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It was colorful. It was different. On Friday's Full Court Press the entire West Brunswick boys basketball team joined us live in the WWAY studio. The Trojans are now 18-0 on the season. They accepted our invitation for their special live appearance, but the invite hinged on West Brunswick beating Laney on Friday night in Buctown. We also featured victories from Hoggard, Ashley, Whiteville and Northside along with boys and girls action from Harrells-Cape Fear Academy.
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Friday is Full Court Press night at WWAY. Once again we showcased a slew of games from around the region. This includes a nail biter at Ashley where the Screaming Eagles gave undefeated West Brunswick a run for their money. Plus we had a high-scoring overtime affair in Rocky Point between Clinton and Trask. Plus more! Check it out.
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US 4216471 A Abstract Control system for a display with a matrix of image forming dots. The control system includes a single-board computer with an erasable programmable read-only memory unit which sends a series of electrical pulses to a drive module. The drive module responds to the electrical pulses by inducing in the display dot by dot formation of an image selected by the operator, the control system characterized by very low power usage due to current flowing by only one dot at a time.
Claims(9) 1. A control system for a display with a matrix of image forming display units comprising in combination:
an input device for indicating an image to be formed on the display; a computer responsive to the input device for outputting a series of electrical pulse groups corresponding to the indicated image; and a drive module responsive to the electrical pulse groups for inducing separate unit by unit sequential formation of the indicated image by the display characterized by current flow through only one display unit at a time. 2. The control system as described in claim 1 wherein the computer includes a memory in which an image code may be stored capable of causing the computer to produce the pulse groups corresponding to the indicated image and processing means for changing the code into pulse groups.
3. The control system as described in claim 2 wherein the memory consists of an erasable programmable read-only memory unit.
4. The control system as described in claim 1 wherein the computer is a single board computer.
5. The control system as described in claim 1 wherein input device selector consists of a thumb wheel device.
6. A method for displaying images on a display module with a matrix of display units having quiescent and dynamic modes which comprises:
a. Selecting on an input device an image to be displayed; b. Reading of the selection by a computer causing the withdrawal from a memory of a corresponding image code; c. Converting the image code by the computer into a series of simultaneous pulse groups, each group of the series corresponding to the quiescent or dynamic mode of one and only one display unit to be used in the display of the image; and d. Directing current from each pulse group sequentially to its corresponding display unit in the display module, resulting in display of the proper mode of that unit. 7. The method for displaying images described by claim 6 further comprising repeating automatically the series of simultaneous pulse groups for each initial selection of an image.
8. The method for displaying images described by claim 6 further comprising repeatedly alternating a plurality of images on each module for each single selection on the input device.
9. A control system for a display with a matrix of image forming display units comprising in combination:
an input device for indicating an image to be formed on the display; a computer responsive to the input device for outputting a series of electrical pulse groups corresponding to the indicated image; a drive module responsive to the electrical pulse groups for inducing separate unit-by-unit sequential formation of the indicated image by the display characterized by current flow through only one display unit at a time; and additional drive and display modules where each drive module is interchangeable with all other drive modules but with each drive module operating independently of the other drive modules when a module selector switch included on each drive module is set differently from the module selector switches on the other drive modules. Description The present invention relates to the control of display devices made of a matrix of display units where the taking of a dynamic or quiescent mode by the display units will cause an image to form on the display device. Practical display devices employing arrays of light-emitting diodes, dots that flip, and other units capable of displaying dynamic and quiescent modes have been in use for many years. Display panels comprising a large number of such units in a rectangular array and capable of simultaneously displaying many symbols in a dot matrix form are commercially available. A typical dot matrix for displaying a selected symbol consists of an array of 35 dots arranged in a 7�5 array. Previous display systems, however, have had the disadvantage of requiring relatively large amounts of current flow to form the images upon the displays. In particular, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,638,215, 3,651,511 and 4,024,531, show the display signs which are activated column by column. Thus, when a display requires changing a whole column, all of the rows will have current flowing through them at the same time. In fact, some displays, such as the one shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,750,138, call for changing the display a character at a time with even greater resultant energy use. Although U.S. Pat. No. 4,072,937 does disclose a method for writing or erasing a single cell, it is done through use of currents sent through all of the units in that column and row. This problem becomes particularly acute with respect to signs used on moving vehicles such as buses which must carry their own power supply. Buses have been limited in the past to carrying signs consisting of endless tapes each of which carries a number of messages. This type of system has a number of different disadvantages. For instance, only a limited number of messages may be used and if it is desired to add a new message or change a message, it is necessary to change the entire tape. Although numerous types of electronic visual display systems have been proposed for a moving vehicle, none have gained acceptance. According to the present invention, there is provided a control system ideally suited for use on moving vehicles, such as buses. The present invention uses many commercially available units which are combined to provide a control system with very low power requirements while providing wide variety and flexibility with respect to the messages available. This control system consists of an input device, a computer and a drive module. The input device is used for indicating the image which the operator wishes to form on the display. The computer responds to the input device by directing a series of electrical pulse groups corresponding to the image into the drive module where the pulse groups induce in a display of a matrix of image forming display units separate unit by unit sequential formation of the desired image. This unit by unit formation is characterized by current flow through only one display unit at a time, thus keeping the power usage to a minimum. The computer may contain a memory, preferrably an erasable programmable read-only memory unit for storing codes corresponding to images that may be selected. It is important in the invention to use the unit by unit activation method since directing current through more than one unit at a time increases the power usage. The invention may be more clearly understood from the accompanying drawing in which FIG. 1 shows a display system embodying the principles of the present invention in block diagram form, and FIG. 2 depicts a logic circuit for a drive module. The present invention relates to an improved method of displaying images and a method for displaying images. As shown in FIG. 1 the basic components of this display system include a number of display modules 10, each module consisting of a matrix of display units 12 arranged in rows and columns, a computer 14 which includes both a memory 16 and a processing unit 18, an input device 20 and drive modules 22. Also there is shown a power source 24. Each display module 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the invention and in order to achieve the objective of minimizing the power requirements is an electro-mechanical matrix of display units 12 in the form of dots 13 arranged in a number of columns and rows. Each dot consists of a thin flat disc having a colored side and a dark side. Each such disc is rotatively mounted to expose one side or the other, which discs are available commercially in various arrays, such as the 5�7 array shown in FIG. 1. Such arrays are presently sold by Ferranti-Packard Limited of Ontario, Canada. In this type of array each display unit consists of two parts, an indicator dot 13 and an encapsulated coil assembly (not shown). The indicator dot is a pivoted disc free to rotate in a housing. The disc is permanently magnetized. The coil assembly (not shown) consists of a U-shaped electro-magnetic core with a coil wound around it. There is no mechanical driving linkage between the electro-magnet and the magnetized disc in that magnetic forces provide the drive. The particularly desirable feature of these display units is that power is only required to change the state. For example, assume that the disc has its colored side showing. The residual magnetism maintains the disc in this position until current is applied to the coil in one direction, whereupon the disc will flip to expose its dark side. The disc is now magnetically held in this position until current passes through the coil in the opposite direction. It is therefore apparent that the operator can select an image and continue to display the image for an indefinite period of time in spite of the fact the power is only required during the actual process of setting up a message on the display. It should be noted that the current passing through the coil must have a minimum voltage requirement. In this embodiment it is considered 10 volts. Another desirable feature of this type of display unit is that they are highly visible. Dots are presently available having a diameter of 1/2 inch and having one side colored a bright orange. Where such dots are used, they are easily visible for at least 500 feet. It is intended that this invention is not to be limited to this type of display unit but can be used to activate light circuits or other types of displays. When a dot is dark it is considered as being quiescent. When lighted or showing its colored side, it is said to be in its dynamic mode. Computer 14 in this preferred embodiment consists of a microprocessor 18 as its processing unit and an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM) 16 in which may be stored codes that correspond with images to be displayed. The microprocessor is a common consumer item, such as the INTEL (registered trademark of the Intel Corporation) 8080A single chip 8 bit n-channel microprocessor. Likewise EPROMs compatible with the microprocessor are also commercially available. The EPROM comes initially blank and can then be programmed. Under a proper light source it can be erased and then reprogrammed. It should be noted that read-only memories (ROMs) can also be used, though without the flexibility of an EPROM unit. The input device 20 is shown as a thumb wheel device. Different images to be displayed may be selected by turning the wheel 19. There is also provided an "initiate" button 21 on the input device. The thumb wheel input is only one type of system which can be used as the input device. Other devices which can be used for entry of an image are keyboards, card readers, tape readers and even telephone lines. These are also commercially available units. The special feature of the invention is the drive module 22 (shown in FIG. 2) which allows the separate dot by dot sequential display of images. Each of these modules in this embodiment has 13 lines connected to a computer parallel interface 26. The interface allows the signals coming from the computer to be entered into all of the drive modules simultaneously. The lines entering into the drive module from the interface 26 are divided into four groups symbolized by the letters A, B, C and D respectively. A represents the clear set input line. B receives binary coded decimal (BCD) signals for row actuation. C represents the input lines for BCD data for module selection. Group D represents input lines for column selection. Although the embodiment in FIG. 2 has 13 inputs from the parallel interface, this number can be varied to correspond to larger or smaller matrices of display units to be controlled by the driver module. The 5�7 matrix used in this embodiment is only used as an example. In fact, since this invention uses a dot by dot actuation system rather than by whole row or column or display actuation, users of this invention have greater freedom to use non-standard size matrices than in the prior art where a 5�7 matrix is used since it allows the formation of standard size alphanumeric characters. Operation of the control system is initiated by the selection of an image on the thumb wheel 20 and then the depression of the "initiate" button 21. This triggers the computer 14 to read the image selected on the thumb wheel and automatically initiates a search of the computer memory 16 for the code corresponding to that image. This code then instructs the microprocessor 18 to output a series of electrical pulse groups along the computer parallel interface 26 to the drive modules 22. Turning now to FIG. 2 where a drive module is shown schematically for the operation of the drive modules 22, it is noted that all the drive modules are essentially the same. However, each drive module is activated separately from the other drive modules due to the setting of drive module selection switch SW-1. This switch may be set to represent any number from 0 to 15 in a binary code. Thus, the first drive module may be identified by closing the switch at SW-1 labeled 1 while leaving the switches at SW-1 numbered 2, 4 and 8 open. The output supplied by the microprocessor to the drive module is parallel data; in other words, the data transmitted to the first drive module will also be transmitted to the second drive module on down the line until the last drive module has the data. However, so long as the proper binary coded decimal signal corresponding to that drive module's selection switch SW-1 is not sent through module input C, the drive module will ignore the data, although some of the module circuits will be initiated on every signal coming from the microprocessor. It should be noted that the input along the parallel interface 26 is in terms of negative logic, where 0 is equal to +5 volts, and a 1 is essentially ground or 0 volts. The input along parallel interface 26 at A, B and D is positive logic where +5 volts is represented by a logical 1 and ground is represented by a logical 0. If, for example, the image selected requires a black dot at the display unit in matrix position Column 1, Row 1 of the first display module, the corresponding drive module would have to be activated. If this module was set at 1 at the drive module selector switch SW-1 (as described above), to activate the module the computer would send an input through the parallel interface of 1,0,0,0 as read on the C input lines 28 from left to right. This C input would enter the EXCLUSIVE OR gates 30 and would correspond to the 0,1,1,1 input coming through lines 32, resulting in a 0 output (+5 v) from each of the EXCLUSIVE OR gates 30. This would then activate encoder 34 allowing it to interpret the parallel interface input coming from the B input lines 36. Any other C input would result in one of more of the EXCLUSIVE OR gates 30 outputting a logical 1 or ground which would prevent the encoder 34 from activating. This would prevent any display units 12 controlled by this drive module from receiving a current. The B input is in terms of binary coded decimal data with row 1 represented by a 0,0,1 on the B input lines 36 reading from left to right. This B input would be interpreted by the encoder to send logical ones along all its output lines 38 except the output line corresponding to row 1 38a, the row to be controlled, where a logical 0 is sent. Each of the encoder output lines then enter two NOR gates 40, 42 at the same time the NOR gates receive a second input resulting from the parallel interface A input. Since the selected image will have a black dot in Row 1, Column 1, the parallel interface input at A should be a logical 0. This A input passes through inverter 44 and becomes a logical 1. This logical 1 is entered into NOR gates 40 and is also passed through inverter 46 where it is changed back to a logical 0 which is inputed into NOR gates 42. Thus the "set" NOR gate corresponding to Row 1 40a will have an input of a 0 and a 1 resulting in a 0 output of essentially ground. This signal then passes through driver 48 and remains at essentially ground. This is the row 1 "S" output. At the same time the "clear" NOR gate corresponding to row 1 42a has received two logical 0 inputs causing it to output a logical 1. This in turn passes through a Darlington transistor array and is inverted to a logical 0 as the row 1 "C" output. It should be explained that the Darlington transistor arrays used in drive modules at 50 and 60 will take a +1 input and invert it to a true 0 or ground. However, if a 0 enters the array, it is inverted to a logical 1 (+5 volts) and is characterized by high impedance to reverse flow. The drivers 48, 58 will cause a logical 1 to be amplified from an input of +5 volts to an output of +12 volts. An input of a logical 0 or essentially ground will yield a logical 0 which is still essentially ground. The drivers have high impedance to reverse flow regardless of the input. Both the drivers and the Darlington transistor arrays will produce high impedance to reverse flow when not activated. The output lines 62 are connected to corresponding leads (not shown) from the display module. The remaining "set" NOR gates 40 each receive two 1 inputs causing an output of a logical 0. These zeros pass through drivers 48 resulting in the "S" inputs acting as a ground for rows 2-7 of the display module 10. The remaining "clear" NOR gates 42 receive a 0 and 1 input and output a logical 0. This, passes through the Darlington transistor arrays 50 to output logical ones. While the row outputs "C" and "S" to the display module are being activated in the above described manner, the parallel interface at D receives a signal to activate the column to be affected. In order to effect a dot in the first column, the righthand D interface input line 52a must be activated. This input will be a logical 1 which will pass through inverter 54 resulting in a logical 0. The circuit then branches, one part passing through another inverter 56 restoring a logical one which is then amplied by driver 58. Since the interface input D is using positive logic, this 1 which was plus 5 volts is amplified through driver 58 to plus 12 volts. The other part of the circuit which branched after inverter 54 includes a Darlington transistor array 60 which results in a 1 output characterized by high impedance as stated above. Thus, the first display unit in the first row of the first display module will receive positive 12 volts along the line corresponding to Column 1 and while receiving 0 volts through the lines corresponding to Row 1 "C" and "S" inputs. This will cause a dot showing a colored face to flip to black and one showing a black face to remain as it is when this module is used with a display module such as Ferranti-Packard Model 270XY3-35. If it were to be desired that the dot of the display unit in the first row in the first column show its colored side, this would be done by the computer sending the same signals with the exceptions of the A input which would be 1 instead of 0 and the D input along line 52a which will be a 0. In such a case the C and S inputs into the display module for rows 2 through 7 would remain the same, but since NOR gate 40a would receive two 0s it would output a 1, which would be amplified by driver 48 to approximately +12 volts, whereas NOR gate 42a would receive both a 0 and 1 resulting in a logical 0 output which would be inverted by the Darlington transistor array to a logical 1 with high impedance. The D input would at the same time be inverted by inverter 54 to a logical 1 and branch. One branch passes through inverter 56 and driver 58 resulting in an output of 0 with high impedance. The other branch passes through the Darlington array 60 yielding a true ground. In such a case the current flow within the display module for the display unit at Column 1, Row 1, would be from the column 1 ground volts to the 12 volts of the "S" line of Row 1. This would result in the dot at Row 1, Column 1, in display module 1 showing its black face flipping to its colored face or remaining the same if already showing color. In both these instances the remaining display units 12 in column 1 will be faced with high impedance along lines "C" and "S", regardless of the voltage along Column Line 1, causing all the dots to remain as previously arranged and with no current flow through the display units. Since all of the drivers and Darlington transistor arrays are characterized by high impedance when not activated, the dots in Columns 2-5 in display module 1 will not be affected by the activity along lines C and S of the rows. Since the D input from parallel interface are not controlled by a switch as are the rows, positive 12 volts will be fed into all of the display modules at Column Line 1, but due to the high impedance of the Darlington transistor arrays 50 and the drivers 48, none of the dots connected to the other drive modules will be affected. After the side of the dot to be shown by the display unit in Row 1, Column 1, display module 1 is selected, the parallel interface input at B is changed so the side of the dot in Row 2, Column 1 would be selected, and so forth, until all of the dots in Column 1 correspond to the image selected. The computer then performs the same task for succeeding columns in the first display module, and so forth, in succeeding display modules. The time involved in the manipulation in each dot is one millisecond and the computer allows the manipulation of succeeding dot almost instantaneously. Thus, the only current required for the display units of a standard 80-column display is as low as 0.25 amps for a period of under one second. It is advantageous when using display modules with electro-magnetic dots to repeat the process so that any dot which may not be turned the first time due to the presence of dust will be caught in a succeeding attempt. Due to this very low power usage, it is possible to allow the computer to repeat the program for each image two or three times and still have significant power savings over the prior art. Patent Citations
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All Steve Tambellini
by Paul on 10/08/08 at 10:36 AM ET
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from Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal,
There was a changing of the guard over the summer, with 50-year-old Steve Tambellini stepping into Kevin Lowe's shoes as the Edmonton Oilers general manager….
Q: Your last NHL playing days were in Vancouver. How did you get into management?
A: At the time, I was going back and forth between playing in Europe and if I was quitting, I thought I'd end up in private business, because the opportunities in the National Hockey League or pro sport are very limited. But (Canucks GM) Pat Quinn called me and asked if I'd join the club.
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Oilers Go Back In Time
by Paul on 10/07/08 at 03:11 PM ET
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from the Edmonton Oilers,
"It's terrific that the original uniform is being brought back and celebrated. All of the things we take so much pride in today were accomplished in that uniform and I think fans deserve to see their team and especially their favorite players on this year's team in those colors" said Kevin Lowe, Oilers President of Hockey Operations.
read on and watch the video of the Oilers sweater unveiling below…
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Early Morning Shot
by Paul on 10/06/08 at 05:15 AM ET
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You know, you get up at 3:30am and expect things to be peaceful, yea right. Directv box won't turn on, finally unplugged it and let is sit for 15 minutes, finally restarted. Comcast cable modem starts blinking and blinking and blinking, no connection.
Reset the modem, waited 15 minutes and as you can see, back online. The rest of the day better improve, quickly!
via Eric Francis of the Calgary Sun,
We have it on good authority that after years of shunning the idea of a mascot, the Edmonton Oilers are about to unveil one this week.
The smart money on the outfit, which is being made in Calgary, says it will be representative of the Oilers' great hockey fans ... which is to say it will likely include a mullet, overalls, high-top runners and a handful of teeth.
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Will Satan Help Pittsburgh Forget Hossa
by Paul on 10/04/08 at 08:48 AM ET
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from David Staples of The Cult of Hockey at the Edmonton Journal,
"Pittsburgh was smart to pick up Miro Satan because he's a more complete player than Marian Hossa," Adler says. "Hossa is a scorer, but so is Satan, except Satan knows even how to backcheck, AND he'll know how to get Crosby into scoring positions and get the puck to him.
"Satan slowed down at the Island last season (just 16 goals in 80 games), but that doesn't mean he he hasn't got it any longer ... The Islanders stunk last season, that's all."
So two veteran hockey observers think Satan can do it. I'm not so sure, and I'll get into that in a moment. It's worth noting now, though, that Satan has defied negative expectations in the past.
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Battle Of Alberta Starts Early
by Paul on 10/04/08 at 07:45 AM ET
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from Vicki Hall of the Calgary Herald,
Call it pre-season, but don't call it boring. Not with five fights in the second period, much to the delight of 19,289 spectators at the Pengrowth Sattledome.
The fight card featured Robyn Regehr vs. Zach Stortini, Jim Vandermeer vs. Steve MacIntyre, and Ethan Moreau vs. Andre Roy….
With Jason Strudwick already headed to the penalty box for hooking, MacIntyre tried to pick a fight with Jamie Lundmark . The Oilers enforcer earned a roughing penalty for his efforts, as the Flames centre refused to go. Clearly enraged, MacTavish verbally sparred with the officials before refusing to send out his players to kill the penalties - a move that saw the Oilers coach receive a game misconduct.
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Garon Takes On The Retro Look
by Paul on 10/03/08 at 11:03 AM ET
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from the Edmonton Journal,
"I just got the pads a couple of days ago ... different, eh?" said Garon, who looks more compact in darker colours after wearing pads that were heavily white.
Garon will wear the blue and orange on retro nights. For now, he'll be breaking in new gear, and is glad that he has the equipment about 10 days before the Oilers' season opener against the Colorado Avalanche.
"They asked me if I wanted a new mask, too. That's coming. Totally different stuff on the mask. I don't want to say what. I'll have two masks, one for regular, one for the third jersey."
more on the Oilers…
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Moreau Still Working On His Game
by Paul on 10/03/08 at 08:25 AM ET
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from Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal,
MacTavish is giving his captain lots of rope in exhibitions, unlike kids who tend to hang themselves as they try to compete against the bigger boys.
"We have to give some guys a little bit of slack, Ethan in particular, because he hasn't played a lot of hockey over the last two years," said MacTavish.
"I'm giving him the latitude to work through his game. It's been a long time between games. The intensity and the physical play are the last thing I think about with Ethan ... your game gets out of sync a little bit and sometimes you look in the wrong places, but he'll be fine. It's fine-tuning the systems and positional play with him."
MacTavish is still auditioning Moreau with Pisani and Penner, as a quasi-scoring, big-bodychecking line, although Pisani, for all his defensive acumen, is still trying to get the hang of taking faceoffs.
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The Little 'P'?
by Paul on 09/29/08 at 08:38 AM ET
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from David Staples of The Cult of Hockey,
The Oilers Dustin Penner has just a bit of Mahovlich in his game, but it's enough that it's worth mentioning….
Penner does have Mahovlich-like reach and range, something that 6-foot, 5-inch Petee, the Little M, employed to his great advantage for the Montreal Candiens as a penalty killer, and something we should see more of from Penner if he continues to kill penalties this year, as he has been doing in the preseason.
Big, mobile guys with long reaches, such as Big Pete, such as Penner, present huge obstacles on all parts of the ice for power play specialists, much more so than little guys like, say, Todd Marchant.
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Erik Cole Brings Back Ryan Smyth Memories
by Paul on 09/26/08 at 06:27 AM ET
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from David Staples of The Cult of Hockey,
So I'll predict that this year (Erik) Cole get both kinds of luck, good and bad, and put him at 63 games and 55 points.
He will also hit, bleed, screen, bull, scrape, muck and grind enough to conjure up valid visions of Ryan Smyth.
And, as the season progresses, all of that will put Kevin Lowe in the same extremely difficult position as he was with Smyth: figuring just out how much to pay over how many years for a skilled, tough and admirable player, but one with a history of injury.
It will be a difficult, controversial decision and it's one of the main story lines of the year
much more on the roll Cole will play this year…
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Penner Now A Checker
by Paul on 09/25/08 at 10:05 AM ET
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from Joanne Irelend of the Edmonton Journal,
The role has changed. Dramatically.
But now that Dustin Penner has been moved on to the Edmonton Oilers' checking line so, too, have the expectations.
"Normally, it would be a real step back for a guy who has played all those minutes on the first line and got first line power-play minutes," head coach Craig MacTavish said.
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Very friendly staff, great location within a few minutes of the airport, good value for money.
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The shuttle service makes this hotel extremely easy to get to and from the airport. The drapes and carpet throughout the rooms and hallways make it quieter than any other hotel. The hotel food is good. The wifi actually works, unlike other places I stayed.
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wonderful friendly and helpful staff Got upgraded Executive Room very good food and polite service Hotel in excellent condition near airport
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As it turned out, we had 2 different nights' stay here. We loved the attentiveness of the English-speaking staff. Their airport shuttle service was most accommodating. While the hotel restaurant was quite good, the one next door was excellent.
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Italian design, room, shower, lighting, closet space Staff service, professionalism Lobby bar & dining, early coffee Shuttle from car rental, to airport Value (high quality for price)
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Proximity to airport and free shuttle. Arrived fairly late and had dinner in their restaurant which is very attractive and I enjoyed what I ordered.
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The hotel provided a free shuttle bus to/from the airport, which was only 5 minutes away. Very clean room, big bathroom, good restaurant, cheerful staff. I would stay again for sure.
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convenient shuttle, courteous staff, english language tv, clean, good value for the money
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The staff was nice and very helpful, the restaurant is a little pricey and basically the only option....as far as I knew there weren't any restaurants within walking distance. I had an early flight the next day so can't speak to their morning breakfast. An airport shuttle is always a plus
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The only thing that would make the First Hotel Malpensa better, would be if it was located at the terminal. It is a bit hard to find, but the shuttle service is very good.
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Just over half a mile from Milan Malpensa Airport, Somma Lombardo's First Hotel provides an airport shuttle upon request.
All rooms at Hotel First are soundproof and feature modern furniture and services, including a minibar and a TV with free movie and football channels.
The staff is available 24 hours a day. Guests will have unlimited Wi-Fi connection free of charge and can use the printer available in the lobby.
The restaurant at First Hotel serves traditional Italian cuisine, and the bar is perfect for relaxing with a liqueur.
Malpensa Station is a 5-minute drive away and has services to Milan's center in around 30 minutes.
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Stay here if you need to spend a night near malpensa. Nice staff, lovely, affordable rooms you have everything you need there including food and alcohol. You can book a convienient Airport shuttle with them for 3.50 per person to Malpensa airport
Very helpful staff that supported with printing of boarding pass and shuttle to the airport. Will use it everytime if flying out of Malpensa
the restaurant and friendly staff, comfy bed, warm room and great shower
Room was small for 3 but for one night it was perfectly adequate
location, wifi, kindness of the personel
shuttle should be free
I usually choose this hotel for early departures and late arrivals in Malpensa airport. They have convenient shuttle, for which you can call.
From this year, you have to pay for the shuttle 3 ear per person per trip. Not good noise isolation from other rooms.
Very friendly staff, great location within a few minutes of the airport, good value for money.
The room (otherwise fine) had a slightly smoky smell. Not nearly as strong as many others I've stayed in, but noticeable.
Helpful friendly staff. Great, cheap airport shuttle. Comfortable room.
The reception was really helpful and welcoming. They helped us with directions and helped us with getting a mobile. Location to both of the terminals. Value for money.
Shuttle bus to the airport was not free as indicated on the booking page.
I stayed at the hotel for one night. Its very close to Malpensa Airport and you can call hotel for shuttle. Wireless was really good.
They blocked a money which is much than my booking price from my credit card for any use of room's bar. But they released money after almost 20 days. And they have only shuttle for specific times. For any other time you have to call for a taxi. And not so much TV channel in English.
Pefect location for MXP overnight, friendly staff, good quality hotel
Good Pizzeria at 50 m from the Hotel
I selected the hotel because there were supposed to be football TV channels (Champions league) but they did not work.
The shuttle service makes this hotel extremely easy to get to and from the airport. The drapes and carpet throughout the rooms and hallways make it quieter than any other hotel. The hotel food is good. The wifi actually works, unlike other places I stayed.
I've stayed here twice and noticed both times that, in spite of the no-smoking policy, the rooms smell strongly of cigarettes. There is a computer and printer for guest use in the lobby; however, the Internet connection was so slow that it was useless to try to print my boarding pass there.
Hotel was just what I needed for an early flight next day. Shuttle was efficient though pickup place at airport was a bit remote but okay.in daylight. Service in restaurant was very efficient and accommodating and the food excellent. Room was very comfortable and quiet. I would recommend this hotel.
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Should be possible to book the shuttle in advance. Not practical to call from the airport as it 1. Costs with international cellphone calls 2. Takes 15 minutes for the shuttle to get there from the time of your call. But other than that, nothing negative. :)
Efficient, happy staff, quiet room, good food and service, quick and safe transport provision - we were informed of this by taxi rank driver at the terminal who kindly phoned the hotel to arrange pick-up for us!
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Proximity to airport and that the hotel has its own, free shuttle as we had a flight out relatively early. The room was a good size and well-appointed. For the price we paid for the room it was very good value. We ate in the hotel restaurant which was a reasonable standard.
Clean modern hotel; comfortable bed, rooms very clean, bathroom good size,clean and good shower with instant hit water. The room was too hot on arrival but quickly sorted with the air con. Good restaurant with large buffet style breakfast. Staff very attentive.
The hotel sits between the two airport terminals and whilst the hamlet in which it is located is on the shuttle bus route that runs between these the hotel is a little walk from the bus stop that on first arrival appears to be in the middle of no where. Not a problem provided its dry. The plus however is the hotel do run their own shuttle and this is worth arranging in advance.
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Bad directions for airport shuttle from hotel to airport, airport to hotel..
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It looks like Nike has officially re-joined with one of their most celebrated athletes of old in Andre Agassi. The partnership between them and the wild-haired tennis star will focus on "a shared passion for tennis, along with a commitment to help kids become more active and realize their full potential through sports." And while that initial bit of info seems to exclude a revival of the classic Andre Agassi branded Nike footwear, we can certainly dream that Nike has something in the works. Tell us in the comments which sneaker you'd most like to see make a comeback and stay tuned for more news on the renewed Andre Agassi/Nike partnership.
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Was browsing the Disney Store website for ways to send myself broke and I came across newly posted information about D23 renewal which is now avaliable.
Apparently for 2010 there will be two tiers: Gold and Silver, the difference seemingly being the inclusion of the magazine subscription. What do people think of this development? It does reduce the buy in cost, but I can easily see the potential for scope creep in the future with Silver membership being shut out of certain high demand events.
Anyway, info is here: Disney Renew a D23 Membership | D23 | Disney Store
Good news is that the cost of shipping seems to have been reduced drastically for international members.
Now for that Darkwing Duck snowglobe....
BURBANK, Calif. January 7, 2010 Becoming a member of the fast-growing D23: The Official Community for Disney Fans just got easier, as D23 recently announced new tiered membership options.
D23 celebrates its first anniversary in March, having grown to encompass tens of thousands of members from more than 30 countries around the world. To mark the occasion, the only official Disney fan community introduced two tiers of membership, Gold and Silver, for the 2010 calendar year.
D23 Members are the most passionate, excited and exciting Disney fans in the world, and D23 wants to constantly change, grow and expand to meet their needs, said Steven Clark, head of D23.
D23 Members in both the new Gold and Silver tiers will receive a membership card; a suitable-for-framing member certificate (for new members); opportunities to attend special D23 Member events throughout the year; access to exclusive, limited-edition merchandise and collectibles; and 2010 gift of Disney Undiscovered: A 23-Month Calendar of Disneys Unrealized Masterpieces.
Disney Undiscovered presents rare and never-before seen images from Disney theme-park, live-action and animation projects that were not completed, many of which have achieved legendary status among Disney fans. The calendar features art from never-built project like the Mineral King ski resort and Walt Disneys St. Louis Project; theme park lands such as Discovery Bay at Disneyland and the Switzerland pavilion at Epcot; and unproduced films including a watercolor from the original Little Mermaid that Walt had in early pre-production in the late 1930s.
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US 4481379 A Abstract There is provided an improved flat electrical communications cable which includes a plurality of coplaner pairs of elongated, insulated conductors. The pairs of conductors are embedded in a jacket which supports the cable and maintains the spacing among the conductors and pairs. The spacing between conductors in a pair is substantially less than the spacing between each adjacent pair. The jacket is thicker in the regions around each pair and thinner in the regions between each pair, thus forming the valleys and ridges on each side of the jacket. An elongated metal shield covers at least one side of the jacket. The shield conforms to and is contiguous with the valleys and ridges resulting in somewhat of a sinusoidal cross-sectional appearance of the shield. Each conductor includes a dual insulation, the inner insulation being made from a flame retardant material and the outer insulation being made from a different material from the jacket.
Claims(10) 1. An electrical communications cable comprising:
at least first and second substantially coplanar pairs of elongated insulated conductors; each conductor in a pair being closer to the other conductor of the pair than to any conductor of adjacent pairs of conductors; an elongated jacket; said pairs being embedded in said jacket; said jacket for supporting the cable and maintaining the spacing of said pairs of conductors; said jacket being thicker in the regions around each pair and thinner in the regions between each pair forming valleys and ridges on each side of the jacket; an elongated metal shield substantially covering at least one side of said jacket; said shield substantially conforming to and being contiguous with the valleys and ridges on at least one side of the said jacket; whereby pair to pair cross-talk is substantially reduced over a flat shielded cable. 2. A cable as set forth in claim 1 wherein said shield is on both sides of said jacket.
3. A cable as set forth in claim 1 wherein said shield is made from aluminum.
4. A cable as set forth in claim 1 wherein said insulation of each conductor is made from a different material than said jacket.
5. A cable as set forth in claim 4 wherein each conductor is insulated with two separate materials including an inner insulation contacting said conductor and an outer insulation contacting said inner insulation; said inner material being made of substantially the same material as the jacket material.
6. A cable as set forth in claim 5 wherein said jacket is made of polyvinylchloride and said outer insulation of said conductor is made of polyethylene or polypropylene.
7. A cable as set forth in claim 1 wherein said shield in cross-section forms a sinusoid shape.
8. A cable as set forth in claim 1 wherein said shield has an insulation material laminated thereto.
9. A cable as set forth in claim 1 wherein said first and second pairs are adjacent to one another; the distance between adjacent pairs being greater than the distance between conductors in a pair, and the thickness of said jacket being greater in the region around a pair than in the region between pairs.
10. A cable as set forth in claim 1 wherein the insulation of said insulated conductors is irradiated polyethylene.
Description This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 333,003 filed Dec. 21, 1981, now abandoned. This invention relates to an improved flat communications cable. More particularly, it relates to a shielded flat communications cable having improved cross-talk and longitudinal balance. In multi-pair communications cable, a principal concern is to maintain pair-to-pair cross-talk at acceptable levels so that transmissions on one pair do not interfere with transmissions on an adjacent or nearby pair. The problem of cross-talk in round cables is solved somewhat by twisting together the conductors of each pair so that the electric fields are, to a certain extent, cancelled. Some telephone cables, particularly the larger varieties, that is 25 pair and above, have used metal screens and shields in order to reduce the cross-talk. One example is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,622,683 assigned to the Superior Continental Corporation. The Superior patent shows a metal screen dividing a multi-pair cable core into two halves. With the advent of flat cable and particularly with the advent of extruded jackets, the communications cable industry has been turning more and more to flat construction. Flat cable has advantages over round cable, particularly in the ease of gang termination to a connector and furthermore, the conductor pairs are maintained in a fixed space relationship for ease of identification. Flat cables also have a low profile so that they can be installed under carpets. One of the problems in flat cable construction for communications cable is the difficulty in controlling cross-talk. The twisted-pair approach is not acceptable because it raises the profile of the cable and it is difficult to maintain proper electrical characteristics. One attempt at this type construction is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,764,727 issued to Western Electric Company; however, this construction is very difficult to manufacture. Manufacturers of flat telephone and data cable have also utilized metal shields on either side of the flat cable such as the shields 10 and 12 in the cable shown in FIG. 1. Other examples of similarly shielded flat cables are shown in the 1969 edition of the "Tape Cable, Flat Cable Bulletin". Another type of shielded flat cable is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,459,879 issued to Gerpheide. The Gerpheide patent shows a multi-conductor flat cable having a metal shield sewn to the top part of the cable. Yet another shielded flat cable is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,576,723 issued to Angele. The Angele patent shows the shielding which is somewhat of a ridge and valley construction between each conductor. It is therefore one object of this invention to provide an improved shielded, flat communications cable. It is another object to provide a multi-pair flat communications cable having improved cross-talk reduction. It is another object to provide a communications cable having improved longitudinal balance. It is still another object to provide a flat cable in which the conductors are flame retardant and are easily stripped from the cable jacket. In accordance with the form of this invention there is provided an electrical communications cable having at least first and second substantially coplaner pairs of elongated insulated conductors. Each conductor in a pair is closely spaced with respect to the other. The pairs are embedded in an elongated jacket which supports the cable and maintains the spacing among the conductors and pairs. The jacket is thicker in the regions around each pair and thinner in the regions between the pairs, forming valleys and ridges on each side. An elongated metal shield substantially covers at least one side of the jacket. The shield conforms to and is substantially contiguous with the valleys and ridges on one side of the jacket. The above-described construction results in a cable with substantially improved cross-talk and longitudinal balance characteristics. Another feature of the invention is the utilization of a dual conductor insulation whereby the inner insulation is made from a flame retardant material and the outer insulation is made from a material different from the cable jacket. The subject matter which is regarded as the invention is more particularly set forth in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, together with further objects and advantages thereof, may be better understood by referring to the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a flat cable which utilizes a prior art shielding technique. FIG. 2 is a partial plan view showing the cable of the subject invention. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cable of FIG. 2 taken along the lines of 3-3. Referring now more particularly to FIG. 2, there is provided flat cable 14 having four pairs of insulated conductors, one of which being indicated as pair 16. Referring now to FIG. 3, the pairs of conductors 16 are coplaner and are embedded in a jacket 18. In the preferred embodiment, the jacket is made from polyvinylchloride (PVC), which is extruded about the pairs of conductors. In this embodiment, four pairs of conductors are shown; however, other numbers of conductors may also be utilized, such as for example, 25-pair flat cable. For simplicity sake, however, a four-pair cable is illustrated. Each conductor in a pair includes wire 20 which may be made of copper, and in the preferred embodiment it is coated or insulated with a dual-insulation system. The insulation may be irradiated for toughness. The inner insulation 22 may be PVC, which is the same material as the jacket 18. Outer insulation 24 is preferably made of a different material from the jacket 18. In the preferred embodiments the outer insulation is a thin layer of polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE), which are relatively inexpensive materials. One of the reasons that the outer insulation 24 is made from a different material is to avoid sticking between the insulation and jacket for ease of stripping. Thus the outer layer acts as a release member. One of the problems associated with the use of PE or PP is their flammability, particularly in cable insulation applications where the conductors are exposed when the cable jacket has been stripped. The above described dual PVC/PE or PVC/PP insulation system solves this problem in that PVC has flame retardant characteristics. In a high temperature situation or where the system is exposed to flame, the PVC will give off chlorine gas which increases the oxygen index of the system thus retarding the tendency of the thin outer layer to burn. In order words, the thick layer of flame retardant PVC (normally 5 mils) dominates the thin flammable layer of PE or PP (normally 1 mil). As can be seen from FIG. 3, the extrusion of jacket 18 onto the pairs results in a thicker cross-sectioned portion of the jacket in the region around the pairs, indicated as 26, and a thinner portion in the region 28 between the pairs. Thus, the cross-sectional view of the cable looks like a sinusoid forming valleys and ridges. Shielding tape 30 is laminated to both sides in the preferred embodiment, of the jacket 18. The tapes are sealed together at their outer edges 32. The tape 30 includes a metal shield 34 which, in the preferred embodiment is aluminum, and polyester film 36 on its top. Thus, the polyester film 36 insulates the shield. An additional layer over the top of this construction (not shown) may also be provided for additional electrical insulation. As can be seen from FIG. 3, the aluminum shield 34 conforms with the contours of the jacket 18. The aluminum shield is substantially contiguous to the jacket in the regions of valleys 28 and the regions of ridges 26. Thus the shields on either side of the jacket are closer together in a valley and further apart on a ridge. The aluminum shield may be held to the jacket by means of an adhesive on the outer surface of the jacket. The conformation of the shield to the contours of the jacket is accomplished by utilizing soft rubber rollers during the lamination process. This contrasts to the construction shown in FIG. 1 where a soft rubber roller was not used to form the shield 40 over the jacket 42. As can be seen from FIG. 1 where the shield does not conform to the contour of the jacket, air spaces 44 are formed between the shield and the jacket in the region of a valley. The soft rubber roller permits the ridged part of the jacket to extend into the roller during the lamination and further the roller will exert pressure on the shield to conform into the valley portion of the jacket. It has been found that the cable construction shown in FIG. 3 is far superior in terms of near-end cross-talk and equivalent in longitudinal balance when compared to the cable of FIG. 1. It is is believed that the superiority as shown by the data below is due to the fact that the shield conforms to substantially all the contours of the jacket; thus, the shields on each side of the jacket are much closer together in the thin valley sections 28 than the thicker ridge section 26. Clearly this is not the case in the cable shown in FIG. 1. The below data compares near-end cross-talk at 1 mHz between unshielded cable, the cable of FIG. 1, and the cable of FIG. 3, except that 25-pair cable was tested. ______________________________________Jacketed PairsWith no Shielding Flat Shielding Sinusoidal Shield______________________________________Pair #1-2 30dB Pair #1-2 42.4dB Pair #11-12 50.4dBPair #2-3 33dB Pair #2-3 40.4dB Pair #12-13 51.0dBPair #3-4 36dB Pair #3-4 40.5dB Pair #13-14 50.6dB Pair #1-4 68.0dB Pair #21-24 68.0dB______________________________________ The below chart shows longitudinal balance and near-end cross-talk (N.E.X.T.) comparing a shielded cable of FIG. 1 with a shielded cable of FIG. 3. The readings were taken at 1 kHz, again with a 25-pair cable. ______________________________________1kHz N.E.X.T. 1kHz Long. Bal.______________________________________FLAT SHIELDPair #1-2 95.87dB Pair #1 89.24dBPair #2-3 93.19dB Pair #2 97.03dBPair #3-4 93.29dB Pair #3 100.81dBSINUSOIDAL SHIELDPair #11-12 107.55dB Pair #11 91.42dBPair #12-13 108.44dB Pair #12 88.76dBPair #13-14 108.44dB Pair #13 88.76dB______________________________________ As can be seen from the above data, the cable construction of FIG. 3 shows a remarkable improvement over the construction shown in FIG. 1. From the foregoing description of the illustrated embodiment of this invention, it will be apparent that many modifications may be made therein. It will be understood therefore that this embodiment of the invention is intended as an exemplification of the invention only and that the invention is is not limited thereto. It is to be understood that it is intended in the appended claims to cover all such modifications that shall fall within the true spirit and scope of the invention. Patent Citations
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Energy Transfer to separate gasoline retail with Susser buy
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(Reuters) - Energy Transfer Partners LP (ETP.N), owner of gasoline retailer Sunoco Inc, said it would buy Susser Holdings Corp SUSS.N and create a separate retail company as it focuses on its core pipeline business.
Energy Transfer, which owns and operates about 35,000 miles of pipelines, said on Monday that it would buy Susser Holdings in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $1.8 billion.
Energy Transfer said it would combine its retail outlets and Susser's convenience stores, including Stripes, and transfer it to a Susser unit to create a retail business after the deal closes in the third quarter.
"The drop down will allow us to exit retail business and focus on our core strength — that being moving hydrocarbons through our pipes," Energy Transfer's Chief Financial Officer Martin Salinas said on a conference call with analysts.
Demand for pipelines is growing in the United States as oil and gas producers struggle to move burgeoning shale supplies.
The Susser Holdings unit, Susser Petroleum Partners LP SUSP.N, distributes motor fuel to Stripes stores and other retailers. Energy Transfer gets the general partner interest in Susser Petroleum and 50.2 percent of its units under the deal.
Susser Holdings shareholders can opt to receive either $80.25 in cash, or 1.4506 Energy Transfer common units, or a combination of both, for each share held.
The cash offer represents a premium of 41 percent to Susser stock's Friday's close.
Susser shares rose to a life-high of $80 in early trading. Susser Petroleum shares rose 30 percent to $47.93, a life-high.
Stephens Inc analyst John Lawrence said the deal would make Energy Transfer less dependent on fuel margins.
Sunoco, acquired by Energy Transfer for $5.35 billion in 2012, operates more than 5,000 stores, mostly on the East Coast.
Susser operates 630 convenience stores, including 575 Stripes stores, across Texas, New Mexico and Oklahoma.
About 370 of Susser's Stripes stores also offer made-to-order Mexican food, mainly under its Laredo Taco brand.
Energy Transfer would look at bringing this brand to its other stores, Sunoco Chief Executive Bob Owens said on the call.
"The new entity will be 50-50 fuel and non fuel, which we believe creates a much stronger combined entity," Owens, who will lead the combined business, said.
About 65 percent of Sunoco's gross profit comes from fuel, compared to 35 percent for Susser.
Energy Transfer said the deal would immediately add to its distributable cash flow.
Synergy opportunities are expected to exceed $70 million annually, the company said.
Barclays and Credit Suisse were financial advisers to Energy Transfer, while Vinson & Elkins acted as the legal counsel.
BofA Merrill Lynch was Susser's financial adviser and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP the legal counsel.
Energy Transfer Partners' shares were down 2 percent at $54.64 on the New York Stock Exchange.
Susser Holdings shares were up nearly 36 percent at $77.70, while the Susser Petroleum stock was up nearly 21 percent at $44.49 at 12:31 ET.
(Editing by Joyjeet Das and Sriraj Kalluvila)