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Do student loans fall off ten years after the last payment is made, aka DOLA? I've got a few loans that were opend in the late 90's that have finally been paid off. I figured they would report for another 10 years. I was shocked to see one CR show that one of the loan accounts would fall off in 2016. That is around 4 years after DOLA.
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In what way is "are us" used? Like: what does "toys are us" mean.. Or what does "heavy weights are us" mean?
Does "are us" always refer to several people? Or can one also use it when referring just to oneself?
In what way is "are us" used? Like: what does "toys are us" mean.. Or what does "heavy weights are us" mean?
Does "are us" always refer to several people? Or can one also use it when referring just to oneself?
It's invariably used in fairly lame "witty trading name/slogan" contexts, which as others have pointed out, all derive from the original "Toys R Us". The noun that precedes it is always something "we" (not "us") specialise in supplying.
I can easily imagine someone in a group of enthusiastic drinking buddies saying, for example "Alkies are us!", but after Googling "are us" -shopping and leafing through several pages of results, I have to say it's not exactly a commonplace idiomatic usage outside commercial contexts (that's to say, I didn't come across a single instance of anything 'non-commerical').
Grammatically speaking it's, well, not. You can say, for example, "We are human" in standard English, and "Human are we" in Yoda-speak, but "Human are us" is never going to cut it.
If you accept the first of the following then the rest follow in a similar pattern:
So the last is a possible response to the question "Who are toys?" but the shop's name is simply saying "You can buy toys here, as they are what we do."
It clearly isn't standard English grammar and, as others have pointed out, this form is hardly ever used except in shop names.
My best guess is that the founder started with "We are Toys", and then experimented with ways of moving the word "Toys" to the beginning of the sentence to make it more prominent.
"Toys/they are us" is NOT grammatically correct; 'us' in this case is a predicate nominative connected by the copula/linking verb form of to be and should therefore be 'we'; also "The only ones affected are we"...."we are the only ones affected". It just may sound strange to us because of pervasive, informal (incorrect) usage (thanks to the help of such store names!)
Toy are us Toys in the store talking to you guys "you can buy toys in other place but if you are looking for real toys toys are us"
In the store name, it is not "are" but a backward letter R.


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This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 11/454,630 filed Jun. 15, 2006, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,711,322, which claims the benefit of U.S. Ser. Nos. 60/690,964, 60/690,966, and 60/690,959, all filed Jun. 15, 2005. Said U.S. Ser. No. 11/454,630 is also a continuation in part of GB0602398.0, filed Feb. 7, 2006. All of the above applications are fully incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of Use
The present invention relates generally to an underwater communications system, and its methods of use, and more particularly to an underwater communications system that uses electromagnetic propagation and magnetic induction transmission, and optimizes the distance which can be achieved by digital transmission of information.
2. Description of the Related Art
Various underwater communication systems are known. One of the most common is based on acoustic techniques. A problem with such systems is that they are degraded by noise and interference from a number of sources. They are also subject to multi-path effects and in some environments are virtually unusable. Other underwater communication systems use radio links, e.g. extreme low frequency electromagnetic signals, usually for long-range communications between a surface station and a submerged vessel. These systems typically operate in the far field using physically large electric field coupled antennas and support data rates up to a few bits per second.
WO01/95529 describes an underwater communications system that uses electromagnetic signal transmission. This system has a transmitter and a receiver, each having a metallic, magnetic coupled aerial surrounded by a waterproof electrically insulating material. Use of electrically insulated magnetic coupled antennas in the system of WO01/95529 provides various advantages. This is because magnetically coupled antennas launch a predominantly magnetic field. A similar arrangement is described in GB2163029. Whilst the communications systems of WO01/95529 and GB2163029 have some technical advantages over more conventional acoustic or radio link systems, the functionality described is limited, and for many practical applications the available bandwidth is highly restrictive, as is distance over which data can be transmitted.
Magnetic antennas formed by a wire loop, coil or similar arrangements create both magnetic and electromagnetic fields. The magnetic or magneto-inductive field is generally considered to comprise two components of different magnitude that, along with other factors, attenuate with distance (r), at rates proportional to 1/r2 and 1/r3 respectively. Together they are often termed the near field components. The electromagnetic field has a still different magnitude and, along with other factors, attenuates with distance at a rate proportional to 1/r. It is often termed the far field or propagating component.
Signals based on electrical and magnetic fields are rapidly attenuated in water due to its partially electrically conductive nature. Seawater is more conductive than fresh water and produces higher attenuation. Propagating radio or electromagnetic waves are a result of an interaction between the electric and magnetic fields. The high conductivity of seawater attenuates the electric field. Water has a magnetic permeability close to that of free space so that a purely magnetic field is relatively unaffected by this medium. However, for propagating electromagnetic waves the energy is continually cycling between magnetic and electric field and this results in attenuation of propagating waves due to conduction losses.
The attenuation losses, the bandwidth restrictions and the limited distances over which data can be transmitted all pose significant practical problems for underwater communications.
Existing methods of acoustic communication are inherently restricted in the distance they can achieve at effective data rates. This is particularly true where the signal reaches a receiver by multiple paths (reflections occurring from an irregular sea floor, the sea surface, the coastline, nearby objects and the like, we well as when the sound wave path exhibits discontinuities in its properties (wave wash, bubbles in the water, changes in water density due to salinity variations). Little is known which can lessen these difficulties. The existing art of electromagnetic communication under water fails to recognize measures that can be taken to maximize the distance and/or useful information rate which can be achieved by adapting the devices sourcing and using the information so that more effective signal frequencies can be adopted.
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an improved underwater communication systems, and its methods of use, that uses electromagnetic waves for communication and propagation.
Another object of the present invention an underwater communication system, and its methods of use, for communication and propagation that increases the distance over which information can be transmitted.
Another object of the present invention an underwater communication systems, and its methods of use, for communication and propagation that increases the useful information rate.
Another object of the present invention an underwater communication systems, and its methods of use, for communication and propagation with improved data compression by reducing the transmitted bit rate.
Another object of the present invention an underwater communication systems, and its methods of use, for communication and propagation where the transmitted bit rate is reduced when there are a number of types of information sources.
Another object of the present invention an underwater communication systems, and its methods of use, for communication and propagation that has a resultant reduced bit rate that allows lower transmitted signal frequencies to be adopted.
Another object of the present invention an underwater communication system, and its methods of use, for communication and propagation that has lower transmitted signal frequencies to achieve greater distance and/or allow greater rates at a particular distance.
These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in, an underwater communications system for transmitting electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals to a remote receiver that includes a data input. A digital data compressor compresses data to be transmitted. A modulator modulates compressed data onto a carrier signal. An electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna transmits the compressed, modulated signals.
In another embodiment of the present invention, an underwater communications system includes a receiver that has an electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna for receiving a compressed, modulated signal. A demodulator is provided for demodulating the signal to reveal compressed data. A de-compressor de-compresses the data.
In another embodiment of the present invention, an underwater communications system includes a transmitter for transmitting electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals. A receiver receives signals from the transmitter. At least one intermediate transceiver receives electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals from the transmitter and passes them to the receiver. At least one of the transmitter and receiver is underwater and includes an electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna.
In various embodiments, the present invention relates to underwater communication systems, and their methods of use, that use electromagnetic signals as the communicating means. Each of these uses a communications transceiver 10 that has a transmitter 12, a receiver 14 and a processor 16 which can be connected to an analogue or digital data interface (not shown), as illustrated in
Electrically insulated magnetic coupled antennas are used in the communication systems in which various embodiments of the present invention are embodied because in an underwater environment they are more efficient than electrically coupled antennas. Underwater attenuation is largely due to the effect of conduction on the electric field. Since electrically coupled antennas produce a higher electric field component, in water in the near field, the radiated signal experiences higher attenuation. In comparison a magnetic loop antenna produces strong magneto-inductive field terms in addition to the electromagnetic propagating field. The magneto-inductive terms are greater than the propagating field close to the transmitting antenna and provide an additional means for coupling a signal between two antennas. For both shorter and greater distances, magnetic coupled antennas are more efficient under water than electrically coupled. In applications where long distance transmission is required, the magnetic antenna should preferably be used at lowest achievable signal frequency. This is because signal attenuation in water increases as a function of increasing frequency, as shown in
As an alternative, or additional, type of receiver to that of the heterodyne method described, communications practioners will appreciate that a receiver of the homodyne principle may be employed.
In one embodiment of the present invention, an underwater communications system is provided for transmitting data to a remote receiver. In this embodiment, the system can have a data input; a data compressor for compressing data that is to be transmitted; a modulator for modulating the compressed data onto a carrier signal and an electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna for transmitting the compressed, modulated signals. It will be appreciated that the words remote and local used herein are relative terms used merely to differentiate device sites for the purpose of description, and do not necessarily imply any particular distances.
By compressing the data prior to transmission, the occupied transmission bandwidth can be reduced. This allows use of a lower carrier frequency, which leads to lower attenuation. This in turn allows communication over greater transmission distances, thereby significantly alleviating the difficulty of communication through water. Digital representation of audio and or video, data compression and transmission at the lowest practicable frequency are therefore particularly advantageous in the subsea environment and represents a key innovation. While data compression is usually highly desirable, it will be appreciated that it is not essential to the operation of different embodiments of the present invention.
Whether or not compressed, data in some applications of the present invention can be encrypted before transmission and decrypted after receiving, when desired for reasons of security. Although a low carrier frequency is usually optimal to maximize distance, there may be occasions when a higher frequency is satisfactory but more desirable in order to reduce the distance over which an unwanted receiving party can detect the signal, as in deliberately covert operation of a communication system.
In one embodiment of the present invention, error correction techniques are applied to the information transferred. Error correction techniques slightly increase the amount of data which must pass over the communication links themselves, but can be advantageous in allowing operation at greater distances which otherwise would have resulted in unreliable transfer of information. Error correction can be of the types commonly and generically known as forward error correction (FEC) and automatic repeat request (ARQ). For somewhat random errors which are well spaced and do not occur in long runs, FEC is preferable; and beneficially the effectiveness of FEC may be increased by first applying an interleaving process, as known in the art.
In various embodiments, the system of the present invention can include data/text entry means, such as a keypad, and/or audio means for capturing audio signals and/or video means, such as a camera, for capturing an image. Having inputs, such as a text entry pad and a camera, provides an extended functionality device, and extends the range of device applications. Alternative approaches such as employing speech to text conversion and text to speech offer additional bandwidth reduction and therefore range benefits.
In one embodiment, a display may be provided so that text/data entered and/or video/images can be viewed prior to transmission.
In one embodiment, the communications module of the present invention includes a receiver that has an electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna for receiving electromagnetic signals. In this embodiment, the module is preferably operable to present received text/data and/or video/images on the module display. The transmitter and the receiver may share a single electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna.
In one embodiment, the system of the present invention can be configured to change the carrier frequency to optimise the information communication rate for the transmission range and conditions encountered. In another embodiment, the system of the present invention can be configured to establish a connection; commence transmission at a first frequency; once communication is established, vary the frequency and select the frequency based on the received signal strength.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the magnetic coupled antenna used with certain embodiments of the present invention can be based on loops or solenoids. The solenoid may be formed around a high magnetic permeability material. The insulated antenna may be surrounded with a low conductivity material with permittivity matched to that of the propagation medium e.g. distilled water.
To further improve communications, the transmission distance has to be taken into account. By way of illustration, for short distance transmission, the magnetic components provide the greater signal, whereas longer distances are best served by the electromagnetic component. Hence for short distance communications, near field transmission is preferred, whereas for longer distance communications, far field transmission is preferred. Whether the magnetic components or the electromagnetic component dominate is a matter dependent on the application of the invention and the distance over which it is deployed.
In another embodiment of the present invention, an underwater communications system is provided that includes, an underwater transmitter having an electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna for transmitting electromagnetic signals to a receiver, and an underwater receiver having an electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna for receiving signals from the underwater transmitter, wherein the transmitter and receiver are adapted to communicate when the near fields of the transmitting antenna and receiving antenna overlap. The near field may be defined approximately as the region where the 1/r2 and 1/r3 varying terms are greater than the propagating 1/r term (where r=radial distance).
Near field subsea magneto-inductive communications links can support much higher carrier frequencies than possible in the far field. In turn, communication in the near field allows a significantly higher signal bandwidth than is available for far field transmissions. While the near field components are relatively greatest close to an antenna, their rate of decline with distance is faster than that of the far field component. When the antenna is magnetic, the important advantage of lower loss is gained over conventional electromagnetic antennas of the types commonly used in free space. In addition the relative initial strength of the magnetic field in comparison with the electromagnetic field is considerably greater still.
In another embodiment of the present invention, an underwater communications system includes a transmitter for transmitting electromagnetic signals to a remote receiver, and a receiver for receiving signals from the transmitter, wherein at least one of the transmitter and receiver is underwater and has an electrically insulated, magnetic coupled antenna. One of the transmitter and receiver may be above water and may have an electrically coupled antenna.
In another embodiment of the present invention, an underwater communications system includes, a transmitter for transmitting electromagnetic signals to a remote receiver, and a receiver for receiving signals from the transmitter, wherein at least one of the transmitter and receiver includes means for varying the signal gain. This is advantageous for systems in which one or both antennas may be subjected to wave wash, where the antenna is periodically partially or wholly immersed in water. By providing means for varying the gain, performance can be maintained even when one or more of the antennas is subject to wave wash.
In another embodiment of the present invention, an underwater communications system includes a device for transmitting electromagnetic signals and means for transmitting acoustic signals and/or optical signals. In use, the system of this embodiment can be \ controlled such that the optimal route for communication is utilized be it electromagnetic, acoustic or optical. Under different or changing conditions, one or more of these methods may provide superior performance at different times.
For reception of weak signals, such as at greater distances, the reduction of received interfering noise will be important. This may be accomplished by filtering the received signal to the minimum bandwidth possible, consistent with the bandwidth of the wanted signal, before making decisions on the received digital signal states. Alternatively, or in addition, digital bit states may be represented in transmission by known and readily distinguishable sequences of sub-bits transmitted at a higher rate, and correlation techniques adopted to determine the likely presence of each sequence and hence the value of each received bit. Such techniques will be familiar to those skilled in the techniques of communication in other fields.
A further technique, often advantageous where effects such as multi-path propagation, fading and dispersion exist between transmitter and receiver, is that of spread spectrum, in which transmission power is deliberately distributed over a wide bandwidth and correlation methods are used in receivers. As will be known to communication practioners, the spread spectrum technique is enhanced if the known RAKE method is also adopted in receivers.
Furthermore, while carrier-based techniques with impressed modulation have been described, un-modulated methods without a carrier also may be adopted, wherein a representation of the baseband data is used directly to energize the antenna.
The system of
In each of the systems of
In certain applications of the present invention, surface repeater buoys are deployed to link between buoys to extended underwater transmission ranges. The surface repeater buoy acts to receive the subsea radio signal and then relays the information to a second buoy using terrestrial radio devices, including but not limited to the use of a higher carrier frequency.
The present invention can convey a variety of different types of information, including but not limited to the following examples in the fields of audio transmission, video transmission, text data transmission, control data, and other forms of information that can be encoded in digital form:
In one embodiment, audio transmission includes: diver to diver voice; diver to vessel voice; diver to shore voice; voice using a remote microphone and/or hydrophone; voice between submarine and submarine; voice between submarine and surface vessel; and voice between submarine and a shore station.
In another embodiment, video transmission includes: video images conveyed for assistance in steering and control of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) and remotely operated vehicles (ROV); images for monitoring underwater construction sites; images which assist the docking of AUVs and other mobile underwater devices; images for finding and checking the presence of underwater objects; images for assessing damage and the maintenance condition of varied underwater systems and plant such as pipelines, risers, valves and platforms; images for assisting the remote control of tools and manipulators on AUVs and ROVs; and images conveyed for assessment of environmental damage.
In another embodiment, text data includes: as required in diver to diver communication; and in diver to shore or vessel communication.
In another embodiment, control data includes: data used as part of the communications aspect of supervisory control and acquisition systems (SCADA); and of command and control systems for underwater vessels including backup for wired control.
Additional forms of information transfer can be utilized with the systems and methods of the present invention. These additional forms of information transfer include but are not limited to, data transmitted from/to seismic, geophysical, environmental and other underwater data loggers and a surface vessel or an AUV or ROV; data of generic types transferred between an AUV and a surface vessel or docking station; data transferred from sensors to a vessel or shore for monitoring of the environment and for detection of the presence of alien objects as part of homeland security; data and communication control protocols required for provision of internet and other communications access points in swimming pools, reservoirs, sea water areas such as around shipwreck sites; data communicated through ice, both solid and floating; data over communication links in the networking of sensors, assets, vehicles and people, not all of which are necessarily underwater; data transferred for targeting and priming to/from a torpedo or other vehicle while in a torpedo bay or in motion, and the like.
To provide an even greater communication range, signals may be sent from one underwater transceiver to another via an above-water air path.
To offer improved resilience, a modulation scheme can be used in the systems described whereby the carrier is modulated by multiple narrow band sub-carriers, as shown in
Where modulation is used, at each transmitter the signal is modulated onto multiple narrow band sub carriers to make up the required signal bandwidth. Many suitable modulations schemes are known such as quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) and Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). The combined signal is then modulated onto the carrier. At the receivers, the signal is detected and split into the same multiple narrow band carriers, which are in turn demodulated to recover the information. The processing may be analogue or digital, although typically the processing will be digital. The digital implementation could employ an inverse fast Fourier Transform (FFT) to form the multiple narrow-band signals into a single carrier transmission. This may be combined with an error correction coding scheme whereby redundancy is introduced to the digital bit stream to allow detection and recovery from corruption of the signal.
It will be appreciated, many types of modulation may be adopted singly or in combination with various embodiments of the present invention, whether combined with OFDM or not, including but not limited to: quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) with many possible constellations known in the art; phase modulation (PM); frequency modulation (FM) or phase shift keying (PSK); frequency shift keying (FSK); amplitude modulation (AM); and amplitude modulation with single sideband suppressed carrier (SSB-SC), double sideband suppressed carrier (DSB-SC), single sideband with vestigial carrier, and the like.
To improve performance, automatic gain control may be used to cope with the variation of signal strength caused by wave wash. Gain control can be implemented by means of a control loop. For example the received signal strength can be measured by developing a voltage across a rectifying detector diode. Amplifier gain can be controlled in response to measured signal strength to compensate for increased path loss during wave wash of the antennas. Gain control may be applied at both the receiver and the transmitter to provide additional dynamic range, the transmitter power being controlled where a two-way link allows the short-term signal path loss to be determined. This system will operate satisfactorily where one or more of the communicating antennas is wholly or partially immersed in water.
In all of the communications systems of the present invention, described above, the operating signal carrier frequency will depend on the particular application. The carrier frequency is selected as a function of the data transfer rate and the distance over which transmission has to occur. For example, for short-range communications where a high data rate is required, a relatively high frequency would be used, for example above 1 MHz. In contrast for long-range communications where attenuation losses are likely to be a problem, relatively low frequencies would be used, for example below 1 MHz, and in many cases below 100 kHz.
Another technique that may be applied in any of the underwater communications systems described above involves the use of an adaptive carrier frequency based on range of operation. In this implementation, the carrier frequency employed to convey information is chosen to maximize the information rate possible for the given signal path. The most significant influence on the optimum frequency to choose will be the range between the communicating systems. One implementation uses multiple fixed frequencies that are known to all communicating stations. To first establish a connection, transmission commences on the lowest frequency. Once communication is established, the systems may then adapt the frequency of operation up and down to maximize data rate. This may be performed based on the received signal strength. An alternative scheme employs the lowest frequency at all times to maintain timing and to communicate the main frequency being chosen to carry information.
The electromagnetic communication system, in which embodiments of the invention is embodied, may be combined with acoustic communication and/or with optical communication to provide enhanced capability. Whereas acoustic communications offer long-range capability they are limited in terms of robust operation in noisy environments and can only offer a limited bandwidth. The range of operation is limited with electromagnetic communications but it is immune to acoustic noise and has a wide bandwidth capability. By way of example a system of the present invention can include an acoustic modem and an underwater electromagnetic communications system as described above. The two systems can be combined in a processing unit to select the communications path based on appropriate criteria. These criteria may include factors such as measured error rates, range of operation, measured signal strength or required bandwidth. If very high bandwidth is required when the ends of the communication link are close enough to allow optical communication, this method similarly may be brought into operation in preference to, or in addition to, electromagnetic communication.
In various embodiments, the system of the present invention includes enhancements to receive signal strength and/or communication distance. These enhancements can apply variously to transmitters, receivers and antennas, and are known in the art.
Directional antennas may be adopted to concentrate and maximize the power which a transmitter sends in the direction of a receiver and, by the principle of reciprocity, which a directional receive antenna can intercept. In as much as directional properties can be improved, communication range will be increased. If transmit and/or receive antennas are steered towards each other, preferably with dynamic real-time adjustment, then the optimum signal can be provided at all times. Diversity techniques employing multiple antennas at receive and/or transmit sites may be adopted, and intelligent switching adopted to use the most advantageous signal path at any time.
It will be appreciated that magnetic coupled antennas at the transmitter and receiver need not be of the same size. Where an end of the communications link is static or may be moved only occasionally, it may be possible to deploy an unusually large antenna loop or solenoid. For example, this may be possible for an underwater fixed sensor, where its antenna could lie flat on the sea floor; and for a static central communication site. Such antennas could be formed of loops many metres in diameter if necessary. Whether deployed by the transmitter or receiver, larger antenna size will increase the received signal e.m.f. approximately in proportion to the increased area of the antenna. Of course, the largest possible size of antenna at both ends is usually advantageous to maximize the received signal.
The magnetic and electromagnetic field from a transmitter (and correspondingly a receiver) may be increased by using latest magnetic core materials of the highest possible permeability in the antenna in order to increase magnetic flux for given antenna dimensions.
While magnetic coupled antennas may be used, electromagnetic antennas of plain wire similar to those of conventional radio methods, and electric antennas which predominantly excite and detect an electric field, can also be deployed; and they may be deployed in combination to achieve the strongest aggregate received signal.
For maximum signal from a magnetic coupled transmit antenna, the greatest possible current is required in the loop or solenoid. Where cryogenic cooling is possible, the use of superconductivity can increase the current possible through the conductors of the antenna. In addition, highly sensitive receivers may be constructed using SQUID techniques and by using Josephson junction methods, as will be known to those skilled in these arts.
Particularly in deployment environments where receivers and/or transmitters are powered by batteries of limited capacity and/or transmission is of high power, methods are desirable to conserve energy. To achieve this, it is possible to transmit only when new relevant data is available at the transmit site; or to transmit only periodically; or to transmit only when a signal from the receive end requests data. Moreover, if the receiver knows when to expect data, either because transmission times are known or because the receive site requests transmission, most of the receiver circuits may be dormant at other times and so conserve energy also. Energy may also be conserved by reducing transmit power to the lowest level necessary for reliable communication. Reduction from maximum power could be based on known factors such as distance, or the receiver could inform the transmitter dynamically of the level it is receiving so that, when possible, the transmitter can reduce its power to a lesser level which is still adequate or, conversely, increase power when necessary. If acoustic and/or optical communication methods are available in addition to electromagnetic, then it may be advantageous to switch to whichever method uses the least power for the communication conditions found to be encountered.
In certain embodiments, several antennas can be used with systems of the present invention and be deployed across a region of sea or sea bottom where divers or underwater autonomous vehicles are to operate, so increasing the area over which communication can take place. While discrete loop antennas will often be optimal, other forms of antenna may also be used including antennas of distributed wire or cable. Although these may provide a weaker signal at a given distance from the wire, operation over a larger distance close to the antenna will be possible. The antennas can transmit and/or receive the same signal, or they could handle different signals.
Where different transmit signals are used, these also could supply location information to a diver or vehicle in each vicinity. In addition, multiple antennas could carry multiple channels, allowing multiple links to operate simultaneously. By use of data multiplexing, as is known in the art, a number of logical channels may be carried by the same carrier, and to different end stations or to different functions at the same end station.
It will be appreciated that the embodiments illustrated in
While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative constructions, certain illustrated embodiments thereof are shown in the drawings and have been described above in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intention to limit the invention to the specific form or forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, alternative constructions, and equivalents falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.
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|Wfs Technologies Ltd.
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|Wfs Technologies Ltd.
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Skip to comments.Eight year old smokes while fighting in Syria.
Posted on 04/02/2013 8:00:21 AM PDT by rktman
It is one of the most shocking images from the Syrian war. An eight-year-old boy draws deeply on a cigarette, the small fingers of his other hand clutching a an AK-47 rifle that balances awkwardly against his chest.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
OMG, doesn't he realize that cigarettes can kill?
Children under 10 smoke all over the cruddier parts of the world.
Quick - send Bloomberg to Syria! He'll fix this!
Child soldiers? YAWN.
Starvation and social disorder? Not an issue.
Dear liberal busy bodies,
If I'm fighting in a war, at 10 years old, and I decide I want a smoke
They blow up so fast.
the part about smoking is a joke, right?
My husband figured this picture was a response to all the horror that the left in this country made over that sweet looking kid who had social services at the family door by posing with his new gun.
Kind of an in yer face, you pussies to America, from Syria.
Is that a 7-bullet magazine on the AK-47, Gov. Cuomo?
That's the least of his problems...
Heh. Could be.
Kids in Syrian face a much tougher "School of Hard Knocks" than their American counterparts, that's for sure.
And on a school night too!
That kid has a cold dead stare. Frightening.
I'm more concerned about him and his pals continuously shouting "Allah Akbar!!"
A true Jihadi in the making.
This brought back a memory.
30 years ago, I was in Metullah, Israel, with a group of Christian pastors.
We were meeting and greeting a brave young Christian Man who operated a Bible radio station in Southern Lebanon.
The pastors had a real tough time with the fact that this gentleman (like MOST Mid-East people) SMOKED like a chimney!
A few months later, some muzzies in a car bomb took out the radio station, killing its two operators, one of whom was the "Smoking Man".
Now tell me, who was doing the Will of His Father?
Kid, you are SO grounded!
At that age my dad used to have me go in the store to get him a pack of cigs. Didn't smoke them though.
Are they Newports like Øbama sucks on?
Newports is a US "urban" thing.
My guess would be some local brand.
He's celebrating having a Super Big Gulp, because he's too young for unprotected sex.
Well, Junior is going to have a hard time hitting anything with that weapon. This is a staged photo.
If Im fighting in a war, at 10 years old, and I decide I want a smoke
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Well, us 'normal' civilized people know what is right because we are smart enough to NOT ALLOW a person of 20 1/2 with a tour (or two) in 'Indian Country' the right to sit down and drink a beer in a bar. /s...
I'm not sure which will kill him sooner... the smoke or the gun...I just hope he'll survive!!
I am truly beginning to wonder if we normal civilized people actually know anything at all anymore.
You know it strikes me that this 10 year old smoker armed with a >>weapon of war<< is man enough to fight for the future of his country...
Whereas our 10 year olds are taught about gay marriage, glowbull warming, and are suspended from school for nibbling pop tarts in an improper fashion and for brining butter knives to school to cut their pears.
I'm starting to feel like I am in the wrong place.
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You might not know who Sailor Jerry is, but you can probably recognize his style of tattoo. As a body art pioneer, Normal Keith Collins (a.k.a. Sailor Jerry) traveled the world via rail and sea, tattooing prisoners and sailors with pieces inspired by his travels to Asia, Hawaii, and California. Although he died in 1973, his influence can still be seen today in tats on hipsters, rock stars, and retro chicks.
To celebrate his 103rd birthday, two Twin Cities tattoo shops are offering deals on ink.
This week through January 21, Mpls Tattoo Shop (2211 Lyndale Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-875-6717) will be celebrating Sailor Jerry by offering flash tattoo deals in various sizes. Small works will be priced $50 to $70, palm-sized pieces will cost you $80 to $100, and pinups will set you back $150 to $250. Calling to make an appointment is best, but walk-ins are expected, too.
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Hope you enjoyed the interview today— I thought it ran smoothly, but was much less impressed by the candidates than by those for the Port.. oh well.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — If you just walked up on the scene, you probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference between Darrell West and the other 50 competitors in the 40th Bassmaster Classic.
His boat is a brand-new Bass Cat, it's wrapped, his equipment is all top notch, and he looks the part. And that's the way he'd like it. The Bassmaster Weekend Series champion said he does his best not to be in awe of the names around him, but it's not easy.
He grew up watching Denny Brauer on television, and remembers Kevin VanDam when he first hit the circuit. VanDam and West are roughly the same age and about the time VanDam started living West's dream, West had his first child, which forced him to give up tournament fishing and as he put it, "get a real job."
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On Wednesday, he was doing his best to be just the 11th boat in line to launch for the final practice day before the Classic starts on Friday, but the moment meant more to him than he wanted to show.
"This has always been a dream of mine and to be honest, I was beginning to think it was never going to happen," West said. "Most people don't feel like there's a lot of pressure on me because there's not a lot of expectation. But if I'm going to launch my fishing career, I need to do well in this tournament.
"I'm in a position right now where it would work, but I need to make something happen here."
It's a position he hasn't been in for the past 24 years. West's "real job" throughout his 20s was working in a dental laboratory.
"I tried college for a semester, but thought, 'Man, this isn't for me. I need to get a boat,'" he said.
His 30s were spent building and owning his own dental laboratory, raising his two sons and taking care of his wife of 21 years. With his youngest son getting close to turning 20, West thinks it might be time to re-pursue the dream.
So, for the last two years, he's been trying to qualify for the Classic anyway he can. In '08, he fished the Central Opens and the Weekend Series, but cut just back to the Weekend Series this year when he heard the championship would be in Arkansas.
In reality, there are a lot of reasons West, of Drasco, Ark., shouldn't be at the Classic — a lot of things that could have gone wrong at the wrong time and he would still be chasing the same dream like so many that you never read about.
He qualified through arguably the most difficult path, besting thousands of anglers for the one position. He barely qualified the Weekend Series championship after an average performance on Sam Rayburn in Texas.
Everything fell his way and now he's representing weekend anglers everywhere who will watch him on ESPN this weekend and wish they were him.
"I don't know why everyone doesn't try to qualify through the Weekend Series," West said. "It's the Classic. I haven't been here a week and I'm spoiled. I'm already trying to figure out how I can get back."
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West is obviously excited he made the Classic, but he could have picked a better year. He was officially introduced to the biggest tournament in bass fishing by 4 inches of snow last Friday, and it hasn't gotten any warmer.
West chose his first spot on Wednesday partly because it wasn't far from the ramp.
"I've been wanting to check this spot out and I've had enough of driving in that cold," he said as he dropped his trolling motor and started casting. "We'll try and stay here until it warms up."
It was only 30 degrees at the time, which was relatively warm for the past seven days, and the forecast showed hope of clear skies. The sun did show up later in the day — but it was still cold. Every fifth cast for the first hour, West would have to dip his rod in the water to shake the ice off his guides.
And the bite wasn't much better. West only had three bites in three days of practice last weekend, but he's an optimist. He's excited about the spots he found and left them alone Wednesday as to not temper his enthusiasm.
"I try and create a situation where I have an area or a lure that I'm confident in," West said. "So I am at least starting out the first tournament day thinking that I am going to catch them."
The tough conditions? That only means it takes one good day to be in contention. The cold weather? It's supposed to warm up.
The one bass he caught on Wednesday easily carried him emotionally as he looked for similar spots all afternoon — and each spot was prime bass country.
"I think you have to be confident to compete at this level," West said. "You have to be optimistic and believe you're going to catch one on every cast, no matter how hard the bite is."
He's a long shot to win or even to do well at this year's Classic, but this whole experience for him has been surreal, so why not one more chapter?
In 2007, West said he was rooting for Boyd Duckett because he was the underdog. On Wednesday, he spent half the day fishing in sight of Duckett — and now he's the underdog.
"It was a dream I never thought I'd get to fulfill," he said. "So, I worked hard for 25 years and here I am. You can beat yourself before you ever get on the water and I'm not going to do that. I plan on catching fish Friday."


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I can only judge people by their actions and behaviors and the company they choose to keep
a lingerie model, I saw the pics and I don't know what was being advertised.... and going on a raunchy "reality" show where sex and drugs will be prevalent and she wants to be in the same entertainment industry where even the kids sleep their way to the top.
I probably wouldn't, I'm a prude. :p
Better be careful, your niece might up in big trouble. She may turn into (gasp) a politician!.
Christians and conservatives could have much more impact in our culture if we were part of the entertainment industry in great numbers... much more impact than being a pastor, i would say...
They tolerate it and just being on the show means you accept it and endorse it.
How can you have impact on the industry when to get in you have to join and endorse their depravity?
I would not associate personally with a celebutard of any kind, any more than I would a stripper or porn star
that's a bunch of crap... being on the show doesn't say that at all... and i didn't say she is trying to have an impact... i'm saying if WE were part of the industry in BIG NUMBERS we could have more impact on our culture than say, being a theolgoian...
she just might... her daddy ran for mayor in Tennessee...
And he would up marrying Rachel, from San Francisco Real World (the one with Puck), she was the conservative Latina, very hot! He's a lucky guy.
A real standard for morality and decency
yes-i can see that... but realize she doesn't parade around in lingerie all the time... just when she's doing shoots... and i doubt she did that on The Real World... she typically wears jeans and t-shirts... workout gear... i bet you would like chatting with her... she's pleasant... smart...
btw--she doesn't keep company with people in the industry... she works with them from time to time... she keeps company with her family and friends--everyday types of people... i've worked in places where i didn't keep company with fellow employees...
awww... thank you for posting this beautiful picture of my sweet niece... she is so beautiful inside and out... she has never claimed to be the standard of anything... she would never put herself on the top of any list... she is much more like the humble tax collector who found God's mercy...
love you Jessie!
and you sound proud of that... too bad for you... you're not reaching anybody if you only associate with like-minded people... the thing is, you and Jessica are like-minded on many levels... i'm just glad Jesus has a different view than yours... the two most important commandments: God first, others second... God, Others... God, Others...
i'll be specific, since you seem like the nit-picky type... love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength... love your neighbor as yourself... God, Others...
'For some odd reason, I want a glass of milk...'
Where are my oreos?
'I guess I must qualify officially now as an old fart because I remember when MTV played music videos.'
50 bonus points if you can name the first song/group that was ever performed on MTV.
she'll put herself on top
no doubt
If you take off your clothes for the public I won't have anything to do with you, period
Video Killed the Radio Star - The Buggles
I'll take those 50 points, thank you very much.
Just on the internet.
and i doubt she did that on The Real World
If she wants TV screen time she will wear, or not, what they tell her, follow the script ...................................... and why are we talking about a specific person anyway? I was talking about the industry and the horrible culture. The best way to have a positive effect is to turn off the TV and to shun them in person
..and the Buggles' keyboard player later joined "Asia".
Actually two member of The Buggles, Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes, were part of "Yes" on the Drama album......which produced one of their best songs "Tempus Fugit."
OMG she is horribly disfigured poor girl
Your niece is HOTTT!
List of videos played on the first day of MTV:
tru dat!
I saw "Yes" 3 times - the first with Rick Wakeman. I always liked Asia - with Carl Palmer and the great Steve Howe on geetar, how could I not?
Oh no, blurry boobies.
I was reading the thread the other day about the fight over who was the better guitarist, and I was wondering who would win if was Squire vs Entwistle?
Forgot to mention, the REALLY great Yes albums were their early releases - i.e. Fragile, Close to the Edge, et al .
My buddy, Steve Hoffman, is/was remastering "Close to the Edge" - should be the definitive "sonic" version of that album.
"Close to the Edge" probably is my favorite as well.
there are other pics on the internet of her fully dressed, and yet you chose to show the HOTTT pic...
and why are we talking about a specific person anyway?
because when i mentioned that my niece just finished taping an MTV reality show, you jumped right on it and judged her without knowing her... and when i attempted to shed a little more light on who she is you have done nothing but continue to judge her... she was chosen for the show mainly because of her conservative views... against same-sex marriage... pro-second amendment... pro-life... pro-military... all of that coupled with her look and personality...
The best way to have a positive effect is to turn off the TV and to shun them in person
yeah--good luck with that... i disagree... the greatest impact on our culture would be to infiltrate the industry in droves...
Both bassists were amazing...but in the final analysis, I'd go with Squire. McCartney was quite good - more melodic.
My fav bassist I ever saw was Jaco Pastorius.
I was also a fan of ELP - saw them early in their "Works" tour when they had a small orchestra behind them.
But "Yes" was the absolute best of the "Prog rockers". One Yes concert was in the round - a rotating round stage in the middle of Riverfront Colosseum. My late wife and I were in a luxury box - great visual but absolutely horrible sound quality up there.
I saw them on the "Union" Tour...I'd like to see them on their new tour, but I don't know if I can handle hearing anyone other than Jon Anderson singing their classics.
and you have shown yourself to be far more of a depraved pig just by typing your thoughts... you didn't have to go on a reality show or anything...
LOL, I guess we know who the nerds on this thread, others are talking about how hot or not the women are, and we're chatting about Prog Rock.
Pretty girls can go far in Hollyweird
depraved. more depraved than suggestive pics?
hahaha... and yet you promoted her even more by posting one of her "scantily clad" pics... :) .................
LOL - I was thinking the same thing!
yes--because more is expected of you since you put yourself above it all...as someone who is above reproach--well, you have proven not to be...
Women typically wear less than that on public beaches. Do you have a problem with that too?
Its just the natural female body. I dont see why its such a big deal, even nude. We all know what it looks like.
do they often pretend to be pulling the bottom down and placing the image on the internet?
i'm pretty nerdy myself... :)
I thought the topic was Christian, Conservative and morality and the entertainment industry.
Forget all the depravity on TV and in Hollyweird, someone online made a bad joke, that is SO much worse. heh
The topic is conservative values and Hollyweird.
If you think public nudity in todays oversexualized culture is moral, then you have lost your mind. They are grooming and desensitizing children at nudist swinger colonies, but hey whatever, right?
Immorality has become acceptable even to those who pretend to be moral.
Well, if you're white...
the topic was some gal from Buck Wild was arrested... which led into what reality tv participants get paid...
my next comment should have been something like "Should have asked for more" lol
I imagine most don't get paid very much, after all the motivation for the participants is to use the show as a starting point for an acting career.
yes--i don't think they can ask for what they want... it's all very standard... they get an allowance as well... and then if they do any of the promotions for MTV after the taping of the show, they get paid for that as well, as well as travel and allowance... they are not allowed to do additional contract work with anyone else until the show is done hitting the airwaves... i hear that's pretty standard for reality television... (not the on-gong shows)...
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