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379406060 | Using digital signal processing | 105 |
379406050 | Residual echo cancellation | 7 |
379406020 | Combined diverse function | 4 |
20100183140 | Method and Apparatus for Double-Talk Detection - The present invention discloses a double-talk detection method and apparatus. The method includes: obtaining a far-end signal frame and a near-end signal frame; and detecting a talk state according to a spectrum difference between the far-end signal frame and the near-end signal frame. The apparatus includes: an obtaining module, adapted to obtain a far-end signal frame and a near-end signal frame; and a spectrum detecting module, adapted to detect a talk state according to a spectrum difference between the far-end signal frame and the near-end signal frame. With the present invention, the talk state is detected according to the spectrum difference between the far-end signal and the near-end signal. Even if nonlinear distortion exists, the precision of detection is not impacted, whereas, the greater the distortion is, the more precise the detection result and the better the detection performance will be. | 07-22-2010 |
20080240412 | Maintaining convergence of a receiver during changing conditions - In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus having an automatic gain control (AGC) stage to receive an input signal from a communication channel physical medium, a first local gain stage coupled to an output of the AGC stage, an equalizer coupled to an output of the first local gain stage, an echo canceler to receive local data to be transmitted along the communication channel physical medium, and a second local gain stage coupled to an output of the echo canceler. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-02-2008 |
20120195424 | MEASURING QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE IN TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Technologies are generally described for a system for measuring a quality of experience (QoE). In some examples, a quality of experience (QoE) measuring device may include a background noise detecting unit configured to measure a background noise around a near-end talker, and a decision unit configured to determine whether a double talk event detected by a double talk detector is caused by the background noise around the near-end talker. | 08-02-2012 |
20090225980 | GAIN AND SPECTRAL SHAPE ADJUSTMENT IN AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING - A signal processing system enhances communication. When an audio signal is detected, an echo component of the detected audio signal may be estimated. A near party communication device may receive an audio signal from a remote party communication device. A characteristic of the received audio signal may be adjusted based on the echo component of the detected audio signal. | 09-10-2009 |
379406040 | Disable or inhibit function | 4 |
20090196413 | ANALOG TRUNK AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING VOICE QUALITY IN ANALOG TRUNK - A method for optimizing voice quality in an analog trunk is provided. The method includes setting a loop parameter to optimize an Echo Return Loss (ERL) property for a loop distance, generating a tone according to a value of the loop parameter and measuring ERL values from the tone, and setting a loop parameter value corresponding to a smallest ERL value of the measured ERL values, as an optimized loop parameter. | 08-06-2009 |
20090116637 | METHOD FOR SEAMLESS NOISE SUPPRESSION ON WIDEBAND TO NARROWBAND CELL SWITCHING - A method for seamless noise suppression on wideband to narrowband cell switching is described. In one embodiment the method includes applying noise suppression to a telephone signal using a first noise suppressor while operating a telephone in a first operating mode, the first noise suppressor generating an estimate of a noise components of the telephone signal; switching the telephone from the first operating mode to a second operating mode; providing the estimate of the noise component as an input to a second noise suppressor different from the first noise suppressor, when the switching step is performed; and applying noise suppression to the telephone signal using the second noise suppressor by using the estimate of the noise component provided by the first noise suppressor when the switching step is performed. | 05-07-2009 |
20110116620 | DISTRIBUTED SOUND ENHANCEMENT - Sound quality is enhanced in a sound system including handsets and headsets. Handset sound enhancing algorithms are implemented in a handset. The handset automatically determines which, if any, of a plurality of headset sound enhancing algorithms are active in a headset in communication with the handset. The handset determines how to use the handset sound enhancing algorithms in a sound processing channel based on which of the headset sound enhancing algorithms are active in the headset. | 05-19-2011 |
20130208884 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CANCELLING WIDEBAND ACOUSTIC ECHO - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for cancelling a wideband acoustic echo that controls a data flow of data that is transmitted and received using a central processing unit, and calculates data using a calculation processing unit configured to be distinct from the central processing unit. | 08-15-2013 |
379406160 | Having analog variolosser or attenuator | 3 |
20090202063 | Controlling Echo During Double-Talk in a Voice Conference - An echo canceller apparatus comprises a receive side attenuator coupled in a receive side signal path that is configured to couple from a conference call bridge to a caller; a convolution processor coupled to the receive side signal path at a convolution processor pick-off point; a double-talk detector coupled to the receive side signal path and to a sending side signal path that is configured to couple from the caller to the conference call bridge; and logic coupled to the receive side attenuator which when executed is responsive to a double-talk condition detected by the double-talk detector and operable to determine a level of echo canceled by the convolution processor, to determine an additional amount of attenuation to introduce, and to activate the receive side attenuator to introduce the additional attenuation. | 08-13-2009 |
20120114115 | Full-Duplex Audio Communication Terminal - A full duplex audio communication terminal ( | 05-10-2012 |
20110069830 | Detection and Suppression of Returned Audio at Near-End - Audio from a near-end that has been acoustically coupled at the far-end and returned to the near-end unit is detected and suppressed at the near-end of a conference. First and second energy outputs for separate bands are determined for the near-end audio being sent from the near-end unit and for the far-end audio being received at the near-end unit. The near-end unit compares the first and second energy outputs to one another for each of the bands over a time delay range and detects the return of the sent near-end audio in the received far-end audio based on the comparison. The comparison can use a cross-correlation to find an estimated time delay used for further analysis of the near and far-end energies. The near-end unit suppresses any detected return by muting or reducing what far-end audio is output at its loudspeaker. | 03-24-2011 |
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20130028409 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ECHO CONTROL IN PARAMETER DOMAIN - The present invention relates to call voice signal processing, and particularly, to apparatus and method for echo control in parameter domain. The apparatus includes: an echo detection module configured to extract parameter domain characteristic parameters of a far-end output signal and a near-end input signal, respectively, through parameter domain decoding, and detect whether a near-end input signal frame is an echo frame according to the parameter domain characteristic parameters; and a transition module configured to re-quantize the fixed codebook gain, the adaptive codebook gain and an LSF prediction error in the near-end input signal frame when the echo detection module detects the near-end input signal frame as a non-echo frame, and replace the original fixed codebook gain, the original adaptive codebook gain and the original LSF in the near-end input signal frame. | 01-31-2013 |
20090067615 | ECHO CANCELLATION USING GAIN CONTROL - A device for reducing echo by controlling microphone and/speaker gain in a telecommunications system is disclosed. An exemplary embodiment of the device may have an echo detector, echo level detector, and a gain controller. The echo detector detects an echo in a transmitted audio communication signal. The echo level detector determines the volume level of the detected echo. The gain control may adjust the gain of a microphone transmitting and/or speaker broadcasting the audio communication signal based on the echo level detected. The gain control and echo cancellation may cooperate with each other. | 03-12-2009 |
20110194685 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NONLINEAR ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION IN HANDS-FREE TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICES - A method and system for determining and compensating for a non-linearity in a hands-free acoustic telecommunication device is disclosed. The method determines a back electromotive force signal induced in a loudspeaker from at least one of a coil voltage, a current signal and estimates of coil resistance and inductance, estimating at least one of a cone position and a cone velocity from the BEMF integrated with respect to time and determining an estimate of an echo value from a series connection of an estimated inverse of a force factor function primitive and the estimated acoustic impulse response; and outputting the estimated echo value. | 08-11-2011 |
20090122975 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ECHO CANCELLER DURING FAXING - A method, an apparatus and a system for controlling an echo canceller in faxing are provided. The method includes: after detecting a triggering signal, the signal detecting apparatus enables the echo canceller to be in the initial state if the echo canceller is in the disabled state. In the apparatus and the system provided by embodiments of the present invention, a signal detecting apparatus is configured to detect the signals in the fax system. After a triggering signal is sent in the system, the disabled echo canceller is enabled to be in the initial state. In this way, the disabled echo canceller can be restarted during faxing. In the prior art, the disabled echo canceller is hard to be restarted during faxing. Hence, the technical solution provided by embodiments of the present invention may guarantee the fax reliability and the quality of the faxed images. | 05-14-2009 |
20100046738 | Method and apparatus for DMT crosstalk cancellation - An apparatus for precoding multi-tone modulated transmissions of a plurality of communication channels over bundled subscriber lines. The apparatus includes a pseudo symbol controller and a precoder. The pseudo symbol controller detects a victim communication channel and an interferer communication channel having non-matching symbol rates, and transforms the interferor channel into a pseudo-symbol having both a substantially similar length as a corresponding symbol of the victim channel together with defined tonal characteristics expressed in terms of the interferor channel. The precoder assigns crosstalk coefficients to selected sub-channels or tones of the pseudo symbol and precodes the victim channel with the pseudo symbol using the crosstalk coefficients; thereby generating a precoded victim symbol which exhibits reduced crosstalk between the selected victim and interferor. | 02-25-2010 |
20130077776 | Method, System and Computer Program Product for Acoustic Echo Cancellation - In response to a first signal, a first sound wave is output. A second sound wave is received that includes an acoustic echo of the first sound wave. In response to the second sound wave, a second signal is output that cancels an estimate of the acoustic echo. The estimate of the acoustic echo is iteratively adapted to increase a statistical independence between the first and second signals, irrespective of whether a first voice is present in the first sound wave, and irrespective of whether a second voice is present in the second sound wave. | 03-28-2013 |
20090279686 | ECHO PATH CHANGE DETECTION IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - In one embodiment, the present invention is a method for detecting an echo path change (EPC) in a telecommunications network. The method detects whether the effectiveness of echo cancellation of an echo canceller has decreased relatively significantly. Once a relatively significant decrease is detected, the method determines whether the decrease was an EPC or an inadvertent detection of double talk (DT). In particular, the method considers whether echo is effectively cancelled over a hangover period. Further, echo return loss (ERL) estimates are generated over the hangover period and compared to a lowest-possible ERL for the network. If both (1) echo cancellation is ineffective and (2) a sufficient number of ERL estimates are not below the worst-case ERL, then an EPC decision is made. If either (1) echo cancellation is effective or (2) a sufficient number of ERL estimates are below the worst-case ERL, then a DT decision is made. | 11-12-2009 |
20120183133 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DAMPING OF RESIDUAL ECHO - The present invention relates to a device, such as a communication device, comprising an adaptive foreground filter configured to calculate a first echo estimation signal based on a first input signal, and an adaptive background filter being more rapidly adapting than the foreground filter and configured to calculate a second echo estimation signal based on said first input signal. Embodiments of the device further comprise damping control means for controlling damping of an echo-cancelled output signal. The device in various embodiments includes that the damping control means is configured to calculate a maximum echo estimation signal using both the first and the second echo estimation signals, and control the damping of the echo-cancelled output signal based on said maximum echo estimation signal and/or a signal derived from said maximum echo estimation signal. | 07-19-2012 |
20120219146 | ADAPTIVE DELAY COMPENSATION FOR ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION - An acoustic echo cancellation system buffers remote side signals to one or more storage areas. A delay controller filters and delays the remote side signals to correlate the remote side signals to local side signals. An acoustic echo cancellation core pulls the remote side signals from the buffer through a delay controller. A delay estimator generates an estimate of a delay between the buffered remote side signals and the local side signals. The delay estimator renders a confidence level that indicates a degree of likelihood for each potential match between delayed remote side signals and the local side signals. The acoustic echo cancellation core substantially cancels a portion of the echo or reverberation within the local side signals based on the estimate of the delay and the confidence level. | 08-30-2012 |
20110075833 | Echo Canceller With Correlation Using Pre-Whitened Data Values Received By Downlink Codec - Duplex audio communications over a network use compressed audio data, with linear prediction coefficients (LPCs) and variances by which sample values differ from predictions. A adaptive echo canceller for a transceiver develops finite impulse response filter (FIR) coefficients characterizing an echo path between its local audio output and audio input. The received/decompressed audio data is applied to the FIR coefficients, and the predicted echo is subtracted from the uplink signal. Echo is detected as cross-correlation of the receive signal versus the uplink/send signal over time. In one embodiment, the cross-correlation is determined using a pre-whitened receive signal, obtained by adopting the variance values received over the network by the downlink Codec. Apart from the uplink Codec, no speech analysis filter or process is needed. The technique is apt for GSM, AMR and similar compressed audio communications. | 03-31-2011 |
20100034372 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED SPEAKERPHONE ECHO CANCELLATION - A speakerphone system includes first and second speakerphones connected via a network and a first processor in the first speakerphone and a second processor in the second speakerphone, each of the speakerphones having a first, active, mode for participating in a call with a telephone and a second, idle, mode, wherein, when the first speakerphone is operating in the first mode and the second speakerphone is operating in the second mode, the first speakerphone is adapted to send voice data packets to the second speakerphone, the second speakerphone is adapted to receive voice data packets from the first speakerphone, perform echo cancellation processing on the voice data packets and send the processed voice data packets back to the first speakerphone, and the first speakerphone is adapted to receive the processed voice data packets from the second speakerphone and use the processed voice data packets in the call. | 02-11-2010 |
20090046847 | ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLER USING MULTI-BAND NONLINEAR PROCESSING - An echo canceller ( | 02-19-2009 |
20110170683 | Systems and Methods for Echo Cancellation and Echo Suppression - Traditionally, echo cancellation has employed linear adaptive filters to cancel echoes in a two way communication system. The rate of adaptation is often dynamic and varies over time. Disclosed are novel rates of adaptation that perform well in the presence of background noise, during double talk and with echo path changes. Additionally, the echo or residual echo can further be suppressed with non-linear processing performed using joint frequency-time domain processing. | 07-14-2011 |
20090074177 | Echo canceler and echo canceling program - An echo canceler uses an adaptive filter to remove an echo of an incoming far-end signal from an outgoing near-end signal. Filter coefficients are calculated and updated while the far-end signal is active so as to minimize the residual echo. In addition, the far-end signal and near-end signal are sampled to generate simulated far-end and near-end signals, from which substitute filter coefficients are similarly calculated while the far-end signal is silent. When the far-end signal changes from silent to active, the substitute filter coefficients are swapped in as initial values for the filter coefficients, thereby speeding up subsequent convergence of the filter coefficients without significant added computational cost. | 03-19-2009 |
20080232577 | Echo cancellation - A method of determining if an echo canceller comprised in a communication channel that is used to transmit at least one tonal signal and characterized by a model echo path of the channel, is acceptably adapted to cancel echoes in the channel, the method comprising: determining a performance measure how well the canceller cancels echoes of at least one test signal characterized by at least one frequency different from a frequency of the at least one tonal signal; and determining if the canceller is acceptably adapted responsive to the measure. | 09-25-2008 |
20090034712 | Echo cancellation in which sound source signals are spatially distributed to all speaker devices - A system includes microphone devices, echo cancellation mechanism, and speaker devices. Each echo cancellation mechanism corresponds to one of the microphone devices. Each speaker device corresponds to a sound source signal. Each sound source signal is spatially distributed to all the speaker devices, and each echo cancellation mechanism receives as a reference signal a combination of all the sound source signals. | 02-05-2009 |
20080292093 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ECHO CANCELLATION - A technique of echo cancellation in a communication system. A method and/or apparatus of echo cancellation that may be suitable for performing echo cancellation under single talk and double talk conditions. A method and/or apparatus of echo cancellation that may significantly reduce a residual echo in a single talk environment (e.g. present in many telecommunications systems) without distorting a near end signal in a double talk environment. A method and/or apparatus of echo cancellation that may reduce a residual echo in single talk and double talk environments by applying a post-processing technique to an ECLMS algorithm. | 11-27-2008 |
20090003586 | SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND METHOD FOR CANCELING ECHO IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The invention provides a signal processor installed in a communication device. In one embodiment, the signal processor comprises a voice activity detector, a nonlinear echo processor, and a speaker attenuation module. The voice activity detector generates a control signal indicating whether both a far-end talker at a far end and a near-end talker at a near end are speaking or only the far-end talker is speaking. The nonlinear echo processor, controlled by the control signal, cancels more nonlinear echo from the near-end signal in time domain while only the far-end talker is speaking and cancels less nonlinear echo from the near-end signal in time domain while both the far-end talker and the near-end talker are speaking. The speaker attenuation module, controlled by the control signal, attenuates the far-end signal while both the far-end talker and the near-end talker are speaking. | 01-01-2009 |
20090316881 | TIMESTAMP QUALITY ASSESSMENT FOR ASSURING ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLER OPERABILITY - A voice communication end device provides echo reduction when operating in a full duplex mode using acoustic echo cancellation, which includes periodic audio queue adjustments to account for drift. The end device performs a quality assessment by calculating consistency statistics for the queue adjustments to determine whether acoustic echo cancellation would be ineffective, and if so falls back to a half duplex mode using voice switching. | 12-24-2009 |
20120195423 | SPEECH QUALITY ENHANCEMENT IN TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Technologies are generally described for an echo cancelling device of a telecommunication system. In some examples, an echo canceling device may include a noise reduction unit configured to reduce a background noise around a near-end talker from a near-end signal provided by a microphone, a double talk detector configured to detect a double talk event based on the noise-reduced near-end signal and a far-end signal, and a filtering unit configured to receive the far-end signal and the near-end signal provided by the microphone. | 08-02-2012 |
20100226491 | NOISE CANCELLATION FOR PHONE CONVERSATION - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for noise cancellation of phone conversation. Some of the systems can include a phone having a microphone and a noise cancellation device. In some examples, the noise cancellation device has a microphone for receiving an input sound wave and positioned proximate the phone microphone, a processor for generating a noise cancellation sound wave based on the input sound wave, and a speaker for outputting the noise cancellation sound wave. The phone microphone and the noise cancellation device microphone can be shared or different microphones, and can also be microphone is integral to the phone. The shared or separate microphones can be part of a phone headset. | 09-09-2010 |
20090110185 | VEHICLE CALL DEVICE, CALL SYSTEM, CENTER, AND CALLING METHOD - A vehicle call device, a call system, a center, and a calling method capable of detecting a problem while controlling the cost increase are disclosed. The vehicle call device includes a speaker mounted in a vehicle, the speaker outputting a received voice of an opposite communication party; a microphone mounted in the vehicle; an echo canceller unit removing the received voice that has been output from the speaker and input into the microphone; a detecting unit detecting an emergency situation of the vehicle; and a remove preventing unit preventing the eco canceller unit from removing the received voice when the detecting unit detects the emergency situation. | 04-30-2009 |
20110243318 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CANCELING ECHO - According to one embodiment, in response to a first acoustic signal output, a second acoustic signal is input. A filter unit is configured to generate a third acoustic signal by convoluting the first acoustic signal with coefficients. A subtraction unit is configured to generate a fourth acoustic signal by subtracting the third acoustic signal from the second acoustic signal. An estimation unit is configured to decide whether a sound volume of the first acoustic signal is below a predetermined threshold, and to set a sound volume of the second acoustic signal as a non-echo sound level when the sound volume of the first acoustic signal is below the predetermined threshold. A determination unit is configured to determine a step size to correct the coefficients using the non-echo sound level. A correction unit is configured to correct the coefficients using the step size. | 10-06-2011 |
20110069829 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE TO CANCEL ECHO FOR COMMUNICATION PATHS HAVING LONG BULK DELAYS - Example methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to cancel echo for communication paths having long bulk delays are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes determining a first location of a first largest magnitude of a first plurality of coefficients of an echo canceller, the first plurality of coefficients separated by two or more sample intervals, and cancelling an echo contained in a received signal using a second plurality of coefficients of the echo canceller and a first offset selected based on the first location, the second plurality of coefficients separated by one sample interval. | 03-24-2011 |
20080219431 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ECHO CANCELLATION - A telephony system equipped with an echo cancellation module is disclosed. A hybrid interface circuit outputs an outbound signal to a wall jack while receiving an inbound signal from the wall jack. The inbound signal may contain a line echo of the outbound signal caused by the impedance mismatches in the hybrid interface circuit. A line echo canceller containing an adaptive filter is used to cancel the line echo in the inbound signal based on the learned line echo path characteristics captured in the training period. During a brief period after the telephony system is activated, the line echo canceller enters into a calibration mode wherein its adaptive filter is trained to learn the line echo path characteristics. During the calibration mode, the line echo canceller generates a calibration signal as the outbound signal and receives the line echo from the hybrid interface circuit to perform learning of the line echo path characteristics. | 09-11-2008 |
20100195815 | ECHO REMOVING APPARATUS - An echo removing apparatus that can remove an echo appropriately if the produced sound volume becomes large although the configuration is simple is provided. A control section | 08-05-2010 |
20090185674 | Communication system - In an embodiment, a method for removing an echo component is a first signal received at an audio input device includes outputting a second signal from an audio output device, receiving at the audio input device the first signal wherein the echo component in the first signal is the result of the second signal traversing an echo path; detecting if the first signal only comprises the echo component; determining an estimate indicative of the echo path by comparing the first signal and the second signal when it is detected that the first signal only comprises echo; applying the estimate indicative of the echo path to the first signal to determine an equalised first signal; comparing the equalised first signal with the second signal to determine an estimate indicative of the echo component; and removing the echo component from the first signal in dependence on the estimate indicative of the echo component; wherein the step of detecting if the first signal only comprises the echo component comprises comparing a characteristic of the equalised first signal to a characteristic of the second signal. | 07-23-2009 |
20120063590 | OPERATING POINTS FOR SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT IN DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINES - A method of determining a number of operating points for spectrum management of a plurality of digital subscriber lines in a communications network, the method comprising the steps of: determining optimization criteria (O | 03-15-2012 |
20120250852 | ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION FOR HIGH NOISE AND EXCESSIVE DOUBLE TALK - Methods and devices for improved echo cancellation in high noise environments, such as in-car speakerphones and the like, are provided that improve cancellation convergence in a high noise environment and in the presence of double talk. A new update method enables a robust echo canceller to update with reduced concern for the canceller being in a receive state or a double talk state. If a signal generated by a local talker is substantially the same as high noise, in terms of corruption of the echo canceller, the echo canceller converges in a robust manner even with continuous high noise at the input. | 10-04-2012 |
20120237017 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING CHANNELS - The present invention provides a method, a device and a system for extending channels, and belongs to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: generating a non-cascade extended channel by using a first channel and a second channel; and generating a first-level cascade extended channel by using the non-cascade extended channel and a third channel, where the first channel and the second channel are both twisted-pair channels, and the third channel is a twisted-pair channel or another non-cascade extended channel. The device includes a first transformer and a second transformer. The system includes a first device and a second device. | 09-20-2012 |
20080253552 | Acoustic Echo Canceller - An acoustic echo cancellation device ( | 10-16-2008 |
20130177150 | CROSSTALK REDUCING CONDUCTOR AND CONTACT CONFIGURATION IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - There is disclosed a method for reducing cross talk between first and second cables in a data transmission system, each of the cables comprised of a pair of conductors. The method comprises the steps of providing a first contact interconnected with a first conductor of the pair of conductors of the first cable, wherein the first contact emits a first signal, providing a pair of contacts, each of the pair of contacts interconnected with a different conductor of the pair of conductors of the second cable, and positioning the first contact relative to the pair of contacts such that an amplitude of the signal received at one of the second pair of contacts is substantially the same as an amplitude of the signal received at another of the second pair of contacts. | 07-11-2013 |


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The 6th Annual Lecture in Applied Anthropology is scheduled for Thursday, April 3, and will feature keynote speaker, Dr. Ann Bunch, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the State University of New York at Brockport. The lecture begins at 7:00 p.m., and will be in the Wegmans School of Pharmacy, Room 129.
This year's lecture will focus on forensic anthropology, and Bunch will present, "Investigative Anthropology: Holistic Approaches to Case Resolution." She will talk address the holistic approach used by anthropologists and how it can assist in investigations of "cold" criminal cases and of missing military personnel from past conflicts. She will also talk about how the use of archaeological methods in the recovery of the purported remains location allows for a systematic and thorough search and well-documented collection of evidence. Lastly, she will speak to the application of biological (physical) anthropological techniques to determine identity, traumatic injury, and any taphonomic changes that may have occurred can bring final resolution to missing persons cases. Bunch will refer to international and local cases as examples of the utility of anthropological training in both military and criminal "cold" cases.
Bunch was a Forensic Anthropologist for the U.S. Army Central Identification Laboratory at the Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii from 1994-2002. She has also been a Consultant for the Medical Examiner's Offices in both Onondaga and Jefferson Counties. In addition to teaching at Brockport, she is also a Consultant and Faculty Mentor for the Syracuse University Project Advance Forensic Science Program.
She received her bachelor's degree in Anthropology from Wellesley College, and went on to earn both her master's degree and doctorate degree from the University of Chicago. Bunch is a Diplomate of the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, an American Academy of Forensic Sciences Fellow, and the Henry F. Williams Associate for the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Her work has been published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences and Military Medicine.
The lecture is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
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I suggest you contact Kaufmann's Streamborn in Tigard, Or. They can tell you what rivers are fishing good and line you up with a guide. They are all fisherman and know the area well. Here is a link to the Oregon fresh water fishing. I think you are going to miss the Summer Steelhead around Portland. Frank |
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Posted By Mark Sisson On November 20, 2013 @ 8:00 am In Health,How To,Personal Improvement | 86 Comments
For years now, across multiple posts here on Mark's Daily Apple, nighttime blue light has gotten a pretty bad rap. Although I've mentioned that blue light [7] during the day is important (and natural sunlight is helpful), I haven't focused on it, mostly homing in on the circadian-disrupting, sleep-inhibiting, melatonin-blunting effects. As a result, many of you may be entirely unaware of the potential positive, beneficial applications of blue light. Recent and not-so-recent research has confirmed that blue light can actually improve our cognitive abilities, including memory, alertness, reaction time, and executive function – at least in the short term. Oh, and it doesn't always ruin our sleep. It might even improve it if you expose yourself at the right time.
Wait a minute – blue light is good for us? Sisson, you just got done spending the last few years telling me to excise blue light from my vicinity at night if I wanted a good night's sleep [8], and now you're saying we might actually need more blue light. What gives?
Easy. Context is everything. Blue light at night can have a negative, inhibitory effect on our sleep [9] onset and sleep quality because it signifies daytime to our suprachiasmatic nucleus, that region of the hypothalamus that sits near the optic nerves and regulates our circadian rhythm according to the light we perceive. But during the day – you know, when blue light naturally bounces around the atmosphere into our eyes – it's beneficial because presence of blue light matches up with our bodies expectations. Blue light isn't "bad," in other words. It's bad in the wrong context. In the right context, which is daytime, blue light promotes restful, satisfying nighttime sleep [10].
And for the exact same reasons blue light is bad for melatonin secretion and sleep physiology when we're exposed at night, it also provides a boost to cognition. The bulk of the blue light research may focus on its inhibitory effects on melatonin and sleep, but a growing body of study is realizing that those same inhibitory effects seen at night can be used to improve alertness, executive function, memory, and other aspects of cognition. What's negative at night when you're trying to sleep is helpful or even essential when you're trying to get work done. Blue light may very well be better than (or at least equal to) caffeine [11].
Let's look at a few recent studies to see how we might use blue light to our advantage.
Not bad, eh? Makes a guy want to step outside and get some fresh air. Or, barring that, stare straight into an LED bulb.
Things to keep in mind when applying these results to your workday:
So, in the end, blue light isn't a villain. It's just misunderstood (and misapplied).
How are you going to use blue light to your advantage? Or are you already doing so?
Thanks for reading, folks. See you next time.
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[8] good night's sleep: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-manufacture-the-best-night-of-sleep-in-your-life/
[9] Blue light at night can have a negative, inhibitory effect on our sleep: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-light-affects-our-sleep/#axzz2l5JCF1GT
[10] satisfying nighttime sleep: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/17-ways-to-improve-your-sleep/#axzz2l5KYLo2Y
[11] caffeine: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/coffee-tea-caffeine-talk/#axzz2l5KfP4SJ
[12] study: http://jap.physiology.org/content/110/5/1432.long
[13] PDF: http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0076707&representation=PDF
[14] executive function that included a distraction: http://cognitivefun.net/test/6
[15] Go/No-Go test: http://cognitivefun.net/test/17
[16] very cool study: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23859643
[17] PDF: http://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/174780/files/M%C3%BCnch_BNE_2012.pdf
[18] 2008: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18815716
[19] this $2 one from eBay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/291017472483?lpid=82
[20] another option: http://www.lightinthebox.com/epistar-460-470nm-3w-20-30lm-700mah-blue-led-light-bulb-with-aluminum-plate-3-4-3-8v_p373657.html
[21] Blue Light Therapy: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/blue-light-therapy/id537446731?mt=8
[22] Blue Sleep Therapy: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brazenapps.bluesleep&hl=en
[23] light exposure: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/seasonal-affective-disorder-lights/#axzz2l5L6MeGv
[24] just 50 seconds of blue light exposure: http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0001247
[25] working outside: http://www.marksdailyapple.com/why-you-should-work-outside/
[26] f.lux: http://justgetflux.com/
[27] blue-blocking goggles: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000USRG90/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000USRG90&linkCode=as2&tag=marsdaiapp07-20
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I was a late bloomer when it comes to videogames. Growing up, my family has never been especially affluent, and we pretty much just didn't have the cash to throw down on Nintendo or Sega.
I didn't really play a lot of games outside of the occasional visits to family friends in Phoenix, where I got acquainted with classics like Sonic, Donkey Kong, and Mortal Kombat. I was awful at them but I didn't care, I knew then and there that I'd fallen in love with videogames. The next time I'd get to play videogames would be on a PC, home-built basically from scratch by my uncle and my mother. It was a piece of crap that housed everything I could cram onto it, from Doom to WarCraft II. It underwent several hardware mods as time went on, but eventually we moved on to pre-built equipment and haven't looked back since. Some of my fondest memories, though, are of starting up DOS and typing in the command string to start up Rise of the Triad. I still have a huge soft spot for RTS games, as WarCraft II was the first game I really understood all the mechanics of.
The PlayStation was my first console. It was a pastime for me more than anything, really. A handful of decent games that I played occasionally when I wasn't doing something else. It wasn't until Metal Gear Solid that I really started to grasp gaming as a kind of physical concept. Metal Gear Solid made gaming a tangible
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Two things I need to get out of the way before I get started here:
First, I am not of the belief that people are inherently good or evil; nothing I am about to say is an attempt to paint people or their actions as good or bad. Its merely action and reaction, no moral compass to be found. I think that people are people and they simply do what suits them. Their freedom to do so forms the very basis of society. What I am about to say, the opinions I will express, and the conclusions that I draw are all things that apply to my world view alone. I am not trying to change anyones mind on any subject I discuss, I am merely expressing my views. I'm not trying to preach, just talk.
Second, if you are offended by anything that follows, thats fine, but Im not going to apologize for anything Im about to say. If it bothers you, take it for what it is; the opinion of someone you probably didnt know existed yesterday, and wont give a shit about tomorrow. Thats the glory of the internet, basically nothing anybody says here really matters in day-to-day life.
Also (I know I said two, but this ones a small one): This is probably gonna be a long read, so if youre gonna stick in it til the end, you should probably make yourself some popcorn or something, or at least prepare for a bathroom break halfway through.
Now, with all that said, lets get started here.
Theres a list of phrases I absolutely hate. This ranks in at number two: Theyre gonna do it anyway.
This phrase is a prelude to a painfully foolish argument. What this phrase amounts to is a justification for either being too lazy, too stupid, or just too damn self interested to exhibit some backbone and some discipline.
The argument is brutally simple. Theyre gonna do it anyway, so why try to stop them? It usually comes out of people talking about raising children. Usually from people who have no idea what theyre fucking doing with children. Theyre gonna drink anyway, so why not let them do it at home, where I dont have to worry about them going somewhere dangerous to do it? Theyre gonna have sex anyway, so why not get them some condoms, so they can do it safely? Theyre gonna play violent videogames no matter what I do, so I might as well just buy them.
Heres what happens when you apply this argument to something else. Lets go ahead and do society. People are going to kill each other. I mean, theyre going to do it. You cant stop them. You really, really want to, but you cant. So why try?
Do you understand how amazingly stupid this is now?
This phrase, and its argument, is the product of a generation of freedom in parenting. Parents who were either too self-interested and career-driven to spend their valuable time raising their children, or too freedom-loving, bucking the trend of the corporate society by raising their child free of boundaries. The latch key kids who walked home alone from the bus stop, made their own lunch, and sat down to watch TV alone for a few hours while they waited for the parents to get home, only to be ignored just long enough for dinner to get cooked, and then its off to bed because mommy and daddy are tired.
Most of them turned out as pretty decent human beings. A tribute to the human will to survive and succeed. They treat others with a reasonable amount of respect. They go to work every day, they keep good friends, good relationships. Just generally good people on the whole. The problem is, they wound up with no idea how to raise their kids. There was little to no discipline in their lives, and as a result, when its time to put a family together, its a Goddamn crapshoot. The sense of morality, right and wrong, and understanding of society they gained with classmates in school during their generations upbringing isnt there today to shepherd their children into adulthood. Schools are a mess, over budget, under funded, overpopulated and chock full of kids who have to learn most of their values on the streets, not in the home. Potentially good kids wasted not because nobody cared, not because their parents didnt love them, but because the load-bearing structure of our society that cradled their parents into decent human beings wasnt prepared for the next waves weight too.
The parents are clueless; theyve got no idea how to discipline their kids. Theyve never seen it before in their lives. Their parents didnt do it, the books cant teach it, and theyre lost. They dont know the first thing about keeping their kids safe and molding them into law-abiding, productive citizens. From this, we get about half a generation of use-it-or-lose-it men and women who spend more time trying to find a shrink to make all their problems go away than actually confronting those problems like reasonable adults.
It is from this God awful mess that we get Theyre gonna do it anyway. Two generations of misshapen, misguided, misunderstood, and generally sub-par parenting techniques culminating in one big pile of Who gives a shit what happens to my kids, nobody gave a shit what happened to me and I turned out just fine.
Its my belief that this is whats most responsible for putting violent games in the hands of kids. Children make demands and under-equipped, limp-wristed, weak-kneed parents who are practically children themselves, give in. Its not that the parents are well informed about what theyre doing. Its not that they understand whats occurring to their children. Its just that they arent steeled to their childrens screams. Nobody gave them anything, so why should they deny their child now if it will make them happy? They care about their kids and what happens to them, they care so much that theyll give them anything, they just dont know that its a profoundly stupid thing to do.
Lets be clear here: I dont think the content is that awful without context. But its a context that needs to be provided by a loving parent, or at least an adult that is aware of whats occurring. It cant simply be presented and left; you cant throw a kid in a pool and then walk away and expect them to learn how to swim, can you?
And now, we come to the heart of what I really wanted to talk with you all about.
There has been a lot of talk about the role of violence in media for essentially as long as any form of media has been available. It spans from the first printed media, books, newspapers, art, photographs, film, television, music and todays supposed hot button issue is videogames.
Its important to note that videogames are the latest in a long line of widely available mediums consumed by the public; when the subject of content and videogames comes up, it is often stated that this happened with music, television, movies, and so on. It is just as important to note that, while the majority of the attention about certain types of content is typically focused on one particular medium or another, the criticism and proposed censorship on other types of mediums does not simply go away. Example: Do you read Stephen King novels to a 10 year old as bedtime stories?
While we do not often see discussion focused on the potentially violent content shown on television programs, it is still uncommon if not unheard of to see graphic footage of actual violence, death, and war on television programs. The occasional story is covered, and footage is sometimes shown of actual violence and events, but very rarely is it shown in entirety, and never, never, never without surrounding context. Even the most horrific of crime-focused programs are censored for the public; the concern about such content reaching the viewer has never receded. It has dulled, perhaps, to include certain allowances, but it has never (and likely never will) disappear, because the content itself remains offensive and potentially dangerous. We have merely adjusted our social practices to accept the information, and interpret it in a way that is not harmful.
I feel it is deeply misleading to simply state that videogames will follow in the same vein as these other mediums without fully exploring what has occurred. People think, Oh, well, I remember people getting into a lot of arguments over music some years back. Now I dont hear that much anymore, unless somethings really offensive. Thatll probably happen to videogames. Lets just say that. And while it is a fair assumption that videogames will be added to the list of approved content not destroying our children, its not accurate to believe that this will lead to less scrutiny, only that less national attention will be paid to it as attention drifts elsewhere.
I also feel that this is a pretty horrific cop-out, and its taken advantage of in the gaming community far, far too often.
Simply stating that videogames will be (or already are) like TV/Music/Film allows us to distance ourselves from taking a serious, hard look at the content contained within, and how it should be considered. Tossing videogames in with other forms of mass-consumed media is like writing a blank check to yourself: I dont have to think about this anymore, its the (media/government/active group/lawyer)s fault videogames are getting all this negative attention. Its not my fault for demanding more/being desensitized to more obscene content. Its not my fault for allowing my children to view/play it.
Its a get-out-of-jail-free card for the gamer to not have to take these things seriously; because if we did force ourselves to take it seriously, we might not actually get the kind of content we want. We might actually have to take a hard look at ourselves and we might not like what we see. As long as violence has no impact in media, it has no impact on us, and it doesnt matter if we demand it to be satisfied. If, instead, we throw up our hands and say, its the nature of society, itll be over eventually, we can keep getting what we want while making a convincing argument and letting people bitch and whine about it in the background, on the periphery.
Its pathetic to take such a hands-off approach on something you claim to love so much. If you love games, then I call on you to be the voice of reason. Turn yourself into a gaming interpreter. Teach friends, family, and even strangers how to understand this medium of digital entertainment like we do; show them the cynicism we approach these products with. Dont just buy the new releases when they come out and hole up with them. Take them to your friends, take them to your family. Take them to your parents, your grandparents, and their grandparents if you can, and while youre there, why dont you ask them if theyd have let you play that damn game in your hands when you were 10, 11, 12, or even 15.
Forcing yourself to believe that others are simply ignorant of what you hold in your hands is the act of a fool. Instead, teach them to interpret games as you do. Show them the good that comes out of this medium that we love. The communities it compels us to build, like this fabulous one here at Destructoid. The companionship we share in our love (and sometimes hate) of videogames. Teach them that its never about just one game for us; its a living archive of experiences we can call upon at all times. The satisfaction of that hat-trick of headshots in Team Fortress 2, the crescendo that chimes in at that perfect moment, that wonderful sensation of completion after getting that 100th feather.
If you cant even muster up the courage to do that, then I think you already know what theyd have to say about the content in your games, dont you? If you dont feel comfortable sharing your best shot at a high score in Mad World with your mom, but you can both sit down and watch Cold Case Files together and not bat an eye, then why the fuck is it okay to throw the content of videogames in with what happened to TV? If you cant scream YOU FUCKING NIGGER FAGGOT in front of your grandparents while playing some Modern Warfare 2, but you can both handle some rock & roll, how is it reasonable to compare the predicament of videogames to what happened music?
Im not saying anyone should feel bad about playing the games they like to play. Once youre an adult, you can drink, you can smoke, you can do damn near whatever you like so long as its legal. And just like you wouldnt want to sit down with your great-grandparents and watch some hardcore porn, you probably wouldnt want to show every game to everyone. But dont allow yourself to be complacent, and dont pretend to be a fool. Do not just scrutinize the content in your games. Cast those piercing eyes upon yourself, and your own impact on the system as a consumer; what do your purchases, your comments, and your thoughts say about what you want out of games, and the industry as a whole. Do you demand more violence? Do you get excited about more realistic gore? When buckets and buckets of blood are spilled, is it awesome, or gruesome and horrifying? What words come out of your mouth when youre seething at the Television because the same guy knifed you for the third time in a row? Always be aware that you are having an impact on what gets produced. What you buy is what they make. The more you buy, the more they make.
Think long and think hard about what they make, and what that says about not just you, but all of us.
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For someone who doesn't like being in the spotlight, Trevor Linden is dealing with the glare quite well.
He's too cool of a customer to need shades, but hiding behind sunglasses might be a good idea for the veteran these days.
When the Canucks were officially eliminated from the playoffs late last week, the hockey focus on the West Coast shifted to Linden and the widespread belief that he'll hang up his skates this summer.
The fate of the 19-year NHL workhorse, who has amassed 867 career points (375-492-867) in 1,382 games, alongside 99 points (34-65-99) in 124 playoff games, is now the topic of debate across the province, and the rest of Canada. Will he stay? Or will he go? It's a question only Linden can answer, and it's not one he's about to rush into.
"I need to digest a little and take some time," said the 37-year-old during locker clean-out day at GM Place. "It's been a difficult week; it's been a hard week with a rollercoaster of emotions. I just want to get through that and make sure my head is in the right space and my mind is thinking clearly with things.
"I love the game. It's a great game, the best game in the world. I still enjoy coming to the rink, I still enjoy practicing. I haven't made a decision one way or the other; I just want to make sure that my head is clear when I do make that decision."
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"Actually I didn't know what was going on at the start of the third period, I was getting ready for the face-off and I realized the clock hadn't run down yet, so we were waiting for it to run down. Then I figured it out, I don't know if the big screen was on me or what. For someone who doesn't like attention, that's a bit of a tough situation to be in, but from that point forward I kind of knew where things were going.
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"I thought it was very classy of the fans and I really didn't expect anything less from the fans from what he's given to this city over the duration of his career," said Morrison. "He's been a phenomenal person off the ice and on the ice. For a young guy coming in, if you could emulate a guy, he's a good guy to start with."
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Quarterbacks Robert Griffin III and Matt Cassel were knocked out of their games with head injuries Sunday, and Steelers star safety Troy Polamalu limped off the field after aggravating his strained right calf.
Redskins rookie Griffin sustained a "mild concussion," according to coach Mike Shanahan, when he took a shot to the helmet while scrambling to try to avoid a sack during Washington's 24-17 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Griffin left the game about 10 minutes in to the second half and did not return. He also was treated for a cut on his chin.
"He wasn't sure what quarter it was in the third quarter. So at that time, when he wasn't really sure what the score was, what the quarter was, we knew he had a mild concussion -- at least according to the doctors," Shanahan said.
Team spokesman Tony Wyllie said Griffin was examined by a neurologist in the locker room before being sent home from the team's stadium and will be evaluated again Monday. NFL rules require a player diagnosed by the team medical staff with a concussion to sit out the rest of the game. The player also can't return to practice or game action until a team doctor and independent neurologist clear him.
About three hours after the game, Griffin wrote on Twitter: "I'm ok and I think after all the testing I will play next week."
Cassel, Kansas City's quarterback, left with a head injury in the fourth quarter after getting hit by Baltimore's Haloti Ngata while attempting a pass. Cassel remained flat on his back for several minutes before getting helped up and walking off the field under his own power. Backup Brady Quinn entered the game to a round of applause.
Cassel was 9 of 15 for 92 yards and two interceptions when he left the game won by Baltimore 9-6.
Polamalu left Pittsburgh's 16-14 win over the Philadelphia Eagles in the first quarter. He limped off following a fumble by Eagles quarterback Michael Vick. The 2010 NFL Defensive Player of the Year watched the entire second quarter from a seat on the bench and did not move. He was replaced by backup Ryan Mundy.
Polamalu missed each of Pittsburgh's previous two games after injuring the calf in a season-opening loss in Denver.
The Steelers also lost linebacker LaMarr Woodley with a strained right hamstring.
Browns middle linebacker D'Qwell Jackson left Cleveland's 41-27 loss to the Giants with a concussion and did not return.
Jackson, one of the team's defensive leaders, was hurt in the second quarter, when the Browns allowed 20 points. The Browns also lost starting cornerback Dimitri Patterson in the second half to an ankle injury.
The Giants also lost a player to a head injury when backup running back Andre Brown took a hard hit on a kickoff runback.
Titans running back Javon Ringer was carted off the field in the fourth quarter of a 30-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings with a left knee injury.
Ringer was injured with just over three minutes to play after catching a pass near the sideline and heading up the field. Vikings cornerback Josh Robinson wrestled him to the turf, twisting the running back down awkwardly.
Ringer's knee appeared to buckle as he went down, and he immediately grabbed it in pain as teammates gathered around him. There was no immediate word on the severity of his injury.
New Orleans starting cornerback Jabari Greer left Sunday night's 31-24 win over San Diego because of what team officials called a hip injury.
Greer was hurt late in the second quarter and did not return, a blow for a New Orleans team already ranked last in the NFL in defense.
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