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Erwin Ramas was the Flag-Captain of the Imperial Navy Gothic-class Cruiser Drachenfels during the Gothic War at the beginning of the 41st Millennium. A naval commander of legendary renown amongst his peers, he captained the Drachenfels for over 50 standard years and won victory after victory against Ork, Eldar and Chaos opponents. A tactical genius in his own right, Ramas was nevertheless most renowed for the fact that he had been entombed in a Dreadnought-like life support system and cybernetically linked to his beloved warship after being mortally wounded in an engagement.
Like most officers in Battlefleet Gothic, Erwin Ramas hailed from the world of Cypra Mundi in the Gothic Sector. An officer with a knack for tactics and outmaneuvering his opponents, he quickly rose trough the ranks, first becoming Flag-Lieutenant, then Captain of his own Escort. Approximately 30 Terran years before the start of the Gothic War, the position of Flag-Captain of the Gothic-class Cruiser Drachenfels became vacant and Ramas was given command of the great warship. Ramas spent the next few years on convoy duty, protecting vulnerable Imperial Navy supply runs from opportunistic Ork and Chaos raiders. His tactical acumen served him well, and his success rate in escorting vulnerable cargo ships and troop transports to safety was one of the best in the history of Battlefleet Gothic.
Ramas's career would almost come to an end approximately 20 standard years before the start of the Gothic War, when one of Ramas' convoys was unexpectedly attacked by the Eldar. The Eldar's Holo-field technology played havoc with the humans' Auspex sensor technology, and allowed one of the Eldar starships to close in with the Drachenfels unmolested. Appearing seemingly out of the void, the Eldar warship released a full spread of Sonic Torpedoes at the Gothic-class Cruiser, gutting its command tower and taking it out of the fight. The Eldar then contemptuously spurned to finish off the blinded human Cruiser, and went to slaughter the convoy it was protecting instead. When relief parties finally reached the bridge hours later, they found their captain pinned through the hip to one of the bridge stanchions, visage and limbs charred, yet Ramas was still alive.
The extent of the damage done to Ramas' body made any reconstruction through the use of augmetics almost impossible, so the Magi of the Adeptus Mechanicus did the next best thing: they rewired what remained of Ramas' central nervous system and installed him in an armoured amniotic tank, similar to that of a Titan Legion Princeps. This so-called Strategium was then cybernetically connected directly to the Drachenfels' Machine Spirit, allowing Ramas to literally become one with his warship. Unlike a Titan Princeps or the Astartes pilot of a Dreadnought, Ramas had virtually no direct control over any of his ship's systems, as the sheer size of the Gothic-class Cruiser made this impossible for a single human mind to accomplish. Instead, Ramas acted more like a centralised hub to which all information derived from the ship's sensors went, and from which all decisions flowed. The major advantage for Ramas was that he could commune with his ship directly, receiving data and assessing situations much quicker than through the normal chain-of-command of a starship. This, combined with his own tactical genius, allowed him to pull manoeuvers and tricks that left his allies in awe, and usually resulted in the fiery death of the Emperor's enemies.
When the Gothic War broke out, Ramas was quickly reassigned to front-line duties. His first notable action was in command of the fleet charged to defend the planet of Helia IV. Working alongside Flag-Captain Leoten Semper's Lord Solar Macharius and three other Cruisers and their accompanying Escorts, Ramas managed to put to rout the an invading Chaos warfleet, destroying or severely damaging a half-dozen enemy capital ships while only losing one of his own. Working in tandem with the Macharius, Ramas and Semper co-ordinated their fire, with the Macharius ' broadsides stripping the enemy ships of their Void Shields before the Drachenfels' Lances gutted them. When the Macharius came under boarding attack from the Slaughter-class Cruiser Virulence, Ramas quickly interceded, chasing off the Chaotic warship with precision firing from his Lances before the Virulence could come about and launch another boarding wave.
After the Battle of Helia IV, the taskforce of Captain Ramas was ordered to oversee the evacuation of the planet Belatis. Belatis had been identified as the next target of Abbadon the Despoiler's Planet Killer. Unable to defend the world from that massive weapon of mass destruction and its accompanying armada of Chaos warships, the Imperial Navy settled for evacuating who and what they could from the planet's surface before its destruction. Ramas spread his task force around the planet, with himself patrolling the Belatis System's outer reaches.
The Chaos Cults on Belatis seized the capital's defence laser grid as the signal for the Chaos vanguard to attack, and Ramas soon found himself under attack from the Murder-class Cruiser Charybdis and his 4 escorting Infidel-class Raiders. Keen to do battle, Ramas started by retreating toward Belatis at speed, luring the Infidels away from their heavier but slower capital ship. When he judged the gap between them sufficient, Ramas led his crew in performing a shortened U-turn, by burning his retro thrusters along with his directional thrusters. This dangerous manoeuver was not often attempted by Imperial warships due to the stress it puts on a ship's superstructure: if the deceleration was too brutal, the ship might simply snap in two. But thanks to his cybernetic link with his ship, Ramas could feel its behaviour and led the Drachenfels into a perfect half-turn, first presenting and opening up with his Lance-studded flank, obliterating two of the Infidels, while taking only two torpedo impacts which did minor damage. Completing his half-turn, Ramas pointed his own torpedo-armed prow toward the Charybdis. Ramas watched as the Charybdis' commander prudently ordered his remaining Infidels back and slowed down, unwilling to face off against such a canny opponent now that his primary objective of securing the system's Warp exit point was complete.
With the Charybdis unwilling to pursue further, Ramas managed to return to Belatis to find the situation on the ground had devolved beyond any hope of control, and he ordered the convoy to depart the system. Ramas was contacted by Flag-Lieutenant Hito Ulanti of the Macharius who reported that his captain, Leoten Semper, had not yet returned from Belatis. The young Lieutenant beseeched him for the authorisation to launch a rescue mission to the world's surface, but Ramas sensibly refused him, softening his harsh words with a few words of reassurance that Semper could and would be avenged another day.
Later during the evacuation of Belatis, Captain Semper managed to contact the Macharius with the telepathic help of an Astropath. Ramas again refused to allow the Macharius to go back to Belatis, stating that the Macharius had no hope of fending off the Planet Killer's escorting armada on its own, but matters were taken from his hands by the Adeptus Arbites Marshal Byzantane, who, having learned that the Imperial traitor who had lured the Planet Killer to Belatis still lived, commandeered the Macharius and ordered it back to the world. Ramas then Voxed to his First Officer to have the battle repairs the Drachenfels had undergone after the Battle of Helia IV and the duel with the Charybdis double-checked, carefully phrasing his words so that his Flag-Lieutenant would understand that he actually wanted an immediate full stop. Ramas knew that the Macharius would need help when it returned from its rescue mission, so he resorted to the trick of having his crew report battle damage to the Drachenfels ' Plasma Reactors in order to be allowed to lie in wait.
Ramas' precaution would prove immensely useful, for when the damaged Macharius tried to rejoin the Imperial convoy, it was harassed by the Slaughter-class Cruiser Virulence, whose crew was intent on avenging themselves of past humiliations. Ramas waited until the last moment, then powered his warship up and put a full spread of torpedoes into the Virulence, destroying it, and allowing both Imperial warships to make good their escape into the Warp.
A stern and harsh taskmaster, Erwin Ramas was considered a stone-hearted, flint-edged terror by his underlings, equals and superiors alike. Irascible and plain-speaking, the master of the Drachenfels never hesitated to put any who he considered erring in his place, and demanded excellence in all things. However, his crew was honoured to serve under him, for he did not ask of others what he would not ask of himself, and if one could look past the irascible facade and the battle-wound disabilities, they would find a rather congenial man who enjoyed discussing tactics. Due to his entombment in his amniotic Strategium shell, Ramas was permanently linked with his ship's Machine Spirit. As such, he could no longer truly sleep or be off-duty, for the Drachenfels ' systems were always operating. In those few moments where his attention and command were not required, such as during Warp transits, Ramas spent his "off" time analyzing his past engagements and formulating strategies for future ones, often running simulated engagements in the Drachenfels ' banks of Cogitators.
- Execution Hour (Novel) by Gordon Rennie


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This application is based on and claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/899,103, filed on Feb. 2, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to data and voice communications. More particularly, the present invention relates to mobile communications.
2. Background Art
As commerce becomes ever more dependent on the ability to exchange information rapidly, independent of locational constraints, the economic importance of mobile communications becomes correspondingly great. Along with greater reliance on mobile communication devices, comes increased demand for ready, low cost access to graphically rich media, using those devices.
One conventional approach to providing convenient low cost mobile communication involves use of a messaging format known as short message service (SMS). SMS is a character-based short messaging format commonly used for the exchange of text messages between users of mobile devices, for example, mobile telephones, or between a server and a mobile device. Advantages associated with the SMS format include its uniform implementation across all mobile carriers, and all mobile devices available on the market today. Due to its ubiquity, SMS is tightly integrated to mobile device functionality, making SMS messaging easy for a typical user of such a device to utilize for communication purposes.
The SMS format imposes a strict limit on the size of an SMS message, however, constraining messages composed from, for example, 7-bit characters, to a length of 160 characters. Because of such limitations, SMS messages are typically text strings of truncated or abbreviated words, lacking graphical enhancements. Conventional approaches to communicating more visually rich or complex information via SMS messages have been largely unsuccessful in reconciling the character size of a visually complex message with the character constraint imposed by the SMS format.
Another conventional approach to providing richer message content to a mobile device involves use of another messaging format known as multimedia messaging service (MMS). The MMS format was developed with messaging capacity to provide audio, visual, and graphical elements to users of mobile devices. Although sometimes referred to as the evolution of SMS, MMS tends to coexist with SMS on mobile devices, to the extent that MMS has been deployed, and complements SMS messaging rather than functioning as its substitute.
The advantage offered by MMS in delivering rich-media content to mobile users is its messaging capacity, which permits inclusion of rich text, graphics, video, and audio elements in an MMS message. Its disadvantages, however, are numerous, and have prevented MMS from serving as a satisfactory substitute for SMS, despite its capacity for delivering richer content. Disadvantages associated with MMS include lack of uniform implementation across mobile carriers and mobile devices, and higher intrinsic cost for exchange of an MMS message. In addition, and perhaps due to its lack of uniform implementation, MMS does not tend to be tightly integrated to mobile device functionality, and thus requires greater user involvement and expertise for its successful utilization. The difficulty in its use, together with a rigid content format, and greater expense, has prevented MMS from satisfying user demands for a convenient and cost effective means for obtaining rich-media content.
Accordingly, there is a need to overcome the drawbacks and deficiencies in the art by providing a widely implemented, efficient, and low cost means for communicating rich-media messages that are readily accessible to users of common mobile devices.
A method and system for transmission and display of rich-media alerts, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.
The features and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art after reviewing the following detailed description and accompanying drawings, wherein:
The following description contains specific information pertaining to the implementation of the present invention. One skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention may be implemented in a manner different from that specifically discussed in the present application. Moreover, some of the specific details of the invention are not discussed in order not to obscure the invention. The specific details not described in the present application are within the knowledge of a person of ordinary skill in the art. The drawings in the present application and their accompanying detailed description are directed to merely exemplary embodiments of the invention. To maintain brevity, other embodiments of the invention, which use the principles of the present invention, are not specifically described in the present application and are not specifically illustrated by the present drawings.
As shown in
Mobile device 116 serves as the destination for rich-media alert SMS 108, and may be any device capable of receiving data transmissions directed at software resident on the device, such as a mobile phone or personal digital assistant (PDA), for example. In one embodiment, mobile device 116 comprises alerts software 120, integrated with mobile operating system 118, mobile cache 122 and mobile display 124. According to the present embodiment, mobile operating system 118 responds to address information contained in rich-media SMS 108 by routing it to alerts software 120. Alerts software 120 depacketizes and decodes rich-media alert SMS 108, and may initiate communication with content server 110 via packet network 102. In one embodiment, mobile device 116 sends query 126 to content server 110 seeking authentication and data transfer, for example.
When communication is established between mobile device 116 and content server 110, graphical and multimedia elements 128, as well as configuration update information, and decoding procedures may be downloaded from content server 110 to mobile device 116. In one embodiment, identification of desired graphical and multimedia elements, as well as a reference to their location on content server 110 are contained in rich-media alert SMS 108. As alerts software 120 depacketizes and decodes rich-media alert SMS 108, alerts software 120 distinguishes between optional and required rich-media content, and coordinates retrieval of optional rich-media content from content server 110 and mobile cache 122. In short, mobile device 116 can obtain rich-media display information from content server 110 based on the rich-media information within encoded rich-media message 108. Graphical elements previously downloaded from content server 110 and cached on mobile device 116, as well as graphical elements loaded onto mobile device 116 as part of alerts software 120, are available for viewing on mobile display 124 without additional data download. Those graphical and multimedia elements not previously cached are downloaded for display as part of the rich-media alert.
In one embodiment of the present invention, display of an incoming rich-media alert SMS can be achieved without the above-described communication with content server 110, however. For example, in the event a communication cannot be established between mobile device 116 and content server 110 subsequent to receipt of a rich-media alert SMS, software 120 coordinates display of only those optional rich-media elements previously cached or loaded onto mobile device 116, formatting the alert to compensate for absence of the unavailable elements. Thus, even without establishing a communication with content server 110 subsequent to reception of rich-media alert SMS 108, mobile device 116 may still display an alert with enhanced rich-media components, in contrast to conventional SMS communications.
Communication network 100 can be utilized in, for example, a commercial subscriber network for sports, weather, or news alerts, an emergency services network, a medical alert network, or in any other kind of communications network in which information transfer is enabled or enhanced by inclusion of rich-media elements in voice band messages.
As described above, in one embodiment, the present invention uses the SMS message format utilized for transmission of text messages to transmit rich-media alerts. This is accomplished by sending encoded messages via SMS. One embodiment uses character-based encoding, but others can use bit-based encoding. The coded messages can be self-contained, or they may include information that indicates where additional information and/or rich-media display elements may be obtained from content server 100. Although various embodiments of the present invention are described based on the SMS message format, the present invention is not limited to the SMS message format and other message formats, whether character-based or bit-based, may easily be utilized by the present invention.
Referring now to step 210 of flowchart 200 in
At step 220 of flowchart 200, the twelfth character of the 160-character SMS message is set as a tracking character. This makes it possible to track the status of the message, such as whether the message has been read. Certain elements of the 160-character SMS (the twelfth character, for example) may be modified by alerts software 120 for the purpose of maintaining status or modifying or updating the properties of the alert.
At step 230 of flowchart 200, characters 13 and 14 of the 160-character SMS message are encoded with the type of rich-media alert contained in the SMS message. There may be various types of rich-media alerts, each corresponding to a set of graphics or multimedia elements, and a formatting protocol for their display. For example, an alert type may be a final score alert for a sporting event, a fantasy news alert, or a video alert. Graphics may include team logos or still pictures, for example, while multimedia elements may be video or audio clips, for example. The rich-media alert typing information encoded in characters 13 and 14 is similar to metadata, because it governs interpretation of the rich-media payload to follow. As a result, an embodiment of the present invention permits use of a display protocol for rich-media content that is effectively self-defining.
At step 240 of flowchart 200, characters 15 and 16 of the 160-character SMS message are encoded with the category of rich-media alert contained in the SMS message. As with alert types, there may be various categories of rich-media alert, each corresponding to a subset of graphics or multimedia elements. Where a rich-media alert is a sports alert, for example, an alert category may correspond to a specific sport such as collegiate basketball or professional football, for example. Specification of an alert category in characters 15 and 16 makes displaying rich-media elements more customizable and extensible by allowing a greater number of graphical treatments than would be the case without the additional level of alert specificity.
At step 250 of flowchart 200, characters 17-27 of the 160-character SMS message are used to record a reference time for the SMS message. A reference time might be the time that the event generating an alert occurred, for example. Reference time information is included in the SMS message partly so that the alerts software decoding it can expire messages properly. Expiration of messages is a discrimination function included in the rich-media application software, to prevent display of alerts that have become stale or irrelevant due to the passage of time since the message reference time. The expiration time for rich-media alerts encoded in SMS may be alert specific, for example, so that a news alert might expire more or less quickly than an emergency alert, for example. In one embodiment, alert expiration time may be user specific, in which case the alerts software might respond to data acquired through communication with a content server. Message expiration may occur because a mobile device has been turned off for an extended period of time, for example. Another reason for including reference time information within the body of a rich media alert may be so that alerts software can display that time to a user. It is worth noting that SMS networks do not guarantee delivery time for an SMS. While it may be important for a user to see what time the event giving rise to a rich-media alert occurred, and an embodiment of the present invention can convey that information, conventional SMS displays the time a message was actually delivered by the mobile network.
At step 260 of flowchart 200, characters 28-160 of the 160-character SMS message string are encoded with a rich-media alert payload. According to the present embodiment, previously described characters 1-27 may be static in that they can follow the same format for all exemplary alert types, and contain data and metadata governing display of the rich-media alert payload contained in characters 28-160. Rich-media payload may comprise text and graphics, for example, or combine multimedia graphical, video, and audio elements, for example.
At step 364 of flowchart 300, the fourth through seventh characters of a 133-character rich-media payload, i.e. characters 32-35 of the 160-character SMS message, are used to identify the away team in a sports event generating a rich-media alert. Similar to display of a home team identifier, discussed in step 362 of flowchart 300, display of away team identification information may include display of a team logo, for example. Location and retrieval of the appropriate graphics for the home and away teams are expedited by rich-media alert category information specifying a particular sport and contained in characters 15 and 16 described in step 240 of
At step 370 of flowchart 300, characters 42-50 of the 160-character SMS message may be encoded with a game identifier and location for the sporting event giving rise to a rich-media alert SMS. Game identifier information may allow a user to interact with the alert by linking directly to game information available on a content server, on another application resident on the mobile device, to a WAP page, or to any other resource or service to which a mobile operating system can link.
At step 372 of flowchart 300, characters 51-70 of the 160-character SMS message are used to record relevant game timing information. Relevant game timing information might be the time remaining in a sporting event, for example, or the time of occurrence of the action generating the rich-media alert.
At step 374 of flowchart 300, remaining characters 71-160 of the 160-character SMS message are encoded with a game report, providing text or statistical information about game status or outcome, for example.
Turning now to
At step 462 of flowchart 400, the first eight characters of a 133-character rich-media payload, i.e. characters 28-35 of the 160-character SMS message, are used to encode inline graphic data. As described in conjunction with discussion of step 362 in
At step 464 of flowchart 300, the ninth through sixteenth characters of a 133-character rich-media payload, i.e. characters 36-43 of the 160-character SMS message, may be encoded with a story identifier and location for the specific event giving rise to a rich-media alert SMS. Story identifier information may allow a user to interact with the alert by linking directly to a full story available on a content server, and available via packet network communication.
At step 466 of flowchart 400, characters 44-63 of the 160-character SMS message may be encoded with a text headline for the story accompanying a multimedia sequence. A text headline might read "Top Story," for example. Characters 64-124 may be encoded with story reportage in text format, at subsequent step 468.
At step 470 of flowchart 400, characters 125 and 126 may be used to encode the type and format of a first multimedia element in a multimedia sequence. Type and format data serve as metadata for the following encoded multimedia element by preparing the alerts software to display the element properly. Multimedia element type and format data may prepare the alerts software for display of a graphical PNG, JPG, or GIF element, for example, or a video 3GPP, or MP4 element, or audio MP3, AAC, or MIDI element, for example.
At step 472 of flowchart 400, characters 127-134 of the 160-character SMS message are encoded with a source address for a first multimedia element. That multimedia element, whether graphical, video, or audio, is an external asset, which may be retrieved via communication between a mobile device and a rich-media content server for example.
At step 474 of flowchart 400, characters 135-136 of the 160-character SMS message may be encoded with a time duration for a first multimedia element. Where a multimedia element is a video or audio clip, the duration of the clip is self-determining. Where, however, a graphical first element is displayed as part of a graphical still slideshow, for example, a multimedia element time duration would control how long a first element was displayed as part of a rich-media alert, before a following element in a multimedia sequence were to appear.
At step 476 of flowchart 400, characters 137-160 of the 160-character SMS message may be used to encode two additional multimedia elements, as described in previous steps 470-474. A multimedia sequence may contain any combination or any subset of three multimedia elements. A multimedia sequence may comprise a slideshow of multiple graphical elements, or a sequence of consecutive video clips, for example. In addition, where an audio element and video or graphical element are combined, the alerts software may include a protocol for their presentation. A video or graphical element followed immediately by an audio element might result in both being displayed simultaneously, for example.
Referring now to step 502 of flowchart 500 in
At step 504 of flowchart 500, rich-media formatting and content are encoded into an SMS message. The encoding process involves recording data and metadata, as well as locator information for external assets, within the constraints imposed by a 160-character SMS message.
At step 506 of flowchart 500, a rich-media alert SMS message addressed to alerts software previously loaded on a mobile device, is received by a client device.
At step 508 of flowchart 500, a mobile operating system responds to a rich-media alert SMS by activating previously loaded alerts software. When a mobile device receives a rich-media alert SMS, the mobile operating system identifies the SMS message as intended for alerts software on the basis of the character string portion containing address information. The mobile operating system activates the alerts software, and routes the rich-media alert SMS to it for decoding and display.
At step 510 of flowchart 500, alerts software initiates communication with a content server, authenticating a user and beginning a data exchange process. In one embodiment, communication with a content server at step 510 elicits a content server response comprising fields for the alerts software version in use, whether an update for alerts software is available, and whether or not an update is required, as well as user verification, alert expiration time, and fields for dynamic configuration of a rich-media alert, for example. Dynamic configuration may comprise fields modifying a rich media display based on updating of an alert subsequent to its transmission, selectively including advertising information, and options to customize alert configuration to individual user parameters. For example, dynamic configuration might include instructions to include or omit particular rich-media elements encoded in an SMS as optional elements, or provide authorization for a user to forward a rich-media alert to other mobile devices, and log that activity.
Display of a rich-media alert received via SMS may go forward without the communication step described in step 510. Failure to execute step 510 may limit graphical content of a mobile display to elements previously loaded on a mobile device as part of the alerts software, or previously downloaded from a content server and stored on a mobile cache. Even in that case, however, encoding of an SMS message in accordance with one of the present embodiments results in display of enhanced rich-media components, when compared to conventional SMS messages.
At step 512 of flowchart 500, a rich media alert SMS is decoded by alerts software previously loaded on the mobile device.
At step 514 of flowchart 500, alerts software distinguishes between optional and required rich-media elements evoked by the decoded rich-media formatting instructions.
At step 516 of flowchart 500, rich-media graphical and multimedia elements specified during decoding of a rich-media SMS and stored locally on a mobile cache are retrieved at the mobile device. Step 516 reduces network traffic associated with retrieval of external assets from a content server.
At step 518 of flowchart 500, rich-media graphical and multimedia elements specified during decoding of a rich-media SMS and not stored on a mobile cache are retrieved remotely from a content server. Where content server communication is unavailable, alerts software integrates locally available external assets with text content received via SMS to compensate for the absent rich-media elements.
At step 520 of flowchart 500, a rich-media alert is displayed to a user of a mobile device.
Payload data for rich-media alert 600 a includes home team identifier 662 comprising team name and team logo corresponding to encoding step 362 in
As described in the foregoing, a method and system for transmission and display of rich-media alerts via SMS results in display of multimedia elements unavailable through use of conventional techniques for communicating via SMS. Enhanced rich-media content is available with or without retrieval of remote multimedia elements from a content server. Consequently, the present invention enables users of mobile devices to obtain rich-media messages utilizing the popular, uniformly implemented, and cost effective SMS communication format.
From the above description of the invention it is manifest that various techniques can be used for implementing the concepts of the present invention without departing from its scope. Moreover, while the invention has been described with specific reference to certain embodiments, a person of ordinary skills in the art would recognize that changes can be made in form and detail without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention. As such, the described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. It should also be understood that the invention is not limited to the particular embodiments described herein, but is capable of many rearrangements, modifications, and substitutions without departing from the scope of the invention.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-3807?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13220926#comment-13220926 ] Dawid Weiss commented on LUCENE-3807: ------------------------------------- I looked at your patch briefly, Simon. Random notes: - I'd change currentElement into lastElement or something like that. Otherwise it looks odd to me in the code, as in: {code} throw new IndexOutOfBoundsException("index " + pos + " must be less than the size: " + currentElement); {code} - typo in "orderdEntries". - I'm very likely paranoid but I'd stick to just one class for storing these: {code} protected Number weightAsNumber(long weight) { {code} Since these are objects the memory gain will most likely be obscured by object alignments and object overhead itself and the downside is that you're using an interface with all call sites that will very likely become megamorphic (so no chances to inline anything). I don't know if it's worth the effort. I didn't have time to think much about changes to the functional logic; I don't think there were any (and if there were, they should be covered by tests?). > Cleanup suggester API > --------------------- > > Key: LUCENE-3807 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-3807 > Project: Lucene - Java > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: modules/other > Affects Versions: 3.6, 4.0 > Reporter: Simon Willnauer > Fix For: 4.0 > > Attachments: LUCENE-3807.patch, LUCENE-3807.patch, LUCENE-3807.patch, LUCENE-3807.patch, LUCENE-3807.patch, LUCENE-3807.patch > > > Currently the suggester api and especially TermFreqIterator don't play that nice with BytesRef and other paradigms we use in lucene, further the java iterator pattern isn't that useful when it gets to work with TermsEnum, BytesRef etc. We should try to clean up this api step by step moving over to BytesRef including the Lookup class and its interface... -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators: https://issues.apache.org/jira/secure/ContactAdministrators!default.jspa For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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The infamous free throw line dunk but with Magneto about to smash a Sentinel in the face.
I wanted to go old school and make shiny posters but found that it's surprisingly expensive. So I went with a 12x18 poster made on thick, durable, matte paper
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*These posters are not signed.


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Steve Davis took on Ronnie O'Sullivan in the last 16 of the 2008 Welsh Open this afternoon.
Davis, the 50 year old World Number 15, needed two snookers in the opening frame. But O'Sullivan, the World Number 4, was in a snooker when he fluked a red to win the frame.
Davis' first real chance came in the second frame. O'Sullivan was playing badly, but Davis was making bad mistakes. He missed a black from its spot, and O'Sullivan cleared to go 2-0 up. The third frame saw Davis make a 68 break and reduce his arrears to 2-1, again it was an O'Sullivan mistake that let the veteran in.
The fourth frame was another scrappy affair. Davis had chances, and looked like levelling at 2-2 until he missed a pink from the black spot. O'Sullivan then cleared the table to pinch the frame from Davis, and it was 3-1 at the interval. Davis should have been 3-1 up himself.
O'Sullivan returned after the interval but was again playing badly. Davis again missed an easy pot to leave O'Sullivan in, and he gratefully cleared up to take a 4-1 lead.
Davis then found some form, and was beginning to make fewer errors. It was O'Sullivan that began to take on rash shots, and Davis profited with two decent breaks in the two frames that followed, trailing only 4-3. Davis was still not on form himself though, missing an easy red with the rest in frame 7.
In the eighth frame, Davis again had an early chance that he failed to take. O'Sullivan continued to struggle, but he eventually won the frame, and clinch a 5-3 win.
Davis is struggling to stay in the top 16 for next season, with only two events, one in China, one the World Championship. He is ranked 29th provisionally, although he is set to improve upon that with his performance in Newport.
O'Sullivan will play either defending champion Neil Robertson, or Allister Carter in the Quarter Finals on Friday. But he will need to improve if he is to advance any further in the competition.


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Choline and Inositol: Happy Together
Choline and Inositol supplements are both members of the B Vitamin family. They are also both essential for good health. Another common factor is that most health professionals are of the opinion that we do not get enough of either nutrient in our normal diets. One simple answer to this might be to take more B-Complex supplements, although not many of them actually include both of these essential ingredients.
Benefits of taking Choline and Inositol
In general, both of these supplements have very beneficial effects on our health. They even work in tandem to help produce lecithin, which is a lipid needed for the production of cell membranes. In fact, every cell within the human body needs lecithin in order to maintain their healthy cell membranes. There are also a number of other reported benefits from Choline and Inositol including memory function, organ protection, and even promoting cellular health.
Inositol and Choline for Brain Development and Memory Function
Without enough Choline, your nerve and brain cells are not capable of proper communication. This can lead to all sorts of problems including coordination and movement issues as well as just not thinking clearly. Inositol actually has been shown to have a calming effect on the central nervous system and may even be helpful in treating insomnia, anxiety and depression. Choline acts more directly on areas of the brain responsible for learning and memory. Researchers are exploring the potential of Choline to help contend with age-related memory loss.
Choline and Inositol for Organ Protection
Another excellent benefit of both supplements is organ protection. Choline helps to protect the liver from accumulating excess fat. Inositol helps to reduce blood cholesterol levels and synthesize phospholipids, helping the body to better utilize fat. It also helps to promote healthy cholesterol, keeping the arteries free from blockage. Choline also acts to reduce the level of homocysteine which is a large risk factor for heart problems. In short, they help to protect your liver and heart as well as better control fat levels.
There is no reason to leave your health up to chance. Instead of risking not getting enough Choline and Inositol, be sure to supplement your diet with both of these nutrients. Doing so will help to support vital brain development and memory functions along with protecting key organs and may even help to prevent cancer, high cholesterol and help to improve fat utilization.
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The Uttarakhand Public Service Commission or UKPSC ( उत्तराखण्ड लोक सेवा आयोग) is the state agency authorized to conduct the Civil Services Examination for entry-level appointments to the various Civil Services in Uttarakhand. Soon After the State of Uttarakhand came into existence on 09th November, 2000 The Commission was established and came in existence on 15 May, 2001. Examinations are conducted by the Uttarkhand Public Service Commission time to time for recruitment in various departments under the state government. They do direct recruitment through interviews only as per the service rules of various posts. They conduct Combined State/Upper Subordinate Preliminary Examination if required by the state government. Recently they have released quite a number of vacancy for the candidates. The upcoming vacancy in UKPSC are in Forest Department and in Teaching and Engineering department. Forest department consist of 62 post in total.The exam will be conducted on Jan,2016.Interested candidates can apply for the post. Another post is for lecturer and junior engineer. There were a total of 154 post for lecturer and 578 post for junior engineer. The exam was conducted on the first week of July,2015.
Residents of Uttrakhand who are looking for a secure and good job to develop a respected reputation in the society, can prepare themselves to take a chance in job openings of UKPSC. Commission since the very beginning has been Notifying vacancies for all grades that covers a wide range of age. The maximum helping themselves job so that they can maintain there status level on a higher side. That's why they are moving towards UKPSC. Uttarakhand Public Service Commission provides a good opportunities for the candidates who are working hard and preparing themselves for a good job. There is an opportunity for every class, people having a low qualification can also participate to serve the state government. They have plenty of department in state government and selected candidates can get any one of the department by the basis of merit. The pay scale provided by the UKPSC are always on the higher side and one can make a better future. Below are some details about the salary structure and educational qualification for the different post in Uttarakhand Public service commission.Here are as follows:
SALARY STRUCTURE FOR ALL THE POSTS : The salary structure in UKPSC is different for every posts. Every job salary depends upon in which post the candidates belong.If candidates is in higher post, he will be paid higher and vice-versa.Here are some details about the post wise salary distribution:
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Candidates have to see in which post they are suitable.According to the post they can apply.
For the post of Teacher and Lecturer candidates need Master's degree in the concerned subject from recognize university with L.T diploma or B.ED.For any other post in the department candidates must have a bachelor degree in in any field/stream . For Technical post candidates candidates must posses a B.TECH degree or should have computer knowledge.
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