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It all began when the main English teacher insisted that I plan a “fun” activity for Columbus Day. After all, what’s more fun than genocide?
This guy was already not on my list of favorite people, so I wasn’t completely surprised with the way the situation went down. I (politely) explained to him that “Don Colón” wasn’t a good guy and I don’t do Columbus Day. Long story short, 20 minutes later this dude’s still defending Columbus as a shining star of pure
Spanish stolen gold, and refusing to refer to his victims as anything but “Indians”.
En fin 🙄
But at least that pesado provided inspiration to create this fun activity. Though it originally began as a (not so) silent protest the week I was meant to be teaching about Colón, it’s become part of my November repertoire for Native American history month, and I hope it becomes a part of yours!
The goal here is not to present an in-depth history lesson, but rather to present a glimpse of new information using context and vocabulary that students are already familiar with, introducing students to Native Americans in a respectful light highlighting art, culture and achievements.
When presenting completely new information in L2 (the second language), it’s important to use low-level vocabulary to avoid overwhelming the students (new info + advanced vocab/grammar = too much input). For the clues in this activity, I focus on vocabulary related to:
- compass directions
- basic North American geography
- materials used for clothes and the home (wood, grass, leather)
- animals, plants, food and transportation
I’m usually a no-prep kinda girl, but this activity definitely takes some legwork to get going.
- Prepare Native American map (I traced this map on poster paper)
- Print and cut out clues. You can download my clues here, or scroll to the bottom of this post if the link doesn’t open
- Print and cut out corresponding pictures (in color, if possible!) I gathered most of the photos from my go-to free photo site, freepik.com. Check out these links:
Arctic and Subarctic pictures: here and here
Assorted clipart: These icons, and the images found here, here, here, here and here
What I couldn’t find on freepik, I found google searching clipart.
- If you have access to a laminator, use it!
I start the lesson with this intro clip from Pocahontas (basic, I know) to assess prior knowledge and encourage interest by using something that they know and enjoy. After the clip, I ask students to provide any context they can – Who, what, where, when, why.
Most classes will have some idea about Native Americans and some understanding of the connection between Native Americans and the Thanksgiving season. Go with it.
Option 1: For chilled out classes that like to participate:
- Each group begins with about 5-10 images on their group table
- Students pick clues out of a hat and read them aloud. Each clue corresponds to oneof the images and indicates location or compass directions
- The students listen to see if any of their images correspond to the clue that is read.
- A representative from the group with the corresponding picture attaches the picture to the correct place on the map.
Option 2: For classes that need to be competitive to participate:
- Set up all the pictures on a table at the front of the room
- Split the class into 2-4 groups and have one person from each group at a time come up
- Read a clue aloud and the first to slap the corresponding picture gets a point
- Read the clue again and the first to slap the appropriate part of the map get a point
Activity 2: Class Debate
For an advanced class that already has some knowledge about Native Americans, this could be a great activity to have a class debate.
This word association video series is an incredible resource, and I highly recommend watching them even if you’re not planning to use them for a class.
- Word Association: Thanksgiving
- Word Association: Reservation
- Word Association: Language
- Word Association: Christopher Columbus
Have the class watch one or two of the videos, and then give each group a topic to discuss for 5 – 10 minutes:
- Was Columbus a good guy?
- What is cultural appropriation? Use examples.
- Is it a big deal to say “Indians” rather than “Native Americans”?
Once they’ve had some time to gather their thoughts, have the class come back together and discuss.
Additional Resources for Native American History Month
- I’ve always wanted to make dreamcatchers, but haven’t yet had the time or resources to do so. If this is up your alley, there are plenty of “How to’s” available online
- TeacherVision has some awesome resources like traditional games, stories, crafts and more
- Youtube offers plenty of Native American music to use as background tunes during this activity
How have you shared Native American History month at your school?
I’d love to hear about the activities you’ve used to introduce Native American history to your class! Please share with us in the comments, and click here for ideas on how to celebrate Thanksgiving in you ESL classroom! 😊 And don’t forget to follow me for more ESL Lesson Plans 📚 and adventures ✈ in the Canary Islands, Spain and the world 🌍!
In case the PDF document doesn’t open, you can find the clues here. Feel free to pick and choose or make your own!
Arctic/Subarctic Native Americans
Homes: In the winter, these Native Americans lived in houses made of snow and ice. These homes are called igloos.
Clothes: These people needed warm clothes like boots and coats to survive the cold weather. They used animal skins and furs from sea lions and polar bears to stay warm.
Food: They couldn´t grow food in the snow, so they mostly fished or ate meat. They hunted seals and walruses and went fishing to catch whales and fish.
Food: When lakes were frozen solid, these people would make holes in the ice and go fishing for food.
Transportation: These Native Americans travelled over land and ice using dog sleds. These dogs are now called “huskies”.
Californian Native Americans
Homes: These natives lived near the Pacific in dome-shaped houses made of dried, yellow grass.
Food: These people went fishing in the Pacific Ocean, hunted animals, and ate nuts, berries and mushrooms.
Transportation: These people used kayaks to travel and go fishing in the Pacific Ocean.
Art and Culture: These people made jewelry (necklaces, bracelets, earrings, etc.) from colorful shellfish shells that they collected from the Pacific Ocean.
Art and Culture: Tribes from this region along the Pacific coast made cave paintings.
Great Basin & Plateau
Homes: These people often lived in homes called lean-to´s. Lean-to´s had 3 walls and were made of natural materials like yellow grass. They lived east of California and north of the southwest.
Clothes: During the hot summer months, these people often didn’t wear shoes and walked barefoot. They lived east of California and north of the southwest.
Food: These Native Americans hunted for deer, squirrels and rabbits using a bow and arrow. They lived east of California and north of the southwest.
Great Plains Native Americans
Homes: These nomadic people lived in teepees. Teepee were built using long wooden poles tied together at the top to make an upside-down cone shape. The outside was covered with buffalo skin. They lived in the center of the US.
Food: These nomadic people from the middle of the US were known for following and hunting buffalo. Buffalo look like big, furry cows.
Art and Culture: The natives from the middle of the US used buffalo skin to create percussion instruments.
Art and Culture: Have you ever seen a feathered headdress? These were made famous by the Native Americans who lived in the center of the USA.
Northeastern Woodlands Natives
Homes: These people lived in villages of longhouses near present day New York. These houses were long and rectangular and sometimes 20 people or more lived together in one longhouse.
Art and Culture: Dreamcatchers were originally created by these Native people who lived near the Great Lakes in the north east. They were often decorated with feathers and shells.
Art and Culture: Tomahawk is a word from a northeastern tribe to describe a weapon made with a metal axe and a wooden handle.
Art and Culture: This Disney character is based on a real Native American girl from the northeast, where English sailors and explorers first arrived in America.
Northwest Native Americans
Art and Culture: These northwestern people used wood from large Redwood trees to make totem poles by carving images of local animals like bears, wolves and eagles. They lived near the north Pacific.
Food: These Native Americans went fishing for salmon in the cold waters of the Pacific between the USA and Canada.
Art and Culture: Some people in the North West believed that medicine men could change into California grizzly bears.
Southeast Native Americans
Clothes: These Native Americans are known for weaving colorful clothes using sheep’s hair (wool). They lived near present-day Florida.
Food: These people were not nomadic. They built farms and grew vegetable like corn, beans and pumpkins.
Southwest Native Americans
Homes: These people lived in adobe homes just north of Mexico. Adobe bricks are made of clay, sand and grass mixed together, and often had blue painted doors.
Art and Culture: These people made beautiful, blue jewelry (earrings, necklaces, etc.) from the turquoise stones in the South West.
Special thanks to freepik.com for the feature image background and the Boho Element icons:
Background vector created by 0melapics – Freepik.com
Abstract vector created by Freepik
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|Publication number||US5027058 A|
|Application number||US 07/486,021|
|Publication date||Jun 25, 1991|
|Filing date||Feb 26, 1990|
|Priority date||Feb 26, 1990|
|Also published as||DE69109350D1, DE69109350T2, EP0444804A1, EP0444804B1|
|Publication number||07486021, 486021, US 5027058 A, US 5027058A, US-A-5027058, US5027058 A, US5027058A|
|Inventors||Jeffrey A. Kleck, Andrew J. Burkhardt, Steven R. Bingold|
|Original Assignee||Tektronix, Inc.|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (9), Classifications (11), Legal Events (4)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
The present invention relates to the display of video data on an oscilloscope, and more particularly to a multi-standard video option for an oscilloscope that automatically detects the standard of an input video signal and sets up the oscilloscope to display the input video signal.
In many television facilities where versatility is required at low budget costs, an oscilloscope that is used to do general electrical waveform analysis is also used to perform the functions of a high performance television waveform monitor. Such instruments include the 2400 Series Four Channel Oscilloscopes with Option 05, manufactured by Tektronix, Inc. of Beaverton, Oregon, United States of America. These instruments use a bi-level triggering system to generate a high true pulse equal to the duration of the horizontal sync pulse of a composite sync signal derived from an input video signal. This generated pulse is a digital signal that is used to trigger the oscilloscope at an appropriate horizontal interval. These instruments also are able to differentiate between the even and odd fields of an interlaced television signal, or determine that the television signal is a non-interlaced signal in the absence of even and odd fields.
With the current development of high definition television (HDTV) there exist three HDTV protocols, HDTV 1050/59.94, 1125/60 and 1250/50, actively being pursued in the television industry. Rather than a bi-level horizontal sync pulse as in the NTSC, as shown in FIG. 1, and PAL standard television protocols, the new HDTV protocols incorporate a new tri-level horizontal sync pulse, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
What is desired is a multi-standard video option for an oscilloscope that automatically detects the standard of an input video signal, either conventional or HDTV, interlaced or non-interlaced, and sets up the oscilloscope to present an appropriate display.
Accordingly the present invention provides a multi-standard video option for an oscilloscope that automatically detects the standard of an input television signal and sets up the oscilloscope to present an appropriate display. An analog ramp generator is turned on during the first portion of a horizontal sync pulse within a composite sync signal. For an HDTV video signal when the horizontal sync pulse changes polarity, the slope of the output of the analog ramp generator is reversed. A comparator at the ramp generator output generates a high true digital signal equal to the time of the negative and positive portions of the tri-level HDTV composite sync, i.e., together with the ramp generator the comparator acts as a pulse doubler for the first half of the tri-level sync pulse since the plus and minus portions are symmetrical. For conventional television signals another comparator at the ramp generator output detects when the ramp output exceeds a preset level, and then discharges the ramp generator output rapidly at the end of the horizontal sync pulse. The result is a digital signal that equals in duration the horizontal sync interval, regardless of the format of the input video signal. Once the type of sync pulse is detected, the fields are identified and the number of lines per field/frame are counted to determine the video standard of the input signal. With the determination of the standard the oscilloscope hardware is automatically set up to present a display of the input video signal according to operator inputs.
The objects, advantages and other novel features of the present invention are apparent from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the appended claims and attached drawing.
FIG. 1 is a timing diagram of the vertical interval NTSC television standard signal.
FIGS. 2a and 2b are timing diagrams of the vertical interval for 1050/1250 HDTV television standard signals.
FIGS. 3a, 3b and 3c are timing diagrams of the vertical interval for an 1125 HDTV television standard signal.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a multi-standard trigger circuit according to the present invention.
FIGS. 5a and 5b are waveform timing diagrams for the multi-standard trigger circuit of FIG. 4 representing a tri-level and a bi-level sync signal, respectively.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of the multi-standard trigger circuit of FIG. 4.
FIG. 7 is a waveform timing diagram for the output of the ramp generator of FIG. 6.
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the multi-standard trigger circuit of FIG. 4.
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a third embodiment of the multi-standard trigger circuit of FIG. 4.
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a fourth embodiment of the multi-standard trigger circuit of FIG. 4.
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a multi-standard field identification circuit according to the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram of a second embodiment of the multi-standard identification circuit according to the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the multi-standard television option according to the present invention.
FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram of a multi-standard active video/gated lines trigger circuit according to the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a waveform timing diagram for the gated lines trigger circuit of FIG. 14.
FIG. 16 is a flow chart diagram for an automatic oscilloscope setup according to the present invention.
FIG. 17 is a flow chart diagram for an automatic format selection according to the present invention.
FIG. 18 is a flow chart diagram for a television preset function according to the present invention.
Referring now to FIGS. 4 and 5 a bi-level/tri-level sync detection circuit 10 is shown. A composite sync signal from an input video signal is input to a ramp generator 20. The output of the ramp generator is an increasing analog ramp signal starting at the leading edge of the horizontal sync interval. When the sync signal reverses before the end of the horizontal sync interval, indicative of an HDTV input signal having a tri-level sync pulse, the ramp output signal reverses to provide a decreasing ramp signal. If however the increasing ramp output signal reaches a preset level before the end of the horizontal sync interval, indicative of a conventional television input signal having a bi-level sync pulse, then the ramp output signal is clamped at a high level until the trailing edge of the horizontal sync pulse occurs, at which point the ramp output signal is rapidly discharged to a low level. The ramp output signal is input to a comparator 30. The comparator 30 has a trigger level as the other input so that when the ramp output signal exceeds the trigger level a high-level digital output signal is generated. The high-level digital output signal may be used as a trigger signal for an oscilloscope.
The ramp generator 20 is shown in a preferred embodiment in FIG. 6. The composite sync signal is input to an operational amplifier configured as a Miller integrator 22. The slope of the output of the Miller integrator 22 is a function of input resistors R1, R2, a capacitor C in the feedback loop of the operational amplifier, a reference voltage and a rail voltage V. At the leading edge of the horizontal interval the output of the Miller integrator 22 attempts to go to a high level, but due to the capacitor C the result is an increasing ramp output having a slope that is a function of the input resistor R1, the reference voltage and the capacitor. When the sync signal changes polarity, the output of the Miller integrator 22 attempts to switch to a lower level, but again due to the capacitor C the result is a decreasing ramp output having a slope that is a function of the input resistor R1, the difference between the reference voltage and the rail voltage, and the capacitor. The reference level is compared with the ramp output of the Miller integrator 22 by the comparator 30 having the ramp output and the reference level as inputs to produce the digital output signal. A zener diode Z1 in the Miller integrator 22 feedback circuit limits the maximum level of the ramp output to a predetermined level to prevent overcharging the capacitor C and saturating the operational amplifier.
The ramp output from the Miller integrator 22 also is input to a second comparator 26 that has as the second input the preset level. When the ramp output exceeds the preset level, indicative of a bi-level horizontal sync pulse, the output of the second comparator 26 goes to a high level. The high level from the second comparator 26 is input to the D-input of a flip-flop 28 as a hold signal. When the polarity of the bi-level horizontal pulse reverses at the end of the sync interval, the hold signal is latched into the flip-flop 28, causing the Q output to go low. Q low biases "on" a transistor Q1 that discharges the capacitor C of the Miller integrator rapidly through the transistor and resistor R2. At the trailing edge of the digital output signal the flip-flop 28 is cleared so that the Q output goes high, cutting off the transistor Q1 in preparation for the next horizontal sync pulse. For a tri-level horizontal sync pulse the preset level at the input of the second comparator 26 is not exceeded and the hold signal remains low, holding the Q output of the flip-flop 28 high when the flip-flop is clocked so that the transistor Q1 remains cut off and the Miller integrator 22 discharges as a decreasing ramp.
As shown in FIG. 7 the ramp signal is clamped between a low clamp level, which is the reference voltage less the diode drop across the diode D1, and a high clamp level, which is the reference voltage plus the diode drop across the diode D2 and the breakdown voltage drop across the zener diode Z1. At the leading edge of the horizontal sync interval the capacitor starts to charge at a rate that is a function of the reference voltage divided by the input resistance R1. When the horizontal sync pulse changes polarity in a tri-level sync signal, then the capacitor discharges through input resistor R1 at a rate that is a function of the difference between the voltage rail V and the reference voltage divided by the input resistance R1. The reference level is selected between zero and V so that the period of time that the ramp signal is above the reference level equals the period of the horizontal sync pulse. If the input signal has a bi-level sync pulse, then the ramp continues to charge through the capacitor until the high clamp level is reached. When the polarity of the horizontal sync pulse reverses at the end of the horizontal sync period, the capacitor is then discharged through the transistor Q1 at a rate that is a function of the difference between the voltage rail V and the reference voltage divided by the second resistor R2, the value of R2 being on the order of ten times smaller than the value of R1, to provide a fast discharge. The time interval t2-t1 is the tri-level sync period, and the time interval t3-t1 is the bi-level sync period.
Although only two comparators are shown in FIG. 6, additional comparators may be used for each different standard horizontal pulse width. The outputs of the comparators then are input to a decoder that provides a separate signal for each standard detected.
Other techniques for obtaining the ramp signal are shown in FIGS. 8-10. In FIG. 8 two switchable current sources 32, 34 charge the capacitor C. The top current source 32 charges the capacitor C during the negative portion of the composite sync and the lower current source 34 discharges the capacitor. The voltage across the capacitor is monitored by the comparator 30 to produce the digital output signal. Since, as with all the analog approaches, the highest voltage level of the ramp output is directly related to the width of the first portion of the composite sync, the particular standard/protocol may be determined by using various comparators having different preset levels according to the pulse width of the particular standard being determined by that comparator. The comparator 26 provides the hold signal that limits the maximum voltage level of the ramp output by switching off the top current source 32, maintaining the current charge on the capacitor C until the composite sync switches polarity. Another comparator 36 compares a delayed value of the composite sync with another reference level indicative of a bi-level horizontal pulse to produce a low output at the D input of the flip-flop 28. When the composite sync switches polarity at the end of a bi-level horizontal sync pulse, the low at the D input is latched in the flip-flop 28 to provide a high at the Q output that turns on the transistor Q1. The transistor Q1 rapidly discharges the capacitor C. The digital output signal presets the flip-flop 28 to cut off the transistor Q1 at the end of the digital output signal. This approach is very component intensive to build the switchable current sources.
FIG. 9 illustrates a digital approach to duplicate the analog ramp with a single digital counter 40. The first portion of the composite sync signal goes high, enabling the counter 40 via NOR gate 42. With the counter 40 cleared to all zeros, the output of NAND gate 44 is high. With the counter 40 enabled and both the S0 and S1 inputs high, then the counter starts to count up the clock pulses. The counter outputs, QA-QE, instead of being all zeros, now include ones so that the output of an AND gate 46 with all inputs inverted results in a low output. The low output from the AND gate 46 is inverted by an inverter 48 to produce the digital output signal high. The digital output signal is fed back via NOR gate 42 to act as the counter enable signal so long as the digital output signal is high. For a tri-level sync input, midway through the horizontal pulse interval the input S1 goes low, and with the output of the NAND gate 44 still high the counter 40 starts to count down. When the output of the counter 40 reaches zero, the output of the AND gate 46 goes high, terminating the digital output signal which in turn disables the counter. For a bi-level sync input the count continues up until the outputs are all high, and the output of the NAND gate 44 goes low. The inputs to the counter 40 are then loaded as all high at each clock pulse, maintaining the output of the counter at all high levels. When the horizontal sync pulse interval is over, the input to S1 goes low and the counter 40 is cleared to all zeros at the output, again terminating the digital output signal and disabling the counter. However due to the asynchronous nature of the input video signals with respect to the clock signal, there is a variation in the trigger output signal of one clock pulse which may lead to objectionable jitter on a television display. This jitter may be cured if the clock is related to the video subcarrier.
Another approach shown in FIG. 10 is to use an operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) 50 and drive its output into the capacitor C. Again the ramp is compared with a preset level to generate a hold signal that is input to the flip-flop 28 to switch on transistor Q1 to rapidly discharge the capacitor C when the input is a bi-level sync signal, while still having an increasing/decreasing ramp signal for a tri-level sync signal. However, due to variations in the open loop gain of the OTA 50, this approach may have difficulty in detecting the different standards based on the voltage level of the ramp.
Once the digital output signal has been generated equal in duration to the horizontal sync period, then field identification is performed to determine whether the input signal is interlaced or non-interlaced, and whether the field is even or odd. The prior art field identification circuit needed only to differentiate between an interlaced and a non-interlaced signal. A non-interlaced signal does not have even and odd fields. The interlaced signal for standard television signals and for HDTV 1125 has a half line of active video inserted just prior to the vertical interval as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, respectively, i.e., for NTSC the start of field one is defined by a whole line between the first equalizing pulse and the preceding horizontal pulse and the start of field two is defined by one-half line between the first equalizing pulse and the preceding horizontal pulse. However for two of the HDTV protocols, HDTV 1050/1250 as shown in FIG. 2, during the vertical interval the odd field has one full horizontal line, but the even field has two half-lines.
Referring now to FIG. 11 an input flip-flop 52 is clocked by a clock at twice the horizontal line rate frequency. The output is a vertical sync pulse during the vertical interval. The Q output of the input flip-flop 52 is used to clock a non-interlaced flip-flop 54 configured as a divide by two counter when enabled by a non-interlaced control signal. An interlaced flip-flop 56 samples a horizontal clock signal at the start of the vertical sync pulse to determine in which half of the horizontal clock signal vertical sync starts. For field one the horizontal clock signal is high, while for field two the horizontal clock signal is low. Therefore the Q output of the interlaced flip-flop 56 is high, indicative of field two. For the two specific HDTV protocols the composite sync is used to clock the vertical sync signal into an HDTV input flip-flop 58. The Q output of the HDTV input flip-flop 58 is high for an even field and low for an odd field. The Q output is sampled by the inverse of the vertical sync pulse, i.e., at the end of the vertical interval, in a second HDTV flip-flop 60 since the first HDTV flip-flop 58 can only be sampled once per vertical interval. The outputs of the flip-flops 54, 56, 60 are input to an AND gate 62 to provide a high output for even fields and a low output for odd fields.
As shown in FIG. 12 the horizontal clock signal is derived from the twice horizontal clock signal via a clocked flip-flop 64 configured as a divide by two counter. The outputs of the interlaced flip-flop 56 and the second HDTV flip-flop 60 are input to respective retriggerable one-shot multivibrators 66, 68 having time constants greater than one field, i.e., greater than 40 msec for 50 Hz systems and greater than 33 msec for 60 Hz systems. If the multivibrators 66, 68 time out, then a non-interlaced standard is present. If multivibrator 66 times out while multivibrator 68 does not, then the input signal is an HDTV 1050/1250 signal. If the multivibrator 66 does not time out, then the input signal is a conventional or an HDTV 1125 signal. The outputs of the multivibrators 66, 68 are input to a logic array 70 together with the horizontal clock signal and the odd/even output from the input HDTV flip-flop 58. An output flip-flop 72 together with the logic array 70 perform the function of the control signals, the non-interlaced flip-flop 54 and the AND gate 62 of FIG. 11. For a non-interlaced standard the logic array 70 configures the output flip-flop 72 as a divide by two counter and counts the vertical sync pulses, alternating between odd and even field indications on alternate vertical sync pulses. For an interlaced standard, either conventional or HDTV, the logic array sets the output flip-flop 72 to the appropriate field by setting the flip-flop to a high output for the even fields and resetting to a low output for odd fields.
As shown in FIG. 13 the flip-flops 52. 56, 58, 60, 64, 72 and the logic array 70 are replaced with a programmable array logic (PAL) circuit 80. The PAL circuit 80 performs the functions that are described in more detail above. An additional function is to convert the composite sync signal from the input video signal into a ramp drive signal so that pulses occur at a horizontal sync interval rate having a width equal to the first part of the horizontal pulse for tri-level sync and to the entire horizontal pulse for bi-level sync. The ambiguities that could result during the vertical interval when there are pulses at the one-half line rate, or where there are pulses having other than normal pulse widths, such as the equalizing pulses of an NTSC signal, are masked so that only the true horizontal sync pulses are used to drive the ramp generator 20. Also the PAL circuit 80 determines the field identification, differentiating between HDTV 1050/1250 and all other television standards as described above.
Currently when a television lines mode is selected by an operator at the instrument, a television trigger signal is generated with equal probability on any horizontal line within a video frame, including those within the vertical interval. An active video mode, or gated lines mode, is provided that allows a TV trigger signal to be generated only during specified active lines of video. Selecting the active video mode without specifying the start and stop lines automatically selects the start and stop lines according to the detected video standard for the entire active video. Referring now to FIGS. 14 and 15 the output of OR gate 82 provides an enable signal for NAND gate 84 that passes a holdoff signal to a first flip-flop 86 preset input. The first flip-flop 86 acts as an arming gate for a second flip-flop 88 that actually generates the trigger signal that is applied to the horizontal drive circuitry of the oscilloscope. When in the gated trigger mode the TV LINES CNTL line is held low so that in order for the output of the OR gate 82 to be high, the output of a NOR gate 90 must be high. For the output of NOR gate 90 to be high, three conditions need to be met, as is discussed below. A counter circuit 92 has at least three counters, each of, which count the HCLK signal when enabled by FIELD 1 ID, FIELD 2 ID and VERT SYNC, respectively. The outputs of the counter circuit 92 provide a field 1 start signal, a field 2 start signal, and a stop signal for both fields. An alternate control signal applied to NAND gates 94, 96 is held low to enable NAND gates 98, 100.
The F1 start output of the counter circuit 92 is enabled by the VERT SYNC signal and the FLD ID signal being low. The counter circuit 92 provides a high output for Fl START until a predetermined number of horizontal clock cycles have been counted, at which point the output goes low. Likewise the F2 START signal at the second output generates a positive pulse starting at the beginning of the vertical sync for field two with a width equal to a predetermined number of horizontal clock pulses. The third output of the counter circuit 92 goes high at each vertical sync pulse and counts a predetermined number of horizontal clock cycles before being reset to low, providing the STOP signal. The stop signal is inverted and input to the NOR gate 90 as an enable signal. The F1 and F2 START signals are input to the NAND gates 98, 100 respectively, the outputs of which are inverted at the inputs of OR gate 102. Therefore the three conditions required for the output of NOR gate 90 to be high are F1 and F2 START low and STOP high.
When the holdoff signal is off, the NAND gate 84 is enabled to pass the TRIG EN signal from the NOR gate 90 to preset the arm flip-flop 86 and enable the trigger generator flip-flop 88 to produce a trigger signal only during the horizontal lines defined by the F1, F2 START signals and the STOP signal. These values may be variable according to operator control, and are loaded via a microprocessor (not shown) into the counter circuit 92.
As disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,743,844 there exist auto setup algorithms that, when activated, automatically scale the vertical, horizontal and trigger systems of an oscilloscope to display an input signal completely within the confines of the display area. The drawback of such auto setup algorithms is that they do not work on an a periodic or complex waveform, such as a video signal. Therefore the auto setup algorithm of the above patent is modified to set up the hardware associated with the television features to start a search on an incoming signal applied to the television trigger circuit described above to determine whether it is a valid video signal. As shown in FIG. 16 a standard vertical automatic set up function is performed using trigger level hardware to determine the minimum and maximum values of the input signal. From these levels an appropriate volts/division setting is established. Before proceeding to the horizontal and trigger auto setups, the HDTV software sets up the HDTV hardware to count the number of lines per field, i.e., the number of horizontal clock cycles while the FLD ID is low and the number of horizontal clock cycles while the FLD ID is high. If the input signal is a valid television signal, the TV counter obtains a stable count of the number of lines per field. Otherwise the counter either does not count or has random results. If after a specified time interval, such as one-half second, the TV hardware does not lock on the incoming signal, i.e., does not provide a stable count for each field, then the normal horizontal and trigger auto setup algorithms are performed. If within the specified time interval the TV hardware detects a valid video signal, i.e., a stable line count for each field, then the horizontal system of the oscilloscope is set up to provide a horizontal setting of SEC/DIV to provide at least one horizontal line of the video line on the display based upon the particular standard determined by the total number of lines per frame and the nature of the horizontal sync pulse (bi-level or tri-level).
Another feature to automate a multi-standard instrument is an auto format select. Presently an operator has to set up the line number counting protocol according to the protocol of the input signal because line one relative to the vertical interval is different between all the present video standards. For example in PAL line one is coincident with the vertical interval; in NTSC line one occurs three lines before the vertical interval; and in the HDTV 1050/1250 protocols line one occurs immediately after the vertical interval. As shown in FIG. 17 when there is a signal change the TV counter is set up to count the number of lines per field. The number of lines per field are summed to obtain the number of lines per frame. Based upon the number of lines per frame a lookup table is accessed to determine the proper parameters for setting up the TV counter to correctly count line numbers for the standard currently selected. For example, if the total lines per frame equals 525, then the standard currently selected is NTSC and line one begins three lines prior to the vertical field sync. PAL systems contain 625 lines per frame and line one is coincident with the vertical field sync. The HDTV 1050/1250 standards contain 1050 and 1250 lines per frame, respectively, and line one begins one line after the vertical field sync. Therefore the HDTV hardware not only is used to trigger the oscilloscope on the selected TV line, but it also may be used to determine if the incoming signal is a valid TV waveform and what the TV standard of the waveform is.
Also semiautomatic television presets may be provided that can be recalled. These presets take advantage of the same hardware and software as described above for the auto setup and auto format selection functions. Once the TV standard is determined by counting the total number of horizontal lines per frame, then the software knows what horizontal sweep speed to select for the SEC/DIV switch to give the operator the proper display, whether single line, full field or frame. Knowing the standard allows the software to automatically set up the gated lines trigger hardware of FIG. 14 for ACTIVE VIDEO trigger mode and the different setups necessary to display the vertical blanking interval. For example a LINES setup automatically sets the instrument to display a single horizontal line and trigger on all horizontal lines; a FIELD setup automatically sets the instrument to display a single field of video data, alternating between fields; a FRAME setup automatically displays a full frame of video data; a LINESEL setup automatically displays only a single horizontal line selected by the operator; an ACTVID setup automatically displays a single horizontal line and triggers on each active video horizontal line; an H-BLANK setup automatically displays the horizontal blanking interval of the active video horizontal lines; a V-BLANK setup automatically displays the vertical blanking interval for each field; and a PIXEL setup automatically displays a small number, such as 5-6, of pixels from a single horizontal line selected by the operator using the B sweep. In each of these stored setups as shown in FIG. 18 the horizontal system is automatically set up with the appropriate horizontal sweep rate and trigger signals dependent upon the TV standard determined from the input signal.
Thus the present invention provides a multi-standard video option for an oscilloscope that detects a video standard based upon the width of the horizontal blanking interval by using a ramp signal adapted to operate with either a bi-level or tri-level horizontal sync pulse, and then using the detected standard to set up the instrument by identifying each field and adjusting the horizontal sweep.
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I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. Psalm 139:14
We are but grasshoppers in Your sight, small and insignificant. I looked at a grasshopper and found it intriguing and incredibly beautiful in spite of its size. I am in awe that You love me, Lord, and that You care to intervene in my life. Thank you, Father God, for all the blessing You bestow.
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RSF Commander in West Darfur Speaks Out on the Situations in the Region
The phenomenon of central governments recruiting special forces to assist the army in its mission in protecting the nation is not new. Most governments recruit special forces to conduct specific missions following the security situations.
The United States was the first nation that initiated this system through the formation of special fighting units under the name Special Weapon and Tactic Troops (SWAT) in the year 1967.
The mission of SWAT is to control all the violations of the ethnic and terrorism groups which the regular forces could not deal with. SWAT is strongly equipped and is distinguished by its swift movements to bring about control in record time.
The USA has also the Rapid Deployment Force (RDF) with almost the similar mission of SWAT but with more advanced equipment that includes airplanes, rockets, warships, and even submarines. The establishment of such highly equipped and qualified forces saves a lot of effort and money. According to experts only a few numbers such forces can quell surprise attacks from insurgents.
Sudan is not exceptional so the government established the Rapid Support Forces and its law was by the National Assembly in its 43rd session of the fourth round on 18th January 2017.
DW (Deutsche Welle) East African Correspondent, Ms. Mariel Muller went to Geneina – the capital city of West Darfur State – to interview with the RSF Commander – West Darfur Sector, Brig. Alam Al-Huda Al-Fahal Hamad answered all the questions on the recent incidents which took place in the Jebel Moon area and other issues.
On the issue of Jebel Moon incidents Brig. Alam Al-Huda affirmed that the RSF is working within the joint forces in the area according to the directives of the Security Committee of the State led by the Governor of West Darfur, pointing out that the Security Committee includes all the security institutions. He added that the situation in the Jebel Moon area is now under control and the violence has considerably declined after the intervention of the joint forces.
On the role of the RSF in safeguarding the joint borders and the social responsibility, he said that the RSF (West Darfur Sector) is considered the most important sector considering that the State represents the western gate of Sudan borders. He added that the location of the state necessitates coordination with the joint forces established at the bordering areas between Sudan and Chad, affirming that the joint forces are working in complete coordination as the relation with sisterly Chad is at its best.
The mission of the joint forces between Sudan and Chad is to prevent crossing crimes, all types of smuggling, and most important the human trafficking and illegal migration, as the human traffickers are taking advantage of the fragile security conditions in Libya to send their victims there through the borders from Sudan on their way to Europe.
He added that the RSF troops launched attacks against the gangs of human trafficking, drugs, and arms smugglers during which huge quantities of firearms, ammunition, and drugs were seized along with arresting tens of human traffickers and hundreds of infiltrators to Europe from the neighboring countries., adding that about 90% of the human trafficking victims are from Ethiopia and Eritrea, affirming that the Sudanese government shoulders all the expenses of those victims including feeding, sheltering and bringing them back to the destination they came from.
Al-Fahal said they need more support from the international community to curb the human trafficking phenomenon represented by drones, helicopters, mobile clinics, and well-equipped vehicles.
On the social responsibility, Al-Fahal said that the RSF provides support to youth bodies, civil society organizations, students welfare along with protecting the agricultural season and the civilians, pointing out that the RSF has no direct involvement with the civilians as it must protect the civilians from any violent actions or threats targeting the civilian inhabitants.
He said that there is a historical conflict between the herders and the farmers on the availed resources which are declining due to the climate change, but despite that, he affirmed that there is coordination with the local administration and the security organs to reduce the tensions through opening specific routes or tracks for the herders to prevent such tensions.
Al-Al-Huda refuted the allegations about the involvement of the RSF in the Jebel Moon area incident, affirming that there is an organized campaign led by hostile parties to tarnish the image of the RSF.
He also affirmed to the DW correspondent that the RSF is not from specific ethnicity as the hostile media outlets allege, pointing out that the recruits of the RSF are from all parts of Sudan.
On the situation after the UNAMID exit, Alam-Al-Huda said that following the UNAMID exit a special task force was established under the name (Civilian Protection Force) to replace the UNAMID troops, adding that the situation now is better than it was due to the active role of the civilian protection force, pointing out to the considerable role of the RSF in the repatriation of the IDPs to their home villages.
He concluded that they are expecting more influx of refugees from Ethiopia due to the ongoing clashes there, affirming that the government in Eastern Sudan is doing all possible efforts to ban the refugees from infiltrating towards the western borders on their way to Europe through the human traffickers.


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Chargrilled Dried Squid
Chargrilled dried squid is a very popular snack of Tai O. The intense aroma is particularly appetising. The owner of Master of Grilled Squid first places the whole squid on a barbecue net and then brushes it with a secret sauce. The basted squid is grilled by flipping the net a few times and burnt edges are trimmed away. Many visitors are drawn to watch the preparation process, which is similar to a martial art routine!
Master of Grilled Squid
Kat Hing Street, Tai O
How to get there
From Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal (Exit B of Tung Chung MTR station), take a 25-minute cable car ride to Ngong Ping. Go to Ngong Ping bus terminus and take a New Lantao Bus no. 21 to Tai O, it takes around 20 minutes. Master of Grilled Squid is 5 minutes away on foot from the bus terminus.

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Farmer’s Market called a success
ELBOW COMMUNTY — It might be understating it a little to say there was some interest in last weekend’s Elbow Creek Hay and Feed Farmer’s Market. “We had people here at 8 a.m. (The market was scheduled to open at 10 a.m.),” said Nancy Raney, store owner of Elbow Creek Hay and Feed. “It’s incredible. It’s been great and a huge success. We have to do it again, for sure.”For more of this story, read Tuesday's edition of the Herald.

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Birmingham face a fight to hang onto a teen sensation nicknamed ‘King’ Arthur, with Arsenal and other Prem giants interested.
Koby Arthur is a 17-year-old striker that Blues boss Lee Clark is desperate to tie down to his first pro deal - and could fast-track into the senior squad for Friday’s Championship game at Crystal Palace.
Arthur - who can also play anywhere across the middle - was spotted by Birmingham scouts playing non-League football.
The club enrolled him into their Community Trust football development and education programme, which works with the club’s academy.
His displays left coaches at St Andrew’s so impressed, he was moved into the reserve team.
Last month, he was handed first team squad number - 16 - ahead of the club’s league game against Sheffield Wednesday.
Arthur is now understood to be in contention for a spot on the substitutes bench on Friday.
Birmingham fear they could lose him for minimal compensation if he were to decide against committing his future to St Andrew's and move elsewhere.
The club are currently in talks with Arthur’s advisors, Tony Appiah and Saif Rubie.
Rubie, responsible for bringing Chelsea striker Demba Ba to England two years ago, confirmed: “Koby is an amazing young talent.
“We are looking to do the best thing for his progress and they are looking to secure him to a professional deal.”
Clark has already handed first-team debuts to five talented players from the club’s youth academy.

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Meat and vegetable food, such as fern-root, was broiled over the fire, but boiling in a vessel was unknown.
Both locations offer appetizers, including bacon-wrapped scallops, deep fried tofu and broiled tuna tataki.
In addition to steak, the restaurant also serves dishes, such as blue cheese meatloaf, slow-cooked pork shank or broiled lobster.
Try the broiled ground sirloin parmigiana or the veal scallopini.
The menu consists of over ten different steaks all broiled over Bob Kittleman's mesquite charcoal fire pit along with a few non-steak items such as mesquite grilled chicken, Italian spaghetti and the vegetarian plate.
Stand out dishes include rib eye steaks, broiled seafood, pancakes, burgers, grilled cheese, and mashed potatoes.
Steamed or broiled lobster, depending on the weight, ranges from $22.50 to $39.50.
Through this special, diners have the option to choose a stuffed, horseradish-crusted, broiled or brushetta haddock, along with a soup or salad.869 Cayuga St.
Main courses include breast of duck, filet mignon, broiled cod and grilled veal chop.
Located minutes from downtown Akron, Fleming's serves aged prime steaks broiled at 1,600 degrees.
Try the broiled rainbow trout with home fries and homemade soup or the hot roast beef with gravy served atop crusty bread.
Side dishes at this Tarrytown eatery include sautéed broccoli, Greek rice, Tzatziki, and broiled dandelions with olive oil and lemon sauce.
Appetizers include Falafel, broiled vegetable pita and grilled chicken with mushrooms and peppers.
The menu features grilled Atlantic swordfish, fish and chips, broiled almond-crusted Newfoundland lemon sole, Nova Scotia lobster and grilled filet mignon.
The menu features mousaka, stuffed peppers, baked ziti, macaroni and cheese, chicken Marsala, chicken cordon bleu, broiled bluefish, ribs and shrimp combination and London broil.
Banners Restaurant 621 White Mountain HighwayConway, NH 03818(603) 447-6993bannersnh.com Jonathon's Seafood Restaurant and Fish Market Jonathon's is a casual seafood restaurant that serves broiled, baked and fried seafood.
The appetizers, most priced between $10-15, set the stage for a great meal including Flaming Saganaki Cheese, broiled or cold octopus, and for those who can't decide, an appetizer platter.
The menu includes fettuccini Alfredo, flounder parmigiana, fried or broiled seafood combo, meatballs or sausage parmigiana and lasagna.
The seafood includes broiled and fried shrimp, salmon, crab cakes and lobster tails.
New York strip, twin filet Oscar, broiled lamb chops, 6 oz. filet and lobster and pecan crusted red snapper.
With a simple yet appetizing menu, guests of Simply Fish can order anything from the broiled jumbo sea scallops known as "scallops casino" to curry-spiced peel-and-eat shrimp served with a yogurt chutney and cucumber sauce.
Dinner was a quiet affair, cooked by the returning Fred O'Connor—hamburgers, a tad over-broiled, but the Deans appreciated the effort as they were busy with Bird Song's other chores.
The common notions of the devil as black, ill-favoured, malicious, destructive and the like, have occasioned the application of the term to certain animals (the Tasmanian devil, the devil-fish, the coot), to mechanical contrivances (for tearing up cloth or separating wool), to pungent, highly seasoned dishes, broiled or fried.

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Posted on September 24, 2019 by Conejo Valley
Cheers to California Wine Month, the best time to experience grape harvest season! Whether you’re a full-on oenophile or just looking to learn more about different varietals, a retreat to Conejo Valley will delight your taste buds. Make sure these local favorites are on your wine list:
Family-owned and operated, this boutique winery crafts exceptional Bordeaux wines, both single varietals and special blends.They hand-pick the grapes in small lots, guide its natural potential, and simply focus on hands-on, artisanal winemaking.
This family-owned wine tasting room lets you actively participate in the experience and become part of the old Italy tradition. It’s the perfect place to unwind as you sip your way through Italian and non-Italian varietals under the winery’s private label.
Head here for a taste of France. Try the Cabernet France – a winemaker favorite. Or Malbec, the wild yeast-fermented Petite Sirah, Grenache, or Carignan produced from 60-year-old dry farming vines.
Expand your palate here as Wades Wines specializes in bringing limited production sips that offer individualistic character and intensity of flavor. Their collection includes varieties from all over the world, and they offer special wine tastings with the winemakers themselves to help you navigate!
A true hidden gem, this tasting room is full of Santa Monica Mountains history, crafty treasures and wines. Keep an eye out for two resident peacocks roaming the grounds when you get here!
The only wine bar and tasting room on the Pacific Coast Highway that is literally a breath of fresh ocean air! Grab a glass of their famous Cabernet Sauvignon or Franc and sit back, play a game of cornhole or just relax and enjoy the vibe of this nearby winery in Malibu.
The smell of crushed grapes is in the air. Plan your trip today and see another side of Southern California, with a glass of excellent wine!

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BARAMULLAH, JAMMU AND KASHMIR: Freedom fighters have attacked an army camp in Baramulla in north Kashmir, about 50 km from capital Srinagar. A gun battle is on.
Early reports said Freedom fighters attacked the 46 Rashtriya Rifles camp at about 10.30 pm, first hurling grenades and then opening fire.
The Jammu and Kashmir police said the attackers were immediately engaged by security forces and two Border Security Force personnel have been injured.
The Army camp is located in the old town of Baramulla.
Two weeks ago, four fidayeen terrorists had sneaked into an Army base in Uri, also in Baramulla district, and killed 19 soldiers.


Engine overheating is a common problem car owners face, especially during the hot summer months. When ignored, engine overheating can cause extensive damage and require costly repairs.
How Does Engine Overheating Occur?
Engine overheating can occur for various reasons. A damaged water pump that cannot circulate coolant or a clogged radiator that prevents heat from dissipating are two common causes of engine overheating. External factors such as extreme ambient temperatures or heavy traffic may also exacerbate these issues and contribute to your engine's tendency to overheat.


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Commandant's office shelled June 8, 2017, Sartana. Photo via Oleh Slobodyan, Ukrainian Border Guards Service
Ukraine Day 1207: LIVE UPDATES BELOW. Today, 1 Ukrainian soldier was killed today and 6 wounded; 4 civilians were wounded; 1 separatist fighter was killed and 1 wounded.
Yesterday’s coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here.


Tracking the Chasers on the Southern Plains
by Daphne Thompson, on Apr 26, 2010 9:31:52 AM
Norman, OK - April 26, 2010. The rapid epidemic of tornadic activity last weekend and the prior week was mirrored by an equally active three days of storm chasing and video streaming activities captured on an interactive map.
Thursday through Saturday last week, there were 126 reports of tornadoes in the central and southern USA. Before that, 97 tornadoes had been reported since Jan. 1, according to the Storm Prediction Center.
WDT’s iMapTracker Network of experienced chasers were active across the southern plains, logging in many hundreds of thousands of viewing minutes onto WDT’s iMapTracker interactive Google Map.
Around 48 chasers, including KWCH-TV and KCTV-5, successfully streamed live video onto the Tracker, with several video captures of touchdowns. KWCH and CNN aired the iMapTracker streams live as the dramatic events were happening, and also showed live streams of damage immediately after the tornadoes hit.
iMapTracker recorded an unusually high amount of minutes spent on the map from the growing audience of storm chase trackers who were able to keep up with who was streaming, who was not. All this, right on their desktop, in real time.
To find out more about iMapTracker, go to: http://www.wdtinc.com/pages/imaptracker


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Srinagar As part of Continued Medical Education (CME), focused to create awareness and provide insight in new advances in Gastrointestinal (GI) Surgery Department of Surgical Gastroenterology at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) conducted a scientific program Case Capsules in GI Surgery on Thursday.
Former Director and Vice President National Board of Examinations Professor Dr S Jalal who was the Chief Guest inaugurated the program. He stressed for collective for approach. We should shun individualism and must have collective goal. People with better ideas face resistance but we must stand by virtue and deliver with commitment for better patient care system, he added.
Director SKIMS and ex-officio secretary to government Dr Showkat A Zaragar appreciated the contribution of Dr Jalal for the Institute. He said department of surgical department has come up well and evolved as one of the best centre at SKIMS despite odds. Todays program is of great educational value and will benefit the students, he said.
HoD Surgical Gastroenterology Dr Omar Javed Shah in his welcome address said that the department is busy in providing optimal treatment to the needy patients. Every effort is being made to centralize various advanced procedures so that the multidisciplinary treatment team develops substantial expertise in the management of such patients. This concept of volume output relationship is vital to the development of Centre of Excellence and the administration stands firmly behind achieving this goal, he added.
According to PRO SKIMS, Kulsoom Bhat, during the event three scientific sessions were held in which papers on critical subjects were presented by faculty and post-doctoral students of SKIMS. Some of the important topics deliberated included- Haemobilia secondary to portal vein injury and liver abscess, unique cases of failed ERCP, Jejunal tumour and emphysematous pancreatitis, she added.
It is pertinent to mention that the department of Surgical Gastroenterology is world over recognized as one of the leading centers in the country involved in portal hypertension and pancreatic surgeries. The department is headed by Dr Omar Javed who is a prominent name in the field and has a major contribution in the field of portal hypertension in the form of a technique acknowledged worldwide as Omars technique and recently introduced Superior Approach Technique for the treatment of periampullary and pancreatic head tumours.
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All that being said, The People Under the Stairs (1991) isn't Wes Craven's best work. As a writer and director, Craven tends to stick to more terrifying places; even the dark humor in films like Scream or A Nightmare on Elm Street is paired with legitimately scary elements. Instead, The People Under the Stairs goes full camp with mixed results.
The film explores a modern house of horrors: brother and sister couple Mommy and Daddy keep kidnapped children hostage, holding them to the highest standards of religious goodness and cleanliness. As seen in the above still, children should be seen, not heard. Those who don't meet their impossible standards are physically mutilated and locked in the basement, never to escape. While Mommy and Daddy are able to keep their disturbed lifestyle a secret for years, their cover is blown as disenfranchised neighbors break into the house for good-old-fashioned financial revenge.
The chief source of comedy in the film comes from the portrayal of Mommy and Daddy. You may recognize the actors Wendy Robie and Evertt McGill from their portrayals of Nadine and Big Ed Hurley on Twin Peaks. With the tension of the Hurleys' relationship, it's not too surprising that they would then torture seemingly dozens of innocent people. Like in Twin Peaks, their performances go over the top with some seriously ridiculous characterization: Mommy frequently has the styling of Mommy Dearest, and Daddy wears a rubber suit that would make the cast of American Horror Story blush.
That doesn't mean that The People Under the Stairs is charmless. There's something to be said for a horror movie that has an African-American protagonist, especially when the film criticizes the economic inequalities people face every day. The staunch political views of Mommy and Daddy are also all too reminiscent of today's Tea Party, which feels even scarier given the recent political turmoil in America. Truly, The People Under the Stairs knows exactly the type of movie it wants to be, and that's exactly what it achieves: a campy film with lots of laugh and barely any scares.

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Re: there cant be much tar in shisha
But the "smoke" generated by a hookah is the vapor generated from applying heat to molasses, honey, and glycerin(or whatever mixture is used). If you get a harsh hit, thats an example of where it is actual smoke rather than vapor. I'm sure that theres some sort of condensate that forms from the vapor but it is not like the tar that is generated from burning organic material.
36" Al Falkher Solid - 36" KM Copper Heart Two Hose - 22" Temsah Mini-Wheat(a.k.a. Golden Nugget)

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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS
* WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt and seas
4 to 7 ft.
* WHERE...Delaware Bay Waters and the Atlantic coastal waters from
Cape May NJ to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm.
* WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.


Morning Water Cooler
First, this site may soon become the Jason Wagar hate page. I’m kidding of course. The Saskatchewan Huskies men’s hockey assistant coach enjoys giving me a rough time and was all over me for wearing a v-neck sweater under my suit as oppose to the more traditional collared shirt and tie. The wardrobe, combined with the way I did my hair and he dubbed it “Euro Trash.” He tells me it’s a compliment.
Speaking of the Huskies, after a quick 4-0 start behind solid defensive play and nearly perfect goaltending, the team has dropped its last four games and now sit sixth in Canada West. Nobody was pegging this team as one who would be perfect but there is work to do. They are in the toughest stretch of the season and the four losses were two each to Manitoba and Alberta. It doesn’t get any easier for the hockey dogs as they are in Calgary this weekend for a pari. A split is crucial.
Keeping with the Huskies but moving to football and it was a stinker in Manitoba for the gridiron dogs on Friday as they Huskies were blown out but still hold their heads well above water in Canada West. There are still two games left in the season and by all accounts the team needs just one win to clinch second place and a home playoff game. They have Alberta and UBC on the docket and that is good for the Huskies.
With that said, the team needs to find itself soon and that starts with the offence. Drew Burko needs to grab hold of the reigns and if he does this team could make a run.
I’ve been quite busy since we last spoke and I’ll try and recap what I have been up to.
If you haven’t seen the show yet, I am hosting a show called Pizza Hut Huskies All-Access. It’s a weekly half-hour television show on Shaw TV Saskatoon and Shaw TV Prince Albert on the U of S Huskies football team. It’s been one great ride so far and you can catch the show every Wednesday at 7pm and Thursday’s at 6pm and 11pm.
I’ve also had a few appearances on Shaw’s sports coverage of the CIS and WHL. I was covering sidelines at Griffiths for the Huskies and UBC Thunderbirds during the Blackout game.
After an unbelievable halftime fireworks show the smoke from the fireworks hung around and delayed the start of the second half.
It was great for photographers and this is one pic that was snapped of me having a chat with Kit Hillis.
I’ll be back on the sidelines on Saturday when the Regina Rams host the Manitoba Bisons. Catch the game across the Shaw network with kick-off set for 1:30pm.
The Saskatoon Blades got off to a franchise worst start but have since recovered somewhat. The team won three in a row before dropping Saturday night’s contest at home to Edmonton.
There has been plenty of public assessment on the job of rookie head coach Bob Woods but we will leave the analysis here for another day.
Did you manage to make it to Sasktel Centre for Pink the Rink night? The team had special edition uniforms and the ice was painted pink in support of breast cancer and C95’s radio marathon for breast cancer research. The pink ice was a disappointment for the most part but there was a very cool story that took place that night.
Cory Millette lost his father to cancer not all that long ago and on Saturday night the team decided it would be appropriate to hand Cory the captaincy for the night. An emotional Millette took to centre ice to take the game’s ceremonial faceoff that was fittingly dropped by Cory’s mother. A tearful Millette exchanged a big hug with his mom and the teams played 60 minutes for an Edmonton victory. The best part? I found out after the game that Cory’s mom ended up winning the 50/50 jackpot that I believe was well over $4,000 maybe even reached $5,000 that night.
The Blades will welcome Kootenay to the Sasktel Centre on Wednesday night.
What will be made of the Prince Albert Raiders? The team is now without last year’s 30 goal man Dakota Conroy. The 20-year-old Conroy was off to a tough start with just a single point and has reportedly left the team and requested a trade. The Raiders have since suspended him and the situation continues to play out.
Eighteen-year-old Colton McCarthy has also left the team and requested a trade. It should be noted that McCarthy has also been off to a slow start and is said to be unhappy with his role on the team.
Credit to Kelly Friesen of Yahoo! Sports for this story.
Every once in a while you need to do something a little different. For me it was waking up on Saturday morning and going to the movie theatre at 9 o’clock in the morning.
It was Ciniplex Community Day and movies were free that morning and snacks were $2. Proceeds from the morning were to support the Free the Children charity so naturally we had to have pop, M & M’s and popcorn bright and early in the morning! They weren’t playing new releases but the movie we saw was Divergent and I hadn’t seen it until then. Yes, it was a lot like The Hunger Games but I really enjoyed it.
The Movember Classic is quickly approaching and you need to get your team registered. I’m on the organizing committee and people are starting to get excited. You can register online and get all the details at www.MovemberClassic.ca.
Teams are only $250 each and can have up to 10 players. The tournament plays 4 on 4 with proceeds supporting men’s health and men’s health awareness through the Movember campaign.
I don’t want to get burnt out on the first day back so that’s all for now! Enjoy this great weather because I have a feeling that winter is going to kick the living s#*t out of us!


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|The Burnt Branch|
James Lising (Trinitroid)
Number of Pages
September 4, 2016
"Left or Right" ---Chapter Tagline
The Burnt Branch is the first chapter of the beginning volume of the Sonic and the Steel of Darkness comic series. It is the first variation that starts the storyline before the game and animated series. The issue's cover was released in September 4, 2016. This issue introduces the setting and the characters for the first time.
~The synopsis will be added after its completion. Avoid editing this section
- Amy Rose
- Doctor Ivo Robotnik
- Madame Sonata Sprocket
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- This issue has been re-editted multiple times for the changing of art style from the first page.
- The comic updates have no interval of progression, thus the pages will be added on unexpected dates.

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Whirlpool duet - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support
F12 won't drain or
Hi, i'm pretty sure that this would seem to suggest that the pump maybe faulty or that there is a blockage, arm yourself with a large bucket or bowl and take the drain hose from the machine gently lowering it to below the washing machine tub level, make sure the drain hoseis quite flat or level as you do this, lift the hose if you need to stop the water because the bucket is full, empty the bucket and start again until no more water runs, then set about checking the filter for blockages or anything that maybe fouling the pump, if all is clear then it could be a suspect pump,if not clear all debris clean the filter re-insert it and make sure the drain hose is back in place, try the machine on a cycle,let it fill and see if it empties(pump runs), if not, the machine will not take in any further fresh water or do a main spin because there is water trapped in the machine. so you will have to go through the manual drain procedure again as above and try a new pump, there is also the possiblity it could be the main control board or faulty control loom.
If in doubt look for a washing machine technician that maybe able to give you a free quote.
Hope this helps.
on Jul 13, 2020
I get an f06 and
code is an issue with the motor drive tachometer.
Most often this is caused
by poor connections at the machine control or motor controller. Locate
the main machine control by removing the top panel and the motor control
by removing the rear panel. Remove each connector, one at time, and
reinstall. If this does not work, you likely have a faulty control.
means that the thermistor is open and needs to be replaced.
The connections can be loose but the most likely cause of an E1 error is
a bad thermistor.
If you're comfortable and confident in your
do-it-yourself skills and have access to a volt/ohm meter you can check
and replace this part yourself.
For replacement parts - head on
over to SearsPartsDirect.com - PartSelect.com - or RepairClinic.com and
enter in your full model number for a full parts listing.
on Jun 24, 2020
My Whirlpool washer flashed F30. Not filling up with water.
"F30" indicates "DISPENSER SYSTEM ERROR"
When the dispenser motor cannot be driven to its proper position this error appears in your washer. To fix this problem follow these procedures.
1. Unplug washer or disconnect power.
2. Check mechanical linkage from dispenser motor to the top of the dispenser.
3. Check wire harness connections to the dispenser motor and Central Control Unit (CCU).
4. Check dispenser motor for powered rotations.
Thank you !!
on Jun 22, 2020
Whirlpool duet washer eating my clothes
We had this problem, and resolved it. It can occur in the washer or dryer. The reason was along the outside edge of the BACK of the drum, there were tiny metal "spikes" that you can feel if you lightly run your finger tips over the whole area. They are likely caused by leaving a loose metal object in the washer or dryer and it banging around. Replacement drums are hard to find anymore, and cost over $600. The cheap and permanent fix is to use a product called Water Weld epoxy by JB Weld, found at most hardware stores, to cover over the spikes. Use sandpaper to first rough up the area a bit so it will stick better, per the instructions. You can see this on the photos. Then mix a small amount following the directions on the inside of the label, and spread it thinly over any area with spikes. It's OK if the surface of the epoxy is rough after drying, it won't damage your clothes, even delicates. We did this over six months ago, and it works great - no more torn clothes! It withstands hot water and dryer heat. Good luck!
on Apr 16, 2020
Code F05 -E02
According to the manufacturer, the error means the door could not lock. Check the door for obstructions when you close. To remove error, reboot the washer.
on Jan 22, 2020
F20 machine won't stop
Whirlpool error code F20 appears when no water is detected entering the machine or if the pressure switch trip is not detected. The pressure switch is the part of the machine that monitors high water pressure. The washing machine automatically cancels the wash cycle during an F20 error. Wonder if it has additional issue since it won’t stop quality Appliance repair Stuart Internet answer.
on Nov 19, 2019
Problem with F21 code on whirlpool duet sport
i had the same problem. take the bottom cover off of the front of the washer. on the right you will see a round white screw off cover, it is very tight, it unscrews counter clock-wise. pull this out and see if there is any debris in it. if you look into the hole on the right side there is a hole about 1 inch round, this is the pump opening. you may have to take the gray drain hose off of the back of the pump housing and feel if anything is stuck in there, in my case there was a penny stuck side ways blocking the flow of water. after i took it out the washer has been running great again. this is obviously a design flaw, that something that large could manage to get that far, lucky for me it didn't damage the pump impeller. hope this helps. this should take care of the SD and the F21 error codes.
on Sep 29, 2019
Whirlpool front loading duet washer
Error F31 in your whirlpool duet washer is displayed due to MCU (Motor Control Unit) failure. It is displayed if the heat sink gets too hot and then the MCU stops motor, then MCU sends the signal to CCU (Central control unit). Please check the wire connections between the CCU and MCU, if thats fine then check the motor operation. Hope you understand...replacing the part# that has gone bad is recommended repair. Please get back to me if you have any other questions.
on Apr 01, 2019
F05 error code comes on
Water Temperature Sensor Error - Check the Water Temperature Sensor,Heating Element and Element Relay.
If during the water heating step in wash cycle,the water temperature sensor(NTC) value is out of range,or the heating element circuit has failed,the F05 error code will be displayed - Check connections to
the Sensor,Heating Element and Relay.
on Mar 24, 2019
Error Code F8E1 on Whirlpool Duet
f8 is shown when the heater circuit is on with no water in.. it doesnt do it when you unplug the pressure switch because your disabling the heat protect circuit
THE BOARD IS PROBABLY FAULTY
F08 indicates pressure switch stuck on full.
Unplug the appliance from the wall socket.
Take the top off the machine.
Locate the pressure switch, you can identify it by the thin tube attached to it.
Take the tube off, blow down this tube as hard as you can to shift any blockage or restriction in the pressure chamber. Give the pressure switch a couple of good taps with the screwdriver handle.
Refit the tube and try the machine again.
If still doing it, unplug again and follow the tube down.
This end will be attached to the pressure chamber.
Take this chamber off and thoroughly clean it out, clean out the port into the tub too.
Reassemble and try again.
If after this it's still faulty you'll need to start replacing parts.
I'd suggest trying a new pressure switch first.
Failing this, if all of the above fails to resolve the problem you're possibly looking at a faulty main control board.
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Day 59 July 16th 2015 Woke Michelle at 9.30 after 15 hours sleeping in order to make breakfast cut off time.
First up today we get the hop on tour bus, as it is complimentary from the hotel.
It takes us around Singapore, along the harbour, up to china town, around to the botanical gardens and down the famous Orchard st renowned for Singapore shopping.
As the bus pick up point is at the Singapore flyer observat ... read more
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Huawei has today awarded three Ugandan university students; Doreen Nalwoga, Shaffick Nyanzi and Emmanuel Kiguli after they won the Huawei ICT global competition on the African stage representing Uganda — toppling 14 other African countries. The students; Shaffick Nyanzi and Emmanuel Kiguli are from Muni University and Doreen Nalwoga is from Lira University.
These shall now proceed to the global finals in China to compete at global level in November 2020.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance and Chief guest Hon. Bagiire Vicent Waiswa commended Huawei for the ICT Competition initiative that mobilizes young Ugandans to build their capacity and skills with a view of making them market ready.
“I thank Huawei for this initiative that mobilizes Ugandans to build their capacity and skills with a view of making them market ready. By market ready I mean you take these Ugandans and give them the necessary exposure through competition for them to be able to come back home and utilized the skills they have learned,” he said.
“As far as the ministry is concerned, developing human capital is extremely important and we look at initiatives such as these (Huawei ICT Competition) as an avenue that we can utilize to build the capacity of our ICT professionals and therefore build substantial ICT eco system,” he added.
The Managing Director Huawei Uganda, Mr. Gao Fei, said that the competition is very relevant to every ICT student and professional because it’s a comprehensive approach of skills development for employment, enhanced productivity and growth.
“We congratulate team Uganda for the tremendous success thus far. The Huawei ICT Competition and Academy is a comprehensive approach of skills development for employment, enhanced productivity and growth. Training contents in this program has been aligned with skills requirements in the job market. That is why we re-dedicate ourselves to working even more closely with universities across the country to better equip students with the next generation of technologies and create the platform for the Ugandan students to demonstrate they are capable of maturing into world-class experts,” said Fei.
To recap, the first edition of the Huawei ICT competition in Uganda started in 2018 with 1300 students from the various public universities. In 2019, over 2500 students from Makerere, Kyambogo, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Nkozi, Mbarara, Kabale, Lira, Gulu, Muni, Uganda Christian University, and Makerere University Business School accessed learning material free of charge on the Huawei online learning platform in the various courses such as Network and Cloud track. The network track consists of Router & Switch, Security and Wireless Lan while Cloud track consists of Artificial intelligence, Big Data, Cloud Computing and Storage. These studied and were subjected to preliminary exams, national exams and Regional exams.
With a series of talent ecosystem campaigns in Sub Saharan Africa, including the ICT competition, Huawei hopes to skill up more than 700,000 ICT professionals by 2023.


Miami Routs Duke
Oct. 8, 2005
MIAMI (AP) – Kyle Wright threw for three touchdowns in a 5-minute span of the second quarter, helping No. 9 Miami shake off a slow start and overwhelm Duke 52-7 on Saturday.
Tyrone Moss ran for 82 yards and a pair of touchdowns – his third multi-score game in four weeks – for Miami, which established season-highs for points and yards. Ryan Moore made a career-high seven catches for 87 yards and a touchdown for Miami (4-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), winners of four straight.
Wright completed 18 of 31 passes for 255 yards, with three touchdowns and two interceptions before being replaced midway through the third quarter by Kirby Freeman, who threw for 47 yards and the first two touchdowns of his career.
Ronnie Drummer had an 81-yard touchdown run – the sixth-longest carry in Duke history and the longest play from scrimmage allowed by Miami in 29 years – early in the third quarter for Duke (1-5, 0-3), which has lost 29 straight games against ranked opponents.
Other than that, highlights were slim for Duke, which was outgained 557-128. Freshman quarterback Zack Asack, making his second start, had 31 plays that managed only 14 yards. He was 4-of-15 for eight yards passing, and he carried the ball 16 times for 6 yards.
Chris Davis made two interceptions, one on a deep pass ending the first half, for Duke – which managed only five first downs, the fewest yielded by Miami since 1999.
The Hurricanes built a 31-0 halftime lead, their four touchdown drives totaling eight plays.
Tyrone Moss’ 7-yard run opened the scoring one play after Kelly Jennings caused a fumble deep in Duke territory. Lance Leggett’s 29-yard touchdown catch was three plays after Willie Williams tackled Duke’s Marcus Jones on a fake-punt try, and Devin Hester had two big punt returns to set up a pair of two-play touchdown drives – Greg Olsen and Sinorice Moss making those catches.
By halftime, Duke had three more yards (34) than Miami had points. The Blue Devils’ biggest gain of the first half was a 15-yard personal foul penalty called against Miami’s Kareem Brown 10:00 before halftime.
The Hurricanes went three-and-out on their first possession, then marched 86 yards in a 14-play drive later in the opening quarter – but came away scoreless. Wright’s pass bounced off Moore’s hands and to Davis, who made the interception at the Blue Devils’ 6.
But Duke quickly gave the turnover back; cornerback Kelly Jennings stripped the ball away from Ronnie Drummer, Eric Moncur recovered at the Blue Devils’ 7, and Tyrone Moss ran in one play later for a 7-0 lead.
And in the second quarter, it turned into a rout.
Leggett’s touchdown catch came 6:37 before halftime; in the next 4:23, Olsen and Sinorice Moss also made touchdown catches, eliminating all doubt.
Miami didn’t get out of the game without some problems, though. Hester – the team’s best kick returner and a key member of the secondary – remained in the locker room long after halftime, reportedly because of cramps. He eventually returned to the sideline in street clothes.


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It looks like I’ll be getting my hiatal hernia surgery after all. I just need to pass one more hurdle. EKG, Stress test to make sure my heart is up to the challenge.
In the meantime I’ve began Noom. And am down under 200 lbs. I slipped up a couple of days, but I’ll get back on track. Hopefully, I will keep losing on our upcoming cruise.
We’ve kept busy since my first appointment with the surgeon. I haven’t had time to worry about it.
We leave soon for the Mexican Riviera. Once back my stress test & EKG is scheduled. Once I get the go ahead I can schedule my surgery. I can’t wait. I will finally not choke because the food won’t go down. Though I will have to stretch the magnets from the Linx band slowly.
Love, Peace and Light! Rita

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- President Muhammadu Buhari watched the Cameroon vs Nigeria game in his home in Katsina state
- The Eagles were forced to a 1 - 1 draw by Cameroon in their 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
- The Eagles top group B with 10 points from four games, six ahead of Zambia on four points
President Muhammadu Buhari was on hand to watch the return leg of the Cameroon vs Nigeria FIFA World Cup Qualifier match in Yaounde, Cameroon from his home in Daura, Katsina, today 4th Sept 2017.
The game ended Cameroon 1 - 1 Nigeria. Moses Simon scored the opener in the 30th minute but Cameroon equalized late in the game via a Vincent Aboubakar penalty.
The photos of the president watching the game was shared by his special advider on media and publicity Femi Adesina.
The Super Eagles top group B with 10 points from four games, six ahead of Zambia on four points but have played three games.
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Cameroon are third with 3 points while Algeria have just a solitary point.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com asked Nigerians if they thought Cameroon have been historically inferior to Nigeria and this is what they said;