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DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) - A suspected U.S. drone fired missiles at two compounds in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region Friday, killing at least seven alleged militants, while security forces killed the alleged planner of the deadly recent attack on a school, Pakistani officials said.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A yellow Labrador that got spooked on a Christmas Day hike in the Columbia Gorge, snapping her leash and plunging 150 feet down a cliff, was rescued in the dark by a climber who rappelled to a narrow ledge where the dog was trapped.
UPLAND (AP) - A 12-year-old boy riding a motorized scooter he got for Christmas has been fatally struck by a car in front of his home in Upland.
MONTEREY (AP) - Clint Eastwood and his wife of 18 years have finalized their divorce.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A police officer shot a woman in the leg early Friday at a Hollywood parking structure after she fought with another woman and pointed a gun at the officer, authorities said.
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) - Ukrainian authorities and pro-Russia rebels exchanged nearly 370 prisoners Friday, a major step toward easing hostilities in eastern Ukraine.
NEW YORK (AP) - Can the U.S. hold everyone else above water? That is the question investors are asking as Wall Street heads into 2015.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Interview" was never supposed to be a paradigm-shifting film. But unusual doesn't even begin to describe the series of events that transpired over the past few weeks, culminating in the truly unprecedented move by a major studio to release a film in theaters and on digital platforms simultaneously.
BOSTON (AP) - What started with a widow quietly dropping her wedding rings into a Salvation Army donation kettle has spawned spontaneous acts of jewelry generosity this holiday season.
Winter weather turned the West white on Friday.
TOKYO (AP) - Sony's iconic gadgetry and the star appeal of Hollywood may have appeared to be a perfect match when the electronics giant bought Columbia Pictures in 1989. A quarter century later, it's apparent that Sony Corp. has not attained the magic synergy it was hoping for.
LOS ANGELES (AP) - While tens of thousands of immigrants living in the country illegally are gearing up to apply for a long-sought driver's license in California starting Jan. 2, others are being urged to think twice.
Wall Street's "Santa Claus" rally kept delivering gifts a day after Christmas.
NEW YORK (AP) - The wife and two sons of a policeman gunned down along with his partner in a brazen daylight ambush were joined at his wake Friday by hundreds of uniformed officers, including dozens who saluted as his flag-draped casket was carried into the church.
NEW YORK (AP) - Christmas came on time this year for most people.
ROME (AP) - Italy's highest court overturned the murder conviction against Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend Friday, bringing to a definitive end the high-profile case that captivated people on both sides of the Atlantic.
NEW YORK (AP) - Someone may have improperly tapped a gas line before an explosion that leveled three apartment buildings and injured nearly two dozen people, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday as firefighters soaked the still-smoldering buildings and police searched for at least two missing people.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Apple CEO Tim Cook is joining a long list of magnates promising to give away most of the wealth that they amass during their careers.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - A 22-year-old college student whose disappearance had police scouring Southern California for weeks says she was overwhelmed with personal problems when she decided to just walk away.
ROME (AP) - Lawyers for Amanda Knox's ex-boyfriend urged Italy's top criminal court Friday to overturn the pair's murder conviction for the 2007 slaying of Knox's roommate, saying in a final appeal there were errors of "colossal proportions" in the guilty verdicts.
MONTABAUR, Germany (AP) - Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz appears to have hidden evidence of an illness from his employers, including having been excused by a doctor from work on Tuesday, the day authorities say he crashed a passenger plane into a mountain, prosecutors said.
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What are you growing/harvesting in pincherries?
Here is another prairie hardy fruit that can have exceptional flavour! We started seedlings a number of years ago from seed from my folks farm near Codette, Saskatchewan. These berries were the best flavour I have ever found. But as we know, seedlings do not follow their parents well in these open pollinated plants. So we have a wide range of fruit types and flavours. Several are close so we try to pick them when we can. Again the birds are the big problem.
I also have a couple of plants which I got from the U of S Horticulture Dept. when they did a clean out from some projects. These have not produced yet and I don't know if the grafted tops have survived as they were named varieties. Or were they rooted cuttings. We will find out when the fruit arrives some year soon????????
Here is a link that might be useful: U of Sask information
Here we picked about 70 kg Evans Cherries, still have more, this picture from yesterday, showing the size difference to pin cherries. This year, I must say that I have never seen pincherries loaded like this in the last 15 years, this is good news for birds, this means they stay more or less away from the Evans cherries.
I was doing some Brix reading, [sugar level in fruit] tonight and the Evans cherries had around 16 1/2% Brix, this dry weather the last several weeks sure pushes up the sugar level. Around 2 weeks ago when picking first time the reading was around 15 Brix. The pincherry reading went beyond the scale of over 17% Brix, my Instrument [Refractometer] had only a scale of up to 17, probably not the right meter but we use this one in the machine shop for testing coolant.
I'm pretty sure the UOS cherries are on their own root, ...hopefully you get to pick some pincherries, nothing wrong with these little guy's, just a allot harder to pick and process...good luck!
Pin cherry / Evans cherry
Nice pics Konrad, Yes, it's a very good year for cherries, saskatoons, chockcherries and raspberries.
I don't have many pincherries here, though on the farm we'd pick in several locations. Like Clayon had mentoned, these can vary alot in size and taste. One stand had the largest berries I had ever seen, though these had been destroyed due to road construction. There was also some that had a unique and very delicious taste.
Thank you Terry & Beegood!
Hm..thinking of your story Terry, about this site harvesting berries and got lost due to road construction.. reminds of a spot around Edson I used to go picking mushrooms, then when the highway was divided all got lost, ...must have been over 10 years ago.
It could be that your Evans cherry location might not be the best?
Its funny, about 20 meter away from this tree, [first picture] which is the bottom of the hill I cant grow any either.
I found out the higher the better, this means it's usually dryer and this is what they need for hardening off before going into winter, otherwise you have too much winter kill.
Grafting onto existing pincherry on edge of the bush is also good, [picture] has allot of competition, taking away moisture and nutrient, thus gives them a slower growth rate and hardening off better.
Picture from Aug.14, cherries still on the tree today.
That is great news to me as we are a very dry area here and I will get an Evans this fall to plant. My 2 U of S cherries (supposed to be the same, Crimson Passion but the plants are different) have struggled in the dry and one did have berries this year but the robins go the best part of the crop.
I have a few pincherries here so am going to try to get some grafting stock and give this a try.
Thanks for your great pictures.
In general I would recommend working with choke cherries rather than pin cherry. Chokes generally have fewer clusters but more berries per cluster. Makes for much faster picking.
The berry scoop from Lee Valley works very well with choke cherries.
Like the rest of the cherry (prunus) family, both pin and choke are suceptable to black knot. If you want a lot of cherries, plant several stands with some distance between them to slow down the spread. Check for blackknot after leaf drop in the fall.
I fertilize in the fall too -- about 1/4 to 1/2 cup balanced fert. with sulphur coated urea as the N source (slow release) Spread from 6" from clump to dripline.
Also -- tent caterpillar can be a nuisance. Clip and burn the branches as you find them.
For berry production, you may want to prune the tops to keep the fruit within reach.
To keep the birds out:
A: Hexagonal nylon mesh. This is sold at fabric shops 6 feet wide for pretty darn cheap. Often used to make scrubbies, wrap favours at weddings. Really fast to stitch together with darning needle and yarn.
B: Sheer curtain liners from salvage stores like Good Will and Salvation Army.
C: Used shade cloth. Get the lightest grade you can.

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Think about a long term real estate investment strategy. I have several clients in the military and they buy a house every time they are transferred. One gentleman I work for will be retiring from the Navy in 18 months. He owns 5 homes and after 20 years of having someone else pay his house payment he will have a nice cash flow on each property in addition to his military retirement income.
Think of every home you purchase as an investment. Don't just buy to buy. Have a purpose and a goal and you will be better off for it in the end.
J.R. Thrasher
San Diego Real Estate Veterans
Dave Liesch, Realtor
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- Mr Credit
92154 is part of my district as I ran for State Senate earlier in the year. My office is in the next zip code and only 10 minutes away from your home. I would love to help you sell your home and get you the best price. Just like you defend us, our values and principles around the world, it is my job to defend your equity and get the most from your valued investment. You bought at the right time and now you are selling at the right time. Lets make it happen!
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Don't Bother MANAGING Your Own Property -- But Don't Sell It. Rent It. There are many military families that will rent your home and their BAH will cover it. Make sure your monthly rent covers your mortgage, the cost of a property manager, basic repair savings, and some profit for you.
Hurry up and find a Property Manager (I recommend licensed professional). The monthly commission may be 8% to 12% of what they collect a month but its well worth it to not be bothered with the headache. Your profit they will put into an account for you. Have them produce flyers for you to place in the housing department.
DO NOT PAY THEM a full months rent to find you a tenant. Pay half because you are helping them find a qualified tenant. If they require that you pay the full months rent after the tenant is found still pay half and let them know the rest will be paid after the tenant has been in the property for 6 month. If they are going to charge you for finding the tenant they need to guaranty the tenant is going to be there for a specific amount of time.
If your monthy rent will only cover your monthly mortgage, property manager cost, and repair savings with no profit to you sill do it bucause your tenants are buying your house for you.
Enjoy your military career and keep yourself and your family safe.
Gordon Parker, Realtor
McColly Real Estate
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Contact me if you need me.
Property values have spiked over the last several months, so you likely have enough equity to sell and cover the fees. Depending on your location, you might even walk away with some, or more than some!
Agent commissions are negotiable, but some agents still like to use sales score tactics. My favorite is, agents that don't change 3% are doing their sellers a disservice. Many agents will offer all the same marketing a 3% agent offers and more. Plus, in this market, you'll get multiple offers. And, the goal is to walk away with as much money as you can. While we have to make a living, the agent you choose should have the flexibility to charge whatever they want, and NEVER pressure you into a higher amount.
One unfortunate trend I'm seeing in this market, is listing agents trying to bring their own buyer, so they can get double the commission. Some go as for as not submitting buyer offers to the seller, or not returning the buyer's agent's phone calls or emails for showings. They'll try to talk sellers out of submitting listings into the MLS, or doing one open house,or even suggesting no showings, because they can get offers without them. Their brokers often pay them to keep both sides of the sale in-house, so they too can get paid double. Have buyer's agents call you directly for showings and even have them email their offers to you directly. I've seen these behaviors over and over, and it's escalating. Until sellers get wise to them, they'll be accepting lower offers and losing money unknowingly. Agents are salespeople who can be very persuasive.
If you have a lot of equity and can stand to lose some, none of this will matter much. It's a seller's market, and you deserve to see ALL of the offers written on your home!
The selling process is really just a series of steps, each of which your agent should prepare you for and walk you through. I can even prepare a seller's net sheet so you can see up front what the general numbers will be.
I'm happy to help in any way.
Warm Regards,
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Good luck with the relocation!
Thanks for your service!
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If possible, I like working with Verterans.
You should know that you can apply for reinstatement of your benefits due to relocation: When you are settled, and know what's happening, talk to your local VA office.
And thanks for serving!
Please contact me at 619-565-3604 or http://www.militaryhomesinsandiego.com to schedule an appointment. I would love for the opportunity to assist you as I am a Navy guy myself, and most of my clients are military. I'm available anytime, so feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you soon!
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We're thrilled to announce the winners of our annual bike raffle! The drawing was held at the Keeper's House on November 2nd.
First prize winner of the trail bike is Jon Flores of Tarrytown, whose birthday happened to fall on our raffle drawing day. "I knew when I bought that ticket that I would win!" say Jon, who bikes the trail regularly. The Friends worked with Endless Trail, Dobbs Ferry bike shop, to offer this outstanding bike.
Second prize winner of the goody basket filled with maps, hats and t-shirts is Dwayne Reith of Dobbs Ferry, shown here with his daughter Mariella.
A great episode of Secrets of New York with a major section on the OCA and featuring FOCA's own Mavis Cain and Bob Kornfeld and Park Manager Gary Ricci! The OCA bit starts at about 8:48.
The Friends, along with Groundwork Hudson Valley's Saw Mill River Coalition and many many others invite all vine cutters to come together
to attack one big vine area, make a visible difference, and generally have a good time!
This year, in anticipation of a gala ground breaking for the reconstruction work on the Keeper's House in Spring 2014, the Friends are saving energy and funds for that important event. Aquefest often loses money for us unless we get a grant, and much as we all love the fun , we have to be sensible. And the big news that work on the Keeper's House will soon begin demands we plan for a big event!
On August 26th, 2013 the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) publicly advertised in the NYS Contract Reporter for sealed bid for the Restoration/Rehabilitation of the Overseer's House in Dobbs Ferry, NY. The work includes restoration and rehabilitation of historic building as an interpretive and education center and park office.
Press Release: Proposed LG Building Would Mar Palisades, Image Shows
Englewood Cliffs, N. J. – July 30, 2013 – Today, Protect the Palisades released visual simulations taken from the George Washington Bridge showing that LG's proposed 143-foot tower would destroy the Palisades vista. The images, which provide "Before" and "After" views, stand in stark contrast to LG's claims to the contrary.
Photo: Mavis Cain, Gary Ricci, Manager of Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park, Sammy Singh who worked on the bridge and Robert Kornfeld.
By Andrea Minoff
The Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct were pleased to be given the Going Green Spirit Award by the Volunteer Center of United Way. The award recognized the Friends' work in promoting and protecting the 26.2 miles of green which is the Aqueduct trail.
One of the ways the Friends spread awareness of the importance of the Aqueduct is by giving lectures and programs that tell the story of how the Aqueduct was built between in five short years ( 1837 to 1842 ) to bring life saving fresh water to New York City.
The Friends are thrilled that Bremner's stone was the first to be repaired in the historic Little White Cemetery in Dobbs Ferry.
Bremner was the first keeper and superintendent of the Aqueduct Trail in the 4th district. He was responsible for daily maintenance and annual inspection of every foot of the interior in his area. He was stationed and housed in the Keeper's House in Dobbs Ferry from the late 1840's to his death in 1872. He lived there with his wife and two stepdaughters and must have used the old barn on Walnut street.
All hands on Yonkers! The big Aqueduct Clean-up Day, April 21, was a huge success.
Comments, suggestions, things we should know? Please contact Steven Oakes, manager of Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park at 693-5259 or email@example.com
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Recognitions and Awards
Mayer-Davis named chair of nutrition department
March 5, 2014 Elizabeth (Beth) Mayer-Davis, PhD, has been appointed chair of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health's Department of Nutrition, effective Jan. 1. Prior to that, she had served as interim chair since June 2013. Nutrition is a joint department in the UNC schools of public health and medicine. "We are confident… Read more »
HPM team takes first prize at UAB case competition
March 4, 2014 A team of three University of North Carolina health policy and management students has won first place in the annual University of Alabama at Birmingham Health Administration Case Competition. Jennifer Moore, Christopher Coughlin and Callan Blough, second-year Master of Healthcare Administration students at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, received… Read more »
Eight faculty members selected as innovative teachers at 'Celebrate Teaching!' event
March 3, 2014 The Gillings School of Global Public Health community gathered in the Armfield Atrium on Feb. 24 to celebrate eight faculty members – one from each academic unit at the School – who were selected by their students to receive the School's third annual Teaching Innovation Awards. Awardees included Steve Cole, PhD (epidemiology),… Read more »
Adair awarded ASN's Kellogg Prize for International Nutrition Research
Feb. 26, 2014 Linda Adair, PhD, nutrition professor at UNC's Gillings School of Global Public Health, has received the American Society of Nutrition's Kellogg Prize for International Nutrition Research. The award, sponsored by the Kellogg Company, is given to a member of ASN's International Nutrition Council who is actively engaged in research to benefit populations… Read more »
BSPH student to speak at TEDxUNC this weekend
Feb. 11, 2014 Safiyah Ismail, junior environmental health science major in the Gillings School of Global Public Health, will be one of 19 presenters at the TEDxUNC 2014 conference, on Feb. 15 from noon to 6 p.m. in UNC's Memorial Hall. TEDxUNC is an annual conference held at The University of North Carolina at Chapel… Read more »
Gillings alumna Bridger honored as NC health director of the year
Feb. 5, 2014 Colleen Bridger, PhD, Orange County (N.C.) health director, received the N.C. Association of Local Health Directors' Health Director of the Year award on Jan. 22. The recognition is given to an individual who has shown outstanding leadership in public health in the state and for leadership and involvement in local community and… Read more »
Bocchino joins School as student services director
Jan. 31, 2014 Gregory Bocchino, EdD, has joined the staff of the Gillings School of Global Public Health as director of student services, effective Jan. 27. Bocchino (bow KEY no), who received his doctorate in counseling and human development from the University of Rochester, has worked for the New York City Board of Education, The… Read more »
Journal article from UNC Water Institute second-most downloaded of 2013
Jan. 31, 2014 The International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health has announced that an article co-authored by a UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health professor was the second most-downloaded publication of 2013. Dr. Jamie Bartram, Holzworth Distinguished Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering and director of the Gillings School's The Water Institute… Read more »
Winners of global photography contest announced
Jan. 29, 2014 Administrators of the Gillings School of Global Public Health's photography contest, "Global Health Challenges and Opportunities," announced the winning photographs this week. The contest, which ran in fall 2013, was judged by a Gillings School panel and through online voting that took place Nov. 18 to Dec. 2, 2013. The event was… Read more »
BIOS alumnus Bowman selected to lead Columbia's biostatistics department
Jan. 29, 2014 DuBois Bowman, PhD, alumnus of UNC's public health school, has been named professor and chair of the biostatistics department at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, effective Jan. 1. Bowman, who received a doctorate in biostatistics at UNC in 2000, served on the biostatistics and bioinformatics faculty in Emory University's Rollins… Read more »


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Cancer survivor tipped off by stranger
Raising awareness now priorityALEXIA JOHNSTON
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A cancer survivor's words of advice to Hayley Larsen have potentially saved her life.
The Ballantynes Timaru manager had basal cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, removed from her nose after a man visiting the store advised her to get it checked immediately.
Mrs Larsen said she was grateful to him for speaking up.
"In another six months, if I had not got it (checked), it would have been a whole other kettle of fish for me."
She said she was aware that her nose was often red and when she moisturised, it would sometimes bleed, but she was not aware how serious the underlying cause was.
Mrs Larsen said the customer, who has declined to be named, made the observation in January. She went to a specialist and has since had a 12x9mm section of her nose removed and the area grafted with tissue from the side of her face.
She believes the damage was caused in her late teens to early 20s when she worked in the horticultural industry, in Australia and New Zealand. Her days were spent outdoors, hours at a time, with little protection from the sun.
Now she shares her knowledge of skin cancer and warns others of the dangers.
"It's become a discussion point (in the shop). People will say what do you think about this and lots of them have said 'I'm going to get something done now'."
Although Mrs Larsen comes from a generation of sun-worshippers who smothered themselves in baby oil before going out in the sun, she has never been one of them.
Mrs Larsen, who is not the only skin cancer survivor working at Ballantynes, said raising awareness was now her priority.
At least two other Ballantynes staff have their own survival story to tell after both had cancerous moles and freckles removed.
Sales assistant Chrissy Coulter discovered she had skin cancer on her face after she changed doctors.
"I had a freckle and he said `has anybody seen that'."
She said the freckle had grown over time, but she never thought anything of it until the doctor showed concern.
Colleague Noeline MacLean also had melanoma removed from the base of her foot after her friend noticed a strange spot.
She has since had 36 moles removed.
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Andres Oppenheimer: The future of Latin America's "growth engine"
Foreign Minister Heraldo Muñoz vehemently denies that Chile new left-of-center government will distance itself from — and in effect weaken — the Alliance of the Pacific, the bloc of pro-free market countries made up of Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile that many see as Latin America's best antidote to the region's populist craze.
Before we get into whether we should take his word for it, let's see what he told me in a long interview when I asked him about press reports quoting Chilean President Michelle Bachelet as saying that she will "review" her country's participation in the Alliance of the Pacific.
"No, no, we have not said that. That's what the media have said," Muñoz told me. "What we have said is that we will continue being active in the Alliance of the Pacific, in a very proactive way, as long as it does not become a political-ideological bloc."
He added, "We do not want the Alliance of the Pacific to be seen as a restrictive political bloc that is opposed to Atlantic coast countries. This is not a bloc of free market and efficient countries, versus statist and inefficient ones. We have to have respect toward Atlantic coast countries, and seek convergence within our diversity."
The Alliance of the Pacific trade bloc has thrived since its 2011 creation, while other Latin American trade blocs have been weakened by internal disputes.
Among other things, Alliance of the Pacific member countries have reduced their customs duties, set up joint embassies and export promotion offices in Asia and Africa, and are setting up a joint stock market.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has described the Alliance as Latin America's "new economic and development engine." Such statements have irked Brazil, however.
Either because Chile has huge business connections with Brazil and Argentina, or because Bachelet wants to distance herself from her conservative predecessor's enthusiastic support for the Alliance of the Pacific, Bachelet's first official visit this week was to Argentina. She is scheduled to travel to Brazil soon.
Muñoz told me that Chile wants to invite Brazil — Latin America's biggest economy —to play a role in the Alliance of the Pacific.
When I asked him whether that's not a recipe for slowing down or killing the Alliance, considering that Brazilian officials have publicly expressed their dislike for the Pacific bloc, Muñoz rejected that notion.
He said that Chile will propose "gradual outreach and dialogue" measures to bring Brazil into the Alliance, such as agreements on the free movement of people, student exchanges and infrastructure projects along the borders. "All of these things can serve as building blocs toward bigger things," Muñoz said.
I argued that inviting Brazil could have the effect of slowing down the Alliance because a train moves at the speed of its slowest wagon. He responded that there is no need to slow down the Alliance because the Pacific trade bloc can perfectly well advance "at two speeds."
Much like the European Union has some countries that have adopted the Euro as their currency and others that have not, the Alliance of the Pacific can also have two different tracks, he said.
"I can assure you that the Alliance is very much within our radar," Muñoz said. "But Chile wants to be a bridge country, so that Atlantic coast countries can move their goods to the Pacific through our ports. To do that, we need to improve our ties with the Atlantic."
My opinion: The Bachelet government is right in seeking better ties with Brazil and Argentina, which are vital to its economy.
But I wonder whether it should do it at the expense of trying to strip the Alliance off its political aura of Latin America's "engine of economic growth," because its "regional brand" could be its best carrot to attract foreign investors.
Much like the Czech Republic and other small countries in Europe, it's much easier for Chile to sell itself as a good place to invest as part of a larger group of free market economies — "invest in Chile, and you can export to bigger members of the Alliance of the Pacific" — than to do it alone.
At a time when world investors are getting increasingly wary or emerging markets, I wonder whether Chile should not be — at least tacitly — promoting the Alliance of the Pacific's image as the dream team of Latin America's star economies, while trying to improve ties with Brazil through bilateral agreements.
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A method of improving the compression ratio of image data in the form of foreground data printed over background data by arranging both kinds of data pixels into 8 by 8 pixel blocks. All blocks that do not contain at least one pixel to be printed are deleted before compression. The deleted blocks will be entirely background pixels that will be overlaid by foreground pixels, or entirely foreground pixels that will not be printed because they are located outside of foreground masks.
1. A method of compressing a stream of image data comprising:
dividing the image data into m by n pixel blocks, wherein each block comprises a foreground layer and a background layer;
for each block:
if the block includes a boundary between pixels in the foreground layer and pixels in the background layer, then compressing both the foreground layer and the background layer;
if all of the pixels in the background layer are overlaid by all of the pixels in the foreground layer, then deleting the entire background layer and compressing the foreground layer;
if none of the pixels in the foreground layer are to be used to print the foreground, then deleting the entire foreground layer and compressing the background layer; and reassembling the compressed blocks into compressed image data.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the compressing steps comprise compressing using a lossy compression algorithm.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the lossy compression algorithm comprises a JPEG algorithm.
A circuit for compressing and decompressing image data in real time prior to printing, and more specifically, forming the image into 8 by 8 pixel blocks prior to transmission from the image generator to the printer so that the compression ratio can be improved by deleting un-needed blocks prior to transmission.
Image generators can produce pages having a variety of image material such as text, computer generated graphics and pictorial data in the form of multi-bit pixels. If this material is to be stored or transmitted, it should be compressed first to reduce system requirements. Normally, the material is separated into its component parts, so that each type of data is compressed by an algorithm that is most efficient for it.
Possible compression algorithms are of two varieties, lossless and lossy. Image data such as computer generated graphics and text are easily compressed using some kind of run length encoding, and can be efficiently compressed without the loss of data. On the other hand, pictorial data does not compress well and it is therefore difficult to know beforehand exactly what the compression ratio will be.
However, to support a high speed printer, a minimum compression ratio must be guaranteed. That is, the transmission rate, the page per minute rate of the printer, and the compression ratio of the data are related. For example, at a known print rate and data transmission rate, a minimum rate of compression will be required so that the printer will never exceed the rate at which data is delivered to it. Thus, a minimum guaranteed compression is required. As stated, pictorial data is the problem, and to increase the compressability of this data, greater rates of compression have been achieved by using an algorithm that allows some loss of data. One common lossy compression algorithm is the industry standard JPEG compression algorithm. This algorithm takes advantage of both vertical and horizontal patterns of data in 8 by 8 pixel blocks to produce its compression.
Normally, data is sent between systems on a scan line basis, while this algorithm compresses data by blocks. To reconcile these two requirements, data is normally sent to the compresser one scan line at a time, the compresser waits until it has received a band of 8 scan lines, divides the band into blocks, compresses the blocks one at a time, reassembles the compressed data block into scan lines, and transmits the compressed data one scan line at a time.
Similarly, the receiver accumulates scan lines until it has a band of blocks, decompresses them one at a time, and assembles 8 decompressed scan lines, which can be sent to a final destination such as a printer.
Frequently, text or graphics are printed over JPEG compressed pictures. These are compressed and decompressed one scan line at a time and can be assembled with the associated decompressed picture scan lines. The resultant overall compression ratio is satisfactory for many purposes, but a further improvement would be desirable.
In the system described above, some of the compressed data is eventually not used to create a printed page output. For example, between lines and in the spaces between letters of text that is being printed over a background picture, the text data will not be used. Similarly, picture data that lies entirely within a character mask will not be used. Thus the compression could be further increased if this data was not compressed and transmitted.
This is accomplished by separating the text as well as the picture data into 8 by 8 pixel blocks prior to compression. Then, each block is inspected to determine if a boundary between text and picture data occurs within the current block. If there is a boundary, then both types of data are needed, and both are compressed. However, if there is no boundary, then only one type of data is required, and the other type need not be compressed and transmitted. In this way, the compression can be improved.
FIG. 1 is an overall black diagram of the system.
FIG. 2 shows the signals between the printer and its interface.
FIG. 3 is a more detailed block diagram of the decompresser.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the demultiplexing elements.
FIG. 5 shown how the data stream is formatted.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of another embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 7 is an example of a bit map.
As shown in FIG. 1, a compressor receives image data in the form of four color separations, divides each image into 8-line strips, individually compresses each strip and stores the result in four buffers, 21-24, which could be four parts of the same main memory, each part corresponding to a color separation, cyan, magenta, yellow and black. The decompresser 25 can access any one of the four images through a data bus 34, by using direct memory access (DMA) as shown by switch 35. The decompresser 25 computes the location of the compressed data strip, accesses it, decompresses it and sends it to the associated buffer 26-29, where it waits until the interface unit 30-33 requests it. At that point it is sent to the corresponding print head of the image output terminal (IOT).
For timing purposes, each printing head of the IOT generates page and line sync signals as shown in FIG. 2. As the page enters each print head, a page sync signal is generated, and as each scan line is started, a line sync signal is generated. As each line of data is needed, it is supplied by the corresponding interface unit (I/F) 38 to the IOT 37.
The logic 36 of FIG. 1 receives the page and line sync information from the I/F units and makes sure that the data is contained in the buffers 26-29 before it is needed by the IOT. As part of this task, the logic connects the correct part of main memory, shown as buffers 21-24, to the decompresser input, and the decompresser output to the correct buffer 26-29.
FIG. 3 is a more detailed diagram of the decompressser. In this system data is transferred from one block to another in bands of eight scan lines each. A compressed band of data is read from memory on the PC bus into the front end interface unit 40. Printing hints are supplied along with the data, and can specify rendering hints such as halftone screens, and whether the desired image is background or overlay.
The parser 41 separates the data into types and supplies the compressed data to the correct channel comprising a FIFO 42-45 and a decompresser 46-49. Each type of data has a decompresser optimized for that type of data. Therefore, a separate decompresser is supplied for rendering hints, upper plane or overlay 46, lower plane or background 49, and selector 48 for selecting between the upper and lower plane. The channels are combined onto one line at the combiner 50 and sent out on a single line as shown in FIG. 1.
The data on the single line of the decompresser output is separated into four separations using the demultiplexer circuit of FIG. 4. Normally, it is to be expected that compressed image data from a memory would be in raster order, but in this case, because the data is JPEG decoded, the data is received from memory in 8 by 8 pixel blocks. However, the data still must be sent to the IOT as image separations in raster order. This reordering is done in the strip demultiplexer 60, which sends eight consecutive lines to the first FIFO 61, then eight to the second FIFO, etc. Then repeats starting with the first FIFO again. There is one FIFO for each ROS (i.e., each color separation). The FIFO's are of sufficient depth to hold a minimum of 16 scanlines of video data and rendering hints. The FIFO's are loaded 8 lines at a time at a rate of 55 MP/s. The FIFO's are emptied continuously by the ROS interface at a rate of 13.7 MP/s. The FIFO's serve two purposes. The first purpose is to provide the buffering necessary to smooth the 8-line burst transfers. The second function is to cover the slight variation of timing between the individual ROS modules. Only valid video data and rendering hints are loaded into the FIFO). Data coming during the interpage gap of the associated ROS is not loaded into the FIFO.
The ROS interface controls the transfer of video data and rendering hints to the printer ROS module. There is a ROS interface for each color separation. A state-machine in each ROS interface controls the transfer of video data and rendering hints based on the Page sync and line sync signals from the printer. The ROS interface generates a return line sync and video clock along with the data. Each of the ROS interfaces is independent.
The timing of the high-speed byte-wide interface between the decompresser and the four separation buffers is controlled by an input state machine. The function of the state machine is to transfer scanlines from the decompresser to the FIFO's of the printer. The input state machine is responsible for demultiplexing the video data and rendering hints by routing each input data scanline to the proper FIFO.
The interface operates using page request and line request signals driven to the decompresser. The FIFO board receives video data, rendering hints, data valid signals and video clock signals from the decompresser.
The interface performs a burst transfer of a full scanline of video data and rendering hints for each line request. The input state machine must insure that there is sufficient room in the target FIFO to allow the transfer of a full scanline of data (8 KB).
Operation of the FIFO board begins with the initialization of the FIFO's to empty and the reset of the input state machine. The input state machine then waits for receipt of a page sync from the K separation of the printer.
Upon receiving a page sync from the printer K separation, the input state machine activates the page request on the interface I/F. The state machine points to the K FIFO and activates line request to request the transfer of the first scanline of video data and rendering hints. When data valid goes active the scanline of data is captured by the K FIFO. There is room in the FIFO so the process repeats for the next seven lines.
After eight scanlines of data have been transferred to the K FIFO the input state machine selects the C FIFO as the designation. The C FIFO is empty so a line request is issued to transfer a line. The C separation is not yet carrying valid video data and rendering hints, but 8 scanlines of data are still transferred. One bit of the rendering hints is decoded to indicate that the data is not valid. The data is transferred from the interface I/F but is not actually loaded into the C FIFO. The process repeats for the M and Y FIFO's.
The input state machine then selects the K FIFO. Scanlines are transferred into the K FIFO until another eight scanlines are transferred or there is no room in the FIFO. If there is no room in the FIFO, the input state machine must hold off on sending the line request until there is sufficient room in the FIFO. The check for sufficient room must be made on all transfers.
The FIFO's act as averaging buffers for the demultiplexer as well as buffers to cover the slight variations in timing between the ROS modules. The FIFO's must be a minimum of 16 scanlines of video data and rendering hints. Each line is about 5 K pixels. The printer uses 8 bits of video data per pixel and one bit of rendering hint per pixel. Therefore the size of the FIFO for each separation must be 80 K�9. The FIFO must have an almost full and an almost empty indicator. The almost full indicator must indicate when there is no longer room for one scanline. The almost empty indicator must indicate when there is just one scanline in the FIFO.
The FIFO's are filled at a rate of 55 MP/s and dumped at a rate of 13.7 MP/s. At any given time only one FIFO is being filled but all the FIFO's can be dumping simultaneously.
The interface to the printer is controlled by an output state machine on the printer board. Actually, there are four output state machines; one for each color separation. Four state machines are required since the four ROS modules operate independently.
The function of each output state machine is to transfer scanlines from the printer board to the associated ROS module.
Each printer interface operates using page sync and line sync signals driven to the printer ROS module. The printer board transmits video data and rendering hints, line sync and video clock signals.
Operation of the printer board begins with the initialization of the FIFO's to empty and the reset of the output state machines. The command and status signals from the decompresser are passed directly through the printer board to the printer.
A color page is typically composed of 4 or 5 color separations. Each separation is divided into strips of 8 scan lines, and is compressed independently. FIG. 5 depicts the separation, strip and substream structures, and shows the types of decompression algorithms that would be used for a color image.
The separation structure 70 contains a separation header, a number of strips, and an end-of-stream marker. The separation header contains page related information such as image size, margin information, Q table, and Huffman table which are not considered as part of the data stream. The host communicates this information to the printer as information on how to decompress the data.
A strip 61 contains multiple substreams and there are as many as five (rendering hints, two upper planes of data, selector instructions, and a lower plane of data). The minimum number is two (selector and upper or selector and lower) for a strip that contains JPEG or LZ data only.
Each substream 62 consists of an ID and a byte count. The ID information is used to tag the incoming data to indicate the data as being one of the 5 substream types, and the byte count provides the length of the substream data. At the end of each substream, if the byte count is not 32-bit word aligned, padding is inserted to pad it to be word aligned so that the next ID can start on a word boundary.
Finally, the substream win be divided into 8 by 8 pixel blocks for compression.
FIG. 6 is an overall block diagram of one embodiment invention. The input page information arrives on one line at the input. First the instructions are separated and used as instructions for the combiner 80. Then the remainder is separated out into its contone, text and graphics components at the parser 71 and sent to its associated channel. In all cases it is temporarily stored in a 16 line FIFO buffer 72 before being compressed. The combiner 80 must be capable of waiting when any decompresser is not ready. The combiner must also wait when the raster to block converter 73 is not ready. The combiner continues to process data as long as it can, prior to waiting.
In this figure, the text or computer graphics image data is decompressed with a lossless algorithm, such as the Lempel Ziv (LZ) variant, and is referred to as the upper (plane). This algorithm compresses data by building up a history of recent data patterns, and trying to find the current data pattern in the history. If there is a match, the pointer to the most recent occurrence is output rather than the data itself. The amount of compression is dependent on the data, and the amount of compression is not adjustable. If the compression is not sufficient, a lossy compression must be used for some parts of the image. The contone image is decompressed with a lossy algorithm and is called the lower plane. Within each 8 by 8 pixel block, the combiner 70 receives instruction data on the control line, and picks one pixel at a time for the output. As described above, each 8 by 8 pixel block is completely assembled in a block buffer 73. When an entire block is assembled, it is transmitted to a band buffer, and when the band buffer contains an entire scan line of blocks, the entire band is sent to the printer.
There are two additional planes of information in the format. The rendering hints are simply instructions for later hardware blocks on how to print the final image. One simple case would be where the contone should be printed as halftone. Another would be to treat the color as a sweep rather than as a series of lines of gradually differing color. These rendering hints are losslessly compressed and decompressed and simply handed along from one hardware element to the next until they arrive at the point in the system where their function is called for.
The actual choice that must be made at the combiner 80 is usually between the upper and lower plane, and this is most easily conceptualized by a bit map. FIG. 7 shows an example of two 8 by 8 pixel blocks, the left one of which contains a boundary between a background picture shown as blank pixels and foreground text pixels shown as X's. The bit map for this would be a �1� for any pixel and must be printed in black and a �0� for any pixel printed in color. This one-bit map would be sent to the combiner and used to select between the upper and lower planes. This bit map would have been losslessly compressed and decompressed in the Selector channel.
When there is a boundary within a block, as in the left block of FIG. 7, between two different kinds of data, blocks of both types must be available to the combiner 10. On the other hand, if all pixels in a block are from the same channel, then only one block need be made available to the combiner, the other need not be processed, and the compression ratio is improved.
The Selector plane is normally losslessly compressed. However, in case of insufficient compression, this channel cannot use a lossy compressor since no bits of data can be lost. The best that can be done here is to recompress the data again if the original compression does not meet the compression guarantees.
JPEG compression uses the Discrete Cosine Transform, quantizes the frequency coefficients, reorders them, and then uses Huffman encoding. The DC term is coded as the difference from the previously compressed block. The amount of compression achieved with JPEG is dependent on the imager and the Q (quantization) tables. In this embodiment, four tables are used. One selection switches between Q tables optimized for line-art or for pictorials. The other selection switches between nominal compression and aggressive compression.
Two kinds of compression are guaranteed in this system, full page and 8-line strip. The full page compression is guaranteed at a ratio of 10:1. This is based on the four planes of data, and is used to reduce the system capacity requirements of disk storage and disk transfer bandwidth. The 8-line strip requirement is 3.2 to 1 and is based on rates of 8:1 for rendering hints (4-bits per pixel), 12:1 for upper plane (8 bits per pixel), 6:1 for the selector plane (1-bit per pixel), and 7:1 for the lower plane (8-bits per pixel).
The compression guarantees are enforced at the time the format is generated. If the data in the upper plane does not compress well enough, the data is compressed in the lower plane. If the selector or rendering hint plane does not meet the guarantee, it is simplified and recompressed.
While the invention has been described with reference to a specific embodiment, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made and equivalents may be substituted for elements thereof without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made without departing from the essential teachings of the invention.
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I have a 1910-17 walnut dining set made by the Crocker Chair Company. It has been in my family since 1917. My wife and I have had it for the past 21 years, but we would like to redecorate and no one else in the family wants it.
It is a nice looking table 45x60" with five leaves that will expand it to 120". It also has six chairs and a matching buffet.
I found an old catalog page that shows the table and buffet, but the chairs are different than shown as it is from a slightly later generation:
I have no idea how much it is worth, or how to even begin getting it appraised or sold. Any help or suggestions? For what it is worth, we live in Woodbury, MN just east of St. Paul.
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