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Pacific dance bands
Looking for a band that will get your guests up and on their feet? GigMasters has a wide selection of Dance Bands that you can book for live performances at weddings, birthdays, clubs, and more. Bust a move and see who's available for shows in the Pacific County, WA area.
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Pacific County, WA Dance Bands
Please note these Dance Bands will also travel to Nahcotta, Ocean Park, Oysterville, Bay Center, South Bend, Naselle, Long Beach, Seaview, Ilwaco, Menlo, Raymond, Lebam, Chinook, Tokeland, Rosburg, Grayland, Grays River, Hammond, Astoria, Warrenton, Skamokawa, Westport, Adna, Pe Ell, Doty, Cosmopolis, Hoquiam, Cathlamet, Seaside, Ocean City
Top Dance Bands Near Pacific County, WA
Dancehall Days
Dance Band from Portland, OR (90 miles from Pacific County, WA)
Dancehall Days regularly thrills audiences in the United States, Great Britain, and the Bahamas with their astonishing musicianship and authentic performances of a deep and wildly diverse repertoire. They have headlined at venues such as Fleetwood's On Front Street - Maui, The Troubadour – London, The Old Joint Stock Theatre – Birmingham, One and Only Ocean Club – Nassau, The Ritz Carlton – San Francisco, and The Space Needle – Seattle, Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel - London, Sun Valley... (more)
Gigmasters #1 rated dance band on the West Coast! The Essentials, a large and loud soul band with fresh ideas and deep roots, is a west coast collaboration of nine highly talented and experienced musicians. The group's members, each with a music degree, have won and appeared at the top of national playing and song-writing competitions and recorded on multi-platinum albums. Covers of such artists as Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, and Chicago join originals written by the group to make... (more)
While headlining Festivals and Events in all 50 states like Manhattan Cruises and private parties in New York City, the Starlight Bowl in LA for over 10,000 people and Cruise ships in the Caribbean, the High Street Party Band is also known as one of the most "IN DEMAND WEDDING BANDS" on the West Coast! The High Street Party Band "Packs the Dance Floor" at high-end weddings and events from San Diego... to Malibu... to Santa Barbara... to Hawaii... to Portland... to Seattle... and everywhere... (more)
Candy Shoppe
Dance Band from Tacoma, WA (82 miles from Pacific County, WA)
Candy Shoppe dishes up hit after hit and will keep your party thumping! Our totally live 7 piece band plays dance hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s and beyond! Whether it's Disco, R&B, Motown, The Blues or your favorite 80s songs, your party goers will have a blast! Our bright and colorful band appeals to a wide group of ages too because we have members as young as 21 and musicians in their 40s. We are professionals who arrive on time, prepared and ready to create a memorable event! We have 2... (more)
The Kareem Kandi Band
Jazz Band from Tacoma, WA (83 miles from Pacific County, WA)
A native of the Pacific Northwest, saxophonist Kareem Kandi is a performer, composer, and educator, in high demand for his talents both on and off the stage. Kareem is a versatile musician with strong roots in the traditions of Jazz, Blues, and Funk, and has been performing on the scene for years, gaining attention from critics and audiences alike. While staying true to musical styles of the past, he also keeps an eye towards the future by composing original music as well as new... (more)
Cover Band from Beaverton, OR (87 miles from Pacific County, WA)
"Outstanding..." "They Sound Fantastic..." "Musically Superb... Fantastic Performers" "Blackbird did a fantastic job keeping our wedding guests entertained and dancing" Blackbird, one of Portland's most popular Dance and Party bands, works hard to keep their clients giving those kinds of reviews! Specializing in Weddings, they are also very popular for birthday parties, company parties, and festivals. Blackbird was proud to be chosen to be the closing act for the 2012 Olympic... (more)
Rock Band from Portland, OR (84 miles from Pacific County, WA)
The five member member rock act PROBABLE CAUSE was established in 1987 and has been playing great danceable Rock'N'Roll all over the Pacific Northwest ever since. In over 32 years, Probable Cause has never had a bad review. It is a little baffling to us that at almost every gig, people will come up to us and with great enthusiasm exclaim they didn't expect a performance that incredible or something similar. It is unexpected and humbling but much appreciated. Our slogan is, "Dance 'til... (more)
Hit Factory
Cover Band from Portland, OR (84 miles from Pacific County, WA)
From the Portland Trailblazers to Nike North America to Intel or the University Club, and selling out the Governor's Ball, Hit Factory truly takes the presentation to another level as the top presenting show band in the area that can customize your experience for your wedding or corporate function. If you are truly looking for the best quality for musical performance, look no farther. This band just headlined the newest state of the art Casino - Ilani Casino opening New Year's Eve, the... (more)
FuzeBoxx
Cover Band from Tacoma, WA (84 miles from Pacific County, WA)
FuzeBoxx is an OUTSTANDING, 4-piece CLASSIC ROCK AND ROLL, all LIVE Cover Band. The FuzeBoxx sweet spot is from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's. And, they perform these tunes like NO OTHER band in the Pacific Northwest…With GREAT attention to the original arrangement and HARMONIES. Hear them one time and you WILL agree. WANT TO DANCE? FuzeBoxx has pulled together some of the BEST if not THE BEST DANCE TUNES from the enormous list of classic rock tunes. They will provide you with great... (more)
Hans & The Wanted
Hans & the Wanted is your favorite playlist in band form. With an expansive repertoire covering pop, rock, soul, country, hip-hop, and more, their set is a steady stream of "Omg, I love this song!". In addition to top-notch musicianship and a killer song list, Hans & the Wanted consistently get high marks for their client service. Expect quick responses, clear communication, punctuality, and most importantly, an amazing show. This band truly goes the extra mile for every single... (more)
The Hereafters
The Hereafters is a Portland, Oregon based party band covering songs from the 70's, 80's, 90's, and today's top hits. The band is comprised of talented, professional musicians including one of Portland's top female vocalists. Ranging from Rock, to Pop, Country, Alternative, and Top 40, the band brings a diverse repertoire of cover tunes and original music in addition to unique, fun twists on classic songs throughout the decades. The group can also provide the sound system and dance floor... (more)
The Western Flyers
Country Band from Portland, OR (90 miles from Pacific County, WA)
Texas's finest (Oregon part of the year!) Western swing, vintage country, hot jazz & swing fiddle band! Equally at home on a festival stage, performing arts hall, private event or dance party, the Flyers take their unique brand of music coast to coast and around the world. Churning out true blue masterful, hip, authentic Texas flavored music, internationally-renowned guitar master Joey McKenzie drives the train, reigning 3-time US National Swing Fiddle champion Katie Glassman's improvisation... (more)
The SlimJims
Mixing an eclectic variety of popular music with unconventional "B-side" hits, The SlimJims put their alternative upbeat twist on over five decades of quality American roots music. They've distilled the best of 40's traditional western, 50's rock-n-roll, 60's folk, and 70's country into one tall cool refreshing drink you can sip all night long. So just click on their calendar to catch them at a favorite venue near you. You won't go away thirsting for another... (more)
Hook Me Up is comprised of 4 of the top contemporary musicians in Western Washington. The average experience level of the individual members is 25 years and that experience shines through when we take the stage. A couple hours with HMU will have you enjoying a few jazz standards, instrumental pop, a few latin tunes, vocal tunes, and some original music from our summer 2008 CD release to keep things fresh. Collectively HMU members have performed for hundreds of weddings, yacht/golf clubs,... (more)
Stump City Soul
Stump City Soul is Portland, Oregon's newest funk & soul group. They are: a core 4-piece of keys, bass, guitar, drums, with have a 5 piece horn section of trombone, bari sax, tenor sax, 2 trumpets and a dynamic, incredible lead singer. SCS has played many of the major venues in the Portland area and gets booked for private corporate and wedding events all year long. They also have long-standing relationships with several charities in the area, where you'll find them playing to support many... (more)
Jumptown Big Band
Big Band from Portland, OR (89 miles from Pacific County, WA)
Portland, Oregon based Jumptown Big Band is a professional 16 piece swing band consisting of highly talented and experienced musicians from the greater metropolitan area. Our vision is to keep traditional big band music relevant to people of all ages with a focus on providing high quality performances in terms of both musical technique and entertaining showmanship. Our repertoire of musical arrangements includes up-tempo swing, foxtrots, ballads, rock 'n roll,... (more)
5 Guys Named Moe
Cover Band from Vancouver, WA (81 miles from Pacific County, WA)
With lyrics like "who's the greatest band around?" and "who makes the cats jump up and down?" 5 Guys Named Moe was originally named after the 1943 hit song "5 Guys Named Moe" by Louis Jordan and started out as a 5-piece in 1984. Over the next 33 years the band has grown into a high-energy 12-piece dance and show band that is as much fun to watch as it is to listen and dance to!!! Featuring a five-piece horn section and a variety of dynamic lead vocalists, 5 Guys Named Moe has something for... (more)
Fortunate Son a tribute to CCR
Classic Rock Band from La Center, WA (73 miles from Pacific County, WA)
We do tributes to CCR and Neil Young. We can also do a mixture of songs from classic rock legends of in the 60's & 70's. Fortunate Son a tribute to CCR. What can we say? Creedence Clearwater Revival is just one of those bands who everyone knows and loves! Their country rock twist and southern fried swampum style music, captivated all of the retro children back in the day. Hits like Proud Mary, Born on the Bayou, Fortunate Son, Have You Ever Seen the Rain, Green River and on and... (more)
Swing & Standards Jazz Band
Jazz Band from Portland, OR (90 miles from Pacific County, WA)
Please watch our videos featuring some of the best players in Portland. Melodic Jazz and Blues Standards, Swing, Show Tunes, Romantic Melodies. Great American Songbook, Classic songs with Heart and Soul to set the mood for your occasion. We have many years of experience but new to Gigmasters. We can play as a Duo with Singer/Upright Bass and either Pianist or Guitarist, Trio with drums or sax, or Quartet with drums and Saxophone depending upon your space and budget requirements. The band... (more)
Soul Vaccination
Soul Band from Portland, OR (90 miles from Pacific County, WA)
Soul Vaccination remains at the top of the Portland charts, and is one of the tightest Funk & Soul Bands in the PNW. As the Rose City's favorite, Soul Vax infuses the stage with the greatest soul standards, and has been a fixture in the Northwest music scene for over 20 years, performing at music festivals, clubs, and private events. The five member Soul Vax horn section, along with our ace rhythm section and three lead vocalists create the big soul sound without compromise. Check out the... (more)
De Nada Band
De Nada Band is the Northwest's premier variety band. This professional band is... NOT YOUR AVERAGE BAND. De Nada's vast song lists are tailored to suit the changing mood of any event. They specialize in weddings, corporate or private parties, conventions, fundraisers or any event that needs a skilled professional true variety band that knows how to deliver. From cocktail music to full on rock and funk the band can turn on a dime....... The band is always reading the room to keep dancers... (more)
The Mix Party Band
Dance Band from Seattle, WA (105 miles from Pacific County, WA)
Playing only the most fun, popular & entertaining party music, The Mix is the best of a live band and a professional DJ: Nonstop song mixes, seamless transitions, unique mashups of current hits with old-school classics, and a full, polished sound make their show something special. The Mix performs at casinos, weddings, corporate events, festivals & clubs. With a high-energy performance and a variety of "dance-able" songs, they make it fun and entertaining for every crowd. (more)
The Emerald City Sound Machine
The Emerald City Sound Machine is one of the Northwests premier Dance/Party bands,playing the top dance music from the 80's - 90's and some of Today's Top Hit's. Michael Jackson, Backstreet Boys, Howard Jones, The Fixx, Peter Gabriel, Wang Chung, Huey Lewis & The News, Hall & Oates, Color Me Badd, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Orgy, Smashing Pumpkins, Simply Red, Jonas Brothers, Ed Sheeran and more of your favorite 80's & 90's & today's dance hits will bring the audience to the dance... (more)
Half-Pack Live!!!
Swing Band from Seattle, WA (105 miles from Pacific County, WA)
FUN, FUN, FUN!!! If you want more than just fantastic musicianship, all your favorite songs and exceptional versatility for your event entertainment, Half Pack LIVE!!! is your answer. They're well known for their outstanding swing shows, but what most people don't know is all the "other" stuff they do: Journey, Stevie Wonder, Maroon 5, Cee Lo Green, Michael Buble--1960's through today! If you want wedding or event entertainment that covers a broad spectrum of music, Half Pack LIVE!!! is... (more)
Roemen and The Whereabouts
Soul Band from Seattle, WA (105 miles from Pacific County, WA)
Roemen and The Whereabouts. Motown. Retro Soul. Four Guys, a band and some tambourines. The group, based out of Seattle, WA, brings some serious love and fun to the stage and their music. Since the coming together in 2012 they have played clubs, casinos, private parties, resorts, a Seahawks game, weddings, birthday parties, corporate parties, back yard parties, summer festivals, and the list goes on! Between Mark, Tyler, Wayne and Chris, there are thousands of shows (no exaggeration),... (more)
Los Flacos
Latin Band from Seattle, WA (109 miles from Pacific County, WA)
With deep roots in traditions spanning Latin America, Los Flacos seamlessly employs countless instruments including harp, violin, a spectrum of Andean flutes, many forms of percussion and regional stringed instruments to create an ever-changing sound. In performances, Los Flacos present their favorite Latin American regional folk styles from southern Mexico and the Caribbean to South America with careful attention to the intricacies of each style. Still, Los Flacos are not strict... (more)
Free Rain
Cover Band from Issaquah, WA (111 miles from Pacific County, WA)
ARE YOU READY TO PARTY????!!!! Look no further than the #1 COVER BAND in the NORTHWEST. GIGMASTERS BEST OF since 2013! Free Rain is a very experienced, (5 star rated by gigmasters), rockin' dance band! We play music for people who like to dance and have a GREAT time! All of the band members are experienced professional musicians who enjoy interacting and having FUN with our audience. At most of our gigs, by the end of the night, audience members can be seen celebrating on stage with us! ... (more)


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Bill Gates buys in Palm Beach horse country
After shelling out $1.1 million on rent in the horse-centered village of Wellington in Palm Beach County, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has purchased a home there for $8.7 million in cash, Gossip Extra reported.
The property boasts a 7,230-square-foot, four-bedroom home, show jumping training grounds and two barns with space for 20 horses.
Gates, wife Melinda and their family rented the same house, in the exclusive Mallet Hill section of Wellington, for four months in January for $500,000, according to the site.
It was the second time the family wintered in Wellington, where young show rider Jennifer Gates participates in the villages Winter Equestrian Festival.
The Gates will neighbor other billionaires as wealthy horse-enthusiasts from the U.S. and South America rush to buy properties in the Palm Beach enclave, as The Real Deal previously reported.
Other owners in Mallet Hill, a subdivision of 13 homes, include New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Frank McCourt, who recently sold the Los Angeles Dodgers for $2.1 billion, the web site reported. [Gossip Extra] –Emily Schmall
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Super broker Lawrence Moens sells Palm Beach estate to Tommy Hilfiger for $37M
Ivanka and Jared's rented Surfside condo sells for $17M
Tom Ford revealed as buyer of $51M Palm Beach estate
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Robert Kraft buys Palm Beach penthouse for record $24M
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The Hunger Committee is, again, sponsoring its annual Mothers'/Fathers' Day Food and Toiletries Drive to help restock the shelves of the Bowie Interfaith Pantry and Emergency Aid Fund. Hunger Committee members will hand out bags on Mothers' Day and will collect your bagged donations through Fathers' Day.
In each of the recent years, the Pantry passed out more than 6,000 bags of food to registered households in the Bowie community. If you would prefer to make a monetary donation instead of filling a bag, please consider writing a check to Holy Trinity and placing "Bowie Interfaith Pantry" on the memo line. As always, your Hunger Committee thanks you for your efforts to help alleviate hunger locally, nationally, and internationally.


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Several promising studies have been carried out on Skullcap which suggest the potential benefits of using the plant to develop new drug treatments for Alzheimer's disease. One study looked at the effects of flavonoids, which were extracted from the stem and leaves of Scutellaria Baicalensis, primarily scutellarin, baicalin, and chrysin; it was demonstrated that these flavonoids could provide protection to hippocampal neurons. Although these results are promising, more research needs to be conducted to prove that Skullcap may be beneficial in the treatment of Alzheimer's. Skulcap works as a sedative, calming the nervous system, and promoting peaceful sleep.


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Molisch, "Iterative time-variant channel estimation for 802.11p using generalized discrete prolate spheroidal sequences (2012)
by T Zemen, L Bernado, N Czink, A F
Venue: IEEE Trans. Veh. Technol
Adaptive Reduced-Rank Estimation of Non-Stationary Time-Variant Channels Using Subspace Selection
by Thomas Zemen, Andreas F. Molisch - IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY, TO BE PUBLISHED , 2012
"... In this work we focus on adaptive time-variant channel estimation for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications in intelligent transportation systems using the IEEE 802.11p physical layer. The IEEE 802.11p pilot pattern is identical to the one in the well-known IEEE 802.11a/g (WiFi) standard, which wa ..."
In this work we focus on adaptive time-variant channel estimation for vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications in intelligent transportation systems using the IEEE 802.11p physical layer. The IEEE 802.11p pilot pattern is identical to the one in the well-known IEEE 802.11a/g (WiFi) standard, which was initially designed for indoor environments with little or no mobility. However, in a V2V drive-by situation the channel impulse response changes rapidly due to the high relative velocity between transmitter and receiver as well as changes in the scattering environment. Hence, for such V2V channels, advanced decision directed channel estimation methods are needed to reach a frame error rate (FER) smaller than 10 −1. Even more importantly, the channels are non-stationary, which implies that the Doppler power spectral density (DSD) and the power-delay profile (PDP) change on a timescale comparable to the frame
...h the matched Wiener filter [22]. A low-rank approximation of the robust Wiener filter [25], [26] allows for a substantial computational complexity reduction and is studied in a number of papers [27]–=-=[30]-=-. In vehicle-to-infrastructure propagation channels, such as that treated by Zemen et al. [30], the difference of the actual support and the assumed fixed maximum support of DSD and PDP causes only a ...
Iterative Non-Stationary Channel Estimation for LTE Downlink Communications
by Markus Hofer, Thomas Zemen
"... Abstract—Intelligent transport systems (ITS) require low-latency dependable wireless communication links between trans-mitter and receiver. In vehicular communication scenarios com-munication channels are highly dispersive which makes the design of appropriate channel estimators especially difficult ..."
Abstract—Intelligent transport systems (ITS) require low-latency dependable wireless communication links between trans-mitter and receiver. In vehicular communication scenarios com-munication channels are highly dispersive which makes the design of appropriate channel estimators especially difficult. In this paper we address the problem of non-stationary vehicular channel estimation for 3GPP long term evolution (LTE) which is recently investigated for its usability in ITS applications. We present an iterative reduced-rank channel estimator for the LTE downlink utilizing a subspace representation based on discrete prolate spheroidal sequences. The subspace is adapted to the time-varying delay and Doppler-spread for each received frame with a hypothesis test. This hypothesis test is adapted to the specific pilot grid in LTE. With this setup we can achieve a twofold reduction in the number of required iterations to achieve a frame error rate (FER) below 10−1 for a relative velocity range of 0 to 400 km/h, a delay spread of 0 to 4.7 µs at a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of 13 dB. Index Terms—long term evolution, discrete prolate spheroidal sequences, iterative channel estimation, D2D communication I.
...ay and Doppler spread changes over time [5–7]. A robust reduced-rank iterative channel estimator that relies on a correlation matrix assuming a flat delay-Doppler scattering function was presented in =-=[8, 9]-=-. The support region of the scattering function is defined by the maximum delayspread and the maximum Doppler-spread of the channel. The eigenvectors of the channels autocorrelation matrix can be appr...
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...mation part of the OC study have been based on one dimension estimation, mainly the frequency axis of the OFDM frame. However, the proposed method can be done on the time axis of the frame such as in =-=[27,28]-=- or on both axis. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Author details 1CNAM/CEDRIC/Laetitia, Paris, France. 2Airbus Group, Elancourt, France. Received: 28 Mar...
Antenna Selection Diversity for IEEE 802.11p
by Mona Shemshaki, Thomas Zemen
"... Abstract—Dependable vehicular communications systems are a key requirement for the implementation of intelligent trans-portation systems (ITS). Multiple antenna receivers enable the utilization of spatial diversity to increase the reliability as well as improve the availability. The cost of a multip ..."
Abstract—Dependable vehicular communications systems are a key requirement for the implementation of intelligent trans-portation systems (ITS). Multiple antenna receivers enable the utilization of spatial diversity to increase the reliability as well as improve the availability. The cost of a multiple antenna receiver is the increased hardware complexity due to multiple receive chains. In this paper we demonstrate that antenna selection for IEEE 802.11p allows to connect the antenna with the best instantaneous signal to noise ratio (SNR) to a single receive chain while maintaining the diversity gain. We extend the IEEE 802.11p frame structure by two short preambles to estimate the SNR for each receive branch. The numerical simulation results from our standard compliant link level simulation show a bit error ratio reduction from 8.159 · 10−3 to 6.681 · 10−3 at an SNR of 8 dB and from 4.688 · 10−5 to 1.063 · 10−5 at an SNR of 12 dB with antenna selection. I.
...arriers and a cyclic prefix of length G. The transmission unit is a frame with a frame length of L OFDM symbols. The system utilizes a bandwidth of B and a sampling rate at the receiver side B = 1/TC =-=[9]-=-. We assume the cyclic prefix is longer than the maximum path delay, such that the sampled time-variant frequency response can be rewritten as below, cf. [7]: Hn,m [p, q] = Hn,m (pTS , q∆f) (1) where ...
1Delay and Doppler Spreads of Non-Stationary Vehicular Channels for Safety Relevant Scenarios
by Thomas Zemen, Senior Member, Fredrik Tufvesson, Senior Member, Andreas F. Molisch, Christoph F. Mecklenbräuker, Senior Member
"... Abstract—Vehicular communication channels are character-ized by a non-stationary time- and frequency-selective fading process due to rapid changes in the environment. The non-stationary fading process can be characterized by assuming local stationarity for a region with finite extent in time and fre ..."
Abstract—Vehicular communication channels are character-ized by a non-stationary time- and frequency-selective fading process due to rapid changes in the environment. The non-stationary fading process can be characterized by assuming local stationarity for a region with finite extent in time and frequency. For this finite region the wide-sense stationarity and uncorrelated-scattering (WSSUS) assumption holds approx-imately and we are able to calculate a time and frequency dependent local scattering function (LSF). In this paper, we estimate the LSF from a large set of measurements collected in the DRIVEWAY'09 measurement campaign, which focuses on scenarios for intelligent transportation systems. We then obtain the time-frequency-varying power delay profile (PDP) and the time-frequency-varying Doppler power spectral density (DSD) from the LSF. Based on the PDP and the DSD, we analyze the time-frequency-varying root mean square (RMS) delay spread and the RMS Doppler spread. We show that the distribution of these channel parameters follows a bi-modal Gaussian mixture distribution. High RMS delay spread values are observed in situations with rich scattering, while high RMS Doppler spreads are obtained in drive-by scenarios. I.
On the Optimum Number of Hypotheses for Adaptive Reduced-Rank Subspace Selection
by Markus Hofer, Zhinan Xu, Thomas Zemen
"... Abstract—Intelligent transport systems (ITS) require low-latency dependable wireless communication links inbetween ve-hicles as well as between vehicles and the infrastructure. In vehicular communication scenarios communication channels are time- and frequency (doubly) dispersive and the channel sta ..."
Abstract—Intelligent transport systems (ITS) require low-latency dependable wireless communication links inbetween ve-hicles as well as between vehicles and the infrastructure. In vehicular communication scenarios communication channels are time- and frequency (doubly) dispersive and the channel statistics are non-stationary, i.e., they change over time. Hence, the design of appropriate channel estimators is challenging. Recently an adaptive reduced-rank channel estimation technique for non-stationary time-variant channel estimation was introduced by Zemen and Molisch, 2012. This technique uses a hypothesis test to obtain an estimate of the current channel statistics on a per frame basis. The optimum number of hypotheses is not known. In this paper we present new empirical insights on the optimum choice of the number of hypotheses for the hypothesis test for non-stationary time-variant channel estimation. With these considerations the complexity of an adaptive reduced-rank channel estimator can be reduced and its performance improved. I.
... non-stationary propagation conditions, i.e., where the delay and Doppler spread changes over time [6]. Such propagation conditions are specifically observed in V2V communication scenarios [7–10]. In =-=[11, 12]-=- a robust reduced-rank iterative channel estimator that relies on a correlation matrix assuming a flat delayDoppler scattering function is presented. The support region of the scattering function is d...
1Time- and Frequency-Varying K-Factor of Non-Stationary Vehicular Channels for Safety Relevant Scenarios
"... Abstract—Vehicular communication channels are character-ized by a non-stationary time- and frequency-selective fading process due to fast changes in the environment. We characterize the distribution of the envelope of the first delay bin in vehicle-to-vehicle channels by means of its Rician K-factor ..."
Abstract—Vehicular communication channels are character-ized by a non-stationary time- and frequency-selective fading process due to fast changes in the environment. We characterize the distribution of the envelope of the first delay bin in vehicle-to-vehicle channels by means of its Rician K-factor. We analyze the time-frequency variability of this channel parameter using vehic-ular channel measurements at 5.6 GHz with a bandwidth of 240 MHz for safety-relevant scenarios in intelligent transportation systems (ITS). This data enables a frequency-variability analysis from an IEEE 802.11p system point of view, which uses 10 MHz channels. We show that the small-scale fading of the envelope of the first delay bin is Rician distributed with a varying K-factor. The later delay bins are Rayleigh distributed. We demonstrate that the K-factor cannot be assumed to be constant in time and frequency. The causes of these variations are the frequency-varying antenna radiation patterns as well as the time-varying number of active scatterers, and the effects of vegetation. We also present a simple but accurate bi-modal Gaussian mixture model, that allows to capture the K-factor variability in time for safety-relevant ITS scenarios. I.
Implementation and Evaluation of Channel Estimation and Phase Tracking for Vehicular Networks
by Yongjiu Du, Dinesh Rajan, Joseph Camp
"... Abstract—The high mobility of vehicular networks makes channel estimation and phase tracking challenging and an im-portant problem for OFDM receiver design. In IEEE 802.11p vehicular networks, the channel estimation based on a long preamble in the PHY frame performs poorly in fast-fading channels. M ..."
Abstract—The high mobility of vehicular networks makes channel estimation and phase tracking challenging and an im-portant problem for OFDM receiver design. In IEEE 802.11p vehicular networks, the channel estimation based on a long preamble in the PHY frame performs poorly in fast-fading channels. Moreover, the pilot-based phase tracking usually suffers from large residual phase errors. In this paper, we propose and implement a novel phase tracking algorithm, leveraging the decoded data. We also provide a detailed hardware design for a decoder-based channel estimation algorithm with a pipeline structure on an FPGA-based platform. Through diverse experi-ments via an advanced channel emulator, our results show that the proposed algorithm could significantly improve the system performance in terms of packet error rate, while adding less than 3 % of additional hardware resources. We also jointly evaluate the packet error rate versus the bitwidth of the data in the FPGA, which is important to achieve a good balance between the hardware cost and the system performance.
...erformance of the channel estimation. Leveraging the decoded information to track the fast-fading channels has been shown to achieve more robustness due to the error correction gains from the decoder =-=[13]-=-, [14], which is the state-of-the-art method via simulation. However, the decoder delay introduced by the buffer time in convolutional decoders usually makes the channel estimate stale. As a result, t...
Grassmannian Delay-Tolerant Limited Feedback for Interference Alignment
by Zhinan Xu, Thomas Zemen
"... Abstract—In this paper, we propose a delay-tolerant limited feedback algorithm for single-input single-output (SISO) inter-ference alignment. The temporal correlation and band limitation of the time-selective fading process is exploited to model the channel impulse response with a low-dimensional ba ..."
Abstract—In this paper, we propose a delay-tolerant limited feedback algorithm for single-input single-output (SISO) inter-ference alignment. The temporal correlation and band limitation of the time-selective fading process is exploited to model the channel impulse response with a low-dimensional basis expan-sion. The algorithm tracks and feeds back the evolution of the basis expansion coefficients on the Grassmannian manifold. These coefficients allow the transmitter to predict the future channel realizations to compensate the feedback delay. By feeding back the quantized basis expansion coefficients instead of the channel impulse responses, the number of feedback bits can be substantially reduced. Our numerical results demonstrate that by exploiting the subspace structure of the time-variant channel we can reduce the amount of feedback to 2 bits per channel realization. I.
"... reliable channel estimation is critical for the system performance due to the extremely time-varying char-acteristic of V2V channels. In this article, we present a survey on the current channel estimation techniques for the IEEE 802.11p standard. According to deficiencies of the current schemes and ..."
reliable channel estimation is critical for the system performance due to the extremely time-varying char-acteristic of V2V channels. In this article, we present a survey on the current channel estimation techniques for the IEEE 802.11p standard. According to deficiencies of the current schemes and considering characteristics of V2V channels, we propose a novel channel estimation scheme, which utilizes the data symbols to construct pilots as well as the correlation characteristics between channels within two adjacent symbols. Analysis and sim-ulation results demonstrate that the proposed scheme outperforms currently widely-used schemes especially in high signal-to-noise ratio regime. At the end, some open issues for the future work conclude this article. I.
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20-year-old organizes peaceful protest in Charlotte's SouthPark Monday afternoon
Demonstrators gather in Charlotte's SouthPark community
By Amanda Foster | June 1, 2020 at 8:15 PM EDT - Updated June 1 at 8:38 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Protesters marched streets in Charlotte's SouthPark neighborhood Monday afternoon, walking along Morrison Boulevard and standing on street corners nearby.
The group chanted, held signs and spoke with police officers who joined the walk.
"We have more of a voice if we keep it peaceful," organizer Autumn Dixon said. "If it's not peaceful, then we're not being heard, because it's just chaos."
The 20-year-old's goal for the protest in SouthPark was to keep things peaceful throughout the afternoon.
"Not all police want to hurt us," protester Landon Blacknall said. "But there's things in the system that they can't help, that makes all police look bad. I think that if we don't come together, we won't solve anything, and I think the most American thing we can do is protest, peacefully."
The group marched along Morrison Boulevard, from Barclay Downs Drive to Sharon Road.
"I'm tired of seeing the protests in our own community, and our community being destroyed. I felt this would be the safest option for us today," Dixon said.
Dixon coordinated with police, who road alongside protesters on the street, while they walked the sidewalk. Some walked alongside, talking with protesters. Some also knelt alongside them and received water from protesters.
Dixon said she brought the group together after the events in Minnesota, and some in her own life.
"I think that it's sad that we still have to express why as humans, that we have to be treated with respect and equality," Dixon said to the group over the megaphone.
The protesters in SouthPark Monday said they have seen other protests in Charlotte take a different approach, some getting violent.
That was not their goal.
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Amanda Foster is a general assignment reporter who joined WBTV News in August of 2017. She came to us from WJCL in Savannah, Georgia.
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Cosmo Jones Beat Machine - "Negrospiritualized"
Coming from the cold forests of Finland, the Cosmo Jones Beat Machine takes the genre of blues into places only they can. The musicians are Pekka Pirttikangas: Vocals and Guitar, Marko Lukkarinen: Vocals and Guitar, El Bubbles: Percussion and Things, JP Hautalampi: Drums and Paul Staufenbiel: Keyboards. Together they create a very furious paced, up-beat blues that jumps headlong into the genre without a thought for the mainstream. There are hints of Captain Beefheart, in fact many of the vocals sound in that Beefheart rant style. The music is not quite Beefheart but on occasion that beat blues vision he had can definitely be heard.
Negrospiritualized is a twelve track CD that lasts well over forty minutes. It jives and swings, it rocks and rolls, and it rants with catchy hip thrusting grooves. Cosmo Jones Beat Machine have got a definite style of their own, you can delve into Beefheart delta slide stuff with "Voodoo Audio Blues" and "Smilin Snakes", these tracks are very close to Beefheart indeed, that growl of his springs from the speakers, the sound is near perfect and no doubt this will appeal to fans of his.
"Jesus Don't Mind My Drinking" is a cracking song. Very in your face. There are links to Zappa here and there. "Preaching The Gospel" musically could be Zappa as well as Beefheart. Those two influences alone make for interesting music creation. I have no idea if they hold Zappa/Beefheart as an influence, but I can hear definite elements in their music regardless. For the spacey side of things, stuff like "Hellbait" is in a Nucleon vein, it is uncanny.
On the whole, if you are a out of it blues freak, one who is familiar with the works of Beefheart/Zappa or maybe like a bit of new blues or something then give it a try.
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Anyone wanna guess where on the tank this is:
driver hatch hole, and clearly visible 30mm plate, of course if you know other dimensions to compare lol...
It is indeed the drivers hatch, but not sure where you seeing the 30mm plate?
If you're talking about the UFP, it's 45mm. The hatch itself though is 30mm on the 2A4, and over twice as thick on the 2A5 forward.
On 4/29/2020 at 4:32 AM, SH_MM said:
Thermal imagers at the early 1970s didn't offer sufficient resolution and contrast to be used as night vision devices in armored vehicles; yet they clearly offered a massive advantage in terms of detection capability.
In what sense? Were Thermals outside armored vehicles okay in the early '70, if there were any in service?
In 1974 a test with an AN/TAS-3 strapped to a TOW, had a 60% hit capability at ranges from 600 to 1000 meters at night, compared to 16% with day tracker and some illumination.
The 1st Panzerdivision is showing off its new gate guardian/mascot.
Leopard 2AV turret (T21) on pre-series Leopard 2 hull. Apparently with 105 mm rifled gun.
1 hour ago, Pascal said:
All thermal imagers based on Common Modules (TOGS, WBG-X, systems for M60A3 and M1 Abrams) utilize a 120 line detector, which is usually used to generate a image with a 640 x 480 pixel effective resolution (AFAIK it can be either interlaced or non-interlaced depending on the exact implementation). According to US data, this would allow the M1 Abrams to identify targets (i.e. to know wether the pixel blob on the screen/in the occular is a T-72 or a M1 Abrams tank) up to about 1,500 meters distance. However combat experience in the Gulf War has shown that in bad weather condiitons, target identification range can be limited to just 600 meters - this was blamed for the increased number of firendly fire incidents in Iraq.
West-Germany wanted to be able to fight at night at ranges of up to 3,000 meters (though even with their LLLTV systems actual range was probably closer to under 1,500 meters at bad weather conditions). The AN/TAS-3 has a 64 line detector and was ready for production in 1975, about the same time the Leopard 2 was originally meant to enter service. So it is clear that this technology didn't allow meeting the desired range at the time.
In the Jahrbuch der Wehrtechnik it is mentioned that the RZ 501 thermal imager made by the West-German industry had a 100 lines detector in 1974 and a MOU to develop the Common Modules was being signed, so technology was catching up - but the original Leopard 2 prototypes were ordered in 1971, well before thermal imaging systems were ready to become the sole source for night vision equipment of main battle tanks.
AFAIK the MIRA thermal imager for Milan has 50 detector elements, no idea about MIRA 2.
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What's the identification range of a tank target for the image intensifiers of the early '70 time frame?
I had something regarding the M60A3 and it's early versions with the image intensifiers before switching to it's thermals, hope i can find it in time.
On 5/8/2020 at 5:18 PM, SH_MM said:
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I spend recently a bit of time with the Rh-120mm L44 gun.
Here are my findings (weight estimation):
This a combination of estimation (marked with ~) and many sources for the weight of the L44 gun on the Leopard 2A4
Sources can be found here: http://gamesound.eu/res/leopard2/leopard_120mm_compare.svg
Here are also some great pics of the L44 cut open:
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removed incorrect data
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The BAAAINBw's TL 2350-0010 for "Sonderpanzerung, zweite Generation" (technical delivery conditions for the supply of special armor, second generation) expired last year. No idea what to make of this. Unfortunately none of the TLs are available for private persons.
17 hours ago, Yoshi_E said:
From there I can only draw the conclusion that it's a metal which does not rust, therefore not needing any paint.
It does not rust... just like stainless steel.Paint is hardly an evidence.
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11 hours ago, SH_MM said:
True, but using stainless steel wouldn't make much sense due to weight IMO.
A solid titanium block with holes drilled into it is my best guess, as this would provide the best protection for its weight.
On 5/14/2020 at 11:24 PM, Yoshi_E said:
A counter argument I could think of is that titanium quickly shatters, meaning it would create a lot of spalling when penetrated, yet no spall liner was applied there.
I don't think titanium actually shatters, it's fairly ductile eventhough its very hard.
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This a combination of estimation (marked with ~) and 5 sources for the weight of the L44 gun on the Leopard 2A4
Sources can be found here: https://i.imgur.com/l3O7juF.png (contact me if u want the .svg file)
Regarding the theory that Leopard 2A4 8th batch and upwards utilized Titanium and Tungsten:
In all older Leopard 2 the trunnion was always painted with rust resistant paint as seen here:
Yet in all new versions (>=2A5) the trunnion was no longer painted and just raw metal:
Taking the rumors into account, the trunnion is most likely made out of a titanium alloy. The color and texture of the metal would also support this idea.
On 5/16/2020 at 5:02 AM, Pardus said:
Why all this guessing?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4xitrrBUDsYckRhSXNNSXpKbkE/view?pli=1
Gun cradle weight of 595kg, and all the other stuff you can probably use translate for (this is most likely for Strv 122 as well, not Strv 121).
So gun cradle on 122 is steel, not titanium, weight in this location doesn't matter as much as it's right on the pivot point, inertia and balance doesn't change a whole lot because of it.
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On 5/17/2020 at 7:53 PM, Scav said:
What is the weight calculation that suggests steel based on, a solid or hollow trunnion? Also what measurements are used besides the 240mm thickness? (incl. size & depth of all the holes)
I had that file already in my folder... guess i overlooked it or got deterred by the language. Thats why this thread is a gold mine
The swedish document was difficult to translate, but I manged to find everything other than "Framförare vikt : 36kg" Translation is something like: "Front - Recoil reducing". Im assuming its part of the hydraulics / recuperators, but the "Front" part in it doesnt match that.
I updated my post, though the total mass is still off by some 540kg. Other than the cradle tube i cant think of other locations where this weight could be. Any ideas?
@Pardus:
240mm thickness
728mm wide (Swedish documents list 910mm including the bearings)
The central hole should be around 310 mm in diameter (from the Swedish document)
The smaller ones are larger on the inside and smaller on the front, but in general it should be 30-80mm in diameter.
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Ok, using those measurements I get 698 kg for a solid block, no holes, using a density of 8 g/mm3. With the holes 595 kg sounds about right, so RHA does make sense based on that.
420mm NERA + 240mm RHA should make for some pretty impressive protection. Using a 0.5 RHAe modifier for Tech B armour you get 210mm RHAe + 240mm RHA backing, so that's a 450mm RHAe mantlet.
Seems about right
57 mm cover plate + 22 mm rear plate
Meanwhile this design from 1976 weighed more than the gun mantlet of the series production version.
On 5/20/2020 at 3:33 PM, Pardus said:
We don't know the exact dimensions of the holes, though you can sort of get close with pixel measuring on the inside, but that isn't particularly relevant because the gun cradle isn't just that block, it's also the thicker part of the barrel right in front of the block and right behind it.
In the Rh120 brochure from Rheinmetall I posted a while ago the "gun port" dimensions are given: 730x500mm, thus while the gun cradle itself is 728mm wide we can surmise the height is close to 500m, after you know the rough dimensions some guessing of hole sizes, you can get a decent idea on how much volume it has.
On 5/20/2020 at 3:52 PM, Yoshi_E said:
Total weight is 3655kg with mantlet.
Without it's 3015kg.
Where do you get 3780 from?
Keep in mind that weight can change over production, the 122's gun might not be identical to the original leo 2's.
The section at the bottom seems to have been dropped and I'm not sure which 2AV mantlet this is....
I summarized all weights here:
http://gamesound.eu/res/leopard2/leopard_120mm_compare.svg
In most sources 3800kg or 3780kg is given (especially for more current version)
@SH_MM Source to that? It looks alot like the 2AV armor array, how much is that applicable to Leopard 2A4, considering that the armor layout between them were changed quite considerably?
I suggest using the factory brochure since it's from 1982 and that's going to be more accurate than those webpages.
The current version is going to weigh more as a result of a heavier barrel, none of those seem to have this, so they are most likely wrong.
On 5/26/2020 at 10:05 AM, Scav said:
You think the value Rheinmetall has given is wrong? I doubt that. It also matches the recently measured weight on Pz 87.
The barrel weight is commonly given, and known for all L44 and L55 variants.
I think its more likely that the system or the armor on the system was changed, or increased in weight since 1982.
E.g. the Turnunion there was not manufactured that precise in 1980, it should also be slightly smaller due to additional paint layer. Other changes could be the recoil system. The mount system for the MG was also changed.
So 3655kg for Leopard A0-A3 and 3780kg or 3800kg for Leopard 2A4 - Leopard 2A5.
On 11/3/2019 at 2:57 AM, SH_MM said:
new ATTICA thermal imager for the gunner's sight, new eye-safe laser rangefinder.
So the German leopards 2 jumped over the second generation thermal imager's for the gunner's sight right to third generation?


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VintageVibe Fest in Palm Springs monetizing idea that everything old is new again
The inaugural VintageVibe Fest is taking over the Palm Springs Convention Center this weekend with vintage products and music targeting young people
VintageVibe Fest in Palm Springs monetizing idea that everything old is new again The inaugural VintageVibe Fest is taking over the Palm Springs Convention Center this weekend with vintage products and music targeting young people Check out this story on desertsun.com: http://desert.sn/2yySItV
Bruce Fessier, The Desert Sun Published 12:32 p.m. PT Oct. 19, 2017 | Updated 10:27 a.m. PT Oct. 20, 2017
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Lizzy and the Triggermen perform music remindful of the 1930s at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the VintageVibe Festival at the Palm Springs Convention Center.(Photo: Submitted)
VintageVibe, a new festival running through Sunday at the Palm Springs Convention Center, is out to prove that everything old can be gold again.
But Jared Mancuso, who is producing this first-of-its-kind-in-Palm Springs event during the Modernism Week Fall Preview, makes a distinction between what is vintage and what is merely mid-century modern.
"While they're complementary, they're not the same thing," said Mancuso, a principle of the Pennsylvania-based Mancuso Show Management. "We do have some emphasis on mid-century modern style. You can't avoid it in that area. But ours is newer and we kind of lean on the word 'vibe.'"
BEST OF OCTOBER: Festivals of the month
VintageVibe is described as "a celebration of the evolution of American style and pop culture." It features vendors in the 60,000-square-foot convention center marketplace selling products representing eras from the 1920s through the '90s. But it's not just merchandise from bygone eras. It's also new products inspired by old styles.
"For example," said Mancuso, "we have a company called the Feathered Head and they do head pieces. They have a vintage collection, but they also make and design their own in the style of the 1920s, 1930s and '40s head pieces and feathered hair accessories. We have another company called Reclamation Networks. They take full style and vintage bottles that don't have labels on them and they actually use a laser machine to engrave either logos or designs or themes with the vintage font. So, it's kind of the idea that old is new again."
The centerpiece of this four-day festival, launching with a pool party Thursday at the Saguaro Hotel, is vintage music re-arranged to sound new. The lineup, starting at 11:30 a.m. Friday and Sunday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday, features some straight-out tribute bands. Not Fade Away, playing the '50s music of Buddy Holly, and Sail On, saluting the '60s sound of the Beach Boys, appear back-to-back from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Other acts, such as Phat Cat Swinger at 1 p.m. Friday, or Lizzy and the Triggermen at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, offer new versions of music rooted in sounds of the 1930s and '40s.
Hunter and the Wick'd, featuring Miri Hunter, will perform at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Vintage/Vibe. (Photo: Submitted)
A Joshua Tree band, Hunter and the Wick'd, will perform folk/Americana inspired by the high desert at 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, playing updated versions of classic 1960s R&B, will headline Friday night.
"We're finding new artists that are giving a nod to the music of yesteryear," said Mancuso. "That's a cheesy way to put it, but, the thing about Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears is, the album you listen to, it's is the new James Brown. It's so electrifying. I've seen videos of their performances and it kept me so jazzed."
Lizzy and the Triggermen have the look of the kind of elegant big bands that played ballrooms in the 1930s. They play Great American Songbook tunes that many young people haven't heard, and they turn many of them into fans of the older styles.
"Our audience is actually mostly younger folks," said the band's frontwoman, Elizabeth Shapiro. "In L.A., we often play at this cool music industry spot (No Name restaurant and nightclub on Fairfax Boulevard) where everyone from Lady Gaga to John Legend have performed. People are always shocked when they first come to our shows at how sexy and modern this 1930s music is. It's easy to forget that these old songs were written by young, rebellious spirits who were geniuses at writing about the human condition – which, I think, is why it still resonates today.
"I've never experienced music that so viscerally energizes your soul. For instance, my favorite song we do is a protest piece Irving Berlin wrote in 1941 about the rise of Hitler, called, 'When That Man is Dead and Gone.' It's a rousing, New Orleans-style up-tempo (song) that always gets everyone out on the dance floor."
Lizzy and the Triggermen also perform cover versions of songs by a wide variety of contemporary artists, including Britney Spears, Fiona Apple and The Strokes, and Shapiro says, "no one realizes we just jumped a century.
"Probably the main reason we've been able to connect with a new audience is that we make these tunes our own and play with passion, irreverence and a whole lot of fun," said Shapiro. "I've been lucky to assemble some of the best jazz musicians in this genre, and everyone plays from their gut, which helps the audience feel the music rather than just hear it. Given how much of modern pop is electronic, there is something refreshing about hearing a large acoustic band just wail. We do original charts, the way bands used to, thanks to the brilliance of our band leader, Dan Barrett (who arranged for the late "king of swing," Benny Goodman)."
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Mancuso, who plays old-school rock and roll himself in his spare time, says the favorite band he booked is the Nashville-based Explorers Club, who are playing at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Mancuso said he was attracted by their Beach Boys-influenced pop sound and first reached out to them two years ago.
"I love the Beach Boys," he said. "To hear a new band that is so clearly influenced by that and does such an excellent job re-creating that sound. They have a Beach Boys sound all the way to a Burt Bacharach sound."
"Without question our entire sound is inspired by many classic pop artists, most notably Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys as well as Jimmy Webb, Burt Bacharach and Phil Spector," the Explorers Club wrote in an e-mail. "One of the reasons these things are so reflected in our sound is that it's a universal sound of joy that clicks with people's senses."VintageVibe is one of the desert's more affordable festivals. Visitors can shop in the marketplace and hear daytime bands such as Not Fade Away, Sail On, Lizzy and the Triggermen and Phat Cat Swinger, for just $20 for the weekend. The headline shows starting at 5 p.m. sell for $59 and over on Friday and Saturday, excluding admission into the VintageVibe marketplace. They start at $19 for the Sunday night concerts only.
Best Coast, featuring Bobb Bruno and Bethany Cosentino, will headline the Vintage Vibe Festival Oct. 19-22 at the Palm Springs Convention Center (Photo: Submitted)
The popular Oakland surf, rockabilly and doo-wop band Shannon and the Clams, and the Orange County-based soul and R&B artist Nick Waterhouse, open for Black Joe Lewis on Friday night. The Explorers Club launch the Saturday night segment followed by the Generationals from New Orleans and the L.A. rock duo, Best Coast. The Cactus Blossoms, an early '60s-styled rock-folk-country duo from Minneapolis, is the Sunday headliner following L.A. singer-guitarist Tracy Bryant.
Best Coast is perhaps the linchpin of the lineup.
"When we got Best Coast signed on, I think we threw a party in the office," said Mancuso. "They've got such a cool Los Angeles following and they have this music that has a '50s-'60s structure with its very dreamy California aesthetic. It's almost like a west electronic version of the Bangles."
Mancuso is expecting about 1,000 people a day to roam through the marketplace or stand at the concerts or sit at VIP cocktails tables in roped-off areas. But the point of VintageVibe is to create a fun vibe.
"We're trying to encompass a lot of things," Mancuso said. "I think that's what makes it different than your typical festival. Coachella is a festival or ACL (Austin City Limits), Firefly. It's not a festival in that sense. It's like a marketplace during the day with music. We're working to have arcade games, but we're also going to have yard games that people can play indoors. Then, later in the day, you go to these concerts."
Vintage vibe
What: The VintageVibe Festival, presented by Mancuso Show Management and Emerging Pursuits.
When: Music starts at 11:30 a.m. Friday and Sunday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday. The Vintage Marketplace is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Evening concerts start at 5 p.m.
Where: Palm Springs Convention Center, 277 N. Avenida Caballeros, Palm Springs.
Tickets: Three-day general admission (good for marketplace admission, including second stage bands) $20. Single day full-access passes $79-$129 for Friday and Saturday, $39-$89 for Sunday. Three-day full access passes $199-$249. Some proceeds benefit Sanctuary Palm Springs.
Information: vintagevibefest.com
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A Brian Eno accomplice looks to the pastoral past on The Grape and the Grain.
You can hear an audio version of this blog with Leo Abrahams' music here.
Leo Abrahams is one of those musicians, you may not know, but you have heard him. He's performed with singer Imogen Heap, alternative folk artist Ed Harcourt, played on the film score to Ocean's 11 and appears on the latest Paul Simon CD, Surprise. That last one comes from a fortuitous meeting with ambient pioneer and producer, Brian Eno.
BRIAN ENO: I like him and his playing very much. I spotted him in a guitar shop trying out a guitar, the first guitar player I've ever seen in a guitar shop who wasn't playing "Stairway to Heaven," so I thought he must be good.
Eno invited Abrahams to his studio and he played on the album, Drawn from Life. They've worked together ever since, including a forthcoming collaboration with Herbie Hancock. But Abrahams also has his own music vision. Inspired by his work on the 2003 film score to Code 46 he created his own album, Honey Trap. Leo Abrahams can be an earbending experimenter as he is on the album, Scene Memory, but much of his music has a wistful charm. Abrahams, the ultimate modernist, says that comes from folk music.
LEO ABRAHAMS: I really love folk music. I love the honesty of it and the fact that it's not really affected by fashion too much and that it's not about the ego, you know, it's more, it's reaching out to something else which is, in popular music, I think quite a rare thing.
You can hear that sound on Leo Abrahams new CD, The Grape and the Grain. It's a blissfully nostalgic album from a musician who has pushed the electric edges of his guitar. With hurdy-gurdy, cello and a medieval lute called the bandura, it sounds like pastoral music from another age. The Grape and the Grain is a quaint album, except for that electric guitar.
The Grape and the Grain is on the Just Music label. It's the May CD of the Month on Echoes and we'll be featuring that CD next week on the show. This has been an Echo Location, Soundings for new Music. You can read a complete review of The Grape and the Grain here.
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On cursory listen, reminds me a bit of Phil Manzanera, but sweeter.
Perhaps that's why Leo is working with Bryan Ferry. Though except for one obscure album, I don't recall Manzanera being this pastoral.


A rare set of 3 antique French olive oil tins dating from the early 1930's. Each of the metal oil cans has been decorated with charming lithographed advertising for La Reine de Provence olive oil. The containers are graduated in size with capacities of 500 ml, 1 Liter and 4 liters.
The collection is certain to add an authentic French provencal touch to your kitchen decor.
Large: 14" High x 6" Wide x 5" Deep (35 cm x 15 cm x 13 cm).
Medium: 7" High x 4.5" Wide x 3" Deep (18 cm x 11 cm x 7,5 cm).
Small: 6" High x 3" Wide x 2" Deep (15 cm x 8 cm x 5 cm).
The set of metal oil cans is in very good vintage condition with some surface marks and scratches.
Their original screw top lids have been lost.


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Malînivka (în ) este un sat în comuna Polianivka din raionul Novohrad-Volînskîi, regiunea Jîtomîr, Ucraina.

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Conform recensământului din 2001, toată populația localității Malînivka era vorbitoare de ucraineană (100%).

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Malînivka, Novohrad-Volînskîi, Jîtomîr
Malînivka, Novohrad-Volînskîi, Jîtomîr
Malînivka, Novohrad-Volînskîi, Jîtomîr


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'We're Praying for Everyone': Deadly Tornadoes, Severe Storms Rip Through Parts of US
An Amazon distribution center is heavily damaged after a strong thunderstorm moved through the area Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, in Edwardsville, Ill. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Tornadoes and a powerful storm system swept through parts of the Midwest and South Friday night, leaving several dead and dozens injured, and causing serious damage. And the death toll could go significantly higher.
A candle factory in Kentucky, an Amazon facility in Illinois, and a nursing home in Arkansas, along with numerous homes were hit hard by storms.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) tweeted Saturday morning that a state of emergency had been declared.
"This has been one of the toughest nights in Kentucky's history, with multiple counties impacted and a significant loss of life. I have declared a state of emergency and submitted a request to @POTUS for an immediate federal emergency declaration."
This has been one of the toughest nights in Kentucky's history, with multiple counties impacted and a significant loss of life. I have declared a state of emergency and submitted a request to @POTUS for an immediate federal emergency declaration. https://t.co/KmMOl95t1N
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— Governor Andy Beshear (@GovAndyBeshear) December 11, 2021
During a news conference, Gov. Beshear referred to the situation as "tragic," adding that he would be praying for the families members of those who perished.
"There were about 110 people in it at the time that the tornado hit it," the governor said. "We believe we'll lose at least dozens of those individuals. It's very hard, really tough, and we're praying for each and every one of those families."
In an update Saturday afternoon, Beshear said at least 70 had died due to the tornado and that the state's death toll could rise to over 100.
The roof at an Amazon center in Edwardsville, Illinois was ripped off and a wall nearly the length of a football field collapsed. Police confirmed that multiple people were killed at the facility.
"The safety and well-being of our employees and partners is our top priority right now," Amazon spokesperson Richard Rocha said in a written statement Friday night. "We're assessing the situation and will share additional information when it's available."
Driving to the partial warehouse collapse in Edwardsville, looks like almost half the building is damaged @KMOV pic.twitter.com/wDMKJNPqmB
— Susan El Khoury (@SusanElKhoury) December 11, 2021
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker offered prayers and support for the people of Edwardsville.
"My prayers are with the people of Edwardsville tonight," Pritzker wrote, "and I've reached out to the mayor to provide any needed state resources."
My prayers are with the people of Edwardsville tonight, and I've reached out to the mayor to provide any needed state resources.
Our @ILStatePolice and @ReadyIllinois are both coordinating closely with local officials and I will continue to monitor the situation.
— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) December 11, 2021
A tornado struck the Monette Manor nursing home in Arkansas, killing one person and trapping 20 others.
According to Fox 16 News, the nursing home's roof was ripped off and other buildings in town also were damaged. Survivors were taken to a local church to reunite with their family members.
Just a heartbreaking scene at Monette Manor Nursing Home. Prayers that somehow everyone is ok. #arwx pic.twitter.com/kRNcpznNo2
— Brian Emfinger (@brianemfinger) December 11, 2021
The Weather Channel reported another death at a Dollar General store in Arkansas.
"Officials confirm to our @weatherchannel team that a person has died at a Dollar General in Leachville, Arkansas after storms hit the building," tweeted Meteorologist Tevin Wooten.
Please pray for those affected by the storms as relief efforts are ongoing.
What is prayer? Does God hear me if I pray? Your important questions about prayer are addressed here.


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Don't Compromise Your Victory Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Don't Compromise Your Victory
Hosted by Terry Canady and Thom Schumacher
One of the most insidious enemies we face on the spiritual path is compromise. It can seem so easy and beneath our notice. We make a seemingly inconsequential concession here, or cut a corner there. At first, it doesn't seem to matter. This minor erosion happens so slowly we hardly notice it. But then we wake up to find that the combined weight of our minor indiscretions and rule bending has reached critical mass, becoming a serious challenge to our spiritual progress. Without realizing it, the mouse we chose to overlook has become a deadly dragon that we must slay if we hope to make progress on our path! And, of course, the last thing we intended was to compromise our spiritual victory. On the spiritual journey, there is simply no room for compromise, because the price we pay for it always comes due at some point. Join us this Tuesday when we discuss how to defeat the enemy of compromise and ensure our victory. The OPEN DOOR every Tuesday at 11a.m. Pacific and 2 p.m. Eastern
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Q: Capitalize first letter of each word using VBA How to format words in Excel sheets using VBA such that first letter is capitalized followed by small letters in each word?

A: PROPER function should help. See this for details.
Using VBA
Sub Demo()
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Dim rng As Range, cel As Range
    Dim lastRow As Long

    Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet3")  'change Sheet3 to data sheet
    With ws
        lastRow = .Cells(.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row
        For Each cel In .Range("A1:A" & lastRow)
            cel.Offset(0, 1).Value = Application.Proper(cel.Value)
        Next
    End With
End Sub

Using Formula
=PROPER(A1)

A: This answer is the top Stack Overflow hit on Google for this question:
"vba code to capitalise the first letter of a word"
This code works in Office 365 Excel on Windows 10:
Public Function fnProperCase(sWord As String) As String
    fnProperCase = StrConv(sWord, vbProperCase)
End Function

Here is the Excel with a test suit; row 5 has all three outputs; test data in col 1, =fnProperCase() in col 2 and =PROPER() in col 3
Below are various other answers on Stack Overflow and elsewhere:
StrConv
Capitalise first letter of words without changing currently Capitalised
Making wrong code look wrong

A: This is known as Proper Case. You can use the following line to convert a cell value to proper case:
YourCell.Value = StrConv(YourCell.Value, vbProperCase)


What will your professional future look like? If there is nothing special about your work, if it is similar to everyone else's, you will not be rewarded, no matter how hard you try. If you provide garden-variety service, you are part of the herd and will be side-lined easily.
How will you survive in the global economy? By constantly investing time in your professional and personal growth. Spend at least some 30 minutes every day on your own education. Read professional journals, books, newsletters, websites etc. Participate in workshops and conferences. Enhance your network.
Learning is easy if you unleash your natural curiosity. Use every opportunity to enrich your repertoire of ideas and skills and to broaden your horizon. Become a joyful explorer, a lover of life, an intense appreciator.
Most human beings live way below their true potential. So make use of your dormant assets, tap your inner sources and develop your potential. Imagine that you have signed a secret agreement to bring out the best in you. Assume complete responsibility for making the most of your talents. Enhance your strengths, upgrade yourself and give great value to your clients!
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Req. #2825. NorthWestern Energy is looking for a Machine Operator-Bozeman, MT. The machine operator performs various manual labor and equipment operation tasks to assist the Gas crews to install, maintain, and service the gas distribution system. This is an entry-level position that may be used to prepare the worker for entry into an Apprenticeship. The machine operator may be called upon in emergency situations.DESCRIPTION OF ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: All NorthWestern Energy employees are required to adhere to company safety standards and the Code of Business Conduct & Ethics. Ensure all actions are consistent with NorthWestern Energy's values, mission, and strategic business objectives. Communicate verbally and understand audible signals in emergency/safety situations and in general to assist in keeping worksite area safe. Assist line crews to install, maintain, and service the electric power-line transmission system. Observe and perform safe practices for operating in the vicinity of electric and natural gas crews. Organize, restock, and perform basic preventative maintenance on equipment, trucks and shop. Use hand tools and operate heavy equipment to dig ditches and expose utilities. Work overtime including call out availability for evening and weekend shifts?especially in response to acute service needs. Follow directions from crew members. Work as a team member to safely and efficiently complete work activities. Use problem-solving skills and initiative to foresee equipment needs of the crew and to identify and alert the crew to potential safety concerns. Lift, shovel, rake, install wires and pip, pull and push heavy loads as well as driving large trucks and towing equipment. Perform individual lift of equipment weighing up to 75 pounds. This position is subject to seasonal layoff .MARGINAL WORK FUNCTIONS: These functions may be considered essential based on location and other factors. Drive to installation locations. Adapt to technological changes as they are implemented. Organize and perform regular and preventative maintenance on equipment. Interact with the public. GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS: High school diploma or equivalent. Valid Commercial Driver's License and satisfactory driving record. Must be able to operate equipment such as: backhoes, loaders, excavators, trenchers, hydraulic booms (excluding cranes), compressors and other medium duty equipment. First Aid/CPR Certification. Knowledge of applicable codes and safety policies/procedures. Demonstrate and maintain a good safety record.WAGES: $33.95 Per CBA. BENEFITS: Yes. DAYS/HOURS: Seasonal Full-time.


The Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources has approved the 2017-2026 Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) of the national power utility, PT PLN (Persero). A copy of the RUTPL can be downloaded from the website of the Directorate General of Electricity here.
Why is the RUPTL important to IPP developers?
The RUPTL in essence represents PLN's plan to procure electricity from private Independent Power Producers (IPPs). Over the last decade, the RUPTL has evolved from a loose guideline as to which locations PLN may wish to see IPPs developed in, to a rulebook essentially requiring PLN to contract with IPPs whose projects appear on the RUPTL.
Furthermore, in order for IPP projects to gain the benefits of the government-guaranteed programme introduced under Presidential Regulation 4/2016 on Acceleration of Power Infrastructure Development, the relevant project must be listed on the RUPTL.
What are the key themes in the new RUPTL?
The issuance of the new RUPTL now empowers PLN to continue to push out its bid documents for the development of new projects, and accordingly, we are hopeful of seeing a great deal of activity around new greenfield IPPs over the coming few months.


Worrying changes everything. That is the illusion I have when I drop into the realm of consternation and fear; if I worry about all the details, if I plan, if I monitor, if I control I will be able to make things… All right? Go smoothly? Turn out for the best? Avoid the dog knotted mess that I fear they will be? I have so many worries! No matter what I am working on, considering or deciding I have a basket load of fears to go with it.
Home repair? I can perseverate over the timing, the cost, the selection of craftsperson, and so on. I can schedule it and put it off all within the same nanosecond. I can justify the expense and dread the expenditure within the same breath. Once I have soothed myself, made peace with the decision, and moved on I can find something else to take the attention of my negative forecasting.
What about the vacation I am planning? With the weather hold? Will travel be difficult? WIll I pack enough? Pack the right things? Will the accommodations be right? What will I eat? Back I cycle to the packing, back I cycle to the travel, the transf]portation from home to plane, from airport to hotel, over and over again. My brain finds problems and then solutions; and, not satisfied, finds different problems or revisits the same ones. Over and over. It is exhausting.
I go to the doctor with some physical concern. Of course, I have already consulted "Dr. Google" and have an idea about the peril I am in; the nasty nature of my perceived illness; the challenges in getting well. I remember all the past times I have been to the doctor when there was unpleasant news (not the numerous times I have been and been declared incredibly healthy for my age and with my history) this time it will be different. And then my brain goes into my death. Have I left proper instructions for the disposition of my body, my worldly remains, my stuff? Am I going to be a lot of trouble for my loved ones in my passing in that they have to guess what all my crap is for and where it should go? (Do I put little labels on the bottom of things (kid #1, Kid# 2, G-Kid #1, toss, donate etc.) to take the choices away from my survivors or do I let it go? My mind goes from the inconvenient to the morbid in a moment and I have just made the appointment.
Driving to a new location, particularly in dusk or dark can send me over the edge. Making a new recipe for dinner can trigger this worry. Even remembering situations from the past can resurrect past worries and lay them over current events; what happened then influencing the now. Done enough the dam may break and I begin to worry about the repair, the travel, the health issues all over again.
The joke that life plays on me is that the more I worry – the more I find to worry about. I become super skilled in the process of prognosticating disaster.
Worrying changes how I am in the moment, what control I imagine I have over my life, keeps my brain pursuing the possibilities of difficulty, pain, and disaster. I seldom spend time fantasizing about how wonderful things will be. I know there are people who do and that amazes me. When I get into future tripping it is always the difficult and in that process, I ruin what is going on right now. My mind is in the dark and I suffer.
Worrying changes nothing. My fears and concerns do not impact the future. Of course, I take footsteps to do my side of the deal, to plan, to prepare; but when I start writing the scene for others, try to influence their actions and responses, I have jumped my rails. I have become derailed into despair. My worrying robs me from enjoying the moment, of experiencing curiosity, of learning. When my mind is using all that it thinks and all that it thinks it knows – there is no room for new. No new information, no unpredictable outcomes, no unforeseen result. And it is in that newness, that I can grow, I can be surprised, I can flex my muscles of adaptation and assimilation.
There is a reason for my worry and concern and it has to do with my past, the unuseful patterns of thinking, the illusions of control, the feelings that I, alone, am master of my fate. None of these are true; I am not in control of others, the weather, street lights or diagnosis. I am only able to amend my own thought processes to allow me a more amenable present and, thus, a more amenable future. I also can learn to trust myself; I won't endanger my ability to have housing by repairing my house, I won't explode if I don't have the right clothes when I travel, we will all adapt if the weather is not optimal when we are on vacation, if I get lost getting somewhere I will find my way back. I have experienced all of these things and I am fine. Build on this knowledge and, a little at a time, let go of the worries. It will take time to repair this thought process; to hold the future more loosely, to trust. So being kind to myself in this process, as in so many, is key.
Worrying in the past has changed nothing. Worrying in the present changes only me, and my enjoyment of my life. Let go of the worries, a little at a time. And in the meantime; don't worry about it.


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