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All of the burners should have been super burners of various sizes or make larger burners overall. Most people cook on more than one large pan at a time but with only one large...Read complete review
All of the burners should have been super burners of various sizes or make larger burners overall. Most people cook on more than one large pan at a time but with only one large burner its difficult. Also, the porcelain top is hard to clean and I would like a recommendation as to how to clean it more easily. The touch panel is great. It is super easy to use and the design of this stove is great. The burners need work but all of the features of the oven make it great. Overall, I have found that my KitchenAid products have been far better than the other brands/manufacturers that I have had over the years. Thanks and keep up the good work.
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I have had this range for just over three months. It works well, but the grills do not fit so they slide off onto the counter top, and the handle just fell off. Not the quality I would have expected.
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Great to cook with!
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Just moved in a month ago and the gas range is great. Really enjoying cooking with it.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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great to cook with gas again
By Diane
from St Marys GA
many features and easy to use
Love my new range!!
By Glenna
from Alb, NM
I bought a KitchenAid slide-in range 20 years ago. Even though it cooked and baked well, I hated it because it was soooo hard to keep clean. Again, I just bought a KitchenAid slide in range. I really would have liked to have gotten the 2015 model; however, it is now too deep for my cabinets and counter top, so I got last year's model (it has a warming drawer instead of a baking drawer). I stuck with white and I love it. It is so easy to cook with and cleaning is a breeze. Of course, after it was installed, my 20 year old KitchenAid microwave looked yellow compared to my new white range. Of course, I now have a new KitchenAid microwave!
Beautiful design
By Rfphotog
from Renfrew, PA
Lovely design and works as well as it looks. Easy to clean.
By Smitty
from Michigan
Knobs are too small and are difficult to read. Appearance and operation are good.
Generally good - could have been better designed
By JD
from San Jose, CA
Pros: If you want a white slide-in range, this is about the best one available. Like the GLASS touch panel - very good. The turbo-burner is good.Cons: The bottom "warming drawer" would be better to be a true storage drawer to hold frying pans, etc, but should have been taller for better storage area. The huge grates are clunky to remove and replace during cleaning. Very risk to scratch the white enamel paint in the process. The one removable/reversible grate-section to be for WOK frying is very good, however, it would have been far better to make all four quadrants with the same removable grate-sections to aid in the ease of cleaning. The white enamel on the top-facing surface of the control panel is very susceptible to scratching and would have been better if designed differently vis-a-vis the huge clunky grates. The height of the grates is a bit too high and the burners are not as effective at heating the pans - other than the turbo burner, the other three are small. It would have been better to have two turbo burners, one large, and one small. Lastly, the sound of the oven gas burner going on and off is louder than expected. Overall, the oven section is lower than other ovens we have used.
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By KW
from Birmingham, Al.
This stove was installed about a month ago, and currently the right front burner will not, the oven will sometimes not preheat unless stove is turned off and back on. Also when oven does light it makes a popping noise, and I believe we have more odor from the stove than we should. GE Service has been called, but cannot get to our house for a week.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Great features. Love the warming tray.
By Poppy 61
from Olympia, WA, United States
Love this stove as easy to cook on and bake in. Easy to clean.
Its a gas!
By Snowman III
from Medina Ohio
Nothing like a gas stove and this one is great looking too.
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Good stove cooks quickly with many smart features. The fan is a little too noisy.
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Plant Sample - Sida aculeata, India, 1887 Reg. No: HT 11537
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- Sample of Sida aculeata (Malvaceae) plant. This was collected and prepared by T.N.Mukharji as part of his work for the Indian Botanical Gardens. It was donated to the Museum by the Indian Government, Calcutta in 1887.
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1 pound extra firm tofu, cut into strips 1/4" thick
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/4 cup nonhydrogenated vegan margarine
1/2 cup hot sauce
1. Sprinkle tofu with garlic powder. Spray a thin film of cooking spray on a frying pan.
2. Fry the tofu on high heat, flipping occasionally. It's done when the outside is slightly brown, or there are dark spots on it.
3. Melt the margarine in the microwave, add the hot sauce and stir. When the tofu is done place it in the sauce. Make sure the tofu is covered. If you like it hotter or milder just change the ration of hot sauce to margarine.
I just made this for my lunch. A few things I noticed.
#1. Tofu should be frozen first and defrosted then drained of all excess water. My tofu came out very spungy and I think the texture would be better if it were less watery, besides the water stared to leak and make in nearly impossible to brown.
#2. The garlic powder clumped in the cooking process, most likely due to the moisture.
#3. I think this would work much better if the tofu was deep fried, while even worse for you.
The idea is great and it still tastes great! I used a spicy peanut sauce instead of Frank's Red Hot. I added it on top of some brown rice and put some cilantro on the side.
Being as lazy as I am, this is usually how I cook my tofu, so I was surprised to find a recipe for it.
As for the sauce, I'd say you should go with Franks Red Hot all the way. =D
I'm a Kentucky vegetarian, so I decided to try this recipe with our state's famous Henry Bain sauce instead of hot sauce: so freakin' good.
Henry Bain Sauce
1 small jar chutney, chopped
1 (14-ounce) bottle ketchup
1 (8-ounce) bottle chili sauce
2 tablespoons (vegetarian) Worcestershire sauce
1/4 cup A-1 Sauce
Tabasco sauce (use your own judgment)
Blend all ingredients together well. Makes about 2 cups.
I wasn't that crazy about this the first couple times I tried it, but I perfected my modifications last night!!
Drain, Freeze, Defrost, then Drain the tofu again. ( you can defrost it in the microwave if you want)
Preheat the oven to 350-400
Then season & flour the tofu (I have some wierd seasoning powder that appears to have turmeric & tastes like it has cumin, I have no idea what else is in it)
Fry in generous amount of oil until browned, then drain in a paper towel
coat the tofu with a mixture of melted marg, brown sugar , & hot sauce, then bake it until the sauce is bubbly
Tempeh is delicious, but not necessarily more healthy than tofu as stated above. Yes, the nutrition facts look better in a superficial sense, but tempeh is made from fermented soybeans, and hence your body doesn't digest them as well. This website has a little more info: http://www.rawfoodexplained.com/fermented-foods/types-of-fermented-foods-in-the-diet.html
Hello all - I've yet to try this recipe, but to those who have: do you think this would still taste good if made in advance? I'm thinking about bringing it to our family Christmas potluck, but am not sure that is a good idea since fried things seem to taste better fresh....
hmm, The texture was still too tofuy for my liking...I guess Im a seitan guy
adam, did you try using frozen/thawed tofu? i find this really helps with the texture. Also, try breading it with panko, lightly frying in oil, then pouring sauce over it and baking it for like 20 minutes. With these modifications, i cant imagine anyone not liking it!
you also might try beer battering and frying the tofu. thats how a restaurant around here does it, although with tempeh.
I was pleasantly surprised by how super duper this was. Seriously, I didn't get to the table before I ate it all. I used Kochujang (the best condiment ever!) Dude, this dish cleared my sinuses.


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I reported this to Directv. This crap is pissing me off.
I reported this to Directv. This crap is pissing me off.
Write them an angry letter and mark it urgent
I don't know how to contact fsn ohio.
Absolutely ridiculous, why did this happen?
Then you turn on the radio and they're talking about one of the most bizarre plays ever, makes you feel like you're living in one of the tv shows where they miss the biggest play after ordering the ppv. At least glad they got a win!
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This also happened during a UC basketball game that was on FSN Ohio in December. What I think happened is, is that they have it computerized to switch over at 11:30. Thats inexcusable when your airing live sporting events.
I missed the end too and that sucks.
This is pretty bad! Thank god for Marty and the cowboy.
We should demand that Insight Comm carry mlb tv as well. Of course that is only if you live in NKY.
FSN Ohio on Mlb.tv worked. That's weird. You would never think the guy in Boise, Idaho would catch the game over the locals!
Luckily, I was able to switch over to MLB Network, and they had the highlight of the bizarre play AND the final out recorded by Cordero.
Plus, Barry Larkin and Sean Casey on the analysis, so that's a bonus. I'm really liking the MLB Network so far, even if Larkin and Casey are pretty weak on-air personalities so far. I knew they would have highlights of whatever happened at the very end as soon as it finished.
But yeah, that ticked me off pretty badly. No excuse to cut off a live sporting event like that, ESPECIALLY the climax of a close game.
I am a huge fan of MLB network....I sometimes lay in bed and have to pinch myself so I know I am not dreaming....I have been asking for a all baseball channel like this since the NFL channel came out. my wife is pissed more often now since I spend 2 hours a night glued to round trippers.
I sent an email to the Reds complaining. They must have been getting some calls, because the post game was on.
We need to voice our displeasure over this, or it will keep happening. They cut off the overtime period of a UC game because of this, and now they cut off the 9th inning of a one run baseball game. After the UC game the complaints were bad enough that the media picked up on it which forced FSN to issue their BS apology, and we need to do the same here.
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An electronic still imaging system employs an image sensor comprised of discrete light sensitive picture elements overlaid with a color filter array (CFA) pattern to produce color image data corresponding to the CFA pattern, an A/D converter for producing digital CFA image data from the color image data, and a memory for storing the digital CFA image data from the picture elements. A processor enables the processing of the digital CFA image data to produce finished image data, and the digital CFA image data and the finished image data are both stored together in an image file. This enables image processing from raw camera data to final output data to be completed in a single, integrated process to provide improved image quality when printing.
1. An electronic still imaging system employing a color capture device to capture a color image, said system comprising:
an image sensor comprised of discrete light sensitive picture elements overlaid with a color filter array (CFA) pattern to produce color image data corresponding to the CFA pattern;
an A/D converter for producing uninterpolated digital CFA image data from the color image data;
a memory for storing the uninterpolated digital CFA image data from the picture elements;
a processor for processing the uninterpolated digital CFA image data to produce interpolated image data;
means for storing both the uninterpolated digital CFA image data and the interpolated image data together in an image file; and
means for processing the uninterpolated digital CFA image data stored in the image file to produce final output image data.
2. The system as claimed in
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4. The system as claimed in
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user operated means for selecting at least one output image size different from said fixed image size, said output image having a different number of picture elements than said fixed number of picture elements; and
an interpolation processor for interpolating full color data for each picture element from said different number of picture elements and producing an interpolated output image having said output image size.
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8. A single image file for storing images obtained from a color camera having an image sensor overlaid with a color filter array (CFA) pattern to produce uninterpolated CFA image data corresponding to the CFA pattern, the CFA image data subject to further processing to form interpolated image data, said single image file comprising:
a first file area for storing the interpolated image data;
a second file area for storing the uninterpolated CFA image data; and
a third file area for storing data that describes the type of color filter array pattern used on the image sensor.
9. A method for capturing and processing color images, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) capturing an array of picture elements through a color filter array (CFA) pattern to produce uninterpolated color image data corresponding to the CFA pattern;
(b) converting the uninterpolated color image data into uninterpolated digital CFA image data;
(c) processing the uninterpolated digital CFA image data to produce interpolated image data;
(d) storing both the uninterpolated digital CFA image data and the interpolated image data together in an image file; and
(e) processing the uninterpolated digital CFA image data stored in the image file to produce final output image data.
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The invention relates generally to the field of electronic photography, and in particular to an electronic imaging system of the type that generates a standard format file.
A typical digital camera uses a single color image sensor to capture a representation of a scene, including a representation of the color in the scene. The colors are separated by a color filter array(CFA) that overlies the sensor and associates each image pixel with a particular color according to the particular color pattern of the CFA. For example, the Bayer CFA (described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,971,065) provides an RGB pattern with a checkerboard arrangement of green pixel sites. Therefore, the primary CFA image signal for each pixel relates to but one color, that is, to either red, green or blue (for a Bayer CFA). After the CFA image is captured, the remaining (missing) colors for each pixel site are interpolated for each pixel from, e.g., surrounding pixels, so that a full resolution interpolated record is generated for each image. Each pixel in the interpolated record therefore has a set of RGB values.
Digital cameras, such as the Kodak DC50 camera, store the compressed digital image data from a single-chip color sensor (approximately 750�500 pixels) on a removable memory card. The process used to convert the image to a standard file format, and to print and edit the standard format, is shown in FIG. 1. The CFA image is captured in a capture step 10 by the camera. When the camera or memory is connected to a host computer in a connect step 12, the images are downloaded from the camera or memory card in a downloading step 14, processed in a processing step 16 and stored in a standard file format, such as a FlashPix file format, in a file formatting step 18. In the processing step 16, the CFA images are CFA interpolated as they are imported, using known CFA interpolation, color correction, and sharpening techniques, in order to create a "finished" RGB image file having a standard size. The finished RGB image file thus contains the CFA interpolated image, which has the same number of total pixels as the original image (for example, approximately 750�500 pixels for the DC50 camera). Unlike the original image, however, the CFA interpolated image has complete RGB data for each pixel.
The advantage of using a standard file format is that it allows the image to be used by many different imaging-enabled programs supplied by many different companies. Many different file formats are known and useful with this invention, albeit the following description is mainly in terms of a FlashPix file. FIG. 2 is a simplified diagram showing the key information stored in a FlashPix file. The FlashPix image format (defined in FlashPix Format Specification, version 1.0.1, (Digital Imaging Group, Jul. 10, 1997)) has been developed to serve as both an "interchange" format between devices (e.g. cameras) and applications (e.g. computer picture editing packages), and as a "native" format for image editing that allows the images to be easily and rapidly edited. This is accomplished using a hierarchical, tiled image representation within a "structured storage" file. Referring to FIG. 2, a FlashPix file contains the complete image data 24 plus a hierarchy of several lower-resolution copies within the same file (one set of lower resolution image data 25 is shown in FIG. 2).
Images at each resolution also are divided into rectangular tiles (e.g., squares), which enable the application to minimize the amount of image data processed to access, display or print a portion of the scene content. FlashPix allows thumbnail image data 23 and optional "ancillary" property set data 21 and 22 to be stored in the same structured storage file, along with the image data. This ancillary data can include digital audio recordings and parameters such as the time and date the photo was taken, the camera zoom position and focus distance, the scene illumination level, camera calibration data, image copyright owner, etc. For further information about the FlashPix image format see the aforementioned FlashPix Format Specification, version 1.0.1, (Digital Imaging Group, Jul. 10, 1997), which is available on the Wide World Web at http://www.digitalimaging.org/go/flashpix, and is incorporated herein by reference.
The image processing used to "finish" the image prior to storing the finished data in the FlashPix file includes operations such as CFA interpolation, color correction, and image sharpening. The output images are normally stored in a standard color space, such as the sRGB space which is supported by the FlashPix image format. As a consequence of generating the image file, the original camera data is discarded (step 26). If an image is to be printed or transmitted in an application step 28, the standard file format is first edited in an editing step 27.
To create final printed images, the finished image file may be adjusted by the user via an image processing program, such as provided by a program like LivePix™ by Live Picture, Inc., to create a final output image of the desired size, which may include only a "cropped", color adjusted portion of the image captured by the camera, or may, e.g., include multiple images in a "montage". More specifically, to provide the appropriately sized output image, the image processing program first crops the 750�500 RGB CFA interpolated image data, and then uses another interpolation algorithm in the editing step 27 to convert from the cropped version of the "finished" RGB image file to the final desired output image.
Note that this prior art approach uses two interpolation steps, one (step 16) to interpolate "missing" RGB data from the image sensor while maintaining the 750�500 pixel data array, and a second (step 27) to interpolate from the selected crop to the pixel data array that provides the desired output size. The user therefore selects the final print size (for example 8″�10″), and the image is interpolated up to produce an image data record of appropriate size for the printer. For example, if the output device printed at 200 pixels per inch, the image data would be interpolated to 1600�2000 pixels by the computer or the printer, (and optionally sharpened) to produce the desired image size. In addition, this known approach often uses two separate sharpening operations, one on the 750�500 pixel CFA interpolated image data following the CFA interpolation step 16, and a second one on the interpolated 1600�2000 pixel image data array just prior to printing.
The prior art approach has a number of problems. First, the process of converting the image from the CFA image data (which may for example produce 12 bit per color data) to the 8 bit per color (24 bit per pixel) sRGB color space may limit the quality of certain images, by reducing the color gamut and dynamic range of the captured image. Second, the two interpolation steps (the CFA interpolation that produces a standard size image and the interpolation in the computer or printer that produces the desired print size) provide more interpolation artifacts than would be produced using a single interpolation step that interpolates from the sensor CFA data directly to the output image data sent to the printer. Finally, using two separate sharpening steps can also produce artifacts.
What is needed is a digital camera system that maintains the advantages of using a standard, "finished" image file format so that the images can be used by many applications, yet also enables image processing from raw camera data to final output data to be completed in a single, integrated process, to provide improved image quality when printing.
The present invention is directed to overcoming one or more of the problems set forth above. Briefly summarized, according to one aspect of the present invention, an electronic still imaging system employs an image sensor comprised of discrete light sensitive picture elements overlaid with a color filter array (CFA) pattern to produce color image data corresponding to the CFA pattern, an A/D converter for producing digital CFA image data from the color image data, and a memory for storing the digital CFA image data from the picture elements. A processor enables the processing of the digital CFA image data to produce finished image data, and the digital CFA image data and the finished image data are both stored together in an image file.
With regard to a specific embodiment, the "original" image data (which is optionally compressed using a numerically lossless or visually lossless technique) is stored in a digital image file on a digital memory and transferred to a host computer. On the host computer, the digital camera data is processed, and a "FlashPix" format image file (or some other "finished" file format) is created. The original camera image data is also stored within the FlashPix file, in an "extension". The extension also includes data that indicates whether the FlashPix image data has been modified, rather than simply adjusting the displayed FlashPix image using the "viewing parameters."
The advantage is that the FlashPix image file, which can be used/edited by any FlashPix enabled application software, just like a standard FlashPix file, can also be used for direct pixel processing in order to minimize interpolation and other processing artifacts. To create the final high quality hard copy image, the (possibly cropped portion of the) original pixel data from the extension is directly interpolated (and optionally sharpened) in a single step to create the properly sized and color corrected output image. If the printer is located remotely, only the original camera data contained in the FlashPix extension is transmitted to the remote printer, thus reducing the transmission time.
These and other aspects, objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood and appreciated from a review of the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and appended claims, and by reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of a known technique for capturing and processing image data.
FIG. 2 is an illustration of the well known FlashPix file format.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of an electronic imaging system capable of storage and selective transmission of processed and unprocessed image data according to the invention.
FIG. 4 is a flow diagram showing storage and selective transmission and processing of processed and unprocessed image data according to the invention.
FIG. 5 is an illustration of a FlashPix file format incorporating extension data according to the invention.
FIG. 6 is an illustration of a JPEG interchange file format incorporating extension data according to the invention.
Because digital cameras employing electronic sensors, and electronic processing and storage of the resultant image data, are well known, the present description will be directed in particular to elements forming part of, or cooperating more directly with, apparatus in accordance with the present invention. Elements not specifically shown or described herein may be selected from those known in the art. Certain aspects of the embodiments to be described may be provided in software. Given the system as described in the following materials, all such software implementation needed to practice the invention is conventional and within the ordinary skill in such arts.
Beginning with FIG. 3, a system block diagram shows a camera 30 and a host computer 32. The camera 30 includes an optical section 34 for directing image light upon an image sensor 36, typically a single image sensor such as a charge-coupled device (CCD). The image sensor 36 includes an array of discrete light sensitive picture elements, e.g., having 750�500 pixels, overlaid with a color filter array (CFA) pattern to produce color image data corresponding to the CFA pattern. The optical section includes a lens 38 and a shutter-aperture device 40 for regulating the exposure of the image light upon the image sensor 36. A clock generator and driver circuit 42 provides the waveforms necessary for generating the color image data from the image sensor 36, and the output data is applied to an analog signal processing (ASP) and a 12-bit analog/digital (A/D) conversion section 44, which produces digital CFA data from the color image data.
The resultant digital data is applied to a digital signal processor 46, which may compress the image data using, e.g., a numerically lossless or visually lossless compression technique employing, e.g., DPCM coding, and otherwise process the image data for storage. The processed digital CFA data is applied to a removable memory 50 via an output interface 48. In operation, the CFA image data represents an image of a fixed size, usually an image substantially corresponding to the actual size of the image sensor 36. Consequently, the memory 50 stores the digital CFA image data from a fixed number of picture elements corresponding to this fixed image size. Moreover, the digital CFA image data stored in the memory 50 may be contained within an image file that also describes the type of color filter array pattern used on the image sensor, as well as a low resolution thumbnail version of the captured image.
The output interface 48 is a memory card interface adapted to a conventional card interface standard, such as the PCMCIA card interface standard, such as described in the PC Card Standard, published by The Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, Sunnyvale, Calif., March 1997. The removable memory 50 accordingly is a non-volatile PCMCIA memory card containing either solid state memory, such as Flash EPROM memory, or a small hard drive (categorized as a PCMCIA-ATA Type III Hard Drive under the PCMCIA card interface standard). Another card interface standard is the CompactFlash ATA with DOS file format. Alternatively, other non-volatile storage devices may be used, such as a floppy disk magnetic medium or optical storage (in such cases, a suitable interface and a conventional read/write apparatus would be provided in the camera 30, e.g., a magnetic or optical read/write head).
In addition, the camera includes a host computer interface driver 52 for directly connecting the camera 30 to the host computer 32, for example, to download the digital CFA data corresponding to the captured images. (In this process, the removable memory 50 may serve as a buffer memory or a separate buffer memory (not shown) may be provided.) The camera 30 further includes a control processor 54 for controlling (a) the clock generator and driver circuit 42, (b) the digital signal processing chain comprising the ASP and A/D section 44, the digital signal processor 46 and the output interface 48, and (c) the interface driver 52. The interface driver 52 provides a conventional computer interface, such as a SCSI, IEEE-1394, or RS-232 interface. Consequently, the digital CFA data from the camera 30 interfaces with the host computer 32 either through the interface driver 52, or through a card reader 56 that receives the removable memory 50.
In order to produce an output image, the host computer 32 includes application programs for processing the captured images and producing a soft copy on a display 58 or a hard copy on a printer 60 (or, e.g., a film writer or the like). For example, the application program (not shown) includes an algorithm section, which applies direct pixel mapping/cropping concurrent with CFA interpolation. The computer additionally includes an user interface (not shown) that provides user operated means for cropping to an output image size that uses a subset of pixels from the fixed image size provided by the camera. The application program then interpolates full color data for each picture element of the output image from the cropped picture elements and produces an interpolated output image having the selected output image size. The host computer 32 may be further connected through a transmission link 70 (e.g., internet) to a remote computer 72 and a remote output device 74, such as a hard copy printer.
Operation of the imaging system according to the invention is shown in the flow diagram of FIG. 4, and a representation of the image format used with this invention is shown in FIG. 5. As described in connection with FIG. 1, the user operates the camera to take pictures in the capture step 10, and then connects the camera or the card to the host computer in the connect step 12. The user selects the images(s) to be processed and converted to the finished file format, such as the FlashPix format, in the downloading step 14. To create the finished image data, the 750�500 Bayer pattern CFA image data from the camera is decompressed and interpolated as described in connection with the processing step 16 shown in FIG. 1, to produce CFA interpolated, color corrected, sRGB image data, which then can be stored during the file formatting step 18 in the tiled, hierarchical FlashPix file in the complete image field 24 and also in the lower resolution image field 25.
In accordance with the invention, a file format extension step 80 is provided in which the original 12-bit compressed CFA data is also stored within the same FlashPix file as the tiled image data, but in a CFA image data field 94 in the extension property set 22. More specifically (in reference to FIG. 5), the extension property set includes CFA pattern and compression method data 92, CFA image data 94, a camera ICC profile 96, thumbnail image data 98, and an advanced edits list 100. Accordingly, the extension data may include metadata that provides the CFA pattern used on the image sensor 36 and the compression method used by the digital signal processor 46, which is stored in the CFA pattern and compression method data 92. The camera MTF (modulation transfer function) values may be stored as a table in the MTF data 95. An ICC (International Color Consortium) profile, which characterizes the color of the CFA data stored in the extension property set 22, may be stored in the ICC profile 96. Note that this is a different ICC profile than the optional profile used within the FlashPix image file to describe the sRGB color data. In the standard usage of the FlashPix format, if the standard file format should be edited in an editing step 82, simple modifications (such as rotate, crop, and sharpen) do not modify the image data 24, 25. Rather, the list of modifications is recorded in the viewing parameters set 20, and the standard thumbnail data 23 is modified as well. More complex modifications, such as red-eye removal, require that portions of the image data be modified. To record these modifications, so that they can later be applied to the CFA image data 94, the metadata lists this editing data in the advanced edits list 100 to describe edits performed by an applications program other than modifying the standard FlashPix viewing parameters. In addition, the metadata may also include a copy of the unmodified thumbnail image in the thumbnail image data 98, which can be compared to the modified thumbnail image data 23 to determine if any changes have been made to the original image data by subsequent image editing applications.
As explained above, if an image file is modified by the application, for example, by cropping, or adjusting the color or brightness of the image, the CFA image data 94 may no longer properly represent the edited image. In the FlashPix image format, a mechanism is specified that enables an application to determine the validity of ancillary data (such as the CFA image data 94) stored in an extension property set within a FlashPix file. Such an extension set is further described in U.S. Ser. No. 08/868,858, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,983,229 (filed Jun. 5, 1997), entitled "Extension persistence mechanism for a digital image format" and assigned to the assignee of the present application. According to Ser. No. 08/868,858, the extensions contain a field for indicating an extension persistence property. The extension persistence property indicates the validity of the extension data as a function of whether or not the core elements of the file are modified. The values for the extension persistence property, and their corresponding meanings, are as follows:
The extension persistence value for the extension property set 22 according to the present invention is set as 0�2 to indicate that the extension data (such as the CFA image data 94) is potentially invalid upon modification to the core elements of the file. The extension property set 22 therefore remains in the FlashPix file until an application that understands the extension can determine if the extension is valid or invalid.
The FlashPix file containing this extension data can now be used by any FlashPix enabled application, including applications that do not understand the meaning of the data within extension property set 22. More specifically, referring to FIG. 4, the file containing the extension data may be transmitted to a printing stage (step 84) via a local linkage 86 or via a remote linkage 88, in which case the extension data may be separated from the file (step 90) and sent to the printing stage (step 84). The image may be changed in a number of ways, e.g., cropped, lightened, and processed for red-eye removal. In some cases, (e.g., cropping, lightening) these changes can be done by adjusting the viewing parameters 20 in the FlashPix file, rather than by modifying the image data 24, 25. In all cases, however, the applications program modifies the standard FlashPix thumbnail image data 23 to accurately reflect the image modifications.
When the image data is printed by an "old" printer that does not understand the meaning of the extension property set 22, the standard FlashPix image data is printed the same way as in the prior art. If the printing application understands the extension property set 22, however, it normally processes the CFA image data stored in the extension to provide the data to be printed. This is done as described in copending Ser. No. 09/048,605. In this application, the "original" image data (which is optionally compressed using a numerically lossless or visually lossless technique) is stored in a digital image file on a digital memory and transferred to the host computer. This image file is retained until a final rendered image is created. A "soft copy" quality version of the image can be displayed to the user, who can decide to crop the image and to create an output image of any size to be printed, incorporated into other documents, etc. The advantage is this: To create the final high quality image, the cropped portion of the original pixel data is directly interpolated (and optionally sharpened) in a single stage to create the proper output image size. By directly mapping the input pixels to the desired output pixels in a single stage that includes CFA interpolation, interpolation artifacts are minimized. In addition, if the image is sharpened in this stage, the sharpness of the output image is improved without degradation from artifacts due to multiple sharpening stages.
Accordingly, the 750�500 Bayer pattern digital CFA image data from the camera is decompressed and cropped as specified by the user, for example a 256�256 square portion of the image may be used. The CFA interpolation and spatial processing are then combined in a single processing step, as shown in more detail in Ser. No. 09/048,605, to produce the final output image data, which could be a larger square image, e.g., 1024�1024 pixel image. The CFA interpolation step may practice any of a number of known interpolation techniques. For instance the interpolation techniques in the following patents may be used: U.S. Pat. No. 5,373,322, entitled "Apparatus and method for adaptively interpolating a full color image utilizing chroma gradients"; U.S. Pat. No. 5,382,976, entitled "Apparatus and method for adaptively interpolating a full color image utilizing image gradients"; and U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,506,619 and 5,629,734, both entitled "Adaptive color plan interpolation in a single sensor color electronic camera". Each of these patents is incorporated herein by reference.
After the final size image record is interpolated, the image is sharpened in a single sharpening step. This sharpening may use the technique described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,696,850 entitled "Automatic image sharpening in an electronic imaging system" and incorporated herein by reference. This patent uses a modulation transfer function (MTF) calibration data 95 from the camera and the printer MTF data (not shown) to determine the appropriate sharpening filter for optimally sharpening digital reproductions of any size taken by an electronic camera. The image data is finally printed out in hardcopy form in the hardcopy printer 60 or in the remote printer 74 (FIG. 3).
To ensure that the image data in the file has not been altered by an image processing application (which, for example, might have implemented "red eye" reduction or the like), the original thumbnail image data 98 in the extension property set 22 is processed by applying any viewing parameters 20 contained in the FlashPix file (or any advanced edits 100 contained in the extension property set 22) and comparing the result with the standard thumbnail image 23 in the same file. If the two images are different, this indicates that the original image data has been modified in an unknown way and that the CFA image data 94 should not be used to make the output print image. In this case, the output print is made using the standard FlashPix image data 24, as in the case where an "older" printer is not aware of the extension data.
Many applications are able to open images stored in "JPEG interchange format" (JEF) files defined by the Baseline DCT (JPEG) version of ISO/IEC 10918-1, which is incorporated herein by reference. This standard allows "application segments" to be included in the JIF bitstream. The data inside an application segment is ignored by applications that are not familiar with the meaning of the data in the application segment. A number of image file formats have been developed which use a single application segment to store ancillary data and a reduced-resolution "thumbnail" image. These image formats include JFIF, defined in "JPEG File Interchange Format Version 1.02 Sep. 1, 1992 C-Cube Microsystems", the JPEG compressed version of Exif (Exchangeable image format) described in "Digital Still Camera Image File Format Proposal (Exif) Version 1.0 Mar. 24, 1995 JEIDA/Electronic Still Camera Working Group" and SPIFF, defined in "ITU-T Rec. T.84, Annex F—Still Picture Interchange File Format, 1995", which are each incorporated herein by reference.
In a second embodiment shown in FIG. 6, a JPEG interchange format file is used. The file contains a complete JPEG data stream which is valid according to the ISO JPEG standard (ISO/IEC 10918-1). The fields cited in FIG. 6 are identified as follows:
SOI=start of image
APP=application segment
DQT=define quantization tables
DHT=define huffman tables
SOF=start of frame
SOS=start of scan
EOI=end of image
More specifically, the JPEG data stream also includes an application segment 102 (application segment 7(APP7), in this example) that includes the same type of information as stored in the FlashPix extension property set 22, as described in connection with FIG. 5.
The invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment. However, it will be appreciated that variations and modifications can be effected by a person of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. For instance, while the processing necessary for forming the finished files, e.g., in the FlashPix format, has been described in connection with a computer, it should be clear that all of the processing could be designed into the camera.
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Movie: 3 and 1/2 out of 4 stars
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Blemished only by a slightly overlong running time because of too many already-seen live performances, this sweeping, epic film chronicling the life and influence of reggae pioneer Bob Marley is documentary filmmaking at its most thorough and entertaining. While covering Marley's mixed-race lineage, his political influence and wandering romantic eye, director Kevin MacDonald stays remarkably unbiased and presents Marley as he was, warts and all. With the possible exception of the Beatles, no musical act has had or ever will have a greater global impact than Marley and MacDonald lavishes his subject with all of the glory he rightfully deserves.
Technical specs: aspect ratio: Widescreen (1.78:1/1080p), audio: English (5.1 DTS-HD MA), subtitles: English and Spanish.
Special features include:
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So, my mare has some weak hooves! When I purchased her last summer, she had a little crack that gradually got bigger. The farrier suggested Rainmaker, so I used that for a while and that combined with the farrier's work took care of the crack.
Now, she has a light case of thrush, so I am washing her hooves out with Dawn every night, making sure they are dry, and then putting her back in a clean stall. Her stall is being cleaned twice a day.
She has a chip in her right fore hoof now! I feel like I need to do something about it. I talked with my trainer/BM, and she suggested a supplement with biotin in it. However, she could not recommend one to me as she hasn't had any horses with this problem before. Some of it may have to do with Grace's hooves being mostly white.
Grace is fed good hay, a beet pulp/soybean meal mash in the morning, a little grain twice a day, and pasture several hours a day when it's not too wet outside. She also gets turned out in an indoor with really nice footing: a sand/shredded tire/dirt mixture. I work/ride her in said arena no more than four days a week, though we are slowly transitioning toward more. Oh, she is barefoot: never had shoes. And she's 5. I can try to get pictures tomorrow night if that would help.
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Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX) spun out its innovative biopharmaceuticals unit, Baxalta Inc. (NYSE:BXLT), as a separate public company. In its first day of trading on Wednesday, Baxalta shares lost $0.44 to $31.50.Baxalta has 14 marketed drugs in core areas of hematology, immunology and oncology. Its worldwide net sales were $6 billion in 2014.John Orloff, Baxalta's head of R&D and CSO, told BioCentury the company's pipeline is focused on indications where "there are key unmet needs and we can play in our own sandbox." Baxalta's pipeline includes at least 12 clinical programs, plus two biosimilars: BAX 2200, a biosimilar of Enbrel etanercept from Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) in Phase III; and BAX 923, a biosimilar of Humira adalimumab from AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) in Phase I.Based on the 676.4 million shares outstanding cited in Baxalta's prospectus, the company ended Wednesday with a market cap of $21.3 billion. Baxter holds a 19.5% stake in Baxalta.
Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) submitted a Priority Review voucher along with an NDA to FDA for a single-tablet regimen combining its Emtriva emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide plus Edurant rilpivirine from Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) to treat HIV-1 infection in patients aged 12 and older.In November 2014, Gilead paid Knight Therapeutics Inc. (TSX:GUD) $125 million for the voucher, which was issued under FDA's tropical disease program (see BioCentury Extra, Nov. 19, 2014).Gilead plans to submit an MAA to EMA for the combination this quarter.Tenofovir alafenamide is a prodrug of tenofovir, the active agent in Gilead's Viread tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for HIV and HBV infection. Viread is a nucleotide analog prodrug reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Emtriva is a nucleotide analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI). Edurant is a diarylpyrimidine non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI).
Novo Nordisk A/S (CSE:NVO; NYSE:NVO) said Wednesday it will no longer market Tresiba insulin degludec in Germany after failing to agree on a price with Germany's Statutory Health Insurance Funds Association (GKV-Spitzenverband). Novo EVP of China, Pacific & Marketing Jakob Riis told BioCentury the company markets Tresiba at a price of about EUR 2.50 per day and that GKV-Spitzenverband offered less than EUR 1 per day. In December, Germany's Federal Joint Committee (G-BA) said the long-acting insulin analog has "no additional benefit" compared to other long-acting insulins in combination with short-acting insulin to treat Type I and II diabetes Novo markets Tresiba in Europe and Japan; the drug is under review in the U.S. to treat Type I and II diabetes. Novo received a complete response letter in 2013 from FDA for Tresiba; it resubmitted an NDA with data from a CV outcomes trial (see BioCentury Extra, April 7). Novo will continue supplying Tresiba in Germany through the end of September.
Exelixis Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL) was off $0.27 to $3.49 on Wednesday after FDA pushed back the PDUFA date for melanoma therapeutic cobimetinib to Nov. 11 from Aug. 11. Exelixis said FDA changed the date after Exelixis' partner, the Genentech Inc. unit of Roche (SIX:ROG; OTCQX:RHHBY), submitted additional analyses requested by the agency of previously submitted data from the Phase III coBRIM trial.In February, FDA granted Priority Review to the MEK inhibitor in combination with Roche's marketed BRAF inhibitor Zelboraf vemurafenib to treat metastatic melanoma in patients with BRAF V600 mutations. An MAA for the combination is under EMA review. In May, data from coBRIM showed the combination increased progression free survival (PFS) to 12.3 months vs. 7.2 months for Zelboraf alone (HR=0.58, 95% CI: 0.46, 0.72). Genentech has worldwide rights to cobimetinib from Exelixis, which in 2013 exercised its option to co-promote the compound in the U.S.
AstraZeneca plc (LSE:AZN; NYSE:AZN) completed its previously announced spin-out of its early stage antibiotics programs into stand-alone company Entasis Therapeutics Inc. (Waltham, Mass.). AZ was the sole investor in the biotech's $40 million series A round in March.Entasis' lead candidate is ETX0914 (AZD0914), a benzisoxazole DNA gyrase inhibitor against Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Phase II testing to treat uncomplicated gonorrhea. ETX0914 has Qualified Infectious Disease Product (QIDP) and Fast Track designations from FDA. Entasis' preclinical portfolio includes candidates targeting Gram-negative pathogens such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii and carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. AZ previously said it will retain its marketed anti-infectives, late-stage small molecule infection programs and the biologic anti-infectives portfolio in its MedImmune LLC unit (see BioCentury Extra, Feb. 27). Entasis' President and CEO is Manos Perros. He was head of infection and site lead for Boston R&D at AZ. Its CSO, Ruben Tommasi, was AZ's EVP of infection chemistry.Entasis also named Michael Fitzgerald as CFO and Chris White as CBO. Fitzgerald was SVP and CFO at Link Medicine Corp. (Cambridge, Mass.). White was CBO at AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAG).
Cancer play NuCana BioMed Ltd. (Edinburgh, U.K.) named Chris McGuigan CSO. McGuigan is professor of medicinal chemistry at the Cardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and chair of Life Sciences Hub Wales Ltd. (Cardiff, Wales).Cardiovascular play Bellerophon Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:BLPH) named Amit Agrawal COO. Agrawal was director of strategy and corporate development at Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN).Celldex Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDX) promoted Richard Wright to SVP and chief commercial officer from VP of commercial operations.Gene editing company Editas Medicine (Cambridge, Mass.) named Andrew Hack CFO. Hack was a portfolio manager at Millennium Management.Hematology play Merganser Biotech Inc. (Newtown Square, Pa.) named Remy Sukhija COO. Sukhija was VP and leader of the hemophilia business unit at Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB).
Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:XENE) fell $2 (17%) to $9.53 after its topical TV-45070 failed in a Phase IIb trial to treat chronic pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee. The company said 4% and 8% topical formulations of the sodium channel sub-type Nav.1.7 (SCN9A) blocker were no more effective than placebo at reducing walking pain from baseline."Our best hypothesis may be insufficient drug exposure in the knee joint," Xenon President and CEO Simon Pimstone told a conference call.Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TEVA) holds exclusive, worldwide rights to the compound under a 2012 deal. Pimstone said the partners do not plan to continue developing TV-45070 in OA. Topical TV-45070 is also in a Phase IIb trial to treat postherpetic neuralgia (PHN), with results due in 2H16.
Kiadis Pharma B.V. (Euronext:KDS) raised EUR 32.7 million ($36.2 million) through the sale of 2.6 million shares at EUR 12.50 in an IPO underwritten by Kempen; KBC Securities; and Peel Hunt. The IPO price values the company at EUR 166.4 million ($184.2 million). Kiadis expects its shares to begin trading on Thursday.Last month, Kiadis said it hoped to sell 2.3 million shares at EUR 11-13.75. A sale of that many shares at the midpoint of EUR 12.38 would have raised EUR 28.1 million ($31.1 million) and valued the company at EUR 160.5 million ($177.6 million).Kiadis is conducting a Phase II trial of ATIR101, a cell-based therapy containing mismatched donor lymphocytes depleted of alloreactive T cells, to reduce transplant-related mortality following hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). The therapy has Orphan Drug designation in the U.S. and EU. Kiadis also said it intends to run an exploratory clinical trial of ATIR201 for inherited blood disorders.
Immuno-oncology play Corvus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Burlingame, Calif.) disclosed that it raised $33.5 million in a series A round in December 2014. OrbiMed Advisors led the round, and Novo Ventures and Adams Street Partners also participated.Corvus' management team includes several executives from Pharmacyclics Inc. Its CEO, Richard Miller, and CFO, Leiv Lea, held the same titles at Pharmacyclics. AbbVie Inc. (NYSE:ABBV) completed its $21 billion acquisition of Pharmacyclics in May.Corvus' lead compound is an oral immune checkpoint inhibitor. Miller told BioCentury Corvus in-licensed the candidate, but would not say from where; he said it has been studied in Phase I and II trials to treat indications other than cancer. He declined to disclose its target. Corvus expects to begin Phase Ib testing of the candidate in early 2016 to treat solid tumors.OrbiMed's Peter Thompson, Novo's Peter Moldt and Adams Street Partners' Terry Gould joined Corvus' board.
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For the fraternal year 2010/2011 under the leadership of Exalted Ruler Jack Najar this book presents the many different activities undertaken by the various Officer, Committees and Members.
The Elks are... A fraternal order with nearly a million members and a 141-year history, a network of more than 2000 lodges in communities all over the country, a generous charitable foundation that each year gives millions in scholarships, an inspiration to youth, a friend to veterans and more.
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In high-risk individuals, "it is time to seriously consider the use of safe and cheap blood pressure-lowering medicines to arrest the progression of pre-hypertension," Selassie said.
Previous research has demonstrated that such early therapeutic preventive measures are "effective, practical, and cost-effective if one considers the cost of caring for hypertension and its complications," Selassie added.
"This is very important information," said Dr. Stephen Green, the chief of cardiology at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y. "Blacks with pre-hypertension develop high blood pressure quicker than whites," he said.
Lifestyle changes, like losing weight if you are overweight or obese, consuming less salt and eating a healthy diet can help lower this risk. The most widely recommended diet to lower blood pressure is the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension), which focuses on fruits and vegetables, low-fat or non-fat dairy products and whole grains, he added.
Still, Green noted, "we should be more aggressive with medication in people who are at high risk."
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The U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has more on high blood pressure.
SOURCES: Stephen Green, M.D., chief of cardiology, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y.; Anbesaw Selassie, Dr.P.H., epidemiologist, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, S.C.; Sept. 12, 2011, Hypertension, online
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CD Reviews | adam kispert Barat, Pharrell Not Quite Their Former Selves
'WATERLOO ANYWHERE'

Dirty Pretty Things

(Interscope)

Calling Dirty Pretty Things "Libertines Light" may seem cruel and unfair. Coming from someone who thought the Libertines were pretty great, though, it's a compliment. Minus Pete Doherty's drug-addiction baggage, Carl Barat sounds focused on his new band's debut. "Waterloo to Anywhere" is full of the loose punk rock with pop sensibility that the Libertines were known for, but what's missing is the tension between Barat and Doherty. And Barat knows it.

Many of the relationship-gone-wrong songs on "Waterloo to Anywhere" sound as though they could be about a former songwriting partner just as much as they could be about a former lover. Barat doesn't always hedge his bets, and a lyric such as "Bang, bang you're dead / always so easily led / bang, bang you're dead / put all the rumors to bed" is an obvious dig at his former band mate. And the spirit of Doherty in some of these songs almost, but not quite, makes up for his absence in person.

In my review of the Libertines' last album I said, "(it) alternately sounds like a band barely keeping it together and a band falling apart." Unfortunately they couldn't keep it together, but Barat may be on to something with his new band. At the very least it's infinitely better than Doherty's Babyshambles disaster.

Rating: SILVER

'IN MY MIND'

Pharrell

(Star Trak/Interscope)

Perhaps Pharrell Williams isn't a genius after all. With Neptunes partner Chad Hugo, Williams helped shape the face of pop music over the past decade. But on "In My Mind" — minus Hugo and his own last name — Pharrell sounds rather ordinary.

Pharrell isn't a particularly strong rapper in content or delivery, and the first half of the album, which is dominated by hip-hop, suffers as a result. The one exception is "Raspy S**t," where he maintains a smooth flow over a sly, little funky loop.

"In My Mind" works better during its second half, when Pharrell moves into R&amp;B love-man mode, a style that fits him better. But while the production is predictably solid, there's nothing here that will make you forget his best work with Hugo, especially the first N.E.R.D. album they did together.

Rating: BRONZE

'ONE DAY IT WILL PLEASE US TO REMEMBER EVEN THIS'

New York Dolls

(Roadrunner)

I'm not sure if 32 years between studio albums is a record, but it's got to be close. After releasing a couple of classic and highly influential records in the '70s, the New York Dolls disbanded because of a lack of commercial success and record label support. Now the two surviving members (singer David Johansen and guitarist Sylvain Sylvain) are back with some new band mates and a new album.

The dolls' brand of boozy blues-rock is still in full effect as they stagger through 14 lively numbers. Ranging from the Stonsey barroom stomp of "Runnin' Around" to punky tracks like "Dance Like a Monkey" and "Punishing World" to the swaying mid-tempo ballad "Maimed Happiness" and the

Springsteen-epic sounding "Dancing on the Lip of a Volcano," with Michael Stipe helping out on vocals, the Dolls recall past glories without ever quite attaining them. Fun? Yes. Essential? No, but who cares?

Rating: SILVER

'AVATAR'

Comets on Fire

(Sub Pop)

Everything that was old is new again. At least that seems to be the case in popular music. With swirling guitar licks, crashing, descending drums, meaty bass lines and some groovy hammond organ playing, Comets on Fire are introducing updated psychedelic rock to the new millennium.

Allowing their jams room to breath — only one of the seven tracks clocks in at less than six minutes — Comets on Fire create a hypnotic mood with each piece while staying plenty heavy and not falling into too much of a rut. While "Avatar" is just as hot as their 2004 breakthrough "Blue Cathedral," it's also not a real leap forward, which means it's not quite as refreshingly old-is-new-again. But a holding pattern for one album is OK.

Rating: SILVER

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'NORTH DAKOTA LONESOME'

Kel Schmitz

Port Orchard music vet Kel Schmitz delivers a warm vocal performance on his recently-released "North Dakota Lonesome," a nostalgic collection of old-time rock 'n' roll laced with large doses of folk and country. The Schmitz-penned originals hold their own against his hand-picked covers, and the album as a whole is an enjoyable listen for fans of the genre.

Ratings

PLATINUM: Highest recommendation

GOLD: Strongly recommended

SILVER: Recommended

BRONZE: Recommended for fans

COPPER: Not recommended

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Author: Paul Weideman
Date: October 12, 2012
This album opens with pianist Joey Calderazzo's "The Mighty Sword." He and soprano saxophonist Branford Marsalis trade leads over a dynamite rumbling-strings, symbal-crashing foundation by bassist Eric Revis and new drummer Justin Faulkner - he joined three years ago, while Revis and Calderazzo go back with Marsalis to 1997's Music Evolution. The leader said they could have done the Four MFs program in one day, as things used to be done at Blue Note Records, but those were often simple blues laid down like jam sessions. "The tunes on this record are very difficult, but we are tight enough to make them sound easy, " Marsalis says on his website. "The difference is that we are a working band."
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GameSpot Crysis Hardware Performance Guide - Must Read!
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I don't see any screenshots in your listed guides?? The Gamespot guide has screenshots of all the different quality options. Maybe you missed those as thats what I found to be most valuable. Nowhere else has anyone posted IQ comparisons of each of the visual settings. I don't understand what "For me I get what I pay for in FPS" is supposed to mean ...not quite sure if you are impying that we should be happy with crappy frames and high end hardware as all the other new games that have come out run great for me.
Look in the tweakguides.com guide, page 5-7.
No I meant that while the change from medium to high shaders may have a somewhat significant impact on performance, for me it has an almost as equally impact on imagequality as well so I think it's totally worth going high shaders at least. That's with my spec, I have no experience with what's worth the sacrifice on midrange cards..
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