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an american phenomonan (contracts?)
and yes i did a cursory search before I posted this
HAving been training for a fair old while and nearly always in the Uk I have never come across training 'contracts' where you have to sign up for a certain amount of time for a cost, but from reading posts, people who train in the USA seem to think it is commonplace
just wandering if anyone knows how this situation has come about and what exactly it offers, you/us as students (on top of the usual insurance/membership)
does it just tie your hands as to what else you can train in and with who?
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It is not a " train here only contract" it is a " will pay for a years worth of classes" contract. It is very hard to cover the bills of rent, insurance, bookkeeping and make a profit. I know profit should not be the case, but only those who do not support a family will say that. contracts are used so the owner of the school can budget the costs. I personally like them and the school wrere I train does not have them. However there nis a billing company and they bill my credit card every month. This is good because rather than do the billing my instructor can keep training as well. The better he is the better he trains.----------------------------------------
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Do you really train or just bore people on message boards and parties talking about it.
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I trained, in England, at a JJJ place which required a yearly contract. If you dislike it after a certain amount of time you cannot quite. Beside the fact that the training was terrible, it was an excellent experience, showing why a martial art like that doesn't work.
Yearly contracts are seldom for schools that aren't Bullshido's, it's obvious contracts are just to take your money, despite the fact that you might not want the product (the martial art.)"Training = pain." - I said that.
PizDoff when drunk: "I'm actually MOST pissed that my target for the evening got drink...then I gave her my Bullshido Canada hoodie like a gentleman because she was outside with not much on...did I mention she barfed twice when I got our jackets...steaming barf is kinda fascinating..." - PizDoff.
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I personally have seen contracts more commonly at TMA schools. The MMA gyms I've checked usually OFFER contracts, but they aren't require. If you were to do a contract with the MMA gym, you get a reduced rate.
I also concur with Kempocos.MY NAME IS ANTAGONY I SUCK AT COMBAT SPORTS KTHX
"blahblahblah, but I don't think I'm going to train tonight."
"Well if that were true, then I'd really REALLY want to come train!"
Style: FMA/MT--
thats the other thing that confuses me, I dunno what the reason is, but damn, MA seems to be expensive in the US (either that or I go to cheap places)
the going rate over here probably translates at about half to two thirds of the price you seem to pay (very roughly ive never paid more than $10 for 2-2.5 hrs of training, except seminars)
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MA insurance is not that bad. I pay $450 a year for $50k of personal injury per student and $50k or property damage, for upto 30 students, if I need insurance over that, I have to pay and extra $8 a student a year. My car insurance costs more than that and I get a lot less for my money."Quiet fool before I am kicking the butt!"
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In the schools I have taught they have short-term contracts like 6 weeks. We also had a system to make monthly no contract payments. The longest contract we had was 1 year. Of course the longer contract was at a better over all price. There a lot bills to pay when you run an school/gym.


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Sue Dyson and Roger McShane
Tasmania has always been known for the beauty of its rugged landscape. Visitors have long travelled to this southern island of Australia to marvel at the ancient forests, the stunning mountains and mile after mile of unspoilt, white, sandy beaches. And there is no shortage of experiences to enjoy the scenery whether it be the famous boat trip up the Gordon River where you can almost touch the ancient forests lining its banks, the walk through the rugged Cradle Mountain National Park, the less onerous Bay of Fires walk or the thrilling boat trip to see the marine life off south-east Tasmania.
However, there are now new attractions that are drawing people southwards. The best known of these, of course, is the unique MONA set on a promontory in the tranquil Derwent River a few kilometres north of the centre of Hobart. Here you can spend days revelling in ancient and modern art treasures of staggering beauty. MONA is sometimes confronting, sometimes bizarre, but always exciting and compelling.
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This new four-volume collection brings together the vast body of literature on Management Information Systems, focusing, in particular, on seminal works in the field and notable new developments. As such, the collection will be welcomed as a useful guide for MIS researchers, including PhD...
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ACM SIGBED/SIGSOFT Frank Anger Memorial Award
In honor of our late colleague and friend, Dr. Frank Anger, the ACM Special Interest Group on Software Engineering has joined together with the ACM Special Interest Group on Embedded Systems to present the Frank Anger Memorial Award. Dr. Frank Anger, an outstanding national leader in the field of software engineering, died in a tragic automobile accident on July 8, 2004. One of Frank's primary goals was supporting the crossover of ideas between research communities engaged in software. As an outstanding scientist and recognized national leader in computer science, he worked toward this goal until his untimely death.
In the spirit of Frank's work and legacy, the Executive Committees of SIGBED and SIGSOFT, with support from the US National Science Foundation, have established a student travel award in his name. The award provides stipends for two students, one named by each SIG, to attend the flagship conference of the other SIG. The award is meant to improve the mutual awareness of the two research communities to the opportunities and challenges emerging in complimentary research areas.
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A student member of SIGSOFT will be provided a stipend of up to $2000 to cover travel expenses to attend a flagship conference of SIGBED, and a student member of SIGBED will be provided a stipend of up to $2000 to cover travel expenses to attend a flagship conference of SIGSOFT.
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Product Review: The Fiddlehead Fairy Garden Kit
With the recent explosion of this wonderful hobby, we are starting to see more and more companies come up with their own line of miniature garden accessories and, like any trend, their corporate mandate seems to leave out the end user. Most of the new accessories don't "cut the mustard" with this Mini Garden Guru simply because they don't feel strong enough, the quality is a bit dodgy, they are painted dark colors and they aren't detailed enough to earn a place in my miniature garden.
But, here is a brand new Fiddlehead Fairy Garden Kit that has just hit the store shelves this fall that does stand a little above the rest. It is a complete, 10-piece miniature accessory set that includes everything you need to set up a sweet little scene in your miniature garden. With the holidays coming up quickly, it will make a perfect garden gift, it comes in a pretty box ready to be wrapped up.
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Hand-welded piece by piece, this whimsical kit sets itself apart from the other miniature wire accessories available today, simply because of the color. The reddish-copper shines against the greens of the plants and you can actually see the accessories from a distance. A nice change.
From a miniaturist point of view, the scale of the Fiddlehead Kit is generally 1" in scale (meaning 1" = 1 foot), some pieces are larger, some smaller.
The arbor is cute and the gates work, but we had to clip the legs shorter to get them into our in-ground miniature garden because we kept bending the long legs on the hidden rocks below the soil.
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The assorted birdhouses and birdfeeders are very cute and almost match the scale of the arbor. The birdbath is a just too short and the attractive detailing underneath the bowl gets lost when placed in the miniature garden bed.
The tools are smaller and more decorative, so we mounted them on the sides of the arbor for fun. The wheelbarrow definitely has that fairy look so we filled it up with stones, gravel or some Sedum cuttings. The wee watering can is a bit big too, but you can plant it up easily using Sedum cuttings and thin rod to get the soil down into the can. Keep it out of the rain because it will fill up with water and rot your cuttings.
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The How to Create a Living Miniature Garden booklet consists of everything you need to get jump-started in this wonderful hobby. The 12-page booklet includes information on container design and in-ground miniature gardens, matching scales, patios and pathways, fairy gardens, where to find more plants for miniature gardening. There's a quick step-by-step too to help you get your fingers dirty.
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Kelly Osbourne and her fiance Luke Worrall aren't rushing down the aisle anytime soon. "I have no intentions of getting married anytime soon, and neither does he… I don't want to be married until I'm 30," she said on Here's Barbara, Barbara Walter's Sirius XM radio show.
Her mother Sharon Osbourne is most happy at the news, Kelly added. "My Mom won't let me get married."
"Only the future will tell," she said about getting marriage in the future. "Only time will tell. We don't actually live as an engaged couple." The hesitation is probably due to growing up in rock and roll, being Ozzy Osbourne's daughter. She explained that she was "brought up in an industry where cheating is rampant….I grew up learning from men what relationships are all about. I've been tainted because of seeing it so young. There is no messing around when it comes to that area for me. And I do think that you're right when you say that there is a genetic predisposition for somebody to be a cheater or not."
There's hope for Kelly and Luke, though. "I said yes just to say yes [to the proposal], and that's the truth..to tell him no I felt would ruin our relationship…then after the first year, I started to realize… maybe I really do want to marry."
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Port Washington building to be remodeled for offices, retail
A technology design and development firm is expanding its operations in Port Washington, where it will lease additional space at a building that's being renovated.
Red Fusion Studios plans to add 10 to 15 positions at its offices at the Lueptow Building, 211 N. Franklin St., where it now has 12 employees. The firm decided to expand at the building because of its impending sale to investor Daniel Ewig, who plans to remodel it, according to a Red Fusion statement.
The three-story, 30,000-square-foot building will have additional office space on its upper levels, and retail space on its street level, said Randy Tetzlaff, city director of planning and development. The renovations are to begin in early 2013, and will take about a year to complete, Ewig said.
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A position determining device is disclosed comprising a satellite navigation receiver for automatically providing computed position information, when the device has changed its position relative to a predetermined location, to a paging transmitter for transmission to a paging receiver for readout of the computed position information. The readout may be in the form of coordinates and may be accompanied by a message or alarm. The device may be configured as a portable unit of small size and economical manufacture.
1. A position determining device, comprising:
a satellite navigation receiver for automatically providing position information from an output of said satellite navigation receiver for transmission to a host paging receiver when said provided position information indicates said device has changed its position relative to a predetermined location; and
a two-way communication device configured to transmit to said host paging receiver and having a transmitting input coupled to said output of said satellite navigation receiver wherein said provided position information is transmitted to said host paging receiver responsive to receiving said provided position information at said transmitting input for readout of said provided position information at said host paging receiver; wherein said position determining device is configurable as a portable unit.
2. The apparatus of
3. The apparatus of
4. The apparatus of
5. The apparatus of
6. The apparatus of
7. The apparatus of
8. The apparatus of
9. The apparatus of
10. The apparatus of
a statement about conditions associated with said provided position information of said position determining device.
11. The apparatus of
12. The apparatus of
an antenna for acquiring navigation signals from a system of navigation satellites;
a receiving circuit fed by said antenna for processing said navigation signals and producing at said output said provided position information; and
a controller for effecting control of said receiving circuit and of communication between said receiving circuit and said paging transmitter.
13. The apparatus of
a region defined by one or more coordinates stored in said satellite navigation receiver during activation of said position determining device wherein said region includes an additional area surrounding said region corresponding to an allowance for an error of resolution intrinsic to said provided position information.
14. The apparatus of
a substantially circular space having a first radius, when said region is defined by one coordinate wherein said first radius is substantially equivalent to an error of resolution intrinsic to said provided position information.
15. The apparatus of
a substantially oblong space having at least one pair of opposite sides defined by arcs having a first radius when said region is defined by first and second spaced apart coordinates and another pair of opposite sides defined by at least first and second lines parallel to a third line joining said at least first and second coordinates and each said first and second lines spaced apart from said third line by a distance substantially equivalent to said first radius wherein said first radius is substantially equivalent to an error of resolution intrinsic to said provided position information.
16. The apparatus of
a region defined by the locus of one or more coordinates, said region further including a margin surrounding said locus on all sides, said margin being substantially equal to an error of resolution intrinsic to said provided position information.
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18. The apparatus of
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a receiving portion of a second two-way communication device having a display for reading out said provided position information upon receipt via a paging network from said paging transmitter in said position determining device.
22. The apparatus of
a memory for storing said provided position information upon receipt for read out at a later time.
23. The apparatus of
a transmitting portion of a two-way paging transceiver having an input coupled to said output of said satellite navigation receiver and configured to transmit to said host paging receiver via a paging network said provided position information upon receipt from said output of said satellite navigation receiver.
24. The apparatus of
a transmitting portion of a two-way paging transceiver, said transceiver further including a controller portion coupled between said transmitting input and said transmitting portion for enabling said transmitting portion and assembling a message for transmission to said host paging receiver containing said provided position information.
25. The apparatus of
a region having a boundary such that said position determining device is activated by outward traverse of said boundary from said region to provide said provided position information, wherein said region includes a defined origin premises surrounded by a margin, said margin having a dimension substantially equal to an error of resolution intrinsic to said provided position information.
"This application is a continuation of prior U.S. application Ser. No. 09/860,375 filed on May 18, 2001, now Pat. No. 6,480,147, which is a continuation of prior U.S. application Ser. No. 09/678,571 filed on Oct. 3, 2000, now Pat. No. 6,441,778, which is a continuation-in-part of prior U.S. application Ser. No. 09/362,788 filed Jul, 28, 1999, now Pat. No. 6,172,640, which claims benefit to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/140,040 filed June 18, 1999."
The present disclosure pertains generally to electronic locating devices for determining the location or position of a pet or an object, and more particularly, a device for determining the location or position of a pet by utilizing the capabilities of two-way paging systems and satellite navigation systems.
Tracking the location of an individual or an object or even an animal such as a domesticated animal or a pet that can move in unknown directions over a considerable range of territory has been a concern for a number of years. A number of systems have been proposed which employ existing wireless communication capabilities but which tend to be cumbersome, bulky, expensive or all of the above. With the advent of satellite navigation systems such as the global positioning system (GPS) services in the U.S.A. or the Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS) in Russia, it has been possible to provide relatively inexpensive location systems for determining the location of a moving object. This type of system has typically been utilized on trucks to provide location information for companies that have large fleets of trucks in use at any one particular time. The position of an individual truck is determined by coincident reception of signals from at least three navigation satellites by a satellite navigation system receiver, which position can then be stored or can be transmitted to a central receiving station via some sort of wireless link. Moreover, the wireless link can be a two-way communication link wherein the positioning information is only transmitted in response to receiving a request. One disadvantage, particularly in a small, portable unit, is that the satellite navigation system receiver that must be included in a locating device requires the use of substantial electrical energy during the period in which the location information is being acquired and developed from the GPS system. Further, a small portable object locator, in addition to minimizing the use of electrical power while being subject to less than ideal orientations to enable quick and efficient location by the GPS system, must also be very simple and easy to use.
In one embodiment, a locating device is disclosed for attachment to an animal and adapted to obtain and communicate location information about the animal to a fixed or mobile base station, comprising a controller having a memory, an input for location data and a first communication port; a satellite navigation system receiver coupled to a first antenna and having a location data output coupled to the location data input of said controller; a communication transceiver coupled to a second antenna to receive and transmit communications between the locating device and the base station and having a second communication port coupled to the first communication port of the controller, and a housing to enclose the controller, the satellite navigation system receiver and communication transceiver, configured to be attached to the animal. The controller upon activation operates automatically to obtain location data from the satellite navigation system receiver via the location data output, store the location data in the memory and cause the location data to be accessed from the memory, coupled to the communication transceiver and transmitted to the base station.
In another aspect the controller in the locating device is adapted to become activated when the locating device is secured to the animal, power is coupled to the locating device and the animal passes a perimeter enclosing an area. The perimeter is specified by one or a plurality of coordinate positions defined by the location data obtained by the locating device.
In another aspect a system is disclosed for locating a mobile object beyond a designated area comprising a wireless bidirectional communication system, a first transceiver operable as a fixed or mobile base station in said communication system to receive and display location information and transmit commands, and a locating device attached to the mobile object and operable as a mobile station in said communication system to respond to the commands and, upon activation, to obtain location information and transmit it to the first transceiver.
In another aspect of the present disclosure, the operation of enabling the satellite navigation system receiver in the object locator may be controlled by duty cycle controls which activate the satellite navigation system receiver to periodically check the location of the animal or object. Upon determining that the animal or object is outside a specified perimeter designating an area, a message signifying such location is automatically transmitted to a base station.
In another aspect a position determining device is disclosed comprising a satellite navigation receiver for automatically providing computed position information, when the device has changed its position relative to a predetermined location, to a paging transmitter for transmission to a paging receiver for readout of the computed position information. The readout may be in the form of coordinates and may be accompanied by a message or alarm. The device may be configured as a portable unit of small size and economical manufacture.
For a more complete understanding of the present invention and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying Drawings in which:
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In operation, object locator 42 is intended to be carried or attached to an individual, an object or an animal to be located or tracked by the object locator system 10 of the present disclosure. A user enters the system from the base station 18 by dialing the telephone number address corresponding to the object locator 42 by using telephone set 24 or wireless telephone set 25. The DTMF signal then travels along path 22 to input 20 of base station 18 or via wireless path 31 where it is converted to a paging transmit signal and transmitted from antenna 15 along transmit path 14 to the two-way paging system 12. Alternatively, the user may enter an electronic address via the key array 13 connected to the base station 18 along path 21 to an input 23 or via a virtual key array (not shown) incorporated in the base station 18. The resulting paging transmit signal is transmitted from port 19 to antenna 15 through path 17 and further transmitted along transmit path 14 to the two-way paging system 12. The two-way paging system 12 relays the paging message via transmit path 32 to the antenna 36 coupled to the object locator 42. As will be described in more detail hereinbelow, the object locator 42 processes the request for location information transmitted by base station 18, obtains location information from the global positioning satellite system 50 and transmits a response containing the location information from antenna 36 along path 34 to the two-way paging system 12 which, in turn, relays the location information signal along path 16 to antenna 15 of the base station 18 for processing and display on display 30. Multiple object locators 42 may be in individual communication with base station 18 by virtue of each object locator having a specific electronic address. Alternatively, each object locator 42 may be assigned multiple addresses. One address may be unique to the specific locator while at least one additional address may be identical for all locators communicating with the base station whereby the base station may send simultaneous messages to multiple object locators. Alternatively, wireless paths 14 and 16 along with antenna 15 may instead each comprise a standard telephone connection to a central office. In another embodiment of
In another aspect of the invention, the object locator 42 is initialized by the user to define one or more geographic coordinates to define an area such as a yard. Only one position need be defined for a small area and only the corners of a large area need be defined, thus conserving memory requirements. The locator device is then attached to the animal. The object locator 42 is adapted to become operational when the object locator 42 device is secured to the animal and power is coupled to the object locator 42 thereby allowing reception of GPS location information. The object locator 42 may be set to monitor location signals continuously or periodically or selectively by a predetermined program. When the locating device and the animal pass a perimeter enclosing the defined area, the object locator 43 is activated to initiate a message to the base station 18 as will be described hereinbelow.
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An alpha-numeric display 41 may be included on the object locator package 37 to allow information stored in memory 68 to be viewed. To conserve space, the display 41 may-allow a limited number of characters to be viewed at one time. A readout control switch 47 associated with display 41 is operable to allow successive viewing of a sequence of data items or scrolling through lines of data. Similarly, a test button 43 is provided to allow the user to manually actuate object locator 42 to send a message to base station 18 thereby testing the communication links 34 and 16.
In use, the object locator 42 will likely be exposed to a variety of environmental conditions including exposure to water and temperature extremes. Accordingly, the package 37 containing the electronic circuitry should be resistant to water ingress to the electronic circuitry. The circuitry within the package should be designed for operation under wide temperature variations. Mechanisms for accomplishing such protection are well known in the art and will not be described here.
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For example, the coordinate positions of the corners of a rectangular area may be obtained and stored. Each such position is an origin or center of a circle, the circle representing the GPS system error (position uncertainty, specified as a radius) of the location data provided by the GPS system 50. The enclosed area is defined by establishing straight lines tangent to the outer arcs of each adjacent pair of circles along the intended area border. In a typical GPS system of current technology, the radius of the circle may be, for example, approximately 5 meters (or a little over 16 feet) for civilian applications. Thus, to specify a square area with sides approximately 25 meters apart (or about 80 feet) a user would position the object locator at the corners of the square located about 15 meters (about 48 feet) apart. Many other algorithms for specifying an enclosed area are of course possible. In another example, in some cases a circle of radius of 5 meters, equivalent to an enclosed, circular area of diameter equal to 10 meters may be appropriate. In such a case, a single coordinate position would suffice to specify the enclosed area, beyond which the object locator 42, upon activation, automatically obtains location of its current position outside the perimeter of the specified circle and reports it to the base station. The base station, in these examples, may simply be a pocket display pager carried by a user who may be within a specified circle (e.g., at the origin) or at some other location or even in motion with respect to the origin where the enclosed area is specified or with respect to the object locator.
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Upon successfully acquiring the coordinates of the object locator 42 and thus of the individual object or animal to which the object locator 42 is attached, the object locator 42 then operates to store the coordinate information in block 208 by loading the coordinate information into the memory 68 of the controller 66 in the object locator 42. Such coordinate information may be associated with a time stamp. Such time stamp, derived from the GPS satellite system, may then be stored in block 208 for later retrieval. Additionally, such coordinate information may further be associated with other data such as object locator 42 operational status or battery condition. The flow then proceeds from block 208, where the coordinates were stored in the memory 68, to block 210, wherein the object locator 42 is configured to transmit the coordinates in response to the request received over the two-way paging system 12. The transmission of coordinates will occur in the opposite direction utilizing the same two-way paging system 12 over which the request for location coordinates was received in block 204. Following the transmission of the coordinates in block 210, the flow proceeds to a timer block 212 which provides a measured interval of time during which the object locator 42 attempts to acquire the coordinates at the particular time from the GPS system 50. It is well known that a typical GPS system often takes a substantial amount of time to acquire location coordinate information from a sufficient number of satellites in order to fix the location of the object locator 42 with a sufficient degree of precision. The time required involves receiving several signals under conditions which may vary widely from instant to instant, which impairs the ability of the GPS receiver 78 as shown in
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In describing the use of the object locator 42 there are defined four concentric geographic regions. In the center is the immediate vicinity of the base station 18 or near range which may, for example, be roughly equivalent to the residential yard of the owner of a pet that wears an object locator. Next is the active range of the object locator 42, separated from the near range by a predetermined inside perimeter or limit. Just beyond the outer portion of the active range, bordered by an outside perimeter defined by a weak, predetermined signal, is the outer range within which the object locator operation is marginally capable of reliably providing location information. The report to the base station 18 of locations within this outer range may be accompanied by a preformatted message specific to this circumstance. For example, such a message in this instance might state: "The last known position and heading (of the object or pet) is" followed by the coordinates and information about the heading. The last geographic region, beyond the outer range and defined by the loss of signal from the base station 18, is the far range, where the object locator is unable to provide location information. Of primary interest then, are the predetermined inside perimeter limit and the predetermined outside perimeter limit, between which lies the active, reliable range of the object locator. The inside perimeter will depend, in general, upon the resolution parameters of the GPS system 50. The outside perimeter may, generally, be defined by a signal strength parameter such as the reception strength of a beacon signal.
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The above noted object location system was disclosed as being utilized in conjunction with a pet, such that the pet owner can determine the location of their wayward pet. The locator, as described hereinabove, in one embodiment, is triggered to determine the location of the pet in response to receiving a signal from a paging system. The paging system utilizes existing infrastructure in order to direct a message over a wireless link to a moving object, such as the pet. This only requires the inclusion of a paging receiver tuned to the frequency of the paging transmitters. Of course, there are multiple paging transmitters disposed about any given area. If the pet wandered outside of the range of all of these paging transmitters, then the system will not work. This would then, in the alternative, require a direct RF link to the pet.
Once the object locator 42 has received the request, the locator 42 will do one of two things. First, it could merely search its own memory to determine if location coordinates are stored therein from a previous acquisition operation of the GPS system. If so, these could be transmitted back to the requester. Alternatively the GPS system is turned on in response to receiving the request and then the location determined. Of course, as described hereinabove, there are provisions made for situations wherein the GPS system cannot be acquired.
When the information is to be transmitted back to the user, the disclosed embodiment sets forth the use of a two-way pager. These two-way pagers are desirable in that they make use of the existing infrastructure of the paging system. This is facilitated by the inclusion of a plurality of receivers at each of the paging towers or paging "sticks" which allow the signal to be received and forwarded back to a central station. This central station then processes the information received and forwards it to the user. This information, as described hereinabove, is in the form of coordinates. This coordinate information can then be relayed back to the user in any number of ways. It could actually be forwarded via a paging channel to the user, which might result in a latency of approximately two to five minutes. Alternatively, it could be transmitted directly to the user, providing there was such an infrastructure. This infrastructure could even incorporate the use of a cellular telephone system. In any event, it is necessary to have the coordinates relayed back to the user in order to determine the relative location of the user and the wayward pet. The two-way system that can be utilized is a conventional system, one example of such a conventional system described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,708,971, issued Jan. 13, 1998, entitled "TWO-WAY PAGING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS," which is incorporated herein by reference.
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In the illustrative example disclosed herein, a pet owner desiring to use the pet locator contacts and subscribes to a paging service and obtains a two-way paging transceiver or, "pager," which may or may not be included in the purchase price of the pet locator. The owner with the pager becomes the host or base station. The pet locator is attached to the pet and the pet locator energized, typically by a switch on the pet locator assembly to activate the pet locator. The owner defines a designated enclosed area substantially surrounding the location of the host, e.g., a residence lot. The center of this enclosed area may be called an origin. This designation allows the pet locator to become active only when it is outside or beyond the perimeter of the designated enclosed area, where it can obtain location information about its location from the global positioning satellite system and communicate it to the host. Reports of location data may be transmitted automatically at regular intervals under the control of the pet locator or, alternatively it may be transmitted upon a request transmitted from the host or base station. An advantage of the "automatic reporting" pet locator system of the present disclosure is that once the user or pet owner becomes a subscriber to the paging system (any conventional two-way paging system will suffice) and installs and energizes, i.e., activates the pet locator by defining a designated area, no other action is required other than to observe the readout of the location data at the host location or base station. The installation procedure designates or enters the location of the host and defines the boundary or perimeter of the designated area. The boundary of the designated area may be set by entering the coordinates of a single location, e.g., the farthest or other corner of the user's residence property or even a central location. Thus the designated area will approximate, for example, a circle centered at the host location and having a radius equal to the distance from the center at the specified single coordinate location to the perimeter of the circle defining the range of error or position uncertainty which is provided by the GPS system along with the location data. The boundary of the designated area may also be set by the owner entering the coordinates of a plurality of location points to designate a specific area or perhaps, a non-circular area. It will be appreciated that the advantage of owner-entered coordinates is that only a minimum number of points need be entered, memory size in the pet locator is minimized thus lowering the cost, and set-up operation is straightforward and simple. One example of a designated area might resemble the circular area shown in
Although the preferred embodiment has been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made therein. For example, the object locator disclosed hereinabove is intended to be useable in a variety of applications for locating or tracking an individual, an object or an animal, either wild, domestic or a pet. Thus the term pet locator is intended to apply to the above variety of applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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Released: Nov 2007
Label: MUSIC WORLD MUSIC/COLUMBIA
Attention, super-producers of the world. Timbaland, Danja, even ye olde Pharrell -- we're talking to you. One of you needs to build a hit for Kelly Rowland that's as hot (and not-Beyonce) as she is. Because this track from the upcoming re-release of 2007's Ms. Kelly is just a bit, well, Barbie-doll bland. And although we enjoy the mellow-gold groove and young-pup energy contributed respectively by the track's author ('70s soul slinger Bobby Womack) and its guest (Travis McCoy), we are still waiting for someone to make Ms. Kelly herself shine like the sun.


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Armstrong admits doping: 'I'm a flawed character'
That relentless pursuit was one of the things that Armstrong said he regretted most.
"I deserve this," he said twice.
"It's a major flaw, and it's a guy who expected to get whatever he wanted and to control every outcome. And it's inexcusable. And when I say there are people who will hear this and never forgive me, I understand that. I do. ...
"That defiance, that attitude, that arrogance, you cannot deny it."
Armstrong said he started doping in mid-1990s but didn't when he finished third in his comeback attempt.
Anti-doping officials have said nothing short of a confession under oath - "not talking to a talk-show host," is how World Anti-Doping Agency director general David Howman put it - could prompt a reconsideration of Armstrong's lifetime ban from sanctioned events.
He's also had discussions with officials at the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, whose 1,000-page report in October included testimony from nearly a dozen former teammates and led to stripping Armstrong of his Tour titles. Shortly after, he lost nearly all his endorsements, was forced to walk away from the Livestrong cancer charity he founded in 1997, and just this week was stripped of his bronze medal from the 2000 Olympics.
Armstrong could provide information that might get his ban reduced to eight years. By then, he would be 49. He returned to triathlons, where he began his professional career as a teenager, after retiring from cycling in 2011, and has told people he's desperate to get back.
Initial reaction from anti-doping officials ranged from hostile to cool.
WADA president John Fahey derided Armstrong's defense that he doped to create "a level playing field" as "a convenient way of justifying what he did - a fraud."
"He was wrong, he cheated and there was no excuse for what he did," Fahey said by telephone in Australia.
If Armstrong "was looking for redemption," Fahey added, "he didn't succeed in getting that."
USADA chief Travis Tygart, who pursued the case against Armstrong when others had stopped, said the cyclist's confession was just a start.
"Tonight, Lance Armstrong finally acknowledged that his cycling career was built on a powerful combination of doping and deceit," Tygart said. "His admission that he doped throughout his career is a small step in the right direction. But if he is sincere in his desire to correct his past mistakes, he will testify under oath about the full extent of his doping activities."
Livestrong issued a statement that said the charity was "disappointed by the news that Lance Armstrong misled people during and after his cycling career, including us."
"Earlier this week, Lance apologized to our staff and we accepted his apology in order to move on and chart a strong, independent course," it said.
The interview revealed very few details about Armstrong's performance-enhancing regimen that would surprise anti-doping officials.
What he called "my cocktail" contained the steroid testosterone and the blood-booster erythropoetein, or EPO, "but not a lot," Armstrong said. That was on top of blood-doping, which involved removing his own blood and weeks later re-injecting it into his system.


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Scones are usually during at breakfast or brunch, and turn up again during afternoon tea. But there is no reason to relegates scones to these two categories when they can make perfectly good dessert treats, as well. To hammer this point home, I gave these scones a dessert twist by mixing in pieces of chocolate chip cookies – kind of like chocolate chip cookie dough ... Read More »
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Lemon Blueberry Scones
Lemon and blueberry is a great combination in baked goods because the two flavors compliment each other very well. The lemon seems to bring out an extra sweetness in the blueberries, which are sweet on their own but don't have the tart aspect to them that other berries, such as raspberries, can have to set off their flavor. Lemon and blueberry often meet in a ... Read More »
Butterscotch Pecan Scones
A good scone should be tender and buttery, and while it may not need accompaniments like butter, cream or jam to improve the overall flavor, it never hurts to have some at hand to finish the scone off as you eat it. These scones are a bit of an exception, because they really need no accompaniment – no matter how much you like spreading a ... Read More »
Milk Chocolate Scones
Milk chocolate scones are chocolate scones, packed with milk chocolate chips and drizzled with melted milk chocolate. I have to admit that I generally prefer my scones to have fruit in them, if they're not going to be plain to begin with, largely because I like to be able to be able to spread my scones with butter and jam. Chocolate scones don't go quite ... Read More »
Snickerdoodle Scones
Snickerdoodles are incredibly satisfying cookies, considering how simple they are. They're simple sugar cookies that are rolled in a cinnamon-heavy cinnamon sugar mixture before baking. This results in a soft and chewy texture for the vanilla cookie and a crisp, somewhat spicy exterior. I've played with the idea before and loved the way that it translated into a french toast recipe. This time, I wanted ... Read More »
Skillet Scones (Soda Bread Farls)
Soda bread farls are flat breads that are made from the same dough as Irish soda bread, but are cooked in a skillet or on a griddle. They're triangular and made by shaping the bread dough into a disc and cutting it into quarters before cooking, then cooking each piece individually. The idea is that it is easier to whip up a bread at a ... Read More »
Apricot Oat Scones
Scones are one food that can illicit surprisingly strong reactions from people. Some people love them (usually people who have had good scones) and others hate them (usually people who have had bad scones. Some like a traditional scone that wants to be topped with jam and cream, others want something more tender, moist and sweet on its own, a cross between a muffin and ... Read More »
Coconut Scones
One of the things that I like about scones is that they are very versatile. The standard cream scone is plain, only mildly sweet, and gets most of its flavor from butter, cream or any other liquid used as a binder. You can pair it with sweet preserves and savory sauces, if you so choose, and you can add any number of flavorings to the ... Read More »


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Tour de Farm, 2015
- Sports & Fitness
- 6825 East Alameda Avenue, Denver, CO, 80224, US
Tour de Farm, 2014
Sunday, August 17, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM (MDT)
Ekar's 5th Annual Tour de Farm bike ride
Sunday, August 17, 2014
A 16 mile bike ride from Ekar Farm to Delaney Farm and back along the High Line Canal Bike Path. A fun family ride "through the breadbasket of Denver!!"
"This continues to be a fun, family oriented event that offers folks a great opportunity to explore a few urban farms by bicycle while supporting Ekar's work." Explains Aaron Ney, Ekar's Executive Director. "We get a great turnout from our wide community. This year we are expecting over 125 riders!"
Starting at Ekar, the Tour route will stop at Sprout City Farm at Denver Green School for a tour, then on to Delaney Farm for a break and fresh Palisade peaches, and back to Ekar for grilled Colorado Olathe corn, and live Bluegrass music!
This year, the Tour is proud to be expanding the Lil Farmers Tour - a 5 mile ride with snacks and games at the Lil Farmers Turn-Around in the park at 2.5 miles. Providing a fun 2 Farm Tour for even the youngest riders.
$25 per rider, $70 per family
All proceeds directly benefit Ekar's programming and donation of produce to Jewish Family Service's Weinberg Food Pantry.
Ekar Farm is a communal urban farm, inspired by Jewish values. We work to build community, provide experiential and environmental education, and grow sustainably produced fruits and vegetables, expanding access to those in need.
Ekar Farm and Community Gardens is a communal urban farm, inspired by Jewish values. We work to build community, provide experiential and environmental education, and grow sustainably produced fruits and vegetables, expanding access to those in need.
All proceeds directly benefit Ekar's programming, operations and vegetable donation to Jewish Family Service Weinberg Food Pantry, Kavod Senior Living and SAME Cafe.
Ekar has engaged 4,000 community volunteers in growing and giving 42,000 pounds of urban organic vegetables to hunger relief agencies like the Jewish Family Service Weinberg Food Pantry and SAME Cafe feeding 4,500 people a month during our harvest season.
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Last week I was speaking with the CEO of a $40 million consulting company. She explained that her team has a ton of activity, yet business is actually declining a bit. And, they have increased spending on sales and business development without results.
The next night, my wife and I were at dinner with some friends, and as a group we were trying to decide which wine to order. Most of us are self-proclaimed wine snobs, whereas one of our friends is somewhat of a novice. He went down the list, pointed to one of the most expensive bottles and said "this one must be good." One of our other friends pulled up an app on his smartphone that showed a vintage chart: a table that shows the expected quality of a type of wine from that region in that year. The closer you get to 100, the better quality you can expect from that type of wine from that year. Next to that is a letter that suggests if that wine is likely to be "ready to drink" or not (remember Gallo's commercial "we will serve no wine before its time")? So as an example, Robert Parker, a top wine reviewer and expert, rates 2005 South Australian wine 96 points. So, you are likely to get a good wine if you order a 2005 South Australian Shiraz.
Unless you are a true wine aficionado, each wine on the list could appear to you to have the same potential for success. Perhaps the more expensive bottles are better. Or, maybe a name you've heard before – which reminds me of my wonderful, late mother who used to go to horse races and bet on the horses based on name.
The key to success is to become outrageously successful targeting and winning business. Targeting is much like a wine vintage chart. You want to define criteria that help you focus your efforts on those opportunities that are most likely to have a positive outcome. In business, too often I hear someone say "I'm interested in any client over $50 million in revenue." Or "we help companies with more than 500 employees." Those targets are too broad, and may result in you, metaphorically, investing big dollars in bad wine. Here are three keys to select the right targets.