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An apparatus (20) forms a latent indicium onto a sensitized medium, using an area energy source (26) for applying a substantially uniform sensitizing energy over an area of the sensitized medium and a pixel exposure source (30) for applying radiant energy to expose a pattern of pixels (14) onto the area of the sensitized medium for forming the indicium.
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(a) an area energy source for applying a substantially uniform sensitizing energy over an area of the sensitized medium; and
(b) a pixel exposure source for applying radiant energy to expose a pattern of pixels onto the area of the sensitized medium for forming the latent indicium.
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Reference is made to commonly-assigned U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/364,488, filed Feb. 11, 2003, entitled METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WATERMARKING FILM, by Roddy et al.; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/742,167, filed Dec. 19, 2003, entitled METHOD OF IMAGE COMPENSATION FOR WATERMARKED FILM, by Zolla et al.; U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/778,528, filed Feb. 13, 2004, entitled WATERMARKING METHOD FOR MOTION PICTURE IMAGE SEQUENCE, by Jones et al.; and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/807,491, filed Mar. 23, 2004, entitled MOTION PICTURE WATERMARKING USING TWO COLOR PLANES, by Zolla et al., the disclosures of which are incorporated herein.
This invention generally relates to application of latent indicia such as digital watermarks onto photosensitive media and more particularly relates to an improved method and apparatus for providing a watermark using at least two separate exposure stages.
An unfortunate result of technological advances in image capture and reproduction is illegal copying and distribution of image content, in violation of copyright. One solution for counteracting illegal copying activity is the use of image watermarking as a forensic tool. Sophisticated watermarking techniques enable identifying information to be encoded within an image. A digital watermark can be embedded in the image beneath the threshold of visibility to a viewer, yet be detectable under image scanning and analysis. Examples include: U.S. Pat. No. 6,496,818 (Yoda) which discloses embedding a pattern in a color print and adjusting cyan, magenta, yellow, black (CMYK) values such that the embedded data matches the color of the surround when viewed under a standard illuminant; commonly-assigned U.S. Pat. No. 5,752,152 (Gasper et al.) discloses a pattern of microdots, less than 300 μm in diameter, for marking a photographic print that is subject to copyright.
Illegal copying is a particular concern to motion picture studios and distributors, and represents a significant loss of revenue. Watermarking of motion picture images would enable the source of an illegal copy to be tracked and would thus provide a deterrent to this activity.
While a number of different approaches have been attempted for watermark application to motion pictures, there is considerable room for improvement. For photosensitive media in general, it is known that a watermark encoding can be added to the image frame at the same time that image content is printed. However, it is also possible to expose a watermark at other times during processing of the photosensitive medium. For example, as is disclosed in U.S. Patent Application No. 2003/0012569 (Lowe et al.), a latent watermark image can be exposed onto the "raw" photosensitive medium itself, at the time of manufacture. Then, when the medium is exposed with image content, the image frame is effectively overlaid onto the watermark pattern. Such a method is also disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,438,231 (Rhoads). U.S. Pat. No. 6,438,231 discloses this type of pre-exposure of the watermark onto the film emulsion within the frame area of negative film, for example.
It can be appreciated that watermark pre-exposure would have advantages for marking motion picture film at the time of manufacture or prior to exposure with image content. A length of motion picture film could be pre-exposed with unique identifying information, encoded in latent fashion, that could be used for forensic tracking of an illegal copy made from this same length of film. However, prior art watermarking techniques proposed for photosensitive media in general fall short of what is needed for motion picture watermarking. In particular, prior art techniques are not well-adapted for applying a watermark pattern during high-speed film manufacture. Problems that make it difficult or impractical to use conventional watermark application techniques for pre-exposure of film in manufacture relate to both throughput requirements and image quality. Among the problems with watermark application in high-speed manufacturing environments are the following:
Thus, it can be appreciated that techniques that reduce energy requirements and minimize the impact of pixellization artifacts would be useful for digital watermark application in a high-speed film manufacturing environment.
It can be appreciated that watermark exposure, including pre-exposure for example, would have advantages for marking motion picture film at the time of manufacture or prior to exposure with image content. A length of motion picture film could be pre-exposed with unique identifying information, encoded in latent fashion, that could be used for forensic tracking of an illegal copy made from this same length of film.
In addition to watermarks, other types of latent images can be exposed onto a photosensitive medium, such as at the time of manufacture or at the time of filming. With this in mind, it can be appreciated that methods adopted for watermark application may also be well suited for forming other types of latent images, including time stamps, batch identifiers, and other types of indicia, or discriminating marks, that would be useful to the manufacturer, processor, or end user of film and other sensitized media. These latent images are typically within the image area of the sensitized media; however, latent images could alternately be formed along borders or edges of the media, wholly or partially outside the image area.
Given these considerations, it can be seen that improvements to conventional approaches for watermark application would be advantageous, particularly where there is a need to apply a latent watermark pattern during film manufacture and with other high-speed film handling systems.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a method for exposure of a watermark or other type of latent image that is particularly suited to high-speed manufacture of motion picture film. With this object in mind, the present invention provides an apparatus for forming a latent indicium onto a sensitized medium, comprising:
From another aspect, the present invention provides an apparatus for forming a watermark pattern onto a photosensitive medium, comprising:
It is a feature of the present invention that it provides both an essentially uniform sensitizing energy over the full area of the photosensitive medium and a pixel-wise exposure energy for forming a specific pixel pattern. The uniform exposure energy and pixel-wise exposure energy can be applied in any temporal order relative to each other as well as simultaneously.
It is an advantage of the present invention that it allows a watermark to be applied to a photosensitive medium that is being processed at high speeds.
It is a related advantage of the present invention that it eliminates the need for high-intensity pixel exposure sources to compensate for the short exposure time available for the watermark; additionally, the method of the present invention does not require as precise control of watermark intensity levels as would be needed using only high-intensity sources.
It is a related advantage of the present invention that it provides a lower-cost apparatus and method for watermark application than would be available using conventional techniques.
It is a further advantage of the present invention that it provides a robust method for watermark application, with reduced sensitivity to pixel patterning, inter-pixel gaps, and pixel overlap anomalies. The apparatus and method of the present invention also help to minimize the adverse impact of pixel-to-pixel exposure variations when exposing the watermark pattern.
It is yet a further advantage of the present invention that it helps to minimize unwanted density variations that can occur when applying both a watermark pattern and scene content onto a photosensitive medium.
It is yet a further advantage of the present invention that, since it minimizes the visual impact of pixel patterning anomalies, it relaxes requirements for precision pixel placement and for balancing of adjacent pixel-to-pixel exposure sources.
These and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon a reading of the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the drawings wherein there is shown and described an illustrative embodiment of the invention.
While the specification concludes with claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter of the present invention, it is believed that the invention will be better understood from the following description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
The present description is directed in particular to elements forming part of, or cooperating more directly with, apparatus in accordance with the invention. It is to be understood that elements not specifically shown or described may take various forms well known to those skilled in the art.
Early adopters of photographic technology discovered various methods for adapting the sensitometric response of photosensitive media to specific exposure conditions. Among these methods was "hyper-sensitizing" film by applying a low-level overall exposure to the film, prior to recording image content on that image area. This method was often employed for changing film speed. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,172,640 (Land) discloses one adaptation of this technique to a motion picture film camera. In the camera apparatus of U.S. Pat. No. 4,172,640 a supplemental low-level exposure source presensitizes the film within the image recording device itself to adapt to low-light conditions just prior to image capture. In a similar spirit, U.S. Pat. No. 3,819,376 (Land), discloses adapting the sensitometry and relative speed of diffusion-type photographic film after coating, using low-level exposure to a sensitizing light source. Providing low-level pre-exposure has also been used as a technique for reducing film contrast when photographing high-contrast scenes.
However, while techniques for pre-exposing photosensitive media with an overall low-level exposure have been practiced to improve film speed or to adjust film contrast for recording images, these techniques have not been applied to optimize watermark application.
In order to more fully understand the methods and apparatus of the present invention, it is first instructive to consider the nature of watermark imaging, ideally and in actual practice, and to understand what happens when watermark patterns are combined with image content. Referring to
Effect of Inter-Pixel Gaps
Instead of perfectly shaped and contiguous pixels 12, however, the pattern of watermark pixels 14 typically more closely matches the arrangement shown in
It is important to emphasize that, unlike the watermark pattern, which is imaged as an arrangement of discrete pixels, the image scene content is spatially "continuous tone" and is not "pixilated." This is true using conventional methods for exposure of a print film for motion pictures, for example, where optical exposure methods are used to expose each full frame of the motion picture. (Even where digital imaging apparatus may be used for writing image scene content, the pixel resolution of the high-quality writing apparatus used for this purpose renders scene content of such fine resolution that the image can be effectively considered as spatially continuous relative to any type of lower-resolution writer that would typically be used for watermark imaging or for forming other types of latent indicia.)
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Empirical results have shown that inter-pixel areas 16 appear significantly less dense than areas of watermark pixels 14 when scene content is added. Thus, with the conditions described above for image frame 10 in
Typical mean level exposures for the watermark may be in the region of 0.15 ergs/cm2 at a wavelength of 550 nm for the green-sensitive layer of a typical photosensitive medium, such as Kodak 2383 Vision Color Print Film (manufactured by the Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, N.Y.). The minimum and maximum exposure levels of the pixels comprising the watermark pattern can typically range from about 0.14 ergs/cm to about 0.16 ergs/cm2 respectively. To simplify subsequent calculation for this example, a mean value of 0.15 ergs/cm2 for the watermark exposure pattern is used.
A portion of image scene content that is to be reproduced at a density of 1.0 in the green layer requires a nominal exposure of about 1.5 ergs/cm2. Therefore, with reference to
In order to reduce the visibility of the pattern created by inter-pixel gaps, it is necessary either to eliminate these gaps by improving the pixel exposure device or to expose interpixel areas 16 with the same energy as watermark pixels 14. Since, as has been previously discussed, it is not possible to produce perfect pixel patterns without any gaps, the present invention seeks to provide essentially the same exposure to inter-pixel areas 16 as is applied to watermark pixels 14 without compromising the watermark information conveyed by the pixel pattern.
By forming the watermark or other indicium in two separate exposures as described above, the visibility of the pattern resulting from inter-pixel gaps is significantly reduced. From the previous example, with the lowest watermark exposure at approximately 0.14 ergs/cm2 and the maximum at 0.16 ergs/cm2, the mean exposure level is 0.15 ergs/cm2. The method of the present invention first applies an overall uniform exposure, E bias, of 0.14 ergs/cm2 (the minimum watermark exposure, corresponding to watermark exposure level 100 in
For inter-pixel areas 16, where E gap is the exposure of the inter-pixel gap:
As noted in the background material above, pixel-related patterning effects are only one problem that must be addressed when providing a watermarking scheme that is suitable for motion picture print film and other types of sensitized media. There is also a need to alleviate the requirement for providing high-resolution, high-energy exposure sources for watermark application. An unexpected result of the present invention is that it advantageously addresses energy-related problems in addition to the image related problems just described.
By separating the watermark exposure into an essentially uniform overall exposure and a supplemental pixel exposure, the energy demands for the pixel exposure source are significantly reduced. As shown in the previous examples, the peak level of the watermark pixel exposure is reduced from 0.16 ergs/cm2 to 0.02 ergs/cm2. This results in obvious reduction in the demands upon and complexity of apparatus for producing small, high intensity pixel exposures. The burden of producing the bulk of the exposure energy required for forming the complete watermark has been shifted from the pixel exposure device to an area bias exposure device. The graph of
Use of an area exposure device also takes advantage of a larger area over which to effect the bias exposure. As is well known in the optical arts, photographic exposure is the product of light intensity and time. For film in motion at high speeds, as is commonly found in film production, exposure times available for pixels are extremely short. For example, pixels with a diameter in the order of a few hundred microns may have exposure times in the order of 1 microsecond. To produce all of the required exposure energy in these short time intervals requires intense pixel exposure illumination. With many of the currently available illumination technologies, such as LEDs for example, achieving the necessary intensity and uniformity can be extremely difficult and expensive. In contrast, the bias exposure as used in the present invention can be applied over a distance of several millimeters or more, taking advantage of longer exposure times, orders of magnitude larger than are available at the pixel level. Thus, shifting most of the exposure burden to the bias exposure apparatus does not require extremely bright illumination sources for either the bias exposure device or the pixel exposure device. The present invention reduces the illumination power demands, reduces apparatus cost, and simplifies its design.
Pixel Overlap Condition
The advantage of the present invention is even more pronounced when handling pixel overlap conditions that can easily occur due to errors in pixel placement. Referring now to
Using nominal exposure values given for the description of
This value represents an extremely large density difference and shows that the effect of a pattern of overlap areas 18 will be visually perceptible. If instead, the watermark exposure is applied into two stages, using the method and apparatus of the present invention to provide an overall bias or background exposure Ebias, a significant reduction occurs in the density modulation caused by pixel overlap. Here:
The method of the present invention is further advantaged in compensating for imbalance between exposure sources in the watermark exposure array. In practice, the latent watermark image is exposed onto the photosensitive medium by transporting the medium past a linear array of pixel exposure sources, such as LEDs, optical fibers or other commonly known pixel-forming devices. In such an application, it is imperative that for any given exposure level, all of the pixel elements within the array produce the same exposure to within very tight tolerances. Otherwise, linear artifacts commonly known as banding are produced on the medium. Different density adjacent lines are perceived by the human visual system essentially as edges, to which an observer is especially sensitive.
In realizable watermark imaging devices, it is impossible to match adjacent pixel exposure sources exactly. They must, however, be matched to within a tolerance that reduces the banding artifact to some level below a visible threshold. These imbalances between pixel exposure sources may be the result of power level differences or may be due to other differences between sources. In the case of multiple source print heads, such as LED arrays for example, power levels may be reasonably matched, but exposure wavelengths may differ from pixel to pixel, causing pixel-to-pixel imbalance. This is because multi-layer photosensitive media such as color films often exhibit strong exposure sensitivity variation with the wavelength of the exposure source. The method and apparatus of the current invention are not only effective in reducing the effects of channel imbalances caused by power level differences, but also compensate for such wavelength variations. By implementing the watermark exposure in accordance with the present invention, the allowable tolerance for pixel exposure matching is significantly increased while maintaining the resultant artifact below the threshold of visibility.
If all of the watermark exposure energy is provided in the conventional manner by the pixel-forming devices, the resultant pattern is highly sensitive to pixel-to-pixel exposure source imbalances. For example, referring to
As a counter-example, using the apparatus and method of the present invention, the watermark exposure can be provided using both a uniform bias exposure and a pixel exposure. In such a case, the exposures EW1 and EW2 are equal to the sum of the bias exposure, E bias (shown as 110 in
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Where unexposed photosensitive medium 24 has multiple color-producing layers, a number of alternate arrangements of components in watermark exposure apparatus 20 is possible. For example, a separate area energy source 26 and pixel exposure source 30 could be employed for each color layer, such as one for each of the cyan-, magenta-, and yellow-colorant producing layers of a conventional color motion picture print film, for example. Or, multiple wavelengths could be applied at one or both area energy source 26 and pixel exposure source 30. Alternately, area energy source 26 could provide a "white light" exposure for pre-sensitizing and separate pixel exposure sources 30 could be provided for individual color layers.
It must be noted that exposure by area energy source 26 may be performed before, during, or after exposure by pixel exposure sources 30. For instance, with respect to
Referring to
Unlike pixel exposure source 30, which exposes individual pixels to form the watermark pattern, area energy source 26 exposes a multi-pixel area with a substantially uniform level of exposure. As a general guideline, uniformity of the exposure level across the imageable area of the photosensitive medium should be within about 10%.
In the embodiments of
The exposure energy provided by area energy source 26 conditions the sensitivity of the photosensitive medium for watermark pixel exposure, whether this broad area exposure energy is applied before, during, or after pixel exposure and before, after, or during image content exposure. It must be noted that light energy is only one form of energy that could be applied for sensitization conditioning of the photosensitive medium. Other types of area sensitizing energy could alternately be applied over a multi-pixel area from an area energy source, such as energy from heat, pressure, or chemical reaction, for example. Area energy source 26 could use a combination having multiple light sources or one or more light sources, or any number of light sources combined with a heat source, or using some other combination of sources for sensitization conditioning. With whatever area energy source 26 is used, the energy applied should be substantially uniform over the multi-pixel area, to provide the necessary conditioning for watermark pixel exposure.
Watermark exposure apparatus 20 is particularly suited for use in high-speed film manufacturing, allowing a latent watermark image, or other types of latent indicia, to be formed onto unexposed photosensitive media 24 with the advantages of robustness and cost described above. As has been noted, watermark application could also be performed following manufacture, such as at a studio site or other location. A camera could even be provided with the needed components for watermark application at or near the time of scene content exposure, thus incorporating watermark exposure apparatus 20 within the camera apparatus.
The invention has been described in detail with particular reference to certain preferred embodiments thereof, but it will be understood that variations and modifications can be effected within the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, this method could be used to apply a watermark or similar latent indicium to any of a number of types of photosensitive media, including negative film, print film, or paper or other type of reflection print medium, for example. The method of the present invention could be more broadly applied to other types of recording medium, such as thermal media, for example. Some examples of the broad class of latent indicia, in addition to watermark patterns, to which the present invention can be applied include pixelated images, time stamps, manufacturing codes, bar codes or other optical encoding.
Area energy source 26 can use any of a number of types of light sources, such as tungsten lamp, xenon lamp, lasers, or LED sources including OLEDs, for example. A light source may also be provided with a uniformizing element for conditioning the light, as is well known in the optical arts. The light source may be pulsed or on continuously during the time interval available for sensitizing exposure. In the broadest sense, area energy source 26 can apply, onto the sensitized medium, any type of sensitizing energy, such as mechanical energy, energy from a chemical reaction, or radiant electromagnetic energy which may or may not be in the visible light spectrum. The sensitized medium may be a photosensitive medium such as film or reflection medium such as photosensitive paper or some other type of medium, such as a thermal or magnetic recording medium, for example. Pixel exposure source 30 could be embodied in a number of ways, with individual exposure sources applying radiant electromagnetic energy over any suitable wavelength range. Of course, pixel exposure source 30 may include lenses and other supporting components for controlling and directing exposure energy. A watermark pattern or other indicium could be formed onto all layers or onto any combination of color-producing layers of a color photosensitive medium, for example.
With the solution of the present invention, a robust method is provided for application of a watermark or other indicia onto a sensitized medium using two-stage exposure. In particular, the method of the present invention offers a low-cost solution to the technical challenge of providing watermark exposure during the manufacturing cycle, where film is produced at high speeds. As has been described, the apparatus and method of the present invention mitigate the visual impact of inter-pixel gaps, pixel overlaps, and other spatial patterning anomalies on watermarked scene content. This method reduces the energy requirements for forming watermark pixels or other indicia on photosensitive media and reduces the need for precision control over exposure energy levels applied to the media.
Thus, what is provided is an improved method and apparatus for providing a watermark pattern or other type of latent indicium using at least two separate exposure stages.
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1. Clutch or Automatic
Cruising for pleasure - clutch
Drivin for business - auto
2. Cruise Control or no?
3. Beer, or Wine, or nothing at all?
beer for cheer
4. Uses cell phone?
have to
5. Driver or Passenger?
Driver or I'm snoozing
6. Number of TVs in use at home.
too many
7. Cable/Satellite TV or no?
fiber optics
8. Plays golf?
yup 7 hdcp
9. Plays tennis?
Lost in the semi-finals of the state tournament my junior year. Played baseball my senior year and we won the state championship.
10. Primary source of news: newspaper, TV, radio, internet, other?
11. (For those who do) Reads newspaper most often on-line or in print?
12. Works Out with electronic device on head or without?
don't own one - radio on
13. Watches Saturday morning cartoons (not because of kids).
nah, crossword puzzles till 8 when I can start making noise
14. Drinks Soda Pop?
diet soda
15. Drinks Milk?
love it ice cold, nothing better
16. Drinks Coffee or Tea?
17. Voted in any election in past year?
18. Prefers buying newest gadget first, at the same time as everyone else, or later if at all?
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Julie is the author of twenty-two books including four on Canadian history, six about writing/publishing, and eight photo portfolios, as well as being a freelance travel writer/photographer. She's also a passionate golfer, curious foodie, and an addicted traveller. Julie is a proud wife, mother, Gramma x 3, friend, and an old duck! Lover of life....
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Salaries for Sales and Business Development Directors in the United States are generous, with average pay above six figures ($91K) per year. With some bonuses approaching $49K and certain profit sharing proceeds approaching $21K, overall incomes of Sales and Business Development Directors spread between $51K and $185K depending on individual performance. Location is the biggest factor affecting pay for this group, followed by experience level. For the most part, Sales and Business Development Directors enjoy their work and report high levels of job satisfaction. Most report receiving medical coverage from their employers and a strong majority collect dental insurance. The data for this snapshot was collected from individuals who took PayScale's salary survey.
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A sales and business development director holds a senior position and provides oversight related to the business' sales and development ventures. The director is responsible for drafting and creating the sales policies that conform to the general corporate policies established by the board and executives. They spend a considerable amount of time developing macro-level sales strategies that then must be implemented by individual sales managers.Read More...
The sales director often performs essential human resource tasks, the most important of which is the screening, recruiting, and training of the company's sales managers. The sales director often also has a large role in the screening, recruitment, and training of sales representatives. To ensure that the sales strategies are appropriately carried out, the director must make sure that the sales teams have the tools necessary to implement the sales plan.
In focusing on business development, the director examines what avenues the business can take to open itself up to new economic possibilities. More than just finding new clients, the business development plan must find new blocks of clients that can be accessed by new strategies.
Due to it being a senior-level position that requires a considerable amount of business savvy, the position generally requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree and a decade of sales experience. The director works in a general office environment and may need to travel on occasion to meet with high-value clients.
Survey participants wield an impressively varied skill set on the job. Most notably, facility with Business Strategy, Customer Relations, and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) are correlated to pay that is significantly above average, leading to increases of 59 percent, 33 percent, and 30 percent, respectively. At the other end of the pay range are skills like Sales and Market Research. Most people who know New Business Development also know Sales Management.
Median of all compensation (including tips, bonus, and overtime) by years of experience.
Sales and Business Development Directors generally obtain higher compensation for more plentiful past experience. Survey participants with less than five years' experience pocket $67K on average, but those with five to 10 years of experience enjoy a much bigger median of $97K. Professionals who claim 10 to 20 years of experience can secure some pretty cushy paychecks; the median for this group is a six-figure $118K. More than 20 years of experience mean a somewhat bigger median paycheck of $133K, but it's not much more than what less experienced people make.
For Sales and Business Development Directors, working in the bustling city of San Jose has its advantages, including an above-average pay rate. Sales and Business Development Directors can also look forward to large paychecks in cities like Houston (+38 percent), Seattle (+32 percent), Miami (+32 percent), and Boston (+28 percent). Sales and Business Development Directors in Minneapolis report much lower salaries than the rest of the country — 26 percent below the national average — proving that residence is a major factor in overall pay. A couple other locations with smaller-than-average paychecks include Denver (12 percent lower) and San Diego (8 percent lower).
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June 13th 2006
Published: June 13th 2006
The Left Side of the "Stage"
The left side of the "stage" for the shows in Provins. They use an outside section of the 13th century wall that's around the city.
Sorry it's been so long since our last update, but it's been impossible to find an un-locked wireless signal for awhile. We're finally at a hotel that's got it's own wireless connection, so hopefully I'll be updating with some pictures as well. - Jesse
Friday, the 9th of June
Everybody up and ready to go by 8 o'clock, no problem. Unfortunately, our cab wasn't. The desk clerk the night before had called to arrange a cab for us at 8am, but by 8:10 he wasn't there. We had the day clerk call another cab company, and THEY hadn't shown up by 8:30, so Margaret headed down the street for a couple of blocks to the taxi stand there to try to find a cab big enough for the three of us and our packed bikes. She found a Peugeot station wagon & driver willing to take us, so they headed back to the hotel for Jesse & Erin. Unfortunately, he turned into our one way street too early, so Marg & Erin grabbed some of the small bags to kind of hold him, and circled back around. We then stuffed the bikes into the back, Marg and Erin's panniers in
The Main Host for the Shows
The main host for the two shows at this stage, portraying the Duke of Champagne. If Erin wasn't already married....
the front, and Jesses's duffle with his four panniers into our laps in the back seat. Felt a little safer this time with the duffle to act as an airbag as this cabbie gave our first some pretty good competition for Fastest Cabbie in Paris. We got to the train station intact after coming within inches of more traffic than we could count. We still gave him a good tip for the trouble. Luckily, there was an English speaking luggage porter outside with cart at the ready, so we didn't have to lug all the bikes and panniers in. Got hooked up for the train without issues, and the porter translated that we would be departing at platform 15. What we didn't get from either was that we would have to transfer trains at the first stop. As it happened, we got to talking with a conductor or other train employee on the platform and found out that important information. We *might* have noticed it if we looked up at the line map in time, but who knows?
We arrived in Provins with only one worried bit when the train stopped in Loungeville (IIRC) for a 10 minute wait
What's a little swordplay between friends, eh?
or so, then left going back the way we had come! We checked the route map and it indeed showed Provins several stops later than where we were. It turns out that they switched the track to a different line behind us. Very interesting! Our next shock of the trip was that there were NO taxis at the Provins train station. None. Of course our next and bigger shock was that, after talking to the one person that manned the station and having him look around, there was no hotel in town that had the name we had reservations for! After some searching and some help from one of the track workers who spoke a little English, we found that the Hôtel du Sauvage was actually 28km north. Okay, change of plans again 😉 We decided to rent a car, keep the hotel room, and just shuttle back and forth to Provins for the festival we were attending. Margaret found the car rental place that the track worker had told us about, but they were out of cars. They referred us to, of all the things, the local Renault dealer just down the street. When Margaret got there, there was
The Right Side of the Stage
The other side of the stage.
a sign there that said Renault Rents. A car dealer that rents it's cars…what a concept! She returned with a neat little near-minivan called a "Scenic" that's quite a nice little car. Too bad Renault isn't in the states, I think Margaret would have a new car 😉 We made it to the Tourist Center with the help of the GPS & laptop that Jesse's been carrying, and got information for the festival. This is where we got our "oh bloody hell" moment, when we found out that we HADN'T lost a day, and that is was really Thursday, not Friday like we'd thought. The desk staff was looking at us a little funny as we were barely able to contain our laughter at the irony of the situation. We rushed, had all the taxi problems, the car rental, etc, because we couldn't get our days straight. Ah, what a grand adventure!!! LOL!! After recovering our composure, we bought our main passes for the town and fair, then it was off to La Ferté Gaucher, where our mis-placed hotel was.
Quaint little town, and apparently the hotel is somewhat of an historic landmark. Haven't found out exactly how old
The Tithe Barn's Vaulted Ceiling
These vaulted ceilings are common in Provins, according to one of the guides we spoke to, and we saw them in at least four locations.
it is yet, but there's a photo in the lobby that's gotta' be from the 1800's. The nice things are it's got a real shower and is bigger than our room was in Paris.
So, the REAL Friday, the 9th of June (sheesh…too funny).
Historic Provins is quite amazing. It's tourist attraction and living town inside of the 13th century walled city that was medieval Provins. US based Rennaisance Fairs would go insane with jealousy. There are several shows that run during specific days of the week during specific months, and on certain public holidays. Since we were a day early, we took advantage of that fact and hit all the three shows before the crowds REALLY arrive on Saturday. I'll tell ya' what, the producers of these shows really know how to lay it on! The first thing is the backdrop. It's a portion of the 13th century outside wall of the town. The first show, called The Battle of the Ramparts, was really more of a basic introduction to the local medieval times, chivalry, and the weapons of war and siege-craft. That's what we got out of it, anyways, since everything was in French of course. One
The Italian Merchant
The first of the 11 audio guide stops portrays an Italian merchants booth as it might have appeared during the Provins fairs centuries ago.
of the more amazing aspects of the show was that they actually fired three different kinds of trebuchets across the front of the audience! A trebuchet is a type of catapult used during medieval times to launch projectiles at a castle or walled town that was under siege. And here they were, launching something like a white, water filled basketball, left to right across the front the audience. Can you imagine the insurance companies and lawyers in the litigation-happy United States? They'd have a field day! Still it was definitely cool to see them live and in action, even if they were powered down somewhat from those used in actual sieges. The second show was called The Legend of the Knights and was quite the drama, with action happening all the way across the ~100 yards of stage area. They varied a little from the strict historical base, with some orc-ish type enemy characters, but it was still a fun show. The third show was called The Eagles of the Ramparts, and was hands-down the best bird show that any of us have ever seen. There was a pretty small audience so they really played to the crowd. They had
Margaret Making Friends
Margaret making friends with some of the schoolchildren during one of the shows. Marie, Marc, and their friends were intrigued with the funny Americans. Their teacher was not as intrigued as she had to calm them down once or twice ;)
kestrels hopping onto peoples heads, showed the kestrels and a falcon hunting, and had the eagles, owls, and vultures doing low level fly-overs. Erin told Jesse to "SIT DOWN!!!" on one eagle pass because she thought he'd get clocked by the bald eagle (he didn't, and he didn't, if you catch my drift). Truly an amazing show! In the display area, a unique feature was that a lot of the birds were out in the open, perching on posts in front of little hutches, out in the open. They had tethers, of course, but it was still quite unique to have a Peregrine Falcon sitting on a perch in the open air a few feet away from you. We also toured one of the many historic attractions that are open. This one was called the Tithe Barn, and was used as a rental to the merchants of Toulouse when they came to town for the Champagne Fairs, which were one of a series of traveling wholesale (not retail) fairs that traveled through-out Europe at the time. The vaulted ceilings in this cellar are typical of the region. We also realized today that the bars around here close at 7:00pm. What
One of the Streets...
Inside the old walled portion of Provins is littered with historic buildings that are older than our country. Americans just don't have the same depth and richness of history!
the heck???
Saturday, the 10th of June
Festival Day! The Provins Medieval Festival is like a Rennaisance Fair on steroids. Tons of arts and crafts to see and street performers to watch. Medieval music was at every turn, with replica instruments being played everywhere. There was a craftsman forging bronze molds, blacksmiths, wood-turners and carvers, bowyers and fletchers, lace-makers, weavers, and the list goes on and on. We also went through the other main attractions today. We started with the general hospital and the underground galleries that lace the area. The hospital was in another of the vaulted cellars of the area, and also leads into the galleries. Originally these galleries were used as a quarry for extracting chalk and fuller's earth for degreasing wool cloth. Later the cavities became hiding places, storerooms, and meeting places for various gatherings, some of them Freemasons from the Masonic inscriptions among the graffiti in some sections of the tunnels. There were inscriptions visible as early as the middle 1700's, proving graffiti is not a development of recent times. Later in the afternoon we visited the so-called Caesar's Tower, which was a keep built on the edge of a rocky spur at the
One of several species of eagle (not sure what this one is) that were at the show.
beginning of the 12th century, and protected the former Earl's palace and dominates the valley. While in the Tower we noticed that the doors to the Saint-Quiriace Collegiate Church. After descending the shoulder-width and very steep stairs in the tower and out through the entrance, we went over to the church. Incredibly beautiful inside, it amazed us how it ever could have been built back then, but this church is still a pip-squeak compared to Notre Dame. We stayed inside the cool interior for awhile, waiting for a Medieval quintet to start playing. We stayed for a few sets, then moved on. Our final stop of the day was the Provins & Provins Area Museum, which is housed in Provins oldest stone building. It dates from the 12th century and is referred to as "the Romanesque House". The museum housed many local works of art belonging to Provins and it's neighborhood from Neolithic times to 19th century. By now we were pretty worn out, and we'd seen the majority of what we'd come to see, so we headed back to the hotel in La Ferté Gaucher.
Sunday, the 11th of June
Bit of a lazy day, today.
Kestrel Head-hopping
A kestrel hopping onto people's heads and back to the hands of the trainer. They did this trick with 1/3 of the audience!
We decided that since we'd covered the fair, and had both the hotel and the rental car for another day that we would head out to Sézanne, which is going to be our stopping point tomorrow when we bicycle out of Provins. Once we got there we found a great hotel that will have a wonderful room waiting for us when we arrive, downstairs and with a safe area for the bikes to be stored. YAY!!! No stairs or elevators the size of a coat closet. Once we reserved the room, we traced the route back to Provins, kind of a pre-run for tomorrows ride. We're definitely looking forward to it!
Monday, the 12th of June
Our first day on the bikes since the aborted entry into Paris. Only had one bobble on the way out of town. We went a little too far out on the road out of Provins, so ended up one road north of where we wanted to be. Made a right turn at the next crossroads and a left back onto the road we wanted. No problem! We continued on the route we'd pre-run and didn't have any real problems, other than
"Jesse, sit down!"
Otherwise known as a very close Bald Eagle fly-by.
we hadn't had breakfast beyond some meal replacement bars, and were a little short of water. FYI, EVERYTHING in France seems to close on Mondays. What the heck? There's not much of anything open. Luckily the hotel lobbys are 😉 So, it was a bit of slog. Along the way we found a small little church in this tiny little hamlet that wasn't much more than a wide spot in the road. It had a capstone on it that read 1150! That little church predates our country by 500 years. We just don't have that concept of age in the States. Towards the end of the ride we were definitely feeling the fatigue. The heat and the very light breakfast and lunch took it's toll, so we were just about dragging into Sezanne after a ride of approximately 41 miles. We retired to our beautiful little bungalow room for showers and rest before dinner, which was wonderful.
Tuesday, the 13th of June
We were all a little sore getting back on the bikes, and we knew where to make sure to get sunscreen put on from yesterday (our right sides get more sun). We had a hard
Crooked House
One of the many very old houses in Provins. And Margaret thought the "flipper" house she bought a little while ago was old, having been built in 1941. This one beats it by several centuries!
grinding up-hill for about a mile and a quarter heading out of town. When we got to the top, we realized we'd gone the wrong direction, missing a turn at the edge of town, and going up that long hill for nothing. Ugh. Once we got back on track the rest of the day was pretty straight forward, other than the swarms of bugs we rode through at the edges of farmer's fields. We bicycled by more lovely old churches, and tiny little hamlets that had to date to the 18th century and earlier, in some cases. We also ran into our first new construction on the way. In fact, this leg's had a fair bit of it. One house built in a semi-traditional way and sporting a miniature tower, had a stunning view over-looking the valley we'd just climbed out of (or the plateau we'd just climbed, depending on how you look at it). Gorgeous! When we arrived at the hotel in Vertus (it was about a 32 mile ride), we found it to have a very strange arrangement. It's got a main building with the restaurant (all the hotels we've seen outside of Paris have their own restaurants),
What Year Is This Again?
You can easily forget what century you're in wandering around Provins during the Festival.
but the body of the hotel is around the back of the block. We got back there and JOY!!!!, they've got a pool!!!! We jumped into swimsuits and then dove in. Oh my goodness…..now THAT'S that way to end a day's ride!
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Hi there! We are Margaret, Jesse, and Erin. Mother, Son, & Daughter. We've set out on a bicycle tour through France, Germany, Belgium, and Luxembourg, celebrating our 60th, 40th, & 30th birthdays respectively. While this tour certainly wouldn't go down in the annals of biking lore as any kind of achievement (like Mike & Cindi Travis of downtheroad.org), it has some special significance to us. When Margaret was a teenager, she did a bicycle tour through many countries in Europe as part of a youth hostel group. In 1986 at the ages of 40 and 20, Margaret and Jesse rode from just south o...
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There were booths and encampments everywhere on Festival day, both inside and directly outside of the walled city.
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13th June 2006
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What a relief to hear from you! Jesse writes terrific updates. JERSEY BOYS won best musical at the Tony's, and Christian Hoff and John Lloyd won Tonys too. Des did not. LJP had a super Tony Party. Today is Dorothy'sm 85'th birthday-we celebrated at the Tony Party. Stay safe and keep writing! Kay
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I was getting a little worried with the lack of entries but am pleased to see all caught up and that you're having a wonderful (albeit glitchy) time. I don't know how you have the strength to ride 41 miles on a couple of power bars! Keep the entries coming! Lisa
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Hi, Thanks for the update on your big trip. It sounds wondeful. Enjoy the rest of the trip and stay safe :) Karen
14th June 2006
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Once you learn which end is up (or in which direction to go!),isoundslike it is going to be fabulous. Margaret ~ you do know JERSEY BOYS won the Tony and Christian Hoff for best featured actor in a musical and John Lloyd Wright for best lead actor. It was rather touching as they were the only two people there who obviously did not expe ct to win. Their acceptance speeches came from the heart. Des did not get the directing award but his snazzy new girlfriend sat next to him in audience. Tony party at Playhouse fun with so-so food and a big crowd. Tally Ho...dd
14th June 2006
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Feels like I'm there
Wow, what a whirl wind trip so far. Thank you for sharing through this blog . . . it's my first blog review and I can see what you see through this reading. Can't wait to see the rest of the photos upon your return. I hope the rest of the trip is as wonderful!
14th June 2006
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Through Your Eyes
Wow guys it sounds like such a great adventure. I love your attitude and handling of issues. Flexibility is the key! This is a great way to armchair tour..price is pretty good too. What a great family adventure...I only missed you once Margaret..wish you could have been at the Tony Awards party I would have loved your hooting and hollering. It was a blast to win and feel so proud! I wonder where you are taking me next!
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(Eds: With AP Photos.) By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Columnist Barry Bonds can go for a bike ride. Roger Clemens might want to head to the gym for one of those famous workouts that used to make him pitch like he was 22 when he was 42. If the polls are right - and my guess is they're pretty spot on - there's no need for either to wait by the phone Wednesday when baseball writers weigh in with their first verdict on what is arguably the greatest class of Hall of Fame candidates since Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth were among the inaugural inductees 77 years ago. Bonds and Clemens won't get in, and no one else may either. In a fitting twist, the player who is most likely the leading candidate to make it is known almost as much for getting hit by pitches as hitting them himself. Actually, Craig Biggio had 3,060 hits to go with the 285 times he got hit, and being a member of the 3,000-hit club usually guarantees a spot in Cooperstown. But in any other time the greatest home run hitter ever and onl...
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Grantland's Zach Lowe reports the Memphis Grizzlies are willing to listen to trade offers for Rudy Gay. The reason? Memphis is about $4 million over the luxury cap. Gay is on the books for $16 million this season, $17 million next season, and holds a player options for $19 million in 2014-15. Lowe lists the Celtics as one of the "sensible" trading partners for Memphis, but it wouldn't be easy: Two things work against Boston getting involved in any Gay deal: 1. The chances of pawning Jeff Green's terrible contract off on Memphis plummeted when Levien and Hollinger took on key decision-making roles. Finding a workable deal without Green's contract is tricky. 2. Boston used the full mid-level exception on Jason Terry, meaning their payroll during this season cannot exceed $74.3 million — $4 million above the tax line — at any point. Boston's payroll is at about $71.9 million, meaning they can only take on about $2.4 million in salary. Memphis needs to drop $4 million to duck the tax; s...
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Nate Robinson, who lost his title of "Only Washington Husky To Win The Slam Dunk Contest" over All-Star Weekend, was back in action with the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday, taking on the New Orleans Hornets in the Big Easy. Before the Bulls arrived at New Orleans Arena, some slight modifications were made to the visitor's locker room in order to accommodate the diminutive guard (Nate is listed at 5'9″, which is generous, to say the least). We're pretty sure we know who tipped off the arena staff: The ball boy got word that @nate_robinson was coming to play the Hornets . So he gave him his own special… instagr.am/p/V8DBKuxkOK/ — Rip Hamilton (@ripcityhamilton) February 20, 2013 [@cjzero] Article found on: Cosby Sweaters
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In case you missed it yesterday, President Obama joined in on the latest "selfie at a funeral" craze. A smiling Obama was seen posing with British Prime Minister David Cameron and Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt for a photo at the funeral of former South African President Nelson Mandela.
In case you're wondering what a "selfie" is, Oxford defines it this way:
a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website: occasional selfies are acceptable, but posting a new picture of yourself everyday isn't necessary
President Obama continued laughing with Thorning-Schmidt after the photo, which eventually resulted in First Lady Michelle Obama sitting in between them. The New York Post is handling the story this way:
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UK papers making hay with Obama selfie & FLOTUS's face. Daily Mail calls PM Helle Thorning-Schmitt "the flirty Dane" pic.twitter.com/dckRYIb1MS
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Seri, M; Knauf, A; Esposti, MD; Jecko, T; (2014) Resonances in the Two-Centers Coulomb Systems. UNSPECIFIED thesis, Friedrich-Alexander Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg and Universita' di Bologna.
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We investigate the existence of resonances for two-centers Coulomb systems with arbitrary charges in two dimensions, defining them in terms of generalised complex eigenvalues of a non-selfadjoint deformation of the two-centers Schr\"odinger operator. We construct the resolvent kernels of the operators and prove that they can be extended analytically to the second Riemann sheet. The resonances are then analysed by means of perturbation theory and numerical methods.
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Government of Canada Provides Update on H1N1 Flu Virus
The Honourable Leona Aglukaaq, Canada's Minister of Health, and Dr. David Butler-Jones, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, today confirmed an additional 13 cases of H1N1 flu virus (three in Alberta, two in Saskatchewan, seven in Ontario and one in Quebec) bringing the total Canadian count to 214.
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Public Health Agency of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg First to Decode Genetic Makeup of Mexican and Canadian H1N1 Flu Viruses
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