It’s shaping up to be another big year for UVic Vikes soccer, as both the men’s and women’s teams are looking to build off of playoff appearances last season that left them hungry for more.
The women’s team provided a memorable run for UVic, playing in the national finals last November at Centennial Stadium. The Vikes kicked things off with a bang by downing Sherbrooke 2-1 on opening night, but fell to Canada West rivals, Trinity Western in the semifinals to end their dreams of a national championship. The players proved resilient, however, and returned with a win in penalty kicks over Ottawa in the third-place game to claim a Bronze medal.
While an impressive result from what had been one of the strongest Vikes teams in years, to be so close has left much of the returning team with a desire to prove they can equal and surpass last year’s effort.
“I think our chances are really high,” midfielder Jaclyn Sawicki said of her team’s chances to return to the national championship. “We had a really good pre-season and a good start to our league.”
That good start to the league came courtesy of a 4-1 victory over the UNBC Timberwolves on Sept. 7. The Vikes were in control the entire game, with Sawicki striking the game winner from 20 yards out.
One obstacle the team will have to overcome is the loss of five starters from last season, goalie Stephanie Parker, team assists leader Nathalie Scharf, as well as Carsen Machin and Janelle Smith and Tessa Margetts who helped lead a defense that produced eight shutouts during the season.
Sawicki is confident though that her team has made the necessary moves to stay competitive. “We have 11 rookies this year. A couple of them have definitely stepped up, so I think we have a good bench,” she says.
The Vikes have plenty of returning weapons that should once again see UVic make a deep playoff run. Forward Emma Greig led the Canada West conference in goals last season with 14, including three hat tricks. UVic also boasts a Canadian national player in Sawicki, who is expected to once again be the driving force in the midfield. Returning at the helm is head coach Tracy David. David has coached the women’s squad for the past 11 seasons, highlighted by a national title victory in 2005.
Fresh off a third-place finish in the country, there is no reason to think that the women can’t make another serious run at the title. The last team to stand in their way will likely be Trinity Western yet again, who the Vikes fell to three times last season. The experience gained, along with a massive chip on their shoulders, may finally help them silence their rivals in 2013.
The men’s season ended abruptly in 2012, as hopes of a national title repeat were crushed with a first-round Canada West playoff exit to Saskatchewan. The window of opportunity is still open for the men’s side though, as they look to return to the heights of the 2011 season.
“We should make playoffs,” said defender Gavin Barrett of his team’s post-season outlook. Barrett not only feels the Vikes can make playoffs, but also that they could make a run at first place in the Canada West division. “We’re fighting with UBC and Trinity for first second and third spot.”
Despite losing a trio of veterans in David Adams, Wesley Barrett and Thomas Mallette, the Vikes still retain many of the big names from their Championship run. Chief among those is midfielder Cam Hundal. Hundal, who won 2011 tournament MVP honours along with his national title, stayed active this summer with the Vancouver Whitecaps U-23 side and should be ready to hit the ground running for UVic.
Craig Gorman and Craig Taylor look to be Hundal’s main partners in the midfield, along with Andrew Ravenhill. Seniors Gavin Barrett and Bobby Eng will hold down the backline, while goalie Elliott Mitrou enters his fifth and final year as starting Vikes goalkeeper.
Leading the Vikes is the ever-steady Bruce Wilson, who has headed the team for the past quarter century. The Canadian national player is joined on the sidelines this season by Ian Bridge, a former teammate of Wilson’s on the Canadian national team. Bridge was previously coach of the local Highlanders FC soccer team, so he is well known by the many Vikes players that play for the team during the summer.
The men also started their season this weekend, with their home opener on Friday coming in front of a packed Centennial Stadium. The team faced a tough task in their first game against the defending national champion, UBC Thunderbirds, and was thoroughly outplayed as UBC cruised to a 4-1 win.
The Vikes came up with a big response on Sunday, however, putting in a 90-minute effort to down the rival Trinity Western Spartans 4-0. Hundal had two goals, while Mitrou made two saves for the shutout.
“We always like beating Trinity,” said Gavin Barrett about Sunday’s game. “Especially coming off that loss against UBC, it’s good to bounce back, coming back strong and scoring a bunch of goals.”
This upcoming weekend sees the women start a four-game road trip with games against Trinity Western and UBC. The men also head out of town, playing the Winnipeg Wesmen on Friday and Calgary-side Mount Royal Cougars on Saturday.


Kiradech Aphibarnrat will take a two-shot lead into the final day of the Shenzhen International, but knows he should have a much bigger cushion after a disastrous close to his third round on Saturday.
The burly 25-year-old Thai, who started the day at eight-under par, was 15-under with a six-shot lead over playing partner Peter Uihlein of the US by the time the pair stood on tee at the par-five 17th.
Kiradech pulled his driver left into a fairway bunker. His third found more sand at the greenside and a poor splash shot left a 20-footer for par. The putt slid three feet past and he inexplicably missed a simple one back to record a double-bogey seven.
Meanwhile, Uihlein was enjoying some outrageous good fortune. He hooked his drive even further left than Kiradech but a ricochet off a golf cart and the path upon which it was parked catapulted his ball so far forward he could go for the putting surface with his second.
Despite coming up short of the green, a chip and a confident 18-footer for birdie meant the lead was suddenly reduced to three strokes.
Again Kiradech was wayward on 18 and failed to get up and down from right of the green as Uihlein tapped in for par.
Kiradech signed for a four-under par round of 68 and a 12-under total of 204 but his lead over Uihlein, who had led overnight by one, was down to two shots.
The round of the day belonged to 19-year-old Chinese number one Li Haotong, who thrilled the spectators at Genzon Golf Club in the southern Chinese city with a seven-under par 65 to rise into a share of eighth place on 209.
It was matched only by Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal, who took sole possession of third place with a total of nine-under 207 after his own 65.
Li, the world number 189, was playing for the third day running in the vaunted company of fourth ranked Bubba Watson, but he comprehensively outshone the double Masters champion who stuttered to a two-over 74 after both started the day at even par.
Kiradech has shown good form this year, finishing in the top six at the US PGA Tour’s Arnold Palmer Invitational in March. Now he wants to add to his sole European Tour victory which came at the 2013 Malaysian Open.


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The Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance (SICSA), which consists of Scottish computer scientists and other researchers, has launched Cyber Nexus, a project that aims to make Scotland a world leader in cybersecurity and cyber resilience.
The Cyber Nexus project is being led by University of St. Andrews professor Kevin Hammond, who also is director of SICSA. Hammond says Cyber Nexus unites key researchers from 14 Scottish universities to address cybersecurity issues and share their expertise.
Over the next 18 months, the Cyber Nexus researchers will work with academia, industry, and the public sector to review and monitor cybersecurity and cyber resilience capabilities in Scotland. The researchers will raise awareness of Scotland's capabilities through public education, outreach, and skills development.
Hammond notes Cyber Nexus will focus on a collaborative approach to working with industry and government to build skills, expertise, and cooperation, and by transferring knowledge, technology, and capabilities.
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Kevin Hart Meets With a Car Crash; 911 Call Reveals That He Was “Not Coherent At All”
After news of Hart’s crash spread among the film fraternity, actors like Dwayne Johnson and Bryan Cranston sent him “get well” wishes.
Hollywood comedian Kevin Hart met with a serious car crash on Sunday before 1 a.m. on Mulholland Highway in Malibu, California. The ‘Jumanji’ actor was outside a gated community.
According to reports, the car was being driven by a person named Jared Black who was driving the 1970 Plymouth Barracuda.
The driver lost control of the car after he took a turn from Cold Canyon Road to Mulholland drive at 00:45 a.m. It then crashed into an embankment.
Black and Hart sustained “major back injuries” according to the California Highway Patrol. The other passenger in the car was Kevin Hart’s wife’s personal trainer- Rebecca Broxterman.
According to a press release "Black immediately lost control of the vehicle and the Plymouth left the road and rolled over down the northern embankment."
Despite sustaining back injuries, Hart, 40, was able to leave the accident site and get back home. He was later taken to the hospital. According to a witness and an audiotape of a 911 call, Hart was “not coherent at all.”
Police are investigating the accident and speed might have been a possible reason for the crash.
After news of Hart’s crash spread among the film fraternity, actors like Dwayne Johnson and Bryan Cranston sent him “get well” wishes. In fact ‘The Rock’ went a step further and left his honeymoon to be with his good friend and support him. Johnson recently got married to Lauren in a secret ceremony in Hawaii.
The comedian’s wife Eniko said that Hart is doing fine. She added, “He's good. Everybody's good, thank god," but the comedian isn’t laughing and joking yet.
We hope and pray that the actor who often puts a smile on our faces through his work recovers soon enough to laugh and joke again.


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Kernersville resident and professional boxer, Noel “The Holy Fire” Echevarria, won, by unanimous decision, the vacant Universal Boxing Organization Championship on August 14th at the Georgia World Congress Center in downtown Atlanta, Georgia.
This victory brings Noel’s boxing record to 19(12KO)-7(4KO)-0, securing him the 25th spot in the United States lightweight ranking and the top 130 of lightweights in the world.
This was Noel’s first 12 round fight and first fight for a title. His opponent, Rodrigo Guerrero from Mexico City, Mexico, was a former world champion in the super fly weight division.
Noel qualified for this world title championship fight after winning his last fight on June 5, 2021 in Jonesboro, Georgia, successfully defending his American Boxing Federation (ABF) USA Lightweight Championship against opponent, Rafael Reyes.
Noel, 30 years old, has been a resident of the Triad area since he was a teenager. Born in Guayama, Puerto Rico, Noel’s family migrated to York, Pennsylvania where Noel spent most of his youth involved with gangs until his family uprooted again and moved to Winston Salem.
Despite the move, Noel struggled with staying out of trouble, bouncing from school to school, until he dropped out of high school and ultimately ended up homeless. His combative nature earned the recognition of a friend’s mom who suggested he try boxing to put his talents to good use.
As an amateur boxer, Noel won the Junior Olympics in 2010, and in 2011, he made his professional boxing debut at the Benton Convention Center in Winston Salem. When his record was undefeated at 11-0, Noel succumbed to the influence of drugs and lost six highly publicized bouts in New York, California and Philadelphia, including two bouts against world champions, Tevin Farmer and Oscar Valdez.
By 2016, Noel had lost everything, including boxing, and was living on the streets of Winston Salem, often sleeping under bridges or in a tent. “I used to sleep in my car in the Walmart parking lot in Winston then drive to my mom’s house to shower then go to work,” Noel explains. Noel believes it is through God’s Grace that he lived through those trying years, and by 2018 he was sober and back in the ring training. On June 30, 2018, Noel earned his first title, the UNBC America’s Lightweight Championship in Greensboro. He earned his second title a year later, also in Greensboro, the UNBC America’s Super Lightweight Championship. “It was a lot of hard work to prove myself, to prove that I was changed,” Noel says. “I am still working very hard for this second chance.”
In between these victories, Noel’s personal life vastly improved with his marriage to personal trainer, Alaina Echevarria. Noel graduated high school at 28 years old in 2019 and is currently studying business and entrepreneurship at Forsyth Technical Community College. He finds peace in driving his children to school every morning and watching them play in the cul-de-sac outside of their home. It is his family and the local community that Noel hopes his boxing success will benefit. “I hope to open some businesses in Kernersville and start a foundation to help troubled youth,” Noel explains. “If someone mentored me when I was younger, it would have made such a difference in my life. I’d like to make that difference.”
Winning the UBO title is certainly a step in the right direction to making this goal a reality.


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What is type 2 Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes is a major condition where the insulin your pancreas makes can’t work effectively. What causes type 2 diabetes?
We all require insulin to live. It does an essential task. It enables the glucose in our blood to enter our cells and sustain our bodies.
Your body still breaks down carb from your food and beverage and turns it into glucose when you have type 2 diabetes. The pancreas then reacts to this by releasing insulin. Since this insulin can’t work correctly, your blood sugar levels keep increasing. This suggests more insulin is launched.
For some people with type 2 diabetes this can ultimately tire the pancreas out, indicating their body makes less and less insulin. This can result in even greater blood sugar level levels and indicate you are at threat of hyperglycaemia.
Is type 2 diabetes severe?
Around 90% of people with diabetes in the UK have type 2. It is serious condition and can be lifelong.
If left neglected, high sugar levels in your blood can seriously damage parts of your body, including your eyes, heart and feet. These are called the issues of diabetes With the best treatment and care, you can live well with type 2 diabetes and reduce your risk of establishing them.
Managing type 2 diabetes
Knowing how to live with type 2 diabetes can be difficult, but we’ll assist you to discover what works for you. Some individuals can handle it through much healthier consuming, being more active or reducing weight. Eventually the majority of people will require medication to bring their blood sugar down to their target level.
Can type 2 diabetes be cured?
There is no remedy for type 2 diabetes, however some individuals are able to put their diabetes into remission. This means that your blood sugar level levels are healthy and you don’t require to take diabetes medication anymore. Remission can be life-altering, but it’s not possible for everyone.
Treatments for type 2 diabetes
There are a variety of different ways you can treat type 2 diabetes, such as making healthy lifestyle options, utilizing insulin or taking medication. Your health care group will help you to discover the ideal treatment for you. This can lower your threat of establishing complications and assist you to live well with diabetes.
Indications and symptoms of type 2 diabetes.
When you have type 2 diabetes your body can’t get enough glucose into your cells, so a typical sign is feeling very tired. There are also other symptoms to keep an eye out for. These include sensation thirsty, going to the toilet a lot and slimming down without trying to.
The symptoms of type 2 diabetes can establish more slowly than the symptoms of type 1 diabetes, making the condition more difficult to spot. That’s why a great deal of people don’t get any symptoms, or do not observe them.
Some people also do not think the signs are important, so do not ask for assistance. This implies some individuals can live for approximately ten years with type 2 diabetes before being detected.
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There are numerous aspects that can impact your risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Since the symptoms of type 2 diabetes are not always obvious, it’s actually essential to be familiar with these danger aspects. They can consist of:
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Having type 2 diabetes can raise great deals of questions about your way of life, however we’re here with the answers. From nutritional advice and dishes to help you understand what to eat when you have type 2 diabetes, to assistance about keeping active and remaining fit– we’re here to support you.
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The Black Dahlia Murder’s Trevor Strnad has added guest vocals to a new song, “The Wraith”, by New York black metallers Viserion. The song is a crushing onslaught of raw black metal made even more powerful by the addition of Strnad’s voice.
“The Wraith” is taken from Viserion’s upcoming album Natural Selection, which will be released on August 13.
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The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 120 million copies in 41 languages. Written by Lewis between 1949 and 1954 and illustrated by Pauline Baynes, The Chronicles of Narnia have been adapted several times, complete or in part, for radio, television, stage, and cinema. In addition to numerous traditional Christian themes, the series borrows characters and ideas from Greek and Roman mythology, as well as from traditional British and Irish fairy tales.
The Chronicles of Narnia present the adventures of children who play central roles in the unfolding history of the fictional realm of Narnia, a place where animals talk, magic is common, and good battles evil. Each of the books (with the exception of The Horse and His Boy) features as its protagonists children from our world who are magically transported to Narnia, where they are called upon to help the Lion Aslan handle a crisis in the world of Narnia.
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of epic fantasy films from Walden Media based on the series of novels, The Chronicles of Narnia written by C. S. Lewis in the 1950s. The first installment, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, was released on December 9, 2005, while the second, Prince Caspian, was released on May 16, 2008; these first two films were directed by Andrew Adamson, produced by Mark Johnson, and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The third installment, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, will be directed by Michael Apted and co-produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox, is scheduled to be released on December 10, 2010.
The four Pevensie children - Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy - are evacuated from London because of the air-raids during WWII. They are sent to a very old house to stay with Professor Kirke.
One boring, rainy day the children play hide-and-seek. Lucy hides in a large wardrobe stored away in a bare spare room. Through this, she enters another world called Narnia. She meets a faun, Mr. Tumnus, who takes her back to his house for tea. He tells her that Narnia is always winter and never Christmas because of the White Witch. Lucy wakes with a start after falling asleep at his house, and gets back to the real world through the wardrobe. She tells her brothers and sister what happened, and they don't believe her, especially since she's only been gone a few seconds.
Later one night, Edmund sneeks away to see the wardrobe on his own, and also gets into Narnia. He runs into the White Witch, who, acting sweetly, gives him magical refreshments and ploys him to bring his brother and sisters back to her castle to meet her. Lucy finds out that Edmund has been to Narina, but he lies and tells Susan and Peter that he's only playing along with Lucy.
A few days later, the children are playing outside when they break a window and run inside the house to hide from the professor. They all go into the wardrobe together to hide, and they are all able to enter Narnia. They try to go to Mr. Tumnus's house, but he has been arrested by the White Witch, who is not the real ruler of Narnia.
The children meet up with two amimals, Mr. and Mrs. Beaver. They try to help the children, but Edmund sneeks away to the castle of the White Witch to tell her that his brother and sisters are in Narnia. She finally shows him her cruelty by locking him in her prison. She gets her wolves to track down the children and the Beavers. Meanwhile, the Beavers, who know how awful the White Witch is, run to find a safe place for the remaining three children.
On their way, they hear that "Aslan is on the move." Aslan is a lion who is the true ruler of Narnia. Everyone is happy to hear this, and, as if to confirm their hopes, they run into Father Christmas which means that Christmas is coming and the witch's power is weakening.
The Beavers and children travel on to find Aslan. When they find him, they tell him about Edmund. The White Witch brings Edmund to Aslan, but says that, since he is a traitor to his family, he belongs to her and she has the right to kill him. Aslan offers himself to be killed instead, and Edmund is returned to his brother and sisters. But Aslan comes back to life.
After Aslan is alive again, there is a huge battle between Aslan's side and the witch's side. The witch's side is eventually conquered, and the children are crowned kings and queens of Narnia.
Many years later, when the children are grown into adults, they're on a hunt for a white stag. The stag leads them back to the place where they entered Narnia. They go back through the wardrobe, and they're back at Professor Kirke's house. And, as if our time has stood still, they're the same age they were when they entered Narnia at the beginning of the story.
William Moseley as Peter Pevensie
Anna Popplewell as Susan Pevensie
Skandar Keynes as Edmund Pevensie
Georgie Henley as Lucy Pevensie
Tilda Swinton as Jadis
Liam Neeson as the voice of Aslan
James McAvoy as Mr. Tumnus
Ray Winstone voices Mr. Beaver
Dawn French voices Mrs. Beaver
Kiran Shah as Ginarrbrik
Jim Broadbent as Professor Digory Kirke
Elizabeth Hawthorne as Mrs. Macready
James Cosmo as Father Christmas
Michael Madsen as the voice of Maugrim
Patrick Kake as Oreius
Shane Rangi as General Otmin
Morris Cupton as Train Guard
Judy McIntosh as Helen Pevensie
Rupert Everett as the voice of a fox
Cameron Rhodes as the voice of a Gryphon
Noah Huntley as the adult Peter Pevensie
Sophie Winkleman as the adult Susan Pevensie
Mark Wells as the adult Edmund Pevensie
Rachael Henley as the adult Lucy Pevensie
Producer Philip Steuer voices Phillip
The following is a four minute montage with clips from some of the greatest adventure movies of all time. Set to the exciting music from "1941" by John Williams.
Clips include Lawrence of Arabia, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Goldfinger, The Man Who Would Be King, North by Northwest, Treasure Island (1950), Shane, Return of the Jedi, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, 3:10 to Yuma (1957), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Superman, Stagecoach (1939), Aladdin, The Wild Bunch, The Guns of Navarone, The Mask of Zorro, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Seven Samurai, The Wind and the Lion, Die Hard, The Great Escape, The Great Train Robbery (1903), Once Upon a Time in the West, Gunga Din, Ben-Hur (1959), The Searchers, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The Mark of Zorro (1940), Ghostbusters, Star Wars, Hook, Captain Blood, National Treasure, Pinocchio (1940), Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, The Birth of a Nation, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, The Thief of Bagdad (1940), Jason and the Argonauts, The Mark of Zorro (1919), The Matrix, 3:10 to Yuma (2007), The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Blade Runner, Unforgiven (1992), The Thief of Bagdad (1924), Stand By Me, Them!, King Kong (1933), Peter Pan (1953), Papillon, Bullitt, Only Angels Have Wings, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, The Empire Strikes Back, Planet of the Apes (1968), Thunderball, Wings (1927), Rio Bravo, Batman (1989), Gladiator, Apocalypse Now, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Toy Story, Casino Royale (2006), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, The Italian Job (2003), The Italian Job (1969), Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Dances With Wolves, The Black Stallion, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Gone With the Wind, Iron Man, Back to the Future, Enter the Dragon, The Dirty Dozen, High Noon (1952), Monty Python and the Holy Grail, The Ten Commandments (1956), Glory (1989), Tron, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, The Lion King, The Bourne Identity, Blazing Saddles, Jurassic Park, Spider-Man 2, Red River, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Conan the Barbarian, The Right Stuff, Tarzan (1999), The African Queen, The Magnificent Seven (1960), Braveheart, Top Gun (1986), E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, The Thief and the Cobbler, Cool Hand Luke, Independence Day, Jaws, The Greatest Show on Earth, True Grit, The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The General (1927), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Sergeant York, The Lost World (1925), Twice Upon a Time (1983), The Longest Day, Forbidden Planet, Thelma and Louise, Shrek, The Naked Gun, Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), Transformers (2007), Men in Black, Red Dust, Flash Gordon (serial), Rio Grande, Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End, Batman Begins, Hidalgo, Tarzan and His Mate, Zulu, The Count of Monte Cristo (2002), The Four Feathers (1939), For a Few Dollars More, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Searchers, The Guns of Navarone, The Great Train Robbery (1903), The Wizard of Oz (1939), The Mask of Zorro, The Wild Bunch, and Star Wars.


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Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith? (Galatians 3:2 ESV)
The heart of man finds it difficult to believe that so great a treasure as the Holy Spirit is gotten by the mere hearing of faith. The hearer likes to reason like this: Forgiveness of sins, deliverance from death, the gift of the Holy Spirit, everlasting life are grand things. If you want to obtain these priceless benefits, you must engage in correspondingly great efforts. And the devil says, "Amen."
We must learn that forgiveness of sins, Christ, and the Holy Spirit, are freely granted unto us at the preaching of faith, in spite of our sinfulness. We are not to waste time thinking how unworthy we are of the blessings of God. We are to know that it pleased God freely to give us His unspeakable gifts. If He offers His gifts free of charge, why not take them? Why worry about our lack of worthiness? Why not accept gifts with joy and thanksgiving?
Right away foolish reason is once more offended. It scolds us. "When you say that a person can do nothing to obtain the grace of God, you foster carnal security. People become shiftless and will do no good at all. Better not preach this doctrine of faith. Rather urge the people to exert and to exercise themselves in good works, so that the Holy Spirit will feel like coming to them."
What did Jesus say to Martha when she was very "careful and troubled about many things" and could hardly stand to see her sister Mary sitting at the feet of Jesus, just listening? "Martha, Martha," Jesus said, "thou art careful and troubled about many things: but one thing is needful; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her." A person becomes a Christian not by working, but by hearing. The first step to being a Christian is to hear the Gospel. When a person has accepted the Gospel, let him first give thanks unto God with a glad heart, and then let him get busy on the good works to strive for, works that really please God, and not man-made and self-chosen works.

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As many as three out of four conductors aboard minibuses and route taxis are unlicenced – and they are to blame for much of the bad behaviour in the public transport industry, the chairman of the Alliance Owners of Public Transport (AOPT) Roy Raphael has claimed.
“We have major issues with conductors not being certified. We believe between 50 to 75 per cent of the persons who work on our PSVs are not certified as conductors,” Raphael told Barbados TODAY.
“The time is upon us that we have to do something about this because these guys that are not legal continue to create issues not only for the public but the drivers as well. Many of them create issues by allowing persons to get off buses other than at a bus stop,” said Raphael, who said that owners were attempting to address the issue.
And the transport leader wants the Government to make it mandatory for anyone trying to buy a conductor’s uniform to produce their licence.
“The way the uniform was dealt with in the past where persons were just allowed to purchase a uniform must stop. I think the authority needs to seriously revisit this. The association is prepared to work with the authorities to ensure that uniforms are being worn only by persons licensed to work on these PSVs,” he said.
But the AOPT head was not absolving the drivers of blame. He revealed that the association continued to be inundated with complaints of loud music being played as well as drivers deliberately causing a backup in traffic by driving extremely slowly in search of fares, a practice commonly referred to as dragging.
“People have been calling to complain about the loud music and some drivers have been seen dragging on those long routes. We are going to be having a meeting with the owners shortly to address these concerns,” Raphael told Barbados TODAY.
Last month owners and operators met with Prime Minister Mia Mottley and Minister of Transport William Duguid over concerns surrounding the introduction of a new fuel tax on July 1. The new levy, which is to raise $80 million annually, replaces the road tax.
PSV owners claim that the levy is already having a devastating impact on their businesses with monthly spending for route taxis jumping to $6,741 from $2,250, while minibus operators were paying $10,861 per month, up from $3,625. But after the meeting Duguid made it clear that any deal was contingent on the privately owned PSV sector cleaning up its act.
“Clearly the public service vehicle [operators] are our partners and they want to have and duly expect a reasonable rate of return on the investments that they would have made over the years in their vehicles and businesses as a whole. As an extension, the Government wants to see order on the roads. So once we can come to that middle ground and help them to get that better rate of return, they must in turn partner with us to give us better order and better control of their drivers,” the minister then said.
“In that way we would be getting closer to a win-win situation,” he added.


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Women in eastern and southern Africa continue to die during pregnancy and childbirth from preventable causes, Dr Brian Chiromba, WHO representative in Rwanda, told a high-level meeting to track progress in ending preventable maternal and newborn deaths. prevent.
Effective interventions are needed “to ensure quality care for mothers and newborns, starting with pre-pregnancy, antenatal, labor and delivery, and the postpartum and neonatal periods,” he said.
In the Eastern and Southern African region, significant progress has been made in improving the survival and health of pregnant women and newborns. For example, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR, or the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births) fell by 49 percent between 2000 and 2017. However, the MMR remains well above the global average and the current rate of decline is insufficient. to achieve the 2030 SDG goals.
The United Nations Inter-Agency Maternal Mortality Assessment Group (MMEIG) estimated in 2017 that around 77,000 women lose their lives in the region each year during pregnancy and childbirth. For a 15-year-old girl, the lifetime chance of dying from maternal causes is 1 in 58, compared with 1 in 11,200 in Western Europe.
While the global neonatal mortality rate was 17 deaths per 1,000, in sub-Saharan Africa the rate was 27 per 1,000, according to the Child Mortality Trends 2021 report. Of the 54 countries that failed to meet the SDG target of less than 12 deaths per 1,000 births, 40 are in sub-Saharan Africa.
“The global health agenda has shifted from a focus on reducing mortality to ensuring that all women, newborns, children and adolescents not only survive, but thrive and realize their rights to the highest attainable standards of health and well-being,” Dr Chiromba . said.
This paradigm shift requires greater investment in integrated initiatives alongside quality comprehensive reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health (RMNCAH) interventions that focus on health promotion, disease prevention and treatment.
To support the implementation of evidence-based recommendations for maternal and newborn health, the United Nations Interagency Group for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF/WHO/UNFPA) organized a regional meeting this month in Kigali, Rwanda.
The meeting, led by the H6 Eastern and Southern Africa Coordinating Group (mainly UNICEF, WHO and UNFPA), aimed to follow up on the implementation of the Every Newborn Action Plan (ENAP) and the Program to End Preventable Maternal Mortality (EPMM).
Many countries have developed RMNCAH policies and implemented them at all levels of the health system in line with the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health 2016-2030. and set goals to achieve the SDGs.
Launched in 2014, the global ENAP program provides a strategic action roadmap to end preventable neonatal deaths and stillbirths, and to help reduce complications during pregnancy and childbirth.
Countries shared their successes and challenges in universal health coverage, emergency obstetric care, midwifery and newborn health as they work to accelerate progress towards the SDG targets. Opportunities were identified for scaling up high-impact interventions in primary care, from South-South cooperation to leveraging innovation. This included the use of new digital technologies such as portable ultrasound, e-learning and mentoring platforms, safe delivery programs and clinical decision support platforms.
Improving Midwifery in East and Southern Africa
Midwives are key to reducing maternal and newborn deaths and improving their health and well-being. While the region has seen improvements in higher education and career development for midwives, shortages of midwives remain. In addition, some countries lag behind in institutionalizing continuing professional development and relicensing midwives.
These important points were discussed during a follow-up meeting held by UNFPA on the World Midwifery Report 2021 for Eastern and Southern Africa, which was attended by representatives from ministries of health and midwifery associations, as well as UNFPA midwifery experts.
The countries’ experience in creating a favorable environment and equipping midwives with the skills and knowledge necessary to ensure a healthy pregnancy and safe childbirth were exchanged. Action plans to improve the state of midwifery in their countries were developed, with UNFPA playing a key role in providing technical support to implement these plans over the next two years. Plans included increasing the number of qualified midwives with the knowledge and skills needed to reduce maternal mortality and accelerate progress towards the SDGs.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of UNFPA – Eastern and Southern Africa.
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By Alicia M. Cohn - 02/01/12 07:54 AM ET
First Lady Michelle Obama cited "remarkable progress" on the economy during a speech for a small crowd of high-profile Hollywood names in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening.
"In the last three years, we've worked hard to get out of this mess and we've made some remarkable progress," the first lady told a group of about 135 supporters at a private campaign event for her husband. She listed President Obama's accomplishments on healthcare reform, the removal of troops from Iraq and the repeal of "Don't ask, don't tell" among other items on the list of "promises kept" touted by Obama's reelection campaign.
"We know there are people still suffering and there is a long road left to travel," she continued, citing unfinished work as another reason to reelect Obama.
According to pool reports, the Beverly Hills event included some high-profile names from Hollywood, such as top Obama donors Jeffrey Katzenberg and Harvey Weinstein. Singer-songwriter Joshua Radin performed before Obama spoke. Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, music industry representatives Quincy Jones, Berry Gordy and Jerry Ross, film producer Steve Bing, Rob and Michele Reiner and Will Ferrell's wife, Vivica, were also in attendance.
"You’re here because you know that we stand at a fundamental crossroads for our country," Michelle Obama told them. "You’re here because you know that in less than a year from now, we are going to make a choice that will impact our lives for decades to come."

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By Devon Lawler
The old man walks with a gait and a cane. The latter having no effect on the former. A stark grayness hangs in the air, a fog come to suffocate him. The cobble-stoned streets are unkind, blisters form before the day is done. It’s as if ash falls down from the sky like snow come to cover and kill the earth. How can I get to the Tuileries? Or the jardin des Tuileries? A woman points down a street and he limps on. His face is marked with deep wrinkles that make canyons in his cheeks. So deep they look like scars to passerby. He gets to the garden and stops. The trees are blackened like soot; nothing stands out against the landscape. He sits down at the bench with the dead. Too tired, he says, too tired to die.
I could not describe the way she danced. Twirled was more the word. She spun herself across the golden dance floor; blonde hair and yellow gown whirling with her. I loved the way she did it, her dress would fold and unfold fold unfold fold unfold. Everything was illuminated; grand chandeliers played images across the light marbled floor. Like dancing on water, she would say later. The hall was filled with sunlight despite the raging blizzard waiting just outside the large French windows. She smiled at everyone in the crowded room. I fumbled as I poured her champagne. Anything else, Miss? She smiled wide, her lips full, but let it dissipate before it got too big.
Hall deserted and alone she danced. She wore a white dress that went to her knees and a simple sash across her waist. The chandeliers had gone out long ago, the last defense against the white night gone. The darkness had flooded the room, all I could see was her white frame slowly moving about the floor. Fold unfold fold unfold. She moved easily through the darkness, it shifted and swirled about her as if it were some vast ocean she swam through. She seemed fearless. Me, the only one conscious to witness her beauty. I grew pallid. She turned and saw me and let her smile grow free. She lifted up a white hand and I crossed the floor. Our secrets began.
Violet and Vert:
Her dress is violet today, and easily blows in the summer breeze. Folding and unfolding. Still dancing it seems. Walking in a garden brings pleasures I have never experienced before. No more tea cart, or letters, or orders. No waiting on anyone. Only her. She left that silly umbrella back in the house. I never understood the idea of a parasol, she said, it’s hardly ever sunny here, seems to me like you would want to enjoy every minute of it. She leaves the rest of the women in the sunroom, ermine furs choking their necks. She suddenly runs into the maze, laughter trailing behind her for me to grab at. As I run in the maze I realize how long it’s been since I have run at all. Adulthood must be abandoned in her presence. I catch up with her at its grassy center, concealed by tall hedges and winding roots. We both fall to the ground. Intoxicated.
The Black Prince:
Princes and dukes come each week to court her. Medals flash on their chests that mean nothing and were given by no one. She sits on her chair in the sunroom and takes them one by one. Each man is another slap in the face, but she takes it without complaint. The other servants and I wait for her orders, but it troubles her that I’m here. That I’m here for her to say no thank you to hundreds of men who come to witness the beauty of the Helen of Sparta.
The men come, loving the air they spread about themselves like perfume. They’re what we called, the young princes, the naïve princes, men who have never seen war. The young princes leave for war and come back as the old ones, gaining a hundred years in two. They come back, and you know that they know death. The old ones don’t have any time for courtship, the young princes do. They have time for everything and nothing. They move through the country in a massive jovial party that never ends, leaving behind used women and unpaid servants. One prince comes more than the rest. His lust is tattooed to his face. His eyes are full and black. I fidget in the place by the window. She has already denied him several times before, but now he is more eager, his greed too much for him to control. After the usual formalities, another denial, yet he implores her. She again refuses him. I’m truly flattered Count, I’m sure there are plenty of women eagerly waiting for you back in Moscow. None so pretty as you, he says. She shows him a dead smile, and tries to change subject, but he stops her with his hand trying to fix a fallen strand of her hair. She quickly does it herself and backs away towards the window, he follows her swiftly, and she’s scared because she knows her family is not obligated to stop him. He’s almost got her cornered now but they haven’t dropped the act. He’s almost there; I need to do something—
Miss you’re going to be late to lunch with the Duchess. I say it a little too loudly. She can’t speak for a second. Yes that’s right, she turns to him, I’m sorry but I have a lunch to get to right now. Another servant shows him out as he fumes. When he’s gone she presses her back to the wall and slides to the floor in exhaustion. I want to help her but I can’t without calling attention to myself. She looks at me once and closes her eyes, and then she gets up and readjusts herself.
After lunch another prince comes in and the line continues.
She’s started to teach me how to read;
My… My love for Linton…is like the foolage?
Foliage, she corrects me.
…foliage in the woods: time…will change it, I am well… well aware, as winter…as winter changes the trees. My love for Heathcliff res… res…
Resembles, she smiles, and I smile back. Keep on going, she tells me.
Resembles the et..eternal rocks beneath…a source of lit-little visible delight…delight, but necessity. Nelly—
Necessary not necessity. What? I don’t understand.
A source of little visible delight, but necessary, not necessity. Oh, I say. She laughs and urges me on.
But necessary. Nelly, I am Heathcliff!
I am Heathcliff? I look down at the book in confusion. That’s an odd thing to say, I tell her. A lone candle is the only thing that illuminates the massive library. I finish the page and we move on to the next.
I love this river, it’s always so warm, but you need to promise not to tell anyone else, it’s a secret. I promise her. She lies back on the sand and lets the warmth dry the water off her skin. She closes her eyes. I thought noble ladies like you didn’t know how to swim? She smiles without looking up, to their extreme sorrow I do. I lay back with her.
What’s it like being a servant? I look up, first time I’ve ever seen her solemn.
Better than other things I suppose. Like what things? She understands it’s hard for me to answer, but I do. Working in the field’s maybe? I used to care after the horses. Pouring champagne is a little bit more entertaining than shoveling manure. She doesn’t smile, just lifts the corner of her mouth quickly to acknowledge.
She slips into the cool water, beckoning me with every ounce she has. There’s a cave nearby where we can go, she says. I slip in after her, now she smiles. She wraps her legs around my torso as I lift her out of the water. Tell me your dreams, I say. She pauses a moment, Paris, she says. I’ve always dreamed of going to Paris. I would be a dancer. Every day you and I would walk in the Tuileries. Her eyes are closed again, her wet hair draped across my shoulder. That’s a nice dream. We fall back into the water.
The Creeping Red:
We meet in library often now, to sit in silence with each other. She stopped dancing long ago, her mind warped by uncertainty. We were standing on the brink of a new age. An age where men call for peace and violence simultaneously. Where revolutions are fought for tyrants and peacekeepers are killed like the rest. But I don’t think this way yet. The fog of mystery still clouded the wisest of us. But I don’t care. My world remains hers. It is hers.
Are you afraid? Yes, I admit, I think I’ve always been a little afraid. She smiles, she’s always been fearless, I remember. Do you know how to light the chandeliers in the ballroom? She asks me. Yes. Then come with me. She gestures with her hand.
The ballroom was more magnificent than I have ever remembered it. We’ve only ever danced at night, with only the touch of each other’s skin and the sound of our breaths to guide us. But now we no longer fear being revealed, the house is too scared to do anything but wait in their bed chambers, leaving us alone in the grand hall filled with light. The marbled floor reflected our image perfectly, a seamless fantasy lying just below our feet. The dark night is tempered by the light permeating from the room. We dance without music as we usually do. She twirls in my arms, her dress swirling about me. Fold unfold fold unfold fold. Time is lost track of and we don’t notice, through the confinement of the windows, the red glow, growing on the horizon.
The house is burning. The chandeliers have fallen. Men run through the garden wearing red, like the blood that they spill. Hurry, I yell at her. I pull her hand through the door, and down to the first floor. The stairs seem to get longer as we run down them. Fate working against us. The French windows have all been broken and we easily run though them. Our breath runs cold in the air. The forest. It’s been rushing through my head the entire time. We run. The trees are all dead again. Their broken branches swing at us, the snow trying to will us to stop. Behind us the house burns in the night. Its colors dance across the white snow like demons running around a fire. Men shout behind us, their rifles fire in the air. I yell a whisper for her to hurry again. They’re coming, she whispers desperately. A shot fired suddenly stops me; her body falls onto the snow behind us. I rush to grab her and a bullet grazes my thigh. Blood starts to drip down my fingers as I pick her up. I try to run fast but darkness is creeping at the edge of my vision.
The boy ran to the cave by the river quickly. Not thinking about anything else but to run. A body is in his arms, now a corpse. The river is frozen and easy to cross. He hides in the cave alone, holding the body to his chest. Truth is ignored in his mind as facts try to come to light. He refuses, willing to remain in darkness for fear of everything the light will bring. He tries to beat death, vainly.
This is Devon Lawler’s first try at short fiction. He aspires to be a novelist. He currently lives in Bridgewater, New Jersey.


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FRANKFORT, Ky. – Worthington Industries’ tailor welded blanking joint venture, TWB Company LLC, plans to open a new facility in Glasgow, Kentucky
The Kentucky TWB facility will laser weld different types of high-strength-grade steel to create material used for heavy-duty truck rail assemblies that is stronger and lighter with improved crash performance. The material will undergo additional manufacturing at another facility before being used in Ford F-350 and F-250 pickup trucks. The company plans to sublease 12,000 square feet of space from Fortis Manufacturing on Carroll Drive in Glasgow and purchase new machinery and other equipment. Production is expected to begin by the end of the first quarter of 2016.
The automotive industry now stands as one of Kentucky’s strongest and largest sectors, employing more than 88,000 people. This year through September alone, automotive-related businesses announced 42 expansions or new locations in the Commonwealth, accounting for nearly 1,200 new jobs and $921 million in projected investment.
To encourage the company’s investment and job growth in Barren County, the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority (KEDFA) preliminarily approved the company for tax incentives up to $360,000 through the Kentucky Business Investment program. The performance-based incentive allows a company to keep a portion of its investment over the agreement term through corporate income tax credits and wage assessments by meeting job and investment targets.
In addition, TWB is eligible to receive resources from the Kentucky Skills Network. Through the Kentucky Skills Network, companies are eligible to receive no-cost recruitment and job placement services, reduced-cost customized training and job training incentives. Last year, the Kentucky Skills Network trained more than 84,000 employees from more than 5,600 Kentucky companies.
The new facility is TWB’s 10th in North America; additional locations include Michigan; Tennessee; Alabama; Ontario, Canada; and four in Mexico. Formed in 1992, TWB Company LLC is a joint venture of Worthington Industries (NYSE:WOR) and Wuhan Iron and Steel Company. Worthington Industries holds majority ownership of the joint venture and financial results are consolidated within Worthington’s Steel Processing business segment. The venture is North America’s market leader for tailor welded products. More information at www.TWBCompany.com.


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Until now, adding wireless microphones to a PA system meant either a mess of wires and dangling receivers or worse, a built-in receiver with dodgy performance and a hefty price tag. Those days are officially over thanks to Behringer ULM Series wireless microphones and Behringer's exclusive, ultra-compact 2 channel receiver. Just plug the receiver into the dedicated wireless port and instantly enjoy two channels of supremely stable, natural-sounding wireless performance. Sold separately and available in hand-held or headset models, Behringer ULM Series wireless mics will immediately (and affordably) expand your EPS500MP3 to handle virtually any live sound application.
The EPS500MP3 comes ready for your input, literally. Channels 1 - 4 accept balanced XLR mics, as well as balanced and unbalanced ?â€³â€³ line-level sources, such as electronic keyboards and the like. Stereo channels 5/6 and 7/8 accommodate RCA and ?â€³â€³ inputs, such as drum machines, keyboard sound modules, etc. All in all,there are enough mic and line-level inputs to handle a small band.


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Ansys HFSS: 3D High Frequency Electromagnetic Field Simulator for RF and Wireless Design
Ansys HFSS is a 3D electromagnetic (EM) simulation software for designing and simulating high-frequency electronic products such as antennas, antenna arrays, RF or microwave components, high-speed interconnects, filters, connectors, IC packages and printed circuit boards. Engineers worldwide use Ansys HFSS software to design high-frequency, high-speed electronics found in communications systems, advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), satellites, and internet-of-things (IoT) products.
Ansys HFSS combines the highly accurate finite element method (FEM), the large-scale method of moments (MoM) technique, the ultra-large-scale asymptotic methods of physical optics (PO) and shooting and bouncing rays (SBR).
The Gold-Standard in Electromagnetic Simulation Accuracy
ANSYS HFSS‘ gold-standard accuracy, advanced solvers and high-performance computing technologies make it an essential tool for high frequency electromagnetic design and validation. It offers state-of the-art solver technologies based on finite element, integral equation, asymptotic and advanced hybrid methods to address a wide range of microwave, RF and high-speed digital applications.
HFSS delivers 3-D full-wave accuracy for components to enable RF and high-speed design. By leveraging advanced electromagnetic field simulators dynamically linked to powerful harmonic-balance and transient circuit simulation, HFSS breaks the cycle of repeated design iterations and lengthy physical prototyping. With HFSS, engineering teams consistently achieve best-in-class design in a broad range of applications including antennas, phased arrays, passive RF/mW components, high-speed interconnects, connectors, IC packaging and PCBs.
Design sign-off accuracy is provided by HFSS through its groundbreaking and industry-leading adaptive meshing technology. Its powerful meshing and solver technologies enable you to design with confidence, knowing the results provided by HFSS can be relied on. Other tools simply give answers without any feedback regarding the accuracy of the solution, leading to uncertainty. When combined with ANSYS HPC technologies, like domain decomposition or distributed frequencies, HFSS can simulate at a speed and scale never before thought possible, further allowing you to more fully explore and optimize your device’s performance. With HFSS you know your designs will deliver on their product promise.
From Chips to Ships, Solve Them All with HFSS Mesh Fusion Technology
HFSS Mesh Fusion’s patented technology enables much more complex designs to be simulated with the same rigor, accuracy and reliability of Ansys HFSS.
It accomplishes this by applying targeted meshing technologies within the same design, appropriate to the local geometry. HFSS Mesh Fusion continues to use the same “electromagnetically aware” adaptive meshing technology as before without compromising accuracy because a fully coupled electromagnetic matrix is solved with each adaptive mesh step and for each point in a frequency sweep.
Antenna Design Toolkit
Radar Pre/Post Processing
Frequency and Time Domain FEM
Hybrid FEM/IE/SBR+ Solver
3D Layout ECAD Flow
SBR+ for Large Scale EMs
Integral Equation (MoM)
Memory Matrix Solvers
Concurrent Initial 3D Meshing
SBR+ Accelerated Doppler Processing (Optional)
Automatic Adaptive Meshing
Automatic adaptive meshing techniques require you to specify only geometry, material properties and the desired output. The meshing process uses a highly robust volumetric meshing technique, and includes a multithreading capability that reduces the amount of memory used and accelerates time to solution. This proven technology eliminates the complexity of building and refining a finite element mesh and makes advanced numerical analysis practical for all levels of your organization.
Optimized User Environment
The full-featured 3-D solid modeler and layout interface enables you to work in a layout design flow, or to import and edit 3-D CAD geometry.
HFSS 3-D Modeler: The 3-D interface enables you to model complex 3-D geometry or import CAD geometry for simulation of high-frequency components, such as antennas, RF/microwave components and biomedical devices. You can extract scattering matrix parameters (S,Y, Z parameters), visualize 3-D electromagnetic fields (near- and far-field), and generate ANSYS Full-Wave SPICE models that link to circuit simulations.
HFSS 3-D Layout: HFSS 3-D Layout is an optimized interface for layered geometry of PCBs, IC packages or on-chip embedded passives. Geometry is assembled and rendered in a 2-D design environment; however, all effects are rigorously simulated, including 3-D features such as trace thickness and etching, bondwires, solder bumps and solder balls. Layout primitives such as stack-up dimensions, anti-pad radius, trace widths or thicknesses can be easily parameterized in the design environment. HFSS 3-D Layout includes advanced phi meshing technology that is optimized for meshing silicon substrates, redistribution layers, electronic packages and PCBs.
HFSS can create 3-D EM simulation components and integrate them into larger assemblies and systems, cutting design time and fostering collaboration while protecting IP. These 3-D components can include antennas, connectors, phased arrays and highly integrated chip-package-board systems that, when utilized in HFSS, create a complete and accurate description of the devices. This capability is especially useful for sharing detailed device models within an organization and between supplier and system integrators. Simulation-ready 3-D components can be created by an expert component designer, stored in library files, and then easily added to larger system designs. You can optionally encrypt and hide design information in the 3-D component, including geometry, materials and other critical IP, and then share the component throughout the supply chain. The shared component’s behavior is fully captured in the subsequent HFSS simulation without compromising on accuracy. Sharing encrypted components enables system integrators to capture the complete electromagnetic interaction between a component, such as a supplier-provided antenna, and the installed platform.
Advanced Phased Array Antenna Simulation
ANSYS HFSS can simulate phased-array antennas with all electromagnetic effects, including element-to-element coupling, embedded element patterns, scan input impedance and near- or far-field radiation. Infinitely large and finite-sized arrays can be simulated efficiently by exploiting the periodic nature of the geometry. For infinite arrays, one or more antenna elements are placed within a unit cell with periodic boundary conditions on the surrounding walls to mirror fields creating an infinite number of elements in two directions. Per-element scan impedance and embedded element radiation patterns can be computed, including all mutual coupling effects. The method is especially useful for predicting array blind zones that can occur under certain scan conditions. The finite-sized array simulation technology leverages HPC domain decomposition to obtain a fast solution for large finite-sized arrays. This technology makes it possible to perform complete array analysis to predict all mutual coupling, scan impedance, element patterns, array patterns and array edge effects.
ANSYS Electronics HPC goes well beyond simple hardware acceleration to deliver groundbreaking numerical solvers and HPC methodologies optimized for multicore machines, while being scalable to take advantage of full compute cluster power.
Multithreading: ANSYS Electronics HPC takes advantage of multiple cores on a single computer to reduce solution time. Multithreading technology speeds up the initial mesh generation, matrix solves, and field recovery.
Spectral Decomposition Method: The spectral decomposition method (SDM) accelerates frequency sweeps by distributing multiple frequency points in parallel over compute cores and nodes.
Domain Decomposition Method: The domain decomposition method (DDM) accelerates the solution for larger and more complex geometries by distributing a simulation across multiple cores and networked nodes.
Periodic Domain Decomposition: Periodic domain decomposition applies DDM to finite periodic structures such as antenna arrays or frequency selective surfaces. This method virtually duplicates the geometry and mesh of the periodic unit cell and then applies the DDM algorithm to the resulting finite-sized array to solve for the unique fields for all elements.
Hybrid Domain Decomposition Method: Hybrid DDM uses DDM on models consisting of finite element (FEM) and integral equation (IE) domains. This methodology combines the virtues of FEM’s ability to handle complex geometries plus MoM’s efficient solutions for antenna and radar cross-section analysis.
Distributed Direct Matrix Solver: The distributed direct matrix solver is a distributed memory parallel technique for HFSS. The matrix solution is distributed across multiple cores or MPI-integrated computers. It provides improved scalability through increased memory access and networked core access.
ANSYS RF Option
The ANSYS RF Option combined with HFSS creates an end-to-end high-performance RF simulation flow. Its features include a harmonic balance circuit simulation, 2.5-D planar method of moments solver, filter synthesis and more. It also includes EMIT, a unique multifidelity approach for predicting RF cosite interference to identify root-cause EMI issues in complex RF environments.
- A complete RF co-site and antenna coexistence analysis environment
- Automated diagnostics for rapid root-cause analysis
- Quick assessment and comparison of potential mitigation measures
- RF component library
- Multifidelity parametric radio models
- Antenna-to-Antenna coupling models
- DC analysis with multiple continuation options
- Multitone harmonic balance
- Oscillator analysis
Autonomous Plus Driven Sources Option
- Time varying noise and phase noise
Multicarrier Modulation Support
- Load pull and model support
- Periodic transfer function
ANSYS SI Option
The ANSYS SI option is ideal for analyzing signal integrity, power integrity and EMI caused by shrinking timing and noise margins in ICs, packages, connectors and PCBs. The ANSYS SI option adds transient circuit analysis to HFSS, which enables you to create high-speed channel designs that include the driving circuitry as well as the channel. The driving circuitry can be transistor level, IBIS-based or ideal sources. Users can select from a variety of analysis types:
- Linear network analysis
- Transient analysis
- QuickEye and VerifEye analyses for fast eye generation in high-speed channel design, bathtub curves, jitter and eye masks
- Monte Carlo analysis supporting Spectre® and HSPICE® functionality
- DC analysis with automated convergence
- Dynamic links with ANSYS Q3D Extractor and ANSYS SIwave
- IBIS-AMI analysis and model support
Advanced Broadband SPICE Model Generation
ANSYS Full-Wave SPICE, included in ANSYS HFSS, provides frequency-dependent SPICE models for accurate time-domain simulation in time-domain circuit analysis tools. ANSYS Full-Wave SPICE models can be created for use with ANSYS Nexxim, HSPICE®, Spectre® RF and MATLAB®. Full-Wave SPICE produces highly accurate, high-bandwidth SPICE models at the touch of a button. This capability enables you to design electronic and communication components while taking gigahertz-frequency effects into account.
Radar Cross Section (RCS)
Model the radar signatures of electrically very large targets and scenes with the powerful HFSS SBR+ solver. Engineers can easily perform fast radar cross section (RCS) calculations to detect objects such as aircrafts, vehicles and ships, as well as design these objects to minimise radar detection.
Shooting and bouncing rays (SBR) is a ray-tracing technique based on Physical Optics (PO), which has been extended to multi-bounce interactions through Geometric Optics (GO) ray tracing. HFSS SBR+ is suitable for efficiently solving electromagnetic problems that are hundreds and thousands of wavelengths in size. The integration of HFSS SBR+ to the available high-frequency EM solver technologies in Ansys Electronics Desktop allows radar designers to apply the best simulation technologies for predicting radar signatures of structures ranging from sub-wavelengths to kilo-wavelengths. HFSS SBR+ is ideal for the design of collision detection and avoidance systems and stealth technology.
Powered by advanced, edge diffraction physics from the PTD and UTD frameworks, HFSS SBR+ provides accurate and efficient large-scale electromagnetic modeling for structures containing metals and dielectrics, as well as structures with dielectric losses, multi-layer dielectrics and absorbing materials. Ansys now provides a single framework for all high-frequency EM solvers to facilitate a smooth and unified workflow, for solving these complex electromagnetic problems. Additionally, for radar signature analyses, HFSS SBR+ features monostatic and bi-static RCS modeling capabilities with the implementation of plane wave excitations.
Ansys HFSS Solver Options
3-D, Full-Wave, frequency domain EM solver based on the finite element method. Engineers can reliably extract SYZ parameters, visualize 3-D electromagnetic fields, and generate component models to evaluate signal quality, transmission path loss, impedance mismatch, parasitic coupling and far-field radiation.
Ansys HFSS Transient
Simulate transient EM field behavior and visualize fields or system responses in applications such as time domain reflectometry (TDR), ground-penetrating radar (GPR), electrostatic discharge (ESD), electromagnetic interference (EMI) and lightning strikes. This technology complements the frequency domain solution in HFSS, and enables engineers to understand the electromagnetic characteristics on the same mesh and in whichever domain is desired.
Ansys HFSS SBR+
Advanced antenna performance simulation software that provides fast and accurate prediction of installed antenna patterns, near-fields and antenna-to-antenna coupling on electrically large platforms. It leverages the asymptotic Shooting and Bouncing Ray Plus (SBR+) technique to efficiently compute accurate solutions with incredible speed and scalability.
The HFSS-IE (Integral Equation) uses the method of moments (MoM) technique in 3-D. It is ideal for radiation studies, such as antenna design or placement, and scattering studies such as radar cross section (RCS). The solver can employ either multilevel fast multipole methods (MLFMM) or adaptive cross-approximation (ACA) to reduce memory requirements and solve times, allowing this tool to be applied to very large problems.
Ansys HFSS Hybrid Technologies
The Finite Element-Boundary Integral (FE-BI) hybrid technology provides an ideal absorbing boundary condition for HFSS. Simulations involving antenna platform integration can be significantly reduced in size by allowing a conformal radiation boundary, including concave geometries, that reduces the overall volume of the finite element domain. The FEM-IE hybrid technology is built upon HFSS, HFSS-IE and the domain decomposition method (DDM). to solve electrically large and complex systems. By locally applying the appropriate solver technology, regions of high geometric detail and complex material properties can be addressed with finite element HFSS, and regions of large objects or installed platforms can be addressed with 3-D MoM HFSS-IE. This solution is delivered in a single setup and solved with a single, scalable system matrix.
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1980 ･ France ･ Directed by Jean Rollin
A woman is taken to a mysterious clinic whose patients have a mental disorder in which their memories and identities are disintegrating as a result of a strange environmental accident.
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Gisele Bundchen gives birth to sonDecember 10th, 2009 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 10 (IANS) Supermodel Gisele Bundchen has given birth to a baby boy.
Though this is the Brazilian supermodel’s first child, her husband Tom Brady has a two-year-old son with actress Bridget Moynahan.
Brady, a footballer, announced the birth Wednesday saying the baby was born on Tuesday and that he and Gisele had not chosen a name for him yet, reported mirror.co.uk
Bundchen, 29, and Brady, 32, were married in a private ceremony in February this year in Los Angeles.
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Game Of Thrones actress Sophie Turner has returned to social media for the first time since she split from Joe Jonas. The 27-year-old actress, who has more than 14 million Instagram followers, has taken to the photo-sharing platform to help raise awareness about environmental issues. Sophie Turner Knew Joe Jonas Was Filing for Divorce After Many Conversations and Did Not 'Abduct' His Daughters Confirms Singer’s Rep.
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She told her followers: "Hi everyone! I have been asked to spread the word about positive power. And on doing the research and noticing the very clear effects of global warming, it’s something that I really wanted to raise awareness for." The actress subsequently encouraged fans to "switch over, move over to renewable energy and let nature provide us with power," reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Turner later added: "We need to let our leaders know this, that this is the future that we want for ourselves and for those we love, our children and our grandchildren." The actress captioned her Instagram post: "#PositivePowerPartner It’s time we all spread the word and push for a Positive Power Plan. The time to transition to clean energy is now. When we speak out together, we can accelerate Positive Power. Check out the link in my bio to learn more. @wearepositivepower (sic)." Sophie and Joe announced their split in September. Sophie Turner Files Lawsuit To Sue Joe Jonas To Return Their Kids to England – Reports.
The celebrity duo - who tied the knot in 2019, said in a joint statement: "After four wonderful years of marriage we have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage. There are many speculative narratives as to why but, truly this is a united decision and we sincerely hope that everyone can respect our wishes for privacy for us and our children."
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SEMA to install new leaders
Corky Coker, president of Coker Tire Co. Inc.,
Chattanooga, Tenn., will be installed as chairman of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) at the association’s annual installation banquet, Friday, July 25, at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach in Huntington Beach, Calif.
Coker has served as chairman-elect of the 5,000-member trade association for the past two years.
Also being installed are four new and nine re-elected members of the SEMA board of directors.
Dennis Gage will serve as a new SEMA director representing the manufacturing members. Gage is president of Bradley David Productions in Evansville, Ind., and host of the TV show "My Classic Car." He is a member of the SEMA Street Rod Marketing Alliance (SRMA) council and a select committee member of the SEMA Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO) council.
Re-elected to the board from the manufacturers category are Joel Ayres, sales and marketing manager for Leer/Truck Accessories Group, Woodland, Calif.; Paul "Scooter" Brothers, director of research and development for Competition Cams, Memphis, Tenn.; Todd Gartshore, co-owner of Baer Inc., Phoenix, Ariz.; Dennis Overholser, vice president of product development for Painless Performance, Fort Worth, Texas; Bob West, vice president of sales and marketing for Westin Automotive Products Inc., Irwindale, Calif.; and Jeep Worthan, vice president of sales and marketing for Auto Meter Products Inc., Sycamore, Ill.
Newly elected directors representing the distributor/retailer members are Chuck
Lombardo and Robert Price.
Lombardo is president of California Street Rods Inc., Huntington Beach. He has been involved in the specialty automotive industry for 25 years, has served three terms on the SEMA board and is a past chairman of SEMA's SRMA council. Lombardo's industry accomplishments include serving on a presidential advisory panel about foreign trade. He is a member of the SEMA Street Rod Hall of Fame.
Price's 30-year career includes 10 years in the automotive aftermarket. Currently the CEO of Reliable Automotive, Overland Park, Kan., Price's industry service includes lobbying federal legislators to support the automotive industry.
Incumbents W.A. "Butch" Lahmann, CEO of Walcorp Inc., Northport, N.Y., and Anne Thomas, owner and president of SECO Performance Centers, Birmingham, Ala., were re-elected to serve on the SEMA board from the distributor/retailers category.
Bill Perry was elected to the single open seat in the manufacturers rep category. Perry,
president of Bill Perry & Associates, Carrollton, Ga., has been a SEMA member for more than 25 years. His company has won the SEMA Manufacturers Representative of the
Mitch Williams, president and COO of Hella Inc., Peachtree City, Ga., also will be installed that evening as SEMA’s chairman-elect for two years.
Williams, a member of the SEMA board’s executive committee, was honored as SEMA
Person of the Year in 2001 and has served on SEMA task forces including Lighting, Congressional, International and OEM (original equipment manufacturer) Relations. He
has served on three additional SEMA committees and was in his third consecutive term on the board this year. Williams authored the 2002 SEMA report "Introduction to Quality Systems" about implementing quality systems.
Nate Shelton, president of SS Sales & Marketing Group, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., the current SEMA chairman, will stay on the SEMA board of directors as immediate past chairman.
Doug Mergenthaler, CEO of Kodiak Products, Cottage Grove, Ore., will continue to serve as the association’s secretary-treasurer.
Continuing to serve on the SEMA board of directors for the next year for the manufacturers category are Matt Agosta, president of Steele Rubber Products, Denver,
N.C.; Jim Cozzie, vice president, sales, for B & M Racing and Performance Products, Telford, Pa.; Brian Horowitz, CEO of American Products Co., Corona, Calif.; Rick Rollins, national
sales/marketing manager for Superchips Inc., Sanford, Fla.; and Russell Stephens, sales manager for MSD Ignition, El Paso, Texas.
Continuing on the board from the distributor/retailer category are Kathy Bybee-Hartzell, business development manager for CollectorCarTraderOnline.com, Virginia Beach, Va.; Patrick Judge, executive vice president of Keystone Automotive Operations Inc., Exeter, Pa.; Mark Pettersen, owner and president of Pettersen Motorsports Inc., Chico, Calif.; and Jon Wyly, vice president, sales and marketing for Arrow Speed Warehouse, Kansas City, Kan.
Steve Bolio, partner at Scafidi-Bolio & associates, Waltham, Mass., continues on the
board representing manufacturers representatives.
Christopher J. Kersting, CAE, is president and CEO of SEMA.


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The Mosaic Artist's Bible
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Mosaicists of every level will delight in this new sourcebook, featuring page after page of inspiring motifs. Arranged by theme—from animals, birds, and marine life to flowers, cultural symbols, and children's motifs—these striking designs are easy to copy and scale. A comprehensive techniques section offers step-by-step instructions on everything from choosing materials and selecting color combinations to cutting and grouting tiles, while a gallery section demonstrates how the motifs can be used to decorate ceramics, furniture, and accessories—or be works of art on their own. Written by a mosaic artist of international standing, this is a rich source of ideas for all who aspire to this ancient, enduringly beautiful art form.
Author: Teresa Mills
Page Count: 256
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View From Above; Mantra; 107 Steps; Search For Noesis; Journey; VCB; Memory's Wavering Echo; View From Above (reprise); The Source; Psalm; Retrospect.
Kendrick Scott: drums, voice (2,9,11); Gretchen Parlato: voice (6); Aaron Parks: piano (1,3,5,8,9,10), Fender Rhodes (2,6,7,11); Robert Glasper: piano (2), Fender Rhodes (9); Lionel Loueke: guitar (2,3); Lage Lund: guitar (6,7,9,10); Mike Moreno: guitar (1,4,5,6,7,11); Walter Smith III: tenor sax (1,5,10); Seamus Blake: tenor sax (1,5,10); Myron Walden: alto sax (1,7), soprano sax (2,3,9), bass clarinet(3,7,11); Derrick Hodge: acoustic bass (1,3,7,9,10), electric bass (2,6,11).
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Drawing Breakthroughs at the Norton Simon: Subject Overwhelm
- 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
- Richard E. Scott
Join artist and author Richard E. Scott in an exploration of the collections in this six-part drawing series. Each session focuses on common drawing problems and provides specific solutions to overcome these challenges. Working in pencil, students learn how to improve their skill, gain confidence and enrich their museum-going experience.
In the final session, students learn how artists from the 17th to the 19th centuries simplified subject matter. Students learn to apply that creative process to their own artworks by drawing works from throughout the Museum’s collections.
- All levels of experience are welcome. Each class is $25 ($20 for members), and space is limited to 20 participants. All materials and admission to the galleries on the day of class are included.
- Advance registration is required. Please use the register button
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