EAGLE PASS - Amid acres of colored, flashing electronic games, a few hundred mask-wearing VIP players tested their luck Wednesday as the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino reopened after a six-month shutdown caused by the pandemic.
At 11 a.m., the huge darkened screen outside the entrance suddenly came to life, flashing “Now Open” in bright yellow and orange, as the invited players began arriving.
Limited at 25 percent capacity, the peculiar quiet on the sprawling gaming floor was soon interrupted twice in short order with a siren signaling that someone had just hit a jackpot.
That someone was Emma Gonzalez of Edinburg, who was at a loss to explain her sudden good fortune.
“I have no idea. The screen just exploded in front of me. It says jackpot!” exclaimed Gonzalez, who, within 15 minutes won two $10,000 jackpots playing on Da Ji Da Li machines.
Gonzalez, who just finished writing a book about musician Little Joe of Familia fame, said she had no particular strategy or particular plans for the money.
“We haven’t been out since the COVID. We took a gamble coming here. We’re not going to leave early,” her husband, Arnie Gonzalez, said.
The state’s only legal casino, the Lucky Eagle offers more than 3,300 electronic gaming devices, poker games and bingo on a 117,000-square-foot gaming floor. It closed March 19 at the onset of the pandemic, leaving thousands of Texas gamers in the lurch.
In normal times, the 249-room hotel is booked solid, tour buses from San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley arrive daily, and players sometimes have to wait for favored games.
Owned by the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe, the casino paid out jackpots last year worth $104 million.
Casinos in Louisiana and Las Vegas also closed in March, but all had reopened by early June, with a host of new safety measures, many of which were ignored by visitors.
In East Texas, the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe reopened its Naskila Gaming hall earlier this month, but its future remains shaky. The tribe is embroiled in a long-running legal fight with the state to stay open.
Maverick County and Eagle Pass have been hit especially hard by the coronavirus, prompting operators of the Lucky Eagle to take a conservative approach to reopening, general manager Chris McClain said.
“We’re probably one of the last casinos in the country to open. We want to make sure that when the guests get here, they have a great experience and are safe,” he said.
Among those stopping by Wednesday afternoon were Maverick County Judge David Saucedo and Eagle Pass Mayor Luis Sifuentes. They came not to play, but to inspect the casino’s safety precautions, which got their approval.
To make sure that guests observe proper social distancing, about half the gaming machines have been disabled, and many of the chairs were removed.
In addition, smoking is now prohibited in the casino.
Arriving guests are required to wear masks and get their temperature taken at the entrance. Plastic barriers are in place at the bar and other areas.
“We’ll be open 24 hours, and overnight we’ll be closing parts of the casino, as we empty the machines. We’ll also do a deep clean of each of those zones,” McClain said.
The casino did not publicly advertise its Wednesday soft opening. As far as the public knows, the official reopening will be Thursday.
Its early days
The Lucky Eagle has come a long way since it began offering gaming in 1996 in cramped portable buildings, long since demolished.
It has been expanded and modernized, and now compares to casinos on Indian reservations in surrounding states.
Along the way it has lifted the Kickapoos from abject poverty as migrant farm workers to prosperity on their 126-acre reservation on the Rio Grande.
The casino is restricted to Class II gambling, one notch below Las Vegas-style gaming.
The tribe has used its gaming wealth to build homes for tribal members, as well as numerous modern tribal buildings. The casino also provides jobs and healthcare for tribal members.
While the casino does not divulge much financial or business information, in recent years it has drawn more than 3 million visitors, according to one official.
On Wednesday afternoon, the vast darkened interior seemed almost deserted, with just a few hundred people inside.
In pre-pandemic times, a thousand or more players would try their luck at the seductive beeping machines with names like “Double the Devil,” “Rumble in the Jungle,” “Playboy Platinum” and “Mega Meltdown.”
The ‘happy place’
Among the early arrivals Wednesday were Ray and Bertha Suarez of Del Rio, recipients of VIP invitations, who, since the Lucky Eagle’s closure, had been going to Oklahoma to gamble.
“It’s nice. It’s close. We can come in the morning and go home. It’s a big casino and we win. We win big,” Bertha said.
“It’s true,” chimed in her husband. “I won $15,000 betting 80 cents.”
Bertha slid $100 into a machine and began to hit the play button on a Loteria game as familiar lottery card images of skulls, scorpions and cactus began flashing across the screen.
“I have a limit of $50 a machine. If it doesn’t pay, I get out,” she said.
In the far distance of the cavernous interior, an emphatic human voice rose above the soft rock and the electronic machine noises.
“Come on! Come on! Let’s Go!,” exclaimed Bibi Cates, 70, of Mountain Home, as she rolled through 50 free plays on a machine that flashed large gold coins.
Cates, who works at the Kerrville State Hospital, had come with her daughter Angela, 50, and was on a roll. The screen showed her $620 ahead.
“We never expect to win. When we do it’s a blessing. Thank you Baby Jesus,” she said.
For Cates, the blessed day had finally come. The Lucky Eagle was open again, and, as she put it, she was “killing this machine.”
“We’ve been waiting for this reopening forever. We’ve had withdrawals. This is my happy place,” she said.


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Winter is coming and summer is past
Yowzas, this year sure did go fast
The cold nights have now arrived
So it is time for this girl to hermitify
What does the word “hermitify” mean?
To live a life more secluded to save the green
Less boozing and social lunches for frills
Hopefully this hermitifaction will help pay the bills
Don’t worry, this girl isn’t depressed
Just tired of spending money and more tired of being stressed
Thank you so much for stopping by
A truly sad attempt at poetry you can’t deny
But always feel free to leave a comment below
And feel even more free to let me know:
Do you need to resort to becoming a hermit to save the dough?

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The St. Petersburg City Council is scheduled to take a key vote next week on a mixed-use development that supporters say will be a prime location for residents and visitors interested in a car-free lifestyle.
The project, at 1000 1st Ave. N. in the EDGE District, will improve the walkability of 1st Avenue North and Baum Avenue, while capitalizing on the SunRunner bus rapid transit system, according to a site plan review. SunRunner stops are planned at the blocks on either side of the project, each stop less than a fifth of a mile away.
Belpointe, a Greenwich, Connecticut-based developer, wants to build two 15-story buildings with a total of 254 apartments, as well as 21,463-square-feet of commercial space and a 380-space parking garage.
The commercial space will be on the ground floor, fronting both Baum and 1st Avenue North. The second through fourth floors will include parking. The fifth through 15th floor of each tower will be devoted to one, two and three-bedroom residential units. A deck at level 15 will offer unobstructed views of St. Petersburg, the site plan review said.
The project is valued at $70 million, according to the review.
Belpointe has been acquiring the land on the south side of 1st Avenue North for the project for the past several months. In late October, the company paid $12 million for several parcels from Jonathan Daou, a major property owner in the EDGE District. Belpointe added to its area holdings in March, when it acquired the building at 900 1st Ave. N. that houses a popular restaurant, Engine No. 9, and the Blue Goose, a bar. That building, at the east end of the block, will be retained to maintain harmony with the character of the area and preserve its artistic and unique architecture, according to the site plan review.
The west end of the block is expected to include The Metro, a seven-story, 100-unit studio apartment building being developed by DevMar, a Birmingham, Michigan-based real estate development firm. A memo to the St. Petersburg City Council said The Metro is a $9.5 million project. Mark DeMaria, CEO at DevMar Development, said the project is valued at $20.2 million.
Belpointe also is proposing a pocket park on Baum Avenue, near the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, that would provide a gathering space and a transition from the developments on the west end of the EDGE District. The pocket park will include an homage to the former Shirley Ann Hotel at 936 1st Ave. N. The hotel, which has been vacant for at least three years, was potentially eligible to qualify as a local landmark, but the previous owner did not pursue that designation, the site plan review said.
The site plan review does not include planned rental rates for the apartments. However, it said that in order to qualify for a density bonus, Belpointe would pay into a city fund for development of workforce housing.
The City Council, meeting as the Community Redevelopment Agency, is scheduled to vote May 6 on whether the project is consistent with the Intown West Redevelopment Plan, a plan that is designed to capitalize on the opportunities generated by Tropicana Field. The city’s staff is recommending approval.


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We’ve all been a child at some point in our lives. Many of us still are. What may be interesting is the techniques used by our parents to help nudge us down life’s pathway are still effective with most of the population today. Imagine a time when your parents wanted you to do something on a daily basis. Perhaps it was to clean your room or walk the dog. For the most part, you may have been good about it, but occasionally you needed reminding why the task was important or that it was time for you to perform the task again. At times, there may have been a distraction that caused the need for a reminder, and other times you just might not have thought it was important enough at the time. Unless you completely objected to the task, usually a gentle, polite reminder was all that was needed to move you along, and a little appropriately directed nudging made a big difference in the outcome.
At Merkle, we refer to the connection between customer centricity and business strategy as Connected Customer Relationship Marketing (cCRM)™. You may have already guessed what this analogy has to do with cCRM programs and patients. Although a patient might not be excited to take their medications, or follow a dietary or lifestyle regimen (or eat their broccoli for that matter), often a little nudging is all that’s required to keep them doing the right things (aka adherence) for the appropriate period of time (aka persistence), ensuring optimal impact of the physician’s recommendations on the way that they feel (aka patient-reported outcomes).
A well-designed cCRM campaign can provide those automatic nudges that not only remind patients to take their medications, but can also provide motivational information regarding why it’s important and how to help if they are experiencing known side effects. These programs can be set up so that the messages are delivered when side effects are most expected or they can be designed to be triggered based on a patient’s behaviors (i.e., searching your website for information on a specific side affect).
These gentle reminders, like those of our youth, can make a difference in your patients’ health and your bottom line. As a healthcare professional, maybe it’s time to revisit your CRM strategy and make sure that it is set up well and triggering where appropriate. Your patients will realize the lifestyle benefits and we will all see the rewards of an outcome-based approach to patient management.

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Developing an integrated identification and control system that enables the detection of pests in fields and gardens and determines the optimal time to apply protective measures.
Projects & Practice
An EIP-AGRI project on improving the soil’s quality and structure, using new generation microelements and microorganisms.
RDP support helped a farmer to acquire the necessary equipment and infrastructure to continue expanding his organic beef cattle herd.
Maintaining natural and semi-natural meadows and wetlands to ensure suitable nesting conditions for an endangered bird species: the Aquatic Warbler.
A farm used RDP support to acquire new machinery in order to improve its strawberry production and increase its profitability.
A project set out to renovate and expand an old dairy farm by using new technological solutions.
A small rural business used RDP support to purchase new stone-cutting equipment in order to expand its range of products.

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13554 Scarsdale Way
Commute to Downtown Poway
Almost all errands require a car.
It is possible to get on a bus.
13554 Scarsdale Way has a Walk Score of 2 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so almost all errands require a car.
This location is in the Carmel Mountain neighborhood in San Diego. Nearby parks include Arbolitos Sport Fields, Highland Ranch Park and Carmel Mountain Ranch Community Park.
Explore how far you can travel by car, bus, bike and foot from 13554 Scarsdale Way.
13554 Scarsdale Way has minimal transit which means it is possible to get on a bus. Car sharing is available from RelayRides.
945A Poway HS CC Loop
945 Rancho Bernardo Station - Poway
20 Downtown - Rancho Bernardo Transit Station
13554 Scarsdale Way is in the Carmel Mountain neighborhood. Carmel Mountain is the 74th most walkable neighborhood in San Diego with a neighborhood Walk Score of 42.
Moving to San Diego from another city? View our moving to San Diego guide.

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Here are 8 items that I would specify in a bathroom. Each are designed to perfection… Links 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Simplicity is key. I adore the repetition of bold graphic patterns, the warmth and texture of wood cabinetry, the contrast of black and white zig zags, and the brilliance of brushed brass fixtures. Try to incorporate greenery to add color and a natural element.

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Heavily inﬂuenced by the sounds of UK bass sub-cultures Dengue Dengue Dengue are drawing on their decade of entrancing audiences around the world to connect to dances of the mythical past and lands of the dance beyond their alter ego Afro Peruvian invocations via ancient future rhythms. With the futurist alias of DNGDNGDNG the duo are able to break expectations and swing into imagined realities on a 6/8 rhythm.
Behind the masks are Felipe Salmon and Rafael Pereira, two producers, dj’s and graphic designers from Lima, Perú. Their work explores the rhythms from Peru and other parts of the world, recreating them electronically by mixing new and old, analog and digital, to create a unique sound and visuals. Their musical explorations go from psychedelic cumbia to dub, from salsa to footwork, from tribal to techno. Their visual and sound palette continues to grow and add new ﬂavours to this melting pot.
DNGDNGDNG is the new alter ego of pioneering tropical bass duo Dengue Dengue Dengue
‘Continentes Perdidos' breaks expectations and swings into imagined realities on a 6/8 rhythm


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Emi Antonio, a great compositor and singer from Dominican Republic, has stolen our hearts throughout his music during 2014. The singer has amazing projects for this year, and he shared with us in an exclusive interview at SAO NYC, where he is going to be performing next Wednesday, January 7th.
Emi started his career as solo last year with a beautiful balada ‘Amiga’ from his first album ‘Sueños Extraordinarios’. ‘Pensando en ti’ will be his second release in the beginning of this year, a song that he is very happy to share with the world.
The artist’s great skills as musician helped him to make of this album a great creation. It was a long process but the beginning of a career that is giving him a name in the industry, especially in pop music. As Emi told us, he admires different kind of artists that has influenced the way he creates his own music style. That has brought him to try other kind of rhythms, such as Colombian music, which is in one of his songs recorded in this country.
Emi is an artist with a great personality. He received us with a smile and a great energy to start this New Year. He is one of the few Dominicans making this kind of music and we were very happy to interview him. Emi is one of the new Latino artists who we will be hearing about during this 2015. His music and his stunning voice will take your breath away.

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American golfer Cameron Champ has withdrawn from the latest event on the PGA Tour after testing positive for Covid-19.
The PGA Tour announced in a statement that Champ failed a test during a pre-tournament screening ahead of the Travelers Championship.
"I feel great physically and I was obviously surprised and disappointed to learn of the test result," Champ said. "It's important now to take necessary steps and measures to protect others, including my loved ones," Champ said.
The world's 79th ranked player last competed at the Charles Schwab Challenge two weeks ago.
He is the second player of the PGA Tour to test positive. Last week at the RBC Heritage, Nick Watney pulled out of the tournament after he failed a test.

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The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America is a ten-year initiative beginning in FY 2020 to achieve the important goal of reducing new HIV infections to less than 3,000 per year by 2030. As HRSA has noted, community health centers are an integral partner in reducing HIV in the communities they serve. Please join the West Virginia Primary Care Association (WVPCA), HITEQ, MAAETC, and Gilead for an exciting five-part webinar series to assist health centers with preparing to meet the goal of the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative by sharing useful strategies both with data/HIT and clinical interventions.
Data is the foundation of an efficient and effective quality improvement program. Utilizing electronic health records (EHRs) and population health tools, such as Azara DRVS, are proven strategies for enhancing workflows, increasing HIV screenings, and generating referrals for people at risk for or living with HIV. Please join Jamal Refuge from HITEQ and Staci Arnold of the WVPCA, to learn more about these approaches and how they can help end the HIV epidemic in your community.
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This is the one to rely on when the chips are down.
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Are you a young shooter looking for your first rimfire rifle? Check out the scaled-down Crickett.
It's a centerfire, it's a muzzleloader, it's a slug gun...it's everything you need in one.
One dad's desire to expose the benefits and joys of hunting, shooting and fishing to his daughter prompted him to write the the Little Sportsman series of books.


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About Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE)
The mission of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (MRE) is to regulate and transform the sector for the provision of secure, sustainable and affordable energy and the promotion and regulation of minerals and mining.
The Department’s mandate is to ensure secure and sustainable provision of energy and mineral resources for socio-economic development. The strategic objective derives from the NDP, which envisages that, by 2030, South Africa will have a mineral resources and energy sector that promotes economic growth and development, social equity and environmental sustainability.
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Lyne Marshall’s Re:Location exhibition is being exhibited from 19th August – 16th October 2017 at Ipswich Art Gallery, in Queenland. Opening night is the 18th August and is $10 a ticket for non members of Friends of the Gallery. Please RSVP the Gallery on 07 3810 7222. Read about the interactive Art Pod aspect of this exhibition.
Exhibition information is below the slide show here which displays the artworks to be exhibited on the Stage Gallery. Please wait for it to load.
‘My RE:Location Project began with an overseas journey to Ireland, Scotland and England in 2015 to visit the lands of my ancestors who emigrated to Australia in the 1880s. I placed ten little ‘Art Pods’ containing my own artworks into the places they had lived before migrating to Australia, and this emotional experience triggered the ideas and content for this exhibition’.
The artwork has evolved into three parts
DIGITALLY MASTERED PIGMENT PRINTS on metal substrate
SCULPTURES of wood, resin and metal
ACRYLIC PAINTINGS on canvas and synthetic paper
‘The six seabird images, each a LED print of three on metal, were created from photographs taken in Dover in the UK, and represent the migration of my ancestors. The sculptures, made from metal found in outback Australian regions, allude to the early settlements and the landscape paintings refer to the legacy of this island continent that I to call home. They represent the ‘now’, and the reason I chose to paint the essence of the Australian landscape’.
Other important aspects of this exhibition include a video by Peter Marshall, documenting the journey through time, and a new book titled Relocation as Inspiration: Creating from Diverse Landscapes, available in the gallery shop. An interactive element involves the positioning of Art Pods in the local outdoor environment, to be found by gallery visitors.
ART PODS are located by GPS co-ordinates and a tip on finding them, and listed here and also inside the Re:Location brochure available in the gallery.
IPSWICH ART GALLERY art-pods are in public areas, and while hidden, easily located with no digging required. Enter the GPS locations in SEARCH in Google Maps. If you find the pod, please only take an artwork each, leave a message if you like, and replace the pod without drawing attention to its location.
POD LOCATIONS – By GPS co-ordinates, clue, distance [as the seabird flies) from the gallery.

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A Robot to Let Cows Milk Themselves
WASHINGTON: A Dutch firm has developed a revolutionary robotic milker which allows cows to milk themselves — and the animals can learn to use it faster than even farmers!
The Astronaut 4 is one of a range of robotic farming systems made by agricultural firm Lely, which says the machine is modular and can be configured to local farm needs. It works on the principle that instead of the farmer or the robot controlling the milking, the cow does.
The Astronaut 4 system is designed to be as easy as possible for the cow to use. One innovation is the "Iflow concept," where the cow can walk straight in and out without having to turn or back up — two things that cows hate to do.
The I-flow allows the cow to learn how to use the machine faster, reduces stress, and makes the milking station less of a bottleneck, 'Gizmag' reported. With such a machine design, the cow soon learns to go into the robotic milking station to be milked and get a bit of food when it feels like it. Levy even claims that the cows learn how to use the system faster than the farmers do.


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We received numerous calls about two dogs hanging out at the Exxon on Casino Parkway. When we went to get them, we found them piled up on the sidewalk covered with snow. Sabrina is the female and Brewsky is the male. To say these two dogs are special is an understatement because they are awesome! They have all the qualities that makes for a great companion: sweet, fun-loving, and friendly! Please consider a black dog, as they are the last to be adopted at any shelter. She is high energy and would need lots of room to roam in a fenced yard. We would love to adopt Sabrina and Brewsky together because they are so bonded to each other! To arrange a meet and greet or for more information on Sabrina, please call 662-363-1625 or 662-519-1700 or please email us at email@example.com. Sabrina is spayed and up-to-date on vaccinations. Her adoption fee is $100
If you are interested in adopting this wonderful animal please visit our web page at www.tunicahumanesociety.com and fill out a non-binding adoption contract. With this information in hand we can discuss how this dog might fit in with your family. Email us at firstname.lastname@example.org for further information or if you have any questions.
We know each of the animals entrusted to our care by name and we will be happy to tell you all about the personality and little quirks that make each animal so loved. Our adoption fee for a dog is $100 and that covers all shots and vetting and spay/neuter. Our animals are fully vetted before we send them off to their new family.
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I tweeted on July 8th: “The discussions that are most difficult to start, are the most important conversations!”. I then included these: #mentalhealth, #suicide, #domesticviolence, and #rape.
When I wrote this tweet, I was reflecting on all i have heard and all the various emotions I have felt these past months. I learned of my relative’s diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, which has been chipping away at my heart. Also, I heard details about someone’s unimaginable experience that has propelled me into the depths of my fears. I have felt anger, compassion, fear, happiness, madness, and relief. The only way I know how to describe my life this month is “an untimely chaotic consistency”. Yes, that phrase doesn’t make much sense. However, on the other hand, it sort of does.
As a bystander to what I have learned, I attempt to make sense of it all. I attempt to understand how cancer cells can simultaneously deteriorate a family’s center and question a body’s ability to function. I attempt to question and understand the possible limitations of an individual’s strength. Although I am not the one with the cancer diagnosis and I am not the person that has experienced the greatest degree of sexual assault, I am the one that is indirectly impacted from such experiences. These two individuals are people I thought were untouchable.
Maybe I’m thinking about this all wrong. What if, these two individuals are touchable in the physical sense, while their souls are impenetrable? Their souls remain intact within the darkness and chaos.
The souls of these individuals are what remain after damage has been done. The soul of my relative is allowing them to continue receiving chemotherapy treatments. the other person’s soul is sustaining their unweathering strength as they move forward in retrieving the power that was taken from them against their will.
This month has been tough. Now that I think about it, the coming months will be the most challenging for these two individuals personally, and for myself indirectly as I witness their fight against the odds. These will be the most emotionally and mentally challenging months ahead. Fortunately, these two individuals will not go through their path towards recovery alone.
* This blog was written for those that have been impacted by a cancer diagnosis & have either experienced or know someone that has been raped.
If you have been raped, please contact RAINN (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network) at 1800-656-HOPE. Visit RAINN.org.
Peace Over Violence: http://peaceoverviolence.org/emergency/sexual-assault-rape.
Safe Horizon: http://www.safehorizon.org.
Safe Horizon’s Rape, Sexual Assault & Incest Hotline at 212-227-3000 or email@example.com (please allow 72 hrs for response)
“Rape Is” Support Center: http:www.rapeis.org/support.html
Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project (24 hour): 1-800-832-1901
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A Westport, Connecticut man has killed one of George’s greatest feats from a classic episode of Seinfeld, and beat the fictional record of 860,630 points.
Pat Laffaye is the first person in video gaming history to beat the fictional "Costanza Score" by crossing pixilated frogs across a busy street, according to Twin Galaxies International, which has the esteemed role as official scorekeeper on all eras of video gaming since 1981.
Laffaye not only beat George’s score but shattered it by getting 896,980 points in 5 hours and 15 minutes.
Twin Galaxies referee Eric Akeson announced the new record at the stroke of midnight on New Years as the ball dropped in Times Square. The Twin Galaxies’ folks went through all the necessary and stringent practices to authenticate the record before proclaiming Laffaye the victor, Twin Galaxies Division Manager Patrick Scott Patterson said.
"Even though it was imagined by television writers, Pat has broken one of the most famous scores in pop culture," Twin Patterson said. "Pat's amazing score will now forever be attached to not only Twin Galaxies history, but pop culture trivia as well."
Laffaye had been traveling around the country, trying to beat the record but finally accomplished the feat on his personal and original Frogger machine, Patrick Scott Patterson, division manager of Twin Galaxies International, said. Thus ends the long-running duel Laffaye had with gaming champion Donald Hayes for the top Frogger ranking, at least for now.
“This was kind of a monkey on their back,” Patterson said. “It was kind of a battle, not just with each other, but with a classic TV episode.”
Twin Galaxies offered a cash prize to any gamer who could top the Seinfeld score in 2005 but no gamer was able to claim before the deadline or since until Laffaye's score. Because the deadline is long passed, there is no cash prize with Laffaye's title.
“In 2005, a referee offered a bounty to anyone who could beat that score and no one was able to claim that bounty,” Patterson said.
Laffaye is a perennial gaming record breaker. He holds the record for Paperboy.
The next plateau, Patterson said, will be to hit 1 million points, something Laffay told Patterson might take six hours to achieve.
“Once they master these games … as long as they focus, they can go for a long time,” Patterson said.


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Pete Hoida: Abstract, Not Abstract?
In his introduction to a Hoida exhibition in 1994, Alan Gouk wrote: “For a painter at least, there is no such thing as “abstract space”, no such thing as “abstract volume”, and finally, no such thing as “abstraction”. Picture making,[Hoida] makes us see, consists simply in setting emotions side by side (not just colours side by side). Before colours are ready to take part in the poetic intrigue which is the art of painting, they must first of all register an emotion; they must be personalised. They must be pungent of sensation… It is rare nowadays to find an “abstract” picture which tastes and smells of the full lustre of natural sunlight and air… Hoida does persist, in trying to make clear things that are tacit and cloudy, that have no name until painted.”
Geoff Rigden, 2008: “…these not-so-abstract abstracts…”
Peter Davies, 2006: “The imagery is abstract in the sense that nothing is described beyond the plastic language of paint as a tactile and moving substance capable of producing sensations”
Estelle Lovatt, 2015: “our knowledge of the world informs what we ‘see’ in abstract art, but, honestly, abstract art is a way of seeing, in itself.”
Pete Hoida, 1995: “ I did not set out to paint a Conference pear tree outside the studio, but when I had done the painting I realised that the colours corresponded in some way that was not directly representational, in that they contained something of the startling rich creamy colour of this Conference blossom. And I would like to think that the same force and positive energy that is in nature is radiating from the painting.
I look at a Titian in the same way that I look at a Picasso. The point is not whether a painting is representational or not, but whether the artist’s manipulation of line and colour, space and light, texture and rhythm does anything.”
Pete Hoida, 2016: “I don’t want to do something that could be characterised as total abstraction; placing one colour in a skilful way against another colour is simply not enough, there has to be more to it. What is there – I want it to be something, but I don’t want it to be something that is too specific, too easily recognisable because it distracts you from looking at the painting, from looking at the surface, looking at the texture …. at all costs I want to avoid narrative but I also want to avoid pure abstraction.”


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WASHINGTON — An appeals court has put Senator Lindsey Graham’s scheduled testimony for Tuesday before a grand jury in Georgia to examine Donald Trump’s efforts to reverse the former president’s 2020 election defeat, with the case returns to a lower court for a new look.
A federal judge on Monday had rejected Graham’s request for the subpoena to testify before the grand jury. Graham, RS.C, had argued that his position as a US Senator earned him immunity from appearing before the investigative panel.
Sunday’s injunction by the 11th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta comes as a temporary reprieve for Graham, who would otherwise have had to testify on Tuesday.
A testimony from Graham, a close ally of Trump, could shed more light on Trump’s team’s coordinated effort to undo the 2020 results.
The appeals court gave Graham another chance to challenge the subpoena based on protections for lawmakers under the “speech or debate” clause of the US Constitution. That provision can protect legislators from the obligation to discuss legislative activity.
“The court will expedite the parties’ briefing in such manner as it deems appropriate,” the order read on Sunday.
The Grand Jury wants to question Graham about at least two phone calls he made with Georgian Foreign Secretary Brad Raffensperger and his staff in the weeks following the November 2020 presidential election, in which Graham explored the possibility of re-examining the absentee ballots. prosecutors.
The Georgia probe is one of several legal issues facing the former president, whose Florida home was searched this month by federal agents and whose role in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack is being separately investigated by a congressional panel.
Trump has falsely claimed that rampant voter fraud caused his loss in Georgia, a battleground where President Joe Biden’s victory propelled him to the White House.
The special grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, is conducting a criminal investigation into alleged misconduct. Trump was included in a Jan. 2, 2021 phone call that pressured a top state official to “find” enough votes to undo his loss to Biden in the state. He has denied any wrongdoing.
The grand jury had also subpoenaed members of Trump’s former legal team. Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s former personal attorney, testified before the special grand jury in Atlanta on Wednesday.


It’s gonna be cold. Wet. And possibly snowy, depending on where you are.
The National Weather Service predicts snow levels are poised to linger pretty low next week. That means there’s a chance we could see some snowflakes in Portland area.
But don’t get too concerned — or stoked — just yet.
The agency said early Thursday that it’s too early to determine whether snow will fall across the lowest elevations.
The weather service’s current seven-day forecast doesn’t include any snow at the low-elevation Portland International Airport. But the agency does expect snow levels to reach as low as 1,700 feet next week.
And anyone traveling through the Cascades should be prepared to encounter wintry conditions beginning as early as Sunday.
Forecasters said it’s a good time for folks to ensure they have snow tires or chains for their cars — and a winter kit on board.
Here are some tips on how to prepare for snow. You know, just in case.
- Your car’s emergency kit should be stocked with chains, a small shovel, a flashlight, an ice scraper, flares, paper towels or rags, a warming device and a first aid kit. It may sound like overkill, but it’s better to be more prepared than less.
- Make sure your car’s lights, battery and fluids are in good shape and at the levels they are supposed to be.
- Clean your windows. Clean windows are less likely to frost over on cold mornings.
- Consider a change to your commute if snow is in the forecast. The best way to avoid getting in a wreck or, worse yet, stranded on a desolate road, is to avoid driving altogether. Use public transportation — or walk or ride if you think it’s safe.
- Ask your boss if you can work from home, should snow start to fall.
- If you must drive, stay informed. Some areas have interactive maps that show which roads have been plowed or treated for ice. Click here to view a Portland map.
- Get ready to clear any snow and ice that does accumulate. Portland property owners, tenants and businesses need to clear sidewalks and the path across their driveways as soon as possible after a storm. Make sure your storm drains are clear, while you’re at it.
- Keep watch on the latest forecast. The weather service’s website and social media accounts are good places to start. We’ll keep watch for the latest developments on OregonLive, as well.
Kale Williams of The Oregonian/OregonLive staff contributed to this report
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|Publication number||US5799001 A|
|Application number||US 08/578,418|
|Publication date||Aug 25, 1998|
|Filing date||Dec 26, 1995|
|Priority date||Dec 23, 1994|
|Publication number||08578418, 578418, US 5799001 A, US 5799001A, US-A-5799001, US5799001 A, US5799001A|
|Inventors||Dong Choon Lee, Jae Guen Kim, Ho Geon Kim, Ho Jae Lee|
|Original Assignee||Electronics And Telecommunication Research Institute, Korea Telecommunications Authority|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (4), Referenced by (22), Classifications (17), Legal Events (3)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
The present invention relates to a composite network protective/recovering device for synchronous digital hierarchy digital cross-connect(SDH DXC), and more particularly, to a composite network protective/recovering device which can be adapted to each network protective/recovering function of SDH DXC without switching of the hardware module or software module according to the various network configuration types.
FIG. 1A shows the general SDH device by which the PDH (Plesiochronous Digital hierarchy) signals is connected and multiplexed into SDH signal in SDH/SONET(Synchronous Digital Hierarchy/Synchronous Optical Network).
As for each signal and overhead process of the function blocks of SDH device in FIG. 1A, the disclosures of G.707,708 suggested by ITU-T is applied. The virtual container (VC), which is one of the multiplex elements, is standardized to have the structure and capacity suitable for synchronous multiplex, and is applied for abstracting the existing PDH signal or multiplexing between the lower order VC (LVC) and higher order VC (HVC), where VCs are ultimately transmitted within the payload of the synchronous transmission format of the synchronous transport module level-N (STM-N).
In the above multiplex process, the differences in the data rates between VCs caused by the differences in the clock between the transmitting/receiving STM-N signals, is compensated by using the tributary unit (ITU) pointer for the LVC and HVC signals, and by using the administrative unit pointer for STM-N and HVC.
SDH/SONET based SDH DXC has the functions of cross-connecting the VCn signals contained in the plurality of input STM-N signals into the plurality of output STM-N signals, and classifying the signals to be added/dropped.
FIG. 1B is a typical function block configuration of SDH DXC. Referring to FIG. 1B, the broad-band DXC is located in the transit point of the transmission lines, at which plurality of input/output optical links and plurality of add-dropped signal links are concentrated. The broad-band DXC comprises the various signal connections as shown in FIG. 2, through which operational reliability of electrically managed network and sevices thereof can be improved.
The typical basic network configuration of the broad-band DXC includes point to point (PTP) type, which connects each of the SDH terminals or each of the broad-band DXCs; ring type, which connects each of the SDH add-drop multiplexers (ADMs); and mesh type, which connects each of plurality of broad-band DXCs.
When the SDH network is constructed, suitable measures for protecting the network should be considered, by way of precaution against the troubles in communication caused by a disaster such as a fire or a flood.
The general network protection types in accordance with the various types of the SDH network, are as follows. PTP type network uses a span protection type as shown in FIGS. 3A-3C, in which an abnormal operational line is switched to a protection exclusive line; SDH ring type network uses a bidirectional line switching (BLS) type as shown in FIGS. 3D-3F or FIGS. 3G-3I, or a unidirectional path switching (UPS) type as shown in FIGS. 3J-3L, in which an abnormal operational line is switched to a protection exclusive channel (2F: 2 fiber) or a exclusive ring (4F: 4 fiber); and mesh type network uses a dynamic routing (DR) as shown in FIG. 3E, in which bypass route is formed by using the spare channel, if there is an abnormal operational line.
FIGS. 3A-3C illustrate 1+1 span switching type. In steady-state as shown in FIG. 3A, the receiving signal at the side of the operational line is selected, and the transmitting signal is bridged into the operational line and the protective line. In the abnormal state as shown in FIG. 3B, the receiving signal is switched from the operational line to the protective line by the line switching, and the transmitting signal is bridged as described above in connection with the case of steady-state. FIG. 3C illustrates the function of 1+1 span switching type.
FIGS. 3D-3F illustrate the bidirectional line switching (BLS/2F) type, in which protective lines are added in case of the composite operation with 1+1 span switching type. Their protective swtiching operation is the same as in FIGS. 3A-3C, and the operation of BLS/2F functions are as follows.
In steady-state as shown in FIG. 3D, the operational channel and the protective channel, each of which has the capacity of STM-N/2, are allocated at the line of each direction. And using each one half of the span capacity, bidirectional communication with the opposite directions can be made. Specifically, in case of the operational channel, the transmitting/receiving signals in each direction extract the local drop signal, and insert the transmitting signal onto the ring in the opposite ditection. But, in case of the protective channel, the transmitting/receiving signals in each direction are pass through toward the opposite side by DXC switch.
On the other hand, in the abnormal state of the WEST side as shown in FIG. 3E, instead of the STM-N/2 operational channel received from the WEST side, the STM-N/2 protective channel received from the EAST side is selected by the line switch. The STM-N/2 operational channel received from the EAST side, is the same as the steady-state case.
Further, the STM-N/2 operational channel to be transmitted to the WEST side is bridged to the operational channel in the WEST side and the protective channel in the EAST side, and thus the signal which was passed through the protective route in steady-state, is opened by the line switch. The operation of STM-N/2 protective route transmitted to the WEST side, is the same as the steady-state case. In case of abnormality in the EAST side, it operates with the similar function to the case of abnormality in the WEST side. FIG. 3F illustrates the function of the bidirectional line switching ring (BLS/2F) type.
FIGS. 3G-3I illustrate the bidirectional line switching ring (BLS/2F) type, the operational principle of which is similar to the BLS/2F type, except that the BLS/2F type employs the operational ring and protection exclusive ring.
In steady-state as shown in FIG. 3G, the signals on both side (EAST and WEST) of the operational ring are locally add/dropped or pass through by way of control of DXC switch. And, the receiving signal on the protective ring is simply routed toward the opposite side by way of DXC switch.
On the other hand, in the abnormal state of the WEST side as shown in FIG. 3H, instead of the received signal on the operational ring of the WEST side, the signal which is received onto the protective ring, is selected by the line switch. The signal which is transmitted to the operational ring in the EAST side, is operated as the steady-state case. Further, the signal which is transmitted to the operational ring in the WEST side, is transmitted to the protective ring in the EAST side through bridging by the line switch, while the receiving signal on the protective ring in the WEST side, which was transmitted onto the protective ring in the EAST side, is opened by DXC switch.
The signal which is transmitted onto the protective ring in the WEST side, is the same as the steady-state case. In case of abnormality in the direction of the EAST side, it operates by the similar principle to the case of abnormality in the WEST side. FIG. 3I illustrates the functional configuration of the bidirectional line switching ring (BLS/4F) type.
FIGS. 3J-3L illustrate the unidirectional path switching (UPS) type, in which the signal which is locally accessed on the ring, is dropped from the corresponding time slot on the operational ring and the protective ring by DXC switch if the signal is receiving signal, and simultaneously the dropped time slot is bridged by the corresponding transmitting signal. The remaining signals are passed to the opposite direction. At this time, among the signals extracted from the operational ring and the protective ring, the signal on the operational ring is selected in steady-state as shown in FIG. 3J. But, if there is some loss in the signal on the operational ring as shown in FIG. 3K, the signal on the protective ring is selected by switching so as to recover the services. Through HVC monitoring, the performance of the signal and the alarm conditions can be monitored. FIG. 3L illustrates the function of the unidirectional path switching (UPS) type.
FIGS. 3M and 3N illustrate the dynamic routing mesh type, in which the bypass route is formed by using the spare channel, against a network trouble. According to the dynamic routing mesh type, the bypass route is formed by changing the connection line of the spare channel among the channels which are connected to the DXC switch as in FIG. 3N, when the services are lossed by the mesh network trouble as in FIG. 3M. For example, in case of abnormality at the link of the side A, the local directional/coupling signal is switched to the route (recovery route in FIG. 3N) which was received from the bypass route formed by using the spare channel from an another synchronous digital hierarchy digital cross-connect (SDH DXC), instead of the operational channel received from the link A in steady-state, in order to recover the network trouble. And, the cross connection signal to an another office forms the correlated route (bypass route in FIG. 3N) with the another synchronous digital hierarchy digital cross-connect (SDH DXC), by using the spare channel between the input/output of the synchronous digital hierarchy digital cross connect (SDH DXC).
In this description, SHR (self healing ring) means the ring network which heals the failures by itself in case of trouble in network, and SHM (self healing mesh) means the mesh network which heals the trouble by itself in case of failures in network. The general characteristics of such network protective recovering method, is that span protective method has the simple switching control algorithm, but needs large amount of cost for physical links, conduits and the like. And, the construction of SHR has the fast recovering time (within 50 ms), but has more complicated control algorithm than the span protective method. In the SHR method, BLS type needs far more complicated protocol than UPS type. SHM has the complicate correlation process for utilization of the spare channel between each node (or by the centralized control system) and the communication protocol thereof, and has far longer network recovering time than SHR. Despite of the above, network recovery can be made even if a lot of troubles are incurred simulaneously, because various bypass route may be formed.
Therefore, in order to recover the troubles in the transmission network, it is preferable that the network having a small traffic carrying capacity and simple network structure employs span portective or SHR, which has good properties in recovery time and control; mesh network having a large traffic carrying capacity employs SHM; and the composite network of ring and mesh employs all of the span protective, SHR and SHM, for the composite recovery.
Although the basic network of the synchronous digital hierarchy digital cross-connect (SDH DXC), may be formed with the star network and mesh network at the early stage, hereafter according to the development in SDH network, SDH network will be developed from the early stage to the developed stage using the combinational network of mesh and ring as well as the the connection of ADM ring network, which may be widely used at the early stage. Therefore, SDH DXC should be correlated with the linear span connection, BLS/2F ring connection, BLS/4F ring connection, UPS ring connection, and the mutual connection between SDH DXCs, and simultaneously should be cooperated with the related network protective/recovering method.
Thus, it is an object of the present invention to provide a composite network protective/recovering device which can be adapted to the network protective/recovering functions of SDH DXC without switching of the hardware module or software module according to the various network types, and can improve the reliability of the network through the composite recovery of each type in the various combinational network types, using the capability of simultanous application thereof.
To accomplish the above object, the present invention provides a composite network protective/recovering device comprising: first to forth I/O modules 10A to 10D which is dualized with the operarional modules 10A and 10C and the protective modules 10B and 10D; span connection groups 16 which are connected between said first I/O operational module 10A and second I/O protective protective module 10B, and between said third I/O operarional module 10C and forth I/O protective module 10D, respectively to perform span switching; BLS/2F connection group 17 which is connected between said first I/O operational module 10A and third I/O operational module 10C to form a bidirectional 2 line ring for the opposite directions; BLS/4F connection group 18 which is connected to said first to forth I/O modules 10A to 10D to form the transmitting/receiving operational lines (2 lines) and protective lines (2 lines); and cross-connection (DXC) module 15 for performing the cross-connecting function between the connected AU signals through said I/O modules 10A to 10D, and the classifying function of the signals to be added/dropped to the own office.
Additional objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the detailed description of preferred embodiments thereof, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIGS. 1A and 1B illustrate the operation of a general synchronous digital hierarchy digital cross-connect(SDH DXC) device.
FIG. 2 illustrates the input/output signal of synchronous digital hierarchy digital cross-connect(SDH DXC) device.
FIGS. 3A-3N illustrate the principle of the conventional network protection method.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the line switch shown in FIG. 4.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the time switch shown in FIG. 4.
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of the front side time switch for the digital cross-connect (DXC) module shown in FIG. 4.
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of the back side time switch for the digital cross-connect (DXC) module shown in FIG. 4.
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of the unit switch.
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram according to an another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a flow chart of the network protective/recovering process.
FIG. 4 is the configuration of the composite network protective/recovering device according to the present invention, which has the Input/Output (I/O) modules 10A to 10D having the same circuit configuration, and performs the photoelectric conversion between the SDH optical signal and AUG electrical signal, STM-N termination, signal multiplex function, and broad-band switching function for network protection/recovery.
The 1+1 span switching configuration includes I/O operational modules 10A and 10C which process the optical signal on the operational line, and I/O protective modules 10B and 10D which connect the exclusive protective line provided for the countermeasure against the failures of the I/O operational modules 10A and 10C. Each pair of the modules 10A and 10B, and 10C and 10D is operated in the both side of the WEST and EAST directions, respectively.
BLS/2F ring uses only two operational modules 10A and 10C, and consists the bidirectional (EAST⃡WEST) ring by two lines for the opposite directions. And, if necessary, BLS/2F ring can be used as 1+1 span switching between the nodes on the ring by using the protective modules 10B and 10D. BLS/4F ring uses four modules 10A to 10D, which consist the transmitting/receiving operational lines (2 lines) and the protective line (2 lines) for the opposite directions. BLS/4F ring functions as two operational rings (combination of 10A and 10B) and two protective rings (combination of 10C and 10D), both of which is operated toward the opposite directions.
Also, the mesh network configuration has the same configuration as the 1+1 span switching configuration. Further, the configuration of the UPS ring includes the modules, each of which has the same role as BLS/2F ring. The path switching as shown in FIG. 3D is performed at a cross-connection module 15. Cross-connection module 15 performs the cross-connection function between the connected AU signals through I/O modules 10A to 10D as a M×M broad-band switch modules, so that the signals are transmitted through I/O modules 10A to 10D. Otherwise, cross-connection module 15 has the function of classifying the signals to be branched and inserted into the own office, as shown in FIG. 3B to 3D. Also, cross-connection module 15 has the function of test access for a particular signal.
The signal which is connected from I/O modules 10A to 10D to cross-connection module 15, passes through the configuration of the connection groups 16 to 18 for each switching type, to the selected connection lines 19 to 22. In steady-state, the signal selects the I/O module 10A and connection lines 19 and 20, as well as I/O module 10C and connection lines 21 and 22, which are directly connected between the operational modules 10A and 10C and cross connection-module 15. On the other hand, if it is in failures, the signal is selected according to the connection groups 16 to 18 for each switching type by the switching control of line switch Lsw and time switch Tsw on I/O modules 10A to 10D. The configuration of FIG. 4, which represents the configuration of the minimum unit for processing the functions as above in case of SDH DXC configuration, may comprise the configuration of plurality of I/O modules 10A to 10D according to the DXC processing capacity.
Next, an operation of the particular function groups will be described in reference to FIG. 4.
Referring to FIG. 4, photoelectric conversion unit 11A of the I/O operational modules 10A and 10C for the opposite directions, is photoelectrically converted by connecting the STM-N optical signal. STM-N terminal unit 12A performs terminating operation of STM-N signal, such as STM-N frame synchronizing, and descrambling, extracting and processing of regenerator section/multiplex section overhead.
After the terminating operation is performed, AUG adaptive unit 13A separates the AUG signals, compensates the clock difference between the received clock and SDH DXC clock and matches the phases by adjusting the AU pointer, connects the received AUG signal by bridging or switching on the connection line a or b, or opens the connection between a and b using line switch (Lsw) 14A.
Time switch (Tsw) 14A' has a function of selecting one of the connection lines a and b, by connecting the connection lines, or changing a particular time slot (channel) on the two connection lines. AUG signal, which was processed in time switch 14A', is processed by the transmission AU pointer of AUG adaptive unit 13A, during which the phase of the transmitting signal is adjusted. And then, the multiplex of the AUG signal and the insertion of regenerator section/multiplex section overhead are performed, before framing, scrambling, and photoelectric conversion for the transmission thereof.
Next, the specified control operation realizing the function for protecting each network using line switch Lsw and time switch Tsw, will be described in reference to FIG. 4.
At first, 1+1 span switching operation of connection group 16 is as follows. The received signal on the I/O operational module 10A and I/O protective module 10B, is controlled so as to be connected to connection line 19 by the line switch Lsw of each module, wherein the line switch Lsw of each module selects the signal on the operational module (each "a" of the line switches 14B and 14D is opened) in case of steady-state, but selects the signal on the protective module (each "a" of the line switches 14A and 14C is opened) in case of failures.
And, the transmitting signal bridge the signal on connection line 19 to modules 10A and 10B, and time switch Tsw of each module selects only "a" terminal. The control operation of the other pair of modules 14C and 14D is similar to the above operation.
The configuration of BLS/2F of connection line 16 can be formed by selecting any one of I/O operational modules 10A and 10C, and I/O protective modeles 10B and 10C. In steady-state, the received signal of each operational module passes through connection lines 21 and 22 to cross-connection module 15, by selecting "a" of line switch Lsw. In failures, line switch Lsw of the operational module in the side of failures (EAST or WEST), is opened in all output thereof. And, line switch Lsw of the operational module in the opposite side, output the received signal simultaneously to "a" and "b", by which the signal is connected through connection line 19 and 21 to cross-connection module 15.
And, transmitting signal is selected by time switch Tsw on the I/O operational modules 10A and 10C. Firstly, in steady-state, time switch Tsw of the I/O operational module is controlled to select only the signal (terminal "a") directly connected between the operational modules 10A and 10C, and cross-connection (DXC) module 15. In failures, the signals which is output from switching module 15 to the operational module in the side of failures (WEST or EAST), are looped to the side of the operational module of normal operation. Time switch Tsw forms the transmitting signal by selecting the operational channel allocated in terminal "b", instead of the protection executive channel allocated in terminal "a", among the signals input from terminals "a" and "b". In this connection, BLS/2F type is applied such a manner that each of the operational channel and the protection exclusive channel has has 1/2 of the entire capacity of each span. In case that BLS/2F and span switching functions are applied at the same time, first of all span switching is performed independently of BLS/2F, and then performs the recovery by BLS/2F only for the case of incapability of the recovery by span switching.
And, when an any section on the ring formed by SDH DXCs is on the span switching condition, it is possible to perform span switching and BLS/2F recovery repeatedly, even in case that an additional failures is occurred in the other section or node. In order to impart the independent recovery system of dual type, the configuration comprises connection line 23 which is added to connection group 16 to bridge the signals on the operational line and protective line which are transmitting to the same destination. Here, the control operation of time switch Tsw on the protective module is similar to that of the operational module.
Also, on the BLS/2F switching condition, the characteristics of 1+1 span switching can be maintained by connection groups 16 and 17, and independent BLS/2F switching can be performed.
BLS/4F configuration of connection grooup 18 consists the operational ring by using the I/O operational modules 10A and 10C, and consists the bidirectional protection exclusive ring by using the protective modules 10B and 10D. In steady-state, pass signal and branch insertion signal on the operational ring is made by switching of cross-connection module 15, and in case of the protective ring, it has only the function of simple routing the received signal to output it, without connection to cross-connection module 15. Specifically, line switch Lsw on the operational module always transmit the signal to terminal "a" (terminal "b" is opened), and time switch Tsw always select terminal "a". Line switch Lsw on the protective module always transmit the signal to terminal "a" (terminal "b" is opened), and time switch Tsw always select terminal "a". If there is a loss of signal due to the failures in any directional optical line or the operational module, line switch Lsw on the operational module in the side (WEST/EAST) suffering the loss is opened to output all of the signals. And, as a substitute, the signal which is input from line switch Lsw on the protective module received from the opposite side (EAST/WEST) is connected through connection line 19 to switching module 15.
All of the signals which are output from cross-connection module 15 to the side (WEST/EAST) suffering the loss, are looped (only terminal "b" is selected) by time switch Tsw on the protective module to transmit the signals. But, when BLS/4F is selected, all connection group 16 for span switching is opened.
The following table I shows the detailed controls of each line switch Lsw and time switch Tsw within I/O module, for realizing 1+1 span switching and SHR capability as above.
TABLE 1______________________________________ normal/switchswitch module terminal span switching BLS/2F BLS/4F______________________________________line switch WT-1 a on/off on/off on/off(Lsw) b off/off off/off off/off WT-2 a off/on (on/on) on/on b off/off off/off off/off ET-1 a on/off on/on on/on b off/off off/on off/off ET-2 a off/on (off/on) on/on b off/off off/off off/ontime switch WT-1 a on/on on/(on) on/on(Tsw) b off/off off/(on) off/off WT-2 a on/on on/on on/on b off/off off/(on) off/off ET-1 a on/on on/(on) on/on b off/off off/(on) off/off ET-2 a on/on on/(on) on/off b off/off off/(on) off/on______________________________________
TABLE 2______________________________________recoverymode 1st trial 2nd trial 3rd trial typical example______________________________________mode 1 span line recover path recover mesh networkmode 2 switching BLS/2F path recover 2 fiber ring/mesh combinationmode 3 BLS/4F path recover -- 4 fiber ring/mesh combinationmode 4 UPS path recover -- 2 fiber ring/mesh combination______________________________________
On the other hand, the UPS function by cross-connection module 15 is consisted by using only the operational modules 10A and 10C of the opposite directions (WEST, EAST). The operation is as follows. The received signals of module 10A are connected through connection line 19 to module 15. And, only the signals to be locally dropped are extracted, and the remaining signals are passed through. At the same time, the added signal is inserted into the dropped time slot, for the transmission through connection line 22 and time switch Tsw (only terminal "a" is selected) of module 10C
And, the signal received from module 10C is allocated to the protection exclusive signal, which is connected through line switch Lsw and connection line 21 to cross-connection module 15. In cross-connection module 15, if the dropped signal connected through connection line 19 is normal, only the corresponding signals is eliminated, and the associated signal as in connection line 22 is inserted into the corresponding time slot to trnasmit it through connection line 20 and time switch Tsw of module 10A to the opposite side. If the dropped signal connected through connection line 19 is in failure, the signal in trouble is switched to the signal connected through connection line 21 in order to recover the failure.
Next, the operation for the SHM function performed by cross-connection module 15 will be described. SDH DXC has the mesh type configuration connecting the plurality of links other than two routes (EAST, WEST) shown in FIG. 4, thus span protection and the plurality of connection lines 19 to 22 which are related with the above described span protection and SHR, is connected to cross-connection module 15. Using the channels on any link, bypass route is consisted by switching cross-connection module 15 in order to recover the network. These principles of SHM is similar to those of FIG. 3E. Referring to FIG. 3E, when the pressure loss is detected in the own SDH DXC, the corresponding channel is received through the bypass route formed by the other SDH DXC, and in the own SDH DXC, the loss route is recovered by switching to the bypass route. Further, the bypass route is consisted in the local SDH DXC by using the spare channels for the loss channels by the trouble detected in the other office.
M×M cross-connection (DXC) switch in FIG. 4 has the function of cross-connecting the mesh network each other. And, when the ring networks as shown in FIG. 3B to 3D is applied, the M×M cross-connection (DXC) switch in FIG. 4 has the function of classifying the signals into the signals to be locally added/dropped, and the signals to be transmitted to the network node except the coressponding ring, and passing the remaining signals to the opposite node of the corresponding ring. At this time, the signals on the connection lines 19 and 21 connected directly to DXC switch, is protected from the troubles by the functions as in FIG. 3A to 3C.
It should be noted that, M×M cross-connection (DXC) switch must have the characteristics of non-blocking, basically. For this end, when cross-connection (DXC) switch comprises front side time switch Tf+the space switch S+the back side time switch Tb, the space switch S is consisted by 2 planes having the n×n space switching capacity, respectively, and at the same time, the front and back side time switches T consisted to have M/n×2M/n capacity, so as to have the functions of adjusting the time slot and connecting the space switch having 2 planes for the prevention of the collision on the space switch S.
When the cross-connection module 15 is utilized as the space switch S network consisted by 2 planes, and the front and back side time switches T is applied to I/O 10A to 10C, the front side time switch Tf and the back side time switch Th can be integrated into line switch Lsw and time switch Tsw which is consisted for the purpose of the protection of the span and ring networks. For such a configuration, the configurational conditions of line switch Lsw and time switch Tsw should be as follows. If the signal processing unit of I/O module of FIG. 4 is set as a grade of STM-N, and the capacity of the interface between I/O module and cross-connection (DXC) is set to be N AUG/m, the ratio of the number of input and output N AUG/n signals in line switch Lsw should be m:2m as in FIG. 5, and the ratio of the number of input and output signals in time switch Tsw should be 2m:m as in FIG. 6, at each I/O module. And, it is required that the AU signal unit for input should be 2:1 switching, and TSI (time slot interchange) should be N×N×AUG.
And, the front side switch Tf of cross-connection (DXC) switch should have TSI capability of N×2N×(AUG), in order to have 1:2 ratio of the number of input and output signal as in FIG. 7 for the 2 planes configuration of space switch S. At the same time, the back side time switch Th should have TSI capability of 2N×2N×(AUG), in order to have 2:1 ratio of the number of input and output signal as in FIG. 8.
Accordingly, for the integration of line switch Lsw and the front side switch Tf and the integration of time switch Tsw and the back side switch Th, it needs m×4m×(N AUG/m) of line switch Lsw, and 4m×m(N AUG/n) of time switch Tsw. At the same time, as for unit switch Usw which will be used for applying these as a single device, it needs 4m×4m of the signals of N AUG/m capacity between input/output, and 4N×4N×(AUG) of the TSI capacity.
The configuration of unit switch Usw is as shown in FIG. 9. If such a unit device is applied in line switch Lsw and the front side switch Tf, time switch Tsw and the back side switch Tb, and space switch S for cross-connection (DXC), the configuration of the network protective/recovering device of FIG. 4 can be rearranged as shown in FIG. 10. Referring to FIG. 10, the downstream unit switch Usw 520 mounted on the I/O module has the function of line switch Lsw and the front side switch Tf; upstream unit switch Usw 530 has the function of time switch Tsw and the back side switch Tb; and the switch network 200 which is composed of plurality of switch Usw has the switching function performed by the above cross-connection (DXC).
In such a configuration, unit switch Usw 520 composed of m of the number of input, 4m of the number of output, and N×4N×(AUG) of TSI as shown in FIG. 10; unit switch Usw 530 composed of 2m of the number of input, m of the number of output, and 4N×N×(AUG) of TSI; and unit switch Usw 210 composed of maximum m of the number of input, 4m of the number of output, and N×4N×(AUG) of TSI capability. Through the above applications, unit switches Usw 520 and 530 performs of the time slot changing function for span switching and BLS, as well as non-blocking cross-connection (DXC) of unit switch Usw 210, and said unit switch Usw 210 performs DXC, ADM, SHM, UPS etc. through the 2 planes configuration, each plane of which has N×N of the switching capacity.
When the operational ring and the protective ring is configured by using the I/O module 10A to 10C among the above network protective methods, in order to realize the BLS/2F, BLS/4F and UPS types, the troubles on any operational modules can be repaired by simple switching of the module in failure, without any effect on the services, if the links on the operational modules 10A and 10C and the protective modules 10B and 10D, and the wirings 16 to 22 between each module.
The configuration of the network protective/recovering method for SDH DXC can be applied independently or compositely according to the SDH DXC application network. Specifically, if SDH DXC is connected to STM-N terminal among the various STM-N links which is connected to SDH DXC, only 1+1 span switching can be applied. If plurality of SDH DXC is connected, 1+1 span switching is applied at first, before the application of SHM as the second step, only when the case of incapability of recovery. And if SDH DXC is connected to a single ring composed of ADM device, only BLS/2F, BLS/4F and UPS types can be independently applied per each according to the mounting function of ADM. In the ring+mesh network in which both of ADM device and SDH DXC are applied, span swirching or SHR recover are attempted at first, and then SHM recovery is attempted through the correlation between SDH DXCs in case of incapability of recover. The above recovery system can be summarized as TABLE 2, and the flow chart thereof is as FIG. 11. In consideration of the network configuration type compose of each connection link of SDH DXC, and the total network configuration type related with the signals processed in SDH DXC, such a stepwise network recovery flow can be set at the step of SDH DXC installation. And, the recovery system can be adapted to change through the simple software control of SDH DXC, according to the change or development of the network configuration.
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We’ve a number of things to round the week out with, the first being Randall’s latest review, which was posted a couple of days ago, for the recent release of The Richie Rich Scooby-Doo Show: Volume One, a pretty bonkers combo if ever I heard one! Indeed, Rand seems to echo that sentiment as a Scooby fan, remarking that, “Of all the various iterations of Scooby-Doo that Hanna-Barbera put out on television, this is probably the one I least expected to see on DVD.” The Mystery Inc. gang have been dropped, with only Shaggy and Scrappy as backup! Better, though, are the Richie segments, which Rand is pleased to be able to see again: “It was nice to see Richie again, and even the Scrappy shows are amiable time-wasters [but] you have to be a really big Scooby fan in order to want to see this version again!”
Lastly, I just wanted to squeeze in another mention of the Elstree Film Festival 3 that I’ve been running this week, and how great it was to be joined by Jan Harlan, Brian Cook and Kubrick’s assistant Tony Frewin for a showing of the great man’s The Shining on Wednesday evening – even I learned a thing or two! Last night’s On The Buses double decker was fun, but even better is closing night later today, with Jeremy (Boba Fett) Bulloch himself coming down for a head to head with his character on stage. Should be exciting, after which The Empire Strikes Back will play, and end this year’s week-long celebration of film with Force!
Stay tooned! – Ben.

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Missouri reports record-breaking 1,138 new COVID-19 cases
KANSAS CITY — Missouri on Tuesday reported more than 1,100 new coronavirus cases, once again breaking its own record for the largest single-day increase in cases.
Data from the state health department show 34,762 people have tested positive for COVID-19 since the virus first struck Missouri, a 1,138 increase in reported cases compared to Monday.
Missouri last set its record for the largest increase in cases reported in a single day on Saturday, when the state announced another 958 people sickened by the virus.
Deaths from the virus have slowed, but it's killed 1,143 people in Missouri so far.
The state's health department director has said cases among young people are driving the surge.
Kansas City's mayor on Tuesday said local K-12 schools should wait until after Labor Day to reopen because of the hike in cases among children and teenagers.
Mayor Quinton Lucas stopped short of issuing an order, The Kansas City Star reported. He said he didn't feel the need to because "almost every school district has acted responsibly throughout this crisis."
Kansas City Health Department Director Rex Archer said delaying in-person classes will give schools more time to prepare and allow more time for coronavirus cases to drop among students.
Meanwhile, a Missouri women's prison now requires corrections officers to wear face masks in more areas around prisoners.
Previously, Chillicothe Correctional Center required officers to wear masks when entering a quarantined area or when they were around prisoners who tested positive for or showed symptoms of COVID-19.
Now guards are required to wear masks in the housing units, cafeterias, recreation area and other places within the women's facility, The Kansas City Star reported.
Inmates across the state previously told the newspaper that many guards chose not to wear face coverings that can help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.


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From the 1860s to the turn of the 20th century, Black Diamond was the site of California’s largest coal-producing region. Known as the Mount Diablo Coal Field, the area once boasted the five thriving communities of Nortonville, Somersville, Stewartville, West Hartley and Judsonville.
Created in the early 1860s, Rose Hill served as a Protestant burial ground for the coal field families. Although more than 200 burials have been documented through research, it’s likely that more interments exist. Once the site of neglect and vandalism, the cemetery and many of its gravestones have been painstakingly restored over recent decades by park district rangers.
The result of more than three decades of research through newspaper accounts, obituaries and family histories, “Rose Hill: A Comprehensive History of a Pioneer Cemetery” is the only comprehensive account of the people interred in the cemetery.
Through the records brought together in the 1,000-plus-page book, details come to light not only of the residents’ deaths, but of their lives in the remote yet bustling coal mining communities. Accounts of town concerts, weddings and celebrations paint a picture of the lighter side of life in a time when horse-and-buggy was the common mode of transportation, and modern sewage and plumbing were not yet available in this rural community.
Daily life in the mining towns was filled with challenges and hard work. The majority of the individuals interred in the cemetery are children who died from disease when epidemics swept through the area.
Some of the more prevalent diseases to claim young lives were diphtheria, scarlet fever and smallpox. Advertisements and newspaper articles of the day reference cures – many of dubious efficacy.
Other articles offer practical advice for limiting contagion. Mine explosions, other industrial mishaps and horse-riding accidents were the cause of many of the adults’ deaths.
Accompanied by more than 600 images, including diagrams, photographs and contemporary newspaper accounts, the book gives the reader a fascinating look into the history and life of the coal towns of East Contra Costa County.
“Rose Hill: A Comprehensive History of a Pioneer Cemetery” is available at the Black Diamond Visitor Center for $65. Proceeds from the sale of the book are used for the repair of gravestones in Rose Hill Cemetery.
For more information about obtaining the book or visiting Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve, visit www.ebparks.org or call 888-327-2757.

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Infinix Smart X5010 Full specifications, Features and Price
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