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On stages and streets, Shakespeare lives and breathes in Buffalo
Every year in late June, one of the more beautiful sights in Buffalo materializes on a sloping plot of land near the edge of Delaware Park.
Some 2,000 people carry picnic spreads, red wine and lawn chairs, some of them lingering for a minute in the park's blooming rose garden, to attend a performance of Shakespeare in Delaware Park. The sight of all those people sprawled out at dusk, eagerly awaiting the rhymed couplets and clever turns of phrase of a poet who shuffled off 400 years ago is at once comforting and awe-inspiring.
In addition to making a very pretty Instagram, it shows that Shakespeare is alive and well and thriving in Buffalo. But it's not nearly the only place the Bard lives and breathes. He's also hard at work, among other places, in the less idyllic surroundings of Buffalo's West Side.
There, a group of nearly 30 Buffalo Public School students has been hard at work on a production of "The Tempest," which opened Friday in Ujima's TheatreLoft and runs through Monday. The show is the fifth annual production of "Shakespeare Comes to (716)," a program of the West Side-based Peace of the City Ministries.
The program was designed to give students from backgrounds and neighborhoods where opportunities for self-expression are limited a chance to discover a piece of themselves in Shakespeare's words. In a performance during Thursday night's "Shakespearean Idol" fundraiser in the Buffalo History Museum, the students delivered two scenes from the show and got a rousing reaction from the crowd.
The program has attracted students like Michael Morel, a graduate of the Buffalo Academy for Visual and Performing Arts who said that his three years of experience learning and speaking Shakespeare's words have helped him to discover his own confidence.
"I had low self-esteem before the first show," Morel recalled of his appearance three summers ago in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," in which the costume for his character, the fairy king Oberon, was little more than a pair of shorts and some body paint. "It was a learning experience," he deadpanned, adding that the experience helped to bring him out of his shell.
Lakeya Murray, a BAVPA sophomore appearing in "The Tempest" who is also in her third year, echoed Morel's feelings about the effect of Shakespeare on her confidence. She said her castmates and her director, Megan McClain Kwacz, were more than just teachers and fellow students.
"They usually call it a 'program.' But to us it's not a program. We're all like family," she said. "Regardless of where we come from, they take us in with open arms."
And while the young Shakespeareans might not openly talk about it, where they come from sometimes isn't all that pretty. Many of the students have difficult family situations and, like many on Buffalo's poverty-stricken West and East sides, their lives intersect far too often with violence.
For Peace of the City Executive Director Diann Takens-Cerbone, the Shakespeare project is about opening new worlds and ideas to young people with precious few opportunities to succeed and a life path that can sometimes seem preprogrammed for failure.
"I think these kids learn to take on roles different from what's been offered to them by the marginalized place in society that they came into," Takens-Cerbone said. "I think these kids try on a role, they feel the power and the breadth of that role, and then they go home. I actually think – this chokes me up thinking about it – I think the lights go on at home."
Most of us have probably had that experience, in high school or later. When we read a work of literature, be it "Romeo and Juliet" or "The Great Gatsby," we assume it into our daily lives. At some unexpected point, something about the story comes into a perfect rhythm with our lives. Where that literature overlaps with our lives, we come to understand both the story and ourselves more deeply. That is the magic of great drama and literature. And for these kids and countless others, it can actually be a matter of life or death.
Last year's Peace of the City production of "Much Ado About Nothing," which takes on the he-said, she-said conflicts that often erupt into urban violence, Takens-Cerbone said, is a perfect case in point.
To help her students understand the gist of "Much Ado," she invited the Rev. Jeff Carter of Buffalo, a former chaplain at Attica Correctional Facility, to speak about the play's echoes in inner-city life.
"I asked him, 'How many of the men at Attica Prison over your 25 years there were there because of he-said, she-said?' And he estimated about 70 to 75 were in prison based on acts of violence that were he-said, she-said. So when you do 'Much Ado About Nothing,' which is exactly the point, you see the connection."
And so do the young actors.
"You can't overestimate the impact of the message that is sent to them in every way shape or form, that your future is limited," Takens-Cerbone said. "And Shakespeare is that Cadillac that says: You know what? You can go a few more places."
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by Zordon, Oct 8, 2012.
This ^^^ exactly! I agree the culture needs a change!
LOL....Look at TNew having a decent season for the Bengals too. Also Marty B in NY. Go figure!
...a passing league.
Picking Tyron Smith was a big boost to our QB. We can't forget that. JJ Watt would not have helped us in the situation we were in a couple of years ago.
Not knowing the potential of Watt or Smith I'm certain this board would have gone up in flames had we picked a defensive player that year.
I guess Wade Phillips knows what he wants...
There were plenty of posters that were laughing at the Watt pick and saying Wade was stupid for wanting him.
Those posters are crying now. HA.
The last 7 or 8 games Watt has played has been one of the great stretches of football I've ever seen. It rivals what Lawrence Taylor and Reggie White were doing 25 years ago.
But, as someone noted above, he wouldn't be the first Texans player busted for steroids. I hope that isn't the case. The guy is a joy to watch if he isn't dismantling your team.
That too. He's went up again JPP/Irvin/Wright/Bryant/Clayborn/McCoy/Bennett/Peppers
Wade's been under-valued by this board... Too bad the whole Garrett family was here during his ride... Would have liked to see what he could have actually done, without any real interference. Too bad he has a soft personality when it comes to dealing with all the organizational hogwash...
Let's not forget that Sean Lee was picked during his last year here...
Wade Phillips is a top echelon defensive mind and talent evaluator. Anyone that says different does not know much about the NFL or the fact that good defense has followed the guy around for 25 years as a coordinator/ coach.
He was set up to fail as a head coach here. You can't have head coach in waiting at the NFL level unless it is a father son type of relationship. That said, Wade did a poor job his last year here.
Nobody thought Watt would be as great as he is or he would be the #1 pick. He is the best defensive player in the NFL in his second year. If you put him in defense beside Demarcus Ware there would be laws against that. I'm glad we have Smith, but Watt is a hall of fame player in his second year.
Jason Garrett is a very smart, very organized guy who is not a very good offensive coordinator. Now that his duties are split further, he is a worse coordinator. He would be a fine head coach if he gave the play calling duties to someone else.
We are running a Norv Turner / Earnie Zampese based system when out talent fits better with something from the Shanahan- Alex Gibbs family. I do expect our offense to look better when we stop trying to futily run the ball into the Bears, Bucs and Seattle's fronts. I'm also very excited for what our front can be with Ratliff's disruptive presence.
Bradie was NEVER a liability here. Fans just needed a scapegoat for why we were bad and always looked to Bradie because he wasn't Patrick Willis. Everyone knew Bradie was a solid player here.
Garrett is a young head coach. He's taking his bumps and bruises right now. We knew that when he came here. The list is a very short one of young coaches who a few years after becoming a offensive coordinator was a great head coach off the back.
Humility is a hard trait to learn. Even Belichick got fired at his first stop.
Bradie was a liability against the pass here. It is masked a bit in Houston because on their inside rush and active safeties. Somebody will expose him in the Houston defense too, but it was never going to be the Jets or anyone in that ghastly division.
Watt is a beast, no doubt, but who the hell would be at RT or LT this year? Assuming Free stayed at LT, our line would be much worse off than it is now.
I could not agree more with this post!
This is pretty impressive for a guy that size.
Romo's O-line is not that great. Even with Smith. Romo can make magic happen with a bad o-line at times.
With that said, Ware is the guy who needed the most help. JJ Watt, Ware, Ratliff, Hatcher, and Spencer?
That's Dangerous....
This D would be so much better....instead 1 guy gets hurt and its a 1 man show(Ware)
I thought this was the most talent Robby ever had? Which is it? I thought his magical scheme was supposed to generate a 50 turnovers and 100 sacks?
Just imagine us scoring only 3 points again because Romo is sacked twice as much because an already lousy O-Line is even worse because we did nothing to address it.
Geez people.

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Tornado cross country runs in Greensboro InvitationalSeptember 27, 2008
Andrade finishes highest among Division II women
Greensboro, N.C. - The Brevard College cross country teams competed Saturday in the Greensboro Invitational. The women's team placed 7th out of 12 Division II schools, and the men finished 8th out of the 11 DII schools.
The Division II winner in the women's division was Concord University. Fellow South Atlantic Conference school Wingate University captured the DII men's title.
On the men's side, Brevard was led by Jon Lavelle, whose 8K time of 30:57 was good for 55th place, 4:27 behind Wingate's Jayce Watson, the meet's top second-division runner. Damon Martin placed 58th with a time of 31:14, while Zach Hazen's time of 33:10 was good for 94th place. Tiffen Tapia finished in 96th with a time of 33:19, and Ryan Forsyth rounded out the BC line-up with a 130th place time of 36:57.
On the women's side of things, Alycia Andrade finished second overall and first among Division II runners with a time of 19:29. Winston-Salem State's Irene Jeptolo was the only runner to finish ahead of Andrade in the 5K run.
Brevard's Brittany Radenbaugh finished a strong 45th with a time of 22:32, while Meghan Grimes followed with a 109th-best 25:42. Hannah Beck finished 116th, with a time of 25:57, and Chyna Shipp placed 136th with a time of 27:27. Kristen Zerressen rounded out the Tornado runners with a time of 29:43, good for a 153rd place run.
The Tornados hit the track next on Friday at the Lenoir-Rhyne meet.
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NEW YORK CITY -- New York City's Department of Health and the vending industry have established a stronger working relationship, according to the National Automatic Merchandising Association. Officials from NAMA and the New York State Automatic Vending Association met in July with Health Department Deputy Commissioner Andrew Goodman to open the lines of communication.
Top on the agenda was Mayor Bloomberg's executive order setting strict standards for food, snack and beverage vending machines on city property. The standards, which went into effect in December, were promoted by Health Department fliers that contained prominent language suggesting that locations "decide whether vending machines are necessary and consider removing machines if possible."
New York City Food Vending Machine Standards
New York City Beverage Vending Machine Standards
"While we understand the intentions of New York City legislators, removing vending machines is flat-out wrong," said NAMA chief operating officer Dan Mathews. "Hundreds of local vending-related jobs and an entire industry would be at risk. We wanted to ensure that decision makers hear our voice to prevent government involvement in an issue of this magnitude."
As a result of the meeting, according to Mathews, the city agency agreed to review metrics and trends related to healthier vend choices in New York City. The deputy commissioner expressed interest in obtaining sales data related to healthy products in both small and large vending operations, as well as the effectiveness of using price differentials for healthier vending items.
Along the same lines, NAMA suggested that the city consider modifying its RFPs for vending contracts. One option industry officials put forward is basing vending contracts on the percentage of healthier items carried or sold rather than on strict dollar amounts, as well as adjusting commissions and maximizing the use of price differentials for healthier items.
"Both NAMA and NYSAVA are recognized resources that NYCDOH officials may consult with before undertaking regulations that impact vending," Mathews said. "This is great news for our industry, because we need to have a seat at the table when these critical issues are being debated."
At the table with Mathews were NAMA government affairs executives Sheree Edwards and Pam Gilbert, and leading operators from the area, including NYSAVA president Brian Gill, Next Generation Vending (Canastota, NY), and John and Tom Murn, Answer Vending Inc. (Bellerose, NY).
The Murns demonstrated how larger operations, like Answer Vending and Next Generation, are using technology to track sales of healthy items, and they shared some of their company's sales data. Gill explained how smaller operators can use programs like NAMA's Fit Pick, a set of nutritional guidelines, at vending machines.
"We want to avoid regulations that would have a negative impact on vending at any level," Edwards summed up. "Pressuring private businesses to conform to the standards -- or suggesting that vending be eliminated altogether -- is not the way to get consumers to make better choices. Vending is a retail channel linked to an economy of small businesses, jobs and valuable revenue sources; and second, with a market as large as New York City, the NYCDOH has a responsibility to consider the unintended consequences of their regulations."


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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Study after Alessandro Vittoria's Bust of Giulio Contarini
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Italian, 1696-1770
Study after Alessandro Vittoria's Bust of Giulio Contarini, ca. 1743
Red and white chalks on blue paper
23.7 x 16.5 cm (9 5/16 x 6 1/2 inches) (approx.)
Museum Works of Art Fund 48.427
Eighteenth-century artists honed their skills by sketching earlier works of art, and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, a dominant presence in the Venetian artistic world, was no exception. He was particularly fascinated by the creations of his sixteenth-century Venetian predecessors, among them Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto. This chalk drawing is one of several studies Tiepolo made after the Bust of Giulio Contarini, a portrait sculpted by Venetian artist Alessandro Vittoria (1524-1608). Tiepolo rendered the face from a slightly raised viewpoint and skillfully cropped it. Tiepolo's virtuoso line work highlights the naturalistic outlines of the face and the pathos in the eyes of the sitter.
… - 1882, Collection of Bossi-Beyerlen, Stuttgart.
1882, Sale Bossi-Beyerlen auction, Stuttgart, on 03/27/1882, Lot 443.
… - 1927, Collection of Dr. Hans Wendland, Lugano.
… – 1948, Collection of Philip Hofer, Cambridge, MA, [1898-1984].
1948, Purchased by the RISD Museum from Philip Hofer on 11/30/1948.


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IBM's S50.
Deskbound workers fight a daily battle against the tide of clutter washing across their workspace, yet it is personal computers - supposedly their greatest productivity tool - that occupy the most space. The ThinkCentre S50 is IBM's latest weapon in the fight to reclaim desk space.
This tiny black box is 276 mm wide, 273 mm deep and 89 mm high but it punches well above its weight of 6.4 kg. Under the bonnet is a 3 GHz or 3.2 GHz Pentium 4 processor, supported by 512 MB of DDR RAM - 64 MB of which is shared with the onboard Intel 865GV graphics chip. The S50 also sports Gigabit Ethernet, PS/2, serial and parallel ports along with front and rear USB 2.0, audio in and audio out.
Popping the hood of the S50 presents an impressive sight. The top panel opens backwards to expose the 40 GB, 7200 rpm Seagate hard disk drive and TEAC CD-224E notebook CD-ROM. These drives are attached to a second panel, which opens forwards to expose the motherboard underneath. The result is a PC that unfolds like a flower, providing easy access to every component. Quick-release clips make it a simple task to replace the optical and hard disk drives.
Running Windows XP Professional, the S50 doesn't come with a recovery CD. Instead, the system restore data is stored on a hidden 3 GB partition. While this may be acceptable for large corporations, what are small office/home office users supposed to do if they can't boot into Windows to run system restore or, heaven forbid, the hard disk drive fails?
According to IBM, if you ring its tech support, it will send you a system restore CD, but could you live without your computer until a disc arrived in the mail? We'd rather have it upfront. Small and quiet, the S50 endears itself to SOHO users but IBM is targeting it at the corporate desktop - it only comes bundled with Norton AntiVirus 2004, Lotus Notes client and Lotus SmartSuite Millennium.
The computer can sit vertically or horizontally in the supplied stand. It is accompanied by a very basic two-button, scroll-wheel USB optical mouse and a full-size PS/2 keyboard with no fancy features such as hot keys.
Everything is standard IBM black and lacks the sleek look and feel of most small form-factor PCs, adding to the overall "plastic" feel that betrays the power hiding within. The S50 is no fashion statement but will suit users short on space yet not prepared to sacrifice performance.
IBM's S50 retails for $1450. For more details call 132 426 or visit ibm.com/au
Turn Pro
Sony's ProDATA drives pack up to 23 GB onto a single-sided optical disc by harnessing the benefits of blue-laser technology and advanced optics. The drives feature a 16 MB cache and offer sustained 11 MB per second read and 9 MB per second write transfer speeds. Sony's ProDATA kits include disc formatting and back-up software package for both Mac and PC, as well as one piece of Sony ProDATA rewriteable media.
Sony's ProDATA drives retail for $3960 for internal SCSI and $5200 for external SCSI or USB 2.0. Discs retail for $65. For more details call 1300 138 246 or visit sony.com.au
Travel light
The Travel Easy Cable Bag is a universal cable travel kit for road warriors. The 150 mm x 160 mm case contains three universal retractable cable sets and includes connections for RJ45/RJ45 crossover, RJ11, USB/USB Mini and FireWire 4-pin/6-pin. The cables are also configured to form extension cables as required. The kit includes a retractable microphone and headphone set.
Travel Easy Cable Bag retails for $49. For more details call distributor Anyware Computer Accessories on (03) 9763 8200 or visit anyware.com.au
Super doc
Targus' USB 2.0 Mobile Docking Station packs a host of features into a tiny (146 mm x 57 mm x 17 mm) footprint. Weighing 390 g, it provides one parallel, one serial, two USB and two PS/2 ports, with a single USB 2.0 plug connecting all devices to the notebook. Plug-and-play connectivity means it automatically recognises new devices when plugged in without the need to reboot the PC.
Targus' USB 2.0 Mobile Docking Station retails for $149. For details call 1800 641 645 or visit targus.com.au
Photo finish
Canon's CanoScan 8400F flatbed scanner features 3200 dpi resolution and batch film-scanning capability. The USB 2.0 device offers 48-bit colour depth and can simultaneously scan 12 frames of 35 mm filmstrip or four 35 mm slides plus medium-format film. The scanner comes bundled with Adobe Photoshop Elements and ScanSoft OmniPage SE OCR for text recognition.
Canon's CanoScan 8400F retails for $499. For more details call 1800 021 167 or canon.com.au


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Table Of Contents
Migrating OOB to DOCSIS with DSG
Deployment Scenarios and Economics
DSG Inserted into Existing Video Network
Converged Video and HSD Network, Consolidating OOB and HSD Traffic on a Shared DOCSIS Channel
White Paper
DOCSIS Set-Top Gateway
Cisco Systems® support for the DOCSIS® Set-Top Gateway (DSG) brings intelligence and flexibility to the cable video distribution network. Incorporating out-of-band (OOB) messaging in DOCSIS digitally modulated carriers, cable operators can consolidate cable modem and set-top box (STB) data traffic on a shared DOCSIS channel. Cable operators can accelerate the rollout of new, bandwidth-intensive, interactive video services and migrate traditional, technology-based video networks to a standards-based IP network. Using a DOCSIS cable modem termination system (CMTS) to transport OOB messaging, along with data, simplifies operations, maximizes return on hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) plant investments, and accelerates deployment of advanced video services. The solution retains the essential nature of OOB messaging, but moves it to a modern technology base, rather than single-vendor, low-density, special-purpose equipment. A CMTS with DSG may be shared with data or dedicated for video and support one- or two-way operations.
Cable operators are evolving their video and data networks to an all digital converged network and planning to deploy advanced services, such as video on demand (VoD), switched video, on-line gaming and network based personal video recording (PVR) services to increase revenue and compete with satellite-based broadcast services. At the same time, home digital audio-video equipment such as DVD players is showing what is possible with simple, standards-based competitive consumer equipment sold through retail channels.
Cable and consumer electronics industries are about to take an important next step. An initiative accepted last year, called the Plug-and-Play agreement, created a uni-directional interface called point of deployment-host, which enables consumer electronics devices sold at retail to have the capability to decode premium programming through a conditional access system (CAS) module called a point-of-deployment (POD). This initiative enables consumers to purchase cable-compatible digital set-top boxes and integrated digital televisions at retail, and will eventually bring a variety of new and exciting applications into the home.
One area not in step with these developments is the core STB technology. Core STB technology has remained primarily proprietary in nature. That has locked cable operators into older video architectures, inhibiting their ability to take advantage of investments made in HFC plant upgrades and from benefiting from open standards-based equipment. This has hampered the introduction of high bandwidth-interactive services and kept equipment and maintenance costs high.
Considering the success of the DOCSIS standard for high-speed data services and the legislative stipulation in the Telecom Act of 1996 that mandates support for retail STBs, cable operators are now looking at adopting standards-based products for their digital video services to address competitive threats from satellite video operators. As part of the CableLabs® OpenCable™ initiative, key changes are being introduced that affect the command and control transport mechanism between the STB and the headend; these changes take advantage of DOCSIS standards-based equipment and offer migration from traditional video equipment.
Legacy System
Existing STB technology relies on the use of a dedicated channel to transmit control messaging from the headend to each STB. Conditional access (CA), system information (SI), electronic program guide (EPG), emergency alert system (EAS) and other STB command and control messages are sent via a downstream radio frequency (RF) channel that is separate from the channels actually being watched—hence, the term out-of-band (OOB). A low bandwidth upstream reverse channel is used for interactive messaging.
The OOB carriers require separate, proprietary headend equipment such as out-of-band modulators and return path demodulators. The OOB channel is typically located in a reserved portion of the downstream HFC spectrum at 75.25 MHz and uses quaternary-phase-shift-keying (QPSK) modulation with 1.8 MHz of RF bandwidth. An OOB gateway in the headend system receives the content for the OOB channel over an IP/Ethernet connection from an application server, terminates the IP/Ethernet connection, and converts the content to ATM or MPEG-TS frames before passing the content down the OOB channel to the STB.
Most of the signaling messages from the application server are fed through another software program called a carousel and broadcasted on the OOB channel. The carousel repetitively sends out the messages from each application in sequence. The return path in such a system is typically operated through a polling mechanism over the OOB channel. The upstream transport, which has low bandwidth, is typically used to poll STBs for pay-per-view subscription information. The combination of the OOB channel downstream and the upstream return path resembles a primitive DOCSIS system.
Figure 1 shows a simplified representation of a cable video distribution network with traditional OOB-based equipment and a separate high-speed data (HSD) network.
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Traditional Cable Video Distribution Network
Migrating OOB to DOCSIS with DSG
To give the cable industry an alternative to proprietary set-top box technology, major cable operators and equipment vendors are rising to the challenge by introducing open, standards-based technology for video networks. As part of the CableLabs OpenCable initiative, Cisco Systems and a number of vendors have been working with a consortium of cable operators to specify an open architecture for cable headend equipment, application servers, and digital cable STBs.
CableLabs, the standards organization laying the groundwork for traditional digital TV and new interactive video services, has developed the DOCSIS Set-top Gateway (DSG) Interface Specification. This specification defines interface requirements for transport of a class of service known as "out-of-band (OOB) messaging" between a set-top network controller, application servers, and customer premises equipment (CPE) such as residential gateways and STBs.
The DSG specification moves away from traditional proprietary OOB transport to widespread, IP-based technology, while preserving the essential nature of current OOB transport. The control information is carried on an "always-on" channel that is separate from the video delivery channel. DSG primarily offers the following benefits:
•Provides a robust transport path by continuing to provide downstream transport for OOB in case of a reverse channel impairment
•Allows cable operators to use DOCSIS networks to efficiently support new STB implementations by consolidating control traffic from the video network onto the DOCSIS network, thereby reducing operational costs
•Provides higher downstream and upstream bandwidth that will accelerate rollout of new interactive video services and in turn yield higher cable operator revenues
•Provides an evolutionary approach for existing headend applications to interoperate in a DOCSIS network, thereby preserving investment in headend systems; for example, conditional access systems (CAS), provisioning and billing systems
•Simplifies existing architectures and reduces capital expenses
Figure 2 illustrates a DSG-based network.
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DSG-based Network
DSG uses a DOCSIS CMTS to carry the same OOB data to compatible STBs, eliminating the need to deploy and manage unique stand-alone OOB systems. DSG allows operators to take advantage of advances such as automatic ranging, built-in signal quality monitoring and telemetry. With only a software upgrade, a Cisco® CMTS can act as an intelligent gateway that interconnects the IP-based transport network, HFC cable network, and digital video systems. With a DSG-enabled CMTS, cable operators are now in a position to deploy innovative interactive services using best-of-breed advanced STB applications, and at the same time, consolidate their video control and data traffic. This creates a competitive edge for cable operators.
DSG Architecture
DSG leverages the existing infrastructure of digital video and DOCSIS networks to enable broadcast and interactive services required for OOB messaging transport. The OOB messaging is meant to separate the quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM)-based digital video transmission mechanism from the security, access and feature complexity of advanced STB. DSG is not content-aware and it is this flexibility that makes DSG attractive. DSG allows entire STB provisioning and management systems that work in a system today to be reused with no modifications other than changing the physical transport. Fundamental design objectives of DSG are to:
•Allow advanced STBs to operate in a one- or two-way cable plant and continue providing video services in case of reverse channel impairments
•Allow traditional STB network applications from the proprietary network and OpenCable set-top based applications to operate over a DOCSIS network
These objectives imply that the STB may or may not have an IP address. Furthermore, the STB is not dependant upon IP connectivity for OOB traffic from CMTS to the STB.
DSG is designed to operate under various plant constraints. It allows uninterrupted OOB transmission on the downstream, regardless of upstream channel availability. Running on a CMTS, DSG transports the downstream OOB data from video headend applications to the STB over a DOCSIS channel. Video streams continue to be transported through a separate channel over a QAM-based digital video transport. For reverse channel traffic, the advanced STB, equipped with a cable modem, communicates with the headend over the regular DOCSIS upstream channel.
Because of this, DSG can operate in both a two- or one-way plant. In a two-way plant, a STB using DSG can use the DOCSIS system upstream for transmitting interactive VoD and HSD traffic. The STB can continue to receive OOB traffic such as CAS and EPG if the upstream becomes impaired.
Figure 3
DSG Operation
Interfaces between the CAS and interactive application server follow either the standard as defined in OpenCAS (Society of Cable Telecommunication Engineers [SCTE] Digital Video Subcommittee [DVS] 278 and DVS 354) or they can be based on preexisting proprietary architectures.
Network Interface
The network-facing interface between application servers in the video network and the CMTS may be IP Multicast or IP Unicast. IP Multicast, which provides an efficient mechanism to distribute the same IP datagram to many receivers, is preferred over IP Unicast to distribute OOB content to the CMTS.
The DSG configuration ensures that the IP Multicast or IP Unicast traffic is mapped over to appropriate DSG tunnels, and in turn, to the right set of STBs or to an individual STB.
DSG Tunnel
The one-way IP datagram transport mechanism over which a CMTS communicates to a STB is known as a DSG tunnel. A conditional access or POD provider is limited to eight DSG tunnels to transport OOB messaging. A DSG tunnel is carried over one or more downstream DOCSIS channels and is identified by a well-known Ethernet media access control (MAC) address. This Ethernet MAC address is reserved and published by the conditional access or POD provider and can be either burned onto the POD or "smartcard" of the STB as in the DSG basic mode or can be dynamically sent to the STB as part of the Dynamic Channel Descriptor (DCC) MAC message referred to as "DSG advanced mode". Because the DSG advanced mode is not yet finalized in the CableLabs DSG Forum, this mode of operation is not discussed.
STB Initialization
When a DSG STB first boots, it scans the downstream for a QAM carrier. When QAM lock is achieved, the DSG tunnel client on the STB searches for a DSG tunnel with the DSG tunnel MAC destination address equal to the DSG client MAC address. If it finds at least one of the DSG tunnels, it stays on that downstream, regardless of any criteria necessary for two-way operation. It does, however, periodically try to achieve two-way operation.
DSG Operation
Each STB can receive data from up to four CAS vendors. DSG functionality on a CMTS provides a mapping of incoming IP datagram packets onto a specific DSG tunnel(s). This mapping is statically configured on the CMTS. DSG packets are forwarded through the CMTS and placed on the downstream channel. Before the packets are forwarded on the downstream channel, the MAC address of the DSG Ethernet frame is rewritten with the preconfigured destination MAC address of the appropriate DSG tunnel. Regardless of the type of address—IP Unicast or IP Multicast—the MAC address re-write mechanism can overwrite the Destination MAC Address field with the unicast MAC address or multicast MAC address as specified.
The application servers do not need to know the DSG client MAC address. Instead, the DSG servers send their content to a reserved IP address on the CMTS. If the connection from the DSG server to the CMTS is IP Unicast, then the IP destination address belongs to one of the subnets on the DOCSIS interface. If the connection from the DSG server to the CMTS is IP Multicast, the IP destination address is a Class D multicast address and the DOCSIS interface on the CMTS must be statically joined to that multicast group.
What Do Standards Offer?
The OpenCable initiative, managed by the Advanced Platforms and Services Group at CableLabs, helps the cable industry deploy interactive video services over cable. Like several other CableLabs projects such as DOCSIS and PacketCable™, the OpenCable initiative provides a set of industry standards. OpenCable standards have three key objectives:
•Define the next-generation, digital consumer device
•Encourage supplier competition
•Create a retail hardware platform
CableLabs has published hardware and software specifications. The hardware specification allows a STB, which can be sold at retail, to interoperate across systems. The software specification of the OpenCable initiative, called the OpenCable Applications Platform (OCAP), addresses the problem of proprietary operating system software. OCAP creates a common platform on which interactive services may be deployed.
CableLabs defines the DOCSIS DSG Interface Specification (SP-DSG-101-020228) for enabling OOB messaging over DOCSIS networks. Further changes are being proposed to the original DSG specification, based on recent experiences gained by vendors and major operators during development and integration of DSG.
Deployment Scenarios and Economics
Essentially, DSG can be deployed in two scenarios:
DSG Inserted into Existing Video Network
DSG can be inserted into an existing video network with the goal of maintaining the video and HSD networks under separate operational domains. This deployment leverages the existing cable video plant layout and introduces higher bandwidth from DOCSIS downstream and upstream channels that can be used for rolling out bandwidth-intensive applications such as gaming, Web surfing, television-based or t-commerce, e-mail, chat, and targeted advertising, or supporting a higher density of STBs per hub.
Note: If the main goal is to deploy a larger number of STBs at existing traffic levels per STB, the number of STBs that can be deployed per downstream is limited by the node-combining limit driven by DOCSIS noise specifications. Introducing DSG with this goal alone may not be justified because of the increase in cost-per-STB involved.
The best case scenario can be discovered by having an optimal mix of increased STB density with higher bandwidth per STB for interactive applications. Increases in revenue from new services will significantly offset the cost of STBs and make it an attractive proposition to migrate to DSG in this scenario.
Converged Video and HSD Network, Consolidating OOB and HSD Traffic on a Shared DOCSIS Channel
The second deployment scenario provides maximum benefits. Cable operators with HSD services can converge video and HSD networks by consolidating OOB and HSD traffic over a single DOCSIS network. In this scenario, an existing HSD channel can be shared for OOB and HSD traffic. Although the plant and spectrum topology are driven by HSD requirements (and thus fewer STBs are addressed per segment), significant savings from the consolidation of equipment and operations into one network make this a compelling option. Because the downstream and upstream bandwidth requirement for STB is small based on current STB applications, OOB traffic, in this scenario, fits neatly within an existing HSD channel, consuming relatively little bandwidth. Although service identifiers (SIDs) are consumed by STBs, SIDs are not a constraint in an HSD network. Moreover, DSG brings advanced monitoring and management capabilities of the DOCSIS system into the video infrastructure.
The graphs in Figure 4 analyze the cost-per-STB versus STB penetration and traffic usage under the previously mentioned scenarios: having a separate DSG channel or combining OOB traffic with HSD traffic. The analysis is based on a 50000 house holds passed (HHP), 500 HHP/fiber node cable plant consisting of STB data traffic of about 2.1 Mbps (700 kbps shared traffic such as EPG and CAS key information, plus an additional 0.65 kbps) per active STB for interactive communication, at 10 percent active usage), over a data plant providing 27 Mbps per 6 MHz channel downstream and 4.8 Mbps per 3.2 MHz channel upstream. The costs attributed to OOB traffic in the shared case are weighted by the share of traffic or by the share of SIDs used. In many cases, the cable operator may be able to leverage existing HSD DOCSIS equipment until DSG deployment is well under way.
Figure 4
Economic Models for Deploying DSG in Multiple Scenarios
As Figure 4 shows, consolidating OOB and HSD traffic over an existing HSD DOCSIS channel is financially very attractive. Cable operators have plenty of room for traffic growth new application deployment.
Current Market Situation
The migration of OOB messaging traffic to an operationally superior and higher bandwidth DOCSIS channel is critical to adoption of interactive services such as VoD, T-commerce, gaming, and interactive TV. For these services, the traditional OOB mechanism (DVS 167 and DVS 178) is inefficient and provides insufficient bandwidth at a higher cost point. Moreover, market dynamics do not encourage further investment in this technology because it is insufficient to drive equipment costs down or support significant performance improvements. The DSG functionality on a CMTS enables efficiency and simplicity by sending OOB messaging over DOCSIS equipment.
Market acceptance for any new STB, such as those equipped with DOCSIS modems, has been limited in the past for several reasons, including:
•A new STB cannot require an all new STB provisioning and control
•A new STB cannot require new or additional RF spectrum to support a different CAS
Without addressing these challenges, any new STB cannot achieve the shipment volumes necessary to lower costs.
Current market dynamics are accelerating the demand for advanced STBs and tipping the market towards mass-market adoption. These forces include the following:
•Cable operator network upgrades are near completion; capital spending is shifting from plant upgrades to spending on new service deployments
•Introduction of OpenCable standards-based products, favorable regulations, and increased competition are driving costs of advanced STBs down. Sony's Passage system is one example of how an alternative STB and CAS solution can be developed without significant spectrum cost
•DSG shows how to deploy new, standards-based STBs that use existing provisioning system methods and messages
Countries such as Korea are leading the market in adoption of advanced STBs, creating in-country demand for DOCSIS-based CMTS products and complementary STBs. One of the main reasons Korea is leading in adoption of DSG is due to the greenfield cable video market and the absence of traditional systems. The Korea Digital Cable Forum, along with TTA—the regulatory organization in Korea—announced DSG adoption last year. Broadband Solutions Inc., (BSI)—a subsidiary of Powercomm, Korea—is now deploying DSG and plans to trial digital video services based on DSG this Spring.
Mainstream adoption in the United States is progressing fast as solutions are being defined for migrating traditional headend and STB equipment to DOCSIS-based DSG. Major cable operators overseas and in the United States are evaluating DSG-based equipment, thereby taking a major step towards migrating their networks to all digital converged network. The manufacturers that succeed in these new, highly competitive markets will be the ones that can quickly deliver advanced STBs that cost about the same as basic DOCSIS cable modems.
DSG not only offers cable operators cost savings from consolidation of OOB video and HSD networks as their subscriber base grows, but it also opens up numerous opportunities to generate additional revenue streams from rollout of high bandwidth-intensive services. DSG provides digital video networks a gateway to sustained innovations of the DOCSIS standard, including advanced capabilities in spectrum monitoring, analysis, and network management.
The DOCSIS standard is clearly the standard of compliance and fundamental approach adopted worldwide to enable IP data, voice, and video services on an HFC network. The DOCSIS standard has facilitated interoperable CMTSs and modems, promoting an explosion in cable modem deployments. The DOCSIS standard created new revenue sources, aided by competitive pricing as modem prices dropped ten-fold.
The OpenCable initiative and DSG pave the way for similar advancements in video. Using DSG, cable operators can overlay operation of traditional STB technology and migrate to open-standards-based STBs. Cable operators can leverage their HFC infrastructure and DOCSIS CMTSs to consolidate cable modem and STB data traffic on a shared DOCSIS channel. Using DOCSIS and IP technology, operators can create integrated, multiservice HFC communications platforms capable of distributing high volumes of data, voice, and video from cable facilities to subscriber homes and offices.


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Gordon, Mary. The Love of My Youth
It isn't an original set-up: two former lovers briefly reunite in Rome and sift through the ashes of their long-lost romance. Yet, Mary Gordon is such a skilled writer that she should have been able to pull it off. Her descriptions of Rome do bring the city to life, and she carefully develops both of the main characters. Still the book never quite lives up to Gordon's usual standard.
Part of the problem is the stilted dialogue of Miranda and Adam who speak in arch, overly philosophical sentences that remind you they are fictional constructs and not real people. This is a serious flaw in a novel that's basically a series of conversations interspersed with flashbacks. In addition, the only real conflict in the book is in the characters' past, and it doesn't develop any real momentum until the novel is nearly over.
Despite the lovely descriptions of Rome, even die-hard Gordon fans may want to sit this one out.


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Brevard, N.C. - The Brevard College Athletic Department is selling Spirit Basket kits as the Tornados and the town of Brevard gear up and dress up for the annual "Paint the Town Blue" campaign.
Last year's campaign saw 52 different businesses participate in the campaign, as participating businesses dressed up their storefront windows and lobbies showing their support of the Tornados, and was a huge success for all involved as four local businesses won fantastic prizes in their support of the BC athletic teams.
With BC students and families making their way back to town for the start of the fall semester, the Tornados Athletic Department would like to help all local business start the decorating process by selling Spirit Basket kits for just $20. Each basket features a new Brevard College Athletics pennant, a new Signature BC Athletics T-Shirt, pompoms, thunderstix, window markers, crepe streamers, team schedules and much more!
Each week, participating businesses will be judged for creativity and presentation, and weekly winners will be in the running for the grand prize of a 2012-2013 Silver Tornado Club membership.
Baskets can be picked up on or after Thursday, August 9th, from the BC Athletic Office, or at the open Tornado Club Social held on the President's Porch that evening at 6 p.m. Join the BC Athletic Department for a glass of wine or lemonade and celebrate the kickoff of "Paint the Town Blue" at the annual Brevard Business Night Social on Thursday, August 9th.
A limited number of baskets are available, so order your Spirit Basket kit today!
Contact the Brevard College Athletic Department at (828) 884-8276 for more information.


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Shrink to Fit
Ever have data in MS Excel that's just a bit too long for the cell?
What happened?
Did the column widen to accommodate? Or, maybe you got the infamous ##### to let you know that the number didn't fit. Oh, and let's not forget everyone's favorite: the old "convert the number to scientific notation."
If the results of Excel's attempt to accommodate the large data are not to your satisfaction, here's an alternative you can try to see if you like it any better. (After all, too many columns with extra width may cause problems for printing later on in your day).
Excel has a cell formatting option called "shrink to fit." Its effects on data look like this:
What it does is reduce the font size for the data piece that's too long for the column. (Of course, there are limits and if the data is too long, Excel will also make some of the usual changes).
Also, should you increase the column width, Excel will automatically adjust the font size back up, maxing out at the original font size.
So, how do we "shrink to fit"?
That's a good question, so let's get to that part.
You need to begin by highlighting the cell(s), column(s) or row(s) that need this setting.
Next, we need to open the Format Cells window. (Right click, Format Cells choice or Ctrl + 1 or Format menu, Format Cells choice).
At this point, you need to select the Alignment tab.
In the Text Control section, select the Shrink to fit choice.
Click OK.
That's it. Just one more tool to add to your toolbox when you're handling long data in Excel!
~ April


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The Bieber train just keeps rolling
On opening night of his Believe Tour last September, at the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Ariz., Justin Bieber threw up on stage. Just went out there and threw up. Stage fright? Breakup guilt? Press ammunition? Doesn't matter: The kid puked, and everyone knew about it.
Almost a year later, the feeling is still mutual.
The tour, now in what seems like its 72nd leg of worldwide travel, is going strong. He's played some cities two or three times, selling out some venues in under a half-minute. And there are still five months left in the current itinerary, barring the formation of any new continents or Mars bookings.
That the Apprentice of Pop's reign hasn't ended isn't hard to believe; he's the real deal. He can legitimately vocalize (in his recently-post-pubescent way); he can really play instruments (YouTube, the new superagent, pitched us on that); and he can dance like he thinks he invented it (because he might have). Recent tabloid time for airport monkey-confiscation and Bill Clinton badmouthing is nothing; he's got years more to screw up his reputation with adults. All that matters is what the kids think of him.
Which is why Monday night was important. Like, oh my God, the most important night of the year. In just the immediate two rows surrounding my seat, I witnessed spontaneous, explosive tears; a teenage mother whose toddler daughter was more demure than she; a Soul Train of middle-aged Beliebers, sans kids; and a precious but impatient 3-year-old who exclaimed about the long wait to her mother: "Come on! We're getting old, Justin Bieber!"
No comment.
That little lady knows what she's talking about. These fans are getting older, and so is their idol. And some day soon, they're all going to marry him and have his Bieber babies. But until then, a concert and a T-shirt will have to do.
The set, which appears to have rarely changed since that fateful night in Glendale, includes most of his 2012 album, "Believe," including some tracks from his acoustic deluxe edition, "Believe Acoustic." A few megahits from 2010's "My World 2.0" are there, too, for good measure. Don't want to forget the classics.
"All Around the World" kicked things off with an illustrious stage spectacular, including indoor fireworks, enough smoke to fill a conversion van, and a moving lighting globe that ushered our guy onto the stage. He was connected to this spinning contraption by wings, as in 6-foot-long metal angel wings that he wore via backpack – a lot of look.
"Do you want to go around the world with me tonight, Buffalo, New York?" he screamed. "Aaaaaaaahhhhhh!," they screamed back.
From this point forward, the boyish man, or mannish boy, or whatever size sneaker he's wearing these days, did his best to convince us that he was our king – The King, in fact. Michael Jackson is an obvious influence on his career, which is not to his discredit. But somewhere in his comeuppance, Bieber missed the memo on what parts of Jackson's career to borrow. The voice, moves and clothing, that's an acceptable, expected, if not nauseating, part of young pop royalty. The sunglasses, the impression-of-a-statue stage entrance, the flying on stage by way of wings – that's absurd. Even in the most improbable stages of his career, Jackson had still earned the right to be that crazy. Bieber's still earning facial hair.
It's a weird thing to watch, this idolatry of whoever cracked the code. Bieber's proven he's got talent, and he's demonstrated the knack for being a celebrity, but what he's done with that in even a short four-year span, is still puzzling. Still, he's got that something special. I mean, even Oprah interviewed him.
It's apparent when you watch his two opening acts – pop-synth producer Mike Posner, who helmed Bieber's "Boyfriend;" and punk-poppers Hot Chelle Ray, who hail from Nashville, Tenn.– did their thing, and probably to the best of their ability. But their concept of stage presence was sub-tutorial. When the latter's lead singer Ryan Follesé introduced bassist Ian Keaggy, they both just stood there.
Luckily, their headliner showed them how it was done, even if that's how, apparently, it's done. You can't add more lights, light more fireworks, or wear more wings and come out without grossing people out. Opening night was proof of that.


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PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. - The University of Pennsylvania women's golf team fell to Princeton in a dual match, played Saturday afternoon at the Philadelphia Cricket Club's Militia Hill course.
Princeton shot 296 as a team to defeat Penn by 10 strokes.Individual scores are listed below. For Penn, sophomore Amanda Chin had her second career round in the 60s with a 69, including six birdies.
"Even though the end result wasn't what we were looking for, we have a lot of positives to take away from this event," said Penn head coach Mark Anderson. "We are getting close to putting it all together, and I am looking forward to our events at Georgetown and Columbia next week."
Penn returns to tournament action at the Hoya Invitational, a 54-hole event that will be hosted April 8-9 by Georgetown University in Beallsville, Md.
Amanda Chin, 69
Isabel Han, 78
Olivia Chang, 79
Michelle Lee, 80
Allison Oakes, 80
Elizabeth Kresock, 82
Anna Jang, 72
Tiffany Dong, 72
Kelly Shon, 75
Alexandra Wong, 77
Sydney Kersten, 77
Sydney Kirby, 85
Mary Funk, 89


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Sony Xperia T (Skyfall, 2012)
To make something cool, give it to someone cool. That's the plan with the Sony Xperia T, the top-end Xperia phone that James Bond totes in the upcoming Skyfall. Of course, it helps that the Xperia T has a 13-megapixel camera, 4.6-inch HD display, full 1080p video recording and appealing looks – so it's not just a case of form over function. Bit like 007, then.
Sony Ericsson JB988 (Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997)
James Bond gadgets are meant to be lethal yet cool and few fit the description better than the Sony Ericsson JB988 from Tomorrow Never Dies. This Swiss Army Knife of gadgetry allowed 007 to pick locks, scan fingerprints, remote control a BMW 750iL and zap victims with 20,000 volts of electricity. Bet Bond had some 'shocking' bills with that phone.
Sony Ericsson K800i (Casino Royale, 2006)
Remember those old Cyber-Shot Sony Ericsson phones that could actually take a decent photo? Well, James Bond – played by Daniel Craig on this occasion – owned one of the finest versions, the K800i. It came with a powerful (at the time) 3.2MP, Xenon flash and BestPic, which took nine shots in rapid succession and picked out the best one.
Car phone (From Russia With Love, 1963)
Back in 1963, a car phone would've represented the pinnacle of in-car technology. Naturally Bond's Bentley Mark IV is kitted out with one. While the (wired) in-car blower may not shoot anyone or eject them into the sky, it's clear Sylvia Trench – the first Bond girl, played by Eunice Gayson – is definitely impressed.
Q Branch Phone box (GoldenEye, 1995)
Phone boxes were already heading the way of the dodo in 1995, but there was just time for Q Branch to rig up this booby-trapped BT phone box before mobiles took over. Nowadays, the only people you'd be able to catch out with the airbag-rigged phone box would be plastering it with calling cards for intimate massages, or using it as a public toilet. They deserve all they get, frankly.
Eau du smellphone, s'il vous plait
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Horace M. Delisser, MD
Horace M. Delisser, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department: Medicine
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
1016 C Abramson Research Center
3615 Civic center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4318
1016 C Abramson Research Center
3615 Civic center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4318
Office: (215) 573-9916
Fax: (215) 573-4469
Fax: (215) 573-4469
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University of Pennsylvania, 1985.
University of Pennsylvania, 1985.
Description of Research ExpertiseResearch Interests
-Endothelial Cell Adhesion and Motility
-Leukocyte-endothelial Interactions
-Lung Injury and Repair
Description of Research
The lumen of all blood vessels are lined by a single layer of cells, known as endothelial cells, that regulate the movement of fluids, solutes and leukocytes across the vessel wall and out of the circulation. My laboratory focuses broadly on these cells and the adhesive interactions of the endothelial cells with each other, with leukocytes and with the extracellular matrix. These endothelial cell adhesion interactions are critical to formation of blood vessels (angiogenesis) and the recruitment of leukocytes to sites of infection and injury (inflammation), processes that are essential to repair and restoration of damaged tissue. Consequently, understanding these processes may provide new insights for the treatment of destructive and/or fibrotic lung diseases. Active projects include:
PECAM-1 and Angiogenesis: Current studies in my laboratory investigate the intracellular signaling cascades, triggered by PECAM-1, that promote endothelial cell motility and thus angiogenesis.
Angiogenesis and Post-natal Lung Development: Ongoing studies explore the role that the endothelium and molecules such as PECAM-1 might play in the post-natal formation and maturation of alveoli.
Hyaluronan Receptors (CD44 and RHAMM) In Angiogenesis: Studies are underway to fully define the activities of these molecules in mediating various functions of endothelial cells.
HA Receptors and Lung Inflammation: Ongoing collaborations with the laboratory of Dr. Rashmin Savani explore the various roles of HA receptors in lung inflammation and injury.
Rotation Projects
1. The involvement of PECAM-1 in endothelial cell motility and angiogenesis
2. The role of the vasculature in post-natal lung development
3. The role of CD44 in angiogenesis
Lab personnel:
Gaoyuan Cao, M.D. – Senior Investigator
Melane Fehrenbach, B.S. – Research Specialist and Lab Manager
Jeffery Finklestein, B.S., - Graduate Student
Jing-Xu Zhu, M.D., Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow
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The thing that we liked best about the Samsung Z600 is that you get a lot of features for the amount of money that you pay. Unlike other offerings, the Samsung Z600 will not break your bank but will still give you everything that you have come to expect from a phone plus some.
This flip phone operates on the 850/900/1800/1900/2100 Mhz bands. Upon first glance you will notice that it is nothing more than a traditional looking phone. Do not expect any special bells and whistles with the Samsung Z600; buying this phone is something that should be done if you are looking for something that provides the basic tasks plus a few extras.
One of the biggest extras that you will notice is the camera that is mounted on the rear of the phone. And in addition the camera on the back, there is also a VGA camera on the front that can be used for video calling; this is a feature that we greatly enjoyed and had a hard time putting away!
The Samsung Z600 has a traditional screen size, and the colors were very accurate for a phone at this price point. The Samsung Z600 has a TFT screen that utilizes 262,144 colors for optimum viewing. We found this to be very helpful during night time hours when it was a bit darker out.
It can help you with your day to day functions without any problems at all while also giving you some add on features. If you are searching for a basic unit that is reasonably priced the Samsung Z600 should be one on your list.


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So there was a decent little swell like 4 weeks ago with clean stomach high surf, for one day, other than that I have seen nothing over waist high since! I would take waist high and fun at this point. Its been crap windswell leftovers or ankel to knee crap in VB for awhile now. I havent even seen decent surf south forcasted in forever. What happened to the winter swell, last year we had some great december and January swells and the way the forecast looks most of Januaury is going to go by without a decent day!!!!
I am just venting of course becuase I am loosing my mind. I havent surfed in a month, granted that happens in July but not the winter. I havent surfed since I needed gloves, its been that damn long. Granted I can't get on it whenver (career/family) but i usually make a point when we have waves to find a way to sget some of the swell, it just hasn't been there.
I have seen where the Jersey boys are getting waves but its been absolute crap here.
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While Los Angeles police say they will review more officers' firings in the wake of the Christopher Dorner case, it's unclear how many cases will be re-examined.
Between 2010 and 2012 alone, 67 officers were removed after departmental trials known as boards of rights, Deputy Chief Mark Perez said Wednesday.
Another 27 were suspended or demoted.
At least six officers are known to now be asking to have their cases re-examined, after LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said the department would look at Dorner's firing again.
It's possible many others could make the same demands, potentially straining the department's resources.
"If I got fired and all this fuss came after I got fired, I think I'd probably go do the same thing," said Perez, who oversees the Professional Standards Bureau, which includes Internal Affairs investigators.
One who is looking to have his case reopened is Derek Sykes, a former LAPD officer who was fired in 2009.
"I would think the LAPD should open any case that there's allegations of misconduct involved in," Sykes said in an interview. "That's what I would hope. There are other officers out there who are in Dorner's position, who have lost everything."
Sykes said he did not know whether he was counted among the six who are known to be asking for their cases to be reopened. His wife, Christy Sykes, said she has spent years writing to people in the department and the mayor asking for a review.
Cmdr. Andrew Smith, an LAPD spokesman, said the department would not release the names of the six officers Wednesday. He had no information on Sykes' case.
Smith said the six cases will likely be reviewed by the department's inspector general or Gerald Chaleff, the special assistant for constitutional policing. Chaleff is leading the review of the Dorner case.
Smith said it's possible but "highly unlikely" a fired officer could be reinstated if a review found an error in the discipline process.
But if 100 former officers requested reviews, it would be very hard to re-examine all their cases, Smith said.
Asked how the department would decide what cases to look at, Smith said it would be up to Beck.
At Tuesday's Police Commission meeting, The Associated Press reported Beck said, "If people bring forward issues relative to their boards of rights or their firing that appear to have substance, I'll have somebody look at them, do a biopsy, and make sure they were done the way that they should have been done."
He did not say how he will determine which cases appear to have substance without investigating them.
"I just feel like it wouldn't be fair to open up one and not open others when there's inconsistencies in all of them," Christy Sykes said.
Derek Sykes said reading Dorner's manifesto reminded him of his own experience.
"It was everything that I had gone through," Sykes said. "There were people lying. There were outside factors involved in my Board of Rights."
Sykes, who is now with another police agency that he would not specify, said he was fired for failing to take a found backpack from a cab driver who tried to turn it in as lost property. The cabbie was actually an officer conducting a sting that came after Sykes was disciplined for taking marijuana from a teenager and throwing it in a gutter instead of turning it in.
Sykes said he didn't do anything wrong by cutting a teenager a break and lecturing him instead of arresting him.
"That's referred to as community policing, and that's what we're supposed to be geared for," he said.
But he was suspended for that incident. Sykes said that prior suspension was likely why he was fired after the sting when his partner was merely suspended for 15 days.
In the sting, the officer posing as the cabbie claimed not to have ID, so Sykes and his partner said they couldn't take the backpack under LAPD policy.
Sykes said he believes someone higher up wanted him fired and the internal sting was merely a pretext.
Dorner was fired in 2009 after a Board of Rights found he made a false allegation of excessive force against a fellow officer. In his 11,000-word manifesto, Dorner said the LAPD's discipline process is unfair and rigged to favor certain officers. He also said the department is unfair to minority officers.
Dorner is believed to have killed a young couple and two police officers before committing suicide Feb. 12 during a final standoff with police in San Bernardino County.
While Dorner was still at large, Beck ordered a review of his case and the broader allegations in his manifesto. That review is expected to take another month or two.
Beck has said he thinks Dorner's allegations about the LAPD are untrue, but wants to reassure the public the department is as open and fair as possible.


text: Yesterday around the office I told everyone that Lindsay Lohan would say the tax mess was not her fault but I guessed she would blame Michael Lohan. Turns out she is just pointing the finger at anyone on her team. She has a team? How does she pay the team? Apparently she has hired another team to deal with the tax mess, but how does that team get paid? It is not like she can write them a check since there is nothing left in her bank account. I guess she could sell some of the stuff she stole. Just wait and see if Lindsay takes a little trip overseas for "promotional work." Nothing in Lindsay's life is Lindsay's fault. She also says that she had no idea there was a tax issue. Umm, so why did she ask Charlie Sheen for money about her tax problem?


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Selena Gomez thanks fans for 'love and cyber hugs' after rehab
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Selena Gomez is thanking her fans for their support after news broke that she spent two weeks last month in rehab.
"I've done everything I could to the best of my ability. Thank you for the unconditional love and cyber hugs. You inspire me," wrote the star on Instagram on Monday, along with a picture of her on a boat (see below).
Gomez voluntarily entered treatment at Dawn at the Meadows in Arizona on January 5.
Her pal Demi Lovato supported Gomez's decision, saying, "I love her to death."
Check out Gomez's new picture below!


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WATCH: 'Fifty Shades of Frozen' Trailer
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Frozen was one of this year's biggest movies and Fifty Shades of Grey is looking like it will be the flick to dominate 2015. Someone has taken these two and fused them together to create a "Fifty Shades of Frozen" trailer.
You've never pictured either of these movies like this before. Check out the trailer below!


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Members are encouraged to read Al-Anon and Alateen Conference Approved Literature and materials, including our Alateen Talk newsletter. Written from members' personal sharings, these recovery tools can help young people deal with their problems.
Alateen—a day at a time (B-10)
"The message of this collection of thoughts is simple: 'Yesterday is gone and tomorrow isn't here, so I can only live for today.' If we take time to think about that, we won't have time for past regrets and worries about the future. We'll be too busy getting the most out of life, a day at a time." (from the Introduction)
Alateen--Hope for Children of Alcoholics (B-3)
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ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ -- Unilever is kicking off a new national advertising campaign for its classic Lipton black tea for the first time in more than 20 years. The "Drink Positive" campaign aims to draw younger consumers to Lipton's black tea bags, which have been overshadowed in recent years by a growing mix of green, white and herbal varieties.
In addition to TV, print, in-store and online marketing, the campaign includes an upgrade of the brand's flagship packaging, with a more vibrant yellow and the addition of fresh pressed tea leaves to the teabags.
Lipton's new 15-second television commercial depicts drinking black tea as a way for consumers to enjoy an uplifting moment every day in their hectic lives. Its tagline: "Drink Lipton and you'll be surprised at how great you feel." Supporting the message is research that shows how black tea's hydrating benefits and natural caffeine provide a gentle boost to help consumers stay energized throughout the day.
"With approximately half of the American population drinking tea on a daily basis, we saw a fit for today's lifestyle with the leaf that started it all," said Alfie Vivian, vice-president of refreshments for Unilever North America. "A daily Lipton tea break is something good we can all do for ourselves to give us that moment to de-stress, refresh and refocus within our hectic lifestyles."
Additionally, the brand is launching a global photo challenge through Instagram, a photo-sharing application. From Feb. 4 to March 2, consumers can upload images based on inspirational weekly keywords, including "uplifting," "excitement," "spontaneous" and "brightness," and tagged with #Lipton. All images will be automatically uploaded into a dedicated application on Facebook.com/Lipton.
The grand prize is an all-expense paid trip for two to Kenya, where Lipton's Rainforest Alliance certified tea estates are situated. Twelve additional winners, who will be identified throughout the course of the challenge, will each receive a tablet computer. Participating countries include the U.S., Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Spain and Sweden.


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What the gossip mags say
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Ever since the death of Princess Diana, the goss mags have felt a gnawing chasm at the centre of their collective being.
The mags have been through all the normal stages of grief, including denial (Elvis-style, they tried to resurrect her) and anger (at Prince Charles, the paparazzi, her lover James Hewitt).
They even went through a creepy Hitchcock-esque period where they tried to replace her with Countess Sophie of Wessex.
Now, seven years after the Princess's demise in France, they seem to have moved on.
It helps that there's a new girl on the block, and she's blonder and brassier than Di could ever be. She's a man-stealer and a tart, and she is most certainly a princess, if not of the royal kind.
Every day the goss mags thank God for Paris Hilton.
But literary editors and linguists should look away now if they don't want to be upset: Who magazine carries pictures of dear Paris sporting some hand-tilled T-shirts, the first one emblazoned with "Thats hot, your not" and the second, "Tinkerbell say's that's hot" (Tinkerbell is her dog, obviously).
Alas, it seems Paris is as fickle with her apostrophes as she is with her men.
On that front, New Idea reports Paris tried to filch actress Demi Moore's toyboy Ashton Kutcher, by coming onto him at a party.
Demi was having none of it, and a scrag fight ensued. Apparently Paris is "desperately lonely" and "wants some attention", says a friend.
Well, yes, most narcissists do.
Our other favourite blonde, Britney, is apparently getting fed up with her husband of two minutes, Kevin Federline, aka the Rat.
The Rat is a freeloader and a control freak and, as NI points out, he doesn't even have a job. In fact, he's so lazy he can't even be bothered to tie his shoelaces.
NW reports Britney's marriage has had a devastating effect on her looks.
First, there was the pimple cream in public and the bare feet scandal. If any more evidence was needed of her transformation into a slattern, NW has it: Brits was snapped at the local video store wearing "an oversized hooded sweater and no make-up".
New Idea has broken new goss-mag ground by conducting an interview with Kylie Minogue about her spiritual beliefs, a previously untapped source of wisdom.
NI is not afraid to ask Kyles the big questions: Why are we here? Do we have souls? and, of course, Should we fear death?
Kyles clears up any pesky existentialist angst NI is feeling by explaining that the soul is "the endlessness of our beings".
Fresh continues its relentless campaign to bring Tom and Nicole back together, even airbrushing them into the same photo.
Give it up, kids, your obsession is becoming unseemly.
In other news, Pauline Hanson has a new fella, an Irishman named Seamus.
Apparently he's a dead ringer for Tony Abbott, the Minister for Health and Ageing, so he's obviously a spunk.
Model Kate Moss has been gadding about town pashing ladies and Delta continues on her path to canonisation by sending good wishes to Mark Philippoussis and his new partner.
Damn you, Goody-Two-Shoes Goodrem, can't you be even a little bit bitter?


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78-Year-Old Busted at Airport With $41K in Bra, Girdle
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(NEWSER) – A 78-year-old woman may lose nearly $41,000 earned from selling her home because she tried to smuggle it through Detroit Metro Airport—in her carry-on luggage, bra, and girdle, reports the Detroit Free Press. Customs officials became suspicious when Victoria Faren, traveling with her daughter in April, kept changing her story when asked how much money she had on her. The $200 she initially revealed quickly multiplied as officials discovered $8,000 crammed in wallets, $4,000 in a cloth sack, nearly $1,000 in sealed envelopes, $3,000 in Faren's shirt, $2,000 sewn into her bra strap, and—when authorities noticed a bulge in her backside—a whopping $21,000 in her girdle, according to ABC News.
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Anthropologie Summer Window Displays
Anthropologie's Naturally Blooming Window Displays
Blueberries, blackberries, beets and turmeric aren't just ingredients for a Summer meal — they're also the basis for the beautiful designs behind Anthropologie's Summer windows. Inspired by Sasha Duerr's Permacouture Institute, these crafted gardens not only look beautiful, but their pretty tinted petals and stems also are naturally dyed with fruits, vegetables, and spices.
As the founder and codirector of the Permacouture Institute, Sasha is an expert on regenerative design in fashion and textiles. When we asked her about the Anthropologie collaboration, she told us, "The project was a collaboration with [Anthropologie's] window display team . . . They fell in love with natural dyes as a medium to experiment with and came across the New York Times article we were featured in and became more intrigued with the larger, growing movement of growing your own color — as well as the social and ecological benefits."
Check out the amazing variation of natural dye colors when you explore the window displays at Anthropologie stores across the country.
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Kyrie Irving's Knee Injury Not As Serious as Feared
(Cleveland) - Cav's Gaurd Kyrie Irving underwent an MRI today on his left knee - injured in Tuesday's game in Indianapolis. Doctors say he suffered a bruise to the knee. Irving will receive treatment and will be re-examined Thursday. He is listed as questionable for Thursday game against the Magic.
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2017 Long Range Weather Forecast for Revelstoke, BC
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JULY 2017: temperature 16.5°C (avg.); precipitation 50mm (10mm below avg. east, 40mm above west); Jul 1-6: Rainy periods, cool; Jul 7-13: Sunny, warm; Jul 14-22: Showers north, sunny south; seasonable; Jul 23-31: Sunny, turning hot.
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OCZ Technology has announced the Z-Drive m84, a PCI-Express solid state drive (SSD).
With cost-effective multi-level cell (MLC) NAND and an internal RAID 0 configuration, the Z-Drive m84 is for desktop users seeking plug and play solid state technology. With speeds up to 750MB/s read and 650MB/s write (based on 256GB model), the m84 can accommodate a range of applications and computing environments such as video editing and other multi-media creation and management, the company said.
The Z-Drive m84 is available in 256GB, 512GB and 1TB (1024GB) models.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
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Edible bowls are such fun! Perfect for serving ice cream, fruit, mousse and so much more.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray the outside of each bowl cavity of Ice Cream Cookie Bowl Pan with vegetable pan spray.
In small bowl, stir together flour, salt and spices. In small microwave-safe bowl, melt shortening; cool slightly and transfer to bowl of electric mixer. Add sugar, molasses and eggs; mix well. Add dry ingredients and mix until dough forms.
Roll out dough on generously-floured surface to 1/8 in. thickness. Cut 4-1/2 in. circles from dough. Drape one circle over each bowl cavity of pan, pressing to form smooth surface.
Bake 9-11 minutes or until cookies darken slightly. Cool on pan on rack 5 minutes. Loosen bottom edges of cookies and remove; cool completely. Wash, dry and spray pan; repeat with remaining dough. Fill as desired.
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'24' Returns to FOX, Kiefer Sutherland in Talks for Limited Revival, Seriously
Sure, like most outlets we cracked a joke that 'Touch's recent cancellation would allow series star Kiefer Sutherland to finally get that long-stalled '24' movie off the ground, but who's laughing in real-time now? New reports have emerged that the Jack Bauer franchise will return to FOX as a limited series, with Kiefer Sutherland in talks to reprise his famous role. Find out if '24' will really return inside!


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Swift is the son of the Wraeththu warlord Terzian. As he grows he becomes aware of the atrocities perpetrated by his father and his superior Ponclast. The Gelaming are waging war against Terzian, while Cal and Swift's hostling Cobweb fight for the love of Terzian. Swift will become the consort of the adopted Gelaming Seel. Cal is taken into custody, and Seel and Swift make Grissecon for the final battle against Ponclast. A story of magic, war, love and b...
Enchantments of Flesh and Spirit
The Tigron of Immanion, Pellaz Har Aralis, narrates his history, from when he was a farmer boy abducted by the Wraeththu (a new race of hermaphrodites evolved from humanity) and Cal, who has becomes his lover and has him accepted into the Sarock Wraeththu Tribe. Thiede, a most powerful Wraeththu ,incepts him and sets his destiny. The two lovers, Cal and Pell, visits various Wraeththu tribes, and save Cobweb, injures consort of the Warlord Terzian, who pr...
Fulfillments of Fate and Desire
Calanthe seek forgiveness for his past crimes caused by his separation from his lover Pellaz, now Tigron of Immanion. To do this, he makes an initiatic voyage through the various lands of Yaddayoth, until, spiritually cleansed, he will be reunited with his long-lost lover....
The Way Of Light
Tor, Jan 2002, 27.95, 492 pp. ISBN: 031287328X The Emperor Leonid's death causes a succession crisis that sends the Magravandias Empire on the verge of civil war as conflicting elements squabble over the throne. The Firemages have their own puppet they want to succeed Leonid. Others believe opening the WAY OF LIGHT will point to the truth. Desperate to avoid genocide, Dragon Lord Valraven Palindrake reluctantly supports Prince Gastern to a...
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The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure
Tor, May 2003, 27.95, 496 pp. ISBN: 0765303469 The number of humans is dropping rapidly but no species has stepped forth to claim planetary superiority. The hermaphrodite Wraeththu are on the verge of being the next master race adding to the reduction of the human populace by �converting� captured males into their species. The Wraeththu celebrate the Festival amidst their tribe, but this year is different as the tribes begin to realize what the...


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2nd best news i've heard since yesterday!
2nd best news i've heard since yesterday!
good to know muts
Great muts thanks for posting the news. Just curious will the beta have compiz or is that saved for the final release?
What a jolly great Xmas present
Good work team
YEAHHHHHHHHHH THX .... a lot
BT3CORE WAS so sexy ! BT3BETA WILL BE MORE SURE !!
Watch your back, your packetz will belong to me soon... xD
BackTrack : Giving Machine Guns to Monkeys since 2006
I know there are many questions about BT3 - and we've been too busy to attend to them.
There will be 2 releases of BT3 - a ~700 mb iso file, and a ~1 GB USB stick image. Compiz will NOT be included in the stock 700 mb bt3 iso. We have to fight for each MB on the iso...and compiz is far from being useful in a penetration test environment.We DO however plan to have compiz modules for download separately, and to add them to the 1 GB distribution.
Thanks for clearing it up. I know its not useful for pentesting but I've been using it in bt2 and love it. I actually have the lzm's from your site so I'll just install them again. Cheers again for all the hard work.
this beta will be public ?
what about DVD reliz ive heard ?
Watch your back, your packetz will belong to me soon... xD
BackTrack : Giving Machine Guns to Monkeys since 2006
This is awesome. You guys do a great job.
I felt like bending the bars back, and ripping out the window frames and eating them. yes, eating them! Leaping, leaping, leaping! Colonics for everyone! All right! You dumb*sses. I'm a mental patient. I'm *supposed* to act out!
Amazing news!! Will the usb stick image have an installer or will we have to make the save changes ourselves?


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Rizvi, Khurshid Ul Hasan (1981) (Arabic). PhD thesis, University of the Punjab, Lahore.
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great, no help...
Can i install the Real Installation (2700MB) to my 4gig-USB device ?
Or is it still a problem to boot or something else?
great, no help...
Yah dude, as long as your BIOS support booting from USB devices, you should be good seeing how most pricey 2003 mobos did it and now it is a given.
One way of making sure you BIOS are capable of booting from a USB device is to navigate to the boot priority and and see if USB device is an option... or searching for something similar in the BIOS about USB booting. Or, you could try the mobo manual or support forums.
After that, have a look at the wiki on a guide how to.
wrong answer?
i yust want to know if i can run the backtrack on an usbstick with the real install bacouse on my pc it wont run and other users still have the same problem so is it possible to run the real install on an usb device or not?
I used it and it works on a 4gig usb stick (thx systemic).
Make sure you leave the Live CD in when you chroot to /mnt/sdb1 (or wherever your stick is). I didn't at first and it was a headache.
I found the 'hardest' bit was knowing which items to mark '*' in the make menuconfig GUI. I went a bit over-board at first and marked loads of irrelevant stuff --- 'kernel-panicked'. Just stick to '*'ing drive-related USB and SCSI support items and should be ok.
BTW, I only did a 'real' install to make sure I could and 'cos I thought it would allow me to install more programs but I am pretty new to Slax and it hasn't made much difference from a live install with changes as far as I can tell.
Try the live USB install with changes by Shamen...
Hope helps
ps. If anyone knows how to get the BT3 beta to save changes onto a USB I would be very grateful.
check this thread on the persistent changes to the usb BT3
You guys realize you have resurrected a thread from 9 months ago and the guy hasn't visited the forums since he made that post on March 25 2007.
At least your using it which is more than I can say for most people.
Cheers Tek911.


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Although it isn't legal news, necessarily, it is related to activism: let's celebrate that Malala Yousafzai has been released from the hospital in Birmingham, England, pending another round of surgery, which should take place several weeks from now. Word is that her family will not be returning to Pakistan. Since the Taliban has vowed to [Read More…]
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I-90 EB CLOSED near Kittitas until FRIDAY!
Note from the WSDOT on EB 90 closure near Kittitas-
Eastbound I-90 near Kittitas expected to remain closed until Friday due to poor visibility
Traffic detoured onto Old Vantage Highway
KITTITAS – High wind gusts are creating poor visibility in the same location of a multi-vehicle collision that closed Interstate 90 near the Vantage Bridge earlier today.
The Washington State Department of Transportation will keep eastbound I-90 closed at milepost 115 near Kittitas until Friday, July 18. Drivers are being detoured at milepost 115 to the Old Vantage Highway, which is about a 15-mile detour. Drivers will experience delays along the detour due to increased traffic volumes.
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Luce Foundation Center for American Art
Painting: 20th century: #17, 1966
John McLaughlin
(born Sharon, MA 1898 -- died Dana Point, CA 1976)
"My purpose is to achieve the totally abstract. I want to communicate only to the extent that the painting will serve to induce or intensify the viewer's natural desire for contemplation without the benefit of a guiding principle." (John McLaughlin, exh. cat. Los Angeles: Felix Landau Gallery, Jan. 29- Feb. 17, 1962)
John McLaughlin was passionate about Japanese art from an early age and longed to live in East Asia. His parents encouraged this enthusiasm by frequently taking him on trips to the Asian art collection at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. As an adult, McLaughlin held various roles, from serving in the U.S. Navy to selling real estate, but he fulfilled his lifelong dream in 1935 when he moved to Japan and immersed himself in the culture. A few years later, he returned to Boston and began painting while also running an Asian art gallery. McLaughlin later devoted himself exclusively to painting, and he had his first solo exhibition in 1953 at the age of fifty-five. His work is associated with the California Hard-edge style, paintings characterized by geometric compositions, straight edges, and rich, solid colors. Never formally trained, McLaughlin experienced great success on the commercial art market and had regular solo exhibitions that continued after his death in 1976. (Figoten, Sheldon. "An Appreciation of John McLaughlin." Archives of American Art Journal 20, no. 4 (1980): 10-16)
Image Credits: John McLaughlin, 1959. Unidentified photographer, from John McLaughlin papers, courtesy Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.