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|Publication number
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|Publication date
|28 Dec 2010
|Filing date
|6 Sep 2007
|Priority date
|6 Sep 2007
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Daniel L. Woodell, Richard D. Jinkins, Nathanael A. Meyer, Richard M. Rademaker, Charles J. Dickerson
|Original Assignee
|Rockwell Collins, Inc.
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|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (122), Non-Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (23), Classifications (9), Legal Events (2)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is related to U.S. application Ser. No. 11/899,801 entitled "TERRAIN AVOIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD USING WEATHER RADAR FOR TERRAIN DATABASE GENERATION" filed on an even date herewith by Woodell et al. and U.S. application Ser. No. 11/851,323, entitled "METHOD FOR SENSOR-BASED TERRAIN AVOIDANCE" filed on an even date by McCusker, both assigned to the Assignee of this patent application and incorporated herein by reference.
The present specification relates to terrain warning systems. Conventionally, pilots use terrain warning systems such as terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS), ground proximity warning systems (GPWS), and enhanced GPWS (EGPWS). Terrain warning systems have been designed to provide critical information to pilots and flight crews to reduce aviation accidents related to controlled flight into terrain.
Terrain warning systems generally can provide visual and audio warnings to prevent controlled flight into terrain. Terrain warning systems generally are coupled with a visual display and an audio system and receive positional information related to the aircraft's actual or relative position. Terrain warning systems receive various input criteria about location (e.g., latitude, longitude, and altitude) of the aircraft as well as its speed and direction of travel (e.g., heading). Terrain warning systems map the input criteria to a terrain database. The result can be used to indicate that the aircraft is in danger of hitting the terrain as represented by the terrain database.
The visual or audio warning issued by the terrain warning system can include instructions for evasive maneuvers to the pilot. The warnings can be generated from a conventional terrain awareness algorithm or from a radio altitude/aircraft state system.
The terrain warning system can receive input criteria from a variety of sources. For example, the aircraft's position can be provided by a flight management system, a global positioning system, an inertial navigation system, pilot input, or any other position sensing device. In addition, redundant sensors can be utilized. For example, altitude can be determined both from a GPS system and an onboard altimeter.
The terrain database can be referenced to particular locations (e.g., latitude, longitude, altitude, etc.) and stored on non-volatile memory such as hard drives. Some databases are local or regional while others are global. Generally, conventional terrain warning systems have utilized databases based upon information generated prior to the flight of the aircraft. Some of the data can be relatively old and require updated information related to man-made objects, such as buildings, radio towers, bridges, etc. Such systems can be prone to false alarms due to database inaccuracy/resolution and missed hazardous states due to new terrain obstacle/features. Further, certain countries may not even maintain obstacle databases.
Navigation systems such as inertial navigation systems, GPS systems, and other devices for determining location can suffer from inaccuracy. Accordingly, there is a need for a combination navigation solution and terrain database that can be validated for certain safety driven, high availability systems. For example, systems which utilize pre-dictate flight decisions can benefit from a validated navigation/database solution. Current terrain awareness systems are advisory only and are not to be used for flight path decisions.
Accordingly, there is a need for a system that can validate position and/or a terrain database for a TAWS or GPWS. There is also a need to determine whether a terrain elevation database or positioning is accurate using an existing aircraft sensor. There is further a need to sense terrain in real time or pseudo real time for a terrain warning system. Yet further, there is a need for an accurate low cost method of verifying position or terrain data in a terrain elevation database.
It would be desirable to provide a system and/or method that provides one or more of these or other advantageous features. Other features and advantages will be made apparent from the present specification. The teachings disclosed extend to those embodiments which fall within the scope of the appended claims, regardless of whether they accomplish one or more of the aforementioned needs.
An exemplary embodiment relates to a method of using a terrain avoidance system on an aircraft. The method includes generating estimates representing terrain elevation using the weather radar system, and receiving data from the terrain elevation database. The method also includes providing a warning if the estimates and the data indicate a position error, an error in the elevation estimates, or error in the elevation database.
Another exemplary embodiment relates to an aircraft weather radar system for use with a terrain avoidance system. The weather radar system is coupled to an antenna. The weather radar system includes a processor for receiving radar returns received by the antenna. The processor determines terrain elevation data for the terrain avoidance system from the radar returns. The terrain elevation data is compared to the stored data used with the terrain avoidance system to verify position or to check the integrity of the stored data.
Another exemplary embodiment relates to an apparatus for an aircraft terrain avoidance system. The apparatus includes a first input for receiving terrain elevation estimates derived from a weather radar system, a second input for receiving terrain elevation data stored onboard the aircraft, and a means for comparing the terrain elevation estimates derived from a weather radar system and the terrain elevation data stored onboard the aircraft.
It would be desirable to provide a system and/or method that provides one or more of these or other advantageous features. Other features and advantages will be made apparent from the present specification. The teachings disclosed extend to those embodiments which fall within the scope of the appended claims, regardless of whether they accomplish one or more of the aforementioned needs.
The invention will become more fully understood from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements, in which:
Before describing in detail the particular improved system and method, it should be observed that the invention includes, but is not limited to a novel structural combination of conventional data/signal processing components and circuits, and not in the particular detailed configurations thereof. Accordingly, the structure, methods, functions, control and arrangement of conventional components and circuits have, for the most part, been illustrated in the drawings by readily understandable block representations and schematic diagrams, in order not to obscure the disclosure with structural details which will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, having the benefit of the description herein. Further, the invention is not limited to the particular embodiments depicted in the exemplary diagrams, but should be construed in accordance with the language in the claims.
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Weather radar system 10 can be similar to the system described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,388,608. Alternatively, weather radar system 10 can be a radar-based windshear detection system or a monopulse radar system.
Advantageously, system 10 is capable of providing or generating terrain elevation estimates or elevation data via terrain elevation estimate generator 209 for use by a terrain data correlator 211 disposed in system 10. In one embodiment, terrain elevation estimate generator 209 is part of system 10 and generates terrain elevation estimates for correlator 211. Correlator 211 can be located in system 10, or terrain warning system 225. According to one embodiment, correlator 211 can provide a warning or alarm if terrain elevation data stored in database 150 is inaccurate or a position used by system 225 is inaccurate.
Correlator 211 determines an alarm or warning condition by comparing the terrain elevation estimates from generator 209 to the stored terrain elevation data in database 150. If the terrain elevation estimates from generator 209 do not match the stored terrain elevation data, the lack of a match is an indication of an error in the terrain elevation database or the position.
An exemplary correlator method can compute the Root Sum Square (RSS) error for all qualified or high confidence elevation estimates produced by the terrain generator 209 compared to terrain data produced by the terrain database 150. The estimates are preferably qualified by determining whether the estimate contains the appropriate signal-to-noise threshold to make a elevation estimate. In one embodiment, an appropriate signal-to-noise threshold can be above 3 decibels (dB) or above 6 dB. Empirical and historical data can be utilized to determine other criteria for qualified estimates.
Some locations may be limited by limited radar reflectivity or by geometric constraints such as not producing elevation estimates behind terrain features that lie in the shadow of those features. Accordingly, estimates associated with those locations often do not meet the signal-to-noise threshold and are not qualified estimates.
Aircraft 100 preferably includes an antenna system 200 including a tilt control 203, a radar antenna 104, and a receiver/transmitter circuit 102. System 100 preferably includes a processor 208 and a memory 206. System 100 is coupled to display 110 which can be a multi-function flight display, a dedicated display, or any type of visual display. Navigation system 302 or aircraft position sensor 114 provides a position indicative of the actual position of aircraft 100. The position parameter can be used by system 225.
In a preferred embodiment, correlator 211 of weather radar system 100 is configured to determine if terrain elevation estimates from generator 209 matches terrain elevation data from database 150 utilizing a matching algorithm to provide terrain elevation mismatch warnings or position warnings via display 110 or an audio system 112. In one alternative embodiment, correlator 211 can be part of system 302.
Although system 10 and 225 are shown as distinct systems, they can be provided as a signal system or as parts of other systems or other electronics associated with aircraft 100.
System 225 can be any type of TAWS system that uses a terrain elevation database such as database 150. System 225 is preferably coupled to terrain elevation database 150 for receiving terrain elevation data (e.g., terrain elevation and obstacle elevation and location). Database 150 is loaded and available for comparison before use in flight. System 225 can be configured to provide warnings and corrective actions for controlled flight into terrain. System 225 can include basic ground proximity warning system (GPWS) alerts, forward-looking terrain avoidance (FLTA), and premature descent alerting (PDA) functions. System 225 can operate according to FAA technical standard order TSO-C115b.
In one embodiment, antenna 104 can be controlled in a single azimuth sweep while the data used to support terrain elevation estimation is taken by either a vertical monopulse antenna or vertically oriented sequential lobe antenna. In another alternative embodiment, antenna 104 can have vertically swept beams using monopulse antennas and receivers to create terrain elevation data or estimates. Such systems have been utilized in military terrain following and terrain alerting (TF/TA) systems. Advantageously, the use of system 10 allows an existing onboard system of aircraft 100 to provide a low-cost integration for onboard calculation of terrain elevation estimates.
Processor 208 and generator 209 can utilize a variety of techniques for determining or generating terrain elevation estimates for comparison to terrain elevation database 150. In one embodiment, processor 208 is configured to have system 10 provide multiple beams swept in azimuth that have different beam elevations. The multiple beams can be used to determine an angle to terrain features using the difference in return power to estimate the target angle within the beam. Using the range with both this intra-beam angle and the center angle of the beam, the altitude of the terrain can be determined relative to the altitude of aircraft 100. The use of multiple beams is similar to target angle estimation by lobing between different antennas, each pointing at a different elevation in the terrain detection case.
While amplitude differences between antenna beams can be used to estimate target angle location within the beam sets, phase between the beam sets can also be used. In both phase processing monpulse or phase processing sequential lobing systems, a difference in received signal phase is generated as the received signal strikes the average phase center of two or more sections of the antenna at different times as the arrival angle of the radar return signal changes. This difference in arrival time generates a detectable difference in received signal phase in the different antenna sections.
After determining the relative elevation, processor 208 can receive altitude information from aircraft position sensor 114 or system 302 to determine the absolute elevation of the terrain, obstacle, or feature of the terrain. Sensor 114 can be a GPS system, an altimeter, radar altimeter, etc. Alternatively, generator 209 and processor 208 can provide relative terrain data to determine the sensed terrain elevation.
The terrain elevation estimates can be provided in a variety of forms. In the preferred embodiment, terrain elevation estimates are referenced to mean sea-level. Aircraft altitude is generally referenced to mean sea-level. The terrain elevation data is preferably referenced to geographical coordinates (e.g., latitude, longitude, and altitude or relative position with respect to aircraft 100).
Images representative of the terrain elevation data can be displayed as a grayscale or color on an X-Y plane, where colors, darkness or lightness represent terrain elevation. The terrain elevation data can also be provided as a relative terrain with respect to the position of aircraft 100 or flight plan.
In a preferred embodiment, weather radar system 10 is a pulse Doppler radar system. System 10 preferably includes a weather radar return processing unit (e.g., processor 208) that can calculate standard deviations of wind velocities, a mean velocity parameter, a spectral width parameter, a range parameter, a weather elevation parameter and reflectivity parameter to generate turbulence alerts, and to provide a display signal to display 110. System 10 is also capable of recording historical data for use in cell growth analysis. In one embodiment, system 10 detects reflectivity by measuring the power of the returned signal. Velocity is measured by detecting changes in phase angle of returned pulses. Spectral width is measured by detection variation in change of phase angle of returned pulses. Cell elevation is determined by comparing return power levels at different tilt angles or by examining data from a volumetric memory representing different altitudes. Alternatively, system 10 can be a monopulse system.
System 10 can cause display 110 to provide visual indications of mismatches of terrain elevation estimates to terrain elevation data. In one embodiment, audio alerts are also provided on audio equipment 112. Preferably, display 110 can provide hazard warnings or hazard outputs related to weather and terrain/obstacles.
System 10 can be a WXR-2100 MultiScan™ radar system or similar system manufactured by Rockwell Collins configured to include the features associated with generator 208 and correlator 209. According to certain embodiments, system 10 can be an RDR 4000 system or similar system manufactured by Honeywell International, Inc. The principles of the present invention are applicable to any aircraft weather radar system. The present invention is not limited to any type of hardware platform.
In operation, processor 208 of system 10 provides signals, either directly to receiver/transmitter circuit 102 or indirectly through memory 206, to provide radar beams at radar antenna 104. Preferably, processor 208 is configured to operate system 10 as a pulse Doppler multi-scan, multi-tilt angle radar system or a volumetric radar system in which radar beams are produced at more than one tilt angle. Processor 208 receives radar returns through receiver/transmitter circuit 102.
Processor 208 can process the received radar returns (or signals/data related thereto) directly or through memory 206. Receiver/transmitter circuit 102 can be a single path or can have separate circuits for a receive path and a transmit path. Processor 208 can use radar returns to determine a reflectivity parameter, a mean velocity parameter and/or a spectral width parameter for use by system 10. Processor 208 executes software to effect terrain sensing and weather sensing operations.
Preferably, processor 208 includes weather detection software for determining the presence of weather in response to radar returns and a terrain generator 209 for determining the presence of terrain and obstacles in response to radar returns. Generator 209 and correlator 211 preferably operate on the weather radar computing platform associated with system 10 as software modules. Alternatively, generator 209 can use radar returns associated with weather detection to sense terrain elevation.
In one embodiment, terrain elevation estimate generator 209 or system 10 removes data that is related to weather detected by processor 208 before it is used by correlator 211. In this embodiment, system 10 advantageously filters or subtracts out returns from the terrain elevation estimates that are associated with weather features but that are not actual terrain features.
Such a system 10 can utilize various weather detection techniques to determine whether the feature is actual weather. For example, the detected altitude of the feature associated with the weather radar returns can be compared to a generalized terrain elevation database to determine if it is weather or an obstacle (e.g., a feature at an unusually high altitude in a plain region is more likely to be weather than terrain.)
Alternatively, other radar features and signatures can be utilized to determine whether the return is associated with terrain. Doppler conditions can be monitored to detect movement. Doppler mean frequencies can be estimated from radar return data. The difference between the estimated ground modeled Doppler and the radar derived target estimated Doppler frequency may be used to separate ground returns from weather returns. Alternatively, the radar data may be filtered in the frequency domain to reject weather information. Alternatively, the radar system 10 may use high bandwidth and/or short pulse length to reduce returns from weather while still detecting ground returns that may be considered the sum of many point sources at range high resolution.
Correlator 211 receives the terrain elevation map or terrain elevation data generated by terrain elevation estimate generator 209 and matches the terrain elevation data stored in storage 151. Various matching techniques can be utilized. In one embodiment, precipitous terrain matching is utilized to determine the integrity of the stored terrain elevation data in database 150. In less precipitous terrain such as rolling terrain, radar shadows can be utilized to provide matching to the terrain elevation data stored in database 150. By comparing sensed rolling terrain to the terrain elevation data in database 150, a match can be determined.
Terrain may be considered matched if the root mean square (RMS) differences between the radar estimates of terrain height is less than a threshold. Terrain can also be considered matched if the radar shadows seen in radar data match the predicted shadow locations when projecting a virtual radar beam through the terrain database. The matching criteria can again be based on an RMS difference between sensed and predicted ranges of shadow starting and ending ranges. In precipitous terrain, radar reflectivity exhibits a high positive gradient that matches the range of high positive terrain elevation gradients. The range to local maximum gradients can be compared with RMS methods. Where multiple methods may be used, the overall matching score can be combined, with weighting dependent on the relative area of applicability. Empirical data can be utilized to determine the best matching criteria.
Since terrain may be displaced from the radar terrain estimates, various algorithms can be utilized for determining best matches between the terrain estimate produced by the terrain data generator 209 and the terrain database 150. For example, a fourth order type algorithm can be utilized. The fourth order type algorithm matches with respect to left/right, back/forward, counterclockwise rotation/clockwise rotation, and up/down. Utilizing such a fourth order algorithm allows displacement issues to be overcome. The best match between terrain estimates by the radar terrain data generator 209 and the terrain database 150 may be tested for correctness by threshold methods stated above.
In another embodiment, the algorithm can utilize hill climbing techniques or localized slope optimization processes. These processes move the data from left to right, up/down, backward/forward, rotate counterclockwise and clockwise, to find the best match. Preferably, correlator 211 is configured so that once displacement issues are solved, quicker calculations can be made. Other matching techniques can look for boundary shadow or scene matching (e.g., rivers).
While errors in the local terrain database may be discovered with local RMS or peak differences between radar derived terrain elevation estimates and the terrain database, navigation errors may best be discovered by maximizing the match between the terrain database and the radar derived terrain elevation estimate while varying latitude, longitude, and heading offsets. Terrain can be displaced by navigation errors in latitude/longitude or by errors in aircraft heading. Again, a latitude/longitude and/or heading errors may be compared against thresholds to determine whether the navigation is matched.
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While the detailed drawings, specific examples and particular formulations given describe preferred and exemplary embodiments, they serve the purpose of illustration only. The inventions disclosed are not limited to the specific forms shown. For example, the methods may be performed in any of a variety of sequence of steps. The hardware and software configurations shown and described may differ depending on the chosen performance characteristics and physical characteristics of the radar system devices. For example, the type of device, communications bus, or processor used may differ. The systems and methods depicted and described are not limited to the precise details and conditions disclosed. Furthermore, other substitutions, modifications, changes, and omissions may be made in the design, operating conditions, and arrangement of the exemplary embodiments without departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.
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On the same day, CNN and NBC both dropped their plans to make movies about Hillary Clinton. Interestingly, it looks like a win both for the Clintons and for RNC chair Reince Priebus, who boldly told the two networks that they wouldn't be moderating any GOP presidential debates in 2015 or 2016 with those promotional films in the pipeline.
When you write a column, you hear from people who think they have a clever magic-wand solution to intractable political issues. Washington has run up $17 trillion of debt? Pass term limits. Throw the bums out. Take away their pensions.
In the showdown over the shutdown of the U.S. government, the Obamaites tipped their hand as what their strategy is.
It used to be that a college degree was a ticket to a pretty good job. No more. College graduates are now called the "Lost" generation because more than half of recent graduates are jobless or working only non-career part-time jobs or working jobs that don't require a college degree.
In Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle, reporter Stephanie M. Lee delivered a down-the-middle story about a Bay Area couple, Jennifer Benito-Kowalski and Steve Kowalski, 40 and 41 - who paid an Indian woman to help them attain their goal of making a baby with their own DNA. To many moderns, this arrangement presents a win-win formula. The poor gestational carrier gets needed money, and the comfortable couple get a baby. What's not to like?
"In wartime, truth is so precious that she should always be attended by a bodyguard of lies," said Winston Churchill.
My cousin Mona called me the other day about her husband Harry, who had came home from work and said:
Before world war II, college was mostly for the rich. starting with the gi bill, which gave thousands of WW II vets a shot at getting an advanced degree, education became a more common route for upward mobility.
Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is worried.
When House Republicans voted to cut the food stamp program by $39 billion over the next decade, Democrats charged GOP cruelty. Strategist Donna Brazile wrote that the move was a "heartless act," not "an example of government tightening its belt or making tough choices."
This week, Baby Veronica finally went home - for good.
DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a question regarding my stool. It is not normal, but is in pieces, which are small and sometimes elongated. I am in no pain or discomfort. I have not lost weight or changed my eating habits. It started about a year ago. I had a colonoscopy six months ago. Everything was OK. I am a female, 64 years old. I have been eating a lot of whole wheat and lots of vegetables and fruits.
With the latest vote to defend the Affordable Care Act, the House GOP is looking more and more like the Washington Generals, the hapless "opponents" who stood on the court as a foil for the slick, stylish and talented Harlem Globetrotters.
One of the biggest mistakes President Obama is making in the current debate over the threat of a government shutdown and the failure to raise the debt ceiling is his repeated and stubborn refusal to negotiate . In speech after speech, Obama crusades against negotiation. Has anyone ever seen anything like this? He's the president. Supposedly, he's the chief executive. But Obama doesn't want to dirty his hands by talking to Republican congressional leaders.
After the Newtown school shooting, commentators on the Left expressed outrage that gun-rights groups were exploiting the attack to build membership in the wake of all the liberal demands for a federal crackdown on gun owners. Nine months later, they're curiously silent as Rupert Murdoch's cable network FX milks a fictional Catholic-school shooting for commercial gain.
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Am spending 9 nights in Slovenia in September. Will be stopping off in Tolmin as it looks great. Thanks for nice tips & photos.
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- Monthly rates $445-$545. Tar/rock pads, hookup: electric, sewer,water. Tent rates $20 for 4 people. - no water/ elec. Mississippi River boat ramp fee $3. Park/ Fish $3 for 1 person. GREAT fall till Feb fishing (winter river temp 50 F +) dump station $10.
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Quiet rural setting on Mississippi River. NO POOL! Close to downtown Monticello an stores. Full hookups/pull-thru sites with blacktop sites & rock pad sites. Tent sites with no water/electricity. Newer playground. Bike paths nearby hooking up to County Park. Camp store with sports cards, toys, sports apparel,pop, candy an ice cream. SHOWERS. Hookups mostly 30amp. Call for 50amp sites. Fire pits- firewood for purchase ($5 a bundle delivered) Fishing smallmouth bass,pike,catfish, walleyes. Small boats only. 38 acres walking trails in back for wildlife & deer and for exercise. Great Oct-Feb. Park & fish for Smallmouth fishing ($3 fee per person non campers) Dump station ($10 prepay at camp store drop box) Laundry room with 2 washers & 2 dryers open 24/7.
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Get an overview of this hotel3.5-star hotel near Atahualpa Olympic Stadium
Located in the heart of Quito, this hotel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Mindalae Museum and within 3 mi (5 km) of Atahualpa Olympic Stadium and Basilica of the National Vow. Independence Square and Quito Cathedral are also within 3 mi (5 km).
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A restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar/lounge are available at this hotel. Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a snack bar/deli, coffee/tea in the lobby, and 24-hour room service.
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The hotel offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access.
Business-related amenities at this 3.5-star property consist of a business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 226 square feet (21 square meters) include conference space. This business-friendly hotel also offers a fitness center, a terrace, and multilingual staff. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
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Gov. Chris Gregoire is joining three fellow Democratic governors in asking a federal judge to consider their opposition to a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the nation's new health-care law.
Gov. Chris Gregoire is joining three fellow Democratic governors in asking a federal judge to consider their opposition to a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the nation's new health-care law.
The lawsuit filed in March by 13 state attorneys-general challenges the new law's requirements that everyone purchase health insurance and that states expand Medicaid coverage for the poor.
The decision of Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna to join the lawsuit infuriated Gregoire and other Democratic leaders, who argued Republican McKenna's position doesn't represent the state's interests.
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Democratic governors Bill Ritter of Colorado, Jennifer Granholm of Michigan and Ed Rendell of Pennsylvania found themselves in similar arguments with Republican attorneys-general in their states.
On Wednesday, they teamed up with Gregoire to seek permission to file a friend-of-the-court, or amicus, brief in a Florida federal court. They want to file the brief in support of the Obama administration's motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
But it's not clear whether the governors will get their wish.
The judge presiding over the case recently said he would not accept amicus briefs on the government's motion.
U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson added that he wasn't likely to accept such briefs even at later stages in the lawsuit.
Gregoire and her fellow governors say they should be granted an exception.
Their motion filed Wednesday argues that as governors they are in a "unique position to respond to the plaintiffs' erroneous allegations" that the health-care law violates state sovereignty.
The motion argues the health-care law is constitutional because the federal government has the authority to regulate interstate commerce. The health-insurance crisis crosses state lines, they argue, when major trauma hospitals like Seattle's Harborview Medical Center have to deal with uninsured patients from nearby states.
In a news conference at a Seattle cupcake shop whose owner supports the health-care law, Gregoire said the court needs to consider the Republican attorneys-general do not represent their entire states.
Gregoire said the law will benefit Washington by ending discriminatory insurance practices and help control costs by ensuring everyone pays into the insurance system. It also will give federal money to the state to pay for health insurance for the poor.
"We can offer the court certain perspectives that are not theoretical, but represent real-world experience," Gregoire said.
Attorneys from the Seattle law firm Schroeter, Goldmark & Bender and a Florida attorney are doing the legal work for the governors free of charge, Gregoire said.
McKenna has said his office's participation in the lawsuit also will not cost the state money. Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is taking the lead for plaintiffs.
McKenna released a statement Wednesday noting that 20 states have now joined the lawsuit, including 16 attorneys-general and four governors, because "health-care reform is too important to build on an unconstitutional foundation." The plaintiffs are all Republicans, except for Democratic Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell.
In addition to the individual insurance requirement, McKenna argued the law's "massive expansion" of the Medicaid program "will unconstitutionally require states to spend billions more on this program at a time when state budgets are already in crisis."
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TACOMA — When Noah Cuzzetto took his shot at a third title, Union's Junior Godinho was ready.
The result was a special finish for the Titan senior and for his father, Union wrestling coach John Godinho.
Junior Godinho scored a takedown in overtime to beat Cuzzetto and claim the championship at 132 pounds on Saturday in the Class 4A tournament at Mat Classic.
Union's Alex Berfanger also won a state title at the Tacoma Dome, capturing the 170-pound crown as the Titans earned a third-place team trophy.
Union had targeted a team state championship all season. That didn't happen, as Lake Stevens won with 133 points, followed by Moses Lake (116 1/2 ) and then Union (111).
"I just got so filled with emotions," Junior Godinho said, recalling the moment he became a champion. "I looked over at my dad and he was so happy. It's really nice. He's my biggest supporter and my biggest inspiration."
Cuzzetto, who transferred to Lake Stevens from Edmonds-Woodway for his senior year, won a state title at 113 pounds last season and at 106 as a sophomore. But Junior Godinho expected to win.
"I wasn't nervous at all," he said. "I just had my mind focused on winning. I knew I could win."
Junior Godinho is best on his feet, but with the score tied 2-2 entering the third round he chose the down position recommended by assistant coach Cory Borges instead of on his feet, where his father wanted him.
"I thought I could get away, but (Cuzzetto) is a good leg rider, so he just held me down," Junior Godinho said.
In overtime, the wrestlers were back on their feet, until Godinho used his hips to counter a Cuzzetto shot and take his opponent to the mat with 14 seconds left in the one-minute OT period for the clinching points.
"I knew he was going to shoot because it was short time," Junior Godinho said. "He shot and I hipped into him and everything just happened."
The moment brought tears to the eyes of his dad.
"He's been through a lot, being a coach's son," John Godinho said. "He works hard every day. I'm so proud of him."
Berfanger's title at 170 pounds wasn't heart stopping, but the 11-4 win over Kent Meridian sophomore Amos Daige was satisfying. Daige won three one-sided decisions to reach the finals, but Berfanger felt good about facing a taller opponent in the finals.
"I'm more of an aggressive wrestler, and the taller you are the less weight you have for muscle so I can overpower them more easily," Berfanger said.
The Union junior wanted to take an early lead and did, scoring a takedown and three-point nearfall in the closing seconds of the first round.
"I surprised myself with that one. I'm not typically a thrower," Berfanger said. "He took a shot and was a little off balance and I just went for the head and arm and got it."
In the third round, Berfanger scored another five points with a takedown and nearfall for an 11-2 lead.
Union senior Daniel Rice took third place at 126. After losing in the semifinals 11-5 to Timmy Martinez of Pasco, Rice won two decisions to take third.
At 195 pounds, Union senior Cody Gromes finished third. In the semifinals he was pinned by Cody Vigoren of Lake Stevens. He then won two close decisions to claim third place.
Titans freshman Tommy Strassenberg took fourth place at 138, winning three matches after his quarterfinal loss before losing 5-3 in the third-place match to Troy Wilson from Rogers of Puyallup. Junior Michael Snediker was fifth at 160.
For Evergreen, junior Austin Wright took third place at 285 pounds, winning four matches after losing in Friday's quarterfinals. Also for the Plainsmen, senior Ramon Ortiz finished seventh at 126 and sophomore Isaiah Av placed eighth at 113.
For Heritage, junior Tristan Bridges placed fifth at 220 pounds after losing in the semifinals to Mason Ju of Mead. Also for the Timberwolves, senior Karell Abdul Wahhab placed seventh at 120, and senior Antonio Pulido took eighth at 285.
For Battle Ground, senior Aaron Bork placed fourth at 182 pounds and senior Tyler Dady was sixth at 285.
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"VIANA DO CASTELO" Top 5 Page for this destination Viana do Castelo by ncfg
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The mountain, the river and the sea all meet in the district of Viana do Castelo!
- Pros:Enjoy the beach, the river, the mountain and the culture
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Nat, happy new year to you and your beloved ones. I hope you are doing well. - Great new tip here.
The Castle, Saint Luzia Mount and Cathedral are gorgeous! And everything else would be so enjoyable to explore! Excellent page Nat!
Thanks for the info; I'll be visiting this city in just a few days
Caravela è una grande pasticceria.!!. Le torte caratteristiche del luogo sono squisite e la decorazione interna è incredibile.!. Credo sia tratta da un racconto di Saramago (premio nobel portoghese)
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the photo of the arcos de valdevez is amazing! such beautiful reflection! a lovely page nat!
What a delightful place Viana do Castel is. You've done a marvelous job with your insights, helpful tips, and gorgeous photographs. Most enticing.
wonderful beaches tips !!!!! looks so nice landscapes !! well done mate!!
Estudei em Viana até ao 12º... muito diferente hoje em dia, mas encantadora como sempre :) Feliz Natal tb para ti
Yes, Viana do Castelo impressed me by its nice city, surrounding and people of course. It is always worth revisiting. Great page.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — America loves its outlaws, and few are as admired and lionized as Willie Nelson. As the enduring American icon's 80th birthday has approached, he's been honored with lifetime achievement awards, serenaded at special performances and saluted by musicians from every genre of music. And Nelson has taken it all in with a bemused smile. "It's a nice thing to do for someone on their birthday and I appreciate it," Nelson said in a recent interview aboard his bus. "Usually I like to forget my birthdays as much as possible."


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An 8-month-long investigation by the Humane Society of the United States finds one national pet store chain is the country's number one supporter of puppy mills.
The undercover investigation indicated Petland has purchased 17,000 puppies from puppy mills, mostly in the Midwest.
The Humane Society says many Petland stores across the country are supporting puppy mills even as they're telling customers that the dogs come only from reputable breeders.
Most of the puppies come from a puppy mill in Minnesota which practices illegal procedures such as cesarean sections and spaying and neutering.
According to Stephanie Shain, director of The HSUS Stop Puppy Mills Campaign, "Petland is perpetuating the abusive puppy mill industry, where dogs are treated not like pets, but like a cash crop. They know that consumers won't stand for the cruelty inherent in mass-breeding facilities, so they make outrageous claims to hide the reality that the dogs came from puppy mills. People have a right to know exactly what they are buying, but the real victims are the breeding dogs who are confined to life in a cage for as long as people are duped into buying their puppies."


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What Are the Symptoms of Dysthymia?
Symptoms of dysthymia include:
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- Loss of interest in activities or the ability to enjoy oneself
- Excessive feelings of guilt or worthlessness
- Loss of energy or fatigue
- Difficulty concentrating, thinking or making decisions
- Changes in appetite
- Thoughts of death or suicide
Dysthymia differs from major depression in that dysthymia involves fewer of the above symptoms than occurs in major depression. To be diagnosed with dysthymia, symptoms must persist for at least two years in adults or one year in children or adolescents.
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal depression, called seasonal affective disorder (SAD), is a depression that occurs each year at the same time, usually starting in fall or winter and ending in spring or early summer. It is more than just "the winter blues" or "cabin fever." A rare form of SAD known as "summer depression," begins in late spring or early summer and ends in fall.
What Are the Symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder?
People who suffer from SAD have many of the common signs of depression: Sadness, irritability, loss of interest in their usual activities, withdrawal from social activities, and inability to concentrate. But symptoms of winter SAD may differ from symptoms of summer SAD.
Symptoms of winter SAD may include the seasonal occurrence of:
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- Decreased levels of energy
- Weight gain
- Increase in appetite
- Difficulty concentrating
- Increased desire to be alone
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There is not just one cause of depression. It is a complex disease that can occur as a result of a multitude of different factors, including biology and emotional and environmental factors. For people biologically vulnerable to depression, it may sometimes start with a significant life event, such as the loss of a loved one or a change in one's life or after being diagnosed with a serious disease. For others, depression may just occur for no apparent "reason." In fact, there does not need to be any apparent "reason" for the symptoms of depression to occur in people who are vulnerable to the illness.


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Karibu! Welcome to Peace Corps Tanzania!
Founded in 1962, Tanzania is one of the Peace Corps' oldest programs and is truly appreciated by the government and people of Tanzania.
- eradicating extreme poverty and hunger;
- achieving universal primary education;
- promoting gender equality;
- reducing child mortality;
- improving maternal health;
- combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; and
- ensuring environmental sustainability
Peace Corps Tanzania is proud to consider itself amongst the partners working to address obstacles to well-being. We currently have about 200 Volunteers working in three sectors: Secondary Education, Community Health, and Sustainable Agriculture.
Serving in Tanzania
Volunteers serving in a general capacity are assigned to one of three sectors: Education, Health, Agriculture. Volunteers serving in a specialist capacity work within either the Global Health Service Partnership program or Peace Corps Response.
Education Volunteers improve student academic achievement in math, science, and English in secondary school communities. Together with their co-teacher counterparts, they plan and conduct activities to achieve the major goals of the Education sector:
Health Volunteers focus on the promotion of health education and disease prevention, especially surrounding HIV/AIDS. Together with their rural community, they work on projects related to the major goals of the Health sector:
Agriculture Volunteers focus on building local food production capacity and accessibility, utilizing local natural resources in a sustainable manner. Together with their community, they work on projects related to the major goals of the Agriculture sector:
Global Health Service Partnership (GHSP)
GHSP deploys volunteer physicians and nurses to serve one-year, renewable assignments as adjunct faculty in medical and nursing schools. In collaboration with host country faculty, they strengthen the quality and sustainability of medical and nursing education and clinical practices.
Peace Corps Response (PCR)
Peace Corps Response (originally called Crisis Corps) began in 1996 as a means for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers to quickly respond to disasters, making use of their cross-cultural skills and adaptability. In 2012, the program was opened to professionals who have not previously served with Peace Corps but have at least 10 years of professional experience. One example of this is the Global Health Service Partnership program, a collaboration between Peace Corps, Seed Global Health and PEPFAR.
Volunteers serve short-term, high-impact assignments anywhere from three months to one year in length.
Living in Tanzania
What's it like to live and serve in Tanzania?
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Peace Corps Volunteers serve in 23 of the country's 30 administrative regions. Learn more fun facts about the Peace Corps Tanzania program.
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Jesse Owens in the 200 metres heats at the 1936 Olympics. Photo: AP
Jesse Owens was posthumously made an inaugural member of the IAAF Hall of Fame on Thursday, more than 75 years after he won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and showed up Adolf Hitler's idea of Aryan supremacy.
Owens joined 11 others, including Australian sprinter Betty Cuthbert, as the first athletes to be honoured by the IAAF in the newly created hall of fame.
Joining that pair are Abebe Bikila, Paavo Nurmi, Carl Lewis, Emil Zatopek, Al Oerter, Adhemar da Silva, Ed Moses, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Jackie Joyner-Kersee and Wang Junxia.


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On film, Tokyo is an eternally beguiling palimpsest. Some directors hone in on its neon lights and hordes of traffic, which melt watercolour-like in front of the camera. Other movies capture Tokyo as a dark and grimy warren of alleyways and offices, overpopulated and bristling with tension. But no matter how it's transposed onto the big screen, the city operates as part-character, part-backdrop, and part-muse. Below, we've selected five of the most atmospheric and exotic movies set in Tokyo.
Tokyo Story, Yasujiro Ozu
Lost in Translation, Sofia Coppola
Tokyo Sonata, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Stray Dog, Akira Kurosawa
Tokyo!, Michel Gondry, Léos Carax, Bong Joon-ho
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The promising winger could be in line for his official debut in Wednesday's match in Amsterdam after impressing with the club's reserves as Jose Mourinho looks to rest playersHighly-rated youngster Jese Rodriguez could be in line for his official Real Madrid first team debut as coach Jose Mourinho has included the winger in his match squad for Wednesday's Champions League Group D game away to Ajax, AS reports.
The 18-year-old is considered to be one of the most promising talents to have come through the ranks of the Madrid youth academy in recent years and has already drawn comparisons with Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
Jese trained with the first team during pre-season and featured in friendlies against LA Galaxy, Chivas Guadalajara, Philadelphia Union, Leicester City, Hertha Berlin and Tianjin Teda.
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Autumn in the Garden Tour & Market
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What: Eight home gardens tended by Master Gardeners will be open for visits. The Market will feature plants, including many seen in the tour gardens, as well as handcrafted garden art such as birdhouses and hypertufa pots. Food also will be available for purchase.
When: Saturday, Oct. 1. Tour hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Market hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Where: Self-guided driving tour stops are in the Point Loma area. The Market, open to the public as well as tour-goers, is at Dana Middle School, 1775 Chatsworth Blvd.
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Since purchasing their 1929 Spanish-style home 26 years ago, Nan and "Buzz" Kaufman have remodeled three times. Over the years, the historic Point Loma home just blocks from Sunset Cliffs gained such modern amenities as a family room and master suite as well as added bedrooms for the Kaufman's four children.
The garden, too, has evolved, especially since 2005 when Nan, a pediatrician and UCSD professor of pediatrics, retired and joined the Master Gardener Association San Diego and the Village Garden Club of La Jolla. A lifelong plant aficionado inspired by her father, who is 93 and still gardening, she has broadened her horticultural horizons and commitment to sustainability. "I've always been an organic gardener," she says, "but now I'm determined that everything be in harmony with nature."
The most recent updating of the home and garden, designed by architect Carl Strona and landscape architect Tim Smith, built on the home's many indoor-outdoor connections by strengthening links to a little-used pool in the backyard and organizing "a chaotic kitchen garden."
In the process, Nan also wanted to transform her collection of plants into a garden where she could clip flowers for arrangements, her grandchildren could play, and she and her husband could relax and entertain, even on fog-chilled days. "This time, we wanted to make the outside more usable and enjoyable," she says.
On Saturday, Oct. 1, Nan will be one of eight Master Gardeners opening their home gardens to visitors during the Autumn in the Garden Tour & Market presented by the Master Gardener Association San Diego. Centered in Point Loma, the inaugural event will include educational exhibits and sales of plants and handcrafted garden accessories.
As they enter Nan's garden, tour-goers will see a magnolia tree and a rose garden in the front yard that were among her first additions to the home's large corner lot more than two decades ago. Now slated for a future makeover that would eliminate the lawn and add more edibles, this sunny area already is home to citrus trees, an espaliered apple tree, blueberry bushes ringed with strawberries and tall tomatoes and cucumber vines clambering around the gnarled rosebushes. Plant picks as well as design of the succulent containers on the front steps and other patios generally are the result of Nan's teamwork with Master Gardener and garden club friends, as well as the staff of Green Gardens Nursery in Pacific Beach.
Along the east side of the home is a narrow lath house that shades Nan's extensive orchid collection and a cozy patio enclosed by two dense bronze loquats underplanted with sasanqua camellias and azaleas. Among the potted plants lining the white stucco walls is a spiky gunnera grown from a cutting from Nan's father. Here, too, is one of several barrels tucked throughout the property to collect rainfall.


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MONTPELIER — Vermont's largest health insurance provider wants to raise its rates by an average of 9.8 percent for people and small businesses covered through the state's health benefits exchange, Vermont Health Connect.
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|Release Date: January 01, 1966
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|Genre: Adaptation, Drama, Sci-Fi
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Summary:A medical team is loaded onto a special submarine which is subsequently minituarized and injected into a scientist's bloodstream. Their mission is to remove a blood clot, but they meet trouble when it turns out that one of their crew is out to sabotage the mission.