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"Nothing sets a Christian so much out of the devil's reach than humility." ― Jonathan Edwards
"A man is never so proud as when striking an attitude of humility." ― C.S. Lewis
"Humility is so shy. If you begin talking about it, it leaves." ― Timothy Keller
"True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less." ― C.S. Lewis
"True humility does not know that it is humble. If it did, it would be proud from the contemplation of so fine a virtue." ― Martin Luther
"Humility is thinking more of others. Humble people are so focused on serving others, they don't think of themselves." ― Rick Warren
"The more humble and obedient to God a man is, the more wise and at peace he will be in all that he does." ― Thomas à Kempis
"Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility." ― Augustine
"Every good thing in the Christian life grows in the soil of humility. Without humility, every virtue and every grace withers. That's why Calvin said humility is first, second, and third in the Christian faith. " ― John Piper
"Humility must accompany all our actions, must be with us everywhere; for as soon as we glory in our good works they are of no further value to our advancement in virtue. " ― Augustine
"Pride makes us artificial; humility makes us real" ― Thomas Merton
"If my sinfulness appears to me to be in any way smaller or less detestable in comparison with the sins of others, I am still not recognizing my sinfulness at all. ... How can I possibly serve another person in unfeigned humility if I seriously regard his sinfulness as worse than my own?" ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"Humility makes us ready to be blessed by the God of all grace." ― Charles H. Spurgeon
A true understanding and humble estimate of oneself is the highest and most valuable of all lessons. To take no account of oneself, but always to think well and highly of others is the highest wisdom and perfection." ― Thomas à Kempis
"Humility is the mother of giants. One sees great things from the valley; only small things from the peak." ― G.K. Chesterton
"A truly Christian love, either to God or men, is a humble broken-hearted love. The desires of the saints, however earnest, are humble desires. Their hope is a humble hope; and their joy, even when it is unspeakable and full of glory, is a humble broken-hearted joy, and leaves the Christian more poor in spirit, and more like a little child, and more disposed to a universal lowliness of behaviour." ― Jonathan Edwards
"The vice I am talking of is Pride or Self-Conceit: and the virtue opposite to it, in Christian morals, is called Humility...According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride. Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere flea bites in comparison: it was through Pride that the devil became the devil: Pride leads to every other vice: it is the complete anti-God state of mind." ― C.S. Lewis
"Dependence, humility, simplicity, cooperation, and a sense of abandon are qualities greatly prized in the spiritual life, but extremely elusive for people who live in comfort." ― Philip Yancey
"True humility is a flower which will adorn any garden." ― Charles H. Spurgeon
"Humility, as we all know, is one of those virtues that is never gained by seeking it. The more we pursue it the more distant it becomes. To think we have it is sure evidence that we don't." ― Richard J. Foster
A Call to True Humility
"Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. - Jesus (Matthew 11:29)


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15 JulDay 15 - Over in the Blink of an Eye
Where did the last 15 days go? Before we knew it, it was time to say goodbye. This morning was filled with smiles, tears, hugs, exchanging phone numbers, and promises to see each other next year. I hope that happens!

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Saturday, May 30, 2015
Starving for Help
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Hi my name is April! I just want to say I'm sorry about what you're going through! I know the feeling! Back in 2013 I was working and all of a sudden my stomach started hurting and I started throwing up! About a month later I was too sick and I had to resign! I started losing weight rapidly! I went from 142 to 93 lbs in 3 months! Not being able to hold down food nor water! My kids and family was terrified! I had to go to behavior health bc the pain was so unbearable that I wanted to die! They said they had to get me off the pain meds because it slows my gi down more! Lose lose huh! I ended up getting the gastric stimulator and that didn't work at first! Eventually I started healing myself! I recognized the patterens of my flare ups which came before my periods! I figured I'd I get the drop shot I would kill 2 birds with 1 stone! I figured if I didn't have periods maybe I wouldn't have a flare up and depo makes u gain weight! 2 years later I am 146 lbs and no more pain! I take my shit faithfully! I hope u get healing and I pray for u! If no one else knows the pain I do! I know that when u have a flare up the pill don't work u have to have the meds given to u through the iv or shot! We have to be the word bc the doctors don't seem to care! I was able to draw disability and social security bc I wasn't able to work so I hope everything works out for u!ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi, Ms. April! Thank you so much for your kind words! I am so sorry about everything you went through as well -- but so glad to hear you are doing better. We have to be our own doctors and advocates sometimes, that's for sure! Please take care, and thank you very much for the prayers!Delete
I have several chronic illnesses now. I here the same story in all my support groups. If it is an invisible disability or disease then it is same everywhere, insufficient research, untrained doctors, Government's lack of priorities, pain, suffering, poor treatment in Emergency rooms, people going into debt or losing their house to fund treatments overseas that have not been approved of locally, medications with terrible side effects, disruptions to the family, loss and grief and on it goes.ReplyDelete
There are people having uncontrolled seizures from ill-defined vector-borne diseases like Lyme disease if not the exact same bacteria. People with Myalgic encephalomyelitis who cannot even lift their head off the pillow. People with chronic pain conditions who cannot even access pain medication or medical marijuana. People with gastroparesis who are either wasting away obviously or who are fat from being in a chronic state of starvation and on it goes. We all somehow thought that if we just got a proper diagnosis, were allowed the proper tests, that we would either get well or at least get treated with some dignity but it is just not happening especially for those who are unable to afford private treatment with specialists who are not associated with Government hospitals and departments and who are brave enough to prescribe off-label and treat outside the square.
Good luck to everyone in these situations who are mostly dying slowly and unable to do anything about it. We all want to bring awareness to these conditions but how many people who are made aware are there who are going to be able to do something about it. Humanity has let us down. The system has let us down and often our families have let us down. Stay strong and keep on keeping on because that is all we can do.Replies
I am afraid I have to agree. It seems to be a problem across the board for those of us with chronic illnesses. We need help. We need people who care enough to help. Where are they?Delete
I shared your blog on my google plus page and I was wondering if I had your permission to put it in my blog under lists of resources? =)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you, so much, Ms. Emily! You have permission to use, post, cite, and/or list anything you would like, anywhere you would like. Greatly appreciated! Thank you so much for everything you do for the gastroparesis community!Delete
Hi my name is Abbey I'm 34 years old have had gastroparesis now for three years.Im tired of being sick I'd really like my life back.When I was first diagnosed I knew nothing about this accept the name they gave me and told my stomach don't digest and lays in my stomach and rotts soon after that gastro shut his business.I was then put at the mercy of my medical doctor were I vomited for 2 years plus emptying my stomach I was 230 pounds within months I lost all the way to 128 pounds now.They still cant tell me how delayed I am till next month when I get to retake that eating test.Gastroparesis is no fun it's awful we need help people are starving and dieing would you want to live and have something with no cure or meds to make this better only to make you comfortable and then have side effects.Would you want to see your family or child go threw this to see something they used to could eat buy can't because it will put them in pain or make them sick?Or what about if you never know if you'll wake up the next day?Or can't eat any and your only means to get your nutrition is a feeding tube.I have mercy on which person reads this and I pray for your heart and have much compassion to help we are loosening people we are human as well and we need a cureReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you so much for sharing your story, Ms. Abbey. It does help. It helps greatly. All involved need to hear our stories. I am very sorry for all that you have gone through -- but most grateful for your help in spreading awareness. Take care!Delete
I'm sorry Melissa but I hope my story helps I love you hold you dear to my heart������ReplyDeleteReplies
Love you, too, Ms. Abbey. Thank you so much for your help!Delete


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What does January mean for a Christmas Tree?
Date: 08-Jan-16
Author: Rebecca Gredley
Holiday festivities are done and dusted, but it doesn't always mean the end for real Christmas trees. What happens to them once Santa has taken his sleigh back to the North Pole?
For a potted tree from Eco Christmas Trees, life in January means being replanted on a property in Victoria as windbreakers. Prior to this, they were sold on as hedging trees to the public.
Anna Brock founded the Melbourne based company six years ago, due to her pet peeve of seeing brown, discarded trees decorating nature strips after Christmas.
She came up with the option of providing live, potted rental trees which are delivered, picked up, and then replanted. This closed loop business model primarily takes care of the tree for its Christmas phase, which ends up being a partial amount of the trees life.
She says that the most rewarding part of the business is being able to offer up an option that makes people stop and think about what they're doing, and begin environmental conversations.
"The competition is people who have a tree, and then the people who are so used to the traditional tree, and trying to break into peoples traditions."
For a potted tree from White Star Christmas Trees, based in Brisbane and Melbourne, January is a time to hopefully be kept alive. Sisters Kate and Shelby provide tree care advice to their customers, including how to repot them and provide food and sunlight.
"People saw it and thought it was a good idea, and some would go out of their way to find something more eco-friendly," Kate said of their potted trees.
Real Christmas Trees in Brisbane offer a pickup service for their live trees, which are then mulched by the local council.
Business owner Stefan says that their potted trees have become more popular with a "substantial jump" in popularity last Christmas. He also provides advice for customers on how to look after their potted tree throughout the year.
While trees of the plastic varirety are back in storage for the year, live and potted trees are just signing up for their post Christmas duties.
To find out how to recycle a Christmas tree in your area, contact your local council, check RecyclingNearYou, download the RecycleSmart app or call Planet Ark's National Recycling Hotline on 1300 733 712.
Rebecca worked at the Daily and Sunday Telegraph before joining Planet Ark's media and PR team in 2015 till 2016.
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Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Anthony Mackie, Aislinn Derbez
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Fluticasone Propionate
Nasal Spray
Perinase® nasal spray is an aqueous suspension of microfine Fluticasone Propionate for topical administration to the nasal mucosa by means of a metering, atomizing spray pump. The active ingredient Fluticasone Propionate is a synthetic corticosteroid.Perinase® nasal spray is indicated for the management of the nasal symptoms of seasonal and perennial allergic and nonallergic rhinitis in adults and pediatric patients 4 years of age and older.
- Takes control of inflammation in moderate to severe allergic rhinitis
- Provides more nasal symptoms free day compared to antihistamines
- Effective in treating all the symptoms of allergic rhinitis
- Very low (1%) oral bioavailability ensuring no systemic side effects
- Convenient daily dose
- Drug of choice for moderate to severe allergic rhinitis
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MB2 Dental Solutions is an organization that provides dental services as a partner to affiliated dentists as well as practice owners. The organization offers associated offices a range of services to assist them to operate their practice efficiently and effectively without giving up control of patient care and the standards of care at their practice. The associated MB2 dental offices uphold 100 percent clinical autonomy. MB2 is a practice development and dental management firm that was built by dentists, to serve dentists.
Dr. Chris Villanueva is the current CEO of MB2 Dental Solutions. He is enthusiastic about upholding the integrity of the dental profession. His vast knowledge in both the dentist's and the business side of MB2 makes him the perfect leader for the organization. Dr. Villanueva enjoys mentoring and educating dentist students about their career options after graduating from the dental school.
Associate dentists can utilize the company's network of career growth, learning, and mentoring opportunities. The affiliated dentists can progress with their career as fast as their drive and skills can take them with the MB2 associate office. The dental solutions company looks forward to getting a community where all the dentists focus on what they perform best, thus providing exceptional dental care to the patients. It also looks forward to assisting its clients with the business features of their practice which will inspire them to focus more of their energy and time to satisfying their patient's needs.
Despite the fact that non-clinical tasks are time-consuming, burdensome, and confusing, MB2 Dental Solutions understands that excellent patient care and satisfaction is of vital importance to its clients. Therefore, the company has a mission to offer their clients with the appropriate guidance, knowledge, and personalized systems that will help them deal with the non-clinical tasks as well as help them in making tactical business decisions.
The dental solutions company upholds values like innovation, integrity, teamwork, and excellence. The organization is fully owned by dentists and thus it understands the daily challenges as well as needs of dentists and their patients. MB2 Dental Solutions is centered around solving problems faced by dentists so that they can embark on patients care.https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mb2-dental-solutions#/entity
In April 2017, MB2 Dental Solutions marked the end of their recruitment season and new beginnings for many aspiring dentists. The firm took in students from the Texas A&M College of Dentistry. MB2 was packed with students from Texas and the neighboring states who were seeking networking opportunities and resources to expand their career planning options after graduation. According to Dr. Chris Villanueva, the aim of recruiting the students is to introduce them to MB2 Dental, establish a firm relationship with the future doctors, and educate them about the available opportunities for them after school.
The MB2 Dental team is always privileged to connect with numerous dental students and foster a long lasting relationship with them. Most third-year and fourth-year dental students had turned up for the final recruitment event that was held at the Chelsea Corner. MB2 is centered on a principle that doctors can help each other to achieve more than working separately as dentists.


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So here's how the first visit went down!
I picked Alex up from school and drove him downtown to drop him off with the County DHS worker around 2pm. The night before, Alex and I went around the house and took pictures of his room and toys, and a picture of him with the dog to show his mom. I wrote her a short note letting her know how great he has been and how he is doing in school.
When I dropped him off I asked the DHS worker to please explain to Alex that his mom was in prison on the ride over there, he believes she is at "Sleep Away Camp".
Around 6pm DHS worker brought him back to my house. He told me that he didn't need to say anything to Alex because it was "clear where they were at" so clearly Alex understood. Needless to say Alex does not understand, he now things mom is at a "very bad school" and she should have picked a better school to go to!!!!! AHHHHH!!! I'm letting it go for now, but will probably have the conversation with him before the next visit. DHS worker said mom was very appreciative for the letter and pictures and extremely emotional. I think (hope) it was clear that he is in a good home, which I know has been an ongoing concern for his birth family. His previous kinship home would frequently tell him they would send him to a bad foster home if he didn't behave. She asked for me to get a specific lotion for him, which we have since done. You can tell he really likes putting on the lotion that his mom wants him to use and it gives him a connection to her. We really haven't had any behavior issues due to the visit. We still have a lot of faux illnesses going on, but its been that way since he came so its not related to the visit itself. No word on when another visit will take place.


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Kenneith Jones used a perfectly matched set of free-form natural, untreated stones of Blue Ridge turquoise from Nevada to create this special squash blossom necklace. Made for the person who demands fine stones and the classic styling of a squash blossom but without undue weight. This is an ideal necklace for the smaller woman looking for classic design in the appropriate relative size. The Naja is set with nine graduated stones forming the horseshoe with the tenth stone within the Naja to show this is not a maiden's necklace. Another fourteen stones are set in the blossoms which run up the sides of the necklace and are decorated by starred buttons, while the stones are wrapped with twist wire. All of this gleams with the high-polish beads and silverwork which complement this rich blue as nothing else can. You'll love the comfort of this necklace; no unnecessary heft and no stiffness--just a suppleness to the necklace that surprises.
Hallmarked with a J under crossed arrows and stamped Sterling on the back of the Naja.
Stones: 10 stones on Naja ranging from 1/4" x 1/4" to 9/16" x 5/16"; 14 stones on squash blossoms ranging from 7/16" x 3/8" to 9/16" x 3/8"
Naja: 2" top to bottom; 2" across
Sterling beads: 6 mm. diameter
Length: 23" + Naja


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The freshwater lochs, Loch Katrine and Loch Chon, are a few miles apart and are both themselves within Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park. The larger Loch Katrine is 11 miles in length and a main reservoir for the city of Glasgow. There are several small islands on the loch, with Eilean Dharag, above, at the eastern end.
The landscape photographs in this set were from a couple of mornings experimenting with neutral density filters and long exposures to achieve a desired result from the scenes: capturing the clarity of the waters, the stillness, and the atmospheric low cloud and mist.
Backed by wooded hills and rugged mountains, Loch Chon is a smaller loch, popular for fishing and for the surrounding walking and cycling opportunities. On this particular morning it was looking pretty cloudy and grey, but just as I was about to move on, the sun started break through, so I grabbed my gear.
With a little more light, the scene came alive with more vivid colours. The long exposure smoothed over the ripples on the loch surface and added some movement and interest to the low cloud. The main challenge at this point being the clouds of midges after me as breakfast.
The Trossachs refers to a region of small wooded glens and quiet lochs in the Stirlingshire area of Scotland. The area was popularised by the work of author Sir Walter Scott, including his historical novel Rob Roy, charting the exploits of the local folk hero.
Back at Loch Chon the day was continuing to improve. Moving around the loch shore provided further views of the loch setting, with brilliant blue skies and white clouds: the difference ten minutes can make in the Trossachs.
Stronachlachar pier is one end of the route for the steamship that plies Loch Katrine, with a particularly nice view from cafe if the mist does turn to rain - all that water has to come from somewhere.


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World War II left the European film industry in ruins, as only Italy's production facilities avoided devastation. The war also affected American filmmakers and audiences, leading to the production of dark, morally ambiguous and socially critical films in the film noirstyle. As a result of the House Un-American Activities Committee(HUAC) hearings, Read more
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Ella and Susan had a fabulous trip to Obidos, where they enormously enjoyed dosing out Portuguese prescriptions of a literary variety. They both even got to kiss the President of Portugal, showering him with literary love. Any of you readers out there who haven't been to Obidos yet, it's a stunningly beautiful mediaeval town with walls 30 foot high which you can walk, teetering over the top of the ever-growing number of bookshops that are taking over their grocers, wine emporiums, bus-stops and even churches. Visit if you can, and look out for the Folio festival next year. We also met our first Portuguese bibliotherapist, Cesar Manrique, who has a wonderful take on bibliotherapy unique to Lisbon. Portuguese readers, seek him out!
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Cross Country Skiing
Sugarloaf Park's 20 km of cross-country ski trails are among the most panoramic in New Brunswick.
Comments from a Canadian Champion
"I started skiing at age 4 with Les Montagnards Jackrabbit program. Since then, I x-skied at many locations across Canada and Sugarloaf Park remains one of my place of choice because of its scenic beauty, the diversity of trails and most importantly the unique trail around Prichard Lake."
Étienne Richard, training on the Dachstein glacier in Austria
Étienne Richard [Originally from Saint-Alexis-de-Matapédia. (2007-2008, Canadian Junior B Champion - 16-17 yrs.
Description of X-Ski Trails
• 20 km of a wide variety of trails
• from beginner to expert trails
• for classic or skating
• professionally groomed Two X-Ski Trails Networks
THE TERRY FOX TRAIL circumvents the base of the Magnifique Sugarloaf mountain.
• ACCESS: take a left after the main entrance of the Park (after crossing the small bridge)
• LENGTH: 4km
• STYLE : Classic and skate
• LEVEL: Beginner and intermediate
THE MONTAGNARDS TRAILS located on the Parks forest plateaus around the Magnifique Pritchard Lake (Trail #3):
• ACCESS: ± 2km driving from the main lodge to the X-Ski chalet
• LENGTH: 17.6 km
• STYLE: Classic and skate
• LEVEL: Beginner to Expert
THE X-SKI SEASON PASS is compulsory at Sugarloaf Provincial Park.
For the rates of the X-Ski Season Pass at Sugarloaf Park GO TO THE RATES SECTION.
• Sugarloaf Park TICKET OFFICE:
X-Ski in Restigouche
Put a little variety in your X-Ski. Discover the other excellent X-Ski trails available in Restigouche:
CHARLO LES AVENTURIERS X-SKI CLUB (Site Web)
SAINT-QUENTIN HUSKY CLUB (Information : T. 235- 2665 or by e-mail : Club Husky de Saint-Quentin
THE MONTAGNARDS Outdoors Club is a member of:
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DAC Collection Artist Information
Charles Joseph Hullmandel
English lithographer and draftsman
Artist ID number in the Union List of Artist Names®: ULAN 500041156.
The ULAN link above leads to a cataloging authority record at the Getty Research Institute.
Objects related to Charles Joseph Hullmandel:
|Charles Joseph Hullmandel or his workshop after Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
|Hon. Frederick Sylvester North Douglas, ca. 1820-1840
|Lithograph on Whatman paper
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IN the study of weapons, a low explosive burns, but a high explosive detonates-a very different phenomenon. An initial shock compresses a high-explosive material, heating it and causing chemical decomposition. The formation of chemical products releases enormous amounts of energy in just billionths of a second. This process sustains the shock wave, which travels at supersonic velocity. All of this happens almost instantaneously to produce a blast of rapidly expanding hot gases.
In the brief instant of a high-explosive detonation, some remarkable events take place: the shock wave produces pressure up to 500,000 times that of Earth's atmosphere, the detonation wave travels as fast as 10 kilometers per second, temperatures can soar to 5,500 kelvins, and power approaches 20 billion watts per square centimeter.
Scientists at Livermore have been studying high explosives and modeling their behavior since the Laboratory was established because high explosives are an essential ingredient in every nuclear weapon. The first high explosives used in nuclear weapons were relatively easy to model because their detonation occurred virtually instantaneously. For purposes of modeling, detonation was considered instantaneous, and experimental results matched the models very closely. But while these high explosives made the modeler's life easier, they were less safe to work with in the field because of their sensitivity to heat, impact, and other conditions.
About 20 years ago, less sensitive high explosives were developed that have significantly improved the safety and survivability of munitions, weapons, and personnel. TATB (1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene), for instance, is virtually invulnerable to significant energy release in plane crashes, fires, and explosions or to deliberate attack with small arms fire. But this extreme insensitivity has its drawbacks. Initiating a TATB detonation is not easy. Detonation is still fast but by no means instantaneous. The resulting shock wave propagates differently from that of sensitive explosives, and the molecules that detonation produces are different. Using TATB and other insensitive high explosives effectively in weapon systems has required a more sophisticated understanding of the physics and chemistry of initiation and detonation.
Randy Simpson, explosives leader of the Stockpile Stewardship Program at Livermore, is coordinating efforts by several Livermore scientists to learn more about the detonation of these slower, insensitive high explosives. Their collective goal is to be able to model the detonation process as accurately as possible.
Getting Down to Fundamentals
Adding Kinetics to the Equation
With the addition of kinetic information, Livermore's hydrodynamic codes can be tied to its thermochemical codes to fully model the underlying physics and chemistry of a high-explosive detonation. Until recently, computer capabilities were such that three-dimensional hydrodynamic modeling had to be stripped of all chemistry. Now, with ASCI, the evolving chemistry can finally be addressed.
Complex Products
To handle the products of detonation, whose composition changes over time, the team developed CHEQ (chemical equilibrium) in 1984 to continually check the composition of a detonating mixture, pick the most stable mixture, and adjust the effective intermolecular potential accordingly.
No experimental data on HF exist at the conditions occurring during detonation because it is such a difficult material to work with. There are, therefore, no data on intermolecular potentials between HF and other detonation products. In addition, there is no experimental information on potentials between nitrogen and carbon dioxide, carbon dioxide and water, and nitrogen and water at the pressures and temperatures relevant to explosive detonation. So, to establish intermolecular potentials between these detonation product species, Ree called in Livermore experts in quantum molecular dynamics Guilia Galli and Francois Gygi, who are using ASCI to perform simulations at high pressures and temperatures (Figure 3). By incorporating these potentials generated by computer into CHEQ, Ree's team will be able to produce reliable EOSs for several insensitive high explosives.
The relative leisureliness with which insensitive high explosives detonate is apparently caused in part by the slow release of energy from the carbon in them. During detonation, the free carbon coagulates into small clusters, which grow larger by diffusion. Because small carbon clusters have a larger surface area than larger clusters, a greater proportion of their energy is tied up in surface atom bonds. As the clusters agglomerate into larger and larger clusters, the fraction of energy in surface bonds decreases. Studies of carbon kinetics by Ree's team are directed at the slow diffusion kinetics of carbon clusters and the structural changes in the clusters (graphite to diamond and back to graphite).
To date, using molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations, the team has computed the melting line of diamond and the line at which diamond liquefies. They are also studying the stability of diamond and graphite clusters, energy barriers between the two cluster types versus size, and kinetics of the graphite-diamond phase change. One result of this work is a better predictive model of high-explosive performance during detonation.
Multispecies Chemical Kinetics
Larry Fried and the CHEETAH team first incorporated a flexible kinetics capability into their thermochemical code in 1997. The code is particularly useful for dealing with complicated problems in which more than one chemical species is out of equilibrium. (See S&TR, November 1997, pp. 21-23.) Kinetic-rate laws were derived by matching dozens of measured curved detonation fronts. The result was the first general-purpose kinetics capability applicable to a broad range of slowly reacting explosives.
Currently, the team is combining kinetics with sophisticated molecular equations of state. The EOSs are based on massive statistical mechanics calculations performed on the ASCI supercomputer and validated with EOS experimental data, including information on static compression and shock. Says Fried, "Our goal is to produce molecular equations of state that are accurate over the broadest range of thermodynamic conditions possible, including relatively cold states of only a few hundred kelvins. Such states have not been well modeled by traditional thermochemical codes." Fried and his coworkers have also developed a way to infer the equation of state of hydrogen fluoride and other difficult molecules from high-pressure shock experiments performed on plastics. Only recently did researchers realize that these experiments contained "keys" to the EOS of hydrogen fluoride and hydrogen chloride, materials that are difficult to study in isolation.
CHEETAH's kinetics calculations offer the most detailed picture possible of chemical compositions through the high-explosive reaction zone. Because this level of detail is difficult to include in large-scale hydrodynamic simulations, the team is producing simplified reactive flow models that incorporate reaction rates calculated with the more detailed CHEETAH. The simplified models will be used in three-dimensional hydrodynamic calculations with billions of zones.
ASCI's computers are being used to produce basic science data for CHEETAH where massive statistical calculations are required. And they will continue to become more powerful. Fried noted that in its current configuration, ASCI computers can handle much more difficult calculations than it could a year ago. This improved capability will allow the team to develop accurate models for highly charged molecules such as water and hydrogen fluoride. The team is also interested in understanding how chemical impurities in high explosives affect their detonation, safety, and aging properties. In the past, the effects of impurities on high explosives were not carefully studied. ASCI resources make it possible to study these problems in detail.
Figure 4 shows a simulation of a toluene release from TATB. At room temperature, the simulation indicates that toluene is "locked" in TATB. When heated to 500 kelvins, however, the toluene is released from the TATB lattice. These calculations help explain experiments where large quantities of toluene are released when TATB is exposed to strong sound waves.
In the future, Fried expects to link CHEETAH directly to ASCI's hydrodynamic codes. CHEETAH has been linked to smaller hydro codes, but not to massively parallel codes such as ARES and ALE3D. Fried is also considering developing a version of CHEETAH that would run exclusively on ASCI. For CHEETAH to perform Monte Carlo statistical calculations, ASCI's computing power is essential.
A Look at Initiation
We usually think that perfect things work better. But in high explosives, defects are important to their performance. In some cases, pure, homogenized high explosives do not get sufficiently hot at the shock front to react rapidly enough for detonation. Instead, porosity, impedance mismatches between explosive components, and intracrystalline defects in the high explosive, binder, and other materials are essential. They cause localized hot spots that drive the decomposition reactions (Figure 5).
According to Jack Reaugh, "These temperature spikes are visible in liquid high explosives as bubbles where ignition takes place. With solid high explosives, we know the hot spots are there, but they are not visible. So simulations are necessary to `see' the phenomenon."
If the voids are too small, heat diffuses too quickly, and the mixture will not ignite. Reaugh's challenge is to quantify what size is best, both for voids and for the particles around them, to maximize the accuracy of reactive flow models.
His work started in early 1999, and his focus initially is on modeling small parts of a detonation's initiation at the grain scale. Some of his first results are illustrated in Figure 6, which shows a block of high-explosive particles and the binder between them at three points just after initiation. As the shock front moves through the block, it compresses the mixture.
For these pictures to be meaningful, Reaugh must first develop models of all materials involved prior to ignition, that is, the EOS of the unreacted high explosive, binder, and air that fills the voids. Then he must incorporate such information as temperatures, the thermal conductivity of the unreacted materials, heat transfer, and chemical reactions that take place as initiation is occurring. Each of these processes has a model associated with it, and at the moment, not all the information needed is available. For the time being, he is making do with bare-bones models that use available data and is running his simulations on Livermore's three-dimensional hydrodynamic code ALE3D.
Unlike Ree, who is looking at the products of detonation, Reaugh is studying the front end. According to Reaugh, "The really interesting stuff goes on in the first moments after detonation." His work will give the closest look yet at how initiation occurs, how long it takes, how reactions occur, whether full reaction occurs, and so on.
His simulations are just now getting big enough that he needs to use ASCI. When they include just a few particles, a smaller computer is adequate. ASCI makes possible larger, more complex simulations that show "the really interesting stuff."
With Even Faster Computing
Key Words: Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI), CHEETAH, CHEQ, detonation, equation of state (EOS), high explosives, hydrodynamic codes, initiation, insensitive high explosives, multispecies chemical kinetics, thermochemical codes.
For further information contact Randy Simpson (925) 423-0379 (email@example.com).
Like all science done at Lawrence Livermore, modeling the details of slower, insensitive high explosive detonations requires a multidisciplinary team. Leading this work is RANDY SIMPSON (left), explosives leader of the Stockpile Stewardship Program at Livermore. Other principals include chemist LARRY FRIED (second from right), one of the primary developers of the CHEETAH code, which Fried and his colleagues are developing to accurately model the molecular equations of state of explosive materials over a broad range of thermodynamic conditions.
Physicist FRANCIS REE (right) and his team are refining the physics models in the CHEQ code to study the products of insensitive explosives as they are generated and change during detonation. Physicist JACK REAUGH (second from left) and his associates are concentrating not on the products of detonation but on the process of initiation. They are simulating the imperfections of an explosive's components during the first moments of detonation to determine how the interactions of these imperfections drive the detonation.


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"In those days…"
In direct contrast to the familiar "once upon a time" of fantasy stories, the Bible begins its discussion of giants with fact: "The Nephilim were on the earth in those days…" (Genesis 6:4 emphasis added). Though we may be hesitant to contemplate the existence of one of mythology's favorite subjects, the Bible has some important things to tell us about them. Found in ancient myths from all over the world, (North America, Greece, Rome, Bulgaria, India, etc) many cultures incorporate tales of giants into their religions and/or legends.
Giants and the Bible
The first and most important source of information we have is God's Word. It is our practice to always start with what the Bible says when studying any topic and so, even in the realm of giants, we start with what God has to say.
"The Nephilim [translated "giants" in the KJV] were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them, those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown" (Genesis 6:4 NASB)
This chart lists all the references to giants/Nephilim in the Bible.
- The Nephilim were "mighty men" of renown (Genesis 6:4)
- They were extremely tall so that the Israelites felt like "grasshoppers" (Numbers 13:33)
- There were several different tribes (Genesis 14:5)
- They were "great, numerous, and tall" (Deuteronomy 2:10)
- They were very large and strong: Og had a bed 9 cubits long and 4 cubits wide (Deut 3:11), Goliath was over 6 cubits tall and his armor and weapons were extremely heavy (1 Samuel 17:4-7)
- They were a subject of great fear (Deut. 1:28)
- Some had 6 fingers on each hand and 6 toes on each foot (1 Chronicles 20:6)
Giants of Legend and Myth
Greek Giants
Norse Giants
Native American Giants
Ancient Giants
Physical Evidence of Giants
Archeology can also give us evidence of giants:
|Giant footprints have been found in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California as well as Australia, Sweden, and Mexico.
|In South-East Turkey, several tombs were supposedly found containing giant remains. Some of the femurs were 47 inches long![8] The Mt. Blanco Fossil Museum showcases a fabricated model of one of these femurs.


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Jon Stewart tackled Russian President Vladimir Putin's New York Times op-ed Thursday night on "The Daily Show," during which he snarked about Putin's choice of publication and chided him for his diatribe against "American exceptionalism."
"First of all, New York Times? That's how you reach out to Americans? You're not familiar with BuzzFeed?" Stewart joked. "Or, I don't know, 'Duck Dynasty,' maybe?"
Putin's op-ed, which was placed with the help of the PR firm Ketchum, rankled the White House and members of Congress. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), the chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said it made him "want to vomit."
Stewart cast Putin as the "Larry David of international diplomacy" — just when relations between the U.S. and Russia seemed to be working on Syria, "you had to go to say one more thing."
But after acknowledging Putin's "reasonable" disagreements on Syria policy, he couldn't take Putin's scolding on "American exceptionalism."
"You want us to go 'Rocky IV' on your ass?" Stewart said.


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From: Carl W. Conrad (email@example.com)
Date: Sat Jun 26 1999 - 18:06:30 EDT
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nominative in any case--whether you consider it an adjective
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Find something yet d0min0z ?
the sades headsets are pretty impressive and under $30. might be able to find a logitech one but who knows
A couple of Plantronics ones are under $30... they're not bad. Although, USB headsets are better but most are over $30.
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Save Source Data + more Excel tips
Excel Weekly News from Contextures February 3, 2015
In this week's Excel news, you'll see the pros and cons of saving source data with a pivot table, and much more. Thank you for reading the Excel news, and I hope that you are enjoying the articles. If you have suggestions for future topics, please let me know.
- Debra - firstname.lastname@example.com
The 49th Superbowl (XLIX) was played on Sunday, and because it was the last one starting with "XL", I looked for some Excel functions that were related to football terms. Can you think of any others?.
Click here to see the details: Football Fun With Functions
When you create a pivot table, you have the option to save the source data with the file. There are pros and cons to turning that setting on or off, so pick the option that works best for each file.
See the details in my blog post: Save Source Data With Pivot Table
Here are a few of the Excel articles that I read recently, that you might find useful:
Here are some upcoming events, courses, recently published books, and other new items, related to Excel:
You can create a waterfall chart in Excel to show the cumulative effect of positive and negative amounts, based on a starting value. For example, show the monthly net cash flow amounts in a waterfall chart, and quickly see which months had positive and negative results.
Click here to watch the short video that show how it works: Create a Waterfall Chart.
If you've used computers for a long time, you probably had a modem in the early days, to connect to other computers over the phone lines. I found this Apple Modem 1200 in my office storage, and can still remember the noise that it made. Good thing our files were small, and websites were plain text back then, because the data transfer was very slow. And most homes just had one phone, and it could be tied up all night, if someone was downloading files.
According to the InfoWorld article that I found online, this modem cost about $500 in 1984. Yikes! Good thing I was able to deduct it as a business expense.
If you don't have the time or patience to arrange your data and create your own Waterfall chart, Excel charting guru, Jon Peltier, offers a time-saving Excel Chart Utility, which includes a Waterfall chart builder.
Just select your data, click the Waterfall Chart command on the Ribbon, set a few options, and click OK, and your waterfall chart is ready. A few columns with formulas are added in your workbook, to provide the data for the waterfall chart.
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The Rainbow Conference (aka RainbowCon) is a four-day GLBTQ multimedia conference taking place in Tampa, Florida July 16th through 19th, 2015. Our motto is to celebrate artistic diversity, and we welcome anyone who enjoys GLBTQ content in media from books to movies and beyond. Our first con was in April 2014, and after such a resounding success, we can't wait to get the party started at 2015's event, which is coming up in just another month!
RainbowCon started up in 2013 when three writers/readers of GLBTQ fiction saw an opportunity to fill the void of conventions focusing on GLBTQ content. I can't tell you how many times my co-author (S.L. Armstrong), her husband (Roger), and I have attended conventions and thought, "Aw, man! This is great 'n' all, but there's only one panel about non-het stuff!" It's incredibly common for mainstream conventions to only have one or two panels about slash fiction or perhaps gay fiction, if they have any content like that at all. What's even more depressing is how that content is usually automatically deemed "ADULTS ONLY" and shoved into a late-night slot like the proverbial ugly redheaded stepchild. But, as far as we're concerned, that ugly redheaded stepchild deserves some love, too!
Thankfully, there are exceptions to the rules like Yaoi-Con (part of Anime North up in Toronto, Canada) and smaller events like OutlantaCon, which take pride in being "those people... over there... in that room" (read: outcasts), and we salute them! Their all-inclusive approach to honoring GLBTQ themes in anime/manga and comics/games, respectively, is exactly the kind of thing that inspired us to step up and create our own con.
RainbowCon began as a GLBTQ convention centering specifically around fiction, both for readers and writers, but as we move into our second year, we've expanded our programming to be more inclusive. We're happy to announce that we're embracing all the arts. While there's still a strong core of panels and workshops available for fans of GLBTQ fiction, we've also added content for GLBTQ topics and characters in television, movies, web-comics, theatre, and fandom. There's something for everyone at RainbowCon, and we want everyone who attends to have an amazing time!
Our Guests of Honor this upcoming year are Alex Woolfson and Adam DeKraker, the writer and illustrator for The Young Protectors web-comic, which you can find online HERE (teaser below). Adam made that custom logo up above for us, and we couldn't be more thrilled to have both of them coming down to Tampa! We also have over 50 authors of GLBTQ fiction signed up to attend, so there are lots of opportunities to find others in our fiction community there! We'll have four days of amazing content, from panels to workshops to a masquerade ball and a field trip to our official charity, the Tampa Bay Big Cat Rescue.
Interested in RainbowCon? Check out our guests, attending authors, and panel content on our website and 'like' our Facebook Page or follow us on Twitter (@RainbowCon_2015) to stay up to date with out event over the coming months. Just remember, RainbowCon is for anyone and everyone, and we'd love for you to 'Walk on the Wild Side' with us in Tampa next month! There's no registration cap, so come on down!