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ARHP Executive Director Retires
March 17, 2018 • By Kelly Tyrrell
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From working a temp job in the shipping department to organizing teacher training, maintaining an antebellum mansion and learning the ins and outs of professional medical practice, David Haag has had a career in membership societies that has been anything but boring. And as of this March, he finds himself in pursuit of his next great adventure. He recently retired from the ARHP after 17 years as its executive director.
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"This is not so much retiring as taking a sabbatical for three to six months to figure out where to go for my next 15 years of a working career," says Mr. Haag, whose background is in business. "I am probably leaving membership nonprofits and leaning toward philanthropic organizations, community-based nonprofits. … I want to move to where I'm actually touching the community."
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His inspiration for the move, he says, comes from working with passionate rheumatology health professionals for nearly two decades, a sentiment he expressed at the ARHP business meeting during the November 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting.
"They gave me the mic, and I said, 'You have no idea how impressed I have been watching you. I have never seen so much passion—passion for patients and passion for your work and science. I have been sitting in rooms with you all these years planning conferences and education and listening to you talking about your day-to-day work, and it's so inspiring,'" Mr. Haag says. "I thanked them for allowing me to be a part of the medicine and rheumatology world; they love what they do—it's very obvious—and it motivated me to go do what I love to do."
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Mr. Haag does not give himself enough credit. It's evident he has channeled his passion into the ARHP, too. He has touched the rheumatology community.
It was during his tenure that the ARHP matured into the unique and rewarding professional society it is today, functioning in tandem with the ACR. Mr. Haag says he has never found another medical society where physicians and health professionals come together in this way.
"The first 10 years I was in the job, we managed our ARHP Annual Meeting—the whole program sessions and abstracts. We did not offer CME (continuing medical education) credit for our part of the Annual Meeting, and our attendees needed it," Mr. Haag says. So, working with the ACR education department, he helped merge the ARHP Annual Meeting Program Subcommittee under the ACR Annual Meeting Program Committee so a single CME program could be offered to health professionals and physicians.
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Here at ILoveOldSchoolMusic, we're all about equality and eliminating injustices. We're also about depicting things for what they are, nothing more nothing less. So you can imagine my shock when I woke up this morning to several emails and messages informing us about how many Caucasian people on Twitter were furious and taking shots at NBC, the cast and producers of The Wiz Live Broadway play for not having any Caucasian people in it.
My first thought was 'Well, they're actually wrong, I did spot two or three Caucasian dancers during the scene at the "Wiz's" place when they were dancing in all green' and then I realized that the folks who were complaining, missed one major factor- they are clearly getting THE WIZ movie totally confused with THE WIZARD OF OZ movie- There is a MAJOR difference between the two…but it doesn't sound like they actually were aware of that. The 1978 The Wiz movie was a remake of a film that was originally created as an African American version of 1939 The Wizard of Oz movie, which is the original all-White version. So I'm not quite sure if the critics got that memo.
The Wiz Live was not about excluding Caucasian people, but rather about attempting to throughly depict a version of the original all-Black Broadway play, which is a depiction of the original all-Black film The Wiz. Had African Americans been included in the first cast of the original The Wizard of Oz version in 1939, there would have never been a reason to create a Black version of it in 1978 in the first place. Truth be told, The Wiz Live was extremely well created and depicted and people from all walks of life were entertained by it, with the exception of those who were angry on Twitter.
Another thing that I cannot help but think about is that had NBC decided to do a remake of the 1939 version of the all-White cast of The Wizard of Oz, and decided to cast a Black "Dorothy" instead, all hell would have once again broke lose, much like it did when there was a major uproar when actress, Quvenzhane' Willis, was cast as "Annie" in the 2014 film, Annie. So I guess NBC and The Wiz producers couldn't really win if they tried….at least not in the eyes of those who are complaining about an African American film being re-depicted on Broadway by an African American cast…geesh!
Nonetheless, we think that every last one of those actors deserve their props for a job well done:
Stephanie Mills is a helluva actress and needs to be doing many more movies from here on out. She was so natural it was incredible!
Singer, Neyo, shocked the hell out of me! I had no clue he was going to be such a good actor and of course his singing and dancing was off the charts as "Tinman."
The new cat, Elijah Kelly- excellent job! He played the "Scarecrow" and it was great to see that he was able to not get stuck into imitating Michael Jackson-the originator of that role, but that he was able to bring his own flavor to it. His singing was also the bomb.
David Allen Grier PLAYED that scary "Lion" role! For a minute I actually forgot I was watching Grier, he was that good…but then when he popped through with this one word he said like only he can "Boo-Yah!!!" I knew it was him, LOL.
Mary J. Blige did her thing too. I'll be honest, I've seen Mary's acting skills a couple times and I personally thought she was going to be not so great with her "Evilene" role, but I was wrong, she held her own against some of these heavyweights.
Who could forget about Dorothy, played by newcomer, Shanice Williams? She was the perfect person for the job, she had a natural ability to tap into that innocence of the "Dorothy" character.
Was I the only one shocked to find out that actress, Uzo Aduba (a.k.a. "Crazy Eyes" from Orange Is The New Black) could sing? Uzo gets much respect from me because not only did she show that her versatility as an actress was on point (let's face it, the good witch, Glenda, is a far cry from that orange jumpsuit we typically see her in), but she also showed that she can sing!
Queen Latifah will kill everything she touches, so we expected nothing less when she played "The Wiz" role and she most definitely delivered.
Amber Riley (the actress who starred in the TV series, Glee) was another one who was so natural and brought her own personal flavor to that "Good Witch of the North" role. I tip my hat to her too.
Common's role as the "Wiz's bouncer" was a trip telling folks they needed to back up to the end of that invisible line, LOL. He carried his role well too.
Overall here's what we think about The Wiz Live: Was it as good as the original movie The Wiz? No, but that's an extremely hard feat to accomplish with a live version of a stage play and that's okay. BUT was The Wiz Live a phenomenal piece of work? ABSOLUTELY! The cast, the crew, the costume designers (those costumes were off the chain by the way), the producers and writers ALL deserve an Old School high five, fist bump, and a big hand clap for doing a superb job.
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A method includes a step of reading in the radio data signal and a radio data clock signal, a step of integrating a signal that is a function of the radio data signal and/or the radio data clock signal in order to determine an integral value curve, a step of decoding radio data signal information from the integral value curve, using the radio data clock signal and/or a phase position of the radio data signal, a step of ascertaining radio data signal quality information which represents the credibility of the decoded radio data signal information, using the radio data signal and/or the phase position of the radio data signal, and a step of providing the radio data signal information and the radio data signal quality information in order to provide a conditioned radio data signal.
5507024 April 1996 Richards, Jr.
International Search Report dated May 13, 2015, of the corresponding International Application PCT/EP/2015/052052, filed on Feb. 2, 2015. cited by applicant .
Schneegass, Lutz "Universal digital tuning and display system with RDS", J.radio fernsehen elektronik (Berlin)40, No. 5 (1991), pp. 257-264. cited by applicant.
1. A method for conditioning a radio data signal for a broadcast receiver, the method comprising: reading in the radio data signal and a radio data clock signal; integrating a signal that is a function of at least one of the radio data signal and the radio data clock signal, to determine an integral value curve; decoding radio data signal information from the integral value curve, using at least one of the radio data clock signal and a phase position of the radio data signal; ascertaining radio data signal quality information which represents radio data signal quality, using at least one of the radio data signal and the phase position of the radio data signal, the radio data signal quality information representing the credibility of the decoded radio data signal information; and providing the radio data signal information and the radio data signal quality information to output a conditioned radio data signal from the broadcast receiver; wherein the phase position of the radio data signal is divided into a first phase having a phase angle of 0.degree., and a second phase having a phase angle of 180.degree., in the decoding, and wherein the first phase and the second phase are differentiated by applying a signum function to the radio data clock signal.
2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein in the integrating, at least one of: i) an integral value over the duration of a period of the radio data clock signal is determined, and ii) an integral value is determined by multiplying the radio data signal by the sine of the radio data signal.
3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein in the ascertaining, at least one of: i) the radio data signal quality information represents a good quality when an integral value of the radio data signal is below a predefined threshold value, and ii) the radio data signal quality information represents a poor quality when the integral value of the radio data signal is above the predefined threshold value, a good quality representing a high credibility, at least one of: the radio data signal quality information has a value of zero when it represents a good quality, and ii) the radio data signal quality information has a value of one when it represents a poor quality.
4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the radio data clock signal is obtained in the reading in by applying a Costas loop to the radio data signal.
5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein a multiplex signal is read in in the reading in, a 19-kHz pilot tone being reconstructed using the multiplex signal, using a 19-kHz phase-locked loop, a 57-kHz wave being generated in response to the 19-kHz pilot tone, and the 57-kHz wave being mixed with the multiplex signal and converted into a baseband in order to provide the radio data signal.
6. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein at least one of: i) the radio data signal is filtered in the reading in, using a low pass filter, before the radio data signal is provided, and ii) subsampling with a predefined sampling factor takes place in a subtask sub step.
7. A device for conditioning a radio data signal for a broadcast receiver, comprising: a conditioning unit having a processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, which is executable by a processor, including: a program code arrangement having program code for conditioning a radio data signal for a broadcast receiver, by performing the following: reading in the radio data signal and a radio data clock signal; integrating a signal that is a function of at least one of the radio data signal and the radio data clock signal, to determine an integral value curve; decoding radio data signal information from the integral value curve, using at least one of the radio data clock signal and a phase position of the radio data signal; ascertaining radio data signal quality information which represents radio data signal quality, using at least one of the radio data signal and the phase position of the radio data signal, the radio data signal quality information representing the credibility of the decoded radio data signal information; and providing the radio data signal information and the radio data signal quality information to output a conditioned radio data signal from the broadcast receiver; wherein the phase position of the radio data signal is divided into a first phase having a phase angle of 0.degree., and a second phase having a phase angle of 180.degree., in the decoding, and wherein the first phase and the second phase are differentiated by applying a signum function to the radio data clock signal.
8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, which is executable by a processor, comprising: a program code arrangement having including program code for conditioning a radio data signal for a broadcast receiver, by performing the following: reading in the radio data signal and a radio data clock signal; integrating a signal that is a function of at least one of the radio data signal and the radio data clock signal, to determine an integral value curve; decoding radio data signal information from the integral value curve, using at least one of the radio data clock signal and a phase position of the radio data signal; ascertaining radio data signal quality information which represents radio data signal quality, using at least one of the radio data signal and the phase position of the radio data signal, the radio data signal quality information representing the credibility of the decoded radio data signal information; and providing the radio data signal information and the radio data signal quality information to output a conditioned radio data signal from the broadcast receiver; wherein the phase position of the radio data signal is divided into a first phase having a phase angle of 0.degree., and a second phase having a phase angle of 180.degree., in the decoding, and wherein the first phase and the second phase are differentiated by applying a signum function to the radio data clock signal.
The present invention relates to a method for conditioning a radio data signal for a broadcast receiver, a corresponding device for conditioning a radio data signal for a broadcast receiver, and a corresponding computer program product.
The radio data system (RDS) has existed since the late 1980s. Over the years, continual improvements have been made in the field of RDS demodulation and RDS decoding in the receiver. The services of the RDS are certain types of data which may be transmitted, and evaluated by the radio receivers according to the type of data. In addition to the widely used functions for program identification, radio traffic service, and alternative frequencies, RDS provides further options for additional information/services. RDS is modulated to 57 kHz, with suppression of the carrier. A digital two-phase shift keying method (2-PSK) is used as the modulation method.
European Patent Application No. EP 0627834 A1 describes a circuit system for a demodulator of a radio data signal in a broadcast receiver.
Against this background, a method for conditioning a radio data signal for a broadcast receiver, a device for conditioning a radio data signal for a broadcast receiver which uses this method, and lastly, a corresponding computer program product according to the present invention are provided. Advantageous embodiments result from the description below.
For each bit of the digital radio data signal, the credibility or security (quality) may be determined, in that the bit received in a receiver corresponds to the bit transmitted by a transmitter. The information concerning the credibility, in addition to the check bits, may allow an improvement in the RDS sensitivity or the RDS data recognition at the bit level in the check bits transmitted via the radio data signal.
providing the radio data signal information and the radio data signal quality information in order to provide a conditioned radio data signal.
A radio data signal may be understood to mean a radio data system signal or an RDS signal. The radio data signal may be transmitted via ultra short wave (USW) and modulated to a frequency-modulated (FM) signal. The radio data clock signal may be obtained using the FM signal or using the radio data signal. The radio data signal may be present in digital form as a multiplex (MPX) signal. The radio data signal may be digitized by an analog/digital (A/D) converter.
Thus, the two signals may be stored in a memory or a register and read out. Sample values of the dependent signal or of an auxiliary signal may be summed in the step of integrating. Sample values may be summed over a time period or a time interval in the step of integrating. In the step of decoding, the radio data signal information may be understood to mean a radio data signal bit or an RDS bit. The radio data signal information may be present as a binary value or as a binary data word. In a 2-PSK method, bits, i.e., "ones" and "zeroes," are transmitted in the data clock pulse (for RDS, 1187.5 Hz). The radio data signal quality information may be understood to mean quality information. The radio data signal quality information may be present as a binary value or as a binary data word. The credibility of the decoded radio data signal information may be used to describe the likelihood that associated radio data signal information has been correctly received, or the likelihood that transmitted radio data signal information has been correctly or incorrectly received. If the radio data signal information is provided together with the radio data signal quality information, for one or multiple bits or portions of information a credibility may be associated with the radio data signal information, and this information may be utilized for improved error correction or as an indication of reliability or credibility of the received data. The transmission or the conditioning of the radio data signal may be advantageously improved in this way.
The integral value over the duration of a period of the radio data signal clock pulse may be determined in the step of determining. In one specific embodiment, the integral value may be determined in the step of determining by multiplying the radio data signal by the sine of the radio data signal. The demodulation of the RDS signal may be advantageously improved in this way.
In addition, in the step of ascertaining, the radio data signal quality information may represent a good quality when the integral value of the radio data signal is below a predefined threshold value. The RDS quality information may represent a poor quality when the integral value of the radio data signal is above the predefined threshold value. A good quality may represent a high credibility. In particular, the radio data signal quality information may have the value zero when the radio data signal quality information represents a good quality. In particular, the radio data signal quality information may have a value different from zero when the radio data signal quality information represents a poor quality. In particular, the radio data signal quality information may have the value one (i.e., a "1") when the radio data signal quality information represents a poor quality. A bit of the radio data signal quality information may be associated with a bit of the radio data signal information. The radio data signal quality information may thus be associated bit by bit with the radio data signal information.
The phase position of the radio data signal may be divided into a first phase having a phase angle of 0.degree., and a second phase having a phase angle of 180.degree., in the step of decoding. The first phase and the second phase may be differentiated by applying a signum function to the radio data clock signal, since this is a carrierless transmission.
It is also advantageous when the radio data signal information is decoded in the step of decoding, using a sine component of the radio data signal, and additionally or alternatively a cosine component of the radio data signal, and additionally or alternatively using the radio data signal.
In addition, the radio data clock signal may be obtained by applying a Costas loop to the radio data signal (at the clock pulse level 1187.5 Hz).
Using the Costas loop, a phase position of the radio data signal, or the radio data clock signal, may be reconstructed from the radio data signal or a bit stream of the radio data signal.
A multiplex signal may be read in the step of reading in. A multiplex signal may be understood to mean a digitized MPX signal. By use of the multiplex signal, a 19-kHz pilot tone may be reconstructed, using a 19-kHz phase-locked loop. A 57-kHz radio data carrier signal may be generated in response to the 19-kHz pilot tone. The 57-kHz radio data carrier signal may be mixed with the multiplex signal. The 57-kHz radio data carrier signal which is mixed with the multiplex signal may be converted into a baseband in order to provide the RDS signal.
In accordance with the present invention, a device is provided which is designed to carry out or implement the steps of one variant of a method provided here, in appropriate units. The object underlying the present invention may also be quickly and efficiently achieved by this embodiment variant of the present invention in the form of a device.
In the present context, a device may be understood to mean an electrical device or a circuit which processes sensor signals and outputs control and/or data signals as a function thereof. The device may include an interface which may have a hardware and/or software design. In a hardware design, the interfaces may be part of a so-called system ASIC, for example, which contains various functions of the device. However, it is also possible for the interfaces to be dedicated, integrated circuits, or to be at least partially made up of discrete components. In a software design, the interfaces may be software modules which are present on a microcontroller or DSP, for example, in addition to other software modules.
Also advantageous is a computer program product including program code which may be stored on a machine-readable carrier such as a semiconductor memory, a hard disk, or an optical memory, and used for carrying out the method according to one of the specific embodiments described above, when the program product is executed on a computer DSP, a microcontroller (.mu.C), or a device.
The present invention is explained in greater detail below by way of example, with reference to the figures.
FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a demodulator for a radio data signal according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a portion of a demodulator for a radio data signal according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of a demodulator for a radio data signal with a detail of a Costas loop according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows a flow chart of a method for conditioning a radio data signal for a broadcast receiver according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 shows a signal pattern of a radio data signal and auxiliary signals during the decoding according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 shows a signal pattern of a radio data signal and auxiliary signals during the decoding according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of a portion of the block diagram of the demodulator according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of a portion of the block diagram of the demodulator according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 shows a block diagram of a portion of the block diagram of the demodulator according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 shows a block diagram of a portion of the block diagram of the demodulator according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 shows a block diagram of a portion of the block diagram of the demodulator according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
In the following description of advantageous exemplary embodiments of the present invention, identical or similar reference numerals are used for the elements having a similar action which are illustrated in the various figures, and a repeated description of these elements is dispensed with.
FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a demodulator 100 for a radio data signal according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention. An FM demodulator 102 is supplied with an intermediate frequency signal 104 as an I signal 106, and a Q signal 108 which is an in-phase signal and quadrature signal for I signal 106. FM demodulator 102 provides a multiplex signal 110 or MPX signal 110. Multiplex signal 110 contains in addition to audio information a radio data signal or both signals, depending on the receiving transmitter. The RDS signal is spectrally situated at 57 kHz. In order to transmit the radio data signal, phase shift keying of a suppressed auxiliary carrier takes place at the generally emitted frequency of 1187.5 Hz. A block 112 represents a 19-kHz phase-locked loop or 19-kHz PLL. Multiplex signal 110 is present at the input of the 19-kHz phase-locked loop, and a 19-kHz pilot tone 114 is provided at the output. 19-kHz pilot tone 114 is present at an input of block 116. Block 116 represents a 57-kHz sine wave generation, using 19-kHz pilot tone 114. 57 kHz corresponds to three times the frequency of 19-kHz pilot tone 114. 57-kHz sine wave 118, also referred to as 57-kHz wave 118 for simplicity, which is provided by block 116 is provided to a block 120 which is designed for mixing 57-kHz sine wave 118 with multiplex signal 110 provided by FM demodulator 102, and providing same as auxiliary signal 122. Auxiliary signal 122 is transmitted to a block 124, which represents a low pass or a low pass filter, and is filtered there, and is subsequently supplied to block 126. Subsampling or a sampling rate reduction by a factor n takes place in block 126. RDS signal 128, also referred to as radio data signal 128, which is provided by block 126 is transmitted to a Costas loop 130, which transmits a radio data clock signal 132 and looped-through RDS signal 128 to subsequent block 134. Radio data clock signal 132 is also referred to as an RDS clock pulse or an RDS clock signal. Block 134 represents a circuit which, using RDS signal 128 and radio data clock signal 132, determines radio data signal information 136 and radio data signal quality information 138, which are transmitted to an RDS decoder 140 as conditioned radio data signal 142, whereby RDS decoder 140 obtains RDS block data 144 from this information.
The exemplary embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 shows an RDS demodulator with improved RDS sensitivity. In mobile reception situations, the reception field strength fluctuates very strongly, and RDS signal 128 often disappears; i.e., the RDS reception is interrupted. To ensure stable RDS reception, it is important to continually increase the RDS sensitivity. Nowadays, many applications are dependent on stable RDS reception, for example the TMC signal, which transmits traffic updates that are necessary in a navigation unit for computing the route. Over the long term, loss of information may result in errors. In addition, the up-to-dateness and stability of the FM transmitter list is greatly dependent on the RDS sensitivity.
Improving the RDS sensitivity thus results in many advantages, which will be described by the use of novel algorithms.
One aspect of the provided exemplary embodiment is an improvement in the RDS sensitivity. 57-kHz wave (PLL) 118 is generated from 19-kHz pilot tone (PLL) 114. The stereo pilot tone is generated at 19 kHz in the transmitter. The 57-kHz wave for the RDS signal is also obtained in the transmitter, from the 19-kHz pilot tone wave. Conversely, in the receiver the 57-kHz wave 118 for the RDS signal may also be recovered from 19-kHz pilot tone frequency 114. Pilot tone 114 is emitted by the transmitter at an approximately 7.5 kHz stroke (approximately 10% of the total power), and may be easily reconstructed in the receiver via a 19-kHz PLL 112. The transmitted pilot tone is much more stable, even in the event of interference, than the likewise transmitted 57-kHz RDS signal with a typical 1.5-2.5-kHz stroke.
This 19-kHz wave 114 is now synchronized in frequency and phase with the 19 kHz in the transmitter, and the 57-kHz wave 118 for the RDS signal is then generated from it. MPX signal 110 is mixed with this 57-kHz wave 118, and the RDS signal is converted into the baseband (at a frequency of zero). A subsequent Costas loop 130 then takes over the RDS sine generation at 1187.5 Hz. Costas loop 130 has improved RDS data recognition (on the bit level). In addition, the RDS quality computation, which further improves the RDS sensitivity, is optimized.
The pilot tone is emitted by the transmitter with amplitude A, i.e., Asin(19 kHz+phi), and is then angle-modulated. The 19-kHz wave is recovered in the receiver via a PLL circuit, and phase error phi is corrected. Thus, sin(19 kHz+phi) is generated via a PLL circuit. The 57-kHz wave is obtained from this 19-kHz sine by applying the equation 4sin(19 kHz+phi).sup.3+3sin(19 kHz+phi)=sin(57 kHz+3phi), and is mixed with MPX signal 110. RDS signal 128 is thus generated in the baseband. In addition, the 19 kHz is emitted by the transmitter at approximately 10% of the total power, i.e., with a 7.5-kHz stroke, compared to the 1.5-2.5 kHz that is available for the RDS signal at 57 kHz. In addition, the pilot tone has no directly adjacent frequencies; i.e., only the pilot tone is present between 15 kHz and 23 kHz. Thus, with the pilot tone a much better (more stable) 57-kHz wave may be generated, and the RDS sensitivity may be significantly improved. It is thus also possible, for example, to have reception from RDS transmitters situated far away. This advantageously results in better TMC reception, which may be utilized for navigation.
It is advantageous that no direct 57-kHz PLL is utilized for generating the 57-kHz wave in the receiver; instead, the 19-kHz PLL is utilized for generating the 57-kHz wave.
FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a portion of a demodulator for a radio data signal 128 according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram shown in FIG. 2 may be a detail of the block diagram of a demodulator 100 for a radio data signal shown and described in FIG. 1. A multiplex signal 110 is supplied to a 19-kHz phase-locked loop 112. An input of a first multiplier 250 and an input of a second multiplier 252 are connected to multiplex signal 110. First multiplier 250 is connected to a first low pass filter 254, and second multiplier 252 is connected to a second low pass filter 256. First low pass filter 254 and second low pass filter 256 are connected to a multiplier 258, whose output signal is connected to a signum formation 260. An output of signum formation 260 is connected to a controllable oscillator 262. Controllable oscillator 262 may also be referred to as a sine generator and/or cosine generator. An output of controllable oscillator 262 is connected to the input of block 116 of the 57-kHz generation from 19-kHz pilot tone 114, and to first comparator 250. Another output of controllable oscillator 262 is connected to second multiplier 252. 19-kHz pilot tone 114 may be described mathematically as sin(19 kHz+phi).
The input of block 116 is connected to a block 264. Block 264 determines the cube of an applied signal. The output of block 264 is connected to a multiplier 266 which is designed for multiplying an applied signal by a factor of four. The input of block 116 is also connected to a multiplier 268 which is designed for multiplying an applied signal by a factor of three. The output of multiplier 266 and the output of multiplier 268 are connected to an adder 270 which is designed for adding two applied signals. An output of adder 270, as the output of block 116 as a 57-kHz sine wave 118, is connected to block 120, block 120 being designed for mixing 57-kHz wave 118 with multiplexer signal 110 and providing same as an auxiliary signal 122. Block 120 is connected to a low pass filter 124. Low pass filter 124 is connected to a block 126. Subsampling or a sampling rate reduction by a factor n takes place in block 126. Block 126 provides an RDS signal 128.
FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of a portion of a demodulator for a radio data signal 128 with a detail of a Costas loop 130 according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram shown in FIG. 3 may be a detail of the block diagram of a demodulator 100 for a radio data signal shown and described in FIG. 1. Block 130, which represents a Costas loop, is described in greater detail. An RDS signal 128 is supplied to Costas loop 130. An input of a first multiplier 372 and an input of a second multiplier 374 are connected to RDS signal 128. First multiplier 372 is connected to a first low pass filter 376, and second multiplier 374 is connected to a second low pass filter 378. First low pass filter 376 and second low pass filter 378 are connected to a multiplier 380, whose output signal is connected to a signum formation 382. An output of signum formation 382 is connected to a controllable oscillator 384. Controllable oscillator 384 may also be referred to as a sine generator and/or cosine generator. A first output of controllable oscillator 374 at which radio data clock signal 132 is present is connected to the input of block 134 and to second multiplier 374. A second output of controllable oscillator 384 is connected to first multiplier 372. The output of second multiplier 374 is provided as a sine component 386 to block 134. The output of first multiplier 372 is provided as a cosine component 388 to block 134. In addition, block 134 is connected to RDS signal 128, which is looped past Costas loop 130. Block 134 provides radio data signal information 136 to a first output, and radio data signal quality information 138 to a second output. Block 134 represents a method which uses RDS signal 128, radio data clock signal 132, sine component 386, and cosine component 388 to determine radio data signal information 136 and radio data signal quality information 138. Block 134 is connected to block 140.
In one exemplary embodiment, Costas loop 130 as a core component is made up of a numerically controlled oscillator 384, a signum formation 382, multiple multipliers 372, 374, 380, and two low pass filters 376, 378. When the phase position of numerically controlled oscillator 384 is correctly set, the control signal via the toggles the signal from 382 between +1 and -1. If a clock pulse deviation occurs, this is corrected by the control loop (Costas loop 130).
FIG. 4 shows a flow chart of a method 490 for conditioning a radio data signal for a broadcast receiver according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Method 490 for conditioning a radio data signal for a broadcast receiver includes a step 492 of reading in the radio data signal and a radio data clock signal, a step 494 of integrating a signal which is a function of the radio data signal, and at the same time or alternatively is a function of the radio data clock signal, in order to determine an integral value curve, a step 496 of decoding radio data signal information from the integral value curve, using the radio data clock signal and additionally or alternatively a phase position of the radio data signal, a step 498 of ascertaining radio data signal quality information which represents radio data signal quality, using the radio data signal and additionally or alternatively, the phase position of the radio data signal, and a step 500 of providing the radio data signal information and the radio data signal quality information in order to provide a conditioned radio data signal. The radio data signal quality information represents the credibility of the decoded radio data signal information.
In one exemplary embodiment, the integral value is determined over a period of the radio data signal clock pulse in step 494 of integrating. The integral value is determined by multiplying the radio data signal by the sine of the radio data signal.
In one exemplary embodiment, the radio data signal quality information in step 498 of ascertaining represents a good quality when the integral value of the radio data signal is below a predefined threshold value. The RDS quality information represents a poor quality when the integral value of the radio data signal is above the predefined threshold value. A good quality represents high credibility. In one exemplary embodiment, the radio data signal quality information has the value zero when the radio data signal quality information represents a good quality. The radio data signal quality information has a logical 1 when it represents a poor quality.
In one exemplary embodiment, the phase position of the radio data signal is divided into a first phase having a phase angle of 0.degree., and a second phase having a phase angle of 180.degree., in step 496 of decoding. The first phase and the second phase are differentiated by applying a signum function to the radio data clock signal.
In one exemplary embodiment, the radio data signal information is decoded in step 496 of decoding, using a sine component of the radio data signal, and additionally or alternatively a cosine component of the radio data signal, and additionally or alternatively using the radio data signal.
In one exemplary embodiment, the radio data clock signal is obtained in step 492 by applying a Costas loop to the radio data signal.
In one exemplary embodiment, a multiplex signal is read in in step 492, a 19-kHz pilot tone being reconstructed using the multiplex signal, using a 19-kHz phase-locked loop, a 57-kHz radio data carrier signal being generated in response to the 19-kHz pilot tone, and the 57-kHz radio data carrier signal being mixed with the multiplex signal and converted into a baseband in order to provide the RDS signal.
In one exemplary embodiment, the radio data signal is filtered in step 492 of reading in, using a low pass filter, before the radio data signal is provided. Subsampling with a predefined sampling factor takes place in a substep.
FIG. 5 shows a signal pattern of a radio data signal and auxiliary signals during the decoding according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Four signal patterns 132, 128, 504, 502 are illustrated in a Cartesian coordinate system. The abscissa represents a time axis. The ordinate represents an amplitude of the signal patterns. Signal pattern 132 indicates a radio data clock signal 132. Signal pattern 128 indicates a radio data signal 128. Signal pattern 502 indicates a signal corresponding to +sin(.omega.t)sin(.omega.t). Signal pattern 504 indicates a signal corresponding to an integral of radio data signal 128 multiplied by a sine, the integral value being set to zero after an RDS clock pulse. This means that an integration takes place over one period of radio data clock signal 132.
Radio data clock signal 132 corresponds approximately to a rectangular-pulse signal, and is the signum of the RDS sine (1187.5 Hz). Radio data clock signal 132 ranges about a value of 1.2 on the ordinate of the Cartesian coordinate system (radio data clock signal 132 is shifted solely for appearance for purposes of illustration in a graphical plot, and has no technical relevance). Signal pattern 128 oscillates about a value on the ordinate (the same as for radio data clock signal 132, this is only scaling for better readability). A half-wave of signal pattern 502 corresponds to one-half period of radio data clock signal 132.
An evaluation of signal pattern 504 always takes place at the end of an RDS clock pulse 132. In the exemplary embodiment shown, this results in a pattern 101010.
FIG. 6 shows a signal pattern of a radio data signal 128 and of auxiliary signals in the decoding according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention. Three signal patterns 132, 128, 606 are illustrated in a Cartesian coordinate system. The abscissa represents a time axis. The signal patterns are shifted on the ordinate for purposes of illustration. Signal pattern 132 indicates a radio data clock signal 132. Signal pattern 128 indicates a radio data signal 128. Signal pattern 606 indicates a signal of a summation of a quality signal. Signal pattern 128, i.e., radio data signal 128, and signal pattern 132, i.e., radio data clock signal 132, correspond to the illustration in FIG. 5. Signal 606 represents a summation over time of a signal which represents quality.
FIG. 7 shows a block diagram of a portion of block 134 according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram may be a flow chart which is implemented as a computer program product or as a circuit. Block 134 may be an exemplary embodiment of block 134 shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3. Block 134 is supplied with a radio data signal 128 and a sine component 386. Sine component 386 is supplied to blocks 710 and 712, and radio data signal 128 is supplied to blocks 714 and 716. A variable sum1 is incremented by the value of sine component 386 in block 710; i.e., a sum is formed from variable sum1 and sine component 386 and stored as the new value for variable sum1. A variable sum2 is incremented by the value of sine component 386 in block 712; i.e., a sum is formed from variable sum2 and sine component 386 and stored as the new value for variable sum2. A variable sum3 is incremented by the value of radio data signal 128 in block 714; i.e., a sum is formed from variable sum3 and radio data signal 128 and stored as the new value for variable sum3. A variable sum4 is incremented by the value of radio data signal 128 in block 716; i.e., a sum is formed from variable sum4 and radio data signal 128 and stored as the new value for variable sum4. A block 718 situated in block 134 represents the partial segments of block 134 illustrated in subsequent FIG. 8 through FIG. 11.
FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of a portion of block 134 according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram may be a flow chart which is implemented as a computer program product or as a circuit. Block 134 may be an exemplary embodiment of block 134 shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3. Block 134 is supplied with a radio data clock signal 132. A signum function is applied to radio data clock signal 132 in a block 820. The result of the signum function in block 820 is multiplied by a result of the multiplication that is returned via a D block 824, in subsequent multiplier 822. The result of multiplication 822 is checked in block 826 for agreement with the value minus one ("-1"), and when there is a positive match, a variable cnt2 is incremented by the value one in a subsequent block 828; i.e., a sum is formed from variable cnt2 and value "+1" and stored as the new value for variable cnt2. In addition, when there is a positive match in block 828, a variable cnt3 is incremented by the value one; i.e., a sum is formed from variable cnt3 and value "+1" and stored as the new value for variable cnt3.
FIG. 9 shows a block diagram of a portion of block 134 according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram may be a flow chart which is implemented as a computer program product or as a circuit. Block 134 may be an exemplary embodiment of block 134 shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3. A decision block 930 is supplied with a signal cnt2 or a variable cnt2, as defined in FIG. 8 in block 828. When variable cnt2 has the value three, a block 932 is executed. Blocks 934 through 960 are part of block 932. In a block 934, a signum function is applied to variable sum1 defined in block 710, and in adder 936 the result is added to a result of adder 936 that is returned via a D block 938. The result of adder 936 is supplied to a block 940, in which a signum function is applied to the result of adder 936 and a comparison is then carried out. If the result of the comparison in block 940 is equal to zero, a variable rdsbitp1 is set to the value 1 in block 942. If the result of the comparison in block 940 is not equal to zero, variable rdsbitp1 is set to the value 0 in block 944. An absolute value of variable sum3 is formed in a block 946, and the result is supplied to an adder 948 and an adder 954. A signal or a variable threshold 180 is subtracted from the absolute value of variable sum3 in adder 948, and the result of adder 948 is routed to a block 950, in which a signum function is applied to the result of adder 948 and a comparison is then carried out. If the result of the comparison in block 950 is greater than or equal to zero, a variable inte180p1 is incremented, i.e., the value is increased by one, in block 952. A signal or a variable Q_threshold is subtracted from the absolute value of variable sum3 in adder 954, and the result of adder 954 is routed to a block 956, in which a signum function is applied to the result of adder 954 and a comparison is then carried out. If the result of the comparison in block 956 is greater than or equal to zero, a variable rds_q_p1 is set to the value 1 in block 958. If the result of the comparison in block 956 is less than zero, variable rds_q_p1 is set to the value 0 in block 960.
Following this procedure, i.e., after the evaluation, variables sum1, sum3 are set to the value zero and variable cnt2 is set to the value one.
FIG. 10 shows a block diagram of a portion of block 134 according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram may be a flow chart which is implemented as a computer program product or as a circuit. Block 134 may be an exemplary embodiment of block 134 shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3. FIG. 10 is structurally similar to FIG. 9, but in contrast to FIG. 9, in which block 932 represents a first phase, in FIG. 10 the second phase is processed. A decision block 1062 is supplied with a signal cnt3 or a variable cnt3, as defined in FIG. 8 in block 828. When variable cnt3 has the value four, a block 1063 is evaluated. Blocks 1064 through 1090 are part of block 1063. In a block 1064, a signum function is applied to variable sum2 defined in block 712, and in adder 1066 the result is added to a result of adder 1066 that is returned via a D block 1068. The result of adder 1066 is supplied to a block 1070, in which a signum function is applied to the result of adder 1066 and a comparison is then carried out. If the result of the comparison in block 1070 is equal to zero, a variable rdsbitp2 is set to the value 1 in block 1072. If the result of the comparison in block 1070 is not equal to zero, variable rdsbitp2 is set to the value 0 in block 1074. An absolute value of variable sum4 is formed in a block 1076, and the result is supplied to an adder 1078 and an adder 1084. A signal or a variable threshold 180 is subtracted from the absolute value of variable sum4 in adder 1078, and the result of adder 1078 is routed to a block 1080, in which a signum function is applied to the result of adder 1078 and a comparison is then carried out. If the result of the comparison in block 1080 is greater than or equal to zero, a variable inte180p2 is incremented, i.e., the value is increased by one, in block 1082. A signal or a variable Q_threshold is subtracted from the absolute value of variable sum4 in adder 1084, and the result of adder 1084 is routed to a block 1086, in which a signum function is applied to the result of adder 1084 and a comparison is then carried out. If the result of the comparison in block 1086 is greater than or equal to zero, a variable rds_q_p2 is set to the value 1 in block 1088. If the result of the comparison in block 1086 is less than zero, variable rds_q_p2 is set to the value 0 in block 1090.
Following this procedure, i.e., after the evaluation, variables sum2, sum4 are set to the value zero and variable cnt3 is set to the value two.
FIG. 11 shows a block diagram of a portion of block 134 according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram may be a flow chart which is implemented as a computer program product or as a circuit. Block 134 may be an exemplary embodiment of block 134 shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 3. An adder 1192 is supplied with the signals or variables inte180p1 and inte180p2, as introduced and defined in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, respectively. The value of variable inte180p2 is subtracted from the value of variable inte180p1 in adder 1192, and the result is routed to a block 1194. A comparison is carried out in block 1194. If the result of the comparison in block 1194 is less than zero, the value of variable rdsbitp1 is assigned to a variable rds_bit_out, and the value of variable rds_q_p2 is assigned to a variable rds_quali, in block 1196. If the result of the comparison in block 1194 is greater than or equal to zero, the value of variable rdsbitp2 is assigned to variable rds_bit_out in block 1198, and the value of variable rds_q_p1 is assigned to variable rds_quali.
Thus, a decision is made in block 1194 concerning which of the two phases represents the correct phase for the RDS data and the RDS quality. Depending on the decision, the appropriate value is assigned to signals 136 and 138, as defined in FIG. 1 as radio data signal information 136 for variable rds_bit_out and radio data signal quality information 138 for variable rds_quali.
The exemplary embodiments which are described, and shown in the figures, have been selected only as examples. Different exemplary embodiments may be combined with one another, either completely or with respect to individual features. In addition, one exemplary embodiment may be supplemented by features of another exemplary embodiment.
Furthermore, the method steps provided here may be repeated, and carried out in a sequence different from that described.
If an exemplary embodiment includes an "and/or" linkage between a first feature and a second feature, this may be construed in such a way that according to one specific embodiment, the exemplary embodiment has the first feature as well as the second feature, and according to another specific embodiment, the exemplary embodiment either has only the first feature or only the second feature.


Frozen shoulder or 'capsulitis' is a condition that causes pain and restricted movement of your shoulder joint. It occurs in 2- 5% of the general population.
It can be caused by a range of things including accidents and is associated with conditions such as diabetes. For many people no cause is found, however. The pain and stiffness are caused by thickening and inflammation of the lining of the shoulder joint (capsule).
A frozen shoulder can last from one to two years. Generally, it is found to be a self-limiting disorder, which means that it usually gets better by itself, given enough time.
In most people, the condition goes through three stages lasting approximately 9 to 18 months in total.
What happens afterwards? You will be discharged either the same day or the morning after surgery. During the operation fluid is gently pumped through the shoulder and this can leak out over the following 24 hours. This is quite normal and can appear blood stained. An absorbent pad will be placed over the shoulder to soak up this fluid. If you have had stitches, they will be removed at your GP's surgery, usually 7 – 10 days after your operation. Sometimes steristrips (butterfly stitches) are used and the wounds therefore only need to be checked at the GP practice about 10 days after surgery. You will be given specific advise about dressings and the wounds by the hospital after your surgery. Will I have to wear a splint or sling? You may have a sling for the first day whilst the arm is numb but not beyond that. The operation is designed to restore movement and therefore getting the shoulder moving early is vitally important. The hospital will give you information about this when you go home.
The shoulder pain after surgery can be worse for the first six weeks afterwards and it can take up to 3 months to make a good recovery. Rehabilitation is important to get the most out of your shoulder after the operation. The surgical team and physiotherapists will discuss this with you. If the physiotherapists did not see you on the ward before you were discharged you will be directed to see the physiotherapist at the out-patient physiotherapy department.


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Season 16, anyone?
Pour one out for ER who is sobbing violently in the corner because Grey's Anatomy is about to become the longest running medical drama of all time...
Ellen Pompeo, aka our Lord and Saviour Meredith Grey, has just signed on for TWO more seasons of the show, which means (if it gets renewed, of course) that there will be a SIXTEENTH season of Grey's Anatomy.
It's long been said that Shonda Rhimes will only continue to make the show as long as Pompeo is on board. Basically, if there's no Meredith, there's no Grey's.
And seeing as Grey's is TGIT's flagship show and is still ABC's highest rated series, it's fair to assume that they would jump at the chance to renew it for as many seasons as possible. As it stands, Grey's has not yet been renewed beyond season 14, which is currently airing right now but with Pompeo on board for another two? It's pretty clear that we're getting that sixteenth season.
Pompeo's new deal also just made her the highest paid TV Drama actress. She'll get over $550,000 per episode (and don't forget, Grey's has 24 episodes per season so I guess, the drinks are on her forever?!) alongside a seven-figure signing bonus. As part of the new deal, Pompeo will become a producer on Grey's Anatomy starting midway this season. She also will be a co-executive producer on the upcoming untitled Grey's Anatomy spinoff series.
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Michael Condrey, one of the co-founders of Sledgehammer Games, has recently been appointed to run a brand new 2K development studio according to a press release from Business Wire. Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of 2K, announced that Condrey would take on the role of President of the unnamed studio. The new studio will set up base in Silicon Valley and promises "creative freedom to develop the studio's vision and long-term projects."
The new 2K studio already has irons in the fire, quickly aiming to take advantage of the creative freedom offered. The press release makes mention that the studio is planning an unnamed project, though details surrounding the new game are hush at the moment. Condrey's vast experience in the first and third-person shooter genres could be a hint of what's to come, working on multiple Call of Duty games, as well as games in the Dead Space series and even some James Bond titles back when he was at Electronic Arts. Whichever direction the new studio chooses to take, both Take-Two and Condrey are happy with the partnership. "I couldn't be more excited, or thankful, to embark on this next step in my career," says Condrey of the new opportunity.
Condrey is best known for his work on the Call of Duty franchise, including Call of Duty: WWII, Advanced Warfare, and Modern Warfare 3 while with Sledgehammer/Activision, and Dead Space while with Visceral Studios, mostly alongside the other half of the Sledgehammer duo, Glen Schofield. The pair left Sledgehammer in February of last year but still worked together at Activision. Schofield made his departure from Activision just months before Condrey.
Condrey's first goal as president is to build his team and his studio from scratch before the real work can begin on the unnamed project. The second goal should be to get the studio a name as well; Unnamed 2K Studio has such an unimaginative feel to it.
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I'm going to begin today's post by posing a question in my best Carrie Bradshaw voice: "What is it about New Year's Eve that tugs so firmly on our heartstrings?" There's always that instant just before midnight when a sort of flashback reel runs in our minds that conjures up significant moments from all the December 31sts that have long passed. Dances, kisses, hugs, conversations, glances… split seconds brimming with potential and promise, or if we were having one of those harder years that we've all unfortunately experienced, poignancy and longing were what filled the cup. This unsolicited recap rolls these memories in front of our mind's eye, and they most certainly do lasso our hearts in the most forceful way possible. As if all of this is not enough, there is the even more prevalent thought that the new year offers us the option of setting a purposeful intention, or several, that can and will revise the 365 days ahead. When we embrace this idea of setting such resolutions, we cannot help but find ourselves sitting on the edge of transformation every New Year's Eve, and that particular place of looking over the railing into the abyss of what might come next will always stir up our emotions. And so we write that promissory note, not necessarily for money, but for new behavior and habits, an organized plan of action that will reveal a shining and updated version of ourselves.
New Year's resolutions seem to fall into three distinct categories. In the first, we identify something totally new that we'd like to add to our lives: "In 2023, I really want to learn how to listen to and understand opera." Fantastico! We can easily find many resources that will help us quickly and successfully launch a pursuit such as this one. There is no real change we have to make or process we have to break down; we are simply expanding the musical part of our lives. In the second form of resolution making, we're seeking to initiate an improvement of some kind: "I need to stop scrolling through social media before I go to bed at night because it's making it impossible for me to fall asleep." Indeed. I'll bet there are lots of hands going up in agreement with that one. In this case, we are making the kind of definitive change that begins with evaluating both the physical steps that comprise our sleep schedule, and the emotional impetus behind desiring a virtual connection right before we close our eyes. That's a lot to consider. The third and final resolution is the one where we take on our worst behavior or that terrible habit that has truly begun to haunt us: "I really think it's time for me to quit smoking." Yes. It absolutely is. 100%. Making good on this promise will bring about the greatest transformation, but it will also require that we delve even deeper into the emotions behind the habit, as well as demanding an incredible amount of determination and nerves of steel.
I am completely certain that the process of setting resolutions of any kind has to begin with the concept of deconstruction, which is defined as "taking apart, examining, and rendering something into its basic parts." I talked about this idea back in November in a post called A Matter of Trust, in which I broke down and recreated the ubiquitous Jack Daniels and Coke. I related it to the concept of changing our daily routines in a way that would give us heightened awareness and a shift in perspective, while accepting that our emotions come from a place of intuition that will not respond to logical thinking or any attempt at reordering. It works that way with cocktails too. There are systematic steps that we have to follow, but flashes of brilliance will only come from trusting our deepest instincts. All of this talk about the deconstruction process prompted me to propose it as a theme for our January cocktail menu at Recklesstown, in which we would break apart six traditional or classic cocktails and reimagine them in new and different ways. I am so excited to tell you that this menu debuts tonight at the distillery, and it does include the aforementioned whiskey and coke.
Of the six new drinks that I developed, my favorite quickly became a reinvention of the Cosmopolitan, a cocktail that was originally created back in 1975, but that didn't achieve star status until the late 90s when it became Carrie Bradshaw's favorite drink on Sex and the City. For me, the Cosmo has always been a rather unbalanced drink, overly tart, and often served in a mammoth sized glass that allowed for a whopping amount of alcohol. It is very much like that bad habit we need to break in example #3 of our New Year's resolutions listed above. If we take a moment to think about it, a good number of the bad behavior patterns that ensnare us come from places of imbalance, especially those where we attempt to fill emotional needs in ways that end up being even more draining. This thought led me to find the connection back to Sex and the City to be even more fitting, since we spent so many years identifying with each of the characters as they tried to coerce life into being what they wanted, making mistake after mistake, deconstructing, reimagining, and finally intuitively realizing that everything they had ever wanted was always right there within their grasp. They only needed to resolve that they would make it theirs.
For today's cocktail, I reconstructed the Cosmopolitan in perfectly balanced fashion, with its signature pop of lime offset by a hibiscus tea simple that brings the same glamorous color as cranberry juice cocktail, but just the right amount of sweetness. To complement the hibiscus, I decided to use a lemongrass infused vodka as the base spirit, along with lemon balm bitters, both made in house, and both perfect flavor partners for the syrup. I kept the traditional curaçao, but used our version, which I had modeled after the less sweet, subtly spiced Pierre Ferrand Dry Curaçao. The end result is a truly beautiful cocktail, served on the rocks in a tall glass instead of its typical coupe. It is not overly alcoholic in any way, bright and refreshing like an easy summertime sipper, but with layers of nuance that provide so much more interest and depth of flavor. I think Carrie Bradshaw would be pleased. Our other deconstructed cocktails include an After Hours Negroni, a Paloma Piquanté, a January Julep, a PIña of Health, and a Bourbon and Coke Goes Fancy, of course. Come join us this month at the distillery to give them a try! Cheers everyone. Happy Friday!
Rogue Cosmo
1.75 oz lemongrass infused vodka
.5 oz dry Curaçao (like Pierre Ferrand)
1.25 oz hibiscus tea simple
.75 oz lime juice
2 dashes lemon balm bitters
Short shake with ice.
Pour into a tall glass, no strain.
Garnish with a lemongrass stalk.
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This is the most common complaint we hear from Malaysians. However, before we march down the streets with our torches and pitchforks, let's see what RM1 million (US$304,785 at the time of writing) could buy you around the world.
To give you an idea, here are 8 properties in Malaysia and overseas that one can afford to buy with RM1 million.
Notwithstanding the other top 5 most expensive condos in Kuala Lumpur, one can expect to acquire a pretty luxurious crib with RM1 million in Malaysia.
Acquiring a three-bedroom apartment costing approximately RM1.05 million (US$320,000) in the luxurious Bayview Towers may set you back more than your budget but you sure do get what you pay for.
If you were to move Italy with RM1 million, you could easily acquire a two-bedroom, two-storey, semi-detached house equipped with a living room, dining room, storage room, open fireplace, terrace and a private courtyard.
Incidentally, Italy is also ranked number 11 out of 191 countries on InternationalLiving.com's Quality of Life Index 2011.
The hip city of Austin has music, film and art festivals almost year-round. It's also frequently seen in any 'top cities to live in rankings'. And it's also on our list of places to stay with RM1 million! You could get a very large condominium and bask in the trendy lifestyle for just that much.


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New York Democrats on Eliminating Cash Bail: Not If, But How
(photo: the governor's office)
Taking the stage at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park last September, Governor Andrew Cuomo promised to end cash bail "once and for all," a move that would launch New York into the national spotlight with New Jersey and California. "In America you are still innocent until proven guilty," he told the cheering crowd. "And that's whether you're black or white. That's whether you're rich or poor."
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The Tour of America
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March 8, 2018 by Kevin Donovan
The Tour of America is an elite women's cycling race with the vision of becoming the women's counterpart to cycling's ultimate test, the Tour de France.
But it is also an American effort to lead the world by example. It is an event that will not only showcase these compelling athletes, it will also show the hundreds of thousands of people who have gathered to witness and celebrate these women. Along the way, thanks to the most advanced technology – streaming video, high definition broadcasts and virtual reality – the world will see America and its people like it never has before.
The young woman in Saudi Arabia who has never been permitted to drive a car; the Hindu girl who is oppressed by her culture; the young African girls in Nairobi or Kinshasa who believe their path in life is predetermined; the American girl who watches the Tour de France and wonders why equality hasn't arrived yet – these are our prime targets for inspiration. The Tour of America won't end poverty or overthrow dictatorships, but if it inspires a girl just enough to know that she deserves better – that she should lean in to every opportunity available to her – then we will have succeeded.
The Tour of America, unlike any sports event in history, will present America at its best, in the spirit of history's great female revolutionaries – the women who fought for just and moral values for humanity. Through powerful messaging and imagery, the Tour of America will deliver an example . . .
of a culture that believes in women's empowerment and gender equality;
of a land and its people that is diverse and prosperous and united behind a cause;
of a country that is free and resolute about the importance of allowing and celebrating a triumphant woman as she stands alone at the top of a podium.
As a marketplace of ideas, influencing the world through our culture, creativity, innovation and values, this is how America leads most effectively; this is our example of humanity in a state of freedom.
And this is the time to set and share that example in a way that we never could have in the past.
We owe a debt of gratitude to the nation of France for their role in making cycling one of the most popular sports in the world. That gratitude echoes our thanks for the statue they gave to America 130 years ago, standing in the harbor of our nation's greatest city – a statue that stands for liberty.
It is a statue that features a woman on a podium. #JoinTheJourney
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Nick Warburton has written novels and scripts for stage, television and radio. He has run courses on writing in this country, in West Africa for the British Council, and in the Middle East for the World Service. He is on the Radio Committee of the Writers' Guild of Great Britain.
Among more than eighty radio plays are Conversations from the Engine Room (joint-winner of the BBC/Radio Times Drama Award in 1985), A Grove of Straight Trees (short-listed for the BBC/Radio Times Drama Award in 1993), and Witness a 5-part adaptation of St Luke which won the Sandford St Martin Award for 2009. He created the original drama series On Mardle Fen. Warwick Hedges, from this series, was chosen as one of "20 memorable characters from the last 20 years" in Radio 4's Character Invasion (2014). Beast was the winner of the 2005 Tinniswood Award for best radio play. Setting A Glass was short-listed for the Tinniswood Award in 2011. In April 2012, BBC Radio 4 aired Nick's original series The People's Passion every day during Easter week.
Easter Diaries, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra, won a Jerusalem Award in 2012 and, with Christmas Diaries, was nominated for an Audio and Music Award, a Sony Award and a Sandford St Martin Award.
Among his children's books are Ackford's Monster and Lost in Africa. He has written scripts for Doctors, Holby City, Born and Bred and EastEnders. A number of plays, including Touch Wood and Smoking Gun, were premiered at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough. His stage version of Brian Viner's Tales of the Country toured successfully in 2010 by Pentabus. It was revived in 2011. He is a patron of the Cambridge group Bawds who presented his adaptation of The Old Curiosity Shop in December 2013.
Nick was thrilled to be a guest interviewee on Test Match Special during their 50th Anniversary Celebrations.
He is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Chichester.


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Log Lane Village és una població dels Estats Units a l'estat de Colorado. Segons el cens del 2000 tenia una població de 1.006 habitants.

Demografia
Segons el cens del 2000, Log Lane Village tenia 1.006 habitants, 289 habitatges, i 239 famílies. La densitat de població era de 1.553,7 habitants per km².

Dels 289 habitatges en un 52,6% hi vivien nens de menys de 18 anys, en un 65,7% hi vivien parelles casades, en un 12,8% dones solteres, i en un 17% no eren unitats familiars. En el 12,8% dels habitatges hi vivien persones soles el 3,8% de les quals corresponia a persones de 65 anys o més que vivien soles. El nombre mitjà de persones vivint en cada habitatge era de 3,48 i el nombre mitjà de persones que vivien en cada família era de 3,83.

Per edats la població es repartia de la següent manera: un 38,5% tenia menys de 18 anys, un 9,4% entre 18 i 24, un 29,8% entre 25 i 44, un 16,9% de 45 a 60 i un 5,4% 65 anys o més.

L'edat mediana era de 26 anys. Per cada 100 dones de 18 o més anys hi havia 99,7 homes.

La renda mediana per habitatge era de 33.947 $ i la renda mediana per família de 35.536 $. Els homes tenien una renda mediana de 25.913 $ mentre que les dones 19.167 $. La renda per capita de la població era d'11.502 $. Entorn del 13% de les famílies i el 16,6% de la població estaven per davall del llindar de pobresa.

Poblacions més properes
El següent diagrama mostra les poblacions més properes.

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Entitats de població de Colorado

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Fiscal and Economic Aspects of Europe's Book Consumption
By Karol J. Borowiecki and Trilce Navarrete
One of the available tools in cultural policy at the national level includes the reduction of VAT rates for cultural goods and services. Governments can decide, for instance, to lower the VAT rate for books to encourage reading and literacy. These indirect fiscal incentives receive however very little attention both at policy level as well as by the public. To remedy that, we document the standard and reduced VAT rates in European Union member states in the period from 1993 to 2013 and explored the underlying determinants. The results point at the existence of clear fundamental drivers of the standard VAT rates. However, when it comes to the reduced cultural taxes, we fail to find any correlates – it is as if the decision-making was done in a random-like process. This supports the concern that there is no clear directive on how to efficiently design the reduced rates.
We further introduce a theoretical framework explaining how reduced fiscal rates are expected to decrease prices and increase quantities of the consumed cultural goods and services. We show that a decrease in the VAT rate for books by one percentage point is associated with an economically significant drop in the price of about 2.6 percent. Finally, we show the positive effect of a fiscal reduction on household's book expenditure, where the results imply that a one percentage point decrease in the VAT rate for books leads to an increase in expenditure by about 2.7 percent.
Figure 1. Prices, expenditure per household and VAT rate for books
An improved understanding of the reduced cultural taxes will allow to effectively employ this policy in order to support consumption of, among others, the fast growing digital heritage markets, such as the e-books market. It has been actually the increased use of digital technology for the production, distribution and consumption of cultural goods and services that has raised questions regarding the VAT Directive. Due to the positive externalities associated with cultural consumption, markets fail to provide the optimum quantity of culture at the right price. Tax instruments are thus proposed as effective tools that can be used to change the quantities and prices, in order to tackle market failures. From a policy perspective, this suggests that a reduction in VAT rates can stimulate household consumption and consequently should be designed in conjunction with a national cultural policy.
Paper can be downloaded here.
The study is part of the FP7 EU funded project RICHES: Renewal, Innovation and Change: Heritage and European Society.
Karol Jan Borowiecki, Associate Professor at the Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. E-mail: kjb@sam.sdu.dk (corresponding author).
Trilce Navarrete, Postdoc at the Department of Business and Economics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. E-mail: trilce.navarrete@gmail.com.
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Cultural Heritage in a Changing World - the RICHES book
Developed within the RICHES project about the context of change of our society and cultural heritage, the book "Cultural Heritage in a Changing World" addresses several core topics, through essays of important experts, adding to the debates surrounding the cultural heritage domain. The Book is divided into four interrelated sections: Context of Change; Mediated and Unmediated Heritage; Co-creation and Living Heritage for Social Cohesion; and Identity and Belonging. The Introducti...
Civic Epistemologies @ Riches Second Policy Seminar
"New Horizons for Cultural Heritage – Recalibrating relationships: bringing cultural heritage and people together in a changing Europe" was the Second Policy Seminar organised by the RICHES project to discuss how the project can provide insights to support evidence-based policymaking in Europe. Mauro Fazio, with the team from Promoter, was there to continue talking about the CIVIC EPISTEMOLOGIES project.
Developed within the RICHES FP7 research project about the context of change of our society and cultural heritage, the book "Cultural Heritage in a Changing World" addresses several core topics, through essays of important experts, adding to the debates surrounding the cultural heritage domain. The Book is divided into four interrelated sections: Context of Change; Mediated and Unmediated Heritage; Co-creation and Living Heritage for Social Cohesion; and Identity and Belonging. T...
New Horizons for Cultural Heritage
"New Horizons for Cultural Heritage – Recalibrating relationships: bringing cultural heritage and people together in a changing Europe" is the Second Policy Seminar organised by the RICHES project to discuss how the project can provide insights to support evidence-based policymaking in Europe. The seminar comprised political updates by representatives from the European Parliament and the European Commission, the presentation of policy recommendations from the RICHES project and Round T...


Le Bateau is open all day for food and drinks offering something for everyone including light lunches, quality steak mince beefburger's, sourdough pizzas, gorgeous salads and more….. At weekends you can enjoy the ideal hangover cure with 'Surf's up' breakfasts…. At night the bar comes alive with cocktails, bubbles, beer and great music.
There is always something happening at Le Bateau, with a range of entertainment & music nights & daily deals! Whether it be an intimate dinner for 2 or a larger party, Le Bateau is the ideal destination to enjoy an evening out with friends or family…. We are child & dog friendly.


Paying Snooki (née Nicole Polizzi) to attend your Las Vegas nightclub, have her throw back a few shots and dance on tabletops for a couple hours, reportedly creates a fantastic return on investment. According to The New York Times, the Jersey Shore cast member's fee for such an event is about $25,000, but the attention and publicity she commands helps pull in an additional $259,000 in revenue. The Snooki rate of return: 936%.
But what if you're not a nightclub, but rather Rutgers University? A student-run organization at the New Jersey public school recently paid Snooki $32,000 to have her attend a two-session Q&A with students to discuss tanning and partying. "When you're tan, you feel better about yourself" and "Study hard, but party harder," she told the audience. In the Times piece, university officials were quoted as saying celebrity appearances have "boosted the university's brand, as well as student morale."
Here's the problem (well, one of the problems): Undergraduate students actually wound up paying the booking fee; the money was taken out of their annual required fees, a part of tuition.
"Rutgers Parents Outraged," says Fox News. "Mandatory fees shouldn't be spent on an event so obviously devoid of cultural or intellectual value," writes the Philadelphia Inquirer. "We've got a 'situation' on our hands," cries the Global Grind. Even New Jersey state senator Joe Kyrillos now wants to back a bill that would allow students to opt out of paying for any event that public universities pay for with required fees, claiming some students opposed the Snooki event.
Now if you consider any publicity good publicity, Rutgers may be able to somehow justify the event. In defense, one student organizer said Snooki "fits the mold" of the student body.
But let's not forget: This comes less than a year after Rutgers raised tuition and fees last fall due to state budget cuts. It's also just months after research concluded college students are learning squat, that close to half of students show no significant improvement in critical thinking, complex reasoning and writing by the end of their sophomore years.
So this is how you choose to "invest" your money? I am sure that the campus organization that booked her just wanted to give students a fun break. But what they actually did was fleece students out of their money (and debt, since many are carrying student loans) to do it.
Next time, Rutgers, get a little smarter. Whether you're booking Snooki or any other "celebrity" that requires you to dip into the "mandatory" fees jar, charge students at the door. You'll actually make money - and save yourself and colleges everywhere some embarrassment.
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