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A circuit for converting a digital signal from TTL to CMOS levels. The circuit delay is reduced by providing a transmission gate between the P and N type transistors in the first stage. This transmission gate has a high impedance during transistions and a low impedance during steady state conditions. In operation, for a rising input signal, the first stage transistors are isolated, allowing the first stage N type transistor to pull down the first stage output line without delay.
1. A TTL compatible CMOS input buffer for converting an input signal at TTL levels to an output signal at CMOS levels comprising:
a transmission gate coupled to receive said input signal and having a high impedance during input level transitions and a low impedance during steady high and low input signal conditions,
a first transistor connected between said transmission gate and the power supply,
a second transistor connected between said transmission gate and ground,
the gates of said first and second transistors connected to said input, and
third and fourth transistors connected in series between the power supply and ground, the gates of said third and fourth transistors connected to the connection between said second transistor and said transmission gate, the output point of the buffer being the connection point between said third and fourth transistors.
2. The buffer of claim 1 wherein the power supply is positive, the first and third transistors are P-type and the second and fourth are N-type, the sources of the first and third transistors are connected to the power supply, the sources of the second and fourth transistors are grounded, and the drain of the second transistor is connected to the gates of the third and fourth transistors.
3. The buffer of claim 1 wherein said transmission gate comprises a P-type MOS transistor and an N-type transistor, both gates connected to receive said input signal, and where the source of each transistor of said transmission gate is connected to the drain of the other transistor.
This is a continuation-in-part of a copending patent application, "A TTL Compatible CMOS Input Buffer", Ser. No. 155,721, filed June 2, 1980 and now abandoned.
This invention relates to TTL compatible CMOS input buffer devices.
In the past, one of the problems with interfacing CMOS logic to TTL logic was the difference in the output level of the TTL output driver and the guaranteed noise immunity of CMOS input buffer circuits as shown in FIG. 1. The output voltage for TTL circuits is guaranteed to be 0.8 v for a low output (VOL) and 2.4 v for a high output (VOH), with power supply voltage (Vcc) between 5.5 and 4.5 volts. The CMOS input has no problem with an input of 0.8 v because the input low voltage (VIL) is normally 30% of Vcc or roughly 1.5 v, but the input high voltage (VIH) is normally 70% of Vcc or about 3.5 volts. Obviously, the VOH of TTL is not sufficient to meet the normal CMOS VIH specification.
There are several ways to correct this problem. One way is by using a pull-up resistor at the input of the CMOS device to pull up the input high voltage, but this method has a few problems. One is that with a pull up resistor there is a dc current loop from Vcc to ground whenever the TTL device's output is low, as shown in FIG. 2, and this defeats the purpose of using CMOS. Another problem is that the addition of a resistor increases device count on the board, consumes space and increases cost. The resistor can be fabricated on the chip but it will draw too much current in a CMOS environment and hence is unacceptable to CMOS users.
Another way of correcting this problem is to reduce the VIH of the CMOS input to trigger at 2.4 v. To accomplish this, the device ratios for the P and N channel transistors have to be altered. The normal device ratio in CMOS depends on the KP and KN (gain factors). Generally, KN is about three times that of KP in a polysilicon gate bulk CMOS process. This means that if channel lengths are the same for both P and N devices, then to have comparable rise and fall times at the output, the width of the P device has to be three times that of the N device (this ratio results in an input trigger voltage of about VIH =3.0 v). To reduce the VIH to 2.4 v, the N channel device drive must be increased relative to the P channel device or the width of the N device has to increase (assuming the device lengths are kept comparable). This mismatch in device ratios affects the speed and the output rise and fall times of this buffer such that the fall time is much faster than the rise time. To reduce the mismatch in output drive, another mismatched stage is used at the output of the first stage, see FIG. 3. Now, the difference in rise and fall time is not as large but the added delay due to slow rise time of the first stage remains.
Accordingly, it is an object of the invention to provide a TTL compatible CMOS input buffer with minimal voltage mismatching at the interface for lowered power consumption and improved rise-fall times for minimal time delays.
It is a further object of the invention to provide spatially constrained layout dimensions as a result of the smaller transistors utilized in a lowered power consumption environment.
It is another object of the invention to provide a transmission gate between the P and N devices of the first stage operative to act as a variable impedance whose value is controlled by the input to the buffer.
It is another object of the invention to provide a transmission gate that is a pair of transistors.
Various other objects, advantages and meritorious features of the invention will become apparent from the following specification, appended claims and accompanying drawing sheets.
The features of a specific embodiment of the invention are illustrated in the drawings in which:
FIG. 1 shows a prior art interface between a TTL output driver and a CMOS input buffer that is mismatched without buffering.
FIG. 2 shows a prior art interface between a TTL output driver and a CMOS input buffer that is mismatched but buffered by an external pull-up resistor.
FIG. 3 shows a prior art CMOS input buffer interfacing with a TTL output driver that is mismatched but buffered by an extra stage of P and N devices.
FIG. 4 shows, in schematic form, the TTL compatible CMOS input buffer of the present invention with a transmission gate in the first stage having controlled variable impedance.
FIG. 5 shows, in equivalent circuit form, the TTL compatible CMOS input buffer of the present invention of FIG. 4 with a transmission gate in the first stage having controlled variable impedance.
FIG. 6 shows a timing diagram for the TTL compatible CMOS input buffer of the present invention of FIGS. 4 and 5.
FIG. 7 is a table of CMOS MOSFET model parameters for the TTL compatible CMOS input buffer of FIG. 4.
FIG. 8 is a table of DC transfer curves for the TTL compatible CMOS input buffer of FIG. 4.
FIG. 9 is a table of transient analysis for the TTL compatible CMOS input buffer of FIG. 4.
Referring particularly to FIGS. 1 through 9 of the drawings by the characters of reference, there is illustrated a TTL compatible CMOS input buffer for carrying out the objects of the invention.
The schematic diagram of the circuit is shown in FIG. 4. The input signal, which switches between the TTL levels of 0.8 and 2.4 volts is applied to input pad 80, and is coupled through a diode circuit 85 for limiting voltage transients to the input terminal 35 of the first stage buffer 25.
This first stage 25 comprises a P type MOS transistor 15 which receives the input signal at its gate G, and is also connected by its source S to Vcc and by its drain D to the transmission gate 10. This first stage also comprises an N type MOS transistor 20 which receives the same input signal at its gate G, and is connected to ground by its source S and to the transmission gate 10 by its drain D.
When a low TTL signal level of 0.8 volts is applied through the diode network 85 to point 35 and to the gates G of transistors 15 and 20, the N type transistor 20 will cut off and the P type transistor 15 will conduct, resulting in a high output at point 50. Similarly, a high input of 2.4 volts at point 35 will result in a low output at point 50. To speed up this transition, a transmission gate 10 is added to the circuit between transistors 15 and 20.
The purpose of this gate 10 is to isolate transistor 20 during transition, and any variable impedance that can be designed to have a high impedance during transitions, and a low impedance for steady state conditions may be used here.
The particular transmission gate used in this circuit is the arrangement shown, a P type MOS transistor and an N type MOS transistor connected in parallel. Using this arrangement, when a typical TTL low level signal of 0.8 volts is applied to point 35, and therefore, to the gates of P type transistors 15 and 45, both will conduct. In this mode, the impedance of the transmission gate is low due to the conduction of transistor 45. However, as the input voltage at point 35 rises to 2.4 volts, and as transistor 20 starts to conduct, transmission gate transistor 45 cuts off. At the same time, the transmission gate N type transistor 60 has not yet started to conduct. The result is a high impedance between the drains D of transistors 15 and 20. In this mode, as transistor 20 starts to conduct, it sees a high load impedance, and pulls down the voltage at point 50 with a minimum of delay.
The second stage is an ordinary CMOS inverting buffer operating at standard CMOS voltage levels. A high input signal at point 50 turns N type transistor 95 on and P type transistor 90 off resulting in a low output at point 55. Similarly, a low input results in a high output.
FIG. 5 is the equivalent diagram showing the transmission gate 10 as a variable impedance. As explained, the impedance is higher during transition between low and high inputs.
FIG. 6 is a table of waveshapes which assumes a power supply voltage, Vcc, of five volts. V(a) is the input signal at point 35 and is shown initially switching from low to high at the TTL levels of 0.8 and 2.4 volts. Almost immediately, the voltage at point 50, Vc, starts to go low, in spite of the voltage V(b) at point 40 staying high for a significant delay, because of the isolating action of the transmission gate 10. Finally, the inverted output V(d) at point 55 follows the timing of the original input by a small delay.
The FIG. 7 table is a self-explaining set of electrical parameters of the NMOS and PMOS transistors used in the described embodiment.
The FIG. 8 table is a set of circuit voltages and currents, V(a) at point 35, V(b) at point 40, V(c) at point 50, V(d) at point 55 and I(cc) for the entire circuit. The transition in this table occurs between the 10th and 11th lines. That is, for example, as the input voltage V(a) varies from 0.8 to 2.0 volts, the voltage at point 50, V(c), varies from 3.466 volts to 0.3754 volts (3.754�10-1 in the table).
FIG. 9 is a timing table. The output delay when the input goes from 0.8 to 2.4 volts is approximately 14�10-9 sec.
While the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes will be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made without departing from the essential teachings of the invention.
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Someone is obviously working on the idea, which is grand, but that's all we can tell at this point. The number of projects that are started and eventually canned because they're either to hard to finish, too costly, or just too expensive to bother marketing that they won't turn a profit is pretty vast.
The fact code exists does not necessarily mean we'll ever get to play the games.
But let's be optimistic. A native version of Steam would be pretty awesome. Here's hoping whoever is behind the project is successful.
As an aspiring game developer, I look at Valve's actions with a lot of excitement lately. Steam and Source are coming to Mac for sure now, and so that means Source SDK should be updated to support deployment to Macs. If Linux is included in this package, it only sweetens the deal. For developers just getting started, Source would have a unique advantage over the other engines available currently (e.g. Unreal, Crytek) in that it would allow developers to reach as wide an audience as possible. I really hope this happens.
If they do this I will buy a few games the moment they are released. I hate DRM but this kind of development needs to be encouraged. Now if only ATI and/or Nvidia would open up their specs, or some open protocol/source solution would come into existence.
OTOH what Steam could provide is keeping known versions of Linux libs (hey, that includes Winelib
The fact code exists does not necessarily mean we'll ever get to play the games.
Additionally, even if they fully port Source to Linux, most of the games on Steam don't use the Source engine. It would still be A Good Thing® as it would make the platform (Linux/x86) more viable if Steam supported it, which would serve to encourage other companies to release for Linux as well. It will be slow, but it has to start somewhere, and Steam/Valve has a very good reputation for being friendly to both content providers and gamers, providing the least offensive DRM out there.
No, you're all wrong.
This is an indication of Steam for Android.
Everyone knows malware won't run on Linux.
Oh, it'll run, but you've got to give it permission.
No, it's because the malware programmers have little motivation to create software for the 1% of computers that have more qualified admins. If linux reaches 99% of users, suddenly it will have all kinds of software for it which run very well, hordes of people looking for exploits, etc - malware. MacOS is getting more popular, soon it will start having trouble, I'm sure. Market shares are at http://marketshare.hitslink.com/os-market-share.aspx?qprid=9 [hitslink.com]
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Jacques Tati is back with his celebrated character, Hulot, in "Playtime," the third in the series after "M. Hulot's Holiday" and "Mon Oncle." After my review of "Mon Oncle," it became no secret that I have never really been a fan of Tati's Hulot films due to their minimal plots and mostly dull situations, but the first two films had one thing going for them, something that the third film decides to leave behind.
"Playtime," like the previous films, mostly follows around Hulot (Jacques Tati) as he wanders around various locations. This time, Hulot is in Paris. He stumbles through several different incidents and locations, including an office building, a furniture expo, and eventually a restaurant. Also prominently featured in the film are tour groups as they visit the same locations as Hulot, and, of course, knowing Hulot from the first two films, wherever he goes, disaster is sure to follow.
The first two films of the series were not bad, though I was not quite able to recommend them, but "Playtime" takes the series to a new low. "M. Hulot's Holiday" and "Mon Oncle" had at least tried to develop plots, no matter how minimal they turned out to be. "Playtime" completely forgoes a plot in exchange for a film that does nothing but meander from scene one to its eventual end two hours later.
There just isn't very much here to constitute a film at all. Aside from the lack of plot, none of the situations that Hulot gets himself into are remotely funny, or even amusing. Again, like the previous films, it feels as though he's trying to pull off the kind of humor that Rowan Atkinson would make popular with his Mr. Bean character, except that Atkinson would do it much more successfully.
The one good thing that the previous films had going for them was Hulot himself. The character is quite charming and delightful. He's the kind of character that becomes interesting to watch. Hulot himself is what had saved the first two films from being a complete disaster, but this was because his charm had been allowed to come through loud and clear in the bright, cheerful mood of the films.
But then there came "Playtime," which is set in a world of dark, dreary colors that never allows Hulot's charm to come through. The mood and atmosphere of the film made it feel as though Hulot was always at a great distance, not allowing the audience to make a connection with him in his dreary world, so as he continued to wander through incident after incident, there was no reason to care.
Another thing that goes horribly wrong for "Playtime" is cutting back on Hulot's character in the film. For the first half, he's around quite a bit, except for the times that the film is concentrating on the tour groups. Then the second half takes a disastrous turn as it begins to focus on the opening of a new restaurant.
After the film had been concentrating on this for around ten minutes or so, I was beginning to wonder if this was meant as a kind of intermission as the film felt it had been going on for quite some time, but the scene kept going, leaving behind Hulot for nearly 20 minutes. When Hulot does finally arrive, he is ignored for the most part as the film tries to concentrate on everyone, while not letting us get to know any of them, once again leading to scenes that continued to meander.
I was not surprised to learn that this film was a commercial failure, yet I am surprised to see that many people consider it a "masterpiece" or a "work of art," when, truthfully, there is just not a whole lot to this film. If Tati meant it as a view of the world, then are we to take his view as cold and distant, with the title merely becoming ironic? Who knows? What is for certain is that by cutting down on Hulot's presence, the filmmakers made the film fall apart, much like the restaurant where Hulot is but an insignificant speck amongst many. 2/4 stars.
Films don't require plots all the time. Some of the best movies ever made don't have formal stories. This is one of the greatest of all films, one that is unlike any other I have ever seen. It is superbly crafted, and its humor derives from scenes so populated by extras all doing something funny that the viewer is forced to follow scenes in his own subjective way, and the film opens itself up to numerous viewings. It is the only movie where the extras as a collective is the star. One of my all time favorite films. Shame you weren't open to its originality.
I never said films do require plots all the time, but if the film isn't going to have one, then it certainly needs something to make up for it, which this film didn't have. As for being open to its originality, I always watch everything with an open mind, so to say that I'm not open to it is absurd, and just because something is original, doesn't always make it good.
I mean that you didn't like the aspects of the film that made it original, and that's true, based on what you wrote. And the film makes up for lack of plot with beautiful cinematography, masterful command of extras, and brilliant maximization of the imagery that can be recorded within the camera frame.
I agree that the cinematography is quite stunning. The two stars that I gave it were awarded because of its technical achievements. I was actually shocked to learn that the entire location was one gigantic set! However, while there was a command of the extras and a maximization of the imagery (mainly those very extras), they weren't doing anything of note to justify an entire two hour movie.
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Have a look at the topeak ones. They're pretty good.
just bought one of these
Topeak tri bag fits an iphone 5 in perfectly!
got one of these after Starting a similar thread. It's really great.
Tried a cheap eBay jobbie before that, it was crack, never stayed in place and the the straps failed after a weeks use... Utter toss.
I don't want to put my phone in there.
I saw Ed Oxley have on on his Fatty but can't remember the make?
I use mine on my commuter to hold a load of tools, 2 spare tubes and the battery for my light (Like you said you wanted to), as well as the phone, although I might go back to using a torch soon, faffing around with cables every trip gets old, and I could use the space in that pack for a packs Mack.
Phone pocket would also make a good place to keep route cards, just because the photo shows a phone doesn't mean you have to put one in there.
I've got one of these, works a treat
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I use a lezyne energy caddy bag as it fits my 4 cell gloworm battery pack perfectly. You couldn't fit much else in their with it but that means the battery is held securely so no rattles or bangs.
Rd, thanks for the link to the blog and Beerbabe's link....
I'm mailing her to see if she can do something for the bomb - bay on an Ibis Mojo frame...
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did you find one? I've got a topeak tribag i fitted for one short ride, didnt like and has sat in my shed ever since.
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I love these portraits, by Japanese photographer Osamu Yokonami, so much! Lots of images below.
Dillon Markey, an animator for Robot Chicken and PES (he co-animated that incredible short "Fresh Guacamole"), took an old Nintendo Power Glove and turned it into the ultimate tool for making stop-motion animations! I thought this was going to be a joke, but it is entirely real and practical (okay, minus the sound effect). How long until this ends up on Kickstarter?
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Photos by Alexi Hobbs, a photographer living and working in Montreal. More images below.
Paintings by Swedish artist Lars Daniel Rehn. More below.
Recently came across this insane video, from a couple years back, of Stanford student Ravi Fernando solving three Rubik's cubes while juggling them. This is beyond comprehension.
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Paintings by Rhode Island-based artist Rebecca Adams. More below.
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Ignant produced this wonderful profile on artist Andrea Wan whose solo show "Fleeting Seasons" opens this Thursday at BC Gallery in Berlin! Andrea, if you're reading this, thanks for the shout out in the video! Berlin is lucky, Vancouver misses you!
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Death on the Great Dunes: The strange case of the first cattle mutilation
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It's home to the oldest town in the entire state so it should come as no surprise that a "ghostly train" still runs the lines. The area has a thriving community of "Crypto-Jews" and even the Amish. But perhaps the most perculiar story that the Valley can lay claim to is one of particular importance to UFOlogy and general fringe weirdness: the story of "Snippy" the horse - the first cattle mutilation associated with strange lights in the sky.
On September 9th, 1967, Harry King left his humble ranch in search of Lady, his three year old mare. He and his mother had noted that she hadn't mosied back to the ranch for water in three days, something that was particularly odd considering how dry and hot the weather had been. Their fears were realized when they found Lady, or most of her anyway, laying on her side with her neck stripped bare to the bone.
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Google Earth 'San Luis Valley, Colorado' in the search box. Check out the symmetry of the roads and fields. I'm not attributing these to aliens since they are obviously man made, but the symmetry is pretty cool. To the left of the circles is a sandy looking area with for rounded rectangles (roads I'm guessing), but they are all in different positions.


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This game is on my list for sure. It's a very different approach to a video game. I hope it does well and people give it a chance.
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#1 by JimmyMagnum on August 24th, 2009 [ 83111 Points ]
At least this game is being pushed more than their other games, so it should, based on that alone, sell better anyway. Other than that, though, this game is looking really, really promising and I will most likely buy it when it's released. Will probably be a lot more emotional than MGS4 when you're going through the security corridor on the way to GW.
#2 by Fleakitten on August 24th, 2009
I've been on the fence about this one, but I'll probaly end up buying it.
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I think the overall gist of what he's saying bears thinking about, insofar as technology is changing things so fast that societal norms can't keep up. Although humans have never been especially good at that.
It all seems a bit fuzzy though. He himself points out that socialism didn't work out as advertised, and his own proposition seems similarly utopian.
Among other problems: people are born to work. A goodly charge of the physical problems besetting us stems from the fact that the human body was not biologically built to sit at a desk for 8-10 hours a day. So we end up running on treadmills while watching T.V.
It also won't be that easy to overcome the puritan values of our country, the work ethic that says that to work is good, and that it's not really work unless it makes you miserable. So at least look like you're doing work.
I actually don't know of any model of society that I think is fully implementable (is that a word?) on a mass scale. Like some other profound thinkers, I think his observations are good, but his proposed solutions leave something to be desired.People will believe anything, which means I will believe anything I want to start believing in things that have shapeliness and harmony.
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I made my annual visit to the Iowa State Fair today. What a perfect day to be at the fair...lots of sun and a nice cool breeze. I ate my required 10,000 calories of ice cream, "porkchops on a stick", lemonade and funnel cake. I passed on the free hard boiled eggs on a stick...the line was just too long. I've dropped 25 lbs this summer thru lots of walking and "starvation"...so I didn't feel bad about a little State Fair gluttony. Wow, those pork chops are good!
BTW I based on the crowd at about 2PM I think all of Iowa was at the fair today.
I arrived early enough to watch the WHO Radio broadcast of "Gardening Today" from the garden outside the Agriculture Building.
Mohamad Khan and Eileen Robb were just walking around with a cordless microphone and talking to people touring the garden. They had just one engineer who had a head set hooked up to a small radio...and that was all they needed to be on the air. I often listen to the show on Sunday mornings so it was fun to see them in person. .
The garden looked nice and was not muddy after yesterdays rain. I had remembered to bring a note pad and pen with me this year to take notes on some plants for next year. However, I managed to leave them in the car at the capitol and never thought about them until I was on the shuttle bus heading to the fair. :-)
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I also was at state fair yesterday. I brought small pad along to jot down some of the combo's flowers. Walked around for 7 hours -then mowed 1 1/2 hours woth push mower-while dh used rider. We was pooped when hit the sack. But we had ate at truck stop acroos from adventure-land. Did have funnel cake. But did buy $440 worth of cooking pans. Type you can brown with out oil. Using them for first time tonight. But next time bringing camera but got LOTS of ideas. But found windows I want-now to earn money to pay for them. I also past on egg on a stick-line must have been block long.
Well, guys I was at the fair on Sat. and I thought all of Iowa was there that day too. I ate a funnel cake, gyro, lemonade and cotton candy. I also brought my camera. I posted a link to some pictures on the thread "Lets get this forum underway" I hadn't been to the fair in many years and was impressed with their garden.


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Haii Mr. Beaw, maii name ish Lulu I'm fwee yeawz owd, do yuu hav sum candii fuw meh?
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This was just a photoshoot though, I highly doubt this little girl actually is evil. Its like Isabelle Fuhrman, she played Esther Coleman, is she evil? No! She's an actress!
Makes me think of Esther from Orphan or Rhoda Penmark from The Bad Seed.


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Source: Kate Gosselin Has Blown Through Millions
Kate Gosselin made a small fortune from her reality show and 'Dancing With The Stars,' but insiders tell me most of that money is now gone, leaving Kate worried about her financial future.
"Kate lives like she is a movie star," a friend tells me. "She flies first class and stays at the most expensive hotels and spends money on herself like it's going out of fashion. Remember, this is a woman who once spent $7,000 on a haircut!"
And while Kate keeps living the lifestyle she's become accustomed to, all the lucrative deals she's been trying to put together to earn the cash she needs to keep her in the lap of luxury have all fallen through.
"Kate was hoping to get paid to endorse a bunch of products," a friend tells me. "She thought she would earn millions by advertising baby carriages, food and cloths, but no one wanted her. The poor thing even thought she would get a deal with Cover Girl after being on 'Dancing With The Stars,' instead they went with Beyonce."
And with eight mouths to feed -- not to mention the new expense of having a home tutor for two of the kids -- the bills keep piling up. "Kate is so worried about her finances that she's even thinking about getting a real job," an insider tells me. Imagine that!
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- Friday 19 NovemberBy JimHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Why is this news? With all of the things going on in the world we have to hear about this bimbo??? I don't get it.
It is proven that she can pop out kid's already ... Why not get paid for it and get a job as a surrogate mother .. LMAO
She can always start a group for Mother's against condoms !!!
again ,LMAO ....
She can always write a how to book on things not to do with a condom !!!!
( Like Use them ) HaHaHa ....
- Friday 19 NovemberBy dan
I wish she would do porn, those big titties, wow
- Friday 19 NovemberBy joe
I like the way you think, dan
- Friday 19 NovemberBy mike barryHighest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
i dont hate alot of people, but, i truly hate this woman
- Friday 19 NovemberBy sjblegman
she should go make a porno,kate dose eight!
- Friday 19 NovemberBy Lisa
Or you could call her porn "Eight is enough!" (at one time).
- Friday 19 NovemberBy Jm
Hopefully money was put away for the kids.
- Friday 19 NovemberBy dinosaur
What ever happened to OCTOMOM? Same kind of crap.
- Friday 19 NovemberBy dr659
I`m yawning, I`m yawning again, ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
- Friday 19 November
She probably would of went far in the buisness , had she not turned into the greedy ,nasty person she is !
- Friday 19 November
blow through 7 million?? wth is she thinking??Dear Kate.....your not Madonna ok...She can do that because that girl works nonstop and is smart with money...why not let Sharon Osbourne be your personal accountant...just a thought...Sharon could give you some great tips on making money last and build!
- Friday 19 NovemberBy NAN
- Friday 19 NovemberBy no pity
oh, boohoo!
- Friday 19 NovemberBy PenelopeLowest Rank Vote downVote upReport this
Two days ago I heard a radio announcer belittling her for being too frugal & now today she is being demonized for spending to much. It doesn't matter what this woman does or does not do, she is going to have people who hate her.
- Friday 19 NovemberBy DianeLow Ranked Vote downVote upReport this
I just love how everyone bashes Kate................what about John, he is the dirtbag that left her with all those kids and the worst thing is he brings every new girl to meet his kids........that is way more harmful that Kates shallow behavior.
- Friday 19 November
Maybe that is why John left her...nothing more than another American woman who thinks she can slide through life on her looks alone....just look at what happend with the Octomom...same story..puts her greedy BS costumes abover her own kids welfare. I say put both sets of kids up for adoption and teach these phony pricesses a dose of reality!
- Friday 19 November
I used to love to watch this show when it was new and the kids were small. Since the drama and divorce the "feel" of the show has changed and I cant sit through and episode. I have moved on, sounds like everyone else that enjoyed it has too. The kids are adorable and Kate seems like she would be very hard to live with. I dont see marriage in her future.
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Friday's Children in Need was not only a glorious night for raising money for charity, but it was also an evening where TV history was made!
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I've offered to help mentor a Google Summer of Code student to work on DruCall. Here is a link to the project details.
The original DruCall was based on SIPml5 and released in 2013 as a proof-of-concept.
It was later adapted to use JSCommunicator as the webphone implementation. JSCommunicator itself was updated by another GSoC student, Juliana Louback, in 2014.
A few years ago, I was looking for a quick and easy way to run OpenID on a small web server.
A range of solutions were available but some appeared to be slightly more demanding than what I would like. For example, one solution required a servlet container such as Tomcat and another one required some manual configuration of Python with Apache.
On our last visit to Chile, we stayed in Pucon for a few days and went to climb the Villarrica volcano:
It is demanding (1500 meter rise in elevation from the bus stop, crampons must be worn on the glacier) but the view is breathtaking. While we were there, another nearby volcano erupted.
PostBooks has been successful on Debian and Ubuntu for a while now and for all those who asked, it is finally coming to Fedora.
The review request has just been submitted and the spec files have also been submitted to xTuple as pull requests so future upstream releases can be used with rpmbuild to create packages.
A few small things outstanding:
Today, 6 February, is the third birthday of the Lumicall app for secure SIP on Android.
Lumicall's 1.0 tag was created in the Git repository on this day in 2012. It was released to the Google Play store, known as the Android Market back then, while I was in Brussels, the day after FOSDEM.
Contributors to Debian can now monitor their list of pending activities using iCalendar clients on their desktop or mobile device.
The Github iCalendar feed has now been updated to scan issues in all of your repositories.
It is no longer necessary to list your repositories in the configuration file or remember to add new repositories to the configuration from time to time.
The other day I demonstrated how to get your Github issues/bugs as an iCalendar feed.
I'm planning to take this concept further and I just whipped up another Python script, exposing Nagios issues as an iCalendar feed.
I've just whipped up a Python script that renders Github issue lists from your favourite projects as an iCalendar feed.
The project is called github-icalendar. It uses Python Flask to expose the iCalendar feed over HTTP.
It is really easy to get up and running. All the dependencies are available on a modern Linux distribution, for example:
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Just how bad is it?
I did run some tests with the fio benchmarking utility.
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Musicians or groups from New England, New York and New Jersey who hope to perform at the Connecticut Folk Festival on September 12th have applied by submitting a video of one song to CT Folk. A committee has reviewed the submissions and has invited 12 of those applicants to perform for 10 minutes before an audience at this Auditions Night concert.
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Utrophin, B6.129-Utrntm1Jrs/Mmcd
Allele Symbol: Utrntm1Jrs
Name: targeted mutation 1, Joshua R Sanes
Alteration at locus: Knockout
Gene Symbol: Utrn
Name: utrophin
Chromosome: 10
Alteration at locus: Knockout
Genetic Alterations:
a neo cassette was inserted into the utrophin exon that encodes the beginning of the cystein-rich domain
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ES Cell Line: R1 derived from C57BL/6 x 129
Homozygous phenotype: Utrophin null mice are normal in appearance and behavior and show no obvious defects in
muscle or non-muscle tissue.
Heterozygous phenotype: Heterozygotes do not show any known morphological abnormalities.
Strain of Origin: C57BL/6 / 129
Strain genetic background: C57BL/6
Strain Development: Chimeric mice were bred to C57BL/6 and mice heterozygous for the mutant allele were selected by
These heterozygotes were bred together to produce homozygotes. Repeated backcrosses to C57BL/6 were made by breeding the homozygous null mouse with a C57BL/6 mouse. The heterozygous mice generated from this breeding scheme were bred together to produce homozyotes. This breeding scheme was repeated 6 times in order to increase the purity ot the C57BL/6 background.
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