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WWNLive Email Magazine – June 24, 2012
By David Buckler on June 24, 2012
WWNLive.com Email Magazine
Style Battle Preview – High Stakes Involved Colt Cabana To EVOLVE Legends To Watch Title Match
The new WWNLive.com Email Magazine is here just in time for the EVOLVE tripleshot this Thursday, Friday and Saturday in Florida. All three cards will be broadcast on live iPPV with three pricing options.
EVOLVE 14: Generico vs. Del Sol on Thursday, June 28th
EVOLVE 15: Gargano vs. Taylor on Friday, June 29th
EVOLVE 16: Style Battle Finals on Saturday, June 30th
EVOLVE 14
Samuray Del Sol vs. El Generico
These are the most unique iPPVs in WWNLive.com history because they are all double headers with Florida Underground Wrestling. You will get to see both the EVOLVE and FUW cards for one iPPV price. All three iPPVs will start at 7:30pm EST. with the FUW show. EVOLVE will then follow after a brief intermission, most likely around 8:45-9:00pm EST. The iPPV on June 29th will also feature FUW's Legends Of The Bayfront ceremony with Ron Simmon, Kevin Sullivan, Mike Graham and many more of Florida's most historical figures.
With three shows there are a lot of issues going into this weekend for EVOLVE. We break some of them down with three articles. First, we preview the Style Battle Tournament, which will take place over the course of all three EVOLVE cards. We also have a look at Colt Cabana's EVOLVE debut with some quotes from the man himself.
Finally, we look at how Chuck Taylor might make a mockery over the fact that legends will be in attendance for his Open The Freedom Gate Title Match vs. Johnny Gargano this Friday.
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Style Battle Preview
2nd annual tourney set for this weekend
What style of wrestling is the most effective? We'll find out in Florida with the Style Battle tournament. The second edition of this annual tourney has a whole new format and look.
Last year at EVOLVE 8, eight competitors fought in a single elimination, one night tournament. AR Fox, representing high-flying wrestling, stood tall as the winner.
This year, EVOLVE is taking advantage of the tripleshot to make the tournament more intensive.
There will be four competitors, each representing a distinct style of wrestling.
They will all wrestle each other in a round robin tournament over the course of the tripleshot.
The winner of each match will get 2 points, the loser will be deducted a point and a double countout or DQ will result in 0 points. There will be no time limits in any matches so draws will not be possible. In the event of a tie on the final day at EVOLVE 16, there will be a sudden death playoff. All Style Battle matches will count towards each individual's Record in EVOLVE.
Each participant this year has high stakes in their personal careers. Here is your Style Battle preview with a look at each competitor:
AR Fox (High-Flying): The returning Style Battle Champion has had an up-and-down 2012. He became sidetracked in a vicious and violent feud against Sami Callihan, which saw him win the Evolution's End blowoff match at EVOLVE 12. This momentum shot Fox to an Open The Freedom Gate Title Match against Johnny Gargano at EVOLVE 13. After falling short, this exciting, young competitor is now back to square one.
What's next for Fox? His next climb to the top could start with another Style Battle victory.
Bobby Fish (Puroresu Junior Heavyweight): Fish's story is one of the most unique in EVOLVE history. He has given the promotion some of its most memorable matches, but was left with a terrible Record. However, Fish has turned things around and is now just one win below .500. A clean sweep in Style Battle will finally give Fish a winning Record. Fish, a veteran of the Japanese JR. heavyweight style, will use these skills to try to win Stye Battle. After more than two years, can Fish finally break the .500 plateau? It should be noted that at last year's Style Battle Fish defeated Austin Aries in an absolute classic and only lost in the 2nd round because he had to wrestle again almost immediately. This won't be the case this year with the round robin format.
Jon Davis (Heavyweight): Davis put it on all the line on his Twitter a few weeks ago. Davis must win or he will walk away. The stakes don't get any bigger than that. We urge you to go to Davis' Twitter @JonDavis817 and read Davis' words for yourself. Davis has the size and strength advantage in this tournament. However, he lost to AR Fox at last year's Style Battle and he lost to Fish earlier this year. Davis has some hard work ahead of him.
Tommy Taylor (European): Taylor is a very interesting story. He was just gaining a reputation when he had to retire almost two years ago with a torn rotator cuff, ACL replacement, PCL and Meniscus repair. Now this technical expert is on the comeback trail. Nothing would put him back on the map like winning Style Battle. If you are unfamiliar with Taylor here is a video [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001qPseHiHEoaCscwVDUDvxKSGnIr2dQBSvCymZ0KKxvGkRhJlxIMPsVbKaEGQXzSSbIGrxJ_-Q6SYovSd0M1Cd_yUtbIKKG9cgHL0L1rYujdy1D5G-QfAbcEdkASISXxLPDpLkLJ3_0pgjGKLi8DVWpA==]
of one of his first training sessions back from injury.
As you can see, all four participants need to win this tournament. This will create an intense competition, which will carry over on all three EVOLVE cards. You can watch the entire tournament at www.WWNLive.com on iPPV as it happens.
Here's the lineups (click each link for building and ticket info):
June 28th – Ybor City, FL
AR Fox vs. Bobby Fish
Jon Davis vs. Tommy Taylor
June 29th – St. Petersburg, FL
AR Fox vs. Jon Davis
Bobby Fish vs. Tommy Taylor
June 30th – Jacksonville, FL
AR Fox vs. Tommy Taylor
Bobby Fish vs. Jon Davis
It's Colt Cabana!!!
He needs no introduction.
Colt Cabana has done something we haven't seen since the days of Bruiser Brody.
He has proven that you can independently make yourself a brand and an international star.
The popular Cabana will make his EVOLVE debut this Thursday in Ybor City, FL and this Friday in St. Petersburg, FL.
"There was a point in my career where I wrestled every week in Florida," Cabana said. "It's been over three years since I've been back. I can't wait to see all those who supported me then, come back and support me as I enter a different era of my career. I'm excited to return to Florida and debut for EVOLVE."
Cabana, adept at the European style of wrestling, will immediately test his skills against one of EVOLVE's best. He is set to face the man on top of the Leaderboard, Chuck Taylor, in his EVOLVE debut this Thursday.
"Chuck Taylor's witty," Cabana said. "Chuck Taylor's funny. Chuck Taylor's got a very playful side to him. I don't think he's used to being challenged in all three of these scenarios. We can see what tricks we pull out of our respective bags, but I think he needs to remember my bag of tricks is a little deeper than his."
Cabana will bring his skills to the broadcast booth as color commentary at both EVOLVE cards and then at Dragon Gate USA on July 29th in Chicago. In fact, Cabana has lined up a very special day for his hometown of Chicago on July 29th.
Last week saw the 100th episode of Cabana's Art Of Wrestling podcast (available on iTunes and www.WeLoveColt.com.)
Cabana has built this podcast into a media empire. He will have a special live taping of the Art Of Wrestling on July 29th.
Fans will be welcome to attend the live taping of the Art Of Wrestling on July 29th at Challenger's Comics at 3pm, which is just four blocks from The Congress Theater where the DGUSA show will take place at 7pm. This special one hour taping will include guests El Generico, Akira Tozawa and comedian Marty Derosa. As an added bonus, the first 100 people who come with DGUSA tickets for that night will get an exclusive, free DGUSA button.
Cabana is an athlete with many skills. He has done what few others have by paving his path independently. This is what EVOLVE is all about.
Legendary Eyes On Title Match
Taylor to make a mockery of it?
The animosity between Johnny Gargano and Chuck Taylor has been growing for quite some time. It will reach a boiling point when they collide for the Open The Freedom Gate Title at EVOLVE 15 this Friday in St. Petersburg, FL.
It is only fitting that this epic title match will take place in St. Petersburg.
Many of the greatest Champions in Florida wrestling history will be in attendance that night for Florida Underground Wrestling's Legends Of The Bayfront ceremony.
Gargano vs. Taylor
Former WCW Champion Ron Simmons heads a list that includes title holders like Gerald Brisco, Mike Graham, Kevin Sullivan, Hector Guerrero, Ron Bass, Barry Darsow and others. All the legends in attendance this Friday account for over 100 title reigns ranging from the NWA territories to international championships.
"I have to admit it's a lot of pressure," Open The Freedom Gate Champion Johnny Gargano said. "All those men know what it takes to be a great champion. They'll be watching me to see if I have what it takes."
The Open The Freedom Gate Title has been in existence for only 2 1/2 years. It has seen memorable title reigns from BxB Hulk and YAMATO and incredible title defenses.
Gargano is the third Champion. His goal is to increase the prestige of the title.
"There will be a lot of history in the building that night," Gargano said. "Heck, some of the greatest title matches ever have taken place in the Tampa/St. Pete area.
I want to add to that tradition. As much as I don't like Chuck Taylor, he is a dangerous challenger, but I know I will impress and give everyone something they will remember."
Chuck Taylor, who has proven his skills by being on top of the EVOLVE Leaderboard, is taking a different approach to the match. Taylor has made Gargano submit to his half crab in a non-title three way and pinned Gargano in a tag match earlier this year. He isn't impressed with the current or past champions.
"If I have to beat Gargano again to finally get the Freedom Gate belt I will," Taylor said. "I don't like him. He screwed things up with Ronin and I should have won the title last November in Philadelphia anyway. He's probably all concerned with impressing the legends. I'll win the belt and then have an impromptu match with The Swamp Monster with the finger poke of doom so all these legends can watch him be crowned the new champion. Ladies and gentlemen, your new Open The Freedom Gate Champion- The Swamp Monster!"
Those words have sent chills down the spines of EVOLVE and Dragon Gate USA officials.
Taylor has had Gargano's number recently. These former partners know each other's strengths and weaknesses. They have each grown into very different personalities.
The hatred is there. Is it possible Taylor will win the Open The Freedom Gate Title and hand it over to The Swamp Monster in front of the greatest champions in Florida wrestling history? We'll find out this Friday on live iPPV.
Thank you for reading the WWNLive.com Email Magazine. Feel free to send us feedback at [email protected].
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I have been waiting impatiently for some time now to write this post here. We have taken a lot of time working on this product in recent months and we have made some significant changes and upgrades. We improved the look, added new features, made it more readable and did some user friendly updates as well. This post would be to long to write them down all so I will stick to the big things while the smaller ones I am pretty sure you will find out yourself browsing our demo of ScoreFrame. Make a cup of coffee, have a sit and hopefully enjoy the changes. I am more than sure you will see a huge step forward in comparison to what we had on offer only a day ago!
Let's start the show with a spectacular change that makes the difference on the market. I am pretty sure you know our LivematchPro and PrematchCenter trackers. From now on every client with ScoreFrame in exclusive version will get the trackers implemented! This is not a joke, this is a huge match center being offered on every single event. Every game from every sport we offer will have an eye icon on the right hand side either greyed out or coloured. Once you click it, you will open up either PrematchCenter (if the game is yet to start) or LivematchPro tracker (if the game is live or finished). Greyed out icon will turn into coloured one when we cover a game live by our scout so that you get the deepest coverage of an event you can get. Our offer of live relations gets bigger from day to day and we are doing our best to make those icons shine.
On the top of the middle column with the list of events for the selected day you will find some new filters. Especially the eye catching is the one on the right where you can pick a country you wish to list all events from! Are you from Spain? Type Spain there and have all games from your country just one click away. What also new is that you can select a couple of filters simultaneously, for example all events from Spain that are finished. If you wish to change your search targets then either unclick the current one or click the other filter. As simple as that!
Create your own sport center!
The left column is also a place where we have completed some challenging work and from now on every user can create his own sport center by adding up to 50 events from different sports into one place. Then by clicking 'My events' button you will be redirected to your own dreamland, created for you by you! Why to bother and get distracted by other games if you can follow only the ones you wish to, right?
Clicking 'My events' button opens up a pop-up with a couple of extremely helpful tools. The comfort of following a game is what we aim for and here they are – notifications and sounds. It's something that's been missing, but not any more! No more missing a goal or any other game changing factor! We took very much care in analysing process so that you are not being attacked by loads of notifications, just those really key ones. We approached every sport separately so we could produce the highest quality of notifications possible.
Next new thing is that a user can set up a list of it's top competitions from each sport separately. Are you from Scotland but you love to follow German Bundesliga 2? Click the star icon next to Bundesliga 2 competition and you will have it at hand every time you enter the ScoreFrame website. 'Popular competitions' section is defined by website owner while 'My competition' section is defined by users to serve their needs. We want everyone to be happy!
As much as we love our slider with sports to pick from, we have also received some inquiries if there is any of chance to add an option of choosing a sport in a more modest way. So yes, there is now! We can totally turn off the sport icons slider and you will be given an option to pick up a sport with a more usual select mode at the top of the left column.
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Albright College to Host National Security Analyst, Oct. 25
Oct 22, 2018 • by Albright College
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Reading, PA – Albright College will host Evelyn Farkas, Ph.D., on Thursday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m., in Memorial Chapel, as she presents "America and the Crisis of World Order: Back to the 19th Century — and War?" This 39th Annual Leo Camp Memorial Lecture is free and open to the public and sponsored by Albright College and the Jewish Federation of Reading.
Evelyn N. Farkas, Ph.D., is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, and a national security analyst for NBC and MSNBC. For her Leo Camp lecture, she will discuss international relations in the Trump Era, and examine major challenges and threats in today's world.
Before her work on conventional arms control and international policy towards Russia, the Black Sea, Balkans and Caucasus regions, Farkas served as senior adviser to the supreme allied commander of Europe and special adviser to the secretary of defense for the NATO Summit.
For more than 20 years, she has worked on policies related to peace and stability operations such as terrorism, counter narcotics, homeland defense and export control policy. An election observer in Afghanistan in 2009, Farkas is widely published, speaks Hungarian and German, and has studied French, Spanish, Russian, Serbo-Croatian and Hindi.
Leo Camp lectures, established at Albright by the Jewish Federation of Reading are presented annually to illuminate and explore topics of significance in Jewish culture that add to the enrichment of the entire Reading community. They serve as a lasting tribute to humanitarian, and respected business and community leader, Leo Camp. Camp exemplified his belief that community service was more an opportunity than an obligation, and he placed a high priority on education and the acquisition of knowledge.

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Portable Ops league launches
As delayed game is released.
News by	Tom Bramwell, Contributor
Updated on 25 May 2007
Konami has launched an online league for Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops on PSP, which finally launches properly in Europe today following this month's earlier, botched attempt to get it out there.
Residing at www.mpoleague.com, the service allows players to create their own custom tournaments and build up their own clans, managing recruitment, discussing tactics in the forums and all that jazz. Konami also plans to run three official tournaments between June and October.
The rather brilliant Portable Ops has taken a while to arrive in Europe, but it's been worth the wait if you ask us. As well as a meaty single-player game, which moulds the traditional MGS stealth gameplay into a more compact form that suits the PSP, the game offers online multiplayer similar to PS2 title Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence.
Indeed, Konami says that Subsistence's online popularity was one of the reasons it created a similar service for Portable Ops. Those of you buying in can read the full announcement over on the site, which is offered in five languages - English, German, French, Spanish and Italian.
More about Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
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Tom worked at Eurogamer from early 2000 to late 2014, including seven years as Editor-in-Chief.


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Citizen Relations hires Alex Castro as North America video content lead
December 21, 2016 by Diana Bradley
Earlier in his career, Castro was nominated twice for an Emmy and worked on numerous TV franchises such as NBC's Nightly News, the Today show, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
NEW YORK: Citizen Relations has hired Alex Castro as executive producer and video content lead for North America, effective January 3.
Castro will be based in Los Angeles and report to Citizen's recently appointed U.S. GM Nathan Friedman. The number of staffers Castro will oversee is to be determined in his newly created role.
In the position, Castro will spearhead Citizen's expansion into the content creation field, utilizing his many years of experience in TV and production.
"He will help create engaging content, help clients tell their stories in new and unique ways, and lead the production and video content group in North America," Friedman said, who joined Citizen in April.
Friedman explained that Castro's role has been created due to the uptick in content Citizen has been creating for clients. Previously, freelancers and account teams handled the work.
"Having this role in house dramatically helps our ability to serve clients and create content that is needed to influence and engage audiences," Friedman said.
Castro was most recently at Weber Shandwick, where he served as SVP and executive producer for 18 months. While there, he oversaw the creation of social media video content for clients such as Nestlé, Harley Davidson, Verizon, The American Cancer Society, and Nokia, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Castro said he will not be replaced at Weber.
Before that, Castro was nominated twice for an Emmy and worked on numerous TV franchises such as NBC's Nightly News, Today, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.
"From my past experience working in TV, I could start seeing a shift where companies were looking for an opportunity to establish a storyline or brand messaging on TV," said Castro. "But now you can create the content yourself and that is what we are trying to achieve."
Citizen has offices in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Montreal, London, and Hong Kong. Its model features a strategic-partner network across more than 40 countries and cities globally.
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#MeToo exposes systemic problem of sexual assault
#MeToo shows how pervasive sexual harassment and abuse are in the lives of all women. The hashtag, started by actress Alyssa Milano, went viral after a series of accusations of harassment, assault and rape were levelled at millionaire movie producer, Harvey Weinstein, with nearly a million tweets in the first 24 hours alone. Weinstein had, over several decades, used his position to abuse mostly young female actresses, whose careers he would destroy if they rejected his advances or spoke out.
The Weinstein case is just the tip of the iceberg in an industry where wealthy sexual predators operate with impunity. Similar accusations have been made of Bill Cosby, Woody Allen and James Toback, which all bear a horrific resemblance to those made against President Trump.
This same culture of entitlement, abuse and cover-up exists in Australia universities, particularly the elite colleges, which protesting Sydney University students have consistently drawn attention to.
Sexual abuse and harassment is also rampant in the lives and workplaces of women all over the world—not only in places like Hollywood where power imbalances are extreme. One in three women in Australia has been harassed or assaulted at work.
It is absolutely important to challenge the sexist behavior of individual men whenever it arises. But often the response around the #MeToo campaign was to declare that men were the problem, and demand they do more to call out sexist individuals. This will not end sexism or sexist violence.
Sexism is not the product of the ideas or behavior of men, and is not something innate. As the revolutionary Karl Marx said, "it is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence but their social existence that determines their consciousness". This means that people's ideas are a product of their environment, not the other way around.
Sexism is the product of an economic system built on exploitation and oppression, and is rooted in the nuclear family. Capitalism requires that the next generation of workers be raised and reproduced within the private realm of the home, at virtually no cost to the state or capitalists. Historically, women have done the bulk of this labour, raising children, cooking and cleaning. It's estimated that the unpaid labour associated with childrearing saves the Australian state $345 billion every year.
But the fact that most women also work outside the home for a wage, and do not fit the stereotype of the mother and wife in general, means that this ideal has to be constantly reinforced from the top of society through the media, the legal system and the education system. The government's horror around Safe Schools, which teaches students about gender and sexual diversity, shows how much they rely on gender roles to keep the capitalist system functioning. Hollywood, at the centre of the Weinstein scandal, routinely portrays women as little more than doting mothers or sexual objects, as do many advertisements.
Women and girls are constantly being told that they are less capable and worthy than boys and men, and internalize many of these ideas.
Ruling class women
Ruling class women also face sexism. Former Prime Minister Julia Gillard was subject to a barrage of sexist abuse by right wing opponents and media pundits. But wealthy women are able to protect themselves from the worst aspects of sexism. They can hire people to do the domestic work. They have the financial capacity to leave the family home and aren't forced to work in unsafe conditions, so are less vulnerable to violence. They are also able to more easily access abortion and proper healthcare.
Furthermore, ruling class women benefit from the oppression of women generally and the exploitation of all workers. Billionaire Gina Rinehart lamented the fact that she can't pay her workers $2 a day. Pru Goward oversaw cuts to domestic violence services. They also, therefore, have a stake in perpetuating the sexist ideas that allow the system to function.
The role that working class women play in the home means that they are more likely to be in casual or part time work, paid less overall and be economically dependent on their partner. This means they are more vulnerable to domestic and sexual violence, both in the home and the workplace.
But it also means that working class men have to work longer hours to make up for their partner's lower income. Working class men also have a material interest in fighting sexism; fighting for free childcare and public services, equal pay and against the bosses that exploit and divide us all.
United working class activity has the capacity to cut through sexist ideas far more than any hashtag. As Egyptian revolutionary Mahienour El-Massry put it, after women played a leading role in the 2011 revolution, "with time society starts looking at you not as a woman who is weak and needs help, but as a human." A strike isn't a revolution, but fighting alongside someone for a common interest can have a similar effect.
Sexism is not natural or eternal, and it can be beaten back. But to get rid of sexism entirely, we have to overthrow the economic system that produces it.
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2.1.10 .mcp & .mdb Files
2.1.10.1 Q. What's the difference between .mcp and .mdb files?
2.1.10.2 Q. Why do I see errors and an error percentage at the bottom of the ATCS Mon window?
2.1.10.3 Q. My database keeps getting bigger and bigger as I add more monitoring sites. There are lots of entries for sites I don't use any more, and I am sure they are slowing down my computer. How do I remove entries from the database?
2.1.10.4 Q. I'm watching signals on the Podunk & West Overshoe railroad, but I see many unrelated commands flowing in the MCP Window. Some look like Metrolink, for example. How do I get rid of the extraneous ones?
3 Radios, Scanners, and Antennas
3.1 Scanner Reception
3.1.1 Q. I have been taking my scanner out with a Radio Shack mag-mount antenna and ...
3.1.2 Programming/Development Related
3.1.2.1 Q. Would it be possible for ATCS Monitor to use Visual Basic forms or graphics with layers support (Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro or other formats) as dispatcher displays?
3.1.3 ATCS Server
3.1.3.1 Q. What does it take to build a server?
3.1.3.2 Q. What are the costs involved in establishing an ATCS server?
3.1.4 ATCSMon on [insert favorite platform here]
3.1.4.1 Q. Are there any efforts to port ATCS Monitor to Linux, or publically-available code that will at least decode ATCS transmissions?
3.1.4.2 Q. How about running on a Mac?
3.1.4.3 Q. How about on an iPhone, iPad, or iTouch. Can I do that? Or Android or Blackberry?
3.1.5 Technical Data
3.1.5.1 Q. I'm interested in how the overall ATCS works. Where can I get the standards and specifications?
3.1.5.2 Q. I'm interested in using Rules. How can I find out about them?
3.1.6 Group Membership Topics
3.1.6.1 Q. I'm getting too much e-mail! How do I cut it down?
3.1.6.2 Q. I'm getting too much e-mail and want to get out of here!
3.1.6.3 Q. Can I just type "unsubscribe" in the subject line?
3.1.6.4 Q. Umm, I'm still stuck. I've done all that and still can't seem to get out.
Here are some answers to common questions that are asked by people new to ATCSMon. But before you start here, please reread carefully the e-mail you were sent when your application to join was approved. The information in it is very basic to your interaction with the ATCS Monitor group.
Q. Where do I find the latest version of ATCS Monitor?
A. The ATCS Monitor software is in the Files section of the ATCS Monitor Groups.io group. Be sure to read the download instructions for the latest information on versions. This installation information might be very helpful, too.
Q. I live near where the Podunk & West Overshoe joins the Indiana Harbor Belt. Can I monitor this plant via ATCS?
A. Maybe! But only if the plant is run by ATCS. You can find out what lines in your area have ATCS by going to George Paine's maps. These don't guarantee that you can monitor, but they are a very good start.
Q. How can I find out whether the monitoring files are available?
A. There are two files to check. Both are searchable: you could search for IHB and see if P&WO is listed. If a layout appears in Available ATCS Layouts (not 100% current), your plant probably uses ATCS. The list of currently available ATCS Servers also contains information on the source of the files and the data necessary to configure the .ini file that you'll need.
Q. How can I know if a particular ATCS server is working and serving data?
A. Is a Certain Server Serving tells you how to find out.
Q. I notice that I can use my mouse to change switch positions and signals. Can I really control trains?
A. No! Absolutely not! All you are doing is manipulating your local copy of the layout. Read Dave Houy's "An open letter to the industry" to help you understand how this is working.
Q. I can't unzip the files I've downloaded--winzip seems to hate me.
A. Yes, winzip does hate you, but you don't need psychiatric help. You must be logged in as administrator to unzip the files. Once you are, just double-click on the zipped file and you'll be in business.
Q. I get Run-Time error 70 when I try to start running ATCS Monitor and a rather nasty Permission Denied.
A. Windows 7 thinks everybody is out to get it and therefore has tighter security. You have to run as the administrator so that ATCS Monitor can write program files. Do two things to solve this problem:
Right-click on the icon for the executable ATCS Monitor and select "Run as administrator" Do the same on the shortcut on your desktop.
Q. I get "An error occurred in Start Monitoring. Error number 10048." I'm in "monitor mode."
A. You are attempting to have two listeners on the same port. You can share iMics, but you can't share listener ports. Just change one of them.
Q. I'm following instructions and I've just done Configure ->MCP Information... but nothing happens. What am I doing wrong?
A. Nothing! Windows is playing with your mind. The window you need is there but way off the edge of your screen. Do the following:
In the Task Bar at the bottom of your screen, click on "Configure MCP Information..." Press Alt-Space, which should make a "Move/Close" window appear near one edge of your screen. If it doesn't, repeat this until it does. Click on "Move" to select it, which should change your cursor into a four-headed arrow. Press any of your arrow keys and the hidden widow should attach itself to your cursor.
Application Specific Questions
Dispatchers Display
Much of what needs to be known about reading a dispatcher display is summarized in this: ATCS HowToReadTheDisplay.pdf by Brian Swan, originally built for the Rochelle Railroad Park public display. Displays can vary a bit from this template, but overall a good reference.
Indications and General Information
Q. Why don't I see any other signals except for green on the display? What about Approach indications?
A. The dispatcher only has the ability to request a proceed indication from the devices in the field. A proceed indication is distinctly different from a clear signal. A proceed indication is really any other signal at a control point except for a stop. It's important to note that the dispatcher requests a signal, he doesn't actually control it directly. In reality it is up to the logic in the field at the various control points to determine what the appropriate signal to display is. It will make this decision based on block occupancy, switch alignment, etc. The same logic applies with any other controls a dispatcher can send to a control point. A dispatcher can request that a control point line a switch into the siding, however, if it is not safe to do so (for example, a train moving over the switch) the control point will not act on that request. So, when the dispatcher requests a proceed indication at a control point, the signal system may in reality display a stop signal because the next block is occupied, or an approach if next signal is Stop, etc. Likewise, the MCPs in the field will only ever report back a proceed indication, so that is all that can be shown on the display. From the point of view of the dispatcher, all he or she really cares about is if the trains he controls can move forward or not.
Q. What do the track colors mean?
A. The five colors tell you the way the track is being used:
White - Just plain track, nothing happening Green - Dispatcher has lined that track for a movement Red - Track is occupied Blue - Out of service, probably for track-and-time for maintenance, etc Purple - Out of service and occupied For more details, see this file: File:ATCS HowToReadTheDisplay.pdf
Q. Why do station names light up Red and Blue?
A. A station name in Red indicates that an indication was sent by the remote control point to the base station. Indications contain status information about the control point, such as block occupancy, switch alignment, signal indication (proceed or stop), etc. A station will light up blue when a control is sent to it. Controls contain the requests from the dispatcher, such as creating a route, lining a switch, or to turn on a snow melter. When the dispatcher is lining a route for a train, it's not unusual to see a series of stations turn blue from the control message, then have them turn red as the stations send back status information. You may also see other station colors, such as Orange which indicates that some other type of radio traffic was sent to or from the station. You will also see White or Yellow, which indicates that we are unable to receive any information about that station.
Q. How come I see stations in blue for very long distances, but only the nearby stations light up red? Or some stations almost never show anything?
A. Controls (which make the station show blue) are transmitted from a tall, powerful, and centrally located base station (BCP) that can easily transmit to a large number of control points. The indication information (which makes the station show red) comes from lower-powered radios located at each control point (MCP). Since these are radio signals, atmospheric conditions can affect how well they propagate, meaning that at times (particularly at night) you will receive data for a much larger section of railroad than at other times.
Q. A station name is white and it seems to stay that way. What does this indicate?
A. A white station name indicates that this MCP hasn't been heard from for a long time, maybe never. Stations around it may be active, but this one perhaps is not in good range of the radio receiver for ATCSMon or the server that covers it is down.
Q. I see some other symbols like tools and snowflakes and hour glasses. What are these?
A. Understanding the Dispatcher Display will answer questions about some of these details. Also, be sure to look at Brian Swan's pdf on viewing a layout. File:ATCS HowToReadTheDisplay.pdf
False Indications or No Indications
Q. Why so some stations rarely or never show anything happening?
A. It depends on our radio reception. Some stations on a layout may never show activity if they use a frequency for which we don't have a radio, or a different protocol, or are simply out of range.
Q. Why is there sometimes a train, but no occupancy shown on the display, or vice versa? Or trains passing restricting signals? Or other impossible situations?
A. This is an imperfect, amateur monitoring system. The hundreds-of-dollars in equipment spent to bring this display to you is no match for the tens-of-thousands-of-dollars (or more!) spent by the railroads on radio towers, high-end receivers, transmitters, cabling, etc. If we miss a message telling us that a train is there, or is not, then we miss it and cannot update the display until the next valid message is received.
Q. Why do trains disappear into some sidings on the display, only to reappear on the other side?
A. Some sidings may be "Non-Bonded", meaning that they are not connected to the signal system to provide block occupancy. Rather, the dispatching computer assists the dispatcher in marking those sidings as occupied.
Q. I see opposing clear signals that look like the dispatcher has lined two routes in conflict with each other. What's really happening?
A. This apparent conflict could be a result of imperfect reception of ATCS signals (see the FAQ two questions above here). But this situation could very well be intentional. (No, not intentionally running trains together!) As explained by a former RF&P/SP/ATSF/IC dispatcher, two signals lined into each other are within the rules. This is often called "switching mode" and allows a switching crew to move back and forth through the control point without waiting every time for the dispatcher to reline the route. Besides, if the dispatcher had to take down the route, the plant might have to run time before allowing setup of the opposite route. Remember that a green signal on your display doesn't mean clear. It really means the signal isn't red, so it could be displaying anything except stop.
Layout display problems
Q. When I start up some layouts, I get a message about missing some type faces? What do I do about that?
A. Probably nothing--other than clicking past them. A certain type face is not installed on your computer, but the layout will most probably display correctly without it. For suggested "universal" type faces, take a look at Font Compatibility.
Q. The station names are shown in red with white borders (or the characters are not clear). Do I have a font problem?
A. Sort of. This is probably caused by font smoothing, which needs to be off:
Windows XP: Go to Control Panels -> Display -> Appearance -> Effect. Uncheck "Use the following method to smooth...." OK, Apply, OK. Vista: Right-click in an empty area on the desktop -> Personalize -> Windows Color and Appearance -> Open classic appearance... -> Effects. Uncheck "Use the following method to smooth...." OK, Apply, OK. Windows 7: Go to Control Panels. Add to "Control Panel" at top, \all. Go to Fonts -> Adjust Clear Type text. Uncheck "Turn on Clear Type."
Running Multiple Layouts
Q. Can I run more than one dispatcher layout at a time?
A. Yes, but you'll need some screen real estate. You do this by launching multiple instances of ATCSMon, one running instance for each layout you want to display.
Q. How do I do this?
A. Here are the steps:
Launch the first instance of ATCSMon
Load your first profile [File > Load profile > ___.ini] Respond to gripes (type face problems, station names, etc.) Start monitoring if it isn't going [triangle 4th from left] Bring up the dispatcher layout (if it isn't) [View > Dispatcher display] Minimize the layout Launch a second instance of ATCSMon Load the second profile. Respond to gripes Start monitoring Bring up the second dispatcher layout Bring back the minimized layout To reduce clutter, minimize the data windows--they will appear to vanish but they actually become small ATCSMon icons at the bottom right.
Q. Can you use a batch file for this?
A. You can, I can't! Dismissing the gripes complicates a batch file.
.ini Files
Q. What's the .ini file and why do I have to have it?
A. The .ini file is the file that starts your monitoring of a particular location. It's the file that "Load Project" heads for to get things started. Without it, you cannot get anywhere.
Q. Where do I get this .ini file? =
A. For many locations, it comes along with the .mcp or .mdb files. Check your download to see if you've already got it. Then be sure that you have all the files in their correct locations. Take a look at paragraph 1.2.4 Place the Files in the Correct Folders. Once you have these files in the right locations, you have to "import" them as detailed in paragraph 1.2.5 Import the MCP/MDB File.
Q. There doesn't seem to be the necessary .ini file in my download. Now what do I do? =
A. You need to create one for yourself, which isn't hard. Paragraph 1.2.7 Creating a Profile lays out the steps.
Q. Windows is complaining that it can't open a file because it is larger than 64K. How can I have a too-long file? =
A. Your error message probably says something like "Profile xxx.ini length greater than 64k." A .ini file must be shorter than 64K for some reason known only to gurus. You can pretty easily shorten that file, though. Right-click on the offending .ini file and choose Open with Notepad, making the file available for editing. Find the line [DSPFilters], which is way deep in the text. You must leave that line and the next three ( EnableDSP=False, ATCSDescription=Not Defined, ATCSTaps=0) in place, which means don't change them. You can then delete all the lines that refer to Tap in one way or another. Don't accidentally run past the end of this section: [Rules] is sometimes the next section.
Q. What's all that DSP stuff that I am removing?
A. Those numbers are the parameters for the digital filters that shape up the incoming signal from your radio. They aren't needed when you are monitoring from the Internet.
.mcp & .mdb Files
Q. What's the difference between .mcp and .mdb files?
A. For ATCSMon purposes, nothing except the extension. Both carry the same information (but in different formats) for importing into your database. No matter which of these gets downloaded, importing is the same.
Q. Why do I see errors and an error percentage at the bottom of the ATCS Mon window?
A. Packets don't necessarily arrive in perfect condition. There is some error checking, so faulty packets should be caught. The error rate is 100 times the number of faulty packets divided by the total number of packets received. So if you have received 1,000 packets 'til now and 900 of them are OK, your error rate is 10%.
Q. My database keeps getting bigger and bigger as I add more monitoring sites. There are lots of entries for sites I don't use any more, and I am sure they are slowing down my computer. How do I remove entries from the database?
A. The simple answer is, "Don't." There is no need to. Each incoming packet is matched to the database by an efficient search algorithm. If it matches, the packet does its assigned job. If it doesn't match, the packet is ignored. You can compress your database, though, by going to ATCS Monitor and selecting Actions --> Compress ATCSdb Database.
Q. I'm watching signals on the Podunk & West Overshoe railroad, but I see many unrelated commands flowing in the MCP Window. Some look like Metrolink, for example. How do I get rid of the extraneous ones?
A. First, click on the lightning bolt in the command bar to see what servers you are connecting to. If you see servers that aren't related to the railroad you are watching, you need to change your .ini file. Go to Configure -> Options -> Data Source. In the Network Settings window, uncheck unwanted servers. Then Apply, OK, and File -> Save Profile.
Radios, Scanners, and Antennas
Also look elsewhere on this site for data on various radio.
Scanner Reception
Q. I have been taking my scanner out with a Radio Shack mag-mount antenna and ...
I have been taking my scanner out with a Radio Shack mag-mount antenna and have been listening to the local NS BCP here in Douglasville, GA. I get plenty of ACKS and some indications and a smidget of controls here and there. My first question may be a silly one, please forgive me. %RED% Does weather play a big part %ENDCOLOR% in how well I receive data? For example, I seem to do a lot better at receiving traffic on a clear cool night rather than a warm sunny day. Second question and perhaps Mark Landgraf can provide some insight into this one: I can hear the BCP just fine here, but receiving the MCPs along this line is difficult at best. I don't even get errors or anything when tuned to 897.9375 here. All the relevant MCPs have the same type antennas. I'm not sure if I need a better radio or better antenna.
I have a Uniden Bearcat BC80XLT with a Radio Shack mag-mount antenna on the rooftop of my car. I can sit almost right next to the antenna on some and receive nothing in ATCS. The scanner picks it up but that's it. And the BCP I don't have a problem picking up. Any thoughts are appreciated.
A. Yes, weather definately effects reception. You ought to see what snow and sleet does to otherwise good reception. Having the leaves off the trees for winter is also a big plus.
With regard to sitting under the MCP and hearing nothing, well, it is possible to be too close (especially with radios that have consumer front ends on them) They can be readily overpowered by strong local signals. How do the adjacent MCPs come in? A better radio is certainly a viable option. Many folks use the Icom PCR-1000 ($400) which has a built in descriminator tap. The 1000 is a fine radio for our purposes. It is basically an off the shelf ATCS ready radio. Other folks use a variety of models made by Motorola and MDS. While many of the professional grade radios can be had for under $100, they usually require some degree of bench work before they are suitable for ATCS work. The one notable easy exception to this statement is the 900 MHz Maxtrac units. The convertion into a BCP radio only requires the reprogramming of the freqs and the movement of a jumper inide from voice to data. The 800 MHz Maxtrac convertions into an MCP radio are considerably more involved. The MDS radio is probably the best and cheapest radio out there (usually under $50), but is the hardest to obtain. Convertion of the MDS units is not overly difficult. Your short term solution would be to park between the MCPs not under them.
If you are not already using the Analyze Signal function of ATCSmon, you should play with it in an attempt to minimize your error rate by adjusting your volume. This may improve your MCP signal reception.
(Answer from Mark Landgraf)
Programming/Development Related
Visual Basic Forms, etc, in place of TrackBuilder for Displays
Q. Would it be possible for ATCS Monitor to use Visual Basic forms or graphics with layers support (Photoshop or Paint Shop Pro or other formats) as dispatcher displays?
I think it may be possible to interface ATCS Monitor to tell lines or layers to do things (e.g. ThisTrack.color=green, ThisSwitch.normal=invisible, ThisSwitch.reverse=visible). This would have the advantages of eliminating the need for TrackBuilder, allowing the display to mimic the actual physical map of the tracks, allowing the background to contain details such as roads, crossings, "you are here", etc. A VB form could contain a text area with data from MCP locomotives, or even display signal aspects with a click (assuming my second question is possible).
A. While it would probably be possible to do a GIS type display that would encode a real map, Trackbuilder contains a lot of data above and beyond just the graphics. How this interlocking and it's components interact with the adjacent track sections and signals.
ATCS Server
Q. What does it take to build a server?
A. Barry Baines builds and maintains lots of servers; here is an example server.
Q. What are the costs involved in establishing an ATCS server?
A. One member has answered this question as follows: "I have 14 remote sites feeding an aggregator. The equipment costs average about 500 to 600 dollars each for me. I am lucky as all of my sites serve the ARES system [in a relatively small area]. That cuts down on one radio and other hardware at the site. If I add in the time and mileage for installation, service, and finding and establishing a host location.... well I don't want to think about it. I own all of the equipment at 12 of the sites. It is an expensive hobby."
Another member says, "It can be less expensive though. My server was given to me.... You don't need much of a computer, just one with USB ports.... I bought two radios for approximately $100 each. Antennas and feedline were another hundred. A preamp was about $40 and a diplexer was another $50. Another radio was loaned to me so I have three in total. The USB iMic sound inputs will cost about $35 each and I have three of them."
An even cheaper member answers: "The server operates on a donated computer, operating from a surplus BC780XLT scanner ($150 six years ago),... a magmount scanner antenna ($30)... mounted on a cookie sheet ($5) outside of the bedroom window. It works great, and I get error rates in the low single digits. You can spend thousands if you want, but you don't need to."
ATCSMon on [insert favorite platform here]
Q. Are there any efforts to port ATCS Monitor to Linux, or publically-available code that will at least decode ATCS transmissions?
A. I doubt you'll ever see Dave Houy release the code, but he has been very accommodating of our needs. The MCP's already have Lat/Long on them, and by placing the lat/long on TB3 somewhere/somehow, we could probably get him to include a DDE pass-thru of this info. This would then allow you to start to drive movements in a GIS mapping type environment. Although, you would probably have to do a layout in order to get the logic to work correctly. With the UP locos identing themselves and their locations every minute, you could actually start to show the headend trains, as well as every other parked loco on the property. If or when a radio capable tablet or palm becomes available, and there is enough interest among the members of the group, we may be able to persuade Dave to support the software on two platforms.
Q. How about running on a Mac?
A. No problem--ATCSMon plays very nicely with a Mac (doesn't hit or throw sand) if you run it on an Intel-based Mac with either Boot Camp or Parallels. It also will run under WINE, which doesn't require Windows.
Q. How about on an iPhone, iPad, or iTouch. Can I do that? Or Android or Blackberry?
A. The techie answer is, "No, it is not possible, since the software runs only on a Intel-based computer." The practical answer is, "Yes, but not directly. If you have it running on a PC or a Mac, you can remotely control that computer from your iXxxx." One is to use LogMeIn. by running LogMeIn on a PC (or a Mac). Then you need LogMeIn Ignition for your iXxx or other phone. Another way is to use TeamViewer. Some members have reported that both of these work well.
Q. I'm interested in how the overall ATCS works. Where can I get the standards and specifications?
A. The manuals are available from the Association of American Railroads: ATCS Publications. You have to want them pretty badly, though, because each of the three parts of the Railway Electronics Series (5800) costs over $200, whether in print or by download.
Q. I'm interested in using Rules. How can I find out about them?
A. Go to Fun with Rules to see an example.
Group Membership Topics
Too much e-mail
Q. I'm getting too much e-mail! How do I cut it down?
A. Log into your home page in the ATCS Monitor group. In the bar near the top, you'll find "Edit Membership." There are a number of choices in Step 2 that control how much e-mail you get, all the way from none to all. In Step 3 you can choose how fancy you want the messages to appear. You can also get to your settings via "Change settings via the Web" at the bottom of e-mails. There's also "Switch delivery to Daily Digest" at the bottom of e-mails.
Q. I'm getting too much e-mail and want to get out of here!
A. Log into your home page in the ATCS Monitor Group. At the bottom right is a box "Leave Group." Click there and you are gone. You can also click on "Unsubscribe" at the bottom of e-mail, but some members say this doesn't always do the job.
Q. Can I just type "unsubscribe" in the subject line?
A. No, that doesn't work in this group. See the answer above.
Q. Umm, I'm still stuck. I've done all that and still can't seem to get out.
A. Send a blank e-mail to "ATCS_Monitor-unsubscribe" followed by "@yahoogroups.com" (note the underscore and the hyphen). This must be from the e-mail account where you have been receiving ATCS_Monitor e-mail.
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Racing Point technical director Andrew Green believes the 2021 Formula 1 cars will be a "nasty piece of work to drive" because they will be aerodynamically "quite unstable".
The basic concept of the '21 regulations is that drivers will find it easier to follow the car ahead, thanks to the ground effect design, which in theory should lead to better on-track action.
Green says research by both his and other teams into the definitive rules indicates that while the following driver does indeed benefit, the dirty air from his own front wing will create its own issues.
Green believes teams should have more freedom in terms of what they can do to address the problem.
"I think there are areas that could do with being freed up around the front wing," he explained.
"Around the front of the car I think it's incredibly restrictive to the point where it's really going to hurt the handling of the car.
"It's going to be a real nasty piece of work to drive. I think it's something that if they allowed a little more freedom would allow us to sort that out, but still retain the intent of the ground effect car and low following wake."
Asked by Autosport to elaborate he said: "Aerodynamically, it's going to be quite unstable. I don't think that's a nice thing to have.
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"From what I see at the moment none of those statements are true for 2021.
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Synonym Chooser
cri·sis ˈkrī-səs
plural crises ˈkrī-ˌsēz
Synonyms of crisis
: the turning point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever
: a paroxysmal attack of pain, distress, or disordered function
: an emotionally significant event or radical change of status in a person's life
a midlife crisis
: the decisive moment (as in a literary plot)
The crisis of the play occurs in Act 3.
: an unstable or crucial time or state of affairs in which a decisive change is impending
especially : one with the distinct possibility of a highly undesirable outcome
a financial crisis
the nation's energy crisis
: a situation that has reached a critical phase
the environmental crisis
the unemployment crisis
Semantic Crisis Intervention
Some people are bothered by changes in a word's meaning (see: literally), while others have a more relaxed attitude towards semantic drift. For those who feel vexed when a word seems to have suddenly changed its spots, it may be of some comfort to know that words in English do this all the time; crisis is a fine example. Originally, crisis denoted "the turning point for better or worse in an acute disease or fever." Now it most commonly means "a difficult or dangerous situation that needs serious attention," yet few people insist that it should be used exclusively in its older meaning. The normality of semantic change can be seen in another word that first appeared in febrile contexts: hectic, which now is primarily used to mean "very busy," originally referred to a fever that was fluctuating but recurrent.
conjuncture
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juncture
Choose the Right Synonym for crisis
juncture, exigency, emergency, contingency, pinch, strait (or straits) crisis mean a critical or crucial time or state of affairs.
juncture stresses the significant concurrence or convergence of events.
an important juncture in our country's history
exigency stresses the pressure of restrictions or urgency of demands created by a special situation.
provide for exigencies
emergency applies to a sudden unforeseen situation requiring prompt action to avoid disaster.
the presence of mind needed to deal with emergencies
contingency implies an emergency or exigency that is regarded as possible but uncertain of occurrence.
pinch implies urgency or pressure for action to a less intense degree than exigency or emergency.
come through in a pinch
strait, now commonly straits, applies to a troublesome situation from which escape is extremely difficult.
in dire straits
crisis applies to a juncture whose outcome will make a decisive difference.
a crisis of confidence
She was dealing with a family crisis at the time. Most people blame the government for the country's worsening economic crisis. last year's state budget crisis In times of national crisis, we need strong leaders we can trust. A year ago, both companies were in crisis.
Recent Examples on the Web West Virginia has settled with Walgreens for the pharmacy chain's role in the opioid crisis. — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2023 Now, residents are in a crisis and bitterly divided. — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2023 However, here the son in question isn't Nicholas (Zen McGrath), a 17-year-old in crisis, but his father, Peter (Hugh Jackman), a workaholic lawyer who left Nicholas's mother, Kate (Laura Dern), for the much younger Beth (Vanessa Kirby). — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2023 Failure to live up to the expectations of the public in its response could result in a crisis for the Chinese Communist Party, whose legitimacy is tied closely to economic growth. — Fortune, 18 Jan. 2023 Failure to live up to the expectations of the public in its response could result in a crisis for the Chinese Communist Party, whose legitimacy is tied closely to economic growth. — Feng Wang, The Conversation, 18 Jan. 2023 Their mission is to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome animals in crisis. — Arkansas Online, 16 Jan. 2023 The World Health Organization on Saturday asked China to release additional information and statistics about its battle with COVID-19 after recent data revealed a country in crisis over the pandemic. — Justin Klawans, The Week, 15 Jan. 2023 The Turkish president has sought to leverage his role in the crisis to expand his international influence and improve his standing within Turkey and internationally. — Jared Malsin, WSJ, 14 Jan. 2023 See More
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Middle English crise, crisis, borrowed from Latin crisis "judgment, critical stage," borrowed from Greek krísis "act of separating, decision, judgment, event, outcome, turning point, sudden change," from kri-, variant stem of krī́nein "to separate, choose, decide, judge" + -sis, suffix forming nouns of action or process — more at certain entry 1
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
The first known use of crisis was in the 15th century
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: the turning point for better or worse in a disease
: a turning point (as in a person's life or in the plot of a story)
: an unstable or difficult time or state of affairs
: a situation that has become very serious
plural crises -ˌsēz
especially : a sudden turn for the better (as sudden abatement in severity of symptoms or abrupt drop in temperature) compare lysis sense 1
tabetic crisis
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: a psychological or social condition characterized by unusual instability caused by excessive stress and either endangering or felt to endanger the continuity of an individual or group
especially : such a social condition requiring the transformation of cultural patterns and values
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Azerbaijan Violates U.S.-Mediated Ceasefire Agreement
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Artsakh forces continued to retaliate against Azerbaijani attacks
An agreement for a ceasefire in Artsakh, announced in Washington Sunday, went into effect at 8 a.m. local time on Monday, but was quickly violated by Azerbaijan, when its forces began shelling Artsakh's northern areas at 8:45 a.m.
Armenia's Defense Ministry reported another attack on the Artsakh's southeastern front at 9:10 a.m. Azerbaijan deployed Smerch multiple rocket launchers firing at the Zardarashen village in the Martuni region at 1:50 p.m.
Another Smerch attack on the Artsakh's Askeran district killed a civilian and injured two others.
The Artsakh Human Rights Defender's office reported that during an attack on tthe village of Avetaranots in the Askeran region, civilian, Gevorg Hambardzumyan, was killed, while two other civilians, Henrikh Adamyan and Andrey Hambardzumyan, were injured.
On Sunday afternoon, the State Department in a statement announced that Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers, Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Jeyhum Bayramov, had agreed to a ceasefire that would go into effect at 8 a.m. local time. The latest agreement—the third—was reached after two days of intensive negotiations in Washington where the two foreign ministers met with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and President Donald Trump's National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien.
Trump also took to social media to congratulate Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, hailing his administration's effort to negotiating the ceasefire agreement.
Congratulations to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, who just agreed to adhere to a cease fire effective at midnight. Many lives will be saved. Proud of my team @SecPompeo & Steve Biegun & @WHNSC for getting the deal done!
As early as Sunday morning, Armenia had agreed to a ceasefire, while Azerbaijan had not, according to O'Brien, who told the CBS Sunday morning program Face the Nation, that the U.S. was working hard to convince Baku to agree to the proposed ceasefire.
The Azerbaijani misinformation campaign was in full gear on Sunday, when before the 8 a.m. the government, through social media posts, said that Artsakh forces were violating the ceasefire. That announced was soon removed and was followed by another, this time after 8 a.m., claiming that Artsakh forces were attacking the southern border. Soon after, Azerbaijani forces began attacking the northern front, once again breaking the ceasefire.
Armenia's Defense Ministry said the Azerbaijani claims against Artsakh were aimed to provoke.
The defense ministry called for the immediate introduction of clear parameters for maintaining the ceasefire and the starting the process of exchanging bodies, detainees and other captives, mediated by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The violation of a third ceasefire agreement was described as "the Aliyev regime's overt brazen attitude toward the entire civilized humanity" by Artsakh presidential spokesperson Vahram Poghosyan, who said that Artsakh had no alternative but to protect the country.
Thousands March in Syria in Support of Artsakh
Arman Melkonyan says:
The extant Turkish Republic of 2020 is guilty of committing and perpetuating the Armenian Genocide!
So why are Armenians being so senseless?
Fact: Turks claim Armenians were deported from war zones for their own safety — NOT with the goal of killing them and committing genocide.
Fact: Turks today conceal (and reportedly destroy) Ottoman Turkish deeds records and archives to obstruct official confirmation of Armenian ownership and thwart the inheritors of the Armenians they "deported" to reclaim and return to their homes, lands and property;
Thereby;
Fact: The Turks are continuing to commit genocide on the Armenians by preventing them from returning to their homes even though WWI has been over for more than a century.
So why…
…aren't Armenians suing the modern day Republic of Turkey for perpetrating the ongoing genocide *today*?
Aren't the hapless Armenians being self-defeating instead of helping their cause?
Vartan says:
In 1994, Aliyev accepted the ceasefire because his army had lost. Today, it is illusory to think that he will agree to stop the war while his army gains ground and Erdogan stimulates him.
Aliyev will only ask for a ceasefire if the Armenian army is 100 km from Baku or if his minorities revolt.
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Mechanical Technology Incorporated Announces Filing of Form 10 Registration Statement & Leadership Announcements
Mechanical Technology, Incorporated
ALBANY, N.Y., Sept. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Mechanical Technology, Incorporated ("MTI" or the "Company"), a publicly traded company (OTC Pink: MKTY) headquartered in Albany, New York, announces today that it has filed a Form 10 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") to register its common stock under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). Once the Form 10 goes effective, which, unless withdrawn, will be on November 29, 2020, MTI will once again be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and will resume filing annual, quarterly, and current reports, and annual proxy statements with the SEC. The Company also expects that its common stock will move from being quoted on the OTC Pink – Current Information tier to the OTCQB Venture Market tier of the OTC Markets Group quotation system upon effectiveness of the Form 10.
The role of CEO and President of MTI is under thoughtful consideration by its board of directors, with a focus on the future of MTI. "We are taking our time with this because we want to get it right," said David Michaels, Chairman of MTI, as it relates to appointing someone to these positions.
The Company is also pleased to announce the appointment of Moshe Binyamin to President of MTI Instruments, Inc. ("MTII"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MTI. Mr. Binyamin has been with MTII since August 2019, most recently as Chief Operating Officer.
"MTII is a well-established solutions provider and highly-trusted partner with leading public and private organizations worldwide," said Mr. Binyamin. "Even during these challenging times, we have seen growing interest in our solutions from existing customers as well as emerging verticals such as electric vehicle battery manufacturing and silicon carbide wafer processing. We have been working diligently to meet this interest. I look forward to working closely with the exceptional MTII staff and MTI's board of directors to maximize the growth opportunity we are seeing in the marketplace."
MTI believes that its double-digit revenue growth during the second quarter of 2020 over the second quarter last year demonstrates the growth opportunity in its existing and new markets. MTI will unveil a new website in the upcoming weeks that it believes will reinforce its leadership's vision and that today's filing and leadership announcements are strategic steps in the future of MTI towards growth and continued investments in innovation.
MTI is the parent company of MTII and EcoChain, Inc. Through MTII, MTI is engaged in the design, manufacture and sale of test and measurement instruments and systems that use a comprehensive array of technologies to solve complex, real world applications in numerous industries, including manufacturing, electronics, semiconductor, solar, commercial and military aviation, automotive and data storage. Through EcoChain, MTI is developing renewable energy-powered cryptocurrency mining operations that integrates with the blockchain network. For more information about the Company, please visit https://www.mechtech.com.
Statements in this press release that are not historical fact, in particular, with respect to future growth opportunities and continued investments in innovation, constitute forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties, estimates, and assumptions that may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are made as of today, and MTI disclaims any duty to update such statements. Factors that could cause anticipated results not to occur include: general economic conditions and the uncertainty of the U.S. and global economy, particularly in light of the COVID-19 pandemic; our inability to develop and utilize new technologies that address the needs of our customers and otherwise keep pace with technological developments; the loss of services of one or more of our key employees or the inability to hire, train, and retain key personnel: the dependence of our business on a small number of customers and potential loss of government contracts; our inability to build and maintain relationships with our customers; and changes in national and global economic or other conditions that impact demand for our products and/or accelerated purchases of our products by our customers due to changes in their business needs.
Lisa Brennan
SOURCE Mechanical Technology, Incorporated
https://www.mechtech.com/


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