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'The Last of England' by Ford Madox Brown 1855, Pre-Raphaelite Painting
'The Last of England' by Ford Madox Brown
'The Last of England' - leaving it all behind
It's almost impossible not to be moved by Ford Madox Brown's 1855 painting, 'The Last of England'. Painted in an era when emigration from Europe was at it's height, this picture gives us a very intimate glimpse into what it actually meant to pack up one's life and sail off into in an uncertain future. This is a decision that would not have been taken lightly, and yet thousands upon thousands of people, men, women and children, quit their homes and packed up their possessions in the hope of a new start in the Americas, or Australasia during the 19th century. For many amongst the poorer and middle classes, this was an opportunity to escape the grinding poverty and the slums that had grown up in big cities in the wake of industrialisation. For others it was the prospect of adventure, and the lure of the unknown that drew them to take passage to a new world and a fresh start.
In 1852, the sculptor Thomas Woolner, one of the founder members of the Pre-Raphaelite art movement, took ship for Australia. Ford Madox Brown was a close associate of Woolners, and this painting, 'The Last of England', was inspired by his departure. The emigrants are depicted in great detail, and the picture gives us a snapshot of Victorian society.
In the background we see the white cliffs of England receding into the distance, and the green, choppy sea hints at challenging times ahead. On a net In the foreground we see some of the ship's supplies hanging. You can't help but wonder just how fresh those cabbages will taste a few weeks into the voyage! Behind the main characters a small child in a bonnet grasps her mother's scarf. Someone else is smoking a long clay pipe, and a man in a top hat is brandishing his fist at the coast line as if to say, 'and good riddance to ye!'
Look at the hands in this close-up
Hand in hand into a new beginning
For me this is the most touching detail in the painting. The resolute young man, grim faced, yet determined, has turned his back on England, and he and his young wife stare at the horizon, taking comfort each from the other. His bare, workman-like hand is clasped by her neat, gloved hand, whilst, just visible in the folds of her cloak, you see her left hand, clasping the small fist of the child that is cradled in the crook of her arm.
'The Last of England' was sold in March 1859 for the sum of 325 guineas. It now hangs in Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery.
Ford Madox Brown was born in the French port of Calais in 1821 and died in England in 1893. He is buried in the St Pancras and Islington Cemetry in London
Ford Madox Brown's preparatory sketch of Emma Hill
A film about 19th century emigration
Good luck with arranging your visit, Amanda :)
This is indeed a lovely picture. It is on the cover of one of my history books and I have always liked it. And I can pop in to see the original from time to time :)
As a child I used to look at an old book that we had in the house, 'The World's Most Famous Paintings', and this was one of the paintings in the book that I loved most. As you can probably guess, the collection was not really the best, but perhaps it reflected the most popular at the time and I still find this one of the most moving and interesting. Many thanks for reminding me about it.
Hi Amanda, Pat knows this painting well, as it is in the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. (That museum has a splendid collection of pre-Raphaelite paintings).
Both of us admire the depth of emotion. It is rather sad that so much contemporary art is concerned with concepts rather than feelings.
A great review and I have ancestors that have emigrated from all over the world by sea so this was very touching - the facial expressions are so telling.
I enjoyed this hub, I had never seen this painting before but it does bring a person lots of emotions and thoughts about how it must have been for them and how it still is for people migrating to other countries. My husband just became an American from Russia and I see that same look of wonderment in his eyes as well. Great job. Cheers.
What stuff they must have been made of. Makes me feel pampered and spoilt. Excellent hub
Amanda, this is a beautiful hub. And we think we have worries?
What great insoght and comments on this painting. I have never seen this painting before,
VERY well written, and very interesting.
This was a beautiful read into 'The Last Of England" painting. Before starting to read your hub I looked at the painting and it was the sadness of eyes that caught my attention.
Hi Amanda, we missed you. Touching work of art. We need to examine life through a glass darkly. Bob
A real tale-telling picture. Thank you for brining it to our attention. Gosh, that really must have taken such courage or deperation. Especially in those days where they knew nothing but their little village. Even to go to the next village was a great adventure.
Thank you for this fascinating look at a beautiful work of art. Of all the thoughts and feelings it brings to me, there is one very personal aspect to all of this. I wonder if my parents, my dad from Yorkshire and my mom from Scotland, didn't look (emotion wise) and feel much the same in 1959, as they climbed aboard a "Flying Tigers" aircraft with two children, my sister and me (I was six) and headed off for western Canada. Of course, no great travail like the voyage we see embarking here, but not the stuff of air travel today -- a stop in Greenland, Gander Newfoundland, Toronto, Winnipeg and finally their destination, Calgary. I still have faint memories of my family's great 'migration.' It is the emotion portrayed on the face of the couple that makes me think of my parents, and how they may have felt leaving their home behind and heading out to the great prairies of Canada. Excuse my waxing personal, but wanted to share the feeling. Thank you. Lynda
Very different from our 'hop on a plane' society. One way voyages, into the unknown, must have taken a lot of courage.


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Kristian Spink represents the next generation of nursery growers. He is young, tech savvy and full of new ideas.
A carpenter by trade, Kristian made the decision to return to the family's production nursery after receiving a call from his family four years ago.
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The Toyota Desert Race proved once more at the weekend that it is a major crowd puller. The event which has been held in Jwaneng over the last three years attracted multitudes of spectators, both from locally and across borders who are fanatics of off-road racing. And yet once again it was Team Toyota that dominated with its drivers occupying all the first three spots. Leeroy Poulter, who has to himself close to three decades experience in motorsport and his co-driver Robert Howie, finished on pole position to become the 2016 champion with his colleague and the winner of the previous edition, Anthony Taylor coming second.Taylor, who won the championship last year, started 13 minutes after Poulter had left as a penalty for an offence committed on Saturday and this presented Poulter with an opportunity to grab the first spot. The third position was taken by Conrad Rautenbach, who completed the race in a time 6 hours 7 minutes.
The race, which has been taking place for more than three decades now, has grown in stature. With the location of the race – Jwaneng – being on the fringes of the Kalahari Desert, spectators have a choice to sample the flora and fauna the place has to offer. The race promoters, Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO) who have been involved with the event since 2006, feel that the race has done a lot in advancing Botswana's tourism credentials, particularly in an effort to boost the economy as many sectors ranging from transport to accommodation benefit during a weekend long event. BTO spokesperson said their partnership has brought many achievements in revenues generated during the event. Though the organisation is mainly tourism focused, their main reason for partnering with the event is to see as much revenue generated by the local companies and individuals.
Almost each and every business operating in the host town or village stands to benefit heavily from the event. Communications Manager at BTO Keitumetse Setlang said the event stands to diversify the economy. She said research has shown that a at least P8 million is generated during the race weekend as many sectors of the economy get to benefit in particular the host place such as Jwaneng in recent years. The race has been previously held in areas like Kumakwane. BTO has used the event to promote the country's tourism and Setlang said when people come here from all over the world, it creates awareness about Botswana and its unique tourism industry.
BTO, which has in recent years sponsored several events to promote tourism, said events like the desert race are bringing many benefits into the country including skills development in event planning. Setlang said their role as the promoters of the event is to facilitate it and though big as it as the desert race could possibly be taken to another country. She said it is fortunate that it is currently being staged in Botswana. She said the government has done a lot in supporting the event through issuance of licenses which is dependent upon completion of the Environmental Impact Survey (EIA). With the race having been held in a number of places in the south of the country, Setlang said it is still early to tell if the next race would still be in Jwaneng or in another place because assessment in relation to the environment is yet to be made.


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The not so green MasterChef
Hi-I think this has been the greenest thing ever made on MasterChef- no it's NOT a green smoothie though it had potential. It's Claire blending ice, cooked spinach, peas, salt and chicken stock for the gel layer in Adam Melonas' Green Peas and Egg which involves nitrogen, a blast freezer and fake peas-yes those peas are fake!
The finale of MasterChef is tonight – like millions of others I've been watching this every night but after a Masterclass a few weeks ago that prompted TodayTonight to call it The Cream and Butter Show I am over the TV food hype…and then George made a terrine on another night with a tiny sprig of green micro herb garnish on top of it and then said "You've got to eat your greens Gary!" Oh you have no idea George. Can you imagine his reaction to a green smoothie!
I wonder if Coles had stocked up on butter before that Masterclass. On the menu- butter butter more butter and throw in some white flour sugar oil white rice meat and anyone for a triple bypass with that?
OK I get that this is not supposed to be everyday food but do viewers get past the wow celeb chef factor and that this is not what real food is about? It's all so complicated. MasterChef last year was widely praised for being so NICE and compassionate and getting people especially kids in the kitchen cooking and plating up like it was some new performance sport. They could have used the show and Masterclass to use cheap available ingredients to create something healthy fast and uncomplicated that would not require hours sourcing all the ingredients. Real food that is tasty and something that might inspire people to think Hey I can make this…but would it rate and get the same amount of viewers and advertising dollar?
What happened to celebrating real food and the reasons why we eat and why? It's The Gary and George Fat Chef Show…watching these celeb chefs on our screens showing us how it's done and making this fat and salt laden food is normalising it….sad if this is the only way we think about food and eating. Viewers and ratings want celeb chefs and distorted fancy complicated food that barely covers the plate (always white and the food looks like a sample) and is plated up looking like an artwork with the main emphasis on appearance and then the balance of flavours….
Michelle the trainer from Biggest Loser was on Celeb MasterChef last year and lasted 1 show. She tried to cook healthy real food…no salt but still tasty…but George took one taste and his judgement? "needs salt…" and she was out. Skye from this year was widely criticised for making as her signature dish in the first episode a raw avocado chocolate mousse- and saying that she usually uses organic food. Twitter was going off that night with anti Skye comments. So the healthy foodies don't last very long I get that….and when you have judges like George, Gary and Matt Preston with their salty fatty cooked food deadened fine dining palates you have no chance.
So the question is would Coles or any other big food company still pay $3 million to advertise and have product placement on the show if the emphasis was on the MInimal and less on the Master?
I was in Coles the other day and there's some obvious in your face MasterChef promotion- every aisle has red MasterChef banners and end of aisle cards/recipes.
While we are on Food/TV- Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution USA started 2 weeks ago on Fridays ch 10-inspiring… Jamie Oliver takes on the fried processed food in school lunches in the US and tries to change the food culture in one of the USA's most unhealthiest towns- don't miss this. This is about real food and real cooking solutions to a major health problem. In the last ep- 6 year olds not being able to identify a tomato or potato…or any other vegetable- they know "ketchup/fries" but had no idea where they came from- sad…and all I keep thinking is green smoothies green smoothies!
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I love Masterchef….it has made me way more excited to be cooking in the kitchen…so it has worked for me…I understand there is butter butter and more butter however I think it encourages people to use a variety of foods and make an effort and involve the family in the food we eat. Also Garry and George are funny and it is good to see people on TV sharing their dreams and passions. A way better alternative than a TV show with people living in a house talking about crap and prancing around in front of the cameras ( Big Brother). It has also impacted my lunch breaks with a group of academics usually talking about the latest disease or treatment..now we are talking about the food we love and cook. The show is only in its second season so maybe with the stats on obesity, diabetes and heart disease on the rise maybe they will introduce health challenges etc…on that note…..
I love Jamie Olivers food revolution show.
Better go and serve the dinner …roast chicken with stuffed capsicums and lemon cake with too much butter eggs and sugar. The truth is I bet you I will not be eliminated tonight. Go Adam!
Hi sis…boy I don't hear anything from you for weeks and then…! I'm not saying it's all bad…this was about the prime time advertising and that MasterClass mainly did you see that one? It set off Twitter /Today Tonight and several articles in mainstream media and forums…I should have posted this then when it was more relevant…it's not about what the contestants are cooking every night which is generally ok especially the Asian inspired food…but then Asians have the lowest levels of cancer/obesity in the world…
Last night's Masterclass mystery box was hysterical- entertaining rather than about food -mmm maybe that's what is missing-lost primetime chance to have nutrition education in a high ratings primetime program…you and your colleagues are coming from a very knowledgeable base compared to others when it comes to nutrition and food in a country that in the real world is fast overtaking the US with obesity and diabetes levels…
and you didn't think the green peas and egg was over the top? My blog started with the general lack of greens- and when they did do something green look what it was for!!! I could have written so much more about lack of fresh and raw. Everything cooked and overly processed. So there was some irony there about the green blender… I watch Masterchef on TV and read Twitter comments on phone at same time and very similiar views on there to mine…and yes Masterchef last year was exciting because new/different but this year people looking beyond the hype after that Masterclass and the Gary George celeb thing-and Julie Goodwin winning last year instead of Poh-not exactly your perfect role model for healthy eating I would say!!
No they won't ever be introducing health challenges because it won't attract the same advertising levels and the judges obviously know nothing about nutrition…did you ever watch the MasterClasses on Biggest Loser? chalk and cheese- alternative ingredients and lots of fresh raw greens and superfoods like quinoa-and it gave people healthy tasty options- I was surprised- this was more inspiring to the general population I think to get in the kitchen and cook…but didn't get Coles $3 million advertising dollar and the recipes at the end of the aisles and the ratings or the hype. Anyway…enjoy your dinner-the lemon cake sounds yummy-and yes go Adam!


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WASHINGTON (RNS) As crowds neared the Capitol for the swearing-in of President Donald Trump on Friday (Jan. 20), two churches within miles of the National Mall did more than watch: one strategized, the other served.
At Metropolitan African Methodist Church, a dozen groups gathered to pray and devise a plan for advancing its goals of justice for women, immigrants and religious and sexual minorities during an administration that is expected to present serious challenges to those groups.
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Christian and Jewish leaders at the prayer service offered both fighting words and calls for unity at a gathering of black and white, young and old.
"We're coming together because we are extending an invitation," said Bishop Dwayne Royster, political director of PICO National Network, "to get engaged in your local community to do the work of resistance and opposition necessary so that we can really bring about a country that is not great but instead a beloved community."
Speakers said the church service, bookended by the hymns "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and "We Shall Overcome," was for people of faith and no faith to learn from past lessons and seek solidarity to counter the new administration when necessary.
"Help us to do deep interrogation of the things we have believed that led to this moment," prayed Lisa Sharon Harper, chief church engagement officer of Sojourners. "And so, God, I pray that you will give us strength, strength to resist."
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Participants took notes in their program as Royster ticked off the websites of progressive organizations that planned to challenge the new administration: Sojourners, Religious Action Center for Reform Judaism, the United Church of Christ.
Some already have vowed to stand with people who fear they will be marginalized by Trump and the new Congress. They include Washington rabbis like Rabbi Aaron Alexander of Adas Israel Congregation, a Conservative synagogue, who talked after the prayer service while an organist continued to play "My Redeemer Lives."
"When deportations begin, we will create sanctuary. If there's a registry, we will be the first ones in line," he said of the Muslim registries that Trump has proposed. "We will register as Muslims."
Seven blocks away, New York Avenue Presbyterian Church opened its doors — and its bathrooms — to inauguration spectators as a big screen in the same room where it hosts homeless people for Sunday breakfast showed the transition of power taking place on the Capitol steps.
The Rev. Jennifer Lathrop, a hospice chaplain from the San Francisco area, stepped out of the nearby chapel, where she had prayed for "the things that endure" on the historic day: hope, strength, wisdom.
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"We were just going to go upstairs to the church to see if we could move away from the inaugural speech," said Lathrop, who was traveling with her daughters for the Women's March on Washington the next day. She had stopped to see the historic church where President Abraham Lincoln had a designated pew.
Merlene Debas, on the other hand, sat with a couple of dozen people in front of the screen, listening to the speeches and the closing prayers, and wearing her red "Make America Great Again" cap.
"I'm happy to be here," the Haitian native and Mormon said of her seat at the church, which she learned was an option after she ran into a barricade that kept her from the Mall. "We pray and God shows up."
Though the gathered watchers didn't applaud the speech, Debas, a nurse was happy with the outcome and said, just before Franklin Graham prayed, that she expects Trump will improve on Obamacare.
Volunteer Barry Tindall said the church open house this time was more low-key than eight years earlier when it hosted visitors escaping much colder weather while marking the historic inauguration of the first African-American president.
"You didn't hear any hooping and hollering during the speech" on Friday, said Tindall. He pointed to the contrast between the people nearby who snacked on cookies the church provided with the crowd on the Mall that they watched on TV. "But there were a lot of people cheering and we respect that as well."


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Discover how Australian scientists are using pioneering tracking technology to save the world's honey bees and protect global food security.
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These pollinating services are estimated to be worth more than A$200 billion annually to the global economy.1
Between 1947 and 2008, the United States went from having 5.9 million honey bee colonies to fewer than 2.5 million – a decrease of roughly 60 per cent. Elsewhere, it's estimated that bee losses could be as high as 90 per cent.2.
Key suspects include pesticides, water and air pollution, hive mismanagement, quality of diet, habitat loss, diseases – which may be behind the mysterious colony collapse disorder and parasites – like the Varroa mite (Varroa destructor), a tiny bloodsucker that exclusively kills honey bees. Extreme weather events linked to climate change, such as floods and heat waves, are also wreaking havoc.
Or you could have sensors in the bloodstream that measure and provide data about your body functions in real-time, or feedback about the efficacy of a specific drug, he says.
De Souza's research is now focused closer to home. The prospect of a world without bees is one he doesn't like to contemplate.
Crops would fail and whole ecosystems would become imbalanced. In Australia, the cost of food production would soar, farmers might quit growing crops or raising livestock altogether, and supermarkets would look radically different: "You wouldn't see oranges, limes, lemons, plums, apples, pears, berries, and so on," he says.
The nutritional content of our diet would suffer, resulting in health problems. In the developing world, food shortages would become even more acute.
"What scares me is to not have the opportunity to offer my kids the world that I have. This is not about bees or microchips or technology. This is about the future of our planet," he says.
"I can see how serious this problem is, and I am in a position to help make a difference."
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ICRtoP Member Genocide Alert Launches New German Language Portal
21 October 2011
Officially launching on Friday 21 October, in time for the ICISS report's 10th anniversary, the new portal has several main goals. These include providing information on RtoP (beginnings, history, application, details on the three pillars, the Secretary-General report and more) to German speakers, and providing a non-partisan platform for discussion on RtoP in Germany and the rest of the world. Possible questions include the following:
1. "How do the German parties position themselves towards the norm?"
2. "How can Germany contribute to the operationalization of RtoP?"
3. "What can and should Germany do to prevent current and future mass atrocities?"
Portal sections include:
-"RtoP and Germany," describing and evaluates government positions on RtoP, including those of all German parties represented in the Bundestag.
-"Debating RtoP," providing a space for articles that relate to RtoP, Germany and current events such as Libya
-"Resources," listing core RtoP documents, a bibliography of German language articles on RtoP and links to the English language literature.
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Applications now open
IJL has announced that two new judges have been appointed to join the prestigious panel for Bright Young Gems 2018 – on the press side, Liza Urla, influencer and founder of Gemologue and, for the first time representing retailers, guest judge Henry Graham, Creative Director and Co-Founder of Wolf & Badger. They join long standing panellists, Hilary Alexander OBE, Editor-at-Large Hello Fashion Monthly; Annabel Davidson, Editor of Vanity Fair on Jewellery and Alice Edwards, Jewellery Editor for Sunday Times Style and The Times LUXX magazine.
The IJL Bright Young Gems initiative has evolved over the past thirteen years to become the foremost industry-recognised platform for new talent. The four winning designers, final year students at UK colleges/universities or recent graduates, will win the unique chance to exhibit at IJL in September, as well as attend a one-day mentoring workshop with leading jewellery experts in June. This workshop will help the winners maximise their IJL experience, reaping the benefits of exhibiting at the UK's premier jewellery industry show.
Sarah Kitley-Spencer, Event Manager IJL, comments: "Both Lisa and Henry bring very valuable skill sets to the Bright Young Gems judging panel for 2018 and I am really pleased to welcome them on board. My thanks go also to both Charlie Boyd and Shaun Leane for all their input and support last year. The Bright Young Gems stand is always one of the IJL highlights and we look forward to providing these stars of the future with their first commercial platform, so they can take their first steps into business. I encourage all final year students to apply and they too could find themselves in the Bright Young Gems Hall of Fame alongside the likes of Tomasz Donocik and Imogen Belfield!"
Liza Urla, Jewellery Influencer, Jewellery Editor and Founder of Gemologue, Author of "Street Jewellery Styles & Styling Tips, said: "I am always on the lookout for exciting and innovative emerging designers for Gemologue. Bright Young Gems is an important initiative for young and up-and-coming designers who are about to dazzle the jewellery world with their exceptional talent and creativity. I am excited to help handpick the best of the new crop of talented designers that jewellery lovers need to know about!"
Henry Graham added: "The opportunity to be part of a great initiative like Bright Young Gems that so closely complements what we do at Wolf & Badger by also supporting independent brands, was one we couldn't easily pass up. Like all of the brands we choose to work with, I will be looking for superlative quality of craftsmanship, differentiation in design approach and an element of commerciality."
Bright Young Gems winner in 2017, Kristina Ferenchuk, concluded: "Bright Young Gems was a great opportunity for me to present my work in a very professional setting and get invaluable feedback on my work from the industry. The mentoring day that was organised prior to the show was incredibly useful, and during IJL I felt more confident and prepared, as well as making meaningful contacts."
Applications are now open for the Bright Young Gems 2018. Final year students at colleges and universities across the UK as well as graduates who are one to two years out of college can apply now. Details of how to apply can be found at http://www.jewellerylondon.com/brightyounggems. The closing date for Bright Young Gems 2018 is May 9.
For more information about Bright Young Gems at IJL 2018 please contact: Jennifer Hall-Thompson or Suzanna Hammond: +44 (0) 7770 802442 email@example.com
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|Memory management methods and apparatus for digital telephone answering devices
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|All digital telephone answering device
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|Method and apparatus for storing and forwarding voice signals with controlled access
|Chamberlin et al.
|Telephone answering and paging system
|Baehr et al.
|Automated message retrieval system
|Thompson et al.
|Call return telephone service
|Automatic incoming telephone call originating number and party display system
|Figa et al.
|Telephone answering device with automatic translating machine
|Terminal in communication network for notifying originating party's number
|Programmable telephone/dictation terminal and method of operating same
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|Method and apparatus for visual indication of stored voice signals
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|Telephone answering device with artificial intelligence
|Facsimile apparatus with a mode for receiving non-image information
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|Message taking and retrieval system
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|Automatic answering telephone with memory storage having storage indication and an alarm
|Telephone answering machine
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means for storing a predetermined list of names and associated stored identifying information;
means for receiving first signals from said telephone line, each of said first signals specifying a particular one of a plurality of callers;
means for receiving a voice message from each of said callers on said telephone line and storing said voice message.
means for converting each of said received first signals into received identifying information;
means for linking each received identifying information with the corresponding voice message;
means for comparing each received identifying information with said predetermined list;
means cooperating with said comparing means for simultaneously displaying a plurality of callers' names whose respective received identifying information matches stored identifying information in said list; and
means for allowing a user to select any one of the plurality of simultaneously displayed callers' names from said display means, said selecting means also automatically directly audibly retrieving the voice message associated with the selected caller's name without scrolling individually through either the displayed names or voice messages.
storing a predetermined list of names and associated stored identifying information in said memory;
receiving signals specifying the caller of each incoming call;
receiving a voice message from the caller and storing it in said memory;
converting said received signals into received identifying information;
comparing said received identifying information with said predetermined list and displaying the caller's name if the received identifying information matches any stored identifying information identical in said predetermined list;
displaying simultaneously a plurality of callers' names whose respective received identifying information matches stored identifying information in said list;
linking each displayed caller's name with its corresponding voice message;
selectively directly retrieving the voice message corresponding to any one of the displayed caller's names by selecting that caller's name without scrolling through either said displayed names or voice messages.
means for receiving a signal having an identifier from said telephone line identifying the caller of an incoming call;
means for receiving a voice message from said caller and storing said voice message;
means for linking said identifier with the corresponding voice message;
means for displaying the identifiers for a plurality of incoming calls; and
means for selecting any one of the identifiers from said display and audibly directly retrieving the voice message linked to the selected identifier without scrolling through individual displayed identifiers.
a microcomputer having a read only member (ROM) for providing a program for said microcomputer, a random access memory (RAM) with a plurality of storage sections therein and peripheral interface means for coupling peripheral means to said microcomputer;
a keyboard means having a plurality of alphanumeric and function keys coupled to said microcomputer by said peripheral interface means;
an alphanumeric display means mounted on said device and coupled to said microcomputer by said peripheral interface means;
said RAM having a predetermined list of names and associated identifying information stored therein in a first memory section thereof;
an analogue telephone interface system coupled between said telephone line and said microcomputer having a line seizing means for connecting said device to said telephone line after a predetermined number of rings;
a telephone signal converter means coupled between said telephone line and said microcomputer for converting a telephone number transmitted over the telephone line into digital form understandable by said microcomputer;
a voice recording means coupled between said telephone line and said microcomputer for receiving and storing in digital form a voice message in a second memory section of said RAM;
said microcomputer comparing converted incoming telephone numbers with said list stored in said first memory section of said RAM;
means for displaying a caller's name and said incoming telephone numbers which the caller's transmitted telephone number corresponds to a telephone number previously stored in said first memory section, said means for displaying cooperating with said microcomputer and simultaneously displaying a plurality of caller's names;
means for linking each caller's name to its associated voice message;
means for allowing a user to select any one of the simultaneously displayed caller's names and for simultaneously audibly retrieving the voice message associated with the selected caller's name from said second memory section without scrolling through individual displayed names or stored voice messages.
The present invention relates to a device for recording and recalling messages received through telecommunication. More specifically, the invention relates to a telephone answering device that displays information about messages recorded within the device and provides selective access to those messages based on the displayed information.
Most everyone is well acquainted with the standard telephone answering machine. Such a machine is hooked up to a telephone and by means of a tape recorder device and magnetic tape, it records oral messages from the caller. While such a machine has the advantage of allowing the user to receive messages when he is not present and cannot answer the phone, it has several disadvantages:
(1) The owner of the machine must play back many minutes of taped voice messages just to know who has called. (2) The owner can not intelligently search for a specific caller's recorded message. (3) To retain a list for later callback after listening to messages, the owner must either keep tape unerased, or must copy down the list with a pen and paper. (4) The caller must speak his name, phone number, etc. into his phone in order for the message to be transmitted through the phone system and recorded on the answering machine on the other end of the line. Since many callers feel uncomfortable talking to machines, some callers don't leave messages and merely hang up the phone. (5) An additional inconvenience occurs when the user wishes to retrieve stored messages by phone. He must on occasion hang on the phone for many minutes for all recorded voice messages to be played in their entirety and must copy with pen and paper in order to have a hard copy. This is not only inconvenient, but may be quite costly, particularly if the call to retrieve messages is a long distance call and the user is interested in a particular message that is preceded by a number of lengthy, less interesting, voice messages.
A partial solution to many of these disadvantages was offered by the "Telephone Electronic Answering Device" (TEAD) by the present inventors, disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,304,968, which is incorporated herein by reference. The TEAD is capable of receiving and storing messages such as the callers' names and telephone numbers and times of receipt of such messages by converting dual tone-touch tone frequencies (DTMF) or rotary dial pulses, generated by the caller dialing his own phone number, into proper digital data representing the caller's phone number and indicating the caller's name if pre-stored in memory by the user. The entire pre-stored message could then be retrieved and displayed on command on a display provided on the TEAD or printed out to provide a permanent record.
The message stored by the TEAD, however, is limited. It only includes information pre-stored in its internal memory that is associated with a caller's phone number, or, in some instances, only the caller's number and the time of day. It is known that in many environments, caller's wish to leave more information in their messages, such as the urgency of the call. In many cases, a return call is not necessary if a simple descriptive message is left. With the TEAD, the user would have to call back the caller to get any such message in person, wasting effort and telephone line charges. The TEAD does provide some mechanism for leaving slightly more information by selecting from a limited menu of messages, such as "Urgent," but playing that menu for the caller takes time and the menu choices will only cover a very few limited choices of the messages that callers actually want to leave.
Also currently available are voice mail systems, which organize voice messages according to the called party. Each stored message is associated with one or more persons that are service members of the voice mail system. Each voice message to a called party is then organized sequentially in a chronological order as in the prior art sequential tape recording answering devices. These voice mail systems lack the ability to access a voice message selectively by name, since there is no way a user can determine the identity of any of the callers without listening to the messages.
It is also known that digital recording of voice messages can be used to replace the magnetic tape, but again selective accessing of a particular individual's messages in selective order is not possible.
Thus, it is an object of the invention to provide a telephone answering device ("TAD") that allows visual identification of callers, identities and selective access to their linked recorded voice messages.
It is a further object that the TAD provide a link between each recorded voice message and personal information pre-stored in data base memory related to that caller.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a TAD that displays a list of all caller displays such list so that the user may selectively access the voice message associated with a given caller without having to listen to all preceding voice messages.
In accordance with the objects of the invention, a telephone answering device is provided which includes a means of intelligently organizing voice messages, associated entered codes such as personal IDs and home telephone numbers, and information stored in the memory of the TAD. These codes or numbers are decoded by means of the caller entering DTMF signals into the telephone which are recognized, recorded and processed by the TAD. When processed with codes and personal information previously entered into the device's memory, the TAD displays the identity of the caller for each message, thus providing a menu of choices in the form of a list of the callers names. This enables the user to access individual messages in a selective manner based on the identity of the caller. The need to listen to the actual voice messages to determine the caller's identity and the need to listen to the messages sequentially or chronologically is obviated, saving time and effort. Additionally, the voice message is also linked to pre-stored additional data in the data base. Thus, when hearing a message, one also can view relevant associated information, such as a fax number, alternate phone number, etc., that might not have been left in the audio message but might be important.
The above and other objects and advantages will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon reviewing the detailed description of the preferred embodiments in conjunction with a review of the appended drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a telephone answering device according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the major functional circuit blocks and their connections of the TAD;
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the answer mode of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the record mode of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the DTMF decode routine of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a chart illustrating the contents of a first memory section of the invention;
FIG. 7 is a chart illustrating the contents of a second memory section;
FIG. 8 is a chart illustrating the contents of a third memory section;
FIG. 9 is an illustration of the display of the invention, listing received calls;
FIG. 10 is an illustration of the display recalling information linked to one of the callers; and
FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a typical operation of the present invention.
FIG. 1 illustrates the front perspective view of a telephone answering device (TAD) 25 according to the invention. The TAD preferably includes a standard telephone handset 30 having a microphone and speaker for audio communication with a user. The remainder of the TAD preferably includes a display/touch screen 32 and various keys 34 used to activate functions of the TAD. Some of the keys 34a are arranged as a numeric keypad, similar to standard touch-tone telephones. This allows the TAD to be used as a standard telephone, as well as providing access to alphanumeric input by the user. Another set of keys 34b below the numeric keypad includes other standard telephone functions, such as flash, redial, mute and speaker, which allows audio communication without the handset, as is known.
A third set of keys 34c are used for access to a stored database within the TAD that contains information about callers, as described more fully below. Inputting the information to the database is accomplished similarly to the disclosure of the inventor's above-mentioned U.S. Pat. No. 4,304,968. A fourth and fifth set of keys 34d,34e are used for accessing identification data about recorded messages and then accessing and retrieving those messages. A key 36 for recording the outgoing message of the TAD is included, as is a standard "on-off" key 38. All of these keys 34a-e,36,38 and their functions are described more fully below with respect to the preferred embodiment.
The display/touch screen 32 is shown in a state when several messages have been received and recorded by the TAD. The display preferably indicates the identity 40 and phone number 42 of the callers who recorded the messages, this information preferably being retrieved from the database as described more fully below. Through actuation of the touch screen 32 or keys 34d,34e, it is possible to playback any of the voice messages left by the displayed callers, in any sequence, and to perform other functions, such as automatically dialing the particular caller's number to return the call, as described more fully below.
By creating an internal link between the recorded voice message and stored digital database data, an intelligent organized voice/data message (IOVDM) is formed that can be displayed with alphanumeric information, played back as analog recorded voice, processed in a database, etc.
FIG. 2 illustrates the block diagram of the circuit elements comprising an embodiment of the present invention.
The microcontroller 1 is preferably a 68HC11, manufactured by Motorola Semiconductor. The microcontroller internally is comprised of memory 2 containing RAM memory and EPROM memory circuits that are known to those skilled in the art. The RAM memory functions as read/write memory used for string data and temporary system status events of the microcontroller. In the present invention, the RAM memory of the microcontroller 1 is also used for the storage of telephone numbers, names, user identification codes and voice messages. Similarly, the EPROM memory stores the program instructions for the control and operation of the microcontroller. These circuit elements are organized and connected in a data/address and control circuit bus structure 20, the general structure of which is known in the art.
The display controller 3 is a known circuit that converts data and control signals from the microcontroller unit into video signals that produce character and graphic information on the display unit 4. The display controller 3 is preferably a circuit comprising the Signetics 2670, 2672 and 2673 CRT controller integrated circuit set. The display controller 3 drives the display unit 4 to produce visual display output with character and/or graphic indicia to be presented to the user.
The display unit 4 is overlaid with a touch screen 5, such as that available from Microtouch, Wilmington, Mass. The touch screen 5 is an input device that presents an X-Y positional coordinate pair to the microcontroller 1 indicating the position touched on the screen 5. Through the use of software within the microcontroller memory, the touch screen is positionally mapped onto the underlying indicia, allowing the user to select or indicate information and functions displayed on the display unit 4.
The speech recorder/playback and DTMF transceiver circuit 6 is preferably comprised of the DS2271DK speech recorder/playback board manufactured by Dallas Semiconductor, Dallas, Tex. Illustrated in FIG. 2 is the microphone input 7 and the speaker output 8 interfaced to the speech recorder/playback circuit 6 which enables the user to record and playback voice messages.
The function of the voice record/playback circuit 6 is to record voice messages into and from the memory 2, and to later play back these voice messages. Other functions of the circuit 6 include DTMF decoding, line status determination and DTMF generation. The messages are recorded either through the microphone unit 7, which is intended for the recording of the outgoing message, or through the data access arrangement circuit (DAA) 10 that interfaces tip and ring lines to a standard RJ11 jack 11, which is preferably connected to a line on the public telephone line. The voice playback function provides an output voice signal either through the speaker 8 or through the DAA 10 connected to the telephone line. The DAA 10 is preferably the CH1840 manufactured by Cermetek Microelectronic Company, Sunnyvale, Calif.
The DAA 10 also provides a signal indicating the incoming ring signal status to the microcontroller 1 via wire connection 25 as illustrated. After a preprogrammed number of ring signals, which may be adjustable, the TAD answers the call by providing a signal on line 26. This line, which is connected to the DAA 10 causes the DAA 10 to put the telephone line in the off-hook state, thereby causing the TAD to answer the call.
Voice signals are transmitted to and from the telephone line through the RJ11 connector 11 and pass through the DAA 10 to the voice recorder/playback circuit on RCV and XMIT lines. This voice signal is in analog form when inputted to the voice recorder/playback circuit 6. As illustrated, these connections RCV and XMIT are capacitively coupled between the DAA 10 and the voice recorder/playback circuit. The voice signal is preferably digitized and stored in the voice memory section of the memory 2 by means of the recorder/playback circuit 6, although other storage means, such as analog memory circuits, are possible.
The microcontroller 1 controls the functioning of the voice/playback circuit such as with PLAY, RECORD, ERASE, and STOP signals along with the signals corresponding to message numbers.
The PLAY, RECORD, ERASE, and STOP signals to the recorder/playback circuit 6 are received from the microcontroller via the output bus 13 as illustrated. These control functions are activated by means of the microcontroller toggling pins connected to bus 13, and selecting the desired message number through an output port on the microcontroller 1 via the bus connection 14 as illustrated.
The DTMF signals received from the telephone network are decoded as is known by the voice recorder/playback circuit 6. Through the same circuit, the energy level on the telephone line can be detected, indicating to the microcontroller if there is voice signals on the line (varying energy level), DTMF signals (steady, known energy levels), or a dial tone or silence on the line (steady high or low energy level). The determination of the status of the line, in conjunction with the user setup mode provides input to the decision of the next machine operation, as will be illustrated.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the answer program mode of the present invention, in which the TAD loops and checks for an incoming call on the telephone line or for the user to activate a key.
As illustrated in FIG. 3, the TAD first determines if the user has pressed a key on the TAD (Decision block 100). This is done by means of the microcontroller reading its RS232 serial data port connected to the touch screen 5 through connection 20 to determine if the screen has been touched. The microcontroller 1 is also connected an monitors the other keys 34a-e on the TAD. If an X-Y coordinate pair is read and the parameters of the X-Y pair map onto the boundaries of a known key, a true key has been depressed and the microcontroller 1 calls the user mode routine (block 101).
If no key has been pressed, the system next tests if a ring signal is available (block 110). If a ring signal is available, determined by reading the state of the DAA 10, the microcontroller then proceeds to block 120 in which it reads the variable stored in memory indicating the number of rings to wait before answering the incoming call (INC). The microcontroller then preferably multiplies this number by 6 (a standard ring is 2 seconds with a 4 second silence gap) and counts down that number of seconds before answering.
As illustrated, during this delay, the microcontroller checks every 6 seconds to determine if the ringing has stopped. If no ring is present, this indicates that the caller hung up. The microcontroller would then return to block 100. If the timer successfully counts down, the system progresses into the outgoing message state (block 150).
The microcontroller causes the DAA to create an off-hook state and then causes the voice/recorder playback circuit 6 to transmit the pre-recorded outgoing message (OGM) through the DAA to the telephone line. The OGM is preferably stored as message #1 in memory 2. As described below, the OGM would include instructions for the caller to enter a home phone number or other caller identifying information.
When the playing of the OGM is completed, the microcontroller preferably waits 5 seconds (block 160). This 5 second grace period prevents malfunction of the TAD due to silence by the natural pause or hesitation of a caller before or during enunciation of a message. At block 170, the microcontroller determines if voice or DTMF signals are being transmitted. The microcontroller can distinguish three states--voice signals, DTMF signals, or silence--by reading the level and modulation of the signals on the telephone line. The DS2271DK voice recorder/playback unit can distinguish between the tones of DTMF signals and the signal level ranges associated with human speech detected on the telephone line. If voice signals are transmitted, the microcontroller executes the voice record routine. If no voice is present on the line, but DTMF signals are being transmitted, the microcontroller executes the DTMF decode routine.
If, however, there is silence on the telephone line for 5 seconds, the microcontroller then causes the DAA to go into the on-hook mode (block 240), thereby hanging up from the call. The TAD now returns to its initial state in the answer mode routine of looping and checking for a user key touch and waiting for a ring signal.
The process for determining line silence, voice energy or DTMF signaling is illustrated in blocks 180, 190 and 200. If block 190 is true (voice energy present), program execution follows to block 220, the record routine If, however, there is a DTMF tone present, execution follows to block 230, the DTMF decode routine.
Block 220, the record function, is illustrated in FIG. 4 and begins with the allocation of voice memory and data memory at block 300. This function increments a memory variable stored in EPROM that points to the next memory position allocated in the voice memory and data memory stored in memory circuit 2. This process is required in order to organize the data and voice memory and link them together. Memory organization of the TAD is described more fully below.
At block 310, the voice message memory is accessed. The record function is then executed and voice recorder/playback circuit begins digitizing the analog voice and stores this data sequentially in the voice memory 2. The record function is now in process and operating as a parallel task to the task of determining the line status. At block 320, data is then analyzed at block 330 (is there a dial tone). If this test is false, the block 340 (is there a DTMF tone) is executed.
If both these blocks (330 and 340) generate a false, then control is looped back to block 320, input signal levels, and allows the voice record routine to continue. This looping back will compensate for momentary silence or gaps in the voice message. If block 330 is true, i.e., there is a dial tone, then the voice recording routine is stopped at block 350 and the telephone line is put on-hook at block 370. The TAD then returns to answer mode (shown in FIG. 3) at block 390.
If block 340 is true, then there is a DTMF signal and the record routine is stopped at block 36 and block 380 calls the DTMF decode routine shown in FIG. 5. This routine decodes the DTMF signals keyed into the telephone by the caller and stores the code in memory of the TAD and links it to the voice memory if a voice message is recorded.
Operation is entered to the DTMF decode routine when a DTMF signal is sensed via the input function and begins at block 400 (allocate voice and data memory). This process sets up data memory for receiving the DTMF signaling and links the data memory to voice message memory if a voice message has already been recorded. If a voice message has not yet been recorded it allocates an available message number in case a voice message is left later. This allows the system to be flexible and will allow the user to key in a DTMF I.D. code anytime during the message sequence.
Control proceeds to block 410 to read the levels of the telephone line. At block 420, the microcontroller determines if there is still a DTMF signal on the line.
If block 420 is true, control is looped back to input block 410. This input and test loop continues until the DTMF signal stops indicating either the standard silent interval between DTMF digits or perhaps that the DTMF signaling has been completed and a voice message has been initiated. If decision block 420 generates a false, it is determined at block 430 if a voice signal is present. If a voice signal is present, block 440 passes control back to the record function routine of FIG. 4.
If no voice signal is on the line, block 430 generates a false, and control passes to block 450 in which it is determined if silence or a dial tone is present on the line. Silence indicates an inter-digit silence and control passes to block 470, which stores the decoded DTMF digit and passes control back to block 410 to read the next DTMF digit.
If, however, there is dial tone on the line, indicating that the caller has disconnected, block 450 instead passes control to block 460, which puts the TAD in the on-hook mode and proceeds to block 480. Block 480 passes control to the answer mode routine of FIG. 3. Now, the TAD is ready for a new incoming call or for the user to activate a key function by pressing the touch screen.
The memory circuit block 2 (FIG. 2) connected to the microcontroller 1 as further illustrated in FIGS. 6,7 and 8 is the storage means where the user options, commands, data and voice messages are stored and interact with the microcontroller unit 1 and the voice record/playback circuit 6 in order to accomplish the features as taught in the present invention.
The data entered by the user for the functioning of the present invention are textual names of the callers as they would appear on the display 4. For example, "Sid Ceaser" with the user's identification code, i.e. 497-6201 as well as additional related data. This data is stored in the memory and organized by the database portion of the programming in memory section illustrated in FIG. 6. The address or relative position of this data in the memory section can change as new names are entered or deleted as controlled and organized by database functions in the microcontroller.
The recorded messages which are entered by the caller can be composed either of 1 or 2 parts, a digital data part and a digitized analog part. The first part, which is the digital data portion, is composed of the data acquired by the DTMF decoding function as illustrated in the flowchart of FIG. 4 and is stored as binary numbers in memory section 2 as illustrated in FIG. 7. As explained, this digital data, which is composed of the translated code as entered by the caller from DTMF keypad, also contains an address link byte to the voice message if the user had also recorded a voice message along with this data message.
The voice message memory as required by the voice record/playback circuit 6 is a separate section of the memory, i.e. memory section 3 as illustrated in FIG. 8.
The voice recorder/playback circuit 6 preferably digitizes and compresses the voice message and presents it to the microcontroller which stores it in a specific format in a separate section (section 3) of memory. The format is preferably composed of 128 byte speech records of which each voice message is composed of an integral number of records. The first byte of each record contains a number specifying which message number it is part of. The valid message numbers are preferably 1 to 254 although more, of course, are possible. Therefore, a preferred maximum of 253 messages exits with message 1 being the OGM. This message number in the record is used to link to the digital data message which contains the same message number.
Therefore, as explained, there are three sections of memory which can be linked together by the database program function to form an intelligent organized voice/data message IOVDM) as taught in the present invention,
These memory sections are:
Memory Section 1) The database entry by the user of the names with the associated data, such as telephone number and address, and the caller's I D which could be the caller's home or business telephone number or any unique code. (FIG. 6)
Memory Section 2) The message memory containing caller entered I.D. code data and linked message numbers. (FIG. 7)
Memory Section 3) The message memory containing voice message data recorded by the caller. (FIG. 8)
A message as recorded by the caller can be composed of any of the following types:
1) A voice message alone.
2) A data message alone as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,304,968 by the inventors of the present invention.
3) A voice message as described in (1) linked to a data message as described in (2) that are linked together into an intelligent organized voice data message
(IOVIDM) as taught by the present invention.
The linking together of these separate data memory and voice memory elements in an IOVDM is performed by the database function and displayed on the display. To perform this linking, a reserved byte of memory attached to the data message is stored which indicates the voice message number it is linked to. The database program code then searches the database entry section in which the user entered the data such as name, address and phone number. If a match is found between these, the information is presented to the user as an IOVDM.
Other ways of linking the voice messages and data messages are possible. In one alternate configuration, each data message precedes its corresponding voice message in contiguous memory bytes.
For proper functioning of the TAD, it is preferred that database information, such as names, phone numbers and address, personal and/or business reference notes, etc. is entered by the user. Using keys 34c for accessing the database, information, such as "Regis Lamb" and his associated phone number "431-9762" plus other additional information may be entered. As seen in FIG. 6, several telephone numbers can be stored for an individual. Preferably, they would be coded, for example, with an "O", "H", "M" or other letters, signifying "office", "home", "mobile", etc. The database can have as many entries as the user desires and the specific memory size will allow. The user preferably also records the OGM, which would preferably include instructions for the caller to enter his home phone number or caller identifying number on a touch tone phone and then to record a voice message.
It is to be understood that any incoming signals over the telephone line with a voice message that is recognizable by the TAD and is generally unique to the caller may be used instead of DTMF tones.
The unit is then left in the answer mode. Upon receiving a call (detecting rings), the TAD puts the telephone line in an off-hook state (Block 500, FIG. 11) and plays the outgoing message to the caller (Block 510).
If, for example, Regis Lamb were the fourth caller since the messages were last cleared, he would enter his home phone number, as requested by the OGM (Block 520). The microcontroller records the decoded identifying information in memory section 2, along with the available message number, in this case "5", as shown in FIG. 7. The microcontroller then searches all of the phone numbers stored in the database and matches the received phone number to the stored data record and recalls Mr. Lamb's for display as message 4 (Block 530) This is shown on the example display in FIG. 9. The microcontroller also records Mr. Lamb's voice message as message number 5 (FIG. 8), linking that voice message with the recalled data record through the list in memory section 2.
Later, the user would come home and press, for example, the "Display New Messages" key to see a list of the messages as shown in FIG. 9. By pressing on Mr. Lamb's name on the touch screen or the corresponding keypad number, only the fourth message would be played back from the proper location in memory, avoiding having to hear any other unwanted messages (block 540, 550). Simultaneously, the entire data record matching Mr. Lamb could also be displayed on the display while the voice message is being played back (Block 560), as shown in FIG. 10.
By merely pressing, "Return Call," the microprocessor would retrieve the phone number from the data record and produce the DTMF tones on the telephone line to dial Mr. Lamb. If more than one phone number appears on Mr. Lamb's data display, the touch screen or corresponding keypad number could be used to select and then dial any of the numbers (Block 570, 580).
While the embodiments shown and described are fully capable of achieving the objects of the invention, it is to be understood that these embodiments are shown only for the purpose of illustration and not for the purpose of limitation.


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Mitchel Roth
Convict Cowboys
The Untold History of the Texas Prison Rodeo
University of North Texas Press 2016
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For more than 50 years, Huntsville prison put on an annual rodeo throughout the month of October to entertain prisoners, locals, and visitors from across the nation. In his new book Convict Cowboys: The Untold History of the Texas Prison Rodeo (University of North Texas Press, 2016), Sam Houston State University criminal justice and criminology professor Mitchel Roth explores the history of the rodeo. The Texas Prison Rodeo began as a small event intended to serve essentially as recreation for prisoners, but grew into an important fundraiser and a nationally known show. It included a range of traditional rodeo events and contests, but also added other acts drawn from various forms of American popular entertainment as cultural sensibilities and prisoner interests changed. The rodeo was, in some ways, one of the more positive aspects of an otherwise brutal and underfunded prison system. Inmates were able to win prizes and interact with the free world, and the proceeds from the rodeo helped provide services the legislature refused to fund. The rodeo was also dangerous, however, and developed against the background of a prison system based on forced labor and corporal punishment.
In this episode of New Books in History, Roth discusses his new book. He tells listeners about the origins of the rodeo, its development over the decades, and its demise. Throughout its life, the racial and gender dynamics of the rodeo changed with time as did its main events. Its popularity grew to a height with Western nostalgia in the 1950s, but by the 1980s, changing prison populations and changing cultural norms surrounding issues like the treatment of animals brought the rodeo's run to an end. In addition to discussing the life of the rodeo, Roth also discusses controversies surrounding it, the research he completed for the book, and his current project in this episode.
Christine Lamberson is an Assistant Professor of History at Angelo State University. Her research and teaching focuses on 20th century U.S. political and cultural history. She's currently working on a book manuscript about the role of violence in shaping U.S. political culture in the 1960s and 1970s. She can be reached at email@example.com.
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Daniel was honored with the SMPS Austin Community Service Leadership Award in 2018, which recognizes leaders in the AEC industry that go out of their way to serve the community. He earned the Austin Under 40 Award in the Architecture, Engineering and Design category in 2013. This award recognizes emerging Austinites for excellence in professional practice and a commitment to community service. He also received the ASLA Texas Chapter Community Service Award in 2014. This award honors ASLA members that have contributed unselfishly of their professional abilities in public service to the local community.
Daniel is a licensed Landscape Architect in Texas, Alabama, Colorado and Oklahoma.
What do you love getting your hands on?
Dirt. Figuratively and literally…
What makes a place special to you?
A real appreciation for "place" – the most memorable places for me are those that really engage an agenda of social and environmental resiliency. Nothing is better than seeing a project that has really, really connected to its context – truly form following function where human comfort, spatial needs and environmental superiority are so fully baked into the design that they are almost imperceptible to the success of place…a place that is amplified by the energy of the people using that space AND the urban "nature" / environment that is created.
I do love spaces with Big trees…there is an energy and a sense of perseverance and time. I hate seeing projects where trees have been brutally abused, beaten up and are dying…the intent was there but the lack of care, attention and diligence destroys all hope of that tree surviving more than a few years.
What inspires you?
The lake district. Half Dome. Olympic National Park. Rothko paintings.
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On March 19, the Baltimore Architecture Foundation launches its 2008 Spring Forum. Wednesdays at noon, the public is invited to bring their lunches to the Berman Auditorium of the Johns Hopkins Downtown Center, Charles and Fayette Streets, for lectures about Baltimore's built environment. All Forum sessions are free.
For more information, please call Adam Blumenthal at 410-539-7772.
Kirby Fowler
March 19
Kirby Fowler, executive director of the Downtown Partnership, "A Delicate Balance: Preserving Downtown's Authenticity While Welcoming Modernity"
Dr. Andrés Alonso
March 26
Dr. Andrés Alonso, superintendent of Baltimore City Schools, "Transforming BCPS—Reinventing Teaching and Learning and the Relationship of Schools to their Communities"
Aris Melisseratos
April 2
Aris Melisseratos, senior advisor to the president of the Johns Hopkins University for enterprise development.
Anna Custer
April 9
Anna Custer, executive director of Live Baltimore, on Baltimore's real estate market and her organization's effort to attract new residents
Eliza Smith Steinmeier
April 16
Eliza Smith Steinmeier, Baltimore Harbor waterkeeper, and Halle Van der Gaag, from the Jones Falls Watershed Association, on the health of the harbor
Otis Rolley, III
April 23
Otis Rolley, III, president of Central Maryland Transportation Alliance, on this new organization's plans to improve travel efficiency within central Maryland
Jim Kraft
April 30
Jim Kraft, Baltimore City councilman, on "green" legislation in Baltimore City
Klaus Philipsen, AIA and Matthew Fitzsimmons, AIA
May 7
Past and current chairs of the AIABaltimore Urban Design Committee present, "After the Arena: tapping the potential of the sites at Liberty and Redwood Streets". What could be and should be done when the Arena finds a new site.
The Baltimore Architecture Foundation's Spring Forum 2008 is supported by the Johns Hopkins University.
Launched in 1987 by AIA Baltimore, the Baltimore Architecture Foundation is a non-profit, educational, public-oriented outreach organization. The Foundation is a member-based organization with a 26-member board of directors drawn from the architectural, business, and cultural communities. The Foundation today focuses its attention and energies on helping to promote an understanding of and an appreciation for Baltimore's built environment—it does this through walking tours, lectures, public programs, and an architecture-in-the-schools program. The Foundation is also actively engaged in researching the early architectural firms and practitioners of architecture in Baltimore.


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With final exams in the rearview mirror, Big East schools returned to their normal slate of action this week and plenty of great games on the docket this weekend highlighted by Friday's showdown in Milwaukee between undefeated and No. 14 Buffalo at No. 20 Marquette.
Tuesday, Dec. 18:
Georgetown 83, Appalachian State 73
- Three Hoya players finished in double digits scoring, highlighted by 17 points from James Akinjo as they pulled away in the final two minutes to secure the win.
Providence 73, Albany 43
- Despite a lethargic start in the first half, the Friars leaned on a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double effort from Alpha Diallo in the 30-point win.
Missouri 71, Xavier 56
- The Musketeers' non-conference struggles continued as the Missouri Tigers used a 17-0 run in the first half to pull in a 15-point win.
Quentin Goodin provided the lone bright spot for Xavier with a career-high 21 points and six assists.
Butler 76, Presbyterian 67
- The streak of non-conference wins at Hinkle Fieldhouse increased to 49 straight games behind a career-high 18 points and seven assists from Aaron Thompson.
No. 20 Marquette 92, North Dakota 66
- The continued growth of Ed Morrow in Marquette's rotation was on full display as the Nebraska transfer finished with 18 points and eight rebounds.
Markus Howard scored a game-high 26 points on 9-of-13 from the field as the Golden Eagles won their sixth straight contest.
Oklahoma 83, Creighton 70
- Known for its precise three-point shooting over the years, the Creighton Bluejays looked skeletal as it missed its first 12 three-point attempts and could not recover in a 13-point loss to the rising Oklahoma Sooners.
Martin Krampelj finished with 19 points and 10 rebounds for Creighton in defeat.
Wednesday, Dec. 19:
St. John's 86, St. Francis, N.Y. 52
- The Red Storm engineered its biggest victory of the season behind L.J. Figueroa and Greg Williams Jr. with 13 points each and held the Terriers to 27.7 percent from the field.
Seton Hall 90, Sacred Heart 76
- It was the Sandro Mamukelashvili show as the sophomore notched a career-high 23 points on 8-of-11 from the field, to go along with a team-high eight rebounds.
DePaul 81, Incarnate Word 71
- It has been home cooking for the Blue Demons as they improved to 8-0 at Wintrust Arena this season behind 20 points from Eli Cain.
Max Strus highlighted the other four Blue Demon players in double figures with 18 points as DePaul is off to its best start since the 2002-03 season.
On deck:
Thursday, Dec. 20:
Coe College (6-5) at Creighton (7-4), 8 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 21:
UC-Irvine (11-2) at Butler (8-3), 6:30 p.m.
Detroit (3-8) at Xavier (7-5), 7 p.m.
No. 14 Buffalo (11-0) at No. 20 Marquette (9-2), 8:30 p.m.
Providence (9-3) at Texas (7-3), 9 p.n.
Saturday, Dec. 22:
Little Rock (5-7) at Georgetown (8-3), Noon
Villanova (8-4) vs Connecticut (9-3) (Madison Square Garden), 12:30 p.m.
Boston College (8-2) at DePaul (8-2), 3:30 p.m.
Seton Hall (8-3) at Maryland (9-2), 5:30 p.m.
Sacred Heart (4-7) at St. John's (11-0), 8 p.m.