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|Mar 13, 1979
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|William F. Webber
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ΔH.sub.R = Z.sub.R - h(xy)
This invention relates to a vehicle guidance system, and more particularly to a system for locating the position of a vehicle, movable over a surface which varies in elevation, at discrete points along a navigation path.
In the past several years, tremendous strides forward have been taken in the field of navigational dead reckoning techniques. Among recent developments in this field have been the inroduction of computers and the development of velocity, acceleration, and direction sensing devices of high accuracy. However, despite the tremendous advances made in dead reckoning guidance systems employed for bringing a craft or vehicle precisely to a certain geographic location, a fix-taking correctional guidance system must still be used in conjunction with the dead reckoning system because of the characteristic accumulation of dead reckoning error in the latter, if high accuracy of navigation is required.
Generally speaking, the reference data necessary for use in a correctional system can be derived by several techniques and from a variety of sources. Two common methods use celestial observation and the recognition of some earth-fixed parameter. While stellar monitoring can usually be satisfactorily employed at high altitudes, several factors prevent its use in high-speed, low-altitude vehicles. First, weather and cloud cover impose operational limitations in land and air vehicles and in vessels operating at and near the surface of water. Secondly, a turbulent boundary layer is formed during low and medium altitude flights of aerial vehicles which causes image diffusion and defraction and threfore a corresponding degradation in accuracy. Obviously, optical observation of stellar bodies is not readily practicable, in the case of a vessel traveling deep beneath the surface of a body of water, for providing stellar reference data for fix-taking.
One earth fixed parameter data source is topographic information. Many guidance systems were devised in the past which, at least in aircraft, made use of topographic information as reference data for fix-taking. Some of these systems made use of radar derived topographic data, and large efforts were expended in developing radar map matching techniques. Systems of this type have been in existence for roughly ten years, but have never been completely satisfactory because, primarily, of their high degree of complexity.
It will be understood that, as employed herein, the term "navigation" refers to the conducting of aircraft and ships from place to place and further is intended to refer, and expressly does refer, to the conducting of any other body from place to place. Thus, while the specific example provided herein is in connection with an aircraft, the sequence of elevations, relative to some fixed reference, from one to the other along a given series of discrete points on the ocean bottom is as unique as along a similar series of points on land, and the elevation sequence along a series of spaced points on land is no less unique when the points are passed over by a land-contacting vehicle than when flown over by an aircraft. The invention, therefore, is specifically applicable also to the navigation of submarine vessels and land vehicles and, in fact, of any body which moves over a surface, the earth's crust being one example thereof, whose altitude varies from place to place with reference to a given altitude datum. While, in the specific example, altimeters are referred to as preferred means for determining both the absolute altitude of an aircraft relative to a reference datum and the height of the aircraft above the earth, the invention is by no means limited to the use of such instruments and its scope is such as to include, in other applications, the use of fathometers and/or pressure-sensing devices giving information indicative of the altitude of the earth's crust and specifically the interval separating a vessel from the ocean bottom and/or surface.
While the term "terrain" ordinarily has been employed, in the past, with references to land areas, it is expressly adopted and employed herein as a term referring to any surface area, such as that of the earth's crust, whether that area be covered with water or air.
Previously proposed fix-taking and navigational systems have sought to utilize terrain elevation data, and they have been based upon the analog comparison of sample data, which are the continuous, analog representation of continuous variations in terrain elevations, with similar data contained in contour maps employed as such. At least some of the sample and known data hence have always been graphically or photographically displayed on actual sheets of paper, rectangles of photographic film, etc., and the values represented thereby have been shown as physically measurable along at least two axes. Because of the nature of the data employed, cumbersome and unwieldly equipments for photographic development, superposition of map over map, orthogonal adjustments of one set of data relative to another, etc. have been unavoidable sources of added weight, complexity, error, and malfunction.
One significant improvement of such analog comparison systems is described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,328,795 which does not employ continuously recorded, analog data, but has as one of its bases the use of quantized terrain altitude information taken at discrete points. A numerical comparison of sample and prerecorded data is performed at high speed, and with results predictable and repeatable for the same inputs, by a digital computer. Since the digital computer and associated components are relatively unaffected by noise, vibrations, nuclear radiation, etc., no equipment is required for performing two-dimensional data comparisons, and no feedback or nulling circuitry is needed for determining the point of best physical correlation of the sample with the prerecorded data. As distinguished from systems utilizing analog information, the digital computer is free from the sources of error unavoidably present where analog comparisons are made and hence is not only more accurate but is able to tolerate relatively large errors in sample and known data values without compromising fix-taking accuracy.
Basically the navigation system as described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,328,795 involved the lifting of the contour signature of the prospective navigation region or regions, from available sources such as contour maps or stereo photos. As a vehicle proceeds over the navigation region, a sensor system measures the contour signature of a terrain sample along the vehicle navigation track. As described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,328,795, the terrain sample is nominally five miles in length to obtain uniqueness and it can be curved or straight. The sample of the measured contour signature from along the navigation track is trial-matched with stored terrain signatures of similar samples from all over the navigation region. The objective of the matching is to determine the location within the navigation region from which the sample of measured navigation track signature was taken. When a best match is determined, the navigation system of U.S. Pat. No. 3,328,795 position fixes within the region and the system updates a dead reckoning navigation subsystem in appropriate coordinates.
Functionally, the navigation system of the present invention updates the vehicle position data on a point by point basis and is an improvement over the navigation system of U.S. Pat. No. 3,328,795 which utilizes elongated terrain samples for vehicle location. At each terrain masurement, the vehicle position and vehicle velocity data are updated such that the updated data is equal to the previous data, plus the movement of the vehicle due to a measured velocity, plus movement due to a bias in the velocity measurement, plus a characteristic error term. In computing the updated data, ground clearance measurements and measurements of absolute altitude above a reference are compared with stored reference data at the predicted vehicle position. As distinguished from a terrain path comparison technique, three vehicle position masurements and three vehicle velocity measurements are updated at each data sample using recursive computation techniques based on past measurement data.
An ideal fix-taking guidance system should possess operational flexibility and should perform satisfactorily where nuclear radiation or other adverse environmental and/or flight conditions exist. Moreover, the system should preferably possess the attributes of simplicity, accuracy, and reliability and desirably should be compact and light-weight.
In accordance with the present invention, a vehicle navigation system includes terrain sampling means for determining at spaced time intervals the elevation of terrain beneath the vehicle and generate data samples of terrain elevation. A dead reckoning guidance system provides vehicle position and vehicle velocity signals that are computationally combined with the data samples of terrain elevation and prerecorded terrain data contained in a data storage means. A computational processor responds to the samples of terrain elevation, vehicle position and velocity signals and the prerecorded terrain data to generate discrete signal samples of navigation commands, vehicle velocity correction and vehicle position correction. A navigation controller receives the signal samples from the computational processor to generate vehicle navigation update signals.
A more complete understanding of the invention and its advantages will become apparent from the following description when read in light of the accompanying drawings.
Referring to the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the vehicle navigation system of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a functional diagram of the computational processor of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a plot of a terrain profile in one direction illustrating linearized position update;
FIG. 4 is a three-dimensional terrain outline illustrating the navigation sequence of the present invention along a defined ground track; and
FIG. 5 is a one-dimensional terrain profile illustrating the recursive update of discrete navigation points along a navigation path.
Vehicle navigation in accordance with the present invention is accomplished by a system that determines the position of the vehicle with respect to a sequence of reference data, which system employs discrete data items relating to variations in elevation of the terrain relative to a reference datum. The individual discrete data items are representative of measurements of elevation variation of a surface and form a unique pattern to identify the position of a vehicle in a navigation track. Digital reference data is used to describe actual terrain variation which is a standard by-product of the map making process at the Defense Mapping Agency Topographic Center. A standard Class A, 1/50,000 scale, contour map prepared from a photo data base is suitable for providing stored reference data for operation of the navigation system of the present invention. This produces a sequence of discrete surface elevation data that is arithmetically combined with measured data taken at points on the surface and data from a dead reckoning as to the estimated position of a vehicle. Six error signals are produced, three identifying requirements for vehicle positional correction and three defining correction action for vehicle velocity.
Referring to FIG. 1, this shows one embodiment of a navigation system including a ground clearance altimeter 10 and an absolute altimeter 12 each providing altitude information to a subtracter 14 that outputs terrain elevation data to a timer 16 that operates from the output of a ground speed indicator 18. By operation of the ground speed indicator 18, discrete samples of terrain elevation data are provided on a line 20 to a computational processor 22. Also coupled to the computational processor 22 is data storage 24 which contains prerecorded terrain intelligence data composed of discrete terrain elevation samples derived from standard map data, as explained. Additional data provided to the computational processor 22 includes three-dimensional vehicle position data and three-dimensional vehicle velocity data from a navigation system 26, which may be any conventional dead reckoning guidance system. Vehicle velocity data from the navigation system 26 is used to drive the ground speed indicator 18. To enable the computational processor 22 to minimize system error signals, error characteristic data is provided from an error characteristic storage 30.
Functionally, the computational processor 22 arithmetically combines the input data provided thereto to generate output signals to a navigation controller 32, which output signals include three states (three-dimension) of vehicle position and three states of vehicle velocity. An output of the navigation controller 32 are steering commands on the line 34 to a control unit 36, which control unit may be a conventional autopilot for providing steering to an aircraft along a desired navigation path.
In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the ground clearance altimeter 10 is a narrow beam radar altitude sensor used to measure vehicle clearance altitudes producing measurements in the form of digital data. Even though the beam of the radar sensor is narrow, (less than 3�), a considerable area of the terrain is illuminated by the radar at a high altitude, and preferably the sensor includes means for completing a simple transformation for removing the radar error. This simple transformation consists of adding up antenna gain weighted areas beginning with the terrain nearest the vehicle (clearance range) and progressing to longer clearance ranges until the power return crosses the power threshold. Any error due to this transformation may be minimized by designing a sensor to detect a very low threshold. With regard to the absolute altimeter 12, preferably this is of the barometric type and employs sensing means such as a vertical accelerometer in conjunction therewith to sense incorrect or spurious altitude deviations in applications where such deviations are significant. Again, the absolute altimeter 12 may be designed to provide digital data reflecting the measurement of the altitude of a vehicle above a reference data, such as sea level.
Both the digital output from the clearance altimeter 10 and the absolute altimeter 12 are input to the subtractor 14, which is a device well within the art having a digital output, at any given time, of the elevation of a terrain point directly beneath the vehicle as defined by the following equation:
r(t) = Z.sub.R - H.sub.R (1)
r(t) = terrain elevation,
Zr = vehicle clearance above a reference, and
Hr = vehicle clearance above the terrain.
The output of the subtractor 14 is supplied to the timer 16 which controls the spacing of the terrain data sample points in accordance with aircraft ground speed, indications of which are supplied to the timer 16 by the ground speed indicator 18. In this manner, the spacing of the terrain data sample points is made to conform to the spacing required to provide accurate update of vehicle position and vehicle velocity.
Under the term "navigation system," as indicated by the block 26, have been included those components normally included in a dead reckoning navigation system. Briefly, a dead reckoning navigation system may have means including an inertial platform which is gyroscopically stabilized and has mounted thereon accelerometers to detect the vehicle accelerations relative to the inertial space. The output of each platform sensor is a three-dimensional data representation of vehicle position, and vehicle velocity applied to the computational processor 22, and in addition to the navigation controller 32. These platform sensor output signals are acted upon by the navigation controller 32 which in turn sends guidance signals to the vehicle flight control unit 36. From the inertial platform information, and from the correctional signals from the computational processor 22, the navigation controller 32 produces a solution, which may be continuous, to guide a vehicle along a geographic flight path and provide signals to the control unit 36 which are such as to produce, within the degree of error inherent in navigation systems, the desired flight path. It is this inherent error, the magnitude of which increases with time, that the present vehicle navigation system seeks to minimize.
Minimizing the error in the guidance system to achieve accurate vehicle navigation is achieved by the computational processor 22 responding to the measured terrain elevation data on the line 20 and the stored terrain elevation data from the source data storage 24 to produce a differential error signal representing the difference in the measured terrain elevation and the stored terrain elevation at the position identified by inputs to the computational processor 22 from the navigation system 26. This terrain elevation error is computed by the processor 22 in accordance with the expression:
ΔH.sub.R = ΔZ.sub.R - Δr(t) - ∂r(t)/∂X ΔX - ∂r(t)/∂Y ΔY + e (2)
Zr = vehicle clearance above a reference,
r(t) = terrain elevation above the same reference,
e = measurement errors, and
the partial derivatives represent the terrain slope in the X direction and Y direction, respectively.
This error in the terrain elevation between the true position of the vehicle above a measured terrain elevation and the predicted position of the vehicle based upon stored terrain information is one variable of a Kalman filtering technique such as schematically illustrated in FIG. 2. The Kalman filter is represented by a block 38 also receiving inputs from the error characteristic storage 30 and vehicle position and velocity data signals from the navigation system 26 on the line 26a. These data signals are used in the Kalman filtering technique to generate on the line 40 three position signals, one related to each of the three major axes. Also output from the Kalman filtering technique are three velocity signals on lines 42, again related to the three major axes.
Kalman filtering is a well known technique and is described in detail in the literature, and in particular in the Journal of Basic Engineering, March 1960, an article by R. E. Kalman, entitled "A New Approach to Linear Filtering and Prediction Problems. "
The computational processor 22 for carrying out the Kalman filtering technique contains computational units that are necessary to perform the required Kalman filtering. Since division in a computer can be performed as a series of subtractions and since subtraction can be performed by an adder in conjunction with a complementer, only adders, complementers, and sign and magnitude comparators are needed in the solution of the equations in the Kalman filtering technique. In the computation of error signals to the navigation controller 32, assume that the vehicle velocity measurements Vx (t), Vy (t), and Vz (t) are inputs to the processor 22 from the navigation system 26. Also assuming that the velocity errors from the navigation system 26 are slowly varying, then the vehicle position can be described as: ##EQU1## where the velocity error components of the position signals are expressed as follows:
b.sub.x (t.sub.k+1) = b.sub.x (t.sub.k) + w.sub.x (k) (6)
b.sub.y (t.sub.k+1) = b.sub.y (t.sub.k) + w.sub.y (k) (7)
b.sub.z (t.sub.k+1) = b.sub.z (t.sub.k) + w.sub.z (k). (8)
Utilizing the Kalman filtering technique for a solution to the above equations, navigation system errors can be minimized by sequentially processing the radar clearance measurements ΔHR, as given by Equation (2), and input to the filtering routine 38. By arithmetically combining the inputs to the Kalman filter routine 38 the current vehicle position and vehicle velocity can be calculated based on a sequence of past and present measurements. The computational processor 22 accomplishes this by linearizing the measurement equation about the current estimate of vehicle position and then updates the position using linear system Kalman filtering.
The above may be stated as follows: the vehicle position after update [X(tk+1)] is equal to the position before update [X(tk)] plus vehicle movement due to measured velocity plus movement due to bias in the velocity measurement plus an error term. The velocity error equations (6, 7, 8) indicate that the velocity bias after update is equal to the velocity bias before update plus the error correction factor. Lastly, the differential terrain elevation equation (2) indicates the radar measurement is equal to the altitude above a reference datum ZR minus the elevation of terrain r(t) at that point h(x,y).
Referring to FIG. 3, the computational process for generating vehicle position update data and vehicle velocity update data will now be explained. While FIG. 3 is a diagram of terrain in the X and Z dimensions, it should be recognized that the third dimension exists. Assuming an aircraft is flying at a position 44 and taking ground clearance measurements along the line 46, then the height of the terrain above a reference datum 48 is equal to the measured height of the aircraft at the position 44 above the reference datum 48 minus the radar measurement to the terrain. The navigation system 26 provides data to the computational processor 22 relating to the predicted location of the aircraft at the point 50. The terrain height at the position X0 is called from the data storage 24 thereby providing terrain profile data to the processor. The terrain slope is assumed to be approximately linear in the vicinity of the position X0 to approximate the slope 52. The terrain slope 52 is a linear approximation of the slope at the position X0 calculated from stored terrain elevation data. With the terrain height data from the storage 24, a predicted radar measurement value along the line 54 can be made and compared to the actual measurement made along the line 46. The difference in these radar measurements is calculated from Equation (2) producing the value ΔHR, that is, the distance from the predicted position 50 to the updated position 56 of the aircraft. The updated position 56 is where the aircraft should be flying when making the measurements at the true position 44. The difference between the positions 44 and 56 is an error position signal in the X direction input to the navigation controller 32 to adjust the course of the aircraft.
It should be understood that FIG. 3 is a simplified illustration of how the computational processor 22 generates position error signals to the navigation controller 32. The calculations are made on measured and stored data.
Referring to FIG. 4, there is shown a three-dimensional illustration of an aircraft navigating along a ground track 58. The aircraft 60 takes a radar measurement along the beam 62 to collect data or take a calculation of the terrain height at the aircraft above a reference datum 64. The navigation system 26 provides three-dimensional data relating to the aircraft predicted position, with the predicted position being at the point 68.
Also provided by the navigation system 26 is three-dimensional velocity data, that is, vehicle velocity data along each of the three major axes as illustrated in FIG. 4. Again using stored reference data from the storage 24 and terrain slope calculations at point 66 in both the X-direction and the Y-direction, the updated position of the aircraft 60 is calculated at the point 68. The error between the true position and the desired position in the X, Y and Z-directions is input to the navigation controller 32 to adjust the position of the aircraft 60 to the point 68.
A single measurement does not yield sufficient information for updating the aircraft position. Errors exist in all measurements and in the source data from the storage 24 and the terrain slope calculation is only an approximation. Also, a single radar measurement does not yield unique position information. Thus, a second sample is taken by the aircraft 60 along the beam 70 with the navigation system 26 providing information on a predicted position 72. From the predicted position data, the radar measurement, the data from the storage 24 an updated position 74 is calculated for the aircraft 60. However, errors still exist and the measurement for the predicted position 74 is no more accurate than the measurement for the predicted position 64. To minimize the error for each measured position of the aircraft 60 the data is processed recursively in the determination of the position and velocity of the aircraft.
Referring to FIG. 5, this illustrates the recursive process for computing navigation commands to the control unit 36. Assuming a vehicle is moving across the illustrated terrain in the direction of the flight arrow 76 and a first radar measurement is taken at a point 78 to measure the terrain clearance as indicated by the line 80. Also the clearance above a reference datum is measured as indicated by the line 82. Again, the predicted position of the aircraft at a point 84 is determined from data received from the navigation system 26 to calculate the terrain slope and estimate an update of the aircraft position. Also, assume that the error in this position is such that it is known that the vehicle is between the limits 92 and 94.
The terrain slope line 86 is reproduced for purposes of illustration at 86a passing through the aircraft position 78. As explained, errors exist in the radar measurement and also in the reference data storage and the exact position of the terrain slope line 86a is ambiguous between the boundaries 88a and 88b. These boundary lines indicate the error limit from the measured radar data and the stored reference data. As a result, the measurement of the flight path above the reference datum is uncertain as between the error limit lines 90a and 90b. Thus, the measured position of the aircraft will be located somewhere between lines 86a and 86b and between the position limit lines 92 and 94.
This degree of uncertainty as to the position of the aircraft is then carried over into the calculation of the updated position as explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. An accurate position update is thus not possible because of insufficient data at this point.
As the vehicle moves along the flight path 96 in the direction of the flight arrow 76 another radar measurement is taken at a distance equal to one quantization interval or cell at a point 98. Adjacent cells are not shown on the illustration for clarity; however, the quantization interval 100 shows the distance traveled by an aircraft between adjacent cells.
For the second radar measurement at a point 98 it must be assumed that the same errors will occur in the radar reference data and in the measurement above the reference datum. The terrain slope line 102 is calculated from the reference data supplied by the data storage 24 which again is reproduced as line 102a passing through the second measurement point 98. The radar and reference error limits are shown by the lines 104a and 104b such that the terrain slope line 102a may be anywhere between these error limits. The error limit lines 88a and 88b from the first measurement point 78 are projected to the second measurement point 98 to establish limits of position uncertainty as given by the lines 106 and 108. Again, there is a degree of uncertainty as to the position of the aircraft with measurements taken at the point 98.
To reduce the limits of position uncertainty, the data generated from the first radar measurement at the position 78, and as stored by the computational processor 22, is now projected to the second measurement point 98. To achieve this projection, vehicle velocity data as provided by the navigation system 26 is utilized to computationally advance the data generated at the first measurement point 78 to coincide with the second measurement point 98. This first estimate is projected to the second measurement point 98 with the terrain slop line 86a indicated by the line 86a' and the radar and reference data limits indicated by the lines 88a' and 88b'. The computational processor 22 now combines the data from the first radar measurement and the second radar measurement to limit the error of the reference datum measurement to the lines 114 and 116 and the limits of position uncertainty is now given between the lines 110 and 112. Thus, the measured location of the aircraft is now established to be within the diamond shaped outline 118. It can now be seen that the vehicle position uncertainty is limited to the area between the first and second estimate intersections thereby enabling the calculation of vehicle update position.
This recursive process continues with each subsequent radar measurement combining the data as previously combined with the latest radar measurement. That is, data defining the vehicle position within the diamond shaped outline 118 is brought forward and combined with the third radar measurement to further restrict the error limit and improve the position of uncertainty.
Each time another radar measurement is made position update data is generated for calculating vehicle position and vehicle velocity and this update data is input to the navigation controller 32 that combines the update data with the output of the navigation system 26 to generate navigation commands to the control unit 36. At each radar measurement, vehicle position is updated and measurement errors are minimized by recursively calculating the limits of position uncertainty. This permits calculation of corrective commands at discrete intervals along the flight path of an established ground track, such as the ground track 58.
While only one embodiment of the invention, together with modifications thereof, has been described in detail herein and shown in the accompanying drawings, it will be evident that various further modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention.
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Check the qualification requirements by clicking on the country where you have completed your senior secondary school certificate on the map found below on this page.
The qualifications mentioned are subject to change, if you are not sure if your specific qualification will give you eligibility to apply for a Bachelor's degree in English at Novia UAS please check with the Admissions Services for further information.
Please consider the following:
- Do not send your original school certificates, a photocopy is sufficient. The original certificates are checked at Novia UAS after you have been admitted.
- Send your certificate and language test copies in general only to the admissions services of your first preference UAS
- If your qualification certificate is not issued in English, Swedish or Finnish, you must submit an official Finnish, Swedish or English translation of your certificate. The authorized translators signature and stamp must be included.
If your country is not mentioned below this is a general description of the qualifications required:
You need the following qualification(s):
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Final certificate from your senior secondary school education.
You must have completed your education by the end of the application period (25 January 2017) if you are not an EU/EEA citizen. If you are an EU/EEA citizen you must have completed your qualification by 14 July 2017.
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Doubt over soundness of whale protection plan
Marine authorities say they are not convinced scaring humpbacks with the sound of killer whales will keep them safe.
Four humpbacks have been caught in shark nets on the Gold Coast in south-east Queensland this year.
The latest was a juvenile humpback off Mermaid Beach yesterday.
Queensland shark control program spokesman Tony Ham says more information is required before sound devices are attached to shark nets.
"We'd certainly be happy to engage that type of research finding as long as there's no significant impact on other industries," he said.
"Obviously the whale watch industry is one of those, not to mention the tourism industry, and the last thing we would want to do is disturb their migration pattern too much."
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If you are a student planning to pursue your studies in a foreign nation, no need to worry about issues regarding international student health insurance during your trip. International insurance has become necessary as there are unavoidable circumstances.
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Health Insurance Necessary
Studying abroad is one of the greatest things that a student loves as it gives them a chance to think
beyond their horizons. For many, it is a life changing experience. If you are a student planning to pursue
your studies in a foreign nation, no need to worry about issues regarding international student health
insurance during your trip. International insurance has become necessary as there are unavoidable
circumstances. Getting international health coverage is important for the traveler while going for short
trips as there is nothing worse than getting into an emergency situation with high costs.
With the escalating cost of medical bills, visiting scholar insurance becomes quite imperative. Very few
people will be able to afford the unexpected expenses if they are not supported by adequate medical
coverage. Usually, most of the universities these days sponsoring students subsidize the cost of medical
insurance coverage to the students with cheap medical care.
Visiting Scholar medical Insurance
Besides the regular students, the visiting scholars are also required by visa requirements to have
themselves covered under appropriate medical plans. As per visa requirements in some places, any
dependents accompanying the scholar also need to be insured towards the medical costs. Whether you
are going to study abroad or just traveling to another country, you would surely benefit from visiting
scholar medical insurance. Such plans are generally designed to complement with the provincial
insurance coverage. This insurance can alleviate concerns not only health issues but also your budget
Which Health Insurance to Buy?
Insurance plans vary from university to university and country to country. But on an average, they
generally cover treatment for sickness and medical care for accidents. But there are many plans that do
not cover every medical need. Thus, it's very important that you read the insurance company's policy
thoroughly before actually signing and making the final purchase. You should be aware of all the
limitations and exclusions of your plan. This exclusion list also helps you to keep the premium rate
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Golden Gloves Boxing Regions to be held April 3-4
The Region 4 Golden Gloves Boxing tournament will be held Friday and Saturday night in the Wadena Armory at 7:30 p.m. both nights.
Semi finals will be held Friday and the finals Saturday.
Shane Kern (LAB) will enter tournament in the 165-pound weight class.
Teams which represent Region 4 include Detroit Lakes, Wadena, St. Cloud, Fergus Falls, Willmar, Leach Lake, Duluth, Brainerd, Climax, and Hinckley.
Champions from the tournament will represent Region 4 at the Upper Midwest championships, which will be held at the Northern Lights Casino in Wwalker, April 10-11th.


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From the concept phase, IDEAL Conference® was designed to be accessible to users with disabilities. IDEAL Conference® supports the spirit and intent of Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act as well as the American's With Disabilities Act of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008.
Accessibility Features:
- Document conversion utility that makes it easy for anyone to convert Word documents and PowerPoint presentations into accessible formats that can be broadcast from our system. In order to be successful doing this, the user must follow our guidelines.
- Guidelines for Creating PowerPoint Slides Optimized for IDEAL Conference®:Guidelines for Creating a Word Document Optimized for IDEAL Conference®:
- Compatible with inductive loop-equipped headsets for people who use hearing aids
- Provides the ability to create accessible recordings of meetings, presentations, courses, and webinars. In order to be successful doing this, the user must follow our guidelines.
- Guidelines for IDEAL Conference® Presenters:Guidelines for IDEAL Conference® Recorders:
- Interoperable and compatible with Remote Conference Captioning (RCC) services. We use Caption Colorado. Their captioners are intimately familiar with our system. However, you can use whatever captioning company you desire.
- Interoperable and compatible with Video Relay Services (VRS). We encourage our participants to use the VRS service of their choice.
- Offers fully-synchronized web browsing in manners that enable screen reader users to access the pages.
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- All of the functions of the system are accessible through the use of keyboard shortcuts only. No mouse is required.
- The system can self-voice many activities going on in the system for individuals with print disabilities. In fact, many of our screen reader user participants turn their screen reads off during our webinars and don't miss a thing. Here is a list of the activities that can be self-voiced in addition to being able to control the volume of the synthesized voice separately from the volume of the presenter's voice. All of the following are individual user, self-voicing, options:
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A Better credit score for better credit card !!
It isn't rare to hear that a loan or a credit card application, of someone we know, got denied owing to a bad credit score. And then you would wonder where you would stand, had you applied for that loan or credit card.
As we progress into a more evolved form of economy, cash transactions are gradually giving way to credit dealings. While in a country such as India, credit transactions haven't really taken over the western way, but have nevertheless become a major trend giving the consumers higher purchasing power. Before you apply for credit card or loan it is crucial to understand the concept of credit score and how it affects you.
So what really is the credit score? It is a number generated by a mathematical algorithm using information given in your credit report. Designed to predict say the likelihood (as accurately as possible), that you will be able to fulfill your credit obligations well enough. With platforms such as credit bureaus (like Experian, Equifax, High Mark and CIBIL) in place, the ecosystem is more transparent and efficient helping lenders as well as identifying right consumers for extending credit or loans. Having a healthy credit profile and a score also increases the possibilities of a quick processing of your application for credit cards.
Here are a few tips on maintaining and reviving your credit score.
Know your score:It pays to know your credit profile and credit score. You just need to submit your details online, make payment for a small amount and get a detailed report online. As easy as your online application for credit card. There could be an incorrect record spoiling your score and fix could be easy. Take measures that can correct such errors.
You can get your credit profile from credit bureau's website
Draw your payment plan: To maintain and revive a healthy credit profile it is important to lead a healthy credit life. Make a comprehensive payment plan, including the dates you need to pay off loans, bills etc. The ECS payments for fixed, recurring amounts works best and ensures timely payment. For the rest, set online reminders and pay preferably online. It is quick both while making as well as receiving payment. Avoid part payments. It doesn't really help and affects your score.
Consolidate: Too many loan accounts are never easy to manage. Approach the bank and try and transfer the balance outstanding into a single one. This holds true for credit cards as well. Instead of a galaxy of cards, a few (say 2-4) of select cards should hold good based on their usage. Also having several loan or credit card applications is seen as a credit hungry behavior and brings down your credit score.
Judgment Call:Being a guarantor to someone may not always turn out well. Do your due diligence on the borrower before agreeing to be a guarantor for him. A default on his behalf will negatively affect your credit score.
Bank Settlements: Accepting a settlement on a long pending dispute with the bank brings down your credit score. It is advisable to sit and be open for a dialogue to resolve the issues amicably. You could have some weak links during the discussion. It is better to face them than opt for a settlement.
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Invest For Terrible Risks With Penile Surgery
How about inserting an artificial material under your penile skin, or cutting down its suspensor ligaments, or grafting tissue from any body part and implanting it in the penis, or a rigid implementation replacing the erectile tissue along the whole length of your penis? Seems terribly dreadful, isn't it? Well, these might had been the most sever punishments to the most dangerous criminals of the Stone Age.
Prior to that many more of such extreme possible circumstances come to your mind, first you need to know that numerous people of the present era, with all their desire, welcome these operations to be performed on them. They even pay a huge sum for this 'favor' on them, and in return take all the complications, risks, injuries, infections, and a pain down there for the lifetime. No you are getting it wrong, as they aren't the cases of mental complications. They are the ones, unhappy with their penis size, and have ultimately handed over their penises to the surgeons, for a bit enhancement with no guaranteed results.
Penile surgery, the most expensive, the most notorious, and the most risky of all the methods for penis enhancement, is mainly performed through four main procedures.
Tissues' graft from your leg, pelvic or belly button is taken and it is used to construct the phalloplasty of penis. One of the prime risks involved with this procedure is that the nerves sensation might not be preserved, and you will suffer with the inability to reach orgasms then on. Since lengthening of urethra is required in the process, the post operative complications have been found in more than half of the cases. A big scar that is visible enough exists in the grafted body part.
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Materials like silicone, Plexiglas or acrylic glass, or any biological tissue is inserted and implanted in your penis. Although the semi hard or hard implants are generally not removed, but the biological materials are absorbed within a year, diminishing all the treatment effects. Inability to penetrate for intercourse, deformations, scarring, or even in numerous cases shrinking of the one's penis, are few of the side effects associated with the procedure.
All along your penis length, there are natural expandable sponges like erectile tissues that get filled up with blood whenever you get an erection. In the penile prosthesis procedure, these spongers are replaced by artificial semi rigid, or rigid, or hydraulic devices. It depends on you whether you take it as an advantage or disadvantage, but with semi rigid or rigid implants to your penis it will be rigid anytime time, demanding a lot of adjustments to be made. Post operative complications are probable, and the procedure can never be reversed all through your lifetime.
The suspensory ligaments that nature has furnished in your pubic bone, to support your penis during the erections, is cut down to make your penis appear longer. So with this procedure of ligamentolysis, extremely high risks are involved, with unhealed ligaments, and hanging unsupported penis.
So with any of these procedures for penile surgery, you have all possible scopes for infections, risks, doubtful results, and most significantly a huge investment of money.
Do: Freeze, Warm, Flick Or Pinch Them
Help your partner reach orgasm all the time, whenever you indulge into lovemaking session. There are many a things that can be done to excite her. Ice can create magical moments and trigger a sense of sexuality. You can fill your mouth with water and dribble it all over her breast and belly. It will naturally tickle her and excite her. You can try this trick with ice as well. Gently play with her breast and flick it when it is erect. Hold her breast and squeeze it softly, as she always loves the feel of it. Don't try to do it hastily, as it might kill the whole excitement.
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This template package is great to create (from scratch) or customize the included storyboard relating to special events (like weddings, birthdays..). Customize it in minutes thanks to its modular structure, one click global controls and included scenes files (as individual aep files; so you can import them very easily and add infinite placeholders/scenes).
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AE template created with AE CS5.0, compatible with higher versions (Don't forget to apply all the available updates to your after effects version).
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Maybe Marc Trestman was the problem in Chicago, not Jay Cutler
Remember when Ravens offensive coordinator Marc Trestman was nicknamed the Quarterback Whisperer?
Hired by the Bears as their head coach in January 2013, Trestman won his first two games and finished the season 8-8. Things appeared to be headed in the right direction in Chicago, especially as much of that success came with Josh McCown at quarterback.
McCown had been out of football a couple of times before catching on with the Bears as a backup to Caleb Hanie once Jay Cutler went down hurt. Haine was a disaster starting, and so McCown eventually became the primary backup, bouncing on and off the roster before coming in for a hurt-again Cutler in 2013 and subsequently put together probably the greatest seven-game stretch of his life to end the season and convince people that Trestman was a quarterback genius. The wonders he produced with McCown became the center of attention.
That season Cutler, when he wasn't injured, also had a lot of success within Trestman's offense, which strengthened his case, but the interesting thing is that Cutler didn't really adjust his play to fit the offense in the way the Bears asked him to the following season.
In 2013 Cutler had wide receivers Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery stretching teams down the field, as well as tight end Martellus Bennett and running back Matt Forte to work the shorter areas of the field. That year Cutler's average depth of target was 10.0 yards down field, which was fourth in the NFL but just marginally lower than the 10.4 yards Cutler averaged the year before Trestman got there. By contrast, McCown, in the same offense, was averaging just 8.6 yards, which was 26th in the NFL. The following year Trestman and the Bears tried to rein Cutler in to limit the poor plays he makes, and his average depth of target fell to just 7.7 — 35th in the NFL.
The problem is that he still made as many poor decisions as before, only now they weren't being offset by the spectacular plays that Cutler is capable of making because he was being limited by the conservative offense.
Trestman's Chicago career ultimately crashed and burned, with Cutler taking much of the blame for Trestman's firing as well as the firing of the man who signed him to an expensive, long-term contract extension, GM Phil Emery. Trestman is now in Baltimore running his offense as the Ravens' offensive coordinator, where a certain Joe Flacco suddenly finds himself suffering a period of very poor play.
Flacco's average depth of target has seen a similar drop from pre- to post-Trestman, dropping from 9.0 a year ago to just 7.4 this year. The problem isn't necessarily the very deep shots down the field, since Flacco takes a deep shot (20-plus air yards) at roughly the same rate this year as opposed to last, but rather how the Ravens are stretching the field by working the intermediate routes. Last season Baltimore attempted a pass 10 or more yards down field on 32.3 percent of their attempts. This season that figure is down to 27.3 percent.
While the route profile for Flacco actually looks pretty similar from 2014 to 2015, it does appear that the passing offense is simply looking more toothless this year. Flacco, who was our 16th-graded quarterback a year ago is now 36th, ranked below every quarterback in football other than Matthew Stafford, who was benched in Detroit's loss to Arizona this week for Dan Orlovsky.
Cutler, by contrast, is sitting in the 16th spot in our grades that used to be occupied by Flacco, after having been 31st when running Trestman's offense a year ago. He currently has a positive grade after posting his best game grade since Week 6 of 2014 in Sunday's come-from-behind win over the Chiefs, during which he made some spectacular throws and didn't throw any interceptions.
The two quarterbacks have seen their fortunes flip almost exactly, and it happens to coincide with each working with or without Trestman.
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I received my copy of Network World today (which has a free subscription if you're a sysadmin, and is worth the walk to the mailbox to pick it up), and one of the front page headlines read "Slow move to IPv6 giving NAT a new life". Apparently I've missed a couple of things.
The first thing I mentally noted was that they expected IPv6 to be moving fast enough to be a widely used, and generally standard technology. I guess from my sheltered position, it doesn't seem as impending to me. A brief survey of some associates of mine indicated a solid 0/10 where an internal IT worker (in many cases, network oriented) was aware of a plan to utilize IPv6. The companies included one of the nation's largest healthcare providers, one of the largest airlines in the world, and the 2nd largest telecommunications provider in a state, among several other SMBs. I'm going to go ahead and say IPv6 isn't something that needs to go in my calendar book yet, though I'm keeping an ear open for news of the development.
The second tidbit from that headline is that, apparently, Network Address Translation (NAT), needs a new life. As in, it's currently dead. Maybe it doesn't want to go on the cart.
Either way, and this might just be an old-fogey way of thinking, but I don't want my internal servers to be publicly addressable. Really. Not even a little bit. I don't care if they still have to go through a firewall and router. I like the fact that, due to my networking scheme, even a misconfigured firewall will prevent direct access to the internal machines through the use of NAT.
How about you? Is your organization looking at IPv6? Do you use NAT?
Read the article and let me know what your take on this is.


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Habs prospect Nathan Beaulieu, former OHL coach Jacques Beaulieu plead guilty on assault raps
Nathan Beaulieu and Jacques Beaulieu are free men, albeit ones who ought to feel a little chastened.
Neither the Montreal Canadiens prospect nor his father, the ex-Sarnia Sting coach-GM, are going to have their lives overly disrupted after pleading guility to assault charges stemming a "drunken hockey game in a friend's garage" back in April. Each of the Beaulieus received a conditional discharge in London, Ont., court on Wednesday.
In Ontario, a conditional discharge essentially means that the accused have pleaded guilty but are not actually convicted of a criminal offence. The discharge disappears from police databases in time. It also means Nathan Beaulieu, who is entering his second pro season in the Habs organization after a four-year career with the Quebec League's Saint John Sea Dogs, will not have any interruption in his hockey playing.
The elder Beaulieu was sacked by Sarnia roughly one month after the charges. The Sting, by the looks of it, made certain they were in a safe zone where they could make it clear Jacques Beaulieu had been let go for reasons "not related to the on ice performance of our hockey club without opening themselves up to any wrongful dismissal claims.
The blow-by-blow, by Jane Sims.
Assistant Crown attorney Steve Monaghan set out what happened when golf, hockey and booze clashed with the Beaulieus.
The two men assaulted were brothers-in-law David VanGeffen and Wesley Vanderwal.
The Beaulieus, Van Geffen, Denton Hackney and two other men were together at the Caradoc Sands Golf club in Strathroy-Caradoc on April 27.
Vanderwal arrived to meet his brother-in-law for a meal and drinks. It seemed to Vanderwal that the entire party had been drinking, Monaghan said.
At about 10:30 p.m., the group retired to Hackney's home where they played hockey in the large detached garage.
Both Beaulieus were seen damaging some of Hackney's property. Nathan Beaulieu used a goalie stick to smash a net and break some hockey sticks belonging to Hackney's kids.
Vanderwal thought this was wrong and told the Beaulieus they should stop.
That suggestion, Monaghan said, "seemed to enrage Jacques Beaulieu." He walked up to Vanderwal and said "who the (expletive) do you think you are?"
And with that, Jacques Beaulieu grabbed Vanderwal by the left shirt sleeve and ripped it off. Both Beaulieus attacked Vanderwal, who tried to leave, but not before he was punched eight times in the face, Monaghan said. (London Free Press)
It's fair to suggest the damage done will mostly be in reputation. Jacques Beaulieu will probably find work in the hockey industry very soon, but the fact that one of his former players was one of the two assault victims should be a red flag if he ever applies for a position in the Canadian Hockey League.
There is a huge amount of trust that has to exist between teenage players, their families and the adults operating the teams. It's a results-based, bottom line-minded business and a very rough sport. Someone worthy of being called a coach would never endanger a player's physical safety; that taboo should continue afterward. Maybe it would be token, but if Beaulieu is hired somewhere, it would be good to know that the team cleared it with the league office first.
The Guelph Storm had to do so with OHL commissioner David Branch in 2011 after hiring Bill Stewart as an assistant coach. Stewart was ostracized from the OHL for a decade after trying to smuggle a player across the Canada-U.S. border in the team bus' cargo hold while coaching the 1999-2000 Barrie Colts. That was obviously far, far worse than beer-fuelled shenanigans that escalated to the point of physical violence.
Point being, though, hockey parents and the paying public have a right to know that someone who crossed the line has learned the error of his ways.
Neate Sager is a writer for Yahoo! Canada Sports. Follow him on Twitter @neatebuzzthenet. Please address any questions, comments or concerns to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Emerson has acquired Decision Management International (DMI), which now becomes part of Emerson Process Management . The buy adds electronic management of workflow, materials, equipment, personnel, and documentation to Emerson's real-time manufacturing solutions.
The acquisition includes all DMI technologies, applications, services, and employees.
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Before the calendar turned, 2016 already had the makings of a pivotal year for manufacturing, and for the world.
There were the big events for the year, including the United States as Partner Country at Hannover Messe in April and the 2016 International Manufacturing Technology Show in Chicago in September. There's also the matter of the U.S. presidential elections in November, which promise to shape policy in manufacturing for years to come.
But the year started with global economic turmoil, as a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing triggered a worldwide stock hiccup that sent values plummeting. The continued plunge in world oil prices has resulted in a slowdown in exploration and, by extension, the manufacture of exploration equipment.
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Online dating site operator Match (MTCH) went public Thursday, drawing attention to the wide variety of services that adults use to find love online.
Match, a unit of IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI), is the leading company in the space. It operates 45 brands, including Match.com, OkCupid and Tinder.
"Late Night" talk-show host Seth Meyers, in his Thursday show, poked fun at the Match IPO.
"The parent company of the dating app Tinder launched their IPO stock offering today. Though if you really want to make money off of Tinder, invest in penicillin," he said.
There are almost as many online dating services as stars in the sky. Some are based on religious preference, ethnicity, age group and political bent. Others are based on personal interests. And many of these are oddly specific.
Since some of these sound like jokes, CollegeHumor put together a fun online quiz called "Real or Fake Dating Websites."
What follows is a list of actual websites dedicated to hooking up love birds who have specific interests.
Trek Passions
This is a dating and social networking website for fans of science fiction, and not just "Star Trek."
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This site describes itself as the No. 1 online dating community for cannabis lovers (420 is a code for the consumption of marijuana).
"The relaxed lifestyle that most marijuana users enjoy is something to be shared," the website says. "Our platform allows those who are acceptable of this lifestyle to meet, connect and grow a relationship."
Another pot-themed dating website is 420 Singles.
Clown Dating
This is a dating website for clowns and the people who love them.
"It's no fun looking for love when you're a clown; behind all the make-up and the red nose is a lonely heart. Clowns are unique entertainers loved by some, yet feared and hated by others. Luckily, Clown Dating is here to help," the website says.
Sea Captain Date
You could find your first mate here, a dating site that connects men and women who share a love of the ocean.
"With thousands of Captains already online, SeaCaptainDate.com is the destination for romance on the seven seas!" the website says.
"Dating can be a stormy sea," SeaCaptainDate.com CEO Bill Kay says in a statement. "In the unforgiving ocean of love, let us be your lighthouse."
Mullet Passions
Here's one for people who like the mullet hairstyle — "business upfront and party in the back."
The website says members typically enjoy such recreational activities as wrestling, country music and monster trucks.
Paranormal Date
This connects singles based on their shared interest in "the paranormal, science, life after death, ghost stories, Bigfoot, UFOs, alternative medicine and conspiracy theories."
The website's slogan is "You Are Not Alone."
When Paranormal Date launched last summer, Meyers mocked it: "A new dating service has launched which aims to set up people interested in ghosts, UFOs and conspiracy theories, called Paranormal Date. Which is better than the original name they came up with, OK Stupid."
Not wanting to be left out of this trend, Kraft Foods launched a dating app for bacon lovers called Sizzl.
While the smartphone app is a tongue-in-cheek take on dating apps like Tinder, the Daily Dot notes that Sizzl is fully functional. It connects with Facebook (FB) to import your personal details and polls users on their favorite kind of bacon.
"Late Night" host Meyers provided his own view on the app: "Oscar Mayer has come out with a new dating app which promises to pair up singles who love bacon, called Sizzl. Which is way better than their original name, eHam-ony."
This is a smartphone app that connects "those with beards to those who want to stroke beards." Different strokes for different folks, I reckon.
CNBC called it the "Tinder for Beards."
Things could get a little hairy if you use this app. Sorry.
Women Behind Bars
Here comes a prison pen pal service that connects men with female prisoners who want love and relationships.
If you think that sounds like the start of a "Dateline NBC" true crime story, you aren't alone.
Gothic Match
This firm describes itself as "the first, the largest and the best online Gothic social networking site for Gothic singles in the world."
In a similar vein, there's Vampersonals.com, which says it's the "No. 1 dating site for vampire and Gothic personals."
Date Skaters
For people uninterested in dating a doctor, lawyer or other professional, there's Date Skaters.
"Visiting skate parks and hanging around places where skaters like to be can be a useful dating strategy; but without all background information and the right attitude, you will probably end up all alone," the website says. "Or maybe you have tried it all and realized that local skaters are just a bunch of uninteresting kids wasting your time. If you are ready to take the next step, give our club a try."
With online dating, lonely cat ladies could be a thing of the past.
Purrsonals.com bills itself as "the cat lover's social network."
It's enough to cheer up even Grumpy Cat. OK, maybe not.


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Since the anti-telemarketing registry came into existence in 2003, the FTC has been increasing its efforts to curtail this form of unwanted solicitation. The federal do-not-call list now includes about 97 million telephone numbers which have generated some 1 million complaints against telemarketers.
The FTC has already issued 20 citations to companies who have called several numbers on the registry. A citation is a warning which does not carry a financial penalty. Other companies which have committed more egregious violations have been fined, however, and have reached settlements with the FTC.
AT&T Corp. has agreed to pay $490,000 to settle charges of calling customers who had specifically asked the company to stop calling. Primus Telecommunications Group Inc. settled for $400,000 for violating the list on many occasions.
In February, the FTC announced a settlement of over $500,000 with two time-share companies and their telemarketer for calling over 300,000 telephone numbers on the registry. Presently, the FTC is pursuing an Arizona mortgage company for $700,000 for violating the do-not-call list.
Columbia House Co., the home entertainment giant, has now become the latest company to settle a claim by the FTC relating to do-not-call list violations. Columbia House has agreed to pay $300,000 with respect to charges of having improperly called tens of thousands of former customers to solicit them to re-subscribe to the company's various home-entertainment clubs.
Companies may call former customers on the registry if they have had a business relationship with them within the previous 18 months. In the case of Columbia House, the former customers on the list had ceased their relationship with the company for at least 18 months thereby making the solicitations improper.
Columbia House was also charged with soliciting active members to purchase additional services or products even thought the customers in question had specifically instructed the company not to.
Columbia House did not admit any wrongdoing and claimed it was settling with the FTC to avoid the time and expense of litigation. The company did, however, admit it had made "a substantial investment in compliance" to meet the federal guidelines.
The fine for violating the do-not-call list may be as much as $11,000 per call. Enforcement of the registry is shared by the FTC and the FCC (Federal communications Commission).


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Between February and May 2015, Blind Ditch worked with people from across the estate to make a series of animations and interviews about Buckland past and present.
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The end of year has been a busy time here at HOPE Partnership. We'd like to fill you in on what we've been up to.
Our team has been working diligently with a property owner in Old Lyme and we have come to an agreement. We hope to have an announcement on a development in the next two weeks.
Our team has also been working on feasibility studies on two properties, to determine the viability of developing housing. One is in Chester, the other in Centerbrook. We will announce any advancements on these properties as they come available.
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HOPE continues to be graciously supported by the Middlesex United Way.
We have hired Meryl Moskowitz, through a grant from the Liberty Bank Foundation, for media and outreach. Meryl has been working on tweeting and posting as well as some new blog information on our website! Share and like away! This is helping us to educate our supporters for any future developments.
LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) has been generous in supporting HOPE with two grants for our affordable housing consultant, Larry Kleutsch. We are working to finalize another grant for capacity building. We hope to announce the terms of that grant shortly.
Thank you for your support and interest in HOPE. We wish you have a warm and happy holiday season!