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We are Diamond Members and are often suite guests. We recently sailed on the Freedom of the Seas from Port Canaveral on January 7, 2013 and stayed in a Royal Family Suite. While parts of the cruise were fine, we are extremely concerned with the noticeable decline in quality and service that we experienced with Royal Caribbean. I have listed below our primary concerns.
1.SUITE -- We stayed in 8414 which is a Royal Family Suite. The room steward was phenomenal, professional, and helpful. However, we were extremely unhappy with the decline of quality in the suite. The suite has aged and clearly has not been maintained. The curtain to the deck had many holes and tears in it. The sheets were ripped and stained, and we repeatedly had cheap, torn and frayed towels. You can see some of the photos below. On prior journeys, the lounge chairs on the decks had a special large white towels that went over the headpiece of the lounge chair. On this journey, there were not only no towels covering the two dirty blue plastic lounge chair cushions, but we were told that we had to go up to the pool area with our key card to get towels and that we would have to do this every time we needed new towels for the chairs. We were shocked. As suite guests, towels for lounge chairs should be readily available. We addressed this issue to the concierge who made arrangements only after several of our complaints and after requesting to meet with the hotel director. Our room steward also did her best to get towels. However, we should not have had to "fight" to get towels in our suite to use on lounge chairs.
2.CUSTOMER SERVICE -- The service provided by our room steward and much of the dining staff and guest services staff was outstanding. However, we were very disappointed with some other employees. First, the concierge was not helpful until we would ask to speak with someone above him. I mentioned this in the previous paragraph. He was also very condescending and embarrassed my daughter who was with us regarding how she was dressed. We have never had problems with any prior concierge. As I mentioned, I had asked that the concierge arrange a meeting with the hotel director, on the first day of the cruise as I had many concerns. I asked repeatedly, but nothing was ever arranged. On the last day of our cruise, I saw the hotel director after the "Farewell Show." I approached him, introduced myself as a suite guest and as a Diamond member, and told him that I had asked to meet with him during the cruise. He was not aware of any request. I then told him that we had a number of concerns and that if he doesn't have time now, I could send him an email to address my concerns. He rudely told me that he doesn't give out his personal email. I was shocked once again. I never asked for his personal email; I only asked to inform him of some concerns. Instead, he rudely pushed me off to his guest services manager. And while this employee listened and was polite, we were surprised by The hotel director's rudeness and lack of concern, especially with concerns of suite guests and Diamond members. We never did meet with the hotel director nor were we given any way of contacting him.
3.FOOD -- The dining staff was amazing, especially our head waiter and some chefs.. However, we found the quality of food to have declined. Also, we are strict vegetarians, unless the meat is kosher, and twice, we requested no meat or ham and received meat both times. Once, at breakfast in Portofino, I ordered Eggs Benedict with no ham, and the chef made it with ham. Thinking it was an overcooked tomato, I didn't notice until I tasted it. Another time, my son ordered an omelette with no meat in the Windjammer Cafe and received an omlette with ham. He, too, didn't notice until he had already taken a bit. This was a very big problem for us. It would be a bigger problem for someone with allergies.
4.ENTERTAINMENT -- With the exception of "Once Upon a Time" which was a wonderful show, we found the entertainment quality to have declined as well. The shows were not horrible, but they were not nearly as entertaining as they have been previously. I suppose this is also reflected by the emptiness of the theaters and activities. Also, we are a very big basketball family, and choose ships often based on having a full-court basketball court. However, the hoops on Freedom are not in good condition. The nets were ripped (this is a very inexpensive fix) and the rims were bent and rusted. These should be replaced and maintained.
5.COMPUTER -- The computer system, particularly the logoff procedure, needs to be improved. It is unfair to expect guests to type a very long URL to logoff from the system. On prior journeys, all we had to do was enter 188.8.131.52 to be logged off.
6.QUINCINERA guests -- 300 teenagers from Argentina being allowed on a ship with insufficient supervision is completely unacceptable. When we tried to reserve a cabin previously for just our four children, we were told that there must be at least one adult in each cabin. These teenagers were completely out of control and were unfortunately in our hallway. They were rude and disrespectful throughout the ship.
They ran into elevators before waiting guests. They drew obscene pictures on the cabin doors which we had to walk past in the mornings. They left garbage everywhere. However, the worst was the night we had to call security because of all of the cursing in the hallway, followed by my husband and I being verbally abused, There was no supervision during this, and the teens were completely out of control.
Again, as Diamond members and suite guests, we expect better service and quality. I always make a point to write a letter following every cruise. I am not a complainer and previous letters have only complimented RCCL. However, this cruise was a real disappointment for us as far as the issues above. RCCL used to be a better quality, family cruise line. Royal used to have outstanding quality and service, but these areas have clearly slipped. We paid significant money for a one week vacation with Royal and would definitely question any decision to do so again. The torn towels, torn curtains, and stained sheets reminded us of a cheap motel. The poor customer service from the concierge and the hotel director were unacceptable. The entertainment has declined, and paying for a suite but feeling like we were in a dormitory full of out-of-control teenagers was unfair. We have booked the Royal Family Suite on the Allure for our next cruise in January, but we will most likely be choosing another cruise line or an all-inclusive resort after this experience on Freedom of the Seas. It's really a shame.
Lots to do here. Plenty of shopping, beaches, etc. we went to Tuluum before...interesting but boring for kids. Tis time, we went to Margaritaville which is a blast for the family with free snorkeling and water Inflattables.
We have been here before. Falmouth is between Montego Bay and Ochos Rios. There is nothing to do in this port except Margaritaville and some shops. We did not feel safe going outside the port. We have done tubing and Dunns Falls before. Both are great.
Beautiful beaches and great shopping. This is a more upscale island. We did not get off the ship because we tendered and decided to enjoy an empty ship.
We have been here before. It is a nice stop with lots to do. We chose to stay on the ship while others got off.


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Sep 7, 1982
|Filing date
|Feb 12, 1980
|Priority date
|Feb 12, 1980
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|Randall L. Deaver, Thomas J. Freund, Patrick J. Gerstle
|Original Assignee
|International Business Machines Corporation
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|Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (22), Classifications (10)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention employs apparatus set forth in commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No 4,123,155, Hubert, issued Oct. 31, 1978, filed Oct. 4, 1976.
U.S. Pat No. 4,000,486, Schomburg, issued Dec. 28, 1976, filed Dec. 22, 1975 discloses the printer apparatus employed with the present invention.
The invention relates to communication terminals, and in particular to terminals having an output device providing human-understandable information.
Previously, terminal devices were allowed to communicate in a communication system after executing precise protocols and the exchange of information allowing those devices expected to be in the communication session to select the proper logic and formats. In this manner, they would be consistent. This exchange of information is known as "handshaking," and once the communication session was established the information was not kept and became lost, except possibly for an error log kept at a host system for the communication system. The "handshaking" procedure, if successful, therefore appeared transparent to the terminal operator because the operator was largely inactive during the procedure. Rather, only the preset logic of each of the machines was involved.
The operator was informed when the session was established, or informed that the session attempt was unsuccessful. If successful, the terminal operator normally proceeded with one or more exchanges employing the terminal, including communication with the communication system over the established session.
Often, only after the operator has completed preparatory work and begins an active session, did the operator learn that the session could not be fruitful because the session or the communication system was not exactly the same as was expected. Examples include: the central processing unit to which the session is established is not the type expected; a desired device of the communication system is not on line; the format required for the established data session is different than that for which the operator has prepared. The operator must then either wait until another time to reestablish the session and conduct his exchange, or redo much of his preparatory work in view of the differing circumstances.
It is an object of this invention to provide a terminal in a communication system which automatically supplies, upon establishment of a communication session therebetween, operator readable information of the characteristics of the data communication system.
In accordance with this invention, a terminal is connectable to a data communication system to establish a data communication session via exchange of handshaking information. The terminal has a memory for storing the handshaking information received by the terminal from the data communication system, apparatus for supplying information representing certain of the stored handshaking information in a suitable format, and an output device for providing operator readable data representative of the supplied information.
FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic illustration of the apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of programmable control circuits for controlling the machine of FIG. 1 using the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing data transfer controls within the FIG. 2 illustrated circuits.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing addressing elements of the FIG. 2 control circuits.
FIG. 5 is a chart showing address definition of certain registers used in the FIG. 2 control circuits.
FIG. 6 is a diagrammatic view of a xerographic optical printer of FIG. 1.
FIG. 7 is a detailed component and data flow diagram of the character generator of FIG. 6.
FIG. 8 comprises a process flow diagram of the present invention.
FIG. 9 comprises a process flow diagram of the session activation/deactivation of FIG. 8.
FIG. 10 comprises a process flow diagram of the print/blind messages routine of FIG. 8.
One of the primary uses of an intelligent copier/printer, such as the IBM 6670, is as a remote terminal connectable to a data communication system including a host central processing unit. The intelligent copier/printer may thus serve as an input/output work station for both casual and sophisticated operators.
In some communication protocols, such as the IBM Systems Network Architecture, or SNA, the characteristics for a particular data exchange are presented initially upon establishment of the connection between the remote terminal and the data communication system. This connection is defined as a "session." The exchange of data made upon establishment of the data session is defined as "handshaking" information.
Information to assist the remote operator in the communications data exchange is important for efficient usage of the work station. The capabilities and options available to the operator are dependent upon the host system and the application of that system to which the terminal is connected. This invention presents the characteristics for a particular data exchange to the operator automatically in an easily understandable format.
In FIG. 1, a remote terminal 10 is shown connected to a data communication system 11. The data communication system may comprise one or more host central processing systems or other terminals, capable of communicating via suitable interconnection communication means. Various examples of such systems are well known and understood by those skilled in the art. An example of a host central processing system would be an IBM system 360 Model 65, and an example of a terminal would be an IBM 6670 copier/printer.
Excerpts from manuals describing the IBM 6670 and the 6670 with the IBM System Network architecture and its protocols are appended to the application. These manuals are publically available and specifically comprise: General Information Manual for IBM 6670 Information Distributor, Form No. G544-1006 and Programmer's Guide for Communicating with the IBM 6670 Information Distributor, Form No. G544-1008.
The subject matter of the present invention is referred to and described in the subject manuals. Thus, insofar as any material therein may clarify or add to the present description of the invention, it is incorporated by reference herein.
Briefly, the IBM 6670 includes a communication adapter 12 for communicating with the data communication system 11. The communication adapter includes the logic and wiring to interface between the data communication system 11, e.g., a telephonic data transmission system, and a microprocessor 14. The communication adapter may be of any suitable type, but is preferably that described in the referenced manuals.
The microprocessor 14 and associated busses may comprise any suitable commercially available microprocessor, and preferably is that described in the referenced manuals or in the referenced Hubert patent, as illustrated in FIGS. 2 through 5, described hereinafter. The microprocessor is connected via addressing and data busses to input and output devices 15 and 16, data storage devices 17, and printer 18. An example of an input/output device may comprise a magnetic card read/write device, an example of which is described in the referenced manual. Insofar as the instant invention is concerned, the input device 15 comprising the reader portion of a magnetic card unit serves as an appropriate input device for the operator. This type of input is supplied by means of a recording magnetic card typewriter, which is well known in the industry, and the magnetic card ouptput data is supplied to the mag card reader. Storage device 17 may comprise any suitable memory, such as a diskette, also referred to as a page memory in the referenced Schomburg patent.
The printer 18 comprises the character generator, control register, translator, and entire printing mechanism of the referenced Schomburg patent as mounted in the copy production machine of the referenced Hubert patent. The specific arrangement of the printer mechanism is described in the referenced manuals.
FIGS. 1 through 5, especially FIG. 2, show the processor system 14 including 14 a programmable microprocessor 170 operating in accordance with a set of control programs contained in ROS control store 171 and using working store or memory 172 as a main or working store. The microprocessor communicates with the other units of the terminal 10 and the other units of the microprocessor system 14 via the input registers 173 and output registers 174. The busses connecting these units are the IO bus having eight bits plus parity and an address bus ADC having sixteen bits. Address signals on the address bus select which units are to send or to receive signals with respect to the microprocessor 170 and the other units. A small memory 175 and a clock 176 are also provided.
FIG. 3 illustrates the logical interconnections between microprocessor 170 and the controlled units 171-175 of FIG. 2. All the signals on the busses and individual control lines couple to all units with the ADC signals selecting which controlled unit 171-175 is to respond for either receiving data signals or supplying data signals, respectively, over bus I/O. Control lines I/O indicates whether the microprocessor 170 is supplying or receiving signals on bus I/O. When the I/O line has a binary one, it indicates that signal data or instruction signals are to be transferred to the microprocessor 170 over I/O, and a binary zero indicates that the microprocessor 170 is supplying data signals over I/O.
The memory addressing of microprocessor 170 is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. The address bus ADC goes to a plurality of address decoders 251 and 253. The lower 1000 bytes of the address space are referred to as the "register area" and are divided into four groups (FIG. 5). Each of the groups include 32 byte addresses. For example, group 0 in zone 0 includes addresses 0-31, and so forth. Decoder 251 transfers data to/from the system I/O devices.
Address decoder 253 addresses ROS control store 171 via address lines 171A and working store memory 172 via address lines 172A to additional memories. All of the address bits from ADC are applied to decoder 253.
FIG. 6 illustrates a xerographic page printer with a block diagram showing the image generation control components employed in conjunction therewith. The page printer 20 includes a xerographic type copy drum 21 providing an image receiving photoconductive surface member 22, which is rotated successively past a charging station 23, an exposure station 24, a development station 25, a transfer station 26, and a cleaning station 27. At exposure station 24, a uniform charge, that was applied to surface 22 at charging station 23, is selectively discharged by a binarly controlled light spot 30 that scan the path 31 extending parallel to the drum 21. Selective exposure by the spot 30 generates binary elements of an electrostatic latent image 32. The latent image 32 is presented to development station 25 where colored thermoplastic resin powder or toner is selectively deposited on the image area 34. The just-developed image is transferred by electrostatic force at station 26 through a support sheet 35. The just-printed sheet 35 is passed through a fixing station 28 where heat or other suitable means causes the toner to adhere to the sheet and form a permanent image. The sheet 35 is then delivered to an exit pocket or tray 29 where it can be removed from the machine. The controlled light spot 30 is generated from the source of high energy, such as a continuous mode laser 36 that projects a laser beam 37 along an optical path through spot control light modulator 38, redirecting mirror 40, lens 41, scan mirror 42, lens 43, beams splitting partial mirror 44, and modulation knife edge 45 to the surface 22. Modulator 38 responds to binary electrical information on its input lines 46 to emit effectively the beam 37 in either of two closely adjacent but slightly different output paths 39a or 39b. If the beam 37 is emitted along output path 39a, it will ultimately be directed past the modulation knife edge 45 and strike the photoconductive surface 22 at spot 30 to discharge the surface and thereby ultimately cause whiter background areas to be produced onto sheet 35. Light emitted along path 39b is intercepted by the modulated knife edge 45 thus does not strike the surface 22. The undischarged surface 22 that remains will develop a toned image at station 25 to form part of the image area final copy sheet 35.
A source of data to be printed, such as data stored in storage device 17 or from magnetic card reading device 15, is controlled by the data processor 14 to assemble the data in a desired format into a page memory 57. In the page memory 57, each character or symbol to be printed, as well as spaces to be inserted between symbols, are recorded at individual memory addresses which are, in turn, associated with the writing lines of a normal page and with the order position of the symbol within the writing line.
Once the text has been assembled in page memory 57, character generation circuitry 58 operates to provide the final dot pattern control to modulator 38. In addition to page memory 57, both data processor 56 and the character generation circuitry 58 have access to memory space in an additional memory 59. Memory 59 also includes the page memory access control 60 and font memory reference address and escapement value table and translator 70.
Translator 70 is a read-only storage memory containing a series of individually addressable multibit font access data words 71, each of which is uniquely addressable by a character/symbol identifying code from page memory 57. Each font access data word 71 contains a font address portion 72 which is a reference address to font memory 92 and a total escapement portion 73 which indicates the total number of raster scans that are required to completely generate the symbol, i.e., the total symbol escapement.
A more detailed functional component breakdown of the character generating circuitry 58 with page memory 57, control 60 and translator 70 is shown in FIG. 7. Page memory 57 has an output data path 74 to the address register 75 by which a simple identification code with status bits is supplied to the translator 70 as an address. The output path 80 of translator 70 is divided into two components, namely, a font memory reference address path 81 that delivers the font address to register 82, and a total escapement value path 83 that delivers the total escapement portion to total escapement register 84. When the value in running escapement register 68 is "0", detection circuit 85 gates selective data path 86 to pass the total escapement portion from register 84 to remaining escapement register 87, where it is applied along with the font address portion from register 82 delivered to font memory addressing subtraction logic 90 to produce a specific font memory address in address register 91 of font memory 92.
The details of the organization and operation of the printer 18 are contained in the referenced Schomburg patent and are incorporated by reference.
The communication adapter 12 comprises a small buffer and logic for communication by eight-bit byte plus a parity bit to a modem for communication to the data communication system and to the microprocessor system 14. Many commercially available communication adapters of this type exist and their use in the machine is simply one of interfacing. The format of the actual data transmitted via the communication adapter 12 and the protocol and "handshaking" are defined in the appended systems network architecture manual and are accomplished by suitable programs for the microprocessor system 14. In FIG. 8, it is shown how the present invention concerned with capturing in storage the "handshaking" data exchanged between the subject terminal 10 and the data communication system 11 to establish a data link therebetween and presenting the particular data transmission session characteristics to the operator automatically in an easily understandable format (such as an easy to read verbal message format is accomplished). As specific examples, the operator may be informed of data stream characteristics (the code being employed and the alternate code), output device available at the host (card reader, printer, console), and host characteristics, (application programming type, identification).
Translation of the stored handshaking data is accomplished by a direct table lookup addressing technique which may be previously personalized by the implementation of one of eight different languages for presentation to the operator. Exemplary messages in the English language are listed as follows:
The first message is either printed out "ALTERNATE CODE PERMITTED" or "ALTERNATE CODE NOT PERMITTED." The systems network architecture allows data communication to be conducted utilizing either of two possible standard codes. They are, respectively, "EBCDIC" or "ASCII." SNA is also arranged so that either of two codes may be employed for transmission in a single session, one code called the main code, and the other called the alternate code. The main and alternate codes need not be the same. Handshaking will indicate whether the host system may communicate in both a main and alternate code, in which case the message "ALTERNATE CODE PERMITTED" will be printed, or may be limited to only a main code, in which case the message "ALTERNATE CODE NOT PERMITTED" will be printed.
Messages 2, 3, and 4 will appear as "WP MEDIA X PERMITTED" or "WP MEDIA X NOT PERMITTED." The numeral (X) appearing in the message will be either 1, 2, or 3. The handshaking includes the indication by the host whether certain types of devices or specific equipment is attached to the system and, if so, whether it is available or down. Examples of such devices are a word processing printer or a card reader. Each of these devices likely to be requested is of the word processing family, hence the designation "WP MEDIA." The handshaking indicates only whether all or not all of the devices are available. Hence, if two devices are under consideration, and all of the devices are available, the message will appear "WP MEDIA X PERMITTED." If one of the devices is unavailable, the messages will appear as "WP MEDIA X NOT PERMITTED."
The fifth message concerns the console for the host system and whether communication is allowed to the console. If the handshaking indicates that the console is available for communication therewith, the message will be printed "CONSOLE JOBS PERMITTED." If the console is unavailable for communication, the message will be printed "CONSOLE JOBS NOT PERMITTED."
The sixth message is similar and pertains to a data processing line printer, not a word processing type of printer as discussed with respect to message 2.
Message 7 is similar to the immediately preceeding messages, referring to the availability of a card reader at the host system.
Message 8 refers to operator control messages, such as a message logging on a system. These messages are of the type discussed previously with respect to input device 15 of FIG. 1 and refer to specific data processing types of jobs. They are initiated by a mag card having as its first line ",MES." Thus, the eighth summary sheet message is in a similar form, printing either ",MESSAGE JOB PERMITTED" or ",MESSAGE JOB NOT PERMITTED." Normally, if the data communication system with which the session link has been established is a host computer system, the operator control types of jobs would be permitted, whereas if the data session were established with a terminal, such jobs would not be permitted.
Message 9 simply designates which of the two available data transmission codes is the main code that will be employed. Thus, if the main code permitted was EBCDIC, the message would print "MAIN CODE=EBCDIC." However, if the code permitted by the host were ASCII, the message would print "MAIN CODE=ASCII."
Message 10 is identical to message 8, but refers to the selected code for the alternate code, assuming that message 1 permitted an alternate code.
Message 11 refers to the security identification. In establishing communication via a data session, a security code is sometimes employed. The term "REMOTE" refers to the communication code of the host system. Thus, the terminal operator loads the security identification at the terminal and, if it is the security code of the host, it is matched and communication will begin. The terminal operator may select whether or not the identification will print out. If the operator elects to have the identification printed, it will appear in message 11.
Message 12 refers to an identifier or common name for the host system or for the active application program system of the host with which the communication session is established. These may comprise arbitrarily selected names, such as "NYCVTAM" or "L.A.CICS".
The operations for receiving and printing the selected messages are illustrated in FIG. 8. In step 200, the "BIND" command is received from the data communication system. This is the command that initiates the session connection sequence. The details of the "BIND" command are described in the accompanying Systems Network Architecture manual, and are specifically detailed in the Appendix A. Upon receipt of a "BIND" command, the communications control program within the terminal activates a "SESSION ACTIVATION AND DEACTIVATION" routine. This program is resident in the microprocessor working memory 172 of FIG. 2. The routine is detailed in FIG. 9 and will be discussed hereinafter. In step 202, the session characteristics are first verified to be acceptable and then temporarily stored internally for later use. Specifically, individual on/off selections are stored in flags and work registers in zone 1 of FIG. 5. Multi-byte option fields (such as the application name and the host machine identification data) are stored in tables in working storage 172 of FIG. 2. When all of the indicators have been analyzed, and stored in the respective memory locations, as indicated by exit 204 from step 203, they are copied in step 205 into a bind agreement table (BAGTABLE), so that they may be sequentially accessed for printing via a simple algorithm. This table is also in the working storage 172 of FIG. 2. In step 206, the session activiation/deactivation routine flags conditions for the system supervisor routine to indicate that a "BIND" has been successfully processed and the session characteristics are ready for presentation to the operator.
In FIG. 9, the session activation and deactivation routine is shown in more detail. Specifically, step 210 responds to the command type received from the host, which is either session activation or session deactivation. Should the host command as in step 211, the microprocessor resets the session and in step 212 returns the session termination acceptance indication to the host.
Should the command be one of session activation, step 202 of FIG. 8 verifies each parameter with the host. Should the parameters be incompatible, the microprocessor executes step 213 which returns a session rejection indication to the host system. An example of an incompatible parameter would be that the terminal does not match the remote security information. All the parameters, including the various characteristics mentioned in step 214, are sequentially examined and temporarily stored in working memory. Session characteristics may be generated from the terminal and are shown in step 215, but are not important to the invention. In step 205, also shown in FIG. 8, the session characteristics are stored into memory, specifically the "BAGTABLE."
Steps 216 and 217 comprise the indication of the session activation in step 206 of FIG. 8. Specifically, in step 216, the session activation and deactivation routine posts conditions for the system supervisor routine to indicate that a "BIND" has been successfully processed and the session characteristics are ready for presentation to the operator. In step 217, the routine returns a positive response to the host indicating acceptance of the session parameters.
In FIG. 8, step 220 refers to the terminal supervisor program which regularly polls the print control routine to allow it to check for various types of job initiations. In step 221, the polled routine recognizes that the "BIND" characteristics have been successfully processed and that the machine is in an idle condition. It sets indicators which cause the supervisor to transfer control to the BIND MESSAGE PRINT ROUTINE of FIG. 10, in step 222. The BIND MESSAGE PRINT ROUTINE also resides in the processor working memory 172 in FIG. 2.
In FIG. 8, the routine accesses the session characteristics data from "BAGTABLE" in a sequential manner. The session characteristics data result in of accessing of messages from a messages table "BINDTBL", located in the memories 172 (FIG. 4) by step 224. Messages are transferred to the page memory 57 in FIG. 6. In step 225, the microprocessor tests that all messages have been sent and, if not, recycles to access the next indicator.
In FIG. 10, the "BIND MESSAGE PRINT ROUTINE" is activated in step 222, and step 230 initializes a pointer to the table of all possible messages. This pointer is located in the "BINDTBL" contained in the semiconductor type memories 172 (FIG. 4). The pointers refer to each session characteristic indicator in the BAGTABLE, also contained in working storage 172 in step 231. Specifically, the pointers obtained in step 230 are analyzed and employed to sequentially access the proper message pointers sequentially to the verbal corresponding messages, located in the working store 172, for transfer in step 232 to the output buffer area, the page memory 57 (FIG. 6). Each message is sequentially accessed until step 225 indicates that all messages have been sent and all pointers utilized.
In FIG. 8, step 240 supplies the page containing the generated messages to the character generator of FIG. 6 for printing. This page is printed and exits at pocket 29 so that it is immediately visible to the operator.
The specific pointers examined are as follows: For message number 1, if an alternate code is permitted, bit 4 of byte 6 in the stored handshaking information must be a "1." This indicates that the host permits an alternate code. Other pointers must be examined, however. Specifically, bits 0-3 of byte 25 must be "0" to ensure that noncoded information is excluded by the host from the transmission link. Bits 6 and 7 of byte 23 must be examined for the alternate code specification. Specifically, bit 6 and 7 of byte 23 must be "00," signifying EBCDIC, or "01," specifying ASCII. Thus, if no alternate code is specified, no alternate code can be employed, whether technically permitted by bit 4 of byte 6 or not.
Messages 2, 3, and 4 relating to word processing media require examination of bits 0 and 4 of byte 19 which must be "1" to specify that word processing media is allowed. Otherwise, the media is not allowed. Additional checking must be made, however, of bit 1 of byte 6. For a "1" in bit 0 of byte 21 to be valid, a "1" must be present in bit 1 of byte 6 indicating that there is some device present.
Message 5, referring to the permission of console jobs, is bit 0 of byte 21. This bit must be a "1" in order to be valid. Again, additional checking must be made of bit 1 of byte 6, a "1" indicating that the device is present. For example, a console will not be present if the host system does not include a central processing unit.
The pointer of message 6 for a printer job is similar the bits 0 and 2 of byte 19, must be "1" to indicate that printers are available and permitted. Bit 1 of byte 6 must also be a "1" which indicates that some media exists.
Similarily, in message 7 the card reader availability is checked by means of bit 1 of byte 20 and bit 1 of byte 6 must again be checked. The presence of, or availability of, MESSAGE JOBS in message 8 is detected through bit 0 of byte 22. Specifically, this request is automatically sent with the handshaking, although the operator would not want to transmit the request knowing he was talking to another terminal as opposed to a host.
Message 9 designates the code which is the main code. These are designated by bits 4 and 5 of byte 23, a "00" indicating the EBCDIC code and "01" designating the ASCII code.
For message 10, the code to be used as the alternate code is detected by means of bits 6 and 7 of byte 23. These are the same bits detected with respect to message 1 to verify that there was the possibility of an alternate code. These bits have the same meanings as discussed with respect to message 9.
Message 11 refers to the security identification and to a specific security field contained in the stored handshaking data. This field is designated as "n+2-p." The field is designated a user request correlation field .
The in-session identifier is also located in a field. This field is designated as "k+2-m." This field is designated to indicate a BIND sender's lU name.
While the invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to the above preferred embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
APPENDIX A__________________________________________________________________________BIND COMMAND DETAILS__________________________________________________________________________BIND FORMATS FOR LU TYPE 4This section defines valid bit settings for the BIND command. The BINDforLU type 4 is sent as a request from a hostIn the BIND, the BIND senderspecifies the session parameters.The format of the BIND requestis shown below.__________________________________________________________________________BINDByte Bits Values Discussion__________________________________________________________________________0 0-7 X`31` Identifies this RU as a BIND command.1 0-3 X`0` Specifies the format of the BIND RU. Only one format has been defined: format 0 (zero).(1) 4-7 Type - denotes the type of BIND to be performed: X`0` Negotiable BIND X`1` Non-negotiable BINDFM (Function Management) Profile2 0-7 X`07` FM profile 7 must be used. The FM profile defines the data flow control (DFC) protocols to be used for this session.TS (Transmission Subsystem) Profile3 0-7 X`07` TS profile 7 must be used. The TS profile defines the transmission control (TC) protocols to be used for this session.FM Usage (4-7) See bytes 4 through 7 below.BIND Sender's Send Protocols Chaining Use:4 0 B`0` Not valid B`1` BIND sender can send single or multiple element chains. Request Mode Selection:(4) 1 B`0` Immediate request mode is used. Only one definite response can be outstanding at a time. That response must be received before the BIND sender can send another RU. B`1` Delayed request mode is used. Multiple definite responses can be outstanding at one time. Note: If delayed request mode is used, the RU sender must be responsible for recovery. Chaining Responses:(4) 2-3 B`00` Not valid B`01` Not valid B`10` Not valid B`11` BIND sender can request definite or exception responses.(4) 4-5 Reserved Compression Indicator:(4) 6 B`0` BIND sender cannot send compressed data. B`1` BIND sender can send compressed data. Send End Bracket Indicator:(4) 7 B`0` BIND sender will not send EB (see byte 6 bit 2) B`1` BIND sender can send EB.BIND Receiver's Send Protocols Chaining Use:5 0 B`0` Not valid B`1` BIND receiver can send single or multiple element chains. Request Mode Selection:(5) 1 B`0` Immediate Request Mode is used. BIND receiver can issue a request for a single definite response. No furthur trans- mission is sent until the BIND receiver receives the requested response. B`1` Delayed request mode is used. BIND receiver allows several definite responses to be outstanding at one time. Note: If delayed request mode is used, the RU sender must be responsible for recovery. Chaining Responses:(5) 2-3 B`00` Not valid B`01` Not valid B`10` Not valid B`11` BIND receiver can request either definite or exception responses.(5) 4-5 Reserved Compression Indicator:(5) 6 B`0` BIND receiver cannot send compressed data. B`1` BIND receiver can send compressed data. Send End Bracket Indicator:(5) 7 B`0` BIND receiver cannot send EB (see byte 6 bit 2) B`1` BIND receiver can send EB.Common Protocols for FM Data6 0 Reserved(6) 1 B`0` FM headers not used. B`1` BIND sender and BIND receiver can exchange FM headers. Brackets Usage and Reset State: Note: Brackets are optional in LU type 4.(6) 2 B`0` When brackets are used (byte 4, bit 7 = 1 or byte 5, bit 7 = 1), the bracket state manager's reset states are INB (in brackets). Brackets are not used if neither BIND sender nor receiver will send EB (when byte 4, bit 7 = 0 and byte 5, bit 7 = 0). B`1` Not valid Bracket Termination Rule Selection:(6) 3 B`0` Not valid B`1` Bracket termination rule 1 is used. Note: Bit 3 is reserved if brackets are not used by the session. Alternate Code Selection:(6) 4 B`0` Alternate code set will not be used. B`1` Alternate code set may be used.(6) 5-7 Reserved Normal-Flow Send and Receive Mode Selection:7 0-1 B`00` Not valid B`01` Not valid B`10` Half-duplex flip-flop B`11` Reserved Recovery Responsibility:(7) 2 B`0` The contention loser is responsible for any error recovery attempts for the session (asymmetric recovery). B`1` Symmetric responsibility for recovery. The sender of data is responsible for recovery. Contention Winner/Loser:(7) 3 B`0` BIND receiver is contention winner and BIND sender is contention loser. B`1` BIND sender is contention winner and BIND receiver is contention loser. Note: Byte 7, bit 3, is reserved if there is symmetric responsibility for recovery (when byte 7, bit 2 = 1). For asymmetric recovery (when byte 7, bit 2 = 0), the session partner responsible for recovery is the contention loser identified in byte 7, bit 3.(7) 4-6 Reserved Half-Duplex Flip-Flop (HDX-FF) Reset States:(7) 7 B`0` Not valid. B`1` HDX-FF reset state is SEND for the BIND sender and RECEIVE for the BIND receiver (that is, the BIND sender sends normal-flow requests first after session activation or reset).TS Usage(8-13) See bytes 8 through 13 below. Staging Indicator and Pacing Count for BIND-receiver CPMGR (connection point manager) to BIND-sender CPMGR normal flow:8 0 B`0` Pacing in this direction occurs in one stage. B`1` Pacing in this direction occurs in two stages. Note 1: When the session involves a boundary function, pacing may occur in two stages. For the definition of a boundary function, see SNA Format and Protocol Reference Manual: Archi- tecture Logic. Note 2: The meanings of 0 and 1 are reversed from the staging indicator for BIND-sender CPMGR to BIND-receiver CPMGR (see byte 12).(8) 1 Reserved(8) 2-7 B`nnnnnn` BIND-receiver CPMGR's send pacing count. A value of 000000 means no pacing of requests flowing from the BIND receiver.9 0-1 Reserved(9) 2-7 B`nnnnnn` BIND-receiver CPMGR's receive pacing count. A value of 000000 causes the boundary function to substitute the value set by a system definition pacing parameter (if the system definition includes such a parameter) before it sends the BIND RU on to the BIND receiver. A value of 000000 received at the BIND receiver is interpreted to mean no pacing of requests flowing to the BIND receiver. Maximum RU Size:10 X`ab` Maximum RU size sent on the normal flow by the BIND receiver. This value represents the largest RU that can be sent. It is expressed as a mantissa and an exponent value of 2 by which the mantissa is multiplied. For example, when the mantissa is 8 and the exponent is 5 (X`85`), the RU size is 256 bytes (8 � 25). When bit 0 is set to zero, no maximum is specified and the remaining bits 1-7 are ignored. When bit 0 is set to one, the byte is interpreted as X`ab`. See IFAP Volume 1 for these values.11 X`ab` Maximum RU size sent on the normal flow by the BIND sender. This value represents the largest RU that can be sent by the BIND sender and is specified in the same format as the BIND receiver (byte 10). Staging Indicator and Pacing Count for BIND-sender CPMGR to BIND-receiver CPMGR normal flow:12 0 B`0` Pacing in this direction occurs in two stages. B`1` Pacing in this direction occurs in one stage. Note: The meanings of 0 and 1 are reversed from the staging indicator for BIND-receiver CPMGR to BIND-sender CPMGR (see byte 8, notes 1 and 2).(12) 1 Reserved(12) 2-7 B`nnnnnn` BIND-sender CPMGR's (connection point manager's) send pacing count. A value of 000000 means no pacing of requests flowing from the BIND sender. For single-stage pacing in the BIND sender to BIND receiver direction, this field is redundant with, and will indicate the same value as, the BIND-receiver CPMGR's receive pacing count (see byte 9, bits 2-7 above).13 0-1 Reserved(13) 2-7 B`nnnnnn` BIND-sender CPMGR's receive pacing count. A value of 000000 means no pacing of requests that flow to the BIND sender. For single-stage pacing in the BIND receiver to BIND sender direction, this field is redundant with, and will indicate the same value as, the BIND-receiver CPMGR's send pacing count (see byte 8, bits 2-7 above).PS Profile(14-25) See bytes 14 through 25 below.14 0 B`0` PS usage field format is the basic format. B`1` Reserved(14) 1-7 B`0000100` LU Type 4PS Usage15-18 BIND SENDER TO BIND RECEIVER DIRECTION OF FLOW15 Printer Data Stream Profiles (Profiles are defined under "Data Stream Profiles.") 0 Base DSP 0 Not supported 1 Supported 1 General Data Stream 0 Not supported 1 Supported 2 Job Data Stream 0 Not supported 1 Supported 3 Reserved 4 WP Raw Form 0 Not supported 1 Supported 5-7 Reserved Note: Base DSP with NL and FF is part of all other printer DSPs. If bit 0 = 0, no printer is supported on BIND receiver. If bit 1, 2, or 4 is set to 1, bit 0 must also be 1.16 Additional Data Stream Profiles (X`00` = no additional media) For bits 1 through 7 below: 0 Not supported 1 Supported 0 OII Level 1 1 Card 2 OII Level 2 3 Basic Exchange 4 Reserved 5 Word Processing Exchange Diskette 6 OII Level 3 7 Document Interchange17 Console Data Stream Profiles 0-3 Console Definition 0 Base DSP (see Note 1) 0 No console supported (see Note 2) 1 Supported 1 General Data Stream 0 Not supported 1 Supported (see Note 3) 2 Job Data Stream 0 Not supported 1 Supported (see Note 3) 3-7 Reserved Note: Base DSP with NL and FF is part of all other console DSPs. If bit 0 = 0, no console is supported on BIND receiver. If bit 1 or 2 is set to 1, bit 0 must also be 1.18 FM and FMH Usage 0 Supervisory Services FM data 0 Not supported 1 Supported 1-2 Destination-Selection Stack 00 1-level stack 01 2-level stack 10 Reserved 11 3-level stack 3 Compaction 0 Not supported 1 Supported 4 PDIR for all media (PDIR is peripheral data information record) 0 Not supported 1 Supported 5 Reserved 6 QUERY FOR DATA SET FMH-2 0 Not supported 1 Supported 7 0 BIND receiver need not receive CD on every EDS (end of destination selection) 1 BIND receiver must receive CD on every EDS19-22 BIND RECEIVER TO BIND SENDER DIRECTION OF FLOW (Same format as bytes 15-18.)19 Printer Data Stream Profiles 0 Base DSP 0 Not supported 1 Supported 1 General Data Stream 0 Not supported 1 Supported 2 Job Data Stream 0 Not supported 1 Supported 3 Reserved 4 WP Raw Form 0 Not supported 1 Supported 5-7 Reserved Note: Base DSP with NL and FF is part of all other printer DSPs. If bit 0 = 0, no printer is supported on BIND sender. If bit 1, 2, or 4 is set to 1, bit 0 must be 1.20 Additional Data Stream Profiles (X`00` = no additional media) For bits 0 through 7 below: 0 Not supported 1 Supported 0 OII Level 1 1 Card 2 OII Level 2 3 Basic Exchange 4 Reserved 5 Word Processing Exchange Diskette 6 OII Level 3 7 Document Interchange21 Console Data Stream Profiles 0-3 Console Definition 0 Base DSP 0 Not supported 1 Supported 1 General Data Stream 0 Not supported 1 Supported 2 Job Data Stream 0 Not supported 1 Supported 3-7 Reserved Note: Base DSP with NL and FF is part of all other console DSPs. If bit 0 = 0, no console is supported on BIND sender. If bit 1 or 2 is set to 1, bit 0 must also be 1.22 FM and FMH Usage 0 Supervisory Services FM data 0 Not supported 1 Supported 1-2 Destination-Selection Stack 00 1-level stack 01 2-level stack 10 Reserved 11 3-level stack 3 Compaction 0 Not supported 1 Supported 4 PDIR for all media 0 Not supported 1 Supported 5 Reserved 6 QUERY FOR DATA SET FMH-2 0 Not supported 1 Supported 7 0 BIND sender need not receive CD on every EDS (end of destination selection) 1 BIND sender must receive CD on every EDS23 Code Selection 0-3 Repertoire Note: Bits 0-3 are not defined for the non-negotiable BIND. Use bits 4-7 instead. 4-5 Code 0 (Main Code) Selection. Specifies the encoding of character fields in code 0 during the session. 00 EBCDIC 01 ASCII or ISCII or ITA #5 Other values reserved 6-7 Code 1 (Alternate Code) Selection. Selects the alternate code for the session. 00 EBCDIC 01 ASCII or ISCII or ITA #5 Other values reserved24 General Characteristics 0-1 Reserved 2 0 BIND sender may send data first 1 BIND receiver must send data first 3 Reserved 4 0 BIND receiver will initiate attended mode (Where operator is available to handle intervention-required and other operator responses.) 1 BIND receiver will initiate unattended mode 5 0 During session BIND receiver will not alternate between attended and unattended mode 1 During session BIND receiver may alternate between attended and unattended mode 6-7 Reserved25 NCI Characteristics 0-3 NCI data types 0 0 Image data not supported 1 Image data supported 1 0 Speech data not supported 1 Speech data supported 2-3 Reserved 4-7 ReservedCryptography Options26 0-1 Private or end-user cryptography options: B`00` No private or end-user cryptography supported. B`01` Private cryptography supported. The session cryptography key and cryptography protocols are privately supplied by the end-user. B`10` End-user cryptography supported. The session cryptography key is distributed by the SSCP and LU; the cryptography protocols are privately supplied by the end-user. B`11` Reserved(26) 2-3 Session-level cryptography options: B`00` No session-level cryptography supported. B`01` Session-level selective cryptography supported. All cryptography key management is supported by the SSCP and LU; exchange (using +RSP to BIND) and verification (using CRV) of the cryptography session-seed value are supported by the LUs for the session. All FM data requests with EDI (enciphered data indicator) on are enciphered/deciphered. B`10` Reserved B`11` Session-level mandatory cryptography supported; same as session-level selective cryptography except all FM data requests are enciphered/deciphered.(26) 4-7 Session-level and/or end-user cryptography options field length: X`0` No session-level or end-user cryptography specified. The cryptography option fields (bytes 27-k) are omitted. X`9` Session-level and/or end-user cryptography specified. Additional options follow in the next nine bytes.27 0-1 Session cryptography key encipherment mode: B`00` Session cryptography key enciphered under BIND receiver (or SLU) master cryptography key using a seed value of zero (only value defined).(27) 2-4 Reserved(27) 5-7 Cryptography cipher method: B`000` Block chaining with seed and cipher text feedback, using the Data Encryption Standard (DES) algorithm (only value defined).28 - k Session cryptography key enciphered under BIND receiver (or SLU) master cryptography key; and eight-byte value that, when deciphered, yields the session cryptography key used for enciphering and deciphering FM data requests.Names and End-User Datak + 1 Length of BIND sender's name in field k + 2 - m. X`00` Field k + 2 - m does not exist. X`nn` Field k + 2 - m contains the number of bytes specified (cannot exceed X`08`).k + 2 - m BIND sender's LU name.m + 1 Length of user data in field m + 2 - n. X`00` Field m + 2 - n does not exist. X`nn` Field m + 2 - n contains the number of bytes specified.m + 2 - n User data.n + 1 Length of user request correlation field. X`00` Field n + 2 - p does not exist. X`nn` Field n + 2 - p contains the number of bytes specified.n + 2 - p User request correlation field.p + 1 Length of BIND receiver's name in field p + 2 - r. X`00` Field p + 2 - r does not exist. X`nn` Field p + 2 - r contains the number of bytes specified (cannot exceed X`08`).p + 2 - r BIND receiver's LU name.__________________________________________________________________________Definitions for BIND__________________________________________________________________________The following definitions apply to bytes 14 to 25 of theBIND command:1. LU Type (Byte 14): This field specifies LU session type 4 and thus identifies the format and field definitions for bytes 15 through 25.2. BIND Sender to BIND Receiver Flow (Bytes 15 to 18): This field defines the proposed session parameters for the BIND send- er's send capability and, therefore, the BIND receiver's receive capability. Acceptance of the BIND by the BIND receiver means that these session parameters apply to this direction of transmission.3. BIND Receiver to BIND Sender Flow (Bytes 19 to 22): This field defines the proposed session parameters for the BIND receiver's send capability and, therefore, the sender's receive capa- bility. Acceptance of the BIND by the BIND receiver means that these session parameters apply to this direction of transmission.4. Code Selection (Byte 23): The Code Selection Repertoire (bits 0 to 3) is not defined in the non-negotiable BIND. Any setting of bits in this field conveys no meaningful information. The code 0 Selection field (bits 4 and 5) defines the code for use in the session as the Main Code (that is, for an RU in which the Code Selection Indicator in the RH is set to "zero"). The Code 1 Selection field (bits 6 and 7) defines the code for use in the session as the Alternate Code (that is, for an RU in which the Code Selection Indicator is set to "one"). The code selection indicator in the request header (RH) allows for an individual RU to be represented in an alternate code. If the indica- tor is "zero", the main code is used; if "one", the alternate code is used. For those RUs containing FM headers, the header is never subject to alternate coding. If Alternate Code is not to be used in the session (that is, it bit 4 of byte 6 of the BIND command is set to "zero"), then the Code 1 Selection field is meaningless. If byte 25 of BIND is non-zero, alternate code 1 means NCI, when NCI destination selection is active.5. General Characteristics (Byte 24): This field defines general characteristics proposed for the session. Acceptance of the BIND by the BIND receiver means that these parame- ters apply to the session.6. NCI Characteristics (Byte 25): This field defines characteristics for non-coded information exchange, for digital facsimile and audio.7. Cryptography and End-User Options (Bytes 26 to r): The Main Code (code 0), as specified in BIND byte 23, must be used for all fields containing character data.__________________________________________________________________________
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It has been 17 years since Pennsylvania's beauties flocked to Altoona for the Miss Pennsylvania Pageant. The pageant left for Easton in 1993 and never returned. It is now held near Pittsburgh.
But in July some former Miss Pennsylvanias are heading back to the town where they were crowned. A reunion is planned July 24 at DelGrosso's Amuse-ment Park, Tipton, and anyone who was involved with the pageant is invited.
"Those of us that were involved in the pageant, many of us have stayed in touch. That's the reason we want to have this reunion," Nancy Sinisi, a member of the board of directors and former chaperone for the Miss Pennsylvania pageant, said.
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Mirror poto by Gary M.?Baranec
Nancy Sinisi, Duane?Bordell (center) and Hap?Durbin, all of Altoona, were involved with the Miss Pennsylvania Pageant when it was held in Altoona and they are planning a reunion.
Sinisi looks back fondly on the Altoona Miss Pennsylvania years. She loved getting to know the girls and celebrating their talents. Over the years, there were ventriloquists, opera singers, tap dancers, pianists almost any talent imaginable.
Marie McLaughlin (now Rotunda) said she didn't have a talent when she competed in the Miss Pennsyl-vania contest in 1975.
"I sort of sang and danced. I was terrible," said Rotunda, who was the second runner up that year.
So, the following year, she knew she needed a talent. She went to a magic shop in Philadelphia and bought a book about ventriloquism for $1.98.
"I taught myself and I became good," Rotunda said.
She became Miss Pennsyl-vania 1976 and continued her career with Timothy, her doll, who later became the spokesperson for the Whopper candy company.
"I was opening for Kenny Rogers and Liberace," said Rotunda, who now lives in Naples, Fla. "The pageant was the best thing that ever happened to me. It opened up so many opportunities."
Many people involved with the Altoona Miss Pennsylvania pageant feel the same way.
"What we enjoyed the most was helping to give the young women scholarship opportunities. That's what we really enjoyed doing," Sinisi said.
Most of the Miss Penn-sylvania winners graduated from college and fulfilled illustrious careers.
The only reason Carolyn Black (now Sotir) entered the pageant was to earn a scholarship for graduate school.
She was new to the whole pageant thing, but desperately wanted to continue her schooling in music.
When Sotir was in high school, a local Miss Pennsylvania chapter contacted her asking her to participate in the Miss Lancaster County pageant.
"I said 'no thank you'," Sotir said.
But, when it came time to apply to graduate school and she was contacted again, the 21-year-old Sotir agreed.
She won the pageant, and headed to Altoona the following year for the Miss Pennsylvania contest. Her talent was opera and the judges were smitten. She became Miss Pennsylvania 1979.
"The people in Altoona were just terrifically nice and fun people to be with. It was a great time," Sotir said. Traveling around the state as Miss Pennsylvania also helped her career. "Having to perform as much as I did and talk in public really helped me."
Sotir has done everything from host a television show on CNN to sing for the Annapolis, Md., Orchestra. She also taught at Towson University in Maryland.
She is now pursuing her PhD in voice performance and directing from the University of Maryland. Sotir and her husband Michael, and their children Ian, 21, Ramsey, 19, and Charlie, 18, live in Baltimore.
Sotir and her husband plan to attend the reunion in July and hope to catch up with people from the past. Those include Miss Pennsylvania producer Dee Riley, emcees Tom Riley and "Big" John Riley, as well as Sandy Durbin, the official state chaperone for Miss Pennsylvania, have since passed away. Sandy's husband, Hampton "Hap" Durbin, a member of the board of directors also was extremely involved and plans to attend the reunion.
Sinisi, former state director for the pageant Duane Bordell and others involved with the planning, including Rotunda and Miss Pennsylvania 1991 Linda O'Boyle (now Zaneski) hope the reunion will bring people together to reminisce and get to know each other all over again.
"It's great to see what wonderful women they have become," Sinisi said.
"I just want to re-connect and see everybody and find out what's gone on in their lives," said Rotunda, who hopes to attend the reunion with her husband, Ron.
That's how the idea for the reunion was hatched. A handful of former Miss Pennsylvanias expressed interest in getting together. So, Sinisi, along with Bordell and some of the Miss Pennsylvanias planned the reunion. Everyone from stage crew, makeup artists and orchestra members to local directors, chaperones and host families are invited.
"Anyone who participated in any way with the pageant is welcome to attend the reunion," Sinisi said.
Those wishing to attend the reunion at 12:30 p.m. July 24 at DelGrosso's Amusement Park should contact Bordell at 944-2585.


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Protect critical assets by determining the right standby power solution for the enterprise.
Your Challenge
- Many IT departments overlook best practices for standby power assessment and procurement, mistaking this critical infrastructure for a commodity-like purchase.
- IT must put the time and effort into current and future requirements gathering for critical components of the data center to ensure the system can meet the needs of the business.
- Without conducting proper requirements gathering organizations often undersize or oversize UPS requirements leading to insufficient capacity and significant cost overrun due to misalignment with business needs.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
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*Storyboard: Develop a Standby Power Strategy (Powerpoint)
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Follow Info-Tech's process to increase the probability of success while developing a standby power strategy.
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A well-crafted Risk and Business Impact Analysis (RBIA) provides justification for the expenditures necessary for developing a thorough Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP). This Excel-based tool is designed to assist IT professionals in performing the RBIA exercise as a fundamental part of the DRP process. The RBIA Worksheet will help with:
- Identifying disaster risks to specific aspects of the IT environment.
- Documenting the criticality of IT and corporate assets.
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RBIA is about assigning the right resources to the most critical areas of the business in the event of a disaster. While technology is certainly involved, the bottom line is the cost associated with an interruption of service and the impact it has on the business.
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Formally or informally, the business has expectations with regards to the service levels of the data center infrastructure. Use this tool to help identify, monitor, and report on relevant metrics for critical components of the infrastructure, to begin the process of improving delivery of IT's services and transactions to the business.
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Record, monitor, and report application and infrastructure service levels for the data center infrastructure in one comprehensive document to help meet business expectations.
*UPS RFP Template (Word)
Once vendor and technical requirements have been established for the enterprise, issue a request for proposal (RFP) to uninterruptible power supply (UPS) vendors to aid IT in choosing the best solution for the enterprise.
This RFP template features selection considerations, including the following:
- The Statement of Work
- Documentation of Current and Future Standby Requirements
- Proposal Preparation Instructions
- UPS Functional and Technical Requirements
- Contract Award Criteria
A well-crafted RFP saves time in the selection process and secures the best option for your organization. Be sure to scale the RFP criteria and effort from the vendor to suit the size of the solution required. Otherwise, vendor response levels may be low.
*Standby Power Maintenance Checklist (Word)
Conducting routine, preventive maintainenance is essential to the long life of your UPS system. By establishing regular inspections of batteries and generators, you can catch physical and operational issues that can cause system failures, which means downtime and costs to business.
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Those hilarious hidden-camera pranksters from truTV's hit series Impractical Jokers are hitting the road this fall for The truTV Impractical Jokers Tour featuring The Tenderloins. Sponsored by truTV, the 11-city tour will star Impractical Jokers' Q, Sal, Murr & Joe, the lifelong friends who are also known as the comedy team The Tenderloins.
The truTV Impractical Jokers Tour is coming to Moore Theatre in Seattle, WA on Friday, December 13.
Tickets for The truTV Impractical Jokers Tour featuring The Tenderloins go on sale Friday, September 20 at 10AM. Buy tickets at Paramount Theatre Box Office, and tickets.com kiosks located outside the Paramount, Moore and Neptune Theatres. You may also charge by Phone: 888-331-6774, or visit Tickets.com
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Jason S. Frischer, MD
Director, Colorectal Center
Director, Colorectal Center
Director, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Program
Division of Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery
Assistant Professor, UC Department of Surgery
Phone 513-636-3240
Fax 513-636-3248
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Jason S. Frischer, MD, has been named the director of the Colorectal Center at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He earned his medical degree at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. He obtained his medical degree at SUNY Downstate and went on to complete his general surgery and chief residency at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York where he focused his training on inflammatory bowel disease. Additionally, he spent two years as the ECMO fellow and postdoctoral research fellow in angiogenesis at the Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University. Dr. Frischer completed his pediatric surgery fellowship at the Children's Hospital of New York, Columbia University.
Dr. Frischer has a special interest in pediatric colorectal surgery including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis), Hirschsprung's disease anorectal malformations (ARM), fecal incontinence and constipation. He serves as the director of the ECMO program and is a member of the congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) team. He is also a member of the Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Center. He has an interest in neonatal surgery and minimally invasive surgery.
Dr. Frischer is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha (national medical honor society) and was selected by Cincy Magazine Best Doctors from 2010 to 2013. He also was selected by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. and U.S. News & World Report "Top Doctors" in 2012 and 2013.
BS: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1995.
MD: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 1999.
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, 2000-2001 and 2003-2006.
ECMO/Research Fellowship: Children's Hospital of New York - Presbyterian, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2001-2003.
Pediatric Surgery Residency: Children's Hospital of New York – Presbyterian, Columbia University, New York, NY, 2006-2008.
Certification: General Surgery, 2007; Pediatric Surgery, 2010.
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Chernoguz A, Crawford, K, Vandersall A, Willson T, Denson LA, Frischer JS. Pre-treatment with Anti-VEGF therapy may exacerbate inflammation in experimental acute colitis. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Feb;47(2):347-54.
Le LD, Keswani SG, Biesiada J, Lim FY, Kingma PS, Haberman BE, Frischer J, Habli M, Crombleholme TM. The congenital diaphragmatic hernia composite prognostic index correlates with survival in left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr Surg. 2012 Jan;47(1):57-62.
Lawal TA, Falcone RA, von Allmen D, Denson LA, Levitt MA, Warner BW, Frischer JS. The utility of routine pouchogram before ileostomy reversal in children and adolescents following ileal pouch anal anastomosis. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jun;46(6):1222-5.
Chernoguz A, Crawford KM, Donovan EC, Vandersall AE, Berglund C, Cripe TP, Frischer JS. EGFR Inhibition Fails to Suppress Vascular Proliferation and Tumor Growth in a Ewing's Sarcoma Model. J Surg Res. 2012 Mar;173(1):1-9.
Lawal TA, Frischer JS, Falcone RA, Chatoorgoon K, Denson LA, Levitt MA. The transanal approach with laparoscopy or laparotomy for the treatment of rectal strictures in Crohn's disease. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2010 Nov;20(9):791-5.
Bischoff A, Gupta A, D'Mello S, Mezoff A, Podberesky D, Barnett S, Keswani S, Frischer JS. Crohn's disease limited to the appendix: a case report in a pediatric patient. Pediatr Surg Int. 2010 Nov;26(11):1125-8.
Vuletin JF, Lim FY, Cnota J, Kline-Fath B, Salisbury S, Haberman B, Kingma P, Frischer JS, Crombleholme T. Prenatal pulmonary hypertension index: novel prenatal predictor of severe postnatal pulmonary artery hypertension in antenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Apr;45(4):703-8.
Frischer JS, Lee A, Serur A, Huang J, Bae JO, Kornfield ZN, Eljuga L, Shawber CJ, Feirt N, Mansukhani M, Stempak D, Baruchel S, Bender JG, Kandel JJ, Yamashiro DJ. Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 disrupts tumor vascular mural cell recruitment and survival signaling. Cancer Res. 2006 Apr;66(8):4378-84.
Frischer JS, Huang J, Serur A, Kadenhe-Chiweshe A, McCrudden KW, O'Toole K, Holash J, Yancopoulos GD, Yamashiro DJ, Kandel JJ. Effects of potent VEGF blockade on experimental Wilms tumor and its persisting vasculature. Int J Onc. 2004 Sep;25(3):549-53.
Huang J, Frischer JS, Serur A, Kadenhe A, Yokoi A, McCrudden KW, New T, O'Toole K, Zabski S, Rudge JS, Holash J, Yancopoulos GD, Yamashiro DJ, Kandel JJ. Regression of established tumors and metastases by potent vascular endothelial growth factor blockade. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2003 June 24;100(13):7785-90.
Beth E. Haberman, MD
Senior Medical Director, Neonatal Services
Senior Medical Director, Neonatal Services
Medical Director, Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Medical Director, Neonatal Transport Program
Associate Director, High-Risk Infant Follow-Up Program
Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics
Phone 513-636-5465
Fax 513-636-5846
Email firstname.lastname@example.com
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1996-1999.
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1993-1996.
MD: University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1993.
Vuletin JF, Lim FY, Cnota J, Kline-Fath B, Salisbury S, Haberman B, Kingma P, Frischer J, Crombleholme T. Prenatal pulmonary hypertension index: novel prenatal predictor of severe postnatal pulmonary artery hypertension in antenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Apr;45(4):703-8.
Greenberg JM, Donovan EF, Warner BB, Haberman BE, Narendran V, Schibler KR. Neonatal Morbidities of Prenatal and Perinatal Origin. Creasy and Resnik"s Maternal-Fetal Medicine: Principles and Practice. 2008 6th ed. Chapter 58. Elsevier Ltd., Philadelphia, PA.
Castro L, Yolton K, Haberman B, Roberto N, Hansen NI, Ambalavanan N, Vohr BR, Donovan EF. Bias in reported neurodevelopmental outcomes among extremely low birth weight survivors. Pediatrics. 2004 Aug;114(2):404-10.
Paul S. Kingma, MD, PhD
Neonatal Director, Cincinnati Fetal Center
Neonatal Director, Cincinnati Fetal Center
Phone 513-636-2995
Fax 513-636-7868
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Neonatology; congenital diaphragmatic hernia; neonatal infection
Innate immune systems; surfactant protein D; neutrophil function in cystic fibrosis
BS: Calvin College, MI, 1992.
MD: Vanderbilt University, TN, 2000.
PhD: Vanderbilt University, TN, 2000.
Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2003.
Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 2005.
Foong-Yen Lim, MD
Surgical Director, Cincinnati Fetal Center
Surgical Director, Cincinnati Fetal Center
Associate Professor, UC Department of Surgery
Phone 513-636-4371
Email firstname.lastname@example.com
Open fetal surgery and fetoscopic surgery; ex-utero intrapartum treatment (EXIT); congenital high airway obstruction syndrome (CHAOS); congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH); fetal gene therapy; neonatal surgery; thoracic surgery; minimally invasive surgery
Visit the Lim Lab.
Pediatric Surgery Fellowship: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2004-2006.
General Surgery Residency: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 2002-2004.
Pediatric Surgery Research Fellowship and Fetal Surgery Fellowship: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 2000-2002.
General Surgery Residency: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 1997-2000.
MD: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 1993-1997.
BS: Graceland College, Lamoni, IA, 1989-1993.
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PALMYRA -- The Palmyra Area School District expects to raise property taxes by 8.3 percent next fiscal year without consulting voters.
If the district gets state approval for its debt service and special education costs, it expects to avoid needing voter approval for a projected 8.3 percent tax increase for 2008-09.
The proposed preliminary budget on display today totals $35.1 million, which is 6.4 percent more than this year's spending plan.
Budget details will be presented by Superintendent Larry Schmidt to the school board's finance committee at 6 p.m. Jan. 3 in the district office. Action on the budget is scheduled Jan. 10.
Funds to add teachers and begin building a new elementary school to accomodate growth are factors causing the need for a tax increase, district officials said.
The school district had to adopt the budget early since it did not pass a resolution saying it would stay within its spending index of 5.2 percent, or 4.3 mills of real estate tax.
The district believes it is eligible for an additional tax increase of 2.8 mills to pay for school debt and special education. It will ask the state Department of Education for approval of exceptions for these costs.
BY THE NUMBERS: The 8.3 percent real estate tax increase proposed for 2008-09 in Palmyra Area School District could cost the owner of a home with the median assessment of $23,500 (estimated market value of $173,000) an additional $164.50 per year. The total tax on such a property would be $2,138.50 for 91 mills, an increase of 7 mills from this year.


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There is considerable inconsistency and controversy in today's guidelines regarding breast cancer screening. Although the presence of a wide range of professionally endorsed options arguably gives physicians a broader set of clinically valid choices, these options may paradoxically leave clinicians feeling more exposed to claims of malpractice.
Consider the decision about how to best manage a healthy, 52-year-old woman who has no risk factors for breast cancer and presents for routine screening. Guidelines issued by 4 highly respected organizations provide conflicting recommendations about the appropriate interval for screening mammography of women aged 40 to 74 years at average risk of breast cancer, and whether clinical breast examination (CBE) should be performed.1- 4 The 2008 American College of Radiology and 2003 American Cancer Society guidelines recommend annual screening mammography for asymptomatic, average risk women aged 40 years and older.1,4 The American Cancer Society also recommends periodic CBE, "preferably annually." In contrast, 2009 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines recommend biennial mammography for women aged 50 to 74 years and deem existing evidence insufficient to support a conclusion about the benefit of CBE.2 The 2011 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists guidelines state that CBE should be performed annually and that although mammography should be offered annually, biennial mammography may be "more appropriate or acceptable" for some women.3
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Wegmans recalls peaches, nectarines, plums
Wegmans issued a recall for some fruits and desserts Sunday over fears of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Listeria can cause possibly fatal infections in people with weakened immune systems and can cause severe complications or miscarriages for pregnant women.
Recalled foods include bagged, individual and sliced nectarines, plums and peaches, Wegmans brand peach salsa, and several cakes, pies, tarts and other pastries including those fruits, sold between June 1 and Sunday. The recall covers several varieties of the fruits, including white and yellow nectarines and peaches, black plums and organically grown fruits.
The recall stems from an issue with California-based Wawona Packing Co., which issued its own recall Sunday. No illnesses have been reported.
Wegmans officials suggest customers who have purchased those products between June 1 and Sunday immediately throw them away and seek a refund from the store.
More information is available at www.wegmans.com or by calling Wegmans' customer service line at (888) 232-9912.


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Band Hero Review
It's a game that comes across more as GH with a different musical focus, rather than as a new IP in its own right. Somewhere along the line it seems the new franchise's focus became a little confused.
Band Hero might as well be called Guitar Hero 5: Pop Edition. That's not a slight on the game Activision has put together, seeing as what you get in Band Hero is a polished rhythm action game; just don't expect anything more than Guitar Hero 5 with different music. Although seemingly intended to appeal to the younger end of the genre's fan base, the game only goes so far, resulting in a strange mishmash of a tracklist that almost seems like a half-hearted effort.
Just as in GH5, multiplayer is the focus of Band Hero. Party Play was one of the best new additions to the Guitar Hero series, and it's in full effect in Band Hero. When Party Play is activated the game essentially turns into a music jukebox, playing songs on its own accord, while players are able to jump into the game whenever they feel like it and with any instrument. If four players all want to be on lead guitar, they can, and if your kids are having some kind of music party and all want to sing lead vocals, that can be done too - a karaoke mode allows everyone to sing along to their favourite songs together. The in-game interface, as in GH5, is brilliant, allowing you to set the various options for difficulty and play style, and it's easy to skip a song, pick something new or create your own play list. Without any scoring to worry about, everyone is free to jump in and have fun, making it the perfect mode for beginners.
Part of Band Hero's appeal, or so Activision will be hoping, is the inclusion of many current pop stars. Such musical maestros as Taylor Swift (who doesn't love her smash hit "Love Story"?), No Doubt and the lead singer from Maroon 5 are all in the game as virtual avatars, able to be made part of your band. You obviously get a selection of their most popular songs, too, along with others from The All American Rejects, Corinne Bailey Rae, Fall Out Boy, Jackson 5, Lilly Allen, Nelly Furtado, Jesse McCartney and more.
It's mostly a selection of tracks that will appeal to a fairly specific "listens to most stuff on the radio" group of people, but there's the odd track thrown in that seems completely at odds with the rest. We can't see many of the game's target audience having a soft spot for The Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women" or Poison's "Every Rose Has its Thorn". The biggest chunk of the tracklist is definitely aimed at younger gamers, but there's certainly some here for adults and the odd classic that will have broad appeal. Considering you only get 65 tracks on the disc (20 less than in GH5), the decision to mix things up so much, instead of focusing entirely on the younger audience Band Hero is primarily aimed at, is somewhat baffling.
There is DLC if you want to add to your collection, and you can import a selection of tracks from GH5 and World Tour (not all are available and it'll cost you a fee), but it's hard not to feel that Activision could have gone the whole hog, rather than trying to shoehorn in some broader appeal. With GH5 on the market already, this should have been designed completely for younger players.
For those who want to compete rather than just have fun with friends, there are obviously plenty of score-based multiplayer modes too, either played locally or online. You don't even have to unlock the tracks, with the entire tracklist available to play with friends from the moment you start.


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The Society for the Prevention Cruelty to Animals Maui would like to express our thanks to everyone who has helped and continues to help us with our ongoing "Fix-a-Cat" clinics. Without their financial support and volunteer hours we couldn't do what we do.
Our cat clinics have fixed more than 1,000 pet and community cats with the help of many dedicated volunteers, including Susan Baillie and Wellness Vet Services and vet techs Cynthia Lippert, Michelle Dupre and Nichole Hugg, pre- and post-surgical volunteers Julie Foster, Cindy Texiera and tattooist Cynthia Bocodok.
Our clinic setup and check-in helpers David Raatz, Bethann McVicker, Chris and Holly Jenkins deserve special thanks for dealing with the public and cats so well the first thing in the morning.
We also say mahalo to Belinda Bolling and friends at Whole Foods Market for the ono grinds and also to Salty Dog Pet Grooming and neighbors in Happy Valley for our clinic location.
All of us at SPCA Maui send our biggest thanks to everyone in the Maui community who care enough to help us "fix" Maui's cats and dogs.
Peter Tierney
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Thank you to Frank De Lima for coming to Kamalii Elementary School on Sept. 11. The students, staff and parents enjoyed learning the importance of having "aloha" in our thoughts, words, heart and actions. We also learned about the importance of good health habits to stay focused, learn and achieve our educational and career goals.
Thank you to the sponsors of this program: Combined Federal Campaign, Friends of Hawaii Charities Inc., Abigail K.K. Kawananakoa Foundation, HMSA Foundation, Chevron Corp. and the Hawaii State Department of Education.
Bode Woodard, student council vice president
Hunter Shields, student council treasurer
Kim Otani, principal
Kamalii Elementary School
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Mahalo to the many generous donors and volunteers who helped us on our seventh annual Build-a-thon on Sept. 13 and 14 for a Kahului family!
We had individuals, business groups, nonprofit supporters, retirees, friends and family joining us.
They repaired the leaking roof, replaced damaged ceiling with drywall, scraped off old exterior paint and brushed on new paint, tore out old carpet and installed new wood laminate flooring, took out louvers and installed sliders, patched up areas, planted flowers and plants and much more.
Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui and Mayor Alan Arakawa read proclamations. Bubba Gump and Aloha Mixed Plate provided lunches.
Call us at 242-1140 for an application or to volunteer. Join us to make an impact for a family in need.
Cheryl Pokipala
Habitat for Humanity Maui


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DAVE BRUBECK: Ambassador of Cool
The master of West Coast jazz blends his music with his advocacy for human rights.
In Ellington's Shadow: The Life of Billy Strayhorn
A new film examines the work of the composer of "Take the 'A' Train" and "Lush Life."
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U.S. Supreme Court to Re-Examine Scope of Union Dues Compelled from Non-Union Workers
High Court grants certiorari in case involving Maine public employees objecting to union dues spent for activities unrelated to collective bargaining
Washington, D.C. (February 19, 2008) — The U.S. Supreme Court has today granted a petition for a writ of certiorari filed by National Right to Work Foundation attorneys for a group of twenty Maine state employees objecting to the misuse of their compulsory union dues.
The case, Daniel Locke et al. v. Edward Karass et al., will directly address whether non-union employees can be forced to pay for litigation activities far removed from their workplaces. But the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling may provide much-needed clarity to the criteria it had established previously that determine what union activities employees can be lawfully forced to fund.
Unions spend billions of dollars each year on activities such as politics, organizing, litigation, lobbying, and a wide range of other ideological and non-bargaining activities. Yet, union officials often claim that non-union members must foot the bill for these activities or be fired from their jobs.
"No one should be compelled to pay union dues just to get or keep a job," said Stefan Gleason, Vice President of the National Right to Work Foundation. "But where union officials have obtained this special privilege from the legislature, they still have no legal authority to make non-union public servants in Maine pay for union activity across America."
Locke is the 14th case brought by National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation attorneys to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.