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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent character study, but don't expect answers
Much like Vicenzo Natali's later film, "Nothing," "Cube" uses a highly unusual setup and setting to explore the characters who inhabit it. Seven strangers wake up in the titular cube with no knowledge of how they got there and no indication of what, if anything, they're expected to do. As they attempt to solve the apparent puzzle and escape, we learn what drives them...
Published on June 1 2005 by JMG
3.0 out of 5 stars Very Dark Little Thriller
'Cube' is an interesting, low budget fantasy that obviously evokes strong emotions in many people. Reviews here both celebrate and attack virtually every aspect of the film, from its premise, to its acting, to its meaning.
I found the film to be gripping. disturbing and somewhat unsatisfying.
But the most unusual, and shocking, aspect of the movie isn't...
Published on Feb. 6 2004 by John C. Hocking
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4.0 out of 5 stars Entranced by the CUBE,
Muhammad Pyran Hewitt "polymathic autodidact" (Athens, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cube (Widescreen) [Import] (DVD)
I was very impressed by this film in the same way that I was impressed by Lord of the Flies. I love movies that deal with human existance in a very metaphorical way. In many ways I found it more compelling and thought provoking than The Matrix, and I was particularly impressed with the stark set design. It even prompted me to attempt Kafka's The Trial. It also reminded me of movies like 12 Angry Men or Lifeboat with its claustrophobia and psychological archetypes.
I discussed this film many times with friends and I repeatedly made points about the machine being a symbol of our consumption driven post-industrial society. (I have also just finished reading "The Subliminal Man" by J.G. Ballard which deals with some of the same themes.)
I feel that it is important that one view the movie this way and based on the ending I feel like I "got" the message of the film.
The characters inside the cube have been called cliches, but that is because they represent types, not individuals. Cube is a study of how human types respond to their world, a world that is unfair, chaotic, dangerous, and ultimately without meaning.
This is definitely a thinking person's movie, it is more about ideas and metaphors. The production values are low and the acting is kind of stilted. Although it sort of reminds me of Survivor, the TV show. That being said, CUBE 2, Hypercube, was IMHO a much Inferior movie, even tho the special effects were much better. They lost the meaning and it proved to be a typical Twilight Zone-esque horror movie without much intellectual content.
3.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Idea - Poor Execution,
Isehara "isehara2" (Sunnyvale, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cube (Widescreen) [Import] (DVD)
This is an interesting movie in many ways. The basic theme is fantastic. A number of individuals are somehow abducted and placed in a giant Rubiks cube in essence. Supposedly there are thousands of rooms in the structure, each room with six exits and may containing lethal traps. The idea is to figure out which rooms have traps and which rooms lead to the exit. Another twist is that the rooms also move on a regular basis. I am not sure if the movie concept is original to this film or has been taken from somewhere else but it was enough to make me want to see it without any reviews from elsewhere. Where the movie fails terribly is in the story. Instead on being able to follow this group as they heroically try to escape this fiendish trap the film shows the characters fighting and killing each other. I understand that being trapped in this situation would be stressful for anybody but I think that most people would want to escape rather than assaulting and murdering their fellow prisoners. The movie focuses on this conflict rather than their environment or the attempt to escape. One of the character essentially goes "postal"; this almost makes the movie just another typical violent gorefest. The brilliant premise of the movie and the environment are not exploited to anywhere near their potential. I would much rather have had a plot line where there was of course stress amongst the characters but they were still able to work together. Thus I give the movie 3 stars for a novel and outstanding concept but zero for the actual film.
4.0 out of 5 stars who's gonna clean all those rooms?,
Agent Nick Castle "agentcastle" (washington, dc) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cube (Widescreen) [Import] (DVD)
What do a cynical nihilist, a pugilistic cop, a conspiracy theorist/free clinic physician, an escape artist, a number crunching adolescent, and a guy with Asperger's Syndrome (vs. autism) have in common-they're stuck in a huge Rubik's cube and they all had better fates than the poor schmuck who done got himself ...uh.. "gridded" in the opening scene-I counted 78 human parts, how 'bout you.
I was pleasantly surprised by this film, especially having previously seen "Cube II." The characters themselves are not unique and neither is the idea of bringing them all together in a stressful situation-happens everyday, it's called public transportation. However, throwing them into different cells of the biggest darn puzzle box from hell-now that's a spicy movie.
The Cube was suspenseful with pinches of humor and a side of mystery. There was just enough character development that the audience grew to like and dislike particular players...and as the situation became increasingly dire and the actors revealed more of themselves and underlying values/gifts/psychoses...the audience could then re-evaluate their hero (or lack thereof). At times, I did notice extreme over-acting particularly with the many hidden angry side-glances followed by mischievous grinning-an attempt to allow the viewer an inside glimpse of a character's personality. Uh, guys, the movie's about a giant death box...I think I can figure it out on my own...
As for the ending and the mystery of the cube...It makes for a great sequel...I saw Cube II...that 'aint it
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent horror film!!,
Mitch Weaver (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cube (Widescreen) [Import] (DVD)
Six strangers awake to find themselves in a seemingly endless maze of interlocking cubical chambers armed with lethal booby traps. With no food or water, they only have a few days to live. None of them have any idea why or how they became imprisoned, but soon discover that each of them possesses a skill that could contribute to their escape. However, tempers flare when their is a fight for leadership. But as they fight to free themselves, they come to realize that unless they can work together, none of them will get out alive.
"Cube" is one of those films that you assume will be horrible because of the unknown actors and the fact that it came straight to video. However, do not let that keep you from watching this film. It is by far one of the most suspenseful and scary films that I have ever seen before. You never get bored or frustrated, despite the fact that all of the characters are put in a frustrating situaion. I was on the edge of my seat! All of the actors are quite good considering that they are all unknown. The emotion that all of them portray is extremely realistic. Also, all of the characters each have different personalities as well that you will find entertaining. Watching them slowly lose their minds is great. Perhaps the best feature of the film, is the cube itself. It is one of the best set designs I have ever seen. Every booby trap is set off differently, and all are extremely lethal. Not only is each booby trap different, but the color, size, and shape of the rooms are as well.
"Cube" is one of the most suspenseful films you ever see. The acting, story, and cube itself are all done to perfection. The DVD extras are actually decent. You get deleted scenes, comparative and alternate storyboards, production design, schematic set design, special effects artwork, and production commentary. Plus the quality of the film is excellent. Definately a must own
4.0 out of 5 stars Canadian Indie Flick Is Definitely Not Square!,
Michael R Gates (Nampa, ID United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cube (Widescreen) [Import] (DVD)
Although the plot of this low-budget Canadian indie flick could be defined, at its rawest level, as a typical watch-your-back or who-can-you-trust paranoia story, CUBE actually rises above its cliché foundation to become a very clever and engaging sci-fi thriller. One of the reasons the film seems so fresh and original is the setting. CUBE takes place inside of a giant metal cubic structure, which is itself composed of thousands of smaller cube-like rooms. It is possible for occupants to navigate the structure by passing from one room into adjacent cubes through portals on each a cubic room's six sides, but such travel is not without its dangers. Some of the rooms are booby-trapped with deadly devices. And from time to time, the myriad of cubic rooms shift their positions within the larger structure.
The actual story centers on a group of seven people--each with a different lifestyle and background and each therefore a stranger to the others--who awaken to find themselves together in one of the many cubic rooms, but with no recollection of how they arrived there. They soon learn that they must reach the outside of the cube-shaped prison if they want to survive--most importantly, they have no access to food or water--and as their journey through the structure progresses, they realize that each of them has some unique talent that contributes to their ability to map a safe route through the overall structure. However, as one might expect, they do not trust each other, and the resulting paranoia eventually leads to....
Sci-Fi and STAR TREK fans will be interested in watching the excellent performance of the cute and sexy Nicole de Boer, who would later go on to recurring roles on TV's STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE and THE DEAD ZONE. Here she portrays a gifted mathematician whose talent is central to solving the riddle of escape from the cube. Genre fans, especially those who watch lots of TV, may also recognize Maurice Dean Wint, who plays the primary antagonist in CUBE. He has had guest roles in numerous Sci-Fi and Horror television series, including FOREVER KNIGHT, THE OUTER LIMITS, ROBOCOP, and FRIDAY THE 13th, just to name a few.
Few low-budget films are as literate or as engaging as CUBE. What's even more impressive is that the filmmakers have created such a high-quality and entertaining Sci-Fi flick without relying on the usual inordinate amount of special FX. A good story, an appropriate or interesting setting, and good actors--those are the basic ingredients for all successful films. Anything else is mere window dressing. And CUBE proves that you don't need too much window dressing to hold an intelligent audience.
5.0 out of 5 stars If you like science-fiction, don't pass up Cube.,
Francois Tremblay (Montreal, QC Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cube (Widescreen) [Import] (DVD)
On the surface, Cube is a most simple and elegant story. Six people trapped in a gigantic cube composed of rooms, some innocious, some others rigged with silent and deadly traps. Why have they been put here ? What is the Cube for ? What must they do to escape ? They don't know. But what they do believe is that by cooperating, armed with only their boots and their wits, they can get out. Little do they know...
I am a science-fiction fan, and this may cloud my judgment. Cube has been criticized for its average acting and a cliché script. I don't know : I don't ask too much from actors, and I didn't find the acting to be noticeably negative. I didn't dislike the script either, although there is one character that should have come out far more likeable than he/she does in the movie. Let's just say the death in the middle of the movie really cheered me up. Those who saw the movie will know what I mean. Also, warning for the faint-hearted, Cube is also somewhat of a horror movie. If seeing a head eaten thru by acid is likely to give you nightmares, steer clear of Cube. Although I hate gore, there was not enough of it here to put me off the movie.
Discussing the nature of Cube would give away too much spoilers, so I can't really get into the philosophical substance. Suffice it to say that it is brillant (it is a wonderful indictment of statism and bureaucracy in general), although it doesn't really relate to much else in the movie. But the rest of the movie is very interesting too.
It is interesting to note that, for such an intelligent movie, the director and actors are totally clueless chaps, especially if you watch the little interview in the DVD with Nicole DeBoer, who incidentally was Ezri Dax in Deep Space Nine (I also thought that the policeman sounded like Sisko, but it's probably just my imagination). Perhaps this is a case where luck contributed to art. The director does acknowledge that he likes Tarkovsky (and gives away the plot of Stalker during the commentary, the blithering idiot), and it will be interesting to watch out for the future works of this fellow - Vincenzo Natali.
5.0 out of 5 stars "We are the cube",
Alex Faber (Northern NJ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cube (Widescreen) [Import] (DVD)
Just to get it out of the way, I'd like to say I was expecting much from this movie but was worried it would end up falling short of its concept. I was not disappointed: it was executed incredibly well, and remained captivating and unpredictable throughout.
What I really want to get into here is an analysis of what the movie meant. Many have speculated, and I'd like to add my ideas. First, it is important to note that, aside from the guy that gets offed in the opening scene, there are six characters in this movie, just as there are six sides to a cube.
All of the characters are vastly different, and can be said to represent the human race. The cube is a microcosm that represents the world. Almost all of the characters have glaring fatal flaws: the cop that's concerned with self-preservation and dominion over others, the amoral engineer, the paranoid doctor, and of course, a criminal.
In addition, it helps to examine their names. Characters like "Leaven" and "Worth" ("Leavenworth") are suggestive of prisons, as is "Quentin." But there is also the doctor, "Holloway" (Hollow).
Interestingly, despite the cube's many dangers, most of the deaths that occur are murders: people killing people rather than the cube killing people. In other words, despite this world's many natural dangers, mankind is its own worst enemy. "We are the cube," indeed. The only character that is innocent and avoids all of the fighting done among the other characters is Kazan, who literally sees things differently from everyone else because of his autism. He is the only one that escapes the cube, just as the only hope we have of avoiding destruction is to adapt a new worldview.
A great film, entertaining, original, and thought-provoking, with a theme that is carried throughout without being weighed down by the narrative.
4.0 out of 5 stars low-budget effort worth a look,
David Group (Buffalo, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cube (Widescreen) [Import] (DVD)
This movie has been described as a Twilight Zone episode written by Clive Barker, and that's as close a description as any. The whole set-up of the film is rather imaginative, and one of the joys of the film is watching the characters figure out how to navigate this shifting maze without getting killed in gruesome fashion. One of the other pleasures of the film is the visuals and special effects-- for a low-budget film, the sets look damn good (especially considering the difficulties they had making this-- the commentary on the making of it is almost as interesting as the film itself).
On the negative side, the script succumbs to the cliche of having the characters fight amonst themselves for no other reason than to generate conflict. Others have faulted the acting and dialogue, but I don't think those aspects were that detrimental. More importantly, however, the film lacks the existential weight that would have given a real Kafkaesque tone to the situation, so that the ending-- evocative though it is-- leaves one feeling slightly cheated. Still, this is a lot more intelligent than what passes for fantasy/SF/horror these days.
5.0 out of 5 stars Newer edition from Lion's Gate, first was from Trimark,
hippiedj "hippiedj" (Palm Desert, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Cube (Widescreen Signature Series) (Sous-titres fran�ais) [Import] (DVD)
IMPORTANT NOTICE to those buying the Cube DVD: there are two editions out there, the first was Trimark's edition, and now there's Lion's Gate's "signature series" edition (Lion's Gate now owns Trimark). Apparently the orignal Trimark edition is being phased out.
This new LG edition is still excellent, but collectors will definitely want both editions as the commentary on Trimark's is much better since it includes cast member David Hewlett (they go more in-depth to some of the aspects of the film). Why LG decided to replace that commentary with a new one with only director Vincenzo Natali is a mystery. The only other difference is the new LG edition has a brief interview with Nicole deBoer, and a more interactive menu.
Now, on to the film itself: Cube is one of the most original sci-fi films of the last decade. If you were to think about what situation would terrify you the most, Cube would be the ultimate challenge. In a way, it is a predecessor to TV's "Survivor" in which the people each have a skill that can help them survive and possibly get them out...here, being that seven people wake up and find themselves in an endless maze of cubed rooms, some of which are booby trapped.
It all comes down to human emotions and confrontations that get in the way of the characters' progress and survival. It's a talky film, but that's the point -- figuring situations and dealing with different personalities is inevitable to any group. The solving of problems becomes very complex, but the viewer doesn't have to worry...let the characters figure it out as we go along for the ride!
While so many sci-fi films want to wow you with effects, Cube does something more daring -- it makes you think! With its limited budget working FOR its advantage and some digital effects that preceded even the film Titanic, Cube still proves itself as one of the most original and intelligent thrillers of the last decade. It is truly a nail-biter.
Those who need more visual thrills and less "thinking" should just then stick with Cube 2: Hypercube. However, this first and superior Cube is a masterpiece! Gumdrops, anyone?
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Movie, if...,
This review is from: Cube (Widescreen) [Import] (DVD)
you understand it for what it is supposed to be. I have exposed several people to this movie who got to the end, and said, "So?" Well, they didn't get it. The thing that separates this from your average Hollywood release is that this is an intense character sketch with a lot of information that needs to be carefully considered. In addition, the themes of the movie need to be examined. There is a lot of subtextual (as it were) information in this movie that you need to understand and consider before you can properly decide if you like this movie or not.
I think that one of my favorite parts of this movie though is the ending. It jibes extremely well with my own particular worldview, and I think that the ending reinforces what Worth was saying throughout the movie. The movie is very suspenseful, well made, and the ending rocks.
I highly recommend this movie with other luminaries, like Fight Club, Chasing Amy, The Crow, and Donnie Darko. Check them all out, think, and you will realize that the world isn't as Damned as we may like to believe.
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POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The historic Ohio River city of Point Pleasant is prepping for its 12th annual Mothman Festival that will take over downtown Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 21-22.
New this year is the free Mothman Ball at 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 at the State Theater as DJ Kos will be creating some late-night creep with a live music/ sci-fi/paranormal/horror video show to accompany the music.
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It has been my experience as a social worker that in the hustle and bustle of reaching the ultimate goal in child welfare … safety, well-being and permanency, we tend to overlook the gems that have helped us along the way. Although what we do as social workers in terms of case planning, coordinating and monitoring is critical to the stability of our clients, we can never forget that without families offering their homes, energy and time we would not be able to provide our services. It is with that in mind that I have set out to interview four extraordinary women and share their stories and advice as foster parents with KidsPeace.
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Who inspires you as a foster parent? The kids. You hear a lot of different things and a lot of different views on what makes these kids do what they do. I like to see firsthand what motivates them and then see how with consistency they are able to grow and change. You don't have to do much more than be consistent with them. A lot of people think it takes a lot of work or effort to raise a foster child but it doesn't, it just takes being consistent with them because they really appreciate it.
What are some of the needs that you have seen with foster youth? They need a lot of different things. But the most important thing is consistency. They need role models, someone to show them rather than always telling them. We get so caught up in telling them things that we never seem to think of how important it is to show them how to do things. And if we can do the first two things then we have demonstrated the third thing that they need, which is love. But a lot of times adults get it wrong. We think we are to give love or say love when we need to show these kids love by being patient and kind. We cannot expect them to love us just because we are their foster parents and that they know they are loved just because we tell them.
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Recreation column: Gene Doyle Fishing Tournament set for May 4-6
NAPLES - The 15th annual Gene Doyle Fishing Tournament will be May 4-6 with departure locations at Chokoloskee, Goodland, Naples and Estero.
The Gene Doyle Memorial Foundation honors the memory of former Naples High School student Robert Eugene "Gene" Doyle, III, who died in an auto crash. In its 15th year, the foundation awards three Gene Doyle Adventure Scholarships to help deserving Collier County students undertake the adventures of their dreams.
The backcountry catch-and-release tournament allows anglers to compete to catch redfish, snook and trout in guided or open divisions, as well as chase the grand champion trophies.
Since inception, the scholarship fund has sent more than 40 Collier students packing from the Appalachian trails to the mountains to the whitewaters of Alaska.
The cost is $250 for adults and $125 for youths. Call Sean Morton at (239) 213-8810.
Beach run: The seventh annual Beach Bum 5K is Saturday at Lowdermilk Park. Proceeds from the 7:30 a.m. race benefit the youth development fund for Gulf Coast Runners to provide scholarships for local graduating high school track athletes. Call LeRoy Huenefeld at (239) 331-6750.
Kiwanis race: Registration is open for the Northside Naples Kiwanis Club's annual 5K Running for the Future race at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, April 15, at North Collier Regional Park.
Race proceeds will help fund college scholarships for graduating seniors attending high school in Naples.
Pre-registration costs $20 if paid by April 1 and $25 on race day. First, second and third place prizes will be awarded, and T-shirts will be provided to all participants. Call Juan Espinosa at (239) 821-9195, or visit www.kiwanis5krun.com.
Triathlete clinic: The Naples Cyclery and T2 Aquatics are offering a six-week beginner's triathlete clinic, "Tri It Out," from Sunday, April 22, through Sunday, May 27. The course is designed to assist beginner triathletes through their first triathlon. Each 1 ½ or 2-hour session will cover one of the triathlon's components: swim, bike and run.
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The post-Tour hangover can be a rough one. The cold dark shivering night only really ends with the bacon sandwich of the Vuelta. Luckily we had the brief Bloody Mary of salvation last weekend in the form of the San Sebastian Classic and the London-Surrey Classic.
Tom Danielson's out of competition positive drug test has to be the topic of the day for Lee Rodgers. The Lowdown examines the hypocrisy of the Anglo favouritism - we are the good guys and they are the bad guys. Is this the end of the Slipstream Sports road? The Lowdown asks the question.
As with all competitive sports, there is also a risk for injury in competitive bicycling. The patterns of injury in bicycling are unique since exposures include high speed, obstacles like cyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicles, and unpredictable road, environmental and weather conditions.
Roadside: Now that Ed Hood and Callum MacGregor are back in Sunny Scotland and the final week of the 2015 Tour de France is becoming a distant memory, we asked Ed to give us his thoughts on the French Grand Tour before they are lost. Was it a good Tour Ed?
Aug 03, 2015 - There were two incidents at the week-end where motorbikes have affected the final outcome of the race. We look at both in 'TOP STORY' and we have results, rider quotes and video from San Sebastián, Pologne and RideLondon. Porte to BMC, Danielson positive, Quintana for Vuelta and video interview with Sagan.
Roadside in Aalst: Ed Hood had to drag himself away from the Paris finalé of the Tour de France and where did he go? Yes, another bike race. Chris Froome and Peter Sagan were there; Aalst was the venue and it was beer and frites all the way for Ed and Callum, in the Flemish style, to beat the post-Tour blues.
Race Report: Adam Yates wins the 2015 Clasica San Sebastien in the most confusing race of the year, when tv pictures were lost during the crucial final stages of the race.
The all new PezCycling Kit for 2015 by Castelli is in stock and ready to ship right now - in all its stripey, Pez blue and fluo green coolness. The look is classic 1980's but the technology and fit are thoroughly modern, delivered by Castelli's Training Fit jersey and Team Bibshort.
Steve Cummings adds a win to his palmares every year and this year it was a big one; stage 14 of the Tour de France. Steve is not the first rider you would think of when you see a summit finish to the parcour, but on that day to Mende he used cunning and perfect timing to outwit the French pair of Pinot and Bardet.
July 30, 2015 - Niki Terpstra won in Wallonie and the news from Westrozebeke. We look at Gianni Savio, smooth or dodgy character? and we review San Sebastián. Plus: New sponsor for Bretagne, van Garderen for la Vuelta, Johansson is World Bike Packing Champion and 77 year-old will ride down the Stelvio without bars and brakes.
Italy's Scapin Custom Carbon Ivor has been put through the paces and the results are very good. Refined finish work, a clean and easy build up with tube shapes and detail that push the boundaries of what a lot of people expect in "hand-made custom carbon", all offered with a Lifetime Warranty from a company with decades in the business.
The last pedal strokes took the Tour peloton across the Champs Élysées finish line on Sunday thus ending another French Grand Tour. Lee Rodgers has followed the ups and the downs of the battle for yellow and here is how he sums up the 2015 Tour de France in his unique style.
Find out more about lactate and how this incredible molecule plays many important roles in the body. Discover how you can use lactate as a preferential fuel source, how lactate may actually reduce acidity in tissues and even act as a 'signalling hormone' to drive training adaptations.
Roadside St.21: The rain fell heavily on the Champs Élesées on Sunday, but that didn't dampen Ed and Callum's enthusiasm to get their unique view on the final stage in Paris. Both of them spread themselves round the circuit for the best photos and catch-ups with the characters of the 2015 Tour de France. The big Paris finalé.
July 27, 2015 - The 2015 Tour de France is over, was it a vintage edition? We catch up with the last stages. Video, race reports, photos, results and rider quotes. We also have La Course by Le Tour, Tour of Wallonie and the GP Beeckman-De Caluwé Ninove. Plus Simon Spilak to stay at Katusha and a rider's eye-view of l'Alpe d'Huez.
Race Report: It looked like the heavy rain was going to dampen the final stage of the Tour de France into Paris, but in the end the sprinters had their day. The big German, André Greipel, held his sprint back to the last meters to swoop past Alexander Kristoff for the most important Paris sprint.
Book Review: The best books of all are about great climbs, the roads that hurt so much while providing unforgettable vistas and a sense of accomplishment. Into this category falls an unusual new book by Hank Barlow entitled "Switchbacks," with a hopeful indication of Vol. 1.
Roadside St.20: There's only one thing crazier than Alp d'Huez at the Tour de France - and that's the Dutch Corner on Alp d'Huez at the Tour de France. Ed & Callum were up the road, roadside, and inside the madness that is one of pro sport's maddest moments. Here's the full photo report.
Race Report: Thibaut Pinot claimed his second stage win at the Tour de France in the mythical Alpe d'Huez three years after his debut at Porrentruy. Pinot resisted to the return of Nairo Quintana who attacked Chris Froome just as he promised to do but the Kenyan-born rider kept an advantage of 1.12 over his arch-rival in the overall classification on the eve of the conclusive stage in Paris.
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Best Rural Bicycle Ride St. Louis 2000 - Monroe and Randolph Counties, Ill.
Monroe and Randolph counties in Illinois offer top-notch rides through farmland on roads with so little traffic they may as well be bicycle paths. Although Monroe County farmers have a reputation for disliking bicyclists, serious run-ins aren't common. Be on your best behavior and ride professionally. A good 40-mile ride (which has been marked with pink directional arrows painted on the pavement by group-ride organizers so you can't get lost) begins in Waterloo, the Monroe County seat. Take Highway 3 north out of town to Country Club, where you'll turn right, and then left when you get to Gilmore Lake. The route jogs east on Keim and into Randolph County after a few miles, then heads north again on Bohleysville Road, which takes you into Millstadt, the halfway point and the first chance you'll get to buy snacks or beverages. Head east out of town on Madison until you get to Roachtown Road, where you'll turn south and begin the trek back to the starting point. The road changes names a few times (watch for those directional arrows) before it reaches Paderborn. Having traveled 30 miles, you may want to stretch your legs and buy refreshments at the Knotty Pines Tavern before making the final push back to Waterloo. If you're not sure of the way back, ask at the tavern. Come prepared with plenty of food and drink. Outside of Millstadt and Waterloo, there aren't any grocery stores on this route, nor are there many houses where you can ask to fill your water bottle. And that's the point: to get away from it all.


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I have the ability to hit .300, Jay Bruce said. / The Enquirer/Gary Landers
GOODYEAR, AZ In his best at-bat of the year, Jay Bruce made an out. San Francisco reliever Sergio Romo needed 12 pitches before he got Bruce to fly softly to leftfield, for the second out of the last inning of the Reds 2012 season. Bruce battled and focused and didnt give in, all the clichéd qualities he knows he needs as a hitter, and sometimes lacks. The fact that a good effort produced a bad result tells you all you need to know about baseball.
The biggest cliché in sports is also the most true. Especially in baseball, where taking it one game at a time is not a mindless expression to media heathens. Its a crucial life skill.
The game shreds psyches, not knees. Its brute force doesnt get you; its subtleties do. Baseball is a six-month mind-mess, every day. There is no six-day respite, no bye week, no time to say, Today, Im gonna take some time for myself. Its just you, your confidence and your doubts, on trial every day.
Bruce homers twice in 6-4 loss to Angels
A baseball player who wonders about Thursday on Monday is like a hiker on the Appalachian Trail pondering Maine when hes in Georgia. The game has no memory, Bruce says.
Hes a maddeningly good player. Good because the numbers say so: Three full seasons, 91 home runs, 25 years old. Maddening because Bruce puts up those numbers in great, monsoon torrents, then goes as arid as Goodyear. He has a consistency problem. He says its all mental. Thats a heavy load to haul every day for six months.
Its hard, man. Its not construction work, I know. And I love baseball. I wouldnt want to do anything else. But to come in focused every single day and not give away opportunities, its hard. To get the best of yourself every day, regardless of what you did the day before, is hard, said Bruce.
Bruce sounds a lot like Joey Votto these days. He uses the word process a lot. He is learning to control the parts of the game that are not random, and let the rest go until the next game. There is always a next game.
Its counter-intuitive, because baseball is results driven. No one cares how well you prepare when youre in the middle of an 0-for-21 and striking out every 30 minutes. But preparation process is all you can count on. Its your life jacket when the boat hits the iceberg.
"Ive gotten better at staying in the moment, being right here, right now, said Bruce. You have to quantify success and failure differently, rather than just by results. The preparation, the routine, taking care of my body. Stuff I can control. If I do everything I can off the field, body and mind-wise, what else can I do?
The idea is to get so keyed in on what youre doing, you dont dwell on how youre doing, good or bad.
The everyday-ness offers redemption in equal measure, of course. Forgiving and unforgiving run the same race. Yesterdays 0-for-4 is forgotten with todays 3-for-4. The trick is dwell in that middle ground. One game at a time. Bruce says hes getting better at that. Hes not memorizing as many hotel room ceilings at 3 a.m. now.
I have the ability to hit .300, Bruce said. Its a confidence he has expressed to me each of the last three springs. He maintains it even as his average has dropped each of those seasons. Meantime, his power numbers all have increased. Batting average is a dated way to measure performance. Bruce still sees it as significant.
Its the mental inconsistency that turns into the physical, he said.
Thats why the at-bat against Romo was so significant. The Reds trailed 6-4 in Game 5. Votto was at second base. A hit would have closed the gap to a run. Bruce stayed in the moment. He made Romo beat him. It wasnt so much that Bruce lost; Romo won.
I got some pitches to hit, some I could really handle, and I fouled them back, Bruce recalled. It was a good battle. My level of focus was one of the better if not the best Ive had. Getting to that place mentally more often is something I think I can do.
He figures the rest will work itself out nicely. Consistency is still the issue. Im adamant at getting better at it. The way Ive played the game makes it tough to sleep sometimes.
This is not a forgiving game. It doesnt care if youre 10 for your last 20 or oh for your last 30. Games at 7:10. Twelve-thirty-five on Thursdays.
Baseball isnt physically trying, generally. Its a mental Everest. One game at a time.


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By John J. KruzelAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19, 2008 Russia's actions in Georgia are isolating Moscow from the international community, Secretary of State of Condoleezza Rice said today in Brussels, Belgium.
Russia escalated a simmering conflict with neighboring Georgia 11 days ago when it invaded the former Soviet republic, followed by bombing civilian infrastructure and wreaking "havoc and destruction" in Georgian villages, Rice said.
"The behavior of Russia in this most recent crisis is isolating Russia from the principles of cooperation among nations of the communities of states," she said at a news conference after an urgent meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels.
"It is not an act of the United States or the European Union or anyone else to isolate Russia, it is what Russia is doing," Rice said.
In a strongly worded statement, NATO leaders today called for an immediate withdrawal of Russian forces to pre-conflict levels. This posture is in accordance with a peace agreement signed late last week by Russia's President Dmitriy Medvedev and Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili.
"We call on Russia to take immediate action to withdraw its troops from the areas it is supposed to leave under the six-principle agreement signed by President Saakashvili and President Medvedev," read the statement, referring to the French-brokered deal.
Russian tanks and armored vehicles reportedly have begun to withdrawal from the Georgian town of Gori, but a Defense Department official today said there has been no substantial drawdown.
"I would say, with respect to the Russian disposition, that we don't see much change in the forces that were there," Pentagon Spokesman Bryan Whitman said.
Echoing the NATO statement, Rice said normalized relations between NATO partners and Russia will cease amid Moscow's self-isolating actions.
"There can be no business as usual with Russia while this kind of activity goes on," she said, adding that a NATO assessment team will be sent to survey Georgia's military situation.
Other elements of the NATO response include the creation of the NATO-Georgia Commission. The ad hoc group will oversee the alliance's relationship with Georgia, including supervising its Partnership for Peace status -- an antecedent to NATO membership -- and responding to any special requests by the nation.
Rice said the statement issued by NATO captures what the U.S. sought: support for Georgia's democracy, a "very strong message" that the Russian president keep his word, and maintaining the openness of NATO membership to aspiring countries.
"This document is a very clear statement that this alliance, NATO, having come so far after the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union in achieving a Europe that is whole, free and at peace, is not going to permit a new line to be drawn in Europe between those who were fortunate enough to make it into the transatlantic structures and those who still aspire to those transatlantic structures," she said.


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How do you make history? By connecting it to the Internet.
Eagle Scout candidate Sam Shaw 's love for history and the Internet recently helped him combine the two together. Working with Summerville's Director of Tourism Tina Zimmerman, Historic Homes HOA President Dr. Robert Price, and Identity Graphics Owner Robert Stentiford he was able to create needed signage for Summerville's Historic Homes Walking Tour. Because the signage contains the town's first usage of QR codes, they like the historical yards they adorn, mark a place in Summerville's history.
QR codes make it possible for tourist with Smartphones to access information about each home. QR is an acronym for Quick Response and is a symbolic code that helps connect readers to on-line information. QR codes can be used for accessing many types of data.
By scanning the code onto their phone, through the use of a downloaded QR App, tourists are redirected to a website where they can read about the history of each home on the tour.
Members from Summerville Troop 915, sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3rd Ward, helped Sam with his Eagle Scout Project by participating in a car-wash fundraiser and then helping him place the signage.
Sam is a sophomore at Summerville High School where he plays as Safety on the J.V. football team. He is also Lifeguard certified through CCPRC and works part-time at Wannamaker County Park. His hobbies include piano and computer building.
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I give Trent a 50-50 chance of starting the season. If you tell me he will miss four games it would not surprise me.
The next we will hear about is Richardson' staph infection, say about August 18 or so.
You are correct Idreamed. Remember how Jimenez's contract was so appealing?
You are
Hey Bud
Your catching on to the fan base issue. Go with it.
The problem is Santana should be batting second.
Roger brown,
Oh geez, I got him mixed up with Nick Mileti. Of course you are correct. Ted replaces Nick.
Thank you Mr. Lerner.
He's a real "gamer, a journeyman, and a hard nosed player." (cut and past).
Look, I hope the guy turns out to be a super star. But when your team is signing 32 year old players off the waiver wire to fill spots things are pretty bad. Does this mean he is goning to DH? Let's hope he can get the ball out of the infield.
Lerner may not have been the worst Cleveland sports team owner ever but he made my list. The first two are easy.
1. Modell
2. Mileti
3. Lerner
4. William Daley of the Trader Lane era
5. Dolan
6. The Robinson Bros, trade three Hall of Famers, including Cy Young, to support their other baseball team.
7. Ted Bonda
I'm open to ideas. Anyone?
lars is sounding like a Paul Sorrento or Ben Broussard. Ill take a Ricj=hie Sexton.
"What to expect the rest of the season"
This could be the shortest podcast ever.
"Bring up the kids," A quote from every year since 1963 except the Jake "Glory" Era in which we never won a World Series.
I stand corrected and a little more than ashamed.
Petey, Randy, Ed, Tribe, MyTribe...even WeeWilly,
The sportwriters in this town have been writing obivious to the baseball fan base for sometime. They have to write more about the broader issues surounding baseball. They seem to do a much better job writing about the Browns woes and almost ignore the Indian's and baseball's woes.
As everyone has stated, in one way or another, Terry is writing about what WE have been talking about all season. It's nice but why won't they tackle the subject of baseball. The Cunningham or Duncan conversation, and should Santana bat second or third debates, are silly in proportion to what plagues the Indians and MLB.
Love the 50s stuff too with that sort of painted photo look. I've gotta bunch of such cards but no complete sets from the 50s and 60s. One day I'll spurge and build or out right buy complete sets. I was building them from my son who at 12 years old has no interest in baseball cards and makes me feel like a bit of a fool from having them. Right now I'll settle for a Satchal Paige and Bob Feller.
I've got a nice Doby collection. Check out the later ones when he was a White Sox and he looks a little sad and old.
Hey Pete,
That's my favorite baseball card!
Dear Terry,
As usual I agree with all or most of your points. You are almost certain to shed light on the Indian's condition. I think it is a great idea to release Lowe and Damon and bring up whatever talent remains at Columbus (or even Akron). All you say is correct.
But I am struck by how every reporter in this town refuses to address the context in which a market like Cleveland is expected to compete. Yes, in the past you have moaned about the Dolan's spending often too little of course. The fans are have a rather informed opinion on the matter of this owner. This is one truth -- we have an owner unwilling to spend and willing to settle for mediocre.
The larger truth, and one that no reporter or journalist seems to want to write about, is that baseball is a hoax, the lounge act of sports, a shell game, and it isn't getting any more exciting to watch. Here are some numbers anyone can generate on a cocktail napkin.
In the past 15 years the team that has spent the most on payroll has gone to the playoffs 86 percent of the time (Baltimore in 98 and the Yankees in 08). I don't need to tell how many times the Yankees were the top spending team -- 14 or the past 15 years.
The top four payroll spending teams made the playoffs 50 percent of the time.
The top eight teams had a 45 percent success rate.
Let's look at the bottom spenders often containing the A's, Tampa Bay, Cleveland and other "model" fanchises.
The bottom spending four teams have made the playoffs 10 percent fo the time.
The bottom spending eight; 12 percent.
The remaining "middle" payroll spenders; 25 percent of the time.
In seven of those 15 years no bottom spending 8 teams reached the playoffs.
In seven of those 15 years four or more of the top spending teams made the playoffs.
There is plenty of fun data to mine and I don't need to tell you where I am heading. But what I am asking journalists like yourself to do is honestly address the realities of a system designed to heavily favor big spenders. The baseball casino is basically designed to keep the Yankees in the playoffs every year. I have no interest in watching the Yankees which maybe news to ESPN.
Baseball marketing and product branding is dependent on the Yankees. Take away the Yankees and baseball won't know what to do with itself. Take away the football Giants and the NFL will do fine. Take away the Lakers and the NBA will do fine.
The Indians condition is hopeless with a hopeless owner in a hopeless system. Let's make all the changes you recommend and see what will happen. Most of us can guess what will happen. So save this article for next year, and the year after, and so on. All you will have to do is replace the the names as Aaron Boone was replaced by Hannahan, and Duncan replaced someone I can't remember their names.
Perhaps the Indians will make the playoffs under such conditions and they will make a movie about us too and the case will be that any low life team can win. But the deck is stacked and the house wins all the time. Nothing will change in Cleveland or Kansas City. is there any real interest or fun in watching these two teams "slug" it out? Ask the fans. As for me, I have a sudden interest in badmitton (not even sure how to spend it) and baseball is fading from my interest like my summer lawn is fading from green to brown.
Appologies to all for the length of this submission.
Fans are disconnecting from this team in droves, I fear. It's football, the Olympics, last of the vacation days, school around the corner; who wants to be depressed going to an Indian's baseball game? Dolan has successfully undermined this team and are in the process of alienating fans.
"play the kids," what kids?
Blaming Acte is just a way of ignoring the truth; this team hasn't enough talent to compete.
I have an idea! Bat Santana in the two hole!
I declare an end to the two hole conversation.
You can't throw in the towel when you are 5.5 games out no matter how cynical you are. No trades was the best option. For those anxious for trades there will be time and opportunity. Had management dumped payroll and key players I'm certain they calculated a backlash from the fans.


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"Research Thesis" Writing Sample vs. "Close-Reading of Text" Sample
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Posted 04 December 2011 - 07:25 AM
Dear all,
I am currently facing a small dilemma in selecting an appropriate writing sample for a PhD program in Romance Literatures. I will obtain a B.A. this May. Sample may be up to 20 pages. Currently, I have two possible writing sample choices:
(1) the first twenty pages from my current Honors thesis (out of 80 pages) on a unique topic has not garnered much attention from within the scholarly community. This excerpt has 37 outside sources, cites a multitude of works, and offers much commentary; however, it is more of a "general" overview of literary works with lots of historical contextualisations than honed-in textual analyses.
(2) twenty pages of a "close-reading" of a work of literature that orbits a question given by a professor of mine. There are 17 outside sources; however, the majority of citations are from the particular work assigned to us. The analyses are more specific (to the one novel) and demonstrate a solid unpacking of the book.
Given that PhD programs are typically more "research bent," would it be advisable to send the Honors thesis sample rather than the close-reading one? Or would a PhD program (especially one in literature) prefer a writing sample that demonstrates mastery of one particular text at the expense of fewer outside sources?
Any opinions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you so much in advance for your help and enlightening suggestions!!
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Posted 05 December 2011 - 05:53 AM
They both sound good, but which one would be more likely to represent your interests? The first one does have more of a "research bent", but the second sounds more analytical. I don't think the number of sources matters as much as how you used and understood the sources. You might want someone in the department, a phd student or professor, to glance at them if they can. It might be a good way to approach for an LOR too, but do it in person for sure. Good luck: your dilemma sounds better than most.
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Posted 23 December 2011 - 11:47 PM
I mean, I know this isn't going to be helpful, but you should go with the stronger piece. It's a tough question since, on one hand, I would lean towards a thesis excerpt because it also demonstrates that you can do sustained, independent research. On the other hand, I'd hesistate to give them the first 20 pages just because you usually don't get to the meat of your argument and really start showing off what you can do in the first 1/4 of your thesis. Also keep in mind that a "research bent" doesn't necessarily mean they're looking to see if you can cite and basically cover a state-of-the-field. It also means original thinking, close analysis, etc. (especially in the humanities, where they're usually not looking for a specific set of methodological skills). I would look back at your choices and look at which of the two best demonstrates your ability to think critically and articulate your ideas well rather than where the citations come from. You might also consider that if you have a 80 page document, you might pull 20 pages together out of it (e.g. a condensed portion of your introduction/reading review, a strong close reading, and a rejiggered conclusion to tie it together) that demonstrates both a depth of analysis and a breadth of skill.
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go with the research paper.
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I say "pick your pot" because it can be made either in a stock pot, a pressure cooker or a slow cooker, all with wonderful results.
2 pounds cased sausage (your preference, even meatless sausage works well for this) sliced in 1 inch pieces
1 pound potatoes - peeled and diced
1 pound carrot
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons ground pepper
enough water to cover
1 head of cabbage
**I have to give my mom the credit here since this is actually derived from a dish she made our family when I was younger. I didn't know the exact recipe, so I did some ad-libbing and came up with something my family really enjoys. It's easy to make with or without a pressure cooker, and really takes about the same amount of time either way. Something I love about this dish is that you can make a vegetarian version that taste great!
Step 1: Prep the veggies and sausage
Slice the carrots into 1/2 inch pieces
Dice the potatoes into 1 inch squares
Slice sausage into about 1/2 inch pieces
**Remember keeping all your pieces sliced in uniform pieces will help them all cook at the same rate. **


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If we take Hillary Clinton's words at face value, friends of Israel have little to worry about in the near future in terms of a major shift in American policy vis-a-vis the Palestinians. In her visit to the region last week, Clinton reiterated America's commitment to the "three principles" that must be honored for America to work with a Palestinian government: That any governing party must (i) recognize Israel, (ii) renounce terrorism, and (iii) remain committed to all previous agreements between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
In practical terms, this means that a unity government between Fatah and Hamas would have to force Hamas to accept all three principles — which is something that Hamas is extremely unlikely to do officially, nominally, or even in a double-speak way that accepts them in English but not in Arabic. And since, in the absence of a unity government, it seems very unlikely that any kind of peace agreement can be reached, Clinton's position appears to predict many more years of the status quo.
But is this really the case? There are two scenarios I can think of where the Obama Administration could still justify (in its own eyes) massively pressuring Israel to make further concessions to the Palestinians. One would be if a unity government were formed that somehow accepted the three principles publicly, but still allowed Hamas some measure of deniability, somehow fudging the gap between what the government says and what one of its biggest factions says. The other is if it turns out that we cannot take Clinton's words at face value — and the administration chooses to recognize Hamas or a Hamas-inclusive coalition, dropping the three principles.
Ultimately, however, whether Obama and Clinton remain really dedicated to these three principles depends, I suspect, a lot more on Obama's internal political calculus than on Hillary Clinton or the Middle East itself. The Chas Freeman affair has probably shown him how little room he has to maneuver in terms of radical changes in foreign policy. When midterm elections roll around in a year and a half, he will be judged more than anything else on the state of the economy and his success in forestalling its collapse. He has quickly discovered how rough American politics can be, even when you have majorities in both house of Congress. Capitulating to terror by giving up on the three principles would likely trigger a massive internal battle that he would rather do without.


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An ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio access system for cellular communications systems using time division duplex as a way of maximizing the bits/hz/km2 for cellular systems. The network architecture of the ad-hoc system allows the radio access to be integrated with the fixed components of a conventional cellular system, PSTN or ISP. The objective is to make the system of the invention transparent to the features and services provided by the external network. The advantages of such a system to a cellular operator are that significantly less infrastructure is required, and that the RF spectrum is more efficiently utilized resulting in much lower building and operating costs. The system architecture is comprised of remote terminals, routers, gateways, and at least one gateway controller that interfaces the ad-hoc system to a cellular network system. The ad-hoc system of the invention allows for both voice and data transmissions and receptions.
1. An ad-hoc radio system comprising:
a series of remote radio terminals each comprising a radio transceiver and a control processor, said control processor comprising software means for determining a routing path of a call, for communicating with other said radio terminals, and for establishing the respective said radio terminal as a hop for other said radio terminals during a call-connection;
a plurality of gateways, each said gateway being in operative communication with at least some of said series of remote radio terminals;
a gateway controller in operative communication with said plurality of gateways;
said gateway controller comprising call control and routing means for directing calls to a destination, and interconnecting means for connecting said series of remote radio terminals to an external network, whereby originating calls from a said radio terminal may be directed to a destination serviced by the external network and calls originating from the external network may be directed to a said radio terminal;
said call control and routing means comprising routing information means for directing an originating call from a said radio terminal via a said gateway to an external network, and for directing a call from an external network to a said radio terminal via a said gateway; and
a plurality of wireless routers operatively connected between said series of remote terminals and said plurality of gateways for wirelessly interconnecting said series of radio terminals and for wirelessly interconnecting said series of radio terminals to said plurality of gateways, whereby said remote radio terminals may indirectly communicate with each other and said gateways through one or more said wireless routers.
2. The ad-hoc radio system according to
3. The ad-hoc radio system according to
Priority of provisional application Ser. No. 60/248,182, filed on Nov. 13, 2000 is hereby claimed.
The present invention is directed to the use of an Ad Hoc peer-to-peer radio access system together with Time Division Duplex (TDD) as a way of maximizing the bits/hz/km2 for cellular systems. The invention is directed to radio access schemes and network architecture that allows radio access to be integrated with the fixed components of a conventional cellular system, PSTN, and the Internet. The objective is to make the system of the invention transparent to the features and services provided by the extraneous network infrastructure. The advantages of such a system to a cellular operator are that significantly less infrastructure is required, and that the RF spectrum is more efficiently utilized resulting in much lower building and operating costs.
Cellular communications systems have been deployed for over 20 years using a proven FDMA scheme that is very efficient for voice communications. Such schemes are employed by all current cellular systems including AMPS, TACS, NMT, GSM, IS-136 and IS-95. This same scheme is proposed for the next generation cellular systems named 3G.
With the arrival of laptop computers, portable digital assistants (PDAs) and high-tech cellular phones, consumers are beginning to request mobile data services in addition to traditional voice services. Some mobile data services have already been overlaid on top of FDMA cellular systems, but because of the inefficiencies of FDMA outlined below, these data services provide very limited bandwidth to the end user, which are typically 9600 baud in the current generation of cellular systems. Time Division Duplex (TDD) systems are typically used for packet data systems as they make much more efficient use of the available bandwidth in order to deliver a much higher effective data rate to the end user. TDD is typically used in fixed wired solutions or point-to-point wireless systems because it has its own spectrum limitations as described below. TDD systems, however, have not been deployed for voice systems.
FDMA provides a simple mechanism for guaranteeing quality of service and low latency for voice communication, but does so by inefficiently using the available spectrum. For example, a voice conversation between a mobile phone and a base station requires an up-link to send on and a down-link to receive on. Most conversations consist of one person talking while the other listens, with silent pauses in between. This results in channel utilization of less than 40%. In addition, FDMA employs a method that breaks the available spectrum into discrete blocks called channels. This provides a mechanism for reuse of spectrum using cells. Although there are different reuse schemes in use, they all fundamentally do the same thing. The geographic region for which coverage is required is broken down into a large number of cells. The set of available channels is broken up into at least 3, but typically 7, subsets, and divided up amongst the cells, so that there are no common frequencies in any adjacent cells, as seen in
The basic architecture of a cellular system is the same for all existing and proposed RF technologies. The international GSM architecture, as shown in
The present invention removes the FDMA-based radio subsystems and radio interfaces, and replaces them with an Ad Hoc radio access system. The key component of the invention is how the system of the present invention is interlaced with the cellular system's infrastructure to provide a function of transparency to the cellular network operator and the mobile customer when the system of the invention is employed.
With respect to the using the system of the present invention as a stand-alone mobile radio network system, it is noted that although many forms of ad-hoc networking are extant, none allows for a peer-to-peer ad-hoc network to interwork with other networks, as that of the system of the present invention. The most widely known specification is that defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard. The system of the present invention may be applied to any 802.11 system, and would provide similar benefits. The system of the invention could also be applied to many other radio access schemes, such as Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) in a similar manner. The present invention enhances the basic routing protocols and provides additional components required to allow for seamless integration with other telecommunications systems. As such, system would provide commercial mobile voice and mobile internet service to a user of the system.
In commonly-owned, copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/815,157, filed on Mar. 22, 2001, entitled "Time Division Protocol for an Ad-Hoc, Peer-to-Peer Radio Network Having Coordinating Channel Access to Shared Parallel data Channels with Separate Reservation Channel", now U.S. Pat. No. 6,817,165, there is disclosed a novel protocol for an ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio network system having coordinating channel access to shared parallel data channels via, a separate reservation channel. This network system having coordinating channel access to shared parallel data channels via a separate reservation channel is directed to a network system, such as the ad-hoc radio network system of the present application, where each node, or radio terminal, of the network is capable of serving as a node or hop of a routing path of a call from another, or to another radio terminal. In this system, communication between nodes or radio terminals is achieved using Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) protocol with the addition of multiple parallel data channels serviced by one reservation channel. By dedicating a separate reservation channel for the multiple parallel data channels, collision-free access by all of the competing nodes or terminals of the service group of the network is greatly reduced. Communications between terminals or nodes is setup by information exchanged on the separate reservation channel, which information includes all of the call set-up information such as data channel desired to be used for transferring voice, video or data, the desired power level of at least initial transmission, messaging such as Request-to-Send (RTS), Clear-to-Send (CTS), Not-Clear-to-Send (NCLS), Acknowledgment (ACK) for indicating reception of the transmitted call, Non-Acknowledgment (NACK) for indicating improper reception of the call, etc. In this system, in order to further ensure fast, adequate and collision-free transmission and reception, besides a primary modem typically provided with the transceiver of each node or terminal, a secondary modern is also provided which is dedicated to the reservation channel. This system also provides for collision free transmission and reception between nodes or terminals by transmitting the reservation and data channels in time slots of time frames, with the information as to which time slot is to be used being included in the messaging transmitted by the reservation channel. Such a format not only provides collision-free transmission, but also allows for Quality-of-Service (Q0S) for different types of Class-of-Service (Co S), Thus, not only may voice and video be transmitted, besides data, but voice and video transmission may be prioritized, so that when competing calls vie for a data channel, the delay-dependent voice or video transmissions will take precedence. This prioritization is accomplished by assigning prioritized calls for transmission in earlier time slots of a time frame. This network system ensures that every node or terminal of a service set of terminals has the most information regarding all of other terminals of that service set, so that the choice of data channel to be used, any required delay is transmitting the call, information on power level, and the like, are checked and updated by each terminal by a practically continuous monitoring of the reservation channel. The system of the invention utilizes protocol that provides collision-free channel access, which also emphasizes improving geographic reuse of the frequency spectrum. The ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio system of this patent does not have, nor require, a base station, as conventional cellular systems, personal communications system (PCC), and the like, require; instead, each radio terminal forming part of the ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio system may alternatively serve as a base station, in addition to being an ordinary link terminal of the radio system, whereby, if one such terminal serving as a base station should for some reason become inoperative, another terminal may take over and serve as the base station. In U.S. Pat. No. 5,943,322 Mayer, et al., which patent is incorporated by reference herein, the radio system thereof is for use in battlefield conditions, where personal voice communications is based on a time division duplex (TDD) technique in a its own spectrum limitations. TDD systems, however, have not hitherto been deployed for voice systems.
Past research has shown that conventional Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) algorithms experience diminishing returns when networks approach their ultimate capacity. The vast majority of current research centers on channel access algorithms that provide transmission capacity over a single shared medium. An example of this is the IEEE 802.11 wireless standard which employs a Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) algorithm. All users within a Basic Service Set (BSS) share a common channel resource.
Reference is also had to copending, commonly-owned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/815,164, filed on Mar. 22, 2001, entitled "Prioritized-Routing for an Ad-Hoc, Peer-to-Peer, Mobile Radio Access System", now U.S. Pat. No. 6,873,839, in which there is disclosed an example of routing table messaging which may be used in the present invention.
Reference is also had to commonly-owned pending provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/297,769, filed on Jun. 14, 2001, entitled "Embedded Routing Algorithms under the Internet Protocol Routing Layer in a Software Architecture Protocol Stack". The protocol stack of the system of this application defines the various algorithms used in establishing the connection of a radio terminal of the ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio system disclosed in the present invention within its neighborhood of other terminals, with a gateway, and for setting necessary parameters for setting up and receiving calls, and updating necessary routing, power-level, quality-of-service parameters, as well as other essential processes used in the ad-hoc system of the present invention.
It is the primary objective of the present invention to provide an ad-hoc peer-to-peer radio access system that has the capability of interconnection with the switched cellular network, the PSTN, the Internet, and other networks, which is accomplished by the addition and utilization of gateways and gateway controller function.
It also a primary objective of the present invention to provider such interconnection with the switched cellular network, the PSTN, the Internet, and other networks, in which there is complete transparency between the extraneous network and the ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio system of the invention, and which system is capable of receiving and transmitting voice, data and video calls, where voice calls may be transmitted and received over the cellular switched network, PSTN, or the Internet, and where data and video may be transmitted and received over the PSTN or the Internet.
The system of the present invention utilizes gateways and a gateway controller that provide the interlacing and transparency between the ad hoc terminals of the system of the present invention and those of a conventional or next-generation cellular network, or the PSTN or Internet. The components of the present invention are in addition to the routing and link layers of the ad-hoc transport disclosed in above-mentioned U.S. Pat. No. 6,817,165. The system of the present invention adds capability to the routing layer and call control layers of the underlying ad-hoc network in order to permit the function of interworking or interlacing to bc completed.
According to the ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio system of the invention having transparent interlacing function with the cellular switched network, the PSTN, the Internet, and other networks, there is provided a system consisting of a series of radio terminals capable of making and receiving at least one of a voice call, data call, or video call between and among other, like, ad-hoc radio terminals of the system, as well as making and receiving calls to and from the cellular switched network, and making and receiving all types of calls to and from the PSTN, the Internet, and other networks. Each radio terminal of the ad-hoc, peer-to-peer radio system of the invention is connected to the outside world via gateways, which gateways are, in turned, connected to a gateway controller which controls the establishment of outgoing and incoming calls via extraneous networks, such as the switched cellular network, the PSTN, the Internet, and the like. For transparently interlacing the ad-hoc radio system of invention to such an extraneous network, the gateway controller is provided with the software for transparently translating the information received either from the exterior network for use by a radio terminal of the ad-hoc radio system of the invention, or from an ad-hoc radio terminal for transmission to a destination via one of the exterior networks.
The invention will be more readily understood with reference to the accompanying drawings, where:
Referring now to the drawings in greater detail, and in particular to
The router, gateway and gateway controller are the central and main features of the system of the present invention. The addition of these components and the way in which they provide the interworking and integration with the cellular MSC, are described in detail hereinbelow.
There are a number of ways that ad-hoc terminals can communicate with each other in this interworking and integration with the cellular network system. The terminals 10 can communicate directly with each other (
In order for an ad-hoc terminal 12 to successfully interwork and interlace with a switched cellular network, it must be able to find an access point to the desired network through the gateway controller 18, which is interconnected with the MSC of the external switched cellular network. Furthermore, it must be possible for the external switched cellular network to be able to direct communications to an ad-hoc terminal 12 without knowing the intricacies of the ad-hoc system itself, which means that the coupling provided by the gateway controller 18 must be transparent. One implication or advantage of the chosen method of interworking or integration into an external network is that the features and services are provided to the ad-hoc terminal 12 via the cellular main switching center MSC, and are, therefore, consistent with the features and services provided to a standard cellular telephone.
Each gateway node 16 in the ad-hoc network system of the invention identifies itself as a special class of device, whereby each has the capability to access an external switched cellular network. This information is provided as part of the messaging on the control or reservation information channel within the ad-hoc network protocols, such that terminals 12 can readily identify˜' gateways 16, as explained in above-mentioned U.S. Pat. No. 6,807,165. An ad-hoc terminal 12 that wishes to be considered part of an external cellular network will first have to register with a gateway node 16 typically via other ad-hoc terminals serving as nodes or hops to the gateway, which is accomplished by exchanging routing tables, as set forth in above-mentioned U.S. Pat. No. 6,877,839 (see
Terminals 12 routinely exchange routing table information in order for them to be able to route to each other and through each other to distant terminals, in a manner disclosed in above-mentioned U.S. Pat. No. 6,807,165. These exchanges typically occur every couple of seconds. The routing tables include information about the quality of the link between two terminals, the distance between the terminals and indications of the congestion levels of each terminal, as explained in above-mentioned U.S. Pat. No. 6,807,165. Gateways 16 identify themselves as a special class of terminal that can provide access to terminals and networks outside the current field of view.
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The above-description has dealt with the connection of voice calls between the ad-hoc radio system 10 and an external switched cellular network. However, the terminals 12 are also capable of sending and receiving data and video messages. For this purpose, the ad-hoc radio system 10 of the invention is connected to an external PSTN or to an Internet Service Provider (ISP), or other external network. Thus, when a terminal initiates an outgoing data call, which is an IP data message, the respective gateway 16 will recognize it as a data message, and will route the call to the gateway controller 18, which will direct the call to another gateway thereof that is coupled with the external PSTN, ISP, and the like, besides being linked to the switched cellular system, as described hereinbelow in greater detail.
The initial data-call request by a terminal 12 to a gateway 16 is handled in the same manner as shown in
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The combination of the radio, the base-band modem and the processor that provides the link layer and routing software is the transceiver 40 (
The user terminal 34 (
The gateway controller 32 aggregates a number of ad-hoc gateways 38 and provides common services such as interworking gateways, billing, provisioning and other administration functions for a complete network (
There are a number of ways that ad-hoc terminals 34 can communicate with each other in the design of this interworking. The terminals can communicate directly with each other, they can communicate indirectly through other terminals and/or routers (
An external network user, such as that of the PSTN, wishing to connect to the terminal 34, has an address that is understandable by that network. The address will resolve to the identity of the gateway controller 38 that owns the terminal. On receipt of an external request, the gateway controller 32 will determine which current gateway 38 the terminal is accessing and provide routing information to the external network to allow a virtual connection to be established with the terminal through the gateway.
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While specific embodiments of the invention have been shown and described, it is to be understood that numerous changes and modifications may be made therein without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention.
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How the fuck is that autistic bitchboy jake shields still in the ufc. Hes so pathetic watching him attempt to kickbox is like watching a severely retarded kid trying to solve a calculus problem. Even his name sounds like a gay action hero. For being such an "amazing submission specialist" he hasn't tapped anyone for almost 4 years let alone had a single impressive performance in the UFC. Everytime he fights he just gets tagged up thrown around or outpointed yet gets a robbery victory continuing his sham of a career. Get this overrated joke the fuck outa here. And if you like Jake Shields then fuck you you're obviously a grade A fuckboy.
Watching you kickbox is like watching your mom struggle when I dick her. Who are you to talk trash you fucking troll.
that's right shut the fucking troll's bitch mouth !
Although he was harsh I had a chuckle but he's right he lost the kampmann fight u can't say he won that one result was a sham the ellenberger fight is iffy because I dont think you should be in a cage after tragedy like that so a big hand for him on that one but he hasn't really been the world beater everyone thought he'd be but then again neither was Lombard
yeah i was AT the Kampmann fight, and he clearly got Dropped by a Knee to the face and was constantly Counter Wrestled. aside from when he had kampmanns back for a little, he did not do anything.
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