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A fault detection system for a broadband network having a central switch for switched telecommunications connections among subscribers each provided with subscriber interface equipment. The subscriber interface equipment has a received voice path and generates baseband signals for voice telephony which are carried at a carrier frequency on the broadband network. The fault detection system is provided with a tone generator for providing a constant, continuous pilot throughout the network. A pilot tone detector at the subscriber interface equipment detects the absence of pilot tone. The central switch is responsive to each pilot tone detection to recognize the absence of pilot tone at the corresponding subscriber location.
1. A fault detection system for use in a broadband network, said broadband network having a central switch for switched telecommunications connections among subscribers, subscriber interface equipment for each subscriber providing at baseband signals for voice telephony carried at a carrier frequency the broadband network, said subscriber interface equipment having a received voice path, and a network interconnecting the central switch and the subscriber interface equipment, said fault detection system comprising:
a tone generator for providing a constant, continuous pilot throughout said network,
pilot tone detection means located at said subscriber interface equipment to indicate the absence of pilot tone at that subscriber, and
means responsive to the pilot tone detection means for recognizing at the central switch the absence of pilot tone at the subscriber location.
2. The fault detection system of claim 1 wherein said means responsive to the pilot tone detection means comprises means to determine a pattern of simultaneous off-hook/without subscriber dialing conditions at the subscriber locations.
3. The fault detection system of claim 2 further comprising muting means located at the subscriber interface equipment to block the received voice path of the subscriber interface equipment.
4. The fault detection system of claim 2 wherein said pattern comprises a minimum number of simultaneous off-hook, no-dial indications at the subscriber locations.
5. The fault detection system of claim 2 wherein said pattern comprises simultaneous off-hook, no-dial indications at all the subscriber locations connected to the network through a common bridge.
The present invention relates to cable systems and the automatic detection of faults (such as are caused by breaks) in the networks used in such systems. The invention may be used in conjunction with broadband cable systems over which voice telephony is also provided, such as that described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,351,234 to Beierle et at.
In that system, as described in that patent, a number of subscriber telephones are located at the taps of a CATV system, the telephones communicate over dedicated voice channels with a switch located at the cable head end which acts similarly to a telephone central office. Calls between the telephones of the system or between a system telephone and an external trunk are established selectively by a digital switch at the head end. A single fault that blocks a transmission path in such a system may prevent communication for a large number of subscribers. Also, it has been found that a fault causes the telephones affected to ting and to receive excessive noise.
One prior art system for dealing with the problem of transmission failure in CATV Systems is discussed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,491,978 to Shimp et al. This patent recognizes the importance of fault detection and the difficulty in finding and correcting the faults, i.e. the fact that the equipment in the network is geographically widely dispersed, that failure in the network should be recognized at the headend/co, and the difficulty in replying on subscriber-provided information in problem diagnosis. This makes automation of fault diagnosis a recognized need.
The system described by Shimp et al does address the problem of transmission failure in a cable system. It describes a unit that is attached to an output port of an amplifier and responds to failure of a received pilot signal. When such failure is detected, the unit broadcasts a radio signal outside of the cable system in the vicinity of the amplifier, so that a repair technician equipped with an appropriate receiver can find the location of failure by traveling along the system until the signal is heard.
This differs from the invention in that the cable system described is not two-way. In the invention, moreover, pilot failure is detected at the subscriber interface unit and the failure information is recognized at the head end where it can be more effectively used in failure analysis and dispatch of repair personnel.
Thus it is seen as an object of the invention to automatically detect faults in a CATV system.
It is a further object of the invention therefore to provide fault information at a single location, the headend, where it can be more effectively and efficiently used to address network maintenance and repair.
It is a yet further object of the invention to provide simple inexpensive pilot tone detection equipment at the CATV subscriber interface equipment which informs the head end of a loss of pilot tone.
The present invention in one embodiment makes the subscriber-cable interface unit (e.g. the unit 500A in the noted patent) sensitive to a failure of the 308 kHz line pilot in the system described in the patent in the VSB demodulator output signal. Upon such failure, the interface unit is inhibited from supplying ringing. Also, the received voice channel is switched to an error-tone generator to indicate that there is a problem and to prevent the subscriber from receiving noise. Further, an off-hook signal is sent to the switch to ensure that the fault is recognized by the switch even when only the forward cable path is blocked.
The effect is to cause a fault to initiate an event at the switch in which every telephone that is blocked by the fault is observed to go off hook at once, with no dialed digits received. Since it is normal for subscribers to occasionally go off hook by accident, a minimum condition must be established to distinguish a fault event. One possible condition would be a minimum number of simultaneous off-hook, no-dial indications. Another possible condition would require simultaneous indications from all the telephone at any one tap.
The locations affected by the fault must be correlated with a system map to determine the most likely fault location. This process may be manual or automatic. The fault information from the switch could be integrated with other monitoring and control systems used for cable maintenance.
If desired, the switch can respond to a fault event by terminating all calls in progress that are affected. A record of this action can be made to provide a basis for a billing adjustment.
The invention should be a very useful supplement to standard methods of monitoring the performance of cable transmission systems. Such monitoring systems typically require expensive devices to be deployed at a few strategic points in the network and monitored over a dedicated cable channel or telephone line. They typically enable a large number of transmission parameters to be observed, but are not as practical for rapid, accurate localization of fault events.
With the invention, the location of a fault can be pinpointed to the closest cable tap. A fault will be detected whether or not the subscribers affected by it are active. If desired, it would be possible to install interface units in locations where no telephone is actually in service in order to aid in fault location.
The fault indication will occur within the time determined by the switch's initial digit timer--typically 15 seconds. Thus, repair efforts can begin with minimal delay.
The features that are added to the interface unit have negligible additional cost. Communication with the central location uses the standard telephone signaling channels.
These and other objects of the present invention will be understood from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, and with reference to the appended drawings in which
FIG. 1 shows a broadband distribution system having fault detection capabilities in accordance with the principles of the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a timing diagram for the operation of the system of FIG. 1 under normal and faulty conditions.
FIG. 3 shows elements and peripheral components of the digital switch of FIG. 1 that are involved in the detection and indication of system faults.
FIG. 4 shows an alternative to the apparatus of FIG. 3 employing a host computer in addition to the digital switch.
FIG. 5 shows some portions of the system of FIG. 1 in which faults can occur and produce distinctive indications.
FIG. 1 shows a system of the type shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,351,234 to Beierle et al., but modified in accordance with the present invention. The system as therein described generally comprises a digital switch 3, Trasmux equipment 4, VSB mod/Demod 2-way equipment group 206 and associated cable network 2 into which the subscriber-based equipment 7 taps at connections 211, 212. The latter equipment 7 comprises VSB modem 502, single channel MUX 501, Interface 500. Interface unit 500 includes a control unit 903, hybrid 900 and ringing generator 904. This equipment functions as described in the Beierle et al patent, and particularly the units 500 and 501 function as described in the specification with respect to FIGS. 9 and 10 of that patent. In FIG. 1 herein, in accordance with the invention, muting unit 521 has been added to interface unit 500 and pilot energy detector 55 is added to MUX 301. Pilot tones are provided to the network by generator 5.
In the prior art when the transmission path in a telephony/CATV system is broken, for example by unplugging a connecting cable, all phones downstream from the break ring because the signaling tone that controls the E lead is off (for phones that were idle at the time of the break). For phones in use at the time, the connection is, of course, broken and the noise level rises. However, the central office switch does not lose the call; it is still in progress if the break is restored. This is as shown in FIG. 2. FIG. 2 shows signaling that indicates fault events. For example, a fault is shown where in the setup mode, the 3825 Hz "off" tone goes off (due to the fault), but without showing offhook (since the phone is not offhook), i.e. without the DTMF routing information sent to the switch ("A" segment in FIG. 2). Thus, to an extent, a fault looks like an originating phone off hook to the switch, but to the affected telephone, it looks like an incoming call requiring answering ("B" segment in FIG. 2).
For some "hot line" applications, it may be good to have the phones ring to alert subscribers to the fact that there is a problem. However, in general it is probably not good to do this. Also, it is probably best to have the switch take down a call in progress.
According to the invention--as shown in FIG. 1, one way to provide a reaction to a fault uses a pilot energy detector 55 in each subscriber-cable interface unit 500 to monitor the line pilot originating at the centralized location: The control unit 903 within the interface unit 500 uses the information from the pilot energy detector 55 (on P line in FIG. 1) to control the ringing generator 904, a muting unit 521 in the receive voice path, and the M lead which sends signaling information upstream.
When the P line signal indicates that the line pilot is present, the control unit 903 functions as previously described. When the P line indicates that there is no received line pilot, the control unit 903 inhibits the ringing generator 904, and blocks the received voice path via the muting unit 521.
With this arrangement, the subscriber is not presented with ringing or noise when there is a fault. Also, the switch 3 receives an indication of off hook, with no dialing, from all telephones downstream of the fault, which shows the location of the fault quite clearly.
This method takes care of the three possible fault conditions in which the fault is in the forward path, the return path, or both:
1. Fault in both forward and return paths - Subscriber-cable interface unit 500 receives off hook because the signaling tone is removed. However, ringing is inhibited because there is no pilot. If the phone is picked up, the receiver is silent. - Switch 3 receives off-hook; applies dial tone, receives no digits, times out.
2. Forward path good, fault in return path. - Switch receiver off-hook; applies dial tone, receives no digits, times out. If the phone should be picked up just after the fault occurs, dial tone is heard. Otherwise there is whatever tone is used to indicate that the phone has been left off hook.
3. Return path good, fault in forward path - Interface unit 500 receives off hook; however, ringing is inhibited because no pilot is received. If phone is picked up, receiver is silent. - Switch 3 receives off hook generated by interface unit 500; applies dial tone, receives no digits, times out.
With this system, subscribers upstream from the fault have normal service. Note that the switch 3 would not normally consider a time-out after dial tone to be an alarm, since a subscriber often will leave a phone off hook. However, the pattern of having a number of such conditions, affecting all stations beyond a certain point, and starting all at once, will be a unique type of event indicating a fault.
It may be desirable to ensure that the subscriber will always be presented with a tone indicating an error when there is a fault. This can be done by switching in a tone generator in the interface unit 500. FIG. 1 shows a muting unit 521, which provides the tone toward the telephone as well as breaking the receive path.
If, as mentioned, it is desired to disconnect calls in progress when there is a fault, the switch 3 can be programmed to do this when it recognizes a fault event.
Since, as mentioned, it is normal for a subscriber to go off hook occasionally with dialing, it is necessary for the switch 3 to make use of some criterion for distinguishing a fault event. One option is to require a minimum number of simultaneous off-hook, no dial indications to qualify a fault event. The number can be chosen by empirical experience. This involves the usual tradeoff between false alarm burdens vs capturing indications of real events. Another option is to recognize a fault event only when all the telephones at one tap were affected.
The purpose of the fault detection system described herein is to produce alarm signals that alert system maintenance personnel to the occurrence of a transmission fault and indicate the fault location to facilitate corrective action. Such alerting and indicating signals may be presented to the maintenance personnel in the same way as for other system alarms, or on the other hand, may be presented over special alerting and indicating interfaces.
As an example of standard alarm alerting signals, shown in FIG. 3, the Harris switch 302 referred to in U.S. Pat. No. 5,351,234 has alarm relays 301 whose contacts may be wired to actuate bells and lights 302A. As an example of standard indicating signals, the Harris switch has a system printer 303 that produces a one-line description of the problem, generally including the location of the network element affected. A log of these alarm descriptions is maintained electronically in an alarm history file. Alternatively the information can be displayed on CRT display 304.
Harris document 955205, Harris 20-20 Software User's Manual Alarm Control Program, lists from one to 80 specific alarm conditions in 145 categories. Each alarm is assigned one of four severity levels: critical, major, minor, and informational. Most alarms are of the latter three levels, and for these, the user software permits the redefinition of the severity level from its default assignment. The severity level of each alarm determines which alarm relay is actuated and hence, which alerting signal is produced.
To accommodate the system proposed herein to the Harris alerting and indicating scheme, it would be appropriate to modify the Harris alarm control software to define a new alarm category that would be specific to the cable telephony application, to include at least one new alarm condition: simultaneous off-hook, no-dial events on a specified circuit group. This would ideally include a new configuration software capability to define circuit groups for cable telephony. To be most effective, the definition capability should be able to define groups in a nested, hierarchical configuration appropriate to the tree-and-branch cable network topology.
In order to provide the new alarm capability without modifying the Harris software, and now referring to FIG. 4, a host computer 305 (and its peripherals 306, 307, 308) can be introduced to control a special alerting and indicating interface 310 used to activate the alarm 302A. The host computer 305 could for example be a micro- or minicomputer.
When an off-hook, no dial call occurs, the Harris switch sends an indication to the host computer in the form of a Call Detail Recording (CDR) record that contains the appropriate information for the host computer to recognize fault conditions according to the principles of the present invention. Further, the host computer can control alarm signals through a relay controller and can indicate fault location through a printed message or a crt display.
Harris document 955204, Call Detail Recording (CDR) User's Manual, explains how to configure the Harris software to produce CDR records with the required information and how to arrange to send such records to an external device, in this case the host computer.
Pilot tone generators and detection circuitry are conventional and have therefore not been described, nor have the details of the muting device 521 whose implementation on the basis of the described functions would be straightforward.
FIG. 5 shows the broadband network configuration to illustrate the effect of faults at various locations, shown as A B C D and E in that figure. As mentioned, central office/head end switch 3 recognizes a fault where there is off-hook without DTMF signals being received thus the following table shows how that condition can be used to show fault location:
______________________________________ Subscriber Location ShowingFault Location Off-Hook and No DTMF______________________________________B 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76A 71, 72, 77, 78C 71, 72D 73, 74, 75, 76E 75, 76______________________________________
It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that further implementations may be realized without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as described above and with reference to the appended claims.
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Kay & Burton director Scott Patterson said September would bring many interruptions to the market, including the football finals and the school holidays, which for most Victorian students start on September 20.
''October already is very busy,'' he said. ''I'm booked out for October 26 and also November 16 - I'm already locked in with six auctions on each of those days.''
Property adviser Bryce Holdaway, of Empower Wealth, said auction clearances were a reliable barometer of market sentiment, but buyers needed to look at auction markets in depth. ''In our business, we analyse auction clearance rates down to the suburb, the property style and the bedroom types,'' he said. ''I find that more interesting than a blanket clearance rate. I like to know that the clearance rate for two-bedroom apartments in St Kilda was 82 per cent because then I know there's some pent-up demand.''
Sales are spiking up in some middle ring suburbs. Fletchers chief Tim Fletcher said a large number of above-reserve prices were being achieved in Melbourne's east. ''It's not just the very inner suburbs that seem to be hitting at the moment,'' he said.
RP Data spokesman Robert Larocca said Melbourne's clearance rate had consistently topped 70 per cent in the six weeks to this weekend. ''The last time that was achieved was in March 2010.''
Mr Larocca believes the market will be solidly tested in the next month. If clearances stayed in the 70 per cent range, it would set the sales pattern for spring and summer, he said.
Dr Wilson said Melbourne's market was about 2 per cent behind its previous price peaks. ''It is still playing catch-up with where it was three years ago, unlike Perth, Canberra and Sydney, which are now ahead of their previous price peaks.''


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Gertrude Lawrence; Pamela Howley
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Now a captain, Keith Appling leads No. 13 Michigan State over Wisconsin on the road
Jan 23, 2013, 8:44 AM EDT
Despite shooting 38 percent from the floor Michigan State ground out a win Tuesday night on the road against Wisconsin, 49-47, at Kohl Center in Madison, Wisc.
Keith Appling, named a team captain this week, led the way offensively for the Spartans with 19 points on 7-of-17 shooting. He also added six rebounds.
In the first half, Michigan State fell into the trap set by Wisconsin shooters. Too relaxed on defense, the Spartans were failing to get hand in the face of three-point threats. The Badgers rarely get out in transition, but were able to in small spurts in the first half and launch from distance.
Michigan State trailed by one point at halftime, 28-27.
Even in the second half, coach Tom Izzo's team relied heavily on its guards Appling and Branden Dawson. Interior assets Adreian Payne and Derrick Nix, who combined for 22 points in Michigan State's win over No. 11 Ohio State this past weekend, got just seven shots between them.
This focus on the perimeter perhaps relied too heavily on jump shots and did not make use of Payne and Nix on the block. Credit goes to Wisconsin's defense as well for denying post entry.
Michigan State has now won six in a row and will face No. 7 Indiana on Sunday.
Daniel Martin is a writer and editor at JohnnyJungle.com, covering St. John's. You can find him on Twitter:@DanielJMartin_
- scoregasmic - Jan 23, 2013 at 10:58 AM
Appling is one of the best PGs in the B1G which is saying something. He can get to the rim whenever he wants and is a very stingy defender. He has a good head on his shoulders and is the perfect PG for Izzo's system
- Jeff - Jan 23, 2013 at 5:54 PM
MSU has a good chance of making the NIT. Maybe even the NCAA.
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No Ticket? No Problem! Giants Fan Headed to Indianapolis
Every diehard New York Giants fan would love to be at Lucas Oil Stadium this Sunday when Big Blue takes on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, but how far are they willing to go?
Every diehard New York Giants fan would love to be at Lucas Oil Stadium this Sunday when Big Blue takes on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, but how far are they willing to go?
State troopers will be out on force on the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway on Super Bowl Sunday.
Last year, model Tehmeena Afzal showed her support for the New York Giants with a special video, wearing Giants "gear." If you follow her on Twitter, you know that she is a very passionate Giants fan. After New York's big win in the NFC championship, Miss Meena tweeted that she would be "doing it big" for the "Big Game!"
I'll see your chowda, and raise you a cheesecake.
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The Super Bowl is the largest spectacle in American sports. Football players who succeed on its grand stage are forever remembered. Here are the 20 most memorable plays in the history of the Super Bowl:
Joe Montana to John Taylor: Super Bowl XXIII
Trailing the Cincinnati Bengals 16-13 in the fourth quarter, Joe Montana led the San Francisco 49ers on an 11-play, 92-yard drive that culminated with a 10-yard touchdown pass to John Taylor with 34 seconds to play. The score gave the 49ers
When Giants linebacker Mark Herzlich stepped off the plane in Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI, he sent an inspirational message out to his Twitter followers.
The rookie linebacker has come a long way since being diagnose
As Super Bowl XLVI approaches, questions remain about the condition of New England Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski, who is dealing with a high left ankle sprain.
Sticking with your New Year's diet regimen can be tough when prepping for a Super Bowl party. The day of the Big Game usually calls for countless calorie-filled foods such as subs, chips, pizza, wings, beer and more. If yo
The Super Bowl is the biggest betting day of the year for sports fans and with the New York Giants in the big game Sunday, it's likely to cause a gambling explosion in the Garden State.
Kids LOL and OMG each other all the livelong day, but ask them to decipher the XLVI of this year's Super Bowl and you might as well be talking Greek.
If betting every week of the football season isn't enough, the Superbowl takes sports betting to an entirely bigger level. Whether it be Sports betting in Vegas, through a bookie, or your neighborhood bar's football pool, this is the one event of the year that it seems everyone wants a little piece of the action whether they are fans or not.
Another part of the betting frenzy on Superbowl Sunday is what's called "prop" bets. Also known as side bets. There are over 500 "prop" bets that you could put money on, and a lot of them have absolutely nothing to do with the outcome of the game. Here's a list of some of the craziest "prop" bets for this Sunday's game.


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Salary: £2,816 - £2,942 per annum
Hours: 7 per week
The RSPCA, the world's largest and oldest animal welfare organisation, is looking for an Animal Care Assistant to join the team at Blackberry Farm Animal Centre.
The main responsibilities of the post include:
• Providing day to day care of a range of domestic animals
• Establishing good customer relations
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• Experience of working with general public
• Good communication skills and enjoy working as part of a team
• Living within the vicinity of the Centre would be advantageous
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Disillusioned newspaper reporter-turned-private detective Ray Dudgeon doesn't want to save the world; he just wants to do an honest job well. But when doing an honest job threatens society's most powerful and corrupt, Ray's odds of survival make for a sucker's bet . . .
A simple bodyguard job for a Hollywood locations manager uncovers a rats' nest of sexual blackmail, murder, and high-level political corruption . . . and Ray Dudgeon is caught in a war between the FBI, the Chicago police, and the mob. With the line between good and bad blurring, Ray doesn't know who he can trust—or if he can even trust himself.
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Sean Chercover is the author of the bestselling thriller The Trinity Game and two award-winning novels featuring Chicago private investigator Ray Dudgeon: Big City, Bad Blood, and Trigger City. After living in Chicago; New Orleans; and Columbia, South Carolina, Sean returned to his native Toronto, where he lives with his wife and son. Sean s fiction has earned top mystery and thriller honors in the US, Canada, and the UK. He has won the Anthony, Shamus, CWA Dagger, Dilys, and Crimespree Awards and has been short-listed for the Edgar, Barry, Macavity, Arthur Ellis, and ITW Thriller Awards. You ll find him at www.chercover.com and @SeanChercover on Twitter.


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The Tiny Rosebud
The Master Gardener
From heaven above
Planted a seed
In the garden of love.
And from it there grew
A rosebud small
That never had time
To open at all.
For God in His perfect
And all-wise way
Chose this rose
For His heavenly bouquet.
And great was the joy
Of this tiny rose
To be the one our Father
Chose to leave earth's garden
For one on high
Where roses bloom always
And never die.
So while you can't see
Your precious rose bloom,
You know the great Gardener
From the upper room
Is watching and tending
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Tenderly touching
Each petal so fair.
So think of your darling
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A cold front will rotate through after midnight until then scattered showers and some strong thunderstorms will still plaque the region. The air mass has stablaized due to early day severe thunderstorms. By the early morning hours cooler drier air will filter in ending the risk of an thunderstorms. Some flooding may occur with heavier storms that train over some of the same regions on top of saturated grounds. Tomorrow showers linger into the early half before things taper down. The air mass over the region will be much cooler the next several days due to an upper level low that will stick with us through the weekend. With some instability and an upper level low expect several days of some sun mixed with clouds and some pm showers at times.
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Thursday 5/15 - Mostly cloudy, scattered showers early then a chance of scattered showers. Winds SW becoming W 5 to 15 mph. High 60. Chance of rain 50%.
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NFL Week 17 Picks – Super Six
- Updated: December 29, 2011
The last week in the NFL is here and the Super Six has assured that this regular season will finish with a winning record. Last week the Super Six crushed the books again with a 4-2 record and is now at 52-42-3. Let's ring in the New Year with six more winners!
Here are the Super Six picks for week 17:
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos
Kyle Orton returns to Denver and the former Bronco quarterback would love to knock his old team out of the playoffs. The Chiefs have announced they will be playing all of their starters for this game. The Broncos are 16-36-3 ATS in their last 55 games as a home favorite and the underdog is 4-0 in the last four meetings. Orton outshines Tebow and gets the win.
Chiefs +3
New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills
The New England Patriots still have something to play for and will have revenge on tap on Sunday for losing earlier in the year to the Bills. Brady still has a chance to put up huge numbers and join Brees by passing Marino. The Patriots are 9-2-1 ATS in their last 12 games in Week 17, which shows they always play hard even at the end of the season. The Pats rout the Bills and cover the big number.
Patriots -11
Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals
It is really simple for the Bengals this week. Win and you're in. The Bengals asked the home fans to rally around this game and the Ravens have been known to lay down in games this year. Ray Rice is the main weapon on Baltimore, and the Bengals can stop the run. Bengals make the playoffs.
Bengals +2
New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys
The New York Giants have all of the momentum, but the Cowboys have the tools to beat the Giants. They lost a close game earlier in the season that they had won, and now get a shot at redemption. Tony Romo will play in this game and are 7-1 ATS in their last 8 games as an underdog. Take the Cowboys to get the win.
Cowboys +3
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
The Seattle Seahawks are playing hard, but in this trip to the desert they will get dismantled. The Cards are a better team at home and have been excelling at home and under John Skelton at quarterback. The poor play last week against the Bengals can be blamed on the road trip. Now the Hawks are on the road and will fall flat.
Cardinals -3
San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders
Despite losing last week the Oakland Raiders still have a shot at the playoffs. Kansas City will keep it close against Denver, and the Raiders will play hard against the Bolts, just in case. Look for a huge game by Carson Palmer under center as the Raiders face a Chargers team that has given up on the season and they will sleepwalk through this game.
Raiders -3
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Alright, the big week has finally arrived for the voting portion of the Big Game for the Big Game Contest. Here's how this will work...
Alright, the big week has finally arrived for the voting portion of the Big Game for the Big Game Contest. Here's how this will work...
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Alright, we are just about to close down the submission portion of the Big Game for the Big Game Contest, so we thought we'd give you a sneak preview of some of the entries we've received so far. If you think you have a photo that can beat these, send it in using the form below by noon, Tuesday, Nov. 6 and we will add it to the mix.
The University of Montana's Zack Wagenmann has been named The Big Sky Conference's Co-Defensive player of the week. Wagenmann shared the award with Montana State linebacker Na'a Moeakiola, according to UM Sports information.
In Ogden, Utah, the University of Montana Grizzly football team forged ahead by 10 points with under 4 minutes to play..but, then allowed a 100 yard kickoff return to let Weber State back into the game. They held on to win 24-21.
Congratulations to the Montana Soccer Team and thanks to Sports Information Director Joel Carlson for the news!
It's a meet and greet Sunday afternoon with the Montana Grizzly men's and women's basketball teams.
Three University of Montana football players will face a one-game suspension and not travel to Ogden, Utah.
Grizzly football player Trevor Poole was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with criminal possession of dangerous drugs, a felony.
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First Step Resource Center at St. Patrick Hospital, providing first-step medical response for victims of child abuse and adult sexual assault, received a check for $500 from Townsquare Media on Tuesday, the proceeds from the first outdoor Griz viewing party.
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Twitter, surprisingly, never used to natively support images back in 2008 and so a new service was born: Twitpic. Various popular third-party Twitter clients supported Twitpic and it was used by thousands, but Twitter eventually added photo sharing to its service and it was clear services like Twitpic and Yfrog weren't going to last forever. Twitpic is now shutting down on September 25th, but not because it couldn't compete with Twitter's own image service — because Twitter is killing it dead.
In a blog post announcing the service closure, Twitpic's Noah Everett notes "Twitter contacted our legal demanding that we abandon our trademark application or risk losing access to their API." The move shocked Everett "since Twitpic has been around since early 2008, and our trademark application has been in the USPTO since 2009." Twitpic doesn't have the resources to battle Twitter legally and Everett has decided to shut down Twitpic instead.
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The 13th edition of the Film Noir Foundation's yearly film festival Noir City returns to the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, January 16–25, 2015. This year's schedule is overflowing with 25 extraordinary titles depicting the darker side of marriage. See characters who crave a perfect and permanent union, those who'll stop at nothing to preserve it, and those who will do anything to escape it.
The program runs the gamut from revered cinema masterpieces such as Luchino Visconti's Ossessione and H. G. Clouzot's Les Diaboliques to daffy delights such as Doris Day's absurdly entertaining Julie and Douglas Sirk's sensational (and silly) Sleep, My Love. The shadows are shed briefly to present the most perfect marriage: William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles in a holiday double bill of The Thin Man and After the Thin Man. Several subsets of films will be presented, honoring the work of creative talents such as Joan Fontaine, Robert Ryan, Barbara Stanwyck, Douglas Sirk, and 1950's husband and wife filmmakers Virginia and Andrew Stone.
The 13th edition of the Film Noir Foundation's yearly film festival Noir City returns to the Castro Theatre in San Francisco, January 16–25, 2015. This year's schedule is overflowing with 25 extraordinary titles depicting the darker side of marriage. See characters who crave a perfect and permanent union, those who'll stop at nothing to preserve it, and those who will do anything to escape it.
Our friends at the Film Noir Foundation present Noir City Xmas, their 5th annual holiday double feature, on Wednesday, December 17th at San Francisco's majestic Castro Theatre. Eddie Muller, your host for the evening and founder/president of the Film Noir Foundation, will reveal the schedule and the hot new poster for the eagerly anticipated NOIR CITY 13 festival, which runs January 16-25, 2015!
The holiday-themed features for the evening will be:
O. Henry's Full House (1952, 117 minutes) This anthology of short stories by America's master of the ironic twist is as entertaining as it is star-studded, featuring juicy roles for Richard Widmark, Anne Baxter, Farley Granger, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Laughton, Jean Peters, and many more. 20th Century-Fox employed several of its most renowned directors — Henry Hathaway, Henry King, Howard Hawks, Henry Koster, and Jean Negulesco — to bring to life such famous O. Henry tales as "The Last Leaf," "The Clarion Call," and the Christmas classic "The Gift of the Magi." Each segment is introduced by John Steinbeck!
The Curse of the Cat People (1944, 70 minutes) This sequel to 1942's The Cat People is a stunner on many levels. Far from being a horror story, it's a poignant and deeply felt meditation of the pain and loneliness of childhood, and perhaps the most sublime and personal film in the career of legendary producer Val Lewton. Eight-year-old Ann Carter gives a mesmerizing performance as imaginative little Amy, with Simone Simon (the original Cat Woman) reappearing as her imaginary friend. A spellbinding classic, co-directed by Robert Wise.
The Film Noir Foundation's yearly festival Noir City returns to the historic Castro Theatre January 24 - February 2, 2014. The 12th edition of the world's most popular film noir festival is going international, exploding the long-held belief that noir stories and style are a specifically American phenomenon.
"Our desire to expand the scope of the festival has resulted in our most ambitious program ever," says festival impresario and host Eddie Muller. "Its overall impact will, I suspect, change many people's long-standing ethnocentric preconceptions about film noir."
Focusing on the years immediately following World War II, the festival features classic noir films from France, Mexico, Japan, Argentina, Germany, Spain, Norway, and Britain, as well as a complementary sampling of homegrown Hollywood flicks. The 27 films in the series will conclusively prove that the cinematic movement known as "Noir" spanned the globe, and its style, sexiness, and cynicism crossed all international borders. Check out the full schedule HERE!
Get your tickets now and know that you are supporting a great cause; the dollars you spend at the festival go towards the Film Noir Foundation's year-round restoration efforts.
This Friday and Saturday, The New Beverly presents two of Robert Mitchum's finest noirs, Out Of The Past and Crossfire! These films are must sees for any aspiring Noir buff and both feature stellar casts.
Out Of The Past is the lovely Jane Greer's finest film moment, playing one of the genre's touchstone femme fatales Kathie Moffatt. Kirk Douglas, Rhonda Fleming, Virginia Huston and kiddie star Dickie Moore round out the cast.
Father who knew best, Robert Young, leads the ensemble for Crossfire. The film also includes Gloria Grahame and Robert Ryan, giving his full throttle, maniacal best.
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The Foods of Tu B'Shevat
This Shabbat, Jews around the world celebrate Tu¬†B'Shevat, the new year of the trees. Tu¬†B'Shevat¬†is often celebrated with the 7 species¬†for which the Torah praises the land of Israel:¬†'ÄúA land of wheat and barley, of vines, figs and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey (from dates)'Ä̬†(Deuteronomy 8:8).
Wheat¬†(chitah):¬†The Sages noted the importance of wheat in¬†Pirkei Avot¬†(Ethics of the Fathers 3:21): 'ÄúWhere there is no flour, there is no Torah. Where there is no Torah, there is no flour.'ÄĚ
Barley (seh'o'rah): At Passover time, the Omer offering (a measure of barley from the new harvest) was brought to the Temple, symbolic of the start of the spring harvest.
Grape¬†(gefen¬†– literally grape-vines):¬†The transformation of grapes into wine reflects humankind'Äôs ability to choose to uplift itself or debase itself depending upon how they use the grape.
Fig¬†(t'Äôaynah):¬†'Äú… All the figs on one tree do not ripen at once, rather a few each day. Therefore, the longer one searches in the tree, the more figs one finds. So too with Torah: The more one studies, the more knowledge and wisdom one finds" (Eruvin¬†54a).
Pomegranate (rimon): According to the Midrash, the pomegranate has 613 seeds equivalent to the number of commandments in the Torah.
Olive¬†(zayit):¬†'Äú…Just as the leaves of an olive tree do not fall off either in summer or winter, so too, the Jewish people shall not be cast off–neither in this world, or in the World to Come'ÄĚ (Menachot¬†53b).
Date¬†(tamar):¬†While the Torah uses the word¬†d'Äôvash,¬†honey, it is understood as referring to date-honey because the date is frequently boiled to make a type of honey. 'ÄúThe righteous shall flourish like a date-palm tree'ÄĚ (Psalms 92:13), for those who act holy are sweet in God'Äôs eyes.
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