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This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/888,742, filed on May 22, 1992, now abandoned.
This invention relates to wireless/cellular radiotelephone systems and an apparatus and method for the assignment of radio frequency (RF) spectrum channels to the different cells within a cellular system for optimizing utilization of the available overall radio spectrum.
The service area of a wireless communications system is partitioned into connected service domains known as cells, where radio telephone users communicate, via radio links, with the base station serving the cell. The base station (BS) is coupled to the land network. Efficient use of the available radio frequency spectrum is achieved through the reuse of the same radio frequencies in designated co-user cells that are sufficiently separated by distance so that the combined interference generated by all co-user cells is below tolerable levels. The assignment of radio frequencies to cells has been based on regularity assumptions (i.e., equalsized regularly-spaced cells with uniformly distributed traffic loads), which enable the adoption of simple rules for identifying co-user cells, and for partitioning the RF spectrum into channel sets. When the regularity assumptions do not hold--as is frequently the case in real world situations--the rules of regular channel assignment do not lead necessarily to the efficient utilization of the RF spectrum, if they can be applied at all. To optimally utilize the RF spectrum one must solve the non-regular channel assignment problem.
Therefore a channel assignment system, embodying the principles of the invention, assigns channels to various cells by the optimal partitioning of the available radio frequencies into non-overlapping sets, the optimal grouping of co-user cells, and the best assignment of the former to the latter. The objective is the maximization of traffic handling capacity which, given the multitude of cells, is expressed as the maximization of a bottleneck capacity ratio, known as the capacity factor. A capacity ratio for a cell is defined as the ratio of the number of radio frequencies assigned to the cell over the number of radio frequencies needed to meet blocking probability requirements. Given a channel assignment, the latter is fixed once the traffic loads and desired blocking are specified.
Given a group of cells of arbitrary shape, size, and/or location, the available RF spectrum is partitioned into optimal channel sets, and these channel sets are assigned to cells in an optimum way. Since traffic loads may vary from cell to cell, the assignment objective is the maximization of the cells' combined traffic-handling capacity. This objective is expressed as the maximization of the bottleneck capacity ratio that can be sustained at a satisfactory blocking rate and interference level, which is the lowest capacity ratio across all cells.
The solution of the optimal non-regular channel assignment is decomposed, according to the invention, into two mathematical programs designated as a Master Program and a Subprogram. These are solved iteratively with assistance from a channel set augmentation technique impelmented between solutions of the Master and Subprogram.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic of a regular cell area layout of a wireless/cellular radiotelephone system;
FIG. 2 is a block schematic of a wireless/cellular radiotelephone system;
FIG. 3 is a block schematic of a data processing system for assigning radio channels to various cells of a wireless/cellular radiotelephone system;
FIG. 4 is a flow process diagram of a method for assigning channels to various cells of a wireless/cellular radiotelephone system;
FIG. 5 is a flow process diagram of a method for making initial feasible channel assignments;
FIG. 6 is a flow process diagram of a method for providing an integer solution for the Master Program;
FIG. 7 is a flow process diagram of a method for channel set augmentation; and
FIG. 8 is a flow process diagram of a method for solution of the Subprogram.
A conventional regular hexagonal cell layout, of a cellular radiotelephone system, is shown in schematic form in FIG. 1. Depicting the geographical service area in terms of a hexagonal grid sets a geometric pattern that allows frequencies to be assigned in a patterned disposition that allows the reuse of these frequencies in a controlled repeatable regular assignment model. The cell areas each have specific channel sets assigned to them. Each channel set comprises a plurality of individual transmit and receive radio channels for use within the cell area. In this model, shown in FIG. 1, cells marked "A" are co-user cells and all use the same channel set. The same is true for co-user cells marked "B", "C", etc., each of which have their own assigned channel set.
Each cell is radiated by an antenna system associated with a base station (BS), that includes the radio transceivers and which are in turn connected to the public switched telephone network (PSTN) via trunk lines or suitable equivalent. Antennas 101 are either omi-directional or directional. Directional antennas 102 are used to sectorize cells into smaller angular wedge type serving areas.
A typical cellular system is shown in the block diagram of FIG. 2. A plurality of mobile switching centers (MSC), 202 and 203, are shown connecting the mobile radiotelephone system to the public switched telephone network 201 (PSTN). The switching of the MSCs interconnects a plurality of base stations (BS) 210 each providing service to a cell coverage area. Each coverage area is shown as having irregular boundaries typical of an actual system. Each BS has radio transmit/receive equipment and radiating antennas to serve mobile radiotelephones 250 within its cell coverage area.
An operations and management center (OMC) 220 is coupled to the MSCs 202 and 203 to control their system operation and their associated BSs 210. OMC 220 is a central control station which includes data processing equipment and input for accepting data input from data storage and real time control. This data processing arrangement may be utilized in implementing channel assignments in combination with remotely tunable radio transceivers located at the BSs.
An illustrative embodiment of data processing equipment included in the OMC for controlling the assignment and tuning of radio transceivers at the BSs is shown in block schematic form in the FIG. 3. A general purpose computer 310 has a stored program included in its memory 311. This program includes instructions for performing the non-regular assignment of radio channels to a cellular system as disclosed in further detail below. Initial input data is supplied through the input circuit 312 to the computer 310. Inputs include the available cells. The available radio frequencies are also input into the computer 310. Further inputs include interference information usually in the form of a cell-to-cell interference matrix, which defines the interference to each cell from every other cell. The inputs also include system constraints necessary for the desired channel assignment. Traffic usage patterns are supplied as an input. Traffic may be measured in real time.
In this illustrative embodiment of the invention, the assignment process is performed in the computer 310 according to the instructions contained in memory 311. The resulting non-regular assignment is output via the output 313 to the MSC 315 and is in turn forwarded to the BSs 321. The individual tunable radios 322 included in the BSs are tuned to the proper frequencies in accord with the assignment of radio channels determined by the assignment process. Added output leads permit graphical and data printouts at the OMC.
To state the above assignment problem algebraically, the following notation is utilized. Let
______________________________________j = 1, . . . , J index of different logical cells(A logical cell is the portion of the coverage area of a cell served bya logical face.)i = 1, . . . , J same as j (the combination (i, j) designates a pair of logical cells)yj number of channels needed in logical cell j to meet blocking requirementsN number of available channelsIij co-channel interference contribution by logical face i to logical cell jSj signal strength of logical face jT threshold level of the signal-to-interference ratio______________________________________
The unknown quantities of the problem are:
______________________________________g capacity factor (bottleneck capacity ratio)K number of channel setsNk size of channel set k 1 if logical cell j is covered by channel set kxkj 0 otherwise______________________________________
The channel assignment can be expressed as a mathematical programing problem of the form: ##EQU1## where M is a large positive number.
The constraints in (1) allocate channels to logical cells in proportion to the cells' requirements. In constraint (2) the total number of assigned channels is limited to the number of channels available. Constraint (3) ensures that the ratio of signal strength to co-channel interference is above the desired threshold value with confidence level 1-α. The above formulation of the channel assignment problem can accommodate additional constraints that would reflect a user's special needs. Examples of such constraints are discussed herein below in a discussion of the solution procedure for the basic formulation.
The above problem is a large scale nonlinear mixed-integer stochastic mathematical program. If, for example, a cellular grid has 210 logical cells (70 cell sites, with 3 logical faces per cell site), and 200 channel sets are considered, there would be 42,211 constraints and 42,200 integer variables (excluding slack variables), of which 42,000 would be binary.
In accord with the principles of the invention this problem is decomposed into two computationally tractable pans using generalized linear programming. The original problem is decomposed into two smaller problems which are solved one after the other in an iterative sequence, exchanging their respective solutions, until the optimal solution is reached. Following established convention, the two problems are called the Master Program and the Subprogram. The Master Program consists of all but the stochastic constraints in (3), which make up the Subprogram constraints.
The algebraic formulation of the Master Program and Subprogram are expressed as follows. The following expressions define the Master Program of block 420 subsequently discussed with respect to FIG. 4: ##EQU2## where xkj are constants satisfying the co-channel interference conditions. These values are supplied by the Subprogram described below.
The Subprogram contains the constraints assuring that the ratio of signal strength to co-channel interference is above a desired threshold value. Its objective coefficients are the simplex multipliers corresponding to constraints (4) of the Master Program.
The Subprogram has the following form: ##EQU3## where λj is the simplex multiplier corresponding to the jth constraint in (4).
The collection of channel sets included in the Master Program is comprised of all the solutions of the Subprogram. The kth solution of the Subprogram provides values for the binary variables xkj. A channel set is defined in terms of the co-user cells it serves. The collection of channel sets grows with every new solution of the Subprogram, and this growth helps improve the Master Program solution. Growth in the collection of channel sets stops when the optimal solution is reached.
The overall structure of the assignment process comprising the Master Program and Subprogram is shown in the FIG. 4. The solution procedure, as shown in the flow process in FIG. 4, involves four major functions. These are: Channel Assignment Initialization (block 410), a Master Program Solution (block 420), Channel Set Augmentation, and Subprogram Solution (closely related blocks 430 and 440). In the first function, block 410, which is the initialization of the channel assignment, a feasible channel assignment is obtained before we proceed with the optimization. If the model is applied to an existing grid, the present channel assignment can serve as the initial channel assignment, provided it satisfies all system constraints. If it violates any of the constraints, it is modified by the Initial Channel Assignment algorithm, as described below, to meet all constraints.
Once an initial feasible channel assignment has been obtained, the remaining three functions are executed in an iterative sequence. First comes the solution of the Master Program in block 420, whose solution furnishes the system values of g, Nk, τ, and λj. τ is a simplex multiplier corresponding to constraint (5) and λj is a simplex multiplier corresponding to the jth constraint in (4). This information is used by the Channel Set Augmentation algorithm in block 430 which invokes the Subprogram Solution algorithm in block 440 several times in order to generate new channel sets.
The Channel Group Augmentation algorithm is a heuristic process that enhances solution of the problem. It revises the values of Nk and λj, which are used in the next solution of the Subprogram. The Subprogram solution furnishes the values of ν and xkj.
Once a specified number of channel sets has been generated, optimality is checked as prescribed in decision block 450. If the solution is optimal as determined in decision block 450, the algorithm terminates and the assignments are provided in block 460. Otherwise, the cycle repeats again with the solution of the restricted Master Program in block 420.
The following condition indicates optimality: Let K-1 be the current cycle, and let xKj be the optimal solution of the new Subprogram. Let τ be the simplex multiplier corresponding to constraint (5) of the relaxed Master Program. If ##EQU4## then the current solution is optimal for the relaxed Master Program.
The solution procedure described herein is finite as the number of different channel sets is finite, and each solution of the Subprogram contributes a new channel set to the Master Program. That the channel set entering the Master Program at each cycle is new is based on the following observation. The simplex multipliers of the relaxed Master Program at cycle K-1 satisfy the conditions: (5) ##EQU5## If the new Subprogram solution xKj is added to the Master Program, it cannot meet the condition in (7), for that would lead to the termination of the process. Since it violates the requirement in (7) it cannot be identical to any of the K-1 solutions encountered previously, by condition (8). Hence, xKj represents a new channel set. Given that the number of cells in a grid is finite, the number of distinct cell groupings that represent different channel sets is also finite. Hence, the solution procedure is finite.
The solution procedure must start with a feasible channel assignment, that is a channel assignment that covers all cells and meets the channel availability constraint and co-channel interference constraints. For an existing cellular grid, the channel assignment in place may serve as the initial channel assignment, provided it is feasible. If the existing channel assignment is not feasible (infeasibility would arise typically from the violation of the interference constraints), or if there is no existing channel assignment, it is necessary to generate an initial feasible channel assignment.
The method for deriving an initial channel assignment is based on a variation of the Channel Group Augmentation algorithm. In the most general case, as shown in FIG. 5, the existing channel assignment violates the interference constraints. In this case, Channel Assignment Initialization consists of two phases. In Phase I we modify (Block 507) the channel sets in the existing channel assignment, one at a time by changing values for Nk and λj. If a channel set violates the interference constraint (decision Block 502), cells are removed (Block 504) until it satisfies the interference constraint. If the interference constraint is met by an existing channel set, the algorithm will assign as many additional cells as possible (Block 505), provided that the interference constraint is satisfied. If the resulting channel sets cannot cover all cells, the second phase is implemented. In Phase II additional channel sets are generated until all cells are covered (Block 506).
Both phases employ the Channel Set Augmentation algorithm. They differ in terms of the initial values used for λj. In Phase I, λj equals 1 for all cells j covered by the existing channel set, and zero for the remaining cells. In Phase II, λj is computed by the equation (10) disclosed herein below.
The Master Program is a linear program involving the integer variables Nk, which assume values ranging from 0 to N--the number of available frequencies, a number which is normally between 300 and 400. Given the magnitude of the integer variables, one can obtain near-optimal solutions to this mixed-integer linear program by solving the relaxed linear program without the integer requirements as per Block 601 in FIG. 6. For the purposes of channel assignment, integer solutions must be provided.
The algorithm yielding an integer solution to the Master Program shown in FIG. 6 uses the fact that the optimal channel assignment will use all of the N available channels. Given an optimal solution to the relaxed problem (the linear program without the integer requirements), the algorithm starts by making the channel set sizes equal to the integers closest to the relaxed solution (Block 601). It terminates if the integer set sizes add up to N (Blocks 605,607, 609). If not, it increases (or decreases) by 1 the sizes of the channel sets with the greatest positive (or negative) deviation from the optimal non-integer value (Blocks 611,615). The steps of the algorithm are shown in the FIG. 6 and are described below in detail.
The term Nk denotes the channel set sizes in the optimal solution, and by Nk their closest integers. The procedure for obtaining an integer solution to the Master Program is outlined in FIG. 5 as follows:
______________________________________Step 1 Set -- Nk equal to the integer closest to Nk. (Block 603)Step 2 ##STR1## If D = 0, terminate (Block 607). Otherwise go to Step 3.Step 3 If D < 0, go to Step 5. Otherwise go to Step 4. (Block 607)Step 4 Find D channel sets with the largest difference δk = -- Nk - Nk Decrease the size of each of the D channel sets by 1. Terminate. (Blocks 611, 613)Step 5 Find |D| channel sets with the largest difference - δk = Nk - -- Nk. Increase the size of each of the |D| channel sets by 1. Terminate. (Blocks 615, 617)______________________________________
It is easy to verify that, given a non-negative solution to the relaxed linear program, the resulting integer solution will also be non-negative.
Once the complexity caused by the integer constraints has been removed, the solution of the Master Program becomes straightforward. Standard linear programming software can be used. By linear programming standards, the relaxed Master Program is a relatively small linear program, having a number of constraints equal to one plus the number of logical cells in the grid, and number of variables equal to one plus the number of channel groups. It is expected that a large grid would have no more than 500 logical cells. Seven hundred and fifty channel sets would more than exceed the number needed to yield an optimal solution.
The number of cycles of the Master Program is reduced by generating lists of channel sets with the channel group augmentation heuristic. One of the factors contributing to the computational effort in mathematical programming decomposition is the repeated solution of the Master Program. Since the optimal channel assignment is derived from the last Master Program solution, and all previous Master Programs serve only to generate a list of desirable candidate channel sets, generating a larger number of candidates at each cycle would tend to reduce the number of Master Program solutions while still yielding an optimal solution. Therefore, between any two consecutive solutions of the Master Program, the method used generates several new channel sets. The number to be generated is specified by the user.
The criterion used in generating new channel sets is that they must have the potential to improve the Master Program objective value. The first channel set generated after the solution of the Kth Master Program has this potential since it has a negative reduced cost by condition (7). In order to obtain heuristically additional channel sets with a negative reduced cost, the simplex multiplier λj is needed. Typically, λj is supplied by the solution of the Master Program. Since our aim is to generate more than one channel set between consecutive solutions of the Master Program, it is necessary to revise the λj values before each Subprogram solution without re-solving the Master Program.
The revision of λj is based on properties that would hold if the Master Program were solved. They are derived from the following Complementary Slackness conditions defined by equation (9): ##EQU6## A consequence of the above conditions is that the simplex multiplier λj, which is required to be non-negative, will be positive only if the corresponding primal constraint in equation (1) is binding or, equivalently, whenever the capacity ratio of cell j equals the grid capacity factor. We refer to such a cell as a binding cell.
The condition of equation (9) is employed to update the λj values of binding cells as follows. A new channel set K, derived from the last Subprogram solution, will receive in the next iteration a portion of the available channels. This implies that if set K covers cell j, cell j will typically not be binding in the next iteration. By equation (9), the corresponding simplex multiplier λj would become zero. Hence, the following revision rule is used: ##EQU7## This revision causes channel sets generated by subsequent solutions of the Subprogram to favor binding cells that were not covered by the last channel set, as they will have positive λj values.
The above revision rules deal with the binding cells as they become non-binding. Rules are needed also for the cells that are not binding in the Master Program solution but, as new channel sets are added, may become binding. Such cells should be covered by subsequent channel sets. With λj assigned zero value by equation (9), however, they do not have a chance, unless λj is updated. An alternative way is to communicate to the Subprogram the binding status of a cell by handing over the new channel set sizes Nk. The Subprogram considers the binding status of a cell together with simplex multiplier λj values in deriving a new channel set.
There are several ways to revise Nk. In this implementation of the algorithm we assume that the new channel set K will receive one Kth of the available channels, while the size of the existing K-1 channel sets will be adjusted accordingly. That is, ##EQU8## If the existing channel sets had size N'k, their new sizes will be ##EQU9##
The algorithm for generating F new channel sets is shown in flow form in FIG. 7.
______________________________________Step 1 Set λj and Nk equal to the values obtained by solving the Master Program. (Block 701)Step 2 Repeat Steps 3 through 6, F times. (Blocks 702, 713)Step 3 Solve the Subprogram to obtain xkj. (Block 704)Step 4 Revise λj by equation (10). (Block 705)Step 5 Compute NK by equation (11) (Block 709), and revise Nk for k = 1, . . . , K - 1 by equation (12). (Block 711)Step 6 Increment K. (Block 711)______________________________________
Given the difficulty of pursuing a globally optimal solution method, we have devised an efficient heuristic algorithm for the solution of the Subprogram. It constructs a solution by selecting among the cells in the grid those that will maximize the Subprogram objective value without violating the interference constraints of equation (6). Such a set is constructed by adding one cell at a time, giving priority to the cells with the greatest λj value. A cell can be added to the set if it does not interfere with the cells already in the set. For cells with equal λj values the order in which cells are considered is important because the inclusion of one cell might preempt, through the interference it generates, more cells than another. Preference is given to cells with low pre-emptive potential. The pre-emptive potential would change at each step, as new cells are added to the set. Therefore, the criterion function used for including a cell in the solution is updated after the addition of each cell.
The algorithm logic can be described as follows. At each step, the cells are partitioned into three subsets. The set C, which consists of the cells included in the solution (i.e., xj =1); the set C, which consists of the cells excluded from the solution (i.e., xj =0); and the set U, which consists of the cells whose fate has yet not been determined. At the start of the algorithm, U contains all the cells, and C and C are empty. At each step a member of U is placed in C. Its inclusion in the solution may pre-empt other members of U from inclusion. The pre-empted members of U are moved to C. The algorithm terminates when U becomes empty.
Among cells with equal λj values, the cell to be moved from U to C is chosen based on its potential to block other members of U from entering C. There are several ways to measure this potential. In the implementation described in this paper we define the pre-emptive potential function pj as the inverse of the "slack" aj in the interference constraint in equation (6), which measures the margin for additional contributions to the interference experienced in cell j. ##EQU10##
The solution of the Subprogram is expanded to include cells with zero λj. This is necessary in order to deal with the non-binding cells that become binding as more channel sets are generated. Moreover, the inclusion of the largest possible number of cells in the solution of the Subprogram is desirable for the increased system planning flexibility it affords. Hence, cells are chosen in order of descending value of the following criterion function fj : ##EQU11## where K is the last channel set generated, and ε is a very small positive number.
Given a sufficiently small value for ε, the cells with positive λj values will be given priority. The remaining cells will be considered only when all cells with positive λj have been considered. Among cells with positive and equal λj values, the choice of a cell to be included in set C is based on the pre-emptive potential pj since, according to condition (9), the capacity ratio in the second term of (14) is the same for all such cells--it equals the grid capacity factor. For cells with zero λj values, the capacity ratio dominates the choice of a cell to be included into C.
The algorithm for the solution of the Subprogram is shown in flow process form in FIG. 8.
______________________________________Step 1 Place all cells in set U, and make sets C and -- C empty. (block 801)Step 2 For each member j of U, compute fj by equation (14). (block 803)Step 3 Select j* to be the member of U with the greatest fj value. (block 805) Remove j* from U. (block 806)Step 4 Compute aj for each member j of C assuming that j* (block 807) is also in C.Step 5 If aj < 0 for any j in C, place j* in -- C and go to Step 8. (block 809) Otherwise, place j* in C (block 811) and go to Step 6.Step 6 For each member j of U compute aj. (block 813)Step 7 Remove from U any of its members j with aj < 0 and place them in -- C. (block 815)Step 8 If U is empty, terminate. (block 817) Otherwise, go to Step 2.______________________________________
The calculation of the pre-emptive potential pj in the solution of the Subprogram, discussed above, involves the interference constraint slack aj, which measures the margin for additional contributions to the interference experienced in cell j. The slack will vary with the composition of C, the collection of cells covered by the channel set.
To compute the slack aj we convert the probability statement of equation (6) into an equivalent deterministic constraint for each cell j in U, the collection of undetermined cells. The constraint in equation (6) can be written as follows: ##EQU12## To write the above as an equivalent deterministic inequality, we need to know the probability distribution of the signal-to-interference ratio. Let Y be the value of this ratio, expressed in decibels. That is, ##EQU13## Following other treatments, we assume that Y is normally distributed. Let μy and σ2 y be the mean and variance of Y, respectively, and let R be the signal-to-interference ratio threshold value T expressed in decibels. Equation (15) can be written as follows: ##EQU14## where z is a normal random variable. The equivalent deterministic constraint is the following:
μy +z.sub.α σy ≧R (18)
where z.sub.α is the α-quantile of a normal random variable. aj is the slack variable of the above inequality. Therefore,
aj =μy +za σy -R (19)
The values of μy and σy depend on the composition of set C. They are computed using the assumption that the signals of all antenna faces, when expressed in decibels, are independent normally distributed random variables and that the cumulative interference experienced in cell j is also normally distributed, when expressed in decibels [9]. Let
where ##EQU15## If λL the mean of the cumulative interfence L in cell j, expressed in decibels σL 2 the variance of L μp the mean of the power signal P in cell j, is expressed in decibels as σp 2 the variance of P then, the mean and variance of Y are given by:
μy =E(Y)=E(P)-E(L)=μp -μL (23)
σy 2 =Var(Y)=Var(P)+Var(L)=σp 2 +σL 2. (24)
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Round 1 - Beltran gets a huge welcome from the crowd. Josh Rosenthal in charge of the fight. Miocic in the center. Beltran moving on the outside. Miocic looks relaxed as he jabs on the outside. Leg kicks traded. Beltran actually the busier fighter in terms of movement, but neither really striking just yet. Miocic ducks in for a single and gets one hook in when a kneeling Beltran exposes his back on a scramble. Beltran turns in and stands. Miocic presses in from the outside. Beltran punches the thigh. Halfway in, and Miocic pressing in. He pulls away when Beltran spins. They reset, and Miocic lands a crisp jab. Miocic not doing a ton, but it's a little more than Beltran. Crowd is now dead quiet in the moderately paced affair. Miocic scoring with nice kicks to the thigh, and his jab has bloodied Beltran's nose. Beltran walking in, but he's missing. MMAjunkie.com gives the round to Miocic, 10-9.
Round 2 - Beltran busier to start, and he needs to be. He pushes the pace, but Miocic spins him to the floor. Miocic presses in and punches, but he can't do much. THe fight returns to the feet, and now it's Beltran who dumps Miocic. The crowd goes insane, but Miocic is quickly back up on his feet and pushing in against the cage. Back-and-forth action to open up. Miocic breaks and retreats, and Beltran pops him with a few crisp shots. But Miocic grabs a leg and easily spins Beltran to the floor yet again. Miocic sets up in half-mount, but Beltran scrambles free. Back on the feet, and both fighters look tired as they fire punches. Miocic does score with a crisp straight right. Beltran clinches up and looks for a trip. Instead, he spins off and presses in. Final minute of a round that could be decided here. Punches traded, and neither is really hurting the other. FLurry to close, but it's Miocic with the best shots. Fun finish, and Beltran looked better, but MMAjunkie.com gives it to Miocic, 10-9.
Round 3 - Beltran looks to have a little bounce early, but Miocic returns with the leg kick and straight punches. Beltran still moving forward, but Miocic is up to the challenge. Miocic ducks in and picks a leg. Beltran doesn't spend much time on the deck, but he also has no room to work. They finally break away, and Beltran's nose is still gushing. Miocic eats a few stiff punches, but the pace of this fight has slowed. Beltran shoots in but hits the deck when Miocic defends. Beltran's takedowns haven't even been close tonight. Miocic moves into side control and knees the body as we're into the final minute. Left hands from the top also score, and Beltran looks like he's stuck. Miocic steps over into mount, then takes the back when Beltran rolls. Fight ends there, and MMAjunkie.com sees a clean sweep for Miocic, 10-9 and 30-27. Stipe Miocic def. Joey Beltran via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28).
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Here I let Weekly Photo Challenges sit for a little as I give way to post prolonged drafts and ideas I had been harboring i.e. a poem post, a DIY post, a bests and worsts post, home residence post, etc. And now I collected enough overdue Weekly Photo Challenges into one super post.
I do suggest participating to Weekly Photo Challenges. It's a great medium to boost readership and to get to know a good part of WP community. If not WPC, there are other challenges available as well like Jake's Sunday Post, Cee's Fun Photo Challenge, IT's Weekly Images of Life, Frizztext's A – Z Challenge, Aisa's Travel Theme and Marianne's CBBH Challenge. I think I'm done participating to Weekly Photo Challenge. I have so much in my plate, and that I've been missing a lot of it or being late for it. Also, for a long time I've only been doing an average of 2 posts a week. I don't want Weekly Photo Challenge dictates the nature of my blog.
BIG: LACMA [Los Angeles, California]
FOREIGN: International Houses [Balboa Park in San Diego, California]
This collage doesn't do justice to what the location offers. You have to get in to each houses to get the full experience.
Seen: From top left, counterclockwise – Norway, Ireland, Spain, Czech, Sweden China, Ukraine, Germany, Israel, Puerto Rico, Scotland and Philippines
Geometry: Walt Disney Concert Hall [Los Angeles, California]RENEWAL: The Strip [Las Vegas, Nevada]
GREEN: Sespe Creek [Ojai in Ventura, California]
THANKFUL: My Community [The Sophomore Slump v. 2] *sticks tongue out*
Changing Season: Matilja Creek [Ojai in Ventura, California]
Thank You WordPress geniuses for improving their gallery feature.
EDITED: The new WP gallery is not that great afterall. Now, I'm forced to show the pictures one by one. I'm sure WP will do something about this.
Or I have to settle for a width-length instead of having my widgets to the right.
Weekly Photo Challenge?
Here's to a very old post from an old-time blogging friend. I remember this photography excellency very well – Weekly Photo Challenge: Unusual. Gerry has been an all-over-the-map blogger providing us outstanding posts and being highly visible to many blogging sites. As a matter of fact, he has two blogging sites- Gerry's Space and Writing Hell. To take great note, he won from participating the National Novel Writing Month Challenge. A blogger, a novelist, a consistent challenge master, and a music composer! Gerry surely is a stand-out creative blogger.
Last Call…
REFLECTION: San Juan Capistrano [Los Angeles, California]
I'm only going to complete Weekly Photo Challenge this year.
DIY: How to make a Parachute Bracelet (550Cord Bracelet)
Don't be alarmed, you are still viewing The Sophomore Slump. I'm very excited to compose this special report of a post. I actually planned to publish it 10 posts out before I hit my 200th but I just can't resist.
550-cord bracelets or Parachute bracelets are usually or popularly worn by military personnel. It's unisex, mostly men actually. Online, it ranges from $5 to $20 or higher. The coolest thing about this bracelet is that you don't have to worry whether it's fake or not, and rest assured that it doesn't rust. 550 cords are strong and sturdy. It has a minimum breaking strength of …dum dum dum dum… 550 pounds. It was originally used in the suspension lines of US parachutes during World War II.
- A scissor, knife or a Gerber ***Safety Note*** Be careful when working with scissor or a knife.
- 2 550-cords, one much longer than the other
- lighter, or a candle ***Safety Note*** Be careful when working with fire.
- Button
There are less than 15 Quick and Easy Steps. I can't believe I put 'Quick and Easy' steps, such a typical tactic to lure people. Seriously, once you get the hang of it, it gets really easy. I can make one for 10 minutes. I do it when I hike, when I'm watching a movie, when I wait for my laundry to finish, whenever I drive …oops, whenever I'm at a Rest Stop.
Take the smaller 550 cord (lanyard – let's call it fancily as 'lanyard' from here) and fold it in half.
Cut it in a way that it fits your wrist or whomever you're making it for. Yey for me using 'whomever'. Was the usage even right? Add extra length for adjustments, or for 'waste factor'. Look at the picture as your guide. If you can't do that, kindly give yourself a slight slap on the right cheek ….of your face. *BIG GRIN* just lightly, safety is paramount in making the bracelet.
Take the longer lanyard, spot the center and make a square knot around the smaller lanyard. Pull it as tightly as you can. See the picture…
Leave a small loop where the fold meets on the small lanyard. Later on, that is where the button is attached to. You can look at the end result (very first picture). If you can't make a square knot, ask your parents what it is.
Place one side (first side) of the long lanyard over the small lanyard.
Just like so. If you can't do that, go ahead and give yourself a slight slap on your left cheek …
Take the second side of the longer lanyard. Go over the first side and under the small lanyard. Making an "e".
Again, over and under…
STEP 5 and 6:
Bring the end of the second side and go under the loop of the first side.
Then, bring both sides up and pull both sides outward. Pull it as hard as you can.
It should look like that -like a pretzel. I know pretzels are yummy, but don't eat this lanyard. This is not a recipe. Once you pull it, you should see that you just made your first design.
STEP 7, 8, 9 and 10
Redo the loops on the opposite side. Keep doing it until you reach almost at the bottom.
You should leave room for 'waste factor' or that added length you made in STEP 1.
STEP 11 and 12:
Cut both sides of the longer lanyard.
Then burn both ends using a lighter. We all should know not to play with fire. Do this in a well-ventilated area and free of flammable materials like paper, gasoline, or your partner's temper.
STEP 13 and 14:
Take the button. Be practical. Get it from a used clothing. Be creative, you can use all kinds of buttons. This is actually the only hard part because you have to scrape off the center of the button to make it into a single hole. Use the knife to scrape off the button. Or, simply find a one-hole button.
Insert both ends of the smaller lanyard into the button. Sometimes, you have to use a pen to stick it in, or any pointy objects.
Then burn the ends together. Whenever you're burning the ends, don't your use bare hand but you can use the scissor to flatten it out. Here…
Presto! You're done! Just attach the button to the loop that you made on the small lanyard.
This post is part of the Weekly Photo Challenge: Mine. My blog is primarily about my travels. This time I posted something that is MY creation. Well, it was taught to me, and it became my leisure. I've given them away to close friends, even neighbors, and other acquaintances. Indeed, it is perfect for gifts, or giveaways. If you can't keep up with my quote-end quote Quick and Easy steps, 3rd graders proof intructuons, first slap your face on both cheeks and then there are Youtube videos for you to visually follow.
For Parachute Bracelet Advance… You can also mix and match different colors of 550 cords. Instead of a button, you can also use clips or snap ons. You can also attach this to a watch. What I taught is Parachute Bracelet Basics. Maybe, a part deux in the future.
Part 2: How to make a keychain and parachute bracelet with buckle
WPC's: People are poetic…
People are poetic…
People are poetic…
People are poetic…
and the best part is…
People are poetic…
and the best part is…
People are poetic…
and the best part is…
they don't even know it.
Here is …. (drum roll please) … eliz with Musings: Color me Poetic. Of quotes, inspirational words, fitting wonderful images, engaging discussions, overflowing thoughts, relatable life perspectives, humanity, some humor and a whole lot of characters, Mirth and Motivation is your blog to check out. This blog urges you to think, to feel, to hear your inner voices, to taste life, to see things in a different light, and to speak your mind. Get to know her, and she'll assure you that you'll hear from her sooner or later. An all-over, all-around, prolific blogger, Eliz and her blog that suggesting you to Motivate, Elevate, Laugh, Live Positively… This is certainly one for the gold.
Sorry for the flooding of photos, I completely go out of a whim and out of my normal posting habits and rules. I'm way behind my Weekly Photo Challenges, so I took the lazy approach. Hold thy breath, there's more for last calls…
People are poetic…
and the best part is…
…they don't even know it.
Near and Far: Europe and California
VENICE – Tops: California, Bottoms: Italy
I badly wish to go back to Europe. But I can't complain as much. Not only that I've been very blessed to have gone there, the place I'm currently in ain't too shabby for my travel fix. Plus, it really isn't hard to cross-culture here in California.
Villas – Design of Getty Villa {Bottom) is inspired by The Villa of Papyri in Herculaneum (Top).
I really enjoyed the neat idea I came up with when I Merge: Herculanem and Getty Villa. And so, I tweak it a bit for my entry of Near and Far. The images in this post are places in California where you can imagine or reminisce different locations in Europe. Not what the challenge is looking for, but I've been known as a notorious WPC rule-breaker.
Spanish Footsteps – Top Right: Rodeo Drive, California, Top Left and Bottom: Rome, Italy. Related post: Journey
I like to know. Anything around your area, or places you've been to, that resembles, comparable to, or is based from another location or site from a different country?
Alcazar Garden – Left: Sevilla, Spain, Right: Balboa Park
The next one is with the help of sister, Analyn. She's quite a globetrotter as well.
Danish – Tops: Solvang, Bottom: Copenhagen, Denmark (picture courtesy of my sister)
This post is part of Flashback Friday. *sticks tongue out*
Here is Loni. Check out her Yosemite posts. Check out her Venice post. Check out her Mud Run post. Check out the one where she got on TV. Check out her Anniversary post and the different places her and her husband have gone to. Check out her Academy post. Check out food, places of mainly California, and her wide-eye impressive photographs. My favorite however is her 100th post where she showed her "Loni Exhibit", These are some of my favorite things. Go ahead and Check out how Loni Found Herself.
FREE SPIRIT: Aaron and his gamut of emotion
This is a long shot for my submission of WPC's Free Spirit. I did see a lot of children-concept that week, so know I'm not completely off.
I know he's my nephew and I may be so biased. But I'm just a big fan of his chubbiness. He looks so nourish and healthy. He has a good size, and good height. A fair complexion too. He has those big clear eyes. It's sometimes looks lazy that it's just magnetizing. He's not flawless, but he's perfect that way.
Meet Aaron and his gamut of emotion and expressions.
Oh, children. Their words are honest. Their actions are somehow unfiltered. Their innocence are real, and their ignorance are always pure. And their spirits are always free.
I'm stalling, somewhat. This is an off-set post. Something I don't normally or usually do. This is a quick one. I let my guard down. I let go of the wheel here. I didn't think or consider much. I Nike just do it. Free Spirit.
Last Call…
Emotions? Free Spirit?
Broken Light: A Photography Collection pools in different people who are living with, or affected by, different kinds of personality disorders (Yikes! Am I suppose to say this? I hate labeling and categorizations!), of mostly depressions and bipolar personality. But that's not the core focus of the blog. What the blog brings out from these people are their expressions to other means, through artistry, poetry and, like its title, photography. The most memorable favorite for me, fits very well with Free Spirit, is titled Moving Free. I also suggest "Marry Me", the one I think is the best entry. Well, every entry brings out beauty, love, passion, and a whole lot of emotions.
Last Call…
Weekly Photo Challenge: WRONG
I enjoyed, from other bloggers, a lot of submissions to this long overdue WPC. I saw some comedic, some provoking, and some interesting photos that week. While many had success in responding to the challenge (kudos to all), I failed to even put the challenges in proper order. Once again, this wasn't my initial idea or concept for the challenge. To keep things flowing, I decided going this direction instead.
I guess, it is just fittingly well to start with that "ado". I go through an elaborate process before making a post. I have to sleep on it first. I have to think of some other way to blog every time. There's got to be at least some sort of deviation from my previous posts. The subjects have to go through 10 different portals or stages before it gets uploaded to WordPress. After everything is done, it has to be tested, proofread, and that it has to garner a stamp of aprroval by a Jejemon first before it even gets published.
The following images are Weekly Photo Challenge rejects, and the different reasons of their disposal to my dump files.
URBAN: I could have squeaked this by but decided not to. Not only this is from San Francisco and that the focus was LA and San Diego, the buildings are closer as opposed to the common from-afar views of that post.
INSIDE: My topic was about The Getty Center. This could've been the Last Call, but the petals just didn't make the cut.
MERGE: Too many pictures already inserted to that post that this, again, just didn't make the cut.
PURPLE: This is the most purple out of all my pictures from last year's Crawfish Festival. I failed once again to see it. Newsflash: I'm colorblind.
MOVEMENTS: For obvious reasons, it's crooked, blurry. I wanted to get something from this angle but the waterside for background was just not pleasant and cooperative at that time. I changed my position. Hence, the pictures from The Lords of Dogtown / Skaters in Venice are from a different angle.
BLUE & HANDS: This is one of those pictures that are not normally favored result that when you look at your camera after snapping you just discard it. After some dissection, magnification, and keen observation, this one actually turns out really good. By the way, the Blue and Hands blog post is creeping close to my Freshly Pressed post in terms of the number of Likes.
SUMMER: Scenes from Ocean Beach in San Diego. Nothing wrong with both pictures, except for that one surfer who stumbled to get his bearings. Sometimes, they and these perfectly good pictures just slip by.
Last Call…
Fleeting Moments: My bad, this one is a disappointingly overlooked image from my posts on Venice Beach and Fleeting Moments. Like my submissions to that Weekly Photo Challenge, the scene changed dramatically, so to speak, when I generate it into B&W.
The original set-up is composed of 15 images and, as you can see, it's shrinked down to 10. I have a personal dilemma with overcrowding a post. I like to keep mine simple.
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icenta Controls Ltd
based in Salisbury, UNITED KINGDOM
iCenta Controls is an independent company that specialises in the supply of flow meters, level sensors, instrumentation and control systems to engineering, manufacturing and process industries throughout the UK and overseas. Over the past 10 years iCenta has grown rapidly from a start-up company to become a respected and significant supplier of instrumentation, in ...
Balance Consulting Inc
based in Mandeville, LOUISIANA (USA)
Founded in 1996, BCI's services include small to mid-size industry, Fortune 500 companies, utilities, financial institutions, transportation agencies, municipalities, developers, contractors, and various other clients in the public and private sector. Our staff of engineers, planners, and environmental scientists possess a keen understanding of environmental conditions, ...
BIOKOMP Srl
based in Villaverla, ITALY
Thanks to several years of experience in the specific fields of compression systems, we design and manufacture gas, air and biogas compressors in compliance with international regulations andenvironment`s respect. The company is particularly devoted to principles of sustainable development, as strong promoter of a culture that encourages a conscious use of energy ...


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Which of the following is not true concerning homeostasis?
a. It is the maintenance of constant internal conditions.
b. It involves the regulation of body conditions, such as calcium and glucose levels.
c. It usually prevents major fluctuations in body conditions.
d. Its maintenance is solely the responsibility of the endocrine system.