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Questions 1 to 10
For two variables, n=2 , the number of possible Boolean functions is
The one major advantage of CMOS is its,
64K memory contains how many words of 8 bits each?
The simplest way to determine cache locations in which to store memory blocks is the,
The sum of -6 and -13 using 2's complement addition is,
Which one of the following CPU registers holds the address of the instructions (instructions in the program stored in memory) to be executed next?
What are the major components of a CPU?
Given the characteristic table of a JK flip-flop, find the missing output value.
J K Q(t+1)
0 0 Q(t)
0 1 0
1 0 1
1 1 ---
What is Q, when S = 1 and R = 1 for SR flip-flop?
What does T stands for in T flip-flop?
Answer : (a)
Reason : The AND, and OR functions are only two of a total of 16 possible functions formed with two binary variables. Therefore, for two variables n=2, and the number of possible Boolean functions is 16.
Answer : (a)
Reason : This means that it is not practical for use in systems requiring high-speed operations. The characteristic parameters for the CMOS gate depend on the power supply voltage VDD that is used. The power dissipation increases with increase in voltage supply. The propagation delay decreases with increase in voltage supply and the noise margin is estimated to be about 40% of the voltage supply value.
Answer : (a)
Reason : Consider the 20-bit logical address. The 4-bit segment number specifies one of 16 possible segments. The 8-bit page number can specify up to 256 pages, and the 8-bit word field implies a page size of 256 words. This configuration allows each segment to have any number of pages up to 256. the smallest possible segment will have one page of 256 words. The largest possible segment will have 256 pages, for a total of 256*256 = 65,536 which means 64K words.
Answer : (b)
Reason : Associative memories are expensive compared to random-access memories because of the added logic associated with each cell. Therefore, the simplest way to determine cache locations in which to store memory blocks is the Direct Mapping.
Answer : (d)
Reason : 2's complement of -6 = 11111010
2's complement of -13 = 11110011
Add the two numbers in their 2's complement form, including their sign bits and discard any carry out of the sign (leftmost) bit position. So the answer is 11101101 (-19).
-6 11111010
-13 11110011
-19 11101101
Answer : (e)
Reason : Program Counter (PC) keeps track of the instruction of the program stored in memory.
Answer : (a)
Reason : The major components of CPU are Control Unit, Register Set, and Arithmetic Logic Unit.
Answer : (d)
Reason : The next state is a complement state.
Answer : (e)
Reason : When R = 1 and S = 1, race will always end with Master Latch in the logic 1 state, but this will not be certain with real components.
Answer : (c)
Reason : Toggle flip-flop as it changes its output on each clock edge.


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tom got me a crock pot for christmas and i've really been enjoying the brand new cooking world opened by it! i started off on new years day making gumbo, not jambalaya. the main difference between gumbo and jambalaya is that gumbo is a roux-based soup and jambalaya is a rice-based dish. more about the roux later…
i wanted to eat our gumbo during game time, so i didn't have a 7-9 hour window that the original recipe called for. i pre-cooked my chicken before putting it in the crock pot, which cut down the cooking time significantly. i also used tom's favorite cajun style andouille, which is pre-cooked. if you do have all-day, you can go ahead and throw everything (minus shrimp) in the pot un-cooked.
- 3 tbsp flour
- 3 tbsp oil
- 1/2 lb sausage, cut into 1/2″ slices
- 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite sized pieces
- 2 c frozen, cut okra
- 1 c chopped onion
- 1/2 c chopped green bell pepper
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 tsp ground cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 can undrained, diced tomatoes (14.5 oz)
- 1 1/2 c frozen shrimp, cleaned, tails removed
- in a small saucepan, combine flour and oil; mix well. cook, stirring constantly, over medium-high heat for 5 min. reduce heat to medium-low; cook, stirring constantly, about 8-12 min. or until roux turns a light red-brown (see above).
- while you're mixing the roux, pre-cook your chicken. the pieces i cooked were twice as large as "bite sized" and when they had cooled, i pulled them apart so the chicken had a shredded feel to it in the gumbo.
- pour the roux and chicken into a crock pot, set to low heat. add the remaining ingredients (see above). cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours.
- add shrimp to the gumbo, cook on low for an additional hour.
- serve the gumbo over hot cooked rice with cornbread.


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The pentahotel Leipzig enjoys a central yet totally peaceful location, just a step away from countless attractions. Everything is within easy walking distance – including the Gewandhaus concert hall, the opera house, a wealth of museums and galleries, the main railway station, interesting shopping arcades and the legendary pub districts. Why not have a listen to the famous Thomaner Choir or immerse yourself in the city's colourful night life?
All 356 rooms and junior suites are fully renovated. The new rooms impress with a successful blend of modernity and laid-back pentastyle. As well as offering individually adjustable air conditioning and an enormous 32" flat-screen television, the rooms boast spacious marble bathrooms with a rain shower specially designed for pentahotels.
Are you looking for the very best setting for a perfect event? Look no further! It doesn't matter if it's for two people or for 600. Covering more than 1,400 m², our 17 conference rooms with natural light are among the largest venues in Leipzig, a city renowned for its conferences and trade fairs.
Spacious exhibition areas, 700 parking spaces in an underground garage with direct access to the hotel, professional support and transparently priced conference package deals (from just € 44) are the perfect ingredients for a wide range of different events.


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Long Beaches biggest, baddest art walk was back in full force this First Friday! The ranger renewed the wedding vows of a delightful couple outside Melinda McCoy's Flowers. Jazz, swing, and brass bands milled about making merry music! There was shopping, strolling, eating, classic cars and graffiti art. See for yourself!
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Ian McKinnon – Chairman of the Board
Ian is an executive consultant and independent director with 30 years of experience in the technology industry. He has proven expertise in mentoring and developing high performance sales and marketing organizations, organizational planning, business and strategic planning and product management and development. Most recently Ian was President & Chief Executive Officer as well as a Board member with Certicom Corp.


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Monday, February 22, 2010;
When you get traded, you don't get time to say goodbye. More important, you don't get the opportunity to say, "Thank you."
Thank you, to some of the best fans in the world. Representing you and representing this city has been an honor I will always cherish.
During my 4 1/2 years as a Wizard, I learned many valuable lessons, especially how to give back to the community. The most rewarding part of my time in Washington was meeting the incredible people of this city, and I will miss you all. Thank you to the countless individuals who helped me with the annual Coats for Kids, the Bike Brigade and my basketball camp. The memories are many and will never be replaced.
When I came to Washington, I dreamed of winning a championship. I thought I would play the rest of my career in this city, retire a Wizard and one day see my number hanging from the rafters at Verizon Center. I have learned that in basketball, as in life, nothing is guaranteed.
Thank you for the memories. My family and I will treasure them forever. Washington will always hold a special place in my heart.
Caron Butler, Dallas
The Washington Wizards traded Caron Butler to the Dallas Mavericks on Feb. 13.


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Friday, 3 May 2013
Labour's baby steps are not good enough
So England's local elections made it a night for celebrating the rise of the United Kingdom Independence Party - if you had a mind to.
But remember the bar we set Labour on Tuesday. That was for the party to win 300 council seats, and show that they could win in places from which they had retreated in disorder under Gordon Brown: Harlow in Essex, for instance, a 'must win' seat if they are to hope to govern on their own anytime soon.
How did they do? That's the real question. There's a psychodrama taking place on the Right of British politics, one we'll address in further posts, but it's Labour progress and Labour's presence on the ground which will decide who sits in No. 10 Downing Street after the next election. Remember that UKIP has only bought an admission ticket for national politics, and won as many seats as the Greens have, regularly now, for many years. And on just about any measure, Labour came up a little bit short short. The fog of battle has not yet lifted, but the party seems unlikely to make it to 300 gains. In Harlow (above), they made two gains out of the three seats on Essex County Council (PDF) that could have fallen to them, but they fell short in a third they might have claimed - all with the help of thousands of UKIP voters who siphoned support (for the main) away from the Conservatives. Essex as a whole warmed to the populist UKIP message, and not to Labour, which still has only nine seats on the council (compared to 42 Conservatives).
Labour did take some good steps forward, and it was by no means a disastrous night for them. They held on to a safe seat in the North of England, a seat where their vote held up fairly well. They pushed their drinks cabinet that little bit closer to the offices of real power in Whitehall among the streets of Hastings and Lincoln, where they picked up seats (for instance Lincoln Moorland) where they must do well next time. They gained control of Derbyshire, in general making up ground they lost so precipitously in their 2009 debacle. In general, First Past the Post looks to be helping them because they're able to focus their efforts on areas with vulnerable Conservative MPs, who must know look nervously over their shoulders at the UKIP insurgency.
But Staffordshire, at the outer edges of Labour's ambitions, stayed Conservative. Labour pushed Warwickshire into no overall control, but couldn't take control of the council. Nor could they gain a decisive upper hand in Cumbria. They made six gains in Bristol, but weren't able to get close to controlling the council chamber there (though that was, admittedly, never really on the cards because the whole council wasn't up for election).
Let's sum it all up. Labour is crawling towards power, shuffling forwards across the broken glass of low public esteem and trust. On this showing, they might well be the biggest party come the aftermath of the next General Election. The idea that anyone is going to win an overall majority has now been clearly exposed as a fantasy. But what sort of mandate would a Labour Government have if it won 33 or 34 per cent of the vote, when the Conservatives and UKIP had split over 40 per cent between them? Well, you could say the same sort of mandate that Margaret Thatcher had when she won a First Past and Post landslide in 1983. But that's another debate, for another day.
For now, our conclusion about Labour's path to power must be this: it's long, rocky and uncertain. And, as far ahead as 2015 at least, it may be leading nowhere at all.
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Samsung Galaxy Note series: Evolution of a revolutionary tool
Think about the biggest moment in your life and it is likely your smartphone had a role to play in creation and preservation of that memory. That is because the smartphone has evolved from being a simple tool for communication to an indispensable device that carries your work, play and home with you wherever you go.
From whiling away time at the airport, to calculators for foreign currency conversion while on the move or in the office when we need to get some work done fast- mobile devices are quickly permeating our lives in ways we cannot even fathom.
With such enormous responsibility pinned on a tiny device, it is easy to see why choosing a brand that delivers constantly and consistently on its promises is crucial. Tried, trusted and tuned to cater to the widest and most diverse people possible, Samsung is that brand.
Samsung, with its Note series, has become the perfect choice for a handy, durable and immensely functional work buddy-a personal assistant even with the capabilities of a supercomputer.
Designed as half-smartphone and half-tablet, the Galaxy Note series first hit the market in 2011 at a time when mobility became imperative and most computer manufacturing companies were trying to produce more compact devices. The device had a huge impact on the society with users very much impressed with the look and feel of the phone. Every version of the Note since inception has come with new and refreshing features that have kept the public excited and addicted.
As at 2011, smartphones with 4.3-inch screen were perceived to be big. However, when Samsung unveiled the first Galaxy Note featuring a massive 5.3-inch display, consumers were stunned and they excitedly welcomed this new Note. The S Pen, which was almost non-existence at the time, was also a distinguishing factor for the Note series. The speed of its 1.4 GHz dual-core processor and the benefit of such a large screen size also played a major role in its distinction and functionality.
Its successor, Galaxy Note II, which is slimmer than its predecessor, featured improvements to the original Note's hardware with a quad-core processor and a larger 5.5 inches (140 mm) display, enhanced S Pen experience, an upgraded digitizer with 1,024 levels of pressure sensitivity for more precise pen input.
With the Note 3, Samsung upgraded the design by introducing a more "premium" faux-leather stitch pattern that adorned the edges of the rear casing with a screen size of 5.7 inch (145 mm) display, 3 GB RAM, 13 MP camera, 32GB or 64 GB storage, and expanded stylus pen functionality. Other firsts in the series also include the micro USB 3.0 port for faster charging and data connectivity, as well as a slew of new S Pen related functions, among other new features.
This was followed by Galaxy Note 4, a regal phone featuring metal trimmed frame and a plastic leather-back and more.
Several new changes came along with the fifth generation model, most notably the premium look and feel of the phone – thanks to its glass and metal construction. The Note 5 featured premium amenities such as a new, more responsive fingerprint sensor, heart rate sensor, and an updated S Pen as well. Also, a first time for the series, the Note 5 featured wireless charging – in addition to the "rapid charging" feature and more.
This was followed by Note 7 on August 2, 2016, the world's most anticipated phone that was officially released as a successor to the Galaxy Note 5. The Note 7 was described as an evolution, inheriting the hardware components of the Galaxy Note 5.
The Note 7 was not just water resistant; it also came with a water-resistant stylus pen that acts as more than just a writing tool. The pen was IP68 certified with 0.7mm thin diameter, allowing users jot down or draw on the screen even without having to unlock the device by using the Screen-off feature and pinning the memo to the AlwaysOn display.
On September 2, 2016, Samsung Electronics officially announced the Galaxy Note 7 replacement program due to a rare battery cell manufacturing error, which had led to few reported incidents. The isolated battery cell problem caused many Note 7 units to overheat and combust. On October 10, 2016, Samsung permanently discontinued the Galaxy Note 7 due to these repeated incidents. The company apologised humbly and promised to do better.
After the successful launch and subsequent unfortunate recall and discontinuation of the Note 7, some assumed that the Note 8 might never happen. However, the Note 8 has since been referred to as Samsung's humble return to the Note series with a gorgeous design, incredible 6.3-inch screen, great software, excellent stylus. Consumers do not need to worry about the safety of the device as the battery has undergone Samsung's 8-Point Battery Safety Check, the most rigorous in the industry.
The Galaxy Note 8 is the sleekest Note ever produced, combining amazing features from previous Notes to create a blend of telephony magic. With this device, Samsung continues to defy boundaries of engineering to perfect the user experience through innovative design.
The device is also water and dust resistant. Users do not have to worry about getting it damaged when accidentally dropped in fresh water, as deep as 1.5 meters, for up to 30 minutes.
Over several generations, Samsung's Note line is undoubtedly one of the most iconic handsets in the market; with a strong enough following to redefine the way in which the industry at large approaches screen size. The Note 8 does an admirable job combining some of the best features of the Note and Galaxy S lines, while sprinkling even more exciting features. There is no doubt that it has a lot to offer.
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Tis the season. . ./
. . .for colds and flus! Yesterday marked my first cold of the season and today I go from prevent to heal mode. I'm sitting with a scarf wrapped around my throat, which is rough and scratchy, and achey muscles and dull head.
So, what's my cold regime? First, I remember that the most important thing is that I rest. That's probably the hardest part. Then I really up my intake of fluids to help my body stay hydrated and flush out. It's important to drink water and herbal teas. Don't reach for juice, it's too high in sugar. Did you know 1 teaspoon of sugar depresses your immune system by 20% for up to 6 hours! That's crazy! And when you're sick, you need your immune system in top shape. My favourite tea to drink is this one. . .
Lemon ginger tea with a secret ingredient. Let me tell you about the lemon and ginger first though!
Lemon is high in vitamin C and phytonutrients, like hesperitin and naringenin, which are all powerful antioxidants. The high content of vitamin C in lemons boosts the immune system, so its a great idea to increase your intake of this vitamin while your sick.
Ginger is a powerful anti-inflammatory, good for those achey pains, and it relieves nausea. It's best to buy fresh ginger root as it contains the highest amount of nutrients. Ginger also increases our circulation, helping us stay warm when we're feeling the chills and it helps to promote sweating, which is a really important way the body removes toxins.
Now for the secret ingredient. . . Garlic! One of the most powerful antimicrobials on the planet, that means it kills the bacteria, viruses and germs that are making us sick. It is an incredible bulb packed with incredible health benefits, from germ-killing to reducing inflammation to promoting a healthy heart.
Directions for tea- Boil water and in the meantime, slice garlic and allow it to sit for a few minutes, this help to activate the allicin in garlic, a phytonutrient. Let it sit for at least 5 minutes. Then slice the ginger. For one large cup I use 2 cloves of garlic and about an inch of ginger root. Add ginger and garlic to a cup and then pour on the water and let it steep. When it has cooled a bit, then add in the fresh juice of half a lemon. Vitamin C is heat sensitive so we want to keep it maximized by letting the water cool a bit.
Play with the quantities to find the taste you like. If you would like a sweetener, I recommend raw honey. Raw honey is a great antimicrobial and will soothe a sore throat, but use in limited amounts as it still has sugar which we want to avoid as much as possible.
Now if you're really hardcore, you'll even eat the garlic when you're done the tea! I do this when I really want to get better fast! I warn you, you're whole body will smell like garlic in about 20 minutes, but I actually love this, knowing that the garlic has travelled to every part of my body to do its germ-fighting thing. If that seems kinda weird or intense, you can just drink the tea!!


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You all know I'm good for Scandinavian kitchens! I haven't kept up the pace on my (yes, beloved) blog as much as I should have in recent months due to several reasons, but that aside, despite the ongoing miserable economic conditions in our country as well as locally, I'm feeling hopeful and ready for a fresh start. As an optimist, which I consider myself to be, that's my job!!
I think part of feeling ready for a fresh start is the office I'm putting together. I'm thrilled with my new home office, and it's only this past week that it's been set up, really, since Sunday, and we moved December 29! Since moving in, I've only had my computer on a table, and have been very patient as we've spent these past weeks organizing the rest of the house, which we continue to do. We still have about 25 boxes to unpack, probably, out of nearly 200. But, with new countertops in the office since last Sunday, adding artwork (lots of artwork), a Stanley Steemer carpet cleaning, office supplies (it's all about the height of each inbox!) organized, I'm feeling great, and ready to go!
During this time, I HAVE collected a good number of Scandinavian magazines from visiting Danish relatives and from subscriptions of Scandinavian magazines. And, I just spent $300 on new subscriptions for Scandinavian magazines today (good thing the husband doesn't read this blog!) Want to see some?? I really want to share these kitchens with you, which are not so easily available to see and study otherwise (quiz on Monday.) ;) Sure, more varied content will come, but having just organized my Scandinavian magazines for the first time (ever!) I may be on a roll with fresh images in the coming days and weeks.
I think, unlike typically, I'll throw in some comments. Please feel free to comment too. I'd love to know others' perspectives on these kitchens. Images from Rum, Bolig and Bo Bedre.
Wow, this one, below, is pretty amazing. I love analogous color schemes. Perhaps the upper section of the hood projects forward to capture the cooktop fumes, I hope so. Would like to visit, but wouldn't want to live there.
I love this, below. To me, a perfect juxtaposition of cool/warm, texture/smooth. I could happily cook in this kitchen, being among nature and steel...an exciting combination! Bright, textured orange against what looks like flat medium brown? I'm there! The clock? I'd want it larger.
Below, ok, it's bright, but to me, depressing. I'm surprised at my reaction. Tooooo simple/bleh to feel serene (for me.) As an example of minimalist modern kitchen design, it's fantastic. But, I think I may have elongated the hood above on each side to maximize the design concept.
Below, sure it's IKEA-like in its feel, but I love the unexpected introduction of the ribbed white and wood cabinets, the halfway up mosaic tile, which clearly sets apart the cabinetry/shelving above as its own element, and the boldness to position the wood wall cabinet close to the angle of the ceiling, creating an exciting design feature.
Below, no, I'm not on board with this. I see an element of fun. I get the surprise of the ornate brass lamp, but all I really see is a mishmosh!
Below, yeah, I can go down this road, definitely! Another semi-analogous color scheme.
Below, very Scandinavian. Give me a little opportunity for artwork or a sculpture within the space, and I'm good! Definitely has that Hansen feel that is so wonderful.
I have more! What do you think? What's your favorite?


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B By Aperire - A Japanese Footwear Line To Watch Out For
B By Aperire is a store in Los Angeles I was hoping to find. A shoe store that stems from a different area, so which brings great styles I haven't seen before. Bold, fashion-forward (and beyond) heel designs that get your eyes to open a bit wider. Japanese shoe designer Hiromi Dragonfield originally started the line in her native Japan before deciding to expand to the US and online. She brings with her all the trends, fashions, and different outlooks of the Japanese style and combines it with LA's sexy street style magically. Her styles are very different, street, funky, yet fully wearable and fun! Seen on the likes of Nicki Minaj and other celebrities, slipping on a pair of B By Aperire heels, pumps, flats, wedges, boots or booties definitely gets you noticed and gives you a cool edge.
Not only are the designs innovative, but so are the materials and sizing scale. Hiromi works very closely with her manufacturers to find certain materials and ways of processing those materials to get the exact effect she invisions in her shoes. Such as using a pig skin (with a lengthy process) as a lining for a shoe and playing with its texture. And with sizing, I am told that in Japan sizing mainly goes by S-M-L, even for shoes!
While checking out the store, I loved all the random items placed around, giving you a glimpse into the inspirations behind the shoe. I've never been to Japan, but to me it felt like how I would envision it. Seeing all of Hiromi's designs on the walls is like seeing art. There are also accessories and some clothing available to complement the shoes. Larry, the store puppy, will definitely greet you kindly and hang out with you while you on some sick heels, and his owner Tamiko is so kind and a great help!
Undeniable style definitely awaits with B By Aperire. They are located in Hollywood at Melrose (full address below) and thankfully you can also find their products online at www.BByAperire.com
B by Aperire 7708 Melrose ave. Los Angeles CA 90046 Tel:323 782 1352


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Let's do #onething and empower maternal health
Elena Bonfiglioli is Senior Director Health Industry, EMEA @ Microsoft, and one of our respected Luminaries for Safe Motherhood Week. We sat down with her on International Women's Day to ask her how she believes technology can enable improved access to healthcare for pregnant women and mothers, and how we can empower maternal health by embracing preventive care virtually.
Baby steps lead to big changes! What is the #onething you think should happen this year in a bid to achieve universal access to maternal care for all women?
Make virtual health and telemedicine available to all women. Nothing difficult, just a matter of making it happen at scale and listing it as a priority across all health strategies of all countries, from Botswana to Seattle, Helsinki or Portugal. It is a baby step leading to big improvements in maternal care for women and children alike as if everyone if busy in today's world, women are busier as they manage professional and family tasks effectively.
Often women put their own health lower in their list of priorities, maybe because they need to care for their children or simply work to sustain the family and cannot take time off or travel to do their check-up. Technology is available today to assist them and provide teleconsultations and check-ups virtually, from anywhere at all times even where medical expertise is scares like in Africa.
Virtual health and teleconsultation have just got easier with Microsoft Office 365 Virtual Health Templates that provide new functionality to connect people and providers through voice, video and messaging in any interface or application, powered by Skype for Business. The open source templates make it easy for industry partners, developers and enterprises to build solutions to provide care wherever patients may be and there is a large network of partners that can help make it a reality across the globe. Let's do #onething and empower maternal health by embracing preventive care virtually.
What is the #onething you think has happened in the past year that makes you hopeful for women's and maternal rights?
More awareness on the role of technology to scale access to maternal health is the #onething that is making the difference. Despite moving too slowly compared to the huge need and gap in maternal health and maternal rights, we see sparkles of light igniting more change. Similarly to how one candle lights up another one, the work of organizations like The Synergist make the difference. The work of partners like ProLogica leveraging systems of intelligence to improve outcomes across 400 neonatologists from 52 Portuguese UCIN's (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) let to better prediction and prevention for Very Low Weight Newborns and the impact of premature babies and newborn morbidity and mortality. This work supports Microsoft and Prologica's commitment to support the Sustainable Development Goals and the targets on SDG 3 around maternal health make me feel positive that we can shed light starting with one candle at the time.
What #onething would you say to someone who asks why we need to fight for maternal rights in 2017?
Maternal rights and maternal health are the foundation of a healthy society and therefore a more prosperous society. If we care for the health of mother and child we ensure a higher likelihood of access to education, access to jobs and entrepreneurship for women and also safety and sustainability of family support. Let me share #onething which may be a forgotten tenet of human history: if children are the future, maternal health is the conduit to a healthier future for mankind.


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I am loving the emerald green ! Very uplifting shade of green ♥
Emerald Green Style OOTD
Emerald Green Style OOTD
Are you ready for Spring? The weather has been so nice around here lately. Here we have such a gorgeous color to consider for the Spring season. Emerald Green Style OOTD, so rich and flattering. This trendy color you can find everywhere, including the runways of NYFW. This color is great all year long actually. Emerald green is perfect for Fall, the Holidays, Spring, and Winter. Would you wear emerald green this season?
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19 thoughts on "Emerald Green Style OOTD"
I am really digging that purse and it is now on my list.
Emerald is my fave shade of green. Love that sheath dress.
What a beautiful robe. I love green. It is Spring.
I love this!! Emerald green is so flattering!
I used to hate this shade of green but in the last few years I have learned to absolutely love it!
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I love green! That kimono is gorgeous!
Emerald green is one of my favourite colors. I love the sheath dress especially!


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In retail today
Being Christmas Eve it has been crazy busy in the shops today with last minute shopping.
Since we are a POS software company that owns retail shops we have been personally and practically involved in retail today, behind the counter, using our software serving shoppers with last-minute Christmas purchases. This photo is from our shop at Knox City in Melbourne today before we opened for customers. Thankfully it is the only time of the day the shop was empty.
We are grateful for another busy day in retail and another day of retail experience that inform some choices we make in our software.


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This is really amazing technology: http://voxelium.wordpress.com/2010/07/25/shadows-and-global-illumination/
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ48J48b3J8
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Some quotes from the author's blog:
"a real-time massive model visualization engine called VoxLOD, which can handle data sets consisting of hundreds of millions of triangles.The author of this engine has also written a paper entitled: "Interactive Out-of-Core Ray Casting of Massive Triangular Models with Voxel-Based LODs"
It is based on ray casting/tracing and employs a voxel-based LOD framework. The original triangles and the voxels are stored in a compressed out-of-core data structure, so it's possible to explore huge models that cannot be completely loaded into the system memory. Data is fetched asynchronously to hide the I/O latency. Currently, the renderer runs entirely on the CPU.
I've implemented shadows in VoxLOD, which has thus become a ray tracer. Of course, level-of-detail is applied to the shadow rays too.
While shadows make the rendered image a lot more realistic, the parts in shadow are completely flat, devoid of any details, thanks to the constant ambient light. One possible solution is ambient occlusion, but I wanted to go further: global illumination in real-time.
GI in VoxLOD is very experimental and unoptimized for now. It's barely interactive: it runs at only 1-2 fps at 640×480 on my dual-core Core i7 notebook. Fortunately, there are lots of optimization opportunities. Now let's see an example image:
Note that most of the scene is not directly lit, and color bleeding caused by indirect lighting is clearly visible. There are two light sources: a point light (the Sun) and a hemispherical one (the sky). I use Monte Carlo integration to compute the GI with one bounce of indirect lighting. Nothing is precomputed (except the massive model data structure of course).
I trace only two GI rays per pixel, and therefore, the resulting image must be heavily filtered in order to eliminate the extreme noise. While all the ray tracing is done on the CPU, the noise filter runs on the GPU and is implemented in CUDA. Since diffuse indirect lighting is quite low frequency, it is adequate to use low LODs for the GI rays."
There is a very interesting graph in this paper, which shows that when using LOD, the cost of ray casting remains constant once a certain number of triangles (0.5M) is reached:
Quoting the paper,
Implemented on the GPU, this tech could be the ideal solution for real-time raytracing in games:
"by using LODs, significantly higher frame rates can be achieved with minimal loss of image quality, because ray traversals are less deep, intersections with voxels are implicit, and memory accesses are more coherent. Furthermore, the LOD framework can also reduce the amount of aliasing artifacts, especially in case of highly tesselated models."
"Our LOD metric could be also used for several types of secondary rays, including shadow, ambient occlusion, and planar reflection rays. One drawback of this kind of metric is that it works only with secondary rays expressible as linear transformations. Because of this, refraction and non-planar reflection rays are not supported."
- it makes heavy use of LOD for primary, shadow and GI rays which greatly reduces their tracing cost
- LOD is generated automatically by the voxel data structure
- nearby geometry is represented by triangles, so there isn't any voxel blockiness on close inspection
- characters and other dynamic geometry can still be represented as triangles and as such avoid the difficulties with animating voxels
- huge immensely detailed levels are possible thanks to the out-of-core streaming of the voxels and triangles
- it uses Monte Carlo GI, which scales very easily (number of bounces + number of samples per pixel) and can be filtered, while still giving accurate results
This is certainly something to keep an eye on!


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In 1996, OSHA suggested its current permissible exposure limit for silica may be too high, and worker protection was lacking without a comprehensive standard that included engineering controls, respiratory protection, and medical screening and surveillance. A standard could help reduce silica-related disease, OSHA noted at the time.
A 2011 report from Public Citizen, a Washington-based advocacy group, claims the lack of a new silica standard has, since 2003, led to more than 150 fatal lung cancer cases, more than 300 fatal cases of silicosis and more than 19,000 cases of nonfatal silicosis.
"More than 2 million workers in the United States are exposed to silica dust," the report states. "Most at risk are construction, foundry and metal workers. OSHA acknowledges that its current silica dust standard is obsolete."
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On March 12, the industry group met with officials from the Office of Management and Budget. OMB's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, at press time, had been reviewing OSHA's proposed silica rulemaking for more than two years. Although OSHA's proposal for a new silica standard has not been publicly released, AFS criticizes what it believes might be included in a new OSHA standard.
In the document submitted to OMB, the group said OSHA's current standard on crystalline silica has "significantly improved" occupational health and there is "no need" for the agency to reduce the silica PEL.
The AFS document warns that a "poorly designed standard will add large unnecessary costs and cause facility closures, job losses and reduced competitiveness of U.S. businesses, especially the foundry industry."
Complying with a PEL lowered from the current 100 micrograms per cubic meter of air to a projected 50 µg/m3 would cost the foundry industry $1.5 billion a year in engineering controls, AFS said – 10 times greater than OSHA's estimate.AFS said "ancillary" requirements – such as health screening, housekeeping, and clothing and hygiene facilities – could likewise increase the costs. The cost to the metal casting industry to comply with these requirements under a PEL and action level of 50 µg/m3 (which AFS said was OSHA's preference during a small-business review panel in 2003) would be nearly $400 million.
As an alternative to promulgating a new standard, AFS suggests using respirators for PEL compliance. The group also said continued enforcement of the current PEL would further improve worker health.
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We explore the large-scale temperature structure of the low corona using synoptic temperature maps, derived from the intensity ratio of the green (Fe XIV) and red (Fe X) coronal lines as observed at the National Solar Observatory/Sacramento Peak, and temperature maps derived from the Al0.1 and AlMgMn filter intensity ratio measured by the Yohkoh/SXT instrument. The red/green intensity ratio is sensitive to coronal plasma with temperatures in the range of 1--2 MK and is therefore useful for studying the `quiet' corona. The Yohkoh/SXT filter ratio covers a much wider range of coronal temperature (\ge 1 MK) and, in particular, is sensitive to the high temperatures (\ge 3 MK) commonly observed above active regions. We use the temperature maps to study the evolution of the large-scale coronal temperature distribution, in particular in relation to the large-scale magnetic field, as given by the `source surface' maps derived from the Stanford potential field model. We find that the large-scale high-temperature features follow the heliospheric current sheet remarkably well, especially when the current sheet is stable over several rotations.
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What is the relationship between Trauma Resolution and "Essential Well-Being"?
"Essential Well-BE-ing" is grounded in the understanding that there is an inherent instinct within the human organism to heal, and beyond healing – to grow and flourish. Our understanding of Trauma Resolution recognizes that the capacity to recover from trauma is largely dependent on accessing this innate wisdom and intelligence.
Trauma is a "too muchness" that an organism had to face—an experience that was too much for the human system and psyche to process. And this "too muchness" is held in the brain, nervous system and body.
In some instances it is an isolated experience such as a car accident, surgery or fall. It could be the effects of war, or a natural disaster, or recovery from an act of violence—the healing needed after being abused, raped or attacked. These are the forms of trauma that are most familiar and recognized as damaging and hurtful.
However, there is another form of trauma which often remains unrecognized that can undermine a person's ability to draw on their inherent gifts and talents impeding their ability to function well in the world and to have healthy and loving relationships. This is developmental trauma—the traumas of childhood that emerge as a result of the impact of the environment within which a person was raised and the challenges that they experienced in their relationship with their caregiver(s).
These challenges can be the blatant abuses of violence, sexual abuse and physical abandonment. However, there are the more subtle abuses—verbal abuse, emotional abandonment or neglect, or simply an overall absence of attunement to the temperament and spirit of the child. Additionally, a child can be deeply impacted by situational shocks—the loss of a loved one or any other major event or more familiar trauma that would make an abrupt change in the child's world. Unfortunately, developmental trauma leaves a person more vulnerable to additional traumas as their life unfolds.
With recent developments in understanding the dynamics of trauma, it is now widely recognized that dysregulation in the body and brain systems is at the core of human distress. As human beings we are in the unique position of having a mammalian body as well as the capacity for self-awareness and self-reflection.
Within our mammalian body, the "too muchness" of trauma elicits an instinctual response that evolved in the Pleistocene epoch about 11,000 years ago. This response is based on an organismic reaction to threat. The first line of defense is "fight", the second is "flight"; and in the absence of these possibilities, the third is "freeze".
These ancient adaptations of "fight, flight and freeze" can be triggered within modern day life multiple times throughout a day—for example, getting cut off in traffic, having a disagreement with your partner or boss, feeling overwhelmed by the number of e-mails or texts that want your attention, the stress of financial concerns or simply spilling a drink at your desk. These primal responses to perceived threat once triggered, but not completed, are held in the body/mind complex, and serve to foster aggression, fear, numbing, alienation and dissociation. The "side effect of trauma" is that it has a global impact on a person as it limits and narrows his or her ability to respond to and engage in life.
Gratefully, our humanity—our capacity for self-awareness and self-reflection are an important aspect of the way out of this dilemma. Our capacity for mindful awareness, being aware of and noticing our experience is an important piece of solving the "puzzle of trauma". In the past, within many therapeutic orientations, this capacity has been focused on memories, feelings, meanings and behavior. In Trauma Resolution, the light of awareness is brought to the felt sensate experience. Working with sensate awareness allows access to more fundamental and deeper aspects of the organism—pre-verbal, nonconceptual and sub-psychological.
This work through the sensate experience and the body—a sensorimotor approach—is known as bottom-up processing. This is an equally important piece in solving the "puzzle of trauma". A sensorimotor approach is a direct route that utilizes the natural self-regulating capacities of the human brain and the body. For many people, who have undergone years of therapy and multiple avenues of treatment who continue to suffer, this is a welcome relief. The emphasis is not on talking, and it is not necessary to recant "the story" with all its details once again which, oftentimes, in itself can be re-traumatizing. Of course, where appropriate and as necessary, there is top down processing to support integration, understanding and perception.
People who suffer from trauma and its aftermath of sensations, emotions, memories and/or limited functioning often feel that they are trapped within their own system with little recourse. An important aspect of our approach to trauma is education in the form of practical, easy tools that will allow an individual the means by which to restore the integrity of their own system. An essential part of healing trauma is empowerment whereby a person expands their capacity to meet the challenges they face on a day-to-day and moment-to-moment basis.
Ultimately, beyond facing the challenges of life, Trauma Resolution seeks to enhance the experience of life in toto. As the bound energies held within the traumas release and let go, the greater healing is the opening of capacity for a more fulfilling life—greater pleasure, connection, joy, love, peace and the restoration of the capacity for fun! These are the human experiences that are severely limited while imprisoned by the "too muchness" of trauma.
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..... is 11 tomorrow! I can't believe it! Year 7 in primary school ..... how time flies ..... makes me feel quite ancient. He has a better social life than me lol.
Sam is a typical wee lad, full of life, full of fun and full of mischief although I have to say he is also a wee angel :)
This card captures his cheeky chappy personality. I have vowed to try to use up my scraps of paper and card before the new SU catalogue comes out, trying to save my pennies :) i have lots of other bits and pieces too that i need to use ...... i suppose everyone has a stash of some dsescription ..... us crafters dont like waste!!
Things have been busy in the house this weekend, preparations for Sams birthday and also we have a painter coming to do some work ..... yikes, paint makes me sneeze for about a week .... perhaps i should move out lol. Dont think the guys would like that.
Going to wind down now as have work tomorrow. Telly for the rest of the evening ...... Missing Andy for Must Be The Music!!!!!
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Skimo race league is a low key racing environment based more on having fun and less about glory. Skimo, or ski mountaineering, allows racers to skin up the course and ski down. All races are now from 6pm – 7:30pm
*There will be a 7pm cutoff for uphill traffic. If you have not started your second or third lap by 7pm, you will be asked to drop down to the lower category. This is due to the course needing to be taken down in a timely manner.
There are 5 weeks of ski mountaineering races from January 9 – February 6
This will offer folks a chance to try this growing sport or event to help gain some experience and training for those competing in the Whitefish Whiteout February 9. The new SkiMo League requires skins, a helmet, a headlamp, and some wayfinding ability. Courses will be marked in the chair 3 to upper chair 2 areas and consist of loops where beginners may choose fewer loops than experienced skimo racers.
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In the remote reaches of the Thar Desert, where the bustle and noise of Rajasthan's blue hued city of Jodhpur fades and disappears into the sand, far beyond the sandstone mines at the outskirts of the city, Gramin Vikas Vigyan Samiti, a.k.a. GRAVIS, and otherwise known as Center of People's Science for Rural Development, is hard at work. From opium addiction to food insecurity, from maternal and child mortality to lack of access to drinking water, GRAVIS addresses a broad spectrum of challenges and works with communities to find solutions.
We are blessed with the opportunity to get to know GRAVIS through the eyes of its co-founder, Shashi Tyagi, who alongside her late husband, has worked since 1981 to create an entity that now reaches 900 remote village communities throughout Rajasthan and beyond. GRAVIS addresses health education and literacy with a special emphasis on girls; facilitates agriculture, water conservation, forestry, and animal husbandry projects; advocates for the elderly and women and children; and provides emergency assistance in times of catastrophe. It does all of this via a community-based, holistic approach rooted deeply in the Gandhian principles of Sarvodaya, which means "all rising, but the last person's first" and Gram Swarajya, or village self-rule.
Our group of 14 mounted our trusty bus an d headed off to visit one of GRAVIS's rural training centers about 90 minutes outside Jodhpur. Along the way we put into practice our now well honed bus riding skills, effortlessly surfing the bun-lifting bumps in the road and simultaneously engaging in a rigorous Q & A session with Shashi-Ji about GRAVIS. Upon our arrival at the center (the final section of which was traversed on foot as it was deemed too treacherous for the bus), we were served yet another in what is becoming a long line of memorably delicious lunches, this one featuring a dish that rapidly landed the latest top spot in our culinary explorations. It was a local specialty made using from the sacred khejri (not to overlook the ample, hot rice pudding and fresh roti made from millet flour).
With happy hearts and full bellies, the group divided in two in order to indulge our respective interests. Some of us ventured even deeper into the Thar to see some real traditional rainwater harvesting in action, while others toured the training center to witness what is known as the Masala Project in action.
A burly safari jeep ride into the desert landed the rainwater harvesting crew at a place that felt outside of time, a desert homestead. We were greeted in no time by the curious residents and after introducing ourselves launched into a lively chat about the traditional rainwater harvesting method we were standing on, known as a khadin.
Meanwhile, back at the training center, it was all about the spice. Cumin, corriander, tumeric, and chili are processed by local women to sell at market, with infrastructure for processing and business support from GRAVIS. The Masala Project provides women with an economic opportunity in a region with very few options for women in business.
Blue Baldwin currently resides in her home town of Tucson, AZ where rapid population growth and limited water resources are creating exciting opportunities for innovative and holistic resource management practices. She works with Watershed Management Group, a non-profit organization that works collaboratively with government entities and empowers communities in Tucson and around the world to address issues of water management, food security, and sanitation through hands-on, action-oriented, community-based projects utilizing locally available knowledge and resources. After working as a Senior Research Specialist in Ophthalmology, Blue received her Master's Degree in International Public Health from the University of Arizona and completed her thesis investigating water and sanitation issues and organizing community health care providers in rural villages in Nicaragua. During her time in graduate school, the inextricable relationship between human and environmental health became her primary fixation. She has found her passion and her niche in the world of sustainability and has worked in the fields of natural building materials, socially responsible investing, and water harvesting. Blue strives to be joyfully furious and furiously productive in response to the current state of industrialized agriculture and the privatization of water around the world.
This is part of a series entitled From The Fields which follows WEA's Women and Agriculture delegation on their 10 day journey through Northern India. Read more about this initiative here.
Photo of Shashi Tyagi, courtesy of http://www.worldculture.org/biographies/bios-pdf/Shashi%20Tyagi%20of%20GRAVIS.pdf


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The USA Swimming Foundation and The Michael Phelps Foundation are partnering with Coach Bob Bowman (coach of Olympic medalist Michael Phelps) in the production of an educational video and PSA on Shallow Water Blackout. The budget in place will enable them to make a professional short video and a 30 second PSA that will be suitable for television. Octagon, an international Sports and Entertainment firm will coordinate production and USA Swimming will also produce posters about SWB that will be distributed to every club in the country. Filming is scheduled to begin in mid June, and will include a medical expert and graphics which will give concise points about understanding and preventing SWB.
The most important aspect of this video is that they plan to include it in the Red Cross Safety Training for Coaches course which must be taken by EVERY coach in America to be certified as a USA Swimming Coach. There will now be a way to guarantee that every coach on deck has seen this information in a format that will maximize learning and emphasize prevention.
Coach Bowman has also been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the National Drowning Prevention Alliance Educational Conference in Dallas next March. This is an opportunity to discuss SWB with a wider range of aquatic professionals including learn to swim, lifeguarding and recreation. You can view his recent talk on SWB here.


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Using the Quality Dashboard
Full-Time Monitoring for Broadcast Signals
Modern broadcasters use a variety of techniques to monitor the quality of their outbound signals to make sure that signals delivered to viewers contain the desired programming and advertisements. Typically, this process uses human viewers to watch one or more signals displayed in real-time on a monitor wall. This method catches many of the major errors as they occur, but is of little value for troubleshooting subtle or intermittent problems.
With continuous, automatic signal quality measurement, a wider variety of flaws can be detected and captured for problem diagnosis and resolution. Full-reference monitoring technology (where an output is compared to "known good" signal) allows errors to be captured, including subtle changes in audio/video synchronization. Through the use of the quality dashboard feature of Video Clarity's RTM Manager™, system operators and engineers can quickly check the status of a multi-channel playout facility, and easily identify the quantity and severity of errors that have occurred over a given time period. This allows troubleshooting to be prioritized for those channels and equipment that have the greatest need, and provides a quick summary of overall system health.
Delivering a high-quality signal from a modern broadcast facility requires the complex interplay of a wide variety of video, audio and data processing equipment. Taken individually, each of these components is, for the most part, highly reliable and stable. However, when they are combined into a complete operational system, the overall performance can be adversely affected by any one of the constituent parts. As new technologies, services, and regulations are introduced (such as the CALM act and new captioning rules), broadcast equipment needs to be upgraded or replaced on a continual basis. This churn, whether due to a new firmware download or a simple reconfiguration, can cause subtle changes in the outbound broadcast signal. Monitoring these output signals is a full-time responsibility for broadcast facilities.
Figure 1: The Video Clarity RTM Manager
Most local and national broadcasters employ a crew of tal-ented, experienced operators who continuously monitor the outbound broadcast signals that are delivered through their facility. Using multi-screen viewers, all of the programming is constantly observed by professional staff, both before delivery to satellite teleports or transmitter and also after transmission via local satellite or over-the-air return receivers. While this methodology works well, and catches most of the significant service-affecting problems when they occur, it is not well-suited for catching intermittent errors or subtle degradations. Catching these types of problems requires continuous, machine-based monitoring of the outbound signals to provide more repeatable and reliable results. This philosophy forms the basis for installation and use of a signal quality reporting dashboard.
The Dashboard
The basic concept of a quality dashboard is to provide an easy-to-read, visual summary of the performance of a complex video delivery system. Key quality parameters are displayed alongside a simple red/yellow/green indicator, allowing the user to quickly determine if any measurements have exceeded pre-set tolerance limits. Minor excursions are indicated with yellow, major issues are shown in red, and fully conformant measurements use a green indicator. Each parameter is also viewable in graph form that shows how the measured values have varied over time. When installed as recommended, the quality dashboard is used to monitor both audio and video signals in real time. Video signals are monitored for loss of signal, quality degradation, color distortion, compression artifacts, and other defects that affect picture quality. Audio signals are monitored for noise and other quality degradations. In addition, the dashboard system provides continuous measurement and reports changes in audio/video (lip) synchronization. Using these three measurement categories, the vast majority of problems that impact viewer satisfaction can be detected.
Figure 2: RTM and RTM Manager in a Broadcast Facility
Full Reference Monitoring
Making accurate measurements is fundamental to the useful-ness of the dashboard. False negatives (where actual problems are not reported) make dashboard users think that all systems are operating properly when they really are not. False positives (reports of errors that did not actually happen) are even more detrimental, because they can cause broadcaster staff to re-search and attempt to troubleshoot errors that did not actually occur. To help prevent both false negatives and positives, and to support a wide variety of tests, the quality dashboard uses full reference monitoring.
All testing involves measuring an unknown entity using a known scale or standard. In the case of full reference monitoring, the equipment performing the test is supplied with two copies of the content: a source (or reference) version of the video content, and a version that has been processed through some type of network or equipment. Using these two signals, measurements can be made in-service, so that normal video delivery continues uninterrupted while tests are being performed. For a national network or cable broadcaster, the reference video is the uncompressed, live-to-air video signal being created by the active playout server. This signal is compared in real time (after adjusting for system delay) to the output of a decoder, which receives the compressed signal either before or after it is delivered to the satellite uplink. Figure 2 shows a typical setup for a network originator. For a local broadcaster with network-supplied and locally-generated content, the reference video could come from a satellite receiver's baseband output, or from the local studio feed or playout server. This signal is compared in real time to the outbound broadcast signal, via return signal decoders. Any problems that occur in signal processing, compression, encryption, commercial insertion, or localization can be detected, flagged and logged.
Using the Dashboard
Summary results are displayed on the quality dashboard dis-play screen shown in Figure 3 at any time for review by broad-cast staff. Video, audio and lip sync are continuously tracked and any deviations outside their defined range generate an alert. Whenever this happens, the monitoring system logs the occurrence, and saves a sample of both the reference and the tested streams, both before and after the occurrence. The recording period of the two streams lasts for the entire duration of the fault, plus additional video and audio both before and after the fault. The amount of extra video and audio recorded with each fault is user-defined, with typical values between 300 and 600 frames (10 to 20 seconds) both before and after the faulty sequence. These captured video/audio segments allow later analysis of both streams to be performed, so that potential problem sources can be identified and corrected. After looking at the dashboard results, the system operator typically resets the threshold alarms, so that any new errors will be indicated.
Video analysis is performed using the PSNR metric, which stands for Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio. This commonly-used technique measures the amount of video noise (compression errors, distortions, erroneous pixels) in a signal as an approximation of how the video would appear to a viewer. High PSNR values (typically 35-40 dB) indicate good image quality. Low PSNR values (below 20 dB) indicate an image that would appear degraded to most viewers. A PSNR threshold of 20 dB is commonly used, so that error reports are triggered and video/audio is captured whenever the PSNR dips below that value.
Audio signals are analyzed by breaking each of the two signals (reference and tested) into frequency components and com-paring them. This permits two measurements to be made: delay and distortion. In order for the tested signal to be compared to the reference signal, any delay that has occurred must first be removed. Some delay is normal, because both the video encoder and decoder devices introduce significant delay. Once the two signals are time-aligned, any audio distortions that have been introduced can be measured and reported. A threshold of 50 is commonly used on a scale of 0 to 100 to flag excessive changes to the audio signal; this measurement value permits any audio losses or significant distortions to be recorded for later analysis.
Audio Loudness is measured using the ITU standard for LKFS measurement. With this capability, any video segments where the loudness threshold is exceeded can be captured for later analysis, and violations are reported to the video dashboard. This capability allows stations to monitor compliance with the CALM act and other regulations.
The amount of audio delay is also compared to the video de-lay that is measured between the two input signals. If the audio delay is identical to the video delay, then lip synchronization has been maintained through the system under test. Whenever audio delay differs from the video delay, lip sync errors are present. A limit of +/- 10 milliseconds is often used as a thresh-old for errors in lip sync and any excursions beyond this limit are logged and video/audio is recorded for subsequent analysis.
One major benefit of full-reference monitoring is the system's ability to capture both the defective video as well as the original source video. This provides an excellent reference for communicating with equipment suppliers, because they can be shown exactly what the errors look like, and the exact point in the source video sequence where the error occurred. This information allows fault analysis to fairly easily determine if the fault was repeatable due to a compression algorithm error, of if the fault was caused by a spurious signal transient (also known as a glitch). Whenever a repeatable error is found, equipment suppliers can be informed and provided with two recorded audio/video clips: one that contains the source sequence and an-other with the captured fault. Figure 4 shows an example of a side-by-side comparison being made between one frame of the captured reference signal (on the left) and the corresponding
frame in the captured defective video (on the right). Both of these 10-second clips were captured automatically by the RTM. Continuous monitoring also allows broadcasters to know whether or not errors that are detected downstream have been caused by their equipment; this info is valuable for discussions with distribution partners and advertisers.
Figure 3: The RTM Manager Status Window
Figure 4: The RTM Manager Control Window
Broadcast and cable network originators can use quality dashboards to support multi-channel operations. These systems can be used to ensure that compression encoders, multiplexers, encryption devices and other signal processing equipment are producing valid outputs. End-of-line testing can also be per-formed by connecting the full-reference monitoring system to consumer video services that are available in their office. This configuration allows observation of what happens to the video and audio signals after they have been transcoded and manipulated on their way to a consumer-grade set top box.
IPTV, CATV and DTH Satellite providers can also use quality dashboards to monitor the performance of their signal processing equipment. The RTM system can use an incoming network work feed as a reference, which is then compared to the output of a reference decoder (such as a consumer set-top). This setup is particularly useful for measuring changes in audio/video synchronization and for spotting problems that arise from transcoding signals from one compression standard into an-other. To obtain the most useful results, the reference video should contain all of the content that is delivered to consumers, including any locally-inserted commercials.
Figure 4: Comparison of video clips captured by RTM
The Verdict
Quality dashboards using the Video Clarity RTM Manager™ have been deployed at several major broadcasters in the recent past. These systems have helped ensure delivery of a more consistent, higher quality output signal. The full-reference test method enabled these broadcasters to record, analyze, and correct problems in their playout facilities, particularly for trouble-shooting transient compression artifacts. These systems saved hours of time and effort that would otherwise have been spent to diagnose intermittent problems. Plus, their compression and multiplexing vendors have been able to more accurately repro-duce problems and more quickly resolve them, resulting in better video transmissions.
For the future, downstream distribution partners and other network broadcasters may want to consider adopting the quality dashboard, at least to provide the ability to do full-reference monitoring of operations within their own processing facility. This will help any organization get a better understanding of how their systems are performing, and give them solid data to feed back to their equipment suppliers. Automated, full-reference monitoring benefits every step in the distribution chain, and ultimately provides a better experience for viewers.


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You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do.
Monday, June 18, 2007
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I imagine that when a pilot enters a tailspin the G-force and downward pressure on the body is terrifying and intense. It takes years of training to be able to endure this type of pressure and G-force action. Initially, I'm sure there is an amount of time in which the pilot feels this is the end, how can I recover? That is when the training kicks in and they begin using the tools in which they learned to help them recover and ultimately save the aircraft.
God is our trainer and ever since I was a young child I have been in training. It has been 10 days since I was trapped in a tailspin. It took 3 days for me to start to recover and 7 to land the plane.
The morning of the day I was verbally assaulted, I was so prayerful. A dear family in Arkansas had read our story and gained something out of it. To me, AJ had traveled to Arkansas in just 10 short weeks. I was thankful that God had used our story to help another family hurting. I was praying for peace for that family as they approached the one month anniversary of their child's death. Each time I connect with another family, I feel as though God is bringing us together because our children are playing together in heaven. We are honored to know the families of AJ's friends.
All my glory and praise had been to God that morning. The devil just couldn't stand it anymore, so he crept in and attacked. This wasn't just an attack that grazed the aircraft, it was a mortal attack that sent me into a tailspin. I spiraled down so quickly, I lost sight of the ground and the clouds. In retrospect, I wasn't prepared for an attack assuming I was in friendly territory. I had my guard down assuming I was in a safe place surrounded by friends. I was WRONG!!!
Devastated, hurt and mortally wounded, I didn't know what to do, where to go, or what to say. I was hurt more than when I first heard that AJ was not coming home with us. I was instantly in defense mode...no one attacks my child and gets away with it. I had forgotten all of my training and lost my focus.
Sunday morning service was written just for me I believe. Pastor Bill began his sermon asking the question, - 'how many of you have pictures on your refrigerator? If your house was on fire, what would you do your best to salvage and get out? Your pictures. They remind us of happy times, sad times, good times and bad. They are our memories and sometimes that's all we have. One of the things we find most important when taking a picture is that it is in focus...are you living your life in focus with God?' I sat there and cried, God knows my hurt caused by this person. He knew my focus was lost during my tailspin caused by her words. He knew I was struggling to remember and focus on my training to bring me out. He was talking directly to me...'focus Amber'.
Pastor Bill touched on many things that morning. Wounded, I hung on every word desperately seeking to understand how someone could act this way knowing I was defenseless to her attack. At one point, Bill said, "It's not about me, it's all about Jesus." It was if the clouds had parted and the sun began to shine on me again. Duh...I was focused on the wrong things.
I recounted this story to several people of the next few days, each time gaining new perspective on the situation. All were shocked someone could say something like that to me. All reinforced to me that I am in "survival" mode and I need to do anything and everything to survive. All lifted me up in prayer.
On Thursday (one week from the attack), my final perspective came while talking to another mother from MEND. I trembled as I recounted the events to her fearing that I would mortally wound her just by hearing the words that were said to me. I told her about how God had blessed me through the sermon on Sunday and that I was praying for direction and to regain my focus. As I told her about how the devil had captured my soul for those few days and attempted to bring me down and control me, she stopped me and in essence handed me the final piece to this puzzle. She said, "Amber - God allowed this attack on you for a reason. He needed you to be broken and in the place you were to receive His message on Sunday." My plane was landed at that moment.
For the first 10 weeks following AJ's death, it has been all about me...all about Al...all about our family. God is ready for us to now focus on Him. Remember His training. Mount up on eagles and fly. Go and do the work He has for us. Perhaps He is strengthening me because of the great plans He has for me. Or perhaps this storm has just begun?
Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
I will not pretend to be brave. I will not pretend to have all the answers. I will not guarantee there will not be another tailspin. But I will be better prepared to deal with it.
Philipians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
God moves mountains - I have seen it in the past. Lord move this mountain or move me. Guard my heart Lord. Hold my tongue. Repair my wounded spirit and bleeding heart.
Once again I am ready to close this post and I find myself on http://www.bible.com/ . Today's devotional is Proverbs 19. Wow...He knows - Lord Move!!!
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