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Robert Downey Jr has said his son Indio may have inherited his drug addiction, and pledged to help him overcome his issues.
The Iron Man star's 20-year-old son Indio Falconer Downey has been released on bail following his arrest on suspicion of cocaine possession.
Robert said: "Unfortunately there's a genetic component to addiction and Indio has likely inherited it.
"Also, there is a lot of family support and understanding, and we're all determined to rally behind him and help him become the man he's capable of being. We're grateful to the Sheriff's department for their intervention, and believe Indio can be another recovery success story instead of a cautionary tale."
The 49-year-old actor's own battle with drug use in the 90s was well documented, landing him in prison and rehab and cost him acting roles. He has been clean since 2003 and is now one of the industry's most bankable stars after appearing in Marvel's Iron Man trilogy and The Avengers.
The Los Angeles Sheriff's department said Indio was arrested after a car he was in was pulled over in West Hollywood.
He was booked on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, believed to be cocaine, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Two other people were in the car but only Indio was arrested.
He was released shortly after bail was posted at 10,250 US dollars (£6,010). A court date is set for August 29.
Indio appeared in the 2005 movie Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, which starred his father.

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Recipe from Rennie Phillps of Scott City, Mo.
Total Time: 30 minutes
3 bell peppers - cut up into bite size pieces
6 or 8 fair sized potatoes cut up into bite size pieces
2 onions - cut in half and then sliced about 1/4 inch thick
1/2 cabbage - sliced
1. We start with a #8 or 9 cast iron skillet. Spray it with non stick spray and then add 1 cup water. Turn heat on high.
2. Add the onion and peppers and potatoes. Cook until the potatoes just begin to soften. Then add the cabbage and cover with a lid and reduce the heat.
3. Add some salt, garlic and curry and cook for another 5 minutes or so. Add cheese if you like cheese. There is no set amount on any of the ingredients. If you like peppers and onions add more. If you don't add less or skip. To make it a one skillet meal add some hotdogs.
Servings: 6-8 servings.
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WASHINGTON—Top Senate leaders said they were within striking distance of an agreement Monday to reopen the federal government and defuse a looming debt crisis just days before the U.S. could run out of money to pay its bills.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) said on the Senate floor that the leaders had made "tremendous progress" toward a deal and that he was hopeful Tuesday would be a "bright day." The Senate's Republican leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, seconded Mr. Reid's optimism....
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One hundred firms make up AdvisorOne's 2012 Top Wealth Managers, as measured by assets under management per client, with data as of 12/31/11.
Here we present a profile of the crème de la crème of the Top Wealth Managers—those 10 firms that topped the list in in our 2012 survey.
View the list of all 280 firms in our 2012 Top Wealth Managers survey.
Stanford T. Young founded Financial Clarity Inc. in 1992. Since then, he's been in charge, as "sole principal and sole client interface," so that "there's no debate about who [clients are] going to be talking to next year." That's just one of the things, says Young, that makes his firm different. Another is the fact that his firm is nondiscretionary.
Young adds that his clients themselves are different. "We have a belief," he says, "that it's important for clients to be actively involved in the decision-making, and this fits the profile of our clients"—who are, he adds, typically highly sophisticated and successful investors who count among their ranks "company founders, senior executives, venture capitalists."
As a result, fee-only Financial Clarity provides advice, when wanted—clients "understand that they don't know everything about the business, so they need advice"—and handles the processes behind investing, while the hands-on approach to decision-making that its clients prefer is encouraged.
What Makes Financial Clarity Tick
Financial Clarity's organic method of growth is a factor shared by most of its peers, as is open architecture, a reliance on fees rather than compensation by other means (brokerage fees, commissions, etc.) and a determination to place the client first.
Both client and asset bases are very stable, says Young, with the typical client having been with the firm for 10 years. In fact, the firm does not actively solicit new clients; space, he says, is limited due to the firm's structure, so clients must have investable assets of $30 million—"actual … assets that we invest, not including a net worth or a balance sheet total." With the bar set so high, it's perhaps not surprising that, according to Young, "If we take on one or two a year, that's a big deal."
As sole principal, Young says that he has greater flexibility on behalf of his clients than larger firms with more decision-makers and, as a result, a more centralized process for decision-making. "Because I'm the sole principal and in charge of my own risk," he says, "I can evaluate investments and approve them in a much more expeditious fashion."
Potential new employees go through rigorous screening. Young says the firm is a great place for new employees to learn the business, particularly since as a smaller firm it offers the opportunity for them to play many different roles. A career path of sorts arises from the fact that it takes three to four years, according to Young, "to learn how to do the job right." A bonus structure awaits employees who remain with the firm, and so does the potential position of vice president.
While Young says he doesn't "have to be the sole principal forever," provisions in case of a catastrophe include measures more designed to keep the firm running till someone else steps in than to replace him directly. If he "keel[s] over or get[s] hit by the proverbial bus," he says, possibilities include an employee buying out the business or clients being merged into another firm. Because the firm is nondiscretionary, he adds, client assets would not be tied up in such an eventuality; they would be free to move to another advisor if they chose to do so. Still, he vows, "I'm going to be around for a while."
2008: The Big Test
The financial crisis of 2008-2009, says Young, presented multiple challenges. One was the need to "make sure that clients don't cash out at the bottom." Another was that the crisis itself was a wakeup call, in the sense that existing models failed: "You have to rethink what you're doing with asset allocation, because models that have been traditionally used for optimizing asset allocations that are based on efficient market theories have been exposed by that period as being not valid."
Equities as a class, Young explains, have become much more correlated in their component parts than they used to be, so instead of thinking "large cap, small cap, international," other strategies are called for. Illiquid assets might offer more promise, he adds, since they are "still severely discounted in the marketplace" and are less efficient markets, so they offer more opportunity. "But you can only have so much in illiquid assets," he concedes.
However, while a combination of more-correlated equities and extremely low interest rates together make for a more challenging environment in which to make money, he adds that all of Financial Clarity's client portfolios are customized, with not a model portfolio in the lot. And opportunities are increasing in the marketplace to gain access to illiquid assets in more liquid forms, through such products as ETFs and mutual funds.
"Business Would Continue"
Asked about concerns for the business that might contribute to sleepless nights, Young says that "most of the time I sleep pretty well." Still, "during the financial crisis, I had some sleepless moments," he recalls, "and I remember looking out the window at the big road going by here and seeing all these cars and seeing people going into restaurants and thinking, 'Don't they know there's a crisis going on? They're actually going out to eat lunch!'" That, he said, "gave me some comfort that business would continue."
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Obama campaign launches new offensive against Mitt Romney
CHICAGO -- President Barack Obama's campaign is launching a new offensive Monday against Republican Mitt Romney, blasting the GOP nominee for criticizing Americans who don't pay income taxes without having "come clean" about his own.
The campaign started the new push with a television advertisement, its first spot using Romney's comments that 47 percent of voters pay no income tax, and believe they are victims and entitled to government assistance. The ad was to begin airing in Ohio -- a crucial swing state where Romney was campaigning this week -- but was also expected to be part of the campaign's final push elsewhere between now and Election Day.
"Maybe instead of attacking others on taxes, he should come clean on his," the ad's narrator says of Romney.
The 30-second spot signaled that Obama would keep making Romney's taxes a campaign issue. The Republican hopeful has released only two years of tax information about his personal fortune and finances.
Six weeks out from the election, Obama holds a slim lead over Romney in most battleground states. The Republican is seeking to right his campaign following a rough stretch that included the release of his secretly recorded remarks about the 47 percent and criticism that he's not campaigning hard enough for the White House.
Romney acknowledged Sunday that he was trailing the president in several key states. But he promised to spend less time courting donors and more time with voters.
"I know that in the coming six weeks they're very unlikely to stay where they are today," Romney said of the polls.
The Republican was scheduled to campaign Monday in Colorado, where aides added a rally in an attempt to deflect the criticism from within his own party. Romney was also to join running mate Paul Ryan in Ohio on Tuesday for a bus tour.
Romney senior adviser Ed Gillespie said the GOP ticket would give voters more specific details on their economic plans in the campaign's closing weeks.
"Voters will get to know more not only about the specifics of the Romney plan, but how it will benefit them," he said. "A real recovery will improve the quality of life for working Americans, and lift millions out of poverty by making jobs available again."
Obama will spend Monday and Tuesday tending to official duties at the United Nations. But his condensed schedule at the annual gathering of world leaders underscored that his focus is largely on the campaign.
Voters in more than two dozen states are already casting ballots in early voting for the presidential election, meaning everything the candidates do now could influence votes already being cast.
Obama's campaign sees Romney's remarks about 47 percent of Americans as an opportunity to solidify its lead, building on the campaign's efforts over the summer to paint the Republican as a multi-millionaire elitist who is out of touch with middle class Americans. The campaign's new 30-second ad opens with a video of Romney telling donors at a private fundraiser about the 47 percent of Americans he believes will vote for Obama no matter what.
"My job is not to worry about those people," Romney says in the video, which was taped without his knowledge.
A narrator in the Obama ad responds: "Isn't it the president's job to worry about everyone?"
Romney said he was talking to donors about campaign strategy and making the point that about 47 percent of voters won't cast their ballots for him. He has insisted following the video's release that as president, he would work for all Americans.
The Obama ad also references details about Romney's personal tax returns, including his disclosure that he and wife Ann Romney paid an effective tax rate in 2011 of 14.1 percent. That rate is lower than millions of middle-income Americans, but actually more than Romney had to pay.
The tax documents released Friday show Romney, one of the wealthiest candidates ever to seek the presidency, paid nearly $2 million in federal taxes on $13.7 million in income. Romney's income was from investment returns, which are taxed at a lower rate than income that comes mostly from wages.
Republicans argued that it was time for Democrats to stop focusing on Romney's taxes now that he has released his 2011 returns.
Romney released his 2010 returns in January, but he continues to decline to disclose returns from previous years -- including those while he worked at Bain Capital, the private equity firm he co-founded. The Obama campaign and other Democrats note that Romney's father, George Romney, released a dozen years of returns when he ran for president.
The Republican nominee has made clear that he's looking to next month's three presidential debates to help him get on track. The first debate is on Oct. 3.
Romney told reporters Sunday that Obama has been "trying to fool people into thinking that I think things I don't. And that ends I think during the debates."
And he blamed his recent struggles, in part, on what he described as a series of factually inaccurate attacks from Obama.
"He keeps on running these things even though he knows they are wrong," Romney said. "Whether it's on the auto industry, whether it's on taxes, whether it's on social issues, what he's saying about my positions is simply not true."
Associated Press writer Steve Peoples in Denver contributed to this report.


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Bitter cold weather prompts tough decisions to protect kids
Schools to weigh possible cancellations on frigid Friday
With temperatures and wind chills expected to reach some of their lowest levels of the winter overnight, school officials will be up early Friday to determine whether to hold classes as normal.
Some boys who expect to go to school Friday said they didn't mind dealing with some ice Thursday night.
They strapped on the skates and hockey gear to take to the rink at the Line Creek Community Center, a place where the ice was warmer than the bitter air outside.
"I think it's pretty cool," said Sean Budzowski, a player for the Kansas City Fighting Saints. "It's like playing hockey in a warmer environment than it is outside, and outside it's really cold. It's kind of just weird, because you're coming in to a warmer place to play a sport that's on ice."
Schools have policies of precaution when temperatures plunge. The Shawnee Mission School District keeps students indoors for recess if wind chills hit zero or lower. In Olathe, schools keep recess indoors whenever it's 9 degrees or lower outside.
Some schools close for the day if they worry about students walking or waiting for bus stops in the cold. Some also consider whether buses will be able to be warm enough to carry students on the ride to school.


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text: The Discourses of Epictetus book 0 Arrian to Lucius Gellius book 1 Of the things which are, and the things which are not in our own power. In what manner, upon every occasion, to preserve our character. How, from the doctrine that god is the father of mankind, we may proceed to its consequences. Of progress. Concerning the academics. The New Academy denied the existence of any universal truths. - H. Of providence. Of the use of the forms of right reasoning. That logical subtleties are not safe to the uninstructed. How from the doctrine of our relationship to god we are to deduce its consequences. Concerning those who seek preferment at Rome . Of natural affection. Of contentment. How everything may be performed to the divine acceptance. That all things are under the divine supervision. What philosophy promises. Of providence. That the art of reasoning is necessary. That we ought not to be angry with the erring. Of the right treatment of tyrants. In what manner reason contemplates itself. Of the desire of admiration. Of general principles. Against Epicurus. How we ought to struggle with difficulties. On the same subject. What the rule of life is. Of the varied appearances of things to the mind, and what means are at hand by which to regulate them. That we ought not to be angry with mankind. What things are little, what great, among men. Of courage. Weapons ready for difficult occasions. book 2 That courage is not inconsistent with caution. Of tranquillity. Concerning such as recommend persons to the philosophers. Concerning a man who had been guilty of adultery. How nobleness of mind may be consistent with prudence. Of circumstances. This discourse is supposed to have been addressed to a pupil, who feared to remain at Rome , because of the persecutions aimed by Domitian at the philosophers. - H. Of divination. Wherein consists the essence of good. That some persons, failing to fulfil what the character of a man implies, assume that of a philosopher. How we may infer the duties of life from its nominal functions. The beginning of philosophy. Of disputation. Of anxiety. Concerning Naso . Concerning those who obstinately persist in whatever they have determined. What we do not study to make use of the established principles concerning good and evil. How to apply general principles to particular cases. How to deal with the semblances of things. Concerning those who embrace philosophy only in words. Concerning the Epicureans and Academics. Of inconsistency. Of friendship. Of eloquence. Concerning a person whom he treated with disregard. That logic is necessary. What is the test of error. book 3 Of personal adornment. In what a well-trained man should exercise himself; and that we neglect the principal things. What is the chief concern of a good man; and in what we chiefly ought to train ourselves. Concerning one who made himself improperly conspicuous in the theatre. Concerning those who plead illness. Miscellaneous. Concerning a certain governor who was an epicurean. How we are to exercise ourselves in regard to the semblances of things. Concerning a certain orator, who was going to Rome on a lawsuit. In what manner we ought to bear illness. Miscellaneous. Of training. What solitude is; and what a solitary person. Miscellaneous. That everything is to be undertaken with circumspection. This fifteenth chapter makes the twenty-ninth of the Enchiridion, but with some varieties of reading. -C. That caution should be used, as to personal familiarity. Of providence. That we ought not to be alarmed by any news that is brought us. What is the comparative condition of the philosopher, and of the crowd. That some advantage may be gained from every outward circumstance. Concerning those who readily set up for sophists. Of the Cynic philosophy. Concerning such as read and dispute ostentatiously. That we ought not to be affected by things not in our own power. Concerning those who waver in their purpose. Concerning those who are in dread of want. book 4 Of freedom. Of complaisance. What things are to be exchanged for others. Concerning those who earnestly desire a life of repose. Concerning the quarrelsome and ferocious. Concerning those who are annoyed at being pitied. Of fearlessness. Concerning such as hastily assume the philosophic dress. Concerning a person who had grown immodest. What things we are to despise, and what chiefly to value. Of purity. Of taking pains. Concerning such as are too communicative The Enchiridion Fragments of Epictetus from Stobaeus, Antonius, and Maximus. Stobaeus lived early in the fifth century, Maximus in the seventh, and Antonius, surnamed Melissa , or the Bee, in the eighth. Their collections are. printed together. Many of these sayings are merely traditional. - H.


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Sound Off for Feb. 6, 2013
Next we have statistics on how many children died from gunshots. Gets your attention.
Now, according to the American Anthropological Association more than 200 women kill their children in the USA each year with three to five children a day killed by either parent.
According to the World Health organization the leading causes of child mortality are 1. car accidents, drowning, burns (fires), falls, poisoning. Out of the children who are injured additional numbers are permanently disabled or paralyzed with early deaths due to their injuries.
In the United States a report of child abuse is made every 10 seconds. More than five children die every day as a result of child abuse. It is estimated that up to 60 percent of child fatalities due to abuse are not recorded as such on death certificates.
About 80 percent of 21 year olds abused as children meet the criteria for at least one psychological disorder.
Statistics of gun deaths are easy to find right now as government is indoctrinating us to accept gun control. Fining statistics on other causes o death not easy. Why? Because there is an agenda by government to destroy the Second Amendment and it would not serve their cause if people stepped back and realized death by shooting is not among the top five causes of death for children. Government does not want people to be rational. Hysteria serves the government well.
When will these anti Obama people stop bashing the president. The Democrats won the election. Get over it. A majority of country wants the Democrats to rule on the White House. Get over it.
As far as unemployment go that is businesses fault. they are not hiring to make President Obama look bad.
I read in the paper the other day our wonderful mayor went to Washington to do something for Torrington. Why doesn't he take care of some of the holes in our streets instead of spending money foolishly.
Typical family oriented entertainment was not provided by the NFL with the "show" put on by Beyoncé. I found it inappropriate for children. But typical of the trash on TV these days. How many remember when the morality police did not allow Elvis Presley to be shown from the hips down on the Ed Sullivan show because of the way Elvis gyrated.
Well, our President is off on another trip in Air Force One. These trips cost the American taxpayer millions of dollars each time he flies the friendly skies.. Does he really have to travel outside of Washington to make another of his major announcements? I do believe that there is space for him in the White House to do this, it's called the Oval Office. If he can't find it on his own, perhaps he can get a map from one of the tour guides. Did he really have to go to Minnesota to talk about gun control? Does he now have to take up the crusade against head injuries in professional football, or all sports for that matter?
I do believe that this is a matter for the medical profession, unless he can produce a document saying he is a licensed physician. He seems to have a problem finding his "important papers."
If he would spend more time on the affairs of the world and the safety of our military personnel and ambassadors, instead of flying around in his home in the sky, he might be a more effective President.


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Congratulations to Collette Liantonio for being 1 of the 10 Inductees Chosen for the Second Class of the DR Hall of Fame!
10 Inductees Chosen for the Second Class of the DR Hall of Fame
SANTA ANA, Calif. — Response Magazine and its Advisory Board are proud to announce the inductees for the second class of the Direct Response Hall of Fame, made up of 10 legendary leaders in the direct response marketing business: Chickie Bucco, Tim Hawthorne, AJ Khubani, Collette Liantonio, Tony Little, Billy Mays, Suzanne Somers, Gary West, Mary West and Katie Williams.
'"Following on last year's successful debut of the DR Hall of Fame 'Äî an idea that was years in the making 'Äî we're thrilled to welcome this second group of inductees," says Thomas Haire, editor-in-chief of Response. '"As always, we must credit the DR Hall of Fame's genesis to Northern Response's Richard Stacey, whose desire for¬†Response¬†and the industry as a whole to truly honor those who have helped turn direct response marketing into a $300 billion annual business was crucial to its founding in 2013."
The group will be honored during an induction ceremony at Response Expo in San Diego on Thursday, May 1. The event, which will be hosted on the Expo Hall floor beginning at 3 p.m., is sponsored by LiveOps, and will follow a special panel discussion with a group of the inductees that will take place from 1:45-2:45 p.m. at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront.
'"What a wonderful group this second class of inductees to the DR Hall of Fame is," says John Yarrington, publisher of Response. '"Each inductee brings his or her own amazing success story to the table. And with more than 30 nominees submitted once again by our Advisory Board and the 2013 inductees, the breadth of service to the DR business displayed by the members of this group again displays just what it will take to join the ranks of the DR Hall of Fame in the coming years."
Here are brief biographies of the 10 inductees:
Chickie Bucco is president of Katz Direct, a Katz Television Group Company 'Äî the oldest, largest and most successful media representative. Bucco oversees direct response short-form, program time sales and paid religion on behalf of more than 500 of Katz Television Group's client stations. Bucco is known within the Katz organization and industry as a true mentor. In addition to her duties with the Katz Television Group, Bucco has been actively involved with The Alliance for Women in Media 'Äî on both the local and national levels 'Äî for more than a decade. She has demonstrated her strong commitment to teaching and leadership programs through many contributions, including as a Career Day speaker in New York City public high schools and as Principal for a Day at PS 123 in the Bronx.
Tim Hawthorne is the founder, chairman and CEO of Hawthorne Direct, a full-service brand response advertising agency, specializing in strategic planning, creative development, production, media planning, buying and analytics and campaign management for integrated marketing campaigns. The agency has offices in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and Fairfield, Iowa, and has won more than 450 creative awards for numerous brand campaigns during the past 27 years. Hawthorne is a regular columnist for various industry publications, including Response Magazine, and is author of '"The Complete Guide to Infomercial Marketing." He has been a member of the Response Advisory Board since its inception more than a decade ago and was honored with emeritus member status.
AJ Khubani founded TELEBrands Corp. in 1983 with his life-savings of $20,000. Today, TELEBrands is thriving as a nearly $1 billion marketing giant well known for such hit products as the PedEgg, OrGreenic, Pocket Hose, Aero-Knife, Rabbit TV, InstaBulb, Trusty Cane, Who Knew and Great Kitchen Secrets. In 1987, after an initial infomercial, Khubani brought the first '"infomercial" product to retail. The now iconic AmberVision sunglasses were sold at New Jersey-based Herman's Sporting Goods and were a retail success, selling out within days 'Äî reaching $150 million worth of sales in the product's lifetime. In addition to being the first to bring these products to retail, Khubani is also credited with designing the famous red '"As Seen on TV" logo. Khubani has become a media regular with a multitude of appearances on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, Fox News and more. In 2009, TELEBrands received Vendor of the Year Awards from Target Stores and CVS Pharmacy, alongside such legendary companies as Procter & Gamble and AstraZeneca.
Collette Liantonio launched Concepts TV Productions in 1983. With an M.A. in directing from New York University, Liantonio also attended Harvard University's Owner/President Program. She is a licensed speech and dramatic arts coach and has experience in all aspects of public speaking and directing. Many of her direct response commercials and infomercials have become advertising legends, including those for AmberVision sunglasses, Topsy Tail, The Abdominizer, Bedazzler, Contour Pillow and the George Foreman Grill. Concepts TV has won more than 150 awards for hits like Go Duster, Better Pasta Pot and Finishing Touch. Concepts TV's clients over the years also include WD-40, Bissell, QVC, Novartis, Time Warner, Salton and Conair. Liantonio has been recognized as '"One of the 25 Most Influential People in DRTV," she was ranked one of the Top 150 Leading Women Entrepreneurs by New Jersey Monthly, and her company was ranked one of the nation's 500 leading entrepreneurial companies by DiversityBusiness.com.
Famous throughout the landscape for his boundless enthusiasm, Tony Little has been a television and fitness icon for more than 25 years. Inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2006, Little is instantly recognizable everywhere he goes with a legendary reputation for being able to turn adversity into victory. A favorite with both the public and media, the man known as '"America's Personal Trainer" has appeared on national television shows including '"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," the '"Today" show and '"Nightline." Little is a superstar in the world of television home shopping, with his exercise videos earning him 14 Platinum Video Awards and nine Gold Video Awards. More than 45 million people own products bearing his name, and his success crosses international boundaries, with his infomercials having aired in 81 countries. Little was named Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009 by Ernst & Young. Last year, he was honored by HSN with its highest honor 'Äî The Legend Award.
'"Powered by the air that you breathe. Activated by the water that you and I drink!" With those words promoting the massive hit product OxiClean, Billy Mays moved from successful pitchman into the ranks of direct response television's legends. Throughout the next decade, and dozens of hit TV products that grossed more than $1 billion in sales, Mays career skyrocketed, cementing his place not only in DRTV but also in pop culture. In the mid-1990s, a chance meeting at a home show with Orange Glo creator Max Appel gave Mays his big break. By 1996, Appel had convinced Mays to give TV a try, pitching Orange Glo wood cleaner and polish on the Home Shopping Network (HSN). The Appel family called on Mays again and again to pitch their product line, which grew to include OxiClean, Kaboom and other cleaning products. In 2009, he and fellow DRTV pitching legend Anthony Sullivan were tabbed as the stars of the Discovery Network's reality show, '"Pitchmen." The show highlighted product inventors bringing their ideas in front of expert DRTV pitchmen and producers Mays and Sullivan. He passed away at age 50 in June 2009.
Suzanne Somers has been relevant for more than three decades. She spent 21 years on network television, starring on such shows as '"Three's Company" and '"She's the Sheriff." She's also been involved in electronic marketing, both in direct response television and home shopping, for more than 20 years, after introducing the Thighmaster in 1990, which sold more than 10 million units. She followed that with several successful DR fitness products. '"Suzanne Organics" recently launched in retail for the first time 'Äî a line of skincare, haircare and color cosmetics, all organic and certified toxic-free. Her DR products for 2014 include fitness products, DVDs, the Facemaster and an unusual fashion item. Somers has also written 24 books on health and wellness 'Äî most are New York Times bestsellers. Her website, suzannesomers.com, and several satellite websites attract a powerful demographic between 30 and 60 years of age. Somers is also partnered in Lifewave Nanotechnology, one of the creators of foreverhealth.com, a national network of integrative physicians. Personally, she has spent 46 years with husband Alan Hamel. They have three children, six grandchildren and have not spent a night apart in more than 35 years.
Gary and Mary West are successful entrepreneurs who founded West Corp. in 1986. The company operates under two segments 'Äî Communications Services and Unified Communications 'Äî to provide customer contact services, conferencing services, event services, emergency call operations, and notifications and alerts. Intrado supports emergency call operations; Intercall is the world's largest conference call company; and Televox offers healthcare products and communications support in commercial markets. West Corp. went public in 1996 and, in 2006, was sold for more than $4 billion with Gary and Mary retaining approximately 20-percent ownership. The company employs 35,700 globally with annual sales of $2.6 billion. Today, Gary and Mary are pioneering philanthropists. Their foundation supports several areas, including senior wellness, service canines, and The West Health Institute, a medical research organization with a mission to lower the cost of healthcare. They also started West Partners, a private investment firm with holdings in private and public companies, including senior living communities and real estate development, as well as created West Family Investments, a Chicago-based hedge fund. Avid horse enthusiasts, Gary and Mary have campaigned several top-class thoroughbreds and were the third-leading owners of thoroughbred racehorses in the U.S in 2013.
Katie Williams is the president of Southern California-based Ideal Living Direct and the founder and CEO of Williams Digital Direct. She began her direct response career in 1984, quickly learning the intricacies of DRTV before forming her own company, Williams Worldwide Inc., in 1987. As the founder and CEO, Williams created one of the first and foremost agencies to specialize in DRTV solutions for marketers. The company grew to $130 million in billings, and in 1992, she expanded into global marketing, forming Williams Worldwide Television. Recognized early on as a dynamic, creative '"rising star" in the fledgling DRTV industry, her company was ranked the No. 1 by woman-owned business in Los Angeles County in 1993 and among the top five companies by the Los Angeles Business Journal, and was chosen by Working Woman Magazine as one of the top woman-owned companies nationwide.
This group joins last year's class of nine inductees: Jim Caldwell, Frank Cannella, Bill Guthy, Kevin Joseph Lyons, Joe Pedott, Ron Popeil, Greg Renker, Sy Sperling and Sydney Yallen.


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Welcome Back
In today's post I will be reviewing the following book; Dressmaking by Alison Smith
- Title: Dressmaking The Complete step by step
- Author:Alison Smith
- Publisher: DK
My Reason for Buying
Having enjoyed Alison's Sewing Book, I wanted to learn more about dressmaking and had heard there were also patterns in the back of this book. I was delighted when DH gave me this for Christmas and want to share with you how I got on with the book.
I tell you this as often a review is based on how well the book lived up to the expectations of its reader, for their purpose 😉
- Tools and Materials
- Fabrics
- Patterns and Cutting out
- General Techniques
- Garments; The Skirts, The Dresses, The Trousers, The Tops, The Jackets
- Mending and repairs
- Customising
- Patterns
- Glossary
- I went for the full size version of the book and it gives nice size print in this format.
- Clear, easy to navigate layout
- If you have no prior knowledge of dressmaking/sewing the helpful picture of the items alongside their descriptions help you identify the array of tools and materials available
- Hard backed book makes it easier to use as with a little added weight to hold pages down, its easy to have the book open next to you as you work
- The fabric section is brilliant, it lists a range of materials the pros and cons of each them, gives you tips for cutting out, what type of seams work best, what thread to sew the fabric with. Needle size for your machine, pressing advice and common garments its used on. Ideal if you are looking to use a fabric for the first time and want to know if it would be suitable for the project you have in mind.
- The pattern reading section helps you understand the information printed on the backs of patterns, all those symbols on the patterns themselves and how to measure your body to choose the correct size garment to create. Read this BEFORE you buy your commercial patterns as pattern sizes are different to shop bought clothes.
- There is a superb selection of classic garments for you to make at the back of the book, once you have made these you could customise the pattern to your own taste so there is plenty of scope for a whole wardrobe.
- I like the fact that the book walks you through what to do with each garment in step by step form, if a technique has been explained elsewhere in the book, it tells you which page to find that technique.
- Just a niggle but Making a toile section which tells you what to do if your test garment (tiole) is too big or too small, would have been better placed before the pattern alterations, instead of after them. I skimmed through the alterations thinking – 'That's great but how would you know what alteration you needed?' Only to find the information on the toile page at the end of the section?!
- One thing to bear in mind is that to create the garments in the book you need to print or draw your own patterns from the instructions. Included in the book, there is a picture for each pattern that you can photocopy and enlarge, this has a grid is printed behind the pieces and you are told the dimensions to scale to, so you can re-draw your pattern from that or if you have internet access you can download a PDF of the patterns to print out a page at a time and then stick them together 'jigsaw style'. So there is what you call 'Pattern development' needed. No full size pre printed patterns are included in the book itself. The patterns in the book aren't to size, you will need gridded paper or need to print LOTS of pages from a PDF.
Value for Money
Excellent, this is a great sewing companion and if you are venturing into garment making for the first time, this and Alison's other book The Sewing Book are great companions. A lot of valuable information in an easy to find format.
Would I buy it Again?
Yes, highly recommended for anyone starting to make their own clothes.
Summing up
Since I already had Alison's 'The Sewing Book', I had wondered if this book would be a waste, with too much duplication of information but it's not and they work well together. Alison's 'The Sewing Book' is a great reference book if you have a pattern in front of you and you know what technique you need to use and just want to be told how to do it but it doesn't tell you what order to do things for constructing a complete garment, that is where this Dressmaking book comes into its own.
Even if the thought of the extra work needed to create the patterns from the book overwhelms you, still buy this book as the information about how to construct garments and what order to do things is invaluable. It is a great book when you are new and need some hand holding while you get through the early stages of dressmaking for the first time. A very valuable companion to new dressmakers, I highly recommend this title.
Dressmaking on Amazon Watch out for the book size though it varies on Amazon and on high street. My copy is 28.5 x 23.5 cm
The Sewing Book, here is my review of Alison's; The Sewing Book which I mentioned in this review.
Alison Smith has her own sewing school and also writes for the Sew magazine
Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon
Billie 🙂


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Preliminary Guide to the Robert C. Sharp Collection
Preliminary Guide to the Robert C. Sharp Collection, ca. 1963-1974
Collection number: SBHC Mss 7Department of Special Collections
Davidson Library
University of California, Santa Barbara
- Processed by:
- Preliminary arrangement and description by Special Collections staff
- Date Completed:
- Dec. 19, 2000
- Encoded by:
- A. Demeter
Drilling Bid and Contract, 1968
Exploratory Well #1, 1968
Exploratory Well #2, 1968
Exploratory Well #3, 1968
Well A-20, 1968
Well A-21 (including folder entitled 'Blowout"), 1968-1969
Well A-25, 1968-1969
Well A-38, 1968-1969
Well A-41 (including folder entitled 'Blowout'), 1968-1969
Daily Drilling Reports, Wells #2-50, 1968-1969
Cement Bond Logs, 1968-1969
Dames & Moore Report, 1968
Mud Drilling Management, 1968-1969
USGS, "Code of Federal Regulations..., Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf...," 1966
USGS, "Notice to Lessees and Operators of Federal Oil, Gas, and Sulphur Leases in the Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico Area," 1969
California Division of Oil & Gas Regulations, 1973
Daily Operations Data Sheets, 1968-1969
Request to Deviate from Minimum Casing Requirements, 1968
USGS Field Report, 1965-1971
Coast Guard Report of Platform "a" Blowout and Subsequent Pollution, 1969
Fraser Accident Report USGS, June 5, 1969
Lipman Testimony - Platform 'C', 1970-1974
Casing Data, ca. 1965-1974
Lost Circulation Data, ca. 1968-1974
Mud Calculations, ca. 1969
Time Analysis, 1968-1969
Geologic Charts, 1969
Charts - Robert C. Sharp's, 1968-1969
Totco Charts, 1969
Exxon EIR Data, ca. 1969
Induction-Gamma Ray Logs for Wells #20, 225, 38, and 41, 1968-1969
Blowout Technical Data (mainly articles), ca. 1967-1974
Narrative (Courtroom) Outline, ca. 1974
Statement of Plaintiffs' Expert, Robert C. Sharp, 1974
Prior Knowledge, ca. 1968-1969
Hazardous and Unsafe Drilling Design, ca. 1968-1969
Hazardous and Unsafe Drilling Operation, 1968
Capello, A. Barry (Santa Barbara City Attorney), "Santa Barbara Oil: Production and Pollution" study, and brief, ca. 1974
Preston Moore Data (Defendant expert witness; mainly articles in support of testimony), ca. 1974
Lists (includes index of files for court case, and names/addresses of retired oil men living in Santa Barbara area), ca. 1974
To Be Filed (includes testimony of Fred Hartley, President of Union Oil Company), ca. 1968-1969
Maps (Santa Barbara Channel, including locations of oil leases and drilling operations), ca. 1967-1973
Daily Drilling Reports, 1968-1969
Charts and Blueprints (includes Dos Cuadras Penetration Charts) [Map Cabinet file]


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When copying attributes from one edge to another, lane-specific attributes will be copied as well.
When copying attributes from one edge to another, lane-specific attributes will be copied as well.
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The Delete mode is used to remove an element of your network. The following is possible:
The Delete mode is used to remove an element of your network. The following is possible:
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Set junctions to be controlled or uncontrolled by a traffic light. Edit all aspects of static signal plans. Visualizes a signal phase by coloring the controlled lane-to-lane connections according to the signal state.
Set junctions to be controlled or uncontrolled by a traffic light. Edit all aspects of static signal plans. Visualizes a signal phase by coloring the controlled lane-to-lane connections according to the signal state.
Editing signal states can be accomplished in either of the following ways:
Editing signal states can be accomplished in either of the following ways:
Revision as of 09:24, 14 April 2019
- 1 From 30.000 feet
- 2 Usage Description
- 3 Edit Modes
- 3.1 Common modes
- 3.2 Network specific modes
- 3.3 Demand specific modes
- 3.3.1 Create Edges
- 3.3.2 Move
- 3.3.3 Connect
- 3.3.4 Traffic Lights
- 3.3.5 Additionals
- 3.3.6 Crossings
- 3.3.7 POIs and Polygons
- 3.3.8 Right-Of-Way
- 3.3.9 TAZ (Traffic Analysis Zones)
- 4 NETEDIT elements
- 4.1 Network Elements
- 4.2 Additional elements
- 4.2.1 Move and references
- 4.2.2 Parameters
- 4.2.3 Additional sets
- 4.2.4 Help dialogs
- 4.2.5 Additional types
- 22.214.171.124 Stopping Places
- 22.214.171.124 Detectors
- 184.108.40.206 Route Probe
- 188.8.131.52 Calibrator
- 18.104.22.168 Rerouter
- 188.8.131.52 Vaporizer
- 22.214.171.124 Variable Speed Signs
- 4.3 Route elements
- 5 Popup-Menu Functions
- 6 Usage Examples
- 6.1 Reducing the extent of the network
- 6.2 Specifying the complete geometry of an edge including endpoints
- 6.3 Setting connection attributes
- 6.4 Converting an intersection into a roundabout
- 6.5 Correcting road access permissions
- 6.6 Changing all traffic lights to right_on_red
- 6.7 Adapting Visualization Settings to help editing complicated intersections
- 6.8 Creating bidirectional railway tracks
- 7 Planned Features
From 30.000 feet
NETEDIT is a graphical network editor for SUMO.
- Purpose: create and modify SUMO networks
- System: portable (Linux/Windows is tested); opens a window
- Input (optional): road network definitions to import
- Output: A generated SUMO-road network; optionally also other outputs
- Programming Language: c++
Usage Description
NETEDIT is a visual network editor. It can be used to create networks from scratch and to modify all aspects of existing networks. With a powerful selection and highlighting interface it can also be used to debug network attributes. NETEDIT is built on top of NETCONVERT. As a general rule of thumb, anything NETCONVERT can do, NETEDIT can do as well. NETEDIT has unlimited undo/redo capabilities and thus allows editing mistakes to be quickly corrected. Editing commands are generally issued with a left-click (according to the current edit mode). The user interface closely follows that of SUMO-GUI. Additional keyboard hotkeys are documented in the Help menu.
NETEDIT is a GUI-Application and inputs are chosen via menus. The following input formats are supported:
- SUMO-net files
- OSM-files
- NETCONVERT-configuration files
- SUMO-net files
- plain-xml files
|File shortcuts
|New Network
|Ctrl + N
|Create a new network
|Open Network
|Ctrl + O
|Open an existing network
|Open configuration
|Ctrl + T
|Open an existing SUMO configuration
|Import foreign network
|Ctrl + F
|Import a foreign network
|Ctrl + R
|Reload network
|Save network
|Ctrl + S
|Save network
|Save network as
|Ctrl + Shift + S
|Save network in another file
|Save plain XML
|Ctrl + L
|Save network as plain XML
|Save joined junctions
|Ctrl + J
|Save joined junctions of network
|Load additionals
|Ctrl + D
|Load a file with additionals
|Save additionals
|Ctrl + Shift + D
|Save additionals in a file
|Load shapes
|Ctrl + P
|Load a file with shapes
|Save shapes
|Ctrl + Shift + P
|Save Point Of Interest in a file
|Load TLS Programs
|Ctrl + K
|Load a file with shapes
|Save TLS Programs
|Ctrl + Shift + K
|Save Point Of Interest in a file
|Ctrl + W
|Close network
|Edit shortcuts
|Ctrl + Z
|Undo the last change
|Ctrl + Y
|Redo the last change
|Modes shortcuts
|Create Edge
|Change to mode "Create Edge"
|Change to mode "Move"
|Change to mode "Delete"
|Change to mode "Inspect"
|Change to mode "Select"
|Change to mode "Connection"
|Change to mode "Prohibition"
|Traffic light
|Change to mode "Traffic light"
|Change to mode "Additional"
|Change to mode "Crossing"
|Change to mode "POI-Poly"
|Processing shortcuts
|Compute Junction
|Compute junctions of the network
|Clean Junction
|Clean junctions of the network
|Join selected Junctions
|Join selected junctions of the network
|Open options dialog
|Locate shortcuts
|Locate Junctions
|Shift + j
|Open dialog to locate junctions
|Locate Edges
|Shift + e
|Open dialog to locate edges
|Locate TLS
|Shift + t
|Open dialog to locate Traffic Lights
|Help shortcuts
|Online documentation
|Open the online documentation in the web browser
|Open the about dialog
|Text edition shortcuts
|Ctrl + X
|Cut selected text of a text field
|Ctrl + C
|Copy selected text of a text field
|Ctrl + V
|Paste previously cut/copied text in a text field
|Select all text
|Ctrl + A
|Select all text in a text field
In addition to these hotkeys, all hotkeys for moving and zooming in SUMO-GUI are supported.
- <Button-Left>: Execute mode specific action
- <Button-Right>: Open context-menu
- <Button-Right-Drag>: Change zoom
- <Button-Left-Drag>: Move the view around (panning)
- in 'Move'-mode pointing at an edge: move or create geometry points
- in 'Move'-mode pointing at a junction: move the junction
- in 'Move'-mode pointing at a selected object: move all selected junctions and edges including geometry. If both junctions of an edge are selected, move the whole geometry. Otherwise, move only the geometry near the cursor
- in 'Create Edge'-mode: clear the currently selected source junction
- in 'Select'-mode: clear the current selection; cancel rectangle selection
- in 'Connect'-mode: deselect current lane and cancel all changes
- in 'Traffic Light'-mode: revert changes to current traffic light
- when editing a junction shape: abort editing the current junction shape
- <DELETE>: delete all currently selected items
- in 'Select'-mode: hold <SHIFT> and drag the mouse for rectangle selection
- in 'Select'-mode: <SHIFT>-left-click selects lanes instead of edges
- in 'Inspect'-mode: <SHIFT>-left-click inspects lanes instead of edges
- in 'Delete'-mode: <SHIFT>-left-click deletes lanes instead of edges
- in 'Create Edge'-mode, allow moving the view without defining junctions
- in 'Create Additional'-mode, allow moving the view without adding additionals
- in 'POI-Poly'-mode, allow moving the view without adding POIs
- <Enter>
- in 'Inspect'-mode: confirm attribute changes
- in 'Connect'-mode: deselect current lane and save all changes
- in 'Traffic Light'-mode: save changes to current traffic light
- in 'TAZ'-mode: save changes to current traffic light
- when editing a junction shape: save the current junction shape
Processing Menu Options
- Compute Junctions (F5): recomputes the geometry and logic of all junctions. This is triggered automatically when entering modes which require this information (Connect, Traffic Lights).
- Clean Junctions (F6): removes all junctions that do not have any adjacent edges (These junctions are not included when saving the network. They are kept in the editor until cleaned for potential reuse).
- Join Selected Junctions (F7): joins the selected junctions into a single junction (See joining junctions).
- Options (F10): inspect and set all options. These are the same options that NETCONVERT accepts on the commandline or in a configuration.
Customizing Visualization
Most of the visualization options that are available in SUMO-GUI can also be set in NETEDIT. This includes the facilities for loading background images.
It is also possible to load POIs and Polygons using the menu File->Load Shapes.
Background Grid
When activating the background grid via the visualization settings dialog or via the show grid option in Create Edge Mode, all clicks that create or move objects will snap to the nearest grid point. The resolution of the grid can be customized in the Background-Tab of the visualization settings dialog.
The main network elements that are used to represent a road network in SUMO are edges, lanes, junctions, connections, traffic lights. Additional infrastructure elements such as bus stops, detectors and variable speed signs are kept in separate files and loaded at the start of the simulation.
In SUMO the terms node and junction and intersection are used interchangeably (in NETEDIT the term junction is used throughout).
Edit Modes
NETEDIT is controlled via various editing modes. This serves to reduce the number of clicks. For example, in Delete mode a click on any object deletes it.
Common modes
Inspect and modify attributes of edges, lanes, junctions, connections and additional network items (i.e. bus stops). Modifications have to be confirmed by hitting <Enter> (except for Boolean attributes). If the entered value is not appropriate for the modified attribute, the value will turn red to indicate the problem.
When inspecting an element that is selected along with multiple elements of the same type this mode behaves differently:
- Only non-unique attributes are listed (i.e. lane-width but not lane-ID)
- If the elements differ in their attributes, the whole range of occurring values is shown
- All selected elements of the same type are modified at the same time when setting a new value
Edge template
When inspecting an edge, the extra buttons set Edge ... as Template and Copy ... into edge ... appear in the inspection frame. These can be used to set default attributes for #Create_Edges and to copy attributes between edges.
The following (non-unique) attributes are set/copied:
- speed
- priority
- numLanes
- allow/disallow
- type
- spreadType
- width
When copying attributes from one edge to another, lane-specific attributes will be copied as well.
The Delete mode is used to remove an element of your network. The following is possible:
- Delete junctions (and all adjoining edges)
- Delete edges
- Delete geometry points of an edge
- Delete a lane (when option selection edges is disabled)
- Delete connections (available, when show connections is enabled)
- Delete crossings
- Delete additionals
The delete frame own a list of elements that is filled automatically with the childs of the current element under the cursor. This list of child elements can be marked using Control + left-Click, and every child can be centered, inspected or removed individually with a right click over an element.
Additionally, the delete frame has a list of options to avoid undesirable deletes:
- Force deletion of additionals: Used to avoid undesirable deletion of additionals.
- Delete only geometry points: Used to remove only geometry points
Select network objects according to various criteria. Selected objects can be moved or deleted together. It is also possible to set attributes for all selected junctions (or all edges) at the same time using inspect mode.
Methods for selecting
- the selection status of objects is toggled by left-clicking. When the select edges check-box is unset, lanes, rather than edges will be selected/deselected.
- by rectangle-selection via shift+leftClick+drag (When the checkbox auto-select junctions is enabled, junctions of selected edges will be selected automatically)
- by matching object attributes (see below)
- by loading a saved selection
- by inverting an existing selection
Junctions and lanes can also be selected by <ctrl>+<left click> regardless of editing mode
Modification Mode
The Modification Mode changes how a new group selection is applied to the existing selection. A new group selection can be:
- a loaded selection
- a rectangle selection
- a match-attribute-selection
The modification modes have the following functions
- add: both selections are added together (in set theory this would be called union)
- remove: all elements from the new selection are removed from the old selection. (in set-theory subtraction)
- keep: only elements common to both selections are kept. (in set theory intersection)
- replace: the existing selection is replaced by the new selection
Match Attribute
The 'Match Attribute' controls allow to specify a set of objects by matching their attributes agains a given expression. When combining this set with the current selection, the Modificatiton Mode is also applied.
- Select an object type from the first input box
- Select an attribute from the second input box
- Enter a 'match expression' in the third input box and press <return>
Matching rules
- The empty expression matches all objects
- For numerical attributes the match expression must consist of a comparison operator ('<', '>', '=') and a number.
- the attribute matches if the comparison between its attribute and the given number by the given operator evaluates to 'true'
- For string attributes the match expression must consist of a comparison operator (, '=', '!', '^') and a string.
- (no operator) matches if string is a substring of that object'ts attribute.
- '=' matches if string is an exact match.
- '!' matches if string is not a substring.
- '^' matches if string is not an exact match.
Special Cases
- For attributes allow and disallow, the attribute value all is shown in #Inspect-mode when all classes are allowed (or disallowed). In this case an edge (or lane) will also be selected when using any vClass as match string (and edge with attribute disallow="all" will also match when filtering for disallow with string passenger). However, for technical reasons the match string =all will not match this edge (all is expanded to all private emergency passenger bus ... custom1 custom2).
Network specific modes
Demand specific modes
Create Edges
This mode creates edges (lanes) and implicitly junctions. The edge attributes will be taken from the current #Edge_template. If no template is set, default options such as default.lanenumber will be used.
Creating a chain of edges
Creating two-way roads
Move junctions by dragging with the left mouse button. Dragging edges creates or moves geometry points. Dragging a junction on top of another junction joins them into a single junction.
By default, the junction shape is updated while moving. However the final shape after saving or activating full recomputation (F5) may be slightly different.
Moving Object Selections
- When selecting neighboring edges and dragging one of them, the neighboring edge will receive the same shape modifications
- When selecting an edge and its junctions and dragging any part of the selection, all parts including edge geometry will be moved in parallel
- When selecting an edge an one if its junctions:
- When dragging the junction, only the junction will move
- When dragging the edge, the edge will move locally and the junction will move in parallel
Connections establish the possible directions that can be taken by a vehicle when it arrives at a junction.
Connection shapes depend of the Junction shapes. If a Junction shape is too small, the Junction takes a bubble as shape and the connections take a line as shape
Inspecting connections
As the rest of elements of netedit, connections can be inspected and modified using inspected mode. Note that the option show connections must be enabled. All parameters can be modified excepting From, To, fromLane and toLane.
The connection coloring is done as in SUMO-GUI with the exception of traffic-light connections which are brown in inspect-mode.
Editing connections
When a new junction is created, or their edges are modified, a set of new connections is automatically created. But NETEDIT allows also to customize the connections of a lane using the connection mode. When a source lane is selected in connection mode all outgoing lanes at the junction are colored according the the categories below:
|Result of left-click
|The source lane for editing connections
|The lane is already connected from the source lane.
|Remove connection
|Possible Target
|The lane is not yet connected.
|Add connection (with shift-click, set pass="true")
|Target (pass)
|The lane already connected and this connection is forcibly set to have priority (attribute pass="true")
|Remove connection
|The lane is not yet connected. Adding a connection would be unusual for some reason (see below)
|Print reason for conflict in status bar. (with ctrl-click add connection, with ctr+shift+click create connection with pass="true")
To deselect the source edge or cancel the declared connections press <ESC> or click the Cancel-Button. To confirm the change press <ENTER> or click the OK-Button.
Conflict reasons
- double connection. Usually each lane only has one predecessor from the same edge. A counter-example would be a zipper node. May also be useful to model bus bays.
- Incompatible permissions: The source and target lanes have no allowed vehicle class in common
- Connection from sidewalk: Lane-to-lane connections for pedestrians are usually not defined by the user. Instead, the connectivity is modeled with pedestrian crossings.
Traffic Lights
Set junctions to be controlled or uncontrolled by a traffic light. Edit all aspects of static signal plans. Visualizes a signal phase by coloring the controlled lane-to-lane connections according to the signal state. Editing signal states can be accomplished in either of the following ways:
- right-clicking on any controlled lane and picking a new state (color).
- right-clicking on any of the incoming lanes to change all controlled connections from that edge
- If the lane is currently selected, all connections from selected lanes incoming to the traffic light will be changed as well
- If the edge is currently selected, all connections from selected edges incoming to the traffic light will be changed as well
- If the check-box apply change to all phases is activated, all phases of the current plan will be affected
You can also change the state by editing the phase table directly.
Add additional elements to the net. Additionals can be placed over a lane or in an empty place of the map. See #Additional_elements for more information. They are saved to a separate file (additional-file) and are loaded separately when running the simulation
Add pedestrian crossings for use with pedestrian simulation. Crossings are define relative a junction and edges at this junction. Their width can be customized and they can either be configured as priotized (zebra stripes) or unprioritzed (vehicles have right of way).
Crossings are added using the following steps:
- activate crossing mode (R)
- select a junction
- select edges that shall be crossed
- click Create Crossing
For crossings to be visible in NETEDIT, the Compoute Junctions (F5) functionality must be triggered at once.
Internally, crossing works as edges, and therefore they appear in the net.xml as edges with different functions (crossing or walkingarea)
... previous element of net.xml ... <edge id=":0_c0" function="'''crossing'''" crossingEdges="3 7"> <lane id=":0_c0_0" index="0" allow="pedestrian" speed="1.00" length="13.10" width="3.00" shape="43.45,56.55 43.45,43.45"/> </edge> ... ... <edge id=":0_w1" function="walkingarea"> <lane id=":0_w1_0" index="0" allow="pedestrian" speed="1.00" length="13.10" width="3.00" shape="44.95,43.45 41.95,43.45 41.95,56.55 44.95,56.55"/> </edge> ... further elements of net.xml...
POIs and Polygons
This mode allows the creation of Polygons and POIs (Points of Interest) through Polygon mode (hotkey 'P'). These objects are used for visualization and can also be accessed via TraCI. In the polygon frame you can select the type of shape to edit (Polygons or Point Of Interest), and the corresponding parameters for each one.
One polygon is composed of mainly an exterior line called "shape". In order to create a shape, you have to click on the button "start drawing" (or enter key), and click on the View above each of the points that will form the shape. To end the edition, you have to click on "stop drawing". A right click on View will remove the last point created and the button "abort drawing" (or ESC key) will cancel the process of the creation of the shape. If you want to create a closed shape, you have to activate the option "closed shape" before starting to draw. The shape of the polygon can be opened or closed with the contextual menu or through the Inspector mode.
The points of a shape can be edited in the Move mode by clicking on the outline to create a new point or above an already existing one in order to modify its position. If a point moves to the same position of an adjacent point, they fuse together, and if the final point moves to the position of the initial point, the polygon gets closed. If the polygon has the option "block shape" activated, it won't be editable, but only moved as a set.
Besides, the contextual menu offers several options, like the aforementioned open or close shape, simplify the shape, erase a vertex of the shape and establish a vertex of the shape as the initial one.
The Points Of Interest (POIs) are the locations in the map used to mark several elements relevant to the simulation, which don't interact with the rest of elements (monuments, special buildings, etc.). As default, they are represented as a colored point, but can also be depicted using an image.
This mode shows right of way-rules for any selected connection using a color code. To select another connection, cancel the current one with <ESC>.
TAZ (Traffic Analysis Zones)
This mode allows creating and editing TAZ. (Shortcut Z). TAZs are composed of a closed polygon and a list of edges associated with certain weights for the inputs (Sources) and outputs (Sinks) (Similar to a Flow Network).
The creation of TAZs requiere two steps:
1) Creation of the polygon (similar to a polygon shape): Press Start drawing button (or alternatively press ENTER key) and click over the view with the mouse left button to add vertices. Press Shift + mouse left button to remove the last created vertex. To finish creating polygon, press Stop drawing button (or alternatively press ENTER key again). To abort the creation of the polygon press Abort drawing button (or alternatively press ESC key)
2) Definition of Edges and its inputs (sources) and outputs (sinks): A single click over a TAZ open the editing fields for TAZEdges in side menu. If the checkbox Membership is enabled (Toogle) box, a click over an edge will add it to the list of edges vinculated to the TAZ, (Or will be removed from the list if it was previously selected). Edge will will be added to the list with the input/output values given in the New source/New sink text fields. (note: A TAZ Edge always has a Source and a Sink).
Selecting and editing TAZ Edges: If checkbox membership is changed to "keep", then TAZ Edges can be selected individually and their values changed. A multiple selection using a rectangle is possible with shift + right. Statistics of selected TAZEdges can be observed in "Selection Statistics"
Saving and discarding changes: All changes in TAZEdges has to be saved using button "Save Changes", or in the same way can be also discarded using "cancel changes" button.
NETEDIT elements
This elements comprise the road network and can be created and modified with NETEDIT.
Network Elements
Junctions, (also referred to as Nodes), represent intersections. A SUMO junction is equivalent to a Vertex in graph theory.
In the SUMO-context, edges represent roads or streets. Note that edges are unidirectional. It's equivalent to a edge in a graph theory.
Each SUMO edge is composed of a set of lanes (At least one).
Connections describe how incoming and outgoing edges of junctions are connected (for example to prohibit left-turns at some junctions).
Traffic Lights
A traffic light program defines the phases of a traffic light.
Additional elements
Additionals are elements which do not belong to the network, but may be used to influence the simulation or generate specific outputs. Additionals are defined in an additional-file and can be loaded in NETEDIT. Additionals are created in the Additionals editing mode (shortcut key: a). Once this mode is selected, the first step is to choose what kind of additional should be created in the comboBox "additional element". Once selected and if required, the parameters of the additional can be changed. Finally, with a click over a Lane/junction/edge (If the additional should be set over an element of the network), or over an empty area (if the item is independent of the network) the additional will be created.
Move and references
Additionals can be moved, but the freedom of movement depends of their relation with the network. Additionals that must be located over a lane can only move along the lane, and additionals that are located on a map can be moved in any direction. The movement also depends if the item is locked or not (symbolized by a lock icon on the item). The movement can be blocked during the creation of the element. The corresponding parameter can be changed within the inspector mode. Certain additionals have a length contingent to the length of the lane. To create a bus stop by choosing a reference point, which marks the initial position of this additional element, three types of references for the length can be selected. E.g. for a bus stop with the length 20 in the point 50 of the lane it will be the following:
- Reference left will create a new bus stop with startPos = 30 and endPos = 50.
- Reference right will create a new bus stop with startPos = 50 and endPos = 70.
- Reference center will create a new bus stop with startPos = 40 and endPos = 60.
Some additional types cannot be moved, therefore show a different icon:
There are two types of parameters for each additional: User-defined-parameters and NETEDIT-parameters. The first mentioned parameters can be of type int, float, bool string, or list and each has a default value. In the case of type list the user can add or remove values using the add or remove row buttons. In the case of the characteristic parameters of NETEDIT, this is the option to block the movement of an element, and in the case of the elements have a length, the user is allowed to change the length and reference.
Additional sets
Additional sets are additionals that comprise or contain another additionals (called childs) (For example, detectorE3 contains a list of detEntry and detExit). Additional sets are inserted in the same way as an Additional, but the insertion of an additional child is different. Before the insertion of an additional child in the map, the ID of the additionalSet parent must be selected in the list of IDs placed on the left frame. In this list the IDs of the additional sets only appear when they can be parents of the additional child (Referring to the given example: if the user wants to insert a detEntry, than only IDs of detectorE3 will appear in the list on the left frame). Additional sets and their childs are graphically connected by a yellow line.
Help dialogs
With the help buttons placed in the left frame, users can obtain information about additional and editor parameters (Full name, type and description).
Additional types
This section describes the different types of additional objects which are supported
Stopping Places
Stopping places are sections of lanes, in which vehicles can stop during a certain time defined by the user.
Bus stop
Bus stops are positions of a lane in which vehicles ("busses") stop for a pre-given time. Every Bus stop has an unique ID assigned automatically by NETEDIT, a length and a list of bus lines defined by the user.
Container stops
Container stops are similar to BusStops, but they are oriented towards logistics simulation.
Charging station
Charging stations define a surface over a lane in which the vehicles equipped with a battery are charged. Charging stations own an unique-ID generated by NETEDIT, a length, a charging power defined in W, a charging efficiency, a switch for enable or disable charge in transit, and a charge delay.
Detectors are additionals wich save information about vehicles that passed over a certain position on the lane.
Induction Loops Detectors (E1)
A E1 detector owns a ID parameter generated by NETEDIT, a position at a certain lane, a freq attribute which describes the period over which collected values shall be aggregated, a list of VTypes that will be detected, and a file attribute which tells the simulation to which file the detector shall write his results to.
Lane Area Detectors (E2)
Most of the E2 detectors' attributes have the same meaning as for E1 induction loops, including automatic ID and position at a certain lane. As a real detector has a certain length, "length" must be supplied as a further parameter. It may be a negative number which let the detector be extended, upstream to the given start position. The optional parameter "cont" lets the detector continue over the current lane onto this lane's predecessors when the detector's length plus his position is larger than the place available on the lane.
Multi-Entry Multi-Exit Detectors (E3)
A Detector E3 is an AdditionalSet with the same attributes as Induction Loop Detector E1. The difference is that detectors E3 have as childs the Entry/Exit detectors.
Childs of an AdditionalSet Multi-Entry Multi-Exit Detectors E3. These additionals have only the attributes ID of a lane in which it is placed and positioned over a lane.
Instant Induction Loops Detectors (E1Instant)
A E1 detector owns a ID parameter generated by NETEDIT, a position at a certain lane, a freq attribute which describes the period over which collected values shall be aggregated, a list of VTypes that will be detected and a file attribute which tells the simulation to which file the detector shall write his results to.
Route Probe
RouteProbe detectors are meant to determine the route distribution for all vehicles that passed an edge in a given interval. Their real-world equivalent would be a police stop with questionnaire or a look into the database of navigation providers such as TomTom.
A calibrator generates a flow of vehicles during a certain time, and allows dynamic adaption of traffic flows and speeds. A calibrator can be used to modify a simulation scenario based on induction loop measurements. It will remove vehicles in excess of the specified flow and will insert new vehicles if the normal traffic demand of the simulation does not reach the specified number of vehsPerHour. Furthermore, the defined edge speed will be adjusted to the specified speed similar of the operation of a variable speed sign. Calibrators will also remove vehicles if the traffic on their lane is jammend beyond the specified flow and speed. This ensures that invalid jams do not grow upstream past a calibrator. A double click over the calibrator icon opens the values editor.
A rerouter changes the route of a vehicle as soon as the vehicle moves onto a specified edge.
A double click over the rerouter icon opens the values editor. Rerouter's values are divided in intervals, and every interval contains a list of closing streets, closing lanes, assignations of new destinations and assignations of new routes:
vaporizers remove all vehicles as soon as they move onto a specified edge.
Vaporizers are deprecated
Variable Speed Signs
A Variable Speed Signal modifies the speed of a set of lanes during a certain time defined by user. A double click over the Variable Speed Signal icon opens the values editor.
Route elements
Route elements aren't implemented yet
Popup-Menu Functions
Not all menu options have been documented yet
Edge and Lane
- Split edge here: Split an edge into two differentes edges connected with a junction.
- Split edge in both directions here: Is similar to Split edge here, but generate splitted edges in both directions.
- Reverse edge: Reverse the direction of an edge. If the ID of the start and end junctions of edge are respectively A and B, afer this operation start and end junction will be B and A.
- Add reverse direction: If don't exist, add a revere edge between two junctions
- Set geometry endpoint here: Create an geometry end point. It's usefull to mark the start and the end of an road
- Restore geometry endpoint: Restore a geometry endpoint to a normal edge
- Straighten edge: Allow to restore the visual shape of an edge
- Duplicate lane: duplicate a lane of an edge
Restricted lanes
Restricted lanes for particulars vehicle class (VClass) can be easily added in inspect mode. Currently netedit supports sidewalks (where only vehicles with VClass="pedestrian" are allowed), bike lanes (where only vehicles with VClass="bike" are allowed), and bus lanes (where only vehicle with VClass="bus" are allowed). Note that only one type of restricted lane is allowed in every edge (For example, an edge can own two restricted lane, one for buses and another for bikes, but not two or more different restricted lanes for buses.
There are two ways to add a restricted lane, either transforming a existent lane or adding a new restricted lane
A restricted lane can be transformed in a normal lane with the option revert transformation, or can be removed with the option Remove restricted lane
- Set custom shape: Allows drawing a custom junction shape via a #Modifiable Poly (see below). The junction shape determines where the incoming edges end and the outgoing edges start. If the automatic generation of shapes does not give a satisfying result it often helps to draw a custom shape instead. The shape is a polygon defined by a sequence of (x,y,z) geometry points.
- Set custom shape: Allows drawing a custom connection shape via a #Modifiable Poly (see below). The shape is confirmed with <Enter>.
- Set custom shape: Allows drawing a custom crossing shape via a #Modifiable Poly (see below). The shape is confirmed with <Enter>.
Modifiable Poly
- Set custom shape: Apply this shape to the current junction
- Discard custom shape: Abort editing the current junction shape
- Simplify shape: Replace the current shape by a rectangle
- Remove geometry point: Remove the closest geometry point from the shape
- The new shape is confirmed with the <Enter> key and discarded with <Esc>.
The green polygon outline allows adding and moving geometry points by left-clicking anywhere on the outline and dragging.
- inner/lane position: Additionals that are placed over an edge or lane haven two different mouse position. Inner position is the position of the mouse with respect to the length of the additional, and lane position if the position of the mouse with respect to the length of lane
- Position in view and number of childs: shows the number of childs that own an Additionals, and their position in view
- show parameters: show all parameters of additional.
Usage Examples
Reducing the extent of the network
- switch to selection mode
- enable the auto-select junctions checkbox in the top menu bar
- select the portion of the network you wish to keep (i.e. by holding <SHIFT> and performing a rectangle-selection)
- invert the selection with the Invert button
- delete the inverted selection using the <DELETE> key
If the checkbox auto-select junctions is not set, and connections are not visible during the rectangle selection, all connections will be removed during the invert+delete steps.
Adapting additional objects to a reduced network
- load the additional file when cutting and then save the reduced additional file or
- open the reduced network and load the original additional file. All objects outside the reduced network will be discarded with a warning.
Specifying the complete geometry of an edge including endpoints
By default, the geometry of an edge starts with the position of the source junction and ends at the position of the destination junction. However, this sometimes leads to undesired junction shapes when dealing with roads that have a large green median strip or when modeling edges that meet at a sharp angle such as highway ramps. Also, when edges in opposite directions have unequal number of lanes (i.e. due to added left-turn lanes) and the road shapes do not line up. The solution is to define an edge geometry with custom endpoints. Below are three alternative methods of accomplishing this.
Using 'Set geometry endpoint'
- switch to move mode
- shift-click near the start or the end of the edge to create/remove a custom geometry endpoint (marked with 'S' at the start and 'E' and the end.
- once create these special geometry points can be moved around like normal geometry points
When right-clicking the geometry point the click must be within the edge shape for this too work.
Afterwards, you will have to recompute the junction shape to see how it looks (F5). If you want to modify the edge and it's reverse edge at once this works almost the same way:
- switch to select mode
- select both edges
- switch to move mode
- create/move geometry points for that edge
- create new geometry points where the endpoints of the edge should be
- switch to select mode
- deselect both edges
- right-click on the new endpoints and select Set geometry endpoint here twice (once for each edge)
Entering the Position manually
- switch to inspect mode
- click on the edge that shall be modified
- enter new values for attributes shapeStart or shapeEnd
Using 'Join Selected Junctions'
- create new junctions where the endpoints of the edge should be
- Either split an existing edge (right-click and select Split edge here)
- Or create a new edge with new junctions in create-edge mode
- switch to select mode
- select the original junction and the new junction near it
- Menu Processing->Join Selected Junctions (F7)
This will create a single joined junction but keep the endpoints at the original junction positions.
Setting connection attributes
- after opening the network press F5 to compute connection objects
- in inspect-mode enable the Show Connections checkbox in the menu bar
- click on a connection to inspect it and edit its attributes
Converting an intersection into a roundabout
- For each of the 'legs' of the intersection do a right click and select 'split edges in both directions' at some distance from the intersection (this will be the radius of the roundabout)
- Delete the central intersection
- Connect the new intersections with one-way roads going in a circle
- Tweak the geometry of the roundabout by creating additional geometry points in move mode to make it more rounded
- Ensure correct right of way by either
- Assigning a higher priority value to the roundabout roads (compared to the adjoining roads)
- or seting the option roundabouts.guess in the Processing menu
Assuming you have a regular intersection
- Visual example
Correcting road access permissions
In this example we wish to modify a multi-modal road network (i.e. imported from OpenStreetMap) in the following way: All dedicated bus lanes should allow bicycle access.
- in select-mode, use the Match Attribute panel to select all Lanes with attribute allow that match the string =bus (the '=' forces exact matches). All dedicated bus lanes are now selected
- in inspect-mode, click on one of the selected lanes and modify the allow attribute from bus to bus bicycle
Changing all traffic lights to right_on_red
- in select-mode, use the Match Attribute panel to select all Junctions with attribute type that match the string traffic_light
- in inspect-mode, click on one of the selected junctions and set the type attribute to right_on_red
Adapting Visualization Settings to help editing complicated intersections
Editing complex intersection clusters with many short edges can be difficult with the default visualisation settings. The following settings may help
- Junction settings
- lower value for exaggerate by (junction shapes drawn with reduced size)
- deactivate draw junction shapes (alternatively to reduced size, do not draw junction shapes at all)
- color by selection
- Streets
- lower value for exaggerate by (draw thin edges)
- deactivate show right of way rules (to avoid hiding short edges)
- color by selection
When setting coloring to by selection it may also help to modify transparency for selected or unselected edges.
Creating bidirectional railway tracks
Make an existing track bidirectional
Using visualization options or attribute selection you can check whether an existing railway track can be used in both directions.
To make a unidirectional track usable in both directions,
- set the edge attribute spreadType to the value center (in many cases this value is already set as it is the default value when importing tracks).
- right-click the edge and select edge operations->add reverse direction for edge
Creating bidirectional tracks from scratch
- use #Create_Edges to create an edge
- use #Inspect to set the edge attribute allow to rail (or a combination of one or more railway vehicle classes)
- set edge attribute spreadType to center
- set the new edge as #Edge_template
- make the edge bidirectional as explained above in #Make_an_existing_track_bidirectional
- in #Create_Edges, set the checkbox to Two-way and optionally to Chain
- continue to created edges. Each click will create bidirectional track
Planned Features
- Support for editing traffic demand (the application will have a big toogle switch between controls for editing the network and editing the demand)
- Support for editing features already supported by NETCONVERT
- Editing <neigh> information for Simulation/OppositeDirectionDriving. Note:
Currently, the only support is in switching on --opposites.guess via the F10-menu.
- Editing walkingarea shapes
- ...
- Editing <neigh> information for Simulation/OppositeDirectionDriving.
- Integration of NETGENERATE
- Adding / merging of sub-networks to the existing network
- ...