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A device and method for determining and automatically transmitting a geographic location of a wireless alarm device during a potential emergency utilizing enhanced wireless communication and position location systems. In one aspect, a wireless alarm device includes a smoke alarm interfaced with a wireless transceiver, configured to operate over a plurality of existing wireless telecommunications and position location networks. The wireless transceiver can be a cellular processor comprising multiple radio frequency bands and air interface standards with an integrated memory for storing emergency identification information. Another aspect includes an integrated assisted global positioning receiver and broadcast television receiver, configured to operate with global positioning systems and broadcast television positioning systems. In one mode of operation, upon sensing the presence of smoke, the wireless transceiver automatically transmits stored emergency identification information signals and a geographic location of the wireless alarm device to a dispatch center.
1. A wireless alarm device for detecting a hazardous condition, the device comprising:
a sensor for detecting a hazardous condition in a environment;
a alarm control circuit, in communication with the sensor, the control circuit configured to generate a alarm signal in response to the sensor detecting the hazardous condition;
a disable means for temporarily disabling at least one function of the alarm control circuit;
a wireless transceiver having a integrated memory that includes an wireless enhanced 911 feature with emergency identification information, the transceiver coupled to the alarm control circuit to automatically transmit the emergency identification information to a dispatch center upon receiving the signal from the alarm control circuit;
wherein the wireless transceiver is configured to transmit a plurality of mobile telephone radio frequency signals;
wherein the emergency identification information comprises at least a geographic location of the wireless alarm device.
2. The wireless alarm device of
3. The wireless alarm device of
4. The wireless alarm device of
at least one of a first type of encoding indicating a fire emergency, and a second type of encoding indicating a carbon monoxide emergency.
5. The wireless alarm device of
a encoded synthesized voice message to indicate at least one of a fire emergency, a carbon monoxide emergency, and a geographic location on the wireless alarm device.
6. The wireless alarm device of
at least one of a global positioning satellite system receiver and a broadcast television system receiver in communication with the wireless transceiver.
7. The wireless alarm device of
a radio frequency signal verification means, for verifying a radio frequency signal to at least one of the wireless transceiver, the global positioning satellite system receiver, and the broadcast television system receiver.
8. The wireless alarm device of
9. The wireless alarm device of
a wireless network transceiver, in communication with the alarm control circuit, configured with at least one wireless networking radio frequency band.
10. The wireless alarm device of
11. The wireless alarm device of
12. The wireless alarm device of
13. The wireless alarm device of
a housing means encompassing at least the sensor, the alarm control circuit, and the wireless transceiver.
14. The wireless alarm device of
15. The wireless alarm device of
16. The wireless alarm device of
17. The wireless alarm device of
a alarm interconnection circuit comprising at least one of a audio alarm signal receiver, and a alternate current power line signal transceiver.
18. A wireless alarm system comprising:
a wireless transceiver having one or more mobile telephone radio frequency bands, and one or more mobile telephone air interface standards, wherein the wireless transceiver is coupled to a radio frequency verification circuit having a radio frequency indicator;
a memory couple to the wireless transceiver, the memory comprising at least emergency identification information;
at least one of a broadcast television positioning system receiver and a global positioning satellite system receiver, in communication with the wireless transceiver and the radio frequency signal verification circuit;
a alarm control circuit coupled to the wireless transceiver, a audio alarm, a visual alarm, and a time delay circuit;
a audio alarm signal receiver circuit coupled to the alarm control circuit, wherein the receiver circuit is configured to store, receive, convert, and compare distinct audio signal frequencies from remotely located alarm devices and generate a activation signal;
a sensor coupled to the alarm control circuit, configured to detect at least one of a amount of smoke, a amount of carbon monoxide, and a amount of heat;
a power source comprising at least one of a direct current and a alternate current, coupled to at least the sensor and the wireless transceiver.
19. A method for notifying a dispatch center of an emergency condition, the method comprising:
monitoring a environment for at least a threshold of smoke;
sensing at least a threshold level of smoke with a sensor;
activating an alarm with an alarm control circuit, the alarm control circuit in communication with the sensor and configured to be activated upon the sensor sensing at least the threshold level of smoke;
generating an alarm signal from the alarm control circuit;
verifying that the alarm is a emergency event, wherein a user may determine if the alarm is a false alarm and disable the alarm signal from the alarm control circuit;
receiving the signal with a wireless transceiver coupled to the alarm control circuit, the wireless transceiver having an integrated processor and memory;
initiating a wireless 911 emergency call, wherein the processor includes instructions to automatically transmit an amount of emergency identification information stored in the memory;
transmitting the emergency identification information to a dispatch center, wherein the emergency identification information includes at least a geographic location of the wireless transceiver.
20. The method of
21. The method of
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This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. non-provisional patent application Ser. No. 10/660,244, "Combination Smoke Alarm and Wireless Location Device," by Noel Woodard and Jon Woodard, filed Sep. 11, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,019,646 B1, dated Mar. 28, 2006; which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent applications 60/416,970 and 60/416,971, both of which were filed on Oct. 8, 2002U.S.
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/719,821, "Combination Smoke and Wireless Location Alarm With Enhanced Position Location Features," by Jon Woodard and Noel Woodard, filed Sep. 24, 2005, the disclosure thereof incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
1. Field of the Invention
This disclosure relates generally to smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, wireless communications systems, and wireless positioning systems. More specifically, this disclosure provides a combination device, method for locating a smoke alarm and notifying a dispatch center utilizing wireless telecommunications and position location systems.
2. Description of Related Art
Fire is a widespread and ongoing threat to public safety and homeland security. Fire is known for generating smoke, which often contains many poisonous elements including carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is also known as the "silent killer," due to its tasteless, odorless, colorless, and poisonous properties. Carbon monoxide is produced by the incomplete burning of solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels. Many appliances fueled with natural gas, liquefied petroleum, oil, kerosene, coal, charcoal, or wood may produce poisonous carbon monoxide. In addition, running automobiles, recreational vehicles, and other combustion engines produce poisonous carbon monoxide.
Detecting fire and dangerous levels of smoke and carbon monoxide at the earliest stages, alerting building occupants for rapid evacuation, and notifying 911 emergency dispatch operators to summon emergency response personnel are key factors for public safety. However, delay or failure of any one of the key factors dramatically increases the dangers of smoke and fire. Accordingly, reduced physical injury, reduced loss of life, and reduced property damaged are all dependent upon building occupants safely evacuating a building and quickly contacting a emergency dispatch operator to summon further assistance.
Devices for sensing dangerous levels of smoke and carbon monoxide and initiating an alarm are presently available. Single station smoke alarms are available in single sensor units, or combined with carbon monoxide sensors in one alarm.
Although the above-mentioned single station alarms provide many important features, many drawbacks exist. For instance, in larger buildings containing multiple rooms or levels, smoke may be detected in remote or unoccupied areas for unknown periods of time before the occupants are alerted, allowing fire to spread. Furthermore, heavy sleeping, intoxicated, persons on medications, and high-risk (e.g., children, elderly, physically challenged, sensory-impaired) occupants may not hear or otherwise respond to the activated alarm sound before being overcome. Even alarms equipped with a visual alarm or strobe may not awaken this category of occupants due to the aforementioned and other design limitations.
To alleviate the above and other shortcomings, federal, state, and local safety and fire codes may require that newer residences install multiple alarms equipped interconnection means for multiple alarm activation. Alarms are presently available that allow multiple alarms to be interconnected within a building, so when any one of the interconnected alarm senses carbon monoxide or smoke, other interconnected alarms are activated.
Despite solving some of the problems of single station smoke or carbon monoxide alarms, drawbacks exist with interconnected alarms. For example, although interconnected alarms may alert building occupants to smoke in remote or unoccupied areas, if the building is unoccupied or vacant, the danger often goes undetected as the fire spreads to out of control. Only in the event neighbors or other observers haphazardly notice the burning building will emergency response personnel be contacted. Partially alleviating these drawbacks, smoke alarms are presently available that incorporate a landline telephone link.
Other hard-wired or wireless interconnected smoke detectors are part of household or commercial security systems, which are primarily designed for intrusion detection and other security related applications. These systems may employ numerous components, including of a separate wall-mounted control panel, keypad, wireless receiver, and various wireless security sensors. These systems often comprise a landline telephone with auto-dialer connected to a public switched telephone network, which then automatically notifies a central station monitoring facility upon alarm activation, who then retransmits the alert to a 911 operator. Other security systems provide a separate component that contains either primary or back-up wireless transmitters for alerting a commercial central station monitoring facility.
Despite their advantages, shortcomings of integrated security and fire alarm systems containing smoke detectors are numerous. First, such systems are cost prohibitive for fire or carbon monoxide protection, due to the numerous components and sizable installation costs. Because of these costs, non-homeowners or persons with low-income or marginal credit ratings may be unable to afford installation costs and monthly service fees. Second, these systems require skilled technicians to install, test, and maintain. Third, many of these systems may not include detectors with the basic security system package. Furthermore, these systems often employ a separate landline or wireless auto-dialer component, which requires the user to subscribe to separate landline or wireless telephone service, and utilize off-site commercial central station monitoring facility, requiring additional monthly fees. Still another disadvantage is an off-site central station monitoring facility must retransmit any alarm events to a 911 operator.
Other integrated security and fire alarm systems exist that include additional wireless notification, control, and access features using a variety of communication networking mediums, oftentimes a specially designed, proprietary network. These systems often employ various intermediate communications relay or gateway components to communicate with the security or fire alarm system. However, these relays or gateways are physically separated from the detection component, leaving the relay component vulnerable to fire damage before detection. These systems also require that emergency information (e.g., the address of the protected premises) be entered in prior to use in order to determine the location of the alarm event.
A further limitation of all of the above-mentioned smoke detectors, is that they are not specifically designed for installation in building structures undergoing construction, or an effective means for fire monitoring in vacant residences or commercial buildings. In most residential and commercial buildings under construction, there is no means for automated fire monitoring, often no telephone service, and often no registered street address. The workers on the construction site and persons in the immediate vicinity are the primary means for monitoring potential fire dangers. Because such buildings may be vacant during the off-work hours, a fire may burn unnoticed before it rages out of control, causing danger to workers, fire damage to the said building, fire damage to adjacent properties, and increased danger to emergency response personnel.
Although security systems that include smoke detectors have the ability to automatically summon assistance through a intermediate commercial central station monitoring facility, a key drawback of such systems and existing single and multiple station smoke alarms is their lack of effective and timely means for automatic and direct notification to a 911 operator, often referred to as a 911 public safety answering point, of the specific nature and location of the fire emergency.
Wireless telecommunications network systems, often referred to as cellular or PCS networks, along with mobile cellular telephones, are presently available. Aside from being a revolutionary innovation for mobile voice and data communications, many other uses exist, such as determining the geographic location of a mobile cellular telephone. Wireless position location is important for a wide-range of applications including mobile position determination and emergency services.
Most landline telephones in the United States utilizing the public switched telephone network have enhanced 911 service capabilities. Most of these landline enhanced 911 systems have the capability to provide the public safety answering points with a call back number and a physical address of the telephone when calling 911. However, with a growing number of households canceling their landline telephone service and choosing cellular-only telephone or internet telephone service, landline enhanced 911 service becomes unavailable to those households. In most cases, using a cellular telephone or internet telephone to call 911 requires the caller to inform the emergency dispatch operator of the nature and physical location of the emergency.
Due to these issues and a dramatic increase in 911 calls originating from cellular and internet telephones, the U.S. Congress and the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") enacted regulatory mandates requiring wireless telecommunications carriers to upgrade and modify their cellular and PCS network infrastructures, and make appropriate upgrades to cellular telephones to provide wireless 911 service similar to landline enhanced 911 service. The FCC recently issued an order requiring internet telephone service providers to upgrade their enhanced 911 systems as well.
The efforts of wireless carriers resulted in a number of wireless location system concepts, generally referred to as wireless enhanced 911, to pinpoint or track the location of a cellular telephone during an emergency. The FCC mandates consist of Phase I and Phase II standards that require various levels of position location accuracy.
The Phase I standard generally requires a carrier to provide the closest cell site/sector. Phase II network and handset-based concepts generally pinpoint or track the location of cellular telephones by using either upgraded cellular/PCS network infrastructure, or equipping the cellular telephones with a Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite receiver. It is understood that because neither the network nor handset based wireless position location concepts provide 100% accuracy in all environments, hybrid wireless position location concepts are presently available that combine the advantages of both network and handset-based Phase II position location standard.
However, the aforementioned wireless position location concepts (particularly GPS) have shortcomings when used in urban and indoor environments. To alleviate these shortcomings, other wireless position location concepts utilizing analog and/or digital broadcast television signals are presently available. These improved position location concepts use high power signals, lower frequencies, and wider bandwidth to provide a faster and more accurate position location fix. This wireless position location concept is presently being deployed in several areas for use with 911 emergency services.
It is worth mentioning that the aforementioned wireless position location concepts are primarily designed and utilized for determining the location of voice-only cellular telephones, although many other devices or uses are possible. As previously noted above with other 911 systems, the intended use of wireless enhanced 911 location involves the user seeking emergency assistance to manually enter the "9-1-1" numeric sequence or some variation into the cellular handset keypad, thereby contacting a emergency 911 dispatch operator to report the emergency. Once a connection is made, the user verbally articulates the nature of the emergency to a emergency dispatch operator. Although mobile cellular telephones are an important tool for general safety and emergency reporting, they still require a human user to operate, and are not specially designed for fire safety.
Another issue is that in order to utilize a cellular telephone to call 911 or use wireless enhanced 911 emergency location services, a user is often required to purchase or acquire a mobile cellular telephone, and enter into a subscriber contract with a wireless carrier, which requires an activation fee and monthly service fees. However, persons with low-income or with marginal credit ratings may be unable to afford a cellular subscriber contract. To help alleviate this problem, the federal regulations require that users have access to 911-only, or non-service initialized cellular phones that allow such users to contact a 911 dispatcher. However, these cellular telephones are not designed for automatic notification to 911 operators in fire or carbon monoxide emergencies.
As described above, presently available conventional smoke and combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms are primarily used for alerting building occupants with an audible or visual alarm, and presently available integrated security and fire alarm systems require an intermediate central station monitoring facility, but provide neither a means for automatic and direct contact to a 911 dispatch operator (i.e., a 911 public safety answering point), nor a means for automatic wireless enhanced 911 position location determination. Conventional smoke alarms also require that evacuating building occupants or bystanders use voice-only landline, cellular, or internet telephones to contact a emergency 911 dispatch operator to report a impending fire or carbon monoxide emergency.
Therefore, in light of the foregoing shortcomings in the art, it is a object of the present invention to provide a improved combination smoke alarm with an integrated wireless communication and position location circuitry, to automatically detect smoke in the surrounding environment, to automatically initiate a wireless 911 emergency call, to automatically determine the geographic location of a fire emergency, and to automatically notify emergency 911 public safety answering point operators of the location of fire emergencies. Enhanced wireless position location is provided by integrating a wireless transceiver, a broadcast television signal receiver, and/or a GPS receiver. Enhanced wireless notification is provided by a wireless transceiver configured with multiple radio frequency bands and/or multiple air interface standards, and the integration of a wireless networking transceiver.
To achieve the advantages over existing smoke alarms and integrated security systems, one of the aspects is a self-contained smoke alarm that comprises a alarm control circuit and a smoke sensor interfaced with wireless communication and position location circuitry comprising a wireless transceiver. The wireless transceiver may comprise a cellular/PCS transceiver configured with multiple radio frequency bands and/or air interface standards, with a programmed processor configured to initiate an wireless 911 emergency call, and memory containing encoded emergency identification information. Upon sensing a threshold of smoke, the alarm control circuit outputs an alarm signal to the wireless transceiver, transmitting a wireless 911 emergency call. A wireless E911 compliant cellular/PCS infrastructure receives the wireless 911 emergency call and performs signal measurements to determine a position fix, routing the wireless 911 emergency call embedded with combined emergency identification and wireless position location information to a 911 public safety answering point operator. This and other aspects may employ a wireless network transceiver configured for single or multiple radio frequency bands (e.g., IEEE 802.11a/b/g, or 802.16).
In another aspect, the smoke alarm can comprise integrated wireless communication and position location circuitry configured to utilize the combined wireless E911 compliant cellular/PCS infrastructure, digital and/or analog broadcast television infrastructures, and GPS satellites in order to make the fastest and most accurate position determination depending on the availability of the aforementioned infrastructures in a given area. The utilization of the available position location infrastructures overcomes the shortcomings of network-only, broadcast television-only, and conventional GPS position location systems, or where any of the position location infrastructures alone or in combination are unavailable or limited for a precise position fix.
Another aspect can be configured to utilize enhanced cellular/PCS infrastructures upgraded to the FCC Phase II standard. The integrated wireless communication and position location circuitry can comprise a wireless transceiver and an Assisted GPS receiver to work in conjunction with a integrated broadcast television receiver for enhanced position location determination. This aspect overcomes the limitations of existing broadcast television positioning systems that may employ cellular infrastructures that meet the less-accurate Phase I standard or use conventional GPS.
In yet another aspect, the smoke alarm can comprise a combination smoke/carbon monoxide sensor or carbon monoxide sensor configured to detect hazardous levels of carbon monoxide in the environment.
In still another aspect, the smoke alarm can comprise hardwired, wireless, or audio interconnection or network means to communicate an alarm condition to and from other alarm devices, relays, or terminals. Audio interconnection means is preferably used when deploying the devices described herein with conventional smoke or carbon monoxide alarms
In addition, the above and other aspects can comprise other features, including: a AC and/or DC power supply, power indicators, multi-band radio frequency signal circuits and signal indicators, audio and visual alarms, alarm delay or disable circuits, and encoding to allow non-service initialized operation.
Although this Summary and the Description below contain many specifics, these should not be construed as limitations on the scope of the invention, but rather an exemplification of embodiments thereof. Accordingly, those skilled in the art may appreciate that this conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may be utilized as a basis for designing other devices, methods, or systems for carrying out the several purposes of the invention.
In the drawings, identical reference numbers identify similar elements or acts. The sizes and relative positions of elements in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. For example, the shapes of various elements and angles are not drawn to scale, and some of these elements are arbitrarily enlarged and positioned to improve drawing legibility. Further, the particular shapes of the elements as drawn, are not intended to convey any information regarding the actual shape of the particular elements, and have been solely selected for ease of recognition in the drawings.
In the description that follows, certain specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of various embodiments. However, one skilled in the art will understand that the embodiments may be practiced without these details. In other instances, well known structures associated with smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, wireless networks, and broadcast television networks may not been shown or described in technical detail to avoid unnecessary obscuring descriptions of the embodiments. Unless the context requires otherwise, throughout the specification and claims which follow, the word "comprise" and variations thereof, such as, "comprises" and "comprising" are to be construed in an open, inclusive sense, that is as "including, but not limited to."
One embodiment of the combination smoke alarm with enhanced wireless notification and position location features is shown as alarm device 10 in
The face or surfaces of the housing can comprise a plurality of slots or vents formed to allow the passage of air, smoke, or carbon monoxide into the interior region. The face of the housing can comprise a multitude of apertures or perforations for power status indicators, alarm status indicators, and/or wireless radio frequency ("RF") signal verification indicators. The housing can further comprise one or more buttons for a user to manually verify the operational status of power, sensor, and alarm circuitry of alarm device 10 during stand-by mode, or to execute a time delay function in alarm mode. The housing may further include a internal or external fixed-mounted antenna, or be composed of materials that serve as a means to transmit or receive radio frequency signals. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that many housing shapes or designs, and any configuration of apertures, indicators, displays, or buttons may be used to carry out the objectives of the embodiments herein described.
In one aspect, alarm device 10 can detect a amount of smoke in the environment that is hazardous to human being occupants, alerting said occupants by audible or visual alarm signals, and activate wireless communication and position location circuitry to initiate a wireless 911 emergency call, and subsequently transmit signals comprising emergency identification and position location information to a dispatch center, also known as a public safety answering point ("PSAP"). A wireless communication and position location system, comprising at least a cellular or PCS system that is compliant with FCC wireless E911 regulations ("wireless E911 location system"), will also perform a position location sequence to measure the signals transmitted from alarm device 10 to determine the geographic location of alarm device 10. The PSAP subsequently dispatches public safety personnel to the location of alarm device 10.
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Wireless transceiver 22 may further comprise a processor and memory. The processor comprises programmed instructions to automatically initiate a wireless 911 emergency call sequence, which involves transmitting emergency identification information pre-stored in a memory.
The emergency identification information that is pre-stored in wireless transceiver 22's memory can comprise the cellular transceiver's device identification number, including but not limited to a Mobile Identity Number, Electronic Serial Number, International Mobile Equipment Identity, Mobile Station Identifier, or other identity numbers consisting of sequences of characters and/or digits, which are typically used to identify a cellular or PCS device, and typically transmitted over a control channel in a wireless E911 location system. The emergency identification information preferably comprises additional encoding that identifies the type of emergency (e.g. a fire or carbon monoxide emergency), which is also embedded in the wireless 911 emergency call and routed to a PSAP. As stated above, in the event alarm device 10 is configured with smoke and carbon monoxide sensors, the emergency identification information may comprise a first type of encoding indicating a fire emergency, and a second type of encoding indicating a carbon monoxide emergency.
Other information may be combined or embedded with the emergency identification information in the wireless 911 emergency call by the wireless E911 location system, including other position location information, such as the cell site or cell sector, the RF channel, message type, routing information, or longitude and latitude coordinates or other location processing information typically generated during a wireless location sequence by a wireless E911 location system. Once routed to the PSAP, the combined emergency identification and position location information will appear on the PSAP's computer display allowing the operator to dispatch the appropriate public safety personnel to the location of the alarm device 10.
In the embodiments described herein, the user may not be required to obtain a mobile telephone carrier subscriber/service contract to operate alarm device 10. In this aspect, the emergency identification information pre-stored in wireless transceiver 22's memory may further comprise pre-stored information required in non-service initialized 911-only cellular telephones by an FCC order entitled, "Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling Use of Non-Initialized Phones (CC Docket No. 94-102/02-120), such as the proposed consecutive number code "123-456-7890" that serves as the encoded identification number to aid PSAP's in identifying a non-service initialized device calling a PSAP for emergency assistance. Alternatively, the additional pre-stored encoded information may comprise the Emergency Services Interconnection Forum proposed Joint Standard 036 (J-STD-036) entitled, "Enhanced Wireless 911 Phase II, which proposes the use of 911 followed by part of a wireless device's Electronic Serial Number, or International Mobile Station Equipment Identity to create a unique identification number used by a PSAP to identify non-service initialized devices. Current federal law may require that non-service initialized devices be programmed with 911 plus a decimal representation of the seven least significant digits of the Electronic Serial Number, International Mobile Equipment Identity, or any other identifier unique to that device. Alarm device 10 may comprise either the FCC's consecutive number code, J-STD-036, or any variation that is in accordance with current federal law. Configuring alarm device 10 as a non-service initialized device with multiple mobile telephone RF bands and air interface standards may further ensure operation in areas where mobile telephone carriers have infrastructures that operate in multiple mobile telephone RF bands and air interface standards.
Alarm device 10 may be configured to operate in wireless communication and position location network infrastructures which may comprise, in combination, a wireless E911 location system, broadcast television positioning system, and GPS, further described below. Although alarm device 10 may utilize these infrastructures alone or in combination depending on the availability of the infrastructures in a given geographic area, alarm device 10 is preferably configured to utilize wireless communication and position location infrastructures that provide a enhanced or more accurate wireless positioning, further described below.
Alarm device 10 can be configured to operate in a wireless E911 location systems that are upgraded and configured to comply with the mandated FCC Phase I ("E911 Phase I Standard") and/or Phase II ("E911 Phase II Standard") standards governing wireless E911 location systems being deployed by cellular or PCS carriers in any given area or region. As such, the wireless E911 location system may include a cellular or PCS network infrastructure comprised of one or more cell-towers or base stations, mobile switching centers, mobile positioning centers, position determination entities, Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, and a public switched telephone network. The wireless E911 location system allows PSAP's and public safety personnel to automatically determine the fixed geographic location of a cellular telephone or other device, or in mobile applications, track its movements during emergency calls to 911, based on various levels or accuracy depending on the type of the above-described infrastructure equipment being deployed.
For example, under the E911 Phase I standard, the approximate location of smoke alarm 10 can be determined by the cellular or PCS carrier providing the PSAP with smoke alarm 10's emergency identification and location information that may include cell site or cell sector numbers.
In another example, the E911 FCC Phase II standard allows a more precise location determination using either a network or handset-based location concept. In a Phase II network-based wireless E911 location system, one or more cell towers or base stations and other above-described location infrastructure equipment are employed to process alarm device 10's wireless 911 emergency call signal and perform signal measurements (e.g. time difference of arrival and/or angle of arrival location measurements), then route the resulting location information (e.g., longitude, latitude, uncertainty factor) and any other associated information (e.g., cell site or cell sector numbers, or other routing information) embedded in alarm device 10's wireless 911 emergency call through the carriers' network infrastructure to a PSAP. The FCC Phase II wireless E911 network-based standard requires that the system locate a caller within 100 meters for 67% of the calls, or within 300 meters for 95% of the calls.
In still another example, the E911 Phase II handset-based concept generally integrates a GPS receiver with a cellular transceiver. GPS is a popular satellite-based navigation system that provides coded satellite signals that are processed in a GPS receiver to yield the position and velocity of the receiving unit. This location concept generally requires the line-of-sight signal transmission of a plurality of GPS satellites to determine the longitude and latitude coordinates of the GPS receiver. It is important to note that GPS-only handset-based concepts may exhibit a degraded location determination under circumstances when the GPS signals are obscured, such as indoors, or in building-dense urban areas. In addition, GPS-only has an increased time-to-first-fix. The E911 Phase II standard handset-based concept requires that the system locate a caller within 50 meters for 67% of the calls, or within 150 meters for 95% of the calls.
Other handset-based location concepts provide supplemental location determination for GPS, including Assisted GPS ("A-GPS"), Differential GPS, and Wide Area Augmentation System. Utilizing A-GPS in a wireless E911 location system is known as a "hybrid" network/handset-based location concept that provides advantages over GPS-only and network-based location concepts.
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Alarm device 10 may also comprise a broadcast television receiver that operates in a broadcast television position location system, and configured to receive digital and/or analog television signals from one or more television transmitters. The television standards preferably comprise receiving American Television Standards Committee ("ATSC") Digital Television ("DTV") signals, and/or National Television System Committee ("NTSC") Analog Television ("TV") signals. Other aspects may comprise receiving European Telecommunications Standards Institute ("ETSI") Digital Video Broadcasting Television ("DVB-T") signals, or Japanese Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting Terrestrial ("ISDB-T") signals.
Broadcast television position location systems use high-power signals and lower frequencies that work well indoors or in dense urban settings. A broadcast television position location system may comprise components that transmit, monitor, track, process, and synchronize DTV or TV signals to acquire and determine the longitude and latitude of alarm device 10. Under ideal conditions and in areas that have sufficient broadcast television position location system infrastructure, position location fixes of within a few meters are common.
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Although alarm device 10 may operate in existing broadcast television position location infrastructures, which typically comprises cellular networks and conventional GPS to yield supplementary or enhanced position fixes based on the closest cell site or sector (in a wireless E911 application, complying with the E911 Phase I standard) or other available positioning or signal timing information, it may also operate in areas where broadcast television position location infrastructures are limited, utilizing cellular networks upgraded to the E911 Phase II standard, and/or A-GPS networks for a more accurate, enhanced position fix. Therefore, in another aspect (not shown), wireless communication and position location circuitry 20 may comprise, in combination, a interconnected wireless transceiver, a A-GPS receiver, and a broadcast television receiver all configured to perform wireless position location measurements with increased accuracy.
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Further illustrated and connected to alarm control circuit 18 is high-decibel, multi-mode audio alarm 32, which may comprise a piezo alarm or other high-decibel electronic horn or buzzer. In alarm mode, the audio alarm 32 emits a high-decibel sound upon receiving alarm signals from alarm control circuit 18 indicating a fire or carbon monoxide emergency. In delay mode, audio alarm 32 emits a bursts of intermittent tones to indicate a temporary time delay in the output of alarm signals to wireless communication and position location circuitry 20. The burst of intermittent tones may be interrupted by a user manually pressing alarm status/disable button 38, described below. Further illustrated is alarm indicator 34, which may comprise a LED indicator or display. Alternatively, a high-candela, flashing light source (e.g. white LED's) or other visual means may be employed to alert human occupants to a fire or carbon monoxide emergency.
Next illustrated and connected to alarm control circuit 18 is multipurpose alarm status/disable circuit 36 which is provided to automatically or manually execute a diagnostic routine that verifies the operational status of power, sensor, and alarm circuitry elements of alarm device 10 in stand-by mode, and to suppress nuisance alarm events or inadvertent "non-emergency" 911 emergency calls in alarm mode. Alarm status/disable circuit 36 may be configured with a time delay function, or comprise a switch (not shown) with pre-set time delay settings to temporarily delay the output of alarm signals from alarm control circuit 18 to wireless communication and position location circuitry 20 (or components thereof) for predetermined time periods. Alarm status/disable button 38 allows a user to manually initiate a disable the output of alarm signals to multi-mode audio alarm 32 and alarm indicator 34 for a predetermined time period during alarm mode if the user determines that the alarm is a false alarm or non-emergency situation. If after a predetermined time delay period, sensor 16 no longer senses a threshold level of smoke or carbon monoxide (or alarm interconnection circuit 40 no longer generates activation signals from other remotely located alarm devices, described below), alarm control circuit 18 will reset into stand-by mode and continue monitoring the environment. If after a predetermined time period sensor 16 continues to sense a threshold level of smoke or carbon monoxide (or remote activation signals are still generated), alarm control circuit 18 will output additional alarm signals to activate the audio alarm, alarm indicator, and the wireless communication and position location circuitry. For safety purposes, the time delay function and alarm disable circuit and button may include a default alarm mode beyond a predetermined number of consecutive uses.
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In another aspect, alarm device 10 may employ other alarm interconnect circuitry, which may comprise a means to receive audio alarm output signals generated by other alarm horns of remotely located alarm devices or conventional smoke or carbon monoxide alarms.
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Upon receiving a discrete audio alarm signal, the signal is converted from the incoming audio analog signal to a digital signal by the A/D converter 46, and compared to a digital reference value pre-stored in the memory by the comparator/processor 48. If the audio alarm signal matches the pre-stored reference value, alarm control circuit 18 is activated, generating an alarm signal to other alarm device 10 components. Alarm interconnection circuitry 40 may further comprise a manual "on-off" switch to activate or deactivate the audio alarm signal receiver circuitry. Alternatively, the audio alarm signal receiver circuitry may be configured to allow a user to manually store audio alarm signals.
In still another aspect, alarm interconnect circuit 40 can comprise a AC power line carrier signal transmitter/receiver means (not shown) to transmit and receive alarm activation signals between remotely located alarm devices over the AC power wiring of the building structure where protection is provided. Alternatively, alarm interconnection circuit 40 can comprise a means to transmit and receive alarm activation signals to and from other remotely located conventional multiple-station, interconnectable smoke or carbon monoxide alarms equipped with AC power line carrier signal transmitter/receiver means.
The first step 502 is to equip a environment (e.g. a building structure) with alarm device 10, which monitors the environment for a threshold level of smoke that is hazardous to a human being. The environment can be configured to be occupied by at least one human being, be unoccupied, under construction, or vacant. In an alternate step or embodiment, the environment may comprise the interior of a recreational vehicle, motor home, and/or travel trailer equipped with a portable version of alarm device 10.
In step 504, the sensor detects a hazardous threshold level of smoke, activating the alarm control circuit in step 506. In step 508, the alarm control circuit generates an alarm signal to the audio or visual alarm and the wireless communication and position location circuitry.
In step 510 a user may verify if the alarm event is a false alarm or non-emergency event, and employ means to temporarily delay or disable the alarm signal from activating wireless communication and position location circuitry. If the building structure is occupied, and if the building occupants are alerted by the audio or visual alarm, they may evacuate to safety.
In step 512, the wireless communication and position location circuitry receives the alarm signal, and, in step 514, the wireless transceiver initiates a wireless 911 emergency call sequence. In addition, if an A-GPS receiver is integrated into the wireless communication and position location circuitry, a position location sequence is initiated, and enhanced A-GPS location information is acquired. If a broadcast television signal receiver is integrated into the wireless communication and position location circuitry, a position location sequence is initiated, and enhanced position location information is acquired.
In step 516, the wireless transceiver transmits a wireless 911 emergency call embedded with emergency identification over the above described wireless E911 location system to a dispatch center or PSAP. The emergency identification information further comprises a geographic location of alarm device 10. As described above, if the wireless communication and position location circuitry comprises a A-GPS receiver and/or a broadcast television signal receiver, the enhanced position location information may be combined with the emergency identification information and transmitted to a dispatch center or PSAP.
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In 2004, Canon released the S1-IS, the first camera to use the DIGIC signal processing and control unit. Until DIGIC, digital cameras had been fairly rudimentary devices, but now Canon cameras would be capable of performing the kind of processing that was usually the reserve of powerful desktop computers. Today, DIGIC takes care of noise reduction, face and scene recognition, automatic white balance, and so on.
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In a statement that is sure to get retracted or fleshed out in a few days, a Samsung employee predicted the death of Blu Ray in five years. Andy Griffiths states "I think it (Blu-ray) has five years left, I certainly wouldn't give it 10." Just as a reminder, Sony has drunkenly stated that they expect the PS3 to […]
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Image thresholding is a simple, yet effective, way of partitioning an image into a foreground and background. This image analysis technique is a type of image segmentation that isolates objects by converting grayscale images into binary images. Image thresholding is most effective in images with high levels of contrast.
Common image thresholding algorithms include histogram and multi-level thresholding.
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Pizza Pasta Casserole Recipe
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 3-1/2 cups spaghetti sauce
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- 4 cups (16 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 8 ounces sliced pepperoni
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce and pasta.
- Transfer to two greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. Sprinkle with cheese. Arrange pepperoni over the top.
Bake, uncovered, 25-30 minutes or until heated through.
Freeze option: Cool unbaked casseroles; cover and freeze up to 3 months. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake as directed, increasing time to 35-40 minutes or until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°. Yield: 2 casseroles (8-10 servings each).
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Technology fee: $300
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Apartment bed bug factsThere are some common misconceptions about treating bed bugs in apartments. Things that are not true and the real facts are listed here:
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Tenants and landlord should work together to get rid of bed bugsBecause you are in an apartment, there are specific procedures that should be followed:
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- The tenant is responsible for contacting your landlord and notifying them of the issue as soon as you discover that bed bugs are present.
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Ah, how cute. The bitter beev trying to devalue a team playing for a football NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP. Meanwhile, all the beevs were at home for the bowl season and have never come close to doing such. Biggest loss/failure ... sure was. Losing by 3 points to the national champ. Huge failure. Almost as huge of a loss/failure as losing at home to a Wazzu team that hadn't won a Pac-10 game in nearly 3 years. If a failure is going 12-0 in the round robin Pac-10, first team ever to do so, make the BCS Title game, and beat your "rival" for the third year in a row, I'll take a failure any day of the week. But you can continue leading by example and showing us all what it means to be a failure.
Thanks for that completely worthless comment.
Yeah, screw those guys for having fun while doing their jobs.
Yes, Dalembert could've been had at any time this summer. He and his $13 MILLION price tag. You do realize that he makes $2 million more than our starting center, Marcus Camby? It's not like Dalembert was a free agent walking around asking for the MLE.
Calling baseball one of the "major" college sports is cute. There are two. That's it.
Those baseball titles are major accomplishments and great achievements, but putting them on the same level as football or basketball title is absurd. Playing for a football national championship is equivalent to winning five baseball titles.
... says the guy replying to the comment from "Hole fan."
Oh poor lackapunch. It's too bad sour fans like you have to come in and destroy an entire comment thread before it gets started due to blind obsession and hatred for an institution that cares nothing for your brilliant opinions. I know you didn't actually read this article, because that would be asking too much and would likely take time away from your game show and Springer watching, but maybe you should take a cue from your coach and mix in a bit of humility and intelligence with your words. Such poignant statements as "Eff the hole" are a great start.
That's a great observation pos ...except for the fact I didn't take or ask for any credit in any of the success (though my tuition dollars count for something). I wasn't aware fans were required to make plays. The only thing your comment makes is no sense.
It also represents: the number of Civil Wars your team has won of the last 3, the bowl your team played in this season, the number of outright Pac-10 titles your team has won in the last 10 years, the number of BCS bowls your team has prevented the Ducks from going to the last two seasons, and the number of Rose Bowls your team has been to in the last 50 years, etc.. Oregon may not have won the national championship, but at least Oregon played for a national championship.
Would make one hell of a sixth man.
How does one "attrack" something?
When you're over capacity for every game, someone is bound to be shown the exit. Not that Reser would know anything about being at or above capacity ...
Yup, "above" average. As in leading scorer in the NCAA and leading rusher in the NCAA. That's just "above" average. Looks like those OS math classes are paying off.
Key words from above "Asked who is the big brother....."
He was asked by the reporter, what's he supposed to say? "Uh, we are." No.
He's a 19yo kid doing what 19yo kids do. Only difference is there was a camera in his face. That and he balls out of control on the football field.
Sigh..... no, I wasn't comparing Aldridge to KG. Reading comprehension is tough. The point was KG has thrived in the NBA as a face up power forward who succeeds picking and popping, shooting 12 footers. He's not an old school, back to the basket banger. Either is Dirk. Those types of PFs, other than Pau, who can do both, or Duncan, who can do both, don't exist in today's game. Would you consider either of those guys "tough"? You can ignore the stats all you want, doesn't make them any less relevant or change the fact that your boy Ty Thomas is a backup. A backup to Boris Diaw.
Ouch, being called an idiot from someone as noble as yourself really, really hurts. To help you out, here's the definition of noble: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/noble Name calling is always a sign of intelligence and a sound argument.
Thomas is 6-9. He's not a power forward, he's just an athlete. He can jump high, dunk on the break and block an occasional 2 guard. I'll give him credit, he plays to his strengths. He just doesn't play hard all the time. Which was the reason Chicago gave up on him and the reason he only plays 21 minutes a night in Charlotte. Who else plays to his strengths? Aldridge. His strength is the 8-12 footer. He's never going to be a banger on the block. You know who else isn't? KG. Seems like he's made it work pretty well.
Rebounds? Thomas has 9 or more rebounds 3 times this season. Aldridge has 9 or more in 9 games. But don't let the actual numbers get in your way.
Your boy Thomas plays behind Boris freaking Diaw (also not a PF), for God's sake.
Thomas: 12.2 points/ 5.7 rebounds/ 1.6 blocks per game this season. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=3032
Aldridge: 18.3 points/ 8.1 rebounds/ 1.3 blocks per game this season. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?playerId=2983
A.) Go look at the helmets Oregon wore @ SC this year. B.) Auburn has white helmets.
He'll play on the defensive side of the ball, probably DE. Only true possibility on offense is TE.
Uh, wrong again professor. Your page has your zip code http://connect.oregonlive.com/user/sukeissexy/index.html
The name calling is cute.


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34234-012: Rural Water Supply Sector
Project Data Sheet (PDS): Overview
The main objectives of the TA are to (i) analyze and propose measures to strengthen rural water supply and sanitation development policies, including the preparation of a medium-term sector investment program and a national water supply and sanitation sector profile; (ii) prepare a program for capacity building of water user associations (WUAs) and local governments (LGs); (iii) prepare four representative core subprojects for upgrading water supply and sanitation facilities; and (iv) ... Read More
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Andy Love: Behind the bravado of Texas Governor Perry and unyielding position of law enforcement officials, there would be some hesitation to put yet another person to death while there remains lingering doubt as to his guilt. Apparently not in this case.
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Denkowski loses his license, 17 men on death row may have their cases re-evaluated, according to the Alexandra Andrews: Observer. But some have already been executed. In one case, Denkowski first determined that an inmate was mentally disabled but changed his mind when prison guards found books in his cell. The inmate said later that he stacked the books to use as a chair.


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35216-012: Capacity Building of the Parliament
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Enhancement of the capacity of the Parliament through the provision of the TA will help upgrade the level of governance and restore private sector confidence, thereby boosting economic growth and reducing poverty. This will facilitate the progress of the Comprehensive Reform Program which government with an ADB Support has implemented since 1997. The TA fits the Vanuatu operational strategy. The TA will (i) assist the secretariat of the Parliament to develop a corporate plan; (ii) develop an ... Read More
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Marie Howe sees her work as an act of confession, or of conversation.
She says simply, "Poetry is telling something to someone." According
to her mentor, the distinguished poet Stanley Kunitz, Howe's 'telling' is "luminous,
intense, eloquent."
Part of the urgency and importance of Howe's poetry stems from its rootedness
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Howe received a call from her brother John telling her that her mother had had
a heart attack. Two years later, John died of AIDS, and her book What the
Living Do is in large part an elegy to him. It was chosen by Publisher's
Weekly as one of the five best books of poetry published in 1997. Howe went
on to co-edit In the Company of My Solitude: American Writing from the AIDS
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Younger Poets Prize from the American Academy of Poets, and poet and novelist
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Institute at Radcliffe College and a recipient of NEA and Guggenheim fellowships.
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Union J and Clevedon's George Shelley go through on X Factor
Posted: October 22, 2012|
X FACTOR hopeful George Shelley from Clevedon has made it through to the next round of the hit TV talent contest with boyband Union J.
The 19-year-old former Weston College student and his bandmates won enough votes to reach the next stage.
The judges agreed on Saturday night that they are growing in confidence and getting better each week.
The band did enough to avoid the play off which this week was between duo MK1 and singer Kye Sones.
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MK1 were devastated to be eliminated after the judges were deadlocked and the decision was made on the number of public votes.
Union J and District3 are the only bands left in the competition and are being mentored by Louis Walsh.
He said Union J had the potential be as big as One Direction who are wowing crowds all over the country.
One Direction's Harry Styles offered George some boyband wisdom earlier this week: "Never cut your hair."
He sent George a jokey text with the secret to his success.
He told him never to cut his curls as he thinks it is his locks that make him a hit with the ladies.


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The Department of Defense announced today the death of three Marines who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Lance Cpl. Patrick R. Adle, 21, of Baltimore, Md.
Sgt. Alan D. Sherman, 36, of Brick, N.J.
Cpl. John H. Todd III, 24, of Bridgeport, Pa.
All three died June 29 southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, as a result of hostile action. They were assigned to the Marine Corps Reserves 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, Folsom, Pa.
For further information related to this release, contact the Marine Forces Reserve Public Affairs Office at (504) 678-4287.


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I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7
During the 2009 college football season, University of Texas quarterback Colt McCoy began every post-game interview by thanking God for the opportunity to play. When he was injured early in the national championship game, he was forced to watch from the sidelines as his team lost.
The apostle Paul experienced Gods deliverance many times, but he didnt insist on things going his way. From prison in Rome he wrote to Timothy: I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand (2 Tim. 4:6). Some might say that Paul had failed to accomplish his goals and that his life was ending in defeat. But he saw it differently: I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith (v.7). He looked forward to an eternal crown (v.8).
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This pair of books sharing a cover image aren't even out yet, but they'll come out within a month of one another. . .across the pond from one another. It's an image I really like, as I think the feeling it gives is spot on for both stories.
First up:
The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell, which comes out March 7 by Harcourt. I really love the coloring in this one, as it reminds me of an old sepia photograph. The image itself looks like a modern Cinderella, with a girl in a pretty dress running. But unlike the horrible trend of sullen girls in pretty dresses, this one reminds me a lot more of a scared girl caught in a moment. She's not weak or broken. The story itself is a historical fantasy, so the cover is spot on. The thin font done in gold adds to the historical feeling. And this cover is much, much better than the original one I saw for this months ago, which is this:
This one doesn't work as well for me. Not only that, but it reminds me of this one:
Ahem. Back to the double take at hand. The Vespertine cover which I really like is replicated by Eden Maguire's (of the "Beautiful Dead" series) forthcoming Dark Angel:
This one will release in the UK by Hodder Books in April (and from the looks of it may be available in the US sometime in August). I really dig the red on this -- it pops. But what I think I like more is that despite how it's the same image as The Vespertine, the coloring gives it a completely different feel. This book gives no hint of being historical -- and it's not -- but rather a sort of dark romance with hints of the paranormal -- which it is. The superimposed woods behind the girl in the red dress really adds to the creepy feeling. The font on this one for the title is perfect too, thick and loopy in the style many other paranormal type books have.
I don't think either one of these covers does it better; I like both capture the feeling of the book perfectly.
Do you prefer one to the other?
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Double Take: Fearful Girls in Pretty Dresses
This pair of books sharing a cover image aren't even out yet, but they'll come out within a month of one another. . .across the pond from one another. It's an image I really like, as I think the feeling it gives is spot on for both stories.
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Dark Angel is for sure my favorite of that group. Which I realize wasn't the question. . .ReplyDelete
The new Vespertine cover is WAY better.
Good catch on The Vespertine/Dark Angel. Wow. I think it's so interesting when the same photo ends up on different books.ReplyDelete
Have I mentioned that I love this double take feature? I do. And I totally love the new Vespertine cover. Better than the Dark Angel one.ReplyDelete
I'm with Madigan it's interesting to me to see when the same image is used on different book covers. It makes me wonder why Publisher's don't do more to find out more about the images they pick to use.ReplyDelete


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Carmen Electra (Apega/WENN.com)
There is a lot set to take place in Primetime television during the week of November 12, as well as a few scoops for before and after. This week's Primetime Dish column highlights episode teasers, casting scoops, cancellations, a special "Harry Potter" marathon, and one actor who dropped out of a leading pilot role…
Carmen Electra ("Scary Movie" films) and singer Nelly Furtado guest star in the CW's November 12 8:00 PM episode titled "Hate 2 Love." Monday Episode Teasers: Adrianna confides in Annie about Dixon. Riley doesn't think Colin is who he appears to be. Someone finds out Alex installed a GPD app on Naomi's cell. Navid becomes suspicious of Silver and Liam, and Lindsey and Liam's animosity gives way to passion.
In the CW's Wednesday November 14 8:00 PM episode titled "Legacies" an off-duty police officer is seriously wounded during a bank robbery. Diggle gives Oliver a warning. Things get awkward between Tommy and Thea, and Moira confronts Oliver about his recent disappearances.
Beauty And The Beast:
In Thursday's November 15 CW 9:00 PM episode titled "Worth" Catherine has an idea as to why Vincent stood her up and later finds herself torn between two men.
Soaps.com sat in during a conference call with the FOX series' Executive Producers Hart Hanson and Stephen Nathan. When asked about plans for Angela, Hanson responded, "We have no plans to move Michaela [Conlin] off the show. Angela, this is her season to start to think that her life was meant to be bigger than just recreating crimes and living in a life of murder. She's feeling antsy, but I'm very speedy to say we have no plans to diminish Michaela's involvement in the show."
If you're wondering how they're going to keep the tension between Booth and Brennan going, now that they're back together and have a baby, Nathan stated, "I think what we've done this season, hopefully, is kind of give them stories that are overwhelming emotionally so we see how they react as a couple, so that we see how their relationship is tested. We're doing that by keeping Pelant alive, by adding somebody to their household, which will happen soon, and also really putting themselves in situations that neither of them ever expected themselves to be in."
Burn Notice:
Renewal! The USA Network has picked up its longest running original series for another season. Look for the second half of season six to return on Thursday November 8 at 9:00 PM - with season seven to follow in 2013.
Until season two, which premieres on January 28, 2013, read highlights from the original series' seasons past in our Dallas News Room, especially since a few vets will be returning to Southfork.
Dragons: Gift Of The Night:
Holiday special! On Monday December 17 at 8:00 PM FOX will air the holiday special based on the DreamWorks Animation film franchise "How To Train Your Dragon."
Emily Owens, M.D:
It's all about asking for what you want in the CW's November 13 9:00 PM episode titled "Emily And… The Predator." Tuesday Episode Teasers: Emily and Micah discover their patient needs an immediate kidney transplant. However, the woman refuses to accept the kidney, and Cassandra doesn't mind playing dirty in order to get what she wants. Watch a preview below.
Fairly Legal:
Cancellation. The USA Network has decided not to bring its series back for a third season. Though improvements were made to better the show during the first and season seasons the network didn't feel they were enough to carry the series further.
The FOX series will air its fifth and final season on Friday January 18 from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, which will also mark its 100th episode. Of the show's run Co-Creator and Executive Producer J.J. Abrams stated, "It has been an absolute honor to have been a part of the weird and wonderful world of 'Fringe'. I will always owe the cast and crew for pouring their hearts and souls into every dimension of this series. Creating the show with Bob Orci and Alex Kurtzman was a joy, but watching it evolve over the years into such an imaginative, insane and heartbreaking ride is nothing less than a thrill. I am grateful to our blessed fans, and to Kevin Reilly and Peter Rice and everyone at the glorious Fox network for allowing 'Fringe' to reach its bittersweet conclusion."
As a reminder, Soaps.com covers the goings on at McKinley High. Tune in each Thursday and read our Glee Weekly Recaps, which are posted right after the show airs.
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The truth is in high demand in the CW's November 12 9:00 PM episode titled "Monstrous Ball." Monday Episode Teasers: Blair is determined to remedy Waldorf Designs' problems but a shocking revelation at the ball affects everyone. Serena discovers why Steve has an attitude toward her. Chuck finds an unlikely ally while trying to expose his father's secret, and Dan's article publication causes an unexpected effect. Featured in this episode will be tracks from Frank Ocean's album Channel Orange, including "Thinkin Bout You," "Lost," "Super Rich Kids," "Pyramids" and "Sweet Life."
Harry Potter Marathon:
On Monday November 12 (7:00 PM - 11:00 PM), Tuesday November 13 (3:30 PM - 11:00 PM), Wednesday November 14 (4:30 PM - 11:00 PM), and Thursday November 15 (4:30 PM - 11:00 PM) ABC Family will air a marathon of the popular movies. Please check your local listings.
Hart Of Dixie:
Kelen Coleman ("Newsroom") guest stars in the CW's November 13 8:00 PM episode titled "I Walk The Line." Tuesday Episode Teasers: Lavon and Ruby are tied in the polls. George and Wade try to gain some last-minute votes, and Zoe and Magnolia worry about why Brick has been so grouchy.
In Cinemax's Friday November 16 10:00 PM episode titled "Ambassadors" Sam sees a familiar face in her hospital room - one who promises to be an ally. When this person divulges a secret, Sam takes action.
Though Brendan Fraser was set to play the lead of Martin Odum in the TNT pilot, he has walked away from the role. Allegedly the actor and Executive Producer Howard Gordon couldn't make their creative ends meet in regards to the character. Soaps.com will keep readers posted on the recast.
Modern Family:
Gloria's (Sofia Vergara) mother, Pilar, will be played by Elizabeth Peña ("Off The Map"). Her sister, Sofia, will be played by Stephanie Beatriz ("The Closer"). Both women began taping Monday and will appear in episode twelve titled ''Fulgencio."
Daniel Buran ("True Blood") will appear in a recurring role on the ABC series as a rockstar named Cy. Tune in Wednesdays at 10:00 PM.
The CW series will be pre-empted on Friday November 16 at 9:00 PM.
Political Animals:
It looks as though the USA Network's miniseries will be just that. The network has decided not to add it to its lineup as a regular series.
Pretty Little Liars:
Get a glimpse of what's coming up when "PLL" returns through these Pretty Little Liars January 2013 Spoiler Videos. As a reminder, we will continue to post recaps after the show airs.
Find out what's set to happen in Sunday's episode through this Revenge Weekly Spoiler Video: Exposure. If you miss it, we post recaps right after the show airs.
Spartacus War Of The Damned:
The final chapter/season of the much anticipated Starz original series will premiere on Friday January 25, 2013. Take a look at what's to come below. Please Note: The video contains profane content. Viewer discretion is advised.
In the CW's Wednesday November 14 9:00 PM episode titled "A Little Slice Of Kevin" Sam and Dean are shocked when Castiel appears back on Earth with no memory of his escape from Purgatory, and a witch is asked to concoct a demon bomb.
The Vampire Diaries:
If you ever miss a CW episode read Soaps.com's Vampire Diaries Weekly Recaps each Thursday after the show airs.
In HBO's Sunday November 18 10:00 PM episode titled "Poor Man's Paradise" LaDonna figures out the meaning of some threatening gestures. Terry survives an assault, but Janette is attacked by crawfish ravioli.
If it's strictly spoilers you're looking for view our Primetime TV Listings to find out what Jane finds while searching for Nona's missing grandmother on "666 Park Avenue" then view our Revenge Recap: Illusion if you missed last Sunday's episode.
Join us on Twitter @soapoperafan, and Facebook. Come tweet and Facebook with us for Primetime shows, all soap operas, "Dallas," "Glee," "Grey's Anatomy," "Vampire Diaries," and "Venice The Series."
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