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Lady Eagles slip past Pensacola State, stay alive in postseason huntFebruary 6, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (February 5, 2013) – FCSAA No. 4 Tallahassee Community College had its hands full with No. 8 Pensacola State College but came out on the winning end of a 60-55 decision on Tuesday evening in Panhandle Conference women's basketball action.
The victory improved Tallahassee (14-8) to 3-5 in PC play, two games back of third-place Gulf Coast State College (5-3) with four games remaining in the regular season. Pensacola State (11-12, 0-8) remains winless in league play.
Tuesday's game was nip and tuck for 20 minutes, eventually ending with Tallahassee carrying a 27-25 lead to the locker room.
After four ties and 14 lead changes, Tallahassee finally gave itself some breathing room.
Jeraldine Campbell finished a 9-0 run that gave Tallahassee a 38-30 lead with 14:02 left in the game. The lead reached ten on two occasions, the last at 46-36 at the 10:26 mark.
After Sofia da Silva gave Tallahassee a 56-49 lead, Pensacola State scored six unanswered to pull within a point with 70 seconds remaining.
On Tallahassee's ensuing possession, Sarah Williams knocked down a pair of free throws, and the Lady Eagles came up with a stop defensively, forcing a Pensacola State turnover. With approximately a five second difference between the game clock and shot clock, Pensacola State elected to go for the stop – but Campbell got into the pain and found da Silva, who banked one of the glass for the clincher with 10 seconds left in the game.
Campbell, who had averaged 31.5 points over her last two games, enjoyed another big night, this time recording a double-double – 21 points and 10 rebounds.
Williams finished with nine points and four assists.
Pensacola State, who dressed only seven players, was led by Allysia Rohlehr with 20. Alexis Horton and Shomari Kendrick added 12 points each.
Tallahassee will begin the third and final round of PC play on Saturday when it travels to Chipola for a 6:30 p.m. eastern date with the Lady Indians. The game will be carried by Panhandle Sports Broadcasting at www.PSBlive.com.


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Kentucky and Indiana officials addressed hundreds of potential contractors and others Wednesday, on getting the two Ohio River bridges built.
After being closed to vehicular traffic almost forty years ago, a Jackson County landmark is now undergoing a major restoration.
The B-Line Trail project in Bloomington is on track to be completed ahead of schedule. Crews today installed the pedestrian bridge above Grimes Lane.

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April 22, 2011
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -
Tommy Simis homered on a 2-2 pitch with two on in the bottom of the ninth inning, but the three runs were not enough power to spark a rally as the Cal State Northridge Matadors (18-20, 1-7 Big West) lost to the Pacific Tigers (12-22, 4-7 Big West) 4-3 at Matador Field on Friday afternoon.
The three-run homer scored the only runs of the game for Northridge, as the Matador offense was stymied by Pacific starter Marcus Pointer (3-5), who pitched into the ninth inning and struckout four before being replaced.
The Tigers leapt to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning as the leadoff hitter singled to right center off of Paul Tremlin (2-3) to open the game. A sacrifice bunt advanced the runner to second before a one-out single scored the first run of the ballgame.
The Matadors were able to get a runner into scoring position in the bottom of the second inning as Marty Bowen walked and Steven Keller singled with one out. The next two hitters were retired in order to strand the two on base.
Pacific doubled its lead in the top of the fourth following another leadoff single. A one-out double down the left field line for John Haberman scored the second run of the game for the Tigers.
A third run for the Tigers came across in the top of the fifth. With the bases loaded and one out, Brian Martin singled to left field to score a run. Tremlin was able to get out of the inning, however, as the next hitter rolled into an inning-ending double play, the third time the Matadors have turned two with the bases loaded this series.
Pacific took its largest lead of the game at 4-0 in the sixth after Justen Gorski came on in relief of Tremlin. With a runner already at second and one out, Josh Simms singled up the middle to bring home the run.
The Matadors began to show signs of a comeback as Adam Barry (3-for-5) singled to right field to lead off the bottom of the eighth. Andrew Muren followed with a hard line drive to the shortstop, who was able to turn a double play as Barry was caught moving with the contact.
In the bottom of the ninth, still trailing by four, Bowen singled through the left side to open the frame. Keller followed with a walk to give Northridge two runners on in the inning. Pointer, who had walked five batters to that point, was then lifted from the game in favor of closer Chris Larsen.
Simis stepped into the box for his first at-bat of the game after replacing Matthew Moreno defensively in the top of the seventh. On a 2-2 fastball, Simis turned on the pitch and launched it to left field, easily clearing the wall for a three-run homerun, his third homer of the season.
The next two hitters for Northridge, however, grounded out before Ridge Carpenter reached on an infield single to give the Matadors renewed hopes with two outs. Barry could not extend the inning and grounded out to second base to end the game.
With his single to left field in the second inning, Barry extended his team-high hitting streak to 12 games, the second-longest streak in the Big West this season.
The final game of the series is scheduled for Saturday, Apr. 23 at Matador Field. First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. as the Matadors look to win their first conference series of the season.


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Rieter Stock Drops as German Machine-Industry Orders Fall
June 1 (Bloomberg) -- Rieter Holding AG, a Swiss maker of textile machinery, fell to an eight-month low after the release of figures showing the German machinery industry's orders declined for a sixth month in April.
Rieter dropped as much as 7.3 percent to 128 Swiss francs, the lowest price since Sept. 3, and was trading down 5.7 percent at 4:10 p.m. in Zurich. The decline pushed the stock down 3.7 percent this year. Competitor OC Oerlikon Corp declined 2.3 percent to 7.92 francs.
Orders for German machinery, adjusted for inflation, fell 11 percent from a year earlier in April, according to data from the Frankfurt-based VDMA industry association. Domestic sales contracts dropped 14 percent, while export orders declined 9 percent. Germany is the largest national export market for Switzerland's machinery industry, Volkan Goecmen, a Zurich-based analyst at Helvea, wrote in a note to investors.
"Most of the Swiss machinery stocks have a high correlation to industrial data coming out of Germany," Oliver Girakhou, an analyst in Zurich at Credit Agricole Cheuvreux, said by phone. Rieter is a very cyclical company which is sensitive to macro-economic developments, he said.
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Australian Architecture In Helsinki is one of those *new* pop bands I love that's actually not quite new. Their latest (fourth!) album, "Moment Bends", have undoubtedly caught a lot of attention especially when great songs like "Contact High" are being produced.
Here they are, adding more excitement as releasing their video, "Escape". It is done by the Swedish director Marcus Söderlund who also previously worked with jj and The xx.


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Beyer unopposed in 4th sees more work to be done
Editor's note: This is the final in a series of profiles about Durham County Board of Education candidates.
District 4 incumbent Natalie Beyer is running unopposed, and has generally received a nod of approval in all quarters.
The Herald-Sun asked Beyer to answer five questions we believe will provide insight into how she will govern if re-elected to the school board on May 6.
Her responses appear below.
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Name: Natalie Beyer
Age: 45
Employment: Board of Education, Durham Public Schools, & Assistant, Smith & Associates
Education: BA (Behavioral Science/English) from Rice University and MHA (Financial Management/International Health) from UNC Chapel Hill School of Public Health
1. If elected to the school board, what would be your top priorities?
-- Empower a rapid task-force to listen to teachers and develop recommendations to improve teacher retention.
-- Empower SIT teams and school leadership to assume more autonomy for school-based programs, professional development, testing and budgeting.
-- Encourage all Durham families to choose Durham Public Schools for their children and become fully engaged partners with our community schools.
2. Durham Public Schools' high rate of suspensions, particularly of black and Hispanic males, has been the subject of several recent "community conversations." Share your ideas to curb the suspension rate.
The DPS Code of Student Conduct was revised in 2011 following an extensive effort to overhaul and improve North Carolina's school discipline laws. This nonpartisan effort prohibits "zero tolerance" policies and was initiated by the Duke Children's Law Clinic. The district's revised policy requires administrators to consider aggravating and mitigating factors when determining the consequences for violations of the Code of Conduct. The consequences for Level IV and Level V infractions are set by state legislation and any changes to those would require revision of state laws.
The DPS board has recently asked our administrative team to contract with an external researcher to analyze our district's suspension data, especially regarding more minor discipline issues and any racial or socio-economic disparities with specific attention to EC students. This analysis, coupled with community input, will inform future policy and procedure revisions. DPS Policy 4303 "Suspension and Expulsion" states that "the board encourages the use of in-school alternatives as preferable to out of school suspension." DPS needs more in-school alternatives and programs such as Second Chance Academy and Lakeview. The district is also conducting a gap analysis to identify additional areas for increased training, more support for positive behavior programs, additional student supports and the potential for new programs such as restorative justice.
3. Do you think high-achieving students in Durham Public Schools are sufficiently challenged? Explain your answer.
At the dinner table my husband and I like to ask our children "what challenged you today?" This has led to great conversations about thoughtful collaborative work, hands-on learning and critical thinking within Durham Public Schools. The district is doing a lot but we can always improve and do more to increase academic challenges for high-achieving students. Over the past several years, Durham Public Schools has made a deliberate effort to screen, identify, nurture and serve Academically and Intellectually Gifted students. Over 19 percent of DPS students qualify for AIG services. Because the state only provides funding for about 4 percent of our students, the majority of our AIG services are funded through local funding. State funding formulas need to be modified to support all of our high-achieving students. Many of our regular classroom teachers are AIG certified or National Board certified. These professional development initiatives better prepare our teachers with skills to challenge all students.
4. What do you think is the proper role of charter schools in the Durham community?
North Carolina's current charter school legislation and policies are flawed. In most states, charter schools are authorized by local boards of education and thus charter schools operate more like magnet schools within a local school district. If North Carolina legislation allowed this, the Durham Board of Education could work to ensure that charter schools in Durham were fair and open to all by providing transportation, free meals and eliminating any other barriers to admission. This would benefit taxpayers because there would be locally elected governance, accountability, better planning, decreased duplication of services and more support for low-performing charter schools. The current law creates a competitive environment rather than a collaborative one, and underperforming charter schools have been insufficiently monitored and rarely closed. I advocate for strengthening North Carolina's charter school laws and procedures and I oppose out-of-state, for-profit management companies and for-profit virtual charter schools.
5. What qualities would you like to see in the next superintendent?
As the board hires a new superintendent, community involvement is critical. The board needs to hear from teachers, parents, principals, DPS staff, community leaders and all interested citizens. Durham's superintendent should have a background in education and a commitment to Durham. Qualities such as integrity, humility and collaborative leadership are critical along with a willingness to advocate for policies and laws that value and respect students and teachers.


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And at this point, we must assume that Grand Circle started with $X and wound up with considerably less than $X. Quite often the party with less bucks accuses the brokerage firm of conduct that caused the loss.
"It's all your fault," says the client.
"No, it's not. It's all your fault," says the broker.
"You told me to buy that crap," says the client.
"No, I merely entered the orders — you made the investments on your own," says the broker.
Regardless of the reasons or the actual words spoken, Grand Circle and CCO clearly had a parting of ways.
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In a FINRA Arbitration Statement of Claim filed in November 2009, Claimant Grand Circle sought at least $2.5 Million in damages arising out of the purchase of ARS in its CCO brokerage account. In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Grand Circle LLC, Claimant vs. CCO Investment Services Corp., Respondent (FINRA Arbitration 09-06454, December 10, 2010)
In explaining its decision, the FINRA Panel apparently viewed the case as one in which Claimant Grand Circle was alleging that it had been victimized by the unsuitability of the ARS investment. However, the Panel rejected the attempt by Claimant Grand Circle to base its unsuitability claim upon the background and experience of Fox rather than the actual Claimant, which was deemed to be the more sophisticated, institutional investor Grand Circle. This effort to re-cast Fox in the role of the institutional Claimant was described by the Panel as "misplaced."
Further, the FINRA Panel characterized Claimant Grand Circle as having "clearly stated Investment Objectives and a written corporate Investment Policy. " Additionally, the Panel noted that Grand Circle's account was non-discretionary and all of the trades were unsolicited by CCO. Similarly, the Panel found that the subject trades comported with Grand Circle's stated investment objectives and its Investment Policy.
From a credit standpoint, the Panel allowed that Citizens Bank may have been remiss in taking long-term instruments as collateral for a short term, standby letter of credit. Nonetheless, that voluntary act by Citizens was not deemed tantamount to holding ARS out as cash or cash equivalents; and, further, the Panel noted that the ARS were not listed as cash/cash equivalents on statements issued by CCO's clearing agent, National Financial Services LLC.
In conclusion, the Panel found that it was Claimant Grand Circle and not Respondent CCO that made the decision to purchase ARS, which was based upon the advice and information provided by third-party investment advisors and by Fox. Moreover, the Panel found that Claimant knew that Respondent CCO had limited knowledge and/or experience with ARS, and that CCO did not fail to disclose material facts about the ARS. Finally, the Panel concluded that the ARS purchased were within the express Investment Policy of Grand Circle.


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Arundel Gecko Fur bar tape £15.00
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Arundel Gecko Fur handlebar tape sounds the stuff of pimped Lambretta, not everyday road bikes, but after a quick Quadrophenia moment I dressed another set of bars and found myself justly impressed by its tenacious grip and tactile nature come, rain, sleet or shine. Crossers and the rough stuff faithful should plump for the standard Gecko, though, since ingrained dirt, grime and even chocolate calls for more than a superficial cat lick.
In technical terms, this is the same EVA found on the rubberised Gecko but coated with a velvety, hardwearing brushed cotton common to certain genres of smart street attire. Arundel say it's marginally thinner than the regular types but this wasn't obvious from the shock absorbency on dressing the bars. I've been fastidious in my cleansing of the elected drops, removing every last trace of tape, adhesive or other contaminant that might compromise the new wrap's purchase. However, the Arundel range seems to require a very tight, rhythmic mummifying technique to prevent unravelling as you enter the home straight.
While a little frustrating in the garage at half-eight on a Monday evening, it's positively welcome should you need to change a control cable without the expense of replacing perfectly good tape. Sealing the tops with premium grade electrical tape makes all the difference and puts an end to slippage.
Arundel say sweat beads and rolls from the nap, unlike the cork varieties that often allow moisture to permeate the pores. Moving the trainer to the kitchen with the thermostat pointing toward tropical induced plenty of perspiration that pooled on the surface, or to the floor.
Taken to the road and the soft, grippy texture is reassuring in gloved or bare hands whether charging for the lights or braving a white knuckle descent in the pouring rain (and if anything, it becomes all the more dependable in this context). Some might find satin black unimaginative but it sure is practical. Credit where due, this tape stands up well to being leant against brickwork and similarly coarse surfaces without tearing or premature wear.
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Make and model: Arundel Gecko Fur
Size tested: Black
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Arundel say, "Gecko Fur is our inaccurate definition for a new style of bar tape made from cushy EVA foam and super soft moleskin feel top layer in a laminated, layered construction with a strip of adhesive on the back. Gecko Fur has a velvety feel and is 'grippy' wet or dry compared to cork and in the wet compared with Gecko Grip tape, it also has a warmer feeling than Gecko Grip. It lays flat on the wrapped bars and has a slightly thinner feel than our cork tape. It doesn't absorb sweat as easily as cork tape and can be wiped off with a wet rag in seconds."
Sweat and rainfall certainly come off easily; purging mud spatters, chocolate and residual chain lube/grease isn't so straightforward.
Tell us some more about the technical aspects of the product?
EVA foam backed for comfort.
Black only
1 big roll enough for both sides of a standard drop bar
Includes end plugs finishing tape and instructions
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
The Gecko Fur quickly won me over with its soft, yet grippy texture and protection from fatigue-inducing road shock. Surprisingly good for indoor training too. Ridding the nap of certain grime can prove tricky so it wouldn't be my first choice for 'cross.
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Tactile, grippy and surprisingly hardwearing.
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Trickier to keep clean compared with other textures.
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Possibly
Would you recommend the product to a friend? For generic road and turbo trainer duties.
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I usually ride: Rough Stuff Tourer Based around 4130 Univega mtb Frameset My best bike is: 1955 Holdsworth Road Path and several others including cross & traditional road
I've been riding for: Over 20 years I ride: Most days I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: cyclo cross, commuting, touring, fixed/singlespeed, mtb


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Mitt Romney, struggling to regain the lead from Rick Santorum in national polls and facing a serious deficit in the key primary state of Michigan, has doubled down on his position against the auto industry rescue, arguing that the industry should have gone through a "managed bankruptcy," mainly to squeeze out the United Auto Workers:
My view at the time — and I set it out plainly in an op-ed in the New York Times — was that "the American auto industry is vital to our national interest as an employer and as a hub for manufacturing." Instead of a bailout, I favored "managed bankruptcy" as the way forward.
Managed bankruptcy may sound like a death knell. But in fact, it is a way for a troubled company to restructure itself rapidly, entering and leaving the courtroom sometimes in weeks or months instead of years, and then returning to profitable operation.
In the case of Chrysler and GM, that was precisely what the companies needed. Both were saddled with an accumulation of labor, pension, and real estate costs that made them unsustainable. Health and retirement benefits alone amounted to an extra $2,000 baked into the price of every car they produced.
Marcy Wheeler takes this apart pretty well. Basically, Mitt is mad that the unions stayed in place after the auto rescue, and that they got, through their health care management trust fund VEBA, a stake in Chrysler. As she says, "he's basically complaining that the bailout preserved the healthcare a bunch of 55+ year old blue collar workers were promised. He's pissed they got to keep their healthcare." Mitt would rather that the stake in the auto companies went to bailed-out banks instead of the union health care fund.
This isn't quite as suicidal as it looks. Romney needs to win Michigan, and Michigan Republicans actually don't support the auto rescue, in true what's-the-matter-with-Kansas fashion. So though this looks like the opposite of pandering, that's what it is, playing to the conservative lizard brain conception of greedy unions.
For the state as a whole, however, it's a really dumb double-down, especially when it can be so easily characterized as Romney favoring banks over people's health care. Not to mention the fact that Michigan's unemployment rate has fallen precipitously, led by manufacturing. Romney's lament about managed bankruptcies and union trust funds sounds like a fan whose football team has won 35 games in a row complaining about the new trim on the uniforms.
UPDATE: A commenter at Brad DeLong's place adds:
As I am sure you all remember, going into bankruptcy with no source of continued funding would mean liquidation for the auto makers and everyone understood that at the time including Keith Hennessy in public.
Saying he was for managed bankruptcy without a funding source was like saying he was for medical treatment but at the time refused to pay for the medicine or that he was for having a kid finish their degree only he refused to pay the tuition.


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I can see it now. The tweets. The FaceBook updates. The miles high boasts. "I'm tweeting from space!!" Why? Because Virgin Galactic is looking to offer in-flight connectivity to passengers on its suborbital space tourism flights (they obviously won't need any seat-back entertainment for that ride).
RWG has learned that Sir Richard Branson is studying his connectivity options for SpaceShipTwo.
But what might he choose?
If you're going up and back to space, the aircraft would effectively serve as the satellite. In other words, it won't need to talk to a satellite, but rather a great big ground dish (a steerable antenna) that's talking to the aircraft.
Says a source: "Theactual band used is X-band, which is in the gigahertz range. One of the bigthings of Ham Radio is you get a dish and bounce signals off spacecraft, orbounce them off the moon, so it's moon bounce communications."
Errr, anybody got a spare $102,000 laying around?
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Max Flight August 18, 2011 at 5:48 pm #
When I take my flight into space, I'm going to spend all my time looking out the porthole, not at some keyboard, that's for sure!
It was my impression that X-band is reserved for government satellite/deep space communications , so I'm curious how it could be used by a commercial venture.
Also, if you can get a Virgin Galactic ticket for $102,000, you've wrangled yourself quite a bargain! The going price is $200,000.
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Aron on a roll after job offer - thanks to Telegraph campaign
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THE future is all laid out for this Laceby teenager – who has secured a job at a flooring company after appearing in the Grimsby Telegraph.
Aron Finch, 17, of Keith Crescent, saw his CV printed in the paper as part of the Your Life: Your Future campaign, which is designed to cut unemployment in North East Lincolnshire.
Bosses at IMS Floor Store, in Freeman Street, were so impressed with Aron's initiative that they offered him a warehouse apprenticeship.
Aron, who achieved nine GCSEs at Healing School, said: "I wanted to find a job in a warehouse environment so I could get the right experience but I didn't know how, so I put an advert up in the building of the Grimsby Telegraph highlighting my details, including skills, what I was looking for, a photograph and how to get in contact.
"Shortly after requesting permission to put it on a noticeboard at the Grimsby Telegraph, a reporter called me and featured my story with a number of other people looking for work.
"I wanted to get stuck in to a hands-on role so I could gain enough experience to progress quickly in the workplace."
Aron's story was spotted by Intraining employment consultants, who were on the lookout for potential recruits for IMS Floor Store's 27,000sq ft retail and storage space.
Aron, who is now studying for a Level 2 NVQ as part of his apprenticeship, added: "I know I've made the right choice by starting an apprenticeship at IMS Floor Store – I've learned so much already."
The success of the campaign is just one example of how the Telegraph has made a positive impact on the community – which we will be celebrating each day this week as part of Local Newspaper Week.
IMS spokesman Myles Shaw said: "Aron arrived suited and booted with a portfolio highlighting some of his previous achievements and singled himself out as having the right spark and since starting work he has not disappointed."
And Aron has joined the company at an exciting time, with new branch – CarpetRunnersUK.com – really taking off.
"I am very proud that in two short years we have gone from zero to nearly £1-million sales," said Mr Shaw.
"We are now the UK's single largest supplier of carpet runners, a narrow length of carpet designed to be laid in the hallway, staircase and landing.
"I think the research we undertook at the start has put us in a very strong position.
"We are now planning for the future and Aron could be an integral part of that – he has joined the business at an exciting time."
IMS Floor Store now has a staff of five, plus two directors.
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These newcomers are not strangers and we shouldn't fear them. They may be our children or our grandchildren, or retirees who have vacationed here for years and fell in love with Elizabethtown. They'll join our fire company, support our churches and best of all, they will pay a share of the taxes. But people and businesses won't come to a town of empty stores, crumbling houses and vacant lots.
What is the future of Elizabethtown? Do we have an idea? Do we have a plan? Or will we just let things happen? Will we be better or worse in 2020? If we want to survive, we need to plan for the future, a plan that we will create, and a vision of what we want Elizabethtown to be in a decade. This is the only way we'll have control over our own future.
The Chamber of Commerce encourages and promotes our businesses. The Town Board has the legal responsibility to approve or disapprove the plan drafted by our Planning Board, but the ideas in it have come from the people of our town. Many folks have told me they would like to have a carwash, a Laundromat, a Deli, a sporting goods store, a bakery, high speed internet beyond the hamlet, cable TV, better cell phone coverage, better parking and more jobs.
No government can bring these services to us. Only a vital and growing community will attract the kinds of businesses we want. The future is in our hands. What happens in the next decade is up to us. Doing nothing will only guarantee failure.
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A communication system transmitting messages includes two-way ranging by communicating between a target vehicle and a traffic controller station through a plurality of satellites. A set of the plurality of satellites may be used simultaneously or sequentially to transmit and receive signals from the ground station to a target vehicle, preferably an aircraft in the preferred embodiment. Each aircraft includes a particular ranging code combined with a message signal to selectively process the ranging data supplied to each vehicle. The ranging determination may be used in conjunction with alternative ranging devices, such as a global positioning system, in order to improve the accuracy of the estimations provided by the ranging processing. Nevertheless, the method and apparatus of the present invention provide relatively accurate state vectors without the need for precisely accurate timing synchronization at each of the stations connected by communication links.
1. A communication system for monitoring the position and velocity of an aircraft, the system comprising:
a control station positioned on earth, the control station having a known position;
at least three satellites orbiting earth and positioned in multiple planes, each of the at least three satellites having a communication link system communicating through a respective first signal link with the control station, wherein a position of each of the at least three satellites is known such that a range between each of the at least three satellites and the control station is known; and
an aircraft having a communications transceiver for sending and receiving signals to and from each of the at least three satellites through a second signal link corresponding to a respective first link, each of the corresponding first and second signal links defining a path for carrying a signal between the aircraft and the control station via a respective one of the at least three satellites, wherein each of the paths is a two-way communication between a respective one of the at least three satellites and each of the control station and the aircraft, wherein each signal includes a unique Auslander-Barbano code division multiple access (AB CDMA) signal portion assigned to the aircraft and a data message portion, the data message portion being modulated by a wavelet-based finite-impulse-response (WFIR) waveform with the AB CDMA signal portion;
wherein the control station includes a dual alpha-beta/extended Kalman-filter tracking loop which processes the signals to determine a range between each of the at least three satellites and the aircraft as a function of time for the signals to travel the paths, the position of the aircraft as a function of the ranges and the known positions of the control station and the at least three satellites, and the velocity of the aircraft as a function of Doppler shift of each of the signals during travel of the paths.
2. The system of claim 2 wherein:
the aircraft further includes a retrodirective antenna for transmitting and receiving signals to and from the at least three satellites, wherein the retrodirective antenna determines direction of a signal received from one of the at least three satellites and transmits a signal to the one of the at least three satellites back along the direction of the received signal.
3. The system of claim 2 wherein:
the retrodirective antenna includes a Butler matrix, a digital beam former, and a wavelet-based finite-impulse-response (WFIR) signal processor.
4. The system of claim 1 wherein:
the alpha-beta tracking loop includes time and frequency tracking loops.
This invention relates to methods and systems for determining a position of a target vehicle, such as an aircraft or a surface vehicle, utilizing two-way communication links including multiple satellites and signal processing ranging techniques.
Current Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS) technology, such as Global Positioning System (GPS), Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) EGNOS, MTSAT or GLONASS, provides positioning information utilizing satellite communication. For example, the GPS, developed and deployed by the U.S. Department of Defense, consists of twenty-four satellites orbiting the earth twice a day at an altitude of 12,000 miles, as well as five ground stations to monitor and manage the satellite constellation. Using atomic clocks and location data, GPS satellites transmit continuous time and position information twenty-four hours a day to a GPS receiver, which listens to three or more satellites at once to determine the user's position on earth. By measuring the time interval between the transmission and the reception of a satellite signal, the GPS receiver calculates the distance between the user and each satellite, and then uses the distance measurements of at least three satellites to arrive at a position.
Such systems, however, utilize one-way ranging in which an accurate, synchronized clock is required at each station. Any synchronization error or error regarding the location of one of the satellites results in an error in the determined position of the target vehicle. An aircraft, or other target vehicle, must still have accurate position and velocity information and requires dedicated, precise equipment throughout the system to provide very accurate position and velocity information with a high degree of integrity and reliability.
In addition, a German system provides a novel non-cooperative near-range radar network for traffic guidance and control on airport surfaces, as stated in IEEE Trans. On Control System Technology, Vol. I, No. 3, September 1993. This ground-based tracking system uses non-cooperative radar for two-way transmission and employs triangulation ranging. Ground-based Loran-C systems require a hyperbolic electronic grid and are accordingly limited to local tracking. Other systems such as Radio Determination Satellite System (RDSS) using geostar and fire control, navigation and tracking systems with either non-cooperative or cooperative architectures are also limited ranging implementations.
The present invention overcomes the above-mentioned disadvantages by providing a method and system for determining a position of a vehicle, such as an aircraft or a surface vehicle, utilizing two-way ranging techniques through multiple satellites to derive independent estimates of a vehicle's state vectors including position and velocity.
In carrying out the above objects and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention, a method is provided for determining the position of a target vehicle. The method includes transmitting a first signal to a vehicle from a traffic control station through a plurality of satellites, said vehicle acquiring and tracking a unique ranging code, and transmitting from said vehicle a message signal including said unique code representing said vehicle. The links through multiple satellites are sequentially or simultaneously processed to provide two-way ranging with reasonably accurate estimations of state vectors.
In further carrying out the above objects and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention, a system is also provided for processing ranging measurements to derive estimations of vehicle state vectors in response to said first signal and said message signal at said traffic controller, preferably a ground-based traffic controller employing α-β/EKF tracking.
The above objects and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become readily apparent from the following detailed description of the best mode for carrying out the invention when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the views and in which:
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic representation illustrating a communication system employing the method and apparatus of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of segments included in the system shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a preferred transmitter and a preferred receiver traffic controller station used in the system of FIG. 1; and
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a preferred transmitter and a preferred receiver for a vehicle in the system of FIG. 1.
Referring first to FIG. 1, a communication system 10 with a typical geometry for practicing the present invention is diagrammatically illustrated. In general, the system includes a vehicle target, represented by an aircraft 12 in the preferred embodiment, although Earth bound vehicles or individual portable units are also trackable in the present invention. A plurality of communication satellites 14 are within the field of view of the aircraft 12 at a given time through which each aircraft 12 communicates with at least one traffic controller 16.
The communication satellites 14 are preferably in multiple planes using Low Earth Orbit (LEO) although Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite constellations such as Iridium, Globalstar and Intermediate Circular Orbit (ICO), now a world enterprise in London that has deployed satellites. For example, the planned ICO configuration with ten to twelve satellites in two planes is best suited for the application and more than adequate to implement the position location and tracking of the aircraft 12 for navigation and landing aid up to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Category I while providing the necessary global coverage, and communication needs for Air Traffic Management (ATM).
Multiple dynamic communication links between an aircraft 12 and the satellite ground station 16, a Satellite Access Node (SAN), preferably with traffic control monitoring, processing, signaling, and is achieved via the plurality of communication satellites 14 which is then utilized to derive independent estimates of the positions and velocities (state vectors) of the aircraft 12. The ground station 16, such as a Satellite Access Node (SAN), transmits a ranging signal to the targeted aircraft 12 via one of the communication satellites 14. The aircraft 12 then retransmits a data message, including a unique ranging code, back down to the ground station 16 via the same communication satellite 14. There are multiple links available, for example, through 3 different satellites most of the time, but at least two satellites from the ICO constellation are always within the field of view of the aircraft 12. A set of the plurality of satellites within the field of view may be employed simultaneously through two satellites, or sequentially through a single satellite without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.
The positions in space of the ICO communication satellites 14 are known so that the ranges R1, R2, and R3 between each of the communication satellites 14 and the traffic controller station 16 is known. The links R4, R5, and R6 are then employed to determine the state vectors by two-way ranging from the traffic controller station 16 to the aircraft 12. The time difference between the time at which the ranging signal is transmitted by the traffic controller station 16 and the time at which the responding ranging signal from the aircraft 12 is received by the satellite ground station is used in determining the ranges R4, R5, and R6.
In the configuration, in which the forward and return ranging signals propagate through the same link, the equal range locations of the measurement is confined on a spherical surface centered on the relay satellite position with a constant radius (range) equal to a distance between the aircraft 12 and the relay satellite.
In determining the position and velocity of the aircraft 12, the present invention may be utilized in conjunction with GPS. When GPS signals are available, the GPS signals are used to derive the aircraft state vector which is then transmitted to a ground Air Traffic Controller (ATC) facility 16 via the communication satellites 14. Simultaneously, ranging signals are sent by the satellite ground station 16 via the communication satellites 14 to the targeted aircraft 12. The aircraft 12 then retransmits this ranging signal on a return link back to the station 16. The returned two-way ranging signals are detected and tracked in time and frequency by the station 16. Measured time and frequency values from multiple satellite links are compared to predicted values. Improved estimation of the aircraft state vectors is accomplished through data fusion of the two independent measurements, i.e, the GPS measurement and the two-way ranging measurement. The updated aircraft state vectors are then transmitted back to the aircraft 12.
Turning now to FIG. 2 there is shown simplified block diagrams of both the aircraft segment 18 and the ground segment 20 of the present invention. The aircraft segment 18 includes a conventional GPS receiver 22 for receiving GPS signals from a GPS satellite 24 via an antenna 25. The GPS receiver 22 transmits a position signal to a conventional Extended Kalman-Filter (EKF) 26 which tracks the position signal as a state vector. An optional input 27 to the EKF 26 is a signal from an Inertial Navigation System (INS), such as a conventional mechanical gyro system which monitors the distance traveled by the aircraft 12 from a predetermined position, and INS error estimates 29 are sent back to the INS for correction.
The aircraft 12 receives the ranging signals from the ICO communication satellites 14 via a second antenna 28. The second antenna 28 is preferably a retrodirective antenna implemented with a Butler matrix, a low-profile digital beam former, and Wavelet-based Finite-Impulse-Response (WFIR) signal processing. The retrodirective antenna measures the direction of the received signal from the communication satellite 14 and automatically transmits the return signal back to the same communication satellite 14. The Butler matrix implements a Fourier transform forming a set of nearly orthogonal beams covering the field-of-view and is a relatively inexpensive approach to realizing a retro-directive antenna. The low-profile digital beam former array lends itself to a thin conformal array configuration which is preferred for aircraft installation. Optionally, a tracking antenna can be used in place of the retrodirective antenna, which consists of either an electronically or mechanically steered antenna driven by a monopulse, step-scanned, or conically-scanned tracking loop.
The message data between the aircraft segment 18 and the ICO ground segment 20 can be combined with the unique ranging code signal in one of several ways. One way is by overlaying an Auslander-Barbano (AB) Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) tracking code on the communication link channels as low-level Additive White Gaussian Noise (AWGN), thermal noise-like signals which slightly raise the thermal noise floor. This process is described in reference U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/657,250, filed Aug. 5, 1996 entitled "New CDMA Code Generator Employing Mixing Ergodic Transformation", incorporated herein by reference. Another way is by modulating the communication data with the AB CDMA ranging code and sent as a single waveform as shown in FIG. 3. A third way is by separating the ranging links from data links. In the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the ATC facility 16 transmits data which is modulated by a WFIR waveform with a unique AB ranging code assigned to each aircraft 12 being tracked in the access time slot. WFIR modulation enables the ranging signals to have variable resolution in addition to variable length. The waveform specifically provides a means to transmit a relatively wide-band WFIR ranging waveform over a group of narrow-band communication satellite 14 channels, simultaneously or sequentially, and supports simultaneous ranging/doppler measurements and data demodulation.
The two-way ranging data 30 is sent to the ground segment 20 via the ground station 16. The two-way ranging data 30 is used to drive a dual alpha-beta (α-β)/EKF tracking loop 32 wherein the fast α-β loop tracks the AB CDMA code in communication coordinates, and the slow EKF tracks the target aircraft 12 in earth centered inertial (ECI) coordinates to provide a unique preferred tracking architecture with low-complexity, high accuracy, and high integrity with fast-response valid-track metrics, and the ability to track out time delay variation due to ionospheric total-electron-content (TEC) variation induced waveform transmission range and doppler offsets.
The α-β loop is a relatively fast pair of time and frequency tracking loops which measure and smooth the received two-way ranging signals during each access. The four dimensional state vector Z for the α-β loop consists of the timing offset, time drift, frequency offset and frequency drift. Time drift refers to clock drift whereas frequency offset refers to doppler shift due to link motion plus total electron content (TEC). The state vector X for the EKF loop has eleven components consisting of the 3-dimensional ECI position coordinates, velocity, acceleration, and the ranging plus doppler coordinates associated with ionospherical TEC effects.
Based on the α-β observation data from a previous access, the EFK loop predicts ahead its state Xk at the state transition time k*T, where T is the update interval for the EKF. This state is mapped into the corresponding predicted state Zk of the α-β loop. During the access slot time ΔT, the α-β loop generates a smoothed state Zk which is then used by the EKF to smooth the predicted state to generate the smoothed state Xk. This allows the EKF to predict ahead the state Xk+1 at (k+1)*T. This procedure is repeated for the next access.
The predicted state vector from the dual α-β/EKF tracking loop 32 and the estimated state vector 34 from the aircraft 12 are transmitted to a processor 36 which performs data fusion and validation between the two independent measurements to obtain an improved state vector estimation. The processor 36 also receives other terrestrial based data 37, such as position of the satellite ground station 16 and position of the communication satellites 14. The improved state vector estimation is forwarded to the ATC facility 16 which then transmits this information to the aircraft 12. The improved state vector estimation 38 received by the aircraft 12 is processed by the EKF 26 to generate a new state vector.
Referring now to FIG. 3, additional details of the receiver and transmitter used in the traffic controller 16 are shown comprising transmitter 40 and a receiver 42. The ground terminal 16 transmits data which is modulated by a wavelet-based finite impulse response (WFIR) waveform with a unique AB ranging code assigned to each aircraft 12 being tracked in the access time slot. The TDMA data to the targeted aircraft is modulated by the N-chip AB code sequence, upsampled by the WFIR sample rate M, and added with signals to other aircraft sharing the same access slot. The summed output is filtered by a wideband WFIR filter with overlaid envelope of the AB ranging waveforms. A bank of narrowband WFIR filters channelizes the wideband waveform into a set of narrowband waveforms which are compatible with the satellite communication channels such as ICO.
The receive processing at the ground facility 16 is shown at 42. The baseband signal from the digitizer, shown as an analog-to-digital (A/D) function and an in-phase-quadrature (I/Q) function which may be combined is detected by a bank of narrowband (NB) WFIR filters matched to the ICO communication channels. The outputs are used to perform reconstruction of the wideband WFIR ranging signal for each aircraft. This reconstructed wideband WFIR waveform is then detected by on-time, early, and late correlators. The ranging time and data from each aircraft is recovered by separate processing which performs the A/B CDMA despreading, acquisition, tracking, time recovery, and data recovery.
As best shown in FIG. 4, the aircraft receiver/transmitter 44 preferably includes a retrodirective antenna 46. A Butler matrix, low profile digital beam form (DBF), and WFIR signal processing are preferably employed. The retrodirective antenna 46 measures the direction of the received signal from the ICO satellite 14, and automatically transmits the return signal back to the same ICO satellite 14. The Butler matrix implements a Fourier transform forming a set of nearly orthogonal beams covering the field of view, and has been proven to be a relatively inexpensive approach to realize a retrodirective antenna. The low profile DBF array lends itself to a thin conformal array configuration which is preferred for aircraft installation. The implementation technique eliminates the need for an expensive tracking antenna on the aircraft which usually consists of either an electronically or a mechanically steered antenna driven by a monopulse, step-scanned, or conically-scanned tracking loop.
The present invention works in many multiple-satellite constellations or combinations of multiple constellations. The present invention improves position and velocity accuracy in tracking a target and provides a simple method to access more resources from space assets other than ICO constellation alone. Even if the GPS or GLONASS system malfunctions, the present invention still provides adequate position location and tracking measurements for global air traffic control without complex clock and processing requirements.
While the best modes for carrying out the invention have been described in detail, those familiar with the art to which this invention relates will recognize various alternative designs and embodiments for practicing the invention as defined by the following claims.
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Studies and performances with William Fielder, Vincent D. Martino, Charles Schleuter and Essotto Peligrini. Additional performances with Louis Armstrong Legacy Band, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, India Arie, Kem, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, Heath Brothers Quintet and Stevie Wonder. Recordings with Gerald Wilson, Charles Fambrough, Cleveland Jazz Orchestra, International Jazz Quintet and Paul Ferguson Big Band. Currently performing with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra as lead trumpet.


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It gets worse before it gets better. At dinner I sample Lynch Street's gratuitously elaborate take on chicken cordon bleu. A free-range chicken breast is stuffed with mozzarella, mushrooms, spinach and prosciutto. Dusted with what I'd swear is Parmesan cheese from a green can, it is thoroughly burned on the bottom. Not only does the syrupy wine reduction affect the look and feel of old motor oil, it has an unattractive skin on top and tastes exclusively of burnt sugar. Dominating the plate is a softball-size glop of tepid and gluey mashed potatoes. On the side: a few tired asparagus spears reminiscent of the canned variety I spat out as a child. The overall presentation reveals the work of a reasonably gifted plater who is perhaps too eager to dispense of excess potatoes at the end of the shift. On the upside, I soon discover that if I scrape the meat off the burnt underside, the chicken is quite edible.
As is often the case with restaurants that rely on wanton experimentation as a shtick, dishes that escape the indignity of revisionist tampering work best. Babs' sexy strip steak, draped like an odalisque over a delicious twice-baked potato, capitalizes, with tasty results, on simplicity. In the same vein, two classic sandwiches are peerless examples of their kind. One, a Reuben on swirly rye, is perhaps the best I've ever tasted. The other, an enormous prime-rib Philly with caramelized onion, defines gooey perfection. Both come with impeccable fries. Although I can't recommend the kitchen's more hyperbolic flights of fancy (at least until they quit burning things), these two lunches, along with baskets of feather-light, fresh-from-the-oven biscuits, are why Lynch Street will continue to facilitate my commission of the deadliest of midday sins: gluttony.
1772 Clarkson Road
Chesterfield, MO 63017
Category: Restaurant > American
Region: Chesterfield
LYNCH STREET BISTRO, 1031 Lynch St., 772-5777. Hours: lunch, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; dinner, 5-10 p.m. Mon.-Thu. and 5-11 p.m. Fri.-Sat.; closed Sun. Entrees: $15-$20.
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This came as part of a larger conversation based on Jordan's comments from June, in which he said he was "pretty sure" he could beat the members of his Charlotte Hornets one-on-one.
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can i bake my apple pie tonight?
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Fresh out of the oven is always best as the jucies will tend to sog the bottom crust. I guess you could slightly under cook it and then reheat it, but I'm not sure how it will come out. If the recipe has a drier interior without alot of juice then by all means bake it tonight.
your safest bet is to prepare the crust & filling separately tonight, then assemble & bake tomorrow.
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — In 2009, a young Air Force lieutenant in pilot training thought his dreams of flying in the Air Force were crushed following a recreational boating accident that resulted in the loss of his right leg.
Despite the accident, Capt. Ryan McGuire, now a 4th Airlift Squadron pilot, became the first Airman to complete Air Force pilot training after losing a leg. He has since become a motivational speaker to Airmen.
The boating accident took place when McGuire was in pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas. The boat McGuire was on was towing a float with a rope. The rope wrapped around McGuire's leg, fracturing his pelvis, dislocating his hip and cutting off the blood circulation to his leg.
Six weeks following the incident, McGuire's leg was amputated.
"The days leading up to the amputation were overwhelming and depressing," McGuire said. "The amputation was miserable. I was at the lowest of low."
McGuire said his depression was compounded by the fact that he probably would not be allowed to fulfill his dream of completing pilot training in the Air Force; however, when he began his rehabilitation program, McGuire began to realize his situation might not have been as dire as he thought it was.
After his surgery, McGuire was waiting for a physical therapy appointment and was asked by a Soldier when he had lost his leg.
"Last week," McGuire responded.
Conversing with what seemed like to McGuire any other Soldier, McGuire said he was surprised when the Soldier told him he had also lost his leg the previous year.
"Seeing him in uniform walking perfectly normal made me realize that being an amputee doesn't define me," McGuire said.
In addition to his rehabilitation, McGuire said the support system of his Family, friends and Air Force wingmen was a key part of his recovery.
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In addition to the challenge of recovering from his injury, McGuire faced the possibility of being medically discharged from the Air Force. Having wanted to fly since the age of 5 and entering the Air Force Academy with expectations of becoming a pilot, he said the thought of losing the opportunity to fly was devastating.
In order to stay in the Air Force and fly, McGuire had to go before a formal medical evaluation review board to prove he was able to continue pilot training. To get a waiver to fly, McGuire had to show the Air Force he could still do everything that would be required of him as an Air Force pilot.
Faced with what looked to him like impossible odds, McGuire said with the help of his rehabilitation and the support of his Air Force Family, he was able to effectively present his case and receive a waiver to continue flying.
"My squadron supported my decision to stay in the Air Force and assisted me in the process of getting a waiver to fly again," said McGuire. " … They were going to support me no matter what."
In May 2011, McGuire completed his pilot training and by October of that same year, he finished C-17 Globemaster III qualification training. McGuire has since deployed and flown medical evacuation missions, but has also become known for his inspiring story of resilience.
"Most people don't even know that Ryan lost a leg during pilot training," said Lt. Col. Matt Anderson, the 4th AS commander. "The fact that he doesn't talk about it is why his story of incredible resiliency and mental toughness is awesome. He just wants to be part of the team like everyone else."
McGuire has spoken to Airmen and civilians at numerous events to include McChord's Wingman Day in 2012, the Air Force Academy's National Character Leadership Symposium in 2013 and more recently at the 305th Air Mobility Wing's Mission Focus Day at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.
"He has represented Team McChord by speaking at these large venues across the country about resiliency, sacrifice and selfless service, each time leaving the stage with a standing ovation," Anderson said. "Ryan's positive attitude, incredible work ethic and desire to be part of something bigger than himself make him an incredible officer and inspiration to others."
McGuire said he is passionate about speaking at various events to give back to the Air Force and help others overcome diversities.
"The Air Force has given me the opportunity to excel and overcome this injury," McGuire said. "I hope to show others that they too can overcome an injury or a setback like I did. I want them to know that the Air Force takes care of its people and will provide them with the tools and resources to overcome."
Since arriving here, McGuire said he has received the same treatment as everyone else and that he has never been singled out or mistreated for being an amputee.
"If you are facing diversity, you have a support system in the Air Force," McGuire said. "It will never be too much for the Air Force to help you get to the other side. No other job in the world gives the support that the Air Force does."
McGuire encourages other Airmen facing similar challenges not to lose hope.
"Never take no for an answer, keep pushing forward and the Air Force will have your back," he said. "For every challenge, there always has to be a first to overcome it. In my case I was that first. You can be a first, too."