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This hostel has one of the best locations in Miami Beach, right in Ocean Dr.
During my stay the hostel was under reform. So there wasn't anything in the lobby, the bar was not working, the kitchen was closed and the rooftop area too. The elevator was presenting a lot of problems and the staff seemed to be not worried with the overall situation.
I stayed in a room with 3-story bunks, and you can be sure that is just for sleep, once you can't even seat in your bed if you're more than 6 ft.
The breakfast is OK.
Probably I won't be back there.
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If you drill into the properties page of a host, it will show all of its network cards, including their MAC addresses. But for searching, it appears only one nic's mac is indexed. I am trying to search by some wireless card's MAC addresses, and they are not found.
Is 1.6 going to change this?
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The latest version is 7.5.00101.
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Jun 20, 2007 at 5:48 UTC
We probably won't get this fixed in 1.6, but I will take a look at it and see.
Jun 22, 2007 at 9:55 UTC
It would be great to have at some point, as many wireless access points will show mac addresses of hosts connecting/trying to connect. It would be handy if I could cut and paste the MAC of a host unable to authenticate into spiceworks to look up whose machine it is.
Oct 24, 2007 at 5:14 UTC
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to ostiguy above, you can.. paste it into the 'search' box.
Concerning only 1 mac address being indexed.. This also is an issue when running a report to display all network adapters.
for instance, i set up a report for laptops only, with fields for network adapter IP, network adapter name, and MAC address.
after running the report, the 'Mac address' field displays the mac address of the currently-associated network interface next to every Network adapter that computer may have. (I.E., if the comp is on the LAN, but also has a disconnected wifi NIC, and a bluetooth NIC, the LAN NIC's mac address is displayed for all three NICs. This wreaks havok when trying to scan network for wireless mac addresses to add to an access control list. Instead of just glancing at the report, i must click on each computer and select 'configuration' from there, to see the mac addresses actually associated with the different NICs.
Francis (or anyone from spiceworks), has/will this issue be addressed? I can explain in more detail if necessary.
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David Dorey-The Huddle
Week two is always my favorite week in fantasy football because it is the richest week for free agents. After watching the week one games, there were plenty of surprises that were certainly noticed but in most leagues, fantasy owners have not yet accepted it was more than just a nice game. That covers almost the entire five best tight ends for the week - Dante Rosario, Anthony Fasano, David Martin and Robert Royal. All four came "out of the blue" and after week two we will have a far better idea if they are going to have fantasy significance this year or not.
For wideouts, there were several that were ripped off the waiver wire like the rookies Eddie Royal and DeSean Jackson. But in many leagues, we just are not ready to buy into Michael Jenkins, Devery Henderson, Matt Jones or Devard Darling quite yet. After week two, you should have a far better idea about what free agent wide receivers need to hit your roster.
It is unlikely that there are many decent options at quarterback or running back on the waiver wire but some fantasy owners miss an opportunity by not keep up with team defenses. Maybe you are happy with the one you drafted but keep an eye on the waiver wire. A lot of leagues did not draft Buffalo, Tennessee or Carolina and all three looked surprisingly good in week one.
If you have the roster room, you should always churn the lowest portion with new players each week trying to find the Next Big Thing. More often than not, you don't land a starter. But rest assured that every year has numerous wideouts, tight ends and even running backs develop during the season. Just ask Ryan Grant owners.
So now is the time to review your roster for week one surprise free agents. Week two indicates whether a big showing last Sunday was an abberation - and some will be - or if it was the start of some nice fantasy points that needs to happen for your team.
Last and certainly not least - after the games of week two WATCH THE WAIVER WIRE FOR DROPPED PLAYERS. It is amazing what is thrown back into the pile after only two games. Some of the best free agents I ever acquired had been on another team the week before I grabbed them. It takes a bit of wisdom to know the difference, but there are dropped players that need to stay on the waiver wire and yet others that merely happened to have two bad weeks. Consider the schedule that the players had very strongly and the team dynamics around them.
Some teams throw away players simply because they need the roster room to add something they need worse. Watch the wire because it is your 12 week improvement plan.
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I would like to advise of a change with ACU Petty Cash Floats, which will reduce the number of Petty Cash Floats on Campus from 50 down to approximately 10 floats. Currently, petty cash floats are maintained in Directorates, Schools, Institutes and Portfolios of the University and are administered in accordance with University policies and procedures.
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Immerso tra le colline, nel centro storico di Tomales, California, il nuovissimo Continental Inn è una replica della struttura originale turn-of-the-secolo, che sorgeva nello stesso luogo - la pietra angolare del pittoresco centro di questa pittoresca comunità. Con dieci camere spaziose e uniche - ciascuna con bagno privato e colma di oggetti d'antiquariato, il Continental Inn offre quella sfuggente combinazione di fascino senza fretta e comfort e comodità moderne. Leggi rilassarsi, passeggiare per il borgo storico e godere Tomales. Siamo a 5 minuti di auto dalla Dillon Beach e attrazioni all'aperto, come il kayak, birdwatching, ciclismo, osservazione delle balene e clamming, che ci rende la scelta perfetta per un weekend getaway.Only a 45 minuti di macchina si birngs verso il paese del vino di Sonoma e Napa. Vivi la storia e la bellezza di tranquilli Tomales sul litorale Marin in California.
3,6 su novembre 30, 2016
A pretty positive experience. Excellent bed and shower, decent tv. Although no on site dining there is reasonable restaurant next door (the William Tell), a great local bakery across the street for breakfast, and a general store in this quaint tiny town. Good access to Dillon Beach which is a 10 minute drive away (5 miles). Reasonable value considering that there are no real alternatives close by!
4,0 su settembre 20, 2016
The Continental Inn is a beautiful, no-fuss hotel, in a quaint, historic town; we loved it! We drove up to Point Reyes from SF and chose to stay at the north end of Tomales Bay so we'd see as much of the area as possible. This was perfect in every way for us, a couple traveling with two young children. We were pleasantly surprised by the level of comfort, the lovely decor and the approachability of this hotel; we will stay again for sure.
3,2 su settembre 07, 2016
Enjoyed relaxed atmosphere, small venue & small village appeal. Great location for kayaking Tomales Bay-put in at Miller Boat ramp. Bed great, very comfortable, private bathroom lrg/clean. Street noise constant during day: quiet at night. NO Continental Breakfast despite advertising this. Great sticky buns at Tamales Bakery across street. Only complaint is 2 living room chairs older and low-could be upgraded. Will consider staying here again when kayaking or hiking Pt Reyes National Seashore!
4,2 su agosto 29, 2016
My wife an I stayed for our 28th Wedding Anniversary. We enjoyed the room and the quaint berg of Tomales.
3,4 su agosto 21, 2016
One night. Very nice room. Clean. Friendly staff.
3,0 su agosto 17, 2016
Our stay was very nice. The inn was comfortable. It would have been nice to have had breakfast items during the week. The restaurant next door was closed both nights were there.
3,8 su luglio 11, 2016
Quiet, clean comfortable rooms in a charming victorian setting. The staff was attentive and courteous. Not much to do in town but 15 minutes away from shopping & dining. Dining-Bar next door with good food and a General Store & Bakery-Coffee House in walking distance.
4,6 su luglio 07, 2016
We had a great day at the beach followed by a nice dinner next door at the William Tell house - and an excellent quiet night in a great room overlooking the town
4,6 su luglio 02, 2016
Adorable place. Great value.
2,8 su giugno 20, 2016
When we arrive there was nobody in reception. Front door was closed with a code number. We try to phone but our phones didn't have service. We were lucky because two people arrived at this moment and they let us to come inside. They said the same thing happens to them. So, we didn't see innkeeper at any time. Only a envelope with my name, and the door code inside!!! If you know there are problems with phone signal, it would be so easy send the door code when the reservation is confirmed And ... for $176 they would serve some cookings or muffins with the cofee. Room and hotel are very nice. Beautiful and clean.
Risposta del proprietario
I'm so sorry you had problems at the hotel Someone is at the front desk from 4pm which is check in time until 6 or 7 depending how busy we are. if you check in after hours or very early, we do not guarantee that someone will be there, and intact we give each guest a door code immediately after they book, by email if we have one, or by phone if they book by phone there is a binder on the bed in each room and it lets you know that if you do not have verizon, then are welcome to use the phone at the front desk. The complimentary coffee, tea and juice are for guests in the week.
- innkeeper (innkeeper)
Our largest room, the Ivy Room, located at the side of the hotel, will make you want to spend a quiet evening relaxing indoors. Features include 2 queen beds, private bath & shower,cozy electric fireplace, small fridge, flat screen TV and wireless internet access.
Our most romantic! Located in a corner at the back of the hotel, this room is private and special. Features include a cozy electric fireplace, king bed with pillowtop mattress, fridge, private bath & shower, flat screen TV, and wireless internet access.
This spacious, comfortable room contains two queen beds with pillowtop mattresses, private bath & shower, small fridge, flat screen TV and wireless internet access.
The Rose Garden room, located in the corner of the hotel, features two windows that look out at the surrounding hills, and also down on picturesque Main Street. Features include a King bed with pillowtop mattress, fridge, private bath & shower, fridge, flat screen TV, and wireless internet access.
The quiet, elegant simplicity of the Primrose Room echoes that of Tomales and the surrounding quaint downtown. The Primrose Room has a king bed with pillowtop mattress, private bath & shower, small fridge, flat screen TV and wireless internet access, and a desk to address postcards to friends and family.
This is a corner room, with two windows that give incredible views of the surrounding hills, as well as a look at picturesque Main Street. The Bluebell Room features a king bed, with pillowtop mattress, private bath & shower, flat screen TV, small fridge and wireless internet access. Need to get a little work done? This room has a table/desk for just that purpose.
The Daffodil Room is located on the ground floor, with a private entrance from the street. The room features a king bed with a luxurious pillowtop mattress, a cozy electric fireplace with two comfortable chairs, a kitchenette complete with a microwave and fridge, and a large bathroom with a tub/shower and grab bars. A flat screen TV and wireless internet make this the perfect place to unwind. Daffodil Suite has a two-night minimum stay.
Great for family and friends, this spacious room features two queen beds with pillowtop mattresses. The Lavender Room also has a private bath & shower, small fridge, flat screen TV and wireless internet access.
This room is true indulgence! Located in our most sumptuous corner at the back of the hotel, the Lords & Ladies Room is private, features two windows, a large king-size bed, private bath & shower, fridge and cozy electric fireplace, flat screen TV and wireless internet access.
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|J. Stanley Kriz, William H. Glass, Thor A. Olson
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|Management Graphics, Inc.
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The present invention relates to image recorders and, in particular, image recorders providing an automatically aligned and adjusted image on a film plane from a CRT image.
Previous image recorders providing film copies of CRT images require precise mechanical, optical and electronic adjustments to provide the optimum reproduction image quality. Furthermore, the adjustments, having been made, require constant attention and readjustment to maintain the performance of the image recorder apparatus. The individual adjustment parameters of the image recorder may either be adjusted independently or if necessary, adjusted in combination due to the interaction of the various signals in the image recorder apparatus. Moreover, the adjustment is further complicated by the two-dimensional nature of the image recorder, requiring the adjustments to be provided in both dimensions. In spite of the extremely complex nature of the alignment apparatus and processes, a practical image recorder must maintain the alignment and provide for realignment with minimal interruption with the use of the image recorder.
For various reasons, it is inappropriate to do all images at highest resolution. But, for pictures done with differing resolutions, e.g., 4000 and 2000 lines, the resulting color renditions do not match. Thus exact color matching of different resolutions is important.
The image recorder according to the present invention provides complete automatic alignment of the various parameters controlling the creation of an image on the plane of the film and precise color control and matching for images of different pixel densities. The apparatus and process according to the present invention provides the adjustment and alignment preceding use of the image recorder. Thereafter, the image recorder is available for use, having the parameters optimally adjusted.
The CRT beam in the image recorder of the present invention is controlled by an array of numeric values. The entries in the array correspond to beam position, focus and intensity level. One difficulty in determining the exact value for each entry in the array is that the array entries only indirectly control the beam characteristics. In between the array of numbers or "mesh" and the CRT plane are system components which perform interpolations, filtering, and delay operations on the values. A "prototype" mesh is generated for an idealized system which models the image recorder characteristics.
No model is perfect and there are errors and inaccuracies in the model used for the generation of the mesh. In addition, there will be manufacturing variations and tolerances. Because of these factors, it is necessary to "tune" the mesh for each individual image recorder.
The present invention comprises a process of automatically adjusting the values of the "prototype" mesh to meet the acceptance criteria and limitations of the produced film image and will be referred to as mesh alignment.
The apparatus according to the present invention can also modify the mesh values to "predistort" the resulting image in a controlled manner to obtain images which will be correct after projection. For instance, if a projector is angled upward at the screen, the image is distorted into a "keystone." The present invention permits the film image to be predistorted so that the projected image is rectilinear. Further, the modifications to the mesh can also create selected special effects.
The modifications to the prototype mesh are generated by a set of measurements which characterize the specific image recorder. These measurements contain the information necessary to supply the parameters for all of the required operations on the prototype mesh. The apparatus according to the present invention performs the necessary measurements, and the corresponding mathematical operations in order to produce a corrected prototype mesh which meets the acceptance criteria.
Thus, according to the present invention, the prototype mesh is stored in Read Only Memory (ROM) in the image recorder. The measurements and/or parameters may be stored in nonvolatile read/write memory. At power-up the alignment operations on the prototype mesh are computed and the resulting mesh used for imaging.
These and other features according to the present invention will be better understood by reading the following detailed description, taken together with the drawing, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the image recorder automatic alignment system according to the present invention;
FIG. 1A shows an alternate embodiment of the alignment of the optical elements of the system of FIG. 1;
FIG. 2 is a drawing showing the film plane coordinates and an example of 35 mm slide coordinates;
FIG. 3 is a drawing showing one embodiment of the mask according to the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a collection of beam intensity profiles considered in the process of focus adjustment;
FIG. 5 is a drawing defining the terms used in the detailed description;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a typical mesh array and control surface;
FIG. 7 is a drawing showing the mesh array indices superimposed on a film image;
FIG. 8 is a graph showing offset and scale of the focus mesh;
FIG. 9 is a two-dimensional view of a focus mesh;
FIG. 10 is a graph showing beam radius change;
FIG. 11 is a graph showing measurements for computing beam radius deflections;
FIG. 12 is an illustration of orthogonality errors;
FIG. 13 is a drawing showing the amplitude of the orthogonality correction signals;
FIG. 14 is a drawing showing the correction for mesh rotation errors;
FIG. 15 is a drawing showing mesh interpolation according to the present invention.
FIG. 16 is a block drawing showing one embodiment of the present invention wherein the CRT image is selectively adjusted according to removable, encoded film aperture plates; and
FIGS. 16A-D are four encoded aperture plates in more detail.
A block diagram 50 in FIG. 1 of the apparatus according to the presentation includes a cathode ray tube (CRT) 82 which provides an image on an image plane, which for this embodiment is also a CRT plane 84 and is projected on the film plane 88 by a camera lens 86.
The image on the CRT plane 84 is generated from scan data stored in a scan memory 74. The scan memory 74 provides 20 bits of digitized RGB video to digital-to-analog converter (DAC) 75, which provides an analog video output and four bits of control timing to the analog-to-digital converter (ADC) 96, the integrator reset circuit, and the sample and hold (S/H) circuit 95 which digitizes the photodetector 94 signal. The scan memory 74 addresses are provided by an address generator 76 synchronized by the geometry engine 52 so that the operation of the geometry engine corresponds to the image generated from the scan memory 74. The scan memory is controlled by a microprocessor, which may include the mesh adjusting microprocessor 77. The system is aligned according to an alignment mask 90 inserted at the CRT plane 84. A movable spot is provided on the CRT plane 84 of the CRT 82 and is selectively obscured by the pattern on the alignment mask 90 (shown in FIG. 3). More generally, the alignment mesh can be any device which comprises a variable density optical element which produces variations in the spot intensity in the photodetector optical path. The portion of the light which is not obscured is received by a photodetector 94.
The alternate embodiments of the alignment mask 90 and photodetector 94 placement includes placing the mask 90 at the film plane at a focal point of the camera lens 86. When the mask 90 is operative at the film plane, the photographic film and the alignment mask are each in individual interchangeable modules (not shown) which are received in front of the CRT plane. Each such module also includes the necessary optics. Examples of further alternate embodiments in alignment mask position are shown in FIG. 1A. The alignment mask 90 can overlay the CRT on the CRT plane 84, and the photodetector 93 receives light directly or indirectly from a beamsplitting or movable mirror 87, from the CRT plane. The mask 90 may also be located at the film plane 88, such that light reflected from the mask is received by a rearward-looking photodetector 95, either directly or indirectly from a beam splitter 87 in the optical path. Moreover, a mirror 97 may be introduced at the film plane 88 to reflect light to the photodetector 95 from the transmissive portions of the alignment mask 90.
A signal from the photodetector 94 is received by sample-and-hold 95 and converted to a digital number by an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) 96. The resulting digital signal is received by the microprocessor, discussed in detail below. The geometry engine is controlled to produce an image to coincide with an external signal, including a sync signal on lead 73. The geometry engine provides an x deflection signal which is received and converted to an analog signal by DAC 56. The analog signal is received and filtered by a low pass filter (LPF) 57 and amplified by an amplifier 58 and received by the deflection coils or other deflection device by the CRT. Similarly, the geometry engine 52 provides a y deflection signal which is converted by DAC 60 filtered by the LPF 61 and amplified at 62. The focus signal is also generated by the geometry engine 52 and converted to an analog signal by DAC 64, filtered by the LPF 65 and drives the appropriate CRT grid by amplifier 66.
The above-described signals generated by the geometry engine 52 are adjusted or corrected by signals stored in the mesh random access memory (RAM) 54 and from interpolation between the stored signals, described below. The mesh signals in RAM 54 are based on a prototype mesh stored in nonvolatile memory (NVRAM or EPROM) 78. A mesh adjusting microprocessor 77 processes the prototype mesh 78 values according to the digitized intensity signal from ADC 96 and according to the processes described below, storing the results in the mesh RAM 54.
An observed phenomenon in image recorders which record images from the face of the CRT is the variation in image brightness over the image plane of the CRT. Specifically, the image brightness is greater in the center of the CRT film plane and diminishes at the outward extremes. This phenomenon, termed "vignetting" hereinafter, is corrected by the apparatus of the present invention by scaling or multiplying the DAC 75 output signal with a signal multiplier 71 which also receives a variable vignette signal from the geometry engine 52. A contrast DAC 72 multiplies the video signal by a contrast signal. The vignette signal is converted to an analog signal by DAC 68, filtered by LPF 69 and amplified by amplifier 70 before being received by the multiplier 71.
The geometry engine 52 provides the deflection signals to provide the necessary beam deflection to create an image according to the stored video signal in the scan memory 74. The aforementioned system parameters are adjusted by mesh signals in the mesh RAM 54 by the geometry engine 52 according to the present invention to provide corrections for various system errors discussed below.
Photodetector 94 measurements provide the information required for tuning or adjustment of the prototype mesh in ROM 78. They are made by positioning the beam at a target point on the CRT and monitoring the light amplitude at the photodetector. Absolute XY position can be determined by inspecting the spot intensity as it is positioned near edges and corners of targets 100 on the alignment mask (90, FIG. 3). A profile of the spot (the brightness or energy of the spot as a function of a position along a line through the spot) can be obtained by measuring successive intensities as the spot is moved gradually past an opaque edge of the mask.
There are numerous entities in the system for aligning the prototype mask, each entity with its specific coordinate system. To reduce confusion, and provide a foundation to the mathematical description of the process, it is necessary to relate the various coordinate systems to each other.
First, there is obviously a physical coordinate system which specifies in "real world" space the dimensions and positions of things. The frame size of a 35 mm film image has an expected ratio of 2:3 specified as 24 mm by 36 mm. The equations in this specification reflect the 2:3 aspect ratio; other film formats are accommodated by varying the appropriate equations and calculations accordingly. It is convenient to establish a "normalized" coordinate system on the frame of the image, FIG. 2. The origin is at the center of the frame 102. The horizontal axis will be denoted "X" and extends from -1.0 at the left to +1.0 at the right of the frame. The vertical "Y" Axis extends from -1.0 at the bottom to +1.0 at the top of the frame or -2/3 and +2/3 for a 35 mm slide.
A prototype mesh (data in ROM 78) is formed which has several coordinate systems attached to it. The term prototype refers to the initial values of the system elements, and are subject to change by microprocessor 77 according to the self-adjusting process of the present invention. One coordinate system is the array indices of the mesh. These are integers, call them j and k, and they correspond to the sequence in which the geometry engine fetches the contents of the array. The organization is in rows and columns. A row can be considered to correspond to the horizontal scan of the CRT beam. Successive rows are accessed as the beam moves down the screen.
Each beam control parameter (x and y position, focus and vignette) has its own two dimensional array. Since each element of the array holds a scalar value 112, the array can be viewed as samples of a surface 110 defined over the range of array indices in FIG. 6. Each beam parameter has its control surface 110.
In FIG. 7, note that the array indices j,k map onto the X-Y image frame coordinates of FIG. 2. That is, a row of the mesh represents points on a horizontal line in the image. A column corresponds exactly to a vertical line in the image. In practice, the mesh contains additional samples 114 beyond the frame 104 to implement retrace of the CRT beam.
Because many of the operations for geometry alignment can be easily accomplished using complex numbers, a library of the fundamental vector operations is built which implement complex addition, multiplication, division, and conjugation. Focus and vignette are treated as scalars (or as a subset of complex numbers with imaginary part set to zero).
The order in which the alignment corrections are applied to the prototype mesh is determined by the type of operation required. The three different operation types by their order of precedence are resampling, scaling (multiplicative), and offset correction (additive). The resampling operation can include both the residual distortion and the rotation corrections. The other two operation types can be combined into a single linear mapping step.
Two types of corrections are made to a mesh control surface. First there are gain and offset type corrections. Second, there are corrections which require "resampling" the mesh surface. Resampling refers to the process where new mesh values are obtained by interpolation between the original mesh values which are at integer coordinates.
The measurements, which contain all of the information required for the mesh corrections, are made by positioning the beam at a target point on the alignment mask and monitoring the light amplitude. The alignment mask contains targets in film image coordinates. The beam is controlled by points in the space of the control surfaces. The relationship between the control surface amplitudes and the image coordinates yield the information required for scaling and resampling.
The locations of the targets 100 on the alignment mask are shown in FIG. 3. The measurements which are required for geometry corrections consist of the X and Y DAC values required to position the beam at the corner of the target. The positioning algorithnm conducts a search for the corner of the opaque square 100 in each target. This search can first be carried out on a nonfocussed beam to get a "coarse" position of the target. The beam is then focussed and the search performed again so as to obtain an accurate position of the target.
Finding the best focus is done by examining the horizontal 192 and vertical profiles 194 of the spot intensity, shown in FIG. 4, as the spot is brought out from behind an opaque edge. The respective derivatives 193, 195 of the intensity profile 192, 194 and the product 197 of the intensity derivatives 193, 195 is also shown. Another search is done over the range of focus voltage to find the "best" spot. This will be defined as the spot whose horizontal and vertical profile derivatives, when multiplied together, yield the maximum product. A selectively variable focus signal is then applied to the CRT 82 to control the CRT focus and adjusted for maximum product.
It is also possible to find the focus value by monitoring the light intensity of the spot as the focus voltage is adjusted. For the nonmoving (static) spot, the best focus occurs at the minimum of the light output response.
After the beam has been focussed and positioned, an intensity number should be obtained. This is the amplitude of the photodetector when viewing the spot for a fixed time period. This measurement will be used for establishing the vignette mesh.
For each target on the alignment mask, then, it is possible to obtain the quadruple of numbers Tx, Ty, Tf and Tv. These numbers are integers which represent the DAC values at the target point (except for Tv which is an ADC value from the photodetector). While they may be stored as integers, for the alignment operations that are described below, they will be treated as real, with the range -1 to +1.
The notation for the normalized measurements will use an uppercase T to indicate an alignment mask target, a subscript indicating the specific measurement, and a coordinate pair to specify the target location. Examples of this notation are:
Tx (1/2, 0): X DAC number required to position at this target.
Tf (1, 2/3): Focus DAC number of best focus at upper right corner for 35 mm slide.
Tv (-1, 0): Intensity measurement at middle left edge.
Sometimes the Tx and Ty numbers will be combined into a complex number. This will be indicated as:
Txy (a, b)=Tx (a, b)+iTy (a, b)
The mesh indices form the u, v coordinate system, discussed further below. It is necessary to locate the origin of the mesh array. The actual physical indexing of the array is by row and column integers j, k. To locate the origin index (in integer space) the size, shape and horizontal and vertical offsets of the mesh must be known. This can be obtained from the data structure in which the mesh resides. The parameters of interest are defined in FIG. 5 and below:
Res: resolution of maximum image area.
HMin: location of first visible horizontal pixel.
HMax: location of last visible horizontal pixel.
VMin: location of first visible line (vertical pixel).
VMax: location of last visible line (vertical pixel).
Box: number of pixels between mesh elements.
PStr: number of pixels from first mesh element to the geometry engine synchronization signal.
HOffset: number of pixels from the pixel sepcified by PStr to first visible pixel.
PMax: number of pixels per row in the mesh=Box*(kmax +1).
LStr: number of lines (vertical pixels) from first mesh element to first visible line.
LMax: number of lines per column in the mesh=Box*(jmax +1).
If the mesh array starts with element M[row, col]=M[0, 0], then the elements of the first (top) visible line are at:
The elements of the first visible pixels on the left hand edge are at:
Note that these may take fractional values, indicating that the starting pixels do not fall exactly on the mesh coordinates. The center of the entire image space is at Res/2, Res/2. The center of the mesh is at:
jorg =(Res/2-VMin+LStr)/Box
korg =(Res/2-HMin+PStr+HOffset)/Box
This alignment procedure uses a standard 35 mm frame format, so some of the above parameters are fixed:
Now that the mesh origin indices are known, the conversion to the normalized u, v coordinates is:
v=2Box(jorg -j)/Res
Note that u is a function of column index only, and v is a negative function of row index in order to invert the axis dirction to the normalized frame coordinate sense (increasing numbers toward the top).
The retrace areas are not considered to be part of the imaging surface. This requires that the boundaries of the image be located in the mesh. The mesh elements just outside of the upper left corner are:
jul =Trunc(LStr/Box)
kul =Trunc(PStr+HOffset/Box)
The mesh elements outside of the lower right corner are:
jlr =Trunc(1+(VMax-VMin+LStr+1)/Box)
klr =Trunc(1+(HMax-HMin+PStr+HOffset+1)/Box)
These are the boundaries of the image portion of the mesh. All indices within or at these locations are subject to mapping for resampling.
The steps necessary to obtain the alignment factors which will operate on the prototype mesh are shown below.
First, the center of the frame is measure. This is just Tx (0, 0) and Ty (0, 0). Create the complex center number:
C=Tx (0, 0)+iTy (0, 0)
Second, the deflection gains and beam radii are obtained. Use T(1, 0), T(1, 2/3), and T(0, 170 ) for 35 mm film format examples, to compute values for Kx, Ky, Zx and Zy. Correct each of the measurements for the frame center:
Txy (a, b)=Txy (a, b)-C
Find the values for the X and Y deflection gains. ##EQU1## Then solve for Zx, Zy : ##EQU2##
Four sets of numbers are found, one set for each quadrant of the image. The sets can be averaged in order to obtain a single set of equivalent deflection gains and beam radii or the deflection gain or beam radii can correct the geometry of each quadrant independently.
Third, the inclination of the horizontal axis if determined. Transform the Tx, Ty measurements at (-1, 0), (1, 0) to image frame coordinates. Use the two transform steps: ##EQU3## Now compute the rotation angle and a correcting complex multiplier, R:
θrot =atan {(T2y (1, 0)-T2y (-1, 0))/T2x (1, 0)-T2x (-1, 0))
R=cos (-θrot)+i sin (-θrot)
Fourth, the orthogonality correction angle from the top and bottom edge targets T(0, 2/3) and T(0, -2/3) is calculated. These are then transformed to the rotation corrected image frame coordinates. First, T2xy of these target measurements is computed as above, and then corrected for rotation:
T3xy =R(-θrot)�T2xy
The orthogonality correction angle and the gradient correction as a function of vertical mesh index v are:
θortho =atan {(T3x (0, -2/3)-T3x (0, 2/3))/T3y (0, 2/3)-T3y (0, -2/3))}
Hortho.sup.(v) =-v tan θortho
Fifth, the complex constants used in the residual distortion mapping from the measurements at the corner targets T(-1, 2/3) and T(1, -2/3) are computed. Using the same transforms above, T3xy is obtained for these targets. Then the orthogonality correction is applied to the x components of them to obtain T4xy :
T4x =T3x +Hortho (T3y)
T4y =T3y
The three constants required are:
A=T4xy (-1, 2/3)T4xy (1, -2/3)(2-4/3i)
B=[T4xy (1, -2/3)-T4xy (-1, 2/3)](-1/3+2/9i)
C=(1-2/3i)T4xy (-1, 2/3)-(1+2/3i)T4xy (1, -2/3)
Sixth, the focus levels are measured.
Seventh, the vignette factors are measured.
Having computed the required alignment parameters, the prototype mesh is ready for alignment. The stages are:
1. Resample the mesh to remove residual distortion and rotation.
2. Make a linear correction to each element to correct for orthogonality, pincushion, centering, focus and vignette.
In the first stage, the remapping of the mesh coordinates is formed from a combination of the residual distortion correction and the rotation correction. The steps required to compute the new coordinate locations are described now.
The resampling process requires that for each index of the mesh array, a new index coordinate be computed, a surface interpolation performed, and the new mesh value deposited in the mesh at the (original) index.
For all j, k within:
Jul ≦j≦jlr
kul ≦k≦klr
do ##EQU4## where A, B, C, and R are the complex numbers obtained above. Now convert z back to mesh indices to find the interpolation boundaries:
knew =Resx/(2Box)+korg
jnew =-Resy/(2Box)+jorg
Interpolate between the bounding integer values around jnew, knew in the prototype mesh to obtain the new mesh elements Mx [j, k] and My [j, k].
For the j, k outside of the range above, copy the prototype values:
j<jul ; j>jlr
k<kul ; k>klr
Mx [j, k]=Mprotox [j, k]
My [j, k]=Mprotoy [j, k]
In the second stage, with the beginnings of the new mesh obtained by resampling the prototype, a linear scaling will produce the final desired mesh:
For all j,k do
v=2Box(jorg -j)/Res
w=u+iv ##EQU5## At this point the geometry alignment is completed. Focus and vignette remain.
The focus mesh control surface is a parabola 120 of FIG. 8. The minima of the parabola must be set at the correct value for the center of the image. This is an offset operation. The rate of curvature for the surface must be determined by one other point. Once the best focus for that point is obtained, the surface 122 is scaled (keeping the minima fixed) to intersect the point.
As an example of resampling, assume, that, for some reason, the center 134 of the film image did not correspond to the minima 132 of the focus surface, FIG. 9. This might occur if the optical axis of the camera (alignment fixture) was not the same as the beam axis of the CRT. To correct for this error, it is necessary to resample the focus surface such that the mesh origin at u', v'=[0, 0] corresponds to the point on the surface where the film origin occured. The mesh resampling should be performed on the portion of the mesh surface which contains the visible image.
The vignette correction is done in the same way as the focus correction in that an offset and a scaling operation are performed, this time using the vignette measurements to determine the magnitude of the adjustment.
The basic corrections to all of the mesh surfaces can be accomplished using these methods and variations of them. It is felt that the number of parameters required will be small, and that the measurements to obtain them few and easy to obtain.
Additional details of the mesh correction process follow. Centering, which provides the correction for the X and Y meshes, consists of adding the appropriate constant to all elements in the mesh in order to bring the origin of the mesh (u,v=[0, 0]) to the center of the image.
Static centering refers to the code required in the mesh to position the (nonmoving) beam at the center of the image. The prototype mesh assumed that the tube, yoke and deflection system was perfect and used the number 0 for this centering value (no offset).
Dynamic centering refers to the effects of the mesh filters. It can be considered to be the time delay between when a value is fetched by the geometry engine and when its effect reaches the beam. The prototype uses the delay of the nominal filter. Any variance from this filter model may cause a shift in the actual delay and introduce centering error. Note that this is a horizontal effect only, since the vertical rate of change is well beyond the averaging effects of the filter. The addition of an appropriate constant to all values in the X mesh will correct for any dynamic centering errors.
The measurement of the static center includes using a target on the alignment mask at the origin of the film coordinates, the beam is positioned by means of horizontal and vertical search methods to the center. The X and Y deflection control words are noted and saved.
The dynamic centering process provides a horizontal line segment to locate the frame center while scanning the line at the normal imaging rate. This is done using a nearly completed mesh (the dynamic centering correction is the last to be applied). Moreover, it is also possible to measure the X deflection filter response directly, using one of the diagnostic A/D channels. The diagnostic A/D (not shown, connected to mesh adjusting microprocessor 77) is selectively connected to one of sixteen test points in the system, such as at the deflection yoke, the focus power supply and other CRT signal paths. Thus, by putting step or impulse function values into the deflection DAC's (56, 60, 64, 68) and measuring the resulting analog circuit response through a loop-back measurement system, the system performance is monitored. This would yield a value for the time delay which could be compared to the nominal delay. The difference is then converted to the additive constant for the mesh.
Scaling and pincushion correction are provided as follows. The prototype mesh has been computed for the nominal yoke position on the CRT. This involves use of the "beam radius", Z, which is the effective distance between the CRT face plate and the focal point of the deflection. The computation also includes a nominal value for the angular deflection gain, K, which specifies the sensitivity of the deflection angle to the mesh numeric values:
sin α=K�M
where α is the deflection angle; M is the mesh value. In practice, each system will have different values for Z and K. There will also likely be different values for K in the horizontal and vertical directions. By measuring the true values for Z and K, it is possible to correct the mesh values for the new geometry.
As shown in FIG. 10, the deflection angle, α, required to produce a given deflection d, is determined by:
tan (α)=d/z
To keep the deflection constant when the CRT beam radius ZCRT is different from the nominal radius Znom, a new angle (145, FIG. 10) must be computed:
αnew 32 atan (d/ZCRT)
This correction must be done along both horizontal and vertical axes. The desired angles are:
αx =arctan (x/√(y2 +ZCRT 2))
αy =arctan (y/√(x2 +ZCRT 2))
The positions x and y are not the quantities available at each mesh coordinate. The original angles are known, however, through the deflection gain. So the desired x and y, can be obtained:
αnomx =Knom Mprotox
αnomy =Knom Mprotoy
x=√(y2 +Znom 2) tan αnom x
y=√(x2 +Znom 2) tan αnom y
The new angles are therefore obtained from the prototype mesh values by: ##EQU6## This can be simplified if ZCRT ≃Znom : ##EQU7## This is an easy computation. All that is needed are values for KCRT and ZCRT. Knom and Znom are known (they are parameters used in generating the prototype mesh).
To obtain the actual beam radius and deflection gains three measurements are required. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the location of the tube center 134, and two distinct deflections must be measured. The center point measurement was discussed above. Two other target locations on the alignment mask can be used to provide the known deflection distances d1 and d2 (known in film image coordinates). Using search techniques for positioning the static CRT spot, the required mesh values to position the spot over each target are obtaied. From the deflection measurements, along with the center value M1, M2, and M3, and according to the geometry of the problem:
ZCRT =d2 tan KM1 =d1 tan KM2
To solve this for the deflection gain K, first write: ##EQU8## To solve analytically, a simple numerical method can be employed. Let: ##EQU9## Finding the value of K to make f(K) equal to zero, according to Newton's method, the derivative of f(K) is required: ##EQU10##
This technique converges very rapidly, and given a reasonable initial approximation for K(Knom is a good choice), only a few iterations of the algorithm are required.
Once KCRT is computed, ZCRT is found by:
ZCRT =d2 /tan KCRT M2
Note that the distances and consequently ZCRT (144, FIG. 10), are in image frame coordinates. Since ZCRT and KCRT are used in ratios with Znom (146, FIG. 10) and Knom, the actual dimensions used are arbitrary, so long as they are consistent.
The beam radius and the deflection gain characterize the pincushion correction required to produce a rectilinear image. By making the measurements at the film plane in the alignment module, correction of the camera lens pincushion distortion occurs at the same time. The two sources of distortion (CRT and camera) combine at the film as an "effective" single distortion which can be corrected by an equivalent beam radius and deflection gain. This is what is actually computed by making the measurements and computations described above. This correction assumes that the magnification of the prototype mesh and the pincushion corrected mesh are the same. This entered into the correction equation by keeping the net deflection d, 142, the same (FIG. 10). If the tolerance on the camera position and/or lens focal lengths results in a change in magnification, the deflection distance must change in order to maintain a constant image size. This requires a correction which resamples the control surface in order to preserve the pincushion correction and at the same time create the desired image size. Since it is expected that the magnification errors will be small, it is suggested that they be corrected within the pincushion correction. The residual distortion should fall within the acceptance tolerances for pincushioning.
The yoke will have some amount of nonorthogonality between the x and y coils. This can be compensated for by the mesh. The recommended method for accomplishing this is to manually align the horizontal deflection when the yoke is assembled onto the tube. This is an operation which is provided by accurate manufacturing of the yoke. Any remaining errors will be removed at a later stage, discussed below. As shown in FIG. 12, the Y axis can now be measured and its orthogonality to X computed. The "shear" 162 of the Y axis can be removed by adding the correct constant 168 to each row in the X mesh, FIG. 13. The number will be different for each row. A linear correction is easily be accomplished which adds zero at the origin and gradually increases in magnitude for rows closer to the top or bottom of the frame.
Using targets (100, FIG. 3) at the center, right edge, and top edge 164 of the alignment frame, make position measurements MC, Mr, Mt. Compute angles θx, aNd θy : ##EQU11## The orthogonality error angle 166 is the difference between the Y axis angle and the line which is perpendicular to the X axis:
θortho =θy -(θx +90�)
The gradient of the Y axis error is represented by this angle. The absolute amplitude is obtained from some additional geometry, shown in FIG. 13. The distance H at the film plane can be computed from:
H=(2/3) tan θortho
This is the maximum horizontal shift to be made. It occurs at the top row of the mesh, and also at the bottom row, though opposite in direction. The mesh constant, Mortho (H), that must be added is the angle required to produce H. This will be:
KMortho (H)=arctan (H/√(y2 +Z2))
Kortho (H)=(1/K) arctan (H/√(y2 +Z2))
where K is the deflection gain and Z is the beam radius as determined earlier.
Because the error angle is small, the arctangent function may be approximated by its argument; and, since the correction will be a linear function of Y (and hence of the mesh coordinate V), the required constants to add to each row of the X mesh: ##EQU12##
Now that the Y axis of the image is orthogonal to the X axis, it is necessary to align the U axis of the mesh (row direction) with the horizontal (x) axis on the film. This cannot be done by a linear operation. Instead, the mesh coordinates must be rotated, and the control surface 172 resampled at the new array index locations 174 shown in FIG. 14.
First, the amount of rotation required is measured. The data to determine this has already been obtained by previous alignment mask target measurements Mr and Mc. In fact, the rotation angle has already been computed as part of the orthogonality correction: ##EQU13##
In order to perform the resampling a new set of mesh index locations must be computed. These are obtained from the old locations by the transformation:
unew =uold cos θrot -vold sin θrot
vnew =uold sin θrot +vold cos θrot
In general, the new locations will be different from the old coordinates. To compute the new mesh value an interpolation of the mesh surface is done. As an example of this linear interpolation on a surface, say that unew falls between old mesh coordinates un and un+1, shown in FIG. 15, and that vnew lies between vm and vm+1. First compute the mesh values where vnew intersects the vertical lines at un and un+1. They occur at (un, vnew). Then interpolate between these two numbers to obtain between these two numbers to obtain the value at unew : ##EQU14##
The computation of unew, vnew, and its new mesh value must be done for every element in the viewable portion of the mesh.
To reduce the visual effects of any residual nonlinear second and third order effects distortions, a conformal mapping method is provided. The bilinear transform, in complex number theory, offers the opportunity to map three points in one (distorted) coordinate system to three corresponding points in the desired coordinate system. This type of correction is a resampling technique similar to the rotation correction just described. It involves the computation of new u, v numbers using a more complicated formula than the rotation correction however.
The three mapping points will be the upper left, the center, and the lower right ends of the image frame. Since this line spans both axes, it is expected that the distortion correction will be fairly uniformly distributed over the frame. In addition, the transformation will guarantee that these points fall exactly on the desired locations in the final image.
The procedure starts by obtaining measurements of the mapping points using targets on the alignment mask. Call these measurements Mul, Mc, and M1r. The alignment corrections and the pincushioning must be "undone" in order to convert these numbers to image frame coordinates. This can be accomplished in stages using information already obtained. The sequence is:
First, remove the centering correction. The centering correction to the prototype mesh consisted of adding the center measurement Mc. This means that to obtain a prototype mesh value from a measured value, the center must be subtracted:
M1 =M-Mc
Second, undo the pincushion correction. This was initially performed in the prototype mesh generation. It must now be reversed to get back to image frame coordinates. The reverse operation is:
M2 =r(x, y) sin (KM1)
where K is the system's measured angular deflection gain, and r(x, y) is the distance from the beam focal point to the screen:
r(x, y)=√(x2 +y2 +Z2)
Z is the system's measured beam radius.
Third, remove the orthogonality correction. Whereas Mortho (θortho, v) was added to each prototype mesh value (after pincushion correction), it must now be subtracted:
M3 =M2 -Mortho (θortho, v)
Fourth, rotate the measurements back to their unaligned positions:
M4 =Rrot (-θrot)M3
Rrot is the rotation transformation (in vector notation) operating on the measurement vector M2. The individual equations were described previously.
M4 represents the measurement in image frame coordinates. If there were no distortion remaining after the mesh corrections described, the measured coordinates would match the desired image coordinates. In general, only M4c will be exactly correct (it is guaranteed to be zero). The technically "proper" thing to do with the measurements would be to perform the bilinear transform on the desired image frame coordinates and "predistort" them. This misshapened set of coordinates are then used as the starting points in the mesh generation procedure and a new prototype mesh created. This is followed by all of the alignment corrections previously determined and the best mesh producible by this method would result.
Since generating a new prototype mesh from image coordinates is a lengthy and compute intensive task, this is not a practical solution. Instead, it will be assumed that the distortion corrections are small, and that by predistorting the mesh coordinates and resampling the mesh surface, an approximation to the true solution will result. The transformation to the mesh coordinates is specified by the M4 measurements. What is desired is for the corners and center of the mesh to map into the M4 locations. Referring to the u, v coordinates of the prototype mesh as w, and the x, y coordinates of the resampled mesh as z, the transformation requires:
wul →zul =M4ul
wc →zc =M4c
w1r →z1r =M41r
Since wc =zc =0, the transformation simplifies to: ##EQU15## The way this formula is used is to substitute the corner values of the mesh indices:
wul =[-1, 2/3]
w1r =[1, -2/3]
and the values for the measured corners:
Mul =M4ul
M1r =M41r
The formula is in the complex number domain and represents a vector operation. It can be written as: ##EQU16## where A, B, and C are complex numbers obtained from:
A=Mul M1r (w1r -wul)
B=(M1r -Mul)wul w1r
C=w1r Mul -wul M1r
The present invention also provides film images which are predistorted. The predistortion is provided by defining an image boundary which complements and corrects for the distortion and adjusting the mesh accordingly. For instance, a Keystone distortion would require adjusting the mest to form an inverted Keystone; projection on a sphere would require the mesh to be adjusted to provide severe pincushion predistortion, and so forth.
The image parameters, such as image size and position are also altered according to the various formats of the films to be used. The present invention automatically accommodates a variety of film formats in a common enclosure 200 which is adapted to the particular film formats, such as 16 mm, 35 mm and 46 mm films with removable and interchangeable mechanical supports within the enclosure 200, FIG. 16. However, since the film aperture plates 202 define the image 204 size and position on the film 206, the particular film aperture plates 202A-D, FIG. 16A, used signal the mesh adjusting microprocessor 77 to adjust the image position and size parameters to the CRT 82. The aperture plates 202 (202B-D, FIGS. 16B-D) are encoded with recesses 210, 212 which are read by switches 214, 216 and linkage pins 218, 220, respectively. Thus, for one of four apertures, two aperture positions provide sufficient encoding (22) to indicate a unique film aperture to the mesh adjusting microprocessor 77, which provides the corresponding CRT image adjustment. Other aperture encoding methods, such as electrical or optical are also envisioned, and the encoded signal may be adjusted to accommodate a large variety of aperture plates or other interchangeable enclosure 200 components.
Another feature of the present invention, called Pixel Replication, is designed to eliminate the problem encountered by film recorders which support more than one resolution CRT image. When changing from a higher resolution to a lower resolution CRT image, one encounters the problem of trying to keep the film exposure constant so that the film density and color balance will remain the same. Other film recorders do this by either increasing the exposure time per pixel at the lower resolution or by increasing the CRT beam current. Both of these techniques introduce errors because the corrections are nonlinear and therefore require correction via compensation tables that must be changed for each resolution. The apparatus according to the present invention soles this problem by, in effect, always running at the higher resolution. When a reduced resolution picture is exposed (at either one half or one quarter of the highest resolution), the present invention automatically draws each pixel four to sixteen times as necessary (i.e., doubles or quadruples the pixel in both the X and Y direction). This is performed by the mesh adjusting processor 77 from image data in the scan memory 74, by repeating the appropriate memory 74 address. Thus, the nonlinear image problems are avoided and the film exposure remains constant.
Moreover, while other film recorders modify the film exposure by controlling either the duration of each pixel (time modulation) or the brightness of each pixel (intensity modulation), the present invention uses a combination of both. Depending on the horizontal sweep speed, each pixel is divided into between 6 and 256 time slices. In each pixel, the present invention can set any number of the time slices to a full intensity setting, and one slice may be set to any of 4096 settings. This process gives a finer control of film exposure than the traditional techniques, and representative values of time and intensity are shown in Table I, below. The table variables are defined as follows:
Count--number of time units (62.5 nsec each) of full amplitude video signal in a pixel.
Partial--Expressed as a value from 0 to 1 (non inclusive). It represents the fraction of full amplitude video signal used for 1 time unit following the count full amplitude time units.
Slices--Number of time units in each pixel. Slices≧Count +1 after drawing count +1 time units, the remaining portion of a pixel (Slices-Count -1) is drawn at zero amplitude.
Contrast--A voltage level selected to produce a bright white as determined by film sensitivity; other parameters then adjusted for gray scale.
In the following tables, slices=16
______________________________________ Light output for 256 pixels Contract =Count Partial Contrast = 5.09 Contrast = 3.35 3.30______________________________________0 0 16 2 13 0 192 20 124 0 560 56 325 0 1120 108 616 0 1776 186 1037 0 2512 278 1548 0 3376 384 2158 1/2 3712 430 2419 0 4208 502 2799 1/2 4576 550 30710 0 5104 628 35010 1/2 5488 680 38011 0 6016 760 42611 1/2 6416 820 45912 0 6992 912 51112 1/2 7456 980 55013 0 8048 1082 60913 1/2 8608 1166 65614 0 9280 1276 72014 1/2 9952 1386 78214 3/4 10368 1452 82115 0 10768 1512 85315 1/4 11264 1604 90515 1/2 11856 1732 97915 2/3 12480 1868 106115 4095 12944 1982 1130 4096______________________________________
Other embodiments and modifications of the present invention by one skilled in the art, such as alignment of a laser, rather than a CRT based image system, are within the scope of the present invention, which is not to be limited, except by the claims which follow:
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So, I am heading to meet with the recruiter tomorrow to discuss possibly joining the Coast Guard Reserves. Been weighing the pros and cons for a few weeks now and am at the point where I could use some outsider input. Asked friends, family, and girlfriend what they thought yet, I feel like its not an unbias opinion when your dealing with people close to you. Im just wondering if anyone on here has any experience in the coast guard, as an enlistee or reservist. What is it like? How much time is expected of you as a reservist? What you liked the best/worst? Etc. I really just want to hear your honest opinions. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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I was gonna join years ago. I talked to a recruiter, but just stopped following up on it. That was 2003, and it was only two months after the war started in Iraq, so a lot of people really wanted in the coast guard for fear of being sent out to Afghanistan, or Iraq had that enlisted in the Army, or Navy. Looking back on it I don't know if it would have been so good for me, because from what they told me, and from people I have met who were in it is they move you around every few years. I like to travel, but I wouldn't wanna move all around the country every few years. I really did like the idea of working in,and around the water.


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So with only 16 days left of the window there could be an opportunity for Crystal Palace to sign what would be a third Newcastle player in the last 12 months.
It could be that Moussa will not get to join his dream club – Arsenal, PSG, Real Madrid, Manchester United – take your choice from what he's said this summer.
In his latest outburst last week Moussa said he wants to play in the Spanish League, but that could easily be changed to him saying he has always wanted to remain in the Premier League, if Palace do make a bid for him.
But there again Crystal Palace have never played in Europe never mind playing in the Champions League, so if Palace were to register an interest in signing him, we wonder if that would be a move Moussa would want to make.
They are a small club but have a terrific fan base.
And Moussa has always talked about leaving Newcastle for a top club – a Champions League club.
The first step is for Palace to get somewhere near what Newcastle want in terms of the bid, but Rafa Benitez seems to be sticking to his guns and wants the full £35M in today's very inflated transfer market that has seen Yannick Bolasie signed by Everton today for £25M.
Moussa could join former Newcastle team-mates Yohan Cabaye and Andros Townsend at Palace but whether they will be able to launch any realistic attempt on a top four place has to be debatable, given they struggled and finished in 15th place last season.
Of course that was still a lot better than we did.
And Palace have never won a major trophy, so it could be a very hard sell for Alan Pardew.
But if Palace come in with a £35M offer then Rafa will accept it and Moussa would then be highly encouraged to join Palace – and Newcastle fans will be pleased to see the back of him.
We should know fairly soon, with the end of August not too far away.
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