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Would apartment shells help the housing market?
May 03, 2011
One reason the U.S. government pushed for homeownership is because it's thought to reduce turnover and build strong communities. Owners have a vested interest in their properties whereas renters don't—but what if were to change?
Hong Kong, for example, has a significant number of apartment buildings where units are rented out as shells and it's the responsibility of the renter to finish them and make them habitable. Renters have a reason to stay put and maintain the unit because they effectively own a chunk of it. When they do move out, a new renter adds a new interior, so units are always being updated.
Can this setup work for rental buildings in the U.S.?
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Child, Hamilton. Gazetteer and business directory of Lamoille and Orleans Counties, Vt., for 1883-1884. Hamilton Child. 1887. AccessGenealogy.com. Web. 30 January 2015. http://www.accessgenealogy.com/vermont/biographical-sketch-of-amos-page.htm - Last updated on May 24th, 2011Categories: Massachusetts, Vermont
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Perhaps Mr. Jealous (great name) is jealous that many blacks have joined the "Tea Party". Of course you have to remember who decides who are "hate groups". The SPLC and they are in the pocket of the socialist radical democRATS.
But its ok for them to say kill them white cracker and their babys, and call the white lays bit*h's for hanging on a black man arm. This group is the more radical that ever hit in america, These people and groups like them are far more that "Hypocritical." They are part of the "Enemy Within!" With Ovomit and Congress being the lead enemy! They are hell-bent on destroying everything that is our American Republic! Reducing us t…o a nation of starving serfs as they set themselves up as wealthy Dictators!
We must stop these Anti-American monsters even if it takes an armed revolution!
This COLORED PEOPLE gang are nothing more than UN-EDUCATED morons who like to start trouble, SUCK off the GOV., and DON'T want to hold a JOB!!! The FIRST thing these IDIOTs SCREAM is: RACE!!! RACE!!! RACE!!! every time something doesn't go their way!!!! This group of GANGSTERS are just a bunch of DOPE PEDDLERS, CRACK MAKERS/SMOKERS who do not deserve to live in this GREAT COUNTRY!!!
just LOOK at that picture…DISGUSTING!!!! SHE'S one of the MAIN INSTIGATORS of all the HATE(AGAINST WHITES) in AMERICA TODAY!!! MICHELLE the MOOCHER makes me want to PUKE!!!
The NAACP is just a ghetto gang in suits,they're the biggist racist going.They want everything and will give nothing in return.Can you imagine if the KKK did this kind of taking the the country hostage.
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Officials encourage consumers selling gold to shop for best price
The survey, conducted the week of June 7 when gold prices were at about $1,200 an ounce, included 10 jewelry stores in Boston's Downtown Crossing and Chinatown neighborhoods. Jewelers were presented a bag of gold jewelry and were asked for an estimated purchase price. The offers ranged from $485 to $1,000.
"Our survey shows significant differences in the prices various jewelers will pay average consumers for their gold. It takes a little legwork and a little time for consumers to make sure they are getting best price for their gold. A few hours of work can mean hundreds of extra dollars," said Barbara Anthony, Undersecretary of the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation. "Going to a number of jewelers to get a price quote is the best way to maximize the value of gold being sold."
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Jim Thome traded by Phillies to Orioles | Baseball Notebook
Jim Thome, whose 609 homers are tied with Sammy Sosa for seventh place all-time, was swapped by Philadelphia to Baltimore for two young minor leaguers.
BALTIMORE — Slugger Jim Thome is headed to the Baltimore Orioles, whose struggling offense is in dire need of some punch.
Thome was traded from Philadelphia on Saturday for two young minor-leaguers, right-hander Kyle Simon and catcher Gabriel Lino.
The 41-year-old Thome is a five-time All-Star. His 609 homers are tied with Sammy Sosa for seventh place all-time, and his 1,689 runs batted in over a 22-year career are 25th.
Out for much of the season with a strained lower back, Thome didn't figure to see much time in the field for the slumping Phillies. He also had struggled as a pinch-hitter. In 30 games for the Phillies, he hit .242 with five home runs and 15 RBI.
Thome will move right into the designated-hitter role with the Orioles.
"Baltimore is having a nice year, and it will be exciting to go over there and try to help those guys win and get some at-bats. I'm excited about that, for sure," Thome said.
In 67 career games at Camden Yards, he's hit 18 home runs — one every 13.6 at-bats. Of the 65 homers to land on distant Eutaw Street in two decades, Thome has launched two of them.
Baltimore will be Thome's sixth team. He previously played for Cleveland, Minnesota, the Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and Phillies.
• A 7-foot statue of Hall of Fame manager Earl Weaver, 81, was unveiled at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Statues of Hall of Fame members Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, Eddie Murray and Cal Ripken Jr. will join Weaver's later this season.
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Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez today said that his team has a good mixture of fast and spin bowlers who can pose problems to the Indian batsmen in the five-match limited over series, starting with the Twenty20 encounter in Bangalore tomorrow.
"Indian batting is well known all over the world for being extremely good. But winning or losing does not depend only on batting, as bowling also plays a major role. Our team has good batting and bowling. So, our bowlers can negotiate the strong Indian batting line-up," Hafeez told reporters at the pre-match press conference.
Hafeez said the team has prepared well for the series and is looking forward to the match at the Chinnaswamy Stadium. "We are very much ready and looking for positive results for our country," he said.
Hafeez said the selectors wanted to give opportunities to youngsters who have done well in the last couple of years at the domestic level. He said: "It will be a good experience for them in India because the crowds are always good. So the pressure is always there to perform, but one has to handle it. Our team is a mixture of experience and youth. We have Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Malik and Umar Akmal."
On Afridi's poor run with the bat, Hafeez said there is no doubt that in the recent past he has not done well, but is still a match winner and added that Sayeed Ajmal is bowling very well at the moment and getting the results for Pakistan. "We want him to stay at his peak and don't want to put too much pressure on him. At the same time, other bowlers also have take wickets to give confidence to him," he said.
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US 6738474 B1 Abstract POTS splitter devices are provided which are externally mounted with respect to digital subscriber loop access multiplexers and remote terminal and central office equipment racks. A cable having in-line sockets for receiving a combination POTS splitter and surge protection device provides POTS-only signals from a customer's premises to channel banks. The cable is connected to a protection panel configured so as not to consume equipment rack space. A multiport enclosure is provided with a multiport POTS splitter and surge plugs to transmit POTS signals from plural telephone lines to line termination equipment, and at least xDSL signals to a DSLAM via a cable. A multiport POTS splitter enclosure is also provided with connectors for externally mounted surge plugs. A protection panel is provided with integrated POTS splitters, xDSL filters and surge plugs to support plural telephone lines.
Claims(9) 1. An apparatus for connecting plain old telephone service (POTS) splitters externally with respect to a digital subscriber line (DSL) access multiplexer in telephone service provider equipment, the telephone service provider equipment being located remotely with respect to customer premises and having line termination equipment for processing POTS signals transmitted on telephone lines between a central office or local exchange and customer premises, the DSL access multiplexer providing digital subscriber line or xDSL service to customer premises on the telephone lines, a cable having a first end connected to at least one of the telephone lines from customer premises, a second end connected to the DSL access multiplexer, and an in-line socket, the in-line socket having four socket terminals for two tip-ring pairs, the apparatus comprising:
a POTS splitter device comprising a housing and four splitter terminals and being configured for insertion in said in-line socket of said cable, said four splitter terminals being electrically connected to respective ones of said four socket terminals when said POTS splitter device is inserted into said in-line socket on said cable, said POTS splitter device having a filter circuit operable to pass said POTS signals.
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5. An apparatus for connecting plain old telephone service (POTS) splitters externally with respect to a digital subscriber line (DSL) access multiplexer in telephone service provider equipment, the telephone service provider equipment having line termination equipment for processing POTS signals transmitted on telephone lines between a central office or local exchange and customer premises, the DSL access multiplexer providing digital subscriber line or xDSL service to customer premises on the telephone lines, the apparatus comprising:
a device comprising multiple ports for connection to a plurality of said telephone lines, a multiport POTS splitter configured to filter xDSL signals and to pass POTS signals transported on each of said plurality of said telephone lines, a multiple-terminal data output port, and an xDSL output circuit for providing at least said xDSL signals transported on each of said plurality of said telephone lines to said multiple-terminal data output port; and
a data cable connected to said multiple-terminal data output port for transporting said xDSL signals to said DSL access multiplexer.
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Description The invention relates to POTS splitter devices that are mounted externally to digital subscriber loop access multiplexers in remote terminal and central office equipment racks. Providing high rate digital transmissions over the local subscriber loops of telephone companies is advantageous since the infrastructure for such local subscriber loops is currently in existence. High-rate digital subscriber loop (DSL) data services have been implemented using transmission technologies such as asynchronous DSL (ADSL), synchronous DSL (SDSL), high-speed DSL (HDSL), and very high-speed DSL (VDSL), which are generally referred to as xDSL. High-speed digital transmissions available via xDSL share the same DSL with analog telephony (i.e., plain old telephone service (POTS)). POTS and xDSL are transmitted on the same analog telephone lines using frequency division multiplexing. For example, POTS transmissions generally occur in a frequency range 12 of 0 Hertz (Hz) to 4 kiloHertz (kHz). xDSL transmissions use higher frequencies such as 20 kHz to 1.1 MegaHertz (MHz). With reference to FIG. 1, xDSL frequencies 14 use higher frequency bands that do not overlap with the analog voice or POTS frequency range. This allows for the use of high-pass filters (HPFs) and low-pass filters (LPFs) to separate the POTS and xDSL signals at both ends of the DSL transmission line. Separate frequency bands can also be allocated for upstream xDSL transmissions toward the network (e.g., a central office (CO) or local exchange (LE)) and downstream xDSL transmissions toward customer premises. Thus, xDSL permits data transfer on existing telephone lines in both directions simultaneously, and does not interfere with analog telephone transmissions. To provide DSLs to customer premises, customer premises xDSL equipment is needed, as well as POTS equipment for voice calls. As shown in FIG. 2, telephone company equipment (e.g., a remote terminal (RT) or CO) which accommodates xDSL data transmissions is also needed. The customer premises 18 can comprise, for example, a network interface device (NID) 20 connected to an analog telephone line 22. The NID 20 comprises a LPF or POTS splitter 24 that filters high frequency xDSL signals and passes low frequency POTS signals to POTS equipment such as telephones 26. xDSL modems use a HPF to attenuate POTS signals to recover the data signals in the higher frequency bands. With reference to FIG. 3, the RT or CO 30 receives signals from and provides signals to the telephone line 22 which can have POTS signaling, as well as xDSL data transmissions. The RT or CO 30 generally comprises channel banks (CBs) 32 or other voice termination equipment for processing voice calls, and a DSL access multiplexer 34 hereinafter referred to as a DLSAM for processing xDSL transmissions. Different types of DSLAMs include, but are not limited to, a central office DSLAM, a remote DSLAM and remote ADSL multiplexers. The RT 30 is generally contained in a cabinet containing the RT termination equipment (e.g., channel banks), an auxiliary power source and protection devices to protect telephony devices against unwanted voltage and current. The cabinet is located remotely with respect to the CO. The CO comprises termination and switching equipment, much of which is mounted in equipment racks. The amount of rack space available for accommodating equipment such as DSLAM to provide new services is limited and must be used efficiently. With continued reference to FIG. 3, DSLAMs 34 are typically provided with circuitry 38 for passing POTS signals to voice call processing circuits such as CBs 32, and for passing xDSL data to xDSL processing circuits. A LPF can be used to filter xDSL data signals from incoming telephone lines and pass POTS-only signals to the channel bank or telephone. HPFs are provided on-site at the customer premises and at the CO or RT to filter out POTS signals and pass only the xDSL signals to the appropriate processing circuits. In existing systems, POTS splitters are used in the on-site NID 20 and in a DSLAM or POTS splitter rack at a CO or RT to filter POTS signals. The processing of POTS and xDSL signals at an RT or CO will now be described in further detail with respect to FIG. 4. FIG. 4 illustrates a portion of an exemplary DSLAM 34 located within an RT or CO 30. The RT or CO 30 is provided with a protection panel 40 comprising at least one surge plug 42. A telephone line 22 from a subscriber's premises 18 comprises POTS and xDSL signaling. The telephone line 22 enters the RT or CO 30 and through the protection panel 40 to an xDSL modem circuit 44. A POTS filter 46 (e.g., a high pass filter) can pass the xDSL transmission to the xDSL modem circuit 44 for processing. The xDSL modem converts the signal to data packets or asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) cells which are forwarded to a data switch, router or multiplexer. The line 48 from the protection panel 40 also provides the POTS and xDSL signaling from the subscriber's premises to POTS-only circuits. A POTS splitter 38 passes the POTS signals which are then sent through the protection panel, as indicated by the line 50 to a CB 32. Existing DSLAMs 34 incorporating internal POTS splitters 38 have several disadvantages and therefore present a number of drawbacks to implementing xDSL transmissions in subscriber loops. POTS splitters are generally passive devices comprising an inductive coil. The coil is generally large with respect to printed circuit board (PCB) area on which the POTS splitter and other POTS circuitry is provided. Optimization of PCB area is important to minimize the volume or space within the chassis of the termination equipment enclosing the PCB. The size of the chassis of a DSLAM 34 or RAM is a concern of vendors for telecommunications equipment since their customers (e.g., telephone service providers) have a limited amount of rack space at their COs and in their RTs, as stated previously. In other words, the larger the profile of the DSLAM chassis, for example, the more rack space that is required at the CO or RT to accommodate DSL service using that vendor's DSLAM, and the more likely that the smaller DSLAMs of competing vendors will be chosen. For example, a POTS splitter can require on the order of 2.5 cubic inches of PCB area. Reducing size of the coil in the POTS splitter is not a desirable option since the effectiveness of a POTS splitter can be compromised. A high inductance with a high quality or Q factor is desirable for a coil in a POTS splitter. In addition to consuming valuable space within a DSLAM 34, internal POTS splitters 30 are problematic because the filtering of high frequency signals (e.g., xDSL signals) inside a DSLAM can present electromagnetic interference problems with xDSL circuitry 44 in close proximity to the POTS splitters 38. Also, POTS signals routed through the DLSAM 34 are lightning-exposed. Thus, POTS splitters require large clearances, in addition to the PCB area and DSLAM internal volume taken by virtue of their size. POTS splitters therefore preclude the use of fine-pitch front panel connectors to reduce the consumption of front panel space (e.g., the face plate of the DSLAM when rack mounted) and PCB area. Accordingly, a need exists for DSL equipment such as a DSLAM or RAM that economizes space at an RT and CO. An existing central office POTS splitter that is externally mounted with respect to a DSLAM is commercially available. The POTS splitter is provided with other POTS splitters in a rack mountable chassis. A chassis that supports as many as 72 tip and ring pairs is on the order of nine inches high and therefore consumes considerable rack space. Thus, a need exists for POTS splitters that are externally mounted with respect to both the DSLAM and the racks in an RT or CO. In addition to the size and space considerations of using internal or external, rack-mounted, POTS splitters, existing DSLAMs 34 are characterized by other drawbacks. For example, lightning trace clearances also consume significant PCB routing resources and require large-pitch, board-to-board PCB connectors. In addition, tip and ring lines routed through a DSLAM are individually fused using lightning-tolerant fuses to prevent surges from causing hazardous conditions within the DSLAM, resulting in two large fuses per port within the DSLAM. Thus, a need exists for a DSLAM which reduces the space and routing resources consumed by protection devices such as fuses and PCB routing and connectors having lightning trace clearance. Another problem is presented when servicing existing DSLAM. To service a DSLAM, the xDSL cable is disconnected from the DSLAM (e.g., from the DSLAM connector 52, resulting in the interruption of POTS connections (e.g., line 54 in FIG. 4). In addition, the DSLAM connector 52 transports twice as many signals than is necessary. In other words, the connector 52 carries POTS and xDSL tip/ring pairs from the customer premises (e.g., from line 48), and POTS-only tip and ring signals routed to the CB (e.g., via line 50). A need exists for a DSLAM configuration that reduces the DSLAM connector ports consumed by POTS-only signals to increase the number of xDSL ports that can be terminated at a DSLAM in a given amount of rack space. In accordance with the present invention, a system for externally mounting POTS splitters with respect to a DSLAM and to RT and CO equipment racks is provided which overcomes the deficiencies of existing DSLAMs and realizes a number of advantages. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, the POTS splitters are provided, along with protection devices, to in-line sockets of a cable connecting both the telephone line from customer premises and the DSLAM to a protection panel mounted in the RT cabinet or proximally to a CO rack. Thus, the POTS splitters are arranged so as not to consume rack space. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a number of cables are terminated into an enclosure having multiple ports for respective cables. A multiport POTS splitter is provided, as well as a corresponding number of surge plugs for the respective ports. A single xDSL-only port is provided in the enclosure for a cable extending from the enclosure to a DSLAM. In accordance with yet another embodiment of the present invention, an enclosure is provided with multiple ports for connection to telephone lines from subscribers' premises. A surge plug is externally mounted to the enclosure for each port, and a multiport POTS splitter is provided internally. A single xDSL-only cable extends from the enclosure to a DSLAM. In accordance with still yet another embodiment of the present invention, an integrated protection panel is provided which comprises a plurality of modules for connecting to respective customer premises. Each module comprises a surge protector and a POTS splitter, as well as ports for connecting to the telephone line from the customer premises, a POTS-only line to the channel bank and a line to the DSLAM. The various aspects, advantages and novel features of the present invention will be more readily comprehended from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the appended drawings, in which: FIG. 1 illustrates frequency spectra for POTS signals and xDSL signals; FIG. 2 is a block diagram of customer premises configured for POTS and xDSL service; FIG. 3 is a block diagram of customer premises and a remote terminal or central office configured for POTS and xDSL service; FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a remote terminal or central office having a DSLAM and protection panel; FIG. 5 illustrates a protection panel configured in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 6 illustrates a protection panel and a cable having in-line sockets for a combination POTS splitter and surge protector plug constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 7 depicts a cable having in-line sockets and a combination POTS splitter and surge protector plug constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a connector on the cable depicted in FIG. 7; FIG. 9 is an elevational front view of an in-line socket of the cable depicted in FIG. 7; FIG. 10 is a block diagram of an enclosure comprising a multiport POTS splitter and surge protector and dedicated xDSL cable constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 11 is a block diagram of an enclosure comprising a multiport POTS splitter and externally mounted surge plugs and dedicated xDSL cable constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 12 is a front isometric view of a protection panel having integrated POTS splitters and female connectors for surge plugs constructed in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Throughout the drawing figures, like reference numerals will be understood to refer to like parts and components. In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a protection panel 60 and its orientation with respect to equipment racks 61 in an RT or CO 30 is illustrated in FIG. 5. The protection panel 60 is located within the cabinet 54 of an RT. For example, the protection panel 60 is removably affixed in the space in an RT cabinet 54 that is usually reserved for maintenance work. The protection panel 60 can also be provided proximally with respect to a CO equipment rack in which one or more DSLAMs 36 are mounted or affixed to the side of the DSLAM 36 or rack, among other configurations. The protection panel 60 is advantageous in that it does not consume rack space (e.g., equipment rack space 61). A combination POTS splitter and surge protection device 55 is also provided in the splice chamber 56, for example. With further reference to FIG. 5, the protection panel 60 comprises a plurality of connectors 53 for connecting telephone lines 22 to a channel bank 32 via lines 59 in a conventional manner. As will be described below, plugs 51 are connected to respective ones of the connectors 53 on a protection panel. The plugs are also connected to a combination POTS splitter and surge protection device 55 via lines 59. The device 55 provides POTS signals to the channel banks 32 via the lines 57, and xDSL traffic to the DSLAM 36 via the cable 58. With reference to FIG. 6, a cable 62 is provided which is connected to the protection panel 60, to at least one DSLAM 36, and to POTS termination equipment such as a CB 32. In the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 7, the cable 62 comprises four telephone lines 63, 65, 67 and 69 terminating at respective ends thereof with four 5-pin plugs 64, 66, 68 and 70 for connecting to the protection panel 60. Only two of the lines are shown in FIG. 6 for illustrative purposes. The 5-pin plugs are compatible with the industry standard protector plug footprint, as shown in FIG. 8. The plugs have two tip-ring pairs 72 and 74, and 76 and 78, respectively, and a frame ground pin 80. The other ends of the telephone lines are terminated at corresponding pins of a 25-pin data terminal connector 82. The 25-pin connector is for connecting to a DSLAM 36. The cable 62 can be, for example, a 4-port ADSL protector displacement cable manufactured by Westek Electronics, Inc., Scotts Valley, Calif. It is to be understood that the cable 62 can support fewer or more telephone lines. Accordingly, fewer or more than four plugs can be provided for connection to the protection panel 60. In addition, a connector 82 to the DSLAM can have a smaller or larger number of pins, or plural data terminal connectors can be used. With continued reference to FIG. 6, the protection panel 60 is preferably provided with a plurality of sockets indicated generally at 84. Similarly, the DSLAM 36 is provided with a socket 52 for receiving the 25-pin connector 82 of the cable 62. In accordance with alternative embodiments of the invention, the cable 62 can be provided with socket connectors for connecting to the protection panel 60, or a data terminal socket for connecting to the DLSAM 36, provided that the protection panel and the DSLAM have compatible male connectors. With continued reference to FIGS. 6 and 7, the cable 62 is provided with in-line sockets 92, 94, 96 and 98 on respective ones of the telephone lines 63, 65, 67 and 69 for receiving, for example, a surge plug. In accordance with the present invention, a combination surge plug and POTS splitter 100 is inserted into each in-line socket. To install the cable 62 and the external POTS splitter device 100, an installer first removes a surge plug 86 from the protection panel 60 and substitutes in its place an end of the cable (e.g., plug 64). As stated previously, each of the plugs 64, 66, 68 and 70 comprises five pins, as shown in FIG. 8. Two of the pins can be used for the POTS and xDSL signals on the incoming telephone line 22, for example. The other pair of pins can be used to transport POTS only signals to and from the CB 32. The combination surge plug and POTS splitter 100 comprises surge protection circuitry and an LPF for passing the POTS signals. The POTS signals are provided to a CB 32 or other POTS terminal equipment via an electrical path (e.g., telephone line 102) extending between the protection panel socket in which the plug 64 is inserted and the CB 32. The use of an external POTS splitter such as the combination surge plug and POTS splitter 100 overcomes a number of the above-described disadvantages of existing DSLAMs. For example, POTS for subscribers is no longer aggregated on DSLAM 36 ports, as is the case with the DSLAM 34. The DSLAM 36 of the present invention can use two conductors per port since the external POTS splitter device allows for POTS signals to be directed to a channel bank or other equipment independently of the DSLAM 36. The conventional DSLAM 34, on the other hand, employs four conductors per port, including two conductors to provide POTS signals to channel banks or other termination equipment. Thus, the data terminal connector 82 of the cable 62 can be disconnected to allow the servicing of the DSLAM 36 without interrupting POTS. Further, the POTS splitters no longer reside in the DSLAM, and therefore no longer consume valuable space within the DSLAM and the racks or cause electromagnetic interference problems with xDSL circuitry in the DSLAM. In addition, large clearances required for lightning-exposed POTS signals are no longer required in the DSLAM, thereby allowing for the use of fine-pitch front panel connectors and reducing the consumption of PCB area within the DSLAM for POTS signal processing. Thus, more xDSL processing circuits can be enclosed in a DSLAM without increasing its size or the rack space the DSLAM will consume. Also, the two large, lightning-tolerant fuses that are typically provided at each DSLAM port for POTS tip and ring lines can now be eliminated. A cross-section of an in-line socket (e.g., socket 92) is depicted in FIG. 9. The combination surge plug and POTS splitter 100 comprises four pins that are received in corresponding ones of the sockets 110, 112, 114 and 116 in the in-line socket 92, for example. The four pins are connected to respective ones of the two tip and ring pairs in the lines 63, 65, 67 and 69. The lines connected to the connector 82 transport xDSL and POTS signals. In an alternative embodiment, a high pass filter can be provided in an in-line socket, along with a combination surge plug and POTS splitter 100, in lieu of using a POTS filter 46 in the DSLAM 36. The POTS filter is preferably in the DSLAM 36 due to analog signal processing considerations. The protection panel 60 can be, for example, a printed circuit board-type substrate comprising a matrix of apertures. The tip-ring pairs of a telephone line terminating at the protection panel 60 can be connected to a 5-pin plug or connector mounted thereon, or to corresponding ones of the apertures in a conventional manner such as by a solder connection. Alternatively, the protection panel can be a board comprising friction-type connectors such as spade or crimp-type terminal connectors for affixing a telephone line to the patch panel and/or to another telephone line terminating at the protection panel. Other devices such as surge protectors and POTS slitters can be connected to the protection panel, or to the lines extending from the customer premises 18, CB 32 or the DSLAM 36 to the protection panel to process signals (e.g., POTS or xDSL signals). As xDSL port density requirements increase, managing many cables with or without in-line POTS splitters can be cumbersome and expensive mainly due to the cost of the cable. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, a combination surge plug and POTS splitter configuration is provided which is less cumbersome than the above-described embodiment using a cable 62. As shown in FIG. 10, a multiport device 118 is provided which comprises a plurality of ports 120 a, 120 b, . . . , 120 n for allowing a plurality of telephone lines 124 a, 124 b, 124 c . . . , 124 n to be connected at one end thereof to the multiport device 118. The other end of each of the plurality of telephone lines can be terminated, for example, with a conventional 5-pin connector, as indicated at 123 a, 123 b, . . . , 123 n. The multiport device 118 is a multiport POTS splitter and surge protector for processing the POTS and xDSL signals on the respective incoming telephone lines 124 a through 124 n. The ports 120 a through 120 n can be connected to telephone lines extending to CBs or other POTS termination equipment for directing POTS signals passed by a LPF at the multiport device 118 toward POTS termination equipment. The multiport device 118 comprises a connector 126 and cable 128 that receives xDSL and POTS signals. Alternatively, the multiport device 118 can be provided with a high pass filter and pass only xDSL signals to the DSLAM 36 via the cable 128. Accordingly, the DSLAM can be configured without the POTS filters 46. The multiport device 118 is preferably secured in an RT cabinet or near a rack of equipment at a CO using hooks or cable ties. Thus, if the multiport device 118 is placed within a cabinet so as to impede access to cable splices or other cabinet contents, the multiport device 118 can be moved aside, and then returned to its original position after servicing, with relative ease. By removing POTS return pairs (e.g., line 102 in FIG. 6) from the connectors 126 and 130, more xDSL ports can be supported at the DSLAM, thereby improving front panel density and PCB density of the DSLAM. Furthermore, POTS-to-xDSL coupling and proximity issues are eliminated in the xDSL-only cable 128 and its connectors 126 and 130. In addition, the cable 128 is a more simple and less costly cable than the cable 62 depicted in FIG. 7. The cable 128 can be constructed from a multiconductor cable and two identical connectors and need not have in-line sockets (e.g., socket 92) toward the CBs 32. The xDSL cables can be constructed to have varying lengths cost effectively. Cost savings is also achieved via the monolithic characteristic of the multiport POTS splitter and surge protection device combination in the multiport device 118. Plural solid state or gas tube surge protectors can be mounted on PCBs inside the chassis of the multiport device 118, as opposed to using sockets and conventional individual surge plugs. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention illustrated in FIG. 11, a multiport device 132 comprising a multiport POTS splitter can be provided with external surge plugs 134 a, 134 b, . . . , 134 n for a corresponding number of telephone lines 136 a, 136 b, . . . , 136 n to allow greater flexibility in selecting and installing different types of surge plugs. Also, if one of the surge protection fuses blows, the surge protection can be replaced with relative ease. In accordance with the embodiment of the present invention depicted in FIG. 12, a protection panel 138 integrates POTS splitters 140 a, 140 b, . . . 140 n with respective ports 142 a, 142 b, . . . , 142 n. Surge protectors 144 a, 144 b, . . . , 144 n are also provided at ports 142 a, 142 b, . . . , 142 n, respectively. 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Species Occupancy Modeling for Detection Data Collected Along a Transect
- Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita,
- Byron J. T. Morgan,
- Martin S. Ridout,
- Matthew Linkie
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The proportion of sampling sites occupied by a species is a concept of interest in ecology and biodiversity conservation. Occupancy surveys based on collecting detection data along transects have become increasingly popular to monitor some species. To date, the analysis of such data has been carried out by discretizing the data, dividing the transects into discrete segments. Here we propose alternative occupancy models which describe the detection process as a continuous point process. These models provide a more natural description of the data and eliminate the need to divide transects into segments, which can be arbitrary and may lead to increased bias in the estimator of occupancy or increased chances of obtaining estimates on the boundary of the parameter space. We present a model that assumes independence between detections and an alternative model that describes the detection process as a Markov modulated Poisson process to account for potential clustering in the detections. The utility of these models is illustrated with the analysis of data from a recent survey of the Sumatran tiger Panthera tigris sumatrae. The models can also be applied to surveys that collect continuous data in time, such as those based on the use of camera-trap devices. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.
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- Title
- Species Occupancy Modeling for Detection Data Collected Along a Transect
- Journal
Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics
Volume 16, Issue 3 , pp 301-317
- Cover Date
- 2011-09-01
- 10.1007/s13253-010-0053-3
- Print ISSN
- 1085-7117
- Online ISSN
- 1537-2693
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- Clustered data
- Markov modulated Poisson process
- Wildlife monitoring
- Zero-inflated Poisson process
- Authors
- Gurutzeta Guillera-Arroita (1)
- Byron J. T. Morgan (1)
- Martin S. Ridout (1)
- Matthew Linkie (2) (3)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NZ, UK
- 2. Fauna & Flora International (FFI) in Aceh, Jln Tgk. Chik Dipasi No. 50, Desa Limpok, Darussalam, Aceh Besar, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, 23373, Indonesia
- 3. Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NR, UK


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This is the first year I have put out a garden, which is basically an area 16x12' that is marked off and has various raised beds in it. The wood I am using is 2x8s. I understand that the vine from a pumpkin plant can get big but how much space do I need to contain the actual plant/roots? I was planning on letting the vines run along the mulch up the aisle between the various container boxes. This is mostly just for fun and to hopefully grow a pumpkin for our 3 year old. Thanks |
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There are compact varieties of pumpkins out there. But if you just pick up a packet of seeds from a box store you could probably contain it in a 4' x 8' area. Though you would need to redirect the vines a lot. |
Pot is just for the root system. It can be a 10 gal. container of any shape. But it is the vines that need to be managed. Since pumpking are often heavy, it is not practical to trelis a pumpkin. So it has to crawl. In this case, as suggested above, you need to do a lot of training and directing in order to contain it in a small area. |
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