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- PSRU Implementations -
An Overview of the Various Approaches
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There are several contemporary approaches to PSRU implementation. They include toothed-belt drives, link-chain drives, planetary reductions, helical and spur gear reductions. Each approach has its advantages and disadvantages.
Belt drives are light, simple, and inexpensive. Those features have led to numerous attempts at belt-drive PSRU's. Those belt drive units are often claimed to provide lots of torsional cushioning between the engine and prop (after all, it's a rubber belt, isn't it?), but those claims are yet another example of the Wishful Thinking Engineering which is rampant in the experimental aviation community.
In fact, based on data supplied by manufacturers of high capacity tooth belts, the high capacity belts typically used in PSRU's depend on imbedded fibers of high strength polymers for their strength, and consequentially, they have substantially higher linear stiffness than common chain drives. That fact alone should be sufficient to show that there is no significant cushioning provided by a tooth belt, despite the intuitions that suggest otherwise.
The major issues with toothbelt drives can be summarized as follows:
- The belt-PSRU's are limited in power transmission capability;
- Contrary to many marketing claims, the belt in toothbelt-PSRU's PROVIDES ABSOLUTELY NO TORSIONAL ABSORPTION CAPABILITY (In fact, many of the high capacity toothbelts available have greater stiffness than chains of similar capacity);
- Most belt-PSRU's do not handle hydraulic constant-speed propellers;
- With belt-PSRU's, typically, the life of the belt is limited to two or three hundred hours at the loads imposed by a piston engine, which can affect reliability considerations;
- Fixed-center, non-idler belt-PSRU's are unable to maintain the correct belt preload in the dramatically-varying temperature environments encoutered in an aircraft application (That issue has MAJOR implications, discussed below.)
In order for ANY belt drive to operate correctly, a certain amount of preload is required (covered in detail in our BELT DRIVES section). The high capacity toothbelts are made from fibers which cause the belts to shrink with increasing temperature, and conversely, expand as they get cooler. The metal sprockets and housings, often aluminum, behave just the opposite, and expand as temperature increases. The sum result is that the belt preload, typically set in a hangar environment, increases dramatically as the temperature of the components risses from the setup temperature, and conversely, decreases in colder temperatures. It was this very issue that caused an aftermarket belt drive in a popular experimental helicopter to snap a large number of transmission shafts in flight, leading to unanticipated flight termination (and in many cases, aircraft termination as well).
And then, there's the little issue involving the major supplier of high capacity toothed belts, which threatens Very Bad Things to anyone caught using their products on anything connected with aircraft.
Transmission systems using high capacity link-chains have been around for many years. They are commonly used in various different industrial applications, are currently used in several 4-wheel-drive automotive transfer cases, and were used for a short time, on early front-wheel-drive automobiles (Anyone remember the Toronado?)
Link-chain PSRU's have the features of simplicity, the potential to use a hydraulic constant speed propeller, and a fair amount of in-service experience. However, unless the drive is properly designed, the chains elongate in the highly-loaded, torsionally-active aircraft piston-engine environment, and therefore can exhibit relatively short life in aircraft applications.
Fred Geschwender's link-chain reduction used a 2" wide Morse Hy-Vo™ chain. It has been used successfully in several applications, including ag-planes and the early version of the LEGEND aircraft. However, the torque capacity for a 2" Hy-Vo (from Morse engineering data) is about 440 lb.-ft. at 4000 RPM, decreasing to 425 lb.-ft. at 4800 RPM, and decreases fast as RPM goes higher.
There are other link-chain reductions as well, but none we have seen adequately address the significant design issues of
- isolation from engine excitation and
- reliability suitable for an aircraft application.
Further, we think that existing link-chain units are unnecessarily heavy, and the ratio selection is very limited.
Often, the claim is heard that link-chain drives are "self-damping". That claim is contrary to engineering evidence. These engineering issues are explained in CHAIN DRIVE DESIGN ISSUES.
ALL THAT BEING SAID, however, EPI has recently engineered and prototyped a Morse Hy-Vo™ drive for an industrial application. Based on that design work, it is clear that a proper understanding of the load capacity calculations for this type of chain, along with proper design and engineering, could lead to the implementation of a reliable, low-cost, but HEAVY Propeller Reduction Unit using Hy-Vo™ chain, providing a wide selection of ratios ( from 1.4 to about 3.2 is pretty easy). EPI did a detail design on such a product at a customer's request. (See EPI Mark-11 PSRU)
The planetary gear approach offers some interesting possibilities including compactness, light weight, reliability derived from load-sharing, and simple support for a hydraulic constant speed propeller.
Properly designed for a specific application, the planetary approach can be very successful. Many of the big radials used planetary reductions (P&W 1830, 2000, 2800, 4360; Wright 1820, etc) and one of the geared Lycoming 480 engines uses a planetary reduction. Using a planetary approach maintains the propeller centerline coincident with the crankshaft centerline. That is desirable for a radial, a rotary, or an opposed engine, but not so fine for a "V" configuration.
In an engine conversion, to maintain the existing thrust line placement, a "V" engine with the prop on the crankshaft centerline would have to be be raised, creating an ugly cowling exercise (unless you are willing to invert the engine). Alternatively the thrust line could be lowered, but reducing the distance between the thrustline and the aircraft CG is destabilizing (ref-4:8, Perkins & Hage, Airplane Performance, Stability and Control), so it's typically not a good approach for a "V" engine retrofit.
The automotive origins of most of the current planetary PSRU's limit them to relatively low-power aircraft applications. However, certain vendors are building their own planet carriers which provide more planet gears than the automotive configuration. That looks like a good step toward higher power applications. And there is some interesting planetary hardware in certain truck transmissions which might be applicable to moderate power aircraft applications.
There is a generic issue with single-stage planetary gearsets of automotive origin (not applicable to the compound-reduction Ravigneau-style gearsets such as used in Powerglide transmissions). That is the fact that ratios between approximately 1.6 and 2.7 (non-reversing) are very difficult to implement because of the very small planet size required and the corresponding very high planet RPM that results. In order to produce those ratios, a two-stage planetary gearset is required, or in the alternative, a Ravigneau gearset, which has severe planet-bearing issues.
On that subject, a big problem we have seen when trying to use automotive planetary hardware in a PSRU is the fact that the needle bearings inside the planet gears often do not have an acceptable life under the applied loads. We require a predicted life of at least 2000 hours for rolling element bearings. We do not consider 200 hours (or even 500 hours) acceptable. (for a detailed presentation on the determination of the life of rolling element bearings, CLICK HERE.)
Here is an example. Suppose we designed a PSRU for an engine producing 300 hp at 6000 RPM, using a 6-planet E4OD front planetary gearset.
The three available step-down ratios with the E4-OD front planetary gearset are:
- 1.538 (Ring-driving, Sun-fixed, Carrier-out, same direction),
- 1.857 (Sun-driving, Carrier-fixed, Ring-out, reverse direction),
- 2.857 (Sun-driving, Ring-fixed, Carrier-out, same direction).
At 6000 input RPM, a 300 HP engine applies a mean torque of 263 lb-ft to the gearbox input shaft. If we select configuration 2 (Sun-driving, Carrier fixed, Ring-out, 1.857 ratio, reversed direction), with an input speed of 6000 rpm, the planets spin at 14000 rpm and with 263 lb-ft of applied torque, the load applied to each set of planet-gear needle bearings is 885 pounds ( assuming exactly equal load sharing among the 6 planet gears). Under those conditions, assuming equal load sharing, adequate bearing lubrication with filtered oil having a viscosity of 20 centistokes, the life prediction analysis shows that under those load, speed and lubrication conditions, the probability is that 99% of those bearings will survive for 122 hours of operation, the probability drops to 95% that the bearings will survive 355 hours, and it drops to 90% that they will survive 582 hours.
Now we fully understand that it is highly unlikely that this hypothetical PSRU would be exposed to the full engine torque and speed for 300 hours during the life of the typical experimental aircraft (see the discussion of LOAD MODELS). However, the usefulness of a 1.857 ratio with reversed rotaion on a 6000 rpm engine seems a bit limited. Added to that, there are enough other variables in predicting a design life for this gearset to make it look like a marginal design. To my way of thinking, a 10% probability of gearbox bearing failure in 582 hours is not suitable for an aircraft application..
With the two remaining configurations (1 and 3), the carrier is not fixed. Regarding any configuration in which the carrier is spinning, there is an additional load on the planet bearings, generated by the centrifugal load of the planet gears whirling about the sun gear. That centrifugal force generates an additional bearing load applied perpendicular to the torque loads, and it vector sums with the torque-generated load to produce an even larger load on the planet bearings.
In configuration 3 above, (Sun-driving, Ring-fixed, Carrier-out, 2.857 ratio, same direction), the bearing load from the applied torque is still 885 pounds at the same input conditions. However, the planet gears produce an added centrifugal load of 47 pounds. But because the planet speed drops to 7000 RPM (for 6000 input), the predicted life for 99% survival increases to 245 hours. That is better, and the application of Load Model analysis to this scenario suggests that a safe 2.857 ratio PSRU could be designed from the E4OD 6-pinion front planetary for applications with less than about 275 lb-ft of peak torque. The life of the components would require a very effective coupling system that eliminates almot all of the torsional peaks the engine generates (see Torsional Output of Piston Engines).
With regard to configuration 1 above (Ring-driving, Sun-fixed, Carrier-out, 1.538 ratio, same direction), the planet-gear speed (with the same 300 HP, 6000 RPM input) is 13,000 RPM, but the torque-generated planet-bearing load drops to 477 pounds. The centrifugal load is 161 pounds, which resolves to a total bearing load of 503 pounds. Under those conditions, the predicted survival life of 99% of the planet bearings is 843 hours, but the 95% predicted survival jumps to 2450 hours. Quite a difference. That sort of bearing life prediction is acceptable, but the 1.528 ratio with a 6000 rpm engine seems not very useful. Outside the Reno Air Races, there are not many (conventional airplane) propellers (never mind ducted fans, 12000 rpm model plane props, etc.) that can withstand 3900 RPM, much less provide any useful performance at that speed.
(As an aside, the centrifugal loads can be extremely high, depending on the planet gear weight, the planet gear pitch circle diameter and he carrier rpm. In one custom-designed planetary system we did for a very high speed application, the planet gears generated nearly 4000 pounds of centrifugal load, which was actually twice as large as the torque-generated load.)
Then there is the additional problem with using automotive planetary gearsets. Most of them are implemented using helical gears with fairly large helix angles, resulting in substantial gear thrust loads. The thrust loads on the planet gears are resisted by flat thrust washers between the gear faces and the mating carrier faces. The problem is that there is not a sufficient supply of lube oil to the faces of these washers to adequately lubricate or cool them under the sustained application of high input torque.
In fact, experience has shown with several of the PSRU's based on automotive planetary gearsets, that the thrust washers go away even before the planet bearings start to fail. That lack of lubrication affects the planet bearing survival as well, and significantly reduces it below what is predicted assuming adequate lubrication (as described above).
We have looked at some of the high-capacity 6-pinion gearsets from various truck transmissions. Those offer the prospect for higher capacity reduction gearboxes in the Sun-Driving, Ring-Fixed configuration. But, as with any off-the-shelf gearset, one must be satisfied with the ratio that it provides. We recently designed a clean-sheet helicopter gearbox using just such a heavy-duty 6-planet system from a burly truck transmission. It was adequate (by aircraft standards) for a 200 HP turbine engine. However, it would not be suitable for a 300 HP piston engine without some serious modifications.
When adapting automotive hardware to aircraft use, you must keep in mind the automotive load model vs. the aircraft load model. (For more information on Load Models, CLICK HERE).
The planetary applications we have observed appear to be following a design philosophy which implements a very high first and second mode torsional resonant frequency. As you will see in the section on torsional vibration, that approach works against the implementation of a light, long-life gearbox, and can be devastating to a propeller. (More information on potential prop problems appears in the PROPELLER VIBRATION ISSUES section.) Further, the absence of the design and manufacturing details necessary to achieve actual (as opposed to theoretical) load sharing among the planet gears can cause much higher loads to applied to certain parts than were anticipated in the design.
The next configuration to consider is the offset (helical and straight) gear reduction (such as used on the Continental GTSIO-520, the Rolls-Royce Merlin and the Allison V-1710 engines) in which the centerline of the propshaft is offset (usually upward) from the centerline of the engine crankshaft.
If the design includes an internally-toothed driven gear, it immediately suffers from the engineering deficiency of having a heavily loaded shaft (propshaft) in an overhung configuration. (Allison tried that approach in their early V-12's and abandoned it.)
For the decision whether to use helical or spur gears, the issues include:
- noise (helicals are quieter, but who can tell in an aircraft?),
- the additional cost for helical gears having the necessary American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) quality level,
- asymmetric tooth loading (edge-loading) on helical tooth pairs which are in partial contact (contact across only a part of their face width), and
- the necessity for a helical design to include suitable bearings (ideally not washers) to absorb the considerable thrust loads generated by helical gears.
The issue of thrust absorption is non-trivial. The output shaft provides for propeller thrust absorption anyhow, but the design must accommodate significant thrust loads on the input shaft, as well as any intermediate (idler) shafting. Solidly attaching the input shaft to the back of the crankshaft in order to use the engine thrust bearings is generally a poor solution, for two reasons:
- the crankshaft does NOT operate concentric to the bearing centers, so the connection must be designed so as not to constrain the radial movement of the crankshaft, and
- it can be difficult to make the rigid connection have the torsional rate necessary to achieve isolation from the engine torsional excitation (covered later in great detail).
On the positive side, helical gears do have a significantly greater contact ratio than spur gears of similar diameter and tooth pitch. Helical gears are also much quieter than spur gears, but in an aircraft application, who can tell the difference?
For reasons of reliability, simplicity and cost, EPI chose externally-toothed spur gears for it's geared PSRU. See the GEAR DESIGN section for a full presentation on the superiority of spur gears.


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Update: The first footage from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 is set to air during ABC Family's Harry Potter marathon from March 17-20th.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 has been out for a month now and to date has taken $825 million at the worldwide box office. As usual, both Warner Bros. and Potter fans are happy, but as we enter 2011 both will start focusing their attention onto Part 2.
We've already been getting trailers for other summer blockbusters such as Pirates of the Caribbean 4, Transformers 3 and Green Lantern, so when can we expect Warner Bros. to release a trailer for Part 2?
Well according to a MuggleNet tipster we could be seeing our first official look at Part 2 in January, specifically the 24th. Warner Bros. released the first trailer for Part 1 (which contained bits of Part 2) 5 months before it's release, so we can probably expect a similar marketing strategy here.
We still have a while to go before Part 2's July release, so if we get a trailer soon it will probably just be a teaser. I am still expecting epic things though as director David Yates described Part 2 as a "big opera, a great big epic, with huge battles." As well as the battles, i'm looking forward to seeing Hogwarts again and more of the secondary characters which we didn't see much of in Part 1. Hopefully we get a glimpse at Snape and Professor McGonagall's duel, along with other cool moments during the Battle of Hogwarts.
Here's the first teaser we got in June with clips from Part 2 to keep people occupied until the next trailer:

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In Purros we visited Himba women whose fine jewellery made of metal, bone and skin would not look out of place strutting down an Alexander McQueen runway. We listened to the snap of branches and the purr of dessert elephants as they tramped past our tent on their midnight moseys and Bow Wow ate so much of their poo we renamed him Shitlips.
Hi Guys, been great following your travels.
Thanks for thie pix of us, and the plug.
Am in Cambodia (angkor wat) at the moment having a blast.
Somewhat different to Namibia.
Happy travels
I am very pleased to know that you experience such cultures and places, I wish I could do this one day too. I love your pictures!
Fascinating! I've never traveled to places like this — maybe someday. In the meantime I'm totally enjoying your photos and story. What wonderful experiences you're having.
What an experience. Thanks for sharing your great photos.
what extraordinary experiences you've shared with us – and amazing photos. thanks!
You've stirred memories of our times with Himba in Namibia in 2008 and 2009.
And I admire them for resisting the rush to adopt Western trappings, and to retain their culture and way of life.
Your photos are beautiful capturing the dignity and proud grace of these women.
Incredible photos. Thanks for sharing,makes me miss Africa!
the photos are awesome, how come there are no photos of guys? it looks like you guys had a great adventure
Awesome pictures! What is your job that you can travel all over like this?
Some really amazing shots you have there and sounds like a great experience!
very amazing, in this modern world. this excellent peace of entertainment for us to look our past.
wonderful efforts for bringing the rarely known cultures and images up to us
i want to live like this.
This is incredible. It must be an incredible experience for your whole family too. I'm so impressed to see that you have 2 kids in this journey, they are very lucky! We don't have kids yet, kind of delaying it because we are traveling. We hope one day when we have kids, we will do what you guys do!
So cool! Thanks for taking me on the journey with you through these photos
wow – amazing photos – what country is it in?!
This is the truly story of the lost world.
At work I need to wake up a bit; I just got lost in that moment of time all for the better. Teh potency of your narrative has sparked an interest, I´ll be back for more!
Thank you for sharing.
Spectacular photography…just a few days ago I was watching a documentary of this tribe in Namibia…I am sure I will make it someday!
Beautiful photos – I just found your blog and it's wonderful! : )
i've been thinking about ging to africa a lot lately and your post has certainly fuelled this wish beautifully. great impressions!!
Some fantastic photos, what did the tribe make of the Land Rover?
Amazing photos. The people are beautiful. I'd love to travel there. I love your blog. Keep up the great work!
working in tribal areas is a very difficult job,involves risk factors u ve done a good job,these pics helps to understand their life style
What an experience! Amazing photos! Reminded me of my visit to the Agta people in Philippines, as they are semi nomadic too. Loved the hair styles!
Beautiful images – engagingly written! I'm doing an assignment on Ovahimba. May I use some of your photographs? You will be credited!
Will be much appreciated…
These all are genuinely very amazing clicks. These tribe people are looking very sweet and innocent. And both of these two kids are really cute, where are their parents. Were they also on the trip to Purros?
I will love to go that place may be one day….
hEY Lucie,Lachlan&BowWow,
I am doing a study research on lifestyle of tribes. You got a nice collection of pics here. I will definitely visit Purros for my research and one more thing Can I use some of these pics for my research purpose? Thank You
I really enjoyed reading this. So fascinating to learn about the Himba women traditions. Hope i get to visit one day too.
Very beautiful pictures, I appreciate your nice work. It seems as I have been there with you on the journey.
Beautiful photos. These photos itself tell us a story. The hairstyles and jewelry of the people are really nice and unique. These pictures remind me of my trip to Andamans. There also the people are semi nomadic. Thanks for sharing your travel experiences.
Nice photos collection and having of good qualities. Great work done.
These people really have distinct way to live life.
It's amazing. I enjoyed reading.
Thanks for sharing.
Amazing photos. Their jewelry and hairstyles are really unique and awesome. It must have been a great experience to you and your family. I hope I can also visit this place in the near future.
It looks like a very exciting trip. Hope I would also once in a while go to some trip like this. It is very interesting to visit different places and try to understand the different cultures spread around this wide world. The interesting fact here is the jewelry worn by the women. I think even gold or diamond jewelry cannot be compared with these.
This post is really amazing and unbelievable. It is very difficult to digest the fact that even in this modern day world, there are semi nomads. Nevertheless their is unique. The babies in the pictures look so cute and innocent. The pictures speak a language of their own and they are very beautiful.
Hey guys, i thank you very much that you could visit such an amazing area and that you could publish it like this….we (purros residents) really like it very much and hope that more and more people will follow your footsteps.
I think people really beautiful on your photos, wife and children. The jewelry is beautiful shells they are, it makes you want to travel partier in Himba.
I know the Kalahari desert in Africa in Buschmen to see…
I love the country of Himba people of this region. Women are very beautiful. Your photos are successful.
soon for another trip
The photos look very beautiful. The people also look very beautiful and attractive. I am doing a study on Himba people and this post has helped me a lot. I love the jewelry worn by the women. Thanks.
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I am here now and would just like to say thanks a lot for a
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The idea here is to show that the decimal expansion of x does not terminate or eventually repeat.
this it means we can write where is eventually repeating. Therefore, . But the only way to express zero in a decimal expansion is trivially i.e. . But then this implies that must also be eventually repeating which is a contradiction because it is an increasing sequence. Contradiction.


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Earlier on it did.
If I couldn't smell the perfume after 10 to 15 sprays, then I wouldn't bother buying it.
I wasn't happy though. I was missing out on so many classics like Dzing, Dzongkha, Timbuktu, Idole de Lubin and many more.
I realized that I could:
a- spray more - and spray more I do
b- use them when I know I won't be very mobile. i.e: at the office or at a cafe
c- take the bottle with me for a touch up


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Discussion in 'Tennessee Titans and NFL Talk' started by SawdustMan, Oct 30, 2012.
I can't believe Dooley has a higher approval percentage on Volnation than Munch on GoTitans.
There's nothing he has done to make me say that he deserves much approval. We have seen HCs that come in and change the culture immediatelty. Munch is not one of those guys. We see our players whining and moaning after an OT loss. The culture has not changed. Still a lot of crybabies, and munch does not have institutional control of the team, I don't believe.
We look like the same ol' 2nd place franchise, trying to beat the team who dominates the division for a long period of time.We got the Colts, now looks like the Texans. Always the bridesmaid, never the bride.
I always laugh when I read this, and I'm Griffins biggest critic.
Who would you have pursued at FS??????
Signing him to a multi year deal was the RIGHT move. He's not worth franchise tag money, so we extended him to buy us an extra year or two to replace him.
He's a likable guy so it's really hard for me to hate on him too much. He was put in a really bad position... definitely in over his head as a head coach. Great OL coach. Definitely knows A LOT about the game, but that doesn't always make you a good head coach.
I'm back and forth on Munchak. He makes me happy by beating the Ravens and Steelers, but does awful things like lose to the Jags and Colts. And we get blown out too much.
Still better than Fisher... and I wouldn't call him Fisher 2.0 at all.
If Munchak can get us to 8-8, it will probably get him another season, but in year three it's gotta be playoffs or get fired... this is exactly how it should be for all new coaches. You get three years to do something.
Not too sure how a brutal start to the season is in any way a point to put in the "pro" column. Sure it was a tough schedule but we just flat out weren't ready to play. No doubt about it.
First sign of trouble? Please.
This entire season has been a disaster. 5 losses by a combined 102 points. 3 wins by a combined 7 points. Wow. Nearly every single unit has taken a huge step back on the field. One of our most talented offensive players wants out. We're way past the "first sign of trouble".
I don't think anyone realistically expect a SB-caliber team. What we did expect was a respectable team.
I guess my main question to you (and any other Munchak "approvers") is what has he done to make you think he's the man for the job? And something besides "we're only slightly worse than I thought we'd be" would be appreciated.
Also, I don't put any stock in his "overachieving" last season. Some people act as if the Titans were the only team affected by the lockout. While it's true that Munch had some additional challenges with implementing a new system, etc. I look at it as if there was a "leveling of the playing field" due to the lockout. No head coach, whether rookie or 10 year vet, had the time they would've liked to have had to prepare for the season.
That said, Munch did a respectable job last season all things considered. But I could see some of his flaws even then. Although I mistakingly thought he'd grow into the job and be better this year. Silly me.
Does it really matter?
Why waste so much on a guy who plays like one of the worst safeties in the league (other than the Colts game)?
I know Harrison Smith is a SS, but he could've been an option.
Believe me... I know the FS options in FA were awful. Doesn't excuse keeping Griffin, paying him a ton, and letting Finnegan walk.
Fisher got a lifetime to win a Super Bowl, never happened. Munchak will get 3, he's not getting fired.
I'm still on Munchaks side, but if he keeps Gray past this season, I might have to turn on him.
Remember when people said we could start the season 0-6.
yeah, it is worth taking into consideration.
I'm neutral as I stated. I point all of it to last year and he decided to start Locker instead of Hasselbeck which I appreciated (vs Fisher) as a sign that he wants the best player to play and will turn to the young guy over the established vet.
That is ridiculous. It shouldn't take an established franchise with the same coach and personnel as long to get up to speed as a Rookie head coach with a new QB.
Exactly what he said. Much seems like a great person. A great person to have behind the scenes. But in well over his head as a Head coach thus far.
Ole Ruston makes the calls on personnel.


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You have to be careful whenever you make any claim about a band's lyrics because rock bands are notorious for being ambiguous. However, after listening to Pearl Jam's "Marker in the Sand" I have to say it leans towards agnosticism/atheism and a freeing of the mind from religion. It doesn't mean we have to yell hooray or anything, but if you want to add it to your freethinking playlist it would be a good entry. And if you want to interpret it to support your faith and as some sort of indictment of hypocritical religion then feel free too, but what I know of Eddie Vedder is that he leans towards unbelief. SongMeanings.net has a great discussion on what listeners think the song means.
Also please note that asking or calling out God is a literary device often used by unbelievers (I've done it myself). It doesn't indicate actual belief, rather it's a form of sarcasm.
The lyrics are quite beautiful:
There is a marker, no one sees it 'cause the sand
Has covered over, all the messages it kept
Misunderstanding, what original truth was
And out expanding, in a faith, but not in love
What went wrong?
Walking tightrope high over moral ground
Seeing visions of falling up somehow
Do come down
With the living let what is living love
So unforgiving, yet needing forgiveness first
God, what do you say?
Those undecided needn't have faith to be free
And those misguided, there was a plan for them to be
Now you got both sides claiming killing in God's name
But god is nowhere to be found, conveniently
What goes on?
Walking tightrope high over moral ground
Walk the bridges before you burn them down
Do come round
With the living let what is living love
Unforgiving, yet needing forgiveness first
God, what do you say? What do you say?
I feel a sickness. A sickness coming over me
Like watching freedom being sucked straight out to sea
And the solution? Well, from me far would it be
But the delusion is feeling dangerous to me
What goes wrong?
Walking tightrope high over moral ground
Seeing visions of falling up somehow
Do come down
With the living, let what is living love
Are forgiving, yet needing forgiveness first
What do you say? God, what do you say?
What do you say?
Calling out, calling out
Calling out, I'm calling you out


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News from Pangani
1 Aug
Some news from our coastal project area just South of the Pangani river, in Kikokwe. A volunteer recently started a small vegetable garden by installing a drip-irrigation system out of locally available materials. This garden is operating as a showcase for the community of Pangani, demonstrating how to improve the quality of people's daily diet with very little investment.
Back home in the United Kingdom this volunteer is a teacher and with his memories still fresh he started collecting some lesson materials like pencils and coloring books which he sent to our ARF headquarters in Arusha. As soon as someone went out again to the school in Kikokwe, we handed over the materials to the primary school there. (more…)


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Geneva (Oct. 29)
The laying of the foundation and the progress of the Jewish National Home in Palestine were described in the report of Sir Herbert Samuel, High Commissioner of Palestine, submitted today to the Mandates Commission of the League of Nations in its Fifth Session here.
All immigrants who arrived in Palestine since England assumed the mandate over the country are Jews who speak Hebrew. They came, mainly, from Poland, Roumania and South Russia. Many of the immigrants are young people who have had a higher education. The majority settle on the land as agriculturists. Immigration into the country has been regulated according to the capacity of the country for absorption.
Special emphasis was laid on the report of the situation with regard to the Arabs. The report pointed out that Great Britain attempted to give to Palestine a constitution and a legislative council to be elected, but this could not be realized because of the Arab's refusal. Failing to secure the cooperation of the Arabs an Advisory Council was established.
England gives no subvention to Palestine; the budget of the Palestinian Government has always balanced, except in 1922 when there was a deficit which was eventually recovered.
The Mandate Commission of the League of Nations asked for a special report to be submitted next year concerning the administration of Transjordania, also part of the British mandate area.


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Members of the volunteer, crime-fighting Guardian Angels have stepped up patrols on the 16th Street Mall.
The group has increased its presence in Downtown Denver in response to attacks that single out solitary victims on the mall, said Sebastian Metz, the group's regional director in Denver.
"The recent attacks, we can't ignore that," Metz said. "We hope our visible presence will stop some stuff and reassure people was well."
Denver police said 15 attacks and robberies have been reported downtown between Aug. 1 and Nov. 9, including six on the mall and five on Market Street.
Police investigators suspect that at least one person has been involved in several of the cases. The violent attacks have been carried out by groups of up to eight people.
Denver police said they welcomed the additional assistance from the Guardian Angels.
"We're pleased to have any citizen or citizen group help us, to be an extra set of eyes and ears," said Denver Police Department spokesperson John White.
He said police have worked with the Angels in the past with good results.
"They've been a good partner," White said.
Guardian Angels, in their familiar red berets, patrol East Colfax Avenue and the mall regularly on weekends, but volunteers are now out on weeknights, as well.
"It's important for people to feel safe," Metz said. "Hopefully, we'll be a friendly face when there is a need."
There are currently about 30 Guardian Angels in Denver, Metz said.
The new weeknight patrols, started in the past couple of weeks, havn't directly stopped an attack or aided police in capturing a suspect, but a potential volunteer member has come forward after encountering Angels on the mall.
"We've had a great deal of feedback about it," Metz said. "The message we want to send is – it's still a safe place. You can count on Denverites coming to your aid."
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Game Credits
|The Last Guardian (2016)
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|Puppeteer (2013)
|LocoRoco 2 (2008)
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|90 Minutes: European Prime Goal (1995)
|Super Batter Up (1992)
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|Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front (2001)
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|Travel Eple (1992)
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|Kūsō Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy (1995)
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|(Friends of family of NBGA who have contributed to this project)
|Katamari Damacy (2004)
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|Klonoa Beach Volleyball (2002)
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|Klonoa Heroes: Densetsu no Star Medal (2002)
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|Klonoa 2: Lunatea's Veil (2001)
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|Time Crisis: Project Titan (2001)
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|Kaze no Klonoa: Moonlight Museum (1999)
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In this episode of Gaming on the Rocks we look back at this year's Golden Globes, discuss the season premier of HBO's "Girls" and the series premier of "True Detective."
We'll also dig into some recent gaming headlines as well as consider the differences between video game criticism and censorship. manifesto for a new gaming culture, sexism in Dragon's Crown, and whether American audiences are smarter than movie studios think.
Also, don't forget to cast your vote by replying in the comments below, emailing us at email@example.com, tweeting the show @gotr_podcast, or by sending a carrier pigeon to Honest Tom's burrito shop.
We'll announce the winning logo art (and you'll see it replace our current MS paint job) two weeks from today, at which point Eric will refine it and give it a last round of polish.
Also, don't forget you can review us on iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gaming-on-the-rocks/id606008712?mt=2
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The Australian Federal Police (AFP) are helping the FBI catch a bunch of hackers by the billabongs.
The FBI says Australians are being targeted in a global raid on users of the software program Blackshades Remote Access Tool (RAT).
"This software was sold and distributed to thousands of people in more than 100 countries and has been used to infect more than 500,000 computers worldwide," the FBI said in a statement.
So far the program has already been used by hackers to steal personal data and launch cyber attacks.
The Blackshades RAT malware was uncovered during a previous international investigation called Operation Cardshop, which targeted "carding" crimes and offences in which the internet was used to traffic and exploit stolen credit cards and bank accounts.
You can tell if you have been infected if your cursor moves erratically with no input from you, if your web camera light unexpectedly turns on, or your monitor turns off while in use.
All this means that usernames and passwords for online accounts have been compromised and there will probably be unauthorised logins to bank accounts or unauthorised money transfers. It is also possible that a text-based chat window appears on your computer's desktop unexpectedly
Michael Hogue and Alex Yucel have been identified as the Blackshades co-developers and Yucel, the head of the organisation that sold the malware, has been arrested in Moldova and is awaiting extradition to the US.
The FBI says the malware performs unwanted actions on computer systems including hacking into social media accounts, recording keystrokes, accessing documents and photos and activating webcams.
Aussies coppers have confirmed they are assisting the United States with the investigation, but a spokeswoman says the extent of its involvement cannot be revealed for operational reasons. It has ruled out a routine search under coolibah trees and random stop and searches of jolly swagman.


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This facial recognition app called AsYouWish is currently in development and raising funds via IndieGoGo.
With a patent pending, this smartphone app allows you to have conversations with pre-recorded videos from celebrities or even other family members based on facial recognition as well as voice recognition.
Basically, if you talk to the app and it senses that you're feeling down it will play you a video to bring up your spirits. Maybe your son or daughter sent you a fun video days before or your favorite celeb has a message for you. These are the kinds of videos the app will select for you based on your mood.
The development fund is within $1,000 of its goal and the app will be available for Android and IOS devices.
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You Can Have a Conversation with Any Celebrity Using 'AsYouWish'
- By: Jonathon BrownJan 27, 2013
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Reconnecting Families: Get on the Bus
Daniel Wallach, executive director and founder of the nonprofit Greensburg GreenTown, a leader in sustainable rebuilding in Kiowa County, Kansas. Fifty independently owned rebuilt homes in Greensburg have been rated superior for their energy efficiency.
Greensburg schools superintendent Darin Headrick vowed to keep educating Greensburg kids after the schools had been demolished. "Whether we have 270 kids or we have one, we will be open," he promised. Builders recently broke ground on the high school football field — shown here — for the new Greensburg School, which will aim to be a model in green design for public schools.
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Michael E. Barenboym, President and founder
Mr. Barenboym came to America from Russia where he mastered the field of physical science. He graduated from the Moscow Institute of Technology (the M.I.T. equivalent) with both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to founding the Baren-Boym Company in 1997 he worked in the medical device industry in both senior engineering and managerial positions. His achievements have resulted in numerous inventions in the medical device industry. Under Michael's leadership, the Baren-Boym Company has successfully completed hundreds of engineering projects and has received multiple design excellence awards for superior product design. His entrepreneurial skills have allowed him to develop and successfully license several medical and consumer products. He also co-founded Absolute Air Shafts, Inc in 1999; Innovative Surgical, LLC in 2000; and Wadsworth Medical Technologies, Inc in 2006.
Isaac Ostrovsky, Director of Engineering
Isaac has over 20 years of disposable medical device design and development management. He brings to Baren-Boym tremendous expertise in project management with emphasis in generating new concepts, designing and developing prototypes on the beginning stages of the projects, designing and conducting feasibility studies. Proven record of successfully developed prototypes and products; the list includes: Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS) Imaging Catheter; ultrasound ablation devices for treatment of uterine fibroids and incontinence; RF ablation devices for vascular and gynecological applications; implantable anchoring systems for gynecological and intra-cardio applications; implant delivery devices for urology; endoscopic articulation devices for urology; shock wave therapy device. Isaac holds Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Belorussian Polytechnic Institute, has 75 patent applications and 45 issued patents.
Alan Sliski, Director of Engineering
Mr. Sliski has over 20 years of experience in the radiation therapy device industry. His prior experience includes a number of high-tech start-ups in the Boston area developing electron beam lithography and magnetic measuring instruments, as well as working at the physics department at Harvard. Mr Sliski has a B.S. in physics from the university of Massachusetts in Amherst, has 24 patents issued, several pending and many publications in various fields.
Mark E. Kleiman, Director of Engineering
Prior to joining Baren-Boym Company Mark has served in the senior engineering and managerial positions. He is a career minded and driven hands-on professional with extensive management experience in manufacturing. His background includes: Machine and Product Design, Analytical Mechanical Engineering, Electro-mechanical devices and Vision systems, Optics, Pneumatics, Hydraulics, Robotics, Material Science (Metals, Heat Treatment), Chemical Processing, Web Converting (Unwinds, Rewinds, Drives, Slitting, Lamination, Drying). Mark holds Master's of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Bauman Technical Institute (1974).
Alan Oslan, Director of Electrical Engineering
Alan has over three decades of product development experience in electrical medical devices including capital equipment, disposables, and reusables with numerous products in current use. He has a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Connecticut, an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University, and an MBA from Babson University. Alan has headed up many successful projects culminating in successful market launches in diverse areas such as cardiac ablation catheters, ablation wands for arthroscopic surgery, and MRI-guided biopsy devices. He understands the technical, compliance, and business aspects of medical device development. He is also an expert in the areas of radiofrequency ablation and electrosurgery products.
Valery Rutkovskiy, Engineering Manager
Valery heads up our custom programming team and advanced FEA analysis. He graduated from Siberian Aerospace University with Bachelor's and Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering (aircraft and satellites structures). His education also includes post-graduate degrees from Krasnoyarsk State technical university (nonlinear FEA and theory of plasticity) and also graduated from SATW Swiss academy of technical sciences (NURBS and subdivision theories in geometry modeling). Mr. Rutkovskiy lectured nonlinear FEA courses in Germany and Swiss. Valery is the author of 43 technical and scientific publications. He is a recipient of professional certifications from Dortmund University (Germany), Polytechnic University (Lozano, Swiss), CAD/CAM Center Euclid-is in France and European Center for Nuclear research CERN 1998.
Alex Kutyaev Director, Industrial Design
Alex heads up our Industrial Design group. He graduated from Moscow Technical University with post graduate degree in Industrial Design. Alex provides effective team management and creative design leadership in his group. He is a recipient of multiple awards in the field of industrial design.
Alexander V. Lopatin Sr. Mechanical Engineer
Alexander is a top-notch specialist in composite material structures with publicized work in lattice and stiffened composite shells, buckling and vibrations of composite shells and plates. He holds Ph.D in structural mechanics and mechanics of solids. He also holds Ph.D in Aeronautical Science. His education also includes post-graduate degrees from Moscow Institute of Aviation Technology and Siberian State Aerospace University. His experience includes extensive work in aviation structures design and satellites design.
Kirill Fedoseev Sr. Industrial Designer
Kirill has a post graduate degree from Moscow Technical University. He is an outstanding industrial designer and he possesses exceptional sketching and digital rendering skills. His professional contribution has helped Baren-Boym Company to become the leader in the industrial design field.
Albert V. Sarafanov Sr. Electronics Engineer
Dr. Sarafanov holds Ph.D in mathematical modeling of physical processes from Krasnoyarsk University, Russia. His area of competence includes mathematical modeling of processes in radio-electronic equipment, design and development of aerospace and aviation radio electronic devices. He has seven publications in the area of heat transfer modeling in radio electronic equipment.
Maks Krenin Sr. Design Engineer
Maks has over 30 years of experience in aerospace industry designing custom equipment. He has been with Baren-Boym Company for over 10 years and he has designed numerous medical devices, consumer products and custom capital equipment. Maks has 16 issued patents and 8 publications. He holds BSMS in Mechanical Engineering from Moscow Institute of Technology.
Kirill Puchkov Sr. Mechanical Engineer
Kirill has a post graduate degree from Moscow Aerospace University. He is solid team player with ability to work effectively as an individual and within a group.
Dmitry Lekoncev Sr. Design Engineer
Dmitry has over 7 years of experience in the fields of medical devices, consumer products, industrial equipment. He has graduated from Moscow State Technical University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design.
Andrey Ugolkov Sr. Graphics Designer
Andrey has been with the company for over 8 years. He provides expertise in graphics design, flash presentation programming. Andrey is also responsible for our website development and support.
Sergey Botvinowsky Sr Mechanical Engineer
Sergey received his post graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kiev Technical University in 1988. He has been practicing engineering in the military and defense industry. He has several patents issued for his work in the medical device industry. Sergei joined Baren-Boym Company in 2000 and he has been instrumental to the success of the multiple medical device design projects. He brings tremendous expertise in drug delivery device design and he worked on a few delivery device in our company.


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Allan Delighted With Pompey Debut
Scott Allan made his Pompey debut and his first football league appearance against Leeds earlier this week, and he loved every minute of it.
After a day's training he was thrown straight into the squad for the 0-0 draw and performed admirably.
Speaking to Pompey's official site the 20 year old said.
'I loved every minute of it and the crowd were brilliant. I thought we deserved more out of the game, we would've liked three points.'
I've already had a brief chat with Rug from Vital Pompey and he's been impressed already with Allan, so it looks like we might have a gem on our hands when he adjusts properly to the Premiership.
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Strategic Plan
Over the past several months, teams of educators, parents, community members, and other stakeholders have collaborated to create specific Action Plans addressing each of the five overarching goals from our Strategic Plan.
This fall, we will be presenting our Strategic Plan to our stakeholders. We are eager to begin the important work of implementing many of the goals we have developed in our specific action plans. The development of the Smithfield Public Schools Strategic Plan is a shining example of how our community can come together for the purpose of making it a better place to live and work.
Below you will find a link to a map of our Strategic Plan.


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Feb. 9 was retro-rock night at Lannie's Clocktower Cabaret, when the Evolution Theatre Company gathered with friends for a night of songs by Journey, The Who, Queen, ABBA, Billy Joel and more. All videos by John Moore.
Video 1: The highlights
Here are song excerpts. Performers included Bryan Bell, Seth Caikowski, Joel Adam Chavez, Rob Riney, John Sosna, Sarah Rex, Jessica Hindsley, David Nehls, Reyna Von Vett and Jalyn Courtenay Webb. Running time: 8 minutes, 25 seconds.
Video 2: "Can't Fight This Feeling"
Seth Caikowski and Joel Adam Chavez sing Journey's "Can't Fight This Feeling" – as performed in the Broadway musical "Rock of Ages." Running time: 3 minutes, 17 seconds.
Video 3: "Breach"
The evening also included the debut of a song from a new rock musical called "Breach" written by the Arvada Center's resident musical director, David Nehls. It is performed here by Sarah Rex. Running time: 3 minutes, 44 seconds.
It also was announced that Evolution will next produce the Jonathan Larson musical "Tick, Tick … Boom!" at a time and location to be determined. "Broadway Rocks" will be performed again at Lannie's on March 23 and 30.
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Communication Is Crucial to Protecting Food-Allergic Children at School
Each back-to-school season comes with nervousness for parents and students. However, parents whose children have food allergies are often more anxious than others.
"Most parents do an excellent job during the summer of isolating their children from foods they're allergic to, but when they go back to school, they lose control of what their kids are exposed to," says Michelle Freas, coordinator of medical and health services at Kunsberg School on the campus of National Jewish Health. "The key to protecting food-allergic kids at school is communication with the school."
should open a dialogue with
school administration,
teachers, and staff about their child's allergies.
"Most schools deal with this year after year and have plans in place to help food allergic children, but some don't, and each school needs to know students' medical issues," says Michelle. "Even if your child has been to the school the year before, it's important to touch base every year."
It's also important for you to communicate with your child. Remind them not to share lunches and snacks or accept food from other classmates.
"For the most part, school-aged children are able to understand their food allergies. Talk with them about foods that are safe and unsafe," says Michelle. "Make sure they know to talk to an adult immediately if they ate something that could be unsafe or is beginning to cause an allergic reaction."
In addition, make sure that schools have physician-approved medication on hand in case of an allergic reaction and that the adults at the school know how to use it.
Source: National Jewish Health, www.nationaljewish.org
This article was originally published in Coping® with Allergies & Asthma magazine, September/October 2010.


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2724 VIA MURANO #619, Clearwater, Florida 33764 - Stay here in comfort and style! All utilities, WIFI, cable,phone are included. This condo is fully furnished and completely turnkey- all linens, towels, dinnerware, glasses, silverware...everything you need to feel at home is provided.Enjoy staying in this luxurious, professionally decorated condo located on the main floor, just steps away from the pool and clubhouse. Master Suite has a flat screen TV, King Size bed, walk- in closet,ensuite bathroom with double sinks and a Roman Tub.The two guest rooms each have Queen Size beds, flat screen TV, and large closets.The interior is beautifully finished with granite counters throughout, tiled floors and crown moldings.Added bonus-The Imagination Room, located just off the living room, has a games table and is great for lounging, reading, or simply enjoying the view with a good cup of coffee or glass of wine.This unit has a great laundry room for large crowds with an HE washer, dryer, ironing board and iron. Grand Venezia at Baywatch is an Exclusive Gated Community and has every amenity you could wish for! Beyond the beautiful gates (secured 24/7) is the 9000-sq. ft. Clubhouse, gazebo bistro area, geothermal-heated swimming pool, hot tub, sauna, fitness center, tennis courts, playground, picnic areas and outdoor grills, car care center. Take an evening stroll along the lighted walkways to see the shores of Old Tampa Bay or jog down to the Grand Bellagio Marina to watch the dolphins and manatee swim by.Conveniently located with easy access to US 19.
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The following is adapted from Freedom Manifesto: Why Free Markets Are Moral And Big Government Isn't, by Steve Forbes and Elizabeth Ames
People who appreciate the achievements of entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs or Henry Ford can nonetheless have a harder time seeing creativity in finance. This has been especially true since the economic crisis.
Filmmaker Michael Moore expresses the view shared by many—and not only on the far left—that it's okay for people to be rewarded for "making things or inventing things." What he objects to is when "we reward people for making money off money and moving money around and dividing up mortgages a thousand times over, selling it to China."
Moore and others could not be more wrong.
Private equity and investment capital firms like Bain Capital are a major reason why the United States has created jobs and has grown at a faster rate than the world's other developed economies. Few realize that the venture capital industry originated in this country and remains—with the exception of the U.K.—largely a U.S. phenomenon. In the mid-2000s, before the financial crisis, the United States invested $27 billion in new and emerging companies, compared with just $10 billion in the U.K. Other countries, like Holland and France, invest far less than that—and in Italy, venture capital activity is almost nonexistent. Firms like Bain are the reason that the entrepreneurial enterprises are able to emerge and become power- houses of innovation and job and wealth creation.
Among the companies Bain has helped to grow or thrive include Staples, The Weather Channel, Brookstone, Sealy Corporation, and Burger King.
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Oxygen Concentrators For Rent
Oxygen Concentrators for Rent
- Rent to Try
- Rent for Short-term Recovery
- Rent for Travel
- Airline Travel with an FAA Approved Portable Oxygen Concentrator
- Read Portable Oxygen Concentrator Reviews
Why rent an oxygen concentrator? Oxygen Concentrators provide vital medical support for oxygen therapy patients. The concentrator purchase decision for many oxygen patients is a difficult one. Vitality Medical sells and rents home oxygen concentrators as well as portable oxygen concentrators. You can also rent to own. For the portable oxygen concentrator rentals, you can select from Continuous Flow or Pulse Dose models. Portable concentrators are also available on wheel carts or lightweight carry models. These oxygen machines are available for rent on a week-to-week basis. There are several good reasons for renting an oxygen concentrator instead of purchasing one. Below are the top three reasons for considering an oxygen concentrator rental.
Renting an oxygen concentrator allows an oxygen patient to try it out before purchasing a specific concentrator. Testing a rental concentrator under specific conditions that it will be used for when owned will help you assess its worthiness for purchase. Test it during activities that you enjoy, test it while your are resting, and of course test it while you are sleeping to see if it is adaptable to your needs. For many, an oxygen concentrator is long-term purchase decision. Selecting the right oxygen concentrator to purchase can be made easier by renting one first to test its capabilities to meet your specific needs and lifestyle.
Oxygen concentrator rentals make sense if you will only need it for a few weeks while you recover from surgery or an injury. Although there are numerous local medical supply companies that provide rental oxygen concentrators, many oxygen patients find that the high rental cost is prohibitive. Finding an online rental concentrator may be a more cost effective, particularly if your health insurance company will not cover the rental expenses.
Many oxygen patients already have a home oxygen concentrator and only need a portable oxygen concentrator for travel. Renting a portable concentrator for a vacation trip or business trip may be more cost effective for some that will only use the concentrator for a couple of weeks annually. Vitality Medical currently rents both Continuous Flow and Pulse Dose oxygen machines.
FAA Approved Portable Oxygen Concentrators
The Department of Transportation specifies "that air carriers conducting passenger service must permit someone with a disability to use an FAA-approved portable oxygen concentrator (POC) on all flights (on aircraft originally designed to have a maximum passenger capacity of more than 19 seats" (section 382.133, "Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel", effective May 13, 2009) . Generally, the airlines must accommodate oxygen therapy patients when the patients have the proper oxygen equipment for travel. Additionally, the FAA requires that you have 150% battery life for the duration of your flight. A 6 hour flight would require a minimum of 9 hours of battery life. For many concentrators, this would require bringing supplemental batteries for the trip. The FAA has approved 21 portable oxygen concentrators for airline travel. Vitality Medical currently sells all but one of these concentrators. Seven of the oxygen concentrators on the approved list can be rented from Vitality Medical. The list of 7 approved POC's that you can rent is provided below along with links to government test results.
EverFlo Q Oxygen Concentrator Rental with OPIRespironics
Starting at: $50.00
SimplyGo Portable Oxygen Concentrator Rental BundleRespironics
Starting at: $275.00
Focus Portable Oxygen Concentrator Rental BundleCAIRE
Starting at: $275.00
FreeStyle 3 Portable Oxygen Concentrator Rental BundleCAIRE
Starting at: $275.00
FreeStyle 5 Portable Oxygen Concentrator Rental BundleCAIRE
Starting at: $275.00
Eclipse 5 Portable Oxygen Concentrator RentalCAIRE$275.00
Vitality Medical offers a Inogen G3 Rental, a SimplyGo Rental, the Airsep Focus Rental, the Freestyle 5 Rental, the Freestyle 3 Rental, the Integra 10 Rental, Eclipse 3 Rental and the Everflo Q Rental Bundles.


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The timezone in Vodoley is Europe/Sofia
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- Pushevo (20.2km)
- Radanovo (20.7km)
- Byala Cherkva (20.9km)
- Arbanasi (21km)
- Gorna Oryakhovitsa (21.2km)
- section of populated place;
- a neighborhood or part of a larger town or city.
- Sergyuvets (14.2km)
- Temnisko (16.8km)
- Kaltinets (19.6km)
- Shemshevo (19.9km)
- Klimentovo (21.2km)
- Cholakovtsi (21.2km)
- second-order administrative division;
- a subdivision of a first-order administrative division.
- Obshtina Pavlikeni (18.2km)
- Obshtina Polski Trŭmbesh (18.6km)
- monastery;
- a building and grounds where a community of monks lives in seclusion.
- Preobrazhenski Manastir (16.2km)
Accommodation around Vodoley
- railroad station;
- a facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight.
- Trapezitsa (19.9km)
- spring(s);
- a place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground.
- Musinski Izvor (14.5km)
- first-order administrative division;
- a primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States.
- Oblast Veliko Tŭrnovo (13km)
- airport;
- a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- Gorna Orechovista (11.8km)
- hills;
- rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.
- Tŭrnovski Visochini (19km)
- seat of a first-order administrative division;
- seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA).
- Veliko Tŭrnovo (21.6km)
- ancient site;
- a place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located.
- Nikopolis ad Istum (7.7km)
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- Arbanasi city city o
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- Suhindol city city o
- Bjala (Oblast Ruse) city city i
- Sevlievo city city o
- Borowo city city l
- Tryavna city city o
- Bozhentsi city city o
- Gabrowo city city g
- Balkan Mountains mountain mountain k
- Elena (Stadt) city city k
- Swischtow city city h
- Geography of Bulgaria
- Zimnicea city city o
- Schipkapass landmark mountain pas
Airports close to Vodoley
Gorna oryahovitsa(GOZ), Gorna orechovica, Bulgaria (20.7km)
Plovdiv(PDV), Plovdiv, Bulgaria (164.5km)
Baneasa(BBU), Bucharest, Romania (176.7km)
Otopeni(OTP), Bucharest, Romania (185.4km)
Craiova(CRA), Craiova, Romania (210.7km)
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Stara zagora, Stara zagora, Bulgaria (111.2km)
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Mastering Paid Advertising on Facebook
Over the last few months, you may have noticed your Facebook organic reach steadily declined. Posts, pictures, hashtags, videos—you've tried them all, yet the numbers stay within the same range consistently or don't budge at all. Then one day, you notice the "Boost Post" button and everything changes.
There are differences between simply boosting a post and creating an advertisement, though both create similar effects. While you may be weary to start shelling out bucks, Facebook advertising does have its benefits and as of now, it's being adopted by millions of users and marketing companies. Facebook has a hugely diverse audience, allowing you to reach as many people as with radio or TV advertising. However, with Facebook advertising, you can target precisely to users with interests that pertain to your business and detailed demographics on a relatively low budget.
There are a few things you can do to make your Facebook advertisements stand out. Firstly, write copy as you would for a print advertisement. Make it compelling, eye-catching, and clickable. Always include a graphic of some kind whether it's hand-crafted by a graphic designer or a stock photo. Secondly, always use ads that are placed within a newsfeed. According to the Marine Software Social Index report from Q2-Q3 2013 as reported by Social Media Today, newsfeed ads attained a 44 times higher click through rate (CTR) than right hand side placed ads. As an added bonus, newsfeed ads achieve 67% lower costs per click than right hand side ads.
Always be sure to make your ads mobile-friendly, as many people scroll through Facebook almost exclusively on their smartphones. Facebook recently introduced a custom audience feature that allows you to target advertising by uploading email lists, phone number lists, Google+ circles, and more. If your email marketing is suffering, moving your email list contacts over to Facebook can be an effective strategy to recapture the attention of silent consumers.
Don't fear Facebook's advertising model. A small budget can work wonders, and as of now, Facebook isn't totally paid or pigeon-holed—you have a variety of options. In the long run, investing in social media means investing in the inevitable future of your customer base. Play around with your audience to see what strategies work best for you. If you're interested in starting the journey to effectively marketing your business with us on social media and beyond, contact us today. Be sure to connect with us, McCauley Marketing Services, on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.


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By Peter May, Globe Staff | June 15, 2004
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Can we at least all agree that if the Pistons continue to play the way they're playing, and the Lakers continue to play the way they're playing, the NBA Finals will not extend past tonight's Game 5 at the Palace? That's the easy question.
A harder query: Where would a Pistons title rate among the bigger upsets in NBA Finals history? And why is it happening?
The last non-negotiable upset in the NBA Finals came 29 years ago. That was when the underdog Golden State Warriors swept the Washington Bullets in 1975. Portland's six-game victory over the marquee 76ers of Julius Erving and George McGinnis two years later was an upset of sorts, except that by the time the NBA Finals rolled around, the Blazers were playing so well that it was not all that much of a shocker.
Assuming the Pistons don't collapse -- and we've seen no evidence that they will -- a Detroit victory in any of the next three games would constitute a significant upset. In a way, it would mirror the Trail Blazers' 1977 title because it would be viewed as a championship won by a T-E-A-M over an opponent top-heavy with studs. It would also make the Pistons the first team since 1979 to win a title without an acknowledged first-team All-Star or a top 50 all-time player.
It would, in short, be a great thing for the NBA in particular and basketball in general.
Few gave the Pistons much of a shot when the series started, despite their pleas to be taken seriously. All of us -- yours truly included -- figured the Lakers would deal with the Pistons in the same manner in which they dealt with the Rockets, Spurs, and Timberwolves. The Lakers clearly felt that way as well; after Detroit's win in Game 1, the uniform response from Los Angeles was that they lost because they had not taken the Pistons seriously. After Detroit's win Sunday night, the uniform response was something quite different.
"We haven't played well yet," said Shaquille O'Neal (and this was after he went for 36 points and 20 rebounds). "We haven't showed it yet."
There are more than a few reasons why that is the case.
Karl Malone's injury: It may not be the reason why the Lakers are on the brink, but it's a huge factor. A healthy, contributing Malone aside O'Neal gives LA a formidable inside game at both ends, especially on defense and on the glass. But with the Mailman coming down with a bad right knee at the worst possible time, the Lakers find themselves with no suitable backup. Hey, these things happen. Think Minnesota wouldn't have wanted a healthy Sam Cassell? Or Sacramento a healthy Chris Webber?
Scoring: The Pistons are averaging 88 points a game in regulation time in this series. After watching them against New Jersey and Indiana, you wondered whether they'd get 88 points against the Lakers in the entire series. What is happening? Chauncey Billups came out and said it: The Lakers' defense is not as strong as Indiana's and the Lakers are not as athletic as Indiana. The Pistons also are making shots they didn't make in previous rounds and they even are -- gasp -- running on occasion (21 fast-break points in Game 4). They scored 32 points in the fourth quarter of Game 4, which represented a half's work in the previous two series.
Scoring, Part II: The Lakers are getting nothing out of anyone not named Shaq or Kobe. That has always been a key to their success, to have someone like Derek Fisher, Devean George, Rick Fox, or even Kareem Rush to complement the Big Two. There hasn't been a single Laker other than Kobe Bryant or O'Neal to reach double figures in any of the four games, and the Pistons' defense deserves credit for that. But Kobe also is playing into their hands with ridiculous shooting (12 for 38 in the last two games). You also have to wonder what the Lakers were thinking in the second quarter Sunday night. Shaq was having his way, with 17 points in the first 18 minutes. He did not take another shot for the final six minutes of the half, as the Lakers missed eight of their next nine attempts (four by Kobe) and saw a 3-point lead turn into a 5-point deficit.
Fouls: You know the Lakers are getting desperate when Phil Jackson starts moaning about the calls. "These guys want an even shake out there on the floor," he said. "My sales job is convincing them to go out there and play a game that they get an even break on the court." The numbers don't lie. The Pistons have a huge edge in free throw attempts (132-78) and the Lakers have been called for 115 fouls over the four games compared to Detroit's 76. "They're aggressive. We're trying to be aggressive," Gary Payton said. "They are getting the calls. We are not getting the calls."
Rebounds: The absence of Malone hurts LA here, but the Pistons have been relentless, especially on the offensive glass. They're longer, younger, spryer, and healthier. The Pistons have outscored Los Angeles, 27-10, in second-chance points in the last two games while collecting 24 offensive rebounds. Even if the new possession doesn't result in a basket, it results in another opportunity. O'Neal finally emerged as a glass eater on Sunday with 20. No one else on the Lakers had more than 5 -- Bryant had none in 45 minutes -- while the Detroit starting front line had 33 rebounds. The Pistons are a plus-26 in the series.
Fate: If Detroit prevails, Larry Brown would become the first coach to win both an NCAA and an NBA championship. Detroit would have the reigning champions of both the NBA and WNBA (the Shock), and Detroit majority owner William Davidson would have a title in the NBA and NHL (he also owns the Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning).


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Indianapolis and Jacksonville both started the season 3-4, falling well short of expectations but not quite reaching panic mode.
After all, there was plenty of time to turn things around.
Only one of them did, though.
The Colts stuck together, rallied around their leaders and focused on fixing their problems. The Jaguars benched their defensive leader, shuffled lockers around, quietly pointed fingers and questioned team chemistry.
Any doubt which team got back in the postseason picture?
Indianapolis (10-4) has won seven in a row since the rough start and can clinch a playoff spot tonight against Jacksonville (5-9).
"We've been through a lot together, and we rely on those past experiences," Colts coach Tony Dungy said. "Because we've won so many games, we realize that what you did last week doesn't really have any bearing on what's going to happen next week, so we try to keep all that in perspective.
"At 3-4, we knew what the problems were. A lot of it was ourselves and our execution, and that's what we focused on more so than pointing the finger at someone or figuring out who's to blame," Dungy said.
Indianapolis' turnaround had a lot to do with winning close games. The Colts opened their current streak by winning five consecutive games by six points or less.
"They didn't start off great, but then they got on a little bit of a wave, a little bit of a roll," Jaguars quarterback David Garrard said.
The Jaguars, meanwhile, never really got going. They had numerous injuries along the offensive line, struggled early to get comfortable in defensive coordinator Gregg Williams' blitz-heavy scheme and went 3-5 in games decided by less than a touchdown.
The team was out of sync off the field, too.
Coach Jack Del Rio sent linebacker Mike Peterson home twice for insubordination in early November, fined him $10,000, benched him for a game and then relegated him to playing mostly on special teams.
Del Rio also broke up the linebacker corps by moving the lockers of Daryl Smith and Justin Durant away from Peterson's stall and openly questioned team chemistry. Running back Fred Taylor, now on injured reserve, called this the worst "team" he's ever been on in his 11-year career.
The Jaguars snapped a four-game losing streak last week against Green Bay, but the victory brought even more questions when seldom-used receiver Dennis Northcutt stepped into a starting role for the first time all season and did something Matt Jones, Jerry Porter and Reggie Williams had failed to do in the previous 13 games - catch a pass longer than 35 yards.
Northcutt was in the lineup because Jones was suspended the final three games for violating the league's substance-abuse policy and Porter was sidelined with a groin injury.
Northcutt caught five passes for 127 yards and a touchdown, the Jaguars came from behind to win 20-16 and several players indicated Northcutt should have played more all season. But the team invested first-round draft picks in Jones and Williams and guaranteed $10 million to Porter when he signed in March.
"I knew it was going to be an issue before anybody," Northcutt said. "I probably saw it before some coaches. I know this business. I knew it."
Added Garrard: "I don't design the team. I wish. It's crazy because you have a great season with (Northcutt) last year and he does great, but you know the politics of the game. That's how it is. I don't control that stuff. I just throw the ball to whoever's out there."
The Colts haven't had any similar problems. Their biggest concern has been health. Linebacker Gary Brackett will miss his third straight game since cracking a bone in his lower right leg.
Safety Bob Sanders (knee) and running back Joseph Addai (shoulder) also could be sidelined. Sanders missed the first meeting between the AFC South rivals, a game the Jaguars won 23-21 on Josh Scobee's 51-yard field goal with 4 seconds remaining.
The Colts remember it well.
"They came in averaging about 50 yards (rushing) per game and they ran for about 250," linebacker Freddy Keiaho said. "Hopefully, we can rectify it and we can get a playoff spot, so there's a lot riding on this."
The Colts also said the Jaguars talked smack throughout the game. Given the way things have unfolded since, Indy might able to get the last word in.
"They were talking trash the last game, and we're going down there with a chip on our shoulder," defensive end Raheem Brock said. "You know, they always talk, so it's going to be fun."


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900 pounds of sweet Dungeness starred last week out at the Irish Cultural Center where Supervisor Sean Elsbernd hosted his 5th Crab Fest to benefit the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center.
"Sean's generosity tonight is helping us continue our work in creating a community which protects children," enthused SFCAPC Director Katie Albright.
This beloved family-style feed was filled with 450 politicos, power brokers and civic poobahs who helped raise more than $110K in support of the center's work with abused children and programs to assist families in breaking the cycle of violence.
And you can read all those Social City deets here.
In the meantime, have a looksee at this good-time gang which definitely doesn't hide in its shell.
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text: A couple of weeks ago Google announced the ability for Android to connect with Arduino to be used as a cheap, easy-to-use hardware development platform. Google then created ADK (Android Development Kit, based on Arduino), which is not cheap -- but they gave a bunch away for free at the Maker Faire last weekend. http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/usb/adk.html and http://arduino.cc/blog/2011/05/10/google-launches-android-open-accessory-development-kit-based-on-arduino/ Since most of us are relatively clueless on how to hack Android phones, or how to connect them to Arduino to do cool things, a bunch of us are getting together next Sunday to put our collective heads together to see how to make it all work on our Android phones. It is likely that a Google employee and Android developer will be joining us to help out. When: Sunday, 5-May, 3pm Where: Noisebridge 2169 Mission St., 3rd floor What: get our Android phones to play with Arduino (including the Google ADK) Who: anyone (regardless of skill level) who cares to join in the fun Please fee free to pass this along to anyone who may be interested. Mitch. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-announce/attachments/20110530/892f92ec/attachment.html>


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Present day: Julia Hamill has made a horrifying discovery on the grounds of her new home in rural Massachusetts: a skull buried in the rocky soil - human, female, and, according to the trained eye of Boston medical examiner Maura Isles, scarred with the unmistakable marks of murder. Boston, 1830: In order to pay for his education, medical student Norris Marshall has joined the ranks of local "resurrectionists" - those who plunder graveyards and harvest the dead for sale on the black market. But when a distinguished doctor is found murdered and mutilated on university grounds, Norris finds that trafficking in the illicit cadaver trade has made him a prime suspect. With unflagging suspense and pitch-perfect period detail, The Bone Garden deftly traces the dark mystery at its heart across time and place to a finale as ingeniously conceived as it is shocking.
©2008 Tess Gerritsen (P)2014 Audible Inc.
"My very first Gerritsen!"
It was a very good listen. I think I got the who donnit immediately but even still it was good fun and all tied up very neatly at the end - very satisfactory. I shall certainly be listening to more Tess Gerritsen
"Loved every minute of it"
Loved the story didn't want to stop listening. The narrator brought the story alive. Will recommend it xx xxx xx
"The Bone Garden"
A little "soppy" and not quite what I was expecting! More like Mills & Boone.
"Disjointed and unsatisfying"
I came to The Bone Garden from enjoying Body Double and was keen to try a bit more Tess Gerritsen. Sadly, she doesn't make the transition to historical fiction well.
The constant jumping back and forth between time frames is quite irritating, especially when the link between them is so tenuous. The plot is thin for what is essentially an 1830 whodunnit, and in that context the present day passages seem like unnecessary adornments serving no real purpose.
The main problem with this title, though, is the narration. Many people have praised Lorelei King, but I found her choice of accents painfully off-putting. The male voices all sounded like a comedienne attempting to poke fun at gruff macho men. Worse still the attempts at Irish accents perpetually reminded me of Lea Thompson attempting Maggie McFly's brogue in Back To The Future. Acceptable for a two minute scene, but not an entire book.
Generally rather disappointing.
"Great Listen! Surprising twist at the end!"
The time hooping between now and 1830
Rose and Norris. King is great in performing male and female voices and accents!
The end when everything unravelled and to see how Maggie flourished
Great Book! I was looking for a listen that would grab me for a long time, this one finally did it for me!
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text: On Thu, Oct 09, 2003 at 07:56:07AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:> > On 9 Oct 2003, Andi Kleen wrote:> > > > That is exactly what the patch is doing.> > No it's not.> > What I'm asking for is a simple> > if (vma->vm_flags & VM_READ)> make_pages_readable();> > kind of thing. A couple of one-liners in the _callers_, not a horribly > ugly change way down the stack.Ok. But what is with mappings that have MAY_READ not set ?[not 100% this cannot happen]Without the changes make_pages_present didn't call get_user_pageswith the "force" argument. And changing it unconditionally wouldchange the behaviour for everybody.Also there is still the problem that it will fail early for SIGBUSthat happens for other reasons (e.g. a hardware driver not beingable to mmap everything) -Andi-To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" inthe body of a message to email@example.com majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.htmlPlease read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/


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Species survival is taking a back seat to politics across Western North America, and globally, as 2013 comes to a close. If you are a four-footed carnivore, or a horned inhabitant of Africa's plains, the short-term prospect is of great peril.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services is out to end Endangered Species Act protection for the gray wolf. An agency-led team has just proposed to lift the "threatened" status from the grizzly bear population in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem — the biggest "ursus horribilis" population in the lower 48 states.
The most-watched populations of wolves on Earth are in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park and the Toklat Valley of Alaska's Denali National Park. "Harvesting" just outside park boundaries has decimated the Lamar Canyon pack. A dent in Denali's eastern boundary has allowed trappers to kill Toklat wolves.
All news is not bad, but here is a Northwest-plus rundown on endangered species, past and present:


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