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In order to get ready for the Web 2.0 world, enterprises must adopt an 'outside-in' approach, which means thinking from a customer's perspective, instead of from the perspective of their product or system - an inside-out perspective.
Backbase CXP delivers a next generation customer experience platform (CXP) and mashup platform using widgets, web oriented architecture (WOA), and 'lean' principles.
Backbase CXP works by wrapping existing web applications, content, and services in something called a widget. A widget is a mini, independent web application that runs in a portal page, and that can be personalized by the customer. A widget can be personalized by a user by modifying its preferences, which are automatically saved on the portal server. Widgets are then aggregated in a single web page using rich internet application (RIA) technologies and displayed in the customer's browser.
Widgets are the building blocks of your portal: Mini, autonomous web applications that can be embedded in your pages, but also in any third-party web page. Widgets can be reused across multiple portals and devices.
Widgets are the building blocks of your digital pages. They provide the functionality and content that make your portal useful and engaging, and enable your customers to personalize the experience to best fit their needs. Each portal page contains one or more widgets, grouped into containers.
Widgets can comprise content downloaded from other websites or applications, or you can create widgets that have their own content and functionality. Widgets are like web applications that can be dragged and dropped or resized in the page. They operate independently of other widgets on the same page. Don't worry, there's no need to be concerned about random changes to your pages - widgets, their preferences and their behavior, are subject to very specific, configurable, security settings.
Widgets use the same 'open' web technologies that millions of developers all over the world are familiar with, and the underlying widget functionality can be created with any back-end technology (JSP, SpringMVC, Struts, .NET, PHP, etc.). Well-designed widgets conform to the 'write once, run everywhere' principle.
The widget model extends the HTML format with namespace client tags. This approach gives developers maximum flexibility because existing application pages can be turned into a widget without breaking standalone functionality.
CXP Client
Backbase CXP relies entirely on open standards (HTML, HTML5 and Ajax technologies) and supports all popular browsers out-of-the-box. The CXP Client takes care of client-side rendering of your portal directly in the browser, structure & metadata synchronization and persistence between the client-side and server-side, and inter-widget communication. It also includes client API's and client tag libraries that enable easy, structured and well-governed RIA/widget development.
Within the Backbase web oriented architecture (WOA), CXP Client initiates requests to the Backbase CXP Server to retrieve, or render. It persists and synchronizes the portal pages and widgets and the CXP Server processes these requests and returns the appropriate responses. Both CXP Client and CXP Server can integrate with back end systems, mashup external applications and content, and consume web Services with little programming effort.
The Presentation Services are the cornerstone of the Backbase CXP and take care of the management of the CXP Model. The CXP Model is a modular architecture that allows you to easily construct, manage and optimize your portal.
The base building blocks to create a portal in Portal Server are:
- Portals: Backbase CXP Server can handle multiple portals.
- Pages: a page is a URL identified part of a portal.
- Containers: a logical group of widgets. Containers can contain other containers.
- Widgets: a self-contained component that can integrate with applications and systems, or implement its own functionality.
The Global and Personal Portal Models
To be able to create manageable portals that are enterprise ready, the structure of a portal is strictly separated from rendering it by using templates to the visual website. Backbase CXP Server has a global portal model, containing a breakdown of the CXP in pages, containers, widgets, content, data, etc. for everybody, and a personal model (delta), for every personalized experience, the latter regardless of whether the personalization was done by an anonymous visitor, an identified customer, or by the system itself.
This global CXP model and the personalized user delta model are merged, and transformed into one presentation model, which is then rendered into a web page:
Rendering Templates
Backbase CXP and its building blocks (containers, widgets, etc.) can be rendered on both client and server. The HTML definition of the widget is simply used as a template, whereas the applications and content can be included server side and client side, therefore enabling both SEO (server-side rendered) and fast and animated user experience (client-side rendered).
Every building block on a portal page is rendered so it can be visualized in HTML in the browser. For this reason, each building block has a corresponding template that renders the building block from XML into client-side consumable XHTML. Of course, a second phase of rendering is done client side.
On the server side, multiple templating technologies can be used, for instance JSP, but also in template languages like Freemarker or Velocity. For content templates used to lay out the content parts of the website's lightweight content - templating technology like Mustache can be used.
Layouts are container templates with a server-side and client-side defnition, and they determine how a container visually renders its content, container and widgets. Logically, a container can have a list of six widgets, but visually, the layout determines whether this is a two column layout with three widgets each, a list, or a fluid design. Layouts are data-driven, so an N-column layout exists, for which the container defines the value of N as a preference on the item. Backbase layouts are optimized for all browsers and devices.
Integration Services
Backbase CXP uses its Integration Services for aggregation. The Integration Services assists developers in the creation of widgets that bring together content and functionality from multiple web applications and services.
Because of the increasing dominance of Web 2.0 and SOA - where applications are actually composites of multiple applications and data sources - the Integration Services provides the essential tools to bring these together in a single widget.
The Integration Services consists of three core functions:
- Web Proxy - A proxy used for requesting web resources from other domains and for directing the handling of web requests.
- Transformation Engine - A flexible two-way transformation engine for transforming web requests, responses, and content into a format that can be handled by both your widgets and the web services they call.
- Caching Engine - A cache used to reduce load on the web services used by your widgets, and for speeding up the processing of transformation requests by the server.
Backbase Portal Server uses a Spring Security based security model to secure portal structure and content, to integrate with external authentication systems and to support SSO.
Authentication can be done by the integration authentication mechanism in Portal Server, but more often an external authentication provider is hooked up to identify and authorize against. Backbase Portal supports integrating with many technologies, like basic HTTP authentication headers, LDAP, form-based, OpenID, oAuth, Kerberos, JAAS, and many more. The external authentication system can, next to returning an authenticated token, also return grouping information that can be mapped to Portal Server groups for authorization.
Content Services
Backbase Content Services are built upon a CMIS (Content Management Interoperability Services) compatible content repository, the Backbase Content Hub. It provides common Web Services and REST interfaces to dramatically simplify the development of content-centric applications and supports composite / mashup style application development.
With Backbase Content Services you can aggregate content from multiple locations into a central repository and mix and match various content ingredients into contextual applications:
Content Repository
Backbase Content Hub enables the integration of different types of content assets from multiple sources (e.g. RSS, ECM, WCM, UGC, CMIS) into a single location. Different portal applications and widgets can access the repository and (re)use specific content where needed. Content Hub supports the CMIS (Content Management Interoperability Services) standard, which provides repository interoperability, reduces vendor lock-in and simplifies content migration.
Search and Indexing
Backbase Content Services comes with a scalable, high-performance indexing engine (based on Lucene & Solr). It has open interfaces for XML, JSON, HTTP, and Binary capabilities. It offers ranked search results (best results returned first) and comes with powerful query types: phrase queries, wild card queries, proximity queries, range queries and more.
Integration with Existing CMS
Backbase widgets can consume content from any third-party WCM or ECM. If the content is already available as HTML output, widgets can directly consume it. Alternatively, widgets can consume web services (CMIS) provided by the WCM / ECM. In both cases the Backbase Integration Services can be used to aggregate content from multiple locations into a widget. Backbase does not impose any limitations on the choice of CMS/ECM.
Within the context of customization, the Backbase CXP empowers your customers to create their own personal portal that gives them their own editable portal environment to fit their needs.
You can enable your customers to add widgets to their portal from the widget catalog, customize the layout of pages, and disable widgets and define customized views for the content and functions they use most frequently. Our customization features manage the page configuration throughout the individual user sessions. It connects to the Security Services to obtain user credentials and interacts with the user profile database, thereby maintaining the page configuration and validating actions that change the CXP's configuration.
Targeting Engine
Backbase Personalization Services offer powerful targeting capabilities in the portal in a very easy to-use manner. For marketing professionals, a powerful and well documented unified customer view describes all information that is available interaction-time to drive personalization. As a basis, a combination of customer and contextual information if offered, typically ranging from explicit preferences, integrated CRM data, behavioral information and RFM data, to contextual information like Google search terms, referral sites and the time-of-the-day.
External data sources can be integrated when needed including analytics and CRM data providers like Google Analytics, Omniture, Coremetrics, SalesForce, SAP and Siebel.
Backbase CXP is context aware. When customers are accessing your CXP using a smart phone, they are typically looking for a subset of the same features they use on their desktop PC. Based on user preferences and the device being used, Backbase CXP can render your portal with the right contents and templates.
Backbase CXP uses HTML5 and Mobile Touch Frameworks (e.g. jQuery Mobile, Sencha) to create mobile optimized web portals and widgets that can provide the same superior experience as native mobile applications. By using HTML5 and touch-optimized frameworks you create a cohesive user interface that runs across all popular mobile device platforms. By supporting HTML5, Backbase offers you a solid write once, run everywhere solution for developing mobile web applications.
See below our approach for mobile optimized experience:
Responsive Design
Backbase Portal fully supports responsive design techniques, which means that the web pages adapt to the space available (screen estate) in the same way water takes the shape of the glass it fills. Whether your visitor is on a smart phone, a tablet, or a traditional desktop monitor, your portal will adapt.
The Hybrid Approach: Native App Wrapper (PhoneGap)
In addition to HTML5 and responsive design, Backbase CXP also supports hybrid mobile applications. In the hybrid apps, the widget, built with using HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, wrapped in a small piece of native application code allowing it to be submitted to, and distributed through, the various OS vendors' app stores.
System Specifications
JDKs that Backbase CXP is compatible with and for which support is available:
Operating Systems
(Server-Side) operating systems that Backbase CXP is compatible with and for which support is available:
Application Servers
Application servers that Backbase CXP is compatible with and for which support is available:
Databases that Backbase CXP is compatible with and for which support is available:
Browsers that Backbase CXP is compatible with and for which support is available.
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urlwolf gave me a good idea to document my switch from Windows to GNU/Linux. If you decide to read this ongoing series, it was his idea from the start. I've wanted to "make the switch" since 1998 when Corel came out with its own version of Linux. That lasted about two weeks before I shelved that junk. In the meantime, I've toyed with various Linux distros, but knew I was never going to switch, so at best it was a convenient distraction. I'm no expert, so I'll be learning as this series unfolds. So if you ask me a question, I'll probably just google it, since I'm not that smart.
Fast-forward nine years to 2007 and the world looks a lot different, and so does GNU/Linux. Microsoft, while still dominant, has not had a good century to date. Apple is reborn and its users love OS X for reasons I can't fathom, ha! Google bided its time and then hit the scene with its simple search engine followed by a smash hit with Gmail. Now it's onto Google Docs and Spreadsheets which ain't too shabby either. On the geek side, GNU/Linux has kept plugging along, consistently improving behind the genius of its free software licensing, all the while avoiding the entire generation of security problems that have plagued the last several versions of Microsoft OSes. Enter Mark Shuttleworth with Ubuntu and by 2006, his $100m project and its grand goals caught the attention of a lot of users and suddenly there was an explosion of interest and excitement surrounding his Debian-based "distro" of GNU/Linux. Other distros like PCLinuxOS and Fedora 7 would impress a small percentage of Windows users with their artwork, graphics, easy installations, and the ability of GNU/Linux to make an old machine new again, or at least extend its shelf-life.
By the time we get to 2007, Microsoft had spent five years developing Vista and making many promises they couldn't keep. Hardware was outpacing XP, and it seemed Microsoft had spent an inordinate amount of time on anti-piracy measures like WGA, OGA, and the absolutely unprecedented "device-dependent" EULA of Vista. Users like myself were deeply disappointed with Vista, with its increased hardware requirements, increased cost to administer, and the feeling that it offered little noticeable improvement over XP-SP2. As computing got more restricted by Microsoft, and combined with the new MS-OOXML file format introduced in Office 2007, Microsoft was suddenly ready to lock users into their OS and their proprietary file formats for many years to come.
It couldn't come at a worse time. 2006 was the pivotal year that the world decided to move on without Microsoft. Apple was doing its own thing and happy with itself. GNU/Linux users had a hit with Ubuntu, the OASIS OpenDocument (ODF) format became an international ISO-certified standard for office data, the OLPC (one laptop per child) project chose a Linux variant while could potentially put Linux into the hands of kids in poor and developing nations around the globe for a generation, and Google kept poking Microsoft with a stick with its steady acquisitions and creative use of AJAX. Meanwhile, Microsoft delayed Vista, delayed Office 2007, and instead of leading, decided to play copycat with Google, Adobe, and even ODF, seeking unprecedented ISO standardization for its MS-OOXML format, which is nothing more than a product specification at best.
All this had me looking for the Exit door on Microsoft products. I'd been their biggest fan since 1990 and the first version of Word for Windows (and I'd been an Excel user before that), but even though I had paid Microsoft for every piece of software I had ever used from them, they got the idea that I was a thief and had to "show my papers" every time I booted my system. Then came Vista which held that if my computer didn't pass Microsoft's WGA checks, Microsoft would remotely disable my OS and lock me out. That kind of stuff pisses me off. Their idea of "Trusted Computing" was indeed Orwellian. So here I am, with the intention of slowly weaning myself off the Windows platform. And while I'll keep a Windows system on my desk for the next few years, I'm committed to moving on, to a free and open future for me, my data, my OS, and my wallet. What money I will have spent on various software to support Windows from the OS to security and antivirus, I will be able to spend on better hardware more often.
I'll post a new topic as I make progress and learn new things Windows users should know about switching. I'm not asking YOU to switch. In fact, I've come to the conclusion that among OS X, Windows, and GNU/Linux, they're all different and serve different needs for each. So I won't be like those annoying "I'm a Mac" commercials and evangelize GNU/Linux at the expense of demonizing Windows. (Microsoft, however, is another story!) To start, take four minutes and read this brief outline on making the switch. In short, there are differences, some of them quite significant. I'll try to make it interesting and I hope you'll join in, especially if you find this whole "switch" a mistake. After that, look for my next post.
Part-01: My journey from Windows to Linux
Part-02: Which Linux distro to choose?
Part-03: First impressions and first problems after installation
Part-04: The "User Guide" as life raft, more n00b problems
Part-05: Ten Great Ideas of GNU/Linux
Part-06: Software Management is not that different


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A system for transmitting a radio-frequency signal from a contact detecting probe (1), powered by a battery (4), to a remote interface (11), that includes the transmitting, by way of coded serial signals, of messages containing information regarding the state of the probe, the level of charge of its associated battery, and other possible control and identification information. In order to guarantee the repeatability of the delay time that cannot be avoided in the transmission of the change of state of the probe, the bit periods of the single bits that form the message are changed, with respect to a nominal bit period (TN) of the serial signal, on the basis of the delay or the advance at which there occurs the change of state, with respect to a theoretical instant (C0) pre-set within the nominal bit period. Each message comprises a number of bits that represent coded variables, and a start sequence (ST), clearly distinguishable with respect to the coded variables, and enabling the interruption of serial signals the transmission of which is in progress.
1. A system for the wireless signal transmission between a checking probe (1) and a remote receiver (11), comprising:
a sensor (3) located in the probe (1), for detecting a change in the state of the probe (1) and providing an associated checking signal;
a signal generator (5, 6, 13, 15), connected to the sensor (3) and adapted for generating a signal comprising information about the state of the probe; and
a timing generator (16, 17) connected to the signal generator characterized in that,
said signal generator (5, 6, 13, 15) is adapted to generate a serial signal with a sequence of bits, coded to comprise said information about the state of the probe,
said timing generator (16, 17) is adapted to define a nominal bit period (TN) for the bits of said sequence, and in that the system further comprises:
a detector (14), connected both to the sensor (3), for revealing the instant (C1, C2) within said nominal bit period (TN) when there occurs a change in the state of the probe (1) on the basis of the checking signal, and to the timing generator (16, 17) for changing, according to said instant (C1, C2), the bit period (T1, T2) of at least one of the bits of said sequence in such a way that the time elapsing between the instant (C1, C2) of change of state and the end (F1, F2) of the sequence of bits assumes a substantially constant value (τ).
2. A transmission system according to claim 1, wherein said probe is a contact detecting probe (1), and the sensor comprises a switch device (3) for providing a switch signal in consequence to a change of state of the probe (1), said switch device (3) being connected to the detector means (14).
3. A system according to claim 2, wherein said signal generator (5, 6, 13, 15) comprises a start generator (6) and a coder unit (5) for generating said sequence of bits, the start generator (6) being adapted for generating a constant signal (ST) that identifies the start of said sequence of bits.
4. A system according to claim 3, wherein the timing generator comprises:
a clock generator (17) and a generator unit (16) connected to the clock generator (17) for generating the bit periods of said bits, said detector comprising:
a counter (14) connected to the generator unit (16) for changing the bit period (T1, T2) of said at least one bit with respect to the nominal bit period (TN).
5. A system according to one of the preceding claims, wherein the remote receiver (11) comprises a digital section for the extraction of synchronism (25, 26, 27) with a logic correction unit (25) adapted for detecting and correcting the variations in the bit periods with respect to the nominal bit period (TN).
6. A system according to one of the preceding claims, comprising a radio-frequency transmitter (18) and a radio-frequency receiver (21), connected to the probe (1) and to the remote receiver (11), respectively, for the wireless transmission of said sequence of bits from the probe (1) to the remote receiver (21).
7. A method for the wireless transmission of a signal between a checking probe (1) and a remote receiver (11), the probe (1) having a sensor (3) for detecting a change of state of the probe and a transmitter section (13-19), the method comprising the steps of:
generating and transmitting, by the transmitter section (13-19), a signal comprising information regarding the state of the probe (1),
detecting the change of state of the probe (1), and
modifying said signal to change said information about the state of the probe,
characterized by the fact that said signal is a coded serial signal comprising a sequence of bits with a nominal bit period (TN), said sequence of bits being coded to comprise said information regarding the state of the probe (1), the method further comprising the steps of:
detecting the instant (C1, C2), within said nominal bit period (TN), at which the change of the state occurs, and altering the bit period (T1, T2) of at least one of the bits of said sequence, in such a way that the time elapsing between the instant (C1, C2) of change of state and the end (F1, F2) of the sequence of bits assumes a substantially constant value (τ).
8. The method according to claim 7, in a system in which said checking probe is a contact detecting probe (1) with a switch device (3) for generating a switch signal, wherein said switch signal detects a change in the state of the probe (1).
9. The method according to claim 8, wherein the serial signal is sent from the transmitter section of the probe (1) to the remote receiver (11) by means of a radio-frequency transmission.
10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the nominal bit period (TN) defines a theoretical instant (C0) for the change of state of the probe (1), the time lag between the instant when the change occurs (C1, C2) and said theoretical instant (C0) being detected, and said bit period of at least one bit of the sequence being consequently altered.
11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the coded serial signal comprises a variable part coded according to a coding of a null average value.
12. The method according to claim 11, wherein said coding is of the Manchester type.
13. The method according to any one of claims from 7 to 12, wherein the sequence of bits comprises a constant part (ST) that identifies the start of said sequence of bits.
The present invention relates to a system for the wireless signal transmission between a checking probe and a remote receiver, comprising a sensor located in the probe, for detecting a change in the state of the probe and providing an associated checking signal, a signal generator, connected to the sensor and adapted for generating a signal comprising information about the state of the probe, and a timing generator connected to the signal generator.
Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for the wireless transmission of a signal between a checking probe and a remote receiver, the probe having sensor for detecting a change of state of the probe and a transmitter section, the method comprising the steps of generating and transmitting, by the transmitter section, a signal comprising information regarding the state of the probe, detecting the change of state of the probe, and modifying said signal to change said information about the state of the probe.
Measuring systems are known, for use on numerical control machines, for determining the position and/or the dimensions of mechanical workpieces, for example by means of contact detecting probes, mounted on the machine, that wireless transmit signals to remote receiver units, displace, in the course of the measuring cycles, with respect to the workpiece, contact the surface to be checked by means of a stylus, and, in consequence of the contact, modify some features of the wireless transmitted signals. Each receiver unit is connected in its turn, by means of an interface unit, with the associated numerical control unit that, by processing other signals relating to the spatial position of the probe, achieves information about the position of the workpiece surfaces.
Probes can be equipped with electric batteries for the power supply of contact detecting circuits and transmission devices. The wireless transmission can occur, for example, by sending electromagnetic signals of optical or radio-frequency type.
A contact detecting probe including a wireless infrared transmission system is disclosed in patent U.S. Pat. No. 4,509,266, according to which the information about the contact between the stylus of the probe and a workpiece is represented by a shift in the frequency of the optical signal transmitted.
In order to identify with a suitable amount of accuracy the instant when contact occurs, it is necessary that the delays--that necessarily arise in the course of the transmission of the state of the probe--be sufficiently short and repeatable.
A method for achieving a good repeatability, in systems of digital type, is that of utilizing a serial transmission of asynchronous type: in this case a message, consisting of a definite bit sequence, is immediately sent, in an asynchronous way with respect to the sequence of the serial signal, the moment when the probe detects the change of state. The information indicating the exact moment when there occurs the change in the state of the probe is implicitly given by the message end.
However, since for the asynchronous transmission there must be employed a receiver that is extremely quick in synchronising with the received signal, such method is rather sensitive to noise. Especially in the case of radio-frequency transmission, a synchronous transmission is undoubtedly preferable since, owing to the fact that it is possible to extract in the receiver a signal of synchronism of remarkable stability, it assures a major immunity against noise.
Every transmission of electromagnetic signals of synchronous type sets the need for a time resolution given by the bit period, so necessarily introducing an inaccuracy, of an equal entity, in the delay time.
In order to minimize the aforementioned inaccuracy, one could envisage the use of a sufficiently high bit rate, in other terms bit periods as short as possible. However, this would mean the employing of broad transmission bandwidths and their use may not be in compliance with the radio communication regulations, or limiting the total number of available channels.
It should also be considered that, for safety reasons, in the course of the operation of contact detecting probes with wireless transmission systems, the transmitter on board of the probe periodically sends to the receiver, connected to the machine control unit, a message of state that, in addition to confirming the current state of the probe, enables to test the operation of the transmission system. In the event that, as a periodical message of state is being transmitted, there is a change in the state of the probe, there may occur malfunctions owing to the fact that, while it is necessary to wait for the end of the message in the course of transmission, before sending the new message containing the change of state information, a non repeatable casual delay is added. A method for overcoming this inconvenience consists in inserting in any case, before starting the transmission of a message containing the information regarding the change of state, a fixed delay time that is sufficient for ensuring that any possible message in the course of transmission has ended. Nevertheless, it is obvious that this method, even though ensuring repeatability, increases the overall transmission time.
Object of the present invention is to provide a system and a method for performing the wireless transmission of electromagnetic signals between contact detecting probes and remote receiver units, that ensures, in a simple and cheap way, the transmission, within short and repeatable times, of any change in the state of the probe.
This object is achieved by a system and an associated method according to claims 1 and 7.
An advantage offered by the invention consists in guaranteeing the repeatability of the transmission delay without adding to the information transmitted by the probe to the remote receiver any specific data on said delay: in this way the overall time for the message transmission does not increase, and the delay is limited.
A preferred embodiment of the invention is hereinafter described in more detail with reference to the enclosed drawings, given by way of non limiting example, wherein
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a transmitter section connected to a contact detecting probe;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a receiver section of an interface unit;
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a coded serial signal; and
in FIG. 4 the diagrams show the transmission of messages by way of serial signals.
FIGS. 1 and 2 illustrate, in simplified form, a system comprising a checking probe with detecting means for providing control signals, more specifically, a contact detecting probe 1, mounted on a machine tool (for example a lathe, or a machining centre), comprising a numerical control unit 10 and an interface unit 11. Unit 11 is located at a certain distance from probe 1, and comprises a receiver section (see FIG. 2), i.e. a remote receiver for receiving wireless signals, for example radio-frequency signals, transmitted by probe 1.
With reference to the diagram shown in FIG. 1, probe 1 comprises a movable arm 2 with a feeler for -contacting a mechanical workpiece, and a sensor 3, for example a switch device, that detects the displacements of arm 2 and provides switch signals representing changes in the state of the probe. A power supply source, for example a battery 4, is mounted on the probe for the power supply of both the switch device 3 and a transmitter section connected to it. The transmitter section comprises a signal generator, with a transmission logic 13, connected to the switch device 3, a coder unit 5, and a parallel to serial converter 15, connected to a FM radio-frequency transmitter 18, with an aerial 19. Converter 15 has an input connected to a "start" generator 6, and generates a coded serial signal comprising messages consisting of sequences of bits of a prefixed period, as hereinafter described. The input of coder unit 5 receives signals relating to the state of the probe and of battery 4, and other possible information regarding the probe.
The switch device 3 is also connected to a detector with a counter 14. A timing generator includes a "clock" generator 17 and a programmable divider 16. The clock generator 17 sends pulses at a frequency of, say, 1 MHz to the programmable divider 16, that forms a generator unit for supplying, in its turn, to the converter 15, pulses defining the bit periods of the coded serial signal. The programmable divider 16 is also connected to the counter 14, and interacts with it, as hereinafter described.
FIG. 2 shows the receiver section of interface unit 11, that comprises an aerial 20, a radio-frequency FM receiver 21 and a serial to parallel converter 24. Receiver 21 and converter 24 are connected to a digital section for the extraction of synchronism, that comprises a "clock" generator 27, a programmable divider 26, and a logic correction unit 25.
A detection unit 22 and a latch 23 are connected to converter 24. The latch 23, that also receives an enable control arriving from unit 22, is connected to the machine numerical control unit 10.
The system operates in the following way.
In the course of a checking cycle performed on a machine tool by a probe 1, converter IS continuously transmits, by means of the FM transmitter 18 and aerial 19, a coded serial signal, containing messages consisting of sequences of bits of a prefixed period. These messages comprise, in general, a constant part, or sequence of "start", generated by generator 6, that identifies the start of the message, and a part with variable values, generated by coder 5, that represent, for example, the state of the probe and that of the battery and possibly other information, like identification codes and control information. The variables are coded in coder 5 in a known way, for example according to the so-called "Manchester code", according to which the logic values "0" and "1" are coded as transitions in one and in the other direction, respectively, between two signal levels (an example is shown in FIG. 3). This code offers particular advantages in that it generates redundant signals with a null average value, and offers the possibility of obtaining a constant sequence of "start" that can be easily identified with respect to the other coded variables, in order to easily and safely interrupt the coded serial sequence of messages whenever a change in the state of the probe occurs (see, for example, the sequence ST in FIG. 3).
In any case, other possible known coding methods, generally with a null average value, can be utilized.
When arm 2 of probe 1 moves, in consequence of contact with a workpiece, the switch device 3 changes state and generates a switch signal. This signal, coded in unit 5, changes the contents of converter 15. The transmission logic 13 generates a pulse when a new message has to be sent. A new message is sent at the end of the preceding one or, without waiting for the end of the message in the course of transmission, every time a change in the state of probe 1 occurs. The parallel to serial converter 15 is loaded whenever a pulse arrives from the transmission logic 13 and thus, starting from the subsequent pulse that arrives from the programmable divider 16, converts its contents in a coded serial form. The so generated serial message reaches the input of the FM transmitter 18 and is irradiated by aerial 19.
With further reference to FIG. 1, the three blocks 14, 16 and 17 interact for generating pulses that define the periods of the bits of the coded serial signal.
On the basis of the clock frequency supplied by generator 17, the programmable divider 16 generates pulses that set a nominal bit period TN (for example 50 μsec), corresponding to a nominal transmission frequency that generally occurs when there is no switch signal indicating a change in the state of probe 1. Divider 16 sets the bit periods on the ground of the information, provided by counter 14 (that receives the pulses generated by divider 16), revealing the moment when there occurs a change in the state of probe 1 within the period of time defined by the nominal bit period TN. The bit period of at least some bits of the message is slightly altered, increased or diminished, in order to keep substantially constant the time delay between the change of state, as it has been monitored by the switch device 3, and the end of the message. In this way, even though the message relating to a change in the state of probe 1 is sent only after the first pulse (generated by the programmable divider 16 and sent to the converter 15) that follows the change of state, and thus after a variable delay, the formerly mentioned variable delay does not alter in a substantial way the value of the time delay that elapses between the change of state and the end of the associated transmitted message. Thus, the message received and decoded by interface unit 11 makes it possible to immediately go back to the instant of time when there occurred the change in the state of probe 1, on the basis of a constant delay time, and without the need of performing particular further processings.
A possible embodiment is schematically shown in FIG. 4: if the change in the state of probe 1 occurs at a theoretical determined instant C0 within the nominal bit period TN, for example at the middle of the bit being transmitted at that moment, the bit period is left unchanged with respect to the nominal value TN (diagram A); if it occurs in advance with respect to that instant of time C0, for example in the first half of the bit (C1), the following transmitted bits (representing the first ones of the new message) are transmitted with a slightly shorter bit period TI, until wholly making up for the advance (diagram B); lastly, if it occurs with a delay with respect to the theoretical instant C0, for example in the second half of the bit (C2), the bit period is increased (T2) until totally making up for the delay (diagram C). In any case, whatever the time lag between the theoretical instant C0 and the change of state instant may be, the time τ that elapses between the moment when the probe changes state and the end of the message (F0, F1 or F2) is held constant.
While in the diagrams of FIG. 4 the number of bits forming a message is limited to six, for purposes of simplicity and clarity, in practice that number is generally larger (for example 26). Consequently, a slight variation of the bit period of some bits is sufficient to guarantee the constancy of the time τ elapsing between the change in the state of the probe 1 and the end of the transmission, by converter 15, of the message.
In practice, according to the diagram shown in FIG. 1, the bit period defined by divider 16 is slightly altered (for example ±1 μgsec), depending on the value received from counter 14. In the latter, every time there occurs a change in the state of probe 1, a value is loaded from the programmable divider 16. The module of such value represents the number of bits of the message, the bit period of which must be altered in order to hold the delay constant, and its sign indicates whether the bit period has to be increased or diminished. More specifically, if the change of state occurs at a moment corresponding to the central instant (C0) of the bit being transmitted at that moment, in counter 14 there is loaded value 0, if the change occurs in the course of the first half of the bit (C1), there is loaded a negative value that represents the distance in time of the state change from the central instant (C0) of the bit, otherwise (C2) there is loaded a positive value that represents the distance in time of the change of state from the central instant (C0) of the bit (in the actual hereinbefore described case, the value loaded in counter 14 may vary from -25 to +25).
Consequently, if the value of counter 14 is 0, the bit period determined by divider 16 assumes the nominal value TN (for example 50 μsec), if it is a negative value, it assumes the minimum value (for example 49 μsec) and if it is a positive value it assumes the maximum value (for example 51 μsec).
Each time divider 16 sends a new pulse to converter 15 for the transmission of a new bit of the message, counter 14 is increased if it contains a negative value, or decreased if it contains a positive value, until reaching value 0.
The radio signal, transmitted by transmitter 18 via aerial 19, is received by the receiver aerial 20 and reaches FM receiver 21 of interface unit 11. Clock generator 27 generates a reference frequency (for example 1 MHz) that is provided to the input of the programmable divider 26. Divider 26 has a nominal division value (for example 50) that can be changed depending on a correction value arriving from the logic unit 25. The formerly mentioned value is algebraically added to the nominal value for obtaining the real division value. Each time programmable divider 26 "reaches" the middle of the nominal division value (for example 25), it generates and sends to the serial to parallel converter 24 a synchronism pulse. Logic unit 25 re-determines the correction value every time there occurs a change in the state of the signal output from FM receiver 21, on the basis of the value that the programmable divider 26 assumes at that same instant, thus fixing the subsequent division value. The extraction of synchronism in the reception condition is facilitated by the redundancy of the Manchester code chosen for generating the serial message.
As the purpose of the logic correction unit 25 is that of holding the reception synchronism in phase with the transmission one, the correction value set by unit 25 will be such to correct the advances or the delays in the synchronism pulse of the receiver with respect to a theoretical instant, that in the illustrated example, is conventionally defined as the central instant of every received bit. A simple algorithm that can be implemented by logic unit 25 consists in measuring the distance, in periods of the clock generator 27, between every change of state of the signal output by the FM receiver 21 and the instant in which the programmable divider 26 is reloaded, i.e. it "reaches" the middle of the nominal division value. The correction value is then determined by dividing said algebraical difference by a constant value (for example 8). The synchronism pulses, generated by the programmable divider 26, are utilized for loading the serial message in the serial to parallel converter 24. The detection unit 22 analyses for correctness the entire message, that is the start sequence, the redundant coding (for example according to the Manchester code) and the control bits and, finally, enables the latch 23 to update the values identifying the state of probe 1, of battery 4 and any other variable present in the message.
Thereafter, these values are provided to the numerical control unit 10, that employs them for obtaining information regarding the checking cycle.
It should be realized that in a system according to the invention, FM transmitter 18 and the corresponding receiver 21 can be replaced by transmitters and receivers with another modulation (for example amplitude or "spread-spectrum" modulations) or that do not utilize radio-frequency (for example infrared optical systems).
Furthermore, the formerly mentioned transmission system may be also utilized in applications on machine tools and/or measuring machines, wherein the value to be transmitted is not simply the state of the switch of a contact detecting probe, but a numerical value provided by a measuring head (by means of different detecting means), that measures the amount of deflection of the stylus, applications wherein presumably the transmission delay is still critical.
Other modifications for the embodiment of a system and a method according to the invention can be made with respect to what has been illustrated and described hereinbefore. For example, depending on the delay of the change in the state of probe 1, it is possible to vary the nominal frequency provided by divider 16 in a substantially continuous way, in other terms by varying in a homogeneous way the bit period of each of the bits forming the message. Just a partial embodiment of the method herein described is obviously feasible, depending on the repeatability level that the system is expected to perform to.
According to another possible variant, that enables to limit the power consumption of battery 4, there is foreseen that, in the absence of changes in the state of probe 10, transmission logic 13 sends pulses at certain time intervals, and that, during the interval between two sequential transmissions, it deactivates the FM transmitter 18, that generally is the element of major consumption. In this case it is preferable to suitably broaden the constant part of the serially transmitted message, by inserting before the start sequence a "preamble" consisting of a sequence of bits of alternating values that is sufficient for guaranteeing the extraction of synchronism in interface unit 11. The time elapsing between two transmissions is determined in such a way as to be less than the braking times of the movable parts of the machine whereupon the probe performs the checking cycle, so that in the event an accidental failure in the transmission system occurs, there be prevented in any case an undesired impact between probe 1 and, for example, a mechanical part of the machine.
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Both cases involve using a competitor's trademark for advertising purposes. However, they represent fundamentally different understandings about how metatags work and the effect, if any, they have on the consumer. Because the value of using keywords in metatags for ranking purposes is minimal at best, you could respond to both of these cases with a resounding, "So what?" Why do we care if you can or can't use a competitor's mark in keyword metatags since that is not a viable SEO strategy?


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Full detailed profile on Caleb Cortlandt Played by Michael Nouri on All My Children Daytime Soap Opera.
Michael Nouri
Birthday: December 9, 1945
Asher shows Caleb the website he designed for Cortlandt in the park. Caleb is impressed and appreciates the effort. Asher tells Caleb he wrote bios for both Caleb and Erica on the site and leaves for a previous engagement. Caleb looks at Erica's bio, as Jack happens upon him. Jack thinks he's mooning over Erica, but Caleb insists he has accepted Erica's decision not to be with him. He then suggests Jack stop banging his head against the wall where Erica is concerned. Jack in turn suggests Caleb go back to the mountain. Caleb thinks under different circumstances they would go out for a beer together.
Once Bianca has left Krystal's, David stops in. Krystal notes his good mood, which means he is up to something. He doesn't find what he's looking for so he leaves. Caleb enters and tells Krystal about his interaction with Jack. They both accuse the other of using the situation to their advantage with Jack and Erica.
Caleb and Asher meet up back in the park. They discuss Erica and Caleb says he used to think fate brought Erica to his mountain, which brought him to Pine Valley. Now he thinks Erica didn't have anything to do with it at all.
Asher meets with Caleb at ConFusion and tries to help him get in touch with Erica by making a video. Caleb declines and then Asher discovers Bianca and Kendall received an email from Erica because he hacked into their accounts. Caleb frowns on this and says it's none of his business. Asher gets upset and storms out.
Caleb finds Asher in the park and apologizes to his son. He appreciates Asher stepping up for him and offers him a job.
Colby meets Maya for the first time at the mansion. She's embarrassed she hasn't noticed her before after learning she's been there a few weeks. Maya leaves to get to work and Asher walks in. Colby wonders if she's a snob. Asher says she is, but it's because of how she grew up. Asher walks into the foyer and finds Maya signing for some boxes. Asher then answers the door to Caleb, who says he sent the stuff over for Colby. Asher asks if Caleb has talked to Erica, but Caleb doesn't want to talk about it. Asher then wonders if it is a good idea to use Cortlandt products at the Chandler mansion. He warns that JR will flip out, but Caleb doesn't give a damn. After secretly watching their interaction, Maya heads back into the main room and finds Colby working on her videos. Maya says she's seen them and that they sometimes say exactly how she feels.
JR returns home to find Caleb giving his equipment to Colby. JR wants the stuff out of there, but Colby wants him to back off. Caleb leaves and JR orders Asher to get rid of the stuff. Asher won't because it's between Caleb and Colby. JR gets upset, but Asher wants him to cut Caleb some slack because he's going through a lot.
Asher heads to Krystal's and watches Colby's latest vlog where she commends Erica for bailing on her wedding. Asher sends Colby a message noting how she is always rooting for the breakup. Caleb walks in and confides in Asher about what happened with Erica. Asher offers to help find Erica, but Caleb thinks it's time to let go.
At the restaurant, Krystal tells Caleb she's sorry things didn't turn out the way he wanted them to with Erica. He retorts he would have been sorry had he not tried. She agrees sometimes you have to take a chance or you get stuck in a rut.
Opal heads to Krystal's and sits with Caleb. She notes how much time he's spent with Krystal and suggests he ask her out on a date. Caleb isn't interested.
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I had family vacationing on one of the islands recently.
They missed the hurricane, the fireworks and the "Tammy" premiere but they didn't miss all the Brunswick County happenings.
Maybe they were keeping a lookout because they had Brunswick County on their mind in eager anticipation for their week off at the beach.
But the county has also made it into the news for other reasons recently.
One of the first questions I got after they arrived was, what was going on with that Brunswick County sheriff?
Here I am again, writing my weekly column almost at the last minute, wondering what insight I can share that would be of interest to readers.
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Ruth Mincey celebrated her 90th birthday this past January. In 1986, she and her husband were two of the original founders of Bonaparte Baptist Church. She serves as treasurer and secretary of the church, tirelessly performing duties that so often go unrecognized and many times are simply thought of as being just something else "Ruth will handle." This is an attempt to properly give her recognition.
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Look at me, celebrating the Fourth of July and sunshine in Sunset Beach in red, white and blue just one day after our first (and we hope last) 2014 summer storm, aka Hurricane Arthur, blew up the Carolinas coast.
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Dallas, Say Hello To The Kardashians!
Over the weekend, Lamar Odom was traded to the Dallas Mavericks after a high profile trade with Hornets star Chris Paul fell through. He was reportedly so disappointed that the Lakers were considering trading him that he skipped out on the first day of practice on Friday and told reporters that he was 'keeping his distance'. 'It feels Weird'.
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Capitta, Francesca (2012) Use of organocatalysts in stereoselective organic synthesis. [Doctoral Thesis]
The main topic of thesis is the use of organocatalysis to synthesize cyclobutanones derivatives. Cyclobutanone derivatives are useful molecular building blocks for the construction of complex molecular structures. Surprisingly, however, the use of organocatalysts to functionalize cyclobutanones is rare, especially when the substrate bears substituents. In this thesis, we present four enantioselective transformations of substituted cyclobutanones which employ readily-available amino acids (or derivatives) and thiourea derivatives as organocatalysts. - The first transformation involves enantioselective aldol reaction between 2-hydroxy-cyclobutanone with a selection of aromatic aldehyde. The results show that the 2-hydroxycyclobutanone is particularly amenable to solvent-free L-threonine-catalyzed direct aldol reactions with reasonable stereocontrol. - After, we synthesized 2,3-disubstituted cyclobutanones through direct aldol reactions involving 3-substituted cyclobutanones and aryl aldehydes catalyzed by N-phenylsulfonyl (S)-proline and via asymmetric nitro-Michael reaction of 3-substituted cyclobutanones and several nitrostyrenes catalyzed by thiourea derivatives. In the first case the relative aldol products were obtained with an unprecedented control of all three contiguous stereocenters in the latter the relatives γ-nitro cyclobutanones were obtained in good yield but in modest enantioselectivity. - The last case concerns the conversion of 3-substituted cyclobutanones into 4-substituted-5-hydroxy-γ-lactam using L-proline-based catalysts. This reaction involves a ring-expanding O-nitroso-aldol–cyclization domino sequence. The synthetic protocol provides access to the five-membered ring system in good yield, and the formation of two new stereogenic centers is achieved with complete stereochemical control.
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|01 April 2012
|Piras, Pier Paolo, Ollivier, Jean
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|Ciclo 24 > Scienze e tecnologie chimiche
|Casu, Mariano
|Universita' degli Studi di Cagliari
|Dipartimenti (fino a dicembre 2011) > Dipartimento di Scienze chimiche
|Area 03 - Scienze chimiche > CHIM/06 Chimica organica
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|Organocatalisi, ciclobutanoni, desimmetrizzazione, enantioselettiva, organocatalysis, cyclobutanones, enantioselective desymmetrization
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Matthew Pellegrini: In Surprise Move, Judge Rejects Plea Deal in High-Profile Shooting Case
Since the plea agreement was signed, Joyce has twice issued statements saying that she is very sympathetic to the family's suffering and that this is a rare occasion in which the prosecutors and victim's family do not agree on the best course of action.
The case next heads to Judge Bryan Hettenbach for a May 7 plea hearing in which Beindorff's attorneys could accept a similar plea agreement to the one Sweeney rejected today or the judge could offer him a different sentence that the defendant could then accept or decline. (Editor's note: This has been updated with new details from the Circuit Attorney's Office).
Courtesy of Tami Inkley Tami Inkley and her son.
Inkley says that this gives Joyce a chance to live up to her statements of sympathy and ensure justice this time around.
"Now it's back in her hands," she says. And given that this kind of rejection is unusual, she adds, "We are feeling hopeful."
Daily RFT left a message with Beindorff's public defender, who has generally not commented in the ongoing trial. We'll update if we hear back.
Update, 2:25 p.m.: Susan Ryan, spokeswoman for the Circuit Attorney's office tells us, "We respect Judge Sweeney's decision and we will move the case onward in front of Judge [Bryan] Hettenbach."
Here's Joyce'srecent statement on the case followed by the plea deal rejected today and some of the family's formal impact statements.
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Date of Stay: February, 2012
This was our first time visiting Pahrump so we didn't really know what to expect to find in the area. I checked most of the RV parks websites for information and was frustrated that most of them didn't have any pictures of their sites, just pictures of their office, pool, the surrounding mountains, etc. Only Terrible's had site pictures so we booked a reservation with them. We were not disappointed. The sites are large with grassy areas between sites, many trees, concrete pads, paved interior roads and concrete sidewalks all around the manmade lake. Out of curiosity, while in town we drove around to some of the other RV parks and now I understand why they don't post pictures of their sites. For the most part they are nothing more than parking lots with hookups. So, in my opinion, if you are going to Pahrump and the temperatures are going to be over 70 degrees, don't even contemplate staying anywhere else but at Terrible's Lakeside – well unless you are really into roasting yourself and your RV in a hot parking lot. The RV park staff was very friendly, helpful and accommodating. If you have a Terrible's player's card you get a $4 a night discount (and if you don't have a card they will let you go get one so you can get the discount). The park is clean and well maintained. We didn't use or check out the showers but the laundry rooms are adequate but a little dark and cramped. We received excellent 3G Verizon broadband and cell service here and our RV antenna received around 20 stations (the park doesn't have cable service). I do have one warning to possible guests – if you are not 'dog people' you may want to choose a site along the perimeter of the park. People walk their dogs around the lake and (right now) there are a LOT of people with dogs staying here (us included). Where possible, we prefer to take our dog outside of the parks for our walks. There is vacant land on both sides of Terribles where you can safely walk a dog off leash and not bother other people and if you like a nice long, quiet walk yourself you can safely walk along the back roads around the casino property.
Date of Stay: February, 2012
We loved our stay at Santee Lakes! We had a lakefront site for 7 nights. This park is beautiful, has a variety of sites and amenities available. The lakefront sites are the older part of the park and even though their website warns that longer RVs may have a problem getting into these sites, I think they must have resolved those issues because we had no problem parking our 31 ft 5th wheel and some sites had large motorhomes in them. We had full hookups but no TV cable (which some of the newer sites farther up in the park have) however we were able to receive all major local stations on our rooftop antenna. We received excellent 4G Verizon service here. The park is clean and well maintained. Sites are immediately cleaned and raked once a guest leaves (I envisioned the volunteers peeking through the bushes to see when a guest left and then they would zip in on their carts, rake the ground and then disappeared back into the bushes again – LOL). We did not use the bathroom/shower buildings but their laundry room was clean and well maintained and their prices reasonable. The dog walk area runs along the west side of the two upper lakes and they provide pick up bags. Dogs are not allowed in the day use area. It's a nice park to ride your bike as roadways and sidewalks were not crowded and plentiful enough you can ride a couple of miles without riding around in circles. First day we arrived we watched a young man catch 3 huge Carp, but we never saw anyone else catching anything even though over the weekend the lakes were lined with fishermen. We thoroughly enjoyed bird watching here, with many different species of ducks, egrets, herons, cormorants, osprey, etc. We will definitely add Santee Lakes as a must stay location next time we visit San Diego.
Date of Stay: January, 2012
We weren't sure what we were going to find when we decided to try this park. On previous trips through this area we had stayed at other parks, both private and county, and found them to be difficult to get to or way to noisy or run down. We were pleasantly surprised and very happy with our stay at the Lone Wolf Colony. We didn't have reservations but the office staff was very friendly and anxious to make our stay comfortable. We parked in the B section, which is mostly permanent residents, and the sites are large with easy access. The park is clean and well cared for and many of the permanent residents have their sites fixed up very nicely. There is also another area for short timers which was all dirt but with nice trees and lots of space and since it was nicely graded it appears that these sites are level. Although we camped here only 3 nights, we were given a vacant spot in the B section. One thing we learned is that the Lone Wolf Colony is a nonprofit organization which is owned and operated by retired telephone company employees and volunteers. In my opinion, one of the reasons this park is so well cared for is because these folks take great pride in their organization. Showers, bathrooms, laundry room and clubhouse were all very clean and in good condition. We had good Verizon broadband and cell service in this area.
Date of Stay: August, 2011
This is the only RV park in Etna. The next closest being Yreka, but this small town and this very nice RV facility is well worth the extra 24 miles south on Hwy 3. The park has all pull-through sites with easy access. It is located right on Hwy 3 but there is so little travel on this highway that noise was not a problem. We were there three nights mid-week and it was not half full. There were a couple of long-term tenants there, but the park rules do not allow for the accumulation of stuff nor the storage of items outside the RV so all sites are nice and neat. The laundry room was handy and very clean and prices reasonable. The park staff at the Shell station were helpful, friendly and accommodating. This is a great area to explore and the Etna Brewery is worth a visit in itself. We will absolutely stay here again.
Date of Stay: December, 2008
We stopped her one night on our way through southern Nevada. The RV park is a large gravel parking lot behind the casino. Clean, level sites with full hookups. However, cable was not working while we were there. There are beautiful views of the surrounding mountains and a great place to take the dog for a long walk off leash. Bathrooms and showers must be inside the Inn and we didn't check them out. This place is a very long way from everything except Death Valley, but a good place to spend a night or two.
Date of Stay: December, 2008
We stopped here on our way home to Reno. The park is fairly new, clean and well maintained. Staff was very friendly and knowledgeable about the area and interesting to talk with. Sites are a bit tricky to pull into if you have a large rig. We asked for a site near the back of the park to be off the highway and it was quiet. We found it to be very pet friendly, especially since right out the back gate is the abandoned army town site where you can walk for miles without encountering vehicles or other people. We could let the dog off leash and play ball up and down the abandoned roads. WiFi was very good here and free.
Date of Stay: November, 2008
Arrived here on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and were lucky to get a site right on the Colorado River with almost full hookups (no sewer). It was such a nice spot we decided to stay a week. Staff was very friendly and helpful. County workers were working on park interior, repairing asphalt roads and grading the dirt roads. This is a large park with various sizes of sites. Paved sidewalks along the river with nice grassy areas. They charge a $20 refundable pet deposit, supposedly to enforce people to keep their dogs on leash and to clean up after them. It's obviously not enforced as some dog owners just don't care! Dog run is clean and large enough to play ball. Park is well maintained and clean. Showers and bathrooms old but clean and well maintained. I'd be happy to spend my entire winter here!
Date of Stay: November, 2008
We stayed here five nights while exploring the hill country. Our site was a back in next to the creek and although the creek was dry this time of year, the site had a nice view from our windows and a private area for us to sit out with a fire-ring had we chosen to have a campfire. Site was fairly level but sewer hookup was too far to the rear of the site for us to use without an extension. The park is very clean and well maintained and had my most favorite amenity - a dog wash. This was such a simple thing for the owners to add, outside next to the laundry room (a laundry tub with hot and cold water, spray hose and a card table next to it so you can towel the dog off). Our dog is a miniature Aussie and weighs about 35 lbs, so too big to wash in the RV. I'd give this park a 10 for that reason alone! Staff here were very friendly and helpful. New owner has been here about 18 months now and has planted trees, grass, etc. and I understand refurbished the recreation hall, laundry and showers. This is a great place to use as a base camp while exploring the nearby state parks, Fredericksburg, Austin, etc.
Date of Stay: November, 2008
We stayed here two nights over a weekend while we visited friends in the south Tucson area. Parking here was a pleasant experience for us as there were no events going on this weekend, therefore I'm giving a 3 rating. However, if there are any kinds of events going on, particularly drag racing, this has the potential of being a very annoying place to stay. The sites are just spots in a large dirt field but relatively clean and level. We had full hookups, but many sites are just water and electric. Staff was very friendly and helpful. Since there were no events going on, we had full access to the entire fairgrounds which was nice for carefree, quiet walks with the dog. If we'd had bikes we could have of ridden all around the large complex. Before considering camping here surf to "pimacountyfair" to check on events.
Date of Stay: November, 2008
We stayed here 3 nights while exploring downtown San Antonio since city buses stop right out front of the park and the trip downtown is only 20 minutes. The park is huge and provides all types of sites plus cabins. The place could use some much needed maintenance to interior roads, grassy areas, etc. Having said that, it does appear that they are trying to keep up with things. There appears to be a large population of snowbirds and permanent residents here. Staff was very friendly. The park was quiet. Laundry facilities very clean and machine prices reasonable.
Date of Stay: November, 2008
A nice park, far enough off the freeway to be quiet. Interior roads are paved and each site has a concrete patio, however our site (gravel) was so out of level we had a very frustrating time trying to get our 5th wheel level. You'd think the park would maintain their sites by keeping them level. I'd rather have a concrete pad to park on and forget the concrete patio. However, this park was very convenient and quiet for a one night stay while we were traveling across I-10. It's a huge park with lots of amenities and appears to be aiming towards becoming a resort for snowbirds and full time RVers.
Date of Stay: October, 2008
The park was a little confusing to find as it is located in a light industrial area. The staff was very friendly and check-in was easy and fast. The park has quite a few monthly or permanent residents but those sites are clean and clutter free so not a problem. Sites were gravel and level. We stayed here 4 nights, mainly due to bad traveling weather but our stay was comfortable. Weeknights were noisier because of apparent working activities in the industrial park but the weekend was quiet. The managers were very nice and helpful. This was a good spot to camp so we could sight see throughout the Grand Junction area. he Wi-fi was very good. We would stay here again.
Date of Stay: October, 2008
We found this park with no trouble as indicated in previous reviews. The problems with the sign had been fixed. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Our site was level with a nice grassy area with picnic table. The dog walk was well kept and a bonus was an open field nearby where we could let her off-leash and play ball to give her much needed exercise. The park was convenient to everything and very quiet so we stayed here four nights and used Montrose as our base to explore Telluride, Ouray, Silverton and of course, the Black Canyon. We would stay here again.
Date of Stay: October, 2008
If you're looking for a quiet, peaceful place to park with beautiful views then look no further. All other RV parks in this area are located right along the highways. This KOA is located well off the highway yet very easy to access. We stayed here 4 nights and it was an excellent location from which to explore this beautiful area. The owner was friendly, fun and very accommodating. We asked for a back-in site near the top of the hill and even though he had turned off the water to that part of the park, he readily offered to turn it back on during our stay. We parked in B47 which offered us a spectacular view of the Collegiate range but also of the 100 plus mule deer in the field across the road. It was quiet, convenient and relaxing. We would happily stay here again.
Date of Stay: October, 2008
This park was easy to find and our back-in site was easy to access. The managers are great people; friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. There is a pet walk behind the park that is actually a community path that leads to a park close by. There is, as well, a short walk right into Manitou Springs. The park was clean, our site was gravel and level and it was very quiet. We always look for quiet above all other items and this park was perfect in that regard. The laundry room was clean and prices were best we have encountered in our visits in Colorado ($1 wash and $0.75 for 45 minutes drying). We discovered that Manitou Springs is the best place to use as a base camp with exploring the entire Colorado Springs, El Paso County area. We would happily stay here again.


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That assumption was once again on display this past week in a New York Times review of a new biography of Fox founder Roger Ailes. Veteran Times reviewer Michiko Kakutani had little patience for Zev Chafets's new book, Roger Ailes: Off Camera, because it presents Ailes in a not unsympathetic light and takes down some of the common liberal charges about Fox and its on-air personalities. According to Kakutani, Chafets should have focused on its "role in accelerating partisanship in our increasingly polarized society" and how it "frames its reports from the conservative point of view." Implicit in these lines is the belief that there is something exceptional in a broadcast network that has a political point of view or that what Fox does is so egregious when it is compared to its competitors.
Refutation of these prejudices comes from no less an authority than an icon of establishment liberalism: the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism. In its State of the News Media: An Annual Report on American Journalism, Pew details, among other interesting tidbits the percentages of news reporting and opinion on the three biggest cable news channels. According to the study, the breakdown of MSNBC shows that a whopping 85 percent of its airtime is taken up with opinion, compared to 55 percent of the time on Fox and 45 percent of CNN's air.
These numbers tell us that while the majority of what Fox broadcasts is conservative opinion, it is a pittance when compared to the volume of uniformly liberal commentary on MSNBC. If more of CNN's airtime is taken up with reporting than on Fox, it must be remembered that the vast majority of the opinions heard on that network is also liberal. And when that is combined with the heavy liberal tilt on the original three national networks, NBC, ABC and especially CBS (the home of the supposedly authoritative 60 Minutes which is so soft on the head of the Democratic Party that even one of its hosts admits it can be relied upon never to discomfit President Obama), it makes Fox's conservative views one of the few places where alternatives to the left can be found.
If Kakutani and the legions of liberals who blast Fox reporters for not reporting the news from a liberal perspective think there is something wrong about that it is because they are so used to dominating the news media, both print and broadcast, that they still think Ailes has done something wrong in providing viewers with another way of looking at the world.
Of course, the real difference between Fox and its competitors is not so much its divergence from liberalism as Ailes's honesty about the fact that his network has a different frame of reference.
For decades, mainstream news icons like Walter Cronkite maintained the pretense of objectivity while tilting his enormously influential broadcasts to the left. But while belief in his impartiality and that of almost all of his colleagues on CBS and the other big two of that time was based on myth rather than truth, it was more believable than the willingness of his successors as well as many of those seen on MSNBC and CNN—including those that report as well as those who merely opine—to continue to pretend that they aren't ideologues.
Fox's success is rooted in its honesty about its point of view as well as the fact that the uniform liberalism of the other networks has left the field wide open for a conservative alternative. What Ailes and his backer Rupert Murdoch did was to find an underserved niche of the news market. Only in this case that niche is made up of approximately half of the American people. No wonder liberals resent it so bitterly.


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