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Riverfest at Riverfront Park | June 2-4
LITTLE ROCK | Forty dollars—that's the entry fee for three days of music and more along the Arkansas River with the 40th anniversary of Riverfest. The weekend fee covers admission to see rockers Cage the Elephant and country musician Billy Currington on the night of June 2; hip-hop artist Wiz Khalifa and the pride of Poyen, country star Justin Moore, on June 3; and a Riverfest 40th Anniversary Celebration with Morris Day and the Time and festival-ending fireworks on June 4. Plus, Riverfest offers about 30 more musical acts (Cold War Kids! Moon Taxi! Colt Ford!), along with food, arts and more. Tickets are $40 in advance or $55 at the gate. Sunday tickets are $5 and available at the gate only (ticket holders for the music festival will gain free admission on Sunday). Children 10 and under get in free with a paid adult. (riverfestarkansas.com)
Chihuly: In the Gallery + In the Forest at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art | June 3 – Nov. 13
BENTONVILLE | Two and a half years after an exhibit at the Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, the vibrant glass sculptures of Dale Chihuly—spears, spirals, orbs and neon-colored fireballs of exploring tentacles—return to Arkansas with Chihuly: In the Gallery + In the Forest. The museum built a new entrance, a pedestrian bridge and an elevator tower (designed by Crystal Bridges architect Moshe Safdie) to help connect visitors to the part of the exhibit in the newly enhanced North Forest, which was remade over the course of a year. On Saturday nights through Aug. 12, Chihuly: In the Forest will come alive with live music, circus acts, artist demonstrations, art-making, outdoor games, a food truck and more with Chihuly Saturday Nights. While the gallery portion of the exhibit will close Aug. 14, the outdoor sculptures will remain on view through Nov. 13. (crystalbridges.org)
Juneteenth at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center | June 17
LITTLE ROCK | Here's some history: The Emancipation Proclamation, which extended freedom to slaves in the United States, was issued by President Abraham Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863. However, because it was handed down during the Civil War, the proclamation didn't free slaves behind Confederate lines—including some 250,000 slaves in Texas. In fact, it wasn't until June 19, 1865, when Union Gen. Gordon Granger announced the proclamation in Galveston, Texas, that many slaves learned of their freedom. The day is now a celebration of black heritage around the country, including the Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom 2017 at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center. The free, noon-to-6 p.m. event includes a block party with live music, children's activities, food trucks and vendor booths. (mosaictemplarscenter.com)
Lightning on Ludwig at Lake Ludwig | June 9-11
CLARKSVILLE | Maybe you're over sailboats. Maybe canoes and kayaks are a little too wishy-washy for your taste. Or maybe you just prefer that particular sort of watercraft that sounds not unlike several dozen nests of highly perturbed hornets. For those who do, we'd recommend swinging by Clarksville's Lake Ludwig to catch this year's iteration of mind-bogglingly fast hydroplane races, where racers from 11 surrounding states will careen around the half-mile track at speeds up to 95 mph. (Even if you don't, just know there'll be Memphis-made barbecue on offer and a concert following the races on Saturday evening, so you should probably show up all the same.) Note: Racers will be testing the track from noon until 5 p.m. on Friday, June 9, but the racing won't really get underway until Saturday (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Sunday (noon to 5 p.m). Admission is free, and organizers recommend bringing lawn chairs. (facebook.com/LightningonLudwigClarksvilleAR)
2017 Arkansas New Play Festival at Walton Arts Center and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art | June 15-24
FAYETTEVILLE & BENTONVILLE | By mid-June, summer has reared its ugly, humid head, chasing most of us inside to more comfortable, air-conditioned climes. Fortunately, this is where the kind people at TheatreSquared—Northwest Arkansas's only year-round professional theater—step in, lifting the curtain on the creative process with two weekends of new plays. It's an opportunity for theater lovers to see a play created from the ground up, with a fully staged workshop production, staged readings and a ton of exclusive, behind-the-scenes events. The performance readings include an intimate conversation with the playwright and cast. Two-weekend New Play Passes, granting entry to all performances and events, are $45. Plots of past plays have included Nina Simone stuck in a snowstorm and a mini civil war in Little Rock in 1874. (theatre2.org)


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In all corners of our state, North Carolinians engage in a wide variety of arts experiences – from performances in big concert halls to artist residencies in schools. During our anniversary season, we are shining a spotlight on these creative moments. Events and programs in all 100 counties have been dedicated to the North Carolina Arts Council's 50th. This is our Statewide Arts Celebration.
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City honored for theater restoration
A national organization is recognizing Cedar Rapids for its success in restoring the flood-damaged Paramount Theatre.
The American Public Works Association gave the city a "Public Works Project of the Year" award in the category of $25 million to $75 million disaster/emergency construction repair projects.
The 2008 flood left the historic downtown theater swamped under 8 feet of water with the basement submerged. The building's electrical and mechanical systems were ruined.
Total damage was estimated at $16 million.
The building reopened in November 2012 with improvements including a restoration to give the theater's interior the look of when it opened in 1928. Bronze entry doors were installed, and new audio, video and lighting systems were added.
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According to a survey from trade body ScotlandIS, the majority of Scottish businesses in the digital technology industry are planning to increase staff numbers in 2015.
86% of those questioned predicted sales to rise in the coming year and 70% reported sales growth in 2014, with the strongest figures coming from small to medium-sized enterprises.
According to the research, conducted on behalf of ScotlandIS by Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce, nearly three-quarters of businesses said they are looking to recruit computer science graduates in 2015.
CEO of Scotland, Polly Purvis said: "This is great news for a vibrant industry, which is going from strength to strength. There has never been a better time to get into software and IT.
"For young people considering their career options our industry offers huge opportunities, from founding your own tech startup to international marketing, as Scottish technology businesses increasingly move to global markets."
The survey found that Scottish businesses are undertaking more international activity with Europe; the US and Canada are currently seen as the most attractive overseas markets for the second year running.
Purvis said she is confident that work is underway to finally address the IT skills shortage.
She said: "The skills gap is beginning to hit home, causing wage inflation and making it harder for companies to retain experience, so we are pleased to see the public sector and our members working together to find a solution.
"We have welcomed initiatives such as the Skills Investment Plan for Scotland's digital technologies and ICT industries, and we are glad to see that its recommendations are being put into action. By dealing with this problem we will ensure that our industry can continue to grow and contribute to the Scottish economy."
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And Still They Dance, To The End of Time
NOTE: The Late Show: The Late Movies Blogathon is not over — as befits its title, I accept (nay, welcome!) late entries, and have a few of my own lined up. Starting here:
I sort of recommend watching A COUNTESS FROM HONG KONG on a double bill with THE SHINING. As Kubrick's spooky hotel seems time-warped back to the twenties, housing a whole temporally displaced dead population from that era, who eternally party, so Chaplin's tuxedoed waltzers at the start and finish titles seem like refugees from the past — Chaplin wrote the treatment in the thirties as a vehicle for then-squeeze Paulette Goddard — presumably with himself in the Brando role. Now Sophia Loren is the Countess and times have changed, or have they?
Intermittently mildly funny, but mostly just damned odd, this isn't, to me, an unpleasant watch, but it's a very queer one. Brando seems to have entered the picture with high hopes that this would finally be his successful comedy (with a master like Chaplin in charge, how could it not?). In fact, he's funnier in BEDTIME STORY — also, Brando's sense of humour is that he's a goof, a face-puller, a prankster. Deadpan sophisticated farce isn't quite his thing, but he enjoys his few moments of silliness — panicking at the door buzzer every five minutes — and the brazen vulgarity, of which there is much — belching, gargling, sea-sickness, and the unspeakable threat of toilet noises.
Loren, who can do anything and is VERY funny in YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW, is similarly patchy, managing some good physical stuff in a succession of outsized pajamas and dresses which deliberately recall her director's baggy pants. But the film also veers into melancholy melodrama and she seems slightly more comfortable there.
Brando apparently grew to hate his director, focussing his outrage on Chaplin's perceived mistreatment of son Sydney, who's quite good in an undercharacterized supporting role. Syd didn't feel bullied at all, and thought Dad was just trying to help him be good. It feels like Brando withdraws a bit as the film goes on: he did have a tendency to stop trying when he didn't feel appreciated or lost enthusiasm for a project.
The same can't be said for the magnificent Angela Scoular, who is consistently funny regardless of whether she has any comedy material to work with. Sadly, she only makes three little appearances and her role goes nowhere, plotwise. It's Chaplin's last film but her first, proving his eye for talent (and the ladies) had not deserted him. Also present, supporting Margaret Rutherford's all-too brief turn, are Monty Python muse Carol Cleveland and a trio of Chaplin daughters, including Geraldine, who nails her cameo and gets a laugh with a lot less obvious caricature than the ebullient Scoular.
(Scoular could and should have been the sexy version of Joyce Grenfell.)
The movie isn't spooky like THE SHINING but there is something a bit disconcerting about its time-warped wrongness. It feels a little like a tribute to TRADE WINDS, the film Tay Garnett was shooting location stuff for when he bumped into the Chaplins in Hong Kong. I'm almost convinced Garnett blabbed about his plot and Chaplin made a mental note to swipe it. By the time he got around to it, the story had moved on but so had the world, and in opposite directions.
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I quite enjoyed A Countess From Hong Kon back when it premiered and could never understand the hostility unleashed on such a gentle, deliberately "Old-Fashioned" movie. (Eric Rohmer loved it too.) Angela Scoular is indeed adorable, and Margaret Rutherford is magnificent. Sophia is luminous as always. I've always felt Brando's sourness on the project sprang from Chaplin telling him precisely what to do — rather than run amok as he pleased. Louise Brooks agrees with me (I'll try to dig up the quote — It's in an old "Film Culture")
OFF-TOPIC: A Petit Mac-Mahon Triple Feature: Nothing Lasts Forever, Twice A Man and Duelle
Me again — with a late entry, a post on Robert Williams's last film, "Platinum Blonde." Thanks again! http://moviedavid.blogspot.com/2012/06/platinum-blonde-and-birth-of-cinderella.html
The Louise Brooks article I was thinking of "Charlie Chaplin Remembered" can be found In Film Culture #40 Spring 1966, which also contains a piece by yours truly.
Twice a Man was shown frequently in the mid 60s but not since then. I think you'll find Nothing Last Forever a real treat.
I must say that I am shocked, shocked, that you managed to write this (excellent) piece on A COUNTESS FROM HONG KONG without mentioning that it was Tippi Hedren's return to film three years after the debacle that was Marnie. According to Hedren, every major director in the world, including Truffaut, wanted to work with her after The Birds, but a spurned and irate Hitchcock, livid and embarassed after Hedren rebuffed his crude advances during the shooting of Marnie, vowed to ruin Hedren's career by refusing to loan her out. In Hedren's version (the only version?) of the tale, Hitch could not bring himself to refuse the request from Chaplin, but practically broke into hot tears at having been thwarted.
I've always had a soft spot for Hedren; I think she is extraordinary in both The Birds and in Marnie, but she's a mannequin in ACFHK, and in practically everything else she's done post Hitchcock. As one of the few cineastes in the Western Hemisphere who loathes Vertigo, I sometimes fantasize how much better Hedren would have been in that great idea for a film instead of the bovine Kim Novack.
According to biographer Patrick Mcgilligan, Hitch and Hedren remained cordial but cool for the duration of her contract, and Hitch planned to use Hedren in his dream production of Mary Rose right up until that production was cancelled by a nervous Lew Wasserman. Hitchcock also offered Hedren parts on his television show which she, for some reason offended at the suggestion, refused.
Hitchcock may have threatened to ruin Hedren at one point, but I believe he refused to loan her out because he, quite rightly, knew that outside of his tutelage she would sink. Certainly Chaplin, as deeply manipulative a Svengali as Hitchcock, got nothing out of her. It's too bad, because Hedren was in many ways Hitchcock's greatest cool blonde, and he got deeper performances out of her in The Birds and in Marnie that he did from any other actress.
I ran into Hedren at an event many years ago, right after Donald Spoto's book came out — which first voiced the charge that he virtually assaulted her. She told me that was all wildly exaggerated. Now she's changed her tune.
I have no doubt being put uner contract to Hitchcock was a trying professional experience, but the post morten character assassination we've been getting is really too much to bear.
Hedren, discrete and respectful for most of her life, is discreet and respectful no more, calling Hitchcock "evil" in a recent interview to promote THE GIRL, a recent cable TV movie detailing the Spoto version of Hitchcock and Hedren's relationship. Spoto and Hedren let it all hang out in Spoto's Spellbound by Beauty – there is no vagueness there. The details are ugly. What we do now know, due to meticuous research by Tony Lee Moral, is that Hitchcock met with Hedren several times after MARNIE wrapped trying to mend fences, that he paid her salary, that he offered her TV work, which she saw as beneath her, and that he planned to use her in MARY ROSE. Spoto's story, that a furious Hitchcock refused ever to speak to Hedren again, or mention her name, after she rejected his advances, is a complete myth.
But this is a thread about Chaplin, not Hitchcock, so I'll ask: did Chaplin ever come close to getting a performance out of an actress, or any performer for that matter, as powerful as the two that Hedren gave for Hitch? Hitchcock may have been many things, but he was not a narcissist. With Chaplin, on the other hand, that's all you get: his procession of underage Trilby's, all of whom he seduced offscreen, is a pack of cinematic blanks. Hedren may have been pecked by birds, and pecked by a besotted Hitchcock, but she gained cinematic immortality under his tutulage. Edna Purviance, Georgia Hale, Virginia Cherrill, even Paulette Godard, not so much.


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Here's a little song by BENEDICT (one to watch!) called 'Table Manners' recorded live at SARM Studios. He say's it's essentially all the things we take for granted and never say to our mummas, but really should!
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SECRET SERVICES . Power and secret intelligence
Power and secret intelligence
in the modern world
Authors: Olivier Forcade, Sebastien Laurent
Publishing House: Cartier, 2008
Regardless of their names: "special"; "secret;" "intelligence", intelligence services have always been characterized by mystery, mostly due to the discretion and absolute secrecy they are believed to operate with.
According to what the authors say in the Introduction of the book named: Let's discover "The Secret Services", the study of the intelligence services cannot be a matter of "common sense".
The authors of the book view the secret services from the point of view of the social sciences and they remind us that history helps us to understand the times that we live in, an era of informatics characterized by the flow of intelligence but also by misinformation. The authors consider that intelligence services "are nothing more than enriched information, which can be found at the core of the evolution process in contemporary societies. From political, economic, technological and military points of view we all agree that a structure of power or an individual possessing supplementary information or better than the one possessed by his partner or by a potential enemy, is in a situation of force towards the other."
The authors also appreciate the important role of the intelligence processes at a time when there are discussions about a "cognitive war". Intelligence services proved their importance along history and during "the recent international crises, whether we speak about September, 11, 2001 or about the American campaign from Afghanistan, or about the pursuit of Osama Bin Laden or about the invasion of Iraq in 2003".
The book is structured on eight chapters:
Chapter I. An analytical process of intelligence services;
Chapter II. At the center of states, the origins of intelligence services;
Chapter III. Totalitarian regimes , ideology and security;
Chapter IV. Intelligence services compulsory during world wars;
Chapter V. Intelligence services during international crises;
Chapter VI. Beyond alliances, intelligence services are "anti-diplomacy";
Chapter VII. Intelligence services in the American empire;
Chapter VIII. Political economy of the intelligence services;
In Conclusions: secrecy and democracy, the authors conclude that: "There is no doubt that intelligence services have crossed the line to the public domain. Paradoxically, nobody can say that despite this fact, the secret agencies might lose something from their secret character".
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Luscious Lemonade Cake
The symbol decorating the top is the Seido Karate emblem, a cherry blossom. I recently created Karate Cards with the same symbol of the cherry blossom. It looks quite good on a cake, if I say so myself. Just as with my Fabulous Carrot Cake, it is delicious as well. Plus, as an added bonus, and no one will know if you don't tell them, it's a light recipe, so indulge guilt free!
I doubled the recipe to make it a four layer cake, since the layers come out on the thin side. But it's just as good as a low cake, I just wanted more canvas to work with.
Someone at the party questioned my use of the word Luscious to describe a cake. I don't get that. Luscious is a perfect word to describe something mouthwatering, don't you think?
Luscious Lemonade Cake
1 1/3 cups granulated Sugar
6 tablespoons Butter, softened
1 tablespoon grated Lemon Rind
3 tablespoons thawed Lemonade Concentrate (any brand)
2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
2 large Eggs
2 large Egg Whites
2 cups all-purpose Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 1/4 cups fat-free Buttermilk
Cooking Spray
2 tablespoons Butter, softened
2 teaspoons grated Lemon Rind
2 teaspoons thawed Lemonade Concentrate
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
8 ounces 1/3-less-fat Cream Cheese
3 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
For cake: Place first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 5 minutes). Add eggs and egg whites, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder; stir well with a whisk. Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat well after each addition.
Pour batter into 2 (9-inch) round cake pans coated with cooking spray; sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on rack for 10 minutes, then remove from pans and cool completely on rack.
For frosting: place 2 tablespoons butter and the next 4 ingredients (through cream cheese) in a large bowl. Beat with a mixture at hugh speed until fluffy. Add powdered sugar, and beat at low speed until blended (don't over-beat).
Frost cake and store loosely covered in refrigerator.
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What a beautiful cake! I am not much of a baker, but I do help with our family's baking business over the holidays and such. This cake, however, inspires me! I might have to try it this spring or summer when it gets warmer around here. IT looks fabuloso! :)
- December 15, 2010 at 8:06 PM
- Dottie said...
That is a beautiful cake! I love the lemon design on the top. Delicious sculpture, indeed. When I worked at Baskin Robbins in high school, my favorite part was decorating icecream cakes. :)
- December 15, 2010 at 9:07 PM
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- December 16, 2010 at 1:25 AM
- J.Tuttle said...
Thanks wordwranglernc - It is an easy cake to make, so give it a go!
Dottie - I didn't know you made ice cream cakes in high school. Hmmm, get's me thinking.... You'll have to give me some tips! When the weather rises above freezing again, that is!
Thanks Chemo, I'll be sure to visit you!
- December 16, 2010 at 8:19 AM
- Glocal Girl said...
Yummy!! I love the yellow... makes anything (clothes, bags, desserts) look luscious.
- December 17, 2010 at 4:13 PM
- Kelly said...
That is beautiful and it definitely sounds luscious!! Did it taste as good as it looked?
- December 18, 2010 at 10:23 AM
- J.Tuttle said...
Thanks Glocal girl, I love yellow, too, although it doesn't look good on me.
Kelly- Thanks! It was just as good as it looked. Yumm.
- December 18, 2010 at 3:14 PM
- Ms.Ding said...
Yum! That is one pretty and delicious-looking cake!
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Summer Fair and Carnival
Posted by Bless at 11:45 AM
Labels: Daughters, Fun and Games, Parks and Recreation, Summer
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- Mel Cole said...
omg, that looks fun! nice to see kids enjoying the rides :D
- July 4, 2013 at 6:56 AM
- jheylo said...
That's fun :D we had ours too a few weeks ago. We do have carnival once in awhile in our neighboring park but the county fair is held once a year only, it's one of the huge event here in San Diego during month of May-June. That slide is scary I tried it before and I almost flip backwards lol.
- July 6, 2013 at 12:24 PM
- Rcel said...
Lol. Of course, slides and other fun rides are a lot exciting that crawling thingies, mama! Hahaha. Those look like a great place for kids! I am planning to hit the country fair, too, here, for Triz to have her share of those carnival rides. :D
- July 8, 2013 at 10:46 PM
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A network ACD that, when one switch in the network has blocked services, distributes calls to another switch with available services; wherein such distribution is based on information stored in each switch. The stored information comprises a list of switches within the network wherein an availability status is associated with each service, and an availability status of a trunk connecting the initial switch and the other switches in the network. Each switch sends an updated status to the other switches via a signaling network whenever a service changes status.
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Automatic Call Distribution systems (ACD) are widely used to answer calls quickly while using as few telephone network resources as possible. When an ACD receives a call, the goal is to distribute the call to the first available operator or service circuit that can handle the call. These systems work well until call handling resources are at or near capacity. Several systems have been proposed and/or implemented that reroute calls to other ACD systems or other resources within the same ACD system at such times. These systems generally rely on a priority list so that, when services are blocked at one ACD, the list is consulted and the call is sent to another ACD system on the list. There are various algorithms (such as time of day, day of week, etc.) used for determining which entry in the list is used. These schemes do not take into account the specific situation when network resources are not available to deliver the call to the alternate destination and resources are not available at the alternate destination. This results in more blocked calls and higher network occupancy. Therefore, a problem in the art is that no ACD system can route a call from a switch with blocked resources to another switch with a reasonable degree of certainty that the destination switch and path thereto is not blocked.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This invention provides a network ACD that, when one switch in the network has blocked resources, uses information stored in that switch to insure that the calls it distributes are routed to another switch which has available resources. When a call for a prespecified service is received at a switch, the switch first checks to determine whether it can handle the call. If the switch cannot handle the call, then the switch checks stored status tables to determine which other switches in the network can handle the call. The call is then delivered to the determined switch. The stored status tables comprise a list of switches within the network wherein an availability status is associated with each service (such a directory assistance, toll assistance, credit card, etc.), and an availability status of a trunk connecting the switch and the other switches in the network. The two statuses are "ANDed" together to derive the availability status. Advantageously, each switch sends an updated status to the other switches via a signaling network whenever a service changes status (e.g., no available operators). Such status messages are controlled so that status change messages do not flood the system causing "thrashing" of the availability status tables in each switch.DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
A more complete understanding of the invention may be obtained from consideration of the following description in conjunction with the drawings in which
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a local telephone switching network showing a distributed network ACD according to an exemplary embodiment of this invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an operator position availability status table and trunk availability table of the exemplary embodiment of this invention; and
FIG. 3 is a flow chart describing processing of the exemplary embodiment of this invention in the control unit of the switch module of FIG. 1.DETAILED DESCRIPTION
This invention will be described in connection with a local telephone switching network as illustrated in FIG. 1, but the application of this system is much broader. For example, an ACD according to this invention may be implemented in a network of PBXs or other switching systems without departing from the scope of the appended claims.
An exemplary embodiment of a dynamic network automatic call distribution system (ACD) is described herein in the context of a local telephone switching network configuration of FIG. 1, having five central office switches, 1-5. These switches are interconnected via voice trunks, for example, 106, and data links, for example, 107. Voice trunks 106 interconnect the switches for the voice path and data link 107 is a signaling system such as a common channel signaling (e.g., CCS7) network. More switches (or fewer switches) may be included in this network. Each switch may have connections to other local networks, tandem switches, long distance switches, etc., which are not shown for clarity in describing; the preferred embodiment of this invention.
Illustratively, switch 1 is a distributed control, ISDN electronic telephone switching system such as the system disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,592,048, issued to M. W. Beckner, et al., on May 27, 1986. Alternatively, switch 1 may be a distributed control, analog or digital switch, such as a 5ESS.RTM. switch manufactured by AT&T and described in the AT&T Technical Journal, v. 64, no. 6, July/August, 1985, pgs. 1303-1564.
An integrated services digital network (ISDN) is a network that provides end-to-end connectivity to support a wide range of services, including voice and non-voice services, to which users have to access by a set of standard multi-purpose customer interfaces. Switch 1 may include a number of switching modules such as, SM 110, each associated with a different set of telephone station sets or trunks. Each switching module includes a control unit 111 for controlling connections to and from ISDN telephone 119 and operator stations, for example, 120, and 121.
Control unit 111 comprises a processor 115 and memory 116. The architecture of switch 1 includes communication module (CM) 150 as a hub, with a plurality of switch modules (e.g., 110) and an administrative module (AM) 160 emanating therefrom. AM 160 also comprises a processor 161 and memory 162. Switching module 110 terminates digital lines at integrated services line unit 165 to and from operator stations 120 and 121. Trunk unit 167 terminates digital trunks, e.g., 106, and signaling lines 107 interconnecting switch 101 with other switches in the network, as stated above.
Switches 2 through 5, are similar to switch 1, with each offering a plurality of operator service positions. For purposes of describing the exemplary embodiment of this invention, each operator position is designated to handle a specific type of call, e.g., directory assistance, traffic assistance, credit card, etc. However, each of the operator positions may handle any of the other call types on an as-needed basis. Furthermore, the services offered may be, services such as three-way calling or other service circuit service.
An exemplary dynamic network ACD may be seen in the context of FIG. 1, wherein the user of telephone 119 dials a number for operator services, for example, 411 for directory assistance. The digits are collected by integrated services line unit 165 which forwards them to control unit 111. Processor 115 in control unit 111 determines that the dialed number is for operator services for directory assistance. Further, for purposes of describing the exemplary embodiment of this invention, assume that all directory assistance operator positions (e.g., 120, 121 ) connected to switch 1 are busy. Additionally, a check can be made to determine how long the call would wait in a queue for this operator service,. If the waiting time is greater than a threshold value, the service is considered blocked.
When a service is busy or blocked, processor 115 of control unit 111 in switch module 110 consults a dynamic table of availability in memory 116 to determine which of the switches (2-5) have available operator service positions for directory assistance. Processor 115 of control unit 111 in switch module 110 consults the trunk availability table and the operator position availability table for this service and then determines which switch has the most available operator service positions, and can be reached via directly connected trunk, for example, switch number 2. Control unit 111 then causes a connection from integrated services line unit 165 to trunk unit 167, connects a trunk 106 to switch 2, which then establishes an operator connection.
In this example, switch 1 knows the availability status of the operator positions in switches 2 through 5 for each service. The other switches also know the status of the operator availability in the switches to which they are directly connected. That is, in the example of FIG. 1, switches 1, 3, and 4 know the status of switches 1 through 5, while switches 2 and 5 know the status of switches 1, 3, and 4. Alternatively, each switch may keep a status for all switches in the network. In this instance, a switch may use operator services in a switch that it is not directly connected to by connecting through a "via" or intermediate switch.
Each time a switch reaches a threshold of operator availability for a specific type of service, the switch sends a message to the other switches via signaling channels, for example 107, to inform them of the change of availability level or unavailability. For purposes of describing the preferred embodiment of this invention, there are three levels of availability. A switch may be highly available, lightly loaded, or heavily loaded. Thresholds may be set for the number of operator positions that constitute each of these categories so that when a threshold number is reached, a message is sent to the other switch to inform them of the change of status. A throttle mechanism may be used according to the exemplary embodiment of this invention in order to prevent switches from sending repeated messages as operator positions are used or become available around these thresholds. The throttle mechanism may, for example, compare the message traffic it is sending to a threshold, and not send messages when the threshold is exceeded. In this manner, flooding of the message network 107 can be avoided.
Turning now to FIG. 2, an exemplary operator position level of availability table is shown, along with a trunk availability table. This operator position level of availability table would be stored, for example, in memory 116 of control unit 111 (FIG. 1) of switch 1. This table shows the operator availability for a hypothetical "TEAM 2", which, in the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 1, is directory assistance operators. Each type of service (directory assistance, calling card, etc.) has an individual table in this exemplary embodiment. The first position represents availability of switch 1 (which is always 0, or unavailable to itself), next is the availability of switch 2, next, switch 3, etc., and the last position represents availability of switch 5. According to the table, switches 3, and 4 have operator positions that are highly available, and switch 2 has heavily loaded operator positions. Switch 5 is unavailable.
Trunk availability table, as is stored in memory 116 of control unit 111 for switch 1, shows the availability of trunks connected to other switches in the network of FIG. 1. This shows that there are trunks available to switches 2, 4, and 5 and not available to itself and switch 3. These two tables are "ANDed" together, on a priority basis in the exemplary embodiment of this invention. In this embodiment of FIG. 2, the trunk availability table is "ANDed" with the table of highly available switches. Operator positions are available in switch 4. Therefore, calls for this particular type of operator service can be distributed to switch 4. If no switches were found to be highly available, then the trunk availability table would be "ANDed" with the lightly loaded table. Since no switches have the status of lightly loaded, next the trunk availability table would be "ANDed" with the heavily loaded table. This would result in calls for this type of service being routed to switch 2, because there is an available trunk to that switch and an availability status.
A table, such as the table of FIG. 2, may be kept for each individual type of operator service (such as directory assistance, credit card, etc.). One skilled in the art could develop an overflow scheme which would route, depending on operator availability, overload so that if no operator positions of a particular type are available in the network, that type of operator call would be routed to an alternate operator who could handle the call.
Turning now to FIG. 3, a flow chart for processing, as would occur in switch module 110, processor 115 is shown. Processing starts and proceeds to decision diamond 302 where a test is made to determine whether resources are available within a given time on the initial switch. This test is made to determine if the queue for operator positions for this particular service is anticipated to be longer than a predetermined threshold. If resources are or will be available within a reasonable time, then processing continues to box 304 where the call is completed to the next available resource, and processing ends in circle 306.
If no resources will be available within the predetermined time as determined in decision diamond 302, then processing continues to box 308 where the trunk availability table is compared to the operator availability table in availability order (advantageously for the type of requested service) to determine possible destinations, as described above in connection with FIG. 2. Processing proceeds to box 310 where a destination is selected from the one or more destinations as determined in box 308 above. Call processing continues in box 312 where the call is routed to an available operator in the determined destination switch and processing ends in box 314.
Processing, according to the flow chart of FIG. 3 may also occur in processor 161 of administrative module 160. In this scenario, the trunk availability and the operator availability tables are stored in memory 162 and messages sent from control unit 111 to administrative module 160 via communication module 150 to convey routing requests and routing requests and routing information for particular operator service calls.
A further embodiment of this invention may be implemented among nodes in one or more networks in order to minimize blocking and enhance routing efficiency of inter-network traffic. For example, a call is routed through a national toll switching system (node A) to either of two international gateway switches (nodes B and C). According to this exemplary embodiment of this invention, the national toll switch maintains one or more tables for each of the international gateway switches to which it is connected. The tables include an indication of the status of the outgoing trunks between the gateway switch and gateway switches in other countries. By ANDing the trunk states of the trunks between the national toll switch and the gateway switches with the states of the outgoing trunks of the gateway switches connecting to other international gateway switches, the toll switch can route outgoing calls to the gateway switch that is most likely to be able to complete the call. Advantageously, blocking is minimized and the international facility cost is minimized by routing via the least costly route.
It is to be understood that the above-described embodiment is merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that many variations may be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. It is, therefore, intended that such variations be included within the scope of the claims.
1. A method for use in a distributed, network-based automatic call distribution (ACD) system, said ACD system comprising a plurality of network switching systems interconnected by trunks and by a signaling network, each of said plurality of switching systems offering a plurality of services, each of said plurality of switching systems maintaining a table of trunk availability between itself and other switches and each of said plurality of switching systems maintaining a table of service availability containing availability of the services offered at each of said plurality of switching systems, said method comprising the steps of:
- when a threshold of availability of said services is reached at each of said plurality of switching systems, each of said plurality of switching systems informing the other of said plurality of switching systems by sending messages over said signaling network about the availability of services;
- receiving a call for one of said services at a first of said plurality of switching systems;
- in response to said first switching system determining that it cannot provide said service, said first switching system determining which one of said plurality of switching systems is available to provide said service by consulting said first switching system's trunk availability table and service availability table to determine which of the other switching systems has both an available trunk connected to said first switching system and available services; and
- distributing said call to said determined one of said other switching systems; wherein said informing is controlled by comparing said message traffic to a message traffic threshold and not sending messages when said message traffic threshold is exceeded so that said signaling network is not flooded by messages.
2. A method according to claim 1 wherein said service availability table comprises a plurality of levels of availability, and wherein said step of determining which of said plurality of switching systems; is available to provide said service includes determining which one of said plurality of switching systems has the highest level of availability.
3. A distributed, network-based automatic call distribution (ACD) system said ACD system comprising:
- a plurality of switching systems interconnected by trunks and by signaling means for delivering messages among said switching systems, each of said plurality of switching systems offering a plurality of services, each of said plurality of switching systems including trunk availability means for storing an availability status of said trunks and service availability means for storing art availability status of services at each of said plurality of switching systems;
- determining means at each of said plurality of switching systems responsive to receipt of a request for a service when said service is not available at that switching system for determining which of said plurality of switching systems is available to provide said service by consulting said trunk availability means and said service availability means to determine which of said switching systems has both an available interconnecting trunk and said service available, said determining means further comprising means for informing the other switching systems via said signaling means when a threshold of availability of said services is reached at said each of said switching systems and means for throttling message traffic by comparing said message traffic to a threshold of message traffic and not sending messages when said message traffic threshold is exceeded so that said signaling network is not flooded by messages; and
- distribution means at each of said plurality of switching systems for distributing said call to said determined switching system.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 29, 1992
Date of Patent: Sep 12, 1995
Assignee: AT&T Corp. (Murray Hill, NJ)
Inventors: Hsing-Tsuen Chen (Naperville, IL), Donald M. Parrish, Jr. (Downers Grove, IL), Paul R. Sand (Bolingbrook, IL)
Primary Examiner: James L. Dwyer
Assistant Examiner: Daniel S. Hunter
Attorney: Michael B. Johannesen
Application Number: 7/998,318
International Classification: H04M 700; H04M 300;


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Saturday, July 26, 2008
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
Save money when shopping for baby clothes
Shopping between seasons for baby clothes and childrens clothes works with retail stores, specialty boutiques, and online stores like sandboxcouture.com. They key is waiting for the right time. For spring and summer clothes, check out stores in July and August. For winter clothing, check out stores in March and April.
By shopping between seasons, you'll save as much as 75% on clothes! Here's an example of what I picked up last week: four pairs of toddler girls' shorts, four tank tops, and two pairs of toddler boys' shorts. Guess how much I spent? Ready for it? $30. That's right. $30! Thanks to the items being on clearance, I spent an average of $3 per item. These clothes are normally priced anywhere from $3.99 to $12.99 each. :)
He's almost two!
So, two. What do two year old little boys want for their birthday? That's the question I have been getting from family and friends, and I'm having a heck of a time figuring out the answer. I mentioned clothes and/or gift certificates to a few people, simply because my son is going to need fall and winter clothing. His age really hit me then: two. Two means no more baby clothes. Two means shopping in the little boys section, graduating from 4T and 5T to x-small and 4/5.
Moms, let me tell you: the baby and toddler years go by very quickly. Make sure to stop and enjoy the little moments of them!
One of these days
In April of 2004, I realized that my engagement ring was cracked. Specifically, the band at the very bottom, at its thinnest part, had cracked through entirely. I made plans that week to call up a jeweler to find out how much it would cost to have the ring repaired, but I never got around to it.
Oh hi. Four and a half years later, and the ring is still damaged. It isn't an issue, except the one or two times I have managed to somehow yank the engagement ring, and the two separate pieces close around and pinch my finger. Do you have ANY idea how painful that is?! Let me tell you, painful. The one incident happened in June of 2005, and I still remember the pain quite vividly, heh.
So yeah, I need to get my butt in groove and call up a jeweler. There's a local one that advertises free repairs for mens wedding bands and womens wedding bands, so maybe he/she does engagement rings too?
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Where to Find the Best Grow Lights!
Friday, July 18, 2008
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Check out Smartee Pants Clothing!
So... money in my account, nothing to do but shop... what am I looking at? Well, I know that Alyssa would love their rhinestone tees, particularly the one featuring a crown and her name, or even Princess or the heart or cupcake. Their personalized children's clothes are adorable, and I'm getting some ideas for Alyssa's birthday... I'm thinking a birthday girl t-shirt? I bet she would love that!
Moving on from Alyssa, there are some really nice baby gifts then I can picture as being perfect for a friend of mine who is due to deliver any day now (speaking of her, I'm going to call in the morning to see how she is doing!). If she wasn't so far along, I'd consider buying her some designer maternity tees to show off her baby bump with.
You know, I'm really glad I didn't know about sites like these when I was pregnant with Alyssa and Ryan! Otherwise I don't know how we'd have the money left over for baby gear and diapers and clothes. ;)
Friday, July 11, 2008
Shop wisely
For electronics, I can't stress enough the importance of price checking. Compare prices between eBay, Amazon and Buy.com. Also use a site like PriceGrabber to compare prices on just about anything.
Finally, don't forget the stores you actually walk into! Target, Staples and Office Max often have great deals on items and clearance racks that you won't find online!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The Baby Borrowers
So this week's episode featured toddlers. I can definitely sympathize with the frustration level some of the teens experienced. Toddlers ARE frustrating. And yeah, they sleep 10 - 14 hours straight, rather than the horrible little cat naps that tiny babies do, but they are SO much more active during the day.
Heh, I think this is my new favorite show. Have you seen it?
Some ramblings for you
Alyssa is up. She slept late today and didn't come stumbling out until almost noon. I need to hurry up and get her into bed though, because tomorrow morning we all have to be up and ready to go out the door when Dan needs to leave for work, and that's at 11am. We need to leave a few minutes earlier, so that Dan has the time to grab his check and take it to the bank. Since we've all been sleeping in, getting up at 9:30am (me) and 10:15am (kids) is going to suck. But, sigh, we'll deal, somehow!
So, what does everyone have planned for the weekend? I plan on taking a part of my paycheck and shopping for mens rings, and paying bills. For the rings, I'm looking at titanium, but I also like tungsten rings. I know, I'm so exciting. ;)
I don't want to look at commercial lights!
Now, if you want to bore me to tears, drag me to a hardware store like Home Depot. Nothing will put me to sleep faster than lumber, paint, plumbing, commercial lighting and carpet swatches. Though I try to make the most of the time there and keep myself lively by checking out some of the neat gadgets they'll often have near the cash registers.
What is your favorite store?
Baby bedding and baby urges
To be honest, we have lived here for a little over a year, and aside from the people on either side of our house, I have no desire to really meet and mingle with anyone else. Not the guy across the road who we had an issue with over a basketball hoop, not the woman next door to him who bellows like an enraged yak for her teenage boys, and not the family on the other side, the husband who is very nice (he helped my brothers and I push my mom's stalled mini-van down the road) but the wife who stares daggers at me every time she sees me (apparently me leaving a plate of cookies on their porch as a way of saying "Thanks for helping me push a mini-van!" is synonymous with, "Hi, can I steal your husband?" ), or the other parents of cretins whom they never take responsibility for.
I'll just keep on being that snobbish, uppity neighbor that I'm sure everyone thinks I am. :P
Tungsten rings
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Stop smashing his flood lights!
I'm obviously grown now, but those teachings have stuck with me, influenced me, and are now being handed down to my children. My daughter knows that she is not allowed to touch another child's toy or go onto the property of any of our neighbors unless she was specifically invited to.
But so many kids are missing this crucial lesson. A prime example is the neighborhood where my grandfather's home is at. Twice this year his flood lights have been shattered, and I know that it's irritating, misbehaving kids or even teens that are responsible for it. My mom and I make attempts to drive by and check on the home at least twice a week, but unfortunately we've never caught the jerk(s) in the act.
Sometimes I really worry about how the children of today and tomorrow are being raised. So many parents don't want to crack down on their kids for the basic things -- such as staying off the property of others, not vandalizing or trespassing, etc. If these little but common sense things are being overlooked, what does that say for the big things?
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Summer is whizzing by
I have one idea in mind, but it would take a lot of planning, and a significant amount of money. It's something I hope to pull off by the end of the summer. I'm so tempted to just jump and do it this weekend, but unfortunately those pesky little things known as "bills" always want to be paid first.
Today has been a really quiet day. I did some blogging, started a new book (check out my Good Reads to see what's on my reading list!), read some of the confessions at True Mom Confessions, and did a bit of research on titanium rings for a writing project I wrapped up just a little bit ago.
I need to get geared up for July and then August! Ack! Summer is just whizzing by. My son's second birthday is in two weeks, and then we have a swim party to plan for on August 5th. Whew!
titanium-jewelry.com has mens wedding bands
I wish that we had known about titanium-jewelry.com. Their selection of mens wedding bands is incredible. Better yet, not only are these rings very stylish and well made, but they're also affordable! Many of the mens wedding bands available cost less than our monthly car payment!
While titanium-jewelry.com's specialty is titanium, there are also mens wedding bands, rings and other types of jewelry available in tungsten, black titanium and palladium. Styles range from classic to contemporary, with solo rings, sets, and even tension sets.
The Moses basket
A moses basket is a great choice for keeping your baby with you, while still keeping him or her safe, comfortable and content. Take the moses basket around the house with you, or on the go! A moses basket makes a perfect accommodation for your baby at the park, on the beach, or at home in your own back yard.
Moses baskets are very popular choices for many mothers, and it's easy to see why!


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7 Grams Of Coffee
Are you someone who wakes up next to your coffee machine? Has it been too long since you considered life without coffee? If you answered yes to these questions, you're one of us, so read on…
If you are indeed this type of person, you may also want to know exactly how much coffee is the right amount of coffee, and what this means for your body.
It is said that coffee is good for a plethora of ailments, aspects and body parts, including the colon, digestive system, blood density and riding the body of toxins. What else could you ask for in a cup of coffee…but how does this come to be?
Our next question for you: Are you getting enough caffeine in your daily coffee cup?
It has also been said, verified and basically cast in stone, that 7grams of coffee makes the ultimate coffee beverage. But what does this mean? When you switch on your coffee machine to jump-start your morning, you are authorizing the reaction between said caffeine fix and a chemical in the brain called adenosine. Adenosine essentially acts to slow you down or regulate your actions throughout the day. The dose of caffeine shot through your bloodstream then dilutes the effectiveness of adenosine, giving your body a window of roughly 4-6 hours to pick things up a bit and get moving rapidly! This is considering that you get the right dose…so do you?
How can you make sure that you get 7grams of coffee per serve? How can you measure your coffee beans? There are a few options you could consider and of course some more questions to answer. Firstly, do you own your own coffee machine? Secondly do you ask for weak skinny decaf lattes? If your answers were yes and no in that order, you should continue reading. If you scored a double no you are also advised to do so…however if you answered yes to the second question you have answered your own question in terms of this article topic – no, you definitely don't get enough caffeine and you should not even dare to call yourself a coffee drinker…you offend us!
For those who own their own coffee machines, or for those who regularly frequent certain coffee machine establishments, there are steps you can take to ensure you are getting enough coffee to give you the energy boost you need. The easiest way to go about it is to either buy a scooper or measured spoon that measures exactly 7grams of coffee – these are available at all good coffee supply shops and online coffee machine and accessory sites. If you do not have a coffee machine at home, you could ask your local café how they measure their coffee. If they stare back at you in confusion, leave quickly and don't go back. If their eyes light up with excitement, chances are you've been getting your 7gram dose from them all along.
If you've been drinking coffee for a while you probably know your body's reaction to caffeine quite well by now. We've all had times where we'd swear that the coffee we just drank had sedatives rather than caffeine in it. This could be because your body is particularly tired and needs that extra boost of caffeine to ward off the slowing-down effects of the adenosine. Alternately, there are other days where you've no doubt felt that you just couldn't have another cup of coffee, lest your heart jumps out of your body from palpitating. On those days you probably require less amounts of adenosine-stifling matter.
What this all amounts to is still 7grams of coffee. 7grams of coffee per serve of coffee. The variation, depending on the day, your mood, your level of sleep-deprivation etc, is how many serves you require…So, is it a double-shot-all-day day, or a one-coffee-will-do-me day?


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