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Jesus said to them, "if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one..." The disciples said, "See, Lord, here are two swords." "That's enough!" he replied. —Gospel of Luke 22:36,38, NIV All Gods can kiss my ass and die. Live a meaningless life, die a pointless death, friendless and alone. Oxycontin will not help.
WB7: OT--today is the anniversary of our very own Teddy Kennedy driving off a certain bridge and drowning Mary Jo Kopechne.
Just fyi.
- Ned
{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chappaquiddick_incident is rather sanitized. but the pig-fuckers destroyed the investigator who did "Senatorial Privilege"
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?tn=senatorial+privilege }
- Ned
All this religious reverance is making me feel sick to my stomach.
Jesus Christ is alive and if you would just believe in him you wouldn't be sold out to the Devil along with the world.
Humanity is being sold out for bravado, bling and bonuses - even Jesus would lose it over this brazenness....
The world is destined to repeat all the bad shit. Students my wife knows went to Germany and asked teenagers and 20 somethings who Hitler was. The OVERWHELMING results were they didn't have a clue who he was. Ask kids in this country who JFK was, I would bet the majority don't know. And so THEY are destined to repeat the wars and the tyranny. When you see bumper stickers for the Army and Military like they're sport's teams and we cheer them on and call them heroes you KNOW you're an empire. Hero's? People who pl;an the massacre of women and children? Heroes? More like duped idiots or criminals.
The Son of Perdition (S&P) has risen to power already (from 666 - though it belongs far below, in the depths of hell). I expect Jesus any time now.
John (the disciple of love) said to Jesus, "let us call down fire upon them... but Jesus said, "you know not what spirit you are of." John as a studious Hebrew disciple knew the OT and Elijah's calling down fire from heaven (and was later to see in his vision the two witnesses who breath out fire against those who would kill them), but he was wrong in his conclusion.
For the Son of man came not to condemn, but that all men might be saved.
I do not think Jesus would use profanity, now him being Jesus, would come up with another way to state His message. Nevertheless, the talented artist William, made the choice in his message...this is called Free Will.
The book of Romans in the Holy Bible via my paraphrase: that nothing is unclean, except that which comes out of us. This image is not unclean unless it causes another brother to stumble. Furthermore, if this image is perceived as unclean to a Christ follower, he cannot use it or see it.
That which is made from faith and to His Glory is good. The rightousness of William's art is a matter between him and God. Just because you leave God, does not mean God leaves you. A relationship with Christ is a seal that cannot be broken, therefore, the Spirit still remains. All the power of the Spirit is available to every follower.
God makes all things good, even through this image.
- Let us pray for those who are bankers. Please forgive them for some do not know what they do.
- My prayers for Mr. Diamone, may Christ have mercy on his soul.
- Prayer for myself such that Christ will say to me..."well done".
Be Blessed
Make no mistake, Christ is no softy....there are many references where Jesus got into peoples faces. Realize this, God created Great White Sharks, Grizzly Bears, and the most dangerous of all, "Men". God is also about chaos and adventure. A healthy fear of God is absolutely warranted. To argue against God, is to argue against that which gave you the mind to argue in the first place. Nothing exists to refute His existence...nothing.
Right on WB!
Remember "buddy Christ' from the movie 'Dogma'?I saw a pic of BC on line once. It said, "Jesus loves you, everybody else thinks you're a c%#t."
The only time I read that Jesus ever got 'really mad' was when he made a whip of rope and kicked the 'money changers' aka 'banks' out of the temple.
Religious leaders were second, followed by ( I think ) lobbyists and lawyers.
This pic cracked me up though. ;)
Actually the only time (according to the written word), HE used violence and not only against people but against property. By whipping the money changers and upsetting their tables to drive them from the temple, for committing usuary.
Taking advantage of the masses of pilgrims who had come to make sacrifice and charging high rates in return for loans and exchange. Too bad "usuary" is not a crime anymore!
still waiting for an american jesus to whip the moneychangers out of the american temple....or for the "pilgrims" to come to a group decision
Hey everybody,
Hot tip if you have your panties in a twist...
That ain't really Jesus...
The signs not in Aramaic.
But it does look a bit 'chollo'. Maybe East Los Angeles.
Check for an Our Lady of Guadalupe tat on his back that says Mom.
Really? Jesus wasn't a handsome WASP?
Forensic anthropology says he probably looked a lot more like this:
But I guess that's a little too (to be polite) "Middle Eastern" looking for western mythologies to stomach.
Heck, God's kinda white, too:
as is Adam who is apparently badly afflicted with the white man's curse.
"Forensic anthropology says he probably looked a lot more like this"
That's an early lobby card of Jesus as "Lenny" in "Of Mice and Men"....He was a struggling actor before He redeemed Humanity from its sins you know
So Man created god in his own image.
The Man from Galilee was far above this crowd on earth
He taught and showed us how it should be
But those in power and control
Murdered him you see
Fortunately for some of us
Some of his words filtered through the ages
About love and compassion for fellow man
And to walk away from hypocrites, lawyers and false sages
For their only reason for being
Is satisfying ego's own
Forgetting that there is more
To this life than meets the eye
The Man from Galilee
Knew that all things
Will come to pass
We shall reap what we sow
This song was written in New York City
Of rich man, preacher, and slave
If Jesus was to preach what He preached in Galilee,
They would lay poor Jesus in His grave.
-Woody Guthrie
h/t Talcott
What if God was one of us
Just a slob like one of us
Just a stranger on the bus
Tryin' to make his way home ...
- Joan Osborne
Great hit song by Joan, very spiritual, really:
Jesus approves this
Looks a bit like Kenny Loggins don't ya think?
Highway to the danger zone
Ride into the danger zone
Don't get me started on Cruise and that (other) space alien....
Mother Mary and Joseph...
Jesus Christ Superstar - Superstar
"And what does the saint do in the woods?" asked Zarathustra.
The saint answered; "I make songs and sing them, and when I make song I laugh, weep and growl: thus I praise God. With singing weeping, lauging and growling I praise the god who is my god. But tell me, what do you bring us as a gift?"
When Zarathustra had heard these words he took his leave of the saint and spoke: "What would I have to give you! But let me leave quickly before I take something from you!" - And so they parted the oldster and the man, laughing as two boys laugh.
But when Zarathustra was alone he spoke thus to his heart: "Could it be possible! This old saint in his woods has not yet heard the news that God is dead!"
"And we killed him" you should add.
Old joke in graffiti
'God is dead' - Friedrich Nietzsche
'Nietzsche is dead' - God
If the god of the Jews actually existed, it would be the duty of every good man to hunt him down and kill him.
I can recall one of these 'good men' that adored Freddy N, and hunted down and killed jews...
We must HEAR him; him who teacheth: 'Ye shall love peace as a means to new wars, and the short peace more than the long!' No one ever spake such warlike words: 'What is good? To be brave is good. It is the good war that halloweth every cause.' O Zarathustra, our fathers' blood stirred in our veins at such words: it was like the voice of spring to old wine-casks. When the swords ran among one another like red-spotted serpents, then did our fathers become fond of life; the sun of every peace seemed to them languid and lukewarm, the long peace, however, made them ashamed. How they sighed, our fathers, when they saw on the wall brightly furbished, dried-up swords! Like those they thirsted for war. For a sword thirsteth to drink blood, and sparkleth with desire."
Then he went crazy from syphillus
I think the guy who said hat said, if there is a god I would have to kill him to be a god myself...or words to that effect ;-)
Icon is excately the hole idea of J.C.
The first socialist on the planet,and no,not a political one of the kind,a spiritual one,no i dont belive in any God!!
Not even The Blankfein one,money is a dividing substance,thats all it does,divide between, who got, and who dont have.
So, as Icon its good,just like the famos?its more easy for a Camel to enter through the eye of the needle,than a rich to enter Heaven,wonder what this tells the servants,it, i thing i ic/ronical to.
And like most of the former generations,i to was forced into Religion ,in school,we had religion two hours a week,who would belive that today,forced religion!
I looked like this guy, back in the sixtys.
And before Jesus God killed our????? God???his name was Odin,and all he had was a horse with eight legs,and a blind eye,but his heaven is Walhala,and they drink a lot of beer there!
How Gods are different!!!!
It's not my intention to get not any kind of deep religion with this image.
I keep hearing our esteemed Polticians tell us over and over that we are a deeply religious and moral god fearing country. They are constantly invoking the name of the lord, halleluea, yet they are allowing the worlds biggest most blatant kleptofraud to take place on their watch and ordinary people are suffering for it.
Yeah, they follow the God of this world, God gave Satan this world, the great deceiver. He offered it to Jesus and Jesus said to "get behind me". The only way to defeat the money changers is to kill them. If someone were standing on your throat how would you get them to stop? By asking them? To which they would reply, "make me", which you would have to do. Force begets force. Jamie Dimon didn't hire lawyers to sue Corzine for his money, he threatened to kill him. The system is run by them. So all the laws and courts mean nothing, look at Corzine and many others. Tyranny is here, we must REJECT their laws and their tyrannical system, no payment of taxes, etc. The masses must lose confidence in the counterfeit money and reject the system and start bartering. Reject the corporations.
"I keep hearing our esteemed Polticians tell us over and over that we are a deeply religious and moral god fearing country. They are constantly invoking the name of the lord, halleluea, yet they are allowing the worlds biggest most blatant kleptofraud to take place on their watch and ordinary people are suffering for it."
Yeah. Heard all the same stuff for years.
East Exterior View - Lincoln Memorial - Abraham Lincoln Memorialized In Stone - http://bit.ly/ORfKwI
"In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever." Beneath these words, the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln sits immortalized in marble."
South East Exterior - Lincoln Memorial - Modeled After The Temple of Zeus at Olympus - http://bit.ly/ORfZIp
Jesus would have driven the first bulldozer into this "temple" and the Washington Obelisk.
PS - Jesus was from Galilee. They practiced the Jewish "religion" by convenience only. They were not Jewish people. Hence, the Jews and Romans were totally cool with killing him.
Edit - Heh. I've never given the inscription much thought...stopped reading after "temple" and pretty much walked out of the place on my first and final trip to DC. If you *really* take a sec and think about what it says...
"In this temple, as in the hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union, the memory of Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever."
Who are the people being referred to? Notice the lack of capitalization. They are not the American people. The American people would have been mentioned by name. So this leads me to believe....his memory will be forever in the hearts of the people he was working for. I'll let you research and figure that one out.
I find it criminal that men of polity took God's "Trust" and put on fiat currency. In my opinion, just to give it credibility. God is sovereign, and to put God's Trust on money is the ultimate in blasphemy. It confirms the banking operating model,
to take what one has no ownership of and profit from it
They use money that is not theirs, lever it up, 50 plus times, subject their depositing lenders to obscene risk and not even fairly compensate the risk taker. The exploitation was there for the taking. Now things will move to the next stage....
pillage the babyboomer money by raiding 401k money
kill off the older population as the cost exceeds the benefit
eliminate population inefficiency through altered food, drugs, war, otherwise,
rinse and repeat
it is game on zero hedge readers.
faith with no action is "nothing".
we must come together and cannot allow isolation, the enemy divides and conquers, we cannot allow fragmentation. together we are more powerful. we need to define a unifed purpose, unified, goals, and unified objectives to reach those goals.
Peace and Freedom.
there is no peak oil,
stop the genetic modification and altering of food to weaken and sicken the masses.
And look who the banksters put on the $20. Andrew Jackson. I bet he's spinning in his grave. You KNOW they did THAT on purpose.
"I find it criminal that men of polity took God's "Trust" and put on fiat currency. In my opinion, just to give it credibility. God is sovereign, and to put God's Trust on money is the ultimate in blasphemy."
They say "Federal Reserve Note" correct? Well, then give them back to Caesar err...the Federal Reserve.
Jesus wasn't religious
Don't worry about it
If more of these dogs practiced what they preached
And felt a little like the Samaritan who no one knows if he was Athiest, Jew, Pharisee, whatever
It didn't matter
He just helped someone who needed a hand
That is what it is all about, isn't it?
"I keep hearing our esteemed Polticians tell us over and over that we are a deeply religious and moral god fearing country. "
Is that like when Lloyd told us he is doing God's work? </sarcasm>
"In Dog we trust!"
Are you talking about the seven seals? Remember Jesus warns against false prophets don't take anyone verbatim. What do you think Babylon means in a contemporary sense? There is a new Rome and a new Zion. The savior and the white horse are opposite symbols.
Good on you WB. A LOL - throw them out of the temple or have 'em jump from their temple towers - either one works for me. The Corozines and Dimons of the world are the real blasphemers, as you note with your usual grace and photoediting skill.
I have to tell you, these past three months have really been an eye opener for me. Things that I concluded theoretically, with the help of many things I have learned here on ZH, have proven absolutely true.
I tell everyone don't let people get away with calling you fringe or a conspiracy nut. Th FRS is a cartel cloaked in bullshit jargon.
The whole central banking system is a pit of shitty quick sand and it has polluted everything.
WB7, bear with me, I find it a bit simplistic, this "the whole central banking system...". In a world of nation states, we find some 110+ central banks. For many of them it's not a choice, you know?
(FiatMoney) Central Banks are like Armies (or languages, or industrial standards, etc.).
Either you have your own, or you have a foreign one.
Now, of course, like with armies, we could discuss how they should be used or not...


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SSFCU Operation Financial Fitness Shifts into High Gear with Military Saves
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The Defense Department has designated Feb. 25 through March 4, 2007 as Military Saves Week to encourage service members and their families to establish saving goals and set money aside for emergencies and other needs.
In support of this effort Security Service Federal Credit Union is asking military members and their families to join Military Saves as part of Operation Financial Fitness.
"At Security Service Federal Credit Union we realize the growing need for increased awareness of saving money and reducing debt to build wealth in today's world," said SSFCU Senior Vice President and Spokesman John Worthington. "Although saving money and alleviating debt requires dedication, sacrifice, and patience, Operation Financial Fitness and the Military Saves campaign can help ease that process. These model programs can change lives, through the creation of economic opportunity, for all who participate."
America Saves Week's primary goal is to encourage financial action through commitments to save, invest, and build wealth. Military Saves provides the necessary tools to help accomplish that financial mission. Participants, ranging from veterans to stay-at-home moms, will receive helpful financial tips and the much needed encouragement to continue savings habits.
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Sometimes you just get a feeling about games. Just when you think things are going well, there's a nasty surprise around the corner. In this case the nasty surprise came in the form of Sunderland, a spluttering version of their former selves, Martin O'Neill more or less failing to ignite his expensiveish team to the point where until very recently only one person – Stephen Fletcher – had actually scored for them. But what Sunderland have is a bit of midfield bite, terrors down the flanks, and the fortune to be playing Fulham on a dark Sunday when bad vibes were everywhere. So yes, sometimes you just know. I put my money where my mouth was and placed a hefty £4 on a Sunderland win, cashed out at half-time when the score was 0-0 but when Brede Hangeland's sending off had placed Fulham's game in jeopardy.
It was just one of those games. Sunderland aren't all that and with 11 men I'm sure my bad vibes would have ended up being misplaced, but as it was we didn't have 11 because Brede Hangeland became a victim of the current "thou shalt not tackle" dictum. Yes, he left his feet, but only so he could execute a tackle on the half-way line that wasn't exactly perfectly timed but which did win the ball. The referee's red card brought disbelief from Hangeland and indeed everyone else. Martin Jol stood up from his bench, for example.
Fulham nearly went ahead anyway, John-Arne Riise shot across goal and hit the bar via a deflection, but this was a problem in the making. With 10 men our covering options were perhaps diminished and nobody had taken Riise's place. Sunderland broke, Senderos gestured behind him to nobody and ended up covering two people but nobody, a great pass took him out and Fletcher scored easily at the far post. Harsh on Fulham.
But an equaliser came, Duff teeing up the lively Petric for a well taken equaliser. Petric came on when the influential Ruiz was removed with an injury, and made the most of his chance. He's become a bit of a forgotten man what with everything, but showed phenomenal skill on a number of occasions. We ought to find a way to make the most of his talents, and he should certainly have taken more of the free-kicks we kept winning. Rodallega seems no better than Riise at these, but still positions himself as one of the go-to-people when there's a shot on.
Sunderland went back ahead with a Cuellar header from another set piece, Steve Sidwell underlining a miserable game for him by not getting close enough to the goal scorer (and doesn't that feel like a strange marking assignment?).
Sidwell. I watch Berbatov with interest. Does he feel his team-mates are good enough? Who does he work well with? Ruiz, Duff, anyone really. But his every interaction Sidwell seemed to end in disappointment. I exaggerate, and credit to Sidwell for getting into a few good situations, but it just wasn't happening. A missed chance in either half following some Berbatov genius was the biggest issue, and could have made the game quite different. But again, credit Sidwell for making the right runs.
Stephane Sessegnon, who apparently has been pretty terrible this season, scored a screaming third to sort it all out once and for all, a wonderful fading drive that Schwarzer couldn't get near.
3-1, and that was that. It was an unfortunate defeat for Fulham but not one that holds any great meaning in the big scheme of things: just one of those things.


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Wanted man 'is at large in city'
Police have received reports that a man wanted in connection with a murder in Londonderry is at large in the city.
The detective leading the investigation into the shooting of Barry McCrory, 35, said "unconfirmed sightings" of 58-year-old Kieran McLaughlin have been reported in the Derry area.
Detective Chief Inspector Ian Harrison's warning comes after a major operation was mounted by armed officers across the border in Co Donegal.
Gardai surrounded a house in the Burnfoot area through last night believing that Mr McLaughlin was holed up inside. But the operation was stood down in the early hours when they established that the property was empty.
Burnfoot is only a short distance from Londonderry, around five miles (8 km) across the border.
Mr McCrory was gunned down in a flat in Derry city centre on Thursday morning.
His partner, who was in the Shipquay Street property at the time, was bundled into another room by the lone killer before the fatal shots were fired.
Mr Harrison repeated a previous warning to the public not to approach Mr McLaughlin.
"We are continuing to appeal to the public for their assistance in establishing the current whereabouts of 58-year-old Kieran McLaughlin," he said.
"I can confirm there have been a number unconfirmed sightings of Mr McLaughlin in the Derry area but it is imperative that future sightings of Kieran are reported to police immediately and reiterate to the public not to approach him, but to contact police on 999 if you think you know of his whereabouts.
"I would also emphasise to Kieran to contact police immediately as we are actively seeking to speak with you. It is our wish that this matter is resolved without further incident."
Mr McLaughlin is 5ft 7in, of medium build with blue eyes and grey hair.
It is understood the murder of Mr McCrory relates to a fallout over alleged criminality.
The victim was known to police for previous offending.
The murder took place less than 24 hours after the body of a father-of-four was found in a lake in north Belfast.
It was understood Kevin Kearney, 46, was shot dead by dissident republicans. But a 39-year-old man arrested in connection with the shooting yesterday was released today without charge.
Officers say they are not linking the two murders at this stage.
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I have been through all of this for a while now, wouldn't say I am over it but further on in the road than he is , but now I am finding myself re-living everything I have been through myself. Talking to him brings back memories, feelings good and bad. I find myself thinking so much of how I can help this person yet I think its taking me back 1000 steps.
Now I must say he is an attractive guy and getting to know him is showing me how he is such a good person. We have spent some nights togeather no Sex, sometimes we have just had some long nights and just fell asleep togeather.
He tells me he has never felt so comfortable with someone,tells me I give him strength. He says he always wants to be honest with me, he can't tell me he loves me becouse he is still in love with his ex. Wich I undertand. He explained that he enjoys my company he has said he is attracted to me but doesn't just want it to be about sex.
I love this persons company, the coversations we have the friendship, but I can also see him as a man, a good man, a really good dad and someone that could be a great partner.
I had always said if someone ...a guy friend would have been there for me, maybe someone that had gone thorugh what I was going through, it would have made my journey alot easier.
Now I have the opportunity to help someone out and I don't know that I can handle the feelings it is bringing on me.
I don't know if its doing me any good.
I don't know how to tell him he is so bulnerable right now
I don't know what I should do.
Was it hard?" I ask.
Letting go?"
Not as hard as holding on to something that wasn't real.
― Lisa Schroeder
[This message edited by lieshurt at 1:33 PM, September 3rd (Tuesday)]
If someone keeps stabbing you in the back, then quit handing them the knife.
9 years ago I could have written your post. XSO relied on my strength to deal with his STBXWW. It started as friends, long talks, etc- it eventually moved to a dating relationship. It lasted 8 years. I should have kept it at friends. I wish I had listened to someone who had BTDT. But I didn't and now I'm here.
He is really vulnerable ATM and is using you - I know it because I've done it myself. Once my pain cleared a little I was ready to move on and I inadvertently hurt a pretty decent guy. I thought we were on the same page, I thought I was being clear that I was just looking for some temporary comfort. I was wrong.
Broken attracts broken. He is still hurting fiercely, you are hurting perhaps a little less fiercely but hurting nonetheless.
I know this isn't what you want to hear but everything everyone is saying to you now is absolutely spot on.


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Student Congress starts new semesterJan. 23, 1997
By Jenni Luker
Lariat Reporter
Student Congress is ready to start a new semester with the first spring meeting at 5 p.m. tonight in Hankamer 403.
This semester Student Congress members will continue to work on legislation from last semester and address new issues.
'I think there's a lot of potential with the start of the new semester. I feel like we can do a lot of promising things,' said Student Congress member Amanda Whiteley, a San Antonio sophomore.
Student Congress plans to 'take a more pro-active stance and work with the administration to make the idea of a twenty-four hour study hall a reality,' said Christy Rome, Student Congress public relations chairperson and a Stafford sophomore.
The addition of picnic tables to the lawn of Memorial Residence Hall will be discussed in order to provide students alternative seating to the crowded cafeterias.
Another goal of Student Congress is to put course syllabi on the Internet giving students the opportunity to view them before registering for classes.
The Student Life survey, which will be offered starting Monday and continuing until Jan. 31, will also be put on-line to insure more accurate results and possibly increase student response. Surveys will continue to be available in the Bill Daniel Student Center and during Chapel-Forum.
'I think there's a lot of potential with the start of the new semester. I feel like we can do a lot of promising things,' said Student Congress member Amanda Whiteley, a San Antonio sophomore.
Student Congress will soon be accepting applications to fill the six seats that are currently empty. Prospective members must be able to attend weekly meetings and observe the attendance policy of only two absences a semester. After two absences, members are reviewed by the Congressional Operations Board and are asked either to resign or to make up the lost time with office hours.
All of the student body officers will keep the positions they had last semester. The offices are: Collin Cox, a Waco senior, student body president; Kevin McMurry, an Atlanta senior, student body vice president; Michael Jackson, a Waco senior, student body secretary; and Philip Hassler, an Arlington junior, student body treasurer.
Student Congress meetings are open to the public. Members will soon be making presentations before campus organizations in order to explain the purpose of Student Congress.
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Halestorm and Tom Keifer Rock an Awesome Live Version of Cinderella's "Nobody's Fool" [VIDEO]
Lzzy and the boys have worn their influences on their sleeves pretty much their whole career, playing some amazing covers, and working with as many of their heroes as they can. Anyone remember their ferocious cover of Skid Row's "Slave to the Grind" from the KLAQ BBQ a few years back?
Check out the band live in Pennsylvania, rocking Cinderella's hit "Nobody's Fool" with none other than Tom Keifer! He sounds really good, by the way. His vocal problems sound like a thing of the past. Crank it up, and try to not stare at Lzzy's spandex-clad ass the whole time…I dare you.
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TSA Searches and Modesty: What's a Catholic to Do?
BY Simcha Fisher
| Posted 5/20/11 at 7:00 AM
One of my favorite parts about my life is that I never, ever, ever fly anywhere. The highest I get off the ground is when I have to hop a little bit to reach the smoke alarm that goes off when dinner is ready.
The last time I flew, it was when my husband and I decided to take our New Hampshire-born toddler to meet her California kin. I was, of course, pregnant; there were, of course, major delays. And so our little family enjoyed the rare pleasure of unexpectedly spending Christmas eve sleeping on the floor of an airport while surly Santa-hatted flight attendants took out their job dissatisfaction on us. The baby screamed with an earache the whole time, I got just the teensiest bit hysterical, and the flight attendant is probably still in therapy over what we did to the bathroom. (She certainly got out of my husband's way quickly when she saw what he was covered with, though.) Oh, and they lost our luggage. And car seat. And yelled at us. On Christmas.
So. I don't fly. But many people have to. A reader recently brought up the topic of those horrible intrusive TSA searches, saying:
I feel it is 1) an extremely repellent idea to me to imagine myself in a situation where strangers would possibly be touching, repeatedly, my genitals and breasts, and 2) a matter of political protest to refuse to fly because of the ridiculous injustice of this requirement, in which women and children are subject to physical searches for no reason whatsoever.
I am curious to hear what other people think about this. My four sisters agree that they feel it violates their sense of modesty to be subject to such a thing, particularly—and this involves the skirt-wearing crowd—when TSA guidelines (I have heard) call for targeting women in long skirts specifically.
Is it important to your readers, do you think? Is it important enough to inconvenience themselves, to forgo certain trips, for example? If so, should those who forgo airplane travel be talking to the airline industry as well, in order to let them know of the money they are losing? And if it is not important enough to keep from traveling by air, then what is the reasoning?
These are good questions. It also occurred to me, though, that they're not really specifically Catholic questions (unless it's true that TSA agents target women in more modest dress; but I'm guessing that if they do, they'd be looking for Muslim-style clothing)—I mean, even the typical promiscuous American doesn't want to be prodded nastily by a stranger in front of everyone.
It also occurred to me that people suffering these indignities are getting a tiny taste of what it feels like to be a religious person just about everywhere these days (albeit on a less tactile level): I mean, the magazine aisle in the supermarket is an assault to the eyes. The music in a typical mall probes your ears and mind offensively. And so on.
It's just kind of funny that the whole world has been telling offended Catholics to "lighten up" or "don't be a prude" when we complain about the indecent attack on our senses whenever we leave the house. Well, folks, now you know how it feels!
As a Catholic who values modesty, though, what are your thoughts? Have you changed your travel habits because of the search policies? Do we have some specific moral duty to complain or to refuse to comply? What do you think?
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Let these verses guide you as you celebrate the birth of Jesus:
"Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign : Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel.
For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders ; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. There will be no end to the increase of His government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore . The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this.
The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows : when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit. And Joseph her husband, being a righteous man and not wanting to disgrace her, planned to send her away secretly. But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife ; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. "She will bear a Son ; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins." Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet : "BEHOLD, THE VIRGIN SHALL BE WITH CHILD AND SHALL BEAR A SON, AND THEY SHALL CALL HIS NAME IMMANUEL," which translated means, "GOD WITH US." And Joseph awoke from his sleep and did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and took Mary as his wife
Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth. This was the first census taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child. While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son ; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; and they were terribly frightened. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid ; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people ; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. "This will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased." When the angels had gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds began saying to one another, "Let us go straight to Bethlehem then, and see this thing that has happened which the Lord has made known to us." So they came in a hurry and found their way to Mary and Joseph, and the baby as He lay in the manger. When they had seen this, they made known the statement which had been told them about this Child. And all who heard it wondered at the things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart. The shepherds went back, glorifying and praising God for all that they had heard and seen, just as had been told them.
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"Steve Austin, astronaut. A man barely alive. Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology. We have the capability to build the world's first bionic man. Steve Austin will be that man. Better than he was before. Better, stronger, faster."
-- Oscar Goldman's opening narration each episode in the TV series The Six Million Dollar Man. (1974-1978).
The cynics might say it is only fitting that -- armed with a long-term contract that peaks this season -- Mike Fisher is now the Senators' Six Million Dollar Man.
Better, stronger, faster than any other third-line centre in the NHL, he breaks down even more often than Lee Majors' character in the popular '70s televison series.
In his ninth season with Ottawa, Fisher has only twice played more than 68 games. His career high in appearances came last season when he suited up for 79, but then he missed the playoffs with a knee injury.
That ailment healed, the 28-year-old Peterborough product is derailed by a groin problem.
"Now's the time to be hurt," said Fisher, who missed yesterday's season-opening game against Pittsburgh. "I'll be fine."
For Ottawa's sake, he'd better be fine more often than not.
"I can't wait to get him back in the lineup," coach Craig Hartsburg said when asked about No. 12 and -- in knowing him only a short time -- Fisher's importance and character. "We need a guy like that on our team. You hear lots, and what everybody has told me is exactly what he is. When he's not in the lineup, it's a huge hole for us."
Especially if the Pizza Line is together.
Hartsburg was quick to note that there's more emphasis on the offensive contributions of others if Daniel Alfredsson is skating on a unit with Jason Spezza and Dany Heatley. And expected to lead the parade of secondary scoring is Fisher and Antoine Vermette.
Fisher, who had 41 goals and 106 points in his last season of junior hockey with the Sudbury Wolves, has never exceeded 23 goals or 48 points in the NHL. Part of that is the injuries and part of that is his devotion to defensive and physical play.
"I think Mike is kind of a guy who can do it all," said Daniel Alfredsson. "He's going to get better and better offensively as he gets older, similar to me I think, in the sense that he's so good at checking and killing penalties, and strong in his own end. He can always fall back on his defence and physical play. I think he can be better offensively."
But how high can he go? Alfredsson refuses to guess a point total, but does think Fisher has it in him to eclipse the 30-goal plateau. He'll get the opportunity with power play time, but also factoring largely into the equation is who he'll most often get as linemates on a regular shift.
Ah yes, the debate rages through the nation's capital, on talk show radio and in watering holes, offices and beer league dressing rooms -- is Mike Fisher best suited banging and crashing on a third line with a Chris Neil and Jarkko Ruutu, or, does his lofty salary demand that he plays on the second line, with Vermette and Chris Kelly or Nick Foligno?
He has the physical attributes, style and mentality for the former; the speed and shot for the latter.
Does he have the vision to produce 65-75 points on a second line? The jury is still out on that one.
Where does Fisher himself stand on the issue?
"I think I can be a second- line centre, no question," he said. "I know I'm going to be given the opportunity to play lots of minutes ... wherever the coach sees me best fitted. We'll see how it plays out. Throughout the season and with injuries, there are always changes in lines and match ups or whatever.
"Sometimes you can get caught up in the second and third and all that too much. You can't let that affect you. I've got to concentrate on my game, doing the little things regardless of who I'm playing with.
"When healthy I can definitely get more than (the 47) I did last year ... I'll get 70 points," he added with a chuckle, when pressed for a number. "I want to be one of the top offensive guys. I think I can, but I have to focus more on the process and stuff like that. I think the all-round game rather than points. They come more as a by-product."
But the contract he extended last year does demand concrete results. The $6 million Fisher will be paid this season puts him behind only Heatley ($10 million) and Spezza ($8 million) -- and yes, ahead of Alfredsson and his $5,465,397 -- on the Senators salary depth chart. Fisher will be back down to $4 million next season and the two after it, and is then scheduled to make $3 million before he's eligible to become an unrestricted free agent July 1, 2013.
Neil jokes that he hopes Fisher will grab more tabs with his extra income this year.
"I don't think it will change him at all," Neil said of his friend's lofty salary. "He's a hard working player, he brings it every night. That's what he's all about. He's one of the all-round players who are left in the game."
Alfredsson agrees.
"I think maybe the media will put more pressure on him ... obviously, if you don't produce and you make money, you're going to be questioned," said Alfredsson. "But I think with Craig and his coaching staff, they're going to look at how he contributes to the team, and does he help us win. He's always going to do that."
Fisher, meanwhile, says he doesn't believe the extra weight in his wallet will be something he feels on his shoulders.
"I don't think there's any more pressure, I don't think (the salary) is a factor for me," he said. "I'm just going to try and get better every year, just contribute a little bit more.
"I know I expect a lot out of myself. More than most, anyways, so I don't really treat it as any different from any other year. I just have to continue doing some of the things I've done, work as hard as I can. The contract won't change anything."
What remains the same is his fondness of Ottawa and his desire to play his entire career with the Senators.
"It was nice," he said of signing a deal that, barring a trade that would surely alienate a large chunk of the team's fan base, will keep Fisher in a Senators sweater at least until he's 33.
"They wanted me here a long time and I love playing here, I love the guys and the organization. I wouldn't want to play anywhere else. For me it was awesome.
"Would I like to finish my career here? I love playing here, so no question. For sure."


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Tigers recover from tough losses
Morris Area faced two of the toughest volleyball opponents thus far, falling to Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa and Benson on the road earlier this week, but bounced back to defeat Montevideo at home Thursday.
Morris Area 0
Going into Monday's game, the Jaguars were ranked 10th in Class A and were undefeated in the Central Minnesota Conference. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa handed the Tigers a 25-8, 25-20, 25-20 loss in non-conference action.
Jenna Nelson and Erin Schieler recorded seven kills each for Morris. Brooke Anderson served three aces and had 28 digs. Mackenzie Weatherly contributed 11 assists.
Rachel Anderson hit 11 kills and had three ace blocks to help B-B-E control the net. She also had two ace serves, along with Anna Marthaler. Maggie Gruber posted 10 kills and Shannon Gruber added nine. Raeann Sorenson had 14 digs. Julie Hieserich had 39 assists.
Benson 3
Morris Area 0
Fans in Benson Tuesday night were torn between the action on the Braves' court and the drama on the television broadcasting the Twins versus Tigers game.
In the end, both Tiger teams wnet home with losses.
Morris Area had a chance to tie Benson for the conference lead, but the Braves' prevailed 25-19, 25-20, 27-25 to stay undefeated in the West Central Conference South.
Nelson led Morris with 10 kills and Schieler had eight. Carrie Roske had 25 digs.
Kayla Hampton had 11 kills and Emily Auch 10 for Benson. Taylor Semler was credited with 23 assists and also had three kills, two ace serves and 15 digs. Auch led with 18 digs.
Morris Area 3
Montevideo 2
Nelson pounded down 29 kills in 72 attacks to help the Tigers hold off Montevideo 23-25, 26-24, 25-22, 22-25, 15-7 in a conference volleyball match Thursday in Morris.
Morris Area improved to 8-2 in the West Central South and 15-6 overall.
Montevideo fell to 4-5 in the conference and 13-6 overall.
Nelson had only four hitting errors and finished with a .347 kill percentage. Schieler had 15 kills and a .316 kill percentage. Dani Schultz had 21 assists and Mackenzie Weatherly added 17.
Montevideo was led by Beka Schwendemann with 21 kills and four ace blocks. Brooke Tastad added 17 kills. Carly Beals amassed 31 assists.


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July 8th, 2013 11:32 AM #1Junior Member
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July 8th, 2013 12:25 PM #5
Yeah, it's a tad redundant. Ellis is an awesome name, though.I'm not feeling incredibly profound at the moment. Check back later.
July 8th, 2013 12:44 PM #7
Elle Heller is not good, as the entire first name is right smack dab in the middle of the last name. Ellis Heller / Ellie Heller are better, but the repeated 'ell' is still prominent. Even one L as opposed to 2 would soften the impact, as in Eloise Heller. Of course that's a much more feminine name. Are you looking for other unisex/non-frilly names?
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I am looking for a non-frilly name. Unfortunately, I haven't found anything else we seem to like or agree on, with the exception of Ellis. ...And I agree of the redundancy. Was just hoping to hear otherwise.


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Literary Journalism, Traveling Videography, Graphic Design
Community Manager, Wanderfly, Inc., New York City
BS in Communication, Wingate University
As an undergraduate student at Wingate University in North Carolina, Kerrin Sheldon (MAPW '10) took courses ranging from Theology to Sports Management-and everything in between-before deciding on English and Journalism.
"I finally settled on English and Journalism when I realized how much I enjoyed writing, something I had always liked, but rarely did." Kerrin says.
Outside of the classroom, his life was dedicated to soccer. "Most of my college life revolved around collegiate soccer, and I was fortunate enough to play during my entire college career, earning Academic All-American, All-Conference, and All-Region honors," he says.
In addition, Kerrin was a member of the university's newspaper staff, working as an opinions editor and reporter.
Kerrin's academic goals eventually led him to the MA in Professional Writing program here at Carnegie Mellon University. He cites the school's "amazing reputation" and the flexibility of the MAPW program as two of the main factors in his decision.
"When applying for graduate school I was accepted into a variety of programs (film school, MFA, communications), but decided on CMU because of the functionality of the MAPW program," he says.
As a student in the MAPW program, Kerrin is somewhat untraditional. He considers himself a "bit of a generalist," taking a variety of classes in the media arts. In addition to the required MAPW courses, Kerrin has taken electives in journalism, video production, and Chinese.
"I have one career goal: to do something that I love. The MAPW program is quite versatile, so I was able to take classes in journalism, video production, and Chinese - a wide range that touches on all of my varied interests." Kerrin says.
For his required summer internship, Kerrin worked at Wanderfly Incorporated, an online travel startup, in New York City. Wanderfly is a brand new travel inspiration site which uses users' travel needs to make personalized travel recommendations. As Wanderfly's Community Manager, Kerrin's main tasks included social media marketing, content management, quality assurance, writing and editing copy, and research. His coursework, particularly Online Information Design, prepared him for this role.
"The basic skills I attained from OID helped me tremendously during my summer internship. Also, because I generally work with new media technologies, OID gave me a good base for understanding the technical aspects of the field."
Outside the classroom, Kerrin is always active-whether playing soccer, running, or cycling.
"I'm also a frequenter of coffee shops where I'll be reading history, studying Chinese, or chatting with interesting people. I also spend a lot of my time shooting videos or wandering the streets taking photographs. Or searching for music. Or planning a trip. Or thinking about taking up Kung-Fu as a hobby," he adds.


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Washington, D.C. — Retail industry sales (which exclude automobiles, gas stations and restaurants) will increase 3.4%, down slightly from 4.2% in 2012 and 5.8% in 2011, according to the National Retail Federation's 2013 economic forecast.
The lukewarm forecast, released Monday, comes on the heels of a holiday season that went head-to-head with Washington's political wrangling over fiscal concerns, shifting consumers' spending plans downward. In the end, holiday sales in 2012 grew 3.0%.
In its Monday press briefing, NRF attributed the lukewarm forecast to political wrangling in Washington over fiscal concerns, and NRF president and CEO Matthew Shay said that while it's too early to precisely predict how recent tax hikes will impact spending, "We can safely predict that consumers will be shopping for price more often [in 2013] and there will be more 'trading down' occurring."
Shop.org, NRF's digital division, expects online sales in 2013 to grow between 9.0% and 12.0%. Online sales in 2012 during the months of November and December last year grew 11.1%.
"What we witnessed during the holiday season is an indication of what we are likely to see in 2013," said Shay. "Pushing fiscal policy decisions down the road will lead to even greater uncertainty, and will continue to impact consumers' desire and ability to spend on discretionary items. The administration and congress need to pursue and enact policies that lead to growth and economic expansion, or it could be another challenging year for retailers and consumers alike."
A number of factors contributed to NRF's 2013 economic forecast, including:
"While it's too early to know the full effect of higher payroll taxes, there's no question that many consumers will feel some kind of impact from the change in their paychecks," said NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz. "But consumers have been a key driver of the economy and I expect their spending to grow modestly in 2013."
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|Application number
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|24 Mar 1992
|Filing date
|13 Jun 1990
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|13 Jun 1990
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|Publication number
|Donald R. Wells
|Original Assignee
|Hughes Aircraft Company
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|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (35), Classifications (4), Legal Events (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The field of the invention is passive surveillance systems and, in particular, locating capabilities for underwater acoustic passive surveillance systems.
An underwater surveillance system utilizes a sparse array of underwater sensor nodes spread over a critical area of operational importance. A significant problem with his system is the large amount of data produced by a single field and the very large quantity of noise and unwanted clutter that must be analyzed by a human operator. In essence, each node of the field must be interpreted by an operator to determine which signals are clutter and which may be signals of interest. This is very time consuming and automatic methods of sorting signals and clutter would help save resources.
One approach to eliminating clutter is to segregate all lines associated with a specific platform no matter what the nature of the platform. Then that platform is classified using one or more lines and other expert and collateral information with operators or expert systems. All lines from that source can be placed in a clutter map or track file depending upon its importance. Clutter lines can then be removed from all node displays within the field of view of the sources and alerts automatically sent to other nearby nodes for similar responses.
Acoustic passive ranging is not possible on a single array or between two arrays without ambiguities unless noise like acoustic signals are employed. Using wide band receivers to achieve a noise like signal for inter-array or interbeam triangulation lowers the signal to noise ratio. Also, each beam or array, pointing in different directions, may receive different noise signals in an ocean environment.
Accordingly, it is a feature of the present invention to provide synthesis of a noise like signal that can be used for ranging of passive signals emanating from a target such as a submarine. A noise like signal is required for interarray processing for determining target range by triangulating. Individual sonar frequencies that are detectable may not be noise like and ambiguities would result.
Accordingly, it would be an advance in the art to have a passive surveillance system that provides location information related to sources of signals, and that can automatically locate sources of signals.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided an arrangement for combining narrowband signals from a common source to create a noisy signal that can produce unambiguous, or less ambiguous, autocorrelation functions for interarray processing. The present invention uses the psuedo-noise method to develop discriminants of narrowband signals. The autocorrelation function of several lines from a common platform provides a single unambiguous maximum in a small field. This function then provides a combined signature for these lines from the platform.
This invention will help passive sonar arrays determine target range by triangulation, either among two or more arrays or among two or more beams of a single array where multipath has taken place by reflection from a known boundary. This new technique can facilitate range detection using a single vertical array in certain applications where processing of a direct path signal and a surface bounce signal is possible.
The present invention provides an arrangement to locate sources of signals in a passive surveillance system. In particular, this invention is particularly suitable for determining the range and direction or location, in addition to the detection and identification, of an acoustic source in an underwater acoustic passive surveillance system. The present invention provides an arrangement for combining narrow band (tone-line) signals from a common source to create noise-like or pseudo-noise signals for reduced location ambiguity.
In a preferred embodiment, a locating system has a receiver for generating digital time domain signal samples related to a signal source, a transform processor for generating digital frequency domain signal samples in response to the digital time domain signal samples, an adder circuit for generating digital summed frequency domain signal samples by selectively adding a plurality of digital frequency domain signal samples, a time difference processor for generating time difference signal samples by processing the digital summed signal samples, and a location processor for generating a location parameter defining location of a signal source in response to the time difference signal samples.
The foregoing and other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like references numerals designate like structural elements, and in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram representation of a multiple receiver passive surveillance environment in accordance with the principles of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram representation of a single receiver multipath passive surveillance environment in accordance with the principles of the present invention; and
FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of a passive surveillance location program in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
For a general description of underwater acoustic passive surveillance systems, see the article "Advances In Antisubmarine Warfare" by Joel S. Wit, Scientific American, February 1981.
Passive surveillance systems are conventionally implemented without a transmitter, using a receiver for receiving acoustic signals generated by sources, a digital filter for filtering the received acoustic signals, and a display for displaying the filtered signals. An operator, who is skilled in recognizing events, monitors the display for events of interest. Such systems are effective for identifying sources of signals, but are relatively ineffective for determining the range to sources of signals.
Present ranging systems use two arrays having a known relative geographic positions that are suitable for triangulation. It is necessary that coherence between the two array signals be retained for a minimum length of time for triangulation. Still, even under ideal conditions in which strong coherent signals exist for a sufficient duration, target location ambiguities result.
An acoustic receiver is conventionally implemented with an acoustic transducer to generate an electrical analog transducer signal in response to the acoustic signal, an amplifier to amplify the electrical analog transducer signal, and an analog to digital converter (ADC) to generate digital time domain samples in response to the amplified analog transducer signal.
A digital filter for passive surveillance is conventionally implemented with a Fourier transform processor executing a fast Fourier transform (FFT) algorithm to generate digital frequency domain signal samples in response to the digital time domain signal samples generated by the ADC. The frequency domain signal samples are conventionally stored in a memory as an array of digital samples having a frequency that is indicated by the location or address of the digital sample in the memory array and having a magnitude that is indicated by the magnitude of the digital number stored in the memory location or address.
The display is conventionally implemented as a waterfall display, where each one of multiple transforms are displayed as a horizontal line of frequency domain samples that is vertically spaced apart from other transformed horizontal lines with increasing time vertically downward. When an event of interest is detected by the operator, he attempts to identify and to located the event. An event can be identified by the signature of the event, which is conventionally characterized by the intensity and frequency pattern. Signatures are conventionally used to discriminate between surface ships and submarines and are conventionally used to identify types of surface ships and submarines.
A source locating capability in accordance with the present invention involves multiple spaced apart receivers (FIG. 1) or alternatively a single receiver in a multipath environment (FIG. 2) together with a signal processing capability to selectively combine and correlate multiple frequency components from a single signal source.
The location of an object is often determined by methods such as triangulation. Several readings are taken from diverse positions and the locus from each position is plotted. The point of intersection of the loci is the location of the object.
FIG. 1 shows a passive surveillance environment 100 for illustrating a multiple receiver configuration. Multiple sources, such as the source 114, typically exist in an environment 100. For example, many submarines, surface ships, and other signal sources may exist in the environment and generate acoustic signals. Two diversely located receivers, receiver A 110 and receiver B 112, receive acoustic signals. The received signals are preprocessed, such as by amplification, and communicated to a processor 116. The processor 116 may be located in the proximity of one of the receivers 110, 112 or may be located remote from both receivers 110, 112. Signals are communicated from the receiver 110 along the data line 118 to the processor 116 and signals are communicated from the receiver 112 along the data line 120 to the processor 116.
The processor 116 is shown located on land 130, the receivers 110, 112 are shown located in the ocean 132, and the data links 118, 120 are shown communicating information from the ocean 132 to the land 130 across the coastline 134.
FIG. 2 shows a passive surveillance environment 200 for illustrating a multipath configuration. The features discussed with reference to FIG. 1 also apply to the simplified environment shown in FIG. 2. A single receiver 210 is shown receiving acoustic signals generated by the source 114 directly along the first path T2 and indirectly along the second paths T1A and T1B. The element 215 is shown as a reflector, such as the water surface or an underwater object, for reflecting the acoustic signal incident from the source 114 along the path T1A as the reflected acoustic signal along the path T1B to the receiver 210. The received signals from the path T1B and the path T2 are preprocessed and subsequently filter processed and location processed.
The system may include well known beamforming capability to limit the directionality of the receivers. As shown in FIG. 1, the time (related to the distance) from the source 114 to receiver A 110 is T1 and the time (related to the distance) from the source 114 to the receiver A 112 is T2. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 2, the direct time (related to the direct distance) from the source 114 to the receiver 210 is T2 and the indirect time (related to the indirect distance) from the source 114 to the receiver 210 is T1 where T1=T1A+T1B. The time T1 from the source 114 to the receiver 110, 210 is shown longer than the time T2 by delta-T (DT) from the source 114 to the receiver 112, 210 where the relationship DT=T1-T2 defines the relative times.
The location implementation discussed below generates locus lines associated with the value of DT, herein discussed as hyperbolic locus lines 126, 128 (FIG. 1) for convenience of illustration. Signals received by the first receiver, receiver A 110, are used to generate a first locus line 126. Signals received by the second receiver, receiver B 112, that is diversely located or alternatively a multipath signal are used to generate a second locus line 128 that intersects the first locus line 126 at the true source 114. Locus lines 126, 128 may also intersect at a second point 115. However, the use of beamforming, which is well known in the passive surveillance art, by receiver A 110 and by receiver B 112 can be used to determine the direction of the source and hence can be used to identify point 114 as the source. Also, the intersection 115 can often be discarded based upon other criteria. For example, intersection 115 may occur on land, as shown in FIG. 1, and hence can be characterized as an erroneous source. Also, additional diversely located receivers or additional multipath signals can be used to select the source by generating additional locus lines which would intersect the locus lines 126, 128 at or near the source 114 to resolve possible ambiguity of the source location.
The locus lines 126, 128 can be determined by comparing the signals for a match. Such a comparison is conventionally implemented by correlation. See U.S. Pat. No. 4,686,655, which is herein incorporated by reference. Cross correlation of a first signal T1 with a second signal T2 will generate a peak output signal at a time related to the difference in T1 and T2 or alternatively at a time related to DT. This DT determination is used to generate the locus lines 126, 128 and to locate the source 114. The correlation equation is C(t)=∫S1(t)*S2(t-DT)dt.
As discussed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,686,655, the samples of the S1(t) signal are compared with the corresponding samples of the S2(t) signal for different positions of the S2(t) signal relative to the S1(t). For each relative position of the S1(t) signal and the S2(t) signal, corresponding signal samples are multiplied together and the product signal sample are added together to generate a correlated signal sample C(t). The S1(t) signal may be shifted past the S2(t) signal, corresponding samples of the S1(t) signal and the S2(t) signal are multiplied together to generate product signal samples, and all product signal samples for each position of the S2(t) signal relative to the S1(t) are added together to generate a correlated signal sample for that shift position. The value of DT in the above correlation equation identifies the relative position of the S1(t) signal and the S2(t) signal.
Many of the events of interest generate repetitive signals, such as repetitive propeller signals from a surface ship or from a submarine. Narrow band signals, such as generated by a Fourier transform processor, are effectively tones or sinusoidal signals. As is well known in the art, cross correlation of repetitive signals, such as sinusoidal signals, does not generate a correlation peak that is indicative of time difference. A good correlation peak is achieved with noisy signals or noise-like signals. An important feature of the present invention is the generation of more complicated noise-like signals by mixing multiple repetitive signals from the same source. Such more complicated signals can be generated to be sufficiently noise-like to facilitate good cross correlation. This is achieved by identifying two or more suitable signal components or events from the same source, mixing these suitable signal components or events together, and then performing a cross correlation operation. The more suitable tones that can be identified and utilized in the processing, the more complex is the processed signal and the better the processing results.
Suitability of selected events should be common to all of the paths. In a FIG. 1 configuration, the selected events should be common to all receivers. For example, the events selected from a waterfall display associated with a first receiver should be seen on and should be selected on the waterfall displays associated with the second receiver and associated with any other receivers in the system. In a FIG. 2 configuration, the selected events should be common to all paths. For example, the events selected from a waterfall display associated with a first path should be seen on and should be selected on that same waterfall display in a different form related to the second path. Second, signals should not be harmonically or integrally related, in that the frequencies should not be integer multiples of each other. Third, the tones should have relatively high signal to noise ratio (SNR). This is because the higher the SNR, the higher the correlation peak. Hence, an operator selecting tones from a waterfall display for mixing should select tones associated with the same source, where two of the tones should be reasonably closely spaced and a third tone (if available) should be less closely spaced in the horizontal or frequency direction and the selected tones should be bright in intensity (high SNR). Although it is desirable to select tones having the above suitability criteria, it is not required that the tones be ideally suitable meeting all of the suitability criteria. It should be noted that the present invention will operate better if suitable signals are selected. However, the present invention will still operate even if less suitable signals are selected.
Automatic selection can be made using the same suitability criterion. The information presented on the waterfall display (intensity vs frequency vs time) is available in memory to an automatic selection program. Hence, the same criteria used by an operator may be programmed to operate on a computer, if desired. Also, artificial intelligence or expert system technology may be used to provide even more adaptability.
The effects of mixing suitable tones is well known in the art. See the book entitled The Fourier Transform by R. Buzlewell (McGraw Hill). Mixing of two suitable tones generates an amplitude modulated beat frequency that is equal to the difference of the frequencies of the two tones. Mixing of three suitable tones generates a more complex amplitude modulated beat frequency that has an occasional peak signal occurring at a time that is related to the difference of the frequencies of the three tones and that is near Gaussian in form. Mixing of four or more suitable tones yields a distribution that is very close to Gaussian. Hence, the more the quantity of suitable tones from the same source that are mixed, the more complex is the signal and hence the more effective is the cross correlation processing.
FIG. 3 is a flow diagram illustrating the operations for generating ranging and location information concerning a source. It may be implemented with equipment under operator control or it may be implemented with automatic equipment, if desired. Automatic equipment may be implemented with conventional array processors, such as manufactured by Floating Point Systems, Analogic, CSPI, and others, and can be implemented with digital signal processor and array processor chip sets, such as manufactured by Texas Instruments Inc., Analog Devices Inc., INMOS, Sky Computers Inc., Bipolar Integrated Technology Inc., Weitek Corp., and others. Alternatively, the arrangement shown in FIG. 3 may be implemented with special purpose hardwired processors and logic. The arrangement shown in FIG. 3 may also be implemented with combinations of special purpose hardwired processors and logic and softwired processors, if desired. Large libraries of software routines are available for such processors, including Fourier transform, correlation, pattern recognition, and other routines.
Arrays of samples will be discussed with subscripts for ease of illustration. The subscript "k" designates the number of each of a plurality of receivers. The subscript "n" designates the number of each of a sequence of time intervals or apertures, such as corresponding to a horizontal line on a waterfall display. The subscript "p" designates the number of each of a sequence of time domain samples in a time interval or aperture. The subscript "q" designates the number of each of a sequence of frequency domain samples in a spectrum, such as spectral frequency domain samples generated by a transform of time domain samples.
Operation begins with the circle operation labeled START, proceeds through the various processing operations, and concludes with the circle labeled EXIT. The processing is initialized in the INITIALIZE operation 310. The aperture counter, which counts the number of apertures "n" in the scenario, is initialized in the INITIALIZE operation 310. An array of time domain samples Tknp for each receiver "k" and for the particular aperture "n" are acquired in the INPUT operation 312. Various implementations of acquiring of time domain samples are well known in the art. For example, time domain samples can be acquired from each receiver by inputting the transducer samples that are converted to digital samples by the ADC in each receiver to the processor and storing the input samples from each receiver in an array of time domain samples for each aperture "n" in the memory of the processor. For this example, the time domain samples associated with each receiver are stored in an array that is separate from the arrays of time domain samples associated with each other receiver. Hence, there are "k" arrays of time domain samples, each array having "n" apertures of time domain signals. For a FIG. 2 configuration using multipath signals, the value of "k" is unity for a single receiver.
The time domain samples Tknp for each aperture "n" of each receiver "k" are transformed to frequency domain samples Fknp for each aperture "n" and for each receiver "k" in the FOURIER TRANSFORM operation 314 and are arranged into a memory map array in the GENERATE MEMORY MAP ARRAY operation 316. Various implementations of time domain to frequency domain transformation are well known in the art; such as fast Fourier transforms and discrete Fourier transforms. The frequency domain samples can be stored in an array of frequency domain samples for each transformed aperture "n" of each receiver "k". To facilitate a waterfall display for an operator or waterfall type processing for a processor, the arrays of frequency domain samples Fknp for each receiver (subscript "k") can be stored in a two dimensional array of frequency domain samples for each aperture (subscript "q") in the horizontal direction and apertures as scan lines (subscript "n") in the vertical direction. The frequency domain samples for each receiver can be stored and displayed separate from the frequency domain samples for each other receiver in a system having a group of "k" different receiver storage and display systems. Each of the storage systems can store the frequency domain samples in an aperture for the related receiver "k" as samples of increasing frequency toward the right and the apertures can be stored and displayed as increasing time toward the bottom. The magnitude of each frequency domain sample Fknp is stored in the memory address associated with the aperture line in the array (subscript "n") and with the sample in the aperture line (subscript "q"). A two dimensional memory map is well known in the art, implementing parameters stored in a digital memory as a map of a two dimensional image having up, down, right, and left equivalent directions. Such a memory map, implemented separately for each receiver, can be displayed using conventional raster scan display monitors. The memory map can be used as a conventional refresh memory for refreshing the display with lines of apertures having pixels of frequency domain samples within an aperture line. A separate memory map and display can be provided for each receiver.
A program test is made in the test operation 318 to detect if the array of apertures has been filled. If not filled, the program proceeds along path 320 to the N=N+1 operation 324 to increment the aperture counter and then the program loops back to the INPUT operation 312 to acquire another aperture of samples for each receiver. When the array is filled, the program proceeds along path 322 to the SELECT EVENTS operation 326 to select the events to be summed and to SUM EVENTS operation 328 to sum the selected events.
In accordance with the present invention, it is desirable to select two or more suitable events common to each signal path from the source. For example, in a FIG. 1 configuration, three events common to all of a plurality of waterfall displays will be selected. These three events will probably have a similar intensity pattern on each of the plurality of displays and will probably have the same frequency values (horizontal position) on each of the displays. Similarly, in a FIG. 2 configuration, three events common to all of a plurality of different paths seen on the same display will be selected.
The events can be selected in various ways. In a manual selection configuration, an operator views the waterfall displays, evaluate the images based upon well known identification criteria, and select events with operator input devices, such as a keyboard operated cursor, a light pen, a touch screen, a keyboard, or other operator selection device. In an automatic selection configuration, a processor is implemented to compare the memory maps of the waterfall images and select the events based upon well known criterion. For example, the processor can preliminarily select events based upon a threshold criteria and can then finally select the events based upon a spatial correlation between the different memory maps for a FIG. 1 configuration or based upon a spatial correlation of a single memory map for a FIG. 2 configuration. Pattern recognition algorithms are well known in the art and can be used to select suitable events. Artificial intelligence processors, inference processors, and expert systems are well known in the art and can also be used to automatic select suitable events.
The selected event samples are summed in the SUM EVENTS operation 328, the summed samples are correlated in the CORRELATE operation 330, the correlation peaks is detected in the DETECT PEAK operation 332, and the time associated with the correlation peaks is determined in the DETERMINE TIME DIFFERENCE operation 334. The summed samples are frequency domain samples. The sample to sample (aperture to aperture) variation represents a time variation and hence the summed samples may be considered to be time domain samples. In a FIG. 1 configuration, the selected events for each aperture line are summed together and are stored as a set of time domain summed event samples for each receiver. Hence, a set of time domain samples, one sample per aperture line, are stored for each receiver. Similarly, in a FIG. 2 configuration, the selected events for a path signal for each aperture line are summed together and are stored as a set of time domain summed event samples for each path. Hence, a set of samples, one sample per aperture line, are stored for each path. Each set of time domain summed samples are cross correlated with each other set of time domain summed samples and the correlation peaks are detected as being indicative of the delta-T parameter between the paths. The position of the correlation peak in the sequence of output samples defines the time delay and the delta-T parameter. For example, in a FIG. 1 configuration having two receivers, the set of time domain summed samples associated with the first receiver is cross correlated with the set of time domain summed samples associated with the second receiver and the correlation peak is detected as being indicative of the DT parameter between the two paths. Similarly, in a FIG. 2 configuration having a direct path and an indirect path, the set of time domain summed samples associated with the direct path is cross correlated with the set of time domain summed samples associated with the indirect path and the correlation peak is detected as being indicative of the DT parameter between the two paths. Selectively summing and correlating of related samples to generate correlation peaks is well known in the art, such as with compositing before correlation disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,686,655. Automatic peak detecting is also well known in the art, such as disclosed with reference to FIG. 6D in U.S. Pat. No. 4,686,655.
The peak delta-T parameters derived in the DETERMINE TIME DIFFERENCE operation 334. These peak delta-T parameters are generated as locus lines and then converted to range, position, or location information in the CONVERT TIME TO RANGE/LOCATION operation 336 for outputting in the OUTPUT operation 338. Program operation can be controlled by the program EXIT operation 340 to either loop back for another iteration through the range, position, and location operations along the no path N or to exit the processing along the yes path Y.
It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative of some of the many specific embodiments that represent applications of the principles of the present invention. Clearly, numerous and varied other arrangements may be designed by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention.
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