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CLEMSON - Few offenses move forward from first gear to fifth gear as seamlessly as Clemson's. The Tigers, all too often, find themselves in reverse gear, too.
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When: Saturday, 4 p.m.
Where: Memorial Stadium, Clemson
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It's an easy area to nitpick, mainly because the track record is daunting. In Chad Morris' three record-setting years as offensive coordinator, Clemson has nationally ranked 93rd, 80th, and last year 106th (or put another way, 18th-worst) in allowing tackles for loss.
"Of course, we take it to heart every day," right tackle Shaq Anthony said. "We came up with a set of goals for this spring about being the most dominant line on the field."
Seeing as Clemson's defensive linemen are experienced and proven, that's a tall task for its blockers and protecters. Not a bad way to prepare for when the game counts this fall.
"We've got to make sure no more mental errors on anything. That's the biggest thing," center Ryan Norton said. "And then physically, I feel like we can match up against a lot of people. I mean, heck, we go up against the best defensive line in the nation every day. So physically, yeah I feel like we can go against anyone."
It just hasn't been the case, not with those troubling statistics. Although the TFL numbers from previous years aren't what concern Morris; it's the number of viable playing options he sees in uniform at the moment, as Clemson continues to tinker with tackles playing guard and left-side players bouncing to the right side.
Anthony's suspended for the season opener at Georgia, as is left guard David Beasley, for a violation of team rules. Which means youngsters like Joe Gore, Eric Mac Lain, Tyrone Crowder and Maverick Morris are being hurried along in their development.
"We've got some depth issues. That's why we're moving guys all over," Morris said. "We've got some guys we like, that we've got to grow up in a hurry. Depth is a concern as you start moving guys all around; that's why we're trying to do that this spring."
Besides Norton, who seems set as the starting center, the lone certainty is Clemson coaches figure it's Isaiah Battle's time to shine as Brandon Thomas' successor at left tackle.
Battle currently weighs 285 pounds, meaning he needs to put on 10 to 20 pounds of girth this summer.
"Weight room, and my eating habits," Battle said. "I've got to get with the specialist to try to gain more weight. Footwork, everything else, comes with the process."
Battle said his focus has never been sharper, and besides remembering to stay low at all times - Thomas' lasting commodity was leverage as an undersized blind-side blocker - he's confident heading into his junior year.
"It's mine. I'm not going to give it up. I work hard for the position," Battle said. "I've been behind BT, studying him. The spot is mine, I'm going to take it and work hard to keep it too."
Head coach Dabo Swinney was encouraged by the offensive line play in the March 31 scrimmage, but discouraged this past Monday. Such is life with an ever-in-transition unit.
"Nobody's getting ready to jump off a cliff or anything; we're just not as consistent as we need to be across the board," Swinney said. "We're undisciplined and inconsistent, and that's what I saw in (Monday's) scrimmage.
"Some good things were overshadowed by some critical mistakes in critical situations. Red zone, guys jumping offsides, a couple guys didn't know the play when the ball's being snapped."
As for the chronic pass protection issues, Swinney stops short of laying all the blame on the big uglies up front.
"It's easy to just throw the OL out there, back the bus up and run over them one more time," Swinney said. "But that's way too simple of an answer. It's everybody involved. It's us coaching, it's us calling the right play, it's the quarterback, it's the backs, the receivers, the guys in motion being in the right place. Everything goes into that. We've got to become a very disciplined team."
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'In Vivo' was started in 2007 with the aim of making people aware – in their minds and in action – that they themselves have the ability and the power to make a 'Proactive Choice' to enhance the quality and take control of their life. With this aim in mind, 'In Vivo' mainly conducts training sessions in 'Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy' – basic, advanced and advanced plus, as REBT's fundamental premise is 'choice theory'. These courses are conducted for psychology students and professionals, psychiatrists and allied mental health workers. In addition to this, various workshops are conducted on a gamut of other therapies, both for professionals, beginners and lay people. These workshops aim at providing a clear picture of different therapies, both in terms of theory and application, such that participants are equipped with the right kind of foundation and tools to pursue further in the respective therapy.
Self-help oriented group therapy courses are also conducted for people from a non-psychology background to help them gain insight into the real reasons for the existence of their emotional disturbances, how to overcome them in the present and work towards keeping themselves minimally disturbed even in the future.
Personal counseling on a one-on-one basis is provided for people who are struggling to deal with their day-to-day life issues. A variety of issues like anxiety, anger, depression, addictions, guilt and self-downing, marital problems, habit of procrastination etc. are effectively dealt in these personal counseling sessions.
Ms. Swati Khanolkar, a trained clinical psychologist, is an accomplished practitioner of REBT in Mumbai. She has taught psychology at both Graduate and Post graduate levels at SNDT University, Mumbai and affiliated colleges. She has conducted training programs for various corporates and has also been invited as a guest lecturer for several organizations and colleges in Mumbai. She is the Director of 'In Vivo', a private counseling and training firm based at Andheri, Mumbai under which she conducts regular REBT training programs for students and professionals in psychology. She also conducts self-help group therapy and individual counseling, an initiative that has helped her clients make a remarkable positive difference in their lives.

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In an embodiment, a phase change non-volatile memory includes a number of memory cells. The memory cells include a phase change material which may transition between two memory states. The phase change material has different electrical properties in different states. The memory cells may be electrically addressable and include a transistor in each cell to electrically read and write data to the cell. An energy beam may be used to pre-program the device by heating selected memory cells, and consequently changing the state of the phase change material.
1. An electrically-programmable phase change memory device comprising:
a plurality of memory cells, each cell including a phase change material having a first electrical characteristic in a first phase and second electrical characteristic in a second phase, a plurality of said memory cells having been transitioned from the first phase to the second phase by an optically focused energy beam; and coupled to said plurality of memory cells
a circuit to read and write to at least a plurality of said memory cells electrically.
2. The electrically-programmable phase change memory device of
3. The electrically-programmable phase change memory device of
4. The electrically-programmable phase change memory device of
5. The electrically-programmable phase change memory device of
6. The electrically-programmable phase change memory device of
7. The electrically-programmable phase change memory device of
Certain non-volatile memory devices utilize phase change technology to read and write data. The storage mechanism is typically a reversible change of state of a material or structure. For example, CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) and DVD-RAM optical disk drives use laser-induced structural phase change in an alloy layer on the disk to read and write data. The disk drives use laser energy to heat the material between amorphous and crystalline states to write data, and use the difference in reflectivity between the two states to optically read data.
Another class of phase change non-volatile memory devices utilize the electrical properties of the phase change material to read and write data, taking advantage of the difference in resistivity in the material in the different states. In the amorphous state, a small amount of current will pass, and in the crystalline state, the resistance of the material in that state will limit the current. Such devices may use an electric current to heat the material between amorphous and crystalline states.
An optically preprogrammable electrically-addressable memory device 100 according to an embodiment is shown in
In normal operation, a circuit 104 may be used to write, erase, and read information stored in the memory cells 102. The circuit 104 may be used to address individual memory cells 102 and to provide electrical energies used to change the state of the material and to read the data in the cell. A technique is provided for preprogramming cells in the array using an external energy source, such as an optical element, e.g., a scanning laser.
A non-volatile memory device may utilize the electrical properties of phase change materials to store data. For example, the memory device 100 shown in
Heating the material in the crystalline phase above its melting point causes the material to lose its crystalline structure. When the material then cools below the glass transition temperature, the material is locked in its amorphous phase. The amorphous phase may be stable at room temperature, but the rate of nucleation and growth of crystallites may increase rapidly as the temperature of the material is raised toward the melting temperature. To switch the memory element back to the crystalline phase, the circuit 104 heats the material between the glass transition temperature and the melting temperature, causing rapid nucleation and crystal growth.
A memory cell may be read by applying an electric field to the cell. The material has a lower resistance in the crystalline state, and a small current will pass. The material has a relatively higher resistance in the amorphous state, and the applied voltage and the resistance of the material will limit the current through the cell.
It may be desirable to preprogram the memory device during the manufacturing process, before it is packaged and installed in a larger device. When the array is preprogrammed by electrical means, i.e., a transistor array, the current used to write to the memory cells may be limited by the constraints of the structure. This may increase programming time.
A scanning laser controller 106 may scan a laser beam 108 over individual memory cells 102 in the array. An exemplary scanning pattern 300 is shown in
The material in the memory cells 102 may originally be in the crystalline phase. Depending on the bit sequence loaded into the scanning laser controller for preprogramming, the laser may selectively heat memory cells corresponding to a "0" value above the melting point, causing a transition to the amorphous and less resistive state (block 204). The laser may scan the entire array of a portion of the array to be preprogrammed (block 206). Once preprogrammed, the memory device may be packaged and installed in a larger system or device (block 208).
After the initial preprogramming by the external energy source, the memory device may be read and written, including further programming, electrically using the circuit 104 (block 210). Once packaged and installed, the memory array may be sealed, and may not be further accessible by the laser.
Depending on the size of the memory cells, a tightly focused laser beam may be required to produce a very small spot on the surface of the array for scanning the individual memory cells 102. The size of the spot may be controlled by selecting one or more optical lenses for focusing the laser beam. For example, high numerical aperture (NA) lenses and solid immersion lenses (SILs) may produce such highly focused laser beams. High NA lenses are used for high resolution optical lithography and both types are used in optical and magneto-optical (MO) disk drives for reading and writing data.
The preprogrammed data may include identification information identifying the memory device. The preprogrammed data may also include parameters that identify the device to the system in which it is installed. This information may indicate the memory device's type and capacity.
The memory device 100 may be operable in different devices. The preprogrammed data may include one or more selectable configurations the memory device 100 may operate in. A user may select the configuration appropriate for the system in which the memory device will be used.
The preprogrammed data may include instructions and/or data applicable to a particular application. This information may be re-writable, e.g., useful for set up on first use, or may be permanent, e.g., read only. The memory device 100 may include structure for programming the memory elements in the array, as shown in
A number of embodiments have been described. Nevertheless, it will be understood that various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, blocks in the flowchart may be skipped or performed out of order and still produce desirable results. Accordingly, other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims.
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Dolce & Gabbana The Romantic Collection for Fall 2009
Dolce & Gabbana The Romantic Collection for Fall 2009
Inspired by Surrealism, the Dolce & Gabbana A/W 09 runway collection echoes both revolutionary sensibility and rebellious spirit. Just as the Surrealists eschewed the conventional to embrace the unpredictable and explore the unimaginable, Dolce & Gabbana break the rules both on the runway and with a new collection of Make Up for fall, tracing the fine line between dreams and reality to create an innovative glamour that teases and provokes. "We worship the surrealists; they pushed the limits-and proved that anything is possible," says Stefano Gabbana, "With the Romantic Collection, the idea is to break away from the expected to transform beauty, creating a look that is about ultimate fantasy."
"And the ultimate luxury," adds Domenico Dolce, "After all, the ultimate luxury is to dream and, for the Dolce & Gabbana woman, the dream should always be a reality."
The Romantic Collection showcases tone against tone contrast via a rich new range of pinks-from delicate to vibrant to shocking – with a fresh shimmer to lend natural luminosity. Lustrous new shades share a balance of the sensual and the subversive to embody Dolce & Gabbana signature glamour.
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Legendary make-up artist Pat McGrath collaborates closely with Dolce & Gabbana to create the beauty look with select Make Up classics paired with brilliant new shades. Explicit and ethereal pinks are imbued with light; deep neutrals are refined and distinctive.
The look lends an air of romance and a sense of intimacy with lucid washes of pure colour and sensuality. A truly feminine aura that's both suggestive and assertive; the look is exuberant with weightless layering of tone against tone pinks, that coalesce in a seamless elegance that is at once fresh and cool.
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The Romantic Collection is intimate yet ephemeral with a glaze of pinks dissolving into a rush of strong femininity "The Rose palette brings the collection to a new level; Dolce & Gabbana wanted to take risks with colour, texture, mood – and at the same time capture the essence of each element," says Pat McGrath. "While the focus is on the eyes – very sexy, very daring – the soft voluptuous lips add an intensity that's erotic. The rose look is very romantic, almost ethereal – yet very sophisticated."
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Southwest's hedge on fuel backfires
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Oct 16, 2008 At first, it looked like Southwest Airlines hedged its bets well when it prepaid for fuel because prices were going up. Unfortunately, now oil prices are falling. Janet Babin has more on Southwest and airlines in general.
Why are oil prices dropping?
Ashley Milne-Tyte
Oct 16, 2008 The price of oil this morning is $72 a barrel -- half of what it was three months ago. Ashley Milne-Tyte looks into some factors influencing oil markets, including the disappearance of some speculators.
Tech advances fuel solar industry
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Oct 15, 2008 The credit crisis is taking its toll on businesses, but there's optimism in the solar energy sector. Sarah Gardner reports that new technolgies and cheaper materials have improved solar's market potential.
Can cheap commodities be a bad thing?
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Oct 15, 2008 With oil prices slipping below $75, prices for corn, gold and other commodities are also down. That's good news for consumers, but what about the overall economy? Will it spark inflation? Nancy Marshall Genzer has answers.
Oil profits still high in third quarter
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Oct 9, 2008 Oil may not be seeing the per-barrel prices of last year, but the average prices are still higher than last year. Ashley Milne-Tyte looks into what energy analysts are predicting for oil profits as earnings reports come in.
Driving in Southeast is no gas
Sep 26, 2008 About 60% of crude oil production in the Gulf of Mexico is still off line, almost two weeks after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. That disruption has led to serious gas shortages in parts of the Southeast. Julie Rose reports.
Oil prices drop amid economic turmoil
Sep 16, 2008 While all eyes were on Wall Street's big financial institutions, the price of oil slipped down to $91 a barrel -- a seven-month low. How'd that happen? Host Stacey Vanek-Smith asks economist Andrew Hilton.
Even a financial crisis has a green lining
Dennis Markatos
Sep 15, 2008 Wow, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch just fell in the blink of an eye. And other institutions may yet fall in the months ahead....
Ike has Texas refineries in its sights
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Sep 12, 2008 Weather forecasters say Hurricane Ike is going to wallop the south Texas coast and its oil refineries early Saturday morning. To find out what that's going to mean for oil and gas prices, Kai Ryssdal talked with economist Ray Perryman.
Is it worth going after natural gas?
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Sep 12, 2008 The Department of Energy today weighs the pros and cons of extracting natural gas from shale and coal seams. Oil companies say they can make it work financially, but what about the environment? Mitchell Hartman reports.


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Updated: 03/31/2013 7:59 PM KSTP.com By: Tim Sherno
In just days, some lawns near Hastings have gone from winter-wonderlands to wetlands. Pushed by bright sunlight and weekend temperatures in the 50's, a quick melt in closed some local roads in the area Saturday.
Joyce Broady from Hastings says the normally dry creek that runs through her lawn suddenly began filling with water, "I was in my garage on Thursday and there was not any water out here. Within 10 minutes my son comes running in and he says mom waters on its way." Broady says within minutes, her lawn was flooded, and the rushing water was flowing across the street in front of her house.
Broady says the creek floods each year, but every five or six years the flooding is extreme. According to Broady, this years flooding is unusual, "When the creek floods it usually means the other rivers are getting up high. But it's trouble. For the other places."
In downtown Hastings, the Vermillion River has spilled from its banks near the falls. Locals say minor flooding is typical, but this year seems to be higher than usual.


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Morning Fluff: A red panda plays with an orange pumpkin in the white snow.
Morning Fluff: A red panda plays with an orange pumpkin in the white snow.
Adorable Animals Being Adorable of the Day: Shenbing the Panda is nothing but a big, fat bamboo thief.
Panda Chaser of the Day: Hua'ao and Qingfeng, two adorable giant pandas, do somersaults in the freshly fallen snow coating their enclosure at Nanshan Park in China's Shandong province.
"They get particularly excited when they see snow," said park staff member Ma Rong. "Sometimes they like to roll a snow-house and hide inside. They also lump the snow
Adorable Animals Being Adorable of the Day: "12 giant panda cubs born in 2011 at the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Center in China."
Afternoon Snack: A panda in a rocking chair the end.
Afternoon Snack: Panda cub Yun Zi celebrates turning two by scarfing down an entire birthday ice cake decorated with bamboo leaf bows and other assorted panda goodies.
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Charlie Brooker's Wiping again
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Good news everyone! Charlie Brooker's getting a new Wipe show on BBC Two, it's going to cover Screen, News and Gameswipe in one show.
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Good news for anyone whos been missing Charlie Brookers acerbic and insightful Wipe programmes the Guardian columnist is to front a new BBC comedy show called Weekly Wipe with Charlie Brooker.
In the new series, which will launch on BBC2 in 2013, Brooker will be scrutinising newspaper headlines, TV shows, adverts, films, books, video games, social media trends and YouTube phenomena.
As in Screenwipe and Newswipe, Brooker will be joined in each episode of Weekly Wipe by celebrity guests and US comedian Doug Stanhope will also be on hand with regular contributions throughout the run.
Brooker said: "Every week we'll be looking at TV, games, 'things in the ether', the online world, and anything and everything in between. And if we need to pad the show out a bit, we'll probably review egg whisks too."
The six-part series will be preceded by Broookers now-traditional end-of-year Wipe special, in which hell explore key events from the last year including the London Olympics, the US election, the Diamond Jubilee and Hurricane Sandy.
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If England's World Cup failure wasn't bad enough, football suffered another knock today as it was voted the least gay-friendly sport in Britain. Tennis took the top spot, with 65 per cent saying it was the most gay-friendly. Rugby scored 29 per cent and just 6 per cent of respondents said football was our most gay-friendly sport.
The online poll, the latest Stonewall social media poll, backed up recent YouGov research for Stonewall which found that more than one in four fans think football is 'anti-gay' and three in five fans say anti-gay abuse dissuades players from coming out.
James Munro from the Lawn Tennis Association said: 'As the national governing body for tennis in Britain, the Lawn Tennis Association is delighted that tennis has been recognised as a welcoming sport for all, regardless of age, ability, background or sexual orientation.'
Rugby player Gareth Thomas said: 'The recent decision to fine the Castleford Tigers £40,000 for homophobic chanting directed at me sent a strong signal from the world of rugby about homophobia. By coming out, I hope to become a role model for any young gay people who aspire to be professional sports players.'
Speaking at this year's Stonewall Equality Dinner, Martina Navratilova said: 'When I first came out in 1981, it was lonely out there. The phrase I heard was "career suicide." I'm told I lost millions in sponsorship, but I gained something of greater value - the opportunity to live my life with integrity.'
Stonewall Chief Executive Ben Summerskill said: 'There's not a single openly gay professional player in British football. Perhaps if football had a wider pool of talent to choose from, our World Cup performance wouldn't be quite so pitiful.'
Commenting on Stonewall's Facebook page, Dave Phillips said: 'As a huge football fan it pains me to say this but, football is by far the most homophobic sport. It's still totally acceptable and common for homophobic chants to be heard on the terraces. Also the fact that there are no out players pretty much says it all. Clubs need to do more to sort this out.'
I am really shocked by those findings!! As an avid fan of both tennis and football, the results of this poll make me really happy, as well as sadden me at the same time. 65 % in comparison to 6 should not only set alarms rigning, it should also concern fans and players alike! What I'm quite shocked by is that despite the report (Leagues Behind) being published last year, the reply yet has not been visible. FA stance on the Homophobia in football video has also been disgusting, and unless I have missed out on any news, there has not been a follow-up to the decision not to screen the film back in February? As a sports fan, it really does sadden me, especially as no governing body seems to even want to do anything to tackle homophobia!! In a way I'm glad that the disparity between how gay-friendly tennis and football are is as great as it is, perhaps that will get people's attention! I feel ashamed, completely ashamed that football aims to teach young people, to represent values for life, and yet, through sheer unwillingness? does none of that, without maybe even realising it. Those are sad sad times, and I want to believe it's gonna change for the better...
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Coach of the year: Mike Jinks, Steele
HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE: 47-16 in five seasons at Steele; 50-23 career, six seasons (first season as a head coach was at Burbank).
ACCOMPLISHMENTS: In Steele's first season in Class 5A (and just fifth as a varsity team), Jinks led the Knights to the Class 5A Division II state championship with a 24-21 victory against Denton Guyer.
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TOMBALL, Texas – Kimmy Albeno became the all-time leading scorer in Lamar history Sunday, but her efforts weren't enough as the Cardinals dropped a 2-1 decision in double overtime to Massachusetts in a non-conference women's soccer game at Tomball High School.
Albeno scored 7:39 into the first half to give Lamar a 1-0 lead and move her past Lisa Hance on Lamar's all-time chart with 51 points. Albeno added to the school record she already holds with her 22nd career goal.
Lamar (3-4) seemed poised to take the lead into halftime, but UMass tied the game at 1 with just eight seconds remaining in the first half when Daniela Alvarez beat LU goalkeeper Bailey Fontenot on a set play after Lamar was whistled for a questionable foul.
Fontenot had a strong game for Lamar, finishing with 10 saves as UMass (2-4-1) outshot the Cardinals 31-6 for the game.
The Minutewomen got the winner with 5:31 remaining in the second overtime when Sara Pandolfi chipped one over Fontenot's head. Fontenot collided with Pandolfi as she came out to get the ball.
Danielle Kriscenski made four saves for UMass.
Lamar returns to action at 7 p.m. Friday when it opens Southland Conference play at Northwestern State before hosting Oral Roberts in a conference game at 1 p.m. Sunday.
"We have to bounce back," Lamar coach Orlando Cervantes said. "We have to be ready for conference play."
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Golz, who was nominated by Melinda Bilbrey, admissions coordinator at Masters Health Care Center, accepted the award at a special THCA awards gala in Nashville.
"Every day, facility caregivers and thousands of volunteers and community members work hard to improve the quality of life for the state's elderly and disabled nursing home patients," said THCA Executive Director Mike Cole. "THCA's Awards of Excellence program is our organization's way of honoring these dedicated and selfless individuals."
As reflected by the award, dozens of people, young and old, can say Golz has shown them the way to a better life.
Since Golz, who teaches English 1020, began asking her students to volunteer at local health care centers at least 10 hours each semester, the students say they are more compassionate, appreciative, humble and thankful.
"Most 18-year-old students are not in touch with their mortality, and working with the elderly makes them realize the importance of family, relationships and of making the most of life," she said.
Golz's volunteer work requirement came in response to students who wanted to write about real life in their essays. She suspects her students meant they wanted to write about their friends and their hobbies, but she decided to introduce them to the real world of volunteer work.
"After the first year, I saw students benefiting more deeply from volunteering with the elderly," she explained. "They are in a position of serving and respecting the elderly while sharing experiences with them."
Lynn Drew, activities director for Masters Heath Care Center says the students have also provided valuable one-on-one interaction with younger patients in the facility.
"Jennifer's students give our residents individual attention," said Drew. "Whether it's reading, singing, playing board games or video games, the students come in and give others that very important gift of attention."
Golz says most students put in more than 10 hours, volunteering to pay bills and run errands. She said one student even made a trip from West Tennessee to Cookeville with his mother during a break to visit a sick resident who had become his friend. At minimum, an average class of 25 puts in 250 hours each semester.
"Students learn that the generation gap is not as great as it may seem, and that the elderly are just like them with experiences and dreams similar to theirs, only they live in older bodies now," said Golz.
To make sure those lessons stick and to fulfill her primary goal as an English teacher, Golz has each student keep a journal during the semester and write essays covering issues about the elderly and reflections on their volunteer experiences.
"The energy that transfers from my students to their elderly friends fills a need that is so great," Golz said.
Golz received her award in front of more than 300 attendees at this year's THCA gala in Nashville. The THCA includes more than 300 facilities with a combined total of more than 33,000 patients. Members include nursing homes of all types — privately owned, government-operated and nonprofit — as well as some assisted care living facilities.


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WORCESTER, Mass. - Senior first baseman Sam Fregenti (Melville, N.Y.) has been named the AT&T Crusader of the Week, for competition from March 11-17. Fregenti went seven-for-13 with six runs batted in last week, as the Holy Cross softball team posted a 3-1 record at the Stony Brook Invitational.
Fregenti opened the weekend by going two-for-three with a double and an RBI in Friday's 5-1 victory over Yale. She was also three-for-four with two RBI in Friday's 11-7 loss to Providence, while going two-for-four with three RBI in Saturday's 13-6 win over Yale.
On the season, Fregenti is now batting .563 with two doubles, two runs scored and seven runs batted in. Over the course of her collegiate career, she it hitting .358 with 33 doubles, 19 home runs, 40 runs scored and 81 runs batted in.
Holy Cross (6-8 overall) returns to action on Saturday, March 23, when it travels to Penn for a doubleheader at 1:00 p.m.


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CARA Ride keeps growing
More than 200 people spent their Saturday mornings sweating as they pedaled up hills and around rural roads in Lee and Chatham counties. They were rewarded with food, beer and playful puppies.
The bikers were participating in Ride For Their Lives, an annual fundraiser for CARA (Carolina Animal Rescue and Adoption) in Sanford. Cars spilled out of the parking areas and lined both sides of the road near the staging point, Camelback Bridge, in the Cumnock area.
"We try to do a few big events each year," said CARA fundraising coordinator Eva Rogers. "We have this, we have a golf event in June, and we have a race later on."
She said the foot race has the most participants, but Ride For Their Lives brings in the most money. But they're happy, she said, as long as their events continue to grow in popularity. The funds go to CARA, a non-profit which operates a no-kill shelter, works with local veterinary offices and subsidizes spay/neuter treatments for low-income families.
It's the fifth year the bike ride has been held and this year about 220 people rode the 10-, 37- or 62-mile courses. Others came out to cheer on loved ones and play with the rambunctious dogs.
LouAnn Lee and her husband Tom, a senior games champion and avid rider, are big fans of CARA and have two rescue dogs of their own. She doesn't ride but he does, and he said he's been all over the state for races or charity rides, but nothing beats the one closest to home.
"As far as a ride in the country, it doesn't get better than this," Tom Lee said, adding that the cause makes it even better: "They really stretch their budget at CARA, I think, as well as any group. I like to support them."
The Lees are from Sanford, but many participants weren't. Broadway Mayor Donald Andrews was out riding, for example, and many riders came even further, from Raleigh and Fayetteville.
One Raleigh couple, Rodney and Yolanda Brunskill, have participated every year. Yolanda even showed up this year despite her recent hip surgery that left her unable to ride. But she said she'll be back on a bike by the time the event rolls around next year, and that she didn't mind having a more leisurely Saturday than Rodney.
"I enjoy the scenery and looking at all the puppies," Yolanda said.
"I just enjoy the ride," Rodney added. "Up in Raleigh, you don't get the chance to do a nice country ride like this."
One newcomer to the event was Fred McIver, who recently moved to Sanford from the Triangle.
"I'm a marathon runner," he said. "This is my first ride out here. But it was for a good cause."
CARA's Rogers said the whole idea is to keep bringing new folks out while also retaining the loyalty of longtime supporters. This year, they plied people with the promise of free food from Cafe 121, free beer from Carolina Brewing Company and live music all awaiting returning riders on the shores of the Deep River.
Next year there could be even more.
"Every year we try to learn something; we try to improve," Rogers said.


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Tags new music, indie electronic, indie pop, electronica, lo-fi
Artists Andrew Bayer, Bonobo, Caribou
July 21, 2012
A lacivious mix to get your pulse racing this greyest of summers..
Decemble by scottcho
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Ahmadpur East Tehsil
|تحصیل احمدپور شرقیہ
Dera Nawab Sahib
|Ahmadpur Sharqia
|Coordinates: 29°09′N 71°16′E / 29.150°N 71.267°E
|Bahawalpur District
|Time zone
|• Summer (DST)
Ahmadpur Sharqia (Urdu: تحصِيل احمد پُور شرقیہ), also Ahmadpur East (Saraiki, Punjabi language: تحصیل احمدپور شرقیہ) is one of the five tehsils (administrative subdivisions) of Bahawalpur District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Its capital is Ahmadpur East city. The Dera Nawab Sahib railway station is located in Ahmadpur East city on Pakistan Railways main line.
"Main Language is Saraiki and in other languages Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi are also spoken here. History: Ahmedpur East was once the Capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur. Ahmed Khan son of Ghappa Khan Parjani was the first cousin of Nawab Sadiq Muhammad Khan I. On the invitation of Nawab Mubarak Khan, the dwelling where Ahmed Khan along with his family, tribe and supporters made their permanent abode was named Ahmed Pur." "Buildings, places built by the former Rulers of Ex-Bahawalpur State have prime importance for Ahmadpur City. Sadiq Garh Palace, Qadeem Mahal and Jamia Masjid Chowk Bazar and many more are remarkable in these buildings. Saraiki is the local language, while Urdu and English are official languages used in various educational and government institutions."
Geography and climate The City lies just south east of the Head Panjnad. It is situated 50 km from Bahawalpur, 470 km from Lahore, 15 km from Uch Shareef, 60 km from Yazman, 320 km from Faisalabad and about 750 km from the national capital, Islamabad. The west region of the city is called the Sindh. The chief crops are wheat, gram, cotton, sugarcane, and dates. Sheep and cattle are raised for export of wool and hides. It is chiefly desert irrigated by the Sutlej inundation canals and yields crops of wheat, cotton, and sugarcane. Farther south, the Cholistan, is a barren desert tract, bounded on the north and west by the Hakra depression with mound ruins of old settlements along its high banks; it is still inhabited by nomads. The climate is mainly hot and dry. In summer's the temperature reaches high forties degrees Celsius during the day and the nights slightly cooler. Since the city is located in a desert environment there is little rainfall. The weather conditions in reach extremes in both summer and winter. Average temperature in summer is 33c and 18c in winter. Rainfall is very scarce and scanty. The average rainfall is 20 to 25 cm annually
Economy Ahmedpur East is also an important agricultural training and educational center. Soapmaking and cotton ginning are important enterprises; cotton, silk, embroidery, carpets, and extraordinarily delicate pottery are produced. Factories producing cottonseed oil and cottonseed cake were built in the 1970s. It is an important marketing center for the surrounding areas and is located on the crossroads between Peshawar, Lahore, Quetta and Karachi. Ahmedpur East is also known for its distinctly embroidered khusa and pottery which is made here. The surrounding area is mostly agricultural, which allows agricultural exports in many parts of the world. There is also a large market town for mangoes, dates, wheat, sugarcane, and cotton that bring in continuous demand all year round. In addition, it has soap making and cotton spinning factories".
Culture The city of Ahmedpur East is a famour tourist destination for not only locals but for its rich heritage provides an important hot spot for historians as well as archeologists. Ahmedpur East is known for its cotton, silk, embroidery, carpets, and extraordinarily delicate pottery."By: Sajid Durrani Qadri"
- ^ Census Information, StatPak.com, accessed October 2009
Coordinates: 29°09′N 71°16′E / 29.150°N 71.267°E


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- Extend and Customize JIRA--Work with custom fields, workflows, Reports & Gadgets, JQL functions, plugins, and more
- Customize the look and feel of your JIRA User Interface by adding new tabs, web items and sections, drop down menus, and more
- Master JQL - JIRA Query Language that enables advanced searching capabilities through which users can search for issues in their JIRA instance and then exploit all the capabilities of issue navigator
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He fought the good fight. Pro-choice, pro-equality candidate (and friend of the Blend) Trevor Thomas, a Michigan native who made his stamp on the equality movement in his work at the Human Rights Campaign and Servicemembers Legal Defense Network was defeated last night by Steve Pestka in the open Dem primary.
He was outspent mightily by his challenger, but Trevor had very high profile endorsements: Michigan's former Gov. Jennifer Granholm, former Rep. Patrick Murphy, who sponsored DADT repeal legislation in the U.S. House, as well as out gay congressman Barney Frank (D-MA). (Washington Blade):
Thomas faced a significant challenge in winning the Democratic nomination in the race. For starters, Pestka had been endorsed by many unions — including the United Auto Workers, the Service Employees International Union and the AFL-CIO — which are a powerful force in a state that is highly dependent on the automobile industry.
According to the Federal Election Commission reports, Pestka had significantly outraised Thomas. Pestka has raised $799,000 over the course of the cycle, while Thomas has raised $294,000. At the time of the primary, Pestka had $452,000 in cash on hand while Thomas had $86,000. Still, Pestka had accrued $658,000 in debt over the course of his campaign and Thomas's campaign carried no debt.
Trevor's statement:
"I spoke with Judge Pestka tonight and congratulated him on his victory in this hard-fought campaign. I told him that I look forward to working together to defeat Justin Amash in the fall. Democrats and folks from across the political spectrum are united in feeling that Representative Amash is out of touch with West Michigan values, and we need to make sure that we unseat him in November."


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Minnesota Prof. Uses Xbox Kinect For Research
Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos admits laughing at the idea of purchasing an Xbox Kinect for his $4 million research experiment.


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Leo Capezzuto closed his Italian restaurant on South Broadway on July 31 because the building, which once housed The Coach House, was being torn down. While looking for another location, Capezzuto decided to open a small Italian café on Main Street. "Just to not get rusty," he said. Casanova Café, on the ground level of Festival Market at 325 West Main Street, serves bow tie chicken pesto, lasagna Bolognese, Mediterranean salad, cheese steak sandwich, and Italian wedding soup. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call (859) 252-7777.
Now there's only one JK's Cafe
Greg and Alice Keller have sold JK's Café in downtown Winchester to concentrate on their other location at Forest Grove Grocery.
"The Forest Grove location is a 50-seat restaurant which has been open for a year this month," Greg Keller said. "It serves a full breakfast menu with meat and eggs, sausage gravy and biscuits, country ham biscuits, breakfast hot Browns, and quiche." The lunch menu features chicken salad, beer cheese burgers, hot Brown, soup beans and corn bread, and meatloaf subs.
JK's Café at Forest Grove Grocery is at 4636 Old Boonesboro Road in Clark County. Hours are 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Call (859) 744-4444.
■ WineStyles of Lexington, 2535 Nicholasville Road, is introducing the new vintage of "The Prisoner" at a Prisoner Release Party from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday.
"Most wine drinkers know of Dave Phinney, a hot winemaker who makes very interesting wines from vineyards all over the world, and his labels are very creative and slightly edgy. He is probably best known for 'The Prisoner,' a red blend from California. He always releases the new vintage of 'The Prisoner' on Halloween," owner Jim Taylor said. The store will also pour Blindford (a white blend) and Bayonette (a red blend from France). Cost is $10 for a flight of all three wines.
Call (859) 278- 9463.
■ Wines on Vine, 400 Old Vine Street, is having a holiday wine trade tasting on Monday. Wine from eight distributors will be sampled. Cost is $10. Call (859) 243-0017.
■ Centenary United Methodist Women is having an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. The menu features pancakes, sausage, and biscuits and gravy. Cost is $5. Gluten-free pancakes are $4. The church is at 2800 Tates Creek Road. Call Pat Burton at (859) 223-2946.
New on the menu
■ Nat Yuttayong, owner of Nat's Thai restaurant, 111 South Upper Street, is preparing stir-fry venison tenderloin, with red curry paste and basil, on Friday. "It is the most tender meat I have ever cooked," Yuttayong said. Call (859) 433-0197.
■ Greentree Tearoom, 521 West Short Street, is serving a hearty menu for November. Included are lobster bisque; sweet potato scone; turkey and berry pilaf in filo; basil mashed potatoes, curried egg salad, brown sugar cupcakes, and citrus spice panna cotta. Call (859) 455-9660 or go to Greentreetearoom.com.
■ Fazoli's is forming its first partnership with Ghirardelli Chocolate Company, and participating Fazoli's locations are serving pumpkin swirl cheesecake. It's New York Style cheesecake, swirled with pumpkin, and topped with Ghirardelli caramel sauce. Cost is $1.99. The special runs through Jan. 5. For locations, go to Fazolis.com.
■ Visitors at the Kentucky Proud Incredible Food Show last weekend, voted for their favorite food items. Here are the winners:
Overall winner in the sweet category is Crigger Farm, and Willa's Shortbread received honorable mention. In the savory category, the winner is Single Barrel Sauce Company, and Kenny's Farmhouse Cheese, received honorable mention. The People's Choice award went to Red State BBQ. Winners of the best booth display are La Petite Sucre and The Weekly Juicery.
Farmers market report
■ Lexington Farmers' Market is still open on Tuesdays and Thursdays at South Broadway and Maxwell Street, and on Saturdays in Cheapside Park. Products include broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, potatoes, garlic, dried beans, spinach, lettuce, winter squash, pie pumpkins, eggs, honey, beef, chicken, lamb, goat, and pastured turkeys, which can still be pre-ordered in time for Thanksgiving. Go to Lexingtonfarmersmarket.com.


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"The 'wing drop' issue and the recommended adjustments have been thoroughly examined by the Navy, an independent panel of experts, Department Acquisition and Technology officials and the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation," said Cohen.
"I am confident that the Navy's modification to the F/A-18E/F wing is a suitable and cost-effective solution to the 'wing drop' issue," he said.
Navy officials told Cohen that the modification will not increase the cost of the program.
Cohen asked the Navy to continue to keep him apprised of the program's progress.
The resolution of the "wing drop" issue clears the way for the Navy to award a $2 billion Low Rate Initial Production contract for 20 aircraft to the Boeing Company, manufacturer of the aircraft.
The F/A-18E/F "Super Hornet" is part of the Department's overall tactical aircraft modernization plan and is the centerpiece of the Navy's modernization of its carrier air wings.
The F/A-18E/F will offer improved survivability, enhanced multi-mission capability, a 35 percent increase in mission radius, a 50 percent increase in endurance and a 22 percent increase in weapons capacity.


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March 18, 2013
Bob Owens of Jackson has been named president of the Board of Trustees, Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. His term officially began on March 1.
Trustee Owens is a partner in the law firm Owens Moss, PLLC, in Jackson. His primary area of practice is general and personal injury litigation. The firm is listed in Martindale-Hubbell's Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, which is limited to only the most distinguished law practices and specifically those that have achieved the AV® rating in the Martindale-Hubbell® Law Directory. The "A" signifies the highest level of legal ability, while the "V" denotes "very high."
Owens served as vice president of the Board during Trustee Ed Blakeslee's term. Trustee Aubrey Patterson will serve as vice president during Owens' term.
Owens was appointed to the IHL Board of Trustees by Governor Haley Barbour in 2004. His term will expire in May 2015.


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A system for long range communications is disclosed. The system includes a base station and credit card sized wireless long range communications devices. The wireless long range communication devices each include a transceiver, a man machine interface (e.g., display and pushbuttons), a processor, a power supply (e.g., primary and secondary battery) and an antenna. Preferably, the wireless communication devices are flexible (e.g., like a smart card).
1. A communication system comprising:
a) at least one credit card sized wireless long-range communications device;
b) wherein the credit card sized wireless long-range communication device(s) communicate with a base station.
2. The communication system of
3. The communication system of
a) a receiver;
b) an antenna;
c) a man machine interface;
d) a processor; and
e) a power supply.
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[0003] The present invention relates generally to communications systems, and more particularly to a miniaturized communications system.
[0004] Miniaturization of commercial communications systems has focused upon the use of micro-cellular architectures, such as the one shown in FIG. 1 which employs one high power base station transmitter 20 to communicate to remote communication devices 22 and many micro-cell receivers. Given that the remote communication devices only radiate a low power radio frequency (RF) signal, many receivers are required to encompass the area of the high power transmitter. Given the multitude of receivers required, the micro-cellular architecture is costly. Due to the fluid and ever-changing military battle space, traditional commercial communication systems are unsuitable for military deployment.
[0005] Thus, a need exists for a miniaturized communication system with an architecture suitable for military deployment. Preferably, the architecture includes one base station which can be located in an aircraft (manned or unmanned) or atop a tower.
[0006] A system for communications is disclosed. The system includes a base station and wireless long-range communication devices which are approximately the size of a credit card.
[0007] Preferably, the base station includes a high temperature superconductivity receiver.
[0008] In accordance with other aspects of the invention, the wireless communication devices each include a transceiver, a man machine interface, a processor, a power supply and an antenna.
[0009] In accordance with still other aspects of the invention, preferably, the transceiver includes a frequency shift keying receiver. Preferably, the transceiver includes a direct sequence spread spectrum modulator with differential phase shift keying.
[0010] In accordance with yet other aspects of the invention, the man machine interface includes a display. Preferably, the display is a thin polymer emissive display that is capable of displaying both graphical and textual information. Preferably, the man machine interface includes pushbuttons (e.g., four pushbuttons).
[0011] In accordance with further aspects of the invention the power supply includes a battery. Preferably, the battery is a primary lithium non-rechargeable battery or a secondary lithium polymer rechargeable battery. Preferably, the power supply also includes a constant current source charger and a low dropout analog regulator.
[0012] In accordance with still further aspects of the invention, the antenna is either a monopole antenna, a dipole antenna, or a patch antenna.
[0013] In accordance with yet further aspects of the invention, the communications system is a voice response architecture and includes a microphone. Preferably, the voice response architecture also includes an integrated broadband processor.
[0014] These as well as other features of the present invention will become more apparent upon reference to the drawings wherein:
[0015]FIG. 1 is a diagram of an exemplary prior art commercial micro-cellular architecture;
[0016]FIG. 2 is a diagram of an exemplary architecture formed in accordance with the present invention;
[0017]FIG. 3 is an exemplary configuration of the credit card communications system of the present invention;
[0018]FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an exemplary architecture of a credit card communication system of the present invention;
[0019]FIG. 5 is a block diagram of an alternative (voice response) architecture of a communication system of the present invention;
[0020]FIG. 6 illustrates exemplary antenna configurations suitable for use in an exemplary architecture for the present invention;
[0021]FIG. 7 illustrates the assignment of a unique slot in a master frame via a hashing function;
[0022]FIG. 8 illustrates how adaptive sleep eliminates variation in resistor capacitor (RC) oscillator frequency due to process and temperature changes;
[0023]FIG. 9 is an exemplary communications state diagram; and
[0024]FIG. 10 is an illustration of a forward/reverse channel frame format.
[0025] The exemplary architecture of the present invention shown in FIG. 2 is a network architecture which includes a single high power base station 20 which communicates with credit card size wireless communications devices. Thus, the invention is referred to as a Credit Card Communications System (C3S) herein. Due to the single base station (or interrogator) architecture, the C3S system is capable of quick setup and mobility which can accommodate battle field operations. While ideally suited for military operations, it will be appreciated that the present invention is not so limited. For example, the invention has commercial uses, such as a credit card sized pager, preferably with smart card capabilities. The invention can also be used as a reduced function device which serves as a low cost long-range active radio frequency identification device (RFID). For example, several of the credit card sized communication devices can be put on several sides of a pallet or container. Traditional RFIDs are much more costly than the credit card sized communication device of the present invention because smart card form factor devices can be mass produced (for example, using reel-to-reel processing). The credit card communication system of the present invention can communicate with a Global Positioning System (GPS) such that the credit card communications device can receive its location and can then upload its location to the base station. Another application of the present invention is for the credit card communications device to receive information which includes a phone number. The card is then inserted into a phone and the phone number is automatically dialed. It will be appreciated that the above examples illustrate a few possible applications of the credit card communications system of the present invention and that many other applications are possible.
[0026] As illustrated in FIG. 2, the C3S utilizes a single high power forward channel transmitter 30. Because the communicator of the C3S uses a simple receiver due to the aggressive size constraints, preferably, FSK modulation is utilized. In exemplary embodiments, the C3S employs high temperature superconductivity technology and spread spectrum coding to improve base sensitivity which eliminates the need for multiple micro-cellular receivers. Due to the enhanced base station, the C3S communicator's radio frequency output power is very low which increases battery life and enables using a small planar battery. FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary configuration of the C3S credit card 40. The packaging of the credit card 40 is a smart card form factor (e.g., approximately 9.6 mmū6.4 mm with a thickness of 0.79 mm) and includes a complex transceiver 42, an antenna 44 and a man machine interface (MMI). Preferably, the communicator's MMI includes a display 46, such as a dot matrix display, push buttons 48 and a microphone (not shown) Although a smart card form factor is preferable, it will be appreciated that other configurations can be used, for example, the card can be a magnetic stripe card.
[0027] Text or graphical information is delivered to the communicator, for example, via a forward channel frequency shift keying (FSK). The user can communicate with the base station (e.g., using predetermined responses and/or compressed voice) via, for example, the direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS), phase shift keying (PSK) reverse channel. Preferably, the C3S single base station architecture of the invention is predicated upon a forward channel high power base station and an optimized reverse channel. The architecture combines various technologies, for example, DSSS, a high temperature superconductivity receiver, and an adaptive base station antenna array. Together these technologies allow a low power C3S transmitter to communicate with the base station with an acceptably low error rate.
[0028] Preferably, the invention employs DSSS reverse channel in order to improve interrogator sensitivity and to reject unwanted signals. Due to the nature of DSSS communications, when transmissions from remote transmitters are correlated, interfering signals are de-correlated. This allows for rejecting of unwanted signals that are not strong enough to overload the receiver's low noise amplifier (LNA).
[0029] The sensitivity of the interrogator is a function of temperature and bandwidth. For a DSSS based link, the bandwidth is the coherent bandwidth for the focused code. Preferably, the C3S utilizes a focused code bandwidth of 1000 hertz and a temperature of 77 degrees Kelvin.
[0030] An adaptive interrogator antenna array helps reject unwanted signals because unwanted signals which are not located at the same geolocation as wanted signals can be rejected by use of a sectored gain antenna array or an adaptive sectored gain antenna array. The adaptive sectored antenna array subtracts the unwanted signal from the wanted signal thus canceling the unwanted signal.
[0031] The sensitivity of a receiver is defined primarily by its noise figure and noise power. High temperature superconductivity (HTS) allows the LNA and front end power filter RF components to be constructed such that a noise figure of less than 0.5 dB can be realized. In addition, noise power is set by the system's temperature and bandwidth. Thus, the overall interrogator receiver sensitivity can be as great as −186 dBm.
[0032] As described in further detail below, in exemplary embodiments, a convergence of technologies allow a C3S communicator to: perform long range communications (e.g., approximately 30 kilometers); be a self-contained credit card form factor; include an MMI with a flexible emissive display; and have low recurring costs. Long range communications are accomplished via the following technologies: an HTS interrogation receiver; a low profile efficient antenna, DSSS, and an interrogator adaptive antenna array. A self-contained smart card form factor is accomplished using the following technologies: a thinned flexible die (which produces a flexible card), printed integrated passives thus eliminating discrete resistors and capacitors, thus reducing manufacturing costs, a flip chip on flex (die attachment method where the die is attached to the substrate material with solder ball connection pads), a thin lithium polymer battery, a Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) microphone and a low profile efficient antenna. The technology of a thin polymer emissive display is used for an integrated MMI. The following are exemplary technologies that contribute to low recurring costs for producing credit card communications systems in accordance with the invention: reel-to-reel production and fluidic self assembly. Fluidic Self Assembly (FSA™) is a process which decouples the fabrication of transistors from the processing of display materials and permits the efficient assembly of drive electronics into all types of Flat Panel Displays (FPDs) . For example, see www.alientechnology for a description of FSA™ developed by Alien Technology™. It will be appreciated that FSA processing can be applied to devices other than displays.
[0033] The exemplary architecture of a credit card communications system formed in accordance with the present invention shown in FIG. 4 includes four primary subsystems: a transceiver 50, a man machine interface 52, a processor 54 and a power supply 56. An exemplary transceiver utilizes a single conversion Frequency Shift Keying (FSK) receiver 58 to provide a robust means of transmitting information to the card. Preferably, receiver 58 is a single Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) device. Preferably, the transmitter is implemented with a direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) differential phase shift keying (DPSK) modulation 68 to provide rejection to interference and enhance reverse channel link range.
[0034] In exemplary embodiments, the man machine interface 52 is implemented with a one-quarter VGA size dot matrix (46 of FIG. 3) display and four push buttons (48 of FIG. 3). Preferably, the display 46 can hold a combination of text and graphics. For example, the display can be utilized to hold context sensitive textual prompts such that the user will reuse the four push buttons for multiple functions.
[0035] The primary function of the processor 54 is to process the forward channel information for display and to generate the reverse channel information. In exemplary embodiments, the forward channel uses a simple repetition due to the simplicity of processing (which minimizes power consumption) and high forward channel carrier to interference (C/I). Preferably, the reverse channel utilizes a robust forward error correcting code.
[0036] Preferably, the power supply 56 includes of a single Lithium (Li) polymer secondary chemistry (rechargeable) battery 60 along with a constant current source charger 62 and a low drop out analog regulator (LDO) 64. While a switch mode regulator is normally more efficient than an analog regulator, a magnetic element of sufficient size is difficult to realize with an integrated passive structure. With respect to analog regulators, the low drop out regulator circuit topology is the most efficient and can be matched to the battery's inherent flat discharge curve to maximize efficiency.
[0037] An alternative architecture is a voice response architecture such as the one shown in FIG. 5. The voice response architecture is similar to the exemplary architecture shown in FIG. 4, but with two significant differences: (1) a microphone 70 (e.g., a MEMS microphone) is included to allow a voice information to be transferred by the user to the base station; and (2) the efficient transmission of voice traffic is permitted on the reverse channel coding. Preferably, the coding function includes vocoding (compression), forward error correction coding, framing, etc. included in an integrated baseband processor 72.
[0038] Due to the credit card form factor, the antenna configuration used must be capable of integrating into the credit card form factor. FIG. 6 illustrates three possible antenna designs: a monopole antenna 100, a dipole antenna 102, and a patch antenna 104.
[0039] Preferably, the C3S communicator card's power source is planar and has a high energy density. In exemplary embodiments, a primary non-rechargeable thin Li battery or a secondary rechargeable thin Li polymer battery is used.
[0040] An International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard contact pad (66 of FIG. 4) provides a means of communicating with the C3S's integrated processor via a bi-directional bit serial communications link. In addition, as the contact pad also provides power and ground which can be utilized to charge the battery.
[0041] The choice of interrogation protocol utilized to communicate between the base station and the C3S communicator is critical to achieving high battery endurance for the communicator. With any communications protocol development, performance modeling typically is based upon well-known fundamental protocols. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention utilize the reservation aloha model as a basis for the C3S protocol.
[0042] Aloha is a protocol for satellite and terrestrial radio transmissions. In pure Aloha, a user can transmit at any time but risks collisions with other users' messages. "Slotted Aloha" reduces the chance of collisions by dividing the channel into time slots and requiring that the user send only at the beginning of a time slot. As with any aloha based protocol, time is divided into slots. The C3S protocol groups N slots together into a master frame which repeats every X seconds as shown in FIG. 7. C3S communicators are assigned by default to a unique slot in the master frame via a hashing function, as shown in FIG. 8. The communicator only wakes up from sleep for its assigned time slot(s). The system will assign additional slots for a period of time after an interrogation of the communication to minimize latency for subsequent interrogations.
[0043] To enhance power savings during sleep, a low frequency resistor capacitor (RC) oscillator/complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) counter is utilized to measure the time the communicator is sleeping. Normally a crystal oscillator is utilized to drive a CMOS counter. However, the crystal oscillator based structure is not desirable due to the C3S communicator's size and power constraints. A low speed oscillator is more efficient but requires a large crystal. Small crystals while possibly fitting on the card would be prohibitively power inefficient.
[0044] The RC oscillator's accuracy is a function of voltage, temperature and CMOS process variations. Potential problems can be mitigated because the voltage is controlled accurately by the communicator's voltage regulator and temperature and process variations can be handled by adapting the sleep to feedback timing from the base station (or network), as shown in FIG. 10.
[0045] An exemplary C3S communications state diagram is shown in FIG. 11. A sleep timer awakens the system from a sleep state 110. Once awakened, the system looks for an interrogation frame and start timer 112. Once the frame is found, the system computes a sleep timer correction 114. The system then decodes the interrogation frame 116. If the ID of the interrogation frame matches (i.e., if the identification matches the unique identification of this credit card communications device) a response (e.g., a keyboard response, a voice message response or a combination there of) is transmitted 118. Once the response has been transmitted 118 or if the ID did not match the system returns to a sleep state 110.
[0046] The C3S communication system utilizes identical frame formats for the forward and reverse channels. As shown in FIG. 12, the frame consists of a bit sync, a frame sync, payload and cyclic redundancy check (CRC). The payload can be any arbitrary data, for example, a query ID and time sync information.
[0047] Additional modifications and improvements of the present invention may also be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. Thus, the particular combination of parts described and illustrated herein is intended to represent only a certain embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to serve as a limitation of alternative devices within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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