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|David C. Robinson
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The present invention relates generally image processing of documents in a printing system and, more particularly, an improved technique for controlling an image processing arrangement to minimize the misclassification of image types in a document with a plurality of image types.
In the reproduction of copies of an original from video image data created, for example, by electronic raster input scanning from an original document, one is faced with the limited resolution capabilities of the reproducing system and the fact that output devices are mostly binary. This is particularly evident when attempting to reproduce halftones, lines and continuous tone images. Of course, an image data processing system may be tailored so as to offset the limited resolution capabilities of the reproducing apparatus used, but this is difficult due to the divergent processing needs required by the different types of image which may be encountered. In this respect, it should be understood that the image content of the original document may consist entirely of high frequency halftones, low frequency halftones, continuous tones, or line copy, or a combination, in some unknown degree, of some or all of the above. In the face of these possibilities, optimizing the image processing system for one image type in an effort to offset the limitations in the resolution capability of the reproducing apparatus used, may not be possible, requiring a compromise choice which may not produce acceptable results. Thus, for example, where one optimizes the system for low frequency halftones, it is often at the expense of degraded reproduction of high frequency halftones, or of line copy, and vice versa.
In U.S. Pat. No. 4,194,221 to Stoffel (Issued: Mar. 18, 1980), this problem was addressed by applying a discrimination function instructing the image processing system as to the type of image data present and particularly, an auto correlation function to the stream of pixel data, to determine the existence of halftone image data. Such a function is expressed as: ##EQU1## where n=the bit or pixel number;
p=the pixel voltage value; and
t=the pixel position in the data stream.
Stoffel describes a method of processing automatically a stream of image pixels representing unknown combinations of high and low frequency halftones, continuous tones, and/or lines to provide binary level output pixels representative of the image. The described function is applied to the stream of image pixels and, for the portions of the stream that contained high frequency halftone image data, notes a large number of closely spaced peaks in the resultant signal.
Additionally, Stoffel describes an arrangement in which one image processing module can be used to process both high frequency and continuous tone image regions selectively. As shown in FIG. 11, and discussed in the accompanying text, a user controls the state of the module through use of a manual switch.
In U.S. Pat. No. 4,811,115 to Lin et al (Issued: Mar. 7, 1989), the auto correlation function is calculated for the stream of halftone image data at selected time delays which are predicted to be indicative of the image frequency characteristics, without prior thresholding. The arithmetic function used in that auto correlation system is an approximation of the auto correlation function using logical functions and addition, rather than the multiplication function used in U.S. Pat. No. 4,194,221 to Stoffel. Valleys in the resulting auto correlated function are detected to determine whether high frequency halftone image data is present.
GB 2,153,619A (Publication Date: Aug. 21, 1985) provides a similar determination of the type of image data. However in that case, a threshold is applied to the image data at a certain level, and subsequent to thresholding the number of transitions from light to dark within a small area is counted. The system operates on the presumption that data with a low number of transitions after thresholding is probably a high frequency halftone or continuous tone image.
Other patents of interest include U.S. Pat. No. 4,556,918 to Yamazaki et al. (Issued: Dec. 3, 1985) showing an arrangement assuming a periodicity of an area of halftone dots which are thresholded against an average value derived from the area to produce a density related video signal; U.S. Pat. No. 4,251,837 to Janeway, Ill. (Issued: Feb. 17, 1981) which shows the use of a three decision mode selection for determining threshold selection based on gradient constants for each pixel; U.S. Pat. No. 4,578,714 to Sugiura et al. (Issued: Mar. 25, 1986) which shows random data added to the output signal to eliminate pseudo-outlines; U.S. Pat. No. 4,559,563 to Joiner, Jr. (Issued: Dec. 17, 1985) suggests an adaptive prediction for compressing data based on a predictor which worked best for a previous pixel block; and U.S. Pat. No. 3,294,896 to Young, Jr. (Issued: Dec. 27, 1966) teaches the usefulness of thresholding in producing an image from a binary digital transmission system.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,509,195 to Nadler (Issued: Apr. 2, 1985) describes a method for binarization of a pattern wherein two concentric rings around a pixel are evaluated to determine contrast values, and the contrast values are used then to determine whether the pixel and the surrounding areas have a light or dark quality. U.S. Pat. No. 4,547,811 to Ochi et al. (Issued: Oct. 15, 1985) teaches a method of processing gray level values, depending on the density level of blocks of pixels, and their difference from a minimum or maximum value. The blocks are then processable by a halftone processing matrix depending on the difference value, U.S. Pat. No. 4,730,221 to Roetling (Issued: Mar. 8, 1988) discloses a screening technique where values of gray over an image are evaluated to determine a minimum and maximum level, in order to determine constant levels of gray. U.S. Pat. No. 4,736,253 to Shida (Issued: Apr. 5, 1988) discloses a method of producing a halftone dot by selectively comparing image signals with highlight and shadow reference values, for determination of the binarization process. U.S. Pat. No. 5,018,024 to Tanioka (Issued: May 21, 1991) discloses an apparatus for reproducing half tone image, line image and dot image by distinguishing the nature of an original image. The image is discriminated by the distribution of its spatial frequency. U.S. Pat. No. 5,025,481 to Ohuchi (Issued: Jun. 18, 1991) discloses a method for halftone (dot) region discrimination.
Under ideal conditions, the above-mentioned image segmenting arrangement of Stoffel accurately classifies one of four image types for a given region of an input image. It is not uncommon, however, for the segmenting arrangement to misclassify regions of relatively complex input images. For example, pixels classified as continuous tones can, in fact, be text pixels. Misclassified regions are typically reproduced in an incorrect manner and result in poor image quality. There are circumstances in which a user is aware that certain image types are not present in the input image. It would be desirable to use this awareness, with the Stoffel arrangement, to prevent the misclassification of pixels.
In accordance with a disclosed embodiment of the present invention there is provided an image processing apparatus for processing an image represented by a plurality of pixels corresponding with a plurality of image related signals, respectively, a selected one of the image related signals corresponding with a first image type and being processed, in parallel, with means for determining the image type of selected ones of the image related signals, a first image processing module and a second image processing module, the first image processing module having an output and being adapted to process images of the first image type and the second image processing module having an output and being adapted to process images of a second type, including: a first memory section, communicating with the determining means, the first image processing module and the second image processing module, for buffering the plurality of the image related signals; a second memory section for receiving image related signals processed with the image processing modules; and a control section, communicating with the determining means, the image processing modules and the second memory section for causing the output signal from the second image processing module to be received by the second memory section when the selected image related signal is of the first image type.
These and other aspects of the invention will become apparent from the following description, the description being used to illustrate a preferred embodiment of the invention when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a multi-mode image processing apparatus used to implement the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating one mode of decision making followed by the processing apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an image data output selector;
FIG. 4 is an elevational view of a user interface screen with a dialog for setting a segmentation mode in the image processing apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a flow diagram illustrating a technique for setting the segmentation mode;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an electronic printing machine in which the image processing apparatus of FIG. 1 can be employed;
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of the electronic printing system of FIG. 1; and
FIGS. 8-10 conjunctively represent a block diagram of the controller section of FIG. 7.
While the present invention will hereinafter be described in connection with a preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood that it is not intended to limit the invention to that embodiment. On the contrary, it is intended to cover all alternatives, modifications and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
Referring to drawings where like reference numerals designate identical or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and more particularly to FIGS. 6 and 7, there is shown an exemplary image printing system 2 for processing print jobs in accordance with the teachings of the present invention. Printing system 2 for purposes of explanation is divided into image input section 4, controller section 7, and printer section 8. In the example shown, image input section 4 has both remote and on-site image inputs, enabling system 2 to provide network, scan, and print services. Other system combinations may be envisioned such as a stand alone printing system with on-site image input (i.e., a scanner), controller, and printer; a network printing system with remote input, controller, and printer; etc.
While a specific printing system is shown and described, the present invention may be used with other types of printing systems. For example, printer section 8 may instead use a different printer type such as ink jet, ionographic, thermal, photographic, etc., and, furthermore, may be incorporated in electronic display systems, such as CRTs, LCDs, LEDs, etc. or else other image scanning/processing/recording systems, or else other signal transmitting/receiving, recording systems, etc. as well.
A more detailed description of printing system 2 may be found in copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/620,519, filed Nov. 30, 1990, to James R. Graves et al, and entitled "System for Scanning Signature Pages", the disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein.
Referring to FIG. 7, controller section 7 is, for explanation purposes, divided into an image input controller 50, User Interface (UI) 52, system controller 54, disk memory 56, image manipulation section 58, Resource Manager 57, Diagnostic Manager 59, and image output controller 60.
As best seen in FIG. 6, UI 52 includes a combined operator controller/CRT display consisting of an interactive touchscreen 62, keyboard 64, and mouse 66. UI 52 interfaces the operator with printing system 2, enabling the operator to program print jobs and other instructions, to obtain system operating information, visual document facsimile display, programming information and icons, diagnostic information and pictorial views, etc. Items displayed on touchscreen 62 such as files and icons are actuated by either touching the displayed item on screen 62 with a finger or by using mouse 66 to point a cursor to the item selected and keying the mouse.
Referring to FIGS. 7-10, the scanned image data input from scanner section 6 to controller section 7 is compressed by image compressor/processor 51 of image input controller 50 on PWB 70-3. The compressed image data with related image descriptors are placed in image files and temporarily stored in system memory 61 pending transfer to main memory 56 where the data is held pending use. A preferred procedure for storing image files is discussed below.
When the compressed image data in memory 56 requires further processing, or is required for display on touchscreen 62 of UI 52, or is required by printer section 8, the data is accessed in memory 56 and transferred to system memory 61. Where further processing other than that provided by processor of image input section 4 is required, the data is transferred to image manipulation section 58 on PWB 70-6 where additional processing steps such as collation, make ready (document editing), decomposition, rotation, etc. are carried out. Following processing, the data may be returned to main memory 56, sent to UI 52 for display on touchscreen 62, or sent to image output controller 60.
Resource Manager 57 controls access to disks and RAM 61 of files while diagnostic manager 59 handles system faults.
Image data output to image output controller 60 is decompressed and readied for printing and output to printer section 8. Image data sent to printer section 8 for printing is normally purged from memory 56 to make room for new image data.
As shown in FIGS. 8-10, controller section 7 includes a plurality of Printed Wiring Boards (PWBs) 70, PWBs 70 being coupled with one another and with System Memory 61 by a pair of memory buses 72, 74. Memory controller 76 couples System Memory 61 with buses 72, 74. PWBs 70 include system processor PWB 70-1 having plural application or system processors 78; low speed I/O processor PWB 70-2 having UI communication controller 80 for transmitting data to and from UI 52, Boot Control & LSIO Services Processor 73, and Boot Bus Processor 75; PWBs 70-3, 70-4, 70-5 having disk drive controller/processors 82 with disk drives 83 for transmitting data to and from disks 90-1, 90-2, 90-3 respectively of main memory 56 (image compressor/processor 51 for compressing the image data and another application processor 78 are on PWB 70-3); image manipulation PWB 70-6 with image manipulation processors of image manipulation section 58; image generation processor PWBs 70-7, 70-8 with image generation processors 86 for processing the image data for printing by printer section 8; dispatch processor PWB 70-9 having dispatch processors 88, 89 for controlling transmission of data to and from printer section 8; and boot control-arbitration-scheduler PWB 70-10 having Channel Loader/Scheduler Processor 76, Boot Bus Processor 77, Boot Download Control Logic 79, and Memory Bus Arbitration Logic/Resource Manager 57. Loader/Scheduler Processor 76 has two functions, one as a Boot channel to bring the system to the ready state and the other as a scheduler channel used to decide which channel performs which task and in which sequence the tasks will be performed.
In operation of the printing system 2, image data in the form of video image data picture elements, (hereinafter, pixels), which may be either analog or digital voltage representations of the image, is provided from a suitable source such as the scanner 6 (FIG. 7) or a network input. In one example, the image data pixels are obtained through line by line scanning of an image bearing original by one or more photosensitive element, such as a multiple photosite array of charge coupled devices, commonly referred to as CCDs. Line by line scanning of an image bearing original for the derivation of image data is well known and does not form a part of the present invention.
In content, the original may be composed entirely of lines, or low frequency halftone image(s), or high frequency halftone image(s), or continuous tone image(s), or combinations thereof. Where the original consists of lines, as for example a typed page, the image pixels may be converted to either one of two voltage levels, one representing non-image or background areas and the other image areas.
A continuous tone image comprises an unscreened image, typically a photograph. When scanned, the voltage values of the pixels produced are representative of the gray levels making up the picture.
A halftone image, typically a picture or scene, is one which has been reproduced through a screening process. One example is a newspaper picture. The screen used may be either a high or low frequency screen. A high frequency screen is arbitrarily defined herein as one having a frequency of 100 cycles per inch or more, while a low frequency screen is defined as one having a frequency less than 100 cycles per inch. Halftone images, therefore, comprise a pattern of discrete dots, the frequency of which depends upon the screening frequency used.
Referring to FIG. 1 an image input processing arrangement for handling image data, is designated by the numeral 100. The stream of image pixels from an image data input is fed to a data buffer 101. Buffer 101, which comprises any suitable commercially available serial in/serial out multi-row buffer having a bit storage capacity sufficient to temporarily store lines of image pixels, permits processing of image data in blocks of several lines. While the arrangement 100 is used to classify image data on a pixel-by-pixel basis, as will appear, the image type of a given pixel can be made by reference to a plurality of pixels, e.g. a block of image pixels.
Image data is made available to the image processing system along data bus 102. Image data at this point is in its raw gray format, for example, 6-8 bits per pixel. To detect the presence of high frequency halftone image data, a one dimensional block of image pixels is unloaded from buffer 101 onto the data bus 102. The block of image pixels is passed to halftone detector 104 which auto correlates each pixel group in accordance with a predetermined algorithm to determine if the image data contains halftones or not. An output on line 106 instructs the image processing control 108 to handle the data in accordance with whether high or frequency halftone image data has been detected. A suitable block size is 16 pixels at a time at 400 spots/inch, or 12 pixels at a time at 300 spots/inch. Too large a sample size has a tendency to cause a blurred result, while too small a sample size does not contain a large enough amount of data for a good sample of the function. Either case results in inaccuracies in detecting halftone image data.
The presence of line copy and/or continuous tone data is determined by discriminator 110. Discriminator 110 functions to produce an output on line 112 indicative of the presence of line copy or continuous tone image data, instructing image processing control 108 to handle data in accordance therewith.
Image processing control 108 serves essentially as a switch to allow data from the image processing sections, including high frequency halftone processing section 114, low frequency halftone processing 116, line image processing section 118 and continuous tone processing section 120, to flow through a bus 122 to an output buffer 126 in accordance with the detection of data in the particular mode. Image processing control 108 controls data bus 122 to allow data flow from each processing section, in accordance with the signals passed thereto from halftone detector 104 or discriminator 110. Each processing section processes all image data in accordance with its function, but only that data appropriately processed is allowed to pass to a selector 124 and then an output buffer 126. Data improperly processed is discarded. For further details regarding the image processing arrangement 100, reference is made to U.S. Pat. No. 4,194,221 to Stoffel and U.S. Pat. No. 4,811,115 to Lin et al., the pertinent portions of which are incorporated herein.
Referring to FIG. 2, operation of the arrangement 100, in a "full" segmentation mode, is explained in further detail. If, at step 130, it is determined that an image type is a halftone, then the autocorrelator 104 determines, via step 132, whether the halftone is high or low frequency. If the halftone is high frequency, then a descreen filter, a tone reproduction curve and a halftone filter are preferably applied via steps 134, 136 and 138. If, on the other hand, the halftone is low frequency, and sharpness is engaged (step 140) then an enhancement filter, a tone reproduction curve and a threshold are applied via steps 142, 144 and 146. When sharpness is not engaged, step 142 is omitted.
If, at step 130, it is determined that the image type is not a halftone, then the discriminator 110 determines, via step 150, whether image type is line copy or continuous tone. If it is determined that line copy is present, then the image data is processed with steps 152, 154, 156 and 158 in a manner similar to that used for low frequency halftones, as discussed above. If it is determined that continuous tone is present, then the image data is processed with steps 160 and 162 in a manner similar to that used for high frequency halftones, as discussed above, except that a descreen filter is not applied.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3, the processing sections 114, 116, 118 and 120 deliver output signals 166, 168, 170 and 172, respectively, to the bus 122. Additionally, selector 124, as shown in further detail in FIG. 3, comprises a suitable electronic switch operable in response to coded inputs to couple one of the output lines 166, 168, 170 and 172 to the output buffer 126. For descriptive purposes, selector 124 is shown as a multiplexing arrangement with an eight position switch effective on a binary "000" control signal from image processing control 108 to couple the output 166 to the output buffer 126, on a binary "001" control signal from image processing control 108 to couple the output 168 to the output buffer 126, on a binary "010" control signal from the image processing control 108 to couple the output 170 to the output buffer 126 and on a binary "011" control signal from the image processing control 108 to couple the output 172 to the output buffer 126. In the illustrated embodiment of FIG. 3, there are four additional lines, the significance of which additional will be discussed in further detail below.
The above description of FIGS. 1 and 2 relates to an image processing arrangement in which each image type of a document, with up to four image types, can be classified or "segmented" distinctly. That is, when the arrangement or "segmentor" 100 is in the full segmentation mode, regions are classified, on a pixel-by-pixel basis, as fitting into one of the four image types. Under certain circumstances, regions can be misclassified, and the misclassified regions can be reproduced in an incorrect manner to produce poor image quality. For example, the system is capable of misclassifying a high frequency halftone as a continuous tone or a photograph.
Referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, a technique for minimizing misclassification of image types is shown. Referring specifically to FIG. 4, a user interface screen, representing a segmentation dialog, is shown. In a first embodiment, consistent with the disclosure of U.S. Pat. No. 4,194,221 to Stoffel, the icon labeled "Mixed" is selected, and then the "Full" icon, of the "Photo Treatment" section, is selected. Preferably, the system default is to the full mode.
As discussed above, a system user may wish, on the basis of certain known qualities of the input image, to use a segmenting program other than the full mode. As shown in the illustrated embodiment of FIG. 5, the user can choose from one of the "Screen", "Threshold", Text & High Frequency" and "Custom" modes. Referring to FIGS. 1 and the following Tables I-III, the significance of the modes will be discussed further. As shown in FIG. 1, the Image Processing Control 108 is associated with a section designated by the title "SEGMENTATION CONTROL", the Segmentation Control section being designated by the numeral 180.
The segmentation control 180 serves to map the outputs of the sections 114, 116, 118 and 120 with two or three control signals so that pixels of selected image types are delivered to the Output buffer 126 in accordance with one of the selected modes. In one example, this mapping function is preferably accomplished through the use of a plurality of look-up tables. That is each time the image processing control determines that a given image type is present in a region of the input image, it looks to a selected one of the look-up tables to decide which of outputs 166, 168, 170 and 172 should be coupled with the output buffer 126. As illustrated in Table I, when the Screen mode is selected, low frequency halftones are mapped to text.
TABLE I______________________________________Image Type Control Signal______________________________________High Frequency 000Low Frequency 010Line/Text 010Continuous Tone 011______________________________________
In one example, it has been found that this sort of mapping is useful in processing.
As illustrated in Table II, when the Threshold mode is selected, continuous tones and low frequency halftones are mapped to text.
TABLE II______________________________________Image Type Control Signal______________________________________High Frequency 000Low Frequency 010Line/Text 010Continuous Tone 010______________________________________
In one example, it has been found that this sort of mapping is useful in processing.
As illustrated in Table III when the Text and High Frequency mode is selected, continuous tones and low frequency halftones are mapped to high frequency halftone.
TABLE III______________________________________Image Type Control Signal______________________________________High Frequency 000Low Frequency 000Line/Text 010Continuous Tone 000______________________________________
In certain instances, it has been found that processing a section of continuous tone as a high frequency halftone provides optimal processing for color halftones.
Other mappings are contemplated by the present disclosed embodiment, and these mappings can be implemented through use of one or more Custom modes. For example, a user may encounter an input image having one or more regions which are invariably misclassified by the segmentor. In this case the segmentor user may wish to develop a customized mapping which accommodates for such misclassification.
Additionally, the custom mode can be used to enhance the structure and operation of FIG. 1. In particular, a user can modify one of the processing sections or add a processing section. When a processing section is added, one of the available four lines of the selector 124, along with an appropriate control signal, can be used to deliver the processed pixels of the added processing section to the output buffer 126. In one example a high frequency processor, particularly suited to enhance details or minimize moire, could be added to the arrangement 100 and used as an alternative processing section to section 114. In this example, with the custom mode selected, one of the control signals "100", "101", "110" or "111" could be used to direct the processed pixels of the customized high frequency section, when appropriate, to the output buffer 126.
Referring to FIG. 5, once the operator selects the segmentor icon (FIG. 4) (step 184), s/he is presented with the various options (step 186) as discussed above. For ease of discussion, the various options or modes are designated by the variable N(i). For example, the Screen mode is designated as option N(1), the Threshold mode as N(2), and so on. Steps 188-1, 188-2, . . . 188-M, illustrate that the user can choose a mode from one of m modes. Upon choosing one of the modes (step 190), appropriate parameters for obtaining the mapping function, stored in one of the look-up tables, are downloaded to the segmentation control 180 of FIG. 1. As image data is transmitted to the segmentor 100 (step 192), classifications are made in accordance with the downloaded parameters of segmentation control 180 (step 194). To verify the quality of the image processing, proofs can be made (step 196) and if print quality is acceptable (step 198), then the process is ended; otherwise, a new mode is chosen (step 200) and the process is repeated.
It should be appreciated that the mode setting function of the segmenting arrangement (FIG. 2 and 4) could be set automatically. In one embodiment, automatic setting could be accomplished by 1) developing a reference histogram for each mode, 2) prescanning an input image, with a scanner, for developing a representative histogram, 3) determining the reference histogram to which the representative histogram corresponds and 4) setting one of the modes in accordance with this determination. The reference histograms could be set by a manufacturer of the segmentor or by a user of the system in which the segmentor is installed. In one example of operation, if a representative histogram indicates that only text and high frequency halftones are present, then the Screen mode is set automatically. In another embodiment, a scan mode could be used to influence the automatic setting of segmentor modes. For example, when the scan mode is for "recirculating document handling" it can be assumed that continuous tones are not present, since photographs are not typically handled by recirculating document handlers.
Numerous features of the disclosed embodiment will be appreciated by those skilled in the art. First, the disclosed segmentor promotes visually pleasing image quality. That is, by providing an operator with the capability to select a mode, from a plurality of modes, which particularly suits the operator's image processing needs, the risk of encountering misclassified regions is minimized. Second, a mode can be chosen manually or automatically. In one example an input image can be prescanned and, based on the perceived image types, an optimum mode can be obtained. Finally, the operator is provided with a wide variety of image processing approaches. In many circumstances, one of the approaches will be particularly suited for the operator's requirements. This maximizes the operator's ability to reproduce complex documents optimally in a consistent manner.
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Date: April 14, 2010 from 6:15 pm to 7:45 pm EDT
Location: Columbia University Morningside Campus Low Memorial Library, Rotunda
This program features a panel discussion with President Lee C. Bollinger, David Ignatius, Salman Rushdie, and Professor Michael S. Schudson, followed by a question and answer session with the audience. The program will be moderated by Professor Michael Doyle.
Date: January 30, 2017 from 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm EST
Location: Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
This University event will present the findings of the Columbia University and Slavery project and a newly launched website housing its compiled research with remarks from President Lee C. Bollinger, Professor Eric Foner, and Vice Provost Christopher L. Brown. Jordan Brewington, Columbia College '17 and Jared Odessky, Columbia College '15 will discuss their research and personal experiences contributing to the project.
Date: January 27, 2017 from 2:55 pm to 4:15 pm EST
Location: Roone Arledge Auditorium, Alfred Lerner Hall
Join Bill Gates and Warren Buffett for a lively discussion, moderated by Charlie Rose, about a wide range of topics - from their friendship, philanthropy and business; to global health, innovation and leadership. Bill and Warren will be taking questions from the audience, so come prepared with your most pressing questions and you may have the opportunity to ask them live during the event.
Date: September 30, 2016 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm EDT
Location: St. Paul's Chapel, 1160 Amsterdam Avenue at 117th Street, Columbia University in the City of New York
Columbia University invites you to celebrate the life of Professor Fritz Stern, University Professor Emeritus and Former Provost, Columbia University in the City of New York.
Date: April 7, 2016 from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm EDT
Location: Alfred Lerner Hall, Auditorium, Morningside Campus
Named for the 106th Mayor of the nation's largest city and the first African American Mayor elected in New York City, the David N. Dinkins Leadership and Public Policy Forum provides a vehicle for analysis, focus, and dialogue around the dynamic elements of urban policies, programs, and initiatives. For over 20 years, this annual forum has addressed many of the challenging issues that successful and urban ecosystems must contend with including mass incarceration, education, the environment, labor, tourism, immigration, and fiscal crises. This year's Forum is proud to welcome United States Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, to present the keynote address.
Date: April 4, 2016 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm EDT
Location: Rotunda, Low Memorial Library
The Columbia Global Freedom of Expression Prizes will recognize judicial decisions and legal representation around the world that strengthen freedom of expression by promoting international legal norms.
Date: September 15, 2015 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm EDT
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This program features investigative journalist Bethany McLean, author of the inaugural publication of Columbia Global Reports, Shaky Ground: The Strange Saga of the U.S. Mortgage Giants, alongside Nicholas Lemann, William Ackman, and Franklin Raines.
Date: April 13, 2015 from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm EDT
Location: Columbia University Morningside Campus Miller Theatre
Free screening of Selma and post-screening discussion with leading Columbia scholars from arts, journalism, history, law, media and culture studies, public heath, and more.
Date: February 18, 2015 from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm EST
Location: Columbia University Morningside Campus Low Memorial Library, Rotunda
This program features authors and leading journalists Claire Shipman and Katty Kay as they discuss their New York Times best-selling book The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance - What Women Should Know.
Date: April 1, 2014 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm EDT
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This program will feature an address by Craig S. Wilder, Professor and Head of History at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Author, titled Ebony & Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities. The address will be followed by remarks and a panel discussion with Craig S. Wilder, and Columbia University Professors, Ansley T. Erickson, Eric Foner, and Karl Jacoby. The panel discussion will be followed by a question and answer session with the audience.

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Dr. Comics, my local comics store had a celebration of 28 years in business. They invited old staff and customers from over the years back.
Michael Pandolfo has been a great aid to the comics community and the community. Michael gives lots of kids their first job, and helps them figure out how to be an adult in the world. And for those of us who have a hard time figuring things out he still just sells us comics, lots, and lots of comics. The Cap is my thank you present for the 26 years of gab, friendship, and support. It's drawn in Flash 6 on the computer and inked with brushes on paper as I slowly work my back into an organic style.


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Werewolf the Forsaken
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If you have comments or questions on any of the above, or if you have ideas, please send them to your DST or RST, who will then forward them on the ANST Forsaken staff. While the staff will be watching the Email lists for threads regarding this information, the way to ensure your thoughts are seen is to make sure they are received by your RST.
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Anaïs Nin
Life Path Number 9
" The dream was always running ahead of me. To catch up, to live for a moment in unison with it, that was the miracle."
Anaïs Nin was a French essayist and memoirist of Cuban descent who wrote journals since she was 11 years old, novels, essays, short stories, critical studies, and erotica, including Delta of Venus and Little Birds, but has became known mostly during her years in the USA.
She was born on Saturday February 21st 1903, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France.
Anaïs Nin is the philanthropist, humanitarian, socially conscious, and is deeply concerned about the state of the world, for which she has great compassion and idealism. Anaïs is a utopian, and will spend her life trying to realize some aspect of her utopian dream, sacrificing money, time, and energy for a better world. It is in giving that Nin finds much satisfaction.
Anaïs Nin has a broad outlook on life. She tends to see the big picture, rather than the minute details. Anaïs naturally attracts people from all walks of life who can fit into her larger plans and take over the areas she finds uninteresting. The person with a 9 Life Path is rarely prejudiced or accepts social biases of people. Instead, they evaluate people on the basis of what they can do for the larger cause. They are the true egalitarian.
Anaïs is imaginative and creative, especially at harmoniously arranging the beauty already potential in the environment. These abilities can lead Nin into such fields as interior decorating, landscape art, and photography. But because of her strong social consciousness, Anaïs Nin can be an effective politician, lawyer, judge, minister, teacher, healer, and environmentalist. Vocations that require self-sacrifice and have a clear social impact are common among 9s.
She is often disappointed by the realities of life: the shortcomings of others, or of her own self's. Somehow, Anaïs Nin does not want to accept the imperfections of the world, a feeling that drives her constantly to try to improve upon it. But rather than be satisfied with her efforts, and those of others, Anaïs relentlessly pushes on, striving for greater accomplishments. She is often unsatisfied with the results. In short, Nin lacks the perspective that would otherwise make it possible for her to enjoy life more fully, and accept its natural limitations.
Anaïs Nin has a controlled enthusiasm and the ability to finish what she starts.
A key to Anaïs' personality is the necessity of sacrifice. Anaïs has to learn to let go of material possessions and relationships, the inherent lesson being that holding on too tightly to anything causes pain.
Money comes to Anaïs Nin through mysterious or unexpected ways: inheritance; the benevolence of someone who was inspired by Nin's work; or a lucky investment. Conversely, if Anaïs pursues money for its own sake, after giving up on her larger dreams, she is likely to find herself empty handed.
The most successful and satisfying road for a nine is giving; sharing and sacrificing for a larger goal, without expecting anything in return. Anaïs' greatest chance at success is to tie her personal fortunes to an endeavor that makes the world a better place for others. Very often, this turns into a highly successful and lucrative enterprise, providing amply for Anaïs Nin and her family. Her life rests on the axiom that the more she gives, the bigger her reward.
Anaïs Nin is romantic, but her love is more impersonal. She tends to be focused on her dreams instead.
When Anaïs is not in harmony with her true nature, she can fall to moodiness, or become aloof, and withdrawn. She can become timid, uncertain, and ungrateful, putting the blame for her troubles on others or the world. Nin has a gift for examining her life objectively, and at some distance. She has to be honest with herself. By openly facing her shortcomings, as well as her strengths, she develops equilibrium. Anaïs Nin is thus able to love and better understand herself and all of life.
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About Anaïs' Life Path number
If ever there was a single moment of total transformation, it was actually the moment of Anaïs Nin's birth. In that instant, Anaïs stepped through a door in time into a new reality - the reality of human life. The most critical number in Nin's numerology chart is based on the date of her birth - the moment when the curtain went up in Anaïs Nin's life.
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Road tankers weights and measures
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Guidance for organisations that are required to comply with weights and measures law for road tankers.
Road tankers weights and measures guidance
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This guidance covers all meter measuring systems in use for trade. Part 1 covers meter measuring systems covered by the Measuring Instruments Directive (MID), ie those put on the market on or after 1 October 2006. Part 2 covers meter measuring systems under national control, ie before the MID came into force and during the transitional period. It is addressed to organisations that are required to comply with weights and measures law.
The Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016 came into force on 28 December 2016 under the New Legislative Framework (NLF), a common set of principles developed to improve the European internal market. The regulations focus on making procedures more consistent. They replace the Measuring Instruments (Liquid Fuels delivered from Road Tankers) Regulations 2006, but the existing technical requirements are unchanged, so this guidance remains relevant.
Regulatory Delivery issued guidance under the NLF in August 2017. Read the specific guidance on the provisions introduced by the NLF for the Measuring Instruments Regulations 2016.
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Mark this day. Soon America will be dead in the water. America faces a threat that Congress admits could kill 90% of us within a year — and yet they have done nothing to defend against it.
Whether it's Russia, China, or even the hard-to-believe North Korea, we will, without question, be hit with an EMP bomb. Some have even considered that our OWN GOVERNMENT would start this.
We are at a critical juncture. It is abundantly clear that the election is rigged and chalk-full of corruption. And we 'ain't seen nothin' yet'. Meaning no disrespect to Renos surviving family: now, the coincidental death of the main witness, Janet Reno … think about it.
Here's another layer of what is behind all of those WikiLeaks:
A so-called soft coup behind the scenes has formed and is a potential ignition for maximum upheaval among the American citizens. We were led to believe this soft coup was to remove criminal Hillary in order for Donald Trump to win. Nope. We have been purposely deceived once again by our government and so-called 'leaks'.We will see martial law like none other. What we will experience will make Black Fridays look like childs play. The will to survive coupled with the absolute rage that the deceived citizens will be inflammed with will create a unprecedented shitstorm that will end thousands, if not millions, of innocent lives.
It has been suggested that the soft coup is actually to remove Hillary and to place Bernie Sanders as Commander in Chief. Outrageous, right? How betrayed, bamboozled or gullible will you feel? He isn't even on the damn ballot!
Consider this:
The work the Germans did in the '30 – '40′s created a soldier race that is now hiding in every American city and town… Including Yours!
Among the many ways in which the 2016 US presidential election has been out of the ordinary is the invocation of Russia as a looming threat to American democracy. Russia was the topic that attracted the most attention during all three presidential debates and the vice-presidential one, easily surpassing every other subject by a wide margin. Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) was a distant second, while taxes brought up the third place. The blame-shifting has accomplished one thing: an inflammed Putin who has, by the way the highest-tech weapons known to man. He has warned us and has warned us yet again and again. You can poke at a Bear only so many times before it erupts.
Other nations are noticing.
Russia's Armata tank is hailed as revolutionary in a leaked internal paper from British military intelligence, in which doubts are expressed about whether the UK has what it takes to counter the Kremlin's newest armor.
Anyone who thinks that the results of the 2016 election will be anywhere near peaceful is kidding themselves. Not that I am wanting civil unrest, far from it!
But just look at the tensions and violence that has trailed the race all along for a hint of what is on the horizon.
Will 'they' even have a winner right away or will this be dragged out? Will they want the tension to escalate so that we can destroy and eliminate one another, doing their hard work for them?
Listen, if nothing happens, GREAT! But not to prepare is nuts.
Riots must be considered. They gain momentum and the larger the group, the lower the I.Q. rationalization goes. Extreme martial law is coming. All systems and transportation will come to a grinding hault. You will not be able to call 911 for any assistance.
Stay calm and prepare now. Stay away from large crowds.
Watch the election results from your own, secured, home! You will glad you did.
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Gary Heavin – Preparing for an EMP
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Dizdar: We Are Tracking Satanic Super Soldiers In ALL U.S. Cities
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Putin on the ballot? 'Russia factor' takes center stage in US presidential race
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Lol, extreme, extreme martial law?
They're gonna initiate extreme jail, and extreme curfew?
TPTB aren't going to start martial law or put us in FEMA camps.
We won't be making the rich richer if they did that.
We're already enslaved, trapped by our jobs and our debt. Monitored by your super RFID chip that you bought and paid for yourself (your phone).
First off, I am extremely sad to see my best friend and pedophile partner Janet Reno, DEAD. She is the only woman on my team that has had sex with more young children than I. This Bill and I will work on it as we fly on the Lolita express more often, you have my promise. So many young girls to rape such little time. Screw Putin, he's in bed with Bill no problem there. What difference at this point does it make!!1?
I get an ever growing feeling that Obama bin ladin is going to Nuke America ! The new note that shows a nuclear bomb going off in America keeeps coming back to haunt me.. And then attack Russia while america burns ! 💣💨
Cosmic and inter galactic, multi dimensional enema is aproaching America. You should all stick your thumb up your ars*s. It might not be enough to prevent it, but occasional lick will allow you to taste it, incase you dont feel the pressure of 2 gallons of water alarming enough.
-This I have seen and I bare witness to you, because super Putin or maybe the Chinese or even North Koreans have sent mighty armada of Leprechauns to summon this fluid interference in our personas.
Russia, Russia, Russia, Russia, OMG it's got to be Russia because the masters of "chaos for gain" and "chaos craft" say so ? What group of people believe their destiny is to rule and reign over this earth for a millennia. What grouping (tribe) spawned communism ? What group was Jesus always exposing and calling out ? Hint it wasn't the Romans. What group is named and called out in Rev. 2:9 & Rev. 3:9 ? What group has mastered the art of ill gotten gain, perversion for gain, division for gain, deception for gain, multi-culturalism for gain (isn't it odd how strongly they promote it but refuse to practice it ?) and usurpation for gain ? Well when you figure out what group (tribe) of beings is disproportionately most often to be in the answer to these questions, you are getting very close to figuring out the main human source of the global chaos. The ones who believe and mascaraed as the "chosen ones", the ones who claim to be who they are not…..these are the ones engineering and constructing this NWDisorder……NOT RUSSIA.
Lmao time to use the curses in psalms
I fear an EMP, or nuclear attack from the District of Criminals, more than I do from Putin.
D Day ~ A-Muslim-Mexi-Chin-A (AMERICA ) goes to the " Rigged Polls for " NOTHING " Today…….
To Vote On Who They Will Pic From Their Satanic Leadership To Lead The World Into WW3 And Armageddon
And The Total Implementation of the World New World Order 666……
Next comes the mass culling of the White race on Earth ( Us The Actual Alien Edenites From the Garden Of Eden) by the colored satanic controlled populations of planet Earth….
But have no fear ~ we will have devine intervention on our side against Satans fallen angles….
World Leaders Job Is to Make You Believe They are Working Hard to Solve the World's Problems. They are Not!
Flint's Water Contamination Is Minor-League Compared to the Rest of the US, Study Reveals (Videos)
Biggest Sting in History, Indictments Growing - Liz Crokin (Video)
A Perfect Storm for Silver - Steve St Angelo
Anybody remember this sexual harasser? (Barack Obama Shows Erection To Reporters On Plane)
The broken mirror in the American mind
Trump Issues Powerful Message To UN
Plot to Destroy Trump Hatched in Obama White House – Greg Hunter, Edward Klein Video
Shocking Report On Flu Vaccines Released By John Hopkins Researcher (Video)
Breaking News - U.S. State Department Press Briefing On North Korea
World Leaders Job Is to Make You Believe They are Working Hard to Solve the World's Problems. They are Not!
Holding Our Ground: A Critique of the Ethics & Strategy of Violence Against Fascist Assembly
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Top Nazis were all Jewish.
Myron C Fagan: The Illuminati and the CFR [1967]
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have some happy art
aj is soooo cute e we
aj is soooo cute e we
It's so cute, like an old cartoon or something.
I like how they look like more the style of the older cartoon. C:
i didnt notice that o:
They totally do, though. C: The old cartoon's art style was a little bit more realistic. (but the show it self wasnt so great lol, the voice acting was awful)
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Sweetgrass (film)
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|Lucien Castaing- Taylor
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Sweetgrass is a 2009 documentary film that follows modern-day shepherds as they lead their flocks of sheep up into Montana's Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer pasture. It was directed by Lucien Castaing-Taylor, a Harvard anthropologist, and produced by his wife Ilisa Barbash. The title derives from Sweet Grass County, one of several in which the film was shot.
Production and premiere[edit]
Recording first began in the spring of 2001, when Barbash and Castaing-Taylor first heard of a family of Norwegian‐American sheepherders in Montana. These herders were among the last to trail their band of sheep long distances through Montana's mountains.[1] After 8 years of filming and development, it premiered at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival. Since then it has regularly screened worldwide and distributed theatrically by Cinema Guild. In the United States, it premiered at the New York Film Festival, and in Montana at the Big Sky Documentary Film Festival in Missoula, where it received the Big Sky Artistic Excellence Award.
Critical response[edit]
Rotten Tomatoes gave 97% and certified "Fresh". Film critics have generally praised the film as "an anthropological work of art,"[2] focusing on its aesthetic minimalism, such as a lack of music and narration.[3] The film is a New York Times Critic's Pick, a Washington Post Critic's Pick,[4] and Manohla Dargis of The New York Times described it as "the first essential movie" of 2010.[5]
See also[edit]
- ^ Recordist's Statement | Sweetgrass
- ^ Robert Koehler. Agrarian Utopias/Dystopias: The New Nonfiction. Accessed June 18, 2010
- ^ Anthony Lane, The Current Cinema, "Hard Days and Nights," The New Yorker, January 11, 2010, p. 82
- ^ Michael O'Sullivan. Stunning look at graze anatomy. Washington Post, May 21, 2010.
- ^ Manohla Dargis. "Montana Cowboys Lead, Coax and Cajole Their Charges Amid a Chorus of Bleats". 1/6/2010.


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- Working-class young adults face similar problems, but tend to struggle alone and refuse to ask for help. Tweet This
- Without institutions to help us do what's necessary to reach our goals, it is difficult to become self-sufficient. Tweet This
In her book Coming Up Short: Working-Class Adulthood in an Age of Uncertainty, Harvard postdoctoral fellow Jennifer M. Silva (who spoke with IFS here) makes the point that though they face similar problems, working-class young adults "have no sense of 'we.'" Rather than turning to others for help with their problems, Silva's interviewees said things like, "I'm like a rock. I like to figure things out for myself, so I really don't go looking for help."
Silva's insight sheds light on something that's been puzzling me for over a year now: my friend and neighbor Stephanie's resistance to outside help. Every week we find ourselves chatting about her struggles. She is a 26-year-old mother of two, and it's not an exaggeration to say that she and her boyfriend are always on the brink of crisis—financially, medically, in their relationship. Her boyfriend works at a landscaping job, although Stephanie is never sure if he'll actually get up in time to get there, or if he'll instead spend the day playing video games or smoking weed. He's a nice guy, with a big heart, but he struggles with depression and refuses to take his medication or see a counselor.
Stephanie has a hard time keeping a job herself—she's got several years of college but no degree—and she quit her last job as a nursing home cook because she was worried that her son was acting out in school because she wasn't home enough. She's now back in the job search again, for the third time this year. On top of that, Stephanie's kids get sick often, as do she and her boyfriend, and trips to the urgent care center and the ER are commonplace. With all the stress, she and her boyfriend argue frequently, and think often about breaking up (and sometimes do, only to get back together weeks later).
Mostly I just listen, but sometimes when Stephanie is venting to me I'll try to say something helpful. I've given her the names and numbers of counselors who charge on a sliding scale, and told her of people I know who had their lives and relationships transformed because of some third-party intervention. I've introduced her to a friend who grew up in poverty and got out. I've given her the number of a financial planner friend who offered to meet with her for free. I've offered to sit down and teach her how to make a budget.
Stephanie pretty much sees herself as a lone individual fighting against almost-impossible odds.
But though she thanks me for the suggestions, she has never acted on them. Stephanie pretty much sees herself as a lone individual fighting against almost-impossible odds. She says that when it comes to relationships, she's never really taken advice from anyone, and in general she says "there's not that much you could tell somebody specifically, because it might be different for different people." And "who knows what the right way is, anyway?" Stephanie asks.
Once, when I suggested that counseling might help her relationship with her boyfriend because "sometimes other people can see your situation better than you can," she looked surprised that I'd say such a funny thing. I tried to explain that it's kind of like the difference between being on the ground vs. seeing the view from an airplane. Sometimes others can offer us insight into ourselves, a different perspective that we wouldn't see otherwise. Stephanie still looked perplexed, like she had never thought of that before. In her view, the only resources she can trust are herself and her own initiative.
Her boyfriend agrees, saying "We have the internet now. There's no reason that we can't learn how to do something if we just show a little bit of initiative. Sure, it'd take time and money and effort, but there's no reason we couldn't do it." (I should note, however, that despite their resistance to other people and organizations helping them with what they see as personal problems, neither sees any problem accepting material aid from the government. They receive food stamps, are on Medicaid, and have an "Obama phone." When their food stamps were recently cut by $30 a month they were not happy.)
Stephanie really does want to change her life, though. She talks about it all the time. She wants to go to school, get a good job, get her finances in order, buy a house, and get married, she says. She says she wants her kids to have a stable home, to eat healthy organic foods, to do well in school and in life. And there are weeks where she seems to be on the right track. Weeks where she'll buy budget foods and make freezer meals instead of driving through Wendy's. Weeks where she'll call the local community college to inquire about programs. Weeks where she and her boyfriend seem to be getting along. Weeks where she'll check out some books on home gardening from the library and plant some seeds in pots on the cement slab patio of their apartment.
Without institutions to help us do what is necessary to reach our goals, it is very difficult to become self-sufficient.
But with little support from friends or family and few models of success in her social network, despite her intentions, Stephanie finds herself repeating the same cycles of low-paying work to unemployment to low-paying work to unemployment and from living with her boyfriend to kicking him out to getting back together again even though little has changed in the relationship. Stephanie articulates what she needs to do, but then she doesn't do it. "I need to budget," she said over a year ago. "I need to budget," she told me last week.
And I don't say this to be judgmental—it's a tendency of human nature that I see in myself, too. I've said that I need to exercise regularly for the past four years, but until I joined the YMCA a couple months ago, that goal that I frequently articulated was never a reality (and it still isn't totally consistent). I could make a very long list of all the times I have done the opposite of what I knew would be best for me in the long run.
Without a supportive social network, without institutions to help us do what is necessary to reach our goals, to "automate" our behavior in a sense, it is very difficult to become self-sufficient. Self-sufficiency is actually an illusion—it's healthy interdependence that most accurately describes the state of human thriving. We enter this world dependent on the parents who gave us life, and we continue in varying degrees of dependence on others for the rest of our lives. And often those relationships of interdependence are what bring the most meaning, the deepest joy to our human existence.
So perhaps the message that working-class young adults most need to hear is not one of independence, but interdependence: it's okay to ask for and accept help.


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The easy going & decidedly spring-like groove of "Current Carry" by Vetiver is this week's Best In Show. The Bay Area band has loose connections to the so-called freak folk scene after working with folks like Devendra Banhart and Joanna Newsom. A fairly prolific lot, help "Current Carry" can be found on the band's seventh LP, Complete Strangers, recently released on the Easy Sound label. For more information visit vetiverse.com.Tweet
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Tomorrow morning, while youre stuck in traffic, hitting the snooze bar, or (more likely) feverishly hitting the refresh on this blog, Carl Crawford will be on the operating table. There, Dr. James Andrews and his team of robot surgeons will slice into the outfielders arm and officially disprove the once-unanimous theory:
Theres no way Crawfords second year in Boston can be less productive than his first.
Then, once surgery is in the books, well turn our attention to year three of the Carl Crawford Era, and a few obvious questions:
1. When will he be back in the line-up?
2. When will he be 100 percent?
3. Will he ever be 100 percent?
4. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to watch someone flush 120M down the toilet?
Early speculation ball-parked Crawfords recovery time at somewhere between 7-9 months, but in the quest for clarity, Rob Bradford sat down with a position player who knows a thing or two about coming back from Tommy John surgery: The friendly Mike Aviles.
Around 7 months I was playing in spring training games, and that was kind of rare, said Aviles, who underwent Tommy John in July of 2009. I still wasnt able to play shortstop, but I was able to play second because my throws just didnt have the extra carry that I needed.
He continued: I felt fully healed once the season started, but you could still feel as the months went on that your arm continued to get stronger. I would say right around the year mark is when I felt completely, fully, fully back to normal."
Of course, everyone's different. Then, there's the fact that Aviles is a middle infielder and Crawford's an outfielder. (The most notable outfielder I found to have had the surgery is Matt Holiday, who went under in July of 2001 and was ready for the start of the next season. But then again, that was back when he was a 21-year-old minor leaguer.)
Speaking of age, we also have to consider that Aviles had the surgery shortly after his 28th birthday, where as Crawford just turned 31. There's also the grim reality that Crawford hasn't exactly proven himself to be a quick healer during his two years in Boston.
Either way, best case scenario, it seems like we'll be looking at least next August before we see Carl Crawford at his best and brightest. And to that, I'll say there's a very good chance that year three is just as unproductive as the first two.
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This is my first build, but I've played Taric since beta. I have an excellent understanding of how his skills work and what the best item choices for him are. In this build you will see that the most ridiculous looking build could potentially be the best. So without further talk here is the guide that will change your perspective of Taric the Gem Knight forever.
I chose attack speed quints for an early game boost to add more damage and to make the cool down on his heal faster since his passive is based on auto-attacks. Attack Speed Marks for the same thing. Cooldown on heal and more damage. Armor seals so that you can sustain for longer periods of time and. Ability Power Glyphs for more damage as well and to make your heal stronger.
This mastery tree 21/8/1 provides Taric with good damage but also some health and resistance to make him tough to kill.
You start with mana crystal and 2 potion in order to make Taric last longer in the laning phase. Since Taric has his own heal, he will last forever in lane.
Get the attack speed boots for more damage and decreases the cooldown on heal.
Wits End for the extra magic damage and the attack speed which will help the cooldown on his heal, and general damage. Also, some more magic resist to make Taric more tough.
Once you get Phage nobody will get away from Taric. With the health and added slow effect Taric is going to be extremely hard to kill and almost impossible to get away from.
Zeal for obvious reasons, and then Trinity Force will make Taric the enemies #1 focus so you have to be careful from here on out.
Guinsoo's Rageblade helps Taric's damage for both spells and melee and also decreases cooldown on his heal faster because of Taric's passive.
Rabadon's completes the build pretty much since then you can heal for large amounts and also throw out tons of damage from your spells.
Madreds is just icing on the cake. With Madred's Bloodrazor you can take on anyone. You can kill a tank in just a few seconds or straight up level one of the carries. I haven't tried to go 3v1 yet but 2v1 is pretty easy.
Skill Sequence
I picked this skill sequence to make taric all around good and not have just one good spell in the beginning. You need to be using all of your spells when you can, whether to heal a teammate or stun an incoming enemy. So keep all of your skills to a relatively close level, but if you have the choice level up either shatter or heal before stun.
Summoner Spells
I'm sure there are better choices, but for now I really enjoy the extra damage from ignite and the easy get away that flash provides.
Team Fights
In team fight Taric's job is simple. Wait for the tank to engage and let the focus be drawn away from you and then charge in and kill the carry. If you have your whole team with you this shouldn't be a problem. Open up with your stun followed by your ultimate for extra attack damage. Once you've taken the carry down most of the way use shatter to finish him off. Once the carry is dead heal up if needed or heal a teammate and get ready to kill the rest of them.
Ranked Play
I've only played a couple of ranked matches with this build but so far so good. I haven't lost a ranked match with Taric yet, and I have carried every game I've played. In laning phase you want to focus on the enemy. Let your AD carry have all the CS, just keep the enemy away from the minions and peck at them. By level 2 or 3 you should be going in for kills. Every time your ignite is up go in and get a kill. Once you've taken down your lane's tower, then start to get some farm, but at the same time keep an eye on where your ad carry is. You are not yet strong enough to kill a bunch of people by yourself so you can use the help from the AD to finalize those kills. By the time you get Trinity Force chances are the enemy has either A) already surrendered; or B) you have won already. So good luck with this build hopefully I get good reviews. Like I said this is my first guide so I apologize for it not being fancy or flashy or extremely in depth. I look forward to your comments and criticism.


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A CONTROVERSIAL protest resulted in trainer Brent Cavanough being gifted his local cup in Albury today.
Niblick, formerly owned by Lloyd Williams and now in the care of Cavanough, was promoted to the winner of the Albury Cup despite crossing the line in second place and not protesting against the winner.
Bolter Fabriano crossed the line first, and appeared to have given trainer Peter Donnelly and jockey Jye McNeil their biggest race success.
However Jeff Penza, rider of the third-placed Coliseo protested against the winner Fabriano and runner-up Niblick, claiming interference over the concluding stages.
The protest against the winner was upheld but the protest against Niblick was dismissed, meaning that the race was awarded to Niblick with Coliseo promoted to second and Fabriano relegated to third.
Cavanough completed a feature-race double when Bossdon City won the Flat Knacker.
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Beatty Applauds Selection of Raphael Bostic as Next Atlanta Fed President
Beatty Applauds Selection of Raphael Bostic as Next Atlanta Fed President
Led legislation to encourage diversity at Federal Reserve
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, March 13, 2017, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta named Raphael Bostic, former assistant secretary at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and professor at the University of Southern California's Sol Price School of Public Policy, as the 15th president and chief executive officer of the Atlanta Federal Reserve effective June 5, 2017. After the announcement, U.S. Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) issued the following statement:
"Professor Bostic's historic selection is nearly 104 years in the making. As a member on the exclusive Financial Services Committee, I have consistently called for greater representation and diversity at all levels of the Federal Reserve—even introducing legislation to encourage the Fed, among the 12 Regional Banks, to do so. That is why I want to not only congratulate Professor Bostic, but also the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta for making this important, much-needed selection. However, more progress must be made, so I look forward to working with Professor Bostic and the entire Federal Reserve System to make sure our country's economic policy works for all Americans."
Earlier this year, Beatty reintroduced the Ensuring Diverse Leadership Act of 2017, H.R. 485. The bill would ensure that at least one gender diverse candidate and racially or ethnically diverse candidate are interviewed when there is a vacancy among the Federal Reserve Regional Bank presidents. Prior to today's announcement, in the Fed's 104-year history, no African-American or Latino had ever served as a Regional Bank president.
H.R. 485 is cosponsored by Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Maxine Waters (CA-42), Dean of the House of Representatives Congressman John Conyers (MI-13), Congressman David Scott (GA-13) and Congressman Keith Ellison (MN-05). The bill is awaiting further consideration in the House Financial Services Committee.
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The National Assembly's decision to delay the proceedings comes ahead of Vatican-sponsored talks between the opposition and the unpopular government. The negotiations aim to quell unrest in the crisis-hit country.
Venezuela freed three anti-government activists and the opposition postponed a symbolic trial in congress of President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday even as it warned it would quit Vatican-backed talks in a matter of days if tough conditions were not met. The Vatican-sponsored talks between the government and the opposition are due to begin on November 11 with the aim to ease the country's economic and political crisis.
The opposition has accused Maduro of violating the constitution by helping block a referendum which looked to remove the president from power. However, Maduro blamed the opposition for attempting a "coup" against the government by planning said referendum.
The recall referendum sought by the opposition to oust Maduro over his inefficient rule during a crippling economic crisis was scrapped last month after the government termed it a meaningless exercise.
The opposition-dominated National Assembly's decision to put off its proceedings against Maduro is a sign of the opposition's desire to seek a solution to the crisis through talks, speaker Henry Ramos Allup said.
Maduro foes in #Venezuela call off protests. Up until now," says Ramos Allup, "with the clashing & confrontation, we've achieved nothing,— Juan Forero (@WSJForero) November 1, 2016
Ramos Allup added an opposition march to Maduro's presidential palace planned for Thursday has also been postponed.
The opposition has, however, demanded that the government release around 100 jailed opposition activists and bring forward the next presidential election. Venezuela's presidential polls are due in late 2018.
Analysts had called the "trial" of Maduro by the lawmakers symbolic at best, as the constitution does not allow for such a process against the president.
Maduro himself had dismissed the exercise as invalid and a "coup" attempt against the government. He vowed to throw participants in jail.
The opposition's retreat is an indication that it sees negotiations as the best option, rather than testing its ability to rally the public to its side.
Besides the Vatican, three former heads of state from Panama, Dominican Republic and Spain are trying to foster dialogue in Venezuela. The regional bloc Unasur, the union of South American nations, is also involved in negotiations.
Senior US diplomat Tom Shannon is also in Caracas and met with Maduro on Monday to try and support the talks.
Having narrowly won the elections in 2013 to replace Hugo Chavez, who died of cancer, Maduro has seen his popularity plummet. His fall from grace is largely due to the OPEC nation's unprecedented economic crisis.


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Defence Secretary Philip Hammond confident of hitting new Army Reserve recruitment target
THE Army are looking to recruit 11,000 new reservists by 2018 in a fresh recruitment drive announced today.
Philip Hammond said he is "very confident" the Ministry of Defence (MoD) can increase the number of reserve soldiers from 19,000 to 30,000 by 2018.
The Defence Secretary said the newly named Army Reserve, formerly known as the Territorial Army, will be crucial to the future make-up of the military.
Speaking at the Horse Guards Parade in London, he said: "[Reservists] will be critical to mounting military operations in the future - an integral part of the armed forces.
[Reservists] will be critical to mounting military operations in the future - an integral part of the armed forces
"We're very confident that we will achieve this target.
"It's a challenging one, but the army is used to challenges, and as this campaign ramps up - and today's event is an important step in that process - we're seeing more and more contacts.
"Over time they will convert into trainees in the pipeline to delivery as trained reservists in a couple of years time."
The 57-year-old Conservative MP drank tea with troops as he looked at various stalls set up on the Horse Guards Parade.
Hundreds of visitors posed with soldiers and looked at military while they attended the event in the capital.
A leaked MoD memo published last month warned people wanting to joining the Army Reserve were being put of due to defence cuts and a "hostile recruiting environment".
The document also raised fears that targets would not be reached and a "disappointing" number of reservists had been recruited.