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UK interest in iPhone 3G skyrockets; Apple expected to sell 14 million iPhone 3G units
June 17, 2008 by Will Park - Leave a Comment
What was Apple thinking in pricing their HSDPA-toting, 3G-capable, next-generation iPhone 3G as low as they did? Well, they (by which we mean Steve Jobs) was most likely looking to spark the interest of the iPhone-loving masses that just couldn't swallow the previously too-expensive price point or couldn't deal with the sluggish 2.5G EDGE connection.
Now that the iPhone 3G is set to hit the world stage with not only high-speed wireless broadband data speeds and integrated aGPS in tow, but also a seriously affordable price-tag, interest in the iPhone has skyrocketed in the UK. The UK iPhone carrier, O2, has announced that over 130,000 people have already registered on the O2 website to be notified of any further iPhone 3G updates. Compare that to the two months it took O2 to see 35,000 people register their interest in the original iPhone and the four-fold increase is quite impressive.
Helping spark huge interest in the iPhone 3G is O2's pricing structure – just £99 for the 8GB iPhone 3G and £159 for the 16GB iPhone 3G. It seems potential iPhone adopters' barriers to entry have been removed, which will most likely lead to a flood of sales.
And, according to Mike Abramsky of RBC Capital Markets, Apple is expected to ship something like 5.1 million iPhone 3G units in the summer, tripling previous sales rates. Holiday shipments are projected to double and hit 6.5 million handsets – which would help boost total sales of the iPhone 3G to 14 million units by the end of 2008.
It seems that the new price point for the iPhone 3G is expected to really fire things up – Abramsky believes the $199 price of the iPhone 3G is the "sweet spot" for the iconic handset.
It remains to be seen how the new price point will affect iPod users' decisions come upgrade time. We could see iPod users choosing to jump up to the iPhone rather than simply replacing their similarly priced iPod.
In the end, we'll have to wait and see just how popular the iPhone 3G proves to be. But, if history and consumer trends are any indication, we'll likely see iPhone 3G sales easily outpace original iPhone sales. And, that 10 million unit sales-goal? Forget about it…
[Via: Telegraph.co.uk]
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Blixt" referred to in these general terms and conditions (the "General Terms") is Blixt Tech AB, a Swedish company limited by shares under company registration number 559149-3233. The "Customer" referred to is the company who has ordered Blixt's proprietary demo development kit (the "Product") from Blixt. Blixt and the Customer are jointly referred to as the "Parties", each being a "Party".
These General Terms set out the rights and obligations between the Parties regarding the provision of the Product and constitute an integral part of the agreement between Blixt and the Customer (the "Agreement"). The Agreement consist of the order form specifying Customer's order of the Product (the "Order Form"), these General Terms and any other documentation referred to as being part of the Agreement. In the event of any conflict between the documents forming the Agreement, these General Terms shall, unless explicitly stated otherwise, take precedence. No other general terms, such as those of Customer, shall apply.
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2.1 For the term of the Agreement and subject to the provisions of these General Terms, Blixt grants to the Customer a non-exclusive, revocable, non-transferable and non-assignable right to use the Product.
2.2 All rights, including intellectual property rights, to the Product and any software or code included therein shall continue to vest in Blixt, or its licensors, and the Customer shall, at the choice of Blixt, either destroy or return the Product to Blixt upon termination of the Agreement.
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3.1 The Product is, unless agreed otherwise, provided to the Customer for the sole purpose of the Customer being able to use the Product for non-commercial purposes, such as for researching, prototyping and testing of the Product in a lab environment. For the avoidance of doubt, this limited right to use the Product does not include a right for the Customer to give, sublicense, sell, share, release, convey, manufacture or otherwise distribute or duplicate the Product and/or any accompanying intellectual property rights or Confidential Information (defined below) to any third party. Neither does this limited license include a right for the Customer to develop or modify the Product, nor to incorporate the Product into other products.
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5.2 Upon delivery, the Customer shall inspect the Product delivered for any visible defects and ensure that the quantities delivered correspond with the quantities ordered.
5.3 Should any damages be noted which are assumed to have occurred during the transport or the delivered quantity of Products deviate from the quantity ordered by the Customer, the Customer shall without delay, but no later than within five (5) work days notify Blixt. Should the Customer neglect to make a complaint in accordance with this provision the Customer shall lose the right to exercise any remedies with respect to any damages or deviation.
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All information which is not publicly available, whether oral or written or in visual, electronic or tangible form, regarding or otherwise relating to a Party or to any of its business matters, which has been disclosed or may be disclosed to the other Party (the "Receiving Party") or which the Receiving Party has or may otherwise become aware of in connection with this Agreement, shall at all times be kept strictly confidential by the Receiving Party and not be used by it for any other purpose than the performance or enforcement of this Agreement, nor be disclosed by it to any third party without the prior written consent of the other Party (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld).
If and to the extent that either Party's performance of its obligations under this Agreement is impeded or made unreasonably onerous by circumstances beyond its reasonable control, such Party shall be released from liability in damages and any other penalties for delay in performing or failure to perform such obligations.
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(a) if the other Party should commit or permit a breach or non-performance of material importance to the other Party and should fail to remedy such breach or non-performance within 30 days after receipt of written notice; or
(b) if the other Party should enter into liquidation, either voluntary or compulsory, or become insolvent or enter into composition or corporate reorganisation proceedings or if execution be levied on any goods and effects of the other Party or the other Party should enter into receivership.
For the avoidance of doubt, the above means that Blixt shall have the right to terminate the Agreement with immediate effect if the Customer uses the Product in breach of these General Terms. Further, notice of termination for reason set out in this section 11.2 shall be given without undue delay after the circumstance constituting the breach was or should have been known to the aggrieved Party.
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Blixt may, from time-to-time, change these General Terms. Any changes will come into force three (3) months from Blixt's notification to Customer of the change or when Customer has accepted the change, if earlier. If the Customer does not approve to a change which is to the detriment of the Customer, the Customer has the right to within one (1) month from such notice in writing terminate the Agreement with effect from the date the change would have taken effect. Any other changes and additions to any part of the Agreement must be in writing and duly executed by the Parties, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
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Richmond Hill in Bryan County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
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1. Community House Marker
Community House. . Outside of their expansive home on the Ogeechee River, this is the single most imposing structure built by Henry and Clara Ford during their sojourn in Richmond Hill from 1926 to 1951. Built by local labor in 1936 near the Ways Station School, the Community House served residents in the enhancement of their educational, social and cultural development. Cooking, home economics, sewing, dancing and other activities were taught at no cost to adults and children alike. Local social activities were held here, many attended by the Fords themselves. . This historical marker was erected in 2012 by Coastal Bryan Heritage Trail. It is in Richmond Hill in Bryan County Georgia
Outside of their expansive home on the Ogeechee River, this is the single most imposing structure built by Henry and Clara Ford during their sojourn in Richmond Hill from 1926 to 1951. Built by local labor in 1936 near the Ways Station School, the Community House served residents in the enhancement of their educational, social and cultural development. Cooking, home economics, sewing, dancing and other activities were taught at no cost to adults and children alike. Local social activities were held here, many attended by the Fords themselves.
Erected 2012 by Coastal Bryan Heritage Trail.
Location. 31° 56.5′ N, 81° 18.392′ W. Marker is in Richmond Hill, Georgia, in Bryan County. Marker is at the intersection of Henry Ford Avenue (Georgia Route 144) and Hill Street, on the right when traveling south on Henry Ford Avenue. The Community House is now the Carter Funeral Home. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10512 Ford Avenue, Richmond Hill GA 31324, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Martha-Mary Chapel (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Ford at Richmond Hill
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Regarding Community House. The Community House was copied from Cottenham Plantation, an old home on southern Bryan Neck, acquired by Henry Ford in 1935. Some stories say that materials from Cottenham were used in building Community House.
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Hatzolah Air Aids In Surfside, Jewish Victims Remembered
The past Shabbos, exactly one month after the collapse of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, search efforts were officially ceased, bringing a close to one of the worst disasters in Florida history. It was two days later that the final unaccounted victim, Estelle Hedaya a"h, 54, was identified by her younger brother Ikey, bringing the total to 98 fatalities. This moment culminated a month of heart-wrenching t'filos for the Jewish community that committed to bringing peace to each affected family. Nobody who was found deceased is believed to have survived the initial collapse.
In recent editions of the Queens Jewish Link, we saluted the recovery heroes and memorialized the befallen. Now, we conclude this series, revealing the lives of other Jewish victims taken too soon and the humanitarian efforts of Hatzolah Air.
Devastated by the unfathomable tragedy, Hatzolah Emergency Air Response Team, the aviation division of Hatzalah, brought its resources to aid the brave first responders of Hatzalah of South Florida in their avodas ha'kodesh. Hatzolah Air personnel were onsite in Surfside to lend a hand and stand at the ready for the families of the victims. As a nonprofit disaster response organization headquartered in Kew Gardens, Hatzolah Air spreads far and wide attending to urgent and emergent calls for assistance, supporting independent Hatzalah operations around the country and beyond. Based out of Westchester County Airport in West Harrison, New York, its team of pilots, medical staff, dispatch coordinators, logistical crew members, and support staff remain committed to its core mission of supporting the aviation and disaster-response needs of all Hatzalah branches worldwide through critical care, disaster relief, dream trips for the unwell, and chesed shel emes activities like the Surfside mission. While most Hatzolah Air undertakings are curative and have an element of cheer with a precious opportunity to help another and ease a frightened passenger, the events of South Florida were clouded in sadness.
"Family members were asking if we could take them down to South Florida following the collapse," explained Eli Rowe, President of Hatzolah Air. Rowe received a call on the morning of Thursday, June 24, the first of many, calling on the aviation volunteer group to get involved. "Always ready to respond when there is a chance to save a life or ease the sorrow of others, Hatzolah Air accepted its mission." Rowe, who has experience in traumatic triage events, organized the team's effort. "We first arrived with a five-member team all unfortunately under a misguided hope that victims would be pulled in need of lifesaving treatment. We knew the very real possibility that we would assist in burials. It was our foremost intention to handle this process before sh'kiah of that day," said Rowe, expressing their desire to follow every practical halachic option.
As the days progressed into weeks, Hatzolah Air offered to bring down rescue teams and arrange for the transport of local officials on an as-needed basis. These calls led to Hatzolah Air playing a pivotal role in the transport of the well-publicized Israeli delegation. Today, Hatzolah Air has three airplanes in service and has plans to grow to eight planes of varied sizes and amenities to handle various circumstances.
Previously, Rowe coordinated an intensive training week in Israel for 200 New York-based Hatzalah members, including paramedics, to increase their skills and apply innovative protocols when responding to larger calls back home. The Israeli officials from Magen David Adom are uniquely equipped to respond to mass-casualty and terrorist events. Rowe also offered to deploy these members, and trained with Golan Vatch's Search and Rescue Brigade. Although that effort did not materialize, Hatzolah Air became a resource for family members to join planned Hatzolah Air flights to Florida.
As the realities set in, Hatzolah Air's resourcefulness came into play. The organization, which generally does not transport niftarim and usually focuses on medical attention, was able to help bring the departed to k'vurah at a faster pace. "We were able to overcome the magnitude and complexity of niftarim, which made for a much bigger kavod ha'meis," related Rowe. First, the situation played out for the l'vayos of Tzvi and Itty Ainsworth a"h, who were both transported for burial to Queens. Their seven children joined that flight, drastically easing concerns and heartache for the family.
"Our volunteers were very happy to help and showed extra sensitivity with family members," noted Rowe. "It was a great kavod ha'meis for Jewish hands to be involved, and it was an honor to work alongside Hatzalah of South Florida, Misaskim, Chesed Shel Emes, and the chevrah kadisha to arrange the flights, coordinate with families, and transfer the niftarim, bringing about the necessary closure and peace at a difficult time. At the conclusion of our involvement, a dozen Hatzolah Air members were involved and we were able to simultaneously conduct a medical aviation mission in Cleveland uninterrupted."
Hatzolah Air was also the go-to resource for the transports to New York of Chaim Rosenberg a"h, 52, on Thursday, July 8, and his daughter and son-in-law two days later, on Motza'ei Shabbos, July 10, for their joint l'vayah at Republic Airport's Long Island Executive Airport in Farmingdale. Here, as well, the family was able to join the flights. Reb Chaim, a successful asset manager, settled in Surfside after a tumultuous year, when he had lost his wife Anna to brain cancer and his parents to COVID. He opted to dedicate his time to philanthropy, including Mercaz Shalom, a young adult mental health treatment center at the Bnei Brak campus of Maaynaei Hayeshua Hospital, and Tantzers, an organization that helps those with critical illnesses with uplifting visits at home or in hospitals. Due to Chaim's involvement, Tantzers now hosts an array of programming and opened a family center. His daughter Malki a"h, 27, and her gifted husband Yisrael Tzvi Yosef (Benny) a"h, 32, of Lakewood, were also recovered, after traveling to spend Shabbos with Chaim. Benny's love for a fellow Yid knew no bounds. He often lectured on faith and chizuk and was a talmid of the venerable rosh ha'yeshivah Rav Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi from Eretz Yisrael. Chaim's l'vayah was held at Rabbi Chaim Yisrael Weinfeld's shul, Khal Toras Chaim D'Flatbush. The three are survived by his son Shuly (Steven) and Elina Rosenberg and the daughter Paula, his son Yehuda (Mark) and Riqi Rosenberg and their son Sammy, his daughter Shoshana, her husband Gedaliah, as well as a stepson Joseph, whom he raised as his own.
Estelle Hedaya, a native of Brooklyn, was the final victim recovered. She was a spiritual person who turned to Hashem during times of struggle. She in turn gave this trait to her brother, who used her strength in the Above to uplift him during the monthlong ordeal. For three decades, Estelle followed the steps of her mother and built a career in jewelry, accumulating many acquaintances. In 2015, she moved to Surfside after accepting a job nearby. Hedaya was identified just after her dear friend Linda March, 58. March was a real estate attorney and administrative judge who moved to Surfside from New York to be closer to her sister-in-arms, Hedaya, after a prolonged battle with COVID. Together, the duo was fearless, and it is befitting that they returned to the Olam HaEmes together.
The work of the IDF in Surfside was quite astounding itself. Powered by their team back home, the group was able to identify the remains of 81 of the victims through 2D- and 3D-imaging, as well as speaking with family and being on the lookout for keepsakes and condo furniture.
Dr. Yaakov Reuven HaKohen (Brad) Cohen a"h, 51, an orthopedic surgeon and founder of Aventura Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine in North Miami and Miami Beach, was identified due to a metal nametag emblazoned as follows: "From: Rabbi A. D. Davis, Children's Town, Jerusalem, Israel." Rescuers reached out to none other than Rabbi Aharon Dovid Davis in Israel, who hastily stated that the plaque was gifted with an appreciation bearing this tag following a commitment to support two youths from the Children's Town. Dr. Cohen is survived by his wife Soraya and their two teens, Elisheva and Avi, of Bay Harbor, Florida, along with his parents.
Cohen had been visiting his aging parents earlier on the evening of the collapse and had been staying at an apartment with his brother, Dr. Tzvi Nosson HaKohen (Gary) Cohen a"h, 58, a practicing physiatrist of over twenty years, who resided in Mountain Brook near Birmingham, Alabama. This family's story is remarkable in that Brad found a religious calling while in medical school and soon immersed himself in the study of Torah under the direction of Rabbi Yakov Saacks of the Jewish Chai Center in his hometown of Dix Hills, New York. This soon translated into him building a Torah home and bring both his brother Gary and their parents, Morton and Deborah Cohen, into the Jewish religious circle. Brad became a regular mispallel at the Shul of Bal Harbour and established a rapport with Rabbi Sholom Lipskar. His son Avi was in Israel at the time of the collapse and returned to be with his family during the month wait that followed. His daughter Elisheva was seen in a widely circulated photo saying T'hilim at the site. Her actions deeply impacted Surfside's mayor, Charles Burkett. Dr. Gary, who continued his religious education under Rabbi Yossi Friedman of Alabama's Chabad, is survived by his Shabbos-observant wife Mindy and their sons Jared and Seth.
Judy Spiegel a"h, 65, originally of South Bellview and later Plainview, Long Island, built a life surrounding philanthropic efforts like the interior beautifications of hospitals. She retired early from a career as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch, and stood at the helm of her family alongside her husband Kevin and their three children and grandchildren. She was a friendly person who went above and beyond to care for others, and spent as much time as possible with family. Judy was also quite involved with Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss and her outreach and education efforts as well as June Scobee Rodgers, whose husband, Challenge Space Shuttle Commander Dick Scobee, perished in the 1986 disaster. Judy's husband, who also grew up on Long Island, was away on business on the West Coast during the collapse and returned immediately to be with his family. Judy had a passion for Broadway and Disney World and had plans to visit both. The couple, who only moved to Surfside in 2017, previously lived in Ohio, and dedicated time to Southampton Hospital's Ellen Hermanson Breast Center on Long Island, where they were involved with the local Chabad. Judy is survived by her husband and their children Rachel, Josh, and another child.
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Controlling network flow with the OpenFlow protocol
January 30, 2012 Embedded Staff
A new twist on network flow processing gives network administrators programmatic control of network flows to strategically place traffic where resources exist. Here's why you may be building the open-source specification OpenFlow (or similar protocol) into routers, switches, and other devices to realize the benefits of Software-Defined Networks.
The idea of Software-Defined Networking–and OpenFlow specifically–has garnered significant interest, curiosity, as well as skepticism recently among developers of network switches, routers, and servers, and the companies that build them.
Software-Defined Networking (SDN) is a concept that emerged out the research community and a specific implementation is being driven by the Open Networking Foundation (www.opennetworking.org). SDN is a networking architecture designed to create higher-level abstractions on top of which can be built the hardware/software infrastructure needed to support the many new cloud-computing applications.
An example of SDN is described in the OpenFlow specification, a new networking protocol that emerged out of the university research environment. OpenFlow provides access to the forwarding plane of a network switch or router over the network and allows software running on a separate server to determine what path the network packets will take through the network of switches.
Some factions in the industry believe OpenFlow is the next big thing in computer networking and that it will revolutionize the way data centers and carrier networks are built and maintained in the new era of cloud computing. They believe that SDN is the final and missing link between the virtualized network infrastructure and virtualized computing resources and that it will make cloud computing and massive data centers more efficient and less costly to operate. Others purport that OpenFlow is just the newest fad and will fade away while existing networking technologies and methods continue to be prevalent.
Will OpenFlow live up to the excitement or is it another flash in the pan?
Virtualized network infrastructure has been around for years. Notable technologies, like Ethernet VLANs, IPsec and SSL virtual private networks (VPNs), and Layer 3 VPNs via MPLS or virtual routing, are all examples of tried-and-true technologies for virtualizing networks. These techniques allow a single set of physical resources to be shared among a diverse group of users, providing isolation, performance guarantees, and security. Each of these benefits can also apply to virtualized application hosting platforms. Mechanisms to virtualize servers are now commonplace, and server virtualization is being heralded as the key to the convergence of networking and computing in the data center.
These virtualized networks are still fundamentally based on the combination of Ethernet at the data plane and TCP/IP for higher-layer addressing and application processing. Other data-plane technologies like Token Ring, FDDI, and ATM, while still in existence in legacy mode, are certainly dwindling rapidly in number of ports in existence. In addition, the days of other non-IP Layer 3 networking protocols like Novell's IPX and Apple's Appletalk have come and gone. These technologies are no longer used and are largely forgotten.
Management and control of these virtualized Ethernet/IP networks has remained largely unchanged for many years. These networks are operated with a completely distributed control plane where, in most cases, each device is running one or more instances of a Layer 2 and Layer 3 control plane. In the case of bridged Ethernet networks, each Ethernet switch contains a forwarding table that maps MAC (Media Access Control) addresses to physical or virtual interfaces.
These MAC addresses are learned, based on determining address locations in the network, in turn based on traffic flow and caching that information in a Layer 2 forwarding table. Control protocols such as Spanning Tree (STP) and derivatives including Rapid Spanning Tree (RSTP) and Multiple Spanning Tree (MSTP) are tried and tested protocols to ensure a loop-free topology for this switched infrastructure.
For routed networks, there exists an entire set of protocols that determine the optimal path that data should follow in order to travel across multiple networks from source to destination. These include options like Routing Information Protocol (RIP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), and the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), among other examples.
In most cases, a combination of these switched and routed approaches exists simultaneously to control the forwarding behavior of traffic through a network. Regardless of the protocol specifics, usually traffic is forwarded solely on the basis of its ultimate destination, with each intermediate switch or router looking at the destination MAC address and/or destination IP address in the Ethernet and IP headers. All packets destined to the same device are relegated to use the same path through the infrastructure.
Although these methods have fueled the incredible growth in the size and scope of computing networks, they also have inefficiencies that carriers and enterprise networks would like to control.
By virtue of being solely based on destination forwarding, all traffic to a particular host or server ultimately traverses the same network path. This does not provide network architects the amount of control they require over how flows move through their networks. Additionally, considering the explosive use of virtualized servers, network configurations must provide the capability to be changed instantaneously in response to changes in the server topology.
Traditional switching and routing protocols take seconds if not minutes to reconverge, which is orders of magnitudes longer than can be tolerated. Today's networks need to be smarter, faster, and more flexible. What carriers and data-center network designers want is the ultimate control of how flows are routed through the network as well as the treatment that those flows receive, while not being held hostage to how IP routing protocols or spanning tree decides how traffic moves through the network.What is OpenFlow?
OpenFlow is an open standard that was originally designed to allow researchers to run experimental protocols in their campus networks. Prior to OpenFlow, there was no practical way for researchers to try new protocols and networking techniques in a real network infrastructure carrying real traffic.
OpenFlow allows network administrators or programmable software to define the paths that flows take through a network, regardless of the underlying network topology and the particular hardware over which the traffic traverses. OpenFlow allows networks to be carved into "slices" where a particular slice is allocated a flow-specific path through the infrastructure and may optionally allocate portions of the network resources across that path.
OpenFlow wrests the distributed, address-based control of packet forwarding out of the switches and routers that traffic goes through, and gives programmatic control of flows to the administrator of the network itself. This per-flow forwarding capability allows data-center and carrier networks to strategically place flows where the required resources exist. The resources that can be exploited might include network path, bandwidth, security policy, and latency, to name only a few of the many possibilities.
While originally designed for network researchers, other interesting applications of the technology have become evident as the standard has progressed. OpenFlow has caught the attention of those building massive data centers and cloud-based virtualized network infrastructure as well as telecommunications carriers.
SDN enables inexpensive feature insertion for new services and new revenues and allows networks to be built with common off the shelf (COTS) hardware to lower equipment expenditures, while giving programmatic control of network infrastructure back to those responsible for building and administrating these networks.
Do flows really matter?
More users and more applications are driving an increase in throughput that networks need to support. This results in more individual "network conversations" or flows per segment. So how does one define a flow? A flow is a unidirectional sequence of packets all sharing a set of common packet header values. Importantly, in OpenFlow, the concept of a flow is not defined in a rudimentary fashion considering only the destination to which the traffic is addressed.
OpenFlow optionally uses numerous packet header fields to define the concept of a flow, as shown in Figure 1 . In the OpenFlow standard specification (v 1.1), the following fields may be used in flow definition:
•	Ingress interface
•	Packet metadata
•	Ethernet source address
•	Ethernet destination address
•	Ethernet type
•	VLAN ID
•	VLAN priority
•	MPLS label
•	MPLS traffic class
•	IPv4 source address
•	IPv4 destination address
•	IPv4 protocol/ARP opcode
•	IPv4 ToS bits
•	TCP/UDP source port/ICMP type
•	TCP/UDP destination port/ICMP code
The concept of flow processing is not new–it has been a mainstay in many network and security devices for many years. As examples, with stateful firewalls, security processing happens at beginning of the flow and this flow state is used to process the session afterwards.
Security applications like intrusion detection and prevention (IDS/IPS) rely on flow state because attacks may be spread across packets, TCP payloads, or even fragmented IP packets. In particular, the open-source IDS/IPS application Snort uses the Stream5 preprocessor to reassemble TCP flows to run signature-based rules against the whole TCP payload.
Antivirus applications take this a step further and actually terminate flows at the TCP layer, parse the application protocol (such as HTTP, SMTP, and peer to peer) potentially even reassembling file attachments and scanning these for threats. Next generation firewalls are taking the concept even further by combining user and application identification and flow-based security processing with data plane L2 switching, L3 routing, network address and port translation, and VPN termination. These applications are impossible without stateful flow-based processing but differ from OpenFlow in a fundamental fashion in that they don't use flow-based processing for forwarding but rather for higher-layer processing.
OpenFlow operation
OpenFlow is based on a switching device with an internal flow-table and a standardized interface to add and remove flow entries. Openflow provides an open, programmable, virtualized switching platform where the underlying switching hardware is controlled via software that runs in an external, decoupled control plane.
As previously described, traditional switches and routers combine packet forwarding and control-plane functionality into a single device. These devices work in a distributed manner with other switches and routers to determine topology and packet forwarding through a network.
OpenFlow switches upset this architecture by separating these two functions such that data-plane flow forwarding still resides on the switch, but flow-forwarding decisions are determined in a separate, out-of-band OpenFlow controller or hierarchy of controllers, typically implemented in a standard x86 server(s) that have a communications path to all OpenFlow switches in the network to install the per-flow forwarding policies.
This architecture puts the network intelligence into the controller(s) where flow forwarding is centrally defined; this intelligence is downloaded to the flow tables in the switching infrastructure, as illustrated in Figure 2 . The OpenFlow switches and controllers communicate via the OpenFlow protocol that defines messages, such as packet-received, send-packet-out, modify-forwarding-table, and get-stats.
The data path of an OpenFlow enabled switch abstracts the switching plane as a flow table where each flow table entry contains a configured set of the defined 15 packet fields (or implied fields) to match traffic against and determine how to treat the flow in the form of an action.
There are numerous actions possible, but some examples are: to send the packet to a particular destination interface; rewrite the packet header fields in some fashion; or to drop the traffic. When an OpenFlow Switch receives a packet that doesn't contain a flow entry in the cached flow table, it sends this packet to the OpenFlow controller that is responsible for making a decision on how to handle this packet. It can drop the packet, or alternatively it can send instructions in the form of a flow entry back to the switch that populates the flow-table cache and directs the switch as to how to forward all subsequent packets in the flow.
OpenFlow hybrid architecture
One of the major changes between the OpenFlow 1.0 specification and the 1.1 revision is the notion of nested or recursive flow forwarding. Switches can have one or more flow tables and a group table where, when a packet arrives, the switch first finds the highest-priority matching flow entry and applies instructions or actions based on the flow fields. Figure 3 illustrates the concept.
The action from this first lookup may be to send the matched data and action set to next table in the switch for subsequent processing. Flow entries may also direct the switch to forward traffic to a port (physical, virtual, internal) or to a group table for packet flooding, multipath forwarding, fast reroute, or link-aggregation use cases. Unknown flows may be forwarded to the OpenFlow controller, dropped, or sent to the next table for processing.
While the promise that OpenFlow offers is disruptive and revolutionary, traditional Ethernet switched and IP routed networks will not disappear overnight. In support of the promise of OpenFlow, properly implementing the technology in light of existing techniques needs to be considered.
OpenFlow switches are often implemented in traditional L2/L3 switching and routing hardware, and there is a need to support both OpenFlow operation and traditional switching simultaneously to ensure a smooth transition to flow forwarding. In addition, one can consider that not all traffic in a network needs to be controlled in network slices.
Accordingly, OpenFlow-hybrid switches that support both OpenFlow operation and normal Ethernet switching operation are needed. These hybrid devices offer the most practical way to move to flow-processing while supporting traditional L2 Ethernet switching, VLANs, L3 routing, ACLs, and QoS processing. Initial flow classification is responsible for routing traffic to either the OpenFlow pipeline or the traditional, destination-based switched or routed pipeline. Through this hybrid approach, the benefits of OpenFlow can be realized in a manner that allows slow but realistic adoption of the technology rather than through an immediate change from traditional techniques to a pure SDN.
Processor considerations
Most network equipment based on network processor units (NPUs) including Ethernet switches and routers offers a very low instruction rate and processes traffic solely based on IP and Ethernet source and destination packet-header fields. These devices are, by design, not flow aware and are completely stateless.
Although flow state is not specifically required to be kept on each forwarding decision to support OpenFlow, there are numerous benefits to doing so. When implementing OpenFlow in these types of processors, many examples exploit the fact that these processors contain flow-tables where flow-forwarding rules are implemented as "rules" or access control list (ACL) action processing in on-chip TCAMs (ternary content addressable memories).
Any flow-forwarding rules implemented in TCAM can be used for OpenFlow processing, but these architectures struggle mightily in other aspects. These ACL rules are implemented in small on-chip memories that only scale to support several thousand flow-forwarding rules.
To scale to support the massive number of flows traversing carrier networks and massive data centers, individual forwarding entries for millions of flows is necessary to provide the level of utility that OpenFlow promises.
In addition, these processors typically operate in a pipeline-based processing paradigm and therefore don't support recursive flow forwarding with multiple table support. Rather, they would only support a single flow table and action match and not implement the nested, multi-tiered flow-processing behavior that the OpenFlow specification calls out.
The important question to consider is, can traditional Ethernet switching silicon and NPUs with little or no programmability support the needed complex security and flow-forwarding interactions to support OpenFlow for millions of flows with arbitrary recursive flow lookups? Also, can these processors adapt and change over time as the OpenFlow specification matures and changes?
A more appropriate processing architecture for implementing OpenFlow uses specialized flow-aware programmable processors that support line-rate flow forwarding, can reinsert packets into a separate pipeline for nested lookups based on the OpenFlow controller's view of the network, and support massive flow tables in external memories. Flow processors, by nature, are completely programmable, and offer a very high instruction rate that can be applied to incoming flows.
Flow processors provide stateful flow-based forwarding/pinning, nested flow-forwarding actions for millions of flows, and dynamic flow-based load balancing. Additional benefits that flow processors provide is the ability to off-load traffic classification, provide flow-content analysis, perform protocol off-loads, packet rewriting, connection splicing, protocol termination, and support PKI/symmetric and public key cryptography operations.
The revolutionary idea of OpenFlow is to provide a comprehensive flow-forwarding architecture that separates the packet switching and control functions in networks. This will enable users to freely develop applications independently of network topology, provide the ability to carve out network resources on a per-flow, per-application basis, give customers per-application and per-service throughput and latency guarantees, and open the door to new applications and services.
For OpenFlow to ultimately succeed and meet the lofty goals that the industry has theorized that SDNs can provide, one needs to carefully consider the processors used to implement OpenFlow. In addition, the open standard itself needs to continue to advance to augment the specification in obvious areas where it's remiss.
In addition, the open standard itself needs to continue to advance to augment the specification in obvious areas where it's remiss. The Open Networking Foundation (ONF) recently completed an update to the OpenFlow SDN standard. Version 1.2 adds support for IPv6, extensible matches, and experimental extensions. Other examples of areas that the specification doesn't explicitly include at this time are QoS and traffic shaping, security, and fault tolerance. Considering the utility that the current specification gives to network operators and provided careful consideration is given to these important areas for extension, the skeptics may ultimately be proven wrong and programmable SDNs may be the next big thing in networking.
Daniel Proch is director of product management at Netronome where he is responsible for network-flow engine acceleration cards, flow-processing platforms, and flow-management software. He has 15 years of experience in the networking and telecommunications spanning product management, strategic planning, and engineering. Daniel has a BS in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Mellon and an MS in information science and telecommunications from the University of Pittsburgh. Contact him at . Netronome is a member of the Open Networking Foundation, which is standardizing OpenFlow.
OpenFlow Network's web site hosted by Stanford University. The site has news, demo videos, documents, v1.1 of the OpenFlow specification, and white papers. www.openflow.org
McKeown, Nick, et al. "OpenFlow: Enabling Innovation in Campus Networks." March 2008. Written by authors from Stanford, University of Washington, MIT, Princeton, University of California at Berkeley, and Washington University in St. Louis. www.openflow.org//documents/openflow-wp-latest.pdf
Open Networking Foundation, industry foundation working on the OpenFlow specification. www.opennetworking.org
Open Networking Forum blog, www.opennetworking.org/?p=81&option=com_wordpress&Itemid=72.
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Rikie says:
would be difficult to be implemented, because they have to change the existing devices into the OpenFlow devices.
Is OpenFlow can run on non-OpenFlow switches? 🙂


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MEET the PRODUCERS
Have you heard the saying, "It takes a Village?"
I sure have....and IT SURE DOES!
I'm SO grateful that in Fall of 2017 I met the amazing ladies of The Producers through my work with the Twin Cities Film Fest where they also made magic happen as the fest's media producers. After the festival wrapped up, we met for coffee in South Minneapolis (at a super cute coffee shop any parent would love, Sovereign Ground) where these two gals and I chatted for a while and brainstormed how we can work together. It was that same day when we talked about working on Season 3 of my YouTube series - HitaTalk!
From that point on, we put our heads together and got right to work on crafting a spectacular season! I have to say, I was immediately reassured that executing my vision of all that Season 3 was shaping out to be in my mind would actually be attainable...all thanks to the ideas, skills and dedication of The Producers!
I'd LOVE to share with you more about who these lovelies are and their work. Without further adieu..
Welcome to the team Wonder Women!
Follow their work: Instagram & Facebook
#TheProducers #HitaTalk #WonderWomen
Meet the Wonder Women of The Producers!
The Producers is owned & operated by the dynamic duo, Ellie Drews and Kirstie House.
These lovely ladies grew up together and have been friends since the age of 6. They continued their growing together through their education and are both proud graduates of Bethel University. They formed The Producers Short Films LLC, also known as The Producers about a year ago.
Their skills and strengths cover just about all mediums of film ranging from weddings, promos, music videos, interviews, and narrative films. And NOW a YouTube series!
"We are excited to join Anahita for season 3 of HitaTalk!" - The Producers
Take a peek at their super adorable & spunky promo video. Totally my kind of gals!
Meet Ellie Drews
Ellie is a freelance videographer and photographer. She attended Bethel University where she achieved her Bachelors degree in Media Communications and Film Production/Studies.
Some of her featured projects include: 2017 Minneapolis 48 Hour Film Challenge Best Film, "Contractions" (Assistant Camera), Minne Mini Film Project film "The Notification" (Director of Photography).
What are you most looking forward to during HitaTalk?
I am most looking forward to meeting strong, independent and successful women in the Twin Cities and to hear their stories.
What are some "Ellie Fun Facts"?
- I love to sing and play guitar. (Mostly The Beatles, The Eagles)
- My favorite place to be is in the Colorado mountains, hiking and taking Polaroids.
- My favorite food is either sushi or popcorn.
Learn more about the amazing work Ellie continues to create AND connect with her:
drews.elisha@gmail.com
Instagram: @classicellie
Meet Kirstie House
Kirstie is a freelance producer, assistant director, and art director.
She attended Bethel University where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Media Communication with an emphasis in Production. She spent a semester in Los Angeles studying film at Los Angeles Film Studies Center (LAFSC). During her time in LA, she specialized in production design and acting. She now does freelance video work, and is the Media Producer of the Twin Cities Film Fest along with Ellie.
Some of her featured projects include: 2017 Minneapolis 48 Hour Film Challenge Best of Fest Film, "Contractions" (Assistant Director), Minne Mini Film Project film "The Notification" (Assistant Director)
What are you most looking forward to about HitaTalk?
I am excited to meet the featured guests on HitaTalk and support other women from the Twin Cities who are working hard at reaching their goals and being successful and inspirational. I am also excited to work on a web series since we have never had the opportunity to work on one before!
What are some "Kirstie Fun Facts"?
- I love art, film, photography, and cooking.
-My favorite food is mac and cheese
Learn more about the awesome work Kirstie has in the works AND connect with her:
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Town and Country House: What Language Shall I Borrow?
Choral music and images, Kings College.  Video courtesy of Youtube.
Just as the Nine Lessons and Carols from King's College Chapel is the perfect way, in our view, to start Christmas, so this is a most wonderful introduction to Easter.
We have much enjoyed looking at and reading your most interesting and varied blog, which we have come across by chance. We have signed up as Followers so as not to miss any future posts.
A very Happy Easter to you.
What a wonderful song and sung so beautifully in the clip!
Wishing you and your lovely family a blessed Easter where He will rise again!
there are no words. music fills in nicely.
The architecture is fabulous, too. The enormous stained glass windows and almost no walls are awe-inspiring.


Ok what we have here is a very simple map I made in a few hours. The name of the game is TANK BATTLE!
An onslaught type map although to actually capture the middle node and keep it long enough to destroy the enemy team is just insane. Were talking about team death match here.
16 tanks VS 16 tanks on an open desert playfield.
And that's it. That's the point of the game. And as simple as it sounds I urge you to give the level a shot. It's great fun!
1)	Click the link above and follow the steps to download the zip file.
2)	When the download window comes up. Click ?Save as? and save it on your hard drive.
3)	When downloaded unzip and place the map file into the Unreal2004 directory ?maps?
4)	Run the game [not the editor] and go to instant action. Select the Onslaught Game type and the level should be there to play.
5)	Enjoy and have fun!
With some versions of Unreal2004 the core to power node links aren?t always transferred with the map data. In this instance there is a simple solution. You can tell if this is the case if there are no tanks where you spawn to start off with.
To fix this problem in game. Just press Escape and go to the map screen. Then there should be a button called ?link designer? In this mode click the icons that represent the node and power cores and link the two cores to the middle node. Save this setup, as ?default? and everything should work fine. Have fun.


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28 Mar 2018 Sharone Perlstein
Art Blog	art blog, Minimalism, photography
The Many Faces of Post-Minimalism
Post-Minimalism can be a hard concept to pin down. That's largely because the term refers not so much to a single, unified aesthetic as to a range of interrelated styles that arose during the late 1960s in the aftermath of Minimalism. Although the different strands of Post-Minimalism overlap with each other, they frequently have diverging, even contrary, approaches and perspectives. Within this broad church, for example, we find not only conceptual painting, sculpting, and photography but also performance art, process art, body art, and site-specific art.
8 Oct 2017 Sharone Perlstein
Art Blog	art blog, modern art
Elusive, Captivating – and Born From Rainbows
It's hard to pin down how a painting is conjured into existence. It starts with a microscopic dot of inspiration that begins swirling around in the back of the artist's mind before coming to life in a psychedelic explosion of creativity. Whether the finished art piece is a colorful abstract display or a somber street scene in gray-scale, it has a story to tell. And in each story, a small aspect of the artist is revealed. Each stroke forms part of a complex and enormously personal adventure.
Art Blog	art blog, Francis Bacon, sharone
The Screaming Canvases of Francis Bacon
Born in Dublin on 28 October 1909, Francis Bacon had no one location he could truly call home when he was growing up. His father planned on breeding horses in Ireland, but came to London to join the War Office in 1914. After the war, the family moved around several locations in Ireland in constant fear of being targeted by the Irish independence movement. The asthma that Bacon suffered from made him unable to hunt and engage in the kinds of physical pursuits his father admired. Worse still, in his father's eyes, was the fact that he was gay, a reality that Bacon discovered and disclosed in his youth. All in all, Francis Bacon experienced a lonely childhood and the sense of social alienation never left him. The loneliness may have been intolerable if it weren't for his maternal grandmother, who lived in Abbeyleix, Ireland, and provided the young man with some parental warmth and acceptance.


Most every site and companies are catching on to the effectiveness of Viral Marketing and Advertising. Not using it could kill your business. Along with other schemes and methods in promoting your site, like Search Engine Optimization and such, viral marketing could easily push you ahead in the rating games.


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La daïra de Hamadia est une circonscription administrative de la wilaya de Tiaret. Son chef lieu est la commune éponyme d'Hamadia.

Communes
 Hamadia (chef-lieu)
 Bougara
 Rechaïga

Hamadia

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Jacob « Tam » ben David ibn Yahya est un rabbin et médecin ottoman du  (Portugal, c. 1475 - Constantinople c. 1538).

Éléments biographiques

Fils d'un dignitaire apprécié de la cour, il accompagne son père dans ses deux exils, à Naples en 1493 puis à Constantinople (actuellement Istanbul) en 1497. Il y est reconnu pour ses compétences talmudiques (son surnom Tam, « intègre », renvoie en effet tant à son prénom Jacob, qu'à Rabbenou Tam, tossaphiste du , unanimement reconnu comme le talmudiste le plus éminent de sa génération) et succède probablement à Eliyahou Mizrahi à la tête du rabbinat de la capitale.

Il aurait en outre été le médecin personnel du sultan Soliman et un expert en loi mahométane mais il s'agit probablement d'exagérations de la part de ses admirateurs. Il fait partie d'un comité rabbinique qui se tient en  pour dissoudre le herem (équivalent de l'anathème) placé sur Shelatiel, le kahijalik (équivalent ottoman du præfectus aulæ) de Soliman ; l'intéressé avait en effet été révoqué de ses fonctions, ce qui constituait un fait nouveau.

Œuvre

De tous les écrits de Jacob Tam ben David ibn Yahya ne subsistent que ses 213 responsa, parus sous le nom de Sheelot outeshouvot Ohole Tam dans le recueil Toummat Yesharim édité par Benjamin ben Abraham Motal (Venise, 1622), à ne pas confondre avec le Ohole Shem de son petit-fils, également prénommé Tam.

Motal mentionne d'autres livres, parmi lesquels un commentaire sur le Ri"f et le Ra"n où il se montre très critique vis-à-vis des opinions de ce dernier, ainsi que divers sermons mais ils ont disparu dans un incendie à Constantinople. La préface au Yosippon qui lui est attribuée dans l'édition Constantinople 1510, est en réalité l'œuvre de Juda Mosconi.

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'Extremely strong' interest in $7.95M Maine island for sale, realtor says
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Jul 12, 2017, 2:57 PM ET
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WATCH Private island off Maine for sale for $7.95 million
An 86-acre island off the coast of Maine with a six-bedroom, nearly 12,000-square-foot house to call home could be yours for $7.95 million.
If you want the island, you may need to act fast, according to realtor John Saint-Amour, who describes the property as a "special island kingdom."
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"The interest has been extremely strong," Saint-Amour told ABC News. "I'm getting anywhere from 25 to 40 inquiries per day."
Those interested in the property, known as Hope Island, range from individuals interested in purchasing the island as a "generational property for their families, to others interested in turning the island into a "destination rental island" or bed-and-breakfast, according to Saint-Amour.
The current owner, identified in property records as developer John Cacoulidis, purchased the island in 1993 for $1.3 million. The island had previously been owned by a group of family members who called the Hope Island Club, according to Saint-Amour, who handled the 1993 sale as well.
Courtesy Scorpio Island Corp.
Hope Island, an 86-plus acre island off the coast of Maine, is on the market for $7.95 million.
"The previous owners shared that some of the cast stayed on the island when they filmed 'Whales of August,'" he said of the 1987 movie that starred Bette Davis, Lillian Gish and Vincent Price.
In addition to the human owners, who use the island as a year-round home, the island's residents also include nine horses, chickens, geese and even peacocks. There also are miles of hiking trails on the island and "spectacular views," according to Saint-Amour.
"The main house sits on an elevated site that offers dramatic, sweeping views ... over the islands of Casco Bay and the Atlantic Ocean," he said. "The balance of the [main house] is really designed as open space that is an ideal venue for entertaining friends and family."
The island is located about a 25-minute boat ride from Portland, which is appealing with its dining and international airport. The island is also equipped for a helicopter landing and has roadways with lampposts to accommodate cars.
Saint-Amour said the current owners were focused on water activities and wildlife, so there are a boathouse, a pier and eight ponds, but no swimming pool or tennis court.
The property is prohibited by zoning regulations from being turned into a hotel or resort.
Saint-Amour said of the island's current owners, "Over 24 years they have thoroughly wrapped their arms around the island as a very special place. I think it'd be their desire for a family or extended family to buy it and continue that legacy, that'd probably make them very happy but they realize another buyer would have potential plans for the property."
Private island off Maine for sale for $7.95M


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DANAE COLUMBUS: IN 2018, WOMEN MADE PROGRESS — BUT VERY SLOWLY
by Staff Writer | Dec 27, 2018 | Archives, News
UPTOWN MESSENGER
With the inauguration of Mayor LaToya Cantrell and assertive female City Council members along with the election of 125 women members of Congress and governors across the U.S., 2018 was another milestone year for women. Power is shifting, albeit slowing. There is no going back. But we wouldn't call 2018 the "Year of the Woman" because gender inequality is still so prevalent. Click to read more.
Building Community Up: The Rise of the Vertical Village
by Angela O'Byrne | Dec 1, 2018 | Amazing Buildings, Archives
Over the past fifty years, one global demographic trend has remained remarkably steady: increased urbanization. At the turn of the 20th century, only 15% of the planet's people lived in cities. Today, that share is around 55%. And by 2050, we'll see the total urban population rise to 68%, with much of the growth taking place in Asia and Africa.
While one might imagine that this kind of large-scale coming together might promote increased harmony, it's entirely possible that we see the opposite. As we continue to leave traditional towns and villages behind, we've also lost many of their shared spaces and their sense of collective social cohesion. And while our buildings are often "mixed-use;' the delineation between private and public space continues to be made more and more explicit.
Increasingly, planners and designers are acknowledging that high-density living doesn't always guarantee meaningful interaction. Perhaps the clearest illustration of this contradiction is the modern high-rise, where residents live in a kind of private, vertical alienation. In these sky-high environments, we live on top of each other but hardly ever interact, save for polite nods in the elevator.
However, a number of recent projects are challenging our assumptions about how residents interact with tall buildings. The skyscraper, long-held as a symbol of status and architectural might, is being broken up in new ways. Architects thinking beyond the lobby to create numerous common areas, green spaces, and community amenities to create towering villages. By breaking up the vertical "grid" of tall buildings, designers are able to create spaces that are more community-minded and egalitarian.
In Southeast Asia, urban planners have adopted the idea of the traditional "kampong;' or compound, for a hyper-modern (and landscarce) world. Instead of exclusive roof decks and penthouses, the buildings offer rooftop community gardens, shops, and elderly housing. The result is an inter-generational community housed in a single complex.
One particularly enthusiastic proponent of the vertical village is German architect and urbanist Ole Scheeren, whose successes in Asia may help translate the concept for North American audiences. Scheeren's 1,040-unit Interlace complex in Singapore was named Building of the Year at the 2015 World Architecture Festival and has garnered international attention.
Composed of 31 separate six-story structures, the Interlace rises to 24 stories at its highest point. While it has been compared to a mass of Jenga blocks, the placement of its structures is more method than madness, incorporating studies of the area's sun, wind, and climate to aid with energy efficiency. Wind corridors and pools of water work together to create cooling breezes, and the Interlace's courtyards are intentionally shaded from the sun.
While obviously massive, the complex feels permeable and inviting rather than daunting. Living spaces coexist with terraces that house swimming pools, tennis courts, roof gardens, and verdant courtyards. Taken together, the complex feels more like a sprawling resort than it does an apartment complex, with its emphasis on purpose-built shared spaces.
Soon, Scheeren's work will cross the Pacific and aspire even higher in Vancouver, British Columbia. Plans for Barclay Village reveal a pair of towers made up of stacked and jutting glass volumes, occasionally broken up by lush green terraces. Again, Scheeren's goal is to break up the homogenous height with an innovative variation. Here, residential layouts will include multi-floor units, creating house-like environments within the towers.
As urbanization shows no signs of slowing, it only makes sense to continue to scrutinize our own expectations of what building upward offers. Rather than simply stacking residences and offices on top of each other.
THE NETWORK / DECEMBER 2018 – Amazing Buildings
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This app is incredibly useful and I love the widget feature. I would suggest fixing a couple bugs and adding an option to exclude certain ATMs. I personally don't like going into a certain well-known convenience store so being able to exclude it would be useful .
I used this app while traveling in Oregon and several times ended up at ATMs which weren't part of the network and charged a fee. I am assuming it is better generally (I did not have this trouble with the old app) hence 3 stars rather than 1. Every time I've tried to use this app it has failed.


Indianapolis, IN (Restaurant News Release) Steak 'n Shake, America's original premium burger and shake restaurant, is launching an amazing opportunity to achieve the American dream. The brand will franchise its over 400 existing restaurants to would-be entrepreneurs who want to be hands-on, single-unit owner-operators for an initial investment of $10,000 — dramatically less than the buy-in for most franchise systems.
The offering to buy into the company as a franchise partner includes the requirement that applicants successfully complete an extensive six-month training program.
The company is presenting this opportunity as part of a plan to shift the brand's business model from majority corporate-operated to majority single-unit franchisee-operated in order to achieve operational uniformity by marshaling the efforts and strengths of entrepreneurs.
Those interested in learning more or applying for the opportunity can email franchise@steaknshake.com, call 877-747-5329 or visit www.steaknshakefranchise.com.
About Steak 'n Shake Inc.
Steak 'n Shake, a classic American brand, serves premium burgers and shakes at more than 600 restaurants across the country and around the world. Founded in 1934 in Normal, Illinois, Steak 'n Shake pioneered the "better burger" segment of the restaurant industry, serving handcrafted, premium Steakburgers and hand-scooped milkshakes. Steak 'n Shake is the recipient of the Golden Chain Award from Nation's Restaurant News. Zagat has recognized Steak 'n Shake as having the No. 1 Milkshake. Steak 'n Shake Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Biglari Holdings Inc. More information is at www.steaknshake.com or on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @steaknshake.


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We decorated with red and white fillers, frosted grass, berries, boxwood, yellow delphiniums, river fern, frosted fern, button fern, and green apple blossoms. We added artificial turf, three golf balls and tees to continue that detail.
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