text: Who is The Community Development Foundation? The CDF was started by Jenny Day and Barry Cable with a mission: To directly relieve poverty, sickness, suffering, distress, misfortune, disability and helplessness in less fortunate Communities statewide •Operating statewide for the past 12 years •All projects are community driven, and by community request •We're about enabling local communities to make informed decisions through education and working alongside them •Current projects include: The Passport System (Schools, Community, Sport and English as a Second Language/Dialect - ESL/ESD), Justice Link and MOASH buildings. What is Community Development to us? About a mutual partnership and listening. Enabling people to make positive decisions and ensuring those changes are sustainable and measurable. It's a long term process and believing in a community's vision. To encourage community involvement and strengthen the link between community and school. What is the Passport System? The Passport System was designed to: Be a rewards-based system to encourage participation at schools Increase the engagement of parents/volunteers and students within the school Promote active involvement Help address issue of absenteeism Enhance trust and respect amongst community members through mutual sharing How does it work? 2 main components Passport System To increase the level of active participation of parents/carers in the school community through a reward-based incentive system. Step 1 Inform Parents and Sign up Awareness raising Step 2 Parent/ volunteer completes activity Attendance System To provide an attendance reward system for the students with the lowest attendance rates in the school. Step 3 Points stamped in Passport Locally monitored – Chaplain, Registrar The Process Breakdown of Expenditure of School Dollars 2010 Other 26% Excursion /Incursion 7% Uniforms 21% Canteen 46% Testimonials At a regional school south-east of Perth, 90 families out of 166 are participants in the Passport Program: Parent Participation (Snapshot – Learning Journey 2009) • 'I can now contribute to the school in a way I never could.' • 'It's great to be acknowledged for what we already do.' • 'I love being able to donate my points to someone else or to go towards a book award'. • 'I have chosen to be involved with the Passport system so I think it is worthwhile'. Whole school 60% Non-Aboriginal 67% Aboriginal 10% Parent Participation (Snapshot – Learning Journey 2010) Whole school 90% Non-Aboriginal 95% Aboriginal 50% Attendance Stories: Student Snapshots Student A 1 FEB - 2 JUL 2010 47.37% 20 JUL - 24 NOV 2010 64.00% Student B 1 FEB - 2 JUL 2010 Student C 74.74% 20 JUL - 4 NOV 2010 90.30% 1 FEB - 2 JUL 2010 74.74% 20 JUL - 4 NOV 2010 95.59% Student D 1 FEB – 1 APR 2010 71.00% 19 APR – 24 NOV 2010 81.00% Neerigen Brook Primary School Attendance Results after Implementation of the Passport System 2009 120% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% A B C D E F G H I J K L M N Attendance Prior to Passport System Attendance After Passport System Introduced NB Students Q and R suffered extreme changes in home circumstances during implementation of the Passport System O P Q R Family Involvement in the Passport System Term 3 2010 Number of Passports Held 332 203 211 176 35 Wirrabirra Primary School 166 96 90 Neerigen Brook Primary School Number of Families in the School* Redcliffe Primary School 64 70 52 15 Tranby Primary School East Narrogin Primary School 24 38 Katanning Katanning Primary Senior High School School •For both Katanning Primary School and Katanning Senior High School only Aboriginal Families are eligible for Passports. •Open to whole school as at Term 1 2011. Other Projects: Sports Passport •Members of Sporting Clubs and Recreation Centres can earn points for volunteering. May include coaching, umpiring, scoring, helping at sporting events and community days, attending information sessions or courses. •These points are used to pay for uniforms, membership fees, travel costs and other costs associated with playing sport. The program is designed to: •Enhance the relationship between schools, sporting clubs, Rec Centres and local communities. •Use sport and recreation as a vehicle to help address social and justice issues in our communities. English as Second Language/Dialect (ESL/ESD) Passport We have just completed translating a "Guide to the Passport System" booklet into 12 of the most common languages in schools in conjunction with the Department of Education's ESL Resource Centre. This will allow schools to benefit from the wealth of knowledge and skills of ESL/ESD parents and community members and provide an avenue for ESL/ESD parents to become involved in their child's school and education, and also to the wider community. Available to all schools Languages include: Arabic, Burmese, Karen, Swahili, Tagalog, Indonesian, Dari, Malaysia, Chinese, Thai, Hindi and Tamil. Justice Link Passport •Providing a path through which the offender can financially assist their children in their school. •Providing a link between the parent in the correctional facility and his/her children. • Incarcerated parent earns up to $25 per week through involvement in activities over and above their current workload. •Correctional Facilities: Acacia, Wooroloo, Karnett, Bunbury, Boronia, Albany, Casuarina.


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U.S. employers added a robust 280,000 jobs in May, showing that the economy is back on track after starting 2015 in a slump.
The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate ticked up to 5.5 percent from 5.4 percent in April. But that occurred for a good reason: Hundreds of thousands more people sought jobs in May, and not all found them.
"Even though the unemployment rate bumped up slightly, the labor force participation rate bumped up, and we wanted that number to go up," said Harry Holzer, a professor of public policy at Georgetown University. "Across the board, I view this as a very positive report."
Last month's strong job growth suggests that employers remained confident enough to keep hiring even after the economy shrank during the first three months of the year.
The government also revised up its estimate of job growth in March and April by a combined net 32,000.
"It was a very solid report, better than I had anticipated," said Mark Zandi, chief economist for Moody's Analytics.
Economists also were pleased to see job growth across most sectors of the economy. Construction and health care companies the drove the May job growth.
"Early on in the recovery there was a fear that [growth was] concentrated in low wage jobs," Holzer said. "As a recovery matures, you want to see it in other sectors, too," he said. More solid middle-income jobs in construction and health care along with gains in the high-paying professional services sector confirm that the economy is strengthening.
On the negative side, persistently cheaper oil led energy companies to shed workers for a fifth straight month. "Lower energy prices are very good for economy but the pain is very front-loaded," Zandi said.
The fact that this weakness was more than offset by gains in other industries was a good sign, though, Zandi added. "Despite losses in the energy industry due to the collapse in oil prices, the rest of the economy's creating a boatload of jobs," he said.
Still, average hourly wages rose only 2.3 percent from a year earlier. Although this month's eight-cent increase for the average hourly pay for workers translates into a decent wage growth number on an annualized basis, the recovery has been characterized by lackluster wage growth so far.
"If we could sustain that kind of growth, then workers would be starting to see real wage increases beyond what they've seen in this recovery so far," Holzer said of this month's increase.
Tepid pay gains has been a persistent problem for the economy. Over the past three months, the economy has added an average of 207,000 jobs, a decent gain though lower than last year's average of 263,667.
"The wage component is one of the unspectacular aspects of this," said Mark Hamrick, Washington bureau chief at Bankrate.com. Hamrick said that although the employment cost index has been climbing, that metric includes things like higher health insurance costs — which doesn't help retail consumer spending. "The problem is that take home pay is also very important," he said.
Consumers, the main driver of the U.S. economy, remain fairly cautious. Factory orders have dropped. But Friday's solid jobs report could help confirm the economy's vitality.
Auto and home sales are accelerating despite otherwise slow-spending consumers. More big employers, such as Wal-Mart, have unveiled pay hikes. Those factors could power faster growth, fuel job gains and boost wages. If they do, a broader economic recovery than the one that's existed in the six years since the Great Recession officially ended could emerge.
-- Martha C. White and the Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Vikings fans may have reservations about their team's performance Friday night, but it will be mostly a reserve lineup in Thursday's preseason finale. That is due, in part, to the nature of the fourth preseason game but in several instances players will sit because of injuries.
Last year, the Vikings finished the season without Chris Cook, Antoine Winfield, Husain Abdullah and Tyrell Johnson on injured reserve. Their defensive backfield is nearly as banged up to end the 2012 preseason, although it's not as many frontline players and the injuries aren't as serious.
"At this point, the injuries don't seem to be ones that will hinder the guys that are injured from playing in that first (regular-season) game, so we need to get through this one in the same fashion," head coach Leslie Frazier said. "We'll figure something out to get through it."
Rookie cornerback Josh Robinson (concussion) and veteran cornerback Chris Carr (lower back spasms) – who are expected to be the third and fourth cornerbacks in the game when the regular season starts – were both held out of Sunday's practice after suffering injuries in Friday night's loss to the San Diego Chargers in the third preseason game. Robinson won't play and Carr doesn't seem likely to play, either.
That was theme after Sunday's practice, as Frazier said most of the healthy starters aren't likely to see action in the preseason finale, including quarterback Christian Ponder. Joe Webb will get the start and the order and playing time between Sage Rosenfels and McLeod Bethel-Thompson is still being determined.
In addition to the injuries to Robinson and Carr at cornerback, reserve Marcus Sherels (ankle) was held out of practice, further limiting the cornerback corps.
The safety position was a little better, but Mistral Raymond, who may have ended up the starter in the regular season, wasn't practicing Sunday because of lower back spasms that caused the Vikings to make him a pregame inactive Friday night. Reserve safety Andrew Sendejo (ankle) joined Raymond as practice observers.
"We're going to mix and match, whatever we've got to do to get through that game," Frazier said. "Hopefully we can get through it without any other injuries."
However, the Vikings did get several players back on the practice field who were out, including defensive back Robert Blanton, who had been dealing with a hamstring injury that kept him out of the first three preseason games. Blanton practiced last week but didn't play, and Sunday he was even part of the Vikings' nickel defense, moving down to cover the slot receiver with two other safeties on the field, showing his versatility as a cornerback during his Notre Dame days.
Because of the issues at safety and the missed time for Blanton, he will get the start and play most of the preseason finale.
"That is the plan. We are going to play him quite a bit," Frazier said. "That's one of the reasons we held him out in that last game. We wanted to give him an extended look in this final preseason game. We do plan on starting him and playing him for quite a while so we can properly evaluate him. He's missed a lot of time."
Another former Notre Dame product, tight end John Carlson, also returned to practice with a brace on his right knee after missing the first three preseason games because of a sprained medial collateral ligament. He was immediately working with the first-team offense.
"He moved around pretty good. It's good to see him back out with his teammates and I'm encouraged by the fact that he was out there," Frazier said. "We think if he can just keep making progress throughout this week he should be fine when we are getting ready for game week."
Carlson, who signed a five-year, $25 million free-agent deal with the Vikings in March, won't play in the preseason finale.
Tight end Rhett Ellison, who received increased playing time in the first three games with Carlson out, was also on the field despite dealing with knee pain that was detected during Friday night's game.
Cornerback Chris Cook returned to practice for the first time after suffering a concussion nine days ago against the Buffalo Bills, but the Vikings will proceed cautiously and keep him out of action Thursday.
Eric Frampton, who suffered a groin strain that caused him to miss the end of the Chargers game, was on the practice field taking reps at safety.
Others returning to practice were defensive tackle Letroy Guion, linebacker Larry Dean, and offensive tackle DeMarcus Love.
Guion isn't expected to play after he suffered a setback with his knee injury when he tried to come back to practice last week. An MRI showed no structural damage.
Fullback Ryan D'Imperio (shoulder) also was not practicing.
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My earliest memory of deciding I wanted to be a published author was at age eleven, but before that, I remember loving to write stories, making them up for others to love and cherish. Recently, me and my dad recovered my old books from Year One (age six) where I found old stories, including one where a hedgehog married the moon (it's a long distance relationship...)
My first serious story was a historical/fantasy cross-over about World War II spies (my obsession of the time.) It lasted for about thirty pages, and it was atrocious, where my main character Lizzie travelled from France to England in the space of two sentences. Although I count it as a blip in my writing career, I owe that story a lot, as it was from the fantasy segments that The Element Adventures was first conceived. Drastically different from what it is now, of course, but it was the foundation and where I fell in love with the idea that creatures could have power over the elements, and how we would never notice them because we were too busy fighting wars.
When I entered secondary school, I took a break from writing to concentrate on fitting in, until I realised that writing was a part of me, and I would carry that love wherever I went. In Year Eight (age thirteen) I delved back into writing, abandoning the historical elements of stories and developing, with quite a ferocity, the story that was to become The Element Adventures, and the world that would become Maegard.
I write everyday, I've always held onto that achievement, but I don't mean in the way that one might sit down with bundles of free time down at a computer or desk and work away. I do that as much as I can, of course, but what I really mean is that The Element Adventures builds each and everyday, as there is not a day that goes by where I don't spend time daydreaming and thinking about scenes and plot arcs maybe four books away. In my mind, I write down and remember it all for when it is needed, and my aim is that when I try to get children to read it, I can honestly say that it was all conceived when I was just a child myself. I've never set out for this purpose, it's just happened. What I have planned is for my main characters to be very little distance in age from me, and I wish to do this even when I'm an adult, because I think there is just a state of mind that you can't hang onto as you get older. You can reminisce, but it's not living it. My childhood might be growing shorter, but I plan on utilising that as well as I can, and trying to keep hold of the thoughts I had years ago when I was first trying to figure out the world, and myself.
In short, I'm not going into adulthood willingly.
Writing gives me as power, a rush, that I can't feel any other way. Is it arrogance? A God complex? (Probably) More than anything, it gives me a sense of relevance that was once lost to me, an importance telling me that my purpose should be to write, and never stop.


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U.S. Western Nuclear Output Climbs to Highest in 3 Months
Nuclear-power production in the U.S. West climbed to the highest level in three months as Great Plains (GXP) Energy Inc. increased power at the 1,166-megawatt Wolf Creek reactor in Kansas.
U.S. generation gained 2.3 percent to 82,420 megawatts, or 81 percent of capacity, according to Nuclear Regulatory Commission data compiled by Bloomberg. That's the sixth consecutive advance, the longest string since Dec. 7. Output was 3.1 percent more than a year ago with 19 of 104 nuclear reactors offline.
Great Plains' Wolf Creek 1, about 55 miles (88 kilometers) south of Topeka, Kansas, was operating at 97 percent of capacity today, up from 20 percent yesterday. The unit slowed early this week for repairs associated with cooling water in a stator, according to Cassie Bailey, a spokeswoman at the plant.
The increase sent Western nuclear output to 18,532 megawatts, 7.5 percent higher than yesterday and the most since Feb. 3, commission data compiled by Bloomberg show. A gain at Entergy Corp. (ETR)'s 1,250-megawatt Waterford 3 reactor in Louisiana, to 50 percent from 18 percent, also contributed.
Reactor maintenance shutdowns, usually undertaken in the U.S. spring or fall when energy use is lowest, may increase consumption of natural gas and coal to generate electricity. The average refueling down time was 46 days in 2012, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute.
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Indianapolis Colts (5-3) at Jacksonville Jaguars (1-7) Every once in a while I kick myself for not taking a line the week before. I've never put money on an early line, but here's one instance I wish I had. Jacksonville was -1 last week. Even if Indianapolis had lost to Miami, I would have put a big play against Blaine Gabbert as a favorite. Aside from the obvious Blaine Gabbert sucks stuff, divisional home dogs are 10-28 ATS before being divisional double digit road dogs since 1989. The Jaguars go to Houston next weekend. At the same time, teams are 57-82 ATS as favorites off a loss as dogs before being dogs, the classic sandwich game. Jacksonville lost to Detroit as dogs last week. Meanwhile, road dogs trying to avenge a same season home upset loss are 50-25 ATS since 2002. The Colts lost at home as favorites to the Jaguars earlier this season. Not only is that a good spot, things are completely different for these two teams than it was last time they played. The Colts have won 4 ...
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OK, dumb question....
I am running Exchange 2010 SP2 and OL 2007.
I create a calendar appointment and invite my co-worker (on same exchange server), Joe. Joe accepted the invite, then deteled the appointment on Joe's calendar. However, the appointment still shows up on my calendar. Is this correct? Or am I missing somthihng here. To me, if one invitee deletes the appointment, it should delete for everyone?
May 29, 2012 at 11:24 UTC
No, only the meeting organizer can actually remove the meeting from the calendar.
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May 29, 2012 at 11:24 UTC
No, only the meeting organizer can actually remove the meeting from the calendar.
May 29, 2012 at 11:52 UTC
This is normal behavior for calendars. In your circumstance, if you were to cancel the appointment an e-mail would be sent to Joe notifying him of this fact.
Another thing worth noting is that while booking a room, even if the automated room attendant denies your appointment the meeting will still show up on everyone's calendar. The meeting organizer can edit the meeting and choose a different room, or cancel it entirely - in either case a notification will be sent to all involved users.


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A charity single is to be released featuring Stephen Sutton, the cancer campaigner who died after raising £4m to help battle the disease.
The track, Hope Ain't A Bad Thing, has been produced by the Neon Brotherhood, as a personal tribute by 40 musicians inspired by Sutton's life.
A two-day vigil is being held for the 19-year-old, who died on 14 May from multiple tumours.
The record was mixed at a music studio in Sutton's home town of Burntwood, Staffordshire. He jammed at the venue as a drummer with band Nothing Personal.
Mike Wood, who coordinated the record, posted an advert on Facebook in April when Sutton first brought the cause of the Teenage Cancer Trust to the fore.
The response to his appeal was "overwhelming … We had so many people that in the end I had to turn musicians away," said Wood, who plays bass on the single.
"We were getting hundreds of messages every day about it – and I knew we had to make it happen."
The song was written by Martin and Laura Stanyer, while the arrangement was marshalled by Wood. Sutton appears on the single delivering a speech he had intended for his own charity track and can also be heard playing the tambourine.
Shane Mason, 19, of Brownhills in the West Midlands, who plays piano on the record, said: "I was never fortunate enough to meet Stephen, but he was an inspiration. We've had the blessing from the family, and both Chris [Sutton's older brother) and Jane [his mother] came to see us in the studio last week, and are behind us 100%."
All the proceeds from the sale of the record will go to the Teenage Cancer Trust, which helps the 2,500 young people diagnosed with the disease each year in the UK .
The single will be available as a digital download on iTunes and Amazon from Monday.
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Death Is But the Next Great Adventure - Harry Potter - first complete fanfic, a one-shot of what happened in the afterlife after Sirius died.
The Stars Were Rearranged - Harry Potter - First fanfic ever. Lily, James and the Marauders as seventh-years. I'm not proud of it. When I started writing it, I didn't realise 6732476 people before me had already done so. But unlike many, I finished it. I've made it as atypical and canon as possible because clichés can be so boring and there's more to it than fluff, promise. Oh, and people die. And Sirius's forever alone. As is Remus. That is all. I can assure you it gets better the further in you get.
The Wisdom of James Potter - Harry Potter - A series of completely random one-shots. It's basically about the things James gets up to and some of those chapters do include the Marauders and Lily. Mixed genres: humour, romance, adventure, etc.
The Fallen Stars - Sequel to The Stars Were Rearranged; you don't have to read the latter to understand the former. It follows Lily and the Marauders from when they leave Hogwarts in 1978 until Hallowe'en of 1981. I'm not entirely sure whether this story will be completed.
Beauty and the Beast - Jily AU, exactly as it sounds but with a twist by combining the fairy tale version and the Disney version with my own imagination. I'm not entirely sure whether this one will be completed either.


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|Nov 21, 1995
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|Jun 12, 1992
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|Jun 12, 1992
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|Thomas J. Runaldue
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|Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
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|Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (21), Classifications (8), Legal Events (8)
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This invention relates to integrated circuit architecture for a local area network (LAN) controller chip and in particular to a chip for interconnection to 10Base-T, 10Base5 and 10Base2 media as defined in IEEE Specification 802.3i-1990 using CSMA/CD as the network access method.
Local area network (LAN) is the name which has been given to the equipment and protocols permitting users of computers within an organization to attach to a communication network which allows the users to share information and resources. Not only are those in nearby physical locations able to share resources such as printers and plotters and computer programs and files in memory, but with remote bridges, stations anywhere can join the network via telephone lines if they have proper access authorization. The IEEE has been developing a standard for LAN so that the equipment of various manufacturers will be interoperable. Historically, the field had developed independently for several years prior to the adoption of a standard so that a de facto standard had developed before the IEEE had proposed their standard. Accordingly, four different standards were developed for networks, each having a different method of approaching network problems; the main problem is how to recognize and deal with data collisions among the sharing nodes on the network. In this invention we are only concerned with the IEEE Std 802.3. (This standard was intended to be compatible with the network of the Xerox Company called EtherNet.) The 802.3 specification deals with data packet formation issues and collision avoidance protocol which has become known by the mnemonic CSMA/CD for Carrier-Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection. In accordance with this scheme each station senses if there has been a collision and if so each station involved waits a random time before resending its message and uses certain sophisticated procedures to avoid multiple collisions. The IEEE 802.3 was originally developed for use with a thick coax cable bus network and called the specification for use with this cable 10Base5 because it described a baseband coaxial cable which could transmit data at 10 Mbs over a maximum distance of 500 meters between stations. Subsequently, a thinner baseband coax bus cable became used because it was less expensive and it was called 10Base2. It is specified for the same 10 Mbs but only over maximum 200 meters. Another network configuration is configured as a distributed star using inexpensive twisted-pair wire and is called 10Base-T. Again, it will operate at the same 10 Mbs but at a still less maximum distance of 100 meters. 10Base-T has a hub which can recognize when a station is faulty and can bypass that work station so that the entire network is not disrupted.
With respect to FIG. 1, the nomenclature for the physical interconnection is illustrated between a computer 2 and a Network 6. The Computer 2 contains a Local Area Network Controller Board 1 having Port 1 and Port 2. Port 1 is shown connected to coax media 7 for 10Base2 or 10Base5. Port 2 is shown connected to a pair of twisted pair cables 8 and 9.
The IEEE 802.3 standard requires that the physical media, either coax or twisted wire are connected to a Media Attachment Unit (MAU) via connector 5 and 10 respectively. The connectors are called Medium-Dependent Interface (MDI). The IEEE Specification requires for the coax media, because it is required to exhibit high voltage isolation, that the MAU 4 be connected to another unit called an Attachment Unit Interface (AUI) 3. The IEEE specification does not require a separate AUI between the LAN Controller Board 1 and the twisted pair 10Base-T MAU 11. In existing LAN systems it is known to separate units interconnected as shown in FIG. 1 or to combine the MAU and AUI units into the computer so that it is convenient for the user to simply connect their cables into the connectors (MDI) 5 and 10 on the back of the LAN Controller Board 1.
With reference to FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B, prior integrated circuit network controller chips 20 and 26 have been mounted and connected differently to the coax ports for an AUI and the 10Base-T ports. These differences have caused certain ambiguities and problems. Since both 10Base2, 10Base5 and 10Base-T employ the same 802.3 collision detection protocols, it has been the practice to employ a single Network Controller Integrated Circuit 20 and 26 on a Network Controller Board and to require the user to take certain steps when it is determined which type of media is going to be used. As illustrated in connection with FIG. 2A, if the user is going to connect to coax which are to be accessed via the AUI Port 23, then the switch 21 must be activated to apply a high on the 10Base-T MAU 22 disable circuit to disconnect the 10Base-T port. However, if the 10Base-T port 24 is selected by de-energizing switch 21, if through error any signals are subsequently introduced from coax through the AUI port 23 they will contend with the 10Base-T data in an illegal manner. Accordingly, in the configuration of FIG. 2A, the AUI port 23 must be left open or problems can occur.
In reference to FIG. 2B, the selection between the coax port 23' and the 10Base-T port 24' is taken care of by the use of a jumper block 27. When the user makes the decision as to which media his system will be connected to, it is necessary for the user to install or remove the jumper across the jumper block 27 to make the required port interconnections to the chip and to open the other port.
This problem has made it more difficult for users to connect their systems and for integrated circuit designers. Also, it would be more convenient to include the MAU circuitry for the 10Base-T into the integrated circuit but because of the user selection requirement, this integration has not been able to be accomplished before my invention.
It is an object of my invention to provide logic and sensing circuitry into an 802.3 integrated circuit network controller chip which automatically senses whether a connected twisted-pair port is properly active and if so, to configure the logic within the chip itself to operate in the 10Base-T configuration. If the link is inactive, then the AUI port is selected. This is possible because the CSMNCD protocol requires sending of idle link pulses on the network if message data is not being sent. Accordingly, the receiver should always be active if the port is properly connected.
A feature of my invention is that my network controller integrated circuit chip includes the MAU functions for the 10Base-T media and eliminates the requirement for the user to set switches or jumper buses to configure the network system for the selected port.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a prior art computer connection to a Local Area Network.
FIGS. 2A and 2B are prior art IEEE 802.3 Network Controller Chip, coax and twisted pair ports interfaces.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an embodiment of my transceiver invention.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an alternative interconnection of the transceiver of this invention and other IC circuits to complete a local area Network Control Circuit Board for connecting into a computer.
FIGS. 5A and 5B are details of the resistor matching network for 10Base-T MAU interconnection.
FIGS. 6A and 6B are MAU receiver and MAU transmitter circuits.
FIGS. 7A, 7B and 7C are AUI collision receiver and transmitter circuits respectively.
FIG. 8 is a flow diagram for the Link Integrity logic as specified by IEEE 803.2.
With reference to FIG. 3, the block diagram of the novel transceiver integrated circuit 60 of this invention discloses IC 60 as a portion of Local Area Network Controller Circuit Board 1. Coaxial media would be connectable to the Board 1 via an Attachment Unit Interface (not shown) which would connect to the AUI port 42. Twisted pair media 47 and 48 via the connector RJ45 would be mounted to the Circuit Board 1 via the 10Base-T port. As required by IEEE Std 803.2, the wires connected to the twisted pairs are connected via 49 and 50 respectively to RF filters 45 and 46 thence through the resistor networks 43 and 44 which are also defined by the standard and shown is FIG. 5A and FIG. 5B respectively. The integrated transceiver chip of my invention includes the standard MAU receiver circuit 33 and MAU transmitter circuit 34 which characteristics are defined by the IEEE Std 802.3. The receiver 10Base-T standard requires that the receiver have the ability to transfer Manchester encoded data from the receive data RD circuit to the Receive data output. Receiver MAU circuit 33 is shown in detail in FIG. 6A.
The transmitter circuit 34 is also fully specified by the IEEE Std 802.3 and one implementation is shown in detail in FIG. 6B.
The IEEE specification has also fully defined the specification for the AUI collision circuit 30 and one implementation is shown in FIG. 7A.
The IEEE specification 802.3 also fully specifies the AUI Receiver 31 and AUI transmitter 32 and an implementation of these circuits is shown in detail in FIG. 7B and FIG. 7C respectively. The circuits of FIG. 6A and 6B and 7A, 7B and 7C do not comprise details which are claimed as part of my invention. These circuits are disclosed to comply with the requirement to explain the invention and to disclose the Best Mode to carry out the invention.
The port switching logic of FIG. 3 relies on the operation of the Link Integrity State Machine 35. When the Receiver MAU 33 recognizes an active receiver at the 10Base-T port input, it enables RCV-- CRS high to the Link Integrity State Machine 35. If the State Machine confirms proper data, as explained subsequently, the Link Integrity State Machine 35 asserts a command LNKST high, and if the transmit enable line is not enabled, the latch 38 will set and the Q output of latch 38 will set MUX 36 and MUX 37 to send the 10Base-T data receiver out on line 51, and the 10Base-T collision data out on line 52. Also, the Q output of latch 38 is connected to AND gate 41 such that when transmit enable 53 is asserted, the AND gate 41 output will enable MAU transmitter 34 to connect Transmit Data on line 54 out on the twisted-pair 48 to the network. During a transmission of idle signals, even if no information is received for a specified time, the receiver MAU 33 will always assert the RCV-- CRS signal during the duration of idle pulses if the wires to the line are properly connected and the circuit is working. If RCV-- CRS stays deasserted for a period longer than "link loss" as defined in IEEE 802.3 10 BASE-T Specification, p. 28, the LNKST is deasserted, the Latch 38 resets, the MUXes 36 and 37 switch and the AND gate 39 will gate AUI transmit circuit 32 into the active state. Accordingly, the circuit 60 will automatically sense whether the 10Base-T port is active and if not, it will cause itself to switch to the AUI port for the 10Base2 or 10Base5 coax circuit network connection.
FIG. 8 is the IEEE function specified for the logic of the Link Integrity State Machine 35. If the Link test pass is true, the LNKST 55 signal is asserted and the 10Base-T port is selected. In block 8-1, two timers are started, the link-- loss-- timer and link-- test-- min-- timer. Pulses which are received before the link-- min-- timer has expired are ignored and are not recorded as valid link pulses. A link pulse received after link-- min and before link-- loss are valid link pulses. At every valid link pulse, the link-- loss-- timer is reset. Link-- min-- timer is reset after every link pulse. If pulses are received which are farther apart than the Link-- test-- min-- timer then the RD active is asserted after consecutive link-- max-- count has been exceeded and LNKST is sent. If one of the conditions fail, the logic of block 8-2 commences and the link counter is set to zero and the Xmit, loop back and receiver functions are disabled. If the receiver senses active pulses, the logic switches to block 8-3. If not, the loop assumes it should be waiting for the idle pulses and the logic goes to block 8-4. In block 8-4, the timers are started: the link-- test-- min-- timer and the link-- test-- max-- timer. If the pulses are too close together or the max timer is done and pulses are not received, the logic will start back at block 8-2 as indicated on line 8-6. If pulses are received and pulses are not too close together, the logic will jump back to 8-5 via path 8-7.
As illustrated in FIG. 4, the transceiver of this invention could also be made a part of a separate IC 4-1 which could be connected to existing circuits 4-3 such as Serial Interface Adapter (AM7992B) for connection to existing Network Controller Chips (AM7990) for controlling and automatically implementing a Local Area Network.
The FIGS. 6A, 6B, 7A, 7B, 7C and 9 disclose the details of prior art circuits for carrying out the functions specified by the IEEE specification and are included herein for completeness.
This invention has been explained in connection with embodiments of the Figures. However, it is not the intention that the inventors be limited to these embodiments but that the scope of the invention be measured by the claims.
With the above in view,
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By FRANCO PANIZO
Brad Guzan may be known for his ability to make key saves, but this week a big part of the discussion will be about his timely assist.
Guzan helped Aston Villa shock Manchester City's star-studded side on Saturday with a goal kick that wound up setting up a wild game-winner in a 3-2 come-from-behind victory for the Villans. Two minutes after Aston Villa tied the game and seconds after City looked to threaten his goal, Guzan kicked the ball upfield before it took a fortuitous bounce that sprung Andreas Weimann for the unlikeliest of goals. Guzan also contributed to the Villans' cause with five saves.
Sacha Kljestan was another player to help set up a game-winning goal. Kljestan had the helper in RSC Anderlecht's first goal in a 2-0 victory over Lierse SK on Sunday, a victory that saw Anderlecht bounce back from their 4-0 defeat last weekend. Kljestan started and went the distance in the home game.
Aron Johannsson also made an impact for his club and he did so with yet another goal. Johannsson netted for the fifth time in league play and tenth across all competitions on Saturday, hitting a splendid strike to lift AZ Alkmaar to a surprising 2-1 win over PSV Eindhoven and continue his torrid start to the season. Still, the victory was not enough for head coach Gertjan Verbeek to avoid getting fired on Sunday due to a "lack of chemistry" between he and the players.
Here is how the Americans Abroad fared this weekend:
- Tim Howard and Everton play Newcastle United on Monday.
- Geoff Cameron started and played 90 minutes in Stoke City's 1-0 loss vs. Norwich City on Sunday.
- Maurice Edu did not dress for Stoke City.
- Brek Shea did not dress for Stoke City.
- Brad Guzan started, played 90 minutes, made five saves and had an ASSIST in Aston Villa's 3-2 win vs. Manchester City on Saturday.
- Brad Friedel dressed but did not play in Tottenham Hotspur's 1-1 draw vs. Chelsea on Saturday.
- Jonathan Spector started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in Birmingham City's 2-0 loss vs. Reading on Saturday.
- Will Packwood did not dress for Birmingham City. He is recovering from a leg injury.
- Tim Ream started and played 90 minutes in Bolton Wanderers' 1-1 draw vs. Yeovil Town on Saturday.
- Stuart Holden did not dress for Bolton Wanderers. He is recovering from a knee injury.
- Zak Whitbread did not dress in Leicester City's 2-1 win vs. Barnsley on Saturday.
- Eric Lichaj started and played 90 minutes in Nottingham Forest's 1-0 win vs. Derby County on Saturday.
- Danny Williams did not dress in Reading's 2-0 win vs. Birmingham City on Saturday. He is recovering from a foot injury.
- Michael Bradley did not dress in AS Roma's 5-0 win vs. Bologna on Sunday. He is recovering from an ankle injury.
- Fabian Johnson started and played 70 minutes in TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's 3-3 draw vs. Schalke 04 on Saturday.
- Joe Gyau did not dress for TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.
- Timmy Chandler started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in FC Nurnberg's 3-3 draw vs. Werder Bremen on Sunday.
- Michael Parkhurst did not dress in FC Augsburg's 2-2 draw vs. Borussia Moenchengladbach on Friday.
- Jermaine Jones started and played 86 minutes in Schalke 04's 3-3 draw vs. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim on Saturday.
- Steve Cherundolo did not dress in Hannover 96′s 2-0 loss vs. Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. He is recovering from a knee injury.
- John Brooks did not dress in Hertha Berlin's 3-1 win vs. Mainz on Sunday. He is recovering from an elbow injury.
2. Bundesliga
- Alfredo Morales came off the bench and played 52 minutes in FC Ingolstadt 04's 2-1 loss vs. St Pauli on Sunday.
- Andrew Wooten did not dress in Kaiserslautern's 3-0 win vs. TSV 1860 Munich on Sunday.
- Bobby Wood did not dress in TSV 1860 Munich's 3-0 loss vs. Kaiserslautern on Sunday.
- Alejandro Bedoya came off the bench and played 66 minutes in FC Nantes' 3-1 win vs. Stade Rennes on Sunday.
- Aron Johannsson started, played 90 minutes and scored a GOAL in AZ Alkmaar's 2-1 win vs. PSV Eindhoven on Saturday.
- Eugene Starikov and FK Tom' Tomsk play Lokomotiv Moscow on Monday.
- Sacha Kljestan started, played 90 minutes and had an ASSIST in RSC Anderlecht's 2-0 win vs. Lierse SK on Sunday. You can watch the assist here.
- Terrence Boyd started and played 90 minutes in Rapid Vienna's 4-2 loss vs. Wolfsberger AC on Saturday.
- Brian Span did not dress in Djurgarden IF's 4-1 win vs. Halmstad on Sunday.
- Mix Diskerud did not dress in Rosenborg BK's 2-1 win vs. Sarpsborg 08 on Sunday.
- Josh Gatt did not dress in Molde FK's 1-1 draw vs. Haugesund on Sunday. He is recovering from a knee injury.
- Ethan Horvath dressed but did not play for Molde FK.
- Ben Spencer did not dress for Molde FK .
- Steve Clark started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in Honefoss BK's 2-2 draw vs. Viking on Saturday.
- Michael Orozco started, played 90 minutes and received a yellow card in Puebla's 2-0 win vs. Club Tijuana on Sunday.
- DaMarcus Beasley started and played 90 minutes for Puebla.
- Jose Torres started and played 45 minutes in Tigres UANL's 2-2 draw vs. Queretaro on Friday.
- Jonathan Bornstein did not dress for Tigres UANL.
- Edgar Castillo started and played 90 minutes in Club Tijuana's 2-0 loss vs. Puebla on Sunday.
- Joe Corona started and played 45 minutes for Club Tijuana.
- Paul Arriola came off the bench and played 45 minutes for Club Tijuana.
- Herculez Gomez came off the bench and played 31 minutes for Club Tijuana.
- Greg Garza did not dress for Club Tijuana.
- Joaquin Alonso Hernandez did not dress in Monterrey's 1-0 loss vs. Pumas UNAM on Saturday.
- Freddy Adu did not dress in Bahia's 0-0 draw vs. CR Vasco da Gama on Sunday.
What do you think of these performances? Did you expect Guzan to do this well during the early parts of the season? How do you see Johannsson and AZ faring without Verbeek?
Share your thoughts below.
Not for nothing but Sky Sports rated Guzan a "3" for the match and said he should have done better on the goals conceded.
Of note relative to USMNT right back saga, Parkhurst not playing and Spector and Lichaj are. Specs has been put at right back lately and center back in cup play. I'm not sure how long they should be overlooked by Klinnsy given their performance. Specs is generally considered by the the Birmingham management as one of the most important players at the club. Granted, they suck so it is a "Queen of the Pigs" situation but still…..we have right backs playing in Europe week in and week out in a decent league….
If Spector or Lichaj played well in the RW&B, it would be more difficult to call in Cherundolo or Chandler at the last moment.
Do you really think a guy who was willing to leave out Donovan or cut out the popular Boca is worried about what anyone else thinks about him calling in Dolo or Chandler at the last minute? In fact, he has already said that he will hold out a spot for Dolo, if Dolo can ge back to fitness.
JK is a guy who was savaged by the vicious German press, a much bigger deal in Germany, leading up to the 2006 World Cup. I doubt he's going to be worried about what anyone thinks of his fullback choices
Pigs are great. Very intelligent but also very cunning.
And surprisingly clean.
Dirk McQuigley
The first goal for City was kind of soft. It was hit right at Guzan and somehow he managed to miss it. A 3 is low however. IMO a 5 would have been more appropriate.
Jozy is not getting decent service at all from Sunderland. When they do bother to pass it to him, his back is always to goal and he lays it off for someone else who then blows an opportunity. The entire match, the color guy was remarking about the quality of Liverpool's chances even though they were massively outshot. Rarely did Sunderland look dangerous. If they can't get the ball to Jozy, they either need to find players who can or at the least change the formation to a 4-4-2 so he has some help.
Verbeek fired? It clearly wasn't because of the on the field situation….
I still can't process this. I thought it was a joke when someone suggested Sunderland get him for Jozy's sake. I wonder what he did to annoy his bosses to the point of firing him.
Makes no sense. Beat one of the giants of Dutch football, have the team in competition for Europe, and get the sack? Yikes. Ernie, what's up with that?
You only see what happens on the field .
That is 90 minutes out of the week. The rest of the week you don't know what happens.
Obviously, all was not rosy behind the scenes at AZ.
Yep, that's what I was thinking. He clearly has done something that doesn't involve actually games to get himself fired. Musta have been fairly big to do it when they did.
Isn't that all that matters, in the end? As long it's nothing illegal…
And if it's illegal in the Netherlands…YIKES!
Michael F. SBI Mafia Original
Jozy never should have left AZ or at least not for Sunderland. I think everyone called that one.
For how long have we heard everyone complain about Donovan not testing himself in Europe in a top league. All last season all anyone said was how awful the defending is in the Dutch league, Now that Jozy does try to test himself he should have stayed at AZ. Some people won't be happy no matter what a player does.
Will Smith
I won't be happy until he also plays for Middlesborough and Newcastle–all four sucky NE clubs!
I think that's a misrepresentation of the argument. People are disappointed he's on a team where he really doesn't even have an opportunity to succeed. If he signed with a side that was feeding him the ball, getting him looks and his output was this low, then the reaction would be different. I think it's just disappointing that he ended up transferring to a side with so little quality.
There is a large segment of SBI posters who will never rate Jozy.
He tore up the Dutch league but it was just the Dutch league with crap defenses.
Yet when AJ starts to do the same thing with the same team suddenly he is a top class striker and his goals are "better" than Jozy's.
Notice that those guys who never rated jozy, always pointed that the dutch league was crap are the same guys that think the Iceman is amazing?
I watched the whole Sunderland v. Liverpool game and Jozy looked really impressive. Isolated nearly the whole game, he held the ball up really well and rarely lost possession. I wouldn't write the Sunderland move off as a failure yet.
I'm going to beg to differ, very few people called that move a potential disaster, most everyone (especially the pundits) were calling for 15 goals this season. I remember being mocked when I simply said that it was a risky move in a season before the World Cup.
Clyde Frog
I was at Bahia v Vasco. Freddy also did not play in the sort of reserve game against a low level Bahian side that came first. An articlr I saw online indicated he probably would, but I think they might have turned it into a U-20 team for Bahia.
I'm jealous and stuff btw. I am quite serious. I'm gunna buy a bag of sand and play in it to make me feel better.
Clyde Frog (dig the name btw), what else does the media down there say about Adu? Is the feeling that he just isn't good enough to get minutes? I count myself among those who were really hoping he would find success and a home at Bahia. Thx.
Clyde Frog
Sadly, I haven't been reading much local media. I should, as my Portuguese is bad and I need the practice. I did read an interview with him a few weeks ago, but it was pretty much a fluff piece with nothing interesting. I imagine there was a lot more written when he first arrived, but I wasn't here then. I do watch a fair amount of Brazilian sports TV, but mostly from the national level. I haven't seen anything about him on TV.
And unfortunately, I'm out of here in a couple weeks. (untol next summer, that is)
Ted in MN
Sunderland fans from my limited exposure to them seem to take an inordinate amount of pride in being the first to claim that a player is crap. There's apparently a 1-1 relationship between screaming criticism and possessing the "true" qualities of a Sunderland supporter.
I don't just mean this in terms of Jozy but everybody: Ki, Cattermole, the keeper, the keeper's mother, whoever has not scored as they am watching, Colback, Gardner, the midfield, the referee, the referee's mum, and every other Sunderland supporter with a bit of rational perspective is apparently fecal matter unworthy of wiping the South Stand's shoes.
Reading recently signed former Fulham utility man and fan favorite Chris Baird on a free and have thrown him straight into the side at CM. I haven't paid that close attention but I don't think Danny Williams has been in the team since then. Is he injured or are the two situations related? Anyone know?
Josh D
Terrible week for our boys. If they weren't injured, they were benched, and the few who managed 90 minutes did so unnotably, except for Aron.
I thought Jozy's move to Sunderland would pay off. They were spending big and had an exciting, attack-minded manager. I admit to being wrong. How much worse can they get? They play a USMNT formation, circa 2008 with a 4-4-1-1 formation, with two deep lying CMs and two crossing wingers. Only the wingers can't cross and when they do, one of their targets is a soccer midget. In the second half, Jozy finally began to play with fire in his belly. I hope he continues playing that way.
sacha kljestan – the man everyone loves to ignore. just a game winning assist. ho hum. goal or assist in 5 of last 7 league games. then again, nothing that SK has not been doing for last 2 years at anderlecht
9 players with multiple starts in CM under JK – and sacha kljestan is not one of them.
sadly, 99% of US fans have no issue with this…
With the recent injuries to Jones and Bradley, Sacha could be inline for a major role in the upcoming qualifiers. In regards to Sacha getting "ignored" you must admit his play with the USMNT has been shaky at best, yes his last start was against a very good Belgium squad but he never really showed well even against lesser opponents.
what "play with USMNT"? he has 1 start since JK took over. after getting 18 under BB
I'm with you on this one. I really think SK deserves to be given more opportunities in CM. Him and Bradley looked really good together against Bosnia.
"sadly, 99% of US fans have no issue with this…"
That's because Sacha is not as good as Mikey and JJ and they play all the time, when healthy.
When JK first came on the scene, a lot of people were calling for Sacha to get a chance. He ended up with a few garbage minutes against Italy, out of position, admittedly played poorly, and then the masses of ADHD USMNT fans were suddenly calling him the worst player ever.
The fact is, Sacha has continually improved at the club level (and in European competition) and hasn't gotten the credit or call ups he deserves (using other players as the benchmark).
Worse still, he was very good against Bosnia in his 2nd half minutes, yet he's not even called into a roster for the Costa Rica/Mexico matches where CM is suddenly thin.
He certainly deserves a start in the upcoming Qualifiers, especially with Bradley out and Jones nursing a (minor) meniscus injury.
At this point Mikey seems to be the USMNT's version of Kolo Toure.
I'm not sure Sacha is that physical but I see Sacha as Bradley's backup
Kevin Hoyos with a couple of goals today in Honduras. His game winner was an incredible bicycle. Kid is just 20. Credit to Brain Scarietta, he was tweeting about it.
Check it out: http://www.diez.hn/Inicio/Ediciones/2013/09/29/Noticias/Heroica-remontada-del-Victoria-en-Copan#.Ukiz577D_IV
Is it possible that no one on the Sunderland staff scouted Jozy Altidore? The way they use him is largely as a back to the goal, target forward. They lump in blind crosses and hope for the best. The goals I saw him score last year came from the run of play, running at defenders. Did anyone even think about that when a contract was being drawn up? I believe another move will be needed in the near future
To be fair Jozy does play a good amount with his back to goal for the national team. Everyone is being pretty negative on what I thought was generally an improved performance against a strong side. They still lack the chemistry to create real chances but at least they were able to hold on to the ball a bit. Its still very early to write off a season.
Did you watch the game? As a classic target man Jozy got to almost every pass sent his way and did something positive with maybe 80% of them .High level stuff.
He had an excellent game. And this was against Liverpool who are currently playing as well as anyone in the Premiership.
MN Footie
Yes, and anyone remember him absolutely punishing Bacary Sagna (a very competent defender, imo) in the Arsenal game?
(The play I'm remembering in particular was on the goal he scored, before it was incorrectly called back.)
So between the three American GKs in the EPL, there are 2-goals + 1 Assist, now. Not bad. GKs are still our best export.
Clyde Frog
Friedel and/or Howard probably have an assist in there somewhere to go along with their goals.
Am I the only one who wants to see alfredo morales
I was just thinking about what a great fit Sunderland has been for Jozy
Way, way, way, way, way, way, way, WAY too early to deem Jozy's move to Sunderland as ill-advised. Keep the faith, USMNT fans.
I do agree (my comment was meant to solicit a few lulz)… but I'm curious… at what point do we acknowledge the fact that Jozy can't perform for Sunderland) (also I'm not insinuating he can't perform for any other premier league team.. just Sunderland).. who rely on a dump and chase sort of plan on offense
and by Joe, I mean Dan, and I'm clearly an idiot.
Jozy is generally an unpopular figure on SBI .
Notice how new boy AJ is now the next great saviour of US soccer who will soon be playing for Arsenal or some equivalent club, but when Jozy was doing pretty much exactly the same thing with exactly the same team as AJ , it was " well, Dutch defenders are garbage, Jozy will have to prove he can repeat that in a better league".
This hysteria over Jozy being a fool for going to Sunderland is just SOP.
Here's what I take from the games I have seen so far.
Jozy has performed as if he is at least one of Sunderland's three to five best players. They don't have a better target man and they don't have anyone else who looks as if he could score goals on any sort of consistent basis. And the transfer window is closed until January.
This team is more talented that their record suggests. They held up well against a very good Liverpool team that right now is playing about as well as any team in the Premiership. And Jozy played as good an all around game as he has in a long time.
But Sunderland have 14 new guys who just recently came from all over the place having played in a wide variety of systems.
"just Sunderland).. who rely on a dump and chase sort of plan on offense".
This is what teams whose players don't know each other do. They are not a real "team" per se and it is obvious the players need more time together. Hopefully for them the new guy will come up with a more suitable system.
There are 32 games left in the league season
There are an undetermined number of cup games (FA and Capital One) left.
It's a little early to be jumping off the bandwagon.
MN Footie
Hear, hear.
Regarding Altidore, specifically as to his performance so far: Watching him play for Sunderland, you can see that he's a special player. He's a physical beast, and the way he plays causes him to stand out on the pitch. No matter the opponent. In the Premier League, that's saying something.
Regarding Sunderland: You're spot on. To those nay-sayers, go back and watch Sunderland versus Arsenal and Liverpool. They lost both 3-1, but in each game, there was a solid half-hour stretch where they looked at least a fair match to their opponent. They have more quality than several other EPL teams. If you look past the club's recent issues, and look past the fact that it's basically a remade team from last year, you can see real quality there.
(And I'm an Arsenal fan.)
Well, Dan, as one who initially supported the Jozy-to-Sunderland move, I can say that up to this point it has been a nightmare. That said, I thought the team's performance yesterday under a new coach was a major step in the right direction against a very good Liverpool team. Sunderland was still in the game late for a point until the explosive counter-attack and Louie's second goal for 3-1. And if they can build on this and gel as a team and toughen up, yes, it is conceivable they can actually win a few games and maybe avoid the drop.
As I said yesterday, I think the coach needs to make Jozy the focal point of attacks. It seemed to me he was being ignored by some of his teammates. And I am not sure about this, but there was a free kick in the first half where it appeared to me that Jozy wanted to take the shot. He was standing behind the ball after a fairly long discussion he sauntered away and the other took the shot, which was a good one that rattled the cross bar. But after seeing Jozy's great free kick in September for the USMNT, the Sunderland coach should let him take a few shots.


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Author note: I do not own Count Cain: Godchild or any of its characters. I do own the other versions of the characters in this fic, though. This fic was inspired by the song 'Wonderland' by Natalia Kills, and the book 'Alice in Wonderland' by Lewis Carroll. I don't own those, either.
Okay, for those who don't regularly read my profile, I'm rewriting this fic. Why? Three reasons.
1. I lost inspiration for a while (I WAS working on other fics such as 'Monster,' 'Music Box Tales,' 'Warfare's End,' etc.), and when I decided to pick it up again, well...
2. I realized I didn't execute this idea to the best of my ability.
3. Therefore, I decided to rewrite it. I will try to update this fic as regularly as I can, but no guarantees.
Warning: Violence, yaoi and maybe yuri, OCs (they're alternate versions of the typical Count Cain: Godchild characters), and the fic is AU.
Constructive criticism would be gladly appreciated. I hope you enjoy...
1. Counterparts
I don't believe in fairytales.
That line suited Lord Cassandra Gladstone so perfectly. A game of croquet with flamingoes and hedgehogs? Nonsense. A Mad Tea Party? Utterly stupid.
Someone who looked (and acted) almost just like him, except possibly sicker?
Seemingly impossible...but at the same time, very possible.
"I never thought I would find someone like you. So handsome, so...enraged, those emotions...such passionate emotions...truly..." a smirk. "You're just perfect."
Cassandra growled as he struggled to try to move, but he couldn't. The ex-Head Priest could only make his limbs twitch. The only thing he could really move was his eyelids and mouth. He laid on a soft bed, with crimson sheets underneath and a black blanket covering his shirtless body.
"Don't make so much of a fuss. I thought you would like the accommodations I made especially for you..." A face so similar to the 35-year-old's came into his view, a faint smile still playing on his lips. Large, golden-brown wings extended from his shoulder blades, and he wore nothing but black trousers and a dark brown blazer that covered his shirtless chest. A long, noticeable scar trailed from just below his left brow and down to the centre of his cheek.
Cassandra wanted to scream, but he couldn't get himself to. The words and curses he wanted to shout at that sick monstrosity of himself were stuck in his throat.
"Hush, will you? I promise we'll go to the Hatter's tea party soon. And then the real fun and games will begin." The Gryphon gave a more tender tone with these lines, and Cassandra couldn't help but shiver ever so lightly at the way he spoke now. The Gryphon gave a quiet kiss to the other's cheek before sitting at the bedside. "I'm sure you take a liking to tea?" he asked quietly.
Cassandra ignored the question. "L-let me go..." the Head Priest of Delilah tried to shout, but it came out in a hoarse whisper.
The Gryphon just simply shook his head. "No can do. Once one is snatched by the Gryphon, one can never get away from the Gryphon's posession. You're stuck with me, dear reflection of me, for quite a while." he ended with a smirk. "Get used to being around me, Cassandra."
"Who are you, imposter that looks like I?"
"I am Mikalia, destined to bear my beloved Cain's child! Who are you! Why do you look like me!" Mikalia demanded, her blackish eyes glaring at her look-alike.
"You can call me Rose." The look-alike responded. Her hair was down, and she wore a long, dark, ruby red dress, accompanied with roses wrapped about her arms. She looks maybe even a little older than Mikalia, too, despite having the same face as her. "I do not know who this Cain is, though..." she trailed off. "And how did you get here?"
"Tell me what this place is called first!" Mikalia demanded.
"Wonderland." Mikalia is silent, before asking again.
"...Wait...what?" she choked out in shock. "You have to be kidding."
Rose just continued her blank facial expression as she replied, "I'm not joking."
There is a duet playing in the woods.
Violin and Ocarina, to be more exact.
The White Owl pulled the bow across the strings as the White Rabbit blowed into the mouthpiece, his fingers gliding over the small holes in the instrument. And then they suddenly stop.
"You say you don't believe in fairytales, right?" the Rabbit asked, adjusting his long, floppy ears. "What do you believe in, then?"
The Owl doesn't know what to say at first as he peers at his counterpart through his sunglasses. And then he answers the question.
"Tell me first what you believe in."
"Hello!?" Maryweather shouted, looking around. "Older brother! Riff!? Are you out there!?"
A man stumbled out of the bushes, looking around until he saw Maryweather. "You're Cain's sister, aren't you?" he asked. Maryweather nodded in answer.
"Credahor?" Maryweather responded. The man nodded in response. "Where are we?"
"I was going to ask the same question." the medium looked around quietly, taking in the lush surroundings. "We should probably look for your brother-"
"And who," the two looked up to see a man who looked quite like Credahor, "Are you two?" he spoke, exhaling blue smoke after removing the cigar from his mouth. The other two didn't know what to say.
"Who...are you?" Riffael Raffit can't help but stare at this man that looks so much like him.
"I was about to ask the same question, sir." His counterpart replied. He wore a red uniform, with black buttons on the coat and white lining on the edges of the sleeves. His boots are black, but they are slightly stained with what appears to be mud or grass. He held a gun in one hand. "I am the Knave of Hearts, captain of the Queen of Heart's army. And you are?"
"Riffael Raffit, manservant of Lord Cain Hargreaves." Riff answered quickly.
His other tilted his head to the side like a curious child would do. "How interesting, isn't it Riff...that we both serve. I think we may be more similar than we thought."
"Maybe you're right. Do you know where my lord would be?"
"Why don't you check the Hatter's Domain? Surely, your lord could be the guest of Hatter's Mad Tea Parties. Follow me, I can show the way."
"So," Justice started, "Let me get this straight. You're the Queen of Hearts. The King betrayed you and took over Wonderland, exiling you in the process."
"Yes." her look-alike replied. She wore a small, gold tiara with red rubies on it. Her gown was a ruby red and glimmering gold, a contrast to Justice's raven black and dark blue dress. The two looked like complete opposites of each other. "And you are of this organization by the name of 'Delilah' and you have no idea how you ended up here?"
Ida of Lunacy, the Moon card, nearly freaked out as soon as she saw her counterpart.
The Duchess stared at her. Like Ida, she wore a mask that hid the scars, but her outfit was far different. She wore a dress of black and red that flowed down past her ankles. She wore a gold necklace about her neck and a bangle on her left wrist. Just like Ida, however, she had a similar facial expression to the Moon; full of seriousness and tinted with a bit of possible suspicion.
The two didn't tell each other much except for their names, and they took the silence between them as time to make silent comparisons of each other's appearances. Then the Duchess spoke up, breaking the silence.
"This world of Wonderland used to be a lot more peaceful before. But then the King of Hearts had to ruin it all."
"Cain?" Oscar sounded nervous as he spoke. "Am I dreaming, or am I actually seeing someone that looks WAY too much like you and someone that looks WAY too much like me?"
Oscar had a good reason to be nervous. There's a man that looked almost like Oscar, sitting across from him that has brown rabbit ears. His outfit is brown, and he is pouring cups of tea and sometimes accidentally flinging sugar and butter everywhere. His eyes twitched slightly as he gave a somewhat twisted grin to the twenty-year-old.
Cain didn't say anything and stared at the man sitting across from him. A black top hat rested on the head of Cain's look-alike, and the gentle, mocking smile and the glittering golden-green eyes mirrored Cain perfectly. He wears a blazer of black overtop a white button shirt and a red tie about the collar. He sat with his legs crossed, the eyes glancing at Oscar briefly before looking at Cain. His smile widened by a little bit.
"Well...isn't this delightful, Hare, that we have guests that look almost like us?" the Mad Hatter spoke, smirking.
"Y-yes, Y-yes, indeed, indeed!" the March Hare responded quickly, flinging some of the butter and nearly hitting Oscar in the face in the process. He shakily raised his cup of tea before sipping it.
If Cain could describe these two in one phrase each, the Mad Hatter would be 'as cool as a cucumber' and the March Hare would be 'an Oscar on sugar-high.'
Alice's lovely light blue dress and shoes were stained scarlet. That was the first thing Jizabel took notice of. The mad doctor then looked up to see Alice's face...and realized...
This Alice looked an awful lot like him.
'Alice' stared back at the 26-year-old, an expression of confusion written on his face. A long, sharp sword of cold steel was held tightly in his left hand, also stained with blood. He looked so much like Jizabel, except that he was wearing a light blue dress with what appeared to be blood-stained, once white lace and Jizabel was wearing his usual suit of a light-coloured blazer and trousers with a white shirt under the blazer.
The doctor took up his scalpel on instinct. The 'Alice' took up his sword, his Vorpal Blade.
The two collided in a frenzy of slashes of stabs, the two fighting to possibly kill.
Why does this man, whose getup reminds Jizabel of Alice of Wonderland, look so much like him?
But before Jizabel could think of anything else, two screams halt the two, causing them to pause their brawl.
And those screams sound exactly like Cassian and the Cheshire Cat as they come bounding towards them, ready to do whatever is necessary.
And both the doctor and Alice blink a little. And stare at the two. And honestly don't know what to do.
The Cheshire has the same petite form and the same facial structure as Cassian, but he has the striped cat ears and the striped outfit of purple and black instead of the usual black outfit Cassian wore. Both he and Cassian have daggers at the ready. They're willing to do anything for their masters.
It's only then when Jizabel asks the question.
"What is this place?"
And it's only now that Alice replied ever so quietly,
Author note: If you were stuck trying to figure out what Alice in Wonderland character the Godchild people corresponded to, here's a list.
Cain-Mad Hatter
Oscar-March Hare
Cassian-Cheshire Cat
Riffael Raffit-Knave of Hearts
Justice-Queen of Hearts
Mikalia-Talking Flower
White Owl-White Rabbit
More of these alternate versions of the characters might appear later on the story, and Maryweather's counterpart will appear later in the story as well.
I hope you review. Thanks for reading this first chapter!


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Numerous barns and outbuildings for animal husbandry and equestrian use. Ideal opportunity for self sufficiency or business/ tourism.Long summers, short winters.
All of the land has been organically worked for over 10 years. Absolutely no chemicals used. Vegetable production is Permaculture based. On the property there are several fresh water wells used for irrigation, as well as a reliable fresh water spring for drinking water.
Approximately 2 acres have been set aside for hay production as winter animal feed. Immediately adjacent to the property there is approximately a further 6 acres of common grazing land which have used as animal grazing and hay production for several years.
Pigs, goats, chickens, turkeys, ducks and rabbits have all been successfully raised for meat production.
Horses and donkeys have also been kept.
Bulgaria has approximately 300 days of sunshine a year so Solar power is a reliable and viable option.
Comments for Central, North Bulgaria. 75,000 Euros
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