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A new documentary film explains how the origins of the $350 million Ethiopian coffee industry are tied to Oklahoma State University, a former school president and a tragic plane crash.
Oklahoma-Ethiopia connection explored in new documentary film
In 1950, former Oklahoma State president Henry Bennett became an assistant secretary of state to head up President Truman's international technical assistance program. Bennett planted the seeds for what would become a series of schools throughout Ethiopia.
Bennett died in a plane crash in 1951 in Iran while researching expansion of the program, which thrived after his death. Thousands of students learned ranching and agricultural techniques at the schools founded by Oklahoma State professors.
Ethiopian-American Mel Tewahade recently spent time in Stillwater, filming a documentary called "The Point Four." The film is in three parts, the first of which is to be screened Feb. 2 and 3 at OSU. It tells the story of how these Oklahomans paved the path for monumental changes in Ethiopia's economy and society.
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When agriculture professors and students from Oklahoma State University first set foot in Ethiopia in the early 1950s, they found a country secluded from its neighbors and cut off from the rest of the world.
The team found dense forests, rugged mountains, rivers, lakes, plateaus and valleys that was home to 25 million people, many of whom lived in the mountains to hide from would-be invaders.
Ethiopians spoke and wrote their own language, Amharic, further isolating them from their neighbors.
The pioneering Oklahomans were on a mission from Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University): to share their knowledge of agriculture.
"Ethiopia didn't have modern exposure to anything, really," Tewahade said. "We forgot about the world and we were forgotten by the world."
Tewahade said he felt compelled to share the story of OSU's relationship with Ethiopia for two reasons. One is to express thanks to OSU and America for the outreach that changed the lives of Ethiopians. Second, he didn't want the story to die. He wants young people to realize that foreign policy can work, though it may take years, or even generations to see its effects.
"It's an amazing story," Tewahade said. "I mean, my dad used to tell me how beautiful these people are. They came from Oklahoma, they're Christian. I didn't know what Oklahoma was."
His father, Fitwarari Tewahad Woldyes, was governor of Harer in Ethiopia in the 1960s. The region was directly affected by the technology the Americans brought with them.
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It was implied that the goal of Truman's points was to steer uneducated populations away from naively accepting Communism forced upon them by intruders, Tewahade said.
Ethiopia was selected as a country to benefit from Truman's "Point Four" project, with an emphasis on bringing to it America's agricultural and ranching expertise.
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MPEG compression for video/audio data is completed in real- or better than real-time by using computer processors in thousands of television receiver set-top boxes interconnected to a cable television network. The set-top boxes form a massively parallel, distributed computer network. MPEG compression for video/audio services is completed by partitioning the processing of video/audio frames into subtasks, and distributing these subtasks to set-top boxes that are not being used for subscriber services. After MPEG processing, the compressed video/audio frames are collected from the set-top boxes and are reconstructed into a compressed video/audio stream in the proper temporal order. If desired, the original video data can be JPEG-encoded prior to distribution to the individual set-top boxes, and then JPEG-decoded at the boxes. So doing reduces bandwidth constraints on the distribution network. Moreover, the lossy JPEG encoding/decoding process removes high frequency components from the original video data, facilitating and speeding the MPEG compression.
1. A method of MPEG processing comprising:
providing plural processors;
partitioning a video stream into plural groups of pictures, each group including one or more frames of pixel data;
JPEG compressing plural of said frames of pixel data; and
transmitting different of said groups of JPEG-compressed frame data to different of said processors for MPEG processing;
wherein said JPEG processing reduces the amount of data to be transmitted.
2. The method of claim 1 which further includes:
JPEG decompressing said frames of pixel data at said plural processors prior to MPEG processing;
wherein said JPEG compression/decompression speeds subsequent MPEG processing by reducing high frequency image components present for MPEG processing.
This application is a continuation of allowed application No. 08/539,417, filed Oct. 5, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,844,594.
The present invention relates to compression of video or audio data, and more particularly relates to a method and apparatus for performing distributed MPEG compression.
The information superhighway holds great promise for the distribution of entertainment programming, as well as information. A problem, however, is the massive data size of entertainment programming, such as broadcast-quality video/audio. A single second of video programming includes about 54 megabytes of data (1.8MB frame, 30 frames per second). A two hour movie thus represents about 389 gigabytes of data. The technical and logistical challenges associated with storing and transmitting this volume of data are enormous.
To address this problem, various video/audio compression techniques are known. One of these, MPEG II (Motion Pictures Expert Group), is described by ISO/IEC Standard 13818 and promises to provide a several hundred-fold reduction in data size while maintaining broadcast quality. Compression by a factor of 200 reduces the storage requirements for a two hour movie to less than two gigabytes, and reduces the requisite transmission speed down to 270 kilobytes per second. When this data is received at a subscriber's premises, it can be expanded back to substantially its original form by an MPEG decompressor, e.g. built into a set-top cable box.
The only difficulty that remains is to compress all of the entertainment programming ever produced so that it can be stored and distributed in compressed form. This is not a small undertaking.
MPEG compression is a computationally intensive process. It is so computationally intensive that even expensive parallel processors optimized for this task (e.g. the IBM PVS system) requires dozens of hours to compress a two hour movie (i.e. many times slower than real time). Less expensive devices, often in the form of arrays of customized integrated circuits, are available to perform real time compression for low performance applications, such as video conferencing, but are not suitable for use with broadcast quality material.
While specialized hardware processors offer advantages in speed, they suffer in terms of flexibility. For example, different video passages have different characteristics making them susceptible to different optimizations during the compression process. Dedicated hardware approaches are ill-suited to effect such optimizations.
In terms of flexibility, software-based MPEG compression is preferred, since the processing techniques and parameters can more easily be adapted to the particular characteristics of the video clip being compressed. But software-based techniques are generally an order of magnitude slower than comparable hardware-based approaches.
As a hybrid, some researchers have attempted MPEG processing on a network of computers, as illustrated by Bevinakoppa et al, "Digital Image Compression on a Network of Transputers," Transputers and Parallel Applications, TAPA-92, pp. 25-32, 1993, and Yu et al, "Software Implementation of MPEG-II Video Encoding Using Socket Programming in LAN," Proc. of the SPIE, Vol. 2187, pp. 229-40, 1994. But such approaches have a variety of drawbacks, including poor use of network bandwidth, the high cost of the individual processing nodes, the unavailability of the nodes for other tasks during MPEG processing, and the delay of the MPEG processing if one of these nodes is preempted for another use.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the foregoing and other drawbacks of the prior art are overcome. By forming a massively parallel, distributed system using processors in interconnected and otherwise-idle cable television set-top boxes, MPEG compression tasks are partitioned and performed economically in real- or better than real-time. Processing interruptions due to subscriber uses of their cable set-top boxes are detected and handled without unduly slowing the compression process.
The foregoing and other features and advantages of the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be more readily apparent from the following detailed description, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a massively parallel distributed computing system according to one embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a set-top box used in the computing system of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the central processing facility used in the computing system of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing switching of a set-top box between two operational modes.
Referring to FIG. 1, a massively parallel distributed computing system 10 includes hundreds, thousands, or potentially millions of set-top boxes 12 which are coupled to a cable system head end 14 through a network 16.
As shown in FIG. 2, each set-top box 12 consists of a computer processor 18, computer memory 20, MPEG decompression hardware 22, graphics hardware 24, and a network connection 26. The illustrated set-top box does not contain any local secondary storage such as a hard disk, but local secondary storage can be added. The computer processor 18 can be any general purpose CPU, such as an Intel X86, Motorola 68000-series, or PowerPC chip, or can be a chip developed especially for the set-top environment. Two or more processors working in parallel can also be used.
The illustrated computer memory 20 is high speed random access memory (RAM). However, the computer memory is not limited to high speed RAM, but can be any other high speed computer memory, optical memory, protein memory or other local secondary storage. Experience has shown that a memory size of at least 8 MB gives good performance results. However a larger or smaller memory size can be used.
The MPEG decompression hardware 22 is a self-contained chip for MPEG decompression (decoding) based on the ISO standard, and is used to decompress entertainment programming transmitted to the set-top box 12 for viewing. This decompression hardware is not utilized in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
The graphics hardware 24 is an EGA, VGA, SVGA graphics board, but can be any circuitry adapted to display high quality video.
The network connection 26 serves to interface the set-top box to the cable system.
The architecture of advanced set-top boxes is well known to artisans in this field, and so is not belabored here. See, e.g., Furht et al, "Design Issues for Interactive Television Systems," IEEE Computer Magazine, May, 1995, pp. 25-39, and the references cited therein.
As shown in FIG. 3, each set-top box 12 operates in one of two distinct states. In a first state 28, the set-top box is used by the massively parallel computing system 10 as a processing unit to complete MPEG compression subtasks. In a second state 30, the set-top box is used to perform a subscriber function, such as viewing video programming, videotext, electronic programming guides, etc. The set-top box 12 typically operates in the first state (28), and is switched to the second state (30) when a user turns on the associated television set to view subscriber information.
Returning to FIG. 1, the network 16 includes coaxial cables 32, high speed switches 34, fiber optic cables 36, and a high speed, large bandwidth switching network 38.
Within a small geographical area, such as a neighborhood or apartment building, a group 40 of set-top boxes 12 are coupled together by coaxial cable 32. This same cable couples the grouping of boxes to a local high speed switch 34.
In the preferred embodiment, the local high speed switch 34 is an Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Switch that uses an ATM protocol. An ATM switch 34 uses packet switching technology, and is capable of transporting broadband data (such as video/audio) at rates greater than 100 MB per second. However, any other high speed, large bandwidth switches can be used in place of the ATM switch 34.
In more detail, the local high speed switches 34 transport video frames via ATM packets and route the data packets using the Internet Protocol (IP). IP is the network layer of the Internet communications protocol which provides a connectionless delivery service and also provides routing of data packets to the set-top boxes. The IP network layer, over the ATM data link/physical layers, provides an appropriate high speed large bandwidth data transport service. Other routing, communications protocols, including connection or connectionless services can be used in place of the IP-over-ATM combination.
The ATM protocol is divided into three layers: the physical layer, the ATM layer, and the ATM adaptation layer. The combination of the ATM layer and the ATM adaptation layer represent the data link layer of the OSI network model (The OSI model contains the physical, data link, network, transport, session, presentation, and application layers). The physical layer encodes and decodes the data into suitable electrical/optical waveforms for transmission and reception on the communication medium used. The ATM layer performs switching and multiplexing functions. The ATM adaptation layer defines a set of service classes to fit the needs of different users requests and converts incoming user requests into ATM cells for transport.
The local high speed large bandwidth switches 34 are interconnected with other local high speed large bandwidth switches by fiber optic cable 36 to form a high speed, large bandwidth switching network 38. Other high speed large bandwidth interconnections such as wireless connections, etc. can be used in place of the fiber optic cable.
The foregoing network infrastructure is illustrative only and many variants thereon, including wireless interconnections, satellite downlink/terrestrial return link, etc., can of course be used. The cited Furht paper shows a few such alternate systems.
In the illustrated embodiment, network 16 is asymmetrical in transmission capacity. Each outgoing channel (i.e. from the head end 14 to the boxes 12) transfers data at a rate of up to 10 MB/second. Each incoming channel (i.e. from the boxes back to the head end) transfers data at a rate of up to 100 KB/sec). (In the illustrated embodiment, this asymmetry is due to the hardware devices used to relay data in different directions along the network, rather than a limitation on the cables themselves.) As will be evident below, such asymmetry is well suited to an MPEG compression architecture; the compression performed at the boxes causes the incoming data rate to be on the order of one-one hundredth of the outgoing data rate.
Desirably, the network supports several (e.g. 5) 10 MB/100 KB channels of information in order to serve a large number of set-top boxes 12. In the illustrated embodiment, these different channels are transmitted in frequency multiplexed form over the network 16. Each box 12 is associated with one such channel, and data sent thereto includes addressing bits in its packet structure that uniquely identify the recipient box.
At the head-end 14 of the network is a central processing facility (CPF) 42. CPF 42 is connected to the massively parallel network by fiber optic cable 44, but other high speed large bandwidth interconnections such as wireless connections, etc. can be used.
As shown in FIG. 4, CPF 42 includes a video/audio source 46, an array of digital disk recorders (DDRs) 48, a distribution controller/frame server 50, a routing table 52, and archival storage 54.
The video/audio source 46 can be one of any number of sources, such as a broadcast quality VTR with associated analog-to-digital conversion circuitry, or a feed from a remote source (e.g. a satellite downlink), etc.
The array of DDRs 48 serve as a spooling buffer for data from the video/audio source 46, and is responsive to control signals from the distribution controller/frame server 50. In the illustrated embodiment, each DDR 48 has a capacity of about 7 GB (which corresponds to about 128 seconds of video data at 1.8 MB per frame) and can deliver the data to the distribution controller/frame server 50 at a rate in excess of 10 MB per second.
Each DDR 48 is connected to distribution controller/frame server 50 by a bus 56, such as an FW-SCSI-2 bus. The FW-SCSI-2 is an ANSI standard Input/Output (I/O) interface used primarily for attaching data storage devices. Other high bandwidth interfaces can be used in place of the FW-SCSI-2.
(Since mass storage systems of the foregoing type are well known, the details of this aspect of the system are not belabored here. The interested reader is referred to, e.g., Gemmell et al, "Multimedia Storage Servers: A Tutorial," IEEE Computer Magazine, May, 1995, pp. 40-49, and the references cited therein, for additional information.)
The distribution controller/frame server 50 is a dedicated group of computer processors that accepts uncompressed video data from the DDRs 48 and partitions the data for transmission to the set-top boxes. The distribution controller/frame server also accepts MPEG compressed video frames back from the set-top boxes and sends them to archival storage 54. Any high speed computer processor, or group of processors working in parallel, can be used for the distribution controller/frame server.
Using several 10 MB per second channels, the distribution controller/frame server 50 can provide video frame data at a rate exceeding 50 MB per second onto the massively parallel distributed network and to the set-top boxes 12 for processing. The distribution controller/frame server then receives the MPEG encoded output data back from the network at a rate below 0.5 MB per second over the several channels and provides it to the archival storage 54.
Archival storage 54 is implemented with high capacity, high speed disks. The disks in the preferred embodiment have a storage capacity of in the hundreds of giga-byte range. Large capacity archival storage other than hard disks such as optical storage media, etc. can also be used.
The distribution controller/frame server 50 maintains a routing table 52 and a data base 58 to determine how to allocate the MPEG compression subtasks. The routing table 52 contains a list of set-top boxes, their current state, and route (addressing) information. The data base 58 contains information relating to the patterns of cable television receiver usage by cable subscribers, and is used in determining subtask distribution, as discussed below.
When video data is to be compressed, CPF 42 checks the data base 58 and the routing table 52 to determine which set-top boxes are available for MPEG compression. If desired, the CPF can send a message to candidate set-top boxes to confirm that they are actually in state one (28) (FIG. 3)(i.e. not being actively used for subscriber services).
Once CPF 42 has identified boxes 12 that are available for MPEG compression, distribution controller/frame server 50 downloads a software MPEG encoder to each of the boxes that is to be used. The software MPEG encoder can follow the model of the encoder described in Appendices A and B to ISO/IEC document 13818-5, or can be any other MPEG encoder known to artisans in the field.
Next, the distribution controller/frame server begins partitioning the video stream provided from DDRs 48 for distribution to the set-top boxes. Desirably, each box is assigned a group of pictures (GOP) that may span, e.g., a half second of video.
In the preferred embodiment, the distribution controller/frame server 50 does a rudimentary analysis of each group of pictures to determine if it includes an abrupt scene transition. If so, the GOP is broken into two groups, the second beginning at the abrupt transition. By this arrangement, each group of pictures is encoded into a single "I" (initial) frame, followed by one or more "P" (motion prediction) and "B" (difference) frames. (If an abrupt scene transition is included in a single group of pictures, two "I" frames would typically be required.)
For more insight into partitioning video for MPEG compression, the reader is referred to the Yu paper cited earlier, and the references cited therein.
After partitioning, each compression subtask (i.e. GOP) is routed to one of the available set-top boxes for processing. The routing table keeps track of which box is handling which subtask.
Each box compresses the group of pictures assigned to it, and returns the corresponding compressed data back to the CPF for storage in archival storage 54. The distribution controller/frame server 50 then assigns it another group of pictures for processing.
Whenever a subscriber activates the set-top box for TV viewing, the box 12 transmits a message packet to the distribution controller/frame server 50 informing it of the change from state one (28) (not actively being used the subscriber) to state two (30) (being used by the subscriber). This data is used by the distribution controller/frame server to update the routing table 52. If this activation occurs during the box's processing of a compression subtask, the subtask is naturally interrupted. In this case, the distribution controller/frame server may send that box's group of pictures to another set-top box for compression. The new set-top box would be initialized either to continue the MPEG compression from a intermediate state, or start the MPEG compression process over from the beginning.
Desirably, reassignment of a compression subtask to a substitute set-top box is not required to handle processing interruptions. Instead, the preferred embodiment of the invention redundantly assigns each compression subtask to several different set-top boxes. By so doing, interruptions at individual boxes do not unduly delay completion of the final compression task.
If a compression subtask is assigned redundantly to several boxes, the preferred embodiment treats the subtask as completed when the first box returns its results. Results thereafter returned by the other boxes are ignored. Data integrity of the first-to-complete results is enhanced by encoding the packets containing the compressed data with error correcting codes for their return to the CPF. In other embodiments, the data returned by two or more boxes can be compared against one another to assure data integrity.
As noted, whenever a box 12 switches states (FIG. 3), it informs the CPF 42. Most processing interruptions are identified in this manner. Other interruptions, however, may also occur. For example, a consumer may unplug the set-top box, or a lineman may temporarily disconnect a residential service. Desirably, means are provided to detect such interruptions.
One such approach is for the distribution controller/frame server 50 to set an internal timer each time it assigns a subtask to a set-top box. If the set-top box doesn't return its compressed results to the CPF 42 before the timer expires, the box's state is flagged as interrupted. In another embodiment the compression software executed on each box sends out a periodic "heartbeat" to the CPF reporting the box's status. If the CPF does not receive a box's heartbeat with a predetermined interval, the box is flagged as interrupted. In either event, the system recovers just as it would if the box switched from state one (28) to state two (30).
There are times when parts of the video stream stored on DDRs 48 may require special processing (e.g. noise filtering, etc.). Any required special processing is flagged in an edit-decision-list 60 associated with the video stream at the central processing facility 42. When the video is partitioned into subtasks for individual set-top boxes, the edit-decision-list is consulted for special instructions. If a box is assigned a group of pictures for which the edit decision list has corresponding instructions, these instructions are transmitted to the box with the group of pictures. In response, the box's software encoder adjusts its encoding parameters accordingly.
Due to local memory limitations at the set-top boxes 12, the group of frames comprising a single compression subtask are not downloaded all at once to the boxes. Instead, video frames are directed to the box one at a time, with the box requesting additional frames as needed from the distribution controller/frame server 50. Likewise, compressed data frames are returned to the CPF 42 for archival storage on a frame by frame basis, as they are completed by the software encoder. (In other embodiments having more local memory at the processing nodes, other arrangements can naturally be used.)
It will be recognized that the compressed frames returned from the set-top boxes to the central processing facility 42 may not arrive in temporal order. The distribution controller/frame server 50 assembles the frames in proper order before storage in the archival storage 54. (The distribution controller/frame server 50 also handles the multiplexing of compressed audio with the compressed video to achieve the correct ordering.)
To aid in efficient distribution of processing subtasks to set-top boxes, statistical methods are used to determine subscriber television viewing habits. These statistical methods are similar to the traffic analysis done in the telecommunications industry to determine network load and routing paths for specified hours of the day.
In the preferred embodiment, subscriber viewing habits are determined using data from the Nielsen Company, which compiles ratings for the television industry. Nielsen data typically includes the time of day and duration of television viewing. This information is saved in data base 58 and is then used to determine how to spread the MPEG compression load, and what hours of the day might be best suited to achieve the best MPEG compression results. Other statistical methods or queuing theory techniques can also be used to determine subscriber television viewing habits for MPEG compression load distribution.
Since even at peak viewing times, the Nielsen ratings indicate that only about 45% of the total number television sets are actually in use, a massively parallel network consisting of as few as 5,000 set-top boxes is adequate for several real-time MPEG compressing jobs running in parallel.
To achieve real-time MPEG compression, all the video frames contained on each of the DDRs need to be processed by the time that new video data would arrive to replace that already stored on the DDRs. To compress a two hour movie, a minimum of 6 DDRs (with 7 GB capacity each) working in parallel are required. Each set-top box then has a maximum of up to 12 minutes of network transfer and processing time to complete the compression of its GOP (i.e. 1/2 second of video). At most, therefore, if each set-top box takes the whole 12 minutes to process its 1/2 second of video, 240 set-top boxes working in parallel with each DDR would be required, or 1440 total set-top boxes.
If the set-top boxes do not need all 12 minutes to complete their respective subtasks, the number of boxes required drops proportionately. For example, if each set-top box completes its MPEG processing in 3 minutes, then only 360 set-top boxes are required. However, the outbound data channel (CPF-to-network) would then have to support a rate of 40MB per second per outbound channel instead of 10MB per second. The inbound rate would have to be 400KB per second per inbound channel (network-to-CPF) instead of 100KB per second.
If each set-box took more than 12 minutes to process a set of video frames, the total number of set-boxes would have to be increased, but the outbound and inbound data channel rates would also decrease proportionately.
Using the set-top boxes 12 in the massively parallel distributed computing system 10 to process input video image data (static or actual dynamic broadcast), an MPEG compression ratio of at least 100:1 can be achieved in real-time. In the preferred embodiment, the associated delay is always less than thirty minutes, irrespective of the duration of the input video data.
In state two (30), the set-top boxes may decompress video data that they earlier helped to compress. For example, if a subscriber requests an on-demand video service, MPEG compressed video data is retrieved from archival storage 54 and sent to the subscriber's set-top box. As noted, each set-top box contains MPEG decompression hardware 22 which is used to quickly and efficiently decompress MPEG compressed video before the video is viewed. The MPEG decompression is done in real-time as the MPEG compressed video frames arrive from the computer system 10.
Naturally, the data stored in archival storage 54 can be copied and used to provide compressed programming data for distribution on cable systems other than the one on which the data was compressed.
In another form of the invention, JPEG compression (ISO/IEC standard 10918) is advantageously used to reduce the system's data transfer and/or storage requirements. JPEG is a compression technique well known in the prior art for compressing individual still image or video frames. In systems according to this embodiment, dedicated JPEG processors are employed--either before the source data is stored on DDRs 48, or in DDR output bus--to JPEG compress each frame of video before transmission to the set-top boxes. On receipt, each set-top box decompresses the JPEG-encoded data before performing the MPEG compression. The JPEG compression/decompression process helps eliminate high frequency noise common in video sequences, and improves the MPEG compression ratio.
If JPEG compression is used before the DDRs 48, the storage capacity of the DDRs is reduced by the JPEG compression ratio (typically 2:1 to 10:1), and the bandwidth off the disks is reduced by a like factor, thereby reducing substantially the computer processing required. While JPEG compression ratios of up to 100:1 or more are possible, very high compression ratios should be avoided if broadcast quality output is to be maintained.
For expository convenience, the foregoing discussion has referred only to video signals. It should be understood that this is meant to include audio, which is typically associated with video signals, at least in the field of entertainment programming. The ISO/IEC MPEG II standard contemplates compression of audio with the video, and compression effected by the illustrated embodiment includes compression of the associated audio track.
Having illustrated and described the principles of the invention in a preferred embodiment, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the embodiment can be modified in arrangement and detail without departing with such principles. For example, while the invention has been illustrated with reference to an embodiment in which the processing nodes communicate only with the central processing facility 42, and not with each other, in other embodiments inter-node communications can advantageously be employed. Similarly, while the invention has been illustrated with reference to an embodiment in which data is transmitted over the network 16 in digital form, it will be recognized that the same architecture can be used to pass and process analog data. In some embodiments, the network can carry both analog and digital data, with the analog data being frequency multiplexed on top of the digital data, or relayed in another non-interfering fashion.
Still further, while various elements of the illustrated embodiment have been described as being implemented in hardware, in other embodiments software implementations may alternatively be used, and vice versa.
In view of the wide variety of embodiments to which the principles of my invention can be applied, it should be understood that the illustrated embodiments are exemplary only, and should not be taken as limiting the scope of my invention. Rather, I claim as my invention all such embodiments as come within the scope and spirit of the following claims and equivalents thereto.
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Indoor Track - Was arguably the Tigers' top distance runner during the indoor season and reset personal-best marks in the 3K and 5K...Ran a 4:28.10 for the Mile at the MU-KU Dual, good for 7th place...Travelled to the GVSU Big Meet, where he raced a 14:33.41 for 9th in the 5K...At the Big 12 Championship, Max earned new PRs in the 3K and 5K, racing the 3K in 8:22.15 for 25th and the 5K in 14:18.71 for 12th
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Cross Country - Led Mizzou with a 50th place finish at the Greater Louisville Challenge with a time of 24:43.08...Came in 20th overall, 2nd among the Tigers, at the Bradley Classic, clocking in at 24:48...Paced the Tigers once again at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 39th in 25:26.49...Closed out the season with a Tiger-best 53rd place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10K PR of 31:21.83
Indoor Track - Started the season with a 2nd place performance at the Missouri Invitational, completing the Mile in 4:22.16...Was 4th at the KU-MU Dual in the 3K, crossing the line in 8:48.19...Ran 8:27.44 at the Iowa State Classic to take 12th in the 3K
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Cross Country - Ran to a 62nd place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional after clocking a 10K time of 32:49.80...Ran for Mizzou at the Big 12 Chamionship, placing 58th overall with a season-best time of 26:32.90...His season-best 10K time came at the Arkansas Chile Pepper Invitational, where he placed 51st in 31:42.44...He also ran at the Roy Griak Invitational, where he placed 77th for the 8K in 26:42
Indoor Track - Ran the 3K at the Missouri Invitational, placing 4th in 8:42.26...Was 2nd at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge for the 3K, finishing in 8:47.66
Outdoor Track- Took 3rd in the 1500m at the Missouri Relays, crossing the line in 4:03.49...Won the Tom Botts Invitational 3K in 8:30.51...Was 11th in the 5K at the Oregon Pepsi Invitational, finishing in 14:45.29...Ran the 1500m at the Arkansas Twilight, finishing in 4:07.98 for 19th...Finished out the season at the Big 12 Championship, where to was 24th in the 10K, finishing in 32:25.37
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Cut potatoes into 3/4-inch slices. Steam above 1 inch of boiling water until tender but not mushy, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the heat and while still hot toss in a bowl with salt and pepper, red onion, parsley, goat cheese and the dressing. Sprinkle sage over the top and serve.
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Fearing that Kindle Fire users who buy an e-book version of 1984 may not realize that they, too, are being watched, congressman Edward J. Markey (D-MA) has written a letter to Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) CEO Jeff Bezos questioning the user data that the Kindle Fire collects. (Updated: I've updated the post below with a response from Amazon.)
Rep. Markey is concerned that the Kindle Fire's Web browser, Silk, which is built into the tablet, will collect too much data about the products users buy and how much they pay. "Consumers may buy the new Kindle Fire to read '1984', but they may not realize that the tablet's 'Big Browser' may watching their every keystroke when they are online,"writes Markey, who represents the 7th District of Massachusetts and is co-chair of the Congressional Bipartisan Privacy Caucus.
"As the use of mobile devices, especially tablets, becomes ubiquitous, we must ensure that user privacy is protected and proper safeguards are in place so that consumers know if and when their personal information is being used and for what purpose. I look forward to hearing more from Amazon in response to these questions."
Update: The Silk browser is a "split browser," meaning that it resides on both the Kindle Fire and on the Amazon cloud. This allows the browser to be faster, but what Rep. Markey is concerned about is the browsing data that is sent to the cloud. An Amazon spokeswoman told me, "Users can completely turn off the split-browsing mode and use Amazon Silk like a conventional Web browser."
Here's the PDF of Rep. Markey's letter to Jeff Bezos (also here). The full text is on the next page.
Rep. Markey Letter to Jeff Bezos
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Edward J. Markey
7th District, Massachusetts
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515-2107
October 14, 2011
Mr. Jeff Bezos
Chief Executive Officer
1200 12th Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98144
Dear Mr. Bezos:
According to a recent report in The New York Times ("Amazon's Foray into Browser Wars", October 3, 2011), Amazon's new tablet, the Kindle Fire, and the new browser Amazon developed for it, the Silk, "may give Amazon unique insight into the Web clicks, buying patterns and media habits of Fire users". I am concerned that such a combination will enable Amazon to collect and utilize an extraordinary amount of information about its users' Internet surfing and buying habits.
According to this media report, the Fire allows its users to visit websites on their personal devices. However, users of the Fire must also use Silk, the browser developed by Amazon, to visit those websites. By coupling the Fire with Silk, Amazon can essentially track each and every Web click of its customers. Amazon will know where people shop, what items they buy, when they buy them, and how much they pay.
Users' Web traffic will be transmitted through Amazon's servers and, therefore, The New York Times article points out "there are serious security and privacy implications to Silk". Amazon's plan has been called a "privatized merchant data-aggregation network" by one industry participant. As a co-Chair of the Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus, I request Amazon's responses to the questions that follow.
1. What information does Amazon plan to collect about users of the Kindle Fire?
2. How does Amazon intend to use this information? Does Amazon plan to sell, rent or otherwise make available this customer information to outside companies? If yes, to which firms?
3. How will Amazon convey its privacy policy to the Fire and Silk users? Please provide Amazon's privacy policy covering the Kindle Fire, if available.
4. If Amazon plans to collect information about its users' Internet browsing habits, will customers be able to affirmatively opt in to participate in the data sharing program?
Thank you for your attention to this important matter. Please provide responses to these questions no later than November 4, 2011. If you have any questions, please have a member of your staff contact Joseph Wender in my office (202-225-2836).
Edward J. Markey
Congressional Bi-Partisan Privacy Caucus


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VA Campaign Encourages Public to Help Raise PTSD Awareness - As the country recognizes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month, the VA National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD) is inviting the public to participate in its "PTSD Awareness: June 2015" campaign, which began June 1. This year's goal is to help more Veterans, their families, caregivers and community members understand what PTSD is and know that there are specific treatments that can help improve and save lives. (6/15/15)
Study may help Department of Veterans Affairs find patients with high-risk of suicide - NIH/VA Release: Using Veterans Health Administration health system electronic medical record data, the Department of Veterans Affairs and National Institute of Mental Health scientists were able to identify very small groups of individuals within the VHA's patient population with very high, predicted suicide risk -- most of whom had not been identified for suicide risk by clinicians. Such methods can help the VHA to target suicide prevention efforts for patients at high risk, and may have more wide-ranging benefits. (6/11/15)
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GRANVILLE -- The annual Granville Used Book Sale opens Friday and will continue through the weekend in the Granville High School Commons, 248 New Burg St.
Hours will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
Hardbound and paperback books, audio books, music CDs, movie DVDs, video games, computer games, videos and jigsaw puzzles will be for sale.
Some antique books at special prices also might be available.
Prices for the items are highest on the first day of the sale, with lower markings Saturday. Hardbound books will be $1.75 on the first day, dropping to $1.25 Saturday.
The sale benefits Granville middle- and high-school lacrosse clubs, the middle school Power of the Pen program, the Clayton Manos Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Granville Public Library.
Volunteers to assist with heavy lifting of boxes of items are sought for 5 p.m. today at the public library, said Brooke Datz, one of the sale's organizers.


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You do good work Doc! Thanks!
I bet you really wanted to be a Gynocologist when you were a little boy, right? (I know I did)
Everybody is someone else's weirdo.
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Where is the saw for roadside amputation?
Wow man that is quite the kit. If I crash I want you to respond.
I love scotch. Scotchy, scotch, scotch.
Here it goes down, down into my belly...
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anatra di seduta
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daily rider
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eye wash in squeeze bottle
everything else is very minimal
i need to up grade.
anyone carry a fire exstinguisher?
the chef gave me one about the size of a shave cream can,i have not brought it along yet.
Then I headed over to where my girlfriend works. Greg, the boss, followed us outside and kept trying to tell me about how he went to Las Vegas one time on a motocycle. I was like, "oh-kay, that's great Greg."
Just back from Prudhoe Bay, IMO it was really worth the trip, AK is a beautiful place & you need lots of time to take it all in. I'm looking forward to returning & exploring some places i didn't have time to ride.RIP Ron Melton
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I didn't review the whole thread so apologies if this is redundant.
It's the ability to improvise that separates the heroes from the observers, not the amount of equipment. Two safety pins and a t-shirt make an arm sling. One or two safety pins can attach an unconcious person's tongue to his lower lip, thus maintaining his airway (it works!). Duct tape and a Sam Splint (or a stick of wood) can immobilize most fractures. Etc., etc.
There are several excellent wilderness medicine conferences, scattered around the country in places such as Snowmass, Tahoe and Big Sky. If someone was interested in an excellent ride and a little learning he could just wander into one of these. None of the ones I have attended do any sort of checking as to whether or not one is a paid participant. Most will have a lecture or two regarding improvisation, as well as some more technical subjects for those who are interested.
Best regards,
Joined: Apr 2003
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Hi Ed,
Try Tour Kit www.hhjm.com/jff/jfoooo1.htm. This was written up sometime ago in Motorcycle Consumer News as a best buy in First Aid Kits. The website has a list of contents which is pretty extensive. I believe it can be had for about $49.00.
Regards & Ride Safe!
4-Wheels moves the body, 2-wheels moves the soul
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I'll ride with Doc anyday! he's my other hero.
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Re: Good Samaritan Act
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"Over the Mountains Of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride," -From 'Eldorado', Edgar Allen Poe (1849) http://www.eapoe.org/works/poems/eldrdoa.htm
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the legal side of it
Here is the very rough sketch of how the legal end of it goes, it ain't legal advice, just a very rough idea of how tort law works for Samaritans. It takes seven years of college and a slightly masochistic personality to become a damn lawyer, so you cant expect a whole lot in a few paragraphs. There, now that my ass is covered here is the deal.
If you offer help to someone do not exceed your training.
For someone to successfully sue you then you pretty much have to fuck up somehow. Please for the love of all that is holy do let this turn into a thread of urban myths about burglars who got shot robbing homes and then won a million dollars from the theft victim - they are all bullshit, even the one that your neighbors swears up and down happened to his cousins best friend.
When rendering aid if you have only CPR training then don't decide you have the skills to do a tracheotomy there in the woods and you ought to be fine. If you have a higher skill set, like some of the medics and Docs who contributed so far, you can exercise your skill and render aid as need requires, and your skill level permits. If you have no training go get help, because you are more likely to do harm than to help, and that is what will get you sued. If you make a judgment call, and you have the skills to justify making the call the law lets you be wrong and not lose a lawsuit.
The more training you have the higher a skill level you will be expected to exert once you begin rendering air, but even the best Dr. in the world can just walk by your bleeding body, decide not to help and you cannot sue her because she ain't got no damn duty to help. No one has a duty to render aid under tort law, but if you begin to render aid you need to do so to the best of training and ability and not quit until new help arrives, help is no longer necessary, circumstance or exhaustion prevents you from continuing, or you are relieved by another helper.
Here is the catch, even when you are right, there is nothing to stop some shitbag ambulance chasing hack from filing a suit, he just won't win. If you never want to risk getting sued, then never help. I am just glad most people here don't think that way. I am also glad the guys who say will help are out there.
If you get jammed up because you offered someone medical help than call me and I will offer you some free legal first aid.
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Curious comments: we have everything from basic kits to an attempt to duplicate an emergency room.
I believe that you need to step back and ask, specifiically, "What is your goal with this kit?"
You should be in "first responder" mode if you are dealing with someone that you do not know. You stabilize the victim and turn them over to the physicians in the Trauma Center. Heroic measures beyond your training at the side of the road could be deemed practicing medicine without a license and may well not be covered by Good Samaritan laws.
My personal -bottom line- opinions for the blunt trauma victim:
1. To render any significant (life sustaining) assistance, you need to arrive within 2 minutes.
2. The assistance that will make a difference is to open the airway which is an easy procedure and one that you may wish to learn.
3. If you feel that CPR needs to be performed in a victim of severe blunt trauma, the patient is most likely dead. Usually, the only severe blunt trauma patients that survive are the ones that make it to the ED essentially under their own power or with minimal help. What these patients need is fluid in their arteries. Chest compressions move fluid in the blood vessels, but if there is no fluid in the blood vessels, compressions do little.
Disclaimer: This should not be interpreted to discourage CPR. If you have the training and feel that the patient should have CPR by all means give it a try.
As an anatomical idiosyncrasy, the heart floats in the chest on the aorta (main artery from the heart to the body) and in a rapid deceration injury, the heart keeps moving in relation to the heart and you sustain a high pressure tear in your plumbing, lose blood pressure, lose consciousness, become brain dead and die in a matter of a few minutes.
In addition, if you were to sustain this type of injury by falling off the roof of the ED, you most likely would die as well.
You can overcome small tears with rapid, massive amounts of IV fluids and blood and then immediate surgery, but this is not usually available at the side of the road.
Now if you get shot or have bleeding from a limb or an internal organ, the bleeding is slower and if the above treatment is instituted, you can survive.
But, again, this is not "side of the road" treatment.
So, KISS (keep it simple sucker), just open the airway- that may save a life.
Other comments:
1. If you need to take narcotics to be able to ride, you shouldn't be riding.
2. You can be more aggressive in your treatment of riding companions especially in third world countries.
3. I carry a few different types of antibiotics (cholera, tourista, malaria, skin, pneumonia, UTI...), some splints mostly for fingers, lidocaine for injection, various sutures for both surface and deep lacerations, non steroidals (no narcs) and a few surgical tools in additon to a few dressings.
4. Parachute cord makes a good figure-of-eight splint for clavicular (collarbone) fractures. Loop around the front of both shoulders and tie in the back. You'll need to put padding in front of the shulders becasue the cord will dig in.
Do I use these treatments for non-companions? No. Do I stop for accidents if it appears that more than 5 minutes have elapsed and there is adequate help on the scene already? No.
4. Here is an emergency suture kit for use in remote locations where no reliable emergency help is available: Get an 18 ga hypodermic needle (available at farm stores) and some light monofilament fishing line. Ice is a very effective anesthetic. Clean the area with your Betadine or Hibiclens and push the 18 ga through just as you would sew a tear, then thread the monofilament through the needle, remove the 18 ga and tie the monofilament with a square knot about 4 or 5 times (monofilament likes to untie).
I'd suggest buying a fresh pig's foot, cause a few lacerations and repair them before you try this for the first time in Laos.
Having said that, I will also say that, to the chagrin of most physicians, most lacerations will heal extremely well with minimal scarring without sutures (secondary intention). If you are having to decide whether or not the laceration needs suturing, it most likely does not.
Disclaimer: these recommendations are personal opinions and intended for licensed physicians only who should use their own professional judgement in the context of a particular patient's presentation. They not for use by untrained individuals. Any trauma victim should be safely and rapidly transported to legitimate medical providers by a trained ambulance crew for professional treatment.
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Location: Sonoma, CA - USA
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LVR... I can tell you have had some "field fun" too! I will not post what I carry... but I also share your opinion about first response, but in remote travel, my "extensive" kit has (literally) saved lives.
When ever I am overseas, I update my meds (that I can not get here in the US with out Doctor's raising a few brows) and make sure I keep up to date skills and meds!
Funny, your recommendation on a Pigs foot is SPOT ON! How have someone shake it back and forth when your trying to do it! Whenever I had to do this their was not time for any local anesthesia.
When in the US, I do not expect to need these... last time was a week (down) the Grand Canyon to close an forehead cut from an oar... turned out to be a clean job. Thank GOD... I can imagine a law suite otherwise. Not something you want to do the first time in the field!
Most of the time my med-kit is opened for minor cuts, chill packs, re-hydration and aspirin. BTW- My sleeve on my jacket and a label on my helmet contain vital medical information in case (when?) I crash and may not be able to speak. Having been first to respond many times, I recall the need for this information ASAP... and I make sure I keep my med kit up-to-spec.
In general, I would NOT recommend this level of medical attention in the USA... even resuscitation is something I think about if I do not know how long they have been down, yet I have a "responsibility" to provide aid ... real subjective issue. You will know what to do if you have been trained and experienced. Nothing like extensive training in Washington D.C. General ER's on a weekend night shift! Shit... I was attacked by clients there!
--- John
'97 BMW R1100 GSA "RED BULL" - Sonoma, CA
'Where ever you go, there you are" - Buckaroo Bonzai
Studly Adventurer
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Poor man's kit.
I'm very much an amateur at medical stuff, but in my occupation disasters tend to happen at the worst times. They also tend to be BAD!
I have designed a poor man's kit that works well enough for me.
1- Wrapped sanitary napkins. Yeah, I know....however they absorb mass quantities of blood, and the plastic wrapper can be used for stuff like stopping a sucking chest wound (been there done that). Also regular medical gauze.
2- Flexible tape, regular medical tape, and duct tape. Use your imagination and apply the best adhesive to the problem.
3- Hydrogen peroxide and Neosporin.
4-Super glue. Used, after cleaning the small wound well with the peroxide, like stitches. Large wounds need to be sealed with the napkins and taped.
5-Eye drops.
6-Asprin, Motrin, etc.
7-A pocket mask (I use the Laerdal) so you can do respirations without actual mouth to mouth. You may not want to lip lock some of the people you could encounter.
8-Scissors, pocket knife,etc. (I prefer the pocket knife,more useful)
9-Rubber gloves.
10-Cell phone.
11-kept in zip lock bags in a U.S. Jeep canvas tool bag(er two).
Before you jump in, go to a Red Cross First Responder class. Learn first aid and CPR, and I mean LEARN it! The above kit is basic but with a little common sense and using other normally available stuff you will get by. Do not forget that you will not always be able to keep your victim alive. Do your best and move on! Seen alot of death and saved a few. "All men die, not all men really live." Mel Gibson (Brave Heart).
RWLWFWH(Hey, hey, hey.....Let's be careful out there people!)
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