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|Dec 13, 2011
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|Hans-Juergen Euler
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|Leica Geosystems Ag
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The invention relates to a method for determining the actual position of a geodetic instrument, a device for carrying out this method, a geodetic instrument and a computer program product.
In many geodetic applications, methods and systems for position determination of a geodetic instrument are used, which methods and systems are based on the propagation of signals which can be shadowed and thus limited in their usability. Global positioning systems, such as, for example, GPS, GLONASS or the European Galileo system under construction are an example of such position-determining systems. These systems are based on the reception of satellite signals in a form as undisturbed as possible. In the immediate vicinity of obstacles, the reception of the signal may be limited or completely impossible owing to the shadowing effect thereof, so that a position determination is no longer possible by means of the system. A further example is the position determination of a reflector-bearing instrument comprising a theodolite or tacheometer. By means of a direction and distance measurement with the tacheometer to the geodetic instrument the position of the instrument can also be determined when the position of the tacheometer is known. A precondition for the measurement here is the visual link between the two components. If this link is interrupted, for example by growth or buildings in the region of sight, the position determination method fails.
Methods which are based on a determination of the position of the instrument itself relative to objects whose position is known are known for a position determination of the actual position, i.e. of the current location of the instrument, also in a dead range shadowed in such a manner. An example of this is the classical trilinear surveying method.
In many cases, a geodetic instrument has only a capability for distance measurement, or a measurement of angles cannot be carried out with the required precision or speed. In these cases, the position determination must be carried out by distance measurements alone. For this purpose, the distances to a plurality of points having a known position are measured, and the determination of the actual position can be effected by known methods, as also used, for example, in photogrammetry; correlation methods or correlation calculations are an example of this. The number of points required is dependent on the position thereof and the intended accuracy of the measurement. However, apart from particularly advantageous configurations, as a rule at least 3 or 4 points are required. If an angle is additionally taken into account, for example by additionally measuring the angle relative to the horizontal, the number of points can be reduced.
In order also to be able to use positions in the dead range for surveying by a purely distance-measuring method, it is first necessary to survey, from known locations, the reference points subsequently required for referencing.
A surveying device suitable for this purpose is described, for example, in European Patent EP 0 403 585 B1. The surveying device has a receiver for a satellite position-measuring system and a preferably electrooptical telemeter or telemeter based on the ultrasonic principle. Both components are mounted on a plumbing staff which can be precisely positioned with its plumbing staff tip and has an inclinometer and a display of the vertical alignment. Optionally, a sensor reacting to the earth's magnetic field may also be present. By means of at least 2 measurements to a point from 2 different known positions which are determined, for example, by the satellite position-measuring system the position of this point can now be determined even if it is within the dead range.
Conversely, the position of such a surveying device in the dead range can also be determined by measurements to a plurality of known points in the trilinear surveying method.
If surveying positions for the geodetic instrument which are both in spaces detected by the positioning system and in dead ranges are to be used in a survey, it is necessary, before using the dead range, to survey corresponding reference points for a subsequent determination of the actual position in the dead range. If it is intended to dispense with an explicit angle measurement, as a rule the distances must be measured at least for three to four points from at least three to four known positions, in order to permit an unambiguous position determination. The number of points actually required in each case is dependent on the position of the known points and any possible limitations for reducing ambiguity. In the case of three distance measurements to a point, a plane across which the position to be determined can be reflected is defined by the three known points. The resulting solution comprises two possible positions, of which, however, one position can generally be ruled out for plausibility reasons, for example because it would lie below the earth's surface, or because of simple further information, such as, for example, the distinction between north and south, which can also be made by means of a simple magnetic compass. An unambiguous determination with three known points is possible if advantageous geometrical conditions are present. This is the case, for example, if the position sought lies on a connecting line between two known points.
Depending on the circumstances of a measurement, at least between 9 and 16 distance measurements must therefore be carried out, for which in each case a correct assignment of measurement to reference point and known position must be effected. Carrying out such measurements manually therefore means a high handling effort and error-producing complexity.
Moreover, in order to achieve sufficient accuracy of the position determination, reference points suitable because of their geometrical arrangement have to be chosen. The position change between the known positions which is to be consciously implemented also has an adverse effect on the measuring process. Finally, the extension of the regions detected by the positioning system and shadowed must be actively observed with such methods of the prior art in order to be able to carry out in good time a change of the positioning method to be used.
An object of the present invention is to reduce the number of reference points required for determining the actual position in a shadowed region and/or of measurements for determining the position of these reference points.
The increase in the accuracy of the position in the determination of an actual position in a shadowed region is a further object of the present invention.
A further object is the simplification and shortening of the measurements for determining reference points and actual position.
A further object of the invention is to permit automatic identification and surveying of the reference points.
Finally, the automation of the position determination and of the automated change between the respective methods suitable for this purpose is a further object of the present invention.
These objects are achieved, according to the invention, by features of the claims or by features of the subclaims. For example, a method for determining an actual position of a geodetic instrument comprising a positioning system which is based on the reception of shadowable signals and a dead range within which the propagation of the signal is impaired in such a way that a direct determination of the actual position by means of the positioning system is at least limited comprising the following acts: recording of a first piece of image information from a first known position determined by means of the positioning system, the first piece of image information having at least two identifiable reference structures which can be detected at least from a partial region of the dead range and measurement of at least one first distance from the first known position, the first distance being coordinated indirectly or directly with the reference structures; recording of a second piece of image information from a second known position determined by means of the positioning system, the second piece of image information having at least the two identifiable reference structures and measurement of at least one second distance from the second known position, the second distance being coordinated indirectly or directly with the reference structures; recording of a piece of actual image information from an actual position, the actual image information having at least the two identifiable reference structures and measurement of at least one actual distance from the actual position, the actual distance being coordinated indirectly or directly with the reference structures; and derivation of the actual position by referencing relative to the at least two reference structures.
The invention relates to a method and a device for determining the actual position of a geodetic instrument. For this purpose, distance measurements to at least two reference points in each case are carried out by a device in a region in which shadowable signals of a positioning system can be received, at at least two positions. Linked to these distances, image information is additionally recorded by the device. Said information may consist of complete images of a detected region of vision or, for example, of partial images or sections. The measured distances are coordinated with reference structures linked to the image information or present therein. In the simplest case, these reference structures may be points, but also larger or more complex structures. Suitable points are, for example, readily identifiable transitions, edges or intersections of lines, such as, for example, window corners or window crosses. The term image information includes in particular the relative arrangement for individual points. According to the invention, these points are generally linked to distance measurements to objects used as reference structures, these distance measurements being coordinated in each case with the physical pixels of a receiver which represent the object or belong to its copy on the receiver. A logical coordination of distance and reference point can then in turn be derived from the mutual arrangement of the distance measurements. Here, image information is to be understood as meaning in particular also the mutual arrangement or orientation of distance measurements which take place simultaneously to all pixels of a detected region of vision. Thus, an image no longer necessarily consists of the recording of textures or surfaces but may also consist exclusively of distance measurements related to one another and in particular geometrically arranged. Such range imaging therefore gives, for example, a two-dimension arrangement of distance measurements and hence a sort of three-dimensional image or a topography of the detected field of view or measuring field. The measurements can, however, also be coordinated with a normal image which includes texture. For example, brightness and distance can be recorded for each pixel so that precisely these brightness values and distances are available for each piece of image information, which consists, for example, of the position of a physical pixel on the receiver. However, the arrangement of a distance measurement relative to other distance measurements can also be effected so that it is also possible to dispense with a knowledge of the absolute position of a pixel on the receiver. As a result, it is possible, for example, to dispense with a complete evaluation of the region of view detected by the receiver, so that higher processing speeds can be realised, for example with subwindowing or subframing.
The distances can now be measured directly to the reference structures or can also be made to interpolation points, from which distance information relating to the reference structures can then be derived.
For recording images, CCD and CMOS cameras provide a large number of suitable sensors which in the meantime, in some versions, can additionally record distance information for each pixel (range imaging) so that, for example, the three-dimensional images described above can also be derived. If such sensors are used, distance measurements to many points of the image can be effected simultaneously. In principle, however, it is also possible to use scanning solutions in which the image content is surveyed sequentially with regard to its distance, simultaneously with the recording of the image information.
Alternatively, it is also possible, according to the invention, to effect a manual distance measurement to selected points in an image. Suitable methods and devices for manually controlled surveying of points in a detected image are disclosed, for example, in EP 1 314 940 A1. This electronic display and control device described therein permits the selection of points in an image to which measurements can be carried out without it being necessary to effect a movement of the optical axis. By the manual selection of points and the sequential, optionally automatic surveying thereof, distance and image information of the various points are linked.
The actual spatial positions of the reference structures can now be determined from the distance measurements recorded from the at least two known positions and linked to the respective image information. Generally known methods of photogrammetry and of image processing can be used for deriving this information. In particular, the degrees of freedom can be limited from step to step or from known position to the next successive position. This means that a further or more accurate determination of the spatial positions of the reference structure is made with each known position from which a measurement is effected. The number of required positions and number of recorded parameters, as well as the intended accuracy of the position determination, are correlated with one another. Linking of image information and distance information offers a large number of advantages over the sequential surveying of individual points. Because the measurements are made simultaneously or at times close to one another and are arranged as images, coordination problems are avoided. In addition, the detection of the spatial arrangement or sequence of the measurements provides additional information which can be used for the subsequent determination of the actual position.
In addition, by recording images divided into pixels, it is possible to conclude the angle of a reference structure relative to a reference point. If, for example, an image recording is always made with horizontal alignment of the camera axis, the angle relative to the horizontal can be derived from the position of a pixel. Equally, the points can also be described in terms of their position relative to one another.
Since not all points of a detected image are required, the number of reference structures can be limited to easily and clearly recognizable image regions so that even partial images or images changed by image processing, for example by increasing the contrast, are used or stored. Regarding the choice of a particularly suitable partial region of the image which is furthermore to be considered, CMOS sensors which permit subwindowing or the definition of a special region of interest in the image recording can advantageously be used.
Known image processing and surveying methods exist for identification of structures in various images and any automatic surveying which may be effected. Thus, a method and a device for geodetic surveying of an object with the aid of image processing are described, for example, in the European Patent Application no. 03011908 not yet published on the date of filing. Templates which can be placed on the representational image can be used for fixing the target point and automating a surveying process. Furthermore, the derivation of precise angle information from a representational image is permitted.
After the recording of the image and distance information from the two known positions, the actual position can also be determined in the dead range. For this purpose, a recording and measurement is once again carried out, in which a region of view which contains at least two of the reference structures must be covered. From a knowledge of the reference structures, it is possible to conclude the actual position, for example by a trilinear surveying method. For this purpose, the actual positions of the reference structures must have been derived.
Alternatively, however, it is also possible to dispense with a determination of these positions, by deriving the actual position by means of a transformation from the two known positions. The actual position is therefore linked not via the intermediate step of the calculated positions of reference structures but to the two known positions from which the measurements were carried out. The measurement of the reference structures serves only for deriving the suitable transformation matrices.
By means of the large number of recorded measurements, ambiguities of the solutions can be eliminated and a sufficient accuracy of the actual position can be ensured.
One possibility for carrying out the method in a completely automated manner using an embodiment of the device according to the invention permits surveying in regions which are accessible to the signals of the positioning system or are shadowed, without paying particular attention to the limit of these regions during the measuring process. For this purpose, the device is formed in such a way that, during the surveying process, its detection region is always coarsely aligned with a clearly visible region. Images of this region together with the measured distances are recorded automatically and continuously. The identification of the reference points in the region of detection or in the images is effected automatically and by means of image processing methods. The continuous recordings carried out constantly during the surveying pass through various points whose position is determined by the positioning system or whose position is in any case known, for example since said points are previously measured points or trigonometrical points. Provided that the signals of the positioning system are detected to an extent sufficient for determining the actual position, the positioning system is used for the position determination. However, if the reception deteriorates or is completely interrupted the device automatically switches to the method according to the invention for referencing on the basis of reference points. Here, a warning or an indication can also be output to the user at the same time. This makes it possible to carry out surveys without taking into account the limitations due to any shadowed signals. Particularly in strongly transected regions it is necessary to choose only two known starting points from which the method then also permits measurements in dead ranges, for example in street canyons.
In principle, the method according to the invention can also be used in regions in which reception of signals of a positioning system is possible. In this respect, the use of the method is not limited to the use in dead ranges.
In this context, the term "geodetic instrument" is always to be understood generally as meaning a measuring instrument or an instrument which is used in association with geodetic measurements, such as, for example, a plumbing staff, this serving for the measurement or checking of data having a spatial reference. In particular, this relates to the measurement of distance and/or direction or angles to a reference point or measuring point. In addition, however, further devices, for example components for image recording or for communication with other system components, may be present and can be used for supplementary measurements or data recordings.
In particular, such a geodetic instrument is to be understood here as meaning theodolites and also so-called total stations as tacheometers with electronic angle measurement and electrooptical telemeter. Equally, the invention is suitable for use in specialised devices having a similar functionality, for example in military aiming circles or in the monitoring of industrial structures or processes; these systems are herewith also covered by the term "geodetic instrument".
The method according to the invention and a device according to the invention are described in more detail below, purely by way of example, with reference to working examples shown schematically in the drawing. Specifically,
A similar situation is shown in
As shown in
The schematic diagram of a possible embodiment of the device according to the invention and of a geodetic instrument 1 according to the invention is shown in
The figures show the steps of the method, buildings and instruments used purely schematically. In particular no size relationships or details of the image processing or surveying of the reference structures are evident from the diagrams. The points shown purely by way of example as reference structures also represent more complicated structures which can be handled with regard to surveying and evaluation by image processing means.
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European airspace is currently divided on the basis of national boundaries rather than in order to optimise the flow of traffic. For the establishment of a "Single European Sky" (SES), the EU issued four Regulations in 2004 (SES I) and modified them in 2009 (SES II). As there were significant delays in the implementation of SES I and SES II, the proposed Regulation (SES II+) aims to speed up the process of establishing the SES.
The European Commission wants to increase competition for seaport services in important EU ports by extending the freedom to provide services to include port services. It also wants to make the financial relations between public authorities and port service providers more transparent and strengthen the autonomy of port management bodies to set their own infrastructure charges in order to improve investment conditions.
The maximum permitted size and weight of commercial vehicles is regulated EU-wide. The Commission now wants to permit exemptions to the maximum limits to allow more aerodynamic tractor cabs and streamlining devices on the rear (flaps) in order to reduce fuel consumption and thus greenhouse gas emissions. The maximum weight of commercial vehicles with electric and hybrid-engines will also be increased because these are heavier than conventional trucks and this reduces their permitted load.
Railway undertakings need a safety certification to be allowed to use railway infrastructure. Railway vehicles need to obtain an authorisation. The present processes for obtaining safety certifications and authorisation for railway vehicles are long and costly. The Commission intends to reduce the duration and cost of the certification and authorisation processes by less and more coherent national rules, by introducing an EU-wide uniform certification and by giving more powers to the European Railway Agency (ERA).
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Nobody should feel sorry for Peyton Manning, but there's a small part of me that feels some sort of vague emotion -- disappointment? low-grade pity? -- for him after his Super Bowl performance. Considering that a lot of people believe one bad pass shattered not only his image but his legacy, it's probably OK to feel something for the guy.
In retrospect, the main argumentative exercise of the past two weeks -- the issue of whether Manning is the greatest quarterback of all time -- seems silly, doesn't it? Now that the Saints are being anointed as the greatest inspirational story since Gunga Din, it's hard to remember that we were supposed to be anointing Manning instead.
It seemed so important at the time. Hours of television and radio commentary. Column after column.
Well, so much for that. Four MVP awards and 10 4,000-yard seasons all vanish because of one bad pass. The guy's a choker, apparently.
That was quick.
From the beginning, the issue of Manning's potential spot at the top of the quarterback pantheon could have been distilled to this: a big debate intended to answer a question nobody should have even asked.
Think about it: Is Manning the greatest quarterback of all time? It seemed to come out of nowhere. Who asked for this? Was there anyone really wondering -- unless it was someone being paid to wonder -- whether Manning was the best quarterback of all time? I'm being serious because, for all the on-air talk on the subject, I don't know a single non-media person who was considering it.
I watched the game with about 50 people Sunday, and not one person brought up the subject. Not before the game. Not during. Not after.
I know there were two weeks between the conference championship games and the Super Bowl, and I know there's only so much mileage you can get out of a defensive lineman's injured ankle, but a premise was established early: Is he or isn't he? It was Manning's responsibility to provide us with either verification or denunciation through his performance Sunday.
Maybe we can't help ourselves. Maybe the whole greatest-ever debate is so enticing we can't bear to leave it alone. But even if someone outside the echo chamber were asking the question, and people were actually interested in the answer, what does it mean? We have no objective formula for bestowing this make-believe honor on a quarterback. There's the quarterback rating, but it's insufficient for bridging generations and styles. (For instance, how can a quarterback's statistics from the '60s or '70s -- when intricate passing games were far less common -- compare with those of a quarterback playing after the advent of the West Coast offense? That's way too inside-the-helmet for this discussion. In fact, it comes perilously close to being the antithesis of this discussion.)
Despite now being punished for not producing when we needed it most, Manning didn't do anything to invite the talk of his possibly being the greatest quarterback ever. Well, except for doing his job very well for a long period of time. His bland boyishness, whether real or imagined, is a quality marketers and grandmothers love, and there's nothing wrong with that. He's an exceptionally good quarterback, one of the best five or six in my lifetime. If he had thrown for 440 yards and lost in the AFC Championship Game this season, would he be any less of a quarterback today?
Probably not.
But losing in the Super Bowl is something we simply can't abide. (Even though most of the people failing to abide probably were secretly or outwardly rooting for the Saints.) Judging by the game and its aftermath, Manning destroyed his reputation. He is no longer in the discussion for greatest quarterback ever because he threw a terrible interception at precisely the wrong time. Had he thrown that ball into the ground and then led his team to a tying touchdown, his name would be at the top of the list.
Really? All over a question that shouldn't have been asked?
Oh, you can find fault with him; for one thing, his manic attention to detail -- well chronicled here by Stefan Fatsis -- has created a tendency for him to look around the huddle when things go wrong. (And no, his you-fill-in-the-blanks obliqueness when issuing the blame doesn't make it any less annoying. In a way, it might be worse than if he just started coming out and calling out whoever it is who fails to live up to his expectations.)
Manning's blandness is worth noting. I contend it's precisely why most of us can't summon the energy to analyze his place in the game's grand scheme. It's easy to debate Brett Favre, because the material just keeps coming, and even Joe Montana can incite an argument based on the eternal question, "Was it the system or the player?"
Manning has lost some games everyone thought he should have won. And when it happens in a Super Bowl, it makes everyone forget that he has won a lot of games he probably should have lost.
Does it change who he is? No. And what follows might be a stale and overused trope, but it doesn't make it any less appropriate: It says more about us than it does him.
ESPN The Magazine senior writer Tim Keown co-wrote Josh Hamilton's autobiography, "Beyond Belief: Finding the Strength to Come Back," which is available on Amazon.com. Sound off to Tim here.


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Sheffield United midfielder Nick Montgomery is facing up to six weeks on the sidelines due to a knee injury.
Montgomery picked up the problem during Saturday's 1-1 draw with Millwall, although he was able to play the full 90 minutes at Bramall Lane.
However, he tore his cartilage and has also suffered possible damage to his ligament to put a dent in the Blades' bid to climb to Championship safety.
Blades boss Micky Adams said: "He has a cartilage tear and possible damage to his knee ligaments, so he'll see a specialist, but it looks as if we'll be without him for between four and six weeks.
"It's a massive blow for our hopes of climbing out of trouble because since I arrived he's been excellent and his leadership qualities are there for all to see."
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It was Monday, under the sign of Taurus. The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
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In UK The Chicken Song by Spitting Image was in the top 5 hits.
Cobra, directed by George P. Cosmatos, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1986
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There are several issues that concern me in our community. First of all, during recent polling of PUSD students they have agreed that the cost of traveling around the city, while low for one trip, can add up to a considerable investment when added up over an entire month. So the development of some sort of student ARTS Bus pass would be a great step in making riding the bus even more affordable, even free or at low cost. Another serious concern is that Pasadena is not pedestrian or bicycle safe. So often I see folks trying to cross a street on foot and being quite frightened to do so, even with the light and a crosswalk, because drivers either don't see them or are not paying attention. Crosswalk sign delays like those at Fair Oaks and Green help to slow drivers down and make them wait for pedestrians. Spreading those to other parts of the city would be very helpful. There are many other terrific ideas that other cities have used, so it would be helpful I think to meet with the CSC and discuss them in person rather than trying to delineate all of them here.
2. Compared to other Pasadena city districts, District 1 denizens walk, bike and use public transit in significantly higher numbers. Yet the district has few of the amenities to improve the safety and experience of such vulnerable road users compared to other parts of the City (e.g., zebra striped crosswalks, lead pedestrian indicators, bicycle lanes). What specific improvements would you implement?
There certainly must be statistics which bear this statement out, but in my experience is it actually District 5 which has the most walk and bike use and the section of District 3 that is adjacent to D5, particularly around Orange Grove Blvd. and where it is bisected by Marengo Ave. and Los Robles Ave. Unless you are counting the walking and biking around the Rose Bowl, District 1 residents generally use their cars coming down the hill, although there has been a slight increase in walkers and bike riders up near Woodbury Road in recent years. And then of course Old Pasadena and Lake Ave. are places where pedestrians are found in significant numbers. This not withstanding, I would be in favor of any structural additions that will help make our streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists. My only concern is that new devices are installed and then pedestrians and bike riders feel a false sense of security, which could lead them to not pay as much attention as they normally would.
3. What street in your district do you feel is in greatest need of a "Complete Street" overhaul and what would you specifically change? (Complete Streets, also known as "livable" streets, are streets designed for everyone. They provide safe access for all users, regardless of age or mode of transportation. Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and public transportation users of all ages and abilities should be able to safely move along and across a complete street. Local examples include LA's Great Streets initiative and Bringing Back Broadway.)
There is an outstanding example of a 'complete street' nearby, or at least as close as we have here, on Rosemead Blvd. in the city of Temple City. It is a terrific example of how roads can be shared safely by all users. I would very much like to know what the outcomes have been there with respect to pedestrian and cyclist safety, but also opinions on the benefits of this innovative structure. Does CSC have access to such data? With regards to what streets in District 1 could use this type of overhaul, there are three possibilities that come to mind, all with various forms of impediments, but all with potential: Lincoln Ave., Fair Oaks Ave., and Los Robles Ave. My preference to start would be Los Robles Ave. above Washington Blvd. as recently I was passed both on the right and on the left by other motorists even while driving at a very reasonable rate of speed. It would be helpful on many levels, but hopefully Complete Streets help to slow traffic as well. One caution I have about them is cost, but I am confident that CSC has done research not only on costs but also on funding streams.
4. According to the CA Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), Pasadena has 2nd worst rate of automobile-pedestrian collisions, and the 5th worst rate of automobile-bicycle collisions, of similarly sized cities in the state of California. To address such safety issues, a growing number of cities across the country and world are adopting "Vision Zero" goals to focus transportation improvements on reducing serious roadway injuries and deaths. Would you support Pasadena doing so and what actions would you the City Council and staff take to reduce and prevent collisions involving pedestrians, bicyclists and other vulnerable road users?
"Vision Zero" as being utilized in New York City is an exceptional program to reduce injuries and deaths that are traffic-related. What is truly revolutionary about VZ is that it states that any injury or death is not acceptable, that these types of incidents are preventable, and that it will take participation from all sectors, but particularly drivers, to be successful. Working in neighborhoods in Pasadena that desired speed humps it was nearly always true that the folks who were speeding through the neighborhood were ones who lived there. So the pillar of VZ in NYC of public dialogue and education is the crucial one. In Pasadena we haven't yet talked broadly in public forums about the need for all of us to slow down as we try to meet the needs of our families. What are CSC's plans to attempt to implement VZ goals in Pasadena? It is an outstanding time to start working on this process, so it would be great to work together with CSC to implement it here in our community.
5. Forty years ago over 60% of school children in the United States walked or rode a bicycle to school. Today, that figure is less than 10%. This decline in bicycling and walking has been mirrored by dramatic increases in childhood obesity. What can the City Council can do to support the environment and public health by making it easier for local children to once again walk and bike to school?
As a student in the PUSD I generally rode my bicycle to school each day. I rode to Hale (now Norma Coombs), McKinley (through Cal Tech), and then to Blair HS and while I normally took minor or side streets, I don't ever recall feeling scared or ever having a 'close call' with motor vehicles. My estimation of the situation is that parents do not feel that it is safe for their children to ride to school on the city's streets, first because of traffic, but also because of violence or assaults. The only way for kids to return to the streets in large numbers is to make their pathways to school safe and inviting. Many of the strategies listed above in VZ and CS will help develop trust on the part of children and their parents, but there is more we can do. Bicycle safety course like 'Safe Moves' could be offered around the community at school campuses so that young people feel more confident on their bikes. Helmets could be provided, especially for students of the PUSD, as well as other safety features like lights and reflector tape. For the true visionary we should discuss bicycle only pathways. While in Minneapolis last year I rode many of its nearly 25 miles of dedicated bike lanes as well as the bike path that runs down the middle of town that does not share space with automobiles and is not bisected by any street with traffic but, rather, is its own bike highway that is below the rest of the city's streets. Obviously extremely tricky to build in Pasadena, but we should investigate it anyway.
6. For each of the following transportation modes, when was the last time you used it, where did you go, and what was your experience:
a. Bicycling
b. Public transit
c. Walking (more than two blocks)
a) Bicycling – Tragically as an adult I have never owned a bicycle and have always borrowed or rented bikes (we didn't even talk about bike share programs in other cities, but they are terrific as well, along with bike repair stations), so my most recent experience was renting a mountain bike last summer in Colorado to see the gorgeous scenery nearby. It was fantastic!
b) Public transit – Whenever I travel I use public transportation systems, so I was in Italy in November and used both the train and subway system there extensively. I find that other cities have much more viable systems than we do here in L.A., so even though I do use the Gold Line on occasion, I don't as much as I would if I lived in Milan where it is easy, relatively cheap, and widely used.
c) Walking (more than two blocks) – I hike regularly so in the past month I have hiked to Echo Mountain, up Eaton Canyon and to Hermit Falls in Santa Anita Canyon. In the city again I find that I walk when I travel constantly, but not as much in Pasadena. What I have tried recently is to park my car in one place, like the Library, and then take care of several errands in the Civic Center at once and then walk back to my car rather than trying to drive to each location. I could do better at this, however.
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500 piece puzzle is truly a puzzling picture - lovely couple posing for a pic, she is in a formal outfit and he's.... in a bacon tuxedo. also includes a mystery bonus puzzle.
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I can't imagine eating the mints, I'll admit it. But, i'd buy it for the cute tin.
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Nokia Lumia 1520 is here: first quad-core, Full HD, 20 MP Windows Phone flaunts record four mics
0. phoneArena posted on 22 Oct 2013, 03:00
Move over, whimps, the Lumia 1520 is here! Nokia's long-anticipated first phablet just got official and looking at specs alone it might be considered the best one out there. All the good things we heard about it turned out real, and then some, but the handset also marks a watershed moment for Windows Phones, as it ushers them in the world of quad-cores and huge 1080p screens, which has been an Android domain so far. Let's recap what Nokia just unveiled...
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8. SAYED-EJAZ (Posts: 225; Member since: 10 Oct 2013)
Fantastic Phablet ..
14. SAYED-EJAZ (Posts: 225; Member since: 10 Oct 2013)
HURRAY its LG's IPS LCD panel with nokia's clearblack.. this is going too ROCK THE HELL ... woww ..... PERFECT...
Only god knows what is the real colour on Amoled Screeen !!! i know its differencee very very well.. its not small !!!!!!
2. Pdubb (Posts: 248; Member since: 08 Aug 2011)
Wow! I think that covers it! Fingers crossed and waiting.
3. _Bone_ (Posts: 2155; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
Seriously, it's been a looooooong time coming for Nokia to release something that's patworthy despite the OS that is improving too. This is the resolution, battery capacity, screen size/quality and camera to be featured in a top-end large phone nowadays, and albeit on the heavier side (very heavy side), it looks to be the only capable device to put up a fight against the Note 3. Hell, even the price tag is justified here, nothing is left out unless you are a fan of the sylus.
25. Gemmol (Posts: 792; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
1520 is the best there is no competition with windows light os and this chip there is nothing stopping this phone
27. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Except the near $800 price tag...
33. Gemmol (Posts: 792; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
I am on AT&T I will use my upgrade so I am not paying that.....sorry for others but this phone is mines...its already in AT&T system just waiting for the day to preorder
55. Bioload25 (Posts: 213; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
Xperia Z Ultra is very good too (cameras apart,no comparison here),same SoC,better designed,screen is wondrous,IP55/58 certified,but bulky as a TV in your pocket
4. saffant (Posts: 274; Member since: 04 Jul 2011)
Looks incredible! I'd actually considering ditching my Note 3 for this IF it ran Android.
9. SAYED-EJAZ (Posts: 225; Member since: 10 Oct 2013)
oww expected AMOLED panel But LCD we got .. is it IPS LCD ?
12. freebee269 (Posts: 539; Member since: 10 Aug 2012)
13. SAYED-EJAZ (Posts: 225; Member since: 10 Oct 2013)
18. Mittal (Posts: 494; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)
i think this panel would be better than an AMOLED panel
WP UI offers only 2 background colors.. black n white.
With an AMOLED panel, people will be horrified at the thought of using the white background (which i prefer) that will eat up the battery in no time, whereas an LCD panel will be more usable
19. SAYED-EJAZ (Posts: 225; Member since: 10 Oct 2013)
noo doubt mittal .
IPS always WIN !!
I have LG Smart TV IPS panel at home and S4 at home.. by looking at the colour we can understand which is real like colour !!!
Sonys display gives headace to me !!!
IPS Always win... Love LG ..
5. freebee269 (Posts: 539; Member since: 10 Aug 2012)
i want the red one now!!
7. amats69 (Posts: 1523; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
So hard to decide now...this or the z1 mini or nexus 5....this is the first time i got interest on a windows phone..cant wait to hands on this
10. emadshiny (Posts: 1144; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
Say hello to Nokia after a long time.
11. wando77 (Posts: 1076; Member since: 23 Aug 2012)
I would be all over this if it ran android :-(
17. SAYED-EJAZ (Posts: 225; Member since: 10 Oct 2013)
Mee tooooooo !! but WP8 is developing... give them some more timee.. everything will be settle
24. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10457; Member since: 14 May 2012)
It's been three years, how much longer can you wait?
28. Gemmol (Posts: 792; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
my wait is finish, show me where to preorder my baby
34. SAYED-EJAZ (Posts: 225; Member since: 10 Oct 2013)
you are right :)
39. Jayzee (Posts: 22; Member since: 30 Mar 2013)
Even though that I'm an Android Fan. You should understand that Windows Phone 8 has a different kernel. So meaning some parts of the OS have been recoded/ redeveloped. Windows Phone 8 is only a year old now and I must say that they already had a Full HD Display. Our Android supports only the 1280x720 during the Gingerbread days. Whereas WP8 already supported it when it came out. Then there's this Full HD display WP 8 already had it a year later then Android took 2 years to have it. So yeah as an Android User, I must say that Windows Phone 8 develops/matures faster than out Android
50. freebee269 (Posts: 539; Member since: 10 Aug 2012)
hasnt it really been 1 year? wp8 isnt the same as wp7 which is why you need 2 seperate apps for them. also, they launched a new store for wp8. i tend to think of it as wp7 was the trial period for windows phone and wp8 is what they are moving forward with for the future. so to me it's really only been a year.
30. Gemmol (Posts: 792; Member since: 09 Nov 2011)
im sorry but my note have to go after seeing this, just think about this phone, it use a very light os so imagine what this chip can do for this phone
15. adit38 (Posts: 25; Member since: 02 Jul 2013)
Yellow one is so sexy...., i want one
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I just bought the 1020..... Oh well.. Gonna pick this up as well... \m/
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Yeah, got the 925 and im like :'(
Luckily its coming out next year, so i have more money from work after christmas and new years...
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I have a cat. He's orange.
I'm just a pretty awesome guy who's very down to earth and easy to get along with.
My sense of humor can be a bit on the sarcastic/dry side, but a little sarcasm never hurt anyone. At least not that I know of.
I can also be a little bit reserved and more of an observer at times. I just really like to soak in my surroundings.
The way I see it, it makes me a great listener and I pay attention to even the smallest of details about things and people.
I'm just me. For better or worse.
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Basically I'm here looking for friends, lovers, soul-mates, future exes, well-wishers, acquaintances, partners in crime, arch-nemeses...
Probably watching a Law and Order: SVU marathon. Cuz there's always one on.
Locking my keys in my car.
I'll tell you what I'm not good at. Handshakes. I never know what people are gonna do. Are they just gonna go for the traditional squeeze, shake, and let go? Or are they gonna do some fancy moves? I always seem to guess wrong which makes for an awkward moment.
I'm also not good at opening champagne or those Pilsbury biscuits and cinammon rolls in the tube. Basically anything that pops when you open it.
Oh, and that I look a lot younger than I am.
Stuff grown up me likes includes: 1984, David Sedaris, Animal Farm, Lewis Carrol, and Kerouac among others.
Wes Anderson
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Lobster
Buffalo 66
500 Days of Summer
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Harold and Maude
The Sandlot
Annie Hall
Punch Drunk Love
Back to the Future
Lost in Translation
Belle & Sebastian
Lou Reed
Buddy Holly
The Raveonettes
The Magnetic Fields
Neutral Milk Hotel
The Decemberists
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
The Zombies
David Bowie
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Master of None
Home Movies
Parks and Rec
Arrested Development
Flight of the Conchords
Pushing Daisies
Boy Meets World
Curb Your Enthusiasm
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Teeth. For eating cheese.
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Why Taco Bell doesn't sell breakfast tacos?
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A 13-year-old girl reported missing in Tasmania's north last week has been found safe.
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Tasmania Police are appealing for help to find a missing 13-year-old Tasmanian girl.
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A northern Tasmanian council mayor hopes a proposed $110 million mining project in northern Tasmania will be a big boost for the region.
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Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has dismissed reports only 16 per cent of Tasmanians would take up the National Broadband Network (NBN) in the next 15 years.
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The Federal Government denies its roll-out of the NBN in Tasmania is being altered to win marginal votes.
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Tasmania's Basslink power connection to Victoria has been repaired after a nine-day outage.
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Tasmanian driver Jason White has recorded the fastest time at the Targa Tasmania prologue in George Town.
Topics: community-and-society, motor-sports, george-town-7253, tas
A Launceston Magistrate has suspended child abuse charges against a 19-year-old George Town woman.
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The Tasmanian Government has blamed the Auditor-General for failing to provide an update on its post-year-10 education changes.
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The Tasmanian Government has released the locations of 16 community buildings to be used as fire refuges this summer.
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The threat from a deliberately lit bushfire in northern Tasmania is easing.
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A man from Tasmania's north has been found in a Christchurch pub, unaware that New Zealand police and the Coast Guard had been looking for him for two days.
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About 100 anti-pulp mill protesters have gathered at the entrance to Port Dalrymple Primary School in northern Tasmania, where State Government Ministers are holding a community Cabinet meeting.
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The Greens are predicting a drip-feed of Broadband Network roll-out announcements to maximise the State Government's re-election chances.
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Tasmania's Premier has announced the second phase of the state roll-out of the National Broadband Network.
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The victim of an attempted armed robbery has told the Launceston Supreme Court she has forgiven her attacker.
Topics: armed-robbery, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, crime, launceston-7250, tas, george-town-7253
Nominations have been announced for next month's Tasmanian local government council elections.
Topics: local-government, elections, hobart-7000, tas, burnie-7320, campbell-town-7210, george-town-7253, launceston-7250, strahan-7468
A 21-year-old father from George Town has pleaded not guilty in the Launceston Magistrates Court to ill-treating his baby son.
Topics: assault, george-town-7253, tas, launceston-7250
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The Supreme Court in Hobart has heard a George Town man who admitted murdering his former housemate bragged about the crime.
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To celebrate yet another VD (that's Feb. 14, not the clap), I think I'll write about girls. I am, of course, single this Valentine's Day, which makes it the, oh, fifth in a row for which that statement is true. Here's the thing about professional basketball: It's not exactly conducive to the maintenance of long-term relationships. (The same could be said about my personality; that is, I'm not that much fun to deal with over the long haul.)
Nearly everyone around me assumes that my love life is replete with a constant stream of young ingénues ready to cater to my every whim. (I surround myself with shallow, shallow people.)
Their assumption is not necessarily true. While being a professional basketball player does convey some advantages in the dating game, it is not the end all, be all that one would think.
Strangely, girls who are intelligent enough to navigate a tolerable conversation and the occasional witty remark are not the types who will blindly be impressed when I say, "Actually, I do play basketball. Professionally." In fact, they often walk the other way. I can't say I blame them. We athletes, as a group, are not widely known to be a particularly trustworthy subset of humanity.
Now, of course, there are girls who are wowed by the prospect of dating a professional athlete. My personal jury is still out, as it were, on these. I wonder, is it a sign of their inherent vapidity that they care that I am good at throwing a ball through a hoop? (I also wonder, is vapidity an actual word?)
Then again, basketball is a big part of my life; in some ways, it has defined my existence for a very long time. If I want someone to "like me for who I am," and Basketball Player is a large part of that, the other party probably needs to like the fact that I am Basketball Player, right?
(This is where half the audience thinks, "Geez, Paul, quit analyzing it. Just have sex with all of them and worry about the repercussions later." The other half quit reading when I mentioned that I want to be able to carry on a conversation with a prospective date. Now I can really write what I want, as about six people have made it this far.)
The problem with my lifestyle, with regard to the women I meet, is that I'm probably a relationship kind of guy -- I'm just never around long enough to have one. Throw in the fact that I can screw up a potential relationship as well as anyone, and the fact that I am generally hard to be around, and it's a wonder I am capable of ever convincing a girl to accompany me to dinner.
A recurring theme of many of my writings is that of complaint. I don't mean for this entry, or any of them, really, to be read as such. (Although it will, and I will get e-mails telling me just how ungrateful and truly worthless I am.) It should not be construed that I am not thankful for my lot in life; it is sure as hell a lot easier to get a girl's number at 6-foot-10 than it is at 5-foot-5 and balding. (Someone reading this is cursing my name.)
I am simply confused, not ungrateful. I don't really know what I want. Fame? Fortune? Beauty? Wit? Some of my confusion stems from my disbelief at the number of my friends who are married. How did they know what they wanted at such a young age? Did they even consider what they wanted, or did they simply panic?
In my travels through professional basketball, I have seen both extremes of the commitment spectrum. I've been around players whose devotion to a particular girl lasted only as long as the car ride to the airport, and I've played with guys who seem to truly understand the concept of "till death do us part" -- almost sickeningly so, in fact.
I'm amazed by the teammates I've had who can carry on a steady relationship through the very odd situation that is the life of a professional basketball player. It does give me hope, I suppose. The problem, as I see it, is finding the girl with balance.
Let's say I take a job in Turkey for 10 months. I am dating some fine young woman prior to leaving. Do I ask her to come with me? Do I ask her to wait for me? Neither is a particularly good plan, really. I doubt I would be willing to date someone who is completely ready to pick up and move at a moment's notice; I tend to lean toward the independent, self-sufficient types, and they generally have things like "jobs" and "lives." Then again, if she isn't available to move with me, how could the relationship continue? It's a murderous Catch-22. OK, maybe not murderous. But not fun, at least.
I see no solution. In the meantime, though, I won't give up hope. It is true that my travels and the accompanying short-term relationships do allow me to see what I want in a girl. Right now, it is as simple as this: All I need is someone I don't want to leave immediately in the morning. Perhaps that is not as profound as I think it is; it is simple, though, which I like. It's not that I need someone I want to stay -- my caveat is not that restrictive. I just need her to be someone that I don't actively want to leave. It's more a lust for an absence of the negative than a need for the positive at this point.
There is hope, I guess. I've found a few who fit my requirement over the years. (Of course, some didn't really like me that much, but that is the subject of analysis for another day.) That select group makes me realize there is a chance I won't die alone. It's not a great chance, but I haven't completely given up. Yet.
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I just started dating this guy and we were taking about Valentine's Day. He made it obvious that he wants to spend the ey with me but I have absolutely no idea what I should get him. I feel like I need to just because I know he's going to do or get something for me. Any ideas?
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