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Kourou, French Guiana (ESA) Aug 02, 2012
Arianespace's mission with the Intelsat 20 and HYLAS 2 telecommunications satellites is on pace for liftoff tonight, following its Ariane 5's rollout to the ELA-3 launch zone Wednesday at the Spaceport in French Guiana.
Riding atop its mobile launch table, this heavy-lift workhorse was transferred to the launch pad from the Spaceport's Final Assembly Building, where the Ariane 5 received its dual payload last week.
With rollout completed, final countdown will begin for an August 2 liftoff at the start of a 57-minute window that opens at 5:54 p.m. local time in French Guiana.
Thursday's flight will be the fourth Ariane 5 mission of 2012, with a total lift performance estimated at 10,180 kg. - which includes approximately 9,400 kg. for the Intelsat 20 and HYLAS 2 spacecraft, along with the launcher's dual-satellite dispenser system and integration hardware.
Riding as the upper passenger in Ariane 5's payload "stack," Intelsat 20 will be released first during the mission at 28 minutes into the flight, with HYLAS 2 being deployed 34 minutes after liftoff.
Intelsat 20 weighs some 6,090 kg., and was built for international satellite operator Intelsat by Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, California based on the 1300-series platform.
Carrying a payload of Ku-band, C-band and Ka-band transponders, this spacecraft will replace the Intelsat 7 and Intelsat 10 satellites in orbit, and is to provide video, telephone and data transmission services for Europe, Africa, Russia, Asia and the Middle East.
The HYLAS 2 platform was produced for European satellite operator Avanti Communications by Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Virginia using its Star 2.4E platform, and is installed in the lower position of Ariane 5's payload "stack."
Weighing some 3,300 kg., the satellite is equipped with Ka-band transponders and will provide data capacity to telecommunications, enterprise and government customers in Europe, the Middle East and portions of Africa.
Tomorrow's mission is designated VA208, signifying the 208th launch of an Ariane family vehicle since 1979.
Orbital-Built HYLAS 2 Communications Satellite Set for Launch Aboard Ariane 5 Rocket
The targeted launch time will be during a nearly one-hour launch window that opens at 4:54 p.m. and closes at 5:51 p.m. (EDT), subject to final pre-launch preparations and testing activities, as well as acceptable weather conditions at the time of the launch.
Following its launch and several weeks of in-orbit testing and systems verification, the satellite will be placed into commercial service from its final geosynchronous orbit position, providing data and video services to Eastern and Southern Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, and across the Caucuses.
"HYLAS 2 introduces a new market application for Orbital's commercial communications satellites, bringing broadband communications into the range of space systems we offer our customers," said Mr. Christopher Richmond, Orbital's Senior Vice President of Communications Satellites.
"The HYLAS 2 spacecraft is one of the most sophisticated commercial satellites we have ever built and we are looking forward to putting it to work for our Avanti customer."
The state-of-the-art smaller-size satellite is based on Orbital's proven GEOStar-2 platform. It carries 24 active Ka-band user beams and six gateway beams and will produce approximately 5.0 kilowatts of payload electrical power.
The Ka-band spot beams on the HYLAS 2 will provide two-way communications services to facilitate high-speed delivery of data to end-user applications such as corporate networking, broadband Internet access, business continuity services and video distribution. The spacecraft will be equipped with a steerable spot beam, also operating at Ka-band, which can provide coverage anywhere on Earth that is visible to the satellite.
Orbital designed, built and tested the HYLAS 2 spacecraft at the company's satellite manufacturing facility in Dulles, Virginia.
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Well, Eli has found his official New Favorite Thing: Sand.
As I've mentioned before, on Fridays it's just me and the kid, and we always have some sort of adventure. Lately, the adventure means one thing: SAND. Seriously, all he wants to do is go to the sandbox, steal other kids 'scooper trucks' and sit in the sand for h-o-u-r-s. I really can't say I remember when we took him to the sand for the first time, but I do know we've been at least a dozen times since then. Lucky for us, Brooklyn has plenty of sandboxes to keep things a little more exciting.
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The sandbox at 3rd street in Prospect Park is our go-to. It's easily accessible from our favorite place to grab froyo, and it's a nice 5 avenue block uphill walk which means mama gets a mini glute workout in (before eating said froyo). The best part about this sandbox is that it seems to have become a dumping ground for people to just bring sand toys and leave them… forever. We always BYO Trucks, but there's at least 10 buckets, scoops and other toys here to play with. This spot has been the site of many many tantrums when other kids bring better, and cooler construction trucks, but it still remains my favorite.
Ok — so this isn't actually a sandbox, and it's technically in Queens but Eli keeps calling it "the sandbox at the beach" so I'll let it slide. We had an 80 degree memorial day and hauled it out to the Rockaways, where the sand is clean and luscious. Eli had a blast bringing buckets of (FREEZING) ocean water back to his spot, driving his ice cream truck over bits of seashell, and burying my feet. We are totally 100% a beach loving family, and I cannot wait to spend more of our summer days at this spot.


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It will alternate between the standalone films (whatever they're about) and the new sequel trilogy. Episode VII starts a deluge of new content.
Even though I'm feeling less positive towards Disney given the cancellation of The Clone Wars and closing of LucasArts, I'm still hanging onto hope they'll do right by the films..
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Genetic isolation of Cape Verde Island Phoenix atlantica (Arecaceae) revealed by microsatellite markers
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Increasing human pressure on the environment in the isolated Macaronesian island group of Cape Verde is threatening many endemic species with extinction. The status of Phoenix atlantica, the Cape Verde Island date palm, is one of the unresolved taxonomic issues not only of the archipelago's flora but also in the genus Phoenix. We applied 15 nuclear microsatellite markers and one chloroplast minisatellite marker to individuals of Phoenix from the Cape Verde Islands, P. dactylifera, P. canariensis and P. sylvestris, in order to assess the taxonomic position of P. atlantica within the genus. Our analysis showed that P. atlantica is clearly distinct from its close relatives and that its closest relative is likely to be its nearest geographical neighbour, P. dactylifera. Comparable levels of genetic diversity were found in insular P. atlantica and continental P. dactylifera despite the large difference in geographic range size. Our findings highlight the importance of conserving the relatively fragmented and isolated populations of P. atlantica as one of only␣two endemic trees on the islands and emphasise the need for further studies into its evolution and relationship with P. dactylifera.
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RED CARPET ARRIVALS TO THE 9th ANNUAL TOSCARS - All photos by Danny Go
Feb 24th 2016 -- Renburg Theatre, Hollywood, CA
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The 9th annual Toscars
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Anastasie Brown
|Mother Anastasie Brown, S.P.
|Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
|Jane Brown
October 13, 1826
North Arm, Edgar County, Illinois
|August 10, 1918
(aged 91)
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
|Resting place
|Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery
|Senior posting
|General superior
|Period in office
|Mary Cecilia Bailly, SP
|Mary Ephrem Glenn, SP
|Religious career
|15 August 1847
|President of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Mother Anastasie Brown, S.P., (October 13, 1826 – August 10, 1918), was the Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana from 1868 to 1874. During her term, the congregation had financial difficulties stemming from the Panic of 1873. Both prior to and following her time in office, Brown was Directress of the Academy, a women's college run by the Sisters of Providence now known as Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
Early life[edit]
Born Jane Brown in the small Catholic settlement of North Arm, Edgar County, Illinois, Brown grew up in a religious family under parents Aloysius Brown and Elizabeth Drury. Aloysius, who had moved to North Arm as a Catholic missionary, served as a leader in the town. He was a justice of the peace and also took the community into his home for Sunday prayers when no priest was available. Aloysius also built the church in that town, even teaching himself how to make bricks for the purpose. Later, this brick-making would lead him to do business with the Sisters of Providence and their foundress, Saint Mother Theodore Guerin.[1]
These connections led Aloysius to send his daughter Jane to the Sisters of Providence Academy or Institute for Girls (now Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College) when it opened in 1841.[2] Jane forged a strong relationship with Mother Theodore, who taught her math and astronomy. On January 23, 1844, Jane entered the congregation as a Sister of Providence. Mother Theodore gave her the religious name Sister Anastasie. She became a fully professed sister on August 15, 1847.
Her first mission was to St. Rose in Vincennes, Indiana in 1847. In January 1849, she with three other sisters opened St. Joseph School in Terre Haute, Indiana. In 1853 she opened the first house at Evansville, and in 1856 she took over as directress at the Academy in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.[1]
As Superior General[edit]
In 1868, she was elected Superior General of the Sisters of Providence and received the title of Mother Anastasie. However, this election was controversial, as her predecessor Mother Mary Cecilia Bailly was quite offended not to have been re-elected. For a brief time, Mother Mary Cecilia and her supporters spoke of separating and starting a new branch of the Sisters of Providence.[3] Even once this plan had faded, the splintering in the community made governing the congregation difficult.
During her second three-year term, Mother Anastasie began work on a hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana. The congregation put many funds and much work into the building and establishment of this hospital. However, anti-Catholic sentiment and lack of support from the community led this project to fail by 1873.[4]
Increasing debts plagued the congregation. The Panic of 1873 began a nationwide depression, and the Sisters found themselves thousands of dollars in debt as a result of large-scale building projects and real estate ventures, both prior to and during Mother Anastasie's administration.[5]
After administration[edit]
Mother Anastasie was not re-elected in 1874, and Mother Mary Ephrem Glenn took over as Superior General. Mother Anastasie spent the next seven years working in Lafayette and Madison. In 1881, she returned to her position as Directress of the Academy.
A lover of art and culture, Mother Anastasie thrived in this position. She had studied perspective and mechanical drawing with her father Aloysius, and gained instruction in design, drawing from nature and working in painting and watercolor as a student of Sister St. Francis at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. At the Academy, Mother Anastasie instituted the Monday Night Program, where the teachers and students would examine examples of the arts, including drawing, writing, needlework, art, poetry, class work, and musical numbers.[1]
Mother Anastasie herself continued as an artist into her old age, creating pencil sketches and paintings, often for use in the sanctuary.[1] She retired to private life in 1896, suffered two strokes, and died at the motherhouse August 10, 1918.[6]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anastasie Brown.
- ^ a b c d Miller, Francis Cecile (1940). "Mother Anastasie Brown". In God's Acre (1): 37–66.
- ^ Brown, Mary Borromeo (1949). History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Volume 1. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana: Sisters of Providence. p. 311.
- ^ Logan, Eugenia (1978). History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Volume II. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana: Sisters of Providence. pp. 116–121. ISBN 1893789020.
- ^ Wall, Barbra Mann (2005). Unlikely entrepreneurs: Catholic sisters and the hospital marketplace, 1865-1925. Ohio State University. pp. 65–73. ISBN 0814209939.
- ^ Abbott, Maureen (2013). New Lights from Old Truths: Living the Signs of the Times. ISBN 9780989739719.
- ^ "Sunday". Terre Haute Saturday Spectator. 17 August 1918. Retrieved 6 November 2014 – via Find My Past. (Subscription required (help)).
|Catholic Church titles
|Preceded by
Mary Cecilia Bailly, SP
|General Superior of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
1868 - 1874
|Succeeded by
Mary Ephrem Glenn, SP
|Educational offices
|Preceded by
Mary Cecilia Bailly, SP
|President of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
1868 - 1874
|Succeeded by
Mary Ephrem Glenn, SP


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In a mobile radio system, the emitted signal can follow different paths to reach the receiver, due to reflections by obstacles. This phenomenon creates a multipath channel and interference among a large number of multipaths with different time delays. The received signal can therefore be selectively faded for some frequencies.
Within a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) receiver, the selection of the relevant paths/delays of the transmission channel is needed in order to perform the channel estimation and data detection in presence of noise and interference the RAKE receiver has to combine coherently the different estimated paths of the channel. Due to noise, interference and Doppler spread, some paths can be selected which do not exist in the real Channel Impulse Response (CIR). The receiver must therefore select the true channel paths of the transmission channel among all the detected samples in a profile, in order to perform the channel estimation.
The RAKE receiver comprises a path searcher that can estimate, from a known pilot sequence, the number and locations (ie the time delays) of the paths in a frequency selective channel. These delay estimates are then used by a channel estimator to get the complex coefficients of the propagation channel and the channel impulse response over all the detected paths. Finally the combiner coherently combines the channel coefficient estimates obtained for each path to enhance the useful data signal before detection.
The invention is related to the path searcher of the RAKE receiver.
To detect paths, the path searcher uses the pilot sequence of the Dedicated Physical Channel (DPC) or any other channel. The path searcher needs a power profile prior to the path selection operation. Such a profile is preferably computed by non-coherent averaging of instantaneous channel profiles performed on a slot by slot basis. Each instantaneous profile consists in performing a series of correlation. In a CDMA system, part of the signal (called pilot sequence) is known by the receiver. At the receiver, the spread pilot sequence is generated. Correlating this signal with the received one allows estimating the energy of the paths. As the channel can be spread over a certain duration, the path searcher performs the correlation over a predetermined time window. It yields peak of energy for each path of the channel and false samples related to the noise and interference levels for other time delays. This set of values is called a profile. Then, the path searcher performs a summation of the instantaneous profiles. Such a summation allows detecting the true paths of the channel by averaging the spurious noise. The following task of the path searcher is then the thresholding of the probably spurious paths, according to predetermined rules.
From this profile, the path searcher must find the paths corresponding to the transmission channel that corresponds to the information that was originally emitted.
It is known to compute different thresholds in order to determine the good paths with low error probability. This thresholding of the detected paths is obtained by comparison of their energy with the energy of the total CIR or by the comparison with the most important path.
In general, no attempt is made to model the interference or estimate its power. A unique threshold variable is derived in order to be compared with the overall instantaneous power of the channel taps.
Usual path selection algorithms generally select a number of most powerful samples that are above a predefined fixed threshold. If the fixed threshold is too low, there is a non-negligible probability of erroneously selecting a large number of only noise samples in the profile. On the contrary, if the fixed threshold is too high, some of the channel taps with the lower power are not selected and thus a waste of energy and/or diversity is incurred.
In EP0643504 an improvement of the usual method is disclosed. A decision variable is computed and compared to a fixed quality threshold. It gives a method to compute a decision variable that is the ratio of the estimated signal power and the overall received signal consisting of the signal emitted added to the interference power. This ratio is used as a decision variable allowing the selection of the paths. In addition, in order to estimate the reliability of this decision variable, a reference threshold is computed by using the minimum Signal-To-Noise ratio (SIRmin) required by the system.
No attempt is made to explicitly estimate the interference power level. It doesn't take into account the noise and the interference level, which is a crucial problem in CDMA systems. The estimated power is obtained by adding the energy of all the potential channel taps lying within an interval of K samples. It is therefore assumed that the exact window containing the channel impulse response is already known, but there is no method proposed to precisely track this window. Moreover, no attempt is made to distinguish the samples where effective channel taps exist from those of only noise among the K considered samples of the window. For low SIRs, the estimated threshold quality decreases rapidly; in the taps selection, it is necessary to compute a predetermined set of thresholds by simulation, which cannot be considered as an adaptive algorithm.
In "Matched Filter-Based RAKE Combiner for Wideband DS-CDMA Mobile Radio", IEICE Trans. Commun. Vol.E81-B, No. 7 July 1998 (Satoru Fukumoto—Mamoru Sawahashi—Fumiyuki Adachi), a threshold depending on the lowest noise level is proposed. Instead of only considering the most important sample and deriving directly a threshold, it also considers the less important sample and derives a second threshold from it. The maximum of the two threshold is used to decide if a path must be selected. This method does not take into account the whole profile and its properties. If the signal does not contain paths that are important enough, this method can consider them as noise and find a poor quality signal.
The invention gives a new method for finding the paths corresponding to the transmission channels, which determine dynamically a reliable adaptive threshold based on the noise and the interference level.
The goal of the invention is to select reliably the channel taps using a large power profile (large time observation window or large number of samples) with possible non-coherent averaging in time.
The invention consists in a path selection method in a CDMA receiver for the selection of the true paths of a transmission channel, comprising the step of comparing the transmission channel energy with a threshold. The threshold is dynamically determined as a function of the mean of noise and interference samples derived from the transmission channel profile.
The noise and interference paths can be derived from the transmission channel profile by suppressing at least one of the most important estimated paths. These most important paths will represent about the tenth of the samples.
The invention will be more clearly understood with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein the single FIGURE illustrates several estimated power profiles and an adaptive threshold in accordance with the invention.
The preferred use for the invention is mobile phones.
In an embodiment, the election of the channel taps is based on a statistical modeling and characterization of the only noise samples of the profile. A tap selection threshold is then derived, to be compared with the average power of each candidate channel tap.
The threshold value is computed as a function of the average interference level directly derived from the profile itself. The statistical distribution of the noise samples is approximately modeled by a centered chi-squared variable. The distribution function of this variable is estimated by using the observed noise samples of the profile. Finally, the dynamic threshold is set such that the probability of a noise sample exceeding it is very low. The method is robust for all values of SIRs.
A rigorous statistical study on the power profile shows that an appropriate value for this threshold can be obtained from the mean of zd where zd is the dth power value in the profile. We assume that the receiver can handle up to LMAX paths. Therefore we should design an algorithm capable of discriminating as good as possible the peaks of the profile where a channel tap exists from those where there is only noise.
First we start by finding the LMAX most energetic peaks in the profile. Then the selection algorithm should be able to retain only LUSED peaks (LUSED ranges from 1 to LMAX) suspected with a high reliability to be a channel tap.
If the size of the window (WINDOW_SIZE) is large enough, the values computed by the path searcher provide a statistically sufficient set of independent realizations of the variable zd. The Tc spacing corresponding to time delays in the profile ensures the independence.
It can be shown that for each d for which no path corresponds, Yd value is a variable of a white Gaussian noise of mean 0 and variance depending on the pilot sequence. But if d corresponds to a path of the channel, Yd value is linked with the energy of the corresponding top. So this value cannot be used to evaluate the statistics of the noise.
The implemented algorithm consists of computing the WINDOW_SIZE values of the profile. For simplicity, we suppose that the number of significant paths in the channel is not greater than LMAX. So when estimating the noise level in the profile, we do not consider the LMAX greatest values.
Under this assumption, we know that the so constituted set of values zd can be modeled by the realization of Chi-Square random variable with 2*AVG_LENGTH degrees of freedom.
We then compute the mean and the variance of the zd variable. For this purpose, let's consider the set of values zd, with d=1, . . . , WINDOW_SIZE. Each zd value is the sum of 2*AVG_LENGTH statistically independent and identically distributed variables. By using the central limit theorem, each zd variable can be approached as a Gaussian distributed random variable (if AVG_LENGTH is large enough).
Within the Path Searcher, the threshold η can be expressed in function of the mean m the deviation σ and parameter α as follows:
Finally, a comparison of the LMAX most energetic peaks to the threshold allows to find the LUSED true paths. Then, the position of the LUSED paths is transmitted to the channel estimator, to estimate the impulse response of each path, and to the combiner to combine coherently these detected paths.
FIG. 1 shows several estimated power profiles and the adaptive threshold. We can see that the adaptive threshold follows the interference floor in a way to discriminate true paths of the propagation channel. In this simulation, estimation of path delays is done every frame after an averaging of 16 instantaneous power profiles (AVG_LENGTH=16). In this example, 80 samples represent one power profile. These many samples show how the threshold is dynamically adapted for each sample.
The profiles can be used to estimate the noise. The maximum energy values, which probably correspond to a path of the channel, are stored in a separate memory and suppressed in the profile. The expected value m of the values of the profile is proportional to the noise level. The variance σ2 of the profile is also computed. A threshold η used by the receiver to decide if a value of the profile is a path is then computed: η=m+α. σ. This threshold is adapted for each slot and its value is computed so as to eliminate the path in close relation to the noise level.
Depending on the choice of the value of α, e.g. α≧3, such a threshold can suppress more than 99% of the spurious paths. The choice of this value of α is totally independent from the profile and has a statistical meaning. Thus, if the time window is large enough, the threshold does not depend any more from values of some particular paths that have a statistically meaningless behavior.
In order to ensure that at least one path is chosen, the most energetic path is always kept, even if its energy level is not in the range define by the threshold. This can happen if the profile does not contain distinctive paths.
The scope of the invention is not limited to this particular application and comprises all telecommunication systems where the search for true paths is relevant.
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Moog Etherwave Plus Theremin and Controller
The Moog Etherwave Plus has all the great features and tone of our standard Etherwave theremin.
The 'Plus' makes it an ideal controller and performance instrument:
Pitch & Volume CV Outputs - control a different CV parameter with each hand
Gate Output - trigger envelopes and other events
Pitch Preview/Headphone Output - with volume control, lets you hear your note before the audience does.
Power LED - instant visual power status on dark stages
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The CV outputs control signals are proportional to the pitch and volume of the Theremin's audio signal. Connect to the pitch and volume CV inputs of a Little Phatty, Voyager or other analogue synthesizer for a completely new way to play your synth. These CV signals are not limited to pitch and volume control. Route them to any CV destination and create a new world of expression. Control anything from the cutoff frequency of a Moog Ladder Filter or the LFO Amount on a Moogerfooger Ring Modulator to the stereo panning on a Minimoog Voyager.
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If you love to use Snapchat as a news source, there's more coming. NBC has just launched a twice-daily show called "Stay Tuned" on the platform.
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The organization made the announcement Wednesday, saying that it is the first daily news program to air on Snapchat.
Hosted by NBC and MSNBC News correspondents Gadi Schwartz and Savannah Sellers, the show is a two-to-three-minute segment that highlights the biggest news of the day from politics, pop culture and beyond.
"Stay Tuned," which is aimed at younger audiences, will go live each weekday at 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. and 1 p.m. on weekends. To find it, just go to Snapchat's Discover section.
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"It's fitting that NBC News is pioneering this new format for a new platform," Nick Ascheim, senior vice president for digital at NBC News, said in a statement. "It's a continuation of NBC News' tradition of innovation, first in radio, then in inventing color TV and the morning news program and now with an entirely new type of news show for Snapchat."
This isn't the first time NBC has teamed up with Snapchat for a series. Last year, it released "The Voice," which was just nominated for an Emmy for creative achievement in interactive media. The deal with the company also includes "Saturday Night Live" and "World of Dance."
"Stay Tuned," which debuted Wednesday morning, is produced by a team of 30 and is filmed in New York.
Authorities in New Mexico on Friday released the final text message sent by 14-year-old Madison Coe before she was electrocuted while taking a bath earlier this month.
Family members told KCBD that Madison was visiting her father in Lovington, New Mexico, on July 9 when she was electrocuted and killed while using her plugged-in cellphone in the bath.
A trio of text messages released by Lovington police showed an image sent by Madison of a cellphone charger plugged into an extension cord, which was in turn plugged into a bathroom wall outlet. The cords were shown sitting on top of a towel.
"When you use (an) extension cord so you can plug your phone in while you're in the bath," Madison wrote in a subsequent message.
In a statement obtained by EverythingLubbock.com, Lovington police said officials preliminarily ruled Madison's death an accident due to electrocution.
Police said Madison was using her Samsung S6 Edge cellphone while bathing. She was careful to make sure the cords stayed dry, authorities said, but was apparently unaware of a "significant area of fraying to the extension cord."
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The cord was plugged into an non-GFCI outlet that was not grounded, police said.
"Specific evidence shows that the cellular telephone was never immersed in water," police said. "Forensic evidence indicated that (Madison) came in contact with (the) area of the frayed extension cord while she was still in the bathtub, which contained water at the time, resulting in her electrocution."
Madison's grandmother, Donna O'Guinn, described the teen last week to KCBD as a "very smart" girl who "just loved life."
"She was just sweet to everybody and everybody loved her," O'Guinn said. "This is such a tragedy that doesn't need to happen to anyone else."
Emoji fans, today's your day.
Tourist attractions, businesses and social-media users around the globe Monday are celebrating the fourth annual World Emoji Day, a tribute to everyone's favorite fun symbols.
Is an emoji worth 1,000 words? Maybe not, but the smiley faces and other colorful icons have become a popular form of self-expression.
Officially, there are currently 2,666 emojis, according to the BBC.
Deputies in New Mexico are crediting Amazon's personal assistant software, Alexa, with tipping authorities off last week to a violent confrontation between a man and his girlfriend – although Amazon says that's not possible.
Bernalillo County deputies were called around 10 p.m. MDT on July 2 to a home on Puntilla Drive in Tijeras. Deputies said a woman had been threatened and hit in the face with a handgun during a confrontation with her 28-year-old boyfriend, Eduardo Barros. Her child, who was also in the home, was uninjured.
Deputies said that during the attack, Barros asked his girlfriend if she called the Sheriff's Office.
"This question, based on the victim's statements, prompted a smart home device known as 'Alexa' to contact law enforcement," deputies said in a news release. "In the 911 recording, the victim can be heard yelling, 'Alexa, call 911.'"
Deputies said they found Barros barricaded inside the home when they arrived. Authorities attempted to negotiate with Barros to bring him out of the home but eventually used a police K-9 unit to get him out, deputies said.
Barros faces charges including aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a household member.
"The unexpected use of this new technology to contact emergency services has possibly helped save a life," Sheriff Manuel Gonzales said. "This amazing technology definitely helped save a mother and her child from a very violent situation."
Whether Alexa actually called authorities, however, is up for debate.
Amazon spokeswoman Rachel Hass told the Albuquerque Journal that it would have been impossible for the virtual assistant to call authorities.
"Alexa cannot call 911," she told the newspaper. "That feature is not supported and does not work."
Trery Forgety, director of government affairs and information and security issues for NENA: The 911 Association, echoed Hass while speaking with The New York Times.
"I have not heard of an Alexa device being a problem from a 911 perspective because they do not have native telephone capabilities," he told the newspaper.
Amazon Prime Day 2017 is finally upon us.
>> Diamonds, luggage and more non-tech Amazon Prime Day deals to watch out for
The official 30-hour cyber shopping extravaganza began at 9 p.m. Monday and features hundreds of lightning deals popping up every five minutes.
>> Amazon Prime Day 2017: When is it; what's on sale?
Amazon released a list of some of the hottest 30-hour deals and bundles on tech products, including its own smart speaker.
>> Which smart speaker is right for you? Comparing Google Home, Amazon Echo and Apple HomePod
Here are 25 tech deals pulled from Amazon's Monday press release:
Amazon Prime Day isn't just about snagging the best deals on tech.
>> Here are 25 Amazon Prime Day tech deals you can't miss
>> Amazon Prime Day 2017: When is it; what's on sale?
The official 30-hour cyber shopping extravaganza began at 9 p.m. Monday and features hundreds of lightning deals popping up every five minutes, including a $499.99 deal on diamond stud earrings and big discounts on brands like Samsonite and Adidas.
Ahead of the launch, Amazon released a list of some of the hottest 30-hour deals and bundles on tech products and non-tech products alike.
>> Which smart speaker is right for you? Comparing Google Home, Amazon Echo and Apple HomePod
Here are 21 non-tech deals pulled from Amazon's Prime Day sneak peek press release:
Of all the top-notch Amazon Prime Day deals being rolled out for the big 2017 sale, the Amazon Echo, with its limited $89.99 price tag, is arguably the best bargain so far.
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But just before Amazon Prime Day's official launch on Monday, July 10, at 9 p.m. ET, Google slashed the price of its own smart speaker to $99, down from $129.
And when it comes to Apple's HomePod, tech experts say interest in the anticipated smart speaker is on the rise.
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So, which device is right for you? We've compiled prices, expert and consumer reviews and more details to help you make your decision.
Usual price: $180
Amazon Prime Day deal: $89.99 (Amazon)
The e-commerce giant's voice-activated smart speaker is one of its most popular products, offering consumers the ease of playing music, making appointments, getting reminders, reading news and much more through its virtual assistant, Alexa.
One of the product's biggest perks is its compatibility with dozens of smart home devices, such as Belkin smart outlets and Honeywell smart thermostats.
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Experts at CNET describe the Echo as an "undeniably futuristic" smart speaker "that can control your whole house."
Consumers and experts alike have noted the Echo's sometimes lackluster sound quality.
Overall, CNET editors rated the product 8.3 out of 10.
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Amazon's smaller Echo Dot, normally priced at $49.99, will also be available for the low price of $34.99 for Prime members starting Monday.
Additionally, Amazon is offering the following Echo bundle deals:
Usual price: $129
One-week bundle offer with Chromecast: $99.99 (eBay)
Ahead of Amazon Prime Day, Google paired its $129 smart speaker with the popular $135 Chromecast streaming stick for a $99.99 bundle on eBay. The deal is marketed to last one week.
Though not as widely popular as Amazon Echo, the device that started the smart speaker trend, Google Home is gaining traction as the speaker with the "bigger brain," due to its integration with Google's search engine.
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According to TechRadar, if the Google Home keeps up its pace, it might catch up to the Amazon Echo.
Other perks include high sound quality and more personalized virtual assistance than the Echo and integration with Chromecast, which makes for easy, high-quality digital entertainment, according to CNET.
Still, Google's smart assistant does need some help, consumers and experts say, arguing that changing your tone and using different words to ask a specific question often confuse the virtual assistant.
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CNET editors also rated the Google product 8.3 out of 10.
Price: $349 (Apple)
In addition to providing Alexa-like information on news, weather, reminders and more, Apple's HomePod, with virtual assistant Siri, features wireless access to Apple's Music library and a stellar musical experience.
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The speaker won't actually hit the market until December, but according to experts who played around with the HomePod at June's big developer conference, "Apple has done a remarkably good job finding ways to get its speaker to feel like it's filling a room with sound."
The tiny speaker, according to The Verge, manages to put other smart speakers, such as the Amazon Echo or Google Home, to shame.
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But experts can't attest to the smart speaker's "smart" qualities just yet. The integration with Siri didn't seem to work at the June conference.
Unimpressed by the malfunctioning Siri integration, Tech Radar experts described the HomePod as "the wild card from Cupertino."
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Still, experts are waiting to fully weigh in until the speaker hits the market in December.
If you use Facebook, you might have recently been told to ignore a friend request from a Jayden K. Smith because he's a hacker, but the whole thing is a hoax.
The warning, making the rounds on Facebook Messenger, claims that a person named Jayden K. Smith is sending out friend requests and will be able to hack into the accounts of any users who accept.
"Please tell all the contacts in your messenger list not to accept Jayden K. Smith friendship request," the message says. "He is a hacker and has the system connected to your Facebook account. If one of your contacts accepts it, you will also be hacked, so make sure that all your friends know it. Thanks."
The warning is just the latest in a hoax that has persisted for years, according to the urban legend and internet rumor debunking Snopes.com.
"Variants of these messages are circulated endlessly, with different names swapped in and out as various pranksters decide to play jokes on people they know by inserting their acquaintances' names and addresses into the warning in place of the existing information," according to Snopes.
ThatsNonsense.com, another anti-internet scam website, said that simply adding someone as a friend on Facebook will not compromise your accounts. It's recommended that people do not add friends if they are strangers.
The Cox Media Group National Content Desk contributed to this report.
Danish shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk was one of multiple European companies to fall victim Tuesday to a cyberattack as Ukrainian government officials reported a "large-scale hacker attack" across the country.
Attacks were also reported in several other countries, Russia cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab said in a statement, including the United States, Russia, Poland, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany and France.
Snapchat is introducing a new way to locate your friends with the Snap Map.
The social media platform announced the news this week, revealing that the location-sharing feature will allow friends to find each other or anyone in the world using its map.
"We've built a whole new way to explore the world! See what's happening, find your friends, and get inspired to go on an adventure," the company said in a statement.
So how does it work?
Pinch your Snapchat camera home screen to access it. The feature, which only updates when you open the app, allows users to scan the page, spotting friends no matter where they are on the globe.
RELATED: Snapchat update allows you to create stories for groups of friends
Your friends will pop up as ActionMojis, users as cartoons, and you can tap on one to watch their story or send them a direct message.
There are also snaps that don't show up as ActionMojis. Instead, they appear as circular thumbnails. These posts are from other Snapchat users, and areas that are red indicate a lot of people are snapping from one place.
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The update comes in addition to the app's existing location geofilters. If you are not interested in making your location known, use the "Ghost Mode" button. With this function, you can still access the map, but others won't be able to find you on it.
Or you can select "My Friends" or "Select Friends" to choose exactly who can view where you are.
The feature may raise concerns for parents, but USA Today reported that Snapchat addressed those concerns in a statement:
"The safety of our community is very important to us and we want to make sure that all Snapchatters, parents and educators have accurate information about how the Snap Map works. With Snap Map, location-sharing is off by default for all users and is completely optional. Snapchatters can choose exactly who they want to share their location with, if at all, and can change that setting at any time. It's also not possible to share your location with someone who isn't already your friend on Snapchat."
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So many people think that if they are doing something that doesn't harm others then it's OK to do it. Also because there are no clear physical damage caused by masturbation many people think that it's totally harmless to masturbate.
And while you won't be harming anybody or ruining your health while doing so you might actually be damaging your mood, mental health and even your brain.
The first problem with masturbation is that your brain will always realize that you are trying to sexually satisfy yourself in the absence of a real sex partner. This conclusion could lead to the following problems:
People have different beliefs about masturbation. Some think that it's religiously wrong, some think that its immoral while others think that it's shameful.
In my previous article Why do people feel guilty after masturbation i said that even if you think that Masturbation is OK you might still feel very guilty if a part of you connects it to shame.
Most people who were caught by their parents masturbating felt extremely ashamed even if they had no religious beliefs that go against masturbation. Now as this shame becomes associated with the act itself the person will still feel very guilty when they masturbate. See Why masturbation can ruin your mood
In other words your beliefs about masturbation determine the level of guilt and shame you will feel after doing it.
Masturbation might not have clear physical harm but certainly it affects your brain in a bad way. When you masturbate the following might happen to you:
In short masturbation can have a serious effect on your brain, overall mood and mental health even if it doesn't seem to have any bad physical effects on you.
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This engine case slider for the left hand side of the Ducati Scrambler '15- model.
This product fits neatly and easily to the existing engine case and will provide additional protection in the event of a drop.
It fits the left hand side only.
This is designed using the very latest in 3D scanning and printing technology to ensure an exact fit, the product is available in Acetal (Black) or Aluminium (Silver).
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The Signature Phuket
Phuket, Thailand (HKT)
Hotel Specials
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Signature Deluxe
- One Double Bed
- Two Single Beds
Make yourself at home in one of the 26 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Rooms have private balconies where you can take in pool and garden views. Cable programming and DVD players are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. This Mid-century Modern resort also features complimentary wireless Internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
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Free parking is available onsite.
- Free Parking
- Laundry Services/Laundry Facility
- Outdoor Pool
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