"}).Fig. 3Surgical resection (A) Panoramic view of the tumor is composed of multiple groups of neoplastic cells immerse on extracellular mucin (hematoxylin-eosin 4×). (B) Extracellular mucin lakes with are the prominent characteristic of the tumor (40×). (C) ER was positive with 100% of neoplastic cells (D) PR was positive in the 100% of the cells. (E) Her2-neu (3 + ) 100% of the neoplastic cells. Pathologic no response (pNR).Fig. 3

After this, we decided to continue adjuvant hormonal therapy and trastuzumab because of positivity for estrogen and progesterone receptors, and the expression of HER2.

3. Discussion {#sec0015}
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Carcinomas with mucin can be pure, mixed or can have only a mucinous component. A mucinous carcinoma is pure when the colloid component is present in at least 90% of the tumor and mixed if it's found in 75--90%. It is a slow-growing neoplasm; with an estimated growth rate of one third the one of the non-specific invasive ductal carcinoma of no special type (IDC) of the breast. \[[@bib0005]\]

Mucinous carcinoma is a variant of invasive breast carcinomas that represents only 2% of them \[[@bib0010], [@bib0015], [@bib0020]\]. Axillary lymph node metastases are rare (12--14%). They are usually low grade, positive for the estrogen and/or progesterone receptors and negative for HER2 receptor. Mucinous tumor cells are more responsive to hormonal treatment, and have a better prognosis than common types of invasive cancer.

Differentiation between pure mucinous carcinomas and mixed types by their mammographic features has been described in the literature \[[@bib0025]\]. However, the correlation between mammographic or sonographic findings and nuclear grade is scarce. Lam et al. \[[@bib0025]\] analyzed the mammographic and sonographic features of 33 mucinous carcinomas; when the lesion was mammographically detectable, mucinous carcinomas commonly presented as a mass, either oval or lobular (24/26, 92.3%), with a circumscribed or a micro-lobulated margin (18/26, 69.2%). Circumscribed margins were found only in pure mucinous carcinoma (8/16, 50%), whereas indistinct margins were more commonly found in the mixed type. Few data are available on the sonographic appearance of mucinous carcinoma. Memis et al. \[[@bib0030]\] mentioned that echogenicity might be used to predict the histologic subtype because isoechoic masses were found in pure mucinous carcinoma, whereas hypoechoic masses were found in mixed mucinous carcinoma

The immunohistochemistry profile that they express, justifies their good behavior and prognosis. Ninety-four percent of them are positive for estrogen receptors, 81% for progesterone receptors \[[@bib0035], [@bib0040], [@bib0045]\] and 93% don't overexpress HER2.

Pure mucinous carcinoma is less likely to spread to the axillary lymph nodes than other types of IDC. Estimates on how often this happens vary, but on average it's thought to occur in 15%.

Twenty to 30% of IDC present positivity for HER2 but 52--89% \[[@bib0050]\] of them are resistant primary or secondarily to trastuzumab \[[@bib0055], [@bib0060]\]. For carcinomas with mucin, this resistance has only been described once ([Table 1](#tbl0005){ref-type="table"}). Baretta et al. \[[@bib0070]\], described two patients with HER2-positive mucinous component breast carcinoma which were treated with trastuzumab without response. In comparison to the present case, these had only a colloid component and were grade 3. Furthermore, in those cases the patients had positive lymph nodes and metastasis.Table 1Present and previously reported cases.Table 1CaseAgePathological diagnosisMucinous area (%)GradeER, PR, HER2 expressionAdjuvant therapyResponse148Pure mucinous carcinoma100%Grade 1ER (+)HT + pertuzumab TrastuzumabMiller Payne 1 (pNR).PR (+)HER 2 (3+)2 Zora Baretta et al.57IDC with mucinous component\<75%Grade 3ER (+)CT (carboplatine, docetaxel) + RT + trastuzomabPoor response.PR (−)HER2 (+)3 Zora Baretta et al.29Breast with IDC and lung metastasis with mucinous component\<75%Grade 3ER (−)Carboplatine docetaxel + Trastuzumab.Mixed response[a](#tblfn0005){ref-type="table-fn"}.PR (−)HER 2 (+)[^1][^2]

Diverse mechanisms of trastuzumab resistance have been described, but only two are related to the mucin production, specifically MUC4. These mechanisms are: 1) MUC4 acts as an anti-adhesion barrier or anti-recognition on the epithelial surface or tumor cells, 2) MUC4 binds to the tyrosine-kinase receptor ErbB2 and alters cellular signaling \[[@bib0075]\].

Rakha et al. found expression of MUC4, MUC5AC and MUC6 in 95, 37 and 20%, respectively, in 1447 breast carcinoma cases that were analyzed \[[@bib0065]\] and Carraway et al. described that 30% of breast carcinomas were positive to MUC \[[@bib0080]\]. Mucinous breast carcinoma expresses MUC 2 and MUC 6 but the frequency of MUC 4 expression is unknown.

The case presented, showed an immunohistochemistry profile positive for estrogen and progesterone receptors and HER2 overexpression. She was treated with surgical treatment after hormone therapy and we discussed the trastuzumab use because of the expression for HER2.

The primary protocol of treatment of mucinous breast carcinoma is surgery with post-operative endocrine therapy, whch is indicated in hormone responsive tumors \[[@bib0085]\]. Most mucinous carcinomas test negative for receptors for the protein HER2/neu, so they usually would not be treated with trastuzumab.

Trastuzumab is approved for both the treatment of advanced breast cancer and as an adjuvant therapy for early-stage HER2-positive tumors. In this case, we decided to initiate traztuzumab treatment, so the importance of this article is because there's only one article using trastuzumab being resistant in mucinous carcinoma positive for HER2 \[[@bib0070]\] and this is the first one showing resistance in a pure one.

Conflicts of interest {#sec0020}
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We dont have any conflicts of interest.

Funding source {#sec0025}
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None.

Ethical approval {#sec0030}
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Ethical approval is exempt from our institution for case reports.

Consent {#sec0035}
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Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal on request

Author contribution {#sec0040}
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All author contributed equally in the conception and design, acquisition of data, analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the article and revising it critically for important intellectual content.

It is adnexal at the end of this form.

Guarantor {#sec0045}
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We accept full responsibility for the work and conduct of the study.

[^1]: ER, estrogen receptor, PR, progesterone receptor, HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, IDC, Infiltrating ductal carcinoma, HT, hormonal therapy, CT, chemotherapy, RT, radiotherapy, pNR, pathological no response.

[^2]: Died two months after initiating treatment with lapatinib and capecitabine.


New regulations for exhaust gas emissions for motor vehicles continue to provide challenges for emission and onboard diagnostic (OBD) compliance. Such regulations require that levels of hydrocarbons (HC), carbon monoxide (CO), and nitrogen monoxide (NO) in exhaust gas exiting an exhaust system of a motor vehicle be below predefined levels set by one or more government agencies and regulations, e.g. the Clean Air Act.
The use of automotive emissions catalysts to help control levels of HC, CO, and NO is known. One type of catalyst, known as an oxidation catalyst, typically contains a metal such as platinum, palladium, or rhodium which assists in oxidizing HC to CO2 and water (H2O), CO to CO2, and NO to NO2.
Oxidation catalysts are known to decrease in efficiency with prolonged use and thus monitoring and detecting of degradation of the catalysts is desired in order to ensure levels of HC, CO and NO are maintained below the predefine levels. However, conventional monitoring and detection techniques require additional sensors, equipment, etc., to determine if an oxidation catalyst is performing properly or decreasing in efficiency. Accordingly, a need exists for alternative OBD monitoring systems and methods that can determine if an oxidation catalyst in a vehicle exhaust gas system is performing properly without the use of additional sensors, equipment, etc. that are part of a conventional vehicle exhaust and OBD system.


The Flame's Daughter

The Flame's Daughter (Chinese: 烈火如歌) is a 2018 Chinese television series based on the novel of the same name by Ming Xiaoxi. It stars Dilraba Dilmurat, Vic Chou, Vin Zhang and Liu Ruilin in leading roles. The series premiered on Youku on March 1, 2018.

Synopsis
In ancient times, Anhe Palace was in a position of placing the country into jeopardy. The owner of the palace, An Ye Luo, was in love with his senior An Ye Ming, but An Ye Ming married a wandering warrior named Zhan Feitian and birthed a daughter with him. In order to protect her daughter from An Ye Luo's grasp, Lie Mingjing, Zhan Feitian's sworn brother, swapped his son Zhan Feng with her.

After Zhan Feitian's death, Lie Mingjing named the girl Lie Ruge and took custody of Zhan Feitian's son, Zhan Feng. Lie Ruge grew up with her seniors, Zhan Feng and Yu Zihan. Lie Ruge and Zhan Feng both fell in love but An Ye Luo, seeing Liehuo Pavilion growing in strength and power, tricked Zhan Feng into believing that Lie Mingjing killed his father. This resulted in Zhan Feng breaking up with Lie Ruge, who eventually became acquainted with Yin Xue, somebody who grew to protect her.

Over time, An Ye Luo managed to coerce Zhan Feng into killing his biological father, Lie Mingjing. When Zhan Feng hesitated to do so, Lie Mingjing's adoptive son killed Lie Mingjing (who did so to please An Ye Luo). Eventually, Zhan Feng learned the truth about his birth and decided to get revenge on An Ye Luo. Together with Lie Ruge, Yu Zihan, and Yin Xue, they were able to defeat An Ye Luo and restore peace to the nation.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Liehuo Pavilion and associates

Anhe Palace

Wu Dao City

Pili Sect

Pin Hua brothel

People at the palace

Others

Production
The series is produced by the same team behind the 2017 hit drama Eternal Love, which consists of Gao Shen as its producer, Zhang Shuping as style director and Chen Haozhong as artistic director. Director Liang Shengquan is known for his works in Swords of Legends and The Mystic Nine; while screenwriter Mobao Feibao is known for her success adaptations of popular IPs like Scarlet Heart and My Sunshine. Costume designer Ru Meiqi and makeup director Su Yongzhi; who worked on Nirvana in Fire and All Quiet in Peking also joined the team.

Filming began on 30 March 2017 at Xiangshan Movie & Television Town, and wrapped up on 26 July 2017.

Soundtrack

Awards and nominations

International broadcast
  - 8TV (Malaysia) 12 April 2018 - 25 June 2018, 19:00–20:00, Monday to Friday
  - GMA Network January 28, 2019,-March 22, 2019 08:50-09:20, Monday to Friday

References

External links
The Flame's Daughter on Baidu

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Insight into the lymphoid organ of penaeid prawns: a review.
In crustacea, the lymphoid organ (LO) is found exclusively in penaeid prawns. Other crustaceans such as crabs, lobsters and crayfish do not possess lymphoid organs. Many scientists believe that the lymphoid organ is involved in defence against invading pathogens. The discovery of immune-related genes with the LO confirms some cells have immunological roles even though these genes might be from the haemocytes within this organ. The formation of the lymphoid organ spheroid (LOS) cells has been observed in many naturally or experimentally infected penaeid prawns with viral diseases. It has been suggested that these spheroid cells constitute a major site of viral degradation. The origin and elimination mechanism of the spheroids has been debated in a number of publications. It is most likely that this cell type is produced from exocytosed granular haemocytes and eliminated to the environment rather than in situ destruction via necrosis or apoptosis.


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                    THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

                               ___________________________

Rockingham
No. 2016-0491

                               BARBARA F. O’MALLEY & a.

                                              v.

                                   AARON LITTLE & a.

                                Argued: May 18, 2017
                           Opinion Issued: August 31, 2017

       Casassa Law Office, of Hampton (Daniel R. Hartley on the brief and
orally), for the plaintiffs.

       Law Office of Joshua L. Gordon, of Concord (Joshua L. Gordon on the
brief and orally), for Aaron Little and Maryann Little.

       LYNN, J. Defendants Aaron and Maryann Little (Littles) appeal an order
of the Superior Court (Anderson, J.) quieting title in the plaintiffs, Barbara F.
O’Malley and her daughter Helen T. O’Malley, of a strip of land based upon
adverse possession, as well as a previous order denying the Littles’ motion for
summary judgment.1 We affirm.

1Defendant Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. joined in the Littles’ motion for summary judgment, and
participated in the subsequent bench trial, but it is not participating in this appeal.
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       The pertinent facts are as follows. Barbara and her husband, Joseph,
acquired the property at 7 McKay Avenue in Hampton (McKay Lot) in 1963 for
use as a summer home. Over the next 50 years, the couple lived there with
their children, including their daughter Helen, during the summer months;
they also used the property for week-long vacations in April and intermittent
weekend trips. The backyard of the McKay Lot abuts the backyard of the
Littles’ property at 6 Francis Street (Francis Lot).

       In October 1993, Barbara contracted for the installation of a chain link
fence between the McKay Lot and the Francis Lot after tenants from the latter
began walking across the yard of the Francis Lot with beach chairs and
scratching Helen’s car. The fence was placed about three to five feet over the
property line between the two lots. Between the fence and the property line
(disputed area), there is a clothesline as well as an outdoor shower and grill, all
of which were used frequently by the O’Malley family. The plaintiffs and their
relatives and friends would occasionally park against the fence.

       In 1996, following the death of her husband, Barbara deeded the McKay
Lot to herself and her daughter Helen. Around this time, Helen planted three
rose bushes in the disputed area against the fence, one of which still exists.
Tenants of the Francis Lot and other individuals occasionally cut through a gap
that existed between the fence and another fence that separated two other
abutting properties, but few individuals walked across the disputed area. The
individuals who did cross the disputed area did so on only a few occasions.

       The Littles purchased the Francis Lot in December 2008. Upon
acquiring the property, the Littles assumed that the actual property line was
represented by the fence between the two properties. However, in the spring of
2010, Scott McCarthy, a prior owner of the Francis Lot, informed the Littles
that the plaintiffs’ fence encroached approximately three to five feet onto the
Francis Lot from the actual property line. The Littles confirmed this statement
by reviewing a survey plan and measuring the property line with a tape
measure. They then called the plaintiffs in April 2010 to inform them of this
discovery, before stating that they needed to move the fence. The plaintiffs
refused. The Littles claimed that, during this conversation, they gave the
plaintiffs permission to continue using the disputed area; the plaintiffs denied
that such permission was given. Aaron testified that, around this time, he
visited the O’Malley property and walked along the fence with Helen, asserting
that the correct boundary between the two properties was represented by
several pins from an earlier surveyor’s plan. However, the location of those
pins did not align with the property line depicted on the surveyor’s plan.

       Nothing more occurred until the fall of 2013, when the Littles once again
e-mailed the plaintiffs and requested that the fence be moved. Although the
Littles offered the plaintiffs a license to use the disputed area, the plaintiffs

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declined. In November, the Littles contacted the plaintiffs yet again and told
them to remove the fence by the end of the year. The Littles threatened to take
action to move the fence if the plaintiffs refused to relocate it. In December
2013, the plaintiffs instituted this suit to quiet title to the disputed area based
upon adverse possession. The Littles subsequently moved for summary
judgment. The trial court denied the motion. After conducting a two-day
bench trial in June 2016, the court found in favor of the plaintiffs. Specifically,
the trial court found that the plaintiffs did not receive permission to use the
disputed area in 2010, and that the Littles’ statement to the plaintiffs that the
fence needed to be moved “would not put a reasonably prudent person on
notice that they had actually been ousted.” This appeal followed.

                                        II

       On appeal, the Littles assert that they ousted the plaintiffs in 2010
and/or 2013, before the expiration of the 20-year statute of limitations
applicable to adverse possession claims, by asserting their title to the disputed
area and demanding that the fence be moved. The Littles further claim that
they implicitly granted the plaintiffs permission by demanding the removal of
the fence and then refraining from removing it. The Littles also contend that
the trial court erred in denying their pretrial motion for summary judgment.

       Dealing with the last issue first, we decline to entertain the merits of the
Littles’ claim that the trial court erred in denying their motion for summary
judgment because they have failed to brief a fundamental preliminary question
bearing on the issue: whether an erroneous trial court order denying summary
judgment is reviewable on appeal where, as here, the case proceeds to the
entry of a final judgment after trial. We have never addressed this question
and do not do so now. We note, however, that there is substantial authority for
the proposition that in such circumstances the trial record supersedes the
summary judgment record, thereby rendering any error in denial of summary
judgment unreviewable on appeal. See Ortiz v. Jordan, 562 U.S. 180, 184
(2011); Brown v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 90 A.3d 1054, 1057 (Conn. App.
2014); Holloman v. McAllister, 345 S.E. 2d 728, 729 (S.C. 1986) (“A majority of
states considering the question hold that the denial of a motion for summary
judgment is not reviewable on appeal from the trial of a case on its merits.”).

       In reviewing a trial court’s decision rendered after a trial on the merits,
“we uphold the trial court’s factual findings and rulings unless they lack
evidentiary support or are legally erroneous.” Jesurum v. WBTSCC Ltd. P’ship,
169 N.H. 469, 476 (2016). “We do not decide whether we would have ruled
differently than the trial court, but rather, whether a reasonable person could
have reached the same decision as the trial court based upon the same
evidence.” Id. “Thus, we defer to the trial court’s judgment on such issues as
resolving conflicts in the testimony, measuring the credibility of witnesses, and
determining the weight to be given evidence.” Id. (quotation omitted).

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“Nevertheless, we review the trial court’s application of the law to the facts de
novo.” Id.

                                                   A

       The Littles assert that the trial court erred by ruling that they did not
interrupt the plaintiffs’ possession of the disputed area. Specifically, they claim
that a rightful owner, to oust an adverse possessor, need only assert title and
demand that the adverse possessor leave. Consequently, they argue that the
trial court erred by requiring them to demonstrate either a clear intent to
retake possession of the property or actions sufficient to put a reasonably
prudent person on notice that he or she actually has been ousted. The Littles
rely primarily upon our decisions in Locke v. Whitney, 63 N.H. 597 (1885), and
Towle v. Ayer, 8 N.H. 57 (1835), to support their view.

       “To acquire title to real property by adverse possession, the possessor
must show twenty years of adverse, continuous, exclusive and uninterrupted
use of the land claimed so as to give notice to the owner that an adverse claim
is being made.” O’Hearne v. McClammer, 163 N.H. 430, 435 (2012) (quotation
omitted). The adverse possessor must prove these elements by a balance of
probabilities. See Blagbrough Family Realty Trust v. A & T Forest Prods., 155
N.H. 29, 33 (2007).

       A review of our jurisprudence with regard to this question indicates that,
contrary to the Littles’ claim, ouster requires significantly more than mere
verbal demands and assertions of title. In Locke, we held that a dispossessed
owner of a lot retained title against an adverse possessor. In the course of
reaching our decision we stated that the owner’s “entry upon the land” and
“claim of title” interrupted adverse possession. Locke, 63 N.H. at 597-98.
However, this statement was dicta; the decision in favor of the dispossessed
owner was ultimately based upon the fact that the adverse possessor was not
entitled to “avail himself of the possession of [prior possessors of the lot]
because he [did] not claim under them.” Id. Furthermore, we have recognized
that entry upon the land does not necessarily interrupt adverse possession.
See Alukonis v. Kashulines, 97 N.H. 298, 300 (1952) (holding that a survey of a
property did not interrupt the continuity of an adverse possession claim over
that property); Gallo v. Traina, 166 N.H. 737, 739 (2014) (holding that a party
failed to demonstrate that a trial court committed reversible error, where the
trial court asserted that a “mere casual entry by the record owner for a limited
purpose is not necessarily sufficient to destroy adverse possession” (quotation
omitted)).

      Given the conclusions of these decisions, as well as the paucity of facts
in Locke, we decline to find its dicta applicable here.2 See Locke, 63 N.H. at

2 The other case cited by the Littles, Towle, is not directly applicable, insofar as it addressed the
requisite degree of control for an adverse possessor to oust a rightful owner from his or her

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598. On the contrary, ouster of an adverse possessor requires conduct that
puts a reasonably prudent person on notice that he or she actually has been
ousted. See Gallo, 166 N.H. at 739; see also Crone v. Nuss, 263 P.3d 809, 818
(Kan. Ct. App. 2011) (“A true owner’s entry will toll the statute of limitations if
his or her acts of dominion are such that they put a reasonably prudent person
on notice that the true owner’s purpose is to resume possession of the land
and that such person actually has been ousted.”).

       The Littles also rely on our decision in Zivic v. Place, 122 N.H. 808
(1982). However, we find that case distinguishable from this one. In Zivic, the
record owner of a road sent a letter to the person claiming an easement by
prescription that both asserted title to the road and gave the claimant explicit
permission to use the road. See Zivic, 122 N.H. at 812. We found that this
letter ended the adversity of the claimant’s use because he took no action after
receiving the letter to put the rightful owner on notice that his use of the road
was still adverse. Id. at 813. Here, the Littles did not grant the plaintiffs
explicit permission to use the area, and the plaintiffs ignored the Littles’
demands to move the fence, plainly indicating that their use was still adverse.
Thus, Zivic does not support the Littles’ position.

       Here, the Littles repeatedly claimed through telephone calls and e-mails
that the fence encroached their property and had to be moved. Yet demands
communicated over the telephone or by e-mail are no more effective at ousting
an adverse possessor in the present day than demands shouted from a nearby
property or delivered by letter would have been at the time of Locke. See Brown
v. Whitcomb, 550 A.2d 1, 4 (Vt. 1988) (“Mere verbal protestations without action
to reassert control or dominion over the disputed land does not interrupt the
adverse possessor’s interest in the property. . . .”). Although Aaron Little visited
the McKay Lot and conducted a walk along the fence with Helen, he did so
merely to reiterate his claim that the fence encroached on his property and had
to be moved, and took no further action against the plaintiffs until repeating his
demands in 2013. That action alone would not put a reasonably prudent
person on notice that he or she has been ousted.3 See Gallo, 166 N.H. at 739;
see also Brown, 550 A.2d at 4 (noting that, where there is “no evidence that
[record owner] took steps to eject [adverse possessors] or to disrupt their open
possession of the disputed parcel,” no interruption of adverse possession
exists). Thus, the trial court did not err in ruling against the Littles.

                                                 B

      The Littles also claim that their assertions of title constituted implied
permission to the plaintiffs to continue using the disputed area. In their view,
“a demand [to move the fence], followed by forbearance, is permission.”

property. See Towle, 8 N.H. at 58-63.
3 The value of the boundary walk as an act of ouster is further diminished by the fact that the

boundary asserted by Aaron at that time was incorrect.

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Assuming without deciding that this argument is preserved for our review, we
reject it.

       “A use of land is adverse when made under a claim of right where no
right exists.” Mastroianni v. Wercinski, 158 N.H. 380, 382 (2009) (quotation
omitted). “To establish a prima facie case of adverse use, the [plaintiff] must
first produce evidence of acts of such a character that they create an inference
of non-permissive use.” Bonardi v. Kazmirchuk, 146 N.H. 640, 643 (2001).
“Once the [plaintiff] satisfies this initial burden, the burden shifts to the
[defendant] to produce evidence that the [plaintiff’s] use of the [disputed area]
was permitted.” Id. “The burden of persuasion remains at all times on the
[plaintiff].” Id.

      The determination of whether the use of a property has been adverse or
permissive is a matter of fact to be determined by the trial court. See
Ucietowski v. Novak, 102 N.H. 140, 145 (1959). The nature of the use, whether
adverse or permissive, may be inferred from the manner, character and
frequency of the exercise of the right and the situation of the parties. See id.
“We will reverse the trial court’s findings and rulings only if they are
unsupported by the evidence or are erroneous as a matter of law.” Bonardi,
146 N.H. at 643 (quotation omitted).

       We agree with the Littles that permission in the context of adverse
possession can be either explicit or implied. See Ucietowski, 102 N.H. at 145.
However, implied permission must be evidenced by the use of the property and
the “situation of the parties,” not by the Littles’ failure to oust the plaintiffs
after making a verbal assertion of title. Id. Here, the trial court evaluated the
evidence and concluded that there was insufficient evidence to find that the
plaintiffs’ control of the disputed area was either explicitly or implicitly
permitted. Upon reviewing the record, we find ample evidence that the
plaintiffs disputed the Littles’ assertion of title over the disputed area and
continually defied their demands to move the fence. Consequently, we cannot
say that the trial court’s ruling was unsupported by the evidence or erroneous
as a matter of law.4

                                                            Affirmed.

       DALIANIS, C.J., and HICKS and BASSETT, JJ., concurred.

4 We note the peculiar outcomes that would be produced by the Littles’ construction of the
concept of implied permission. Under their view, a rightful property owner could undertake two
entirely opposing courses of action –– granting permission to an adverse possessor or demanding
that the adverse possessor vacate the property –– and nevertheless realize the same outcome:
permission. Furthermore, any property owner could end an adverse possession claim merely by
verbally demanding that the adverse possessor leave, because his or her subsequent forbearance
would constitute “implied” permission. Such an outcome would contradict our past cases, where
we have held that verbal protests are insufficient to end an adverse possession claim. See, e.g.,
Gallo, 166 N.H. at 739.

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Monday, December 20, 2010

WHY PLANT A NEW CHURCH?

The time has come for ministerial jealousy to cease. There should be no spirit of competition between denominations and certainly not between churches of similar doctrinal persuasions. In 1900 there were 27 churches for every 10,000 people in America, but today there are less than 11 churches for every 10,000 people. The only hope for America is for us to plant new churches within every neighborhood and every sub culture. Let's consider some of the other reasons why we need to plant new churches.

NEW CONGREGATIONS ARE MORE EVANGELISTIC

Bruce McNicol of Interest Ministries is quoted in the magazine "Christianity Today" as saying, "Among evangelical churches, those under three years old will win ten people to Christ per year for every hundred church members; those 3 to 15 years old will win five people per year. After age 15, the number drops to three per year."

Lyle Schaller, in his book 44 Questions For Church Planters, writes, "...new churches are more likely to reach more people and to grow in size than are long-established parishes. Perhaps the simplest explanation of this pattern is that new congregations are organized around evangelism and reaching people not actively involved in the life of any worshipping community. By contrast, powerful internal institutional pressures tend to encourage long-established churches to allocate most of their resources to the care of members. One result is that the vast majority of new congregations in the United States reach their peak in size during the first two or three decades of their existence and then remain on a plateau in size or begin to shrink in numbers."

New congregations have a higher level of commitment toward evangelism. They realize that their survival as a church depends on constantly reaching new people.

NEW CONGREGATIONS ARE A BLESSING TO ESTABLISHED CHURCHES

One fallacy that Satan would instill in the minds of established churches is that a new church starting in their area will hurt their attendance and income. Fear is one of the first tactics the enemy will use against Christians to keep them from doing what God wants them to do. Losing church members to new congregations is a common fear expressed, but one that should quickly be dispelled.

No church is going to be effective in reaching the entire community. Just as a radio station will not reach all people and must target a particular group to gain an audience; churches will always be more effective reaching one target group. The exciting thing about starting new churches is that they are often able to reach people that have been unreached by all other existing efforts of established churches.

Another fact that should expel fear of loss is a testimony of a church that has started neighboring churches. Dan Betzer, a pastor in Fort Myers, Florida related at a minister's retreat in Monroe, Louisiana, the story of how his church mothered its first church. With a growing desire to see an Assemblies of God church across the river from Fort Myers, Dan prayed for God to send someone to pastor this new church. After months of prayer, a young man walked into his office who said the Lord had called him to pastor a new church across the river. Dan hired this young preacher and placed him on his staff for a short period, so the people of the church could get to know him and develop confidence in him.

On his last day with them, Dan allowed him to preach the morning service. The planned altar call was for everyone who was being led of the Lord to become a part of the new church to rise from his or her seat and walk out the door with the new pastor. Dan had thought that maybe 35 people would become a part of the new church, but to his amazement, 135 people followed the new pastor out of the building. Half of the choir left, one deacon left and many other tithers. As they were walking out Dan said he was calculating the tithes that were leaving and realized that $5,000.00 a week was walking out the door. He was devastated and walked around the rest of the day in shock.

All fear left him by the next Sunday. He looked around the church and it seemed just as full as the week before, the choir was full again and within a couple of months the income was back to where it was before the new church started. Dan went on to explain how God will bless those churches that will follow His leading and give as He directs them to give.

Peter Wagner said, "Some are reluctant to start new churches for fear of harming those churches that are currently located in the target community. They feel that doing so could create undesirable competition between brothers and sisters in Christ. I mention here that in more cases than not, a new church in the community tends to raise the religious interest of the people in general and if handled properly can be a benefit to existing churches. That which blesses the kingdom of God as a whole also blesses the churches that truly are a part of the Kingdom." He went on to site that in the town of Ewa, Hawaii a Southern Baptist church was planted. This church plant raised the spiritual level so high that the Roman Catholic Church witnessed a 100% attendance growth and the local Congregational church saw an attendance increase of 155%. Lyle Schaller has made a similar observation about planting a new congregation in the midst of existing congregations of the same denomination. He said, "Contrary to conventional wisdom, congregations usually benefit from intradenominational competition. While it is impossible to isolate one factor as being decisive, the presence of two or more congregations with the same denominational affiliation usually results in a higher level of congregational health and vitality than if one congregation has a denominational monopoly in that community."

Brad Boydston, a church planter with the Covenant Church said, "As strange as it might sound, one of the best places to start a Covenant church is where one or more already exists. A new Covenant church will raise the visibility of the existing church and will in turn receive the support and encouragement of the established congregation." After interviewing various church planters, we have determined that the new church is able to keep one in ten they are able to reach. The other nine out of that ten often start going to, or return to, other congregations.

NEW CONGREGATIONS RAISE UP NEW LEADERS

Many established congregations have a lack of room for more leaders. Although most pastors struggle with finding adequate leadership to minister to their local congregations, there are often many people who feel their ministry gifts are not needed in their church.

Planting new churches spurs opportunities of ministry to people who want to be better used of the Lord in ministering. How often do we witness churches with several people called to preach sitting quietly on the pews of established churches, because they have not been given opportunity to use their gift? Perhaps one of the reasons this problem exists is because God has not called many of our present preachers to pastor established churches, but to go out and plant new churches.

NEW CHURCHES REACH OTHER CULTURES

It has been said many times that the United States is the melting pot of the world. Today over 60% of our nation is composed of other cultures than white Anglo-Saxon. If we are going to be effective in reaching America, we should realize that establishing new church plants is the only way we will reach all types of people.

Many speculate that the unchurched population of the United States is exceeding the 70% mark. No longer can we be referred to as a Christian nation. Every major cultic group has targeted the United States as their mission field. The largest Muslim mosque is not in the Middle East somewhere, but in California. Brazil is the only country in the world that receives more missionaries than the United States. Now countries we have reached through our missionary efforts are sending Christian missionaries back to reach us. Without doubt, we should continue sending missionaries to the unreached people groups in the world, but America now needs our attention. It is time we start sending missionaries to the unreached cultures in our own cities.

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Senior pastor and rector of the Anglican Parish of Christ the Redeemer in the South Hills (Canonsburg PA) formerly St David's Anglican Church (ACNA) Peters Township PA, husband of Gale, father of Greg and Hannah (both grown up and married), grandfather of Matthew and Henry, and Aadhya and co-care taker of our dog, a PBGV named Sherman (after the tank). Graduate of Trinity School for Ministry, MDiv 1986, DMin 2017. Named an honorary canon of St Matthew's Cathedral, Diocese of Masindi-Kitara, Uganda, October 2012 by Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Stanley Ntagali. Elected to the Executive Committee of the ACNA 2017


A curve of a road such as an expressway or a main highway includes an inlet straight portion that is an inlet of the curve, an inlet clothoid portion continuous to the inlet straight portion, an arc portion continuous to the inlet clothoid portion, an outlet clothoid portion continuous to the arc portion, and an outlet straight portion continuous to the outlet clothoid portion. Such a configuration of the road enables a vehicle to travel smoothly at high speed so that side-slip of the vehicle can be reduced and uncomfort of a passenger can be reduced.
On the other hand, an intersection in an urban distinct, for example, includes only an inlet straight portion, an arc portion continuous to the inlet straight portion, and an outlet straight portion continuous to the arc portion and does not include an inlet clothoid portion and an outlet clothoid portion in some cases.
FIG. 23 is a plan view illustrating an example of an intersection. This intersection 200 is a crossroad where four roads meet. In a case where a vehicle 300 enters the intersection 200 along an arrow 201 from the left in the drawing and travels out of the intersection 200 along an arrow 202 upward in the drawing, the vehicle 300 passes through an inlet straight portion 203, an arc portion 204 continuous to the inlet straight portion 203, and an outlet straight portion 205 continuous to the arc portion 204.
As a relevant technique, Patent Document 1 listed below describes a driving assistance system that creates a virtual digital travel track using a line, an arc, a clothoid curve, and so forth based on a road parameter and positional information on a vehicle.
Patent Document 2 listed below describes a road map creation device that detects coordinates of a current location of a mobile object at each predetermined time and, based on a group of detected coordinates, creates a map of roads constituted by straight portions, non-straight portions continuous to the straight portions, and straight portions continuous to the non-straight portions.


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Q:

Bootstrap - make content in first col vertically align relatively to second col

I'm trying to vertically align content inside column relatively to it's inline column, which is higher.
It's pretty hard for me to explain in words, so:
Here's the HTML structure.

            <button>
                 first btn
            </button>
            <button>
                second btn
            </button>
            <button>
              third btn
            </button>

Here's how it looks like:

Here's the desire result:

I've tried a lot of solutions, but the only solutions which work for me made a mess with boostrap because they involved absolute or flexing elements.
I've also notice that the height of the first col is relative to the content length, which is less then the height of the button.

A:

What is required is to make the columns the same height and then align the content in the center of each column
Flexbox Method

html {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: inherit;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.row {
  display: flex;
}
.column {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  border: 1px solid grey;
  justify-content: center;
}
button {
  margin: 1em;
}
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />

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        <button>
          first btn
        </button>
        <button>
          second btn
        </button>
        <button>
          third btn
        </button>

Codepen Demo
CSS Tables Method

html {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}
*,
*::before,
*::after {
  box-sizing: inherit;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.table {
  display: table;
}
.column {
  float: none;
  /* remove bootstrap default */
  display: table-cell;
  vertical-align: middle;
  border: 1px solid grey;
  justify-content: center;
}
button {
  display: block;
  margin: .5em auto;
  width: 95%;
}
<link href="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.6/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet" />

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        <button>
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Codepen Demo


Beauty SOS: Is Chocolate Giving You Adult Acne?

Bad news sugar rushers, new research proves that daily bar of chocolate could be to blame for stubborn bouts of breakouts. (Not to mention that skinny latte and bowl of spaghetti) Grazia reports on the pimple provocateurs that could be giving your complexion a bumpy ride. Prepare to be surprised…

1. In Your Diet

CHOCOLATE:

Scientists used to dismiss the idea that chocolate gave you spots. But two new studies say otherwise. The first, published in ‘The Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology’ asked participants to eat up to 360g of chocolate p/day (that’s four large bars which, when you’re got PMS, is just a little snack, isn’t it?) and then studied their skin. The more chocolate scoffed, the worse the pimples.

The acne/chocolate link has been confirmed by a second study, published in ‘The Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics’. The reason? It’s not the cocoa in chocolate that messes up your skin, it’s the fat. Some cheaper bars contain ‘partially hydrogenated fats’ (aka trans fats). These are known to be inflammatory and so may make adult acne (an inflammatory condition) worse.

Complexion Clearer: For a cocoa hit, make your own hot chocolate with organic cacao powder instead.

Calvin Klein SS14 (Jason Lloyd Evans)

PASTA:

A bowl of linguine with pesto may be exactly what you want after a stressful day, but your skin will not thank you for it. When we digest pasta, rice, bread or any other processed carbohydrate food (even wholegrain ones) they break down into sugar. Sugar not only causes cross-linkage of collagen and elastin skin fibres in a process called glycosylation, which can cause sagging and wrinkling, it can also cause spots.

A high carb diet can lead to see-sawing blood sugar which can unbalance hormones, including the sex hormones oestrogen and testosterone. Raised testosterone is associated with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). One of the main symptoms of PCOS is adult acne, not just on the face, but sometimes on the back, chest and tummy too.

Complexion Clearer: Eat more lean protein, such as chicken breast, eggs and white fish as this helps balance blood sugar.

Lorde tackles her pesky spots with her favourite acne cream on Instagram (@lordemusic and Getty)

SKINNY LATTE

If that coffee, picked up on the way to work, is your favourite AM jump start, think again. A grande café latte (16 ozs) contains 150mg caffeine and caffeine also stimulates testosterone. A recent New Zealand study revealed that caffeine can push testosterone by as much as 50 – 60%. The more coffee, tea or diet cola you drink, the more you may be spiking testosterone and the more problems you may have with your skin.

TOMATOES-YES REALLY

Tomatoes are high in an antioxidant called ‘lycopene’ which has been shown to protect against skin sun damage, so aren’t they good for your complexion? The problem is that tomatoes are also a so-called ‘nightshade’, a group of vegetables to which many people are intolerant, often without knowing it. Intolerance can cause skin inflammation, redness and a worsening of acne rosacea.

Acne Rosacea is characterised by a butterfly pattern of redness with bumps under the skin across the nose and cheeks. It is sometimes called ‘the curse of the Celts’, as pale skinned people, most usually women over 35, are afflicted. Other nightshades include potato, peppers, chilli and aubergine. The reason they cause spots is that nightshades contain ‘alkaloids’, compounds that these plants use to protect themselves from insects but which can irritate skin.

Katy Perry and Keira Knightley admit they still suffer from adult acne (Getty)

2. In Your Bathroom Cabinet

HEADACHE TABLETS

You’ve been out for drinks the night before, so when you wake up with the mother of all hangovers, it’s only natural to pop a pill. The trouble is while that little pill will get you to work, it can also give your pimples.

Ibuprofen and aspirin are part of a group of medicines called Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs). These have been shown by many studies to cause perforation of the gut; tiny holes through which minute particles of food can slip, triggering the immune system and leading to skin ‘hypersensitivity’. Immune cells in the skin called Mast Cells are activated, giving off histamine (the same hormone stimulated by touching stinging nettles), resulting redness and spots.

Complexion Clearer: Milk thistle is a herb used traditionally to support the liver, which processes alcohol. Pop a milk thistle tablet before you go out to help lessen your hangover.

TAKING ANTIBIOTICS

When you have an infection, or go into hospital for an op, it’s routine for you to be prescribed antibiotics. However, while these knock out harmful bacteria, they can also wipe out the friendly bacteria in your gut which can impact your skin in a process known as ‘Post Antibiotic Syndrome’ (PAS).

Friendly bacteria not only help us digest food, providing important skin-nurturing nutrients, they also block receptor sites on the gut wall that can be taken up with pathogenic bugs. PAS happens because a lack of friendly allows more pathogens to thrive and among other nasties, these may release toxic substances that have to be excreted from the body. One way is through the skin, which means break-outs.

Complexion Clearer: Take probiotic tablets during and after a course of antibiotics to spare and replenish friendly gut bacteria.

Antonio Berardi SS14 (Jason Lloyd Evans)

3. In Your Body

HAVING A BABY

No-one ever said that the sleep deprivation involved in looking after a newborn was a recipe for a youthful complexion (eyebags the size of suitcases and an overall greyish tinge to the skin, anyone?). However, childbirth can also make you pimply.

The female hormone oestrogen is associated with young-looking skin. During the last three months of pregnancy, oestrogen rises to 50 times its normal level, giving you that expectant mum’s ‘glow’. Within three days of giving birth, however, oestrogen plummets again by as much as 1000%.

This hormonal helter skelter can leave your liver struggling to cope as it tries to process excess sex hormones and all the other stuff of modern life (headache tablets, caffeine, food additives…) Your body may then recruit its second organ of detoxification (the skin) to get rid of toxins, resulting in spots.

Is chocolate getting in the way of you and a clear complexion? (Jason Lloyd Evans)

PUTTING ON WEIGHT

None of us enjoys that moment when we try on last year’s summer clothes and they appear to have shrunk in the wardrobe. Even worse is the news that putting on a few pounds could also make you spotty.

Fat cells are not just blobs that do the cellular equivalent of sitting on the sofa watching Cash in The Attic. They are highly active – in a bad way. Importantly for skin, they raise the level of inflammation in the body. Inflammation worsens adult acne and can damage skin cell membranes, releasing destructive enzymes called proteases and Matrix Metalloproteases (MMPs). These break down the soft skeleton of the skin, causing thinning and wrinkling as well.

Complexion Clearer: Invest in fish oil tablets which are anti-inflammatory and can aid weight loss.


What is Section 230, the law at the center of Trump's executive order aimed at social media?


Thanks, 'mystical' and 'noble' was precisely what I was going for, when I was working around his concept I imagined him as a warrior that fought strategically and excelled in magic, in order to make up for a lack of brute strength.


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  modules: {
    core
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});
export default store;


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//  MVVMReactiveCocoa
//
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//  Copyright (c) 2015年 leichunfeng. All rights reserved.
//

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    UITableViewCell *cell = [tableView dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier:@"UITableViewCell" forIndexPath:indexPath];

    NSDictionary *dictionary = self.viewModel.dataSource[indexPath.section][indexPath.row];
    cell.imageView.image = [UIImage octicon_imageWithIdentifier:dictionary[@"identifier"] size:MRC_LEFT_IMAGE_SIZE];
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        cell.accessoryType = UITableViewCellAccessoryCheckmark;
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Treasury Board could get more bargaining clout

Tucked into the final pages of a federal bill are changes that, if passed, could have a major impact on unions and Crown corporations.

Proposed amendments to Bill C-60, an act to implement certain provisions of the 2013 federal budget and other measures, basically give the Treasury Board greater power, through the Governor in Council, when it comes to the negotiation of collective agreements.


Meanwhile, an internal memorandum, prepared on September 1 for the finance committee by the acting managing director, Martin Miller, suggests that the purchase of the property alone is not in keeping with the overall plan of the Trust

to reposition the Outameni Experience.

?Sometime in August 2013, it became clear that the NHT had not bought all the assets of the Orange Valley Holding Limited as it relates to the Outameni Experience but had only purchased the buildings and that there would need to be further negotiations with Mr Lennie

Little-White to acquire the chattels, including the props and equipment used in the presentation of the Experience,? the memorandum said.

On Tuesday, Lennie Little-White declined to comment when pressed on the relationship between Outameni and Barefoot Princess.

But Little-White declared: ?NHT did not buy the Outameni concept; they did not buy the name; they did not buy the chattels; they did not buy the copyright. [NHT] bought the land and the buildings.?

To deliver the Outameni Experience, the Trust?s acting managing director proposed the purchase of ?the chattels, the intellectual property, the script, and props?.

?The purchase of chattels and intellectual property rights related to the reoperating of the Experience is at an estimated cost of $20 million,? the memorandum added.

The NHT has spent $180 million to purchase the property and will spend another $111 million over the next three years to improve it.

Simpson Miller, while responding to questions tabled last week by Opposition Leader Andrew Holness, said she had been informed by the board of the NHT that it was mulling the possibility of opening an educational, cultural, heritage, and tourist attraction at the site.

?I have instructed that they should explore ways of using the property for social and physical infrastructure to enhance the quality of life and for the enjoyment of NHT contributors, Jamaicans, and visitors. I have also instructed that the NHT look at the tourism potential of the area to examine ways to maximise the returns on the investment,? the prime minister said.

She said, however, that the NHT ?is not the Ministry of Tourism. They cannot run a tourism project on that property because they are not the Ministry of Tourism?.

Simpson Miller revealed that the NHT purchased the Orange Grove property in Trelawny and not the Outameni Experience brand.

Prior to the sale, Orange Valley Holding staged the dramatisations under a five-year licence from Barefoot Princess, which owns the performance rights. Barefoot provided the actors and music.

But Audley Shaw, the opposition spokesman on finance, referred to an internal memorandum that made it clear that the Outameni Experience was part of the deal and accused Simpson Miller of misleading Parliament.

?What the prime minister has said in her answer is inconsistent with what is in the information from the National Housing Trust,? Shaw said.

In addition, the internal memorandum said that the NHT decided to have an independent valuator assign values to the items to be purchased.

In the internal memorandum, prepared on September 1 for the finance committee, 2015 was earmarked for the ?Outameni Experience Grant Opening? at a capital cost of $5 million.

The memorandum said that the reopening would require the use of certain items for the great house at a cost of $2.1 million, the purchasing of chairs and tables, antique furniture, and 20?x20? tents.

The play area, which the document said would facilitate educational research facilities, local parties, and fun days at a capital cost of $20 million, is expected to generate $12 million for the NHT in 2015.

The NHT acquired part of Orange Grove lands for $180 million. The transfer of the title was effective on May 27, 2013, with official possession on July 23, 2013.

Yesterday, however, Simpson Miller said the first time she learnt of the sale was on October 30, 2014, when The Gleaner broke the story. She announced that the auditor general would conduct an audit of the acquisition of the property.

Holness, however, said it appeared that the NHT funds had been used for a bailout.


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Safe Group Rides

By: Zdenko Kahlina

Paceline and Group Ride EtiquetteMost cyclists have ridden in some type of group ride or paceline formation. Usually, each person in a paceline takes a turn riding in front, breaking the wind. Many cyclists, however, overlook the most important principles of riding in a paceline. Many of those principles also apply to a less formal group ride situation.

Toolbox

By: Bruce Hendler

Setting up a team training campTraditionally, the winter/early spring months are an optimal time to get your team or club together to participate in an organized team training camp. Motivation is high and riders are eager to begin their 2009 individual and team preparation. Here are some tips and suggestions to help organize the best possible camp or clinic that will benefit all members going into the cycling season.

Cycling Stories

Source: PEZ Cycling News

Comment: What Makes A Professional?In a world where money is in short supply, it’s encouraging that there are so many pro cyclists in the UK. Or is it? Sponsor of Team Velo Ecosse, a long established UK amateur team thinks that there’s a lot of self delusion going on.”

Leisure cycling

By: Zdenko Kahlina

Cyclists shave their legs. Did you even know this?I think this is an interesting question. Why cyclists shave their legs? I’ve had many people tell me I should be shaving my legs, but no one has actually given me a solid reason to do so, and everyone gives me a different reason. Why are they doing it? Aerodynamic benefits? For massage? Road rash? Tradition?

Leisure cycling

By: Jason Sumner

Age Is No Barrier to Cycling TrainingGetting older… it happens to us all. Most people are content to pick up their pipe and slippers, and enjoy a more relaxing, sedentary lifestyle in their twilight years.

Coach’s corner

By: Simon Hayes

Rider performance – techniqueI guess we all know the feeling. That critical moment when the wheel in front of you hits the point where you know you’re not going to get it back. It can be a hideous feeling. Your lungs are burning, your legs are burning and quite possibly, your mind is burning as well.

Bike Technology

Source: Cyclingnews.com, by James Huang

This article originally appeared on BikeRadar.Most companies have a ‘halo’ bike, but only a handful can afford them. We’ve all seen or read about them at this point, and some have even been lucky enough to ride (or better yet, own) one: those ultra-premium ‘halo’ bikes that are cycling’s equivalent of that old Lamborghini Countach poster on your childhood wall.

Leisure cycling

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Source: PEZ Cycling News, By: Richard Pestes

SRAM RED 2012: Pez’s First Ride!The big news in group sets right now is SRAM’s all new 2012 RED gruppo – every piece has been redesigned, it’s even lighter than before, and works better than ever. I rode it at the Tour of Flanders cyclosportif in late March and after 6 hours 36 minutes, here’s what I can tell you…

Race Tech

Story and photos by: James HuangThis article was originally published on BikeRadar

A look at the WorldTour support network.Inside the team buses at pro race Paris-Roubaix in 2012. Paris-Roubaix is fought over by the riders on the road but there’s also a tremendous support network in place to keep the massive machine that is WorldTour-level bicycle racing rolling along. From team buses and trucks to mechanics, soigneurs and fans, check out our image gallery for a look at what goes on behind the scenes at the world’s greatest one-day road race.

Coach suggestions

By Bicycling Magazine

Bicycling’s 50 Golden RulesCyclists are innovators, constantly hunting for an edge. Over the last half-century, we’ve tried thousands of methods to become stronger, faster, and smarter on a bike—many of which have been discarded through the years. These have endured.

Retro Cycling legends

By: Neal Pollack

The greatest bike racer in history won’t stop motivating me.One Monday morning last month I went to my friendly neighborhood in Austin, Texas, and discovered that it had been transformed into a Lance Armstrong shrine.

Toolbox

By: Team Sky on FacebookFuture Proof: How the Common Bike is Poised for a High-Tech ReinventionThree remarkable innovations are transforming the mechanics of the common bicycle. In fact, these new technologies may be the most significant developments in bike engineering since the original “safety” bicycle was invented at the end of the 19th century. Is your current two-wheeler even worth keeping? The following report should make you wonder.

That Have Nothing to Do With a Sexy Bod

By: John WesleyThe greatest challenge in developing a permanent exercise habit is finding motivation that lasts. It’s easy to get to the gym when you’re preparing for that big beach vacation or want to look great for your high school reunion. But what about the rest of the time?

Cycling Toolbox

By: Zdenko Kahlina

Bikes used at this year’s Giro d’ItaliaI thought it would be interesting to show you bikes used at this year Giro d’Italia. I put together a gallery of the bikes currently in use at the Giro d’Italia. We’ll keep adding bikes throughout the race, so check back often to see more pictures of these awesome machines.


Laravel Decomposer – List your dependencies and environment for tech support

When working with Laravel apps, sometimes you encounter problems related to your application environment; a required PHP extension is missing, the storage directory is not writable, or there are Composer packages conflicts.

Of course, you could look for these problems manually or run composer show --tree in the terminal to list the installed dependencies. Laravel Decomposer is a third party package that offers an alternative way to view information about your environment details and installed dependencies through the browser.

Let’s take a look at how this package can be set up and used.

Installation

First, install Laravel Decomposer through Composer:

composer require lubusin/laravel-decomposer

Next, open your config/app.php and add Laravel Decomposer service provider:

'providers' => [ ... Lubusin\Decomposer\DecomposerServiceProvider::class,

Finally, add the following route to routes/web.php file:

Route::group(['middleware' => 'auth'], function () { Route::get('decompose','\Lubusin\Decomposer\Controllers\DecomposerController@index'); });

NOTE: Because this exposes parts of your environment we recommend you hide it behind authentication.

Now, let’s access that route through the browser. Open http://your-app.dev/decompose and you will see a page like the following:

Overview

The Laravel Decomposer page provides information about your app in three different categories:

Installed Packages and Their Dependencies

In this section, you will see a list of your installed packages and their versions. It also shows you the dependencies of each package.

Laravel Environment

This provides information about your app like whether the debug mode is active, or whether storage and cache directories are writable or not.

Server Environment

This displays server environment details so you know if Laravel framework requirements (PHP version and extensions) are satisfied.

One nice feature of Laravel Decomposer is allowing you to generate a system report which provides Laravel, server environment, and installed packages details in markdown format. It allows you to easily report issues by providing package maintainers the information needed to resolve them.

That’s it; give Laravel Decomposer a try if you are looking for a way to view your environment details and installed dependencies through the browser.

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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

City Releases 2011 Census Results

The 2011 Civic Census results for the period from April 2010 to April 2011 show that Calgary’s population has reached 1,090,936. This is an increase of 19,421 residents from April 2010 when the Civic Census showed the City’s population was 1,071,515. This represents an increase of 1.81%. This volume of population growth is similar to what was experienced in 2001 and 2003.

“Good, accurate data like that included in the Calgary Civic Census is the basis for smart decision-making about the future of our community,” said Mayor Naheed Nenshi. “City management, my City Council colleagues, and I will use the information in this report to help guide us toward creating the better Calgary we all seek.”

Specific results from the 2011 Civic Census

Community Growth

Panorama Hills continued to lead the way in growth with a population increase of 1,952 residents. Four other communities also had an increase of more than 1,000 residents. The communities with a population increase of more than 1,000 are:

·Panorama Hills (1,952 residents)

·Auburn Bay (1,552 residents)

·New Brighton (1,236 residents)

·Cranston (1,186 residents)

·Skyview Ranch (1,093 residents)

Four communities grew by 100% or more. The communities are:

·Mahogany (205% or 530 residents),

·Walden (183% or 384 residents),

·Skyview Ranch (154% or 1093 residents),

·Sage Hill (102% or 718 residents).

“After a pattern of population decline in many established neighbourhoods over many years, it’s a good sign that many of these communities have experienced recent population growth,” said Mayor Nenshi. “If we can maintain this trend through smart policies and investments, the result will be more sustainable, vibrant, and healthy communities that Calgarians want.”

Net Migration and Natural Increase

Net migration is the difference between the number of persons moving into Calgary and the number moving away. Over the past 12 months, 9,563 more people moved to Calgary than moved away from Calgary. This is a significant increase over 2010 when Calgary experienced a negative net migration with 4,154 more people moving away from Calgary than to Calgary.

Housing

The number of housing units, both existing and under construction, increased to 450,952 up from 445,455. This is an increase of 5,497 from April 2010.

The number of vacant dwelling units in Calgary decreased from 16,929in 2010 to 16,180 in 2011. The overall vacancy rate in the city is 3.69%,down from 3.93% in April 2010.

There are now 422,290 occupied dwellings. Of this number, 296,020 or 70.1% are owner-occupied. In 2010, the comparable percentage was 70.65%.

Age and Gender

As per Census Policy, age and gender data was collected in 2011. The total number of males

(547,782) slightly exceeds the number of females (543,154). In the breakdown of age groups,

the largest age groups are 25-34 (16.79%) and 35-44 (16.68%).

Number of Employed

As per Census Policy, the number of employed was collected in 2011. The total number of respondents 15 years of age and older who indicated they worked either part-time or full-time, including those who are self employed is 585,169. This represents 65.29% of the population 15 years of age and older.

Mode of Transportation

2011 was the inaugural year for the mode of transportation question. One working respondent in each household was asked how they travelled to work. Of respondents, 69.58% indicated they drove to work alone and 17.15% take public transit.

The Civic Census Results Book and additional tables will be available online at www.calgary.ca/census, by mid-afternoon on July 27, 2011.


Customer ratings & reviews

Good complement to the thermostat

Posted 10 months ago

jcb476

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Elite Member

We live in a two-story house where the thermostat is in an upstairs hallway. This means that at any time during the year, the upstairs is always warmer than the downstairs rooms - both summer and winter. I bought 4 of these sensors to put in the rooms that are used the most. Because of the smart home/away and the follow me features, having the sensors seemed to be a must. They have worked relatively well, but I have had some issues with them. Ecobee is designed to sense when there is no occupancy at home and will automatically go into the away comfort setting. However, all sensors within the home must sense no movement/occupancy for a total of two hours before going into the cost saving mode. To me, that length of time seems to be too long. The other issue I have is that if you create a custom comfort setting, then the away feature does not work. Only when the thermostat is in the preloaded home and away settings does the smart home/away feature work. I feel both of these situations should be customizable by the owner. You also have to be careful where the sensors are placed within the room. Obviously if they are near a heat source, the temperature reading will be incorrect. Also, if in line with direct sun, the sunlight can cause them to indicate a false occupancy reading.

I would recommend this to a friend

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TheTruQ

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5

A Necessity for larger one unit homes or upstairs

Posted 2 years ago

TheTruQ

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Elite Plus Member

I purchased the Ecobee 3 - absolutely the best. I was really taken with the additional remote sensor, which actually contains 3 sensors - temperature, humidity, and motion. It allows the thermostat to get a true picture of the climate in your home because, along with the base unit sensors, you have readings from multiple locations.
I have 2 units, and I have 2 Ecobee 3s. Upstairs, the temperature is very tricky to manage - or should I say was tricky to manage. I purchased this additional pack of sensors because the bedrooms and bonus rooms have inconsistent temps. Adding 2 additional sensors increases the scope of my averages for the climate, and allows the Ecobee to know when more of the upstairs is occupied or not when determining what the experienced climate is - if I'm in my room and the temp in there is 78, but 75 in the other rooms, the AC pops on to cool me off.
If you have a single unit in a larger home, or if you have an upstairs that has aim over the garage room or varying temps, these things will help your Ecobee be even more accurate and efficient in keeping an awesome climate in your home.

I would recommend this to a friend

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Shawn

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5

Replaced our Nest with Ecobee, never going back.

Posted 7 months ago

Shawn

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Elite Plus Member

We are very happy with our ecobee4 and the sensors. It functions just like the Nest but better with more options such as Alexa, sensor for each room, includes two but I purchased 4 more. The sensors really work. We use the follow me feature and every room that is occupied is the temp we set.
Pros: It works, it is fun, and saves on energy costs! Another pro is the sensors! I have sensors all over my house and use them to help get the most accurate average temperature reading of my house. I love the fact that they can detect if a room is unoccupied and therefor will focus on making sure the rooms that are occupied are at the desired temperature. The sensors can also be used as a motion detector. Amazing!!!
Cons: the Nests app is more responsive and with little to no delay. The Ecobee app is delayed about 30 sec or more. I’m hoping they can fix that with future updates.
Overall it's a fantastic product. If you want to upgrade your thermostat from Basic thermostat or even Nest like we did. I highly recommend this.

I would recommend this to a friend

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llg27

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Member

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

4

Great addition

Posted 1 year ago

llg27

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Member

I bought these extra sensors as a Christmas present for my husband. We've had the ecobee for a couple years and he's always wanted extra sensors. We have a 2 story, approx 4000 sq ft house so the extra temperature control is nice. We have one in our daughters bedroom which is always cooler being above the garage, one in our basement and one on the main level. They are motion censored to help even out the temperature and keep areas warmer when they are occupied. They were easy to add to the ecobee system. Every once in a while one goes offline due to a low wifi signal I think but it's always temporary. They can either be placed anywhere on the little stand, or there is something more permanent where you can install to the wall using a sticky tape that's included or drill a holder into the wall and snapping it into place. If you have a larger house I recommend adding more sensors to regulate the temperature better. We like our ecobee. It's user friendly and love that there's no monthly fee.

I would recommend this to a friend

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Josh

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

4

For a smarter Thermostat

Posted 2 years ago

Josh

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Elite Member

I prefer the Nest over the Ecobee to be honest, but the Ecobee works with Apple's HomeKit. These satellite sensors aren't completely necessary, but they do add to the comfort of my home as they'll "follow" me around paying attention to where I'm at to keep the temp in the room(s) to my liking.
Just a note, when I bought this pair, I received an email after adding them to my Ecobee thermostat account. There was a problem in their assembly which made the motion detection sensor not function properly. It needs the little 1/4 window to be in front of it. It wasn't aligned properly and so they sent out instructions to new owners of the sensors after they buy them. The fix is very simple and takes all of 2 minutes. Just pop open the casing and rotate the plastic front to align like it needs. Now they work great. Had they not emailed me, it would've taken a while for me to notice likely.
Despite the above issue, if you want to improve your comfort around the house, go ahead and pick up a pair of these.

I would recommend this to a friend

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Rtd1

Elite Member

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5

Remotes extend and fine-tune ecobee3 performance

Posted 3 years ago

Rtd1

Elite Member

I have installed three of these remotes (in addition to the one included with the ecobee3 theromstat), to extend the efficiency of the ecobee3. Now only the temperature in rooms that are occupied are considered in determining the temperature sensed by the thermostat. My thermostat is in a location that is convenient for seeing and accessing the thermostat, but it is a room that I rarely use. With the remotes, the temperature of rooms actually in use is averaged and used to determine whether more heating or cooling is required in the rooms where people actually are. From the thermostat, I can see at a glance what the temperature is in each room with a sensor and whether that room is occupied. Comfortable temperatures actually seem to follow me around the house. In reporting data provided by the thermostat, I can graphically see when temperatures were adjusted based on occupancy information.

I would recommend this to a friend

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EdLJ

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Elite Member

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

4

Multi Room Thermometer

Posted 2 years ago

EdLJ

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Elite Member

Like many larger single story homes ours has a single zone, and thus uneven heating and cooling. In prior homes we had multi-zones reconfigured/retrofitted... We purchased the ecobee3 and added four remote sensors (so there's a total of the thermostat plus 5 sensors) such that each bedroom, living room & kitchen/dining area are monitored. The result is "okay"... As there are no physical zones, the HVAC pumps AC or heat thrui all the ducts when it's on yielding somewhat uneven temperatures (nothing you can do about that without reconfiguring the house/system) but it does a great job of making the rooms more balanced and generally being within a single degree each other (i found it works best when I "disregard" the actual thermostat location reading and use all the other remote sensors for my At Home & Away settings and it works great; I use only our occupied bedroom sensors for the sleep settings)

I would recommend this to a friend

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MichStateSpartan

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Member

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5

Great Add-ons for ecobee Thermostat

Posted 2 months ago

MichStateSpartan

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Member

One of the great features of the ecobee WiFi thermostat (version 3 in my case) is the ability to add sensors that you can place around your home to get the maximum comfort and maximum energy savings possible. I have a big house with 3 floors and 2 bedrooms are as far away from the furnace/air conditioner hub as you can be so they often are colder or warmer than the rest of the house. With the sensors, the ecobee averages the temperature of all sensors or you can manage the sensors to let some be inactive. Now, without rewiring or adding new ducts or another thermostat, I can let the bedroom sensors control the temperature and ensure that everybody is more comfortable. It's such a great idea.

I would recommend this to a friend

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StructuredWater

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5

Large hOMe necessity

Posted 2 years ago

StructuredWater

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Elite Member

Our hOMe is over 2400sq ft and these are very useful to equal distribution of heat this time of year. If you own an EcoBee3, have a large layout and want to better monitor your heating(for this time of year) this is a must. We waited to see if we needed them at first using just the two sensors with the main unit purchase. The main unit in the hallway is centrally located but not a high traffic area so we used the other in the main activity room with TV and close to kitchen. It was OK but not too effective to bedrooms on both ends of the house. We used the extra pair and it has been wonderful and could not see us without them. The two extra sensors have balanced out the heating throughout the entire house. The activity sensing is a huge tool since why heat where no one is. If you are thinking about EcoBee3, get the additional sensors... highly recommended... namaste

I would recommend this to a friend

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BaneSilvermoon

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Elite Member

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5

Must have to get the most effecient product

Posted 1 year ago

BaneSilvermoon

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Elite Member

These sensors are THE best selling point for the Ecobee. Even in a small house like ours where some of the sensors are only maybe 10 feet apart (but in separate rooms) the ability to use the ecobee "follow me" setting is invaluable. So that the ecobee isn't running the heat to warm up a bedroom that no one has been in for hours.
Not to mention the fact that they allow the ecobee to gauge the temperature of the house in more places than just the hallway it is mounted. THAT is what makes Ecobee shine. And I highly recommend you start your experience with at least 3 sensors so that as you're getting used to programming comfort schedules and how the ecobee works, you're doing so utilizing readings from multiple rooms. Then any setup you create will be easily expandable if you decide you need more sensors later.

I would recommend this to a friend

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Deee

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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

3

It's Must Buy If you have the thermostat

Posted 2 years ago

Deee

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Elite Plus Member

In my opinion the sensor were built very cheaply. The sensors I got were wrongly assembled and I had to manually remove the covers and rotate the plastic (Easy process that takes only a minute or less), however it took me a day to notice they were not working properly.
As for the functions of the sensors themselves, they work but it takes about 15 minutes or more for it to recognize motion and report it to the thermostat. I do not know if this is just me or its standard.
Overall its a so, so product, but a must have if you have the thermostat. It does equal out the temp around the house as well as only cools/heats the rooms that motion is detected on. ( Meaning if you are in a room were the temp is 85 and another room is 95, and your thermostat is set to 85, the cooling will not activate because it didn't detect motion in the 95 degree room).

I would recommend this to a friend

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Chezdude

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Elite Member

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5

Great addition to ecobee3

Posted 2 years ago

Chezdude

Verified Purchase

Elite Member

I added a pack of sensors to my new ecobee3 to enable occupancy and temp sensing in additional rooms. They have a 15' motion range, so keep that in mind when placing them. They seem to work at a good distance from the ecobee3, but if you have a sprawling ranch with a single zone, you may hit the limits (45' per docs).
Note: sensors shipped in Nov and Dec were assembled incorrectly. This impacts the occupancy sensor. The fix is very simple, rotate the faceplate so the sensor lines up with the window. You can tell by looking at the serial number sticker on the back. It should be on the same edge as the window. If not, you need to fix it or call support.

I would recommend this to a friend

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Jo423

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Member

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5

Ecobee 3 Sensors

Posted 1 year ago

Jo423

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Member

I previously picked up an Ecobee3 wifi thermostat and love it. The thermostat comes with two sensors, one in the thermostat and a remote you can place in any room. I decided I wanted a couple more sensors to put one downstairs and one in mom's bedroom. While the sensors don't create additional zones in your home it does average out the temperature in the rooms you put them in. You can tell your thermostat what sensor(s) you want your furnace or air conditioner to respond to. In my case it is winter here and my downstairs is always freezing during the day. I told my thermostat to use the downstairs sensor temperature to trigger when the furnace comes on. It's working great! No more cold downstairs and surprisingly only a degree or two warmer upstairs. Love it.

I would recommend this to a friend

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Graz25

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

4

great idea but I returned them

Posted 1 year ago

Graz25

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Elite Plus Member

Work great but for my house it didn't work out. I have a 1800 sq. foot 2 story and my thermostat and 1 sensor was on the first floor then I put 1 sensor in my bedroom upstairs and a second sensor upstairs farthest from my furnace. Now doing this it kept my whole house pretty much perfect all day and night, only bad part is my furnace and air ran non stop. So I disabled sensors threw out the day and night so my furnace wouldn't run so much and I realized I didn't need the extra 2 sensors. So during the day the ecobee uses the thermostat to keep the house then at night it only uses 1 sensor upstairs to use cool at night. So really look at your house to see if you need more then the 1 sensor it comes with.

I would recommend this to a friend

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Derek

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Member

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5

They do what they’re supposed to

Posted 1 month ago

Derek

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Member

Ons of the things I liked about the ecobee4 is that you could add more room sensors. I live in a ranch so often the outer rooms are cooler or warmer than the living room where the thermostat is. These sensors were very easy to set up. I put them in bedrooms that are around 50’ away from the thermostat and connectivity seems to be fine. You can include or exclude sensors from daily program settings which is nice. I intend to have only the bedroom sensors read during sleep and have all of them during active times.

I would recommend this to a friend

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sditt

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Elite Member

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

4

Nice, reasonably priced add-ons for my ecobee3

Posted 1 year ago

sditt

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Elite Member

I'm really enjoying my ecobee3 overall. It came with one remote sensor, but I wanted to cover all of my main living spaces in the average house temperature and account for when my mother in law, home alone all day, is around as a factor for when to keep the temp a little warmer. These were super simple to set up and install, and despite being light weight and plain, feel like they are of pretty good quality. My only complaint is that I wish I could use them, not just the ecobee thermostats themselves, as motion monitors from a security standpoint. But, I suspect that is on purpose in order to save battery or else they wouldn't make it near the 4 yrs they claim to last per battery.

I would recommend this to a friend

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CAD72311

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Member

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars

1

Battery Died in a Week

Posted 11 months ago

CAD72311

Verified Purchase

Member

Got 2 sensors and synced one with my downstairs Ecobee and one with the upstairs one. Seemed to work well at first but within a week I had a notice on the Ecobee saying it had lost connection to the sensor and then saying that the battery needed to be replaced. I've noticed a difference in the temp of the room that the Ecobee is in and the room that the sensor is in, so I am assuming that the sensor is completely dead. I'm waiting to see how long the upstairs sensor lasts as I do not want to fool with having to constantly change out the sensor batteries. I would just assume make do without the sensors if that was the case.

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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eagle

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Member

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5

Great Addition to the ecobee3

Posted 1 year ago

eagle

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Member

One of the main reasons I selected the ecobee3 was the ability to have sensors that detected what rooms were occupied and their temperature. These add-ons fit the need.
The only gotcha I ran into was mine were manufactured wrong where the sensor was not lined up with the opening in the front plastic cover so they could not detect if the room was occupied. Ecobee noticed this unit may be affected as soon as I linked the sensor and sent me an email with a simple video on how to fix it or an offer to replace it. The fix was very simple - pop off the cover, rotate it to align and snap it back together.

I would recommend this to a friend

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AA2015

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Elite Plus Member

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5

Useful addition to Ecobee3

Posted 2 years ago

AA2015

Verified Purchase

Elite Plus Member

This is the main reason I chose Ecobee over Nest. Both are equally good but, these additional sensors are value addition and helps to a great extent to average out the temp and also track occupants.
Only one issue I had which was main one :) - it wouldn't track occupants. After research and talking to ecobee customer support (which btw is very helpful) figured out that certain coded sensors (KZVB, LCCJ, L35B) had their face cover inverted obstructing the actual motion sensor inside. A simple fix of removing the face plate and setting it in right order solved the issue.
Useful and I am glad I bought these.

I would recommend this to a friend

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SE1978

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Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

4

Nice addition for larger homes...

Posted 9 months ago

SE1978

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Elite Plus Member

If you have a larger home or your thermostat is in a remote corner of your home, these are definitely worth it. They do a very good job of regulating the temperature of the whole home and not just the corner where the thermostat is. The follow me feature is nice. Regulates temperature based on what sensors are detecting motion. So you stay comfortable where you are. For smaller homes or homes where the thermostat is in the main living space, they are probably not worth the expense. For Ecobee3 Lite users, they are required for smart home/away to work.


A hundred jobs get the axe as sawmill shuts down

James Trimble

Workers at a long-established sawmill were still in shock this evening after they were told they no longer had jobs.

Reportedly almost 100 employees, everyone from office staff to labourers, have been let go after James Callander and Son Ltd, in Abbots Road, Bainsford went into administration today.

According to staff, the firm KPMG were appointed as administrators for the family-run business, which has been operating for over 70 years, supplying UK softwood, sourced from Scottish forests, to the construction sector.

A former employee, who did not want to be named, said: “We thought that something was up because they told us to take an extra week’s leave over Christmas. Then they called us in today at 2pm and told us we were no longer employed by James Callander and Son Ltd because it had gone into administration this morning.

“It’s true the business had been struggling, but we were plodding along – working two shifts, five days a week. We asked them for a raise and they told us they didn’t have any money for that – but we had been told that before.

“I’ve worked there for over 40 years – the last time I signed on the dole was 1977. There are around 100 employees here who have been let go, from office staff to the labourers.

“The administrators told us they are looking for someone to take over the business but they couldn’t guarantee that, or guarantee if they would give us jobs.”

The Falkirk Herald contacted representatives of KPMG to get confirmation James Callander and Son Ltd had gone into administration and the employees had all been let go, but were told legal details of the procedure were still being finalised.

The sawmill was a scene of tragedy in January 2016, when worker Jamie McLean (22), from Langlees, lost his life following an accident.


The usual shenanigans involving Reimuís attempt to draw more crowd (donations) to her shrine and the inevitability of her plan backfiring on her, except now thereís Kasen to join in the hijinks as well.