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Every author has inspirations. Sharon Clare, author of Love of Her Lives, shares hers here, starting with one of the most-inspiring-to-romance-authors authors ever: Karen Marie Moning.
Sharon: More so than any form of entertainment, I am inspired by the written word. Like an adventure from the comfort of home, there's nothing better than stepping into the many worlds writers create.
When I read a romance, I want to feel warm inside. I want that rush (or at least a trickle) of endorphins that comes from falling in love: the excitement, the titillation, the anticipation. When I write romance, I want to evoke emotion and take the reader on a feel-good adventure.
Karen Marie Moning is an author who pulls me into her world and doesn't let go even after the story ends. Scotland and Ireland in present day and past, Moning sends us along with drop-dead gorgeous, überalpha males. A nice picture to carry in your head, but not why I fall in love with her heroes.
Many of Moning's heroes find their eternal mates in the heroines. They are old world heroes who fall hard and completely in love. Nothing sways them, no one turns their eye, they are 100% committed, devoted and loyal. It's a nice way to be loved.
Besides the engaging plots, I also like the pairing of contemporary heroines with medieval men, often via time-travel provoked by a little Fae magic. Moning's heroines are strong, independent women who aren't easily charmed, but she also gives them a feminine strand, a side that feels decadent in a gown, cherished and protected as a woman. Moning celebrates the qualities that make men masculine and women feminine while not compromising strength, independence or intellect.
I think a man who cherishes and protects is sexy, so I gave the hero in my novel a good dose of those qualities. Here's a short excerpt from Love of Her Lives when the hero finally sways the heroine's attention his way:
His gaze softened as his thumbs started to twirl circles on her neck.
"No, Calum, it's not just your physical appeal. You're considerate and chivalrous, yet sensitive too. You're kind and fun-loving, and oh wait, persistent, let's not forget that one. But the thing I like most about you is you make me feel treasured, as if there's nothing you want more than me."
He laughed softly.
"What's so funny?"
"It's not that, m'eudail. Do you know what it means? M'eudail?"
"I hope it's something nice since you keep calling me that."
"It means my treasure."
"Oh," she said faintly. "You're making me melt again."
Another thing about Karen Marie Moning that inspires my writing is the Fae. Her novels are lightly flavored with Tuatha Dé Danaan magic. I added a Fae component to my novels in the form of a mischievous immortal who likes to play games.
Laughter is a good reason to enjoy a romance. In Some Like It Wicked, Teresa Medeiros' hero has a great sense of humor.
Susan Elizabeth Phillips is another USA TODAY best-selling author who inspires me with her witty dialogue, strong characterization and sexy heroes. Natural Born Charmer had me laughing from the opening scene. I also like the way her characters change and grow, and I aspire to do the same in my writing.
In Love of Her Lives, the heroine believes self-control is vital to happiness. If she succumbs to passion, she has emulated the mother who hurt her, a weakness she seriously avoids. This invalid belief causes both internal and external conflict. It's a belief that fits like her favorite gloves, ones she is forced to shuck by the end of the novel.
Diana Gabaldon is another author who pulled me into her world. Although her books aren't technically romances, her Outlander series, in my opinion, is an epic romance. Who doesn't fall in love with Jamie Fraser? Jamie is an Old World hero, a stubborn alpha male who wields a broadsword like a second limb. Mess with his woman and you'll suffer his wrath — no exceptions, no defeats. To me, this is romantic. In the hero's mind, nothing takes priority over the heroine's well-being. Who doesn't want to be loved like that?
I've been inspired by so many wonderful authors. Kelley Armstrong brought werewolf romance into fashion. I love how her paranormal characters interact with the real world. Julie Garwood, Sherrilyn Kenyon (Kinley MacGregor), Hannah Howell, Claire Delacroix and Eve Silver write stories that captivate across genres.
With too many wonderful authors to name, I feel blessed to be included in this genre.
To find out more about Sharon and her books, you can visit her website, SharonClare.com.


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Ölln decolonize Berlin-Neuk
Cultural and information event to rename the Wissmannstraße
With performances by Him Noir and Zaida Horstmann, posts and symbolic renaming them with an ISD Berlin – Initiative of Black People in Germany , Berlin Postkolonial , Berlin Development Policy advice eV and decolonize Berlin!
Saturday, 18/03/2017 Wissmannstra SSE, corner Hasenheide
13:30 – Performance Zaida Horstmann
14:30 – Symbolic renaming
15:15 – Performance Him Noir
15:45 – Symbolic renaming
Against colonial racist street names!
Why rename? Hermann Wissmann contributed military expeditions significantly to the violent colonization of the Congo. As Reichskommissar he struck with the "Wissmann troop" 1888-1890 anti-colonial resistance of the coastal population in "German East Africa" (today Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi) down. He prepared as a colonial governor significantly taxing the colonized before, in 1905, the trigger of the Maji Maji War was, lost their lives in the least 100,000 East African people.
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Anglo-Saxon name Longtry comes from when the family resided in the parish of Langtree in Devon. The surname was also associated with Langtree the township in the parish of Standish in Lancashire.
Longtry Early Origins
Devon at Langtree, a village and parish in the union of Torrington, hundred of Shebbear, Torrington. Dating back to the Domesday Book of 1086 where it was listed as Langtrewa [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8), the place name literally means "tall tree," from the Old English words "lang" + "treow." [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4) Standish-with-Langtree was the name of a local government district centered on Standish, Greater Manchester, historically part of Lancashire. The Langtree was an ancient hundred in the south-east of the county of Oxfordshire.
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The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore, spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Longtry has been recorded under many different variations, including Langtree, Langtrey, Langtry and others.
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For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Longtry or a variant listed above: Charles Langtry settled in New York in 1822.
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WA Budget deeper in red
New figures show the state budget remains hundreds of millions of dollars in the red.
An $11 million operating deficit was recorded for January but for the seven months to the end of January the budget was $270 million dollars in deficit.
Government expenses for January were up 15 per cent compared to the same time last year.
Expenses overall are up 13.6 per cent for the seven months to January
The Shadow Treasurer Ben Wyatt has seized on the figures.
"It's time to rein in this expense growth so that Western Australians won't be hit with further electricity charges and further cuts in front line services, he said.
However, the Treasurer Troy Buswell has defended the figures and believes the Government is still on track to deliver a small surplus this financial year.
"We need to take out some of the extraordinary expenses that will flow through the state's books largely associated with the Commonwealth stimulus package and other grants passed on through our books, underlying expense growth at eight per cent which is a significant improvement on the last couple of years and a step in the right direction."
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London-based Fanfarlo is the type of indie band that's easy to get along with. The quintet's songs are spritely, instrumentally rich and not too dense or difficult to consume. Fanfarlo's modest brand of indie pop contains elements of post-punk, folk and baroque pop--with added color from mandolin, melodica, musical saw, horns and other unusual instruments.
The band released its sophomore album, Rooms Filled with Light, in February. The album contains all of Fanfarlo's trademark musical signatures, with lots of apparent influence from its predecessors: for example, David Byrne on the quirky, glockenspiel-and-synth-driven "Lenslife," Arcade Fire on the anthemic and driving "Tightrope," and Andrew Bird on the nimble, delicately plucked "A Flood."
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Algorithmic trading risks assessment. Senior financial supervisors from 10 countries issued a report discussing the risks associated with algorithmic trading and identifying principles and questions for supervisors and supervised firms to consider. (4/30/3015) New York Federal Reserve press release.
Basel Committee update on adoption of Basel standards. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued an updated progress report on the adoption of the Basel regulatory framework as of March 31, 2015. (4/27/2015) BIS press release.
Basel Committee removes selected national discretions and provides guidance on funding valuation adjustment. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has agreed to remove certain national discretions from the Basel capital framework. They include treatment of past-due loans; definition of retail exposures; transitional arrangements for corporate, sovereign, bank and retail exposures; and rating structure standards for wholesale exposures. The Basel Committee also issued a response to a frequently asked question (FAQ) on funding valuation adjustment. The FAQ notes that a bank should continue to derecognize its debit valuation adjustment in full, whether or not it has adopted a funding valuation-type adjustment. (4/21/2015) BIS press release.


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Mobile operators are slowing down their retail expansion, despite the offer of bargain-basement deals from the hard-pressed property market.
Vodafone has only opened a handful of stores since March, which include Heathrow and Kings Cross. 3 has opened three stores in the last six weeks, while T-Mobile and Orange have also been careful with expansion.
A director of one multiple retailer said: 'I don't see any of the operators opening significant numbers of stores. O2 aren't, Vodafone aren't, nor are Orange. And 3 is slowing down.'
A director of one of the big four operators told Mobile: 'The market is smaller than it was and operators are applying a greater level of diligence to new openings. They measure on connections per store, and those that have got large numbers of stores are staying put.'
Phones 4u has opened five stores in the last six weeks, and Carphone Warehouse has opened three. Independent retailers are benefiting from
a broader range of products and continue to invest.
Jason Sibthorpe of leading property consultant GVA Grimley said: 'The networks and retailers are certainly not pressing ahead with store acquisition plans as aggressively as before.
'The intent is still there, but they will not be rushing into deals. They will be looking to dictate as many terms as they possibly can.'
Ian Driver, sales director of Virgin Mobile, said: 'We will only open new stores if it is cost effective.
'The ambition is to grow organically. With regards to the other operators, I'm not seeing a rush to open new stores. O2 have said they will only do it through franchises.'
Another property specialist added: 'It is definitely a quieter property market out there. For a while there hasn't been any big news in terms of group deals between mobile operators and property developers.'
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What is a company ?
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कम्पनी विधान के अधीन एक कृत्रिम व्यक्ति हे, जबकि फर्म साझेदारो का समुह हैं।
two partner should be attend in a firm, but company is diffrent from firm.
Lolz company is diffrent from firm... company is an incorporated association, which is an artificial person, created by law, having seprate legal entity, and a common seal..
It is a artificial person created by law....in simple birds
A company which are ragistered under the companies act,1956.or an existing company.
Existing company refers prior to the enactment of companies of companies act,1956
A company is a ferm in which disscusions are done on increasing quality quantity and productivity of any product.
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ +16 years-old ] Being a production of USA, this feature film of 2014 has been excellently directed by Joseph Hahn. You can watch Mall online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2014.
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Runtime: 88 minutes
James Frecheville, Cameron Monaghan, Ron Yuan, India Menuez, B.K. Cannon, Vincent D'Onofrio, Morgana Wise, Shannon Freyer, Jamie Noel, Gina Gershon, Adam Findley, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Bracha Krueger, Peter Stormare, Evan Avtal and Reid Ewing.
88-minute film (full movie) directed by Joseph Hahn.
The original audio of Mall has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in USA.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2014.
Screenplay written by Eric Bogosian, Sam Bisbee, Joe Vinciguerra and Vincent D'Onofrio.
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by Louisa Waugh
HEARING BIRDS FLY is Louisa Waugh's passionately written account of her time in a remote Mongolian village.
Frustrated by the increasingly bland character of the capital city of Ulan Bator, she yearned for the real Mongolia and got the chance when she was summoned by the village head to go to Tsengel far away in the west, near the Kazakh border.
Her story completely transports the reader to feel the glacial cold and to see the wonders of the Seven Kings as they steadily emerge from the horizon.
Through her we sense their trials as well as their joys, rivalries and even hostilities, many of which the author shared or knew about.
Her time in the village was marked by coming to terms with the harshness of climate and also by how she faced up to new feelings towards the treatment of animals, death, solitude and real loneliness, and the constant struggle to censor her reactions as an outsider.
Above all, Louisa Waugh involves us with the locals' lives in such a way that we come to know them and care for their fates.
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 288 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
- Publication Date: 23/01/2003
- Category: Travel writing
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---No Electronics Here!---British teacher Louisa Waugh one day decides she needs to break out of her mundane London life, and accepts an invitation to spend a year teaching the children of the outer Mongolian plains. Leaving her materialistic world of computers, Ipods, cell phones and espresso machines behind, Louisa eagerly anticipates a unique experience as she lands in Mongolia's capital city of Ulaanbaatar. She first spends a few months getting her feet wet and her body acclimatized in this city, making friends and learning the language before flying out to the steppe, the arid sparse desert-like terrain of the village of Tsengel. Arriving with just a few backpacks of personal items, Louisa is quickly & surprisingly welcomed into the family fold of some of the most generous, kind, and happy people that exist on this planet. This is the 4th book I've read about the warm and jovial Mongolian people, and it remains consistent through all that I've read about them, that they love all visitors to their land, and believe in sharing and caring for anyone that shows up knocking at their door. Minutes after her arrival she is welcomed with open arms by the town priest, and shown to her own ger, a nomadic canvas tent that might not look like much on the outside, but can be lavishly decorated with thick carpets, comfy furniture and a warm stove for heating and cooking on the inside. Unpacking her meager belongings of a few changes of clothes, cases of toilet paper, stacks of books and emergency medicine, Louisa falls in love with these smiling practical people who literally live day by day in survival mode with next to nothing to call their own, yet spend each night laughing, cooking, eating and drinking after their daily chores are done. Every act of daily life is spent working together, all efforts a joint teamwork experience. In some ways, while reading of Louisa's stay in Tsengel, the life style reminded me of the communal Amish experience. Life is harsh on the Mongolian plains, the men are hard working shepherds that prize their flocks of sheep, goats, camels and horses; their only means of survival for food, drink, and warm clothing. Louisa's stomach rebels on a diet of mutton, horsemeat, marmot and butter salted tea, and finds the weekly slaughter of animals a heart-wrenching affair that causes her much turmoil. Weather is severe, frigid winters have you up at dawn to crack the ice in your buckets to get water to drink, no running faucets here. Trench-style outhouses for bathrooms slick with ice can have you skating to the loo in the middle of the night to pee, and skinning marmot pelts and sheering sheep for cashmere and felt are back breaking jobs when it's below zero and one hasn't much food or sustenance to keep the body fat and warm. The luxury of electricity is absent, only a few community buildings are wired for it, and even then it is only turned on between 6 and 9PM in the winter hours. This is a land without luxury yet Louisa finds it appealing.Reading and teaching by candlelight and woodstove fires are the norm, as Louisa spends her year learning the gifts of love, friendship and family. She finds the joys of solitude and calmness amidst people that come to love her as their own. Birthing babies, burying the dead, battling bubonic plague, birthday celebrations & weddings rituals, weekend jaunts to the disco, and learning how to distill vodka are just some of the thrills of the Mongolian nomad life. Observing the sport of hunting with eagles while horseback riding in the mountains has Louisa enthralled with this precious country and wondering if she will ever be able to return to the hustle and bustle of London, when all she wants to do is sit on the Mongolian plain where it is so quiet you can hear the birds fly. This a sensational memoir of a courageous woman with the spirit of adventure as she learns how spoiled, greedy and closed minded most of the world is, and how she became a new woman with a whole new attitude on life after spending the best year of her life in another world on the other side of the globe.


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This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. �119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/880,854, filed Jan. 16, 2007, and titled "Magnetic Induction Communication System for Underground Wireless Sensor Networks," which is incorporated herein by specific reference.
Understanding that drawings depict only certain preferred embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, the preferred embodiments will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings in which:
In the following description, numerous specific details are provided for a thorough understanding of specific preferred embodiments. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that embodiments can be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, materials, etc. In some cases, well-known structures, materials, or operations are not shown or described in detail in order to avoid obscuring aspects of the preferred embodiments. Furthermore, the described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in a variety of alternative embodiments.
Disclosed are embodiments of methods and systems for wireless data transmission by magnetic induction. In one embodiment, a network of magnetic induction units is provided. The units may be configured to transmit a data signal by modulation of a time-varying magnetic field. In some embodiments, one or more of the magnetic inductions units may be configured for directional transmission of the data signal in a predetermined direction. Each unit may thereby be positioned such that it will receive a signal from an adjacent unit and such that it directs a signal to another particular adjacent unit.
More specifically, this may be accomplished by providing only a single ferromagnetic coil configured to transmit the data signal in a particular direction for each unit, thereby exploiting the directionality of the single coil by placing receiving units in the direction of transmission. In this manner, the receiving units receive the transmitted data but other devices or "eavesdroppers" oriented differently do not. Optionally, additional coils may be added to allow for multiple orientations of receiving units. These additional coils may be oriented in a variety of ways as required by the system. Thus, one or more of the magnetic induction units may comprise a first single ferromagnetic coil configured to transmit the data signal in a first direction and some may also further comprise a second single ferromagnetic coil configured to transmit the data signal in a second direction. Each of the magnetic induction units may transmit a variety of different data types using one-way or two-way magnetic induction communication.
One of the magnetic induction units may be designated as the "base unit." The base unit may be configured to receive and/or demodulate one or more data signals from another unit or units. In some embodiments, the base unit may be configured to receive data from each of the other units in the network, or within a subnetwork. The base unit may also, or alternatively, be configured for relaying data it has received from the units throughout the network to another system or network. In some implementations, this relay of data may be accomplished by using a secondary communication technology, such as RF or wired connection technology.
The data contained in the signal transmitted by one or more of the units may be obtained from one or more sensors configured to detect one or more variables. For example, a plurality of underground soil moisture content sensors may be provided. Data from the sensors in such an embodiment may be relayed underground from one unit to the next until it reaches a base unit, another network, or another such destination. In some embodiments, a first unit may be configured to transmit its data to a nearby second unit, which, in turn, transmits the data from the first unit, along with additional appended data from the second unit, to a third unit near to the second unit, but unreachable by the first unit, and so on. In this manner, the network data may be relayed in a multi-hop fashion until it reaches a desired destination. For some applications, a magnetic induction wireless sensor network may be configured to use a combination/hybrid of wireless communication technologies such as MI, RF, infrared, or wired connections, to achieve communication between network units.
Of course, a variety of implementations are contemplated for relaying data between units. For example, assume a first magnetic induction unit is configured to transmit a data signal by modulation of a time-varying magnetic field, and a second magnetic induction unit is configured to receive the data signal from the first magnetic induction unit, and then transmit a second data signal. The second data signal may solely comprise data received from the first data signal. A third data signal may then be transmitted from the second magnetic induction unit with data received from sensor associated with the second magnetic induction unit. Alternatively, the second data signal may further comprise appended data received from the other sensor. Accordingly, a second modulated magnetic carrier signal generated from the second magnetic induction unit may be a modulation of a first modulated magnetic carrier signal received from a first magnetic induction unit or the second modulated magnetic carrier signal may solely comprise data generated at the node/sensor corresponding to the second magnetic induction unit. In other words, the units may be configured to pass data along from previous units in separate signals, apart from the signals with their own data, or they may be configured to modify the signal received from a previous unit with appended data corresponding to their respective sensors.
In some preferred embodiments, one or more of the units in the network may be configured with an onboard power source. This may allow the units to transmit event-specific data when it occurs, and may also eliminate the need to pass over the units with a reader, which often expends high amounts of energy. The short transmission distance of magnetic induction units with smaller power sources may be compensated for by the ability of each unit to receive data from a nearby unit, optionally append additional data of its own, and retransmit this data to another nearby unit unreachable by the first, in a multi-hopping fashion.
A variety of applications of various implementations of the invention are contemplated. For example, as discussed above, an underground wireless magnetic induction network may be provided for use in agriculture to control irrigation. In other implementations, an underground network of pressure, vibration, movement, audio, and/or other sensors may be provided for a defense and/or monitoring system, which may have military applications. In still other implementations, an underwater network of sensors may be provided to monitor water properties or quantity, plant and/or animal life, or living conditions in a particular portion or region of the underwater environment. As another potential application, a network of implanted biomedical sensors may be provided, which may be used to coordinate the acquisition of certain vital signs and/or biological conditions. Such a network configuration may be configured such that one sensor for detecting a particular problem or condition, such as, for example, a high fever or a heart condition, is used to trigger other sensors to acquire relevant data to assist in problem solving and/or decision making. Sensors may also be used to trigger actuation of one or more therapeutic mechanisms for alleviating the problem or condition. Countless other applications will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, after receiving the benefit of this disclosure. For example, any application which calls for a wireless network through a non-gaseous medium (such as, for example, soil, rock, water, or biological matter), or in which short-range communication is desirable, may call for one or more of the inventive concepts disclosed herein. For example, a PDA, watch, cell phone, laptop, and/or PC may be configured to synchronize to one another if within a given transmission range.
With reference to the accompanying drawings, specific embodiments of the invention will now be described in greater detail. Reference is first made to
Because the communication range for magneto-inductive systems is relatively short, each of the units may transmit its data to an adjacent or nearby unit, which, in turn, may retransmit the data, along with additional appended data, to another adjacent unit unreachable by the first unit. The network data may be relayed in a multi-hop fashion until it reaches a desired destination. One or more of the units may be configured to receive data from multiple adjacent units. Indeed, as shown in
For specific applications, a magnetic induction network can be configured in combination with other communication mechanisms. An example of such an implementation is shown in network 200 of
Additional sensor nodes may be added to the network through RF, cable, or other transmission technologies 60. Accordingly,
As demonstrated by
One or more receiving nodes may be designated as a master receiving node 250 where all information is gathered and processed. Optionally, master receiving node 250 may further be connected to a variety of other networks, devices, or systems as desired, as indicated by connection 70 in
An example circuit implementation for a digital transmitter is depicted in
A microcontroller 320, such as, for example, the PIC12f675, may be used to program the DDS 310 and read the data obtained by one or more attached sensors 330, such as a soil moisture probe. The microcontroller 320 may contain an analog to digital converter (ADC), or an external ADC may be used, to convert analog sensory outputs to digital values. This digital sensory information may be transmitted serially to the DDS 310 on the serial data output (SDATA) pin of the microcontroller 320. The SDATA pin may be connected to the FSELECT pin on the DDS 310, as indicated at 84. Thus, when SDATA goes high, representing a "1", the DDS 310 oscillates at one frequency, while a "0" on the SDATA causes the DDS 310 to oscillate at the second frequency. In this way, binary frequency shift keying (BFSK) may be used to digitally transmit data. The microcontroller 320 may also be used for power management by controlling the power-down and "sleep" functions indicated at 86. Power may be supplied by batteries, such as two AAA cells, and may also be converted to the desired level using an appropriate converter.
The output of the DDS 310 may be sent through a 1:1 transformer 340 for isolation and to convert the unipolar signal output to a bipolar one, centered at 0V. A ferromagnetic coil 350 may be used as the transmitting antenna. Coil 350 may be connected to the transformer 340, where it receives the oscillating current and generates a corresponding time-varying magnetic field. An amplifier 360 may also be applied to coil 350, if necessary, to improve performance.
The graph of
As shown in the graph, the peak-to-peak voltage at a separation distance of 2 ft is about 3 mV, which may be detected and demodulated by a receiver. At a distance of 6 ft, a 7 μV signal is predicted, which may also be demodulated using sophisticated and commercially available demodulation components.
The magnetic induction units in a network configured according to the principles set forth herein may be equipped with both the transmitting and receiving circuits shown and described with reference to
In addition to having a programmable frequency output for Frequency-Shift Keying (FSK) modulation, the DDS may be programmed to oscillate at a set frequency while selecting between two different programmable phases, thereby enabling Phase-Shift Keying (PSK) modulation. As another alternative, a constant frequency output of the DDS may be switched on and off, or the amplitude modulated, for Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) or AM modulation transmission, respectively. Any sensor may be interfaced to the transmitter by any suitable method available to one of ordinary skill in the art. The output of the receiver can be connected to any device using a serial interface or other suitable connection. In some embodiments, the units may be configured to run from the power generated by one or more cell batteries. As mentioned above, the units may also be configured with a "sleep" function, which allows for power savings by shutting down all unnecessary circuitry periodically when not in use.
One of ordinary skill in the art will readily develop alternative circuit configurations for implementing devices with functionality similar to those described herein. The examples set forth herein are therefore provided for demonstrational purposes only, and the scope of the invention should not be limited to the details of these preferred embodiments.
The components needed to construct a suitable MI device according to the general principles set forth herein can be combined on an integrated circuit (IC) or semiconductor chip if desired. The magnetic transmitting and receiving coils may also, or alternatively, be an RFID-style integrated coil for further circuit miniaturization. All such miniaturizations and modifications are within the scope of the invention.
In one specific example of a system according to the invention, wireless communication may be established in an underground wireless sensor network. One or more units, capable of one- and/or two-way transmission, may be equipped with buried sensors which collect data. For example, the sensors may be configured to detect soil properties, such as soil moisture content. Such a network can be used, for example, in agriculture to control irrigation. Each unit may be configured to transmit the gathered data to a nearby unit, which retransmits the data along with additional data it has gathered from another sensor to another nearby unit, until all data reaches a desired central location. The central location may be above or below ground and may, if desired, use a secondary means of communication, such as RF or cabling. As previously alluded to, numerous other applications of a wireless network of magnetic induction units are contemplated. For example, other uses of such a network include:
1. An underground network of pressure, vibration, movement, audio, and/or other sensors for defense and/or monitoring. Such a system would have obvious military applications.
2. An underwater network of sensors for monitoring water properties, water quantity, plant or animal life, and/or underwater living conditions.
3. A network of implanted biomedical sensors which could coordinate the acquisition of certain vital signs or biological conditions. Such a network configuration could allow one sensor which detects a certain problem, such as a high fever or heart condition, for example, to request other sensors to acquire relevant data to assist in problem solving and/or decision making.
4. A network through any medium in which long-range communication is not feasible and/or short-range communication is desirable. For example, a PDA, watch, cell phone, laptop, and PC may all synchronize to each other if within a given transmission range.
Further details regarding the use of an underground network in agriculture are now discussed. In one implementation of such a system, each MI unit in the network is miniaturized in the form of an IC. Each unit may also be equipped with a capacitive or other type of soil moisture sensor with other soil-relevant sensors optionally attached. The units may each be buried at a depth for which soil properties measured will be relevant to the crop to be grown in the field, and units may be positioned adjacent to one another and close enough to one another such that each unit can communicate with at least one other unit in order to form a network. The network may be configured to periodically read soil conditions and relay each sensor's data to a central location, where it may be processed and analyzed. If a certain region of the field is in need of water, an irrigation system connected with the network may be moved, either autonomously or manually, to the identified region such that water can be applied as needed. In this way, field soil conditions can be periodically relayed to a control unit without the need of passing a reader over an area. Resources are thereby only devoted to areas in need, when needed.
In other embodiments, a network of MI devices may not always be needed. For example, single sensor buried in the soil which can wirelessly communicate to the surface may be all that is required for certain soil readings. If machinery must pass over the sensors periodically, such as a tractor or irrigation equipment, it may contain a MI device which acquires the data for each sensor with which it communicates and over which it passes.
The coils contained in MI units provide a method for wireless power transmission which, in some implementations, can supply power to a device or recharge an onboard power supply. In some embodiments, units may be configured to harvest energy sent from a nearby unit or reader which can be used to recharge batteries. Recharging may also be accomplished using other onboard energy harvesting techniques, as those having ordinary skill in the art will appreciate.
Those of ordinary skill in the art will also appreciate that a variety of modulation techniques may be used in implementations of the invention. For example, Frequency-Shift Keying (FSK) modulation, Phase-Shift Keying (PSK) modulation, and/or Amplitude Modulation (AM) may be used to superimpose data from a variable sensed at a particular network node on a magnetic carrier signal. Likewise, a variety of demodulation techniques may be used to demodulate one or more modulated magnetic carrier signals at a base node of the network. For example, in one implementation, the demodulation may comprise counting the peaks of a received modulated magnetic carrier signal over a predetermined period of time with a digital counter and supplying a microcontroller with peak count data for Frequency-Shift Keying (FSK) demodulation. In another implementation, the demodulation may comprise digitizing the received amplitudes of a received modulated magnetic carrier signal with an analog-to-digital converter and supplying a microcontroller with digitized amplitude data for Amplitude Modulation (AM) demodulation.
The above description fully discloses the invention including preferred embodiments thereof. Without further elaboration, it is believed that one skilled in the art can use the preceding description to utilize the invention to its fullest extent. Therefore the examples and embodiments disclosed herein are to be construed as merely illustrative and not a limitation of the scope of the present invention in any way.
It will be obvious to those having skill in the art that many changes may be made to the details of the above-described embodiments without departing from the underlying principles of the invention. The scope of the present invention should, therefore, be determined only by the following claims.
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British electricity system operator National Grid on Friday insisted that newly proposed balancing mechanism tools will not "distort" the wholesale power market, despite industry fears to the contrary.
Concern was initially raised in August because National Grid's proposed supplemental balancing reserve (SBR), which the system operator could turn to if tightening margins pose a threat to supply security, could appeal financially to mothballed gas-fired power plants.
This could hold back capacity from the market, blur pricing signals and exert a "negative impact" on investment, industry body Energy UK said ( see EDEM 27 August 2013 ).
In addition, the grid operator has since received feedback from industry stating that allowing mothballed plants to re-enter the market via the SBR would constitute distortion, and therefore mothballed plants should be precluded from providing SBR, meaning only plant that is closing permanently should be eligible.
But in its final proposal, published by National Grid on Friday, the system operator said: "We believe that allowing plant to re-enter the market does not represent a material distortion to the market, and hence we do not think either that allowing mothballed plant to tender for SBR is inappropriate."
National Grid has proposed the introduction of two new balancing services against an anticipated background of falling power plant margins in the middle of this decade – the SBR and Demand Side Balancing Reserve (DSBR).
SBR would secure additional reserves from generation that would not otherwise be available to the market. It would be despatched by the system operator "as a last resort" in the "unlikely" event that there is insufficient generation available to meet demand, National Grid explained.
DSBR is, as the name suggests, aimed at the demand side. The model offers payment to large non-domestic consumers of electricity to reduce demand on occasional winter weekday evenings.
In addition to the fears over mothballed plant, concern was also aired that wholesale electricity prices would be capped at the point at which SBR plant was fired up.
But to allay these concerns, National Grid has proposed that British regulator Ofgem incorporates the tools into the calculation of imbalance prices under its significant code review of the balancing system.
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East Hawaii coral bleaching 'unprecedented'
High water temperatures fueled by El Niño are wreaking havoc on East Hawaii's coral reefs.
Misaki Takabayashi, an associate professor of marine science at University of Hawaii at Hilo, said parts of the reef in Keaukaha and Waiopae are turning ghostly white as coral bleaching takes hold, threatening the area's marine ecosystem.
Bleaching occurs when ocean water temperatures rise, causing the coral to lose key nutrients.
Takabayashi said bleaching is affecting almost every coral type to some degree, with one hard-hit species at Waiopae seeing bleaching rates higher than 80 percent. While the full impact isn't yet known, she estimated as much as 30 to 40 percent of the colony in these areas could be lost.
"This is definitely unprecedented," Takabayashi said.
"Last year was the first time we, Hawaii, as an archipelago experienced any significant levels of bleaching — and this year is a lot worse," she said.
The impacts will be noticeable.
"Either they will lose parts of the colony or whatever is going to survive is seen in smaller portions," Takabayashi said.
"They (snorkelers and divers) will see less coral next year for sure."
Water temperatures remain about 1 to 2 degrees above normal, a trend that should continue through winter as El Niño conditions persist, said Matt Foster, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
Coral bleaching is a worldwide problem this year, triggered by global warming and El Niño conditions.
The spread of sickly white started more than a year ago in Guam, then devastated Hawaii, infected the rest of the tropical Pacific and the Indian oceans and now infested Florida and the Caribbean. On Oct. 8, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and international reef scientists pronounced it a global coral bleaching event, only the third in recorded history, according to a report by the Associated Press.
Poor water quality exacerbates the problem, Takabayashi said, who noted Waiopae is seeing the worst of it.
"I would say in fact all of the coral species at Waiopae are bleaching to some extent," she said, adding poor water circulation is a factor.
In the short term, reducing the impact of cesspools, agriculture and other human activities on water quality can help keep coral healthy and more resilient to climate change, Takabayashi said.
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When the circumstances of life are overwhelming
St. Paul wrote: "Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Trial, or distress, or persecution, or hunger, or nakedness, or danger, or the sword? As Scripture says: "For your sake we are being slain all the day long; we are looked upon as sheep to be slaughtered." Yet in all this we are more than conquerors because of him who has loved us. For I am certain that neither death nor life, neither angels nor principalities, neither the present nor the future, nor powers, neither height nor depth, nor any other creature, will be able to separate us from the love of God that comes to us in Christ Jesus, our Lord (Rom 8).
When the circumstances of life are overwhelming St. Paul's remarks are very consoling. It is unlikely that any of us will have to contend with the difficulties which he had to face on an almost daily basis. However all of us have moments when we experience great distress. It is at those moments that we need to remember that Jesus is faithful.
You are near to the broken-hearted, Lord. I can share with you both my joy and my sadness, my hopes and my fears. Thank you for your faithfulness.


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Sponsored by DNREC's Aquatic Resource Education Center and Delaware State Parks, Take a Kid Fishing! teaches young people fundamental fishing skills and conservation. Along with the angling, these free-admission* days also feature activity stations and prizes. Fishing equipment will be provided, but participants may want to pack a picnic lunch.
The Take a Kid Fishing! program will be held on the following upcoming Saturdays:
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Updated: Jan 15, 2013, 03.32 AM IST
The January 18-20 Jaipur Congress chintan shivir (brainstorming session), the third such event in the past 15 years, will, of course, have a sizeable showcasing of younger leaders headed by Rahul Gandhi. But, more importantly, Sonia Gandhi has signaled the emergence of a new front-ranking team among the seniors who will take command of the strategy-framing — something the late Arjun Singh and (now President) Pranab Mukherjee had done at the Pachmarhi and Shimla conclaves by piloting the main resolutions.
Mrs Gandhi has named AK Antony, Digvijaya Singh and Ghulam Nabi Azad as the ones to pilot the preparation of the three most important resolutions "emerging political challenges, socio-economic challenges and organisational challenges/strengths" respectively, even as Ambika Soni has been made convenor for the conclave. These three reports will form the party's political positioning/strategies for the next LS polls. The other three panels to frame resolutions on foreign affairs (assuming special interest given tensions on the LoC), rural development-cum-agriculture and empowerment of women are being headed by SM Krishna, CP Joshi and Girija Vyas respectively.
Old is Gold
Former external affairs minister SM Krishna's (age 81) recent appointment as a permanent invitee to the Congress Working Committee is seen as a polite way of announcing that he will not be made the PCC chief in poll-bound Karnataka. The simultaneous appointment of Murli Deora, 75, to the same post is seen as a way of showing gratitude for his past services.
Among those who will be giving the two company in the permanent invitee category of the CWC are vintage loyalists Mohsina Kidwai, 82, FL Fotedar, 81, SC Jamir, 82, and Karan Singh, 81. That should make other permanent invitees like P Chidambaram, 68, Beni Prasad Verma, 72, Shakeel Ahmed, 57, JS Brar, 55, waiting to be promoted as fullfledged CWC members, feel all the more young and hopeful.
Desert Games
Since the Rajasthan BJP state party president, Arun Chaturvedi, is about to be replaced, lobbying is on among party factions to grab the post. Former CM and present leader of the Opposition, Vasundhara Raje's fervour to bag the post is matched by her internal rivals' zeal to stump her. Recently, a senior BJP central leadercum-friend of Ms Raje invited her two influential state party opponents to Delhi and requested them to back her bid.
The two, in turn, asked this leader whether he was 'authorised' to broker a deal and, if not, to at least learn what the RSS is thinking on the issue. When the Delhi leader fumbled, the two reminded him of a particular pattern — Raje became the CM when the BJP won the state, she became the Opposition leader when the party lost, and now she wants to become the state party chief pre-poll and again the CM if the party wins the yearend poll!
Saying this 'all-for-one' attitude won't do, the two said the next state party president should give an undertaking that she/he will stay focused on "organisational building" and that someone else can become the CM if the party wins. Over to you, Madam.
Before Ram Jethmalani and Nitin Gadkari advertised their public truce at LK Advani's house last week, some real choreography had taken place behind the scenes.
Gadkari had visited his outspoken critic Ram at his house and offered to let bygones be bygones.
While it suits Gadkari, hoping for a second presidential term, to avert any more public shelling by Ram, it suits the lawyer too as he can get his suspension from the party revoked.
No prizes for guessing who among BJP leaders are now feeling let down.
Amma's Spell
Theoretically, the CPI-M and CPI are allies of the Jayalalithaa-led AIADMK. But in her practical conduct Amma behaves as if the comrades don't exist, and if they do, she does not care a hoot for their sentiments.
So, when Amma was chief guest at Modi's swearing in ceremony, the comrades quietly took the snub. When she said her party will go it solo in the next polls, the comrades suffered the pressure of being pushed out of an electoral pillion-ride as well.
With their ex-PM candidate Mayawati and Third-Front pin-up boy Mulayam in a tango with the Congress, it isn't quite a dream run for the comrades.


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"The company cut prices today on several systems costing less than $1,000, though not on its cheapest configuration, the best-selling $495 Ion model. But the Linux Store will begin selling a $399 stripped-down machine Monday as part of an exclusive deal with an as-yet-undisclosed Internet retailer, said chief information officer John Wise..."
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30 Reasons to Get Fired Up For the 2005-06 NBA Season - #11
Minnesota was 27-27 when this interview took place, a far cry from where many experts predicted the Timberwolves to be at the All-Star Break. Garnett was averaging a 'modest' 22.1 PPG, 13.9 RPG, 5.8 APG, 1.5 SPG, and 1.4 BPG. And here KG was, literally weeping to the NBA's resident Grandfather, 'Big' John Thompson, in front of a national television audience. It wasn't a Kobe act, where you question the sincerity behind every single word and emotion coming from him. KG was for real. This guy just couldn't come to grips with mediocrity, especially not after he had a taste of high society the year before. Can you blame him? Garnett pours everything into his play, each and every time he steps foot on the hardwood. If you want to know what it truly means to be passionate about the game of basketball, just watch a Timberwolves game. In October, January, April-- it doesn't matter, just spot out #21.
I want to make this clear-- when I say 'KG's redemption', I'm not talking about him increasing his averages or suggesting a return to the annual MVP discussion because that's not what he's about. Garnett is the epitome of a player who genuinely puts the team before himself. The second biggest knock on him throughout his career has been that he's often times too unselfish. As if continually sacrificing personal accolades and always trying to make your teammates better is a bad thing. The obvious and most repeated criticism of KG has been his inability to lead Minnesota out of the first round of the Playoffs more than once in his career. So naturally, a redemption for Garnett would not merely be a return to the Playoffs for the Timberwolves, but rather a trip to the NBA's Elite 8 and beyond.
Since most experts are predicting Minnesota will miss the cut for the Playoffs entirely, it could very well take an MVP-like season from their star to even get there. If you're seriously doubting that KG is about to have his best season ever, you're just plain wrong. There, I said it. There isn't a guy out there who's playing for more than Garnett this season, not even AI. You think that has anything to do with why KG enjoyed his summer running up and down the beaches of Malibu as a way to build strength in the sore knees that bothered him all of last season? Or why he spent countless hours in the weight room, adding an extra 15 lbs of muscle to his lanky frame so he can play more in the post this year for the betterment of the team? He wants it. He's ready. LET'S GO KG!


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Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?: Onsen Manyuuki
Japanese Title 問題児たちが異世界から来るそうですよ? 〜温泉漫遊記〜
Type OVA
Airing Status Finished Airing
Duration 23 min. per episode
Air Date 2013-07-20
Season summer 2013
Genres fantasy
Izayoi, Asuka, and You have been invited to participate in a Gift-Game at a hot spring village to help the small community there find a new water source.
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The Guardian's chalkboards have been really useful to this site. We spend a lot of time trying to understand the game, understand why things have happened, and the chalkboards always helped us to do this.
Over time you learned to look for different things: how high up the pitch were the two teams' full-backs getting? Which attacking players were getting in and around the box? Where are the midfielders playing, and how are they doing at keeping possession?
A few flicks through the chalkboards after a game could give you a sense of what had happened out there. And now they're gone, the Guardian's contract with Opta being up and not renewed. I am sure that similar tools are available elsewhere, but in these cost-cutting times I'm not sure that this'll be the case for much longer. The Telegraph site, which also used to be handy for further analysis, seem to have stopped their detailed stuff after Norwich, too. ESPN does the heatmap thing but I don't know how useful that is.
So… bummer, really.