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In a mobile radiotelephone system, N separate modulated carrier signals in N frequency channels are applied to a demodulating radio receiver which provides a succession of N different output signals each having idle and busy states. An idle and signal-to-noise detector monitors each of the output signals of the radio receiver. The detector provides a first logic signal when one of the output signals concurrently exhibits an idle state and has at least a predetermined minimum signal-to-noise level, and provides a second logic signal at all other times. A receiver switching circuit, in response to the second logic signal, causes the receiver to cyclically switch to each of the N frequency channels. When the receiver switches to a carrier signal which causes the detector to produce a first logic signal, the switching circuit causes the receiver to lock onto that particular carrier signal. Improved operation results from a gain control circuit which reduces the gain sensitivity of the receiver upon a change in state of the detector output signal from a first logic signal to a second logic signal. The gain sensitivity is then slowly increased as the receiver cyclically switches to each of the N frequency channels. When an idle receiver output signal is detected having at least the minimum level of signal-to-noise, the receiver switching circuit locks the receiver onto the particular carrier signal. This technique assures that the first such detected signal will provide the best frequency channel for the demodulating radio receiver.
1. In a mobile radiotelephone system having N separated radio frequency channels, apparatus for selecting the particular idle frequency channel having the best signal-to-noise ratio, said apparatus comprising:
demodulating receiver means for receiving N different modulated carrier signals in each of said N radio frequency channels, said demodulator means under the control of switching means providing at an output a succession of N different output signals, and each output signal having idle and busy mutually exclusive states corresponding to the idle and busy state of the corresponding radio frequency channel;
first detector means having a first input terminal connected to the output of said receiver means and having a first output terminal, said detector means providing a first logic signal when one of said receiver output signal concurrently exhibits an idle state and has at least a predetermined minimum signal-to-noise level, and said detector means providing a second logic signal at all other times;
subscriber handset means having an input connected to said receiver means output and having a second output terminal, said handset means having on-hook and off-hook mutually exclusive states;
a call-in-progress state detector for detecting the on-hook and off-hook states of said handset means, said state detector having an input connected to said second output terminal and also having a third output terminal providing an on-hook and off-hook output signal indicative of the on-hook and off-hook states respectively of said handset means;
receiver switching means having an output and second and third input terminals, said output adapted for connection to said receiver means, said second input terminal connected to said first output terminal, and said third input terminal connected to said third output terminal, said switching means for cyclically switching said receiver means to each of said N frequency channels in response either to said first logic signal or to said off-hook signal; and
gain control means having an output and fourth and fifth input terminals, said output adapted for connection to said receiver means, said fourth input terminal connected to said first output terminal, and said fifth input terminal connected to said third output terminal, said gain control means producing a control output signal for causing a decrease in the gain sensitivity of said receiver means from a predetermined maximum gain to a predetermined minimum gain and thereafter for causing an increase in said gain sensitivity to said predetermined maximum, said gain increase occurring at a rate substantially slower than the rate of gain decrease so that the period of time required for said switching means to switch said receiver means to each of said N frequency channels at least once is substantially greater than the time required for the gain sensitivity to increase from said minimum to said maximum, said control output signal being produced in response to either
(a) a change in state of said first detector means output signal from said first logic signal to said second logic signal or
(b) in response to a predetermined timed interval after a change in output state of said first detector means from said first logic signal to said second logic signal unless an off-hook output signal is produced by said call-in-progress detector, and
said gain control means being inhibited from generating said control output signal whenever an off-hook indication from said call-in-progress detector means is produced.
2. Apparatus as in claim 1 wherein said gain control means comprises:
a ramp generator having an input and producing said control output signal when the proper signal is applied to its input;
an AND gate having an output coupled to the input of said ramp generator and also having a non-inverting input and an inverting input, said inverting input coupled to said third output terminal;
a first OR gate having an output coupled to the noninverting input of said AND gate and first and second inputs, said second input coupled to said first output terminal;
timer means having an output coupled to the first input of said first OR gate and also having an inhibit input connection, said timer means periodically producing a third logic signal after a predetermined timed interval; and
a second OR gate having first and second input and an output, said output coupled to the inhibit input connection of said timer means, said first input coupled to said third output terminal, and said second input coupled to said first output terminal, said OR gate causing said timer means to be inhibited from producing said third logic signal
(a) so long as said first detector means provides a second logic signal or
(b) so long as said call-in-progress state detector provides an off-hook output signal.
This invention relates generally to telecommunications and more particularly to radio receivers used in mobile radiotelephone systems.
UHF and VHF mobile radiotelephone systems are used extensively throughout North America. Conventional two-way communications in these systems takes place between a mobile radiotelephone subscriber station and a central base station. Unlike the mobile station, the base station has the capability of simultaneous reception and transmission on all assigned frequency channels. The base station may also have several high power transmitters separated geographically. The use of geographically separated transmitters generally serves two purposes: it expands the system service area over a single transmitter location and it reduces the signal interference caused by signal blocking landmarks. It has been found, however, that such multiple transmitters can also cause problems for the mobile receivers.
Conventional mobile receivers automatically select the first idle frequency channel found in scanning the assigned frequency channels. If all frequency channels are located at a single base station transmitter, any frequency channel is as good or as poor as any other, so this selection procedure is more than adequate. But because signal strengths vary within a service area when multiple base transmitters are used, conventional mobile receivers will not necessarily select the best available frequency channel. And in the worst case, a conventional receiver can pick a frequency channel that is so marginal that the subscriber is left without service. This situation occurs when the mobile receiver selects a frequency channel that has sufficient idle tone present on the carrier signal for the receiver to recognize the channel as available. But due to non-reciprocity of carrier signals, the mobile transmitter is not able to access the terminal, and functionally the subscriber finds he is unable to communicate with the base.
It is an object of this invention to prevent a service interruption for a mobile subscriber due to a mobile receiver which selects marginal frequency channels.
It is a general object of this invention to provide apparatus to enable a mobile receiver to select the best available frequency channel wherever the subscriber happens to be located within the service area.
In a mobile radiotelephone system, apparatus is disclosed for selecting the particular idle frequency channel having the best signal-to-noise ratio. N different modulated carrier signals in each of N radio frequency channels are applied to a demodulating receiver which operates under the control of a switching circuit. The receiver produces at its output a succession of N different output signals, having idle and busy mutually exclusive states corresponding to the idle and busy states of the corresponding radio frequency channel. An idle and signal-to-noise detector, having a first input terminal, connects to the output of the receiver. This detector provides a first logic signal at a first output terminal when one of the receiver output signals concurrently exhibits an idle state and has at least a predetermined minimum signal-to-noise level. The detector provides a second logic signal at all other times.
The receiver output also connects to the input of a subscriber handset. At a second output terminal, the handset exhibits on-hook and off-hook mutually exclusive states which are sensed by a call-in-progress state detector. This state detector has an input which connects to the second output terminal, and also has a third output terminal providing an on-hook and off-hook output signal indicative of the on-hook and off-hook states respectively of the subscriber handset.
The receiver switching circuit referred to above, has an output and second and third input terminals, with the output adapted for connection to the receiver. The second input terminal connects to the first output terminal, and the third input terminal connects to the third output terminal. This switching circuit cyclically switches the receiver means to each of the N frequency channels in response to the second logic signal and further causes the receiver to remain at one of the N channels in response either to a first logic signal or to an off-hook signal.
And, a gain control circuit having an output and fourth and fifth input terminals is adapted for connection to the receiver. The fourth input terminal connects to the first output terminal, and the fifth input terminal connects to the third output terminal. The gain control circuit produces a control output signal which causes a decrease in the gain sensitivity of the receiver from a predetermined maximum gain to a predetermined minimum gain and thereafter causes an increase in gain sensitivity to the predetermined maximum. The gain increase occurs at a rate substantially slower than the rate of gain decrease so that the period of time required for the switching circuit to switch the receiver to each of the N frequency channels at least once is substantially greater than the time required for the gain sensitivity to increase from the minimum to the maximum. The control signal is produced in response to either a change in state of the detector output from a first logic signal to a second logic signal or in response to a predetermined timed interval after a change in the output state of the detector from a first logic signal to a second logic signal unless an off-hook output signal is produced by the call-in-progress detector. And, the gain control circuit is inhibited from generating the control output signal whenever an off-hook indication from the call-in-progress state detector is produced.
The single FIGURE is a block diagram of a mobile radiotelephone demodulating receiver which illustrates the principles of the present invention.
In order to avoid cluttering the description of this embodiment with unnecessary detail, much of the mobile subscriber station equipment is not illustrated in the FIGURE, e.g. the signaling equipment and power circuitry.
Referring to the single FIGURE, there is shown a mobile subscriber station which includes a UHF antenna 10, a mobile RF (radio frequency) transmitter 24, and a heterodyne type radio receiver, 11-23, 25-28. UHF antenna 10 is operatively arranged to receive and transmit RF modulated carrier signals. Duplexer 11 is a filter device that permits the use of a single RF antenna for both the transmit and receive functions of the subscriber station. Connected to duplexer 11 is RF transmitter 24 and RF filter 12. RF filter 12 is a frequency bandpass device which eliminates out-of-band noise by passing only the desired frequency spectrum. After being filtered, the received signal is amplified by a variable gain RF amplifier 13. An RF mixer 14, in conjunction with a local oscillator 20, selects the desired frequency channel by heterodyning the amplified RF signal to one of N IF (intermediate frequency) signals. IF section 15 normally consists of one or more bandpass filters which reject noise outside the IF band of interest. It could also include a narrow-band IF amplifier. And, in an FM (frequency modulated) carrier system, a limiter might advantageously be used to reduce amplitude-modulation distortion. This filtered IF signal is then passed to discriminator 16. The desired information is extracted by frequency discriminator 16 which converts frequency variations in the IF signal to amplitude variations. The modulation, being in an audio-frequency band, is then amplified by audio amplifier 17 and applied to subscriber handset 22.
In the particular radiotelephone system illustrated in the FIGURE, idle and busy channel marking is accomplished with in-band signaling tones of 1200 Hz and 300 Hz respectively. Being in-band signals, an idle and S/N (signal-to-noise) detector 18 can be coupled to the output of audio amplifier 17 to sense the presence or absence of these in-band signaling tones. Detector 18 also detects the noise in a frequency slot (e.g. 3 kHz to 4 kHz) so as to provide some measure of the quality of the particular frequency channel being received. The binary 1/0 output of detector 18 is applied to a number of circuits including channel control logic circuit 19. Logic circuit 19 controls the local oscillator frequency, via a data bus connection, and thereby indirectly determines the particular channel to be received. Logic circuit 19 also controls, via a data bus connection only partially shown, the frequency of transmitter 24.
A call-in-progress detector 23 detects the on-hook/off-hook states of the subscriber handset 22 and detects when the base station is calling the particular mobile station. (The signaling equipment necessary to interpret the signaling pulses is not shown in the drawing.) One of two outputs of detector 23 is connected to transmitter 24 to cause the transmitter to turn on when subscriber handset 22 is off-hook. An off-hook condition is treated as a request for service causing transmitter 24 to initiate the proper outpulsing. The second outut of detector 23 is applied to a number of circuits including channel control logic circuit 19. The signal from this second output acts to inhibit logic circuit 19 from switching the receive channel frequency when handset 22 is in an off-hook condition.
The detailed operation of the mobile station equipment thus far described is well known by those skilled in the art. Such equipment is commercially available from a number of manufacturers of radiotelephone systems, e.g. Rydax, Inc., P.O. Box 2368, San Rafael, Calif., supplies both the base station (terminal equipment) and the subscriber station (mobile transceiver). The remaining circuitry in the FIGURE which affects the channel selection operation of the mobile station will now be described.
As shown in the FIGURE, the output of ramp generator 21 connects to RF amplifier 13. In a normal steady state operation, the output voltage of ramp generator 21 remains constant, e.g. 9 V (volts). When activated, ramp generator 21 affects the DC supply voltage of amplifier 13 causing it to drop almost immediately to a predetermined minimum, e.g. from 9 V to 1 V. Then the supply voltage is allowed to slowly rise from the minimum to the maximum voltage, e.g. 1 V to 9 V. By varying the voltage in such manner, a wide change in receiver gain sensitivity can be obtained (approximately 30 dB).
Generally the idle frequency channel having the greatest signal strength (i.e. highest S/N ratio) is also the best frequency channel in a given area. The present invention takes advantage of this relationship by providing a circuitry which recognizes this "best" signal and then bases its frequency selection on this information. When activated by the proper digital input, generator 21 causes amplifier 13 to reduce the receiver gain sensitivity as explained above. As the gain slowly rises, the channel control logic circuit 19 switches the demodulator circuitry (20, 14, and 15) through each of the assigned channel frequencies. The control logic switching rate is sufficiently rapid (two complete scans/second) and the gain increase sufficiently gradual (over 10 seconds from minimum to maximum) so that the first idle frequency channel detected necessarily will be the "best" frequency channel available.
Logic gates 25, 27, and 28 and timer 26 control when ramp generator 21 is activated. Both OR gates 25 and 27 will produce a binary 1 output when either or both inputs is a binary 1. Such a binary 1 from OR 25 will inhibit timer 26 from producing a momentary binary 1 at its output and will cause the timer circuit to be reset to a zero state. The functional operation of OR gate 25 and timer 26 will be explained later. AND gate 28 will have a binary 1 output when the input from OR gate 27 is a binary 1 and the other input is a binary 0. Ramp generator 21 will trigger on the leading edge of a binary 1 so that only a momentary 1 will cause the ramp voltage to be generated.
The conditions which will trigger generator 21 and the sequence of events that follow will now be described. If a call is not in progress, detector 23 will place a binary 0 on the inhibit input to AND gate 28, one input of OR gate 25, and the inhibit input to control logic circuit 19. If the frequency channel to which the receiver is locked onto goes busy or becomes unacceptably noisy, detector 18 changes from a binary 0 to a binary 1 output. The "alarm" indication passes through OR gate 27 and AND gate 28 to trigger ramp generator 21 which in turn reduces the receiver gain sensitivity. Also control logic 19 is activated, by the detector's change of state, causing the assigned channels to be sequentially scanned for the idle signaling tone and noise content. When the acceptable frequency channel is found, detector 18 changes back to a binary 0 output thereby causing the channel control logic circuit to hold LO 20 on that particular frequency channel. The gain sensitivity is subsequently allowed to increase to the maximum level. In the event that the gain increases to the maximum before a frequency channel is found, the gain sensitivity is not recycled since all frequency channels having acceptable noise must be in use. The first frequency channel to become available will atomatically be the "best" frequency channel since it will be the only frequency channel not in use.
The call-in-progress detector 23 inhibits the channel control logic 19 and through AND gate 28 ramp generator 21. The purpose of these two inhibiting signals is to prevent the receiver gain from changing while a call is in progress and to prevent the receiver from switching frequency channels while a call is in progress. Otherwise when a call was established with the local subscriber, the receive frequency channel being in use would be marked busy. Detector 18, sensing the loss of idle, would initiate a new search for an idle frequency channel and drop the gain to the minimum level. Such a sequence is clearly disruptive of expected operation and is, therefore, prevented by the call-in-progress detector 23.
Timer 26 adds another very useful feature to the frequency channel selection scheme. By periodically rescanning the frequency channels, the selection process periodically checks the selection previously made. When the mobile subscriber travels within the service area, the "best" frequency channel may also change even though all other conditions remain the same. However, unless the selection is periodically checked, the receiver has no way of determining that the particular frequency channel is no longer the "best" frequency channel. Once detector 18 senses an idle frequency channel with acceptable S/N, the channel control logic locks the LO onto that particular frequency channel until there is a loss of idle tone or the frequency channel becomes noisy. Before the frequency channel becomes unusable due to a change in location, it is necessary to recheck the previous selection. A new search should be initiated within a predetermined time period (e.g. 100 seconds) after the previous selection has been made.
The ramp generator 21 is periodically triggered through gates 28 and 27 by the output pulse of timer 26. This forces the gain sensitivity to drop which results in the S/N of all frequency channels to be unacceptable. Detector 18 then commands the channel control logic to switch LO 20 through the various frequency channels. As the gain sensitivity slowly increases, the "best" frequency channel for the new location will be the first one detected by detector 18.
It is desirable not to trigger a change in gain initiated by timer 26 when an acceptable idle frequency channel cannot be found or when a call is in progress. The output of OR gate 25 inhibits timer 26 if either of these events occurs.
Thus while the present invention has been described with reference to a specific embodiment, numerous modifications will suggest themselves to those of ordinary skill in the art. For example, there are any number of ways the gain sensitivity of a receiver could be changed to accomplish the same result as described above. Instead of using RF amplifier 13 in the manner described, a variable RF attenuator could be used equally well. The invention described herein is also not limited to a particular modulation scheme. Any form of modulation could be used (e.g. AM) equally well. It is also not limited to a particular band of frequencies.
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Roughly one year later, Sony launched the PlayStation 3. Between the weeks of November 11, 2006 and April 28, 2007, Sony sold over 3.2 million units of the PS3, and released 32 games. Only nine of those titles were exclusive to Sony, and the Xbox 360 had already had a one-year head start.
More so than the Xbox 360, the PS3's sales graph is erratic. Let's just say that the platform had a troubled launch, and it lead to tepid sales for months.
A few games came out right before Christmas, and sales peaked. Soon after, sales started to plummet regardless of the game releases, and the unit sales for the week of February 24 actually dropped below 50k.
Fortunately for Sony, the sales really took off in late March, soaring above 600,000 units. Even with a spike like that, sales quickly went back to flatlining. If you look at the weeks with game releases, there isn't an obvious link between number of game releases and unit sales — other factors seem to have played a much larger role in this case.
Similarly, the releases of exclusive titles don't appear to track directly with unit sales. There is a tiny spike during in mid-December, but sales are completely unchanged during the release of exclusive titles in March.
As you can see, the first week is the Japanese launch, and the second is the US launch. The sales dip after that, but jump back up above 200k during the weeks leading up to Christmas. After that, weekly sales drop well below 100k until the week of March 24. Then, sales suddenly spike above 600k. Why? That's the week that the PS3 launched in Europe. However, that spike was short lived, and unit sales sank back below 100k soon after. This chart clearly shows that it's possible to move the needle in a big way, but the number of game releases don't seem to have a direct impact on that.
Next page: Sony launches the PS4 to massive success, but are games to thank for that?
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Excellent article. Thanks!
I know Nintendo is a different animal (and not really part of the same generation as Xbox or PS), but did you consider looking into their numbers? Thanks again!
Angel Ham
Check this sales data from Japan:
I post these everywhere and it tells me a couple of things:
One, that console sales this new current-gen is not going to be as spectacular as the previous one.
And two, the bias within tech sites is insanely high; the Wii U fails ton sell well in Japan? the crowd goes "Nintendo is dooooomed! It's a failure of a console trololololol!" But when the PS4 sales in Japan fall close to Wii U levels? The crowd goes "Japan is irrelevant! Everyone there only plays on their Sumafos! Trolololol!"
That might be because Wii U is selling poorly everywhere, not just Japan.
Angel Ham
But here's the twist: The PS4 is not supposed to sell this poorly in Japan.
Says who? Handhelds are more popular now. Vita is outselling PS3 and 4.
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And the 3DS is still outselling the Vita.
So what?
The point is PS4 selling poorly in Japan doesn't mean much when it's doing well everywhere else, as opposed to Wii U that's doing badly everywhere.
Especially considering PS4 will be getting popular heavy hitters like FF15 and Kingdom Hearts 3.
Angel Ham
So much. Ignoring the elephant in the room speaks volumes you know..
Japan is the third biggest economy in the world (the USA 1st and China the 2nd.) I for one find it worrisome because technology trends happening there usually spread to the rest of the world at best a year later.
Plus, FF15 and KH 3 are not PS4 exclusive titles.
Smartphones are eating into console sales, but is Japan's adoption of smartphones any greater than other advanced countries? I don't think so. There's still a market for consoles in smartphone saturated countries, the Wii U just didn't meet the needs of that market.
They might as well be PS4 exclusive. They don't usually bother publishing 360 multiplats anymore in Japan.
Angel Ham
I wonder if this new current-gen consoles is going to be the opposite of the previous one and have a very short life span.
Probably not. 6-7 years is my guess.
wait…, what??, it sold well in Japan, especially for a region who only some months ago finally stopped production of PS2 consoles…. The JP market is saturated with older consoles that are still frequently used, their attach rate and tendency for use well beyond a product's planned life cycle is well known.
Angel Ham
Now that's a different approach instead of the usual bias I've seen. But still, I see PS4 Japan sales statistics and how gaming sites are turning a blind eye to the situation. Now let's hope this doesn't turn into a dektop version of the Vita.
jim moore2
I don't know why there has to be a bias, or a spin related to Japan PS4 sales. It is what it is. Sure it might not be as high as those of us in the west think it should be, but until you travel outside your home country, you don't realize how much culture plays into gaming decisions.
It would be one thing if the Xbone was selling like hotcakes in Japan while PS4 sat on shelves. But that is not the case. It may be that home consoles are simply waning for Japan. Sort of like how in China, consoles are completely irrelevant today.
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Expect another bump for PS4 this month with Watch Dog bundles. They are past 8 million by now.
VGChartz is well known for being a $0N¥ Pauper gangfest, like you.
Time for your meds, rotten fanboy.
"The constant refrain that we hear"
Really? Is it really too much to ask for basic, proper English?
I could not even bring myself to read past this sentence.
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Definition of refrain: https://imgur.com/YxmfXOw
What is your problem here? "The constant [repeated line] that we hear" is essentially what is written there.
That is NOT the correct definition of 'refrain'.
Please read the correct definition here:
http://www.mrseb.co.uk/ Sebastian Anthony
Chill out, man. Refrain clearly has more than one definition. One is to 'refrain from doing something' (as in, restrain) – and the other is literary. A song's refrain, etc. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Refrain
They have different etymologies. Welcome to English, where one word can mean different things.
Once again, you are wrong.
The word 'refrain' is in this case being used as a verb and not a noun so your definition and use of the word is incorrect and is therefore not correct English. You can try to make up words or definitions of words as often as you like, but expect to be called out for it when you sound like a 6 year old from a third world country.
Additionally imgur.com is not a legitimate dictionary-site and is in fact a online image hosting service.
http://www.mrseb.co.uk/ Sebastian Anthony
Watch out for my next story. I'm going to decimate it with a refrain of myriads.
Ha! No thanks I'll pass, but good luck with your writing career.
http://www.mrseb.co.uk/ Sebastian Anthony
Thanks! And good luck with your copy editing career. (No really, it's nice to have readers point out mistakes in stories, most of the time :)
No problem. Just remember, we (the readers), love extremetech.com articles but have an even greater appreciation for those articles when they are well written. ~.~
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Ok ok, I got your refrain the first time!
*Whew* …All of this over the use of a single word…
Perhaps we should rename this site ExtremeGrammar
http://grantbrunner.com Bassguy
*I* posted an image of the definition from the New Oxford American Dictionary.
http://grantbrunner.com Bassguy
Also, it's being used as a noun in the sentence from the article.
"The constant refrain that we hear…"
"The [noun] that we [verb]…"
Rob W
Mate, with genuine respect, cos it's an easy mistake to make, but it's one thing not to know a word and another to keep playing at English Professor once everyone's told you it exists. Refrain is a verb, yes, and it's also a noun that describes a repeated chant. Please consider apologising – not for being wrong, that's human, but for trying to make people feel small about your own mistake.
jim moore2
Are you for real?
There are several clues you are missing. First clue is the use of the definite article "the" that precedes "constant refrain"
According to rules of English, an article always precedes a noun:
The clue to which is the noun can be figured by test. Is it "constant" or "refrain" that is the noun that "the" refers to? Try "The constant … that we hear". Nope, that doesn't make sense at all. He's not talking about a constant as in "something that does not change", the noun version of "constant." It's more likely the adjective meaning "happening all the time."
If that's not clear, try the alternative. "The … refrain that we hear." This is clearly the intended meaning of the sentence. In fact, "constant" adds little distinction, other than to emphasize the repetitiveness of the "refrain" that "the" is referring to.
Yes clearly "refrain" is the noun that "the" is paired with, and "constant" is the adjective. So we have (article) (adjective) (noun), which is all proper grammar.
Maybe your confusion lies in the use of the word "that" which in this case is being used as a relative pronoun. Look at this page for several examples that use the exact same sentence construction as your buddy Sebastian.
Put it all together and you have:
(article) (adjective) (object noun) (pronoun) (subject noun) (verb) (rest of sentence)
If you switch it to active voice, the parts of speech become even easier to identify.
If you are going to rail all over him, at least rail on him for some legitimate issue, such as the use of passive voice in that sentence. The issue you are attempting to point out is wrong…on your part, not his.
are you really so full of yourself you can't actually finish reading the definition of the word, and then have the audacity to slander and toss about thoughtless insults on top of it? You really should spend more time reading, before attempting to correct somebody on something, perhaps then you would see how mistaken you are, and how you should just take in that humble pie and offer an apology.
noun: refrain; plural noun: refrains
a repeated line or number of lines in a poem or song, typically at the end of each verse.
the musical accompaniment for a refrain.
a comment or complaint that is often repeated.
""Poor Tom" had become the constant refrain of his friends""
While its use is commonly the other definition, things are not always as you expect or demand, the word in question was used appropriately. Your tendency to denigrate that which you are not accustomed to is rather offensive.
No, _you_ are wrong. Sebastian is using refrain as a _noun_ and not a verb. The verb in the sentence is "hear." From the same site you are using (i.e. Merriam-Webster):
Refrain noun
: a phrase or verse that is repeated regularly in a poem or song
: a comment or statement that is often repeated
Learn basic sentence structure before you start criticizing someone else's writing.
Samuel Daoust-Ratelle
From that page you just linked :
: a phrase or verse that is repeated regularly in a poem or song
: a comment or statement that is often repeated
Benjamin Carlyle
I think it's beautiful to see you post a dictionary link to claim "refrain" is verb rather than a noun. It seems you failed to scroll down the page to the point where it says:
refrain (noun)
: a phrase or verse that is repeated regularly in a poem or song
: a comment or statement that is often repeated
Full Definition of REFRAIN
: a regularly recurring phrase or verse especially at the end of each stanza or division of a poem or song : chorus; also: the musical setting of a refrain"
Please, show us more of your literary prowess.
VGChartz? There goes your credibility. They're a guestimate site with massive corrections at certain points. HIGHLY unreliable data.
Pretty much. They have PS4 at 7.7 million as of 17th May 2014, when it's more like 8+ million.
They recently had to deflate their Xbox One numbers by over 100k after overtracking US NPD sales.
i hope they will listen and stop doing exclusive games it just sucks for the rest of the gaming platforms that they can never play those good games, they will also be lost in time except if there are good emulators that can bring back the old consoles.
after the launch of the 360, there were small spikes in unit sales every 4 months, due mostly to the fact the launch console had the highest failure rate of all platforms in history and on average would hard fail within weeks of the then, 3-month warranty expiration, thus, it was up to the consumer to replace out of pocket.
I would think that the obvious answer to this would be – "depends on the game". Some games certainly will drive sales, many wont. For example, GTAV has not yet been released on PC. I'm sure there are many who bought a console just play that.
bought a console at the end of their life cycle? for a game? nah, the chances are far greater that the title was applied to a long standing installed base, I for one did not notice a bump in console sales for gta5 launch period (there was a bump in ps3 sales after e3 2013).
Very nice work!
Stacey Bright
For all the work put together in gathering data, the concept of this article is really flawed. The overwhelming majority of people that might be buying consoles for specific games really aren't waiting for them to launch. Consoles a big sellers during periods of gift giving and self indulgence, most obviously. Basically holidays, birthdays, and tax season to name a few. With everything else just being the right time financially. The data would most likely never correlate to increased sales during game launch periods, because game launches don't exactly catch people by surprise. A platform decision/purchase based on a specific game, is almost always made well ahead of the actual launch out of sheer anticipation. The only reason the XB1 is selling at all is down to consumers that are invested in the Live ecosystem, and the exclusive catalog that is or will be available.
I wouldn't base the sales of a console on the release of a game, especially if you intend to compare the sales of any xbox platform in relation to one of its "exclusives" (ok.. I know, they have more than one…. barely)…… 360 sales is a poor example of sales due to software launch, but a prime example of sales due to viral advertising. Also, try to avoid counting a sales bump in relation with a title launch when that title is essentially free in a "bundle" format…., anybody dumb enough to buy an xbox would still be smart enough to buy the one that comes with extra stuff for the same price.


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Population Games and Evolutionary Dynamics by Bill Sandholm has successfully carried out the author's aim stated at the beginning of the Preface: to "provide a systematic, rigorous, and unified presentation" of these methods. After a brief introductory chapter that motivates evolutionary approaches to population games and puts these in historical context, the remaining 11 chapters are grouped into four parts summarized below.
The book will make an excellent graduate text for an economics course on evolutionary games whose students have taken an introductory course in classical game theory and have a reasonably strong mathematical background to the second year level. It is also suitable for mathematics students interested in evolutionary game theory, but I feel that for students in other disciplines such as biology it will be too difficult except for the highly motivated.
The theory is illustrated by many standard introductory examples as well as others that that will challenge the more advanced students. Especially noteworthy features that enhance its appeal as a textbook are the many exercises (of different levels of difficulty) throughout; the extensive mathematical appendices for most chapters that make the book largely self-contained; the liberal use of geometric intuition and accompanying (color) diagrams; the comprehensive up-to-date bibliography at the end of the book as well as detailed notes on connections to the literature at the end of each chapter. These features make the book quite useful as well for the researcher interested in evolutionary games. In fact, many open problems and directions for future research are discussed.
Part I lays the foundations for population game dynamics, not only through the conventional analysis of Nash equilibrium (NE) but also through a thorough discussion of selection forces when the population is not in equilibrium. No explicit dynamics are given here. The emphasis is on geometric intuition and on three important classes of population games (namely; potential games, stable games, supermodular games) that are used throughout the book.
Part II develops the standard deterministic evolutionary dynamics (replicator dynamics, best response dynamics, etc.) as special cases of the population mean dynamics corresponding to general revision protocols that describe how rational individuals change their strategy choice based on their current information. Part III summarizes known convergence and stability results (both local and global) for NE and ESS of different classes of games and different dynamics using Lyapunov and/or linearization techniques. It also provides an up-to-date discussion of games where standard evolutionary dynamics do not converge (instead exhibiting cyclic or even chaotic behavior).
Part IV investigates the stochastic effects inherent in these revision protocols due to finite population size. It begins by showing that the deterministic dynamics are a good approximation when populations are large and evolution is considered over a fixed finite time interval. Finally, over indefinite time intervals, many of the recent results on the long-term stationary distribution and on stochastic stability are given.
Each of these four parts contains material that is appearing in book form for the first time. The author has done such a good job in connecting and relating the material from the different parts that the reader is left with the impression that the logical organization of these topics is an easy task as he/she enjoys learning about evolutionary games.
Ross Cressman is Professor of Mathematics at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He has written two books on evolutionary games: The Stability Concept of Evolutionary Game Theory (Springer, 1992); Evolutionary Dynamics and Extensive Form Games (MIT Press, 2003).


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The unitard was won by Sheila Kennedy in the Power of Veto competition, Color of Veto.
Big Brother 10Edit
The unitard was won by Michelle Costa in the Power of Veto competition, Slap Shot.
Big Brother 11Edit
This is the first variation of the unitard. This unitard featured oversized goggles, a black cape, and gold shorts with "Captain Unitard" written across the front of the top. It was won by Lydia Tavera.
Big Brother 12Edit
This was the second variaton of the unitard, which was tie-dyed and dubbed the "hippietard". It was won by Kristen Bitting in the Power of Veto competition, The Wizards of Pinball.
Big Brother 13Edit
This is the third variation of the unitard, which was green, donned with a pink tutu, a dunce cap, and had "I'm with stupid" written on the front. It was called the "humilitard" and it was won by Jordan Lloyd in the Power of Veto competition Big Brother Cornhole.
Big Brother 14Edit
The fourth variation was won by Frank Eudy in the Week 4 Power of Veto competition. This one was purple with "BBU" written on the front and donned with a blue and white skirt. It was called the "spiritard".
Big Brother 15Edit
Candice Stewart was given a clown unitard, or "clownitard," to wear as a punishment after the Week 6 Power of Veto competition.
Big Brother 16Edit
Nicole Franzel was given a "Germitard" after winning it in the Week 4 Veto competition. The Germitard was a German folk costume, and came with a large sausage attached to a pitchfork.
- Frank Eudy is so far, the only male to wear the unitard.
- All contesants who have worn the unitard has never made it to the final two in the season in which he or she wore the unitard.
- Lydia Tavera, Kristen Bitting and Candice Stewart are the only people to be evicted while wearing the unitard.
- Kristen Bitting is the only person to have worn the unitard and not make the jury.
- Jordan Lloyd is the only reterning houseguest to wear the unitard; she wore it during her second season, Big Brother 13.


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December 9, 2003
SENIOR OFFENSIVE TACKLE Jason Lenzmeier
Question: How do you play your best football when it will have been a month from your last game?
Jason Lenzmeier: "I don't know. I feel we have gotten better as the year's gone on so hopefully we can continue that trend. We have had a lot of practice time to get better and maintain."
Q: Does it help to have the time to heal up those injuries?
JL: We got to go home for Thanksgiving break and use the time to heal up. Now we're back at it and everyone is feeling good and ready to get back out there and play the game."
Q: What do you remember about last year that you don't want to repeat this year?
JL: "It was our first time to do it last year so of course we made mistakes. We had a bunch of guys who probably were not as focused as they should have been, but this year I think we are a much better team and hopefully we are more prepared."
Q: Does it mean anything to you guys to be a part of the first New Mexico team to make it to a back-to-back bowl games in over 60 years?
JL: "Oh yeah. It's huge to the senior class, including myself. We have worked really hard to try and bring this program to where it is now. I think we have done a pretty good job and the right way to finish it off is to win in Las Vegas and beat Oregon State."
Q: Is their defense as good as it sounds?
JL: "They have a really good defense. I watched them against USC and they did well. They are real athletic and it will be a challenge for us."
SENIOR DEFENSIVE END Zach Rupp
Question: Oregon State's offense, how good are they and what do you know about them?
Zach Rupp: "We have been watching film the past couple days and we watched them play USC. Their quarterback has taken some hits, so hopefully we can keep that up. They are a very good team though."
Q: Because you played a Pac 10 school last year, are you more focused to beat Oregon State this year?
ZR: "I think we're just focused more in general. I don't think it really matters who we're playing, we just want to go and win. The experience was great last year, but we're going there to win this year so we are preparing a lot harder."
Q: You guys were playing so well at the end of the year - does it help or hurt to have this long break in between games?
ZR: "I think it definitely helps because people can recuperate and get their injuries healed up. It also allows us to get in the weight room and get our strength back."
Q: What do you remember about last year that stands out as something you are never going to forget?
ZR: "Mainly it was the whole experience. The plane ride out there, going to the pie eating contest, it was just a great experience all the way around. The only negative thing was we lost."
Q: Are the OSU offensive linemen any bigger than what you have seen this year?
ZR: "I think that we have played the biggest offensive linemen you can in college football. We have faced guys 6-9, 310 pounds so I don't think you can get much bigger than that. Washington State was huge, they are probably the biggest we faced, but it does really affect us that much. We are just going to go out there and hit them harder."
SENIOR QUARTERBACK Casey Kelly
Question: How much different is it getting ready for this year's bowl game compared to last year's game?
Casey Kelly: "I don't think it's a whole lot different. Our practice schedule is just about the same and we are taking the same approach as last year. We are just trying to go out there and win the ball game, and have fun while we do it."
Q: From the stats, it looks like both you and Oregon State are similar teams. Do you think they look like you on paper?"
CK: "I think statistically they look like us, but watching them last weekend against USC, they throw a lot more than we do. I think that we run the ball, I don't know if they run it any better than we do. Other than that, we are similar. They like to play physical and we do too."
Q: Sounds like their secondary is really good. What are your concerns about them?
CK: "Their corners are physical. They like to come up and get in receivers' faces. Their safeties are disciplined and seem to be the big playmakers. It's going to be a challenge for our wide receivers, but I think we can match up well"
Q: Will it mean more to you to beat Oregon State since you are from Portland?
CK: "Oh yeah. It will be a big deal to me to go out there and play well. Everyone from my home state is going to be watching and OSU is a home-town team so it is important for me to play well."
Q: Do you think the Pac 10 is that much better than the Mountain West?
CK: "They have more depth. If there's any difference then that's it. They have more prestige so they can recruit more ahtletes, but when it comes to the breakdown of the actual teams, we have seen that the MWC can compete well with the Pac 10."
Q: Have you been able to think back on your career yet? You are now the all-time winningest quarterback at UNM.
CK: "I haven't really thought about that too much, especially since we're still playing. It's important for this program to go out and play well. All of us seniors want to leave on a good note and play well. I'll think about the record later and carry it with me until Kole McKamey gets to break it."
SENIOR LINEBACKER Billy Strother
Question: Any difference in the feeling as you get ready for the bowl game this year compared to last year?
Billy Strother: "It's about the same with me. Last year and this year I want to play and win. The only difference this year is that I want to have fun. This will probably be my last time in Las Vegas and playing in a bowl game, so I just want to enjoy myself."
Q: If you had to compare Oregon State to another team you have played this year, who would it be?
BS: "I would say Colorado State because they can run the ball real well, they have a lot of power, they have good receivers. They have a great defense and have had some tough breaks this season."
Q: They supposedly have one of the best running backs in the nation. What do you think of him?
BS: "He is a good, tough running back. One time you see him running high and not so hard, and then the next time he's just running over everybody. He's very tough to bring down and we just have to be ready to come up and hit him."
Q: Is it a distraction having the bowl game on Christmas Eve?
BS: "It's a little distracting but it's good compared to last year because I get to go home on Christmas day and be with my family. This way, I can take presents from Las Vegas for my family and they will all be together so they can watch me on national TV."
Q: You are the only game on that day so how important is it that anyone who is a college football fan will be watching you that day?
BS: "It's real exciting because it will show recruits what they can do here as well as show others how we play here. This is our second time playing in the Las Vegas Bowl and it will show everyone a lot if we get a good win."
SENIOR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN D.J. Renteria
Question: Have you guys expected this all season where as last year you were just kind of hoping to get there?
D.J. Renteria: "After last year's postseason play, we came into this season with a lot more confidence in ourselves. Once you've been around for a year or so, you know what you have to do to get back there, and I think we have put ourselves in that same position."
Q: Is it tough to keep your head in the game after having almost a month off?
DR: "It's a little different. Right now the team is doing a good job of going out there every day and getting after each other to stay focused. We've gone hard every day since toward the end of the season we started to get out swagger back. Everyone came out after the week off from Wyoming and was hitting on all-cylinders."
Q: With their great running back, do you expect to be able to stop him like you did other teams this year?
DR: "I have great confidence that our coaching staff will put us in position to do that. This defense has overcome challenges all season and even though he is a great running back, our defense is full of great athletes. We're going to come out and face this as another challenge, and we want to go out knowing that we are one of the best defenses in the country."
Q: Do you think you will be the underdogs in this game?
DR: "I don't know. If it was up to me it would be pretty much even. Both teams have two great running backs, good defensive units, offensive units starting to hit their strides at the end of the year. If it was up to me it would be a pretty even game."
SOPHOMORE RUNNING BACK DonTrell Moore
Question: Are you ready to go to Las Vegas or is it still to far away to get excited for?
DonTrell Moore: "It isn't really far away, it's more lingering than anything. Practice is getting more intense, as it should be. I think that overall we are excited and we expected it this year. We just need to go up there with the mentality that we are going to win the game."
Q: You had kind of a disappointing showing in the game last year with your injury. How excited are you to get back there and show what you can do?
DM: "I'm really excited from a standpoint of having had the injury last year. It's another chance to prove myself to the nation, not just for me though. It's a chance to show that the Lobos are good. We didn't show up well on national TV (last year) and that's one thing that we want to pride ourselves on. It's our focal point to go down there and win the game."
Q: How important is it to show the nation what New Mexico football is all about?
DM: "That is the most important thing. When I came here, it was a program on the rise and that is always what you want to do, get it going in the right direction. Now it is and we want to do everything to maintain that, all the little things that are necessary to get the program on its way. By no means have we arrived at what we can get be. Any opportunity that we have to show the nation that we do play football and that we are more than a formidable program, we have to do that. Our practice atmosphere and enthusiasm are going to show in the game, and it's already showing. We are focused and ready to play and get the win."
Q: With all that you have accomplished this year, are you staring to think about the NFL and are you going to be a Lobo for two more years?
DM: "Yeah, I'm not thinking about the NFL by any means. That is so far from now and I hope to be blessed with the opportunity since so few get it, but it's not a focal point at all right now. I have two more years of eligibility and the Lobos are the most important thing to me. I have been to a bowl game, am going to one this year, but I still have two years and I want to win a conference title and go to Memphis. That is the most important thing to me. People talk about the NFL to me and if that opportunity comes I will deal with it then, but right now this program is the most important thing."


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men most of them under arm- The town
appeared under military rule, picket guards
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& until the mormons surrendered their
arms. When the forces that went out to
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This afternoon the BRIT Awards 2013 nominees were announced, including several XL artists.
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