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Systems and methods for, inter alia, geographically based analyses of traffic being carried over a wide scale traffic network. The systems integrate geographical information systems (GIS) with traffic simulation processes to allow a user to analyze traffic patterns and loads at specific geographic locations of regions. Additionally, these systems allow for traffic analysis over a wide scale traffic network that may encompass the traffic network that exists within an geographic region and can include, as examples, the traffic networks that span across a city, that interconnect cities, that interconnect states and that run across multiple states. To this end, the systems include traffic simulators that can adaptively or controllably select between multiple traffic simulation models for simulating traffic across different segments of the traffic network. The different models provide varying levels of granularity for measurements of geographical location of a vehicle traveling over the traffic network.
1. A system for analyzing traffic flow, comprising:
a GIS database having a geographically accurate lane-level network representation of a transportation environment;
a GIS database manager for allowing a user to form spatial queries representative of objects in said network, said GIS database being responsive to said CIS database manager for processing said spatial queries;
a traffic simulator for simulating, at an individual vehicle level, as a function of the network representation, a flow, across the transportation environment, of traffic comprising a plurality of individual vehicles; and
a database interface responsive to said traffic simulator for processing simulation data and for creating GIS data representative of time-varying traffic data and for modifying demand data stored in said GIS database.
2. A system according to
an animator process for processing said network representation and said time varying traffic data to generate a visual animation of traffic flow across the transportation environment wherein:
the lane-level network and individual vehicle objects may be thematically represented with respect to values of traffic data attributes.
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the lane-level network representation includes a plurality of link segments connected at a plurality of nodes, said system having:
storage associated with at least one node for storing a segment/node attribute representative of which of said plurality of traffic simulation models to apply during a traffic simulation process to link segments coupled to the respective node.
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the lane-level network representation includes links, link segments, nodes lanes and intersections having accurate geographic shape and placement; and
the segment/node attributes are associated with nodes occurring within the lane-level network representation.
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16. A process for analyzing traffic flow, comprising:
creating a GIS database having information representative of a geographically accurate lane level network representation of a transportation environment and demand data representative of traffic demands placed on the respective transportation environment,
providing a GIs database manager for applying spatial queries to said GIS database representative of object in said lane-level network representation, for identifying traffic demand at selected geographical coordinates; and
simulating, within a single simulation, as a function of (a) time, (b) the lane-level network representation, and (c) the traffic demand information, a flow, across the transportation environment, of traffic comprising a plurality of individual vehicles; thereby:
creating GIS data representative of time varying traffic data, whereby spatial queries can be applied to the GIS database for performing a dynamic analysis of traffic flow.
17. A process according to
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the lane-level network representation includes links, link segments, nodes, lanes and intersections having accurate geographic shape and placement; said process further comprising:
associating a segment/node attribute with a node occurring within the lane-level network representation.
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identifying a link that connects between two nodes having different segment/node attributes;
dividing the link into two separate segments, a first segment associated with one segment/node attribute and a second segment associated with another segment/node attribute; wherein:
each segment is associated with a geographical location.
21. A process according to
monitoring the geographical location of a vehicle and determining when the simulating of a vehicle moves the vehicle from the first segment to the second segment; and
responding to the change in segment/node attribute by changing a traffic simulation model employed to simulate movement of the vehicle.
22. A process for simulating traffic flow across a heterogeneous transportation environment, comprising:
creating a GIS database having information representative of a geographically accurate lane-level network representation of a transportation environment including at least two types of roadways and information representative of traffic demands placed on the respective transportation environment,
associating with a first type of roadways within the network representation a segment/node attribute representative of a traffic simulation models to apply during a traffic simulation process of vehicles moving across the first type of roadways and associating with a second type of roadways a different segment/node attribute to apply during a traffic simulation process of vehicles moving across the second type of roadways,
providing a GIS database manager for applying spatial queries to said GIS database representative of queries formed from at least one spatial characteristic, for identifying traffic demand at selected geographical coordinates,
simulating, within a single simulation, as a function of (a) time, (b) the network representation, (c) the traffic demand information, and (d) the segme/node attributes, a flow of traffic across the transportation environment,
determining when a vehicle from the first type of roadway to the second type of roadway and responding by changing which of said plurality of traffic simulation models is employed to simulate movement of the vehicle; and
updating traffic demand information within the GIS database for creating GIS data representative of time varying traffic data, whereby spatial queries can be applied to the GIS database for performing a dynamic analysis of traffic flow across a heterogeneous transportation environment.
23. A method of traffic simulation, comprising:
applying geographic characteristics to information representative of a transportation environment that encompasses a wide scale traffic network;
applying one of a plurality of traffic simulations at different levels of detail substantially simultaneously to each of a plurality of different portions of the transportation environment within a single simulation, to model traffic flows over a said wide scale traffic network; and
updating a database of traffic demand representative of vehicle-level traffic volume at geographic locations in the transportation environment.
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41. A system for analyzing traffic flow, comprising:
a GIS database having a geographically accurate lane-level network representation of a transportation environment, said network representation including representations of a plurality of features; and
a traffic simulator for simulating a flow of traffic across said transportation environment as represented by said network representation; and
an interface for accepting input including selection criteria for selecting among said features; wherein:
said traffic simulator simulates said flow of traffic to a first level of detail for a first subset of said at least some features of said network representation, and substantially simultaneously to at least one other level of detail different from said first level of detail for a second subset of said at least some features of said network representation within a single simulation; and
said first and second subsets are identified based at least in part on said input.
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43. A traffic simulation system for simulating, at an individual vehicle level, a flow of traffic across a transportation network, said traffic simulation system comprising:
a plurality of traffic simulators, each of said traffic simulators being operable on any portion of said transportation network; wherein:
any combination of at least two of said traffic simulators operates substantially simultaneously on different portions of said transportation network within a single simulation; and
at least a portion of said simulation operates at an individual vehicle level.
44. The traffic simulation system of
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said microscopic model comprises:
vehicle-following logic, and lane-changing logic; and
said microscopic model tracks vehicle location in detail.
46. The traffic simulation system of
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said mesoscopic model operates on a speed density function; and
said mesoscopic model tracks vehicle location approximately.
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said macroscopic model operates on an aggregate delay function; and
said macroscopic model tracks vehicle entry times into one of (a) a link, and (b) a node.
50. The traffic simulation system of
a user interface for designating nodes and segments of said transportation network as being operated on by a one of said plurality of traffic simulation models; whereby:
a user determines which simulation model operates on any portion of said transportation network.
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61. A geographic information system (GIS) comprising:
a geographic database comprising geographically accurate representations of road segments and connections, lanes, lane widths, lane configurations and connections, traffic controls and elevations; and
a database manager comprising an interface for querying said geographic database.
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said geographic database further comprises representations of vehicle locations; and
said routing system routes vehicles accurately through intersections.
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said geographic database further comprises representations of vehicle locations; and
said traffic simulation simulates the movements of vehicles accurately through intersections.
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This claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/300,197, filed Jun. 22, 2001, entitled TRAFFIC DATA MANAGEMENT, ANALYSIS, AND SIMULATION and naming Howard Slavin and Qi Yang as inventors, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
The system and methods described herein relate to traffic analysis and data management systems and modeling methods, and more specifically, to systems and methods that integrate geographic information systems and traffic simulation.
Traffic simulation is a useful tool for analyzing traffic flows when designing roads, highways, tunnels, bridges, and other vehicular traffic ways. It can help to answer many "what-if" questions prior to field construction; compare and determine the trade-offs between scenarios such as different network configurations, suitable placements for signs, optimal timing of traffic signals, and the like. By analyzing the flow of vehicles over a road network, a municipality can improve the road network and traffic management to make more effective use of the existing infrastructure and/or accurately project future travel demand and supply shortage, thus plan necessary expansion and improvement of the infrastructure to accommodate growth in traffic.
However, the ability to model traffic flow requires the appropriate analytical systems and techniques for analyzing complex and dynamic systems. Because of the many complex aspects of a traffic system, including driver behavioral considerations, vehicular flow interactions within the network, stochasticity caused by weather effects, traffic accidents, seasonal variation, etc., it has been notoriously difficult to estimate traffic flows over a road network.
There exist traffic simulators for modeling the traffic flow across road networks. Vehicle counts, speeds, and other traffic data over time and various locations are being collected to calibrate and validate the traffic models. The planners and engineers can experiment with these models to analyze how traffic may flow as volume increases, accidents reduce available lanes and other conditions vary.
Although these traffic simulation tools are helpful, they are not easy to use and require a labor intensive process for the preparation of data input and interpretation and analysis of simulation output. Often a user has to spend days preparing the input data to apply to a simulator of a road network. Moreover, the size of the road networks existing simulators can handle, or the level of details these simulators can provide are often limited.
A further drawback to these existing systems is that these models lack accurate geographical representation of network objects. Specifically, many existing systems employ the traditional "links and nodes" graph formulation of traffic network, with each node representing an intersection or a change of traffic characteristics along the road, and each link representing the roadway connecting the two end nodes. The position of nodes and/or links are represented by their 2D Cartesian coordinates of X and Y, and do not necessarily align to their true geographical locations. As a result of the arbitrarily chosen coordination systems, it is often difficult to accurately geocode the survey data, and reference data from different sources. Furthermore, the lack of geographically accurate road network data also results in inaccurate model output because of the errors in measurement of distance and length.
Traffic simulation tools in general are computational demanding because of the complexity involved in modeling traveler behavior and because numerous network objects and vehicles need to be tracked. This is particularly true for the microscopic traffic simulator in which vehicle movements are modeled in detail on a second-by-second basis. On the other hand, some more aggregate models have been developed to simulate large networks, but they do not provide the necessary details in representing the traffic dynamics in modeling traffic signal operations. As a result, neither models may be sufficient for detailed traffic engineering applications of a large scale urban network. However, these congested urban networks are exactly the areas whose severe traffic problems need to be better studied and relieved.
Accordingly, today planners and engineers face significant disadvantages, as current traffic simulation tools do not generally scale to large urban areas in a manner that conserves calculation resources while providing meaningful simulation results. As a further disadvantage, current tools do little to make design and testing easier for users.
An object of the invention is to provide traffic network database management systems and methods for geocoding road network and storing traffic survey and modeling data.
It is a further object to provide comprehensive traffic simulation systems that provide a network for modeling large scale road networks with variable levels of granularity.
It is an object of the invention to provide a geographical information system (GIS) based graphical tool for editing traffic networks, analyzing and visualizing traffic data (e.g. geocoding, mapping, querying, reporting) and storing large quantities of time varying traffic data.
It is an object of the invention to provide traffic analysis systems that are more facile to use and reduce or eliminate the need to manually prepare input data files for traffic simulation models.
It is a further object of the invention to provide traffic analysis systems that provide a geographical context to information about traffic patterns.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a traffic analysis system that provides for analyzing data and developing data queries about the dynamic behavior of data at specific geographic locations of regions.
Other objects of the invention will, in part, be obvious, and, in part, be shown from the following description of the systems and methods shown herein.
The systems and methods of the invention provide, inter alia, systems that are designed to allow for geographical analyses of traffic flowing over a wide scale road network. Accordingly, the systems described herein integrate geographical information systems (GIS) directly with traffic simulation processes to allow a user to analyze traffic patterns and loads at specific geographic locations of regions. Thus it allows the user to import and utilize existing data on travel demand, road network, and survey data from a wide range of sources. Additionally, the systems include multiple traffic simulation models for simulating traffic across different segments of the traffic network. The different models provide varying levels of granularity for modeling vehicle movements over the traffic network. In other words, different parts of the road network can be designated to use a particular type of traffic simulation model. Thus portions of the traffic network that are to be analyzed more closely can use the traffic simulator model with the highest degree of granularity, while traffic patterns across other areas of the network may be modeled with lower granularity models that may provide for computational efficiency. As will further be described herein, as a vehicle moves from one portion of the traffic network that employs one type of simulation model to another portion of the traffic network that employs a different type of model, the systems described herein alter the model employed to switch the modeling logic used to simulate the behavior of the vehicle to comply with the model logic employed by that portion of the traffic network.
The hybrid modeling techniques and methods described herein allow for analyzing traffic patterns and behavior over a wide scale heterogeneous traffic network that encompasses major highways, arteries, as well as local city streets. Some of the roadways may be associated with a simulation model that provides a lower level of fidelity, based on the focus of the application the availability or data and other modeling resources. Additionally and optionally, footpaths and bikepaths can also be simulated and their effect on traffic flow tested and analyzed.
More specifically, in certain embodiments the invention may be realized as a system for analyzing traffic flow, that includes a geographical information system (GIS) database manager for allowing a user to form spatial queries representative of queries formed from at least one spatial characteristic, a GIS database having a network representation of a transportation environment and being responsive to the GIS database manager for processing said spatial queries, a traffic simulator for simulating, as a function of the network representation, a flow of traffic across the transportation environment, and a database interface responsive to said traffic simulator for processing simulation data and for creating GIS data representative of time varying traffic data and for modifying demand data stored in said GIS database.
The foregoing and other objects and advantages of the invention will be appreciated more fully from the following further description thereof, with reference to the accompanying drawings wherein;
To provide an overall understanding of the invention, certain illustrative embodiments will now be described, including a traffic simulation system having the ability to simulate large, heterogeneous traffic networks, while at the same time providing detailed output for selected portions of the traffic network. However, it will be understood that the systems and methods are not limited to these particular embodiments and can be adapted and modified for other suitable applications and to provide other types of products and that such other additions and modifications will not depart from the scope hereof.
The systems and methods of the invention provide, among other things, systems that allow for large scale traffic simulation and analysis over a large road network. Additionally, as will be described herein, the systems and methods may provide for a geographical information system (GIS) that cooperates with real world traffic surveillance and control systems to provide dynamically-changing geographical data representative of traffic flow over a traffic network. The GIS system allows for spatial queries of the dynamically changing GIS data model to allow for a dynamic analysis of traffic loads that occur over time across the traffic network. In other words, the systems and methods of invention are generic in the sense that they can be utilized in "off-line" applications where traffic flow and traffic management simulators are used to estimate what would happen in the real world, or in "on-line" applications where all or parts of the components in the system are linked to the real world counterparts.
Existing traffic simulation models typically deal with a particular type of road facilities (e.g. access controlled freeways; or urban streets) and employ single level modeling fidelities (e.g. microscopic simulators based on car following and lane changing models; mesoscopic or macroscopic simulators based on speed vs density or travel time vs flow performance functions). To model a wide area heterogeneous traffic network, certain embodiments of the systems described herein employ a simulator that uses a hybrid model. Vehicle movements can either be simulated in detail using car following, lane changing, and individual driver behavior models, or collectively using the performance functions associated with the road segments. Three types of traffic models, namely microscopic, mesoscopic, and macroscopic models, each simulate traffic flow at a different level of detail and running at different update frequencies (for example, microscopic model may run at 0.1 second intervals; mesoscopic model at 1–2 seconds intervals; while macroscopic model at 5–10 seconds intervals), can be used simultaneously in a single simulation for designated intersections and road segments. This hybrid approach, by using variable level of details for different parts of the network, has the ability to simulate large traffic networks, while at the same time providing detailed output for the selected regions of interest. The ability to model large networks makes it possible to apply simulation studies to real world traffic network problems and obtain more accurate and system wide performance measures; on the other hand, allowing microscopic traffic simulation for a selected subset of the network provides modelers with the tools to conduct detailed and dynamic traffic applications in much broader network settings, therefore the impact on and from the entire system can be addressed.
In one embodiment each network object is assigned a unique ID, and if applicable, a geographical object and/or a relative position indicator to represent its physical position. For example, each segment, representing a particular directional road section, owns (or shares with the segment on the opposite direction) one or two geocoded line objects that represent the left curb (or center of two-way street) and right curb of the roadway (line for the right curb is made optional, and, if not explicitly coded, will be computed based the left line and lane alignments). The line objects can either be polylines or curve of various types. Shape points representing the line objects store differential values of coordinates in longitude, latitude, and altitude to compress the data size and improve the accuracy. Traffic sensors, signals, and signs can be either referenced to their relative positions in segments that contain the objects, or explicitly coded with geographical objects of points, lines, or areas. The hierarchical relationships between various types of network objects are implemented as sets. Each set has an owner and one or more members. For example, the upstream and downstream links connected to a node are represented by two sets owned by the node. Similarly, sensors, traffic signals, and signs in a particular segments may also be represented by sets.
In one embodiment attributes associated with a particular type of network object are implemented in data tables as part of the network database or external data files maintained by a user's application module. The unique ID, automatically assigned and maintained by GIS DBM 12 to each network object that needs external reference, is employed to join the attribute tables to topologically organized and geographically coded objects. Separating attribute data, both static and time-variant, from the core road network database, improves the stability as well as the usability of the database. For example, in simulating traffic operations under two different weather conditions, the user does not have to modify the core road network database; he/she only needs to join the data tables and choose fields that are related to weather condition.
The depicted system 10 allows the user to perform a geographical analysis of traffic flows over a wide scale traffic network and in variable level of detail. The GIS-based traffic network database manager 12 (GIS DBM) is provided to support spatial queries of the objects in the database 14. Stored in the GIS database 14, in one embodiment, is a quad key, data representative of indexing by geographical coordinates of the network objects such as nodes and links. Any network objects can be fast searched by geographical location(s) and their attribute values tabulated or mapped using the provided GIS front-end.
The GIS DBM 12 also allows a user to create spatial queries that identify a subset of data satisfying the parameters laid out in the spatial query. Accordingly, a user may employ the GIS DBM 12 to query the GIS database 14 and joined attribute tables to identify and process the traffic variables such as flows, average speed and delays at specific locations on the traffic network. For example, in analyzing a modification to the road network (e.g. adding a lane to particular sections, designate a commuting freeway to high occupancy vehicles only) or a new traffic signal timing plan, the communities may be interested in knowing the changes in travel delay at different parts of the network, between different origin-destination pairs, and/or different types of travelers. An example query be "Find all the roads with high levels of congestion between 8:10 and 8:20 that are within 2 miles of Washington's Monument". As the system 10 employs a road network representation that is indexed by geographical coordinates, the geographical coordinates of the road network may be processed along with the geographical coordinates of a landmark database to identify roads within 2 miles of the landmark of interest. Thus, by indexing through geographical coordinates of the network objects such as nodes and links, any network object can be fast searched by geographical location(s) and their attribute values tabulated or mapped using the provided GIS front-end. This extendable feature of traffic network database by joining the core network database with external attribute tables, and employing the quad key based GIS search engine, provides flexibility in managing the complex array of traffic data. Although the above example describes the joining of a landmark database, with the network database, it will be apparent to those of skill in the art that other databases may be joined, including census tract databases, zoning databases, weather databases showing moving storms and changing weather conditions, or any other databases that can be indexed by geographical data. As described next, adding the traffic simulator data to the database allows the system 10 to also provide traffic data as a function of physical location.
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In one embodiment, the GIS DBM 12 can be a database manager of the type of commonly employed for allowing a user to generate queries that can be applied to a database to identify a subset of information within that database that satisfies the parameters laid out in the queries. In the system 10 depicted in
Through the depicted importer 40 and exporter 42 modules, the GIS DBM 12 may exchange data with any other suitable GIS database manager system, including the ARCVIEW system, the TRANSCAD system produced and sold by the assignee, or the MAP INFO system. Additionally, proprietary GIS database manager systems may be employed. It is advantageous, although not necessary, to employ a GIS DBM system that follows industry standards for formatting GIS data as this allows the system 10 to more easily import data, through data importer 40, into the GIS database, thus, allowing the system 10 to leverage existing GIS databases.
In certain preferred embodiments, the system 10 employs an extended geographic information systems (GIS) technology to facilitate the management, analysis, and simulation of traffic data from road networks. Information such a traffic intersection characteristics, lane configurations and connections, and traffic signal settings can all be managed in a GIS environment and can be represented with a high degree of geographical accuracy.
Optionally, the system 10 includes tools for converting and extending conventional GIS line data and planning network data into a more geographically accurate road network suitable for storage of dynamic traffic data and simulation of traffic flows. This provides schematic representations of transportation features that are geographically accurate and that can be created from existing GIS data files. Polylines of shape points and geometric curves are used to represent the road network accurately. Geographic editing tools can be used to change the network rapidly and easily. The lanes and their geography are generated dynamically if necessary (i.e. the part of network is simulated using microscopic model) and the default lane alignment (represented as lane connectors) are created based on geography of the roads connected to an intersection. Optionally, a geographic polygon overlay process may be employed to compute display regions for underpasses and overpasses. Polygon overlay is a process that identifies the areas of intersections of polygons; when combined with elevation information, it can be determined which portions of the roadway are on top of other roads and thus the visibility region for the traffic simulation can be automatically computed and utilized. This provides for animations that are more realistic as they can show vehicles moving in and out of view as they pass under overpasses or bridges. As will be described next, one advantage of the systems and methods described herein is that they provide for more realistic animations of the traffic flow over a road network.
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Accordingly, it will be understood that in certain embodiments system 10 may include a graphical user interface 44 that is capable of depicting a representation, and optionally an animated representation, of a traffic network that is geographically accurate in its depiction of how the roadway lays out over the landscape. Additionally, it will be understood that the graphical user interface 44 can depict traffic flow data stored in the GIS database 14 generated, at least in part, by the traffic simulator process 18. In certain embodiments the graphical user interface 44 continuously updates, such as every tenth of second, the depiction of traffic flow across the road network, thereby providing a dynamic and changing image of traffic flow across the traffic network 50.
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One example of a traffic simulator is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,822,712 that discloses one traffic simulation process of the type that may be employed with the systems and methods described herein. In the simulation process described in this patent, road sensors are employed to collect data about the actual traffic patterns a particular road supports. As described therein, sensors in the road network register the passage of vehicles and any two of the three fundamental traffic flow parameters: density, speed, and flow. The correlation between the traffic at a point X at a certain time and the traffic at another point Y some period later can in certain cases and under certain conditions provide good values. In these cases, the traffic can also be predicted with good precision. Other traffic simulators may be employed with the systems and methods described herein, and the simulator employed may vary according to the application at hand. As will be described below, one traffic simulator 18 that can be employed herewith, will be responsive to information within the GIS database, and will select the logic model employed for simulating vehicle movement across the network bases, at least in part, on information stored in the database.
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Thus, the network representation 70 may have different links, nodes and segments associated with different kinds of model logic. As will be described in greater detail with reference to
Along with the network representation 70, the GIS database 14 may include information representative of the demand of traffic that flows across the road network.
In one embodiment, the system specifies, as shown in
The user can create a selection set of nodes, which do not have to be connected neighbors, and designate these nodes to a particular type. Creation of vehicle objects and their movements in a specific segment or intersection are based on appropriate logic associated to the type of the node or segment. The road segments connected to a node inherit the type of that node.
As discussed above, the system can be realized as a software component operating on conventional data processing system such as a UNIX workstation. In that embodiment, the system 10 can be implemented as a C language computer program, or a computer program written in any high level language including C++, Fortran, Java or basic. Additionally, in an embodiment where microcontrollers or DSPs are employed, the system 10 can be realized as a computer program written in microcode or written in a high level language and compiled down to microcode that can be executed on the platform employed. The development of such systems is known to those of skill in the art, and such techniques are set forth in Digital Signal Processing Applications with the TMS320 Family, Volumes I, II, and III, Texas Instruments (1990). Additionally, general techniques for high level programming are known, and set forth in, for example, Stephen G. Kochan, Programming in C, Hayden Publishing (1983). It is noted that DSPs are particularly suited for implementing signal processing functions, including preprocessing functions such as image enhancement through adjustments in contrast, edge definition and brightness. Developing code for the DSP and microcontroller systems follows from principles well known in the art.
Those skilled in the art will know or be able to ascertain using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the embodiments and practices described herein.
Accordingly, it will be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the embodiments disclosed herein, but is to be understood from the following claims, which are to be interpreted as broadly as allowed under the law.
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Aeroplane Model - Nieuport 28, France, 1918
Scale model of a First World War Nieuport 28 biplane fighter aircraft. This model is painted to represent aircraft serial no. N1354Images: 0
Motor Ship Model - MV Melissa
Model of the cargo ship MV Melissa. Scale 1:60Images: 3
Architectural Model - Boyd House II, South Yarra, 1957
Architectural model of Boyd House II, Walsh Street, South Yarra, Victoria, built 1957. This was the second family home designed by the architect Robin Boyd. His first family home was bu ...
Architectural Model - Miles House, Brighton, 1965
Architectural model of the Miles House, Beach Road, Brighton, Victoria. Designed by Chancellor and Patrick, and built in 1965. The model was made by James Swansson (of Chancellor and P ...
Architectural Model - City Edge Housing Development, South Melbourne, 1971-74
Model of City Edge Housing Development, Eastern Road, South Melbourne, Victoria, designed by Daryl Jackson Evan Walker Pty Ltd, 1971-1974. A set of low-rise, high-density flats and town ...
Architectural Model - Glass Terrace, Fitzroy, 1854-1956
Model of Glass Terrace, Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, built 1854-56. Glass Terrace is a complex of eight, two-storey houses. It was built by the Irish born speculator/ pastoralist Hugh Glas ...
Architectural Model - Grounds House, Toorak, 1952-1953
Architectural model of Grounds House, Hill Street, Toorak, Victoria, built in 1952-53. Designed by the architect Roy Grounds for his own family, the house shares similarities with his d ...
Architectural Model - Wirringulla, Camberwell, 1918
Model of Wirringulla, Hunter Rd, Camberwell, Victoria, designed by Marcus Barlow and built in1918. The model was made by Williams and Boag Pty Ltd in 1989. It was created for the exhi ...From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 4
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Architectural Model - Cairo Flats, Fitzroy
Model of Cairo Flats, Nicholson Street, Fitzroy. Designed by Best Overend, the Cairo flats were built in 1935. Robin Boyd wrote in "Australia's Home" in 1952, 'The bachelor flat, of one ...From: Adelaide, Australia Images: 0
Architectural Model - Milligan House, Brighton, 1922
Model of a concrete house built for J. Milligan, Esq., Mulgoa Grove, Brighton, Victoria. The house was designed by the architect Leslie M. Perrott Snr, and built in 1922. The model wa ...From: Melbourne, Australia Images: 6


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Originally written on Fox Sports Houston | Last updated 9/25/12
HOUSTON (AP) -- The last time reliever Fernando Rodriguez took over for an injured starter in the second inning he wound up getting a win for the Houston Astros. On Monday night he didn't come out of the tough situation nearly as well. Lance Lynn pitched seven innings to earn his 17th win, rookie Pete Kozma hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals strengthened their grip on a playoff spot with a 6-1 win over the Astros. Yadier Molina added a solo shot as the Cardinals moved 3 games in front of Milwaukee and Los Angeles for the second NL wild card. The Brewers lost 12-2 at Washington earlier in the day, and the Dodgers were off. Houston starter Fernando Abad (0-6) pitched 1 2-3 innings before leaving with a strained right oblique. He walked one and allowed a run. He was replaced by Rodriguez, who was charged with three runs -- all off homers -- and seven hits in a career-long 4 1-3 innings. Monday was the second time in the last four games that a Houston starting pitcher ...
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Indie Hip-Hop Songs Music Chart - April 05, 2014
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Tech N9ne ft. Krizz Kaliko & Stevie Stone - Nobody Cares
Like all of us, Tech N9ne sometimes gets down on himself and begins to feel like Nobody Cares. Then he remembers that he's the most successful independent rapper of all time, and the founder of a thriving record label. The...Read More
The Wow x Method Man - Masterpiece
UPDATE: We've added the brand new visuals to Masterpiece. It ain't every day you get to experience a true musical Masterpiece, but The Wow and Method Man seem to have one on on their hands. At least, that's what the record...Read More
Wrekonize ft. Jarren Benton & R.A. The Rugged Man - Floating Away (Remix)
The lack of gravity seems to be a widespread worry among artists in today's Booth lineup. This morning, India Shawn admitted that without her man by her side, she feels like she's in danger of Floating Away. Floating Away is...Read More
P.Fly - Flowers
It's almost April and the ground (in Maryland, at least) is still covered in snow. Needless to say, I am not a happy camper. No warm weather, no blasting music with the windows down and no leaves and foliage. I guess the only...Read More
Nitty Scott, MC - Passive Aggressive
Oft imitated but never equaled, the DJBooth Freestyle Series ran from February 2009 through June 2011. Its 250 total entries were the work of a veritable who's-who of underground and emerging emcees, including rising stars...Read More
TiRon & Ayomari ft. Jeremih - Her Theme Song
When the first few notes of a popular song play, girls (and guys for that matter) will often declare it their song (or "jam"). For one lucky lady, though, the latest release from TiRon & Ayomari is actually Her Theme Song....Read More
Rich Quick - May I, Say I
Want to show that special someone how much you care this Valentine's Day, but aren't sure how to put your feelings into words? Well, you could always just say, "I love you." (OK, you might want to spring for a fancy...Read More
Planet Asia - The Barbarian
Planet Asia is known for spitting the kind of intricate spiritual and metaphysical reflections that send listeners scurrying for RapGenius, but you shouldn't mistake his intellectual bent for a lack of fire and aggression;...Read More
Blue, The Misfit ft. X, The Misfit - TRILLionaire
I am not Blue, The Misfit's accountant, so I can't tell you how many zeros are in his back account, but when it comes to Trill-ness he is the rap equivalent of Bill Gates; I guess you could even call him a TRILLionaire....Read More
Herbal T - That's That
Wax and Herbal T: rap game Olsen twins. While you might think you are tripping or still drunk from New Year's Eve, don't worry; that isn't really Booth favorite Wax, but rather his twin brother (hence the Olsen twin...Read More
Passport Gift ft. Crooked I, Skyzoo & Tito Lopez - Turn 'Em On
You can guess a lot about a rhymesayer from the company he keeps. For example, a glance at the feature lineup on Passport Gift's Booth debut suggests that the Bronx repper is an aggressive, no-nonsense spitter with a...Read More
Locksmith ft. Leah Tysse - Hardest Song Ever
For some rappers, making music that's "hard" just means yelling really f**king loud about firearms. Locksmith's Hardest Song Ever, however, contains no gat talk or vocal cord-shredding shouts. Rather, it draws its power...Read More
Asaad ft. Ab-Soul - Alejandro Jodorowsky Flow
Who says hip-hop doesn't teach you anything? If it weren't for Asaad's latest feature, I might never have known about Alejandro Jodorowsky. For those curious, Alejandro Jodorowsky is a Chilean-French playwright, filmmaker and...Read More
Alex Wiley - Vibration
To paraphrase Brian Wilson, I'm pickin' up some good Vibrations, and they all seem to be coming from Alex Wiley's direction. On single numero dos off his sophomore independent album, coming on the heels of late February's Own...Read More
Ezko - Piece of the P.I.E (Peace in Existence)
Like most other emcees, Maryland up-and-comer Ezko is out to get his Piece of the P.I.E. For him, however, the baked dessert is not a metaphor for money and power, but an acronym for his true goal: "Peace in Existence."...Read More
Young Scooter ft. Future, Juicy J & Young Thug - DI$FUNCTION
With their all-encompassing lust for cash and their heavy consumption of weed and liquor, Young Scooter and his clique might strike your average man or woman as a little Di$functional. Fans of hazy, whip-ready hip-hop,...Read More
Jack Harlow - It's Pointless
When I was 16, I spent most of my free time in front of my Playstation 2. Booth newcomer Jack Harlow? He's laying the groundwork for a career in the music industry. On new promo single It's Pointless, making its world...Read More
Cee ft. Chaundon & Bekah - Do Ya Hear Me?
Cee's next album is slated to drop on Tuesday, April 10, via The Movement Fam, but Booth readers will get a sneak peek at the set the preceding Monday, when we host an exclusive listening session. Since the Melbourne spitter...Read More
OCD: Moosh & Twist - I Got It
I think it's safe to say that Moosh & Twist have 2014 on lock. Not only are the Philly reppers preparing to embark on their first-ever headlining tour, accompanied by Booth-approved guest Jared Evan (Peep this video for...Read More
Locksmith - Lifestyle
Oft imitated but never equaled, the DJBooth Freestyle Series ran from February 2009 through June 2011. Its 250 total entries were the work of a veritable who's-who of underground and emerging emcees, including rising stars...Read More
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Kyle Rapps ft. Adrienne Mack-Davis - The Sky's on Fire
As Warner Bros. cartoons have taught us, it's entirely possible to walk through thin air as long as you don't look down and psych yourself out. Just to be safe, Kyle Rapps is keeping his gaze pointed upward as he grinds his...Read More
Smoke DZA ft. Cam'ron - Ghost Of Dipset
Back in March of 2013, Smoke DZA called upon the spirit of Harlem most famous hip-hop clique on promotional single Ghost of Dipset. It took a hot minute, but he finally succeeded in summoning a representative of the...Read More
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Professor Chris Secombes lead researcher from the University of Aberdeen explained: "We have identified hundreds of genes which are increased or decreased following infection, many of which may be indicators of disease. We have also looked at what other factors impact on these genes, such as nutrition. We are now working to encode this information onto a chip which could help farmers monitor the health and performance of their stocks through methods such as changing their nutritional intake."
So far the scientists have identified the genes and metabolic pathways which influence the most commercially important traits for the production of salmon. These are; the supply of contaminant-free highly unsaturated oils, including omega-3s, for the salmon diet, their long and complex lifecycle, infectious disease, and protein growth efficiency.
Professor Alan Teale, lead researcher at the Institute of Aquaculture at the University of Stirling and Co-ordinator of TRAITS explained: "What we are working on is precision aquaculture, where we use very sensitive measures ?gene expression ?to pre-empt any adverse production changes in farmed fish populations as well as to maximise their health and wellbeing. This in turn will increase competitiveness and profitability for the salmon farmer.
"We have identified genes involved in polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism, protein metabolism, bacterial and viral infection, and freshwater to seawater adaptation. The DNA chip will be able to identify changes in the activity of these genes and so alert us to any potential problems. It is too early to tell whether this chip will be a commercial success, but it certainly has the potential to be extremely useful to industry," Professor Teale said.
Professor Julia Goodfellow, BBSRC Chief Executive, said: "This is another important step forward in genomics re
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Day 3 of America held hostage by George W. Bush on his book-sellin' tour.
He still has a few days left plastering his Alfred E. Neuman-looking goofy grin all over the media. The rest of this week will find the worst president in our lifetime in more friendly territory of softball-hittin' questions when he'll appear on Fox Fabricated News shows like Baba O'Reilly and Hannity and finally on "Fox & Friends," where there will be cheerleaders instead of news anchors.
As W. might pronounce it, the "coop-de-gracias" will take place Monday night with an appearance on "The Tonight Show." This is perfect for Jay Leno, who has become the right wing's new court jester —- a job previously held by Dennis "When analogies go bad" Miller. Leno has previously sucked up to Rush to Judgment, Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin. His scheduled guest on Wednesday was the lovable loser of the Delaware Senate seat, the bewitched, bothered and bewildered Christine "playing with yourself is playing with fire" O'Donnell.
Ol' W. looks more focused pitching his book than he ever did as president.
Case in point: Rush to Judgment tried to get W. to come out full fascista in favor of the Arizona illegal immigration law. W.'s response: "You're trying to get me to make news. Hell, I want to sell books!"
Spoken like a true capitalist.
Can a brother get a hoo-rah!
The former prez stopped by to visit with Oprah. Obviously the only way he could get in her book club.
Things overheard in the audience when Oprah interviewed W.:
1. "He looks dumber in person."
2. "Figures: Some lucky audience got keys to cars underneath their seats. We get stuck with copies of his book."
3. "When is he gonna jump up and down on the couch and profess his love for America?"
4. "Did he just refer to Oprah as Condi?"
5. "Wonder how quick he'd be ducking stiletto heels thrown at him."
6. "I locked the door to the stage exit, let's watch and see if he tries to keep opening it up."
7. "All I heard was a famous George would be on today. I was expecting Clooney —- hell, George Hamilton would've been more interesting!"
8. "Is it me or is there heat between W. and Oprah?"
9. "It's an honor being in person in the audience listening to the most powerful person in the United States from 2001 to 2009. And George Bush, too."
10. "I thought this was the day Oprah was going to have the witch who wanted to be a Hare Krishna and believes scientists discovered mice with human brains who have to abstain from self-gratification."
Hey, some of the reviews are in for W.'s memoir "Decision Points":
1. "Buy this book, dammit, or the terrorists have won!" ——– Dick Cheney
2. "It's called 'Decision Points' —– it should be called 'A Thousand Points of Delight'!" —— Sean Hannity
3. "Best work of fiction since Dickens." —— Keith Olbermann
4. "So inspirin' and heavenly —– it could replace the Bible at the inauguration of the next presient in 2013. I'm not saying it's gonna be ME!" ——- Sarah Palin
5. "Not a misspelt word in the hole book." ——– Dan Quayle
6. "Yes, I know —- I can't believe your country elected this guy twice either." ——– Tony Blair
7. "Was he sober when he wrote this?" ——– Oprah's Book Club
8. "Ignorance has found its soulmate." ——– President Obama (was that too harsh, I can tone it down —- I don't want to make any waves…. what's the polling say?)
9. "This book should've been called 'WMD: Wasted My Day' reading this @#$!@#" ——- Rahm Emanuel
10. "First it was Moses who wrote the Ten Commandments with the hand of God, and now this…." —— Glenn Beck (I know, hard to believe I didn't have a 'hand' in it, too.)


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Rain delayThe rain appears to have stopped in Mirpur, but the outfield is totally soaked and covered with large pools of water. While it's too early to call a result, the odds are overwhelmingly with Sri Lanka.
More rainThe hail and rain has barely abated in the last few minutes. The covers are over the square, but much of the outfield has turned into a giant icy puddle. I'd be very surprised if this game continues. I wonder how good the drainage is at the Shere Bangla stadium?
Thunder and lightningGood grief, it's getting worse out there. This is a major storm now. There's thunder, lightning and a heavy covering of hail. I'd be surprised if we get back out there tonight.
Rain!Where has this come from? Out of nowhere, the wind picks up and the rain starts to bucket down. The fielders sprint off as the groundstaff rush on with the covers. The Duckworth-Lewis par score is 107, and West Indies are miles behind that.
Over 13.2 - WI 77/4 (Samuels 16)WICKET! There was a sense of inevitability about this. Samuels' perplexing go-slow means that Bravo has to have a full go at absolutely everything, and he whips a slower ball from Kulasekara into the hands of a diving Jayawardene at deep square leg.
Over 8 - WI 40/3 (Bravo 6, Samuels 4)WICKET! Seekkuge Prasanna strikes with his very first ball in Twenty20 internationals! Simmons went back to cut but the ball slid on to him and touched the pad in front of middle, making the umpire's decision very easy. Bravo, of course, is immediately into his work, thrashing his first ball through the covers. He might've started with a boundary, but for a fantastic diving effort from Dilshan. Bravo betters the field later in the over, however, spanking a long hop to wide long on for four. The gulf in form between Bravo and the rest of West Indies' top order is startling.
Over 5 - WI 28/2 (Simmons 2, Samuels 0)WICKETS! Malinga rocks West Indies, dismissing both openers! Gayle goes first, hanging his bat out limply outside off only for the ball to take the inside edge and ricochet onto the stumps. After exchanging a couple of singles with new batsman Lendl Simmons, Smith wafts over a slower offcutter to have his own stumps disturbed. This is turning into yet another wobbly Powerplay for West Indies in this tournament, but now they have Marlon Samuels at the crease. Can he repeat his heroics from the Twenty20 final against Sri Lanka in 2012?
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When Agents Meet
by Paul on 03/26/10 at 12:03 PM ET
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from the NHLPA,
The Sheraton Centre in downtown Toronto served as the backdrop for the National Hockey League Players' Association's annual Certified Player-Agent meetings on Thursday, with more than 140 agents in attendance.
The NHLPA conducted their meeting with senior staff and advisors offering updates and information to the player-agents on a wide range of topics. The itinerary included presentations on HRR & escrow, CBA timelines and legal developments, as well as on the performance bonus cushion. The NHLPA's medical consultant, Dr. John Rizos, spoke about current issues, while the business department gave an update of their recent affairs.
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Support Building For Donald Fehr As NHLPA Executive Director
by Paul on 03/25/10 at 09:57 PM ET
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from the CP at NHL.com,
Donald Fehr didn't come out and say he was interested in taking the vacant executive director's position with the NHL Players' Association, but it's clear a growing number of people within the game would like to see it happen.
The long-time head of the baseball players' union spoke for a couple hours at the NHL's annual agents meeting Thursday and won over a number of guys in the room.
"You don't run an association like the Major League Baseball Players' Association as long as he has without being substantive, powerful, politically correct, reasoned and very intelligent," said Pat Morris of Newport Sports. "He displayed all elements today."
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NHLPA Supports Endorsement Of Hits To The Head Rule
by Paul on 03/25/10 at 01:22 PM ET
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Toronto (March 25, 2010): Statement from NHLPA Executive Board regarding the League's blindside hits to the head proposal: "We fully support our Competition Committee Members' endorsement of the League's proposal to implement supplemental discipline this season for blindside hits to the head.
Our agreement applies to the remainder of the 2009-10 NHL Regular Season, as well as the 2010 Playoffs. This temporary implementation will ensure that the joint NHLPA/NHL Competition Committee will have time to develop and consider a proper and full-time rule, one that includes an on-ice penalty component, this summer. We are encouraged by the League's recent willingness to explore on-ice rule changes as a means of reducing Player injuries and have no doubt that by working together, a safer working environment can be established for all NHLPA Members."
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One More Day NHLPA
by Paul on 03/24/10 at 08:48 PM ET
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from TSN,
The National Hockey League and the NHL Players' Association are continuing to negotiate on the details surrounding an implementation of a rule to prohibit blind-side hits to the head. It was thought at one point that an agreement and implementation might have taken place in time for Wednesday's games, but that is no longer the case.
Sources tell TSN there will be no decision on Wednesday night. The players have asked the NHL for time to get approval from their Executive Board. The league has given the NHLPA until Thursday to get that approval.
The NHLPA released a statement early Wednesday evening, saying "We have deliberated and endorsed to the NHLPA Executive Board the League's proposal to implement supplemental discipline this season for blindside hits to the head. Our Executive Board will vote on this recommendation and we will respond back to the League with a decision in the next 24-48 hours."
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Afternoon Line
by Paul on 03/24/10 at 04:36 PM ET
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If (Donald) Fehr assumes a significant leadership role within the NHLPA, the union will immediately regain some of the creditability it has lost in recent years. The NHLPA will also be in a stronger bargaining position with NHL leadership if Fehr is at the helm.
Jeff Levine of the Biz of Hockey. More on Fehr…
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NHL Players- Stop Being Stupid
by Paul on 03/22/10 at 10:09 PM ET
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from Helene Elliott of the LA Times,
Stop and think about the potential consequences the next time you're tempted to use your elbow to drive the head of an unsuspecting opponent into the glass.
Stop and think what you're doing before you shove a vulnerable opponent into the boards, causing a collision the human body wasn't designed to withstand.
Don't stop being physical. No one wants that.
Just stop the vicious hits to the heads of players who don't have the puck. Stop the blindside hits.
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Head Shot Proposal May Only Be A Short-Term Fix
by Paul on 03/22/10 at 03:32 PM ET
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from Sean Gordon of the Globe and Mail,
...And so the five player representatives on the committee – Jason Spezza of the Ottawa Senators, Jeff Halpern of the L.A. Kings, Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres, Brian Campbell of the Chicago Blackhawks and Mathieu Schneider of the Phoenix Coyotes – are making a counter-proposal to the rule change put forward by the league last week.
"We've talked about some things, but we need to bounce it off the league. Whatever we do this year is only going to be a band-aid, we've been trying for two years to get something in and the league has said there's already the rules in place that protect head shots and now they want to make a change," Spezza said after a team skate at the Bell Centre. "But we have to be careful though, there's what, 10 games left in the season, you don't want to make a change and put the refs in a bad position."
Spezza added that the short-term fix the players are advocating is "very similar" to the language in the league's proposed rule, but that there is no question that it is only a short-term fix.
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Blame The Players For the Head Shots
by Paul on 03/21/10 at 11:06 AM ET
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from Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe,
...The guiltiest people here are the players themselves, a small but growing number of athletes, Cooke the prime example, who show little or no regard for the pain they inflict, the careers they interrupt or spoil, the quality of life they potentially impair.
This is a game that, for many reasons — including the rule book, the equipment, the coaching, and the overall conditioning and mind-set of the players — is fast becoming a mutant and dangerous form of the sport.
Hockey, the NHL in particular, has always had its warts, mostly attributable to its permissive stand on fighting, a vast amount of it cleaned up via the rule book over the last 20 years. The warts now are worse, far more dangerous. The players clearly need help to understand that and find ways to dial down the volume on an ever-more-violent game, one infinitely more dangerous and less entertaining, less artful, than even the bucket-of-blood days of the Original Six.
more and additional hocke notes…
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Can A Team Or Two Step Up?
by Paul on 03/21/10 at 10:38 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
Seriously, even one of the best advertisements the NHL has had going for it since the lockout—the Sidney Crosby-Alex Ovechkin rivalry—has been tainted by the introduction of jingoism into the mix by outside forces who have sought to superimpose a Cold War environment into the equation, as if this were 1972 with cheers greeting Bobby Clarke for slashing Valeri Kharlamov across the ankle.
The Blackhawks and Sharks seem to have peaked months ago. The Coyotes are an interesting little success story as wards of the state. The Lightning were sold again. Pierre McGuire still is talking, and there are five teams in the East—count them, five out of 15—who have scored more goals than they have allowed.
It's parity as parody, and everyone most certainly does not have a chance to win despite the Sixth Avenue politicians' promises coming out of the lockout of two chickens in every pot. In the last four years before the imposition of the imposition of the hard cap, 14 different teams played in the conference finals. In the four years since the lockout, 10 different teams made it that far.
more plus the NHLPA may be getting closer to Donald Fehr as executive director…
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The Current State Of The NHLPA
by Paul on 03/19/10 at 05:52 PM ET
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from Lester Munson of ESPN,
In the four years since the 2005-06 National Hockey League season was lost to a lockout over an inability to come to a collective bargaining agreement, NHL players have:
• fired the executive director who led them during the lockout.
• hired two new executive directors.
• and fired both of them.
So maybe it shouldn't be surprising that the players are attempting to draft a new constitution for their union and search for yet another new executive director while they simultaneously try to figure out how their organization has been unraveling. And over all of that, the next CBA negotiation looms. The current six-year deal runs out after next season unless the players extend it to a seventh year, which is their option. (Given the state of the union, that's a likely scenario.)
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Professor Robert S. Wistrich is a recognized expert on antisemitism.
He holds the Neuberger chair for Modern European History at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and heads the Vidal Sassoon International Center for the Study of Antisemitism. He was recently given a Lifetime Achievement award by The Journal for the Study of Antisemitism (The JSA).
He is the author and editor of 29 books, several of which have won international awards. Our interview with Dr. Wistrich can be found in our collection, The West Speaks.
Dr. Wistrich was interviewed by Hansjorg Muller, editor of the Baseler Zeitung, a German newspaper in Basel, Switzerland. This was originally published in German in the September 12, 2012 edition of the Baseler Zeitung. Dr. Wistrich translated the article into English. We have permission from the Baseler Zeitung to republish.
Hansjorg Muller: In your encyclopedic work, A Lethal Obsession. Anti-Semitism from Antiquity to the Global Jihad (Random House, 2010), you present Islamist antisemitism as an existential danger to modern civilization. Could you explain?
Dr. Robert Wistrich: In my view, Islamic antisemitism is by far the most dynamic and threatening form of antisemitism existing at present in the contemporary world. It combines the scourge of Islamist terrorism, the spread of jihad, hatred of the West, Holocaust denial, and the genocidal "anti-Zionism" which is state-sanctioned in Iran. The dramatic triumph of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt and the alarming growth of militant Salafist movements across the Arab Middle East have greatly increased the level of threat worldwide.
Muller: Is there a historic connection between European fascism and Islamism?
Wistrich: The Muslim Brotherhood, founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hassan al-Banna, had a radical totalitarian vision of societal transformation, a leadership cult, and visceral hatred of Jews not so different from that of fascism and National Socialism. Moreover, the charismatic founder of the Palestinian Arab national movement, Haj Amin el-Husseini, was a fanatical genocidal anti-Semite who actively collaborated with Adolf Hitler during World War II. This "annihilationist" tradition of Jew-hatred has continued in the Palestinian Hamas movement (an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood) to this very day. Its Sacred Covenant is one of the most nakedly anti-Jewish texts of the entire post-Holocaust era.
Muller: You have described the impact of the Nazi legacy on radical Islam, but what about classical right-wing antisemitism in present-day Europe?
Wistrich: Populist right-wing tendencies are especially strong in Hungary, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, parts of Scandinavia, and the Baltic States, in Eastern Europe, and even here in Switzerland. Nor are France, Germany, or Italy immune. Against the background of an alarming world economic crisis, the possible collapse of the Euro-zone, the specter of globalization and a massive migration from the poorer southern countries to Europe, these negative trends will probably grow. Antisemitism is part of this wider syndrome.
Muller; In your newest book, From Ambivalence to Betrayal. The Left, the Jews, and Israel (University of Nebraska Press, 2012), you are often severely critical of Western leftist attitudes to Israel and the so-called "Jewish Question." How do you explain left-wing hostility?
Wistrich: The Left is suffering from acute amnesia. It has forgotten, for example, that Egyptian president Nasser and his Arab allies openly threatened to throw the Jews into the sea in 1967. To this day, Hamas, the Hezbollah and their Iranian backers, not to mention other Arab states, constantly broadcast their intention to eradicate the Zionist "cancer" from the Middle East map. So I ask people on the Left — is that a "progressive" position? Hardly. The Left has also forgotten that there was an uninterrupted Jewish presence in the Holy Land long before the birth of Islam — and despite endless harassment, along with Roman, Byzantine, Crusader, and Muslim persecutions and massacres, this Jewish settlement continued until the emergence of the modern Zionist movement.
Muller: Why do you think so many leftists are pro-Islamist today?
Wistrich: The Western Left and the Islamists both share the myth that Israel is a "white," Western, and colonial intrusion in the Middle East. They both have embraced a radically distorted view of Palestinians as defenseless "Jews," downtrodden, and ruthlessly abused by fascist Israelis. Behind this demonic imagery there is an antisemitic view of Israel and America as twin embodiments of capitalist-imperialist evil. Needless to say, this mythology is totally disconnected from empirical reality.
Muller: In light of current trends, do you see any future for European Jewry? If you were living here, would you stay or go?
Wistrich: I personally believe that the long-term future of European Jewry is bleak. I would not wish to decide for European Jews what future they should choose, but I am convinced that the land of Israel is the only possible spiritual and political homeland for the Jewish people. Let us also remember that it was in the city of Basel that Theodor Herzl first proclaimed to the wider Jewish and Gentile world in 1897 the birth of modern Zionism. In his diary he prophesied that within fifty years a Jewish State would inevitably arise. Many people at the time dismissed him as a charlatan or a dreamer. But his prophecy came true and for that we should be thankful.
I agree with everything Prof. Wistrich says. However, things are worse than he appears to realise.
The Muslim Brotherhood specifically modelled itself on the Nazi Party. See Ishak Musa Husaini, The Moslem Brethren - the Greatest of Islamic Movements, Beirut, 1956, pp. 91-92.
At the time that Ishak Musa Husaini wrote his book, he thought the Brotherhood had been crushed, and therefore he could tell the truth about it (even though he greatly admired the Brotherhood).
Western academics are so intent on promoting Islam, that they do not even discuss Husaini's claims about the Nazi roots of the Brotherhood.
The Muslim Brotherhood has roots all over the world now. They are the predominant jew-hating organisation in the world, and we are being told by western leaders that they are "moderate".
Husaini goes on to say that Brotherhood planned to abolish all political parties, and to create a pan-national islamic state. Any country which had any muslims living in it was to come under their totalitarian control. It was a 4th Reich. Hitler annexed the Sudetenland; they plan to annex most of the world.
Please forward my comments to Prof. Wistrich.


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