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Celebrate Puffy on Arbor Day in The Woodlands
By Lindsay Peyton | January 15, 2013
Photo By David Hopper/freelanceOne-year-old Nicholas Reems of The Woodlands approaches The Woodlands mascot Puffy Pine Cone during a visit to the Ice Rink, corner of Lake Robbins and Six Pines. Photo by David Hopper
Photo By David Hopper/freelanceArbor Day festivities in The Woodlands on Saturday will include tree seedling giveaways, the birthday of Puffy Pine Cone, along with information booths, inflatable games, live entertainment and face painting. Above, a tree seedling booth at last year's event.
Photo By David Hopper/freelanceThe Woodlands mascot Puffy Pine Cone gives Zoe Nobile, of The Woodlands, a thumbs up of encouragement as Zoe ice skates at the Ice Rink. Puffy will celebrate his birthday with area kids at Rob Fleming Park on Jan. 18.The Woodlands mascot Puffy Pine Cone gives Zoe Nobile, of The Woodlands, a thumbs up of encouragement as Zoe ice skates at the Ice Rink. Puffy will celebrate his birthday with area kids at Rob Fleming Park on Jan. 18.
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What: The 37th Annual Arbor Day Celebration, which doubles as "I Love Puffy Day"
When: 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19
Where: Rob Fleming Park, 6055 Creekside Forest Drive, The Woodlands
Details: www.thewoodlands.net
Arbor Day is all about planting and promoting trees - but for children in The Woodlands, the cause to celebrate is a special pine cone that calls The Woodlands home.
Puffy Pine Cone is not just any coniferous fruit.
Puffy fell off a big tree in the Enchanted Forest and was magically transported to The Woodlands, according to The Woodlands Development Co.
The 6-foot, 7-inch mascot of The Woodlands is forever 6 years old, just like Big Bird, and celebrates his birthday every year on Arbor Day.
For the 37th annual Arbor Day Celebration on Jan. 19, also known as "I Love Puffy Day," The Woodlands Convention & Visitors Bureau, The Woodlands Development Co. and the Brickman Group are going all out, the development company's marketing manager Lorrie Parise explained.
"We always like to have a big celebration for Puffy," she said.
The festivities will begin at 10 a.m. and last until 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19 in Rob Fleming Park, located at 6055 Creekside Forest Drive.
Free birthday cupcakes will be served at 1 p.m. and Puffy will be around to visit over dessert, bringing some of his mascot friends along, including Bridgeland Bill, the mascot of Bridgeland, a master-planned community in Cypress.
"All the mascots come, and we sing happy birthday to Puffy," Parise said.
Children are invited to enjoy free giant inflatable rides, climb up rock walls, go for pony rides, check out the petting zoo and get their faces painted. Musical entertainment will be provided by local youths.
There also will be concessions for sale at the event. Vendors will accept cash only.
The event will feature a Puffy Pine Cone look-a-like contest. Whoever dresses like Puffy will receive a free sandwich, chips and a drink at the event.
More seedlings
This year's Arbor Day Celebration will also focus on the reforestation effort - with thousands of seedlings distributed to help mitigate the loss of trees caused by the recent drought.
Seedlings are tradition
The Woodlands Development Co. typically gives away 30,000 tree seedlings at the annual Arbor Day celebration - continuing a 37-year neighborhood tradition.
This year, The Woodlands Township is joining in the effort - donating an additional 91,000 tree seedlings - bringing the total amount of tree seedlings to be distributed to 121,000.
"It's more than we've ever given away," Parise said.
Eight different varieties of tree seedlings will be available for free.
The selections of trees include Eastern redbud, flowering dogwood, Loblolly pine, river birch, Southern wax myrtle, sweetbay magnolia, Shumard oak and water oak.
In addition to receiving free seedlings, guests may register at the event to win one of five, 7-gallon native trees.
The drawings will take place hourly - and contestants must be present to win.
Residents are encouraged to collect their free tree seedlings at Arbor Day and plant them on their property, in community open space reserves and forest preserves.
I Love Puffy Day
Puffy was first introduced to the community by The Woodlands Development Co. at the Lighting of the Doves in 1998, Parise said.
He was created as part of the kick-off of The Woodlands' 25th anniversary celebration.
Puffy became an instant hit in the community and attends numerous events year-round.
Roxanne Davis, the YMCA'S North Group community liaison, said Puffy regularly attends events at the Y.
Kids know Puffy
"Whenever we have an event, Puffy Pine Cone is always invited as a special guest," she said. "Puffy has been around for so long; kids know who he is."
Davis said mascots have a magic and mystery that appeals to children.
"Kids are anxious to see him. They run up to him, get their picture taken with him, hug him, shake his hand," she said. "You see him out all the time."
Parise said the development company sells Puffy babies, a small stuffed version of the mascot, at The Woodlands Homefinder Center, 2000 Woodlands Parkway, for $10. The center plans to offer a larger version in February.
A portion of the proceeds from sales will benefit Children's Safe Harbor.
The Woodlands Development Co. is running a promotion through Arbor Day on Facebook where residents are encouraged to post their birthday party photos to the group's page.
The winner will receive dinner for four at Grimaldi's (a $75 value) with a visit from Puffy Pine Cone.


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Florida plaintiffs seek extension of spill settlement deadline
By Emily Pickrell | September 29, 2012 | Updated: October 1, 2012 7:29am
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U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier of New Orleans poses in this undated handout photo released to the media on Thursday, Feb. 23, 2012.
As a Nov. 1 deadline looms, some plaintiffs say they need more time to decide whether to participate in a proposed class action settlement in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon rig explosion and oil spill.
Three Florida plaintiffs are asking a federal judge to extend the deadline for opting out, saying they can't evaluate the deal because a court-supervised facility for paying claims hasn't made enough settlement offers.
Much later?
Triton Diving Services, Dauphin Island Property Owners Association and Recreation Investments are asking for the opt-out deadline to be replaced with one that would allow plaintiffs to opt out at a much later stage of the spill-related litigation.
U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier recently extended the original opt-out deadline from Oct. 1 to Nov. 1, calling it a one-time extension. Plaintiffs who opt out can pursue their own lawsuits; those who don't automatically become part of the settlement class.
Barbier has scheduled a hearing starting Nov. 8 in which he will assess the fairness of the proposed settlement between BP and thousands of Gulf Coast residents who suffered economic damages when BP's Macondo well blew out.
'No information'
"It is not an exaggeration to say that 99 percent of class members will have received absolutely no information regarding the amount of their settlement (or if they will even receive an offer) when the current opt-out deadline expires," wrote James Garner, the lead attorney for Triton Diving Services.
He wrote that thousands of plaintiffs might be denied damages, after having relinquished their rights to pursue further litigation.
In a Sept. 24 status report, the court-supervised Deepwater Horizon Claims Center said it had reduced some documentation requirements to help speed up the review process. It reported it had paid only one individual economic loss claim out of the more than 15,000 claims submitted. At that time the Claims Center said it hoped to have offer letters for 30 percent of claimants by the beginning of October.
'Time is running out'
"The time is running out," said Brent Coon, a Houston-based attorney with several thousand cases. Coon said he will wait as late as possible to decide whether many of his cases should opt out, but without offer letters, he is under pressure to leave open the possibility for litigation.
"They promised that we would see a lot of money coming out soon, but this plan has been in place for five months, with very few offers to show for it," Coon said. "We have claimants who have not had a support check for nine months."


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Under the choppy surface of Ohio's quarries and waterways, the Columbus Scuba team guides students into the world of underwater exploration with specialized training courses. In order to prepare students for diving situations and encounters with bullies in schools of minnows, the team also holds classroom sessions, including PADI open-water certification. In addition to training students, Columbus Scuba dedicates itself to the diving community by operating the Mid-Ohio Divers club, through which they organize barbecues, camping trips, and group dives in far-off reefs and caves.


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The Sweetwater-Nolan County Health Department (SNCHD) will be administering flu vaccine on Wednesdays during regular immunization clinic. A special flu clinic will be on Friday, Oct. 21, from 8-11:30 a.m.; the cost for the flu vaccine is $20. Medicare patients are reminded to bring their Medicare (Part B) cards, and any Medicare supplement insurance. Pneumonia shots are available for $60. Children are eligible to receive the flu vaccine through the Texas Vaccine for Children Program for $6. Regular immunization hours at the SNCHD are 8-11:30 a.m.
The deadline to register to vote in the November election is Tuesday, Oct. 11.
Pat McGowan, Nolan County Clerk, wants to remind Nolan County citizens the last day to register to vote in the Texas Constitutional Amendment Election is today.
There are several amendments scheduled for the Nov. 8 election seeking voter approval. Those amendments are:
The Sweetwater Police Department (SPD) received 165 calls for service, issued 15 citations and made 12 arrests from Oct. 7-9, 2011.
The SPD received 104, 911 calls.
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ŌĆó Missing person ŌĆö 1600 block of San Carlos.
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ABILENE ŌĆö Sweetwater picked a good time ŌĆö Fri-dayŌĆÖs District 5-3A opener at Wylie ŌĆö to play its best game of the 2011 season.
Unfortunately, the Mus-tangs still werenŌĆÖt too happy at the end. ThatŌĆÖs because the Bulldogs were still able to pull out a 20-15 victory despite running 31 fewer plays than Sweetwater.
And that wasnŌĆÖt the only statistic the Mustangs led in. Coach Craig SlaughterŌĆÖs club racked up 11 more first downs (21-10) and 47 more yards (322-275) in the con-test than Wylie and had just one turnover, the same as the Bulldogs.
Roscoe is still in search of its first win of the year after losing its District 7-1A opener to Hamlin, 40-8, on Friday, while Highland (2-4) was a 46-0 loser to six-man power Sterling City in its final non-district game.
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ABILENE ŌĆö Sweetwater fell to 1-3 in District 5-3A volleyball play after losing to first-place Wylie 10-25, 12-25, 19-25 on Friday.
Kendra Crosson had nine kills to pace the Lady Mus-tangs (17-17 overall), who are idle until this Friday when they host Big Spring.
Kelsi Crosson had four kills, Alicia Finn three, Kathleen Campbell two and Shelby Cason, Larissa Locklar and Suede Shirley one. Finn and Shirley each had eight assists. Kinsey Browning had six digs and Allie Zavaleta four, while Kendra Crosson also had one block and one dig.
Sweetwater went 3-for-4 in middle school football games Tuesday with Wylie, with both seventh grade teams winning.
7th grade Red 18,
Wylie 8
After trailing 8-6 at half-time, Sweetwater Red ral-lied for the victory. Jacoby Hunt scored all three Colt touchdowns on runs of 2, 61 and 3 yards and also had a 53-yard run to WylieŌĆÖs 10.
Sweetwater RedŌĆÖs defen-sive standouts were Mat-thew Figueroa, who had an interception, along with Jacob Greenwood, Rocky Perez, Daniel Olguin, Gai-den Crelia, Junior Lawhon, Isaias Aguilar, Jordan McGee and Keenan Cox.
7th grade White 14,
Wylie 0
Here are results from the Sweetwater Middle School volleyball teams at the Lub-bock Cooper tournament:
The 7th grade Red won first place, defeating Lubbock Cooper, Shallow-ater, Levelland and Lubbock Christian. They beat Lub-bock Cooper 25-16, 25-19; Shallowater 25-18, 25-8; and Levelland 17-25, 25-9, 25-21; then beat Lubbock Christian 25-14, 25-12.
The 7th grade White won second place as they beat Frenship 25-16, 25-18 and Trinity 19-25, 25-21, 25-18 before losing 20-25, 14-25 to Lubbock Cooper.
A missing Colorado City 13-year-old has been added to the FBI Missing Person's list.
On the website fbi.gov, the Hailey Dunn case is listed as a kidnapping. The FBI says it's offering a $15,000 for information leading directly to the arrest of the individual responsible for this crime.
Hailey went missing from her mother's home in Colorado City on December 27, 2010.
Her mother, Billie Dunn, and mother's live-in boyfriend, Shawn Adkins, were both named persons of interest in the case. Over the last few months, each has moved away from the area.
Shown is the 1910 authentic chuck wagon owned by the West Texas Rehabilitation Center.┬ĀThe chuck wagon will be in Sweetwater for the upcoming REHAB fundraising events on Tuesday, Oct. 25 and Wednesday, Oct. 26.┬ĀOn Oct. 25, the REHAB will have a Shrimp Peel Dinner and Auction at the Nolan County Annex at 6 p.m.┬ĀThe following day the chuck wagon will be at Sweetwater Auction for the annual Round-Up for Rehab sale. A free chuck wagon lunch will be served on Oct.


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Short, easy paced, sociable cycle rides just for women. Cafe stop part way. Return by lunchtime. Meet 10am outside Port Sunlight Merseyrail station, Greendale Road, CH62 4XB
This course was delivered to people who work in the public sectors in Reading.
It was designed to give the participants the skills needed to organise and run group cycle rides in their given sector of work, ensuring that they have the capability to go out and lead their own rides safely, with confidence and knowledge.
The skills taught include:
Known as the Devon Coast-to-Coast route, 78 of the 103 miles follow off-road traffic-free trails, mainly using well-surfaced track beds of former railways.
These trails take you gently from sea-level to the elevated plateau of mid Devon and the western fringes of Dartmoor, avoiding most of the sharp gradients (and traffic) of Devon's road network. The Clearbrook Ramp (pictured below) is the exception.
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The Cycle Chilterns 'Brewery Rides' are a series of rides taking place throughout the winter months with added incentive. Each route will be a 15-20 mile road route with a stop-off during the ride or at the end to enjoy a pint of real ale from one of the many fantastic breweries in the area. The rides are open to everyone.
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To help keep your bike running smoothly and safely this winter we will be holding regular Dr Bike sessions at a variety of locations across the Chilterns. During each session a qualified mechanic from a local bike shop will perform a free, basic bike safety check while you wait.
Basic bike maintenance is important at any time of year, but particularly during winter when weather conditions, dirt and grit on the road can cause problems with brakes and gears much quicker than in the dry summer months.
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'Scottish Affaires Committee' sounds quite exotic, NCH.
As a political realist, l am as uninterested in the 'affaires' of the Scottish Affairs Committee at Westminster as I would expect any serious nationalist to be.
The SNP has indy within its grasp if it has the bottle to go for it in the 2016 Scottish Election.
I have absolutely no doubt that, if it wants indy, the party can muster what it needs to take the win in May 2016; even though, on the hardest of hard evidence, in my view it would be – after the Blair 2003 Iraq gig – the stand out act of irresponsibilty in the direct experience of my lifetime.
And if the UK Government were so foolish as to deny a second referendum, the mandate of the 2016 Scottish election that had led to the request would support a UDI in short order.
The power is not at Westminster and I would have thought you would celebrate and use that rather than get drawn into silly parochial games in the House of Commons.
It remains a matter of wonder to me that the SNP are now focused on Westminster, with Holyrood already the B-arena.
The seduction of the bigger game seems irresistible even to supposed separatists with supposed contempt for 'Westmonster'.
Why so worried about whatever happens at the Scottish Affairs Committee? It doesn't matter.
- Is Greece facing the possibility of another junta?
'Perpetual bailout' has been exactly the case – and the IMF's calculations of the impact of the austerity requirements on Greece were very short of the mark, with the reality biting much deeper, harder and not necessarily in the right places.
- Is this the ultimate dream Scottish property? Golfers will agree.
Not unlucky, Treble T – lucky.
I used professionally sourced information on a subject I know nothing about, which may actually prove to have been correct.
The eventual correctness would be a relief – but the enjoyment has been the learning – from your knowledge of the sport and of that course – of how you may be able literally to create eighteen different playing holes with six greens and eight tee blocks.
The ingenuity of this is fascinating and I now want to know the detail of how this course is arranged.
This has been a wholly positive contribution and the thanks are genuine.
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This is very illuminating. Thank you.
So – speaking logically and in ignorance of golf, this would suggest that, since the Tower of Lethendy has eight tee blocks, each of these will serve ore than one hole, creating perhaps eighteen different 'holes', using the same six greens but coming at them by different routes.
If this is the case, it may be possible for 'eighteen holers' of this nature to gain a Par 57?
The design would be intriguing to know- and we have asked to know.
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You are quite right – and the title and text are being edited to conform with that.
I have lived for some time with a quite wrong sense of what 'valediction' means.
The mistake was mine. Apologies for that. Lynda
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The migration patterns of Falco peregrinus tundrius sound like less than the stuff of great adventure. But preconceptions fall by the wayside in On the Wing: To the Edge of the Earth With the Peregrine Falcon (Knopf) as free-spirited Texas naturalist Alan Tennant spins riveting yarns about tracking the migrating tundra peregrine falcons by air from Padre Island north to Alaska and south to Belize. Tennant and old-school pilot George Vose (a charming septuagenarian rogue) embark on their odyssey in a rickety Cessna Skyhawk equipped with stolen radio-tracking equipment. Every air mile and fuel stop deserves an anecdote. Their entry into Canada becomes a seriocomic encounter with the Mounties and their Mexican landings involve mordida, smuggling accusations, and encounters with armed pot smugglers. By turns moving and hilarious the book is destined to become an instant classic of popular naturalist writing.
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A wireless communications device includes a receiver that transmits and receives speech signals to and from a remote party via a wireless communications network. The received speech signals include information representative of one or more audible sounds associated with the remote party. The audible sounds may be, for example, words uttered by the remote party, or a predetermined audio message associated with the remote party. A speech processing unit in the user's device converts the received speech signals into corresponding text based on an operating mode of the wireless communications device. The converted text is then displayed to the user on a display. Alternatively, the remote party's wireless communication device or a network entity may convert speech to text for transmission to the user based on an indicated operating mode of the wireless communications device associated with the user.
1. A wireless communications device comprising:
a receiver to receive speech signals via a wireless communications network, the speech signals including information representative of audible sound associated with a remote party;
a speech processing unit to convert the received speech signals to corresponding text based on an operating mode of the wireless communications device; and
a display to display the converted text to a user.
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10. A method of operating a wireless communications device comprising:
receiving a speech signal from a wireless communications network, the speech signal having information representative of audible sound associated with a remote party;
determining an operating mode of the wireless communications device;
converting the received speech signal to corresponding text based on the determined operating mode; and
displaying the corresponding text to a user.
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20. A server in a wireless communications network comprising:
a receive port to receive a signal sent by a first party to a second party, the signal having information representing audible sound associated with the first party;
a speech processing unit to convert the received signal to corresponding text based on an operating mode of a wireless communications device associated with the second party; and
a transmit port to send the corresponding text to the second party.
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receiving a speech signal sent by a first party to a second party, the speech signal including information representing audible sound associated with the first party;
converting the received speech signal to corresponding text based on an indication of a current operating mode of a wireless communications device associated with the second party; and
sending the corresponding text to the second party.
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a transceiver to transmit signals to and receive signals from a remote party operating in one of a voice-to-text operating mode and an audible operating mode;
a controller to determine a current operating mode of a communications device associated with the remote party based on an indication received over an air interface; and
a speech processor to convert audible sound associated with the user to corresponding text if the communications device associated with the remote party is in the voice-to-text mode.
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receiving an indication over an air interface that indicates whether a wireless communications device associated with a remote party is operating in a voice-to-text operating mode or an audible operating mode; and
converting audible sound to corresponding text based on the operating mode of the wireless communications device associated with a remote party.
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The present invention relates generally to wireless communications devices, and particularly to wireless communications devices having voice-to-text capabilities.
Wireless communications devices are typically equipped to provide a user with a wide array of communication services. Perhaps two of the most popular services are voice communications and text messaging. With these services, a sending party's wireless communications device modulates information (i.e., either the user's voice or an alphanumeric message) onto a carrier signal for transmission to a remote party. Upon receipt, the remote party's device either renders the sender's voice as audible sound, or sends the alphanumeric message to a display. In either case, two parties may communicate with each other with ease and relative reliability.
However, there are scenarios where the use of these services are problematic. For example, a receiving party may have a difficult time hearing a sending party's voice in a noisy environment, or may be in a setting that is not particularly conducive to voice communications (e.g., in church or at a meeting). In these cases, text messaging provides the receiving party at least some relief as it does not require the use of a speaker. Entering long messages, however, is cumbersome. Therefore, a sending party may not be inclined to use text messaging for anything other than very short messages (e.g., "Call me later"). In such scenarios, important communications may be delayed until the receiving party can establish a voice connection in a quieter environment. What is needed is a system and method that allows a receiving party to adapt his wireless communications device to operate in such environments without requiring the sending party to manually enter long alphanumeric messages.
The present invention provides a system and method that permits a user of a wireless communications device to "read" on a display what a remote party is saying during a conversation. In one embodiment, the wireless communications device comprises a receiver, a speech processor, memory, and a controller. The receiver receives a speech signal transmitted by the remote party. Upon receipt of the signal, the controller determines a current operating mode of the user's device. If the device is operating in an audible mode, the controller renders the received signal through a speaker. If the device is operating in a voice-to-text conversion mode, the controller controls the speech processor to convert the speech signals to corresponding text. The corresponding text is then sent to the display for the user.
In an alternate embodiment, a server in the wireless communications network receives and analyzes the speech signal transmitted by the remote party. Speech processing logic associated with the server converts the speech signals to corresponding text. The server then sends the corresponding text to the remote party's wireless communications device for display to the user.
In another alternate embodiment, a wireless communications device associated with the remote party receives an indication over an air interface that indicates the current operating mode of the user's device. Based on this indication, a speech processor in the remote party's device converts speech signals to corresponding text prior to transmission to the user.
The controller may also be configured to selectively place the user's wireless communications device in and out of the voice-to-text conversion mode responsive to manual commands input by the user, or automatically responsive to a measured ambient noise level. Alternatively, the controller may be configured to select the operating mode responsive to a control signal received over the air interface. The wireless communications device may also include an indicator that apprises users of the current operating mode of the remote parties.
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Keypad 12, which may be disposed on a front face of wireless communications device 10, includes an alphanumeric keypad and other controls such as a joystick, button controls, or dials. Keypad 12 permits the user to dial telephone numbers, enter commands, and select menu options. Display 14 allows the operator to see the dialed digits, images, called status, menu options, and other service information. As will be described in more detail below, text corresponding to the spoken words of a remote party may be shown on display 14 when device 10 is in a voice-to-text operating mode. In some embodiments of the present invention, display 14 comprises a touch-sensitive screen that displays text and images, and accepts user input.
The wireless communications device 10 of the present invention may operate in a full-duplex mode, a half-duplex mode, or both. When wireless communications device 10 operates in a full-duplex mode, the user can speak to and hear the remote party simultaneously. This is not the case when wireless communications device 10 operates in a half-duplex mode. More particularly, the user can either speak to the remote party or hear the remote party in the half-duplex mode, but not both simultaneously. To speak with the remote party in the half-duplex mode, the user must depress PTT button 16. However, to hear audio from the remote party through speaker 20, the user must release PTT button 16.
Microphone 18 converts the user's speech into electrical audio signals, and passes the signals to an audio processing circuit 22. These signals may be modulated for transmission to a base station in a wireless communications network. When device 10 is in an audible operating mode, the signals received from the network are processed by audio processing circuit 22 and rendered through speaker 20 for the user. Conversion of speech into electrical signals, and of electrical signals into audio for the user, may be accomplished by any audio processing circuit known in the art.
Controller 24 controls the operation of wireless communications device 10 according to program instructions stored in memory 28. The control functions may be implemented in a single microprocessor, or in multiple microprocessors. For example, suitable microprocessors may include both general purpose and special purpose microprocessors and digital signal processors. As those skilled in the art will readily appreciate, memory 28 and controller 24 may be incorporated into a specially designed application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). As discussed in more detail later, controller 24 may be configured to place wireless communications device 10 into an appropriate operating mode either automatically or responsive to manual commands input by the user.
Transceiver 26 is a fully functional cellular radio transceiver that may transmit and receive signals in a wireless communications network. Transceiver 26 may transmit and receive both voice and packet data. Transceiver 26 may also operate in either a full-duplex or a half-duplex mode, depending upon the system within which wireless communications device 10 operates. Transceiver 26 may operate according to any known standard, including but not limited to the standards known generally as the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), and the like.
Memory 28 represents the entire hierarchy of memory in wireless communications device 10, and may include both random access memory (RAM) and read-only memory (ROM). Executable program instructions and data required for operation of wireless communications device 10 are stored in non-volatile memory, such as EPROM, EEPROM, and/or flash memory, which may be implemented as, for example, discrete or stacked devices.
The present invention permits a user to communicate with one or more remote parties when the user is located in an environment that is not particularly conducive to voice communications. For example, a user in a noisy environment such as a stadium may have difficulty hearing what a remote party is saying. Alternatively, the user may be in a church or meeting where noise interruptions would be disfavored. According to the present invention, the user in such an environment may place his device 10 in a voice-to-text operating mode, while the remote party continues to speak into his microphone normally. Upon receiving the remote party's transmitted signal, the user's device 10 analyzes the signal. Rather than rendering it through speaker 20 as audible sound, controller 24 displays the remote party's transmission as words on display 14. That is, instead of the user hearing the remote party over speaker 20, the user "reads" on display 14 what the remote party is actually saying.
To accomplish this, one embodiment of the present invention comprises a speech processor 30 that interfaces with controller 24 and memory 28. Generally, any speech processor known in the art may be used with the present invention; however, in one embodiment, speech processor 30 comprises a speaker-independent speech recognition system. Signals received from one or more remote parties are demodulated as is known in the art to produce a signal indicative of the acoustic utterances of the remote party. Speech processor 30 analyzes this signal and converts the signal to corresponding text. Controller 24 then sends this text to display 14. In this manner, the user of wireless communications device 10 located in a noisy or quiet environment can "read" on display 14 what the remote party is saying.
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In addition, display 14 may also comprise one or more graphical indicators 96, 98 representative of the remote parties with whom the user is communicating. The indicator 96 is highlighted in this embodiment, symbolizing that the remote party associated with indicator 96 is presently in a voice-to-text operating mode. Indicators 98, in contrast, are not highlighted, indicating that the remote parties associated with indicators 98 are in a conventional audible mode. The indication of whether a particular party is or is not in a voice-to-text operating mode may come from the remote party or from a server in the wireless communications network. In one embodiment, which will be described below in more detail, a presence server is used to track and report the operating mode of each device 10. Knowing whether one or more users are in the voice-to-text operating mode is useful as it might signal a transmitting party to speak more clearly, thereby minimizing the possibility of misinterpretation of his words on the receiving end by speech processor 30.
Thus, a receiving wireless communications device 10 may selectively convert speech signals transmitted by a remote party to text for display to the receiving party. However, the present invention is not limited solely to operation within the wireless communications device 10. In an alternate embodiment shown in
In this embodiment, two users, each having their own device 10 a, 10 b, may communicate via a wireless communications network 100. Both users connect and maintain a communication link to their respective Radio Access Networks (RAN) 110. One or more core networks 120 in turn may communicatively link the RANs 110.
The RANs 110 typically include a Base Station Subsystem (BSS) 112 that provides access to the network for devices 10 a, 10 b. RAN 110 may be, for example, a packet-switched network implementing the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) standard developed for Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) networks, though other standards may be employed. As is known in the art, BSS 112 may comprise or be otherwise linked to one or more Mobile Switching Centers, Radio Base Stations, antennas, Visitor Location Registers, Home Location Registers, Serving GPRS Support Nodes, Gateway GPRS Support Nodes, a Short Message Service Gateway MSC, and the like.
Core network 120 may also comprise a number of various known entities. However, according to an alternate embodiment of the present invention, core network 120 also includes a server 122. Server 122 includes transceiver circuitry 128, and may be communicatively linked to a presence server 126. Transceiver circuitry 128 may comprise, for example, one or more ports configured to send and receive data. In operation, server 122 receives a signal transmitted by the remote party associated with device 10 a. The signal may or may not have been converted to a protocol usable by server 122 prior to receipt. In one embodiment, a speech processor 124 associated with server 122 analyzes the signal transmitted by the remote party 10 a, and converts the signal to text corresponding to the words spoken by remote party 10 a. Server 122 then sends the converted text to the user associated with device 10 b as a short message. Controller 24 could then display the text to the user. This embodiment has the advantage of alleviating the demands placed on the resources (i.e., memory and processing power) available to the wireless communications device 10.
In addition, presence server 126 could report or broadcast each party's operating mode to each of the other parties. In one embodiment, presence server 126 provides a presence service that tracks and maintains subscribers' presence information. This includes, for example, the subscribers' status such as AWAY, OFF-LINE, CONNECTED, and DO NOT DISTURB. Presence server 126 publishes this presence information via signaling messages (e.g., NOTIFY signaling messages) to indicate a subscriber's communication status to other network entities and to other users. Generally, presence server 126 uses the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) to communicate these types of messages; however, other protocols may also be employed in addition to, or in lieu of, SIP.
Presence server 126 is also configured to perform an additional function. Specifically, presence server 126 is apprised of the operating mode (e.g., audible mode and voice-to-text conversion mode) of each user. This can be accomplished, for example, via signaling between the user's device 10 and presence server 126 whenever the user's device 10 assumes one of the operating modes. Presence server 126 may then publish this operating mode in additional signaling messages to each of the parties communicating with the user of device 10. Using this presence information, controller 24 can control display 14 to indicate the operating mode of a remote party to the user of device 10. As previously described in
Further, server 122 may also be configured to convert the transmitting party's speech signals to corresponding text based on the presence information supplied by presence server 126. In one embodiment, presence server 126 receives an indication that wireless communications device 10 b has entered the voice-to-text operating mode. Responsive to this indication, presence server 126 may then signal an entity in RAN 110 and/or core network 120 to route any transmitted speech signals destined for device 10 b to server 122. Speech processor 124 can then analyze and convert the signal to corresponding text before sending the text to wireless communications device 10 b for display to the user.
In a similar manner, as seen in the embodiment of
Thus, the present invention permits users to read a sending party's spoken words on a display. However, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the present invention is not so limited. In alternate embodiments, the received signal carries audio from a voice message associated with the called party. For example, the voice message may be a message sent to the user of device 10 from a voice mail system. Alternatively, it may be a pre-determined audio message originating from the sending user's device 10 or a network entity, such as a switch or gateway. Regardless of where the audio originates, the present invention analyzes the received signal and displays the corresponding text for the user.
The present invention may, of course, be carried out in other ways than those specifically set forth herein without departing from essential characteristics of the invention. The present embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, and all changes coming within the meaning and equivalency range of the appended claims are intended to be embraced therein.
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A rotary control for a music mixing desk consists of a cylindrical knob which includes an information display. The knob is fashioned from an electrically conductive plastic material and is in electrical contact with the spindle of the knob which is connected to a touch sensitive circuit. The rotary control is thereby able to sense the touch of a mixing desk operator without the operator having to turn the knob. The mixing desk can be programmed to undertake various actions upon touching the knob. The display consists of a plurality of light transmitting channels composed of an optic fiber or a wave guide comprising a bundle of optic fibers. Light transmitting elements are disposed at one end of respective channels and circuitry connected to the elements enable certain selected elements to be activated to denote certain conditions. In this way display of signal conditions can be made within a restricted space. The display may also consists of a matrix of light emitting diodes or liquid crystal displays which are provided on top of the knob.
1. A rotary control comprising:
a base having a rotatable spindle mounted thereon;
a body of rotationally symmetrical configuration including an axially extending bore for receiving said spindle, said body being coaxially rotatable with said spindle, said body including an end face and a lower face and further including a plurality of individual channels which extend through said body from said lower face to said end face;
a sensor for sensing an angular position of said body;
a plurality of light emitting elements mounted in said base around the axis of said spindle beneath said lower face wherein light emitted from said light emitting elements is visible through said channels; and
a control for controlling the operation of said light emitting elements in response to said angular position of said body.
2. The rotary control of claim 1 further comprising a sensor for detecting the touch of an operator of said rotary control.
3. The rotary control of claim 2 wherein said body and said spindle are fabricated from an electrically conductive material, said body being in electrical contact with said spindle, said spindle being electrically connected to a touch sensitive circuit, said body and said spindle forming an electrical pathway between an operator of said rotary control and said touch sensitive circuit, said circuit being operable for detecting the touch of an operator to said body.
4. The rotary control of claim 3 further comprising a plurality of light transmitting elements received in said channels.
5. In the rotary control of claim 4, said light transmitting elements comprising optical fibers.
6. A rotary control comprising:
a base having a rotatable spindle mounted thereon;
a body of rotationally symmetrical configuration including an axially extending bore for receiving said spindle, said body being coaxially rotatable with said spindle, said body including an end face and a lower face and further including a plurality of individual channels disposed around the axis of rotation of said spindle at a predetermined radius to said axis of rotation, said channels extending through said body from said lower face to said end face;
a sensor for sensing an angular position of said body;
a plurality of light emitting elements mounted in said base around the axis of said spindle at said predetermined radius so that light emitted from said light emitting elements is transmitted through said channels; and
a control for controlling the operation of said light emitting elements in response to said angular position of said body.
7. The rotary control of claim 6 further comprising a sensor for detecting the touch of an operator of said rotary control.
8. The rotary control of claim 7 wherein said body and said spindle are fabricated from an electrically conductive material, said body being in electrical contact with said spindle, said spindle being electrically connected to a touch sensitive circuit, said body and said spindle forming an electrical pathway between an operator of said rotary control and said touch sensitive circuit, said circuit being operable for detecting the touch of an operator to said body.
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/841,283 filed Feb. 25, 1992, now abandoned, which is a continuation in part of application Ser. No. 07/268,710 filed Nov. 8, 1988, now abandoned.
The present invention relates to a rotary control.
The control is particularly, but not exclusively intended for music mixing desks where in excess of a thousand rotary controls may be accommodated in a relatively small area. In a known desk, bar graphs, either horizontally or vertically arranged, are associated with rotary controls to display information in dependence upon the position of the controls. These bar graphs display the information quite satisfactorily but their horizontal or vertical extent imposes limitations on the density of controls which may be incorporated in the desk and therefore, for a given capacity increases the size of the desk. As these desks are usually controlled by a single person this is an important consideration.
According to the present invention there is provided a rotary control comprising a body formed to receive a substantially centrally located spindle, means formed within the body for displaying information relating to a parameter controlled by the knob, and means for detecting the touch of an operator on the rotary control.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the rotary control comprises a substantially cylindrical body of synthetic plastics material through which a plurality of axially extending holes have been formed close to the periphery of the body. Each of these holes accommodates an optic fiber for the transmission of light. The body also defines a central axially extending bore to accommodate a spindle. At the lower end of each fiber, a light emitting element such as a light emitting diode or a liquid crystal display is disposed. The signals from these light emitting elements are transmitted by the optic fibers. By arranging the signals appropriately a variety of operative conditions can be represented.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, embodiments thereof will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:
FIG. 1 is a plan view of one form of rotary control according to the invention,
FIG. 2 is a side elevation in section of the control of FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 is a plan view of an alternative to the control of FIGS. 1 and 2,
FIG. 4 is a plan view of another alternative to the control of FIGS. 1 and 2.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of another alternative rotary control to that of FIG. 1 and FIG. 2,
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a part of the control FIG. 5.
FIG. 7 is a modified rotary control similar to that FIG. 5,
FIG. 8 is a perspective view from the underside of a modification of the embodiment of FIG. 5,
FIG. 9 is a perspective view from the underside of another modification of the embodiment of FIG. 5, and
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the operational functions of the rotary control.
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the rotary control comprises a cylinder 1 of rigid synthetic, electrically conductive plastics material. This cylinder is formed, for example by drilling or casting, with a blind recess 2 extending axially from its underside and into which a collet 3 made of an electrically conductive material, such as brass is inserted. In use, the collet is mounted with a press fit on a spindle 7 to mount the control. The spindle 7 is also preferably formed from an electrically conductive material and it is connected to a touch sensitive circuit 8. In this regard, the cylinder 1, the collet 3, and the spindle 7 form an electrically conductive, low resistance pathway between the surface of the cylinder 1 and a touch sensitive circuit 8 to provide the rotary control with touch sensitive characteristics. The knob may be mounted in a variety of other ways. For example, by splines, a D shaped shaft or screw. In the case of a screw the knob has a plane bore and the screw extends down the center of the encoder shaft. It is pointed out that in any mounting arrangement of the knob on the spindle, it is important that an electrical pathway be defined between the outer surface of the knob and a touch sensitive circuit in order to provide the touch sensitive characteristics.
The control is operative with a conventional touch sensitive circuit 8 for detecting the touch of an operator of the control. Touch sensitive circuits are well known in the art and they are typically operative for detecting the presence of the operator by detecting capacitive or resistive loading in an electrical pathway. In the instant invention, when an operator of the rotary control touches the cylinder 1, a touch sensitive circuit detects capacitive or resistive loading in the electrical pathway caused by the operator's contact with the cylinder. This touch sensitive feature is particularly advantageous for use in music mixing desks where the rotary controls enable electrical signals to be manipulated to provide desired end musical effects. These manipulations are often computer controlled. However, it is common for an operator to intercede in the computer controlled operation, for example, to increase or decrease the amplitude of the musical characteristic being processed. In the prior art music mixing desks, it has been necessary to generate an override signal to interrupt a computer controlled process before an operator rotates the appropriate control. It has been found that the existence of an override signal can cause unwanted changes in one or more of the parameters of the signal being processed. By providing touch sensitive characteristics to the rotary controls of a mixing desk, the mixing desk can be programmed to halt computer controlled operations when an operator touches one of the controls. With the computer controlled processes halted, the operator can then impose the desired changes after which the mixing desk can be returned to its' computer controlled operation.
The cylinder 1 is also formed again, for example, by drilling or casting, with a plurality of channels 4. These channels are coaxial with the central axis 5 of the control and are disposed close to the periphery of the control in a ring around this central axis. They extend from the underside to the top surface of the control and each accommodates a fiber optic 6. The channels may be of closed cross section, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, or may be of open cross-section in which case they may be formed by segments 10 cut from the cylindrical surface of the cylinder 1. Such an arrangement is shown in FIG. 3.
The number of channels or segments incorporated will be governed by the diameter of the rotary control and the size of the fiber optics. In one example, however, the control has a diameter of 15 mm and houses fiber optics each 2 mm in diameter.
In use a light emitting element 11 is disposed on the underside of each fiber optic 6. The element may be a light emitting diode or a back lit liquid crystal display. Each fiber optic carries the light from its respective light emitting element 11 from the underside of the control to its upper surface to display the light at that surface. Electronic circuitry is disposed between the spindle and the light emitting element so that a variety of operative states can be displayed by the fiber optics. For example, where the control position simply represents the volume of a particular sound source, that volume can be represented by the progressive illumination of diodes from a zero reference point so that a curved illuminated line of increasing or decreasing length is produced as the control is turned to increase or decrease the volume. Alternatively, the volume may simply be indicated by the illumination of a single appropriately positioned diode, this diode changing as the volume is increased or decreased. Specific permutations of illuminated diodes may be selected to represent specific operational conditions. For example, a castellated display, where every other diode is illuminated progressively can be used to indicate stereo gain for example.
FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment of the invention. In this arrangement the rotary control has a matrix 20 set into the top of the control. This may be square or circular tailored to the shape of the knob. A display controller is associated with the display. The matrix may comprise a plurality of light emitting diodes or liquid crystal display elements or pixels. These elements/pixels may be polygonal, for example, hexagonal, as the image/knob may stop in any position. In one form the diodes or elements have an area of 0.3 mm2 and are spaced about 0.05 mm apart. An arrangement having sixteen such diodes or elements 25 arranged in a four square display is shown in FIG. 6. The knob itself has concentrically arranged inner and outer parts 21 and 22. The inner part is static and supports the matrix and the outer part is mounted for relative rotational movement about the inner part. The outer part supports a circumferential graticule 23 at its base. A sensor reader 24 is disposed adjacent the graticule. These two parts comprise a rotary shaft encoder. Information relating to the parameter being controlled is transferred via this contractless sensor graticule arrangement and is displayed by the elements of the matrix 20.
FIG. 7 shows an alternative embodiment to the embodiment of FIG. 5. The control of this figure also has inner and outer relatively rotational parts 30 and 31. The inner part is static and supports a matrix 32 as in the FIG. 5 embodiment. The outer part rotates around the inner part and has a downwardly dependent extension 35. This extension 35 supports a plurality of horizontally disposed parallel arranged slip rings of conductive material. The graticule and reader (referenced 33) and the electronics for controlling the display, which may, for example, be in the form of a dot matrix or ring is incorporated in the knob. The whole assembly, including the display, rotates. To maintain a static image, data is fed to the display controller to rotate the image in the opposite direction to but at the same rate as that of the knob being adjusted. The slip rings supply the power and data connections for the controller. The pixels of the display can be polygonal, for example, hexagonal in order to improve resolution as the image or knob may stop in any position. As with the embodiment of FIG. 5 a rotary shaft encoder comprising a graticule 33 and reader 34 is provided. In both embodiments, the positional data of the encoder is read by a microprocessor 27 which then transmits instruction to the display controller as appropriate.
FIGS. 8 and 9 respectively show alternative information transfer arrangements to the graticule and slip rings of the embodiments of FIGS. 5 and 7. In the arrangement of FIG. 8, an electrically conductive contact 40 cooperates with spaced carbon segments 41 disposed around the underside of the outer rotational part of the two part control. In the arrangement of FIG. 9, the carbon segments are effectively replaced by either spaced non-reflective or spaced reflective areas 50. A sensor 51 cooperates with the areas 50 to provide a contactless information transmission arrangement.
FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the operational functions of the rotary control just described. Rotating the control correspondingly alters the position of the rotary encoder 90. This movement is fed to control gearing 91 which may convert it into a larger or smaller change in process level to give single or multi-turn control. The resultant change in value is applied to the selected parameters of the process under control 92. In an audio process these may be volume level filter frequency, filter cut or boost. The continuation variation of these process parameters may be stored at 93 and this stored information used subsequently for automatic process control.
The process control electronics 92 produce a value to be displayed relating to the selected process parameters. This is fed to the display controller 94 which converts the control value into the required display format with correct orientation. This may for example be a single dot, solid bar or numeric value. The controller 94 outputs a signal representing the required display to the display 95 which may comprise a ring of LED's a custom made LCD or a dot matrix.
It will be appreciated that the above embodiments have been described by way of example only and that many variations are possible without departing from the invention. For example, referring to FIG. 4, the fibre optics may be replaced by a light guide in which each channel may be replaced by a bundle of fiber optics (see magnified partial view in FIG. 4) forming a ring 1 in which alpha-numeric characters can be transmitted thus greatly increasing the versatility of the control for transmitting operational information. Different color may also be used to indicate different information.
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I think it was good choice putting blu-ray in the PS3 since it should help with blu-ray movie sales. Take me for example. I really had no plans to purchase hi-def movies until things were more settled but having the PS3, it was too hard to resist trying it out. That then led to buying the HD DVD addon since I wanted to be able to purchase any hi-def movie. I really don't see how getting a hi-def player in someone's home has a downside. It seems to me that it should help usher in the hi-def era, not hinder it.
The prob I see is that while its a good idea for the hardcore gamers + techheads, what average family is going to spend $600 on a videogame console. PS3 may do a lot of things but in the end it will be considered a videogame console by the average family in the US. So, while it may be adopted by gamers and tech heads, the average family may very well pass on the PS3 for the cheaper Wii and 360 - especially when 360 offers a bigger library with thus far the same or superior graphics in most cases. While hardcore gamers make up a portion of the sales, they dont make up the bulk of them in the long run.
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I hope it's not the case. If not it would be a shame to not include a small model for a successful sale.
Wondering about this as well?
Anandtech specifically mentions NO GPS:
ASUS, i was dying for this to come out and would have been there when the doors open at 9am on 4/26 to pick this up, but sorry, no GPS, no sale...
Not in this review either
I'm worry that the tablet would not be such a hit and the modding community would not adopt it as warmly as they would otherwise.
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By Marshall Connolly, Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM)
3/29/2013 (2 years ago)
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A new film opening in theaters on April 12, parallels the transition of St. Francis of Assisi from playboy to servant of God. Called "Not Today", the film is designed to raise awareness of the horrors of human trafficking.
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Keywords: Not Today, human trafficking, slavery, India, Brent Martz, film, movie, Dalit
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Not Today is a story told against the backdrop of human trafficking in India and the long-entrenched prejudice against the Dalit people, the untouchable caste. The story follows a wealthy young playboy, Caden, as he and his friends travel to India for a fun-filled party-trip. Caden's flight to India is part of his struggles with God, who's presence and power he doubts.
Just like St. Francis, Caden enjoys a privileged lifestyle of wealth and partying, facilitated by his family, and likewise, his efforts at adventure transform him into a servant of God.
Catholics will smile as they see the transformation young Caden goes through, knowing such things have happened before in the history of the Church.
Not Today was produced by Brent Martz, a Yorba Linda, California-based pastor with a strong background in the creative arts. Martz told Catholic Online in an interview that he produced the film to raise awareness about human trafficking and to motivate action.
Martz became involved in the fight against human trafficking when he saw firsthand how the Dalit people of India were treated in that country. His church sponsors several mission schools that cater to the Dalit population and during his first trip to check on their progress Martz was exposed to the reality of modern slavery. Because of their low status in Indian society, the Dalit are among the most trafficked people in the world.
This problem is global, and while the film highlights what happens in India, it makes clear that human trafficking is also a problem in the United States. According to Not Today and the United Nations, there may be upwards of 17,000 people trafficked into the United States each year. There are at least 27 million slaves in the world today, more than has existed at any other time in history.
The issue is of paramount concern to Catholics. Many slaves come from Catholic nations, including the whole of Latin America, Europe, and parts of Africa. That means many victims are Catholics. Pope Francis has also made clear that the fight against human trafficking is an important one for the Church.
According to Martz, everyday people unwittingly contribute to human trafficking and slavery when they buy goods with little awareness of their origins.
"Human trafficking affects each and every one of us" Martz said, "because the things we choose to buy, if we are not careful then our money spent to buy a cell phone, or chocolates, or a piece of clothing, if you're not careful then you're actually contributing to the success of bonded labor around the world. You're contributing to the fact that a child at four or five years old is going to a factory to work 12 hours a day to produce that faux sweater you're wearing, or to pick the cocoa beans that are going to turn into the chocolate that you're going to eat."
Martz continued, "If you knew that by buying this product that you were contributing to the forced labor of a child in subhuman conditions, would you still buy that? So it's really a supply chain issue for those of us who live in the west. For those of us who enjoy being able to go to the grocery store to buy whatever we want whenever we want it, that's a great privilege we have. But we need to be aware of where those things come from. From the bonded labor side of things we're all guilty of supporting human trafficking whether we realize it or not."
To help raise awareness, Martz produced Not Today. In the course of production he worked closely with the Dalit Freedom Network, a U.S. based activist organization dedicated to improving the plight of India's untouchable caste.
His crew made ten trips to India over several years to conduct research and to locate places to film. When Not Today was finally finished, Martz chose to share it first with his Dalit associates who have done so much to put a human face on the Dalit issue. He said they complimented the film saying it was the most realistic depiction of life in the country, portraying India as it really is.
The film leaves one wanting to help, and provides some ideas including a number you can text during the closing credits to visit a website with more information. Martz also added that "Your ticket in is their ticket out," explaining that all profits would be sent to the Dalit mission schools in India. So, when you buys a ticket to see the film, you are also helping to save people from slavery.
Not Today premiers in theaters on April 12, and by simply buying a ticket, you are helping. Catholics will enjoy the unintended but apt comparison to St. Francis-and walk away hoping for a sequel.
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France hosted the FIFA World Cup™ in 1998 and beat Brazil in the final while four years ago, they finished runners-up to Italy.
"Everyone wants to play this game," said Torrado. "We have to enjoy it and overcome this challenge. In a World Cup there are no easy games, the pressure is never going to be low but it's not a big problem. The pressure there is we have to manage it as best as we can."
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