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£5,000 reward offered in hunt for killer of birds of prey found shot dead in a Suffolk village
Police are investigating the deaths of five birds of prey which were found shot dead and dumped in a car park.
The five goshawks were discovered on Monday close to the Suffolk village of Wordwell, near Bury St Edmunds.
Suffolk Police said X-rays revealed all five birds had suffered injuries from multiple pieces of shot.
The RSPB is working with Suffolk Constabulary to help identify the culprit and has offered a reward of £5,000 to anyone who comes forward with information which leads to a conviction.
All birds of prey are protected by law, and to kill or injure one could result in jail and/or an unlimited fine.
Sergeant Brian Calver of Suffolk Constabulary's Rural Crime team said: "This is a serious wildlife crime against an amazing schedule one bird of prey that was once driven to extinction in Britain.
"There is no place for such activity in modern times. Whoever is responsible for this needs to be brought to justice and I'd urge anybody with any information whatsoever to let us know."
Mark Thomas, the RSPB's Head of Investigations UK, said: "Anyone who values the natural world and abhors those who actively and criminally look to destroy it will feel as outraged as we do about this utterly despicable incident. We are calling on anyone who has information to come forward to the police."
The RSPB and other specialists are assisting officers with the investigation.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Suffolk police quoting crime reference 37/3027/23,


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With thousands of premium websites and over 40 million monthly visitors in the DACH region alone, plista is one of the most successful recommendation and ad networks in the German-speaking market. The company has developed a high-quality recommendation technology, which is used for the delivery of personalized reader recommendations as well as for advertisements. The company, founded in 2008, provides services to partners across all of Europe from its Berlin headquarters.
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During the arrest of a underaged man suspected of drunken driving, another underage drunk driver slammed into three vehicles on the side of the road.
That second driver behind the wheel of an SUV sideswiped two patrol cars and a Ford Mustang while the Mustang's driver was being arrested.
This all happened in Macomb County in eastern Michigan. At about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, a 20-year-old Sterling Heights man was stopped on the suspicion of drunken driving, according to clickondetroit.com.
The second driver was also 20-years-old. Both registered a .17 percent blood alcohol content on a breathalyzer test.
Both were arrested and taken to the Macomb County Jail and charged with driving under the influence.
Video of the incident shows the second vehicle slamming into the Ford Mustang on the side of the road.
The Sheriff's Office said the SUV driver first sideswiped two Sheriff's vehicles. The SUV came to rest in a ditch along southbound Romeo Plank Road, local 4 reported.
Thankfully no one was hurt, but the two patrol cars that were struck had to be taken out-of-service.


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ATLANTA -- No. 1 Georgia can extend its all-time SEC record for consecutive wins to 30 on Saturday in Mercedes-Benz Stadium, but the toughest test of the Bulldogs dynasty yet waits in No. 8 Alabama. This will be a 60-minute battle between a program looking to extend its reign of dominance and one that has, on this rare occasion, fallen just outside of the upper-most rung of the college football hierarchy.
Despite its pristine record, Georgia has come out on the right side of some close calls. It needed a late Brock Bowers touchdown to escape the clutches of Auburn earlier this season. The win over Ohio State in last year's Peach Bowl national semifinal came down to a missed Buckeyes field goal in the waning seconds. It topped an average Missouri team last season in one of the sloppiest games of the Kirby Smart era.
The big one, however was the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship against Alabama. That thriller came down to the wire before Bowers and former defensive back Kelee Ringo iced the game away for the Bulldogs' first national title since 1980. The Tide were led by Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young, Biletnikoff Award winner Jameson Williams stretching the field deep, fellow 1,000-yard receiver John Metchie III helping him out and 1,300-yard back Brian Robinson taking the handoffs.
Current quarterback Jalen Milroe is more than just an effective quarterback, but he's no Bryce Young. The wide receivers aren't close to the 2021 group, and this year's running back-by-committee approach pales in comparison to what they had two seasons ago.
The one thing that the 2023 Crimson Tide team has that the 2021 version didn't: Desperation.
The Crimson Tide dynasty may feel like a thing of the past, but a win over Georgia could set the foundation for another one to close out the Nick Saban era. Smart knows that the way that Alabama has progressed from the start of the year to Game 12 has been a remarkable journey, and one of the most impressive coaching jobs of his mentor's career.
"He does it with different formats of teams," Smart said on Sunday. "I think just like us, every team has a different identity ... It's a different identity than previous years. They certainly have talented players. They got talented players all over the place on the offense and defensive line. Their line of scrimmages are big and physical, which that always is an identity of an Alabama team. You know that. But this one has been very unique. They play really hard. They play well together. They respond for each other. They've been in some tight ball games, made some big-time comebacks in games."
Saban thinks about that 33-18 loss to Georgia on January 10, 2022 often, adding to the revenge factor heading into this one.
"I think we were at 18-13 with, I don't know, 10 or 11 minutes to go in the game. They just outplayed us tremendously in the last 10, 11 minutes of the game," Saban said on Monday. "You always want to be able to finish. We lost on the last play of the game to Clemson way back when. I felt like I should have called timeout and didn't. So there's always things that haunt you when you don't have success."
This Alabama team has its back against the wall. It struggled against a remarkably average Auburn team last week and can't afford a loss in the race for the CFP. However, it has enough of an upside to rip the mighty Bulldogs off of their pedestal and show the world that they dynasty was left in Indianapolis nearly two years ago is still simmering below the surface.
Does Mike Elko fit at Texas A&M?
The Mark Stoops era at Texas A&M lasted all of two hours as rumors ripped across social media on Saturday night suggesting that the Kentucky coach was on his way to College Station, Texas. While Stoops would have been awesome at Texas A&M considering its wealth of resources and NIL support in comparison to Kentucky's, Elko provides a lot of the same attributes. He brings all of the same hard-nosed characteristics, which is what the program needs. He's a program-builder who can get multiple parties to coalesce around a shared vision. As a program often overshadowed by basketball, the Blue Devils achieved rare heights under Elko.
Elko's lack of head coaching experience makes him a little risky. However, it's nice to see Texas A&M go after true football coaches who can transform the culture into one of hard work and accountability rather than pursuing the flashiest hire.
What about Jeff Lebby at Mississippi State?
Lebby is a fantastic offensive coordinator who has had success pretty much everywhere he has been. Unlike Mike Leach, though, Lebby is an unknown commodity and far from a legend who changed the landscape of college football. The SEC will add Texas and Oklahoma next year and eliminate divisions in the conference's most significant change since 2012. How patient is the Mississippi State administration going to be with Lebby after firing Zach Arnett so quickly? Lebby can scheme with the best of them, but this is a difficult job for a first-time head coach.
Power rankings
- Georgia
- Alabama
- Missouri
- Ole Miss
- Tennessee
- Texas A&M
- Florida
- Kentucky
- Auburn
- South Carolina
- Arkansas
- Mississippi State
- Vanderbilt
SEC Championship Game Pick
Straight up: 95-16 | Against the spread: 46-48-3
*Picks use SportsLine consensus odds and were made on Instagram since SEC Smothered & Covered started in Week 2
Alabama vs. Georgia -6 (in Atlanta): The Bulldogs are an absolute machine, and that machine will crank itself up in Mercedes-Benz Stadium on both sides of the ball. Their offensive line ranks sixth in sacks allowed -- fewer than one a game -- and No. 11 nationally in tackles for loss allowed (3.92). That offensive line will hold up against the Crimson Tide, and expect running back Kendall Milton to put up his third 100-yard game in the last four. If Auburn can have success on the ground vs. the Tide without the threat of a passing game, the Bulldogs should be able to at least match that effort.
Speaking of the passing attack, the week off for tight end Brock Bowers and wide receiver Ladd McConkey vs. Georgia Tech will allow quarterback Carson Beck to take pressure off of Milton and Co. and balance one of the most dangerous offenses in the country. Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe will do enough to make it a game in the fourth quarter, but Georgia will force Milroe into a late mistake or two and move on to its third straight CFP appearance. Pick: Georgia -6
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If you're just learning how to deploy a Kontakt.io solution, you'll want to get familiar with the Kontakt.io Kio Cloud platform and deployment steps.
For our developer community that plan to integrate with the Kontakt.io IoT platform services and devices, be sure to learn more about integration and visit our Developer Center to explore our APIs and SDKs.
Kio Cloud is Kontakt.io's cloud-based platform. It's where you can manage and monitor your Kontakt.io solutions and IoT devices. This include device management and monitoring, the mapping of the physical indoor environment, and managing user access.
Need to sign in to your Kio Cloud account? From a web browser, go to https://app.cloud.us.kontakt.io/.
The app where you'll set up and manage the map of the physical indoor environment that includes campuses, buildings, floors, and rooms. From each floor, you can view the real-time data for your Kontakt.io devices, including their location, occupancy, and telemetry data.
Smart Location setup is required for tracking, location, and occupancy-based services and solutions. It represents the Location Topology that is used by the Kio Cloud Location Engine that computes accurate, room-level data.
The app where you'll monitor and manage your Kontakt.io devices - from adding devices with your Kontakt.io Order ID, getting insights into your device inventory and statuses, to keeping devices up to date with the latest firmware and applying configuration changes.
Currently, there are two Device Management apps. Device Management is the legacy app that will be sunsetted soon. Use of Device Management 2.0 is recommended.
Devices can also be managed through our Device Management API and SDKs.
The app designed to keep you informed about the state of your deployed Kontakt.io IoT devices. The app has several features including three available alert types, optional mediums for receiving alerts (email or text messages), and elective monitoring of devices (specific devices, device types, or devices in a particular location).
The app where you'll manage who has access to your Kio Cloud account.
Users will also find their unique API Key required to integrate with our APIs and SDKs.
The app where you can set policies that trigger events when a monitored condition set in a policy is reached and policy actions that serve as a notification method when an event occurs. The available types of policy actions include email and text messages, and stream events to an AWS Kinesis or Azure Event Hub Stream.
From a policy, you can set its monitored condition to trigger events for badge and tag button presses, occupancy thresholds, device battery levels, to device location events.
In general, there are five key steps. You'll be ready to start your Kontakt.io IoT journey when all steps are complete!
Step 1: Get Kio Cloud account
The first step of any Kontakt.io deployment is to create or sign in to your Kio Cloud account, Kontakt.io's cloud-based platform.
A Kio Cloud account is required to manage and monitor your Kontakt.io devices and configure Kio Cloud apps to meet your solution requirements.
For those integrating with our APIs and SDKs, your unique API Key is available from your Kio Cloud user profile.
Step 2: Add Devices
When you receive a Kontakt.io order, you'll claim the Order ID to add the devices to your Kio Cloud account.
If you are integrating with Cisco Spaces, Kontakt.io orders are claimed in your Cisco Spaces account. Learn how to claim an Kontakt.io order in Cisco Spaces.
Step 3: Set up Smart Location
Kio Cloud Smart Location is the mapping of the physical environment - from each campus, building, floors with digital floor plans, and mapping each room within the floors.
Required to upload digital floor plan maps - supported files type include JPG, PNG, BMP, and TIFF.
This step is very important for location, occupancy, and tracking accuracy. Learn more about the Kontakt.io Location Engine Reference Architecture that highlights the importance of rooms and more.
Step 4: Install Devices
Kontakt.io Infrastructure devices are required to be installed onsite with the Kio Setup Manager mobile app. Infrastructure are device models that are stationary and remain in a fixed location. These devices include the Kontakt.io Portal Light, Portal Beam, and Anchor Beacon models.
Kontakt.io Tags require validation they are powered on and ready for use. Tags are devices that are moving and being tracked by some kind of BLE to Wi-Fi Infrastructure. Tag devices include the Kontakt.io Asset Tag, Smart Badge, and Nano Tag models.
Step 5: Explore Kio Cloud
Learn about monitoring and managing your deployed Kontakt.io devices and other system settings.


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Synonyms Callicarpa kinabaluensis var. tonsa Moldenke Geunsia beccariana Briq. [Invalid] Geunsia havilandii King & Gamble
Description Shrub up to 7 m tall and 12 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite, simple, penni-veined, densely hairy, leaf margin toothed. Flowers ca. 2 mm diameter, white, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 3 mm diameter, red, drupes.
Ecology In regrowth and disturbed (open sites) mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane forests up to 1800 m altitude. Often along rivers and streams.
Distribution Borneo (throughout the island).


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There are many reasons why users might choose smartphones with a large display. If in some cases it is vision, then in most cases it is comfort when working with content. At the same time, ease of navigation often becomes a victim. But still, the shortcomings do not prevent us from keeping a close eye on phablets, foldable smartphones, and other devices that are on the border between a smartphone and a tablet, and allow us to get the maximum screen size. Today we will look at smartphones with a large display of 6 inches or more. But besides this, we will note the power, cost, and quality of these devices.
Source: ZDNet
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
We immediately warn you, this option is not budget, but new and incredibly powerful. The Galaxy Note fulfills the main requirement of today's list, with a 6.9‑inch AMOLED display, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra becomes one of the largest smartphones available today. Its size brings Note much closer to tablets, and the ability to work with a stylus only increases the similarity. That's not all that can be said about the screen, because Samsung's high-quality panels have proven themselves a long time ago. The screen resolution is 3088x1440, and the refresh rate, in accordance with modern trends, is 120Hz.
This smartphone is not designed specifically for gaming, but with a screen and power, it definitely takes into account the requirements of gamers. On top of everything already listed, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is powered by a Snapdragon 856 Plus processor, 12GB of RAM and 128–512GB of expandable internal storage options.
The smartphone also received a powerful camera, with a wide-angle sensor with a resolution of 108MP.
Perhaps the only noticeable minus of this smartphone is its cost. Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is the flagship of its series, and its characteristics confirm this.
Source: iDrop News
iPhone 11 Pro Max
It's always easy to forget about Apple when talking about big smartphones, but that would be a mistake. The Max series has long offered a solution for those users who lack a standard display. So, in the newest at the moment, the 11th generation of iPhone smartphones, the screen of the Max model is 6.5 inches. This is an OLED Super Retina panel with a resolution of 2688x1242 and Apple's proprietary color reproduction, which makes colors richer.
As for the appearance, the 11 Pro Max is certainly familiar even to those who have never held it in their hands. Spectacular stylish smartphone. Between the Galaxy Note 20 and the iPhone 11, it's hard to choose which smartphone is more convenient for work, but the Apple ecosystem works very smoothly, and all devices in it are interconnected.
iPhone 11 Pro Max can be a great solution for those whose tasks are purely professional, and for those who are interested in relaxation. The screen is more than designed for watching video content, and thanks to the power and calibration of the system, the iPhone 11 Pro Max perfectly copes with even today's demanding games. It is the most expensive, most powerful and largest smartphone in its series. However, with the possible release of a new portion of Apple products soon, we can expect a larger smartphone.
Source: NotebookCheck.net
OnePlus Nord
Just recently we talked about the impressive release of a budget smartphone from OnePlus, a month has passed and Nord is already making a name for itself, deserving a place in the lists of the best. The OnePlus Nord got here this time, thanks to its screen, of course. Let's start with the fact that on the front of the case there is a 6.44-inch AMOLED panel with a resolution of 2400x1080. In addition, OnePlus beat the same Apple, adding a 90Hz screen refresh rate to a budget smartphone. This is not to say that OnePlus is the largest smartphone, it is far from the Galaxy Note or the once popular Mi Mix. But OnePlus put together stylish looks, size and power. Let's not forget that Nord is a rare example of a smartphone that combines premium features with an affordable price.
In any case, users almost immediately fell in love with this smartphone, so it ended up on this list not only because of the screen, but also because of other indicators.
Source: Notebookcheck-en
Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro
Redmi Note, like the Galaxy of the same name, has always been large in size. The main difference between the two models, perhaps, can only be called the presence of a stylus. The rest of the principle is quite similar. Redmi Note 9 Pro is another novelty from Xiaomi, in which the company has tried to put everything that can interest the user. It is not surprising that after so many years of experimentation, she succeeded. The screen of the smartphone has a diagonal of 6.67 inches, and unlike premium models and expensive flagships, Xiaomi received an IPS screen with a resolution of 2400x1080. If you look at this and other smartphones side by side, the difference can be noticeable, but overall, Xiaomi has a bright, rich screen that is undoubtedly a pleasure to work with. And one of the more attractive advantages is the affordable cost of a smartphone. Although it is slightly inferior to the rest of the list in terms of power, it is ready to cope with complex tasks and processes, and of course, its display is always ready to please the user.
Source: AndroidPIT
Realme X3
Along with Xiaomi, Realme is rapidly conquering the global market. Acting on a similar principle, and creating fancy yet affordable smartphones, Realme has already gained popularity in its native China, but the company is confidently showing that this is only the beginning. Realme X3 is one of the latest smartphones with modern design. Its features include a dual front camera, which is located on a small plate on the screen panel, and a 6.57-inch display. The screen resolution, compared to many competitors, is quite modest, 2400x1080, but this is more than enough for most content. In addition, Realme X3 has high performance, including a powerful, albeit not the newest, Snapdragon 855 Plus processor, whose frequency is 2.96 GHz. The convenient size of the smartphone makes it not too big, but not small, and thoughtful design ensures a stylish look. The Realme X3 is available in 128GB and 256GB storage options.
Source: NewsBeezer
Huawei P smart Z
In 2019, smartphones with a pop-up selfie camera became especially popular, they immediately found their fans. One such smartphone is a device from Huawei. While the camera is truly impressive in both technology and quality, it's not why we've added the P smart Z to today's list. And the reason was the screen with a diagonal of 6.59 inches. Huawei has a very simple panel, it is a standard IPS display with a resolution of 2340x1080. But the quality and color reproduction of this screen is pleasantly impressive. It is bright and able to do its job even on a sunny day, the panel itself is responsive, and the process of viewing content or games and even reading is very pleasant. Of course, this smartphone does not claim the same smoothness of the image that devices with a higher refresh rate can boast. But nevertheless, it causes only positive reviews. In addition, the smartphone is very powerful, with a Kirin 710 processor, and offers features such as additional memory and a headphone jack.
Source: Ungeek
Samsung Galaxy A71
Good news for those who want a smartphone with a large display, and preferably from Samsung, but are not interested in the advanced and expensive Galaxy Note model. It is for such users that the Samsung Galaxy A71 was created. The A series of smartphones has always been considered as a budget option, but in this case, the smartphone is especially interesting. The diagonal of its screen is 6.7 inches, that is, all tasks can be performed without squinting. At the same time, the Super AMOLED screen, like on flagship smartphones, but with a resolution of 2400x1080. Samsung Galaxy A71 also has a noticeable power. Let him be inferior in terms of performance to his older brothers, but he copes more than successfully, with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. In addition, he received a lot of additional modern features, such as a fingerprint scanner built into the screen, fast charging and four main cameras. The front camera is only one, but with a resolution of 32MP. In general, the Samsung Galaxy A71 is ready to impress not only with its display.
Source: Trusted Reviews
Huawei P30 Pro
Among the smartphones that have conquered fans with their quality, one can single out another flagship model — Huawei P30 Pro. The display of this smartphone is slightly smaller than that of many, but still, it can be safely called large-format. The diagonal of the OLED panel on this smartphone is 6.47 inches, in addition, the resolution was 2340x1080. The Huawei P30 Pro is powerful, powered by the Kirin 980 processor and comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. The impressive details don't end there. A distinctive feature of the flagships from Huawei has always been high-quality cameras, created in collaboration with the well-known manufacturer of photographic equipment Leica. Huawei P30 Pro is one of the smartphones that received these cameras. The main camera has a resolution of 40MP, and two additional 20MP and 8MP. The front one also received a high resolution of 32MP. All in all, the Huawei P30 Pro is a powerful and high-quality smartphone whose screen is interesting, but not the only detail worth paying attention to.
Source: Digital Trends
Google Pixel 4XL
Since we're talking about cameras, we can't help but think of the Google Pixel 4XL. Google smartphones have been noted for their impressive cameras since the very first model, and the fourth generation of devices does not lag behind the previous ones, offering a dual camera with a modest 12/16 megapixel resolution on paper. However, the whole secret of Google is not in the number of megapixels, but in the system. So the photos come out spectacular and high quality.
As for the screen, it is somewhat smaller than the older models of most flagships, 6.3 inches. Google Pixel got an OLED panel with 16.78 million colors. The screen refresh rate is 90Hz, like most modern devices. In addition, Google Pixel offers many additional modern features from wireless charging to contactless payment. This smartphone is stylish and modern, it can be used both for work and for entertainment.


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'Swimming as medicine': why more doctors should prescribe it
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Actor Larry Lamb talks candidly about inherited wealth, self-knowledge and why he craves conversation.
It's a sunny day in north London when we speak to Larry Lamb to discuss his latest drama series, The Inheritance. No stranger to our screens, whether it's as affable dad Mick in Gavin and Stacey, villain Archie in EastEnders, or a star turn on 2016's I'm a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, Larry is warm and welcoming after his morning swim has given him his daily boost.
"I don't have my own pool," he jokes. "I just get on my bike and go to my local." And there it is: Larry's familiar down-to-earth manner that has made him a fan favourite for so long. So, when just a few moments later he tells us we're on "a bobsleigh ride to hell", we're more than a little taken aback…
At 75, Larry exudes the energy of someone half his age. As well as the 7am swims, there's a lifelong love of travel – "I am a citizen of the world" – a busy career, and a large and happy extended family that includes his TV presenter son George. We can't wait to find out more. But before we can get on to that, Larry has some worries about the next generation that he's keen to get off his chest.
"I am morbidly interested in how bad things are getting," he says. "What sort of a world are we bequeathing to this next generation when a large percentage of them will never be able to buy a home?
"If they're lucky enough to have a job, they'll still be paying rent when they're ready to kick the bucket," he says. "It's terrifying."
The cast of Channel 5's new drama The Inheritance
We've hit upon this topic due to Larry's new series The Inheritance. Co-starring Gaynor Faye, it deals with the emotional and financial fallout after a family patriarch, played by Larry, dies unexpectedly – and suspiciously. Fans need not worry: Larry appears on screen regularly in flashback as his adult children fight amongst themselves, bereft at their father's death and the lack of money left to them.
"Everyone is in survival mode unless you happen to be one of those grand oligarchs," Larry laments. "The rest of us are scrabbling around trying to make a living. When it comes to some money that's going to pass down generation to generation, it's not surprising that people get into a real gubble [sic] about it."
As well as bemoaning the "terrible deal" facing younger generations, Larry pinpoints the pressure on young people as a particular evil.
"Life is so complicated for them. I messed up at school and came away with barely any qualifications. I had one talent that I wasn't even really aware of for learning languages and it was that that led me off on a journey that finished up here, with me talking to you. [He was first introduced to acting while selling encyclopaedias in Germany.] I was living in a world then where you could still do something without having to account for it on your CV.
"There's no room for any compassion," he says. "It has turned into a horrendous dog-eat-dog competition."
On that note, it's clear Larry won't be swayed. Has he always felt so strongly about things?
"I just get more and more philosophical as I get older," he tells us. "I value my life and everybody else's life more. I value people much more. And whilst I despair at the state of the world, I certainly don't want to check out yet. I want to live to be 100."
Born in October 1947 in Edmonton, London, Larry says his childhood was difficult, a period he previously reflected on in his 2011 autobiography, Mummy's Boy.
"It was a really cathartic process," he tells us. "Being able to mentally walk my way through the story, understand who I am, and why I am the way I am."
Larry discovered his love for acting in the unlikeliest of places – working in the oil industry in Canada in the mid-1970s. Since then he has worked steadily in "this dodgy old business", with appearances in TV shows such as The New Avengers, Midsomer Murders and The Bill. He has also been on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company and even had a small speaking part in 1983's Superman III.
Larry's character's death prompts a huge family fallout in new drama The Inheritance
But despite this regular work, Larry only became a household name at the age of 60, when the character of Mick Shipman in Gavin and Stacey came along in 2007.
Since then, he has won a British Soap Award for his role in EastEnders, starred in New Tricks and Pitching In, and made countless television appearances as himself, whether it's researching his ancestors in Who Do You Think You Are? or on This Morning as an ambassador for Macmillan Cancer Support.
His recent travel documentary From Billericay to Barry, with his Gavin and Stacey co-star Alison Steadman, finished only last month.
So when Larry tells us he doesn't work so much nowadays, it's hard to believe him.
"A lot happens to you as the clock ticks faster and faster," he says. "You realise that everything has more value to it and every minute counts."
And how does Larry make those minutes count? Well, there's his daily exercise of swims, of course, and walks on the heath, albeit with the help of a walking pole due to "some trouble" with his back. He eats well, doesn't smoke or drink, looks after himself. "I live a pretty straightforward life," he tells us. There are rumours he's writing another book, fiction this time round. But it's communication with others he craves most.
"If I can have at least one interesting conversation over the course of the day, then it's a good day," he says. "I am a communicator; I need to talk to people.
"It really doesn't matter who it's with, which is another great thing about being older, because people will talk to you," he continues. "There is a kind of kinship in grey hair."
While Larry's frame of mind has definitely shifted since our early conversation, his passion, and compassion, are still very much evident.
"I just get more and more philosophical as I get older. I value my life and everybody else's life more. I value people much more."
While reflecting on his travels across the world, he pauses to add philosophical nuance to his experiences. "I have led the most extraordinary life, but I have been open to it," he says. "Understanding that the country I come from isn't the centre of the universe."
His advice to his younger self isn't about a missed job opportunity or regret, but simply to be "…as good and kind as you can to everybody".
And while we don't want to spoil the good vibes, can he relate at all to the experience of his latest character? Where something like money could ruin it all?
"Well, fortunately, or unfortunately, I am not plagued with being rich," he smiles, in that down-to-earth, affable, Larry Lamb style.
The Inheritance starts on Monday September 4 at 9pm on Channel 5
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December 3, 2021
A year and a half ago, I didn't even know what AP style was.
I was dazed and confused, changing my major four times from biology to religious studies to human dimensions of organization to journalism. But when I finally became a wannabe journalist — the type of journalist I wanted to be when I was 10 years old — everything became a fever dream.
Sports have always been a part of my earthly identity. Like many of us, they've been the untouchables: the things that make the bad days better and the hard days easier. They've mended fights, they've made a stranger a friend, they've been conversation starters and unifiers.
If you asked me at what specific moment I fell in love with sports journalism, I couldn't tell you. But what I could do is take you back to Jan. 13, 2020 when the LSU Tigers beat the Clemson Tigers in the CFP National Championship. When the play clock hit triple zeros and the confetti fell from the top of the then-Mercedes-Benz Superdome, tears filled my eyes as I stood beside my best friend, my dad, witnessing the team we'd followed for 15 years win a national title. It was truly one of the best moments of my life.
I realized right then and there that it would be rather stupid of me not to pursue what I love, even if that meant covering a subpar Texas football team and exceptional Texas beats that were not all about the Tigers in purple and gold.
Flash forward six months: I'm interviewing for a Daily Texan position with absolutely no experience, just a whole lot of ambition and passion and grit. I was quickly humbled, taught and mentored through multiple sports beat positions and a Double Coverage editor position, and I wouldn't trade any bit of this past year and a half for the world.
To Myah Taylor, Nathan Han, Stephen Wagner, Matthew Boncosky, Daniela Perez, Carter Yates and many more, thank you for your grace, words of wisdom and patience. I am genuinely so thankful for each of your friendships, and I'll always cherish them more than I'll ever cherish any byline I've ever had.
To my Double Coverage production staff and the entire sports department, I'm sorry that I never entered the basement, not even once.
Some things change. Dreams mold and change and sometimes die. And while I'm not too sure what I want to be when I grow up –– and while I may never know –– what I do know is that I'll always have sports. The untouchables, the conversation starters, the unifiers and the menders, the relationship builders and the friendship creators. And that's the good stuff, that's what life is really all about.


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Former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Yamina) responded Monday evening to the failures that were discovered in the investigation into the death of Ahuvya Sandak, the boy who was killed during a police chase in the Binyamin region two weeks ago.
"A joint investigation by the PID and the police is fundamentally wrong," Shaked said. "It is not possible for the interrogee to interrogate himself. In this way, the horrific death of Ahuvya Sandak will not be clarified and we will not reach the uncovering of the truth."
"I call for the establishment of an external commission of inquiry that will also lead to the restoration of public trust and the lowering of tensions," Shaked added.
Earlier today, it was revealed on Radio 103FM that the Deputy Head of the Police Investigations Department, Adv. Moshe Saada, addressed a scathing letter to the Deputy State Attorney for Criminal Affairs, Adv. Shlomo Lemberger, in which he warned of serious failures in the investigation into Sandak's death.
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Saada detailed the failure of the investigation which Lemberger ignored: "You did not address the fact that the detainees claimed in their police interrogation just a few hours after the incident that they were accused of killing their friend and that violence was used against them."


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text: premium and costs of insurance. The amount recoverable on an open policy on freight is the gross freight paid by the shipper. The effect of the present rules can be most easily understood by an example. Let us take first a case put before the Commission on Unseaworthy Ships by Sir Thomas Farrer. A steamer of 1,200 tons, bound for Calcutta and back, through the Suez Canal, with a chartered freight on the outward and homeward voyage of 12,000l., is insured in an open policy at the full value. Suppose the ship to be lost on the outward voyage in the Bay of Biscay, the shipowner is thereupon entitled to recover the gross freight of 12,000l., although by the loss of his ship at the commencement of her voyage, he has avoided paying for Suez Canal dues both ways 1,200l., for coals at Calcutta 1,600l., as well as the expenses for provisions at Calcutta, wages to the crew, and port charges at Calcutta and London. The total saving by the loss of the vessel at the commencement of the voyage will amount to 4,500l. A similar case was quoted by Sir John Lubbock in a speech delivered in the House of Commons in 1875. A vessel sailed from Quebec for Liverpool. The freight, as per charter party, amounted to 3,500l., but was insured for 6,000l. The ship was lost in the river St. Lawrence. If the voyage had been completed successfully the net receipt of the owner would not have exceeded 2,500l. By the loss of the ship he realised 6,000l. It has been suggested, as a remedy for this strange inconsistency of the law, that the underwriter should be entitled to deduct from the amount payable to the shipowner on an open policy on the freight all expenses actually saved by the loss of the ship. 6 We may now turn to the voyage policy, or that in which the limits of the voyage are designated in the policy by specifying a given place at which it is to begin, and another at which it is to end. The anomalous state of the law in its relation to voyage policies will be most readily shown by quoting from the observations. of Mr. Harper. In the case of a voyage policy the law steps in again with its eternal vigilance on the owner's behalf. At the inception of the risk the ship must be seaworthy. There is an implied warranty, as it is called, of seaworthiness. But it has been held that the voyage out and the voyage home are one voyage; and it frequently happens, and it has happened to my knowledge, that a ship has gone out from one port to another, say from London to Shanghai, has been damaged on the way, has delivered her cargo, and taken in a cargo for the voyage home, had not been repaired at Shanghai, and had left in so bad a condition that there was every probability of her foundering. She had foundered, and yet, as there was no warranty of seaworthiness for the voyage from Shanghai, the assured had recovered the whole of his money from the underwriter.' The last policy to which allusion is necessary is the time policy, or that in which the limits of risks are designated only by certain fixed periods of time. The courts of law hold that there is no contract in time policies that the ships should be seaworthy, even at the commencement of the risk. This rule has been sustained on the ground that a shipowner may not have had any intelligence from his ship for a lengthened period, and cannot give a warranty for her seaworthy condition. Mr. Shaw-Lefevre, in his evidence before the Commission, suggested that there should be an implied and continuing warranty of seaworthiness in all time policies, as is now the case in voyage policies. 1 The distinction between time and voyage-policies, in respect to the warranty of seaworthiness, leads to this strange anomaly. The owner of a ship insured under a time policy is allowed to recover his insurance, even though the vessel were unseaworthy. Shippers of goods must insure under a voyage policy, and they cannot recover if the vessel is not seaworthy. Thus the shipowner, who has the power to regulate the condition of his ship as to repairs and equipments, and neglects to do his duty, recovers his insurance, while the proprietor of the goods, who is an innocent sufferer, loses all claim on the underwriters. True it is that shippers of goods, though they cannot recover their insurance from the underwriters, have a claim for compensation against the shipowner. But, by the bill of lading usually employed, shipowners have succeeded in contracting themselves entirely out of this obligation. It has therefore been proposed that no words introduced into the bill of lading shall exonerate the shipowner from the obligation to make and keep his vessel in safe condition, and that the underwriter shall not be liable for loss, whether under the time or the voyage policy, unless it can be proved that the shipowner and shipmaster had used all reasonable efforts to make and keep the ship seaworthy. In this connection an anomaly may be pointed out in the law relating to constructive total loss. There is, says Mr. Arnould, a constructive total loss of a ship when by the perils of the sea she is converted into such a wreck that it would cost more money to restore her than she would afterwards sell for. The assured may, under these circumstances, give notice to the underwriters that he abandons the wreck and claims for the total loss. But, for the purpose of deciding the claim of the shipowner, the value taken into consideration by the courts is not the value as agreed in the policy, but the actual estimated value of the ship; and this may often be a much less amount than the valuation in the policy. 'This was done in the case of the Sir William Eyre, referred to above. That ship was unseaworthy, if not destroyed, at the time the ship was insured; and yet the underwriters had to pay. 1 Mr. Shaw-Lefevre suggested that in determining the question whether a shipowner is justified in abandoning his vessel to the underwriters, the value at which he has himself valued his ship in the policy ought to be taken as decisive. Where a vessel is over-insured the present state of the law offers a great inducement to the shipowner to abandon the underwriters and not to do his best to save the ship. It is unnecessary to enter into further details as to the law of insurance. It may indeed be questioned, as Mr. Justice Willes remarks, whether any alteration in the English law would be operative, unless the underwriters were sincerely disposed to aid in giving it effect. The insurance companies and underwriters who do business of the highest class, rely chiefly on the character of their clients, and care little for the protection afforded by the law. Among people in a less fortunate position, the competition for business is such that no risk is refused, if only a sufficiently tempting premium be offered. Underwriters have hitherto had little encouragement to seek redress. for injustice in courts of law. The partiality to shipowners generally shown by juries fully justifies the observation of Mr. Shaw-Lefevre : 'If they would only enforce the law a little more strictly in cases where there was an implied warranty of seaworthiness as between the shipowner and the merchant, there would be a much greater security that vessels would be sent to sea in a seaworthy state.' Impressed with the weight of evidence as to the unsatisfactory system under which such cases are tried before a judge and jury, our Commission recommended a judge and two assessors as a far better tribunal. The abuses which have gradually crept into the practice of Marine Insurance cannot be removed by any partial measures. The Commission on Unseaworthy Ships recommended a complete revision of the whole system of insurance law. They recognised the delicacy and difficulty of the task, and that a certain inconvenience to commercial interests might be caused even by the reform of abuses. Impressed with these convictions they were of opinion that it should be undertaken by persons specially qualified by their legal attainments or practical experience. An international agreement on Marine Insurance is most desirable, and it was the opinion of Mr. Cohen, the legal member of our Commission, that there would be no insuperable difficulty in accomplishing that important object. We generally lead the way, and other nations follow us. If we wait till all are agreed, we shall never legislate. The fact is that foreign nations have been and are stricter than we are, and have recently followed us in laxity. They will gladly follow us in being more stringent. Foreign underwriters have suffered heavily by British ships in recent years. Let us do right; they will not keep bad laws in order to attract bad business. The law of Marine Insurance is an elaborate edifice, composed of materials drawn from the custom of merchants, the statutes of the realm, and the decisions of able and impartial judges. Such a law should not be altered hastily, nor without the most careful consideration of the probable effect of the changes proposed in relation to the seaworthiness of our shipping. Because abuses have grown up in the law, Marine Insurance must not on that account be condemned. Its value has indeed been recognised from very early times. It was introduced into England by the Lombards, together with the art of bookkeeping, the institution of banking, and other equally valuable aids to commerce. Rich men may, indeed, be independent of the protection it affords. The poorest class of shipowners, who navigate their own ships, do not insure, because they cannot afford to bear any expense not absolutely necessary to enable them to take their vessels from port to port. These men live from hand to mouth, from voyage to voyage; and, as they do not entrust their property to the care of others, they are free from the anxiety of those who have to bear unknown risks. But that great middle class who must constitute the majority of every trading community are in a different position. They have too much at stake to be able to bear the risks of maritime adventure without the protection of insurance: and, on the other hand, their interest in shipping is not distributed so widely as to justify them in becoming their own insurers. The work to be done is of the utmost importance. Those who are opposed to load-lines and surveys say truly that the commercial instinct of the shipowner and the experience of the shipmaster are the most reliable guarantee for the seaworthiness of shipping; and that Government surveyors cannot have the same practical knowledge as persons actually engaged in the trade. But that commercial instinct on which we are invited to rely must be less keen and less acute when by the over-valuation of the ship and freight the shipowner stands to win and not to lose by the loss of his ship. The aim of future legislation must be to confine Marine Insurance to a simple contract of indemnity. Thus limited, it may justly be regarded, to use the language of Jeremy Bentham, as one of the most beneficial inventions of civilised society. No one will neglect his actual possessions, a good certain and present, with the hope of recovering, in case of loss, only an equivalent for the thing lost, and even at the most an equivalent. To this let it be added, that the recovery cannot be obtained without care and expense, and that there must be a transient privation." Having had a personal experience in navigation not inferior to that of many members of the nautical profession, and having heard the testimony laid before the Commission on Unseaworthy Ships, I feel it a simple act of duty to do what in me lies to establish a firm and general conviction of the necessity for an amendment of our law of Marine Insurance. Insurance, it cannot be too often repeated, should be strictly a contract of indemnity. Our law allows a ship to be insured on terms which will make the loss a certain gain to the shipowner. Lord Cockburn, in some observations in the case of 'Byrne v. Schiller,' quoted by Sir John Lubbock, said, 'Our marine insurance law was founded on principles which were erroneous, and directly opposite to those on which the law of America and of every country in Europe but England was founded.' As Sir John Lubbock pointed out, in the speech in the House of Commons already referred to, over-insurance is not permitted against fire, nor would the public endure that a railway company should realise a handsome profit by an accident. The seaman is not permitted to insure his wages, lest it should weaken his motives for bringing the voyage to a successful termination. The vigilance of the shipowner should not be relaxed by permitting him to recover under a policy of marine insurance sums far in excess of the amount which could be claimed under a strict contract of indemnity. It has been the aim of the present paper to treat of Marine Insurance mainly in its bearing on the loss of life at sea. At the present juncture, it seemed desirable to afford a concise, and, it is hoped, a lucid explanation of a difficult subject. Prudent and ex-. perienced owners are too ready to screen their more reckless competitors. The department which is entrusted with the care of our seamen stands in need of the generous confidence and support of the public in the discharge of its anxious task. We should not allow ourselves to be deterred from dealing with abuses by ill-founded apprehensions. The marvellous development of our mercantile marine has been brought about by general efficiency of administration on the part of our shipowners, by the skill of our shipbuilders in the use of great natural advantages, and by the personal Such a reasonable requalities for which our seamen are renowned. form of the law as it has been sought to indicate in these pages will but secure a more ample reward for well-conducted enterprise. The recurrence of preventible disaster entails high rates of premium. If half the money now lavished on insurance were applied in repairs and maintenance, in strengthening crews, in improving equipments, and in reducing the cargoes of the ships which are overladen, the seamen of cur mercantile marine would be spared untold suffering and anxiety. The charges imposed on the community at large for freight would be lightened, and the discredit would be removed which reckless shipowners have brought on a branch of enterprise in which it is the pride and boast of this country that she holds a foremost place. THOMAS BRASSEY. |


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UCI Transmission via PUCCH in LTE Uplink
M. Jayalakshmi
M.Tech scholar, Department of ECE, MZCE, Kadammanitta Pathanamthitta, Kerala
AbstractThe Long Term evolution (LTE) in uplink has a resource limitation for transmitting uplink signaling information. There is no possibility to transmit Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) and Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) simultaneously. PUCCH is designed for a large number of user equipment and a short Uplink Control Information (UCI) codeword. Description of PUCCH signal processing and the developed MATLAB link level LTE uplink control channel simulator is discussed. Results from a complete PUCCH performance analysis for different PUCCH payloads in the AWGN channel using receive diversity is included.LTE advanced technique is discussed as a future scope.
KeywordsBER; Link level simulator; LTE; Uplink; MATLAB; PUCCH
The Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. The standard is developed by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) organization. Key aims of LTE uplink are flexible bandwidth support, time and frequency duplex division, peak uplink traffic data rate up to 50 Mbps when a SISO antenna mode is used, improved spectrum efficiency in comparison to HSUPA, etc. The LTE physical layer is based on the Orthogonal Frequency Multiplex (OFDM) and their transmission schemes. While the LTE downlink uses an Orthogonal Frequency Multiple Access (OFDMA), a Single-Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access (SCFDMA) transmission scheme is used in uplink.
The LTE uplink physical layer has a triplet of physical channels; Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH), Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) and Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH). The PUSCH is used for transmitting user traffic data in multiplex with Uplink Control Information (UCI), if necessary. The PRACH is used only for initializing and registering user equipment (UE) to the network. Transferring UCI in the case of large number of UE and a short UCI codeword is provided by PUCCH. PUSCH and PUCCH are never transmitted in the same sub frame. UCI is transmitted via PUCCH in the case where UE has no traffic data to transfer to the base station (BS).
Cell phones are used millions and billions of users worldwide. In 1945, the zero generation (0G) of mobile telephones was introduced. Mobile telephone service was not officially categorized as mobile phones, since they did not support the automatic change of channel frequency during
calls. The first generation (1G) (Time Division Multiple Access and Frequency Division Multiple Access) was the initial wireless telecom network system. Second generation (2
G) technologies are either time division multiple access (TDMA) or code division multiple access (CDMA).
3G wireless system
International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 (IMT– 2000), better known as 3G or 3rd Generation, is a generation of standards for mobile communication and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling specifications by International Telecommunication Union. Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is a third generation mobile cellular technology for networks based on the GSM standard. UMTS employs Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA) radio access technology to offer greater spectral efficiency and bandwidth to mobile network operators.
Enhancing Method(LTE(3GPP R8))
The overall objective for LTE is to provide an extremely high performance radio-access technology that offers full vehicular speed mobility and that can readily coexist with HSPA and earlier networks. Moreover, the 3GPP technologies continued to evolve, future releases by the 3GPP will see both combinations of dual carriers and MIMO as well as combinations of up to 4 carriers with both alternatives capable of supporting up to 84Mbps. Also higher bit rates are possible if combinations of MIMO and 4 carriers will be supported in the future. As specified in the 3GPP Release 8, OFDM/OFDMA technology is introduced for the LTE downlink, supporting very high data rates of up to 300Mbps while Single-Carrier FDMA (SC-FDMA) is used in the uplink with data rates of 80Mbps possible. Additionally, LTE supports operation both in paired and unpaired spectrum (FDD and TDD) using channel bandwidths of approximately 1.4MHz up to 20MHz.Nowadays, it is possible to browse the Internet or send e-mails using HSPA-enabled notebooks. Fixed DSL modems can be replaced conveniently with HSPA modems or USB dongles and we can also send and receive video or music using 3G phones.
LTE will make the user experience even better by enhancing more demanding applications such as interactive TV, mobile video blogging, advanced games and professional services.LTE is focusing on optimum support of Packet Switched (PS) Services.
SYSTEM MODEL AND CONSIDERATION UCI consists of three types of control information; Channel
quality information, Scheduling Request (SR) and Uplink Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) acknowledge or non-acknowledge information. Note that SR information is transmitted via PUCCH only. Channel quality information is also divided to the following components: Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), Precoding Matrix Indicator (PMI) and Rank Indicator (RI). The CQI and PMI are usually grouped together into a single CQI/PMI codeword. The CQI carries information about the current channel state which is measured by UE. The PMI gives feedback information to the BS about the set of precoding weights for BS when closed-loop spatial multiplexing or multiuser MIMO transmission modes are used. The RI gives feedback to the BS about the number of transport blocks for transmission to the BS.
Other control information in uplink is a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request Indicator (HARQ-ACK) which is used to inform the BS about data transferred via the Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH). Here, an HARQ-ACK indicator equaling one means successful data transfer. PUCCH has six transmission formats; format 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 2A and 2B.These formats are defined by the type of transmitted information. The scheduling request is transmitted via PUCCH, format 1. The modulation scheme for SR is not defined. The SR requirement from UE is given only by power emissions in the control region in the resource grid. PUCCH format 1A/1B transmits a one or two-bit HARQACK codeword which is modulated using the BPSK or QPSK modulation scheme. PUCCH format 2 carries CQI/PMI and RI information. The format 2 codeword has a length from 4 to 11 bits. It uses the QPSK modulation scheme. In the case of format 2A/2B codeword, one or two bit HARQ-ACK information is only added to format 2.In the case of format 2A, a one bit HARQ-ACK codeword is modulated using BPSK and in the case of format 2B, a two bit HARQ-ACK codeword is modulated using QPSK . Link level performance analysis of the above mentioned control information is necessary to analyze and further optimize the process of the LTE uplink physical layer signal processing chain. Several authors present partial performance results of PUCCH transmission in LTE uplink. In the block error rate (BLER) performance analysis results only for PUCCH format 2A/2B are presented.
PUCCH signal processing description
The overall PUCCH signal processing chain is depicted in figures 1 and 3. These signal processing chains became the base for the developed link level PUCCH model. PUCCH format 1 gives UE an alternative methd to require a scheduling grant. PUCCH format 1 is used in the case of network overloading and when PRACH signalization is not successful. PRACH is not investigated in this paper due to the fact that there is no possibility to determine the bit or block error rate. In format 1A/1B, a one or two-bit HARQ-ACK codeword is transmitted. First, HARQ-ACK is multiplexed with an SR, if necessary.
Fig. 1. PUCCH signal processing in transmitter
A multiplexed vector of bits is modulated using QPSK or BPSK and the modulated signal is spread with Zadoff-Chu sequence. The r sequences are used for minimizing cross- correlation between different user signals in a cell. Next, the complex-valued signal is spread with orthogonal sequences to separate users mapped into the same resources. Format 2, CQI/PMI and RI, is channel coded using the (20;A) Reed- Muller code, where A is the length of input codeword in bits When channel coding is performed, the output sequence of 20 bits in length is multiplexed with the one or two-bit HARQ- ACK codeword and scrambled using a cell-specific pseudo- random sequence c(n). Are modulated using QPSK and BPSK modulation (BPSK is only used for the 21st bit in the codeword in the case of transmitting format 2A). The modulated, complex-valued signal is spread with Zadoff-Chu sequence in the same way as in the case of format 1A/1B.Next, the modulated and spread signal is led to the resource mapping block and IFFT is performed. After the addition of a cyclic prefix (CP), the signal in the time domain enters the transmission channel. PUCCH resources are always doubled (additional frequency diversity) and placed on the edge of time frequency resource grid, as is depicted in figure 2.
When the signal passes through the transmission channel, CP is removed and FFT is performed. PUCCH resource blocks are picked-up from the resource grid and the corresponding signal is despread using Zadoff-Chu sequence. Next, IDFT of length equaling 12 is provided with the despread signal and the signal of individual users is separated. Simultaneously, the same operations on the receiving side are provided with the corresponding estimated channel coefficients HPUCCH.
Fig. 3. Example of PUCCH mapping into time frequency resource grid
In the case of format 2/2A/2B QPSK or BPSK, soft demodulation with Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC) is provided and CQI/PMI, RI and HARQ-ACK bits are demultiplexed, if necessary. The CQI/PMI, RI bits are decoded using the Reed- Muller block decoder. The format 1A/1B signal separated by the user is despread with orthogonal sequences and soft demodulated with MRC using QPSK or BPSK modulation.
Link level LTE uplink control channel simulator
The baseband link level LTE uplink control channels simulator was developed in MATLAB environment. The block scheme of the simulator is depicted in figure 4. The generated control information leads to the transmitter and the time domain signal enters the used channel model and AWGN is added. The signal from the transmission channel model enters processing in the receiver. The received control information is led to the BER or BLER calculation block. In LTE uplink standards, using transmit diversity is not explicitly defined. The simulator supports receiving diversity. The simulator allows to set a system bandwidth, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), a number of transmitted sub frames Nsubf, a number of receiving antennas (NRX = 1; 2; _ _ _ ; 9), used channel models and different combinations of simulated PUCCH formats.
Fig. 4. General PUCCH simulator block scheme
EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS Performance analysis was performed for all possible
PUCCH formats except format 1. The number of sub frames Nsubf equals 50000 due to the reference BER/BLER level equaling. The reference level was determined according to the required target quality for LTE uplink control information reception. The AWGN channel model was only used in simulations, thus channel coefficient matrix H has all coefficients equal to 1. Simulations assume perfect knowledge of the transmission channel model and a single UE and single BS within a cell. In Fig. 5.1, the BER of HARQ-ACK information transmitted via PUCCH format 1A and 1B in the AWGN channel model for various numbers of receiving antennas is shown.
The difference between the SNR value of format 1A and 1B (BPSK and QPSK modulation scheme) is 3 dB. Bit error probability for PSK modulation schemes is computed according to
P 1 erfc Eb
b 2 N
Fig. 2. PUCCH signal processing in receiver
Where erfc() is the complementary error function, Eb is signal energy per bit and N0 is noise power spectral density. For OFDM-based transmission and access schemes we can
write relation between signal to noise ratio and bit energy to noise power spectral density ratio
Fig. 5. BER of HARQ-ACK information transmitted using PUCCH, format 1A (left) and format 1B (right) in AWGN channel
Bit error rate results of CQI/PMI, RI codeword transmitted using PUCCH format 2 is presented in Fig. 7. These simulations were provided only with a CQI codeword of 4 bits in length. The difference between the SNR value of format 2 for the SISO antenna mode and mode with 4 receiving antennas, when BER equaling BER reference level is 6 dB. Difference between theoretical value of uncoded QPSK modulation scheme in SC-FDMA and simulated BER value for PUCCH format 2 with one transmitting and one receiving antenna equals 7.4 dB.
Eb S N0 N
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log2 M
. Difference between theoretical value for uncoded BPSK in SC-FDMA and simulated BER value for PUCCH format 1A with one transmitting and one receiving antenna equals 5:5 dB, for format 1B, the difference equals 8:3 dB. In Fig. 6, the BER of HARQ-ACK information transmitted via PUCCH format 2A and 2B in the AWGN channel model for various numbers of receiving antennas is shown. It is obvious that transmitting HARQ-ACK using PUCCH format 1A/1B has a lower BER. The difference between the SNR value of format 1A and 2A, when BER equals the BER reference level is 6.3 dB. Using four receiving antennas adds a diversity gain equaling 6 dB in comparison to the SISO mode. Difference between theoretical value for uncoded BPSK in SC-FDMA and simulated BER value for PUCCH format 2A with one transmitting and one receiving antenna equals 5:5 dB, for format 2B, the difference equals 8.5 dB.
Fig. 6. BER of HARQ-ACK information transmitted using PUCCH, format 2A (left) and format 2B (right) in AWGN channel, various antenna mode
Fig. 7. BER of CQI/PMI and RI information transmitted using PUCCH format 2 in AWGN channel for various antenna configurations
In this seminar, the simulation of air interface is carried out and the simulation of core network can be simulated. It will lead to better performance evaluation as well as implementation. The next generation LTE will be known as ADVANCED LTE. Hence the simulation of Air interface of ADVANCED LTE have a widened in mobile communication performance evaluation and also in the implementation of ADVANCED LTE. In MIMO of LTE till 4×4 system is implemented, as a future scope it can be upgraded to 8×8 or further. In this project HSPA+ is considered as the existing system and it is taken as the basic block for comparison with LTE. WCDMA+ is an advanced technology, which give access to high speed mobile telephony. Hence WCDMA+ can be taken as a basic comparing element to LTE, which may leads to better implementation of LTE.
A. Lte Advanced
LTE Advanced is the next major milestone in the evolution of LTE. It incorporates many dimensions of enhancements including the aggregation of multiple radio channels (carriers), advanced antenna techniques and others
LTE Advanced can aggregate up to 5 carriers (up to 100 MHz) to increase user data rates and capacity for busty applications such as web browsing. Aggregation (multicarrier) when combined with higher ordr MIMO can provide extremely high peak data rates, theoretically up to 1Gbps. The driving force to further develop LTE towards LTEAdvanced LTE Release10 is set to provide higher bitrates in a cost efficient way and, at the same time, completely fulfill the requirements set by ITU for IMT Advanced, also referred to as 4G.
The analysis and simulation of UCI control information transmitted via the PUCCH physical control channel in LTE uplink is focussed. Performance analysis of UCI transmission via PUCCH was performed in the AWGN channel model. As can be seen from presented graphs, BER results of an one or two-bit HARQ-ACK codeword using PUCCH format 1A or 1B gives better performance results than HARQ-ACK transmission using format 2A and 2B. HARQ-ACK transmission using PUCCH format 1A and 1B is more suitable than transmission using format 2A and 2B, but occupied resources are an additional cost. Performance results of transmitting a CQI/PMI, RI codeword via PUCCH format 2 shows, that using Reed-Muller coding has lower efficiency than signal processing of PUCCH format 2B by 1 dB only. If we consider a longer input codeword length in the case of PUCCH format 2 and low overall complexity of the Reed- Muller channel coding, the Reed-Muller channel coding is suitable for using in LTE uplink PUCCH. As a further phase of the analysis, simulations in fading channel models will be performed.
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text: Yes, I think that this makes more sense than retrying. What is the current behavior when a patch introduces substantial flakiness? E.g. this scenario: - First test run produces 5 failures. - Second test run produces 5 different failures. - Clean re-run produces no failures. This looks like decent evidence to make the EWS bubble red. I don't know what exactly the threshold should be, but that should certainly be below 30. - Alexey > 3 дек. 2019 г., в 8:40 AM, Aakash Jain <aakash_jain at apple.com> написал(а): > > Hi Everyone, > > We have various layout-tests which are flaky (which sometimes pass and sometimes fail/crash/timeout). EWS needs to work despite these flaky tests, and need to be able to tell whether the patch being tested introduced any test failure or not. > > In EWS, we have logic (same logic in both old and new EWS) on how to deal with flaky tests. The logic is roughly following: > > - We apply the patch and build. > > - Run layout-tests. During the test-run, we retry the failed tests. If those tests pass in retry, the run is considered to have no failing test (this retry part is same for EWS / build.webkit.org / manual-run and part of run-webkit-test script itself). > > - If a test-run has some failures, EWS retry the test-run one more time (to check if those test failures were flaky). > > - Then we do one more test-run on clean-tree (without the patch), and compare the results of first run, second run, and clean tree run. > > - After that we analyze the results from all three test-runs (which we call first_run, second_run and clean_tree_run). > > > If there are different test failures in first and second runs (i.e.: flaky test failures), and the patch being tested did not introduce any new test failure, we retry the entire build (probably hoping that next time we will not see the flakiness). This retry can result in almost infinite loop, if someone commits a very flaky test (which is not rare), and would cause EWS to be almost stuck until the flakiness is fixed. > > From https://trac.webkit.org/browser/webkit/trunk/Tools/Scripts/webkitpy/tool/bot/patchanalysistask.py#L352 ('Defer' means retrying the build). > ''' > 350 # At this point we know that at least one test flaked, but no consistent failures > 351 # were introduced. This is a bit of a grey-zone. > 352 return False # Defer patch > ''' > > > Retrying the entire build, just because of few flaky tests seems excessive and inefficient. This doesn't help identify flaky tests, and only delays the EWS result. Instead, we should mark the build as SUCCESS (since the patch did not introduce any new consistent test failure). > > In other EWS test-suites like API tests and JSC tests, we do not retry the entire build on flaky test failures, we ignore the flaky tests, and only focus on tests which failed consistently. We should do the similar thing for layout-tests as well. > > I am going to make that change for layout tests in https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204769. Please let me know if anyone has a different opinion. > > Thanks > Aakash -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.webkit.org/pipermail/webkit-dev/attachments/20191203/3ecb16fa/attachment.htm>


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