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Everything I've ever needed for my rides whether it'd be big or small parts it's usually there. Of course if it isn't in stock the folks there are more than vigilant enough to find what your looking for if you needed from another parts store in the area.
Heck they'll even let you know when they got some parts coming in on a later date.
So my advice to all comers who in dire need of parts whether it'd be new to old.
Oh yeah I forgot their prices on parts… Extra nice.


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The Hyskore Over the Glasses (OTG) Safety Glasses simultaneously provide protection and preservation of vision for those who use corrective eyewear. These glasses are intentionally oversized so that they can be comfortably worn over standard reading or corrective eye glasses. Whether you are an avid shooter, construction worker, machinist or carpenter, these glasses are perfect for you!
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The following information was removed, as it should be found at Berengaria system and Berengaria VII, respectively. --From Andoria with Love 04:15, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
- This system was visited by the Enterprise NX-01 on December 27, 2154 to survey it for possible locations for starfleet starbases. The system had been surveyed 50 years earlier by a Vulcan science vessel.
- It is an M-class planet with no intelegent life. The report also states that a species of flying reptile lives there. Some over 200 meters long, also reported to breath fire. There is some skepticism as to the reports validity.
Why was the short add that I made to this page about the flying reptiles removed? It is clearly in the episode and should be included. It seems like everyting I do gets changed, am I not allowed to add new information when it is clearly canon.
- That information is relevant to the page on Berengaria VII. Since there is no evidence that the reptiles ever left Berengaria VII, how would the information be pertinent to an article about the Berengaria system? You are right, it is clearly canon -- that they lived on Berengaria VII. If you'd read the edit history you would see this was explained when the article was reverted. And everything here does get changed, that's how a wiki works. -- Captain MKB 01:09, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
It simply seems like it is information relevant to the system and to the Enterprise's mission. I thought it should simply be mentioned.
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- It is possible "Starbase 1" is located in the Berengaria system.- Speculation
- RMS Berengaria was the name of a British ocean liner of the 20th century, which was in turn named after Berengaria of Navarre, queen consort to Richard I of England. Needs citation as to the source of the name.--31dot 12:09, December 25, 2009 (UTC)


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Exchange Rate Systems and Trends in Inflation
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- Kaldor, Nicholas [Lord], 1976. "Inflation and Recession in the World Economy," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 86(344), pages 703-714, December.
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This particular problem is probably going to be a bit hard to explain, but I'll give it my best shot.
I'm creating a script that builds a maze, using PHP and CSS. The script works fine, except for one problem. I'll get to the problem in a sec, but first, a link, and some background:
The idea for this script came about in this thread in the CSS forum. I looked at an entry posted by another member, and wondered if I could create a maze programatically, so I started working on it. This is what I have, so far:
The problem I'm having is fairly evident, if you refresh the screen a few times, but I'll describe it here, anyways.
Since the script randomly builds a new maze every time, there's a fair chance that the maze creates a "blockade" near either the entrance, or the exit, within about 1 to 6 spaces in. This is clearly unacceptable.
What I'm trying to figure out is how to come up with a function that applies a "weight" to the location of the square it's creating the border for, where the probability of placing a border in any direction is reduced, based on the location of the square.
In other words, if the square is within 1 square of either the entrance or exit, the probability of placing a border is very low (e.g. 5%), whereas the probability of placing a border in any direction of a square in the middle is closer to 80% (Which is what it is, on average, over the entire board). The function I have now already takes into account the border property of the square above it (unless there isn't one there), or the square to it's left, with the same caveat.
I'm guessing that the best way is to take a total number of squares (maxRows * maxCols), and creating a percentage, based on the position of the square in question {e.g (col * row) / numCells}, and then apply that number, somehow, to the probability of placing a border. The problem I have is that I don't have the foggiest notion of how to apply this percentage. Thus, I turn to you folks here. What would a script look like, that can accomplish this goal? Any notions?
Isn't probability, well, just a chance/gamble?
Surely that still leaves the possibility of an insolvable maze, and no one likes those!
lol, that's kinda my point. I think I'm on to something, but I'm still working it out in my head. I'll post what I figure out, if I can get it to work.
Using probability won't solve your problem, it will just make it less likely. To solve it, you need to be able make sure that adding a wall doesn't make the maze untraversable. A way to do this is to make sure you can programatically traverse the maze after you add each wall.
To start, I would use a graph(a datastructure) and a depth first traversal.
There's tons of efficiency improvements that can be done, but this is more advanced, and you already have a lot of reading to do
Some sort of pathing is also something I'm trying to figure out, as well. I'm just not certain where to even start with that train of thought, so it's the next step. So far I've run the script a few dozen times as is, and it has so far never been impassable except for within the first/last 5 cells. This is the main reason why I want to weight the placement of borders first. Once I get that working, I'll address the challenge of the script actually making a path through the thing.
Thinking about the problem more, it would be even easier to just start with an empty maze with no walls, and create a random, valid path. Then, as you build walls, all you need to do is make sure you don't invalidate your path.
But...if you just want some probability algorithm to make it more likely you don't block near the entry/exit points, you could determine straight line distance between two points using the pythagorean theorem
//a^2 + b^2 = c^2
function distance($cell1, $cell2) {
return sqrt(
pow($cell1['x'] - $cell2['x'], 2)
+ pow($cell1['y'] - $cell2['y'], 2)
Then multiply the distance by 0.05
I'm not good enough at math to make it so the result doesn't exceed 80% at larger distances. I can think of just hard capping it by using min(), but this doesn't seem like it would be very good for smaller maps. And you probably want the probability to grow at a non linear rate as distance increases anyway. Maybe someone else can try, but I still think you should scrap this is your ultimate goal is to make sure the maze is traversable, because using probability is just wrong. It may be useful to make interesting mazes though.
I know that using probability is not a good answer for the maze itself. That's pretty much a foregone conclusion. However, the point of the exercise isn't as much to make a workable maze factory, since I'm sure that I'd just be reinventing the wheel there. The primary goal is to increase my knowledge and experience with PHP. So once I get the probability function completed, and fully understand how it works, I'll move on to pathing, and learn what I can from that. One benefit of being self-taught is that I get to set my own curriculum, even if it makes no sense to anyone else.
I've gotten the probability portion to work, with a 95% chance that it created a solvable maze, but the areas near the exit and entrance looked unacceptably blank. So I moved on to creating a pathing routine. I used the following guidelines:
1.) The path should not cross itself2.) The path builder needs to know how far it can travel in a given direction before it hits either another section of the path, or the edge of the maze3.) The path cannot travel in any one direction more than one third of the available distance, unless that distance is less than three cells4.) The path cannot "double back" on itself (see rule #1)5.) The path MUST end at lastRow, lastCol ( maxRows-1, maxCols-1)
This is what I've got for the pathing function:
function makePath() {
global $cardinal, $lastRow, $lastCol, $path;
$row = $col = 0;
$that_a_way = array_flip($cardinal);
$lCount = $cCount = 0;
$dir = "e";
while (!(($row === $lastRow) and ($col === $lastCol))) {
$maxDistance = 0;
$zeroCount = 0;
while ($maxDistance === 0) {
$dir = newDirection($dir);
$maxDistance = getMaxDistance($row, $col, $dir);
if($zeroCount > 100) {
This section cheats a little, since sometimes the script "paints itself
into a corner". Nine times out of ten, this violates rule #1
$x = $col + 5;
$x = ($x > $lastCol) ? $lastCol : $x;
$y = $row + 5;
$y = ($y > $lastRow) ? $lastRow : $y;
for ($col = $col; $col <= $x; $col++) {
$path[$row][$col] = 1; // head east
for ($row = $row; $row <= $y; $row++) {
$path[$row][$col] = 2; // head south
$travel = rand(1, round($maxDistance / 3) + 1);
for($l = 0; $l < $travel; $l++) {
$path[$row][$col] = $that_a_way[$dir];
switch ($dir) {
case "n":
case "s":
case "e":
case "w":
$row = ($row > $lastRow) ? $lastRow : $row;
$col = ($col > $lastCol) ? $lastCol : $col;
This seems to work as intended, creating a random path that extends from the northeast corner (0,0) to the southwest corner (lastRow, lastCol). Can anyone tell me if there's perhaps a better way to do this? That section of code is a bit of a mess.
Last time I did anything like that I was at Uni :S A graph will definitely be your best bet to represent a maze. Maybe this helps http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maze_generation_algorithm


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The present invention relates to the field of security systems, and more particularly relates to coupling a legacy alarm system to a server coupled to an external network via a plurality of monitored communication modes, enabling the server to provide control information to the legacy alarm system, and the legacy alarm system to report status and alarm conditions to the server.
Security systems alert occupants of a dwelling and emergency authorities of a violation of premises secured by the security system. A typical security system includes a controller connected by wireless or wired connections to sensors deployed at various locations throughout the secured dwelling. In a home, sensors are usually deployed in doorways, windows, and other points of entry. Motion sensors can also be placed strategically within the home to detect unauthorized movement, while smoke and heat sensors can detect the presence of fire.
Security systems are usually connected to a central monitoring service system via a telecommunications line coupled to a public switched telephone network (PSTN). The central monitoring service system can be maintained by a security service provider and continuously monitors all activated subscriber security systems for alarms. Sensor activity occurs when a sensor detects, for example, an opening of a door or window, or presence of movement, or a fire. Sensor activity causes the sensor to send a signal to the controller of the security system. Responsive to receiving the signal, the controller can determine whether the signal represents an alarm condition and, if so, issue an audible alarm to alert the occupants of the dwelling and can originate a data transmission to the central monitoring service system via the telecommunications line. Upon receiving notification of an alarm, the central monitoring service system can determine the type of activity, attempt to contact the dwelling occupants, and alert appropriate authorities of an emergency situation.
Typically, the telecommunications line interconnecting the security system to the central monitoring service system is the dwelling occupant's telephone line. This line usually emanates from and is accessible from the exterior of the dwelling. It is this telecommunications line which delivers a security breach signal to the central monitoring service system via a PSTN.
One drawback of such a security system is that the telecommunications line becomes a potential single point of failure for providing a security breach signal to the central monitoring service system. Should the telephone line be rendered inoperative, for example, by an intruder cutting the telecommunications line prior to attempting entry, or due to other types of telecommunications systems failure, then the security breach signal will fail to be provided to the central monitoring service system and further action, such as notification of the authorities will not occur. Such links between a security system and a central monitoring service system are typically one-way, providing only data from the security system to the central monitoring system, which is another drawback. Such a one-way communication link does not allow for remote access of the security system to monitor or control the system.
Other security systems exist that can provide either a redundant communication mode or two-way communication between the security system and a remote server, either accessed by a central monitoring service system or a user. The drawbacks with regard to these prior art systems are that should a dwelling already have a security system such as that described above, the legacy security system would have to be deinstalled and then replaced by a security system providing redundant communication modes and/or two-way communication. There is no capacity to add such functionality to an existing alarm system. Such replacement of a legacy security system entails high costs, as the controller unit of the legacy security system must be replaced, and the sensors need to be rewired to a new controller unit.
It is therefore desirable to provide a cost-effective solution for enabling legacy (pre-installed) security systems to be remotely controlled and monitored by either a user of the system (e.g., a home owner) or a central monitoring service system, through a plurality of continuously-monitored communication modes.
The present invention may be better understood, and its numerous objects, features and advantages made apparent to those skilled in the art by referencing the accompanying drawings.
Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication system that can be added to a legacy alarm system to provide a plurality of communication modes to a remote server system from the legacy alarm system and provide remote control and monitoring to a user of the system via two-way communication links. Embodiments of the present invention can be configured to communicate with an alarm processor of the alarm system through use of a keypad bus typically used by the legacy alarm system for communications between the alarm processor and one or more keypads. Communication modes to the remote server system that can be provided by embodiments of the present invention can include, for example, communication over a public switched telephone network, cellular transmission, broadband transmission, and the like. Embodiments of the present invention can monitor all configured communication modes and determine which communication mode is the best for providing communication between the alarm system and the remote server. Through these communication modes and by virtue of being coupled to the alarm processor via the keypad bus, embodiments of the present invention can provide both transmission to the remote server of the status and alarm condition of the legacy alarm system as well as provide control signals from the remote server to the legacy alarm system.
Alarm processor 120 is also coupled to a keypad 170. Keypad 170 allows a user in the building to control the alarm system by performing tasks such as arming and disarming the alarm system, activating an alarm sequence to activate an audible alarm and call to the central monitoring service system, sending a silent distress signal to the central monitoring service system, and programming and configuring alarm system 100. Keypad 170 includes a keypad processor 175, which is coupled to keys 180 through which the user can enter commands. Keypad 170 can also include, for example, visual indicators of the status of the alarm system such as LEDs or a display, which are coupled to the keypad processor. Alarm processor 120 is coupled to keypad processor 175 through a keypad bus 190. Keypad bus 190 provides communication between the alarm processor and keypad processor using, for example, a serial digital protocol transmitted and received by the processors. One or more keypads can be connected to the alarm processor via the keypad bus.
Through the use of the keypad bus serial digital protocol, the alarm processor can provide to the keypad information such as whether the alarm is armed or disarmed, and whether zones are tripped or not. The keypad processor can provide arming codes and other control information to the alarm processor.
Communications processor 220 is also coupled to controller unit 110 via telecommunications link 222, which is coupled to the outgoing port of telephone line interface 140. Communications processor 220 is further coupled to PSTN 150 by telecommunications link 226, thereby breaking the direct link between telephone line interface 140 and PSTN 150 illustrated in
Remote server system 270 can be a network-coupled computer system that provides, in part, responsive communication to information received from communications unit 210. Such responsive communication can be provided to, for example, the user of the alarm system (e.g., a homeowner) or to emergency responders to alarm conditions. Remote server system 270 can also provide communication to communications unit 210, including, for example, configuration information and updates.
Communications processor 220 can also be coupled to a cellular interface 230 that can provide cellular transmission to a cell tower 240 that is also coupled, directly or indirectly, to a private cellular network 265, which is further coupled to a network 260. Through this link, communications processor 220 can provide a cellular transmission communication mode to server system 270, which is also coupled to network 260.
Communications processor 220 can also be coupled to a network interface 250. Network interface 250 can provide a broadband connection to network 260 (e.g., the Internet), which is also coupled to server system 270. Through network interface 250, communications processor 220 can provide a broadband communications mode to server system 270.
In alternate embodiments of communications unit 210, communications processor 220 can be coupled to other communication interfaces that can provide wireless broadband, Wi-Fi communication, and the like.
The multiple communication modes provided by communication unit 210 avoid the single point of failure (e.g., an external telephone line) present in legacy alarm systems. To this end, it is preferable that multiple communication modes not be transmitted over a common link from a building in which an alarm system is installed.
Communications processor 220 can monitor all of the available communication modes to determine which communication mode is the best for transmitting data to and from server system 270 at any point in time. For example, the communications processor, through network interface 250, can monitor whether there is an active connection to network 260. Such monitoring can be performed by, for example, by periodically establishing, or attempting to establish, a connection with server system 270 and monitoring a heartbeat signal. Alternatively, the communications processor can determine availability and viability of a network connection to the server system using, for example, network echo packets (e.g., pinging). Similarly, through cellular interface 230, communications processor 220 can periodically establish, or attempt to establish, a connection with server system 270 through private cellular network 265 and network 260. With regard to connections via PSTN 150, the communications processor can, for example, determine whether there is an appropriate voltage over the telecommunications link 226 from the PSTN. In an event of a voltage drop on telecommunications link 226, the communications processor can interpret such a drop as an event that needs to be communicated to the remote server (over either the broadband or cellular connection).
As the communications processor determines the best communication mode, that mode is then used for communication between communication unit 210 and server system 270 until a determination is made that an alternate communication mode is more appropriate. Alternatively, the communications processor can be configured to give primary preference to a particular communications mode (e.g., broadband), and then secondary preference to a different communications mode (e.g., cellular), and so on. In such a case, the communications processor will use the primary communications mode unless that communications mode is unavailable and then switch to a secondary (or lower) communications mode, depending upon availability of that mode.
An example communication mode configuration for the controller unit can provide for broadband being the primary communication mode, since broadband connections can be relatively inexpensive to maintain a constant link through and data rates are relatively high. The secondary communication mode can be a cellular connection because of difficulty involved in severing such a connection. But data rates may be lower for the cellular connection, as well as relatively more expensive. Thus, the communication unit can be configured, for example through control settings provided by server 270, to only communicate a subset of events through cellular connections. To compensate for this reduced event data bandwidth, the communications unit can cache event information, along with time stamps, in a memory local to the communications unit and provide all those events to the server when the broadband connection is restored. Further, PSTN communication can be configured as a tertiary communication mode. Data rates through PSTN can determine a different subset of events reportable through PSTN, and again the communication unit can be configured with that subset. For example, data rates over PSTN can limit the communication unit to only transmit alarm event information over that communication mode. Alternatively, PSTN communication can result in some or all non-alarm, reportable events being cached for later transmission through the PSTN. Further, PSTN communication may limit communication unit-to-server communication to a one-way link, rather than two-way communication provided by broadband and cellular.
As stated above, communications processor 220 and alarm unit 110 are coupled over telecommunications link 222 in order for the communications processor to function as an intermediary between the alarm unit and PSTN 150. In a legacy system, when alarm processor 120 detects an alarm situation, alarm processor 120 instructs telephone line interface 140 to dial out over PSTN 150 to communicate with the central monitoring service system. Communications processor 220 can simulate the phone service and the central monitoring system and interpret the alarm signals provided by alarm processor 120. Alarm processor 120 provides such communication using, for example, a ContactID format. Communications processor 220 can read the data supplied by alarm processor 120 over the telecommunications link, interpret that data, and transmit an appropriate signal over the chosen communication mode to server system 270.
Communications processor 220 can also interpret signals provided by alarm processor 120 over keypad bus 190, and provide that information to server system 270 over the chosen communication mode. As stated above, such information can include arm/disarm indicators, zone trip information, system trouble (e.g., low battery, clock reset, no power), and the like.
As stated above, communications processor 220 interprets event signals received from alarm processor 120 over either keypad bus 190 or telephone line interface 140. Communications processor 220 will then generate a signal to send over the selected communication mode to server system 270. This signal corresponds to the interpretation of the event signal received from the alarm processor. In the case of alarm events received over the telephone line interface, the communications processor can also encapsulate original data received for transmission to the server system. In this manner, should the server system need to further analyze the alarm indication in order to determine a proper response, that data is provided in its original form.
Communications processor 220 can also receive information provided by server system 270 over a communication mode selected by the server system. Communications processor 220 can interpret that received information and format the information for the appropriate serial digital protocol of keypad bus 190. Communications processor 220 can then provide the information to alarm processor 120 over keypad bus 190. Through such communication, communications processor 220 emulates keypad communication to alarm processor 120. Thus, there is no need to reprogram the legacy alarm system to allow the legacy alarm system to be controlled through communication unit 210.
Using the determined keypad bus protocol, the signal received from the keypad bus can be interpreted (320). This interpretation can include determining the nature of the keypad bus signal (e.g., arm/disarm, zone tripped/not tripped, alarm controller status). A determination can then be made as to whether a communication mode to an external network has been previously selected (330). If not, then a selection of a communication mode to the external network can be made (335). As discussed above, the selection of a communication mode is made in response to periodic or continuous monitoring of the communication modes available to the communications unit. When a communication mode has been selected, a signal can then be generated corresponding to the protocol of the selected communication mode, wherein that signal includes information corresponding to the signal received from the keypad bus (340). That generated signal can then be transmitted to the external network via the selected communication mode (350). In order to perform such a transmission, it may be necessary to establish a link with the external network and ultimately to a remote server system coupled to the external network (e.g., 270) in order to effect the data transfer.
The alarm processor will then provide data related to the alarm condition that triggered the dial out. This data will be received from the alarm controller unit's telecommunications interface (435). Such data can be provided in a form of, for example, a set of dual tone multi-frequency signals (e.g., tone dialing) or through a modem-like exchange. The received data can then be interpreted, for example, in accord with the ContactID format (440). As with
A signal from the remote server containing the control information can be received (510). The received signal can then be interpreted to determine the nature of the control information contained in the signal (520). The interpreted information can then be transmitted to the keypad bus using a signal formatted for the appropriate keypad bus protocol (530).
As stated above, the remote server system (e.g., remote server system 270) is a computer system coupled to a network external to communications unit 210. The remote server system can receive status and alarm information from the communications unit and store and/or communicate the received status or alarm information to a user of the alarm system or to a monitoring station (e.g., a central station at which an operator can determine the appropriate authorities to contact based upon the nature of an alarm condition). The remote server system can also provide control information to the communications unit, including, for example, configuration information and updates to the communications unit and/or the alarm system. The remote server system can be configured to respond to the various status and/or alarm conditions by the user of the alarm system or an administrator of the remote server system, as discussed more fully below.
The data received can correspond to, for example, status information related to alarm controller unit 110 or communications unit 210, or alarm information related to a security breach. The remote server system will analyze the received data to determine whether the data contains reportable information, such as an alarm condition (620). If the data is related to reportable information, the server system will determine the nature of the reportable information (e.g., an alarm condition such as a fire or an unauthorized breach of a zone) (625). Based upon that determination, the remote server system can then contact a monitoring station to appraise an operator of the monitoring system, or an automated system, of the nature of the reportable information (630). Should the data received from the communication unit not contain reportable information, then the remote server system can determine the type of event described by the received data (640).
In either situation (reportable or non-reportable event), the remote server system can then identify a proper response to the event type described by the received data (650). Such an identification of a proper response can be performed through a search of a set of responses stored by the remote server system each of which are mapped to one or more event types. The set of responses can be defined, at least in part, by the user of the alarm system or an administrator of the remote server system. The remote server system can enable an authorized user to log on and can provide an interface (e.g., a set of web browser pages using, for example, HTML or XML or applets) through which the various responses can be added, deleted, or modified. For example, a user can configure the remote server system to alert a specified person when the remote server system receives data from the communications unit indicating that a specified disarm sequence has been provided through a keypad. Such an alert to the user can be provided by a specified communication path (e.g., electronic mail, text message, instant message, telephone or cellular phone call, RSS feed, a web page update or an applet).
Once a proper response to an event type is identified, the remote server system can then perform the identified response (660). For example, the remote server system can contact identified individuals and inform them of the nature of an event type, using a chosen communication delivery method such as electronic mail, text or instant messages, telephone calls, or an update to a web page or applet. The remote server system can also be configured to accept inputs from a user or administrator that correspond to control information for the alarm system controller unit (e.g., 110) or the communications unit (e.g., 210). An authorized user for a particular alarm system can access interfaces provided by the remote server system for entering such control information (e.g., web pages). The remote server system can then interpret the control information and provide that information to the communications unit over a communications mode selected by the remote server system. The communications unit will then receive that control information and provide the control information, as appropriate, to the alarm system controller unit as discussed above with regard to
One of the advantages of the present invention is that the communication unit provides two-way communication over a plurality of communication modes to a legacy alarm system. Thus, without replacing the legacy alarm system, a user of the system gains added functionality such as redundant connectivity and the ability to monitor and remotely control the legacy alarm system. Such an addition of functionality, rather than a whole scale replacement of an alarm system, can be provided at a substantially lower cost than replacing the system.
Embodiments of the present invention therefore provide a cost-effective solution for providing a legacy alarm system with a capacity to communicate over a selected one of a plurality of communication modes, thereby avoiding a single point of failure of many legacy alarm systems, and provides the added functionality of two-way communication from a remote server allowing control over the legacy alarm system from a location other than within the premises in which the alarm system is installed.
An Example Computing Environment
As shown above, the present invention can be implemented using a variety of computer systems, for example with regard to server system 270. An example of one such computing environment is described below with reference to
Bus 812 allows data communication between central processor 814 and system memory 817, which may include read-only memory (ROM) or flash memory (neither shown), and random access memory (RAM) (not shown), as previously noted. The RAM is generally the main memory into which the operating system and application programs are loaded. The ROM or flash memory can contain, among other code, the Basic Input-Output system (BIOS) which controls basic hardware operation such as the interaction with peripheral components. Applications resident with computer system 810 are generally stored on and accessed via a computer readable medium, such as a hard disk drive (e.g., fixed disk 844), an optical drive (e.g., optical drive 840), a floppy disk unit 837, or other storage medium. Additionally, applications can be in the form of electronic signals modulated in accordance with the application and data communication technology when accessed via network modem 847 or interface 848.
Storage interface 834, as with the other storage interfaces of computer system 810, can connect to a standard computer readable medium for storage and/or retrieval of information, such as a fixed disk drive 844. Fixed disk drive 844 may be a part of computer system 810 or may be separate and accessed through other interface systems. Modem 847 may provide a direct connection to a remote computer, or a communications unit 210, via a telephone link through a PSTN. Network interface 848 may provide a direct connection to a remote computer, or a communications unit 210, via a direct network link to the Internet via a POP (point of presence). Network interface 848 may provide such connection using wireless techniques, including digital cellular telephone connection, Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) connection, digital satellite data connection or the like.
Many other devices or subsystems (not shown) may be connected in a similar manner (e.g., document scanners, digital cameras and so on). Conversely, all of the devices shown in
Moreover, regarding the signals described herein, those skilled in the art will recognize that a signal can be directly transmitted from a first block to a second block, or a signal can be modified (e.g., amplified, attenuated, delayed, latched, buffered, inverted, filtered, or otherwise modified) between the blocks. Although the signals of the above described embodiment are characterized as transmitted from one block to the next, other embodiments of the present invention may include modified signals in place of such directly transmitted signals as long as the informational and/or functional aspect of the signal is transmitted between blocks. To some extent, a signal input at a second block can be conceptualized as a second signal derived from a first signal output from a first block due to physical limitations of the circuitry involved (e.g., there will inevitably be some attenuation and delay). Therefore, as used herein, a second signal derived from a first signal includes the first signal or any modifications to the first signal, whether due to circuit limitations or due to passage through other circuit elements which do not change the informational and/or final functional aspect of the first signal.
The present invention is well adapted to attain the advantages mentioned as well as others inherent therein. While the present invention has been depicted, described, and is defined by reference to particular embodiments of the present invention, such references do not imply a limitation on the invention, and no such limitation is to be inferred. The invention is capable of considerable modification, alteration, and equivalents in form and function as will occur to those ordinarily skilled in the pertinent arts. The depicted and described embodiments are examples only, and are not exhaustive of the scope of the invention.
The foregoing describes embodiments including components contained within other components (e.g., the various elements shown as components of communications unit 210). Such architectures are merely examples, and, in fact, many other architectures can be implemented which achieve the same functionality. In an abstract but still definite sense, any arrangement of components to achieve the same functionality is effectively "associated" such that the desired functionality is achieved. Hence, any two components herein combined to achieve a particular functionality can be seen as "associated with" each other such that the desired functionality is achieved, irrespective of architectures or intermediate components. Likewise, any two components so associated can also be viewed as being "operably connected" or "operably coupled" to each other to achieve the desired functionality.
The foregoing detailed description has set forth various examples of the present invention via the use of block diagrams, flow charts, and examples. It will be understood by those within the art that each block diagram component, flow chart step, operation and/or component illustrated by the use of examples can be implemented, individually and/or collectively, by a wide range of hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof.
The above description is intended to be illustrative of the invention and should not be taken to be limiting. Other embodiments within the scope of the present invention are possible. Those skilled in the art will readily implement the steps necessary to provide the structures and the methods disclosed herein, and will understand that the process parameters and sequence of steps are given by way of example only and can be varied to achieve the desired structure as well as modifications that are within the scope of the invention. Variations and modifications of the embodiments disclosed herein can be made based on the description set forth herein, without departing from the scope of the invention.
Consequently, the invention is intended to be limited only by the scope of the appended claims, giving full cognizance to equivalence in all respects.
Although the present invention has been described in connection with several embodiments, the invention is not intended to be limited to the specific forms set forth herein. On the contrary, it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as can be reasonably included within the scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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Spiderweb Pumpkin Curry Soup
Serves 4. Recipe is from Nestlé. This soup may be made a day ahead. Cool to room temperature after adding pumpking and evaporated milk, then cover and refrigerate. Just before serving, blend, then reheat. Do not boil.
1 tbl. olive oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
11/2 tsps. curry powder
1/2 to 1/4 tsp. ground coriander
1/8 tsp. crushed red pepper
3 cups water
2 to 3 chicken boillion cubes
1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin
1 (12-oz.) can evaporated lowfat 2% milk
1/4 cup light sour cream
1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring constantly, for 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in curry powder, coriander and red pepper. Cook for 1 minute. Add water and boullion and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, stirring occasionally, for 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in pumpkin and evaporated milk and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until heated through.
2. Transfer mixture to a blender or food processor and blend until creamy. Work in batches, if necessary. Ladle warm soup into bowls.
3. Place sour cream in a small, heavy-duty plastic bag. Cut a tiny corner from the bag and squeeze to pipe concentric circles onto the top of the soup. Using a wooden pick or the tip of a sharp knife, pull the tip through the sour cream from the center to the edge of the bowl.


text: I'll try to break it down simple before I start confusing myself ... 1 Macbook Pro (Mine) 1 Macbook (My girlfreinds) 1 Router (Belkin) Is there anyway she can access my iTunes library and vice versa so I can give her some of my music?..Can I somehow "Share" my library wirelessly with her? Thanks ahead guys! Edit: Well I turned on both "Share my library" on both our macs, but there is no way we can drag and drop. Anyone have an idea?


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UK Appliance
UK Appliance Repair Questions? Ask a Technician for Answers ASAP
Open the door of the appliance and with your palm upward, lift the inner drum gently until the weight of the outer tub comes on.
Is there a lot of movement?
Did the drum feel loose?
Press down on the bottom inside of the inner drum and rotate it 1/4 turn each way.
Is the noise there?
Does it feel or sound rough?
When you were rotating the drum, was it scuffing / rubbing?
What area of the appliance is the noise from?
When does the noise happen?
Just noticed that you said the drum is not turning now, can you expand on this please?
OK, thanks for that.
The drum shouldn't be stiff to turn.
Unplug the appliance and take the rear panel and the top off.
Take the belt off.
Is the drum still stiff to turn manually?
The most likely cause of this, is something has got between the drums.
Keep the appliance unplugged and lower the drain hose as low as possible to drain the water out into a shallow dish.
Once emptied, take the hose off the bottom of the tub.
See if you can find the item there.
If not, disconnect the wiring from the heater and remove the heater.
With a torch, look in through the heater port to see if you can find the item.
Hook it out, refit the heater and the sump hose.
Refit the belt and try the machine again.
Hope this helps
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Silver Concorde wins the Champion Bumper
Silver Concorde (16/1) won the Weatherbys Champion Bumper, giving Dermot Weld his second Cheltenham Festival winner.
Silver Concorde came with a wet sail up the hill to claim the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at Cheltenham.
Robbie McNamara had the Dermot Weld-trained 16/1 shot not too far off a good pace set by Black Hercules and delayed his move until after the turn for home.
The six-year-old was always travelling well and quickened to the front when given the office by McNamara.
Silver Concorde bounded up the hill to beat the Willie Mullins-trained 7/2 favourite Shaneshill by a length and a half with Joshua Lane a length and three-quarters away in third.
Weld said: "He did it well. He's a very decent horse and I knew the drying ground would suit him well.
"Robbie's a master craftsman and rode a beautiful race.
"This horse has had his problems. He's taken time to come to himself as he was big and immature, but he's got there.
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Date: August 23rd Time 4:00 am Meteorologist: Erin Carroll
Your Doppler 10 Forecast
This Morning: Patchy dense fog. Partly cloudy and warm with temperatures in the lower and middle 70s.
This Afternoon: Partly cloudy with the chance for pop up showers and thunderstorms in the late afternoon. High 87.
Tonight: Slight chance for pop up showers. Partly cloudy skies and lows in the upper 60s.
Sunday: Partly cloudy. High 86.
Special Information:
Fog may slow you down this morning. Visibility is very bad in some spots down to less than a quarter mile. After a foggy morning it will be warm and humid again today with highs in the middle and upper 80s. Skies will be partly cloudy with the chance for some late day pop up showers and thunderstorms. Skies look dry for Sunday with highs again in the middle and upper 80s. Temperatures will be close to 90 degrees through Wednesday. Showers expected on Thursday will cool things off.
Alerts: none (will watch for the chance for dense fog advisory though)
Inconvenient Weather: Very foggy this morning, then chance for some late day pop up showers and thunderstorms. Hot and humid through Thursday.
Planning Your Day: Foggy start then partly cloudy skies. Most of the day will be fine for outdoor plans but the heat and humidity could bring in a few late day showers and isolated rumbles of thunder. Still warm and humid in the middle and upper 80s.
Stats: Averages 83/64 Record High: 95 (2007,1959,1936) Record Low: 46 (1936,1952) Sunrise: 6:51 am, Sunset: 8:17 pm


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From Gina Trapani, a project to address the fact that in 2012, women still get paid less than men for the same work: Narrow the Gap. Happy International Women's Day. Read the rest
From Gina Trapani, a project to address the fact that in 2012, women still get paid less than men for the same work: Narrow the Gap. Happy International Women's Day. Read the rest
An activist group called Invisible Children has produced a 29-minute documentary on Joseph Kony, the leader of Uganda's horrific Lord's Resistance Army, which recruits by kidnapping children and beating and abusing them until they serve as soldiers. Invisible Children hopes that viewers of the video will be inspired to "go viral" with the campaign in a coordinated action on April 20 that, they hope, will spur the world's governments into taking decisive action against the LRA.
Wired's Spencer Ackerman describes the early success of the campaign and the criticisms that it has drawn from other human rights activists who say the video is "obfuscating" and accuse it of oversimplifying the complexities of US military intervention.
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The visually sophisticated documentary tells the story of the Lord's Resistance Army's brutal history in Uganda — it doesn't say much about Kony's flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Central African Republic — mostly through the eyes of Jacob, a child refugee whose brother was killed by the militia. At one point, the boy says he would prefer to die rather than to live in the world Kony has made. It hits like an emotional sledgehammer.
And that lays the foundation for the campaign the movie essentially advertises. The nonprofit group behind it, Invisible Children, supports President Obama's recent deployment of 100 military advisers to Uganda to help its army hunt Kony, a decision that required years of grassroots demands from humanitarian activists. In order to make sure the pressure keeps up, and Kony is ultimately arrested — this year — Invisible Children wants to plaster the cities of the world with red, visually striking KONY 2012 posters, stickers and t-shirts.
"Origami: Art + Mathematics" is a new exhibit opening at UC Santa Cruz on April 8. The exhibit is focused on computational origami, in honor of the late UCSC computer scientist and mathematical origami pioneer David Huffman. You may recognize some of the artists in the show from their appearance in the fantastic documentary film, "Between The Folds," which apparently inspired this new exhibit. It runs through June 16 at the UCSC Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery. Above, two pieces from the show: (left) "Black Man" by Eric Joisel; (right) "Suigintu," from "Rozen Maiden" anime and manga, by Brian Chan. "Origami exhibit at Cowell College"
TED 2008: Robert Lang, origami expert - Boing Boing Shu Sugamata's origami spaceships - Boing Boing Origami alphabet - Boing Boing Origami tesselated Space Invader - Boing Boing American origami from the early Depression - Boing Boing Origami hats for the faces on the money - Boing Boing Dollar bill origami animals - Boing Boing Origami D&D miniatures - Boing Boing Tiny origami folded with telesurgery equipment - Boing Boing Read the rest
(Updated with additions, March 10, 2012. Here's a Twitter list, so you can follow all of the African writers mentioned in this post who are on Twitter.)
The internets are all a-flutter with reactions to Kony 2012, a high-velocity viral fundraising campaign created by the "rebel soul dream evangelists" at Invisible Children to "raise awareness" about Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony and child soldiers. As noted in my previous post here on Boing Boing, the project has many critics. There is a drinking game, there are epic lolpictorials, and a chorus of idiots on Facebook.
There are indications the project may be about stealth-evangelizing Christianity. The Invisible Children filmmakers have responded to some of the criticism. Media personalities and celebrities are duking it out as the campaign (and now, backlash) spreads.
But in that flood of attention, one set of voices has gone largely ignored: Africans themselves. Writers, journalists, activists; people of African descent who live and work and think about life on the continent. In this post, we'll round up some of their replies to #Kony2012.
• Above, a video by Rosebell Kagumire, a Ugandan multimedia journalist who works on "media, women, peace and conflict issues." She writes, "This is me talking about the danger of portraying people with one single story and using old footage to cause hysteria when it could have been possible to get to DRC and other affected countries get a fresh perspective and also include other actors."
• Ethiopian writer and activist Solome Lemma writes that she is disturbed by the "dis-empowering and reductive narrative" evidenced in Invisible Children's promotional videos: "[It] paints the people as victims, lacking agency, voice, will, or power. Read the rest
Here's a scathing editorial from Public Knowledge's Michael Weinberg on the Warner Home Entertainment announcement of a new "service" that allows you to legally rip your DVDs by driving over to a special DVD-ripping depot and paying a fee to have them converted to DRM-locked formats that only play in approved devices. Warner calls this "safe and convenient."
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You did read that last paragraph correctly. The head of Warner Home Entertainment Group thinks that an easy, safe way to convert movies you already own on DVD to other digital formats is to take your DVDs, find a store that will perform this service, drive to that store, find the clerk who knows how to perform the service, hope that the "DVD conversion machine" is not broken, stand there like a chump while the clerk "safely" converts your movie to a digital file that may only play on studio-approved devices, drive home, and hope everything worked out. Oh, and the good news is that you would only need to pay a reasonable (per-DVD?) price for this pleasure.
To be fair, this plan is easy, safe (safe?), and reasonably priced compared to the movie studio's current offer to people who want to take movies they own on DVD and turn them into a digital file to watch on, say, their iPad. That offer is a lawsuit, because personal copying of a movie on DVD requires circumventing DRM, which is a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). Furthermore, right now all of the major studios are arguing passionately (pdf) to stop the Copyright Office from granting a exemption that would make personal space shifting of movies on DVD legal.
Wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas and his brother Matt devised a remote-controlled rover outfitted with a DSLR camera to get up close and personal with elephants, lions, and buffalo. After their first trip to Africa with their BeetleCam, they improved upon the design with a sturdier exoskeleton, telerobotic camera tilt, and HD video. The men have since gone back to Africa and captured some amazing lion images. If you want a BeetleCam of your own, they'll custom build it for you starting at GBP £1,250. BeetleCam Project 2011 (via IEEE Spectrum) Read the rest
In Changsha, China, a 30-story hotel project went from blueprint and prefab parts to finished building in fifteen days. Some are questioning how the construction project could possibly be safe, but the builder defends it. From reporter Jonathan Kaiman, the Los Angeles Times' man in Changsha:
In early December, Liu Zhangning was tending her cabbage patch when she saw a tall yellow construction crane in the distance. At night, the work lights made it seem like day. Fifteen days later, a 30-story hotel towered over her village on the outskirts of the city like a glass and steel obelisk.
"I couldn't really believe it," Liu said. "They built that thing in under a month."
Architects and engineers weigh in, too. Read the story here.
Video Link: Time-lapse of the project, showing the prefabricated building assembled on-site.
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To promote its new B-Class car, Mercedes made it "invisible." Essentially, they draped one side of it in a fabric of LEDs that displayed an image of the scene behind the car, creating the illusion of invisibility. (This approach is similar to the active camouflage prototypes demonstrated by the University of Tokyo and elsewhere.) While a startling demo, it's not very practical -- it required 1,100 pounds of gear inside and $263,000 worth of LEDs. "Invisible Mercedes brings James Bond technology to life" (Motoramic, thanks Gabe Adiv!) Read the rest
Mark Newport, whose hand-knit superhero costumes have been mentioned here before, has a gallery show at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville's Ewing Gallery. I really love these pieces -- they'd make great jammies (or, without the legs, hoodies).
[Video Link] Here's a new PES stop-motion video, called "Fresh Guacamole." I love the magic of PES' videos. Read the rest
Photojournalist (and author) Erin Siegal has a wonderful photo-essay up on the The Reuters Photographers Blog about "Fast Friends," a group that adopts/rescues "retiring" greyhound dogs that have been used in racing in Tijuana, Mexico. On Erin's personal blog, there are more photos that didn't fit in. What beautiful creatures. Read the rest
These lovely conjoined tortoises are on exhibit in Kiev, Ukraine. From the Los Angeles Times:
Dmitry Tkachev, who organized the Kiev exhibition where the tortoise is on display, told Russian state media that the two heads cannot see each other.
"Each has its own character, so they often want to crawl in different directions," he explained to Ria Novosti, the Russian international news agency.
"Two-headed tortoise gets her close-up in Kiev"
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This gentleman, Blake Oren Robinson, was arrested at a grocery store for "committing criminal mischief with the cheese," according to an Iowa City police criminal complaint. Robinson was apparently caught on video stealing beer, chips, and a jar of Tostitos Salsa Con Queso Medium Cheese. He reportedly went into the restroom to enjoy his snack and then smeared the cheese all over the floor and walls. Police say that Robinson was… (drumroll)… intoxicated. From Iowa City Patch:
"Coralville Man Arrested at Grocery Store for 'Criminal Mischief With The Cheese'" Read the rest
Investigation by the police found Robinson with some of the beer still in his pocket. Robinson allegedly admitted to spreading the cheese because "he thought it would be funny…"
Police charged Robinson with public intoxication, third-degree theft and criminal mischief -- all misdemeanors.
Via ComicsAlliance blog, news that 'Life With Archie' features a character with breast cancer in this month's new issue.
"That character is Cheryl Blossom, the redheaded spoiler in Betty and Veronica's love triangle with Archie."
More in an Associated Press item here.
As an authority on the subject, I can tell you the artist definitely got the "chemo-fatigue" look down right.
(thanks, @penguinchris)
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The ACLU has brought suit against the Minnewaska (Minnesota) Area Schools and Pope County over invasions of students' privacy relating to a pair of incidents. In the first incident, a 12-year-old student was disciplined for complaining on Facebook that she "hated" a hall monitor who was "mean" (the school characterized this as "bullying"). In the second instance, a sheriff's deputy and school administrators required the student to turn over her Facebook password after her boyfriend's mother complained that the student and her boyfriend had been talking about sex on the social network.
In both instances, the student used her own, off-school computer to make the contentious remarks, after school hours.
The ACLU claimed a sheriff's deputy was present at the time, but there was no warrant. The group claimed this violated the girl's right to privacy and right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure.
"She was intimidated, frightened, humiliated and sobbing while school administrators were scouring her private communications," attorney Wally Hilke said in a statement. "These adults traumatized this minor without any regard for her rights."
The girl's mother filed the lawsuit on her daughter's behalf.
Apart from unspecified damages, the suit seeks a court order "restrain[ing] school officials from attempts to regulate or discipline students based on speech made outside of school hours and off school property."
ACLU sues Minnewaska schools, Pope Co. Sheriff's Office over student Facebook incidents (via /.) Read the rest


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YORK'S rail industry is set to be bolstered by a new cluster organisation made up of businesses and educators in the sector to promote the city's rail offering.
The idea was born out of consultation work into a bid being put forward by City of York Council and Network Rail to bring the proposed training college for the High Speed rail project to York.
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SPACE/ Mission accomplished for one of Planck's two "eyes"
Planck (Credits ESA - C. Carreau)
While keenly awaiting the new discoveries that are expected to be announced at an international conference in Bologna this month, the European Space Agency's Planck mission has completed an important step. On January 14, one of the two scientific instruments that make up the mission, the HFI (High Frequency Instrument) completed its work. Ilsussidiario.net talked to Marco Bersanelli, an astrophysicist at the University of Milan and the Deputy Principal investigator of the other instrument, the LFI (Low Frequency Instrument), about this milestone.
So, a part of the mission has already been completed?
Yes, and in perfect agreement with predictions. The dilution refrigerator has exhausted its supply of Helium 3 and Helium 4, the combination of which kept the temperature of the HFI bolometers to 103 thousandths of a degree above absolute zero (-273 ° C) for thirty consecutive months with amazing stability.
How have the two instruments worked all this time?
The Planck satellite was launched on May 14, 2009 in an orbit 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, four times more distant than the Moon. The two instruments on board, the French-led HFI (high frequency) and the Italian-led LFI (low frequency) have collected data, together and continuously, with unprecedented accuracy. At the time of the launch, the minimum duration of the mission was fifteen months, but the in-flight performance of the equipment exceeded all expectations by doubling the duration of the exploration.
What do you foresee for the other part?
We expect the LFI, which requires a temperature of "only" 269 degrees Celsius below zero, to continue its observations until the summer of 2012 and perhaps beyond. All of this will allow us to gather more valuable information both in order to increase the sensitivity of the final maps (which are proportional to the square root of the observation time), and in order to improve the calibration of instruments and the suppression of systematic interference effects.
What are your objectives in this research?
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