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Patent US5568519 - Method and apparatus for separating a signal mix - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA method for separating a signal mix composed of the additive superposition of M known functions that are weighted with M unknown weighting factors, whereby all or some of the functions are chronologically and/or spectrally not disjunctive. The signal mix including a potential noise signal is supplied...http://www.google.com/patents/US5568519?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5568519 - Method and apparatus for separating a signal mixAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5568519 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 07/904,823Publication dateOct 22, 1996Filing dateJun 26, 1992Priority dateJun 28, 1991Fee statusPaidAlso published asDE4121356A1, DE4121356C2Publication number07904823, 904823, US 5568519 A, US 5568519A, US-A-5568519, US5568519 A, US5568519AInventorsPaul-Walter Baier, Tobias Felhauer, Thomas Zimmermann, Anja KleinOriginal AssigneeSiemens AktiengesellschaftExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (5), Non-Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (15), Classifications (9), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for separating a signal mixUS 5568519 AAbstract A method for separating a signal mix composed of the additive superposition of M known functions that are weighted with M unknown weighting factors, whereby all or some of the functions are chronologically and/or spectrally not disjunctive. The signal mix including a potential noise signal is supplied to a signal evaluation device that, by filtering, forms true-to-expectation estimated values for the unknown weighting factors. For the first time, this provides a true-to-expectation separation of a signal mix composed of non-orthogonal functions. An apparatus for the implementation of the method forms linear combinations of the correlation products from the input signal and from the functions to be separated. Instead of the functions to be separated, versions of these functions modified according to the properties of the superimposed noise signal can also be used in the formation of the correlation products. An advantageous and cost-beneficial embodiment of the apparatus for separating the signal mix is an apparatus composed of M modified, signal-matched filters that are realized in analog or digital technology.
What is claimed is: 1. A method for separating a signal mix ##EQU7## that is composed of M known real or complex functions f.sub.μ (t), μ=1, 2 . . . M, dependent on time t that are weighted with M unknown weighting factors g.sub.μ, μ=1, 2 . . . M, at least some of the functions f.sub.μ (t) being not disjunctive in the time domain and/or the frequency domain, and an additional potential noise signal n(t) that is correlated with s(t) or non-correlated being superimposed on the signal mix s(t), comprising the steps of: supplying the signal mix s(t) including the potential noise signal n(t) as an input signal to an input of a signal processing unit operating in an analog and/or digital mode to produce the functions f.sub.μ (t); forming correlation products of the input signal s(t) + n(t) and of the functions f'.sub.μ (t), which result from the functions f.sub.μ (t) through linear or non-linear filtering or are identical with the functions f.sub.μ (t); and taking linear combinations of the correlation products w=(w1, w2 . . . WM) with the covariance matrix C of the functions f.sub.μ (t) and f'.sub.μ (t) according to the relation w�C-1 and; using said linear combinations, that are output by the processing unit, as true-to-expectation estimated values of the unknown weighting factors g.sub.μ for separating the signal mix s(t).
6. An apparatus for separating a signal mix ##EQU8## that is composed of M known real or complex functions f.sub.μ (t), μ=1, 2 . . . M, dependent on time t that are weighted with M unknown weighting factors g.sub.μ, μ=1, 2 . . . M, at least some of the functions f.sub.μ (t) being not disjunctive in the time domain and/or in the frequency domain, and an additional potential noise signal n(t) that is correlated with s(t) or non-correlated being superimposed on the signal mix s(t), comprising:a signal processing unit having an input and a plurality of outputs, the signal mix s(t) being supplied to the input of the signal processing unit:in the signal processing unit modified signal-matched filters or correlators, whose pulse responses are linear combinations of pulse responses of signal-matched filters that are signal-matched to the functions f.sub.μ (t), receiving the inputted signal mix s(t); and in the signal processing unit a linear combiner connected to said filters or correlators for forming linear combinations of correlation products of the inputted signal mix s(t) and of the functions f.sub.μ (t) at the outputs of the signal processing unit, said linear combinations being true-to-expectation estimated values of the unknown weighting factors g.sub.μ for separating the signal mix s(t); wherein correlation products w=(w1, w2, . . . wM) are formed from the input signal s(t)+n(t) and from functions f'.sub.μ (t), which result from the functions f.sub.μ (t) through linear or non-linear filtering or are identical with the functions f.sub.μ (t), and wherein linear combinations are formed according to a relation w�C-1 from the correlation products w 32 (w1, w2, . . . wM) with a covariance matrix C of the functions f.sub.μ (t) and f'.sub.μ (t). 7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the filters or correlators are analog filters or analog correlators, respectively, particularly in the form of electro-acoustic, tapped delay lines or electro-acoustic convolvers.
9. An apparatus for separating a signal mix ##EQU9## that is composed of M known real or complex functions f.sub.μ (t), μ=1, 2 . . . M, dependent on time t that are weighted with M unknown weighting factors g.sub.μ, μ=1, 2 . . . M, at least some of the functions f.sub.μ (t) being not disjunctive in the time domain and/or in the frequency domain, and an additional potential noise signal n(t) that is correlated with s(t) or non-correlated being superimposed on the signal mix s(t), comprising:a signal processing unit having an input and a plurality of outputs, the signal mix s(t) being supplied to the input of the signal processing unit; in the signal processing unit filters or correlators, that are signal-matched to the functions f.sub.μ (t), receiving the inputted signal mix s(t) and forming filter output signals; and in the signal processing unit a linear combiner receiving the filter output signals and forming linear combinations of correlation products of the inputted signal mix s(t) and of the functions f.sub.μ (t) at the outputs of the signal processing unit, said linear combinations being true-to-expectation estimated values of the unknown weighting factors g.sub.μ for separating the signal mix s(t); wherein correlation products w=(w1, w2 . . . wM are formed from the input signal s(t)+n(t) and from functions f.sub.μ (t), which result from the functions f.sub.μ' (t) through linear or non-linear filtering or are identical with the functions f.sub.μ (t), and wherein linear combinations are formed according to a relation w�C-1 from the correlation products w=(w1, w2, . . . wM) with a covariance matrix C of the functions f.sub.μ (t) and f.sub.μ '(t). 10. An apparatus for separating a signal mix ##EQU10## that is composed of M known real or complex functions f.sub.μ (t), μ=1, 2 . . . M, dependent on time t that are weighted with M unknown weighting factors g.sub.μ, μ=1, 2 . . . M, at least some of the functions f.sub.μ (t) being not disjunctive in the time domain and/or in the frequency domain, and an additional potential noise signal n(t) that is correlated with s(t) or non-correlated being superimposed on the signal mix s(t), comprising:a signal processing unit having an input and a plurality of outputs, the signal mix s(t) being supplied to the input of the signal processing unit:in the signal processing unit modified signal-matched filters or correlators, whose pulse responses are linear combinations of pulse responses of signal-matched filters that are signal-matched to the functions f.sub.μ (t), receiving the inputted signal mix s(t); and in the signal processing unit a linear combiner connected to said filters or correlators for forming linear combinations of correlation products of the inputted signal mix s(t) and of the functions f.sub.μ (t) at the outputs of the signal processing unit, said linear combinations being true-to-expectation estimated values of the unknown weighting factors g.sub.μ for separating the signal mix s(t); wherein correlation products w=(w1, w2, . . . wM) are formed from the input signal s(t)+n(t) and from functions f.sub.μ '(t), which result from the functions f.sub.μ (t) through linear or non-linear filtering or are identical with the functions f.sub.μ (t), and,wherein linear combinations are formed according to a relation w�C.sup. from the correlation products w=(w1, w2, . . . wM) with a covariance matrix C of the functions f.sub.μ (t) and f'.sub.μ (t). 11. An apparatus for separating a signal mix ##EQU11## that is composed of M known real or complex functions f.sub.μ (t), μ=1, 2 . . . M, dependent on time t that are weighted with M unknown weighting factors g.sub.μ, μ=1, 2 . . . M, at least some of the functions f.sub.μ (t) being not disjunctive in the time domain and/or in the frequency domain, and an additional potential noise signal n(t) that is correlated with s(t) or non-correlated being superimposed on the signal mix s(t), comprising:a signal processing unit having an input and a plurality of outputs; the signal mix s(t) being supplied to the input of the signal processing unit; in the signal processing unit at least one of a digital processor and a digital arithmetic unit connected to said input and outputting a processed signal mix s(t); in the signal processing unit filters or correlators, that are signal-matched to the functions f.sub.μ (t), receiving the processed signal mix s(t) and forming filter output signals; and in the signal processing unit a linear combiner receiving the filter output signals and forming linear combinations of correlation products of the inputted signal mix s(t) and of the functions f.sub.μ (t) at the outputs of the signal processing unit, said linear combinations being true-to-expectation estimated values of the unknown weighting factors g.sub.μ for separating the signal mix s(t); wherein correlation products w=(w1, w2, . . . wM) are formed from the input signal s(t)+n(t) and from functions f.sub.μ '(t), which result from the functions f.sub.μ (t) through linear or non-linear filtering or are identical with the functions f.sub.μ (t), and wherein linear combinations are formed according to a relation w�C-1 from the correlation products w=(w1, w2, . . . wM) with a covariance matrix C of the functions f.sub.μ (t) and f.sub.μ '(t). 12. The method according to claim 1, wherein the linear combinations are estimated values for the weighting factors, and wherein the method further comprises determining signal-to-noise-ratios of these estimated values.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for separating a signal mix ##EQU1## that is composed of M known, real or complex functions f.sub.μ (t) that are weighted with the unknown weighting factors g.sub.μ, μ=1, 2 . . . M, whereby all or some of the functions f.sub.μ (t) are chronologically and/or spectrally not disjunctive, and whereby an additional noise signal n(t) can be superimposed on the signal mix s(t).
h.sub.μ (t)=A�f.sub.μ (T-t)                 (2)
As known, the samples w.sub.μ according to equation (3) can be considered estimated values g.sub.μ, μ=1, 2 . . . M of the weighting factor g.sub.μ (see reference #1). As also known, however, these estimated values g.sub.μ are falsified in that the signal component g.sub.μ �f.sub.μ (t) of the signal mix s(t) according to equation (1) generates a voltage not only at the output of the μth signal-matched filter allocated to it but also at the outputs of the M-1 other signal-matched filters. These falsifications are referred to as bias (see reference #3). It is also reported that the estimate is not true to expectation (see reference #3). Such a bias of the estimated values g.sub.μ would not appear, given use of the arrangement according to FIG. 1, only in the specific instance that all functions f.sub.μ (t) are exactly orthogonal relative to one another, this usually not being present in practice.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is based on the problem of avoiding bias in the calculation of estimated values g.sub.μ of the weighting factor g.sub.μ that arise in the prior art separation method and given use of the arrangement of FIG. 1 corresponding to the prior art and in the selection of non-orthogonal functions f.sub.μ (t). This problem is inventively resolved in that a novel separation method and arrangements that are expediently expanded or, respectively, modified are used instead of the arrangement of FIG. 1.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIG. 2 illustrates the method of the present invention for separation of the signal mix s(t). The signal mix s(t) including the potential noise signal n(t) is supplied to the input 9 of the signal evaluation unit 10 shown in FIG. 2 and the signal evaluation unit 10 forms true-to-expectation estimated values g.sub.μ for the weighting factor g.sub.μ at its outputs 11 from the input signal by filtration.
w.sub.μ =(w1, w2 . . . wM)               (5)
w=g�M                                             (7)
g=w�N                                             (10)
FIG. 4 shows the principle of a linear combiner 12 of the present invention. The linear combiner 12 is composed of a plurality of M�M multipliers 3 and of a plurality of M adders 4. As shown in FIG. 4, the multipliers 3 have their one input 5 supplied with the correlation products w.sub.μ, μ=1, 2 . . . M and are supplied at their other input 6 with the elements n.sub.μ1 of the matrix N of equation (9). The output signals of respectively M multipliers are respectively supplied, as shown in FIG. 4, to one of the adders 4 at whose output 7 are present the true-to-expectation estimated values g.sub.μ of the weighting factors g.sub.μ.
q(t)=h(t)�N                                       (13)
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Patent US20030124983 - Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption in transceivers in ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn apparatus (100) and corresponding method for use by a first transceiver in saving power when communicating over a wireless communication system with a second transceiver, the first having an operating cycle including an interval in which it sends transmit power requests to the second, the transmit...http://www.google.com/patents/US20030124983?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20030124983 - Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption in transceivers in wireless communications systems having a power control loopAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS20030124983 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberUS 10/034,837Publication dateJul 3, 2003Filing dateDec 28, 2001Priority dateDec 28, 2001Also published asCN1611016A, CN100344075C, EP1459460A1, EP1459460A4, US6647273, WO2003056717A1Publication number034837, 10034837, US 2003/0124983 A1, US 2003/124983 A1, US 20030124983 A1, US 20030124983A1, US 2003124983 A1, US 2003124983A1, US-A1-20030124983, US-A1-2003124983, US2003/0124983A1, US2003/124983A1, US20030124983 A1, US20030124983A1, US2003124983 A1, US2003124983A1InventorsAarno Parssinen, Jussi Vepsalainen, Pauli SeppinenOriginal AssigneeNokia CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManReferenced by (25), Classifications (11), Legal Events (8) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for reducing power consumption in transceivers in wireless communications systems having a power control loop
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0012] The above and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a consideration of the subsequent detailed description presented in connection with accompanying drawings, in which: [0013] [0013]FIG. 1 is a block diagram of parts of a transceiver according to the invention, including a receiver and a tuning logic module; [0014] [0014]FIG. 2 is a time-domain map indicating dynamic tuning of a receiver according to the invention, showing different receiver modes operating during one transmission power control cycle, and also showing the exchange of state information between different receiver modes in a transmission power control cycle and also between different receiver modes in different transmission power control cycles; [0015] [0015]FIG. 3 is a time-domain map corresponding to the time-domain map of FIG. 2, but specialized for dynamic tuning of a WCDMA FDD (frequency division duplex) receiver; [0016] [0016]FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a method for dynamic tuning of a receiver, according to the invention; [0017] [0017]FIG. 5 is a state transition diagram for a receiver system (including a receiver and others of the modules shown in FIG. 1) in which the receiver is undergoing dynamic tuning according to the invention; and [0018] [0018]FIG. 6 is a typical graph of SIR (signal to interference ratio) versus time for a receiver undergoing dynamic tuning according to the invention and also for a receiver not being tuned.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION [0019] Referring now to FIG. 1, a receiver system 100 according to the invention is shown as including a radio receiver 10 for receiving a signal received by an antenna and then bandpass filtered, the radio receiver 10 receiving tuning commands from a receiver tuning logic module 12. The tuning commands are determined based on measurement results, and in particular the power Pch in the channel to which the radio receiver is being tuned, i.e. the received signal strength (RSS), and the signal-to-interference ratio (SIRch) measurements for that channel, which are determined by a signal and interference measurements module 14, a digital signal processing module, based on data collected by the radio receiver 10 from various nodes (points) in the radio receiver system 100 and provided to the signal and interference measurements module 14. (The signal and interference measurements module 14 provides measurement results including the power of a channel, Pch, and the signal to interference ratio for a channel (SIRch), as well as other measurement results not indicated, such as SIRest, wideband RF power Pwb and possibly intermodulation power, all known in the art.) The receiver tuning logic 12 sends the tuning commands to the radio receiver 10. A synchronization and timing module 15 synchronizes the operation of the control mode logic module 16, based on received data provided by the radio receiver 10, and provides commands to the receiver tuning logic module 12 (according to the synchronization signals the control mode logic module 16 receives from the synchronization and timing module 15) that either enable or disable tuning the receiver. [0020] The enable/disable tuning commands provided by the control mode logic module 16 include commands to the receiver tuning logic module 12 to place the receiver in one or another system state, depending on whether the receiver tuning logic module 12 is being sent a command to enable tuning or being sent a command to disable tuning, as explained below. The receiver maintains information about the actual system states of the receiver 10 in a system states data store 17 so as to be able to configure the radio receiver 10 in different states according to the invention as described below. The system state information in the system states data store 17 includes the frame structure of the radio system, as defined in the system specification (and as shown as an example in FIG. 3), and the points in time during an operating cycle when power control measurements are scheduled for the power control loop. These parameters can be changed depending on conditions, a longer time period being needed for more accurate signal measurements in poorer conditions. The result of the power control measurement can be also a weighted sum of current and previous power control measurements. This has been used earlier in practical algorithms. Also, the result can be a weighted sum between measurement and tuning modes during one or several control cycles. The weighting factors can be selected so that the effect on the power control loop is negligible. [0021] Referring now to FIG. 2, a sequence of steps taken by the receiver system 100 of FIG. 1 is shown as including a first step 21 in which the receiver state is defined, based on the signal received in measurement mode from a previous step in which the received signal is measured. In a second optional step 22, since according to the invention the receiver would have been tuned in some previous step resulting in tuner parameters having a final set of values determined in that previous step, the receiver is returned to the previous internal state defined by the set of parameters to which the receiver was tuned in that previous step. As mentioned, the step of returning to the previous internal state is an optional step; alternatively, in the next step 23 in which the receiver tuning is enabled, the tuning can commence from the state in which the receiver is configured to make power control measurements. It is the step of enabling receiver tuning in a time interval during which power control measurements are not being made that is the essence of the invention. After the step of enabling receiver tuning in such a time interval, the receiver, in the next step 24, is returned to the measurement mode state defined by the previous measurement interval in step 21. Finally, in a step 25, the receiver measures the received signal for providing power control information and for providing a transmit power request. The various steps shown in FIG. 2 constitute one time slot in a power control loop. Often the receiver gain control is performed in the same cycle with synchronized timing. FIG. 2 also shows the single time slot of five periods 21-25 occurring between two other time slots, each also comprising five periods, and in addition shows the transfer of information from one period to another. Thus for example, period 23 of time slot N−1 provides to period 22 of time slot N the state to which the receiver was tuned at the end of the third period of time slot N−1. Dashed lines showing either the transmission of information from period 21 to period 22 within each time slot or from the end of period 23 of the previous time slot to the beginning of period 22 of the successive time slot indicate the two different options for the starting point of the receiver tuning according to the invention. The receiver can either begin tuning using as a starting point the parameters last used for the signal power control measurement, or the receiver tuning can use as a starting point the parameters last determined in the receiver tuning step 23 of the previous time slot. [0022] Referring now to FIG. 3, the use of the present invention in case of wireless communications using WCDMA (wideband code division multiple access) in FDD (frequency division duplexing) mode is illustrated, showing that the tuning of a CDMA receiver is enabled throughout a time slot n except during a period in which the dedicated physical channel (DPCH) being received by the CDMA receiver conveys a pilot signal. The period during which the receiver receives the pilot signal includes period 25 of FIG. 2. (FIG. 3 also shows the common pilot channel, CPICH, conveying a pilot sequence throughout the time slot n.) During the periods in which the RF receiver tuning is enabled, the dedicated physical channel conveys first a unit of data indicated as data 1, then a transmit power control (TPC) signal, then a transport format combination identifier (TFCI), and then a second item of data indicated as data 2. [0023] The above describes a frame structure of WCDMA FDD transmission; a similar arrangement can be used with other frame structures or slot formats. What must be considered separately is the required period and the most suitable data transmission during which the measurements should be made. The principle shown in FIG. 2 can be applied in the same manner to other frame structures and also to other radio systems. FIG. 3 is a specific example of the technique to be applied in FDD WCDMA and it can be considered as the best mode of implementation for such an application. [0024] Referring now to FIG. 4 and also to FIG. 1, a flow chart indicating a method according to the invention is shown as beginning with a first step 41 in which the receiver system 100 of a transceiver (not shown) is initialized, the transceiver assumed to be communicating with another, second transceiver during the use of the method. In a next step 42, power control measurements are performed with the receiver 10 in a predetermined measurement mode. In a next step 43, power control commands are then sent to the communicating transceiver by the transceiver having the receiver 10. Then if the receiver system 100 is programmed to practice the invention, and so enters the tuning mode, then, after waiting until no measurements are scheduled and so deciding when to enter tuning mode per a decision step 44 a, in a next step 44 b receiver tuning is enabled; in a next step 45, a cycle of adaptive tuning is performed (the receiver tuning logic module 12 sending tuning commands to the radio receiver 10), and at the end of that cycle, if it is time to again measure for power control, in a next step 46, receiver tuning is disabled, and in a next step 47, the receiver system reconfigures itself for making power control measurements and then returns to step 42 in which it makes the power control measurements. But if it is not yet time to measure for power control, the step 45 of performing a cycle of adaptive tuning is repeated. [0025] Referring now to FIG. 5 and also to FIG. 1, from another perspective, the invention consists of having the receiver system 100 transition between two different modes 51 52, a receiver tuning mode 51, and a power control measuring mode 52. With the receiver 10 initially in the power control measuring mode 52, the receiver 10 transitions to the receiver tuning mode 51 when the receiver system completes a set of power control measurements. In the receiver tuning mode, the receiver 10 is adjusted (tuned) to one or another adaptively selected internal state. The receiver 10 remains in the receiver tuning mode 51 until it is time to make the next set of power control measurements. [0026] Referring now to FIG. 6, a typical SIR (signal-to-interference ratio) as a function of time is shown for a receiver 10 (FIG. 1) both with receiver tuning according to the invention and also without receiver tuning. If the receiver is untuned, the SIR is usually significantly above what is necessary for acceptable detection, the value required for acceptable detection being shown in FIG. 6 as the level indicated with a dash-dot line below which there is a high probability of a CRC (cyclic redundancy code) check failure. Maintaining the receiver in an untuned condition usually provides more than adequate margin for error. With tuning, the SIR can be continuously set closer to an SIR target value by adjusting the receiver parameters. Thus, when the SIR is greater than the SIR target value, the receiver dynamic range can be reduced and less power can be used without increasing the block error rate (BLER). It is also possible that with appropriate control mechanisms a receiver according to the invention can even improve its performance compared to an untuned receiver, as indicated in FIG. 6 at the point time when the untuned SIR dips substantially below the SIR level below which there is a high probability of CRC check failure. At that point in time, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the tuned SIR behavior does not drop as far below the SIR value for high CRC check value as does the untuned SIR behavior. Such a comparison is valid however only in cases where the internal parameters of a receiver dominate the interference. [0027] It should be understood that although the present invention has been shown and described in connection with closed loop power control, it is also possible to use the invention where open loop power control is implemented. Regardless of whether the power control is open or closed loop, according to the invention, tuning is enabled only during intervals when measurements for power control are not being made. The perspective provided by FIG. 5 illustrates the essence of the invention in a way that is not in any way dependent on whether the receiver system is communicating according to a protocol using closed loop power control. [0028] The invention can be implemented with customized logic on the same die as any of the analog or mixed mode chips, or on a digital application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or programmed digital signal processor (DSP) or microprocessor. The preferred mode of implementation would have the control signal that causes transitioning between the tuning mode and the measurement mode come from an ASIC, DSP or microprocessor, with logic for steering the transitions between the two modes provided on an analog or mixed mode chip. 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Bryce Harper honors Marlins’ Jose Fernandez with All-Star Game shoes - The Washington Post
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‘The Last Dance’ Episode 10 recap: Thanks to Michael Jordan’s last shot, the Bulls won ‘six of them’ - The Washington Post
With 5.2 seconds left, Michael Jordan took the game-winning shot during Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz, giving the Bulls their sixth NBA championship. (Jeff Haynes/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images)
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ESPN’s “The Last Dance” is a 10-part documentary that focuses on Michael Jordan and the 1997-98 Chicago Bulls. Read our recaps here: Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Episode 9
The 10th and final episode of “The Last Dance” was the most straightforward of the series: There was no longer any need to jump back in time for history lessons, no new characters to introduce and no editorial edict to discuss what became of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls after their sixth title run. Their 1998 NBA Finals rematch with the Utah Jazz, which ended with Jordan’s brushoff of Bryon Russell and an iconic game-winning jumper, was the only story left to tell.
While the documentary captured the buildup to Game 6, its unforgettable ending and the jubilant celebration that ensued afterward in painstaking detail, there were some holes that prevented a completely satisfying conclusion.
Unlike all of Jordan’s other major foils during the 1990s, Utah’s Karl Malone did not appear in an interview. Ditto for Russell. John Stockton did speak for the Jazz, but he wasn’t prominently featured, and Jordan didn’t offer extended commentary on the only team he defeated twice in the Finals. What’s more, Jordan’s story ends abruptly in 1998 — with no acknowledgment that he returned to play for the Washington Wizards from 2001 to 2003. Given that hours were spent on his career before the title years and an attempt was made to explain the dynasty’s dissolution, this seemed to be a glaring and purposeful omission.
Even so, the 1998 Finals were a remarkable stage, and the behind-the-scenes footage didn’t disappoint. Before Game 1, Jordan bopped to an unreleased Kenny Lattimore album on the team bus, noting that the singer was a friend. After a Game 2 win, he brushed off a reporter’s comparison to Shaquille O’Neal. After a blowout Game 4 win, he said flatly that “the job is not done.” In the locker room before Game 5, he confidently promised longtime assistant coach Tex Winter that he will “slide a ring on your finger” — although Malone spoiled the plan with 39 points in a Utah win.
Before Game 6 in Utah, a Bulls staffer looked on as Jordan, wearing a dress shirt and dress pants, relaxed on the training table. The staffer compared Jordan to a “lion sitting in the shade, just staring” on a nature show. “Might see the kill today,” he added.
But Chicago got off to a horrible start in Game 6 when Scottie Pippen aggravated a back injury. The all-star forward tried to play on but had to leave for treatment.
“I went for a dunk, and it jammed my back,” he said. “I was done after that. I’m telling MJ I can’t go any more: ‘Dude, I’m done.’ I was a decoy that whole game, but [Utah] didn’t know it. Michael said, ‘Just stay out here and do what you can do.’ I gutted myself through that game.”
While Pippen left the court multiple times to get heat treatment and to stretch, Jordan and the Bulls did their best to hang on. They were pushed to the edge when a 36-year-old Stockton, seeking the first title of his career, hit a three-pointer to put Utah up three in the final minute.
“I never said, ‘Oh, my goodness, this is the Bulls,’ ” Stockton said in a matter-of-fact interview. “I sure didn’t feel an aura about Michael Jordan or the Bulls. I don’t know how you would play against somebody with that.”
Jordan, of course, handled the rest. Coming out of a timeout, he drove past Russell for a quick layup. Then, in perhaps the defining sequence of his career, he picked Malone’s pocket and set up one-on-one against Russell to take the final shot.
“[The Jazz] ran that play a couple times prior,” Jordan said. “Dennis [Rodman] and Malone had been fighting all game. Karl just totally forgot that I was on the weak side. Now I’ve got the ball. I can see [Coach Phil Jackson] out of the corner of my eye. He wasn’t going to call a timeout.”
The entire building was on its feet, expecting Jordan to take a shot that would end the series if he made it or force Game 7 if he missed. Jordan’s teammates knew what was coming, too.
“Get the hell out of the way [was] the only thing I was thinking,” Pippen said.
Rodman added: “I didn’t have to do s---. He’s going to shoot this f-----. He’s not going to pass this f------ ball. Hell no. This is his turn.”
Jordan bided his time against Russell, eventually driving right before slamming on the brakes. As Russell’s momentum carried him out of the play, Jordan brushed him away with his left hand. Jazz fans are still waiting for an offensive foul call 22 years later.
“Now everybody said I pushed off,” Jordan said. “Bulls---. His energy was going that way. I didn’t have to push him that way.”
Jordan stepped back, launched the jumper and held his follow-through. The shot was pure, giving him 45 points, an 87-86 win and his sixth title.
“He’s a hero,” Jackson said in the locker room. “He’s a guy who delivered every time he was asked to in these situations.”
Footage from the trophy presentation caught Jordan telling his coach that he “knew we were going to do it” despite Pippen’s health, the loud road crowd and the strong opponent.
Later, with champagne in his hand, Jordan marveled at the perfect ending to Chicago’s dominant run.
“Can you believe it? Six,” he said. “Six. Six of them. Six of them. Six of them. You can say what you want. They can’t win until we quit.”
Best quote: “That was poetic.” — Leonardo DiCaprio
The euphoric postgame celebration was quite a payoff for the NBA Entertainment crew that had been embedded with the Bulls all season long.
Jackson could barely believe what had happened as he hugged Jordan on the court. Malone sought out Jordan on Chicago’s bus to congratulate him. The Bulls squeezed into an elevator as hundreds of well-wishers mobbed their bus and hotel. Rodman instructed Carmen Electra to kiss the Larry O’Brien trophy for the cameras. Jordan played the piano for a crowd in his hotel room and narrated his final shot.
“That [Pippen injury] scared the s--- out of me,” he said. “Everything was shot. I had to flick my wrist. Fundamental s---. Throw your two fingers at it.”
But the most unexpected cameo of the entire documentary came from DiCaprio, then in his mid-20s. Somehow, in the post-game hallway bedlam, Jordan and DiCaprio ran into each other, with Jordan offering a hug and noting that the team had just watched DiCaprio’s “The Man in the Iron Mask.”
“You know what I told the guys when we stuck our hands in [for the pregame cheer]?” Jordan asked DiCaprio, before quoting the Three Musketeers’ slogan from the film. “All for one and one for all.”
DiCaprio managed only an awed reply: “Congratulations, man. You did some beautiful stuff just now, man. That was poetic.”
Funniest moment: “The Last Dance” invested major time in Rodman’s off-court exploits early in the series, a move that paid off handsomely in the final episode.
After Chicago’s blowout Game 3 win over visiting Utah, Rodman left the team so he could appear in Detroit alongside Hulk Hogan at a professional wrestling event. Much like his midseason trip to Las Vegas, Rodman’s exit was unexpected and left Jackson to answer questions.
“He’s only taking your focus away from the Finals,” Jackson scolded a reporter who dared to ask about Rodman’s antics. “Not ours.”
The chaotic scene took a turn toward the absurd when Rodman opted not to address the media before Game 4. With the help of Bulls staffers, he attempted to sneak out a side exit to avoid hundreds of reporters.
Rodman’s plot was foiled when the mob caught sight of him, forcing him to sprint up a staircase and into a waiting getaway vehicle. The future Hall of Famer was reduced to a high school kid playing hooky.
“Phil realized I just needed to always do me,” Rodman said. “They’re going to get 100 percent when [I’m] on the court.”
The Bulls parted ways with Rodman that summer, and he retired two years later.
Most revealing scene: The documentary opened with clear tension among Jordan, Pippen, Jackson and General Manager Jerry Krause over the organization’s future. Krause wanted to trade Pippen, move on from Jackson and pursue a rebuilding effort if Jordan retired for the second time. The players and coach took offense to the front office’s proactive planning during an ongoing dynasty.
Krause died in 2017, but he explained his reasoning in an unpublished memoir obtained by NBC Sports Chicago. The short version: Much of Chicago’s rotation was aging and set to receive large offers in free agency, which would leave Jordan without enough help to pursue a seventh title in 1999.
Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf offered a similar rationale in the documentary, although he said he offered Jackson an opportunity to return, which the coach declined.
“It would have been suicidal to bring back Pippen, [Steve] Kerr, Rodman, [Ron] Harper,” Reinsdorf said. “Their market value individually was going to be too high.”
Jordan said he had never spoken at length to Reinsdorf about the dissolution of the dynasty, and he rejected Reinsdorf’s assertion that Krause could have rebuilt another championship team around Jordan if he had wanted to return after the sixth title.
“We knew they weren’t going to keep the team,” he said. “If you asked all the guys in 1998 … we’ll give you a one-year contract to try for a seventh. You think they would have signed? Yes.
“Would I have signed for one year? Yes, I would have signed for one year. I had been signing one-year contracts up to that. Would Phil have done it? Yes. Pippen would need some convincing, [but] … Pip is not going to miss out on that.”
With time and distance to put Chicago’s run in perspective, the man who settled every score on the court sounded unsettled by what many believed was the perfect closing chapter in 1998.
“It’s maddening,” Jordan said. “I felt like we could have won seven. I really believe that. We may not have. To not be able to try, that’s something that I just can’t accept for whatever reason. I just can’t accept it.”


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"From wet to dry, messy to neat" learning opposites has never been so much fun! Little Mouse's birthday is coming up, and she has one week to get the house ready for her party. With help from her mother she cleans and bakes and decorates -- and before she knows it the big day is here! The talented mother and daughter team of Eugenie and Kim Fernandes draw children
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"From wet to dry, messy to neat" learning opposites has never been so much fun! Little Mouse's birthday is coming up, and she has one week to get the house ready for her party. With help from her mother she cleans and bakes and decorates -- and before she knows it the big day is here! The talented mother and daughter team of Eugenie and Kim Fernandes draw children into a delightful world of color and activity. Eugenie's lyrical rhymes feature 14 pairs of opposites clearly illustrated in Kim's enchanting three-dimensional art.
This poetic story is about Little Mouse, a cute creature who is preparing for her birthday party to be held in one week. Each day Little Mouse cleans the house, gathers food, and decorates, always eagerly anticipating the party. The writer skillfully combines her use of rhythmic poetry with many opposites throughout: "Balloons are fat. Balloons are thin. She takes some out and leaves some in." Young readers will probably relate to Little Mouse's week, as so many children look forward to weekends for any number of reasons. The creative artwork makes a nice accompaniment to the storythe talented illustrator's mother wrote this book, so it makes sense that the words and pictures would flow so well together. The colorful, 3-D images are made with molded clay into delightful scenes of Little Mouse's exciting week. They are sure to inspire children to take art to a level beyond coloring to sculpting with play dough. The combination of this artwork with the story makes this book a winner. 2004, Kids Can Press, Ages 2 to 5. Cherie Ilg Haas
Children will enjoy supplying the opposite words as well as building their repertoire of rhymes in this book, which is a superb choice for reading aloud. The contrasting fonts will reinforce the concepts for individual readers. Either way, Big Week for Little Mouse manages to entertain and instruct - always a winning combination.
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Delhi Police issues traffic advisory for Beating Retreat ceremony | delhi | Hindustan Times
Delhi Police issues traffic advisory for Beating Retreat ceremony
delhi Updated: Jan 29, 2016 12:30 IST
The illuminated South Block and North Block after a rehearsal of the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk in New Delhi.(Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)
People will have to be ready for detours and diversions on some key roads in central Delhi on Friday evening because of traffic restrictions for the Beating Retreat ceremony at Vijay Chowk.
According to a traffic advisory issued by Delhi Police, Vijay Chowk will remain shut for any traffic movement between 3.30pm to 9.30pm. Entry and exit to Udyog Bhawan and Central Secretariat Metro stations will also be closed from 2pm till 6.30pm.
Those thronging to see the parade and illuminated government buildings can park their cars at Rafi Marg and C-Hexagon only after 7pm. Traffic police have also advised drivers to avoid Rafi Marg between Sunehri Masjid and Krishi Bhawan roundabouts.
No private or public vehicles will be allowed on Raisina Road from Krishi Bhawan roundabout towards Vijay Chowk. Similar traffic restrictions will be in place beyond Dalhousie Road roundabout, Krishna Menon Marg roundabout and Sunehri Masjid roundabout towards Vijay Chowk, Sharad Agarwal, joint commissioner of police (traffic) told HT. The Rajpath stretch between Vijay Chowk and C-Hexagon will only be open for pedestrians.
The Delhi Police issued a traffic advisory because several key routes will be restricted on Friday evening due to the Beating Retreat ceremony. (Picture courtesy: Twitter/Delhi Police)
Buses bound for Central Secretariat and Connaught Place and arriving from Shantipath – Vinay Marg-Sardar Patel Marg will take Panchsheel Marg – Simon Boliver Marg –Vande Matram Marg – Shankar Road roundabout towards Park Street.
All DTC and city buses bound for Central Secretariat will terminate at Udyan Marg and they will return via Kali Bari Marg – Mandir Marg and Shankar Road.
“Connaught Place bound buses will take Mandir Marg, Kali Bari Marg, GPO, Baba Khadag Singh Marg and reach Connaught Place and will return via Bhagat Singh Marg, Peshwa Road, Mandir Marg, Shankar Road and Vande Matram Marg,” Agarwal said.
Similarly, buses coming from south Delhi on Tughlaq Road and bound for Connaught Place/Central Secretariat will be diverted from Aurobindo Chowk to Safdarjung Road, Kamal Attaturk Marg, Panchsheel Marg, Simon Boliver Marg and follow the route as mentioned as mentioned for buses reaching Central Secretariat and Connaught Place from Shantipath side.
As per the traffic advisory, buses coming to Mandi House and Feroz Shah Road will proceed to Connaught Place via Barakhamba Road and they will terminate at Shivaji Stadium and return via Kasturba Gandhi Marg. Connaught Place bound buses coming on Shahjahan Road will proceed to Shivaji Stadium via ‘C’ Hexagon – Kasturba Gandhi Marg.
The police have also requested people to alert the nearest policeman on duty in case they come across any suspicious person or object.

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created by [deleted]a community for 5 yearsmessage the moderatorsMODERATORSmastaYour back yardmattyvilleRichardsondextreFreemanRowlettsuperdude4agze_zeEast Dallasarmyofancients1Dallas001Any cricket players in Dallas? (self.Dallas)submitted 1 year ago by christian_mcGrand Prairie7 commentssharecancelsorry, this has been archived and can no longer be voted onloading...sorted by: bestbesttopnewhotcontroversialoldrandomyou are viewing a single comment's thread.view the rest of the comments →[–]street_map 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children)sorry, this has been archived and can no longer be voted onI have seen people play cricket tons of times at UTD. You might want to try the UT Dallas subreddit. permalinkaboutblogaboutteamsource codeadvertisejobshelpwikiFAQreddiquetterulescontact ustoolsmobilefirefox extensionchrome extensionbuttonswidget<3reddit goldstoreredditgiftsreddit.tvradio redditUse of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement {Genitive} and Privacy Policy {Genitive}. © 2014 reddit inc. All rights reserved.REDDIT and the ALIEN Logo are registered trademarks of reddit inc.close this windowyou'll need to login or register to do thatcreate a new accountall it takes is a username and passwordprivacy philosophy
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As the region struggles economically along with the rest of the nation, the declining quality of its air threatens to undermine central aspects of its formula for economic growth. The Treasure Valley’s sales pitch has long been that it is a quiet, clean and less restrictive place to live and do business.The population of the Treasure Valley has doubled, to more than 600,000 people, over the last two decades, growth built largely on the region’s combination of sun, mountains and semirural appeal. Along with the people, however, has come traffic congestion, particularly on the region’s sole expressway, Interstate 84, which links Boise to suburbs like Caldwell and Nampa that border dusty ranch land and sagebrush.Auto emissions have risen, as has pollution from the increased business activity. In turn, the region’s distinctive weather patterns, called inversions, often trap polluted air in the valley.Faced with the prospect of expensive and unwanted federal regulations, some local leaders, including conservatives not typically drawn to environmental issues, are exploring unconventional ways to keep the federal government at arm’s length by getting cars off the road.The suburb of Nampa is considering letting city employees move to a four-day workweek. Caldwell recently adopted a policy requiring city employees to scrape ice from windows rather than let city vehicles idle to warm up. Employees also are encouraged to walk on city errands.
Paul Hosefros/The New York Times The initial goal of some of these policies was to reduce fuel costs, but now that gas prices have come back down, emissions must still be addressed, officials said.“We don’t want a yellow alert permeating the news and drawing attention,” said David J. Ferdinand, chairman of the county commission in Canyon County, referring to a layer of smog that had settled over the Treasure Valley on a recent winter weekday.East of Canyon County, in more liberal Boise, local officials are considering a streetcar line downtown, and there is talk of one day converting a rail freight line for commuter use.
“We went from a year that was terrible to a year that was great, and the only variables were weather and vehicle miles traveled,” said Leonard Herr, the air program manager for the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.Along with this apparent evidence that driving less really can improve air quality, a change in state law has also added pressure on the region to change. The measure, passed last spring, requires local governments in the Treasure Valley to have vehicle emissions testing or find other ways to reduce auto emissions. More than a decade ago, the federal government began requiring Ada County to test auto emissions. Ada County officials have urged their more conservative and less affluent counterparts in Canyon County to join them, but local residents there largely oppose testing.“They think it’s government interference,” said Mr. Hurst, the bus rider from Caldwell. “They feel like they still live in the country and that they don’t have pollution.”Given the public resistance to emissions testing, Canyon County leaders are hoping to cut emissions through efforts like the four-day workweek proposed in Nampa, promoting no-idling policies or perhaps requiring the trapping of fuel vapors at gas stations.Canyon County is not alone in its skepticism. Gov. C. L. Otter, a Republican, made no mention of public transportation in his lengthy discussion of transportation challenges during his State of the State address this month.And the Republican-controlled Legislature, where rural, antigovernment interests have strong influence, has so far refused to give growing cities like Boise and its suburbs the power to impose special taxes, common in other states, to raise money for things like public transportation.Whether the Legislature eventually shifts its position or not, experts say the Treasure Valley must change its habits if it hopes to hold on to its distinctive appeal in the changing West."Idaho’s always considered itself very rural," said Mr. Herr, the state air quality official, "and we found out we’re not."

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Amazon.com: Koziol Piep 3108513 Salt & Pepper Set with a Green Tree and Black/White Bird Salt Shakers, 1, 73X7, 09X6, 50-Inch: Kitchen & Dining
Koziol Piep 3108513 Salt & Pepper Set with a Green Tree and Black/White Bird Salt Shakers, 1,73X7,09X6,50-Inch
Easy to combine with other "natural" line accessories
1,73 inches long, 7,09 inches wide,6,50 inches high, 2-year limited warranty
Koziol Piep 3108578 Salt & Pepper Set with a Brown Tree and Green Bird Salt Shakers,
$42.00 Nuance 200XXX Arosse by Nuance Multi Carafe Color: Black
Product Dimensions: 3.2 x 4.3 x 6.5 inches ; 3.4 ounces
ASIN: B0037IG9AW
Item model number: 3108513
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #383,012 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)
Daddy, why don't birds fall off the trees when the sleep?" Because we only wake them when we need salt and pepper. Then they come flying in and sprinkle whatever you want.
I saw these in a magazine and thought they'd be a good present, but when I received them, they just weren't as good quality as I thought they would be. I thought they'd be made of ceramic, but they're plastic. Cute idea, but too much money for the product.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpfulOkay? No Way!!!
Well, this set seemed like it would go wonderfully with the kids dining set and our kitchen. I was hesitant to pay so much for a salt and pepper shaker set, but I decided to take a chance. I thought they must be very high quality for that price, so I'd probably love them. WRONG. The reason I gave these any stars at all is that they're so adorable. However, that is pretty much the only good thing I see about them. The way that they are designed, they open along kind of the middle to be filled. You have to plug the hole in the beak with your finger (where the salt and pepper are sprinkled from) while you fill up the body, then the bottom is replaced by simply pushing it into place (didn't seem too sturdy a closure). The holes in the beaks are kind of big, so you have to be careful not to dump salt all over your meal. The base (tree) doesn't weigh enough. When you go to pick one of the birds up of its magnetic perch, you have to hold the tree down so that it doesn't fall over. When it does fall over (and it will, mine has at least three times so far -and I'm being careful) with the other bird still on it, that crappy closure holding the bird together will bust open and spill salt or pepper all over your counter/table. I'm keeping it as a decoration, but I'm going to buy a $2 set for every day use. Buyer beware... Don't expect that this will be much more than a novelty, the designer obviously didn't have function in mind when it was created.
If you're a value conscious person looking for everyday salt and pepper shakers, don't buy these. Koziol products are beautifully crafted items of art that are meant to be displayed and collected. Yes, they can be used and I'm sure some people do for the kick of it but just enjoy them and let others do so as well.

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