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A kidney infection, also known as pyelonephritis, is a urinary tract infection that affects the kidneys. Kidney infections are less common than bladder infections, and are more common in women than men.
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A miniaturized camera which is programmable and provides low power consumption. An active pixel image sensor used in the highly miniaturized camera provides improved imaging functionality as well as reduced power consumption, extending the possible life time of the camera system. The spread spectrum nature of transmission and reception improves data integrity as well as data security. The ability of the highly miniaturized wireless camera to receive commands as well as transmit image data provides improved functionality and a variable rate of power consumption to be set according to the application and needs of the situation.
1. A single-chip wireless camera comprising;
a receiving element to wirelessly receive external command signals from a remote device, wherein the external command signals comprise:
a command to switch between multiple modes of operations comprising an operating state, a receiving state and a sleep state, and
a programmable command to program said camera to perform one or more imaging operations corresponding to the modes of operations;
an active pixel sensor having a plurality of addressable units, each said unit associated with a pixel processing element;
active pixel sensor control circuitry, including circuiting that addresses and controls reading operation of the active pixel sensor;
a power management element to support the operating state in which circuitry of the chip is powered, the receiving state in which the receiving element is powered once within a duration of time, and the sleep state in which most circuitry is unpowered; and
a programmable control logic coupled to the receiving element and the active pixel sensor, operating to respond to the received command signals and to control an amount of battery consumption used by said camera by performing the following:
responsive to the received command to switch between the multiple modes of operation, switching between the operating state, the receiving state and the sleep state to allocate power among components of said camera including the receiving element and the active pixel sensor, and
responsive to the received programmable command, editing an image signal received from the active pixel sensor by performing the one or more imaging operations selected from a group consisting of:
subsampling said active pixel sensor, the subsampling comprising powering fewer than all of the plurality of addressable units to receive an entirety of an overall image in a reduced resolution,
windowing said active pixel sensor to receive a subset of the overall image by powering only a corresponding subset of the active pixel sensor, and
altering an exposure time to control brightness and contrast of the entirety or the subset of the overall image.
2. The camera of
3. The wireless camera system of
4. The wireless camera system of
where the camera consumes less power while operating in the receiving state than while operating in the operating state.
5. The single-chip wireless camera of
6. The single-chip wireless camera of
7. The single-chip wireless camera of
8. The single-chip wireless camera of
9. A camera comprising:
a casing;
a lens mounted in the casing;
an electrical connection for a battery, inside the casing;
a transmitting antenna mounted on the casing;
a receiving antenna mounted on the casing;
a receiver to wirelessly receive external command signals, wherein the external command signals comprise:
a command to switch between multiple modes of operations comprising an operating state, a receiving state and a sleep state, and
a programmable command to program said camera to perform one or more imaging operations corresponding to the modes of operations;
an active pixel sensor having a plurality of addressable units, each said unit associated with a photogate-type photosensitive element, inside the casing, optically coupled to the lens and electrically coupled to the battery;
a power management element to support the operating state in which circuitry of the chip is powered, the receiving state in which the receiving element is powered once within a duration of time, and the sleep state in which most circuitry is unpowered; and
a programmable control logic inside the casing and coupled to the transmitting antenna, the receiving antenna, the active pixel sensor, and the electrical connection, said programmable control logic, to respond to the received command signals and to control operation of the camera and an amount of battery consumption used by the camera by performing the following:
responsive to the received command to switch between the multiple modes of operation, switching between the operating state, the receiving state and the sleep state to allocate power among components of said camera including the receiving element and the active pixel sensor, and
responsive to the received programmable command, editing an image signal received from the active pixel sensor by performing the one or more imaging operations selected from a group consisting of:
subsampling said active pixel sensor, the subsampling comprising powering fewer than all of the plurality of addressable units to receive an entirety of an overall image in a reduced resolution,
windowing said active pixel sensor to receive a subset of the overall image by powering only a corresponding subset of the active pixel sensor, and
altering an exposure time to control brightness and contrast of the entirety or the subset of the overall image based on a given mode of operation.
10. The camera of
a pixel matrix of photogate-type photosensitive elements;
a row driver and decoder coupled to the pixel matrix;
a column decoder coupled to the pixel matrix;
a plurality of analog to digital converters coupled to the pixel matrix and each associated with a unit of the pixel matrix;
at least one digital to analog converter coupled to the pixel matrix; and
a control and timing circuit coupled to the row driver and decoder, the column decoder, the analog to digital converter, and the digital to analog converter.
11. The camera of
12. A wireless camera system including the camera of
13. The wireless camera system of
wherein the camera consumes less power while operating in the receiving state than while operating in the operation state.
14. The wireless camera system of
15. The camera of
16. The camera of
17. The camera of
18. The camera of
This application is a continuation application of and claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 09/218,958, filed on Dec. 22, 1998 now abandoned. The disclosure of the prior applications are considered part of (and are incorporated by reference in) the disclosure of this application.
The U.S. government may have certain rights to this invention under contract No. NAS 7-1260 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Defense.
The invention relates to a highly miniaturized camera, and more specifically to a highly miniaturized, low power, digital wireless camera.
A great interest exists in highly miniaturized low power wireless imagers. In the past, highly miniaturized cameras have been connected to a base station by wires. However, such wires limit the operable range within which a miniaturized camera can be used.
As a result, wireless, highly miniaturized cameras have been developed. The elimination of wires allows for a truly independent miniaturized camera. Potential military uses include unmanned air vehicles (�UAVs�) and the twenty-first century land warrior (�21 CLW�). Additional applications include surveillance and covert operations, border monitoring, drug interdiction, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (�NASA�) extravehicular activities (�EVA�), and Drug Enforcement Agency (�DEA�) or Federal Bureau of Investigation (�FBI�) uses. In addition, the independent and miniaturized nature of such a camera allows for convenient placement of the camera, such as through an air drop. Accordingly, a highly miniaturized wireless camera has tremendous market potential.
While a number of battery powered wireless sensors are commercially available, typically such cameras rely on charge coupled device (�CCD�) image sensor systems. CCD sensors require a number of support chips and high voltages for proper operation. As a result, CCD image sensors generally consume much power (1-2 watts) and are bulky.
In addition, typical conventional wireless cameras only operate in a single operating mode. Thus, the power consumption of such cameras is typically at a constant high rate. Wireless cameras must have their own power source such as a battery. Given the high power consumption of CCD systems, wireless cameras using CCD image sensors require a physically large power source, increasing the camera's overall size. If a smaller power source is used, the operable lifespan of the system is shortened. Thus, these CCD image sensor systems are not well suited for power and space constrained applications.
Furthermore, conventional wireless cameras typically have limited range, no ability to receive and perform commands, and do not have multiple access capabilities.
Accordingly, the inventors have determined that it would be desirable to provide a highly miniaturized wireless camera that provides programmability and low power consumption.
The system provides a highly miniaturized wireless digital camera which has low power consumption and is programmable. In the preferred embodiment, the image sensor of the camera is based on a CMOS active pixel sensor (�APS�) technology. All functionality required to operate the imager and digitize data is merged on a single APS chip. No support chips are required. This configuration results in low power consumption and long lifespan.
The disclosed embodiment provides additional advantages. The preferred embodiment has a bi-directional communications link. The camera switches between multiple modes to efficiently allocate power among its internal components responsive to commands. This communications link also allows the wireless camera to receive commands to perform different imaging operations (such as altering the exposure time arbitrary windowings and sub-samplings). Thus, the preferred embodiment is a programmable camera. The preferred embodiment utilizes spread spectrum to reduce the probability of interception of data transmissions in reconnaissance applications. Communication protocols allow a base station to support up to 255 stations concurrently. The present invention has a one kilometer range.
In a preferred embodiment, the camera includes an active pixel sensor (�APS�) image sensor of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,471,515 to Fossum, et al. or U.S. Pat. No. 5,841,126 to Fossum, et al. The APS uses a single power supply of approximately five volts and consumes approximately 20 mW of power. This power consumption is approximately 100 times less than a conventional CCD image sensor. This reduced power consumption extends the system battery lifetime.
The preferred image sensor system is highly miniaturized; all support electronics, including analog to digital converters are included on the imager chip. The camera has a complete serial digital interface which supports half duplex protocols. No support chips are needed, including those for command and data buffering. Additionally, the sensor can be programmed to support a number of imaging modes. These include one chip data reduction operation such as windowing and sub-sampling which can be employed to further reduce transmit power.
By leveraging off of the unique capabilities of the APS and integrating it with a lower-powered digital communication system for a command link and an image link, a digital wireless camera is provided that is more capable and flexible than conventional analog wireless cameras. The command link and its associated protocol allow the camera to be commanded to ultra low power standby mode, receive mode, or full transmit mode. This command link allows the wireless camera to be operated in an intelligent and efficient manner so as to minimize power consumption and extend battery life. For example, the camera can be commanded to lower frame rates, sub-sample an image, or go into sleep mode depending on the application or need. Conventional analog wireless cameras have no command link and thus, once they are turned on they will operate at maximum power consumption until the power source has expired. The details of these operations are described in co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/162,918, assigned to the assignee of the present disclosure. By contrast, a camera according to the preferred embodiment operates for extended periods of time.
A transmitting antenna 108 is positioned on the upper surface of the camera 100. The transmitting antenna 108 is preferably a 2.4216 GHz disc-type antenna.
The camera 100 can also include a power switch 107 for turning the camera 100 on and off and a programming interface 109 for supplying data to and receiving data from the camera 100. As described herein, the programming interface is totally serial and digital.
The surface of the chip is physically laid out as shown in
The timing and control portion 154 receives a serial command 156 and also receives a clock 158. The chip substrate also includes D-to-A converters and support circuitry 160.
As described below with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4A-B, the system operates with a read pointer and an integrate pointer. The time between the read pointer and the integrate pointer is called the integration time. The serial output from the column decoder follows the timing diagram shown in
The receiving components 116 include antenna 106 and an on-off key (�OOK�) receiver 206, e.g., a GaAs FET LNA model MGF-1402. A 418 megahertz signal is received by the receiving antenna 106 and is passed to the OOK receiver 206. The signal is transferred from the OOK receiver 206 to the digital logic components 120, described below.
The transmitting components 118 can use a transmission antenna 108, a band pass filter (�BPF�) 208, a 100 mW power amplifier 210, e.g., an RFM2128, an up-converter 212, and pad/bias circuits 214.
The digital logic components 120 described below generate baseband in-phase (�I�) and baseband quadrature (�Q�) signals. These are passed to the pad/bias circuits 214 which impedance-match and level-adjust the signal and pass that signal to the up-converter 212. The up-converter 212 transforms the information in the signal to RF preferably using a 2.5 GHz quadrature conversion and passes that transformed signal to the power amplifier 210. The power amplifier 210 increases the level of the signal with a gain of approximately 25 dB and then passes the signal to the BPF 208. The BPF 208 filters the signal to a bandwidth of approximately 90 megahertz and then passes the signal to the transmission antenna 108 which transmits a 2.4216 GHz signal.
The digital logic components 120 include circuits for performing different functions depending upon the camera's mode of operation. In transmit mode, circuits for transmission spreading, convolutional coding, transmission differential encoding, and generating a training sequence are used. In receive mode, circuits for receive clock recovery, Manchester decoding, and UW detection are used. In standby mode, a timer is used. This can be embodied, for example, using a digital signal processor, or �DSP.�
The digital logic components 120 receive signals from the APS 110 as well as from the receiving components 116. The APS 110 supplies transmission data as well as a power down signal to the digital logic components 120. The digital logic components 120 also send signals to the APS 110 and to the transmitting components 118. The digital logic components 120 supply received data, a received bit clock signal, an enable signal to the APS 110, and a transmission bit clock. As described above, the digital logic components 120 convolutionally encodes the data to supply a baseband I and baseband Q signal to the pad/bias circuits 214 of the transmitting components 118. In transmission mode, the digital logic components 120 supply a transmission bit clock to the APS 110. This device also includes sleep timer logic that operates in the sleep mode.
Various timers, oscillators, and clock circuitry are located throughout the internal hardware of the camera 100. The clock components 122 used by the transmitting components 118 include an surface acoustic wave (�SAW�) resonator 216, an oscillator 218 and a band pass filter (�BPF�) 220. The SAW resonator 216 is preferably a 407.35 megahertz resonator. The oscillator 218 has a transistor and network. The BPF 220 is preferably a times six harmonic filter.
Clock components 122 are also connected to the digital logic components 120. The digital logic components 120 use a transmission oscillator 222 and a receiving oscillator 224. During transmission mode, the transmission oscillator 222 supplies a clock signal to the digital logic components 120. The transmission oscillator 222 preferably operates at approximately 27 megahertz. During receive mode, the receiving oscillator 224 supplies a clock signal to the digital logic components 120. The receiving oscillator 224 preferably operates at approximately 32 kilohertz.
As shown in
Two pointers are used in the accessing of pixels in the pixel array 302: a read pointer and an integrate pointer. The integrate pointer indicates which row is currently receiving image data. The read pointer indicates which row is available for outputting data from the chip 300. The interval between the integrate pointer and the read pointer sets the integration time for the photogates in the pixels to integrate incoming photons. This time can be changed for different effects, e.g., different resolutions.
The drivers and decoders 304, 306 are controlled through a timing and control block 308. The timing and control block 308 includes clocks and selection circuits. The timing and control block 308 determines which row drivers and decoders 304 and which column decoder 306 are active for either reading or writing from the pixel array 302.
When reading data from the pixel array 302, data is received as an analog signal and converted to a digital signal by an array of analog to digital converters (�ADC�) 310 to form a digital signal. That digital signal is output.
The timing and control block 308 generates digital timing and control signals to control the pixel array 302 and the ADC array 310. The timing and control block 308 also generates analog references to operate the pixel array 302 and the ADC array 310. A set of digital to analog converters (�DAC�) 312 adjusts these analog signal as appropriate. Command signals received by the chip 300 are preferably received as serial commands through a serial command input.
The timing and control circuitry 308 is used in addition to control power to the various parts of the chip 300. For example, during idle mode or standby mode, power is not supplied to the DAC 312. This selective power distribution within the chip 300 allows for a reduction in overall power consumption of the chip 300 and in turn the entire camera system.
The pointers and serial command allow windowing, subsampling and programmable exposure commands. These commands can be used to edit the received image signal from the pixel array 300 to achieve various effects. The windowing command allows a portion of the overall image to be received. This partial image is commanded via the serial command, to select a beginning point and end point. This allows a section of the pixel array 302 to be used. Doing so may reduce the power consumption of the device as well as avoid the unnecessary imaging of uninteresting portions of the possible image.
A windowing effect may be achieved by driving a subset of the columns and rows. For example, if the pixel array included 10 rows and 10 columns, a window may be created by driving only the first five rows and first five columns. By not driving the remaining columns and rows, less energy is consumed by the chip 300 than when the chip 300 drives all the columns and rows.
Subsampling can be used to provide an overall smaller produced image through the use of a reduced set of the available pixels and the pixel array 302. For example, if only half of the columns in an interspersed fashion are used, the overall width of the image is reduced in half. Taking alternate rows and columns reduces the image resolution by one-fourth. It could also be desirable to reduce the number of rows being used to maintain a proportional image to the original image perceived. The reduction in overall size of the generated image allows for a smaller sized image with lower detail. The number of pixels being driven in this example is one fourth of the total number of pixels in the pixel array 302 (i.e., half of the columns and half of the rows). Thus, the total amount of pixel data may be reduced which reduces the data size of the image. However, the pixels in the pixel array 302 which are not driven do not provide information and so information of the sub-sampled image may be lost compared to the full image.
Programmable exposure allows for the control of brightness and contrast through digital commands. This allows for the camera to operate properly or desirably in non-ideal light conditions. The programmable exposure is implemented by changing the digital exposure control signals to the pixel array 302. These exposure control signals directly determine the amount of time that pixels of the pixel array 302 integrate. For example, for low light conditions longer periods of integration produce superior results. By changing the amount of time between integration, this technique is referred to as a �rolling electronic shutter.�
In conventional imaging systems which receive digital commands, the imaging chip does not necessarily include means to transform those digital commands into analog signals. Hence, often both digital and analog control signals are required. The analog control signals are used for various purposes, including as references for the A to D converters.
The imaging chip 300, by contrast, provides digital to analog converters 312 allowing digital command signals to be received and input to the chip 300. The DAC 312 converts the digital signals to analog signals. Thus, the pixel array 302 and the ADC array 310 can receive analog references for proper operation at a pixel level while the chip 300 receives digital signals at a command level.
Other features of the chip 300 provided through the timing and control block 308, ADC 310, and DAC 312 include support for digital stills as well as continuous imaging. The chip 300 may be programmed to supply or take a digital still or a series of images. The chip 300 includes 256 10-bit successive approximation analog digital converters with built-in correlated double sampling (�CDS�) and fixed pattern noise (�FPN�) suppression. The chip 300 may also provide programmable exposure time implemented as a rolling shutter (approximately 50 microseconds as a minimum; approximately 15 seconds as a maximum). The chip 300 may also be programmed to support a variety of data rates and interfaces (e.g., over four mega-pixels per second at over 60 frames per second, at a maximum).
The power consumption of the APS is approximately 20 mw (at 225 kilo-pixels per second) during imaging digitization and read out mode. Power consumption is approximately 10 mw during imaging mode, and approximately 40 μW during idle power mode. The preferred embodiment allows multiple modes of operation to adjust the power consumption as appropriate.
The APS photogate pixel 500 includes a photogate electrode 502 over a substrate 504. A drain diffusion 506 and a floating diffusion 508 are within the substrate 504. A transfer electrode 510 bridges the drain diffusion 506 and the floating diffusion 508. A reset field effect transistor (�FET�) 512 is connected to the floating diffusion 508 at the source side. The drain of the reset FET 512 is connected to a voltage potential of VDD.
A gate electrode of a source follower FET 514 is connected to the source of the reset FET 512. The drain of the source follower FET 514 is connected to a voltage potential VDD. The source of the source follower FET 514 is connected to the drain of a row select FET 516. The source of the row select FET 516 is connected to a column bus 518.
The gate of the reset FET 512 is controlled by a reset signal RST. The gate of the row select FET 516 is controlled by a row select signal RS. The photogate electrode 502 is controlled by a photogate control signal PG. The transfer electrode 510 is controlled by an analog reference TX.
During an integration period, the photogate electrode 502 is held by the signal PG to a positive voltage to form a potential well 520 in the substrate 504. In this potential well 520, a photo-generated charge is accumulated as illustrated. The transfer electrode 510 is held at a less positive voltage than that of the photogate electrode 502 to form a first potential barrier 524 in the substrate 504 below the transfer electrode 510. Second and third potential wells 522, 526 are located below the drain diffusion 506 and the floating diffusion 508, respectively. To read out a pixel, the voltage of the signal PG is changed from VDD to ground so that the potential well 520 located under the photogate electrode 502 collapses.
The altering of the potential barrier 520 creates a downward potential staircase from the first potential well 520 through the second and third potential wells 522 and 526. This staircase accomplishes a transfer of charge from the potential well 520, where charges accumulate during the integration period, to the third potential well 526 below the floating diffusion 508.
The floating diffusion 508 causes the gate electrode of the source follower FET 514 to become activated in response to the level of charge and potential accumulated in that floating diffusion 508. As a result, the image signal captured by the pixel is transferred to the column bus in response to the select signals to the row select FET 516.
The process and structure described above is one used in a preferred embodiment of an APS photogate pixel. As noted above, the process and components described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,471,515 may be used. Alternatively, other methods accomplishing the same goal of an APS photogate pixel as apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art may be used.
The varying levels of power consumption illustrated in
The battery (recall battery 112 in
For example, using the programmable nature of the preferred APS, the APS may be set to sub-sample at approximately 64 by 64 pixels instead of the standard 256 by 256 pixels, as described above, and to turn on the receiver once every 512 seconds (i.e., a sleep time of 512 seconds). Such reductions by sub-sampling reduce the transmit time for a frame by about 40%. This reduction in transmit time per frame reduces the amount of power consumed during transmission and the increased sleep time reduces the power consumed in receiving. Hence the battery life increases. Thus, at these settings, the battery life time may be extended to approximately 190 days.
As discussed above, the camera preferably transmits image data to and receives command signals from a base station. One embodiment of such a base station is illustrated in
Image transmitted to the base station 700 is received by a receiving antenna 701. The receiving antenna 701 is preferably a Yagi type antenna with a gain of 16 dB and operates at 2.4 GHz. The signal from the receiving antenna 701 is passed to a receiving band pass filter (�BPF�) 702. The receiving BPF 702 filters the signal and sends that filtered signal to a low noise amplifier (�LNA�) 704. The LNA 704 amplifies the signal and passes that signal to a first multiplier 708 which converts the signal using generator 706 which preferably generates a signal which is at 2.2416 GHz. The down-converted 70 megahertz signal is passed to an automatic gain control (�AGC�) 710.
The AGC 710 passes the signal to both of a second signal multiplier 712 and a third signal multiplier 722 which each down-convert the signal to quadrature baseband signals. A second analog signal generator 732 generates a 70 megahertz signal which is sent to the third signal multiplier 722 and a phase shifter 730. The phase shifter 730 shifts the phase of its received signal by 90 degrees. The down-converted signals are low pass filtered (�LPF�) by LPF 714 and LPF 724, then analog to digital converted (�ADC�) by ADC 716 and ADC 726, finite impulse response (�FIR�) filtered at 718 and 728 and direct current (�DC�) shifted. The filtered signals are sent to a complex rotation circuit 720.
The complex rotation circuit 720 receives the two signals from the FIR and DC removal filters 718, 728 and rotates those combined signals. The complex rotation circuit 720 sends a signal to the AGC 710. This signal functions to provide loop feedback functionality to the signal processing of the base station 700. The complex rotation circuit 720 outputs signals in parallel to a first signal adder 734 and a second signal adder 736. A sequence generator 738 generates two signals and sends one to each of the first signal adder 734 and second signal adder 736, respectively.
The first signal adder 734 adds the signals received from the complex rotation circuit 720 and the sequence generator 738. That summed signal is supplied to a symbol matched filter 740. Similarly, the second signal adder 736 adds the received signals from the complex rotation circuit 720 and the sequence generator 738 and sends that summed signal to the symbol matched filter 740.
A symbol timing recovery circuit 742 generates a timing signal which is sent to the symbol matched filter 740. The symbol matched filter 740 outputs a parallel signal to a PN code acquisition/tracking circuit 744, and a Viterbi decoder 746, and a phase detector 748. The code acquisition/tracking circuit 744 adjusts the PN sequence (from the sequence generator 738) to acquire and maintain PN-code lock. The phase detector 748 detects and removes received phase error using the complex rotation circuit 720. The phase detector 748 determines the degree or amount of improper phase in the received signal and sends the signal to the complex rotation circuit 720 to achieve phase lock. The complex rotation circuit 720 may then again rotate the received signal to be passed on to the first and second signal adder 734 and 736.
Once PN-code lock and phase lock have been achieved, the Viterbi decoder 746 decodes the signal and passes the decoded signal to a differential decoder 750. The differential decoder 750 performs additional decoding operations upon the received signal and passes that decoded signal to an RS-449 interface circuit 760.
The RS-449 interface circuit 760 transmits and receives data from a base station computer 761. The RS-449 interface circuit 760 sends a data signal and a clock signal to the base station computer 761. The base station computer 761 preferably has a user interface such as that of Labview�. The base station computer 761 includes a received command interpreter and a control command generation circuit. A Manchester encoding circuit and a transmit packet processor including a generation circuit and repetition logic are used to generate data and command signals to be transmitted by the base station to the receiving antenna of the camera (recall receiving antenna 106 of
The RS-449 interface circuit 760 sends a transmit data signal to an OOK modulator 762. The OOK modulator 762 modulates the received transmission data and sends that modulated signal to a driver amplifier 764. The driver amplifier 764 amplifies the received signal and sends that amplified signal to a power amplifier 766. The power amplifier 766 amplifies the power of the received signal, preferably to approximately 5 watts, and sends that amplified signal to a second BPF 768. The second BPF 768 filters the amplified signal, preferably at approximately 418 megahertz, and sends that filtered signal to a transmitting antenna 770. The transmitting antenna 770 is preferably a YAGI antenna with a gain of approximately 12.3 dB.
Additional variations and implementations are apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. For example, the camera need not be mobile, but may be fixed in place, such as by mounting into a larger structure or device. The base station may be implemented as a software application within a computer system. In addition, a portion of the base station can be implemented differently so long as a signal supplied to the RS-449 interface allows the RS-449 interface to operate as described above. Accordingly, the invention is not limited by the embodiments described above, but only by the scope of the following claims.
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Ukraine protests turn into fiery street battles
Kiev, Ukraine • Anti-government protests in Ukraine's capital escalated into fiery street battles with police Sunday as thousands of demonstrators hurled rocks and firebombs to set police vehicles ablaze. Dozens of officers and protesters were injured.
Police responded with stun grenades, tear gas and water cannons, but were outnumbered by the protesters. Many of the riot police held their shields over their heads to protect themselves from the projectiles thrown by demonstrators on the other side of a cordon of buses.
The violence was a sharp escalation of Ukraine's two-month political crisis, which has brought round-the-clock protest gatherings, but had been largely peaceful.
Opposition leader Vitali Klitschko tried to persuade demonstrators to stop their unrest, but failed and was sprayed by a fire extinguisher in the process. Klitschko later traveled to President Viktor Yanukovych's suburban residence and said the president has agreed to negotiate.
"There are only two ways for events to develop. The first one is not to negotiate," Klitschko was quoted as saying by the Interfax news agency. "A scenario of force can be unpredictable and I don't rule out the possibility of a civil war. ... And here we are using all possibilities in order to prevent bloodshed."
Yanukovych said later on his Web site that he has tasked a working group, headed by national security council head Andriy Klyuev, to meet with opposition representatives to work out a solution to the crisis. However, it was unclear if either side was prepared for real compromise; throughout the crisis, the opposition has insisted on the government's resignation and calling early presidential elections.
The White House blamed the increased tensions on Ukraine's government for failing to acknowledge its people's legitimate grievances and threatened sanctions if the use of violence continues.
National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said Ukraine's government "has moved to weaken the foundations of Ukraine's democracy by criminalizing peaceful protest and stripping civil society and political opponents of key democratic protections under the law."
She called on Ukraine to repeal recent laws limiting protests, remove riot police from downtown Kiev and start talking to the opposition.
"The U.S. will continue to consider additional steps -- including sanctions -- in response to the use of violence," Hayden said in a statement.
The crisis erupted in November after Yanukovych's decision to freeze ties with the European Union and seek a huge bailout from Russia. The decision sparked protests, which increased in size and determination after police twice violently dispersed demonstrators.
But anger rose substantially after Yanukovych last week signed an array of laws severely limiting protests and banning the wearing of helmets and gas masks.
Many of Sunday's demonstrators wore hardhats and masks in defiance of the new laws. They set several police buses on fire and some chased and beat officers.
Police responded with tear gas and stun grenades. Water cannons were also fired at the protesters in temperatures of -8 C (18 F), but the clashes continued.
The harsh new laws brought a crowd of tens of thousands to the protest at Kiev's central square on Sunday.
While most remained on the square, a group of radicals marched toward a police cordon several hundred meters away blocking an area housing government offices and began attacking riot police with sticks to push their way toward Ukraine's parliament building. The crowd then swelled to thousands.
The blasts of stun grenades echoed and plumes of smoke rose above the crowd. Activists chanted "Shame!" and "Revolution." The Interior Ministry said more than 70 police were injured, four of them seriously; there were no immediate figures for protester injuries.
The ministry also said a criminal case had been opened on charges of mass disorder; convictions under that charge could bring prison sentences of up to 15 years.


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- Interview with PSP's Lane Wright on 2015 Rule Changes
- Snake Sits Down with the Poynter Brothers
- London Vicious Sweeps CXBL Elite Series Title
- 2014 PSP World Cup Field Layout Released
- Chapter 6 of Internal Damage, "High Hopes"
- Chapter 5 of Internal Damage, "Chopping Block"
- Interview with Baltimore Revo, Going Pro at PSP Chicago
- 2014 PSP Chicago Open Field Layout
- Chapter 4 of Internal Damage, "Blindsided"
- Riley Sullivan and XSV Part Ways, New Players Added to Roster
Introducting the 2014 USA Olympic Paintball Team
- Updated: February 8, 2014 at 10:44 AM
The last few days, we've been completely consumed with the Olympics. From #sochifails to watching the opening ceremonies, and streaming every event possible, it's completely taken over. This got us thinking, IF paintball were an Olympic sport, who would make it on to team USA? Here's who we decided on…
How We Picked:
For this thought experiment, we decided to stick with standard PSP rules which allow 10 players per team. From there, we debated amongst ourselves as to who we thought would best bring home the gold, based on the 2013 performances of each player. You'll notice that we also placed players in the respective position we'd like to see them, so that Damien Ryan and Jason Edwards play a middle role, while Oliver Lang and Marcello Margott take the doritio side, etc…
Who We Picked:
Dave Baines; #41, Back, Edmonton Impact
Nicholas Slowiak; #24, Back, Houston Heat
Oliver Lang; #2, Front/Mid, San Diego Dynasty
Marcello Margott; #33, Front, Los Angeles Ironmen
Damien Ryan; #69, Mid, Los Angeles Infamous
Jason Edwards; #13, Mid/Back, Tampa Bay Damage
Tim Montressor; #40, Back, Edmonton Impact
Ryan Greenspan; #18, Mid, San Diego Dynasty
Justin Rabackoff; #9, Front, Edmonton Impact
Chad George; #57, Front, Houston Heat
Note- As it is in the Olympics, athletes are rostered by country of origin.
Who would you pick to be on Team USA? Also, We'd love to hear from some different countries!Tell us in the comments who you would want to represent your nation.


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Archinect - News 2014-12-18T07:33:42-05:00 http://archinect.com/news/article/116038354/marx-s-reading-room-could-stay-shut-for-five-more-years Marx's Reading Room could stay shut for five more years Alexander Walter 2014-12-15T13:48:00-05:00 >2014-12-15T13:48:41-05:00
The British Museum's round Reading Room might not fully reopen until 2020. One of London's grandest interiors, it was used by generations of scholars, including Karl Marx, when it housed the British Library. The historic reading desks are currently covered by a platform built in 2007, when the room was temporarily converted into a space for the museum's major exhibitions.

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In a young city predisposed to wrecking and rebuilding, impressive works of architecture can sometimes be discarded as effortlessly as last year's runway accessories. But Miami Marine Stadium, a bold structure on Biscayne Bay that sought to jolt the city into the future back in 1963, may prove a rare, stubborn exception. Abandoned and shuttered more than two decades ago, the Modernist stadium is in the midst of a turbulent, nearly seven-year effort by a nonprofit group [...].

Related: Winners of the 2011 DawnTown Miami Floating Stage Competition
 http://archinect.com/news/article/113496634/the-race-to-save-architecture-in-myanmar-s-biggest-city The Race to Save Architecture in Myanmar's Biggest City Alexander Walter 2014-11-12T13:37:00-05:00 >2014-11-12T18:49:01-05:00
Through six decades of assault [...] the apartment building on Upper Pansodan endured, its graceful arches and colorful patios sacrificing little of their elegance and charm to the torments of time, nature, and repression. Then in 2013, three years into Myanmar's unprecedented political and economic opening up, the building succumbed to a force that proved too great to resist: development.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/112716031/antiquities-lost-casualties-of-war Antiquities Lost, Casualties of War Nam Henderson 2014-11-02T12:04:00-05:00 >2014-11-03T13:18:25-05:00
Some of the damage could be repaired, he said. Still, "it won't be the same," he said. "Once you have blown down a building, it is blown down."

Graham Bowley draws attention to the list of cultural treasures in Syria and northern Iraq, that have been; destroyed, damaged or looted, as a result of three years of war.

 For more information, see previous coverage here, here and here.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/112276898/from-music-row-to-condo-row From 'Music Row' to Condo Row Nam Henderson 2014-10-27T19:29:00-04:00 >2014-10-27T21:21:15-04:00
"I know the progress is great...This is my hometown, and I love to see it grow and expand. But I'd sure hate to see Music Row not be Music Row 20 years from now" - Pat Holt, 61

Richard Fausset reported on the looming loss of Studio A (RCA Victor Nashville Sound Studios), the 49-year-old studio recording room, that is steeped in music history and scheduled for demolition to make way for a luxury condominium project.

 It is but the latest example of how a booming real estate market, is threatening the original architecture of "the Vatican City of country music".
 http://archinect.com/news/article/111874576/back-to-the-future-the-fake-relics-of-the-old-chinese-city-of-datong Back to the future: the fake relics of the 'old' Chinese city of Datong Alexander Walter 2014-10-22T13:22:00-04:00 >2014-10-29T21:38:47-04:00
Six years ago the then-mayor launched an ambitious plan to reconstruct the lost walls, watchtowers and Ming-style homes of the city – resettling tens of thousands of residents and transforming Datong into a tourist site. Now few want to live here

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/110889056/spf-a-s-wallis-annenberg-center-recognized-at-california-preservation-design-awards SPF:a's Wallis Annenberg Center recognized at California Preservation Design Awards Justine Testado 2014-10-09T18:49:00-04:00 >2014-10-15T23:21:10-04:00
Since the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts by Studio Pali Fekete Architects (SPF:a) broke ground in 2010, the new arts building continues to gain recognition, most recently at the 31st California Preservation Design Awards. Situated in the heart of sunny Beverly Hills, California, the Wallis Annenberg Center complex also includes the restored and renovated historic 1934 Beverly Hills Post Office building.

More photos and project details on Bustler.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/110235274/has-mecca-been-robbed-of-its-history Has Mecca Been Robbed of its History? Nicholas Korody 2014-10-01T11:31:00-04:00 >2014-10-09T18:35:11-04:00
The dominant architectural site in [Mecca] is not the Sacred Mosque, where the Kaaba, the symbolic focus of Muslims everywhere, is. It is the obnoxious Makkah Royal Clock Tower hotel, which, at 1,972 feet, is among the world's tallest buildings. It is part of a mammoth development of skyscrapers that includes luxury shopping malls and hotels [...] The city is now surrounded by the brutalism of rectangular steel and concrete structures — an amalgam of Disneyland and Las Vegas.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/110101134/buenos-aires-s-citizens-take-to-the-courts-to-save-the-paris-of-south-america-from-bulldozers Buenos Aires's citizens take to the courts to save the 'Paris of South America' from bulldozers Alexander Walter 2014-09-29T13:29:00-04:00 >2014-10-02T13:35:54-04:00
Buenos Aires has not traditionally been concerned about preservation. Only a handful of buildings remain from the colonial years after the city's founding in 1536 in what is now the old San Telmo tourist district. The Parisian architecture of the early 20th century has also been shrinking because of the property boom that accompanied a renewed spurt of economic growth in the last decade until 2013.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/109258234/the-getty-foundation-selects-the-first-10-modern-projects-to-receive-grants-in-worldwide-preservation-effort The Getty Foundation selects the first 10 modern projects to receive grants in worldwide preservation effort Justine Testado 2014-09-18T15:07:00-04:00 >2014-09-22T20:32:43-04:00
For the sake of preserving the holy modern architectural canon (and some), The Getty Foundation officially announced today the first 10 projects to receive grants of their Keeping it Modern initiative. In a race against time among other challenging factors, the philanthropic effort aims to conserve the world's architectural landmarks of the 20th century.

The Foundation states Keeping it Modern will address the pressing issues involved with the conservation of modern architectural heritage through the support for key model projects. Each grant project was selected for its architectural significance and its potential to advance conservation practices relevant to modern architecture.

The first ten projects selected to receive funding are:

(Above) Louis Kahn's Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Jørn Utzon's Sydney Opera House

Hilario Candela's Miami Marine Stadium

Alvar Aalto's Paimio Sanatorium

Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House

Ray and Charles Eames' residence 'The Eames House'

I.M. Pei's Luc...
 http://archinect.com/news/article/108483141/repurposing-old-rail-stations-in-the-rust-belt-what-buffalo-detroit-and-cincinnati-can-tell-us-about-adaptive-reuse Repurposing Old Rail Stations in the Rust Belt: What Buffalo, Detroit, and Cincinnati can tell us about adaptive reuse Alexander Walter 2014-09-08T13:39:00-04:00 >2014-09-09T21:41:08-04:00
The CTRC's efforts are part of a larger phenomenon of rail station preservation occurring throughout the Rust Belt, including places such as Cincinnati's Union Terminal, and Detroit's Michigan Central Station. And while a geographic disadvantage and heavy rehabilitation costs make for an uphill battle, the Buffalo nonprofit and its ebullient members have high hopes for the future.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/108022943/neo-classical-falls-foul-of-brazil-s-love-of-baroque Neo-Classical falls foul of Brazil's love of Baroque Alexander Walter 2014-09-02T14:19:00-04:00 >2014-09-03T19:52:48-04:00
Through the free-flowing talent of Costa, Niemeyer, Burle Marx and Athos Bulcão, Brasília—the only city built in the 20th century that is listed by Unesco—has captivated the world since 1960. But the federal capital has not made Modernism sacred in the country as a whole and the protection of Modern architecture is still in its infancy.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/107638546/the-astrodome-the-world-s-largest-indoor-garden The Astrodome: The World's Largest Indoor Garden? Alexander Walter 2014-08-28T14:28:00-04:00 >2014-09-03T19:38:48-04:00
It's been a long time since the Houston Oilers or any other team called the Astrodome home, and voters rejected a bond measure to adapt and reuse this domed cathedral last year. But Emmett's not giving it up. Yesterday, he led the press on a tour of the Astrodome to introduce his own plan to restore it: By creating the world's largest indoor park. This isn't the first scheme mounted by preservationists who see a future for the dome.

Previously:

Winners of the Reimagine the Astrodome ideas competition

Can buildings be too young to save?

 http://archinect.com/news/article/107481560/hearing-begins-for-modernist-north-carolina-home-threatened-with-demolition Hearing begins for "modernist" North Carolina home threatened with demolition Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2014-08-26T14:38:00-04:00 >2014-09-11T15:41:10-04:00
Today is day two in court for architect Louis Cherry and his wife, Marsha Gordon, for the hearing that will decide the fate of their new home in the historic Oakwood neighborhood of Raleigh, North Carolina. Back in March, a neighbor complained that the "modernist" style of Cherry's home didn't jive with the neighborhood's tone, and successfully appealed to have the building's permits revoked. Construction was halted, and now the decision of whether the house can be finished, demolished, or forcibly modified to local design standards has been brought to court.

We first covered this issue back in May and July, and the preservationist-NIMBYism that it's raised. Opening statements for the case were held yesterday, although it could take months for the judge to issue a final decision.

UPDATE: The hearing has been adjourned, according to @RaleighReporter, Colin Campbell (reporter for The News & Observer, North Raleigh News and Midtown Raleigh News).

@NCMHTweets reported from inside the court...
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For some historic preservationists on the North Shore, the economic downturn in 2008 had a silver lining, bringing a lull in tear-downs and new-home construction that gave scores of vintage properties a reprieve from the wrecking ball. But six years later, officials in north suburban Winnetka tasked with preserving historic homes say that reprieve has clearly ended. They report that demolition permits have nearly doubled, with 36 issued in 2013, up from 19 in 2009.

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Certainly, it's a minor miracle that Epiphany wasn't gutted at some point in its long life to make way for late 20th-century design nightmares such as drop ceilings and wood paneling. But more significantly the church represents an interesting period in Southern California history.

The Church of the Epiphany was an iconic meeting spot for activist groups throughout the 20th century -- including Cesar Chavez, who gave talks there -- and continues to be a valuable community space today. After a 2011 art auction to preserve the aging church, a second benefit auction is currently being held by an Angeleno arts group in support of the Epiphany Conservation Trust until August 23 to raise more funds for additional restoration needs. Restoration will be done by L.A. architecture firm Escher GuneWardena.
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News of the planned destruction of the Hotel Okura building in Tokyo to make way for a larger 38-story glass tower has brought cries of protest in Japan and elsewhere in the world. Monocle, the wide-ranging global magazine, has started a petition to save the old Okura on behalf of "all lovers of modern Japanese architecture."

Monocle's savetheokura.com petition website is still up, but it seems that the fate of Ol' Okura has been sealed.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/106402302/london-skyline-campaigners-dismay-as-unesco-ignores-risk-to-westminster London skyline campaigners' dismay as Unesco ignores risk to Westminster Alexander Walter 2014-08-12T13:40:00-04:00 >2014-08-12T13:43:11-04:00
The march of London's skyscrapers looks set to continue unchecked after the UN watchdog charged with protecting sites of international importance delayed a move to place parliament – which is being obscured by a rash of new towers – on its endangered heritage list. Unesco was due to put Westminster on its List of World Heritage in Danger when it met recently in Doha, Qatar.

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <meta> http://archinect.com/news/article/106275393/adaptive-reuse-curb-appeal-equal-historic-buildings-reinvented Adaptive reuse + "curb appeal", equal historic buildings, reinvented Nam Henderson 2014-08-10T23:41:00-04:00 >2014-08-11T08:06:22-04:00
"People are more comfortable...with something that feels authentic." - Toby Moskovits, president of Heritage Equity Partners

Earlier this summer, C. J. Hughes took note of a trend in NYC real-estate, the conversion of unusual buildings into apartments and condos. But, it isn't only your typical post-industrial loft, the conversions include; phone company buildings (like 140 West Street designed by Ralph Walker, a prominent Art Deco architect), parking garages, religious buildings, movie theaters and even government/public buildings.
 http://archinect.com/news/article/105404053/the-ny-mets-are-trying-to-save-the-tent-of-tomorrow The NY Mets Are Trying to Save the 'Tent of Tomorrow' Diane Pham 2014-07-30T17:17:00-04:00 >2014-07-30T17:18:12-04:00
With change in Queens arriving rapidly, the Mets can preserve a piece of team history—and public good will—by helping to restore a part of the World's Fair from 50 years ago.

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Leading British archaeologist and member of the House of Lords, Colin Renfrew, says the destruction of historic mosques in Mosul, northern Iraq, by Islamic state militants (Isis) "is a disaster for the cultural heritage of Iraq, and indeed of Islam". The Prophet Jirjis mosque and shrine in Mosul was destroyed on 27 July, according to unconfirmed press reports. The 14th-century mosque was the latest in a series of holy sites targeted by the jihadist group.

Previously: Islamic State jihadis destroy ancient mosque in Mosul
 http://archinect.com/news/article/104939599/leading-museum-directors-artists-and-architects-call-on-italian-government-to-ban-giant-ships-from-venice Leading museum directors, artists and architects call on Italian government to ban giant ships from Venice Alexander Walter 2014-07-24T13:20:00-04:00 >2014-07-25T08:44:20-04:00
More than 50 leading figures from the worlds of art, film, fashion and architecture have signed a petition calling for a ban on giant cruise ships sailing through Venice. [...] Nicholas Penny, the director of the National Gallery in London, Richard Armstrong, the director of the Guggenheim Foundation, the architect Norman Foster and his wife Elena also endorse the appeal which has been launched by the Association of the International Private Committees for the Safeguarding of Venice [...].

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New to Archinect, Julia Ingalls penned an essay, titled Material Witness: Insanity in the walls of '"True Detective" and "Twin Peaks".

 Olaf Design Ninja_  offered a complement "A good visceral read like a true detective watch...This would almost suggest the inert quality of this line between sanity and insanity material be abandonment. Been working on a large abandoned hospital to rental project for a few years now and…"

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Tim Fernholz looked at how retail/consumer giants, trademark their retail layouts. raj wanted some clarification "This is just a crazy thing....Who owns the copyright? AIA docs says the Architect. Did they sell that?"

Alexander Walter noted Martino Stierli has been named the new chief curator of MoMA Architecture and Design. darkman was disappointed "Another European academic. Shocking choice, Lowry".

Baltimore Business Journal ...
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US museums are teaming up with the Syrian Interim Government's Heritage Task Force to help protect Syrian museum collections and stem the loss of cultural heritage amid the country's ongoing civil war. Late last month, experts from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, and the Pennsylvania Museum's Penn Cultural Heritage Center quietly organised a three-day training session for curators, heritage experts and civilians in an undisclosed location outside of Syria.

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Istanbul is the city of transformation and contradiction. As an urbanist, I am trying to keep record and make sense of this transformation and am especially interested in its winners and losers. At the moment we live in a giant construction site, where skyscrapers, mega projects and urban renewal projects are taking place all around. There is a gold rush to real-estate development.

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Some obvious reasons are deducible from the graphic elegance of his structures and their seductive saturated "Mexican" colors. Perhaps, though, new generations are also drawn by instinct to the deep humanism expressed in the work of this undervalued genius, a man who cited as his personal pole stars ideals like amazement, enchantment, serenity, silence and intimacy.

Back in June, Guy Trebay penned a essay 'Finding Mexico City, and Luis Barragán, Again'. Therein, he relates how after a long absence from Mexico City, he was inspired to rediscover both the city and the houses of the great Mexican architect.

He also draws attention to the fact that many of these houses lack official landmark protection, including two of the most important, which are leaving the possession of the families that commissioned them.

Previously Archinect new items on Barragán; here and here
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The practice of using corporate largess to finance restoration projects for public antiquities was once fairly rare here. But with the nation struggling with a stagnant economy and crushing public debt — Rome is flirting off and on with bankruptcy — politicians are now looking to private companies and international sources to help preserve Italy's cultural heritage.

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[...] the Crystal Bridges acquisition reflects an increasingly popular attitude toward architecturally significant homes among private collectors. Such buyers now see that historic homes can be collected, preserved, and appreciated much like fine art.

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"Words like 'holocaust' have been used in reference to the idea that our house could inspire a rash of tear-downs which could then be replaced with modern homes. I designed my house specifically within the design guidelines of this historic district and to be compatible, a good neighbor. But the term 'modernism' just clicks a switch in people's brain and they can't see the house for what it is."

Previously: Architect Fights for His Home
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Nicholas Korody penned a review - The Trouble with a Bird's Eye View. The piece dissects a summer exhibition of the Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Design. He concludes the pairing of aerial photographs by Los Angeles-based Lane Barden with a geo-mapping project by the German-American duo Benedikt Groß and Joseph K. Lee, is proof that "For Barden, Groß and Lee, the position and involvement of humans in a greater ecology is only clear from high above".

citizen shared "This reminds me of that story of the 1933 CIAM meeting. Participants compared scale plan/maps of major cities around the world. Neutra's graphic of LA covered a wall and then some".

Plus, for the fifth edition of Cutting Room, Amelia interviewed Mehruss Jon Ahi and Armen Karaoghlanian, the architect and filmmaker behind Interiors. The project is a journal in which the authors reconstruct sections taken from famous scenes in classic films.

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Movies and women's work
Yes, I know I said I wasn't going to post, but …
In honor of Labor Day, Salon has a great slideshow of 10 movies "that really understand work." It's a great list, but where are the women? Granted, first place goes to Ellen Ripley of "Alien," but come on; it's also the only science fiction film on the list, and the role of Ripley was originally written for a man. What about women who are office temps, hotel maids, waitresses, factory workers, stay-at-home mothers, sex workers, soldiers, day care providers, nurses?
What movies would you say get work right, and show women doing it?
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My favorite is "Erin Brockovich" (Julia Roberts, 2000), which shows a single mom working hard to first create a job for herself and then keep it when the powers that be have a different idea. Then "Norma Rae" (Sally Field, 1979), about union organizing at a gritty small town mill. And finally "Silkwood" (Meryl Streep, 1983), which again gets at the gritty underbelly of corporate malfeasance. And even though I admire Sigourney Weaver, one terrible, absolutely terrible movie about a working woman is her "Gorillas in the Mist" (1988), in which a brilliant and pioneering scientist (Diane Fossey) is reduced to some sort of Miss Lonely Hearts of the Jungle. Ugh!
I'm glad the original "Alien" captured the no. 1 spot, but what does it mean that it's a fantasy?
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Avery played in 75 games this past season with the Kings
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Kings have re-signed restricted free agent left wing Sean Avery to a one-year contact, Kings President/General Manager Dean Lombardi announced today. Per club policy, terms of the agreement were not announced.
Avery, 26, played in 75 games this past season with the Kings and set career-highs with 39 points, 15 goals and 24 assists. He also had an NHL-high 257 penalty minutes, the second straight season he has led the League in penalty minutes (he had a career-high 261 penalty minutes during the 2004-05 season).
"I'm excited about returning to the Kings for another year and a chance to play for the great fans in LA. I'm looking forward to getting back to work with my teammates and, through our hard work and determination, having the opportunity to reach my ultimate goal of winning a Stanley Cup," said Avery.
The 5-9, 185-pound native of Pickering, Ontario, also this past season tied for second on the Kings with three-shorthanded goals, and he has one power-play goal and one game-winning goal while recording 189 shots, third most on the Kings.
Avery was acquired by the Kings from the Detroit Red Wings on March 11, 2003, with Maxim Kuznetsov, a first-round choice in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft (Jeff Tambellini) and a second-round choice in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft (later transferred to Boston) for Mathieu Schneider. In 238 career regular season games with the Kings and the Red Wings, Avery has 86 points (32-54=86) and 739 penalty minutes.


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IBM Jolts GM's Volt
The Volt costs $41,000, or $33,500 after a federal rebate. Critics have said that is too high, but Bly said dealers have orders that exceed the total of 10,000 Volts, which GM hopes to produce in the first model year between November and June. Next year, production could reach 45,000, he said.
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