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- 147 reviews of Casa Cupula in Puerto Vallarta
Media Hype Exaggerates Threat in Major Tourist Areas: Read Real Tourist Reports
By Don Pickens, Owner, Casa Cupula Luxury Boutique Hotel
PUERTO VALLARTA, MEXICO April 3, 2009: As a longtime resident of Puerto Vallarta and Mexico from the US, I am greatly concerned about the violence happening as a result of President Calderon's push to knock out the drug gangs. Thousands have died, and until President Obama took office, the US response was lame. Under Bush, the attitude was to turn a blind eye as more and more illegal arms poured into Mexico from the US to fuel the wars. The new Administration has promised real help to sti the flow of arms and money to Mexico, and to lower our drug consumption in the US. We hope this will help the situation.
The US press hypes the story, and paints it with such a broad brush that the typical US citizen has no idea what's going on. They make it sound like shootouts are occurring on streets of every city in Mexico every day, and the Government has lost control of the country. Pack journalism by lazy reporters means the story, which is years old, circulates again and again in different outlets making it sound as though it all just started last week, and is worse than ever.
Nothing is further from the truth. The major violence has focused in the border town areas and is mainly between rival gangs and the Mexican Army and police. Major tourist areas like Puerto Vallarta, Cancun, Cabo and others are unaffected. Mexico's government realizes the importance of keeping these areas safe as it represents the country's crown jewels. Like in any other city, tourists need to take reasonable precautions, and realize they are in a foreign country, but Puerto Vallarta is as safe for tourists as ever.
We asked some of our recent guests, who visited in March 2009, to share their comments with you about security so that you could read first-hand about people's experience. I think it will ease any fears. Riiber, don't believe everything you read or hear on TV. Especially on cable TV, hype and exaggeration are the rule of the day, and level-headed attipts to explain complicated issues are few and far between on any subject.
We at Casa Cupula have spent 6 years building a business that creates a rare, safe environment for the gay and lesbian community and our friends. We've been recognized as one of the most luxurious boutique hotels in the world for the gay community. With your support, we've grown from a small five room guesthouse in 2002 to a 20 room luxury boutique hotel today with a staff of over 20 people. As you'll read below, gay, straight and lesbian guests have all not only felt safe, but were also surprised at how exaggerated press reports are.
This press hurts our business and tourism in Vallarta at at time when economic woes make for a difficult enough situation. We have spent years building a great staff who, as you'll read below, give great service to our guests. A big drop-off in our business may mean we cannot retain thi, and it would be terrible to have such a loss to future guests.
Many of these guests chose on their own to provide their full names and cities, so you know they are real. If you have any questions about security, please write us email@example.com
We look forward to welcoming you soon to Casa Cupula. The weather's great, the city is secure, and our facilities and service are better than ever. And this summer, with our Thie Weeks and the high value of the dollar, your money goes farther than ever.
FOLLOWING ARE LETTERS FROM REAL CASA CUPULA GUESTS OF MARCH 2009. WE THANK THi FOR TAKING THE TIME TO SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS WITH YOU.
I chose Puerto Vallarta as a destination
to celebrate my 40th birthday because i have enjoyed my past
3 visits without probli. I
particularly chose Casa Cupula because I knew that my guests
and I would be taken care of, have the best service and feel
at home. I felt safe and secure, especially at Casa Cupula. Certainly
there was no indication that the drug wars the press speaks of
in other parts of Mexico affects tourists in Vallarta. Casa
Cupula will be my priier destination on future trips to Puerto
Vallarta! And if you decide to stay at casa cupula - Krista,
Oscar, Danny, Darrique and Tina will take excellent care of you!
Stephen B.
Brooklyn, NY
I had a blast at Casa Cupula and I
felt completely safe walking around Puerto Vallarta - whether
going to the beach at high noon or trekking back from a night
out in the wee hours of dawn. We had such a great experience
we're thinking about doing it again for New Year's 2009. Don't
let all the hype about violence in the US - Mexico border region
(NORTHERN Mexico) prevent you from having a good time!!"
Doug Jones
Brooklyn, NY
I felt incredibly safe to even walk at night from the hotel
where there was no light! I also heard news about problis
but when I was in Mexico all of our experiences were fun, happy
and safe. It actually makes me angry that a friend who is
a Travel Agent told me to be careful when I was in Mexico. I
was in Mexico with another womyn friend and we walked most places
and enjoyed the friendliness of the people and the incredible weather. We
are trying to figure out how we can move there to live one day.
It saddens me that this is affecting your business. I would most definitely return to Casa Cupula. I was impressed with the environment, service, gorgeous pools and the amazing jacuzzi overlooking the ocean. It was incredibly beautiful at Casa Cupula. I loved the guys and my partner and I miss Oscar, Danny, Carlos and all the others in the Restaurant...The food was incredible. I was really impressed with the beautiful meal served with three different wines...all incredible.
We enjoyed riding the waverunner on the ocean. I cannot thank all of you enough for the wonderful experience. The room was so sexy and romantic. We were so moved when entering our bedroom on our last night at Casa Cupula to find red rose petals leading to our lovely bed with a heart shaped on the bed of rose petals! That week (a week ago..boohoo) is a week we will always riiber and cherish.
With Our Love...
Maria Ocasio and Ev Soltys
DeKalb, IL
My name is Ashley Blackwood. My husband
and I spent a
long weekend at C.C. at the end of March 2009. I must admit that
I was a little apprehensive about the trip due to all of
the bad press in the US in regards to the drug wars in Mexico
and its flow into the US. I also was skeptical because I
do not wholly believe the media and its portrayal of events.
Nonetheless, I do know from friends that there are areas
in Mexico that are not particularly safe. My husband and I felt
COMPLETELY safe in P.V. We went about our business as we would
in the US. I have already spoken to several friends about how
great it is, and the fact that it is so convenient to Atlanta-
only 3 hours away by plane. I would recommend P.V. to anyone.
It is no more dangerous than an American city. I would go back
Ashley Blackwood
Atlanta, GA
I would be happy for you to share
my comments about Casa Cupula and Puerto Vallarta. I also had
concerns about vacationing in Mexico and had it not been for
friend's visiting the previous week I would probably not have
come. The news had painted a very ugly picture and I can understand
how someone would have concerns about there safety. My friends
and I had absolutely no problis and felt very safe walking
around town as Well as being out at night. I definitely felt
very secure while being on the property night and day. Your
staff were incredible from the front desk to your housekeeping
staff. I own a restaurant and realize how difficult it can
be find trustworthy help and everyone I met at Casa Cupula was
great. I loved the property and hope to visit again Puerto
Vallarta and of Casa Cupula again someday.
Best of Luck Julius Pierce
Richmond, VA
I just visited Casa Cupula in March
with several friends and wanted to let you know what a great
time I had once again. My
friends were a bit hesitant about visiting Puerto Vallarta with
the recent bad press about Mexico, but there was no reason for
this. We felt completely secure while were there and saw
none of the problis reported in other parts of the country. As
always, Casa Cupula was fantastic and I have to tell you that
the level of service was better than ever. Hoping
to fit in another stay this season!
John Hauser
Oakland California


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Laurel-based nonprofit Side By Side is teaching parents of first- and second-graders the ABCs of homework and collaboration.
The organization, which formed in 2009 and trains parents to help their children succeed in school, expanded to include first- and second-grade families this year, nearly doubling the size of its workshop series, said founder and director Joe Murchison
Murchison said the program is also incorporating a new evaluation system, which will emphasize parent-teacher partnership through setting goals and charting students' progress.
Side By Side is scheduled to host 62 workshops at the six public elementary schools in Laurel this year, focused around topics like reading, math and behavior, he said.
"We decided two years ago to have workshops at each school and start out with kindergarten and pre-kindergarten parents, because you want to catch [the students] as early as possible," he said. "Our long-term goal is to have workshops for every grade level."
The new evaluation system, called Academic Parent Teacher Teams, involves using graphs to demonstrate a child's reading and math skills and compare them to other students in the same grade. Parents are also required to create academic goals for their children and outline steps they will take at home to help meet those goals.
"It really does inform the parents where their child is in terms of basic skills," Murchison said. "I think it just underlines their responsibility to help their children at home, to work with the teachers, to be full partners."
Side By Side will be further expanding its workshop series by adding several sessions taught in Spanish, Murchison said.
County school board member Zabrina Epps (Dist. 1), who represents the Laurel area, said parental involvement will be especially important as schools incorporate the new Common Core curriculum standards and standardized tests.
"[The new standards] are change, and with change comes challenge," she said. "To provide parents with a way of being engaged, particularly new parents of school-aged children, is very valuable because I think it helps them feel more confident about reinforcing the lessons [the students] learn in school."
Lisa Hawkins, a kindergarten teacher at Deerfield Run Elementary School in Laurel, said she has been teaching parent workshops through Side By Side for three years.
"It boosts that teamwork feeling," she said. "The parents who attend [the workshops] with their kids, we do see their children operating at a higher level in terms of reading and math."
The Academic Parent Teacher Teams program allows parents to track their child's progress in reading and math and set goals for the academic year, Hawkins said.
"It motivates [parents] to want their children to work harder," she said. "These are the foundation skills they need. Those kids who don't have that strong foundation in reading and math by third grade are known to struggle for the rest of their school careers."

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Press ReleaseJuly 20, 2014
Terry and Irene Stennett's fastest-qualifier De Loach heads the $392,253 Zia Futurity (RG1), the richest race during the two-day Zia Festival, on Sunday afternoon at Ruidoso Downs.
The Zia Festival starts on Saturday. The Zia Festival honors New Mexico-bred racing and also offers New Mexican and Southwestern arts and crafts in booths throughout the grandstand. First post time is 1 p.m. with the booths open several hours before the first race.
De Loach, one of four qualifiers bred by MJ Farms, raced to a three-quarter-length trial win and his time of :19.471 for 400 yards was the top mark from 10 trials. The Blane Wood-trained gelding raced to his second win from four starts.
Another MJ Farms-bred qualifier, Tuscan Redd, came through with the second-fastest qualifying time of :19.510 for trainer Jackie Riddle. He raced to his first win in his fourth start with the trial victory.
In the 400-yard Zia Derby (RG2) on Saturday, Pierre and Leslie Amestoy's homebred Mighty Moonflash set a high standard in the first of four Zia Derby trials when he raced 400 yards in :19.465 and that time stood up as the quickest mark. The Ross Amestoy-trained gelding by First Moonflash won his maiden in his previous start at Ruidoso Downs.
In the Zia Handicap (RG2), Melvin Neugebauer's ageless 10-year-old Miracle Snow defends his 2013 Zia Handicap win while carrying high weight of 125 pounds. The Wes Giles-trained veteran of 55 starts comes of a three-quarter-length win in the $45,000 Jim Drake Stakes at SunRay Park.
In the Zia 870 Championship (R), MCM Racing's Thoroughbred Beau Wizer is after his third-straight win over 870 yards at Ruidoso Downs, each in allowance races. He came from off the pace in each race to win by four-and-one-half lengths and then two lengths.
For complete Ruidoso Downs' information, go to www.raceruidoso.com, visit the Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino Facebook page and follow the Ruidoso Press Box (@RuiPressBox) on Twitter.
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Web Report Studio: Adding Drill-Down Filter Based on a Date
When I was creating the Summary and Detailed reports for the SAS Global Forum paper, I was demonstrating how to link from the weekly chart to the detailed report about the week. On my first try with my Week Filter based on the date value – it just would not work. Eeek! To fix the problem I made a new data item that was a character value. This posts talks about my strategy. [You can read our paper "Get Your Fast Pass to Building Business Intelligence with SAS and Google Analytics". The presentation goes into more detail, but here's some past articles about Google Analytics. ]
What Should Happen
When you click on the bar that represents the week – you actually drill-down to the Weekly Detailed report. You cannot use a date value as this filter – you must use a character based filter for this prompt. If you need help setting up the filter or creating the link – just refer to the "Get Your Fast Pass to Building Business Intelligence with SAS and Google Analytics" paper.
Creating the Proper Filter in the Information Map
First you need to create a data item based on the date variable. I used a CASE statement to test if the week was less than 10. If so I added the zero to string so all of dates would look nice and sort the way I wanted. I used the Concatenate function (CATS) along with the YEAR() and WEEK() functions to create the new data item. You'll see the CASE statement – the code first tests if the week is great then 10. The Week function returns the week number starting on Sunday. So 01JAN2012 is Week 1, 08Jan2012 is Week 2, and so on.
If the week is less than 10, then the code creates a new value. CATS function places the values together while remove all extra white space. For this character value I want the end result to be 2012WK03. To get that value I need to extract the year from the date using the Year function. Add the character values – which is "WK0″ or "WK" and then extract the week number.
If the week is less than wk 10 I add a 0 to the value – so it will look like this: 2012WK07. If it's after week 10, then it produces this value: 2012WK22. I want all the values to look the same so they line up neatly.
Then you can create your filter and associated prompt based on the Week data item – as shown in the following figure.
Looking into Web Report Studio
Here's my data item in Web Report Studio . I like for the numbers to line up – I think it looks more professional. Plus the best part is that it works now!
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An apparatus and method for use by a receiver in decoding information sent by phase-shift keying over a carrier frequency is disclosed. The method is well suited for use with power line carrier (PLC) applications as it is adapted to appropriately position the sampling window based on a zero crossing of one of the phases of the power line. The method allows for receipt and processing of information on more than one carrier frequency and from transmitters operating on a phase of the power line that is different than the phase used by the receiver to detect the zero crossings of the alternating current at the power grid frequency on the power line. A number of alternative embodiments are included.
1. A method of obtaining a phase offset for a received analog signal relative to a reference cosine wave by obtaining the arctangent of the quotient of a Quadrature component divided by an In-Phase component; the method comprising:
multiplying a series of digitized values of the received analog signal from a remote device against a series of digitized values of the reference cosine wave of a particular frequency using an In-Phase multiplier and accumulating the result as the In-Phase component using an In-Phase accumulator;
multiplying a series of digitized values of the received analog signal against a series of digitized values of a reference sine wave of a particular frequency using a Quadrature multiplier and accumulating the result as the Quadrature component using a Quadrature accumulator;
determining the phase offset for the received analog signal from the reference cosine wave based upon the accumulated In-Phase component and the accumulated Quadrature component; and
comparing the phase offset of the received analog signal with a previously determined phase offset to decode at least one bit of information conveyed by phase shift keying,
wherein the process of:
determining the phase offset for the received analog signal relative to the reference cosine wave based upon the accumulated In-Phase component and the accumulated Quadrature component
comparing an absolute value of the accumulated In-Phase component in the In-Phase accumulator and an absolute value of the accumulated Quadrature component in the Quadrature accumulator with a minimum threshold for the absolute value of each of the accumulators to determine whether a burst is to be declared a valid burst;
and scaling the accumulated In-Phase component and the accumulated Quadrature component before using the scaled components in a look-up table by executing
IF a sign bit of the In-Phase component equals a most significant bit of the magnitude of the In-Phase component AND a sign bit of the Quadrature component equals a most significant bit of the magnitude of the Quadrature component
shifting the bits of the magnitude of the In-Phase component toward the most significant bit AND
shifting the bits in the magnitude of the Quadrature component towards the most significant bit
using the current magnitudes and sign bits to determine the phase offset for the received analog signal relative to the reference cosine wave.
2. The method of
3. The method of
4. The method of
5. A phase processor unit in a receiver for decoding binary information conveyed by phase shift keying, the phase processor unit in the receiver comprising:
a means for converting a value from an In-Phase accumulator for a specific frequency and a value from a Quadrature accumulator for that same specific frequency into a phase shift of a received analog signal received during a most recent sampling window, the phase shift being relative to a reference cosine wave for that specific frequency the means for converting including a means for shifting a set of magnitude bits for the value of the In-Phase accumulator and a set of magnitude bits for the value of the Quadrature accumulator until either a sign bit of the In-Phase accumulator does not equal a most significant bit of the magnitude bits of the In-Phase accumulator or a sign bit of the Quadrature accumulator does not equal a most significant bit of the Quadrature accumulator;
a means for storing the phase shift for the received analog signal received during the most recent sampling window; and
a means for comparing the phase shift for the received analog signal received during the most recent sampling window with a previously stored phase shift for a received analog signal received before the most recent sampling window to decode binary information conveyed by phase shift keying.
6. The phase processor unit of
7. The phase processor unit of
8. The phase processor unit in a receiver for decoding binary information conveyed by phase shift keying of
This application claims the benefit of co-pending application Ser. No. 11/113,843 for Signal Decoding Method and Apparatus and its priority document, U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/565,501, filed Apr. 26, 2004, titled "Signal Decoding Method;" the content of each is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
The present invention pertains to the field of signal processing. More specifically, the present invention pertains to a method of converting an analog signal used as a carrier for a digital bit stream for applications where the transmitter and the receiver can be synchronized. One such application is power line carrier (PLC) where data is carried on a carrier signal over a power line carrying alternating current.
One of the problems with using a carrier frequency to convey information in analog form is that the transmitter and receiver may vary slightly in the way they create and perceive the information carrying carrier frequency. If there is a slight difference for example in the exact frequency generated by the transmitter from the expected frequency at the receiver, this difference complicates the precise discernment of phase angle shifts from one waveform to the next.
When more than one transmitter is connected to the same input of the receiver, it may be advantageous to allow Frequency Multiplexing to allow two or more transmitters each using a different carrier frequency to transmit data at the same time.
One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a method for decoding binary information conveyed by an analog carrier frequency that is more tolerant of minor differences between the exact carrier frequency generated by the transmitter and the expected frequency at the receiver.
One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a method for decoding Frequency Multiplexed transmission so that the method allows the decoding of two or more sets binary information conveyed by different analog carrier frequencies.
One of the objects of the present invention is to allow for the use of multiple transmitters to provide information to a single receiver for decoding without requiring all of the transmitters to be placed on the same phase leg of the tri-phase bus.
These and other advantages of the present invention are apparent from the drawings and the detailed description that follows.
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method that satisfies needs previously unmet in the prior art solutions for decoding information sent by phase shift keying over a power line using a carrier signal.
The present invention will now be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which preferred embodiments of the invention are shown.
A transmitter 104 conveying information across carrier 108 to receiver 112 is shown in
One of the prior art solutions to increase the amount of information conveyed over a carrier is Phase Shift Keying (PSK). In PSK, the phase angle of a carrier signal is purposefully varied to convey binary information. The variance can be from a fixed reference or from the last signal sent. In either case the amount of information that can be sent is a function of the number of discrete phase angle shifts that are used. A system that has two possible shifts (0 degrees and 180 degrees) can convey one binary bit of information per measurement period. A system that recognizes four different phase angle shifts (0 degrees, +90 degrees, 180 degrees, and −90 degrees) can convey two bits of information per measurement period. A four phase angle system is often known as Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (QPSK). As the number of discernable phase shifts increases, so does the amount of information that can be conveyed per measurement period. For example, a system sufficiently sensitive to reliably discern eight different phase shift amounts would be able to send three bits per measurement period.
A second way to increase the amount of information carried by a carrier 108 between a transmitter 104 and a receiver 112 is to use multiple carrier frequencies to have multiple channels of communication over multiple frequencies (Frequency Division Multiplexing). Phase Shift Keying can be used on one or more of the various carrier signals on different frequencies to further increase the capacity of the carrier to convey information.
Creation of Clock Pulses for Use by the Front End Board
An input to the present method is a clock signal created for the front end board (FEB) to allow it to operate synchronously with the transmitter. The creation of the input is described in connection with
While the FEB is receiving the carrier signal, the zero crossing of the 60 Hz signal on the power line is detected. As shown in
This is not to imply that the invention is limited to 60 Hz applications. Other frequencies can be used provided that the time interval between zero crossings is sufficiently long to allow a reasonable sample of the data carrying carrier frequency. For example, many countries use power systems that operate at various voltages but at a frequency of 50 Hz. The present invention could be extended to that frequency with the proportional timing adjustment for the increase in interval length between zero crossings.
An offset generator 324 can provide an offset input 328 to the delay and adjustment circuit. The offset generator 324 can be a digitally controlled pot or digitally controlled switch. The offset input can be used to provide the proper "gate" to the front end board so as to synchronize the transmitter and receiver so that the transmissions sent from the transmitter based on its local perception of the zero crossing of the power line signal match with the perception of zero line crossing at the receiver. For systems that are sending three sets of data from the transmitter to the receiver (as in the case when information about the three phases of a transformer are conveyed) it is useful to have offsets of zero, 60 and 120 degrees. These delays can be used to allow a decoder to compensate for the use of different phase legs by the transmitter and receiver in the transmission of information on the power line. Thus, a receiver that is using the B phase to provide the zero crossings for timing can be used to decode information conveyed on any of the three phases by using the offset of zero degrees for a B phase transmitter, and other offsets for the other phases. As implemented, one receiver channel could be receiving input from different transmitters operating on two or three different phases of the transformers and be able to process and decode the signals. The offset input can be used to compensate for the clockwise or counterclockwise generation.
A transmitter sends out a carrier signal over the power lines. As the carrier 108 used in this particular application is a power line running upstream from a distribution transformer, carrier frequencies between 40 kHz and 70 kHz are well suited. Phase shift keying is used to convey information and in particular differentially modulated Quadrature Phase Shift Keying so that a change in phase from the last signal of: A) 0 degrees is a binary 00, B) 90 degrees is a binary 01, C) 180 degrees is a binary 10, and D) 270 degrees (negative 90 degrees) is a binary 11.
The carrier signal is decoupled from the power line by a Rogowski air coil as is known in the art.
The front end board (FEB) receives a carrier signal on an input port from the sensor coil. The FEB is adapted to receive input on any of the carrier frequencies used in the particular implementation. In this specific implementation, four carrier frequencies are used. As implemented, the FEB can receive and decode all four carrier frequencies at the same time.
After reception on the input port, the signal is amplified by a preamplifier.
After the preamplifier, the signal passes through an active band pass filter which provides some additional voltage gain. The range for the band pass filter will be a function of the range of carrier frequencies to be used. In one preferred embodiment, the band pass filter is set to pass signals between 42 kHz to 65 kHz.
After the active band pass filter, the signal passes through a post amplifier and conditions the signal for the Analog to Digital conversion (ADC). Conditioning the signal in one embodiment comprises centering the carrier signal to 2.5 volts DC as this is in the center of the range for the ADC unit.
The ADC samples the analog voltage frequently. In this preferred embodiment the ADC samples the analog voltage every 2 microseconds.
The sampled analog voltage is converted to a 16 bit binary representation of the voltage.
The stream of 16 bit representations of the voltage ("digital image") pass to the decoder FPGA. In the preferred embodiment, the zero line crossings repeat approximately every 8.33 milliseconds and the transmitter sends out a carrier signal for approximately 8.3 milliseconds. For each 8.33 millisecond interval 6.4 milliseconds are sampled which translates to 3200 samples of 16 bit precision of the voltage of the carrier signal. As an implementation detail, the 6.4 millisecond sample starts approximately one millisecond after the zero crossing and ends approximately a millisecond before the next zero crossing as there is little coherent energy at or very near the zero crossing.
As an aside,
Based on a derivative of a local stable oscillator, a set of ideal values is created for the cosine values for each of the four carrier frequencies. Thus, a sequence of numbers is generated to anticipate the values at 2 μsec intervals. A separate set of ideal values is created for the sine values anticipated at the 2 μsec intervals for the four carrier frequencies. With the values for cosine and sine, the negative cosine and negative sine values are accessible.
For each of the 3200 digital values gathered at 2 μsec intervals, the measured value is multiplied by the generated cosine value for each of the four carrier frequencies for the corresponding time slot. These products are each added to an accumulator. The measured value is also multiplied by the generated sine values for each of the four carrier frequencies and those products are added to other accumulators. In the preferred embodiment as operated in a 60 Hz environment, the set of measured values ("sampling window") is limited to 6.4 milliseconds of the 8.33 interval between zero crossings. Thus the first data value in the sampling window would be multiplied by the generated cosine value expected at 1 milliseconds into the zero crossing interval for that particular carrier frequency and by the generated sine value for 1 milliseconds into the zero crossing interval for that particular frequency. In one particular embodiment, the gross offset (of zero, 60, or 120 degrees) to account for phase leg differences is augmented by a fine offset in increments of a degree or less that can be used to shift the sampling window forward or back slightly with respect to the zero crossings of the power line voltage so as to improve the amount of energy received in the sample window as there is very little coherent energy near the zero crossing.
The purpose of the storage of accumulated products is to discern which of the 16 possible tuples is the best match (frequency, phase shift) for the incoming data stream. The effectiveness of this sort of accumulation is illustrated in
To keep things simple,
In a further attempt to introduce the concepts one layer at a time,
The set of sample data used in
The set of manipulations purposefully distorted the cosine function shifted an intentional phase shift of 90 degrees as might be implemented by phase shift keying to show that this method works well even if the timing differences between components were to be off by 10 degrees. The attenuation factor was added to show that the results are not dependent on the measured values being approximately equal to the generated values.
As the sample data was based on the cosine shifted 100 degrees, it is not surprising that the data multiplied by the sine sequence provided the largest accumulation. Note that the difference is striking even after introducing noise from a phase offset of 10 degrees and attenuation. The next closest accumulation is less than a fifth of the total for the sine accumulation.
As the system is conveying binary information based on the difference in phase angle between successive transmissions (current phase angle minus previous phase angle), the value conveyed by the sine wave would be: A) 00 if the preceding signal was a sine wave, B) 01 if the preceding signal was a cosine wave, C) 10 if the preceding signal was a negative sine wave and D) 11 if the preceding signal was a negative cosine wave.
A preferred embodiment does not have four accumulators per carrier frequency, but has only two. This two accumulator method is based on the knowledge that any sinusoidal can be expressed as the sum of a cosine function and a sine function. One accumulator for the products of the generated cosine wave values and the data stream. As noted in
A second accumulator is used to store the products of the generated sine wave values and the data stream. As noted in
As an alternative to implementing the arctangent function, a preferred embodiment of the present invention scales the Q and I accumulations by shifting them both so that the larger of the two absolute values is shifted to make the most significant bit a 1. Thus, if using 15 bits are used for the magnitude and the leading bit used to convey sign, a pair of magnitudes of 000 0011 0101 1100 and 000 0001 1101 0010 both get shifted five places to the left to become 110 1011 1000 0000 and 011 1010 0100 0000. The two shifted values are compared to a lookup table that maps the various pair values to phase shift values through the use of an arctangent of (Q/I).
As the example uses a differential QPSK, the previous phase angle is subtracted from the current phase angle to discern the phase difference. This difference is normalized. Thus, if the phase difference is determined to be between −45 and +45 degrees, then the conveyed bits are translated as a binary 00. If the phase difference is determined to be between +45 degrees and +135 degrees then the conveyed bits are translated as binary 01. If the phase difference is determined to be between +135 degrees and +225 degrees then the conveyed bits are translated as binary 10. If the phase difference is determined to be between +225 degrees and +315 degrees then the conveyed bits are translated as binary 11.
In order to avoid treating noise as a valid burst, an acceptance threshold can be set for the absolute value of the accumulator so that absolute values of the accumulator values below a set threshold cause this measurement to be treated as not valid. If either the I or Q accumulator has an absolute value above the threshold, then the burst is treated as valid.
Hardware Implementation
A preferred embodiment implements the decoder in a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) such as an ALTERA™ EP1K50TC144-2. The logical modules of the preferred embodiment are represented in
The ADC interface 710 generates the signals required for the operation of the ADC. The ADC interface provides the information on when to start acquiring the 6.4 milliseconds of data shortly after the zero crossing. The ADC interface also provides the clock signal for the ADC. The clock signals can be provided by a divide down using a standard off-the-shelf TV crystal and the addition of the 0 degree, 60 degree or 120 degree delays relative to the detected zero crossing.
The Reference Generator 720 generates the reference signals 724. As described above, these are sampled cosine and sine signals represented by binary values. The cosine signal is used as the reference for the I channel and the sine signal is used as the reference for the Q channel of the Multiplier Accumulator. For a system with four channels (frequencies) there are a total of eight sequences. The eight sequences are multiplexed onto a common bus 728 in order to facilitate time multiplexing of the processing functions.
The Multiplier Accumulator 730 (MAC) multiplies the signal samples from the ADC 740 with the corresponding I and Q reference samples generated by the reference generator. The resulting I and Q products are accumulated in the I and Q accumulators over the accumulation interval. The MAC functions are time-shared eight ways by the I and Q channels for each of the four transmitter frequencies. The MAC also compares the accumulator outputs with a set minimum threshold for the absolute value of the accumulator to determine if a burst is to be declared a valid burst.
The Phase Processing Unit 750 (PPU) receives the I and Q accumulation results from the MAC for each of the transmitter frequencies. The I and Q magnitudes from the accumulation results are scaled by shifting up the bits until the Most Significant Bit (MSB) is unequal to the next lower bit. The MSB is used to convey the sign of the accumulated result with the MSB conveying a zero when the accumulation result is positive and a one when the result is negative (two's complement representation convention).
The scaled values of the I-Q register pair represent the orthogonal components of a vector. These components provide sufficient information to determine the value of the angle of the vector which is the phase angle needed in order to obtain the conveyed digital bits.
The I and Q components are used in a three stage phase lookup table to obtain the phase of the received burst relative to the generated sine wave.
In the first stage the sign bits (highest order bits) are checked to determine whether the magnitude bits (the bits other than the highest order bit) are complemented/not complemented and swapped/not swapped. Complemented as used in this application refers to the binary manipulation known as 2's complement. One or both of the I and Q values can be complemented as part of the transformation from quadrants 2, 3, or 4 to quadrant 1. Swapping is the exchange of the I and Q values. The possible combinations of complemented/not complemented and swapped/not swapped effectively rotate the I-Q vector into the first of four quadrants. By performing this rotation, the size of the table needed to translate the I-Q vector to a phase angle is reduced by 75%. By convention, the quadrants are numbered in counterclockwise order with quadrant 1 having both I and Q positive. The x axis is used for 1 and the y axis is used for Q. This is illustrated in
As an example of the transforms, the angle in quadrant four shown in
After the phase angle has been translated into quadrant 1, the second stage performs the actual arc tangent lookup for the pair of I, Q values against a table for a range from zero to 90 degrees. While this step could be done with a single value of Q/I, dividers are cumbersome to implement so it is more convenient to pass a pair of values to the look-up table rather than divide. Those of skill in the art could choose to implement the present invention using a divider and passing a single value to an appropriately modified look-up table.
The third stage combines the original sign bits with the 90 degree phase bits to reconstitute the phase representation over the full range of zero to 360 degrees.
The current phase value is stored for use with decoding the next burst. To continue with the example of the quadrant 4 vector, the arctan of the Q/I pair after the transform to place the angle into quadrant 1 would be 10 degrees. The addition of 270 degrees of counterclockwise rotation to 10 degrees accurately converts the intermediate value to the correct value.
The present code value that conveys the binary bits in this particular modulation scheme is the current phase angle minus the previous phase angle as this is the convention used by the encoders used at the transmitter end. The encoding and decoding process could of course be implemented so that binary bits are conveyed based on the difference between the previous phase angle minus the current phase angle. The present invention could be modified slightly to accommodate that convention. The conversion of phase angle difference to binary is as follows: A) zero degrees plus or minus 45 degrees is decoded as binary 00; B) ninety degrees plus or minus 45 degrees is decoded as binary 01; C) 180 degrees plus or minus 45 degrees is decoded as binary 10; and D) 270 degrees plus or minus 45 degrees is decoded as binary 11.
The two bit binary output decoded from the burst phase shift and the validity bit generated by the MAC based on exceeding the required minimum absolute value for the accumulator are loaded into a three bit shift register. The three bit shift register can be shifted and read by the system processor.
This completes the decoding of one channel in the PPU. The same process is repeated sequentially for the other channels.
The example provided above relied upon a means for synchronizing the actions on the transmitter and receiver. The particular means used was to detect the zero line crossing of the power line signal (such as 50 or 60 Hz). Those of skill in the art will recognize that other means for providing synchronized operation of the transmitter and receiver can be used such as synchronizing the clocks in the transmitter and receiver. Synchronizing clocks for a number of transmitters with a receiver is more work than synchronizing a single transmitter with the receiver but still possible.
Another way to provide coordination of the receiver and the transmitter in order to implement the present method is to transmit an extended pattern (no signal, alternating signal, et cetera) and then indicate the start or imminent start of a transmission burst by ending the extended pattern.
This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. Like numbers refer to like elements throughout.
Those skilled in the art will recognize that the methods and apparatus of the present invention have many applications and that the present invention is not limited to the specific examples given to promote understanding of the present invention. Moreover, the scope of the present invention covers the range of variations, modifications, and substitutes for the system components described herein, as would be known to those of skill in the art.
The legal limitations of the scope of the claimed invention are set forth in the claims that follow and extend to cover their legal equivalents. Those unfamiliar with the legal tests for equivalency should consult a person registered to practice before the patent authority which granted this patent such as the United States Patent and Trademark Office or its counterpart.
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Dude, check out the Yule Log in 3-D
Life, it would seem, is just better in 3-D. Comcast is claiming an industry first by showing the iconic Yule Log in 3-D this holiday season.
The Yule Log, accompanied by festive holiday music, is burning brightly in all of its 3-D glory from Comcast's video-on-demand library, which also includes 100 holiday movies and holiday-themed shows. (Not sure about the inclusion of "The Twilight Zone," "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Dick Van Dyke Show" among "classic holiday-themed shows," although one could argue that Morey Amsterdam channeled an elf-like presence as Buddy.)
Ye Olde Yule Log was first created in 1966 by New York City-based WPIX CEO and President Fred Thrower. The story goes that Thrower wanted to create a "Christmas card for viewers" when he came up with the idea of filming a log burning in a fireplace. The Yule Log even has its own website that includes FAQs and a running clock on the time remaining until Christmas.
Last year, the Yule Log racked up more than 4 million VOD views in one month by Comcast customers. Diana Kerekes, vice president of entertainment services for Comcast, said that Comcast sees a significant increase in customer usage of its on-demand service during the holiday season thanks to its slate of holiday-related programming.
In addition to 3-D, Comcast customers can also view the Yule Log in SD and HD formats.
If the Yule Log had been available in 3-D back when I was in college in the 80s, I probably wouldn't have ever left my dorm room, unless it was to get more munchies.


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Cinch, also known as the "inch loss plan", is a weight loss program that offers software, information, and supplements to potentially aid women and men with weight reduction. Unlike some other fat loss plans and systems, this one is supposed to allow users to consume the food "they look forward to eating." With the Cinch program, you're able to (one) lose pounds and inches, (two) break the dieting cycle, (three) be less hungry, and (four) be healthier. There appear to be five different aspects of the Cinch weight loss plan. These are the Cinch Shake Mix (meal replacement shake with high whey protein levels), Cinch 3-in-1 Boost supplement (offers the body vitamins and minerals, while increasing the metabolism and maintaining blood sugar levels), Cinch Bars (offers protein to help build muscle), Cinch Energy Tea Mix (boosts energy levels), and Cinch Coach software (helps user with meal plans, nutritious recipes, and regular fitness regimens). All of which can be attained when you purchase the Cinch Starter Kit. The cost of the Cinch program is $193.80 for those with a membership but is otherwise it costs over $250. There are video testimonials presented on the website from past users.
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Cinch is pitched as a "complete" weight loss system that involves meal replacement shakes, snack bars, software that shows meal plans, nutritious recipes, and regular fitness regimens, energy tea, and an oral supplement to help the user's metabolism. There is a link offered on the website that provides "real science" or clinical trials to support the Cinch diet system. There is additionally some data presented on why other diet plans fail to work. Anyone can attain a "free analysis" by logging onto the website and punching in their information and target weight loss.
- The Cinch weight loss plan is suitable for both women and men suffering with obesity.
- This weight reduction system involves eating more healthy and adopting a fitness regimen.
- The Cinch diet plan is rather high-priced at $193.80.
- There doesn't seem to be a free trial of the product provided on the website.
- The oral supplement taken with the Cinch plan does not aim to increase thermogenesis.
There's no doubt that the Cinch weight loss plan is unique and interesting in some ways. It's not too often you see a dieting program that involves meal replacement shakes, snack bars, software that shows meal plans, nutritious recipes, regular fitness regimens, energy tea, and even an oral supplement to help the user's metabolism. While this is refreshing and may assist some individuals with weight loss it's important to remember the lifestyle change involved with the Cinch diet. If it looks too involved or the price is just too high then you might want to continue your search for a more convenient dietary supplement.


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Learn all the songs from the AC/DC Family Jewels DVD with guitar tab. 324 pages.
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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) report, released on Friday, December 19, 2008, states that lung cancer, for the first time in Australia, is more deadly than breast cancer for women.
In fact, the AIHW report called "Cancer in Australia: An Overview 2008" shows that the rate of lung cancer for women is predicted to increase by 0.4% annually for the next several years.
However, lung cancer rates for men will decrease by 1.1% for men for this same period.
The Canberra Times article "Gasp takes grasp: lung cancer top killer of Australian women" states that during the decades of the 1970s and 80s, many more women began to smoke than men.
In fact, during this time, man actually reduced their rate of smoking.
Consequently, now thirty years or so later, these female smokers are now finding out the devastating effects of smoking tobacco products.
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The following post is a contribution by Misty Young, President and Chief Marketing Officer of the Squeeze In.
As a restaurant consultant, I often hear, "On social media, I just don't know where to start, it all seems so overwhelming!" It doesn't have to be, and, you don't have to do everything, you just have to do something — and you have to start now. You have to meet your customers where they are: mobile.
My restaurants, the Squeeze In, known for the "Best Omelettes on the Planet" in the Tahoe/Reno area have already been in the social/mobile space for a few years. We have an app; Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram accounts, among others. We think it's fun. It's also business. If your iPhone is sitting on the table at the Squeeze In, chances are likely one of our associates will ask you, "Do you have our app? You can get a free upgrade today and every day with it!" They might also say to a group enjoying themselves, "Hey guys, you're obviously having a great time, I'd be happy to take your picture!" Those get posted without us asking. It's both fun AND smart! And the app? We show over $11,800 in sales attributed to it, and have folks tell us they use the tip calculator at ours and other restaurants! That's great, ROI AND fun!
In 2009, there were 450 million mobile Internet users worldwide. Today, there are about 6 billion mobile phone subscriptions — a nearly 800% increase in just three years. 86% of the global population is now represented by a mobile subscription. Mobile is where we find everything: movies, shoes, utility companies, jewelry, clothing, restaurants — you name it. The search starts in the palm of your customer's hand. As I write this, I'm sitting in an airport lounge. Four of the five people near me are browsing on phones or tablets. Your customer's first impression of your business is likely to happen on a mobile device, make a good one.
Here are three things you MUST DO today:
1. Build a database. You do not have a business if you don't have a list, a database, a way to track and reach out to your customers, clients, patients, guests. The database is the single most important and FIRST step to take. Get as much info as you can: name, address, mobile phone number and email address to begin with. Once you've built the relationship a bit further, you can ask for more info. Your database is critical.
2. Your company must have a mobile website. This is a slimmed down version of your main website, with the basics: Who, what, where, when. Successful mobile sites are graphically simple with an "interface for fingers." It's straightforward: a line of code immediately detects when a mobile is visiting your website and seamlessly redirects to your easy-on-the-eyes-and-fingers mobile. Don't lose your guests/customers by not meeting them where they are — they will let more than their fingers to do the walking if you make it tough for them to get what they want.
3. You have to go social. There's no mystery about social media, it just means "interactive" or "two way." That's it. Set up a two way conversation with your customers and do it today. Start with a Facebook page. Put up some photos, videos (these get the most traction and attention), invite your friends and existing customers to go be part of the conversation. Don't "post and ghost." Once you post, interact, stick around and come back regularly. Hit the "like" button. Do a poll. Create and join in the interactivity and have fun with it.
Mass media is old school: micro media is new school, meeting your customer in the palm of their hand. Mobile isn't smart business, it's essential business. Your communications strategy always has to start and end with meeting your customers where they are, on their mobile devices.
We've been fortunate enough these last few years to expand and build our now four restaurants by squeezing all the benefit out of social media. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, heck, we even have a myspace page! It might sound scary, but it doesn't bite. I'll be sharing lots of what we've made happen and how we've done it at a very special small business gathering next month in New York City being presented by Pitney Bowes and Google. It's free and will be live streamed so why not join me? We'll be taking questions so it might be the right time to think about putting your toe in the water. I can't wait to meet you in the digisphere!


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August 12, 2009 - Blaine Hyska
The recent town hall meetings being conducted by members of Congress are fascinating.
They're making supporters of Obama's 227,000-word health care bill quite uncomfortable.
The protesters who show up for these events are against the health care overall.
Opponents and supports can argue the details of the bill, but I believe it's more than that.
"This is really not about health care reform or insurance reform. It's a bill about government control," one man said at a meeting in Hagerstown, Md. The crowd agreed.
It seems lawmakers are telling the rest of the country how they ought to receive health care, yet they won't even be affected by the bill.
Their credibility would take a huge step in the right direction if lawmakers agreed to live by the rules they want to pass onto the rest of us.
A review by The Associated Press showed lawmakers in 12 states get health insurance for free, while those in 28 states share the costs with taxpayers, often getting a better deal than private sector workers.
Get this. In Michigan, state lawmakers get retiree health care after just six years of service and can get retirement benefits at age 55.
With a 15.2 percent unemployment rate, is it any wonder why Michigan residents do not trust their lawmakers?
And they say they're looking out for the common man. Hogwash.
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This week, Barre Auditorium will be home to the Division II, III and IV girls basketball final fours.
Tonight, Mount Abraham and Hartford square off in a rematch of last year's Division II final while Proctor seeks to return to the Division IV title game in taking on Cinderella and No. 12 Danville.
Here are some tournament notes for these four teams:
(1) Proctor (19-2) vs. (12) Danville (10-12), 6:30 p.m.
Regular-season matchups: None
Recent playoff meeting: Danville won a D-IV semifinal matchup in 2007.
How Proctor got to Barre: Megan Carter (15 points, eight rebounds) and Carissa Elrick (10 points) helped the Phantoms start quick in their quarterfinal win over Mount St. Joseph. One of Proctor's regular-season defeats came at the hands of Rice while the other was to West Rutland.
How Danville got to Barre: Pam Greaves scored 16 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter, keying Danville's late surge. Danville is the highest seed to reach the the semifinals in Div. IV history, acccording to the VPA's online tournament history. Blue Mountain, as a No. 11 seed, made the D-IV semifinals in 2005.
Final four history: Proctor is 5-5 alltime in semifinals (D-III and D-IV combined) with a 2-3 mark in finals appearance. It won its first D-IV title game last year, topping Twinfield. … Danville is 13-9 alltime in semifinals (D-III and D-IV combined) and holds a 7-6 record in finals appearances. Danville's last crown came in 2007 and is making its first appearance in Barre in four years.
(1) Mount Abraham (21-1) vs. (4) Hartford (19-3), 8:15 p.m.
Recent playoff meeting: Last year's final, won by Hartford.
How Mount Abraham got to Barre: The Eagles have allowed just 33 points in two playoff wins. Meg Livingston tallied a team-high 15 points while Ashlie Fay added 13 points and eight rebounds in the quarterfinal triumph over Lamoille.
How Hartford got to Barre: The Hurricanes won their playoff games by double-digit margins, including a 60-39 victory over No. 5 Lake Region in the quarterfinals. Stephanie Grobe had 19 points and nine rebounds in that win.
Final four history: Hartford made program history last year, winning its first girls basketball title. The Hurricanes are 1-2 overall in the semifinal round. … Mount Abraham is 7-4 in the Div. II semifinals and 1-6 in finals appearances, including defeats in each of the past two seasons. The Eagles won the 1997 title, the last time they entered the tournament with just one loss.


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ABM Bids Farewell to COO
As they say, all good things must come to an end, and so it is with great pride (and mixed emotions) that we announce that Jean Maddalon, COO of American Business Media, is ending her time with the Association to pursue her next opportunity as executive director of the New Jersey Apartment Association (NJAA).
Jean has served our Association, members and the industry with remarkable zeal and intellect for the past eight years, said Gordon T. Hughes II, ABMs president and CEO. I speak with mixed emotions because I am delighted for her new position, but sorry to lose her.
Jean began at ABM as vice president of finance & administration in 1999, and has since been promoted to chief financial officer in 2002 and to chief operating officer in 2006. She was responsible for all financial reports, including working with the CEO to develop the Associations budget, and maintaining a highly professional style in all banking, tax, pension and vendor contracts for the Association. In addition to her financial responsibilities with ABM, Jean played an instrumental role in the development of the Associations governmental affairs initiatives and internship and scholarship programs.
Prior to working at ABM, Jean was with The Jockey Club, a non-profit thoroughbred association.
The last eight-plus years at ABM have been worthwhile, and I have learned so much and made friendships that will last. This is truly an incredible industry and I feel lucky to have been a part of it, commented Jean.
On behalf of the Association and its members, we wish Jean the best of luck in her new role and all future endeavors!
New Member Profiles
American Business Media is proud to welcome the following members, approved by the Association's board of directors during its August meeting in New York City.
Im delighted to welcome such a diverse group of member companies, said Gordon T. Hughes II, ABMs president and CEO. The expansive nature of our membership continues to reflect the transformation of our industry and the broadening of ABMs footprint.
Piper Jaffray (Associate)
Founded in 1895, Piper Jaffray is a leading international middle market investment firm, offering a full suite of products to serve clients business lifecycle needs, geographic reach in an increasingly international market, and deep expertise in core middle market sectors, including: business services, education, financial institutions, health care and media, entertainment and telecommunications. Piper Jaffray operates through three principal business areas: investment banking, institutional securities and asset management.
For more information, visit www.piperjaffray.com.
Veotag (Associate)
The Veotag web video publishing platform is a better way to watch online video and audio. Veotag allows end users to add visual search to audio and video, and makes videos searchable from outside search engines. With a customizable player and the ability to deliver targeted and time-sensitive content like advertising, Veotag is revolutionizing the way people think about how they can use audio and video as a way to communicate.
For more information, visit www.veotag.com.
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2008 Media Revenue & Cost Report
Results free for survey participants
American Business Medias newest piece of research, the 2008 Media Revenue & Cost Report, provides a wealth of valuable benchmarking information on revenues and expenses in the b-to-b publishing industry. The survey was compiled by Bay Sherman & Craig, LLP/Media Consulting Group, a firm that provides financial, operational consulting and accounting services to the publishing and trade show industries. The 2007 data includes 225 titles from 28 companies.
ABM encourages its members to take advantage of this important and useful member benefit as you analyze your operations and plan your budgets for the future. The survey data is free to participants, while non-participants can purchase a copy.
For more information, or to request a copy of the survey, please contact John Holden at email@example.com.
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CEBA Awards Converge on Jazz at Lincoln Center TOMORROW NIGHT!
Join American Business Media and a room full of industry superstars tomorrow evening when the 13th Annual Creative Excellence in Business Advertising (CEBA) Awards take over Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. Rub shoulders with the best in b-to-b media and advertising while celebrating business medias top creative talents. Also find out which entry among these finalists will take home the prestigious Grand CEBA and accompanying $25,000 prize!
John Colasanti of Carmichael Lynch and Dave Moore of McCann-Erickson New York will host the evening, celebrating outstanding business advertising achievements in publications, digital media and face-to-face events. And this year, 50% of attendees will be marketers and agency representatives, so you'll be able to mingle with a room full of industry superstars from heavy hitters including BBDO, Ogilvy, GE, IBM and many more.
During the October 1 ceremony, ABM will also honor four new CEBA Hall of Fame inductees, giving due recognition to those agencies or individuals who have left an indelible mark on business media advertising and creative communities.
Check out the top reasons to attend here, or learn more about the grand history of the CEBA Awards and the 2008 judges at www.CEBA-Awards.com.
The 2008 CEBA Awards are sponsored byAdweek Media, BBN Networks, BtoB, Nielsen Business Media, Reed Exhibitions and United Business Media.
ABM Hits the West Coast in Just Two Weeks!
American Business Media is hitting the west coast next month for its first-ever Los Angeles Regional Meeting, bringing the latest information on critical industry issues to the Southern California region on October 15.
For those of you in the LA area, this is your opportunity to network with business media professionals in your neighborhood, while learning valuable tools and best practices that will help you address the challenges of todays business media environment all free of charge for members of ABM and the Western Publications Association!
Learn from industry leaders, including LA Regional Governor Ron Wall, SVP of publications for Canon Communications, about new media technologies, talent management, retention and recruitment, and integrated selling success.
And if thats not enough, on October 14, the day preceding the regional event, the WPA and ABM are offering senior media executives the ability to come together as colleagues and friends to discuss their pain points and new ways of managing their businesses during a highly-interactive Executive Roundtable.
The three-hour session, facilitated by Nick Ferrari, ABMs EVP of business development, will address the most pressing topics facing the industry today, including talent management, technology and content optimization. Attendees will learn relevant, real-world solutions to their toughest challenges from a multitude of different perspectives.
You wont want to miss ABM as we land in LA in just two weeks, so click here for a full list of speakers and to register.
ABM Media Mixer Shakes Up NYC Next Monday!
Fall into October with the next installment of American Business Media's Monday night Media Mixer!
Whether it be the complimentary cocktail or the prospect of a new career path - or simply an excuse to venture to a bar on a Monday night join us next Monday, October 6, at Redemption Grill in New York City from 6-8 pm for an evening of networking with colleagues, friends and other like-minded professionals.
The first 40 people to RSVP and attend will receive a free drink ticket upon entering.
RSVP to Wally Koval at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit us on Facebook for more details!
Government Affairs
Case Dismissed for Mygazines.com
Last month, ABM brought your attention to Mygazines.com, a Web site enabling its community of users to "share" hundreds of magazines online at no cost.
Concerned about the possible copyright infringement and other issues associated with the site, American Business Media, along with Mark Sableman of ABM's Washington law firm, Thompson Coburn LLP, further explored the issue and its impact on the Association.
Although it originally appeared that the persons behind Mygazines.com might be operating in jurisdictions beyond the effective reach of U.S. law, it was found that the principal operator of the site is a Canadian, and the attorneys suing him obtained court orders that stopped his infringement. Court records indicated that all plaintiffs settled with Mygazines on September 8, and the case was dismissed on September 9. However, if such a settlement covers only the named plaintiffs, ABM members who were not plaintiffs may still be vulnerable to infringement by Mygazines.
ABM is currently seeking more information from the attorney for the plaintiffs, and will continue to investigate the best way to protect all ABM members from infringement by Mygazines.
Marketing & Media Buying
Leading Industry Marketer Offers Tips for Managing in a Downturn
Last month, business media professionals gathered in New York for ABMs B-to-B Meets Advertising in an Economic Downturn breakfast event, where they learned straight from industry leaders about how to focus their sales strategies in the face of today's challenging economic climate.
One of the mornings speakers, John Favalo, managing partner of Group B2B at Eric Mower & Associates (EMA), has kindly given us some additional thoughts from the session to share with ABM members. Some of his insights are below.
From EMA Media Directors:
How are clients reacting to the downturn?
Our clients are asking questions such as: Is our investment focused on programs with short-term returns? Are we focused on core, leading products that pay the bills? Is the plan balanced correctly between short-term and long-term goals? Where will dollars work hardest? If we focus can we save money, cut budgets?
What has EMA done with budgets so far?
Weve had to readjust several client plans for Q4. Clients look at media as an easy area to cut a quick and easy way to find money. However, they often ask us, from a strategic perspective, where to cut; many take this task as a partnership in optimizing the budget situation.
In our consumer practices, theres not as much pressure to cut, but rather change strategy/behaviors due to weakening consumer confidence. Since its proving more difficult to build volume, clients are more focused on profitability and conversion in order to maintain or grow share. Weve seen money shifted away from bread-and-butter products to highlight more economical choices.
What changes does EMA see in media approaches?
We expect to be more involved in testing new approaches; however, much depends on the clients tolerance for risk.
We encourage strategy shifts rather than having a slash and burn party. Oftentimes, messages arent changed because its too costly to change creative or too risky to alter strategy. Plan recalibration may include adding more PR hours to increase media exposure, or adding to lead bank via lead gen programs, etc.
What could publishers be doing?
More integrated programs. More help with lead and demand generation. Help with ROI input and/or management. Early planning/contract discounts or offers. Strong value-add programs.
Spend less time downgrading competitors and more time demonstrating how their product can help client succeed. Put the product more into a business-building/ideas context.
Dont act like an cost, act like an asset. Direct and leverage your strengths audience, access, content, property/editorial environment, contacts/network, professional talent toward delivering assets to the client.
Want to learn more about investing in advertising during this current economic climate? Check out ABMs recently-produced PowerPoint presentation, The Importance and Value of B2B Advertising During Times of Economic Uncertainty.
International News
Indian Editions of Foreign Newsmagazines Now Permitted
In a departure from existing norms, the Indian government announced it will now allow Indian editions of foreign news and current affairs magazines, stipulating a 26 percent foreign direct investment ceiling.
Magazines such as Time and Newsweek will now be able to publish Indian editions as long as they follow the FDI ownership cap and rope in an Indian partner. Forbes and Fortune, which have already announced their plans for India, could soon be available at lower prices.
By reviewing Indias Print Media Policy which so far only allowed Indian editions of foreign scientific, technical and specialty magazines or periodicals, with no curbs on FDI ownership Indian readers will now have access to foreign magazines at cheaper rates in comparison to the same magazine imported at higher rates.
For more information, check out The Hindu Business Lines full article here.
Recognizing the tremendous opportunities for b-to-b media companies in India, ABM is delighted to produce, in partnership with BPA Worldwide and Cross Border Media, the first international business media conference in India.
Taking place February 12-13, 2009, at the Taj Mansingh Hotel in New Delhi, the conference will provide a forum for business media companies around the globe to meet with their Indian counterparts, forming mutually-beneficial alliances and exchanging best practices. Click here for more information or to participate.
eMedia Update
Video Network Previews 2008 CEBA Awards
Once again, the Allen Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center, overlooking Columbus Circle in New York City, will be the scene of tomorrow evenings Creative Excellence in Business Advertising (CEBA) Awards. Some of the best and brightest minds from the b-to-b media industry will be on hand to see which of the 2008 CEBA finalists will take home a coveted CEBA and who will bring home the $25,000 grand prize.
The ABM Video Network cameras will be there to capture the expected and the unexpected! (Who can forget George Lois classic CEBA Hall of Fame induction speech when he broke up the room with his story about creating a print ad campaign for womens pantyhose?) Tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM EST, well bring you a sample of some of the exciting content you can expect to hear.
Tom Stein, president/CEO/founding partner of Stein Rogan + Partners, is one of the 2008 Hall of Fame inductees. His company specializes in creative delivered across a multi-channel perspective, and tomorrow morning, you can catch highlights of his presentation from ABMs August B-to-B Meets Advertising in an Economic Downturn event. Also watch highlights from the 2007 CEBA Awards in our Video Vault!
Be sure to stay tuned to the ABM Video Network for highlights from tomorrow evenings ceremony. And remember, at www.AmericanBusinessMedia.com, you can access any of our video content on-demand. Just click on the title in the list of videos beneath the Dragonfly player on ABMs homepage to watch our content when and how you want!
Watching the ABM Video Network requires you to update to version 9 of Adobes Flash Player. And its easy to download: Just click here to access the update and download it to your computer!
Research Central
Did You Know?
62% of young Americans cited business magazines as their most credible source of information.
Find out what other sources of information the Millennials are consuming by checking out ABMs latest research study, Young Professionals as Decision Makers, and be sure to pass it along to your colleagues.
ABM continues to make strides in raising the visibility and stature of the business information industry among tomorrow's leaders. Therefore, in addition to this research, our monthly "Outside the Cube" video broadcast and blog series, both featuring Wally Koval, target the Millennium generation.
Furthermore, ABM's monthly Media Mixers bring young professionals together for cocktails, connections and career advice. So dont miss our next installment on Monday, October 6, from 6-8pm at Redemption Grill (53rd & 2nd) in NYC. RSVP to Wally (firstname.lastname@example.com) to ensure that your name is on the list!
Click here to check out ABM's latest research on young professionals.
Forrester Fact Board
83% of business decision-makers agree they spend more time reading/thinking about the content on industry-specific Web sites than other more general Web sites and portals.
This is only one of many significant findings from a recently-conducted Forrester consulting study, commissioned by American Business Media. Its one of the most comprehensive in the business media space, and thousands of industry professionals are finding it an invaluable tool for analyzing the trends and impact of b-to-b media on both end users/decision-makers and marketers.
Our Forrester consulting study conveys just how important industry-specific media properties are. Find below six versions of the study available to best fit your specific needs:
- The complete version
- The complete version broken out by the 21 industry categories
- One ideal for brief presentations at agencies and to clients
- One confirming the power of industry-specific Magazines
- One confirming the power of industry-specific Events
- One confirming the power of industry-specific Digital Media
Also take advantage of our webinar tutorial and learn how to best utilize the studys findings, especially valuable during this time of economic uncertainty. Act now and access this important industry research, or contact Richard Bertin at firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
Top Media Moves
Penton Media is re-branding Occupational Hazards, a publication serving the occupational safety and health market, as EHS Today, effective with the November issue. EHS stands for environment, health and safety. The publication has also launched a new Web site, www.ehstoday.com.
The nations top 100 media companies had total revenue growth of 4.6% last year, the slowest growth since 2001, according to a report from Crain Communications Advertising Age.
List management company Edith Roman has added Questex Media to its ePostDirect Co-Registration Network, allowing marketers to obtain leads from more than 91 Questex sites.
Event Calendar
2008 Top Management Meeting: Managing the Future
November 17-19, 2008, Westin River North, Chicago
If youre ever going to attend an ABM meeting, this is the one you cant miss! American Business Media has commissioned Booz & Company to conduct an in-depth look at our memberships three critical pain points: optimization of content, technological needs and organizational structure. This critical research will provide ABM members with guideposts to work through the difficult transitional period our industry is currently facing. At the Top Management Meeting this year, Booz & Company will deliver course and direction for our member companies based on the studys findings.
In addition, industry leaders will present an assessment of election results and how theyll affect your business. And, as always, you wont want to miss the CEO Roundtable.
*Register by end of day today (September 30) to ensure your Top Management Meeting Early Bird discounted rate!
Click here for more information
Member Event of the Week
The Nielsen Company and Dow Jones present:
Media and Money
October 14-15, 2008, Marriott Marquis, New York City
Click here to find out more.
To see your event featured here, please contact us at email@example.com.
Job of the Week
Account Executive, Nielsen Business Media
Blog of the Week
Advertising Week: The Olympic Games of Networking (Outside the Cube blog)
Committee Watch
The following is a list of upcoming ABM Committee and Council meetings. All meetings are at ABM's New York offices, and time listed is EST, unless otherwise noted.
October 2, 2008, 11:00 AM EST
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WeAreDigital was recently appointed as digital agency for one of the most well recognised and iconic Australian fashion brands: Country Road.
The long term partnership with WeAreDigital and Country Road was launched for the Spring 2011 interactive campaign.
Country Road specifically wanted to showcase the product detail, prices and stock availability of their entire Spring 2011 range in one beautiful interactive experience. However, their business objective was clear, to drive online sales and store foot traffic through their new online catalogue.
WeAreDigital had to ensure that the interface would display specific pricing from 3 international regions including Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. In addition the online catalogue had to be optimised to display across multiple digital platforms including mobile and social platforms, such as the iPad, Facebook and Twitter.
WeAreDigital managed the digital elements of the campaign as part of a fully integrated multichannel launch. Email, social and mobile channels formed the foundation of the official campaign launch to the entire Country Road customer base.
With multiple online campaigns poised for future deployment, WeAreDigital is looking forward to continuing to develop the digital strategy and deliver online sales growth for Country Road.


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Romney calls for 'fair and enforceable' immigration laws in speech to Latino business leaders
Romney's speech came on the same day that the liberal publication Mother Jones released audio recordings of the GOP candidate's comments at closed-door events. At one event, Romney was heard discussing his father's birth in Mexico. George Romney was born to an American family living in a Mormon colony in Mexico.
"Had he been born of, uh, Mexican parents, I'd have a better shot at winning this," Mitt Romney said, referring to his chances of winning the presidential election.[Read More]
America Ferrera and other stars push young Latinos to vote
"No one can silence our voice but ourselves," actress America Ferrera said during the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's Public Policy Conference on Wednesday.
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Young Longhorn grad addresses Democratic convention ahead of Obama, gives shoutouts to Laredo, UT
She is female, young, Hispanic and member of the LGBT community – but the first way Alejandra Salinas introduced herself to the thousands of people at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday nigh was a Laredo native and a recent graduate of the University of Texas. [Read More]
Republicans are 'demonizing Latinos and immigrants,' union leader says
Latino groups are trying to bump up the Latino voter turnout. The goal of ¡Todos a Votar! ("Let's Vote"): 12 million Latino voters, which would be up 20 percent over 2008. [Read More]
Joe Biden to Latino voters: Mitt Romney "wants you to show your papers, but he won't show us his"
Vice President Joe Biden used today's speech to The National Council of La Raza to reach out to Latino voters, attacking Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for being out of touch with the Hispanic community and cagey in his election tactics. [Read More]
Obama says GOP obstructionism forced his hand on immigration policy
Obama said Republicans in Congress blocked the DREAM Act, forcing him to issue a temporary directive to lift the shadow of deportation and give hope to children who were brought here for no fault of their own. [Read More]
Texas Democrats criticize Mitt Romney's immigration plan
"During the six years spent on the campaign trail, Mitt Romney's extreme views on immigration and the economy were graciously on display, but now, addressing the largest gathering of Hispanic elected officials, Romney attempted to walk away from his past claims and so called former accomplishments," said Rep. Charlie Gonzalez, D-San Antonio. [Read More]
Romney rips Obama on immigration reform, says president 'did nothing' to fix system
"Immigration reform is not just a moral imperative, it is an economic necessity," Romney told the conference at a Disney World conference center. [Read More]
Marco Rubio's double defeat: No GOP Dream Act and no VP slot
It was just 14 seconds ago in political time that GOP Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was the party's golden boy. But that was so 14 seconds ago. Now comes word that he's not even being vetted as a potential VP for Mitt Romney — AND — his much-discussed but undetailed GOP alternative to the Dream Act might never see daylight. [Read More]
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The field has remained nearly the same size before the addition of O'Connor Sports Center in 1935 to modern day. Following the 2010 season Hayden Field was upgraded with the installation of new dugouts, a brick backstop, and a new a natural grass surface. Its current dimensions are 310' to left, 380' to center and 310' to right.
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Posted by Paula on 07/15/2013
Doesn't look like much but it was a very welcome surprise.
Posted by Katherine on 07/08/2013
I've eaten at Cafe Condesa twice now and both times it has been excellent. It's a little pricier than I would normally spend on dinner at a neighborhood spot, but the atmosphere is quite nice, the service was excellent, and the food really good. I had scallops with roasted cauliflower and it was a large, filling portion cooked to perfection.
Posted by Anonymous on 12/14/2011
I ordered delivery from here. Before hanging up I asked the man if he needed a telephone number and he said don't worry about it. Then after an hour I called back to ask where the food was. They took the food to the west side of the street instead of the east as I had told them and didn't realize it. My building is a doorman building so there is always someone there. Never got my food. And on top of it the guy when I called back was incredibly rude and incompetent. He even said he was the head chef. I work in the industry and a head chef doesn't ever pick up the normal phone line...EVER.
Posted by Happy Diners on 11/26/2010
We tried their best offerings at dinner and weren't impressed with the food quality. The service and atmosphere are good though.
Posted by Anonymous on 04/10/2010
We chose to go here based on other reviews and it was a great choice! Everything we ate was absolutely delicious, it was reasonably priced, and the atmosphere was cozy. We'd definitely go back again.
Posted by Kyle on 01/31/2010
A favorite venue for brunch, with consistently great service. Baked eggs with asparagus are delicious, as is the granola with berries, and the omelettes, though the "home fries" are really just cold potatoes. It is cozy to say the least, so parties bigger than four should look elsewhere.
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I enjoyed the food! I will go back just for the food. The tables are too small. The plates are too big. It was inconvenient to be there not to mention we were totally rushed with our food. I wasn't done with my granola and the eggs were ready to be served. There was no place on the table two keep my coffee mug and my plate so the granola just had to go. All this was decided by the waitress who appeared very impatient for us to leave. I know it is a eat quick pay leave kind of place but I wish I was allowed to savour the place. Inspite of all this I will go back. Great food!