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A simple stereo Amp aroud a 2N3773
I have four old Toshiba 2N3773 transistors (along with two new Motorolas; six total 2N3773) from a 1970-s era Sunn Coliseum Lead guitar amplifier. I also have a pair of their PNP counterparts, the 2N6609 made by ON Semiconductor (Motorola?). In addition, I have any number of old 70s-era Marantz and Pioneer receivers from which to scavenge parts from, and two 460VA transformers from a couple of early-1990s Technics integrated amps. I am thinking, instead of tossing ways a bunch of still good parts from old equipment, I would put them to use in a new, simple, clean sounding stereo amp. Obviously I would welcome any suggestions anyone might have, or some schematics of amplifiers that use the 2N3773 and 2N6609. It neednt be pretty, but it does have to sound good.
I'm building one of these using 2N3773s
And the Saga Continues ...
Now we have Toshiba branded 2N2773 power transistors. This in itself is interesting, as a search on the Toshiba site reveals that they don't even seem to make this transistor! It would be unusual for a Japanese manufacturer to make a "2N" device at all, but doubly so since this is a very old device now, and seems to be discontinued by just about every other maker.
Again, these have all the "earmarks" of counterfeits - and naturally enough someone was caught out, and his amp failed with these transistors installed. If you happen across any of these components, be afraid - be very afraid!
These transistors were removed from an old 1970s amp. There was not much counterfeiting back then, if any. China had no semiconductor industry then. They are probably OK.
Most of the cost in an amp is in the power transformer, filter caps, chassis and heat sinks. The semiconductors are fairly cheap by comparison. You may want to consider using some better parts for improved sound quality and reliability since it really won't affect cost much. The 2N3773s are very slow and not capable of dissipating as much power as their modern counterparts. That said, I use them for repairing Dynaco 120s without problems.
they did. they started to produce transistors in the mid 1950s.
You could try this circuit:
which would use your four 2N3773's nicely. Wouldn't like to promise it would be stable with older/slower output transistors, but hell, if you blow them up replace them with nice new ones...
The full site is here:
You can buy ready made PCBs; I've built an amp around these (with modern transistors) and it's very good.
Another option:
can i give +/-50v to this circuit
Audio Amplifier 90-100W with 2N3773
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Hi, we are in the process of planning a search feature of a product and we are having quite a hard time figuring out the "right" way to do it. The requirements for our app are the following: 1) Large number of indices (at _least_ 10000) 2) The amount of data involved per index is not very high, but because of the number of indices involved the data set will be something about 500 - 1000 GB 3) The searching capabilities must be fail safe, while it's acceptable if deletes/updates can take some time. 4) The majority of operations will be searching the indices. I've followed the mailing list intensively the last month and especially the "Best Practices for Distributing Lucene Indexing and Searching" (http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=lucene-user&m=110971318020691&w=2) and "Real time indexing and distribution to lucene on separate boxes (long)" (http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=lucene-user&m=107900097217474&w=2) threads provided some interesting insight. But still our requirements are a bit different. My thoughts how the above could be handled, so far are: 1) Have one *really big* "master" which handles all tasks related to index manipulation. Sync the indices according to Doug's tips http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=lucene-user&m=110973989200204&w=2 out to a cluster of slaves that are responsible for searching. Problem: How to make sure that indices across slaves are in sync. Big Problem: Syncing of this large number of indices will cause a lot of traffic and cause already quite a load on the slaves (not to speak of the master) 1.1) Is it safe to _search_ (only) an index mounted via NFS? If yes, then the search boxes could mount the indices on the master box. But this solution would probably lead to some serious perfomance issues because of the needed disk I/O on the master. Though I'd love to be proven wrong on this one. 2) Split up index collection into smaller portions and distribute a certain number of indices (~ up to 1000 indices) into smaller autonomous clusters, that are completely responsible for their collection of indices. Problem: How do I keep index distribution dynamic so I don't have to hardcode where to look for a certain index (that's not a real lucene issue, but more one of distributed computing, but nevertheless I thought you guys might know a way to solve it). Any ideas on this? Has anyone ever worked with such a large number of Lucene indices (and the amount of data it involves)? I appreciate your help very much. Cheers Benjamin --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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This is a bit of a scary thought, but of all the people who bought homes in the United States within the last two years, 39% of them owe more money on their mortgages then their houses are worth. 39% is getting awfully close to HALF. Of course this is a very scary thought – and here are two main factors as to why that might be:
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Back when you actually had to have a down payment you had immediate equity in your house. But since zero-down mortgages became available you started out with zero equity. These mortgages were used partly because people just thought housing always went up – and some mortgage brokers may have been chasing commissions (once the mortgage is in place – they are out of the picture). The housing bull market (until now) had been the longest in history – and many first time homeowners weren't old enough to remember the last housing market decline – perhaps they were under the illusion that housing markets didn't decline?
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Those are big numbers, but should be put in perspective. The number of people who bought in the last two years in relation to the total number of people who are homeowners is quite small. The media always vascillates from wildly bullish to wildly bearish.
Still a sobering statistic though. Here in BC, real estate prices have gone sky high. While we don't have the subprime mortgage problems they are experiencing in the US, the risk of a correction is definitely there. If I didn't already own I think I'd be continuing to sit on the sidelines for a while. The thought of being in a negative equity situation on such a high dollar item makes me queasy.


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ROCKAWAY - Morris Hills, with first-place finishes from John Uhrynowich and Alan Kotteles, captured the boys team title in the Hills Division of the Iron Hills Conference Winter Track Championships held last Friday at Drew University in Madison.
The Knights completed the meet with a point total of 80, 14 better than runnerup Hanover Park.
Mount Olive was a close third with 62 points and Parsippany (42), West Essex (26), Dover (24), Mendham (18), Summit (14) and Weequahic (8) rounded out the nine-team field.
In the girls meet, the Lady Knights finished second with 79 points to champion Parsippany, which finished on top of the 10- team field with 93 points.
Hanover Park (45), Mendham (33), Summit (20), West Essex (20), Mount Olive (9), Dover (5), Weequahic (4) and West Morris (3) completed the team scoring.
In the Iron Division portion of the meet, Morris Knolls scored 58 points to finish third in the boys meet, trailing only champions Seton Hall (80 points) and runnerup Morristown (76).
Randolph (51), Parsippany Hills (36), Livingston (16), Columbia (14), Roxbury (6) and West Morris (3) completed the nine-team field.
In the girls division, the Lady Eagles finished eighth with 12 points as Columbia captured the title with 72 points ahead of second-place Morristown, which had 57.
Randolph (53), West Morris (43), East Orange (28), Livingston (16) and Parsippany Hills (2) completed the scoring.
Uhrynowich captured the 600-meter run in 1:28.55 with teammates Guye Winfield finishing fourth in 1:29.99 and Adam Peck sixth in 1:31.53.
Kotteles finished first in the high jump with a leap of 6-foot and also added 24 more points in the field events with a 2-3-4 finish in the shot put and a 4-5 in the pole vault.
C.J. Pavia led the Knights' point parade in the shot as his 41-2.75 was good enough for second behind Mount Olive's Steve Miller's winning toss of 41-6.25.
Sophomores Dave Tague and Trulby finished three-four in the shot with Tague finishing with a 40-5.50 and Trulby a 39-7.25.
Ben Kehoe finished fourth in the pole vault with a leap of 10-6 and teammate Jasper Cooper was fifth with a 10-0.
Matt Rzucidlo picked up a pair of third-place medals for the Knights with his 4:40.6 in the 1600 and his 10:28.12 in the 3200.
Kotteles and Guy Winfield won more team points in the 55-meter hurdles with Kotteles finishing third with a time of 8.23 and Winfield placing sixth in 9.55.
Joe McCann placed fifth with a 2:46.78 in the 1000 and Adam Abdul-Rahman ran a 38.87 to finish sixth in the 300 to round out the Knights individual scoring.
For the Dover boys, the 4x400-meter relay team of Kahlil Harris, Jose Elias, Michael Bibbs and Pedro Hernandez won with a time of 3:40.94, beating Morris Hills, which was less than a second back at 3:41.74.
Harris also placed second in the 300-meter dash with a time of 37.38 and was sixth in the 55-meter dash at 6.98.
Elias also came back to score points in two events, finishing fifth in the 1600 in 4:43.36 and taking sixth in the 1000 with a time of 2:47.95. Hernandez added two team points to the Tigers total with his fifth-place finish in the 600 in 1:31.34.
In the girls meet, the Lady Knights scored points in eight of the 10 events but couldn't overtake Parsippany, which scored the bulk of its points in the running events.
First-place medals were won by Dale Dias, who captured the 300-meter dash in 45.04; Lindsay Aagre, who won the high jump at 5-foot-0; freshman Gemma Naclerio, who won the shot with a put of 33-11.75; and the 4x400-meter relay team of Kenya Mollett, Aagre, Amanda McCurdy and Dias.
Dias was also third in the 600 in 1:44.71; Aagre ran second in the 55-meter hurdles in 9.47 and third in the 300 in 46.54; Mollett took a third in the 55-meter dash in 7.96 and sixth in the 300 in 47.58; and McCurdy also scored in two other events, finishing fifth in the 600 in 1:49.64 and fourth in the high jump at 4-6.
Iris Reyes finished fifth in the 55-meter hurdles in 10.08 and Jenna Corbett was third in the 1000 in 3:24.43 to round out the Lady Knights' scoring.
Dover's points were scored by Iris Strickland, who finished fifth in the 55-meter dash with a time of 8.12; Laura Elias, who was fifth in the 3200 in 13:34.95; and the 4x400-meter relay team, which finished sixth.
Will Weisnet won Morris Knolls' only gold medal in the Iron Division meet as he captured the shot put with a toss of 44-8.75 but it was Steve Denninger who picked up the most individual points as he had a second and two thirds in the shorter races.
Denninger ran a 36.66 to finish a close second to Seton Hall's Chris Turner (36.29) in the 300; placed third in the 55-meter dash with a time of 6.90; and won another third-place medal with his time of 1:30.26 in the 600.
Trevor Rudge was also a multiple medal-winner for the Golden Eagles as he placed second in the 3200 with a time of 10:33.07 and ran fifth in the 1600 with a time of 4:49.87.
Other Morris Knolls points were scored by Carey Black, who ran second in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.07, just .05 behind Seton Hall's Keith Burke; and Phil Leger, who placed fourth in the high jump at 5-6.
In the girls meet, freshman Lia Carchietta was the only Lady Eagle to score points as she finished second in the 600 with a time of 1:44, just .06 off the winning pace set by Columbia freshman Jessica Sanders; and then placed fourth in the 1000 with a time of 3:14.77.


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So the so this story comes to a close…Thank You to everyone who read, reviewed and enjoyed Fools Like Me! The song inspiration for the story is by Vanessa Carlton – Fools Like Me – Pretty way huh! No worries I have another story that I recently finished and will start posting ASAP!
Chapter 20 – Fools Like Me
Daniella was standing next to Summer, her white dress flowing, Seth in a tuxedo. Daniella couldn't believe her baby cousin Seth was getting married, Summer and him looked so happy. Summer took the whole werewolf / imprinting stuff quite well. And accepted him apology when he fractured her wrist. She'd known all along it wasn't his fault. She also knew he felt back about it. Paul was standing next to Seth looking at Daniella hungrily. He winked at her as she let her pink tongue slide between her red lips and wet them. Oh yea she was teasing him. He smirked at her, that was fine she could tease him all she wanted, he would definitely get her later for it.
Seth and Summer said their 'I do's' and then turned to each other and Seth kissed her thoroughly breathless. They walked back down the aisle this time as husband and wife.
And Daniella turned and walked after them she smiled softly when Paul's arm went around her waist and held her close. Paul kissed her neck softly, "You look beautiful Mrs. Redson." Daniella smiled softly, "Thanks...I don't exactly feel beautiful. I feel like I'm bloated." As her hand rubbed her Six month pregnant belly. Paul was about to protest when a familiar voice agreed, "I second the motion, only I feel like a whale." Daniella turned and saw Jake and Adriana walking up to them. The two girls embraced, trying to hug each other around their growing bellies. Jake gently rubbed Adriana's belly, "You're beautiful you're having our baby. You'd look beautiful either way."
Yup! The doctor's had been wrong. Though they made her spend the first 4 months in bed, just to be on the safe side. Sam had let Jake slack on patrol, because he wanted to make sure Adriana was well taken care of. They hadn't been married for even a month when they found out she was pregnant.
The whole pack was sitting at a table eating and talking as Seth spun his bride on the dance floor. The guys had all gotten together and helped build him a house. It was a nice 3 bedroom, 2 bathrooms. Deciding if they had to they'd add more rooms or whatever it may need which was their wedding gift to the couple. The girls got together and helped decorate the inside which was their gift to the couple.
Paul smirked as he leaned over, "Dance with me beautiful." Daniella smiled softly, "Fine but when you're son starts kicking you get to calm him down." Paul chuckled, "Anything for you." They'd only been married for 7 months, their wedding was directly after Jake and Adriana's. It was also no surprise when Daniella turned up pregnant. They'd already said they wanted at least six kids. They were currently working on the first.
Paul wrapped Daniella in her arms as they slowly swayed to the soft music. He stared down in her eyes as he was sneaking soft kisses. He never imagined they'd finally be married expecting their own baby. He never thought they would come this far. Not after what he'd done. Though she had finally forgiven him and they decided to never speak about their horrible beginning again. They were only going to focus on their future and the future of their family.
Daniella's voice cut into his thoughts, "Paul stop thinking about it." Paul shook his head as he chuckled at her. She knew him he was like an open book to her. She knew what he was thinking about constantly. He didn't know how...Maybe imprints intuition.
Paul kissed her lips softly, "I was such a fool."
Daniella smiled softly, "Yea well fools like me...We'd pick a fool any day."
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My MSI motherboard is getting power and that's it, nothing else, there is no display coming up on the screen, not hearing any beeps for post or the supposed errors. I also tried cleaning for dust but that too is to no avail
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Hey back at yuh even though i'm am not getting any shrill beep i also tried that as one of the troubleshooting techniques and still nothin. Anymore suggestions
that beep sometimes just quits , mine did but everything else is good
have you tried another monitor? or if you have a video card try that
because if the computer starts up but no video is being processed , then it could be the on board video chip that quit, were you experiencing video stopping wihile you were watching something before this happend?
do you have the fan that has three wires , on the processor?
clr bios in the run position?
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Hey dude when u are turning on ur computer is it making a really shrill beep and nothing is coming up on the screen? if so why don't u try opening the ram and then putting it in again or just putting a new ram in.
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Saturday 3 October 1903
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Before the group of around 1000 cyclists had even begun its protest ride along Kew Boulevard on Sunday morning, half a dozen riders had stopped kerbside to change tubes and tyres after running over tacks on the road.
For the last 15 months cyclists say a rogue individual has targeted them by putting thumb tacks along the shoulder of the road, causing punctured tyres and crashes.
VicRoads had swept the popular cycle route at 11pm on Saturday night to clear it of tacks, but the so-called "boulie tacker" was at it again.
"There's clearly been a fresh batch of tacks, which is quite brazen really," protest organiser George Mihailides said.
Efforts to fix the problem have come to naught and now cyclists are calling for surveillance cameras to be installed along the road to catch the culprit.
Mr Mihailides said the problem was forcing cyclists away from the shoulder of the road and into the traffic lane, endangering them and motorists.
The problem was causing "crashes, injuries, motorists getting punctured, motorcyclists getting punctured, injured children, injured pets and let's not forget the hundreds of thousands of dollars this is costing the ratepayers of Boroondara", he said.
"It's only a matter of time before someone gets seriously injured, or worse."
Victoria Police is investigating the matter. A spokesperson said around 500 cyclists had suffered punctures in the last year.
The clean-up cost had amounted to around $70,000 and the repair costs to bike riders around $5000 so far, the police spokesperson said.
The main problem areas were at the intersections of Walmer Street, Studley Park Road overpass, Molesworth Street, Yarra Park Bend and the intersection of Witshire Drive and Chandler Highway, they said.
Got me again on this mornings #boulietacks ride. That makes 13 since it started pic.twitter.com/VVRCz8E7NL— Wendy Osland (@wendypauline)
May 3, 2015
Mr Mihailides said police, VicRoads, the local council and Parks Victoria needed to work together to solve solve the problem.
"If you ask any of the bodies involved they all try to say it's not our piece of road to manage, so we're looking for united leadership," Mr Mihailides said. "We're not quite sure who it should be but someone needs to own it as a problem."
Spokespeople for Parks Victoria and Boroondara Council said separately that large roads were VicRoads' jurisdiction.
A VicRoads spokesperson was not available for comment.
With support from Borondoora Council and local bike shops, the community has set up "puncture stations" at intervals along the route.
Cyclists can use a spare tube if they get a puncture, and replace it later, under an honour system. But sometimes the tubes are stolen.
Some fools be breaking things down, but the better peeps be building them up #boulietacks. pic.twitter.com/BZMvYdZ3Nb— Stuart Partridge (@stuartp)
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A Parks Victoria manager Philip Ross said it did not manage the Yarra Boulevard and therefore had no direct authority over it.
"We've spoken this week to the protest organiser and explained we do not manage the Boulevard," he said. "We are happy to work with Boroondara Council and Victoria Police if there is any way we can assist within our areas of responsibility."


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"Google recently made some nice updates to the Google Play store, but they quietly updated the web store as well. Now you can uninstall and update your Android apps remotely right from your web browser."
"To access your apps, just log into the Google Play store and click on My Android Apps. There, you'll see all the Android phones connected to your account, and which apps are installed on each. You can click the Update button to update them (if available), or click the small trash button next to it to uninstall them. Then, you should be able to look at your phone and see the app disappear. Just one more way to easily keep your phone clean and clutter-free."
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Jun 28, 2012 at 11:31 UTC
About freakin' time!
I've been waiting for this from day one.
Jun 28, 2012 at 11:33 UTC
Jun 28, 2012 at 11:47 UTC
I knew you could install apps from the PC, I never thought to look if I could uninstall them. I suppose this is good if you have your kids phone locked down, or this is available somehow for corporate users.
Jun 29, 2012 at 8:42 UTC
They did do that on the sly, but epic stuff...
Jun 29, 2012 at 8:57 UTC
It just needs an "update all" button on the site now.
Still, a really useful addition to the Play store.
Jul 1, 2012 at 4:11 UTC
About damn time, maybe the next step will be a method of associating phones with corporate/company accounts so you can have admin level restrictions and locks on the phones AT the store level- no installing unapproved/inappropriate apps for you, user.
Besides, does every damn user have to install that stupid zit popping app, or girl farting app? I swear... buncha 5 year olds.
Jul 3, 2012 at 8:53 UTC
I cannot stop installing!
Perhaps I am I'll be running out of space by the end of the week :D
Next step will be to root my I9300 so I can play with the other Apps asking for root access.
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In tonight's debate we'll hear more of the same broken promises we heard in the debates four years ago and have been hearing ever since. Bill Clinton – who happens to be campaigning for Obama in New Hampshire today – rightly called these promises the "biggest fairy tale he's ever seen" in the Granite State back in 2008. Please see the video and the Research briefing book for more.
In 2008, Bill Clinton Referred To Obama's Campaign As "The Biggest Fairy Tale I've Ever Seen." CLINTON: "It is wrong that Senator Obama got to go through 15 debates trumpeting his superior judgment and how he had been against the war in every year, enumerating the years, and never got asked one time, not once, well, how could you say that when you said in 2004 you didn't know how you would have voted on the resolution, you said in 2004 there was no difference between you and George Bush on the war. And you took that speech you're now running on off your website in 2004. And there's no difference in your voting record and Hillary's ever since. Give me a break. This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen." (Bill Clinton, Remarks, Hanover, NH 1/8/08)
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RESEARCH BOOK: Obama Debate Promises Made, Promises Broken: http://www.gop.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/promises_debate_briefing.pdf
RNC Releases: "Fairy Tale"
WASHINGTON - The Republican National Committee releases the web video "Fairy Tale" to remind voters of the empty debate promises then-candidate Obama made four years ago. From promising to create five million new green energy jobs to lowering healthcare costs, Candidate Obama promised the American people he would do a lot of things that he never delivered upon. After four years of failing to keep his promises, why should we expect anything different from President Obama tonight? The Middle Class can't afford another four years of Obama's Fairy Tale.
Web video can be viewed here.
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"President Obama will no doubt make new promises to the American people in tonight's debate, but how can we trust him after he broke the ones he made four years ago?" said RNC Chairman Reince Priebus. "When will President Obama take responsibility for running four trillion dollar deficits after promising to cut the deficit in half? How about promising to create five million new green jobs, while giving taxpayer money to Solyndra? On issue after issue and promise after promise, this president has not been able to keep his word. Bill Clinton was right--this president is the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen."


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What does it mean when someone has a swollen tongue on one side (right side)? It has happened before and the tongue is white, but went away after several hours (about four months ago). The person is still able to talk with a lisp. Chloraseptic spray seems to slightly help control the swelling. The person does snore if that is any help. He has also experienced some soreness of the throat over the last couple days, but the soreness in his throat has gone and now his tongue is swollen only on his right side. Any information is greatly appreciated.
Hello,Has he had any trauma to the tongue? Does he take any medications?Is it impairing his ability to swallow?Has he eaten anything new? Any swelling of the lips?
He has not had a trauma to the tongue, nor is he taking any medication. He does not have a problem swallowing and has not eaten anything new. His lips are not swollen.
Thank you for the detail.I am sorry he is experiencing this.Swelling of the tongue on one side can be due to several things.First--trauma or injury that he may not be aware ofSecond--an infection in the tongue (abscess)--this is uncommon. He would have pain/tenderness of the tongueThird is a condition called angioedema. This is localized swelling of the tissues that is similar to hives--it simply occurs deeper under the surface.Angioedema usually affects lips, tongue, throat but can also affect other areas.The cause is generally thought to be an allergic reaction although there are some hereditary conditions that can also lead to angioedema.Certain medications, including anti-inflammatories such as ibuprofen can trigger this reaction.In some people, the cause cannot be determined.I would try using an over the counter antihistamine such as Zyrtec to see if this lessens the swelling.He should see his doctor today--he may need referral to an allergist for testing.If his tongue begins to swell more or if he feels chest tightness, difficulty swallowing or short of breath, take him to the ER.Please feel free to ask any follow up questions you may have.
Thank you!!
Could this be a cause of poor diet, i.e. salt or an acid reflex problem? He had a great deal of potato chips today.
Salt can cause swelling, yes.It would be unusual for it to be on one side of the tongue, though.It would be unusual for acid reflux to cause tongue swelling.If his tongue became irritated from all of the salt and he normally chews on one side of the mouth, it is possible that it is due to diet.I am still concerned about the possibility of angioedema, however, especially due to the fact that this is the second occurrence.
What he is telling me now, is that it has happened actually three times already (including this time). So, it has happened two times before and now this time. The first time it happened, it was on one side. The second time it happened, it was on both sides of the tongue, and now it again is only on one side. Also, he has been diagnosed with Graves disease if that is of any further help.Is it okay to use chloraseptic continuously if it is helping the swelling slightly? Why would using chloraspectic help?
Has he undergone treatment for Grave's?
Typically, Grave's will not cause swelling of the tongue. An under-active thyroid can cause tongue swelling, but it will not be intermittent.I do not know why the chloraseptic spray is making a difference. My suspicion is that it may be numbing the tongue but not decreasing the swelling itself. He may feel that it is improving the swelling because the tongue is numb...His doctor does need to know about this. It is a potentially serious condition if it worsens and starts to involve the throat...
No, he has not undergone any treatment for Grave's. He has been told there is no treatment for his current stage. He was told that there are treatments that are experimental and there are operations for severe cases. However, his condition with Grave's is in a dormant stage, so he has not sought any treatment. He can only get treatment if his condition gets worse and he has seen a specialist.Since Grave's is caused by thyroid over or under active, could his thyroid be inflamed and also be the reason for his swollen tongue? His tongue has not gotten worse, but it is still swollen. We are very grateful for your help!Would you happen to know if any throat specialist in our area that you could recommend? We live in Covina, California.
Hmm, something is unclear regarding his Grave's disease. Grave's disease is an autoimmune thyroid disease that leads to hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid).It is treated with medications or radioactive iodine (to ablate the thyroid). If he is not having symptoms and his thyroid hormone levels are normal, then he just needs to be monitored, but eventually he may become hyperthyroid. This would not be causing the swelling of the tongue. Unfortunately, I am in Michigan so I do not know of a specialist in your area. The best person to consult would be your GP for a referral.
Thank you for all your time and information. He wants me to ask you if you have any thoughts or answers of why this would only happen during the night and not in the day.He has had the radioactive treatment in the diagnosis stage, but it did not help.
Interesting. I do not know why it only happens at night, to be honest, unless he is unknowing biting his tongue in his sleep.
Again, we are very grateful for all your information. It has set us at ease and we will see his doctor today. It is physicians like you that make a great difference in the world. God bless you! Please know you are a special person.
Thank you, I am happy to have helped :)


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text: \nIn theory, our bodies should be able to digest whatever food they encounter, but in reality, certain foods can set-off stomach issues. Whether it's highly processed foods that our bodies don't recognize or specific allergies (like celiacs who have trouble digesting gluten properly), not all foods are treated equally in the digestive tract. Check out these best foods to keep your digestive system running smoothly, and those to avoid if you have a sensitive stomach. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBest Foods\n\n\n\nProbiotics: Contain "friendly" bacteria that can stabilize the digestive tract. Yogurt is another place to find these healthy bacteria. Choose a natural or organic plain low-fat yogurt than does not contain artificial sweeteners.\n\n\nHydration: Adequate water intake throughout the day is important to maintain good digestive function. Aim for 6-8 glasses a day.\n\nLean meat and fish: Eating chicken, turkey and lean fish is easier to digest than fatty, red meats. \nWhole Grains: A great way to amp up your fiber intake, which helps digestion. But take it slow -- increasing your fiber too quickly can cause gas and bloating.\n\nBananas: The electrolytes, potassium and fiber in bananas can help regulate the digestive system and restore normal bowel function if you have diarrhea.\n\nGinger: Ginger is a safe way to soothe an upset stomach, but keep it to 2-4 grams per day (more than that can cause heartburn). \n\nPeppermint Tea: If you are having stomach problems, peppermint acts as a calming agent to the intestinal system.\n\n\n\nWorst Foods \n\n\nCarbonated Drinks \u0026amp; Caffeine: Sodas, coffee, and other carbonated items (like beer) can irritate the bowels and worsen diarrhea. Decaf coffee often has similar effects.\n\nDairy: Many individuals with digestive issues suffer from lactose intolerance, which worsens symptoms. Choose reduced fat milk and milk products and eliminate high fat diary products. If lactose intolerant, avoid milk and milk products all together. Yogurt is often an exception to the rule and provides beneficial 'friendly' bacteria to the gut. Boost calcium intake by substituting fortified rice, oat or soy milks. Goat's milk is also known to be more easily digested.\n\nArtificial Sweeteners \u0026amp; Fats: Sweeteners like sorbitol, malitol, and fructose used in diet sodas, sugarless gum, certain low-calorie products stimulate the bowels and can act as diuretics and\/or exacerbate diarrhea. Artificial fats such as Olestra causes digestion problems in many individuals, particularly IBS sufferers and should be avoided.\n\nGum chewing: Gum chewing can lead to swallowing air, which in turn may produce gas.\n\nFat \u0026amp; Fried Foods: Fat in any form (animal or vegetable) is a strong stimulus of colonic contractions after a meal, so fat intake should be decreased. That means most red meats, oils, butter, cream cheese, peanut butter, nuts, fried foods, avocados, coconut and cheese. Find substitutions for fat, such as using a nonstick pan and fat-free cooking spray. High-fat, red meat sources like beef, pork and lamb can be difficult to digest. Fried foods augment symptoms and can cause painful cramping and bloating.\n\nChocolate, Candy, Sugary Foods – high sugar consumption can cause gas and bloating\n\nInsoluble Fiber for Diarrhea – consuming too much insoluble fiber (commonly known as roughage, which passes through the body undigested) can be difficult and can be an irritant to those who suffer diarrhea. Beans, legumes, wheat and oat bran, grains and certain raw fruits and vegetables can cause gas build-up and bloating.\n\nFiber for Constipation – Eating plenty of sources of dietary fiber including whole grains, high fiber cereal and crackers, vegetables and fruits often alleviates symptoms in individuals who have constipation. To increase fiber, try sprinkling a tablespoon of ground flax seeds on high-fiber cereals, in yogurt or on salads.\n\nSoy Products: Soy products including soybeans, tofu, items containing soy protein, etc can exacerbate bloating and gas (some individuals may be more sensitive than others).\n\nOvereating, fast eating - Too much food and\/or consuming food too fast in a single meal can set off digestive issues; opt for small, frequent meals and eat slowly, enjoy your meal.\n


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|Jun 20, 2006
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|Oct 31, 2002
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|Oct 31, 2002
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|Trent J. Brundage
|Original Assignee
|Digimarc Corporation
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|Patent Citations (18), Non-Patent Citations (12), Referenced by (13), Classifications (17), Legal Events (7)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
The subject matter of the present application is related to that disclosed in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/503,881 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,614,914) U.S. Pat. No. 6,122,403 and PCT Patent Application No. PCT/US02/20832 (published in English as WO 03/005291). Each of these patent documents is herein incorporated by reference.
The present invention relates to authentication via steganographic encoding. A preferred form of encoding is digital watermarking.
Counterfeiting and forgeries continue to proliferate. A hot area of counterfeiting is consumer products, such as cellular phones and cameras. Often cellular phones include interchangeable faceplates. (Or a camera includes a logo plate, which is easily replicated by thieves.). A common counterfeiting scenario involves counterfeiting the faceplate, and then passing off the counterfeit faceplate as genuine.
One solution is to provide steganographic auxiliary data in the faceplate to help prevent or detect counterfeiting. The data can be decoded to determine whether the object is authentic. The auxiliary data may also provide a link to a network resource, such as a web site or data repository. The absence of expected auxiliary data may also provide a clue regarding counterfeiting.
One form of encoding is accomplished with digital watermarking. Digital watermarking systems typically have two primary components: an encoder that embeds the watermark in a host media signal, and a decoder (or reader) that detects and reads the embedded watermark from a signal suspected of containing a watermark. The encoder embeds a watermark by altering the host media signal. The decoding component analyzes a suspect signal to detect whether a watermark is present. In applications where the watermark encodes information, the decoder extracts this information from the detected watermark.
One challenge to the developers of watermark embedding and reading systems is to ensure that the watermark is detectable even if the watermarked media content is transformed in some fashion. The watermark may be corrupted intentionally, so as to bypass its copy protection or anti-counterfeiting functions, or unintentionally through various transformations (e.g., scaling, rotation, translation, etc.) that result from routine manipulation of the content. In the case of watermarked images, such manipulation of the image may distort the watermark pattern embedded in the image.
A watermark can have multiple components, each having different attributes. To name a few, these attributes include function, signal intensity, transform domain of watermark definition (e.g., temporal, spatial, frequency, etc.), location or orientation in host signal, redundancy, level of security (e.g., encrypted or scrambled), etc. The components of the watermark may perform the same or different functions. For example, one component may carry a message, while another component may serve to identify the location or orientation of the watermark. Moreover, different messages may be encoded in different temporal or spatial portions of the host signal, such as different locations in an image or different time frames of audio or video. In some cases, the components are provided through separate watermarks.
There are a variety of alternative embodiments of an embedder and detector. One embodiment of the embedder performs error correction coding of a binary message, and then combines the binary message with a carrier signal to create a component of a watermark signal. It then combines the watermark signal with a host signal. To facilitate detection, it may also add a detection component to form a composite watermark signal having a message and detection component. The message component includes known or signature bits to facilitate detection, and thus, serves a dual function of identifying the mark and conveying a message. The detection component is designed to identify the orientation of the watermark in the combined signal, but may carry an information signal as well. For example, the signal values at selected locations in the detection component can be altered to encode a message.
One embodiment of the detector estimates an initial orientation of a watermark signal in a host signal, and refines the initial orientation to compute a refined orientation. As part of the process of refining the orientation, this detector computes at least one orientation parameter that increases correlation between the watermark signal and the host signal when the watermark or host signal is adjusted with the refined orientation.
Another detector embodiment computes orientation parameter candidates of a watermark signal in different portions of the target signal, and compares the similarity of orientation parameter candidates from the different portions. Based on this comparison, it determines which candidates are more likely to correspond to a valid watermark signal.
Yet another detector embodiment estimates orientation of the watermark in a target signal suspected of having a watermark. The detector then uses the orientation to extract a measure of the watermark in the target. It uses the measure of the watermark to assess merits of the estimated orientation. In one implementation, the measure of the watermark is the extent to which message bits read from the target signal match with expected bits. Another measure is the extent to which values of the target signal are consistent with the watermark signal. The measure of the watermark signal provides information about the merits of a given orientation that can be used to find a better estimate of the orientation. Of course other watermark embedder and detectors can be suitably interchanged with some embedding/detecting aspects of the present invention.
Some techniques for embedding and detecting watermarks in media signals are detailed in the assignee's U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/503,881 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,614,914), U.S. Pat. No. 6,122,403 and PCT Patent Application PCT/US02/20832 (published in English as WO 03/005291) mentioned above.
Injection molding is known as an efficient means for producing articles of manufacture. GE Corporation has recently developed an injection molding process, which can provide a logo or graphic in an object manufactured through injection molding (i.e., see GE's so-called "In-Mold Decoration" process). In a typical in-mold decorating process, a printed substrate is formed into a three-dimensional shape and placed into a mold. Molten resin is then injected into a mold cavity space behind the formed substrate, forming a single molded part. Further details to these techniques can be found, e.g., in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,465,102, 6,458,913 and 6,117,384, which are each herein incorporated by reference.
One improvement provides steganographic auxiliary data to facilitate authentication of an injection-molded part. In one implementation, auxiliary data is provided on a first print receiving material, e.g., through printing or laser engraving. In some cases, auxiliary data is steganographically encoded in an image, graphic or design. The encoded image, graphic or design is printed or engraved on the first print receiving material. The printed, first print receiving material is then combined with a second material through an injection molding process. The first print receiving material provides a protective layer for the steganographic auxiliary data. The auxiliary data provides an authentication tool to help determine whether the object is authentic.
Another aspect of the present invention is an injection-molded object including a hidden steganographic signal encoded (or embedded) therein.
Yet another aspect of the present invention is an authentication process to determine whether an object is authentic. The authentication process detects an auxiliary signal hidden in the object. The signal is decoded to determine whether the object is authentic.
The foregoing and other features and advantages of the present invention will be even more readily apparent from the following detailed description, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
The following description outlines various methods for steganographically encoding objects with auxiliary data. (The present invention also encompasses articles of manufacture produced according to these inventive methods.). While specific examples are provided for cell phone faceplates and camera logo parts, the present invention is not so limited. Indeed, my inventive techniques can be applied to many other items including personal digital assistants (PDAs), plastic logos (e.g., for attachment to articles such as shoes and clothing, equipment or consumer products), handheld and console video games, pagers, dashboards, stereo faceplates or covers, plastic articles, injection molded parts, etc., etc.
With reference to
The steganographic encoding preferably conveys a message or payload. In some implementations the message or payload includes a unique identifier for identifying the object or image. Or the message or payload may authentication clues. In other implementations the message or payload provides auxiliary information, e.g., pertaining to the object or object's manufacturing details, distribution history, etc. In still other implementations the message or payload includes a link or index to a data repository. The data repository includes the identifier, authentication clues, and/or auxiliary information. (See assignee's U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/571,422 (now U.S. Pat. No. 6,947,571) herein incorporated by reference, for some related linking techniques. The disclosed techniques are suitably interchangeable with the linking aspect of the present invention.).
The steganographic encoding may be optionally fragile, e.g., the encoding is destroyed (or irreproducible) or predictably degrades upon signal processing such as scanning and printing. The encoding techniques disclosed, e.g., in assignee's PCT patent application PCT/US02/20832 may be used to produce fragile encoding. Of course, other fragile encoding techniques may be suitable interchanged with this aspect (e.g., fragile encoding) of the present invention.
The encoding may include an orientation component which is useful in helping to resolve image distortion such as rotation, scaling, and translation, etc., and/or to help detect the message or payload. The orientation component may be a separate signal, or may be combined (or concatenated) with the message or payload.
The encoding may also be redundantly embedded throughout the image so as to redundantly convey the message or payload. Or the encoding may be object or location specific. For example, if the image includes a graphic or logo, the encoding can be limited to the graphic or logo.
In some implementations two or more digital watermarks are steganographically encoded in an image. The two or more watermarks can cooperate to help authenticate the image or associated object. For example, each of the two watermarks may include overlapping payload information that can be compared to determine whether the object is authentic. If the overlapping information does not match or cooperate in a predetermined manner, the object is considered not authentic. Or a first digital watermark may be fragile, while a second digital watermark is robust. Still further, a first digital watermark may include an orientation component, while the second digital watermark includes a message or payload. Or a first digital watermark may include a key to decrypt or otherwise assist in decoding a second digital watermark.
In some implementations, a steganographic-encoded image is printing with an ultraviolet (UV) or infrared (IR) ink or dye. These materials (and encoded image) need not be perceptible to a human viewer thereof. Instead, this type of encoding is machine-readable from scan data (e.g., captured with UV or IR detection) associated with the printing.
Returning to
With reference to
The print process preferably includes an offset printing process. Of course, alternative printing processes may be employed with the present invention. Some of these alternative-printing processes include screen-printing, dye-diffusion thermal transfer (D2T2) printing, and ink or laser jet printing. Please note, however, that some care should be given to the selection of the printing ink/process to ensure that the ink can withstand the temperatures and pressure involved with a mold process.
As an optional step, a tie coat (not shown) is provided over the printing to help tie the print to the material 16.
Returning again to
One exemplary mold process 18 is shown with reference to
In an alternative mold process 18, the printed encoded material 16 is combined with a second material layer (e.g., plastic) layer through a heat and/or pressure process. An adhesive may be optionally employed to help bond the printed encoded material 16 with the second material layer.
In yet another alternative mold process 18, the printed encoded material 16 is provided to an injection molding processing, where it is combined with injected material to form a molded, encoded object 20. For example, the printed encoded material 16 is formed into a three-dimensional shape and placed into a mold. Molten resin is then injected into a mold cavity space behind the formed printed encoded material 16, forming a molded part.
When printed on a bottom surface of a print receiving material, a printed image is protected by the depth (or thickness) of the print receiving material 16. An intrusion attempt (e.g., to "scratch off" of otherwise alter the encoded printed image) must tunnel through the print receiving material to access the image. Moreover, depending on the mold process 18, the print receiving material may bond or otherwise adhere to the mold material layer—further complicating access to the encoded image. An intrusion attempt in this case would result in significant damage to the molded object 20.
In some cases, perhaps due to heat and pressure of a mold process in comparison to print inks used in a printing, there may be some distortion or warping of a printed image. A steganographic calibration signal may be used to help register or align the image for accurate steganographic encoding detection.
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a cell phone faceplate (
An inspector can determine whether the cell phone faceplate is authentic by capturing an image of the faceplate (e.g., with an optical sensor, digital camera, etc., etc.). A steganographic decoder analyzes a captured image to determine whether steganographic encoding is present in the captured image. If present, the decoder decodes a message or payload contained therein.
The present invention is not limited to cell phone faceplates. Indeed, the present invention encompasses many other objects such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), molded logos (e.g., for attachment to articles such as shoes and clothing, equipment or consumer products), handheld and console video games, pagers, dashboards, stereo faceplates or covers, plastic articles, injection molded parts, etc., etc.
To provide a comprehensive disclosure without unduly lengthening this specification, applicant incorporates by reference the above-cited patent documents.
Having described and illustrated the principles of the invention with reference to illustrative embodiments, it should be recognized that the invention is not so limited. The present invention finds application beyond such illustrative embodiments.
For example, the technology and solutions disclosed herein have made use of elements and techniques known from the cited documents. Other elements and techniques from the cited documents can similarly be combined to yield further implementations within the scope of the present invention. Thus, for example, single-bit watermarking can be substituted for multi-bit watermarking, technology described as using imperceptible watermarks or encoding can alternatively be practiced using visible watermarks (glyphs, etc.) or other encoding, local scaling of watermark energy can be provided to enhance watermark signal-to-noise ratio without increasing human perceptibility, various filtering operations can be employed to serve the functions explained in the prior art, watermarks can include subliminal graticules to aid in image re-registration, encoding may proceed at the granularity of a single pixel (or DCT coefficient), or may similarly treat adjoining groups of pixels (or DCT coefficients), the encoding can be optimized to withstand expected forms of content corruption. Etc., etc., etc. Thus, the exemplary embodiments are only selected samples of the solutions available by combining the teachings referenced above. The other solutions necessarily are not exhaustively described herein, but are fairly within the understanding of an artisan given the foregoing disclosure and familiarity with the cited art.
In some embodiments of the present invention, the print receiving material comprises a white layer of ink or dye that is applied to the bottom surface thereof. The white ink or dye helps to enunciate ink that is applied thereto in the form of an encoded image. In other embodiments, an encoded image 10 is provided on a top surface of the print receiving material. This may allow for higher molding temperatures and pressure, but perhaps at a cost of image protection. In some implementations, we prefer to laser engrave or etch an encoded image, instead of printing.
In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, we provide a laminate layer or print receiving material (e.g., a Lexan� sheet) in an adjacently contacting position with a metal or aluminum layer. The laminate or print receiving material can be formed or shaped and then applied to a correspondingly shaped metal or aluminum layer. In some cases the print receiving material and metal or aluminum sheet are formed together. An adhesive layer can be used, in some cases, to help bond the print receiving material and metal or aluminum layer. In a first implementation of this embodiment, we apply a steganographically-encoded image to a bottom surface of the print receiving material. In a second implementation, we apply steganographic encoding to the metal or aluminum layer. This can be preformed through laser engraving, etching, surface texturing, printing, etc. The laminate layer is then applied over the metal layer.
Some print receiving materials may include a characteristic (e.g., reflectance, additives, additional layers, brushing, printing, etc.) that give an appearance of a metal or aluminum finish. Such print receiving materials may, of course, be used with the present invention. These types of print receiving materials provide a desirable metallic finished look, while still offering the advantages plastic.
The implementation of some of the functionality described above (including watermark or steganographic encoding and decoding) is straightforward to artisans in the field, and thus not further belabored here. Conventionally, such technology is implemented by suitable software, stored in long-term memory (e.g., disk, ROM, etc.), and transferred to temporary memory (e.g., RAM) for execution on an associated processor or processing circuitry. In other implementations, the functionality can be achieved by dedicated hardware, or by a combination of hardware and software. Reprogrammable logic, including FPGAs, can advantageously be employed in certain implementations.
In view of the wide variety of embodiments to which the principles and features discussed above can be applied, it should be apparent that the detailed embodiments are illustrative only and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the invention. Rather, I claim as my invention all such modifications as may come within the scope and spirit of the following claims and equivalents thereof.
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|Information and Motivation Interact to Determine Leadership in Schools of Golden Shiners (Notemigonus crysoleucas)
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|In numerous animal groups, individuals within the group often wish to impose their preferences and guide the group in a certain direction. Conflicting preferences are common in these situations and, in order to maintain group cohesion, collective decisionmaking needs to occur. To accomplish this, members of the group discern between multiple mutually exclusive behaviors to choose the behavior that would lead to the greatest fitness benefit. Due to the inherent complexity of this process, studies such as this one have attempted to uncover the mechanisms that guide collective decision-making in animal groups for quite some time. Researchers have noted that leadership plays a large role in collective decisionmaking, and multiple factors were found to have important roles in determining a leader including: physical size, personality, nutritional state, and knowledge of the location of a food source. In this study, we attempt to explore the possible relationship between two of the most important qualities that determine whether an individual will become a leader of a group: informational state and nutritional state. Using golden shiners, Notemigonus crysoleucas, we studied the collective decision-making that occurs when groups decide between two alternative channels in a Y-maze. We concentrated on two focal areas when conducting the experiment: an individual's accuracy in making a decision and an individual's rank in the group as they progressed through the maze. The experiment's results were very suggestive of a few interesting phenomena. For individual accuracy, our data suggest a reduction in accuracy of informed individuals when they are paired with uninformed individuals. For individual rank, our data suggest a trend by which nutritional state is more influential in determining early leaders. However, as the group progresses through the maze, an overtaking behavior occurs by the informed individuals, thus causing informational state to become the primary factor in determining leadership late in the maze. Our results further reveal the complex dynamics involved in the decentralized determination of a leader, however more data are needed in order to establish significant results.
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A man accused of IRA membership and possessing explosives at Finnstown House Hotel has been granted bail at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.
Samuel Devlin, who is originally from Northern Ireland but has lived in Dublin for a number of years, was charged before the non-jury court in May last year after his arrest by members of the Special Detective Unit.
Sinead Prunty BL told the court today that her client was applying to the court for compassionate bail, to return to Northern Ireland to visit his mother, who is terminally ill.
Mr Devlin was granted ten days' compassionate bail by the High Court in August, the court heard.
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