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|Apr 30, 1999
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|Mike Arthur Derrenberger, John Frederick Teskey, Thomas Herman Hamilton, Steven Charles Rhoads, Michael Eugene Willcox, Hugh Boyd Morrison, Robert Joseph Logan, Jill Suzanne Allen
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This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 60/131,886 filed Apr. 30, 1999; U.S. provision application Ser. No. 60/186,465 filed Mar. 2, 2000, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference, and which claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. � 365 of International Application PCT/US00/11381, filed Apr. 28, 2000, which was published in accordance with PCT Article 21(2) on Nov. 9, 2000 in English.
This invention generally relates to the field of providing effective user interactivity for electronics devices and more particularly, to a system and method for automatically displaying selected advertisements while a user changes the channel on a video apparatus. In addition, advertisements are selected and tracked automatically to increase ad effectiveness.
Electronic devices such as televisions or VCRs require a control system that includes a user interface system. Typically, a user interface system provides information to a user and simplifies use of the device. One example of a user interface is an electronic menuing system in a television system. The menuing system allows a user to easily interact with and control a television system that is becoming more complex.
Electronic Program Guides (EPG) are very useful for providing program information while a consumer is watching TV. These EPGs are generally supported by advertising displayed along with the program information. However, the consumer must access the EPG to see the program information. In some EPGs, such as current DSS receivers, program information is shown in the channel banner, which is seen while changing channels. To force a user to use the EPG (where advertisements are shown) more often, the prior systems have been showing minimum amount of program information in the channel banner, with no advertisement.
WO 99/04661 describes a system which is capable of displaying an advertisement window with an electronic program guide. The system does not show, however, other multimedia functions such as electronic mail or internet being selectable by a user, or that the advertisement window is automatically highlighted to facilitate and encourage the user to select the advertisement in the composite display
The present inventors recognize that in the future, the channel banner feature may not be economically viable because it takes away from the use of the EPG (where the advertisements are shown), and therefore reducing the number of ad views in the EPG. The present inventors recognize that it is desirable to be able show ads in the channel banner while the consumer is viewing program information at the same time, providing both convenience for the user as well as additional financial benefit for the advertisers and the service providers.
In addition, the present inventors recognize that it may be desirable to insert an advertisement channel (with or without corresponding channel banner description information) onto a channel list of a video apparatus. The way an ad is inserted into the channel surfing list may be dependent on, for example, a user's channel surfing manner.
Also, it is desirable to select the advertisement to be displayed intelligently and to be able to track advertisement display activity in a television receiver to maximize ad effectiveness.
Therefore, a system and a method is disclosed which allows both advertisement and program information to be shown on a channel banner, as shown for example, in
In the drawing:
The present inventors recognize that EPGs deliver two important types of data to a video apparatus: program information, such as title, extended description, rating and genre; and advertisements. To increase effectiveness, it is desirable to coordinate these items to user actions to optimally display an ad. These items would be taken from the data already in the EPG and rearranged to fit the format of the channel banner.
In one embodiment of the invention, as shown in
This advertising display in the channel banner can be turned on and off by the consumer. Turning it on allows the consumer to see program information while changing the channel, but it will also requires that ads be shown. Turning it off minimizes the size of the channel banner because the ad is not shown, but the program information is not shown either. The choice will be made in the receiving apparatus's menu system. In addition, the ad can be interactive, letting users select it to get more information or to link to more contents such as web content. If the ad is for a program, the consumer can set up a one-touch recording or set their TV to show program when it comes on.
The system shown in
Main microprocessor 1110 also controls the operation of a communications interface unit 1113 for providing the capability to upload and download information to and from the Internet. Communication interface unit 1113 includes, for example, a modem for connecting to an Internet service provider, e.g., via a telephone line or via a cable television line. The communication capability allows the system shown in
CPU 1112 controls functions included within mP 1110 via bus 1119 within mP 1110. In particular, CPU 1112 controls auxiliary data processor 1115 and on-screen display (OSD) processor 1117. Auxiliary data processor 1115 extracts auxiliary data such as StarSight� data from video signal PIPV.
StarSight� data, which provides program guide data information in a known format, is typically received only on a particular television channel and the television receiver must tune that channel to extract StarSight� data. To prevent StarSight� data extraction from interfering with normal use of the television receiver, CPU 1112 initiates StarSight� data extraction by tuning the particular channel only during a time period when the television receiver is usually not in use (e.g., 2:00 AM). At that time, CPU 1112 configures decoder 1115 such that auxiliary data is extracted from horizontal line intervals such as line 16 that are used for StarSight� data. CPU 1112 controls the transfer of extracted StarSight� data from decoder 1115 via I2C BUS to StarSight� module 1160. A processor internal to the module formats and stores the data in memory within the module. In response to the StarSight� EPG display being activated (e.g., a user activating a particular key on remote control 125), CPU 1112 transfers formatted StarSight� EPG display data from StarSight� module 1160 via I2C BUS to OSD processor 1117.
An EPG is an interactive, on-screen display feature that displays information analogous to TV listings found in local newspapers or other print media. In addition, an EPG also includes information necessary for collating and decoding programs. An EPG provides information about each program within the time frames covered by the EPG that typically ranges from the next hour up to seven days. The information contained in an EPG includes programming characteristics such as channel number, program title, start time, end time, elapsed time, time remaining, rating (if available), topic, theme, and a brief description of the program's content. EPGs are usually arranged in a two-dimensional table or grid format with time information on one axis and channel information on the other axis. An example of an program guide is shown in
Unlike non-interactive guides that reside on a dedicated channel and merely scroll through the current programming on the other channels for the next 2 to 3 hours, EPGs allow viewers to select any channel at any time during some period into the future, e.g., up to seven days forward. Further EPG features include the ability to highlight individual cells of the grid containing program information. Once highlighted, the viewer can perform functions pertaining to that selected program. For instance, the viewer could instantly switch to that program if it is currently being aired. Viewers could also program one touch video cassette recording (VCR) or the like if the television is properly configured and connected to a recording device. Such EPGs are known in the art and described, for instance, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,353,121; 5,479,268; and 5,479,266 issued to Young et al. and assigned to StarSight Telecast, Inc.
In addition, U.S. Pat. No. 5,515,106, issued to Chaney et al., and assigned to the same assignee of the present invention, describes in detail an exemplary embodiment including data packet structure necessary to implement an exemplary program guide system. The exemplary data packet structure is designed so that both the channel information (e.g., channel name, call letters, channel number, type, etc.) and the program description information (e.g., content, title, rating, star, etc.) relating to a program may be transmitted from a program guide database provider to a receiving apparatus efficiently.
OSD processor 1117 operates in a conventional manner to produce R, G, and B video signals OSD_RGB that, when coupled to a displayed device (not shown), will produce a displayed image representing on-screen display information in according to flow charts to be shown in
Processor 1117 also produces signal FSW indicating when the EPG is to be displayed.
Video signal processor (VSP) 1155 performs conventional video signal processing functions, such as luma and chroma processing. Output signals produced by VSP 1155 are suitable for coupling to a display device, e.g., a kinescope or LCD device (not shown in
The input signal for VSP 1155 is signal PIPV that is output by picture-in-picture (PIP) processor 1140. When a user activates PIP mode, signal PIPV represents a large picture (large pix) into which a small picture (small pix) is inset. When PIP mode is inactive, signal PIPV represents just the large pix, i.e., no small pix signal is included in signal PIPV. PIP processor 1140 provides the described functionality in a conventional manner using features included in unit 1140 such as a video switch, analog-to-digital converter (ADC), RAM, and digital to analog converter (DAC).
As mentioned above, the display data included in the EPG display is produced by OSD processor 1117 and included in the output signal by VSP 1155 in response to fast switch signal FSW. When controller 1110 detects activation of the EPG display, e.g., when a user presses an appropriate key on remote control 1125, controller 1110 causes OSD processor 1117 to produce the EPG display using information such as program guide data from StarSight� module 1160. Controller 1110 causes VSP 1155 to combine the EPG display data from OSD processor 1117 and the video image signal in response to signal FSW to produce a display including EPG. The EPG can occupy all or only a portion of the display area.
When the EPG display is active, controller 1110 executes an EPG control program stored in EEPROM 1127. The control program monitors the location of a position indicator, such as a cursor and/or highlighting, in the EPG display. A user controls the location of the position indicator using direction and selection keys of remote control 1125. Alternatively, the system could include a mouse device. Controller 1110 detects activation of a selection device, such as clicking a mouse button, and evaluates current cursor location information in conjunction with EPG data being displayed to determine the function desired, e.g., tuning a particular program. Controller 1110 subsequently activates the control action associated with the selected feature.
An exemplary embodiment of the features of the system shown in
In overview, in the video receiver system of
Video and audio decoders 85 and 80 respectively, decode the compressed data from system 25 to provide outputs for display. Data port 75 provides an interface for communication of the compressed data from system 25 to other devices such as a computer or High Definition Television (HDTV) receiver, for example. Storage device 90 stores the compressed data from system 25 on storage medium 105. Device 90, in a playback mode also supports retrieval of the compressed data from storage medium 105 for processing by system 25 for decoding, communication to other devices or storage on a different storage medium (not shown to simplify drawing).
Multiplexer (mux) 37 of service detector 33 is provided, via selector 35, with either the output from decoder 30, or the decoder 30 output further processed by a descrambling unit 40. Descrambling unit 40 may be, for example, a removable unit such as a smart card in accordance with ISO 7816 and NRSS (National Renewable Security Standards) Committee standards (the NRSS removable conditional access system is defined in EIA Draft Document IS-679, Project PN-3639). Selector 35 detects the presence of an insertable, compatible, descrambling card and provides the output of unit 40 to mux 37 only if the card is currently inserted in the video receiver unit. Otherwise selector 35 provides the output from decoder 30 to mux 37. The presence of the insertable card permits unit 40 to descramble additional premium program channels, for example, and provide additional program services to a viewer. It should be noted that in the preferred embodiment NRSS unit 40 and smart card unit 130 (smart card unit 130 is discussed later) share the same system 25 interface such that only either an NRSS card or a smart card may be inserted at any one time. However, the interfaces may also be separate to allow parallel operation.
The data provided to mux 37 from selector 35 is in the form of an MPEG compliant packetized transport datastream as defined in MPEG systems standard section 2.4 and includes program guide information and the data content of one or more program channels. The individual packets that comprise particular program channels are identified by Packet Identifiers (PIDs). The transport stream contains Program Specific Information (PSI) for use in identifying the PIDs and assembling individual data packets to recover the content of all the program channels that comprise the packetized datastream. Transport system 25, under the control of the system controller 115, acquires and collates program guide information from the input transport stream, storage device 90 or an internet service provider via the communication interface unit 116. The individual packets that comprise either particular program channel content or Program Guide information, are identified by their Packet Identifiers (PIDs) contained within header information. As discussed above, the program description contained in the program guide information may comprise different program descriptive fields such as title, star, rating, etc., relating to a program.
The user interface incorporated in the video receiver shown in
Data representing information displayed in the OSD menu is generated by system controller 115 in response to stored on-screen display (OSD) information representing text/graphics, stored program guide information, and/or program guide and text/graphics information received via the input signal as described above and in accordance with exemplary control programs to be shown in
Using remote control unit 125 (or other selection means such as a mouse) a user can select from the OSD menu items such as a program to be viewed, a program to be stored (e.g., recorded), the type of storage media and manner of storage. System controller 115 uses the selection information, provided via interface 120, to configure system 25 to select the programs for storage and display and to generate PSI suitable for the selected storage device and media. Controller 115 configures system 25 elements 45, 47, 50, 55, 65 and 95 by setting control register values within these elements via a data bus and by selecting signal paths via muxes 37 and 110 with control signal C.
In response to control signal C, mux 37 selects either, the transport stream from unit 35, or in a playback mode, a datastream retrieved from storage device 90 via store interface 95. In normal, non-playback operation, the data packets comprising the program that the user selected to view are identified by their PIDs by selection unit 45. If an encryption indicator in the header data of the selected program packets indicates the packets are encrypted, unit 45 provides the packets to decryption unit 50. Otherwise unit 45 provides non-encrypted packets to transport decoder 55. Similarly, the data packets comprising the programs that the user selected for storage are identified by their PIDs by selection unit 47. Unit 47 provides encrypted packets to decryption unit 50 or non-encrypted packets to mux 110 based on the packet header encryption indicator information.
The functions of decryptors 40 and 50 may be implemented in a single removable smart card which is compatible with the NRSS standard. The approach places all security related functions in a removable unit that can easily be replaced if a service provider decides to change encryption techniques or to permit easily changing the security system, e.g., to descramble a different service.
Units 45 and 47 employ PID detection filters that match the PIDs of incoming packets provided by mux 37 with PID values pre-loaded in control registers within units 45 and 47 by controller 115. The pre-loaded PIDs are used in units 47 and 45 to identify the data packets that are to be stored and the data packets that are to be decoded for use in providing a video image. The pre-loaded PIDs are stored in look-up tables in units 45 and 47. The PID look-up tables are memory mapped to encryption key tables in units 45 and 47 that associate encryption keys with each pre-loaded PID. The memory mapped PID and encryption key look-up tables permit units 45 and 47 to match encrypted packets containing a pre-loaded PID with associated encryption keys that permit their decryption. Non-encrypted packets do not have associated encryption keys. Units 45 and 47 provide both identified packets and their associated encryption keys to decryptor 50. The PID look-up table in unit 45 is also 206, memory mapped to a destination table that matches packets containing pre-loaded PIDs with corresponding destination buffer locations in packet buffer 60. The encryption keys and destination buffer location addresses associated with the programs selected by a user for viewing or storage are pre-loaded into units 45 and 47 along with the assigned PIDs by controller 115. The encryption keys are generated by ISO 7816-3 compliant smart card system 130 from encryption codes extracted from the input datastream. The generation of the encryption keys is subject to customer entitlement determined from coded information in the input data stream and/or pre-stored on the insertable smart card itself (International Standards Organization document ISO 7816-3 of 1989 defines the interface and signal structures for a smart card system).
The packets provided by units 45 and 47 to unit 50 are encrypted using an encryption technique such as the Data Encryption Standard (DES) defined in Federal Information Standards (FIPS) Publications 46, 74 and 81 provided by the National Technical Information Service, Department of Commerce. Unit 50 decrypts the encrypted packets using corresponding encryption keys provided by units 45 and 47 by applying decryption techniques appropriate for the selected encryption algorithm. The decrypted packets from unit 50 and the non-encrypted packets from unit 45 that comprise the program for display are provided to decoder 55. The decrypted packets from unit 50 and the non-encrypted packets from unit 47 that comprise the program for storage are provided to mux 110.
Unit 60 contains four packet buffers accessible by controller 115. One of the buffers is assigned to hold data destined for use by controller 115 and the other three buffers are assigned to hold packets that are destined for use by application devices 75, 80 and 85. Access to the packets stored in the four buffers within unit 60 by both controller 115 and by application interface 70 is controlled by buffer control unit 65. Unit 45 provides a destination flag to unit 65 for each packet identified by unit 45 for decoding. The flags indicate the individual unit 60 destination locations for the identified packets and are stored by control unit 65 in an internal memory table. Control unit 65 determines a series of read and write pointers associated with packets stored in buffer 60 based on the First-In-First-Out (FIFO) principle. The write pointers in conjunction with the destination flags permit sequential storage of an identified packet from units 45 or 50 in the next empty location within the appropriate destination buffer in unit 60. The read pointers permit sequential reading of packets from the appropriate unit 60 destination buffers by controller 115 and application interface 70.
The non-encrypted and decrypted packets provided by units 45 and 50 to decoder 55 contain a transport header as defined by section 18.104.22.168 of the MPEG systems standard. Decoder 55 determines from the transport header whether the non-encrypted and decrypted packets contain an adaptation field (per the MPEG systems standard). The adaptation field contains timing information including, for example, Program Clock References (PCRs) that permit synchronization and decoding of content packets. Upon detection of a timing information packet, that is a packet containing an adaptation field, decoder 55 signals controller 115, via an interrupt mechanism by setting a system interrupt, that the packet has been received. In addition, decoder 55 changes the timing packet destination flag in unit 65 and provides the packet to unit 60. By changing the unit 65 destination flag, unit 65 diverts the timing information packet provided by decoder 55 to the unit 60 buffer location assigned to hold data for use by controller 115, instead of an application buffer location.
Upon receiving the system interrupt set by decoder 55, controller 115 reads the timing information and PCR value and stores it in internal memory. PCR values of successive timing information packets are used by controller 115 to adjust the system 25 master clock (27 MHz). The difference between PCR based and master clock based estimates of the time interval between the receipt of successive timing packets, generated by controller 115, is used to adjust the system 25 master clock. Controller 115 achieves this by applying the derived time estimate difference to adjust the input control voltage of a voltage controlled oscillator used to generate the master clock. Controller 115 resets the system interrupt after storing the timing information in internal memory.
Packets received by decoder 55 from units 45 and 50 that contain program content including audio, video, caption, and other information, are directed by unit 65 from decoder 55 to the designated application device buffers in packet buffer 60. Application control unit 70 sequentially retrieves the audio, video, caption and other data from the designated buffers in buffer 60 and provides the data to corresponding application devices 75, 80 and 85. The application devices comprise audio and video decoders 80 and 85 and high speed data port 75. For example, packet data corresponding to a composite program guide generated by the controller 115 as described above and as shown in
Packets that contain PSI information are recognized by unit 45 as destined for the controller 115 buffer in unit 60. The PSI packets are directed to this buffer by unit 65 via units 45, 50 and 55 in a similar manner to that described for packets containing program content. Controller 115 reads the PSI from unit 60 and stores it in internal memory.
Controller 115 also generates condensed PSI (CPSI) from the stored PSI and incorporates the CPSI in a packetized datastream suitable for storage on a selectable storage medium. The packet identification and direction is governed by controller 115 in conjunction with the unit 45 and unit 47 PID, destination and encryption key look-up tables and control unit 65 functions in the manner previously described.
In addition, controller 115 is coupled to a communication interface unit 116 that operates in a manner similar to interface unit 1113 in
As shown in
The digital output, DATA, from the link module 302 consists of compliant packetized data stream recognized and processable by the transport unit 303. The datastream, as discussed in detail in relation to
The function of the transport unit 303 is the same as the transport system 25 shown in
The transport unit 303 is controlled by an Advanced RISC Microprocessor (ARM) 315 which is a RISC based microprocessor. The ARM processor 315 executes control software residing in ROM 308. Exemplary components of the software may be, for example, control programs shown in
The transport unit 303 is typically implemented as an integrated circuit. For example, a preferred embodiment is an IC manufactured by SGS-Thomson Microelectronics and has a Part No. ST 15273-810 or 15103-65C.
The MPEG compatible, compressed audio and video packets from the transport unit 303 are delivered to a MPEG decoder 304. The MPEG decoder decodes the compressed MPEG datastream from the transport unit 303. The decoder 304 then outputs the applicable audio stream which can be further processed by the audio digital-to-analog converter (DAC) 305 to convert the digital audio data into analog sound. The decoder 304 also outputs applicable digital video data which represents image pixel information to a NTSC encoder 306. The NTSC encoder 306 then further processes this video data into NTSC compatible analog video signal so that video images may be displayed on a regular NTSC television screen. The MPEG decoder as described above may be implemented as an integrated circuit. One exemplary embodiment may be an MPEG decoder IC manufactured by SGS-Thomson Microelectronics having Part No. ST 13520.
Included in the MPEG processor 304 is an OSD processor 320. The OSD processor 320 reads data from SDRAM 316 which contains stored OSD information. OSD information corresponds to bitmap OSD graphics/text images. The OSD processor is capable of varying the color and/or translucency of each pixel of an OSD image under the control of the ARM microprocessor 315 in a conventional manner.
The OSD processor is also responsible for generating an exemplary program guide as shown in
As shown in
In addition, the program guide 500 contains icons Internet 550 and Email 560. By clicking on these icons, a user can surf the Internet and send/receive email respectively through the communication interface unit 307. In addition, an Internet web site icon may also be incorporated into a grid of a program guide. For example, by clicking on "ESPN.com" within grid 570, the user will automatically be linked to, for example, an ESPN web site.
A low speed data port 330 is used to connect to an IR-Blaster (not shown) for controlling a VCR for recording a program. As discussed before, an IR blaster is basically a programmable VCR remote control emulator controlled by the satellite receiver shown in
Additional relevant functional blocks of
In step 601, a user, as usual, presses either a channel up or down key on remote control 314 to channel surf. In step 602, a determination is made by for example, microprocessor 315, to see whether the user has activated channel information OSD display. This channel information display is shown for example, as a channel banner on top of
Also, in step 604, microprocessor 315 determines what the new channel number is in response to (whether a channel change command has been issued e.g., such as either the channel up or down key being pressed.) The determination is made in connection with what is currently in the channel surfing list or scan list.
A channel surfing list or a scan list is the list of all active video channels accessible when pressing and holding the channel up or down key of a remote control. The concept of an active channel list is not new. The active channel list is simply a collection of channels that the user wishes to cycle through when pressing the channel up or channel down button on the remote. Additionally, any channel in the active channel list can be directly displayed by manually entering the channel number.
In step 606, after the new channel number is determined, microprocessor 315 will query the EPG data to find the correct program information to be displayed. This is based in part on the current time and channel number information determined in step 604. The microprocessor 315 will also query an advertisement database to determine which advertisement to show concurrently with the selected channel. As shown in step 608, the particular ad shown may depend on current time and/or channel, or other algorithm. Other algorithm may include displaying an advertisement according to the type of program shown (e.g., comedy, drama, sports, etc.) or likely viewing demography of the viewers, etc.
In steps 609 and 610, microprocessor 315 will then cause the OSD processor 320 to extract the necessary text and/or graphics information from the ad database. The OSD will display program information, channel video and selected ad at the same time as shown for example, in
In addition, the displayed ad will be automatically highlighted, as in step 611. Microprocessor 315 will then determine whether the user has selected the ad, for example, by pressing an "OK" key on the remote 314, shown in step 612. In step 614, if the ad has been selected by the user, microprocessor 315 will then cause the display of, for example, detailed information and choices for the ad, for example, allowing the user to watch and/or record video/audio clips of the ad, or to conduct a transaction through modem 307, for example.
Another exemplary embodiment of the present invention is shown in
The system shown in
When the auxiliary information such as advertisement is selected by a user via a control system of a television receiver such as a remote control 314 shown in
The store and forward server 710 collects and categorizes the selection information 714 from receiver 701 into packages related to the origin of the auxiliary information, and at a later time communicates the selected information back to a designated party, such as the originator of the auxiliary information. The time delay allows for the selection of the transmission times (e.g., at night) to minimize costs. The server 710 also determines the signal source associated with the selected auxiliary information (i.e., the source of the television signal or the EPG signal) and the number of times the auxiliary information has been selected. The number is used by the operator of the server to determine a fee to be paid, e.g., by the originator of the auxiliary information. This information may also be used to selectively determine the type of auxiliary information to be transmitted to or displayed for the user.
The selection information 714 communicated to the store and forward server from a television receiver may include identification data 713 for identifying the television receiver 701 from which the selection information 714 was sent. Such a provision allows the originator of the auxiliary information to identify and communicate with the consumers making the selection for the purposes of providing additional information and making sales. In a related feature, the provision of identifying the television receiver through the back channel may allow an audience survey company to monitor the viewing habits of the consumers.
Various signal formats for embedding the auxiliary information in the television program signals and EPG signals are available. For example, a protocol known as ATVEF proposed by the Advance Television Enhancement Forum, an alliance of television communication and computer companies is advantageous. The protocol is based on the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) utilized in the Internet. The ATVEF protocol may be used with both analog and digital television systems. Other protocols may be used. In an analog television system, the auxiliary information may be included in the vertical blanking interval (VBI) of the television program signal, together with the EPG signal. In a digital television system the auxiliary information may be "packetized" and inserted into the digital data stream including the television program data and EPG data.
Another tier or feature level of the television system may also include provisions for communicating E-mail information, e.g., via the store and forward sever, also enhanced with auxiliary information, such as advertisements, to television receivers. In that case, the store and forward server also collects and categorizes the selection information associated with e-mail and quantifies the selection information for revenue tracking purposes. In this tier, providing auxiliary information, such as advertisements, subsidizes the cost of the E-mail service and may, in fact, allow for "free-mail". However, since the server delays the transmission of data so as to be economic, still other tiers of the system may provide for accelerated E-mail communication service and possibly also connection to the Internet upon the payment of fees by the consumer. Such an e-mail server 711 and Internet server 712 are shown in
The auxiliary information may also contain software for operating the television receiver or for providing an additional functionality to it, such as video games or personal computer functions including, e.g., word processing and spread sheet programs. To the extent that the television receiver itself has insufficient data processing capability itself, e.g., insufficient memory, such data processing may be shared from a personal computer linked to the television receiver via a bus.
Another aspect of such an apparatus provides for integrating a web browser and either an Ethernet or HomePNA interface for networking. Connecting the apparatus to a personal computer (PC) enhances the functionality by being able to download software applications, such as a word processor or spreadsheet, from the PC. Further, the apparatus could utilize the PC for data storage or for printing. A network connection would enable storing a URL directly and/or automatically on the PC.
As described previously, manufacturers and service providers are adding advertisements to items such as Electronic Program Guides. However, some users do not use EPGs or use EPGs infrequently. Instead, they "channel surf" by simply holding the channel up or down key of a remote control. Therefore, one aspect of the present invention "inserts" an advertisement (with or without corresponding channel banner description information) into the channel list of the TV.
A channel surfing list is the list of all active video channels accessible when pressing and holding the channel up or down key of a remote control. Thus, when the user "surfs" (channel up or direct channel entry) to the ad page, rather than tuning to a video frequency, the advertisement is presented. This embodiment therefore, provides the capability to insert an advertisement "channel" into this channel list so that the user can view an advertisements. Further, this invention enables the compilation of ad hits as people channel surf. The ad insertion can either be made to specific unmapped (not used by video) channels, or by inserting the advertisement after a certain number of channels have been surfed.
From an implementation standpoint, the active channel list must contain an attribute identifying what the "channel" is. That is, is it tunable video or is it an advertisement. When traversing the active channel list, the consumer device checks the attribute and determines if it needs to tune to the video or take some other action.
For devices that provide channel banner information (a title of the program), a banner for the advertisement will also be generated, such as shown for example, in
Another aspect of the present invention is that the following electronic content can be inserted into the channel surfing list:
It will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that the teachings of the present invention described above may be applied to a television, VCR, settop boxes, a video storage and playback unit such as a Tivo, etc., without departing from the true scope of the claims appended hereto.
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June 3rd Spcl, Walk to Rosemary ,Beachside of 30a, 80 Steps to Bchfrnt Pool,(16 Reviews)
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- Minimum stay:7 nights
- Sleeps:8
- Bedrooms:3
- Bathrooms:3
- Property type:House
- Internet:Yes
- Pets considered:No
- Wheel chair accessible:N/A
About the Property
3 Bdrm Beach House on southside of 30A. perfect for 2-7 people,80 steps to beach
We are on the southside of 30A across from Seacrest Beach. Once through the Iron Gate, You will know that you have arrived somewhere Exclusive and Special! The Brick paved street is lined with Palm trees that lead you to the beach and beachfront pool!
Our unit is uniquely located just 50 steps from the oceanfront private pool and 100 steps to the beach boardwalk. Why take a tram or shuttle to the beach when you can walk from our Bungalow.
Walk to rosemary Beach, Bike to Seaside or Seagrove, golf at famous Camp Creek or a short drive up to Destins Baytowne Wharf. Burkes Beach Bungalow has travertine marble floors throughout the first floor and master.
Gorgeous granite throughout the kitchen. Solid Hardwood steps take you upstairs to two more bedrooms with there own private bathrooms with Limestone showers, pedestal sinks and more. Even the kids bunk room has its own beautiful bathroom.
Open up the frenchdoors off the bedroom and you have your own private balcony overlooking the palm lined courtyards and other villas.
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House Rules
- Children Welcome
- Non Smoking Only
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Bedrooms: 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 8, Beds for 7-8
- Bedroom 1
- Bedroom 2
- Bedroom 3
- Convertible bed(s)
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- Our Beach Bungalow Has All the Amenities of Home, T, V's/Vcr's/Phone Cable/ Fully Accessorized Kitchen/Place Settings for 6, Pull Out Sleeper Sofa and More. Most importantly were located just 80 steps to the beach and the unique beachfront pool that sits atop of the sand dunes. Were also right next door to Rosemary Beach and Alys Beach. Come, discover paradise at the Burkes Beach Bungalow....moreless
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Leisure Activities
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- Shelling
- Shopping
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- Ocean View
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- Fishing
- Golf
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- Tennis
- Wind-Surfing
- Air Conditioning
- Clothes Dryer
- Covered Parking
- Linens Provided
- Parking Off Street
- Washing Machine
- Wireless Internet
- Catering Available
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- Ice Maker
- Deck / Patio
- Lanai / Gazebo
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- Communal Pool
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Summer Weeks
May 20 - Aug 11, 2017
7 night min stay
Changeover Day: Saturday
Late summer
Aug 12 - Oct 21, 2017
7 night min stay
Changeover Day: Saturday
Oct 22 - Dec 23, 2017
7 night min stay
Changeover Day: Saturday
My Standard Rate
7 night min stay
Changeover Day: Saturday
Additional information about rental rates
- Cleaning Fee $150
- Refundable Damage Deposit $350
- Tax Rate 11%
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Activities Galore, bring your bikes and Bike to Seaside, famous for its boutique shops and quaint restaurants, rent bikes in Rosemary, Visit the Gulf world, a wonderful aquarium in Panama City just 15 minutes away, Rent Jet Skis on the Gulf, 5 Championship golf courses within 20 Minutes, Take a drive on Scenic 30A, One of the nations prettiest 12 mile stretches, 'AAA Magazine'
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About: The Burkes welcome you to our Bungalow. this house fills up fast so we urge you to book out your vacation 2 - 3 months in advance.Our family found this area in 2000 and fell in love with the Emerald Coast and 30A. come see the prettiest beaches in the country and meet some of the most friendly people in the Country.Call or text us anytime to discuss booking options and rate details 513-582-4649
Why Seacrest, FL, USA:
Uniquely located just next door to Rosemary Beach, southside of 30A so no roads to cross. Walk to everything, shops, restaurants, coffee shops, pubs
The Unique Benefits at this House:
Beachfront Heated pool, southside of 30A,close to all shops,restaurants,coffee bars, candy stores, ice cream,bike to some great spots along scenic 30A like Seaside or Watercolor or some great fishing lakes.
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Burkes Beach Bungalow, 80 steps to the beach and beachfront heated pool
front porch
chefs kitchen, update in jan 2017 with all new cookware
dining for 4-5 + 2 bar stools
1st floor master with walk out courtyard. All new bedding in 2017
1st floor master bath with marble floors limestone shower
cute sitting area in kids room. room for a air mattress too if needed
queen suite bathroom upstairs. Marble floors, limestone showers, pedestal sinks
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little man reeling in the big catch.....Make memories with your family
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kitchen and bar area with 2 bar stools
its 5 oclock somewhere. Cute kitchen with granite and stainless, marble floors
comfy overstuffed Tommy Bahama couches, Hi Def TV, WIFI
living area
1st Fl master has a courtyard too for dining or morning breakfast or a puzzle
upstairs kids bunk room with full bath and sitting area. Yes, pamper the kids
2nd flloor queen master with full bath and walk out balcony, new bedding 2017
upstairs balcony with porch swimg
rinsing station as you come off the beach before jumping in the pool
Olives, great sandwich shop in Rosemary Sq
Some shops along Rosemary Square, just 1 block away
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Date last modified - Sunday, May 28, 2017
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Bidirectional RF Amplifier
Well I've been working my way along the Minima block diagram. Following it up-stream as it were. And so finally arrived at the "Bidirectional RF Amplifier" or Bidi Amp for short. You can see my version above.
First some back-story.
When I first started contemplating building a scratch-built homebrew rig from ground up. I was looking around for ideas and very quickly found Farhan's BitX-20. I was even thinking about using the Realistic DX-100 case for a BitX project. So I started reading everything I could lay my hands on about the BitX. As it happened while I was researching the BitX project Farhan announced the Minima. So I shifted focus and we now find ourselves here.
However during the process of looking into the BitX I stumbled across a file called:-
"A Termination Insensitive Amplifier for Bidirectional Transceivers"
co-authored by none other than Wes Hayward, W7ZOI and Bob Kopski, K3NHI, from way back in June 2009. The file had been uploaded into the files area of the into the Yahoo BITX20 Group by Farhan himself. So I read it.
It soon became clear that Wes and Bob were offering for consideration what they believed to be a much improved bidirectional amplifier design over that used in the original BitX. It was apparent that Wes and Bob thought the original design less than optimal because the input impedance of that original RF Amp was dependent upon the output termination. I'll not try explain further here but would encourage anyone building a BitX or Minima to go and have a careful read of this document.
Now I was a bit puzzled as to why this newer RF Amp was missing from current BitX designs. I was reading this in late 2013 some 4 years after the paper was originally written. Perhaps some BitX designs did use the newer design and I managed to miss seeing them? But at the time I concluded that the original design must work well enough. Well enough, that nobody saw any imperative for change. It was also obvious that the newer design used more parts and so would be marginally more expensive. So I mused over this information and decided that if I did go ahead and build a BitX that it would be fun to build it with the newer Bidi RF Amp design.
Then along came the Minima. And guess what? Sitting right at the very heart of the circuit diagram was the very same hitherto missing "Termination Insensitive Amplifier"! Or was it the same? Well No, it wasn't identical, Farhan had modified it somewhat. But its heritage was clear and Farhan himself cites the Minima amplifier origins on the Minima home page:-
"Bob Kopski and Wes Hayward have produced better feedback amplifiers for BITX a few years ago. This circuit was used as the IF amplifier amplifying the signal towards from the modulator to the crystal filter. It has strong 50 ohms output impedance that drives the crystal filter properly."
So with all this information rattling around in my otherwise empty head, I made a decision. I decided that I would build my version of the Minima Bidi RF Amp as per the original article by Wes and Bob. I had no specific reason for doing so. I just liked the "symmetry" of the original RF Amp and owing to Wes and Bob's detailed description of how the circuit operated thought I had a better chance of understanding its operation.
Now on about page 5 of Wes and Bob's document is a table. This table lists various resistor combinations that can be used for various gain levels while maintaining a 50 Ohm input and output impedance. I knew that the Minima Bidi Amp was supposed to have about 20dB gain. So I selected the option from the table that read:-
R1 Ohms = 330
Rf Ohms = 1000
Rd Ohms = 10
Gain = 19.3dB
Return Loss = 30dB
I selected this option because 19.3dB gain was pretty close to the nominal 20dB. Other builders had been getting about 16 to 18dB in any case. And also because this option had the second from highest return loss figure of 30dB.
So I went ahead and built one.
And there it is connected to my RF power meter. Which is a silly photograph to show you. Because the power meter in the photo is measuring the input RF power level to the Bidi RF Amp at -20dB as adjusted from the signal generator. You'll just have to take my word for it that when looking at the output it was almost exactly 0dB for +20dB of gain. As tested in both directions. The 'scope output was a beautiful crisp clean sign wave. In short, mine works exactly as Wes and Bob said it would. I'll try to take a 'scope snapshot and upload it here soon.
Did it work first time?
Of course not.
I built the first half of the RF Amp one weekend no problem at all. I was being careful because it was new territory. The next weekend I went and added the second half. I was making haste because I knew exactly what I was doing… Problem. Both sides stopped working properly. Grr! Enact fault-finding mode. I found that in my haste I had installed a 180K Ohm resistor, instead of a 180 Ohm, Oops. And then I found a solder bridge. But still it was not working… Darn!
About 3 hours later I discovered that the 0.5 metre test lead with alligator clips. Which I had added just to provide a convenient ground point for both scope and signal generator was NOT a very good idea! Once the offending lead was removed I then got precisely 19dB of gain @ 20Mhz as measured on the 50 Ohm terminated scope. Not bad for a predicted gain of 19.3dB.
For those interested. The transistors I used happen to be BC547-B's with a beta of ~230.
So happy with the success of my first Bidi RF Amp build was I, that I immediately went and built another one! Identical to the first. And this time, I took my time.
And it worked. First time! 😉
73, Steve.
Crystal Ladder Filter 20Mhz
Well I had a lot of fun building the Minima 20Mhz crystal filter. There is no shortage of good information on the topic of crystal ladder filter construction scattered around the Internet. So I'll try not to tediously duplicate but rather focus on what I learnt specific to the Minima. For those starting from point zero here is just one link to a document containing a reasonable summary of the current state-of-the-art:-
Crystal characterization and crystal filter design.
The first thing of import I learnt about the Minima filter is that it is a QER filter. QER being short for "Quasi-Equiripple". The QER filter topology is easily distinguished by the use of the two parallel crystals at either end of the filter. This filter type is attributed to none other than David Gordon-Smith G3UUR. Who also developed what is most likely the most popular method for measurement of crystal motional parameters, the G3UUR shifted frequency method.
What I found out about QER filters is that they are "relatively new". So there is not a whole lot of information about them around the Net. They are a variant of the Min-Loss Cohn Filter topology which substantially reduces unwanted passband ripple. Which is a very good thing. Min-Loss Cohn is popular for simple QRP designs because it is simple. As all of the capacitors in the network have the same value. The only thing wrong with the Cohn filter is the rather large ripple in the passband. QER maintains the simplicity but substantially removes the ripple.
So I decided that I would use the G3UUR shifted frequency method to characterize my crystals. Which seemed appropriate given that the filter was a QER filter. So step one was to build a G3UUR test oscillator and measure two frequencies per crystal for each crystal in my set of 42. Above you can see the test oscillator and frequency meter in action. It is going to be difficult for some to find a counter that will give 1Hz accuracy at 20Mhz. But I'd suggest that the exercise is still worth-while even if you have to scale back to a 10Hz resolution.
So I sorted and labeled each of my crystals with a number from 1 to 42 and then proceeded to measure them. During the process I found three crystals from this batch that wouldn't even start in the test oscillator. Not quite sure what would have happened if I had managed to select one of these for inclusion in a filter at random. But I'm thinking only bad things would likely come of it.
What you're trying to do here is pick a matched set of crystals that oscillate at very nearly the same frequency, or as close as you can get them. The data was all entered into LibreOffice Calc spreadsheet and with a bit of software magic the crystals were all helpfully sorted. Such that picking a group of 8 crystals with the closest possible frequency span could be done at a glance.
If you're not planning on doing the whole "crystal characterization" filter design thing. Then I'd still recommend that you at least do this step. You could use the Minima BFO as the test oscillator. If nothing else it will remove faulty crystals from the equation and it is much more likely that you will end up with a crystal filter instead of a crystal brick wall.
So I went ahead and built the crystal ladder filter that you can see above with my "matched" crystals. Oddly enough I (foolishly?) chose to build this filter arbitrarily with the 100pF capacitors as specified in the Minima circuit diagram. Partly because I wanted to see what the result would be. But mostly because at that time I was still trying to get my head around the software design process.
Obviously if you have gone to all the trouble of properly characterizing your crystals then the objective would be to feed that data into some design Software. Requesting it to give you a particular desired bandwidth for your new filter based upon the motional parameters you have carefully collected. The software should then tell you (predict) the inter-stage capacitor values (all the same value for QER) and the filters characteristic impedance. All hopefully with a high degree of accuracy. So just grabbing five 100pF capacitors and slapping them in like I did is somewhat missing the point entirely.
So the resulting filter was connected up to the Rigol DSA-815 and a plot emerged. I have to say I was pretty pleased to see this picture. But what's this, the 3dB BW is only 1.9kHz? Others have been reporting 4.5, 6 and even higher 3dB bandwidths! Which just goes to show that the resulting bandwidth is very dependent upon the actual crystals being used and their motional parameters.
The plot above is the same 1.9kHz filter. It was generated with the vna/J software using a MiniVNA-Pro. This plot shows both the S21 transmission loss plot and the S11 refection or return loss plot overlayed. You can see more detail from this instrument as the minimum bandwidth resolution of the Rigol DSA-815 is only 100Hz. But the Rigol is more than up to the task of providing crystal ladder filter sweeps for Amateur purposes. The return loss plot looks pretty messy and not anything like the ones you see in text books. To be honest I don't really have a good feel for how good or bad this filters return loss is. Time, more reading and some experimentation will reveal all.
Along the way I had discovered, to the best of my Internet sleuthing, that there is currently only one software design tool which will allow you to predict and model the QER filter. And that software package is called Dishal.
So I fired up Dishal as seen above and proceeded to try to understand the inner workings and why my filter was so narrow compared to those built by others. I'm going to use Dishal to predict the required capacitor values for a filter 3dB bandwidth of 2.7kHz. Given that I tell Dishal what -my- specific crystal motional parameters are.
I should mention that QER filters with all capacitors being of equal value makes experimenting easy. It wouldn't be hard to arrive at a desired filter bandwidth simply by logical substitution of the capacitors. Reducing the capacitor value(s) increases bandwidth while increasing capacitor value(s) decreases bandwidth. So with some educated guess-work and only a few wholesale capacitor bank change outs. You should arrive pretty close to where you want to be in terms of bandwidth. Of course you're not going to know what your filter impedance is until you test/measure it. Which is the other very important thing that your filter design software will tell you. But it can all be done. So even if you don't have any method of sweeping a filter then you can still build them!
The first thing one needs to get your head around with QER and Dishal is that nearly all of the program functionality displayed above, including the ability the plot pretty filter plots. Is not applicable to QER filters. If you're using this software to design a QER filter, then you are simply going to use two or three program features available from the drop-down menus at the top of the screen. The option "Xtal", and then later in the design process the "QER (G3UUR)" option. Likely followed by the "LC-Match" to assist in building a matching network.
Under the "Xtal" option you get two sub-options for the two most popular methods for performing Crystal Characterisation of the motional parameters. The G3UUR method and the 3dB BW method. I used the G3UUR method but later cross checked with the 3dB BW method. I found that either produced results so close that it wouldn't matter which you use. So the selection of method will be something of personal preference. Perhaps dictated by the test equipment you own. If you're lucky enough to already own a VNA then the 3dB BW method may well be easier.
After some trial and error I discovered that Dishal could be used to accurately predict the capacitors required to build a filter of a given bandwidth. What I found however was that the crystal holder capacitance value was critical. I had to measure the capacitance value between the two crystal leads, record this value. Then I needed to short the two leads together and measure the capacitance between both the shorted leads and the metal case of the actual crystal. The second amount then needed to be deducted from the first and the result is entered into Dishal as the Cp (pF) figure. It was only the difference of a couple of "Puffs" but it made a world of difference to the prediction.
So after carefully collecting the crystal frequencies(s) of all my crystals. Then selecting the 8 crystals closest together in band-spread. Only 65 Hz spread between them. Then measuring the holder capacitance of all these eight crystals. And then averaging all of these eight values to arrive at a single value to enter into Dishal for each parameter. Dishal then proceeded to predict 65pF as being required for a 3dB bandwidth of 2.7kHz with some 94 ohms of in/out impedance. I substituted a standard capacitor value of 68pF and went ahead and built my second filter. I had decided to keep the 1.9kHz 3dB BW filter. After all it was a good looking filter!
And the result?
Again the plot above was produced by vna/J and a MiniVNA-Pro. Using the marker math function of vna/J it was revealed that the 3dB bandwith was:-
19,997.524 Low
20,000.175 High
Actual 3dB bandwidth = 2.651 kHz! Not too bad a result for 2.7kHz requested.
A Dishal help file warns that calculations are based on mathematically perfect components. Which of course don't exist in the real world. The resulting losses mainly in the capacitors leads to a slightly smaller 3dB bandwidth than that calculated. The suggestion is to work out what your desired 6dB BW would be and then enter that as the requested 3dB BW (i.e. lie to the program essentially). This will apparently place you *very* close to your actual desired BW. The fact that I did not do this would go a long way towards explaining my smaller than requested BW.
So I was very happy with the new filters width. But what's that wavy pattern across the top of the passband? Ripple! Nearly 3dB of it at a quick glance at the plot. Now I asked the question:- "How much ripple is acceptable?" and basically the answer came back:- "How much are you prepared to put up with?". I even found a commercial manufacturers technical bulletin talking about adjusting a filter matching network which said that anything "less than 3dB" of ripple was to be deemed acceptable. Admittedly this alignment procedure came from the valve era and I think our standards today are a little higher, even for the home-brewer. Suffice to say that 3dB is probably too much and if you have it down to less than 0.5dB ripple then that is considered very good indeed.
So where did the ripple come from? The ripple from a practical stand point is caused by two things. Failure to match your crystal filters input and output impedance properly and how wide your filter is. The wider the filter, the more ripple it is going to have. This means that building an exotic narrow CW filter is actually pretty easy. A 400Hz CW filter using the traditional Cohn topology is probably not going to have any significant passband ripple. But if you try to build a filter with wider SSB bandwidths, like the 2.7kHz 3dB BW filter above, then keeping the ripple under control gets harder, much harder.
It also goes to show how lucky I was with the first filter I'd built. The bandwidth may have been an unexpectedly narrow 1.9kHz but the combination of narrow BW and what must have been a filter with very, VERY close to 50 ohms input and output impedance resulted in a very flat passband.
What to do to reduce the ripple? I needed to impedance match the input and output of my new 2.7kHz filter to 50 ohms.
Now Dishal had predicted about 94 ohms impedance in/out. So I guess I could have just matched to that. But I had altered the capacitor values slightly. By now I had learnt that sometimes very small values of capacitance make big differences. I guess I could have used Dishal, and altered the requested bandwidth to arrive at the actual value of capacitance I had used and then read off the predicted Zo in/out. But I wasn't sure if this approach was valid. So in the end I went and built a couple of in-line resistive terminators.
You place these either side of the filter. Then adjust the mutli-turn pots for best passband response while looking at the spectrum analyzer filter sweep in real time. The resistive terminations cause bucket loads of additional insertion loss but you don't worry about that. This adjustment is subjective and a bit tricky. As I had to keep adjusting the DSA-815 settings to keep the top of the passband visible. Adjusting the resistors tended to make important parts of the trace disappear off the bottom of the analyzer screen. Eventually I arrived at what I thought looked like the flattest passband response. And when the terminators were removed and the actual resistance checked with an Ohm meter I was pretty close to 75 ohms.
So I then asked the Dishal LC-Match to give me the values for a L-Pad to match 75 ohms to 50 ohms. Which gave series inductance of 0.28uH with parallel capacitance of 75pF. I substituted 75pF for a standard value of 82pF and with a bit of help from the AADE LC meter (fantastic tool this!) built some 0.28uH air-core coils and the result looked something like this:-
And the actual filter response now looked like this:-
~ 0.5dB passband ripple!
As Colonel Hannibal from the "A-Team" would say:- "You gotta love it when a plan comes together!"
73, Steve.


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As reported today in The New York Times, the Albany Times Union as well as several TV stations, Senator Chuck Schumer visited the Thomas Cole site yesterday to announce our amazing find: decorative painting believed to be by Thomas Cole was found on the plaster walls of Cole's home, hidden for over a century behind many layers of wall paint. We have just posted a video to our YouTube channel that shows the meticulous process by the paint analyst Matthew Mosca. So far he has revealed only small sections of the overall design and much work remains to be done. At right is his rendering of how the painted decoration may have continued around the perimeter of the East Parlour.


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You test your theory for a few times, and you're right! Every time you stare at your pen, it hovers! Totally, ridiculously, awesome!!!!
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New York, Sep 21(ANI): Muslim leaders in the United States have said that they stood in support of the proposed mosque near 9/11 Ground Zero.
Addressing a press conference outside of Park51, the proposed site of the mosque and community center, the leaders also said that they have had discussions with the property developer about expediting the construction.
"From the discussion we had with the developer, they are committing to expedite the process, of making sure this project is coherent, has an advisory board from the Muslim community, from the interfaith community, so this project will reflect America in terms of its spirit and its look at the future," The Christian Science Monitor quoted Zaheer Uddin, Executive Director of the Islamic Leadership Council in New York, as saying.
Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid, deputy amir of the Muslim Alliance in North America, made it clear that the mosque issue was an important test of American society.
"We are here as religious leaders at a time when there is religious intolerance and bigotry that is prevailing," Abdur-Rashid said.
"So we wanted to make clear our unified stance in light of the problems that all Americans are facing because when one group is deprived of their rights, all groups are deprived of their rights," he added.
The Muslim leaders' meeting comes a week after a Florida preacher, Terry Jones, threatened to burn copies of the Quran at his church to protest against the mosque.
Jones flew to New York after announcing that he had an agreement from Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, who conceived of the Park51 project, to move the mosque.
That announcement proved to be wrong, but Jones suspended the burning of the religious books.
The construction of the mosque has also become a political battleground, where Republicans Sarah Palin and Newt Gingrich have come out against the proposed mosque. (ANI)


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If the Baltimore Ravens defense is to maintain its unwavering standard of excellence in 2012, the unit must mesh with a new coordinator and operate without several key components - most notably injured All-Pro linebacker Terrell Suggs. Dean Pees is the fourth defensive coordinator for the Ravens during John Harbaugh's five-year tenure as head coach. His task is to maintain the team's success on defense, a job that could be hindered by the loss of Suggs, who might miss the entire season with a torn Achilles tendon. At a voluntary offseason training camp session Wednesday, Pees inserted a variety of players in Suggs' position in an effort to gauge their effectiveness. Pees says, ''As a coach, you've got to go out there and coach the guys you have here.''
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Mid-1964: the first LA engine, the 273, was released as a lightweight, compact V8 for
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Wonderful tips for helping parents talk to their kids about a really uncomfortable topic. Includes a great list of books to read with them.
With Understanding Comes a Whole New Perspective
"You can't change the past but, with understanding, you can sometimes draw the poison out of it."~Carlo Gebler
It never crossed my mind there could be a difference between knowing and understanding something. Now that I understand that, the depression is lifting, the light seems brighter, brain fog is clearing; yes, there is a difference between knowing and understanding.
I spent 50 years knowing I had been abused sexually, emotionally, and physically as a child, and then, too, as an adult. I ruminated on the details, the perpetrators, the scenes, and the dialogue–data stored permanently in my mind. That's what knowledge is.
So, one wonders, or at least I did, if I know all these things, no repressed memories to unearth, then why can't I move on? I've confronted some offenders via letters and phone calls, and I even wrote a memoir. Certainly, those things should empower me, lessen or eliminate the symptoms (i.e., low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, PTSD) that a victim of childhood abuse and sexual assault endure.
So how does understanding differ from knowing? Knowing is processed in the mind–that place where all the data is stored to ruminate on. Understanding takes longer to process, and it occurs in the brain. It not only needs all that "knowing" data gathered from personal experiences and education, but it needs your interest to break down, conceptualize, and analyze what you know.
In writing my memoir, like so many memoirists, I tried to make sense of my experiences and to understand them. I don't think many of us come out the other side "healed" or feeling dramatically different (other than it's enormously helpful to find out we aren't alone in our experiences). I believed that writing what I know would bring understanding. I was wrong. I needed to reach much deeper, beyond the who, what when and where, and focus on what I didn't care about when I wrote or ruminated: the Why. Why did these people commit a heinous crime against a child?
Understanding doesn't mean to condone or forgive. It means drawing some of the poison out of the pain. The light just might shine a little brighter.
His Presence is Real
Mill dust covers the worn leather boots
At the base of the curtain
That is my bedroom door.
Lying in my metal-frame bed
I see the ghostly outline
Of my stepfather
Through its worn, flowered fabric.
It is not my imagination—
The stench of whiskey and stale tobacco
Tells me his presence is real.
He watches me
Through the long, narrow space
Between the curtain and wall
And I watch him
Through slits Of my partially closed eyes…
© 2016 mandy smith
(excerpt from memoir)