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Debt crisis averted, all eyes now on FAA impasse
By Felicia Sonmez and Steve Vogel,
With the bitter debate on raising the debt ceiling at last behind it, Washington turned its sights Wednesday to matters that had gone little-noticed in the months-long furor over the federal borrowing limit.
Chief among them: a partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has led to the furloughs of tens of thousands of workers and is costing the federal government $30 million a day.
As the FAA impasse supplanted the debt crisis as the main object of the country's attention for the first time since the shutdown began 11 days ago, the White House, congressional leaders and industry workers scrambled to weigh in on the issue.
"This is a lose-lose-lose situation that can be easily solved if Congress gets back into town and does its job," President Obama said at a Wednesday afternoon news conference at the White House before meeting with members of his Cabinet, including Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
Calling the impasse "a self-inflicted wound that is unnecessary," Obama said he had personally called on congressional leaders to resolve the FAA stalemate before the end of the week by approving a temporary funding extension — after which lawmakers could "have the fights that they want to have when they get back."
Both chambers of Congress began a five-week recess Tuesday after passing the debt-limit compromise.
"Don't put the livelihoods of thousands of people at risk," Obama said. "Don't put projects at risk. And don't let a billion dollars, at a time when we're scrambling for every dollar we can, get left on the table because Congress did not act."
At the center of the deadlock is a $163 million program providing air service subsidies for some rural airports. House Republicans favor an FAA extension that cuts some of that funding, while Democrats are opposed to such a move.
But beyond the rural air service program, the dispute is also a broader one between the parties about their political leverage: Democrats argue that if they agree to the temporary FAA reauthorization passed by the House, Republicans will be emboldened to move forward on a longer-term extension that limits workers' collective-bargaining rights, a measure that Democrats oppose.
Since it began July 23, the partial shutdown of the FAA has cost the country $30 million a day, as the agency has been unable to collect the 7.5 percent-per-ticket tax on air travel. The dispute has also led to the furloughs of 4,000 workers — including 1,000 in the Washington area — as well as some 70,000 contractors.
Some workers began lobbying lawmakers and aides on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to make progress on a funding extension. And congressional leaders on Wednesday exchanged their most heated rhetoric to date on the issue.
Fred Rasche, a 49-year-old engineer who has worked for the FAA for 27 years and is among the thousands of workers furloughed, said he was shocked when Congress adjourned Tuesday without agreeing to a funding extension.
"I believe in government that works," Rasche said Wednesday afternoon as he prepared to go with other members of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association to meet with congressional staff on Capitol Hill. "The people in my office do work, and they work hard. This Congress isn't able to work. It doesn't seem like government is working anymore. It's certainly not working for us."
Rasche and his colleagues argue that they have been caught in a pointless political spat that could have far-reaching consequences in their lives. "It's impacting us today, and it's impacting our future," he said. "It doesn't make sense. I don't understand what it's over."
Four employee unions that represent the furloughed FAA workers said in a statement Wednesday that they were "extremely frustrated and discouraged" by lawmakers' decision to recess without addressing the FAA funding issue, and called on Congress to "immediately" pass a reauthorization bill.
"The air-traffic control system cannot wait and neither can the families of the thousands of impacted employees across the nation. To protect this country's aviation system and secure jobs throughout the country, Congress must act now," said the statement from the American Federation of Government Employees; the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees; the National Air Traffic Controllers Association; and the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists.
At an at-times confrontational news conference in the Senate TV studio, Senate and House Democratic leaders accused House Republicans of engaging in "the politics of hostage-taking" on the FAA issue.
"The fact is, when you look back at their threats to shut down the entire government — remember that? — unless they got tax breaks for the rich, followed by holding the full faith and credit of this government hostage to their desires to cut government spending, and now here we are a third time," Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said.
"I hope the American people wake up," Boxer added. "This is their modus operandi: government by crisis that they make up, government by hostage-taking, government by threat."
Republican leaders shot back that the onus was on Democrats to accept the House-passed bill.
"All it will take to end this crisis is for the Senate to pass the House-approved FAA extension," House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said in a statement. "The only reason so many jobs are at stake is Senate Democratic leaders chose to play politics rather than pass the House bill. I respect the fact that senators have certain objections, but they have had two weeks to respond to the House bill and done nothing, leaving tens of thousands of workers in limbo. The House has done its job, and now it's time for senators to do theirs."
The deadlock found LaHood — a former seven-term Republican House member from Illinois — sharply criticizing some of his onetime colleagues in Congress for recessing without resolving the FAA stalemate.
"I'm calling them back," he said. "Come back to Washington. Leave your vacations, just for a couple hours. Come back, Congress. Help your friends and neighbors get back to work."
As he left Wednesday's news conference, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) maintained that leaders "could take care of this in a second" because both chambers will continue to meet in pro forma session over the coming weeks — meaning that while senators and House members are back in their home states, leaders could still act on an FAA bill.
But didn't it reflect poorly on Congress that members were leaving town without resolving the issue, and while thousands of workers remain furloughed?
"The answer is yes," Reid said.
Reid sent a letter Wednesday to Boehner calling for Republicans to pass a clean, short-term FAA reauthorization:
"We must resolve our differences through the normal legislative process," Reid wrote. "In the meantime, we need a clean, short term extension to get these people back to work. There is bipartisan support for this position."


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Two Troy people were arrested and sent to Rensselaer County Jail for allegedly stealing cases of Red Bull at the Brunswick Walmart.
Two Troy people were arrested and sent to Rensselaer County Jail for allegedly stealing cases of Red Bull at the Brunswick Walmart.
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Bradshaw and Cruz set career highs as the Giants rebound from a sloppy start to beat Cleveland.
Bradshaw and Cruz set career highs as the Giants rebound from a sloppy start to beat Cleveland.
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On Wednesday, February 6, the Sport Studies Department will hold events to celebrate the 27th Annual National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NWGSD), including an essay contest and a teeter-totter marathon.
The theme of this year's NWGSD is, "Girls in Sports, An Investment in the Future," and the day will be celebrated across the country through various events with award ceremonies and activities honoring the achievements of girls and women in sports.
According to Dr. Emily Dane-Staples, Associate Professor of Sport Studies, essay contest themes were sent to regional K-12 schools in November. This year, authors were asked to choose among the themes, "Play Today, Play Forever," "Lessons Learned," and "Bully Bully, Learn a New Way." Winners from each grade category (grades K-2, grades 3-5, grades 6-8, and grades 9-12) will be selected. The primary goal is to represent an effective method for female authors to express their dreams and goals for a successful life and a better community. Winners will be announced on the Department's NWGSD website on February 6.
The teeter-totter marathon has become an annual favorite at Fisher, and serves as a fundraiser as well as recognition of NGWSD. Student and faculty volunteer groups, including many athletes on campus, will keep the teeter-totter in motion from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. Donation jars will be placed throughout campus in late January, and all of the money gets donated to the National Association for Girls and Women in Sport.
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mosiac table top
I have a black wrought iron round table(45" diameter) that I would like to cover with a mosiac top. I live in northern illinois. would i be able to leave it out on the patio year round? I'm afraid the weight will make it not so easy to get to the garage over winter. I've never attempted a project this big and am not sure it will be practical in my area
Any advice? If any one has done something like this a picture of your project would be very appreciated. Thanks
Also make sure your table is strong enough to support the weight of all you put on top. You didn't say what the top of your table is made of. I have a metal patio table w/the top being made of a metal mesh, but I doubt it'd support the weight of mosaic materials. IF I were to mosaic mine, I'd put a layer of the diamond mesh over the top, then a coat of concrete (1 part Portland to 3 parts sand) b/f mosaicing it w/thinset. That should hold up in any kind of weather. Let us know what you decide, and pictures please.
The table is the standard metal mesh you see in all the box stores. Slowmedown I think you are correct. im not sure it will support all the weight. so i will mosiac the small round matching side table next to the chaise. it has the same mesh top. I thought i would have to use plywood over the top as the base. im not familiar with diamond mesh. how do i create a base for the table lip around the edge?
thanks for the help .
SILVAMAE showed pictures of her experience w/an outside tabletop using plywood - NOT. The diamond mesh is what is recommended by Riana deRaad, the artist that makes concrete garden sculpture. Some of us have taken her workshops. You can find it in the Box Stores - it's what is used in plastering walls. My table has such a teensy lip that I wouldn't worry about that. There are two ways of preping the top. The diamond mesh is only 27", so I'd lay the mesh on the table, use two pieces, "stitch" them together w/19-guage wire. I'd also "stitch" the wire to the table mesh, then trim the diamond mesh around the edge w/tin snips, making your circle, allowing about 1 1/2 or 2 inches extra. I'd snip into that circle and fold the pieces around the lip. The other way - just lay your pieces on the table, stitch it, and snip the mesh up to the lip. After you put your concrete on, I imagine it'll even up at the lip. You can mosaic the table edge w/o the mesh overlay. After you brought this up, it inspired me to mosaic my patio table AGAIN - have been thinking about it. SO, I was thinking that in order to test the weight question, I could put a sack of the mortar mix and a whole bunch of plates/tesserae on top and see what happens. It w/probably hold, but I imagine I'd not be able to move the table by myself anymore. Hope this helps. Worth a try??????? When I run out of things on my list, this might jump in line.
I just finished landscaping the back yard so i need a new project. I can't wait to get started. I moved 3 years ago and gave a ton of spare china pieces away that i had saved for projects cause i got tired of packing. so back to the flea market I go. thanks for the advise. I may give another holler when im up to my elbows in cement!
WAIT!!! Do not use those flimsy mesh patio tables! I dreamed of a table top for 10 year and I finally did the project. It was beautiful, but the mesh patio table (42") could not support it properly and over the course of 2 years the top began to slowly drop around the edges so that you visually could see the middle higher than the edges. Consequently the glass began to crack all over.
There are things I could have done better to mitigate the situation, but I would never do that again. I got rid of the table and put the top out of the way until I have the heart to throw it away. I bought a cast aluminum table which is MUCH stronger and I'm now planning a new top.
SLOWMEDOWN had a good suggestion with the sacks of mortar, but I would put them around the edge to see if it holds up. Initially it may seem strong, but over time.....
Do not use mortar. If you feel the table frame and legs are strong enough to suport the artwork you want to use at least 1/2 inch tile backer board. It comes at Home depot and Lowes in 3x5 foot shhets since your table is 45 inch round you will need to add a couple of small 4.5 inch curved pieces on the narrow sides. I would double it up turning the top 3 pieces 90 degrees to the bottom 3 pieces. Use fiberglass mesh and thinset over the two seems and use a complete layer of thinset between the two layers to laminate them together. NEVER...use wood on any mosaics outside. Even the weatherproof woods like redwood,cedar,and mahoghany will expand and contract with the weather ruining the art.
I hope you realize we are not trying to rain on your parade..just we have all learned the hard way and have Major dissappointments!!! I also would add, that not all plates can handle rain/freezing/cold weather, ceramic plates tend to chip and crumble..grrr...after all my hard work!!! Now I only use glass, marbles, globs, porceline dishes, porceline tiles and slate tiles, rocks, pebbles...
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I found some great metal mosaics at http://www.metalmosaicsdirect.com they sell the Earthworks brand and I looked everywhere for 1x2" Brick mosaic thay sell this for $14.99SF does anyone know where you can purchase this from lower?
Here is a link that might be useful: Metal Mosaics Direct
I've been lurking in the background, looking at all the wonderful pictures and reading the posts. what i did for my patio table is have a friend cut a piece of backerboard or concrete board in a circle to the size i wanted. he attached a piece of plywood underneath it. i mosaiced that, then screwed up from the bottom into the wood. dont know how that will hold up in the cold, the wood i mean. but you can try putting the screws into the concrete board from the top and sink them, then mosaic over them, then just drop them thru the holes in the table and use nuts to secure from the bottom. that way you dont have to worry about the wood warping. i live in california so the cold is not a factor. on the table i did the tiles on the top of the table were put on with thinset and stayed on fine but in my infinite wisdom i put them along the sides of the wood and some of those have popped off. but its been 3 years so it held up for a while.
tilemarbleguy14. I have also been looking around for metal mosaics. The best online is www.metalmosaicsdirect.com they are ran by BuildersDepotDirect.com and have really the lowest prices and I have searched. The samples are really cheap and shipped out same day. The product quality is first class. The Octagon Metal Mosaic is my favorite and priced at only $17.89SF. It is a really good deal.
Here is a link that might be useful: Builders Depot Direct Metal Mosaics
I did my checkerboard table with the backerboard. Screwed it right to the wood. You do have to sink the screws and they make special screws for backerboard. It is for sure the way to go. If you want a grout that will last forever then use Lowes Spectra Lock system.It seals itself and is stain resistant. It's also pricey but well worth it.


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Young Writers Competition: GUESTimation: Breaking the deadlock on wedding guest lists
Article first published online: 20 AUG 2013
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2013.00687.x
© 2013 The Royal Statistical Society
Volume 10, Issue 4, pages 45–48, August 2013
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Vukcevic, D. (2013), Young Writers Competition: GUESTimation: Breaking the deadlock on wedding guest lists. Significance, 10: 45–48. doi: 10.1111/j.1740-9713.2013.00687.x
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Earlier this year, together with the Young Statisticians Group of the RSS, Significance ran its second Young Writers Competition. A selection of runners-up will be published on these pages and on our website, http://www.significancemagazine.com, over the coming months. Here we present the winner. Damjan Vukcevic talks us through independent variables, probability distributions, and robustness of models, all in the context of that nightmare that most of us encounter at some time in our lives – whom should we invite to our wedding?


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As Mallomars turn 100, it's time to rejoice
They're back, and for being 100 years old, they're looking (and tasting) great.
Mallomars, that is, the seasonal (October to April) cookies in the bright-yellow box. Well, they're not cookies exactly. A Mallomar is a round of graham cracker topped with a mini-mound of marshmallow and then "enrobed" in pure dark chocolate. Which means the chocolate is poured over the cookie.
For many of us, they're the source of memories and the making of dreams, a small but entrenched part of popular culture. For instance, they were mentioned in the movies "When Harry Met Sally," "The First Wives Club" and "Regarding Henry," and in the cable TV series "The Sopranos." Mallomar-lovers hoard the sweet little pillows in the freezer, hide them from the children, eat entire boxes in secret. And what's wrong with that?
In celebration of the cookie's centennial, Nabisco is asking Mallomar fans to share their "favorite Mallo-Memories at facebook.com/mallomars."
Locally, Mallomars can be found at most supermarkets for around $5 for an 18-cookie box, but this morning we scored the last box in an end-aisle display at a Save Mart for $4.19. "More are being shipped from the warehouse," a manager assured us.
Meanwhile, here's the Mallomar story, according to a spokeswoman at Kraft, the parent company of Nabisco:
The National Biscuit Co. (later Nabisco) debuted Mallomars 100 years ago at a grocery store in New Jersey. For decades the cookies were strictly regional, and largely still are: Most are sold in the greater New York area.
As for Mallomars' seasonal availability nationwide, there are two theories as to why. The company line: "Because the pure chocolate is susceptible to excessive heat, Mallomars are baked only during the cooler months."
The non-company line: Each fall, media across the nation join the welcome wagon when Mallomars appear on store shelves. If Nabisco were to chemically stabilize the chocolate on Mallomars for longer shelf life, all that media coverage would melt and Mallomars might become just another cookie. Keeping them seasonal means keeping them in front of consumers.
So, just how many boxes of Mallomars do we eat each year? Kraft doesn't provide sales figures, but after careful calculation we figured it out: Not nearly enough.
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Isn't the "extended family" structure (i.e multigenerational) much older than the nuclear family (Mom, Dad, kids only)? Shouldn't advocates of the "traditional" family push for their grandparents to to move in with them?
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The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) today announced organizational changes intended to more closely align its corporate structure with its vision "to be the center for the education of the complete musician of the 21st century."
President Joel Smirnoff explained, "We have combined the offices of development, marketing and concert and events to create the office of institutional advancement which will be led by a new vice president. It is the right time to bring together, better integrate and elevate these important functions in support of our strategic plan."
CIM also announced that Karin Stone has joined the staff as vice president for institutional advancement, effective June 18, 2012. Ms. Stone has served on the Board of Trustees of CIM for nearly 10 years and led the 2010-2015 strategic planning process. She brings marketing, branding and leadership experience, primarily in the areas of finance and banking. Ms. Stone served as chief marketing officer for National City Corporation. Before that she held senior leadership roles at American Express, Ford Motor Company and Walker Digital. For the past three years, she consulted with non-profit organizations as principal of Stone Strategy Group, LLC. Additionally, Ms. Stone serves on the boards of the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture and the Greater Cleveland Film Commission and was on the board of her alma mater. Ms. Stone earned a BA from Gustavus Adolphus College and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.
President Smirnoff commented, "Karin has already been a game changer for the Cleveland Institute of Music. Her positive interactions at all levels of the institution, in addition to her excellence and expertise, make her an ideal choice for this new leadership position at CIM."
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Congressional Gold Medals go to Nisei veterans
High on Constitution Wall, above the courtyard at the California Museum in Sacramento, is the word "redress."
It was an appropriate one for the day's event, suggested Roy Sato, one of nearly 30 Nisei veterans who were honored with Congressional Gold Medals Saturday.
Like the reparations and redress that came in the 1980s for the Japanese Americans interned during World War II, these medals for those who served in World War II came after many would-be recipients had died.
"It's just too bad it had to happen so late," said Sato. "We're all way past 80."
"I wish this honor could have come sooner," agreed Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Sacramento, who presented each of the medals to the gray-haired veterans, some standing for the honor, others staying in wheelchairs.
"They left families behind so they could prove they were Americans," said Matsui, who sponsored the effort to get medals for the veterans.
The congressional honor affirms that they are American heroes, she said.
Medals were presented to 800 Nisei – second-generation Japanese Americans – veterans in Congress in November, but some honorees were too frail to travel to Washington, D.C.
That provided the occasion for Saturday's ceremony.
Sato had been interned, given a physical for military service and sent back to internment in Arkansas before he was finally accepted into the Army's 100th Infantry Battalion, seeing service in France and Italy.
Others presented with Gold Medals – the highest civilian honor – included members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service.
Some had enlisted; others were drafted. All served after President Franklin D. Roosevelt had signed Executive Order 9066 in 1942, authorizing the internment of Japanese Americans on the West Coast.
"You fought World War II on two fronts," said Brandon Ida, reading a statement from California Sen. Barbara Boxer, who supported the medals in the upper house of Congress.
The largely segregated Japanese American units became the most highly decorated in the history of the American armed forces, Matsui noted.
But it was not easy to get stories of valor from them.
Though at least one honoree was also wearing a Purple Heart, the veterans were inclined to self-deprecation.
"I was lucky," Sato said.
"I wasn't expecting it," said Ken Hosokawa, a Military Intelligence Service veteran, who said he really didn't do much.
"Don't brag," was one of the precepts that generation learned, said Isao Fujimoto, an Asian studies professor at UC Davis.
Two other precepts that helped account for what they achieved during the war were to work hard and do whatever you can to bring honor to your family and community.
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I'm trying to animate a button which moves around the screen. At any point, the user can push the button. But the button doesn't respond to touches. I've tried an animation block but the button simply moves immediately to its end coordinates, while the frame shows the animation (the button is called bubble):
[UIView beginAnimations:nil context:nil];
[UIView setAnimationDuration:5.0];
CGAffineTransform newTransform = CGAffineTransformMakeScale(3, 3);
bubble.transform = CGAffineTransformTranslate(newTransform, 0, -460);
[UIView commitAnimations];
So then I tried Core Animation with the help of some sample code (the path isn't important, it's just an example):
CGMutablePathRef thePath = CGPathCreateMutable();
CAKeyframeAnimation *theAnimation=[CAKeyframeAnimation animationWithKeyPath:@"position"];
CAAnimationGroup *theGroup = [CAAnimationGroup animation];
theGroup.animations=[NSArray arrayWithObject:theAnimation];
theGroup.timingFunction=[CAMediaTimingFunction functionWithName:kCAMediaTimingFunctionEaseIn];
[bubble.layer addAnimation:theGroup forKey:@"animatePosition"];
But the buttons still don't respond to touches. Btw, I have several of these 'bubble' buttons on screen at once so having several NSTimers concurrently active wouldn't be optimal.
Can anyone suggest another approach? Should I perhaps animate UIImageViews and make them repsond to touches? Or will I have the same problem? This has been puzzling me for a couple of days so any help much appreciated.
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Dumbass politics and "green" organizations refuse to let us access or even just refine the oil. In reality, we have some of the largest reserves just waiting to be tapped. And if we tapped them, we could stop OPEC and it's monopoly and the world could finally have reasonably priced oil. But we're not near smart enough.


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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto says he fully expects Bobby Abreu to be with the team through the spring and into the season.
"Absolutely," Dipoto said Tuesday.
Some baseball people who talk to the Angels aren't so sure, believing that there's a real chance that the Angels will work hard to trade Abreu between now and opening day. It would take the Angels eating a good part of Abreu's $9 million salary, but the thought is that they may be willing to do it.
The Angels certainly have been open to dealing Abreu, who turns 38 next week. They spoke to the Yankees about an Abreu for A.J. Burnett deal before Burnett was traded to the Pirates, but Burnett had the right to veto a trade and wasn't interested in going to the West Coast.
For now, the Angels' position is that they have room for Abreu, and that he can help them. Manager Mike Scioscia told reporters last week that he had assured Abreu he will play more than once or twice a week.
"He's going to get at-bats," Dipoto said.
Abreu, who has been sick and has been held out of the lineup the last couple of days, isn't saying that he wants out.
"I'm here right now," he said. "I'm here with my boys."
Those teammates would like to see him stay.
"Why would I want that?" Torii Hunter said, when it was suggested that Abreu could be traded. "Bobby's good, man. He's helpful to the other hitters, too. I know he wants to play, but he's valuable to our club, playing or not."


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Hey guys, I am considering a business building and selling gun display cases. I have been searching for information as to how popular they are at this time. I know many people are buying large gun vaults, but what about gun display cases? What kind of set up would you like if you were to buy one for your collection? If you guys can give me your opinions or advise that would be great. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.
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No idea on the demand for such a thing, but wanted to throw this out there to you. When I was a young teen, I built my own display case for some knives out of a custom made box (by me) that was about 16X12X2, I laid a piece if styrofoam in it, traced the outline of my knives I wanted to put in, inletted the foam with a knife, covered it with velvet, and then glued it into the box. It turned out pretty nice. Just thought I would share.
Personally, I wouldn't put my guns on display. If someone breaks in, I want them to have to look for the good stuff and hopefully miss it.
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With growing concern for theft many gun owners lock their collections up tight. There probably is still a market for the product you are proposing, though. If I was looking for a display case I would want good quality wood, very smooth finish and excellent fit at joints. Mass produced junk is readily available, you would do well to compete against that with real quality in workmanship and materials. Good luck.
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I would actually build these with strong plexiglass instead of regular glass making it harder to break into. In addition to that, I would install locks preventing someone from being able to just open the door and take the guns or ammunition, knives, whatever may be put in there. I would never make them out of junk wood, it would be made out of strong, durable wood and the back would be made of wood as well, not the trashy board on the back of many crappy entertainment centers. I have heard of a lot of antique collectors looking for cases to put antique firearms and weapons in, but the prices for a lot of the gun cases are ridiculous for cheap materials.


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I began noticing master boulanger 吳寶春 Wu Pao Chun when he first appeared in one of my favorite Taiwanese forum talk shows 新闻哇哇挖 upon returning to Taiwan, after winning the prestigious Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie aka Bakery World Cup in Paris five years ago. Since then, he has been hailed as a 台湾之光 "Glory of Taiwan" alongside acclaimed director, Lee Ang, an honour accredited by the local Taiwanese press to their fellow countrymen who had achieved worldwide recognition and acclaim of sorts. This does not come easily for anyone from Taiwan, a country which has yet to be formally acknowledged by UN, and whose existence is constantly under pressure and threat across the straits from Mainland China. Since returning to Taiwan, Wu set up his first artisan bread bakery in Kaohsiung before opening another in Taipei the next year. Our previous trips to Taiwan had always been filled with pastries and cakes more than anything else, so for our most recent trip, we finally decided to make our way to Wu's bakery located at Eslite Spectrum Song Yan Store.
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On the Trail of the Phoenix – Apom Balek Nyonya
A short post to document an experiment as I was trying out a recipe for the Peranakan version of "apom balek". Unlike the crispy and thin "apam balik" we typically see at the Malay food stalls in pasar malams, or the thick Chinese version called "min chiang kueh" we eat for breakfast, this version favoured by the Peranakans in Malacca and Singapore are much smaller and more dainty. Despite using the same mould, I don't make apom balek as often as I do for apom berkuah, simply because I very much prefer the latter, especially with the irresistible kuah pengat pisang to go along. Nonetheless, I feel I do need to practice making this kueh which is important in many aspects of the Peranakan culture. So on goes with the experiment!
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金鱼汤圆: 初版 – Goldfish Tang Yuan: 1st Attempt
As I'd mentioned in the recent Tang Chek 2014 post, there had been quite a number of cutesy looking 汤圆 tang yuan versions popping up over the internet of late. Several designs caught my eye actually and had wanted to try making this holidays. There is the panda face, rilakkuma face, chubby sealions etc. There are so many to do and so little time! I tried the panda face ones yesterday and it turned out quite well. So I decided to try my hands on some goldfish looking glutinous rice dumplings, something which I'd always wanted to do!
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Kueh Ee and Tang Chek 2014
Yes it is that time of the year again to golek some kueh ee. A year went by just like this and we have all become a year older, and hopefully wiser. As the holiday season arrives, mood relaxes as one winds down for a period of festivities and celebrations, as it is just a couple more days to Christmas and shortly after, the New Year. Like what was mentioned during last year's Tang Chek, the coming of Winter Solstice marks the beginning of the spring cleaning and preparatory work that leads up to the Lunar New Year. So its time to get busy as well!
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On the Trail of the Phoenix – Gading Galoh aka Pulot Serikaya
Gading Galoh may not be familiar to many but mention Kueh Sarlat or Seri Muka and most folks would have heard or eaten it before. Gading Galoh is the name adopted by the Malaccan Peranakans for this popular kueh. It is also known as Pulot Serikaya to some and in this case, the familiar pandan-based custard topping is replaced by one in an exuberant sunset yellow. I'd made Kueh Sarlat numerous times and blogged about it earlier. Interestingly, I'd not made the non-pandan version before. So now is a good time to experiment making pulot serikaya, creating it by adapting the tried and tested recipe for kueh sarlat, otherwise known as gading galoh. Now you all know.
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On the Trail of the Phoenix – Sotong Masak Hitam
Mention squid ink infused food and Mediterranean dishes like the Venetian Pasta al Nero di Seppia from Italy or the Catalan-Valencian Arròs negre from Spain immediate comes to mind for many of us. Lesser known to most is Sotong Masak Hitam, a classic dish from Malay cuisine which also celebrates the use of squid ink which lends the dish its dramatic appeal and subtle flavours of the sea. This dish is also a favorite amongst many Peranakans who spell it as "Sotong Masak Itam" instead, though like Rendang, remains a peripheral and never really properly assimilated into Baba-Nyonya cuisine proper. Not by definition of Straits Chinese cooking for most at least. It is nonetheless enjoyed by many, Malays, Peranakans and even Chinese alike, for its piquant flavours make this dish all the more moreish.
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Simple Banana Cake – Whole Egg Direct Method
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- It would have been easy to think that Phil Mickelson didn't care much about the Ryder Cup. The evidence was certainly not in his favor.
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A system for delivering rerun digital programming via digital side channels and the Internet to consumers, which system includes a video recorder which provides the rerun programming in other than real time.
1. A system of providing rerun programming to consumers comprising:
means for providing a plurality of consumers with a list of live television programs which are available to said plurality of consumers;
means for monitoring which programs in said list of live television programs are being watched by said plurality of consumers, said means for monitoring further for generating a ranking of programs on said list of live television programs based upon a popularity characteristic of said programs on said list;
means for recording at least a portion of said programs on said list of live television programs;
means for electronic delivery of rerun programs to said plurality of consumers in a manner of program delivery which is other than real time delivery of programming which is capable of being viewed by a television set in real time; and,
wherein at least one of said means for recording and said means for electronic delivery is operationally responsive to said ranking of programs.
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wherein said means for providing is an electronic program guide on an Internet website having record commanding links therein;
wherein said programming guide is downloaded by a personal computer, which is adapted and configured to receive, store and display digital television programming; and,
wherein a viewer's selection of a program to be recorded is not communicated over the internet, but used by an applet associated with the programming guide after being downloaded, to said personal computer.
16. A system for providing rerun programming to consumers comprising:
a source of digital television programming signals;
said source of digital television programming signals simultaneously transmitting a plurality of distinct signals for different television programs, including a first signal which is a real time digital video signal and a second signal which is an other than real time digital video signal;
a personal computer (PC), being configured to tune digital television programming signals;
said PC being configured to record digital television programs as digital data files;
said PC further being configured to capture said digital television programming signals, at a transmission rate which is at a transmission rate other than a transmission rate for real time viewing of television programming;
said transmission rate is at a higher than real time rate when said source of digital television programming is broadcasting other programming in a non-high definition television format and said transmission rate is lower than real time when said source of digital television programming is broadcasting other programming in a high definition television format;
said PC further being configured to record said digital television programming signals which have been captured at rates other than a rate for real time viewing of television programming; and,
said PC further being configured to visually present to a viewer for viewing at a real time viewing rate, recorded digital programs which have been previously received by said PC as digital television programming signals at transmission rates other than a transmission rate for real time viewing of television programming.
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providing a live digital television signal, in a frequency spectrum range allocated to a station by a governmental agency, which regulates television broadcasting;
storing programming content broadcast by said live digital television signal;
re-transmitting said programming content, on an unused segment of said frequency spectrum, which is not used by a live digital television signal simultaneously broadcast from said wherein step of re-transmitting is a non-real time rate transmission rate and is responsive to a viewer ratings characteristic associated with said programming content; wherein storing programming content includes a step of determining whether to retain particular older stored programming content based at least in part upon viewer rating characteristics of newer stored programming content; and wherein step of re-transmitting is done at a rate less than a real time transmission rate during times when said station is broadcasting a live digital video signal in high definition television format.
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This application relates to co-pending patent application entitled �GUIDE WITH PROGRAM DELIVERING LINKS�, having Ser. No. 09/681,275, which was filed on Mar. 12, 2001, by Kenneth A. Franken, Toufic Moubarak and Jack Perry, and assigned to the same assignee, which patent application is incorporated herein in its entirety by this reference.
In recent months, digital television has been gaining popularity with U.S. viewers. More and more local broadcasters are switching to digital transmission of television signals. In 2002, it is believed that almost all U.S. local broadcasters will be broadcasting at least part of their programming in a digital format. By 2006, many expect that digital television will be the exclusive mode of delivering live and rerun television programming in the United States.
While digital television broadcasting is a necessity for delivering high definition television (HDTV), the converse is not the case. In fact, there may be some advantages to not providing HDTV broadcasts at all times. For example, if a digital television station is not broadcasting in HDTV mode, then it is not using up its allotted spectral bandwidth. The extra bandwidth can then take the form of several digital side bands or side channels. These side channels can be used to broadcast any type of programming. Data programming, in the form of non-video textual information, consumes very little bandwidth. A typical local broadcaster's spectral allotment can simultaneously support scores of mere data channels or at least several non-HDTV television video broadcasts.
While it has been widely accepted that these side channels will exist, their optimal use has not been well understood. The most salient problem is that if the station is broadcasting some of its programming in HDTV mode, it may not be able to simultaneously and continuously provide a digital non-HDTV video side channel. This creates serious limitations of the utility of this unused bandwidth.
Consequently, there exists a need for improved methods and systems for utilizing digital side channels.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and method for delivering television and radio programming on digital side bands.
It is a feature of the present invention to utilize a viewer feedback scheme which gathers real time viewership information from an electronic program guide.
It is another feature of the present invention to include automation of rerun programming selection based upon the viewer feedback scheme.
It is yet another feature of the present invention to include a personal video recorder which receives and stores rerun video from digital sidebands.
It is an advantage of the present invention to achieve efficient use of digital side channels for stations with intermittent high definition transmissions.
The present invention is an apparatus and method for delivering rerun programming on digital side channels, which is designed to satisfy the aforementioned needs, provide the previously stated objects, include the above-listed features, and achieve the already articulated advantages. The present invention is carried out in a non-continuous or non-real time manner in a sense that the delivery is intermittent or is done in other than real time.
Accordingly, the present invention is a system and method including a feedback mechanism for automatically selecting programming to be made available to personal video recorders on digital side channels and a mechanism for delivery of rerun programming in other than real time.
The invention may be more fully understood by reading the following description of the preferred embodiments of the invention, in conjunction with the appended drawings wherein:
Now referring to the drawings wherein like numerals refer to like matter throughout, and more specifically to
This source of video programming 110 may be a local HDTV television station or other source of HDTV video programming. Source of video programming 110 generally provides live digital television service to many consumers coupled to the source of video programming 110 via standard cable television (CATV) co-axial cable, via terrestrial over the air broadcasts, or some other means of delivery of digital video signals. CATV cable 130 or digital television transmitter 140 would be the most common means of delivering digital video signals to these consumers� television set 102. Digital television transmitter 140 would transmit signals which are received by the consumer with digital television antenna 108, which signals are then supplied to the television set 102 and to the set top box 104, and/or personal video recorder 106. The television set 102 is preferably a digital television, but it may be a conventional analog television coupled to a set top box 104 which receives digital signals and converts them to analog signals for use by the television set 102.
Set top box 104 may have several other functions as well. For example, set top box 104 could be a digital personal video recorder much like the TiVo system or the Replay TV system. TiVo is a registered trademark of TiVo, Inc., 2160 Gold Street, P.O. Box 2160, Alviso, Calif. 95002; and Replay TV is a registered trademark of Replay TV, Inc., 1945 Charleston Road, Mountain View, Calif. 94043. Essentially, these well-known devices communicate via telephone lines 120 with some remote source of video program listings. These TiVo or Replay TV service sites are not typically associated with a local television station as shown in
The present invention of
Video recorder 116 may be a very large recorder or banks of smaller coordinated recorders. The video recorder 116 need not store the programming in a digital file suitable for playing by the personal video recorder 106 (or with respect to
Video recorder 116 may record every program which is being provided to the consumer via source of live television broadcasts 114, or it may, because of resource limitations, record only the most popular programs being watched. In any scenario, the video recorder 116 may, in some way, use the ranking of popular programs to regulate recording, retention, or delivery of rerun programs to consumers.
In one embodiment of the present invention, programming list and viewing monitor 112 and video recorder 116 could cooperate, so that programming list and viewing monitor 112 makes a real time determination of the popularity of each programming being watched by the various consumers coupled to the system. Programming list and viewing monitor 112 or video recorder 116 could compare the rankings or �ratings� of each of the programs to a threshold level. If the show has sufficiently high ranking or ratings, then it could be selected to be recorded by video recorder 116. The threshold may be a fixed threshold or a threshold which is higher than the least popular program which has been recently recorded. Depending upon storage space for programming, and the ability for simultaneous recording, these thresholds may vary from system to system.
For �live� TV, 116 would need to record all content (or at least the start of the content) and then use ratings information to decide which content to keep and which content to recycle for space. In other words, the ratings information will, in general, lag somewhat behind the content, so the content must be buffered to account for this lag.
It should be understood that this automation of the recording process based upon rankings of live television broadcast could be performed by programming list and viewing monitor 112, video recorder 116 or a separate and distinct processor (not shown). The amount of integration of the processing functions of the present invention is a matter of designer's choice, and it is expected that it will vary, depending upon any peculiar requirements of any particular system.
In one embodiment for recording live TV, a recorder could record all the content and after a relatively short time, ratings information from a rating organization, such as Nielson, etc., could be used to select the most popular programs for retention.
When the source of live television broadcasts 114 is broadcasting in other than HDTV mode, there will be a capability to provide substantial access to programs stored by video recorder 116. The consumer could, even after the fact, decide to record a program that was broadcast earlier. For example, if a consumer were to meet with some friends who said that they had watched a great program the night before on television, under a prior art system such as TiVo or Replay TV, they would be unable to record. But with the present invention, the video recorder 116 may have recorded and retained the program, based upon the determination of the program's ranking by programming list and viewing monitor 112. Programming list and viewing monitor 112 would display to the consumer not only a list of live future programming which will become available, but also a listing of previously run programming which could be delivered from the video recorder 116. If a viewer sees a previously run program on the list which appeals to the viewer, the viewer can select the rerun program for delivery. The program could be in HDTV format or non-HDTV format. Depending upon available bandwidth in the digital side bands or side channel at any given time, the selected rerun programming can be delivered at varying transmission rates. The terms �digital side bands� or �digital side channels� as used herein are intended to refer to transmission spectra which is unused by a primary live digital television broadcast. Video recorder 116 may provide the digital signal to the personal video recorder 106 in less than real time. This would often be the case when the program being rerun is an HDTV formatted program, and it is being transmitted during a time when source of live television broadcasts 114 is broadcasting live in HDTV format. However, if the program being provided is non-HDTV programming, and it is being delivered at a time when the source of live television broadcasts 114 is delivering non-HDTV programming, the delivery rate of the rerun programming may be at a rate faster than done with real time viewing. The delivery of the rerun programming need not be continuous. The program may be divided into separate smaller files and delivered at different times. The consumer, of course, will need to wait for the entire rerun program to be received by the personal video recorder 106 before it can be viewed. The rerun programming is, therefore, delivered to the consumer who made a decision to record/receive a program after the live broadcast has occurred.
Depending on space and bandwidth limitations, it might be advantageous to compress the stored programming by using lower quality or alternative encoding schemes. This compression could be performed before the content is initially stored, saving storage space and bandwidth, or just prior to broadcast, saving bandwidth only.
Ratings information could also be applied to the stored content to determine what content is kept. As content ages, cumulative or recent ratings information could be used to decide whether the content is dropped or compressed to free up storage space. Discussions of space vs. popularity tradeoffs in a caching network are commonplace on Internet web pages, such as freenetproject.org.
The recording of the rerun programs would be similar to current TiVo and Replay TV systems in the sense that the personal video recorder 106 would be programmed to start and stop recording at particular times and on predetermined digital side channels. (Note: the consumer would not need to know the precise times of delivery of the rerun program; the personal video recorder 106 would automatically start and stop as programmed.) The signal actually being received by the personal video recorder 106 may be at other than real time and, therefore, may not be capable of being viewed in real time by a television set tuned to the side channel. The source of video programming 110 would create a schedule of times for broadcasting the rerun programs to be recorded by the many personal video recorders 106 by the many users. The scheduling of the rerunning of the programs can be manipulated in many ways. The viewer's selection of the program need not be communicated back to source of video programming 110. It could be done completely at the viewer's location; this assumes that the programming list and viewing monitor 112 provides a complete copy of the programming list to the set top box 104 or the personal video recorder 106.
While it may not be necessary for the viewer's recording choice to be conveyed to the source of video programming 110, it may be desirable for other business reasons to provide this information, so that it may be used internally or be reported to interested third parties.
Viewer recording choices could also be used as feedback to control the scheduling of re-run broadcasts. That is, programs with a higher number of outstanding requests would have a higher priority compared to programs with a low number of outstanding requests. The field of determining resource allocation among processes with varying priorities is well studied; e.g. computer OS design.
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It is thought that the method and apparatus of the present invention will be understood from the foregoing description and that it will be understood from the foregoing description that it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction, steps and arrangement of the parts and steps thereof, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing all of their material advantages. The form herein described is merely a preferred or exemplary embodiment thereof.
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