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by Gavin Smith Published
At what moment did you realise you had to make this film?
Eight weeks after 11 September, I was reading an article in the New Yorker, and buried in the article was a paragraph that essentially said that approximately two dozen members of the Bin Laden family and their associates living in the US were picked up by the FBI and very quickly flown out of the country. I read it and reread it, and I was just amazed - not knowing at the time that there was any kind of relationship between the Bin Ladens, the Saudi royals and the Bushes. It was just the mystery of that.
At what point did you become angry?
The anger began on the night of the election in 2000. And it wasn't a partisan anger, because I didn't vote for Gore. I wasn't upset that Gore lost. I was upset that these people were essentially trying to steal an election; they were trying to claim a piece of property that belonged to the people of the United States.
When the war started, it forced me not just to go with the easy liberal-left answer: "It's the oil." What if it was something else? What else was at play here? And the more I thought about these Bin Laden flights, and put myself in Bush's shoes - what if so much of this is meant as a distraction? If a real investigation is ever done regarding 9/11 and the reasons why Bush was asleep at the wheel, it's far too easy simply to say: "He's stupid." But what if so much of what we've been through in the past two or three years has been just about the embarrassment that the Bushes must have been feeling?
Let's say I told you tomorrow that the son of this best friend of yours, who you know quite well, is up to no good. And who am I? You're going to be like: "Fuck you! I know this family. I know these people." I don't mean to give Bush the benefit of the doubt here, but let's look at him as a human being caught in a very bad place, because he's been hanging out with the wrong people - and these people, the Saudi royal family [are] a brutal dictatorship.
I hate calling them "the royals" because it gives them such a masterpiece theatre air . . . these are the fuckers who, a couple of years ago, decided to celebrate New Year's Day by beheading three gay guys. They are the people the Bushes are in bed with. And I think that the amount of money they've taken from them, and the investments they've shared, clouded their judgement, made them not even want to consider that it had anything to do with them. Right down to the day after 11 September, not even wanting to consider Bin Laden, and wanting it to be Iraq.
Do you think that there's an element of denial in this?
Yes, I do. I believe that if you gave them a lie detector test, they'd pass it. Forget about the politics and the money for a minute; just consider the human ele- ment - which is that they are too close to the source of what is either funding or supporting a lot of this death and destruction. And instead of saying, "You know, we should really look into this", they decided to try and create one distraction after another. And even when they finally feel like, "OK, dammit, we've got to go into Afghanistan", they don't really go in there. And then, once they are in there, they don't really go to the place where he is to go find him. Why hasn't anyone really asked that question?
You have resisted the standard left response of doing a media critique.
Well, you know, it's been done. It doesn't seem to reach the average American. And so, instead of going after the media, I thought, why don't we just take the filter off? Let's show these things that weren't shown on the nightly news. Let's be the first to show footage of these detainees being abused and humiliated. I still haven't seen any footage on television. I've seen the photographs, but I've seen no footage. And our footage is everyday, commonplace stuff out in the field, not the tabloid, over-the-top, S&M business going on in the prison.
Ours just kind of happens in the movie and then it's gone and you're like, "Uh, what was that?" I don't want to make a big deal out of it because I want to show it as normal, not abnormal. Bush wants you to believe it's abnormal, that it's six crazed soldiers who did some horrible things. And my film shows it being systemic and commonplace and no big deal. "Oh, there's a detainee with an erection popping through the blanket", so four or five soldiers go over to touch it and, on camera, I have one of them touching it and then putting the hoods over the heads and snapping the pictures. And so, in putting these things in the film, my hope is that the public will go: "Dammit, how come I'm not being shown this? Where's our media?" The networks are saying: "Where'd you get this footage? Who gave you this?" I've been given access to stuff that I probably shouldn't have access to.
The first day we all began, I had a meeting with everybody and I told them: "There are those rare times in our history when a work of art has had an impact on society in a way that actually changed things." I cited a few examples I could think of - Uncle Tom's Cabin, books by Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem. As for movies, I didn't have any examples.
It's only recently become possible to make a film like this at lightning speed, so that what goes out into the theatre is this up to date. This little digital invention of ones and zeroes, the equipment being accessible, the means of production essentially being in our hands.
As you leave the theatre, you enter what is essentially the movie you just saw, and it's up to you whether you're going to continue the movie. We're trying to find a way for an American audience to ingest it and leave feeling compelled to act, as opposed to just being preached to. I don't say we've got to sugar-coat things. I wanted to make something that would be the kind of journalism I wish I could see when I turn on the news or pick up the daily paper.
I hope that people go see this movie and I hope they throw the bastard out of office. My mantra in the editing room has been: "We've got to make a movie where, on the way out of the theatre, the people ask the ushers if they have any torches."
Fahrenheit 9/11 is on general release
Gavin Smith is the editor of Film Comment, a New York-based magazine of film criticism


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It saves the best for last.
This year, it'll actually happen. Last year and the year before that, the Yellow Jackets and Cavaliers opened their respective campaigns against each other in the first game of the season. Scheduling vagaries, including the fact that they have been in different conferences, has put the Lee-Southern game at different points of the football season over the years. This upcoming season, with Lee County moving into the 3A ranks, both schools will be members of the revamped Cape Fear Valley Conference, so their rivalry will be not only in-county and at the end of the regular season, but in-conference as well. And with postseason aspirations hopefully still on the line for both teams, the Nov. 8 game could be a season-making game for both teams.
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THUMBS DOWN: FCC's possible drop on ban on the f-word, nudity
The Federal Communications Committee has the authority to enforce policies regarding expletives, obscenities and nudity on the public airwaves. But the agency announced recently that it's considering making changes to its "broadcast decency standards" that currently ban profanity and what it calls "non-sexual" nudity.
Some observers are interpreting the wording of the FCC's announcement to mean that it would allow network television and radio stations to air two of the more common "banned" words — the f-word and the s-word, as they're termed for public description — and to allow television programs to show frontal female nudity, even possibly during the "prime time" hours.
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He's offered to officiate a free ceremony on August 1st. That's the first day that same-sex couples can legally get married in Minnesota.
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About 67.5 million years ago, in what is now western India, sauropod dinosaurs laid nests of up to 12 eggs. Unlike their parents, the developing and newborn sauropods were not large enough to defend themselves from most predators, and so it is not surprising that the bones of the newly-described snake Sanajeh indicus seem to be common among the preserved dinosaur nests. At an estimated 3.5 meters long, this boa-like snake would certainly have been large enough to eat baby dinosaurs for breakfast, and one peculiar specimen suggests that it did so.
Even though there are many associations between sauropod nests and snake bones, one particular fossil appears to show a Sanajeh caught in the act of nest robbing. The remains of the snake are coiled around a crushed sauropod egg, with an additional two eggs and the partial skeleton of a baby sauropod found right next to it. By all appearances this snake died in a sauropod nest when a storm caused a mudslide, burying predator and prey together.
Interestingly, though, it appears that the snake did not simply swallow the eggs. According to the authors of the new study, Sanajeh had a relatively limited gape, so instead they propose that the snake crushed dinosaur eggs with its body and then ate the contents of the eggs. Baby sauropod dinosaurs probably outgrew the threat of predation from these snakes by time they were about one year old, the authors estimate, but in the egg and as newborns they were very vulnerable.
Jeffrey A. Wilson, Dhananjay M. Mohabey, Shanan E. Peters, Jason J. Head (2010). Predation upon Hatchling Dinosaurs by a New Snake from the Late Cretaceous of India PLoS Biology, 8 (3) : 10.1371/journal.pbio.1000322


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The winter 2011 issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review features one of the publication's most popular articles—"Collective Impact." This article, written by John Kania and Mark Kramer of the consulting firm FSG, lays out a clear framework for how organizations across all sectors can work together to achieve a common goal, such as improving K-12 education or cleaning up a river. The Collective Impact approach has been adopted by hundreds of organizations around the world.
Microfinance Needs Regulation
The microcredit industry needs to be regulated through policies that address high interest rates and abusive loan recovery practices.
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Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
Disseminating Orphan Innovations
Disseminating innovations takes a distinct, sophisticated skill set, one that often requires customizing the program to new circumstances, not replicating.
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Curling Up with E-Readers
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Here Comes the Neighborhood
A low-income Cleveland neighborhood works together to revitalize the community in an environmentally responsible way.
Mentoring India's Youth
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Stopping Child Porn
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Governmental agencies in Oakland, Calif., are collaborating to serve at-risk children better, with good results.
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An Unusual Merger
A housing and health care charity for the elderly makes British history when it acquires a for-profit care company.
Investing at the Bottom of the Ladder
Companies that invest in their lowest-level employees are more productive and more profitable.
The Power of Many
The Tahirih Justice Center multiplies its impact by creatively using pro bono attorneys.
Bring Polluters Back In
Research reveals why low-income minority neighborhoods are often the site of the worst environmental polluters.
Can't Buy Me Laughter
While more money may translate to a higher valuation of oneself, but when it comes to happiness, money is no indicator.
Generation Me at the Office
Young workers are, on average, less self-less than previous generations. How will this affect the nonprofit sector?
Volunteering for Number One
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One Villager, One Vote
Direct participation by Indonesian villagers proves that process matters, even when outcomes don't change.
Virtual HIV Prevention
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When Good Is Just Not Good Enough
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The AXIS was my go to for a long time..... Got the upgraded new springs on it. Have 3 E-kit triggers, Sonic hammers, marksmen beaters, and Danmar woods, beater weights, made my own custom heel risers.
Then BAM... a friend loans me his demon drive to try.... needless to say I bought it. and this is now my goto.. I keep the AXIS on my TDW-20 to avoid swapping but I may end up selling and getting a second Demon... cant believe I'm saying that
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Demons > Axis in my experience- great to see another convert! : )
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Lucky guy - great pedals to pick from.
Pedals aside, do you have a preference for one or the other drive shaft?
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Nice pedals, to be sure. I really do need to try them out at some point. They also look pretty sharp.
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Both shafts are amazing..... the demons are new to me ( a few months) so they are sooo smooth.. but I'm sure the axis drive shaft was that smooth before..
this is my 3rd shaft from axis in 6 years or so? but i did a ton of gigs and didn't have a case for my axis pedals.
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As good servants, we are told to put these instructions before our fellow sisters and brothers—particularly if we consider ourselves people who are willing to create our life as God wants us to do. That is to say, the liberty of our expression of faith in Jesus and in God depends totally on our relationship with God. But we have to be fully aware of our own responsibility to live out our faith.
These instructions are calling us to train ourselves in godliness by holding a promise of God for the life of present and the future. It is not we who have to keep the promise, but it is God who has to keep it. For us, what we have to do is hold on to the promise that was promised by God until now and toward the time to come. We are living in order to practice our hope in the promise of God in our life. Setting our hope in the living God is like saying "yes" to the God who is giving us our life now and to the life that is still waiting to unfold in front of us. So, training ourselves in godliness is to struggle to keep this hope alive.
But from where does our hope come? How can we have such a hope? What does it mean for us to keep this hope in us? This life-giving hope would not be real unless the living God already put God's hope in us through our life. The hope of God for our life is the source of our hope in the living God and in our life. No matter where we are at this point of our life, no matter how much we are disappointed with who we are, God never gives up holding God's hope in us, in our brokenness. This is the very source of our hope in God's promise toward our life. And keeping this hope in us is to struggle to act for the life to come. This living hope of God toward our life urges us to embrace God's "yes" toward us. Accepting God's "yes" is to say "yes" to our life in future. That is the ever renewing power of life generated only from the living God. This hope is the foundation of salvation for whole humanity.
Eunjoo Choi is a master's degree student at the San Francisco Theological Seminary.
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ANAHEIM, CA - (July 15, 2010) - Set to break ground next year, the project will build an iconic transportation hub and assist in stimulating the local economy
ORANGE – U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the award of $5 million to help fund the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center.
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Influencing Me – Johannes Vermeer
Painters to me are very important, we can learn a lot looking at ones from the past. I also wonder if photography had been available would they have been photographers as well, here is one painter that I think might have been. I don't know that Jan Vermeer would have been a photographer exclusively, but I could imagine he would have taken many photos for his painting. We know that he used new things like the camera obscura, so I don't think it is implausible to think he would have used a camera.
I know people will disagree with me, I find there is something very photographic about his images. He is described as a Dutch Baroque Painter from that period, he was born in 1632 and died 1675. He lived a short life.
There is something about the ordinary in his work. The way he tried to capture everyday life and the people around him. In the movie "Girl with a Pearl Earring" they depict him as setting up scenes and putting models in them while he did a lot of the background painting, and looking at his perspective and attention to detail, I suspect that part was very true. It is believed he used the camera obscura to get the perspective correct.
In the movie they say this is the maid, but I don't think they actually know who it is. We do know that it is one of his most recognisable paintings. Whether because of the movie or not. Most people know of this painting.
I think his style is quite unique and there is something about how he paints that really grabs my attention. I love his subject matter, the ordinary, in so many ways, and it is great for us that someone like him has given that to us, a glimpse into everyday life of the 17th century.
This sort of scene is something I go out with my camera to try and capture. The town with the river, and the beautiful light.I don't know if it is morning or evening, but have always assumed it is meaning.
It is easy for us to sit back and wonder what he would have been had he been born a century or two later, but I feel confident saying, he would have loved photography. Of course, that doesn't mean he wouldn't still have painted, there are many painters now that also enjoy photography as well.
I found a great website with lots of information about Vermeer, it is Essential Vermeer. Now here is a gallery for you to look at.
I love this painter.
Thank you for this magnificent work.February 17, 2014
His work is amazing, and the colours, well, they are great.
You are welcome, thank you.February 17, 2014
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He does use light in the most vivid way, but the 'Pearl Earring' is one of the few where I find the treatment of the face pleasing.February 17, 2014
Yes, I have to agree Colonialist, he certainly does. I know what you mean about the faces, they do look strange, well most, but I also think it had something to do with painters at that time. Thanks.February 17, 2014
You've selected a master of the finest order. Vermeer was a creative genius, influencing generations after generations image-makers. All art forms influence and inspire other art forms.February 17, 2014
Thank you Sally, I think so too. We do learn so much by looking at those that have gone before us.February 17, 2014
I think you're probably right, Leanne.
I can't imagine his patience and skill – the detail is astounding. The painting of the brick facade especially or the folds in a long skirt or the intricacies of a stained glass window, and the way he captures lighting. Books and letters are placed or read by the light of a window.
In the second painting in your post, I love that you see her "tan line" – that's so real.
Thanks for a wonderful post –
MaryFebruary 17, 2014
I can't imagine it either Mary, I know I don't have the patience, well not for painting, I have done it, but it wasn't quite what I wanted.
I hadn't noticed the tan line, so thank you for pointing it out.
Glad you like the look at Vermeer, always good to take more than one look, thanks Mary.February 17, 2014
A very good chap to be influenced by. My favourite painter.February 17, 2014
I think so too.February 17, 2014
Good Afternoon: Most of Vermeer's paintings are so quite in their subject and tone that it always comes as a surprise when they astonish me. No doubt his work can inspire photographers and other artists today. Personally, I have found a great deal of inspiration in the paintings of Edward Hopper. Vonn Scott BairFebruary 17, 2014
I love the quietness of his paintings, and I find the same with Hoppers, another artist I love, actually Edward Hopper would be one of my top 4 artists. Thank you.February 17, 2014
I love his use of lighting in all his paintings. It's soft and the scenes are comforting to me.February 17, 2014
His use of light was quite extraordinary Em, I totally agree with you. It is really how you would expect the light to be.February 17, 2014
Hi Leanne,
I'm loving this one. I like the realism. It makes me wish I could paint! :)February 17, 2014
That's great to hear Marsha, I love him too, very realistic. :)February 17, 2014
:) I'm working on hard on my book now learning all about publishing, and deciding what I want to do. So much to learn. :)February 17, 2014
So much to learn, there are so many writers here on WP I am sure you are lots of help.February 17, 2014
The best tips I've read are from Dianne Gray. Have you read her most recent post? It's hilarious! :)February 17, 2014
I don't know her Marsha.February 17, 2014
No!!!! She's an Australian author. I've done several book reviews of her books. You would enjoy her writing. Check out her blog. You'll love her. :) Her blog is the same as her name.February 17, 2014
I had a quick look at her blog, I looked up her name. Thanks MarshaFebruary 18, 2014
Let me know if she doesn't become a favorite REAL soon! I think she will be. :)February 18, 2014
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Reblogged this on Pillow Walker.February 17, 2014
I enjoyed looking at Vermeer's work when I visited the art museum in Amsterdam. When looking at works like his I am always grateful to museums and the fact that these works can now be seen by many.February 17, 2014
I agree Colline, I have even seen a couple, a couple came here a couple of years ago, I think the first one was here. I was so surprised at how small they were. They are always so much better to look at in person.February 17, 2014
And that you could view it with no one else around, that would be nice too. Have him all to yourself. :)February 17, 2014
Jackie Saulmon Ramirez #
I LOVE Vermeer!February 17, 2014
So do I Jackie, he is great. :)February 17, 2014
I love this painter! Love the post!February 17, 2014
Brilliant on both counts, thank you.February 17, 2014
Thanks for this informative, interesting and wonderful post.February 17, 2014
You are welcome.February 17, 2014
richterb #
couldn't agree more – I've dedicated a page to painters/photographers who have inspired me to capture pictures based on their work – Warhol, Richter, Seurat, Pollock, Altdorfer et al: http://fotorichter.wordpress.com/at-the-museum/February 17, 2014
That is a great idea, I dedicate my Monday posts to that.February 17, 2014
His work is absolutely fascinating and I had never thought of him as a possible photographer, I think you're right!
Have you ever watched 'Vermeer, Master of Light'? If not, you'll love it, it's a pure delight (What makes a Vermeer … a Vermeer? The light? The colours? The textures?)…
Worth Admiring – Vermeer:
http://almofate.wordpress.com/2013/10/17/admiring-vermeer-admirar/February 17, 2014
It is an interesting idea, there are possibly a number of the masters that might have been photographers as well if born at another time. No I haven't seen that, well, not that I am aware of.February 17, 2014
Thanks for sharing this with us, Leanne! Yes, I think you're right, he would have been a photographer. His paintings are incredible, for the reasons you state, and also the depiction of 3 dimensions.February 17, 2014
That is interesting, yes, 3D, I think you are so right there.February 17, 2014
The light in the paintings is just exquisite, and I agree that some look photographic. I get such creative inspiration by going to museums or art exhibits and seeing the work of the artists there.February 17, 2014
So do I Angeline, it is such a great thing to do. Some of the images are so realistic.February 17, 2014
Excellent, Leanne! I love the way the painter commanded the light in all his works. Thanks so much! :)February 17, 2014
I love that too Fabio, he was a master at it. Thanks.February 17, 2014
You are very welcome Fabio.February 17, 2014
Couldn't agree more, Leanne. His work and light are brilliant. You must be sure to see the documentary; Tim's Vermeer. Here's a brief description lifted from the website as well as the link to the page. Check it out!
Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, (Video Toaster, LightWave, TriCaster) attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did 17th century Dutch master Johannes Vermeer ("Girl with a Pearl Earring") manage to paint so photo-realistically – 150 years before the invention of photography?
http://sonyclassics.com/timsvermeer/February 17, 2014
Thanks for the link Cheryl I will check it out. His work is really brilliant.February 17, 2014
Ahh, A bit of color on this posting LC? Great painter, classic images on canvass.February 17, 2014
Lots of colour Ron, he does do some lovely colours.February 17, 2014
I have to agree, they are beautiful.February 17, 2014
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thank you so much for this post… I love Vermeer's work, when I first came upon his paintings I was very impressed by the way he uses window light in many of his works… loved reading all the comments too… thank you once again, Leanne… great way to start my week… :)February 17, 2014
I agree, his use of light was so good. I love the colours too. You are welcome and thank you too Alexandra. :)February 17, 2014
Depth of field in a few of his paintings. It's like he was looking through a lens.February 17, 2014
I know what you mean, that is so true.February 17, 2014
Vermeer – yes a wonderful inspiration to any photographer.
Rembrandt too has that way of capturing light that us photographers aspire to emulate.
… and thanks for your kind words about the possible good weather in Melbourne – quite heartening !
As you are a D800 user have a look at my first review of my new battery grip which I got this morning. Don't know if that's the sort of thing you'd use but it really is a great advantage when shooting verticals.
http://optumphotography.wordpress.com/2014/02/17/another-new-piece-of-kit/February 17, 2014
I think so too, and I agree about Rembrandt, I might have to look at him some stage, I have looked at lots of his prints.
You're welcome David.
I had one of those battery pack/grips for my D300s, and have thought about getting one for the D800, but at this stage, I am undecided. The bag I often take for the camera is quite small and it would fit in there with it. I haven't thought about it for a while, so that probably means I don't really need it.February 18, 2014
You're probably right. I notice you do many more horizontal pix than verticals so the secondary shutter release would be of little benefit. I do a lot of portrait shoots so for me it's very handy.
But who needs the extra weight !?!
My camera bag is too heavy anyway !February 18, 2014
It can be good in portraits, but I am still undecided about it.
I know what you mean about the weight. LOLFebruary 18, 2014
The book by Tracy Chevalier called The Girl With A Pearl Earring is absolutely wonderful and far better than the movie! It is all about the way of life in Holland (The Netherlands) in 1600. It is fascinating! I had to get a good website of VerMeer's work so I could see the paintings he was working in in the book.
And yes, I do think his art looks photographic!February 17, 2014
That can be a problem when you read the book, I found that when I read the biography on Edward Hopper, though I had purchased before then a catalogue thing on all his works, which helped. I don't think it ever occured to me that there was book on it, I might have to see if I can get it for my Kindle. Thank you for that.February 18, 2014
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VerMeer is one of my favorite artists and I also
feel some of his paintings are indeed quite like a photograph. I adore his work!February 17, 2014
I think you're right that Vermeer might've been very drawn to photography. He seems so completely fascinated with angles of light and effects of colors and, really, isn't that what photographers constantly manipulating as well?February 17, 2014
Yes, it is, I look at his work, and I think they are almost like photographs, and then there is his fascination with new things, like the camera obscura, so I can't help wondering. I think he would still have painted, but he would have used photography as well. Many artists do both.February 18, 2014
Interesting post once more. He was a great painter, a true artist, and what is photography if it's not art and a kind of painting with light?February 17, 2014
Light is so important in photography, for all sorts of reasons, and you can see how important it is in his paintings as well. Thank you Chris.February 18, 2014
He is/was an extraordinary painter. I agree with you on him maybe even being a photographer if he lived today. He is one of those painters that many of us forget but when you see his work you can't help but view it more. This perspective, emotions and patience is well known and respected. Out of many of the artists of the past I believe his work is the most relate-able to many of us today.February 18, 2014
That is interesting what you have said there, the last part, I think his subject matter make it so, there are other artists who did similar, but he is the one well known for it. He did paint what seems to be the everyday. I do think he still would have painted today, but he would have taken photos too. Thank you for your thoughts here.February 18, 2014
I can see the influence of the Dutch artists in some of your portrait work – detailed realism but a whole lot more – as if a portion of you are embedded within the capture. The move from fantasy painting (or depictions of religious scenes) to the real work – the ordinary – places Vermeer as the precursor to the likes of photographers such as Brassai, Larry Clark and Sally Mann. Thanks Leanne!February 18, 2014
I think I need to look at the Dutch Masters a whole lot more. I agree Robert, he was ahead of his time, and it is great to get glimpses of what their lives must have been like. I do like seeing paintings like that. I must admit I really don't like going to the section of the gallery that has all the pre 16th century paintings, lots of gold, lots of religion. Thanks Robert.February 18, 2014
thatnavaword #
you know i could never appreciate art in high school or at tech, because it was so drilled into me that i need to find a reason behind everything.. that each stroke and splash of colour had to be analyzed… Why couldn't something just be beautiful? If you can look at a pianting and just feel that it was pretty and you like it? isn't that enough… lol it's because i thought like that, that i got average Cgrades for Art History. lol completely off point to what you're actually talking about.. but im just saying.
but you're right, i thin because his work is so 'simple', so 'direct', so 'mundane' in subject.. that it could have been a photograph…February 18, 2014
I think most people would say that about high school, LOL, though I never did art, I went to a very small one and art wasn't part of the program. I did do it at Uni though, completely different thing altogether.
I love his subject matter, so everyday. Thank you.February 18, 2014
thatnavaword #
I actually went to an independent art school AFTER school, but lucky for me it counted as one of my subjects, so while everyone else has maths, i had a free period, lol spent in front of the teachers lounge doing homework,February 18, 2014
So did I, sort of, I went and did a Fine Arts degree, but there was no maths, I realise what you did was different, sounds interesting, did you have to do your homework there?February 18, 2014
Reblogged this on Time Machine.February 18, 2014
I didn't see the movie, but my book group read Girl With Pearl Earring. Fascinating story and re-introduction of the art of painting during this time period.February 18, 2014
Someone else mentioned the book LB, I might have to check it out. It was a very interesting time that they lived, I find it fascinating, but I wouldn't want to live back then.February 18, 2014
Hollands licht!February 18, 2014
Beautiful.February 18, 2014
I just love Vermeer! Thank you for reminding us about him!February 18, 2014
You are welcome Svetlana, I had forgotten about him myself, good for me too.February 18, 2014
You are very welcome Mary, I love his work too.February 18, 2014
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I know the feeling.February 19, 2014
Indeed Leanne, the early Dutch and Flemish painters had a great impact on my photography, make that life!, as well. I would spend hours in the galleries of the Cleveland Museum of Art admiring and studying these painters. The museum was just across the street from my college were I studied engineering. Those were happy days!February 20, 2014
We don't have too many of their paintings in our galleries, so I have had to settle for looking in books, I have quite a collection of art books now.February 20, 2014
What consummate skill ….to be able to create images like these….truly inspiring! : )) TreesFebruary 20, 2014
I totally agree, they are amazing.February 20, 2014
I think you are correct about him being interested in photography had the technology been available. You just have to look at the way he lights his subjects. As photographers we can learn from his studies of still life with people. Lovely gallery of his work.February 20, 2014
I think so too. I agree with you are saying Rod. I think we can learn a lot from him and other artists of his time.February 20, 2014
Maggie Beck #
In addition to his innovative use of light and his use of perspective, Northern European artists like Vermeer were also notable because they broke from the rigid structure of Renaissance religious art, instead painting everyday life and items. Vermeer was a master of this. I see that influence in your own work, Leanne, and have for a while. You have the ability to photograph something everyday or typical and create a piece that compels the viewer to look deeply – far more deeply than if s/he were to view the building, landscape, or ruin in travels. It is deeply valuable to study the masters of fine art through the centuries, not just the works of photographers, in order to construct our own sense of the world in our photography. Thanks ever so much for posting this.February 20, 2014
I agree with your comments on Vermeer Maggie, he certainly did that, I am so glad they got away from the religious paintings, I find these so much more interesting, I love seeing how people lived. What a beautiful compliment Maggie, that is wonderful, thank you so much, I love getting compliments like this, really inspires me to keep going.February 21, 2014
This is a really nice article! I'm sure he would love the use of optics in the camera and was probably an early adopter of the camera obscurer. David Hockney has spent a lot of time tracing its beginninings and when artists like Vermeer started its use. The documentary is well worth a look. Thanks for a great article.February 25, 2014
I think he was all those Mike, from what I can gather he loved all those new things to help him get his paintings accurate. I might have to see if I can find the Hockney information. Thanks for that.February 25, 2014
What a wonderful influence. The woman with a water pitcher is one of his works that I have always liked very much, probably more than "Pearl Earring". The latter is winsome and intriguing indeed, but for some reason I find the former more compelling.February 28, 2014
I like other ones too Jen, I think the girl with the pearl earring is perhaps the most famous because of the movie, but I prefer the ones that give glimpses into what life was like back then.February 28, 2014
"Girl with a Pearl Earring" is one of my favorite paintings – met it for the first time at Mauritshuis Gallery in The Hague. I love the Dutch painters, love every detail in the laces … just like photos. I can understand why your are influenced by Vermeer. Beautiful post, Leanne.February 28, 2014
Glad you enjoyed it Viveka, sounds like it brought back some lovely memories too. I have never see the Girl with a Pearl Earring, I don't think it has ever come to Australia.March 1, 2014
I did see the movie, I loved it. I don't think they will either, and I don't think we would be able to afford the insurance either.March 2, 2014
Maybe, I will. We lived in Denmark for 7 months about 20 years ago, and I would love to go back there, take photos this time. I was busy with a baby when we were there. Very true, you never know.March 3, 2014
Bucket list item – time travel. Very nice post, Leanne!March 22, 2014
Oh yes, time travel, if only. ThanksMarch 22, 2014
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Auricular acupuncture is, quite simply, acupuncture done on the ear. The acupuncture points found in the outer ear correspond to other locations in the body. By stimulating these points, called acupoints for short, the acupuncture needle sends electrical impulse messages to the brain, which then stimulate other areas of the body. In this way, auricular acupuncture can relieve pain in the joints and muscles, stimulate the organs and the brain itself, and achieve a number of other therapeutic effects for the patient. It is especially effective in treating addictions.
Koryo-Sooji-Chim (Korean Hand Acupuncture)-
Korean system of hand and finger acupuncture in which small filiform needles are inserted and magnets are applied according to a mapping system where the entire body is represented on points on the surface of the hands.
- This is a form of acupuncture in which pairs of acupuncture needles are attached to a device that generates continuous electric pulses between them. Another term is
Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (PENS)
. This practice augments the use of regular acupuncture, and can restore health and well-being, and is particularly good for treating pain.
Restorative Yoga/Acupuncture-
This is combination of acupuncture and restorative yoga where medically and scientifically modified asanas, pranayam (breathing techniques), meditation, and special relaxation techniques are advised so as to regulate the vital energy flow. The concept behind this system is it treats the body as a whole, addressing the physical, mental (emotional) and psychic (spiritual) level and not only the disease. It is especially effective in the stress related or psychosomatic diseases.
Acu laser-
A special frequency laser can be used to treat the acupuncture points in place of needles for those who are afraid of needles. It can also be used in combination with needles to further stimulate the points and meridians.
Laser hair therapy-
Just as laser can be used to stop hair growth, they can also be used to nourish the follicles, increase blood flow and encourage new hair to grow.
Bio Resonance therapy-
Modern Biophysics has shown that cells resonate at certain frequencies and have radio-like transmitting and receiving properties. These cells inter-communicate and control biological and chemical systems in the body. Healthy harmonic cells resonate at a very different frequency to that of unhealthy cells. Through our micro mat we can stimulate healthy function of the cells through bio resonance.
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Since moving away from active campaigning, Paul and his remaining campaign staff have concentrated on gathering delegates at state party conventions. He said, though, that the GOP's rules will not allow him a coveted speaking slot at the Republican National Convention in August.
"Unfortunately, we don't have quite enough [delegates] to take over the convention," he said on MSNBC's Morning Joe. But he remained defiant. "I'm not sure whether I will have a public presence. But we will have a presence."
The congressman said that Romney has not reached out to Paul to speak at the convention, nor has Paul asked.
Paul remained critical of the GOP, hitting his party for its policies toward welfare reform, the Federal Reserve and war. "The Republican Party has become the outlier for the cause of liberty," he said.
Although the libertarian is not necessarily on the active campaign trail, per se, he said, "I'm always campaigning." And if he wasn't: "I would not know what to do if I couldn't campaign for my favorite subject, and that is personal liberty."
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A transaction system enables a portable token to co-operate with a fixed terminal. The token is inductively coupled to the terminal, and receives data from the terminal via a frequency modulated carrier signal. Data is sent from the token to the terminal by amplitude modulation of the carrier signal from the terminal, i.e. by modulating the power driven by the token from the terminal. The power needed to energize the on-board processing capability of the token is also obtained from the terminal via the inductive coupling. The token includes an arrangement for commencing processor operation in an orderly manner when it is brought into the proximity of the terminal, and for providing an orderly shut down when the token is withdrawn.
1. A transmission system including a terminal; a token having an on-board data processing capability; means for inductively coupling the token with the terminal to permit data communication therebetween and means associated with the terminal for transmitting a carrier signal and for detecting a variation in the power demand on the carrier signal which is indicative of the presence of an inductively coupled token.
2. A system as claimed in claim 1 and wherein means are provided for transmitting the carrier signal at a relatively low stand-by level which is raised to a higher operating level when a token inductively couples with the terminal.
3. A system as claimed in claim 1 and wherein the token includes voltage detection means operative to initiate operation of the on-board processing capability when the detected voltage rises above a threshold level, and means operative to shut down, in an orderly manner, operation of the on-board processing capability when the detected voltage falls below a threshold level.
4. A system as claimed in claim 3, and wherein the voltage detection means is operative to monitor the voltage induced in an inductive coil mounted on the token and which is operative to receive said carrier signals.
5. A terminal for use with a token having an inductor and circuitry connected to the inductor, comprising:
another inductor, with which the inductor of a token can be inductively coupled;
first means, connected to the another inductor, for communicating with the circuitry of a token via the inductor of the token;
second means for generating a power demand signal across the another inductor; and
third means for detecting whether the another inductor is inductively coupled to the inductor of a token, the third means including means connected to the another inductor for monitoring the power demand signal generated across the another inductor by the second means to detect a variation in the power demand on the signal.
6. The terminal of claim 5, wherein the terminal further comprises a capacitor connected to the another inductor to form a tuned circuit, wherein the first means comprises an amplifier having an enable input terminal, wherein the second means comprises a low power oscillator, and wherein the third means comprises a voltage monitor connected to the another inductor and to the enable terminal of the amplifier, the voltage monitor enabling the amplifier when the inductor of a token is inductively coupled with the another inductor, causing the signal level across the another inductor to fall.
7. The terminal of claim 5, wherein the first means comprises means for transmitting data to the token and means for receiving data from the token.
This invention relates to a transaction system in which a portable token is used in conjunction with another device, often termed a terminal, to perform a transaction of some kind. At present, commonly available portable tokens are of a very simple passive kind and are often termed credit cards or service cards, the latter being usable in conjunction with data terminals to permit the withdrawal of cash from a bank account or the like. Tokens which are presently in common usage are passive, in the sense that they do not possess on-board processing or computing capability but instead carry an identity code which is compared by the co-operating data terminal with a code which is entered manually by the bearer of the token. This identity code comparison acts merely as a security check to confirm that the bearer of the token is indeed entitled to conduct the transaction. It has been proposed to enhance the usefulness and sophistication of such a token by including within it a data processing capability which would greatly extend the range of transactions and functions which it could be used to perform. The presence of such a capability on-board the token makes the interaction between it and the terminal much more critical and introduces difficulties which are not of real significance for a conventional passive credit card or cash dispenser card. The present invention seeks to provide an improved transaction system.
According to a first aspect of this invention, a transaction system includes a terminal; a token having an on-board data processing capability, means for inductively coupling the token with the terminal to permit data communication therebetween; means for transmitting data from the terminal to the token via a modulated carrier signal; and means for transmitting data from the token to the terminal by modulation of the level of the carrier signal at the terminal by the token as it draws power from the terminal.
This method of passing data from the token to the terminal avoids the need to include an autonomous power transmitter on board the token. Instead, the on-board data transmitter is entirely passive in the sense that it is merely necessary for it to modulate the load of a circuit tuned close to the frequency of the carrier signal which is transmitted to it by the terminal.
The system can take many forms, and the terminal may be a fixture associated with a retail outlet, a bank, or possibly mounted on a vehicle for the purpose of collecting fares or exacting tolls. It is envisaged that the transaction token itself will be very small, in the form of a thin device akin to the dimensions of a credit card so that it is easily portable and can be carried by a user without causing any inconvenience. To enable its bulk and weight to be minimised and to extend its useful operating life, preferably the power utilised by the on-board processors is obtained via said inductive coupling from the terminal, although if the token carries a volatile memory a small back-up electric cell may be needed to ensure preservation of the data during intervals between transactions.
According to a second aspect of this invention, a transaction system includes a terminal; a token having an on-board data processing capability; means for inductively coupling the token with the terminal to permit data communication therebetween and means associated with the terminal for transmitting a carrier signal and for detecting a variation in the power demand thereof which is indicative of the presence of an inductively coupled token.
This provision avoids the need for the terminal to continuously radiate the carrier signal at full power, regardless of whether the token is present. The terminal can normally operate on a very low level stand-by power and it is only when its inductive coupling system detects the presence of a token seeking to communicate with it that the power is raised to the operational level.
Since the power needed to energise the on-board processors of the token is derived from the terminal, means are provided on the token for monitoring the reception of this power to enable an orderly start-up of the processors to be initiated, and to provide an orderly shut-down in a manner which ensures preservation of data even in the event that the supply of power abruptly ceases due to the withdrawal of the token during the course of a transaction.
The invention is further described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 shows part of a terminal intended to co-operate with a token,
FIG. 2 shows the organisation of the processing arrangement on the token,
FIG. 3 shows parts of the token which co-operates with the terminal, and
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram.
Referring to FIG. 1 there is shown therein in schematic form a terminal which forms part of the system. The terminal is a permanent fixture in a building or vehicle and is intended to co-operate with a token or card having processing capabilities, and which is therefore sometimes referred to as a Smart Card. Parts of the token itself are shown in some detail in FIG. 3. Only those circuit parts of the terminal relevant to the way in which it co-operates with the token, and transmits and receives data therebetween, are shown in FIG. 1. Data which is to be transmitted to the token is received at an input port 1 and is fed to a level shifter and amplifier 2 which renders the data, which is in a binary format, suitable for transmission to a variable frequency tuned circuit 3 so as to provide a frequency modulation of an output frequency, with the frequency modulation being representative of the information content of the data. The output of the tuned circuit 3 feeds an amplifier 4, the output of which is fed back via a feed-back loop 5 to the input of the variable tuned circuit 3 so as to constitute an oscillator arrangement. The frequency modulated output of the amplifier 4 is fed to a power amplifier 6, and thence to a tuned circuit 7 which consists of a capacitor 8 and an inductive loop 9. The inductive loop 9 is of some importance as it is this which co-operates with the token. In practice, the loop is fairly large, possibly of the order of 15 cms by 15 cms, and consisting of a considerable number of conductive turns so as to enhance the inducticve coupling with a similar but smaller coil carried by the token. The loop is set into the surface of the terminal on which the token is to be placed. If necessary, a location recess or the like is formed on the surface to ensure correct positioning of the token with respect to the loop.
The data is transmitted to the token as a frequency modulation, that is to say for binary digital data, a logic `1` state is represented by the transmission of one frequency from the tuned circuit 3, and a logic `0` state is represented by the transmission of a different frequency from the tuned circuit 3. It is arranged that the resonant frequency of the tuned circuit 7 lies between those two frequencies which represent the two logic states, so that the voltage level at point 10 is the same whichever frequency is being transmitted. This condition can be achieved by adjusting the value of the capacitor 8, and it has the effect of preventing the transmitted frequency modulation being converted directly into an amplitude modulation which could interfere with or be confused with the amplitude modulation signals originating with the token.
Prior to the transmission of the data which is applied to port 1, the terminal senses the proximity of a token by monitoring the power drawn by the token from the tuned circuit 7. The way in which the token modifies the power demand is explained in greater detail with reference to FIG. 3, but for the present purpose it is sufficient to note that the voltage at the point 10 decreases when a token is brought into close proximity with the inductive coil 9. During stand-by periods, a low-power oscillator 11 energises the tuned circuit 7 but being of low-power, its output voltage at point 10 drops significantly when the power radiated from the inductor 9 is absorbed by the token. The voltage at point 10 is monitored by a voltage monitor 12, which in response to a dip in volage level, energises the amplifier 6 so as to enable full power to be transmitted via the inductive loop 9.
To guard against the possibility of the voltage monitor inadvertently being triggered in response to passing bodies which are not a co-operating token, it is convenient to include a time reset within the voltage monitor 12 so that after a period of a second or two the power is returned to that of the stand-by low-power oscillator 11 in the event that a transaction is not commenced.
Data is therefore transmitted from the terminal to the card by means of frequency modulation of the carrier signal generated by the tuned circuit 3. By way of contrast, data passing from the card to the terminal consists of amplitude modulation of the same carrier signal which is radiated by the inductive loop 9. Data received in this way by the tuned circuit 7 is fed via a low-pass filter 15 to an amplifier 16. The following amplifier 17 acts as a comparator to compare the amplitude variation from the amplifier 16 with an integrated average level at point 18. The resulting variation in output level is fed via a switch 14 to a data output port 19. The switch 14 is implemented in the form of a comparator which is rendered inoperative when data is present on input port 1. It is necessary to render the switch 14 inoperative whilst data is being transmitted from the terminal to the card, since although the data is transmitted nominally in the form of a frequency modulation, nevertheless some degree of amplitude modulation may inadvertently occur and his may cause interference with, or corruption of, information being provided at the terminal 19.
The organisation of the processing capability on the token is illustrated in FIG. 2 in which a central processor 20 communicates with a program memory 21 via a latch 22 and with a data memory 23. An address decoder 24 links the processor 20 with the memories 21 and 23. The organisation and operation of this processing arrangement may be fairly conventional. The processing system derives its power from the energy transmitted by the inductive coil 9 of the terminal illustrated in FIG. 1, but to permit retention of volatile memory whilst a token is not within range of the terminal, a small back-up electric battery cell 25 may be provided. As its sole function is to simply preserve memory, its power requirements are minimal, and a small cell will have a very long useful lifetime. Use of a non-volatile memory, such as an electrically alterable read only memory (EAROM), obviates the need for the cell 25.
Data processed by those parts of the token which are to be described subsequently with reference to FIG. 3 are present on lead 26 as input data, whereas processed output data is provided on lead 27. Because the processor 20 derives its operational power from its proximity with the terminal, it is necessary to ensure an orderly start-up and shut-down of the processing arrangement as power becomes available and as power is withdrawn from it. Thus when the proximity of the terminal is detected, a signal is provided over reset lead 28 to initialise the processor 20 and to permit an orderly commencement of processing activity and communication with the terminal. Conversely, when the supply of power ceases, possibly by the token being abruptly withdrawn from the terminal by a user, an interrupt signal is presented over lead 29 and this gives a short interval enabling the processor 20 to close down without inadvertent loss of date. An orderly shut-down procedure need only take a millisecond or two during which power is available from a capacitive storage system, which is also illustrated diagrammatically in FIG. 3.
With reference to FIG. 3, the token consists of a small piece of rectangular plastic card shaped after the manner of a currently available cash-card or the like. It contains two inductive loops 30 and 31 connected in series, one of which is placed upon the upper surface of the card and the other of which is placed upon the lower surface of the card, the coils being rectangular and running around the perimeter of the card itself. The coils are preferably provided with a thin protective plastic coating. The size of the loops and the card which carries them are arranged to be somewhat smaller than the co-operating coupling inductive loop 9 of the terminal, so that it is merely necessary for the card to be placed on a receiving surface of the terminal with the coils 30 and 31 lying within an area bounded by the loop 9. In this way, the token receives the power which is radiated by the loop 9, and it is this absorption of power which is detected by the voltage monitor 12 of the terminal, thereby causing the terminal to transfer from low-power stand-by to full power operation.
The energy received by the token shown in FIG. 3 is accepted by a tuned circuit 32 consisting of a capacitor 33 in addition to the coils 30 and 31. The power so obtained is passed to a rectifier and voltage regulator 34 which is operative to generate a regulated voltage which is made available to other parts of the token shown in FIG. 3 and also at port 35 for utilisation by the processor system illustrated in FIG. 2. A large smoothing capacitor 36 is provided at the output of the voltage regulator 34 to give some degree of power storage. This energy is utilised during shut-down of the processor as indicated previously and permits a required regulated voltage level to be available at port 35 for a millisecond or so after reception of inductively coupled power ceases.
As previously mentioned, data is transferred from the token to the terminal by causing an amplitude modulation at point 10 of the level of the carrier frequency radiated by the terminal. This is achieved by applying the data for transmission to port 39 which operates a transistor switch 37 to bring a load 38 into and out of circuit in shunt with the coils 30 and 31, thereby modifying the impedance of the tuned circuit 32.
In this example, load 38 is a capacitor, so as to minimise resistive losses, and when it is switched into circuit as the switch 37 is made conductive it modifies the resonant frequency of the tuned circuit 32. Under both conditions, the tuned circuit 32 has fairly sharp resonance curves. These are shown in FIG. 4, the curve 60 corresponding to the condition existing when the switch 37 is non-conductive, and curve 61 applying when switch 37 is conductive. The carrier frequency received by the tuned circuit 32 from the terminal is indicated by point 62 on the frequency axis of FIG. 4, and this is equivalent to the transmission of the carrier having no frequency modulation. It is arranged that this frequency lies between the peak resonant frequencies of the two curves 60 and 61, so that at this frequency the signal level 63 produced across the capacitor 33 is the same whether or not the capacitor 38 is switched into circuit. This avoids an unwanted additional amplitide variation being imposed on the signal level which is sensed by the regulator 34. However, as the level 63 corresponds to different phase values depending on whether the tuned circuit is operating on curve 60 or 61, the effect on the tuned circuit 7 at the terminal is different in the two cases, as a different resultant phase vector is produced at the tuned circuit. Thus the signal level fed to the low pass filter 15 will vary as an amplitude modulation representing the received data, in response to the modulation imposed on the power which is drawn from the tuned circuit 7 by the tuned circuit 32 although the level of the power drawn will remain substantially constant whilst the signal level at point 10 varies due to the modulation of the phase.
The signal received by the tuned circuit 32 from the terminal is also fed to a power detection circuit 40 which consists primarily of two threshold comparators 41 and 42, the first of which monitors the received input voltage at a point 48 of a potentiometer 43, 44. When the potential on point 48 exceeds a reference value, a reset signal on output port 39 is altered to initiate operation of the processor 20. Thus the port 39 of FIG. 3 is connected to the lead 28 of FIG. 2. Comparator 41 has hysteresis so that it does not respond to minor or momentary changes or interruptions in the power received by the tuned circuit 32, and so that the reset signal reverts to its original state at a much lower input voltage level than that at which it initiates operation of the processor. It reverts at a voltage value which is less than that at which an interrupt signal is generated on port 49. In effect, therefore, the comparator 41 has a hysteresis loop in the sense that the state of the signal at port 39 reverts to its original value at an input voltage level which is lower than that at which operation of the processor is initiated. The threshold comparator 42 monitors the potential 45 on potentiometer 46, 47 to detect withdrawal of the applied power. On detection of loss of voltage, the interrupt signal is generated at port 49 which is connected to lead 29, thereby causing an orderly shut-down of the processor whilst residual power is still available on capacitor 36 to permit this to be done. Thus the interrupt signal occurs at a voltage within the hysteresis loop of the comparator 41.
The power received by tuned circuit 32 also of course, contains frequency modulation during those periods when data is being transmitted from the terminal to the token, and this is fed to the signal detector 50, which consists of a phase lock loop 51, comprising a phase detector 52, a low-pass filter 53 and a voltage controlled oscillator 54. The phase lock loop 51 is operative in known manner to extract the received data. The level of the received data is controlled by means of the adaptive threshold comparator 55 which consists of an integrator circuit 56 feeding into a comparator 57. The demodulated data output is provided on port 58 which in effect is the same as lead 26 which is shown in FIG. 2.
It will be appreciated therefore, that the token is almost wholely autonomous, requiring no major power supply and being operative whenever it is placed in close proximity to an inductively radiating terminal having the correct frequency. This permits both the token and the terminal to be constructed in a very robust fashion having a very high degree of electronic integrity rendering it resistant to physical attack or fraud. These considerations may be of some significance if the token is used for transactions having appreciable values. The invention need not, however, be used for transactions having a monetary value, and the token can be used as a security pass or the like to enable the bearer to operate a door or automatic barrier to gain access to a restricted area. In this instance, the token can, if desired, record the nature of the area entered and the time of entry.
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Exterior and interior pics....and given your fantastic return trip home - some pics and your opinion of the "Tail" - please.
I frequently drive in the Blue Ridge and Alleghenies, and never grow tired of the mesmerizing scenery or challenging roads, that I sometimes think were created especially for M3 drivers! (BTW I have never driven the Tail.)
i have to get them up, we had 3 cameras going (my phone, wifes phone, big camera) and i have yet to get them to my computer, i will include what i have now although many pics are not as good as the ones from the big camera.
the tail is epic. i mean epic. it is one of the most unique roads i have ever been on. 300+ turns in a few miles. the weather was perfect that day as well. unfortunately i was still very much in the break in so i couldnt go bananas on the throttle and the downshifts, suffice to say, it is truly a remarkable road. lots and lots of bikers and a bunch of guys with professional camera equipment selling pics of you driving by.
some pics are are duplicates but should get it started! i promise when i get these up they will be added to this thread!
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m3.5 is right outside my apt (note the NYG superbowl sticker on the left drivers side door)
m3.4 is at the bottom of manhattan right by the SI ferry. i just had the grilles blacked out here
m3.2 is outside of the hand wash in beautiful fort lee.
m3.3 is outside my apt again
m3.7 is at the biltmore, wow what an impressive "house" (more like castle) that is. cameo of my wife's head
m3.6 is at the PCD that is probably the cleanest the ZCP wheels ever will be. they are so beautiful.
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One part of public sociology in our department is integrating service learning into the classroom. Recently, we held a panel co-sponsored with the Preparing Future Faculty program to discuss how to integrate service learning into the classroom. This can be done through direct service learning where students are actually volunteering at a specific agency and bringing these experiences into the classroom, or project based service learning, examples of which include developing a website for a non-profit or a research project solving a community need. We had a representative from the IU Office of Service Learning, Nicole Schonemann, describe the process of working with community agencies. We also had three instructors describe their experiences with using service learning in the classroom.
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