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I don't know about you, but I read mysteries and thrillers the same way I eat popcorn. In big, greedy handfuls, with bits and pieces falling to the wayside. Not really savoring it, just one goal in mind, get to the end. Eat it all, finish the bowl. I'm ashamed to say that alot of times when I read a thriller, a week later, I can hardly remember what I've read. I read them so quickly, they just don't have time to create memories in my mind.
I am happy to say that it was not so with The Likeness: A Novel by Tara French.
Here is the requisite jacket blurb:
Six months after the events of In the Woods, Detective Cassie Maddox is still recovering. Transferred out of Dublin's Murder squad at her own request, she vows never to return. That is, until her boyfriend, Detective Sam O'Neill, calls her one beautiful spring morning, urgently asking her to come to a murder scene in the small town of Glenskehy.
It isn't until Cassie sees the body that she understands Sam's insistence. The dead girl is Cassie's double, and she carries ID identifying her as Alexandra Madison, an alias Cassie herself used years ago when she worked undercover. The question becomes not only who killed this girl, but who was this girl?
Frank Mackey, Cassie's former undercover boss, sees the opportunity of a lifetime. Having played Lexie Madison once before, Cassie is in the perfect position to take her place. The police will tell the media and Lexie's four housemates that the stab wound wasn't fatal. And Cassie will go on living Lexie's life until the killer is lured out to finish off the job.
It's a brilliant idea, until Cassie finds herself more emotionally involved in Lexie's life than she anticipated. Sharing the ramshackle old Whitethorn House with Lexie's strange, tight-knit group of university friends, Cassie is slowly seduced by the victim's way of life, by the thought of working on a murder investigation again, and by the mystery of the victim herself. As Cassie nears the truth about what happened to Lexie Madison and who she really was, the lines between professional and personal, work and play, reality and fantasy become desperately tangled, and Cassie finds herself on the edge of losing herself forever.
I think it was the setting of the story that really set this apart from just a plain old mystery to me. The housemates in this story share this lovely old home. They don't watch television or play on a computer, instead they spend their time fixing up the house, playing old-fashioned games and cards, talking, and reading. So, while I was keeping tabs on the mystery, I was also enjoying the lifestyle of the characters. Usually I read thrillers because I want to be caught up in the mystery and I read other books because I want to be caught up in the story and the characters, this book gave me both. This was my first book for the Notable Books Challenge, and so far I am off to a great start!
I highly recommend it, giving it 5 out 5 stars. (I've already forgotten how to make stars…sad, but true).


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Need a Gift for that Special Someone?
Our unbelievable cartoonist Ben Hummel has been cranking out great work for us for almost two years now. Unlike my days as a cartoonist drawing my strip called B Street, Ben can actually draw, spell, and be funny. It's almost like Ben is the Kyle Orton to my Jay Cutler. Anyway, he's produced some fantastic t-shirts with perhaps his most well-known 'toon "Political Correctness" as the centerpiece. If you are still searching for that perfect gift for your own politically incorrect family member, friend, or co-worker, pick up a shirt from Ben here.
A note on shipping from Ben:
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Looking for an inexpensive but practical one.
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I like desantis cozy partner about 50$ o not to bad a price and really really comfortable
There are two things which you must never do "cheap." A good gun belt and a good HOLSTER. Yes there are exotics that cost a mint and you don't need that. But a GOOD holster is going to run you $60-$100 PERIOD. I recommend, Galco, Blade Tech, Milt Sparks, DeSantis as all offering what you need. But IWB in particular requires two things:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ridge Runner
1. COMFORT. If you're like me, those "love handles" over the years have turned into "lifting bars." That means a shield on the holster which will guard your flesh from being gouged by hammers and other pieces of protruding metal.
2. EASE OF DRAW/REHOLSTER You've got to be able to perform a "one hand" reholster or you risk "sweeping" your own body and that presents a safety problem. The need for ease of the draw is self evident.
Well, which do you want? :biggrin: As ExSoldier said, this is not the place to skimp. The Milt Sparks Versa Max II works real well for my Commander-size 1911. I'm sure you'll be fine with any of the quality holster makers (Del Fatti, Brommeland, et al). The only "general" rule I would add is that in my experience, leather IWB holsters are more comfortable than Kydex.Quote:
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OTOH, I have been known to fall asleep in my Lay-Z-Boy chair wearing a Blade Tech IWB and a Glock M30 which is a fat pistol. I find Blade Tech IWB's to be incredibly comfortable. I also like my Milt Sparks Summer Special and my Sam Andrews McDaniel II. The upside to those leather IWB's is that I can also wear a Browning Hi-Power fairly easily in the same holster.Quote:
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I've been using a Galco Summer Special (I'm pretty sure that's what it's called.) It fits all your needs. It's practical and affordable. I believe I paid about seventy dollars for mine, and for a lot of us younger guys while that's a lot of money, it is still affordable. As for practical I've worn it all day with a Goverment Model 1911 and my back didn't hurt at the end of the day, and like ExSoldier mentioned I've fallen asleep with this holster on. Granted I am military and I've learned to sleep anywhere, anytime, under almost any condition. (Though I'm sure being ex-military he can probably do the same.)
Well, that's just my two cents. Hope it helps.
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People swear by the VMII by Milt Sparks. I never owned one, but have the Milt Sparks EX for many of my guns.
One of my guns I use a EX for is my Kimber Ultra Elite.
It is very comfortable, and it has that all important body shield that keeps the hammer from digging in to your side.
I have an IWB from Rafter S, www.raftersgunleather.com . It was right at $50 and is very comfortable. They quoted me a 3 week turnaround, but it ended up being longer than that. Wilson Combat sells the exact same holster for $70 or so.
Check with K-man (member on this forum) at www.kdholsters.com. He'll hook you up just fine.
IWB for a 1911? Talk to Gary Brommeland. I still love my MaxCon V and have forund nothing better IWB....
Well, I've heard nothing but praise for Tucker Gunleather's Answer IWB so I ordered one and I can see why. They are not inexpensive, about $120, but I have to "amen" ExSoldier762's comments. The Answer is kind of a hybrid in that one side is soft leather and the outside part is Kydex. Unfortunately it didn't work for my application.
My #1 pick is a Fist #19 IWB in Kydex. The Kydex they use for their IWB holster could be described as paper thin. It is far thinner than any other leather or Kydex holster I have ever seen. The retention belt loops are located off the holster body on each side which enhances stability immensely and reduces material between the skin and wasitband.
I carried a 1911 in one of these to Thunder Ranch and we had to roll on the ground in some drills, hence mashing the holsters flat. The Fist Kydex IWB came right back to shape. They cost about $60 IIRC.
I've been very happy with my Ted Blocker ST-17 for my BHP (As shown in my avatar). I believe that the same holster fits the 1911.
You've just spent x thosand on your gun, don't cheap out now. It may cost you your life. Call Unke Milty Sparks
Well I am a big guy, 6'8" & 300lbs and I wish I had a body like Arnold but I dont. I tried wearing 5 different styles of inexpensive IWB style holsters and that was a total wast of time and money. I conceded to the comfort but not the concealability of a couple of good OWB's. I frequent several gun forums and one name kept coming up again and again. Milt Sparks Versa Max 2. So I finally bit the bullet and bought it. I figured if it did'nt work out I could sell it at any gunshow here in Texas, since everyone seems to love them. Well let me tell you...I was extremely suprised at just how comfortable this holster could be while carrying my Springer Champion. I have worn the holster with the gun in it for 6 consecutive days now and I literally forget I have the darn thing on. This holster is worth every penny I paid for it. Mine is black without the fancy shark trim.....I'm kinda simple that way. I plan on buying one for my full size 1911's next.
Great holster.....thank you Mr. Sparks for truly showing me what fine craftsmanship can do for the consumer.
Although I haven't gotten the holster I ordered yet (so I don't know how nice they are in person), check out the holsters made at Graham's Custom Gun Leather.
I'm purchasing their Blackbird IWB for a Steyr M40....$49 base price...with a sweat shield which is a $5 add on.
I'll report on it when I receive it.....I've heard Graham's leather work is excellent though....if my upcoming holster is really good then I plan on ordering a few more Blackbirds for other guns of mine.
Blade-Tech. I love mine.


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The Bad News Bears Of Brusselsby
As a kid, I was no baseball star. "Good bat, no glove" was my manager's notation when I tried out for Little League, where I played a lonely right field.
As an adult, I've been more fan than player, though I did finally learn to catch. Others root for the hometown boys or last year's champs, but my heroes tend to be savvy skippers such as Sparky Anderson and Whitey Herzog. I marvel at their tactics even when their teams aren't winning. They do well with the players they have. To me, that's what baseball is all about.
I never thought I'd be able to manage a team the way the pros do. But this spring, I got my chance. At the ripe old age of 49, I became a baseball manager. O.K., it wasn't the big leagues. But I participated in a player draft and got to juggle the lineup every game.
"WAKE UP!" My team is a little smaller than most. All but two players are under 4 feet, in fact. I manage a Tee Ball team in Brussels, where my son Alex, 7, and other expatriate American kids are experiencing the national pastime. In all, 50 teams, staffed by 625 kids, play on diamonds provided by the Brussels Sports Assn., an American-dominated group. Children of Brussels-based chief executives and ambassadors go head-to-head with those of enlisted military personnel. Most are American, but the game has also drawn Canadians, Brits, Swedes, Belgians, and others.
This year, Tee Ball, which didn't exist when I was a kid, enabled 200 of the youngest boys and girls--5 through 8--to learn baseball fundamentals by letting them, at first, hit a soft-center ball off a chest-high rubber tee. In Tee Ball's second stage, called "the majors"--my league--the manager lobs balls toward a strike zone as Lilliputian as the players. If the batter misses three times, he or she gets a whack off the tee. A whiff at that stage, though, and the player is "Out!"
Because most Tee Ball kids don't quite "get" baseball, there's a rule that lets a fielder "kill the play"--stop runners where they are--by touching any base while holding the ball. Without it, we'd have a lot of infield homers as kids made throwing and catching errors from base to base trying to tag the runner.
As you might guess, a Tee Ball manager faces different challenges than, say, Lou Piniella. While I might long to slip in a squeeze bunt or flash the sign for a hit-and-run, I had to settle for more basic strategies: "Hit the ball," "Catch the ball," and "Run the other way." My most frequent admonition to my often daydreamy players was "Pay attention!" or the more effective "Wake up!"
My chief assistant coaches were Tom Mitchell, European sales director for Andover (Mass.)-based Smith & Nephew Dyonics Inc., and Gene Ellefson, a consultant on Russian business, so we took a businesslike approach: We matched talent to tasks. Kirk Zafirovski, 7, was the only player who could consistently catch a ball thrown across the infield, so we put him on first, the critical base in this duel of infield grounders. Martin Menezes, our champion talker, became catcher. (Behind the plate, he could distract only the batter and ump.) Davide Grody, best at throwing accurately across the diamond on a fly, got third.
BACK TO BASICS. To generate spirit, we used empowerment: We let the kids name the team. Our uniforms (courtesy of sponsor Bank of America) were bright yellow. We considered the Nuggets, which had a nice banklike quality. But we settled on the Golden Twins after some prodding from Kirk's mother, Robin, the team Mom, who had a Twins team banner left from last season. It now has the word "Golden" pasted on it.
We got killed our first game, 20-8, by the Green Machine, a team of tall grade-school mutants. Next practice, adopting a management tactic that might have impressed Martin's dad, Victor, Citibank's global retail banking chief, I asked the kids why they thought they'd lost. "We didn't hit the ball," said Davide, whose dad, Ed, is league commissioner. "We forgot to run to first," said one boy.
So, back to basics. I reintroduced players to first, second, third, and home. We competed to see who could catch the most balls and at the greatest distance. We did the same for throwing, with pie tins lashed to the backstop as targets. We had lots of batting practice.
We used input from our customers-- the parents and siblings who were our faithful fans. "Don't tell the kids they're ahead," urged one mother when we finally began winning. "They might give up." But I disagreed. I told my players not only when they were ahead but that if they stayed ahead, they might win a trophy. The incentive plan worked. The hitting improved. The kids even retired the other side in order on occasion. With a few hints, they began giving each other high fives when somebody did something right. They got confident.
It may sound soppy, but I found the whole experience wonderful. It's hard to describe the pride I felt as the kids bloomed. We started out with some boys who had no gloves and didn't know which way to hold the bat. By season's end, double plays weren't that rare. And some players were spectacular.
MITTY MOMENTS. One reason our team came so far is that their parents got into the act. They filled in as base coaches, umpires, and official scorers. They bought the postgame hot dogs and hamburgers. Even such busy executives as Kirk's dad, Mike, who runs GE Capital Fleet Services, showed up regularly at Friday night practice.
Because this was baseball and we were all far from home, this went beyond normal parental participation. Some primal cultural thing about the game surfaced. "How can your kid be an American if he doesn't know how to play baseball?" replied Marc Perez' dad, Ric, who manages European engineering operations for Westinghouse Electric Corp., when I asked why he helped out as a part-time coach. That hit home. Alex has never lived in the U.S. and, while I enjoyed my Walter Mitty moments as manager, that's the real reason I volunteered.
Alex, as I once did, needs work with fly balls in left field, but he hit .533 for the season and now knows a force play from a foul. The Golden Twins, the league's smallest, youngest team, wound up the 1994 Western Div. champs, winning 14-13 in extra innings after twice being down five runs. We lost the championship to a team that had won every game. But Kirk got the first unassisted triple play in Belgian Tee Ball history. By then, the outcome hardly mattered to me. The kids had done their best. I finished the season a winner. Eat your heart out, Sparky.


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Sep 12, 1995
|Filing date
|Nov 30, 1994
|Priority date
|Apr 2, 1992
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Raj Bridgelall, David P. Goren
|Original Assignee
|Symbol Technologies, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (28), Non-Patent Citations (12), Referenced by (39), Classifications (4), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/153,638, filed Nov. 17, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/862,471, filed Apr. 2, 1992, now issued U.S. Pat. No. 5,302,813.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to a digitizer for a bar code reader which detects bar code symbols which are generally printed on a label or on the surface of an article. More particularly, but not exclusively, the subject invention pertains to a digitizer as described which detects the presence of edges in a bar code symbol and also measures the strength of each detected edge.
2. Discussion of the Prior Art
Various optical readers and optical scanning systems have been developed heretofore for reading bar code symbols appearing on a label or on the surface of an article. The bar code symbol itself is a coded pattern of indicia comprised of a series of bars of various widths spaced apart from one another to bound spaces of various widths, the bars and spaces having different light-reflecting characteristics. The readers and scanning systems electro-optically transform the graphic indicia into electrical signals, which are decoded into alphanumerical characters that are intended to be descriptive of the article of some characteristic thereof. Such characters are typically represented in digital form and utilized as an input to a data processing system for applications in point-of-sale processing, inventory control, and the like. Scanning systems of this general type have been disclosed, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,251,798; 4,369,361; 4,387,297; 4,409,470; 4,760,248; and 4,896,026, all of which have been assigned to the same assignee as the instant application.
As disclosed in some of the above patents, one embodiment of such a scanning system resides, inter alia, in a hand-held, portable laser scanning head supported by a user, which is configured to allow the user to aim the head, and more particularly, light beam, at a target and a symbol to be read.
The light source in a laser scanner is typically a gas laser or semiconductor laser. The use of a semiconductor device such as a laser diode as the light source in scanning systems is especially desirable because of their small size, low cost and low power requirements. The laser beam is optically modified, typically by a lens, to form a beam spot of a certain size at the target distance. It is preferred that the beam spot size at the target distance be approximately the same as the minimum width between regions of different light reflectivity, i.e., the bars and spaces of the symbol.
Bar code symbols are formed from bars or elements that are typically rectangular in shape with a variety of possible widths. The specific arrangement of elements defines the character represented according to a set of rules and definitions specified by the code or "symbology" used. The relative size of the bars and spaces is determined by the type of coding use, as is the actual size of the bars and spaces. The number of characters per inch represented by the bar code symbol is referred to as the density of the symbol. To encode a desired sequence of characters, a collection of element arrangements are concatenated together to form the complete bar code symbol, with each character of the message being represented by its own corresponding group of elements. In some symbologies a unique "start" and "stop" character is used to indicate where the bar code begins and ends. A number of different bar code symbologies exist. These symbologies include UPC/EAN, Code 39, Code 128, Codabar, and Interleaved 2 of 5.
For the purpose of our discussion, characters recognized and defined by a symbology shall be referred to as legitimate characters, while characters not recognized and defined by that symbology are referred to as illegitimate characters. Thus an arrangement of elements not decodable by a given symbology corresponds to an illegitimate character(s) for that symbology.
In order to increase the amount of data that can be represented or stored on a given amount of surface area, several new bar code symbologies have recently been developed. One of these new code standards, Code 49, introduces a "two-dimensional" concept by stacking rows of characters vertically instead of extending the bars horizontally. That is, there are several rows of bar and space patterns, instead of only one row. The structure of Code 49 is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,794,239 which is hereby incorporated by reference.
A one-dimensional single-line scan, as ordinarily provided by hand-held readers, has disadvantages in reading these two-dimensional bar codes; that is, the reader must be aimed at each row, individually. Likewise, the multiple-scan-line readers produce a number of scan lines at an angle to one another so these are not suitable for recognizing a Code 49 type of two-dimensional symbols.
In the scanning systems known in the art, the light beam is directed by a lens or similar optical components along a light path towards a target that includes a bar code symbol on the surface. The scanning functions by repetitively scanning the light beam in a line or series of lines across the symbol. The scanning component may either sweep the beam spot across the symbol and trace a scan line across and past the symbol, or scan the field of view of the scanner, or do both.
Scanning systems also include a sensor or photodetector which functions to detect light reflected from the symbol. The photodetector is therefore positioned in the scanner or in an optical path in which it has a field of view which extends across and slightly past the symbol. A portion of the reflected light which is reflected off the symbol is detected and converted into an electrical signal, and electronic circuitry or software decodes the electrical signal into a digital representation of the data represented by the symbol that has been scanned. For example, the analog electrical signal from the photodetector may typically be converted into a pulse width modulated digital signal, with the widths corresponding to the physical widths of the bars and spaces. Such a signal is then decoded according to the specific symbology into a binary representation of the data encoded in the symbol, and to the alphanumeric characters so represented.
Laser scanners are not the only type of optical instrument capable of reading bar code symbols. Another type of bar code reader is one which incorporates detectors based upon charge coupled device (CCD) technology. In such readers size of the detector is larger than or substantially the same as the symbol to be read. The entire symbol is flooded with light from the reader, and each CCD cell is sequentially read out to determine the presence of a bar or a space. Such readers are lightweight and easy to use, but require substantially direct contact or placement of the reader on the symbol to enable the symbol to properly read. Such physical contact of the reader with the symbol is a preferred mode of operation for some applications, or as a matter of personal preference by the user.
Conventional bar code scanners provide an indication only of the presence or absence of an edge, and not of its strength or relative strength. This has the disadvantage that if the decoder does not decode the input signal to a valid bar code symbol, further attempts to decode require that the symbol be re-scanned, for example at a different distance, in a different direction, or using different threshold values.
Our co-pending US application attempts to alleviate these difficulties by providing a system in which the strengths of the edges are determined and are fed to the decoder prior to decoding commencing. Decoding then takes place using a particular threshold, in software. If decoding is unsuccessful at a particular threshold, the decoding algorithm can be arranged to try again, automatically, using a different threshold without the need to re-scan the symbol. Although the bar code scanner disclosed in this co-pending application is a significant advance on prior art scanners, it does have the disadvantage that additional hardware circuitry is required to determine the edge strengths.
It is a primary object of the present invention to provide a digitizer for a bar code reader for detecting bar code symbols which detects the presence of an edge of a bar code symbol and also measures the strength of each detected edge.
A further object of the present invention is the provision of a digitizer for a bar code reader which enhances the performance of the bar code reader by defining an improved digital interface, together with appropriate software algorithm routines. Whereas a standard digitizer detects only the presence of an edge, the digitizer of the present invention detects not only the presence of an edge but also measure the strength of the edge. This additional information is passed to a decoder to facilitate multi-threshold processing of a single scan in software algorithm routine. The decoder performs multiple thresholding on a single scan using a minimal number of computations. The ability to perform multiple thresholding on a single scan is significant for the development of very aggressive wands in which only a single scan is available for processing.
The determination of the strength of each detected edge is provided in the present invention by a software routine which measures the relative widths of output timing pulses. This is a cheaper and simpler arrangement than that used in earlier multi-bit digitizers, as described above, which required additional special purpose electronic circuitry to determine edge strength.
In accordance with the teachings herein, the present invention provides a digitizer for a bar code reader in which the sensor senses light reflected from a bar code symbol and produces an analog scan signal representative thereof. Positive and negative edges in the analog scan signal are detected, and timing signals are developed which are representative of those positive and negative edges. The strength of each detected edge in the analog scan signal is determined by comparing the widths of the respective pulses in the timing signal. A separate edge direction signal is also developed, and the timing signal and the edge direction signal are together directed as inputs to a decoder which performs multiple threshold processing on each individual analog scan signal by processing each analog scan signal a number of times at different detection threshold levels.
The software routines make use of the edge direction signal, the timing signal, and the information on the strength of the edges (derived from the widths of the timing signal pulses) to attempt to decode the incoming analog signal as a bar code symbol. The output of the decoder algorithm is then evaluated for the validity of the decoded bar code symbol. If the decoded bar code symbol is not a valid bar code symbol, a different threshold is selected in software, and the process is repeated.
In a preferred embodiment, the sensor, the signal edge detector, and the means for detecting edge direction are all implemented in circuits in hardware, while the decoder (including the routines for determining relative edge strengths) are implemented in software. The signal edge detector includes a first differentiator circuit for taking a first time derivative signal of the analog scan signal, and a second differentiator circuit for taking a second time derivative signal of the analog scan signal. The output of the second differentiator is passed to a window comparator, the output of which actuates a flip flop circuit to produce the timing output signal. The output of the first differentiator is passed to a second window comparator circuit, an output of which is used to actuate a second flip flop circuit to produce an edge direction signal.
The foregoing objects and advantages of the present invention for a digitizer may be more readily understood by one skilled in the art with reference being had to the following detailed description of several preferred embodiments thereof, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein like elements are designated by identical reference numerals throughout the several views, and in which:
FIG. 1 illustrates a standard prior art digitizer circuit for processing an analog scan signal produced by a bar code detector;
FIG. 2 illustrates a second prior art multiple thresholding digitizer circuit for processing an analog scan signal produced by a bar code detector which selects a detection threshold value based upon previous scan data;
FIG. 3 depicts a third prior art digitizer circuit for processing an analog scan signal produced by a bar code detector which incorporates therein multiple digitizer circuits in parallel, each of which processes the analog scan signal with a different threshold value;
FIG. 4 illustrates a digitizer according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention for processing an analog scan signal produced by a bar code detector which detects the occurrence of edges in the analog scan signal, and also determines the strength of each detected edge and its direction, thereby enabling a decoder to perform multiple threshold processing on a single analog scan signal.
FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate waveforms and signals useful in explaining the operation of digitizer circuit pursuant to the subject invention in which information on the strength of each detected edge allows software in a decoder to perform multiple threshold processing on a single analog scan signal;
FIG. 7 is a detailed block diagram of an embodiment of a digitizer circuit pursuant to the present invention;
FIG. 8 illustrates exemplary waveforms 1 through 8 which are generated at locations 1 through 8 in and by the digitizer circuit of FIG. 7, which are useful in explaining the operation of the circuit;
FIG. 9 illustrates some further exemplary waveforms, in particular the timing signal and the edge direction signal;
FIGS. 10, 11 and 12 illustrate waveforms and memory formats which are useful in explaining the operation of the present invention;
FIG. 13 is a logic flow diagram illustrating the operation of transform software for processing and converting the multi-bit data to a standard format so that a standard decoder algorithm can decode the data to a bar code, and also for modifying the threshold used during processing of the multi-bit memory data; and
FIG. 14 illustrates a highly simplified embodiment of one type of bar code reader which can be utilized in association with the multiple bit digitizer circuit of the present invention.
Referring to the drawings in detail, FIG. 1 illustrates a standard prior art digitizer circuit for processing an analog signal produced by a bar code detector. The prior art digitizer circuit includes a positive edge detector circuit 12 which sets a resettable one shot circuit 14 having a time constant T, and a negative edge detector circuit 16 which resets the one shot circuit 14, resulting in a detected bar code pattern (DBP) 18. The advantages of this prior art digitizer circuit are that it presents a relatively simple digital interface to a decoder, and that the interface has become an industry standard. The disadvantages of this prior art digitizer circuit are that all edges are treated equally, the digitizer only responds to the first occurrence of a particular edge type (either positive or negative), and the time constant T is usually fixed and not adaptive.
FIG. 2 illustrates a second prior art multi-thresholding digitizer circuit for processing an analog signal produced by a bar code detector in which a digitizer 20 selects a detection threshold value 22 based upon previous scan data, and whether a decoder 24 had produced a valid or invalid detected bar code symbol. An advantage of this circuit is that it requires only slight modifications to a standard decoder interface circuit as illustrated in FIG. 1. The disadvantages of this circuit are that it may need multiple scans to set a proper threshold (not good for aggressive wands), it reduces the effective scan rate if a symbol cannot be read at all threshold levels, and further it is difficult to combine multiple partial scans to form a good scan as it is relatively difficult to synchronize the multiple scans.
FIG. 3 depicts a third prior art digitizer circuit for processing an analog signal produced by a bar code detector which incorporates therein multiple digitizer circuits 26-1, 26-2, 26-n (as in FIG. 1) arranged in parallel. The advantages of this arrangement are that the multiple parallel digitizer circuits result in multiple attempts to decode from a single scan (good for aggressive wands), and that the synchronization of the digitizer outputs allows partial scan combination. The disadvantages of this arrangement are that it provides a complex interface to the decoder 28, and it is difficult to add more digitizers.
FIG. 4 illustrates a digitizer 30 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. The digitizer circuit receives an analog signal 1, and from that signal produces a timing signal 32 for each detected edge, and an edge-direction signal 34. The timing signal 32 and the edge direction signal 34 are passed to a decoder (not shown) which performs multiple threshold processing on a single scan using software routines. The software routines determine the direction of the edge by means of the edge direction signal 34 and the timing (position) of the edge by means of the timing signal 32. The relative strength of successive edges are also determined by the software routines, which make use for that purpose of the relative widths of each respective timing pulse.
The advantages of this arrangements are that the decoder algorithm can attempt many different thresholds on a single scan (excellent for aggressive wands), and also more levels of edge detection can be added without changing the decoder interface dramatically. The disadvantage of this arrangement is that the decoder algorithm has to construct the detected bar code pattern from the timing signals and the digital edge strength signals, thereby increasing the number of computations.
FIGS. 5 and 6 illustrate waveforms and signals useful in explaining the operation of a digitizer circuit pursuant to the present invention. In the example of FIG. 5, an analog detection signal 36 is representative of a high density symbol, and the software positive and negative thresholds 38,40 are set fairly low, resulting in the detected bar code pattern 42 at the bottom of FIG. 5. In the example of FIG. 6, an analog detection signal 44 is representative of a printed dot matrix signal (wherein the edges of the individual dots therein should not be treated as edges of a bar or space), and the software positive and negative thresholds 46,48 are set fairly high, resulting in the detected bar code pattern 50 at the bottom of FIG. 6.
FIG. 7 is a detailed block diagram of an embodiment of a digitizer circuit pursuant to the present invention for detecting edges in an analog scan signal and also for measuring the strength of each detected edge. FIGS. 8 illustrates exemplary waveforms 1 through 8 which are generated at locations 1 through 8 in and by the multi-bit digitizer circuit of FIG. 7, which are useful in explaining the operation of the circuit.
In the circuit of FIG. 7, an analog signal f(t) 1 (FIGS. 7 and 8) is directed to an attenuator 51 and then to a first differentiator circuit 54 which develops a first time-inverted derivative signal 2 (FIGS. 7 and 8) of the analog scan signal. The first time derivative signal 2 is directed to a first window comparator circuit 56, which utilizes a threshold 7 to develop a digital signal 3 (FIGS. 7 and 8) after inversion by means of an inverter 57. This is applied to the "clear" input of a flip-flop 74, the purpose of which will be described below.
The first time derivative signal 2 (FIGS. 7 and 8) is also directed as input to a second differentiator circuit 68 which develops a second time derivative signal 4 (FIGS. 7 and 8) which is directed to a second window comparator circuit 70. The circuit 70 utilizes a threshold β to develop a digital signal 5, (FIGS. 7 and 8). The digital signal 5 sets the flip flop 74. The flip flop is reset by the signal 3 from the first window comparator 56. As a consequence thereof, the flip flop 74 develops a timing output signal 6, (FIGS. 7 and 8). It will be appreciated that the rising edge of the timing signal occurs at the point where the second derivative signal 4 moves back within the window (of width 2β) of the second window comparator 70. The trailing edge of the timing signal occurs at the point where the first derivative signal 2 moves back within the window (of width 2γ) of the first window comparator 56.
The window comparator 56 also provides an additional signal, a raw edge detection signal 7. This is a logic signal which is low when the inverted-first derivative signal 2 is above the upper edge of the window, and goes high when that signal drops below the upper edge. The signal 7 is supplied to a further flip flop circuit 76 which is latched by means of the positive transition of the timing signal 6. Accordingly, the flip flop circuit 76 provides an edge direction signal 8 (FIG. 7 and 8). A logic high on the edge direction signal 8 indicates a positive-going edge of the input analog signal 1, and a logic low indicates a negative-going edge.
Reference should now be made to FIG. 9, which presents in simplified form a typical analog input signal 1, along with the corresponding output timing signal 6 and edge direction signal 8. Also shown is the first derivative 2 of the analog waveform 1. It will be seen that the timing signal 6 has four pulses, each corresponding to a separate positive-going or negative-going edge of the analog waveform. The edge direction signal 8 goes low to indicate a negative-going edge.
The timing signal 6 and the edge direction signal 8 are analyzed by a decoder algorithm in a decoder portion (not shown) of the bar code reader. The algorithm needs to determine the relative strength of each positive-going and negative-going edge of the analog waveform, and it does that by considering the relative width of the timing signal pulses. It is found in practice that the width of the timing signal pulses correlate with the relative strength of the corresponding edges. Accordingly, for each edge, the relative widths can be used by the software to determine relative edge strengths. Referring to FIG. 9, let S1 be the strength of the first positive-going edge, and S2 be the strength of the first negative-going edge (in each case measured peak to trough), and T1, T2 be the width of the corresponding timing pulses. It is found in practice that for a given scan the ratios S1/S2 and T1/T2 are similar. This fact is used by the software to calculate the relative strengths of the edges Sn /Sn+1, based upon the known time ratios Tn /Tn+1, where n is an edge number.
Measurement of the timing signal pulse widths may be carried out in any convenient way, for example with the use of a conventional counter/timer.
FIGS. 10, 11 and 12 illustrate waveforms and memory formats which are useful in further explaining the way the algorithm might operate.
Referring to FIG. 10, in a standard digitizer such as illustrated in FIG. 1, the detected edges, which can be defined by t1, t3, t4, etc are placed in a memory 80, and a standard decoder algorithm then reads the date on t1, t2, t3, t4, etc from memory and decodes it to a bar code signal.
FIG. 11 illustrates the timing signals t1, t2, etc developed as outputs from the flip flop 74 in the exemplary circuit of FIG. 7, and the edge strength signals d1, d2 which are determined from the widths of the timing signals, as discussed above.
As illustrated in FIG. 12, the output of the memory 82 is directed to multi-bit digitizer software 84, which utilizes different threshold values to convert the data to a standard format of date which are placed in a memory 86, similar to the standard format of FIG. 10, which can be converted by a standard decoder algorithm to a bar code symbol.
FIG. 13 is a logic flow diagram explaining transform software for processing and converting the multi-bit memory data to a standard format so that a standard decoder algorithm can decode the data to a bar code, and also illustrates a logic flow diagram of software for modifying the threshold used during processing of the multi-bit memory data. One scan of the multi-bit data in memory is read into the decoder which chooses a threshold value, and based thereon, transforms the multi-bit data to a standard data format. A standard decoder algorithm then decodes the standard data. If the result is a valid acceptable bar code pattern, a valid decode is reported and the sequence is finished. If the result is an invalid bar code pattern, the routine then proceeds through a sequence of alternative threshold values in different processing loops until a valid acceptable bar code pattern is reported.
It is also possible to change the threshold dynamically while decoding a single scan. For example, the standard decode algorithm can decode character by character until an invalid character is reached and then try different thresholds in that invalid character until a valid character is found.
FIG. 14 illustrates a highly simplified embodiment of one type of bar code reader that may be modified to utilize the multi-bit digitizer of the present invention. A reader 100 may be implemented in a hand-held scanner, as illustrated, or a desk-top workstation or stationery scanner. In a preferred embodiment, the arrangement is implemented in a housing 155 that includes an exit port 156 through which an outgoing laser light beam 151 is directed to impinge on, and to be scanned across, symbols 170 located exteriorly of the housing.
The hand-held device of FIG. 14 is generally of the style disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,760,248 issued by Swartz et al, or in U.S. Pat. No. 4,896,026 assigned to Symbol Technologies Inc and also similar to the configuration of a bar code reader commercially available as part number LS 8100 or LS2000 from Symbol Technologies Inc. Alternatively, or in addition feature of U.S. Pat. No. 4,387,297 issued to Swartz et al or U.S. Pat. No. 4,409,470 issued to Shepard et al, both such patents assigned to Symbol Technologies Inc, may be employed in constructing the bar code reader unit of FIG. 15. These U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,760,248, 4,896,026, and 4,409,470 are incorporated herein by reference, but the general design of such devices will briefly described here for reference.
Referring to FIG. 14 in more detail, an outgoing light beam 151 is generated in the reader 100, usually by a laser diode or the like, and directed to impinge upon a bar code symbol disposed on a target a few inches from the front of the reader unit. The outgoing beam 151 is scanned in a scan pattern, and the user positions the hand-held unit so this scan pattern traverses the symbol to be read. Reflected and/or scattered light 152 from the symbol is detected by a light-responsive device 158 in the reader unit, producing serial electrical signals to be processed and decoded for reproducing the data represented by the bar code. As used hereinafter, the term "reflected light" shall mean reflected and/or scattered light.
In a preferred embodiment, the reader unit 100 is a gun shaped device having a pistol-grip type of handle 153. A movable trigger 154 is employed to allow the user to activate the light beam 151 and detector circuitry when the user has positioned the device to point at the symbol to be read. A lightweight plastic housing 155 contains the laser light source 146, the detector 158, the optics 157, 147, 159, and signal processing circuitry including a CPU 140 as well as power source or battery 162. A light-transmissive window 156 in the front end of the housing 155 allows the outgoing light beam 151 to exit and the incoming reflected light 152 to enter. The reader 100 is designed to be aimed at a bar code symbol by the user from a position in which the reader 100 is spaced from the symbol, i.e., not touching the symbol or moving across the symbol. Typically, this type of hand-held bar code reader is specified to operate in the range of perhaps several inches.
The reader 100 may also function as a portable computer terminal, and include a keyboard 148 and a display 149, such as described in the previously noted U.S. Pat. No. 4,409,470.
As further depicted in FIG. 14, a suitable lens 157 (or multiple lens system) may be used to focus the scanned beam onto the bar code symbol at an appropriate reference plane. A light source 146 such as a semiconductor laser diode is positioned to introduce a light beam into the axis of the lens 157, and the beam passes through a partially silvered mirror 147 and other lenses or beam-shaping structure as needed, along with an oscillating mirror 159, which is attached to a scanning motor 160 activated when the trigger 154 is pulled. If the light produced by the source 146 is not visible, an aiming light may be included in the optical system. The aiming light, if needed, produces a visible-light spot which may be fixed, or scanned just like the laser beam; the user employs this visible light to aim the reader unit at the symbol before pulling the trigger 154.
Although the present invention has been described with respect to reading one or two dimensional bar codes, it is not limited to such embodiments, but may also be applicable to more complex indicia scanning applications. It is conceivable that the present invention may also find application for use with various machine vision or optical character recognition applications in which information is derived from other types of indicia such as characters or from the surface characteristics of the article being scanned.
In all of the various embodiments, the elements of the scanner may be assembled into a very compact package that allows the scanner to be fabricated as a single printed circuit board or integral module. Such a module can interchangeably be used as the laser scanning element for a variety of different types of data acquisition systems. For example, the module may be alternately used in a hand-held scanner, a table top scanner attached to a flexible arm or mounting extending over the surface of the table or attached to the underside of the table top, or mounted as a subcomponent or subassembly of a more sophisticated data acquisition system.
The module would advantageously comprise a laser/optics sub-assembly mounted on a support, a scanning element such as a rotating or reciprocating mirror, and a photodetector component. Control of data lines associated with such components may be connected to an electrical connector mounted on the edge or external surface of the module to enable the module to be electrically connected to a mating connector associated with other elements of a data acquisition system.
An individual module may have specific scanning or decoding characteristics associated therewith, eg, operability at a certain working distance, or operability with a specific symbology or printing density. The characteristics may also be defined through the manual setting of control switches associated with the module. The user may also adapt the data acquisition system to scan different types of articles or the system may be adapted for different applications by interchanging modules on the data acquisition system through the use of the simple electrical connector.
The scanning module described above may also be implemented within a self-contained data acquisition system including one or more such components as keyboard, display, printer, data storage, application software and data bases. Such a system may also include a communications interface to permit the data acquisition system to communicate with other components of a local area network or with the telephone exchange network, either through a modem or an ISDN interface, or by low power radio broadcast from the portable terminal to a stationary receiver.
While several embodiments and variations of the present invention for a multi-bit digitizer are described in detail herein, it should be apparent that the disclosure and teachings of the present invention will suggest many alternative designs to those skilled in the art.
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September 15, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It seems that Jodie Foster has been cleared from the charges of Teen whomping that were brought on her a while back. The Los Angeles City Attorneys office told us that the Academy Award winning actress will not face any punishment for beating up a teenage shutterbug. The attorneys spokesman said they did get a copy of the complaint but declined to file charges. The father of the 17-year-old boy (whose identity has been withheld because he is underage) filed a police report on May 29 following the incident. The man claimed that the 47-year-old actress had pushed and shoved his son after the teen tried to snap some photos of her two children as they were leaving an L.A. mall. As per the complaint, the Flightplan star supposedly said that followed [the victim], poked him on his chest, [and] grabbed [the victim] by his left arm causing visible injury. The actress was also accused of scratching bruising the teenager during the incident. On the other hand, the actress representative claimed that the boy was a professional Paparazzo who possessed a large camera bag and the kit was complete with a1000m telephoto lens (a particular favorite of the snooping shutter bugs). The representative also said that the young man tailed the actress and her young sons from the movie theater to valet parking. The representative further said that the actress took the matter in her own hands because the actions of the paparazzo scared her kids. -- Sampurn Wire
Jodie Foster 'Fabrication'
Jodie Foster is speaking out against allegations that she attacked a young man outside an L.A. mall, telling PEOPLE the accusations and the police report filed by the teenager are a "fabrication" of what really happened.
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My sister passed away when she was 12 , her death was sudden and unexplained. Over the past few months every few weeks or so I always dream of us meeting at a river its the same river most of the time but there have been a few dreams where we meet among trees but in every dream there is always a river. Please help I am finding it very confusing many thanksPosted 3 years ago
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The river signifies fluidity of thoughts and peace of mind. The fact that you always meet near the river signifies that you need to be at peace with the fact that your sister is no more. Your sister wants you to move on with your life and you should be willing to embrace this truth. Your sister is at peace and she wants you to feel the same bliss. She will always be by your side whenever you want to meet her in a form that may not be really tangible, but you can definitely feel it in the right ways.Answered By: Annie(1678 points )
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The horror of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Connecticut is beyond comprehension. Twenty children, their teachers and aides, their school principal, shot repeatedly by a 20-year-old wielding a semiautomatic assault weapon. This follows the recent movie theater attack in Aurora, Colorado and multiple college campus and high school shootings over the past years. And daily in major cities like Chicago, the trauma builds. This year as of Dec. 10, Chicago has witnessed 485 killed in gun violence, 125 under the age of 18
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The silence is deafening on the Translink referendum front according to the head of the bus drivers' union.
Nathan Woods says the mayors and the Transportation ministry are both silent on an important issue over the region's transit network and how to pay for it.
"Well aside from the skytrain meltdowns and the further degradation of the Translink name I am stunned that there is nothing on the radar from anybody right now regarding the referendum. With just over six or seven months left to make a plea for support I am just dumbfounded by the silence."
Woods says both the mayors and the Transportation ministry should be making hay while the sun shines to set up the vote and rally support for what ever transit funding system is tabled to voters.
"I think at the end of the day I have made a couple of bets whether the referendum will be held this year. I think I have won those bets. My next bet is that Christy Clark is going to make an announcement calling off the referendum until it can be rejigged with a better support system for it."
Woods says by next year cutbacks will push bus service levels to 2006 2007 levels.
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Last night our team has the pleasure of attending a fashion show and cocktail party at Sharon Batten.We also ran into Christine Hoffman from TPC Sawgrass, super photographer Agnes Lopez, extraordinary floral designer Liza Chung, and Ashley English from Bella Bridesmaid.
We didn't take any photos during the show, but these are some of the styles that were featured:
Danielle's fave – Oscar de la Renta
Another Oscar
I liked this cute little number – Vineyard Collection
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this was the last dress of the night and a clear winner in our opinions!
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Lyrics - Oh yeah, Oh yeah, So scared of breaking it
So - RHR is 5bpm higher than yesterday, throat is still sore and gunk production at least as bad as yesterday if not worse - so what do I do? Rest for the third day in a row and hope for a miraculous recovery so I can run tomorrow? Get out and get it done as best I can accepting that it may make me worse for a few days? Go for a gentle swim or ride and hope that doesn't set me back?
Sorry for the me, me, me - just getting a bit fed up with it now.
Oh - Happy Easter. Enjoy the chocolate and whatever treats anyone had given up for Lent.
Edit (normal service will be resumed shortly, honest). Well done to your daughters Dustin, they are so fortunate to have your support and seem to be making the most of it. Lovely to hear of their participation and progress.
Of course I'm not gong to try for my last LSR today. It would be incredibly stupid given how I feel.
Poor LMH. Feel free to 'me me me' a bit more. You really caught the shit end of the stick this season
I'm going for a PB tomorrow, but no flat out antics. Last time I raced a half properly was 2010 ... so my 1:38 PB is pretty soft. I'd settle for a nice 1:34 or 1:35.
what: 5 easy miles later
why: sun is out
last hard: Friday
last rest 25/3
lyrics: no
Quiet on here today.
Happy Easter/official British Summer Time (German Summer Time).
What: a walk on the beach
Why: my legs hurt a lot and feeling a bit wobbly
Last hard: those 15km of uphill yesterday!
LMH I'm not surprised you're fed up. I'm glad you are being sensible today though. Have you been back to the doc since the reoccurrance?
Chicka which half is it tomorrow?
Have a good chocolate eating day everyone.
That's an unusual taper chickadeee You should definitely be on for a PB - it's currently slightly worse than mine! Hope you have a good run, you've earned it.
emzap - walk on the beach sounds like ideal recovery - hope you included ice cream? Haven't been back to the doc, not sure what she can do to be honest, don't think more steroids are indicated with the lung function I have at the moment and if it's viral no point in another round of useless antibiotics. I do have an appointment for Tuesday morning though which will come in handy if i make myself really ill by trying to run tomorrow.
No eggs for me either Alehouse - my darling husband decided that as he didn't want one this year that obviously meant that I didn't. Marital harmony may be restored shortly but I do need to ensure that he understands the flaw in his thinking
chicka - best of luck for a PB!
lmh - feel free to whine as much as you like, I know how grouchy I get after missing one day, so I can't imagine how frustrating it must feel for you...
what - well drains unblocked, and patio cleaned given the sun was shining (I believe some people actually enjoy those jobs...) Will do 12 or 13 shortly when I can drag myself off the sofa
why - mileage
last rest - thursday
last hard - friday
lyric- maybe
happy easter all!
What Nowt
Why proper day off
Lyrics no
Yestedays were Bon Jovi's "Keep the Faith"
LMH for Abo 2010 I didn't run for the 3 weeks of taper and while itwasn't the fastest mara it wasn't the slowest either. Just hang on in there and enjoy the race on the day.
National road relay today, did my 5.8 mile leg in 37:55… absolutely delighted with that.
Average pace of 6:31 and felt good throughout. 1st race of the year.
Nothing to report race-wise, I was overtaken by two faster runners and that was that!
Lyrics - nope!
Don - if you fell happy with the run it ws obviously a good day. Well done - first race!! - bodes good for the year.
Chick - trgets getting serious - hope things good
Dustin - hope the bakers dozen wenty ok
LMH - hang on on!!
Rest day here for contemplation.
donaldo - nice work sir, good start to the races for 2013
well 13.45 miles done in 1h46 on the lanes, bit of a bracing wind out there this afternoon, so sruggled a bit towards the end, but takes me over 200 for the month. I think I've only hit that target once before...marathon 13 weeks away so hoping to get a decent base built at this stage.
big dinner , beer and esater chocolate now...
Happy Easter all
Biggest ever weekly milage 68.11m
Biggest ever monthly total 277m
Not bad considering I have been on nights this week too... topped of with 20.10m which inclued 5m at MP
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I recently read a great quote that explains a lot about small business success. Dr. William Scholl was a podiatrist who spent his entire life trying to make people's feet more comfortable. During the course of his career, Dr. Scholl was awarded over 300 patents for his various foot–related inventions, and sold millions of his "Dr. Scholl's inserts." This was a man who knew a thing or two about business success. His motto? "Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell, and advertise."
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As Africa grapples with acute food shortages and starvation, leading thinkers in agriculture, climate change and the environment are to gather in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, this April to review innovative ways to tackle the continent's unending cycle of drought and food insecurity.
The "Beating Famine conference" comes closely with yet another food crisis that has swept across Africa's Sahel region – Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and Mauritania.
Zimbabwe in southern Africa is currently threatened with famine while last year's famine in the Horn of Africa left millions in need of emergency food aid.
"The world watched as millions suffered from famine in the Horn of Africa last year and now that suffering is spreading to parts of West Africa," said Rob Francis, conference organiser. "These crises are calling for a long-term sustainable approach to food insecurity and famine, and we believe the answer lies with a greater emphasis on the environment and better agricultural practices."
The conference to take from April 10-13 at the World Agroforesty Centre in Nairobi is a joint initiative by World Vision and the World Agroforestry Centre.
It will bring together policy-makers from across Africa, leading agriculture, food security, environment experts, international NGOs, donors, academia, practitioners and the media.
The conference will focus on practical, low cost and proven techniques to reverse land degradation and deforestation, lift incomes, adapt and mitigate climate change and ultimately prevent famine.
"The national planning segment of the conference will be particularly significant," said Dennis Garrity, UN Drylands ambassador and senior fellow at the World Agroforestry Centre. "Governments and NGOs throughout the East African region are now partnering to implement national scaling-up programmes to create an evergreen agriculture based on smallholder adoption of trees for enhanced soil fertility and fodder, fruit and fuel wood production."
Dry spells and poor yields in most parts of Africa have led to a decline in food production. The effective of climate change and global warming have compounded the food crisis in many parts of Africa.
UN food agencies, FAO and WFP estimate that over three million people across Africa might suffer from acute famine if no long-term measures are found.
"In essence, we hope to spark a regreening movement that transforms thinking across the world," said World Vision East Africa climate change and environment specialist Assefa Tofu. "Governments, development organisations and also the community must learn to see the power of simple, effective environmental techniques as a new way of tackling hunger."
The conference will consist of presentations by high level delegates, as well field trips and demonstrations. Participants will also be encouraged to develop action plans for their country or region.
A demonstration of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) will be conducted by FMNR pioneer Tony Rinaudo on Friday April 13 in Kijabe, Kenya.
FMNR has helped make great advances for the food security and economic sustainability of farmers in eight countries across Africa and three in Asia.
WrenMedia of the United Kingdom which trains science and agriculture focused journalism among African media practitioners is expected to coordinate media related activities at the Nairobi food conference.


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Council member are Mark Baus, DVM, Fairfield Equine Associates, Newtown, Conn.; Mary Brennan, DVM, Alternative Veterinary Services, Blairsville, Ga.; Eleanor Kellon, VMD, Equine Nutritional Solutions, Ephrata, Pa.; and Jay Merriam, DVM, MS, Massachusetts Equine Clinic, Uxbridge, Mass. For more information on SmartPak, visit www.smartpak.com
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The W3C finally releases DOM Level 2 as a recommendation, then warns developers not to rely on the extensive use of scripting. The consortium continues to hint that one day common script-like behaviours will become part of CSS, SMIL, XForms and SVG. Also made available, with the help of the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology: a test suite with more than 500 tests.


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"Mumbai lingo is a bit different. There's a lot of Hindi slang and it's mostly abusive, but used a lot in the modeling circuit. [A fairly common term here] is 'bombay docks', used when a girl has bad body odour." (Mumbai model Sahil Shroff quoted in The slang bang! by Reshma Arya, DNA, December 4, 2006)
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I love these blocks and had fun making them. I hope to see some more blocks and hopefully more people to sign up. I know I sound like a broken record. Come on everyone come have fun with us!!
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I love these blocks and had fun making them. I hope to see some more blocks and hopefully more people to sign up. I know I sound like a broken record. Come on everyone come have fun with us!!
Ok you can't have the picture of my puppy Harlie. She is so cute and little . She actually weighs over 50 lbs now. Don't know how I got that picture in there. But she fits with the theme.
Awesome that's what I am thinking to. Just do fewer sets so we all still can do this. I have almost all my blocks finished. So when your blocks are finished just PM for address and on the 19th will let you know what's up.
Owlvamp - are you turning under the edges of the appliques you are doing? It might be my monitor, but it looks like raw edges with a straight stitch going around the applique piece? I don't do applique, so am no expert, but I wonder if you are leaving raw edges how the block will hold up being washed numerous time?
Yes they are raw edges and I have never had a problem with many washes and every swap I have been in I have done them and no one has complained yet. So I believe they are ok.
I received lovngrandma blocks today. Very nice blocks. I love them.
How many are now in the swap and approximately how many blocks have been committed? Thanks!
5 people with 19 sets
Iam sorry to say Belfrybat pulled out. I don't blame her for there is only five of us playing and now down to four. I already received lovngrandma one block set and always can send her 6 back. I don't understand why this was not a success other than maybe I stepped on toes. Don't know how and I even changed the dates to make this swap work. We still have 6 days left for anyone to join. I am extremely disappointed at this time but will stick with this for some of you still want to do it. I already finished by blocks but we certainly can knock down the number of sets to 2 if no one else signs up or one set if that what you prefer.
Let me know if this is what you would like to do or drop out. Thanks