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|Mehdi H. Sani, De Dzwo Hsu, Willard K. Bucklen
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This application is a divisional application of U.S. Ser. No. 08/730,591, filed Oct. 15, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,786,866 issued Jul. 28, 1998.
This invention relates to video signal processing and more specifically to converting video signals from a format (such as RGB) having sequential scanning to an interlaced scanning format as used in composite video (television).
As well known, the video signal format in a computer is not directly compatible with the video signal format used in composite video, e.g. television. Thus it is not possible to directly couple computer video signals into a television set or other television-standard video device, even though it is advantageous to convert computer video signals into signals that may be used for recording to a video cassette recorder or for a display on a television monitor, for instance a large screen monitor.
A personal computer (PC) typically outputs red, green, blue (RGB) analog video signals in a progressive scanning format. These RGB signals are typically the type generated by a VGA controller in the personal computer for driving a PC monitor. In contrast, a television device accepts video input in composite video (or sometimes S-VHS video) format which uses interlaced scanning, whereby in each video field only every other line is scanned, and two complete video fields are one frame. Thus it is known to be useful to convert computer images or graphics data for instance in the RGB format into an analog television NTSC or PAL or S-VHS standard signal. One such converter is described in Zhang et al., U.S. Pat. No. 5,526,055 issued Jun. 11, 1996. (U.S. Pat. No. 5,526,055 is not acknowledged herein as prior art to the present application, but is exemplary of video converters.) See also U.S. Pat. No. 5,455,628 , issued Oct. 3, 1995 , to Bishop, incorporated herein by reference, also disclosing such a converter.
However, the present inventors have determined that the performance of known video converters is inadequate in terms of video signal processing, and improvements are needed to provide a better output television image.
In accordance with this invention, an RGB to composite video converter includes a flicker filter to essentially eliminate the flicker in the luminance component of the composite video, which otherwise would appear in the television image. The flicker filter accepts input signals in the YCbCr format and eliminates flickering by averaging the pixels, with minimum memory component requirements. The flicker filter incorporates a user control to perform a three line, two line or no filtering.
The color subcarrier signal, which is needed in such a converter to convey the color information, is itself generated by a digital frequency synthesizer.
Each of the digitized RGB signals is generated by a digital to analog converter from a digital signal source in a personal computer. Its waveforms are staircase-like and its level transitions along with the digital to analog converter clock signal in the PC. The analog to digital converters in the present video converter include a clock phase adjustment feature to provide optimum sampling of the RGB input video signals. Adjusting the phase of the analog to digital converters' clock signal enables the input signal to be sampled when its input level is not in transition, so as to properly convert the signals into digital form.
FIG. 1A shows a block diagram of the present video converter.
FIG. 1B shows a more detailed block diagram of the video converter of FIG. 1A.
FIGS. 2A, 2B and 2C show operation of the present flicker filter.
FIG. 3 shows a block diagram of the present flicker filter.
FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of the present color subcarrier signal generator.
FIGS. 5A-5E show waveforms illustrating the present analog to digital converter clock signal with phase control.
FIG. 6 shows a block diagram of the present analog to digital converter with phase control of its clock signal.
1. VGA to Composite Video Converter
FIG. 1A is a block diagram of an RGB to composite video converter in accordance with this invention. The RGB signals are provided conventionally, for instance from a personal computer (PC), and are in e.g. the well known RGB format. The R, G, and B components are applied respectively to 8-bit analog to digital converters 14, 16, and 18, further detail of which is provided below. The resulting digitized signals Rd, Gd, Bd, are coupled to an interlacer and flicker filter 24. The analog to digital converters (ADCs) 14, 16, 18 are each timed by an ADC clock signal ADCCLK provided from the clock processor 30 using a phase locked loop. (Further detail of this clock signal generation is also provided below.) Input signals to the clock processor 30 include the VGA horizontal sync signal fh and the VGA vertical sync signal VGAVS from the PC.
One portion of block 24 converts the progressive scan digitized Rd, Gd, Bd signals into the YCrCb format. The flicker filter operates on the Y and CbCr components. The signals are then converted into interlaced form. Digital video encoder 34 then converts these digitized YCbCr signals into NTSC or PAL standard luma and chroma signals. The desired composite or S-VHS video format is selected, for instance by the user, as the output signal. A second phase locked loop in clock processor 30 generates the pixel clock fp signal used by the digital video encoder 34.
The interlacer circuit portion of block 24 of FIG. 1A in one embodiment uses a RAM (random access memory) to perform the function of a FIFO. See also for instance U.S. Pat. No. 4,200,887, to Van Denavoort, and No. 4,386,367, to Peterson et al., showing a noninterlaced to interlaced signal converter for video which is alternatively suitable for the present interlacer circuit.
The digital video encoder 34 generates the composite video vertical and horizontal synchronizing pulses for insertion into the YCrCb signal to create the composite or S-VHS video signals in NTSC or PAL format from the YCrCb signals from block 24.
Digital video encoder 34 also contains a color subcarrier digital frequency synthesizer. This subcarrier signal is provided, as described below, so as to have an accurate subcarrier frequency which is necessary for television. The NTSC (or PAL) YCbCr signal components from digital video encoder 34 are applied to three 9-bit digital to analog converters 38, 40 and 42 which output respectively composite video, the luma component and the chroma component (for S-VHS video). A control logic block 44 provides a user interface, for instance for selecting whether the output video signals are to conform to NTSC or PAL television standard, and also to provide other user controlled functionality as described below.
This video converter in one embodiment is available commercially from Raytheon Electronics as part number TMC2360 "Video Output Processor VGA to NTSC/PAL". Its functionality is described in the published specification sheet for that part, incorporated herein by reference.
A more detailed block diagram of the structure of FIG. 1A is shown in FIG. 1B. Many of the elements of FIG. 1B are similar to those depicted in FIG. 1A. The small numbers next to the lines in FIG. 1B indicate the actual number of lines, i.e. a bus, where appropriate. The analog-to-digital converters 14, 16, and 18 output 8-bit digitized signals Rd, Gd, Bd to the RGB-to-YCbCr converter 25, which is conventional. Due to the difference in sampling frequencies required, since the Y component is sampled at a higher frequency than the Cb or Cr Components, the Y signal is subject to delay by delay element 27 while the Cb and Cr components are subject to the 444 to 422 conversion 29 in order to drop every other sample of the Cb and Cr components.
The next elements are the flicker filters. The three scan line flicker filter for the Y component includes an 800�8-bit line store 50, i.e. FIFO memory, and a second similar line store 52. Output signals from line stores 50, 52 are respectively designated as Yd2 and Yd1, and are coupled to the remaining portion of the Y component flicker filter which is multiplier-adder 33 a explained in further detail below. A two scan line flicker filter for the Cb/Cr video components includes a single 800�8-bit line store 31 outputting a signal Cd, to a multiplier-adder 33 b.
Each of the flicker filter multiplier-adder elements 33 a and 33 b outputs a signal which is coupled to an 800�24-bit FIFO 35 which performs the interlacing function. Note that there is no frame buffer herein for interlacing.
The interlacer FIFO 35 outputs the Y and CbCr components to a 422 to 444 converter 37. These components are then coupled to the elements corresponding to the digital encoder of FIG. 1A, which in FIG. 1B include the chroma modulator 45 and the sync and blank luma circuit 46 which are conventional for converting the Y and CbCr components into NTSC or PAL television.
As shown in FIG. 1B, the logic control block 44 of FIG. 1A has two portions, of which one is the VGA control 44 a which receives two user control signals, TVSTD which determines the television standard (NTSC or PAL), and FIL which controls the flicker filter as described further below. Other user control functions may also be provided.
The position control logic 44 b receives two control signals, POSA and POSD, to position the picture on the screen in terms of up, down, left, right and is conventional. The clock processor block 30 of FIG. 1A is shown in more detail in FIG. 1B as including both a clock generator and phase locked loops (PLL).
The subcarrier frequency generator (which in FIG. 1A is part of DVE 34) as shown in FIG. 1B includes scaler 41 and direct digital frequency synthesizer (DDS) 96 receiving a fixed clock signal fs which is an external reference signal. A phase step signal from the scaler 41 is coupled to the DDS 96. A vertical engine 43 a and a horizontal engine 43 b generate the horizontal and vertical synchronization signals used in composite video and are in turn coupled to the remaining portions of the digital video encoder for inserting the horizontal and vertical synchronization signals into the video.
As is conventional, the chroma modulator 45 outputs the chroma component and the synch and blank luma circuit 46 outputs the luma component to respectively digital-to-analog converters 42 and 40. Additionally, a composite video signal is provided by summer 47 adding the chroma and luma to form composite video which is output to digital-to-analog converter 38.
2. Flicker Filter.
The flicker filter, as described above, overcomes the well known flickering problem. See for instance U.S. Pat. No. 4,924,315 issued May 8, 1990 to Yamashita describing flickering and a flicker filter, and incorporated herein by reference. U.S. Pat. No. 5,455,628, referred to above, shows in its FIG. 2 a transversal filter acting as a vertical filter to reduce interlace flicker. Again, this uses several line stores connected in series and, in fact, requires four line stores.
The flicker phenomena is shown in present FIGS. 2A, 2B and 2C where the flickering is illustrated as the small block shown in the middle of various progressive scan lines (in the RGB format). The scan lines are labelled numerically. In this progressive (non-interlaced) scan the horizontal scan lines are scanned in series in order, for instance lines 36-39, from top to bottom. The video signals of one frame are stored in a frame memory in the conventional interlacer of FIG. 1A. After that, the odd horizontal scanning lines are read out from the frame memory, for instance scan lines 35, 37, 39 and they constitute part of the first video field. Similarly the second video field comprises the even scan lines for instance including scan lines 34, 30, etc.
However, when there is an isolated luminance signal (Y) which is shown as a small block in a specific horizontal scanning line for instance in line 37, the luminance signal Y is present in the first field but not in the second field. For NTSC TV, the frame time period is {fraction (1/30)}th second, so the luminance signal is present every {fraction (1/30)}th of a second and is observed by the television viewer as an undesirable flicker. A similar problem occurs in PAL television at intervals of {fraction (1/30)}th second.
Yamashita discloses a flicker filter for eliminating this flicker phenomena using two line stores connected in series in his FIG. 1, where the first line store provides at its output terminal the line data to the second line store. Another flicker filter is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,455,628, referenced above.
The present inventors have developed an improved flicker filter using minimum memory requirements, and moreover which can selectively perform three line, two line or no flicker filtering. Present FIG. 2A shows respectively the progressive scan lines from a VGA source exhibiting the flickering. FIGS. 2B and 2C show respectively a three line filtering process reducing the odd field video flicker and a three line filtering process reducing the even field video flicker, both in accordance with this invention. As shown in FIG. 2B, the flickering is eliminated by reducing the luminance Y to only one half what it is in (unfiltered) FIG. 2A, and inserting one quarter of Y in lines 36 and 38, as shown in FIG. 2C.
The present flicker filter for filtering the Y (luminance component) is shown schematically in FIG. 3; this corresponds to elements 50, 52 and 33 a in FIG. 1B. The two-line flicker filter having elements 31 and 33 b for the Cb/Cr components of FIG. 1B is not shown in further detail but is similar to that of FIG. 3 except for having only a single line store.
The input signal to the Y component flicker filter of FIG. 3 is the digitized luminance (luma) Y component from the RGB to YCbCr converter 25 of FIG. 1B. Also provided as shown in FIG. 3 are the read and write signals to the first line store 52, respectively rd Yd1, wr Yd1, and the read and write signals to the second line score 50, respectively rd Yd2, wr Yd2. In this embodiment the luminance component Y is an 8-bit signal, but this is not limiting.
To achieve flicker filtering, in the odd numbered video fields the odd numbered video scan lines are written into the first line store 52 and the even scan lines are written into the second line store 50, on command of the read and write signals. Hence when the current scan line is an even numbered line, its luminance value Y is multiplied by the coefficient k0 by multiplier 60. The first line store 52 reads out the previous line Yd1, which is multiplied by coefficient k1 by multiplier 58. The second line store 50 reads out the previous even numbered line Yd2, which is multiplied by the coefficient k2 by multiplier 56. As the second line store 50 has its data Yd2 read out, the current even line is written into line store 50. Hence the filter output signal Yf from adder 66 is valid during the even scan lines.
In even numbered fields, the even numbered scan lines are written into the first line store 52 and the odd numbered scan lines into the second line store 50, and the output signal Yf of the summer 66 is valid also during the odd lines. Thus for instance if the filter coefficients are chosen so that k0 equals 0.25, k1 equals 0.5 and k2 equals 0.25, the multipliers 56, 58, 60 right shift by 2, 1 and 2 respectively. In this flicker filter, the Y signals are written directly to the first and the second line stores at the proper line times, and there is no need to couple the output of the first line store as an input into the second line store; also advantageously only two line stores are needed.
The flicker filter of FIG. 3 (under user control) operates in three modes: off, high filtering, and medium filtering. The user control is by control logic block 44 a and is achieved by programmably setting the filter coefficient values as follows for the off, medium filtering (2 line filter) and high filtering (3 Line filter):
3. Color Subcarrier Signal Generator
The present converter includes a color subcarrier signal generator. As is well known, in color television the color subcarrier signal serves as a reference for the color; the frequency and phase of this subcarrier signal are critical for color reproduction. Therefore, it is necessary to synchronize the color televisions receiver's local 3.58 MHz oscillator (in NTSC TV) so that its frequency and phase are in step with the subcarrier signal at the signal transmitter. Synchronization is accomplished by transmitting a burst of the transmitter's 3.58 MHz color subcarrier during the horizontal blanking period. This color reference signal is often referred to as the color burst and typically includes 8-10 cycles of the 3.58 MHz (in NTSC television) subcarrier signal.
Hence, a composite video signal in NTSC or PAL includes a color burst, which is a small portion of the color subcarrier signal. No such color burst is present in RGB (VGA-type) video. It is necessary to provide a color burst signal to form a composite video, and also it is critical that the color burst signal be accurate (in terms of phase and frequency) within a tight tolerance in accordance with NTSC or PAL television standards; otherwise, the color is not properly reproduced by a television set.
FIG. 4 shows, in a detailed block diagram, the present color subcarrier generator also shown in FIG. 1B. Each of the individual elements shown in FIG. 4 is conventional. This subcarrier signal generator has two main portions, the scaler 41 and the DDS 96. The scaler 41 measures the inaccuracy (error) of the horizontal synchronization signal fh frequency and outputs a phase step signal to the DDS. An externally supplied fixed clock signal fs is used by the scaler 41 to count the error signal.
This subcarrier signal generator operates as follows: A DDS (direct digital synthesizer) is used to generate the proper subcarrier signal. The frequency generated by a DDS is equal to a constant number times the frequency of the DDS clock signal. Since the pixel clock signal is generated by a phase locked loop using the horizontal synchronization signal as a reference, its frequency accuracy equals that of the horizontal synchronization signal. Since, undesirably, the horizontal synchronization signal fh from a personal computer has a wide frequency tolerance, therefore, the pixel clock also has a wide frequency tolerance.
A stable frequency fs, e.g. 27 MHz, is used to detect the frequency inaccuracy or error of the horizontal synchronization signal fh from the personal computer. The detected error is used to modify the constant number, so as to insure that the DDS 96 outputs an accurate subcarrier signal. This also allows the DDS 96 to generate different and accurate subcarrier frequencies fout, for instance for both NTSC and PAL television standards, from the relatively inaccurate horizontal synchronization signal fh from the personal computer.
The following explains the subcarrier signal generator of FIG. 4. The pixel clock signal fp is generated by a phase locked loop (PLL) 72 using the horizontal synchronization frequency fh, where fp=N*fh, and N is a constant much greater than 1, in divider 74.
The horizontal state machine 78 generates a start clock signal at C1/fp and a stop clock signal at C2/fp, where C1, C2are constants and C2>C1. The H (horizontal) timing counter 80 is clocked by an accurate clock signal fs from an external crystal oscillator fs. The number of fs is counted within a count window of (C2−C1)/Fp seconds.
The H timing counter 80 output=fs*(C2−C1)/fp; fs is any convenient fixed frequency, e.g. fs=27 MHz.
A fixed number designated "Standard" is subtracted from the count number by the Count−Standard subtractor 84. This number, after normalization, is used to maintain the accuracy of the frequency generated by the direct digital frequency synthesizer (DDS) 96 so that:
If the fh frequency s accurate, then no frequency correction is required and the value of CLS should equal zero. An accurate fh frequency is related to the subcarrier frequency fsub by fh=fsub/N1. N1 is a fixed constant determined by the video standard (NTSC or PAL). Then:
From the above two equations, the Standard value can be determined by:
The value of CLS is normalized before applying it to the DDS 96. The normalized value of CLS=W*CLS (from multiplier 86) is added to a "Standard Phase Step" value SPS to become the Phase Step, where Phase Step=SPS+W*CLS.
The output frequency fout of the DDS 96 is determined by:
where C3=a constant determined by the number of bits used in the DDS 96.
To insure that the value fout would not change due to variations in fh or fp=N*fh, it is required that: the derivative of fout with respect to fp is equal to zero, i.e.:
d(fout)/d(fp)=0 or C3*SPS−C3*W*Standard=0.
The normalization factor W=SPS/Standard The value of SPS is determined by setting CLS=0 when fout=fsub.
or SPS=N1/[C3*N]
Direct digital synthesizer 96 includes a sine address generator 98, which receives the phase step signal from adder 90, and which generates a phase address which addresses the sine read only memory (lookup table) 100. The output of the sine ROM 100 is the desired color subcarrier frequency fout.
4. Analog to Digital Converter Clock Signal Generator
The present inventors have also found that to provide optimum sampling of the RGB analog input signals, an analog to digital converter clock signal phase adjustment is desirable. Each of the RGB signal components is originally generated by a digital to analog converter from a digital source in the personal computer. Hence these RGB signals, although they are analog signals, have a staircase-like form and transition in level in synchronization with the digital to analog converter clock signal in the personal computer. To digitize these staircase-like signals, it is required to sample these signals when their levels are stable. Hence an analog to digital converter clock phase adjustment is used to enable the RGB input signals to the present video converter to be sampled by the analog to digital converters at a time when their input level is not changing; this insures that the RGB input signals are properly converted into digital format.
This problem and the present solution are illustrated by the waveforms in FIGS. 5A-5E. FIG. 5A shows the analog signal input to e.g. ADC 14 of FIG. 1A, for instance one R, G or B component, with the amplitude of the signal on the vertical scale and time on the horizontal scale. In the FIG. 5A waveform, the level portions of the signal are designated by o's and the transition portions by x's. The staircase-like form is a result of the fact that this signal, although it is in analog form, was originally generated by the digital-to-analog converter in e.g. a personal computer. FIG. 5B shows in the prior art a clock signal used for sampling in the analog digital converters for converting the RGB signals into digital RGB signals. In this case, the clock signal's rising edge could occur at the analog transition. Since the sampling occurs on the rising edge of each clock pulse, the sampling actually occurs during the transition, i.e. at the x's. The undesirable result of this is shown in FIG. 5C, having an incorrectly sampled analog input signal which, when converted to digital form, will have the share shown in FIG. 5C which is very different from the shape of the actual original signal of FIG. 5A. Hence, this shows the problem of incorrect sampling due to an incorrect ADC clock phase.
The present inventors therefore have found it is important to sample on the level portions of each pixel and not on the transitions. The difference between proper in-phase sampling and improper out-of-phase sampling can be profound. Consider a limiting case of alternating black and white vertical stripes each one pixel wide. If sampled on the level portions, i.e. the "flat tops" of each pixel, the digitized values will be the correct "picket fence" image. If sampled incorrectly, i.e. during black to white transitions, the samples would be a flat gray, with neither black nor white stripes visible.
FIGS. 5D and 5E show the solution in accordance with this invention. FIG. 5D shows a clock signal with the leading edge of each clock pulse synchronized with the o's in FIG. 5A. This results in the corresponding correctly sampled signal of FIG. 5E which closely corresponds to the analog input signal of FIG. 5E, i.e. is correctly sampled and hence properly reproduces the original signal for purposes of analog to digital conversion.
FIG. 6 shows an analog to digital converter 14 which functions in accordance with FIGS. 5D and 5E and is any one of analog to digital converters 14, 16, or 18 of FIG. 1A. It is understood that these analog to digital converters typically are identical and one is provided for each of the RGB channels; only one of these analog to digital converters is shown in FIG. 6. The R analog video component from the personal computer is applied to a conventional sample and hold circuit 110. The sampled output signal, here designated Rs, is then coupled in parallel to a set of 256 comparators, of which only comparators 114, 116, and 120 are shown, the others being omitted. Each comparator has its own voltage reference level, designated VREF0, VREF1, . . . , VREF255, so as to provide 256 comparison levels. Each comparator outputs a bit, here labeled bits 0-255, to a 256-bit digital converter 128 which outputs the 8-bit digitized output signal Rd.
While this analog to digital converter is in most respects conventional, its clocking is unique. The clock signal, rather than having the phase shown in FIG. 5B, is instead the in-phase clock signal of FIG. 5D. The original pixel clock signal fp which is used in the prior art for clocking the analog to digital converter is applied, along with a phase control signal PH, to the input terminals of exclusive-OR gate 130, which in response generates the phase adjusted clock signal ADCCLK to the clock terminal of the sample and hold circuit 110. (The pixel clock signal fp is, as shown in FIG. 4, generated by the PLL 72 using the horizontal synchronizing signal fh.) The phase control signal PH is for instance set manually by a toggle switch while viewing the resulting television picture, so as to optimize the picture.
While the present disclosure is directed to a VGA to composite video converter, this is not limiting; some of the various features described herein may be used independently and they may be used in other contexts, where appropriate. For instance, the present color subcarrier generator may be used in other applications where it is important to generate an accurate subcarrier signal, without for instance the phase adjustment of the analog to digital converter clocking. Similarly, the present flicker filter may have applications other than in a video converter of the present type. Hence, the present disclosure is not limiting; further modifications will be apparent to one skilled in the art in the light of this disclosure and are intended to fall within the scope of the appended claims.
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I have been moving my website to a subdomain for testing purposes, and plan to copy it to the main domain when testing is done and stable.
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Riverstone Residential Group3101 Western Avenue #400 Seattle, WA 98121 Internet United States of America
Riverstone Residential Group deposits cleaning charge false lies , Internet
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Italian Meatball Soup - Quick
Total Time
Prep 10 mins
Cook 15 mins
Quick, tasty, nourishing, soup, add a little zip, if you like, a dash of red pepper flakes.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 (14 ounce) can beef broth
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) candiced tomatoes with onion and garlic or 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can Italian-style stewed tomatoes
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 1⁄2 teaspoon italian seasoning, crushed
- 8 ounces packagesfrozen italian style cooked meatballs, or your own from the freezer,about 8
- 1⁄2 cup small dry pasta, such as ditalini or 1⁄2 cup orzo pasta (elbows are ok)
- 1 cup loose pack, frozen mixed vegetables
- 1 tablespoon finely shredded parmesan cheese or 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
- Stir together beef broth, undrained tomatoes, the water and Italian seasoning in a large saucepan, bring to boiling.
- Add meatballs, pasta and frozen veggies.
- Return to boiling, reduce heat.
- Simmer covered, about 10 minutes or till pasta and veggies are tender.
- Ladle soup into bowls and sprinkle with cheese.
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This is an awesome recipe. I made it yesterday and it just keeps getting better. I used Morningstar Farms veggie meatballs and it turned out perfect. The parmesan cheese makes it extra special. This is a definite keeper.
I really loved this soup. It is easy to make and very flavorful. I will definitely make again. I added a can of beans to increase the fiber and make it a really complete meal. I just realized I forgot to sprinkle the parmesan. Can't wait to try it with the cheese.
This is an awesome recipe that I will be keeping. Especially on those nights that you have no interest in cooking. It was easy and delicious. Served with crackers and toasty french bread for dipping! I used the Kittencal meatball recipe for the meatballs!! It was heaven in a bowl!! The ate it up and asked for seconds. Definitely a keeper! Thanks Derf!


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Complaint Review: Acer America - Walmart Extended Warranty
Acer America - Walmart Extended Warrantyaceramerica.com Temple, Texas U.S.A.
Acer America - Walmart Extended Warranty laptop is junk, walmart will honor warranty because of damage done by acer while product was in repair Temple Texas
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The last time I sent the laptop in for repair in october of 07 it was sent back to me in working condition but the cover was missing off the dvd burner and the front left corner of the case was crushed in as if it were pried apart with a screwdriver.
It lasted all of 2 weeks before it had another meltdown. I called customer service and emailed tech support and guess what? NO response from them as of yet. Well, my 2 year extended warranty kicked in from walmart in december so I called and set up repair. They had me send the laptop to cybertest in florida. My laptop was sent back to me unrepaired.
I called walmart to find out why. I was told that the computers motherboard was bad and it had occured from accidental damage and the extended warranty didn't cover that. My computer would power on and run for about 20 min. Now that I have it back from cyber test it won't do anything. Walmart will not refund my money for the extended warranty that they have voided and acer will not acknowledge that they damaged my computer,the crushed corner and missing cover that walmart accused me of doing.
So, I will never purchase another acer product. And I will never purchase any electronics from walmart either. The 720.00 dollars spent on this laptop would have been beter spent if it had been flushed down the toilet. Acer's products and customer service are a joke and I can't say anything better about walmart.
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I've always had good luck with Acer
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It looks like you got a lemon. If you really had all of that stuff replaced, you should pursue this matter further.
Check your local 'lemon' laws and see if your laptop fits the criteria.
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The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of 22 representatives from all segments of the EMS community as well as the public who are committed to public protection and quality patient care. Members of the Board are elected as terms expire. NREMT Board members are as follows:
Click here for a listing of past Chairmen of the NREMT Board of Directors.
Chair (Bio)
Debra Cason, RN, MS, EMT-P
Program Director and Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Education
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Retired
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Retired
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Chair-Elect (Bio)
Robert Swor, DO, FACEP
Director of EMS Programs, Beaumont Health
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Professor of Emergency Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine
Royal Oak, Michigan
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Mark Terry, MPA, NRP
Deputy Chief of Johnson County Med-Act
Olathe, Kansas
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Heather Davis, Ed.D, NREMT-P
Program Director for the UCLA Daniel Freeman Paramedic Education Program
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David Persse, MD, FACEP
Physician Director of EMS, City of Houston Fire Department
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Paramedic, Acadian Ambulance Service, Inc.
St. Francisville, Louisiana
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St. Louis, Missouri
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Professor of Safety, Security & Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Care Program, Eastern Kentucky University
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Bureau Chief, New Mexico Department of Health Emergency Medical Systems Bureau
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Chief of Staff, West Feliciana Parish
St. Francisville, Louisiana
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Global Payout, Inc.1835 Sunset Cliffs Boulevard Suite 202 San Diego, California United States of America
Global Payout, Inc. Jim Hancock Eric P Littman Woody Junot Go Healthy, Inc Strategic Equity Group, LLC Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc. Selling false shares!!! San Diego, California
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The CEO of the company James L. Hancock and other executive officers Joseph Michael Sebo, William Rochfort, Michael R. Haefer, Vincent O'Flaherty, Jr., and Brett Morgan, are all aware of this scam! The SEC is investigating this matter, unfortunately these investigations take months, sometimes years, so for the meantime, be very careful when you hear any of these names, and make sure you always investigate well before investing.
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JACKSONVILLE — Base water rates are projected to go up $12 per month after nearly 20 years of no increase, and residents will also see a fire-protection surcharge increase of $1 per month starting in July.
Mayor Paul Becker read a public notice of the fee hikes at the City Council meeting Tuesday. The $156 in annual increases will be formalized when the council adopts the 2014-15 budget at a later meeting.
The base water rate for city residents will increase to $21.90 per month in the first change since 1995. City officials said the increase is needed to fund nearly $6 million in water-system updates pinpointed by a state-mandated water master plan.
The highest priority for improvements, at a cost of $1.2 million, are upgrades in two pumping stations, emergency power supplies and water line replacement in several neighborhoods, said City Administrator Jeff Alvis.
Following the increase, the average water bill will be $35.89 per month. That compared with $55 for the average water charge in all state municipalities, Alvis said.
Currently $26 per month, the fire protection surcharge will increase $1 per month for the coming fiscal year and then $2 per month in each of the following two years. The increases will fund the addition of a full-time firefighter to maintain 24-hour staffing and to cover increasing costs. In 2013 the department responded to 611 calls, compared with 446 in 2012 and 425 in 2011.
The new position is needed because the city can no longer utilize student interns who stayed at the station overnight without making public retirement payments, said Alvis.
The City Council approved the new hire by a 6-1 vote in its May 6 meeting. The Budget Committee confirmed the rate increase when it met May 8.
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The stage is set for a possible nickel tax special election, for the second time this year.
During a special meeting Tuesday night, Taylor County School Board members unanimously approved a proposal that raises the real estate tax to 50.1 cents per $100 assessed value. Part of that tax - 5.6 cents - will be set aside for a building fund. Superintendent Roger Cook said the new tax will amount to $39 more a year for the owner of a $60,000 home.
Campbellsville Independent Schools will have a little more money this year.
And with the increasing costs of teacher retirement, transportation and utilities, Superintendent Mike Deaton said the money is definitely needed.
Deaton recommended to the Board at a special tax hearing Tuesday night that it approve a tax rate that provides for a 4 percent increase in revenue.
In the current economy, Deaton said he could not recommend a tax rate any higher, no matter how much the District had to tighten its belt.
Taylor County Public Library Board will have a special meeting at noon on Friday at the library. The only item on the agenda is a discussion on hiring an architect and engineer for the library's future plans for a new building.
According to Library Director Elaine Munday, the meeting marks only the first step in the process. The Board will not approve the hiring of any firm during the meeting.
The meeting is open to the public.
City tax rates will remain the same this year as last, though they are expected to produce a bit more in revenue.
At Tuesday's regular City Council meeting, the majority of members agreed to keep the real estate property tax rate at 19.1 cents per $100 of assessed value and the personal property rate at 18.1 cents per $100.
According to figures presented to Council members during the meeting, the rates are expected to produce $880,543.84, which is a $1,330.29 increase when compared to 2009 figures.
A Campbellsville woman was injured Sunday in a crash on Fallen Timber Road.
According to a Taylor County Sheriff's Office report, Maria DeJesus Medrano Morin, 40, of 1196 Fairview Road lost control of her 2001 Ford Focus on a bridge on Fallen Timber Road at 6 p.m.
The report states that her vehicle overturned and came to rest in a dry creek bed.
Morin was removed from the vehicle by Campbellsville/Taylor County Rescue personnel and transported to Taylor Regional Hospital.
As of press time, no information was available as to her condition.
The school bus driver: the first person our children see when they leave for school in the morning and the last person they see before they return home.
Their No. 1 job is to see that students are transported safely to school and back each day. But some say they hope the children also consider them a friend.
Bikers from as far away as Indiana attended Vision Riders Chapter 1038's annual Biker Field Day on Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park.
The event was filled with games, food, fellowship and a bike show.
For those who say there's little to do in Campbellsville, this weekend might just prove them wrong.
This Saturday is full of events for the whole family, from a fall harvest festival, a concert in the park, flea market and kids fishing derby to what is planned to become an annual event honoring emergency services personnel.
And events continue Sunday with a reunion event for anyone who used to live in the Elk Horn community.
There is no charge to attend the events, though there will be a small fee for some of the games at the fall festival.
A Louisville man was injured Sunday in a motorcycle crash on KY 55.
According to a Taylor County Sheriff's Office report, James Walker Jr., 45, of 7500 Farm House Lane was traveling south on KY 55 at 11 a.m.
The report states that Walker told deputies a truck stopped in front of him and he lost control of his 1992 Harley Davidson when attempting to stop.
Walker fell off of the motorcycle and came to rest in the southbound emergency lane.
Both local public school systems will have hearings Tuesday on tax rates that could see residents paying more.
Campbellsville Independent School Board will host its hearing at 5 p.m. at the Board office on South Columbia. The purpose of the hearing is for public comments regarding a proposed general fund tax levy of 45.7 cents on real and personal property.
The amount includes a 4 percent increase over last year's rate, which is the maximum allowed by state law without being subject to voter recall.
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You're the Boss -- Like it or Not
"I know she broke these glasses we had in our cabinet but she acts like she has no idea what I'm talking about."
Ten years ago, Julie, a journalist in Manhattan, could be griping about her roommate. This time it's her nanny.
"But I'm just going to let it slide. I figure, I'm not going to fire her over this, and she's great with the baby so why make a big deal about it? Still, it makes me wonder what else she isn't telling me."
Anyone who has ever employed a nanny knows that it's different from any other employee/employer relationship. She is in your home and spends more waking hours with your children than you do. You need to trust her and form a bond with her to make this relationship work. In many cases she becomes more like a friend than an employee. But along the way issues will arise. Problems that would normally be nipped in the bud in an office setting are often swept under the rug, straining the relationship.
Most likely, your kids adore her and you want to keep her working for you. (If not, there are tons of nannies to choose from on this site). So, you can learn to be a better boss. It will probably make all of your lives easier.
"After some awkward situations with our previous nanny, we decided to keep things more business-like with our current one. From the very beginning, we let her know of concerns/complaints we had as soon as they arose so that she got used to the idea of sometimes having to talk about problems," explains Rebecca, a teacher and mom to Phoebe and Jordan.
This is a good idea says Guy Maddalone, author of "How to Hire a Nanny".
He says that frequent communication and using the tools you learned at your own workplace will make you a better boss.�������
Maddalone suggests that when you hire a nanny, have a job description written up, as well as a nanny work agreement and terms of employment.
"One really important thing, and where a lot of families get tripped up is creating "Rules of the Home" for your nanny," he recommends. "This can include things like cell phone use, the amount of time the children can watch TV, use of your personal computer, leaves of absences and notice for time off. You have an employee handbook at your workplace. So should your nanny."
A quick conversation each day with your nanny and a longer one at the end of each week can address issues that arise and help with communication. Maddalone also advises having a yearly compensation review which highlights the positive the nanny has done in the past year -- using specific examples and then bring up any concerns your have.
If your nanny has been with you for years, that may feel like an abrupt change. Use the new year as a fresh start.� Start with a 'strategy-session' meeting with you, your partner and her. Try and have it when the kids aren't around. Treat it as an important work meeting. This may be your home and she may wear sweats to work, but it doesn't mean that she doesn't take her job seriously, so have respect for the meeting and her job.
- Discuss some of the goals that you have for your kids no matter what age they are; from walking, to talking to sharing better to improving their grades.
- Ask for her insight. Your nanny's perspective may enlighten you.
- Use this dialogue to discuss things you want changed at home in a constructive way; "I think his vocabulary will improve if there is less TV time," is a way of making changes and not appear draconian.
As for Julie and her broken glasses. She did the right thing letting the issue slide.
"Always think to yourself, what do I want to accomplish before having this conversation," says Maddalone.
Smart advice for both home and work.
This may have gone completely off topic from the article. Sorry!
I am also a nanny. I read your post. thumbs up. Well said
I am not an expert but this is something we at Care.com have heard before. In response we wrote an article dealing with the issue directly. I hope you find this useful. http://www.care.com/child-care-getting-over-the-guilt-p1017-q14821.html In terms of finding a better balance between your home and work life we also have this available on the site for you http://www.care.com/work-life-balance-advice-p1387-q18953200.html Best of luck!
I like you idea of writing a book. Why don't you take that idea and run with it before I do (smile). That could be your second career, ooorrrr may be a reality show. Well, maybe not.... Take care everone keep up the good work, we need great people with a good heart and passion for the job(s).
If something is broken, absolutely ask about it. You can frame it as "do you know what happened to these glasses? If one of the kids broke them I want to be able to talk to them about it. If it was you, it's no big deal, I break stuff all the time, I just need to know."
Then if they admit it, follow through - you said it was no big deal, so it needs to be No Big Deal.
I've never had a nanny (looking for someone is why I'm here, after all) but I have had cleaners break things and not tell me, then I find it later, broken. Sometimes the broken parts are even a hazard to the pets or children. I wouldn't care if they broke something - not like they did it on purpose, I assume - but I need to know that something broke, and that I need to replace or fix it.
PS about the article_ I absolutely would like an employee handbook and projected schedules for the parents expectations. How will I know if I am doing a good job if I dont know what the expectation is? So yes... bring on the handbook (parents dont get handbooks issued at birth )... Nanny's should get them... We have a career to attend too.) For our own families sake.


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M-qube Inc, "Mobile Messanger" 18004166129 verisign.com/m_qube i found a 4.99 charge on my phone that I have no idea where it came from. Internet
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Festival of Ages shows that age is just a number
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The drummers on stage at the Festival of Ages
Over 400 people from across North Somerset came together recently to take part in a variety show with a difference at The Playhouse in Weston-super-Mare. The Festival of Ages was the result of a range of innovative projects that have been running for the past six months. The aim was to bring generations together and promote social inclusion.
Performances at the festival included a high energy drumming piece and a song that had been especially composed for the event. There was also a knitting display from a local craft group called the Knitty Noras, a storytelling session, an intergenerational choir and a time capsule project where pen pals of different ages met up for the first time on stage in a 'This is Your Life' style show.
Organised and managed by Alliance Homes, the show involved a number of local organisations and schools. It was a resounding success, with new friendships formed and barriers broken down.
Karen Bennett, Resident Activities Co-ordinator, said: "It was an amazing, emotional and inspiring day and a really great beginning to what we hope to achieve in the future by bringing generations together. We are already looking forward to next year."
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Joseph A Niskar PC.2500 Buhl Building 535 Griswold street Dtroit, Michigan United States of America
Joseph A Niskar PC. Attorney & counselor Never returned my phone calls Quit on me and will not refund my 1500.00 only partial refund Dtroit, Michigan
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ComcastPO BOX 173885 Denver, Colorado U.S.A.
Comcast ripoff dishonest fraudulent billing DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH COMCAST BECAUSE THEY WILL RIP OFF YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY BY OVERCHARGING Denver Colorado
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When I contacted their customer service they were rude, insulting, and of No help. To make things worst their customer service even hung up on me after all the attitude. In my opinion that was the worst customer service I have ever spoke too. My advice to all the readers "DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH COMCAST BECAUSE THEY WILL RIP YOU OFF AND YOUR COMMUNITY."
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Once they found out the plant that I work for is shutting down in about 3 more weeks, they have really stuck it to me.
I do not have the money now to make my house payment nor my car payment.
I have a teenage son and we are eating hot dogs every night because of these money hungry demons.
I was so upset today when I got my check I could not see straight. I went to the court house to the judges office and they told me to contact these people and I have been trying with no results.
My advise to anyone who is contacted from these demons is to stay far far away.
Nothing can be done now for me, I will probably loose my car with no way to look for work or get to work cause I sure wont beable to pay for a taxi, and we will more than likely be in foreclosure before the end of all this.
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My name is Aleksander Allen, I'm a Russian immigrant, born in Moscow, who moved to Texas four years ago.
I'm seventeen years old, and love photography and travel. Right now I'm hoping to pursue a career in journalism. This picture was taken during the freezes in southeast Texas. This year, due to the effects of climate change, Southeast Texas experienced temperatures below 40 degrees. Such low temperatures have not been seen here since 1993. The freeze has caused school shutdowns, as well as many fatal accidents and wrecks. Despite all that, the people, who have not seen such snow for years, were very excited.


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A short command is all it takes to pack your data or extract it from an archive.
Archiving provides many benefits: packed and compressed files occupy less space on your disk and require less bandwidth on the Internet. Linux has both GUI-based programs, such as File Roller or Ark, and command-line tools for creating and unpacking various archive types. This article examines some shell tools for archiving files and demonstrates the kind of expert packing that clever combinations of Linux commands offer the command line user. Nicely Packed with "gzip"
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LinuxCon North America Convenes in Toronto, Canada
Linux Foundation's big event celebrates the 25th anniversary of Linux
Linux Turns 25
Linux has evolved from a "won't be a professional" project to one of the most professional software projects in the history of computers.
Mirantis Joins Hands with SUSE To Offer RHEL Support; Red Hat Not Happy
Competitors get in the game with RHEL without Red Hat
Linux on Windows 10 Poses a Security Risk
Security researchers have already notified Microsoft; some fixes are available
Mirantis to Refactor OpenStack Fuel for Kubernetes
The company is collaborating with Google and Intel to use Kubernetes as an engine for Fuel
Canonical Joins Document Foundation Advisory Board
The upcoming release of LibreOffice will be available as a snap package
SUSE Joins the Microsoft Test Drive Program
Customers can take a free test drive of SLES for HPC on the Azure Cloud
SiFive Launches a Line of Open Source Chips
San Francisco-based chip company announces their first fully open source chip platform.
Fedora 24 Released
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The European Firm
The purpose of this chapter is to provide an extended overview on the debate on the European firm, by articulating it against the backdrop of more traditional theories of the firm. The chapter also proposes a different interpretation of the issue by grafting the discussion into the interpretative framework of complexity theory, so as to provide a new and possibly richer heuristic.
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In Brief: Student suspended after pointing finger like gun
Student suspended after pointing finger like gun
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A central Ohio principal said she suspended a 10-year-old boy from school for three days for pretending his finger was a gun and pointing it at another student's head.
The boy's father said it's the adults who are acting childish for suspending the boy from Devonshire Alternative Elementary School in Columbus last week.
The fifth-grader said he was "just playing around." But district spokesman Jeff Warner told the Columbus Dispatch that Devonshire Principal Patricia Price has warned students about pretend gun play numerous times this year, and everyone should know the rules by now. He said warnings have been included in three newsletters sent home with kids.
Warner said the boy put his finger to the side of the other student's head and pretended to shoot "kind of execution style."
The boy's father said no one felt threatened. The other student didn't see it happen, but a teacher witnessed it.
Worker takes fake bomb to school
LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- A southern New Mexico school district said it'll be taking disciplinary action against an employee who took a fake bomb to an elementary school for training purposes, leading to an evacuation of the school.
A Gadsden Independent School District worker took the mock bomb to a school on Monday, district spokesman Luis Villalobos told the Las Cruces Sun-News.
The principal contacted authorities after learning of the mock bomb, which consisted of an alarm clock fastened to a box containing several sticks of fake dynamite. The school was evacuated while an FBI team inspected and removed the mock explosive device.
Villalobos said the employee is an instructional assistant, a former law enforcement officer and a member of the school's emergency response team.
University of Colorado gets big Holocaust archive
BOULDER, Colo. -- The University of Colorado in Boulder is the new home of an extensive collection of Holocaust-era documents, books and photographs.
The university on Tuesday announced the donation of the Mazal Holocaust Collection, calling it the world's largest privately owned Holocaust archive and the most significant in the United States outside museums.
The collection includes original transcripts of the Nuremburg trials. It was amassed by Harry W. Mazal, a retired Mexico City businessman who lived in San Antonio, Texas, before his death in 2011.
Aimee Mazal Skillin, who is Mazal's daughter, said the university has the capability to maintain, restore and share the collection with the world.
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Posted April 16th, 2014 @ 6:13pm by Bud Lowell
The Ontario County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal crash late this afternoon in East Bloomfield.
It happened on County Road 40 near the intersection with Bailey Road. The driver went into a tree.
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|This is one fantastic golf course, I have played it a number of times. If there is any problem it is the place is plagued by slow play. I have never been around the place in less than 5 hours. It seems everyone I have talked to feels the same way. 1st class facility all around but slow play destroys the experience.
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Even though I know I'm here, I'm still a little scared to officially join or get a ticker or anything! I'll probably feel better after my blood test tomorrow. I'm still worried that the numbers will go down instead of up like last time. My EDD is January 24 though.
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