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Gear Check: Slider Grommet Damage
If you have an Aerodyne canopy I urge you to be on the look out for this possible slider grommet damage.
This was discovered on my slider by inspection after I noticed a new small hole had developed in my slider after a jump. Looking closely at how the hole lined up nicely with a grommet at first I shook it off as material just getting stuck during deployment. Upon asking my rigger to take a closer look for good measure he looked at the plastic ring under the grommet and found it was not only cracked but easily pulled away from the grommet leaving a nice channel for a line or lines to get caught.
Needless to say I took my canopy out of service until getting the slider replaced.
The first picture shows what the cracks look like. With no pressure at all I was able to lift the plastic away from the grommet. The third picture with the line placed in the space shows how much room there is for potential bad juju. This did not happen, but easily could. The final image is the new slider and how that plastic ring should look, no gaps all the way around.
Please inspect your slider grommets for damage regularly, if you notice this damage consider it not airworthy and get it replaced!
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Jesus' question to his disciples echoes into our day and our culture: "But who do you say that I am?" Elaine Pagels is one scholar who has achieved success by responding with unusual and unorthodox answers. This Princeton University professor, a specialist in Gnosticism and Christian origins, has written "Beyond Belief: The Secret Gospel of Thomas," a book that remained for several weeks on bestseller lists when it first appeared in 2003. It's not entirely mysterious that she has broken through the ivory tower ceiling of limited sales: this book has an engaging style and thoughtful content. Most importantly for this blog, I'm intrigued by the way contemporary scholarship on Jesus reaches the wider culture.
"Beyond Belief" presents a profoundly creative and thoughtful treatment of the growth and diversity of early Christianity. Despite its scholarly rigor and engagement, it reads easily and sets forth a reasonably simple thesis: In order to maintain unity among the various Christians responding to the stories circulating about Jesus, an "orthodox" treatment of his life was formed (namely, the canon), largely based on the Gospel of John as it then interpreted the three synoptic Gospels. The process thereby intentionally excluded other key texts such as, but not limited to, The Gospel of Thomas. (The full title of Pagels book might deceive here). These other texts emphasize one's identification with God and not the orthodox identification of God with Jesus. In a word, the non-biblical texts validate other "insights or intimations of the divine" (183). Drawing from her personal experience in searching out faith, this validation of diversity is a very good idea.
Pagels decides to tell this story in a personal and lucid manner. She receives high praise for her scholarship and her sympathetic reading of history. Her command of non-canonical texts about Jesus is breathtaking as she glides effortlessly between them and manages to comment on significant themes throughout. Even when there are key antagonists to her vision for pluralism—notably Irenaeus—his creation of orthodoxy is bemoaned, but she generally does not demonize him. For example, she writes that, "although Irenaeus liked clear boundaries, he was not simply narrow-minded, and he was by no means intolerant of all difference" (133).
Perhaps the most brilliant chapter is the second, which, in some ways, represents a microcosm of the book. Pagels constructs a critical comparison between the so-called Gospel of Thomas and John's. (Using the term "gospel" for non-canonical literature conflates varying kinds of texts. Thomas, for example, has no passion narrative, which is key to the standard treatments of Jesus' life.) Pagels asserts convincingly that they are essentially brother texts—similar in relating Jesus' teachings for those who receive Jesus, but radically different ways: either calling for either a trust in one's own light (Thomas) or only in Jesus (John). Put another way—and not necessarily in Pagels' terminology—John calls on a Savior, and Thomas follows a Wise Teacher. That two fraternal texts diverge it is not uncommon. Satire exists most vehemently between brother countries—the Germans reserve their biting humor for the Swiss, the Swiss for the Austrians, and so on. In terms of religious traditions, a parallel split exists in Buddhism between representing the Buddha as an enlightened teacher or on a savior on whose grace we must rely.
Pagels decides to keep the book relatively brief in describing a complex history. It is no surprise then that brevity leads to inflating the case. The imagery of the light within human beings (to which Pagels refers in the second chapter) is not restricted to non-canonical texts. It plays a role in the canonical Gospels in Matthew 5:14, where Jesus calls his disciples "the light of the world." This saying within the fourfold Gospel, forms its own comment on John 8:12, "I am the light of the world." But the counter evidence works the other way too. Like a good lawyer, she omits the curious text from John 10, where Jesus quotes Psalm 82:6, "Does not the Scripture say, 'you are gods'?" The orthodox Gospels, reputed to suppress such ideas, have their elements of diversity too.
Pagels garners all her scholarly power to make the case for a broader reception of Jesus, one that includes other "gospels." These in turn contain interesting elements such as epinoia—creative or inventive consciousness, even imagination (164). The book works to make the contention that current Christianity would be better off with such elements. Elsewhere she has said, "I'm advocating, on some level, the inclusion of [religious texts] that were considered blasphemous. I suggest that there are ways of embracing a far wider spectrum of religious diversity within Christianity and quite beyond Christianity." Her survey, however, is actually too narrow to support this conclusion. Put another way, one of the most telling criticism of this book is that Pagels works hard first to establish that diversity of the responses to Jesus, and then centers her book on one specific church leader, Irenaeus. It leaves an internal contradiction of logic—shortly after she argues that the story of Christianity is more complex than generally told, it quickly becomes unhelpfully simple.
To be sure, the story of early Christianity is even more complex than she is able—or decides—to describe. Where, for example, is the intense early concern with the Jewish law that spills through the pages of the Gospels and Paul's letters? Why does she include Arianism in her story but leave out Donatism? On the other hand, a so-called high Christology does not simply emerge with John—or the broader Johannine literature. Consider Paul's Letter to the Philippians—or almost any of his letters—which were written as early as mid '50s or '60s. It is a tough case to make that understanding of Jesus as God is limited to John as against other non-canonical texts about Jesus.
The main criticism comes from my work in systematic and spiritual theology. Pagels' contention is false that an "image of God" theology leads to a deep appreciation for the God within. I grant that the Gospels have little of this explicit theology (though one could argue it emerges with any mention of God's creation of humankind). Nevertheless, other New Testament documents utilize the imago Christi but emphasize that human beings are to trust in Christ's power, not their own. This fact contradicts Pagels' conflating an "image of God" theology with the conclusion that God resides within. Secondly, she cites non-canonical texts that themselves contain poor creation theology. Gnostic texts contradict exactly the creation of the imago dei since the flawed god who creates imprisons human souls in this material world. How else can we reflect the image of God, or the image of Christ, except by God's creative act?
In the final section (pp. 181-185), we come to the motivation for this work. Scholars, of course, are taught never to let personal interest distort their research, and this may be a clue to the book's popularity. Has Pagels violated the scholarly prohibition, Thou Shalt Not Self-Disclose? Yes. She wants freedom to believe—or not to believe—a variety of things about Jesus. As one involved in a religious community, I see a greater diversity in "orthodoxy" than she asserts. If anything, the twenty-first century (if not the nineteenth) has diminished concerns about "heresy" in theology generally and in the congregation specifically. That she can find solace at New York City's Church of the Heavenly Rest while refusing to confess the Apostles' Creed is not exceptional. When, she closes the book with a call to "spiritual discovery" based on Jesus' words "seek, and you shall find," I was left wondering if I just read a passage from Kant's famous 1784 exposition of the command "Know thyself!" (sapere aude). Not that the Enlightenment was entirely in error; it's just that Pagels presents this freedom of belief as if it is new. And it definitely is not.
Despite these final criticisms, "Beyond Belief" offers a compelling picture of the diversity of early responses to Jesus. I for one am now lead back to my copy of The Complete Gospels and the texts of Irenaeus and Tertullian. I will even read the New Testament with new eyes, pondering how history was written and imagining—perhaps as Pagels does—alternative histories, musings on what else might have been… but not entirely disappointed by the way it turned out.


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That didn't take long did it? Now I fully understand why the Lord has been telling me for years not to vote and why He specifically warned me not to vote for Trump. Tonight Trump launched anywhere from 50-70 tomahawk missiles against Syria. Whats the problem with that you ask? Russia. What happened to working things out with Russia? What happened to working together to destroy ISIS?
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Did Trump repeal Obamacare? Nope. Is he going to cut taxes? Not anytime soon. Is he going to work on advancing America and leaving the world to its own problems? Nope.
Has he stemmed the tide of Islamic immigration into America? No. Does he talk a lot? Sure, that's what politicians do and all appearances point to Trump betraying America just like every politician before him.
So what? So it goes right back to what the Lord was saying before the election: Hillary or Trump, it does not matter. Both of them lead to the same exact place. No national repentance, and no national return to prayer and faithfulness guaranteed that Trumps "make America great again" was a lie. It does not surprise me that Trump has failed, what is surprising is how fast he failed. Is Trump really going to slow down the prophetic timeline or will he actually speed it up? He is in the process of betraying America, will he betray Israel next? Time will tell.
What is the good in all this? Trumps rapid unmasking as just another liar in chief is doing this world a favor. It goes to show every one of us that mankind and man's systems, political, religious and otherwise are doomed to failure. If peoples opinions of politicians was low before, just wait until Trumps time is up. For this very reason we, and our fathers before us have prayed:
"'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.'"
You cannot solve spiritual problems with political solutions. It took roughly 4 months or so for the world to come face to face with this reality. "Vote for change" that all these pastors pushed on people, how is that working out? America has been betrayed and the betrayal is just beginning.
Should we continue to pray for Trump? Our Lord told us to pray for all those who are in authority (that even included Obama when he was in office) that we may live peaceful and quiet lives so yes we should continue to pray for him but I hope the smelling salts are waking the Lord's people up to what putting hope and faith in this world will get them. Our hope and faith are to be in our Father in heaven and in His Son our Lord Jesus Christ.
No what? Now this makes this year 2017 much more interesting. 70 years from the Balfour declaration and 50 years from the recapture of Jerusalem puts us in an interesting prophetic window. We should be watching for our Lord's unexpected return at any moment. That is what He told us to do repeatedly. Only a foolish virgin would refuse to obey a command that clear and simple.
Keep the faith. Trump is not going to make America great again, only a praying and repenting people could do that. The good that will come from this is some will shake loose of the illusions sold by this world. Great comes from God. No God= no great. Righteousness and faithfulness, truth and a return to morality could have made America great again but Trump was never the man to do it. When our Lord arrives, things will be set straight. Until then, hold on for a bumpy ride.
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Have a safe enjoyable opening day everyone and look forward to the reports.
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My age is creeping up on me, and boy Im feeling old.
But the sky starts to lighten, once black turns to blue;
My heart beats a little faster, my energy and strength renew
Then I see the ducks in the distance, take off for their morning flight;
I no longer notice the cold, as I keep the ducks in sight.
Slowly I start to call, I see ducks look my way;
They're checkin out my decoy spread, and the safety that's on display.
They circle once, they circle twice, Then they cup their wings;
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Next up in the Nintendo booth was Yoshi's Wooly World. Kirby's Epic Yarn was such a hit that Nintendo has decided to crochet another one of its beloved IPs. Yoshi was cute before, but all done up with yarn, Yoshi is adorable. The detail in this game is amazing–you can see the little errant hairs that you get with wool and yarn strings as Yoshi wanders through his new world. It looks so good, you forget that it's on the Wii U and not one of the other next-gen consoles. The co-op play is fun, and reminiscent of the New Super Mario Bros., except here, you can accidentally turn your friend into an egg. You can't "bubble" like you could before, but if your teammate falls off-screen, they'll turn into a flying egg. There are new yarn mechanics–things with a bow can be "tongued" and unraveled to reveal secret passages or treasure. Yoshi's tongue is his most powerful weapon in this Wooly World.
E3 2014: Nintendo Continued, Atlus
By Ashley Lippert [email@example.com]
Posted June 12, 2014 in Festival Coverage, Game Reviews
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Day two involved a lot of surprises for me. Metal Gear Solid was never really a game I expected to love. I loved it so much, I ended up writing an entire piece about it. Hyrule Warriors had never really piqued my interest before, but if figured I would give it a shot–it is Zelda, after all. After my play through, I'm stoked that it's one of the few being released this year instead of next. Atlus had its own surprise in Citizens of Earth–a quirky little RPG with some great dialogue that is sure to make you smile.
Even on day two of E3, I still can't get to all of the awesomeness that Nintendo announced. Splatoon and Mario Maker are still on my list to check out so here's hoping that I can get to both on day three. I finally managed to get through the Hyrule Warriors line, and it was definitely worth the wait. Zelda and Link were the only playable characters in the demo, and it's nice to see Zelda out on the field.
The demo only took you through a few missions, but you could always make your demo last by experimenting with combos while fighting the ever-spawning moblins. The gameplay is easy to pick up–you have a different move set on each of the X and Y buttons, and you can combine them and perform some sweet combos. You also have a special attack that you can perform once you fill up your attack gauge–the attacks look amazing, and they're done in the Dynasty Warrior tradition of dramatic flair. There's something satisfying about getting 100 KOs at once as Link. The last thing I got to do was take out King Dodongo–he looks much cooler in this game than he did in Ocarina. It's the same takedown strategy–bomb in the mouth to stun him, attack like crazy once he's down. There isn't the arbitrary hit limit like bosses of old, so I took the king down in one combo. Hyrule Warriors left me wanting more in the best way possible, so it's a good thing I already have my Wii U.
The last I got to play in the Nintendo booth was Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. This was a series of mini-games that were originally featured in Super Mario 3D World and I couldn't be happier that he's getting his own game. Toad is absolutely defenseless in these games so you'll have to use strategy and timing to get him through his paces. The camera angles are a huge part of this game, as you can only see certain things from particular angles. It takes a lot of patience to move Toad around the map, but it's a great feeling when you collect everything the map has to offer and get to the star at the end. Looks like our little mini-game is all grown up.
After finishing up with Nintendo, I made my way over to the Atlus booth. Atlus has always been one of my favorite publishers. There's always some weird RPG or JRPG that they're involved in that seems weird, but Atlus and the developers make it work. One such RPG is Citizens of Earth. You play as the Vice President of the World–off to a weird start already. You've just won the election and you decide to celebrate with your family–your brother and your mother. You walk outside and see that a ton of protestors are wandering your town. They don't seem to be too happy about your recent win. Naturally, that means a battle – your family uses powerful attacks like Nag and Roughhouse to take down opponents. Everybody in town is either a recruitable friend or an enemy to defeat. Most people need some favors before they'll join your ranks, but that's to be expected. Can't get something for nothing anywhere these days. Citizens of Earth is a quirky RPG that's amusing and will make you smile in October.
Day three is going to be about finishing up Nintendo's lineup and then Indiecade! Every time I walk by that booth it looks like everybody is having a damn good time.


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I've had this blog since January '11 and posted over 1,700 photos to date. My current everyday streak is still running from July 2015, it's too late to back out now!
My second blog is more of a design workspace, where I post about projects I'm working on, photography from trips, and occasional ramblings.
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The 10 Best Exercise Songs for June 2012
Check out the most popular tunes to kick off your summer
With summer nearly upon us, there's a mess of new music bumping in a gym near you. Usher and Linkin Park each have new albums out, and Pitbull's new single is the first release off the Men in Black III soundtrack. Kelly Clarkson's "Stronger" returns to the top 10-albeit in a dark, retro remix reminiscent of the Scarface or Drive soundtrack. Lastly, this month's top 10 is rounded out by trio of collaborations wherein Maroon 5, Taylor Swift, and Cee Lo pair up with Wiz Khalifa, B.o.B., and Slaughterhouse.
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Linkin Park - Burn It Down - 111 BPM
Pitbull - Back in Time - 126 BPM
Avicii - Levels (Skrillex Remix) - 142 BPM
Slaughterhouse & Cee Lo Green - My Life - 137 BPM
Kelly Clarkson - Stronger (Hotline's Miami Vice Club Remix) - 118 BPM
Maroon 5 & Wiz Khalifa - Payphone - 110 BPM
Demi Lovato - Give Your Heart a Break - 123 BPM
B.o.B. & Taylor Swift - Both of Us - 127 BPM
Katy Perry - Part of Me (Jacques Lu Cont's Thin White Duke Remix) - 130 BPM
To find more workout songs, check out the free database at Run Hundred. You can browse by genre, tempo, and era to find the best songs to rock your workout.


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Today we started at Jameson Square and took some time to puzzle over what the park represented. Finally, we concluded that it represented Oregon! The sandy part of the park represented Eastern Oregon, while the rock wall and water gushing out of it represented the Cascades. I believe that the water that pooled up at the base of the wall represented the river, where it changed in size as the amount of water flowing into it increased or decreased to represent the changing seasons.
Then we met with Patrick Sweeney and his colleague Mark (I don't remember his last name). They gave us a lot of great information about the Pearl District and mentioned affordable housing, and that Portland has much smaller blocks than many other cities in America and that we are wasting space that we could be using for more housing (at least Mark thinks so). These are just a few of the many interesting things that we learned from Patrick and Mark. We took the Streetcar down to southern Portland where we were on Tuesday and looked more at the older buildings built in the 50's and 60's.
We stopped for lunch where we dispersed to find food. A group of us attempted to find a Subway by searching for it on google map and we set a course for ourselves. We followed it to our destination, however we were rather disappointed with what we saw: we ran into a Streetcar, which the phone thought was a Subway (in transportation terms) apparently…
Then we met with Susan Anderson who is the director of the Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. They gave us a lot of great information on how they went about making a plan and the difficult process of researching facts and then asking the public for their own opinions. They even gave us blue lunch bags with little helpful tips on how to be more sustainable and cut back on waste!
After that we were let lose to find our way home from a different part of town!


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If you are 62 or older. you can use a Reverse Mortgage to make a home purchase, and have no payments!! Today on the show, Reverse Mortgabe specialist, Jill Gromm of Alliance Reverse Mortgage, joins us. Tune in to the Real Estate Hour today for more information om this great option for our seniors community.
Plus more information about the traditional Reverse Mortgage refi which allows Seniors to age in place. This is good info for all us aging Baby Boomers, and our families.
The Real Estate Hour airs Sundays 9-10AM, PST live on KSRO 1350AM, 103.5FM and streaming live (and later podcast) at www.KSRO.com. Questions, call in numbers 707-636-1350 during the show or 707-799-3617 anytime.
Purchase a Home with a Reverse Mortgage
A HECM for Purchase is a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage that allows homeowners to purchase a new principal residence and obtain a Reverse Mortgage in a single transaction. As with a traditional Reverse Mortgage, all homeowners must be 62 years or older to qualify. (Spouse may be under 62)
The Reverse for Purchase enables senior homeowners to relocate to other geographical areas to be closer to family members, right-size home or land or maybe move closer to medical facilities.
What is a Reverse Mortgage
A Reverse Mortgage, also called a Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM), is a loan that uses your home as collateral, but instead of making payments to a lender, the lender pays you. As long as you live in the home and comply with loan terms including payment of taxes and insurance, you will never have to make a mortgage payment, in other words you will have no personal liability for the payment of the debt. Upon the sale or transfer of ownership of the property the loan will then be repaid.
A huge benefit is that your cash is distributed to suit your needs and lifestyle. The lender pays out the loan in three ways: lump sum, monthly payouts, or line of credit. As long as you have money to access, you can change your mind on how you take the money at any time. This allows the homeowner to be flexible with the money.
Other benefits include:
- The funds loaned to you are tax-free (consult your tax advisor for your specific situation)
- Your loan does not affect your Social Security or Medicare benefits
- You and your heirs will keep any remaining equity
- You can never owe more than the value of your home
- There are no application fees
- Your piece of mind is invaluable. This loan will provide you the relief you have been looking for, remember it is a loan secured by a lien on your home
- You may continue to own your home in your name or in your trust
- Increase cash flow by eliminating monthly mortgage payments
How much can I borrow?
The amount of money the borrower can receive is determined by the age of the youngest borrower, interest rates, appraised value, sale price and the maximum lending limit. It will be specific to your situation. We offer a no obligation assessment. Contact us to discuss.
What types of homes are eligible to be collateral?
Most single-family homes, two-to-four unit owner-occupied dwellings and approved condominiums and manufactured homes are eligible for a reverse mortgage loan. The home must meet FHA minimum property standards.
Am I eligible to take out a Reverse Mortgage?
To be eligible the FHA requires all borrowers on title to be 62 years or older. Borrowers must also meet financial eligibility criteria as established by HUD. If there is an existing mortgage on the home, it must be paid off with the proceeds from the reverse mortgage loan.
What happens if I want my home to be a part of my inheritance?
When the reverse mortgage loan does become due, the borrower's heirs and/or estate may choose to repay the reverse mortgage loan and keep the home. Or, they can put the home up for sale in order to repay the loan. If the home sells for more than the balance of the reverse mortgage loan, the remaining home equity passes to the heirs.
If the home sells for less than the owed balance, the estate is not required to pay more than the value of the home at the time the loan is repaid.
A reverse mortgage loan is "non-recourse", meaning that if you sell the home to repay the loan, you or your heirs will never owe more than the loan balance or the value of the property, whichever is less; and no assets other than the home must be used to repay the debt.
What monthly payments will I have?
You will not have mortgage loan payments, but still need to continue paying property taxes, insurance and HOA dues if any while maintaining the home according to FHA guidelines.
What can I use the money from the Reverse Mortgage loan for?
Reverse mortgage loans are commonly used to pay for home renovations, medical and daily living expenses. Homeowners who have an existing mortgage must use the reverse mortgage loan to pay off their existing mortgage. Ultimately, you can usually use it for anything you need.
Jill Gromm
VP/Senior Loan Agent
Alliance Reverse Mortgage
3033 Cleveland Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 535-2926


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- Research Article
- Open Access
An Efficient Objective Intelligibility Measure for Frequency Domain Scramblers
- AMCR Borzino1Email author,
- JA ApolinárioJr.1Email author and
- DG da Silva2
EURASIP Journal on Information Security20082007:032028
© A. M. C. R. Borzino et al. 2007
- Received: 17 August 2007
- Accepted: 3 December 2007
- Published: 24 January 2008
An objective performance measure is proposed to evaluate the intelligibility of a speech signal having its frequency subbands permuted. The proposed tool can be used to generate efficient keys for frequency domain scramblers as well as to assess the results of cryptanalysis.
- Frequency Domain
- Speech Signal
- Objective Performance
- Data Security
- Intelligibility Measure
Authors' Affiliations
Department of Electrical Engineering, Military Institute of Engineering (IME), Praça General Tibúrcio 80, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22290-270, Brazil
Center for Telecommunications Studies (CETUC), Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rua Marquês de São Vicente 225, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22453-900, Brazil
- Jayant NS: On the effective number of keys in a voice, privacy system based on permutation scrambling. AT&T Technical Journal 1987, 66(1):192-196.View ArticleGoogle Scholar
- Sridharan S, Dawson E, Goldburg B: Fast Fourier transform based speech encryption system. IEE Proceedings I 1991, 138(3):215-223.Google Scholar
- Beker HJ, Piper FC: Secure Speech Communications. Academic Press, Boston, Mass, USA; 1985.Google Scholar
- Klatt D: Prediction of perceived phonetic distance from critical-band spectra: a first step. Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech ,and Signal Processing (ICASSP '82), May 1982, Paris, France 7: 1278-1281.View ArticleGoogle Scholar
© A. M. C. R. Borzino et al. 2007
This article is published under license to BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.


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Peep The New Video From A$AP Ferg Featuring Almost Everybody [NSFW , VIDEO]
Another affiliate of the A$AP camp has dropped a new single and video for "Work". He recruited some of the hot up and coming artist from the ATL to the West Coast to come and grace the remix. A$AP Ferg is making a name for himself and the video is evident that he will be around to stay!
A$AP Ferg "Work":
This is a funky track and seeing all of these different personalities takes me back in the day when hip hop was fun. Although I am sure the artist battle in their own way, it's still something that everyone can get into and have a great time doing it.


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Sometimes the film maker needs to be let out in the yard. None of these clips are anything special. They are experiments and play. Trying things out, making mistakes and learning.
I like to do yoga at the Relaxation Centre. The billboard above the building created some nice juxtaposed comedy.
Below is an experimental project with a music composer. He wrote 5 seconds of music, which I animated and added 5 seconds of silent animation. The composer responded to that animation with the music and added another 5 seconds of music. And so the work evolves.
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Plaintiffs Can Use the Court System to Sue Oil Companies Contributing to Damage through Hydraulic Fracturing ("Fracking")
by Tyler Bridegan, Staff Contributor
A recent Oklahoma Supreme Court order has signaled a new, common sense approach to liability arising from man-made earthquakes. Over the past few years, a dramatic increase in the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma is widely believed to be attributable to the fracking activities by oil companies and their subsequent use of wastewater disposal wells. Significant political and legal barriers, such as the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC), have prevented any personal injury lawsuits from being brought against oil companies utilizing hydraulic fracturing. The Oklahoma Supreme Court recently reversed a previously granted motion to dismiss a personal injury lawsuit in which a woman sought damages after an earthquake caused her chimney to crumble and debris to land on her legs, causing her severe injury.[1] This case is the first to survive a motion to dismiss in the state of Oklahoma.
Increased Earthquakes and Subsequent Damages
It is well established that since 2009, the earthquake rate in the central United States dramatically increased.[2] Within this increase was the largest earthquake ever recorded in Oklahoma, which occurred in November 2011 near Prague, Oklahoma.[3] This earthquake registered a 5.6-magnitude.[4] The earthquake destroyed 6 houses, 20 homes sustained major damage (averaging $80,000 per home for repairs), and 38 homes had minor damage (estimated repair costs of $13,000 per home).[5]
After the earthquake in Prague, the past few years (2013–2015) have seen a continuous increase in the rates of earthquakes, thus raising concerns for potential hazard to local communities and energy-industry infrastructure in central Oklahoma.[6] In 2013, Oklahoma experienced 109 magnitude 3+ earthquakes and five times that amount in 2014.[7] The current average rate of earthquakes is approximately 600 times historical averages and earthquake activity continues to accelerate in 2015.[8] Notably, although there have been increased efforts to monitor earthquake activity, the increase in recorded earthquakes are not a result of improved seismic-network monitoring capabilities.[9]
Recent Legal Developments
In Ladra v. New Dominion, LLC, Sandra Ladra brought a class action against multiple oil companies that were participating in fracking near her home and became the first case to survive a motion to dismiss.[10] The defendant oil companies responded to her complaint with a motion to dismiss arguing the district court lacked jurisdiction because the Oklahoma Corporation Commission had exclusive jurisdiction over the claims.[11] The district court granted the motion to dismiss but the Supreme Court of Oklahoma overturned their decision.[12] If the Court had not overturned the lower court's ruling, any citizen of Oklahoma wanting to sue an oil company participating in fracking would have had to bring their case to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.
The Background of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is made up of three elected Republican commissioners.[13] Presently, the Commission regulates oil and gas drilling, production and environmental protection; the safety aspects of motor carriers; rail and pipeline transportation; and the environmental integrity of petroleum storage tank systems.[14] Recently, in response to research suggesting a wastewater disposal-earthquake link, the Commission developed a plan covering hundreds of disposal wells to examine if they are injecting too deep into the ground and requiring that they not be as deep.[15] The agency also implemented a volume cutback plan for areas with recent heavy earthquake activity.[16]
The Supreme Court of Oklahoma's Decision Is Common Sense
Ultimately, the Supreme Court of Oklahoma held that district courts have jurisdiction over private tort actions when regulated oil and gas operations are at issue and this jurisdiction does not exert inappropriate oversight and control over the Oklahoma Corporation Commission.[17] For justice to prevail, a politically motivated panel such as the OCC should not have control over whether a victim from an induced earthquake has a claim. Thus, a district court has the power to inquire into the validity of an OCC order to ascertain if the OCC had jurisdiction to issue the order in the first place.[18] The Court noted that an OCC order "does not immunize the operator, or other parties connected to the pooling order, from lawsuits in the district courts."[19] Rather, district courts simply cannot reverse, modify, or correct OCC orders.[20]
The Potential for Oil Companies To Be Held Liable Now Exists
With the Supreme Court of Oklahoma's decision, there is now the possibility for people who have suffered injury from fracking and wastewater injection induced earthquakes to get relief through the courts. Because of the make-up of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, it is easy to speculate that little relief would have been afforded to any of the victims.
[1] Ladra v. New Dominion, LLC, 2015 OK 53, 353 P.3d 529.
[2] William L. Ellsworth Injection-Induced Earthquakes: Science, 341, no. 6142, 142–149.
[3] Oklahoma Geological Survey, http://www.okgeosurvey1.gov/pages/earthquakes/information.php.
[4] Id.
[5] Z. Branstetter & C. Killman, Earthquake politics: "We don't work in a vacuum," Oklahoma state seismologist says: Tulsa World, 10 February 2015, http://www.tulsaworld.com/earthquakes/earthquake-politics-we-don-t-work-in-a-vacuum-oklahoma/article_9cea5c50-246a-5f6d-8b98-3b7979430ca6.html, accessed 20 February 2015.
[6] D.E McNamara, H.M. Benz, R.B. Hermann, E.A. Bergman & M. Chapman, The MW 5.8 central Virginia seismic zone earthquake sequence of August 23, 2011: Constraints on earthquake source parameters and fault geometry: Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 104, 40–54.
[7] Office of the Secretary Of Energy & Environment, http://earthquakes.ok.gov/what-we-know/ (last visited Jan. 19, 2015).
[8] Id.
[9] Id.
[10] Ladra, 353 P.3d at 530.
[11] Id.
[12] Id.
[13] Oklahoma Corporation Commission, http://www.occeweb.com/index.html (last visited Jan. 19, 2015).
[14] Id.
[15] Dow Jones Business News, Oklahoma Quakes Linked to Industrial Activity, Study Says (Oct. 22, 2015, 5:25 AM), http://www.nasdaq.com/article/oklahoma-quakes-linked-to-industrial-activity-study-says-20151022-00158.
[16] Id.
[17] Ladra, 353 P.3d at 532.
[18] Pelican Prod. Corp. v. Wishbone Oil & Gas, Inc., 1987 OK CIV APP 74, ¶ 13, 746 P.2d 209, 212.
[19] Grayhorse Energy, LLC v. Crawley Petroleum Corp., 2010 OK CIV APP 145, 245 P.3d 1249.
[20] Id. (citing 52 O.S. 2011, § 111).


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Excellent commercial opportunity, "La Piedra Verde" Cabins / Rest Bar.
It is located strategically on the national route 14, to the km9, Del Valle traslasierra, cordoba.
Famous Place of Vacations of the cities of cordoba, san Luis, Mendoza, etc. Known for its natural Beauty and the variety of activities it
- Completely restructured complex of 8 cabins (ac, TV, kitchen, new beds and mattresses of the best quality, etc), located around a splendid swimming pool of 15 x15 m with a wooden deck (guayubira). A fantastic space to make roasts.
The complex is completely surrounded by trees of more than thirty
- Commercial space of 150m2. (Bar, pub, restaurant / pizzeria) in excellent operation with more than 6 years old, has two floors and more than 60 cutlery, fully equipped.
For more information you can visit our Facebook page (La Piedra Verde resto bar or the green stone complex of Cabañas), where you will find more photos and the reviews of our clients.
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I found this baby at the Goodwill for a steal....great piece, just not in my favorite finish. I looked past the shiny brass and knew it was the shape and size I was looking for.
I wanted something big, dramatic, and lantern-ish. It's definitely big, 30" long by 17" wide. This would not have worked had it not been for the tray ceiling in the bedroom.
On to painting. There are a lot of different ways to use spray paint and here is what I find works best for me. I always, always, always prime, especially metal. I use clean metal primer and it covers like a dream. I like to leave it over night to really cure, by the next day, the surface is ready to accept paint. For spray paint, I typically use Krylon, in this case I used glossy black. I find that I use less paint when I prime, not to mention a much more durable finish. Again, I like to let the paint cure another night. After lots and lots of spray painting projects, this is what works for me.
I chose to mask off the glass instead of taking it out. I was afraid I wasn't going to get the chandy put back together right, so I masked. Here is a tip: Once I had unscrewed the little triangle screw caps and taken out the lighting part, I screwed them back on. Not only does this make it easier to prime and paint, it protected the threads from getting sprayed.
Goodbye brass, hello black! I primed, I painted, I happy! :)
My guys hanging the chandy, don't they look so happy about doing it! Ha! I don't remember what they were talking about, but I'm sure it wasn't about being happy hanging this heavy thing!
It works! I had this vague fear that after all the work I put in it (and the work in hanging it) that it was at the Goodwill because it didn't work. Luckily, that fear was unproven! Shew!
I cleaned it all up and it looks fantastic in the room. One other step that I did, which was hard to photograph. I used Rub-N-Buff (in antique gold) on the little triangle screw caps. It was really a great detail that talked back to the other gold in the room.
You might ask yourself why didn't I just leave them the original brass, well I wanted them to be antique gold and wanted some of the black showing through. It's really a detail that isn't noticed right away, but I think it helped it stand apart from just a standard black paint job.
I think it was worth all the effort!
If you've got one, I hope you are inspired to paint that brassy chandy!
The bedroom is coming along, I can't wait to show you everything that's been done, and see how far it's come (and see what will still need to be done :)! Here's a little sneaky peaky!


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Mexico Travel Guide
Full country name: Estados Unidos Méxicanos
Area:: 11,964,375 sq km
Population: 111,21 million (July 2010 est.)
Capital City: Mexico City
Languages: Spanish, various Mayan, Nahuatl, and other regional indigenous languages.
Religion: Roman Catholic 76.5%, Protestant 6.3% (Pentecostal 1.4%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 3.8%), other 0.3%, unspecified 13.8%, none 3.1%
Time Zone: GMT/UTC -7 (The North West state of Sonora is on -7 GMT all year round), GMT/UTC -7 (Baja California Sur and several other states in the northwest are on Mountain Time), GMT/UTC -8 (Baja California Norte is on Pacific Standard Time), GMT/UTC -6 (Most of Mexico is on Central Standard Time in Winter)
Dialling Code: 52
Electricity: 127V, 60Hz
Weights & measures: Metric
Money & Costs:
Currency: Mexican New Peso
Average yearly salary: 13,200
Budget: US$2-8
Mid-range: US$8-20
High: US$20-50
Top: US$50+
Budget: US$10-20
Mid-range: US$20-70
High: US$70-200
Top: US$200+
The most expensive regions are Baja California, Monterrey and the Yucatan Peninsula's Caribbean coast, but elsewhere you can expect to get away with spending around $20-35 a day, particularly in rural areas. Throw in a few luxuries like travelling in reasonable comfort, staying at better mid-range places and eating at more expensive restaurants, and you'll need more like $60.00.
It's best to bring US-dollar denomination traveller's checks and some US dollars in cash. You can exchange money in banks or in casas de cambio. Note that bank exchange facilities are often only open between 9am and 3pm or 4pm. Major credit cards are accepted by airlines, car rental companies and more expensive hotels and restaurants - but take extra care when using them, as credit-card fraud and theft is rife in Mexico. In heavily touristed areas such as Acapulco, Cancun and Cozumel, you can often spend US dollars as easily as pesos at hotels and restaurants (although the exchange rate will probably be very bad).
Note: the dollar sign is used to refer to pesos in Mexico; prices in US dollars are usually marked US$ or USD.
Mexico has a 15% value-added tax (IVA) which by law must be included in quoted prices. Sometimes, usually in top-end hotels, prices are quoted without this tax. Tipping in restaurants in resort areas is equivalent to US levels, somewhere between 15% and 20%. Outside these areas, a tip of 10% is sufficient at mid-range restaurants. Generally, staff at smaller, cheaper places do not expect a tip. Expect to bargain at markets and with drivers of taxis without meters. Treat haggling as a form of social interaction rather than a matter of life and death.
ATMs are very common in Mexico, and are the easiest source of cash. You can use major credit cards and some bank cards, such as those on the Cirrus and Plus systems, to withdraw pesos from ATMs. The exchange rate that banks use for ATM withdrawals is normally more in your favour than the 'tourist rate' for currency exchange, though that advantage may be negated by extra handling fees and interest charges. Should you need money sent to you by wire transfer in Mexico, an easy and quick method is the Dinero en Minutos (Money in Minutes) service of Western Union. It's offered by thousands of bank branches and other businesses around Mexico.
Workers in the tourism and hospitality industries often depend on tips to supplement lousy wages. In tourist hotspots, tipping is up to US levels of 15%; elsewhere 10% is standard. If you stay a few days in one place, you should leave up to 10% of your room costs for housekeeping staff. A room porter in a mid-range hotel will be happy with $1 a bag. Taxi drivers don't generally expect tips unless they go out of their way for you.
Geography: Mexico is bordered by the United States to the north, and Belize and Guatemala to the southeast. Mexico is about one-fifth the size of the United States. Baja California in the west is an 800-mile (1,287-km) peninsula and forms the Gulf of California. In the east are the Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of Campeche, which is formed by Mexico's other peninsula, the Yucatan. The center of Mexico is a great, high plateau, open to the north, with mountain chains on the east and west and with ocean-front lowlands lying outside of them.
Mexico is a land of such extreme diversity: the superficial glitz of fly-in, fly-out tourist resorts coexists with awe-inspiring ancient cities, and snow-capped volcanoes slope down to pine forests, deserts and balmy tropical beaches. The bursting industrial megalopolis of Mexico City is a one-hour flight from the resource-rich southern state of Chiapas, where Indian insurgents recurrently tangle with the ruling party's paramilitary forces. Up along the northern border, Mexico's disorienting tumult of heritages merge with the air-conditioned cultures of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
Climate: Climate varies according to altitude. Coastal areas and lowlands (tierra caliente) are hot and steamy with high humidity, while the central plateau is temperate even in winter. The climate of the inland highlands is mostly mild, but sharp changes in temperature occur between day and night. Rainfall varies greatly from region to region. Only the Sierra Madre Oriental, the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the state of Chiapas in the far south receive any appreciable amount of rain during the year, with the wet season running between June and September. All other areas have rainless seasons, while the northern and central areas of the central plateau are dry and arid. There is some snow in the north in winter. The dry season runs from October to May.
Health: Health insurance is strongly recommended. The quality of medical facilities, both private and public, are of a good quality. There are no special immunizations or vaccinations required when traveling to Mexico, however, you should consult your doctor before the trip.
Food & Drink: Mexican cuisine is well known for its varied flavors, colorful food decorations, and variety of spices and ingredients used. The cuisine is centered around three national staples: beans, tortillas, and chili peppers. The methods of food preparation differs: tortillas are cooked on griddles, whereas beans (frijoles) can be eaten boiled, fried, on tortillas, in soups, or with anything else. The flavors strongly depend on the influence of the native American traditions and the Spanish heritage, therefore the food and tastes differ from region to region. The northern part of Mexico is known for its beef production and meat dishes, whereas the Southern part of the country is known for its chicken-based and spicy vegetable dishes. Seafood is excellent and widely available. Cerveza is the national beer of Mexico and has an excellent taste. The best known examples of lager-style are Sol and Corona.
Public Holidays:
Jan 1 2005 New Year's Day
Feb 5 Constitution Day
Mar 21 Birthday of Benito Juárez
Mar 25-28 Easter
May 1 Labour Day
May 5 Anniversary of Battle of Puebla
Sep 16 Independence Day
Oct 12 Día de la Raza (Columbus Day)
Nov 2 Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Nov 20 Anniversary of the Mexican Revolution of 1910
Dec 12 Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dec 25 Christmas Day
Note: (a) In addition there are many local holidays. For details, contact the Mexican Tourist Office. (b) Holidays falling at the weekend are not celebrated on the previous or following weekday.
Disclaimer: The above information is for reference purposes only. The content of this page is not intended to substitute for advice given by the user's own government travel departments or a licensed travel health advisor. The viewer/user of this web page should always contact the user's own government representatives in that area for the most up-to-date information at that time, before making a final decision to travel to that country or destination.
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Durable and reliable electric lifting column ideal where vertical positioning of substantial load is required. Designed for industrial workstations LP2 delivers thrust of up to 6,300 N.
The LP2 range of vertical lifting columns is ideal where vertical positioning of substantial loads is required.
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The LP2 lifting column is the ideal choice for duties such as height adjustment of industrial workstations, technical workstations or a wide selection of other duties.
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A semi-recent feature of salesforce is Custom Metadata Types. The are like custom settings, but better in many ways.
One of these is very important… they are deployable! Just like any other piece of metadata (fields, objects, classes, etc) Anyone who has ever dealt with custom settings before, knows what a gigantic pain in the ass it is to keep environments in sync.
However, they have some limitations… While they can be accessed from within apex classes, unlike custom settings they cannot be modified programmatically (well, they can but its not that easy).
Also, unlike custom settings, there is no easy way to populate them in bulk (e.g via workbench, dataloader, etc). Salesforce do give you an option, but it kind of sucks (it involves deploying code to your org, etc, etc)
Faced with having to load ~200 custom metadata type records, and not wanting add an app to my org when I didn't have to. I decided to write a tool instead.
Presenting: Meta Dataloader!
This is a similar tool to SchemaPuker (infact, i reused a LOT of the code from it) that performs one specific task, it can take a CSV and create custom metadata type records from it.
Once you've logged in, you simply choose the Metadata type you wish to load records in to, and if you want to upsert or delete records.
You then need to upload a csv of the values you wish to load, with the headings matching the field API names (similar to workbench)
Click submit, and the records will be upserted or deleted
The tool is pretty basic, but it solves a problem. It took me ~3 hours to put together, so it may have issues.
If you find it useful, let me know, and likewise let me know if you find any bugs.
The code for this is available on my github


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The Role Of the Criminal Defense Lawyer
The criminal defense lawyers oftentimes will get a not so flattering image because there a people who assume that they protect or defend those guilty people. On the other hand, if you are a defendant in the criminal proceeding, then you need the help and assistance of the qualified and reputable criminal defense lawyer, regardless of the guilt or the innocence. As the protectors and the advocates of the accused person, the defense lawyers can play a vital and pivotal role in the different justice system around the globe to be able to see that everyone will charged with the criminal act will gain an opportunity to be able to defend their selves.
Initially, a criminal defense lawyer's major role is to be able to protect the overall rights of those accused. If you uphold your rights under the Bill of rights as a set forth in the constitution, the criminal defense lawyer are considered bound by the law to be able to assist the clients in making sure that you are being treated equally and fairly by the criminal justice system. Specifically, those
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assigned to you will have the job to trial by the jury of your peers. Another right is to be able to presumed innocent until being proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt. Another important right is to be able to remain silent and the right to have a speedy and public trial. Aside from that, it is important for them to have the right to be free from any unreasonable searches and unreasonable seizures. It is also important to have the right of the legal counsel.
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, they are obligated to provide their clients with the necessary protection against the overreach of the government in order to meet the punishment to any of those individual being accused by the criminal offense. The experienced and those qualified lawyer can accomplish this by challenging any government or the law enforcement behavior that may violate the rights of any of the citizens being accused of the crime. If the criminal defense lawyer may fail to make this reasonable efforts to be able to protect the rights and to be able to provide efficient assistance, then he or she is risks for losing the license to be able to practice the law or other penalties like the jail time.


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Jenny Holmgren: Broadview Student Named West Jordan "Citizen of the Year"
Published on April 8, 2014 by arothstein
It is rare you find someone who is truly selfless and caring about others. At Broadview University there is the "We Care" philosophy, and one of the best examples is medical administrative assistant student Jenny Holmgren. Jenny was named the West Jordan's "Citizen of the Year."
Fleming Jenson's, friend and West Jordan citizen, nominated her for the award. Here is what the submission said:
"I have never nominated anyone for anything before and rarely, if ever, am I awed by anyone; impressed, yes, but never in awe. Every once in a while an exceptionally unique individual surfaces, though not seeking recognition for any contributions, but rather by accident of learning about amazing goodness and deeds this individual has been doing for years flying "under the radar" in anonymity.
Such an individual is one I would like to nominate for your consideration for your "Share the Magic" recognition. This individual is one of your own native, born-and-raised West Jordan citizens: Jenny Holmgren.
She is a single parent raising her adopted granddaughter. She currently works part-time at Michael's Arts & Crafts in Jordan Landing and is aspiring to be a medical assistant to work with the elderly. To state she is of modest means would be generous, but that doesn't stop her from sharing resources, time and, yes, critical body parts unselfishly with others in need. Here is but a snapshot of what this truly unique person contributes, year after year, to those in her West Jordan community:
1) Volunteers regularly to the West Jordan Boys & Girls Clubs after school programs
2) Made and contributed 500 fleece blankets to the West Jordan YWCA…because there was a need
3) Sews hundreds of bags and fills them with books, water bottles and other items to help the chemotherapy patients cope with the trauma at the Huntsman Cancer Institute
4) Regularly volunteers at West Jordan's Heartland Elementary School where her granddaughter attends school
5) Is collecting and donating much-needed supplies for the Road Home Homeless Shelter for Families in Midvale
6) She donated her kidney to her best friend to save her life
7) She recently donated bone marrow to save the life of an anonymous recipient…because there was a need and she was a match.
These and many more acts of unselfish contributions to the community and individuals were done completely anonymous and…because there was a need.
West Jordan should be proud of this citizen and I hope she gets the opportunity to get recognized for what she does and what we would hope we all could for our communities. Any community would be proud to be able to claim Jenny as one 'of their own'."
When I asked her about becoming West Jordan's "Citizen of the Year," she said it was truly unexpected and quite an honor. I also had the chance to ask her why she chose Broadview University and any advice she has for new students.
Jenny said, "I chose Broadview because of the small classes and that the instructors care about me succeeding and about me as a person, not just as a student. My advice to new students is to enjoy the college experience, work hard, study hard and do not be afraid to ask questions. This will lead them to an enjoyable and successful college experience."
When asked about what her dream career would be, her answer was no surprise. She said, "My dream career opportunity would be to use what I have learned and apply it to helping the low income population get the health care that they need, specifically the elderly."
The students and staff really like and are inspired by Jenny. Brooke Pearson, medical administrative assistant program executive chair, Broadview University said, "Jenny has shown a dedication to her educational pursuits and has been a leader in her community here in West Jordan. We are very fortunate to have her as a student at Broadview University. She will make a fine medical administrative assistant and a leader in any medical office."
Helping people in our community has long been a cornerstone of Broadview University, and we consider it an honor to have medical administrative assistant student Jenny Holmgren as fine example of that service.


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"I have been diagnosed with Nephrotic Syndrome for more than 5 years, my recent reports show that my creatinine has reached 2.6, and hemoglobin is about 100. What can I do to deal with and low hemoglobin?" These words come from an Indian patient. I know many other patients also suffer from this problem, so I hope this article can give them some helpful information.
High creatinine in nephrotic syndrome
Creatinine is a kind of metabolic waste and its value is an indicator of kidney function. Normally, it can be kept at a constant level and the reasonable value is 0.6~1.2mg/dL for men and 0.5~1.1mg/dL for women. However, when more than 50% kidney function is lost, high creatinine will come into being.
Low hemoglobin in nephrotic syndrome
Hemoglobin is a kind of protein in red blood cells and it can distribute oxygen to the body tissues and cells to meet the demand of out body. Normally, kidney can secrete EPO, which can stimulate the bone marrow to produce red blood cells. For these patients, their kidneys can't secrete enough EPO to maintain a normal red blood count, so the hemoglobin which is in red blood cell will decrease consequently. What's more, toxins accumulating in blood can shorten the life span of red blood cell, which also can be a reason of low hemoglobin.
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Today I am finally getting a "baby" post up! It is the one request I have received most often over the past 2 weeks! Even though we spend about 2 hours a day with the babies (usually at bed time) I do not always take my camera. This time I did and got some great photos. I even captured Xuxu practicing her new found "physical therapy" skills on Megan. She has talked for a year about a music major, but now she is talking about physical therapy! Funny how that works! (And, to who ever it was that told me to hand over the camera to the girls…your wish came true because I had to get me some Megan lovin'!)
Star with Justin! He is so sweet, loves to give hugs and gets upset if you pay attention to anyone else while you are holding him.
This is Xuxu with Joseph! This little man lights up with a contagious smile when ever Xuxu or I walk in the room. He loves to be held and played with and will not let you get in and out without picking him up at least once. These photos are of the "chest pounding game" that he and Xuxu were playing.
Look at the light in his eyes!!
Mouse playing with Joseph and Josie.
Xuxu making Megan smile. Megan has an undiagnosed condition, but her muscles tighten up as if she has cerebral palsey.
Joseph again, he is so cute, we can't resist him!
The Aiyi's have taught Xuxu how to do Megan's stretches.
A sleeping Anthony!
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Tahkoe is Mushboy's little princess. Mushboy calls her Tahkoe the Terrific, the herd calls her Tahkoe the Terrible because she chases us and likes to nip our rears. It is a good thing Mushboy loves her.
The DOR has been working with her and has The Rodeo Rider starting her under saddle. This is her third ride, taken yesterday, and the first time she has worn a bit. She loves to tolt...actually I think she is trying to run away from her rider if the truth be told.
She will be entering training full-time shortly and will return as a nice saddle horse for Mushboy. While Tahkoe is gone the DOR is going to start serious groundwork with Mighty Mouse. I am not sure that he will be happy about that at all!
I was the the DOR's partner for her first equis therapy session. I have never done that before and was surprised at how well it worked for her. It is the first time that she has had a real happy smile on her face and pure joy in her heart since the Heard Leader died. I plan on having her do her homework and keeping that feeling there for her until her next session. It is true that the outside of a horse is good for the inside of a human.
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WWE NXT House Show Results from Bethlehem, PA (04/20/2018)Posted By: Caylon Knox on Apr 20, 2018
The following are the results from tonight's WWE NXT live event in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, courtesy of Elliot J. Bush:
1. No Way Jose defeated Chad Lail
2. Bianca Belair defeated Candice LeRae
3. Ethan Carter III defeated Kassius Ohno
4. The Street Profits defeated The Forgotten Sons
5. Kairi Sane and Nikki Cross defeated Lacey Evans and NXT Women's Champion Shayna Baszler
6. Tommaso Ciampa defeated Oney Lorcan. After the match, Johnny Gargano came out of the crowd to try to get Ciampa but several of the NXT Superstars held him back.
7. Ricochet and NXT Champion Aleister Black defeated Andrade "Cien" Almas and Velveteen Dream


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Cayden Chang came out from disadvantaged childhood, overcame lots of adversities and ultimately founded three companies Mind Kinesis Management Int'l LLP, Mind Kinesis Investments Pte Ltd, Value Investing Academy Pte Ltd which focus on NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) Training and Value Investing Training throughout different parts of Asia.
Cayden fought renal cancer twice in a 2nd stage in 2010 and 4th stage in 2014. In 2015, he wrote his 2nd book The Book of Hope: One Man's Journey Facing Cancer As A Young Husband, Father And Entrepreneur" to raise funds for cancer research for National Cancer Centre. This book tells of his experiences with the disease, including watching his late mother battle terminal-stage lung cancer in 1997. He also wrote "Do You Have What It Takes to Be BOSS" in 2010 and donated all the sales proceeds to 'The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund'.
Cayden graduated with 3 degrees; a Bachelor of Science degree (Merit) degree, Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree and a Master of Science degree in E-Business from National University of Singapore. He has received the Lifelong Learners Award 2008 from the Minister of Manpower on 18th Nov 2008, Mr Gan Kim Yong.
Cayden has been featured widely on TV, Radio Stations, Magazines and Newspapers. And I am glad to finally meet and have him on Rebound Stronger Podcast. Cayden thank you for sharing your time with Rebound Stronger Podcast listeners.
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Quotes from This Episode:
- "Find out what's truly important. Spend time with people that matters most to you."
- "Nothing else mattered except having time" Cayden Chang when he was first diagnosed with cancer.
- "Time is the only thing that we have."
- "Whether the person is kind or magnanimous, it's got nothing to do with qualification"
- "Whenever we encounter adversities, choose to accept it, face it, deal with it and let it go
Some Questions I Asked:
- How did Cayden find out that you had renal cancer in 2010?
- How did Cayden deal with the shocking news?
- What Cayden did after the first operation to keep himself healthy and positive?
- What did Cayden go through from the diagnosis to the recovery of the first cancer?
- How did Cayden find out about the cancer relapse in 2014 and what happened after that?
In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- Cayden biggest take away from these two encounters.
- How you can make best use of your time.
- How we can support friend or family who has cancer.
- Cayden shared his perspective when the person has cancer.
- A Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Technique
- And many more!
Books Mentioned and Recommended:
- The New Buffettology: The Proven Techniques for Investing Successfully in Changing Markets That Have Made Warren Buffett the World's Most Famous Investor
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CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston Southern welcomes USC Upstate for Wednesday night lights at the Ballpark as CSU hosts the Spartans in a nine-inning midweek matchup. First pitch between the Bucs and the Spartans is set for 6 p.m.
Live Stats for the weekend series will be available at CSUSports.com, while in-game updates will be provided on Twitter: @CSUGameDay
Charleston Southern vs. USC Upstate Game Notes
Probable Pitching Matchup – Charleston Southern vs. USC Upstate
RHP Evan Nations (0-0, 6.75 ERA) vs. RHP Blake Whitney (0-1, 9.53 ERA)
Leading Off
- Charleston Southern is 4-2 after the first two weekends of play at home as the Buccaneers bounced back from series-opening losses to take wins against Delaware State and VCU.
- The Bucs open the season with their first 10 games at home before traveling to Florida International on March 9-11. Overall, CSU will host 29 games of the 54 game slate at the Ballpark with home series against Delaware State, VCU, Hofstra, Liberty, Gardner-Webb, Radford, Presbyterian and Air Force.
- Wednesday night's contest between CSU and USC Upstate is the Buccaneers' first midweek matchup of the season. CSU was originally supposed to start midweek play this past week against Savannah State, but the contest against the Tigers was moved to May 3.
- USC Upstate is the lone member of the Atlantic Sun Conference that the Buccaneers will face in the 2017 season. CSU hosts the Spartans on Wednesday, will travel to Spartanburg on March 21, and then close out the series in a neutral site matchup in Lexington, S.C. on March 28.
- RHP Evan Nations draws his first start of the 2017 season on the rubber. The junior right-hander started nine games in the 2016 season and posted a 4.45 ERA with 37 strikeouts in 54.2 innings pitched.
- The Buccaneers bullpen shined on the weekend with Eddie Hiott and Ryan Stoudemire both taking advantage of appearances and posting perfect ERAs over the weekend. Hiott pitched the Bucs out of back-to-back bases-loaded jams on Sunday afternoon in the series finale against the Spartans, while Stoudemire recorded a win and a save over the weekend both CSU wins.
About the Spartans
USC Upstate was picked seventh overall in the Atlantic Sun baseball preseason poll announced ahead of the season. The Spartans received 16 points overall and are coming off of a season that included a 22-30 overall record and 5-15 mark in conference play. The Spartans' speed was of note in the 2016 season with Upstate leading the A-Sun in triples (22) on the season and return three of its top-five OPS leaders in Devon Ortiz (.923), Charlie Carpenter (.873) and J.J. Shimko (.756). The Spartan starting lineup will boast a number of fresh faces this season after losing 12 players with playing time this offseason.
Buccaneers against USC Upstate
Charleston Southern as a program has a lifetime 6-8 record against the Spartans with the last matchup coming in 2016 with the Bucs splitting the season series. CSU took the matchup at home, 3-1, behind a quality start from Evan Nations with the then-sophomore going 6.0 innings and striking out four in the win. Cody Brittan led the Spartans in the rematch on April 20 in Spartanburg with Brittan supporting himself with a three-run home run in the win.
Last Out for USC Upstate
The Furman Paladins took advantage of three USC Upstate errors by scoring four unearned runs in a 7-4 win over the Spartans in a non-conference game at Harley Park on Tuesday afternoon. Jake Bourke led the way for Upstate with a 4-for-4 performance from the plate, while J.J. Shimko scored a pair of runs in the loss to the Paladins. Upstate left 13 runners on base and had the bases loaded in the fifth and ninth innings in the loss.
Last Weekend for Charleston Southern
Charleston Southern once again bounced back from a tough opening day to the weekend to take the series against Virginia Commonwealth at the CSU Ballpark. VCU scored six runs in the first two innings of the opening game of the series and recorded 21 hits in the contest on their way to taking the opener, 13-4. The Bucs rapped out 11 hits with five going for extra bases as CSU bounced back from Friday's series-opening defeat. CSU plated three runs in the fourth, two in the fifth, and five in the seventh to climb out of an early deficit to win 11-9. Charleston Southern jumped out to an early lead and the Buccaneers took advance of strong pitching performances by Nik Constantakos and Eddie Hiott in taking the finale against visiting VCU on Sunday afternoon, 4-2.
Bucs against the Atlantic Sun
Charleston Southern posted a 1-1 record against the Atlantic Sun in the 2016 season and 3-2 overall in the last two years as the Bucs have found split success against the A-Sun. The Bucs are 2-2 against USC Upstate with both wins coming at the CSU Ballpark. The Bucs won their matchup against North Florida at home on February 28, 2015, with a 13-inning 5-4 win over the Ospreys.


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Very good, so far. Voice acting is great, storyline is fairly typical but at least it's done well. Ray how far have you gotten? I'm at the part where the Witches in the forest rescue me from on top of the tower. Any points for min/maxing power levels (or rather, anything to avoid so I don't gimp myself)
I know a glitch that allows you to set your attributes pretty much wherever you wish… :)
I'm working on the dwarven storyline. I've completed the elves, mage tower, Arl Eamon, Urn of Sacred Ashes, and some DLC quests. I think all I have left, with the exception of some of the NPC side quests, is the dwarven storyline and then the Landsmeet.
As for min-maxing, it really depends on your group make-up. Which characters are you using and how do you want to use them? For example: my main is a 2HD Champion/Templar, Alistair is sword & board Templar/Berserker (I think), Leiliana is an archer Bard/Ranger (animal companions are actually pretty cool) and Wynne is my Spirit Healer/Arcane Warrior (AW for added defensibility). I have found this party combination is slightly challenging because I don't have a whole lot of AoE, which is extremely useful in so many places. Once you figure out how/where you want your characters to go, I can give you more specific advice.
On a side note, don't completely forget about any of your NPCs. They will actually be used, at least with whatever gear they have, later on in the storyline.
my main character is a dual weapon human fighter. I have no idea what direction I want to take her ultimately. Right now for stats i'm focused on str, dex and stamina.
I haven't really paid too much attention to my other characters because they keep dieing or whatever. (like the 2 other grey wardens who die attempting to do the joining).
Unless you're tanking with her (which you shouldn't if she's not carrying a shield) don't worry about sta. Keep your dex high enough to give you access to the talents you want, I think 26 is the highest you need for all of them and stack str and willpower. Don't underestimate willpower because that's what gives you the energy to perform your various abilities.
You'll want to pay attention to all of your characters because they will be highly useful to you throughout the game. The combats are intended for a party of 4, not 1.


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It is 6pm ish on a Monday night. And I can't seem to relax. Partially as my mind is abuzz with the things I need to do at the salt mine tomorrow (aka the 9 to 5 job), but mostly, because I know what I would rather be doing tomorrow….. Sewing!
While my day job provides enough satisfaction (and monetary reward) for me to stay, I wish there was more useable time in the day for the things that I enjoy. I turned 30 in December 2013, and with that came the cliche evaluation of one's life to that point, along with a compiled list entitled "thirty things to achieve in my thirties". I will incorporate it into a future entry, but the general theme of its accomplishments strive for a life maximising on my strengths and passions.
Starting with this blog. Ok, in reality, the blog was midway down that list somewhere, but it realised that I could make a start towards the goals while distracted on a Monday evening 🙂
I will be striving for more regular and engaging content about sewing, achieving goals, and living your passion.
Fabric swatches and bobbins have begun dancing in my head, and my fingers have commenced a lazy slow dance with the keyboard, sew on that stitch, I bid you good night.
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Besides all the great things that smartphones are doing for us, one of the best is that they are providing us with lots of fun! And mobile games are number one fun activity for so many of us. Mobile games give us an opportunity to conquer, to achieve, be the best at something, and to have an excellent time while doing it.
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DBS Internship
Having studied marketing for the last three years, Joe joins the DBS team fresh from concluding his time at the University of Lincoln. Originally from Ipswich, Joe moved to Lincoln for his studies.
During the last three years, whilst taking part in a variety of different modules and projects at University, Joe developed a particular interest in digital marketing and has since looked to tailor his skills in content creation, Email marketing and social media marketing.
Having previously written for an online magazine, Joe brings with him some valuable experience in content marketing.
Joe joins our team of online marketing specialists where he'll be assisting in a wide variety of different areas and gaining some valuable experience along the way.
Outside of his studies, Joe loves being involved in sport. A self-proclaimed Paul Scholes, Joe enjoys little more than playing football on a cold wet morning with his friends and seeing his beloved Newcastle not get relegated.
Agree? Disagree? Do let James Hopkins know what you think by commenting below.
James Hopkins is DBS's online marketing manager.
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
Samad Ismail Portrait
I did this quite fast. It was one of those things that came through my mind after not touching watercolour for sometime. The man in this piece is the late A. Samad Ismail, veteran journalist and father of one of my colleagues.
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Liew Choong Ching Watercolour Studies
If anyone can paint good portraits, then Liew Choong Ching can. These are exclusive studies he did for this website. In the beginning, he was quite reluctant to allow me to put it up until I managed to convince him that all good art, watercolour or oil, should be put up for all to see and appreciate. So, enjoy!
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WASHINGTON: Opera Software has introduced a new logo and brand identity. It has changed its name to just 'Opera'.
The company noted in its announcement that Opera Software may have started out as a browser vendor, but it now offers a far wider range of products and it wants its new brand to reflect that.
Opera Mediaworks, the company's ad business, now reaches 800 million people per month. The company's apps reach 350 million users across all supported platforms.
The company said in its announcement that they see Opera more as an internet company providing great experiences online and not just as a traditional software company.
The company says its new three-dimensional "O" logo symbolizes a gateway that leads the users to more content, more discoveries, more answers, more communication, more fun, more data savings, more of life, whatever they seek online, Opera helps them do more!.
Its first product to feature the new logo is Opera Mini for iOS and other products will follow soon. (ANI)


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