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- Adital Ela
- Tel Aviv
- Israel
S-SENSE DESIGN ; HIT - Holon Academic Institute of Technology
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What would you do if you had to raise $44K in 27 days?
WindyLight's crowd funding campaign on kickstarter needs to source some crowd wisdom to achieve it's funding goal in the next 27 days. What would you do if it was your project? http://kck.st/tfGD55
Please help us think wild! Thank you!!
Thomas Jones
Dec 6 2011: QUOTE: "What would you do if you had to raise $44K in 27 days?"
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Take a massive pay cut.
Sort of.
[I actually work "for free" ... it's a long story.]
If you need $44K - offer something to someone that is worth 44K to them (and less to you) or ask for what you want.
Asking for what you want is very powerful.
If you are committed to raising 44K in 27 days and determined to make it happen, you have a very good chance of being successful.
We just used this "formula" to generate a tenfold increase in sales (projected for 2012.) We offered something of value (service) and we asked for what we wanted (a contract.)
I have also used this simple formula to raise money and food for charities.
It really works.
You will probably have to ask a lot ... which means you'll hear a lot of "no's" and that can be discouraging. Just keep asking.
If I want to get what I want, I have to keep asking. – Zhang Zhao Yun
Dec 6 2011: Thank you Thomas for this GREAT and empowering reminder!! I will keep asking! AditalDec 9 2011: OK!
MANY THANKS!Dec 9 2011: Hi Adital,
I would like to clarify my response. When I said ask for what you want, I meant exactly that: "Ask for what you want."
You want money. Ask for money. Do not ask for help.
If you ask for money, you will (likely) get money.
If you ask for help, you will (likely) get help (and not necessarily money.)
People who want to help will do so automatically.
[Of course, you could ask for both ... but with 27 days, or less, I'd pick the most important one and ask for that.]Dec 8 2011: I would do what Margaret suggested and ask for 100 volunteers who can raise $17 a day for 26 days.
Dec 9 2011: That sounds like a fantastic strategy!
Thank you Jamil! Thank you Margaret!Dec 8 2011: I would reach out to family, friends, bloggers and the media to help me spread the word and raise the funds!Dec 6 2011: At first, I thought about getting sponsorships who believe in your product, but then I realized that people aren't a fan of first approaches for money. Part of gaining financial support for your project is gaining publicity--I would do what I can to put together an awesome marketing/outreach team. This team can start with a group of friends, then utilize their networks to expand to a larger group. Reach out to college campuses and non-profits for support, then spread the word in every way you can think of. Have a Facebook group that has weekly contests. Have a twitter account with some type of scavenger hunt. People seem to respond to contests fairly well, so that would be a great approach towards spreading the word because it ensures that the initiative gets spread to every contestant's network (with social media, this is fairly easy). Every one is in search of sustainable solutions, so I am confident that your product will be a hit once it is known. As soon as you establish enough activity, approaching companies for sponsorships shouldn't be that difficult because it is now an advertising write-off or a political campaign in support of an innovative sustainable approach. You may even find a developer to sponsor the WindyLights in a business park to serve as the pilot and set an example for future business investments... you'd provide the marketing, and they'd supply the capital costs.
Dec 6 2011: Dear April,
Thank you!! This is GREAT input! Could you share with me more specific thughts or examples around "Have a twitter account with some type of scavenger hunt. "
Many thanks!
AditalDec 5 2011: Sell a kidney
one is worth more than $120K and it takes only few hours :P
Dec 5 2011: i feel like i am selling a kidney already! indeed a virtual-mental one!Dec 5 2011: First of all, your idea is quite fun and exciting. I really like it.
It's difficult to start to make suggestions without knowing what your plan for generating funding has been so far. Are you in debt to banks, stockholders, investors, et al? Your web site indicates that you're not naive. I must assume that you've either exploited certain resources successfully or so attempted and failed. If you failed, was it because your presentation is flawed?
How would an investor learn more about the project? If you provide street lights that are both functional and beautiful, and self sustaining as well, then what backup power source do you have to generate needed street light (safety is a concern. It can't be bright light only if there is a 5 mile constant wind source or greater) when the wind falters?
To provide you a real answer, you need to provide more info. Best of luck.
Dec 5 2011: Richard hello - first of all thank you for your serious answer. i appreciate it much!
about debts - i do not have any (thankfully yet) and indeed my design abilities and my good sense of quality helps me choose wisely how do i exploit my resources.
this is my first crowd-funding attempt and it came after i met with some investors and realized that i wish for this project to be "owned by the people for the people". this way the sustainable and social goals can be optimized throughout the whole project.
was this answer helpful in order to continue this conversation?
thank you!
AditalDec 5 2011: You have a great idea! One way you can do it is by spreading the news over Facebook, possibly taking some of YOUR own money and broadcasting it... If you can do that... ?
Dec 6 2011: Thanks Blake! Great to know you like WindyLight! If you know any special ricks with FB would Love to hear - I think I tried everything I know.. and continue trying ofcourse.. Thanks!!Dec 5 2011: Well, first let me say that I think the concept is incredible. It's smart, innovative and very eco friendly! Who are your available resources for investment?
Dec 5 2011: Hi Jacob,
Thank you for your positive feedback!
To answer your question, right now I do not have specific investors and we are putting all our efforts in the Kickstarter campagin. What did you have in mind?
AditalDec 5 2011: after going to the website and watching your video i think you would be able to go DIRECTLY to the CEO of a company and hopefully make the deadline. think of some way you could work out a deal with a company that would be mutually beneficial, such as..
with an outdoor furniture company
or with beach services. its always windy at the beach at night.
**or maybe it could represent something, like a charity or rememberance.
maybe they could clip onto the front of a standing fan and provide extra light while minimizing power usage(generator) during a power outage
maybe they could be made into a device that if you squeeze the handle, the fan spins and it emits light, and if the wind is already blowing you can just put it on a stick and leave it there.
the more possible applications you find for it, the more opportunities you'll come across to find funding, but if you cant articulate the potential value of you product to a company in terms of what this would enable their future revenues to look like
itll be nearly impossibe to get company support by your deadline.
then again perhaps you could get assistance from the chambers of commerce in your surrounding areas, i recommend just diving in and talking to everyone you can, you never know who the next great idea will come fro.
im just throwing ideas out there, let me know if anything sticks. btw itd be easier to help if we knew what approaches youve been trying and considering.
Dec 5 2011: Julius hello,
Thank you for some very smart and creative ideas. I might actually start implementing some asap.
Did you have in mind any companies or CEOs to approach around the world?
Thank you again,
Dec 5 2011: I would recommend that you stay near your community.--- I would prefer to continue this conversation over email. You can reach me at newmanjulius1@GmailDec 4 2011: id probably go to all the churches in my area and speak for 5-ten minutes about the project(speak with the pastor beforehand and ask him to "prep" the crowd first. the same thing goes for all other pre-assembled groups in your community.

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Pavlos Georgiadis from Slow Food Thrace in northern Greece explains how to prepare an authentic horiatiki – what most of us know as a Greek salad.
"There is no such thing as a "Greek salad" in Greece! Here we call it horiatiki, which means "of the village." It is a typical summer salad that combines sun-ripened tomatoes, chilled cucumber, onion, olives, feta, rye rusks, wild mountain oregano and extra virgin olive oil - the noble emblem of the Greek culture.
In each of Greece's historic regions, the salad expresses the flavors of the territory. The variations are endless, based on the hundreds of varieties of tomatoes, dozens of types of feta cheese and the diversity of olive varieties. On the islands, people usually add pickled capers and their leaves. In northern Greece, we like to add spicy green peppers.
This salad is the epicenter of the summer table, which has been nourishing Greek families generation after generation. We must take time to taste and to understand the story and the origins of our food. It is the only thing we can do to overcome the crisis we have been thrown into by the standardized industrial food system. Put some Greece in your life, create a garden and enjoy this salad!"
The quality of this salad is determined by the flavor of the sun-ripened tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, aromatic peppers and oregano and intensely flavored olive oil. Without them it will be flat and tasteless, so stick to making it during the summer months.
To serve 4
6 sun-ripened tomatoes, fresh from your garden or a local organic farm/market, at room temperature
1 cucumber, chilled
1 small onion
a handful of quality olives of your choice, preserved in olive oil, salt or brine
200 g fresh goat/sheep's-milk feta, crumbled with the hand into generous pieces
dried oregano (to taste)
1-2 rye rusks (called Paksimadi in Greece- a hard, dried bread made from 100% wholemeal stone-milled rye flour)
sea salt
extra virgin olive oil
Optional: 1 long banana pepper (or similar elongated light-green spicy Capsicum)
Cut the tomatoes and cucumbers into cubed pieces and place in a salad bowl. Slice the onion and pepper thinly and add together with the olives and the rusks crumbled into pieces. Mix gently. Top with the feta, season with a sprinkling of oregano and sea salt and dress generously with the olive oil. Leave to rest for half an hour to allow the dry rusks to soak up the juices and the flavors to mingle.
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ST. MARYS - The St. Marys Area High School Swim and Dive Team split their home meet last night with the Bradford Owls. The Dutch won their portion 99–80, while the girls dropped their record to 2-1 with a 113-70 loss. The win brings the Dutchmen's record to 3-0.
Leading the way for the Dutchmen was Corey Koss, who won the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke. Koss also was on the victorious 400-yard freestyle relay, along with teammates Alex Renwick, Ryan Struble and Jeffrey Moore.
Renwick also came back from a tough second-place finish in 200-yard individual medley race to easily win the 100-yard butterfly event. Struble also notched an individual win in the 100-yard freestyle, with teammate Matt Hoffman close behind, setting up a nice 1-2 finish for the Dutch.
Justin Huey captured first place in diving, which was a turning point in the meet. Up to that point, the Dutchmen were trailing the Owls at the halfway mark. But a strong contingent of divers, including Jake Burns and Tim Mosebarger, captured all of the diving points, thereby putting the squad in the lead for the duration of the meet.
Moore turned in nice performances, placing second in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle events, but was outpaced by Bradford senior Josh Schwab. Moore also anchored the second place 200-yard medley relay with teammates Koss, Hoffman and Renwick.
In the final individual event of the evening, Hoffman, Gideon Woelfel and Joey Ferragine dominated the100-yard breaststroke with second through fourth-place finishes. The points helped score enough points to secure a win going into the last event.
"It was very close," remarked assistant coach Mary Secco. "But the guys came out and did what they needed to get the win. "We had some nice performances tonight, although everyone wasn't 100 percent healthy and we were missing a couple swimmers from the lineup."
The Lady Dutch were outmatched by the depth of the Lady Owls team. The 200-yard freestyle relay of Megan Barber, Kylee Proudfit, Emma Daghir and Steph Buerk was the only first-place finish of the evening. Strong second-place showings were awarded to Daghir in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke, Proudfit in the 200-yard individual medley and Brittany Orr in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke.
Shannon Krieg led the way for the Lady Dutch divers with her second-place finish, while Melinda Stebich took third.
Also placing second were B. Orr, Daghir, Cassie Wonderling and Megan Barber in the 200-yard medley relay and Buerk, Proudfit, Stebich and Orr in the 400-yard freestyle relay.
"The girls have been working hard and we are excited for how well they did tonight. Again, we had some illness and everyone is tore down, but they look great and we were happy with their performances," added Coach Secco.
The next meet will be away, held next Monday against Clearfield at 6 p.m. at the Clearfield H.S. Natatorium.
Dutch 99, Owls 80
200 medley relay – second (Koss, Hoffman, Renwick, Moore).
200 freestyle – second Moore, fourth Woelfel, sixth Jordan Agosti.
200 IM – second Renwick, third Struble.
50 freestyle – first Koss, fourth Mosebarger, fifth Burns.
1 meter diving – first Huey, second Burns, third Mosebarger.
100 butterfly – first Renwick, third Ferragine.
100 freestyle – first Struble, second Hoffman, fifth Alec Foster.
500 freestyle – second Moore, fifth Agosti.
200 freestyle relay – second (Hoffman, Mosebarger, Woelfel, Struble), foruth (Foster, Gary Fledderman, Ferragine, Huey).
100 backstroke – first Koss, third Foster, fifth Fledderman.
100 breaststroke – second Hoffman, third Woelfel, fourth Ferragine.
400 freestyle relay – first (Koss, Renwick, Struble, Moore), third (Burns, Agosti, Foster, Huey).
 Lady Owls 113, Lady Dutch 70
200 medley relay – second (B. Orr, Daghir, Wonderling, Barber).
200 freestyle – third Buerk, fifth Keyes.
200 IM – second Proudfit, fourth Wonderling.
50 freestyle – second Daghir, fourth Barber, fifth Bonifay.
1 meter diving – second Krieg, third Stebich.
100 butterfly – second B. Orr, fourth Keyes.
100 freestyle – third Barber, fifth Bonifay.
500 freestyle – third Buerk, fourth Wonderling.
200 freestyle relay – first (Barber, Proudfit, Daghir, Buerk), fourth (Keyes, Stebich, Krieg, Wonderling).
100 backstroke – second B. Orr, fourth Amy Orr.
100 breaststroke – second Daghir, third Proudfit, fourth Krieg.
400 freestyle relay – second (Buerk, Proudfit, Stebich, B. Orr).


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My slash with velineon motor and 1/8th buggy wheels at Meldrum Bar Park.
Speed only counts if you can make the next turn.
just bashing around on a wet basketball court.
first time running the talons on the 2wd VXL.
Watch it 720p if you can.
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just playing around.
1min vid
4min vid
4x4 BL Slash 2.4ghz
w/calibers and venom 9.6v 8c
Heres a short Vid of my VXL slash after I rebuilt the Shocks.. Geared 21/86 and running on 7Cell NiHM 3000mah stock Battery
Rally Red Rider I & II
Race'em RC
Snow Bashing
Boise, Idaho
Here is a video of my Traxxas Slash 2wd upgraded to brushless VXL system with chains in the snow. In the end I broke 1 front lower suspension arm
Slash 2wd upgraded to VXL
Here is another video of my Slash upgraded to VXL with tire chains. This one is in the same place as above video shot with an onboard camera!
Low quality unedited video
HD edited video(once finished processing)
Night low quality video on a small snow track I made.
Last edited by makaveliks; 12-13-2010 at 05:21 PM.
Slash 2wd upgraded to VXL
2WD Slash
Here is a video of my first time on dirt with my new slash.
Slash 2wd Raptor SVT with 35t crawler motor and 2.2 3racing rims and tires
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Traxxas Slash "Offroad Madness" Staring 'Slash Bandicoot'
One of the best rc trucks I have owned in the 23 years I have been in the hobby.
Race slash against 15 sc10's i win. this is a practice video.
if you want me to i can break your truck for free!
Here's mine on some jumps I made in the snow! Warmed up into the 20's and that's perfect jump building temps!
Slash 2wd upgraded to VXL
Check out the videos below to watch our videos of slashing and bashing!!!]
1- Traxxas Slash 2wd Greg Adler edition
This was an open practice at a local track, shot this with a pair sunglasses with a camera mounted in them.
Here is cruisin at 80km/h on highway in mountains. ONBOARD!
Rustler VXL + Slash 4X4 Ultimate = THE BEST
Video of film my dad took while at Belle Isle in Richmond
Grave Digger and Slash bashing......
Bought my first RC, which wasa Grave Digger and got hooked. I bought the Slash 2 weeks afterwards! the Slash is a 4x4 brushless running a 3S 5400 LiPo. I'm running a new body that I painted but this video is the original one that came with the car.
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I Wanna Go Fast!
Slash meeting
I Wanna Go Fast!
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Table Of Contents
Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327
Release 4.1.3
Maintenance and Administration
DDTS # CSCeb24331 and CSCeb40119
BLSR Support for Mixed Node Networks
Resolved Software Caveats for Release 4.1.3
Maintenance and Administration
DDTS # CSCea16455, CSCea37089, CSCea37185
New Features and Functionality
New Software Features and Functionality
Protect Threshold Crossing Alarms
Alarms, Conditions, and Errors Changed in Release 4.1.x
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Contacting TAC by Using the Cisco TAC Website
Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327
Release 4.1.3
October, 2007
Note The terms "Unidirectional Path Switched Ring" and "UPSR" may appear in Cisco literature. These terms do not refer to using Cisco ONS 15xxx products in a unidirectional path switched ring configuration. Rather, these terms, as well as "Path Protected Mesh Network" and "PPMN," refer generally to Cisco's path protection feature, which may be used in any topological network configuration. Cisco does not recommend using its path protection feature in any particular topological network configuration.
Release notes address closed (maintenance) issues, caveats, and new features for the Cisco ONS 15327 SONET multiplexer. For detailed information regarding features, capabilities, hardware, and software introduced with this release, refer to Release 4.1 of the Cisco ONS 15327 Installation and Operations Guide, Cisco ONS 15327 Troubleshooting and Reference Guide, and Cisco ONS 15454 and Cisco ONS 15327 TL1 Command Guide. For the most current version of the Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 4.1.3, visit the following URL:
Cisco also provides Bug Toolkit, a web resource for tracking defects. To access Bug Toolkit, visit the following URL:
Resolved Software Caveats for Release 4.1.3
New Features and Functionality
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Changes to the Release Notes
This section documents supplemental changes that have been added to the Release Notes for Cisco ONS 15327 Release 4.1.3 since the production of the Cisco ONS 15327 System Software CD for Release 4.1.3.
There are no changes added to the release notes for Release 4.1.3.
Changes to Closed Items
The following new closed item has been added to the release notes.
DDTS # CSCea16455, CSCea37089, CSCea37185
Review the notes listed below before deploying the ONS 15327. Caveats with DDTS tracking numbers are known system limitations that are scheduled to be addressed in a subsequent release. Caveats without DDTS tracking numbers are provided to point out procedural or situational considerations when deploying the product.
Maintenance and Administration
Caution VxWorks is intended for qualified Cisco personnel only. Customer use of VxWorks is not recommended, nor is it supported by Cisco's Technical Assistance Center. Inappropriate use of VxWorks commands can have a negative and service affecting impact on your network. Please consult the troubleshooting guide for your release and platform for appropriate troubleshooting procedures. To exit without logging in, enter a Control-D (hold down the Control and D keys at the same time) at the Username prompt. To exit after logging in, type "logout" at the VxWorks shell prompt.
DDTS # CSCeb05404
PWR-A/B alarms can become stuck for an ONS 15327 node in the event of a transient power failure. The alarms will clear after resetting both XTCs. This issue is resolved in Release 4.6.
DDTS # CSCeb63327
The High Temperature Alarm is raised at 50 degrees Celsius. This is, however, not optimal on an Itemp rated system, which can tolerate up to 65 degrees Celsius. To work around this issue, the alarm can be downgraded or suppressed, but note that this will result in no temperature alarm provided at all. Alternatively, Cisco TAC provides a method of retrieving the temperature from the node, which can thus be monitored periodically for temperature-related problems. This issue will be resolved in Release 4.6, and in a future maintenance release of Release 4.1.
DDTS # CSCeb12993
When you perform a database restore initiated while the database is being saved, a DBOSYNC or BKUPMEMP alarm may be raised, accompanied by a silent restore failure. To avoid this issue, ensure no provisioning was changed within past 2 minutes before initiating a restore. This issue will be resolved in Release 4.6.
DDTS # CSCeb09356
The CTC card level provisioning pane allows a different range of values for the PSC-W, PSC-S, and PSC-R thresholds from the range allowed in the defaults provisioning window. At the CTC card view for an OC-192 card, CTC will allow any values for the PSC-W, PSC-S, and PSC-R. When provisioning these same values using the CTC node view defaults pane, the range is restricted from 0 to 600. This issue will be resolved in Release 4.6.
DDTS # CSCeb06071
Rarely, in the detailed circuit view for some VT circuits, a question mark may appear in the center of a port graphic. Ignore the question mark: it would indicate a problem with path trace functionality, but VT circuits do not have that functionality. This issue will be resolved in a future release.
DDTS # CSCdz84149
If a user is logged into CTC as a superuser (or other higher level security type), and then another superuser changes the first user's security level to "retrieve" (or another lower level security type) without first logging the user out, the lower level user is then still able to perform some actions authorized only for the original login security level. For example, a "provisioning" level user demoted to "retrieve" level in this manner can still provision and edit MS-SPRings (BLSRs) while logged into the current session, though the same user may no longer provision DCCs. To ensure that a user's level is changed completely, the superuser must log the user out prior to changing the security level. This issue is under investigation.
DDTS # CSCdz90753
In the Maintenance > Cross Connect Resource Pane, the VT matrix port detail is inconsistent with the general VT matrix data. This can occur when a 1+1 protection scheme is in place. To avoid confusion, note that the VT matrix data counts the VTs for both the working and protect card, while the detail data counts the VTs only for the working card. This issue is under investigation.
DDTS # CSCdy10030
CVs are not positively adjusted after exiting a UAS state. When a transition has been made from counting UAS, at least 10 seconds of non-SES must be counted to exit UAS. When this event occurs, Telcordia GR-253 specifies that CVs that occurred during this time be counted, but they are not. There are no plans to resolve this issue at this time.
DDTS # CSCdy71653
A change of the alarm profile while alarms are present on a DS3 card is not correctly applied. The behavior is specific to DS3 ports on an ONS 15327 node. This issue will be resolved in a future release.
DDTS # CSCdy49608
A node connection might fail during bulk circuit creation, causing the circuit creation to also fail. For example, this has been seen while creating 224 VT 1.5 protected circuits, on a path protection consisting of eight ONS 15327 nodes. If you experience a bulk circuit creation failure of this type, cancel the circuit creation batch, then delete any incomplete circuits. Restart the batch from the last successful circuit. This issue will be resolved in a future release.
DDTS # CSCdx35561
CTC is unable to communicate with an ONS 15327 that is connected via an Ethernet craft port. CTC does, however, communicate over an SDCC link with an ONS 15327 that is Ethernet connected, yielding a slow connection. This situation occurs when multiple ONS 15327s are on a single Ethernet segment and the nodes have different values for any of the following features:
•Enable OSPF on the LAN
•Enable Firewall
•Craft Access Only
When any of these features are enabled, the proxy ARP service on the node is also disabled. The ONS 15327 proxy ARP service assumes that all nodes are participating in the service.
This situation can also occur immediately after the aforementioned features are enabled. Other hosts on the Ethernet segment (for example, the subnet router) may retain incorrect ARP settings for the ONS 15327s.
To avoid this issue, all nodes on the same Ethernet segment must have the same values for Enable OSPF on the LAN, Enable Firewall, and Craft Access Only. If any of these values have changed recently, it may be necessary to allow connected hosts (such as the subnet router) to expire their ARP entries.
You can avoid waiting for the ARP entries to expire on their own by removing the SDCC links from the affected ONS 15327 nodes. This will disconnect them for the purposes of the proxy ARP service and the nodes should become directly accessible over the Ethernet. Network settings on the nodes can then be provisioned as desired, after which the SDCC can be restored.
This issue will not be resolved.
DDTS # CSCdy11012
When the topology host is connected to multiple OSPF areas, but CTC is launched on a node that is connected to fewer areas, the topology host appears in CTC, and all nodes appear in the network view, but some nodes remain disconnected. This can occur when the CTC host does not have routing information to connect to the disconnected nodes. (This can happen, for example, if automatic host detection was used to connect the CTC workstation to the initial node.)
CTC will be able to contact the topology host to learn about all the nodes in all the OSPF areas, but will be unable to contact any nodes that are not in the OSPF areas used by the launch node. Therefore, some nodes will remain disconnected in the CTC network view.
To work around this issue, if no firewall enabled, then the network configuration of the CTC host can be changed to allow CTC to see all nodes in the network. The launch node must be on its own subnet to prevent network partitioning, and craft access must not be enabled. The CTC host must be provisioned with an address on the same subnet as the initial node (but this address must not conflict with any other node in the network), and with the default gateway of the initial node. CTC will now be able to contact all nodes in the network.
If a firewall is enabled on any node in the network, then CTC will be unable to contact nodes outside of the initial OSPF areas. This issue will not be resolved.
DDTS # CSCdy37198
On Cisco ONS 15327 platforms equipped with XTC cross-connect cards, Ethernet traffic may be lost during a BLSR protection switch, with no accompanying alarm or condition raised. Possible affected circuits will be between Ethernet cards (E100T-4) built over Protection Channel Access (PCA) bandwidth on BLSR spans. When BLSR issues the switch, the PCA bandwidth is preempted. Since there is no longer a connection between the ends of the Ethernet circuit, traffic is lost. Further, in nodes equipped with XTC cards, the E100T-4 cards do not raise an alarm or condition in CTC. This issue will be resolved in a future release.
DDTS # CSCdw43896
A software revert from Release 3.3 or 3.4 to 1.0.1 or 1.0.2 can cause a PDI-P alarm on intermediate nodes of a DS3 circuit after an XTC switch on the node terminating this circuit. This can occur when, after you revert all the nodes of a path protection from Release 3.3-4 to Release 1.0.1-2, then perform an XTC side switch on the node terminating the DS3 circuit. If this occurs, remove the active XTC (software reset will not work) on the node terminating the DS3 circuit. This issue is resolved for Releases 3.3 and later, but will still occur when you revert from one of these releases to Release 1.0.1-2. The issue cannot be resolved for these earlier releases.
Upgrades from Release 1.0
If you wish to upgrade from Release 1.0 to Release 4.1.x, you must first upgrade to maintenance Release 1.0.2. If you are already running maintenance Release 1.0.1 or better, you do not have to perform the intermediate upgrade.
DDTS # CSCds23552
You cannot delete the standby XTC once it is removed. If you have two XTC cards and then decide to operate with only one, you will get a standing minor alarm. The alarm cannot be removed by CTC. The XTC is a combo card, combining the functionality of the ONS 15454 TCC+, cross connect, DS1 and DS3 cards, with a protection group automatically provisioned. On the ONS 15454, similar behavior occurs for the TCC+ card. The cross connect card for the ONS 15454 can only be deleted if there are no circuits provisioned. DS1 and DS3 cards can only be deleted if they are not in a protection group. It is not known at this time when or if this issue will be resolved.
Line Cards
DDTS # CSCed03215
The ONS 15327 XTC card allows soft reset immediately after a database change. After making any database change (for example, changing some provisioning) it is possible to soft reset the XTC card before the database change has been written to non-volatile memory. The result is that the most recent provisioning change might be lost. To avoid this issue, before soft resetting the XTC card, wait 2 minutes from the last provisioning change. This issue is resolved in Release 4.6.
DDTS # CSCec66218
A hard reset of the active XTC in a 1+1 configuration causes CTNEQPT-PBPROT to be raised in OC-3 trunk cards and OC-12 line cards. The hard reset also causes UNEQ-P to be raised in the OC-12 line cards. This issue is resolved in Release 4.6.
DDTS # CSCeb23183
On the ONS 15327 XTC, the j1 path trace values for the DS1 are incorrect. The table shows 28 entries, all with identical (but wrong) values, when an STS-1 (the only type that supports path trace on the XTC's DS1) only should have one entry. This can occur with an STS-1 circuit terminating at the XTC's DS1, in the DS1 maintenance card view of the XTC. To find the actual path trace values for the DS1 circuit, open the detailed circuit map for that circuit, right-click on the port image of the DS1, and select "j1 path trace." This issue will be resolved in Release 4.6.
E Series and G Series Cards
DDTS # CSCdy41135
When using a G1000-2 card, TIM-P can be mistakenly raised on a PCA circuit after a protection switch. This occurs when path trace is enabled on a PCA circuit that is no longer in use after a protection switch. To work around this issue, either disable path trace or use alarm profiling to filter out the unwanted alarm. This issue is under investigation.
DDTS # CSCdy63172
With E100/E1000 cards, a CARLOSS alarm present, and port alarms suppressed from CTC, Manual Alarm Suppression does not correctly suppress CARLOSS alarms. This issue is under investigation.
DDTS # CSCdy47038
G1000-2 path alarm profiles applied on port 2 are not updated to reflect the correct alarm severities. This issue is under investigation.
DDTS # CSCdy13035
Excessive Ethernet traffic loss (greater than 60 ms) may occur when the active XTC is removed from the chassis while using the G1000-2. On rare occasions, permanent loss of traffic may occur. Do not remove the active XTC from the chassis to force a protection switch. Instead, perform a soft reset of the active XTC through the network management interface. Once the XTC is in standby mode, it can be removed from the chassis without inducing excessive traffic loss. A future hardware release will incorporate improved hardware PLL circuitry on the G1000-2 line card to allow an active XTC removal without causing excessive traffic loss.
Path Protection Functionality
DDTS # CSCeb37707
With a VT path protection circuit, if you inject signals with a thru-mode test set into one path of the circuit in a particular order, you may not see the appropriate alarms. This can occur when you first inject LOP-P, then clear, then inject LOP-V. This issue will be resolved in Release 6.0.
DDTS # CSCea23862
After you perform a force switch on one of the spans of a DRI or IDRI topology with path protection-DRI circuits present, if you then apply a clear on the same span, the state will not show up immediately in CTC. This issue is under investigation.
BLSR Functionality
DDTS # CSCeb24331 and CSCeb40119
If you create a four-fiber BLSR with a VT circuit on it, then delete the circuit and the ring, then created a two-fiber BLSR on the same ports, you may see an unexpected AIS-V on the path, even before any additional circuit is created. A soft switch of the XTC will clear the AIS-V condition. This issue is under investigation.
DDTS # CSCdz35479
Rarely, CTC Network view can freeze following the deletion or addition of a node from or to a BLSR. This can result in the CTC Network view no longer updating correctly. If this occurs, restart CTC. This issue will be resolved in Release 5.0.
DDTS # CSCdy48872
Issuing a lockout span in one direction while a ring switch (SF-R) is active on the other direction may result in a failure to restore PCA circuits on the ring.
To see this issue, on a node participating in a two fiber BLSR with PCA circuits terminating at the node over the two fiber BLSR, cause an SF-R by failing the receive fiber in one direction (say, west). Then, issue a lockout span in the other direction (in our example, east). Since the lockout span has higher priority than the SF-R, the ring switch should clear and PCA traffic should be restored on spans without a fiber fault. The ring switch does clear, but PCA traffic does not restore. To correct this issue, clear the fiber fault. All traffic restores properly. This issue will be resolved in Release 5.0.
DDTS # CSCdw66416
Traffic along a running ring segment cannot be restored while a participating node is rebooting. To see this problem, in a two fiber BLSR with circuits created along a given ring segment, you must isolate that ring segment by powering down two or more nodes where one of the nodes powered down is at the edge of the segment and the others are outside of the segment. Then power up and reboot the node at the edge of the segment. The circuits along this segment will not be restored even though the nodes on the segment are both up and running. You must restore power to all nodes before the traffic is restored. This issue will be resolved in a future release.
BLSR Support for Mixed Node Networks
The ONS 15327 is supported for BLSR in combination with ONS 15454 nodes only if Release 3.3 or greater is installed and running on all BLSR nodes. If you wish to provision a BLSR on a combination of ONS 15327 and ONS 15454 nodes, you should upgrade to Release 3.3 or greater on all ONS 15454 and ONS 15327 nodes first.
Note To be compatible with TL1 and DNS, all nodes must have valid names. Node names should contain alphanumeric characters or hyphens, but no special characters or spaces.
DDTS # CSCdz79471
The default state, when no PST or SST inputs are given for The TL1 command, RMV-<MOD2_IO>, is OOS instead of OOS-MT. Thus, if you issue a RMV statement, followed by maintenance-state-only commands, such as OPR-LPBK, the maintenance state commands will not work, since the port will be in the out-of-service state (OOS), instead of the out-of-service maintenance state (OOS-MT). To work around this issue, place ports in the OOS-MT state, by specifying the primary state as OOS and a secondary state of MT in either the RMV-<MOD2_IO> command or the ED-<MOD2_IO> command.
Scripts that depend on the RMV-<MOD2_IO> command defaulting to OOS-MT without specifying the primary and secondary states should be updated to force the primary and secondary state inputs to be populated. This issue will be resolved in Release 5.0.
DDTS # CSCdz86121
In one rare case, the ONS 15454/15327 times out a user session without communicating the timeout to TL1. If this happens, the TL1 user remains logged in, although the session is actually timed out. This can occur when you log into the node with a timeout of X minutes. If the user session sits idle for all but 5 seconds of the X minutes, then you have only 5 seconds to type in a command to notify the node that the session is active. If you try this, you will likely miss the five second window, in which case the node will respond as though the session is inactive and deny access. However, because you have typed a key, irrespective of the five second window, TL1 responds as though the session is active and does not log you out (time out). You will not have access to the node and will receive a "DENY" response to TL1 commands. The error message may vary depending on commands issued. To recover from this situation, log out and log back in to TL1. This issue will be resolved in Release 5.0.
DDTS # CSCdz26071
The TL1 COPY-RFILE command, used for SW download, database backup, and database restore, currently does not allow a user-selected port parameter to make connections to the host. The command expects the default parameter of Port 21 and will only allow that number. This issue will be resolved in Release 5.0
Performance Monitoring
DDTS # CSCdt10886
The far-end STS PM counts do not accumulate on an OC-48 linear 1+1 circuit even though the near-end STS PM counts on the other end are increasing. To see this issue, connect two nodes with an OC-12 or OC-48 linear 1+1 protected span. Place a piece of test equipment in the middle of the span and inject B3 errors. The near-end STS PM counts accumulate, but the far-end STS PM counts do not accumulate. To work around this issue, Use the near-end STS PM count from the adjacent node to see the far-end STS PM count for the current node. This issue will be resolved in a future release.
G-Series Notes
The following two notes on page 5-30 of the Cisco ONS 15454 Reference Manual, R4.1 and R4.5 should be replaced.
Note G-Series cards manufactured before August 2003 do not support DWDM GBICs. G1000-4 cards compatible with DWDM GBICs have a CLEI code of SNP8KW0KAB. Compatible G1K-4 cards have a CLEI code of WM5IRWPCAA.
Note All versions of G1000-4 and G1K-4 cards support CWDM GBICs.
Resolved Software Caveats for Release 4.1.3
The following items are resolved in Release 4.1.3.
Maintenance and Administration
DDTS # CSCsh61803
This is a request for formal written notification to customer running CTC release 4.1.3 and any other suspected releases, of possible username corruption when the syntax takes a certain form. Upgrading the node having the usernames with 5th character as 'A' from 4.1.3 to 6.0 is resulting in the truncation of all the characters from 5th position onwards. While node was operating in release 4.1.3, create the users with 'A' at 5th position of the username. Upgrade the node to any other release. After the upgrade, only the first 4 characters are retained as username. This issue is serious enough to cause a network to be unreachable during an outage or other service impacting occasions.
Workaround: Do not add a username with character 'A' in 5th position. This issue is fixed in Release 5.0.
DDTS # CSCec84338
With multiple unnamed circuits (circuit name listed as "Unknown") on a node, where at least one is a path protection circuit, a cross-connect from one of these unnamed circuits will incorrectly appear on the Circuit Edit > Path Protection Selectors, and Circuit Edit > Path Protection Switch Counts tabs of the other unnamed circuits. Also, the State tab will show paths in the wrong column (for example, both source and destination in the CRS End B column).
This issue can manifest anytime you create multiple unnamed circuits (via TL1 or from CTC using the TL1-like option) on a node, where at least one is a path protection circuit. This issue is resolved in Release 4.6 and maintenance Releases 4.1.1 and 4.1.3.
DDTS # CSCec20521
After addition and deletion of a static route that overlaps with the internal IP addresses range, all cards in the shelf reboot. This can also happen after the node learns a similar route through OSPF or RIP updates. This issue is present in all releases through 4.1 and 4.5. To avoid this issue, do not provision static routes with a destination address in the subnet range 192.168.190.x, and avoid overlap between IP addresses in the network and the internal subnet range 192.168.190.x. If the issue does occur, reset your TCCs. This issue is resolved in Release 4.6 and in maintenance Release 4.1.3.
DDTS # CSCec16812
UNEQ-V alarms are incorrectly raised prior to connecting a TAP to a TACC, and also after disconnecting the TAP from the TACC. This issue is resolved in Releases 4.1.3 and 4.6.
DDTS # CSCdy38603
VT Cross-connects downstream from a DS1 can automatically transition from the OOS-AINS state to the IS state even though the DS1 signal is not clean (for example, when there is an LOS present). This can occur when you have created a VT circuit across multiple nodes with DS1s at each end, and you have not yet applied a signal to the DS1 ports, and then you place the DS1 ports in OOS-AINS, OOS-MT, or IS. When you then place the circuit in OOS-AINS, the circuit state changes to IS (within one minute). This issue is resolved in Release 4.1.
Line Cards
DDTS # CSCea16455, CSCea37089, CSCea37185
Malformed SNMP packets can potentially cause the XTC, TCC/TCC+/TCC2 and TCCi/TCC2 control cards to reset. Repeated transmission of these malformed packets could cause both the control cards to reset at the same time. This issue is resolved in Release 4.6, and maintenance Releases 4.0.1, 4.0.3, and 4.1.3.
DDTS # CSCed05846
In Releases 4.0, 4.0.1, and 4.1 the standby TCC+, TCC2, or XTC card might reset automatically. This can occur at any time, but only rarely. This issue is resolved in Release 4.6, and maintenance Releases 4.1.1 and 4.1.3.
BLSR Functionality
DDTS # CSCdy65890
If you have PCA circuits over two-fiber or four-fiber BLSR protect channels, an incorrect auto-inservice transition occurs after traffic preemption. You may place the circuit back into the OOS-AINS state after the BLSR has returned to the unswitched mode, using the Circuit Editing pane of the CTC. This issue is resolved in Release 4.1.
Path Protection Functionality
DDTS # CSCec04550
In a path protection configuration, upon detecting a double-path failure with UNEQ-P, the UNEQ-P on the protect path is not reported. This issue is resolved in Release 4.1.3.
DDTS # CSCec14995
In a non-revertive path protection configuration, when a double failure is detected on both paths with UNEQ-P or AIS-P, upon clearing the protect path defect, the UNEQ-P or AIS-P alarm may remain stuck on the working path for the node. The most reliable way to remove the alarm is a TCC side switch. This issue is resolved in Release 4.1.3.
TL1 Functionality
DDTS # CSCec21039
Rarely, the TL1 craft port on the ONS 15327 XTC card may not respond to data sent to the port after a power cycle. A reset initiated from CTC may clear the problem. This issue is resolved in Releases 4.1.3 and 4.6.
DDTS # CSCea03186
The TL1 command, INH-USER-SECU, does not disable the userid appropriately. The command should disable the userid until the corresponding ALW-USER-SECU command is issued; however, the userid is automatically re-enabled after the user lock-out period expires. The user lockout period is set from the CTC. This issue will be alleviated in Release 4.1 by removal of the ALW-USER-SECU and INH-USER-SECU commands. The commands are reinstated correctly in Release 4.1.
New Features and Functionality
This section highlights new features and functionality for Release 4.1.x. For detailed documentation of each of these features, consult the user documentation.
New Software Features and Functionality
Open Ended Path Protection
In previous releases, you could create an end-to-end path protection circuit on any Cisco ONS 15XXX network using A-Z provisioning of CTC/CTM. This feature requires you to specify one source node and one destination node of a path protection circuit. CTC/CTM requires these nodes to be part of the network that is discovered by CTC/CTM.
With Release 4.1.x you can create an open ended path protection circuit in addition to a regular path protection. An open ended path protection circuit is a partial path protection circuit. This feature helps you create end-to-end path protection circuits where a part of the given path protection circuit is on a Cisco 15XXX network, while the other part of the circuit is on another vendor's equipment. The circuit may consist of one source point and two end points. There are two paths from the source; one path is from the source to one end point and the other path is from the source to the other end point. The source has a bridge that sends the traffic on both paths. The end points do not have any selectors and may hand off the traffic to another vendor's equipment. For bidirectional circuits, the source also contains a selector for the reverse traffic from end points to source. Alternatively, open ended path protection can be used to create a circuit with two sources and one destination. In the unidirectional case, the destination node has a selector, and the source nodes have one-way connections.
NE Defaults
The NE defaults pane user interface is changed in Release 4.1.x as follows:
•The NE defaults pane now has a highlighted title at the top of the pane, indicating the last action taken by the user.
•If you import or export a file, the title shows the file name and the time of the action.
•If you load or apply a file to the node, the changes and the time of the action will be displayed.
User Privileges
As of Release 4.1.x, The following user privileges have changed:
•A Maintenance level user can back up the database and transfer a software package to the node.
•A Provisioning level user can delete and reset cards.
Protect Threshold Crossing Alarms
As of Release 4.1.x, BLSR/MS-SPR and path protection/SNCP protect thresholds at both the card and port level are inherited from the working card/port.
C-bit framing
To be compatible with certain legacy deployments, the DS3-12E card C bit detection algorithm has changed conjunction with Release 4.1.x through an FPGA change in the DS3-12E modules.
Gigabit Ethernet Transponder
The Gigabit Ethernet Transponder is a software enhancement to existing G-series Ethernet cards that allows these cards to support transponder functionality.
The following features support Gigabit Ethernet Transponder functionality for Release 4.1.x.
Facility Loopback
Facility Loopback is supported for Release 4.1.x transponder functionality.
This applies to all G-series cards (G1000-4 and G1K-4 on the ONS 15454 and G1000-2 on the ONS 15327).
Provisionable Flow Control Watermarks
Provisionable flow control watermarks are supported for Release 4.1.x. This capability enables the user to tune the flow control mechanism on the G-Series cards for some network applications.
This applies to all G-series cards (G1000-4 and G1K-4 on the ONS 15454 and G1000-2 on the ONS 15327).
Changed Alarms
The following alarms have changed as of Release 4.1.x.
Note For SONET alarms that applet the ONS 15327, refer to the Alarm Troubleshooting chapter of the user documentation.
SONET CRITICAL Alarms
LOC is added in Release 4.1.x.
SONET MAJOR Alarms
OTUK-IAE is dropped in Release 4.1.x.
PLM-V is added in Release 4.1.x.
SQUELCHED is MJ in Release 4.0 but changed to NA in Release 4.1.x.
FEC-MISM is added in Release 4.1.x.
SONET MINOR Alarms
OTUK-TIM is MN in Release 4.0 but changed to NA in Release 4.1.x.
SONET NA/NR Conditions
ERFI-P-CONN is added in Release 4.1.x
ERFI-P-PAYLD is added in Release 4.1.x
ERFI-P-SRVR is added in Release 4.1.x
EXERCISE-RING-FAIL is added in Release 4.1.x
EXERCISE-SPAN-FAIL is added in Release 4.1.x
INTRUSION-PSWD is added in Release 4.1.x
LPBKFACILITY (G-Series) is added in Release 4.1.x
New TL1 Features
The following TL1 features are new for release 4.1.x. For detailed instructions on using TL1 commands, consult the TL1 Command Guide for Release 4.1.
Removed Commands
The following commands were dropped from Release 4.0.
New Commands
The following command was added in Release 4.1.x.
New Support
The following new support has been added for Release 4.1.x.
•Facility loopbacks on G1000 are supported in Release 4.1.x.
•Escaped double quotes (\")" was introduced in Release 4.1.x for Inner Strings (See Telcordia GR-831-CORE, Section 2.2.10) for GR compliance.
•In the command COPY-RFILE, DB backup and DB Download can be done by a MAINT user in Release 4.1.x (in addition to SUPERUSER).
•Negative MonLevels are accepted in Release 4.1.x.
•The command RTRV-COND-SYNCN can be used with the ALL AID to suppress conditions with the same root cause. This behavior is enhanced in Release 4.1.x to display all Synchronization related conditions.
•The ED-BITS and RTRV-BITS commands now support the AIDs SYNC-BITS1 and SYNC-BITS2 for setting and retrieving the BITS-OUT port state.
•The parameter VOATTN, in ED/RTRV-OCH, has a range of -40 to +30.
The following BLSR ringid alarms are changed in Release 4.1.x to report on the OCn port.
•BLSROSYNC, MN, NSA, "BLSR Out Of Sync"—Always reported against the East working OCn facility of the BLSR.
•APSCNMIS, MN, NSA, "Node Id Mismatch"—Always reported against the working OCn facility that detects the mismatch.
•RING-MISMATCH, MN, NSA, "Far End Of Fiber Is Provisioned With Different Ring ID"—Always reported against the East working OCn facility of the BLSR.
Command Request changes
In the following command requests, the Release 4.0 request syntax appears first, followed by the new Release 4.1.x syntax.
ED-G1000 In Release 4.0:
ED-G1000 In Release 4.1.x:
ED-T1 in Release 4.0:
ED-T1 in Release 4.1.x:
ED-T3 in Release 4.0:
ED-T3 in Release 4.1.x:
ED-EC1 in Release 4.0:
ED-EC1 in Release 4.1.x:
Command Response changes
In the following command responses, the Release 4.0 response syntax appears first, followed by the new Release 4.1.x syntax.
RTRV-USER-SECU response in Release 4.0:
RTRV-USER-SECU response in Release 4.1.x:
RTRV-G1000 response in Release 4.0:
RTRV-G1000 response in Release 4.1.x:
RTRV-T1 response in Release 4.0:
RTRV-T1 response in Release 4.1.x:
RTRV-T3 response in Release 4.0:
RTRV-T3 response in Release 4.1.x:
RTRV-OCH response in Release 4.0:
RTRV-OCH response in Release 4.1.x:
RTRV-CLNT response in Release 4.0:
RTRV-CLNT response in Release 4.1.x:
RTRV-OCN response in Release 4.0:
RTRV-OCN response in Release 4.1.x:
RTRV-EC1 response in Release 4.0:
RTRV-EC1 response in Release 4.1.x:
ENUM changes
The following enum items have changed for Release 4.1.x.
ALS_RESTART enum items added to Release 4.1.x:
MOD2 enum items added to Release 4.1.x:
OPTICS enum items dropped from Release 4.0:
OPTICS enum items added to Release 4.1.x:
TRANS enum items added to Release 4.1.x:
Alarms, Conditions, and Errors Changed in Release 4.1.x
The following conditions have been added for Release 4.1.x.
ERFI-P-CONN—Enhanced Remote Failure Indication, Path, Connectivity
ERFI-P-PAYLD—Enhanced Remote Failure Indication, Path, Payload
ERFI-P-SRVR—Enhanced Remote Failure Indication, Path, Server
The following error has changed for Release 4.1.x.
IDMS has changed from "Loopback Type Missing" to "Missing Internal Data."
Related Documentation
Release-Specific Documents
•Release Notes for the Cisco ONS 15327, Release 4.1.1
•Release Notes for the Cisco ONS 15454 SDH, Release 4.1.3
•Release Notes for the Cisco ONS 15454, Release 4.1.3
•Cisco ONS 15327 Software Upgrade Guide, Release 4.1
Platform-Specific Documents
•Cisco ONS 15327 Procedure Guide, Release 4.1
•Cisco ONS 15327 Reference Manual, Release 4.1
•Cisco ONS 15327 Troubleshooting Guide, Release 4.1
•Cisco ONS 15454 and Cisco ONS 15327 TL1 Command Guide, Release 4.1
•Cisco ONS 15327 Product Overview, Release 4.1
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The country's economy was struggling, jobs were scarce and a transportation route south of Maryland across the Potomac River was needed.
The year was 1938.
The Potomac River Bridge, now known as the Gov. Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge, was built for $5 million, $79.7 million in 2013 dollars, based on federal Consumer Price Index average inflation of 3.76 percent.
But why was the bridge renamed in 1968 for a lawyer who was born in Washington, D.C., grew up in Baltimore, and became governor of Maryland in 1934?
"He wasn't really associated with the Southern Maryland area," said Anita Warnes, College of Southern Maryland library circulation manager.
Nice was born Dec. 5, 1877. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1899, where he studied law.
Nice and his wife Edna Viola Amos were married in 1905 and had two sons, Harry W. Nice Jr. and William Stone. William died in childhood, according to the Maryland State Archives.
According to Frank F. White Jr.'s book, "The Governors of Maryland, 1777-1970," the first time Nice ran for governor of Maryland, in 1919, he lost by only 165 votes to Albert C. Ritchie. Ritchie remained governor of Maryland until 1934, when Nice defeated him by more than 6,000 votes. Nice was the third Republican to become governor of Maryland.
Nice's time as governor was a time of economic hardship for Americans in a world on the verge of war.
During Nice's administration, legislation was passed for the system of toll roads and bridges in Maryland that today's system is modeled after, according to a Maryland Independent article about the renaming of the bridge, dated April 18, 1968.
His time as governor also would be remembered for the renovations he and his wife insisted on making to the Governor's mansion in Annapolis. According to an article in The Baltimore Sun on Dec. 19, 1935, $100,000 was appropriated for renovation costs: $50,000 from the state legislature, $25,000 that was not spent during Ritchie's administration and $22,000 from a "cushion fund."
The Potomac River Bridge was the first bridge south of Washington, D.C., to connect Maryland and Virginia. The groundbreaking ceremony was attended by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The bridge opened for traffic in December 1940 after almost two years of construction.
The toll for southbound two-axle traffic into Virginia was 75 cents one way, said John Sales, public affairs manager at the Maryland Transportation Authority. The toll is now $6.
"Tolls were collected in both the northbound and southbound directions when the bridge opened," Sales said. "Southbound-only tolling was implemented in October 1991."
In 1968, the bridge was renamed the Gov. Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge. A ceremony was held and Nice's grandnephew, Harry W. Nice III, and then-Maryland Gov. Spiro T. Agnew attended, according to the Independent article.
The Independent article quotes Agnew's speech: "Bridges are traditionally regarded as symbols of progress; the means to reach a better future and brighter hopes upon a distant horizon.
"From the moment of its conception, this bridge crossing the Potomac became a tangible symbol of progress and faith in a better, brighter future."
Agnew went on to say in his speech that the bridge represented Maryland's "confidence in the future and our leadership's vision of what the future would hold," despite the bridge being built during an economic depression.
In 2012, 6.7 million vehicles passed over the 1.9 mile-long Nice Bridge, Sales said. The bridge is 135 feet tall at its highest point.
Sales said that the bridge is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places because it has been the site of several historic events and is the only known metal cantilever bridge — containing segments that are structurally supported only at one end — in Maryland.
Before the Nice Bridge was built, Sales said, motorists traveled across the Potomac River on U.S. 1 — where Interstate 395 crosses the river in Southeast Washington, D.C., now.
"The Nice Bridge and U.S. 301 are part of both the National Highway System and the Strategic Highway Network — roadways deemed necessary for emergency mobilization in support of U.S. military operations," Sales said. "Additionally, the bridge is designated as a critical link on an evacuation route from Washington, D.C."
Sales said that the bridge is also home to peregrine falcons, a protected species monitored by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
"In renaming the Potomac River Bridge the Governor Harry W. Nice Bridge, we are honoring the man who led Maryland during" hard times, Agnew said in his speech. "We pay tribute to a man, who dedicated many years of his life to the service of his community and State. Governor Nice was a successful lawyer and a warm and vibrant personality. Above all it was Governor Nice who piloted Maryland through and out of the dark years of depression with good sense and a good heart."
While on their way back from a trip to Florida, Nice and his wife stopped to visit friends in Richmond, Va. He suffered a second heart attack on Feb. 25, 1941, and died. Nice is buried in Baltimore's Greenmount Cemetery.


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Friday, April 19, 2002Johnson City, Tenn. (April 19, 2002) - The College of Charleston put a hurt on East Tennessee State's pitching staff here tonight, pounding out 20 hits on its way to a 17-0 pasting of the Buccaneers in Southern Conference baseball action at Cardinal Park. The Cougars also got some impressive pitching from Matt Rackers who held ETSU to four hits in eight innings on the mound. The College of Charleston (24-13, 10-6 SoCon) was in control all the way, scoring in every inning but the eighth. The Cougars got things started in the first, when, with a runner already on third, Lee Curtis and Matt Lauderdale laced back-to-back doubles that plated one run. Charleston kept up the heat on ETSU (14-22, 7-9 SoCon) starter Donnie Sharp (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) in the second, scoring four more times on four hits. The Cougars started the inning with three straight hits, with Mickey Torello getting a single to center that scored a pair of runs for the Cougars. Jasha Balcom polished off the inning with his second home run of the season to deep right, and it was 5-0 in favor of the Cougars. Victor Martinez drove in a pair of runs in a three run third for Charleston before the Cougars put the game out of reach with five more scores in the fourth. The big blow for Charleston in that inning was a bases loaded double by Brett Anderson that cleared the bases. Rackers did the rest, at one point setting down 14 consecutive Buc hitters. He struck out three and walked just one to pick up his fifth win of the season. Balcom, Brett Spivey, Zach Strong and Anderson all had three hits for the Cougars, with Anderson smacking a pair of doubles while driving in four runs and scoring twice. Sharp was hit hard for ETSU after three straight strong outings, giving up 10 hits and eight runs in just three innings on the mound. Scott Rose (Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.), Brandon Cross (Bluff City, Tenn.), Kirk Keithley (Peoria, Ill.) and Michael Giroud (St. Petersburg, Fla.) collected the hits for the Bucs, with Cross and Giroud both getting doubles. ETSU and Charleston will play the second game of the three-game series Saturday at Cardinal Park, with game time set at 2:00 p.m.
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HOBNOBBING: The author, Donna Johnson, sees what kind of mischief she can find visiting friends at Summit Towers, a government-subsidized apartment complex downtown.
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ROLLING OUT THE DOGS: Residents at Summit Towers often use baby strollers to take their pets for a walk because dogs are not allowed to walk through the lobby. Here, Bonnie Black (in red) and Sharon Soller (in purple) head out.
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Dec 21, 2009
Holiday Eating Tips
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday
buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit.
In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately.
Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly.
Like fine single-malt scotch, it's rare. In fact, it's even
rarer than single-malt scotch. You can't find it any other time
of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories
in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an
eggnog-aholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it.
Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think.
It's Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it.
That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone.
Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes.
Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with
skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother?
It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to
control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is
to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between
now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you
have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll
need after circling the buffet table while carrying
a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table,
like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa,
position yourself near them and don't budge.
Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention.
They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind,
you're never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each.
Or, if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin.
Always have three. When else do you get to have
more than one dessert? Labor Day?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the
mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost.
I mean, have some standards.
10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the
party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention.
Reread tips; start over, but hurry,
January is just around the corner.
~ Craig Wilson of USA Today ~
14 comments:
- Joanne said...
LOL - Classic !
- December 21, 2009 at 10:11 AM
- Tamara Jansen said...
ha ha ha! very funny :)
- December 21, 2009 at 10:14 AM
- Sue said...
I do not abide by any rules, whatsoever, for the holidays! I just EAT!!! and drink, too. Although I have curbed my wino tendencies because of my aching head...
~ Ethel
- December 21, 2009 at 2:23 PM
- Finn's Mom said...
Those are definitely words to live by!
- December 21, 2009 at 4:49 PM
- Muddy Boot Dreams said...
Those should be posted on every front door, and read before we leave for parties.
- December 21, 2009 at 7:21 PM
- Foley said...
You made my day - I think it was the first time I laughed out loud all day!!
- December 21, 2009 at 7:35 PM
- Maven said...
I loved this!
- December 21, 2009 at 7:43 PM
- Kathleen said...
Love it...although I don't mind carrot sticks with some good fattening dip..no double dipping though! :)
Merry Christmas, Lori!
- December 21, 2009 at 8:13 PM
- Joanne said...
LOL do any of these cancel out the negative calories consumed when standing up???
- December 21, 2009 at 9:23 PM
- Tootsie said...
Merry Christmas my friend and a safe and happy new year!
- December 21, 2009 at 10:15 PM
- Michelle said...
Love it!
- December 21, 2009 at 10:57 PM
- Fifi Flowers said...
Ooooh I LOVE how George contacted you to tell us all Merry Christmas... same to you... ENJOY!
- December 22, 2009 at 1:56 PM
- Shirley said...
Love this!!!!!!!!!!!
- December 23, 2009 at 9:39 PM
- Scout's Honor said...
I knew I liked you, but little did I know i would fall in love with you. Hehehehe.
You rock!
- December 28, 2009 at 11:07 AM


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Tiny, vibrant paper cranes seem to float in midair as they hang from thin pieces of string in the restored Creston Depot's art gallery. May Ling Chuong, 14, is September's Creston: Arts featured artist with her origami art.
"It's crazy. I was scared," said Chuong. "I'm, like, 14. And, I didn't actually think about doing something big with it. I just thought it was a hobby. So, when it became something big, it was really nice." Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper. The goal is to turn a flat piece of paper into a sculpture without the use of glue or cuts in the paper.
Chuong, a second-generation Chinese-American, is the daughter of Jen and Simon Chuong, owners of Chuong Garden in Creston. She has two younger sisters and one younger brother.
Chuong, an eighth-grader at Creston Middle School, got her start in origami when her cousin taught her to fold.
"I have a cousin, and he works at my parents' restaurant," said Chuong. "And, he started making things. I didn't know what it was, you know, and I thought it was really cool. I got really interested in it."
The exposition of origami art, which includes paper cranes, flowers, a 3-D cat and hanging art, will be on display until Sept. 30.
"I didn't know a lot of people were actually interested in it," said Chuong. "Being in middle school, it's kind of hard with all the different people, so I guess, like, it's nice to show people what you do. This will make people know who I am a little bit more."
Chuong's favorite things to fold are flowers. She has kusudama flowers on display, which have little folds of paper inside the petals.
She also did 3-D origami. One piece, a cat, is on display at the gallery. A 3-D piece is made by stacking folded paper into shapes and making it stay together.
"I just think, if I look in a book and I find how to make a diamond, I'll use a diamond and make something interesting with it, like hanging it up in a symmetrical way," Chuong said.
Chuong gets inspiration from nature. She folds bouquets of flowers, and sometimes adds pipe cleaners as flower stems. Chuong also folds paper cranes, or orizuru, one of the most classic shapes of origami.
"I take traditional origami, but I kind of twist it around, make it my own by hanging them up into weird kinds of designs and I like to make flower bouquets," Chuong said.
Chuong's favorite artist is Joost Langeveld, a man who folds origami shapes. She uses his art as inspiration to make her own designs, or use his ideas and make similar, yet unique creations. She also looks at Pinterest, an online photo-sharing website, for ideas and inspiration.
The process of creating origami is simple for Chuong.
"I can pretty much learn from any of them (books or internet) now because I know the steps, like, all the basic folds and stuff like that," said Chuong. "But, I learn from people teaching me, my cousins or Youtube, and especially origami books."
Chuong starts with sticky notes to fold her creations. She does simple things, then finds ways to make them more unique, such as hanging them on string.
"If you start off with the basics, it's fun. But, not too complicated," Chuong said. "I just, like, look at things. If I look outside, I could find inspiration from nature."
Chuong plans to continue folding origami, as well as expand her artistic knowledge, by taking art classes in high school and college.


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Kosher Drink/Spirits
|Almond Milk
By Diane Schnier, Real Food Tastes Good
We are delighted that we discovered this recipe from healthy food blogger–extraordinaire Diane Schnier. It is both everyday and Passover friendly.
1 1/2 cups raw almonds, soaked 8 – 12 hours in water, rinsed, drained*
Put everything in Vitamix, turn on, immediately turn dial to 10, flip to high speed & blend for 2 minutes. Done!
Yield: about 3 1/2 cups
*amount of water to soak almonds is 3 times the amount of almonds.
Tips from Diane:
If not using a Vitamix, you should soak the dates (after you cut in half & remove pits) for about 30 minutes. Processing dates is hard work for the average blender. After they've soaked, you might want to cut them into smaller pieces before blending (alternately, consider substituting honey, maple syrup, or other pliable sweetener). Also, if not using a Vitamix, it's likely you'll have to strain the milk.
Use a vanilla bean instead of extract. The Vitamix will blend skin & all. For most other blenders, you'll need to split the vanilla bean and scrape out the vanilla seeds.
Mason jars work well for storing this almond milk.
Watch Diane make homemaede Almond Milk. In the video, she is making 1/3 of the recipe, so the amounts will differ.
Recipes: Drinks/Spirits, Homemade Almond Milk, Parve, Kosher