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The FBI put the losses to homeowners and other borrowers who were victims in the schemes at over $1 billion.
Up and down the flood-ravaged river valleys of the upper Midwest, high water has inflicted billions of dollars of damage to homes, businesses, and crops. It has displaced tens of thousands of families and brought immeasurable suffering. It has also brought a new concern for the region's river towns and cities: Flooding in the Midwest seems to be getting worse.
"...President Bush urged Congress on Wednesday to lift its long-standing ban on offshore oil and gas drilling, saying the United States needs to increase its energy production. Democrats quickly rejected the idea."
When Senator Kent Conrad of North Dakota wanted a mortgage for his beach house, he turned to a Washington insider, James A. Johnson, former head of Fannie Mae, the government mortgage giant, who then put the senator in touch with Angelo Mozilo, chief executive of the mortgage lender Countrywide Financial.
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"Everything was going fine — then, bam — the airline is gone," Mayor Jack Wilson said with a sigh. "That's just not how you do business."
ELK POINT, S.D. (AP) — Voters in this mostly agricultural corner of the Midwest have approved a proposal to build the first new U.S. oil refinery in more than 30 years.
Union County residents voted 58 percent to 42 percent Tuesday to endorse the rezoning of almost 3,300 acres of pristine farm land north of Elk Point for the oil refinery.
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The Target and Neiman Marcus problem. The massive security breach of Target's customer data may affect more than 110 million Americans -- potentially about 1 in 3 persons living in the United States. Followed in quick succession by another 40 million customers of Neiman Marcus (and more disclosures expected soon from other retailers), it is time for us in the hotel industry to look at our own policies and procedures, and to think about how we should respond to these malicious attacks.
Hoteliers beware. Hotels are obvious targets for identity and financial theft for many reasons. Hotels transact business through credit cards, and those credit cards are kept on file and can be accessed multiple times during a guest's stay. The possibility that a credit card charge will be recorded occurs with each night's room charge, room service, bar or restaurant bill, spa charge, and so on. Every charge is another opportunity for an identity thief to access the information using sophisticated computer hacks and other malicious software, generally without the hotel's knowledge.
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Finally, hotels have employees -- lots of employees -- and many of them have access to the credit card and other personal information of guests. No matter how well trained and supervised, more personnel correlates to greater risk. The fact that low-level employees typically have access to key guest information, and that there is, historically, a high turnover in hotel employees, exacerbates the problem.
What happened to Target? While investigations are continuing, sources have reported that investigators believe the attackers used similar techniques and pieces of malicious software to steal data from retailers. One of the pieces of malware is a RAM scraper, or memory-parsing software, which allows cyber criminals to grab encrypted data by capturing it when it travels through the live memory of a computer, where it appears in plain text, the sources said. While the technology has been around for many years, its use has increased in recent years as retailers have improved their security, making it more difficult for hackers to obtain credit card data using other approaches.
The lesson? Even as merchants become more vigilant and focus on the security of their systems, criminals have become more sophisticated and are investing more time and effort in crafting their own systems.
What should I do? The fact that Target, and others, have been victimized might not seem, at first, to impact other businesses. Securing guest and corporate information is a key task, and the steps necessary to implement a secure environment are unique to each organization. However, there are some general considerations that all firms should be aware of that are essential to securing information:
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IT was a record breaking night for experienced runner Emma Stepto as she set three new marks in Cornwall for the 10k distance.
She was one of the 31 competitors who lined up for the Duchy Athletic Network's County 10,000m Championships held in Par.
The Cornwall Athletics Club runner who was the first women home in the 40 – 44-year-old age category at this year's London Marathon completed the race in 34:39 claiming the Women's title.
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If deceptive inconsistency were currency, the Miami-Dade County Commission could make a mint.
And the Miami Dolphins would be happy for it. That way, the county commission could simply give the money away to help cover the football club's $400 million stadium renovation plan.
Unable to do that, the commission Wednesday urged the Legislature to give the county the authority to raise hotel taxes and give the Dolphins an additional $3 million annual state subsidy.
The plan has the slimmest of chances in the Florida Legislature. It's controlled by Republicans, many of whom can't afford to run in a GOP primary where they can be accused of voting to raise taxes or of doling out corporate welfare or both.
But the county commission asked anyway. Despite the long odds.
Is this the same county commission that decided not to ask the Florida Legislature to reinstate 14 early voting days because of the long odds in Tallahassee?
Why yes, yes it is.
"I'm not sure that you're going to get 14 days out of the state Legislature," Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez said Dec. 14 when a county election advisory group reviewed Election Supervisor Penelope Townsley's proposal for two full weeks of early voting.
So the commission essentially negotiated with itself and asked for nine days of early voting. That's just one more than the current eight days, which (coupled with county bumbling over precincts and early voting sites) helped lead to exceedingly long and embarrassing voting lines. The lines stretched for more than eight hours in some places, and made Florida and Miami a national elections embarrassment.
Even Gov. Rick Scott, who signed the early voting cutback and refused to extend early voting days, realized what a politically bad idea eight days of early voting is. Scott recently proposed a return to 14. That's not a guarantee it'll return to 14 days, but it's a good indication of strong support.
So the commission didn't ask. Despite the short odds.
The argument was bogus at the time. The commission often urges the Legislature to do things it might not do.
At best, it's inconsistent. At worst, it's deceptive. In reality, it's both. Whether the commissioners are self-deceived or not will take some figuring.
But it's a good idea of where their priorities are.
More early voting? Well, let's not ask too much.
Money for a football stadium? Hell, let's ask for $200 million from taxpayers.
But not every commissioner is to blame.
County Commissioner Esteban "Steve" Bovo, who incidentally supported nine days of early voting, was at least consistent and was one of four commissioners to oppose the Dolphins deal as well. Bovo was a state legislator and said his former colleagues won't go along with the idea. Also, he said, the last stadium deal from the county was a stinker.
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So many hard-nosed emcees turn to doormats when it comes time to write that ladies' jam, filling their verses with mushy expressions of undying devotion and offering fabulously expensive gifts as if love were some kind of game show. Booth favorite Nipsey Hussle, however, is cut from a different cloth—though the Slauson boy is willing and able to provide for a lady, he's not about to bend over backwards for a woman who doesn't recognize him for the prize he is. Not that Hussle's self-assurance is unwarranted—if he's got Sade singing, "Sometimes I think you're just 2 Good For Me," he must be a catch. Over Scott Storch's sample of the sultry songstress' '85 hit, The Sweetest Taboo, the West Coast emcee delivers some of the most inspired rhymes I've heard from him to date, spitting uniquely poetic couplets like "My body is a house, she put her mouth on my basement/taste a picture, paint a thousand words in body language." Showcasing an intriguingly different side of the emcee, this record's got me wondering what surprises Hussle has in store for his Bullets Ain't Got No Name 3 mixtape and his Booth-exclusive freestyle (both coming this summer).
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Berman Stands Up Against Homophobic, Anti-Semitic Actions of Hungarian Political Party
Washington, DC Congressman Howard L. Berman, the most senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined by Rep. Joe Crowley (D-New York) and 48 other Members of Congress, sent a letter to Prime Minister Victor Orban of Hungary today, calling for a condemnation of members of the Hungarian Jobbik party for their homophobic and anti-Semitic remarks and positions.
Silence in the face of such bigotry empowers and enables radical groups like the Jobbik party to continue with their racist, discriminatory agenda, said Rep. Berman (D-Valley Village). Their actions must be challenged to send a clear and unambiguous message that hatred is not tolerated within the halls of the Hungarian Parliament. It is my hope that the Prime Minister will officially repudiate the homophobic and anti-Semitic policies and rhetoric of the Jobbik party.
The letter cites numerous instances of homophobic and anti-Semitic positions espoused by the Jobbik party, including a bill the party introduced referring to homosexuality as a perversion and official material circulated by the party which perpetuates the blood libel myth of Jews using Christian blood for religious ceremonies.
In 2009, Rep. Berman proposed legislation that would require the State Department to work with governments of other countries to repeal laws criminalizing homosexuality and otherwise restricting the rights of LGBT individuals around the world.
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June 21, 2012
His Excellency Victor Orban
Prime Minister
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Dear Prime Minister Orban,
As strong supporters of a strengthened U.S.-Hungary relationship, we have long sought to build upon the ties between our two countries. Hungarian immigrants to the United States have contributed significantly to American economic, political and cultural life, and many Hungarian-Americans retain ancestral links with Hungary. Moreover, Hungary holds a special place in the American imagination as one of the Central European states at the vanguard of fighting for freedom, independence and justice.
We are deeply concerned, however, by anti-Semitic and homophobic positions espoused by members of the Jobbik party. For example, Jobbiks presidential candidate, Krisztina Morvai, referred to Israeli Jews as lice-infested, dirty murders and warned Hungarian Jews that your kinds time is over. The Jobbik magazine implied there is truth to the myth that Jews used Christian blood in religious rites, and Jobbik introduced a bill in parliament referring to homosexuality as a perversion and calling for the imprisonment of those who promote homosexuality. Further, Jobbik has attacked the employers of those who may be gay, calling for the ouster of Robert Alfoldi, the director of the National Theater, based on his presumed homosexuality. These statements take place against a backdrop of broader problems of intolerance and discrimination against Roma, migrants and others.
These positions have no place in civilized discourse and must not be allowed to go unchallenged, particularly in light of reports by the U.S. Department of State and the Anti-Defamation League that anti-Semitic rhetoric is increasing in Hungary.
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Appliance White — Chrome (No stainless steel version) — Old fashioned logo — Analog!
Breaking news on the retrosphere — GE is releasing a new "Artistry" line of appliances with retro styling. The line comes in two colors — black and white — with a focus on simplicity and attractive design. The line will be released in Fall of 2013, and is marketed towards young, first time homeowners who are looking for stylish and affordable kitchen appliances. The retro-contemporary design of the line ensures it will fit in a wide range of kitchen styles from modern to vintage. It is great to see new, affordable appliance options becoming available for those of us with an eye for retro style.
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- Unique design focuses on simplicity, creating an entirely new aesthetic at an affordable price for first-time homebuyers, younger consumers
- GE Appliances has tripled investment in design over the last two years
LOUISVILLE, Ky.—June 26, 2013—(NYSE: GE)—With the introduction of the GE Artistry™ Series, GE's designers focus on the needs of today's generation of Millennials and their desire to uniquely express themselves. Created by a 27-year-old GE industrial designer with his own generation in mind, the Artistry Series provides first-time homebuyers with a distinctive and cool appearance at a price they can afford. This new line of stylishly sensible kitchen products includes five appliances: a gas range, electric range, bottom-freezer refrigerator, over-the-range microwave and top-control dishwasher.
Today's Millennials comprise a significant number of first-time homebuyers; in fact, according to real estate brokerage company, Redfin, homebuyers in the 25- to-34-year-old age group make up the largest portion of homebuyers.
"These buyers are price conscious and design savvy, but also want appliances from a brand they trust," said Lou Lenzi, director of GE's Industrial Design Operation. "In today's marketplace, affordable appliances tend to look the same; GE Artistry Series fills that void for consumers by offering unique-looking products not currently sold by other manufacturers."
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Most appliances in this segment of the market have similar features that consumers use every day; the Artistry Series offers this, as well as a design aesthetic that will stand out in the home and on the retail floor.
"Investing in the design of these appliances was a top priority for our team," said Lenzi. "We've tripled our design resources over the past two years, and after much research, Tomas DeLuna, industrial designer for GE Appliances' Concept and Brand team, was tapped to lead the development of the Artistry Series. The look needed to be simple and approachable with very clean lines. DeLuna's design sensibilities made him an ideal fit to lead the project."
DeLuna took the opportunity to design for his own generation by focusing on touchpoints that mattered to him, in areas where consumers interact most with the product—handles, knobs and clocks. "Making the critical consumer touchpoints metallic, and set against either a pure, white gloss or black gloss finish, creates a look that is both familiar to our consumers, yet remains fresh and modern," said DeLuna. "That's what makes the GE Artistry Series special; the design is authentic and contemporary with a nod to the past not currently offered in the marketplace."
The GE logo, visible as a badge on the appliances, also reflects this philosophy. The GE monogram with the words "General" and "Electric" recalls the product badges of the past, yet the juxtaposition of chrome and high-gloss color evokes the core, contemporary Artistry design principles.
Both the new dishwasher and refrigerator are ENERGY STAR®-qualified appliances. The bottom-freezer refrigerator costs $49 to operate annually.
The full GE Artistry Series will be available in September 2013. Estimated retail price of the full GE Artistry product suite is $2,416.*
*Retailers set their own prices. Estimated retail pricing per appliance is as follows: bottom-freezer refrigerator, $1,099; top-control dishwasher, $499; over-the-range microwave, $219; gas range and electric range, $599.
Pam adds: It is sooooo interesting to see how GE seems to go out of their way to avoid using the term "retro". They say "contemporary with a nod to the past." But this suite of kitchen appliances is so old skool looking — they used an old fashioned logo — appliance white (no stainless steel!) — chrome — and analog! It's like they are afraid of getting tagged with the retro-moniker out of concern it will pigeonhole them. Oh well. I see a lot of readers going for the stove and fridge, in white, at these prices. However, if you want more sensuous curves — and color — Big Chill is still your likely best go-to.
See all our stories about REFRIGERATOR options here — and be sure to see the Fisher Paykel counter depth, which has similar lines and is counter-depth!
I love these, but am spoiled by self cleaning ovens. Any plans to make an electric version with self cleaning oven? i will keep my fingers crossed/
I appreciate the effort and affordable custom colors would be quite an appealing hook (Seafoam Green, please) but two details kill it for me.
1. The stainless needs to be chrome. Even if it was an extra-cost option, it makes all the difference in the world.
2. I'm an electric range kind of guy but the smooth cooktop screams contemporary. I want old-fashioned separate "burners."
I totally agree with Scott. The appeal of the vintage appliances is the chrome with the high gloss enamel. Smooth top is a nice option however I would also prefer the separate coil burners.
I've seen them. I ran straight to them as soon as my they caught my eye. They were so very cheap feeling and looking, it really bummed me out. They may have a retro look, but they don't have the heft of the real deal.
Planning out my next house, and have been sporadically checking out appliances…none have really done anything for me from a styling standpoint until I came across these. All I can say is WOW! Love the no-nonsense styling! I agree with other posters about replacing the satin/stainless handles, knobs and trim with chrome…offer it as an option – and make sure it's a quality finish, not cheap flash-chrome! An optional hood for the over-the-range microwave would be nice as well.
I wanted to purchase this refrigerator to replace a 1950 GE Refrigerator but it is not available in a larger cubic measurement. Why not? This model was smaller than the old one I already had! The reason I wanted to replace the older one was the fact that I had to DeFrost it, what a Pain! These refrigerators look classic but they are not large enough to a
accommodate large families. If you decide to make these larger let me know. Wider and taller NOT DEEPER. Thank you, Ramona
We bought the fridge in white recently and love it. Everyone who sees it says, "Wow!"
I will agree that it's not suitable for large families, but we just have to please my husband and me. So we did.


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Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn says he will bring a balanced approach to the workforce as Ontario's new Minister of Labour.
Flynn's new position was announced Tuesday as part of Premier Kathleen Wynne's cabinet shuffle.
The Oakville MPP replaces Yasir Naqvi, who was moved to Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services.
"You often get people in this role who have a tendency towards one side. They may be very supportive of labour or very supportive of business. I've lived with a foot in both worlds," Flynn told the Oakville Beaver while attending an event at Town Hall Tuesday night.
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"You're going to see from me, somebody that takes both sides seriously. Both sides are going to leave my office thinking they've been treated fairly and listened to."
Flynn said he was "pleasantly surprised" when Wynne named him as the new labour minister.
"It is something that you always hope for. You always want to be part of a cabinet. I've been disappointed in the past when I wasn't named, but I still knew that my No. 1 task was to look after the people in my community. It was a surprise that happened very, very quickly," said Flynn.
If it were up to the local MPP to choose a ministry, labour would have been his choice, he said, noting it was an "added bonus" when the premier asked him to serve that role.
"I'm feeling quite good about it, I'm feeling very privileged to have this honour. It's something that I've always wanted to do," said Flynn.
"I've got a strong interest in the field of labour. I was raised in a home that was very trade union-oriented."
As the Minister of Labour, Flynn said his No. 1 job is still to represent the people of Oakville.
"My first responsibility is to the people who elected me, my constituents. That's my No. 1 job, whether I'm in cabinet or not. But when you're extended the privilege by the premier to serve in a higher capacity, it is a privilege I certainly plan to make the most of," said Flynn.
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The Oakville MPP said he's leading a ministry for a province that has a "very proud track record" when it comes to working conditions.
"Ontario has always been a place where we've believed in fairness, decency and dignity in work. Other jurisdictions don't feel that way. You see some working conditions around the world that we wouldn't tolerate in Ontario," said Flynn.
"We've got a very strong economy and yet we found a way to make sure people are treated with the dignity they deserve when they go to work every morning."
Flynn also hopes he'll be in his new role for some time.
With the provincial budget around the corner, the Liberal government faces the possibility of a snap-election.
While Flynn doesn't expect that to happen, if it did, he said there's a "very good" chance the Liberals would form a majority government.
"I don't see the ingredients being there to have an election. Some polls I've seen recently about people's voting intentions in the 905 (area code) show that we're doing extremely well," said Flynn. "I don't see it being in the other parties' interest to have an election. We're quite prepared to go. We've got a plan in place so we can move on 24 hours notice into an election."
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A TOTAL of 129 people were admitted to Salisbury District Hospital with wounds or injuries caused by dogs last year.
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http://time.com/98922/review-grace-of-monaco-scandal/ The very public editing battle between Harvey Weinstein director Olivier Dahan had already given "Grace of Monaco" the air of a wounded animal, but after the first wave of reviews for the Nicole Kidman-starring Grace Kelly biopic that opened the Cannes Film Festival last night, it's sounding more like roadkill. With a few exceptions, "Grace" is getting slammed across the board, garnering several one-star reviews and being hailed as one of the worst openers in Cannes history. But it's painful to watch (and I haven't seen it) it's sure fun to read about, with critics busting out their most colorful prose to run it through. Chances are good you'll enjoy reading the reviews more than you will watching "Grace of Monaco."
Reviews of "Grace of Monaco"
Peter Bradshaw, Guardian
It's traditional for Cannes to start with something spectacular. This is certainly no exception. It is a film so awe-inspiringly wooden that it is basically a fire-risk. The cringe-factor is ionospherically high. A fleet of ambulances may have to be stationed outside the Palais to take tuxed audiences to hospital afterwards to have their toes uncurled under general anaesthetic.
Jonathan Romney, Sight & Sound
Instantly takes its place among the baddest of the bad: a stiff, stately, moribund piece of soft-focus hagiography that will one day make a perfect double bill with "Diana" lovers of regal camp. From the moment Nicole Kidman's Grace Kelly sashays off a film set to bouquets and applause, the film is as wearily starry-eyed about the Magic of the Movies as it is about sunkissed, protocol-bound Euro glamour.
Stephen Dalton, Hollywood Reporter
It is even possible to make a boring film out of this rich, juicy, gossipy material? It would seem so. Indeed, it is almost perversely impressive how Dahan misses almost every target and squanders almost every opportunity.
Eric Kohn, Indiewire
While not as campy as the material might suggest, it's a mixed bag of thinly conceived theatrics. But the uneven aspects sometimes play in its favor. Small touches hint at the darker context of Kelly's life, including one tense sequence where the exasperated actress speeds down a twisting dirt road, foreshadowing her death in a car crash decades later.
Oliver Lyttleton, the Playlist
Even by the standards of recent Royal biopics "W.E." and "Diana," it's something of a disaster: rarely competent, unintentionally hilarious and borderline reprehensible in both its politics and its take on gender roles. It's unlikely to be forgotten in a hurry.
Robbie Collin, Telegraph
The director, Olivier Dahan, has been in edit-suite deadlock with his producer, Harvey Weinstein, for the best part of a year, stuck in an apparently unsolvable dispute over the film's tone. In the end, thanks to the entrenchment of le droit d'auteur in French law, it was Dahan's cut that screened at Cannes, although it seems unlikely Weinstein's version could have been any worse.
Nick Barber, BBC
As it turns out, Weinstein was dead right to have his reservations about "Grace of Monaco," but dead wrong about it being inaccessible. Far from being a challenging art-house project, like Dahan's celebrated Edith Piaf biopic, "La Vie en Rose," "Grace of Monaco" is a clunkingly unconvincing melodrama which, were it not for its A-list star and the golden glow of the lighting, would be indistinguishable from the cheesiest and most patronizing of made-for-TV biopics.
Richard Corliss, Time
Often silly but never vivacious, Grace of Monaco fails as either a stately drama of the BBC provenance or an entertainingly trashy tell-all.
Fionnala Hannigan, ScreenDaily
A minor royal Euro-pudding which lands awkwardly in sub-"Roman Holiday" territory amidst a product placement blitz of diamonds and up-dos, chandeliers and yachts, soft-focus close-ups and bleachy Riviera hues.
Scott Foundas, Variety
Handsomely produced but as dramatically inert as star Nicole Kidman's frigid cheek muscles, Dahan's strained bid to recapture the critical and commercial success of his smash Edith Piaf biopic "La Vie en rose" is the sort of misbegotten venture no amount of clever re-editing could hope to improve.
Guy Lodge, HitFix
A hilariously ham-handed attempt to dig beneath the Kelly mystique, only to find further foil-wrapped layers of mystique beneath.
Peter Labuza, the Film Stage
A mostly harmless and occasionally offensive affair that purports a "fictional account" of a true story tale.
Jamie Graham, Total Film
There are things to enjoy in "Grace of Monaco," but they're mostly eye candy: exotic, sun-dappled locales, glinting jewelry, immaculately coiffured hair, lavish set designs. Where Dahan's movie lacks any sort of grace is in its drama.
David Jenkins, Little White Lies
In classical fairytales, there's always a horrid, malodorous antagonist who's out to wreak senseless havoc on a world of holy innocents. Here, the essence of this evil is the idea of big business having to pay income tax. This is a story about the sterling and wily efforts made by the crusty members of the European aristocracy to rid the world of this fiscal fug.
Jordan Hoffman, Vanity Fair
"Grace of Monaco" is certainly not a good movie, but it's not a tacky trash masterpiece either. It's just slight and silly, but deluded enough to think it matters. That's the biggest insult of all.
carmela | May 19, 2014 7:08 AM
why does movie maker make "fun" of the lives of the deceased. Why dont they let them rest in peace. This film about Grace Kelly is degrading. It must be banned
edwood | May 19, 2014 4:54 AM
the problem with these biopics..why they even make them is a mystery to me..is that you're watching Nicole Kidman trying to look like Grace Kelly, and all the while you're thinking about To Catch a Thief and how beautiful Cary and Grace were in that film and how this is so NOT Grace and Cary and Hitchcock and how NOT Nicole is Grace. Especially with all that botox or whatever the Joan Rivers shit she used to hide her wrinkles.
edwood | May 19, 2014 4:47 AM
Cannes is a joke..used to have cred..now it's a vapid red carpet bullshit excuse for overpaid celebrities to flaunt fashion roadkill and hype their flagging careers..and look whose deciding what's good! what a laugh..Sofia Coppola is a judge? How did she swing that gig? Did her Dad supply the wine free of charge for opening night? Perhaps if there is a category for Most Boring Film made by an American Princess then yeah..she more than qualifies. So far the movies have been an afterthought kinda sandwiched between photo opps.
Cannes. It's time to call it a night. It's as stale as day old brioche.
kary | May 14, 2014 4:00 PM
So, maybe TWC can save the movie with another cut... I mean... I wonder how Kidman was??? I want to know what is wrong about the movie... The storyline, the acting, the directing or everything on it. They describe the movie like a huge disaster in years... too bad I was excited about this movie in particular... now I'm disappointed
James M. | May 14, 2014 3:39 PM
Wow, Sam, I'm surprised you didn't give a bunch of spoilers in this article, too. That DOES seem to be your modus operandi, doesn't it?
Arlan Godthaab | May 14, 2014 2:31 PM
Oh..My..GOD! Knives as sharp as these give new meaning to the industry phrase "blood on the cutting room floor". Better times ahead, I hope, for actors and audiences.


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The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty remained lacklustre in afternoon trade. Banks, auto and pharma stocks were on buyers' radar whereas technology and steel stocks were under pressure.
The BSE benchmark was up 39 points at 17,252.85 and the NSE benchmark gained 13 points at 5,240.35. The Indian rupee was quite volatile; it hit the 55 against the US dollar, rising just 13 paise over Friday's close.
10-year bond yields declined 0.93% to 8.0213% after inflation numbers. Inflation for June slipped to 7.25% as against 7.55% in previous month.
State Bank of India, country's largest lender, gained 1.3% while its rivals ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank gained 0.4% and 0.8%, respectively.
Auto stocks too stayed higher. Top car maker Maruti Suzuki jumped over 2% while Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto and M&M moved up 0.5% each.
Top telecom operator Bharti Airtel was the top loser among largecaps, shooting up 4%. Oil & gas producers Reliance Industries and ONGC were up 0.5% each.
Healthcare stocks too extended gains - Dr Reddy's Labs rallied 2.6%. Sun Pharma and Cipla were up over 1.5%.
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At 11:51 hours IST: Volatile Sensex recovers as June inflation eases; SBI gains
The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty recovered from day's low after lower than expected inflation for June, but remained in a tight range. According to Central Statistics Office, inflation for June declined to 7.25% as against 7.55% in May. CNBC-TV18 poll had expected at 7.61%. Inflation for April has been revised to 7.5% as against 7.23% (provisional).
The BSE benchmark gained 26.54 points at 17,240 and the NSE benchmark rose 8 points to 5,235.30. Even the Indian rupee recovered to 54.88 from 54.98 against the US dollar during the day. It was up by 26
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An antenna system comprising a ground plane structure on a substrate, an antenna space on the substrate adjacent to the ground plane structure, the antenna space including an ungrounded antenna therein with an associated first resonant length, an extension of the ground plane projecting into the antenna space, the ground plane extension defining a second resonant length that includes at least part of its own length and at least part of a length of the ground plane structure.
1. An antenna system comprising:
a ground plane structure on a substrate;
an antenna space on said substrate adjacent to said ground plane structure, said antenna space including an ungrounded antenna therein with an associated first resonant and
an extension of said ground plane projecting into said antenna space, said ground plane extension defining a second resonant length that includes at least part of its own length and at least part of a length of said ground plane structure, wherein said ground plane extension is coupled to said ground plane through a lumped element.
2. The system of
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10. An antenna system comprising:
a planar substrate;
a ground plane structure disposed on a side of said substrate and covering most of said surface area of said side; and
an area adjacent to said ground plane structure, said adjacent area including;
an ungrounded antenna element disposed to one side of said adjacent area; and
an extension of said ground plane disposed to an opposite side of said adjacent area, said ground plane extension and said ground plane together defining a resonant length that corresponds to a data communication band, said resonant length adapted to electromagnetically couple to said ungrounded antenna element.
11. The system of
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a triangle; and
a trapezoid.
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a lumped element connecting said ground plane extension to said ground plane.
This description relates, in general, to antenna systems and methods, and more specifically, to antenna systems and methods that utilize ground plane resonance.
Many antenna systems inside modern wireless devices include one or more antenna elements and a ground plane. Often, a ground plane is a portion of conductive material that is large in surface area when compared to the antenna elements. Further, the ground plane is generally connected to various electronic components through their ground connections. An example ground plane use is to complete a monopole antenna, which is fed against the ground plane and acts like a half-wavelength dipole antenna.
Some prior art systems, such as that shown in PCT Publication No. W02003077360, have one or more parasitic elements extending from the ground plane. Those parasitic elements couple with one or more antenna elements so that each parasitic adds its own narrow frequency band when excited. That the parasitic elements are configured to extend from the ground plane is merely a way to ground the parasitics, and the resonant lengths of such parasitics do not include any part of the ground plane. Another prior art use for extensions from ground planes is to provide baluns for differential antenna elements.
While some amount of coupling between antenna elements and the ground plane in a device results in ground plane radiation, no design currently uses the ground plane as a radiating structure in its own right. In fact, ground plane resonance is usually a phenomenon to be minimized. Thus, when engineers design antenna systems for use in devices, they focus on the volume that is reserved for the antenna elements. Therefore, it is generally true that in a given PCB-mounted antenna system, less than half of the volume in the design is utilized for signal radiation.
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to antenna systems and methods for use thereof, wherein the antenna systems include one or more ground plane extensions. In one example, an antenna system is disposed on a substrate, such as a PCB, and a ground plane includes a conductive layer that covers most of the surface area of one side. Part of the surface area of the substrate is reserved for an ungrounded antenna that is also disposed on the substrate. The ground plane has a portion that extends into the antenna space. The extension is designed such that at least a portion of its length and at least a portion of the length of the ground plane together form a resonant length that corresponds to a communication band. When in operation, the structure formed from the ground plane and its extension electromagnetically couple with the ungrounded antenna element and transmits data in the communication band. Accordingly, in this example, the ground plane and its extension are used as a radiating structure to add performance in one or more communication bands in addition to communication bands offered by the antenna element.
In a specific example, the antenna element is an ungrounded, monopole-type antenna that is set to one side of the antenna space. The ground plane extension protrudes onto the opposite side of the antenna space. The distance between the antenna element and the ground plane extension is small enough such that capacitive feeding occurs but large enough such that the presence of the ground pane does not narrow the bandwidth of the antenna element to an undesirable degree.
In an example method, a signal is provided to an ungrounded antenna element. Coupling between the ungrounded antenna element and a structure that includes a ground plane and a ground plane extension causes the structure to resonate, thereby transmitting data in an established communication band.
The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technical advantages of the present invention in order that the detailed description of the invention that follows may be better understood. Additional features and advantages of the invention will be described hereinafter which form the subject of the claims of the invention. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the conception and specific embodiment disclosed may be readily utilized as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention. It should also be realized by those skilled in the art that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims. The novel features which are believed to be characteristic of the invention, both as to its organization and method of operation, together with further objects and advantages will be better understood from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying figures. It is to be expressly understood, however, that each of the figures is provided for the purpose of illustration and description only and is not intended as a definition of the limits of the present invention.
Antenna element 104 is disposed in antenna space 103. Since antenna 104 is adjacent to, rather than above, ground plane 101 and also does not have a conductive connection to ground plane 101, it is an ungrounded antenna element. Specifically, antenna element 104 is shown in this example as a monopole antenna element.
Projection 105 is an extension of ground plane 101 that is disposed in antenna space 103. Ground plane extension 105 can be part of the same conductive layer that forms ground plane 101 or can be independently formed or disposed on substrate 102. The dimensions of ground plane extension 105 and ground plane 101 together form a resonant length that can be used to transmit data signals. Specifically, when ground plane 101 and ground plane extension 105 are placed within the near field of antenna element 104, antenna element 104 can be operated as a capacitive feed that causes resonance along the resonant length described above. In other words, ground plane extension 105 is designed to adapt a length of a portion of ground plane 101 to conform to a resonant length that corresponds to an established communication band. In this way, the resonance of ground plane 101 can be optimized to provide additional performance to antenna system 100.
Substrate 102 is not limited to a single piece of substrate in various embodiments. In fact, substrate 102 can be made of two or more substrate portions, for example, with ground plane 101 disposed on one portion and antenna area 103 disposed on another portion and ground plane extension 105 connected to ground plane 101 through, for example, a soldered connection.
In this example, the proximity of the tip of the horizontal portion of antenna element 104 to extension 105 determines, at least in part, the amount of electromagnetic coupling that occurs between element 104 and the resonant structure formed by ground plane 101 and extension 105. Generally, the greater the distance, the less the coupling, and as coupling between a ground and an antenna increases, the bandwidth of antenna 104 is narrowed. Thus, while it is desirable to minimize coupling to some extent, some amount of coupling is desirable for the capacitive feeding to occur. Similarly, the horizontal orientation of this portion of antenna element 104 reduces coupling since it is substantially orthogonal to the resonant length corresponding the f3 band.
As shown, the length along the outside of the structure formed by ground plane 101 and extension 105 provides a third resonant length that corresponds to a frequency band f3 that is lower than either f1 or f2. In this example, the width at the top of extension 105 affects the resonant length such that a wider top portion lowers frequency band f3. The width at the bottom of extension 105, like the length of the horizontal portion of element 104, affects coupling between antenna element 104 and extension 105.
The dimensions in
In step 1002, a second element electromagnetically coupled to the ungrounded antenna element is resonated, thereby transmitting data in an established communication band, wherein a resonant length of the second element includes at least portions of a ground plane and a projecting member of the ground plane. In other words, coupling with the ungrounded antenna element causes the structure formed by a ground plane and its extension to resonate at its native frequency, thereby transmitting the data. In this example, the data signal of step 1001 includes data at a frequency that corresponds to the native frequency of the structure formed by the ground plane and its extension.
In this way, the ground plane of the antenna system is optimized to resonate at a frequency that corresponds to an established communication band, thereby adding at least one frequency band to the antenna system. This can be utilized to create a system that provides performance over a plurality of bands. A particular example is the UWB spectrum that includes bands from 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz in the United States (and other bands in various countries). UWB performance can be facilitated, at least in part, by some embodiments of the invention which provide broadband communications from both an ungrounded antenna element and from the ground plane so that operation over a wider spectrum is achieved.
Other applications of various embodiments include providing antenna systems for wireless networking, e.g., for IEEE 802.11, or for advanced cellular handsets that use, e.g., various Global Systems for Mobile Communications (GSM) bands. In fact, because of the increased spectrum provided by optimizing the ground plane resonance with a ground plane extension, various embodiments can find use in a variety of high data rate communications applications now known or later developed.
Additional advantages of some embodiments include relatively cost-efficient production, especially in PCB designs, since the ground plane extension can be created with few extra steps (if any). In some embodiments, manufacturing a ground plane extension requires only etching a ground plane shape that includes a projection. Some embodiments are manufactured using other steps such as, for example, mounting a lumped element or soldering a connection between the ground plane and its extension.
Other advantages of some embodiments include increasing the number and/or size of radiating structures in an antenna system while incurring minimal increases in design volume. For instance, in some designs that include both a ground plane and a reserved antenna space, the extension can be disposed on the antenna space, thereby requiring a negligible difference in volume over that of a similar design without an ground plane extension.
A further advantage of some embodiments is apparent when compared to prior art antenna systems that use ground plane extensions as parasitic elements. In those prior art embodiments, a parasitic element extends from a ground plane and provides an extra resonance to the antenna system. The resonant length is due to the length of the parasitic only, such that the added resonance is the parasitic element's own resonance and tends to be quite narrow. However, various embodiments of the invention use a ground plane extension to create a resonant length that includes at least a portion of the length of the extension and a portion of the length of the ground plane, thereby using the ground plane plus its extension as a radiating structure. Typically, the result is that the added band is lower in frequency and much wider than a band added by a parasitic extension.
Although the present invention and its advantages have been described in detail, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Moreover, the scope of the present application is not intended to be limited to the particular embodiments of the process, machine, manufacture, composition of matter, means, methods and steps described in the specification. As one of ordinary skill in the art will readily appreciate from the disclosure of the present invention, processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps, presently existing or later to be developed that perform substantially the same function or achieve substantially the same result as the corresponding embodiments described herein may be utilized according to the present invention. Accordingly, the appended claims are intended to include within their scope such processes, machines, manufacture, compositions of matter, means, methods, or steps.
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January 25, 2011
This is how you pull off "out there," Venus.
In her doubles match Tuesday at the Australian Open, noted tennis fashion plate Bethanie Mattek-Sands sported a jail stripe outfit and eye black, which was presumably applied as much for style as it was for sunblocking purposes. It was an outfit that managed to challenge the conventions of tennis fashion without looking like a pie crust. I think it looks pretty great.
Out of view are Mattek-Sands' trademark knee socks (I couldn't get a good picture of the whole ensemble on the web feed). But believe me when I say that they're black and they're spectacular.
Mattek-Sands is best known for her wild ensembles and tattooed arms, but she's more than a crazy shirt and jacked-up socks. The 25-year-old American is ranked No. 48 in the world in singles and No. 17 in doubles. Last year, she was the hero in the U.S. Fed Cup victory over Russia, winning a do-or-die match that advanced the team to the finals.
In August, we asked Mattek-Sands about her sartorial choices:
I always have something in my pocket. Honestly, most of the time it's last minute. This time I'm a little more low-key, and a few people have gotten on me about it. I've been with Under Armour this year, and they're really starting to step up their stuff ... Literally, if the day before I find something, I'll rock it out on the court.
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A police sergeant has appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting a woman.
Stuart David Wallace was in the dock at Newcastle Magistrates' Court to face the charge.
The 38-year-old, who worked as a police sergeant with Northumbria Police, pleaded not guilty to one count of sexually assaulting a woman aged over 16 on August 2 last year.
Dressed smartly, the dad, from Lambley Way, Great Park, Newcastle, spoke only to tell the court his name, age and address and to enter his plea.
Louise Harrison, prosecuting, told the court the charge related to Wallace allegedly twice cupping a woman's breasts and undoing her bra.
She said: "This is an allegation of sexual assault. It relates to one incident dating back to August 2 of last year."
Ms Harrison and Ian Haq, defending, both said the case was suitable to be heard in the magistrates' court.
But Wallace, who has now resigned from the police, elected to have his trial at Newcastle Crown Court in front of a jury.
Ms Harrison said: "The Crown would say the guidelines suggest this is a medium level community order to 26 weeks in custody. I would, therefore, submit this case is entirely suitable for summary trial."
The offence was alleged to have happened at a house in Newcastle. The court heard the charge carries a maximum sentence of six months in prison.
Instead of sending the case to Newcastle Crown Court, they sent it to Teesside because of Wallace's connection to Northumbria Police.
Wallace was the second police officer to be in the dock at Newcastle Magistrates' Court in three weeks.
As previously reported, former detective David Ball pleaded guilty to drink driving last month.
The 43-year-old, who was working as a Newcastle-based detective constable with Northumbria Police at the time, was pulled over on Rotary Way in Hexham on March 18 after he was spotted failing to give way at a roundabout and clipping the kerb of a footpath, a court heard.
Ball, of North Side, Matfen, Northumberland, who has now resigned from his post, gave a reading of 97 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 mls of breath, the legal limit being 35.
He was banned from the roads for 24 months and given a £100 fine, with £85 costs and a £20 victim surcharge.