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Womens Fairy Costumes
Naughty Nymph Fairy Adult Womens Costume
You'll be radiating an ethereal glow in the Naughty Nymph Fairy Adult Women's Costume. This glitter tulle and panne dress with corset-boning and lame bodice includes matching glitter wings that will make hearts go aflutter.
Tinkerbell Fairy Adult Womens Costume
Make them all green with envy when you float into the room wearing this Tinkerbell Fairy adult womens costume. The mint green dress of this womens fairy costume features an adjustable skirt. Sleeves, wings, a pouch and headpiece complete this sexy womens costume.
Dark Fairy Adult Womens Costume
Answer to the most demonic wishes on Halloween when you wear this Dark Fairy Adult Womens Costume. Black paisley patterned ragged dress and black and white striped tattered wings are mysteriously elegant.
Sexy Midnight Fairy Adult Womens Costume
This Sexy Midnight Fairy adult womens costume will make a believer out of anyone. The velvety black dress of this womens fairy costume features a tattered hem and mesh apron. A pair of unique wings, shoulder pieces, a belt and wand complete this sexy womens costume.
Skullicious Fairy Adult Womens Costume
Don't count on your wishes coming true from this dangerously sexy fairy. Skullicious Fairy Adult Womens Costume includes purple and black petal dress with black web overlay, simple choker, glovelettes and skull pattern wings.
Midnight Fairy Adult Womens Costume
Free your imagination and take flight on Halloween in this Midnight Fairy adult womens costume. The black velvet, sleeveless dress of this womens fairy costume features a deep petal tatter hem, attached black rope belt, and a sheer apron, complete with wand and fairy wings.
Fantasy Butterfly Adult Womens Costume
Everyone will flock to you when you arrive in this incredibly sexy Fantasy Butterfly adult womens costume. The orange, black and white mini dress features a ruffled skirt, attached polka dot petticoat, lace-up bodice and attached garters, complete with matching wings and a polka dot headpiece.
Racy Red Riding Hood Adult Womens Costume
Reinventa classic storybook tale when you don this Racy Red Riding Hood adult womens costume. The red, white and black, 100% polyester dress features a red tutu skirt, black lace-up bodice, a white, puffy-sleeved peasant top along with an attached red hooded cape.
Disney Princess Sleeping Beauty Adult Womens Costume
Avoid evil fairy god mothers at all costs when you wear this officially licensed Disney Princess Sleeping Beauty Adult Womens Costume! You wouldn't want to sleep through the Halloween festivity when you could be showing off your gifts of beauty and song all night!
Sassy Ref Adult Womens Costume
Make all the calls - keep it fair, or not - decide what you want when you suit up in this Sassy Ref adult womens costume. The black and white, 100% polyester dress features a zipper closure and comes complete with a whistle.
Lucky Lady Bug Pixie Adult Womens Costume
Someone is bound to get lucky when you wear thisLucky Lady Bug Pixie adult womens costume. Party it up in this sexy, red and black, polka dot dress complete with matching foil gauntlets, wings and antennae headband. This saucy outfit will send you flying!
Anime Purple Curls Wig with Hairscara
You'll look pretty in purple when you wear this Anime Purple Curls Wig with Hairscara. This set gives you the tools to get a full head of purple hair, ideal for cartoon, fairy, anime, doll and princess costumes.
Fairy Godmother Adult Womens Costume
Grant everyone you see three wishes when you wear this Fairy Godmother Adult Womens Costume! A handsome prince may just wish for you in this pink ball gown with gold trim, fluffy sleeves and layered skirt. Wings, rhinestone crown, and golden wand are also included.
Renaissance Lady Green Adult Womens Costume
Oh my, what a fair lady you are in the Renaissance Lady Green Adult Women's Costume. Sweep through the night in this gorgeous floor-length dress with white lace-up sleeves and brown corset style middle.
Renaissance Princess Deluxe Womens Costume
My, my you are one fair lady. The Renaissance Princess Deluxe Women's Costume is so luxe that everyone will be convinced of your royal status. Features plum and gold gown with a detailed bodice, puff sleeves and matching gold crown.
Blue Black Girls Horror Wig
Your costume rivals will drop dead when they see you wearing this shocking electric blue wig with black undertones. It's chic cut and eccentric color will go strikingly well with goth princess, fairy, or punk rock costumes.
The Walking Dead Beware I Bite V-Neck T-Shirt
Give your friends a fair warning when you wear the officially licensed The Walking Dead Beware I Bite V-Neck T-Shirt. This black, cotton t-shirt features a v-neck cut along with white, red and black lettering and graphics.
Passion Fairy Red and Black Adult Womens Wig
Add this pig tailed statement making Passion Fairy Red and Black Adult Womens Wig to any goth, witch, vampire, or evil demonness costume you'd like to complete a truly wicked look.
Sexy Gretchen Adult Womens Costume
Celebrate Ocktoberfest with spirit when you don this traditional Sexy Gretchen adult womens costume. The darling white, 100% polyester, peasant top dress is accompanied by brown, lace-up dirndl bodice, green skirt with attached white apron and white thigh highs.
White Adult Tutu
Create or complete your costume with the adult white tutu - it features a pretty satin waist and is ideal to wear as is or beneath a costume. Perfect for an angel or snow fairy costume too.
White Thigh High Fishnet Stockings
These classic thigh highs will turn heads whether they are beneath a sexy nurse costume or an angelic fairy! Add a little pixie dust to be sure they fall under your spell.
Black and Orange Adult Tutu
Create or complete your Halloween costume with this festive adult black and orange tutu. Wear it beneath a witch or fairy skirt or as is.
Anime Pink Curls Wig with Hairscara
Go pink or go home when you wear these Anime Pink Curls Wig with Hairscara. This look isn't just for one character. Versatile wig looks great with a wide range of cartoon, doll, fairy and princess costumes.
Blue Sparkle Cape
People will part to make way for your beauty when you wear the Blue Sparkle Cape. This pale blue cape will complete an array of costumes.


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Ship Weapons Questions
Hello, another brilliant question from me.
This time it is about the ship weapons:
1.) What do you prefer, Cannon, Dual Cannon, Dual Heavy Cannon, Quad Cannon?
Is there any logic behind, if I want to equip different cannon types on one ship?
Like, 2x Quad + 1x Dual Cannon + 1 Cannon?
(I don't talk about the Damage Types now)
2.) Are those MK XII Anti-Borg weapons also usefull for someone who is just playing through the story and not doing PVP and Task Force stuff? Or are those weapons specific against Borg ships usefull with standard damage to other races ships?
Short: Is it much easier to play the Story with those Anti-Borg weapons and equipment?
Thank you!
I run my Escort with one Quad cannon, two Dual Heavy cannons and a (new addition) quantum launcher on the front, three turrets on the back. I've recently switched everything to Fleet grade stuff, but before that I was using Anti-Borg weapons.
I don't get that into the numbers when it comes to DPS, as in, I don't run my numbers after each action/event. I know that with both set ups I can strip shields down pretty quick.
Honestly, I suppose it depends on how serious you want to be about it?
As far as cannon types, I run 2x DHCs 1x Cannon 1x Photon launcher on the front. I don't stick enough torpedo DOffs on my PvE build to make the quantums effective...
Now as far as DHCs vs DCs, it's a matter of personal preference, they both do the same DoT, but the DHCs tend to fire in shorter "bursts" with longer cooldowns, while the DCs tend to fire longer bursts and have more chances to proc.
I run the one single cannon to give me a little more DPS when the target is outside the DHCs narrow 45 degree arc, but outside of that, I wouldn't mix and match dual cannon types (hence why I have 2x DHCs on my escort, but I did try a 2x DC build on a Klingon BoP one day...)
Understand the STF weapons are truly designed for us hard core folks who grind hard into the game to get the bigger shiney. Honestly you do not have to have them to enjoy the story missions at all. In truth, vs some DMGx3 weapons you can get by crafting or by storyline, they really do not do anymore base damage vs other races, save for Borg which they are tuned for.
the borg mk xii weapons are good for story...mk xii (3 modifiers) from the exchange or fleet weapons are better apparently...but they are certainly better than mk xi.
you have to see the mk xii as a blue mk xii (2 good modifiers) if you do not fight borg.
mk xi borg weapons are not worth it, since you can get cheaper mk xi from exchange anyway, but if they are your only option...use those instead of mk x and so on.
the sets are top...maco/omega/KHG ground 2 pieces is almost always better than anything you can get somewhere else, even the mk x versions, which are sufficent actually.
cannons i have to say it really doesn't matter for story playing. dual heavy are preferable for PVP, for higher burst dmg. On an escort i wouldn't bother with single cannons, although there are many people who say they work very well in PVP too. anyway, for story it is really more a choice based on style and personal preference...performance is secondary.
the fleet advanced weapons are surely the best PVE (non borg) weapons in this game. and since all cannons cost the same...go for dual heavy cannons.
You can only equip 1 quad cannon.
The difference between DHC and DC is crit severity. The DHC have it built in. They drain more power 12 instea of 10. But equip 2 CRF and the slower fire rate wont matter that much.
All turrets on back as they proc with all cannon abilities.
The borg mark 12 purple DHC do 261 dps. Most none fleet do 261. So if you are an STFer then the borg are better because they have the extra possible dmg against borg.
If your an escort and running multiple crf's then go heavies.
But for some cruisers with limited tac spots go cannons or just dual cannons to save on power drain and to fire more often.
In PvP DHCs' slower firing rate is actually preferred because you can time your damage and because it gives an opponent much less time to react to front-loaded burst.
You guys really make my day.
Thank you again for all your personal point of views, tipps and informations.
I appreciate what you do for me and I hope I will someday become a half as good player as you people are.
Well I think I will skip the XII Borg weapons, when I have to do STF's and craft the items with the salvages from there. I know me, I would just stand on the sidelines, let others do the fighting and then I loot the items. And that's not fair to anyone who is spending so much time and energy into this game.
So I will get the Fleet versions.
Speaking of them: What is it about those Fleet versions of ships and weapons? What is the meaning of them? Ok, I am a member of a fleet and I support them as much as I can but I still don't get it.
You see I am a very dedicated gamer :D
[Borg] Weapons are effectively [Acc][CrtH] for most things, still pretty decent, and are comparatively cheap/easy to get for Mk XII. If you have them, no need to switch out for story weapons, but I wouldn't bother to try to grind up a full set prior to Season 7 launching (at which point they will no longer be buy-able).
As for my preference on them, 3x DHCs and a torp or 4x DHCs. I tried all DCs for the proc on my Sci which is running Polarized Disruptors, but kept running into power issues due to the cycle rate. On mixing 2x DHC, 1X DC and 1x Torp fore, any additional procs weren't noticeable, so, I've stuck to 3x or 4x DHCs.
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Hotel Orizzonte - Santa Tecla, Acireale
Via Cristoforo Colombo, 2 - Acireale1-877-662-6988
Welcome to Hotel Orizzonte!
You will be spoilt for choice in terms of dining as this 4-star Acireale hotel offers 2 restaurants serving breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner, so you are sure to find something tasty to tempt your palate. Unwind with some laps as this hotel features an outdoor pool. Spend your days lounging by the pool with a cool drink, having a spot of lunch at the restaurant or simply enjoying the beverage selection at the lounge bar before dinner. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can provide express check-in and express check-out. Free Wi-Fi is available.
Child-friendly amenities at this hotel include a children's pool and babysitting. The reception has a safety deposit box for your valuable items. Planning a meeting? This hotel has 7 meeting rooms. Other amenities include dry cleaning/laundry, an elevator (lift), beach/pool umbrellas, a garden and laundry facilities.
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Facilities at Hotel Orizzonte
- Bar
- Pool bar
- Laundry service
- Lift/elevator
- Room service - limited hour
- Pets accepted
- Beach umbrellas and deck loungers
- Laundry room
- Garden
- Limousine service
- Shuttle service from and/or to the airport
- Shuttle service from and/or to the railway station
- Free parking
- Multilingual staff
- Front desk - safety deposit box
- Front desk - 24 hour
- Luggage room
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Children swimming pool
- Meeting Room
- Conference room
- Internet/Email services
- Baby sitter
Know before you go
- Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
- This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- A resort fee is included in the total price displayed.
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
- In accordance with national/local laws, air conditioning may be restricted to certain hours from 1 May to 31 October.
- Guests can arrange to bring pets by contacting the property directly, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
Check-in: between noon and midnight.
Check-out: before noon.
PolicyExtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
City tax and/or any other fees charged by the hotel
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Airport shuttle fee: EUR 60,00 per vehicle (one way)
- Late check-out fee: EUR 50.00
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 15.00 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
The charges below are included in your overall room price:
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We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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Room Details
Book your pet-friendly accommodation at Hotel Orizzonte, offering 130 guest rooms with designer toiletries and climate control. Rooms open onto balconies. Guests can kick back at the end of a busy day and enjoy flat-screen televisions with satellite channels and pay movies. Business travelers visiting the Acireale area will have access to free wireless high-speed Internet access as well as desks and safes. A good night's sleep in comfortable beds with premium bedding will have visitors waking up refreshed and well-rested throughout their vacation or business trip.
Private bathrooms are outfitted with superior features such as showers, rainfall showerheads, bidets and complimentary toiletries. Minibars and hair dryers are supplied in each room to facilitate basic travel needs. Additional comforts include air conditioning.
Accommodation Services
- Air conditioning
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- Hairdryer in each room
- Safe
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- Individually controlled air conditioning
- Terrace/Balcony
- Satellite TV
- Wireless Internet access
Distances from Hotel OrizzontePiazza San Domenico - 2.7 km / 1.7 mi
Palazzo Musmeci - 2.8 km / 1.7 mi
Cathedral of Acireale - 2.8 km / 1.7 mi
Piazza del Duomo - 2.8 km / 1.7 mi
Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul - 2.8 km / 1.8 mi
Puppet Theatre and Museum - 2.8 km / 1.8 mi
Palazzo Comunale - 2.9 km / 1.8 mi
Basilica di San Sebastiano - 2.9 km / 1.8 mi
Butterfly House - 6.7 km / 4.2 mi
Sanctuary of the holy martyrs Alfio, Filadelfio and Cirino - 7.5 km / 4.6 mi
Mother Church of San Nicola - 7.7 km / 4.8 mi
Le Zagare Shopping Center - 7.8 km / 4.8 mi
I Portali Shopping Centre - 8 km / 4.9 mi
Casa del Nespolo Museum - 8.3 km / 5.2 mi
Lachea Island - 8.5 km / 5.3 mi
The preferred airport for Hotel Orizzonte is Catania (CTA-Fontanarossa) - 20.5 km / 12.7 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
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- Limousine service
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- Shuttle service from and/or to the railway station
- Free parking
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In the digital economy, how do we assess and accredit evidence of learning for graduate success?
Speakers: Helen Chen, Stanford University; Tracy Penny Light, University of Waterloo; Nancy Wozniak, Stony Brook University
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²), all of it land.
There were 180 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 81.1% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.6% were non-families. 8.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 22.1% from 25 to 44, 35.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years. For every 100 females there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $60,938, and the median income for a family was $65,250. Males had a median income of $51,875 versus $30,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,968. About 6.2% of families and 7.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 2.4% of those age 65 or over.


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The junction beneath the Anna flyover, which is one of the defining landmark's of the city, is set to undergo some major changes.
If a proposal being considered by the Highways Department goes through, the Anna Circle intersection will be the first location in the city to have a double-decker (two levels) flyover. In order to facilitate through-traffic between Nungambakkam High Road and Radhakrishnan Salai, a flyover might come on top of the existing Anna flyover.
The design includes an entry ramp from Arcot Road (that leads to Kodambakkam) and a loop on to Anna Salai to facilitate traffic flow towards the Secretariat.
Anna flyover (earlier Gemini flyover), when it was inaugurated in 1973, was the first flyover in the city. Since an average of 20,000 vehicles/hour pass through the intersection beneath the flyover, a senior Highways Department official said that the time has to come to address the flow of traffic from roads perpendicular to Anna Salai.
"The plan is to seamlessly integrate all the straight traffic. However, since there is bound to be a lot of land acquisition impact, a detailed study is required," he added.
A set of short-term measures aimed at reducing waiting time at the Anna Circle intersection are also under consideration.
The size of the existing roundabout will be reduced, or removed, and the statues will be relocated to allow right turns directly into Anna Salai. This will reduce the overall signal stoppage points required to cross the intersection from seven to three, according to a preliminary study by Chennai City Connect. It will result in a 40 per cent reduction in waiting time.
The study conceived "to justify investment in a solution," found that the Anna Circle intersection costs the city Rs.2.7 lakh a day in petrol, human capital and ecological loss.
Raj Cherubal, coordinator, City Connect, an NGO working on improving traffic and transport conditions in Chennai, said, "The vision is to convert the ground level at the intersection into a pedestrian and walkers plaza with shuttle services operating to the nearest Metro station. All the car and two-wheeler traffic will be diverted through the overhead corridors."
Keywords: Chennai flyover, infrastructure development


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Clarence Chan, owner of Bare Speed says, "I saw this car and thought, this is going to be amazing! Everyone else saw this car and just laughed at me. Most people said it needs to be scrapped. I then spoke to Silent Running and told them about the project. They loved the idea, they had not seen the car though. After they saw the first pictures, they were speechless, "Are you sure we can do this by SEMA?" The next call was to Goodmark- I spoke to them about the car and they loved the idea. They knew exactly what I was talking about and agreed it was a great idea."
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Auburn's new 9-¼ limited-slip differential broadens consumer choice and delivers
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Introduced by Magnus Linklater. Angelo, a private in Mussolini's 'ever-glorious' Italian army, may possess the virtues of love and an engaging innocence but he lacks the gift of courage. However, due to circumstances beyond his control, he ends up fighting not only for Italy but also for the British and German armies. With his patron the Count, the beautiful Lucrezia, the charming Annunziata, and the delightful Major Telfer, Angelo's fellow characters are drawn with… (plus)
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Free MMO/MMORPG Fantasy Roleplaying Game!
Get ready for nonstop action and adventure! AdventureQuest Worlds is the best MMORPG (massively multiplayer online roleplaying game) that is browser based. There are no downloads or software to install, and this 2D MMO fantasy RPG is free to play! Brandish your blade, conjure your spells, and heed the call of Battle On!
May 18, 2015
Face the Wrath of the FlameLord
The Firestorm Onslaught Finale is here!
The Fire Titan has risen, summoned by the might of an army of fire mages and warriors. The Firestorm Onslaught rules in Embersea now and after demolishing the Forege last week, there's only one thing left to do - defeat their leader at the Lavarun Altar and take over the entire army!
If you haven't played through the Firestorm Onslaught storyline yet, you're missing out on one of the hottest zones in AQWorlds! Find out what you've missed, and how you begin your adventures to save the people of Embersea from the Queen of Monster's fieriest general in our Saga Summary Design Notes post!
Don't miss this week's other releases:
- The Legend-only test of AQWorlds' new combat engine is live!
- The 4-day Memorial Day Weekend server boost begins Friday!
- Get up to 50% more ACs when you buy AdventureCoin packages through May 31st!
May 12, 2015
Firestorm Saga: Survive the Forge
Battle the Mightiest Warriors in the Firestorm Onslaught This Weekend!
Prove your worth as you battle through The Forge - a gauntlet of the Firestorm Onslaught's greatest warriors. If you survive, you'll earn the right to face Tyndarius, Lord of the Firestorm, in head-to-head combat! Winner. Takes. ALL!
Blazebinder Tier II Class Arrives!
The first Tier II Class since the original DoomKnight Class releases this Friday! It's stronger, requires more strategy, and you're guaranteed to critically BURN your opponents to the ground! Get a sneak peek at the initial Class Skills here, then check back on Friday for the final writeup!
Don't miss this week's other releases:
- Wednesday: the NPCs house band arrives in Yulgar's Inn!
- Thursday: the Tournament of Heroes Backstory Contest begins!
May 05, 2015
Battle Through the Forgotten Tombs
Recover the Dark Shard Before the Seraphic Paladins!
Battle through The Forgotten Tombs this weekend as we continue the saga of Dage the Evil. Members of the Undead Legion guard one of Dage's most treasured artifacts deep inside the tomb, and Laken's Seraphic Paladins will do anything to possess it - the fate of the Dark Shard depends on YOU!
Don't miss this week's other releases:
- May the 4th, Cinco de Mayo, and Revenge of the Fifth shops!
- Nulgath's Chaotic Fiend Rares shop!
- I Can Mod Contest happening now!
April 27, 2015
The Phoenix Rises
Battle Cinderclaw the Ravenous this Weekend!
Enter the Pheonixrise Gates and battle your way through the Fyreborn Caverns to defeat the dreaded Cinderclaw the Ravenous! The fate of the stolen people of Embersea rests in your hands... IF you survive!
Don't miss this week's other releases:
- Unlock the Obsidia Necromancer gear now in your game menu or get the full set with a 12k AC package
- Battle to unlock the Fyreborn Mauler and Cinderclaw Morph gear
- NEW gear added to the Treasure Chests this Friday
Unlock Dage's Obsidia Necromancer Set
Become a bone-ified commander of the Undead this Friday with Dage's Obsidia Necromancer! Unlock the entire set with a 12000 AdventureCoin package, including the color-custom armor and helm, or find select items from the set in a limited-time rares shop in-game!
The Obsidia Necromancer gear will be available until May 29th inside AQWorlds!
2015 Dragons Calendar
Unlocks Chrono DragonKnight Class at Heromart!
A brand-new year approaches, and that means a brand-new Calendar has arrived at HeroMart! This year we're showcasing the breathtaking art of our newest mobile game - AdventureQuest: Dragons!
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NEW Mobile Game: AQ:Dragons
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AdventureQuest Dragons is LIVE! We teamed up with the creators of Cookie Clicker to build the ultimate dragon-themed idle game. Please get the app at www.AQDragons.com and rate us 5-stars to help spread the word!
AQW players get a special perk for becoming a FOUNDER
Get the founder package in Dragons and unlock the Flame Dragon Warrior class, armor, sword, spear, dragon help, epic cape, wings and a special character page badge in AdventureQuest Worlds.
Get BattleGems now on the App Store & Google Play for free
Be the first to play Battle Gems! Created by the same friendly (and crazy) team that creates AdventureQuest Worlds. Battle Gems is available right now for free on Google Play's App Store for your Android device AND Apple's App Store for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Read more details here!
The team and I are really proud to be releasing Battle Gems for you. As our first major mobile game, it took over 6 months to draw, animate, code and write the 450+ joke & pun filled levels for you. We think you will agree that it is our most crazy, addictive and fun game yet! Get Battle Gems and please help us spread the word. (P.S. We are working on the Android version as you read this.)
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- 450+ quests to Mount Death Dread Doom Skull
- 250+ items
- Every item you collect increases your total power!
- Fully customizable character
- Crazy monsters, epic battles, and… horrible puns (but get it anyway)
New Flash Player Update: 17.0.0
News Flash on the new Adobe Flash Player update
Adobe Flash Player—the life source of all online Artix Entertainment games—just received a NEW update (the last one was in March). Unfortunately, this update has caused some issues for our beloved players =(
But fear not, intrepid hero! Because Gjappy is here to help you with a FULLY LOADED guide on How to update your Flash Player! Click here to read the walkthrough!
Turn Fantasy into Reality
Upgrade and Unlock the Legend-only BeastMaster Class!
Unlock more power, exclusive storylines, and super-charged rewards when you upgrade your account! In our latest Legend-only release, unlock the BeastMaster Class when you talk to Faith, and begin learning how to control your animal companion in battle! Battle as a Legendary Hero and gain access to a ton of exciting extra Legend Perks when you upgrade your account!
BeastMasters are free to play and battle with ANY pet in-game!
RPG Strategy: Unlikely Alliances
Good & Evil vs Chaos!
Decide whether you will be Good or Evil! Choose quickly, because Chaos monsters have already invaded Lore! Ally with Good King Alteon or the Evil Empress Gravelyn, then join the battle to defeat Drakath and his 13 Lords of Chaos. Use your Book of Lore to begin the adventure with thousands of players as new chapters of the story unfold each week!
To defeat Chaos, Good and Evil need to work together!
New Releases Every Week
New Zones, Quests, Items, Classes.... and more!
AQWorlds is being developed right under your feet as you play it! We gather your awesome ideas and suggestions, then build as much as we can each week! Whether you love high-tech, low-tech, super-mech, or fantasy games, we want to create the new gear, minigames, and monsters you're looking for!
Battles heat up very quickly!
"Home is where you hang your helm."
Buy your own place and customize it with over 550 house items. Invite your friends or visit their homes by typing /house. Build your own Tower of Necromancy or Castle Keep and fill it with paintings, statues, and a wide variety of landscaping items! Future house styles will include Lairs, Flying Fortresses and more!
Save the realm, then quest for a home to /rest in!
New features are continually added!
- Guilds
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- PVP, Wars and Live Events!
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- Party Battles - team up with your friends!
- Boss Monsters who use their own skills to attack!
- Customizable Houses - invite your friends to hang out!
Want more bag space?
Add up to 40 more permanent inventory slots! Your bank and house inventories can each hold 20 more items. Talk to Valencia in the town of Battleon for more details.
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NPR executives announced Friday that they will stop production of Talk of the Nation this summer. The call-in program will be replaced with Here and Now, a newsmagazine that will be a co-production of Boston member station WBUR and NPR.
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We live in a culture of diversity. It has been said that America is a melting pot of culture and religion. In any direction you turn you are likely to find diverse ethnicities and ways of living. The differences between people are more obvious in America today than ever before in times past. While this becomes more obvious in larger cities such and Louisville and Lexington, places that are set up to host multiple ethno-linguistic groups, the smaller and more rural areas are beginning to blend in many of the same ways.
When Mike and Jill Reed bought the historic Hough residence and property at Green's Lane and KY 55 at Wakefield, they got more than they bargained for. The Reeds became owners of the last resting places of 18 Civil War soldiers.
The identities of the 18 are not known, but Hough family tradition indicates they were Confederates who lost their lives in a shootout with federal forces. Here's a very interesting letter sent to me Aug. 22, 1987 by Spencer County native Charles R. Hough, who at that time lived in Seattle, Washington.
A host family is being sought to provide a home to a foreign exchange student from Switzerland. The 18-year-old male student will be arriving in July 31 in time to attend school at Spencer County High School. The student enjoys playing piano, soccer and is interested in learning American football. He will remain in the United States until June 2011.
If you are interested in providing a home and all the necessary transportation that a typical active teenager requires, then please call International Exchange Coordinator Sally Crespo at 477-1972.
It may not have been the hottest day of the year but it was close. With the temperature in the 90s and humidity levels up to 75 percent before it even thought about raining, patrons of the Spencer County Library flooded the tailwaters June 15 for part of the Summer Reading Program.
Spencer County Schools are proud to announce the winners of the annual district Young Authors contest.
The contest was available to both elementary schools and the middle school.
Many students participated and wrote a short story from rough draft to publication. Representative books were sent for the school judging from participating classrooms. These books were then scored by students in the fourth and fifth grades based on the criteria of the contest.
The following winners were awarded certificates in May:
Mulching offers many benefits for landscaping in your yard and gardens. Some of these include retained moisture, weed control, improved drainage, lower soil temperature, erosion prevention and protection from mowers and trimmers. As they decompose, mulches also release minerals into the soil and leave behind humus which is good for plants.
In our world today, we hear a lot about safe sex. I believe the Bible has the greatest cure of all. In fact, if we do what it says, we won't have to worry about getting any kind of unmentionable disease.
In Matthew 19, we see Jesus telling the Pharisees about marriage.
The Patchworkers Quilt Guild started meeting over ten years ago because the members wanted a place to meet and sew together. It has evolved into a place where friendships form and newcomers can learn how to quilt.
The dead line for entering the Spencer County Baby/Toddler contest has been extended to July 22nd all entries must be postmarked by July 22. For entry forms and rules or other fair information see the fair catalog at our web site www.spencercountyfair.org. For baby/toddler contest questions call Casinda Cottrell at 502-321-6879
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Join in a revival with Brother Ray Ammons and Pastor Marvin Redmon at Wakefield Christian Church, located on KY 55/Bloomfield Rd., July 25 at 1:30 p.m. Ammons was a speaker at the recent Brush Arbor meeting in Taylorsville.
Sidewalk sale fundraiser
Taylorsville residents Michael Waits and his wife, Zehra, will be holding a sidewalk sale to raise funds Saturday from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the corner of Main and Washington streets to help support their international adoption. Donations are welcome.
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On 5 May 2014 the President signed Federal Law No. 112-FZ "On Amendments to the Federal Law 'On the National Payment System' and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation."
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First of all, the amendments envisage the creation of a national system of payment cards (NSPC): it will be operated by an open joint stock company, with 100% of its shares initially held by the Central Bank (it will be possible to sell those shares afterwards, but subject to certain limitations). The banks participating in NSPC are required to provide NSPC payment cards to their clients for the drawing of salaries and social payments from the treasury and state extra budgetary funds. In addition, sellers (save for microenterprises) are required to ensure that consumers can pay for goods (works or services) with NSPC cards or in cash at their choice.
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Roaring River downstream of the developed area of Roaring River State Park is stocked with rainbow trout and brown trout. The area of the trout park designated as Zone 3 and the mile of stream immediately below the park were surveyed in 2011. Both rainbow and brown trout were present in good numbers and an array of sizes. Rainbow trout 14 to 17 inches in length were captured indicating some carryover with growth occurring. These fish would be more wary and focus on natural prey items providing more of a challenge to anglers. Brown trout as large as 24 inches and over seven pounds were observed during sampling. Lower Roaring River is managed as a White Ribbon Trout Area.
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In effect the national poet of Ghana, Awoonor (1935-2013) belongs to the first generation of African writers who grew up along with their countries; his verse from the 1960s integrates modernist sparseness with traditional icons and ceremonial forms, as in "A Dirge": "Our fathers, the hippo has overturned our canoe./ We come home/ Our guns point to the earth." Awoonor became a professor of literature in Long Island; in 1975 returned to Ghana, where he was incarcerated for political reasons; and from 1984 to 1994 served as Ghana's ambassador to Brazil, to Cuba, and to the United Nations. His later verse (along with his prose, sparsely excerpted here) reflects all that experience, folding into its lines disillusion with the U.S.; determination and resistance in jail; and enthusiasm for an international revolutionary left, for "commitments that will not wait." Awoonor's sudden death—killed by terrorists who attacked the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi—prompted tributes from across Africa and the African diaspora. His place in a tradition seems secure; the later poems may sound like public speeches, but the earlier work, towards the end of this big selection, remains valuable for its vivid attempts to make new, locally rooted forms. (Mar.)


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Sycamore Public Library
Although the Sycamore Public Library did not open its doors until 1892, we can trace its roots back to 1875 when a Chautauqua Scientific Circle was formed in Sycamore. Once members had completed the course, they established the Athena Literary Society in order to form a public library. Over the course of three years they raised $700 and asked city council to appropriate money for books and that the mayor appoint a board of directors. On July 12, 1892, the Sycamore Public Library opened in Hoyt and Rogers' Store, second floor, in the backroom. This building now is occupied by Marlyn's Majorettes. The City Council appropriated $800 to purchase books. The Athena Literary Society assisted with funding the library for the first two years. Miss Flora Jeannette Dow, a member of Athena, was the first librarian. In 1902, Andrew Carnegie offered the City of Sycamore $10,000 for the construction of a library, provided an acceptable site could be secured and that the Sycamore City Council would annually appropriate at least 10% of his donation for maintaining the building. Mr. Frederick B. Townsend donated the property where the library stands today. Miss Dow received the honor of placing the first trowel of mortar on the cornerstone on May 24, 1905. Over the next 90 years, several renovation and remodeling projects took place and then on October 14, 1995, a new era of growth began with the groundbreaking ceremony for the library expansion. Today we are looking at ways to serve the community's needs by providing the best possible services and programs available.
The Sanfilippo "Place de la Musique"
A private Estate located in Barrington Hills, featuring the World's finest collection of Automatic Music Instruments, including the World's largest Theater Organ. Private Group Tours or 40 or more. Charity Gala Events & Concerts. A Summer Concert Series and a Christmas Concert supporting the Sanfilippo Foundation open to the public with pre-purchased tickets. Concerts include time to explore the Sanfilippo Collection. See website for details and tickets.
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Theatre Historical Society of America
Theatre Historical Society of America features archives and gallery space featuring the history of America's theatres in photos, blueprints and artifacts.Rotating exhibits highlight the history of different theatres.
Two Brothers Roundhouse
Originally constructed in 1855-1865, the roundhouse was renovated and now houses Illinois' largest microbrewery and brewpub. Passion for beer, love of food, and appreciation for great architecture flourishes in the walls of this historic 70,000 square foot facility. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Two Brothers Roundhouse is the oldest limestone roundhouse in the United States. As they bring new life to this 155 year old building, enjoy a casual atmosphere in the main dining room gastropub, our sports tavern and music venue or our new cafe and bakery. There is more to do than dinner at the Roundhouse. As with the beer and food, the live entertainment has a local flair. Whether it be a wedding, reunion or corporate event, they have a variety of spaces for friends and family to gather. Cheers!
Valley View Model Railroad
Experience the glory days of mainline railroading as you watch model trains in operation on a detailed scenic railroad.
Victorian Cottage Museum
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - This Victorian home features rooms furnished with artifacts exemplifying the lifestyle of the emerging middle-class during the 1870s. Group tours welcome seven days a week with advanced reservations. Walk-in hours Wednesdays & Sundays. Free admission.
Volo Auto Museum
The most under priced attraction in the area! 36 acres of family fun. See 300 classic, antique and muscle cars, including the country's largest display of Hollywood TV and movie cars! Experience the Military Combat Zone, a life-like battle scene with rare military vehicles and weapons. Shop 5 Antique Malls. Take a Haunted Trolley Tour. Enjoy great food in a Betty Boop themed diner and more. All in one location!
Warrenville Historical Society
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - The Warrenville Museum is located in an 1858 Greek Revival Methodist Church that was later used as an art studio by Adam Albright and his sons, Ivan and Malvin. Exhibits include art, featuring works by the Albrights, and local history.
West Chicago City Museum
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Housed in historic Turner Town Hall (National Register site), the museum features community history exhibits and a research collection including local history and railroad materials. The Kid Zone Gallery offers changing hands-on displays for all ages.
CITY:West Chicago
West Town Museum of Cultural History
The West Town Museum of Cultural History has been the repository for black history in Maywood since 1857. The museum features a pictorial exhibit on the Underground Railroad.
William L. Gregg House Museum
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Victorian, red-bricked house displays collections typical of the 1920s through 1940s in authentic lifestyle settings. Open Wednesdays and Sundays.
William Tanner House
Built in 1856, this Italianate building is home of the Aurora Historical Society and where you'll find historic photos, books, documents and maps covering Aurora's history from the 1830s to now. Tours of fully furnished home & exhibits offered. Call for hours.
Yesterday's Farm Museum
A historic 1800s family farm that is maintained in its original location. Programs depict settlers' lives with period accuracy.
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Okay for kids to use a mix of English and Mandarin when speaking: Study
Published on Aug 21, 2014 7:33 AM
Most parents tell their children not to speak in a jumble of English and Mandarin, fearing that it would confuse them and hinder their learning of the language they are weaker in.
However, bilingualism expert Yow Wei Quin disagrees.
The Singapore University of Technology and Design assistant professor, who heads its language and social cognition lab, conducted a study on pre-schoolers and found that code-switching - when a speaker alternates between two or more languages in a sentence or conversation - could improve their Mandarin.
A total of 51 pre-schoolers took part in her study, believed to be the first of its kind in Singapore. Last year, a team of researchers went to two pre-schools and recorded the conversations of the children aged five to six. They followed them throughout their activities, from lessons to group projects to meals and play time, for 10 days.
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Code-switching is not bad. In fact, it might help children to express themselves in a weaker language. Speaking a little bit of Mandarin is better than not speaking it at all. Otherwise, children may avoid speaking the language altogether.
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Zesty Italian Topper
16 Sep 2011
|Oat bran hot cereal
|1 Cup (16 tbs), uncooked (Quaker Oat)
|Grated parmesan cheese
|3 Tablespoon
|Italian seasoning
|1⁄2 Teaspoon
|Garlic powder
|1⁄4 Teaspoon
Heat oven to 350°F.
Place oat bran in ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until light golden brown, stirring occasionally.
Cool; add parmesan cheese, Italian seasoning and garlic powder.
Store tightly covered at room temperature.
To serve, sprinkle generously on cooked vegetables, pizza, soups, salads or casseroles.
Or, use as a coating for chicken, fish or vegetables.
Recipe Summary
Difficulty Level:Easy
Restriction:Lacto Ovo Vegetarian
Preparation Time:10 Minutes
Cook Time:20 Minutes
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A multiuser scheme allowing for a number of users, sets of user, or carriers to share one or more channels is provided. In the invention, the available channel bandwidth is subdivided into a number of equal-bandwidth subchannels according to standard OFDM practice. A transmitter transmits data on a set of OFDM subchannels that need not be contiguous in the spectrum or belong to the same OFDM channel. A receiver receives and decodes the data and detects errors on subchannels. The receiver then broadcasts the identity of those subchannels on which the error rate exceeds a specific threshold, and the transmitter may select different subchannels for transmission based on this information.
1. A method of wireless communication in an area comprising a plurality of computing devices able to communicate wirelessly, the method comprising the acts, carried out by a first computing device, of:
a) detecting, while receiving transmissions from a second computing device, transmission errors on a set of OFDM subchannels based on decoding received wireless communications using an error correction code, the received wireless communications being received with a receiver;
b) identifying a plurality of undesirable subchannels from the set of OFDM subchannels based at least in part on the errors detected in act (a); and
c) broadcasting an identity of the plurality of undesirable subchannels in a transmitted wireless communication such that the identity of the plurality of undesirable subchannels is receivable by at least one third computing device different from the first computing device and the second computing device.
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9. A wireless receiver for receiving OFDM transmissions in an area comprising a plurality of computing devices able to communicate wirelessly, the receiver comprising:
at least one processor programmed to act as:
an error detection module for determining, while communicating with a transmitter, transmission errors on a set of OFDM subchannels based on decoding received wireless communications using an error correction code;
an identification module for identifying low fidelity subchannels from the set of OFDM subchannels based at least in part on the determined transmission errors; and
a broadcasting module for broadcasting a vector representing the low fidelity subchannels such that the vector is receivable by at least one computing device different from the transmitter and the receiver.
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14. A system comprising the wireless receiver of
wherein the at least one computing device comprises at least one processor programmed to receive the vector from the wireless receiver and to select OFDM subchannels for transmission based at least in part on the vector by selecting subchannels not in the vector before selecting subchannels in the vector.
15. A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable signals stored thereon that define instructions that, as a result of being executed by a computer, instruct the computer to perform a method of wireless communication in an area comprising a plurality of computing devices able to communicate wirelessly, the method comprising acts carried out by a first computing device of:
a) receiving data sent by a second computing device across an OFDM spectrum;
b) performing error detection on the received data by decoding received wireless communications using an error correction code;
c) identifying OFDM subchannels in which errors were detected, based on the error detection in b); and
d) advertising, to the plurality of computing devices, the OFDM subchannels in which errors were detected.
16. A computer-readable storage medium of
17. A computer-readable storage medium of
18. A computer-readable storage medium of
a) if a sufficient number of non-interfering error-free subchannels are available, transmitting on the non-interfering error-free subchannels; and
b) if a sufficient number of non-interfering error-free subchannels are not available, pausing data transmission for a random time interval before repeating the steps of
19. A computer-readable storage medium of
20. A computer-readable storage medium of
1 . Field of Invention
The invention relates generally to wireless communication and more particularly to a system for selecting OFDM subchannels.
2. Discussion of Related Art
Frequency Division Multiplexing (FDM) is a well known process by which multiple signals are modulated on different frequency carrier waves. FDM has been used for decades in radio and television broadcast. Radio and television signals are sent and received on different frequencies, each corresponding to a different "channel."
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) has also been known in the art at least since the late 1960's. In OFDM, a single transmitter transmits on multiple different orthogonal frequencies simultaneously. Orthogonal frequencies are frequencies that are independent with respect to the relative phase relationship between the frequencies. In OFDM, the available bandwidth is subdivided into a number of equal-bandwidth "subchannels." OFDM is advantageous for broadband wireless communication because it reduces the detrimental effect of multipath interference, ultimately permitting reliable data transmission at higher throughput. OFDM is also known as Discrete Multitone Modulation (DMT). OFDM is employed in many Standards used today for wireless communication. For example, both the IEEE 802.11a wireless LAN Standard and the 802.11g wireless LAN Standard rely on an implementation of OFDM for signal transmission. The next generation Wi-Fi (802.11n) and UWB also use OFDM. One early reference describing OFDM is R. W. Chang, Synthesis of band-limited orthogonal signals for multi-channel data transmission, Bell System Technical Journal (46), 1775-1796 (1966).
OFDM thus functions by breaking one high speed data stream into a number of lower-speed data streams, which are then transmitted in parallel (i.e., simultaneously). Each lower speed stream is used to modulate a subcarrier. This creates a "multi-carrier" transmission by dividing a wide frequency band (or channel) into a number of narrower frequency bands (or subchannels), each modulated with a signal stream. By sending multiple signal streams simultaneously, each at a lower rate, interference such as multipath or Raleigh fading can be attenuated or eliminated without decreasing the overall rate of transmission.
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) is an improvement on OFDM. In OFDMA, different sets of subchannels are assigned to different users. OFDMA is employed today in the DVB-RCT specifications for terrestrial interactive TV networks and in the IEEE 802.16a and IEEE 802.16e (mobile WiMAX) specifications for broadband wireless access networks. OFDMA was described in H. Sari and G. Karam, "Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access and its Application to CATV Networks," European Transactions on Telecommunications & Related Technologies (ETT), Vol. 9, No. 6, pp. 507-516, November-December 1998. OFDMA is also known as Multi-user OFDM.
Cognitive radio is a system used for wireless communication in which transmitters and receivers can alter communications parameters based on a variety of factors. A nonexclusive list of these factors includes the nature of the communication being transmitted, the availability of licensed or unlicensed frequencies, user behavior, network state, noise or other interference at particular frequencies, and detection of other users of bandwidth. Cognitive radio is discussed generally in J. Mitola, III and G. Q. Maguire, Jr., "Cognitive Radio: Making Software Radios More Personal," IEEE Personal Communications, 6(4):13-18, August 1999.
Error correction coding or forward error correction is a method to check that signals have been correctly received and correct errors in transmission when they occur. Generally error correction coding operates by adding some form of redundant data to a message. Different error correction coding schemes tolerate different levels of error transmissions without requiring any data to be retransmitted.
This Summary provides an illustrative context for aspects of the invention, in a simplified form. It is not intended to be used to determine the scope of the claimed subject matter. Aspects of the invention are described more fully below in the Detailed Description.
In the claimed invention, a receiver performs error correction decoding on received packets, and uses that information to locate the OFDM subchannels causing errors and thus determine which subchannels are best suited for use.
Described herein are systems and methods for the implementation of a multiuser scheme allowing for a number of users, sets of user, or carriers to share one or more channels. In some embodiments, the available channel bandwidth is subdivided into a number of equal-bandwidth subchannels according to standard OFDM practice. The transmitter is informed by an application that it needs to transmit data a particular rate. The transmitter determines the minimum number of subchannels and maximum interference plus noise power threshold for each subchannel necessary to achieve that data rate and selects a set of subchannels matching those requirements. The subchannels need not be contiguous in the spectrum or belong to the same channel. Once the transmitter has selected the required number of subchannels, it begins transmitting simultaneously on those subchannels across the entire bandwidth used by those subchannels.
The receiver then performs error correction on the interleaved received packets. The error correction decoder will first locate the errors, and thus determine which subchannels cause errors. If the number of bits in error in a given subchannel exceeds a threshold, then the channel is labeled as bad and another channel is used. In various embodiments, either a "hard decision" or a "soft decision" can be made as to which channels cause the most errors. In some embodiments, the receiver then broadcasts a vector indicating which channels are bad and which channels are good, which the sender (or the network) can then use for subchannel selection.
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This invention relates to a novel use of forward error correction to select subchannels for OFDMA transmission. Cognitive selection of OFDMA subchannels is described in copending application Ser. No. 11/410,969 to Hassan et al. In embodiments of the claimed invention, the selection of OFDM subchannels incorporates error coding information as described below. The system thus permits several users or sets of users can share the same bandwidth more efficiently. The invention may be implemented in hardware or software, or some combination thereof. Embodiments include a system, a method, and instructions stored in a computer-readable medium.
Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by a computer. By way of example, and not limitation, computer readable media may comprise computer storage media and communication media. Computer storage media includes volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Computer storage media includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, other types of volatile and non-volatile memory, any other medium which can be used to store the desired information and which can accessed by a computer, and any suitable combination of the foregoing.
The computer-readable media may be transportable such that the instructions stored thereon can be loaded onto any suitable computer system resource to implement the aspects of the present invention discussed herein. In addition, it should be appreciated that the instructions stored on the computer-readable medium, described above, are not limited to instructions embodied as part of an application program running on a host computer. Rather, the instructions may be embodied as any type of computer code (e.g., software or microcode) that can be employed to program a processor to implement the aspects of the present invention discussed below.
This invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangement of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or of being carried out in various ways. Also, the phraseology and terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting. The use of "including," "comprising," or "having," "containing," "involving," and variations thereof herein, is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items.
As shown in
Each subchannel k has an associated carrier wave. This carrier wave can be expressed as:
Where xk(t) is the carrier wave for subchannel k as a function of time t. ƒk is the mid-frequency of subchannel k, and k ranges from 0 to K-1.
The symbol rate 1/T is set for each subchannel to be equal to the separation Δƒ of adjacent subcarriers. The subcarriers will thus be orthogonal over the symbol interval T, independent of the relative phase relationship between subcarriers. This relationship can be expressed as:
Where ƒk−ƒj=n/T, n=1, 2, . . . , independent of the values of the phases Φk and Φj.
In an OFDM system, the symbol rate on each subchannel can be reduced relative to the symbol rate on a single carrier system that employs the entire bandwidth W and transmits data at the same rate as the OFDM system. Hence, the symbol interval T (the inverse of the symbol rate) in the OFDM system can be expressed as:
Where Ts is the symbol interval of a single-carrier system employing the entire bandwidth W and transmitting data at the same rate as the OFDM system. For example, if the symbol rate across the entire bandwidth for one channel is 72 million symbols per second, and the channel is divided into 48 subchannels, each subchannel would only need to carry 1.5 million symbols per second to achieve the same total data rate. This lower symbol rate reduces inter-symbol interference and thus mitigates the effects of multipath fading. Accordingly, OFDM provides for superior link quality and robustness of communication.
In an OFDM system, the transmitter receives input data in the frequency domain and converts it to a time domain signal. A carrier wave is modulated by the time domain signal for wireless transmission. The receiver receives the signal, demodulates the wave, and converts the signal back to the frequency domain for further processing.
A simplified OFDM system is illustrated in
In one embodiment, the serial-to-parallel buffer 202 divides the information sequence received from input data 201 into frames of Bf bits. The Bf bits in each frame are parsed into K groups, where the ith group is assigned bi bits. This relationship may be expressed as:
Each of the parallel data streams generated by the serial-to-parallel buffer 202 is then sent to a multicarrier modulator 203. The multicarrier modulator 203 modulates each selected subcarrier with each of the parallel data streams. The multicarrier modulator 203 can be efficiently implemented by use of the Inverse Fast Fourier Transform algorithm to compute the time domain signal, although any algorithm may be used that converts a frequency domain signal to a time domain signal.
The multicarrier modulator 203 may use any modulation scheme to modulate each of the incoming data streams. In a preferred embodiment, the signals are modulated with quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM). Any QAM constellation may be used.
For example, the modulator may use 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 128-QAM or 256-QAM. A modulation scheme may be selected based on the required data rate, the available subchannels, the noise on each subchannel, or other factors.
In this example, the multicarrier modulator 203 thus generates K independent QAM subchannels, where the symbol rate for each subchannel is 1/T and the signal in each subchannel has a distinct QAM constellation. According to this example, the number of signal points for the ith subchannel can be expressed as:
The complex-valued signal points corresponding to the information signals on each of the K subchannels can be represented as Xk, where k=0, 1, . . . , K-1. These symbols Xk represent the values of the Discrete Fourier Transform of a multicarrier OFDM signal x(t), where the modulation on each subcarrier is QAM. Since x(t) must be a real-valued signal, its N-point Discrete Fourier Transform Xk must satisfy the symmetry property. Therefore, the system creates N=2K symbols from K information symbols by defining:
Here X0 is split into two parts, both of which are real. The new sequence of symbols can be expressed as X′k, where k=0, 1, . . . , N-1. The N-point Inverse Direct Fourier Transform for each subchannel xn can thus be expressed as:
In this equation,
A cyclic prefix, which acts a guard interval, is added to each of the parallel modulated waves at 204. This guard interval insures that the subchannels will remain orthogonal, even if multipath fading causes the subcarriers to arrive at the receiver with some delay spread. The parallel streams with the cyclic prefix are then merged back into a single serial stream at 204. Finally, the digital data stream is converted to an analog signal 205, and output for wireless transmission.
The transmitted signal can be received by the receiver 210 and processed to recover the original data stream. First, the analog signal is converted back to a digital signal by an analog to digital converter 211. The cyclic prefix is removed and the separate subcarriers are converted back to separate streams at 212. Each parallel data stream is demodulated by a multicarrier demodulator 213, preferably with a Fast Fourier Transform algorithm. Finally, at 214 the parallel streams are reassembled into a single serial stream and output to the receiving device 215.
Any method may be used to make an initial selection of OFDM subchannels to be used by the transmitter. One example method is illustrated in
First, an application 301 requests a particular data rate for transmission. This data rate would generally depend on the type of data to be transmitted, but for the purposes of this invention, any arbitrary data rate could be requested.
At 302, the transmitter calculates the minimum number of OFDM subchannels and maximum energy (or noise) threshold for each subchannel that would be necessary to achieve the requested data rate.
The transmitter then begins an iterative process of selecting subchannels to meet the required criteria. At 303, the transmitter tunes to one subchannel from within the spectral range available to it. At 304, the transmitter detects the energy level on that channel. At 305, the transmitter compares the detected energy level with the threshold for that subchannel. If the energy level exceeds the threshold, the subchannel is dropped 306. If it is below the threshold, the subchannel is kept 307.
The system then checks if it has identified a sufficient number of subchannels to meet the requirements at 308. If there are insufficient subchannels, the system checks if there are more subchannels available for testing at 309. If other subchannels are available, the system will return to 303 and test the next available subchannel. If there are no other subchannels available, then the system will signal to the application that the requested data rate is not possible at 311.
Once the system has identified a sufficient number of subchannels, it will then begin transmitting on those selected subchannels at 310. In a preferred embodiment, the Inverse Fourier Transform is performed across the entire bandwidth used by the selected subchannels.
For example, the IEEE 802.11a standard provides for wireless communications in the 5 GHz band of the spectrum. The available spectrum allowed for indoor use in the United States for the 802.11a standard is approximately 5.180 GHz to 5.340 GHz, or 160 MHz wide. That 160 MHz of spectrum is divided up into eight non-overlapping channels, each of which is 20 MHz wide. Each 20 MHz channel may be divided up into 52 subchannels according to OFDM principles, where each subchannel is approximately 300 KHz wide. In this example there would thus be 416 narrowband subchannels that could be used for transmission. To achieve the required data rate, the transmitter could select 20 subchannels that do not exceed a certain threshold for noise or interference. If those subchannels are spread across the first three 20 MHz channels, the transmitter would perform an Inverse Fourier Transform algorithm on the signals across that entire 60 MHz bandwidth. Note that the invention is not limited to any part of the spectrum, any number of subchannels, or any standard for communication.
In an alternative embodiment of the invention, rather than checking the energy level on each subchannel individually as depicted in
Various methods may be used by the receiver to determine the subchannels in use. In one embodiment, the receiver performs the same energy detection as the transmitter to identify the correct subchannels. In another embodiment, the receiver receives a signal on a known frequency from the transmitter indicating which subchannels have been selected for transmission. In either of these embodiments, the receiver could perform a conventional Fast Fourier Transform to recover the data. As with the transmitter, the receiver would perform the Fast Fourier Transform across the entire bandwidth used by all of the selected subchannels.
At this point, in one embodiment, the receiver may perform error correction decoding on the received packets. The error correction decoder will first locate the errors, and use this information to identify the subchannels causing the errors. In one embodiment, if the number of bits in error in a given subchannel exceeds a threshold, then the channel is labeled bad. As one example, the threshold could be 50%—in other words, if more than 50% of the bits carried on a given subchannel are bad, the channel itself is tagged as bad. Any threshold may be used, however. In another embodiment, rather than making a "hard" decision to tag a channel as bad at a given threshold, a "soft" decision is made by incorporating several heuristics such as signal strength and other indicators of subchannel conditions.
The process of detecting and labeling subchannels is depicted in
Finally, the receiver may broadcast a vector indicating which channels are bad channels and which channels are good channels 404. The sender may receive the vector and use it to relocate transmissions to the better subchannels. Other clients may also use the bad channel information to make subchannel selection. In some embodiments, the receiver repeats the error detection process at a regular interval and updates the error vector so that new subchannels can be selected as conditions change. In other embodiments, the receiver repeatedly broadcasts the error vector at a regular interval (with or without repeating the checking process). For example, the error vector could be broadcast every ten seconds.
In other embodiments, other transmit/receive pairs in the same geographic area follow the same processes to select subchannels. When two or more clients interfere by selecting the subchannel, each client associates a random timer with the subchannel with a timer width depending on the Quality of Service of the application being transmitted. When each client's timer runs out, the client can check whether the subchannel is in use. The first client to check the subchannel should find no interference and can then claim the subchannel. The second client, detecting continued interference, will then relocate to another subchannel. This method can be extended to any number of clients in the same area.
In another embodiment, a transmitter listens to available subchannels for a certain period of time. The transmitter attempts to find a set of subchannels that (1) were not previously reported by its intended receiver as being bad, and (2) are not sensed to be bad by the transmitter. If the transmitter identifies a sufficient number of subchannels that satisfy these conditions, the transmitter will transmit immediately; otherwise, it will check back after a random time interval. In some embodiments, the random time interval can depend on the Quality of Service requirements of the application being transmitted.
A general-purpose computing system will now be described, on which embodiments of the invention may be implemented. With reference to
Device 500 may include at least some form of computer readable media. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by device 500. By way of example, and not limitation, computer readable media may comprise computer storage media and communication media. For example, device 500 may also include additional storage (removable and/or non-removable) including, but not limited to, magnetic or optical disks or tape. Such additional storage is illustrated in
Device 500 may also contain communications connection(s) 512 that allow the device to communicate with other devices. Communications connection(s) 512 is an example of communication media. Communication media typically embodies computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data in a modulated data signal such as a carrier wave or other transport mechanism and includes any information delivery media. The term "modulated data signal" means a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal. By way of example, and not limitation, communication media includes wired media such as a wired network or direct-wired connection, and wireless media such as acoustic, RF, infrared and other wireless media. The term computer readable media as used herein includes both storage media and communication media.
Device 500 may also have input device(s) 514 such as keyboard, mouse, pen, voice input device, touch input device, etc. Output device(s) 516 such as a display, speakers, printer, etc. may also be included. All these devices are well know in the art and need not be discussed at length here.
It should be appreciated that the invention is not limited to executing on any particular system or group of systems. For example, embodiments of the invention may run on one device or on a combination of devices. Also, it should be appreciated that the invention is not limited to any particular architecture, network, or communication protocol.
Having now described some embodiments of the invention, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the foregoing is merely illustrative and not limiting, having been presented by way of example only. Numerous modifications and other embodiments are within the scope of one of ordinary skill in the art and are contemplated as falling within the scope of the invention. The foregoing description and drawings are by way of example only. In particular, although many of the examples presented herein involve specific combinations of method acts or system elements, it should be understood that those acts and those elements may be combined in other ways to accomplish the same objectives. Acts, elements and features discussed only in connection with one embodiment are not intended to be excluded from a similar role in other embodiments.
Use of ordinal terms such as "first", "second", "third", etc., in the claims to modify a claim element does not by itself connote any priority, precedence, or order of one claim element over another or the temporal order in which acts of a method are performed, but are used merely as labels to distinguish one claim element having a certain name from another element having a same name (but for use of the ordinal term) to distinguish the claim elements; The use of "including," "comprising," or "having," "containing," "involving," and variations thereof herein, is meant to encompass the items listed thereafter and equivalents thereof as well as additional items.
Having thus described several aspects of at least one embodiment of this invention, it is to be appreciated various alterations, modifications, and improvements will readily occur to those skilled in the art. Such alterations, modifications, and improvements are intended to be part of this disclosure, and are intended to be within the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the foregoing description and drawings are by way of example only.
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