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It seems that filmmaker David O. Russell and Academy award-nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence are ready to join forces once again. The 'Silver Linings Playbook' helmer will take another turn directing the actress in his upcoming film THE ENDS OF THE EARTH, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The project follows, "a powerful oil tycoon who has everything stripped from him after he is caught in an affair." This marks the third collaboration between the duo as Lawrence is expected to have a cameo appearance in the director's next untitled film about a 1970's FBI sting operation.
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Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars first got together and performed in Guinean refugee camps, and the band's mission—to bring hope and joy to refugees—is captured in an award-winning documentary. They've since shared stages with Aerosmith and Mavis Staples and are currently touring behind a new album, Libation.
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Cook Yourself Thin
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Cook Yourself Thin, a #1 New York Times bestseller, is a healthy, delicious way to drop a dress size without all the gimmicks. Eighty easy, accessible recipes teach readers how to cut calories without compromising taste.
For some of us, losing weight has always been a struggle. The challenge: figuring out how to cook healthy, low-fat foods that won't leave you hungry, bored, or running for a gallon of ice cream "Cook Yourself Thin" shows how to cut calories, change diets, and improve health without sacrificing the foods we love.
"Cook Yourself Thin" is not a fad diet. It gives skinny alternatives to your cravings. You can't live without your chocolate cake or mac 'n' cheese? You don't have to There's never enough time to cook "Cook Yourself Thin" keeps it simple with easy instructions and fun recipes you'll want to make again and again.
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Lauren Deen is a multiple Emmy Award-winning lifestyle producer and director for Martha Stewart, Bobby Flay, Food Network, Food & Wine, Walmart, and Condé Nast. She is also the co-executive producer of Cook Yourself Thin (Tiger Aspect/IMG/Lifetime Television). Lauren is the author of Kitchen Playdates (Chronicle 2007) and the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Cook Yourself Thin. A Blue-Ribbon graduate of Peter Kump's New York Cooking School (now ICE), Lauren lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two young children.


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look at ragingthyroids' comment, he's got it, but all the idiots here that DO happen to play LoL downvoted him because he explained the joke. To help, look at Darius's hands (the dude) compared to Nami's pole.
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So far we have Antawn Jameson to the Wizards for Jerry Stackhouse, Christian Laettner and the draft rights to Devin Harris
And the big kahones, T-Mac is going to Houston for Steve Francis, Cuttino Mobley and Kelvin Cato. Going to the Rockets is Juwan Howard, Tyronn Lue and Reece Gaines as well.
Also a couple of questions. Where will Kobe/Shaq end up? Any other crazy rumors floating around? I heard a straight up trade AI for Vincalamar Carter, but won't happen because AI would hate it up here in Canada. Will the Raptors make the playoffs?
Up too now it has been a very interesting off season, and I have a feeling it is just going to get more so.
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Garrysmod is a fun loving sex appea...I mean lovely appealing game with lots of humour and easily serverside modable. Sandbox of All Games. ^-^
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hey installed it to the sourcemods and restarted steam but the games not poppiing up wats wrong?
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hey mate just admiring your work for hl2and i was wandering if you did custom anims for your work? if so im working on a couple of mods who desperately needs riggers and animators :D...ne way whatever good luck with ur fruit mod mate ill be dloading.
I have a custom model i made but i dont know how to export it and was wondering would it be possible if you could rig it and export it for counterstrike source, half the problem is im using maya and the majority of users are using max so there are rarely any tutorials to suffice. I will give you credit in the readme for the riggin job and exporting.


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"Music's ability to evoke emotion is pretty much unparalleled, and when a song is done right, it'll wrap you around its finger and take you along for whatever ride it's planned..."Bittersweet" is filled with a passion and technical precision that's extremely rare. ARCHIS is their passion project, and it shows from the first note to the very last." – Hilly Dilly ("Most Popular Song Of The Week")
"From start to finish, it's an absolutely mesmerizing song" – Diffuser.FM ("Let Me Love")
"The EP is a cohesive mix of bright melodies and gorgeous instrumentation that highlights both artist's strengths, while consolidating their artistic visions. From the rolling drums of opener "Blood" to the swelling horns of "Bittersweet," ARCHIS is a cinematic adventure and a fearless pop offering from one of the most unexpected, but promising pairings out there today." - Indie Current
"ARCHIS are a singer/producer duo, but not the chanteuse-and-synthesizer variety that proliferate in the pop marketplace. No, on Archis' self-titled EP, there are strings and horns involved, and it sounds sublime." – BuzzBands.LA
"ARCHIS is a sonic collaboration between the crazy talented Dia Frampton and the equally adept Joseph Trapanese. The product of their partnership is a pretty killer combo. Frampton's voice and songwriting style are unique and haunting with just enough pop sensibility. Trapanese creates an orchestral backbone that makes you feel all the feelings." – Kick Kick Snare
With their debut EP, ARCHIS has gained the attention of tastemakers for both the novel concept behind its inception and the cinematic, chilling and powerful music videos that accompany the tracks. Partnering with Kick Kick Snare, ARCHIS shares the official music video for "Bittersweet," the second installment of a connected trilogy.
"Bittersweet" is about the loss of a dear relationship, a connection that was broken, and no matter how hard you try, you can't get it back. Sometimes you just have to let the past be the past. When you try to rekindle something you long for, it can end up stale and will never be what it used to. It's hard to let go, and those memories can haunt you in your sleep and never let you rest," says Frampton.
Philadelphia's Good Old War announce their first US tour dates in two years. The band is excited to also share the news that drummer Tim Arnold will re-join them for the run, having left Good Old War late last year after re-locating to Atlanta for the birth of his first child. The dates kick-off at Rough Trade in Brooklyn on March 30th and has Good Old War playing intimate venues throughout the Northeast and Midwest where they'll be doing a set filled with fan favorites as well as some songs from their forthcoming full-length album due out this summer on Nettwerk.
The spring tour news comes less than two months after Good Old War announced that they signed to Nettwerk and were hard at work in Nashville on their fourth album. The new album is the follow up to their March 2012 full-length release Come Back As Rain which debuted at #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart and earned the band their late night TV debut on Conan in April 2012. Good Old War went on to perform on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in August and toured nearly non-stop that year both headlining and supporting (Counting Crows, Dispatch and NEEDTOBREATHE). In addition, they found themselves playing the main stage at the Xponential Music Festival in Philly that summer alongside Wilco, Dr. Dog and The Lumineers.
[Departures] is a beautiful record" - Exclaim
2015 Juno Nominees The Once have announced a Spring headline tour starting on March 11 in Montreal, Canada and ending on May 9 in Birmingham, UK. The Newfoundland-based folk trio spent the majority of 2014 supporting label-mate and friend Passenger on his worldwide tour, but this marks their first international headline dates.
Watch The Official Music Video For Lead Single "We Are All Running" Here
The Once -- Geraldine Hollett, Andrew Dale and Phil Churchill -- received a JUNO nomination for their 2014 album Departures in the category of "Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Group," marking their second career nomination in this category. Their story began five years ago, when the band released their 2009 self-titled, award-winning debut, which was funded by a stranger at a show who was so impressed that he offered them $5,000 to make the album. Since then, the band has been quietly making a name for themselves in their native Canada, having collected a trio of Canadian Folk Music Awards, been named Newfoundland & Labrador Art Council's Artist of the Year and earned the aforementioned JUNO nomination for their 2011 album Row Upon Row of the People They Know. They caught the attention Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride at the Vancouver CelticFest, who offered them a label deal shortly after.
In honor of Valentine's Day and celebrating love—for everyone, even those with gaps between their teeth, dandruff or questionable dance moves—Run River North teamed up with XO Mints on their new social music video, "The Ugly Couple Song." It features the band covering a song originally written by Joshua Beeman and encourages everyone to open their hearts to love every day.
"The Ugly Couple Song," created, directed and produced by RPA Advertising with Cut+Run handling editorial, stars three quirky men with humorous and yet somewhat universal tales of their awkward years, finding true love and ultimately starting "something beautiful."
Fans can download the song on xomints.com for FREE.
On last week's episode of Family Guy, Peter Griffin called Guster "the sweetest band of all time." We agree!
As part of its 30th anniversary celebration, Nettwerk has launched Nettcast, a twice monthly podcast hosted by Nettwerkers and featuring various Nettwerk artists.
This week, hosts Penny Palmer and Raj Sharma sat down with the lovely and talented Madi Diaz. Find out Madi's thoughts on helicopters and happiness and learn why Madi is probably not the best person to discuss your celebrity crush with.
Hosted by Nettwerkers Raj Sharma, Penny Palmer & special guest Jason Croke!
"This may be the best cover of Sam Smith's "Stay With Me" so far"
– Huffington Post
Today, Alternative R&B artist & singer/songwriter Chris Batson shares his beautiful cover of Sam Smith's ubiquitous hit "Stay With Me."
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At only 22-years of age, Los Angeles-based Batson writes the most poignant and deeply personal lyrics, matched with a vocal soulfulness beyond his years. On his debut EP, We Got Lost Along The Way, Batson draws from relationships with friends and partners and his own inner conflicts, penning heart-wrenching stories from his dark and unpredictable life experiences, thoughts and emotions. With that rare ability for provocative lyricism, Batson masterfully pairs his words with melodic hooks and instrumentals that unveil an authenticity and talent that are not just refreshing, but also relevant. Listen To The Full EP Here: http://bit.ly/1KdVDrf.
The return of Admiral Fallow is ushered in with the release of the brand new track "Evangeline", and the announcement of 3 exclusive 'fan' shows in the U.K. (see below).
"Evangeline" is taken from the band's forthcoming third album, which is to be released later in the year. The, as yet unnamed, album follows on from 2012's critically acclaimed 'Tree Bursts In Snow' an album that saw the band shed the constraints of nu-folk and swell into a more organic design, blending traditional with electronic, orchestral and Indie. This album sees the band continue on the same expansive path. Previously Louis Abbott (lead vocal and guitar) was at helm; now the song writing is an entirely collaborative process, each member's individual skill and talent as important as the other and "Evangeline" encapsulates that perfectly. Abbott adds, "A lot of the friends that we've grown into adulthood with are settling and starting to have kids of their own. This song imagines how terrifying and exciting in equal parts it would be to one day be responsible for a tiny life. The foundations were born out of the project we created in collaboration with Glasgow Film Festival last year."
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3/2 London, UK Sebright Arms
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Canadian indie darlings Great Lake Swimmers will release their sixth album, A Forest Of Arms, on April 21, 2015 via Nettwerk Records. With a surging rhythm section, razor sharp violin, and flourishing banjo and guitars, Tony Dekker and his band mates have created some of their most dynamic songs to date. The first single "Zero In The City" premiered on Paste yesterday. Listen below or here: http://bit.ly/1u2xGiF
As with past Great Lake Swimmers albums, A Forest Of Arms was recorded in several locations over the span of several months, covering extensive new territory while remaining true to the group's refined sound. One of these unique and unusual locations was the Tyendinaga Cavern and Caves in Tyendinaga, Ontario. A number of the vocal and acoustic guitar tracks were recorded amid the haunting acoustics, stalactites, and circling bats in the caves. A Forest Of Arms was recorded and engineered by their long time live sound technician Justin Shane Nace and was mixed by the talented Howie Beck (Feist).
Beloved husband/wife indie folk duo The Weepies – Deb Talan and Steve Tannen – return with Sirens, their first full-length release in five years, on April 28, 2015. The pair will hit the road with a full band starting May 29 in Madison, WI for a 28-city U.S. tour. Yesterday, Billboard.com premiered the album's title track (here: http://bit.ly/1zyLPVz).
Of Sirens, Steve tells Billboard, "This was a helluva a year for us Weepies. Frightening dire diagnoses, hospitals, and helping angels everywhere, but it seemed like maybe this was also the end of everything -- like the journey was over. Sirens were mermaids that led sailors to their doom with their sweet voices. It's also a reference to an ambulance siren, and together they summed up the feeling of the year: otherworldly, hopeful, terrible."
At 16 songs and nearly an hour long, Sirens is an album that runs the emotional spectrum. Just before Christmas 2013, Deb was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. While she was in treatment, the band continued to write and record from their home studio in Iowa, where they now live with their three children. In the summer of 2014, Deb beat cancer. Coming back from the edge sharpened the duo's skills and focus. SIRENS shows a band at the height of its powers.


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An Arizona woman who couldn't compete with her neighbor's elaborate Christmas light display has a creative but less flashy response.
Using red and green lights, Kristina Green of Maricopa spelled out the word "ditto" and made an arrow pointing toward her neighbor's home.
KNXV-TV reports that Green's display is made of about 600 lights. Her neighbor's set-up has about 16,000.
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A live-action musical series for preschoolers featuring five creatures that act out life lessons to a mix of music and animation.
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We have released documentation for Shibboleth support, marking the public availability for Shibboleth integration into Office 365! You can find the reference here. This provides a customer with the ability to provide their Active Directory users with single sign-on experience by using Shibboleth Identity Provider as their preferred Security Token Service (STS).
The scenarios covered for support include:
1. Web-based clients such as Outlook Web Access for Exchange and SharePoint Online.
2. Rich client support including IMAP, POP, EAS, MAP, Outlook 2007, Thunderbird 8 and 9, iPhone, and Windows Phone (These options need to support basic authentication to Exchange for access method and we also need Enhanced Client Protocol (ECP) to be deployed).
All other clients are not support in this SSO scenario with Shibboleth as an iDP.
To setup this configuration you'll need to setup the following:
Please contact your Microsoft account team on how to get a customer supported for Shibboleth.
Has anyone managed to get this to work?
Is there something that MS needs to do on their end? i.e Please contact your Microsoft account team on how to get a customer supported for Shibboleth.
If my shibboleth was created on Linux, is that work?
Yes, a shib IdP on Linux will work with O365 SP.
Anon, MS doesn't need to do anything on their end.
Referring to this configuration , I just set up the environment. But the SP initiate sso does not work in my env. I trace the http heards, I can not find any info about SAML request. I can only see some parameters "wa","wrtreaml", it looks like WS-Federation. Is there any one having some experience or suggestion about this issue ?
Thanks for the article!
I am currently supporting SSO with o365 using ADFS 2.0 but I have been requested to convert it to use Shibboleth. I currently have all my accounts federated to o365. I am hoping that I will be able to run in parallel so that I can write my new application to authenticate users using the Shibboleth STS.
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2015 Journeys
March | Norway : Magical Northern Lights (Full)
In Norse mythology, the immortal Valkyrie warriors would come galloping across the night sky upon their horses, equipped with helmets, spears, and amour that would glow and shimmer in the darkness. That was how the Vikings explained a phenomenon we now call the aurora borealis.
March | Taiwan: East Coast Cycling Tour
Taiwan, an island nation in the shape of a leaf, lies at the edge of the Pacific "ring of fire". The island is known for its hospitable folks, great food, and splendid landscape, especially the East Coast, which has dramatic scenery, where towering cliffs and mountains appear to be tumbling vertically into the depth of the Pacific Ocean.
April | Tunisia : The Rose of Sahara (On)
Tunisia is located in northern Africa, facing the Mediterranean Sea, its coastline measuring some 1200km, and further inland lies the vast Sahara Desert. Journeying through the country from north to south, one would encounter a myriad of landscapes – sand dunes, caves system, canyons, oases, pastures, beaches, and more.
April | Nepal Poon Hill Trek (On)
Annapurna region is the most popular trekking destination in Nepal, its trekking routes include the Annapurna Circuit, Annapurna Base Camp, and the Poon Hill little circuit. The Poon Hill route is relatively easy and could be completed in about 4 to 5 days. It is an ideal route for beginner trekkers and for those with limited travel duration.
May | Kashmir : India Little Tibet (Full/ Extra tour)
Kashmir, tucked in the Himalayan ranges, is blessed with breath taking landscapes – valleys with jagged edges, deep blue lakes surrounded by snow peaks, highland cold desert nourished by glacier-fed rivers – earning Kashmir the title of Shangri-la.
May | Tibet : Everest Base Camp Tour (Full)
Tibet is dubbed the roof of the world, and the world's highest peak Mt. Everest is located between the border of Tibet and Nepal. The Tibetan plateau has an average elevation of 4000m above sea level. Tibet offers dramatic natural sights, from majestic mountain ranges, crystal clear lakes, to vast grassland roam by nomads and yaks. It is also a land rich in cultural heritage, and full of Buddhism pilgrimage sites.
June | East Africa Safari
The untamed land of Africa evokes images of wilderness and adventure. It is a vast land of immense beauty but with danger lurking on the side. The size of Africa is three times of Europe, yet up until today, many parts remain untouched by civilization and have high concentrations of wild animals.
June|Holland : Cycling Beneath Sea Level
Holland could easily be the world's most cyclist-friendly country. The landscape here is flat as a pancake, and regardless of metropolitan, towns, or villages; on highways, byways, or country roads, there're always special lanes dedicated for cycling.
July | Kyrgyzstan : The Eden of Nomads (Full)
Kyrgyzstan is a land-locked country in Central Asia, located along the ancient Silk Road, it's the crossroad for people of various origins and traditions, yet the prevailing culture is that of a nomadic lifestyle shaped by the natural surroundings.
August|Northern Mongolia Tour (On)
Mongolia is a vast country five times the total size of Malaysia, with a primarily nomadic population of less than 3 million. It is a perfect place to get closer to earth and nature. This road trip by hardy Russian Jeep will traverse the great steppes, roam the vast grasslands, and visit the magnificent Chuluut Canyon.
September|Southern Mongolia Tour
Explore the untamed land of Gobi desert, roam the rolling steppe on horseback, experience life in the yurts amongst nomadic folks, admire scenic volcanic lake and waterfall, enjoy camel ride – embrace all these in the wilderness of Mongolia.
September|Trans-Siberian Railway Adventure
Travel by train for a total of 9,938km from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok, crossing 8 time zones. This epic rail journey offers a ride into wild landscapes, iconic Russian towns, scenic Lake Baikal and beyond. It also offers rewarding insights into the cultural diversities of Russia.
October|Turkey: East Meets West
Turkey sits on the crossroads of Europe and Asia; it is the melting pot of eastern and western cultures. It has witnessed the rise and fall of various civilizations and empires; a diversity of people from four corners of the world passed through its vast land – Silk Road caravan traders, philosophers, religious sages and pilgrims, militants, and more; all left behind their prints and enriched the country's heritage.
October|The Road to Shangri-La
This is an overland tour from Chengdu to Shangri-la and beyond; it is a classic road trip in southwest China, crossing two provinces from Sichuan to Yunnan. The journey offers breathtaking landscapes and richness of cultural diversity in the region.
October|Ngari The Wild West of Tibet
Tibet is dubbed the roof of the world, and its western region, Ngari, is known as the top of the roof. Ngari is one of the least populated parts of Tibet, with an average elevation of 4,500m above sea level. The region offers unique and rugged landscape, spectacular snow peaks, crystal blue lakes, vast grassland, and a spectrum of wildlife.
November|Nepal Annapurna Base Camp Trek
The Annapurna Base Camp (ABC) route is one of the best treks to explore the Himalayas, ranked moderate in difficulty. The trek offers spectacular horizons of snow-capped peaks like Hiunchuli, Annapurna South, Annapurna I and III, Gangapurna, Machhapuchhre, and Glacier Dome. The Poon Hill has one of the best view points to admire sunrise over the Himalayas.
November|Nepal : Helambu Trek
Helambu Trek offers scenic landscape, favorable climate, insights into hillside villages' traditions and cultures, and a relatively easy trail with less demanding altitude (highest point is 3600m).
November|Nostalgic Cuba Tour
Cuba, a Caribbean island nation, it is best known for cigars and rum, and its people's love for music, poetry, and baseball. Cuba is a country of contrasts, of grandeur and decline, a landscape frozen in time, and full of revolutionary icons. For the literary lovers, the trail of Ernest Hemingway in Cuba is not to be missed.
November | South America Backpack Tour
Backpack through Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru in 27 days, journeying through ancient cities and lost civilizations. Witness the ever growing glacier, take a walk alongside penguins, set foot on mystical Incha ruins, stay on floating isle, and roam the salt flats that mirror the sky. A visit to South America is like a journey through the land of magical realism.
December|Northern India Backpack Tour
Varanasi, a place older than time itself, where life and death is a daily drama by the Ganges River. The timeless Taj Mahal, a monument of love, stands majestically by the Yamuna River, outliving the rise and fall of empires. In Khajuraho, centuries old temples celebrated Gods with exquisite erotic kama sutra carvings.
December | Svalbard (Norway) Polar Night Tour (Full)
Visiting Svalbard in the Arctic Ocean during the polar nights is a unique experience. the sun remained more than 6 degree below the horizon around the clock, and one could not tell the day from the night. When the weather is good, the moon is shining, the Northern Lights might come dancing in the stars filled sky.


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A telemeter for telemetry of diagnostic messages from a mobile asset to a remote station comprises a processor coupled to the output of one or more condition sensors. The processor converts the output of the condition sensors to a diagnostic message, and provides the diagnostic message at a processor output. A transmitter is coupled to the processor output. The transmitter is adapted to transmit the diagnostic messages in the Industrial, Scientific, Medical (ISM) frequency band. An exemplary embodiment of a telemetry system of the invention comprises a telemeter adapted to transmit diagnostic messages in the ISM frequency band, and a remote station including a receiver for receiving the diagnostic messages in the ISM band.
1. A telemeter comprising:
a processor coupled to the output of one or more condition sensors, said processor configured to convert the output of said one or more condition sensors to a diagnostic message, and to provide said diagnostic message at a processor output, and to attach information identifying a designated destination for the diagnostic message to the diagnostic message;
a receiver coupled to said processor, said receiver configured to receive diagnostic messages transmitted in a radio frequency band;
a memory for receiving and storing said diagnostic messages from the processor and the receiver; and
a transmitter coupled to said memory, said transmitter configured to transmit said diagnostic message in a radio frequency band when said designated destination of the diagnostic message is not the telemeter.
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a telemeter carried on board a mobile asset, said telemeter including:
an input coupled to the output of one or more condition sensors of said asset;
an output for providing diagnostic messages containing information related to the sensed performance of said asset;
a transmitter having an input coupled to said output of said telemeter, for transmitting said diagnostic messages in an ISM frequency band; and
a first remote station comprising:
a receiver for receiving said transmitted messages;
a processor for processing said transmitted messages; and
an output for providing information related to the performance of said asset to a device adapted to utilize said information; and
a transmitter for relaying the diagnostic message to a second remote station when a destination of the diagnostic message is not the first remote station.
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This invention claims priority from Provisional Applications No. 60/076,666 filed Mar. 3, 1998, 60/076,610 filed Mar. 3, 1998 and 60/131,356 filed Apr. 28, 1999. This invention is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 09/260,707, filed Mar. 2, 1999 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,262,659.
This invention relates generally to remote monitoring and diagnostics, and more specifically relates to telemetry of diagnostic messages from a mobile asset to a remote service center. One embodiment of the present invention is a telemetry system employing airborne sensors and telemeters to transmit maintenance data (such as performance data of an aircraft engine) from an aircraft-in-flight to a ground based service center.
Remote monitoring and diagnosing of the condition, performance, and failure of parts, equipment and systems carried by mobile assets such as airplanes, turbines, locomotives and medical systems is becoming increasingly important as industry struggles to improve safety, reduce maintenance costs and deliver efficient, timely and cost effective maintenance services to its customers. For that reason, remote maintenance services are seen by today's service oriented businesses as an important growth area. Remote monitoring and diagnosing capability is quickly becoming a key element in providing high-technology, value-added services for an installed equipment base which equipment base may include mobile assets such as power generation equipment, aircraft engines, medical imaging systems, and locomotives.
By monitoring the performance of such equipment and systems, an indication that a system is malfunctioning can be obtained. By providing diagnostic messages which contain information about a malfunctioning system, a measure of safety is obtained that can be of particular importance in ensuring the system is capable of performing as required. In addition, such information can be utilized to initiate a maintenance cycle before placing the system into a subsequent cycle of operation.
Control systems for devices such as turbines used for generation of electricity or turbines used in aircraft engines typically monitor a variety of turbine performance parameters, including speed, temperatures, and stresses on the turbine assembly. Prior art systems provide for monitoring these parameters in flight. However, many of the problems associated with relaying these parameters to a ground service center while the aircraft is in flight remain to be solved.
A significant problem encountered in the art of wireless digital communications of performance parameters relates to the frequency and, more importantly, the power at which telemetry devices can transmit RF signals. Until the enactment by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of Part 15.247 of the FCC Rules and Regulations, aircraft telemetry systems were primarily limited to the VHF band (174-216 MHz), and could only operate at very low transmission powers of less than 0.1 milliwatts (mW). (See FCC Part 15.241.) This restriction on the transmission power has significantly limited the transmission range (i.e., the maximum distance between the transmitter and the receiver) of airborne telemetry devices. Restrictions also place limits on the data rate or "bandwidth" at which the telemetry devices can transmit data.
Because of these factors the frequency bands available for transmission of information from an aircraft to ground, and vice versa, is limited. Further, there are increasing demands for other types of communications, such as voice, to utilize these available regulated bands. Adding diagnostic information channels often requires modifications to the airframe of the aircraft to add additional antennas. Because of the cost of these structural modifications, and the high recurring cost of acquiring transmission time for relaying flight performance data in the regulated frequency bands, there is a pressing need for improved systems and methods for transmitting aircraft diagnostic information from an aircraft to a ground station.
In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a telemeter comprises a processor coupled to the output of one or more condition sensors. The processor converts the output of the condition sensors to a diagnostic message, and provides the diagnostic message at a processor output. A transmitter is coupled to the processor output. The transmitter is adapted to transmit the diagnostic messages in the Industrial, Scientific, Medical (ISM) frequency band. An exemplary embodiment of a telemetry system of the invention comprises a telemeter adapted to transmit diagnostic messages in the ISM frequency band, and a remote station including a receiver for receiving the diagnostic messages in the ISM band.
An exemplary embodiment of a method of the invention includes the steps of 1) collecting performance information from a mobile asset, 2) transmitting the performance information to a remote station via an ISM band transmission, 3) receiving the mobile asset performance information at a remote station, and 4) utilizing the asset performance information.
FIG. 1 is a pictorial block diagram of a telemetry system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a telemeter according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a circle of coverage to an aircraft at an altitude of 20,000 ft.
FIG. 4 is a pictorial diagram showing a plurality of remote stations configured in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 shows exemplary specifications for a mobile asset to remote station link according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 shows exemplary specifications for a ground station to mobile asset link according to one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 shows an example diagnostic message format according to one embodiment of the invention.
A telemetry system 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 1. Telemetry system 10 comprises a telemeter 100, a transmitter 118 and a remote station 200. Telemeter 100 is carried upon a mobile asset, such as an aircraft 20, locomotive 22, ship 24, or the like and configured to monitor the condition of the asset upon which it is installed. Telemeter 100 in conjunction with transmitter 118 transmits messages, referred to herein as diagnostic messages, containing information about the condition and performance of the assets to remote station 200. The term "condition" refers to the state of readiness, or fitness for operation of an asset or of a particular component of an asset.
According to one embodiment of the invention, diagnostic messages are relayed directly from the asset, such as aircraft 20, being monitored (referred to herein as a source) to a remote station 200 (referred to herein as a destination). According to another embodiment of the present invention diagnostic messages are relayed in series from a source asset, such as aircraft 20, to a successor asset, such as aircraft 21, and in some cases from a successor asset to another successor asset, and so on until the diagnostic message arrives at its remote station destination 200.
An exemplary format suitable for diagnostic messages is illustrated in FIG. 7. The message format comprises a synchronization preamble, address bits, priority bits if desired, a data field, an encryption flag denoting the presence or absence of encryption of the data in the data field, and an error detection field.
Diagnostic messages are relayed between source assets, successor assets and remote station destinations via down links 45. Down links 45 according to the present invention are communications channels comprising unlicensed, or Industrial/Scientific/Medical (ISM) band, transmissions. Three ISM bands are now available in the United States for using spread-spectrum communications techniques: 902-928 MHz; 2400-2483.5 MHz; and 5725-5850 MHz.
Accordingly, transmitter 110, according to one embodiment of the invention, is adapted to transmit in an ISM frequency band. In one embodiment of the present invention data links 45 further include non ISM band radio frequency channels such as those licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
In one embodiment of the present invention telemeter 100 is installed upon aircraft 20. Telemeter 100 monitors one or more jet engine conditions of aircraft 20 and transmits messages containing information about the performance of the aircraft between aircraft 20 and remote station 200. Remote station 200 utilizes the information contained in the messages to assess engine performance, identify and predict failure conditions, and in one embodiment to relay corrective signals to aircraft 20 via data uplink 30 to correct or compensate for failure conditions. In one embodiment of the invention data uplink 30 comprises ISM band transmissions. In another embodiment of the invention data uplink 30 comprises commands and data in an FCC licensed radio frequency band.
As will be readily understood by those skilled in the art, the invention is not limited to aircraft telemeters and remote stations. Rather, the telemeters of the present invention may be installed upon any mobile asset, and the messages relayed to a remote station, such as a satellite, shipboard or other receiving station which is not ground based.
A telemeter 100 according to an embodiment of the invention is illustrated in block diagram form in FIG. 2. Telemeter 100 comprises as major components transmitter 118, receiver 116, diagnostic message processor 150, memory 152, display 190, condition sensors 320 and a first auxiliary processor 141. Condition sensors 320 monitor performance conditions and parameters such as turbine speed, and exhaust gas temperature.
In one embodiment of the invention telemeter 100 is implemented using avionics equipment already in place on aircraft 20, as for example VHF, or UHF transceivers for other avionics applications licensed by the FCC for operation in RF bands. For example, Very High Frequency (VHF) transceiver units, not used over oceans where there is no line of sight to a ground station, may be employed to transmit and receive diagnostic messages on licensed bands during periods when these VHF transceivers are inactive. In one embodiment of the invention transmitter 118 includes an ISM modem of a type readily commercially available.
In one embodiment of the present invention, telemeter 100 includes a low power 2.4 GHZ ISM transceiver, represented in FIG. 2 by receiver 116 and transmitter 118. Receiver 116 and transmitter 118 include modems employing typical direct sequence spread spectrum modulation schemes to modulate a carrier with diagnostic message information. Such schemes may be implemented in synchronous mode or in transmitted reference mode to alleviate the synchronization overhead.
The ISM band embodiment of the present invention relies on in-flight use of the 2.4 GHz ISM at 2.4GHz-2.4835 GHz. Commercially available chip sets such as the Harris PRISM™ chip set and a wide variety of support electronics are readily commercially available for use in this embodiment. For example, one embodiment of the invention employs Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) techniques to maintain a spreading factor of at least 10, as required by United States FCC regulations. The Harris PRISM set spreads with a factor of 11 and is programmable for up to a factor of 16, making it advantageous for use in implementing an embodiment of the present invention. An alternative embodiment of the present invention employs 5.7 GHz band transceivers.
A problem with the use of commercially available ISM chip sets sometimes arises in situations in which the Doppler shifts associated with the relative motion of an aircraft and the ground exceed the performance capabilities of the chip set. Therefore, an embodiment of the invention is configured to carry out a method by which the same message is transmitted a plurality of times, the number of retransmission times based on the expected channel losses associated with the communications channel in use. This technique provides increased reliability of the link as data rates decrease.
The method comprises the following steps. First diagnostic message processor 150 provides a message to be transmitted comprising N information bits to first auxiliary processor 141. Processor 141 is configured to encode the N information bits into B (B greater than N) message bits by means of a forward error correction code, for example, a Hamming code. Next, the B bit message is broken into portions of n-bits each. In one embodiment of the invention any fractional piece is padded with trailing zeros or other conventional fillers. The greater the value of n, the more efficient is the random parity coding implementation. However, greater values of n add to the complexity of the decoder. In one embodiment of the invention n is chosen to be 12.
Next, auxiliary processor 141 estimates an expected bit error rate, p. Bit error rate p is the error rate that a ground based receiver will experience on bit by bit demodulation of an ISM transmission at the ISM modem design rate. In one embodiment of the invention, p is predetermined and provided to auxiliary processor 141. Based on p, auxiliary processor 141 calculates the channel capacity, C(p) of a Binary Symmetric Channel (BSC) from transmitter 118 to a ground based receiver according to the formula:
Next a system parameter, α, is provided to processor 141 by an operator. System parameter α is chosen to provide sufficient redundancy such that the N information bits are decoded with a desired error rate. Auxiliary processor 141 then sends each of the n-bit portions as m bit code words (m>n). The relationship between m and n is given by:
Wherein fceil is the ceiling function which is the smallest integer larger than or equal to its argument.
Table 1 shows exemplary link specifications developed by simulating an asset-to-asset link according to one embodiment of the present invention. According to the example shown in Table 1, an airplane to airplane link in the 2.4 GHz ISM band between two aircraft, each at a minimum cruise altitude of 20,000 feet and separated by a line of sight distance of about 400 miles will support about a 1.2 kilobit per second link between the two aircraft, without coding, at a bit error rate of no greater than 10−5. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention the link is operated at a variable data rate depending on the available link margin. In that case, both ends of the link are configured to observe the received error rates, calculated over groups of known bits or by observing various check sum failure rates, and increase or decrease their signaling rates accordingly.
FIG. 5 shows exemplary link specifications for an asset to remote station link wherein the remote station is a ground based station.
FIG. 6 shows exemplary link specifications for a remote station to asset link wherein the remote station is a ground station and the asset is an aircraft.
Telemeter 100 also includes read/write memory 152. Read/write memory 152, which is dynamic random access memory in one embodiment of the present invention, performs storage of incoming messages for retransmission and keeps a history of system performance measures. System performance measures include, but are not limited to, measures selected from the group comprising: number and size of messages successfully received, number of messages successfully transmitted, latency time distribution, i.e., a histogram of the times that the successfully received messages were stored by the receiving aircraft before they were successfully retransmitted, link quality indicators such as signal to noise estimates, and communications protocol efficiency, e.g. number of transmission retries per message.
A system 100 for telemetry of information from aircraft in flight to a ground station according to one embodiment of the present invention typically comprises a plurality of mobile assets, referred to hereinafter as nodes, in radio communication with each other. Each node may be selected from the group comprising aircraft, land vehicles such as a railroad locomotives, ships, ground transmitting or receiving stations, or communications satellites. Each node is equipped with a telemeter 100 for relaying diagnostic messages between nodes and from a source node to a destination ground station. The source node originates the diagnostic message and determines the most efficient link to the desired destination ground station through intermediate nodes. The source node then transmits the diagnostic message to the first node in the link, that node receives and retransmits the diagnostic message to the next mode in the link, etc. until the message is finally received by the desired ground station. In this manner the aircraft pass the data by relay between aircraft in mutual line of sight such that the data is efficiently migrated from the source node to the ground station. According to one embodiment of the invention, remote station 250 employs a phased array antenna that has a line of sight to aircraft at cruise altitude.
In order to establish an efficient link, the source node, and each successive node in the link, must select its successor node such that the message is transmitted from node to node while the successor node is in line of site with the predecessor node. In one embodiment of the present invention each node's transceiver is provided with flight plan information in order to facilitate the selection of a successor node to which to transmit the diagnostic message. Flight plan information is information related to the altitudes, flight paths, and times for flights of specific aircraft. In one embodiment of the invention flight plan information is obtained from an aircraft tracking services. An example of such a system includes, but is not limited to, AirTrack. Airtrack is a real-time aircraft tracking program available from METSYS Software and Services, Cropton, Pickering, North Yorkshire, Y018 8HL, England. Flight plan data from the database is loaded into the Diagnostic message processor 150 of each aircraft's telemeter 100. Thereafter, processor 100 of the source node selects successors based on the flight plan data and desired destination remote station.
As shown in FIG. 1, remote station 200 comprises a receiver 250 adapted to receive frequencies in an unlicensed frequency band such as an ISM frequency band. One embodiment of the present invention employs a receiving network 500 comprising several spaced apart remote stations 200 as illustrated in FIG. 4. Remote stations 200 are spaced from each other so as to provide receiver coverage over the entire geographical area of interest 120, in this case the United States, as illustrated in FIG. 4.
The radio horizon for a line of sight path from an object at H feet above the earth is {square root over (2H)} miles. Thus, a radio receiver on the ground near Evendale, Ohio is capable of line of sight contact with a plane at 20,000 feet whose ground point falls in the circle 300 as shown in FIG. 3. The circle is about 200 miles in radius. For planes at higher altitudes, the circle of coverage expands. FIG. 4 shows a virtual covering of the Continental United States with only 40 receiver sites. A site center is marked with an "x".
The system includes a protocol for fixing and monitoring schedule and performing monitoring hand-off from receiver site to receiver site. The protocol relies upon a ground-to-air link for flow or transmission control including. Examples of ground to air links suitable for transmission control include, but are not limited to: adaptive transmission rate control; provision/non-provision of error correction coding; power control; and time of transmission.
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that, while the invention has been illustrated and described herein in accordance with the patent statutes, modifications and changes may be made in the disclosed embodiments without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention. It is, therefore, to be understood that the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications and changes as fall within the true spirit of the invention.
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The Unexplained: Mysteries of Mind, Space, & Time was a popular partwork magazine published in the United Kingdom between 1980 and 1983 by Orbis Publishing. It ran to over 150 issues and dealt with the paranormal and mysteries such as UFOs, the Bermuda Triangle, ghosts, spontaneous human combustion, the Cottingley Fairies, ancient knowledge, sea monsters, the Yeti, weird coincidences, stone circles, contact with the dead, and notable historical characters linked to the occult. The magazine was published as a journal with page numbering continuing from one edition to the next. When the magazine ceased publication, a refund was offered if the consumer returned the covers.[1][2]
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A complementary version was published in France entitled L'Inexpliqué, which contained differently written articles. The series was published in 8 to 26 volumes, depending on the British or French edition.
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OK I don't like the laser thermometers...maybe because I bought a cheapy...
Has anyone seen a thermometer that I can just leave in the oven and it will withstand the heat. That way I can watch the temp in the oven?
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There are a few options. You can buy this analog gauge (picture 1) here;
DialTempTM, Bi-Metal Stem Thermometers, 5" Heads
Or you could buy a K-type TC probe and a hand held meter to read it (picture 2 and 3) here;
Mini Thermometer Moderately Priced - Ideal for Education, Training and Demonstration Programs
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But the big question is where to put the probe. Is your oven finished? If it is, depending on the finish of the outside of your oven, you may only be able to install one in a door. If you don't have one you can build a door, drill a hole and mount the probe thru the hole.
If you are still building you can buy thermocouples and install them while building, as I did.
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Sorry no help here, been looking for one myself. have not found one that registers high enough. Although I love my IR, I would still like to have a good 'old fashioned' thermometer. The thought of running lines for thermocouplers didn't appeal to me, those are the only 'thermometers' I have seen.
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Thanks Wade, the Dial Temp may work for me.
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I actually asked James about these in a message earlier today...Earthstone(sorry James) currently has one listed on their website...looks like the probe is long and the dial can be mounted on the front...up to 1000F...
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Yes, that's a traditional thermocouple with an old fashioned analog dial. We have thought of adding a thermocouple to the FB Store and we really should get to it. They aren't difficult to install and some folks like the permanently mounted temp gauge.
It's time for poll.
What do you want for your oven:
No thermcouple?
1 thermocouple with an analog gauge
1 thermocouple with a digital gauage
2 thermocouples with a digital gauge
More than 2 thermocouples with a digital gauge
Let's see how it comes out.
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I have 8 thermocouples installed in the oven.
Incredibly piece of information when first using the oven. Steps up the learn curve.
Nowadays I use just 2 of these: the center hearth thermocouple to read the hearth temperature when baking pizzas and the ambient temperature when waiting the temperature down to bake bread and so.
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I went with 3 thermocouples so I can get a good overall picture of the temp "saturation" of the brick mass and can chart the temp profile of my oven. I still plan on buying a hand held infrared to compare surface temp to thermocouples. I agree with others that this is mainly useful for getting to know the oven, so not something that will be used much after that. But that is my preference. Oh yeah, digital readout.
My day job is diffusion area equipment maint eng for a semiconductor manuf. So we use various thermocouples and devices to measure temp (+/- 0.5 deg) all the way to 1200 deg C. Omega is pretty much the gold standard of temp measurement and I am very surprised that they sell online and how reasonable their prices are. Both items I listed above are less than half of what Earthstone has. James if are looking for a supplier to offer their products I would suggest calling them first.
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In an oven that is already installed, where would you put the thermocouples?
Do they just lay them on the floor or do you attach them to the sides?
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I put one in the floor, one in the dome about halfway up, and one in the top center of the dome. I built mine per the first rev of plans so my dome sits on the floor. With this configuration it seemed easiest to drill my thermowell directly into the side of the exposed floor brick and it extends about 8 inches into the floor. The other two are positioned a little over halfway into the brick. The floor and mid-dome TC's are about a foor apart in horizontal spacing, since I plan on starting all my fires on the opposite side of the oven and can see the saturated temp in the bricks versus direct heating.
Where to put them on a finished oven would depend on how the oven is finished and what type (analog/digital) you want to use.
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La Joupes opening is somewhat scary: Big florals with a big, big, big musk threatening in the background. Oriental in genre, but not excessively sweet, it presents a smoky, guiac background that makes La Joupe both classy and sexy. The florals, which explode in the opening, do not seem to last as a dominant part of the fragrance
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The shooting in South Carolina has not drawn calls for gun control from lawmakers rebuffed in their efforts after 20 children were slain in Connecticut in 2012.
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President Obama's trade bill now hinges on a complex brew of congressional relationships, procedural rigmarole and several leaps of faith across party lines.
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IOWA CITY, Iowa Same shooter. Same shot. Same spot.
Same result? Not this time.
This time, Kachine Alexander didn't switch. This time, Kalisha Keane didn't deliver the dagger.
Keane missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer, then Lykendra Johnson missed two point-blank follows in the final frantic moments as 18th-ranked Iowa edged No. 10 Michigan State, 66-64, in a Big Ten women's basketball game before 4,550 Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
"I just said, 'There wasn't going to be a repeat' (of Keane's 3-pointer that beat Iowa, 63-60, at East Lansing on Jan. 13)," said Alexander, who got a fingernail literally, a fingernail on Keane's shot from the left corner Thursday.
The outcome left the Big Ten with a four-way tie for first place: Michigan State, Michigan, Penn State and Wisconsin are 6-2 as the race hit the midpoint.
MSU is 18-3 overall.
A 13-4 run, punctuated by 3-pointers by Jaime Printy and Kelly Krei, turned a six-point deficit into a 55-52 lead for the Hawkeyes (16-5, 4-4), and they stayed in front the rest of the way.
By a fingernail.
Krei hit another trey to make it 66-61 with 58 seconds left, then Keane followed with a 3-pointer of her own to bring the Spartans within two.
A shot-clock violation by Iowa with 8.9 seconds left opened the door for MSU, then the Spartans called timeout with 5.9 ticks left.
This time, Alexander didn't switch defensively. And this time, Keane misfired.
"We had the right person shooting and the right rebounder," said Spartans Coach Suzy Merchant. "I thought (Keane) got bodied, but she got the thing off. We got two good rebounds. They just didn't go down for us."
Alexander compiled the 30th double-double of her career 23 points, 11 rebounds. Printy and Krei added 11 points apiece.
Brittney Thomas paced Michigan State with 17 points, including seven in the final 5 minutes. Her drive brought the Spartans within 63-61, then MSU missed three shots on its next possession before Krei's 3-pointer opened it to 66-61.
"It was a great pass by (Alexander) and a great opportunity to make a three," Krei said.
The Hawkeyes prevailed despite shooting 20 fewer field goals than the Spartans (Iowa was 24 of 48 from the field; MSU was 23 of 68), getting outrebounded 44-34 and making just 12 of 21 from the line.
"I can't believe we won on a night we shot free throws like that," Bluder said. "But we were very efficient with the ball when we had it."
Michigan State led most of the first half, by as many as six points early.
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CINEMA 4D: Rendering Motion Graphics for After Effects demonstrates how to take a simple logo animation in CINEMA 4D and transform it into a compelling motion graphic with After Effects, incorporating two distinct visual styles. Starting with a prebuilt animation rendered from CINEMA 4D, author Rob Garrott employs industry-standard techniques, utilizing materials, lights, and the library of effects in After Effects, to enhance the project's look and feel. Exercise files accompany the course.
CINEMA 4D is a production tool that is designed to work within a particular workflow involving compositing application like After Effects. Because of that, it has incredibly tight integration with After Effects. One of the abilities that we have is the ability to bring across 3D data, in the form of camera and position information, from CINEMA 4D into After Effects. In order to do that though, we have to add a special tag to our project file for the objects that we want to have inside of After Effects. And right now in this scene, the only thing that we're really concerned about is the screen for the telephone.
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The first year in The Age of the Kings. The Sun rises over the lands of the hundred lords of Tyra'del. The spring of civilization brings booming growth, and as the sages of Leveria record, growth is the catalyst of change. The Ten Kingdoms bathe in new daylight, but what might the light bring, if not shadows?


text: The Mighty Bomb Jack wiki last edited by Bholla71085 on 01/16/15 12:49PM View full history StoryKing Pamera was a legendary king who ruled the lands and insured peace in order throughout the world. The king demon Belzebut had plans to bring the world to ruin by kidnapping King Pamera, along with his wife and daughter. The Mighty Brothers fought against Belzebut but all were defeated except the youngest, Jack. Jack must save the world by defeating Belzebut and rescuing the royal Pamera family, thus restoring peace and order to the world. GameplayMighty Bomb Jack is a side scrolling platformer with a couple unique mechanics. The titular Jack has the ability to jump very high, around the height of one screen. He can also stop his jump at any height by pressing the jump button again, allowing for more precise jumping. Jack can also float down during his descent, and this is done by rapidly pressing the jump button while falling. Jacks last movement mechanic is he can rapidly descend by pressing down on the D-Pad while airborne. Jack's mobility is his greatest defense. Jack also has the use of special abilities by increasing his Mighty Power, this is achieved by using Mighty Coins which will also change Jack's color.Players must use Jack's abilities to navigate a labyrinth of rooms inside a pyramid in order to rescue the royal family. At the end of each main stage is a Royal Palace room (bonus stage) in which Jack must collect all bombs on screen in order to proceed through the gate. Bonus points are awarded if Jack can collect the bombs in order, the order in which to collect is determined by a lit fuse.Another unique feature of this game is the addition of the Game Deviation Value (G.D.V.). This score is given to the player at the end of a game, and is apparently a score generated by the game based on reflexes, memory, and judgment.Mighty Power - Mighty Power is the power up system used in Mighty Bomb Jack. Mighty Power is attained by collecting mighty Coins and using them, Jack can increase his Mighty Power 3 times. Each tier gives Jack a new ability, and access to all lower tier powers. Beware of collecting too many Mighty Coins, if Jack collects more than nine (9) coins he will be sent to the Torture Room.· Blue – Allows Jack to open the orange treasure boxes.· Orange – Allows Jack to open red and orange boxes by simply touching the sides.· Green – Turns all enemies on screen into gold coins for five seconds, Jack retains all previous powers. The manual refers to other secret powers that it doesn't specifically mention.Torture Room - The Torture Room is a room Jack is sent to when Jack gets too "greedy", meaning Jack is holding more than 9 Mighty Coins. The Torture Room is a single screen sized room where a set number of enemies spawn and there is no immediate escape. In order for Jack to escape the torture room he must avoid the enemies until the timer reaches zero (0). Once Jack escapes the torture room the stage timer will be reset back to sixty (60) and Jack's Mighty Coins will be reset back to zero (0). EnemiesEnemies are the main threat in Mighty Bomb Jack and Jack is given very little ways of dispatching them. Any contact with an enemy will result in a loss of life. Jack can eliminate an enemy by collecting a power ball which turns enemies into gold coins that can be collected thus eliminating the enemy. Jack can also turn enemies into gold coins by achieving third tier Mighty Power. Finally the easiest way to eliminate an enemy is by moving until they are off screen, once they are gone from screen they will disappear.Mummy – Mummies move left and right and can fall off the edge of a platform. They are the only enemies that spawn into the world, after a few seconds on screen they transform into one of the other enemy types.Spider – Spiders are slow moving and track Jack directly, they move in diagonal lines.Skull – Skulls are slow moving and move toward the player's direction, they move in diagonal lines and can only change direction after hitting the wall, ceiling or floor.Parrot – Parrots are slow moving and track players directly, the move on horizontal and vertical lines.Turtle Shell – Turtle Shells are the fastest enemy in the game, they track Jack and sprint directly to Jack's position and move on all axis. After a sprint they usually follow up with a slower move towards Jack allowing for escape.Fireball – Fireballs are slow moving, they track Jack directly and can move on all axis.Bat – Bats are slow moving and do not track Jack, they move in diagonal lines and can only change direction once they hit a wall, ceiling or floor. Items & PickupsThere are various items found in world, these serve to increase score and give additional benefits once collected. Items can also be hidden in secret blocks, jumping from one of these special blocks will result in the item becoming exposed. Most secret areas are accessed by finding these hidden items.Bombs – Bombs are the main collectable in game and are placed throughout every level. (100, or 200 pts depending on lit fuse)Treasure Chest – Treasure Chests are either red or orange, they contain pickups and other items that help Jack and increase the player's score. Orange chests require the player to have Mighty Power active to access.Treasure Bag – Treasure Bags are found in treasure Chests, the value of the Treasure Bag is indicated on the bag itself. (100, 300, or 1,000 pts)Power Ball – Power Balls are a white ball with a red stripe and labeled with a "P". There are a couple ways to get a Power Ball to appear. Power Balls appear in Royal Palace rooms automatically. They also appear if Jack collects enough bomb points, once achieved a chime will ring and the next Treasure Chest Jack opens will contain a Power Ball. Power Balls change all enemies on screen into gold coins.Mighty Drink – Mighty Drink is a red bottle with a white "M" in the center. Mighty Drink can be found in Treasure Chests and gives an additional 10 counts on the timer. (1,000 pts)Sphinx – Sphinges open secret passages throughout the pyramid, typically Sphinges will be hidden in secret blocks. (10,000 pts)Slave – Slaves are green in color and are pharaoh like in appearance, they can be saved from the main rooms of the game for bonus points. (2,000 pts)Balloon – Balloons are red and appear randomly out of Treasure Chests. They immediately ascend and if collected before they disappear off the top of the screen Jack is awarded bonus points. (10,000 pts)Gold Coin – Gold Coins are found in Treasure Chests and created from enemies. (500 pts)Mighty Coin – Mighty Coins are found in Treasure Chests and look like Jack's face on a gold coin. Mighty Coins give Jack super powers, however don't collect to many at one time or Jack will be sent to the torture room. (1,000 pts)Extra Coin – Extra Coins are red coins with a white "E" in the center, they provide an extra life to Jack. (3000 pts)Secret Coin – Secret Coins are white coins with a red "S" in the center. Jack needs to collect 5 of these as well as the two Crystal Balls hidden in the pyramid to get the best ending. Secret Coins can only be picked up while in the final form of "Mighty Power", the green tier. (50,000 pts)Bonus Coin – Bonus Coins are white coins with a red "B" in the center. Bonus Coins only appear in the Royal Palace rooms and move about the room on the ground. They add a multiplier to the points collected in the Royal Palace room, it can be increased to a level 5 multiplier.Crystal Ball – There are two Crystal Balls hidden in the pyramid, both are required to save everyone in the royal family and receive the best ending. EndingsThere are multiple endings in Mighty Bomb Jack that are dependent on what conditions the player satisfies before entering the final series of rooms. The best ending requires the player to find both Crystal Balls and five (5) Secret Coins allowing the player to save the entire royal family. HistoryMighty Bomb Jack is considered a sequel to the arcade game Bomb Jack. It was released in 1986 by Tecmo for the Famicom/NES and was ported to the Amiga, Atari ST and Commodore 64. The NES version was later released on Virtual Console for the Wii in 2007, Nintendo 3DS in 2012 and Wii U in 2014.


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Jones, DA; Prior, SL; Tang, TS; Bain, SC; Hurel, SJ; Humphries, SE; Stephens, JW; (2010) Association between the rs4880 superoxide dismutase 2 (C > T) gene variant and coronary heart disease in diabetes mellitus. DIABETES RES CLIN PR , 90 (2) 196 - 201. 10.1016/j.diabres.2010.07.009.
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Mitochondrial superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2) is an endogenous anti-oxidant enzyme. The rs4880 gene variant results in a C>T substitution, influencing SOD enzymatic activity. This variant has been associated with micro- and macro-vascular complications in diabetes mellitus. Our aim was to examine the association between this variant and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in a cross-sectional sample of subjects with diabetes.776 Caucasian subjects with diabetes were genotyped. CHD risk, oxidised-LDL and plasma total anti-oxidant status (TAOS) were analysed in relation to genotype. In females, the TT genotype was associated with CHD (CC/CT/TT: No CHD vs. CHD: 22.4/56.0/21.6% vs. 12.0/50.0/38.0%, p = 0.03; for CC/CT vs. TT, p = 0.01). The odds ratio for CHD associated with the IT genotype compared to CC/CT was 2.22 [95%CI: 1.17-4.24], p = 0.01. The TT genotype was also associated with significantly lower plasma TAOS. In males, no association was observed between genotype and CHD risk, but CHD was significantly associated with age, lower HDL, higher triglycerides, higher BMI and cigarette smoking.The TT genotype of this variant is associated with increased CHD risk and lower plasma anti-oxidant defences in females with diabetes. This modest genotype-effect is not apparent in males where traditional risk factors may play a greater role. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
|Association between the rs4880 superoxide dismutase 2 (C > T) gene variant and coronary heart disease in diabetes mellitus
|Superoxide dismutase, Gene variant, Oxidative stress, Diabetes, CHD, rs4880, Mitochondria, Total anti-oxidant status, OXIDATIVE STRESS, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, PLASMA MARKERS, RISK, POLYMORPHISM, NEPHROPATHY, ENVIRONMENT, JAPANESE, CANCER, SOD2
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