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Judicial Watch Opposes Obama Administration Emergency Stay Request in Texas Amnesty Case
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced that it filed an amicus curiae brief in opposition to the Obama administration's request for an emergency, expedited stay of a federal court order of a key component of President Obama's executive amnesty. Specifically, it asked that the administration be allowed to implement the…
Millions spent illegally on Obama amnesty plan; so who is going to prison?
Bureaucrats responsible for carrying out President Obama's executive amnesty memo could go to jail for violating federal law pertaining to misspent appropriations. This law is known as the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S. Code Sec. 1341), which deems it illegal for government officials to spend taxpayer money that has not been appropriated by…
What Court Order? DHS Rushing Amnesty Contracts at "Full-Throttle Pace"
UPDATE: Hours after Judicial Watch posted this story, the government cancelled the Request For Proposal (RFP). Though a federal court has blocked President Obama's amnesty order the administration continues working behind the scenes to quickly award multi-million-dollar contracts to firms that can expeditiously process millions of illegal immigrants, a
Obama's Amnesty Spending May Defy Judge's Injunction, Federal Antideficiency Act
Yesterday, President Obama announced the Department of Homeland Security will not continue to process executive amnesty applications but will continue to spend taxpayer money processing all of the corresponding paperwork. According to Judge Hanen's injunction, the DHS is barred from extending DACA and implementing DAPA. Recently, Judicial Watch
McConnell: Court Ruling Against Obama Amnesty Means Senate Dems Must Stop DHS Obstruction
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) recently urged Senate Democrats to stop filibustering the House-passed DHS funding bill, which defunds President Obama's executive amnesty plans. This comes after District Court Judge Hanen's ruling that decreed these plans to be unconstitutional. Conservative leaders, including Judicial Watch president Tom
DHS Funding Inquiry Could Be Used To Delay Obama's Executive Amnesty
Judicial Watch recently urged Congress to ask the GAO to investigate the DHS on whether or not they misappropriated taxpayer funds to carry out President Obama's executive amnesty plans. In the letter, Judicial Watch is asking whether or not U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) misappropriated these funds to establish…
Administration memo tells border agents they can release drunk drivers
Judicial Watch recently obtained a memo DHS issued to Customs and Border Patrol agents in Tucson, Arizona sector urging them to release drunk drivers. DHS argues these agents do not have to intervene in state crimes and are least liable for being sued if they do not arrest these drivers. However,…
Urgent Terror Update
Terror Bomb Plotter Who Targeted Oprah Released from Chicago Jail Obama Amnesty May Be a Federal Crime Tucson, AZ Drunk Drivers Are Free to Go Terror Bomb Plotter Who Targeted Oprah Released from Chicago Jail I have another terrorist threat warning to report to you, courtesy of Judicial Watch's Corruption…
Border Patrol Ordered to Release Drunk Drivers, "Allow Them to Go On Their Way"
The Obama administration has ordered federal agents responsible for protecting one of the nation's busiest and most crime-infested regions near Mexico to stop apprehending drunk drivers, according to an internal government memo that also concedes an officer that elects to detain them is "acting within the course and scope of…
Judicial Watch Statement on the Potential Violation of Law in President Obama's Proposed Expansion of DACA
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton made the following statement regarding potential criminal and civil violations of law in the implementation of President Obama's executive actions for immigration, which may be in violation of the Antideficiency Act: "Judicial Watch calls upon Congress, its committees, or its members to…
Will U.S. Senate Pick Amnesty Over National Security?
Americans are on the verge of learning if their new Republican-majority Congress will decide to renege on its constitutional obligation by choosing President Obama's lawless amnesty over national security. It's a contentious issue involving funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In mid -January, the U.S. House of Representatives…
State Gives Illegal Aliens $35 Mil in Healthcare, Meds, Physical Therapy
Though it violates both state and federal law, Massachusetts spent tens of millions of dollars to give illegal immigrants medical care—including prescription drugs, physical therapy and dental services—through its taxpayer-funded healthcare program for low-income individuals. Tax-paying residents of the Bay State should be outraged, to say the least. The
Meth Smuggling at All-Time High on Mexico-Calif. Border
As if there weren't plenty of good reasons to secure the famously porous southern border, a San Diego newspaper reports a record-high number of methamphetamine seizures at U.S. ports of entry on the California-Mexico border. Figures provided by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reveal an astounding 300% increase in…
Fraud-Infested Visa Program Grows 700%, Illegal Aliens Deported "In Absentia"
As the year comes to an end, two disturbing stories illustrate how the Obama administration is deliberately compromising national security by drastically expanding a fraud-infested program that lets rich foreigners buy U.S. visas and losing track of 96% of the illegal immigrants recently ordered deported. This is outrageous by any…
Obama issues 'executive orders by another name'
Senators blast major union support for amnesty
Senators Cruz (R-TX) and Sessions (R-AL) criticized the AFL-CIO for claiming President Obama's executive amnesty would help the American people and our economy. Both emphasized President Obama does not have the authority to give close to 5 million people work authorization. Senator Sessions further addressed executive amnesty at a panel…
Deportations at All-Time Low as Illegal Border Crossers Skyrocket
While Islamic terrorists exploit the Mexican border to enter the United States as they please, the latest Homeland Security figures show a drastic decline in deportations—especially among illegal immigrants with criminal records—as the number of people caught crossing illegally rose. Obtained from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this month by…


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Did cops fudge Bieber arrest? Reports that singer was under speed limit and had low blood alcohol limit
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- January 26, 2014
POP star Justin Bieber may not have been speeding or drinking when he was pulled over by cops for drag racing, reports say.
TMZ reports suggest Florida police may be stretching the truth when it comes to Bieber's arrest report. The Canadian singer, 19, was charged for drink driving, resisting arrest and driving without a valid license in Miami Beach after being pulled over for drag racing around 4am.
The police report stated that cops clocked Bieber going between 55-60mp/h in a 30 mp/h zone, saying the pop star became abusing, hurling f-bombs at cops before resisting arrest. The police report also states that the singer smelled of acohol.
However, TMZ reports that the GPS in Bieber's rented yellow Lamborghini shows the vehicle never topped 27 mp/h, according to sources at the car rental business. R&B singer Khalil was also arrested with Bieber, driving a red rented Ferrari.
Doubt is also being cast on police claims that Bieber smelled of alcohol, with reports that he recorded just a 0.14 blood alcohol level.
The pop star has been photographed partying with booze and in the company of his father Jeremy since being released from jail after posting $US2500 bond.
He broke his silence yesterday, thanking his devoted "Beliebers" for their support, and comparing himself to Michael Jackson.
YOU ARE ALL WORTHY NO MATTER WHAT ANYONE SAYS >> BE STRONG GOD IS WITH US ALL> MY BELIEBERS CHANGED MY LIFE> I WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) January 24, 2014

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Each week of the season, our experts share their insights into which players fit the criteria for our four categories: Horse for the Course (a golfer who knows the track inside and out), Birdie Buster (a guy who could take it low this week), Super Sleeper (a player who could unexpectedly contend) and Winner.
This week's tournament: The U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pa.
Horse for the Course
Farrell Evans, ESPN.com senior golf writer: The pros haven't played Merion since the 1981 Open. That week David Graham hit all 18 greens on Sunday to win the tournament on his way to a 7-under-par finish, then the second-lowest 72-hole score in the tournament's history. No one from that field is playing this week. It's a golf course that doesn't really favor a short or long player.
Bob Harig, ESPN.com senior golf writer: Webb Simpson. Few players have experience at Merion, which last hosted a U.S. Open in 1981. But the defending U.S. Open champ played here during the 2005 U.S. Amateur and loved it. Perhaps that is some good karma.
Ian O'Connor, ESPNNewYork.com columnist: Tiger Woods. Of course, one of the two greatest players of all time would be a horse for any course, but a layout that allows Tiger to take his driver out of play gives him a tremendous advantage over the lesser lights in the field.
Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com senior golf writer: I'm with Luke Donald on this: The softer, wet conditions will bring more players into the tournament equation. But for what it's worth, Rickie Fowler was 4-0 here at Merion in the 2009 Walker Cup.
Birdie Buster
Evans: Scott Stallings. The 28-year-old former Tennessee Tech star has had top-5s in his past three starts, including a tie for second last week in Memphis. He is probably the hottest player in the field this week at Merion.
Harig: Phil Mickelson. Lefty had a solid weekend in Memphis, shooting three consecutive rounds in the 60s to finish second and give himself a big boost heading to Merion. Could this be the year? Phil has five runner-up finishes in the U.S. Open.
O'Connor: Phil Mickelson. Coming in on a roll from Memphis, where he punctuated three straight impressive rounds with a near hole-out from the fairway on Sunday. Mickelson won't be playing on much sleep early Thursday morning after the cross-country flight back from his daughter's eighth-grade graduation, but he's got a record five second-place finishes at the Open for a reason. When he gets it going, watch out.
Wojciechowski: This one is easy. Matt Kuchar's game is so hot he needs heat tiles to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. He has the game, the disposition and the confidence to win a U.S. Open.
Super Sleeper
Evans: Sergio Garcia. The Spaniard has four top-10s in 13 starts in the U.S. Open. He has the game to win at Merion, but he is under intense pressure this week after his controversial remarks last month about Tiger Woods.
Harig: Zach Johnson. The 2007 Masters champion is coming off a poor Memorial and has had an up-and-down year. But Merion should be made for his solid wedge and putting game.
O'Connor: Kevin Streelman. He missed his last two cuts, but he finished second at the Players in May, third at the Heritage in April and first at Tampa in March. Streelman is the kind of steady grinder who can suddenly contend out of left field at a U.S. Open.
Wojciechowski: How about a Super, Super, Super Sleeper pick: club pro John Nieporte. He's 46, married, has four daughters and works for Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla. I'd like him to win just to see if The Donald will give Nieporte a raise.
Evans: Tiger Woods. The 14-time major champion has the finesse and experience to win his fourth U.S. Open. With four wins already in 2013, he's brimming with confidence over his golf swing and short game. Mainly, he trusts his ability to win. And that's the most important thing in the ups and downs that come with a major championship.
Harig: Graeme McDowell. The 2010 U.S. Open champion has two victories since the Masters – one on the PGA Tour, one in Europe – and Merion is seemingly made for him. McDowell finished second to Simpson last year.
O'Connor: Tiger Woods. It's time for Tiger to end his five-year major championship drought and claim No. 15. He's already won four times this year, and this course will allow him to hit those favored stingers off the tee. When it's over nobody will be asking anymore if Tiger is all the way back, and if he can break Jack Nicklaus' record of 18. Woods will join Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Lee Trevino as iconic USGA winners at Merion.
Wojciechowski: It isn't very creative, but I'll go with the chalk pick: Tiger Woods. One of these days he's going to win his 15th major. I know he didn't play well at Memorial. I also know I don't care.


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The Red defeated the Blue 44-39, but there were plenty of impressive performances to go around.
Brandon Ashley started the scoring for the Blue with an easy layup, but Kaleb Tarczewski scored on the other end shortly after. Tarczewski hit two free throws to put the Red up two, but Rondae Hollis-Jefferson tied it with a dunk off a turnover.
Jefferson proceeded to hit a pull-up jumper to put the Blue up 6-4 before a three-pointer by Nick Johnson took the lead back for the Red. Off a rebound, Gordon dribbled the length of the court and hit Tarczewski for two and the Red led 9-6 with 6:50 left in the 12 minute half.
Tarczewski made one of two free-throws out of the timeout and Hollis-Jefferson responded with two of his own to bring the Blue within 10-8 before Ashley tied the game with a layup. Ashley scored again at about the four minute mark to give Blue the lead going into a timeout.
Korcheck extended the lead with his first bucket of the game, but Tarczewski scored the next time down court to keep the Blue lead at two. Nick Johnson tied the game with two free-throws, yet Ashley scored off a rebound to get the Blue the lead back. Elliott Pitts scored his first points of the game at the free-throw line and a basket by Hollis-Jefferson gave Blue the 18-16 lead at the half.
McConnell opened up the second half for the Blue with his first points of the day, but Aaron Gordon responded with his first as well. Hollis-Jefferson then scored and Tarczewski hit two from the line before Ashley hit a three-pointer. Two free-throws by Gordon cut the Blue lead to 25-22 with 9:28 left in the second half.
Tarczewski and Hollis-Jefferson exchanged baskets before Gordon scored and Gabe York answered with a three for the Blue. Another bucket by Gordon kept the Blue's lead at 30-28 with a little under seven minutes to go.
Gordon and Hollis-Jefferson once again exchanged baskets before Tarczewski hit one of two free-throws to pull red within 32-31 with 4:30 left in the second half. After an exchange of baskets, Ashley hit a three-point play to put the Blue up 37-33 with a little over two minutes left.
A three-pointer by Pitts cut that lead to one and Gordon made it a two-point lead before a basket by Tarczewski extended the red lead to 40-37.
Hollis-Jefferson scored to cut the lead to one. Johnson proceeded to make one of two from the line and then added a dunk to give the Red the 44-39 victory.


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A huge hit for Earth Wind and Fire in 1978, "September" is powered along by an iconic Philip Bailey vocal, a thunking Verdine White bassline, these brilliant stabs from the Phenix horns — and a date-specific lyric by Maurice White that remains a mystery to this day.
Just what happened on that 21st night of September? "You know, Maurice wrote that song, and I don't even know," Bailey tells Wendy Williams, laughing. "It must be something kinky."
"September" emerged from the sessions that would produce I Am, but was included as part of a greatest-hits compilation — reaching No. 1 on the Billboard R&B charts and No. 8 on the pop list. The song also was Top 5 in the UK. You'd think, in keeping, that Earth Wind and Fire would be booked up on that date, into perpetuity. But Bailey says the calendar doesn't come into play with their biggest fans.
"Usually, people will have us change the lyrics," he says. "If it's December, they'll say 'change it to December.' … But it's one of the most requested songs globally 42 years later."
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As always I am Up North for Christmas with my parents and my family, and it is colder than Donald Trump's bed up here so of course that reminded me that just two short weeks ago, I was in much sunnier and warmer climes.
And I want to go back…
As always I am Up North for Christmas with my parents and my family, and it is colder than Donald Trump's bed up here so of course that reminded me that just two short weeks ago, I was in much sunnier and warmer climes.
And I want to go back…
Time flies and shit happens when you're the clock you're watching is winding towards something brilliant and the calendar you're marking is littered with celebrations.
July was meant to be spent sleeping. Wakeful moments were earmarked for fingertips being glued to keyboards, wiping out hours whittling down word counts and making swans out of ugly literary ducklings. And that happened. But time had to be sliced up and shared between my bed and various DIY stores; walking aisles and searching for stuff like waterproof grout and tile adhesive so the guys remodelling my downstairs bathroom could concentrate on the work at hand.
In between lengthy discussions about sink wastes and toilet heights, I fielded calls from my agencies and accepted a new contract for August. My month off work grew legs and sprinted by faster than I anticipated.
Some friends of mine (you know who you are) are currently dealing with the sudden, terrible death of someone they loved. And because I am unable to be there physically to tuck you all into hugs and dry your tears, I'm leaving this here for you to read whenever you feel like you need a reminder that someone across an ocean is thinking of you and sending you love from afar.
In these days and weeks following this tragedy, you'll probably have a lot of people tell you how you should be feeling, how you ought to be reacting to something you never even knew you had to prepare for. You'll likely hear a lot of platitudes, empty words that do nothing to dull the ache, shit that isn't anything like a salve to the wounds you've all received with the loss of your friend. Well-meaning people will lay their hands on your arms and tell you that everything happens for a reason and you'll have to swallow down curses or paint smiles on your faces. And in a little while, people may start to drift away to their own lives because even though you are devastated, unable to make sense of this, the world keeps turning for other people, doesn't it? You're meant to be okay not too long from now. To start healing.
The thing about grief is that it is not universal and nobody experiences it the same way. You might think of Kevin, who sounds like he was the best of men, and you might smile—even laugh!—because he was the type of person that made your heart float. You might find it difficult to get out of bed. You may be robbed of words and have nothing left but tears. I want to tell you that it's okay. That your grief is real and important and nobody can rush you through it (seriously, tell them I will beat the brakes off their asses if they try.) I want you to know that it's fine to lock yourself in a bathroom until you get composed and it's also fine to cry openly at your desk; it's cool if you want to eat a pan of brownies and reminisce in a room of people that love Kevin just like you do. I want you to understand that if in a week, a month, a year from now, your heart contracts and you can't quite catch your breath because you miss him so much, that this is fine too because what are we, when we are gone if not a collection of the people that loved us the most?
I didn't know Kevin (and I am sad about that) but I do know you and know that anyone you welcome into your lives is nothing short of wonderful. So it makes sense that it hurts and that it will hurt for a long time and maybe forever, and please listen to me when I say that's alright. Grief lies dormant at times but it never truly leaves us when someone we love is taken. It's not something we can ball up and stick in a drawer to be taken out and felt at a more convenient time. So cry if you need to. Scream if you want to. Pour yourself that fucking glass of wine and that second one and hell, smash the glass afterwards (but be careful not to step on that shit because I know Obama is like "sup fam, have some healthcare" but I don't want to see you harmed). Feel your feels. Every last one of them is important.
I love all of you. And I am proud of you for lauding your friend the way he deserved and for banding together to care for one another. It's a long road ahead, my loves, but just remember that your aunt O is only a WhatsApp away and has a heart full love for all of you.
I am so sorry this happened ♥
Whenever I finish up a contract or leave one without anything to immediately jump into, I usually get a bunch of questions.
I always have grand plans of spending long days sandwiched in fresh sheets while a breeze gently ruffles my hair and I casually hit "yes" every time Netflix asks me if I'm still watching. But it never really works out that way. Case in point, the first week of this break was spent spraying ice water under my boobs to stave off the heatwave and planning an impromptu bathroom renovation I thought would take place later in the year. Ain't no breeze in this bitch. I sleep with two fans pointed at my naked, perspiring flesh.
Because apparently, I take after my mother who is incapable of rest; shuns downtime, eschews respite and aspires to be always doing something; I decided to use some of my break to make my house prettier. You've heard me talk about this house a lot on this blog and contrary to my lengthy rants, I actually really love this pile of bricks. It's just that it doesn't really love me back. I am Robin Thicke and my house is Paula. I am Safaree and my house is Nicki Minaj. I am my thighs and my house is goddamned delicious, treacherous brioche loaf.


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If the company buys preferred shares, they're no longer outstanding and become ineligible to vote. It seems that the company intends to "buy" preferred shares and then to tell their (former?) owners how to vote them before settlement. What's the point of requiring that preferred stock be "outstanding" to vote if a transaction like this is possible?


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- being other than verbal communication; "the study of gestural communication"; "art like gesture is a form of nonverbal expression"
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- Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test: The Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) is a nonverbal measure of general ability. There are three versions of this test, designed by Jack A. Naglieri
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The Amazon Kindle Bookstore is looking for an enthusiastic and data-driven Site Merchandising Manager to grow our business and create innovative customer experiences. Candidates will be a passionate advocate for books and authors with an understanding of the current literary landscape, as well as possess exceptional skills in project management and effective merchandising strategies. They will be detail-oriented and organized, capable of handling multiple projects at once, and capable of dealing with ambiguity and rapidly-changing priorities. Candidates will manage a merchandising and business analytics team that supports Amazon Publishing, and will play a key role in building a worldwide, customer-focused book publishing business unlike any other in existence. They must be obsessed with serving the customer - and in the book publishing world, that means both authors and readers. Additional responsibilities include measuring and analyzing the performance of onsite and email programs, identifying new opportunities based on customer and business data, and managing projects that rely on close collaboration with technical and business teams within Amazon. Candidates should be strong communicators, and adept at learning new tools and systems. Our environment is fast-paced and requires someone who is agile, detail-oriented, and comfortable working effectively in a deadline-driven environment. In this position, candidates will:· Manage a team of site merchandisers and data analysts. · Plan, coordinate, and execute merchandising initiatives for Amazon Publishing on Kindle. · Build merchandising and marketing that is innovative and truly original. Analyze performance of content and email, always seeking ways to improve. · Analyze traffic patterns and optimize for seasonality, relevance, and selection. · Drive site improvements and new features to completion by coordinating with project managers, web developers, designers, marketers, and other merchandisers.http://track.tmpservice.com/ApplyClick.aspx?id=1814775-2015-796


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Assassin's Creed III
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ColtonBangin 4 years ago#21
On another note, I wish they didn't change the controls in this game. The controls from the previous AC games worked just fine, these just feel too different.
Unpure_Euphoria 4 years ago#22
I paid just as much as you for this game, mate. I'm not frustrated. Coding and design is an art, not a science. Mistakes happen. This CLEARLY wasn't the case when they were testing and developing - do you REALLY think they'd intentionally release a game like this? That's an asinine and naive assumption. What it boils down to is you expect perfection, and are impatient. Trust me, they don't WANT this to be happening right now.
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Ghengi5Tr0n 4 years ago#23
Maybe if you were a smart consumer you would look into the product you're buying. If $60 is breaking your bank then maybe you shouldn't be spending the money. How many lawns did you have to cut to save up that money?
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Crimsin_Giblet 4 years ago#24
From: ColtonBangin | Posted: 11/2/2012 10:32:57 PM
AC has a HUGE fanbase and for them to release a game as sloppy as this one is very aggravating. The other games ran perfect, but this one needs some work. I'm sure after a much needed update it will be an amazing game, but until then I'm not going to play it and just save myself the headache.
But if they didn't change the controls it would be too much of the same, and combat was so easy in the other AC titles, it was really fun to watch mind you; I could stand in a town square and take on like 15 guards at a time though, just using counters and toe crunches.
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I don't think I could possibly disagree with you more on the SP TC.
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abbeldydoo 4 years ago#26
Grenpa posted...
italics560 posted...All this game needs is one massive patch, which I'm sure they're working on, to be just right.
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It's kinda fun watching kids learn about real life. I hope he tries to sue. It'll be hilarious.
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Nohawkkid008 4 years ago#28
I'm able to play the multiplayer fine. I don't know why everyone is whining that it's not loading.
Grenpa posted...
Novotine posted...calm down kid
Actually, he wasn't that far off. I played quite a few hours of MP just yesterday and enjoyed myself. They're having an issue, most game companies have some kind of server issues when big games launch...that's just a fact. You're overreacting and it's hysterically bad.
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|Jun 2, 1987
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|Aug 28, 1985
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|Oct 15, 1982
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|Jean-Michel Cour, Oliver Gibergues
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|Gixi Ingenierie Informatique S.A.
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|Patent Citations (8), Referenced by (10), Classifications (11), Legal Events (4)
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This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 540,786, filed Oct. 11, 1983.
The present invention relates to a system for setting up circuits for the transmission of data at a constant flow rate between a plurality of stations. It is more particularly applicable to the transmission of digital data between a plurality of stations.
The transmission of digital data has numerous well-known applications in such fields as information processing, the transfer of texts, sound (telephony) or pictures (digital video).
In this field, there are two types of transmission networks, which have different functional characteristics corresponding to contrasting requirement classes.
A first type of network is known in the art under the generic name "packet switching networks". In this first type of network, the data are grouped and transmitted in the form of relatively small packets or blocks, along paths which can vary in space and in time. This type of transmission characterizes exchanges between computer programs, which generally consist of brief messages, interrupted by variable delays.
A second type of network is known in the art under the generic name "circuit switching networks". In this second type of network, continuous connections with a constant flow rate are established between equipment. This type of connection characterizes systems where the flow must be guaranteed, e.g. digital telephones or image duplication systems.
Both types of networks exist or have been planned on the scale of large geographical regions, or on a planetary scale. Their overall interconnection constraints, as well as constraints linked with the long distances, lead to technical choices which will not be discussed in greater detail here, because they fall outside the preferred use range of the invention.
By their very nature, other networks have a limited range, e.g. for serving an apartment block, an industrial site, or a laboratory. In the case of such networks, the tendency is to use procedures specifically adapted to the limited distances between the use points. They are consequently frequently known under the generic name of "local networks".
The prior art discloses three categories of such local networks, each coinciding with certain specific uses. However, when confronted with certain communication needs and particularly when it is necessary to have very high data flow rates guaranteed over short periods, these known systems suffer from disadvantages, which are reduced or eliminated by the present invention, as will be shown hereinafter.
A first category of local networks is of the packet switching type. Generically, the networks of this category are based on the subdivision of a single transmission channel, or a limited number of such channels. In order to regulate this subdivision, use is also made of probabilistic processes, such as those known under the abbreviation CSMA-CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access, Collision Detection), as well as deterministic processes, such as time division multiplexing, or the passage of a right to transmit by appropriate signals.
This first category of local networks has characteristics which are well adapted to the normal communications requirements between programs performed on several computers, so that several "logic connections" are set up in this way via a simplified infrastructure, with in certain cases auxiliary services in connection with the control of errors and/or flows. However, it is generally impossible to ensure between two connected stations, an effective data flow rate exceeding a minimum fraction of the flow of the transmission channels used. This is due to the interference, which is impossible to forecast, from other traffic with regards to the subdivision of the connection means. Moreover, the cost of the automatic management equipment for the channel subdivision process is high and increases with the transmission speed.
A second category of local networks is of the circuit switching type, most of them being oriented towards telephony, or are directly derived from methods linked with telephony. Generally such local networks comprise a central switching member, such as the private exchanges known under the abbreviation PABX, with the same number of direct point-to-point outgoing connections as there are stations served.
By definition, the local networks of the second category have optimized characteristics for the switching of circuits. However, their initial orientation towards telephony means that in mose cases there is a limitation in the data flow rate for each circuit. In the opposite case, the cumulative cost of providing the same number of high data flow rate for each circuit. In the opposite case, the cumulative cost of providing the same number of high data flow rate connections as there are stations becomes prohibitive, because the effective traffic is sporadic.
The prior art also discloses a third category of local networks, combining on a single split connection, or a small number of such connections, the advantages of data switching by packets and by circuits. For example, a train of cyclic signals is divided in time into a certain nubmer of "channels", whereof some are operated in the circuit mode and others by packets.
The systems of this third category are particularly advantageous if several simultaneous services such as telephony, data circuits, switching by packets, etc. are desired at each branch station. However, the management and supervision circuits are onerous for the transmission of data alone and it is not possible to simply allocate or reallocate more than part of a flow to a pair of given stations. Moreover, for most of these networks arranged in loop form, substantial transmission delays are systematically introduced, these delays being inherent in the register insertion mechanisms involved.
This generic examination of the prior art local network systems shows that there is a need for temporary communications with a high data flow rate.
More specifically, the present invention aims at obviating these disadvantages and to this end consists of a process for arranging a reduced number of high data flow rate connections, which can be subdivided by means of relatively inexpensive devices between a plurality of stations and which makes it possible to set up between two random stations, communications of the circuit type whose potential data flow rate is only limited by that of the connections.
The invention can be used in all systems involving a plurality of stations having a low average data flow rate, but which in transitorily manner require a guaranteed high data flow rate, such as in the transmission of digitized fixed images or the rapid remote loading of computer memories.
The present invention specifically relates to a system for setting up circuits for the transmission of data at a constant flow rate between a plurality of stations, comprising a group of duplex point-to-point transmission connections, switching units connected in loop form by said system of trasmission connections for transmitting data received from one connected switching unit to the corresponding user equipment station, to the other connected switching unit, or to said one connected switching unit and for transmitting data received from the corresponding user equipment station to either of the connected switching units, data transmission connections for connecting use equipment of said switching units provided for at least a duplex transmission , and remote control means for said switching units, for determining the switching of signals received from any one of the duplex transmission connections or connections to any one of these, thereby setting up data circuits between pairs of use apparatuses.
According to another feature of the invention, the switching units are grouped into multiple systems for the connection of mutually close use equipment, said multiple systems being provided with signal conversion means for the transmission and reception on connections adapted to the longest distances separating said multiple systems.
According to another feature of the invention, each switching unit also comprises encoding means for the transmission of a composite signal combining the data and clock pulses with a predetermined timing, decoding means for separating and regenerating the clock pulses and the data carried by said composite signal and encoding and decoding means inserted in the data signal paths for eliminating the cumulative deteriorations of the signals repeated by the switching units.
According to another feature of the invention, the system also comprises means for producing clock pulses connected to the remote control means, the data transmission speeds determined by the frequency of said clock pulses being chosen from a group of predetermined values.
According to another feature of the invention, the use apparatuses are also interconnected by an auxiliary communications network, in an arrangement and according to rules provided for the dynamic setting up, by remote control, of data circuits between the use apparatuses of the system.
The invention is described in greater detail hereinafter relative to non-limitative embodiments and with reference to the attached drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 diagrammatically depicts a device according to the invention which interconnects general use computers and interface and image processing equipment.
FIG. 2 diagrammatically depicts a simplified embodiment of a switching unit of the device according to the invention.
FIG. 3 diagrammatically depicts a system of stations interconnected via switching unit like that depicted in FIG. 2, with the data circuitry depicted for the purpose of illustrating certain characteristics of the invention.
FIG. 4 diagrammatically depicts, according to a preferred embodiment, the arrangement of switching modules and a unit grouping several switching units.
FIG. 5 is a detailed circuit diagram of the actual differentiator.
FIG. 1 diagrammatically shows a system of interconnections between general use computers and image processing and interface equipment, in which the device according to the invention is used. This network comprises a known local network 1 ensuring a service of switching by packets between the stations, said local network 1 not forming part of the invention. It is assumed that the local network 1 also connects the computers and equipment to the public packet switching networks via switching units 2 which serve to shunt and/or echo recived signals.
The stations are connected to the transmission system according to the invention. This system comprises high data flow rate duplex connections 3, the switching units 2 and connections 3 being arranged in loop form according to the invention. The switching units 2 are remotely controlled by a common unit 4, via any known type of remote control transmission connection.
Stations 6 are working stations respectively constituted by a computer, particularly equipped with an image restoration screen and a keyboard.
Station 7 is a storage computer, more particularly equipped with high-capacity disk memories, managed by a data-based management software. Station 8 is a computer specialized in image processing having appropriate hardware and software means. Station 9 is an interface apparatus with a satellite data transmission network.
The hypothetical system shown in FIG. 1 processes, for example, fixed images resulting from physical experiments, planetary observations by aircraft and/or satellite, or medical observations and in general terms this system processes digitized images.
All the information processed by this system is consequently constituted by images or pictures coded in digital form. These images are manipulated in the form of sequential files, for which orders of magnitude are given in millions of bits by stations of types 6, 7 or 8.
The local packet switching network 1 is used for the transmission between stations 6, 7, 8 of system control and monitoring information for operations such as data interrogation, the initiating of tasks or synchronization. This first transmission service is established in a permanent manner.
The system according to the invention is constituted by switching units 2 and duplex connections 3 which are used as relays for the transmission of images, via the interface apparatus 9, between the system and an external network by satellite. This latter service is only available in a temporary manner and at the request of user stations.
When a first station of type 6, 7 or 8 wishes to transmit an image or picture in the form of a file to or from a second station of type 6, 7, 8 or 9, these two stations negotiate the parameters for this transfer by the interrogation of the local network 1. Then one or other of the two stations transmits to the common unit 4, via local network 1, a request for setting up a circuit between them. This request includes exchange parameters, such as the addresses of the two stations, the volume of the file and reference codes of the request.
The common unit 4 updates a waiting line or queue of transmission requests and proceeds in the following manner to satisfy the request at the head of the queue, via remote control connection 5:
the switching unit of the first station is positioned for setting up a circuit in one direction of the loop,
the switching unit of the second station is positioned for setting up a circuit in the opposite direction,
optionally, the switching units on the thus defined loop portion are positioned so as to repeat the circuits in both directions and in a transparent manner.
The common unit 4 then informs the two stations in question, via network 1, that the circuit has been established between them, by indicating the reference code of the granted request, in order that the two stations can identify the request being dealt with from among those requests which could have been jointly made. From this instant, the stations in question have access, for a limited time period, to a high data flow rate, transparent duplex circuit.
In addition, the common unit 4 calculates the maximum time necessary for the exchange, as a function of the indicated data volume or other parameters. At the end of this time, the common unit 4 informs them, via network 1, that the circuit is no longer available.
Whilst such a circuit is established, the common unit 4 seeks in the queue a request which may possibly be satisfied by only using the switching units located on the unused loop portion. If such a request exists, it is granted by the same basic mechanism.
The aforementioned allocation method is not the only one available according to the invention and another form will be described hereinafter.
In this variant, the communications requests are transmitted to the common unit 4, with information for defining the address of the transmitting station, the address of the destination station, a priority value and the reference code of the request. The requests are granted as a function of the priority value of each request.
By means of the local network 1, the common unit 4 notifies the stations in question that their request has been granted. The station which has made the request normally notifies the common unit 4, via local network 1, when the transmission has been completed. For security purposes, the common unit 4 monitors a maximum delay or time lag, as in the first method, and in any case notifies the stations in question that the communication is at an end when this time has expired.
Apart from the normal operating mechanisms, such a system has security means, particularly with respect to duplex connections 3 and switching units 2.
Thus, for example, two stations which have obtained a circuit from common unit 4, can recognize the impossibility of transmitting by this circuit if such is the case. Common unit 4 is informed thereof via local network 1 and a test is carried out by examining the successive sections (a section is a connection between two switching units).
In order to carry this out via the remote control connection 5, the common unit brings about a looping of the first switching unit 2 with respect to common unit 4 (in one direction) i.e. the switching unit transmits (i.e. echoes) in the opposite direction the signals received from the common unit.
If this test is successful, the common unit remotely controls the looping of the following switching unit in the same direction, whilst establishing the transparency of the preceding switching unit. Thus, step by step, it is possible to investigate the switching units to determine which switching units does not transmit the signals correctly. By a step-by-step test in the opposite direction, the fault is even better located and, except in the case of a simultaneous fault, a given section is recognized as being non-operational.
Apart from the information to the maintainance services, the common unit 4 can have its own correcting action by not using the defective section for setting up circuits. All the communications which are then possible are established via those portions of the loop excluding this defective section. It should also be noted that the maintainance operations (precise diagnosis and repair) normally only affect the defective section and the service of setting up circuits is maintained in only a slightly reduced form.
A simplified realization of the is described relative to FIG. 2, whilst FIG. 3 shows stations interconnected via switching units according to the invention. The preferred embodiment of the invention will then be described. The initial description serves to provide a better understanding of the generic nature of the means used in the invention and the different stages of their operation.
FIG. 2 shows a station 10 connected to the switching unit 11 by means of a remote control connection with a line receiver 12, a connection for transmitting data to a receiver 13 and a data reception connection integral with a transmission circuit 14. These different connections and circuits are of the "series transmission type".
The switching unit 11 is also connected to two identical switching units (not shown) by duplex series transmission connections. One of these connections consists of a line connected to a receiver 15 and a line connected to transmitter 16. The other connection is a line connected to a receiver 17 and a line connected to the transmitter 18. The principle of the overall arrangement of connections between switching units is given hereinafter in FIG. 3.
The remote control of the switching unit is ensured by a series-parallel conversion circuit 19 from which emanate:
two connections 20, 21 for determining one data path from among four across a multiplexer 22,
two connections 23, 24 serving the same function as connections 20, 21, but relative to a multiplexer 25,
two connections 26, 27 serving the same function relative to a multiplexer 28.
At the inputs thereof and in the same logic order, these multiplexers receive:
a standard signal from source 29, such as a fixed polarization determining a predetermined rest state,
the signals received via receiver 15,
the signals received via receiver 17,
the signals received via receiver 13.
It is clear that this arrangement makes it possible to exclusively connect a given signal source (receiver or standard source) to a given transmission connection (transmitter) under the direct control of the remote control connection. It is also clear that this differentiator can be constructed on the basis of a small number of standard elements, which illustrates the basic simplicity and the low costs resulting from the invention.
FIG. 3 shows a local network 30, which interconnects a group of stations 31-36, also connected to switching units 11, the latter being connection in a loop-like manner in accordance with a characteristic arrangement. The point-to-point connections between transmitters 16 and receivers 17, on the one hand, and transmitters 18 and receivers 15 (see FIG. 2), on the other hand, are shown in opposite directions, in such a way that two oppositely directed connecting loops are obtained.
In order not to overburden FIG. 3, the details of the internal interconnections of switching units 11 are not shown. However, the data paths established in an exemplary manner are shown in dark line form. The local network 30 is of a known type and carries messages determining the remote controls actuating switching units 11.
On the switching unit 11 integral with station 31 are established the signal paths
13 to 18
17 to 14
via the multiplexers shown in FIG. 2.
In the same way, on the switching unit associated with station 32:
15 to 18
17 to 16 (cf. FIG. 2).
On the switching unit associated with station 33:
15 to 16
13 to 18
17 to 14 (cf. FIG. 2).
On the switching unit associated with station 34:
13 to 16
15 to 14 (cf. FIG. 2).
On the switching unit associated with station 35:
17 to 14
13 to 18 (cf. FIG. 2).
On the switching unit associated with station 36:
13 to 16
15 to 14 (cf. FIG. 2).
The processes which have determined this configuration of signal paths are beyond the scope of the invention. However, it is an important feature of the invention that it is possible to simultaneously establish by very simple generic means:
a data station relooped on circuit 31, via the switching unit associated with station 32 used as a repeater, and by transmission-reception looping in the switching unit associated with station 33,
two integral duplex data circuits between stations 33, 34, on the one hand, and stations 35, 36, on the other hand.
FIG. 3 also shows another important feature of the invention, namely that the data circuits are a prior set up independently of classes of flow, codes or formats of messages, which can differ from circuit to circuit, or in each transmission direction. The maximum speed of the connection is available for each simultaneously established circuit.
It is also obvious that, using the same generic means, it is possible to set up both simplex circuits and duplex circuits, for example, for a high data flow rate transmission in one direction only, whilst the "releases" will circulate at a low data flow rate, via the auxiliary local network.
The only limitations are of a technological nature and essentially connected with the types of transmitting or receiving circuits, the physical connections and/or the cumulative effects which are liable to deteriorate the signals passing through too many successive connections. Finally, advantage is taken of a well known property in the state of the art, which is inherent in such loop arrangements. It is possible to establish a duplex circuit in two different ways, i.e. by two physically separate parts, which obviously serves to enhance operating security.
However, the known loop systems all differ from that according to the invention, because they do not provide for the establishment, by a separate remote control, of temporary, bidirectional data circuits with a variable data flow rate and standard usage, i.e. for interconnecting two random stations.
The already described simplified construction can have a number of limitations of a known nature, which limitations are inherent in the defects of data transmission connections. Thus, the signals are invariably deteriorated by various phenomena, such as attenuation, background noise, interference, time base variations, etc. Traversing, without reshaping, of successive connection chains (and transmitter/receivers) tends to cumulate errors, such as phase displacements, to a point where the original signal can no longer be restored.
To obviate these disadvantages, use is made in the prior art of coding processes based on transmission clocks having a predetermined timing in a predetermined tolerance. These coding processes, such as those known as bi-phase or Manchester, introduce into the line transitions of the signal at a timing determined by such a clock. In the case of a system generically known by the name "phase locking loop", on the basis of the signal received and a local clock with the same timing as the transmission clock, a clock and a data signal conforming with those of the transmitter are regenerated.
It is then possible either to repeat this regenerated.
It is then possible either to repeat this regeneration signal in a new connection, or to supply "healthy" data to the element in question.
For the high data flow rate envisaged by the invention, the preferred performance mode is based on this type of process for ensuring the limited transmission of data signals, via an a prior arbitrary number of switching unit, whilst retaining variable data flow rates and data transparency.
Moreover, in the preferred embodiment, account must be taken of a possible dispersion of the distances between switching unit, in order to obtain a significant economic advantage. Thus, in practice some of the stations of a system can naturally be grouped in the immediate vicinity of others, such as the terminals of an operating room, whilst the overall system has several more remote sites, such as several buildings or workshops.
FIG. 4 shows a group of multiple switching unit arrays 100 arranged according to the invention and interconnected in loop form. Each array 100 is constituted by a group of switching units 101, whose structure and operation are very similar to the description given hereinbefore of the simplified arrangement, and two conversion modules (converters) 102 for long-distance transmission.
The transmission connections 103 within the switching units 101 are very short and are advantageously ensured by inexpensive known processes, such as simple "logic" connections at levels known under the abbreviation TTL, or differential electrical connection.
Only the transmission connections 104 between switching unit arrays have a significant length and must be chosen in accordance with the desired performances. They are, for example, duplex-operated double optical fiber connections. The only function of converters 102 is to ensure the conversion of internal signals into signals in accordance with the long-distance transmission mode and vice versa. The use connection 110 connects the switching unit 101 to the use apparatus 111.
The advantage of the preferred arrangement is that it makes use of the geographical grouping of stations, in such a way that a group of stations which are sufficiently close to one another is connected to a common switching unit array. where the grouped switching units communicate by short, inexpensive connections. The more expensive connections, which are necessary for long distances, such as optical connections, are limited in number because they only interconnect groups of stations. Thus, according to the arrangement of the invention, there is a homogeneous transmission quality and at the same time the number of costly components is reduced.
The practical realization of the conversion modules 102 only requires the use of known means and will not be described in greater detail. For example, it can use an optical transmitter - receiver pair, marketed by Hewlett-Packard, e.g. under the respective references HBFR 1001 and HBFR 1002 (1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, Ca. 94304, U.S.A.).
FIG. 5 shows a preferred construction of the switching unit 101, as well as details of the interface 110, across which the user station is connected.
For insertion in the loop, switching unit 101 has two receiving circuits 200, 201 and two transmitting circuits 202, 203, of the type in accordance with the conventional TTL logic levels.
The interface 110 (cf. also FIG. 4) comprises a predetermined number of two-wire lines, operating in the differential mode, and the transmission/reception circuits are chosen in accordance with standards, such as the CCITT notice V11. These lines consist of:
a series data reception line via transmitting circuit 204 and the connected clock line via transmitter 205, completed by the data quality signal received across transmitter 206;
a clock line for the transmission of data via transmitter 207, said data being transmitted via the receiving circuit 208, and the patterns of said data, identified by the synchronization signal transmitted via receiver 209;
the final series connection, received via receiver 210, is connected to the remote control circuit 211.
From the remote control circuit 211 emanate:
six control lines connected in pairs to multiplexers 212, 213, 214;
a control line, which selects one of two clearly defined frequencies of an oscillator 215 which, in turn, supplies reference clock pulses to the encoding/decoding circuits 216, 217 and 218, which are of type HD-6409, marketed under the name Matra-Harris Semiconductors;
a common line controlling the integrated clock divider (not shown) of said encoders/decoders.
The encoder/decoder circuits have two operating modes defined by a polarity previously displayed on a control input.
According to a first, permanently selected operating mode for circuit 218, the circuit supplies at the output of transmitter 207 transmission clock pulses. The data signals output by the user apparatus are encoded in accordance with a bi-phase process, known in the art under the name Manchester II, and are presented at the inputs "D" of the three multiplexers 212, 213, 214. Symmetrically, an encoded signal of the same nature is received via multiplexer 214 and is decoded in clock pulses and data, presented via transmitters 205, 204 respectively. Pulses received via receiver 208 then bring about the transmission of a characteristic resynchronization sequence inherent in said bi-phase process. Symmetrically, a possible loss of synchronism (i.e. data) is indicated by the decoder via transmitter 206. This synchronism is precisely stored by the reception of the desired sequence, caused by the switching unit of the corresponding user, via its own circuit 208.
According to a second operating mode, which is fixed for circuits 216, 217, the encoders/decoders have a repeater function, due to an integrated phase locking loop, said circuits respectively providing transmitters 202, 203 with a regenerated, encoded, series signal in which are eliminated the small phase disturbances due to the upstream transmission line.
The operations of the switching unit 101 are essentially the same as those of switching unit 11, which has been described for the simplified variant of the invention, with respect to the establishment of the transmission, reception, and data repetition paths.
The specificity of the switching unit of the preferred embodiment appears in the regeneration of signals ensured by means of a bi-phase coding of predetermined timing, as well as by the addition of a time base 215 sensitive to the remote control and which permits the establishment of synchronous data circuits in a predetermined range of speeds.
It is obvious that the presently described switching unit can be further simplified to act permanently as a repeater.
It should be noted that the switching unit 101 can be constructed with the aid of only ten conventional integrated circuits and that in so-called very high integration technology, it represents a functional block which can be integrated into a single circuit with certain power considerations (regarding the transmission lines).
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|U.S. Classification
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|International Classification
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|Fee payment
Year of fee payment: 4
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Curious Sofa, as much as I loved the brand and the time I gave it (and all of you for liking it too), can take care of itself in a way. There will always be small changes it can master but for the most part, I feel my focused passion for it has moved on. It's hard to change when you have built a customer base on something that has served you well.
My new desire to build Tobacco Road is right where I was 14 years ago with Curious Sofa. Every little detail from graphics to display to products got me excited while planning the brand down to the light bulbs (Edison of course!). And although Tobacco Road is not a full-on, 4,000 sf brick and mortar store, the details of it are still important to me. I joke that it is my "pathetic Midwest attempt at Ralph Lauren's Double RL". (look here) But you won't find any $300 belts (mine are under $25) or vintage motorcycles (I wish) or $2,000 Indian rugs. What you will find is affordable rugged clothing (western shirts, denim jackets, canvas bags, cowboy boots, newsboy caps- most under $30) and inexpensive Southwest style beaded jewelry. Then I mix in some industrial lights, rusty carts, wooden ladders, rag rugs, apothecary bottles, vintage books, Indian baskets, tufted wing chairs and like I said, the results are "my pathetic attempt....". It's simply what I love and what I would wear, use and decorate with myself. Curious Sofa always had a touch of laid back country and Tobacco Road has that too, certainly more rural visually, but that is more my style anyway. As I fine tune and update both of my spaces are Top Hat Mercantile I can easily see the two melding into one. Why can't a crystal chandelier be hung inside a teepee?? Why wouldn't you wear a white linen skirt with cowboy boots? Hmmm... I may be onto something. Or wait, Ralph has already done that!
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was waitin for a pullback like this 2 initiate a position!
I smell a secondary offering of 3-5 million shares at $5.75. I don't like it!
good call
You have a good sense of smell. Something is not right.
Not likely. They have roughly $60 million in cash & short term investments, which they say will get them through Q4 of this year. And those estimates include 2 global hospital acquired pneumonia trials this year.Also, they're looking for a European partner for Tedizolid, which would bring in more cash and reduce the burn rate.Not saying it's impossible, just unlikely.
I was too. My order filled at $6.06. Still, it's a bit scary. Down 7% on significant volume while the market as a whole is doing fine. Makes you wonder if somebody knows some bad news and is getting out before it's announced.
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Please call me "Chris"
We are located on the first ridge West of the Tennessee River at an elevation of 1200 feet above sea level. We can see the North Carolina mountains to the East, Lookout Mountain, Georgia to the South and Signal Mountain, Tennessee to the West. Hixson, Tennessee is on the West side of Chickamauga Lake which is part of the Tennessee Valley Authority series of lakes on the Tennessee river. Hixson is a part of Chattanooga, Tennessee
I am originally from Parkersburg, West Virginia. Then I lived in Lake Worth, Florida for many years.
Over fourty years ago I became interested in ham radio. I bought a Yaesu FT-101EE but only used it for 11 meters for a short time and then put it in the closet for over thirty years. In July of 2009 after spending many months of boring inactivity with our family business, I decided to pull the old 101 out and see if it would still work. I put up a long wire and began listening. By August I was hooked and began studying for my ticket. In October two days after my 64th birthday I passed Elements 2 & 3 and became "KJ4PGR". On December 12, 2009 I passed Element 4 and became "AJ4UO"
My radio is a FT-950 and one of my antennas is a multi band, center coax fed, inverted V dipole antenna made of 2" wide nylon & stainless braided horse fence wire, through a MSJ Versa Tuner III. The antenna is 50+ feet high. I have a "US Tower" MA-550MDP tower w/ a Tail Twister rotor by Hy-gain and a Cushcraft A4S beam.
I spend most of my evenings on 40 and 80 meters. I'm not into DX but I have made some very interesting contacts.
We have a great group of repeaters here in the Chattanooga area. These repeaters serve both Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia since parts of Chattanooga border the Georgia state line. With the advantage of the 1200 feet elevation here it is not uncommon to hit repeaters 150 miles away with my 1/2" copper J-pole. My 2 meter rig is a IC-2100.
I have just bought a "Baofeng" UV-5RA dual band hand held radio at a local ham feist, programing cable and all, can't beat it. I built a 2 meter J-pole from 1/2" copper pipe for use here at the shack. I also have a Ringo Ranger I rebuilt with new parts from MFJ.
Who knows where this hobby will lead me. I like to build HF wire antennas and experiment with them. I built an 80 thru 6 meter "terminated Di-pole" and I am not happy with the performance. It's still a work in progress.
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The last photo shows the tower at it's lowest position. The large ladder line is the dissapointing terminated dipole.
The "x-beam" 6 meter and 2 meter beam with the 2 meter "J-pole" mounted on top all home brew and use them daily.
The shack is behind the three windows, 16' x 16' closed in screen porch.
Hope to meet you on the radio.
73 Chris
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Serving Size 1/2 fruit (3-3/4" dia) (123 g)
Per Serving % Daily Value*
Calories 52
Calories from Fat 2
Total Fat 0.2g 0%
Saturated Fat 0g 0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 0mg 0%
Potassium 166.05mg 5%
Carbohydrates 13.1g 4%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars 8.5g
Protein 0.9g
Vitamin A 28% · Vitamin C 64%
Calcium 0% · Iron 1%
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