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Yesterday's announcement of a 24.6 per cent rise in taxable profits to pounds 17.2m for the six months to 30 April was principally fuelled by the company's discos. Profits from discos rose 24 per cent to pounds 10.5m.
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Profits in the fledgling bingo division fell 13 per cent to pounds 1.3m due to high start-up costs, mainly resulting from heavy pre-opening marketing expenditure. The division is a cash cow in the making, however, and five more purpose-built clubs will open next year.
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Whether lamenting the so-called vacationer in chief's swing of a golf club or criticizing his handling of the healthcare rollout, Republicans are getting in the habit of comparing President Obama to a monarch.
"It's one thing after another. You know he says he has no choice but to act. He says he has a pen and a phone, and he's going to act," Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) stated on Fox News's "On the Record" Wednesday, making scepter-like gestures.
Paul has made the comparison several times, including in his Tea Party response to Obama's 2013 State of the Union speech. More recently, it was Sarah Palin who offered the line to criticize Obama's use of executive authority.
"With his pen and his phone he's abrogating Congressional authority — making himself a ruler, not a president," the former vice presidential candidate told those gathered at a conservative summit in Colorado last month.
"You know, we had a revolution back in 1776 because we don't do kings," she said.
Even Speaker John BoehnerJohn BoehnerTrump, GOP fumble chance to govern ObamaCare gets new lease on life Ryan picks party over country by pushing healthcare bill MORE (R-Ohio) has leveled the criticism.
In a June memo, the basis for the forthcoming House lawsuit against the president, Boehner warned of "giving the president king-like authority at the expense of the American people and their elected legislators."
On immigration, Republican opposition has so far not deterred Obama's push to use executive powers to "make the system work better," as he said on Thursday.
Jonathan Turley, a constitutional law expert, said Obama's use of executive power raises "serious" questions.
"That's not how the system works. That raises very serious separation of power questions. The president cannot become a government unto himself," he said.
Talk of an "imperial presidency" is not meant to suggest royal status, Turley said, but refers to a system where the traditional checks and balances have broken down.
Turley, a professor at George Washington University, said it is "inherently dangerous" for any president to act imperially in the U.S., adding, "Barack ObamaBarack ObamaConservative media struggles with new prominence under Trump Speculation grows over Trump FCC pick Graham: Left is 'going insane' after Trump's win MORE is the president that Richard Nixon had always wanted to be."
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Meanwhile, the president's authorization of "limited" airstrikes in Iraq, now more than 100 since Aug. 8, has led to increased discussion on whether the president needs to seek congressional approval if he launches airstrikes against Islamic extremists in Syria.
Obama vowed Thursday that Congress would not be "left in the dark" on potentially broader U.S. military plans.
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The White House has rejected that conclusion, with Obama himself in the past pushing back on claims he has overstepped his presidential authority.
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Last week veraison started in ernest at Tres Pameras Vineyard- can't believe another harvest is truly right around the corner! Now is the time to get as ready as possible for the onslaught of grapes, which means time for a vacation. I am on my way to Portland as I write this-my sister is celebrating the half century mark and I want to be there. The grapes will do as they wish whether I am there or not. The pic on the right is a quick pick I took before I left of the new tasting room- which is doing well thanks to all of you out there- Thank you!
During this trip I will be cooking, eating and drinking my way up the coastline of Oregon- which is absolutely spectacular! Inland the temps are in the 100's, so I am staying as close to the coast as possible until I have to land in Portland Thursday night.
Sunday night was a panned seared rib steak, steamed artichokes, nad an incredible bottle of Topel 2005 Mendocino Cabernet- it was a match made in heaven for my first night on the road.
Last night (Monday) was freshly caught rock fish that I sauteed with fresh heirloom tomatoes, green beans, garlic, thyme, and of coarse butter. Yes, I know I should be using olive oil, but vacation, I hiking, walking the dog more, watching sunsets on the beach.......the wine was a Longboard Sauvignon Blanc- wow, was it yummy! Big tropical notes, no grassy- just the way I like Sauv Blanc.
Tonight is steamers - steamed in a Widmer pale ale and garlic, some fresh sourdough. Haven't decided the wine yet- may have to break out another Sauv Blanc..........
Well, back to the beach- before the craziness begins!
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Veraison is here!!!!
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A famous temple in Karnataka could have turned into an arena of political swearing. However, with various mutts coming out strongly against turning temples into places of political tests, this may remain an empty challenge for Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa.
The CM is having second thoughts after challenging his rival HD Kumaraswamy to go for a 'truth test' before Lord Manjunatha over the charges the JD-S leader levelled against him. Yeddyurappa said he would take a 'final decision' (on the truth test) on June 26.
Meanwhile, Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said he would not budge from his commitment to face the challenge from Yeddyurappa to appear before Lord Manjunatha on June 27. Lord Manjunatha is a famous temple in Dharmasthala.
Releasing a set of documents against the CM in New Delhi, Kumaraswamy alleged yet another 'scam' involving limestone mining rights worth R1,500 crore. His latest charges involved the CM's family acquiring Ratna Cements for mining rights in Belgaum when Yeddyurappa was the deputy CM and he was the CM of the JD(S)-BJP combine in 2006.
Minutes after Kumaraswamy targeted him, the CM said he would file defamation case against Kumaraswamy.
The CM dismissed his allegations as 'baseless' and lacking any valid evidence. He also said a 'chargesheet' against the Gowda family members would be released in New Delhi in two to three days.
Kumaraswamy said by releasing the documents, he wanted to prove how much respect the CM has for the God. "He took an oath at the Nanjundeshwara temple in Nanjangud a few months ago that he will not indulge in nepotism and favouritism."
The test for rectitude began after Kumaraswamy accused the CM on June 16 of sending an aide to strike a deal to prevent the JD-S leader from exposing more scams concerning the CM and his family.
Issuing advertisements in most newspapers, Yeddyurappa denied the allegation and challenged Kumaraswamy to swear before Lord Manjunatha on the truthfulness of his allegation.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
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My husband finally finished the Lego Table that he built for the boys. I am very pleased with him because instead of the spending $100+ dollars to buy one like we had planned to, he made this one for under $30. Diego already knew about the table so we decided to make it an early Christmas present and distract him from his constant "Is it Christmas yet?" questions. It has already provided HOURS of fun. Thank you, Papi!
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The Lego on top appears to be multiple Lego Building plates. http://shop.lego.com/product/?p=626&LangId=2057&ShipTo=US
They also sell Duplo plates (For $14.99) Or you could use the Nilo double-sided plates. http://www.nilotoys.com/acc.htm for $22 each. (we have 2 of these because we found a Nilo table on Craigslist that came with them. They are AWESOME)
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Containing archive recordings from 1959/1960 on the Wurlitzer of the Empress Ballroom, Blackpool.
On the Prom, Prom, Prom, Prom, Promenade (Signature Tune)
Children of the Regiment / Music from The Arcadians: Arcadians Are We / The Pipes of Pan / Joy of Life / Charming Weather
Blackpool Express / Get Go'in' / Orient Express / Roses of Picardy / Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses
Memories of Jesse Matthews: Over My Shoulder / When You've Got a Little Springtime in Your Heart / My Hat's on the Side of My Head / We'll All Go Riding on a Rainbow / The World is Waiting for the Sunrise / Brown Bird Singing / Bird Song at Eventide
Smiling Through / When You're Smiling / Ay Ay Ay / Baby Face / Empress Samba
Twilight in Turkey / Tonight's the Night / Smash and Grab / Tiger Rag
Memories Live Longer Than Dreams / Goodnight / Signature Tune (reprise)
From the CD Inlay - The organ in the Empress Ballroom came originally from the Tower Ballroom, when that was being replaced. It was enlarged to become a twin of the Tower organ and was opened by Horace Finch in April 1935. In 1970 it was moved to the BBC Playhouse Theatre in Manchester and was in regular use until 1988. It's sale to owners in the south of England led to hopes of a new venue for this famous organ, but these were dashed when it was announced that the organ was to be dismantled and parts used to enlarge the existing WurliTzer in the Assembly Rooms, Worthing. However, the former console of the Empress organ remains in private ownership and plans are already being made for the possible reinstallation of an organ in the Empress Ballroom, Blackpool. Sadly, this may not be a WurliTzer
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Within a few years she had sunk without trace. As Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe and especially Demi Moore went on to bigger things, Ally Sheedy couldn't even get an audition. There followed stories of depression, sarky comments about her peer group, addiction to prescription painkillers, a book of poetry... That's how bad it was.
Now she's back from a career coma with a clutch of awards for her role in Lisa Cholodenko's hugely praised, stylish debut feature High Art, which opens the London Lesbian and Gay Festival next week, and for which she has won an "Indy Oscar" - the Independent Spirit Award for Best actress. Who would have thought that the daft freckly kid from The Breakfast Club - who in one famous scene scatters her dandruff over a schoolbook page so it looks like snow - would find the ultra-chic role she was born for as a moody, thirtysomething lesbian photographer?
Of course, she's an old hand at this game: Sheedy is about to become famous for the third time in as many decades. She was born in 1962, and became something of a child star. By the age of six she was dancing at the Lincoln Center with the American Ballet Theatre, and by 12 had written a set of cute best-selling children's books called She Was Nice to Mice. Just into her teens she was writing features for The New York Times and Village Voice. Then, on completing high school, she moved to LA to become an actress. After only two years at the University of California's drama department she started landing feature castings. One of her most memorable was as Matthew Broderick's girlfriend in War Games.
"It's a fallacy about the bratpack lifestyle," Sheedy told me on a visit to London a few months ago. "It never existed - it was the idea of some journalist, and it was a collusion staged only with the boys."
So those nasty stories of Ally being something of a wallflower were unfounded? Not really. She didn't drink, for starters and, as the daughter of New York intellectuals, was repulsed by the laddish atmosphere when Penn, Estevez and their ilk got together. Even though she was romantically linked to Rob Lowe, she scorned nights out with the boys. "Did I go?" she exclaims, tersely but expertly dragging an inch of ash off her cigarette at the very thought."Who'd wanna go!"
Her career crashed in 1987 with a string of duds; she managed to eke out a living with dozens of soul-destroying TV movies while at the same time getting in a worse and worse psychological fix. The bratpackers stopped returning her phone calls, and she grew anorexic and addicted to prescription medication. Insensitive publicity surrounding her eating disorders pushed her further into her shell.
"I was very depressed by 1991," she tells me. Even now she's thin and nervy as a whippet. She never quite relaxes, despite occasional nervous releases of laughter. The amazing trademark mouth with its edges turned down is mesmerising. "I felt like a pariah and couldn't even get an audition, not even the chance to read," she recalls, without self-pity. "This went on for years and I'd do workshops and keep myself occupied, but often I just thought I should go back to school and become a vet."
She found solace in an unusual place. "This sounds corny and weird but I had this framed motto in my bathroom and I just kept reading it," she says. "It said: 'Half the battle is being able to take the punishment.' I thought, 'I had some very early success and now I'm taking the punishment.'"
Small things got her through. One of them was an audience with Robert Altman after she had seen his movie Vincent and Theo and somehow homed in on his survivor vibes. A mutual friend contacted the venerable old rebel and he called her up and invited her over. He wasn't quite sure who this narrow-hipped, miserable actress was but he entirely sympathised with her feeling of being crushed, overlooked and unappreciated. "I told him I was so depressed about work - and he replied that it was like this for everybody, and that I had to get out of LA to preserve my sanity." She did. She went back to New York and got married and had a daughter.
Her flight from Hollywood didn't quite bottom out till she was finally sacked by her own agent. From this absolute and unassailable low point came redemption: a year later she was called out of the blue by Rhada Mitchell's agent, who started telling her about a film being developed by a young director, Lisa Cholodenko. It was called High Art and the script had the force of a revelation. "I had waited 10 years for a part like that to come along," Ally recalls. She knew she could act the role of Lucy Berliner, a melancholy arthouse photographer who is coaxed from reclusive status by the ambitions of a pretty, sexually ambivalent journalist, played by Rhada.
"Lucy's entire emotional life makes sense to me," says Ally. "It fits like a glove."
Despite growing up in the Valley during the Eighties, Lisa Cholodenko had not seen any of Sheedy's teen films. Yet she cast Ally immediately after her audition was over. The actress had no problems with the lesbian role mainly because her mother, the 63-year-old literary agent Charlotte Sheedy, is an "out" lesbian herself. "Mom didn't sit me down and tell me she was a lesbian until I was 18," says Ally. "But the fact of the matter is, being who I am, I knew about it way, way before. I grew up in Upper East Side Manhattan in the Seventies and it would never have occurred to me to judge people in terms of sexual orientation. I never discovered that there were restrictive ways of seeing the world until I was 20 and started giving interviews to people from Iowa."
"I've checked it out," is what Sheedy teasingly told Out magazine on the subject of lesbianism, but otherwise she is happily straight. So what does her mother make of High Art? "She's seen it four times," Sheedy says, "and she's never seen anything I've done four times."
Sheedy has three more movies in post-production (she admits to extraordinary energy levels) and has recently finished a novel that is a heartfelt sliver of biography disguised as charming allegory. "It's been rejected by one publisher but I'm used to rejection. It's about a dog called Betty who becomes an actress in Hollywood, but doesn't want to play just dog roles." Touche.
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II. History: Present Ilness
- Careful review of events leading up to Seizure
- Provoked (e.g. Alcohol Withdrawal, Head Trauma) or unprovoked Seizure?
- Number of Seizures in the prior 24 hours
- Presence of prodromes or auras
- Description of Seizure by reliable witness including focal aspects
- Unilateral movements
- Eye Deviation
- Head turning
- Time from onset to cessation of motor activity
- Postictal duration and observations
III. History: Past Medical History
- Febrile Convulsions
- Head Injury
- Vascular disease
- Cancer
- Infectious disease
- Sleep Disorder
- Medications (including over the counter, and Herbals)
IV. History: Family
- Febrile Convulsions
- Epilepsy in siblings, parents, or close relatives
- History of neurogenic disorders
V. History: Social
- Travel
- Occupation
- Substance Abuse
VI. Exam
- Injury pattern
- Oral Lacerations (especially lateral Tongue bites)
- Urinary Incontinence
- Burn injuries are common
- Cardiovascular exam
- Skin exam
Neurologic Exam
- Focal postictal deficits
- Focal neurologic deficits after recovery
- Neuropsychological evaluation
VII. Labs: First-line indicated in most patients
- Serum Glucose
- Serum Sodium
- Urine Pregnancy Test (in women of child-bearing age)
VIII. Labs: As indicated by presentation
- Complete Blood Count
- Serum electrolytes (especially Serum Sodium), calcium, Magnesium, and phosphorus
- Serum Glucose
- Renal Function tests
- Liver Function Tests
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Ammonia level (in Cirrhosis history)
- Urine Toxicology Screening
- Serum drug levels (as indicated)
Serum Prolactin is not typically helpful
- Increased in 40-60% within 20 minutes of Seizure
IX. Diagnostics
Electroencephalogram (EEG) Indications
- Emergent EEG if Status Epilepticus (even if treated)
- Routine EEG (preferably within 48 hours)
Lumbar Puncture indications
- CNS Infection suspected (fever, Meningitis)
- Immunocompromised patient
- Age under 6 months
- Severe, Thunderclap Headache (evaluate for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage)
- Consider cardiovascular evaluation in older patients (for Syncope)
X. Imaging: Structural study
XI. Differential Diagnosis
XII. Management
- See Status Epilepticus for acute Seizure management
- First-time Seizures do not require admission
- Provoked Seizures typically require no antiepileptic medications if returned to baseline
- Treat underlying cause (e.g. Alcohol Withdrawal)
- Unprovoked first Seizures are typically not given prophylaxis unless high risk for recurrence (if returned to baseline)
- See Seizure Prophylaxis
- Discuss with neurology
- Only 9% of first-time Seizures have recurrence in first 6 weeks while awaiting clinic follow-up
- Driving restriction after Seizure
XIII. Prognosis
- Recurrence risk after first, non-Febrile Seizure
- Recurrence at one year: 65%
- Recurrence at two years: 76%
- Predictors of recurrent Seizure
- EEG with epileptiform changes
- Neurologic abnormalities (focal deficits or underlying congenital or acquired chronic disorders)
- Remote provocative factor (e.g. prior CVA)
- Predictors of no recurrence of Seizure
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On August 1, federal maximum civil penalties will increase significantly per interim final regulatory rules implementing the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Improvements Act of 2015. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) are adjusting their maximum civil penalties with an initial "catch-up" amendment in anticipation of the new maximum civil penalties of up to 150 percent over existing penalty amounts taking effect on August 1, 2016.
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Under the interim final rule, the amount of the increase in the maximum penalties EPA may recover is dependent on the regulatory program requirements EPA is enforcing. For example, the rule adjusts the statutory maximum civil penalty for:
Per Table 2 of the interim final rule, EPA is implementing more than 65 maximum penalty increases across the environmental statutes EPA enforces. A link to the revised table is attached here. The increases apply to civil penalties assessed after August 1, 2016 whose associated violations occurred after November 2, 2015. Violations occurring on or before November 2, 2015, as well as assessments made prior to August 1, 2016, will continue to be subject to the civil penalty amounts previously in effect. In determining whether to seek a maximum penalty, consistent with EPA's civil penalty policies that are not changing with the interim final rule, EPA will weigh fact-specific considerations, including the seriousness of the violation, the violator's good-faith efforts to comply, economic benefit gained by the violator as a result of noncompliance, and a violator's ability to pay.
OSHA Increases
OSHA, through its interim final rule, increases its maximum penalties by 78 percent (for inflation from October 1990 to October 2015), effective August 1, 2016 as follows:
The increases in maximum OSHA penalties apply to all penalties assessed after August 1, 2016, whose associated violations occurred after November 2, 2015. Violations occurring on or before November 2, 2015, as well as assessments made prior to August 1, 2016, will continue to be subject to the maximum civil penalties in effect prior to August 1, 2016.
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The Formal Analysis Profile
Under the operation of addition, the inverse elements are opposite: a + (-a) = 0
Under the operation of multiplication, the inverse elements are reciprocal: a x 1/a = 1
Reciprocals share the same rotational direction but are distinguished by locational differences (top vs. bottom/left vs. right)
Reciprocal Constructs: Direction for the scoring of antagonism (-) vs. cooperation (+), passivity (1/S) vs. activity (S)
Social Conduct = v (-v murdering; -1/v being murdered)
Motivational Force = a (-a wishing to murder; -1/a fear of being murdered)
Dependency Needs = g
Involvement = m
Conflict = Energy = E
E = F x S =(m1m2/ I2) x S
Energy = Force x Displacement
Conflict = Dependency Needs x Normative Deviation
Etot = E1 + E2 +E3
Etot = Ekinetic + Epotential +Emomentum
Etotal = Esocial + Epsychic + Ebiological
F = a = -KS
Acceleration = -K x displacement
Motivational Force = -K x Normative Deviation
Displacement = Function(+sin0) a = Function(-sin0) v = Function(cos0)
Normative Deviations are a Function(+sin0) Emotions are a Function(-sin0) Behaviors are a Function(cos0)
2. Direction of the oscillation toward a pole of the field.
2. Direction toward a pole of dominance or subordinancy.
Standardized units of reference
i.e., the metric system
i.e., normative systems calibrated through the Conflict Analysis Battery.
n = Euseful /Etotal
n < 1 Motion short lived: Friction high
n = 1 Perpetual motion: Friction = 0
Efficiency determines the usefulness of a machine as a transformer of energy.
Efficiency = Euseful /Etotal
n0 Friction antag conflict
Effectiveness is defined as the individual capacity to transform stress into insight. Health is defined as the optimal structuring of relationships to maximize effectiveness.
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Publication number | US6952480 B1 |
Publication type | Grant |
Application number | US 09/399,502 |
Publication date | Oct 4, 2005 |
Filing date | Sep 20, 1999 |
Priority date | Sep 20, 1999 |
Fee status | Paid |
Publication number | 09399502, 399502, US 6952480 B1, US 6952480B1, US-B1-6952480, US6952480 B1, US6952480B1 |
Inventors | Gary D. Martin |
Original Assignee | Applied Micro Circuits Corporation |
Export Citation | BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan |
Patent Citations (13), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (11), Classifications (7), Legal Events (3) | |
External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet | |
This invention relates to the field of digital data transmission and, more particularly, to the self-synchronous scrambling of a packet based transmissions using non-return-to-zero (NRZ) line coding that permits the recovery of the reference clock at the receiver.
NRZ encoded transmission systems are typically designed so the timing reference clock at the receiver is recovered solely from transitions in the received data signal. Information is reliably communicated over such systems if the transition density of the transmitted data sequence is sufficiently high. If the data sequence transition density is not adequate, the recovered timing reference clock in the receiver will not track the transmitter timing reference accurately enough to receive the data sequence error free. When the transition density is too low, the receiver timing reference becomes "unlocked" with respect to the transmitter timing reference, and communication between the transmitter and receiver is lost.
In order to ensure that adequate data transition density exists, many NRZ encoded transmission systems rely on scrambling to randomize the data prior to transmission. The SONET format, as described in GR-253-CORE "Synchronous Optical Network Transport Systems: Common Generic Criteria", Revision 1, December 1997, Bellcore, is an example of such a system. The frame synchronous SONET scrambler described in the above publication works well for Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) based payload mappings that interleave data from multiple sources into a single SONET frame. For payload mappings that accept data from a single source, the SONET frame synchronous scrambler may not be adequate. The SONET format suffers from two liabilities: 1) it is reset to the same value at the beginning of each SONET frame; and, more importantly, 2) the length of the sequence before repeating is only 127 bits.
Publication RFC-1619, "PPP over SONET/SDH", Issue 1, May 1994, Internet Engineering Task Force, defines a direct mapping of the HDLC (high-level Data link control) encapsulated packet based point-to-point protocol (PPP) into the SONET payload. As is noted in "Self-Synchronous Packet Scrambler", U.S. Pat. No. 5,835,602, invented by S. Lang, a malicious user may generate packets consisting of the SONET frame synchronous scrambler sequence. If such packets are transported using the mapping defined in RFC-1619, there is a non-trivial probability that the packet sequence would be aligned with the frame-synchronous SONET scrambler resulting in long sequences of ones or zeros that could disrupt the receive clock recovery circuit.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,835,602 describes a method of reducing the probability of the above-described disruption, which involves adding a self-synchronizing scrambler after the HDLC (protocol for X.25 packet switching networks) packet generation, but before the SONET frame generator. This provides protection as long as the malicious user has no knowledge of the state of the self-synchronizing scrambler. However, a user may have knowledge of the scrambler state at the start of transmission. The self-synchronizing scrambler is usually initialized to a pre-defined state (such as all ones). Then, if only HDLC idle flags are passed through the scrambler until the packet transmission is initiated, the self-synchronizing scrambler will be in one of a small number of states when packet transmission begins. Thus, a malicious user could still disrupt transmission with a non-trivial probability of success.
It would be advantageous if an improved method of SONET data scrambling could be derived that reduced the probability of a user guessing the pseudo-random scrambling pattern. It would be advantageous if the data could be scrambled in a way that would prevent a malicious user from transmitting a long string of "0"s or "1"s which prevent clock recovery.
It would be advantageous if the overhead sections of packetized data could be scrambled to reduce the possibility of guessing the scrambling code during initialization periods, or periods where no information is sent. It would be advantageous if the improved method of data scrambling could be made backward compatible with contemporary encryption schemes.
Accordingly, an improved scrambling system for the NRZ format communications is provided. The system is applicable to the transmission of HDLC data packets according to SONET protocols. The system comprises a frame generator to accept information to be transmitted. The frame generator organizes the information into frames, including both the information and system overhead. The input information may already be organized in another, distinct, communication format.
A self-synchronous scrambling circuit scrambles the frame input. That is, scrambling occurs after the information is organized into frames with the frame overhead. After transmission, a self-synchronous de-scrambling circuit recovers the received scrambled frames to provide received frames of information and overhead. A frame terminal removes the overhead information associated which each frame to provide the transmitted, or recovered information.
The frame generator divides each frame into time multiplexed sections. The information and overhead are loaded into different sections of the frame. The frame generator also provides the timing data, corresponding to the information and overhead frame periods, to the scrambler. The scrambler has the capability, then, of optionally scrambling frame sections in response to the timing data. Typically, the information portion of the frame is always scrambled. Optionally, the system has the potential of scrambling the overhead, except perhaps for the parts of the overhead that are required to locate frame boundaries. Further, the sub-sections of the overhead that are scrambled can be varied in patterns, providing yet another layer of system scrambling.
Likewise, the frame terminal has an output connected to the de-scrambler to provide timing data corresponding the frame information and overhead sections. The de-scrambler can be programmably engaged to de-scramble sections of the overhead in response to higher layer of scrambling protocol.
An improved method of scrambling communications in a NRZ formatted coding system is also provided. The method includes the steps of:
Step b) includes generating timing data to signal the occurrence of the information and overhead sections of the frames, and Step c) includes scrambling the frames in response the timing data signals of Step b). Likewise, Step e) includes generating timing data to signal the occurrence of the information and overhead sections of the received frames, and Step d) includes de-scrambling the received frames in response the timing data signals of Step e).
In accordance with a higher layer of transmission encryption, Steps c) and d) can selectively scramble and de-scramble partial sections of overhead. Further, the overhead sub-section being scrambled may be constantly varied in a pattern that is decipherable to the message receiver, but cannot be known, before transmission, by a communication sender.
The present invention provides an improved method of data scrambling to reduce the probability of guessing the state of the scrambler. That is, the present invention reduces the likelihood of discovering the coding pattern, or the current position in the coding pattern. It does this by scrambling packet based mappings after insertion into a payload envelope, such as a frame. Such a framing format is used in a SONET system. A self-synchronous scrambler encrypts the data sequence after it is inserted into the frame. The input to the scrambler includes the packet data, the flag sequences used to delineate the packets, and the bits that are added to the data sequence to form the frame.
Inclusion of both the HDLC encapsulated packets and frame overhead bits in the input to the scrambler increases the number of possibilities for the current state of the scrambler, once packet transmission is initiated. That is, the coding is much more complex. It is harder for a malicious user to calculate or guess a sequence, that after passing through the self-synchronizing scrambler, matches the SONET scrambler (given the current states of these scramblers). The first SONET overhead bits inserted by the frame generator within the packet data after this matching begins, modify the state of the self-synchronizing scrambler, and so prevent a resulting run of transmitted ones or zeros.
The STM-N frame format is 9 rows of (270�N) byte columns, including (9�N) bytes of overhead, see
The SONET section overhead concerns section communications, such as framing information, performance monitoring, and even a voice channel to facilitate the link between repeaters. The line overhead contains information needed for communication to the line terminal equipment. The payload contains the actual information to be communicated. This information also contains the path overhead, which is specific payload monitoring and performance data that is only of interest in context of the SONET system. The overhead of higher order communications links, such as HDLC, is also embedded in the SONET payloads.
The SONET protocol includes a stack of four layers. The photonic layer concerns the interface of electrical and optical signals. The Section layer concerns the STS-N framing, scrambling, and overhead. The Line layer synchronizes and multiplexes the path layer signals, and the Path layer concerns the mapping of services between the path terminals.
The main advantage of the SONET system is that it can directly multiplex many separate slower signals into the high speed SONET format without significant intermediates stages of multiplexing.
Returning to
A data generator 22 has an output operatively connected to the input of said frame generator on line 14 to provide information to be transmitted. For example, data generator 22 outputs packets of HDLC information in some aspects of the invention, while frame generator 12 accepts and organizes the information and overhead in frames according to SONET protocols.
A self-synchronous de-scrambling circuit 24 has a first input operatively connected to the output of scrambling circuit 18 on line 20. In some aspects of the invention optical or electrical links (not shown) are used to interface scrambler 18 and de-scrambler 24 across long distances. De-scrambling circuit 24 decrypts the received encrypted frames in accordance with the first encryption pattern to provide received frames of information at an output on line 26.
A frame terminal 28 has an input operatively connected to the output of de-scrambling circuit 24 on line 26. Frame terminal 28 removes the overhead information associated which each frame to provide the transmitted information on line 30, whereby the transmitted information initially sent by data generator 22 is recovered. For convenience, only a one-way line is shown in
The present invention encrypts the frame information in the sense that a user cannot predict the outcome of the scrambling process. That is, the sender of a message cannot deliberately send out a predetermined pattern of digits by guessing the state of the scrambler. However, the scrambling process does not encrypt the transmission in the sense that the receiver needs extra information or codes, outside of the scrambled SONET frames, to de-scramble the transmission. Using self-synchronous de-scrambler 24 and frame terminal 28 receiving equipment of the present invention allows the received message to de-scrambled without any special coding information received through other sources. Therefore, the present invention describes a type of encryption for the transmission of information.
To simply demonstrate the scrambling capabilities of the circuit, no signal is input on line 66, and the signals on lines 54 and 62 are arbitrarily assumed to initially both be a "1". Then, the output of XOR 64 on line 68 is a "1", see the truth table of
By including overhead data that the user does not control in the self synchronous scrambler data input, the scrambler state becomes "encrypted" to the user. An actual scrambler is more complicated than the depicted in
Returning to
In some aspects of the invention, scrambler 18 encrypts only the information section (72, see
Likewise, frame terminal 28 divides each received frame into time multiplexed sections including a first frame period when information is included in the frame and a second frame period when overhead is included in the frame (see
In some aspects of the invention, de-scrambler 24 decrypts only the information section of each frame in response to timing signals received from the second output of frame terminal 28, whereby the overhead data is not de-scrambled. Alternately, de-scrambler 24 decrypts the information section, and selectively decrypts the overhead section of each frame in the second predetermined decryption pattern, in response to timing signals received from the second output of frame terminal 28, whereby the overhead data is selectively de-scrambled to further the encryption process.
Alternately stated, in a digital data transmission system of a type that uses logic level transitions for clock recovery,
Optionally, self-synchronous scrambling means 18, for scrambling the assembled frames, includes control inputs with timing data that are synchronous to at least one overhead bit in the frame to disable scrambling means 18. The advantage of this embodiment is that the operator of the transmission system can modify the scrambler operation so that further uncertainty can be added to the value of the state of the self-synchronizing scrambler on initiation of packet transmission. Also, by setting the controls such that the self-synchronous scrambler is disabled during all overhead bits generated by the frame generator, the present invention is backwards compatible with equipment that performs self-synchronous scrambling on the data sequences prior to their being assembled into frames and, thus, cannot include frame generator overhead bits in the data that is scrambled.
In some aspects of the invention further steps follow Step 108. Step 108 a (not shown) receive the scrambled frames. Step 108 b (not shown) self-synchronously de-scrambles the frames in accordance with the first encryption pattern. Step 108 c (not shown) recovers the information from the frames.
Optionally, Step 104 includes generating timing data to signal the occurrence of the information and overhead sections of the frames. Then, Step 106 includes scrambling the frames in response the timing data signals of Step 104. Step 108 c includes generating timing data to signal the occurrence of the information and overhead sections of the received frames, and Step 108 b includes de-scrambling the received frames in response the timing data signals of Step 108 c. In some aspects of the invention, Step 106 includes scrambling only the information section of each frame. Alternately, Step 106 selectively scrambles overhead sections of the frames in a second predetermined encryption pattern, and Step 108 b includes selectively de-scrambling overhead sections of the received frame in accordance with the second encryption pattern. In this manner, the selective scrambling of overhead furthers the encryption process.
A system and method has been provided to self-synchronously scramble SONET style communications. To prevent jamming during initialization, or during times when no data is being transferred, flags and SONET overhead data are scrambled, along with the payload. Timing controls to the scrambler permit this scrambler to be selectively engagable, so that the overhead scrambling becomes a second layer of transmission encryption. Other variations and embodiments of the present invention will occur to those skilled in the art.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of imagining an action implicating the body axis in the kinesthetic and visual motor imagery modalities upon the balance control system. Body sway analysis (measurement of center of pressure, CoP) together with electromyography (EMG) recording and verbal evaluation of imagery abilities were obtained from… (More)
Recent studies have proposed that the mental rotation of body parts can be accomplished by calling upon visual and somatomotor resources which, at a functional level, would correspond to different routes toward a single solution [1]. In this study, we investigated the effect of somato-motor and visual strategies upon the mental simulation of a task that… (More)
The ability to identify safety and danger is critical to survival. However, not much is known about human somatic body reactions in these contexts. We performed a posturographic study comparing body reactions to the sight of pictures of smiling babies and families (affiliative) versus matched neutral people, and to pictures depicting body envelope… (More)
Mental simulation of movements has been widely used to infer about representational aspects of action. On a daily basis, motor planning and execution depends crucially both upon vision and kinesthesia. What if the former is lost? In this study we investigate the physiological changes induced during a mental simulation task in subjects with early and late… (More)
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The authors collected and compared mechanomyo-graphic (MMG) signal behavior from the biceps brachii of left and right arms of right-handed men (n = 19) and women (n = 20) who performed isometric contractions at 5 contraction levels. Mean frequency (MF) and RMS values were calculated from the MMG signals that arose from lateral oscillations of muscle fibers.… (More)
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Fledgling developer FASA Interactive looks at Mech combat from a whole new angle.
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MechCommander is a strategy game set in the Battletech RPG universe. Far in the future during a conflict federations of different planets, you serve as the commander of the 'Federation Suns' charged with ridding a planet of the forces of the evil 'Smoke Jaguars'. The game can be played against the computer or human players on-line (either in battles or co-operative games).
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- Command up to 12 MechWarriors against dozens of enemy 'Mechs, Elements, armored vehicles and fortifield emplacements.
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Tue, 13 October 2015
One of my fave video pros, Holly G joins us today to talk about Periscope. She covers what it is, how she's using it and the #1 thing you need to consider before you dive in as part of the what's working now series. Show notes with key points, takeaways, and links for this episode available at www.maggiepatterson.com/episode108. Items Discussed in this Episode:
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