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Have you ever felt like God has called you to do something, but have felt you didn't have what was needed to accomplish this purpose? Have you ever been sidetracked in the task God set before you? Have you thought that obstacles along the way were from God?
As a parent, I give my children chores. I expect them to do be done in a certain time frame and I expect them to be done well. I sometimes will even give my sons chores to do that they don't understand (like, cleaning out the dogs water dish and then refilling it with clean water, this makes no sense to them). I admit my kids are like most children, they'd rather not have to do their chores, they will procrastinate and put the chores off as much as possible, usually some complaining and whining is involved. I always make sure that whatever tools are needed for the chores are given as well. I've also never felt the desire to go and interrupt their work or sidetrack them with something else.
You can probably see where I'm going with this – as God's children – the tasks He has given us, technically, could be seen as our 'chores'. Each child of God has a purpose, we have many chores that can be involved with this purpose. God called me to start this blog and Facebook page – I might not be able to see what God's grandmaster plan behind this is, but He knows. Honestly, sometimes I will kick my feet around in the dirt, find something else to do (anything else to do) instead of my chore, seriously – it must be a fleshy thing! We all will avoid our chores, trying to put off what we know we should do, but for some reason we just don't want to – everything else looks better, we can get ourselves busy with other stuff, trying to preoccupy our time, we can even find 'good' things to do – but if it's not the task we were given, it's still disobedience.
Sometimes obstacles happen – I can't tell you how many times I've come down with a cold, sinus infection, migraine, or injury when I was close to completing a chore. I know that all are just arsenal the enemy uses when he's trying to get me off track. The devil has a reason to keep us all away from completing our chores, he knows he loses in the end – so he's bound and determined to mess up whatever glory is waiting; he has one purpose and he will 'lie, steal and destroy' to keep us from ours.
We're not waging war against enemies of flesh and blood alone. No, this fight is against tyrants, against authorities, against supernatural powers and demon princes that slither in the darkness of this world, and against wicked spiritual armies that lurk about in heavenly places. (Ephesians 6:12 Voice)
Any purpose God has given us, He's equipped us with everything we need (including the weapons to defeat the enemy – Armor of God, Ephesians 6:10-18). So if I felt that it was God who led me to write, I can't say in the same breath that he hasn't given me anything to write about. We're talking about the God of plenty – there is no lack, no need, no anything that He can't supply.
And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19 AMP)
When my sons finish their chores, they've always said to me, "Didn't I do a good job, Mom", and I can see the bigger picture now – like a proud parent telling their children yes they are proud and yes they did do a good job – that's all I'm looking forward to hearing one day too. You see, I'm doing my chores for my Heavenly Father and one day all I hope to hear is, "Well done, good and faithful servant!", that's really all the encouragement I need.
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Yes another project using my PAZZLES machine.....love this machine I tell ya....Here is just a little project I made for my scrapnfonts.com dt. I used one of their doodlebats called DB LOVE PASTRIES and uploaded the image to my pazzles and then cut it out....the top part of the cupcake (the frosting) is actually fabric....the Pazzles will cut fabric like a pro...the envelope was made using the PLANTIN SCHOOLBOOK cricut cartridge....I trimmed it with fabric also...this little cutey will be offered in my ETSY store...
well on another note, tomorrow is the big day.....I get to meet 39 awesome ladies from the cricut message board...we are having a SWARM with our little CRICUT machines...I can hardly wait to meet them all......tfl
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9 comments:
- ஐBeatriz Jenningsஐ said...
wow! Regina! this is soooooo yuuuuuuumyy !! love it! :)
- April 18, 2008 at 11:30 AM
- DeeDee said...
OMG! I love this Regina.....so SWEET!!!! YUMMO!!!
- April 18, 2008 at 1:05 PM
- Denise... said...
This is totally adorable!
- April 18, 2008 at 2:28 PM
this could NOT be more perfect, OMGosh this is just the cuuuuutest thing!!!
hugs & love!
- April 19, 2008 at 2:53 PM
- Laura Davis said...
Beautiful!!! I love it so much:)
- April 19, 2008 at 8:59 PM
- 51jaycee said...
This is so cute Regina! JC.
- April 20, 2008 at 4:01 AM
- Sonda T said...
this is so deeeeeeeeeeelish, Regina!! Ok, girl...my b'day is coming up! ;) hugs!
- April 21, 2008 at 6:00 PM
- Danielle said...
OMG..that cupcake card has to be the cutest thing I've ever seen!!! You always seem to out-do yourself!!!
- April 23, 2008 at 7:09 PM
- Nikki said...
So pretty! Love how you use fabric!
- April 25, 2008 at 10:39 AM
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CHICAGO - April 20, 2017 - Vyaire Medical, Inc., the healthcare industry's largest pure-play "breathing" company, today announced it has acquired Ciel Medical, Inc., of San Carlos, CA., a medical device company focused on solving unmet needs of medical professionals caring for intubated patients.
Ciel Medical has developed innovative technologies that will strengthen Vyaire's strategy to offer products that can help reduce the incidence of Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia for ventilated patients. Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia costs the U.S. healthcare system billions of dollars annually and Vyaire is committed to reducing overall costs of care while improving patient outcomes.Vyaire management sees the acquisition of Ciel Medical as a step toward the company's stated goal of becoming the global leaderin the respiratory care market.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Bicycle Realtors: The Next Generation in Realty Marketing?
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Bicycle Realtors: The Future generation in Real Estate Advertising?
They're indicate. They're environment-friendly. As well as they're mosting likely to help you purchase your following home. There are a growing variety of realtors who are taking environment-friendly residence buying to the following step and also utilizing bicycles to show their clients prospective locations to hang their helmets.
If you're seeking ecologically friendly house sources, a cycling lover or perhaps simply a person that is dreading a day in a hot automobile, driving from house to home, a cycling realtor might be appropriate for you. This group of realtors are not only utilizing an environmentally friendly method of attaching you to the appropriate residence, they are likewise knowledgeable about the issues encountering the eco sensitive home purchaser. Casually biking from the home of residence could be a lot more relaxing than a strained time in the automobile, as well as it's much healthier for you, also.
In a look for bicycle realtors, you find that many of them typically aren't just into biking for the health and wellness benefits; they are worried concerning their community's environment. They could make use of an automobile in poor climate, but they think that using a bicycle when at all possible is the moral option for today's realtors. Along the method, you'll find that a real estate professional that bikes as part of his purpose is likewise mindful of the ecological impact of realty on the planet. For the individual seeking to get a home that is energy-efficient and is less of a concern for the earth to lug, a real estate agent that relies on bicycles is a great one to think about.
For biking enthusiasts that have to find a residence, the biking real estate professional would be the apparent selection – nevertheless, he or she will certainly understand exactly what to look for when you state you desire risk-free storage space for your 00 exploring bike and even a good area for your traveler bike. They'll recognize when you say that you require a good workshop with easy-in, easy-out gain access to. As well as, naturally, they'll make certain that you are notified to available houses situated near biking routes and also designated bicycle routes in the city.
For those that are not die-hard bikers, the bike real estate professional may still be an excellent choice. You would certainly be stunned at what does it cost? less demanding a house-hunt is if you invest a good part of the day leisurely cycling from one residence to the next. Even if you're determined to make use of the car to obtain about, that's all right. Simply don't be too shocked if your real estate professional gives there prior to you on two wheels!
Figuring out much more: Chris Chopik, the pedaling force behind BicycleRealtor.com is one pressure behind this project, being a both car-free realtor as well as an ecological lobbyist. The web site BicycleRealtor.com is presently taking registrations from realtors that intend to market themselves as BicycleRealtors. It is the objective of the web site to end up being a source for those that have an interest in this new type of property representative.
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The present John Ringling Bridge in Sarasota Florida was constructed a few years ago, connecting St. Armand's Circle to the mainland of Sarasota Florida, it has become a prominent landmark in the local landscape.
John Ringling Bridge
The bridge is the present reincarnation of a long line of bridges to connect St. Armand's Circle to the mainland. The first bridge was constructed by the then circus magnate John Ringling who used elephants from his circus to pull the logs used to construct the bridge.
He had visions of St. Armands becoming the play ground of the rich and famous, a popular hang out of presidents and such. As a result the streets on the circle were all named after previous presidents of the United States.
That dream didn't quite pan out the way he had envisioned it, however the circle and Longboat Key has become a favorite of the more affluent of our society. Longboat Key is known to be one of the most exquisite ten addresses in the United States and as a result it has gained a lot of notoriety. The most recent claim to fame being that George W. Bush was staying at a prominent tennis resort on the island on 9/11/2001.
St. Armand's Circle has become a shopping and dining mecca, and as a result the streets and sidewalks are normally filled with vacationers enjoying a day touring the many attractions it has to offer.
As a result of what the area has become, even though for the most part , presidents don't hang out here on a regular basis, John Ringling's dream has been fulfilled.
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Art theft is an complicated and ancient crime. When you look at the a few of the most popular cases of art thefts in history, you see thoroughly prepared operations that include art dealerships, art fakers, mobsters, ransoms, and countless dollars. Here you can read about a few of the most well-known cases of art theft in the history.
The First Theft:
The first documented case of art theft was in 1473, when two panels of altarpiece of the Last Judgment by the Dutch painter Hans Memling were taken. While the triptych was being transported by ship from the Netherlands to Florence, the ship was attacked by pirates who took it to the Gdansk cathedral in Poland. Nowadays, the piece is shown at the National Museum in Gdansk where it was recently moved from the Basilica of the Assumption.
The A Lot Of Famous Theft:
The most popular story of art theft includes one of the most well-known paintings worldwide and one of the most well-known artists in history as a suspect. In the night of August 21, 1911, the Mona Lisa was stolen out of the Louver. Not long after, Pablo Picasso was apprehended and questioned by the cops, but was released quickly.
It took about two years up until the secret was resolved by the Parisian police. It ended up that the 30 × 21 inch painting was taken by among the museum staff members by the name of Vincenzo Peruggia, who simply carried it hidden under his coat. Nevertheless, Peruggia did not work alone. The criminal activity was carefully conducted by a infamous bilker, Eduardo de Valfierno, who was sent by an art faker who planned to make copies and offer them as if they were the original painting.
While Yves Chaudron, the art faker, was hectic producing copies for the famous work of art, Mona Lisa was still concealed at Peruggias house. After two years in which Peruggia did not hear from Chaudron, he aimed to make the very best out of his stolen excellent. Eventually, Peruggia was captured by the police while aiming to offer the painting to an art dealer from Florence, Italy. The Mona Lisa was gone back to the Louver in 1913.
The Greatest Theft in the USA:
The biggest art theft in United States happened at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. On the night of March 18, 1990, a group of burglars using cops uniforms burglarized the museum and took thirteen paintings whose cumulative worth was approximated at around 300 million dollars. The burglars took two paintings and one print by Rembrandt, and works of Vermeer, Manet, Degas, Govaert Flinck, in addition to a French and a Chinese artifact.
As of yet, none of the paintings have been discovered and the case is still unsolved. Inning accordance with recent rumors, the FBI are examining the possibility that the Boston Mob along with French art dealers are linked to the criminal offense.
The Scream:
The painting by Edvard Munchs, The Scream, is most likely the most sought after painting by art burglars in history. It has actually been stolen two times and was just recently recovered. In 1994, during the Winter Season Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, The Scream was taken from an Oslo gallery by 2 thieves who broke through an open window, set off the alarm and left a note stating: thanks for the bad security.
Three months later, the holders of the painting approached the Norwegian Government with an deal: 1 million dollars ransom for Edvard Munchs The Scream. The Federal government rejected the offer, however the Norwegian authorities worked together with the British Cops and the Getty Museum to arrange a sting operation that restored the painting to where it belongs.
10 years later on, The Scream was taken once again from the Munch Museum. This time, the robbers utilized a weapon and took another of Munchs painting with them. While Museum authorities awaiting the burglars to demand ransom money, reports https://www.spokeo.com/Kurt-Criter declared that both paintings were burned to conceal proof. Eventually, the Norwegian police discovered the 2 paintings on August 31, 2006 but the realities on how they were recovered are unknowned yet.
When you look at the some of the most popular cases of art thefts in history, you see thoroughly planned operations that include art dealers, art fakers, mobsters, ransoms, and millions of dollars. The most famous story of art theft includes one of the most well-known paintings in the world and one of the most popular artists in history as a suspect. The criminal offense was thoroughly performed by a notorious con guy, Eduardo de Valfierno, who was sent out by an art faker who intended to make copies and offer them as if they were the initial painting.
Eventually, Peruggia was caught by the police while attempting to offer the painting to an art dealership from Florence, Italy. The painting by Edvard Munchs, The Scream, is most likely the most sought after painting by art burglars in history.


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Hello crew! I will not be in class Wednesday - Friday. My wife and I are going to NY. Please remember to be awesome while I am gone. Just a few things:
Monday: Sept 26
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I know that we are only in the 1st quarter, but believe it or not, high school is right around the corner. Before you know it, you'll be picking your classes. The first thing is to figure out which school you will attend. Many students already have an idea of where they would like to go, but there are many options you might not even know about. That's what today is all about. For the first 40 minutes of class, students will go down to the media center to hear a brief presentation on the many different magnet programs offered in SCPS. Please be respectful and pay attention during the presentations. Feel free to take notes on any programs of interest. Once we return to class, please complete the Opening Activity below.
Opening Activity: Use you Colonial Regions Brochure and the maps shown here to complete the questions below. Make sure to date your opening activity, write complete answers, and keep it in the blog section of your binder.
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Collateral in 2019: Part II
Evolving disruption: the near to medium term future of collateral management
Recent advances in technology are beginning to have a major impact across financial services. New technologies are coming on stream and financial institutions are becoming much more efficient at adopting them.
But while applications for new technologies and initiatives are becoming clear, the overall impact and level of disruption they will bring is far from obvious today. In
the second part of this study, we examine three key new concepts and technologies that have the potential not just to increase efficiencies and automation with the collateral environment but to revolutionise processes, participants and operations across the industry.
All-to-all collateral platforms
The first disruptive concept is all-to-all collateral platforms. The concept has been around for some time and is more commonly termed peer-to-peer. However, the more suitable term "all-to-all" is gaining currency as the concept evolves.
The idea to create a platform through which entities across the market can exchange collateral directly with each other was born out of post-crisis fears of a shortage in available collateral to post against the vast swathes of over-the-counter (OTC) positions that regulators were mandating should be cleared or margined.
At the same time, it was becoming clear the capacity of banks to act as intermediaries in the market and to warehouse the risk in trading and collateral was going to be severely impacted by the capital and leverage rules within Basel III.
Several all-to-all collateral platforms were launched to great interest in the market and, while there has been some activity on them, so far they have not lived up to the hype.
Numerous factors are holding all-to-all platforms back. The first, says J.P. Morgan's Michael Albanese, is that the problem they were designed to address, the withdrawal of banks from the market, hasn't emerged.
"Banks haven't disappeared as intermediaries as much as some might have imagined. There are still large volumes of trades in repo, securities lending, etc. that rely on banks to intermediate. Put simply, fears that banks would completely step back have not come to pass."
There are also operational issues for the buyside to take part. Firms need the expertise, staffing and technology to manage counterparty risk, credit and Know Your Customer checks. Ben Challice notes that outsourcing these activities to an agent would mitigate many of these operational concerns.
Other firms are launching similar models but with less disruptive goals seeking to provide greater mediation between banks and dealers rather than to disintermediate them entirely.
"An all-to-all market is taking shape but there is still a long way to go," says BNY Mellon's Mark Higgins.
"Positive market conditions over the past few years have perhaps reduced the urgency to look for alternatives to bank- based financing, although there remains the need to access supplementary forms of liquidity. The peer-to-peer and all-to-all platforms that have emerged in the last couple of years provide additional options and a place to find new counterparties."
He added that any relaxation of the current constraints on banks' balance sheets would further reduce the need for all-to-all markets.
Another bank executive interviewed for the study voiced concern over the longer terms implications of the success of the all- to-all market.
"Non-banks operate in an environment where they don't have to abide by the same rules as us," he says. "If a bank offers a hedge fund a 180-day margin commitment they need to go out and fund that with somebody else and there is a certain amount of balance sheet leverage capital intensity to that.
"If they don't fund it they need to hold liquidity against it and that costs them money, or they can fund it through the treasury. The peer-to-peer market is not exposed to that but the more it grows the more the regulators will realise that there is risk building.
"Basel III was not designed to shift the risk elsewhere in the system, it was designed to address the risk. If liquidity leaks into the unregulated market, risk will build up. The implications of that have not played out yet. The largest hedge funds are becoming bank-like but they are not treated like a bank in regulatory perspective."
However, despite the challenges, as the market becomes more familiar with the concept and some of the operational issues are addressed, the appeal of all-to-all platforms is likely to grow. In addition, moves to standardise the collateral environment and tag securities will play to the strengths of the all-to-all platforms.
"All-to-all is one promising solution the market is looking at to improve liquidity," says GlobalCollateral's Grimonpont.
"Some of these platforms are becoming reality and are seeing business flows. Other initiatives around securities finance are also gaining ground."
Artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotic process automation
Artificial intelligence has been a presence in collateral management for several years, driving the algorithms that run collateral optimisation programmes. However, as data becomes more centralised and the technology advances, there is significant scope for expansion.
While the increasing sophistication of collateral optimisation algorithms has been driven mainly by the ability to take-in more data points and process information faster, machine learning, where algorithms learn from the data and improve themselves, is coming to increased prominence across financial markets.
Collateral efficiency is ripe for disruption from machine learning and associated artificial intelligence technology. Martin Seagroatt, marketing director for securities finance and collateral management at Broadridge, identifies several manual processes that could be disrupted by machine learning.
Legal agreement electronification, regulatory analysis, reconciliations and disputes and client counterparty communications are all processes that currently rely on large elements of manual and human interaction.
He says that collateral pricing, optimisation, liquidity forecasting and counterparty credit risk could all be significantly enhanced using machine learning.
Initiatives are underway across the market to introduce advanced AI into operations and processes. CACEIS uses an AI platform to decide lending fees for its clients in one of the first examples of commercial use of the technology in securities financing.
Other banks have also made senior hires with AI and Robotic Process Automation (RPA) experience with a view to broadening the application of the technology across operations. "We are exploring ways to enhance highly manual, repetitive processes with RPA," says Rob Scott, head of custody, collateral and clearing at Commerzbank.
"Further advancements in RPA could, for example, enhance not only the monotony and predictability of process but also allow the expert to engage with clients much earlier on, therefore speeding up a process. That would save time, which can then be better used to understand and optimise the existing client experience."
A consolidated and accurate view of data is central to effective implementation of AI solutions adds Rob Frost, head of product development at Pirum.
"For machine learning you need the data and you need to move towards a real time, standardised data model. From there you can start to automate more processes. All the manual touchpoints today can ultimately be automated."
Distributed ledger technology and tokenisation
All-to-all platforms and machine learning represent evolutions in existing processes but distributed ledger (DLT) or blockchain technology has the potential for revolution.
A number of initiatives are already underway in the industry and could fundamentally change how collateral is processed but the trend is likely to be evolution before revolution.
DLT offers ways to increase efficiency exponentially through the creation of a single, immutable record of transactions. Already projects are under way to "tokenise" collateral so it can be processed on a blockchain, reducing settlement times and negating the requirement to move collateral.
Tokenisation effectively is the creation of a digital record of ownership. In theory, any asset with a specified value can be tokenised from a Picasso painting to a Treasury bill. So in a tokenised world, ownership of every asset can be digitally tagged according to its owner.
While this doesn't sound like a huge innovation, when this is combined with a blockchain, this record of digital ownership can be instantly and immutably transferred.
Not only does this mean that, with the correct legal framework, assets can be kept in a custody account and only the token (i.e., record of legal ownership) be transferred, the efficiency of transfer on a blockchain means that any asset can be broken up into multiple parts with different owners ascribed different percentages, potentially vastly increasing the pool of available collateral in the market and the specificity with which collateral can be allocated.
In addition, the ability to tokenise any asset means that collateral-to-collateral trades can be made directly between asset classes that previously would have been difficult if not impossible such as a collateral upgrade trade directly from gold to Gilts. It also means that baskets can be created of almost any assortment of collateral.
HQLA-x, a distributed ledger pioneer is beta-testing its platformthat will enable the tokenisation and trading of DigitalCollateral Receipts, tokenised baskets of collateral, which will trade on R3's Corda blockchain.
"There is clearly a need for interoperability in the collateral market that will enable firms to move collateral around in a cost effective and instant way," says Olly Benkert, chairman of HQLA-x.
"The industry has had an aversion to working together to achieve this, which is understandable as they compete with each other. We have come up with a way of tokenising baskets on a distributed ledger and swapping the tokens so that the collateral doesn't have to move between custodians."
The firm has created a legal framework that it says enables full legal title transfer and in March, Credit Suisse and ING conducted a test trade on the platform exchanging legal ownership of a basket of securities but without the securities moving between their respective custody accounts.
In August, Deutsche Bourse announced an investment in the firm and said it will work with it to connect Clearstream to the platform.
"What we need to be successful is for the custodians to come on board. We are not asking the banks and buyside to completely overhaul how they operate collateral management for this to work. We need the custodians to feed into our platform to maintain existing infrastructures," says Benkert.
J.P. Morgan's Challice is excited by the potential of tokenisation: "It is something we are exploring and clients like the concept.
"We see our role as the custodian/collateral manager as the translation layer between the old world infrastructure of physical settlement, custody banks, agency banks and sub-custodian networks and the new world of that digital representation," he says.
Evolving existing infrastructure
For now at the very least, DLT is expected to complement existing processes and workflows rather than overhauling the infrastructure.
Challice notes that tokenisation is not that different to the shift to pledge in many respects.
"Pledge is a different legal representation of a collateral obligation from title transfer. But a token could be fully digitised and a much more mobile representation of that," he says.
BNY's Mark Higgins also sees DLT as an evolution. "Triparty agents use the client's custody footprint to make decisions about how to manage that client's collateral, but in a DLT world do you need to hold the assets within a confined custody environment?
"If under a DLT construct assets don't need to be moved, do you need to have a custodial network and physical accounts? These are questions that will be addressed over time. Triparty collateral management will continue to exist, but will it look like it does today? Probably not."
Looking at the collateral cycle, there are clearly areas in which DLT can continue to improve efficiencies. Despite recent advantages, current settlement networks look outdated.
The industry has come a long way from the need for paper certificates for title transfer but it still takes more than 24 hours to settle. Tokenising the collateral on a blockchain could reduce that to seconds.
"Blockchain has the potential to streamline the efficiency and significantly reduce costs and duplicative reconciliation across various organisations," says Commerzbank's Rob Scott.
Others believe that progress will come without the need for blockchain solutions. "My view is that DLT is not a critical step. It is one of several possible solutions," says Albanese.
"Other solutions the industry has attempted in the past are locking down a piece of collateral in a control account and documenting legal terms that make it clear what the custodian needs to do if the collateral provider default.
"DLT has accelerated the conversation and has got some parts of the market excited but it is not a sine qua non of being able to achieve certainty of legal ownership without moving the collateral."
Grimonpont concludes: "The world is changing, however most of these initiatives are being built on the existing building blocks of the industry. Currently many of those new initiatives are being built alongside existing market infrastructures as they provide the necessary credibility and comfort."
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Our Team of Primary Care Providers in Orlando
José Molina, P.A., D.M.
Molina was inspired to pursue a medical career. He relocated to Tampa after completing his primary and high school years in Puerto Rico. Majored in Biology and Microbiology in the University of South Florida while being dually enrolled in the Hillsborough Community College Nursing program.
Molina later moved to the Dominican Republic where he completed Medical School at the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo, obtaining the degree of MD Cum Laude. In 1987, he returned to the USA and credentialed with the Federation of States Medical Boards, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Also, licensed as a Physician Assistant by the Florida Board of Medicine, he joined DNF in 2010. Today, he feels honored to serve the Orlando community.
"I strive to serve my patients with the utmost enthusiasm and professionalism in an effort to always provide the best quality of care."
Daphne Buznego, APRN
Born and raised in Habana Cuba, Buznego endured the country's medicine rationing era. She was able to closely experience what medicine can do for a person. When she was in high School, she used to sneak into the hospital with a white coat in order to see her grandfather. It was there, while playing doctor, that she developed the love for medicine. She graduated medical school in 1994 from Dr. Salvador Allende in Habana Cuba.
She had the opportunity to emigrate and she came to USA in 2003. By 2007, graduated from nursing school in Sagrado Corazon, Puerto Rico. Buznego continued her studies and graduated ARNP from Southern University in Savannah Georgia in September 2015. Today, she is currently part of the DNF family where she ambitions to continue her career and be remembered by her patients as a caring professional. She uses her knowledge of medicines to ensure the staff of Primary Care Physicians in Orlando at DNF are perfectly pairing the patients with the perfect anecdote.
Vladimir Valdés, A.P.
Valdes was born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba in 1962. He is part of fourth generation health professionals in the family and began his studies in the School of Medicine in 1982. Through his scholar years, he developed a taste for martial arts, which won him championships. This new passion allowed him to learn about alternative treatments like acupuncture.
Valdes was the only physician willing to apply such methods in conjunction with traditional medicine and was awarded for his research in Abel Santamaria Hospital. In 1988 he graduated medical school in a time where drugs were scarce in the country. This situation allowed him to practice alternative medicine.
In 1996 he relocated to the USA where he worked as a technician in pathology for a dermatology firm in Orlando, FL. Once established, he decided to re-take his passion. He received his degree in acupuncture in the state of Florida in 2011.
Today, Valdes is grateful for the opportunity of practicing medicine implementing the benefits of the acupuncture treatment. He ambitions to be remembered as a professional who treats his patients as family and used his knowledge for the benefit of everyone. He is a great addition to our team of Primary Care Providers in Orlando.
Juan J. Pineda, M.D.
Dr. Juan J. Pineda Lopez studied Medicine in Universidad De Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia and graduated from this excellent educational institution in 2005, but shortly thereafter his graduation, he did his Compulsory Social Service in Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia. Some time later, From 2008 to 2009, he studied English for academic purposes in Brisbane, Australia. Since his graduation, Dr. Pineda has accumulated an important experience as a medical provider in his country working in the public and in the private sector.
In October 2013 and during one year, Dr. Pineda did his Rotatory Internship in Hospital San Gerardo, San Juan, Puerto Rico. After that Dr. Pineda has been working as a General Practitioner in our community of Central Florida.
Adamar González, M.D.
Dr. Adamar González was born in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. She studied at the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico and her medical studies at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico. In both institutions she was awarded for her excellent qualifications and for her service to the university community as a leader and example of improvement through several medical research at Harvard University that led her to publish in several scientific journals. After completing her medical degrees, she continued her studies to become certified as an HIV specialist.
She had the opportunity to prepare other students who wanted to study careers related to health university professor of Biology, nursing and medical ethics at the renowned educational institution Ana G. Méndez in Puerto Rico. She came to Florida to serve as Regional Director for the Florida and Georgia State Correction Program where she held her executive position for 4 years.
Her vocation for community service leads her to travel through cities such as Haiti, Santo Domingo, Mexico and Spain as a missionary to provide medical services to towns where doctors do not arrive or after some catastrophic event. As a health spokesperson, Dr. Gonzalez is a founder of the Programs Health and Nutrition Comprehensive Health Revolution MD. It offers its private services in the field of nutrition for patients who wish to lose weight in a healthy way and believe that they can transform to live happier and healthier lifestyles. She is a certified health and nutrition trainer and currently publishes health articles at the Orlando Women's Magazine. She was honored with the Awards of "Distinguished Woman in the area of Health" for the newspaper "The Press" in 2016.
Nowadays she is filled with great honor to work with Dr. Norberto Fleites and his staff in his offices where she offers her medical services with great respect and dedication to the patients that make up this institution of medical services. This is for the purpose of fostering a healthier, emotionally, and spiritually healthy Hispanic community.
Miguel Yanes, APRN
Born in a small town in Ciego de Avila Cuba, without having any family working in the medical field, Yanes acquired the appreciation of medicine from the compassionate care he received every time he was brought to the clinic when he was a child; the way he saw the pediatrician and other doctors treating him or his family became an inspiration for the dream to be a medical doctor when he grew up. He studied medicine at Highest Institute of Medical Sciences of Camaguey in Cuba, graduating as MD at age 23 in 1991, then he went directly through the residency in internal medicine finishing in 1995 as an Internal Medicine specialist doctor. In 1998 he became diplomate in Healthcare management, and received the accreditation as auxiliary professor from the University of Ciego de Avila in 2005. In Cuba he worked in hospitals and primary care clinics for more than 15 years. Yanes came to USA in 2008, leaving his family in Cuba, and then he had to work hard to reunite the family at the same time he tried to scale in the healthcare field from a medical assistant job to a professional position as close as he could to his medical degree. In 2011 he initiated a new era of study through the University of Sacred Heart in Puerto Rico first, then South University in United States later, until he graduated with a master degree as ARNP, becoming a Certified Family Nurse Practitioner in 2016.
Yorlenkys Dorley Vega, APRN
Her education began in Camaguey, Cuba in medical sciences, with experience as a Medical Doctor for five years in Cuba, as a medical assistant for seven years in family medicine and five years as a registered nurse in family practice.
She then continued to obtain a Nursing degree at the Sacred Heart University of San Juan, Puerto Rico followed by a Master's of Science degree specializing as a Nurse Practitioner in Gerontology Primary Care, with skills in diagnosing, evaluating and treating acute and chronic medical conditions through physical exam and complete history taking on primary care.
She is known for achieving high levels of patient satisfactions she is focused on providing the highest quality care and always maintains a direct line of communication with her patients and the entire health-care team.
Mabel P. Rojas Vivas, MD
Born in Puerto Rico, Dr. Rojas comes with a wealth of experience in both General Medicine as well as Minor Surgery.
Qualified to provide high quality, cost-effective and comprehensive acute and chronic care combined with her high level of energy, motivation and commitment have been key to her success in the medical field.
A quick fact about Dr. Rojas is that her thesis for the doctorate degree explored practice and attitudes about menopause in women between the ages of 45-65 under the care of physicians out of the Gynecology specialization.
Ana Patricia Lorenzo, MD
Born in the Dominican Republic, graduated Cum Laude from Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo in 2006. Her training includes the Internal Medicine Program, Sepsis and Prevention of Acute Coronary Syndromes from NYU Lutheran Medical Center, affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College.
She boasts extensive research in the "Frequency of pregnant teenage patients infected with HIV" & "Geriatric falls."
Dr. Lorenzo is proudly servicing our Medical Center in the Saint Cloud area.


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1p19q codeletion
1p19q codeletion stands for the combined loss of the short arm chromosome 1 (i.e. 1p) and the long arm of chromosome 19 (i.e. 19q) and is recognized as a genetic marker predictive of therapeutic response to both chemotherapy and combined chemoradiotherapy and overall longer survival in patients with diffuse gliomas, especially those with oligodendroglial components 1,2,4.
Historically, the 1p19q codeletion was present in up to 70-85% of oligodendrogliomas and 50% of oligoastrocytomas 1,4. The recent (2016) revision to the WHO classification of CNS tumors has highlighted the importance of 1p19q codeletion by making it essential for the diagnosis of oligodendroglioma (along with the IDH mutation).
In other words:
- IDH positive + 1p19q codeletion = oligodendroglioma = better prognosis
- IDH positive + no 1p19q codeletion = diffuse astrocytoma
When the IDH is negative, it corresponds to a 'wild-type' and the tumor behaves far more aggressively, with a poor prognosis, similar to that of primary glioblastoma multiforme 3. This is discussed further in the article on IDH.
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- 1. Gadji M, Fortin D, Tsanaclis AM et-al. Is the 1p/19q deletion a diagnostic marker of oligodendrogliomas?. Cancer Genet. Cytogenet. 2009;194 (1): 12-22. doi:10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2009.05.004 - Pubmed citation
- 2. Boots-Sprenger SH, Sijben A, Rijntjes J et-al. Significance of complete 1p/19q co-deletion, IDH1 mutation and MGMT promoter methylation in gliomas: use with caution. Mod. Pathol. 2013;26 (7): 922-9. doi:10.1038/modpathol.2012.166 - Pubmed citation
- 3. Brat DJ, Verhaak RG et-al. Comprehensive, Integrative Genomic Analysis of Diffuse Lower-Grade Gliomas. N. Engl. J. Med. 2015;372 (26): 2481-98. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1402121 - Free text at pubmed - Pubmed citation
- 4. Jenkins RB, Blair H, Ballman KV et-al. A t(1;19)(q10;p10) mediates the combined deletions of 1p and 19q and predicts a better prognosis of patients with oligodendroglioma. Cancer Res. 2006;66 (20): 9852-61. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-06-1796 - Pubmed citation
- 5. Louis DN, Ohgaki H, Wiestler OD, Cavenee WK "WHO Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System. 4th Edition Revised" ISBN: 9789283244929
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- chordoid glioma of the third ventricle
low-grade diffuse astrocytoma
- fibrillary astrocytoma (no longer recognized)
- protoplasmic astrocytoma (no longer recognized)
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- pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
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- glioblastoma IDH mutant
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- glioblastoma (GBM)
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- radiation-induced gliomas
- gliomatosis cerebri (growth pattern)
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The largest democracy in the world, the Indian democracy, is airing the most closely watched election in 2014. Although competition says players are ruling UPA, opposition NDA and the yet-to-be-born 3rd front - with many stalwarts, and compulsion says coalition politics is an inescapable reality of today's politics, this election could say all will change. No wonder, coalition difficulty is pushing at least the BJP to do away with it altogether.
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Mr Modi Becoming The Next Prime Minister of India: Can He? Should He?
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British Parliament's Decision Not To Attack Syria: Wrong Timing? Wrong Decision?
With it depending on what voters think at voting time — not before not after — voting results can be different than what even experts mesmerise us with. Almost tracing that, British Parliament decided not to strike Syria following latter's alleged use of chemical weapons. While many shared the surprise of Cameron, Osborne even added the need for 'national soul-searching'. Although wrong timing can answer this surprising result, more is required to answer the rights and the wrongs of the decision
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The Syrian Problem And How To Solve It
Almost as victory after victory, while fragmenting Ottoman Empire, Europeans lessened the power of Muslims; converting Umma loyalty to nation loyalty they weakened Islam itself. Like workers of the world unite, although transcending borders Bath party almost seemed to reverse it, being lesser believers in Allah, it hit Islam more. Adding fuel to fire, the made-stable minority government was designed to make sure weakness remained static and arms sales increased for its defence. Seeing influence and cash, Russia descended from the North and China saw something good in the west.
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Monday, 22 July 2013
Jinnah's House Destroyed By Militants: Did Jinnah Fathom It Coming When He Created Pakistan?
The destruction of the house of Baba Quam (Father of the Nation) of Pakistan, M. A. Jinnah, is indeed sad but not a surprise. That's because its seed was sown in India long before Pakistan even saw the light of the day.
State of the Indian State: Scant Thinkers Two Corruptions And Three Epidemics: Solving Those and Making It a World Leader
Almost parallel to it being serially and as a matter of fact(ly) ruled by the Muslims, British, Marxists and then by globalisation, Mark Twain's favourite country, India, that according to western pundits was destined to doom after freedom through its 'polytheism' as opposed to Pakistan with its monotheism, finally came up with 'India shining'.
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Monday, 10 June 2013
Rape Epidemic: Causes, Facilitators, Types, Epidemiology and Prevention of This Modern Disease
Although we are Homo sapiens as a species, we are not homogeneous. It is often said 'Man is what he thinks'. While it is these thoughts that make men feel like raping--like the making of other thoughts--there are many factors that influences their actions.
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Trump: Nationwide Ban On Garlic And Wooden Stakes
December 6, 2016
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The Trump transition team has offered great perks to the early-on Trump loyalists. And, although not all initial Trump endorsers have had their backs scratched, reports are hinting to a new policy change per request of former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
Within the first one hundred days of this historical presidency, there is pull for President-elect Trump to ban the production and distribution of wooden stakes and garlic.
Former Mayor Giuliani has become known as one of the most outspoken Trump supporters, famously delivering an impassioned speech to the RNC and sucking vital blood from any of his political enemies.
We contacted Giuliani's office for further comment on the proposed nationwide ban, but as it was the daytime, he could not be reached.
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The Nomads, My Brothers, Go Out to Drink from the Big Dipper
Abdourahman A. Waberi
Translated by Nancy Naomi Carlson
5 x 8.5 inches, 96pp. April 2015
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Few of us have had the opportunity to visit Djibouti, the small crook of a country strategically located in the Horn of Africa, which makes The Nomads, My Brothers, Go Out to Drink from the Big Dipper all the more seductive. In his first collection of poetry, the critically acclaimed writer Abdourahman A. Waberi writes passionately about his country's landscape, drawing for us pictures of 'desert furrows of fire' and a 'yellow chameleon sky.' Waberi's poems take us to unexpected spaces—in exile, in the muezzin's call, and where morning dew is 'sucked up by the eye of the sun—black often, pink from time to time.'
Translated by Nancy Naomi Carlson, Waberi's voice is intelligent, at times ironic and always appealing. His poems strongly condemn the civil wars that have plagued East Africa and advocate tolerance and peace. In this compact volume, such ideas live side by side as a rosary for the treasures of Timbuktu, destroyed by Islamic extremists, and a poem dedicated to Edmond Jabès, the Jewish writer and poet born in Cairo.
'With Waberi, the juxtapositions—surprising, provocative, and original—form a good part of the thrill themselves.'—Words Without Borders
The French-Djiboutian novelist, poet and essayist Abdourahman A. Waberi is one of the leading francophone writers of his generation. His other books include The Land Without Shadow, Harvest of Skulls and Rifts, Roads and Rails.
Nancy Naomi Carlson is a winner of grants from the NEA, Maryland Arts Council and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County. Author of three award-winning non-translated titles, she is also the author of Stone Lyre: Poems of René Char (2010).
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By Bill Heller
Preparing a horse for his first start on turf is trickier than most people realize. Most tracks ban maidens from their grass courses, and many allow only grass stakes-nominated horses who have not made their last start against maidens or claimers to work on the turf course.
On Saturday, June 14th, 14 first-time turfers were entered at Belmont Park; one at Monmouth Park; one at Churchill Downs; nine at Delaware, eight at Philadelphia and three at Hollywood Park. On Colonial Downs' all-turf card, 35 starters were making their grass debuts. Of the 71 first-time turfers across America, only two had a workout on grass.
"I don't think it's very important," said California based Hall of Fame trainer Richard Mandella "If they like it, they like it right away. If they don't, they don't." When asked if he's ever trained any grass stars who hadn't even galloped on turf before racing on it, Mandella said, "The Tin Man. His first start ever was on grass."
Mandella paused a second. "But he had about a year and a half in Kentucky in a big paddock," Mandella laughed. "I said that as a joke, but it's something they grow up doing. It's pretty natural for them.
" It sure was for The Tin Man, whose sire, Affirmed, had never raced on turf. After overcoming two bowed tendons which required surgery when he was two years old, The Tin Man became one of America's outstanding grass horses, capturing the Clement L. Hirsch Memorial and the American Handicap twice, the San Louis Obispo Handicap, the Arlington Million, the San Marcos, and, at the age of nine, the Grade 1 Shoemaker Mile. He finished his career with 13 victories, seven seconds and two thirds from 30 starts and earnings of more than $3.6 million.
New York trainer Rick Violette, Jr., also trained a Grade 1 grass stakes winner who had never worked on it before winning a race, Man From Wicklow. "He was very disappointing on dirt," Violette said June 7th. "And, actually, he was disappointing on the grass the first few times as well. We finally put blinkers on him and he sprouted wings.
" In his first two starts on dirt in 1999, Man From Wicklow, finished fifth in an allowance race and 11th against maidens. Switched to grass, he was seventh, eleventh and eleventh (which could be thought of as a work on grass). When Violette added blinkers, the horse still didn't win, checking in fifth in a maiden race at The Meadowlands. But in his seventh lifetime start, a maiden race at Belmont Park, he finally clicked, winning by three-quarters of a length.
In the winter of 2002-2003, Man From Wicklow won the Grade 2 W.L. McKnight Handicap at Calder and the Grade 1 Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Handicap by 4 ¾ lengths, easily the best performance of his life. Not bad for a horse who finished 11th three times before breaking his maiden. "It can happen," Violette said. "Marquette, who got beat 40 lengths on the dirt, I ran him as a maiden against winners at Gulfstream and he broke his maiden.It can be a dramatic reversal of form."
Both ways. Cigar was an ordinary horse on grass and an extraordinary champion on dirt.Most trainers never get to train such stars, but all trainers have maidens and young horses. Some of them are better on grass; others on dirt. Finding out which they prefer may not happen until later in their career. In the beginning, it's easy to see how inexperienced horses perform on dirt or on a synthetic track simply by working them on it. That's an option not available to maiden grass runners unless they're stabled at training centers with turf courses.
Barclay Tagg, who is having a phenomenal spring/summer meet at Belmont Park, says most of his maiden grass winners never worked on turf first. "Absolutely, mostly all of them I had for the last 30 years I trained," he said. "Because I didn't have anywhere to work them on the grass. They don't usually let you have a grass work unless you're down at Palm Meadows Training Center (in South Florida) for the winter. Nowadays, I try to get them all a grass work down there. I don't really think you need a grass work for them, but if you can do it, fine. But at most racetracks you can't do it. They won't let you on it with a maiden.
" Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey wasn't sure whether his first-time starter Tourism would handle grass or not when she made her debut in the sixth race at Belmont Park, June 6th. The three-year-old filly is by Seeking the Gold out of the Pleasant Colony mare Resort, and she had never even galloped on grass. "This filly here, we couldn't have her on the turf at Belmont; maidens can't go on grass," he said. "So she had never been on it before. But there was a race going seven-eighths the other day, and I had another filly I wanted to run there. So I knew this race was coming up. So I said, `Well, let's go on and give it a try'. Being by Seeking the Gold, she probably should like it."
Just like all of McGaughey's young horses, Tourism had been thoroughly prepared for her debut. She showed workouts in the Daily Racing Form from mid-February through late March at Payson Park in Florida, then seven workouts at Belmont Park. McGaughey rarely works first-time starters quickly, but Tourism's final work was a sharp one, four furlongs breezing in :48 3/5, the 19th fastest of 50 horses working that morning at that distance on Belmont's main track.
Tourism loved the turf. Breaking from the rail and benefiting from an excellent ride by new Hall of Famer Edgar Prado, Tourism got through on the inside and won her debut narrowly.
If Tourism had made her debut at Saratoga, she might have had a grass work first. In New York, maidens are barred from working on grass at Belmont Park, but that's not true at Saratoga Race Course, thanks to the Oklahoma Training Track turf course. "Saratoga is a little different because of the training track," Race Secretary P.J. Campo said. "Maidens can work on it any time. On the main course, maidens are not allowed during the meet. We don't want 100 horses to go over there every week. We work Monday, Wednesday and Friday."
During the six-week Saratoga meet from July 23rd through September 1st, McGaughey will work his first-time turf maidens on grass. "At Saratoga, I will, just to see," he said. "Sometimes, a change in atmosphere helps them."
The day after Tourism scored for McGaughey, George Weaver and Keith O'Brien sent out first-time turfers in a $57,000 New York-bred maiden grass race at a mile and an eighth at Belmont. Weaver's Beyond Challenge had been beaten badly in three dirt starts. O'Brien's Imperial Way had a pair of thirds, a sixth and a fifth in four dirt starts.
Because Beyond Challenge was stabled at the Oklahoma Training Track, Weaver was able to give him a grass work, and he went four furlongs around dogs (pylons) in :50 1/5, 11th best of 16 at that distance on the grass course that morning. Imperial Way had not worked since finishing fifth in his last start. Neither excelled on grass. Beyond Challenge finished eighth and Imperial Way 10th.
Like Weaver, trainer Tom Bush is more inclined to work first-time turfers on grass at Saratoga. "Every trainer at Saratoga utilizes that option," he said. "Some horses, you like to see them on the turf before you run them."
He wanted that look at Belmont for A Zero Trap, a three-year-old New York-bred colt by Quiet American out of Gold 'n Sugar by Java Gold, who had won his debut by a neck, then finished third and fourth in three dirt starts.
Bush gave A Zero Trap a grass work at Belmont before he made his grass debut in a $49,000 non-winners of two allowance race for New York-breds at Belmont Park, June 12th. A Zero Trap breezed four furlongs around dogs in :50 4/5 on a good Belmont turf course, 15th best of 20 that day. Then Bush breezed him on dirt, and A Zero Trap went four furlongs in :49 4/5, 14th fastest of 21.
"I had nominated him to a turf stakes, probably one I won't run in, so I could work him on grass," Bush said the morning of the race. "He hits the ground pretty hard, this horse. He's kind of big and chunky, a heavy, thick kind of horse. My hope is that he can stay sounder on turf if he likes it." He didn't. The grass work didn't help. A Zero Trap finished 10th.
Regardless, Bush said, "I've actually had a few surprises recently, horses that did well on turf. Sweet Madness, who is by Freud, she fit the profile. She's kind of long and has big feet, too."
Gary Contessa, New York's leading trainer and the country's sixth leading trainer in earnings halfway through 2008, is less enthusiastic about turf works for first-time turfers. "If the turn is open on the day that I was planning to breeze them at Saratoga, I will," he said. "But I don't have to. It's not a prerequisite. The ones that I think are going to run well on the turf generally do anyway. I think horses are either naturals on it or not."
Violette voiced a similar opinion: "Sometimes, it can give you a little bit better educated opinion on whether they're going to adapt to turf or not, but it's not necessary to work them out there. I don't really know that it's an edge. I think, a lot of times, pedigree and the way they look and their running style is more important than works on the grass, because I really do think they either like it or they don't. I really think it goes to, a lot of times, just the female family. If they have some turf there, you might have a good shot they'll like it."
Racing principally in Florida and New York, Violette's horses work mostly on dirt, even those about to make their grass debut. How first-time turfers who have been racing on a synthetic course will fare in their grass debuts is still conjecture. Will they do better than first-time turfers who have raced on dirt? "Well, it seems like more grass horses like the synthetic; I'm not sure about the reverse," Violette said. "You would think it would be true." There's only one way to find out.


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It is not unusual to hear a lot of Christians profess that we are no longer under the law but we still have a fair bit of them who like to resurrect the law when it suits them.
The common argument I hear is "Jesus did not come to change the law" or "do we have to throw away the Ten Commandments?" Ironically I only ever hear this from those who try to defend tithing (getting really sick of this now). But here are the verses of scripture that records the famous saying of Jesus
17Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.18For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Mat 5
What really does the word fulfil mean? It means to complete, carry out, or realize. If for instance an architect draws up plans for a building and these plans come to fruition when the building has been completed, does he still get the builders to keep building? That would be a complete waste of time and wholly unnecessary. Since the building has been completed, builders are no longer required. The building is then passed on to its owners to do with as they please.
Since every aspect of the law has been fulfilled in Christ Jesus, are we still required to keep observing it? That would be quite silly just as silly as builders trying to build a building that has been completed.
It was imperative for Jesus to fulfil the law so that the promise of the Father could be bestowed upon those who are to be heirs of salvation. All aspects of the law were fulfilled in Him. He fulfilled the aspect of the Passover by being the sacrifice, atoned for our sins by being the lamb of atonement, fulfilled the tithes by birthing the church who are now God's tithe and became God's firstfruit through His resurrection amongst all other requirements of the law.
With this accomplished, the grace of God could be revealed to all who receive Christ Jesus and we all could now become God's sons.
And we get a completely new guide: The Holy Spirit and not the Old Testament law!
In trying to defend tithing, I usually hear some ignorant people ask if am advocating that the 10 commandments should no longer be followed. How ignorant can one be! What was Jesus answer when He was asked what the greatest commandment was? Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and strength and love your neighbour as yourself. Upon these two do all the other commandments lie.
The Holy Spirit makes it possible for us to obey these two commandments by our having the law written on the circumcised fleshy tablets of our hearts. He is the guide who shall lead us to all truth! And His presence in our lives shows that we are God's sons.
Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. John 16: 13
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Romans 8:14
As long as you recognize the role of the Holy Spirit in your life, you do not require any man-made laws to make you live right. Your church imposing a 10% giving standard should not be the reason you give. You should be able to hear the voice of the Spirit as He instructs you on what to give.
I was once told a story by a gentleman. He was invited to attend a program in another church and during the program God laid in his heart to give every single penny he had on him at the time to the visiting minister. And what made it even harder for him was that more than half of the money in his possession was not his. He obeyed the voice of the Spirit nonetheless. He approached the pastor of the church and told the pastor that God had asked him to give money to the guest preacher. And as it turns out, the church was struggling to make up the amount of the money they had wanted to give to the guest preacher and the money this gentleman handed in, made it up to the exact amount. You cannot beat God!
Some believe that this kind of approach would never produce real Christians; hence they like to introduce some moral laws to assist the Holy Spirit. This unfortunately makes the word of God of no effect in the lives of many with a lot of them unable to develop a mature relationship with God.


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Prague as a Movie Set: Famous Filming Locations in the Czech RepublicPrague — By Whitney Arana on October 16, 2009 at 9:44 am
When you visit Prague, you'll recognize the backdrop of many popular movies. Ron Perlman of Hellboy and Blade II, both of which were shot in Prague, credits the abandoned warehouses left behind by communist leaders. The fact that a castoff old factory building in Prague costs the studio significantly less than, say, a movie studio in Los Angeles, definitely contributes to the city's appeal. But Prague also offers something that can't be found anywhere else: an old-world quality kept intact by the narrow, still-cobbled streets and impeccably restored facades – a bustling Prague street can be transformed into one of eighteenth century London almost instantly.
Whether the city is playing itself or another, there are some locations that arise over and over again on screen. Perhaps the most prolific actor has been the National Museum, which has played supporting roles in various films, including From Hell, Eurotrip, Casino Royale and The Omen. The U.S. Embassy was portrayed by the National Museum in Mission: Impossible, but the role went to a different actor in the Bourne Identity, the striking Boscolo Hotel Carlo IV.
In Mission: Impossible Tom Cruise fell from Charles Bridge onto Kampa Island. Six years later, Vin Diesel sped under the bridge in a high-speed boat chase as XXX.
Strahov Monastery has made it onto the silver screen in such films as The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, From Hell and Casino Royale. The Estates Theater appears in Amadeus when Mozart conducts 'The Marriage of Figaro' in the lavish building. As a matter of fact, the background scenes of eighteenth century Vienna were actually shots of Old Town and Hradcany, the Castle District.
Prague isn't the only city in the Czech Republic that gets attention from movie studios. Les Miserables, Shanghai Knights, and The Brothers Grimm were all filmed at least partially in Kutná Hora. This Bohemian town, an UNESCO World Heritage site, is the location of the sublimely disconcerting Sedlec Ossuary or "Bone Church."
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Scheduled power suspensions in Marsalforn and Sannat
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Enemalta have advised that there will be a scheduled power suspension in Marsalforn and Sannat Gozo, on Wednesday, the 28th of August, between the hours of 8.30am and 12.00pm.
The following areas will be affected by this scheduled power suspension:
Marsalforn: TRIQ ID- DULURI, TRIQ IL- MUNGBELL, TRIQ L- ISQOF GUZEPPI PACE, TRIQ TAL- PLEJJU and TRIQ IL- WIED.
Sannat: TRIQ DUN XAND AQUILINA, TRIQ TA' CENC ,PJAZZA SANTA MARGERITA and TRIQ SANTA MARIJA.


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WEST PITTSTON -- Some people may of heard of the Hitchner Biscuit Company in West Pittston. It closed 61 years ago, but on Friday, a new chapter began in the storied career of the building on Exeter Avenue as it was officially dedicated.
A fresh coat of paint allows the Hitchner Biscuit logo to stand out on the outside of the more than 100 year old building.
The bakery and ovens and machines are long gone, but new are the 18 apartments inside the building now owned by United Neighborhood Community Development Corporation.
Boyd Hitchner is the great-grandson of the bakery's founder Joseph Hitchner. He said he's happy to see the memories of his family's company live on.
"West Pittston people have always loved this building. It's always been the bakery, not just the Hitchner building. It's nice to see the logos on the wall again and yea it makes us very proud," said Boyd Hitchner.
The construction crew kept the history alive by building a stairwell in the middle of one of the original Hitchner ovens.
The building's community room was built inside the other oven, just down the hall from Barbara Pettinato's apartment.
"I love it. It's beautiful. It's like a city apartment in a home town setting and it's beautiful. It's a handicapped apartment which is what I need," said Pettinato.
Ann Marie Allen also just moved in with her husband and daughter.
"I love it. It's great. Finding out about the history of the building. Everything here was amazing," said Allen.
United Neighborhood officials said only two of the building's 18 apartments have yet to be rented.


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From my last post, I was supposed to report on my submission outcomes and the rejection reasons…. but who likes to report rejects (which explains the more than one month delay in the post)? Anyway, as promised, here are the reasons given out of the
five six photos I submitted.
Rejected because of Noise / Artifact. Basically, means that when viewed at full size, can see a lot of coloured speckles where it shouldn't be or can see pixelating due to compression to JPEG.
Actually, I don't really see much of this in my photo, but since it was set as "do not resubmit", so I let go.
Both were rejected due to lighting / exposure problems which was fair since I basically had no properly lighting at the time (just having dinner at a dimly lit restaurant).
Photo 4
Actually this was ACCEPTED! To me honestly, this photo is pretty much the same as the previous two, so I'm not sure why it was accepted whereas the other two weren't, but I guess it all boils down to different inspectors with slightly different criteria. Nevertheless, I'm happy for anything to get accepted (haha… talk about setting a low standard for oneself) 🙂
Photo 5
My son's photo didn't make it though. I guess as a dad, I'll always end up loving his photo more than anyone else and affects my judgement.
The reason for rejection was Noise / Artifact and also Lighting / Exposure… so this one was pretty much a gone case.
Photo 6
This was also ACCEPTED.
The fact that I didn't even mention this photo in my initial post was because of two reasons. Firstly, I'm not entirely proud of it. Secondly, since it was taken from my camera phone and I deliberately used a lot of ridiculous effects from phone apps to test the system.
Why would I take and submit such a photo? That's because iStockphoto added a new category called "MobileStock" which is a collection of photos taken from mobile phones. I wanted to test what is the acceptance criteria for that collection (compared with the normal stock photos taken from DSLRs) and as expected, they accept a much lower quality. Although this is true, I can't see myself uploading a lot of such photos since from what you see above, I'm no good with phone apps effects so I better stay away from it (I've seen people's Instagram that looks way better than this).
So, the final result is only 2 out of 6 photos accepted from this round of submissions. Not too good since my average is coming down, but hope I can improve the next round.
Hope you learnt from my mistakes. 🙂


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Imperfect Beauty
Photo credit: ardelfin from morguefile.com
Banishing thoughts of imperfection
Allowed a smile to play upon her lips
For stars to dance within her eyes
And THAT made her beautiful
For Open Link Night @dVerse Poets Pub
21 comments:
Dana, I REALLY like the idea/ message behind this poem. Like the idea of forgetting about perceived imperceptions.....and seeing one's own beauty as we should!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Mary!! It's really hard to look past our flaws and see the real us, but it's so important to do so.Delete
ah. it is so hard for us at times to see our beauty...and how our imperfections play into that as well....smiles.ReplyDeleteReplies
A lot of times our imperfections are what makes us unique... and there is beauty in being unique! Thank you Brian!Delete
- AnonymousAugust 27, 2013 at 3:42 PM
Real beauty is;ReplyDelete
a) in the eye of the beholder
b) more usually internal than external
c) not defined, for me at least, by the mass-media promoted idea of perfection.
It is our imperfections that make us individual and interesting.Replies
Exactly!! You've summed it up perfectly!Delete
When we become comfortable with ourselves, we worry less about the exterior. In my opinion.ReplyDelete
I agree... and once that happens we can find peace within ourselves! Thanks Pamela!Delete
Perfect. Not a wasted word.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you very much! I appreciate you stopping by to read!!Delete
imperfections make us unique and beautiful in our own way.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yup! Exactly Truedessa!! I just wish more people would realize this!Delete
This tiny, lovely poem has a perfect message. I really love it.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you very much! I appreciate you coming by to read!Delete
in few words you expressed how finding her inner beautiful made her shine..lovelyReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you Dorianna! I believe finding peace within ourselves will make us shine!!Delete
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2013 at 12:17 AM
oh nice, i like this - it's never that we aren't beautiful, it's the doubts that we let creep in - and if only we didn't think about it we'd be fineReplyDeleteReplies
Your correct! We do think about it, unfortunately, way more than we should. It's a shame really.Delete
- AnonymousAugust 28, 2013 at 11:13 AM
Victory! The Beautiful Strength that lies withinReplyDeleteReplies
Yes!! It's a beautiful thing to except your flaws and see the real you. It allows your fears and anxieties to melt away and the true you can shine through! Thanks for coming by!Delete
Lots of truth in your poem, Dana. That always makes for a good one.ReplyDelete
To have great poets... there must be great audiences
~ Walt Whitman
Thank you for being that audience!


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The Children's Ball, hosted by the Children's Research Fund, attracted more than 1,000 guests to the Hilton Chicago on Dec. 14.
With a focus on research, this year's event included a Science Fair for Grown-ups. During the reception in the hotel's Grand Ballroom, research scientists from the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital offered short presentations about their innovative work. Participating doctors included Shekhar Mayanil, Ed Gong, Nikia Laurie, Ruchi Gupta, Adam Becker and Arun Gosain.
Themed "Bridges: From Research to Healthy Kids," the ball was co-chaired by Peter Bensinger Jr., Heidi Wagman, Kristi Stathis and Jim Malackowski. Bensinger acknowledged Lester Crown, the recipient of the Hospital's Children's Trust Award, and Ann Lurie.
Patrick Magoon, president and CEO of Lurie Children's Hospital; Dr. Mary Hendrix, president and scientific director of Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago Research Center; and Lesli Falk, Children's Research Fund chairman, presented a tribute to the researchers, who were introduced by former Bulls public-address announcer Ray Clay. The doctors ran through a line of cheerleaders waving pompoms amid swirling spotlights as their names were announced.
Three young Lurie Children's patients described how they've been helped by the hospital.
"Advances in research allow me to live a normal life even though I have sickle cell disease," said Jonathan Lovett-Jones, 11.
A live auction featured a Van Cleef & Arpels package that sold for $17,500. Later, dedicated pledges of nearly $300,000 established a record for the event.
Freelance writer Candace Jordan is involved with many local organizations, including some whose events she covers.
Click here to see photos from these events.
Visit Candid Candace's website here.


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When adding files to a digital archive, an important questions is "What file formats have we got here?" Knowing this can:
- determine the right software to open the file and view the contents
- start the conversation with the data provider about what formats are best to use for archiving
- discuss the risks on the format and define a migration pathway for preservation and/or access
- what should happen if ingested data can't be identified?
- should the curator/digital archivist be able to over-ride file identifications?
- what should happen if there is more than one possible identification for a file?
- is there a sustainable manual identification process if tools cannot identify a file?
- how to contribute to file format registries such as PRONOM
- is the digital preservation system configurable enough to resolve these questions?
[Our Rosetta system has a format library that handles these questions, as well as a user driven Format Working Group that helps resolve questions and interacts with PRONOM if there are questions, changes or new additions. - Chris]


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