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|30 nov. 1976
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|14 févr. 1975
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|8 mars 1974
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|Hansjoachim Paschedag
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|Cerberus Ag
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Cross reference to related patents and applications:
U.s. pat. No. 3,316,410.
U.s. pat No. 3,739,365.
U.s. pat. No. 3,765,842.
U.s. pat. application Ser. No. 416,231.
With respect to optical smoke detection circuits and systems.
The present invention relates to a system to detect the transmissivity of a medium to radiation, and more particularly to a smoke detection system in which the transmissivity of light rays through air, which may be contaminated by smoke in case of fire, is determined, to obtain an indication of a possible fire. Radiation, typically light, is directed through the medium to be examined, the light impinging on at least one photoelectric cell, or transducer, which is connected to an electrical circuit to provide an output signal, the change of which is a measure of the transmissivity of the medium.
Detectors, and systems of this type, can be used to indicate the presence of contaminants in a gaseous or fluid medium, by evaluating the attenuation of visible light, infrared light, ultraviolet radiation, or the like, which radiation is directed through the medium. The contaminants may have light dispersing effect, or light absorbing effect, due to solid particles, or aerosol components in the medium, or due to the presence of certain substances, for example certain gases in the medium, which cause a change in the transmissivity of the medium with respect to the radiation being directed therethrough. The system and detector are particularly useful as a smoke detector in fire sensing and fire alarm systems. A certain predetermined concentration of smoke particles, fire aerosols, or certain gases should be capable of being detected, so that a fire alarm signal can be given when the concentration or threshold level is exceeded. Preferably, such a smoke detector should be simple to construct, and should be unobtrusive; the smoke detector may, for example, be capable of being coupled or connected to a ventilation or light fixture normally installed in rooms or enclosed spaces which are to be supervised for the presence of smoke or fire.
The presence of suspended particles, aerosols, and the like, can be detected by determining the light dispersion thereof when light is beamed through a chamber through which the gas, typically air, is conducted; a signal is then obtained indicative of light dispersion. A photoelectric transducer is so located that, normally, it is not impinged by radiation (typically light) from a radiation source. If dispersing particles are present in the chamber, then light dispersion will result and the transducer will respond, since it will now be subjected to radiation. In another form, light is applied directly to a photosensitive element through the gaseous medium. Upon the presence of dispersing and/or of absorbing particles, the intensity of radiation is attenuated, and an output signal is derived which indicates the presence of particles in the beam of radiation due to absorption and dispersion of the direct beam. Such detectors are sometimes referred to as transmission or extinction detectors. Particle detectors, such as smoke detectors operating on the dispersion principle have the disadvantage that they are highly dependent on the optical properties of the particles. The sensitivity of such devices to detect particles having a high degree of absorption is low, and some highly absorbent particles may not be detected at all. Smoke detectors of this type respond particularly well to light colored smoke; they do not respond well to dark smoke which occurs, for example, in connection with smoky blazes. The degree of dispersion also depends highly on the size of the particles. The very small submicroscopic particles which occur in the initial stage of a fire, that is, fire aerosols, can hardly be detected or, if so, require a good deal of apparatus or special measures, for example use of very short-wave, ultraviolet radiation.
Smoke detectors operating on the transmission principle do not have the difficulties referred to; they do require, however, relatively long radiation paths in order to provide sufficient sensitivity. These paths may extend to several meters. It has already been proposed to extend the paths, within a limited space, by using reflectors which deflect the beam of radiation; multiple reflection using facing mirrors has been used. The radiation between the reflectors is attenuated by absorbent particles in the atmosphere or the medium between the reflectors. Additionally, however, and this is a disadvantage of this system, radiation between the reflectors is further attenuated by decrease in the reflecting properties of the reflectors, or the mirrors themselves. When used in smoke detectors, dirt and aging of the reflecting surfaces additionally cause attenuation of the beam between the reflectors and may lead to a false signal. The influence of change in the light output of the radiation source, due to aging, voltage variations, and the like, can be eliminated by providing a second radiation path which is directed from the source over a short path to the photoelectric element, to form a reference path; variations in intensity of radiation due to effects of the radiation source thus will be compensated, since they will occur in the same sense, and simultaneously, in the measuring path and in the reference path. The apparatus previously proposed used a reference path which is very much shorter than the beam path used as the measuring path. It was, therefore, not possible to direct the reference beam over the reflectors and, therefore, a change in the degree of reflectivity of mirrors, reflectors, and the like, due to aging, dirt, dust, or other contamination, could not be compensated. Constant cleaning and adjustment of such detectors was therefore required. High maintenance costs were thus incurred when using such detectors as fire alarm systems, entirely apart from the possibility of generation of false alarm signals and low overall reliability.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and apparatus to sense the transmissivity of a medium, for example air, which is apt to be contaminated by smoke, so that a fire alarm sensing system and detector are provided, which are reliable over long periods of time, require little maintenance and have a high degree of detection sensitivity with respect to particles or gas components, by sensing attenuation of radiation being directed to the medium due to the presence of suspended particles or gas components.
Briefly, a plurality of reflection points are provided, and at least two radiation paths are directed to the reflection points, in different sequence of reflection, however, with respect to the different paths or beams. Thus, the different beams are directed to the same reflection points over different paths such that the same number of reflections will result, the overall path lengths, however, of the two paths being different. Transducers such as photoelectric cells are then provided, impinged by the beams at the end of the respective paths, connected to an evaluation circuit in such a manner that attenuation of one beam, passing through one path with respect to the other beam, passing through the other path is evaluated. This attenuation may be caused by suspended particles, aerosols, gas components, or the like, in the medium through which the beams are directed.
The invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1a is a highly schematic top view of a smoke detector utilizing the principles of the present invention, and illustrating mirror-type reflectors located around the periphery of a polygon;
FIG. 1b is a cross-sectional view illustrating the structure of FIG. 1a, in combination with a fluorescent ceiling fixture;
FIG. 1c is a perspective, partly phantom view of the structure of FIGS. 1a and 1b;
FIG. 2a is a highly schematic top view, partly in section similar to FIG. 1a, and showing a different mirror arrangement;
FIG. 2b is a part-phantom side view of the structure of FIG. 2a, applied to a circular fluorescent light and ventilation ceiling fixture;
FIG. 2c is a partly phantom perspective view of the structure of FIGS. 2a and 2b;
FIG. 3 is a highly schematic top view similar to FIG. 1a, illustrating yet another mirror arrangement, and the resulting paths of the light beam;
FIG. 4 is a highly schematic top view showing a smoke detector in essentially rectangular form, which could be applied to the top of an elongated fluorescent light fixture;
FIG. 5 is highly schematic top view illustrating the paths of beams using a curved reflecting surface which could be used, for example, in combination with the fixture illustrated in FIGS. 2b and 2c; and
FIG. 6 is a highly schematic top view illustrating the paths of beams and using a focusing optic in combination with curved reflectors.
Referring first to FIGS. 1a to 1c, collectively referred to as FIG. 1: A housing 1 has a plurality of openings 2 at its circumference to provide for entrance of the medium to be checked or supervised, for example air which may be contaminated with smoke, and to conduct the medium into the interior of a test chamber, or measuring chamber 3. Seven mirrors 4 are located in the interior of the housing 1, having inwardly directed reflection surfaces, and being located at the sides of a regualr eight-sided polygon. The remaining side of the octagonal polygon, free from a mirror, preferably located in a corner 5 of the housing 1, is used to retain therein a radiation source 6 and two photoelectric transducers 7, 8, as well as the evaluation and operating circuit 9 therefor. These transducers may, for example, be photo cells, photo diodes, photo transistors or the like. The radiation source 6, typically a light source, is so arranged that it directs parallel beams of radiation with a suitable spectral composition towards a beam splitter 10. The light may be visible, infrared, or ultraviolet, and the source of radiation may be a laser, or any other radiation source, such as an LED source, with a suitable focusing optic. The beam splitter 10 may be a prism, such as a pentaprism (FIG. 1) or a semi-transparent mirror 30 (FIG. 3), and splits the beam derived from radiation source 6 into two beams 11, 12 which are directed into the chamber 3, at an angle with respect to each other. Beam 12, shown in broken lines, is directed to the center of the next adjacent mirror to be further reflected thereby to the center of the next immediatedly adjacent mirror and so on until beam 12 (broken line), after having been reflected seven times, is returned to the beam splitter 10. The other beam 11 -- shown in chain-dotted lines -- is directed from the beam splitter 10 to the third-next mirror to be reflected therefrom again to the third-next mirror, and so on, until it, likewise, after having been reflected seven times, is returned to the beam splitter 10. The two photoelectric devices 7, 8 are located in the corner 5 of the housing. These transducers are highly directional, and are so arranged that they can receive the respective beams 11, 12, without mutual interference, and provide an output signal which is truly representative of the intensity of the respective received beam only. The signals can then be evaluated, for example by forming a quotient, or a difference value. A quotient of the signals can be obtained by series-connecting the outputs of the two photo elements, so that any changes which affect the two beams, passing through the two paths, by the same factors are eliminated.
The arrangement as described directs beam 11, which may be termed the measuring beam, as well as the beam 12, which may be termed the reference beam, over the same reflection surfaces, and over the same numbers of reflection surfaces; thus, both beams are subjected to the same number of reflections, although in different sequence (with respect to the path from the source to the transducing receivers). In the arrangement described, the measuring beam 11 (chain-dotted lines) will have a path which corresponds to 7.39 times the distance of oppositely located mirror surfaces. The reference beam 12 will have a path length corresponding to 3.06 times the base path (across oppositely located mirrors). Assuming a base length of, for example, 1 m, the difference in path length between the two paths would then be 4.33 m. If the air introduced through the openings 2 into the chamber 3 contains smoke, the combination of the photoelements 7, 8 will indicate a decrease in light corresponding to the difference in path length of 4.33 m. In actual practice, and under normal conditions, this is sufficient in order to reliably and sufficiently rapidly indicate smoke formation due to a fire. The measuring beam and the reference beam are derived from the same source and are directed over the same reflection surfaces, and are subjected to the same number of reflections. Thus, any variations in the intensity of radiation and any deterioration or change in the reflectivity of the reflectors is automatically compensated. False alarms or a decrease in the sensitivity of the system is, therefore, effectively eliminated. Ingress of air into chamber 3 is schematically indicated by arrows 2'.
Disturbances derived from ambient light, room light, variations in ambient light and the like can be effectively eliminated by operating the radiation source 6 in pulses, and to provide a coincidence circuit, such as an AND-gate, for the evaluation circuitry, enabled only when a radiation pulse is emitted by the radiation source 6.
The system illustrated in FIG. 2 uses a regular pentagon, rather than an octagonal polygon, in which the reference beam 12' (dashed lines) is directed to the next adjacent mirror surface, whereas the measuring beam 11' (chain-dotted lines) is directed to the subsequent mirror surface, beyond the adjacent next one. Both beams are reflected four times, and then return to the source point. The path lengths are, respectively, 2.94 times the base distance (diameter of the circle including the polygon) for the reference beam 12' and 4.72 times the base distance for the measuring beam. Thus, assuming a base length of 1 m, the effective difference in path length will be 1.78 m, which is available for differential evaluation of the output signal. In contrast to the example illustrated in FIG. 1, where a single radiation source is used, two synchronized radiation sources 18, 19 are provided, so directed that their radiation impinges on the next adjacent or on the subsequent mirror surface. The radiation source is located in lieu of one of the mirror surfaces, in a side chamber 5'.
The number of reflection points, and the number of sides of a polygon forming reflection surfaces, respectively, is not limited to the examples shown. The following conditions must be satisfied, however: Let the number of polygonal surfaces be p and the number of corners skipped be m: then, (a) for any given whole integer p, there must be at least one whole integer m which is between 1 and p/2, and (b) m and p may not have a common divisor (algebraically: 1 < m < p/2, in which m and p are integers and either m/x or p/x is not an integer). This ensures that the measuring beam will be reflected back to the origin only after p - 1 reflections.
FIG. 3 illustrates the paths of beams if six mirrors are used, located in form of a seven-sided polygon. Three beams 24 (dotted lines), 25 (broken lines) and 26 (chaindotted lines) are used, respectively skipping 1, 2, or 3 corners. The respective path length then will be 6.82, 5.48, and 3.04 times the diamter of the circle including the polygon.
Various other combinations of lateral sides and numbers of corners being skipped are possible; for example: 5 - 2, 7 - 2, 7 - 3, 8 - 3, or for example: 9 - 2, 9 - 4, 10 - 3, 11 - 2, 11 - 3, 11 - 4, 11 - 5, etc.
The arrangement of the paths of the beams in accordance with FIG. 2 illustrates reflection in multiple polygonal form. Complicated arrangements are possible, and matching the shape of the smoke detection chamber to a desired shape or design, for example to fit the outline of a light fixture, a ventilator, or the like. FIG. 4 illustrates thirteen reflectors, located at the lateral sides of two fitting octagons 27, 28. The result is a detection system having overall rectangualr outline with a relationship of length vs. width of 2 : 1. Many different possible paths of radiation can be derived. Generally, they must satisfy the requirement that the reference beam path and the measuring beam path are directed to the same reflectors, or reflection points, and are subjected to the same number of reflections. The sequence of reflection and the path length of the two beams must be different. It is not necessary to locate the radiation source and the radiation receivers at the same general location; they may be located at different points, as desired, and as convenient in the light of the structure to be made.
The detectors can be matched to fixtures and fittings of various types. Particles, gases, and the like, in ambient air to be supervised can be applied to the measuring chamber 3 by natural convection or by forced draft. When used as a smoke detector for fire alarms, detectors of this type are preferably located in advance of the suction opening of a ventilation system, or close to a central point in a ventilation system itself. Thus, air which is to be supervised for smoke is continuously passed through the measuring chamber. The detector can readily be combined with illumination fittings and fixtures customarily secured to the ceiling of a room, or other installation. Combined light fixtures and ventilation devices are frequently used in airconditioned rooms, the ventilation device constantly having a stream of air from the room passing therethrough. Referring to the example generally shown in FIG. 1: A ceiling 13 (FIG. 1b) has a measuring chamber 3 secured thereto; the light fixture portion 14 is located beneath the measuring chamber carrying, for example, a plurality of longitudinal fluorescent lamps 15. The suction opening 16 of a ventilation line 17 is located centrally with respect to the chamber 3 (see FIG. 1a, 1b). Ambient air is constantly sucked into the chamber 3 through the openings 2, and removed from the central opening 16 by the ventilation duct 17. Any contaminants in the air due to fire will be quickly conducted into the measuring chamber 3, where the presence of smoke can be readily detected, to provide an alarm signal. A smoke detector, combined with a ventilation system of this type has the additional advantage of extremely rapid response. The combination of the smoke detector chamber with an electric light fixture has the advantage that additional electrical conduits need not be provided, for example by providing an alarm signal over the power supply network, by using carrier or remote measuring techniques, as well known. The openings 2 can be so located that the air passes through the light fixture 14 before entering the measuring chamber 3, thereby cooling the lamps 15.
The structure shown in the FIGS. 2a-2c (collectively FIG. 2) illustrate a ventilator and light fixture combination, in further combination with a smoke detector. The smoke detector is recessed. The light fixture 20, using a circular fluorescent tube, has a somewhat smaller diameter than the smoke detector portion, so that air entrance openings 21 can be located adjacent the light fixture itself, fitting against the ceiling of the room, and placed at the bottom of the chamber 3'. A ventilation line 22 is connected laterally to the chamber 3', through which ambient air from the space to be supervised, entering through openings 21 and after having passed through the chamber 3', can be drawn off. An alarm indicator 23, and connected to the evaluation circuit 9, is likewise provided in the detector-light fixture-ventilator combination, to visually indicate when a specific detector has responded, and indicated that contaminants are present in the air being drawn through the chamber 3'.
The measuring beam and the reference beam, as well as the radiation source and the receiving transducer are physically located close to each other. If the respective beam source, beam splitters, and associated equipment, as well as the reflectors, and the receiving transducers are not accurately adjusted, then the two beams may interfere with each other; for example, a portion of the reference beam may impinge on the measuring beam transducer, or vice versa. Settling of the structure to which the detector is connected may also change the paths of the beams. Mutual interference of the beams can be eliminated by giving the measuring beam and the reference beam a different spectral composition, and then tuning the receiving transducer to be selective to the respective spectral range. Dual-type photo elements having different spectral responses can be used, or filters placed in front of the receiving transducers, and likewise immediately in front of the exit openings from the radiation source, or the beam splitter 10 (FIG. 1a), respectively, to spectrally separate the beams.
The reflectors 4 described in the foregoing embodiments were plane; as illustrated in FIG. 5, curve reflectors, such as curved mirrors, may also be used. The reflection positions R1 - R10 are arranged on a cylindrical surface R in regularly spaced distances from each other. The entire cylindrical surface R may be reflectorized so as to reflect inwardly, or curved reflecting segments may be used.
A transmitting and receiving position is schematically indicated at Ro, from where two beams S1 (solid lines) and S2 (broken lines) are directed to respective reflection points to be then re-reflected to other reflection points, and so on, until both beams after having been reflected ten times again return to the point of origin. The arrangement of the two beam paths S1 and S2 corresponds to the polygonal pattern 11 - 4 and 11 - 3. Reflection from a cylindrical surface causes change in the angle of aperture, or the angle included between the received and reflected beams; it is therefore recommended that the beams should be as parallel as possible, as derived, for example, from a laser, so that any energy loss is eliminated which might otherwise occur upon multiple reflection from a curved surface. Laser beams have coherent lengths of several meters and have the additional advantage that a single photoelectric receiving transducer may be used, so that the detector itself may be made independent of slightly different characteristics of two separate receiving photoelectric transducers. This can be achieved, for example (see patent application Ser. No. 6,876,174 in Switzerland) by impinging both beams on the same receiving photo element and then causing interferences thereat. The lengths of the beam paths, and the intensity of the two beams, are so arranged that the received beams cancel each other due to the interference phenomena, if there is no differential attenuation of the beam intensity. If, for example, particles or other contaminants appear in the measuring chamber, then the two beams are differentially attenuated and, upon interference, a component is left which can be evaluated as a signal by the photo-sensitive element. (schematically
Energy losses due to reflection of parallel beams from an optically imaging surface, for example a cylindrical reflector, can be avoided by focusing beams by means of an optical element. FIG. 6 illustrates a lens system 31 (schematically shown as a single lens) from which beams derived from a single radiation source are focused at points P1 and P2 centrally between the reflection surfaces. These focusing points P1 and P2 are located close to the center C of the cylindrical reflector R. The radiation, therefore, upon subsequent reflection at the reflection surfaces R5 and R7, respectively, is again refocused to points P3 and P4 centrally between the reflectors and adjacent the center C of the cylinder. After multiple relfection, both beams are again applied through the optic 31 to the photoelectric receiver 32. They are again approximately focused by the optical system 31. For good efficiency of the focused beams it is desirable to use a laser beam as the source, or a point source 33, the radiation of which is directed over two mirrors 34, 35 in slightly different direction through the optical system 31. The received radiation, that is radiation returned from the measuring chamber is also directed to the mirrors 34, 35 and then to a reflecting prism 36, to be applied to a single photoelectric receiver 32. The two beams are separated from each other by devices 37, 38 in advance of the radiation source 33. These devices 37, 38 are beam modulators which differentially modulate the beams, so that the received, returned, reflected beams can be separated by demodulation of the output signal derived from the photoelectric transducer 32. Modulators 37, 38 may, for example, be cells with elecrically controlled transmissivity, such as, for example, Kerr cells, or the like.
The reflection points need not be located in the same plane. The reflection arrangements, so far described, all provided reflection points in one plane; however, three-dimensional reflection may also be used. It is necessary, as before, to provide at least two beam paths, which are directed over the same number of reflection points in different sequence and in different lengths of beam paths.
The present invention is particularly applicable for fire alarm systems. To detect fires, the wave length of radiation is preferably so selected that a spectral range is chosen in which absorption occurs due to presence of carbon monoxide (CO). Such a detector will then respond not only to smoke, but also with high sensitivity to CO traces present in the air, which traces are a reliable, unambiguous characteristic of a combustion process. The term "contaminant" used herein, therefore, is deemed to include not only solid particles, smoke and fire aerosols, but also contaminating gases which affect the medium through which the radiation is directed -- typically air -- to cause attenuation of the transmitted radiation.
Various changes and modifications may be made, and features described in connection with any one of the embodiments may be used with any of the others, within the scope of the inventive concept.
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Tested and reviewed based on the Xbox 360 version.
Review by Ben Nacca
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Hailed as revolutionary when first released on PC, Deus Exchanged the way gamers approached scenarios. With open ended gameplay offering different options and ways to complete an objective, gamers literally could have a different experience with the game, based purely on how they approached it.
Years later since Deus Ex first set the standards of First person shooter role playing games and Eidos Montreal is looking to raise the bar once more with a prequel to the original, Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Set in2027, a year not too far off in our future, the issues and ethical debates on augmentations have come into full swing with theories and viewpoints akin to "can humans play as God?" within the transhumanism ideology. While playing I began to think what if I had the ability to have blades come out of my arms, or such good eye sight that highlights points of interest and so on. It makes you think though, at what point are you more machine than human and it is a possible debate that will occur in the near future.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution looks fantastic in as short terms as possible. The art direction this game has taken is really vivid with a colour palette of gold and black, creating the contrast and really lending itself to the cyber-renaissance theme. It is unlike anything you would have seen before and although strikes familiarity with the original Deus Ex in the sense of open world, it has a fresh appeal to the original that came out near11 years ago now. Blend of yellows, oranges, browns and golds mixed with blacks and greys create a visual experience you will fail to forget anytime soon. A marvellous example of fine art design.
The characters have a sense of realism but I think it is letdown by their movements. Maybe I am a bit harsh and too much LA Noire has raised my expectations but although it isn't a crippling factor, the immersion can be lost. Thankfully, the dialogue choices and your responses help to involve you into the world and characters even more and it overall isn't bad at all. The lip syncing is about as bad as this game gets, with it being, for meat least, a really distracting and atmosphere breaking problem. Maybe I am used to LA Noire to much but it just can't compare when the lips are just moving practically out of time with the speech with some characters and I just wish some more time could have been spent perfecting that area.
The world is beautifully recreated and just from the opening to the game, you can see the intricacies that the level design has, with something as minute as pens and files lying around, electronic newspapers and general rubbish makes everything seem much more realistic. Although these are seen throughout the game as you traverse the city, the depth of the world is substantial and whilst you complete main missions and side missions, the varied environments and different routes to go leave you with multiple possibilities depending on how you want to approach the situation.
There are 4 pillars in Deus Ex: Human Revolution as the developers say. Combat, Stealth, Hacking and Social. These all play a part, can be combined, one can lead to another and so on, in the core mechanics of gameplay. There will be usually 3 options available, you can either storm through the main corridor and shoot up the place, using cover because otherwise you won't last long...or you could go round, find a ventilation shaft or maybe some stairs to take you away and round or over the enemies, or hack a door/computer and potentially kill the enemies with a turret, open a door that leads more directly to your objective or watch their movement patterns on the camera. Social comes into play with most characters you meet, choosing good or bad decisions, choosing an emotion or feeling most of the time though rather than just good or bad.
The score and sound effects within the game are sublime and is the perfect atmosphere for the gritty cyberpunk world Adam Jensen finds himself in. Composer Michael McCann has done a brilliant job and the music never falters throughout the entire game. The voice work is very good as well, like I mentioned earlier, let down a bit by the questionable lip syncing but the voice work is convincing, compelling and helps the story to be much more immersive and entertaining. The weapons sound fantastic and with the physics coming into playing, knocking stuff off tables or opening doors causes noise that guards will investigate, meaning that to play stealthy you must stay crouched, low and keep your eyes and ears open for any enemies nearby.
A really helpful tutorial system, comprised of a video showing you how to do stuff in the opening level is a great addition too for those new to Deus Ex or shooters in general. The upgrade system for developing Adam's augmentations is also very slick, with experience points and Praxis points (a resource needed for development) is required before you can upgrade any of your augmentations. You cannot max out Adam either so you must choose how you want to play and tailor Adam to that with his upgrades. A cover system is present and essential to staying alive and being stealthy as it only takes a few shots on the normal difficulty to kill you. You definitely cannot waltz in and shoot up the place as you will quickly find yourself on the floor dying before loading up your last save.
There is no multiplayer mode in Deus Ex but with a campaign that spans around 25-35+ hours, incentive to replay and with a thoroughly well designed game, I can't complain too much. I am glad in a way because that has left the developers to solely focus on the single player which in my opinion is what always seems to suffer if multiplayer is added in some cases.
Visuals 9/10
With such unique art design and the colour palette complimenting the themes of the game so well, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is beautiful to look at and is really a breath of fresh air. For the real deal, if your PC is capable, full specifications on a PC as with most games is something truly amazing than what the consoles can do. Well worth checking out. The only downside is the lip syncing but maybe I am being a bit cynical?
Audio 10/10
An amazing score by Michael McCann which captures the emotions of the game perfectly. Weapons and voice acting is great to and the general ambience in the cities is sublime. Top marks.
Gameplay 10/10
With your choice to do what side missions you want, an expansive options of how to approach missions in general and a great moral system to, this game is going to be a different experience for everyone. Great controls, a fantastic tutorial system and lots of cool features, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is superb.
Delivery 9/10
A great menu, helpful tutorial system, immersive story and a great upgrade system. Deus Ex has it all. The boss fights can be a bit of a pain and the loading times can start to grind on you but all in all, a great effort.
Summary 9.5/10
Deus Ex: Human Revolution was hyped up for a while. It is a shame a lot of people still don't know about this game or really think it doesn't matter because it isn't mainstream like Call of Duty or Splinter Cell. However, despite the hype, Deus Ex: Human Revolution has lived up to expectations and brings back familiar but fresh experiences for those that played the original. If you are a fan of these kind of games, the stealth shooter role playing games then my question to you is; Why haven't you bought it yet? If you unsure, give it a rent but most people will buy this after experiencing what it can offer. A thoroughly entertaining game.
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'Soul Visions' Album Release Party Presented by Gratifly Music & Arts Festival + New Earth MUZIQ
Soul Visions, Rising Appalachia Live Band, The Human Experience
Theresa Davis & The ATL Spoken Word Community
Terminal West
887 West Marietta St. Studio C
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Doors 7:30 PM / Show 8:00 PM
This event is 18 and over
Soul Visions
Rising Appalachia and The Human Experience met many years ago on the shores of southern India. After spearheading each of their own unique musical paths, they have joined forces to birth a soulful new electro/acoustic collaboration, merging sounds from around the world in an elaborate artistic love-child of beats, voice, banjo and bass. "Soul Visions" is their first step in the long journey of bringing together electronic music and soul, folk and ballads, bass rhythms and swamp-womp in an effort to bridge worlds through aural exploration. "Soul Visions" speaks to the lover and the dance floor, the ritual holder and the song collector and the visionary and the shadow-worker... bringing deep root sounds into a highly mechanical world.
Rising Appalachia Live Band
Sisters Leah and Chloe tear into sound with sensual prowess as stages ignite revolutions and words light up spirit fires. Listen to their beautiful sound for poetic harmonies, soul singing, spoken word rallies, banjos, fiddles, many beats of drums, kalimbas, washboard rants, groove, and community building through SOUND. Joined by Imhotep on the New Orleans bass drum, Abram on contra bass, and Forrest on the beats, their style redefines performance. With a host of versatile collaborators on board expect anything from trumpet to beatboxing, poets to trapeze, and circus to burlesque. Rising Appalachia uses sound as a tool to spark a cultural evolution and birth a new movement, creating soul sounds for us all....
Having toured over 14,000 miles across the United States and gracing many stages around the world, Rising Appalachia's vision and sound is quickly proving to be contagious to everyone it touches. Their shows have included an array of community-run venues and collective events, as well as the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, National Public Radio All Songs Considered, FloydFest, Envision and Rootwire Festival, The School of Americas Vigil, Nunez Arts Festival New Orleans, Emory University Schwartz Center, The Beacon Theater NYC, Lake Eden Arts Festival, Radio Popular Italy, Guerilla Radio Amsterdam, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, The Highlander Center 75th Reunion, and many more.
Their prolific, self-sculpted career has included 4 independently released full length albums which have carbed a path for the new generation of music aficionados and created a new lens to understand the impact of global sound on the world at large. Having been raised in the American South soul music for breakfast and Appalachian lullabies at night, sisters Leah and Chloe have drawn great inspiration from their global family. Their mother and father claimed art and music as a fully expressed part of their lives and the girls have been shaped by the sounds of the South. They and their dedicated musical comrades have continued to use those powerful roots to find musical connections and community around the world…
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"The Human Experience" is David Block's principal project as a live electronic composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer. Listeners experience a delicious symphonic blend of prismatic soundscapes and sultry beats.David is constantly pushing the boundaries of live electronic music. Playing, composing, and conducting his own electronic symphony live on stage, his performances are brimming and layered with human emotion, world exploration, and sacred sounds. Whether performing by himself, or with a live band, "The Human Experience" always delivers an emotionally charged show.
"The Human Experience" aims to cross cultural barriers through music. David has collaborated with artists all over the world including Ignacio Perez (Buena Vista Social Club), William Close (The Earth Harp), Random Rab, Govinda, Amae Love, Rising Appalachia, and many others.
Since his debut album "Inaudible Sounds" in 2010 , he has released four other albums in the last two years and has four new projects planned for release in 2013. Each song is a sonic journey; interweaving psychedelic layers of melody and harmony with organic grooves and international vibes.
Composing and performing live with the Audio/Visual/Dance projects "Phadroid" (Andrew and Phaedra Jones), "Quixotic", "Lucent Dossier", and "Seraphim" David is expanding his sounds into the mixed media world.
Since 2010, David has performed all over the world sharing the stage with renowned artists such as, Thievery Corporation, Bonobo, Tipper, Random Rab, Emancipator, Bluetech, Kalya Scintilla, and Kaminanda.
Over the last three years he has toured in England, Portugal, Germany, Russia, Israel, Costa Rica, Mexico, Guatemala, Canada, and all over the United States at a variety of events including festivals like Boom, Burning Man, Lightning in a Bottle, Satya, Symbiosis, and Envision.
David is consistently redefining himself as an artist, performer, and human being. Moving and traveling around the world, meeting people from all walks of life and realms of consciousness, he is continually learning, growing, and sharing inspiration with those around him.
Theresa Davis & The ATL Spoken Word Community
Theresa Davis is one of Atlanta's best known performance poets, giving voice to the things that you've been thinking but never could articulate. Theresa has gone on to forge an impressive career as a solo performer, winning poetry slams and featuring at spoken word venues around Atlanta and the nation, as well as leading writing and performance workshops and headlining conferences across the southeast. She is a member of The Word Diversity Collective/Art Amok and represented Atlanta as a member of the 2006 - 2010 Art Amok Slam Team.
In March of 2011, Theresa set out to compete in the Women of the World Poetry Slam in Columbus Ohio. She learned after making travel arrangements that she was not registered. She tried to win the video slam for entry. She lost. She tried to win the Last Chance Slam upon arrival, but she would not make it past the cut. She stalked the registration table the next morning wondering if any poets dropped out. They didn't. She attended the poet orientation because she didn't quite know what to do with her body. After registration she signed up to be a sacrificial poet understanding that she would not be able to compete. An hour later she got the call that she could get in if she wanted. She wanted. After two days of competition she found herself third in the finals list of women who would compete on the finals stage. She won.
Theresa Davis has shared the stage with Eve Ensler, Jane Fonda, Pearl Cleage and Doria Roberts in The Vagina Monologues, with Berniece Johnson Reagan (Sweet Honey in the Rock) and recently with Def Poet Jon Goode in their joint production of "Wish You Were Here" at 7 Stages Theater in Atlanta, Georgia. Her children Iman , Tia and Zion are her constant sources of energy and inspiration.
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If you've ever played an older role-playing game, you know the feeling of reaching a point at which you realize that your characters are too weak to progress, which means that you have to take them back to previous areas and kill boars or something to earn the experience to level up and become strong enough to actually continue playing the game.
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Loot Hero is a game that is all about that moment. It's an action-RPG, kinda, that has you running back and forth like a crazy person, killing monsters to gain experience so that you can continue running back and forth like a slightly stronger crazy person. And once you hit a wall, you have to go back to older levels with easier enemies so you can run back and forth there to gain experience and money to make your character better equipped to run back and forth among stronger enemies.
It sounds like a drag, and it kind of is, but it's also surprisingly engaging.
Here's how it works: Loot Hero contains five levels. You start at the left and run to the right or left by holding the corresponding side of the screen. Your little knight will automatically attack enemies he runs into, and they will automatically attack him back. As you mow down enemies, you gain experience and money to buy upgrades, and at the end of each level, you bounce off of a boss until it dies.
At the end of the fifth level, you fight a dragon, and if you defeat it, you start the five-level cycle all over again facing stronger enemies who drop bigger rewards.
It's surprisingly engaging.
Loot Hero has reduced the role-playing genre to its most mundane, and it's more fun than it has any right to be. Once you've leveled up a few times, you can just run straight through levels without stopping and watch the enemies fly and your loot accumulate. You'll have to play levels repeatedly to progress, but they're so short and simple that it's somehow never quite boring.
I'm not sure if the developers are having a laugh here, but they've definitely made something interesting.
Game Name: : Loot Hero
The Good: Constant sense of progress and satisfaction.
The Bad: It's a game about grinding, so that will probably be devisive.
The Verdict: It's not for everyone, but people who enjoy watching meters fill up and previously unbeatable enemies fall under the weight of the hero's now-mighty blade will have loads of fun.
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Six Children Among 20 Killed in South African Bus Crash
At least 20 people, including six children, were killed early Sunday in South Africa when a bus plunged head first down a steep embankment, police said.
The driver of a luxury bus lost control on a notoriously dangerous road, while travelling from Cape Town to Butterworth in the Eastern Cape province, police spokesman Captain Shannon Kirkhoff said.
Twenty passengers including the bus driver died at the scene and at least another 43 were taken to hospitals in the area by ambulance and helicopter. Two people survived the crash unharmed.
Kirkhoff said it was unclear how many passengers were on board but the provisional figure was 65.
He said at about 4.30 am the DMJ bus was travelling down a hill on the Kei Cuttings pass -- in the southeast of the country -- when the driver lost control and hit a barrier.
The bus veered across the road and crashed through another barrier, plunging down a 30-meter (90-foot) embankment, before rolling, Kirkhoff said.
The Kei Cuttings has been the scene of several fatal bus accidents in the past. Sunday morning's accident happened about 20-meters (yards) from the scene of a crash two months ago in which 19 people died, Kirkhoff said.
Upgrade work on the road through the pass started in October last year after a string of accidents.
That same month in 1999, 19 people were killed and 47 injured when a bus plunged down an embankment, and a month later in November four people were killed and 66 injured when two buses collided.
Leann Ragoomath from the Arrive Alive road safety campaign said Sunday that 564 people had been killed on South Africa's roads since the start of the festive season in December.
Driver fatigue, speeding and drunken driving were the main reasons for the road accidents, Arrive Alive said -- EAST LONDON (AFP)
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Rite of Passage pulled off a surprise in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot on Thursday, outdueling Age of Aquarius in the stretch and winning the Group 1 race at odds of 20-1.
The 6-year-old gelding ridden by Pat Smullen won in record time, covering the 2 1/2-miles in 4:16.92 - 1.37 seconds better than the course mark.
Purple Moon was another six lengths back in third in the 12-horse field, with 11-4 favorite Ask fifth and 7-2 second choice Manifest 10th.
With about two furlongs left, Rite of Passage challenged the leaders. The son of Giant's Causeway then pulled ahead Age of Aquarius with about a furlong to go and the two battled to the wire before Rite of Passage prevailed for his fifth win in his last six starts.
"It's a race I've always wanted to win and two previous runners, Vinnie Roe and Vintage Crop, finished second, so I thought it could be third time lucky." trainer Dermot Weld said after his first Gold Cup win.
With Queen Elizabeth II in attendance on Ladies' Day at Royal Ascot, Frankie Dettori rode his second winner of the meet when he took the Ribblesdale Stakes on Hibaayeb.
Also, Approve won the Norfolk Stakes with Reckless Reward, Ransom Note won the Britannia Stakes, Afsare won the Hampton Court Stakes and Dandino won the King George V Stakes.
Rite of Passage had won his two previous starts on the flat, but recently finished third in the Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival. He rebounded in a big way with his gutsy win over Age Of Aquarius.
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Economy Posts 7.7% Growth Rate in 2013China's economy grew by 7.7 percent for both the fourth quarter and the full year, narrowly missing estimates of a 14-year low growth rate. From Joe McDonald at the Associated Press: Those figures appeared to mask a much sharper deterioration during the three months ending in December. Factory output, exports and investment all weakened. On a quarter-to-quarter basis, economic growth dropped to 1.8 percent from the previous period's 2.2 percent. "The
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London helicopter crash pilot expressed concern over weather, inquest told
The pilot of a helicopter which suffered a fatal crash in central London "wasn't looking forward" to the flight because of the weather conditions, his partner has said.
Pete Barnes, 50, died from multiple injuries after the helicopter he was flying hit a crane on The Tower at St George Wharf, Vauxhall, and plunged into Wandsworth Road on the morning of January 16 2013.
Pedestrian Matthew Wood, 39, from Sutton, Surrey, was also killed as he walked to work. Twelve other people on the ground were injured in the crash.
Mr Barnes's long-term partner, Rebecca Dixon, told the inquest into the deaths of the two men that he had expressed concern about the forecast of freezing fog.
She said: "I was a little bit worried because he did seem a bit more... quite often he would get up and go and be happy, but he talked the day or so before the flight that he wasn't particularly looking forward to it and he didn't know if he would complete it because the forecast wasn't very good."
Ms Dixon added: "Freezing fog isn't a good outlook when you're flying."
Senior coroner Andrew Harris asked her: "Was he a man who took risks?"
She replied: "Within limits. He knew what he could and couldn't do. I wouldn't say he took adverse risks."
Mr Barnes, f rom Berkshire, had been flying for helicopter firm RotorMotion from Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey, to collect r estaurateur Richard Caring in Elstree, Hertfordshire, but was diverted to London's Battersea heliport.
Ms Dixon told the jury of eight women and three men at Southwark Coroner's Court that her partner had a "good relationship" with Mr Caring because he included the pilot in leisure activities following flights.
"He was always polite, he was pleasant," she said. "It was fun because quite often once the flight was over he would shoot with them and have dinner with them.
"It wasn't as if he was on his own in a hotel room. He was included."
Ms Dixon told the hearing that Mr Dixon had been a pilot for 24 years, and had worked in a freelance capacity since 1997.
Mr Barnes was "something of a celebrity" with a local radio station because "he had a great personality", Ms Dixon added.
The coroner read an extract from a toxicology report on Mr Barnes which confirmed that "alcohol did not play a part in this incident".
He also told the jury that pathologist Dr Peter Jerreat carried out a post-mortem examination which concluded that he died from multiple injuries "as a result of the impact with the ground".
The inquest heard evidence from RotorMotion operations assistant Declan Lehane, who said Mr Barnes had expressed doubts about whether the journey would be possible as they drank tea on the morning of the flight.
He told the hearing that the pilot had said to him: "The weather might not allow landing at Elstree but I'll go and have a look to see if there's a hole in the cloud."
Asked about his own feelings, Mr Lehane said: "The weather was discussed but nothing that put my mind at doubt."
He explained that it was Mr Barnes's responsibility to check weather conditions before flying and recalled that he was looking at forecasts using his iPad.
He said that helicopter pilots communicate with the company by text message and that a number of these were sent during the flight.
One of these read: "Can't get in at Elstree HDGB (heading back) assuming it's still clear (at Redhill)."
Pilots would normally make contact if there was a change of plan so it was a surprise when he found out Mr Barnes was heading to Battersea, Mr Lehane said.
The inquest was told of other texts sent by Mr Barnes.
One message, sent to the client minutes before the flight, read: "I'm coming anyway. Will land in a field if I have to."


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Graphical Methods for Investigating the Finite-sample Properties of Confidence Regions: an application to long memory
In the literature, there are not satisfactory methods for measuring and presenting the performance of confidence regions. In this paper, techniques for measuring effectiveness of confidence regions and for the graphical display of simulation evidence concerning the coverage and effectiveness of confidence regions are developed and illustrated. Three types of figures are discussed: called coverage plots, coverage discrepancy plots, and coverage effectiveness curves, that permits to show the ``true'' effectiveness, rather than a spurious nominal effectiveness. We demonstrate that when simulations are run to compute the coverage for only one confidence level, which is done for classical presentations in tables, all the information useful for building the coverage plot is present. Thus, there is absolutely no loss of computing time by using this method. These figures are used to illustrate the finite sample properties of long range dependence confidence regions. Particularly, we present and comment classical confidence intervals and confidence intervals based on inverting bootstrap tests for the long range dependence parameter in the ARFIMA models. Monte Carlo results on these confidence intervals for various situations are also presented. We show that classical confidence intervals have very poor performances, even the percentile-t interval, whereas confidence intervals based on inverting bootstrap tests have quite satisfactory performance. These intervals are then applied on the S&P500 index to illustrate a realistic case
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MONDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- The use of manual or mechanical thrombus aspiration (TA) in adjunct to primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) does not affect the two-year incidence of major adverse cardiac events in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), according to a study published in the May 1 issue of Catheterization & Cardiovascular Interventions.
To investigate the long-term clinical outcome after TA in adjunct to PPCI for STEMI, Maarten A. Vink, M.D., from Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis in Amsterdam, and colleagues analyzed data from the Paclitaxel-eluting versus Conventional Stent in Myocardial Infarction with ST-segment Elevation (PASSION) trial, in which 619 patients with STEMI were randomly allocated to receive a paclitaxel-eluting stent or a bare-metal stent. Three hundred eleven patients (50.2 percent) underwent TA during PPCI.
The researchers found complete follow-up data available for 96.6 percent of participants (598 patients). There was no significant difference in the cumulative incidence of the combined outcome measures of cardiac death, recurrent myocardial infarction, or target lesion revascularization between the two groups. The cumulative incidence was 13.0 percent in the TA group and 13.5 percent in the conventional PPCI group (hazard ratio, 0.96; P = 0.84). There was no significant difference in the event rate between the treatment groups, after adjusting for propensity score.
"In this post-hoc analysis of the PASSION trial, TA in adjunct to PPCI did not affect rates of major adverse cardiac events at two years follow-up, as compared with conventional PPCI," the authors write.
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New boss for Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 has appointed its first woman controller in more than 20 years.
Helen Boaden, 44, will takeover from the station's present number one James Boyle when he retires at the end of March.
Currently head of current affairs and business programmes for BBC News, Boaden's new role makes her only the second woman to take the helm of the corporation's prestigious speech station since Monica Sims in 1978.
Boaden said she was "absolutely delighted" with her appointment and paid tribute to her immediate predecessor.
"James Boyle has done a great job and the results of his changes are showing through in the network's increasingly buoyant listening figures.
"I will cherish Radio 4, ensuring it is the best of companions and the most stimulating of friends."
Boaden began her journalistic career in 1979 working with the New York radio station WBAI.
She joined the BBC in 1983 as a news producer with Radio Leeds. She has since gone on to achieve some distinguished credits within Radio 4.
She was editor of the station's weekly current affairs programme File on 4, during which time she picked up a Sony award and other accolades for specialist journalism.
Established listeners to the long-running magazine programme Woman's Hour will also know Boaden as one of its former presenters.
Elsewhere within the Radio 4 output, she has also produced and presented a range of features and documentaries.
In 1997 she became head of business programmes and a year later she also took on responsibility for current affairs - the first woman to do the job.
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"I am delighted that such a stalwart supporter and contributor to Radio 4 will be taking it into the future."
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|29 Jun 2012
DIR-655 died; Need new router - One with the lot please
I'm sure I posted something about this a while ago but I can't find it.
My DIR-655 has finally, and totally died. So it's time to replace it, and since I've had a bad run with DLink's I'm willing to look at other brands.
I can do my own research, so I'm not asking anyone to do that for me, but I thought I'd ask just in case any one has such a beast, or knows for sure a brand/model that supports everything I need.
DHCP reservations by MAC address
MAC address network filtering
DDNS, Virtial Server, Port forwarding rules
NAT, WPA2-PSK (TKIP and AES)
IP and port filtering rules
Web filtering by keyword and domain rules
SPI, DDos protection
DNS relay, DHCP server
Time schedules, internal clock (or at least configurable time servers)
Muticast stream support
N class wireless
PPPoE support (with static and Dymanic IP address configuration
Syslog support
Internal logging...
think that's about it..
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|29 Jun 2012
Windows 10 64 bit
I like the Cisco/Linksys routers. I currently have an E3200 model.
I have many devices both wired desktop PC's and wireless including an internet TV, laptop and iPad3. They all work without problems.
I have a cable ISP connection and the installer told me that they have fewer problems with users that have Cisco/Linksys routers than any other brand.
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|29 Jun 2012
Windows 7 Ult, Windows 8.1 Pro,
It's too bad your 655 died as they are in fact one of the best on the market, I've had mine for 4 years or so and it's always been good for me.
If you can wait awhile the new standard 802.11ac is coming out soon which will be capable of 1gb/s.
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|29 Jun 2012
The Billion 7800N so far has almost everything - it seems to be missing the ability to add DHCP reservation by MAC address.
I have wireless for the kids ipods and a laptop that's used wirelessly 2 or 3 times a year. Not interested in how fast that is, fact it's disabled for 16 hours a day. Have a neighbour that keeps trying to get into my wireless network. Kept him out sof far, but the fool keeps trying.
However, the security features are a must for me.
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|29 Jun 2012
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
I'm a big fan of Netgear products .... does what it says on the tin, easy to use affordable and great support (plus they meet all your requirements) ...
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|30 Jun 2012
I'm a big fan of Netgear products .... does what it says on the tin, easy to use affordable and great support (plus they meet all your requirements) ...
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I also recommend the Cisco products. The E series is pretty robust and I'm sure there's a model that would meet your needs.
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|01 Jul 2012
Well, I've been through all the Linksys, Netgear, Billion, D-Link, Cisco, and even the low quality/cheapo TP-Link brands. There appears to be no one model that does everything (even the DIR655 and 855 models require a separate modem)
For the most part they are most commonly missing MAC address filtering and/or ACLs (that can use MAC addresses) and or DHCP reservations.
The feed back I've had from a couple of technicians is that MAC address filtering is not built in any more as it is a redundant feature.
So, if you need [want] to prevent people from circumventing security by changing their IP address (MAC filtering and DCHP reservations stopped them dead in their tracks), how would one achieve this in the products available these days?
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|02 Jul 2012
MAC filtering is very easily spoofed, so I wouldn't rely on it at all to prevent access to a network. If someone wants access, all they have to do is packet sniff to get an authorized MAC address, then change their MAC to match it - viola, access granted. However, if you want it, the E3000 does DHCP reservation based on MAC address. Plus, if you get a router that supports Tomato or any other custom router firmware, you will definitely gain the ability to filter by MAC.
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|02 Jul 2012
MAC filtering is very easily spoofed, so I wouldn't rely on it at all to prevent access to a network. If someone wants access, all they have to do is packet sniff to get an authorized MAC address, then change their MAC to match it - viola, access granted. However, if you want it, the E3000 does DHCP reservation based on MAC address. Plus, if you get a router that supports Tomato or any other custom router firmware, you will definitely gain the ability to filter by MAC.
Took a look at the E3000, it is missing other stuff I need.
If DCHP reservations and MAC address filtering are redundant technologies then ...
What can I use to limit access inside my LAN? How do I stop people plugging into my network and getting access to the internet?
And how do I stop people changing their IP addresses to get around any ACLs, schedules, QoS rules etc.. I may have configured?
ie. What are the replacement technologies?
Or is security inside a LAN considered irrelevant these days?
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Jordan Henderson will step out as skipper this evening for England's clash with Slovenia.
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1:46 p.m., East Sonora - A woman on the 16600 block of Hillside Drive said there were fraudulent charges on her debit card.
3:09 p.m., Sonora area - A woman on the 14500 block of Lolly Lane was called by a man told her she won the lottery and asked for her personal information. She gave them man her Social Security number before realizing it was a scam. She was advised to monitor her credit.
Cited on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
6:44 p.m., Sonora - Freeman Edger Crosby, 71, of an unknown block on Golden Dove Lane, Jamestown, was arrested on the 800 block of Mono Way.
The Sonora Police Department reported the following:
3:59 a.m., suspicious circumstances - A truck driver on his way to make a delivery spotted two people running across the street near the 400 block of Mono Way and thought it looked suspicious. It appeared they were carrying items. Officers were unable to locate them.
6:01 p.m., drugs - Two men were cited and released for smoking marijuana at Courthouse Square.
6:09 p.m., warrants - A 31-year-old woman was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant after being found passed out in her vehicle with the lights on and engine running at a parking lot on the 800 block of Mono Way.
7:26 p.m., burglary - Someone reported a theft in progress at Walmart on Sanguinetti Road. Two people were seeing running out of the building and getting into a green BMW. The vehicle was seen taking a right on Sanguinetti Road at a high rate of speed. Officers pulled over the vehicle on the 13400 block of Mono Way. A 23-year-old man was arrested and booked into Tuolumne County Jail on suspicion of several misdemeanors including theft, battery and attempting to commit a crime. A 19-year-old woman was cited and released for driving without a license and the BMW was impounded.
The Sheriff's Office reported the following:
8:24 a.m., Copperopolis - A report was taken regarding a disturbance involving individuals arguing over a dog on Little John Road.
8:52 a.m., Valley Springs - There was a vandalism on Wild Wolf Court.
7:49 a.m., San Andreas - A woman on Sunset Street was calling for her friend who woke up and found 12 plastic flamingos in her yard. She was wondering if they should just throw them away.
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4:40 p.m., Hathaway Pines - Steven John Sibert, 66, of the 200 block of Cedar Drive, was booked on suspicion of assault, after an arrest at his home.
Cited on suspicion of driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs:
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The final preparations are underway for the 2014 Bedford River Festival, which is taking place this Saturday and Sunday, July 19 and 20.
The river festival was founded in 1978 to celebrate the opening of a navigable route between Bedford and the coast, and we can be proud of the way that over the years it has grown to become one of the country's biggest free family events, while still retaining its unique spirit.
That unique river festival spirit is found across the huge festival site. It is represented by the sports club volunteers running sessions for children, the local performers on the music stages, the camaraderie and spectacle provided by the Carnival Parade on Sunday and by the rafts which seem to stay afloat through sheer will power!
This year's event promises even more fun and free activities than 2012, when more than 300,000 people enjoyed the festivities.
You may recall that the event took place just before the Olympics, and we had to book the portable toilets very early to make sure there were enough! There have been no such issues this time and I've got my fingers crossed for good weather!
One of many highlights of the festival is the historical village on and around Castle Mound.
This year, to commemorate 100 years since the outbreak of World War One, it will be taking visitors back to that time, with features and activities helping to tell the story of life on the Home Front and in the trenches.
It is the vast number of volunteers and visitors who make the river festival what it is: a genuine community event. If you are involved at all over the weekend or are planning to come and enjoy the breadth of attractions on offer, I hope you have a fantastic time."


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An absorbing, revelatory, and definitive account of one of the greatest tragedies in human history
Adroitly blending narrative, description, and analysis, Richard J. Evans portrays a society rushing headlong to self-destruction and taking much of Europe with it. Interweaving a broad narrative of the war's progress from a wide range of people, Evans reveals the dynamics of a society plunged into war at every level. The great battles and events of the conflict are… (more)
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Trying something new. The rating is probably a little bloated, but i was really excited upon listening to this. So yeah, critique away.
The review is interesting but a bit short. I would like to know a little bit more about the album. Still pretty solid review. pos
I believe Heretoir was on thatsix band split I reviewed, and if memory serves correctly, they were just another god damn Alcest clone. Good review
Digging: Verge (Finland) - Sex & Violence
Thanks Balls & wildcat. Balls, they actually were on that split, but since then (or at least the material on this split) they've changed considerably.
Also Wildcat, i added another sentence.
Listening to Graue Bauten, it's still Alcest worship but at least it's well executed desite the lack of originality.
Cool man, nice review. Know nothing of the band.
Yeah Heretoir is good shit, I'll put this on the list. Nice.
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Live long and prosper.
Prosper and live long
I think this is my favorite metal album so far this year
Yeah, it's up there for me as well
Album Rating: 3.5kinda wanna check this out
You should it's pretty amazing
Album Rating: 3.5just dl'ed haven't listened yet
omg this is still so good
Yeah it's amazing. Heretoir is seriously goddamned perfect. An absolutely astoundingly good band. Thranenkind isn't quite as good but is still very excellent.
And to call this an Alcest clone is unforgivably stupid. Absolutely inane. I hear more in common with Amesouers in terms of theme and subject matter but absolutely nothing in common with Alcest, thematically. Musically speaking, I hear MUCH more Lifelover than Alcest in Heretoir's music.
Can't wait for the Heretoir full length. February cannot come fast enough.
Same, the album cover for it is pretty sweet as well:
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