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I love my work at Leadership Network (www.leadnet.org) because of the opportunities I have to meet 100X leaders like Jerry Harris. Guys like Jerry are always thinking about what's next and putting it into practice right now. Micropolitan Church is all about how his church, The Crossing, has introduced 'what's next' concepts like multi-site to the small towns of America. Read his book and learn how to think micropolitan and make it work in your community.
Greg Ligon
Innovator, Pastor, and writer. Greg is
the co-author or Multi-site Church
Revolution and Multi-site Road Trip
In Micropolitan Church, Jerry Harris will strip away the misconceptions and excuses to true discipleship in our communities. His methods will challenge your view of the church, putting it on the attack outside the conventional walls moving people from converts to disciples. Use his team's ideas to implement change in your church without blowing it up. This message could change the direction of the church in America!
Jim Putman
Lead Pastor and church planter of Real
Life Ministries, One of the largest and
most discipleship focused churches
in the country. Jim is the author of
Church is a Team Sport and Real Life
Jerry Harris is the Sam Walton of church planting! He has a big vision for small communities. In Micropolitan Church, you will catch Jerry's 'If you can dream it, you can do it' mentality and gain from his real-life practical insights of church planting. His honest refl ection on the highs and lows of church innovation makes this a must read for anyone who is leading a church outside of a metropolitan area.
Dave Ferguson
Lead Pastor, multi-site pioneer, and
church planter of Community Christian
Church, one of the largest churches in the
country and earliest multi-site churches.
Dave is the author of The Big Idea and
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What do you get when you combine Wisconsin and Ohio State? Besides fans that HATE each other, awesome tailgates, and a ton of trash talking - you also get really good football games. At least that's the case over the last decade or so. Since 1999 these two teams have played 11 games with the Buckeyes holding just a 6-5 record and the average margin of victory is just 11 points. It's pretty safe to say you'll see a close football game. So, some could say this is the rubber match, especially considering the fact that Wisconsin had won just 12 games all-time going into that 1999 battle. But, even more than that you get a team that's already clinched a Big Ten Championship game appearance vs. a team that's undefeated and looking to win the only thing they can win - a division title. Don't tell the two teams that take the field on Saturday that there isn't anything to play for because both sides are having none of it. But when it comes down to what happens on the field on Saturd...
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Vanessa Minnillo and Nich Lachey Shower Together Twice a Day (Jealous?)
"We shower, honestly, at least twice a day. We shower in the morning and we shower at some point during the day or before bed. It's so funny because we've turned it into an intimate time for each other. We both have our own shower heads so we just talk while we're soaping up and doing our hair," Minnillo divulged.
"It's not a sexual thing and it's not a romantic thing, it just becomes an intimate thing. You're in your full form, so to speak, and you're vulnerable and we just both let our guard down. I've had some of my most intimate conversations with him in the shower," Minnillo, the host of ABC reality competition show 'True Beauty,' said.
Minnillo also admitted that her beau does some singing in the shower: "When he's preparing for a show or a singing appearance, it's the best because the steam helps relax your vocal chords. It's kind of cute; it's become a routine. Sometimes I have to catch myself because I take for granted how beautiful his voice is and how it's at the palm of my hand."
See the full interview with Minnillo here.
Hanks tied the knot with publicist Samantha Bryant on Saturday, May 8 in Los Angeles at sunset on the roof of the London Hotel in West Hollywood.
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- Friday 01 OctoberBy vickie
Do we need to know that they shower together?...and ...they probably have some more time to take a 3rd shower ....I haven't seen either one of them in anything lately.........
- Friday 01 OctoberBy Allison
Didn't they break up a year ago or something like that????
- Friday 01 October
He is one lucky son of a gun!! What does she see in him?
- Friday 01 OctoberBy Trisha
TMI and who cares anyway. Good grief they aren't even real starts.
- Friday 01 October
you know youre straight up D list when you have to talk about showering to get some headlines.... they probably talk about all the talent that they lack when theyre in there....pathetic
- Friday 01 OctoberBy Gail
I thought they broke up!
- Friday 01 OctoberBy SiastaEg
No, everyone knows he is gay. She probably shaves his legs for him.
- Friday 01 OctoberBy JBaer
What if my girlfriend and I showered together twice a day? Would we get any press coverage? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
- Friday 01 OctoberBy Apostate
How in the world did Lachey snag this luscious vixen anyway?
- Friday 01 OctoberBy L
Vanessa has to say something as she got the BEST man ever. I have had the chance to meet Nick in person, talk with him-even hold his hand and he is the kindest guy ever. She IS NOT the one for him-they both know it and that's why she thinks it's exciting to put how they shower together. She talks like she just found out he's an awesome singer. Personally, I would give ANYTHING for 1 ordinary day with him-but truly he belongs back with Jessica as she is and always will be his TRUE LOVE-NOT VANESSA NOTHING MINILLO!!!
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Are they serious? They must be confusing the rest of the population with someone who cares what they do.
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i report yahoo fashion all the time. can ya'll not get rid of them?
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- Friday 01 OctoberBy Debbe
I don't want to say anything mean but I believe Vanessa is a little immature, this info about her and Nick taking showers together is really for their own personal private time.
When we as a society start talking so openly about private matters, we start then talking about others' private matters (like the boy who just jumped off a bridge) and some people like that boy did not want his private matter talked about. Unfortunately it is the stars who broadcast this crap as if it is not a big deal when it is, we should not know what you do in the shower or when you shower, alone or together, I wish we could get back to being shy, and modest, I am sick of women telling all to everyone who will listen.
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My thoughts exactly and well said.
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Wow.. Lindsy, Paris and the others must be getting to much attention for them. WHO cares that they shower together TWICE a day like the rest of us.
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A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. (Proverbs 15:13) NIV
Beautiful One, how is your attitude?
Have you ever met someone who had an uncanny ability to be positive about everything? I think for the most part these people are few and far between. However, once in a while, someone enters your life who inspires and encourages you and you find yourself drawn to them just because they simply see everything in the world as a beautiful thing.
I recently bought a book in which to record my dreams and goals for the next five years. I've decided to actually put them down on paper, instead of just thinking about them. I bought a little book from Starbucks called "Where do you want to be in Five years?" This book is not only inspirational, but challenging as well. There are quite a few questions that are asked to provoke thought in the mind of the reader. One of the questions that I found myself stumped on asked, "Who are two of the happiest people you know who have a positive outlook on life and how have they inspired you?" OK, I guess that's two questions, but they really stopped me in my tracks when I read them.
My mind quickly went through all the people in my life, and I really was stumped as to who it is that is truly happy, positive and inspires me. I didn't want to just pick a personality that I respect from my teaching tapes or TV, because I don't really know them, I only know what they present to the world, but I cannot say that they are like that often, I have to tell you, I didn't have an honest answer, and it bothered me a great deal. It made me wonder who I really was surrounding myself with and I'm a little embarrassed to admit, I know I'm not one of them. I have a measure of joy and happiness in my life. Don't get me wrong, I live an incredibly blessed life and have many wonderful people in my life and half of the time, I'm very aware of this. But, the other half can be filled with a lot of other things that drain me. (I'm just being honest.)
There are times when I am going through certain things and I know the peace that I have, but I haven't quite mastered all the emotions in my life. Depending on what I'm dealing with and what kind of day I'm having, sometimes, my attitude needs a serious adjustment.
But, three months later, it has come to me. There is a man I work with, I actually knew this man some years ago. He was my daughters principle, when she was in eighth grade. For about a year, I would walk by Saul in the halls at work and even though I didn't remember him, every time I walked by him I said to myself, I really like this guy, there's just something about him. Come to find out, we finally recognized one another and it all came back. But what I find so wonderful is that this man is the same today as he was eight years ago. Always smiling, laughter in his voice, he sings constantly, and he always has a happy and joyful spirit. Always. I mean that literally, in fact I've even asked him if he ever gets upset. Of course, he laughs and responds oh yes, but I try not to be....
Beautiful One, we never know how our attitude affects another. I can honestly tell you that I want to be like my friend at work; I want to be a source of inspiration for others. Have we really thought about how we carry ourselves and how we view our lives effects how others see us? We are Christians and no matter what we face or how much we have on our plates, we should be known as the happiest, most joyful people on the face of the earth. We have a mighty, wonderful God who cares for us, who provides and daily loads us with benefits. We have access to heaven and all of the wonderful blessings and power that Christ died to give us. In retrospect, we have everything.
You and I have amazing opportunities to show the world, our families, co-workers and the people we encounter everyday, that God is good and when people see us, they should say "there's just something about that one!"
Beautiful One, just believe and never underestimate the power of influence your attitude can have on someone.


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This quick and easy crochet afghan pattern features two color halves, striped throughout with a taupe color yarn. Bright spring colors of "Celery" and "Robin's Egg" create a warm afghan. Fringe is added at the end with a simple technique that anyone can master. Great for year-round comfort and warmth, this Warm Stripes Afghan can easily be made in any color combination of your choosing...and it makes a great project for beginners and advanced crocheters alike.
- 5 skeins Red Heart TLC "Essentials" yarn in Taupe (A)
- 2 skeins Red Heart TLC "Essentials" yarn in Robin Egg (B)
- 2 skeins Red Heart TLC "Essentials" yarn in Light Celery (C)
- 6.5 mm [US K-10½] crochet hook
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Gauge: 14 sts = 4"; 12 rows = 4" in pattern. CHECK YOUR GAUGE. Use any size hook to obtain gauge.
Throw is 45" x 55".
- With A, ch 191.
- Row 1: Sc in 2nd ch from hook, *(skip next ch, sc in next ch, working backwards to the right, sc in previously skipped ch - 1 crossed-sc made); repeat from * across to last ch, sc in last ch.
- Row 2: Ch 1, turn, sc in first sc, *work crossed-sc in next 2 sts; repeat from * across to last sc, sc in last sc. Fasten off A.
- [Repeating Row 2, work 2 rows with B, 2 rows with A.] 16 times.
- [Repeating Row 2, work 2 rows with C, 2 rows with A.] 17 times.
- Fasten off.
- Fringe: Matching colors of rows; cut 2 pieces, each 14" long, for each 2 rows of color. Holding lengths together, fold in half and pull folded end through edges of rows. Pull ends of lengths through folded loop and pull to tighten.
- Repeat to attach Fringe along each edge of Throw.
- Weave in ends.
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The description said "Simply spotted afghan" and I click on it and get an afghan that's stripes . . . who writes these descriptions?
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Karelle Levy's QUICKIE COUTURE Set for Charles Bank Gallery Today, 12/16
FLATT Magazine presents a holiday event featuring performance artists Karelle Levy and Eric Starosielski at the Charles Bank Gallery today, Sunday, December 16th, between 1pm - 8pm.
Quickie Couture, Karelle Levy will create on the spot custom knits for men, women, kids, and pets! Starting at $20. Eric Starosielski will engage you in his Thermal Comfort Device, as seen at Barneys. Cocktails, treats, music by DJ Hannah Lacava, Saxophonist Noah Becker, and surprise guests.
Karelle fits her fabrics to the client's specifications within the hour or less. The entire process is then captured on Polaroid and added to the KREL-2-GO album. A moment captured on a personal and now rare medium. These tongue-in-cheek 'Quickies' are fun with the performance becoming a shared experience and something quite special.
The on-going documentation is now into the 3rd album. Karelle has fitted and collected the images of over 1,000 custom made on the spot pieces. This series of instant portraits are intimate vignettes of Karelle's clients, friends and fellow artists. All of who are modeling their own piece of wearable artwork ready to go.
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Karelle brings fast and sexy fashion into the gallery space, a performance where the designer as artist, fits and knits then documents the sitter wearing the piece. An exchange takes place, be it a stranger or a dear friend a certain bond has formed.
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Video signals from a source are digitized and applied to a source coder which segregates the signals into four channels (CH1 to CH4) of progressively less visual significance. CH1 carries basic picture information at a relatively low resolution. CH2 to CH4 carry differential information at progressively higher resolutions. The four channels signals are applied to respective coders and the digital outputs are combined in a matrix with voltage levels falling off as visual significance decreases. Received signals, transmitted say by way of a satellite, are applied to a first, high level decoder which extracts the digital waveform for CH1 as DCH1. This is recoded and subtracted from the input to provide a signal to a decoder which recovers CH2 as DCH2, and so on. DCH1 to DCH4 are applied to a source decoder complementary to the coder to recover the source signal. Low significant channels can be omitted at the transmitter, or not be recovered at the receiver to adapt to the prevailing signal to noise performance.
1. A method of conveying television signals from a source to a receiver by way of a medium, comprising the steps of segregating signals from the source into component signals in a corresponding plurality of channels corresponding to progressively less visually significant information, forming a composite signal, for conveyance by the said medium, by subjecting the component signals from the said channels to a combining operation to form a composite signal with the powers of the component signals in the composite signal varying directly in dependence on the visual significance of the information in the channels, the combining operation being such as to be reversible to recover the component signals from the composite signal, and, at the receiver, recovering a number of the component signals from the composite signal conveyed to the receiver by the said medium and forming a television signal from the recovered signals.
2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the number of recovered signals is less than the number of channels.
3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the number of recovered signals is adjusted in dependence upon at least one of the bandwidth and/or signal to noise performance of the medium, the bandwidth and/or signal to noise performance of the receiver and the resolution of a display device of the receiver.
4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the number of channels is variable and the composite signal includes a label indicating at least the number of channels in the signal conveyed to the receiver.
5. A method according to claim 4, wherein the receiver is responsive to the label to recover the number of component signals indicated by the label.
6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the component signals are digitally coded and are additively combined in the composite signal with amplitudes varying directly in dependence on the significances of the channels.
7. A method according to claim 6, wherein the component signals are recovered from the received composite signal in accordance with components of the composite signal in different amplitude ranges.
8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the channels correspond to different levels of a heirarchy of increasing spatial and/or temporal resolution.
9. A method according to claim 8, wherein there are a plurality of standards in the spatial domain, each employing a finer sampling grid than the preceding standard but which contains the sampling points of the preceding standard.
10. A method according to claim 9, wherein each finer sampling grid has twice as many pixels in the horizontal direction and/or in the vertical direction as the grid of the preceding standard.
11. A method according to claim 1, wherein the most significant channel carries signals defining a basic minimum bandwidth picture and each other channel carries signals representing differences relative to the preceding channel.
12. A method of conveying television signals from a source to a receiver by way of a medium, comprising the steps of segregating signals from the source into component signals in a corresponding plurality of channels corresponding to progressively less visually significant information, forming a composite signal, for conveyance by the said medium, by subjecting the component signals from the said channels to a combining operation to form a composite signal with the powers of the component signals in the composite signal varying directly in dependence on the significance of the information in the channels, the combining operation being such as to be reversible to recover the component signals from the composite signal, and, at the receiver, recovering a number of the component signals from the composite signal conveyed to the receiver by the said medium and reconstituting an information signal from the recovered signals.
13. Apparatus for transmitting information signals from a source thereof, comprising first coding means which segregate the information signals into a plurality of channels which carry progressively less significant information, second coding means which code the signals in the channels into respective coded signals with power levels varying directly with said information significance, and combining means which combine the coded signals into a composite signal in accordance with a combining operation such as to be reversible to recover the component signals from the composite signal.
14. Apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the second coding means comprise a plurality of digital coders individual to the channels and amplifiers on the outputs of the coders having gains varying directly with significance.
15. Apparatus according to claims 13 or 14, wherein the first coding means provide a basic information signal in a first of the channels and a series of differential information signals in the other channels, each representing a difference from the information conveyed via the preceding channel(s).
16. Apparatus for recovering an information signal from a received composite signal including components with different power levels corresponding to different levels of information comprising a series of decoding means operative to detect and decode successively lower levels of information in the received composite signal in accordance with the power levels thereof, and further decoding means operative to decode the signals from the series of decoding means into the information signal.
17. Apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the series of decoding means comprise a first decoding means operative to detect and decode a high level component in the received signal and an ordered plurality of second decoding means, each of which is operative to detect and decode a corresponding level component in a residual signal, and means for forming the residual signal comprising means for re-coding the component detected and decoded by the preceding decoding means and means for subtracting the re-coded signal from the input to said preceding decoding means.
18. Apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the further decoding means creates the information signal from the decoded high level component successively interpolated in the spatial and/or time domain in accordance with the other decoded components decoded by the second decoding means.
19. A method of recovering information from a signal containing coded information at different amplitude levels, comprising the steps of decoding the signal at a succession of decreasing signal amplitude levels n=1, 2 and so on such that, at each level n the coded information for subsequent levels n+1 and so on does not influence the decoding, and re-coding the resultant decoded signal at each level and subtracting the re-coded signal from the signal which was decoded at the level n to form the signal which is decoded at level n+1.
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for conveying information signals, particularly (but not exclusively) television signals. In general television signals are conveyed from a source to a receiver by way of a medium. The medium may be a transmission medium (e.g. terrestrial or satellite radio, cable) or a storage medium (e.g. video cassette, optical disc). Many different sources are now available including studio and portable cameras, computers, tele-cine apparatus, and so on. There is a concomitent tendency for standards to proliferate if only to match the different bandwidths and/or signal to noise performances of different systems. Such proliferation is clearly undesirable.
A related problem arises in that it is often not possible to specify the bandwidth or signal to noise performance which is appropriate in a given system. There may vary in dependence upon fluctuating transmission medium characteristics, size of receiving antenna in the case of satellite radio transmission, changes in transmitter power, and so on. For brevity, the remaining description refers simply to bandwidth, although it is frequently the signal to noise performance which is actually the determining factor.
The object of the present invention is to provide a solution to the problems which thus arise, by means of a method and apparatus which allow adaptable standards to be set up within a universal system.
According to the invention in one aspect, there is provided a method of conveying television signals from a source to a receiver by way of a medium, wherein signals from the source are segregated into a plurality of channels corresponding to progressively less visually significant information, a composite signal is formed, for conveyance by the said medium, by a reversible combination of component signals from the said channels with the powers of the component signals varying directly in dependence on the significances of the channels, and wherein, at the receiver a number of the component signals are recovered from the composite signal conveyed to the receiver by the said medium and a television signal is formed from the recovered signals.
Such a method may be employed in the content of a heirarchy of standards, comprising a prime, maximum bandwidth standard and other standards requiring progressively less bandwidth, including a basic, minimum bandwidth standard. When the prime standard is appropriate, all the channels are employed at the source but, when lesser bandwidths are required, channels are progressively dropped, starting from the least significnt channel. The conveyed signals can include a label which informs the receiver as to the number of channels which have been employed.
The receiver can recover all of the component signals included in the conveyed composite signal. However the receiver does not have to recover all of the component signals. If for example the medium is noisy for any reason (fringe area reception, small receiving antenna, and so on) the receiver may ignore at least the least significant component signal included in the conveyed signal. This will enhance the received picture by cutting out displayed noise, although the picture will naturally have reduced detail.
The invention will be described in more detail, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing how different pixel resolutions are employed in a television frame,
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing how a coarsest resolution pixel is progressively subdivided,
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of apparatus embodying the invention, and
FIG. 4 is a graph used in explaining receiver performance in direct broadcasting by satellite.
In order to allow a common transmitting and receiving system for all standards, it is desirable that the higher bandwidth standards are all subsets of the preceding standard. In particular, in the spatial domain, each standard should employ a finer sampling grid than the preceding standard but which contains the sampling points of the preceding standard.
The invention in various other aspects and advantageous developments of the invention are defined in the appended claims.
The invention will be described in the context of a heirarchical system of standards set out in the Table below. The left half of the Table gives the number of pixels per screen for six different spatial sampling levels denoted by n=0 to n=5, with progressive subdivision of the sampling grid. The right half of the Table gives the consequent pixel rate for each of four different temporal sampling levels denoted by m=1 to m=4.
______________________________________ m 1 2 3 4 Frames/second 12.5 25 50 100______________________________________PIXELS PIXELS/n Horizontal Vertical Frame SECOND (Millions)______________________________________0 128 64 8.2 k 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.81 256 128 33 k 0.4 0.8 1.6 3.32 512 256 130 k 1.6 3.3 6.6 133 1024 512 520 k 6.6 13 26 524 2048 1024 2 M 26 52 105 2095 4096 2048 8.4 M 105 209 419 838______________________________________
FIG. 1 shows the pixel structure. Crosses represent the pixels at the highest resolution, i.e. n=5 in the above example. Progressively larger circles pick out the pixels in the progressively lower resolution screens. FIG. 1 does not indicate pixel sizes. FIG. 2 shows one pixel P at the lowest resolution (n=0) partitioned into four pixels P1 to P4 at the next resolution, each partitioned into four pixels P11 to P14, P21 to P24, etc. For simplicity, further partitioning is not shown.
If the symbols P etc are now taken to denote the information content of the pixel (e.g. digital R, G and B or Y, U and V values), the n=0 frame is fully defined by the set of 8.2k P values. The n=1 frame can be fully defined by these values plus 33k differential values, where the four differential values for every P are:
This procedure can be continued in a heirarchical fashion so that we have
and so on.
This heirarchical structure makes possible an advantageous method of transmission in accordance with the invention, whereby a first channel is used to carry the P information, a second channel is used to carry the DP1-4 information, a third channel is used to carry the DP11-44 information, and so on, with progressively decreasing powers in a composite signal.
So far as temporal resolution is concerned, if frames are always regarded as nominally occurring at 100/second, every frame is used for m=4, every second frame for m=3, every fourth frame for m=2 and every eighth frame for m=1. The heirarchical approach explained above in relation to the spatial domain can be extended to the temporal domain.
Let P0 (T1) denote the basic set of pixel values for every eighth frame with n=0 and m=1. The set of pixel values for the intervening frames when n=0 and m=2 are P0 (T2) and these are represented as:
i.e. the intervening frames are given by the values for the basic frames plus differential values DP0 (T2), which are transmitted in a channel assigned thereto.
If all the pixel rates in the above Table are considered, it will be seen that up to 20 different bandwidths can be established by use of a basic channel carrying the n=0, m=1 information and 19 differential channels carrying differential data pertaining to progressively higher spatial and temporal resolutions. FIG. 3 illustrates an apparatus which can be used in the transmission and reception of such segregated information.
FIG. 3 shows a source 10 of a video signal feeding an analog to digital converter 12 operating at a selected top pixel rate, e.g. the highest rate of the above table. The digital values are fed to a source coder 14 which comprises a multiple frame digital store and hardware/software means for forming differences such as to form on channel CH1 the basic pixel information P0 (T1) and on channels CH2 etc (for simplicity only four channels CH1 to CH4 are shown) the differential information pertaining to the higher temporal and spatial resolutions.
Each channel feeds a corresponding coder 16 which codes the information into a pulse waveform in accordance with a suitable pulse code. Suitable pulse codes for transmitting digital television are known in themselves. The coders feed amplifiers 17 with progressively smaller gains (A1 to A4). The outputs of the amplifiers, which are at progressively smaller amplitude levels, as symbolized by the adjacent waveforms, are combined in a summing network 18 to form a composite signal to be conveyed. By way of example, FIG. 3 shows the signal being conveyed via a transmitter 20, satellite 22 and receiver 24 with receiver dish antenna 26. The injection of receiver noise is symbolized by a noise source 28 and mixer 30.
The received signal is applied to a decoder 32 for channel 1 with a level set by an amplifier 34, such that the decoder 32 only extracts the data for the most significant channel, denoted DCH1. The amplifier 34 thus has a gain which, symbolically at least, is 1/A1.
The DCH1 data is re-coded by a coder 36 identical to each of the coders 16 and the output of this coder is subtracted in a mixer 38 from the output of the amplifier 34 to create a signal containing only the differential information of channels CH2, 3, 4. This signal is amplified to a suitable level by an amplifier 40 such that a decoder 42 can extract the decoded channel 2 data DCH2. The circuitry is repeated, as can be seen in FIG. 3 to extract DCH3 and DCH4.
The decoded signals DCH1-4 are applied to a source decoder 44 which complements the source coder 14 and recreates the video signal by a process of successive interpolations. For example, since DP1 =P1 -P is the equation used to form DP1, on reception P1 can be recovered using the equation P1 =P+DP1.
Note that, although there may be a universal standard catering for all possible resolutions (bandwidths), in any given implementation it will obviously be sensible to provide only that amount of hardware consistent with the available and desired bandwidth. For smaller bandwidth applications, a reduced number of channel coders 16 will be employed. The data format, in particular the number of channels CH1, CH2, etc is preferably transmitted as a label, a technique too well known in itself to require description here.
At the receiving end there may be the same number of decoders 32, 42 etc as there are coders 16 but if there is a lot of receiver noise it will be better to omit one or more least significant decoders. If too many decoders are active the least significant ones will be affected by the noise from the source 28 and will produce visible noise. The control over the number of receiver channels may be a matter of receiver design for an intended application, by way of presets adjusted to suit a particular installation site or by way of an operator control. However, it will be possible to design "intelligent" receivers capable of decoding the labels and displaying pictures originated on all levels of the heirarchy, although with a resolution limited in each case by the display device and processing.
The compatibility between the different levels of the hierarchy can be achieved by suitable choices of sampling structures and coding, such that each level contains all the data from those levels beneath it. Thus higher levels could use a finer sampling grid, but one that also contains the sampling points of lower levels as in the example already described.
The sampling structures could also be selected to accommodate existing picture origination and display standards e.g. PAL, NTSC, film, NHK-HDTV.
The advantages of this approach are considerable. Many different source signal formats could be used with a single display device and with a common interface. In contrast, within the present PAL environment there is already a choice of baseband or UHF-composite, YUV or RGB signals. Many computers and work-stations use their own individual standards.
Having established the heirarchical principle, improved systems could be adopted without the problem of compatibility with existing equipment or the delays of agreeing further standards.
From the outset, those broadcasters with higher capacity channels could support higher quality services. Conversely, those services that did not require a high-quality picture, e.g. local community TV, could implement lower-quality systems and yet still be received by those viewers with high quality displays, but whose receivers have the intelligence explained above.
Receiver and source-equipment manufacturers could support the standards they chose with a guarantee of compatibility with other equipment. Individual parts of the chain could be upgraded as permitted by advancing technology.
As the number of broadcast services increases and as technology gives rise to higher definition picture sources and displays, it seems likely that there will be increasing demands on the available RF spectrum. As a result, any limitation in the received piture quality of a future television system, will probably be imposed by the broadcast channel. It is therefore important that any future broadcast transmission code should make efficient use of the available channel capacity.
Various advanced digital coding schemes have already been proposed for satellite applications. However, these provide a fixed data rate over a well defined channel. For broadcast use, the requirements are different. The characteristics of the channel will vary, both from receiver to receiver (because of differing dish sizes and geographical locations) and with time (satellite transmissions will probably increase in power as time progresses).
One of the drawbacks of direct digital transmission is the limitation imposed by the worst-case signal reception. With a simple p.c.m. link carrying its maximum data capacity (where this is limited by gaussian noise) a small variation in carrier-to-noise ratio will cause a large variation in error rate. As more advanced coding techniques are used (which allow the information limit of the channel to be approached more closely), this threshold region, between satisfactory and unsatisfactory reception, becomes narrower still. The data capacity of the transmission system is therefore limited to that achieved under worst-case conditions, so penalising the majority of subscribers. In contrast, an analogue transmission link provides the maximum available information capacity under prevailing conditions; for example, an improved television carrier-to-noise ratio results in an improved picture signal-to-noise ratio. However, the user may not be in a position to take full advantage of such improved channel capacity; for example, he may not be able to see the improved noise performance. Instead he may prefer better resolution or movement portrayal if these were available. This kind of overall optimisation of the use of a variable capacity channel is difficult to achieve with analogue modulation techniques but can be achieved using digital signals.
Thus, the apparatus described with reference to FIG. 3 employs a modulation process which provides an improved data throughput with improved channel signal-to-noise ratio. The extra data bits so gained are used to fill in fine detail, to provide more bits per pixel or provide more frames per second. The extra data is transmitted at a lower power, such that it does not interfere with the decoding of the more significant data. There are several layers of reducing significance, where the number of layers is limited by the best expected signal-to-noise for the channel.
This technique can be applied to the direct broadcasting of television by satellite. Here, the channel capacity is determined primarily by the receiving dish size, the geographical location and the satellite transmission power. Taking a WARC satellite channel as an example, the theoretical maximum data capacity for a 20 MHz channel at 14 dB s/n (0.5 m dish aerial, worst case reception) is 94 Mbit/s. FIG. 4 plots data capacity against signal to noise ratio. Assuming a capacity of only 0.6 of the maximum where possible in practice, the data capacity would become 56 Mbit/s. On this basis, and assuming the received signal power to be proportional to the area of the receiving dish, a portable 0.25 m dish should receive 34 Mbit/s and a large 2 m dish 100 Mbit/s. With a 15 dB improvement in transmission power from the satellite and use of the full 27 MHz bandwidth, a data rate of 200 Mbit/s should be possible.
In this way, those viewers wishing to invest in large dish aerials could receive a high definition service while a compact portable set could provide a picture quality comparable with the present PAL system. As receiver technology advanced and satellite transmissions became more powerful, picture quality would automatically improve.
As indicated above, the invention is not limited to use with televisin signals. In the case of audio, for example, the less significant information may relate to higher audio frequencies.
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As the #21 Spartans entered todays tilt with TSU they were beginning the first of what will be nine alphabet soup games this year. Those are teams of no significance that the Spartans can use a mere scrimmage to tune up for the B1G season. The only two games left of significance prior to the Big Ten campaign is November 28 at Miami of Florida and here at the Breslin against Texas on December 22.
After today's contest the Spartans have eight of their next nine games those alphabet soup opponents. From the opening tilt the Spartans were in control and it was never in doubt against TSU and you can expect against the upcoming others.
The biggest suspense in the game was why starter Derrick Nix didn't start and stayed out the first 9:30 of the first half. Izzo claimed it was because he wanted to get a long look at his roster as he hopes the players sort out who plays and who doesn't in the real games coming. Nix later in the locker room confirmed what Izzo said.
Izzo said of the game that, "Not a very great performance. I have to many guys jacking shots right now." He continued, "I didn't think we played with the same energy level and that is disappointing."
Mike Davis, yes that Mike Davis, the former coach at Indiana returned to the Breslin and admitted, "It was great because it was the first time we played and if we lost, it was no problem," and I am sure it was. He knew coming in with only nine players (MSU played 12) that he was not only behind in talent, but bodies also. The Spartans had 10 players that played double digit minutes and that was WITHOUT PG Travis Trice who watched in street clothes from the bench. Trice is recovering from a major concussion.
Davis is well aware of Izzo's teams and said of this current crop of Spartans after the game that, "I thought they played together as a basketball team," but in the case of his team, "We just wanted to get better."
Derrick Nix despite missing the first 9:30 picked up 11 boards and six points. He said of his performance in the locker room after the game to me, "I felt I could have brought a lot more energy. I need to work on my defense and not just standing like a tree."
Gary Harris continues to show why he was recruited by anyone and very well may be a one and done player. He poured in 19 points and supplemented that with two rebounds and two steals. He not only plays like a seasoned pro, but he sounds like one also.
In the locker room after the game he told me, "I just think I am adjusting to the college game really well thanks to the upper classmen. It really is my teammates." O.K., but they aren't the ones who taught him to step on the floor at this level and still make it look like high school. He is a special player.
Izzo has had to try very hard to contain his excitement about Harris. He said, "Gary has been as solid as anybody. He's making free throws, but if I had to pick a negative about him it would be his rebounding. I think he could be a phenomenal rebounder and he isn't doing that very well. He is running the court, hitting open shots and always ready to shoot. He gets ten shots but I think he let every one come to him."
The reigning Mr. Basketball for the state of Michigan Matt Costello finally got his first action of the season. He had his entrance on the big stage delayed with a bruised tailbone and finally played 11 minutes. He scored four points, had three rebounds and added two blocks. It was a great first game for the true freshman.
He told me that being back and his play was, "O.K." He added, "It was very good to be back. It was fun. I really enjoyed myself. I didn't play as well as I had hoped. I need to get better at my defensive rebound; I got in there, but then let them push me around. I need to be more physical."
So what does he think of this year's version of the Izzo cagers? Davis said, "I thought they really fought hard. I think they're really, really, really physical. It may be the big guys that do a great job of getting down on ball screens."
The next alphabet soup victim the Spartans face is Boise State. They play here at the Breslin Center on Tuesday at 8 P.M. That contest will air on the Big Ten Network.


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Some local veterans with service-related disabilities recently spent a weekend goose hunting thanks to the generosity of an anonymous benefactor.
More in Friday's Times-Record.
Valley City's Curves is hosting an open house later this month, which will give new members 30 days free in addition to a free workout. The open house week, held Monday, Sept. 15 through Saturday, Sept. 20, provides women with the opportunity to check out their local Curves and take some important "me time" for themselves.
More in Friday's Times-Record.
Valley City faced all-State talent-laden West Fargo in Thursday's 7-2 road loss, but such a challenge is just what a youthful team needs.
"Many positives today," Valley City head coach Matt Nielson said. "We focused on footwork yesterday and we were better today. We preached location on our shots and the players responded. The three pillars were not upheld to our high standard on Tuesday [a 7-2 home win against Wahpeton], but they were today."
Dalton Ondracek lost to Brady Ballweber, 6-2, 6-0.
Brandon Miller lost to Kayan Farahmand, 6-0, 6-1.
Enderlin and Litchville-Marion/Montpelier traded points early and often in Thursday's first two sets in Montpelier, N.D., but, despite Rhandi Larson's eight digs and three kills, Eagle power prevailed in a 3-0 (25-22, 25-10, 25-13) win.
Jacey Alber and Morgan Smith spiked three kills, Cheyanne Elsner two.
Caitlin Miedema and Tierra Velure swooped for six digs, Elsner five, Alber and Morgan Gentzkow four, Danielle Eichele and Smith two.
Gentzkow hustled for four assists, Alber two, Elsner and Velure another each.
Elsner and Alber also came up with a block and an ace each.
A long touchdown pass in the final minutes at Lokken Stadium in Valley City on Thursday night gave the Barnes County Deputies a 49-47 win against the Valley City State Vikings, the Deputies' third triumph in as many years.
"They used my strategy of putting every player on the field at once, so they won," said Deputies coach J. Reed Anderson, a veritable leviathan in a sea of football knowledge. "[Viking coach and 1490 AM KOVC AM general manager] Tim Ost is wondering if he'll ever win one."
The Valley City Times-Record plans to run a historical photograph each week on Thursdays submitted by our readers.
Wes Anderson, curator of the barnes County Historical Society Museum agreed to start off the series to give our readers an idea what we are looking for.
Photos can be of events or places in Barnes County from 10, 20, 30 years ago, or even older. We will publish at least one submitted photograph every week in the Valley City Times-Record.
Please submit photographs by email to email@example.com, or drop them by our office at 146 Third Street NE.
Barnes County Sheriff Randy McClaflin is asking for an increase in the pay portion of his department's budget for 2015 to add a full-time deputy at the jail and bring wages of himself and other deputies in line with wages deputies in nearby counties. More in Thursday's issue of the Times-Record.
Each week, local law enforcement asks for help from the community in locating individuals who have felony warrants out for their arrest.
Tony Sabastian Tatarelli, Jr. is wanted by the Barnes County Sheriff's office on a bench warrant for failure to appear for an order to show cause hearing for the charges of physical obstruction of a government function, a class A misdemeanor.
Tatarelli, 20, is a white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He is six feet, one inch tall and weighs 175 pounds.
Valley City's newest police officer, Stephen Voelkner, was sworn in at Tuesday at a regular meeting of the Valley City City Commission. More in Thursday's Times-Record


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A woman assaulted a Jewish mother and her baby in Paris while shouting anti-Semitic slurs.
In Tuesday's incident, the assailant shook the stroller belonging to a 27-year-old mother while her 6-month-old baby was inside, according to the Drancy-based National Bureau for Vigilance Against Anti-Semitism, or BNVCA. The mother described the attacker as being in her 50s with a European complexion and features, BNVCA said.
The mother said the attacker shouted, "Dirty Jewess, enough with your children already, you Jews have too many children, screw you."
Identified by BNVCA by her initials, A.M., the mother said the assailant continued to hurl insults at her in front of onlookers at the Faubourg Monmartre bus stop in the 9th arrondissement, a district in central Paris.
BNVCA founder Sammy Ghozlan said the mother has filed a complaint with police and can identify her attacker.
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He added, "The anti-Semitism which persists despite all the measures taken is causing great distress to many Jewish citizens, who are contemplating their future in our country."
In 2013, the SPCJ, the French Jewish community's watchdog on anti-Semitism, recorded 423 anti-Semitic incidents, a 31 percent decrease from the number recorded the previous year. However, the 2013 level was still higher by 8 percent than the number recorded in 2011.
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Experimental British producer Kevin Martin is readying the release of his latest record as The Bug, Angels & Devils. The record will be released August 25 via Ninja Tune, and features Flowdan and Death Grips among others. Ahead of its impending release, Martin has released two tracks representing each half of the record. The textural Liz Harris-featuring "Void" is taken from the Angels half of the record, whilst the grimy Manga-featuring "Function" is taken from the Devils half.
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Anthony Pettis wants his UFC title shot. After another highlight reel kick (showtime kick part deux?) he may have just earned it. A straight shin on chin devastator, brought to you by the Duke Roufus trained mastermind, knocked Lauzon senseless. Pettis left the unconscious Lauzon with a few parting shots just for good measure.
From the starting bell everything that Pettis landed he landed heavy. Lauzon, a dangerous fighter in his own right, just didn't look comfortable in there with "Showtime" from the start.
If Benson Henderson does defeat Frankie Edgar and become Lightweight Champion tonight, Henderson vs. Pettis II is a no brainer.
Final Result: Anthony Pettis (15-2) defeats Joe Lauzon (21-7) via KO (head kick and punches) (Round 1, 1:21)
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Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz was suspended Tuesday for the first 25 games of next season after a positive test for an amphetamine. The 33-year-old was an All-Star for the first time this year when he hit .325 with 16 homers and 68 RBIs. According to a Philadelphia Inquirer report, Ruiz tested positive for Adderall, an amphetamine commonly used to control attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). His is the latest in a slew of Adderall-related suspensions in pro sports, including NFL players Richard Sherman of Seattle, Eric Wright of Tampa Bay and Jermaine Cunningham of New England. ''I am sincerely regretful for my mistake in taking a prohibited stimulant,'' Ruiz said in a statement issued by the Major League Baseball Players Association. ''I apologize to my teammates, the Phillies organization and the Philadelphia fans. I will serve the imposed 25-game suspension to begin the season and I look forward to returning to the field and working toward bringing a ch...
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By Anthony RhoadsNational signing day is upon us once again and it's going to be another hectic day in the Southern Crescent as many local football players will be signing letters-of-intent. One of the guys who has been talked about not just in the area and state but nationally has been Lovejoy offensive lineman Chris Scott. Scott has been one of the most highly-recruited players in the state and nation this year and for good reason. He's a tremendous football player at 6-foot-5 and 315 pounds and one recruiting website lists him at No. 9 among all offensive linemen in the country. If he lives up to his potential, he might just be able to make some noise at Tennessee where he is expected to sign today. But for all his football skills, Scott ranks as one of the nicest high school kids I've had the chance to interview over the years. I've had the chance to get to so some really good kids since I have been a sports writer but there are also been a lot of kids out there who have attitudes that are more akin to the pro leagues than with amateur athletics. It's been truly refreshing to have been around a kid like Scott, who has the total package - he's got the talent but he also has the grades and he's a good guy on top of that. Scott's demeanor is so easygoing and nice off the field that he's earned the nickname 'Big Easy' from his coaches and teammates. Eagle's Landing Christian Academy's Alec Huber is another guy who is not only a Division I prospect but is a nice kid. Huber, who is slated to sign with Purdue, is a pure football player. While at tight end, he ranked as one of the top receivers in Class A in 2004 in catches, receiving yardage and touchdown receptions. At linebacker, he averaged 10 tackles a game to help lead the Chargers to an 8-3 record in their first season in the Georgia High School Association. Huber's teammate, quarterback Cole Springer, is also not only going to be signing a letter-of-intent today to go to Davidson University but he's also a good kid with plenty of smarts. Just the fact that he's signing with Davidson is a big deal academically. Davidson's record with its student-athletes is second-to-none as well over 90 percent graduate. Both of these kids aren't only focused on what they need to do on the football field but they've done well in the classroom too and that was evident as Springer was recruited by Ivy League schools while Huber had originally verbally committed to Northwestern. "This is the product of the hard work in the classroom and on the field. We're talking about well-rounded, dedicated, committed young men...these two young men are the prototype of the ELCA way...it's very rare to have two boys like Alec and Cole on one football team," former ELCA head coach Tim Luke said last fall for a story I did on local football players who excel academically. While it has been said more than once that 'nice guys finish last,' Chris Scott, Alec Huber and Cole Springer are proof that nice guys can definitely finish first. Anthony Rhoads is a sports writer for The Daily and his columns appear on Wednesdays. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com .
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I don't think that most adults, teenagers, or pre-teens understand the power of nonviolence. I would never kill my teacher because she gave me a bad grade or because I felt she wasn't helping me. I'm only 9, so I don't know a lot, but I do know that resolving conflict by using nonviolence makes a lot of sense. Martin Luther King got his ideas of nonviolence from a man named Gandhi. Gandhi believed in three very important things: resolving conflict using active nonviolence, working for the betterment of all in society, and achieving self-government through community-based development. What's so hard about that?
I wish Martin Luther King Jr. was alive today. Maybe people would listen to him and stop killing each other. Then, maybe I wouldn't be afraid. My mom told me that Martin Luther King Jr. said, "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish as fools." I'll be glad when adults begin to practice what they preach and when we learn to live together as brothers, because violence scares me!


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It's not too late! Register now for VEGA/Virtuosity Summer Camps
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Congratulations Ryan and Trace! They both qualified for the USAG Men's Nationals in Daytona Beach, FL. Click HERE to see their article in The Columbian. We are so proud of our VEGA Junior Olympic Athletes and all their coaches for an outstanding 2014-2015 competitive season
Men's Region 2 Championship hosted by VEGA at the Clark County Events Center
April 11-12
Session_7_Levels_7,_8T,_9T.pdf MORE
Attached is the recent news article and video that the Columbian recently published. We are so proud of Coach Fox!Click here for Columbian article
Click here for video, Sculpting a Gymnast MORE