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The 10-micrometer-long flagellate cell might have a big story to tell about the evolution of eukaryotes.
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In Brief: "We Shall Travel On": Quality of Care, Economic Development, and the International Migration of Long-Term Care Workers
Introduction and Purpose
This In Brief summarizes the findings of the AARP Public Policy Institute Research Report, "We Shall Travel On": Quality of Care, Economic Development, and the International Migration of Long-Term Care Workers. The most intimate care to frail older persons in developed countries is increasingly provided by young women whose native language, race, and culture are different from those they serve. This report examines demographic, social, and political factors driving the increased international migration of long-term care workers to developed countries.
Demographic, Economic and Social Factors Shaping Migration Patterns
Demographic, economic, and social factors driving the international migration of long-term workers to developed countries include:
- Demographic Trends — The demographic challenge is twofold: 1) growth in the size of older populations, and 2) a diminishing supply of workers to fill long-term care jobs.
- Skill Levels and Working Conditions — Demand for higher skill nurses and lower skill aides is high, but immigration policies promote only high skill migration.
- Gender and Race — Migrating women from racial minority groups provide increasing amounts of long-term care in several developed countries.
- Historical and Geographic Relations — Migrating long-term care workers most often come from former colonies or geographically neighboring countries.
Policy Decisions and the Migration of Long-Term Care Workers
Policy decisions in the following areas also play a major role, intentional and unintentional, in the volume and patterns of international migration to provide long-term care:
- Long-Term Care Financing Policies — Public policies on long-term care financing affect the demand for various types of international workers.
- Immigration Policies — Most developed countries have been reluctant to open their doors to more immigration, especially to unskilled workers.
- Education and Credentialing — Education and credentialing requirements can be a method for limiting the admission of long-term care workers, especially nurses.
- Worker Recruitment — Selective recruitment, formal and informal, also shapes the migration patterns of long-term care workers, especially among skilled nurses.
Snapshots of Migration in More Developed Countries
The report includes snapshots of specific developed countries receiving the international long-term care workers.
- Japan — Japan has some of the most pressing demographic needs but still has very restrictive immigration policies.
- Scandinavian Countries — Sweden and Norway fund a substantial array of long-term care services, with small but growing numbers of foreign-born workers.
- Italy — Changing roles of women and a modest cash benefit financing system have fueled demand for international home care workers to augment traditional family caregiving.
- Austria — Cash benefits and a tradition of home care have encouraged the use of international long-term care workers in Austria, mostly from neighboring countries.
- United Kingdom — The UK is one of the largest importers of professional health care workers in the world, a large percentage of whom work in the long-term care system.
- United States — The number of foreign-born workers in U.S. long-term care settings has increased substantially over the last 20 years, especially in central cities.
The Migration of Long-Term Care Workers and Implications for Countries of Origin
The economic and professional incentives to migrate often create problems for the health care systems of the source countries in the developing world, including:
- Skill Loss — Whether migration is a "brain drain" to source countries depends on: 1) health needs; 2) the percentage of workers that migrates; and 3) the patterns of migration.
- Economic Impact — Remittances are an important source of revenue, but they also come at the expense of the loss of workers who are at the peak of their productive years.
- Education — Migration has had both positive and negative consequences for the quality of nurse education in developing countries.
- Gender — Nursing provides job opportunities and liberation to many women who migrate, but exploitation in the host countries is distressingly common as well.
- Integrating Foreign Long-Term Care Workers — Integrating migrating nurses and aides into the host countries can be a major challenge. Discrimination is reported frequently.
The Migration of Long-Term Care Workers and Implications for Quality of Services
The report concludes with a discussion of policy questions regarding the migration of long-term care workers that must be addressed at the national and international levels.
- Is immigration the best way to address worker shortages?
- How can public agencies be sure that international workers are qualified?
- How can developed countries meet the demand for unskilled workers?
- How do cultural and linguistic differences affect quality of care?
- Do migrating workers depress wages and undermine working conditions?
- What responsibility do developed countries have for the impact of migration on source countries?
- Redfoot, Donald L. and Ari N. Houser. PPI Issue Paper #2005-14. October 2005
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October 2005
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About the only thing not growing at ATL is the grass. And even that's only a temporary condition as the dust settles on the company's recent plant expansion.
Learn how Green Bay Packaging's Folding Carton Division (De Pere, WI) installation of a new atmospheric plasma surface treater improved product quality, increased productivity and reduced production costs.
"We did look at the corona system as an option, ...but we're making a long-term investment, and we look to be on the technical leading edge. All of the people who have tried [the plasma system] said, 'Wow, this is good.'" Mike Percy Global Technical Leader Victrex APTIV™ Films
When your customers include the global leaders in the highly competitive consumer products market you need to be prepared to be innovative. Control Group®s' Chief Operating Officer Jim Imburgia says "Many of the flexible packaging products we produce today started out as a concept from our customers, it was up to us and our suppliers to make their vision become a reality."
For Crayex Corporation, surface treating wasn't always so easy. Before switching to Enercon bare-roll corona treaters, Crayex personnel had to climb 40-ft-high blown-film towers to replace covered treater rolls that burned out frequently.
Baxter Healthcare is reaping rewards after revamping their intravenous tubing devices' packaging strategy. The switch from preprinted material to in-line printing has reduced costs and improved flexibility.
Chase & Sons' Webster, MA, was recently featured in Paper Film and Foil Converter Magazine. The company is in the middle of an extensive facility and capabilities expansion for their high-speed, solventless, 100% solids laminating line.
In 1997 Bill Arndt and Mike Nowak decided to start their own business under the name Coating Excellence International (CEI). The Wrightstown, Wisconsin firm has averaged an astounding 82 percent annual sales growth over the last six years.
Scapa North America's purchase of Great Lakes Technologies in Syracuse, New York is an impressive addition to their well established line of specialty pressure-sensitive adhesive films, tapes, and compounds.
To ensure those bonds are as strong as possible, Golden Eagle Extrusions purchased two high definition corona treaters from Enercon. One is mounted at the primary unwind, and the other is mounted on the secondary unwind. The treaters are designed specifically to integrate with the Nordmeccanica laminator both electrically and mechanically.
Technipaq's medical packaging applications needed to meet strict sterilization requirements. Enercon's universal roll systems provide homogenous corona for consistent treatment for cleaning raw materials.
Snack-food flexible packaging converter, Prestige-Pak, adds two Enercon universal roll corona treaters to ensure lamination strength and to improve dyne levels.
One of the most important components Wausau Coated Products builds into its converting lines is corona treating. Its livelihood and profitability are tied to the performance of the corona treaters, so when these systems started breaking down and causing problems, Stogbauer knew something had to be done fast.
The power of surface treating has made an impression on Boldig. "I'm really impressed with the improvement in adhesion these compact systems provide. In fact, we tested the system for a few other applications in our facility."
The Dow Polyolefins and Elastomers (PO&E) Technical Service and Development Group recently invested heavily in its laboratory capabilities via a new extrusion coating and lamination line. Located at the group's R&D headquarters in Freeport, TX this multi-million dollar line, supplied by Black Clawson Converting Machinery LLC (Fulton, NY), enables Dow engineers to develop and evaluate new resin technologies, as well as provide fast resolution of day-to-day technical issues for customers.
Eagle Film Extruders, Inc. (Grand Rapids, MI) goes to great lengths to produce the "flattest" film possible. As an ISO 9001:2000 certified company it only uses prime grade resins and state-of-the-art equipment to create consistent, flat film.
PT. Panverta Cakrakencana was running out of options. Three years ago the company installed a new line for producing cast polypropylene. The line worked well except for a problematic corona treater.
Equistar Chemicals LP, a $5.9 billion chemical company formed in 1997, is one of the world's largest producers of ethylene, propylene, and polyethylene resins, with more than 3,000 employees and 16 manufacturing facilities along the US Gulf Coast and in the Midwest.
Find out how Enercon's flame treaters are improving print adhesion for pharmaceutical cap manufacturer, Centor , while dramatically decreasing decrease in downtime.
Find out how Eissmann Automotive uses robotic flame-treating cells to enhance the adhesion of interior leather components for popular premium vehicles.
What does an already-successful converter do when Opportunity knocks? If healthcare customers are at the door, and they're asking for high-barrier packaging capability that you don't have enough of, you'd better get it. And that's exactly what Amcor Flexibles Madison, WI did.
Eco-conscious carton maker Evergo Packaging found a way to switch from solvent- to water-based adhesives. Learn how Evergo increased overall productivity with Enercon's Dyne-A-Mite IT.
Haney PRC serves as a comprehensive industry resource after the design process all the way to the full print run. In order to provide its customers with the most innovative and high quality prototypes and mock-ups, the Haney brothers have invested in an impressive collection of printing technology.
Find out how Best Formulations uses blown ion treatment for adhesion on ink jet printing on HDPE and PET.
At a time when many companies are pulling back on capital spending, Kendall Packaging is seeking out systems and equipment consistent with its mission (to be guided at all times by the needs of its customers); contribute to productivity enhancement; and strengthen its competitive position.
How do you earn the trust of a company for label runs in the millions? How can you confidently promise to deliver the job in a matter of a couple of days? Ask Lofton Label's Production Manager Mike Gaughan and he'll tell you its not only a matter of trust, it's a matter of quality.
From meeting environmental regulations to reducing operational costs solventless laminating has many advantages. If you're not sure if solventless laminating is right for your operation then you should bring your questions to the Rohm and Haas team at their Midwest Pilot Coating Facility in Ringwood, IL.
NEX installs a new Windmoeller & Hoelscher blown film line fitted with several Enercon corona treaters. The Windmoeller & Hoelscher line offers the company's latest die design, gauge control, blending, and winding technologies.
TA Systems of Rochester Hills, Michigan, specializes in engineering custom automation solutions for the automotive industry. Their customers rely on them to integrate multiple technologies and processes into efficient manufacturing cells. Recently, there has been an increase in requirements for integrated in-line surface treating to improve adhesive bonding on a variety of plastics.
Learn how Wago uses Enercon's Dyne-A-Mite™ IT to prepare plastic surfaces for printing.
Plastube, a Canadian manufacturer, offers a variety of decorative tubes for many industries. After trying different types of treatments to solve various issues, Plastube found a final solution with Enercon. Learn more about why Martin Lépine, Platube's Plant Engineering Manager, added seven plasma treaters to their operation.
Find out how Nexans used plasma treatment on their extruded wire to improve ink jet print adhesion.
Hella Australia Pty Ltd designs and manufactures automotive lighting equipment, plastic moldings and accessories for the most sophisticated new cars in the world. Throughout their facility is state-of-the-art technology used to supply interior and exterior lighting including: headlamps, reflectors, lenses, and auxiliary lamps.
Solar Communications of Naperville, IL, is featured in a recent edition of Converting Magazine. Their combined addition of wide-web flexographic printing with proprietary film demetallization capabilities is enabling them to rapidly expand its production horizons into the world of flexible-packaging converting.
Mertek recently partnered with Enercon on a project involving a plastic pool filter. The bond between an epoxy potting adhesive was failing and allowing water to pass through...
A proprietary laminating process developed by Optimanufacturing of Green Bay, Wisconsin, allows the company to produce the CDfender®, a new product designed to protect the surface of compact discs (CDs).
In this case, toothbrushes purchased from China were to be converted in the Ranir LLC's Grand Rapids Michigan plant. The polypropylene toothbrushes resist ink adhesion so the Ranir engineering team set-out to specify an integrated...
Haney PRC serves as a comprehensive industry resource after the design process all the way to the full print run. In order to provide its customers with the most innovative and high quality prototypes and mock-ups, brothers Dan and Matt Haney have invested in an impressive collection of printing technology.One of the company's breakthroughs has come through its use of Enercon's corona treating system on its HP Indigo digital web press.
Corona treating on a solvent line? Welcome to conventional thinking overturned. Conventional thinking directs many to think that pretreated material doesn't require additional inline treatment when using solvent-based printing. However, printers like Tufco in Green Bay Wisconsin are impressed with the results they see from their lines with Enercon corona treaters
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September 16, 2017 - Cripple Creek, Colorado
Win a trophy? Get it at the Banquet!
Group rides on some of the best roads in the country, motorcycle demonstrations, and an awesome banquet dinner at the beautiful Double Eagle Hotel and Casino. Perhaps you heard about past events, you won't want to miss this one! An evening of fun with fellow riders, state sponsors, organizers, prizes, awards, trophies, and presentations.
Banquet: $50pp for riders and guests. Cost of banquet is non-refundable but you may transfer to another rider if you can't make it, otherwise it goes toward the fun of the evening. For questions, contact Cynthia Brooks at [javascript protected email address]
ITINERARY (subject to change, all events OPTIONAL)
Thursday, September 14, 2017
4:00PM Hotel check-in
6:00PM No-host Happy Hour meet and greet fellow riders, always a fun time
Friday, September 15, 2017
9:00AM KSU - Ride to Colorado Springs
10:00AM U.S. Air Force Academy Visitors Center and Honor Court
12:30PM No-host lunch at The Airplane Restaurant
2:00PM KSU - Ride to CO4-Fountain
3:00PM KSU - Ride to Pueblo's Medal of Honor Plaza
6:30PM No-host dinner meet and greet, more fun stuff
Saturday, September 16, 2017
10:00AM Annual Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Tour, $10pp
11:00AM Outlaws and Lawmen Museum, $3pp
1:00PM Picking Up a Dropped Motorcycle demonstration (always entertaining)
2:00PM KSU - Meet at CO3-Cripple Creek
4:00PM No-host bar and
meeting fellow riders
5:00PM Banquet check-in
6:00-10:00PM Dinner, presentations, door prizes, awards, trophies
Besides the NINE old west casinos in Cripple Creek (pop. 1,200), there are PLENTY of things to see and do in the area, including:
Take a ride on the Cripple Creek and Victor Narrow Gauge Railroad
Tour the famous Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine
Visit the Cripple Creek Heritage Center and/or Cripple Creek District Museum
Ride to Royal Gorge Bridge and Amusement Park (1 hour from Cripple Creek)
Get high on the top of 14,115' Pike's Peak (1.5 hours from Cripple Creek)
9/13 - Medal of Honor Autograph Session at MOH Convention, Pueblo
9/14 - Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan
Band Special Concert, Pueblo
DOOR PRIZE DONORS AND BANQUET SPONSORS (come back for additions):
Titanium Level ($300-499 in donated prizes):
Viking Bags (tank bag, two premium tail bags)
Chris and Mary Ann Mezzapelle ("thin blue line" flag, like new HD FXRG riding suit size XL, Long Distance Award: U.S. flag flown on a fighter mission
Magnesium Level ($100-299 in donated prizes):
Palo Alto Firefighters Pepper Sauce
Liberty Sportswear and Mark Scott (hats)
Willie's Harley Parts (Battery Tender Junior, Kuryakyn tank bag)
Motorcycle House (vest, XL)
Steve and Cynthia Brooks (Ken Burns "The War"
book and dvd set, framed US Constitution, like new Alpinestars women's riding/casual sz8 boots, "Higher Calling" books, panini press, various others)
Glenn and Betty Copeland (Hydro Flask hydration systems, portable battery packs)
Abby Clabough (FirstGear HT women's overpants, new with tags, size 12)
Jerry and Kathy Jones (Kuryakyn motorcycle luggage)
Riders Kyle Conley, Glenn Copeland, Mark Kratz, Alexander Schmidt Obermoller, Brian Thorn (custom wall plaque)
Billet Level ($25-99 in donated prizes):
Cirino's Restaurant, Grass Valley, CA (bloody mary mix)
Fire Brothers 911 (gift bag)
Knee Deep Brewing Co. (gift basket)
Banquet sponsors are listed below.


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Jihadi's bling to die for: IS nuts launch sick (front)line in fashion
SICK Islamic State fighters have spawned their own fashion line.
Loony fanatics have been donning extremist clothes, watches, school gear, jewellery and even babywear as they cash-in on the terror army.
Loyal followers are posting images to social media of themselves wearing tacky garb bearing the black badge of the twisted terror lords.
And even young mums are seen dressing their babies in ill-fitting hats inspired by the jihadist fighters.
The clothes range photos were posted online by IS followers in the warlords' strongholds in Syria and Iraq.
One mum showed off a snap of her child's head covered with a hat emblazoned with "God is Great" in Arabic.
Other images show kids walking to school wearing bags over their shoulders bearing the murderous group's black insignia.
Photos also show IS foot soldiers wearing the top accessory for the frontline - cheap digital IS watches.
But terror chiefs prefer to deck out in top-end tickers - one image in the past showed terror leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi wearing a pricey Omega watch.
And photos reveal tacky rings are also popular with the Islamic nut jobs, who seem to put on cheap plastic as soon as they sign-up with the terror organisation.
Others, dumb to their anti-Western politics, show-off in American style clothes such as defaced Nike trainers and baseball caps - bearing the IS logo instead.
One angry hardline Jihadist fumed: "Wearing Nike is the same as wearing clothes with crosses."
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Anulom Vilom Pranayama – Breathing Exercise
It is very effective to purify mind and body. Anulom Vilom pranayama is one of the excellent breathing exercises which is also know as Nadi Shodhana. Regular practice offers energy in the body and releases stress and anxiety. It should be practiced in the morning in the fresh air with empty stomach.
Steps for Anulom Vilom Pranayama
It is very simple asana every one can do this of any age.
- Sit comfortably on flat ground. Those who can't sit, can sit on chair because this is related to the breath.
- Now close right nostril with right thumb and breathe from left nostril. Then close left nostril with middle and ring finger and breathe out from right nostril.
- Now breathe in deeply with right nostril and then close right nostril and breathe out deeply with left nostril. Do the repetition.
- Do this for 5-10 minutes.
- Keep in mind that your breathing should be up to the lungs and not in the stomach.
Benefits of Pranayama Anulom Vilom
- It improves blood circulation.
- It calms your mind.
- Keep away the heart related problems
- Provide relaxation to body and mind.
- Regular practice of anulom vilom breathing exercise cleanses, strengthens and tones your nervous system.
- It improves your concentration.
- Excellent for glowing skin.
- Helps to improve function of your lungs.
- Helps to prevent diabetes and keeps diabetes under control.
- Remove blockage of arteries.
- Relive stress depression and hypertension.
- Cure Asthma, headache, migraine, Neurological problems, Heart blockage, depression, gastric problems.
- Practice under expert guidance. Pregnant women should practice Anulom Vilom but over straining should be avoided.
- Anulom vilom pranayama should be practiced on an empty stomach.
- It should be done in the morning or evening or both. If you don't have time in the morning or evening, you can do it at your convenience.
- Make sure that you practice anulom vilom pranayama 4-5 hours after having your food.
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It's not that long ago that mobile phones made texts, received calls, played basic games and browsed the internet at the speed of a heavily-laden snail. Then the first smartphones hit the market and everything changed. Now, many of us have phones that are really complete miniature, portable computers. However, a lot of people don't realise quite how many ways there are to save money with their phones.
Turn it Into a Sat Nav
If you're in need of a sat nav, you could just use your phone. Perhaps you've tried the in-built navigation app and found it pretty rubbish, but that's not your only option. There are several excellent free and paid-for sat nav apps available in app stores. This includes apps from some of the major sat nav brands such as TomTom which, though they cost money, are much cheaper than buying an actual sat nav from that brand. With the right app, there is little or nothing your smart phone can't do that a sat nav can. You will need to buy some sort of holder or cradle for your phone and ideally an in-car charger (sat nav functionality can be a big drain on the battery), but this will only set you back a few pounds.
Most people have been in this situation at one point or another: you're in a shop looking at something you want and the price seems good. You think you could still probably get it cheaper online, but you're not completely sure and you're worried about missing out. Instead of just heading to the checkouts and hoping for the best, you should take out your phone and indulge in an increasingly popular practice called "showrooming." This is as simple as using your phone's internet browser to check prices online and see if you really are getting a good deal. If you don't do this because you're simply shy about whipping out your phone in a shop in case staff guess what you are up to (naturally, shops aren't keen on this practice), then just leave for a wander around some other shops and come back if you do decide to buy.
Special Offers
It's not uncommon for companies to offer incentives such as vouchers or discounts in order to get people to download their latest app. Assuming the app is free, or worth less than the incentive on offer, then this is definitely something to keep an eye out for. Unless the app is a genuinely useful one (often it is just an easy shopping utility for the company offering the incentive), there is no reason to keep it cluttering up your phone when you're done. But when it would probably take a couple of minutes to install it and claim your reward, neither is there any reason not to get that free item or a voucher for 10% off your next purchase.


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Print Button addon can easily print any desired page with just one click from your browser's toolbar.
Key Feature:
a. Print any webpage with a click of a button (toolbar button).
b. No settings or options to adjust.
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Produce a purpose driven narrative and cinematic vision of one of the world's most exciting new global investment companies, emphasising core values as the foundations for success.
Shot across four continents, the aim is to seamlessly connect a diverse range of investments including luxury hotels, precious metal mining, music publishing and fashion; through a series of shared guiding principles.
Intended Audience
Created for internal employees, partners and investors with a special interest in business and economics.
Measures of Impact and Effectiveness
Screened at numerous events including high-profile Balls, Awards, Annual Stakeholder, Executive Board and Investor Relations meetings.
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Today we answer the question, "Do I need a mixer?" as the likely answer is NO! Yet more and more people are starting off the year mixer shopping without asking the question, Do I need one?
When Does a Podcaster Need a Mixer?
1. If you have more than one person in the room with you, you need a mixer.
2. If you are mixing in sounds while you record, you need a mixer.
3. If you are recording skype calls and you are not using an Audio Technica 2100 microphone (if you have this microphone – you don't need a mixer).
If you're looking for a mixer, here are some recommendations.
When You Do Podcaters NOT Need a Mixer?
1. When you are podcasting solo.
2. When you are putting in all music and sound effects in "Post production" via Audacity, Garageband, Audition, etc.
3. When you own an Audio Technica 2100 microphone and a portable recorder, or a device that's not your computer to handle the recording. (see video)
New Media Expo Reflections
I was bummed that Michael Hyatt and Pat Flynn were on at the same time. I can only assume this was done to sell virtual tickets.
I was bummed that the booths had very little value for a podcaster. I wouldn't know where to start in terms of "best in show."
The Sessions were either really, really, really, (and by that I mean) really good. Or horrible.
The networking was awesome, and I love meeting TONS of people. It made my day.
The Show Must Go On
Jim was battling a cold this week, and explained that the show must go on. He did his coaching call (with a ton of live viewers) and made it through. In some cases you just have to push through.
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It may take quite some time to get enough grapes to harvest for a large batch of jam or wine, but it sure is fun to have even just a couple of grape vines in the garden. I have a single one I planted many years ago and it provides just enough grapes that I can have a little snack whenever I'm out in the garden…just enough to put a smile on my face and make me feel happy to taste something so delicious. Here are some helpful tips on growing grapes. I hope you find them useful!
Where to Purchase Grapevines
First thing is first: you have to have grapevines to be able to harvest any grapes, so you'll need to get some from a reputable source. Go with a nursery you are familiar with, order them in the mail from a company you've researched, or buy some at the local farmer's marked from a familiar face. Using a well-known and reliable source for grapevines will enable you to purchase plants that are strong and healthy.
Types of Grapevines to Choose from
Determining what type of vine you choose will depend on what you are growing grapes for. American (V.labrusca) grapes are very cold-hardy. European (V. viniferia) grapes do well in warm, dry climates and are best suited for making wine. North American native Muscadine (V. rotundifolia) grapes thrive in the south where weather tends to be hot and humid. Some varieties require more than one plant is needed for pollination, so be sure to keep this in mind when buying grapevines.
Planting your new Grapevines
Early spring is the best time for planting new grapevines. Be sure to have a trellis for the vines to climb up. Allowing them to grow out across the ground will cause them to become more susceptible to disease. Choose an area with full sun, or at least lots of morning sun. You'll have to soak your grapevines in water for 2 to 3 hours before planting. You can do this while you're getting the area ready for your new grapevines.
Each vine should be spaced 6 to 10 feet apart from the next and the hole should be 12 inches deep and 12 inches wide. It's best to trim off any broken roots before gently setting the plant into the freshly dug hole. Be sure to gently replace the dirt around the roots. You don't want to tamp it down too hard, so just use your hands to gingerly pack the dirt down around the roots.
Interested in learning even more about grapes? The Grape Grower: A Guide to Organic Viticulture offers thorough and accessible information on all the basics.
Caring for your Vines
Water at the time of planting and mulch to retain as much moisture as possible. You can fertilize the new plants after the first year. During the first year, your grapevines will need to establish a strong root system. You'll be able to help them out by cutting back all buds except for 2 or 3 and allowing only a couple of canes to remain. Cut the rest of the canes off and securely fasten the remaining canes to the trellis. Once you start to have grapes on the vines, you can protect them from the birds by putting up a mesh net over the top of the plants.
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I hope you find these tips for growing grapes helpful. There are so many things you can do with a variety of grapes; jams, jellies, juice, wine, or just eat them right off the vine!
What delicious recipes are you going to use your grapes for?


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The Curtain Falls
Six weeks later, on May 1st, 2003, Bush flew onto a U.S. aircraft carrier off the coast of California and proclaimed that "major combat" in Iraq had ended. Not coincidentally, on the same day, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld made an identical declaration with reference to Afghanistan. No one seemed to remark about the fact that U.S. forces had been on the offensive in Afghanistan for nearly 19 months – since October 7th, 2001 – against a less organized, ill-disciplined, and less well-armed "army" – and a regime arguably just as hated as Saddam's.
It probably was a simple oversight – one of Rumsfeld's "things" that just happen in "messy" democracies.
In light of all the double-talk, denials, corrections, corruption, waste – to which must be added the administration's self-serving misuse of intelligence, its resultant and inevitable strategic gullibility and repetitive abilitye tactiisjudgments – one can only stand in awe (or perhaps be "shocked and awed") by the resiliency of the Republic and its ability to survive the predations of politicians and still stand in any recognizable form.
March 15th, four days ago (as noted elsewhere), I attended a one-day symposium at the National Defense University in Washington on the subject of Rethinking and Resourcing the "Long War." Ryan Henry, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, presented the Pentagon's and the administration's viewpoint. Henry seemed to characterize 20th century wars as "limited" in that discreet periods of active combat – together with 45 years of strong military preparedness – defeated attempts to impose political and economic tyranny. In the 21st century, the United States will be involved in a multi-generational struggle of variable intensity that will require new and ever-adaptable tools to defeat "cultural totalitarianism." As in the last century, so in this one, the U.S. has no option but to fight.
The ironies associated with this occasion are many. Three in particular stand out.
There is the irony of the calendar: March 15, made infamous in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is the Ides of March, the date in 44 BCE when a cabal of Roman senators attacked and killed Caesar to "save the republic" from Caesar's alleged ambition.
Similarly, "saving the U.S. homeland and public" from Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction, even though no verifiable images of these weapons had ever been provided, served as the original primary justification for George Bush's assault on Iraq 2,047 years and four days after Caesar's death (ignoring the changes of the Julian and Gregorian calendars).
There is the irony of "preventive violence." In February 44 BCE, Marc Antony three times publicly offered Caesar the imperial crown. Three times Caesar declined – however insincerely – the crown. That the Senators proceeded with the assassination clearly identifies the execution as a preventive act justified as necessary to end the drift to dictatorship and the end of the 465 year old republic. Yet among the many factors contributing to the decline of the republic, the Senate itself stood second only to the power of the field legions.
In the 21st century, the Charter of the United Nations stands as the definitive legal basis for what is and is not a preventive war. Every one of the sequence of justifications for war that emerged from the White House between 2003-2005 were illegal (preventive ).
The third irony is Secretary Ryan Henry's characterization of 21st century U.S. wars as struggles against "cultural totalitarianism." It is exactly the same justification used by those who fight the U.S. The difference lies in the expanded meaning of culture and its "exercise." Washington proclaims the struggle as one to preserve the rights of each individual to choose among various behavioral patterns and preferences as long as these do not unduly infringe on the choices available to others. Those labeled "cultural totalitarians" see such laissez faire notions as undermining their "right" to be free of the cacophony of temptations that threaten their sense of identity and place within the universal order – even if this channels human freedom into constricted channels.
In the 17 years after Caesar's assassination, the remaining vestiges of the Roman republic continued to erode as first the assassins died and then the victors (notably Marc Antony and Octavius Caesar) fought each other. By 31 BCE Octavius was the power center in Rome; four years more and the republic effectively was no more. What a group of Senators thought to prevent in 44 BCE had come to pass. Octavius became Emperor Augustus Caesar, ruling until his death in 14 CE.
In 2001, George Bush declared the "global war on terror" and vowed to do whatever was necessary to preserve the republic and the American way of life. To this end, he launched an attack on Afghanistan and then on Iraq. And as Octavius had undermined the Roman republic by consolidating power within the "imperium," Bush systematically set about undermining the U.S. Constitution's balance of power by with his theory of the wartime "unitary presidency" as "commander-in-chief."
Caesar ruled for 41 years.
Be thankful for term limits.
The Numbers at the start of Year 5:
U.S. Dead: 3,217 – more than 2 dead each day on average
UK Dead: 134
Other Coalition Fatalities: 124
Iraqi Security since January 2005: 4,994
Iraqi civilians since January 2005: 26,283
U.S. Wounded: 23,417
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- T. D. Vuonga,
- B. W. Diersa and
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b USDA-ARS and Dep. of Crop Sciences, Univ. of Illinois, 1101 W. Peabody Dr., Urbana, IL 61801. Trade and manufacturers' names are necessary to report factually on available data; however, the USDA neither guarantees nor warrants the standard of the product, and the use of the name by the USDA implies no approval of the product to the exclusion of others that may also be suitable
Sclerotinia stem rot of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.], caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum (Lib.) de Bary, is a difficult disease to manage, although some gains have been made through breeding for quantitative resistance. The objective of the present study was to map quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling partial resistance to Sclerotinia stem rot from the soybean plant introduction (PI) 194639. The resistance QTL were mapped in a population of 155 F4:5 recombinant inbred lines (RILs) developed from the hybridization of the partially resistant parent, PI 194639, to the susceptible cultivar Merit. The population was evaluated for Sclerotinia stem rot resistance using a cut stem inoculation technique and was genotyped with 134 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Broad-sense heritability of lesion length (LL) after inoculation with the cut stem technique in the population was 0.57. Two putative QTL-controlling LL were identified by composite interval mapping (CIM) and mapped to linkage groups (LGs) A2 and B2, with likelihood of odds scores of 5.6 and 3.5, respectively. The LG A2 QTL was linked to the marker Sat_138 and explained 12.1% of the phenotypic variation for LL. The LG B2 QTL was proximal to the marker Satt126 and explained 11.2% of the phenotypic variance. Two minor QTL also were mapped onto LGs K and L, explaining 5.5% of the total phenotypic variation. A multivariate model that included all significant QTL explained 27% of the observed phenotypic variation of LL. These results suggest that SSR markers associated with resistance QTL mapped in this study for Sclerotinia stem rot resistance may be useful for marker-assisted breeding programs in soybean.Please view the pdf by using the Full Text (PDF) link under 'View' to the left.
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Most summers here at Highland Heights are busy with different building projects, this year not with standing. One of the projects this year was to get the poultry moved out to a larger pasture. Quite frankly, while we loved the chickens near the house it became a constant battle cleaning up their mess, in the barn, on the porch or worse yet our picnic table. We needed to get them relocated.
With any project comes planning, so we spent a few weeks mapping out different possibilities. Adding fencing is always a big consideration, once built it becomes a permanent feature of the farm; not easily moved. We settled on dividing one of our pastures. This meant we could utilize two side of the existing fencing to save on cost. In the future we will be able to divide the remaining area of the pasture to make an area for our future goats and cattle.
With help of a friend and the use of his tractor and post pounder, we were able to put in the fence line in a few hours. We decided to put in standard farm fencing and over lapped it with a 24″ tall poultry wire to keep the chickens and ducks in and other predators out. Over the next few weeks we worked on stretching the wire around the new pasture. Our oldest daughter (4) and I then took a week putting up the poultry wire. We worked our way down the fence line with zip ties to secure it to the previously installed farm fence.
Hard Lessons Learned:
For the last six weeks our 30 chickens and 4 ducks have been enjoying their new digs. What I didn't take into account for was how hard it is on the poultry to change their environment. Even if it was just a across our property. We quickly began to see a problem develop, our chickens stopped laying eggs. Normally for a short period of time this wouldn't be a big deal but we have a lot of regular customers who stop by for their eggs, in addition to selling at the farmers market. At first we put it down to stress, but when it continued, we started doing some more reading and believe this is due to two things; first because of the move, we changed their environment causing stress to the birds, second their new pasture did not have enough shade. They had full access to their coop but that wasn't enough to lounge outside and cool off in a dust bath.
The first problem will fix itself with time (6-8 weeks is not unusual). For the shade we build an a-frame shelter we are able to move around the pasture to give our poultry much needed respite from the hot sun. Watch for another post on how we built that shelter, including a full material list soon for anyone who would like to use it. Less than 2 hours of work and well under $75 in materials, making it cost effective and easy to make.
As we enter into fall I hope to see our egg production start to increase as the bird continue to get settled in. There are always lessons to be learned on the farm. Happy Farming!


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CALGARY — The Calgary Stampeders have completed a trade with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, acquiring import defensive back Dee Webb in exchange for a conditional 2015 draft choice.
The Stamps have also signed free-agent veteran import defensive back Lin-J Shell, who was most recently with the BC Lions, and have released defensive back Jonathan Hefney.
"These players possess considerable experience and provide us with depth in the secondary," said Stampeders head coach and general manager John Hufnagel.
"We know Dee from his first stint in Calgary and obviously our defensive coordinator Rich Stubler is very familiar with Lin-J from their time together in BC."
Webb originally signed with the Stamps in 2009 and he played one game that season with the Red and White. The 29-year-old Florida Gators alum signed with the Toronto Argonauts in 2011 and was then traded to Hamilton, where he spent two-and-a-half seasons.
In 42 career games, he has 109 tackles, nine special-teams tackles, four interceptions — including two interception-return touchdowns — and one fumble recovery.
Shell has 89 games of CFL experience in five seasons with the Argos and Lions. He was an East Division all-star in 2010 and 2011 and has accumulated 280 tackles, 55 special-teams tackles, eight interceptions, two forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries during his career.
The Jacksonville University product was among the league leaders with 35 special-teams tackles over the past two seasons with BC.Hefney, meanwhile, leaves Calgary after playing in just seven games with the Stamps. During his stint with Calgary, Hefney collected 24 tackles, no interceptions, while recovering one fumble.
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Iran will not give Turkey a discount for natural gas purchases, National Iranian Gas Company Managing Director Hamidreza Araqi said in Tehran on Monday.
Commenting on Turkey's complaint to the International Court of Arbitration [2] about the price of the gas Iran supplies to Turkey, Araqi said Iran will not accept any request from Turkey to lower the price. However, Iran will accept the verdict of the international court, he added. Ankara appealed to the International Court of Arbitration over the price of Iranian gas in March 2012. If the court rules in favor of Turkey, Iran will be obliged to provide Turkey a 30 percent discount on gas purchases. On February 16, Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said that Iran is studying Turkey's request to double its natural gas imports from the Islamic Republic, Press TV reported. Zanganeh stated that Turkey has expressed interest in increasing its gas purchases from Iran to 20 billion cubic meters a year. [3] However, the oil minister said Iran has not yet made a decision [4] on Turkey's request for a reduction in the price of gas [5]. Iran is currently charging Turkey $490 for every 1,000 cubic meters of gas. In 1996, the two countries signed an agreement, according to which Iran would supply 10 billion cubic meters of gas annually to Turkey. Under the agreement, Iran should export about 27.3 million cubic meters of gas per day to its northwestern neighbor. In October 2013, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said that Turkey is importing 10 billion cubic meters of gas a year from Iran but would buy more if it were available. Turkey will also import at least 5 million tons (100,000 barrels per day) of Iranian crude in 2014, the same amount that it purchased last year, since any more cuts in the volume from Iran would "threaten" the country's economy, Hurriyet Daily News quoted Yildiz as saying. "Now we are importing about 5 million tons, and if we [reduce] that, then that would threaten our energy supply security," he added.
[1] http://www.syndigate.info
[2] http://www.naturalgaseurope.com/turkey-iran-over-gas-prices-
[3] http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/02/16/350955/iran-mulling-turkey-request-for-more-gas/
[4] http://en.iccim.ir/news/iccima-news-bulletin/iran-economy-bulletin/item/8403-iran-studying-turkey-request-for-more-gas.html
[5] http://www.todayszaman.com/columnistDetail_getNewsById.action?newsId=117083
[6] http://www.tehrantimes.com


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|Publication number
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|Application number
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|May 1, 1984
|Filing date
|Sep 8, 1981
|Priority date
|Sep 8, 1980
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Tsutomu Suzuki
|Original Assignee
|Pioneer Electronic Corporation
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (11), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (43), Classifications (19), Legal Events (4)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to a video format signal recording/reproducing system which employs a recording medium such as a video disc.
The so-called video format signal has a composition similar to a normal TV signal, comprising an information signal part which bears information (video information normally), and a horizontal/vertical synchronizing signal part, with a field signal consisting of a horizontal/vertical blanking part and the following information signal, and normally a pair of consecutive field signals forming one frame signal.
It is generally known to record a video format signal on a recording medium such as a video disc or video tape after FM modulation and then reproduce the video format signal at a desired time and place. In such a recording/reproducing system, it is also generally known to form a video frame including an image frame representing video information and a voice frame representing voice information and to insert the voice frame via time base compression into the information signal part of the video frame signal for recording and reproducing, so as to obtain an audio accompaniment corresponding to a reproduced stationary image.
However, in a recording/reproducing system for stationary images with voice accompaniment as described, it is necessary that the voice information be identified as to whether it is monaural, stereo or bilingual so that it is possible in voice reproduction to obtain not only a monaural audio portion but also stereo or bilingual (two-language).
In general, the composite video format signal will comprise a series of information signal portions separated by vertical blanking intervals. If a particular information signal portion will include video, or image, information, an image frame identification signal will be inserted into the immediately preceding vertical blanking interval. Alternatively, if the information signal portion will include voice, or audio, information, a voice frame identification signal will be inserted into the immediately preceding vertical blanking interval.
After FM modulation, the series of information and blanking intervals will be recorded onto a rotating video disc typically having a spiral track thereon. As the disc rotates, the image frame and voice frame portions of the video signal will be recorded at successive positions along the recording track.
Upon reproduction, the reproduction circuitry examines each vertical blanking interval to determine whether the next information signal is to be supplied to a video display or an audio processing circuit. The reproduced image is a stationary image so that the interruption in the flow of video information when an audio information portion is received will not detract from the display. A problem arises, however, if the reproduction circuitry must determine whether the sound represented by the received voice information signal is stereo, bilingual or monaural.
It is therefore a principal object of this invention to provide such a video format signal recording/reproducing system as will facilitate identification of whether the voice information of the voice frame in the video format signal is monaural, stereo or bilingual.
Briefly, in the video format signal recording/reproducing system according to this invention, the monaural, stereo or bilingual nature of the audio signal will be indicated by the position, duration and/or amplitude of the voice identification signal which is inserted into the vertical blanking interval of the video format signal prior to the information signal field into which the voice information has been inserted.
The invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings representing its preferred embodiment, in which:
FIG. 1 is a block diagram representing a recorder in a video format signal recording/reproducing system according to this invention;
FIG. 2 is a brief block diagram of the set circuit 14 in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a wave-form view representing a constitution of a video format signal in the video format signal recording/reproducing system according to this invention;
FIG. 4 is a block diagram representing a reproducer in the video format signal recording/reproducing system according to this invention; and
FIG. 5 is a brief block diagram of the decision circuit 36 in FIG. 4.
FIG. 1 represents a recorder in a video format signal recording/reproducing system according to the invention, wherein an audio signal generating circuit 1 generates an audio signal and provides this signal to recording and reproducing output terminals 1a, 1b. Where the audio signal is monaural, an output signal is generated on the output terminal 1a only; where it is stereo, an L signal is generated on the output terminal 1a and an R signal on the output terminal 1b, for example. If the audio is to be bilingual, a different language signal is generated on each of the output terminals 1a, 1b. A classification signal to indicate monaural, stereo or bilingual audio signals is generated on an output terminal 1c. In the preferred embodiment, this classification signal will be a signal on an appropriate one of 3 output classification signal lines, although it should be readily appreciated that other signal formats are possible.
The audio signal from the audio signal generating circuit 1 is sampled at a given period by sampling circuit 2, 3 and then encoded by PCM encoders 4, 5. The audio signal thus given in PCM is received by a memory control circuit 6 which arranges the bits in words of predetermined length and stores the words at various locations in a buffer memory 7 all in a manner well known in the art. Where the audio is monaural, 12 consecutive bits may constitute one word; where stereo or bilingual, each 6 bits incoming from each of the two channels may be combined into a single 12 bit word.
The voice information bit signals stored in the buffer memory 7 are subsequently read in sequence from memory 7 by the memory control circuit 6, subjected to a time base compression by a time base compression circuit 8 and then sent to a synchronizing signal processing circuit 9. The synchronizing signal processing circuit 9 forms the so-called voice frame or field according to video format by combining the voice information signal which has been subjected to time base compression with horizontal and vertical synchronizing signals from the synchronizing signal generator 10, and the voice frame video format signal is then delivered to one input terminal of a switching circuit 11.
On the other hand, a video generating circuit 12 generates a video signal bearing the image information obtainable through a TV camera. The video signal is combined with horizontal and vertical synchronizing signals by a further synchronizing signal processing circuit 13 to form a so-called image frame, and this image frame signal is then supplied to the other input terminal of the switching circuit 11. The generation of a video format signals by the insertion of synchronization signals into either a video information signal or a time base compressed voice signal is well known and does not constitute a part of the present invention, and no further detailed discussion will be provided herein.
A setting circuit 14 controls the switching circuit 11 to output the voice frame and the image frame signals received from synchronizing signal processing circuits 9, 13 in a proper sequence, and also generates a control signal to control an identification signal generating circuit 15 which generates an identification signal for the voice frame or the image frame. The setting circuit 14 sends a further control signal to the identification signal generating circuit 15 in accordance with the classification signal received from the audio signal generating circuit 1, thereby providing the circuit 15 with classification information indicating the monaural, stereo or bilingual nature of the voice signal, which classification information may then be included in the voice frame indentification signal generated from the identification signal generating circuit 15.
FIG. 2 is a brief illustration of essential components of one example of the setting circuit 14 of FIG. 1. The circuit 14 receives the signal from output line 1c of the signal generator 1, with a signal on line A1 indicating stereo sound, a signal on line A2 indicating monaural sound and a signal on line A3 indicating bilingual sound. Any of these signals will, through OR gate 100, energize switch driving circuit 102 which will control the switch 11 to provide the voice information signal at its output. Each of these signals will also enable an appropriate one of gates 104, 106 or 108. In FIG. 2, the signal from output 1c of generator 1 in FIG. 1 is illustrated as including a fourth signal line V indicating that no audio signal is being generated and that the image frame signal should be provided at the output of switching circuit 11, but is should be realized that the signal on line V need not be provided from generator 1 but could be logically derived from the absence of a signal on any of lines A1-A3.
Counter 110 receives the video format voice frame signal, or at least the synchronizing pulses therefrom, from the signal process circuit 9, and counts the horizontal sync pulses. Counter 110 is preferably reset at a predetermined time in the vertical blanking interval by a reset pulse provided from vertical sync detector 112. An output from counter 110 signals the beginning of the 16th (or 279th) horizontal period, and this output is provided to pulse generators 114 and 116 and through H/2 delay 118 to pulse generator 120. As is clear from this arrangement, pulse generator 114 will provide an output pulse during the first half of the 16H interval, pulse generator 116 during the entire 16H interval, and pulse generator 120 during only the second half of the 16H interval, and these pulses will be passed to the signal generator 15 through an appropriate gate 104-108 whenever a voice classification signal is present on one of lines A1-A3. Upon receipt of one of these signals, generator 15 will generate a similar pulse and provide it to mixer 16 where it will be inserted into the 16H interval of the video format voice frame signal.
Counter 122 receives the image frame signal, or at least the synchronization signals therefrom, from signal processing circuit 13, and counts the horizontal sync pulses. Counter 122 is preferably reset at a predetermined time in each vertical blanking interval by a reset pulse from vertical sync detector 124. At a count corresponding to the beginning of the 16th (or 279th) horizontal interval, an output from counter 122 triggers the pulse generator 126 to provide a pulse to gate 128. If the V signal is present, this signal pulse will be passed to the signal generating circuit 15 to indicate that an image frame identification signal should be prepared and inserted into the 16H interval of the image frame signal.
Although the signals from gates 108 and 128 are identical in FIG. 2, they are provided on different signal lines so that the generator 15 will not generate a monaural voice classification signal in response to a signal from gate 128. The exact format of the image frame identification signal does not form a part of this invention and will not be described in detail herein. As but one example, the image frame identification signal could be a 24-bit digital signal inserted into the 16th and 17th H sections of the odd field (or the 279th and 280th H sections of the even field) in a manner well known in the art.
Rather than employ the logic circuitry shown in FIG. 2, it would be also possible for the setting circuit 14 to control the switching circuit 11 and the identification signal generating circuit 15 through a sequence control means such as a microcomputer so that the voice frame and image frame will be outputted in series from the mixing circuit 16 in a sequence programmed beforehand, and also so that each voice frame identification signal and image frame identification signal will be inserted into the blanking parts of the voice frame and the image frame.
A video format signal provided at the output of the mixing (compounding) circuit 16 is subjected to FM modulation at a signal processing circuit 17 and recorded onto a recording medium such as a video disc 19 as the video disc 19 is rotated by a motor 20 at a given rotational speed. The motor 20 and writing means 18 are controlled in a well known manner by a servo mechanism 21 according to a synchronizing signal from the synchronization signal generating circuit 10.
FIG. 3 represents the vertical blanking part of an odd field from the end of the previous even field, and also shows a part of the information signal part of the video format voice frame signal provided at the output of the compounding circuit 16. In the drawing, a white flag pulse A which indicates the voice frame is inserted as a voice identification signal in the 16H period of the odd field. Assuming that the voice information included in the voice frame is stereo, the white flag pulse A as a voice identification signal can also provide voice classification information by limiting the pulse width of the white flag pulse A to about H/2 and inserting it in the first half of the H section. Similarly, the pulse width of the white flag pulse A can be limited to about H/2 and inserted into the latter half of the H section for bilingual, and the pulse width can be made almost equal to the H section as illustrated for monaural. If distinction between stereo and bilingual is unnecessary, the H/2 width white flag pulse can be inserted in either the first half or the second half of H section. In an even field, the white flag pulse A would be inserted in a similar manner in the 279th H section.
A regenerator for reproducing the video format signal thus recorded is shown in FIG. 4.
In FIG. 4, a recorded modulated video format signal is read by a reading means 31 as the video disc 19 is rotated by a motor 30. The modulated video format signal obtainable through the reading means 31 is demodulated by a modulator circuit 32 to provide a video format signal as shown in FIG. 3.
A synchronizing signal separating circuit 33 separates the synchronizing signal from the video format signal and sends the sync signal to a servo mechanism 34, which controls the motor 30 and the reading means 31 as is well known. An identification signal separating circuit 35 then separates the voice frame and image frame identification signals from the video format signal and supplies these to a decision circuit 36. When the signal supplied from the identification signal separating circuit 35 is the image frame identification signal, the decision circuit 36 supplies a driving signal to a switching circuit 37 from an output terminal V, and the switching circuit 37 then supplies the received video format signal to an image reproduction processing circuit 38. On the other hand, when the identification signal from the identification signal separating circuit 35 is the voice frame identification signal, the decision circuit 36 provides a driving signal from an output terminal A0 to thereby cause the switching circuit 37 to send the video format signal to a voice reproduction processing circuit 39. The decision circuit 36 further detects the monaural, stereo or bilingual classification information included in the voice frame identification signal and generates a logical signal on any one of output terminals A1, A2 and A3 which indicates the voice classification.
FIG. 5 is a logic diagram of one example of the combination of identification signal separating circuit 35 and decision circuit 36. In the combined circuitry of FIG. 5, the demodulated video format signal is received at terminal 200. The horizontal sync pulses are counted in counter 202 which is reset during each vertical blanking interval by a reset pulse from vertical sync detector 204. At a count corresponding to the 16th H interval, a signal is provided from counter 202 to pulse generators 206 and 208 through H/4 delay 210 and 3H/4 delay 212, respectively. Generator 206 will thus generate a short pulse during the first half of the 16H interval, and generator 208 will generate a short pulse during the second half of the 16H interval.
Reference voltage generator 214 provides comparator 216 with a reference voltage so that comparator 216 will provide an output to enable AND gates 218 and 220 whenever the voice identification signal is occurring. If the voice signal is stereo, a pulse from generator 206 will pass through gate 218 to set flip-flop (FF) 222 and thereby enable AND gate 224. The subsequent pulse from generator 208 will not pass through disabled gate 220 but will pass through enabled gate 224 to one input of AND gates 226 and 228. Assuming a reset state for FF 230, gate 226 will provide a set pulse to FF 232 which will then provide the stereo indication signal on line A1 and a voice control signal A0 through OR gate 234 to switch 31 and memory control 43 as shown in FIG. 4.
The output of gate 226 will reset each of flip-flops 236, 238 and 240 through a respective OR gate 242, 244 or 246, and the output FF 232 will be supplied through OR gate 248 to reset each of flip-flops 222 and 230 to prepare for the next vertical blanking interval.
If the detected voice classification signal is bilingual, FF 222 will remain reset and AND gate 250 will be enabled. The pulse output from generator 208 will then pass through gate 220 to set FF 230, the output of which will enable each of AND gates 228 and 252, and the pulse output from generator 208 will also be provided through enabled gates 230 and 252 to set FF 238, which will provide a bilingual signal indication on output line A3 and voice control signal through gate 234 onto line A0. FF 232 will be reset through OR gate 254, and FF's 236, 240, 222 and 230 will be reset as described before.
For monaural audio, pulses from generators 206 and 208 will both be passed through gates 218 and 220 to set respective FF's 222 and 230. The output from FF 222 will enable gate 224 and disable gate 250, while the output from FF 230 will enable gates 228 and 252 and disable AND gates 226 and 256. Accordingly, the pulse from generator 208 will pass through enabled gates 224 and 228 to set FF 236 which will provide a stereo indication on line A2.
This process will be repeated again at the next vertical blanking interval. If no voice identification signal is detected, neither of gates 218 or 220 will be enabled, and both of FF's 222 and 230 will consequently remain in their reset states. The pulse from generator 208 will therefore pass through enabled gates 250 and 256 to set FF 240 which will provide an image control signal V to cause the switch 37 (FIG. 4) to forward the received video format signal to the circuit 38. The output of gate 256 will also reset all of FF's 232, 236 and 238 and thereby terminate the Audio control signal A0 at the output of gate 234.
The image reproduction processing circuit 38 comprises an image reproducing circuit 40 for generating a CRT driving signal according to the received video format signal, and a display 41 such as a CRT which displays an image according to the driving signal from the image reproducing circuit 40. On the other hand, the voice reproduction processing circuit 39 includes a memory control circuit 43 for forwarding a digital, time base compressed, video format voice information signal to a buffer memory 42 for storage. A time base-expansion circuit 44 receives the digital voice information from memory 42 via memory control 43, and subjects the digital signal to time base-expansion in accordance with the voice classification information received from decision circuit 36. The expanded voice information signal is then supplied only to a voice reproducing circuit 45 for monaural and for stereo or bilingual to both voice reproducing circuits 45, 46 which convert the supplied digital signal into an analog signal to drive speakers 47, 48 for voice reproduction.
As will be apparent from what has been described above, the video format signal recording/reproducing system according to this invention is capable of including the monaural, stereo or bilingual classification information in the voice frame identification signal representing the voice frame, and thus an identification for monaural, stereo and bilingual is obtainable via a comparatively simple device.
In the preferred embodiment as described above, the arrangement is such that the classification information for voice information is indicated according to width and position of the white flag pulse. However, the classification information can be indicated otherwise, e.g., according to the amplitude of the white flag pulse.
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Did Zach Galifianakis really light up a joint on TV? Is he going to jail?
—Loser, via the inbox
Whoa, there, Sparky. Let's get the facts down first, including what, if any, possible crimes the Hangover actor may have committed during a visit last week to Real Time with Bill Maher.
During one segment dealing with California's controversial Prop 19, Galifianakis did appear to blaze up an actual marijuana cigarette. But here's what we've learned since then...
According to a statement issued to E! News by Maher's publicist, Cece Yorke, the substance was not pot, but rather an unspecified "prop."
Then again, this info-nugget also came from, well, a publicist—a profession not exactly known for consistent honesty.
So for the sake of your question only, let's say the joint was real.
I spoke with both the Los Angeles Police Department and the local district attorney, and both offices were less than eager to go slap Galifianakis in cuffs.
"Anybody could say they were smoking marijuana," a police spokeswoman tells me. "But we would need to see it firsthand, see the evidence for itself."
And even if the actor were arrested and put in front of a jury, there's a chance that nothing much would happen.
"There have been examples in California and elsewhere of defendants being acquitted (or more often juries being hung) in drug possession cases, where jury nullification seems to have been at play," trial consultant Edward Schwartz says. "What makes Zach G.'s case somewhat more interesting is that he might be able to make a legitimate First Amendment argument."
Yes. That First Amendment.
"It's not quite Rosa Parks sitting in the front of the bus," Schwartz muses, "but he could argue that his 'protest' should be protected as free speech, especially if it is overtly political speech. The argument is probably a little silly, but he only needs to get permission from a judge to make it."
Well and good then.
One final thought:
If Galifianakis did indeed whip out a real joint, he needs help, and it has nothing to do with pot. A roach? Really? Doesn't that child know anything about the Volcano Vaporizer?
It's 2010, man. Get with the future.
—Additional reporting by Ashley Fultz


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Barents Rescue 2009 and emergency preparedness in the High North
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- Created on Friday, 04 September 2009 14:32
Expert comment: On September 8-10 the international Barents Rescue 2009 exercise was held. The exercise is intended to increase practical cooperation on search and rescue (SAR) and handling of acute pollution. The High North comprises vast areas that have a harsh climate and little infrastructure. Conducting rescue operations with scarce resources is challenging and demands multilateral cooperation. The biannual Barents Rescue exercise is a productive initiative. But are we sufficiently prepared to manage the increased activity in the High North?
Norwegian interests
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All the research topics in the programme deal with the issue of Norwegian interest. This notwithstanding, there is a need to synthesise the consequences and lessons generated by the findings of the other research topics.
The following main research problems will be addressed, based on findings from the other research topics:
- What are the perceived interests of Norway in the High North, as seen from main Norwegian decision makers? What kinds of traditions guide these perceptions?
- How does Norway pursue national interests in the complex geopolitical environment of the High North today? How are Norwegian interests perceived by other main players in the region?
- Should Norwegian interests and priorities be adjusted in view of current geopolitical developments? Is there a potential for new thinking concerning political tools, cooperative architecture and strategic alliances?
The High North has been defined as Norway's most important strategic priority area in the years ahead.
The Norwegian Government's Strategy for the High North (2006)
New Building Blocks in the North. The next step in the Government's High North Strategy (2009)
Opportunities and Challenges in the North, Report No. 30 to the Storting (2005)
The Ministry of Foreign Affair's High North web site
Comment by Kristine Offerdal, research fellow at the IFS:
In December 2006 The Norwegian Government's High North Strategy was released. The overall goal is to create sustainable growth and development in the High North according to three overarching principles: presence, activity and knowledge.
Seven main policy priorities are set out:
- exercise authority in the High North in a credible, consistent and predictable way
- be at the forefront of international efforts to develop knowledge in and about the region
- be the best steward of the environment and natural resources in the High North
- provide a suitable framework for further development of petroleum activities
- safeguard the livelihoods, traditions and cultures of indigenous peoplesdevelop people-to-people cooperation
- strengthen cooperation with Russia
The strategy aims at reaching these goals through increased international collaboration on resource exploitation, environmental management and research. An active dialogue with neighbours, partners and allies, and particularly with Russia is the main method.
In its follow-up of the High North Strategy in March 2009, Nye byggesteiner i nord (New building blocks in the North), the main policy goals and methods are the same. The Government then takes the old strategy a step further by providing a broad range of concrete suggestions of measures to be taken within the following priority areas:
- development of knowledge about climate change and environment
- strengthening of maritime surveillance, emergency preparedness and security
- encourage sustainable development of petroleum and renewable resources
- contribute to land-based economic development
- infrastructure development
- continue a firm assertion of sovereignty and strengthen cross-border cooperation
- secure the culture and livelihood of indigenous peoples
The new document provides a more dynamic definition of the High North concept than the strategy of 2006, which geographically, mainly included the Barents Sea area. The new document emphasizes that with more international collaboration in the region, "the High North" will become synonymous with "the circumpolar Arctic".
On Svalbard and the surrounding maritime areas, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Background and legal issues - frequently asked questions
Continental shelf - questions and answers
Spørsmål og svar om kontinentalsokkelen (in Norweigan)
The Norwegian Government has established an expert group on High North issues. The group will work to identify opportunities for the northern regions of
and the rest of the country following the increased strategic importance of the High North. Norway
The group of 18 persons from business, politics, cultural life and academia will be advising the Foreign Ministry on the development of the Norwegian Government's High North policy. The expert group is particularly to identify opportunities for international cooperation in the Barents region, with Nordic partners, the EU and
Read more about the expert group, including its mandate, at the web site of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in norwegian).
During the autumn in 2010, the Norwegian interests in the Arctic was the topic for the Norwegian Minister of Defence and the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- Minister of Defence, Grete Faremo: A Norwegian perspective on the Arctic at the Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. Full text of speech here.
- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre: Cross-border Cooperation. The Norwegian experience from the High North at the Comenius University, Bratislava


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The President of the popular morning breakfast spot has been found safe following a kidnapping last night (Wednesday, March 8) just north of Montreal.
Nicholas Tsouflidis, the President of CORA, was found on the side of the road, by a passerby, in Laval.
Details are sketchy, but Tsouflidis was reportedly kidnapped and then released and then found.
The motive is still being investigated.
Tsouflidis is the youngest son of founder Cora Mussely Tsouflidou, who opened her first small diner in May 1987 in Montreal.
The chain now counts a total of 130 locations across Canada, including more than 50 in Quebec.
Tsouflidis has been Cora's President since 2008.
Provincial police are investigating and no details regarding the possible suspect have been released at this time.
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Anuksha miffed over all the attention her lips are getting
Though she may have never admitted to it but there was no stopping the gossip about Anushka Sharma apparently going under the scalpel last year. While the rumour mills have since then moved on elsewhere, Anushka is apparently miffed with so much 'undue attention' being showered on her lippies.
It was during her promotional blitzkrieg around Jab Tak Hai Jaan that the actress' lips caught our attention. At a recent awards gala in Macau, a bright dash of colour on her mouth did little to take off our eyes from what seemed to be not so au naturel.
A friend of the actress says, "Anushka is feeling the heat now that people can't stop talking about her lips. It has become a subject of much discussion wherever she goes. Even when she is being requested for photographs, her mouth gets the maximum attention."