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United States Patent Kraus et al.
ELECTRICAL APPARATUS GENERATING A LOW FREQUENCY, ALTERNATING MAGNETIC FIELD FOR PROMOTING THE GROWTH OF BONE AND OTHER BODY TISSUES lnventors: Werner Kraus, Munich; Hans-Dieter Viehbach, Aisingerwies, both of Germany Assignee: Werner Kraus, Munich, Germany Filed: Apr. 6, 1972 Appl. No.: 241,727
Foreign Application Priority Data Apr. 6, 1971 Germany 2116869 US. Cl 128/15; 128/821; 128/419 F Int. Cl Afiln 1/42 Field of Search 128/1 R, 1.3, 1.5, 82.1,
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Brown 128/15 Primary ExaminerWilliam E. Kamm Attorney, Agent, or F irm--Spencer & Kaye The growth or repair of fractured bones or the growth of other body tissues is promoted by means of a coil which is applied to produce a magnetic field at the site in which growth is to be encouraged. The coil is supplied with a low frequency alternating voltage below 50 Hz. A device is applied to the body or implanted in the body in order to concentrate the magnetic field produced by the coil.
ABSTRACT 5 Claims, 8 Drawing Figures PATENTED JUN 2 4 I975 SHEET I SHEET PATENTEDJUN'24' 1915 PATENTEDJUN 24 ms 3 SHEET Fig. 8
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION .1. Field to which Invention Relates The present'invention relates to an apparatus for promoting the growth of bone and other body tissues.
It is known that the shifting of an electrochemical equilibrium exisitng in a living organism can lead to a change in a mechanical state in the organism. Proceeses of this type are continuely taking place in muscle tissue. Furthermore the contraction and expansion of fibers of collagen, that is to say the connective tissue substance, has been observed to take place following a change in the concentration ofa salt solution surrounding the fibers.
One example of the reversability of this principle is offered by the piezoelectric behavior of bone: In this case electrical deformation potentials, which arise owing to mechanical loading of bone fiber, regulate the dynamic equilibrium between the free calcium and phosphate ions in the blood, on the one hand, and the bound calcium and phosphate ions in the crystal lattice of the hydroxyl apatite on the other.
The changes in state occurring are thus due to the disturbance of an existing mechanical-chemical equilibrium between free and bound ions. The restoration of the original electro-neutrality is determined by the speed of diffusion of the free ions and the statistical distribution in the vicinity of the bound ions.
2. The Prior Art g k In accordance with aprevious proposal the reunion of fractured bones was to be encouraged by alternating electric currents, which were produced by means of a .pick-up coil which was attached to a splint (induction splint) serving for holding the bone in place. The splint had electrodes which extended into the gap of the fracture and the like. V
In the case of. clinical application of induction splints" of the proposed type effects were observed which cannot be completely explained on the basis of the galvanic action of the induced currents. On the basis of the above-mention ed considerations the idea then arose that electro-dynamical occurrences and such occurrences are involved in the case of the abovedescribed mechanical-chemical changes in equilibrium must be accompaniedby corresponding magnetic fields and that it should. however, also be possible to produce corresponding chemical and physical reactions by the action of electromagnetic fields in biological sy tems. Experiements carried out along these lines, which were aimed at distinguishing the biological actions of the electric field and that of the magnetic field, proved this assumption to be correct. It was found in this respect that the application at certain times and at certain locations of electromagnetic fields led to growth of bone and other body tissues. As a consequence of the action of the magnetic field a formation of new vessels occurringas a' primary factor was detected.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION On the basis of discoveries one aim of the present invention is to provide an electricalapparatus for proniotirigthe growth of bone and other body tissues.
The present invention resides in an electrical apparatus for promoting the growth of bone and other body tissues comprising a generator for the supply of low frequency alternating current with a frequency below 150 Hz, a coil which can be connected with the output of the generator and whose shape is adapted to the shape of the body part in which the growth of tissue is to be promoted and to the structure of the tissue to be grown,
and a device which can be applied to the body part for concentration of the field produced by the coil on to the zone of the body in which the tissue is to be grown. The device which can be applied to the body part can if necessary be implanted in the body.
With the apparatus in accordance with the invention substantial successes in healing have already been obtained in practice. For example in the case of severe accident casualities involving fractures, the time for repair of the fracture was reduced to half the normal time required for healing. Furthermore, the healing of bed sores could be brought about or substantially accelerated.
LIST OF FIGURES OF DRAWINGS Further development of the invention are defined in the subclaims.
In what follows embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic representation of a generator and a field coil of an apparatus in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
FIGS. 2 and 3 show in perspective other types of field coils for a device in accordance with the invention.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a fractured thigh bone with a marrow or Kuntscher nail or pin, which comprises a field-concentrating device in accordance with one embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagrammatic representation of an applied compression screw, which also comprises a fieldconcentrating device in accordance with theinvention.
FIG. 6 shows a splint with embedded or inserted magnetic cores for the purpose of field concentration.
FIG. 7 shows a device for field concentration which can be implanted.
FIG. 8 shows a Kiintscher nail or pin, which comprises a magnetic core serving both for field concentration and also the inductive production of a galvanic current in the bone region.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The apparatus shown diagrammatically in FIG. 1 comprises a AC generator 10, which supplies low frequency AC at the output terminals 12. The frequency of the AC lies below 150 Hz, for instance between I and or Hz. It has been found particularly favorable to use a frequency range between 5 or 10 and 30 Hz, for example 25 Hz. The half cycles of the alternating current should have comparatively gently sloping leading and trailing flanks (rise and fall times of the half cycles being for example in the order of magnitude of a quarter to an eighth of the length of a cycle); the AC can thus be a sinusoidal current with a low non-linear distortion, for example less than 20 percent, or preferably less than 10 percent, or a triangular wave current.
The rise and decay times of the cycles can be in the order of one quarter to one eighth of the cycle.
It is also possible for the current to consist of sinusoidal or triangular pulses with alternating polarity, which alternate either individually or in pairs with pulse intervals. It is clearly important in all cases that the front and trailing flanks of the current pulses or AC half cycles should slope relatively slightly. The rise and fall times are preferably substantially greater than 5 ms (corresponding to a sinusoidal current of 50 Hz), and preferably at least approximately 8 to 10 ms, for example up to 80 ms.
On the AC signal it is possible to superimpose a DC component and/or an AC component with a higher frequency by means of a modulating device contained in the generator 10. The frequency of the component with the higher frequency can amount, for example, to three to 10 times the basic frequency of the AC signal. It is also possible for a DC component to be superimposed on the AC signal so that the latter is asymmetric with respect to the zero line.
The output terminals 12 of the generator 10 are connected with a field coil 14, which in the case of the embodiment shown comprises an insulated copper ribbon in the form of an U-shaped flat coil on a flexible flat ,core. The windings of the coil thus comprise two respective bends of l80between which long relatively adjacently running longitudinal parts lie, which are bent in a U-shape. The particular shape of the coil is selected for producing a magnetic field B, whose direction is adapted to the structure of the bone or other body tissue whose growth is to be promoted. If, for example, an extremity 16, as indicated in broken lines, for example a thigh with a fractured femur is to be treated, the magnetic field B preferably runs in the direction in which the thigh bone is loaded during normal use, and
' the function of the blood vessels is encouraged.
Preferably, however, it is not only the spatial orientation of the magnetic field which is adapted to the circumstances present in the living organism, but also the timing. In additon to'known spatial structures of bone and other body tissues, the timing of the effect is also of significance. The most important change with time of the mechanical influences acting on the substance of the organism from the inside follows the heart beat.
The rhythm and form of the spread of the pressure wave of the blood in the organism determine the metabolic events with their biochemical and biophysical reactions to a substantial extent. For this reason actuation and/or control of the generator 10, and thus of the electromagnetic fields produced, is provided for by the systolic pressure wave in the zone of application. This can be carried out in particular with a pulse pressure wave detector 18, which is applied adjacent to the treatment zone between the latter and the heart on the body part to be teated.
The actuating pulse produced at the pulse detecting device 18 in accordance with the systolic pressure wave can be used in a generator 10 for initiating an individ- ,en line loops.
the function corresponding to the systolic pulse pressure wave ofa healthy person with blood vessels which are still elastic, more particularly a young person.
FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of a field coil which can be used for the present device. The field coil in accordance with FIG. 2 consists of a number of flat coils 14a, the shape of whose windings is indicated in the case of the uppermost coil by solid lines 20. The flat coils 14a can comprise ferromagnetic laminations and are connected at the sides corresponding to bends in the windings in a hinged manner so that the field coil 14', consisting of the flat coils connected in parallel or in series, can be applied as desired about a body part in order to induce in the latter a magnetic field, whose direction is indicated by the double arrow B, the paths of fields of the individual coils being indicated by brok- The flat coils 14a can on the other hand be connected at the end faces 15 in a hinging manner with each other, if the field coil is required for treating the spinal column for example.
The field coil 14" in accordance with FIG. 3 corresponds in principle with the field coil in accordance with FIG. 2 with the exception that the coils 14b, which are connected together in a hinged manner, have a circular cross-section.
Instead of flat coils 14a or coils 1417 with a circular cross-section it is naturally also possible to use other suitable coil forms, for example coils with an elliptical cross-section. I
As a coil a cylindrical or solenoid coil 40" is to be used, as indicated in FIG. 4.
If desired the distribution of windings on the field coils can be uneven in order to obtain a field concentration. For example the winding density in the case of the coils l4, and 14" can increase from the outside in an inward direction or it is possible to connect additional narrower coils which can be slid on in order to achieve the desired field distribution.
The solenoid coil 14" in F IG; 4 has such a large internal diameter that it can he slid over an extremity to be treated, for example a thigh 22, for example when the healing of the fractured femur 24 is to be promoted. The bone 24 is pinned in a conventional manner with a Kiintscher nail 26 or pin, in whose interior a field concentrating device of a rod-shaped body 28 of ferromagnetic material with a high initial magnetic permeability and a low remanence is used, that is to say a magnetically soft" material. The body 28 is fixed by staples 30 in the desired position. It brings about a concentration of the magnetic field at the site of the fracture 32. The core is coated with an inert polytetrafluoroethylene layer. In a manner similar to the arrangement to be described with reference to FIG. 7, it is also possible to provide several cores with a spacing between them in the nail or pin and between the cores a relatively strong leak field occurs which promotes growth. This leak field extends into the gap in the fracture or the site of the fracture.
FIG. 5 shows a so-called compression screw 34, which is provided with an axial hole, in which a ferromagnetic body 36, serving for field concentration, is located. which preferably is also made of a magnetically soft material.
FIG. 6 shows a splint which 'canbe implanted or support plate as is conventional in principle for fixing fractured bones, with which it is connected by screw means. In the construction shown in FIG. 6 there is, however, the novel feature that it comprises embedded or inserted bodies 40 of ferromagnetic material in order to bring about a concentration of the magnetic field produced by the field coil adjacent to the fractured bone.
Since with the invention a comparatively rapid restoration of the bone and other body tissue can be achieved it is possible to make the splint 38 and other corresponding support structures (pins etc.) so as to be substantially lighter than has been the case to date. For example the splint 38 can be made of plastics material and can be used only for fixing the bone fracture parts, since the bone will be rapidly repaired to such an extent that it can carry the load itself.
Preferably such support structures are made of organic material, for example cut or milled from animal bone. This material, which must be freed of protein, may then possibly be absorbed by the living body, can then possibly be absorbed or taken up by the body, so that subsequent treatment is substantially simplified. The production of bone fracture support parts such as pins or nails, plates, half-shells and screws of bone substance or synthetically produced molded parts, which are treated with calcium and orthophosphates and can be taken up by the body, offers advantages not only with the present purpose.
FIG. 7 shows a further apparatus for producing a field concentration. It comprises a flexible tube 42 of an inert material such as polyethylene, in which rodshaped bodies 44 of a metnetically soft material with a high permeability are embedded. The flexible tube 42 can be shrunk after the insertion of the bodies in order to fix the bodies 44 with a spacing between them. The flexible tube with the bodies 44 can then be embedded in the tissue to be renegerated.
The position of the magnetic core 44, see FIG. 7, in the flexible tube 42 can also be fixed by means of distance pieces 43, such as pieces of polytetrafluoroethylene, which are arranged between the cores.
The marrow or Kiintscher nail 26' or pin shown in FIG. 8 comprises, as is the case with the nail 26 in accordance with FIG. 4, a magnetic core 28', which serves for field concentration at the site of fracture. Furthermore the core carries at least one winding 46, in which the low frequency magnetic field produces an alternating voltage. The ends of the winding are connected with bare platinum-iridium electrodes 48, which may be in the form of wires or metal sheet. The electrodes are arranged on an insulated section 50 of the outside of the nail or they can be embedded in an insulated manner in the outside of the nail. The alternating current flowing between the electrodes 48 through the fracture site also encourages the healing process and callus formation, as has already been proposed in connection with the splint.
Instead of using magnetically soft material, it is also possible to use a ferromagnetic material with a relatively low remanence, which is so selected that a certain premagnetisation can be set and this premagnetisation has superimposed on it the alternating magnetisation as produced by the field coil. The same effect can be achieved by superimposing a DC component on the AC supply to the field coil.
It is naturally possible for other coil and magnetic core arrangements to be used in order to concentrate the low frequency alternating magnetic field adjacent to the organism, in which the growth or regeneration of tissue is to be promoted. The direction of the magnetic field lines then preferably runs parallel to that of the fiber or vessel structure.
All parts coming into contact with the body substance consist of a physiologically compatible material, at least on their surface.
What is claimed is:
1. In an electrical apparatus for promoting the growth of bone and other body tissues by the application thereto of a low frequency alternating magnetic field, such apparatus having current generating means and field applicator means, the improvement wherein the applicator means comprises a flat solenoid coil having an axis about which the coil is wound and composed of a plurality of parallel and flexible windings, each said winding having two adjacent elongate portions and two coil bends joining said elongate por tions together, said coil being flexible in the coil plane in the region of said elongate portion for being bent into a U-shape, said coil being bent into such U-shape about an axis parallel to the coil axis and adapted for connection to a source of low frequency alternating current.
2. In an electrical apparatus for promoting the growth of bone and other body tissues by the application thereto of a low frequency alternating magnetic field, such apparatus having current generating means and field applicator means, the improvement wherein the applicator means comprises a U-shaped flat solenoid coil having an axis about which the coil is wound and composed of a plurality of parallel windings, each said winding having two adjacent, elongate U-shaped portions and two 180 coil bends joining the ends of said elongate portions together, the coil being curved in such U-shape about an axis parallel to the coil axis and adapted for connection to a source of low frequency alternating current.
3. In an electrical apparatus for promoting the growth of bone and other body tissues by the application thereto of a low frequency alternating magnetic field, such apparatus having current generating means and field applicator means, the improvement wherein the applicator means comprises: a plurality of solenoid coils each having an axis about which such coil is wound and disposed adjacent one another with their axes parallel and adapated for connection to a source of low frequency alternating current, and hinge means connecting adjacent coils together for pivotal movement about axes parallel to the axes of said coils.
4. An arrangement as defined in claim 3 wherein said coils having a cylindrical cross section.
5. An arrangement as defined in claim 3 wherein said coils have an elliptical cross section.
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The other day, I noted that the application for DREAM-eligible immigrants for deferred action status, enabling them to avoid deportation and stay in the United States with a work permit for two years, will cost $465. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a subsidiary of the Department of Homeland Security, will handle the applications.
I wondered why this signature program announced by the President would end up being so costly to the individual, and if it would damage the potential effectiveness of the program. So I asked the office of Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) about it. Gutierrez is perhaps the biggest advocate for immigrants' rights in Congress.
Their response was that USCIS is 100% financed by fees. So absent a Congressional appropriation, which won't happen – deferred action was an executive order, after all – USCIS would have to collect something to handle the caseload, the background checks and everything else that goes along with the application process. Gutierrez' office said that $465 was on the low end of what they hoped, and that in general, immigration fees are expensive and arduous.
DREAMers have shown themselves to be resourceful, and they could raise the funds in a number of ways. I wouldn't be surprised if you saw Kickstarter pages emerge to handle the application fee, or even micro-lending. The applicants are in almost all cases talented individuals who would be able to obtain high-paying jobs in the future and would pay off the investment, if given a chance to succeed.
Congressman Gutierrez addressed this last week, saying that "$465 is a significant sum to a young adult, but work authorization and not worrying about being deported is priceless."
Gutierrez' office promised to help individuals who cannot afford the $465 to apply for a fee waiver, though USCIS seemed to indicate that they would only grant those in extraordinary circumstances, like homelessness.
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BRYAN- As the U.S. enters its second week in the government shutdown, new worries arise concerning a possible U.S. debt default. Congressman Bill Flores (R-District 17) says lawmakers are working to raise the debt ceiling to avoid any default as the U.S. rises out of an economic slump.
"Nobody in the house wants a default," said Flores Monday on Brazos Valley This Morning.
He said progress is being made at the Capitol, hopefully ending the impasse soon. President Barack Obama met with the Senate leaders over the weekend for negotiations.
"I'm hopeful the Senate has reached a conclusion," said Flores.
Flores said a solution to the shutdown is possible with the help of a proposal by the House. It would raise the debt ceiling through mid-November, allowing Congress to address possible reforms to mend the fiscal crisis.
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David Rivera got elected chairman of the Republican Party of Miami-Dade by one vote. Tonight, his rival for the Republican nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives, and other opponents in the party, will try to take him down. Paul Crespo, a tea party candidate and strict proponent of the U.S. embargo against Cuba, will call on Rivera to resign at tonight's throw-down party meeting in Miami. And the charges Crespo is floating against Marco Rubio's chief "disciple" have nothing to do with the embargo …From Riptide:
Paul Crespo, one of Rivera's challengers in the Republican primary this August, claims he will confront Rivera and demand that he resign as the Miami-Dade GOP's chairman. Via an email sent by his campaign, Crespo accuses Rivera of violating party bylaws and that he has documents and photographs that "will prove Mr. Rivera's wanton violations and abuses."
"Mr. Rivera has shown a complete disdain for fairness and has on numerous occasions overstepped the bounds of ethical behavior," Crespo said.
Rivera is already under fire, and ducking Spanish-language radio, over pretending not to know his friend Ariel Pereda, whose business just happens to facilitate trade with Cuba. The meeting tonight should be interesting, especially since the word in Twitterville is that Crespo will drop a serious bomb on Rivera, and it has nothing to do with the embargo …
From DownWithTyranny's Howie Klein:
It turns out that the Miami Dade County Clerk of Courts website lists David Rivera as a repeat domestic violence offender. I think this is a DWT exclusive right now. I haven't seen it anywhere else online– except here (click– and keep in mind that REPVIOL means Repeated Acts of Violence).
To review: Paul Crespo will present public records at the Miami-Dade GOP meeting tonight, documenting that Rivera has been guilty of multiple counts of domestic violence. The incidents, which date back to 1994, were dismissed, but Rivera won't be able to deny they occcured. And if he succeeds in forcing Rivera out of his seat, Crespo will hand a major embarrassment to the national Republican Party, which is fully backing Rivera.
Meanwhile, how long before the law of six degrees of separation begin tying Rivera's friend, Mr. Pereda, to the object of Rivera's worship, Marco Rubio? In reality, the degrees of separation are considerably less than six:
One: Marco Rubio has many disciples, none more beloved than David Rivera (they even got foreclosed on together…)
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I like to go over to Hyacinth's house when I know she's not home and walk right on into her house. I don't know why—I just do.
Actually, I do know why. I like to look in her refrigerator for food that I might want to eat! Hyacinth's a good cook and she often has tasty morsels in Tupperware containers in her fridge.
When I stopped by her house to shop in her fridge yesterday, I was excited to see that the wood on her fireplace had been installed!
I was happy I had my camera with me. I love it! She's waiting on furniture and a new rug (oh, wait till you see it) and there's more to be done…but I had to show you this sneak peek.
Here's a closeup. It's very smooth and sleek and lovely.
Would you like to try to guess what this material is?
It's wood, yes. But in what form? What is this commonly used for?
UPDATE: I'll provide specs in a separate post, but the material on Hyacinth's wall is hardwood flooring. Nifty!
P.S. Thanks for the grub, Hyacinth!
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Dianne Andrews On Sunday, June 27 at 10:43 pm
Ipe brazillian wood – typically used in outdoor decking. Weighs a bloody tons, but lasts forever and is gorgeous!
Philip On Sunday, June 27 at 10:51 pm
Flooring is too obvious. Its roofing sub boards from an old structure. Barn likely.
Christa Edmonds On Sunday, June 27 at 11:36 pm
Fence posts?
Janice On Monday, June 28 at 12:17 am
Flooring? Cherrywood? Now all Hyacinth needs is Fred Astaire!
judi ballantyne On Monday, June 28 at 5:47 am
i'm guessing Bamboo. it looks like my flooring, just darker. I love it!
colleen On Monday, June 28 at 7:00 am
boat material.
amy On Monday, June 28 at 7:58 am
are Hyacinth's floors stained and stamped concrete??
i love the hardwood on the wall, but i am intrigued by her floors!
Anna On Monday, June 28 at 12:25 pm
… looks like the Brazillian Cherry I have in my kitchen…
Jean On Tuesday, June 29 at 8:17 am
Patrice On Wednesday, June 30 at 9:59 am
Oh it's beautiful! I guess flooring, but I'd love to know what kind of wood. It's got to be real with that patina! Gorgeous. What a nice addition to the room! Way to go Hyacinth.
Tina On Friday, September 17 at 1:49 pm
I'm writing this in September. Maybe Ms. Hyacinth has backed away from the blog exposure to her home, maybe she is busy with real life, but maybe she could authorize PW to give us a bit of closure on this project? Is there a cow photo, are there chalkboard walls? Is this break-in our last look? Please only do what feels comfortable to you, but I would be grateful for a conclusion after imagining all the many possible options. Thanks for letting us tag along!
Erin On Saturday, September 18 at 1:39 pm
Oh yes, please! I'm dying to know how things look at Hy's house. I know life is busy, and I'm sure the summer and the start of school have been especially busy and not good for a house make-over. But an update would be wonderful!


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Most animals come to us in precarious health conditions; undernourished, fearful and weak. We find and keep animals who are abandoned by their owners, abused and rejected by people who watch in disgust yet do not actively intervene or help. Local government provides no funding or support. $7000 will meet the goal of feeding 120 rescued animals for around one year. Cats, dogs, donkeys and turtles; unconditional love givers and with very touching stories, will all take benefit of this aid.
What is the issue, problem, or challenge?
The 120 animals in our care now eat once a day, a total of 20 kilograms of food, and sometimes when we struggle to collect the resources needed to pay for it, we are forced to reduce the portions. On a bad day, this lack of food and little portions are the cause of fights between them. Please help these 120 animals so they have a full belly every single day of the year.
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We have realized that the look of an abandoned animal when you give them food or water, it is just enough to make your day. This project will ensure the supply of 120 animals for 1 year, so that we can successfully employ our resources in many more educational, rescue and spay/neuter campaigns. These activities will definitely allow us to save more animals.
Potential Long Term Impact
With your valuable help, we will see a 120 animals, that were once neglected and mistreated, grow up happily and healthy. This way, we will be able to find new caring adoptive families who will give them a second chance to be loved. An adopted animal allows another animal that is sick and abused to be welcomed and healed, to then start a new life away from cruelty. Everyone deserves to have a fresh new start. Each one of them, specially. Please, help us give them a new chance today.
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Total Funding Received to Date: $7,414
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This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Project Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $7,414 . The original project funding goal was $7,000.


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Ivan Eland: The American media continues to tout the reduced violence in Iraq without foreseeing the long-term potential for a resumption of severe ethno-sectarian violence and the absence of mechanisms—à la Sudan—to defuse it.
Learning From History: Can the U.S. Win the Afghan War?
Ivan Eland: Unfortunately for the United States in Afghanistan, however, the label of "foreign occupier" is an albatross the U.S. will likely never be able to shake or mitigate. Although the Taliban is often brutal (but may now be toning this down in its own realization that it must win greater public support) and unpopular, so is the U.S. occupation and the corrupt client government of Hamid Karzai.
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But isn't there hope for Iraq and Afghanistan because opposition forces are divided and often unpopular? Not really. The problem in Iraq is that as U.S. forces draw down, the now reduced guerrilla war could turn into a civil war among the Sunni, Shi'ite, and Kurdish ethno-sectarian groups. In Afghanistan, Afghans regard the United States as a foreign occupier, are suspicious of the U.S. long-term military presence, do not support a surge in U.S. forces, do not think it will defeat the Taliban, and thus support negotiating with the insurgents.
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General David Petraeus, the former military commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and author of the military's most recent counterinsurgency manual, learned the lessons of the successful British counterinsurgency experience in Malaya in the 1950s. He was able to reduce the violence in Iraq by instituting a policy of U.S. military restraint in that country.


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Relocating or upgrading your seats online is as easy as clicking on the seats you want, putting them into your shopping cart, and finalizing the order. It is important to note that your current seating location will not be released until you confirm the selection of your new seats AND confirm the release of your old seats on the confirmation page. You will also have the option to simply add seats on to your account, but you will be limited to 4 additional seats for 2015.
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Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani
|Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani
फिर भी दिल है हिंदुस्तानी
پھِر بھی دِل ہے ہندُسْتانی
|Directed by
|Aziz Mirza
|Produced by
|Shahrukh Khan
Juhi Chawla
Aziz Mirza
|Written by
|Sanjay Chhel
Raaj Kumar Dahima
Manoj Lalwani
|Shahrukh Khan
Juhi Chawla
Johnny Lever
Paresh Rawal
|Music by
|Santosh Sivan
|Distributed by
|Dreamz Unlimited
Release dates
|21 January 2000
Running time
|166 minutes
|150 million
|Box office
|₹167.5 million (US$2.6 million)[1]
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani (Hindi: फिर भी दिल है हिंदुस्तानी, Urdu: پھِر بھی دِل ہے ہندُسْتانی, "Yet the heart is still Indian") is a Bollywood comedy-drama film released by Dreamz Unlimited on 21 January 2000. The film was directed by Aziz Mirza and stars Shahrukh Khan and Juhi Chawla focuses on the media war being fought in the TV newsrooms. Ajay Bakshi and Ria Banerjee are two television reporters for rival news channels who try to save the life of a man who has been fixed by a politicians for the death of his brother, from a death sentence.
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani marked the first attempted by Khan, Chawla and Mirza under their new production company Dreamz Unlimited. The film released on 21 January 2000 to mixed reviews from critics and audiences alike. Box Office India declared it a flop that could not emulate the successes of previous films by the trio including Yes Boss and Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman.
Ajay Bakshi (Shahrukh Khan) is a successful loudmouthed reporter, working for a reputed news channel. His father was a freedom fighter living on a measly pension. Ajay thinks that his fathers ideal & sacrifices have given him nothing. He has no respect for his father's ideals, which his father still sticks to. The rival news channel ropes in Ria Banerjee (Juhi Chawla) as his answer. Ria is the antithesis of Ajay & uses her charm to get her work done.
Pappu Junior alias Choti (Johnny Lever) is a don who is soon to be ousted from his own gang, owing to his inability to make it big in the crime world. Ajay approaches Choti with an offer: arrange a fake attack on a minister Ramakant's (Shakti Kapoor) brother (Mahavir Shah) on national TV. Choti will earn respect & Ajay's channel will gain TRP. Little does Ajay know that the plan is going to turn too real.
The minister's brother is gunned down by an assailant named Mohan Joshi (Paresh Rawal). When Ajay learns that he was not Choti's man, he panics. Ria learns about Ajay & Choti's deal, but they decide to help each other nevertheless. Minster Ramakant, takes advantage for his brother's death to gain vote and sympathy he organises a pogrom. In the turn of events, Mohan is arrested, but does not open his mouth even once during police torture. To avoid any public unrest, the ACP (Anjan Srivastav) declares that Mohan is a terrorist working for unknown terror organisations. Meanwhile, Mohan somehow escapes out of jail.
Ajay & Ria are fighting over the matter in their car, unaware that Mohan is hiding in the same car. Mohan accosts them, where Ajay accuses him of being a terrorist. Mohan has an angry outburst & tells him that he is not a terrorist. Mohan goes on to narrate his story. Mohan has an ailing wife (Neena Kulkarni) & a now-dead daughter. Mohan says that his daughter went to an interview for a secretarial job at the victim's office, where the latter raped and beaten her badly and she dies by the trauma & Mohan was left helpless & running from door to door for justice. Hence hopeless, he took the law into his own hands.
Ajay & Ria are shaken by his confession & decide to help Mohan. Ajay hands over the video tape of this confession to his boss and Ajay's uncle Kaka (Satish Shah). Unfortunately, the minister has joined hands with his opposition rival minister Mushran (Govind Namdeo) as he fears that their secrets might come out if Mohan surrenders. Similarly, Ajay's boss forms an alliance with Ria's boss (Dalip Tahil) after knowing about the tape. The ministers & channel heads come together and trick Ajay & Ria to give the tape to them.
Only after they give the tape do they realise what the truth is. Ajay is angry at first, but comes up with a plan to retrieve the tape back from the politicians and their respective bosses. With the help of Ria & Choti, he succeeds in obtaining the tape. Here Mohan has been arrested by police & is sent to be publicly hanged. Ajay succeeds in broadcasting Mohan's confession just an hour before the execution & tearfully requests the nation to stop this injustice.
The ministers and policemen try to stop the protesters from coming to the execution ground by making the police barricade the entrance and policemen and head inspector (Vishwajeet Pradhan) beats up Ajay. The ACP decides to join Ajay & Ria, thus neutralising the police barricades. In a blatant mockery of media's TRP hogger attitude, Mohan is made to wear a T-shirt containing logos of various companies & is prepared for execution. Just seconds before the execution, Ajay & the protesters succeed in saving Mohan and beats up the politicians by public.
Mohan's execution is called off. Ajay's father tells him that his ideals may not have given him money, but they gave him something far more important – Ajay. Ajay proposes to Ria in front of all the protesters; Ria accepts after playful funny banter with him.
- Shahrukh Khan as Ajay Bakhshi
- Juhi Chawla as Ria Banerjee
- Paresh Rawal as Mohan Joshi
- Johnny Lever as Choti/Pappu Junior
- Atul Parchure as Shahid
- Sanjai Mishra as Bomb Defuser
- Sharat Saxena as Pappu's boss
- Neena Kulkarni as Mohan's wife
- Dalip Tahil as Ria's boss
- Satish Shah as Ajay's boss
- Govind Namdeo as Minister Mushran
- Shakti Kapoor as Minister Ramakant Dua
- Mahavir Shah as Ramakant's brother
- Bharti Achrekar as Ria's mother
- Smita Jaykar as Ajay's mother
- Vishwajeet Pradhan as Head Police inspector
- Dilip Joshi as Sapney (Choti's aide)
- Mona Ambegaonkar as Ajay's crush
- Hyder Ali as Ajay's father
|Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani
|Studio album by Jatin Lalit
|Feature film soundtrack
|Sony Music
|Jatin Lalit chronology
|Professional ratings
|Review scores
|Planet Bollywood
The music of the film was appreciated. Manish Dhamija of Planet Bollywood gave 8.5 stars stating, "Overall, the album is a pleasant surprise from Jatin-Lalit".[2] the soundtrack and feature song "Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani" in particular, with its concept of "Love our country", were well-received and praised for their patriotism. Author M. J. Akbar highlighted the "very heavy winking" by Khan during his performance of the song, accompanying the evocative lyrics.[3]
|"Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani"
|Udit Narayan
|"I Am The Best – Male"
|"I Am The Best – Female"
|Jaspinder Narula
|"Banke Tera Jogi"
|Sonu Nigam and Alka Yagnik
|"Vande Mataram"
|Shankar Mahadevan and Ehsaan
|"Kuch To Bata"
|Abhijeet and Alka Yagnik
|"Aur Kya"
|Abhijeet and Alka Yagnik
|"Aao Na Aao Na"
|Jatin Pandit
See also[edit]
- ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=206&catName=MjAwMA==
- ^ a b "PBDHH: Music Review by Manish Dhamija". Planet Bollywood. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
- ^ Akbar, M. J. (1 January 2003). Byline. Chronicle Books.
External links[edit]
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani at the Internet Movie Database
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Spring Japanese Music Festival at Haverford College: Shomyo no Kai'ÄěVoices of a Thousand YearsSpring Japanese Music Festival at Haverford College: Shomyo no Kai'ÄěVoices of a Thousand Yearshttp://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/256211Roberts Marshall Auditorium2014-03-02T19:30:002014-03-02T21:00:00
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Shomyo no Kai-Voices of a Thousand Years
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:Shomyo no Kai–Voices of a Thousand Years
On Sunday, March 2 at 7:30 PM, the glorious, reverberating voices of Buddhist priests in colorful robes will fill Marshall Auditorium. One of the oldest living forms of vocal music, shomyo is believed to have originated in India before traveling along the Silk Road and eventually entering Japan in the 6th century, where it has been practiced ever since. The critically acclaimed group Shomyo no Kai–Voices of a Thousand Years, comprising priests from the Shingon sect whose mission is to showcase the beauty of shomyo as an art form, will perform the traditional Rishu Zanmai. This performance is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Department of East Asian Studies at Haverford College and the John B. Hurford '60 Center for the Arts and Humanities.
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A system and method for emergency telephone call notification. The system includes an AIN capable switch, a service control point (SCP) having a database of designated contact numbers associated with a service subscriber telephone number, and an intelligent peripheral (IP) in communication with the SCP for contacting the designated contact numbers. The method includes the steps of recognizing an N11 trigger and the SCP initiating telephone calls, via the IP, to each of the contact numbers corresponding to the telephone number of the subscriber making the emergency telephone call.
1. In a telecommunications system having at least one subscriber telephone in communication with an advanced intelligent network (AIN) capable switch, at least one intelligent peripheral (IP) in communication with the AIN capable switch, at least one service control point (SCP) in communication with the switch, and a public safety answering point (PSAP) in communication with the SCP and the switch, a method of notifying at least one designated telephone number that an emergency telephone call has been made from the subscriber telephone, the method comprising the steps of:
recognizing an emergency telephone call at the switch;
the switch informing the SCP of the emergency telephone call;
the SCP instructing the IP to dial the at least one designated telephone number;
the IP informing the at least one designated telephone number of the emergency telephone call from the subscriber telephone; and
automatically placing a call from the at least one designated telephone number to the subscriber telephone if a person answers the at least one designated telephone number.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the emergency telephone call is a 911 telephone call.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of recognizing an emergency telephone call trigger further comprises recognizing an N11 trigger.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the SCP further comprises a database having a list of subscriber telephones and a list of at least one designated telephone number associated with each of the subscriber telephones in the list of subscriber telephones, and wherein the step of the SCP instructing the IP to dial the at least one designated telephone number comprises the SCP retrieving a first of the at least one telephone number associated with the subscriber telephone number and instructing the IP to contact the first of the at least one telephone numbers that an emergency telephone call has been placed from the subscriber telephone.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the SCP further comprises a database having a list of subscriber telephone numbers and a list of at least one designated telephone number associated with each of the subscriber telephone numbers, and wherein the step of the SCP instructing the IP to dial the at least one designated telephone number comprises the SCP retrieving all of the telephone numbers associated with the subscriber telephone number and instructing the IP to contact all of the designated telephone numbers simultaneously.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of the IP informing the at least one designated telephone number further comprises the step of the IP supplying a caller ID message to the at least one designated telephone number indicating an incoming call from an emergency call notification service.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of the IP informing at least one designated telephone number further comprises playing a prerecorded message if a person answers the emergency call notification call.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of the IP informing the at least one designated number comprises the IP dialing a first of the at least one designated numbers and waiting a predetermined number of rings before trying to contact a next one of the at least one designated numbers.
9. An emergency call notification system comprising:
a subscriber telephone;
an AIN capable switch in communication with a public service access point (PSAP) and the subscriber telephone, the AIN switch configured to recognize an emergency telephone call;
a service control point (SCP) in communication with the switch, the SCP comprising a database having a list of emergency call notification service subscribers, the SCP configured to determine if an emergency telephone call was made by an emergency call notification service subscriber and correlate the emergency call notification service subscriber number with a list of at least one designated contact number for the emergency call notification service subscriber;
an intelligent peripheral (IP) in communication with the SCP, the IP responsive to an instruction from the SCP to contact the at least one designated contact number; and
means for automatically connecting a designated contact number answered by a person to the emergency call notification service subscriber number.
10. The system of claim 9 further comprising a caller ID generator comprising a predesignated message stored in memory.
11. The system of claim 10 wherein the answer verification logic comprises a call repetition timer.
12. The system of claim 10 wherein the answer verification logic further comprises a live answer detector.
13. The system of claim 10 wherein the answer verification logic comprises a prerecorded message for transmission to an answering machine.
14. The system of claim 9 wherein the IP comprises answer verification logic.
15. The system of claim 9, wherein the IP is in communication with the SCP via a wide area network.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of the SCP instructing the IP comprises sending a message via a wide area network connection to the IP.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the message comprises a TCP/IP message.
18. The system of claim 9, wherein the IP further comprises a plurality of prerecorded message templates.
In an emergency situation, people need to quickly contact the appropriate agency (police, fire department, ambulance, poison control, etc.). Many communities provide a single telephone number, such as 911, which connects a caller to a central dispatcher to gather information and relay the call to the appropriate destination. In addition to locating and contacting the appropriate agency, the caller may also wish to notify other parties that an emergency situation exists.
Several systems and methods for providing auxiliary notification have been proposed. One system discloses a transmitting device with a panic button that is worn by a user that, when activated, transmits a signal to a base unit attached to a telephone. The base unit automatically calls a predetermined list of telephone numbers and plays a prerecorded message. Another system discloses attaching an emergency call monitor to a user's telephone. When an emergency call is made, the monitor waits until the call is complete and then automatically dials out to a messaging service that calls predetermined numbers and plays a prerecorded message. In yet another system, emergency call detection equipment is attached to a telephone switch and reacts to 911 telephone calls by activating a calling service to contact a predetermined list of telephone numbers.
One drawback of these emergency telephone call notification systems is the need for specialized equipment in addition to the standard telephone system equipment. Also, many existing notification systems have limited flexibility and only a few basic features.
Accordingly, there is a need for an improved system and method of communicating emergency telephone call notices to designated parties that provides flexible and efficient use of existing infrastructure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 illustrates an emergency telephone call notification system according to a presently preferred embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a contact list stored at the SCP show in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of providing an emergency telephone call notification service on the system of FIG. 1 according to a presently preferred embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a preferred method of contacting designated contact numbers, the method for use in the system of FIG. 1.
As described in greater detail below, a preferred system and method for providing an emergency telephone call notification service utilizes advanced intelligent network infrastructure to avoid the need to add or maintain additional hardware to support the service. FIG. 1 illustrates a telecommunications system 10 according to a preferred embodiment. The system preferably includes a subscriber telephone 12 in communication with a first advanced intelligent network (AIN) capable service switching point (SSP) 14 over a voice/information line 16. The first SSP 14 is in communication over a voice/information line with a public safety access point (PSAP) 18. The PSAP 18 is preferably an emergency call receiving station having one or more emergency dispatchers to handle and route emergency telephone calls to the appropriate agency. In one embodiment, the PSAP 18 is accessible from the subscriber telephone 12 by dialing a predetermined telephone number such as 911.
The first SSP 14 includes an AIN emergency telephone number trigger recognition capability for recognizing dialed digits of any of a number of emergency telephone numbers. In a preferred embodiment, the first SSP 14 is configured to recognize an N11 trigger when a 911 telephone number is dialed.
The system 10 also includes one or more service control points (SCP) 20. An SCP 20 is an AIN network element containing logic and data necessary to provide functionality required for the execution of a desired communication service. An SCP 20 generally permits separation of service logic from switching functionality such that additional services maybe developed without the need to provision software in each individual SSP. A suitable SCP 20 is the Advantage SCP manufactured by Lucent Technologies. In a preferred embodiment, the SCP 20 includes a designated contact number list 21 (FIG. 2) stored in memory corresponding to each subscriber telephone number that subscribes to the emergency telephone number notification service described below. The contact list 21 includes a list of subscriber telephone numbers 23 and a list of the contact telephone numbers 25 associated with each subscriber telephone number.
Other than specific system memory limitations and telephone company policy, there may be any number of contact numbers per subscriber. In one embodiment, each subscriber is permitted four contact numbers. In another embodiment, a subscriber may be represented by a range of telephone numbers so that each telephone number in the range of numbers is associated with the same set of contact numbers. For example, a subscriber may be a company having a range of consecutive telephone numbers where the same contact numbers are desired for all of the numbers in the range. Additionally, the contact numbers may also be for communication devices or services other than a standard plain old telephone service (POTS) telephone. For example, the contact numbers may be for cellular telephones, paging services, or other communication devices and services.
The SCP 20 communicates with SSP's, such as the first SSP 14, over a data channel via at least one service transfer point (STP). The system 10 may include local STP's (LSTP) 22 and a regional STP (RSTP) 24. The LSTP's 22 and RSTP 24 are connected via data channels and also connect the SCP to the SSP's via data channels. A suitable data signal extended for use with the STPs is the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) signalling system No. 7 (SS7). A suitable SCP/SSP communication protocol is the AIN 0.1 SCP/SSP protocol set forth in Bellcore Technical Reference TR-NWT-001285, entitled AIN Switch-Service Control Point Application Protocol Interface Generic Requirements, Issue 1, August 1992.
The SCP 20 also communicates with one or more compact service nodes (CSN) 26 or other type of service node/intelligent peripheral. In one embodiment, the SCP 20 communicates directly with each CSN 26 over a wide area network (WAN) 28 such as CONet using transfer control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP). Other networks capable of running TCP/IP are also suitable for facilitating communication between each CSN and an SCP. In other embodiments, the SCP may communicate with the CSN 26 via one or more STPs and an SSP.
Each CSN 26 is a network element of the AIN that contains resources to exchange information with an end user and perform other functions such as call origination and tone generation. The CSN 26 provides special resources for interactions between the end user and the network such as dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) recognition, playing pre-recorded announcements and tone generation. A service node/intelligent peripheral platform suitable for use as a CSN is manufactured by Lucent Technologies. Although the system 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 shows a certain number of network elements (SCPs, CSNs, STPs, and SSPs), those of ordinary skill in the art understand that the presently preferred system and method may include more complex networks having a plurality of the interconnected network elements. Preferably, each CSN 26 is configured to communicate emergency call notices to numbers stored in the SCP database 21 and transmitted to the CSN 26 over the WAN 28 or other communication link. In one embodiment, the CSN 26 includes a caller ID generator 31 utilizing standard caller ID logic and containing a caller ID message to send to the contact telephones 36 associated with a particular subscriber number. In another embodiment, the CSN 26 contains a plurality of emergency notification message templates 33 stored in memory. Each of the templates 33 may have a general voice or text message for transmission to the contact telephones 36. Information regarding the particular emergency telephone call made by the subscriber is insertable into the appropriate message template. The CSN 26 is in communication with a second SSP 30 via data 32 and voice 34 lines. Although the CSN's 26 in FIG. 1 are connected to a different SSP than the subscriber 12, the CSN's may also be connected to the same SSP as the subscriber.
The system 10 further includes one or more contact telephones 36 connected to a third SSP 38. Each contact telephone is associated with a designated contact telephone number in the designated contact list 21 stored at the SCP 20. Again, although the contact telephones 36 are shown as communicating with an SSP separate from the SSPs connected to the subscriber and the CSN's, different configurations are contemplated wherein the subscriber telephone 12, contact telephones 36 and CSN's 26 are all connected to the same SSP or other combinations of SSPs. In order to implement the emergency telephone call notification service, the CSN preferably contains a port identity transfer control protocol/user defined protocol (TCP/UDP) address along with an internet protocol (IP) address identified by a socket. This virtual port (socket) number is identified and assigned on the CSN 26. Preferably, a CSN 26 is in communication with a SSP 30 over both data and voice lines utilizing ISDN-BRI connectivity. SS7 TCAP messaging is utilized between the SSP's and the SCP.
Referring now to FIG. 3, a preferred embodiment of the method of implementing an emergency telephone number notification service is described below with relation to the system show in FIG. 1. When a subscriber 12 goes off-hook (picks up the telephone receiver), the SSP 14 presents a dial tone to the subscriber and subscriber dials a telephone number (at steps 38, 40 and 42). The first SSP 14 receives these dialed digits and examines the dialed digits to see if they correspond with an AIN trigger. If the dialed digits are an emergency telephone number, such as 911, the SSP recognizes an N11 trigger and contacts the SCP 20 for instructions (at step 44). If no N11 trigger is recognized, the telephone call is processed and sent off to the designated destination. When an N11 trigger is encountered and the SSP 14 contacts the SCP 20, an info_analyze query is sent to the SCP 20 containing the calling party ID as well as standard SS7 call information (at step 26). The SCP 20 receives the info_analyze query and determines whether or not the calling party ID is associated with an emergency telephone notification service subscriber (at step 48). The SCP preferably performs this step by comparing the calling party ID with the information stored in the subscriber list 21 at the SCP 20.
If the calling party ID is not recognized by the SCP as a subscriber to the emergency telephone call notification service, the SCP sends an analyzed_route message back to the SSP and the SSP routes the call based on standard 911 routing data to the appropriate 911 operator at a PSAP 18 (at steps 50, 52). The analyzed_route message includes a called party ID, a calling party ID and a primary trunk group. If the SCP does recognize the calling party ID as a subscriber to the emergency telephone call notification service, the SCP 20 calls on enhanced 911 (E911) logic residing in memory at the SCP 20 and establishes a communication link, such as a TCP/IP link over the WAN 28, to a CSN 26 (at step 54). Preferably, the TCP/IP message sent by the SCP includes the subscriber's telephone number, a time when the subscriber called 911, a list of contact numbers associated with that subscriber number, and dialing instructions. In one alternative embodiment, the dialing instructions may already reside on the CSN and the SCP simply forwards the contact numbers and emergency telephone call information.
As soon as the CSN responds and confirms receipt of the instructions, the SCP returns a message to the first SSP 14 allowing the 911 call to terminate at the PSAP 18. Finally, the CSN 26, pursuant to the instructions received from the SCP 20, begins making telephone calls via the second SSP 30 to the designated contact numbers on the list (at step 56). As shown in FIG. 1, the contact telephones 36 are connected to a third SSP 38 that is in communication with the second SSP 30 over interoffice trunk lines 39. In other embodiments, the contact telephones 36 may be connected to any switch or may be connected to an intermediary communications device, such as a PBX, that is in communication with a switch.
As shown in FIG. 4, one preferred method of contacting telephone numbers listed on the contact list associated with a subscriber number is shown. The CSN 26 dials the first number on the contact list received from the SCP 20 (at step 58). In dialing each number, the CSN also transmits a caller ID message from the caller ID generator 31 indicating that the call is an emergency notification call. Preferably, the CSN invokes standard caller ID logic and uses a pseudo caller ID message such as "911 Notify" rather than the number of the 911 caller. If there is no answer at the first contact number, the CSN proceeds to dial the next contact number (at step 60) if there is an answer at any particular contact number, the CSN invokes answer verification logic which, in a preferred embodiment, consists of playing an announcement in response to detecting an answer (at step 62). Preferably, the announcement is a pre-recorded message assembled from the appropriate one of the message templates 33 stored at the CSN 26 stating that the call is a message from the 911 Notification Service. In one embodiment, the answer verification logic at the CSN may include a live answer detector where the answering party is requested to either press a key on the telephone pad or orally respond. In this way, the CSN can determine whether a person or answering device answers the call. The CSN then waits for a response and checks to see if there is a touch-tone or voice response (at step 64).
If the CSN 26 receives no response and an answering machine or voice mail system is detected then an announcement is played for recordal on the answering machine or voice mail and a timer in the answer verification logic at the CSN will keep track of the number of calls made to a given contact number and the time interval between each repeated call. In one embodiment, the CSN will place subsequent telephone calls to the contact number every five minutes (at steps 66, 68). The announcement left on the answering machine preferably includes information related to the subscriber telephone number and of time and day when the emergency telephone call was made from that number. Additionally, the message left on the answering machine or voice mail is preferably only left one time. Subsequent answers by answering machine or voice mail system will not trigger the announcement again. Additionally, if an answering machine or voice mail system is encountered after the first hour of attempting to place the emergency notification call, the CSN will continue placing calls at a greater interval of time for up to 24 hours after the original emergency telephone call was made by the subscriber. In one embodiment the interval of contacting the telephone number on the contact list would be increased to every 15 minutes. In another embodiment, the CSN may be instructed to leave an announcement every hour that the notification system is trying to reach the person at the number and repeating the information that an emergency call was placed from a particular number at a given time and day (at step 70).
If a response (touch tone or voice) is received from a person answering at the contact number dialed by the CSN, the CSN 26 may play an announcement indicating that the emergency call was placed from the subscriber telephone 12 at a particular time/day and will automatically attempt to connect the person answering the notification call to the subscriber telephone (at steps 72, 74). Additional messages indicating the system is attempting to connect the call may be played while the contact person is waiting on hold. If the subscriber telephone 12 from which the emergency telephone call was originally placed is busy, or no answer is received, the CSN 26 may simply play an announcement indicating that the line is busy and that the contact person should try later or may repeat the attempt to connect the contact person to the subscriber telephone number a predetermined number of times (at steps 76, 78). In another embodiment, the SCP may instruct the CSN to dial all of the contact numbers simultaneously to reach as many of the subscriber's chosen contact group as quickly as possible.
The system and method described above provides the advantage of an automated emergency telephone notification implemented on existing hardware such as AIN network elements. No additional hardware is required. Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment AIN communication protocols may be implemented to easily adapt and configure AIN network elements to allow for expeditious contact of designated parties while not interfering with the emergency telephone call placed by the subscriber. Preferably, the system and method described above may be used with emergency telephone call systems such standard 911, enhanced 911, or other custom emergency telephone call systems.
It is intended that the foregoing detailed description be regarded as illustrative rather than limiting, and that it be understood that the following claims, including all equivalents, are intended to define the scope of this invention.
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Like the rest of Seattle, the Lake City neighborhood is gradually transforming itself — in ways both good and bad. Local bloggers (and blog readers) document these changes and give voice to Seattle's northern outpost.
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A Time for Change: Get out and Vote Lake City!
Obama volunteer Scott Bessho on 125th and Lake City Way encouraging drivers to get out and vote Since voter turnout is expected to be exceptionally high, I left in a hurry this morning to cast my ballot before the expected rush. At 8:30 a.m. , the activity was just starting to pick up but, fortunately, I didn't have to wait in line. As I looked around the room, I noticed a buzz and energy in the air that I've never experienced at any previous election. [Read More]


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"This shows that popularity doesn't always equate to credibility," said Robert Hutton, executive vice president and general manager at Pollara. "Marketers might have to reconsider who the real influencers are out there."While marketers have largely relied on popularity as the key indicator of identifying the influentials, this study may be more evidence that Gladwell's infamous Tipping Point theory is - if not entirely dead - well on its way to be proven incorrect. What it does show, is that the influentials can be anyone, anywhere.
"There's some validation in the number of links and traffic someone gets," said Pete Blackshaw, executive vice president at the Nielsen Online Strategic Services division of the Nielsen Company. Yet, added Blackshaw, "understanding real influence, you have to look at a number of factors from the type of audience someone attracts, where their expertise lies, and the context in which other sites are linking to them."This means that marketers won't be getting any shortcuts in reaching out solely to the top voices. Yes, building relationships with key individuals will always be important; but what is of greater value is the increasing number of social applications that provide a digital megaphone for customers to share their ideas, recommendations and referrals about your business. Whether it's on Facebook with the recently launched Loladex, or on this week's latest mobile player, Socialight; social media marketers should be thinking strategically about how to better listen to their customers.


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Rebuild schools in New Orleans
"Will help communities in the Gulf make necessary school infrastructure investments so all kids from all backgrounds have safe and supportive environments to learn."
Stimulus package, budget and flexibility have helped rebuild schools
The Obama-backed economic stimulus package approved in February includes nearly $1.3 billion in education funds for Louisiana, of which $840 million has already been made available. In Mississippi, about $900 million in education funds have been announced, of which over $600 million has been made available.
Also, President Barack Obama"s 2010 budget included $30 million for counties in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas that were impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Funds could be used to improve education through such activities as replacing instructional materials and equipment; paying teacher incentives; building, modernizing, or renovating school buildings; beginning or expanding Advanced Placement or other rigorous instructional curricula; starting or expanding charter schools; and supporting afterschool or extended learning time activities.
This year, 16 schools have reopened in the New Orleans area for the first time since Katrina hit in 2005.
According to a May 16, 2009, story in the Times-Picayune, a major funding hurdle was overcome with the Obama administration when two Louisiana Recovery Authority officials persuaded federal officials "to allow for aggressive pooling of school rebuilding money expected from FEMA's Public Assistance program, so that dozens of older, badly damaged buildings could be mothballed or razed in favor of building a small collection of state-of-the-art campuses."
In May, FEMA earmarked about $150 million for rebuilding four public schools in the city. Construction of the schools has been under way for more than a year, and in August, the first newly constructed school, Langston Hughes Elementary, opened in New Orleans. Ultimately, FEMA expects to spend more than $640 million at the four campuses and on rebuilding or repairing other public schools in Orleans Parish. The pooled rebuilding allows them to consolidate construction on fewer sites.
In his promise, Obama mentioned school needs for "kids," so we assume he was talking about elementary and high school rebuilding and improvements, but we note that there has been some progress with higher education as well. The federal government also resolved a longstanding reimbursement dispute with flood-ravaged Southern University at New Orleans in July when Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano announced the university would get $42 million in additional grants to help rebuild (bringing its poststorm federal aid to $92 million).
According to "The New Orleans Index," which tracks the recovery of New Orleans, public and private school enrollment has continued to grow, and reached 78 percent of pre-Katrina levels by the spring of 2009.
Much work still needs to be done to improve the school systems in the Gulf states. But Obama never promised he would completely fix all of the school woes in the region, only that he would "help" to make necessary infrastructure investments. And with hundreds of millions of dollars in the stimulus and the proposed $30 million in his current budget, plus the effort to pool the rebuilding money, he's done that. We rate this one Promise Kept.
"Promises, Promises: Obama wins praise for Katrina,"
by Ben Evans and Becky Bohrer, Aug. 27, 2009
Times-Picayine, "Southern University at New Orleans gets long-awaited rebuilding grant" by Bill Barrow, Aug. 17, 2009
Times-Picayune, "Red tape eased in rebuilding of N.O. schools," by Coleman Warner, May 16, 2009
White House, Fact Sheet: Background on Gulf Coast Recovery and Nationwide Disaster Preparedness and Response Efforts
Times-Picayune, "'New Orleans has a unique place in...American life, and that's why it's so important now.'' Analysis," by Jonathan Tilove and Bruce Alpert, Aug. 23, 2009
Interview with Allison Plyer, Deputy Director, Greater New Orleans Community Data Center, Aug. 28, 2009
Interview with Christina Stephens, spokeswoman for the Louisiana Recovery Authority, Aug. 28, 2009


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Perennial Wisdom for the Spiritually Independent Weekend of October 10-12 , 2014
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Have you ever stood naked before the wildness of existence, or had certainty stripped from you, and everything you knew turned to ash by the fires of living? If you have, you may not have realized this as a gift of grace liberating you from the false sureties and securities that offer us safety at the cost of our souls. Perennial Wisdom for the Spiritually Independent invites this liberation. Drawing on Perennial Wisdom, a universal set of insights shared by mystics across all times and cultures, Rabbi Rami facilitates a deep exploration of the core questions at the heart of every quest for meaning: Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going? How shall I live? and Why? Blending study, dialogue, and silence, and based on Rami's book of the same name, Perennial Wisdom is for boundary crossers — the spiritually independent person who refuse to be labeled and conditioned by past and patriarchy, who dares to live without certainty, and question without clinging to answers.
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