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|Numéro de publication
|Type de publication
|Numéro de demande
|Date de publication
|13 févr. 2003
|Date de dépôt
|30 avr. 2002
|Date de priorité
|10 aoűt 2001
|Autre référence de publication
|Numéro de publication
|Willem Bulthuis, Eugene Shteyn
|Cessionnaire d'origine
|Koninklijke Philips Electronics N. V.
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|Citations de brevets (5), Référencé par (54), Classifications (10), Événements juridiques (1)
|Liens externes: USPTO, Cession USPTO, Espacenet
[0001] This application is a Continuation In Part (CIP) under 37CFR1.53(b) of U.S. patent application. Ser. No. 09/927592 filed Aug. 10, 2001 (Attorney docket no. US 018119), inventor Eugene Shteyn, "CONVERSATION REWIND".
[0002] The following related applications are incorporated herein by reference:
[0003] U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/464,855 filed Dec. 16, 1999 (Attorney docket no. PHA 23,875), inventors Willem Bulthuis et al.; "HAND-EAR USER INTERFACE FOR HAND-HELD DEVICE";
[0004] U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/780,229 FILED Feb. 9, 2001 (Attorney docket no. US018001, inventor Rik Sagar, "RAPID RETRIEVAL USER INTERFACE DESIGNED AROUND SMALL DISPLAYS AND FEW BUTTONS FOR SEARCHING LONG SORTED LISTS";
[0005] U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/642,713 filed Aug. 21. 2000 (Attorney docket no. US 000213), inventor Leila Kaghazian, "SELECTIVE SENDING OF PORTIONS OF ELECTRONIC CONTENT".
[0006] 1. Field of the Invention
[0007] The invention relates to the field of recording real-time communications, especially in the consumer electronics field.
[0008] 2. Related Art
[0009] In the telephonic arts, it is known to record voice mail when the person being called does not answer the phone. The 911 services ("911" the national number in the U.S. for emergence calls) also record telephone conversations as part of their service. However, recording services are not sufficiently flexible to accommodate all user needs.
[0010] It is desirable to provide additional recording functionality for real-time communication.
[0011] Advantageously this is achieved by automatically recording real-time communication in response to a user initiating or accepting the real-time communication. Advantageously, the stored communications can serve as a memory aid, or as an opportunity to forward copies of a conversation to additional individuals. For example, the user may want to store the communications at a home server, or the user may want to have the communications automatically transcribed and stored or forwarded as text files, etc. As another example, such automatic recording provides an advantage to the user of a mobile phone. Instead of taking notes or taking action while communicating in real-time, e.g., while driving, the user can postpone these activities to a more convenient moment as the recording is going to be available. The invention therefore records real time communications and stores them as data to enable people or data processing systems to retrieve them. This is a helpful feature, e.g., to find back information about past events addressed in the communication recorded, to determine or verify a certain context wherein certain events took place, etc. It has been known to record telephone conversations, e.g., by emergency services ("dial 911" law officers. The invention, however, addresses the consumer functionality that preferably is integrated with the communication device such as a mobile phone, or with the communication service provided to consumers by the service providers.
[0012] More specifically, the invention relates to a consumer electronics communication device. The device has a first functionality adapted to enable real-time communication via the device; and a second functionality to enable automatic recording, e.g., by default, of the real time communication in response to a user of the device initiating or accepting the real time communication. Preferably, the first functionality comprises at least one user interface mechanism for providing real-time audio and/or visual information to a user and to receive real-time audio and/or visual information from the user. Preferably, the device comprises a user input to enable the user to select a portion of the real-time communication for the recording. For example, while the user is discussing an issue via the device with another party, the user wants to store, for use later on, a specific piece of information being brought up in the discussion, e.g., a telephone number being mentioned, navigation directions, a street address, etc. The user then asks the other party to repeat that piece of information. While the user holds down a "record" key on the device, the repeated piece of information gets recorded.
[0013] Preferably, the device comprises at least one organizational mechanism for organizing the recorded communications in a retrievable form for the user. The organization is based on, e.g., time of the day at which the communication got recorded, caller-ID, or another criterion.
[0014] The device preferably has an onboard storage for storing the recorded communication. For example, the device has a solid state memory card/module or a HDD module with a small form factor that stores a copy of the communication or conversation conducted in real time. The module is preferably removable and useable with, e.g., a laptop or desktop PC.
[0015] In another embodiment of the invention, the device has an output for transmitting a signal to a storage, the signal being representative of the real time communication for being recorded at the storage. The device is connected via a wire or in a wireless fashion with the storage. For example, the device has a mobile telephone and the storage comprises a separate module that communicates with the mobile telephone using Bluetooth or another short-range communication protocol. The storage module can be kept in a suitcase or carried in another convenient place, so that the weight or shape does not interfere or hamper usage of the phone.
[0016] The device preferably comprises an opt-out mechanism in order to exempt a particular communication from being recorded. For example, the opt out mechanism comprises a prompter that asks at least the user or another party involved in the real time communication to signal if there is a desire for omitting the recording. As another example, the opt-out mechanism comprises a distinct, respective, physically actuatable opt-out selector apparatus located on an exterior of the device.
[0017] Preferably, the device comprises a last-communication rewind mechanism for replay of at least a part, e.g., the last 5 minutes, of the communication recorded most recently. For example, the last-communication rewind mechanism comprises a distinct, respective, physically actuatable selector mechanism located on an exterior of the device to retrieve this part. As another example, the device is voice-controllable and the rewind mechanism is activated upon a specific voice command, in order to enable hands-free operation. The storage of the last N minutes is achieved, e.g., through a circular buffer that starts overwriting itself when full.
[0018] An embodiment of the device comprises a thumbwheel for scrolling through recorded communications. A thumbwheel enables easy operation while the device is being held in one hand.
[0019] The invention is particularly, but not exclusively, relevant to a device as discussed above that comprises a mobile phone.
[0020] An embodiment of the invention is represented by a method for offering a service to subscribers. The method comprises enabling automatic, or default, recording of at least part of a real-time communication initiated or accepted by at least one subscriber. The method comprises enabling playback of subscriber-selected ones of the recorded real-time communications, responsive to at least one subscriber request. In this manner, the recording and storage can be delegated to a network, e.g., a dedicated server on a communication network. As a result, the communication device can be kept lean, and legacy devices can make use of the service. The network enables organizing the recorded communications for retrieval and playback by at least one subscriber. For example, a first subscriber would like to have his/her recordings organized according to time: the recordings most recently made are presented at the top of a list. Another subscriber likes to organize the recordings according to caller-ID. Yet another subscriber likes to store the recordings in an audio format, whereas still another subscriber wants to have the recordings stored in a text format, created through automatic transcription from audio using speech recognition software. A specific subscriber may want to have the option to be able to organize or represent the recordings in a variety of ways, examples of which are discussed above, dependent on his/her needs of the moment. A proper user interface (e.g., graphical or voice controlled) then enables the subscriber to select the mode of organization or representation. As the recording, processing and storage is delegated to a dedicated server, quality of the recording, processing and organizing can be optimized and/or customized. These activities need not be compromised either, as the dedicated server is professionally maintained by the service provider using state-of-the art software to implement the service.
[0021] The service preferably comprises offering subscribers and/or their interlocutors an opt-out feature so that given ones of their communications will not be recorded. The service preferably enables the subscriber to select a portion of the real time communication for recording. For example, pushing a button on the device during the communication automatically activates the recording of the succeeding portion of the communication, until the button is released.
[0022] The service preferably comprises offering subscribers a last-communication rewind feature for retrieval of a copy of at least part of the real time communication recorded most recently.
[0023] An implementation of the invention uses a module with a storage for coupling with the communication device for enabling automatic recording of the real time communication in response to a user of the device initiating or accepting the real time communication. The module is coupled galvanically, electrically or in a wireless manner with the device. Preferably, the module is controllable via a user-interface of the device. For example, a certain key or pattern of keys is reserved for user-interaction with the module to implement, e.g., scrolling through the communication stored on the module, or replaying the communication most recently recorded, or to activate the recording during a real time communication upon a user input. The module preferably, comprises at least one organizational mechanism for organizing the recorded communications in a retrievable form for the user. The module preferably comprises an opt-out mechanism adapted to exempt a particular communication from recording.
[0024] The invention also relates to a storage medium readable by a data processing device. The medium carries software adapted to perform operations comprising: detecting initiation or acceptance of a live communication by a user of a consumer electronics communication device; and recording the live communication, preferably under user-determined or selectable conditions. The software may also enable to forward the recording to a remote destination, e.g., determined by default or specified by the user or the communication system. Further objects and advantages will be apparent in the following.
[0025] Another embodiment of the invention is represented by a system, method and/or device that enables a user using, e.g., a capture device to capture audible and/or visual impressions and/or context information. Data captured by the device can be: stored for later processing or usage, passed over to e.g., a remote server or device, or can be processed immediately whereby the processed data is stored and/or passed over. The captured data is preferably stored, processed or passed over with a time stamp and/or a location stamp. In the latter case a GPS system or another location finding technology (e.g., land, sea or air based beacons) provides the data for the geographic location of the user at the time of the recording, processing or passing over of the particular piece of information.
[0026] In one implementation of the invention a collection of recordings forms a personal log or diary/journal for the user. It is yet another implementation aspect of the invention whereby capturing can be continuous, event-triggered (e.g., heart-beat of the user, detection of a specific sound, coming within range of a specific object, etc.), user-controllable (voice activated, push-button) or controllable by another, possibly remotely located, other party. In the latter case, a child can be given such a capturing device, integrated within, e.g., a piece of clothing or bicycle. A parent can remotely activate the device at any time. In one embodiment of the invention the device sends the captured data (e.g., audio, video and/or other data) to a remote server or stores it locally for download and post-processing later on. The data may be sent over RF waves using an existing infrastructure (e.g., two way Satellite, GSM or a wireless local area network). The captured data may comprise captured audio and or video together with relevant contextual information. Examples of contextual information are, e.g., time based, location based (e.g., from a GPS system), a local condition based, a condition of the person based etc. Generally speaking the capture device can be a tracking device for a variety of, typically moving, objects (like any means of transportation such as a car, a bicycle etc.) or persons or animals. The tracking device should preferably be remotely controllable (at least for switching on/of and for enabling to transmit captured audio/video with the contextual information). The captured audio/video data may best be filtered (to a version of the data that at least contains basic characteristics or contains relevant scenes etc.) before a possible storage and/or transmission in order to cut down on the amount of data. This will facilitate an efficient search through the data. It may also ease on storage as well transmission bandwidth requirements for a tracking system. The data may be stored locally in the tracking device as well as at a remote location.
[0027] In yet another implementation of the invention the collection of recordings forms a personal log or diary/journal for the user can be used for an automatic creation of logbook entries for retrieval later on.
[0028] In another embodiment of the invention a time stamp and/or a location stamp is used for an entry into, e.g., a database for retrieving information that is expected to of any relevance to the user. As an example the retrieved information using the location stamp might provide the user, who is e.g., traveling in a lesser-known area, about some information of the area. This might be very useful, e.g., for a tourist or a businessperson. In combination with the time stamp the retrieved information might provide the user with advance knowledge of, e.g., an upcoming local event. The retrieved information might be retrieved from, e.g., a database of relevant information but it might also be received from, e.g., a service operating using wireless transmission media (e.g., RF waves).
[0029]FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a device in accordance with the invention;
[0030]FIG. 2 shows a network embodiment;
[0031]FIG. 3 is a flowchart of certain operations in accordance with the invention;
[0032]FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an implementation of the invention in a cell phone; and
[0033]FIG. 5 is a block diagram of system with a capture/tracking device.
[0034] The term "communication" shall be used herein to include telephone calls, whether audio, video, or multimedia in nature, and whether or not occurring via conventional telephonic devices or via the Internet or another data network. The term "conversation" shall be synonymous with communication and shall not exclude non-audio media.
[0035]FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a consumer electronics device 101 in accordance with the invention. The particular consumer electronics device pictured is a mobile phone. However, the invention is equally applicable to other types of phones, including videophones, or other real-time communications devices, which might include personal computers connected to the Internet. Visible in the diagram are a display 102, a keypad 103 and additional functionality specification apparatus 104. The functionality specification apparatus 104 shown includes an opt- out-of-recording button 105, a last-conversation-rewind button 106, and a thumb wheel 107, which may be in accordance with U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/780,229 referred to above. These functionality specification devices may be fixed function or may be programmable. Other options for specification of functionality, such as touch screens or pointer devices, are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art and may be readily substituted for the apparatus shown.
[0036]FIG. 2 shows a network embodiment of the invention. A plurality of consumer electronics devices 201 are networked to a central server 204. The server 204 includes a memory 206 and a processor 205. Each consumer electronics device 201 also includes a processor 202 and a memory 203. The consumer electronics devices 201 include real time communication devices, such as the cell phone of FIG. 1, any other type of phone, a personal computer, or a television with a set top box. The network may include a telephone network, a LAN, the Internet, or any other type of analog or digital network. The connections 207 may be wired or wireless.
[0037]FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing operation of the invention. These operations may occur in a local processor 202, or in a central processor 205 for a network, or they may be distributed between the local processor and the network server.
[0038] At 301 it is tested whether a communication is started. Typically, communication is started when the user answers the phone or when the user makes a phone call. It may or may not be desirable to begin recording as soon as the user starts using the phone. A call can be detected in response to hearing tones transmitted from the phone. It may be preferable to wait until an actual two-way communication is established, either when a remote user has picked up the phone or when the voice mail of the remote user has answered. For instance, if the user initiates the call, recording could start when a voice is detected on the other end.
[0039] As used herein, the term "remote user" does not necessarily mean that the other user is at a great distance. The remote user might be just down the hall from the first user. The term "remote user" means a user other than the one who is actually using the device that is originating the subject recording. The remote user need not have any control over the same device or have a compatible device.
[0040] At 302 it is tested whether anyone has opted out of recording. Opting out may be in the form of pressing of the button 105 by the user. This button is, for example, of the sort that needs to be pushed for each call, or it may be of the sort that once pushed stays down until it is pushed again. Or, there may be a programmable opt out option in the local communication device or in the network.
[0041] In addition, laws in some countries may require that the remote user be given the opportunity to opt out of recording. This can be achieved, e.g., by automatically prompting the remote user to press some key on his or her keypad prior to beginning speaking if recording is not desired.
[0042] If opt out is selected, then the communication is not selected per 304, and control should be returned to box 301.
[0043] If opt out is not selected, the communication is recorded and stored in a usable form at 303. Storing may involve deleting extraneous information such as dial tone and numeric tones. Other extraneous information may be deleted as well. Information may be added to facilitate storing and/or retrieving the recorded call, e.g., time at which the call was made; location where received (location of cell phones can be tracked), etc.
[0044] The retrievable form will typically involve some form of organization of the stored data. If a central server 204 is used to store the communications, the organization may take any suitable form, including use of a keyword-oriented database. The following are examples of organization strategies that might be employed by the designer:
[0045] a order of receipt, e.g. via sequential memory access;
[0046] time and date of receipt, e.g. via direct memory access;
[0047] some identification of the remote user who participated in the communication, such as phone number; or
[0048] folders given user-selected names, with communications being further organized within the folders. The user may have communications first buffered in a cache from which the user can store the recording in the appropriate folder, e.g. manually or through another user input, in the appropriate folder. For example, caller-ID can be used to automatically allocate the recording to the proper folder.
[0049] The above list only gives a few examples of the many strategies for organizing communications that might be employed by a skilled system and/or user interface designer.
[0050] Commonly, various database management techniques will need to be used. For instance, it may be desirable to delete all communications that are older than a certain number of days; or there may be some numeric limit on the number of communications that may be stored.
[0051] The designer may choose to store a small portion of the communications, perhaps the most recent one or two, in the local memory 203, while storing the bulk of the communications in a memory 206 associated with a network server. The thumb wheel 107 may advantageously be included to facilitate ease of scrolling through stored phone calls, e.g. as specified in U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/464,855 mentioned above.
[0052] The organization of the communications may, advantageously, offer a number of features. For instance, a "last conversation rewind" feature may be implemented. Such a feature may be activatable, for instance, by button 106, and would allow a user to replay the conversation most recently recorded. Such replay would allow taking notes or clarifying points that the user did not understand. The system preferably offers the following additional capabilities:
[0053] the communication may be stored in digital format, e.g. wav format; mp3; etc.
[0054] playback controls such as: speed, volume, pause, rewind, fast forward, and so forth,
[0055] forwarding conversations or transcoded versions thereof to other users, e.g., as voice mail or as an attachment to e-mail, etc.;
[0056] transferring recordings to some additional medium; and
[0057] converting stored conversations to text via speech recognition, and forwarding such text via fax or e-mail to a remote user.
[0058] Operation of the server 206 may be by a commercial service, for instance by the wireless service provider in the case of mobile phones. The service provider may charge fees for recording, storing and retrieving communications.
[0059] The user of the device is preferably enabled to have a call recorded that s/he initiates as well as an incoming call. In one embodiment of the invention, recording starts as soon as dial tones or "ringing" tones are detected. Some countries use different tones for different call status, but the periodicity and frequency spectrum is sufficient to recognize the tones as such. For calls received, starting recording is not a major issue, since the recording can begin when the user answers the phone. For calls initiated at the device, optionally, in a post-processing step (after completion of the call and therefore after recording), the dial tones get deleted under software control to compact the recording. In another embodiment, only a single one of the busy tones or of the calling-in tones gets recorded using a software procedure that, in a repetitive tone sequence, overwrites a previous similar tone with the current one in the recording memory. In yet another embodiment, the abrupt break of the dial tone sequence (when the other party picks up the phone) may have an acoustic fingerprint that serves as a signal to start the recording.
[0060] The invention is especially relevant to users of mobile communication devices such as cell phones. Typically, when on the move, the user does not have the opportunity to both juggle the phone and write down some piece of information that he other party is supplying via the phone in real-time. Similarly, when making or receiving a call while driving, the user has to keep his/her eyes on the traffic and has to remain aware of the road conditions. It is therefore advantageous for the user to be able to replay the conversation if and when needed.
[0061] The recording can, but need not, be made at the device itself. For example, a cell phone can be equipped with a recording component comprising, e.g., a flash memory card or a hard disk drive unit (HDD) with a small form-factor. The recording component can be accommodated in the cell phone or can be made a separate module that is galvanically or wirelessly coupled with the communication device. In the latter case, the module preferably uses a suitable short-range communication protocol, e.g., Bluetooth. The recording components as a separate module can be an after-market add-on. Play-out of the recording can be through the loudspeaker of the cell phone, of a laptop PC or through another loudspeaker, e.g. the stereo system of the user's car using a suitable connection. Alternatively, the module can be equipped with its own loudspeaker.
[0062] The recording can also be (part of) a service on a communication network. For example, the user can lease storage space on the network for buffering of the recordings, e.g., as is similarly being done for voice mails. An application server processes the communication information and converts it to a digital format suitable for a sound file within this context and for the expected quality, e.g., using the wav format. Selecting a dedicated telephone number or other unique identifier, e.g. a URL, gives the user access to his/her recordings. Alternatively to the "last conversation rewind button" described above, the communication device or recording component may have other dedicated buttons or user input interfaces to initiate the retrieval of one or more of the recordings from the network in a user-friendly manner. Preferably, user-access to stored recordings is through an authentication process, e.g., using a password or other unique identifier of the user and/or of the communication device. In case the recordings are stored on the network, the communication device may serve as a controller to have these recordings made and/or retrieved from the network. Alternatively, or in addition, the recordings, either as audio data or transcribed text data, are retrievable from the network from another device, e.g., laptop or desktop PC with the proper connection hardware and software.
[0063] The recordings are preferably stored in digital form, possibly after sampling an analog signal. In this manner, compression techniques can be used to save memory space. Digital compression also saves bandwidth when forwarding the recording, e.g. as an attachment to an e-mail or as a stand-alone compressed sound file for use among audio-based communication devices.
[0064] Caller-ID or other profiling information (e.g. time of the day, geographic location, day of the week, etc.) may be used to select for which communications to skip the recording or to explicitly carry out the recording.
[0065]FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a cell phone 400 according to the invention. Cell phone 400 comprises a microphone 402 and a loudspeaker 404. The analog signal from microphone 402 gets sampled and converted to a digital format in A/D 406. The digitized speech is then supplied to a speech codec 408. As known, the digitized speech gets coded for transmission via antenna 410, preferably in terms of parameters descriptive of the speech in order to minimize bandwidth requirements of the transmission. The parameters transmitted enable reconstruction of the speech at the receiving end. Similarly, the signal received at antenna 410 describes the speech input from the remote party in terms of parameters that get processed by codec 408, converted to an analog signal by D/A 412 for play-out via loudspeaker 404. This type of processing is known in the art of digital cell phones. Cell phone 400 comprises a storage 414 that stores the parameters representative of the speech input by the user via microphone 402, and the parameters representative of the speech signal received from the remote user and rendered by loudspeaker 404 in normal operational use of phone 400. Now, for a rewind of the conversation recorded, the parameters stored in storage 414 get supplied to codec 408. Codec 408 then reconstructs the digitized conversation and has it rendered by loudspeaker 404. A user interface (UI) 416 is provided for user control of the rewind.
[0066] The data stored in storage 414 thus represents a conversation recorded. In a simple implementation of the invention, storage 414 comprises a FIFO and stores an amount of data equivalent to, e.g., one minute or a few minutes of conversation before a stored part gets overwritten. This enables or facilitates an instant rewind. This data can be sent, or otherwise be made available, to rendering software emulating or representing codec 408. For example, the user could copy or download the content of storage 414 onto a PDA, a set top box or a laptop, and have it rendered locally using codec software combined with speech-to-text conversion software, commercially available. The user could also have the data per recorded conversation stored at the laptop or PDA and transfer it as a file, e.g., as an email attachment.
[0067] In summary, the means of processing of the speech is already available at the digital cell phone, and little overhead is needed to implement the recording, automatic or user-selective, and the user-control (opt-out; record portion of current conversation) according to the invention.
[0068] The above invention addresses the recording of real time communications. Such communications are volatile, and recording has its use and advantages as explained above. This concept can be expanded to cover the functionality of a Personal Logbook. The user carries a capturing device (e.g., a microphone, a solid state camera) that captures audible and/or visual impressions and/or context information for being stored. The information is preferably stored with time stamps and/or location stamps. In the latter case, a GPS system or another location-finding technology (e.g., beacons) provides the data for the geographic location of the user at the time of the recording that particular piece of information. The collection of recordings forms a personal log or diary/journal. Capturing can be continuous, event-triggered (e.g., heart-beat of the user, detection of a specific sound, coming within range of a specific object, etc.), user-controllable (voice activated, push-button) or controllable by another party. In the latter case, a child can be given such a capturing device, integrated within a piece of clothing or bicycle. The device can be remotely activated by the parent at any time. The device sends the captured data to a remote server or stores it locally for download and post-processing later on.
[0069] Another example of volatile information exchange is Instant Messaging. Applying again the concept of the current invention, the string of messages, displayed in an Instant Messaging application or Chat Room application, gets copied to a non-volatile memory (e.g., HDD or solid state memory) for retrieval later on, e.g., automatically or upon specific user-input. In an automatic mode, the user may have specified in advance the size of memory to be allocated to the recording, similarly to the last 5-minute recording in the examples described above for the CE communication device. Currently, Instant Messaging text is available in the frame buffer of the PC for scrolling purposes, but there is no more permanent storage feature available to review the communication off-line.
[0070]FIG. 5 is a block diagram of system with a capture/tracking device comprising portable consumer capture/tracking device 500, remote storage service facility 540, logbook tracking center 560 and RF transport medium 520. Device 500, facility 540 and the center 560 are enabled to communicate with each other over medium 520 in a wireless fashion. This can be based on an existing infrastructure such as using a GSM, Satellite radio, other cell-telephone network etc. whereby device 500, facility 540 and center 560 do not need to be in close proximity of each other. In another embodiment facility 540 is in a relative close proximity of device 500 and are enabled to communicate based on, e.g., a Bluetooth wireless protocol or a Wireless LAN protocol (e.g., based on 802.11 a or 802.11b). In another embodiment, e.g., in which facility 540 is absent, device 500 is enabled to communicate directly with center 560.
[0071] Device 500 comprises control & timer module 502, microphone 504, camera 506, pre-processor 508, AV playback module 510, storage module 512, RF transceiver 514, GPS receiver 516 and an environment input 518. Device 500 is envisioned to be a highly portable CE device so that a user can easily carry it along. It is able to capture audio and video (AV) using microphone 504 and camera 506. The captured AV is passed to the pre-processor 508 where possibly a redundancy reduction takes place (e.g., by data compression and/or by passing only representative audio and or video frames). In the pre-processor unit contextual information may be added to the AV such as position data received from the GPS 516 and/or time data from the control & timer module 502 (the resultant data is now called AV-track data). AV track data is then stored in storage module 512. From storage AV track data is available for playback at module 510 and/or for transmission by the RF transceiver 514. The device 500 is under control of control & timer module 502.
[0072] Storage facility 540 comprises RF transceiver 542, post-processor 544, storage module 546 and control module 548. An important function of facility 540 is storage of AV track data that has been transmitted by device 500. After reception by RF transceiver 542 the AV track data may undergo post-processing in processor 544 (such as tagging of the AV track data with device and user data or other relevant metadata). Subsequently the modified AV track data is stored in 546 and available for transmission using RF transceiver 542, e.g., upon request from tracking center 560. Storage facility 540 is under control of module 548.
[0073] Tracking center 560 comprises RF transceiver 562, post-processor 564, storage module 566, user interface module 570, AV playback module 572 and control module 568. A possible important function of center 560 is to enable to track device 500 (e.g., being carried by a person or a moving object). Tracking center 560 enables position, time as well as audio-visual conditions monitoring and logging of device 500. Center 560 can either directly receive the AV-track data or receive it in a relayed fashion from facility 540 over the RF 520. Processor 564 may then process the received AV track date whereby, e.g., a logbook can created or whereby the received AV track data is transformed into a user presentable form. A subsequent resultant may the stored in module 566 for, e.g., a later playback using module 572. User interface module 570 provides a controller of center 560 to analyze or otherwise consume the data at hers/his convenience. The user interface also allows the controller, e.g., to enter commands that are relayed to device 500 (over RF 520 using transceiver 562 and 514). Such commands may include, as example but are not limited to, switch on/off recording of captured AV, change camera 506 zoom and focus, send an alert signal to be played at module 510, switch settings of pre-processor 508. Center 560 is controlled using module 568.
[0074] Furthermore, communications over medium 520 can be encrypted to provide additional security guarantees to the user of the device. The communications may also include a non-encrypted signal pattern, a so-called "recording signature", that enables a third party to detect the recording activity of device 500 without enabling them to decode the content of the communications. The feature may be used, e.g., for an automatic opt-in notification, as a deterrent in a personal security system, and etc. . .
[0075] In another embodiment, device 500 is implemented, at least partially, as a distributed personal area network (PAN) using, e.g. BlueTooth. In the latter case camera 506, microphone 504, storage 512, GPS receiver 516, have a separate RF network interface to communicate to transceiver 514. A software control application (not explicitly shown in FIG. 5) running on module 502 enables device 500 to coordinate the activity of the input functionalities.
[0076] In yet another embodiment device 500 enables a user to create a personal diary by recording one or more types of data. Device 500 is enabled to, at least, record data representative of a current environment of the user and may be enabled to transmit recorded data. Data representative for the current environment may include, but is not limited to, audio, video, time, temperature, humidity, air-pressure and location data. It may also include data on the user such as heartbeat rhythm, body temperature, user-activity indication and etc. In this embodiment device 500 operates in an always-on mode, meaning that during its intended usage the device is best on most of the time. The user may still be allowed to switch the device on or off by hand. With camcorders and other known CE recording devices, the user is to determine what content is to be recorded. That is, the user selects what is relevant or interesting, and what is not, by manipulating the on-button and off-button at the time of recording. In the embodiment of the invention, the (recording) device 500 may capture input from the environment irrespective of the activities of the user. In the invention, the editing, e.g., deleting or post-processing, of recorded content may be done afterwards, e.g., in tracking center 560. Relevance or interest may have changed completely by that time with respect to that at the time of recording. In the known devices, the user him/herself is already editing by means of pre-processing: selecting what to record and what not. In the embodiment of the invention this selection can be postponed owing to the always-on feature.
[0077] Device 500 may further comprise a GPS 516 and/or an environment input 518 that can control the always-on mode. For instance when GPS 516 detects that device is outside a certain range or area the always-on recording may be switched on or switched off. GPS 516 may be regarded being a particular type of environment input. Environment input 518 may be used to input certain data that is representative for the current environment or on the user such as earlier mentioned temperature, humidity, air-pressure, heartbeat rhythm, body temperature, user activity indication. Data input by environment input 518 may be interpreted in device 500 and may cause the device to be controlled in various ways. For example device 500 may start or stop a recording or device 500 may start or stop a transmission based on certain limits exceeded, e.g., wherein the limits had been previously preset. The user may preset the limits or an operator, e.g., may preset them remotely using tracking center 560.
[0078] From reading the present disclosure, other modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art. Such modifications may involve other features which are already known in the design, manufacture and use of devices for recording and retrieving real time communications and which may be used instead of or in addition to features already described herein. Although claims have been formulated in this application to particular combinations of features, it should be understood that the scope of the disclosure of the present application also includes any novel feature or novel combination of features disclosed herein either explicitly or implicitly or any generalization thereof, whether or not it mitigates any or all of the same technical problems as does the present invention. The applicants hereby give notice that new claims may be formulated to such features during the prosecution of the present application or any further application derived there from.
[0079] The word "comprising", "comprise", or "comprises" used herein should not be viewed as excluding additional elements. The singular article "a" or "an" used herein should not be viewed as excluding a plurality of elements.
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1. Dwight Howard (Orlando Magic) — The third high schooler picked No. 1 overall ranked second among NBA rookies and eighth overall in rebounds (10) and third among rookies in scoring (12). Finished with 32 double-doubles; was a unanimous All-Rookie selection.
2. Emeka Okafor (Charlotte Bobcats) — The best player on a bad team. Fourth in the NBA and first among rookies in rebounds (10.9) and fourth in double-doubles (47). Also 14th in blocked shots (1.71) and scored 15.1 a game.
3. Ben Gordon (Chicago Bulls) — Was first rookie voted the league's best sixth man, and many thought he was the top rookie, too. The All-Rookie first-teamer averaged 15.1 points off the bench for the Bulls.
4. Shaun Livingston (Los Angeles Clippers) — The 6-7 point guard out of high school was starting to play well before shoulder injuries ended his year. Averaged 7.4 points, five assists.
5. Devin Harris(Dallas Mavericks) — The 6-3 point guard averaged 5.7 points and 2.2 assists in 15.4 minutes in uneven performances. Quickness was underscored as he ranked second in league in steals per 48 minutes (3.19).
6. Josh Childress (Atlanta Hawks) — Got lots of playing time for NBA's worst team, averaging 10.1 points and six rebounds in 29.7 minutes.
7. Luol Deng (Chicago Bulls) — Averaged 11.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists and was named to All-Rookie first team despite missing last part of season because of injury.
8. Rafael Araujo (Toronto Raptors) — The 6-11 center struggled often and played little. Averaged 3.3 points, 3.1 rebounds in 12.1 minutes.
9. Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia 76ers) — The 6-6 guard was NBA-ready from the start and started all 82 games. He averaged nine points, 5.7 rebounds, three assists and 1.7 steals in 38.4 minutes. Defense was outstanding.
10. Luke Jackson (Cleveland Cavaliers) — The 6-7 swingman hardly got off the bench before season ended after 10 games with a herniated disk. Should recover for next season.
11. Andris Biedrins (Golden State Warriors) — The 19-year-old center from Latvia showed flashes of why he was picked so high, but his numbers were mediocre (3.6 points, 3.9 rebounds in 12.8 minutes a game over 30 games).
12. Robert Swift (Seattle SuperSonics) — The 7-foot high schooler is a project and played sparingly for a good team, averaging less than a point and a rebound in 16 games.
13. Sebastian Telfair (Portland Trail Blazers) — The ultra-quick point guard straight from high school showed promise (6.8 points, 3.3 assists in 19.6 minutes). Started 26 of 68 games.
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15. Al Jefferson (Boston Celtics) — Was impressive at times in 71 games, averaging 6.7 points and 4.4 rebounds off the bench.
16. Kirk Snyder (Utah Jazz) — The 6-6 shooting guard impressed at times near season's end. Averaged five points in 13.3 minutes, starting seven of 68 games.
17. Josh Smith (Atlanta Hawks) — Like Childress, showed promise, starting 59 games, and averaged 9.7 points, 6.2 rebounds in 27.7 minutes. Won slam-dunk contest at All-Star Game.
18. J.R. Smith (New Orleans Hornets) — The high schooler got a chance to play a lot on a bad team. In 56 starts, the 6-6 guard averaged 13.1 points and 2.4 assists in 24.5 minutes.
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26. Kevin Martin (Sacramento Kings) — Averaged 2.9 points and 10.1 minutes.
27. Sasha Vujacic (Los Angeles Lakers) — Played more after Lakers were eliminated, averaging 2.9 points and 1.5 assists in 35 games.
28. Beno Udrih (San Antonio Spurs) — A valued sharpshooter for NBA champs, ranking 15th in league in three-point shooting at 40.8%.
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Oregon senior Carson York is scheduled for surgery tomorrow to repair a broken knee cap, he said today.
York is the second UO senior in 24 hours to announce he's out for the year, after safety John Boyett said Sunday he'll also undergo knee surgery this week.
"Initially, (I was) pretty upset, but if you think about it I'm a pretty lucky individual," York said. "I'm not going to sit here and give the Lou Gehrig 'Luckiest Guy Alive' speech, but the experience I got to have over last four or five years, however long I've been here, is a whole lot more than I ever thought I'd get.
"What this team has become over the last three or four years, as far as the culture around here, is pretty amazing. I'm blessed, happy, and I will be around every day for the rest of the year. I have just as much invested in the success of this team as I did before."
York suffered a patellar tendon injury in the Rose Bowl but completed a remarkable comeback by playing in two series of Oregon's opener this season. He was injured in Saturday's second game of the season, on his third series of the game.
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They must have a moderator that monitors the posts and deletes the ones that have a negative affect toward the writers of the Savannah Morning News or the company itself. The are trying to make themselves look better, won't happen in a million years. In fact my post will be deleted as soon as they realize whats going on.
On here. If you disagree with him, he flags you. He is the ultimate troll. However, if the spirit moves them, the SMN moderators also feel free to flag or to stop any given post from appearing on the board in the first place.
We carefully review any flagged comment to see if it violates our terms of service. If it does, then it is removed. However, please keep in mind that posters may decide to remove their own content. If a poster has received numerous warnings about comments that violate our terms of service, then their account will be removed along with any and all comments.
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[i]If[/i] this is indeed what happens then there would be at least two to three posters that I am aware of that would not be able to keep or re-obtain an account. If/when they changed their user name and re-registered they would have their account deleted as soon as this became known to the moderators.
However, this does not happen and there are posters that have repeatedly violated this site's TOS and have been allowed to either keep their accounts or re-register and keep their accounts even after the moderators must have known that this had been a previously banned user.
What is the purpose of banning a user that has had repeated violations only to allow this user to re-register and keep an account even after the moderators become aware that this user is a previously banned user?
Banning should be forever not just until they can obtain another account.
If you feel that way, why not just take them out, put them against a wall, and shoot them? Then every opinion on here would be mild, agreeable, acceptable, and proper. You know, just like the world-at-large is.
Seems like someone feels that he/she maybe be one of the ones that is getting targeted for that wall.
Tighten your tin foil hats, folks! "Someone" is deleting comments. I think it is President Obama. How else are we going to become Communist if he doesn't start controlling SMN message boards???


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"Make it look good baby!" That is what my clients tell me. Well maybe not exactly like that but that is part of my job description. Some of the projects I shoot are beautiful works of art and it is difficult to take a bad photo, that is not what this post is about. This is about some of the pigs that needed a good bit of lipstick before they where ready for the camera.
I scouted this library a few days before the shoot so I knew it was a mess (see below). When I receive an assignment I don't like to give excuses about the difficulty of the shot, as my clients just need me to capture the perfect image. After taking the before photo (so we could put it all back together), it was time work up a sweat and start the transformation.
BeforeA couple hours later it was looking good.
AfterBelow is a pretty typical classroom. They are always full of all kinds of informative charts about the ABC's, 123, ect.
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"But Above All Things, I Wish You Love."
We've all heard the other versions.
The Whitney version, anyway. And maybe if you were really a fan you sought out the Dolly Parton version.
This version, on the other hand, hits every little place where you've really felt love—and had to let go.
Josh Weathers performed this in a Dallas theatre two years ago, and dedicated it to his mom:
(If the crescendo at 4:46 does nothing for you, please check your pulse again.)
It's corny, because we've heard it so many times, but that doesn't make it any less poignant if you let yourself feel it. We all feel that sappy, raw, tenderhearted crescendo sometimes; it's a big part of why we're here.
Make a wish for everyone you have loved, do love or will love. For love that you've been silent about, and love you've shouted to whoever will listen. Look out at the gorgeous full moon and any remaining stars and make a wish.
Above all things, I wish you love.
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Rodger Bumpass
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|Rodger Bumpass
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|Rodger Albert Bumpass
November 20, 1951 (age 63)
Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S.
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|Squidward Tentacles
Purple Doctorfish
Dr. Gill Gilliam
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Rodger Albert Bumpass (born November 20, 1951) is an American voice actor. His credits go back to the 1980's revival of The Jetsons. Many know him for playing the role of character Squidward Tentacles, SpongeBob's grouchy and miserable neighbor on SpongeBob SquarePants. Other roles have been in Teen Titans, Invader ZIM, Sky Rat, and lots of other cartoons.
- Bumpass also plays the Purple Doctorfish who appears in a few episodes.
- Bumpass has stated the best way to voice Squidward, is to put it all in the nose and give him the "Oh PuhLEEZE!" attitude.
- Bumpass has voiced two doctors, Gill Gilliam and the Purple Doctorfish.
External links
- Rodger Bumpass on IMDB.com
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Chile on track for 6 GW of solar projects21. June 2013 | Global PV markets, Industry & Suppliers, Markets & Trends | By: Blanca Díaz/Edgar Meza
Development of solar power projects are Chile has increased dramatically in recent months. The country's Environmental Evaluation Service (SEA) has already approved 4 GW of new projects with an additional 2.2 GW currently under review.
Chile has seen a rapid rise in the development of new solar power projects in recent months. The country's Environmental Evaluation Service (SEA) has already approved 4 GW of new projects and is currently reviewing an additional 2.2 GW, according to a report by published on June 19 by Chile's Center for Renewable Energy.
While a large number of major projects are set go online in the coming months, Chile's capacity from operational facilities currently totals only 3.5 MW. However, solar plants with a total capacity of 69 MW are currently under construction and the SEA has approved an additional 4 GW of projects which have yet to be built. A further 2.2 GW are under review.
Solar plants currently connected to the grid in Chile only account for 3.5 MW and include the 1.4 MW La Huayca facility in the northern region of Tarapacá, which went online in October.
While solar power capacity has remained relatively unchanged in the past six months, the number of projects that have applied for approval with the SEA has increased dramatically and had already reached 4 GW by January.
In May alone the SEA received nine projects totaling 649 MW and in the same month the regulator approved seven projects with a total capacity of 764 MW, according to the report.
Chile has also seen the construction of projects accelerate in recent months. In January there were only 1.3 MW under construction. As of June, a total of 69 MW of solar plants are currently being built, including Sky Solar's 18 MW project in Pampa Dos Cruces, which began construction in March and has since been enlarged to 33 MW.
The SEA recently approved the 52 MW Parque PV Diego de Almagro project in the northern Atacama region municipality of Diego de Almagro, which is being developed by local group Emelda SA.
Some of the latest projects to come under review by the SEA include the 260 MW Alpha Solar project from Chilean firm Pleiades SA and the 90 MW Solar Pampa Norte plant, which is being developed by Spanish group Ingenostrum.
Much of Chile's planned solar power is targeted at energy intensive mining companies operating in the northern region of the country and a few project developers have signed power purchase agreements (PPA) with mining operators.
In October, the SEA approved two large-scale projects with a combined capacity of 183 MW, both located in the Atacama region: the 162 MW Diego del Almagro plant, a $420 million project backed by Andes Mainstream Spa, a Chilean subsidiary of U.S. group Mainstream Renewable Power, and the 21 MW Canto del Agua plant, a $90 million facility developed by Santiago-based Canto del Agua Spa, part of Spain's Abantia.
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This is really a great project laid by the Environmental Evaluation Service. Production of 6GW of energy project of chile is a big boon for the country, by saving the renewable source of energy for future use.
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It came out crap. I hate my lips, hate my cheeks, but I do like my eyes a bit. I'm also totally pms'ing so my skin is a MESS!
For the longest time I was puzzling over how best to use the palette and then yesterday I was visiting with Silver Lips and I totally stole her Heatherette look! It was pure perfection. I never really thought to use the palette like this in all honesty and I've been sitting on it for a bit now trying to think how to incorporate the darkest shade into my look. Call it a senior moment but this was suddenly a difficult task for me!
And behold I duped Silver Lips look and thought it came out rather lovely and user friendly as hell!
What I Used:
MAC Eyeshadow Palette in Heatherette Trio 1
Kiss Mascara
MAC Beauty Powder in Alpha Girl
Lola Blush in Mistress
MAC Lipglass in Cult Fav (Fafi for MAC)
Got any of your own Heatherette looks you want to share with me? E-mail them to firstname.lastname@example.com!
4/3/08 8:03 petitez:
No worries. You look great.
4/3/08 9:12 Sminkan:
You look amazing! That was really awsome on you! Inspiring!
4/3/08 9:21 jonny:
look stunning my ickle fluffy wabbit!! love ya loads and loads and loads and loads!!
4/3/08 9:48 Adina:
Why Izzy, I think this looks fantastic!
4/3/08 14:29 Nic Nic:
i really like the trio 1 on you! really want it.. but i must *not* buy.. trying to hold back lol.
4/4/08 1:01 Kitty:
Woah Sweetie!!!:D
You look gorgeous! Loved this FOTD.
Eru :3
4/4/08 3:48 Piece of Cake:
I honestly don't see why you hated your cheeks and lips colors. The overall outlook is gorgeous.
Off the topic, but I already have a turquoise shadow from Shu Uemura, and I just didn't dig Fafi rolickin' and heatherette palette cos the turquoise shadows are similar. What do you think? Should I go for trio 1?
4/4/08 6:42 Askmewhats:
awww that is so cute and you didn't use much products ! I like that 😀
4/4/08 8:00 the Muse:
hey petitez!
4/4/08 8:01 the Muse:
lol jonny…I'm embarrassed now 😉
I don't wanna be an ickle wabbit I wanna be an ickle duck 😉
4/4/08 8:02 the Muse:
hey nic nic! How you!?
Thanks! I think you can safely skip lovie. It's really not that great 😛 At least I felt it wasn't!
4/4/08 8:05 the Muse:
hiya Piece of Cake!
How are you today!?
Aw thanks so much! I dunno it felt like it came out rubbish 😛
Nope. Don't bother. Save your money for naughty natuicals. Lots of good shades of blues and aquas in that collection.
I really am not particularly loving the Heatherette Trios. Unless you love the packaging and are a really big mac collector you can safely skip. I'm positive the Shu color is much more vibrant then this particular shade!
I just felt the trios were a disappointment aside from the packaging!
Especially a big no since it's probably more in Indonesian than it is here in the states. Ours are $32.50 USD so I imagine it's $10-$12 raise on top of that on your end!
Hope this helps!
4/4/08 12:25 Nic Nic:
ahhh you think I shud skip Trio one eh?? maybe I should!! thanks for advice… 😀
4/4/08 12:31 the Muse:
nics unless you're loving the packaging and are a diehard mac fan you can skip in my opinion. they weren't that great. mac has some better blues/aquas coming out soon! Save your money for that!
especially considering it's expensive in the UK compared to here!
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You look great!! Love it!!
Glad I could help.
4/5/08 10:48 Izar:
You look amazing here Muse! Those blue eyeshadows were meant to be worn by you!
Have I already mentioned how I envy your perfect skin? ^_^
4/7/08 14:00 the Muse:
hey slvrlips 😉 all thanks to you! I stole your look!
hope you don't mind 😉
4/7/08 14:01 the Muse:
aw shucks thanks izar 😉 *mwah*
it's not that perfect hehe it's misbehaving at the moment 😉
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Gosh, this colour is so nice on you!!!


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For the second or third time in as many months, my good buddy, Uncle Spud, has been misquoted in letters to the editor. Somehow, a few people have the idea that he said the constitution is a living document. Nothing could be farther from the truth. Spud and I made it clear that the constitution is not a living document in the Wasatch Behind on May 18, and we devoted a whole column to that fact on Feb. 10, 2009.
To quote from the 2009 column: "We're in big trouble," Uncle Spud sputtered as he slammed down the newspaper and reached for the Pepto-Bismol. "I just read that the constitution of the United States is a living, breathing document, subject to change as the world changes around it."
"What's wrong with that?" I asked.
"The constitution is a timeless document," he said. "It's the best blueprint for democratic government and individual human rights the world has ever seen. It's not supposed to be changed. It was never intended to be modified or adapted to conform to social evolution, philosophical trends, or political expediency."
Spud and I agree. The constitution is more than the supreme law of our land. It is the lifeblood of our nation. The constitution guarantees individual rights and sets limits on what government can do for us and to us. It is the framework of our freedoms and a shield and protection from oppressive government. It is a sacred document, set in stone for the ages that should never be modified or adapted without the due processes outlined in the document itself.
In fact, Spud and I believe the constitution was divinely inspired. To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, we believe America was founded to be a shining city on a hill that all of the world can look to for hope, help, and inspiration. We believe the founding of America lifted all of mankind to a new and higher level.
The constitution created a nation where people are free to pursue the dreams of their hearts and enjoy the rewards of their honest labors. After thousands of years of the tyranny of kings, the constitution guarantees individual rights and individual freedoms for all citizens. The ruling class was abolished. For the first time, equal justice and equal protection under the law were guaranteed by the law. The right to own personal property, the right to assemble, free speech and the right to have a free press are assured. Religious freedom, self-defense and self-determination are upheld as God-given rights beyond the powers granted by government.
America showed the world what happens when people are free. Our nation became the breadbasket and the industrial center of the entire world. People came here by the millions to partake of our bounty and participate in this great social and economic revolution of personal freedom.
With the freedoms guaranteed by the constitution, America has become the most prosperous and generous of nations. We have freely given of our treasure, might, mind and strength to help the developing world and give courage to freedom-loving people everywhere. Our armies have saved the world from tyranny and our political, military and economic influence has kept generations of foreign peoples free. We have become the world leader in science, art, medicine, architecture, agriculture, industrial know-how and innovation. Never has there been a nation like the United States of America.
The freedoms guaranteed by our constitution have made it all possible. That is why the constitution should never be discarded, ignored, or changed to satisfy social whims or political expediency. All that we are, all that we have, and all that we might yet become is built on the solid rock of the constitution.
So let us agree that the constitution is NOT a living, breathing document, subject to change as the world changes around it. The constitution is a timeless, God-inspired blueprint for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It has served us well for two hundred and twenty-three years.
Let us keep it as it is.
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I have a question concerning my mare's hooves. They grow fairly fast and she is sometimes lazy and drags her hooves. She rarely stumbles, just drags her feet like she's lazy. My mother-in-law (who is old school and not a big fan of barefoot horses) told me that she talked with her farrier and had him look at Lily's hooves. They agreed that she should have her toes squared off to help her move more smoothly and pick up her feet easily.
I'm pretty much in the dark here. Is this a common practice? Would this be very helpful? One concern I have is that my MIL is a bit on the controlling side and likes things done HER way (especially when it involves me). She also gets very defensive is you choose not to do it her way. I just want to do what's right for Lily.
My natural barefoot trimmer seems good, but I sometimes feel like she is a bit more "wait and see" and less proactive than I'd like. For the most part though, I really like her.
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mind blowing. should be required reading for freshman science majors. this is a book that will stick with you for years.
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Incredible, compelling, heartbreaking. If this isn't at the top of the must-read suggestion list for everyone from high school students to medical professionals to just the average citizen, I'd be curious to know what would be in its place.
Skloot does an admirable job of getting to the bottom of what's been a small mystery for decades, practicing a bit of Gonzo journalism, but in an admirable way, to get the story told. Henrietta Lacks should be on U.S. currency, but short of that, this book should be provided to everyone free-of-charge (preferably paid for by some type of charitable trust set up by the medical industry). Lacks' inadvertent contribution to all of humanity can't get enough recognition I think and getting the history of one of the biggest finds in the medical field (I'd say pretty high up there near the discovery of penicillin) should be of interest to all.
Skloot does a great job of presenting some complex information in an accessible way and her treatment of the family is respectful, but honest.
Who knew that what we somehow know about cancer is thanks to her. This book is well written, it keeps you interested in every chapter. Worth reading. I would even recommend this book as a high school book.
Henrietta Lacks was a poor tobacco farmer who died of cancer in the "coloured ward" of John Hopkins in the 1950's. Unknown to Henrietta, during the course of routine tests, cells were taken from her and grown in a lab. Labelled HeLa they were the first cells to have been successfully grown and kept "alive". These cells have since been reproduced and used for testing to this day. If someone took all HeLa cells grown they would weigh "more than 50 million metric tons". "HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer, viruses, and the atom bomb's effects; helped lead to important advances like in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions."
Ms. Skloot takes us on a unique journey from the harvesting of the cells to their modern day applications. More intriguing than the science is the journey she makes with Henrietta's descendants. Henrietta's family was unaware of the phenomenom of the HeLa cells until 20 years after she died. To this day they struggle with "the legacy of her cells". Ms. Skloot developed a close friendship with Deborah, who does not comprehend her mother's contribution to science but makes the reader face not only moral questions but ethical ones as well … "if her mother was so important to medicine, why is it her family can not afford medical insurance?"
An excellent story that explains the science in an easy to comprehend manner without "talking down" to the reader. Despite her amazing story Henrietta Lacks lies in an unmarked grave and often the scientists working with the HeLa cells do not know the history behind them. Hopefully this book changes all that.
Skloot narrates the science lucidly, tracks the racial politics of medicine thoughtfully and tells the Lacks family's often painful history with grace. She also confronts the spookiness of the cells themselves, intrepidly crossing into the spiritual plane on which the family has come to understand their mother's continued presence in the world. Science writing is often just about "the facts." Skloot's book, her first, is far deeper, braver and more wonderful.
I put down Rebecca Skloot's first book, "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks," more than once. Ten times, probably. Once to poke the fire. Once to silence a pinging BlackBerry. And eight times to chase my wife and assorted visitors around the house, to tell them I was holding one of the most graceful and moving nonfiction books I've read in a very long time.
Writing with a novelist's artistry, a biologist's expertise, and the zeal of an investigative reporter, Skloot tells a truly astonishing story of racism and poverty, science and conscience, spirituality and family, all driven by a galvanizing inquiry into the sanctity of the body and the very nature of the life force.
Henrietta Lacks died of cervical cancer in a "colored" hospital ward in Baltimore in 1951. She would have gone forever unnoticed by the outside world if not for the dime-sized slice of her tumor sent to a lab for research eight months earlier. ...
Skloot, a science writer, has been fascinated with Lacks since she first took a biology class at age 16. As she went on to earn a degree in the subject, she yearned to know more about the woman, anonymous for years, who was responsible for those ubiquitous cells....
Skloot tells a rich, resonant tale of modern science, the wonders it can perform and how easily it can exploit society's most vulnerable people.
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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer and viruses; helped lead to in vitro fertilization, cloning, and gene mapping; and have been bought and sold by the billions. Yet Henrietta Lacks is buried in an unmarked grave. Her family did not learn of her "immortality" until more than twenty years after her death, when scientists began using her husband and children in research without informed consent. The story of the Lacks family is inextricably connected to the dark history of experimentation on African Americans, the birth of bioethics, and the legal battles over whether we control the stuff we are made of--From publisher description.… (more)
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Yoga Journal San Francisco Conference Statement regarding the Hyatt Boycott.
Update: we released the Union's statement to yogis, last night.
We received the following statement from Elana Maggal of Yoga Journal events, and thought to pass it along. Here's a blog re the question of the Hyatt dispute. ~
We're here in SF—we'll have (much) more tomorrow—talking with all sides. ~ ed.
Yoga Journal's San Francisco conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero, January 17-21.
We are aware of information being distributed regarding labor disputes with the hotel chain. We have researched the matter fully and come to understand that the workers at the Hyatt in San Francisco are not on strike. There is, however, an ongoing labor management dispute between the Hyatt Corporation and union organization UniteHere. The hotel and its workers have reached agreements on wages and benefits but other issues, including those around union membership voting rules across the Hyatt hotel chain, remain unresolved.
Though the workers at the Hyatt in San Francisco are not on strike, UniteHere has reached out to many organizations holding events at the hotel and urged them to change their plans.
Weighing other possible alternatives, Yoga Journal has looked into moving the conference from the Hyatt, which has hosted the event for 10 years, but no other hotel in the city can accommodate the large number of attendees on or around the scheduled conference dates. We will continue to weigh other options for the future.
After careful examination and discussion, Yoga Journal has decided to honor its contract and the commitments made to our conference presenters, attendees, and to the workers whose livelihoods depend on hotel business.
Yoga Journal supports the negotiations between the Hyatt and its unions and hopes that the remaining issues are resolved fairly and quickly.
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The Unite Here website and Hotel Workers Rising website
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Holly Dranginis is a Policy Analyst for the Enough Project, focused on the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Lord's Resistance Army.
Prior to joining the Enough Project, she interned for the United States Mission to the United Nations and the prosecution team on the Charles Taylor case in The Hague. She helped defend two death row inmates, conducting extensive mitigation investigations in Texas and successfully litigate a case against the government of Guatemala before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights involving forced disappearances and torture.
Before law school, Holly was a Program Director at Insight Collaborative and spent a year in Northern Uganda where she facilitated the work of International Criminal Court intermediaries and piloted a violence prevention program in war-affected primary schools in the North. She also worked as a consultant to former-ICC Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo, and interned at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia.
From 2006-2007, Holly was a Fulbright Scholar in Guatemala where she investigated criminal trials, reparations, and truth-telling mechanisms related to Guatemala's genocide.
Holly holds a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, and a B.A. in International Relations and History from Connecticut College. She speaks Spanish.


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