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Mrs. Mary Argenziano, 95, of Scotch Plains died Friday May 6, 2011 at Kindred Hospital RWJ at Rahway, NJ. Mrs. Argenziano, was born in Metuchen, lived in Belle Mead, Westfield and settled to Scotch Plains. She was the owner operator along with her late husband James of the Front Street News in Plainfield, Mary's Confectionery Store for 20 years in Westfield and a Mr. Softee Ice Cream Truck in the local area. Mary was a avid bowler enjoying for many years the Westfield and Clark Lanes and leagues.
She was predeceased by her late husband James who died May, 1983. Surviving Mary are her two sons Frank, John and his wife Roberta, 1 sister Florence Fakelmann. her 4 grandchildren Susan and Thomas, Todd and James. and her 7 great grandchildren.
Funeral Thursday May 12 at 10 AM at the Rossi Funeral Home 1937 Westfield Avenue Scotch Plains Interment Fairview Cemetery Westfield. Visitation Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9 PM and Thursday 9:30 AM to time of service. For directions or to send a letter of condolence to the family visit our website at
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-- Knowing firsthand the horrors of abuse, poet, author, mother and domestic violence survivor and perpetrator Kimberly Hicks shared her story of living in a home that was far from being a safe haven Oct. 25 at the Domestic Violence Awareness Month luncheon.
A retired master sergeant, Hicks, known by her pen names as Kay Cook or Kimmy Kim, gave an interactive presentation at the Maxwell Event Center. She provided audience members with a detailed look into her abusive relationship.
She related to the audience how she was able to walk away from the relationship, and offered them a chance to write down, crush and throw away their own hurts. The event included dramatic poetry readings by domestic violence survivors and awareness advocates.
As a medical technician in the Air Force, she always focused on the needs of her patients, while ignoring her own.
"People would come in [to the clinic] abused and hurt, both women and men, and I would sense there was something not right in their relationships," Hicks said. "Me personally, in my situation, I did not know I was in an abusive relationship until after my husband and I had divorced."
To friends and co-workers, Hicks was funny and popular. She was making rank, winning awards, rearing her five children and on her way to patenting a new invention. Her life seemed to have it all, but within her own home, she was nothing in the eyes of her husband.
"I was called names, and I was made to think at times that I was crazy," she explained. "I'd vacuum the floor, and he'd come home and vacuum the floor as if it hadn't been done. That was his way of telling me for so long that I wasn't a good housekeeper, I wasn't a good mother or I wasn't good at anything."
Belittled like that for years in front of her children, Hicks' feistiness finally caused one fight with her husband to become physical. Harsh words were said and punches were thrown, leaving Hicks with a bloody nose, puffy eyes and a lot to explain when she came into work that next morning. That was her first encounter with family advocacy and when she realized her abusive marriage was draining her of life.
"It took a lot out of me, and I didn't realize it until I just decided to walk away," said Hicks. "I had to walk away for my peace. I had no peace. I was always the peacemaker in a place that offered me no peace, which was my home, and that's not right."
Writing her book, "Poetic Therapy for a Sistah's Soul," Hicks was able to find a release from the pain. It was her therapy, she said. She said she hopes that from her experiences, she can give voice to women who are told to "hush."
"I encourage anybody to not live in silence," Hicks said. "Live your life on purpose. You have your whole life ahead of you. If there's a dream in your heart to do, do it. Let yourself go and be willing to step out of your mess and move forward. Live free and fearless."
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Welcome to Nkomazi FM
Community Radio Station established through the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Act of 2000 No.13 of 2000, to provide a radio broadcasting service to the whole local Municipality of Nkomazi and other parts of Mpumalanga Province.
Nkomazi FM as community radio is a radio service offering a third model of radio broadcasting in addition to commercial and public broadcasting. As a non-profit organization the station is operated, owned and influenced by the community and provides a mechanism for enabling individuals and groups in the community to tell their own stories to share experiences, and in doing so, become creators and contributors to media.
The project itself is the brainchild of the founding member Mr M.R Zulu. The application for this initiative was formulated and submitted to the ICASA offices in 08/2009, to obtain a broadcasting certificate. Consequently, the ICASA honoured an accreditation to Nkomazi FM to broadcast for a period of five (5) years, due for renewal. The certificate was issued by ICASA on the 18th March 2011.
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Welcome to the Apple Discussions. You're going to need a 3rd party editor such as Photoshop Elements to do that. There's also a application, Portraits and Prints, which may be able to combine photos. You can find either at VersionTracker.com. For heavy duty editing PSE is the consumer application to use. You can do a lot with it.
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in response to Old ToadI have Photoshop elements how would I do it there?
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in response to Dennis Kargol1 - open the first photo in PSE and go to the Image->Resize->Canvas Size menu option.
2 - change the width measurements to percentage and enter 200 and hit Enter
3 - When you're back to the enlarged photo canvas go to the Layers pane and double click on the one layer to unlock it.
4 - Now, with the cursor in the Move Tool mode, Shift-Left Arrow till the image moves to the far left of the canvas. Releasing the Shift will move the image in smaller increments.
5 - now open the other image and drag it into the first images window and close the second image.
6 - move the second image to the right and position it where you want.
7 - do a Save As to the desktop to create a new file.
That's it. You can modify the above to place the photos exactly where you want, left or right, etc., but that's the crux of it. Be sure to do a Save As so as not to modify the original photo files. Good luck.


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Isiah Thomas asked. Only four Knicks responded.
So much for the Knicks embracing Larry Brown's replacement.
Thomas sent letters to Knicks players asking that they attend informal workouts in New York the day after Labor Day. However, only four showed up, a team source told the New York Daily News.
In a report Tuesday, the paper reported that Channing Frye, David Lee and two other unnamed players arrived the day after the holiday; the majority of the team arrived last week.
When Thomas was named to replace Brown as coach, he was given one year to turn around last season's 23-59 team to the point that it shows "significant progress towards its goal of eventually becoming an NBA championship team."
On Monday, Thomas admitted "there are going to be some tough times" ahead. And while the poor attendance at the workouts doesn't mean the team is defying the coach, it's not a good start.
"It's a tough league. It's a very unforgiving league as we've seen the last couple of years," Thomas told the paper. "When you're down people kick you."
"The most important thing is that we come together as a unit and we think and act like one."
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OBERLIN -- Eldon Black, 91, of Oberlin, died Monday (March 7, 2005) at Good Samaritan Hospital of Kearney.
He was born May 21, 1913, to Clarence and Jennie (Brintnall) Black in Dresden. He was raised in Dresden and attended school there.
He served in the Army during World War II.
On July 19, 1938, he married Mildred Hessenflow in Hoxie, Kan. He worked for Pepsi Cola Bottling in Oberlin and had a lawn service.
He was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Oberlin.
He was preceded in death by his parents; infant son, Ray Gene Black; brother, Keith Black; sister, Louise Wilson; infant brother; and infant sister.
Survivors include his wife, Mildred of Oberlin; son, Lyman and wife, Sharon of Oberlin; daughter, Leann Bryan and husband, James of Oberlin; brother, Edwin Black and wife, Doris of Oberlin; sister,Veda Heisel of Lenora, Kan.; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services are Thursday, 10:30 a.m., at Pauls Funeral Home with the Rev. Royce Leitner officiating. Interment will be Oberlin Cemetery.
Visitation is today until 8 p.m., and Wednesday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m., and Thursday, 8 a.m., until service time.
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Dictionary entry overview: What does interesting mean?
• INTERESTING (adjective)
The adjective INTERESTING has 1 sense:
1. arousing or holding the attention
Familiarity information: INTERESTING used as an adjective is very rare.
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Arousing or holding the attention
absorbing; engrossing; fascinating; gripping; riveting (capable of arousing and holding the attention)
intriguing (capable of arousing interest or curiosity)
newsworthy (sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper)
unputdownable ((of a book etc) so well written and entertaining as to be difficult to put down)
exciting (creating or arousing excitement)
stimulating (rousing or quickening activity or the senses)
interest; interestingness (the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.))
uninteresting (arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement)
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DES MOINES - Officials with Hy-Vee Inc. have announced the purchase of Valley Pharmacy and Valley Gifts & More at 800 N. Second St. in Cherokee.
According to Hy-Vee, the businesses will remain at their current location and Valley Pharmacy will operate as a satellite pharmacy of the Cherokee Hy-Vee Food Store. The change is effective Monday, April 2.
Valley Pharmacy and Valley Gifts & More owner Dale Bartel said he has been in the profession for 29 years - 26 of those in Cherokee - and the time was right to step away.
"With our expansions and extended services, sales have increased each year, making our business an attractive addition for Hy-Vee," said Bartel. "I have witnessed a number of changes in the profession over the years, many of them very positive. Linda (wife) and I considered a number of factors before deciding the time was right to sell the business."
Hy-Vee believes strongly in ensuring the continuity of pharmaceutical health care in smaller markets, said Tim Haupert, Cherokee Hy-Vee Store Director, who also will manage the new acquisition. Haupert emphasized that customers will notice little change when the switch takes place. All Valley employees have been invited to join the Hy-Vee family.
"We intend to carry on the same tradition of superior service that Dale provided his loyal customers all those years," said Haupert. "Customers will see familiar faces throughout the store, giving them the personal care and friendly service that they can expect."
Bartel said he and his wife, Linda, were extremely grateful for the support that those in the Cherokee area gave them.
"Certainly, our growth has been due to our loyal customers, and also to the great staff that we have been privileged to work with. Cherokee is a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family."
Haupert said the purchase of Valley Pharmacy and Valley Gifts & More will have no bearing on the existing Hy-Vee Drugstore at 218 E. Main St. in Cherokee, as that business will continue to operate autonomously, as in the past.
The name Valley Pharmacy will be changed to Hy-Vee Pharmacy in the future.
Hy-Vee Inc. is an employee-owned corporation operating 223 retail stores in seven Midwestern states. For year 2006, the company recorded total sales of $5.3 billion, ranking it among the top 20 supermarket chains and the top 40 private companies in the United States.
The Hy-Vee company was named 2006 Retailer Of The Year by "Supermarket News," the authoritative voice of the food industry.
Hy-Vee also operates the Hy-Vee Distribution Center, one of the major employers in Cherokee.


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Posted in the Charleston Forum
1 - 20 of 47 Comments Last updated Aug 28, 2015
#1 May 31, 2013
Just curious what the rest of the general public thinks of the only taxi service in Charleston. What do you like or dislike?
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#2 May 31, 2013
Hands down the worst taxi service EVER! Most cities you flag a cab down they pick you up. C&H you have to have a physical address to & from. Plus the dispatcher is by far the rudest, & don't get me started on the wait time.
#3 May 31, 2013
Absolutely the worst taxi service I have ever encountered. Yes the dispatcher is always rude and tries to make you feel like they are doing you a favor versus the customer being first. The wait time is horrible (if it even shows) and the drivers are no better.
I used to take a taxi from Kanawha City to St Albans once a week and it cost around $40.00 each way, and I was ok with that, but now I just give a neighbor the money instead of C&H.
Their rude and uncaring attitude cost them a customer.
#4 May 31, 2013
I was out with friends and had a few drinks and wanted a cab. I called at 11pm . Called at 12 am still no show. Bar owner called at 1:00 am still no show. I finally had to call a family member to drive over a pick us up! They were rude each phone call. They don't want us out drinking and driving but you can't get a cab to take you home!
#5 May 31, 2013
Well apparently they are doing a really good job and the dispatcher are AMAZING... that made me giggle just typing it lol... maybe more complaints should be made with the Public Service Commission and another cab service will serve the public better!
#6 May 31, 2013
I wonder how many taxi drivers in KC are on drugs lol
#7 May 31, 2013
Allow me to tell you my story
I was at the Charleston Eagles on the west side 2 months ago and because I was drinking I didn't drive. At 11:30 I left and thought I had a ride home, but turns out I didn't and I did not have my cell phone so I was walking around the westside looking for a pay phone. I had money in my pocket and I was drunk. I flagged down a cop and asked him to call me a taxi and explained my dilema to the cop and C&H taxi. I was now at the Krogers on the westside. An hour later the cab was still not there. I eneded up walking all over the westside looking for a phone to call a friend to come and get me.
The point being is C&H new an older man was intoxicated and in need of a ride and they still left me to fend for myself on the westside of Charleston.
No I didn't get mugged or hurt, but at one point two men approached me asking for the time and if I had a cigarette and all of a sudden a police car drove by. Both men left immediately. They were going to mug me I just know they were.
Bottomline is I finally made it home safely, due to a cop calling a friend for me. The cab never came
I will NEVER in my life call C&H for anything.
They DO NOT CARE! The owner and dispatcher and each employee can...
#8 May 31, 2013
Wow... I thought I would atleast hear a few good things lol
#9 May 31, 2013
I doubt very seriously if you'll find anybody with a positive story about that dysfunctional bunch of idiots. How in the hell they stay in business is anybody's guess.
#10 May 31, 2013
Only reason they stay in business is there are no more taxi services around charleston! If there was c&h would be up shit creek without a paddle
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#11 May 31, 2013
Also a few yrs back I personally knew a driver whos license was suspended & he was allowed to drive. I used to call his cell phone to get a cab. That's pretty much the only way your going to get one & even then you have to wait an hour or two until he's finished with all of his other calls. The last time I called him is when he offered to "spark a doobie" with me. So obviously the don't drug test.
#12 May 31, 2013
Its a scam, idk how the drivers make any money? They have to pay 70 $ aday to lease one of those gas guzzling crown vics? If they did drug test CnH would not have a workforce. T
#13 May 31, 2013
Not all drivers are drug addicts... My personal driver is not... He is one of the very few that does well
#14 May 31, 2013
But when he is unavailable... its hard to tell what I will get or if I will even get picked up... not to mention how rude those bastards are that answer the phone
#15 May 31, 2013
Me and two other guys got in a taxi about 4 years ago and went from Charleston to one of the strip bars at the badlands and tipped the driver a $20.00 if he would let us do cocaine on the way. The driver didn't do the cocaine, but he allowed us to party and then later we called him again for a ride back to Charleston and he let us snort away. We tipped another tewnty then also.
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#16 May 31, 2013
Real classy Eight Ball!
#17 May 31, 2013
90's baby
Thank you for the compliment, but the real class goes to the driver for looking out for his customer. He went above and beyond the call of duty. With fair both ways and tips he made well over a 150.00.
#18 Jun 29, 2013
They now have a pansy-acting driver who drives tne pink crown vic. He thinks his poop dont stink, and is lazy as well as being rude.
#19 Jul 1, 2013
Do as I do just find a neighbor, friend, co worker or whomever that needs a little extra cash and give it to then insted of that nasty C&H taxi.
#20 Sep 17, 2013
I just called them and they came within 5 minutes, took me to my house without a problem. Very nice, polite driver. No complaints and I will call them again.
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I know, another vent.
So my BIL got my former SIL pg when he was 19 and she was 21. They got married because they thought they should (everyone thought it was a bad idea). So the boy is born and from the very beginning my MIL is going over to their house (they live next to eachother) almost everyday to "help out", which means she was basically taking care of him. Then she starts watching him while the parents take a "break" and go out all night long on the weekends. Then she starts just taking him on the weekends at 6 mo. so that my SIL can clean the house, but she never cleans. The child is 3 1/2 yo now and still goes over to her house every weekend, the parents are divorced, neither works, my BIL lives at his mom's house and the mother lives at her parents house.
After they got divorced they started hanging out all the time and she would spend the night at my MIL house on the weekends when my MIL would take their son (confused yet) so the parents would both be there, but not do anything to take care of their son because it's the weekend... and now my former SIL is pg again. She got pg the week of my baby shower... jealous much? Oh, and even though the ultrasound tech said it was a boy, my SIL "isn't sure, it could be a girl" because my MIL is getting all kinds of stuff for my daughter because girls are more fun to shop for and she's wanted a granddaughter for a long time.
Now, at this point, you're asking yourself, "why do you care", well to answer that, I probably can't have any more kids. My 1st pg I was having boy/girl twins. I went early at 23 weeks and had to have a c-section, but they didn't make it. They both passed w/in 3 days of being born. This time with my daughter, she was breech so I needed a 2nd c-section. When my Dr was closing me up, he said if I had gone into labor, I would have ruptured my uterus because it was so thin and that if I got pg again, they would probably have to take the baby at 36 weeks. I had to have a cerclage this last time so I would have to have one again with bedrest starting at 15 weeks and being almost 35 by the time I would be ready to have another would mean posibly complications. WHEW!
So basically, the heart of the matter is that this moron keeps having kids when she wont take care of the one she has, cusses at him and is close to abusing him at times (grabbing his arm and pulling him when he wont come and then letting him drop to the ground), yet she's going to have another kid... and when I mention that maybe they could consider adoption, I nearly get my head bit off!!
I guess the people who decide to give their child up for adoption are the ones that truly love their child because they want a better life for them, but the ones that keep them, are the ones that end up abusing them because they don't care about them. (I'm speaking of parents unable to provide for their child)
This has also made my MIL a certain way with my child. My MIL will tell me that the bath water is too hot (I have a floating turtle that gives me a green light when it's just right at 90-97 degrees), she will tell me to put more clothes on her when I know she's fussing because she's hot. I'm like, okay, I know I haven't been doing this very long, but I'm not an idiot, and I just KNOW what is right for her. I'm the expert to my child.
I think part of the problem is that my SIL doesn't take care of her own child so my MIL did most of the raising, so she wants to do the same, but I've told her that I planned for this child and I didn't have her to just hand her over. When LO is right in the middle of fussing, she will say, let Granny have her, and I say no, because I know how to soothe her quicker than you. She's my child, my resposibility, and I WANT to be the one to soothe her, not you. I want to be the one she runs to when she's hurt or upset, not Granny.
Okay, very long, but I needed to get all that out. Carry on, and more power to the Moms that actually take care of their own children in any way they can.


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Seems like lots of pregnant ladies talk about seeing or feeling specific baby body parts, like "I saw a heel move across my belly," or "His head is crowding my ribs" etc. Or they seem to know how the baby is positioned.
I am feeling and seeing lots of movement, but I have NO idea what's what in there! I try to figure out based on where I feel different things, but it seems impossible, especially when I'm being poked in multiple areas at the same time and it all feels like kicking! (is my baby an octopus??) Does this become more obvious as we get further along (I'm 29 weeks)? Or do people learn more with each pregnancy? Are y'all just having tons of ultrasounds? How do you know what is going on?
I mean, what I'm feeling is pretty awesome no matter what it is, but I just wish I could get a look in there like a couple times per day!!


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1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for generating a bit error sequence and, more particularly, for emulating a noisy data channel.
2. Description of the Related Art
Bit errors are common in all types of data communication systems. They occur as a result of noise in the transmission medium, channel degradation, and other forms of signal interference. The rate at which bit errors occur during a prescribed length bit sequence is known as the bit error rate, a measure that reflects the quality of the transmission medium. Deterioration in the quality of the transmission medium generally leads to an increase in the bit error rate.
Not only can the bit error rate be quantified, but the underlying bit errors that give rise to the error rate can be emulated. In most cases, the bit errors occur randomly. Hardware and software error pattern generators can be made to follow a particular type of random error distribution. Bit error rates can also be varied by changing some parameters of the emulation. As a result, system design concepts and requirements can be tested in an appropriately simulated noisy environment without actually building the system thereby saving considerable expense.
Bit error patterns for high speed data systems are generated in accordance with the principles of the present invention by randomly distributing a first error pattern of G bits, output from a group of substantially uncorrelated bit error generators, into a second error pattern of N bits, where G and N are integers and G is less than or equal to N.
In an example from experimental practice, G bit error generators produce a G bit error pattern per bit period. Each bit error generator operates at a prescribed bit error rate. A distribution element randomly rearranges the order and placement of the G bits produced during a single bit period within an N bit group. The N bit group corresponds to N consecutive bits of data with which the error bits can be combined.
Each bit error generator can be realized by a linear feedback shift register or its equivalent. Different primitive polynomials and different lengths can be used for each linear feedback shift register. In addition, outputs from fewer than all the shift register stages can be utilized to determine when to generate an error bit.
A more complete understanding of the invention may be obtained by reading the following description of specific illustrative embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the appended drawings in which:
It is to be noted, however, that the appended drawings illustrate only typical embodiments of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments. Where possible, identical reference numerals have been inserted in the figures to denote identical elements.
Fixed and random pattern bit error generators can be realized with storage elements such as random access memories configured from an external device. The storage element stores the sequence of bits forming the error pattern. The error pattern can be a repetitive bit pattern that has random or pseudo-random properties. Error patterns can be generated by a linear feedback shift register of any particular length and stored in the storage element for subsequent readout, one bit per bit clock cycle. After all bits in an error pattern sequence have been read out of the storage element, the readout can be restarted from the beginning of the sequence.
While the approach described above permits the generation of an error bit sequence, it is limited in that the distribution of errors behaves more deterministically than a real communication environment. Moreover, the error bit pattern must be regenerated and written to the storage device in the event that one wants to change the bit error rate.
In the present invention, the bit error rate can be easily changed while the error generator behaves more similarly to the well known binary symmetric channel where the probability of error is substantially the same for all bits and all possible line symbols. Most communication channels are too complex to be modeled by the binary symmetric channel, but measurements indicate that the model works well for optical communication channels.
In many optical communication channels, a receiver makes a hard decision about the data before any decoding takes place. If the noise is below a certain threshold or limit, it is effectively cancelled by the hard decision in the detector. But when the noise exceeds that limit, errors can occur in the detector's hard decision process. Binary ones can become zeroes and binary zeroes can become ones. As a result, this channel can be modeled as a binary symmetric. channel where the bit error rate, p, is the probability that a bit input to the channel will emerge from the channel in the opposite state (i.e.,0→1 or 1→0).
The present invention utilizes a plurality of bit error generators that are each based on a linear feedback shift register design as shown in
Linear feedback shift register 11 is an M-stage device that is well known in the art for generating pseudorandom bit sequences. LFSR 11 is realized as a maximum length sequence generator. Properties of maximum length sequences and their generation are well known in the art. Programmable LFSRs suitable for use in the present invention have been realized in hardware and software and permit variation of the form, the primitive polynomial, and the maximum length. One such exemplary programmable LFSR that is commercially available from Xilinx is described in Product Specification DS257 (v1.0). It is understood that LFSRs require an initialization to other than an all zero condition so that they can generate their pseudorandom sequences. For example, a lock-up detection mechanism can be added to LFSR 11 without changing the other operational properties of the device. Lock-up detection is employed to detect an all-zeroes state of the LFSR and, when such a state is detected, inject a "1" into the feedback path of the LFSR.
LFSR 11 is designed with M consecutive storage elements and provides feedback from one end to the other as shown. Typically, the feedback path includes one or more exclusive-OR gates 12 also shown in
Pseudo-random number generators such as LFSR 11 are generally started by loading the shift register with a "seed". The seed is a random or deterministic, non-zero bit pattern that has a length equal to the shift register length. By starting sequence generation with a particular seed, it is possible to reproduce a sequence in the same order for a particular simulation or test. While deterministic seeds are useful for reproducing certain test error environments, it is understood by those persons skilled in the art that random seeds may also be desirable. Random seeds can be realized by digitizing the output of a random noise source such as a diode, or by generating the seed on a separate device such as a computer. The random seed can then be used to initialize the shift registers in the noisy channel emulator.
LFSR 11 can be adapted to generate its own random seed and insert that seed into the shift register stages. In addition, LFSR 11 includes at least one port for inputting an externally supplied random seed to the shift register stages. The port can also serve as an output port from which the contents of the stages can be read. This feature can be implemented as a read/write port to the shift register stages. Reading the shift register stage contents may be desirable at the end of a testing sequence so that testing can be resumed later from the point at which it was terminated.
Comparator 14 also receives a signal on lead 15 designated as a mask signal. The purpose of this signal is to provide a masking function to selected comparator input bits from LFSR 11. In experimental practice, comparator 14 determines whether the L bits within the M-bit pattern from LFSR 11 are in the same state, for example, all ones. Integer L is greater than zero but less than M. The mask signal provides sufficient information to mask the remaining M−L bit positions in the M-bit pattern so that they all appear in the same state, preferably an all ones pattern. When the L unmasked bits from LFSR 11 and the M−L masked bits are compared in comparator 14 during each successive bit period, an output error sequence is output on lead 16. Errors usually designated by the occurrence of a logical one in the output error sequence are output when the L bits and the M−L masked bit positions are all in the same state, generally a logical one. The choice of L (or conversely M−L), both with respect to its size and the location of the unmasked (or masked) bit positions in the M-bit pattern from LFSR 11 increases the stochastic nature of the output error sequence.
The mask signal on lead 15 is selected to affect M−L bit positions from the M-bit pattern. The M−L bit positions can be chosen at random and need not obey any particular rules limiting the number of consecutive bit positions being masked. Masking is a well known function and can be realized by, for example, inputting the mask signal and the M−L bit positions from LFSR 11 into logical OR gates within comparator 14 so that the gate output is held to a logical one when the mask signal (e.g., logical one) is applied thereto. In this example, the L unmasked bits from the M-bit pattern and the M−L masked bits (output from the exemplary gates) are checked to see whether they are all in the same state in order to generate the output error sequence.
It should be understood by those persons skilled in the art that masking causes the M−L masked bits to be effectively exempt or excluded from comparison with the unmasked L bits. The value of integer L is selected to achieve a certain bit error rate in the output error sequence on lead 16. The bit error rate for the error generator described in
From experimental practice, it has been determined that the bit error generators should not be the same in order to further decorrelate the G output error sequences. One technique to provide different bit error generators is to select a different length M for each LFSR in the G bit error generators. Another technique is to utilize different primitive polynomials of the same order M. This leads to LFSRs having the same number of stages but different tap feedback configurations. It should be noted that, for ease of fabrication, the integer L within the each bit error generator is selected to be the same. That is, each of the G bit error generators produces a substantially identical bit error rate. It is contemplated that each of the bit error generators can produce a different bit error rate by employing different values for integer L. This latter arrangement would produce a somewhat more complex configuration in which the overall bit error rate is an average of all the different bit error rates for the G generators.
In operation, the G bit error generators output one bit for each of their error sequences during each consecutive bit period. The G bits, one on each of leads 16-1 through 16-G are input as a G-bit pattern to data distributor 22. Data distributor 22 scrambles the input G-bit pattern into an N-bit pattern that is output on lead 23. In this example, G is chosen to be less than or equal to N. It should be noted that integer N corresponds to the number of data bits present on lead 21 during a single bit period or timestamp period. In one example from experimental practice, the N bits during a single bit period on lead 21 are presented in parallel similar to a parallel bus arrangement.
Data distributor 22 can be realized as a space switch or multiplexer. Generally, the switching pattern employed by data distributor 22 is changed from one bit period to the next. When G is less than N, data distributor fills the remaining N−G bit positions in the output sequence on lead 23 with a bit indicative of a non-error, for example, a logical zero. The N-bit pattern output in successive bit periods comprises the error sequence for a noisy data communication channel. The N-bit error pattern on lead 23 is then combined with the N-bit data pattern on lead 21 on a bit-by-bit basis in exclusive-OR 24. That is, errors are made to appear in the N data bits by combining one data bit with the corresponding bit in the N-bit error pattern during that bit period.
When G error generators are used to create an error bit with error probability p and the binary vector is augmented with N−G non-error bits in data distributor 22, the maximum number of error bits in the block of N bits is G bits. In theory, the probability of observing G errors in N bits transmitted over a binary symmetric channel with bit error probability p is determined as follows:
This relationship implies that the value of G should be chosen such that the probability of occurrence for greater than G errors is relatively small, for example, on the order of 10−30 depending on the particular application.
In the noisy channel emulator shown in
In the exemplary embodiment described above, it was explained that the unmasked L bits were checked to see whether they were in the same state, for example, an all ones state, in order to generate an error. It should be apparent to persons skilled in the art that the unmasked L bits could also be checked against a predetermined L bit pattern. In such a modification the L bits from LFSR 11 may not be in the same state when an error bit is generated, but they can match the predetermined L bit pattern.
It is further contemplated that the operation of comparator 14 can be modified to be a threshold comparator. That is, comparator 14 can determine whether the number of unmasked bits from LFSR 11 that are in a particular state (e.g., 1 or 0) is greater than a threshold value T. When the threshold is exceeded, an error bit is generated. In this way, it is possible to utilize the error generator to create a wider range of bit error rates. It is also contemplated that the threshold comparator may recognize the input bits from the bit error generator as a number rather than a bit pattern that can be compared against the threshold T. For example, when the bit pattern from the LFSR 11 is 00011111 and T is set to 32, the bit pattern is recognized as a value of 31 which is less than the threshold value. In practice, the comparison against the threshold that causes the comparator to output an error bit can be a greater than comparison, a less than comparison, a greater than or equal to comparison, or a less than or equal to comparison. In addition, multiple thresholds can be employed and different numbers of error bits can be output during a single bit period based upon which threshold has been crossed. For example, if the exemplary threshold comparator has two thresholds T1 and T2 where T1 is less than T2, the comparator may output two error bits during a single bit period when the value of the bit pattern from LFSR 11 is between T1 and T2 and it may output one error bit during the bit period when the output is less than T1. Other obvious modifications of this exemplary alternative embodiment are contemplated.
While the foregoing is directed to embodiments of the present invention, other and further embodiments of the invention may be devised without departing from the basic scope thereof, and the scope thereof is determined by the claims that follow. It is understood that the G LFSRs may be advanced by one or more than one position (cycle) from one error bit to the next. In other words, it is contemplated that non-consecutive LFSR states may be used to generate consecutive bit positions in the error sequence.
Tradeoffs can be made in realizing the emulator. When the bit error rate is very low (e.g., 10−15), the time to measure errors is very long thereby implying a need for long shift registers in each LFSR. But this can be balanced by choosing a smaller value for G. Conversely, when the bit error rate is high (e.g., 10−4), there is a need for a higher value of G. Since, in the latter case, the time to measure errors is very short, it is possible to use shorter length LFSRs. This can be used to save hardware by concatenating LFSRs to increase the LFSR length and obtain a low bit error rate. If these same LFSRs are run separately, it is possible to obtain a high bit error rate.
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Community support for Dowagiac unit homecoming Sept. 21-24Published 4:51pm Wednesday, September 19, 2012
After a difficult and sometimes tumultuous deployment, Dowagiac's Army National Guard C 1-126th Calvary unit is expected to return to southwest Michigan within days.
After an IED attack that wounded 10 soldiers in late May, the unit, also known as C Troop, exited Afghanistan after a year-long deployment and returned to Camp Shelby in Mississippi last week. Through letters from loved ones and a community service project headed by Dowagiac Union High School's Interact Club, a youth division of Rotary, C Troop received goodies and pieces of home during the months away. Now that its return is imminent, a few Cass County residents aim to give them the welcome the soldiers deserve.
"We want people in the community to welcome them back," Jaime Stone-McEnaney, wife to Spc. Steven McEnaney, said. "If anyone and everyone could put out American flags, welcome-home signs or thank-you signs, that would be such a good thing for them to see."
Stone-McEnaney said residents are asked to display their support, with flags and posters in yards, windows or vehicles throughout the weekend since an official return date has not been confirmed.
"They can put out signs or flags from Sept. 21 through the 24, those are the only dates that we know for sure right now," Stone-McEnaney said.
Stone-McEnaney took the initiative during the past week and began letting people know about her idea. The Decatur resident said a few local businesses have agreed to put up signs while organizations, such as the Decatur VFW Post 6248, will place flags.
Stone-McEnaney said once the soldiers return home, they will be faced with reintegrating themselves back into family life and society. She said the welcome would help set the mood for such a big transition.
"We want to honor the soldiers for what they've done," Stone-McEnaney said. "It's a way to show your patriotism and that you acknowledge their sacrifice and everything they did for our country. It's been pretty difficult for them, and their lives have been changed forever."
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Thanks Sarge........great report. Patience is the word. Strangely enough, I have 6 other biotech stocks and none of them had a really good week with the exception of SPPI, which showed a little life.
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Hey, I saw you posting on the SPPI board, Kel. Yet another in the "club" of companies being trashed by AF. Some day, that guy's gonna be brought to justice.
I like the looks of Spectrum. Clicking on all cylinders, and making $300 million a year. It must be one of the most undervalued stocks on the market.
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"Yet another in the "club" of companies being trashed by AF. Some day, that guy's gonna be brought to justice."
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On the DC Metro, we are told: "The next stop will be X".
When will the next stop be x?
I'm pretty sure the next stop *is* X!
What about proper nouns as in team mascots? Our school mascot is a Grizzly. Would students be Grizzlies or Grizzlys? Since it's a school's mascot I'd like for it to be correct, but for the last 20 years it's been spelled Grizzlies. I believe that spelling to be incorrect. Academic input please:o)
I heard an ad on the radio recently for a company that performs medical procedures. At the end they said "We accept all major insurances." That didn't sound quite right to me, and I don't think I've ever heard the plural of the word "insurance". If it were me, I would've said "We accept all major insurance plans." Am I right that there is no plural form of the word?
On a related note, I've heard, mostly on TV news shows, "damages" a lot. I know that the word exists, meaning a monetary judgement awarded by a court, but they used it when they meant "damage". For example, "Due to the ice storm, many damages were done to homes," or "The car suffered severe damages from the accident." This is improper usage, correct?
I have a feeling I'll look at this again in a while and find the answer screamingly obvious. Do these parallel the form of "independent" exactly? As "independence of" seems really wrong, though "independent of" seems ok. I'm confused.
I heard this sentence on radio or TV and while it seems correct grammatically, I believe the verb be is in the subjunctive mode, somehow it did not feel colloquial. Any comments?
What is an infinitive without "to"?
He need not wait. or He needs not wait.
Can you explain more about this?
In one of the discussions here, Brian W. tells me that the following sentence is wrong:
"This is one of the most common errors people make…"
He says it should be: "One of the more common…"
He explains:
Proper use of 'most' requires the size of the set in which the subject is a member: "one of the 10 most." Without a numeric qualifier, all but the last are potentially included in the set "one of the most." That (unfortunately) makes it as meaningful as "up to 10… or more!"
Now, is this a grammatical issue or stylistic issue? I see "one of the most" being used quite often.
As a side note, in Japanese, "one of the most" would be an oxymoron because the concept of "most" implies that it is at the top of the list, that is, there is only one thing that could be "most" or "best". I remember feeling awkward about the phrase "one of the most" when I was first learning English.
What is it called when a verb is no longer the process of doing, but the process of being something? Is it still simply just a verb?
Sorry for the lack of example, it was troubling me late last night, if i still remembered the word, i probably wouldn't be asking this question.
This is one of the most common errors people make, and I frequently come across people arguing about it. The explanations of how to use them properly are easy to find, but the conceptual difference between the two does not seem to stick in people's mind. The confusion comes from the fact that "effect" can be used as a verb, although it's rare. If it didn't, there wouldn't be any confusion (i.e. "effect" = noun and "affect" = verb). To make it worse, "effect" used as a verb is pretty close in meaning to "affect". And, if that's not confusing enough, "affect" can also be used as a noun, and it's also similar in meaning to "effect" as a noun.
So, the only way to get the hang of using them properly is to see actual examples. While I was arguing about this with a friend of mine, I came across this quiz that tests your ability to use "effect" and "affect" properly. I'm curious how well or badly everyone does on this quiz.
So I frequently write headlines such as "Manchester United are in the quarter-finals" but I always wonder if it should actually be "Manchester United is in the quarter-finals". I think I actually use them interchangeably depending on what mood I'm in. I guess the question is whether a soccer team is a group of players ("are") or if it's an entity ("is"). Which is it?
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History of "-ish"
- Hairy Scot
- April 27, 2016, 8:06pm
Never seen or heard "ish" used in the manner you describe.
In my experience it's more commonly used to mean "around" or "about", as in "What time will you arrive?" "12ish"
History of "-ish"
- Philip
- April 25, 2016, 10:57pm
Yes. Sorry for the confusion.
What I mean by "ish" is the "ish" I saw on a note fastened to a local store's locked entrance door that claimed they would return in fifteen"ish" minutes to reopen. I have also experienced the statement made, "That's cool'ish'". When I asked someone where something that I was looking for was I received the answer, "it's around'ish'". I understand its meaning but why the need for it? Is it laziness? Has it become so pop culture that now it is in common use in our languages? Do we fear committing to the very statements we make? "Ish" to me implies a lack of confidence. Call me old fashioned, but when a store owner used to claim they would return in fifteen minutes they, more often than not, would. But a store owner claiming to return in fifteen'ish' minutes means they could either return in fifteen, twenty, thirty or sixty minutes. There seems to be no accountability in "ish".
History of "-ish"
- jayles the unwoven
- April 25, 2016, 8:12pm
Just to be clear: we are not discussing the "-ish" ending of words like abolish, punish, which comes from French.
"-ish" in the sense of "somewhat" is recorded in the OED as far back as 1894/1916
The alternative is to use the French version: "-esque" .
"Ish" has become a new standalone word in British English, meaning somewhat.
Why do people feel it necessary to add "of" to some phrases?
- Philip
- April 25, 2016, 4:10pm
I will be honest and say that I have no academic background in the use of words, grammar or punctuation, that is aside from a high school diploma that I barely acquired in my youth. In fact, in almost everything that I have typed, am typing and will type, it will be quite understandable if one was to find a multiple amount of errors. I have probably proven this within the few sentences that I have written here. However, this does not stop me from trying, nor does it stop me from learning. I love to learn about words, their history and their origins. Before I research, when I come across a word that I do not know I first guess at it's story and then search it out. So allow me to try that here with the word 'of'
Now I could be completely wrong or I could be on to something. When I think of 'of', I think of it in relation to a subject or topic. When we say "How bad of a decision" the of refers to the particular decision. If we were to say "How bad a decision" there is more ambiguity as to what decision is being referenced. "How bad a decision?" could be any decision, whereas "How bad of a decision?" is more specific to the situation at hand. "A decision" is more abstract and free. "'Of' a decision" is a little more concrete and belonging to. Call me crazy or just plain wrong, but hey I got to play in the world of words for but a few moments.
The use of "hey" in place of "hello".
- jayles the unknighted
- April 25, 2016, 1:24pm
Someone asked me how to respond to a text message (from a prospective employer) which began "Hey John" .
My usual advice is use whatever they do - use "Dear" if they do, and "Hi" if they do - but, hey, "Hey" sounded just too informal, and "Dear" too formal, so the solution was "Hi " + first name.
"Hey" is NOT the same as 'Hello' or 'Hi'
The use of "hey" in place of "hello".
- Philip
- April 25, 2016, 10:37am
I wonder if it does not stem even further back to ancient Hebrew or ancient Semitic language. From my understanding the letter "hey" represents the divine breath or revelation. So "hey" would be a revealing of oneself, in this case God, to that of others via divine breath. We are aware of the others presence when we see them move(like breathing) and communicate, but we say they are not with us when they cease to do so (i.e. death). So when we express "hey" we are actually calling peoples attention to the fact that we are present and breathing, we are indeed alive. It is also a recognition to the other that we are aware of them also. It is a very old custom of greeting that brings attention to one another, that makes aware that each breathes and that each is acknowledged. It is really a relational word, that has perhaps taken on, unfairly, negative meanings.
Writing out percentages correctly
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- April 25, 2016, 9:06am
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Instead of salmon I used the Sunkist sweet & spicy tuna. I thought the potatoes came out slightly too dry so next time I'm going to add some sour cream or more milk. My husband and I really liked this recipe.
What a tasty & unusual version of twice baked potatoes! I'm glad that I made the full 8 servings so we can reheat these for tasty leftover lunches. I would like to play around a little with the spices, too, but I wanted to try it once as-is. The potatoes had a lot of flavor made just this way (I only added a little pinch of red pepper flakes), but I think dill or chives might be good. My husband will be topping his lunch tomorrow with green onions! Thanks for a tasty, cheap & satisfying meal!
a good recipe-easy to make. I substituted smoked salmon for the extra flavour and left out the milk because I was only using four potatoes. Next time I will try additional spices just to make a change not because I thought the recipe needed them. My wife and I enjoyed them and will have them again.
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One of Southeast Missouri's largest mushrooms is the purple-spored puffball. It is a native wild mushroom that may appear in your lawn in late summer through autumn. It is commonly found this time of year in pastures and sometimes in woodlots.
The purple-spored puffball is bulky in appearance. It is white when young and growing. It turns brown like a large baked dinner roll as it matures. Eventually the top will deteriorate and the purple spores on its inside will be revealed. Raindrops falling into the puffball will send spores flying and the wind will carry the purple spores away.
The purple-spored puffball is edible if harvested in its early stages of growth. A knowledgeable mycologist will know when this mushroom is safest to pick, prepare for the table and eat. I do not recommend harvesting, cooking or eating any wild mushroom. Many kinds of wild mushrooms growing here in Missouri are poisonous to humans.
A fully grown purple-spore puffball mushroom will usually grow to about the size of a softball. During winter you may find its remaining evidence to be like a dirty torn piece of leather loosely attached to the ground.
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Posted By Lori Zimmer On December 20, 2011 @ 5:25 pm In Art NYC,Brooklyn | No Comments
An interactive LED light display [2] called Silent Lights could turn the Smith and 9th Street area of Brooklyn into a dazzling light show! The project repurposes the noisy traffic under the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, transforming it into an illuminated showcase of colorful lights [3]. Silent Lights has already received a $5,000 grant from the NYC Department of Transportation, and is launching a Kickstarter campaign [4] to cover the rest.
The vibrant project will turn the pedestrian pathway under the BQE at Hmilton Avenue and 9th Street into an ever-changing display of color. The buzzing of passing cars, horns honking, engines revving and pedestrian voices would be picked up by microphones hidden around the intersection [6]. The noise would then processed by a computer that would be synced with the microphones. Silent Lights would then transform those sounds into a visual display! The traffic noise would thus be translated into movement, lighting up each gate in the display with bold LED lights [7]. As noise increases, so does the intensity of the light. In other words, the flow of the traffic would act as the choreographer for the lights' movement and vibrance.
The interactive project celebrates the idea of New York being stereotypically loud [8], with an onslaught of noise at all hours, and creates a visual homage to it. Being in the public realm, Silent Lights would also provide an opportunity for members of the community to connect and interact with one another as they play with the installation during their commutes. Silent Lights [9] is also planning to introduce design and technology to local Brooklyn teams, in a collaboration with Control Group and Red Hook Initiative, and teach kids in the area how to make their own technical displays.
If the project is funded, it will help transform a neglected site into a glowing art installation [10], as well as give back to the community.
+ Silent Lights Kickstarter [4]
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[1] Image: http://inhabitat.com/nyc/silent-lights-could-transform-nyc-traffic-noise-into-a-dancing-led-light-display/silent_lights_walkthrough_01_800w/
[2] interactive LED light display: http://inhabitat.com/nyc/grimanesa-amoross-glowing-led-installation-lights-up-the-issey-miyake-flagship-in-tribeca/
[3] colorful lights: http://inhabitat.com/atlantas-botanical-garden-is-a-glowing-winter-wonderland-with-recyclable-led-topiary/
[4] Kickstarter campaign: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artistbuild/silent-lights
[5] Image: http://inhabitat.com/nyc/silent-lights-could-transform-nyc-traffic-noise-into-a-dancing-led-light-display/silent_lights_overall_02_800w/
[6] around the intersection: http://inhabitat.com/nyc/toll-rate-hikes-on-bridges-and-tunnels-in-nyc-create-more-public-transit-riders/
[7] bold LED lights: http://inhabitat.com/bruce-munros-field-of-light-in-melbourne/
[8] New York being stereotypically loud: http://inhabitat.com/nyc/ibms-interactive-think-exhibit-uses-real-time-data-to-measure-nycs-traffic-air-quality-more/
[9] Silent Lights: http://inhabitat.com/gorgeous-green-christmas-tree-is-made-from-40000-recycled-plastic-bottles/
[10] glowing art installation: http://inhabitat.com/audi-and-big-show-off-their-illuminated-urban-road-of-the-future-pavilion-at-art-basel/
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