Are you one of the many classic car enthusiasts, but don't have enough capital to buy it? Maybe you are crazy about seeing various classic cars at classic car trade shows. You then fantasize about driving that classic car.
Addicted to classic cars but don't have money? If so, classic car loans can treat your addiction. You imagine you can bring an exotic classic car and you dream of having it. Don't worry, you can have it even though it's not easy to achieve it. Classic cars are exotic and very expensive!
Classic car addicts must seriously think and find ways to have it. Why not use a loan to finance classic cars? You are worth considering a classic car loan. There are many classic car lenders today who are ready to realize your dream of walking in an exotic classic car.
You certainly are very aware that getting something special is obtained in a way that is not easy. You are certainly ready for this condition. You can try applying for a loan at a local bank or credit union, which has your home mortgage. It could also be through lenders who have financed your car.
You are advised to try borrowing from a local bank or credit union. However, you should know that the two lenders did not have much knowledge about the classic car market, including less experienced in financing classic car loans.
Like insurance, many lenders are currently specifically financing classic cars and other exotic vehicles. For now, this particular company is your right choice. If you don't know much about companies engaged in classic car loan financing, you should check online or ask your friends who have got a classic car loan.
There are several reasons why you need to come to a lender specifically for classic cars. First, they really understand what you want – not buying 'used cars' but high-value classic cars. They value classic cars because of their exotic value, besides having extensive market knowledge. This lender is able to estimate accurate values and this is very important for those of you who want to have a classic car.
Just like when you want to borrow at a conventional lender. Classic car lenders also put forward many terms and procedures for obtaining classic car loans. Of course, each lender has different terms and procedures.
When applying for a loan, the lender will check your rank and credit history to determine whether you are eligible to receive credit and pay the installments. Because this problem is related to risk assessment and is very important for all financial companies, you should seriously pay attention to credit history issues before applying for a loan. If you are ignorant of credit history issues, you may be refused, or even if approved, the lender will charge a high interest rate.
Another factor you need to consider is that you will usually be asked to pay a minimum of 10% -20% of the purchase price of a vehicle. If you have enough money, the down payment should be large, because the higher the down payment, the lower the interest rate.
The period of a classic car loan is usually valid for up to ten years, longer than a standard car loan, which is only valid for five to seven years. If you are able to make payments for shorter loan periods, such as three or five years, you should choose a short-term return option. Because you will get many benefits if you take a shorter period of time, because the interest rates are lower.
Just like a conventional car, by renting a classic car can be an alternative that allows you to buy directly. Through a lease agreement, you and the lender will determine what is known as the residual value for your prospective purchase. The residual value is the minimum amount of the value of your classic car at the end of the rental period. The lender will then lend money the difference between the cost of the vehicle and the residual value. At the end of the rental period, the lender receives the car that is being held back and sells it for the remaining value.
If you are interested in owning a car, you can buy it from a lender. Renting can be an alternative choice, besides buying, especially if you like changing classic cars every year. But remember, you have to buy insurance if your classic car is funded by someone else, especially if you only rent.
Whatever you will do – whether renting, borrowing, or buying directly a classic car, you will have financial responsibility. Of course, as a fan of classic cars, you like it very much. But you cannot just obey emotions without thinking realistically. You or an expert need to check the vehicle before buying to make sure you really get the vehicle you like. No matter how big your love is, don't ever finance a classic car that you can't afford.
The risk is that you will lose love if you are late paying rent. It's a good idea to be patient while browsing the photos of your dream car for free on the internet – while collecting money to buy your dream classic car.
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Uniformitarianism
The idea that we can use the current rates of geological change (i.e. carbon decay) to determine what happened in the past, based on the assumption that the rates and condi
A full set of chromosomes. A regular cell contains two full genomes.
Organelle
A subunit within a cell that has a specific function. There are many types of organelles, such as the nucleus, mitochondria, and vacuole.
Pigment Epithelium
The cell layer just outside the retina of the eye that nourishes the retina's visual cells.
A navigation and communication technique using sound waves.
The trillions of junctions in the body through which the nervous system communicates to other systems.
Molecules that have many important roles in metabolism. Proteins are simply chains of amino acids.
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that stores genetic make up, or code. All living things have DNA.
Molecules similar to DNA that are involved in the production of proteins in living things. While DNA molecules are double-stranded, RNA molecules are usually single-stranded.
Winter 2003 Newsletter: Creation to Restoration Part I
Creation to Restoration Part I
In Genesis 1:31, we see God say that everything He had made was very good. There was no disharmony in this new creation, nor was it subject to death. Humans were created in the image of God, to rule over everything that God had created.
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth (Genesis 1:26-28).
Humans were the crowning act of God's Creation. He honored them by granting them dominion of the newly created world. Humans were different from all the other animals because they were created in the image of God. They were granted intellectual capacity, a creative spirit, a sense of morality, and the freedom of choice. The creation of humankind was to bring glory to God throughout eternity.
I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him (Isaiah 43:6-7).
These verses show that the people God created are His sons and daughters; they were created for His glory. In the book of Hebrews, Paul sheds some interesting light on the subject of Creation when he wrote, "Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands" (Hebrews 2:7).
The Greek word brachus, translated here "a little," literally means "for a little while." The full meaning of the text, then, is actually "for a little while lower than the angels." In the restored world, the angels will not rule upon the earth, but rather restored humans will sit with Christ in His throne.
"For unto the angels hath he not put in subjection the world to come, whereof we speak" (Hebrews 2:5).
"To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne" (Revelation 3:21).
Before the earth is restored, however, there is some overcoming to be done. We have sinned and forfeited our great privilege (Romans 3:23). The Scriptures teach that our suffering will be transformed into glory through the purchase of the blood of Christ. Through Christ, we can overcome and be conquerors together with Him. Only then will our full potential be realized.
"For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us" (Romans 8:18).
"And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory" (Romans 9:23).
"For, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind" (Isaiah 65:1).
"For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the LORD, so shall your seed and your name remain" (Isaiah 66:2).
"Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness" (2 Peter 3:13).
The Scriptures also teach that the whole creation is groaning while we wait for the promised restoration to be completed, the people of God to be revealed, and death to come to an end. Not only is humankind suffering from the consequences of sin, but the entire creation is also groaning under the burden of decay (Romans 8:19-22).
The Genesis account of Creation and the Fall is the exact opposite of the naturalistic view of origins. Genesis portrays a decline from perfection to degeneration and decay, whereas the naturalistic approach suggests an advance from chaos to order and perfection. According to naturalism, death is used to "create" better-adapted forms, and the cycles of death—which are enacted on the planet through prey and predator relationships—are the nurturing ground for adaptive radiation. According to the Scriptures, however, prey-predator relationships originally never existed and will also not exist in the earth made new.
The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them (Isaiah 11:6).
This verse portrays an order of things that is totally different to what we currently experience on the planet. There will be no carnivores and no predators. All aggression will be removed from the natures of these animals and people will once more have total control over the animal kingdom. This restoration is in line with what the book of Genesis says about the beginning and about the original diet of all creatures:
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so (Genesis 1:29-30).
According to this verse, all creatures were vegetarian and the human diet consisted of seeds and fruits. There could have been no harmful bacteria or parasites—no creatures with harmful effects at all. What happened, then, to mar this perfection? Sin entered in, turning the perfect world upside down.
A Good God and a Broken World?
The existence of evil in a world created by a God of light and love is one of the principle dichotomies that cause many to reject God. This issue plagued Darwin, and he once wrote a letter to his friend Dr. Asa Gray regarding this matter:
I am bewildered. I had no intention to write atheistically. But I own that I cannot see so plainly as others do, and as I should wish to do, evidence for design and beneficence on all sides of us. There seems to me too much misery in the world. I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created the Ichneumonidae with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of caterpillars, or that a cat should play with mice.i
Darwin also wrote this in 1844 in his initial draft of The Origin of Species:
It is derogatory that the Creator of countless Universes should have made by individual acts of His will the myriads of creeping parasites and worms, which since the earliest dawn of life have swarmed over the land and in the depths of the ocean.ii
Charles Darwin was swayed to reject the hand of God in nature and to accept the naturalistic approach, but his conclusions were based on the assumption that the present interactions in nature have existed since life began. This idea of uniformitarianism is not necessarily true.
We must look at the evidence. Does it point to decay—with elements of perfection and design serving as reminders of a once-perfect situation—or does the evidence point to past imperfection with progress toward perfection?
A study of the Creation account in Genesis will help us understand how a good God can be present in an evil world.
An Imperfect Planet
According to Scripture, sin entered the world and changed the order of nature. For example, the serpent was cursed and forced to move on its belly. The relationship between man and woman was also changed through the entrance of sin. The ground was cursed and Adam would have to earn his bread by the sweat of his brow. This means that the provision of the necessities of life was to become his burden in the transformed world.
Eve, on the other hand, would find the raising of God-honoring children a task that would require concerted effort, patience, and many tears. Eve did not receive the lesser role in this new situation, for raising children with right characters is the noblest of all tasks.
Human and animal diets were also affected by this new order of nature. Plants of the field were added to the human diet, and the animals must have also undergone dramatic changes in diet as well. Both animals and humans were affected by this change of circumstances, but evil increased in the world until God flooded the whole earth to wipe out all those who did not follow Him.
Prior to the Flood, the animal world had already changed to such an extent that animals had been classified into clean and unclean categories. The Flood brought about a further radical change as God added flesh to the already-changed human diet (Genesis 9:3).
God created a perfect world that was to be ruled and enjoyed by humans. This world has been marred by sin, but God has provided Christ as a solution to repurchase us, his lost possession. In these times death is all around us, but the Bible shows that death is an enemy—an intruder on Earth that someday Christ will conquer forever.
Wherever we look we can find evidence of design: the marvel of life, the great variety of life forms, and the miracle of flight in birds and insects. Even feathers have design features that could not possibly have evolved gradually. The list of biological wonders in the organism and cell organelle world that point to a Creator is endless, but for the purpose of this discussion we will only look at a few examples.
The Genome
The greatest evidence for design lies in genomes, which are strings of genetic material that exist in each cell of an organism. Scientists say that mutations in genomes are the nurturing ground for providing new and exciting genetic material, but only the opposite has been shown to be true in actual observations and experiments. Some 3000 mutations have been identified in the fruit fly Drosophila alone, and all of them are either harmful or have no effect.iii None of the mutations produced more successful fruit flies. The most important nurturing ground for evolution thus seems hopelessly inadequate, or rather counterproductive, to the evolutionary process.
In addition, we need to remind ourselves that natural selection cannot create anything. It can only select from what is already there, and only if it is expressed in the phenotype. The entire Genome thus exudes design.
DNA is not alive. It is a dead molecule and needs the machinery of the living cell to make copies of itself. The information for that cell is, however, in the Genome, and the DNA is simply the carrier of the information. In order to read the information, there must be equipment to unravel it and translate it, and the information for that equipment is in the DNA itself. No matter how one looks at it, design is the only solution.
The cell is not just a blob of lucky molecules that came together. Rather, it is an intricate machine with marvelous order and elements of design. Biochemist Michael Behe says that the cell—far from being a "simple little lump of albuminous combinations of carbon," as thought in Darwin's day—is actually an entire factory filled with molecular machines of astounding precision and complexity.vi
Within these complex structures are many individual microstructures and systems in which vast numbers of parts and enzyme systems work together. They will only function if every single piece is in place. Removal of even one link in the biochemical system eliminates the function of the organelle entirely. Behe calls this situation "irreducible complexity," and it is totally inconsistent with the evolutionary concept of gradual change over time.v
Consider the production of amino acids. The enzymes involved in the production of amino acids are coded for by genes. They need the very amino acids that they themselves have to produce in order to exist in the first place. Only design could account for such complexity.
Darwin himself stated that precisely such a situation would disprove his theory: "If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down."vi
The probability of complex machinery such as RNA or DNA or viable enzymes coming about by chance is so remote as to be non-existent.
The Organs
Human and animal organs are mysteries of ingenuity that baffle the greatest intellects on Earth and make even the world's supercomputers look like feeble toys by comparison.
The electrical design and storage capacity of the nervous system is one such astounding mystery. There may be up to 100 trillion synapses in the brain, and each one acts as a filter, a signal disseminator, and a calculator ensuring the flow and filtering of information. The capacity to store information is infinite and, to crown it all, the brain makes it possible to appreciate beauty, it makes us creative, and makes us capable of moral judgments.
The Kidneys
Systems such as the countercurrent exchange and multiplier systems, which are found in the gills of fish, the lungs of birds, and in the kidneys of mammals, require full structural development before they will function. One wonders how such systems could have evolved gradually over time.
In the case of the countercurrent multiplier system in the kidney, for example, no halfway-developed system would work. These countercurrent systems make for highly efficient oxygen exchange and they create the capacity to concentrate urine against concentration gradients. The systems have to be complete before they work. This implies design.
Scientists have used computer models to reconstruct the possible evolution of the eye, but notoriously absent from these models is the intricate retina, which contains more than 100 million light-sensitive rods and cones that enable us to see in dim and bright light and provide color vision.
Also absent from their models are the mechanisms which control the lens and iris and the mechanisms which lead to the perception and translation of the information. Scientists have still not been able to fully understand how the brain converts the simple nerve impulses from the eye into images.
The retina of the eye has been an issue of hot debate because it seems to be inside out. Its light sensitive disks face away from the light source and several nerve cells lie in the path of the light. This has prompted numerous derogatory statements from evolutionists. For example, Dr. Steve Jones, Professor of Genetics at University College, London, calls the eye the work of "an insensible drudge: an instrument, like all others, built by a tinkerer rather than by a trained engineer."vii
In fact, the eye is brilliantly designed. The retina is inside out for a very specific purpose. In the area of the retina that is responsible for sharp vision—the fovea—the nerve cells are almost completely absent, and the nerve fibers radiate away from the central region, thus allowing clear vision.
There is also a good reason for the orientation of the rods and cones toward the pigment region and not towards the light source, which lies on the outside of the retina. These rods and cones are constantly replacing the visual pigment disks and the pigment epithelial cells absorb the old ones. Were the retina not "inside out," the pigment epithelial cells would not absorb the disks, and the vitreous humor of the eye would rapidly become murky, causing visual impairment. The pigment epithelial layer could obviously not lie on the other side of the retina so that the light sensitive bits would face the incoming light, since then there would be even more cells between the light source and the retina.
Of course, the pigment epithelium must lie exactly where it does lie, since it not only absorbs old disks, but also supplies the nutrients needed for the production of new ones and receives these nutrients from the rich blood supply in the choroids layer right next to it. Without the blood supply, the whole system would break down. If the retina was orientated the other way, the blood supply would also have to be on the inside of the eye between the light sources and the rods and cones, totally disrupting vision.
Ears are a further example of intricate design. Some animals show phenomenal hearing and tracking abilities. The sonar systems of whales, porpoises, and bats are some of the most amazing structures on Earth; the design of a seals' hearing apparatus is equally baffling. Earless seals and dolphins have only tiny pinprick holes for ears, but fat bundles in the jaws and ear canals are shaped like trumpets and conduct the sound extraordinarily well.viii
Ears do not only record sound, they also provide information about where that sound is coming from. This is achieved by separating the ears spatially so that there is a slight time and intensity difference between the recordings of sound by each ear. This information is then used to calculate where the sound is coming from. Directional sourcing is even more astounding in tiny insects, since their ears are often only fractions of a millimeter apart.
For example, even though the fly Ormia ochracea's ears are only half a millimeter apart, it can source the direction that sound comes from with pinpoint accuracy.ix,x The difference in the time between the two ears hearing the sound is only 1 millionths of a second, with practically 0% intensity difference. This amazing ability is achieved by coupling the eardrums with a flexible lever, resulting in resonance, which increases the time difference 40-fold. The drum nearest the sound then also vibrates some 10 decibels stronger. The nerves also respond in coded fashion creating a further fivefold increase. These masterful design features are already being incorporated into hearing aids and could be used in directional microphone technology.
Co-evolution or design?
If we look at the marvelous relationships that exist in nature between animals and plants, it is hard to envision how such harmony could have come about by strategies and counterstrategies of co-evolution. Numerous plants can only be pollinated by specifically adapted insects that in turn are nurtured by the plants themselves. Evolutionists explain these relationships by suggesting that the two co-evolved. However, what if the fortuitous mutations were out of synchronization? Then the species would not survive. Moreover, considering the millions of such relationships that exist in the world, the likelihood of them having come about by chance is extremely remote.
It seems logical to assume that such a finely balanced system is the result of a superb design. One reason we can assume this is that only certain animals are adapted to certain specific compounds. They choose the plants with those compounds as their food source, thus ensuring even distribution over the wide varieties of food sources. For example, koalas are attracted to eucalyptus oils, which other species avoid.
The beautiful and astounding complexities of nature point to a loving Creator God, not to a multi-million year evolution. However, organisms do have the capacity to adapt.
i Charles Darwin, The Autobiography of Charles Darwin and selected letters (New York: Dover Publications, 1958).
ii Charles Darwin, "The Essay of 1844" in Darwin for today: the essence of his works (New York: The Viking Press, 1963).
iii D.L. Lindsay and E.H. Grell, "Genetic Variations of Drosophila melanogaster" in Publication 627, (Carnegie Institution of Washington: 1967).
iv M. Behe, Darwin's Black Box (New York: The Free Press, 1996).
v ibid.
vi Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species (New York: Heritage Press [reprint], 1963).
vii Steve Jones, Almost like a whale: the Origins of Species updated (London: Doubleday, 1999).
viii "How dolphins hear without ears," New Scientist 164 (2000): 17.
xi A.C. Mason et al., "Hyperacute directional hearing in a microscate auditory system," Nature 410 (2001): 686-690.
x P.M. Narins, "In a fly's ear," Nature 410 (2001): 644-645.

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Double Dragon is a brawler game for the NES. It is a port of the arcade game. While it is a port, the graphics and sound are still good. You are on a quest trying to save your kidnapped girlfriend. You can punch, kick, throw and do many other moves against your enemies. There are different enemy types that have their own set of moves. You can pick up weapons and use them against enemies. The levels are long and detailed. If you enjoy brawlers, you'll enjoy this game.
The Double Dragon series is very much fun in the arcade, but most of the early console efforts were disappointments compared to the arcade games. This is especially true of the first Double Dragon game for NES. The gameplay is still fun and interesting, especially when you can use weapons, but there is no 2 player cooperative mode. There is a 2-player versus mode, but most of the fun of Double Dragon II (especially) is absent from this game. You also do not start out with the fun moves (such as the jump kick), but must learn them through accumlating points and levelling up. The graphics and sound are decent, especially for the time of release.
Classic beat 'em up game, street punks have taken your girlfriend and it's up to you, Billy Lee, to teach them a lesson. If you like spin-kicking chicks with chains, sparring with giant bald men, and arrows telling you when and where to "Go!", this game is for you.
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Pitcher Preview: Mike Pelfrey vs Andre Rienzo
Pelfrey is looking to bounce back after a couple of rough starts. Rienzo is making his fourth career start and second appearance against the Twins.
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A good outing against the Astros on August 4 has been sandwiched by a pair of rather forgettable starts for Pelfrey, which is the first real rough patch he's hit since coming off of the disabled list in early July. It's been a long, difficult road for Pelfrey, who has had to fight for every inning since getting blown up regularly early in the season. Looking big picture, there have been some positive signs in how effective Mike's been and in how he's looked, so his last six or seven starts of the year could mean the difference between hitting free agency again and getting an offer for 2014 from the Twins.
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In the first three starts of Rienzo's Major League career, results have been a bit of a mixed bag. He allowed three earned runs in seven innings his first time out, a pair of earned runs in six innings in his second start, and then the Twins knocked him around for four runs in five and a third innings five days ago, allowing homers to Justin Morneau and Oswaldo Arcia. But we can tell more about Rienzo by looking past a small sample size.
Rienzo is a 25-year old right-hander who offers a fastball around 90mph, a good cutter, a mid-70s curveball and a changeup. He induces a good number of ground balls, which is part of the reason home runs allowed are few and far between. In the minors he posted good strikeout rates (9.7 K/9 in 543.2 innings), but also had issues with command - something that's already been apparent in three starts for Chicago.
Against right-handed batters, Rienzo works up and away with his fastball and then middle and down and away with his cutter, using the break and difference in velocity to his advantage. The curveball can be hung up in the zone. If he throws a changeup to a right-handed hitter, it'll be once a game. Versus lefties the fastball still works away, and the cutter doesn't change location but now works down and in instead of away. The curve is a good bait pitch, provided he can move it out of the zone. Changeups are exclusively thrown away.
Can the Twins get to Rienzo for the second time in as many starts? Or will Rienzo adapt?
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We're a society that plans. Family vacations. Retirement savings. Weddings and birthday parties. Reservations for our favorite restaurant or a trip to the local movie theater. We plan these events in our lives because we want to be prepared and because we know that good planning will generally yield good results.
Unfortunately, we're not a society that plans everything – especially when it comes to how we're going to live the last months of our life.
While we might choose to get our affairs in order, finalize our will, and even consider funeral arrangements, we rarely plan ahead for the care we might require, the support that our families will need, or how we can live our final days, weeks, and months in a way that is meaningful to us.
Who can blame us? With all the advances in modern medicine, we have come to believe that there's a cure for most everything and that a terminal illness is something that happens to someone else. To acknowledge our own mortality – much less to plan for it – seems like a concession that we won't live forever; and that's not something that we're comfortable thinking about, talking about, or planning for.
A recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation proved this point, finding that only 27% of Americans have written down their wishes for end-of-life care and only 11% have talked to a doctor about their wishes.
In this same study, researchers found that most Americans (71%) say that they would prefer to die at home than in a facility but that a smaller share (41%) actually expect to do so.
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There's a mysterious explosion sound in Alhambra and no one knows what's causing it
Alhambra residents have heard loud booming noises for the last five months, but never see residue of fireworks or explosives. The city has spoken with CalTech seismology, LA Department of Public Works and Alameda Corridor East (trains), but none had any answers nor evidence of the sounds. Looking west along Main Street in Alhambra, Calif., on Friday, July 1, 2016.
By Christopher Yee | cyee@scng.com | San Gabriel Valley Tribune
PUBLISHED: July 5, 2016 at 8:03 pm | UPDATED: August 28, 2017 at 2:18 am
ALHAMBRA>> Susan Saunders knows it when she hears it – a loud, booming sound that is louder than a gunshot, has more force than a firework and leaves no trace of an explosion.
In 47 years living in the same home near Garfield Elementary School, Saunders has never experienced anything like the booms, which she has heard sporadically since February.
"It's frightening," Saunders, 60, said. "We never know when it's going to happen or where it's coming from."
Saunders isn't the only person in Alhambra looking for answers. Despite receiving the first reports of these sounds at least five months ago, the cause remains a mystery to city staff and the Alhambra Police Department, officials said.
Since Feb. 15, the city has received 114 reports of booms via phone calls to the Alhambra Police Department and messages received by the city's phone hotline, email, Facebook and "Public Stuff" smartphone app, said Christopher Paulson, Alhambra director of administrative services.
Tracking of the reports has yet to reveal significant patterns, Paulson said, but the highest concentration of reports have come from the city's northeast quadrant, north of Mission Road and east of Atlantic Boulevard.
In that time, the city has reached out to local government agencies like the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and the Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority to see if the noises are coming from any of their construction projects.
Both agencies confirmed they were not the cause of the sounds nor had they heard them, Paulson said.
The city also consulted Jennifer Andrews, Ph.D., staff seismologist for California Institute of Technology's Seismological Laboratory, to see if Caltech had any record of unusual seismic activity in the Alhambra area at the times the booms were recorded.
Although Caltech's sensors pick up forces coming from the air like peals of thunder or fireworks, the readings Andrews looked at showed no extraordinary seismic activity, she said.
Andrews said the instances Alhambra asked her to examine revealed no unusual activity, though readings can be difficult to interpret given that sensors pick up freight trucks' rumbling, trains, electrical signal interference and even people walking.
The booms have been a source of frustration for Alhambra City Manager Mark Yokoyama. They began on his watch as APD chief of police, he said, and their cause or source continues to elude everyone.
"No one has seen the cause of the booms, smelled it or found remnants of fireworks," Yokoyama said, "and the calls we get don't have enough specificity for us to find the source."
While the booms continue to be a source of discomfort for Saunders, they've also become sort-of social events.
When she or her friends or family hear one, they text message each other to see if the others also heard it. Inevitably, Saunders said, someone in one of the many Alhambra resident Facebook groups posts about the sound, and the conversation opens up to communities of upwards of 1,000 people.
"It's interesting to wonder how long this will remain a mystery," Saunders said. "We're all eagerly waiting to find out."
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Christopher Yee is a reporter for the Pasadena Star-News and San Gabriel Valley Tribune covering cities in the west and central parts of the San Gabriel Valley. He grew up in Monterey Park and studied journalism at East Los Angeles College and UC Berkeley. You may find him at Dodger Stadium or at the Staples Center for L.A. Kings games.
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LOS ANGELES – Doc Rivers has acknowledged that when it comes to defensive plans for his team this season, it's usually best to keep things simple.
So, with the Thunder coming to town for a game Monday night with the Clippers, the coach disclosed a simple plan.
The goal, it would seem, would be to keep Russell Westbrook from driving into the lane for easy shots at the rim.
The remedy? Well, that's been inspired by an unlikely source.
And — wait for it — the Clippers are going to get Oklahoma City to pay for it!
Rivers, not President-elect Donald Trump's biggest fan, laughed at the notion of wall building as soon as he said it.
A wall probably wouldn't stop Westbrook, who is having one of the best seasons in recent NBA history. The Thunder's runaway train of a point guard would probably just crash through it.
Midway through the season, Westbrook is averaging 30.8 points, 10.7 rebounds and 10.5 assists, as he tries to be the first player to average a triple-double since Oscar Robinson did it in 1962.
If you don't figure out a way to slow him down, you probably end up losing.
In games where the Thunder outscores its opponent by 10 points or more with Westbrook on the court, it is 18-0.
But, this is as good as any time since the season's first few weeks for the Clippers defense to get tested.
In the six games since the start of 2017 — all Clippers wins — they're leading the NBA by holding teams to a league-best 97.3 points per 100 possessions.
"I thought we got too smart," Rivers said, saying the coaching staff over-complicated the team's defensive principles.
Fan voting for the 2017 NBA All-Star Game closes Monday, and for the second straight year, the Clippers likely will be without a representative in the starting lineup. … The Thunder has lost five of its past six road games. … Outside of Blake Griffin and Brice Johnson, the Clippers injury report is empty.


The theory of thermocouple behavior is discussed in Dataforth's Application Note AN106, Introduction to Thermocouples. The reader is encouraged to examine this Application Note for thermocouple background and fundamentals. For additional details on thermocouple interface products the reader should visit this website's offering on Thermocouple Signal Conditioning.
There is an abundance of additional information available on thermocouples from various sources. The interested reader is encouraged to visit those references listed at the end of this Application Note.
Thermocouples have become standard in the industry as a cost effective method for measuring temperature. Since their discovery by Thomas Johann Seebeck in 1821, the thermo electrical properties of many different materials have been examined for use as thermocouples. The standards community together with modern metallurgy has developed special material pairs specifically for use as thermocouples.
Table 1 displays industries eight popular standard thermocouples and their typical attributes. The letter type identifies a specific temperature-voltage relationship, not a particular chemical composition. Manufacturers may fabricate thermocouples of a given type with variations in composition; however, the resultant temperature versus voltage relationships must conform to the thermoelectric voltage standards associated with the particular thermocouple type.
Complete sets of temperature versus voltage tables referenced to zero °C and including mathematical models for all popular industry standard thermocouples are available at NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Testing, and can be downloaded free of charge from their web site, Reference 1. The reader is encouraged to examine this website for additional information..
Both the L and U Type thermocouples are defined by DIN Standard 43710; however, they are not as frequently used in new installations as the more popular T and J Type thermocouple standards.
Dataforth offers thermocouple input modules, which interface to all the above types. For more details on these and other state-of-the-art modules, visit Dataforths website, Reference 2.
Standard mathematical power series models have been developed for each type of thermocouple. These power series models use unique sets of coefficients which are different for different temperature segments within a given thermocouple type. Unless otherwise indicated, all standard thermocouple models and tables are referenced to zero degrees Centigrade, 0°C. The reader is referred to Dataforths Application Note AN106, Introduction to Thermocouples for the fundamentals of thermocouples, Reference 8.
The set of coefficients used in Eqn. 1 to model E Type thermocouple is shown for 3 significant digits in Table 2.
These equations with their different sets of coefficients are difficult to use in directly determining actual temperatures when only a measured thermocouple voltage [VTC] is known. Therefore, inverse models have been developed to determine temperatures from measured thermocouple voltages. Equation 2 represents this inverse model.
The sample set of inverse coefficients for E Type thermocouples is shown for 6 significant digits in Table 3.
It is noteworthy to mention here that K Type V1 = S*(Tx-Tc) Eqn. 4 thermocouples require a slightly different power series model. Equation 3 represents the standard mathematical power series model for Type K thermocouples.
The exponential term in Eqn. 3 is added to account for special effects. More details on this type thermocouple model are available from NIST web site, Reference 1.
Standard thermocouple look-up tables and models are referenced to zero °C; whereas, field measurement topologies are made with the thermocouple connected to a connector that is not at zero °C; consequently, the actual measured voltage must be adjusted so that it appears as referenced to zero °C.
Modern signal conditioning modules have electronically resolved this situation and, in addition, have linearized the thermocouple voltages. These conditioning modules provide the end-user with a linear output signal, scaled to either volts per °C (°F) or amps per °C (°F). The concept of electronically referencing thermocouple measurements to zero °C is shown in Figure 1. This technique is known as ìcold junction compensationî or CJC.
In Figure 1, the voltage V1 is Seebeckís thermocouple voltage generated by the difference between the unknown temperature (Tx) and the connector temperature (Tc), as shown in Equation 4. The connector temperature (Tc) is measured with a non-thermocouple sensor (diode, RTD, etc.) and the corresponding sensor voltage (V2) is electronically scaled to represent the same Seebeck thermocouple voltage (referenced to 0°C) that a thermocouple would read if used to measure Tc as indicated in Eqn. 5. This ìV2 scalingî is matched to the same type thermocouple as used to measure Tx.
The reader is referred to Reference 8, Dataforthís Application Note AN106 for the derivation of these expressions.
Equation 4 can be mathematically rearranged to include the ice-point temperature (Tice).
The output voltage (Vout) in Equation 7 can be entered directly into the appropriate type thermocouple reference table to determine the measured temperature.
Accurate thermocouple measurements need signal conditioning modules with outputs, which are linearly scaled to temperature. Module output voltages which have linear scale factors in volts per degree or amps per degree eliminate the need for look-up tables or power series expansions since the conversion from thermocouple volts to temperature is built into the linearized output scale factor. Such thermocouple signal conditioning modules including isolation and CJC are available from Dataforth.
Figure 3 displays the voltageñtemperature curves for eight of the most common thermocouples. These curves are presented here to show a visual indication of standard thermocouple ranges, magnitudes of output voltages, nonlinearity and sensitivity (mV/°C). Although the operational temperature ranges over which thermocouples can be used is quite large, their sensitivity is small; in the microvolt per °C range. In addition, Figure 3 illustrates that for negative temperatures, thermocouplesí response is very non-linear; however, these curves appear near linear for certain ranges of positive temperatures. Nonetheless, the fact remains that thermocouples are non-linear.
As an example of non-linearity, Figure 2 illustrates thermocouple non-linearity by plotting the difference between an ideal linear response and the response of a Type J thermocouple over the range of 0 to 150 °C.
The sensitivity of a J Type thermocouple is approximately 54 µV/ °C. It is obvious from Figure 2 that assuming a linear response for J Type thermocouples could result in nearly two degrees of error.
Clearly, linearization is necessary to facilitate accurate temperature measurements with thermocouples. Dataforth has developed proprietary circuit techniques, which provide precise linearization for their signal conditioning modules. Although modern PCs or other embedded microprocessors can linearize thermocouples using software techniques, hardware linearization provides faster results and does not burden valuable computer resources.
To achieve linearity, the gain (G) in Figure 1 and Equation 7 is internally programmed to selectively scale the voltage function S*(Tx-Tice) to be a linear function of temperature with the units of volts per °C (°F) or milliamps per °C (°F). For more details, examine AN505 ìHardware Linearization of Non-linear Signalsî on Dataforthís website application note section, Reference 9. While on this web site, take a few moments to examine all of Dataforthís complete line of thermocouple signal conditioning modules.
Figure 5 of this Application shows a functional blockdiagram with typical specifications of a Dataforth thermocouple signal-conditioning module.
The following is a list of some ìmind joggersî for consideration when measuring temperature with thermocouples.
Always examine thermocouple manufacturers specifications for conformity to standards, specified temperature ranges, and interchangeability.
Reproducibility and interchangeability between brands of thermocouple should be examined. Errors due to thermocouple replacement should be avoided.
Use isolated signal conditioning modules to avoid ground loops.
Always use thermocouple signal conditioning modules with appropriate input filtering. This could avoid serious ìnoiseî errors.
Each thermocouple wire connected to the sensing module must be at the same temperature. Module connectors should have no thermal gradients across the individual connections.
Thermocouple behavior depends on the materialsí molecular structure. Environmental conditions such as stress, chemical corrosion, radiation, etc that affect molecular structure anywhere along the length of the thermocouple wire can create errors. For example, thermocouples with iron composition are subject to rust, which can cause errors.
Use twisted pair extension wires and signal conditioning modules with adequate filtering to help avoid EMI and RFI errors.
Keep thermocouple lead lengths short.
Use manufacturerís recommended extension wires if long thermocouple leads are necessary.
Always observe color code polarity. Note: Some European manufacturers use the opposite color for positive and negative polarity than North American manufacturers.
Hostile corrosive environments combined with moisture and heat may cause corrosion, which can stimulate galvanic action and create electrochemical voltage errors.
Recall that temperature measurement response time is significantly impacted by the thermocouple package encapsulation. For example, thermocouples in a ìthermal wellî have a slow response time, which may cause undesirable hunting in a control loop.
Thermocouple enclosures are available with thermocouples connected to the enclosure. These are ìgrounded thermocouplesî and may cause ground loop problems. Considering using isolated modules to avoid such problems.
Ensure that signal conditioning modules with electronic CJC techniques use temperature-sensing devices, which have thermal response times equivalent to that of the measurement thermocouples.
Figure 4 illustrates the spectrum of voltage-temperature characteristics of high temperature thermocouples, which are not classified by ANSI.
Figure 5 illustrates an example of Dataforth's SCM5B47 Isolated Linearized Thermocouple module. Dataforth offers a complete line of modules for all thermocouple types. Theses modules offer excellent isolation, superior accuracy and linearity. See Dataforthís website http://www.dataforth.com.
Each SCM5B47 thermocouple input module provides a single channel of thermocouple input which is filtered, isolated, amplified, linearized and converted to a high level analog voltage output (Figure 5). This voltage output is logic-switch controlled, allowing these modules to share a common analog bus without the requirement of external multiplexes.
The SCM5B modules are designed with a completely isolated computer side circuit, which can be floated to ±50V from Power Common, pin 16. This complete isolation means that no connection is required between I/O Common and Power Common for proper operation of the output switch. If desired, the output switch can be turned on continuously by simply connecting pin 22, the Read-Enable pin, to I/O Common, pin 19.
The SCM5B47 can interface to eight industry standard thermocouple types: J, K, T, E, R, S, N, and B. Its corresponding output signal operates over a 0V to +5V range. Each module is cold-junction compensated to correct for parasitic thermocouples formed by the thermocouple wire and screw terminals on the mounting backpanel. Upscale open thermocouple detect is provided by an internal pull-up resistor. Downscale indication can be implemented by installing an external 47MW resistor, ±20% tolerance, between screw terminals 1 and 3 on the SCMPB01/02/03/04/05/06/07 backpanels.
Signal filtering is accomplished with a six-pole filter, which provides 95dB of normal-mode-rejection at 60Hz and 90dB at 50Hz. Two poles of this filter are on the field side of the isolation barrier, and the other four are on the computer side.
After the initial field-side filtering, the input signal is chopped by a proprietary chopper circuit. Isolation is provided by transformer coupling, again using a proprietary technique to suppress transmission of common mode spikes or surges. The module is powered from +5VDC, ±5%.
A special input circuit on the SCM5B47 modules provides protection against accidental connection of power-line voltages up to 240VAC.


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NEW DELHI: The court's March 31 deadline for conversion to green fuel has been keeping the taxi aggregators in the city busy. On Wednesday, Ola announced addition of over 6,000 CNG cabs to its Delhi inventory, bringing the total to 26,000 green cabs.
Delhi's transport rules don't allow commercial vehicles to run on fossil fuel . Both Ola and Uber have been plying vehicles with national tourist permits, which are mostly diesel vehicles.
Ola's Anand Subramanian said 2,000 CNG cabs would be added every month across it's various segments-Micro, Mini and Prime-in the city. "Thousands of driver partners have signed up with us through Pragati Mahotsav, including new ones," said Subramanian.
The Mahotsav has been designed as a one-stop shop for on-spot valuations and exchange. Discounts on new vehicles were also offered to make the event more attractive.
Delhi tourism minister Kapil Mishra, who was present at the event, said the taxi aggregator was "bringing about a green change" in Delhi.
However, the transport department has so far refused to give licence to both Ola and Uber for not following the government regulations for plying taxis in Delhi. The department had banned both companies till the court stepped in and gave the taxi aggregators time till March 31 to convert to CNG.
Ola plans to invest Rs 200 crore towards innovative green fuel technology, leasing of CNG cars as well as strengthening the ecosystem to catalyse greater CNG adoption in the region, said Rahul Maroli, vice-president (strategic supply initiatives).


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Entertainment, The Oscars, Zennie62 News February 7, 2013
The Academy Awards : Host A Party At Home With Oscars At Home
If you are looking forward to the 85th Academy Awards and want to host an Oscars Party of your own, but wish you had a guide, don't panic. There is one. It's called "Oscars At…
academy awards nominations, Zennie62 News January 10, 2013
Oscar Nominations #OscarNoms A Twitter Hit
After years of being behind, the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences finally gets into the 21st Century with the Oscar Nominations announcement for the 85th Academy Awards. The hashtag "#OscarNoms" is a hit,…