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The District 6C East volleyball tournament was a gut-wrenching two days for both the Chinook Sugarbeeters and the North Star Knights. But surviving the tournament was only the beginning for both... Full story
The Montana State University-Northern volleyball team's first loss since the end of August was tough on the Skylights. But Northern pretty much retained its spot in the national rankings. Following... Full story
After three unsuccessful tries at a 300 game, all ending with a score of 297, Roman Surber finally got the jinx off his back as he succeeded in rolling a 300-game on Sunday night. Surber did it in the third game after games of 172 and 180 for a 652 s... Full story
Virginia (Gina) Marie Williams, 42, passed away in Havre on Nov. 2, 2013. She has been cremated, and services will be held at a later date. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted... Full story
Frances J. Reichelt, 85, of Havre, died of natural causes on Nov. 4, 2013, at her home. Her funeral service will be at Christ Lutheran Church in Big Sandy, on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, at 11 a.m., with... Full story
Havre Police Department Two people were arrested after officers investigated a 10:17 a.m. Monday call from 1st Street Northeast about a domestic disturbance. ——— Officers investigated a 3:29 p.m. Monday call from 12th Street about information c... Full story
Havre Mayor Tim Solomon, a Democrat, won a second term Tuesday, defeating the man he beat four years ago, former Mayor Bob Rice. The first results showed Solomon defeating Rice 1,399-1,109, 55.8... Full story
Republican Matt Boucher won the only contested Havre City Council race, Tuesday, defeating Democrat Karen Datko 225-173 in the race for the open four-year seat in Ward 4. Boucher, a former Marine, is... Full story
Many public figures' faces were seen at their respective party headquarters Tuesday night to show their support for mayoral candidates Tim Solomon and Bob Rice. Democrats met at the Eagle's Club and... Full story
In the last 120 years, Havre City Council has had Republican, Democratic, Progressive and Socialist members. But no more. Voters Tuesday voted 1,938 to 577 to hold nonpartisan elections in the future. That means the people elected in Tuesday's... Full story
While a couple of races in Havre garnered most of the attention, many area political candidates were unopposed in Tuesday's voting. • Virginia Seigel was elected without opposition to the nonpartisan position of Havre city Judge. She replaces... Full story
To Mayor Tim Solomon: Congratulations on your re-election, mayor. Over the past four years, you have overseen some good changes to the city of Havre. We hope you will continue to do that. It's a great honor to be elected mayor of this great city, b... Full story
BOZEMAN - U.S. Rep. Steve Daines announced Wednesday that he will run for Senate in 2014, giving Montana Republicans a candidate they believe has a strong chance at winning the state's first open... Full story
HELENA - Former Republican Lt. Gov. John Bohlinger said Wednesday his decision to run for the U.S. Senate in 2014 as a Democrat was sealed by last month's federal government shutdown and Congress'... Full story


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Frank Nicholas Piasecki, (born Oct. 24, 1919, Philadelphia, Pa.—died Feb. 11, 2008, Haverford, Pa.) American mechanical engineer who developed his first helicopter (the PV-2), a small one-man chopper, in the early 1940s, and in 1943 he piloted the craft and became the second American (after Russian-born engineer Igor Sikorsky) to design a helicopter that actually worked. It was Piasecki's second effort, however, that gained him renown. The PV-3 (dubbed the "Flying Banana" because of the bend in its fuselage) was a heavy-duty tandem-rotor helicopter built for the U.S. Navy; it could carry a cargo load of up to 2,950 kg (6,500 lb), and later versions were used to transport troops into combat. In addition, Piasecki designed the YH-16, which flew in 1953 and was the first twin turbine helicopter. In 1986 Pres. Ronald Reagan awarded him the National Medal of Technology, and in 2005 Piasecki was the recipient of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Lifetime Achievement Award.

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A massive molasses spill in Hawaii's Honolulu Harbor is killing potentially thousands of reef and other fish species and there is no known way for the state to clean the spill up, according to a report from Hawaii News Now. According to the report, the molasses was being loaded onto a California-bound Matson cargo ship when the pipe used to load the molasses sprung a leak yesterday, discharging more than 200,000 gallons of the sweet and sticky stuff into the harbor. State reef biologist Dave Gulko told Hawaii News Now that the molasses has caused reef and other fish that would normally never be seen at the shore line to come in because the molasses is sucking up all the oxygen in the water, preventing the fish from breathing. Gulko said that the molasses is sinking, and those fish at depth are suffocating, causing the die-off. The only thing that can be done is to wait for the molasses to disperse.
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I am 57, 5'4" approx 135. 38DD. Having reduction and mini abdominoplasty , minor lypo to flanks. What do I need to have at home to be prepared and ow long should I expect recovery to be? Surge is the 10th
What to Prepare for After Breast Reduction, Abdominoplasty at 57?
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Prepairing for your mommy makeover
Hello. Before a mommy makeover be sure to have all scripts filled and garments ready to be used. Having an extra garment available is recommended. A female urinal is also helpful for monitoring urine output and urinating. For at least seven days after surgery it is advised that you have someone around to assist you in everyday tasks because difficulty moving and standing are common.
Jaime Perez, MD
Mommy Makeover Specialist
Plastic Surgery Center of Tampa
Web reference: http://www.jaimeperezmd.com/photogallery/mommy-makeover-10286
I would recommend that you stay active after surgery with some walking even if it is around the house or apartment. Follow your surgeons instructions otherwise
Things to have at home during the recovery from mommy makeover
The first thing you will need at home post-op after tummy tuck and breast surgery is a comfortable place to sleep in a flexed position. This can be a recliner or a bed or couch with pillows propping you up. I would recommend having clear liquids and easy things on your stomach available to eat or drink in case you get an upset stomach from the pain medicine. Finally, I would recommend having some basic wound care supplied like gauze pads, neosporin ointment and gentle tape so that you can change any bandages as necessary. Good luck!
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Post operative needs
You will be pretty sore after surgery, so having some help for the first few days may be helpful. Getting up and down from a standing or laying position may require an extra hand. You may also want someone nearby when you shower in case you require assistance. You'll feel much more like yourself after the first week or so. Good luck!
What to Prepare for
The most important thing to have is help. Pain and immobility is very variable, but having someone around to help for the first several days is most important.
Discuss sleep position with your surgeon, and have at hand what you may need in the way of cushions to prop up your back and knees.
A mini-TT can cause considerably less discomfort and temporary disability. Patients who do office work can usually be back in about a week if so motivated. Heavy physical work would require 6 weeks off.
Good luck with your upcoming procedures.
How to Prepare at Home after Breast Reduction and Mini-Abdominoplasty
You should have pillows to support your back and under your knees when you are in bed. You should have water and medications at the bedside. You should have someone who can help lever you up gently sideways when getting out of bed for the first few days as it will be a strain for you. Someone should empty your drains for you, if you have them.
You will be in a supportive bra or circumferential wrap with a dressing and ace bandages. When the initial dressings are removed you may need more guaze and perhaps some antibiotic ointment to put over the incisions. Every plastic surgeon has a variation of routine on this point.
Mini-abdominoplasties have a shorter recovery time than full abdominoplasties. That is good news since you are combining it with a breast reduction, which will make you feel full and sore for the first week.
You may be surprised that the flank liposuction will make you more sore and last longer than the discomfort fom the mini tummy tuck.
Be prepared to get up and move around as much as you can. Don't stay in bed or be immobile because you want your circulation stimulated to avoid leg blood clots.
Don't wait too long to take your pain meds. You want to always be comfortable. If you let the pain meds wear off it takes more and longer to get comfort able again. So every 4 hours with sufficient amount as prescribed works best. The interval depends on what you are taking so ask your doctor for guidance.
You will be up and around, probably in 3-4 days, and standing up and able to take walks or go out soon after that. Just take it easy for the first 7-10 days. Become more active or return to sedentary work usually between 8-10 days.
Be careful not to apply heat or cold to your breasts or lower abdomen since you may have decreased skin feeling. You don't want to risk a cold injury or burn. This has happened. I think heat or cold does not make you heal faster anyway.
Web reference: http://www.enhanced-you.com/breastsurgery/breast-reduction/#recovery
Recovery after breast reduction, tummy tuck and liposuction
Speed of recovery depends on the extent of surgery and amount of tissue removed, as well as your general fitness and any other medical conditions.
In general, I would expect a recovery period of at least 4-6 weeks after this combination of procedures. You will need a lot of help with the daily activities for the first 1-2 weeks, and some help for 4-6 weeks. It may take 8-12 weeks to get back to any strenuous activities.
Good luck with your surgery.
Preparation for elective surgery
There are many things that you can do to prepare for any elective surgical procedure. Consider that you will need some help at home for a few days and there will be limitations based on taking pain medications such as not being able to drive the car. You should keep well hydrated prior to surgery, have your bed and plenty of pillows ready and well as some plastic to use to protect your mattress from any drainage, especially from the liposuction. I also like my patients to start taking a Vitamin B complex with folic acid prior to surgery as this has been shown to decrease the risk of DVTs.
Recovery after Mini Tummy Tuck, Lipo, and Breast Reduction
If the minitummy tuck does not involve muscle tightening or plication, then the pain and recovery should be much more tolerable. Breast reduction pain is usually relatively mild, with liposuction somewhere in between. You will want to take at least off of work. Have meals prepared ahead of time. The best is to have someone to be with you for the first week helping out. Then, no strenuous activity or lifting greater than 5 lbs for 4 to 6 weeks.
Big cosmetic operations equal big recovery
It sounds like you've got a sizable cosmetic procedure planned. Hopefully you have discussed recovery time expectations with your plastic surgeon. I tell patients to plan on at least 3 weeks off from work after a major cosmetic body contouring procedure like yours. You need to buff up your nutrition, so increase your protein intake (you need 1.5 grams per kilogram body weight daily) from now up to the day prior to your prior to surgery day, continuing after your surgery for one month. Also consider taking 1000 mg of Vitamin C daily for the next 4 weeks.
Web reference: http://www.scottsattlermd.com/NutritionandExercise.aspx
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Bones, Muscles & Joints (Orthopaedics)
Meet the Orthopaedics Physicians
Paul E. Levin, MD
- Gender
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- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Practice Specialty
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Medical Education
- SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
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- Montefiore Medical Center
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- Univeristy of Texas Health System - San Antonio
Univeristy of Texas, San Antonio
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3400 Bainbridge Avenue
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- Dr. Levin practices general orthopaedics and evaluates patients of all ages presenting with musculoskeletal conditions. He has a special interest in patient and family-centered musculoskeletal care and helps individuals develop strategies to improve their conditions. He is an active participant in medical education at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the orthopaedic residency program. His focus of interest in education is patient/physician communication and patient autonomy.
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- Dr. Levin obtained his medical degree from the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center. He completed an internship in general surgery and a residency in orthopaedic surgery at Montefiore. Following residency training, he completed a fellowship in orthopaedic trauma at the University of Texas, Houston, and a fellowship in fracture management at the Kantospital, Basel, Switzerland. Dr. Levin served as Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and head of the Division of Orthopaedic Trauma at the School of Medicine, Stony Brook University, from 1986 to 1995. He was subsequently in private practice in Port Jefferson, New York, and an attending physician at John T. Mather Memorial Hospital and the St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center. Dr. Levin joined Montefiore's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in 2004 and is presently the Vice Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedics and Director of the Department of Orthopaedics at the Moses Division.


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Update: Comments from event coordinator Harold West were added to this story as of 2:45 p.m. Monday.
KALAMAZOO, MI — The Greater Kalamazoo Holiday Food Drive is seeking volunteers to help feed 1,500 area families this weekend at the annual event held at the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds.
"For some, the economy has
gotten better and they are doing well," said event coordinator Harold West. "But, there are still those who have lost job or don't have
job and they suffer as a result. We just try to fill that need for whatever
reason they have it."
Volunteers are still needed to help organize food baskets at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 at the Hazel-Grey Building at the Kalamazoo County Fairgrounds, 2900 Lake St. Saturday volunteers are also needed to pack the food beginning at 9 a.m. The food will be delivered to families beginning at 10:30 a.m. No registration is required to volunteer.
The baskets, which include fresh meat, vegetables, fruit and bread along with nonperishable items, are expected to feed each family for a week. The families receiving the baskets are nominated by The Salvation Army, Kalamazoo County Family Court and participating schools.
West said donations have been down this year and there is a particular need for donations of non-perishable food items and cash. He said the food bill for this event can run as high as $40,000 when donations are low.
"Anything we can get will help us," West said.
The Greater Kalamazoo Holiday Food Drive is a recognized charity by the State of Michigan and all money donated goes to the food baskets.
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It's no secret where the early
money has come on the Super Bowl. At the
opening number, San Francisco was as high as a 5.5 point favorite offshore,
with mostly -5's here in Las Vegas. But
we've seen steady Baltimore money pour in since that time, driving the line
down to the -3.5 or -4 range at every sportsbook in town; numbers that are
currently attracting two way action. I
expect the 49ers to be in that same pointspread range (-3.5 or -4) between now
and kickoff.
The early sharp money has also
come in support of the Under. One prominent
offshore book opened the total at 52.5, and here in Vegas we saw several books
open with a total of 50. Through the
first week of Super Bowl betting, the Under has been a popular wiseguy choice. The prevailing current offshore number is
47.5; here in Vegas we're looking at mostly 48's. I do expect the public to be squarely on the
Over on Sunday – this total could easily get bet up a notch or two.
The Super Bowl is a unique
animal when it comes to moneylines, particularly at the sportsbooks here in
Vegas. We get a boatload of tourists in
town for the big game, and those tourists have a strong tendency to bet the
moneyline when supporting the underdog.
Right now, San Francisco is in the -170 to -180 range on the moneyline,
with the Ravens sitting at +150 to +160 in most locations.
I write about sports every week. Next week in this space, I'll be writing
about Super Bowl props. Two weeks from
now, it'll be all about college basketball through the end of March
Madness. But not today. Today, I'm going to write about movies. Nobody needs two full weeks of Super Bowl
There are no great sportsbetting movies --none. Hollywood has produced a handful of great
gambling movies – The Sting, Casino, Rounders, The Hustler and Croupier
certainly stand out. But when it comes
to anything resembling realism in a sports betting movie, it doesn't
exist. Every bettor in a Hollywood
sportsbetting movie is a compulsive addict; every bookmaker is evil and they
always win.
There are no exceptions in this tried and true Hollywood
formula. If Richard Dreyfuss isn't uncontrollably
gambling on every race in 'Let it Ride', then Matthew McConaughey is forcing
his clients into bankruptcy and letting his entire career path depend on a
coin-flip in 'Two for the Money'. Even
Bruce Willis, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Vince Vaughn couldn't save last year's 'Lay
the Favorite'; just more tripe from the big budget studios. No wonder it's so hard for new sports betting
projects to get the green light!
So when I was contacted by an aspiring young Hollywood
filmmaker who wanted to make a legitimate ... [More]
We're down to the Final Four in the NFL Playoffs, with two
compelling championship game matchups set for next Sunday. I've spent all year writing about these teams
using my own words. This week, I thought
it would make an interesting read to focus on the numerous quotes offered by
various players and coaches. Who's
saying what heading into the biggest games of the season? Read on to find out.
The Falcons finally got the monkey off their backs with
their first playoff victory in the Mike Smith/Matt Ryan era. And Atlanta has one advantage that the
Packers didn't have facing a mobile QB in Colin Kaepernick on Sunday – they've
already faced Cam Newton (twice), Robert Griffin and Russell Wilson. However, former 49ers head coach and current
Falcons defensive coordinator Mike Nolan saw his defense get picked apart in
three of those four games (allowing 28+ points), and the one that they didn't
(against the Redskins) was a game where RGIII left early due to a concussion.
Head coach Mike Smith was pretty darn pumped following
Atlanta's last minute win over Seattle, after Matt Ryan threw a pair of strikes
to Harry Douglas and Tony Gonzalez to put the Falcons in field goal range for kicker
Matt Bryant's game winner from 49 yards.
"Our quarterback is a special
player. They call him Matty Ice, but I feel like we've got ... [More]
With three more NFL playoff weekends still ahead of us,
there are eight teams still standing; the top quartile of the league. This week, I'm going to write about all eight
of those teams; assessing their respective chances for a trip to the Super
Bowl. But first, it's time for a brief
history lesson for the Divisional Round of the playoffs.
If you're looking for active trends for next weekend's round
of the playoffs, you're not going to find much when it comes to sides. Over the past ten years, the rested team has
only gone 17-23 ATS in this round, but we've seen some dramatic swings. From 2006-2008, the teams coming off a bye
went only 2-10 ATS in this round. In
2009, the teams coming off their bye went 3-1 ATS. In each of the last two years, it's been a
2-2 ATS split. In other words, there's not
much of a trend.
It's a similar story with totals. Over the last ten years, there's no
prevailing trend to report, with 21 Unders compared to 19 Overs. But over the last two years, it's 7-1 to the
Over. In the two years before that, it
was 6-2 to the Under. In the two years
prior to that, Overs and Unders split 2-2 both times. Again, there's not much of a trend.
Do we give the Ravens credit for being the only team in the
NFL to win at least one play... [More]
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The present invention is related to those disclosed in the following U.S. patent application Nos.:
The above applications are commonly assigned to the assignee of the present invention. The disclosures of these related patent applications are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.
The present invention is generally directed to digital video playback device and, more specifically, to an apparatus and method, for use in a digital video recorder (DVR), for performing special mode playback of a recorded television program.
Digital video recorder (DVR) systems are becoming increasingly popular with consumers. Digital video recorder systems use magnetic hard disk drives rather than magnetic cassette tapes to store video programs. For example, the ReplayTV™ recorder and the TiVO™ recorder record television programs in digital formats on hard disk drives using, for example, MPEG-2 compression. Also, some DVR systems may record on a readable/writable digital versatile disk (DVD) rather than a magnetic disk.
MPEG-2 compression is essential for storing a recorded television program. An uncompressed video program would require an enormous (and impractical) amount of storage space on a disk drive. Similarly, multimedia systems require an enormous amount of bandwidth to provide services such as video-on-demand, videoconferencing, and the like. However, the inherent limitations on network bandwidth are a primary inhibitor to the performance of such systems.
Therefore, compression and communication standards have been developed to overcome the bandwidth limitations of conventional communication networks. These standards define the compression of video and audio data and the delivery of control data in a single bit stream transmitted in a frequency band that would before only accommodate an analog program.
Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) is a family of audio and video compression standards. In the MPEG-2 standard, video compression is defined both within a given video frame (i.e., spatial compression) and between frames (i.e., temporal compression). Spatial compression is accomplished by conversion of a digital image from the time domain to the frequency domain by a discrete cosine transform, quantization, variable length coding, and Huffman coding. Temporal compression is accomplished via a process referred to as motion compensation in which a motion vector is used to describe the translation of picture elements between pictures (or frames).
ISO 13818-1 is the transport layer portion of the MPEG-2 standard, and specifies: i) packetization of audio and video elementary bit streams into packetized elementary streams (PESs), and ii) combination of audio and video PESs into a single time division or packet multiplexed bit stream for transmission and subsequent de-multiplexing into multiple bit streams for decompression and display. The single time division or packet multiplexed bit stream is as shown from various conceptual perspectives in
The MPEG-2 system layer facilitates (i) multiplexing one or more programs made up of related audio and video bit streams into a single bit stream for transmission through a transmission medium, and (ii) de-multiplexing of the single bit stream into separate audio and video program bit streams for decompression while maintaining synchronization. The system layer defines data stream syntax for timing control and synchronization and interleaving of the video and audio bit streams. The system layer is capable of: i) video and audio synchronization, ii) stream multiplexing, iii) packet and stream identification, iv) error detection, v) buffer management, vi) random access and program insertion, vii) private data, viii) conditional access, and ix) interoperability with other networks, such as those using asynchronous transfer mode (ATM). The MPEG-2 compression layer comprises the coded video and audio data streams. The system layer provides control data for multiplexing and de-multiplexing interleaved compression layers and, in doing so, defines those functions necessary for combining the compressed data streams.
Decoding system 300 receives bit stream 200 as an input to system decoder 305. System decoder 305 de-multiplexes the system layer data of bit stream 200 into the compressed audio layer, the compressed video layer, and control data. The exemplary compressed audio layer data and video layer data are transferred to audio data buffer 310 a and video data buffer 310 v, respectively. The audio layer data is subsequently processed in audio decoder control block 315 a and audio decoder 320 a. The video layer data is subsequently processed in video decoder control block 315 v and video decoder 320 v. Exemplary control data is shown as program clock recovery (PCR) data, enable data, and startup values.
The MPEG-2 system layer supports a plurality of functions, namely, i) packet multiplexing and de-multiplexing of multiplexed multiple bit streams, ii) synchronous display of multiple coded bit streams, iii) buffer management and control, iv) time recovery and identification, v) random access, vi) program insertion, vii) conditional access, and viii) error tracking.
The MPEG-2 standard specifies two types of layer coding, namely, a program stream (PS) layer coding for relatively loss-less environments (e.g., CD-ROMS, DVDs, etc) and transport stream (TS) layer coding for lossy environments (e.g., cable television, satellite television, or other broadcast environments). Referring back to
Packetized elementary stream (PES) 400 comprises packet header 405, optional PES header 410, and associated packet data 415. Packet header 405 comprises packet start code prefix 420, stream identifier (ID) 425, and PES packet length indicator 430. In accord herewith, all of the fields after PES packet length indicator 430 are optional. PES header 410 includes a presentation time stamp (PTS) field, a decoding time stamp (DTS) field, an elementary stream clock reference (ESCR) field, a elementary stream (ES) rate field, a DSM trick mode field, a copy information field, a prior PES clock recovery field, an extension field, and stuffing bytes.
Packet start code prefix 420 provides packet synchronization. Stream ID 425 provides packet identification and payload identification. PTS/DTS flag fields 435 and PTS/DTS fields 440 provide presentation synchronization. Data transfer is provided through the packet/header length 445, payload 415, and stuffing fields 450. Scramble control field 455 facilitates payload de-scrambling.
The TS layer operates to combine programs made up of PES-coded data with one or more independent time bases into a single stream. In accord with MPEG-2, a specific program does not require a unique time base, but if it does have a unique time base, the time base is the same for all of the elements of that program.
The PES layer is an inner layer portion of the MPEG-2 time division or packet multiplexed stream upon which the transport or program streams are logically constructed. The PES layer provides stream specific operations and supports the following: i) a common base of conversion between program and transport streams, ii) time stamps for video and audio synchronization and associated timing, especially for associated audio and video packets making up a broadcast channel, presentation, or program (collectively hereafter Programs), and having a common time base, iii) stream identification for stream multiplexing and de-multiplexing, and iv) such services as scrambling, VCR functions, and private data.
A transport stream may contain one or more independent, individual programs, such as individual broadcast television programs, whereby each individual program may have its own time base, and each stream comprises an individual program having its own packet identification (PID). Each separate individual program has one or more elementary streams generally having a common time base. While not illustrated in the PRIOR ART figures, different transport streams may be combined into a single system TS.
At the transport layer, the transport sync byte provides packet synchronization. The PID field data provides packet identification, de-multiplexing and sequence integrity data. The PID field is operable to collect the packets of a stream and reconstruct the stream. Continuity counters and error indicators provide packet sequence integrity and error detection. The payload unit start indicator and adaptation control are used for payload synchronization, while the discontinuity indicator and program clock reference (PCR) fields are used for playback synchronization. The transport scramble control field facilitates payload de-scrambling. Private data transfer is accomplished through the private data flag and private data bytes. The data bytes are used for private payload data transfer, and the stuffing bytes are used to round out a packet.
A transport stream is a collection of transport stream packets linked by standard tables. These tables carry program specific information (PSI) and are built when a TS is created at the multiplexor. These tables completely define the content of the stream. Two of the tables of the TS are the program association table (PAT) and the program map table (PMT). The PAT operates as a table of contents for the TS that contains a unique identifier for the stream, a version number enabling dynamic changes of the PAT and the TS, and an association table of pairs of values. The pairs of values, PN, and PMT-PID, are the program number (PN) and the PID of the tables containing the program.
The PMT, on the other hand, describes all streams comprising a program. Each entry in the PMT is related to one program. The PMT provides a mapping between packets and programs, and contains a program number that identifies the program within the stream, a descriptor to carry private information about the program, the PID of the packets that contain the synchronization information, a number of pairs of values (e.g., stream type (ST), Data-PID) which, for each stream, specify the ST and the PID of the packets containing the data of that stream or program (Data-PID).
Collectively, these tables are used to process a particular program. At any point in time, each program has a unique PID in the PMT, which provides the PIDs for the selected program's audio, video, and control streams. The streams with the selected PIDs are extracted and delivered to the appropriate buffers and decoders for reconstruction and decoding.
Achieving and maintaining clock recovery and synchronization is a problem, especially with audio and video bit streams. In accord with the MPEG-2 standard, an end-to-end constant delay timing model digital image and audio data take the same amount of time to pass through the system from encoder to decoder. The system layer contains timing information that requires constant delay. The clock references are program clock reference (PCR) and the time stamps are the PTS and DTS.
Synchronization is accomplished using the program clock reference (PCR) data field in the TS adaptation field. PCR is typically a 42-bit field that is coded in two parts, a PCR base having a 33-bit value in units of 90 kHz, and a PCR extension having a 9-bit extension in units of 27 MHz, where 27 MHz is the system clock frequency. As a general rule, the first 33 bits of the first PCR received by the decoder initialize the counter in a clock generation, and subsequent PCR values are compared to clock values for fine adjustment. The difference between the PCR and the local clock can be used to drive a voltage-controlled oscillator, or a similar device or function, for example, to speed up or slow down the local clock.
Audio and video synchronization is typically accomplished through the presentation time stamp inserted in the PES header.
The presentation time stamp is a 33-bit value in units of 90 kHz, where 90 kHz is the 27 MHZ system clock divided by 300. The presentation time stamp value indicates the time that the presentation unit should be presented to the user.
In digital video systems (e.g., MPEG-2 compliant digital video systems and HDTV compliant digital video systems), the transport layer is used to carry audio data, video data, and system data streams, in packets, to the individual decoders and system memory. The individual streams are multiplexed together with a set of buffer assumptions as defined in the MPEG-2 System Layer specification.
The popularity of digital video recorder (DVR) systems is due in part to the ability of such systems to perform special play modes (also called "trick modes" or "trick plays"). Special play modes may include, among others:
1) Fast Forward—Video is played faster than the normal viewing speed;
2) Slow Forward—Video is played slower than the normal viewing speed;
3) Normal Reverse—Video is played in reverse direction at the same speed as the normal viewing speed;
4) Slow Reverse—Video is played in reverse direction at a speed slower than the normal viewing speed; and
5) Fast Reverse—Video is played in reverse direction at a speed faster than the normal viewing speed.
Special play modes are easier to perform if the DVR system knows the structure of the video stream and can jump directly to the video frames of interest. For instance, if the location of every Intra (I) frame is known, Fast Reverse play can be achieved by decoding only the I frames picked up from the disk, but in reverse order. Selective frame picking enables the DVR system to do Fast Forward and fast and simple Reverse playback.
To implement these functions, an apparatus and method must be devised for efficient MPEG video picturing indexing for use in DVR systems. One possible solution would be to build a table or a file in which the location of each video frame is recorded. When performing special play modes, the MPEG decoder must read the table to know where the required video frames are. However, this solution has some drawbacks. It forces the application to manage a distinct file or table and to synchronize the retrieval of picture data with the stream, which is complex process. Also, the DVR system must parse the table to retrieve the useful video frame information.
Therefore, there is a need in the art for a digital video recorder (DVR) system that implements an improved apparatus and related method for performing special play modes. In particular, there is a need in the art for a DVR system that performs special play modes without using distinct files or data tables to select particular video frames.
To address the above-discussed deficiencies of the prior art, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide an apparatus and related method to perform optimized video indexing in order to perform special mode (or trick mode) playback operations in a digital video recorder. The picture indexing information is embedded in the stream itself, which simplifies file management functions. The stream is made of packets containing headers and payloads, wherein the picture information is coded into the packet headers.
In order to put the picture information in the header, that information is preferably available when the packet is written to the disk. For instance, if no buffering is used, the information cannot be the location of the next picture, as it is not yet known. However, if sufficient memory is available to buffer several frames (i.e., several I frames), then the location of the next picture can be stored in the header.
In an exemplary embodiment, the information stored in the packet header may be:
1) the location of the previous SEQUENCE header;
2) the location of the previous Intra (I) video frame;
3) the position of the SEQUENCE start code in the packet, if any;
4) the location of the I frame start code in the packet, if any;
5) the end of the sequence header in the packet, if any; and
6) the end of the I frame code in the packet, if any.
This is sufficient information for all special mode playback processing.
Fast Forward (8� and more):
Fast forward at high speed is achieved by decoding only Intra pictures picked up from the disk. The present invention uses the indexing inserted into the MPEG stream to choose only the Intra video frames, or one Intra frame out of every N Intra frames.
I-only Reverse:
I-only Reverse is achieved by decoding only Intra frames picked up from the disk, but in reverse order. The present invention uses the indexing inserted into the MPEG stream to choose only the Intra frames, or to choose only one Intra frame out of every N Intra frames.
Frame picking (or picture picking) is possible using the indexing information about the location of each Intra frame and each sequence of the stream. Relevant frames are picked out of the MPEG stream and sent as a pseudo-stream to the video decoder.
Normal Reverse and Slow Reverse:
For normal Reverse playback, the present invention puts an entire I frame-to-I frame sequence (including all intermediate bidirectional (B) frames and predicted (P) frames) in memory, then parses and decodes the sequence. This is easy to do because the Intra frame indexing indicates exactly where each I frame is located. Slow Reverse is the same as normal Reverse with a slow down factor.
Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for implementing special mode playback operations in a digital video recorder. According to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the apparatus comprises an Intra frame indexing device capable of receiving an incoming MPEG video stream and identifying therein data packets associated with Intra frames, wherein the Intra frame indexing device modifies header information in a first data packet associated with a first Intra frame to include location information identifying a storage address of a second data packet associated with a second Intra frame.
According to one embodiment of the present invention, the second Intra frame chronologically precedes the first Intra frame.
According to another embodiment of the present invention, the second Intra frame chronologically follows the first Intra frame.
According to still another embodiment of the present invention, the location information comprises sequence information identifying a location of a video frame sequence containing the second Intra frame.
According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, the video frame sequence containing the second Intra frame chronologically precedes a video frame sequence containing the first Intra frame.
According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the video frame sequence containing the second Intra frame chronologically follows a video frame sequence containing the first Intra frame.
It is another primary object of the present invention to provide a unique indexed MPEG format signal that may be transmitted to a digital video recorder system and stored on a storage medium therein. According to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, the unique indexed MPEG format signal comprises a plurality of data packets, the plurality of data packets comprising a first data packet associated with a first Intra frame, wherein the first data packet comprises a packet header comprising location information identifying a location in the plurality of data packets of a second data packet associated with a second Intra frame.
The foregoing has outlined rather broadly the features and technical advantages of the present invention so that those skilled in the art may better understand the detailed description of the invention that follows. Additional features and advantages of the invention will be described hereinafter that form the subject of the claims of the invention. Those skilled in the art should appreciate that they may readily use the conception and the specific embodiment disclosed as a basis for modifying or designing other structures for carrying out the same purposes of the present invention. Those skilled in the art should also realize that such equivalent constructions do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention in its broadest form.
Before undertaking the DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION below, it may be advantageous to set forth definitions of certain words and phrases used throughout this patent document: the terms "include" and "comprise", as well as derivatives thereof, mean "inclusion without limitation"; the term "or", is inclusive, meaning "and/or"; the phrases "associated with" and "associated therewith", as well as derivatives thereof, may mean "include", "be included within", "interconnect with", "contain", "be contained within", "connect to or with", "couple to or with", "be communicable with", "cooperate with", "interleave", "juxtapose", "be proximate to", "be bound to or with", "have", "have a property of", or the like; and the term "controller" includes any device, system or part thereof that controls at least one operation, such a device may be implemented in hardware, firmware or software, or some combination of at least two of the same. In particular, a controller may comprise a data processor and an associated memory that stores instructions that may be executed by the data processor. It should be noted that the functionality associated with any particular controller may be centralized or distributed, whether locally or remotely. Definitions for certain words and phrases are provided throughout this patent document, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that in many, if not most instances, such definitions apply to prior, as well as future uses of such defined words and phrases.
For a more complete understanding of the present invention, and the advantages thereof, reference is now made to the following descriptions taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein like numbers designate like objects, and in which:
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, digital video recorder (DVR) system 650 is a disk drive-based device, such as a ReplayTV™ recorder or a TiVO™ recorder, DVR system 650 stores and retrieves the incoming television signals to and from a computer magnetic hard disk rather than a magnetic cassette tape. In still other embodiments, video playback device 650 may store and retrieve from a local read/write (R/W) digital versatile disk (DVD) or R/W CD-ROM. Thus, the local storage medium may be fixed (e.g., hard disk drive) or removable (e.g., DVD, CD-ROM).
Digital video recorder system 650 comprises infrared (IR) sensor 660 that receives commands (such as Channel Up, Channel Down, Volume Up, Volume Down, Record, Play, Fast Forward (FF) Reverse, Fast Reverse, Slow Reverse, and the like) from a remote control device operated by the viewer. Television set 605 is a conventional television comprising screen 610, infrared (IR) sensor 615, and one or more manual controls 620 (indicated by a dotted line). IR sensor 615 also receives commands (such as volume up, volume down, power ON/OFF) from a remote control device operated by the viewer.
It should be noted that DVR system 650 is not limited to receiving a particular type of incoming television signal from a particular type of source. As noted above, the external source may be a cable service provider, a conventional RF broadcast antenna, a satellite dish, an Internet connection, or another local storage device, such as a DVD player. Thus, the incoming signal may be a conventional digital signal, such as MPEG-2, an conventional NTSC analog signal, or digital Internet protocol (IP) packets of any other communication protocol. However, for the purposes of simplicity and clarity in explaining the principles of the present invention, the descriptions that follow shall generally be directed to an embodiment in which DVR system 650 receives incoming television signals (analog and/or digital) from a cable service provider. Nonetheless, those skilled in the art will understand that the principles of the present invention may readily be adapted for use with wireless broadcast television signals, local storage systems, an incoming stream of IP packets containing MPEG data, and the like.
VR controller 750 directs the overall operation of DVR system 650, including View mode, Record mode, Play mode, Fast Forward (FF) mode, Reverse (Normal, Fast, Slow) mode, Pause mode, and Skip mode, among others. In View mode, VR controller 750 causes the incoming television signal from the cable service provider to be demodulated and processed by video processor 710 and transmitted to television set 605, without storing or retrieving from hard disk drive 730.
The internal circuitry of DVR system 650 varies depending on whether the external broadcast signal received by DVR system 650 is digital, such as MPEG-2, or analog, such as NTSC. For example, if the external broadcast signal received from the cable service provider is an analog signal, video processor 710 may be, for example, a TriMedia (TM) 6100 media processor, which contains radio frequency (RF) front-end circuitry for receiving incoming analog television signals, tuning to a user-selected channel, and converting the selected RF signal to a baseband television signal (e.g., super video signal) suitable for display on television set 605. Video processor 710 also is capable of receiving a conventional NTSC, PAL or SECAM signal from MPEG2 decoder/NTSC encoder 740 (after buffering in video buffer 760) during Play mode and transmitting baseband television signal (e.g., super video signal) to television set 605. Alternatively, if the external broadcast signal is a digital signal, such as an MPEG-2 signal, video processor 710 may be a conventional digital TV decoder, such as an MPEG-2 decoder, that converts the digital input signal to a baseband television signal for display on television set 605.
In Record mode, VR controller 750 causes the incoming television signal to be stored on hard disk drive 730. MPEG-2 encoder 720 is optionally provided if the external broadcast signal is an analog signal. For example, under the control of VR controller 750, MPEG-2 encoder 720 may receive an incoming NTSC-type analog television signal and convert the received broadcast signal to MPEG-2 format for storage on hard disk drive 730. Alternatively, if the external broadcast signal is already a digital signal, such as MPEG-2, then the broadcast signal may be stored directly to hard disk drive 730 and MPEG-2 encoder 720 may be omitted. In Play mode, VR controller 750 directs hard disk drive 730 to stream the stored television signal (i.e., program) to MPEG-2 decoder/NTSC encoder 740, which converts the MPEG-2 data from hard disk drive 730 to, for example, a super video (S-Video) signal that is buffered in video buffer 760 before video processor 710 transmits it to television set 605.
For the purposes of this application and the claims that follow, hard disk drive 730 is defined to include any mass storage device that is both readable and writable, including conventional magnetic disk drives, and optical disk drives for read/write digital versatile disks (DVD-RW), re-writable CD-ROMs, and the like. In fact, hard disk drive 730 need not be fixed in the conventional sense that is permanently embedded in DVR system 650. Rather, hard disk drive 730 includes any mass storage device that is dedicated to DVR system 650 for the purpose of storing recorded television programs. Thus, hard disk drive 730 may include an attached peripheral drive or removable disk drives (whether embedded or attached), such as a juke box device that holds read/write DVDs or re-writable CD-ROMs. Furthermore, in an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, hard disk drive 730 may include external mass storage devices that DVR system 650 may access and control via a network connection (e.g., Internet protocol (IP) connection), including, for example, a disk drive in a home personal computer (PC) or a disk drive on a server at an Internet service provider (ISP).
According to one embodiment of the present invention, MPEG-2 data from MPEG2 encoder 720 is sent to Intra frame indexer 725 prior to being stored on hard disk drive (HDD) 730. Intra frame indexer 725 detects Intra frames in the MPEG stream and modifies the header information of the data packets before storing the modified data packets to HDD 730. The modifications to the header information indexes the Intra frames in order to enable MPEG2 decoder/NTSC encoder 740 to identify and to selectively pick Intra frames from the stored MPEG data during special mode playback operations. According to another embodiment of the present invention, if DVR system 650 receives MPEG-2 data from an external source (i.e., MPEG2 encoder 720 is not included), the received MPEG-2 data stream is received directly by Intra frame indexer 725, as indicated by the dotted line. In still another embodiment of the present invention, if DVR system 650 receives from an external source MPEG-2 data that has already been indexed (i.e., MPEG2 encoder 720 and Intra frame indexer 725 are not included), the received indexed MPEG-2 data stream is stored directly to HDD 730, as indicated by the dotted line.
For example, the header information in Intra frame 1000 comprises:
1. Previous Intra frame field 1015 contains the location of the previous Intra (I) video frame;
2. Previous Sequence field 1020 contains the location of the previous SEQUENCE header;
3. Start of Intra frame data field 1025 contains the location of the I frame start code in the packet, if any;
4. Start of Sequence field 1030 contains the position of the SEQUENCE start code in the packet, if any;
5. End of Intra frame data field 1035 contains the end of the I frame code in the packet, if any; and
6. End of Sequence field 1040 contains the end of the sequence header in the packet, if any.
As noted above, Intra frame indexer 725 adds the new header information to each Intra frame as the Intra frame is saved to hard disk drive 730. According to an advantageous embodiment of the present invention, Intra frame indexer 725 may be implemented as a controller comprising a data processor and associated memory. The associated memory stores an indexing application executed by the data processor. The memory may also store one or more Intra frames or header information for same prior to writing the Intra frames to hard disk drive 730.
The exemplary Intra frame 1000 in
The special mode playback operations are then performed by MPEG-2 decoder/NTSC encoder 740, which is capable of selectively picking Intra frames using the modified header information of the Intra frames stored on hard disk drive 730. The header information allows MPEG-2 decoder/NTSC encoder 740 to rapidly locate and retrieve Intra frames during various Fast Forward and Reverse playback modes.
In the foregoing description of an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the modified header information identifies the location of previous or following Intra frames in a conventional MPEG stream. However, this is by way of example only and should not be construed so as to limit the scope of the present invention. Those skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention may also be used to identify the location of selected Intra-type frames in video streams that do not conform to the MPEG standard. By way of example, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/943,837, entitled "SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLEXING VIDEO DATA STREAMS IN A DIGITAL VIDEO RECORDER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME" and previously incorporated by reference into the present disclosure, describes a novel apparatus and method for converting a conventional MPEG stream of PES packets comprising packet payloads and related packet headers of varying sizes into a non-conventional stream having packets comprising fixed size payloads and fixed size packet headers. In an alternate embodiment, the present invention is particularly suited for use in association with the invention disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/943,837 because the fixed size payloads and fixed size packet headers may be stored to a disk drive in known block sizes. The known block sizes allow the address of a previous Intra frame or following Intra frame to be calculated very rapidly and stored in the header information of the current fixed size packet header according to the principles of the present invention.
Although the present invention has been described in detail, those skilled in the art should understand that they can make various changes, substitutions and alterations herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention in its broadest form.
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Word is out on Seventh Avenue. Come spring, le dernier cri in fashion will be, of all fitting things, clothes that cling to women's curves. In spite of competition from such homegrown talents as Bill Blass and Calvin Klein, no one is turning out sexier or tighter numbers than Paris' avant-garde designer, Tunisian-born Azzedine Alaïa. "I don't cut clothes for a board," says Alaïa. "The body of a woman is sublime. I follow it."
Growing numbers of American women are showing their approval by wriggling into his skintight jersey and leather outfits, some with trademark zippers and seams that snake around the body. "Anybody can do fitted clothes," says Dawn Mello, executive VP of Bergdorf Goodman. "You plaster them on the body. But Azzedine's are magical."
Alaïa (pronounced A-lie-ya), who worked in the couture house of Guy Laroche, has devoted his career to making clothes for glamorous, self-assured women. As a boy, he spent Saturday nights at the cinema, and today he still swoons over Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo films. He also studied sculpture at the local Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Tunis and made dresses on the side. A particular favorite was one he stitched together for a classmate to wear to their prom. "It was so tight," he recalls gleefully, "that she couldn't even walk." Today the petit (5'2") designer gives all his clothes a comfort test by wearing them around his studio himself.
Alaïa may be a new name on this side of the Atlantic, but chic trend setters, most recently Paloma Picasso and Jerry Hall, have been flocking to his Left Bank atelier for more than 15 years. There they are greeted by the 40ish designer in his Chinese jacket and gymnast shoes, cradling his Yorkshire terrier, Patapouf, in his arms. He is unfazed by success. "Success?" he has said. "I don't spit on it. And the dog loves it."
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Vegan Cheezy Quackers
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Prep 30 mins
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Vegan Cheese Cracker recipe. Like the fishes only more delicious. Originally seen published on the have cake, will travel blog.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 cup flour
- 1⁄3 cup nutritional yeast
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1⁄4 cup margarine
- 1⁄4 cup water
- Mix all ingredients except water in a bowl. Slowly add water until the dough forms a ball. You may not need all of the water!
- Roll out on a clean surface to about 1/3 inch thickness. Cut out shapes using the smallest cookie cutters you have. Continue to re-roll scraps until all dough is used.
- Place crackers on baking sheets lined with waxed paper. Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes, until crackers are set and golden.
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I was really curious to try these after looking for nooch recipes-- glad I did! I don't keep margarine in the house due to health reasons; I used sunflower oil instead and it worked fine-- it was very crumbly so I added water bit by bit until it reached a cookie dough like consistency. I didn't really care about appearance so I just formed small balls with my hands to put them on the baking sheet. Took about 20 minutes to bake in my convection oven; but a few in the back got singed-- had an unpleasant tinge but the other crackers were really good. They had a slightly floury taste but the bite was just perfect, goes great with hummus. You don't taste the cheesy overtone until a little later. Very easy to throw together and I thought the thicker ones tasted better than the thin ones.
well i ended up adding an extra Tbs of water to make the dough manageable (rather the consistency of biscuit dough) and simply cut into 1" squares as i had no suitable cookie cutters. total cooking time to get them golden was 18 min. i mis-read and rolled to about 1/8" thickness, oops! turned out good though. does taste very similar to gold fish crackers but will not be bright orange. mine were light golden (some more then others) with speckles from the pepper. could also try adding spices next time for variety. makes more then a big box of crackers, hopefully they keep well. thanks for a great, easy recipe!
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Pittsburgh spent the second half of its second round NCAA Tournament game against North Carolina-Asheville proving to everyone how tough of an out the Panthers will be this season - even Pitt radio color man Dick Groat got involved.
The 80-year-old former Duke basketball player, and Pirates shortstop, absorbed a vicious hit from a diving Nasir Robinson that knocked him from his seat. He continued to announce the Panthers' 74-51 drubbing of the No. 16 seeded Bulldogs.
"I'm so happy with how well we defended for the most part," Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon said. "We rebounded well obviously for 40 minutes, and that's what we do."
When it was finally over, Pitt had built up a 50-27 rebounding advantage that left UNC-Asheville coach Eddie Biedenbach searching for answers.
"You can't lose the rebounding differential that much and stay in the game," Biedenbach said. "I'll have to use a better technique on how I teach rebounding. Maybe I'll get the Big South officials to come in and help me with how we're supposed to teach it and play."
Pitt got at least five rebounds from five different players.
"I think our depth probably wore them down at times," Dixon said. "Gary [McGhee] had 11 rebounds and Gilbert [Brown] had nine. We really wanted to focus on that, getting rebounds from everyone, our guards as well."
The Panthers have had a pretty firm hold in the paint during Dixon's tenure as coach but will face a stiff challenge in the third round against Butler.
The Bulldogs outrebounded Old Dominion, which was actually ranked higher than Pitt in rebounds per game in the NCAA this season, to advance and get a shot at the top-seeded Panthers.
"[Butler] is very aggressive on the ball, and we've got to be prepared for a physical defense from them. They are probably the most physical team we'll play this year."
For at least a half, UNC-Asheville was doing a fine job at hanging with Pitt's physical presence.
The Bulldogs trailed just 30-25 at the half and were only being outrebounded, 27-15.
Asheville pulled within three twice in the second half, but Ashton Gibbs' 3-point shooting and Pitt's depth helped the Panthers outscore the Bulldogs, 42-22, in the final 18:25.
"They have a lot of quality players on that Pitt team," Biedenbach said. "They go eight-deep and they don't lose any ground at all in high-quality play."
Gibbs scored just six points for Pitt in a sloppy first half but came through with 20 in the final 20 minutes to finish as the game's high scorer.
"I just try to move without the ball, and my teammates did a great job of passing me the ball to get open shots," Gibbs said. "I just tried to take advantage of it and knock it down."
Matt Dickey, who hit a game-tying 3-pointer for UNC-Asheville against Arkansas Little Rock to send that game to overtime, led the Bulldogs with 21 points.
"It was a physical game, and Pittsburgh is a very good team," Dickey said. "We knew we had to play really, really well and rebound. They hit a couple 3-pointers, made a run and I think we got a little tired."
The Panthers connected on eight treys, six by Gibbs.
"We knew before the game what a greater shooter [Gibbs] is," Biedenbach said. "You just can't give those kind of guys open 3-pointers."
Following the victory, Pitt didn't celebrate. The Panthers have bigger goals than helping No. 1 seeds remain unbeaten against No. 16 seeds since the tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985.
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Kirsten has taken intermittent breaks from the Proteas since succeeding long-term interim coach Corrie van Zyl at the helm 15 months ago.
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Of course, that's not the only federal subsidy at the airport. It's gotten money to fix runways, money to upgrade the terminal, money for security, etc.
I once tried to add up federal and state subsidies for the entire airline industry, nationwide. I couldn't do it. There were just too many subsidy programs and too much money.
Anyway, I glanced at USA Today at lunch this afternoon, and, lo and behold, this was their cover story:
Imagine an aviation system in which planes fly two-thirds empty, fares are as low as $46 and the government pays up to 93% of the cost of a flight.
You don't have to look far. That system exists in the USA — and quietly is expanding even as most of the nation's 2 million daily air travelers see fares tick upward for increasingly crowded flights.
Each day, about 3,000 passengers enjoy mostly empty, heavily subsidized flights, financed by a 30-year-old program that requires the government to guarantee commercial air service to scores of small communities that can't support it themselves.
It's called Essential Air Service, or EAS, and it's designed to keep airports open in rural communities. The idea is that this is crucial for economic development. The program runs about $110 million a year, according to the USA Today numbers, which I think is in line with what I reported earlier this year when I first learned about EAS grants.
Any way, guess who USA Today picked as one of its top examples. Yep:
In October, the DOT agreed to one of the program's largest subsidies ever — $2 million a year to Atlantic Southeast Airlines. That pays 60% of ASA's cost to fly two round-trips a day between Macon, Ga., and Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, 81 miles away.
The airline projects that passengers will pay an average of $78 for a one-way ticket — and that flights, typically on planes with fewer than 70 seats, will run 83% empty. That means the DOT will pay $145 per passenger for the 19-minute flight.
"That's a tremendous waste of money," aviation consultant Michael Boyd says, noting that Macon residents can easily drive or take a bus to Atlanta. Groome Transportation, for example, runs hourly vans from Macon to the Atlanta airport. Cost: $31 a ticket.
The nearly $1 billion that Congress has poured into the program since 1999 has helped increase the number of communities with subsidized flights this year to 147 from 100, including 45 in Alaska. That's 28% of the nation's commercial airports.
The increased funding means the government pays an average of $87 per passenger on subsidized flights outside of Alaska, where planes often carry few passengers but deliver mail and supplies to the state's remote islands. The subsidy in 1995 was $49 per passenger.
Also mentioned in the article: Congress recently re-approved funding for it. And Congress rejected cuts suggested by the U.S. DOT, which operates the program. That is correct. A federal department asked for less money, and Congress said no.
I would like to note one other thing, though, for the sake of fairness. I spoke with someone in the airline industry about this earlier this year (can't remember who) and he or she made an interesting point. Air travel may be heavily subsidized, but so is driving.
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|How to overcome workplace bullying
(NAPSI)—We've all heard about the increase in bullying among children, but workplace bullying among adults is also a growing problem. According to recent reports, 35 to 50 percent of U.S. employees say they were bullied in the course of their career. At companies across America, employers and workers are discovering a problem that's bad for morale, bad for their own health and happiness, and bad for the bottom line: workplace bullying.
What can you do if you're bullied at work? Dr. Colleen Logan, Walden University's program director for the M.S. in Career Counseling program, and an expert in bullying issues, offers some advice:
• Know the signs. Workplace bullying can include verbal abuse, threats, gossip, the silent treatment, offensive conduct, humiliation, intimidation, and work interference or sabotage.
• Be honest with yourself. It's easy to discount or ignore bullying, thinking you might be reading the situation wrongly, but if you think you're being bullied, you likely are.
• Set boundaries. Tell yourself you do not have to stand for this behavior and will not be victimized. Remain in charge of your values, decisions, behavior and conduct.
• Get ready to confront the bully. Mentally prepare to send a clear and consistent message that the bullying needs to stop.
• Make a formal complaint. Talk to your boss. Provide specific details about the bullying and how it affects you and your work. If your boss is the bully, talk to a human resources representative.
• Seek alternative employment. If your workplace doesn't change, take steps to find a nonhostile work environment where colleagues listen to one another's viewpoint with respect, agree to disagree and move forward.
In schoolyard bullying, the bullies are children, whose behaviour is controlled by the leaders, i.e. the school administration. In workplace bullying, however, the bullies are often the leaders themselves, i.e., the managers and supervisors. Therefore, reporting a bully to the HR dept, for example, may expose the target/victim to the risk of even more bullying, slower career advancement, or even termination, on the grounds of being a ?troublemaker!?.
Workplace bullying has severe consequences, including reduced effectiveness and high employee turnover. An employee who suffers any physical or psychiatric injury as a result of workplace bullying can confront the bully, report the bully to the HR department or to the trade union, if any, or bring a claim of negligence and/or a personal injury claim against both the employer and the abusive employee as joint respondents in the claim. If the law does not persuade employers to deal with workplace bullying, the economic reality will persuade them. Training sessions can help when combined with a confidential reporting structure, but it is difficult to alter the basic nature of some individuals, who may need counselling.
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Posted by Wingsfan72
on 17 April 2013 - 10:24 PM
nah, the one and only Mark Mowers would have owned that play
nah, the one and only Mark Mowers would have owned that play
haha! Mowers...thanks for that. Havent heard that name in a while. To the internet I go!
Posted by Wingsfan72
on 17 April 2013 - 01:08 PM
This is what happens when Franzen cares...
Or, my personal favorite version...
Posted by Wingsfan72
on 12 April 2013 - 10:21 PM
These stupid f***s can't do anything right. They suck at everything
jesus, like a different team already....
Posted by Wingsfan72
on 04 April 2013 - 03:45 PM
Seriously, why did we keep Whitey if hes gonna be in the press box every other game?
I'm also pretty bummed DD isn't going to be in tonight, I'd love to see what he's got. Are there any vids of him at practice by any chance?
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on 01 April 2013 - 03:48 PM
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on 30 March 2013 - 03:10 PM
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on 29 March 2013 - 12:35 PM
Who is Carlo Colaiacovo???
Who is Carlo Colaiacovo???
Well, I could be wrong but I believe Colaiacovo is an old, old wooden ship used in the Civil War era.
Posted by Wingsfan72
on 28 March 2013 - 02:30 PM
One average, not losing - but not always winning, season and this is what becomes of Wing's fans. Nice
I don't understand how "the diamond has lost it's shine" other than the leverage that was playing with Nick Lidstrom is now gone.
Lets take a look at some of the factors here:
We'll start with the offseason that no one will shut up about
These are the three names (and maybe Semin) that ignited this whole "Detroit is not a desirable team anymore" crap. So, with this logic, had Holland signed one/two of these people would Detroit still be a fading star? If the Wings don't sign at least one big FA every offseason, they're over the hill and nobody wants to play there? Ok.
It's funny nobody addresses the fact that Brunner decided to sign with us because, you know, he didn't have to....
Now lets look at these current trades with Pittsburgh:
There are a lot of factors that play in to our relatively unsuccessful season so far (and I say relatively as compared to us normally being a top three team in the league). First and foremost, our biggest hit was losing LIds. He left a huge hole in our D and Kenny had to get what he could in the FA market to try to help fill it. It is completely unfair for anyone to expect Holland to find a semi-LIdstrom in the same summer the man retired. Then there was the lockout, and the subsequent loss of a preseason where our new players could have gotten used to the Wings system. Several of our guys didn't play during the lockout and that showed, they needed several games to get back in to game shape. And finally, now that we're kind of getting things rolling and players are somewhat finding their groove, WE CAN'T STAY HEALTHY! I think, considering all of those factors, especially the injuries, we are doing quite well for ourselves. It could be a lot worse.
I honestly did not realize until this season how many fair-weather fans the Wings have, and this makes me sad. I am sorry that we are not going to win the Presidents trophy this year, and we're likely not going to win the cup. Unfortunately reality dictates that you cant win everything every year . The pens are looking pretty good now, and I am sure they could always use a few more bandwagon fans so...theres the door. Myself, I will stay a loser Wings fan
Posted by Wingsfan72
on 28 March 2013 - 02:21 AM
Well....this is awkward...
Posted by Wingsfan72
on 26 March 2013 - 01:03 AM
I am nervous he'll sign with EDM as well, but I've gotta say I can't understand the logic. I'm from MI, grew up a die-hard Wings fan, I would not even let the other 29 teams waste their frequent flyer miles. Hell, I'd take bottom pairing minutes if that is where I needed to start. I thought for sure just to be able to wear the Winged wheel would enough leverage.
I really hope it doesn't come down to him not signing because he won't get top 2 minutes, especially considering he's never played a game of professional hockey before.
Fingers crossed.
Posted by Wingsfan72
on 24 March 2013 - 11:44 PM
An unproven prospect and a pick (a la Brenden Morrow), then yes.
Posted by Wingsfan72
on 13 March 2013 - 02:27 PM
This explains certain "injuries".....
"Sammy, you want to play?"
"No no, I need to be home so I can count out the money Kenny gave me!"
Detroit Free Press headline: Mikael Samuelsson sprains wrist stacking hundred-dollar bills from his 3M dollar paycheck. Won't require surgery - out indefinitely.
But in all seriousness, if what Babs says was true Tatar would be on one of the top two lines.
Posted by Wingsfan72
on 08 March 2013 - 04:27 PM
Other teams don't undervalue their stars like the Red Wings do.
We're lucky guys like Datsyuk and Kronwall are willing to play for Detroit at such crappy prices for their skill level and comparative rates.
Other teams don't undervalue their stars like the Red Wings do.
We're lucky guys like Datsyuk and Kronwall are willing to play for Detroit at such crappy prices for their skill level and comparative rates.
I agree, Holland (too) often looks for "bargains" in his signings and contract extensions, but this contract is ridiculous! In my opinion 7.5 mil should be the MOST a player is paid - in ANY sport!
And I'm talking elite players like Lidstrom, Datsyuk, Stamkos, Weber, Crosby, etc.
It's not like that is an offensive salary to offer a player. I mean this isn't football or baseball where money is passed around like its nothing - to some of the most undeserving athletes.
IMO this is the kind of crap that messes up a team. I was pissed when Weber signed that offer sheet from Philly, that was purely for money. I think that contract is really going to hinder their success in the future.
To clarify, I am not one of those people who says players shouldn't try to make more money, who wouldn't? I just think this crap is getting a little out of hand, especially in the world of the salary cap. And, believe it or not there is such a thing as playing for the love of the game. I mean if I got paid millions of dollars to play the game I love, I would be pretty ecstatic. Its not like playing for 6M instead of 8,9,10M is going to negatively affect your life, I mean it's manageable.
Look a Steve Yzerman, one of the greatest players in the game, he made 8 mil two times in his career and 7.5 mil one year (when there was no cap). Besides that his contract was for 6M, 5M, and lower. I know its a different time and those numbers mean different things now but my point is that Steve Yzerman was arguably one the most important parts of the Wings success and he wasn't demanding Fedorov money, even though he could have.
I understand this is the real world and people are just trying to get as much as they can monetarily, but there are other real factors to consider like salary cap and the future of your team. I don't remember who, but weren't there some Wings players that deferred some of their salary to sign Hull and Robitaille? That's the kind of stuff, in my opinion, that makes a team stronger.
Kenny has it right (sometimes) not dealing out the big bucks for some players. Do I think he underpays players? Yes. But I think our elite players (Z,Dats) are paid a very appropriate and reasonable amount of money. They didn't have to sign the dotted line, but they did, so they could play for the team they love and are a part of.
Eh, I'm done ranting now.
Posted by Wingsfan72
on 08 March 2013 - 01:02 PM
What the hell, isn't the cap going DOWN?
I hope Perry doesn't get any ideas from this...
Posted by Wingsfan72
on 05 March 2013 - 12:07 AM
Last year was really Clarkson's first on a top line. before he was used as a checker/goon. Now he is scoring at such a pace, there was a story a week or 2 ago about the devils telling him not to fight anymore. he is on pace for 37 goals based on a 82 game season. With a Datsyuk or Zetterberg feeding him the puck, he could get 45+ goals per season.
But...we're trading Datsyuk for picks I thought...
I feel like I've heard this somewhere before....
....I just can't quite put my finger on it...
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a very fake person who bandwagons to whatever the "popular kids" thinks is cool
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