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|Publication number
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|Application number
|Publication date
|Jul 15, 1997
|Filing date
|Oct 2, 1991
|Priority date
|Oct 2, 1991
|Fee status
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|Robert L. Beadles, John E. D. Ball
|Original Assignee
|National Captioning Institute, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (27), Non-Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (74), Classifications (11), Legal Events (14)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The present invention relates to a display method and apparatus for producing an image in the field of view of a person wherein the viewed image represents the written equivalent of the spoken dialogue, for example, in a film in a cinema or accompanying a live performance in a theater.
A problem facing deaf or hard of hearing people is that reading of written material accompanying a performance is not efficient unless the field of view of the display is equivalent to the field of view of the performance watched. Furthermore, the field of view of the display must be sufficiently large to show at least one line containing several words. Reading efficiency for deaf or hard of hearing people improves if two or three such lines are provided by the display. Reading efficiency is important because it is essential that the user of the display be able to read fast enough to easily keep up with the dialogue of the film or the live performance, while at the same time view the performance, and thereby suitably enjoy the experience.
Many situations exist in which it is desirable to present information to an individual by superimposing an image onto her/his normal field of vision. In addition to the so-called heads up displays now used in many aircraft, three patents describe basic techniques for wearable displays which superimpose an image with the intent of improving lipreading of speech information. Two patents to Upton U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,463,885 ('885) and 3,936,605 ('605) disclose a display which is mounted upon a pair of spectacles intended to be worn by a deaf or hard of hearing person. In Upton ('885), entitled SPEECH AND SOUND DISPLAY SYSTEM, a number of miniature light bulbs are mounted on a lens of the spectacles, and each bulb is associated with a class of speech sounds. A bulb is activated in response to the detection of a speech sound in a given class. In one embodiment, a single bulb is activated in response to the detection of a given class. In another embodiment, sounds which represent combinations of sound classes activate more than one bulb, and in a third embodiment, separate bulbs are activated to denote combinations.
In Upton ('605), entitled EYEGLASS MOUNTED VISUAL DISPLAY, a device is described wherein the source of the image is a light emitting diode (LED) mounted on the eyeglass frame at the side of the eye of the wearer and out of his normal field of view. A small, generally spherical mirror is mounted on the eyeglass lens and is of appropriate focal length to project a virtual, in-focus image into the field of view of the wearer.
Another patent, McCartney, U.S. Pat. No. 4,414,431, entitled METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING SPEECH INFORMATION, describes an alternate method for displaying speech information as an aid to lipreading. In McCartney, a wearable heads up display with a large aperture spherical mirror is used as a magnifier for a light emitting diode display and as a beam combined to superimpose the magnified image on the normal field of view of the wearer. A magnified virtual image of visual symbols representing speech information is produced approximately one meter away from the viewer and can be centered about the speaker's face to allow simultaneous viewing of the speaker's lips and the symbols. The display achieves high symbol brightness while consuming little electrical power by using a large spherical mirror made from glass with a high index of refraction. The ability to place small LED multisegment displays close to the eye-mirror optical axis results in an optical system which both is simple and does not interfere significantly with normal vision.
In Baker et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,456,793, there is disclosed an infrared telecommunications system in which a building is equipped with infrared transceivers. In similar arrangement, a theater, movie house, stadium, or other location of a performance may be equipped with suitably mounted transmission apparatus for infrared transmission to a pair of infrared receiving glasses worn by a deaf or hard of hearing person.
It is an object of the subject invention to provide, primarily for deaf or hard of hearing people, the equivalent in the cinema for theater of closed captions that have become widely available on television to deaf, hard of hearing and selected other audiences. It is proper to note that the ready availability of TV closed captions both for live TV and for videotapes of movies represents the emancipation of the deaf or hard of hearing community with respect to the medium of television. A further object of the subject invention is then to enable the emancipation of the deaf or hard of hearing community with respect to the cinema, live theater and other performances including sporting events or other live entertainment.
A theater or cinema is an ideal environment for infrared transmission of communications signals. Sunlight has a very high infrared content and, consequently, infrared transmission is extremely difficult outdoors in daylight without use of such devices as infrared lasers or directional broadcast mirrors to boost infrared signal strength. To the contrary, a theater or cinema is generally designed to be impregnable to sunlight and low power infrared transmission can be used to great success. Thus, according to one principle of the present invention, infrared transmission of captioning for deaf or hard of hearing people is ideally suited for a theater environment, while radio frequency, high frequency sound, or other forms of wireless transmission are more aptly suited, for example, for use at a ballpark or outdoor stadium.
In contrast to Upton ('605) and to McCartney, whose LED displays comprise one and two seven-segment characters respectively, it is a further principle of the present invention that a wearable caption display must be able to display on the order of 30 characters per line, equivalent to five or six typical words, and preferably display more than one line. Another essential feature of the present invention is that the character images for the caption display can be much smaller than those in Upton ('605) and in McCartney. The Upton ('605) display blocks the visual field of the wearer over that portion of the eyeglass lens mounting the spherical mirror. The McCartney display magnifies the LED displays by approximately 100 times, and the horizontal angle subtended by the image of an LED display is about three degrees of visual field. The image size of a character for the caption display must be much smaller than Upton ('605) and McCartney and in accordance with the present invention is such as to enable a visual field of about 30 characters per line to be seen.
It is known that the minimum visual angle of a character to be read should be in the range of 0.2 to 0.4 degrees for comfortable viewing over time, which places a lower limit on the character size for the caption display. This characteristic is discussed in detail in the article "Psychophysics of Reading. I. Normal Vision", in Vision Research, 25:239-252, (1985) by Legge, G. E., D. G. Pelli, and G. S. Rubin, incorporated herein by reference. If 0.3 decrees is selected for the character size, then ten characters for the caption display of the present invention would subtend the same three degrees as one LED device in McCartney, and a total caption display field of view of ten degrees would allow 33 characters to be seen. To a reasonable approximation, then, the caption display could be built with an optical design very similar to McCartney if suitable LED displays could be obtained which are only one-tenth as large as those used in McCartney. This display, however, would produce an image one meter in front of the wearer, and the caption display must produce its image much further away, in the range of five to twenty-five meters. Choosing a distance of ten meters (about 33 feet), the caption display would require LED displays with characters which are 1/100 the size of those used in McCartney if the same object distance were used. Such small displays are well beyond the state of the LED art.
The caption display requires alphanumeric capability, hence the LEDs used for it must be of the sixteen-segment type or the dot matrix type, or be a scanning-type display. The caption display must be capable of producing well-formed upper and lower case letters and limited special symbols. The sixteen-segment display does not have sufficient versatility to produce both upper and lower case fonts, but it is less expensive than the dot matrix type of LED display which can produce both upper and lower case. The dot matrix type is available in red, yellow, and green, with the red being less expensive than the other two.
In summary, the present invention is a unique caption display device with the following characteristics:
uses light emitting diode technology for display of alphanumeric characters:
uses a wireless link, preferably infrared, to receive captions from caption producing equipment;
displays alphanumeric characters on two to three lines, each of which can hold up to about 30 such characters;
causes minimal interference with the normal vision of the wearer;
is comfortable to wear for a few hours at a time;
consumes little electrical power, for long battery life; accommodates for different interpupillary distances;
accommodates for eye dominancy; and
has display magnification and brightness suitable for use in cinemas and theaters.
Other objects and purposes of the invention will be clear from the following detailed description of the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows how a virtual image is produced.
FIG. 2 shows the naming conventions associated with object, image, and image-producing lens, which appear in basic optical formulas.
FIG. 3 shows an optical arrangement for the preferred embodiment of the wearable display device.
FIG. 4 shows an expanded view of FIG. 3 with angles and dimensions.
FIG. 5 illustrates the preferred form of the LED array for the present invention and indicates its approximate size before magnification.
FIG. 6 shows a side view of the wearable display device comprising the receiver, the decoder, and the optical display of the present invention.
FIG. 7 shows a front view of said wearable display device.
FIG. 8 shows a side view of the wearable display device as worn.
FIG. 9 is a view looking down from above showing how a typical two-line message appears when superimposed on the field of view of the wearer.
FIG. 10 shows a block diagram of the electronics and optics associated with the wearable display.
FIG. 11 shows a block diagram of the display system comprising the transmitter, the wireless link, and the wearable display which includes receiver, decoder, LED array, and optical elements.
The present invention incorporates the following four basic elements, each of which will be discussed in detail below:
(1) optical elements which magnify the display elements and superimpose display images on the visual field of the wearer;
(2) display elements, preferably LED arrays;
(3) receiving and decoding elements which send an alphanumeric message to display elements at the correct time;
(4) transmitting and synchronizing elements, preferably wireless, which synchronize, encode, and transmit electrical, acoustical, or optical signals representing an alphanumeric message, preferably the dialogue in a movie synchronized to the sound track or its equivalent.
Optical Elements
Two basic optical principles are discussed below as background for the present invention. First, a positive lens positioned between the eye and an object (e.g., the LED array) can produce a magnified virtual image of the object, and the amount of magnification can be controlled from unity to infinity by changing the distance from the lens to the object. Second, a beamsplitter positioned between the eye and a distant image, for example, a theater can superimpose the magnified virtual image of the object on the visual field to produce a single composite, in-focus image.
FIG. 1 illustrates schematically how a virtual image is produced. In the figure, a virtual image 1 is shown at infinity, which is produced when the object 2 is exactly in the focal plane of lens 10, i.e., when the distance from the lens to the object is exactly equal to the focal length of the lens. For this condition, the magnification is infinitely large and obviously not a useful value. High useful magnification values are obtained, however, when the object is placed at a distance which is less than but very nearly equal to the focal length of the lens. This behavior is easily observed by looking through any positive lens, such as an ordinary magnifying glass, and observing what happens as the distance from the lens to an object (e.g., printed letters) is slowly increased. The magnification increases and the field of view decreases as the lens is moved away, until at the focal distance, the image disappears as the field of view becomes vanishingly small.
Two optical formulas are necessary to define the optical system. Referring to FIG. 2, they are:
1) the magnification M of the system is the ratio of (the distance V from lens 10 to image 1) to (the distance U from lens 10 to object 2), M=V/U.
2) independently of the image and object distances from the lens, a single relationship always holds between the lens focal length F and the image and object distances, 1/F=1/U+1/V.
The preferred embodiment for the optical design for the present invention is shown in FIG. 3. Here, the LED array 20 is positioned essentially against the forehead with its long (row) dimension horizontal. The vertical distance from the center of eye 5 to the center of LED array 20 is shown on the figure as one inch; the actual distance will depend upon the ultimate size of the array and its effects on the size and focal length of magnifying lens 10. From inspection of FIG. 3, it might appear that the magnifying lens as shown would block the wearer's line of sight. We note that this need not be true because of the aspect ratio of display 20 is long and narrow. Thus, magnifying lens 10 is preferably not round but a relatively narrow slice cut from the center of a spherical lens, with its major dimension aligned to the major dimension of LED array 20.
In a second embodiment of the optical design, not illustrated here, the row dimension of LED array 20 is positioned perpendicular to the forehead of the wearer and just above or just below the height of eye 5. Lens 10 is positioned in front of array 20 at a distance to magnify it suitably, and the resulting virtual image is relayed to eye 5 by a beamsplitter- performing a function similar to beamsplitter 30 but positioned at a nominally 45 degree angle to lens 10 and to eye 5.
The two previous optical design formulas given were used to produce the data shown in Table 1 below.
TABLE 1______________________________________LENS FOCAL LENGTHS, MAGNIFICATIONS,IMAGE AND OBJECT DISTANCESFOCAL OBJECT IMAGELENGTH DISTANCE DISTANCEmm (in) mm (in) MAGNIFICATION meters (feet)______________________________________25 (0.98) 24.5 (0.96) 50 1.2 (4.0)25 (0.98) 24.8 (.097) 100 2.4 (8.0)37.5 (1.48) 36.7 (1.45) 50 1.8 (6.0)37.5 (1.48) 37.1 (1.46) 100 3.6 (12.0)50 (1.97) 49.0 (1.93) 50 2.4 (8.0)50 (1.97) 49.5 (1.95) 100 4.8 (16.0)______________________________________
With reference to these data and FIGS. 3 and 4, a lens having focal length of 25 mm (0.98 in) positioned 24.8 mm (0.97 in) away from the array will magnify each character by 100 times and place its image 100 times further away, about 8 feet. Doubling the lens focal length while keeping the magnification at 100 times would move the image twice as far away, about 16 feet and sufficiently far away to allow comfortable viewing in most theaters. Lens 10 incorporates a focus adjustment to allow the magnification to be changed and the image moved closer or further away, both for the convenience of the wearer and to allow for correcting vision defects if for any reason she/he chooses not to wear corrective lenses. A light level control is incorporated for LED array 20 to adjust display brightness for comfortable viewing of captions in varying light levels. We note that for the dimensions shown in FIG. 3, the longest focal length lens that would be practical without its interfering with the vision of the wearer is about 30 mm (1.18 in).
The previously discussed McCartney patent, incorporated herein by reference, shows a wearable heads-up display with a large aperture spherical mirror used as a magnifier for a light emitting diode display and as a beam combiner to superimpose the magnified image on the normal field of view of the wearer. If 0.3 degrees is selected for the character size of the present invention, then ten characters for caption display 20 would subtend the same three degrees as 1 LED device for the McCartney display, and a total caption display field of view of ten degrees would allow 33 characters to be seen.
Table 2 below shows design parameters for a wearable caption display. Its total magnification is preferably in the range of 50 to 100 times to reduce the manufacturing cost and improve the ease of use of the display. The purposes of the table are to illustrate the preferred range of character size and magnification, to explore their effects on the physical dimensions of a caption display, and to translate these requirements into the dimensional and packaging requirements on the LED array whose characteristics set the design requirements for the rest of the apparatus.
Column 1 gives the height and center-to-center spacing of the individual LED characters before any magnification. Column 2 gives the total width of a row of 32 characters of the specified size. This is the minimum physical size in the row dimension of the caption display. For example, the width given in row 1 is 44.8 mm (1.76 in). This is probably too big to represent a practical dimension for a wearable display. One conclusion is that LED characters that are 1.4 mm high and spaced 1.4 mm apart are too large for the present device. Column 3 gives the magnification of the display, Column 4 is the assumed image distance. This is how far in front of the wearer the images of the magnified LED characters will appear. The two different image distances shown are 10 meters and 5 meters. It should be noted that for images as simple as alphanumeric characters, there will be almost no noticeable loss of image clarity (focus) at 10 meters for a display which is designed to produce its image at 5 meters, i.e., focus at 5 meters is a reasonable approximation to "focus at infinity". Column 5 gives the visual angle in degrees of one character as seen by the wearer and after magnification. Column 6 gives the image height of a character as viewed.
As an example, one may compare the values in Table 2 with the captions that are produced on a typical TV set. Consider a 25-inch set used for viewing captions. The horizontal width of the screen is approximately 20 inches. Assume the maximum length of a line of captions on the screen is 3/4 of the screen width, or 16 inches. Thirty-two characters displayed over 16 inches are about 1/2 inch wide each. If the TV is viewed from a distance of ten feet, the visual angle alpha represented by one character is:
alpha=tan.sup.-1 (0.5 in/120 in)=0.23 degrees.
If viewed from a distance of five feet, the visual angle of a single caption character is twice as great, about 0.46 degrees. Thus, the typical captions on television are about the same size in terms of visual angle as those which would be produced by a wearable caption display producing characters in the range of 0.2 degrees to 0.4 degrees of visual angle.
Since three rows of LED characters in array 20 are preferred, the lower limit on the height dimension is roughly one-tenth that of the row dimension shown in column 2. Thus the display height is small in comparison to its width and does not represent a significant constraint.
Display Elements
The two types of LED displays that are capable of producing alphanumerics are the sixteen-segment type and the dot matrix type. Both types are well known to those with ordinary skill in the art. A sixteen-segment type display is described in detail in Catalog of Optoelectronic Products 1985, General Instruments Optoelectronics Division (now Quality Technologies Corp.), Sunnyvale, Calif., page 286, incorporated herein by reference. Because the sixteen-segment display needs far fewer input-output lines for fully accessing it, it can be miniaturized to a significantly greater degree than can the dot matrix display for the same state of the LED art.
By contrast, the LED dot matrix display when housed in a package with a similar number of pins as a sixteen-segment type with the same number of characters will contain a large amount of support circuitry to reduce the pin count and to simplify the electronic circuitry necessary to access and control the display. A representative dot matrix display is described in detail in Optoelectronics Designers Catalog 1988-1989, Hewlett-Packard Corp., Palo Alto, Calif. 94303, page 7-20, incorporated herein by reference. Hewlett-Packard manufactures a 5�7 dot matrix display packaged in 1 row�4 characters, 1 row�8 characters and 2 rows�8 characters in its HCMS-2700 product line. The size of the displays are still too large to be effectively used in the present invention, and the largest package available is only 2 rows�8 characters. Nevertheless, the HCMS-2720 LED dot matrix display shows a good example of this type of display. The package for this is a "Smart Display" where extensive internal logic (implemented in silicon ICs) makes it easy to use and easy to interface to microprocessors.
To reduce the number of input-output pins on the package, the fabrication of the LED array for the caption display will require that at least some of its support circuitry be packaged in the same enclosure as the array itself. For example, if the full 32 character by 3 line caption display preferred in the present invention were built with sixteen-segment monolithic characters and no support circuitry, the pin count of the package would be approximately three times the total number of characters, or 288 pins, an untenably complex package.
The cost of manufacturing of sixteen-segment displays is lower than for dot matrix displays of the same size because the semiconductor material used to fabricate green, yellow, and orange LEDs is optically transparent, and the LED emits light from below the surface of the substrate. The light is scattered so much that character definition is inadequate unless the individual LEDs are electrically isolated from each other. The extremely small size of the LEDs needed for the present invention means that batch fabrication without the need for scribing the semiconductor wafer into individual LED chips and later reassembling into dot matrix characters favors red LED arrays. However, the preferred LED array for the present invention is the dot matrix type for two reasons. First, the dot matrix display can produce a much larger character set (well-formed letters in upper and lower case plus special characters) while the sixteen-segment display is presently restricted to upper case letters only plus a limited number of special characters. Second, the sixteen-segment display is only available in red, while the colors available for the dot matrix display include those colors preferred from human factors and visual perception viewpoints.
FIG, 5 shows a dot matrix LED array in the preferred 32 character by 3 row form. The approximate actual size of the preferred array is shown in the figure. This is the preferred display element for the present invention.
Receiving and Decoding Elements
By way of introduction to the details of the electronics incorporated in the wearable display, FIGS. 6, 7, and 8 illustrate its general physical configuration. The display is incorporated into a spectacle-like arrangement. The electronics are packaged in housing 60 attached by hinges to temple pieces 70. Magnifying lens 10 is mounted in focusing housing 40. FIG. 7 illustrates a preferred mounting means for beamsplitter 30, in which slotted holes 90 are provided to enable easy adjustment of the unit for differing interpupillary distances of different wearers. Alternatively, a different width housing 60 can accomplish the same object. In the normal arrangement, the LED display 20 is magnified by lens 10 and presented to the dominant eye of the wearer. FIG. 7 shows a unit for a right-eye dominant person, and beamsplitter 100 does not receive an image from the LED array but is provided to match the scene intensity for both eyes. A unit for a left-eye dominant person would have beamsplitters 30 and 100 reversed and the magnified image of the LED array would be delivered to the left eye. Adjustable nosepiece 50 is provided to enable moving the optical axis of the unit up or down to align the LED image to suit the wearer. Optical window 80 is provided to transmit infrared light while blocking most of the light of shorter wavelength to improve the signal to noise ratio of the received infrared-encoded captions. Although not shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, a second optical window may optionally be located on the side of housing 60 over optional second infrared receiver to improve the omnidirectional reception of the infrared-encoded captions.
FIG. 8 shows the general arrangement of the wearable display as worn, and FIG. 9 is a view looking down from above showing how a typical two-line message appears when superimposed on the field of view of the wearer.
Turning now to FIG. 10 which shows the major functions of the wearable display, infrared receiver 61 receives the optically encoded captions, converts them into electrical signals, and passes them to modulator-demodulator (modem) 62. Microprocessor 65 receives a block of characters representing one caption from modem 62, transfers them to LED array 20 with the proper control and related signals to cause it to display the caption at the proper time, then waits until the receipt of either a clear-screen code or the receipt of a new block of characters representing the next caption. The caption is presented to the wearer from LED array 20 via lens 10 and beamsplitter 30 to eye 5.
The present eyeglasses may be further adapted to comprise a microphone, a suitable voice encoder, and an infrared transmitter in a manner suggested by Baker et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,456,793, to provide a two way communications capability. Deaf or hard of hearing people who are not speech impaired would receive textual messages projected via the eye glasses into their field of view and transmit voice messages via the microphone through a two way communications or telecommunications link. Thus, the present invention lays the foundation for a portable telephone for deaf or hard of hearing people.
In place of a microphone, a miniature keyboard, coupled to the eye glasses may be associated with microprocessor 65 for two way communications by a deaf or hard of hearing person who is also speech impaired. The microprocessor in known manner encodes the keyboard entered textual message of the person for transmission and receipt by known communications or telecommunications apparatus for deaf or hard of hearing people.
Transmitting and Synchronizing Elements
The transmitting and synchronizing elements synchronize, encode, and transmit electrical, acoustical, or optical, preferably infrared in a theater or cinema environment, signals representing an alphanumeric message, preferably the dialogue in a movie synchronized to the sound track or its equivalent. The preferred encoding method for caption encoder and transmitter 120 (FIG. 11) is to convert the sound-track-synchronized captions received from cinema digital sound system 130 to audio tones using one of the standard methods employed in modems. These methods are well know to those with ordinary skill in the art and are discussed in detail in "The Theory and Practice of Modem Design," John Wiley and Sons (1988), by John A. C. Bingham, incorporated herein by reference. All other factors being equal, the use of a lower baud rate for the encoding modem will reduce the electrical power requirement for decoding modem 62. The preferred baud rate is in the range of 1200 to 2400, representing character rates in the range of 120 to 240 ASCII characters per second. Speaking rates seldom exceed 200 words per minute. An average written word in a caption representing the spoken word will be about 5 ASCII characters, producing a worst-ease requirement of 1000 characters per minute or about 17 characters per second. Since even at 1200 baud the channel capacity of the modem is about 7 times the worst-ease requirement for the captions, the wearable display design is easily implemented with low voltage microprocessors and associated circuits because timing margins can be generous and total power consumption kept low given the present state of the microprocessor art. Synchronization of the captions to the movie sound track is performed by encoder/transmitter 120, and each caption is sent to modem 62 in block-synchronous or equivalent form, reducing microprocessor 65 synchronization requirements. The preferred link between transmitter 120 and wearable display is wireless, and, as already indicated, the preferred form of wireless is infrared.
Any references above to US patents should be deemed to incorporate by reference any subject matter disclosed therein considered essential to one of ordinary skill in the art to manufacture, use or sell the present invention. Many changes and modifications in the abovedescribed embodiment of the invention can, of course, be made without departing from the scope of the invention. Consequently, the scope is intended to be limited only by the following claims.
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The Colli Berici (Berici Hills) are located in the Veneto region of Italy, south of VIcenza. Here, in the spring, one finds a local variety of peas that have been highly prized by the residents for centuries. Indtroduced by the Benedictine monks around the year 1000, the Lumignana peas are culitavated in Lumignano, Castegnero, Nanto, Mossano and San Germano dei Berici.
The monks reclaimed the land at the foot of the Colli Berici, making this area ideal for the cultivation of pease, with the perfect habitat for exceptionally early production - lots of sun exposure, and heat held by rock formations. Using this prime habitat, however, requires a lot of hard work on the part of the farmers, as they are grown in small terrace gardens cut into the steepest positions on the cliffs, in order to make the best use of the sun exposure. Everything needed to build the terrace and cultivate the peas had to be carried up by the farmers. The result, however, is an extremely delicate and tasty product.
The peas of Lumignano have been prized for centuries. The Doges of Venice demanded that the peas of Lumingnano be the primary ingredient of their Risi e Bisi (rice and peas) that was traditionally served to the Doges for the Feast of Saint Mark, the patron saint of Venice. This feast day, April 2, coincidently occurs just about the time the peas first arrive in the markets of Venice.
Today, the cultivation of the Lumingnano peas is extremely limited, and are produced only by families for the needs of local restaurants and the Pea Festival, which is held every year in May.


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The Indiana University Center for Art + Design welcomes an official College of Arts and Sciences Beauty Themester exhibition presented by the Sage Collection. Eye of the Beholder: Fashion and Transforming Ideals of Beauty will open Friday, October 14 and continue through Friday, November 18. An opening reception will be held on Friday, October 14, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, with curator's remarks at 6:30.
Ideals of beauty and body shape are varied and often unattainable. Dictated by "fashion gatekeepers", the stylish female form cycles between a Classical column, a floating hourglass, and bustled volume at the rear of the skirt. These three iconic silhouettes are illustrated by thirty women's ensembles selected from the Sage Collection, demonstrating ideals of beauty and body shape from 1775 to the present.
The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. IUCA+D Gallery hours are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9 am - 5 pm, and Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1-5 pm.
See images from the exhibition here.
The Illustrated Woman demonstrates how fashion illustrations express shifting standards of beauty and the collective cultural, social, and aesthetic ideals of their time. These images create a shared visual culture that not only communicates changes in silhouettes, fabric, color, and hairstyles, but also encompasses variations in posture, gesture, and facial expression. In 2016, photography and video have largely replaced fashion illustration, but serve the same ends—transmitting changing ideals of beauty as well as promoting and selling new fashion products.
The images on view in The Illustrated Woman are just a small sample of fashion-related documents, publications, video, and ephemera from the Sage Collection, part of the new School of Art and Design at Indiana University. These materials, along with women's, children's, and men's clothing, comprise a 25,000+ piece social history and fashion collection in existence since 1937.
The Illustrated Woman: Fashion Images from the Sage Collection, is an official Indiana University Beauty Themester event, and will be on view in the Scholars' Commons of the Herman B Wells Library through December 9.
Join us at the opening reception for The Illustrated Woman Tuesdsay, September 20 between 3:30 and 5:00 pm. In celebration of this Themester event, Sage Collection Curator Kelly Richardson will give a brief talk, "The Illustrated Woman" at Hazelbaker Hall, Wells Library E159, at 4 pm.
Halston: Line and Legacy celebrates the innovative Coty Award-winning 20th century fashion legend. Synonymous with 1970s glamour, Halston's unique minimal aesthetic and regard for the female form resulted in modern clothing that was sensual, comfortable, and elegant. While he was known for his association with artists and celebrities, Halston became a household name via an agreement with JC Penney. Though the arrangement ended badly for the designer, he set the stage for today's high fashion-mass market collaborations. Best known for his work in cashmere, silk jersey, and Ultrasuede, the designs of this modern classicist have had a lasting influence on women's fashion. This exhibit features objects from the Sage Collection, Halston Heritage, and the personal collection of Halston's niece Lesley Frowick. Halston: Line and Legacy is made possible by support from the Department of Apparel Merchandising and Interior Design and the College of Arts and Sciences.
View images of Halston: Line and Legacy.
Undress Me: A Peek at 19th and Early 20th Century Undergarments
Exhibition collaboartion with The Kinsey Institute Gallery – September 19 through December 23, 2014
Reception Friday, September 19, 4:30 to 7:00 pm at Morrison Hall / Indiana University / Bloomington
Undress Me presents a selection of playful vintage photographs of women in lingerie from the Kinsey Institute art collection paired with period undergarments on loan from the Sage Collection at Indiana University. Dating from the late 19th century to the 1920s, the corsets, petticoats, brassieres, drawers, robes, and other garments on view served the functional purposes of shaping and protecting; however, their decorative elements reveal that undergarments, though private, were also meant to be seen and appreciated.
The Sage Collection is excited to present its new exhibition, UBIQUI-TEE: T-Shirts Design Culture at the IU Center for Art + Design (IUCA+D) in Columbus, Indiana, April 12-June 29, 2013.
The t-shirt has evolved from its humble origins as a man's undergarment to one of the most ubiquitous pieces of clothing in our closets. View more than 100 examples of this popular phenomenon from the Sage Collection, as well as selected objects from the Kinsey Institute, the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, the Monroe County History Center, the Children's Museum of Indianapolis, and the Indiana State Museum.
Opening Reception: Friday April 12, 5-7 pm. Make sure and wear your favorite t-shirt to the opening!
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The Sage Collection and the Monroe County History Center present Garden Glamour: A Floral Fashion Frenzy! at the Monroe County History Center.
Beautiful and ephemeral, flowers fascinate us with their colors, forms, and fragrances. From blooms faithfully depicted with botanical accuracy to fantastic floral abstractions, the flower endures as a favored fashion motif. Garden Glamour: A Floral Fashion Frenzy explores this motif in functional and decorative accessories such as gloves, hats, purses, neckties, shoes, scarves, and jewelry, from the Sage Collection and the Monroe County History Center. Curated by students in F402: Collection Management for Historic Costume and Textiles, this exhibit features accessories from the early 20th century to the present day.
Opening reception Friday, April 6, 5-7 pm at the Monroe County History Center, 202 East 6th Street. Join us at this free Arts Week Everywhere event and make your own fabulous floral accessory!Garden Glamour: A Floral Fashion Frenzy! is on view from April 6 through August 25, 2012.
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Fashioning a Legacy Irwin Sweeney Miller Style features artifacts from members of the Irwin Sweeney Miller family of Columbus, Indiana. The Irwin Sweeney Millers fostered a number of successful businesses including Irwin Union Bank and Cummins Engine Company, and are noted for their philanthropic interests in the arts, architecture, and humanities, as well as their commitment to community and spirituality.
Spanning more than 100 years, the women's, men's, and children's clothing and accessories in this exhibition come from a large number of artifacts donated over a 40-year span, beginning in 1969. Exhibit highlights include gowns by Vionnet and Molyneux worn for presentation at the Court of St. James in 1923 and 1928; J. Irwin Miller's raccoon coat; haute couture by Jean Patou; and clothing by notable American designers Bill Blass, Adele Simpson, and Ben Reig.
Fashioning a Legacy will be the inaugural exhibition in the new Indiana University Center for Art and Design-Columbus (IUCAD-C). Scheduled to open in November 2011, IUCAD-C is a partnership between IU-Bloomington and the Columbus community. With downtown Columbus providing the infrastructure for the education services and Indiana University-Bloomington providing dedicated faculty, IUCAD-C will offer a boutique program of design studies, building on the existing assets of the community and the university. IUCAD-C will examine design in its broadest definition by integrating interior design, architecture, industrial design, art, and fashion—revealing their unifying elements and principles.
Fashioning a Legacy Irwin Sweeney Miller Style ran from November 4, 2011 through January 7, 2012 in the IUCAD-C gallery, 310 Jackson Street, Columbus, Indiana.
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"Child's Play: Aesthetics, Gender, and Fashion" at the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana, October 17, 2009 through February 27, 2010. Revealing as much about the world of adults as it does the world of the young, "Child's Play" explores the dynamics of aesthetics, gender, and fashion, and illustrates the conscious and unconscious messages sent by the manner in which we clothe our children.
View the "Child's Play" exhibition blog »
View a video about the exhibition »
Listen to a December 2009 WFIU broadcast about the exhibition »
"Fantasia: Fans from the Sage Collection" exhibition in Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana, October 12, 2007- January 6, 2008. October 12, 2007- January 6, 2008. More than 70 examples from the Sage Collection's fans illustrate the different forms of fans from around the world and demonstrate the manner in which a fan is: ceremonial and practical; a symbol of high status; and a fragile, feminine plaything.
Fantasia Exhibit PDF »
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"Bijoux: The Jewelry of Esther Collyer" exhibition in the Fine Arts Library Foyer, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, June 8 –August 21, 2006. Selected pieces of 20th century costume jewelry from the collection of Esther Collyer. Co-curated by Jessica Rall and Petra Slinkard, Assistant Curator Kelly Richardson.
"Was There a Mrs. Kinsey?" exhibition in the Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana, November 4, 2005—March 26, 2006. Selected objects of women's and children's clothing from Clara Kinsey, her ancestors, daughter, and grand children along with photographs from the Kinsey Institute. Curated by Kelly Richardson.
"The Allure of Dress: Function, Fashion, Fantasy, Fetish" exhibition installed in the Mathers Museum of World Cultures at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, October 16, 2004—January 16, 2006. Objects from the Sage Collection, Kinsey Institute, and the Mathers Museum illustrating a variety of themes associated with clothing, modesty, sexuality, and fashion across time and cultures. Co-curated by Kathleen Rowold, Kelly Richardson, Elaine Gaul, and Catherine Johnson-Roehr.
"Bill Blass: An American Designer" exhibition installed in the Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, Indiana, October 4, 2002—December 17, 2002. The first full retrospective of the work of Bill Blass, featuring selected sketches, drawings, and women's clothing from five decades of Blass designs. Curated by Kathleen Rowold, designed by Michael Vollbracht.
"The Nineteenth Century Revisited: Sartorial Silhouettes" exhibition in the Monroe County Historical Society Museum, Bloomington, Indiana, October 12, 2000—February 25, 2001. Five 19th century gowns representing the varied aesthetics of that century. Curated by Kathleen Rowold.
"Collection/Recollection: Objects Donated by Residents of Meadowood Retirement Community", March 31—May 1, 2000. Clothing and accessories donated to the Sage Collection by residents of Meadowood Retirement Community in celebration of their 20th anniversary. Curated by Kate Rowold, Assistant Curator, Kelly Richardson.
"Flights of Fancy: The Art of Fashion's Surface Design" exhibition in the Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, Indiana, October 1—December 7, 1997. Selected objects of women's, children's and men's clothing from 1830—1996, illustrating six surface design techniques (appliqué, beading/sequinning, embroidery, pleating/tucking, printing/painting, and quilting). Co-curated by Kathleen Rowold and Pat Roath.
"Stitches in Air: Five Centuries of Lace" exhibition in the Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, Indiana, January 6—March 7, 1993. Laces demonstrating the variety and technical ingenuity of lace making since its beginnings in the sixteenth century. Co-curated by Nancy Krueger, Patricia Roath, and Kathleen Rowold.


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This week sees the opening of a solo exhibition by our very own Henryk Terpilowski at the BAR Gallery, Willesden 17th – 27th Sept
Henryk has been using the skills, processes and compositional ideas he has learnt from his background as a decorative artist to develop a highly individual expressionistic style of painting. Some of the results are presented in this show.
All invited to the Private View Friday 26th Sept 6 – 9pm when further musical entertainment will be provided at the 'We Love the Blues' event at A Pop-up Wonderland – next door
Our Open Mic at the Windmill continues on Thurs 2nd October and will feature an exhibition by photographer Natasa Jandric
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I still haven't learned the art of telling this blog's sort of stories in 140 characters or fewer. So far, I think two tweets, both from 19 Feb, might fit.
The first is about my grandfather's incredible efforts in preserving genealogical information from old Punjabi land records:
My daughter calls cemeteries "dictionaries." My grandfather agrees: he finds meaning by looking up the names of the dead. #familyhistory
The other tweet was meant as a joke, but I think it also gets a bit at the paradox of how the sheer amount of time parents and children spend together can make it feel repetitive and banal even though it's also the most important, and often destiny-shaping, part of our lives:
Sometimes being a parent feels like being the movie Groundhog Day, only with fewer opportunities for redemption.
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Excerpted from thePNJ, Florida has limited much of the waters off Escambia to catch and release fishing, also no crabbing or oystering.
"The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is taking precautionary actions regarding harvest and consumption of these marine species because they could potentially be harmed by oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
The closure includes state waters from the beaches out nine nautical miles into the Gulf from the Alabama state line to the Pensacola Beach water tower on Santa Rosa Island.
The Pensacola Beach Gulf Pier remains open for catch-and-release fishing only.
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At the Emperor's table
His name might feature on salad menus across the globe, but contrary to popular belief the classic Caesar salad wasn't named after Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. What was named in his honour is July – his birth month.
Julius Caesar was born in the month Quintilis, which means "fifth month" in Latin. After his death Quintilis was renamed after Caesar, and to celebrate the month of July, we're going to explore the palates of the friends, Romans and fellow countrymen of ancient Rome.
Food had a strong political and social connection in Rome, as food supply to the city reflected the ruler's relationship with his countrymen. And what you ate and who you ate it with was a clear indication of your place in society. One-pot dishes were the fare of the ordinary people and was eaten during the middle of the day. For the wealthy, the main meal was served during the evening and consisted of three courses – usually eggs for starters, a main meal featuring three courses and cake or fruit for dessert. Fresh produce, nuts, and cheese sumptuously took their place on the tables, while the adults made themselves comfortable on reclining chairs during meal times. Cheese played a major role in the Roman diet and it was also a firm favourite amongst the Roman soldiers. However, sheep and goat's milk was thought to be much more palatable than cow's milk.
The serving of meat was only reserved for special occasions or for those who wanted to show off a bit. As an expanding empire, the Roman palate was also introduced to tastes from new geographical areas like Greece and Italy.
The Roman feast is a well known subject matter of many tales and cinematic endeavours, and with good reason. The way in which we feast is the best reflection of who we are. It's about taking the best the land has to offer and honouring seasonal produce. And at the Roundhouse, that's exactly what we're all about. Our winter menu is inspired by the same celebration of nature that also inspired the dinner tables of ancient Rome – seasonal vegetables complemented by earthy flavours, served with the best from the pastures and the sea and rounded off with a selection of cheeses and ancient grain bread. It's winter at its best.
So gather your loved ones around a table, and let's celebrate the month of July with a meal fit for an emperor.
'A Roman Feast', Roberto Bompiani (Italian (Roman), 1821 – 1908)
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Keep It 100: Shady Lance "Lie Strong" Armstrong FINALLY Admits To Oprah Winfrey That He Has Been Lying, Cheating, And Doping For A Decade
He ain't isht
Lance Armstrong Admits To Oprah That He Has Been Cheating</h2?
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Lance Armstrong has finally come clean.
Armstrong confessed to doping during an interview with Oprah Winfrey taped Monday, just a couple of hours after a wrenching apology to staff at the Livestrong charity he founded and has now been forced to surrender.
The day ended with 2 1/2 hours of questions from Winfrey at a downtown Austin hotel, where she said the world's most famous cyclist was "forthcoming" as she asked him in detail about doping allegations that followed him throughout his seven Tour de France victories.
Speaking on "CBS This Morning," Winfrey said Tuesday she had not planned to address Armstrong's confession before the interview aired on her OWN network but, "by the time I left Austin and landed in Chicago, you all had already confirmed it."
"So I'm sitting here now because it's already been confirmed," she added.
The session was to be broadcast on Thursday but Winfrey said it will now run in two parts over two nights because there is so much material.
Oprah is DEFINITELY milking this thing to help save her OWN struggle channel.
Winfrey would not characterize whether Armstrong seemed contrite but said he seemed ready for the interview. "I would say that he met the moment," she said.
"I don't think `emotional' begins to describe the intensity or the difficulty he experienced in talking about some of these things."
The confession was a stunning reversal for a proud athlete and celebrity who sought lavish praise in the court of public opinion and used courtrooms to punish his critics.
For more than a decade, Armstrong dared anybody who challenged his version of events to prove it. Finally, he told the tale himself after promising over the weekend to answer Winfrey's questions "directly, honestly and candidly."
We can't front though, Oprah got the scoop of the century with this one.
Lance, it's too late bruh. You should have just taken your larger-than-life lie to the grave with you. Either you're the biggest ego-maniac to ever walk the Earth, or you're just plain stupid. Hell, maybe both…
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Miscellaneous / June 30, 2014 / By John Smith
Online Coupon Island- An Extravagant Treat Of Discount Shopping
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Tune-ups on today's automobiles are pretty easy and inexpensive to perform and are normally required less often. Having your car tuned as needed can and will save a lot of money on costly repairs, a down vehicle and tow charges. Advanced electronics and computers on today's cars can often make adjustments as the performance dwindles – all with out you knowing there is a problem.
Getting tune-ups in line with your manufacturer's recommendations makes your engine start easier, improves fuel economy, lowers emissions and restores lost power. Rich's tune-ups include spark plug & wires plus cleaning the mass air flow sensor and throttle body (as required). Rich's advanced scanners and trained technicians can even reflash or update your car's computers – similar to Microsoft updates your home and work computers.


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Since losing 5-0 at home to Swansea City on the opening day of the season, the Hoops have done well in their matches against Chelsea, Tottenham, Manchester City and Norwich, although two points on the board is still a poor return and you can get a best price 6/5 (BetVictor free bets) about the home team bagging three points.
It's likely that QPR are in a false position and three points would actually move them up to 16th in the table, with Bobby Zamora putting them ahead at White Hart Lane before Tottenham staged a comeback to win 3-1.
Wednesday's home defeat to Reading in the League Cup will have slightly concerned Hughes from a defensive point of view, although it's now crunch time and that man Zamora is a 6/1 chance (StanJames) to break the deadlock against another of his former clubs.
West Ham have eight points on the board after a strong start to the campaign, with Sam Allardyce's team picking up a goalless draw in their last away game at Norwich. The Hammers would clearly be pleased with the same outcome in this match and the draw is a 9/4 chance (Paddy Power).
The visitors are yet to score on the road this term although the pressure is firmly on their opponents considering their sluggish start and 11/4 looks quite a lumpy price considering Ricardo Vaz Te and Carlton Cole will cause the home defence plenty of problems.
Kevin Nolan has three goals to his name already this term and bet365 offer a standout 10/1 that the scouser gets his team off to a fast start in this game.


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In Others' Words: Energizing the Blues
I love the quotes that set me back on my heels and make me go, "Huh."
That's exactly how I reacted to what Duke Ellington said — only I smiled when I said, "Huh," and then I told my husband he had to read the quote, too.
Let's just all admit we pout. The question isn't really what do we do about the pouting. It's more: What do we do with it? Do we let our moodiness squelch our creativity — or do we find a way to use the negative emotions to energize us?
I admit to pouting that sometimes tips over to outright sulking. But the older I get, the less time I spend in a funk. I've learned to give myself a limited amount of time to be in a bad mood — an hour or maybe even an afternoon — and then I move on. And you know what? Usually I'm over the mood before the allotted time is up.
Maybe the next time I feel a pout coming on I'll try the Duke Ellington method and write me some blues — or maybe the next scene in my work-in-progress.
In Your Words: How do you handle a pout? Have you ever turned a funky mood into a creativity session?
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April 28, 2016, 7:42 am /
Interesting question, but not up to answering coherently. Sorry.
April 28, 2016, 1:15 pm /
Praying for God to wrap you in His bubble of peace until this passes, Andrew.
April 28, 2016, 11:01 am /
Things that could make us pout do provide energy that can also be used creatively. Maybe a bit like an irritating sand grain or foreign irritant initiating a [earl. It's good to let the upset stir, harness it, and go forward.
April 28, 2016, 11:27 am /
What a great quote. I loved what you said about what you do WITH a pout. Too often, I've let the pout control me rather than me controlling it. Your philosophy of feeling the mood for a little while and then determining to move on makes sense.
Sometimes I handle a pout by eating chocolate. Note that I said, Sometimes. 😉 Most often I try to push through it and move forward. Sometimes I just need to escape into a good book. When I come back to reality, the pout is usually gone.
April 28, 2016, 1:14 pm /
I like what Dee and Jeanne said, especially the chocolate part. And I know I must pout, but for the life of me, can't remember when in the last few years. lol


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Nope. It's not an oxymoron. Nor is it an oxymormon.
There are many good, faithful members of the Mormon church who like to rock. There are those that love to just listen to good rock, and there are others that love to make good rock. This app is all about getting those two groups together. So, whether you're a fan or an artist, or both, welcome!
Some artists are all about making music that's all about trying to live the Gospel in difficult times. Others want to simply make good music for the world. This space is for those that want to sing to the church, as well as those that want to shine their light to Babylon.
I don't care which, I'll support and celebrate it all.
Also, the title says "Rock", but really, I'll celebrate any kind of music that's a little bit edgy, unique or not in the LDS mainstream. You want fluff? Go to Deseret Book. We here at LDS Rock Music prefer to live in the fringes.
Doctrine and Covenants 25:12: For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads.
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Tomcat USA has provided equipment for the long-awaited Soul 2 Soul II tour, starring country music's power couple, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw. The 70-date tour kicks off in Columbus, Ohio on April 21. The concerts will feature solo performances by Hill and McGraw, as well as a special set of duets, all performed while surrounded by a number of custom products from Tomcat USA.
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Beijing scraps tax on trading account interest
The central government has scrapped the tax individuals pay on interest earned on stock settlement funds, in the latest stimulus measure to boost the equity market and encourage consumption in the face of a global economic downturn.
The Ministry of Finance yesterday said a previous move to end the 5 per cent withholding tax on bank deposit interest income would also apply to cash held in securities accounts.
Investors do not have to pay tax on interest income accumulated from their settlement funds from October 9, according to the ministry.
The decision was aimed at maintaining a stable and healthy development of the capital market, Xinhua said, adding that the monetary policy loosening highlighted Beijing's rising concern about the slowing economy and slumping capital market.
'It is a further gesture that the central government wants to help the falling stock market but the effectiveness will be limited,' said Liao Qun, a Citic Ka Wah Bank economist, who added that it would not save investors much money.
Beijing had announced a series of measures to revive the nation's stock market, which had lost about 67 per cent this year.
They included cutting stamp duty, limiting the sell-down of previously non-tradable shares, and encouraging state firms to increase their shareholdings.
'This announcement is a natural extension of the policy to remove tax payments on interest income from bank deposits,' Jing Ulrich, the chairman of China equities at JP Morgan Chase, was quoted by Bloomberg as saying. 'We expect this to have a mildly positive effect on the market.'
Gao Zhanjun, an executive manager of Citic Securities, agreed.
'Any policy that saves investors some money could be good for the market in the long term, but it's really hard to say how big a role this one can play because, frankly, the market is chilly at the moment and I don't think any policy can effectively turn it around,' Mr Gao said.
'When global financial markets are falling, it's hard for any specific market to stay positive, no matter what governments hope and do.'
He said the mainland still had plenty of methods available to stimulate the market, such as further cutting of interest rates and banks' required reserve ratios, loosening loan limits and lowering taxes.
However, he said it was hard to say if any of these new initiatives could immediately drive up the market.
Zhao Xijun, an economics professor at Beijing's Renmin University, said the new policy would not save investors much money given that the targeted tax was not that high before the change.
'But it could definitely help boost investor confidence a bit at this time of big uncertainties,' Professor Zhao said.
'Any positive news might be good for this battered market.'
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Analysts see tax removal being of only limited benefit to stock investors
Percentage of withholding tax on interest earnings held in securities accounts that will also end: 5%
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The reindeer / caribou (Rangifer tarandus) is a species of deer native to Arctic, Subarctic, and tundra, boreal and mountainous regions. During the cold phases of the Pleistocene, Rangifer tarandus in Europe migrated south, as far as to the Iberian Peninsula.
Wild herds of extant caribou and reindeer include both sedentary and migratory ecotypes, although there may be no significant morphological or genetic differences between these groups. Some modern herds occupy ranges of a few hundred square-kilometers, while others have much larger annual ranges and undertake extensive seasonal movements over thousands of kilometers. Some populations of the North American caribou for example, migrate the farthest of any terrestrial mammal, travelling up to 5000 km a year, and covering 1,000,000 km2. The phenomenon of migratory behavior in reindeers is the result of a complex interaction of demographic and environmental influences, including population size, climate, forage abundance, predation avoidance, and insect pestilence.
Strong indications from systematic ambush hunting of reindeer and systematic and routinized processing of game are known from the Middle Paleolithic sites of Salzgitter Lebenstedt (OIS 3 Micoquian) and Jonzac (OIS4/3 ; Quina Mousterian).
At Salzgitter, the results indicate autumn hunting. After the hunt, carcasses were butchered and in subsequent marrow processing of the bones a selection against young and sub-adult animals occurred. Adults were clearly preferred, and from their bones, again, poorer marrow bones were neglected. The Salzgitter Lebenstaedt assemblage displays some remarkable similarities to the Late Glacial reindeer assemblages from the Ahrensburg tunnel valley sites.
European Palaeolithic reindeer are commonly considered to be a biannually migrating taxon, but their behaviors were extrapolated to the behaviors of modern North American caribous. Therefore direct methods for the reconstruction of reindeer biogeography are required to check this hypothesis. Recently, Strontium isotope data from Jonzac (Chez-Pinaud) showed that three reindeers killed at the site had values indicating a seasonal migration pattern.
During the Upper Paleolithic in the Aquitaine there seems to be an increase in the degree of quantitative specialization in the exploitation of reindeer, extending back to the earliest stages of the Aurignacian and marked by the appearance of faunal assemblages with up to 99% reindeer. The relative impact of climatic or deliberate human choice in the composition of these virtually monospecific reindeer faunas remains somewhat unclear.
Pataud clearly fits into this pattern: Faunal remains at Pataud are mainly reindeer and other species including bovines, mammoth, red and roe deer, bear, boar, and chamois are of minor importance.
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You only need to glance at a handful of articles to recognise how many different views exist on how IoT will develop. These range from competing projections on the speed of IoT development; from how many devices and when, to scale – who stands to gain most. For example, projections around the number of connected devices vary wildly from 28 billion by 2021 to 100 billion by 2025, with countless estimates in between. Clearly, not all projections can be right.
The outcomes of IGD's research reveals that the journey to these many billions of connected devices has been a long time in the making. Indeed, 37% of food and grocery companies are already trialling or have successfully deployed IoT products or services, with a further 58% planning to increase their use of technology providers to help them embrace IoT opportunities.
Rather than setting out to produce a figure to compare or compete with existing projections in this area, IGD's research instead focuses on understanding the factors that will further influence the development of IoT. This means moving beyond the hype and buzz phrases and into everyday reality to understand how IoT will embed itself into our lives. The value IoT can deliver is intrinsically linked to scale, meaning that IoT's transformation potential inevitably increases the more we embrace it. But to do so, we must see the value.
IGD's predictions are organised according to who they relate as well as their role in the bigger IoT development picture. Practically, this means creating a matrix based on consumer, supply chain or wider business impacts, cross-referenced with whether the hypothesis relies on or serves to create connections, disrupt existing ways of working, or help businesses find new, innovative ways of doing things.
The nine predictions are:
- IoT will increase opportunities for product and service personalisation, and help fuel growing expectations in this area. Greater personalisation could boost sales but does present supply chains with challenges around fragmentation and lower economies of scale.
- IoT will even up supply chains by increasing visibility, and this means companies will collaborate more as opportunities surface. IoT holds the potential for breaking down the information silos by creating connections and transparency throughout the end-to-end chain.
- Companies will increasingly turn to service providers with expertise in technology and analytics to help them realise the opportunity. Using providers can reduce capital investment, pool expertise, keep businesses agile, and foster competition and innovation in the market.
- Privacy concerns with sharing personal data won't be a major barrier as people have become accustomed to sharing this, provided they see the benefits. The internet and social media have already set a precedent that provides lessons for IoT – companies must convince users they are trustworthy, with the security of their data as well as in their intentions with it.
- Forecasting will be constructed from individual consumer demand by responding to and shaping real-time events with direct visibility of impact. IoT will radically change the traditional business approach to forecasting by bringing businesses more accurate data to work with from live consumer feedback using product sensors.
- New business models will become dominant, based around services, subscriptions and crowdsourcing, accelerating radical restructuring in the industry. IoT helps catalyse this shift, acting as a foothold to services created by the production of new connections, consumer-level visibility and personalised engagement.
- Consumers won't directly pay more for existing products to be Internet of Things enabled – technology companies and retailers will need to find other ways to create value for themselves from the data generated. Creating value will lie in offering customers additional services around their product while demonstrating the internal efficiencies delivered through the insight generated.
- IoT will accelerate automation and AI, driving efficiencies and changing the capabilities and resources needed in supply chains but risking an increase in vulnerability to system failures or hacking. IoT provides the "eyes and ears" for many other transformational technologies that will be able to leverage the wealth of information automatically acquired.
- There won't be a "game-changing" IoT innovation, but an accumulation of applications will steadily increase take-up until its ubiquity results in transformational change. The more enabled devices there are in the market, the more increasingly powerful IoT will become. Standards or interfaces will be crucial to promote collaboration and prevent companies being "locked" into distinct IoT eco-systems.
The research has been supplemented by an additional report, which investigates case studies and proposes future uses based on research findings. Broadly, these can be categorised as the way the supply chain may benefit from IoT development by:
- Utilising connections to be more efficient, make smarter decisions or link discrete devices
- Utilising connections to collect data from consumers or to provide them with potentially useful information
Examples include a device being developed by The Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) that "looks like a piece of fruit and acts like a piece of fruit – but is actually a spy." , which measures the temperature of freight containers. While it's currently common for freight containers transporting produce to measure air temperature, it is the core temperature of the individual fruit and the ability of the carrier to maintain it that is crucial for maintaining quality. The non-invasive "sensor fruit" simulates the composition of relevant fruit and gathers data on temperature over the transportation period. While not yet capable of transmitting data wirelessly, this is the logical next step.
There are numerous benefits to using such a device. Retailers and consumers could benefit from fresher produce, detailed information about how goods are being transported and lower product wastage. There are other benefits too where the broader value that IoT offers becomes apparent. In fact, the solution has been developed primarily for insurance purposes, enabling buyers to understand where an issue has occurred in a product's journey. This information can be used to inform future decisions around trading partners or to support a claim.
Above all, IGD's research confirms that a new age of retailing is emerging – a digital, connected and personalised age, shaped by technology and the consumer. An IoT-enabled food and grocery supply chain helps bring this about through live, precise, consumer and product level insight enabling efficient, responsive solutions that meet needs and create value throughout the chain.
The reports are available to Supply Chain Analysis subscribers here. An abridged copy of the report is available for free here.
The IoT evolution is one of the core themes that will be explored at IGD's Supply Chain Summit on Thursday 9th November, with over 35 speakers from key retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrisons, Amazon and many more. Tickets are available here


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Oregano is a delicious savory herb used heavily in Italian cuisine along with basil. It is a well-known addition to marinara sauces, pizza toppings, and even is used in olive oil for dipping piping hot Italian bread in to.
But the herb, which is inexpensive and easily accessible even in its fresh form at stores now, is also known for something else that may help you through cold season. The herb has some promising properties when it comes to encouraging lung health, helping to clear congested lungs and maintaining healthy lung tissue.
Oregano is a powerful anti-inflammatory
Oregano contains compounds within its leaves that are naturally anti-inflammatory which means they can help protect your delicate lung tissue from inflammation when it becomes irritated due to infection or a cold. Inflammation is what causes pain and discomfort in the lungs when we are sick, and coughing a lot only irritates it more.
Oregano is a natural antihistamine (histamine blocker)
Oregano also contains several compounds which act as natural antihistamines. This means they help to block allergens and prevent them from inflaming and irritating tissues and causing reactions. This helps it act as a sort of natural decongestant. Much better than having all the side effects of the ones you buy at the drug store!
Rich in several other vitamins and nutrients
Interestingly, oregano is also rich in quite a few nutrients, which doesn't hurt when you're sick since it can be hard to get real, healthy food down when you're not feeling well. It is rich in calcium, magnesium, zinc, vitamins A and C among others.
So next time you're starting to feel a little sick, try adding a lot more fresh oregano to your foods. Not only will it add a ton of zesty flavor to your dishes, it also can enhance your recovery and help mend your lungs quicker.


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According to a preliminary report into the loss of flight AF 447 last June, specialists removed nine "pitot tubes" out of a total of 84 seized from Air France and found that some were either slightly or highly degraded.
The finding could mean that the probes were not cleaned often enough, said the Liberation newspaper, which has seen a copy of the report.
In December, the French air accident investigation agency BEA said that the jet's speed probes, made by Thales, the French firm, gave faulty readings and were "one of the factors" in the crash but "not the sole cause".
Airbus and US and European air authorities ordered airlines to replace the tubes on A330 and A340 aircraft made by Thales with a different model produced by US firm Goodrich.
Air France said in a statement that the BEA enquiry "showed that Air France scrupulously respected all the procedures set out by the manufacturers and the authorities".
It said it had not seen the report cited by Libération.
One lawyer representing families of the victims said the new report "doesn't show much new", and that the "only authority" they would rely on was the investigating judges.
However, Gérard Arnoux, head of the UFPL-CFTC pilot's union, questioned the impartiality of the BEA. "They are stuck in the same obsessive refusal to acknowledge that the probes are the prime cause of the accident," he said.
The crash of AF 447, an Airbus A330, occurred on June 1, as the plane was flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. It was Air France's worst ever disaster.
French authorities said last month they had resumed the search for the black box recorders of the passenger jet.


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U-18 girls in green hope to maintain blitz form in Munster tie
Westmanstown was the venue for the U-18 Girls Inter-pro blitz on Saturday where Connacht took on their Leinster and Ulster counterparts.
The sun shone brighter than it has all summer and the setting was fantastic in the capital. Connacht's first match was against Leinster and our girls gave them the shock of their lives in the first half as we trailed them by just one score, 5-0, at the break.
The Connacht girls were pumped and ready to go for the second half; however, things didn't go their way. Connacht had a player sent to the bin and conceded two more tries leading to a final score of 21-0.
The fact that so many Leinster people commended the Connacht girls on how much they have improved was of little consolation - as the cliché goes the score didn't reflect the performance of our girls but that's sport.
Connacht then had some down time, two-and-a-half hours, before taking to the field again against a very tough Ulster side.
It took Connacht a long time to get going and we were down 5-0 at half-time. After a rousing speech by captain fantastic Elizabeth McNicholas, the girls turned things around and a brilliant team try was finished off by Sarah Walsh, Grainne Lohan converted and the supporters went wild with excitement - 7-5 to the girls in green.
Alas, it was not to be. An unfortunate knock-on in our 22 and allowed the Ulster girls to get in for a try from the resulting scrum. The subsequent conversion left the final score at 12-7.
The final result was tough to take for a Connacht side who had given their all. There were tough words and tears at the final whistle and this was merely a reflection of how much all involved wanted the win their efforts deserved.
There were yet more words of encouragement from opposing teams on how much the Connacht girls have improved and this underlines the huge progress that is being made in the province.
The Connacht U-18 girls had their final training session in Tuam on Wednesday. They take on Munster in Westport RFC at 2.0pm tomorrow.
Please come and support our girls in green and here's hoping we give the Munster girls the game of their lives tomorrow.
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One of Mistress Sandra's slaves really got rubber-addicted and decided to start a new life as a rubber doll. Let's go with Gina on this interesting way and let us look what happens in this phantastic experiment.
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