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5805 N Lamar Blvd, Austin TX 78752
Phone Number: (512) 424-2000
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Refund and Exchange Policy12month/24,000 mile warranty on brakes and most repairs. some parts and service may have as little as 90day/4000 mile warranty or 12 month/12,000 mile warranty if that is all the parts manufacturer provides on the parts.
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Complaint: On 3/19/16, Saturday, I ****** ******* dropped off my Mazda MPV Van for repair at the Austin Automotive Specialists. The Van was having some mechanical issues. It jerks at low speed like the power or the engine would die. The mechanic/manger ******* ***** charged me $98 for diagnostics. Manger ******* ***** informed me over the phone on 3/19/16 that the Van, Mazda MPV needed a tune up. The van needed 6 spark plugs, 3 ignition coils, 3 ignitions Coil Boot Kit and a fuel inj kit. He gave me a quote including 10% discount. I trusted him and agreed to have the repairs done. One 3/21/16 at 6pm, my wife and I picked up the van. She drove it home. After I got home, she told me the van was not fixed because it jerked and at each traffic stop, the idle was weak. On 3/22/16, my wife drove the van to the store where it almost lost power. She immediately drove back home. I called ******* *****, the manger. He told me to bring it back. On 3/23/16 in the morning, I drove the van back to the shop. I explained to Mike that the van was misdiagnosed and it was not fixed at all. He was kind of upset. Later on or around 12pm, he (******* *****) called me and said that the van's EGR valve had blown out a fuse. He replaced the fuse and now everything was fine. That evening at 6pm, I drove my wife to pick the van up. After we got home, she told me the van was still not fixed. It was still shaking, jerking, and low idle as if it was going to lose power. On 3/24/16, I called ******* ***** again with the same issues. He told me over the phone that the EGR Valve needs to be replaced because that's what is causing the problem. Mike was unable to tell me the cost for the EGR valve. He (******* *****) told me to bring the van to his shop, so he could see what specific valve (EGR) to order. I did not trust him (******* *****) anymore with the repair, so I took the van to the Mazda dealership (Roger Beasley Mazda) on 3/24/16. After I explained the scenarios to the technician regarding what ******* ***** had told me, the technician at the dealership told me that the EGR Valve ***s not have a fuse. The dealership, Roger Beasley Mazda diagnosed the van. They found that the van had a bad coil, which was number 6 coil. There was no mention of the EGR Valve being the problem. The Van Mazda MPV was repaired. Several days later, I contacted Store Manger ******* *****. He told me his mechanic did replace number 6 coil. But he could not give me a refund because I had the repair done at another shop-dealership. Also I informed Manger ******* ***** that his shop lost the engine cover. He told me that the van did not have it when I brought it to his shop. It was a lie. His shop did not put the cover back on the engine. I noticed the engine cover was missing on 3/24/16 at the dealership when I dropped off the van for repair. On 5/19/16, I faxed him (******* *****) the repair bill from the dealership (Roger Beasley Mazda) and asked him for a refund, also the replacement or the cost of the engine cover. So far he has not responded to my request.
Desired Settlement: A refund
Business Response:
Our response is in the attached documents.
Consumer Response:
Complaint: ********
I have already mailed to ******* ***** the repair receipt from Mazda dealership showing the actual repair that was needed to fix the vehicle (# 6 coil). Also I requested a replacement or the cost of the engine cover that was not returned with my vehicle.
Also, Manager ***** should acknowledge that I have been doing business with his shop/him for almost a decade at the same location. This is very disappointing.
Business Response: Mr. *******, Has a copy of the signed (his signature) repair order. The work order is a legal binding document, Mr. ******* needs to go to our web site and read all the terms and conditions of our warranty. All warranties state what is required of not only the business but also what is required of the customer. Again it is a legal and binding document in the court of law. Under the warranty and backed up by state law the customer is required to give the business the opportunity to honor its warranty regardless of emotions. This has been proven again and again in the courts and if Mr. ******* wishes a Judge to make it clear to him, then so be it. Austin's Automotive Specialists has received no correspondence from Mr. *******. Any correspondence would have been irrelevant, the Warranty is the legal binding document. Since this is now becoming a legal court issue the BBB needs to step out of it because it has no jurisdiction or legal standing to pursue any arbitration. To make it simple for Mr. ******* to understand, if I hire a painter to paint my house and I am not happy. I cannot go and hire another painter then send the first one a bill when the first painter would have been more than happy to come back and redo anything that needed to be touched up or redone. The courts have always upheld this, time after time after time. One cannot spend another's money without consent. Mr. ******* chose to spend his own money instead of returning for warranty. His decision his expense.
Consumer Response:
Complaint: ********
I will not reply to any more correspondence unless it is an offer from Austin's Automotive Specialists.
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Complaint: After my car had to be jump-started on 6/21 and again on 6/22, I made an appointment with AAS to get it looked at. On 6/22 I brought it in, and explained the following about the problem: 1. My car needed a jump-start, but I was able to drive 1.5 hours afterward 2. My battery is less than a year old 3. I have not experienced any electrical issues such as dimming lights They said replacing the battery and alternator would fix the problem, and they did so that day. On 6/23, after the "repair", I had to again jump-start my car. Obviously, the issue wasn't fixed. I brought the car in, and let them know it wasn't fixed. They looked at the brake (after I told them I noticed the brake light was on) but said there was nothing wrong, and sent me home. At this point, I still have no successful repair. I brought it to a different mechanic who found the issue, having to do with the brake's spring, and he indicated I wasted my money replacing the battery, alternator, and belt. This is backed up by the fact that I drove 1.5 hours with no issues after a quick jump-start. I've contacted ***** *******, the manager of AAS, and a gentleman from the customer service number (I lost his name). After several back-and-forth calls where I had to follow-up constantly (even though they promised to call me many times), ***** offered $150 store credit. I told him that was not good enough, and he said that's all they'll do. I offered to split the bill, or to have a $150 refund, and he refused.
Desired Settlement: I wish to get a full refund since the work performed did not fix the issue I went in for.
Mr. ******** came in with the complaint of having had to jump start his car. he also requested a free ac check and inquired about a tune up. First step of course is to have a technician do a starting/charging electrical diagnosis of the vehicle, based on the customers information and description of problem. the tech started where he was supposed to start and check the CCA (cold cranking amps) of the battery this determines the actual state of the battery as far as its ability to do its job. Mr. ******** battery failed (see technicians hand written notes as well as the tech notes transferred to the customers final receipt). the next step the technician took was to determine why a battery claimed to be less than 3 years old would fail so the charging system was checked. The tech found that the alternator was only putting out 10 volts. An alternator is supposed to put out around 14 volts to be able to keep a 12 volt battery charged. Mr. ******** alternator needed to be replaced prior to replacing the battery or the new battery would be destroyed quickly as Mr. ******** existing battery had.
Complaint: ********
In the estimate, you said the alternator, battery, and belt would need to be replace to fix my complaint. It did not. The fact that I "agreed with [your] assessment" means nothing because you, as a professional repair shop, should know how to diagnose and fix a common problem such as this. The fact that the repair cost NEEDED versus the repair cost YOU did is a huge difference is what is really upsetting. A $50 repair was needed, and I received a $562.09 repair, which is outrageous and a ripoff!
You say "we told him by replacing the battery and alternator that his issues with the battery and alternator would be fixed. it has been fixed the battery and alternator are working fine" However, I did not come in for "issues with the battery and alternator". I came in because my car needed to be jumped twice. And, again, I already had told you I drove 1.5 hours immediately after jump starting the car, another indication there is nothing significantly wrong with the alternator.
You also say "Our technician did his job. he found and confirmed a problem". That is NOT doing his job. Fixing A problem is not the same as fixing THE problem.
If I came in because my headlights didn't work, and you told me my battery needed replacement, #1 I would trust you knew what you're talking about and #2 EXPECT that your recommendation will fix the issue I came in for. If this does not fix the problem I came in for, then you are just a crook squeezing money out of people that don't know your trade.
I did not get the services I requested. I requested that you fix the issue that requires me to jump start my car. You fixed an unrelated problem.
Business Response:
I am sorry if I did not mention all the information you provided. So, I will explain the best I can the probable chain of events (no one can be 100% positive on what failed first). When an alternators output voltage drops the car will still run fine for a period of time. the battery takes up the slack and does its job as long as it can until it is destroyed by the stress and abuse put on it for having to do the work of itself and the failing alternator. So it is most likely the 1.5 hours you drove the car until the point you had to jump it, was the killing blow to your battery.
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Complaint: Took Car on June , 2014 to get a Brake Job done. Was charged $844.60 for repairs and Had to take car back on 3 occasions to check work because there was still a problem with the making noise when you apply them. (squeaking and grinding). After hearing 3 different excuses such as they had to adjust themselves, we couldn't find anything wrong and you are good to go. The problem just got worse so I decided to take the car to another shop to find out what the problem was. The problem was that the RF inner pad installed wrong bent pad, LF overheated pads and Rotor had excessive heat spots.. It cost me 254.28 to get the brakes fixed properly
Desired Settlement: The business should apologize and reimburse to me the money that I had to pay to get their inferior repair corrected.
I completely agree with Ms. *******. It is unfortunate for a second visit, which can sometimes happen. However a third is unacceptable. Ms. ******* will of course be refunded the $254.28 she paid elsewhere to resolve the brake noise issue. I sincerely apologize for her inconvenience and frustration over the matter.
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Complaint: After discovering a pinhole in my rear brake line, I took the vehicle to Brake Specialists, telling them that I needed a new brake line. They phoned latter with a long list of "issues" along with an estimate. I stated that just replace the brake line.Upon my return to ********, I took the vehicle to my mechanic to address the other repairs that Brake Specialists had noted. While my mechanic was fixing the repairs, he noticed the "new" brake line was "fixed" using a compression fitting. He then called the vehicle inspection unit of the ******** Highway Patrol to ask if that was a proper fix. The answer was NO, that is an illegal and dangerous repair.I then called ***** *******, Shop *******, Brake Specialists at the noted business location on 10/10/14 (2:33 pm) and told him I had a complaint regarding what I thought was a new brake line only to find out a shoddy and illegal repair had been made. He stated that he would look into it and let me know. Today is 10/15 and I've heard nothing.I won't reveal the cost of the shoddy work performed by this business, but I will state that the cost to correct the shoddy work plus make the other repairs, including new rear brake shoes, replace brake pads, replace rear axle seals and parking brake by my mechanic was the same as that charged by Brake Specialists to perform the shoddy and illegal repair.Austin area residents and well as others needing brake work should be alerted to potentially dangerous repairs made by this location.
Desired Settlement: The cost estimate by my mechanic to replace my requested work, that being "just replace the rear brake line" and associated brake fluid work, etc. is $200.00. If Brake Specialists would refund the difference, I would consider that an equitable settlement.If that or something similar is not proposed, I would ask that this complaint be noted in the Better Business Bureau's records for future potential customers to consider before they have repairs performed here.
Business Response:
I have looked into the customers concern and agree with his assessment. he will be reimbursed for the repairs to correct the issue.
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Complaint: On Thursday September 18. 2014 I stopped in at the Break Specialist Total Car Care shop on **** **** ****** **** ******* ** *****. I explained to the service man at the counter that upon trying to unlock my door with the keyless entry I noticed that the doors wouldn't unlock nor did the lights flash or the alarm sound. I explained that upon unlocking the door manually the I discovered that nothing on the dash would display lights nor would the the doors unlock nor where there any lights dispaying outside of the vehicle.They asked if I had brought it in. I advised that the truck started up just fine and I was able to drive it fine. They took the car and informed me that it was a cetral timing module that was needed to resolve the issue. I left the truck with them until Saturday. When I returned to acquire my vehicle upon cranking it I noticed that it would not start up. I immediately reurned to the lobby informing the manager ****** that the truck wouldnt start. He then sent his team of servicemen out to look at the vehicle. They started fiddling with the truck finally getting it started. I then informed ****** that the keyless entry and alarm were stil not working. He stated that it's most likely the battery. I paid them $542.13.I left the repair shop and went to ********** Auto Parts purchasing batteries for the remote and still nothing. I then called back and spoke again to ****** the onsite manager. He stated thathe didnt have time that afternoon but I could bering it back next Saturday and he would resolve it. Friday night as I am getting off from work I noticed that the car cut off while idling. I took it to put gas in it and drove it home. It never started up again. Monday Break Specialist have the truck towed back in and Tuesday they call to tell me that one of the truck's computers is no longer feeding signal to have gas sent ahead. They said they could do nothing further for the vehicle it would need to be fixed by the dealership. They refuse to refund my money
Desired Settlement: I just want a refund of what I paid for them originally to fix the SUV. The amount I paid was $542.13
Business Response: We have responded to the customers complaint and have refunded her. This case is closed
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Complaint: I ****** ** ******** took my vehichle to Break Specialists Plus on **** **** ****** **** ** ****** *****, on said Date of 5/17/2014. in lieu off my ABS light was on and I assumed that I needed breaks, the ABS light had been on for about a week. and after the first chance of a break from school I got, well the next day I took my vehichle to Break Specialists Plus.and I Spoke to The Front desk clerk named ( ***** ****** )! and he had my vehichle serviced through the other employees. and after several days gone by I noticed that the ABS light was still on so I waited a few more days' to see if the ABS light would go off. so I called Break Specialist Plus and spoke to ***** ****** and explained that the ABS light was still on after a week or more. so he instructed me to bring my vehichle back in , and I did. they looked at my vehichle and I was there for over 2 hours' , and ***** ****** came out and tole me that I need to take my vehichle to Chrysler because the Dont' know why the ABS light is still on, and there is Nothing else they can do ! I believe that I was OVER CHARGED ! I took my vehichle in because of The ABS light was and is still on.and I was charged $ 258.97, and I told ***** ****** that my breaks went down to the floor 2x, ( UNSAFE ) ! and also, before I go any further,***** ****** also said to me, that my ABS locking system is stopping me , Not My initial breaks. I can't drive my vehichle as I NEED to. I Need to go and see My Mom in ********, she is alone now , because My Dad passed on June 5th 2013 , and she just had stroke a couple of months' ago. I have not been able to go and see her, because of( FAULTY BREAKS )and I need to go to ******* *** ( URGENTLY ) ! but .....I can't ! I would like a Full Refund of my monies back !since I still have ( NO BREAKS ) ! and I called the Corporate office and have gotten NO Response ! I have been calling for a couple of month's, and No one has returned my call. No One has money to give away !just wanted my Brakes fixed. I'm Dissatisfied ! SKL !
Desired Settlement: I want My Refund of 258.97 of my initial payment and also for Stress and Mental Anguish and for me constantly taking time out of my schedule to call Brake Specialists every day or so.only to get the run around,I spoke to someone named ******* at The Corporate Office on 05/27/2014. and I spoke to someone named ****** at The Corporate Office as well on 06/09/2014, I need information on this matter and would like it to be Resolved ( ASAP) ! Thank You !
Ms. ******** came in on 5-17-14 for a free brake inspection with the complaint of "light comes on" please see the attached repair order. We perform a free inspection prior to charging for any electrical diagnostics becasue many times it is the simple things that end up being the issue. We found Ms. ********* vehicel had worn out rear brakes and that her berake fluid was low. These findings are stated on the repair order. A low fluid condition will make the ABS and brake light come on. So the first logical step would be to repair needed items and not go looking for a problem that may not even exist. we explained what we found to Ms. ******** and she approved the repairs. The vehicle was then sent to our lube center which performed a state inspection. Her car passed without issue. at that time there was no reason to look into the ABS system further, since everything appeared to be working fine.
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|Aug 7, 1984
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|Oct 26, 1982
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|Krikor A. Krikor
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The present invention pertains to analog and digital data transmission and more particularly to remotely controlled switching between analog and digital data link transmission of a switching office.
In modern electronic telephone switching systems, large volumes of data are transmitted from one switching office to other switching offices. This data is supervisory and signaling data, related to the processing of telephone calls. In order to accomplish this data transfer, data links operated by modems are connected between switching offices. The data links provide for rapidly transmitting the supervisory and signaling data between these switching offices. This data is transmitted via the modems in an analog manner. Analog data is information which is conveyed by the amplitude or phase of a signal.
More recently, switching offices employ digital data transmission techniques via T1 carrier equipment. Digital data is concerned with discrete states of a signal, such as the presence or absence of a voltage. Digital data may be transmitted at higher speeds than analog. At the present time, the telephone system is approximately 50% analog and 50% digital transmission. It is expected by the year 1990, that the telephone system will be nearly 100% digital data transmission. Therefore, a considerable change in equipment from analog to digital has and will yet occur.
It is expensive for maintenance personnel to install new equipment and re-wire existing analog equipment for conversion to digital equipment. In addition, during testing of digital or analog transmission equipment, many changes from analog to digital and back to analog may be necessary. To electrically wire these changes by hand each time is time consuming, expensive and requires lengthy service interruptions.
In electronic switching offices, it is desirable to perform maintenance functions from a remote location since, it is expensive to have maintenance personnel located at each electronic switching office. Many switching offices may be monitored by a single electronic maintenance and assistance center. Therefore, it is desirable to provide remote changeover from analog to digital data transmission and vice versa from this maintenance center.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an economical and automated remote or local data link switching arrangement.
A telephone switching system is interconnected with a number of switching offices, so that data is transferred between the switching offices in either the digital or analog mode. Switching apparatus is provided to change the mode of data transmission between any two switching offices from analog to digital or from digital to analog transmission. For each switching office, it is required that at least one analog terminal equipment (T1 span) and at least one analog terminal equipment (modem) be implemented for connecting the switching offices. Each of the modems produces an analog clock signal for receiving or transmitting the analog data. A clock connected to each switching office derives a digital clock signal from the digital switching network of the office. A digital trunk unit connects a number of T1 spans to the switching office for transferring digital data. A number of digital trunk units may be included in each switching office.
A device for generating a message, which indicates whether a change-over from analog to digital data transmission or vice versa is required, is connected to the switching office.
A control central processing unit (CPU) is connected to the switching office and provides for receiving and decoding the change-over message received by the switching office. A number of terminal equipment control circuits are each connected to the control CPU. Each terminal equipment control circuit is connected to a clock, to one particular digital trunk unit and to one particular modem.
Each terminal equipment control circuit includes an operating CPU connected to the control CPU. Each operating CPU receives and decodes the message transmitted to it from the control CPU. In addition, each operating CPU provides for the transmission of data to the modems or digital trunk units. A storage device is connected to the operating CPU. This storage device is set in response to the message received by the operating CPU to produce a steering signal of a first or a second value. One of these values represents digital data and the other value represents analog data.
A multiplexing arrangement is connected between the operating CPU, the modem and the digital trunk unit. A multiplexing apparatus is further connected to the storage device. The multiplexing apparatus operates to transmit either an analog clock signal and data or a digital clock signal and data to the operating CPU of the terminal equipment control circuit.
A first gating arrangement is connected to the operating CPU, to the modem and to digital trunk unit. This gating arrangement is further connected to the clock. The first gating arrangement is operated in response to the data of the operating CPU and to the first value of the steering signal to generate digital data. The first gating arrangement is also operated in response to the data of the operating CPU and second value of said steering signal to generate analog data.
Second gating apparatus is connected to the first gating arrangement, to the modem and digital trunk unit and to the storage device. The second gating apparatus is operated in response to the generated digital data of the first gating arrangement and the first value of the steering signal to transmit the digital data to the digital trunk unit. Alternatively, the second gating apparatus is operated in response to the generated analog data and to the second value of the steering signal to transmit the analog data to the modem.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an apparatus for switching between analog and digital data transmission in a telephone switching system.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the circuitry of a terminal equipment control circuit as shown in FIG. 1.
Referring to FIG. 1, an electronic technical assistant center (ETAC) 10 is shown connected to a number of telephone switching offices. One particular switching office 20 is connected to the ETAC 10 via a data link. This data link provides for the transmission of messages between the switching office 20 and ETAC 10. The ETAC 10 and switching office 20 may be located a great number of miles from one another.
A data terminal device 30 is also connected to switching office 20. Data terminal device 30 inputs messages to switching office 20 and is located within the proximity of switching office 20. Other input/output devices, such as tape units, may also be used. Switching office 20 also includes a central processing unit (CPU) and switching network not shown.
Switching office 20 is connected via a bus arrangement to common channel interoffice signaling (CCIS) control equipment 40. CCIS control equipment 40 may include a pair of Intel 8086 microprocessors, manufactured by the Intel Corporation, along with PG,6 the associated memory. Intel is a registered trademark of the Intel Corporation. The CPU of the CCIS control equipment 40 provides for the reception of messages received by switching office 20. In addition, this CPU decodes change-over messages and distributes these decoded messages.
A number of terminal equipment control circuits (TECC) 60 through 75 are connected via bus arrangements to the CPU of CCIS control equipment 40. Each TECC is connected to a modem and a digital trunk unit. TECC 60 for example is connected to modem 80 and digital trunk unit 81. Modems 90, etc. are connected via data links to other switching offices. Digital trunk units 81 and 91 shown are connected via T1 spans to other switching offices for digital transmission.
CCIS clock 50 is connected to the switching network of the switching office 20. Clock 50 provides for deriving the proper frequency for digital CCIS data transmission. Clock 50 is also connected to each of the terminal equipment control circuits 60 through 75 for the transmission of the derived clock signal to the TECC.
A message, indicating that terminal equipment control circuit 60, for example, is to change its mode of data transmission from analog, via modem 80, to digital, via digital trunk unit 81, is input from either ETAC 10 or data terminal 30 to switching office 20. Switching office 20 examines this message and determines that the message is to be transmitted to the CPU of the CCIS control equipment 40. The CPU of CCIS control equipment 40 then determines whether the message requests an action of a particular TECC, such as TECC 60. The CPU of the CCIS control equipment 40 transmits this message to TECC 60.
A sample of the actual message transmitted via the data terminal 30 or ETAC 10 might read: "change link number X to digital" or "change link number X to analog". The X indicates the identity of the particular TECC to which this message is to be transmitted. The first example indicates that a change-over of data transmission is to occur from analog to digital and a second example message indicates that a change-over is to occur from digital to analog.
Each TECC 60-75 may include an Intel 8085 microprocessor CPU (not shown). The CPU of TECC 60 is connected to modem 80 and to digital trunk unit 81.
TECC 60 will continue to be used as an example of the TECC operation. Referring to FIG. 2, the CPU of TECC 60 is connected via an associated bus structure to D-type flip-flop 210. Flip-flop 210 is connected via the ADL lead to inverter 220. A logic "0" on the ADL lead indicates that the TECC is to operate in the analog mode whereas, a logic "1" indicates the digital mode. The output of flip-flop 210 is also connected to 2 to 1 multiplexer 290, AND gate 250 and to one input of the AND-NOR gate 260. Inverter 220 is connected to 2 to 1 multiplexer 280, AND gate 240 and to another input of the AND-NOR gate 260.
AND-NOR gate 260 is also connected to a corresponding modem via the ATCLK lead and to the derived clock via the CCLK lead and provides for gating one of these clock signals in order to transmit data at the appropriate rate to the modem or digital trunk unit. The output signal of AND-NOR gate 260 is transmitted to NOR gate 230 ia a serial connection of inverter 270 to NOR gate 230. NOR gate 230 is also connected to the CPU of TECC 60 and provides for clocking the DATA IN signal with the appropriate clock signal, either ATCLK for modem or CCLK for digital trunk unit, to produce data at the proper rate.
The send data SD led connects NOR gate 230 to both AND gates 240 and 250. AND gate 240 is connected to its corresponding modem via the TAD lead for analog data transmission. AND gate 250 is connected to a digital trunk unit via the TDD lead for digital data transmission. Gates 240 and 250 operate as a function of the ADL signal. Either gate 240 or 250 operates to transmit data to its corresponding device, depending upon the state of flip-flop 210 as outlined above. The above arrangement provides for data transmission from the CPU of TECC 60 to either a corresponding modem or digital trunk unit and T1 span to another switching office.
For data transmitted from either the digital trunk unit or the modem to the CPU of a TECC, a multiplexing operation is performed. Multiplexer 290 is connected to the clock shown in FIG. 1 via the CCLK lead. Multiplexer 290 is also connected to a corresponding modem, shown in FIG. 1, via the analog receive clock ARCLK lead which provides for transmission of an analog receive clock signal. Multiplexer 290 is operated in response to flip-flop 210 via the ADL lead to transmit either the analog clock signal ARCLK or the digital clock signal CCLK to the CPU of TECC 60 via the RECEIVE CLOCK lead connecting multiplexer 290 to this CPU.
Multiplexer 280 is connected to a digital trunk unit and to a modem via the RDD and RD leads, respectively. The RD provides for the transmission of analog data from the modem to the TECC CPU. The RDD lead provides for transmission of digital data from the digital trunk unit to the CPU. Similarly, the RD lead provides for analog data transmission. Multiplexer 280 is operated in response to inverter 220 to transmit either the digital data from the RDD lead or the analog data from the RD lead to the CPU via the RECEIVE DATA lead.
Switching between transmission and reception of digital or analog data is accomplished by the manipulation of flip-flop 210 by each TECC's CPU to indicate analog or digital data transmission, in response to the message received from either the ETAC or the data terminal. This switching is automatically accomplished and requires no manual re-wiring of data transmission facilities.
AND-NOR gate 260 may be implemented with an integrated circuit part no. 74LS51 such as that manufactured by the Texas Instruments Corporation, as described in the Texas Instruments Data Book.
Although the preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated, and that form described in detail, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or from the scope of the appended claims.
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- 2 lbs new potatoes, peeled, sliced and steamed
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons water
- In a 10" skillet, mix sugar, butter and salt heat on medium heat until golden brown.
- Remove from heat, cool slightly. Add water, stirring until blended.
- Add potatoes, toss to coat and brown.
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We all loved the flavors in this but I had problems with my potatoes
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Vereecke, Bart Veen, Marleen H. van der Sugiura, Masahito Kashiwagi, Yusaku Ke, Xiaoxing Cott, Daire J. Hantschel, Thomas Huyghebaert, Cedric and Tökei, Zsolt 2013. Wafer-Level Electrical Evaluation of Vertical Carbon Nanotube Bundles as a Function of Growth Temperature. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 52, Issue. 4S, p. 04CN02.
Because of their superior electronic properties and bottom-up growth mode, Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) may offer a valid alternative for high aspect ratio vertical interconnects in future generations of microchips. For being successful, though, CNT based interconnects must reach sufficiently low values of resistance to become competitive with current W or Cu based technologies. This essentially means that CMOS compatible processes are needed to produce dense CNT shells of extremely high quality with almost ideal contacts. Moreover, their electrical properties must be preserved at every process step in the integration of CNT into vertical interconnect structures. In this work this latter aspect is analyzed by studying the changes in the electrical characteristics when encapsulating CNT into different oxides. Oxide encapsulation is often exploited to hold the CNT in place and to avoid snapping during a polishing step. On the other hand, oxide encapsulation can influence the properties of the grown CNT which are directly exposed to possibly harmful oxidative conditions. Two different deposition techniques and oxides were evaluated: Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) of SiO2 (reference) and Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) of Al2O3 in less aggressive oxidizing conditions. The two processes were transferred to CNT interconnect test structures on 200mm wafers and electrically benchmarked. The CNT resistance was measured in function of the CNT length which allows the extraction and individual distinction of the resistive contributions of the CNT and the contacts. It is shown that the encapsulating SiO2 deposited by CVD degrades the resistance of CNT by altering their quality. Directions for future improvements have been identified and discussed.
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Henrico County Finance Director John A. Vithoulkas has been appointed as a deputy county manager for administration, effective Dec. 17. Henrico County Manager Virgil Hazelett made the announcement Nov. 28.
Vithoulkas, who currently also currently serves as special economic advisor to the county manager, will succeed Leon T. Johnson, who is retiring after more than 16 years in the position.
As deputy county manager for Administration, Vithoulkas will have direct responsibilities over the departments of Finance, General Services and Information Technology and the Henrico County Public Library system — agencies totaling more than 550 full-time personnel with combined budgets of approximately $56.9 million. He also will
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A Henrico employee since 1997, Vithoulkas began his county career as a budget analyst and also served as Finance division director and budget director before being appointed director of the Department of Finance in January 2008. He was named special economic advisor to the county manager in September 2009.
A graduate of Henrico's J.R. Tucker High School, Vithoulkas earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Virginia Commonwealth University and received a master's degree in public administration from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He is a member of the Government Finance Officers Association, the Virginia Local Government Manager's Association, the Richmond Association of Business Economists and the Treasurer's Association of Virginia.
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Types Of White Collar Crimes
White-collar crime is a term that is usually applied to crimes associated with business that do not involve violence or bodily injury to another person. Examples of so-called white-collar crimes are those crimes generally associated with lending institutions which involve bank fraud, such as making false statements to obtain a loan, filing false reports or returns with government agencies, embezzlement, using the mail or wire communications to defraud, and paying or accepting bribes.
White-collar crimes may be prosecuted in state or federal courts, depending upon whether state or federal laws have been violated. The penalties for committing white-collar crimes vary, but in some cases they may be as severe as those prescribed for violent crimes. If you are questioned by a law enforcement officer or another governmental agent about possible criminal conduct, it is wise to talk with an attorney before answering any questions.
What you tell your attorney is confidential, and the fact that you decline to answer questions may not be used against you in a criminal proceeding.
Most Frequently Charged White Collar Crimes:
The act of obtaining money or property by deceit, trick or a dishonest act. Most acts of fraud are felonies. Criminal fraud is commonly perpetrated against the aged and infirm. Fraud commonly involves a misrepresentation of a material fact upon which the victim relies. In most cases, the defense to fraud involves establishing evidence that negates the defendant's specific intent to defraud. Often fraud involves more then one person involved in the scheme each of which can be held criminally responsible under the theory of joint criminal liability and the crime of conspiracy. Fraud can also be involved in the purchase and sale of securities. The enforcement divisions of the state and the federal government through the SEC have jurisdiction to prosecute defendants that engage in security law violations including fraud.
The making of false documents by alteration or by false signature. There must be the specific intent to deceive for economic or personal gain. In most cases, the defense to forgery involves presenting evidence, which negates the defendant's intent. In the world of electronic signatures and e-commerce, the courts have been struggling with expanding the crime of forgery to electronic mediums. The term counterfeiting is also used to describe the crime of forging or creating the paper image of money.
The act of obtaining money or gaining some form of personal advantage by threat of force and or intimidation of the victim or the victim's family. In most cases, the defendant has a preexisting relationship with the victim and is motivated by retribution or greed. In almost all states extortion is a felony.
Embezzlement is among the most common form of white-collar crime. It begins with the entrustment of another's funds under false pretenses. The methods used to embezzle can vary greatly and can be quite elaborate. Embezzlement includes "Ponzi" schemes of all kinds including but not limited to fraudulent billing, skimming off of payroll accounts, setting up false employee accounts, falsifying financial records, and diverting funds to fabricated vendor accounts. The king of embezzlement in our recent past has been convicted criminal Bernard Madoff.


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Control CD-Rom Steppers from within Blender
April 21, 2013
Hi all,
I am complete new to this topic but I want to use stepper-motors from old cd-drives to control them from within blender.
I have searched trough the Forum and other Sides quiet a lot but I still do have a lot of questions.
First one is: Why exactly do I need an Arduino-Board (or similar) to control the Steppers? The CD-Drive can Eject a CD without a Arduino already. Isn't there a possibility to use the Hardware from the CD-Drive as it is? For example: Can't I just write a Phyton-Script in Blender witch tells the Computer to "Eject" the CD-Drive to control the Motor?
If this is not possible: What is the cheapest way to control for example 9 Steppers independently from within Blender?
Kind regards,
You can write a python
You can write a python script that does it, like this for windows: http://code.activestate.com/recipes/180919/
or this:
import ctypes
import time
ctypes.windll.winmm.mciSendStringW("set cdaudio door open", None, 0, None)
ctypes.windll.winmm.mciSendStringW("set cdaudio door closed", None, 0, None)
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2010 Coachella
2009 Bonnaroo
2008 Wakarusa
would be amazing. not going to happen.
hope very much i am wrong on the second statement
Shut it...
unless something happens.
Happen already.
2012 Coachella & TBA
2011 Wakarusa & Bonnaroo
2010 Coachella
2009 Bonnaroo
2008 Wakarusa
I want No Knife to play.
How many hearts will be broken when the initial rapid poster scan picks up the word Knife only for it to be Knife Party.
I'm not expecting them to be on the poster but whatevs.
Probably already said yes to this, but why the fuck not again, we're not hitting 300 pages before the lineup drops.
I had some good work in here.
i witnessed The Knife in 2006 here in SF and man would it be wonderful for it to happen again. i suppose we can all keep hoping
je suis un extraterrestre
We have a better chance at seeing Oni Ayhun (which would be truly spectacular)
Rhythm is a dancer.
The Knife would have been amazeballs.
Après moi, le déluge
Q&A / Music: Shannon Funchess
Published 1 month ago
Light Asylum's fiery front woman plans to wake up the masses
Dazed & Confused: How are you feeling about your forthcoming album?
Shannon Funchess: I'm so excited for the record to come out! It feels like a proper introduction to the Light Asylum sound. We just want to keep making music and do what we do and reach as many people as we can in the rest of this year. I'm also singing on a track on the new Knife album. I recorded with them after we left here last time, and in a couple of days I'm going to Berlin to record some more. That'll come out in September 2012. They're totally sweet people!
6/26 Sunflower Bean @ Constellation Room, 7/3 Telecaves @ Non Plus Ultra, 7/7 Mitski @ The Echo, 7/22 Weird Al @ Hollywood Bowl, 7/28 Tokimonsta @ Hammer Museum, 8/3 Marissa Nadler @ The Echo, 8/4 Radiohead @ Shrine Auditorium, 8/7 Sufjan Stevens @ Hollywood Bowl, 8/27-28 FYF Fest, 9/24 Music Tastes Good, 9/25 Lush @ Fonda
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Jul 24, 2005 2:59AM PST
Some poeple are just so ignorant it annoys me because I have to explain the whole thing over and over. People assume that Nintendo products are cheap because they are stupid. That is not true! For example, the Revolution will be the cheapest system. This is not because it is stupid. People say that, but they can't make that biased opinion. They haven't even seen it yet, let alone play it. The reason it is cheap is because they don't feel the need to add all the extra garbage. Like a built in DVD player. They feel that people don't need that because almost everyone has a DVD player in their house, or something that can play DVDs. This and all the other removed unnescesary stuff that have been removed saves a a bundle of money. So next time you hear someone say it is cheap because it sucks, strike back with what I stated earlier and chances are, anything else they say will be complete BS.
Also, here is another fact you can shove in there faces.
-53% of the people who own a PSP are UNHAPPY with it.
-79% of the people who own a DS are HAPPY with it.
It's not exactly on the same idea of topic but, you get the point.
Also, here is another fact you can shove in there faces.
-53% of the people who own a PSP are UNHAPPY with it.
-79% of the people who own a DS are HAPPY with it.
It's not exactly on the same idea of topic but, you get the point.
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Nintendo cuts the crapPosted: Jul 24, 2005 12:00AM PST by K@JuN
I like how Nintendo keeps their systems focused on games to keep the cost down. With PSP, you're paying a ton of extra money for (what I hear are pretty crappy) mp3 and movie players. You can still get the same features on the DS with the Play Yan and GBA Movie Player, but it's your choice to spend the extra money. You're not forced to but something you won't be using. The worst was Xbox because you had to pay the extra money for the DVD player it comes with, but then you had to spend an additional $30 for a remote to use the damn thing. Let's not forget the big bucks you have to spend on memory cards to listen to music on a PSP...and single-format movies?? What the crap is that all about? I guess some people just have too much money to burn.
Yes, thank you!Posted: Jul 25, 2005 12:00AM PST by NarleyNick
I am happy to see that there are people out there who agree with me. And that XBox DVD thing is a rip off. And some people hate the PSP because the software sucks and is pointless. But I think it will do better in the long one.
I hope I'm wrong, but...Posted: Jul 26, 2005 12:00AM PST by K@JuN
I, sadly, also think the PSP will do better as time goes on. But not because of it's hardware, or, to an extent, the software, but rather because of the tastes of the majority of today's gamers. Gone are the days when awesome levels, badass enemies, and great storylines made for good games. Nowadays it seems most people equate good graphics to good games. Take Halo for an example. It has really kickass graphics even by today's standards. The downside is hellish level design (you go through the same halls of that damn building like 20 times) and, literally, like 7 different enemies you fight over and over. Funny how they call it "Combat Evolved" when it's the same crap over and over throughout the entire game. Anywho, gamers have gotten used to looking at amazing graphics which take up all the memory that could be used to improve gameplay. A lot of these casual gamers aren't going to give up good graphics to get more features in the game; they never play the game long enough to beat it, let alone use any extra features. I think the casual gamer is really who the PSP appeals to. Fortunately for Sony, it seems casual games outnumber regular gamers by a healthy amount. Plus almost all their developers realized this with PS2 and have been pounding out crappy games just to make a buck while hardcore gamers suffer at the appeasment of the casuals. So I guess the moral of the story is it's not the software, it's who's buying it.
New SoftwarePosted: Jul 27, 2005 12:00AM PST by NarleyNick
Well they will also probably come out with new software in the future and come out with great games.


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Nick give his interview skills another run with the Cadillac Three. At one point Kelby Ray from TC3 asks 'Are we being punked?' Unfortunately, no.
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Sometimes when in the kitchen and the rush is on, you get this feeling in the pit of your gut. Orders keep piling up while the six portions of chicken breasts you had on saute just started to burn. This feeling flows straight up from your gullet into your head, as the panic sets in. Rushing to fix the slightly damaged proteins, your now ruined fond, all the while your now 12 orders behinds and sinking into the weeds faster and faster. Then sinking feeling has set in, and the more you rush, it seems the worse it gets. Congratulations, the fear has struck you.
In class today I got to see this firsthand while on expo. The entire chicken line, from start to finish, got the fear. You could see it in their eyes, their faces, every moment the dread ever apparent. It spread like a cancer, from saute all the way down to the guy making fines herb sauce. As soon as chef stepped in I knew it was too late. They had broken.
The problem inherent with the fear is the worry of screwing up. No one likes to screw up, and if they say they do, go find one of those mallets used for pounding cutlets and give them a good one to the knees. Especially is the case at the Culinary Institute of America, where chef's are unforgiving, and each has their own set of standards that must be kept. One might wonder how to overcome the fear, and that only happens in one of two ways.
Firstly, it can be done by having a strong will, a quarterback mentality, that allows you to spring back from failure and regain your momentum. They don't dwell on their mistakes, instead focus directly on recovering their lost ground. They can pull themselves out of the weeds and inspire others. Secondly, and most often, the fear is driven away by an angry chef. Once a chef has broken you down, literally turned you into shambles, then nothing can scare you again. Either you'll step up or drop out. Simple as that.
Often, much too often rather, students can't handle it. They falter and fear retribution. Today wasn't like that. I'm proud to say that, with a little help from the chef, the rebounded with some on the spot leadership from team members not on the line. I'm proud of some of my classmates. They fell into the fire, and lost the fear.
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