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Rockfort has produced a new mix for our readers to listen to on Mixcloud, and given it the Boris Vian-inspired title, 'Pianocktail'. The full tracklisting can be found with the mix but its a decades-spanning selection featuring vocal jazz legends Les Double Six, 80s industralists The Grief and more recent tracks from Ray Bartok and My Girlfriend Is Better Than Yours. Enjoy.
Following our announcement of the Charles de Goal show (with Beaty Heart supporting) at Cargo on 28 Jan, we are now offering a pair of tickets for the event - just send us a message here titled 'Charles' before noon on 26 January and we'll select a winner at random. The event organisers, OntheROOF!, have also completed the first ever remix of a CDG track, which can be heard and downloaded here.
Fellow French music promoters French Revolution have two new events coming up - the first, on 25 January, sees them teaming up with White Heat at Madame Jo Jo's and features Anoraak, We Are Terrorists and The Shoes, then two days later they're at the newly opened The Victory in Dalston with TV Glory, Kid Bombardos and Kim. Rockfort is giving away a pair of tickets to each - just send us a message here titled either 'JoJo Comp' or 'Victory Comp' with your name and contact details before noon on 23 Jan to go into the draw.
Following a performance at last year's Offset festival, re-activated Parisian post-punk act Charles de Goal will be appearing at Cargo on Fri 28th Jan, supported by the excellent Camberwell/Peckham-based Beaty Heart. More info here.
Wednesday 15 December on Resonance FM, the Rockfort team reports back from the Trans Musicales festival in Rennes, playing music from some of the French acts who performed there as well as an interview with Kate Fletcher, the singer from local band La Corda.
Released in January 2011, 'Voyage 2: Mort Pour La France - French Underground Voodoo Music' is the second compilation from the Pan European Recording label presided over by Turzi. It's another compelling snapshot of a loose family of underground psych-rock and electronic artists, including some names that appeared on the first volume, 'Facing the Future of French Modern Psychedelic Music', including Aqua Nebula Oscillator, Koudlam, Chicros and Etienne Jaumet.
This week, Rockfort welcomes Madchester obsessives Shit Browne - a group described by our reviewer as "wildly perverse" - to the Resonance studio for a live session. Tune in at 6pm on Wednesday 8 December.
On Resonance FM this Wednesday at 6pm, David and Ludo welcome Pevin Kinel to the studio. A one-man band specialising in live improvisation, he uses clarinet, guitar, human beatbox, bass and keyboards to create delightfully oddball pop nuggets. You can download the free EP 'Of Week Constitution' from his website here.
Rockfort's studio guests this week are Partial Gathering, the avant-garde Cello and Electronics duo of composer, Ruaidhri Mannion, and cellist, Corentin Chassard. They formed in late 2009 and, after a first performance at London's National Portrait Gallery, they began to further explore the relationships between contemporary art and intuitive musical interactions.The show is at 6pm on Wednesday 24 November on Resonance FM.
The Rockfort show on Resonance FM on 17 Nov features a live session and interview with Florence Joelle. On her debut EP, 'Kiss of Fire', the chanteuse mixes rockabilly inspirations, a little jazz and French chanson, and has a band featuring members of Gallon Drunk and and the Flaming Stars.


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Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge
12085 S.R. 29, Immokalee, FL 34142
Serves as habitat for the Florida panther and other wildlife, and as a research site for the Native Orchid Restoration Project. Hiking trails open to the public.
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When we talk about Indian culture, traditional Indian jewelry can't be left unspoken of. Indian ethnic jewelry is famous worldwide and jewelry designers across the globe seek inspiration from Indian style jewelry. India has been ruled by so many dynasties and has been occupied with so many ethnicities, and all of them have contributed towards the rich Indian ethnic jewelry styles. These traditional styles of jewelry can enhance the beauty of Indian ethnic attires by a great extent.
The entire world is fond of Indian style gold jewelry which has fine details and brilliant craftsmanship. Most Indian traditional jewelry types are chunky, and are adorned with engravings and motifs depicting the rich Indian culture. Let's go through some of the most popular types of Indian jewelry styles:-
Kundan Design
Kundan jewelry also features precious stones embedded in a wonderful arrangement. This type of jewelry is generally made of gold or silver. Apart from traditional apparels, this jewelry looks good with semi traditional attires as well.
Antique Design
Antique design jewelry features dull shine and has a rough texture. It is a historic jewelry style which was worn by many ruling dynasties and other elite people, and has made a major comeback in the Indian fashion world. It looks extremely elegant with Indian ethnic apparels like a Kanchiveram and Banarasi silk saree.
Navaratna Jewelry
Many Indians believe that navaratnas or gemstones are Replica Cartier Jewelry capable of changing fortune and bringing good luck. Navaratna jewelry includes all the nine gemstones in just one ornament. You can get it in the form of necklace, ring, bracelet or bangle. This style of jewelry suits all types of Indian ethnic wear. You can wear it at times when you don't have enough time to shop around for a matching accessory.
Bead Design
In case you want to avoid chunky jewelry pieces, bead jewelry is best for you. This jewelry is simple and lightweight. The best thing about it is that you can wear it with western style outfits as well.
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This particular style of jewelry is greatly influenced by Replica Bvlgari Jewelry the Indian temples. Jewelry designers in India have sought inspiration from beautiful designs and architecture of temples to create spellbinding jewelry for many years. These designs were originally used to create jewelry for deities in temples, which are now being used by several designers to make enchanting jewelry pieces.
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This mesmerizing jewelry style is an outcome of the amalgamation of two different craftsmanships, i.e. Rajasthan and Lahore. This jewelry is enamelled with gold and has precious stones studded in eye-catching designs. Replica Hermes Jewelry http://www.jewelry-brand.cn/


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Fundraising Progress
Even though I have now finished my challenge donations are still coming in and I am currently at80% of my target. To help me reach my target I plan on doing some local talks on my adventure to raise further money.
The fund raising evening that coincided with my 50th Birthday Party, with prizes donated by local businesses was a great success and raised £326 on the evening.
I also held a collection day at my local Tesco supermarket on the 14th July that raised £500.89!
Running Total
Recent Donations:
Karuna Patel
Lincoln Wheelers Cycling Club
Amy & Bella Cresswell
Ron Hunt
Friends of Mum
Jen & Tim
Sylvia Brwick
The following donations have been gratefully received over the last few weeks:
Greg Clarke
Ellen Struthers
Christine Wardle
Keith & Barbara
Faye & Tom
Diane Offord
Hazel Clarke
Bob Collier
Jackie & Kevin Orford
Elaine Sheppard
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Kentucky Fried Chicken is owned, by a company with a distinctively "uncorporate" name – Yum! Brands, complete with the exclamation mark. This blogger is a vegetarian and therefore has not really sampled its wares. But I am reliably told that its fried chicken, is fairly delicious. But these days, alas, KFC is not sounding very yummy.
The problem is in China. KFC is everywhere in China. I mean everywhere. Sometimes I wonder if the icon of Americanism in China is not McDonald's or Coca Cola, but KFC. Every street corner seems to have one. The Chinese were happily munching or chewing or licking, or whatever you do with fried chicken. All that changed in December of last year. CCTV, that great bastion of broadcasting and China's answer to Doordarshan, aired a program that claimed that local suppliers to KFC had given its chicken excessive amounts of antibiotics. CCTV is more renowned for informing the world that Xi Jinping had a good night's sleep rather than do investigative reporting. But, expose, it did. I am not aware of the merits or the details of the case, but you can imagine what happened to the sales of KFC in China. It dropped by a vertiguous 41% in January.
Ouch. KFC has recovered from earlier unfavourable events – SARS and Bird flu, although it was responsible for neither. Apparently, the Chinese can't be kept away from fried chicken for long. But will it recover from this latest blow ? The Chinese are fed up with food adulteration. Remember baby food adulterated with melamine some 3 years ago.
Yum! Brands , is of course, not just KFC. Its also Pizza Hut and Taco Bell. So the company will ride this crisis. But its exposure to China is massive. Half its global sales of some $4 bn comes from China. And this is the dilemma of China. The opportunity is massive. But the risks are also high.
This incident also calls into question the issue of safety or desirability of processed foods. Popular perception is that all processed food is bad. Nothing could be farther from the truth. In fact the so called "fresh" product is often the most unsafe. Just compare tap water with Bisleri. If you knew what the "fresh veggies" went through before they landed in your shop, you might be tempted to turn non vegetarian. If you bought that raw turmeric from the store – well, I will spare you the gory details of what that goes through. Will you buy milk from the milkman if he brought the cow to your doorstep ? The less said about hygiene in the neighbouring Udipi, the better.
In general, responsible companies that process food take greater care; from the farm gate to the time it is processed. Like for like, processed food is actually safer than "fresh food" – unless you grew it yourself. But as the KFC incident, or the horsemeat problem in Europe shows, there can be disastrous lapses there too. In the quest for profitability – individual or corporate, risks are taken with food; chiefly pesticides in crops and the cocktail of hormones and drugs with animals.
Any takers for retiring to the ancestral village (Sriram – the distance from Eugene to Pattamadai is rather long !) and growing your own stuff in the backyard ?


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Libraries Without Books
Ever since e-books began to assert their dominance, people have been talking about the library of the future: a bookless place about books. And as ill-conceived as the idea will appear to booklovers nearly everywhere, Bexar County, Texas is about to lead the way to a brave yet strangely bookless new library. This coming fall they will open Bibliotech, the first completely digital public library in the United States. From My San Antonio:
Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff is an unabashed book lover with 1,000 first editions in his private collection, but even he sees the writing on the wall.
Paper books have lost their allure, and future generations may have little use for them, Wolff contends.
So when he embarked on a mission to create a countywide library system, he decided it should be bookless from the start.Wolff credits late Apple founder Steve Jobs and the Apple Store or inspiring Bibliotech.
Inspired while reading Apple founder Steve Jobs' biography, Wolff said he envisions several bookless libraries around the county, including in far-flung suburbs.
"It's not a replacement for the (city) library system, it's an enhancement," Wolff said."People are always going to want books, but we won't be doing that in ours," Wolff said.You can read more here.
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I do not believe in struggling. I believe that God created enough for everyone. He also made us unique so that we can help each other in case we are inadequate in a particular area. For example, doctors treat patients, and teachers educate students, etc. On a micro level, God gives you family and friends who can help you sort your issues. You should assist them as well.
Why are you struggling despite these safeguards put in place by God? Well, I believe it is because someone somewhere is not playing his part. That person could be you. It could be an individual close to you, or perhaps it is a person you do not know.
For example, maybe you are struggling to live in a posh area when you should be in a low-income area. You could also be living in a one-bedroom house when you should be in a bedsitter. In truth, you are stupid. Cut your coat according to your cloth. Life is that simple. Instead, we choose to live in a constant state of want where we have little or no surplus.
Perhaps you are struggling to please the apple of your eye. Leave that fool alone. Remember, affection is free and effortless. If you are struggling to get it, then what you seek is not love so let it be. Remember, a relationship should be an exchange of affection. It should not be an exchange of sex/money for affection.
I have watched men avoiding 'ugly' women who have the right qualities for a wife. Similarly, I have witnessed women avoiding 'poor' male companions who have the right kind of heart for a husband. Moreover, both genders try to marry someone they can show off as a trophy to their family members, friends, or colleagues. Still, you wonder why you struggle. Still, you wonder why happiness is so elusive.
Another case of unwarranted suffering occurs when people who are close to you fail to act right. Family members are usually guilty of this sin. You might find that your relatives seek drama, but they avoid progress. All they can offer you is endless quarrels. Backbiting is also the order of the day. In this case, you are struggling because someone knows you have a strong attachment to him or her. That attachment, if abused, is slavery.
I have also noticed that some people hang around bad company. Companions you have to impress with the way you talk or dress. You have to own the right car and live in a 'proper' neighborhood. "When are we going out?" is the only thing you would hear from some of your friends. That is sad. Since when did friendship have conditions attached to it? Endelea tu na ujinga yako. That is why you are struggling.
Of course, I cannot forget the government & other authorities. These entities thrive on limiting the freedoms of those they govern. That is why so many people struggle. Why should doctors be on strike when they could be conducting research on cancer? Where is the money the government takes from us?
We create unnecessary frustrations and tensions when we fail to play our part. More importantly, we invite hate into our hearts when we struggle so hard with little or no success. Do you agree with me? What causes our suffering? Is it natural? Is it the result of someone's irresponsible behavior?


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Spring Training Is Underway For The Orioles 227
With spring training underway, the Baltimore Orioles look to change the script in baseball this season.
A lot of changes were made in the Orioles organization. With Andy MacPhail leaving, the Orioles brought in Dan Duquette to take over his position as President of Baseball Operations. Soon as Duquette joined he started making more changes himself. He brought in two foreign arms in Wei-Yin Chen and Tsuyoshi Wada.
With the signing of Chen the Orioles should have a great veteran left hander for their starting rotation. Chen is the first Taiwanese player in Orioles history and wants to prove he belongs with the Orioles. He is also happy with the change of scenery and hopes to make a difference for the Orioles.
The signing of Wada also brings another veteran arm for the Orioles starting rotation. Wada had great success pitching in Japan. He had a winning record and helped Japan to a bronze medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics. His success should bold well for the Orioles in their return to greatness.
He signed Wilson Betemit off the free agents list. Wilson should be a great fit for the Orioles. He should be able to fit well at third base and all over the infield, but should be a great designated hitter.
Duquette added some more arms, which should help the Orioles this season. One more big change he made was trading Jeremy Guthrie to the Colorado Rockies. Guthrie was a great pitcher for Baltimore, but his trade brought in two good arms to help in Matt Lindstrom and Jason Hammel.
There are a lot of question marks coming into this spring training for the Orioles.
One of the main questions is who is going to play second base? With the health of Brian Roberts uncertain, the Orioles may have to look elsewhere for second base. Robert Andino helped the Orioles at second base last season, so he might be a great choice for the Orioles at second base this season.
Also the pitching staff is in question coming into this season. The starting rotation should be strong, but it's just a matter of sorting through all the starting pitchers that are in camp.
The bullpen should be strong as well; just finding the pitchers for the back end of the bullpen is going to be tricky.
The Orioles have plenty of options for the pitching staff, so they have choices. The Orioles pitching coach just has to choose the right choice for each part of the pitching staff. If the right choices are made, then the Orioles should be successful this season.
Once spring training is over, the question marks should be answered.
The changes the Orioles made this off-season should play out in the regular season. For now the Orioles are in spring training and working on turning these changes into a successful season.


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| Brigadeiros (do Brasil) |
Inspired by Brasileirinho | Ramilson Maia Remix
They're actually just called brigadeiros, but I know how much you love (& we brazilians hate) saying "do brasioou". Let's delve into the history of the brigadeiro whilst listening to the drum and bass version of the great classic Brasileirinho remixed by Ramilson Maia.
According to legend several versions exist but everything seems to suggest that these little truffles were created in the 1940s during the presidential campaign of Brigadeiro (brigadier) Eduardo Gomes. Ever since, despite Mr Gomes losing the election, this recipe has spread throughout the country and made itself an integral part of Brazilian culture.
These great little truffles are much more important where I'm from than you might think. The brigadeiro is the king of sweet things in Brazil. When you're a child a birthday wouldn't be a birthday without them. Then you grow up and you eat bigger ones at university, in bars, at bakeries, as cakes and different types too (cashew nuts, with different chocolates or pistachio ones etc.) One of my crazy sisters eats them directly from the pan with a spoon and when taken with a very pressing craving for them has even been known to make them in the microwave.
So you must have got it by now – the brigadeiro is a real institution in Brazil. Imagine my surprise when, after making them a few times in France, some of my friends look at me with that blasé French attitude as if I were preparing some little turds rolled in pistachios and pecans! The problem, I've come to understand is the sweet concentrated milk – the cultural shock is just too much. French people just aren't used to it. The last time I bought some and left it in the fridge a friend asked me if i was expecting a baby! Basically it's sweet, very sweet, but "oh la la" frenchies, it's so delicious! I swear. As Cristina Cordula would say it really is "magnifaïk ." I'll now impart you with the secrets of how to make them, hoping to have awakened your curiosity!
| Ingredients |
_ 1 can of sweet condensed milk de lait concentré sucré
_ 25 g of unsalted butter
_ 6 soup spoons of nesquick (or any other powdered sweetened chocolat)
_ vermicelli, pistachios, pecans, cocoa powder, other ideas?
| Method |
This recipe requires you to keep an eye on the pan at all times. It can very easily go from "optimal state" to "burnt", so be careful!
It's very simple but it can take a little bit of time. Begin by melting the butter in a pan over a low heat. Add the concentrated milk then the chocolate powder. Stir vigorously so that the mixture doesn't burn for about 5-10 minutes. You'll know when it's ready because the mixture will be completely smooth, thick and, by stirring you'll be able to see the bottom of the pan.
Pour the mixture onto a heat-proof plate and leave to cool down. You can put it in the fridge to speed things up. Meanwhile, fill little bowls with the ingredients you want to add to the brigadeiros: vermicelli, nuts, pecans, pistachios, sugar balls, toasted almonds, crushed peanuts, anything you fancy.
Once your brigadeiro mixture is cool enough to be able to work it with your hands, take a knob of butter and imagine it is soap. Grease your hands all over. Now, using a small spoon take a little of the mixture and make a ball with it in your palm. Once it's nice and round roll it in whatever you've chosen as your coating.
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Salt Lake Packaging Printer Goes for the Gold with New Seven-color Press
Tuesday, February 26, 2002
Press release from the issuing companySalt Lake City — In a move designed to grow its litho laminate business and increase its overall capacity, the Utah Paperbox Company has renovated its pressroom to make way for a new seven-color MAN Roland 900. The 56" press is equipped with an in-line coater, integrated dryers and an ASTI material handling system. "This is the only seven-color 56" packaging press west of Chicago that we know of," says Utah Paperbox CEO Paul Keyser, whose grandfather founded the company 80 years ago. "This press makes us hard to beat in the markets we serve." One of those markets is centered on the growing demand for litho laminate packaging. The technique involves printing package graphics on SBS board, then laminating the printed liner onto single-face corrugated. The result marries the print quality of sheetfed offset with the durability of corrugated packaging. Keyser explains that the demand for litho lam is heating up as an increasing amount of consumers do their shopping in wholesale-style price clubs. The warehouse outlets require vivid, quality graphics to attract shoppers to their mountains of merchandise. But the packaging has to withstand the rigors of the high-stacked pallets the club stores use to transport and display their wares. Two years ago, Utah Paperbox invested in a 65" litho laminator to become one of a handful of packaging printers that can both do the printing and apply the results to the corrugated substrate. "Now litho lam accounts for about 8% of our business and it's growing fast," says Keyser. "By doing it all in-house, we're able to reduce the production cycle and control the results. Customers appreciate that." The 56" X 40" width of the new Roland 900 will help the company make better use of its litho laminating system. The press will also be printing directly on microflute and paperboard, working in conjunction with a high-speed 56" die cutter and a 56" gluer. "These MAN Rolands are the only presses that are designed from the ground up for packaging," Keyser declares. "Corrugated tends to take a set when it's bent. The double diameter impression cylinders and straight-through sheet path on the MAN Rolands keeps the product flat, which is crucial, especially when the next step involves laminating."
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May 31, 2003
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Tallahassee, FL – The second-seeded South Alabama Jaguars (42-17) stunned No. 1 national seed Florida State (51-11-1) in a winner's bracket game at the 2003 Tallahassee Baseball regional. The victory was the Jaguar's third over FSU in the last four meetings between the teams. This is the first time since 1998 that USA has won its first two games of a regional and that came before the new Super Regional format.
"I thought that was an outstanding college baseball game that was dominated by pitching early on both sides by Clark Girardeau and Trent Peterson. And it was just tough to get a run," said South Alabama head coach Steve Kittrell. "Finally we broke loose and jumped on top. Mulhern's home run really gave us a boost and it was a great game. And then Florida State, we knew they would make a run at us, and they did. I am just thankful that Cole clutched up with a big home run and some other guys had some big singles in that inning to make that happen."
Cole Craig (Mill Creek, WA) led USA at the plate as the right fielder drove in three runs including the game-winner on a home run in the bottom of the eighth. Jaguar pitchers Clark Girardeau (Mobile, AL) and reliever Bert Heath (Jackson, AL) held the Seminoles at bay most of the afternoon. Girardeau pitched 7.1 innings, struck out four batters, walked seven and allowed four runs, three of which were earned. He held the Seminoles scoreless through five innings. Heath (6-1) closed the game and earned the victory by pitching 1.2 innings, striking out one batter and allowing two runs and one earned run. Daniel Hodges took the loss in relief as his record fell to 5-2.
"That one hurt. South Alabama deserved to win the ballgame, they got it done," said FSU head coach Mike Martin. "The key to the ballgame was the outstanding job their pitcher did. He was literally dominating. He just did a number on us. We got back into it and he kept making quality pitches."
The Jaguars scored the game's first run in the bottom of the third. On top of out hitting No. 1 national seed FSU 6-0 through three innings, USA cashed in with a two-out RBI. Josh Touchstone's (Pensacola, FL) RBI single plated Craig who drew a one-out walk off FSU starter Trent Peterson (10-1). South Alabama looked to add another run as Jason Gross (Mobile, AL) attempted to score on Adam Lind's (Anderson, IN) shallow single to right. Florida State junior Blake Balkcom (Chipley, FL) came up gunning and threw out Gross at home to end the inning.
Florida State didn't record its first hit of the game until the fifth inning when Miami's Eddy Martinez-Esteve singled to right field off USA starter Girardeau. The junior right-hander from Mobile, AL got into trouble with the next hitter as he walked Chris Hart (Clearwater, FL) on four straight pitches. Girardeau then K'ed his fourth batter of the game for the first out of the fifth and USA then turned a double play as it continued to hang on to its 1-0 lead.
South Alabama touched up Peterson again in the bottom of the fifth as the Jags added two more runs and broke out to a 3-0 lead. USA's all-time home run leader Ryan Mulhern (Highlands Ranch, CO) sent a shot over the fence in straight away center that traveled over 400 feet. The senior has now hit 19 homers and is only two HRs shy of equaling the single season record at USA. Mulhern is in the midst of a huge weekend as he started the regional going 4 for 5 with three RBIs and three runs scored in the Jags opening round win.
In the top of the sixth, Girardeau walked back-to-back Seminoles to start the inning as FSU looked to get back in the game. With two on and nobody out, Florida State sent its 3-4-5 hitters to the plate. Johnny Bench Award semi-finalist Tony Richie (Jacksonville, FL) cashed in immediately as he singled home a run on the first pitch he saw. That was all Girardeau would allow though as a double play and a ground out ended the Tribe's threat.
For the third straight inning, FSU put its lead-off hitter on as Martinez-Esteve started an inning with a hit, the second time he had done that in the game. The freshman moved to second on a wild pitch before USA's Girardeau retired the next two hitters. The junior once again worked his way out of a jam as the game moved into the home half of the seventh.
Peterson started the seventh and recorded the first out of the inning before giving way to Rhett James (Pensacola, FL). Peterson ended the day going 6.1 innings, with nine strike outs and just two walks. He allowed nine hits and all three of his runs were earned.
With just five outs remaining before top-seeded FSU fell into the loser's bracket, the Seminoles mounted another comeback bid as they put two runners on and brought the potential go-ahead run to the plate. Girardeau walked the bases loaded bringing up Martinez-Esteve who was already 2 for 3 on the day. Before the Miami native could even lift the bat off his shoulder, a balk was called plating the Tribe's second run of the game. The run didn't stand though as USA head coach Steve Kittrell came out to argue the call and all the runners were returned to their previous base. Kittrell then went to his bullpen in hopes of ending the Seminole rally as junior Heath entered the game. After a 25 minute delay that cleared the field as the umpires consulted the rule book, FSU made its move scoring four runs without the ball leaving the infield. It started with a bases loaded walk and then an infield error allowed two more Seminoles to score. The Tribe then added to the lead on a successful suicide squeeze that put FSU in front 5-3.
South Alabama put the pressure back on the Tribe immediately in the bottom of the frame as reliever Daniel Hodges (Hillard, FL) gave up back-to-back singles and a walk to load the bases with no outs. After striking out the next hitter, senior Brett Parker (Mobile, AL) closed the gap with an RBI single to right field as USA moved within a run at 5-4. The Jaguar's next hitter then tied the game as T.J. Touchstone's fielder's choice plated Adam Lind. That opened the door for Craig's heroics as the senior belted a three run homer over the wall in left and into the USA bullpen as the game moved into the final inning with the Jags back in front 8-5.
In its last at bat, Florida State once again fought back. After a lead-off walk, Jerrod Brown (Auburndale, FL) laced an RBI double off the screen in right center to cut the USA lead down to 8-6. Heath got the next hitter and then finished off the improbable win with a strike out.
The Seminoles now must try to stave off elimination tonight as they face the Scarlet Knights. Rutgers defeated Jacksonville earlier in the day to stay alive in the double elimination regional. Florida State and Rutgers have met just one time and FSU won that game played in 1966. The last time FSU lost a regional game was 2000 and FSU came back through the loser's bracket and eventually wound up in the College World Series.


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In Time Forgotten - Poem by James Davies
Tempus Memoriam
Of times that I remember such life
The seeds have been sown of
New generation reborn in this life
Temporalis memoriam de-venio nox
As we ingest ourselves in our guilt
As we love the light of today
But forget the sons lost in the night
Libre lux Memoriam
By my forces we know the dead gone
Lost unto the Gods, untold by Light
The shadows of our name enlightens
Glorior lux mortuus
In the hearts of many we sign our fate
Unto the passing of angels
From the misty depths
That old lie confirmed from poet long dead
From a war in life lost us much
Ducle est decorum est pro patri mori
As said in tales of old
Glorior Lux Mortuus
Temporalis Memoriam De-venio Nox
We must remember
Tempus Memoriam Glorior Mortus.
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Finally, FINALLY getting around to posting some of our pictures from Italy. I think it's taken me so long to get them up because part of me has been lazy and the other part is trying to savour all our Italy pictures. Even though it felt like we did nothing but take pictures the whole time (thank you Ken!), now that we are home, I wish we had taken even more.
On this particular evening, Ken and I headed home from the beach at a reasonable hour, washed off all the salt and sand before making our way into town. We weren't all that hungry for dinner when we got there so we wandered around a little bit to take in the view, and of course, snap a few pictures! We somehow ended up at this breathtaking little view point. Looking out to the ocean was one of the moments when you think "is this real?!" - it looked like a painting in front of us!
This dress was a find from H&M just before I left for the trip. I fell in love with the little collar and simple stripes. I'm a sucker for stripes, especially lately. I think I would have preferred something sleeveless because it was seriously humid in Tropea, but I managed to survive the evening without sweating to death! Anything for a cute striped dress!
Also, did you catch my Tropea video diary on my youtube channel? I had a ton of fun putting it together and really love how it turned out. Did you like it? I'd love to hear from you!
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Sunday, July 29, 2012
Back from a Blogging Break
6 comments:
- Julie Dao said...
It must be a tricky thing to manage two blogs! I've never done it myself, but I'm betting that you're right and it takes a lot of time and effort that might be spent writing instead :) Maybe keep this blog and make two pages linked from it, one for your adult books and one for your kid books? And yes, definitely... I've been very rusty after a break from my WIPs, but I ease back in gradually! I usually read what I've written in the previous chapters to get myself back into the story. Good luck with everything :)
- July 31, 2012 at 6:54 AM
- Daisy Carter said...
I have a hard time managing ONE blog! Can't imagine how people manage two or more.
I think you could probably find a way to merge adult and kid lit. Maybe blog about adult things on Monday, kid things on Friday? Or set up a webpage that feature your writing, focusing mostly on one or the other, and then link that to your blog, which focuses on the other? Your webpage could remain pretty static, so it wouldn't feel like two pages to carry.
When I get rusty, I panic. Then I stare at the screen and wonder if I'll ever get my mojo back. Then I do a mean Austin Powers impression into the mirror and get back to it. Like you said, a sentence a day is progress. Every little bit helps!
- July 31, 2012 at 11:22 AM
- Jennifer R. Hubbard said...
I have a once-a-month slot at YA Outside the Lines in addition to my own author blog. That's manageable.
But my author blog really does reflect whatever is on my mind--a picture book, an adult book, reading, writing, even things I notice about the outside world. I don't think an author's blog has to be rigidly defined. It's usually more fun for blogger and reader if the blogger is addressing whatever s/he most wants to talk about.
- July 31, 2012 at 3:50 PM
- Sher A. Hart said...
Hello from IWSG. First, congrats on the new baby. I'm having such a hard time writing while keeping up one blog that I took on a blog partner. I don't think you need to separate yourself either. Although I like the idea of choosing different days for different age-groups, I'm not that organized. There's another idea you might consider, making a new page on your blog for your adult books. It could link to your adult book website or blog or just be a separate page.
- August 2, 2012 at 7:58 PM
- Cynthia said...
Julie: That's a good idea to read what you've written in previous chapters to get back into the swing of things.
Daisy: Yes, every little bit of writing does help. I'd like to see your Austin Powers impression. Maybe you can put up that image in a future blog post!
Jennifer: I see what you mean. I do enjoy visiting your blog.
Sher: Thanks, Sher. I don't know how well I could share my blog with another person, but it's great that you can do it!
- August 3, 2012 at 12:38 AM
welcome back! i hope you enjoyed getting to know your new little guy enormously :)
i'm still trying to manage one blog -- so i have no advice for you there!
- August 7, 2012 at 11:14 AM


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Simulcast transmitter apparatus having automatic synchronization capability
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Date Issued:
September 22, 1987
December 31, 1985
Breeden; Robert L.
(Boynton Beach, FL)
Motorola Inc.
(Schaumburg, IL)
Primary Examiner:
Ng; Jin F.
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Attorney Or Agent:
Roney; Edward M.Southard; Donald B.
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A simulcast transmitter apparatus having automatic synchronization capability is disclosed which utilizes a signal readily available from any one of a number of available master timing sources to maintain a constant, uniform time delay to the transmitter via its interconnect link, even though the time delay corresponding to this interconnect link is susceptible to variation. Each interconnect link may consist of a phone line or other radio link which exhibits a relatively fixed, but unstable, delay. Each base station includes at least a transmitter and an adaptive-delay device which operates as a remotely-adjustable delay network upon receipt of a resync signal from a central controller to readjust and automatically maintain a uniform amount of time delay to each transmitter in the base stations. A master timing signal receiver, such as a suitable radio navigation receiver, is coupled to a suitable fixed delay network and provides the reference sync signal for each remotely-sited base station throughout the designated geographical area. This transmitter is therefore able to be compensated for varying amounts of delay caused by utilizing alternate links which may be necessary to maintain system reliability while overcoming inclement weather, interference, or other equipment difficulties.
I claim:
1. In a plurality of base stations, each having a transmitter connected to a central controller via an interconnect link having an associated time delay and forming one branch of asimulcast transmission system for transmitting message signals in a synchronized first mode, apparatus for providing automatic synchronization capability, the apparatus comprising in combination:
adaptive delay means, inserted between said interconnect link and said transmitter, having a first input electrically connected to said interconnect link and a second input for utilizing a reference sync signal; and
master timing signal receiving means electrically connected to said second input of said adaptive delay means for providing said reference sync signal thereto,
said adaptive delay means having a first and a second mode of operation, with said second mode activated upon detecting a re-sync command from said central controller at said first input and utilizing said reference sync signal at said secondinput for varying an adjustable time delay therein in opposite fashion to said associated delay, for re-adjusting, during said second mode and automatically maintaining during said first mode, a constant total delay from said central controller to eachof said transmitters, for sending message signals from said base stations in precise time synchronization.
2. The automatic synchronization apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said adaptive delay means comprises an adjustable delay and an intelligent syn comparator.
3. The automatic synchronization apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said intellligent sync comparator comprises a re-sync detector, a timing pulse detector, and a processor-controller for controlling said adjustable delay.
4. The automatic synchronization apparatus according to claim 2, wheien said adjustable delay comprises:
a bidirectional counter having add and substract inputs;
a variable frequency clock formed by a fixed clock and a programmable divider controlled by said counter; and
a plurality of shift registers operatively controlled by said variable frequency clock to effect a delay in said message signal.
5. The automatic synchronization apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said master timing signal receiving means includes suitable radio navigation receiving means and a fixed delay network for providing said reference sync signal.
6. The automatic synchronization apparatus according to claim 5, wherein said radio navigation receiving means comprises a radio navigation receiver electronically tunable to at least one of a plurality of radio navigation signals such as aLoran-C master timing signal.
7. A method for use in a plurality of base stations, each having a transmitter connected to a central controller via an interrconnect link having an associated time delay and forming one branch of a general communication system which has anormal, synchronized first mode for transmitting message signals, the method briefly interrupting the normal mode in order to automatically re-synchronize all transmitters, the method comprising the steps of:
receiving, at each transmitter, a reference sync signal;
receiving from said central controller, a re-sync command coinciding with said reference sync signal, for switching from said first mode to a second mode;
comparing, during said second mode, the time occurrence of said re-sync command and said sync signal; and
adjusting an amount of time delay, based upon a time difference measured between said re-sync command and said sync signal, utilizing adaptive delay means included in each transmitter, so as to automatically maintain, during said first mode, aconstant total delay to each of said transmitters which is equal to each and every branch time delay.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of receiving a reference sync signal includes the steps of receiving a master timing signal such as a radio navigation signal and providing a fixed time delay in order to convert said mastertiming signal into a suitable reference sync signal.
9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of comparing, during said second mode, the time occurrence of said re-sync command and said sync signal includes the steps of computing a time difference between said re-sync command and saidreference sync signal in a processor-controller and outputting a delay control signal.
10. The method according to claim 7, wherein said step of adjusting an amount of time delay includes the steps of:
accepting a delay control signal from an included processor-controller to modify a previous value of time delay maintained by an included bidirectional counter which controls a variable frequency clock; and
utilizing asid variable frequency clock related to the delay control signal to effect the proper amount of time delay presently needed.
11. The method according to claim 7, wherein the step of receiving a re-sync command includes the step of activating a re-sync detector, which in turn initiates a re-synchronization mode at said transmitter by enabling a timing pulsedetector.
This invention pertains to the radio communication art and, more particularly, to apparatus which automatically maintains a uniform delay for simultaneous broadcast of information or message signals by a plurality of transmitters.
Simultaneous broadcast, or simulcast, systems are well known in the radio transmission art. In such systems, a plurality of remotely sited transmitters simultaneously broadcast identical audio, or data message signals at a particular carrierfrequency. By having one transmitter for each zone, which is a part of a geographical area, maximum signal coverage for the given geographical area is provided. A problem with such systems occurs, however, when a portable radio happens to be positionedbetween two transmitting sites such that it receives a nearly equal strength carrier signal from each. In this situation, it is important that the message signal from the two transmitters be synchronized in time, otherwise message signal intelligibilitymay be lost.
Known prior art systems generally have dealt with the problem of different time delays (t.sub.1, T.sub.2, . . . t.sub.N) by utilizing fixed time delays at the central controller to provide a uniform delay to each base station. These fixeddelays are preset at the time of equipment installation and alignment, adding a long, fixed time delay to short-delay interconnect links and adding a short, fixed time delay to long-delay interconnect links. Once set, however, the fixed delays remainconstant even though the interconnect links' related RF or phone-line equipment may in fact change due to aging or outright substitution. As a result, a technician capable of re-aligning the equipment must be dispatched to diagnose and re-adjust theappropriate fixed delay to bring the disturbed interconnect link back into time synchronization. Such a maintenance process is expensive, time-consuming, and disruptive to the simulcast system.
One known prior art system has compensated for this problem by establishing the following arrangement. An audio signal to be simulcast is sent from a central controller to various remotely-sited transmitters. The central controller, uponestablishing interconnect links between itself and each of the simulcast transmitter sites, merely recalls the appropriate, predetermined time delay value stored in memory to provide the delay needed for signals carried over a given interconnect link. However, such an approach is ineffective for compensating varying amounts of delay caused by more than one possible interconnect link between the central controller and a particular remotely-sited transmitter. Quite often, alternate links may benecessary because of inclement weather, interference, or other equipment difficulties. Such problems exist whether the interconnection link is an RF link or a phone-line link. Moreover, because such systems rely on predetermined, stored values of timedelay in a memory bank located at the central controller, these systems operate in an open-loop fashion, unable to fully compensate for the amount of audio delay encountered in a new, alternate interconnect link. Such an approach, therefore, does nottotally eliminate costly periodic maintenance.
Accordingly, there exists a need for an improved automatic synchronization apparatus for a simulcast transmitter which is capable of being remotely adjusted such that the total delay to each base site transmitter, via its respective interconnectlink, is effectively compensated in closed-loop fashion to automatically provide a uniform, time-synchronized signal.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved, automatic synchronization apparatus for a simulcast transmitter which is part of a simulcast transmission system for providing precise time-synchronized message signals throughout adesignated geographical area.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide an improved, automatic synchronization apparatus for a simulcast transmitter which is part of a simulcast transmission system having uniform time synchronization of message signals andutilizing an external master timing signal providing a reference sync signal for setting an adjustable delay located in each base station in closed-loop fashion upon command from a system central controller. This automatic synchronization apparatusshould effect a uniform delay for message signals while minimizing expense, time, and disruption to the simulcast transmitter apparatus within the base station.
Briefly described, the present invention is embodied in a simulcast transmission system having a central controller for controlling, via an interconnect link, the operation of each transmitter located at a plurality of base station sites. Thissimulcast transmission system also includes an improvement for automatically time-synchronizing the message signals broadcast by the remote transmitters, whether these signals are data or voice signals. Periodically, the central controller outputs aresynchronization command via the interconnect link to the base stations. Each base station, for example, may be coupled to the central controller by means of an interconnect link such as a phone line having a suitable modem (or modulator-demodulator)which together exhibit a relatively fixed, but unstable, delay. Each base station also includes at least a transmitter having a transmit antenna and an adaptive-delay device. The adaptive-delay device consists of an adjustable delay and an intelligentsync comparator. This adaptive-delay device with memory operates as a remotely-adjustable delay network upon receipt of a resync signal from the central controller and utilizes a reference sync signal derived from an included master timing signalreceiver to provide a uniform amount of time delay for each transmitter remotely-sited throughout the designated geographical area. The master timing signal receiver may be a suitable radio navigation receiver coupled to a suitable fixed delay networkfor providing the reference sync signal.
Additional features, objects, and advantages of the automatic synchronization apparatus for a simulcast transmitter according to the present invention will be more clearly comprehended by the following detailed description together with theaccompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of a simulcast transmission system that may advantageously utilize the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram of a geographical area that is divided up into a number of zones.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the functional blocks included in a given central controller-base station branch necessary to implement the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram of the central controller showing that the sync signal enters the output section.
FIG. 5a is a diagram of the functional blocks utilized in the adaptive delay device within the base station equipment.
FIG. 5b is a diagram of the functional blocks utilized in the adjustable delay within the adaptive delay device.
FIG. 6, is a flowchart used by the central controller in FIG. 4.
FIG. 7a is a flowchart used by the base station equipment in FIG. 5a and FIG 5b.
FIG. 7b is a timing diagram illustrating the various possible occurrences of the timing pulse with respect to the sync signal as compared in FIG. 7a.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram of an alternate embodiment of the present invention showing one branch of a paging simulcast system.
Referring to FIG. 1 , there is illustrated a general communication system 100 having a simulcast transmission mode that communicates message signals from a message center 102, via a communications medium such as a radio frequency (RF)communications channel, to one or more portable radios 112, 126, and 136. Although described as a general communication system, message signals having either data signals or analog signals, such as voice signals, may be communicated over the RFcommunications channel to the portable radios 112, 126, and 136. The simulcast transmission system covers a large geographical area which is divided into a plurality of zones. A central controller (C.C.) 104, coupled to the message center 102,orchestrates the precise signal routing of the message signals to equipment located in each of the zones. The central controller 104 perhaps could serve as few as two zones, but is more likely to serve a large number of zones over a wide geographicarea. By design, central controller 104 is linked to each of the zones via an interconnect such as link 106, for example, going to base station equipment 108 dedicated to zone 1. This interconnect link may be an RF link having a dedicatedtransmitter-receiver pair (not shown), or a phone-line link having a suitable modulator-demodulator (or modem) pair, also not shown. Interconnect links such as 106 exhibit a fixed, but unstable or changeable, delay, here designated as t.sub.1. Typicalvalues of delay for interconnect links such as 106 may range from near zero to 250 microseconds, depending on the distance involved. Base station equipment 108 has an antenna 110 electrically connected to it for coupling to the communication channeland, ultimately, one or more portable radios. Similarly, a second interconnect link 120 having a corresponding delay t.sub.2, proceeds to base station equipment 122 located in zone 2, which has an antenna 124 for coupling to the RF communicationschannel. Further interconnect links and base station equipment covering each zone are provided, even though not depicted at 100 in FIG. 1, except for the designated last zone having interconnect link 130 with corresponding delay t.sub.N, going to basestation equipment 132 located in the last zone having the highest number, designated N, with a similarly dedicated antenna 134.
The RF communications channel in a simulcast transmission system is preferably comprised of a single carrier frequency which may be modulated with the message signal. The base station equipment 108, 122, and 132 include transmitters which areoperative on the designated carrier frequency to provide coverage for each zone of the geographical area by an assigned one of the transmitters.
Portable radios 112, 126, and 136 may be either commercially available portable transceivers or commercially available mobile transceivers. Portable radios 112, 126, and 136 each include at least a receiver operable on the carrier frequency. The receiver utilized in portable radios 112, 126, and 136 must be able to demodulate the message signal. Typical radio equipment as referred to herein is described in Motorola instruction manuals available from the Service Publication Department ofMotorola Inc., 1301 E. Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, Illinois or from Motorola C & E Parts, 1313 E. Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, Illinois.
The message center 102 of the simulcast transmission system in FIG. 1 may either be remotely located from the central controller 104 or located near it. Thus, message center 102 may be coupled to the central controller 104 by means ofcommercially available modems and associated dedicated phone lines, or else by direct electrical connection when located in near proximity.
The central controller 104 in FIG. 1 may have more than one mode of operation encompassing a normal simulcast mode as well as other modes and may serve not only to transmit message signals to, but may receive message signals from, portable radios112, 126, and 136. However, in describing the present invention, its primary purpose is to provide a common control point for coordinating the simultaneous broadcast or simulcast transmission of a message signal by every transmitter in each base stationin time synchronization. The message signals may include coded data packets which may contain a binary preamble, as well as an information word containing a command, status, or data. The format of the data packets may be any of a number existing dataformats, and there is no requirement that the data contain a repetitive pattern.
Referring to FIG. 2, there is illustrated a partial geographical area 200 as it might be divided into zones such as Z1, Z2, ZN, having a typical region of overlapping coverage as denoted by zone Z4. Other zones may exist within the boundaries202, 204, and 206, but are not shown. Each of the three zones Z1, Z2, ZN, shown includes base station equipment and the corresponding transmitting (and possible receiving) antennas making up the zone equipment 210, 220, and 230. Transmitter Tl of zoneequipment 210 has a coverage area within circle 212, transmitter T2 of zone equipment 220 within circle 222, and so on all the way up to transmitter TN of zone equipment 230 within circle 232.
Turning now to FIG. 3, a single branch of a general communication system incorporating the present invention is shown at 300. A message signal to be simulcast over the system originates at message center 102, not shown, through centralcontroller 104', across interconnect link 106 having an associated time delay t.sub.1 to base station equipment 108' having a transmitting antenna 110. Central controller 104' has been modified to include a resynchronization (re-sync) mode and has someadditional circuitry for receiving a reference sync signal from an included master timing signal receiver 305.
At the opposite end of interconnect link 106, the base station equipment 108' has been modified over that in FIG. 1 along its transmitter path to include an adaptive delay device 301 which will be discussed shortly. The base station transmitter303 is a suitable transmitter normally a part of base station equipment 108 or 108'. The adaptive delay device 301 has two modes of operation. During normal operation, it exhibits a fixed amount of time delay for signals passing from the interconnectlink to the base station transmitter. During its second mode, hereinafter referred to as the re-sync mode, which becomes active upon receiving a resynchronization command from the central controller 104', the adaptive delay device re-adjusts its amountof delay t.sub.v upon receiving a reference sync signal from a master timing signal receiver 305 included in close proximity to base station equipment 108' and suitably connected as shown. The typical values for t.sub.v range from near zero to 250microseconds for accommodating links up to 10 miles in length, and are varied in opposite fashion to the value of delay in the interconnect link. Also connected to master timing signal receiver 305 is its own dedicated receiving antenna 306.
Master timing signal (M.T.S.) receiver 305 consists of a suitable radio navigation receiver 307 and a suitable fixed delay network 308 for providing a reference sync signal. Such a radio navigation receiver is capable of receiving one or moremaster timing sources, such as WWV, Loran-C, Transit Satellite, Global Position Satellites, or GOES Satellites. The most important characteristic of the master timing signal receiver 305 is that it exhibits a fixed and accurate time delay from themoment it receives a master timing signal source via antenna 306 to the time it outputs a reference sync signal at its output at 309. This value of fixed time delay is chosen to be the maximum of t.sub.1, t.sub.2. . . t.sub.N (or T.sub.MAX), whatevervalue this happens to be.
The simulcast system operation is regulated by central controller 104', which has a normal mode and a resync mode of operation. The normal mode consists of central controller 104' routing a message signal to be simultaneously broadcast by all ofthe base station transmitters in the system via an interconnect link 106 having an associated time delay which is added to an amount of delay in adaptive delay device 301 to achieve a uniform system-wide time delay for each branch of the simulcastsystem. If, however, the interconnect link such as link 106 is disturbed to inclement weather, interference, or other equipment difficulties, an alternate interconnection link having a different corresponding time delay, say t.sub.1 ' may beestablished. This alternate link may be established regardless of whether the interconnect link is an RF link or a phone-line link. When this alternate link substitution occurs, any message signals to be simulcast throughout the system will be delayedalong this interconnect link by a different amount of time delay which is not in step with the other branches of the simulcast system. Moreover, the establishment of one or more of these alternate interconnect links may occur without the centralcontroller 104' able to know or predict it. Therefore, in operation the central controller 104' reverts to a resync mode which occurs a predetermined number of times throughout a day, for example every hour, to accurately adjust the adaptive delaydevice included as a part of the base station equipment at the far end of each interconnect link. By so doing, the central controller may then proceed with normal operations and be reasonably confident that the system is operating with a uniform amountof time delay for each branch in the system, thus guaranteeing that time-synchronized simulcast message signals will be received at each of the one or more portable radios located throughout the system geographical area.
Referring to FIG. 4, the major functional blocks which constitute the central controller 104' are shown at 400. Such a controller typically consists of a switching terminal 40 having a suitable message signal control output section. It includesthe usual connections from a message center and connections to the various interconnect links. This terminal utilizes a reference sync signal provided by a master timing signal receiver connection port, as shown.
Referring to FIG. 5a, the functional blocks comprising the adaptive delay device 301 are shown at 500. Obtaining the message signal from the terminal via an interconnect link, an adjustable delay network 501 which is electrically controlled byan intelligent sync comparator 502 containing a re-sync detector 504, timing pulse detector 506, and processor-controller 508, is used to control the delay via delay control 510 to provide an additional amount of time delay before modulating the basestation transmitter.
Referring to FIG. 5b, the functional blocks comprising the adjustable delay 501 are shown. This adjustable delay consists of bidirectional counter 536, programmable N divider 540, fixed clock 542 having a constant output frequency, and anX-stage shift register 546. The data stream being inputted to the adjustable delay 501 from the interconnect link is delay compensated in the X-stage shift register 546 to produce a delayed data stream output. The propogation delay generated by theX-stage shift register 546 is controlled by a variable clock frequency F.sub.v, which is input at terminal 544. The elements shown above this point 544 include bidirectional counter 536 programmable N divider 540 and fixed clock 542 and implement anarrangement which provides the variable clock frequency f.sub.v needed at 544.
In operation, the intelligent sync comparator 502 outputs delay control 510 which caused the bidirectional counter 536 to increment (add) or decrement (subtract) on the sync comparison signal via lines 532 and 534 respectively. The resultingcount value Q at 538 controls the programmable N divider 540 which modifies the fixed frequency of fixed clock 542 to provide variable clock frequency F.sub.v at 544. This variable clock frequency f.sub.v at 544 supplied to X-stage shift register 546causes a delay of (F.sub.v /X) to the data stream before it is applied to the modulator of the base station transmitter. The variable clock frequency F.sub.v is determined according to the following relationship:
Thus the adjustable delay 501 is able to increase, decrease, or maintain its current value of propogation delay as deemed necessary by the intelligent sync comparator. Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the adjustable delay501 of the present invention can be constructed using well-known components. W. For example, the bidirectional counter may be an MC145168, the fixed clock may be an MC7404, the programmable N divider may be a MC145168, and the X-stage shift register maybe a number of shift registers MC14015 coupled serially.
Referring to FIG. 6, a flow diagram is shown at 600 for the central controller when it suspends normal operations and performs system resynchronization during the resync mode. The central controller operates predominantly in the normal modedesignated by block 602. However, the central controller includes an elapsed time device, not shown, which provides periodic resynchronization of the simulcast transmission system. This elapsed time device will reach its prescribed time, in thisexample one hour, as designated by block 604. A return block 606 is provided in case the prescribed time has not been exceeded. Assuming the prescribed time has been exceeded, the central controller proceeds along YES path to block 608 which checks tosee if any outbound message signals are currently in progress. The central controller pauses here while it waits for a message signal to finish. Then, proceeding to block 610 the central controller initiates the re-sync mode coinciding with the syncsignal. It then sends a code, "Expect a re-sync signal". Proceeding to block 612, the central controller then sends the re-sync signal. The central controller then pauses at block 614 for a prescribed time t.sub.T, where t.sub.T >t.sub.MAX+t.sub.v, to insure that all of the base station equipment has time to receive the appropriate signals and complete their corresponding adjustments. The central controller then returns by way of block 606 back to the normal mode indicated by block 602. The duration of the re-sync mode typically would occur in approximately 1 millisecond, due to the pulse spacing in a Loran-C signal, with the majority of the time duration being a function of time t.sub.T. Upon completing the resync mode in relativelyshort time, the central controller then returns to normal operation.
Referring to FIG. 7a, a flow diagram is shown at 700 indicating how the adaptive delay device responds to normal message signals from the interconnect link and to a resync command originating from the central controller. Beginning with block 702designated normal mode, the adaptive delay device included at each base station operates so that a large percentage of its time is spent in this normal mode. However, as block 704 indicates, the adaptive delay device continuously checks to see whetherthe central controller has sent the code, "Expect a re-sync signal". If the central controller has not sent the code, NO path from block 704 proceeds to return, via block 706, back to the normal mode. If the adaptive delay device has determined thatthe central controller has sent the above-mentioned code, then it proceeds along the YES path to block 708 which interrupts the normal mode of the base station. Continuing along to block 710, the adaptive delay device then checks to see whether theactual re-sync signal has been detected. If it has not, it proceeds along NO path to block 712 and maintains the interrupted condition indicated by block 708. Upon detecting the re-sync signal at block 710, the adaptive delay device follows YES path toblock 714 which enables a timing pulse detector. It then proceeds to check, via block 716, whether a sync signal from the master timing signal receiver did arrive. If a sync signal did not arrive, the adaptive delay device follows NO path to block 718and uses the previous value of adjustable delay from memory to restore operation, since there has been no change. The adaptive delay device then proceeds via return block 706 back to the normal mode. Such an error condition may occur if the mastertiming signal is not received by the master timing signal receiver. Assuming that a sync signal did arrive, the adaptive delay device would follow YES path from block 716 to block 720. Here, a comparison is made between the occurrences of the timingpulse signal and the sync signal to determine if the timing pulse occurs after the sync signal, if the timing pulse precedes the sync signal, or the timing pulse coincides with the sync signal. If the timing pulse occurs after the sync signal, theintelligent sync comparator causes a decrease in the adjustable delay at block 722 by means of delay control 510 depicted in FIG. 5a and FIG. 5b. It then returns, via block 706, back to the normal mode. On the other hand, if the timing pulse precedesthe sync signal, the intelligent sync comparator causes an increase in the adjustable delay at block 724 via the delay control 510 of FIG. 5a and FIG. 5b. It then returns, via block 706, back to the normal mode. If the timing pulse coincides with thesync signal, the intelligent sync comparator causes the adjustable delay to maintain its current value of delay by utilizing the previous value stored in bidirectional counter 536, and is summarized at block 726 in FIG. 7a. It then returns, via block706, back to the normal mode 702. Utilizing the reference sync signal to quickly adjust its delay, the adaptive delay device maintains the proper amount of total delay to insure that, during simulcast, a given branch of the communication system is instep with each and every other branch within the system.
In FIG. 7b, there is shown at 730 a timing diagram of the present invention to better illustrate the relationship between the sync signal 732 with its corresponding critical edge 733, to the various possible occurrences of the timing pulse whenit precedes the sync signal as shown at 735, when it follows the sync signal 732 as shown at 737, or when the timing pulse coincides with the sync signal as shown at 739. This timing diagram 730 illustrates, therefore, the comparison taking place inblock 720 of FIG. 7a.
Finally, in FIG. 8 there is shown at 800 an alternate embodiment of the present invention in which the communication system has only a simulcast mode as the normal mode of operation. In this particular system, such as a paging system, messagesignals only originate from the message source and are routed by the paging terminal 802, such as a Motorola Metro Page 200, Model #E09DAC 0200, to each branch of the paging system for simultaneous broadcast by transmitters such as Motorola SimulcastPerc Stations, Model #C73JZB1101, throughout its geographical area of coverage.
In summary, each of the above-mentioned systems 300 and 800 is able to accomplish the automatic synchronization of simulcast transmission systems while maintaining a uniform system-wide time delay by utilizing a precision timing source such asWWV, Loran-C, or other radio navigation satellite signals. Thus, each of these systems is able to remotely adjust the total time delay to each base site transmitter so that each interconnect link is effectively compensated in closed-loop fashion,thereby automatically providing a uniform, time-synchronized signal while minimizing maintenance expense and disruption.
Although the simulcast transmitter apparatus having automatic synchronization capability of the present invention fully discloses many of the attendant advantages, it is understood that various changes and modifications not depicted herein areapparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, even though the form of the above-described invention is merely a preferred or exemplary embodiment, further variations may be made in the form, construction, and arrangement of the parts within thesystem without departing from the scope of the above invention.
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Creating a Genealogy Research Trip (GRT) Bible | Genealogy With Valerie:
You have the location of your trip picked out, you know the route you will take and if you will make any stops on your way there or back, you know where you will be staying and you have a list of the documents that you want to search for. What now?
The next step would be to make your GRT Bible. This is what my husband called covermy master binder that I put together for my first trip. In it will be your itinerary and other much needed information. It will save you time and keep you on track. It is also an easy reference that you can look at anytime you need to.
Book Review: BarbwireDigi's Guide to Creating A Digital Genealogy Scrapbook | Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter:
Ms. Groth has published a guide for creating a digital scrapbook, specifically targeted for the users of Adobe Photoshop Elements. This program is an excellent photo-editing software for many genealogists, most especially for beginners. It's fairly easy to learn, and does an excellent job of preparing photos for viewing and publication, adequately meeting the needs of most of us. Besides removing red-eye and cropping photos, I use photo-editing software to enhance contrast and modify light values on fuzzy scanned documents for improved readability and clarity. And, most importantly, Elements is affordable.
The first chapters of Creating a Genealogy Digital Scrapbook review the advantages of creating digital scrapbooks over the traditional scrapbook methods, then recommend the basic tools you'll need: computer, scanner, digital camera, and the like.
My instinct is to do it the other way round: for our last few research trips I've used Microsoft OneNote for our trip planning. Evernote would work too, but I find OneNote better for drawing tables. And the tables have a list of things to do in each place, and notes can be added when you are there -- how much you did, and what you found or didn't, people you saw, and so on. But this article makes a good case for having a hard-copy binder as well -- opening up the laptop while sitting in the car and squinting to see the screen to find directions to that cemetery is a hassle. Hard copy would be easier.


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I know. Guess I'll start this like everyone else does when they have been absent from writing for a while. Things have been busy and being that a lot of thinking has been going on lately, I didn't want my writing to be effected by it. Furthermore, due to my mood(s) (depending on the day, it could be plural), coming up with a subject matter has been difficult. However, tonight the subject hit me and I guess its time for me to write again.
I took my boys to dinner tonight and looked at my oldest and said, "I feel like I want to go to Barnes and Noble, but nothing specific has come to mind to buy." He looked at me wide-eyed and stated, "Yes, we haven't been in a while. Let's go!" On our way to B&N my children and I discussed them getting a new book, as they had read the ones they had in their possession. However, I still had not a clue what I was looking for when I arrived. I soon found my answer.
We all walked into B&N together and the boys went running off to the sections they were interested in and it hit me like a brick. I didn't need a specific book. I needed B&N. Yeah, I know that sounds weird and it's not specifically B&N I needed, because frankly any bookstore will work for me. To be surrounded by that many books and have that much of a selection gives me a comfort and makes everything on the outside disappear. I could spend hours (and have) in a bookstore just gazing at the many types of books, book spines, subject matter, the art work on the covers – I guess you'd say anything and everything about a book.
"So is this the first time I've gone to a bookstore for comfort?", I asked myself. I realized that it isn't and it has happened several times in the past. Since I got divorced four years ago, I have always held that one thing I love to do is going to a bookstore, getting a cup of coffee and sitting there reading the newspaper on a Sunday morning. I have found myself at times visiting B&N or Books-A-Million on a whim because it was something I knew would make me happy and content. Bookstores are my solace. I'm not even really sure why. My parents read a lot when I grew up and I did as well. Furthermore, I love and enjoy writing. It could be the fact that I know the authors of the books I look at put their heart and soul into it regardless of the subject matter. It was a task, a goal, and a project that they put their blood, sweat and tears into while struggling with the idea, writing and publishing the book. A sense of accomplishment is held in every book, no matter how "good" or "bad" it is. The author saw the dream and thought it to be worthy enough to share with the world.
An hour went by and I helped my youngest find a new book to read (my oldest had his picked out in the matter of ten minutes). It was beginning to be late and something had caught my eye as I walked around looking at the books like they were candy. Poetry. I don't have a really good poetry book and in college, I fell in love with poetry. The symbolism, meaning, and content of poetry attracted me. I chose Good Poems selected and introduced by Garrison Keillor and already I've found a poem I really like:
She does not need to be loved by you; though she'll give you credit for good taste. Just because you say you love her; She's not throwing herself at your feet in gratitude.
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Most convincing, we know all this not by her preaching but by her presence — it's no act. Every word and look and movement spells Independence: she likes being herself.
Mae West, Edward Field
From every trip I make to a bookstore, I always feel better when I leave with my new little treasure I choose to take home with me. From the sound of my oldest's response when I asked if we should go, maybe he's a lot like his mother and finds solace at a good bookstore, as well!


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Here is the kit I sent to Melanie for her to use to create her French Elegant Pouch. I made six little 2.5"x2.5" square boxes to fill with her goodies. Here is how they looked all packed up.
This is one of the boxes closed.
I wrapped the laces and trims around tickets which matched the cream, pale tealy blue and peachy pink color scheme and fit inside the bitty boxes just right.
I used coordinating scrapbook papers so the boxes even matched the kit.
The jewelry pieces and extra embellishments, plus some extra cream satin and grey silk.
This box fit four pieces of fabric rolled up all pretty.
More surprises.
An embellished salt shaker that I filled full of beads and cushioned inside the box with some wider nude-pink vintage laces.
Oh, I missed taking a photo of the flowers I sent. I borrowed this one from Melanie. They were my favorite part to make.
And a box full of cream goodies hopefully to dazzle and delight the lovely miss Melanie.
I have just the most fun making kits for my MAMA partners. Something about gifting like this just makes my heart all full up. :) I was especially nervous to gather and pack this one up though, because Melanie was our dear hostess and I really wanted put something great together for her. Thanks for checking it out, I can't wait to see what she makes.


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Needle felting, nuno and wet felting.(Click on pictures for more detail and feel free to leave comments, suggestions or questions .)
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Wild things from "Strange Land" for Shepherds Harvest
For more detail, just click on the pictures.....
Here are my two last sculptures for Strange Land . My long term plan is to make a felt tree with some fiber I am waiting for and hang my "alien pods" from it and surround it with the Strange Land "wild things" for a group shot . I would like to make that into postcards with my shop name on it but still don't HAVE a shop....ooops . I seem to do well in thinking about the details and vaguely seeing long term, but have a lot of trouble with all the stuff in the middle .
I started this with the idea of making a dragon and used really thick copper-wire to make the legs pose-able , but as I laid the silk and alpaca fiber over the shape it started reminding me of a mallard duck , so I went with a chimera...duck feet -shark fin-dragon face .....(sort of) . Well, what ever he is...I think the colors turned out pretty . I may still add some nuno felt wings .
This big guy, started life as a gerbil or guinea pig........then there was a nuclear meltdown in my brain and he became one of the wild things....but not before going through a brief metamorphoses as a spookie Homer Simpson until I added more fur . I really should get the camera out during the different stages because what I start out making seldom reflects what I end up with.....I often feel like the wool is controlling me more then that I am taming the wool .
Handsome, he is not, but I think he would give you a very gentle hug and the alpaca fur is very soft .
I made this little guy for my dentists' new baby . I hope she likes it enough to come to Shepherds Harvest in May and check out the alpaca and sheep that went into making it . I can hardly wait !
And so ends two more weeks of finger poking good fun in preparation for Shepherds Harvest .
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Oh MY! OH mY! OH MY! golly goodness -- what an awesome idea and plan. This is going to be soooooo exciting.ReplyDelete
Yep....I feel much more relaxed about SH this year and am actually expecting to have fun instead of just worry about "what could go wrong" . I think we will have a great time .ReplyDelete
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There is a Group-wide compliance function in order to ensure compliance with legal, regulatory and internal regulations as well as the Group's ethical standards, in particular by preventive measures, training, information and consulting.
Oerlikon has in place an Integrity Due Diligence (IDD) process with a trained, responsible person in each Business Unit accountable for the assessment of business partners by performing reviews of their reputation, length of operation and track record. The company has reduced the risk of infringements by working with our business partners and having them comply with our Code of Conduct.
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In 2013, a regional compliance conference took place, which met its objectives of reinforcing the program and the sharing of best practices.
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