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A wireless access protocol-capable telephone provides the ability to conference call numerous individuals. While maintaining the conference call, the telephone user simultaneously uses the wireless access protocol browser to perform data communication. The user then relays the information accumulated from the data communication back to the conference call.
1. A method for conferencing a plurality of telephone numbers onto a single telephone call using a wireless access protocol-capable telephone, the method comprising the steps of:
selecting, at the wireless access protocol-capable telephone, a plurality of participants corresponding to the plurality of telephone numbers;
accessing the plurality of stored telephone numbers;
transmitting the plurality of stored telephone numbers to a server;
the server transmitting the telephone numbers to a service node;
initiating a telephone call in response to each of the plurality of telephone numbers;
conferencing all answered telephone calls on to a conference bridge; and
performing a data session simultaneously with the operation of the conference bridge;
determining a location for the wireless access protocol-capable telephone;
transmitting the location to a web application server;
the web application server transmitting contextualized content to the wireless access protocol-capable telephone based on the location; and
performing electronic commerce transactions as a result of the web interaction.
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5. A network for providing the ability for conferencing a plurality of telephone numbers onto a single telephone call simultaneous with a data call, the network communicating with a wireless access protocol-capable telephone having a wireless access protocol browser, the network comprising:
a wireless access protocol gateway for receiving the plurality of telephone numbers and forwarding the plurality of telephone numbers;
a wireless telephony application server for receiving the forwarded plurality of telephone numbers and forwarding call information for each telephone number;
a service node for receiving the forwarded call information and initiating a telephone call in response to each of the call information;
a location server for retrieving a location of the wireless access protocol-capable telephone;
a web application server that can process a data call request based on location information and render web content, comprising electronic commerce transactions, back to the wireless access protocol browser; and
a mobile network for interfacing between the service node and the wireless access protocol-capable telephone to generate the ringing signals to each telephone number and receive an answer back from each telephone associated with each telephone number, the mobile network further setting up a conference bridge between each answered telephone number and enabling the data call with the wireless access protocol-capable telephone simultaneously with the conference bridge operation such that access to location based information and services are enabled from the wireless access protocol-capable telephone.
I. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to wireless communications. Particularly, the present invention relates to Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) enabled devices.
II. Description of the Related Art
Conference calling, with either landline or wireless telephones, gives users the ability to talk simultaneously. Conference calling obviates the need to make multiple telephone calls to accomplish a task involving multiple people.
The capability of wireless telephones is rapidly increasing. Wireless telephones now have the ability to access the Internet using a microbrowser that is part of the telephone. The microbrowser is a very simple version of person computer browsers such as MICROSOFT'S INTERNET EXPLORER and NETSCAPE'S COMMUNICATOR. This Internet browsing capability is in the process of being standardized through a wireless access protocol (WAP) forum that is setting the rules for communicating in a wireless manner with the Internet.
A language designed for this type of communication is the wireless markup language (WML). This language is an application of Extensible Markup Language (XML). WML was designed for wireless communication devices with small, low-resolution screens that are prevalent on cellular telephones.
Accessing information from the Internet using a wireless telephone enables one to determine entertainment information in the telephone's area as well as the telephone numbers, email addresses, and directions to those establishments. Using this information, the telephone user can send a message to these establishments or carry out electronic commerce transactions online.
In order for a telephone user to set up a meeting to go to the theatre for a movie together, the user must conference call the people in the meeting to get their ideas and agree on the show to watch and theater at which to meet. Then the telephone user must hang up and make a data call to browse the Internet in order to get information for local cinema establishments. The user then either calls these establishments to make reservations or purchases tickets online and then must call back the people involved with the meeting to give them the information. There is a resulting unforeseen need to make a conference call that can include a simultaneous data call to the Internet with a WAP capable telephone.
FIG. 1 shows a block diagram of a cellular telephone in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of a Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) system using a WAP capable cellular telephone.
FIG. 3 shows a flowchart for a conference call setup process in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 4 shows a signaling diagram of the conference call setup process in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 5 shows a wireless access protocol capable cellular telephone having a display in accordance with the conference call setup of the present invention.
FIG. 6 shows a signaling diagram of an alternate embodiment conference call setup process in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 7 shows a signaling diagram of yet another alternate embodiment conference call setup process in accordance with the present invention.
Wireless Access Protocol (WAP) capable cellular telephones are becoming more popular due to the information delivered to the cellular telephone and options available to the user. The WAP capable cellular telephone is comprised of Web browser-type software that enables the cellular telephone user to access information over the Internet in addition to controlling the operation of the telephone.
Using the WAP capabilities of the cellular telephone, the user can set up a conference call with multiple people. The user can also, while the conference call is still going on, make a data call with the browser to retrieve information from the Internet.
The WAP protocol and architecture discussed herein is well known in the art. A further discussion of WAP is available from the WAP forum. Most documents generated by the WAP forum are available over the Internet at www.wapforum.com.
FIG. 1 illustrates a block diagram of a typical WAP capable cellular telephone (100). The telephone (100) is comprised of a microphone (105) for converting a voice signal to an electrical signal for transmission by the transmitter (103) and radiated over the antenna (109). Signals received by the antenna (109) are received and demodulated by the receiver (104) before being converted to an aural signal by the speaker (108). The telephone user inputs information and operates the telephone by the keypad (107). The display (106) shows the user what was input on the keypad (107) as well as information that was received by the receiver (104).
A processor (102) that is coupled to memory (101) controls the cellular telephone (100). The processor scans the keypad (107) for inputs, displays appropriate data on the display (106) and controls the transmission and reception of data.
The processor (102) is also responsible for running any processes used by the telephone. For example, since the telephone is WAP enabled, the processor (102) runs the Web browser-type process that communicates data over the Internet. The Web browser-type process is responsible for sending and retrieving e-mails, accessing Web pages for information, and sending information to a Web site.
The Web browser-type process is a smaller version of the Web browser programs written for personal computers. These include programs such as MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER and NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR. The Web browser-type process for the WAP capable telephone is required to be smaller in size in order to fit in the memory of the telephone. This browser-type process also must download and render Web pages for a substantially smaller screen on the telephone than that used in a typical personal computer. This Web browser-type process is well known in the art and is not discussed further herein.
While the preferred embodiment of the present invention is described as using the WAP capable cellular telephone (100) of FIG. 1, other types of WAP capable wireless communication devices also operate effectively with the process of the present invention. As an example, in an alternate embodiment, a WAP capable personal digital assistant (PDA) that operates in a wireless fashion can be substituted for the cellular telephone.
FIG. 2 illustrates a block diagram of a WAP network of the present invention. This network is comprised of the WAP capable cellular telephone (100) illustrated in FIG. 1. The cellular telephone (100) communicates with the wireless cellular network (205). The network (205) is comprised of a large number of fixed antennas coupled to low power transmitters. Each antenna radiates into a segmented (depending on the number of directional antennas employed) 360 area. Examples of such networks are the AMPS cellular network and the CDMA PCS networks. The cellular network of the present invention is well known in the art and will not be discussed further.
The wireless network (205) allows the telephone (100) to communicate with a WAP gateway proxy (201). As is well known in the art, a proxy is an intermediary program that acts as both a server and a client for the purpose of making requests on behalf of other clients, such as the telephone (100) in the present embodiment. The proxy typically resides between clients and servers that have no means of direct communication (e.g., across a firewall). Requests are either serviced by the proxy program or passed on, with possible translation, to other servers.
In the present embodiment, the WAP proxy (201) translates the WAP requests from the telephone (100) to the protocol used by the World Wide Web. This allows the telephone (100) to submit requests for information to the Web server (203). The proxy (201) also encodes the response from the Web server (203) into the compact binary format understood by the telephone (100).
WAP capable devices access web servers that communicate using HTTP in order to render WML and WMLscript content to the devices. WML is an application of XML. WML is required due to the reduced capabilities of the WAP capable wireless devices as well as the constraints imposed by the low bandwidth wireless networks as compared to a personal computer with substantially more memory and processing power and accessing the Internet over higher speed connections.
If the Web server (203) provides WAP content, the WAP proxy (201) retrieves it directly from the Web server (203). However, if the Web server (203) provides WWW content (such as HTML), an HTML filter (204) is used to translate the WWW content into the WAP content. For example, the HTML filter (204) would translate HTML into WML. The telephone (100) then accesses the WWW content from the WAP proxy (201).
The Web server (203) stores the information and Web pages that are accessed by both WAP devices and typical personal computers over the Internet. For purposes of clarity, only one Web server (203) is shown in FIG. 2. In reality, depending on the information required by the telephone (100), multiple Web servers are needed. Each Web server may reside at a different site and be operated by a different company. While the preferred embodiment illustrates the WAP proxy (201) and Web server (203) as being separate entities, alternate embodiments include a WAP gateway function as part of the Web origin server serving the content.
A Wireless Telephony Application (WTA) (202) server is a special kind of origin server that communicates with the WAP telephone (100) directly. The WTA server (202), therefore, operates in the WML format. The WTA server (202) provides WAP access to features of the wireless network provider's telecommunications infrastructure. For example, the network provider may provide storage of telephone numbers and addresses for the telephone user. The user can then access these numbers through the WTA server (202) using the telephone's browser.
As an example of the operation of the present invention, the telephone user, John, sets up a conference call using his telephone number book stored in the memory of the mobile client or cellular telephone. In this embodiment, John calls his family, Jane and Ralph, regarding the movie they would like to see and type of restaurant they would like to visit for dinner.
In order to do this, John keys in the first name of the person that he would like to call, in this case Jane. The client application then asks if there are any other names to be called. John then inputs either an affirmative answer or just searches for Ralph's telephone number from the stored telephone numbers in the mobile.
When John is done entering telephone numbers, he conveys this to the cellular telephone by depressing the enter key or the end key. The cellular telephone then sends the telephone numbers to the WTA server. Signaling is then performed, as illustrated in FIG. 4 and will be discussed later, that sets up the conference call between John, Jane, and Ralph.
While still maintaining the conference call, John uses his WAP browser to locate the closest movie theaters over the Internet. This requires the cellular telephone to make a data call to a web server at the same time as the voice call. It should be noted that a "data call" may not have to be explicitly "made" in a packet network. The session could be always on. In that case, the user simply makes a data "request" to a web server for information.
For the purposes of receiving information that is specific to the area in which John is located, the location of the cellular telephone must be determined using techniques that are well known in the art. In one embodiment, the mobile network uses triangulation with cell transmission towers to determine the cellular telephone's location. In this embodiment, the time delay of signals from the cellular telephone to three different cell transmission towers provides a relatively accurate location of the telephone.
Another embodiment uses global positioning satellites (GPS) to determine the cellular telephone's location. In this embodiment, a GPS receiver is embedded in the telephone to accurately determine its location. Implementations include network assisted GPS or handset (mobile) based GPS.
Depending upon the whether it is network assisted GPS or not, the location information may or may not be forwarded to the mobile network. If it is network assisted, then the raw location info sent by the phone has to be processed by the network before it is forwarded on to the server.
Now that the location of the cellular telephone is known, when John accesses the web server to find the nearest theaters through the browser, the location information is sent to the origin server that responds with information about all establishments within a predetermined radius from the cellular telephone. This radius can be chosen by John when making the request or as a stored preference in the cellular telephone or in a user profile database on the Internet.
John now has information on each local theater in the area, popular movies playing in those establishments, and he can even purchase tickets online, while Jane and Ralph are on the call (voice) and know what is happening. This saves John or Jane/Ralph from making another call to update each other on the plans, and is convenient, as they don't need to stand in a waiting line to purchase tickets at the theaters.
FIG. 4 illustrates the signaling performed by the telephone and the network using the conferencing call setup process of the present invention. The signaling is performed by and between the subscriber (401) using the browser, the WTA application (402) on the mobile client, the WAP gateway or proxy (403), the WTA server (404), the service node (405), and the mobile network (406). In this scenario, it is possible that Jane and Ralph are using wired telephone in which case 406 would be PSTN.
FIG. 2 and its associated discussion illustrate most of the above entities (401-406) associated with the signaling process of FIG. 4. The service node is an intelligent network element that provides service logic control of telecommunication network resources, such as voice and announcement circuits. In this embodiment, it is responsible for providing the circuit bridge for the multiparty conference call and playing associated announcements.
The mobile network (406) is the network in which the subscriber (mobile client) is operating. The subscriber starts the process when John uses his WAP browser to access his telephone book stored in the cellular telephone. He selects Jane and Ralph's phone numbers. These numbers are communicated (410) to the WTA application. The WTA application sends the numbers (411) to the WAP gateway that forwards (412) them to the WTA server.
In another embodiment, the phone book could be a network-based directory, such as white pages or lightweight directory access protocol server (LDAP), in which case John accesses the phone numbers over a WAP data session in order to setup the conference call.
The WTA server interfaces with the intelligent network and sends (413) the phone numbers to the service node. The service node then initiates the calls (414) to John, Jane, and Ralph. The mobile network then provides the ringing or other alert to John, and depending upon the connection to Jane, and Ralph, the PSTN would provide the ringing to their fixed (wired) telephones (415).
In the preferred embodiment, the alert is a tone or ringing sound. Alternate embodiments use vibration to alert the cellular telephone user as to the incoming call.
At this point, as each person answers the call (416), the mobile network instructs (417) the service node that a particular call has been answered. This is repeated for each of the people being alerted to the conference call (418).
In the preferred embodiment, the service node provides a greeting to each participant to the conference call that they are being called for the purpose of a conference call. For example, the service node may have a computer-generated voice that states, "You are being conferenced by John, please hold while the remaining parties join the bridge." When the final conference call party has responded, the call is signaled as being complete (419).
If one of the participants to the conference call does not respond to the alert, a predetermined time is set when the service node stops attempting to contact that individual. In the preferred embodiment, the predetermined time is 5 rings. However, this may be set to a specified length of time or a different number of rings.
If one or more of the participants does not respond, the service node informs the remaining participants that that individual did not respond. In the alternative, the service node may only inform the conference call initiator regarding which individual did not respond.
In an alternative embodiment, John and Jane have WAP enabled telephones and are reachable in the mobile environment. In this case, it is possible for the notification of conference call to arrive in the form of a WAP Push message.
After the conference call has been set up, the subscriber John uses his WAP browser to retrieve the closest movie theatres relative to his current location. This request is sent (420) via the WAP gateway to the web application server (421) that will handle the request. In doing so, the location information may or may not be implicitly sent along with the request. This is due to privacy issues associated with transmitting location information.
If the position of the mobile telephone is not included in the request to the origin server, the server makes an explicit request (422) for the information. Intone embodiment, the request for the retrieval of the position information from the network is passed on to the client for user's approval. In this case, the WAP proxy forwards the request for location information to the subscriber (423).
An alternate embodiment would support the proxy looking up the subscriber in a subscription or privacy database for prior approval, in order to enable retrieval of such information (in which case 423 is not needed). In a third embodiment, the original request does not even reach the web application server in the first place until the proxy has the location information already appended to the original request (in this case, the request first reaches the proxy, which retrieves the position information from the location server on behalf of the subscriber, and upon receiving this information, appends it to the request and only then sends it to the web server for processing).
In yet another embodiment, if the handset is GPS enabled, the position information is included in the original request (header or body) to the web server by means of WAP User Agent Profiles and Composite Capabilities/Preferences Profile or similar means. In this case, there is no need to use the location server in the mobile network as illustrated in the embodiment of FIG. 7. The subscriber agrees (424), via the WAP interface, for the location information to be retrieved (425-428) and forwarded (429) on to the Web server.
The location server (440) is a specialized server that can retrieve from the mobile network, the location of each subscriber of that network. Depending upon the capabilities implemented in this entity, it could also map the position information received from the mobile network into a form that is understood by the web server. The location server may interface with the WAP proxy via HTTP or other protocols. Depending upon implementations as a mobile positioning center (MPC) or mobile location center (MLC), it may also interface with the base station and the HLR in the mobile network.
Upon receiving a request from the WAP proxy for retrieval of position information, the location server requests the location from the mobile switching center (MSC) (450) that services that mobile network area. MSC's are well known in the cellular telephone art. The MSC is responsible for routing telephone calls from the public switched telephone network to appropriate cells within a cellular telephone network. The MSC also routes the incoming calls from the cells to the public switched telephone network.
The MSC forwards the request (427) for the location information for John's mobile to the mobile network. The mobile network responds with (428) the position information back to the location server (440), which then sends it along (429) to the WAP gateway proxy as a response to the query. The WAP proxy, having received John's location information, sends it on (430) to the web application server (460).
The web server (460) now has the information it needs to process John's request (420 and 421). It returns to the WAP gateway, (403) information about theaters (431) local to the mobile (401). The WAP gateway (403) encodes this information (432) and renders it to the browser on John's mobile (401).
John (401) interacts (433) with the web server via the WAP gateway to determine the movie of choice, taking into account the preferences of Jane and Ralph through the conference call (419), and then purchases the tickets for all of them online. He then goes back to his conference call (434) with Jane and Ralph, agreeing to meet them at the theatre at a specified time, and terminates the call.
In another embodiment, illustrated in FIG. 6, the location server (640) interfaces directly with the web server (660) instead of, or in addition to, the WAP proxy (603). In this case, the subscriber's identification is sent along with the request for local movie information.
Assuming that John has subscribed to location based services, and has given prior approval for retrieval of location information at the web application server (660), the web application server (660) originates a query request (622) to the location server (640) for determining John's location. In this embodiment, the location server (640) proceeds as in the example of FIG. 4 to determine (626-628) from the mobile network (670) the position of John's mobile phone (601), and then directly sends this information back to the location server (640).
FIG. 7 illustrates yet another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the mobile phone is GPS-enabled so that the location server is no longer necessary. This call flow diagram performs the same result as the preferred embodiment without the location server.
The call flow of FIG. 7 is substantially similar to the call flow of FIG. 4 without the queries to the location server for location information. Therefore, when the mobile phone queries (702) the WAP gateway for the local theaters and the query is forwarded (701) to the web application server, the location information from the mobile phone is included in the query.
In a preferred embodiment, the telephone numbers for the conference call are stored in the telephone's memory. Alternate embodiments retrieve the telephone numbers from the wireless telephony application server where a file on the telephone user is stored, or from a network based address book such as LDAP or Internet White Pages.
FIG. 5 shows a telephone having a display in accordance with the process of the present invention for giving the telephone user options on setting up a conference call. When the user accesses the conference call function, the display shown in FIG. 5 automatically comes up. The top portion (502) displays the function currently available to the telephone user. Depending on the WAP browser and the telephone, there are many different functions that the telephone user can call up.
The bottom portion (503) of the display shows the names and/or the telephone numbers of the people to be added to the conference call. The names of Jane and Ralph Doe are shown for illustration purposes only. The display may show more or less names depending on the embodiment.
Alternate embodiments may divide up the display differently. For example, one embodiment may have the telephone or WAP function located at the bottom of the screen and the other information at the top. Different size and style displays than that pictured in FIG. 5 will have different orientations than that discussed.
The cursor (505) is positioned over one of the name locations. In the preferred embodiment, "ADD NAME" is located in all three slots of the display. The user, by placing the cursor (505) over that slot, can add a name to it and replace the "ADD NAME" wording with the name of the person to be added to the conference call. Alternate embodiments have the cursor start at other locations.
FIG. 5 shows the cursor (505) as being a dotted or dashed line around the option. Another embodiment uses an inverse video display over each option that the cursor covers. Another alternate embodiment uses an arrow next to each option as the cursor.
The telephone user can move the cursor (505) down through the options using the arrow keys (510). Once the cursor is positioned over the desired call disposition option, the enter key is depressed to activate this option. In an alternate embodiment, instead of depressing the "enter" key, the telephone waits a predetermined time and then activates the option over which the cursor (505) is positioned.
In yet another alternate embodiment, if the options (503) are numbered, the telephone user can enter the number of the desired option using the telephone's keypad (520).
Upon entering the desired option, the display changes to indicate which option was selected and that the option is being processed. For example, when the cursor is positioned over the first "ADD NAME" slot and the "enter" key is depressed, another screen (not shown) for the user's telephone number book is depicted to allow the user to position the cursor over a certain name. Once the name is highlighted with the cursor, the "enter" key is depressed again and that name is added to the list of names to be called for the conference call.
This process is repeated until all names have been added and the cursor is positioned over the "SET UP CALL" label and the enter key is depressed. These names and associated telephone numbers are then handled as described above in FIG. 4.
Since the present invention operates with other communication devices that are WAP capable, these other communication devices will appear differently than the telephone illustrated in FIG. 5. For example, if a WAP capable PDA uses the incoming call process of the present invention, the keypad and arrow keys may not be needed. The PDA may substitute a touch screen display for the keypad and arrow keys.
In the preferred embodiment, the voice connection between the telephone numbers is circuit switched. Alternate embodiments use a packet switched connection. The connection may also be done over the Internet.
The present invention will work with more then just audio calls. If a connection having a high enough bandwidth is possible, video calls may also be conference using the present invention.
In summary, the present invention provides process for a mobile, WAP capable telephone to set up a conference call in addition to a data call. The telephone user can select multiple individuals from the telephone's stored directory for adding to the conference bridge. Once the call is complete, a data call can be done while the conference call is still connected.
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Was the author a grain-dealer named William Shakespeare born in Stratford-upon-Avon or Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford?
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In THR's first Cinematographer Roundtable, Barry Ackroyd ("Captain Phillips"), Sean Bobbitt ("12 Years a Slave"), Bruno Delbonnel ("Inside Llewyn Davis"), Stuart Dryburgh ("The Secret Life of Walter Mitty") and Phedon Papamichael ("Nebraska") reveal the biggest surprises about being a DP, the directors who have inspired them and why the movies they shoot aren't always the movies we see.
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DRYBURGH: Very early in my career, on The Piano, in fact, Sam Neill was concerned that I was shooting him too much in silhouette. He felt we weren't seeing enough of his face in order to get the performance. Luckily [director] Jane Campion came to my defense and said, "No, Sam, I want it that way. Don't worry, we'll know what you're thinking." And I think, "Well, OK." (Laughs.) We've had monitors on set for a long time, which certainly helped opened up the possibility of people commenting on their own performance or producers or writers or whoever else was there getting involved in the credit process if the director permits them. What I do miss is that there were the happy accidents in film; you'd see the dailies and there was something in the way the sun flared in the lens or some reflection you hadn't been aware of. And they're often some of the most beautiful images to emerge.
BOBBITT: And the directors trusted you to do your job. If they weren't going to see rushes till the next day, they would turn to you and say, "Are you happy with that take?" And it would be, yes I am, or no I'm not. That would be it.
PAPAMICHAEL: And now they don't say anything.
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ACKROYD: I'd have to say Ken Loach. He gave me my first real break. [DP] Chris Menges is my mentor because Chris taught Ken Loach how to make films, and Ken taught me how to make films. I'm very passionate about political filmmaking, and making things that the world would actually listen to, and all that comes from Ken Loach. Simple answer.
DELBONNEL: For me, it's [Andrei] Tarkovsky. He's the master because he used every way of telling a story. You have very long takes. He used light. He used acting. For me, he's the ultimate director.
Several of your projects this year are on film, which isn't the case for a lot of your peers. What are your thoughts on film versus digital?
DELBONNEL: What's annoying me is, they are pushing toward digital but we have no choice. And I like to have the choice of saying, "I think this movie should be done on film. On Super 8, or whatever." But I have no choice. The choice is talking about what we want to achieve. And what I want to achieve is related to the script and the story, and then to where the director wants to direct it with the actors, with the production design. They always compare us to painters, which I think is wrong. But there is a major difference between water color and oil painting. So I want to be able to say, "Oh, this is the thing that I could do with water color instead of oil painting." On Tim Burton's movie Big Eyes, we wanted to shoot on film. And we shot in Vancouver, but the Vancouver and Toronto labs shut down, and we had to ship everything to L.A. And it cost a fortune. Going through customs and shipping and X-ray -- we don't want that. So ultimately, Tim decided to go with digital because it's a low-budget movie.
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DRYBURGH: There's been a bit of a rush to the lifeboats with these labs closing in the Southern Hemisphere. Film is going to continue to have a life. It is going to continue to be a choice. Many directors will say, "I think this should be on film. We shot Walter Mitty on film, and it might be my last major film project. I also think a lot of actors look at themselves on a screen shot digitally and then at a screen shot on film, and they go, "I look better on film." And they're actually right. [In digital] you start seeing lines on people's faces that really aren't there. I find myself using diffusion filters that I haven't used in 20 years, just to be kinder to the faces of the people I'm photographing. And it's weird: It's not because you're trying to make them better than they are in person; you're actually fighting the tendency of the digital camera to make them look worse.
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What advice would you give actors about how to work better with their cinematographer?
DELBONNEL: You don't give advice to actors!
BOBBITT: The relationship with actors is like with directors. The relationship you develop with them is in reference to what they need. So of course you're trying to put them at ease. The role of the cinematographer is to create a space in which the actors move. And give them the freedom to find the performance. And keep 'em in frame as best you can.
Getting back to digital, besides the fact that you are losing the ability to choose between film and digital, do you have any other concerns ?
ACKROYD: The thing we love about film is that it works in a physical way. You can carry so much of it on your shoulder because it's made of celluloid and chemicals. The chemicals burn up in a way that is very comparable to your eye. Rods and cones in your eye are burning up. It's very sympathetic to the eye. It gives you that grain and texture that we're used to in our real lives. And we're going to lose that.
PAPAMICHAEL: I don't think we're just going to continue to improve the image at a rate that we have been. People already are saying, "This is starting to look strange. It's too sharp."
ACKROYD: The TV screens I see in hotel rooms …
PAPAMICHAEL: Oh, those are horrible. I was staying at a hotel and they had the new LCD. Everything looked like it was video.
DRYBURGH: It's about Blu-ray. Everything like a video game.
PAPAMICHAEL: I have a nice plasma; it still looks OK. But even non-cinematographers, like my wife, are starting to say, "Why does this look like this?" When the projectors and cameras get to a point where you're picking up too much detail and things are too sharp, I think people are going to respond to it somehow. I don't think there is a need to keep developing it. We're going to start being in the business of degrading [the digital image]. That's what I'm doing. For Nebraska, I shot on an Alexa [digital camera], but with old Panavision lenses and stuff.
DELBONNEL: But that's what's wrong. We're using digital cameras and we want it to look like film. So how contradictory is that? It's absolutely ridiculous. And we use filters just to blur the image a little bit because the lenses are too short. So it doesn't make sense. It's an odd medium, but we have to learn the language of digital somehow. It's a new generation. My daughter is 9 -- we have a big plasma at home -- and she's used to watching those kind of images.
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In the very back of the lower level of seating behind the north endzone is the Touchdown Club seating location. This location receives special amenities in addition to watching the game. These benefits include access to a climate controlled lounge, variety of included food, and full service bar available for purchase. The amenities in this location alone automatically make these seats some of most expensive in the stadium. Also, the view from this location is good, but it not easy to see the opposite side of the field because it is far away. These sections are desirable for the amenities, not so much for the view of the action. Replays can always be seen on televisions in the lounge for any plays that are missed or are difficult to see. Sections in in this location are small with only 9 numbered rows.
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Last week, five members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works aimed a bipartisan message of frustration at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its desire to increase regulation of hydraulic fracturing. Senators James Inhofe, Lisa Murkowski, John Hoeven, Mary Landrieu, and Joe Manchin signed the letteraddressed to EPA Administrator Jackson.
The specific target of the Senators' ire was a May 10 draft guidance document regarding companies' use of diesel fuels in hydraulic fracturing. The letter's criticisms were numerous and pointed. Among them were:
- EPA attempts to expand its jurisdiction by redefining "diesel." Four of the six named "diesel fuels" are not in fact diesel fuels.
- EPA is imposing new conditions on state permitting programs to which EPA expressly delegated authority under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
- If state authorities fail to implement the EPA guidance's "recommendations," those authorities become exposed to citizen suits by activist groups.
- EPA has failed, as the SDWA requires, to explain why additional requirements for permits are "essential" to protect underground drinking water.
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This is a great article.. we will try it in our pizza place Numero Uno Pizza Pasadena
Izza Pizzeria offers Coastal Feel with Classic Italian Atmosphere. We offer Neapolitan Pizza, New Artisan Specialty Pizzas and Award Winning Numero Uno Thick Crust as well as assortment of pastas, salads and deserts.
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Our founder came from Chicago and introduced it to California years ago - but Chicago style Pizza has fallen out of favor for more trendy styles such as Neapolitan Pizza http://izzapizzeria.com
Didn't know so many great Pizza places in the South
If you make it down to San Clemente on your trip to LA don't forget to visit Izza Pizzeria http://izzapizzeria.com real Neapolitan Pizza and great wines!
Izza Pizzeria offers Neapolitan Pizza in San Clemente, CA. So far, great reviews about our food. We also offer other items though, but this is our specialty.
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Souhayir Belhassen
By Ahmed Medien | Sep 13 2011belhassen ,FIDH ,Human Rights ,LTDH ,Reuters ,
Many may not know Souhayir Belhassen given the long ban of the Tunisian Human Rights League during Ben Ali's rule. Yet, Souhayir Belhessen could be one of the most known figures in the international human rights activism field as she's the heading the International Federation for Human Rights. She is the first Arab-Muslim and first woman to lead the international NGO after her election in 2007.
Souhayir Belhassen was born in Gabes in 1943. She has mixed Tunisian-Indonesian origins. She studied law in the University of Tunis and then the institute of political studies in Paris, one of France's most prestigious political sciences schools. She then became a journalist in the 70's where she worked for the French language Tunisian magazine "Jeune Afrique". She also worked for the "Reuters" news agency.
In the 1980's Souhayir Belhassen became one of the prominent figures of the Tunisian Human Rights League, still new at that time. She closely covered the bread riots f 1984. Historians depict these riots as close to those of 2010-2011 only that the regime managed to tame them down and take over control of the situation. In such chaotic time, many youngsters were detained and convicted by the government to be executed. Souhayir Belhassen was one amongst other human rights activists who was known to have stood up for the rights of these young detainees. She later found herself expelled from Tunisia for 5 years.
In the 2000's Belhassen was the vice president of Tunisian Human Rights League. She also was the vice-president of the International Human Rights Federation one of the most influential NGO's in the world. In 2007 she became its president with the support of the former president of the Federation. As reports relate, he was keen to have a woman and Arab-Muslim one in the lead of such important organization.
After the petition to help the emancipation of Algerian women was pushed by the federation, Belhassen then launched a new campaign which she named "Africa is for the Rights of Women". The campaign is about urging African states to abolish all discriminatory laws against women and to insist that these countries to adopt the 1987 Geneva Convention that should eliminate all discriminatory laws against women.
In a video in which Belhassen appears after the Tunisian revolution, she takes the same stand vis-a-vis the situation of women in Tunisia after the revolution. According to Belhassen, women who participated in the revolution are expecting more democracy, secularism and more liberties in every single domain and not only professionally. Women still suffer from "marginalization" and that it is compulsory for women to regain some of their lost-to-be-found dignity. Belhassen also stands clear and what she calls "equality of inheritance" between men and women in Tunisia which stills follows the Shari'a Rule.
Recently, Souhayir Belhassen was also present in the 6th congress of the Tunisian Human Rights League. She has given her candidacy as a potential president of the organization.


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HSBC "lift" by Grey London
Agency: Grey London
Rating: 5.0
By Sarah Johnson, campaignlive.co.uk, Wednesday, 18 December 2013 09:38AM
In the video above, Vaz said: "We think it reflects all the work that everybody's done for the last few years to get us to this point.
"It's been a tough year in some parts. For us to have gone through all that and ended up in a situation where we have more clients and better work is just tremendous."
Anna Jehan, a senior designer at the agency, said the agency was pleased to have won in the Digital Innovation category.
She said: "Innovation is really pushing the boundaries and moving forward with the stuff we're creating. So it's quite nice to have an award on something like that."
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Volkswagen unveiled a new concept at the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show, but this "coupe" has four doors. Like the Cross Coupe GTE concept that debuted at the 2015 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the Sport Coupe Concept...
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Volkswagen has introduced their long-awaited new plug-in hybrid, the Cross Coupe GTE Concept. Unveiled at the 2015 North American International Auto Show, the new two-row crossover can get from zero to 60 miles per hour in six seconds. Unlike other midsize
Looks like: The new face of Volkswagen SUVs, probably Defining characteristics: Plug-in hybrid drivetrain, chiseled exterior styling, Bauhaus-inspired interior Ridiculous features: Multimedia system's gesture controls, joystick-like shifter Chance of being mass-produced: The production SUV arriving by the end of 2016...
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Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for February 2013
Monday, March 04, 2013
Delta Reports Financial and Operating Performance for February 201309:15 EST Monday, March 04, 2013ATLANTA, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) today reported financial and operating performance for February 2013.(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090202/DELTALOGO )Delta's unit revenues for the month of February grew 5.0 percent vs. prior year. The unit revenue growth was driven by continued corporate revenue gains, increased load factor and improved trans-Atlantic performance.Despite the impact of inclement weather, Delta completed 99.0 percent of its flights in February and ran an on-time arrival rate of 86.1 percent.The company's financial and operating performance is detailed below. Preliminary Financial and Operating Results February Consolidated PRASM change year over year5.0%Projected March quarter fuel price per gallon, adjusted$3.23-3.28February On-time performance (preliminary DOT A14)86.1%February Mainline completion factor99.0%Note: Fuel price includes taxes, transportation, settled hedges, hedge premiums and refinery impact, but excludes mark to market adjustments on open hedges.Delta Air Lines serves more than 160 million customers each year. During the past year, Delta was named domestic "Airline of the Year" by the readers of Travel Weekly magazine, was named the "Top Tech-Friendly U.S. Airline" by PCWorld magazine for its innovation in technology, won the Business Travel News Annual Airline Survey and was the recipient of 12 Executive Travel Magazine Leading Edge Awards for U.S. airlines. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to nearly 318 destinations in 59 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. A founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance, Delta participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 13,000 daily flights, with hubs in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Detroit, Memphis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City and Tokyo-Narita. The airline's service includes the SkyMiles frequent flier program, a world-class airline loyalty program; the award-winning BusinessElite service; and more than 50 Delta Sky Clubs in airports worldwide. Delta is investing more than $3 billion through 2013 in airport facilities and global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Customers can check in for flights, print boarding passes, check bags and review flight status at delta.com.Forward Looking StatementsStatements in this press release that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions, projections or strategies for the future, may be "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions, projections and strategies reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the cost of aircraft fuel; the availability of aircraft fuel; the impact of posting collateral in connection with our fuel hedge contracts; the impact of significant funding obligations with respect to defined benefit pension plans; the impact that our indebtedness may have on our financial and operating activities and our ability to incur additional debt; the restrictions that financial covenants in our financing agreements will have on our financial and business operations; labor issues; interruptions or disruptions in service at one of our hub airports; our dependence on technology in our operations; disruptions or security breaches of our information technology infrastructure; the ability of our credit card processors to take significant holdbacks in certain circumstances; the possible effects of accidents involving our aircraft; the effects of weather, natural disasters and seasonality on our business; the effects of an extended disruption in services provided by third party regional carriers; failure or inability of insurance to cover a significant liability at the Trainer refinery; the impact of environmental regulation on the Trainer refinery; our ability to retain management and key employees; our ability to use net operating losses to offset future taxable income; competitive conditions in the airline industry; the effects of extensive government regulation on our business; the effects of terrorist attacks; the effects of the rapid spread of contagious illnesses; and the costs associated with insurance. Additional information concerning risks and uncertainties that could cause differences between actual results and forward-looking statements is contained in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2012. Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which represent our views only as of March 4, 2013, and which we have no current intention to update.Monthly Traffic Results (a)Year to Date Traffic Results (a)Feb 2013Feb 2012ChangeFeb 2013Feb 2012ChangeRPMs (000):Domestic7,685,7797,967,017(3.5%)15,867,82216,110,410(1.5%)Delta Mainline6,204,9566,258,545(0.9%)12,803,96812,697,8350.8%Regional1,480,8231,708,472(13.3%)3,063,8543,412,575(10.2%)International5,008,9225,014,235(0.1%)10,732,75210,780,778(0.4%)Latin America1,174,5711,090,9787.7%2,456,3002,266,9338.4% Delta Mainline1,159,7721,080,1527.4%2,421,6402,242,4458.0% Regional14,79910,82636.7%34,66024,48841.5%Atlantic1,987,7212,180,403(8.8%)4,433,5484,792,770(7.5%)Pacific1,846,6301,742,8546.0%3,842,9053,721,0753.3%Total System12,694,70112,981,252(2.2%)26,600,57526,891,188(1.1%)ASMs (000):Domestic9,552,21110,019,071(4.7%)20,011,79620,556,659(2.7%)Delta Mainline7,542,9777,708,780(2.2%)15,759,27215,836,936(0.5%)Regional2,009,2342,310,291(13.0%)4,252,5244,719,723(9.9%)International6,500,5306,870,887(5.4%)13,563,49714,286,434(5.1%)Latin America1,464,9481,453,0630.8%2,997,4832,911,9262.9% Delta Mainline1,443,1231,433,9030.6%2,948,6922,870,7772.7% Regional21,82519,16013.9%48,79141,14918.6%Atlantic2,844,0383,233,374(12.0%)6,000,7776,756,387(11.2%)Pacific2,191,5452,184,4500.3%4,565,2374,618,121(1.1%)Total System16,052,74216,889,958(5.0%)33,575,29334,843,093(3.6%)Load Factor:Domestic80.5%79.5%1.0pts79.3%78.4%0.9ptsDelta Mainline82.3%81.2%1.1pts81.2%80.2%1.0ptsRegional73.7%74.0%(0.3)pts72.0%72.3%(0.3)ptsInternational77.1%73.0%4.1pts79.1%75.5%3.6ptsLatin America80.2%75.1%5.1pts81.9%77.8%4.1pts Delta Mainline80.4%75.3%5.1pts82.1%78.1%4.0pts Regional67.8%56.5%11.3pts71.0%59.5%11.5ptsAtlantic69.9%67.4%2.5pts73.9%70.9%3.0ptsPacific84.3%79.8%4.5pts84.2%80.6%3.6ptsTotal System79.1%76.9%2.2pts79.2%77.2%2.0ptsMainline Completion99.0%99.7%(0.7)ptsFactorPassengers Boarded11,106,69511,431,057(2.8%)22,845,34023,073,665(1.0%)Cargo Ton Miles (000):178,698185,171(3.5%)353,822359,364(1.5%)Endnote:aResults include flights operated under contract carrier arrangements. SOURCE Delta Air LinesFor further information: Corporate Communications, +1-404-715-2554, news archive at news.delta.com, Investor Relations, +1-404-715-2170