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Even though the United States lost to Belgium in the World Cup, Tim Howard's amazing game where he blocked 16 shots at the goal have made him a social media sensation, and earned him his own hashtag: #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave.
Twenty-one million United States viewers watched the game, and from their Howard gained the nickames of "Minister of Defense" and even President Obama has joined in the jokes calling him the next "Secretary of Defense."
President Obama said, "I know there's actually a petition on the White House website to make Tim Howard the next Secretary of Defense. Chuck Hagel's got that spot right now, but if there is a vacancy, I promise to think about it."[CNN]
Howard, who was diagnosed wiht Tourette's syndrome at age 10 credits his grandmother and his faith, saying "Through her, God revealed His love for me as well. It wasn't long before I was following in her footstep. I wanted the same kind of faith and peace she had, and that is exactly what God gave me." [CBN]
The Huffington Post notes, "When he isn't playing for Team USA, Howard is the goalkeeper for the English club Everton. Off the field, Howard has been involved with team Bible studies and regularly volunteers with Christian organizations like the L8r Club, a youth group at Bramhall Baptist Church in the United Kingdom. On Tuesdays he plays soccer with the children before and after Bible lessons, offering his talents in a whole new venue."
In a 2006 L8r Club session, Howard said, ""The most important thing in my life is Christ. He's more important to me than winning or losing or whether I'm playing or not. Everything else is just a bonus." [CRU]
Thus far, the media coverage of Howard has been positive, but Lisa de Pasquale asks at Breitbart.com "How Long Until Tim Howard Gets Tim Tebow'd?"
de Pasquale writes, "I hope the media doesn't change its coverage and opinion of this amazing athlete once his commitment to his faith is more well-known. To be honest, I was never a fan of Tim Tebow (I'm from Tallahassee, home of the Seminoles), but even I could not get down with the vitriol aimed at him. Being a Gator-hater was nothing compared to a media Christian-hater. I'd really hate to see Tim Howard's story be diminished because he doesn't fit the media's narrative."


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Ronald Ellis "Ron" Canada is an American actor. He began as a television newscaster during the 1970s in the Baltimore-Washington area, on WJLA-Channel 7 News in Washington, DC and mainly on WBAL-TV Channel 11 in Baltimore, until the early 1980s when he became an actor. He has had a long career in both television and film, known primarily for his work in Cinderella Man, Wedding Crashers, and his recurring role as Under Secretary of State Ted Barlow on The West Wing. Also known for his stage work in 1997, he played the role of Iago in Shakespeare's Othello at the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. opposite Patrick Stewart as Othello. Other notable stage credits include his role as Emmet Tate in Zooman and The Sign at New York's Signature Theatre and originating the role of Duncan Troy in Headstrong at The Ensemble Studio Theatre, which earned him an Audelco Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor.
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MEMORY VENDOR Netlist has announced its Hypercloud memory has been qualified for use in HP's Proliant Generation 8 rack servers.
Netlist packages standard DDR3 memory with its own on-module Hypercloud register that it claims provides higher real-world memory throughput under certain workloads compared to traditional registered DDR3 memory modules. Now the firm has gained the blessing of HP to use its Hypercloud modules in its popular Proliant Generation 8 rack servers.
Netlist's Hypercloud DDR3 memory comes in 16GB and 32GB capacities and runs at 1333MHz. The firm's Hypercloud memory has one main disadvantage, the modules run at 1.5V rather than 1.35V, a difference that becomes significant when running a full rack of servers.
Netlist is pitching its Hypercloud memory to firms wanting to pack more virtual machines into a single physical server. The firm claims its Hypercloud register can reduce latency, which over a period of time and a number of requests results in higher bandwidth.
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Late Runs Split Softball Twinbill at Brown
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Princeton's softball twinbill at Brown sure didn't lack for dramatic moments Saturday afternoon.
The Tigers scored twice in the seventh inning in game one to win 6-5 before a walk-off home run gave Brown a 2-1 win in 11 innings in game two.
With the split, Princeton is now 5-3 in the Ivy League and 9-20 overall, while Brown moved to 3-5 and 6-16. Following Saturday's play, Cornell leads the Ivy South division by two games in front of Princeton and Penn. Harvard has built a four-game lead over Brown in the Ivy North.
Divisional play will begin next weekend with Princeton hosting Penn Saturday and Sunday for four games and Cornell hosting Columbia.
Game 1: Princeton 6, Brown 5
The lead changed hands four times in Saturday's first game with Princeton scoring twice in the seventh to deliver a 6-5 win.
A single and a double, all with two outs, put Brown on the board 1-0 in the bottom of the seventh, marking the Bears' last run before scoring four more times in the sixth.
Princeton answered with a pair of runs each in the fourth and fifth innings. Kelsey VandenBergh hit her second home run of the weekend, bringing home Alyssa Schmidt, to put the Tigers ahead 2-1 before three singles picked up two more runs to make it 4-1.
The lead stayed that way until Brown erupted in the sixth. A single and two errors preceded a three-run blast by Trish Melvin to make it 6-5 Brown.
Tory Roberts' one-out single brought home two runs in the top of the seventh, cashing in VandeBergh reaching on an error and Maddie Cousens reaching on a fielder's choice that erased a walk to Cara Worden. Alex Peyton then followed by retiring the Bears in order in the bottom of the seventh to preserve the win.
Peyton (4-8) didn't walk a batter while giving up seven hits and earning four of the five runs. Denise van der Goot took the loss for the Bears, falling to 1-5 on the season after throwing 5 1/3 total innings.
Game 2: Brown 2, Princeton 1 (11 inn.)
Liza Kuhn and Jessica Cherniss each went the distance in an impressive pitchers' duel that lasted 11 innings before Alyssa Caplain hit a solo home run to make Brown a 2-1 winner.
Each team had its share of baserunners, Princeton leaving 11 and Brown nine, but neither team scored until the 10th inning.
An Alex Peyton double brought home a leadoff single by Nicole Ontiveros in the top of the 10th to get Princeton on the board, but Brown came through in the bottom half of the frame. Stephanie Thompson's solo home run extended the game for the Bears, and though Princeton threatened in the top of the 11th, another Brown home run won the game for the Bears.
Candy Button hit a two-out triple off Cherness (5-6), but was left there after a pop-up. Kuhn (4-8) was saved a baserunner when Avery Silverstein tried to stretch her single into a double, instead making the second out, but Caplan homered to give the Bears the win.
Princeton will host La Salle Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Class of 1895 Field before hosting Penn next weekend in the return to Ivy League play.


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Traci writes: Hi Outblush! So, I pride myself on my online shopping skills, however one of my new have-to-haves for Fall, I can't seem to find anywhere! I'm looking for a super plain (no tassels or bows), super sleek, brown (like a cognac brown) leather (not suede) women's loafer (the new, cool-looking style, ya know?). The only one I've found is Steve Madden's Madee... and something about the roundness of the toe bothers me (I'm picky). I love the Aldo Killion, but no brown! So if you could find anything out there for me, I would appreciate it so much!Thanks!
Oof, Traci! This was crazy tough. All I've got to say is that you are just a skosh ahead of trend, as the hip new loafers you're looking for aren't available from a lot of designers yet. Here's my best shot, hopefully one of these fits what you're looking for.
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Here's a picture of Sh. Jaber and Sh. Sabah, taken with Murad Behbehani. I don't know how old the picture is, but my guess is it's probably 50 years old. All three men look dashing, especially Sh. Sabah in this pic. Kuwaitis really do have style.
Sh. Jaber just got handsomer and handsomer with age, God rest his soul. By the tim he became Emir, he was the best looking man out there. He was truly handsome.
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Last week the WHO released a report covering global surveillance for antimicrobial resistant bacterial pathogens. The report starts off by highlighting the major gaps in knowledge about the magnitude of the MDR-bacterial problem and suggests that the post-antibiotic era is a very real threat. While the levels of resistance in the report are very alarming, the authors also note that worldwide surveillance lacks coordination, so it's likely we're only seeing the very tip of the iceberg. One interesting aspect of Dr. Fukuda's introduction was his acknowledgment that TB, malaria and HIV have much better surveillance systems and should serve as models for MDR-bacterial surveillance.
The report focuses on "nine" bacteria-drug combinations: E coli vs 3rd gen. cephalosporins and fluoroquinolones, K. pneumoniae vs 3rd gen. cephalosporins and carbapenems, MRSA, S. pneumoniae vs. penicillin, nontyphoidal Salmonella and Shigella vs. fluoroquinolones and N. gonorrhoea vs. 3rd gen. cephalosporins.
I think the take home point is summed up in the reports Figure 1, which I've pasted below. No new antibiotic classes since 1987. We can safely say that the bacteria didn't take a 30-year break while we rested on the laurels of the prior generation(s).
The report is 232 pages long, so you have two options if you want to learn more: (1) Head over to the WHO website and read the whole thing or (2) Listen to my 15-minute interview on Iowa Public Radio from last week. Just click on the audio player below or head over to IPR's page and listen there.
For additional reading on the US burden of antimicrobial resistant bacteria:
1) Sievert DM et al. ICHE January 2013 (2009-2010 NHSN Summary)
2) CDC 2013 Antibiotic Resistance Threats Report


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US Secretary of State John Kerry's announcement on the resumption of the diplomatic process between Israel and the Palestinians
"I view the resumption of the diplomatic process at this time as a vital strategic interest of the State of Israel. It is important in and of itself in order to try and bring about the conclusion of the conflict between us and the Palestinians, and it is important in light of the strategic challenges that are before us, mainly from Iran and Syria.
With the resumption of the diplomatic process, we are faced with two main goals: Preventing the creation of a bi-national state between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River that would endanger the future of the Jewish state and preventing the establishment of an additional Iranian-sponsored terrorist state on Israel's borders, which would endanger us no less.
I would like to thank US Secretary of State John Kerry for putting in the great efforts that have led to the resumption of the process. I expect that the talks will be conducted in a serious and responsible manner.
As Prime Minister of Israel, I am committed, first and foremost, to the security of the citizens of Israel and I will strongly uphold the security demands of the State of Israel, as well as its vital interests."
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Following on the announcement regarding the re-starting of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, President Shimon Peres and Secretary of State Kerry spoke and discussed the latest developments. President Peres congratulated Secretary Kerry on the breakthrough and said, "I want to congratulate you for a fantastic job. No issue was too small for you."
President Peres stressed that Israel will continue to support the peace process despite the difficulties and said, "I believe there is a chance now and we will continue to do all we can to support. I think it's an opening, it wasn't simple and we have to continue the momentum."
Secretary Kerry thanked President Peres for his support with restarting the talks and said that he hoped the two sides would continue because there is now a real chance for peace.
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MSNBC reports a new study by the U.K.'s National Car Parks found overall scores that counted parking accuracy, technique and time spent parking were higher for female drivers. Women did tend to take longer, but they were better at finding a spot and used proper technique in parking more often than men, the network adds.
"Women fared better in many areas of the scoring," MSNBC quotes the report as stating. "This is despite the fact that when questioned about their beliefs, only one fifth (18 percent) thought they were better parkers than men and less than a third (28 percent) of women believed they were better parkers than their partners."
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Welcome to the Open Source as Prior Art [1] Project Wiki.
If you want to help please join the mailing list [2] and/or contribute to this wiki: Things that can be done right now [3]
The topic of this Project is: Open Source as Prior Art (should probably be renamed to FLOSS as Prior Art, just to be neutral about some political/social issues). Thus you need to know what FLOSS and Prior Art is. Here you can find some basic information:
- Free/Libre/Open-Source Software [4] - FLOSS
- Open Source Definition [5]
- Open-source Software [6]
- Prior Art [7] - Introduction to Prior Art
- Patent Top Ten [8] - Top 10 things you should know about patents
Things that can be done right now [3]
Use already existing publications as Prior Art
- HowTo search for Prior Art in the Internet [9] ( HowTo search for Prior Art in the Internet [10])
- This HowTo is a step-by-step guide on how you could perform a coordinated search for Prior Art in the Internet.
- Prior Art meta-search engine [11]
- (will be) a system to aid your search for Prior Art
- Example Prior Art search [12]
- An example where the HowTo search for Prior Art is used on one specific patent
- Publication Categorization [13]
- If you have no idea, what kind of software might be used as Prior Art for a specific patent, then look here. Basicly this is a mapping between USPTO categories and FLOSS categories.
- Request for Prior Art Mailinglist [14]
- This might become a mailinglist where you can ask for associations to specific patents. So more people might help you to find appropriate starting-points for your Prior Art research.
Make electronic data more valuable as Prior Art
- Guideline for Developers [16]
- What can you do to ensure your program can be used as Prior Art in 20 years
- Tagging Prototype [17]
- Easier searching for Prior Art (or for reusing appropriate code in your own project)
- OSSTag [18]
- A Social Tagging Engine
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- Patent Law [19] - some important excerpts regarding Prior Art
- Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) [20]
- 900 Prior Art, Classification, and Search [21]
- Printed and electronic publications as Prior Art [22]
- Notice of Public Hearing and Request for Comments on Issues Related to the Identification of Prior Art During the Examination of a Patent Application [23]. - In 1999 the USPTO issued an RFC, here you find the RFC itself and lots of comments
- Proposed Rule Changes to Focus the Patent Process in the 21st Century, Januar 2006 (link [24])
- Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Oversight Hearing on "Patent Quality Enhancement in the Information-Based Economy" [25], April 5th, 2006, including Video-Stream
- CAPAS [26] - Computer Aided Prior Art Search
- FAQ [27] - Frequently Asked Questions
- Milestones [28] - General Project goals -- what people can do to help
- Motivations [29] - The motivations behind this project
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PRINCETON, N.J. (10/30/13) - The Class of 2014 will try to do something Saturday that hasn't been accomplished in the Ivy League since 1991. Sweep Heps. Princeton hosts the 2013 Ivy League Heptagonal Cross Country Championships on Nov. 2 at West Windsor Field. The men's race is at 11 a.m.
Two classes in Princeton men's cross country history have accomplished the feat. The Class of 1979 and the Class of 1984. The only other schools in the Ivy League to do so is Harvard (1967-70) and Dartmouth, who won eight straight between 1984-91.
This year's race is shaping up to be the toughest Heps in the last four years as Princeton have a big challenger in Columbia.
Princeton is ranked No. 15 in the latest USTFCCCA national poll with Columbia sitting in 10th. Harvard is also ranked at No. 21. The Lions and Tigers have raced just once this year, at the Notre Dame Invitational. Columbia surprised the field by winning the meet in front of six ranked teams. Two weeks ago the Lions did not participate in Pre-Nationals instead competing at the Wisconsin Invitational, another meet that was packed with talent. Incidentally, Princeton was sixth at Pre-Nats while Columbia was sixth at Wisconsin.
The Tigers return in the 2012 Heps champion and runner-up in seniors Chris Bendsten and Alejandro Arroyo Yamin. The pair have been Princeton's 2 & 3 runners this year as fellow senior Tyler Udland has been the top finisher this season. Udland finished fourth at Heps last year. The other two scorers will most likely be juniors Sam Pons and Matt McDonald. Pons was the top Tiger at Pre-Nats and was fourth at Notre Dame. He was the Tigers' No. 7 at Heps last year, finishing 50th overall. MacDonald was the No. 6 as he placed 14th. MacDonald was the No. 3 at Notre Dame and No. 5 at Pre-Nats.
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So i got a new heart rate monitor, i really like it. Its a MIO and of course its pink :P well as i thought since i weigh so little now I'm not burning as many calories as the cardio equipment says i am, which i knew all along, but i was kinda surprised to see that i was burning like 200 calories less than the equipment says and i work at max usually. ohwell! then today i thought for the heck of it i would wear while i was cleaning the house. i had a lot to do. so for 90mins of cleaning with an avg hr of 115 i burned 390 calories hahaha. i find that funny cause that doesnt feel like a workout to me since im not sweating at all. Im not going to include that into my cardio cause i dont feel like i worked out, but its good to know i burned an additional 390 :)
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Thats GREAT. Keep up the cleaning! How do you figure the number of calories burnt by your HR?
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Hi. I got the pink Mio heart rate monitor over a year ago, and could never figure out how to really use it, so I've never worn it. I'm glad to hear that housework activities burn so many calories.
Your article in the magzine was quite inspiring! Thanks for sharing your story.
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I'm glad you like your HR monitor :-) I'm wearing mine again today, decided I need it for the motivation I guess :-) And you know what? I do record the short bouts of cardio/cleaning when I know I'm doing it nonstop and I'm seriously short of breath - I'm not sweating though. I know I"m working!! Or if I'm vacuuming the entire house - which includes moving furniture and doing the edges and stuff :-) I was so mad when I used my watch while on the elliptical....it says I burn SO much less than the SP says, and the elliptical itself only says I'm burning like 10 calories. I HAVE NO IDEA. It sucks. Here, here's some motivation for me today :-) I'll get on it again this afternoon and let you know the 3 different amounts of calories I get that I burn :-) I just go with what the SP menu says, becuase it's more :-) and because if I take the less amounts, I'd be a bit devastated and not want to continue using that piece of equipment which would lead me to stop my quest of being skinny like you :-)
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Hi brookie how are you? Looks like you are doin well. Listen I sparkmailed you about 2-3 weeks ago and have not heard back but since then I am encountering some problems with my workout. I have seemed to hit a plateau and cant seem to get passed it. Not only that I seem to lose and gain back the same 6 pounds. I have been in the 180 since mid december and cant seem to break it. What do you suggest if any thing I am at my wits end by now. I need some serious help. I dont have a gym at home just cardio dvd's and I do have treadmill usage. Can you help me get out of this rut please. I am askin you because you started at the weight I am at now, please advise if you don't mind. LOL Lisa
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Calcium Supplements - Boon or Bane?
by Maulishree Jhawer on May 5, 2011 at 1:51 PM Health Watch - G J E 4
Calcium supplements are the most commonly chosen option for preventing and treating osteoporosis. But, calcium supplements with or without vitamin D modestly increase the risk of cardiovascular events, especially heart attack, according to the latest research findings.
Emphasis has always been laid on meeting the calcium recommendations. Time and again it is reiterated that milk and milk products are a great source of calcium and it is essential to make sure that they are judiciously consumed. Calcium and vitamin D supplements are a must to prevent and treat osteoporosis. It is seen as a mandatory measure in preserving bone density and reducing fracture risk.
AdvertisementBut recent studies are raising concerns on the indiscriminate use of calcium supplements.
Prior studies have already inferred a possible relationship between calcium supplementation and cardiovascular disease risk. This makes us rethink whether the risks due to calcium supplement consumption outweigh the benefits they offer.
Bolland and colleagues specifically examined the relationship of calcium with risk of heart attacks and cardiovascular events and published the findings in the British Medical Journal. Analyses of data identified a significant increase in heart attacks in those randomized to calcium supplements. The study concluded that the relative risk of myocardial infarction increased by about 30 percent.
However, the study excluded vitamin D, as opposed to treatment guidelines and common recommendations. Due to the above mentioned and other drawbacks the analysis was redone by Bolland et al in April 2011.
Bolland et al used the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) dataset to establish the risk of cardiovascular events due to calcium supplement consumption with or without vitamin D.
Data of 16,718 women who were not taking personal calcium supplements at the start of the trial was analysed. It was found that those subjects who combined calcium and vitamin D supplements were at an increased risk of cardiovascular events, especially heart attack.
In contrast to women who were taking personal calcium supplements at the start of the trial, the supplementation did not alter their cardiovascular risk.
The possible reason behind this could be a sudden change in blood calcium levels after supplementation rather than being related to the total amount of calcium consumed. High blood calcium levels are linked to calcification (hardening) of the arteries, which may lead to myocardial infarction and heart attack.
There is insufficient evidence available to support or refute the association. Because of study limitations the findings that calcium supplements given with vitamin D do not cause adverse cardiovascular events or their association with increased cardiovascular risk are not at all assured. Further studies need to be done.
With the uncertainty regarding the findings one needs to be cautious about consuming calcium supplements. But it's a fact that foods such as milk and milk products, green leafy vegetables, millets, and seeds are rich natural sources of calcium. No harm has ever been shown from calcium consumption via these dietary sources. Calcium supplements still remain important for those with low dietary intakes, or those at risk of or being treated for osteoporosis. Always consult your doctor before consuming any calcium and vitamin D supplements.
1.Bolland MJ et al "Effect of calcium supplements on risk of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular events: meta-analysis" BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2010, 341.
2. Bolland, MJ et al "Calcium supplements with or without vitamin D and risk of cardiovascular events: reanalysis of the Women's Health Initiative limited access dataset and meta-analysis" BMJ, April2011, 342.
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Thwomp Blocks are blocks appearing in Donkey Kong for the Game Boy. They first appear in Stage 2-8 on the Forest, and behave just like Thwomps, despite showing no signs of eyes or facial features. If Mario approaches them, they drop down and try to squish him. Mario can jump on them and use them as elevators. Thwomp Blocks can also squish Mario by pushing him against the ceiling.
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Meet Baby Finn!! His mommy owns an AMAZING retail store that you've heard me gush about on here before – Lucky Lou! He was so sweet and had the cutest expressions during his first photo shoot with us. Check out this adorable one in his cute Lucky Lou attire….
LOL!! They had these over-sized pieces of silverware in their house and we couldn't help but use them as a prop – isn't this hilarious?! 😀
Finn was getting tired…all of this modeling wore him out!
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The minutes of TAB meetings are provided for informational purposes only. Discussions and decisions described in the minutes should not be interpreted as official or definitive TAB or The Linux Foundation policy. While efforts are made to ensure their accuracy and completeness, we regret we cannot guarantee that they are. If you have corrections or additions, please contact tech-board at lists.linux-foundation.org
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Final stages of contract negotiations.
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PCI is still entagled. We are contacting the PCI board members to ask
them to sponsor a Laison relationship, or direct the PCI lawyer that we
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Jim has reached out to a number of INCITS members about controversy over
closing off the specs. There is consiberable pressure against this, but
if they do go ahead, it would be possible for the LF to join INCITS as a
liason member.
Dan asked us if we should start the process with bluetooth, since these
seem to have a long latency. Greg will send the information to Dan.
Marvell is moving; they have sent us some hardware which is now in the
lending library. They haven't signed the NDA agreement yet, so we don't
have the documentation yet. James is concerned about whether this could
be an indication the engineering department has little faith that
Marvell's legal department will sign the NDA agreement.
Mauro Carvalho Chehab has asked us for help getting Video4Linux
documentation. We will probably need to cold call the companies
involved. Jim will make this happen. James will send the list of
companies and model #'s for which specs are desired to Jim.
The agenda is available. James, Matt, Ted, Jon, Cristoph Lameter, are
We are collaborating with OSAPA to provide documentation for the kernel
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On Sunday, Paul and I tried going to Red Wagon then Cafe Medina, but ended up at a Fatburger. The story goes we walked down East Hastings, enjoying the wonderful street art to get to the well known Red Wagon. But the wait was an hour! We looked at each other and were both ravenously hungry. We had gone to Glory Days the night prior, so we were both partied out and hungry. We figured the hour wait was the same amount of time to hop on a bus downtown and try Cafe Medina. When we arrived, there was definitely no hope of getting in any time soon as Cafe Medina is #1 breakfast place in Vancouver. We turned our eyes across the street, to the glowing red and yellow sign of Fatburger.
He got the double MC, I got the Fatburger combo and we got the chocolate milkshake. I just have to say, Paul always gets the best burgers or sandwiches. When I tried his double MC and was reminded of the moment we had at American Cheesesteak. He had the rib sandwich there and it was slathered in barbeque sauce. I remember not being too interested in my sandwich at Cheesesteak after. The special sauce Fatburger slathers on the double patty for the double MC obviously had that smoky BBQ taste in it and other herby goodness that my Fatburger combo seemed like a pretty straightforward, BLT ontop of my patty.
We observed the amount of Canucks jerseys on and wondered what was going on in the sports world and why everyone was in their hockey duds. I picked at my fries and still felt hungry and indecisively wanted to get another burger. I just didn't want to because having two Fatburgers is embarassing on a Sunday morning date, but I wanted it because my body had craved the over-the-top, greasy Sunday breakfast that knocks you into a coma and leaves you too fat to function. And with just the single patty Fatburger combo, I felt not gross enough. I know Paul did with his double MC. He was sweet enough to buy me a Baby Fatburger. (I love how they call out: "Babyfat!" when you order it)
The Baby Fat definitely left me in a form of torso paralysis. Good job Fatburger. The only complaint I'd have is it is a pretty standard burger for a high price, but I assume it's because of the Alberta beef. I'm torn on celebrating its epicosity versus the other gourmet burgers that are smaller but more delicious in the city.


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When we were considering which frequently asked questions about Keflex to answer at our blogsite, we found out that a lot of people are interested in how exactly does this antibiotic work and that there aren't that many places on the web where you can find the mechanism of action of Keflex explained without oversimplifying it too much, but also not scaring the general public by using too many technical terms. Therefore, in this article, we are going to try and explain how Keflex works in a way that is going to be understandable to everyone.
Keflex is a cephalosporin antibiotic, which means that it falls in the subcategory of antibiotics known as Beta-lactam antibiotics.
This subgroup also includes penicillins, the oldest antibiotics and their derivatives. These antibiotics, unlike some other antibiotics are considered bacteriocidal, which means that they work by actually killing the bacteria. There are also antibiotics that are bacteriostatic, which means that they only prevent the multiplication of bacteria and spreading of the infection.
The way in which Keflex kills bacteria is going to be explained now. One of the main parts of the bacteria cell is the cell wall without which bacteria cannot survive.
The formation of the bacterial cell wall is a complicated process that has a few phases. However, we are only concerned with the final phase, in which involves the synthesis o something called the peptidoglycan layer of the cell walls. This layer is essential for the structural integrity of the cell and without it the cell is killed.
Keflex manages to inhibit this synthesis by inhibiting the penicillin-binding proteins which have to crosslink in order to form the peptidoglycan layer.
By doing this, the crosslinking of the PBPs is prevented, which in turn prevents the formation of the peptidoglycan layer. This means that the newly formed bacteria are going to lack the proper cell wall and that they will be easily killed by the immune system.
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The bee is either representational of previous royalty and therefore a very good and industrious symbol which Napoleon chose.
"When Napoleon moved into the Royal Palace at Tuileries he refused to spend money on new decor. However, he could not allow the drapery - with its embroidered fleur-de-lis (the French Royal emblem) - to continue to hang in the windows of the palace. His solution was to have the rich and elegant drapes turned upside down. The inverted symbol of the overthrown monarchy looked like a bee. From then on, the tenacious bee became the emblem of Napoleon Bonaparte. " I honestly don't know which is right....I'm the amateur historian. They both sound like Napoleon.
But I do know this.
I have had a thing about bees since elementary school. I won several prizes and advanced to a citywide science fair competition with my project on the honeybee. I think I just liked the whole concept of a Queen always being in charge. But I digress.I have photographed the Coronation robes several times hoping to catch my own copy of the golden bees. The artist David managed to paint the embroidery beautifully. I know he had the robes in his studio for months. From a distance, you see the bees. Up close…the blur makes you wish the camera was invented during Napoleon's life time.
So. I love the bee. I love Napoleon. I should be happy to have seen the painting up close and personal so many times. I just always wondered about the robe. Where is it? Did he wear it again to wedding number two? Was it cut down to look slightly different? These are the thoughts that go through my mind.
So you can imagine my surprise to get an email from someone saying they have a bee…and did I want to pop by his website for a look?
My first thought was who's pulling my leg now? He's got a bee. Sure. And I have a lock of Nappy's hair.
My second though. Why don't I have a bee?
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Sweet mother of pearl.
And so began my email correspondence with my new best Napoleon friend Ken. So this week I asked Ken about the bee and this is what he shared with me:
The Bee!!! Well there's a little bit of a story….
I first heard about it when a friend of mine, David Markham a writer of Napoleonic books, contacted me saying he had received an email asking if he could help identify an embroidered bee with document saying that it was from Napoleon's coronation robes. David contacted me, as he knew I was a bit more of a collector than he is. When I saw the photo I knew straight away that the design conformed to the one used of the coronation robes, but everything I'd read and had been told stated that the robes had been completely destroyed in the 1820's under the orders of Louis XVIII.
I started corresponding with the 'seller' only to find out he was a 'stamp seller' and had found it with a bunch of letters and documents from a closed legal firm. While dealing with him I also conducted a lot more research and corresponded with some contacts in France and to my surprise I found out that the embroidery had been removed from the robes and sold off by the pound in 1814!! So it all matched with the letter attached with the bee. After finding all that out I asked it the guy wanted to sell it and he did so I purchased it!
As for 'other' bees, this is the only one I have every seen…. and Bernard Chevallier, the curator at Malmaison told me he has not seen any others, but has heard rumors that some items do exist, but where he does not know.
So Ken has a bee.
And I have a picture of his bee.
I think I am okay with that.
(Although if it was mine it would be in a soldered glass case I would be wearing as a pendant.)


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Dear Children :—Casting around in mind what to write you at this time, we have concluded to say something to you about a Three Days Meeting, which we have an account of in the 15th chapter of Matthew. This meeting was very largely attended by nearly all classes, ages and sexes of people. There were "great multitudes" of men, women and children at that Three Days Meeting, and many of them had come a long distance on foot. There were many poor, helpless people there also, who had been kindly assisted by friends to get there, with a hope that they might enjoy the meeting and be greatly benefited. Some of these poor invalids were blind, others were lame; some were dumb and could not speak one word. But they had been informed of the Lord Jesus Christ; that he was good and compassionate to the poor and needy, and they wanted to be taken to him for relief. There was no fine house for them to meet in, but they went along and continued three days, until all their supply of provision was gone. It was a "desert place," where no one lived to take care of such a big crowd.
Now, children, dc you not think that these people must have felt a great interest in that meeting, to have remained three days in the woods, and so far from their homes, without any thing to eat? No doubt many of them felt a deep concern, and their motives for going to that meeting were good. Some may have gone,—like some people now go to meeting,— to be in company, or from idle curiosity. But whatever their motives may have been, they were there. Jesus knew the motives, as well as the condition, of every one of them. He preached to them: and these poor, blind people, who could not see any thing when they left home, were made to rejoice greatly by having sight given them. The dumb ones were made to speak and sing for joy; and those who went there lame, were made to walk all right. So you see, children, that those who went there or were carried there in the worst and most helpless condition, were the most benefited; and they, no doubt, were the happiest people when that meeting broke up, of all the multitude who attended.
But as we can not now say much about it, we want to notice how that meeting broke up. Many of them had been made to feel very happy during their stay with Jesus in this "desert place," but now how should they get home? They had nothing to eat, and if they should continue fasting till they could get home, they would be so feeble as to "faint by the way." Jesus Christ knew all about them, and all about what would be needful for them and as the poor invalids,—such as the blind and dumb,—had been made to rejoice, he now determined to show compassion to the whole multitude. He says: "I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat ; and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint by the way." But "seven loaves and a few little fishes" were all the provision present; but by Christ's blessing upon it, "four thousand men" eat of it, "besides women and children and were filled." So that Three Days Meeting broke and all went away.
We think it would be well for parents how, as much as possible, to take their children along with them when they go out to hear the gospel preached. This they could generally do by adopting the ancient style, when they "ran afoot out of all cities" unto Jesus (Mark 6:33). M.
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Nonlinear Model Predictive Spread Acceleration Guidance with Impact Angle Constraint for Stationary
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Guidance, navigation and control of vehicles; High accuracy pointing; Nonlinear and optimal automotive control
A new technique named as model predictive spread acceleration guidance (MPSAG) is proposed in this paper. It combines nonlinear model predictive control and spread acceleration guidance philosophies. This technique is then used to design a nonlinear suboptimal guidance law for a constant speed missile against stationary target with impact angle constraint. MPSAG technique can be applied to a class of nonlinear problems, which leads to a closed form solution of the lateral acceleration (latax) history update. Guidance command assumed is the lateral acceleration (latax), applied normal to the velocity vector. The new guidance law is validated by considering the nonlinear kinematics with both lag-free as well as first order autopilot delay. The simulation results show that the proposed technique is quite promising to come up with a nonlinear guidance law that leads to both very small miss distance as well as the desired impact angle.
K.E. Atkinson. An Introduction to Numerical Analysis. Jhon Wiley & Sons, 2001. A.E. Bryson, and Y.C. Ho. Applied Optimal Control. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation, 1975. M. Cannon. Efficient Nonlinear Model predictive Control Algorithms. Annual Reviews in Control, Vol. 28,2004, pp. 229� 237. R.L. McHenry, A.D. Long, B.F. Cockrell, J.R. Thibodeau, and T.J. Brand. Space Shuttle Ascent Guidance Navigation and Control. Journal of Astronautical Science, Vol. 27, 1979, pp. 1�38. C.K. Ryoo, H. Cho, and M.J. Tahk. Time to Go Weighted Optimal Guidance with Impact Angle Constraints. IEEE Transactions On Control Systems Technology, Vol. 4, No. 3, May 2006. C.K. Ryoo, H. Cho, and M.J. Tahk. Optimal Guidance Laws with Terminal Impact Angle Constraint. Journal Of Guidance, Control And Dynamics, Vol. 28, No. 4, July� August 2005. D. Ghose, B. Dam, and U.R. Prasad. A spread acceleration Guidance Scheme for Command Guided Surface-To-Air Missiles. NAECON, Vol. 1, 1989, pp. 1006�1016. T.L. Song, and S.J. Shin. Time-Optimal Impact Angle Control for Vertical Plane Engagements. IEEE Transactions On Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. 35, No. 2, April 1999. P. Zarchan. Tactical and Strategic Missile Guidance. Proceeding in Astronautics and Aeronautics, AIAA Tactical Missile Series, Vol. 176, Third Edition, 1997.


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Integrated BBA-MBA Programme
The objective of the Integrated BBA-MBA 5-year Degree programme is to enable students to embark upon a management career after completing 10+2 level examination. The programme provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of business management and the opportunity to pursue chosen areas of specialization. The design and delivery of this integrated program is innovative and unique. It will equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to compete successfully for challenging positions in industry, government, non-profit organizations and civil services. This programme will create excellent managers and also instill the spirit of entrepreneurship so that the students evolve into leaders and wealth creators in the years to come. The programme at JGBS will be one of the most rigorous in the country and is designed to prepare students with a global management perspective through a unique pedagogy of learning and interaction among peers in a modular format. Activities like live projects, field assignments and simulation games will form an integral part of the programme. Field work such as the India Dream Project, Business Internship and Team-Consulting Assignment will help achieve holistic learning and also provide for a comprehensive understanding of the contemporary business environment.
- Option for a Post Graduate Degree Abroad: In the fifth year, students have the option to enroll for 1-year MS Degree with a partner foreign university subject to the terms and conditions of the host university.
Education at JGBS transcends the boundary of four walls of classroom. The aim is to let the unique strength of each individual flourish. The result is not only competent managers but also highly motivated and confident individuals. Education of young minds entails coming up with a vision for life that inspires a life-time of learning, and self-actualization rather than mere skill-building to make a living. JGBS, with faculty from the best institutions across the world, incorporates the modern educational practices in its pedagogy. Emphasis is on learning through discovering rather than from classroom instruction, through problem-solving instead of rote-learning and through critical thinking as opposed to acquiring knowledge as information. This is the essence of being one's own teacher which is what we emphasize.
Today, grooming of future leaders involves a lot more than what it took just a decade ago. As the world we live in shrinks and becomes more interdependent and complex, holistic development of students now involves learning more than just the field of specialty. At JGBS, a student has the opportunity to learn a wide variety of subjects from other schools – a flexibility that not many universities in India offer. Equally important for complete development are extra-curricular activities such as debates, dramas, sports etc. which are a compulsory part of the curriculum.
Credit Structure
The Program requires a minimum of 176 credits consisting of compulsory courses as well as electives. One credit is equivalent to 15 hours of classroom instruction per semester. Typically, courses are 3-credit courses. In the fourth year, required course load is less with room for selecting as many courses as possible based on one's chosen area of specialization and interest.
Semester I
20 credits
|Semester II
|20 credits
|Semester III
|20 credits
|Semester IV
|19 credits
|India Dream Project (Summer)
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|Semester V
|20 credits
|Semester VI
|20 credits
|Business Internship/Entrepreneurship
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|Semester VII
|17 credits (minimum)
|Semester VIII
|17 credits (minimum)
|Team-consulting Assignment (Summer & Semester IX)
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|Semester X
|15 credits (minimum)
176 credits (minimum)
The courses on Foreign Language in semesters I to VIII, which are each of 2 credits, are required but are not counted towards the final CGPA.
In the 4th and 5th year, there is considerable flexibility to choose courses from different areas, including from different, schools in the University. Students are encouraged to take as many electives as possible beyond the minimum required.
Those opting for one-year M.S. abroad would have 19 credits (minimum required in the 5th year) transferred from their M.S. program.
Academic Overview
The Integrated BBA-MBA Programme is a 5-year programme. It will have two semesters per year. In addition there would be internships in summers.
Total credit requirement
To fulfill the requirements for the degree a minimum of 146 credits (or equivalent) have to be earned. These are distributed over coursework and internships. There is no provision for leaving after three years with a BBA degree.
- Multi-disciplinary: The curriculum is not just limited to subjects relating to business management. You can choose courses from the Law School or the School of International Affairs or the School of Government and Public Policy, or the School of Liberal Arts and Humanities.
- World-class Faculty: JGU has faculty with outstanding qualifications from the best universities across the world. It is your chance to learn from the best of business, education, and industry.
- Global Curriculum: The curriculum and pedagogy of the Integrated BBA-MBA Programme is drawn from the best practices in India and abroad, bearing in mind that the global perspectives relating to management education need to match the Indian approaches in business and industry.
- Foreign Languages: In order to prepare students for global careers the University maintains state-of-the-art foreign language centers. Languages taught, at present, include Arabic, French, Spanish, and Mandarin (Chinese).
- Global Exposure: The global curriculum is complemented by exposure to the corporate and culture of foreign countries. This is facilitated by a global immersion program, and opportunity for a one-year full-time study abroad.
- Personality Development: To ensure all-round development which is necessary for realization of one's full potential, the University provides world-class facilities for games & sports. Participation in extra-curricular activities like debates, dramatics, and pursuit of hobbies through a large number student clubs on campus is also strongly encouraged.
Year 1
Foundation courses for a well-rounded professional. The two semesters earn 20 credits each.
Year 2
Pre-Eligibility Courses for preparing for Business Studies. The two semesters earn 20 and 19 credits respectively . The Summer Term carries no credit but is required.
Summer Term
Semester III
Semester IV
Year 3
Foundation in Business with the Business Core Courses. The Summer Term earns 2 credits, while the two semesters earn 20 credits each.
Summer Term
Year 4
Specialization in one's area of interest with a large number of electives on offer in each area. The Summer Term earns 2 credits, while the two semester earn 17 credits each (minimum required).
Summer Term
Semester VII
Students are required to take a minimum of 17 credits. This includes 2 credits of Foreign Language - 8 which is a required course. Students are encouraged to earn more credits by taking as many electives as possible.
Winter Term (2nd week of December to 2nd week of January)
Semester VIII
Students are required to take a minimum of 17 credits. This includes 2 credits of Foreign Language - 8 which is a required course. Students are encouraged to earn more credits by taking as many electives as possible.
The requirement for getting major in a particular area is: All the core courses in the given area, and at least 12 credits in that area.
Year 5
Opportunity for Advanced Professional Focus either by pursuing a one-year M.S. in a partner university abroad, or by engaging in field work and advanced electives especially designed for giving depth and breadth to the chosen area of specialization.
One-year M.S. in a foreign university
Summer Term
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Semester X
* This list is subject to revision. Courses may be added or dropped.
Summer Internships and Final Placements are an integral part of any B-school landscape. JGBS is committed to assisting students in identifying most appropriate opportunities with MNCs, Indian conglomerates and NGOs in order to kick start their career in a sector of their choice. Over the years JGBS has consistently placed all students for summer internships in organizations such as E&Y, SMS-Siemag, KPMG, UB Group, IOCL, Pepsico, Makemytrip, Reliance retail, FRS Global etc. Students have been finally placed in leading firms such as Deloitte Consulting, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, JSPL, Sodexo, ARRS Group, Luxottica Group etc


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ROME — When Pope Francis stepped out onto the central loggia of St. Peter's on the night of March 13, I thought of the man I had met in his Buenos Aires office 10 months before: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, SJ, who was looking forward to laying down the burden of leadership and devoting himself to prayer, reflection and study. Now, because Benedict XVI decided to renounce the Chair of Peter and do what Cardinal Bergoglio wanted to do, the old-school Argentine Jesuit is now Benedict's successor. His acceptance of the cross that is the papacy was an act of humble obedience by a man who had bent his will to the divine will for over a half-century.
What kind of man is he? Some impressions from an hour's conversation last May:
A man of God. The new pope struck me then as someone who lived from the inside out: a man whose rich interior life was the basis of his public life; a leader whose decisions grew from prayer and discernment, not calculation.
A man of profound humility. I had long been interested in getting to know then-Cardinal Bergoglio, but I had the hardest time getting him to talk about his own life and experiences. I didn't detect shyness in this, or false modesty, but a true evangelical humility. Pope Francis will not have the effervescence of a John Paul II; but like the Polish pope who created him cardinal, Jorge Bergoglio has spent his life saying, not "Look at me," but rather, "Look to Jesus Christ."
A man of keen and realistic intelligence. Pope Francis is not the university professor that John Paul II and Benedict XVI had been in their pre-papal lives. And while that model of preparing-for-the-papacy served the Church well for 35 years, it's not the only possible model. Now, rather than a professor who learned how to be a pastor, the Church has been given a pastor who has long experience of being a pastor. Nonetheless, I was struck last May by Bergoglio's sharp mind, his familiarity with issues throughout the world Church, and his prudence in judging people and situations. He was, for example, completely realistic and lucid about the Church's situation in Latin America. Rather than complaining about evangelical Protestant "sheep-rustling," as more than a few Latin American churchmen do, the archbishop spoke with insight and conviction about the imperative of Catholicism rediscovering the power of the Gospel through personal conversion to Jesus Christ.
A man of the New Evangelization. The new pope played a significant role in shaping the Latin American bishops' 2007 "Aparecida Document," which embraced the New Evangelization and put it at the center of the Church's life. In our conversation, the man who would become pope made clear his understanding that a kept Church — "kept" in the sense of legal establishment, cultural habit, or both — had no future in the 21st-century West, given the acids of secularism. Pope Francis is a man, I conclude, who intends to go on evangelical offense: it will be all Gospel, all proposal, all evangelism, all the time.
A man of reform. We spoke of the Latin American edition of my book, "The Courage To Be Catholic," for which he thanked me. And in discussing Vatican affairs, then-Cardinal Bergoglio displayed a shrewd, but not cynical, grasp of just what was wrong with the Church's central bureaucratic machinery, and why. Thus I think we can expect the new pope to lead the Church in a purification and renewal of the episcopate, the priesthood, the religious life, and the Curia, because he understands that scandal, corruption, and incompetence are impediments to the Gospel-centered mission I describe in "Evangelical Catholicism: Deep Reform in the 21st Century Church" (Basic Books).
A man of freedom rightly understood. In addition to Pope Francis's lifetime commitment to the poor I'd also note his commitment to human rights and democracy, both of which are under severe pressure in Argentina. The new pope knows the fragility of democratic self-governance, and will work to shore up democracy's eroding moral-cultural foundations throughout the West.
Habemus papam. Thanks be to God.
There is only One True God, The ordered, complementary, communion of Perfect Love that is The Blessed Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The Time has come to acknowledge that it is a false ecumenism, that has led to such erroneous statements as found in Nostra Aetate, and repeated by Pope Francis, when he stated, "The Moslems, who worship the one God, living and merciful, and call upon Him in prayer". All Religions worshipping the same God as if The Blessed Trinity is The God of all Religions? The purpose of ecumenism is to witness to The Word of God and thus bring others to Christ through His One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, The Body of Christ.
There is no other name under Heaven given among men whereby we must be saved.
"No one can come to The Father except through Me." – Jesus The Christ
See Commandments One and Two and Christ's New Commandment, "Love one another as I have Loved you."
Perfect Love, is desiring Salvation for one's beloved.


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My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
This is the birthday season of the Christian Church! The Scriptures tell us, 'When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place' (Acts 2. 1). Pentecost is the moment of empowerment. It is the moment when the disciples of Jesus Christ are empowered to do the works of Jesus Christ and to spread His gospel throughout the entire world. I love Henri Nouwen's phrase, 'empowered to become living Christ's here and now'. The long story of God has reached it's climax in Jesus of Nazareth who has accomplished the defeat of death and has begun the work of new creation and from that room in Jerusalem the Apostles take this message to the world by the power of the Holy Spirit now at work within them.
It is no accident that 'Pentecost' is the New Testament name for the Jewish festival known as the 'Feast of Weeks', a festival when the wheat harvest is celebrated and sacrifices were offered. More than once Jesus spoke about the world in terms of a harvest field. Luke tells us that Jesus once declared, 'The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the LORD of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest' (Luke 10. 2). Put simply, we are His laborers today. We need empowering that we might be living Christ's here and now. Pentecost is our story.
Saint Matthew's is called to be a beacon on a hill. A place of light in an often time dark world. We are an ancient-future movement of the friends of Jesus Christ. As we seek to spread the gospel that the Apostles have passed on to us, let us pray, 'Come, Holy Spirit and empower your Church from on high'. We cannot do this work without the Spirit.
'O Thou who camest from above,
The pure celestial fire to impart,
Kindle a flame of sacred love
On the mean altar of my
heart'. (Charles Wesley).
May God kindle in each of us the fire of His love.
Mike Stewart+


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LOS ANGELES - Washington's throwers got loose today in the first outdoor competition of the 2012 season, with the Huskies competing at the USC Trojan Invitational at a couple different locations in L.A. today. The meet continues tomorrow with the majority of the track and field events.
The javelin throwers finally got to gauge where all their offseason work has put them today, having waited patiently through the indoor season. Junior All-American Joe Zimmerman was second with a best toss of 228-feet, 9-inches, which already should be enough to at least qualify him for NCAA Prelims. Zimmerman's sixth and last attempt was his best by more than three meters. Freshman Curtis Clauson of Edmonds, Wash. also made a strong debut with a best throw of 207-4.
All-American Brooke Pighin returned for the women after redshirting the 2011 season, and she threw 154-10 for sixth-place in a very strong field. Senior Amanda Peterson was fifth with a toss of 159-3. Both of those marks would have easily qualified for Prelims last year. Junior Jordin Seekins also opened with a mark just five inches off her PR, going 140-7.
Senior Angus Taylor, a three-time NCAA Prelim qualifier, had a solid opener in the men's hammer throw, throwing 187-11, and junior Conner Larned went 171-feet as they placed fifth and sixth. Both will also throw the discus tomorrow.
The only Husky on the track tonight was sophomore Phoebe Merritt who ran the 3,000-meters. She was fifth overall in a time of 9:51.49.
Action resumes at 10 a.m. tomorrow at USC's Loker Stadium.


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Keynote Speeches
Session Chairs: Christopher Fredd, Schlumberger; Mark Rivenbark, Packers Plus
The industry has been applying new completion and stimulation approaches to address a wider range of challenges such as low permeability reservoirs, emphasis on efficient operations, the need for increased reliability, the need to increase production with reduced surface footprint, and reducing constraints on resources. Different approaches have included extended reach wells approaching 40,000 ft. in length, multi-laterals with instrumentation and hardware to enable monitoring, control, and access, and long horizontal wells with as many as 60 transverse hydraulic fractures. As the industry moves along the learning curve, these new innovations are providing a new perspective on completion and stimulation strategies that are bringing value to a wide range of reservoir conditions.
This panel session will provide an overview of different approaches to maximum reservoir contact and complex wells, and illustrate how innovation has turned challenges into success around the world.
Session Chairs: Franck Marine, Schlumberger; Curtis W. Kofoed, ZADCO
Complexity of reservoirs, increasing the production, optimising fluids recovery, keeping maximum of safety, are challenges that require more and more sophisticated and efficient completion tools and completion design. Some risky environments also require optimal longevity and integrity of the completion tools. The completion design has also some impacts on wellbore conditions. Diversity of applications (deep water, unconventional, carbonate, sandstone reservoir, HPHT, etc) also require different completions methods that must be considered case to case and tailored for each situation. The design then becomes an exciting challenge that requires combination of experience, and creativity to insure perfect solution that will satisfy and optimise the production criteria. Innovation is an absolute necessity to get safe, economical, and durable installation. During this workshop, some innovative and efficient solutions that permit to achieve these goals will be discussed.
Session Chairs: Ahmed Al Shueili, BP Oman; Daniel Beaman, ZADCO
Stimulation of MRC or complex wells is sometimes compromised by the logistical and operational challenges involved in optimally performing and placing the stimulation treatment. The effect of this compromised design and execution is that sub-optimal stimulation treatments are pumped and placed, and provide little benefit to the reservoir. In turn, the well or development fails to deliver on its potential. The ability to successfully stimulate and subsequently evaluate the treatment is of the upmost importance and gives the ability of the well or development to deliver upon its potential. This can be the key to the success and future investment of these high value development projects.
In this session case studies will be presented that show how the stimulation treatment was designed and executed with a reservoir centric approach, and not compromised, to deliver the best treatment for the reservoir and allow it to deliver upon its potential.
Session Chairs: Alfred Jackson, ZADCO; Ali Salem Al-Reyami, ADMA-OPCO
The growth in the number of intelligent completions installations along with longer and more productive maximum reservoir contact completions has created challenges and technology development needs. Many access and control challenges are present in these wells including, long reservoir intervals for logging and production surveillance, water or gas profile control over the life of the well, effective placement of stimulations and other treatments. This panel session will discuss the challenges for applying new technology in the region, present recent example of new technology to be applied in extended reach, maximum reservoir contact wells, and how technology can extend the life cycle of the well. This panel will also review the challenges, gaps, and limiters from sessions 2 and 3 as well as discuss various ways to find answers.