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LTG Ridgely Gaither, Jr. ID: 3326
First Name: Ridgely
Last Name: Gaither
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD, USA
Date of Death: 26 October 1992
Rank: Lieutenant General
Years Served: 1924-1962
Ridgely Gaither, Jr.
• Korean War (1950 - 1953)
Lieutenant General, U.S. Army
Ridgely Gaither, Jr. was born on 23 February 1903, in Baltimore, MD, into the family that is the namesake of Gaithersburg, MD.
Ridgely was a graduate of Boys' Latin School, the oldest independent, nonsectarian college preparatory school for boys in Maryland. In 1924, he graduated from St. John's College in Annapolis, MD, one of the oldest U.S. colleges, chartered in 1784.
Upon graduation from St. John's, he received a commission in the U.S. Army as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry. This seemed a fitting choice for a man whose family had included Army officers dating all the way back to the American Revolutionary War.
As is common with a young officer in his early years in the Army, Gaither served in positions of increasing responsibility and rank, in assignments located in the continental U.S., Alaska and Hawaii (both were then territories). He also served in China, and was stationed there when the Japanese invaded in 1937.
During the years before America entered World War II, Gaither graduated from the Infantry Officer Course in 1933 and, in 1939, from the Command and General Staff College.
Gaither was an early proponent of airborne forces and their use in offensive military operations. In 1943-44, after receiving a promotion to brigadier general, he became the second commander of the Army Parachute School at Fort Benning, GA. Gaither took his parachutist training along with the men under his command and qualified as a paratrooper.
While at the parachute school, Gaither was very instrumental in the formation of the 555th Parachute Infantry Company, a segregated unit which was the U.S. Army's first African-American paratrooper unit. He also played a substantial role in that company's becoming the 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion. The story is related in the book "Black American's in Defense of Our Nation."
In 1945, Gaither went to Europe to take part in fighting against Nazi Germany, and that included a combat parachute jump with the 17th Airborne Division. He jumped east of the Rhine River and almost landed on top of a German anti-aircraft battery. The Americans took the position, and Gaither said later that one group of Germans might have been taken prisoner sooner - if he hadn't shot down their white flag of surrender. It was so dirty he couldn't immediately recognize it. He also said that he risked being fired upon while trying to retrieve a bag he dropped during the landing; it contained his dental plate.
Later in 1945, Gaither was assigned as Assistant Division Commander of the 86th Infantry Division in the Philippines, where he served until the end of the war and shortly thereafter.
Between the Wars
From 1946 until July 1949, Gaither served as Assistant Division Commander of the 88th Infantry Division with duty on the border between Italy and Yugoslavia. He also served as a member of the Allied Commission that established the border, and as Military Governor of Trieste. During this period, he also served as president of a War Crimes Court in Florence, Italy.
As a Brigadier General, Gaither was Commanding General of the 82nd Airborne Division from 19 July to 31 October 1949.
From November 1949 until after the start of the Korean War, Gaither served in the Operations Division of the Office of the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations.
Gaither was Commanding General of the 11th Airborne Division in Korea from February 1952 to April 1953. Major General Gaither became Commander of the 40th Infantry Division in 1953, fighting in the Punchbowl and Heartbreak Ridge sectors in Korea.
The Post-War Period
For a brief period in 1955, Gaither was assigned as Commanding General of the XVIII Airborne Corps.
From 9 August until 31 December 1955, Gaither served in Washington, DC, as Assistant Chiefs of Staff, G-2, Intelligence, and as Assistant Chiefs of Staff for Intelligence, from 3 January to 30 July 1956. [The word 'Chiefs' in each of the titles is used correctly and, although the titles are similar, they are separate positions within the Chiefs of Staff.]
After his promotion to Lieutenant General in 1956, Gaither became Deputy Commander of the Continental Army Command where his assigned duty was as Commander of Army Reserve Forces and National Guard units. He served in this position during 1956-1958.
In 1958, Gaither became Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Army Caribbean Command, and remained in that post until 1960.
General Gaither's final Army assignment was as Commanding General of the Second U.S. Army. He assumed that position in 1960 and remained until his retirement from active duty in 1962.
Army Distinguished Service Medal (2 Awards)
Silver Star Medal (2 Awards)
Legion of Merit
In 1966, General Gaither became the Police Commissioner in Annapolis, MD, where he served until 1973. Ridgely Gaither was the nephew of General Charles D. Gaither, who had served as Baltimore Police Commissioner.
Gaither was also a former president of the Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland; a former commander of the Annapolis Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars; a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club of Annapolis; and a member of the Annapolis Yacht Club.
Lieutenant General Ridgely Gaither, Jr., died of congestive heart failure on 26 October 1992, at the Fairfield Nursing Center in Annapolis. He was 89. His first wife, the former Dorothy Bassford, died in 1969 and his second wife, the former Anne Harcourt, died in 1988. Ridgely and Dorothy were survived by their only child, a daughter, Elizabeth Ridgely Gaither, born 19 May 1928.
In 1948, Elizabeth met and married Colonel William VanDyke Ochs Jr., in Trieste, Italy. Elizabeth died on 12 May 2010 and is also interred at Arlington National Cemetery.


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Lord And Taylor Returns To Albany After Decade Away
After a preview at the track, department store hosts a festive grand opening.
December 18, 2014 by Staff Report
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While downtown Saratoga Springs is lined with quaint fashion boutiques, upscale department store Lord and Taylor has returned to Albany after nearly a decade, giving shoppers in the Saratoga-Capital Region even more options.
The evening before its grand opening on Sept. 18, Lord and Taylor held a VIP preview party to show off its newly renovated 100,000-square-foot space in Crossgates Mall. Guests who formed a long line outside, as a spotlight shone up to the sky, were greeted inside with flutes of champagne and waiters passing hors d'oeuvres. Huge glass vases with giant 3-foot-tall Calla lilies stood at the base of the elevators. Music set the beat, and two big bars added to the buzz.
Fashionably dressed guests who perused the designer clothes were helping charity as they shopped: Proceeds from the preview and 10 percent of sales on opening day were donated to the American Red Cross of Northeastern New York and Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Capital Region.
Lord and Taylor had a preview at the Saratoga Race Course this summer with a "pop-up" store that sold hats, T-shirts, sunglasses and cosmetics. Every Saturday, Lord and Taylor sponsored an on-track contest in which guests were photographed for the chance to be crowned "most fashionable." The one male and one female participant selected each week were given a $250 Lord and Taylor gift card and invited to present a trophy in the winner's circle. Lord and Taylor sponsored a race of its own on the Friday before Travers Day.
Standing in the winner's circle on Travers Day, Eileen DiLeo—executive vice president for Lord and Taylor and Hudson's Bay Company— said, "We are so excited to be returning to the Capital Region" and becoming part of the community again. The summer promotion was "a match made in heaven," she said, as Saratoga Race Course, founded in 1863, is one of the most historic tracks, and Hudson's Bay, founded in 1690, is North America's oldest company. Lord and Taylor, founded in 1826, is historic like Saratoga, yet stylish and modern.

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Lets look at a useful phone app called SaferRide. This app has been released by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Maps & Navigation. The app description in Google Play read as, Too drunk to drive means too drunk for complicated apps. SaferRide is the simplest possible way to get home safe and only has three self-explanatory buttons on the Home screen.
Choose from a list of available taxi services in your area, and with the tap of a button call them.
Call a pre-programmed contact.
If you just need to know where you are, you can bring up a map of your current location.
SaferRide was developed by the U.S. Department of Transportation's, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). NHTSA is dedicated to saving lives by reducing the number of deaths and injuries on our nation's roadways. Each year on average, more than 10,000 people are killed by drunk drivers.
SaferRide has been installed between 1,000 - 5,000 times by users at the time of this review and has an average rating of 4.1 in Google apps store.
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Did you know that when we spend a lot of time sitting on a PC chair our body consumes less energy? For a long time, perhaps too much, it has not been recognized that the kind of work that implies long hours sitting in front of a computer can cause pain and injury, but now we know, and it is scientifically proven that important traumatic disorders develop as a result of being seated long hours during work
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Caring for your ears is one of the most forgotten habits in daily hygiene. Although the ear canal has a system of 'self-cleaning' it...
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Navy Drone Boards Aircraft Carrier for 1st Time
A robotic drone the size of a fighter jet has deployed aboard a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier for the first time in history.
Nov. 28, 2012, 6:15 PM UTC / Source: InnovationNewsDaily.com
By TechNewsDaily Staff
The Navy's X-47B robot warplane is leading a revolution in robotic warfare that could replace many of the U.S. military's manned aircraft in coming decades. The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman took the drone aboard on Nov. 26 to prepare for its first flight tests at sea — a crucial step toward ensuring that robotic aircraft can take off and land as part of normal carrier operations.
"We've been testing the aircraft for the last several years and to finally put it on a ship is so exciting," said Cmdr. Kevin Watkins, flight test director for the Navy Unmanned Combat Air System program. "If these tests are successful, they will prove that the future for unmanned aircraft is wide open."
X-47B has a stealthy "flying wing" shape resembling a flying saucer from the side and a wingspan of more than 62 feet (19 meters) — wider than that of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets that commonly operate from U.S. Navy carriers.
The USS Harry S. Truman has the honor of becoming the first modern aircraft carrier to play home to testing for such an unmanned aircraft. Testing over a three-week period is scheduled to take place while the carrier is both sitting in port and under way at sea. [ Could the Navy Ever Build a Flying Aircraft Carrier? ]
"It means a lot to our crew to be part of naval history," said Lt. Cmdr. Larry Tarver, aircraft handling officer on the USS Harry S. Truman. "We have sailors who received additional training to safely move the X-47B and they are excited to play a part in its testing."
Past flight tests for the X-47B include taking off and landing from a Navy air base and testing the drone's software "brains" that would allow it to conduct midair refueling on its own. The drone is also expected to have the ability to take off and land from a carrier without direct human control.
Still, a human drone operator would still stand by even if he or she is not controlling the drone directly. The operator also has an arm-worn joystick controller that can guide the X-47B drone as it taxis on the deck of an aircraft carrier.
No weapon testing has taken place with the X-47B so far. But the Navy undoubtedly wants a fighter-size drone that could one day carry either guns or missiles with a license to kill.
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Jack Rakove: Some Thoughts about My Mentor
Posted on December 23, 2020 January 6, 2021 By The Docket Team
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Jack Rakove is Emeritus Professor of History and Political Science at Stanford University. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including his most recent work, Beyond Belief, Beyond Conscience: The Radical Significance of the Free Exercise of Religion.
I wandered into Professor Bailyn's graduate seminar in the fall of 1969, with little initial interest in early American history. I planned to work on 20th-century history, but Frank Freidel, a great New Deal historian, suggested that I take Bailyn's seminar instead. It was the best academic advice anyone ever gave me. The reading we did in that seminar had something to do with early American history—but not that much. The one text we read that had anything to do with the law was Lord Denning's report on the Profumo scandal of 1963, which we read primarily to learn something about the use of adjectives. Another text that could qualify as legal history was Oscar and Mary Handlins' essay on the "Origins of the Southern Labor System," but the discussion of that focused on deciphering the causal mechanism that relegated African workers to the novel status of chattel slaves.
In truth (as I noted at Bailyn's memorial service in late October) the real point of his legendary seminar was to teach us to think about problems of historical exposition, broadly considered, and not the field itself. But there was a research paper to write, and at that first meeting Bailyn presented us with a list of research topics he had scratched out. I took "early uses of The Federalist," a text I am still working on a half-century later, having just co-edited The Cambridge Companion to The Federalist, (a book whose publishing history proved yet again that no good deed goes unpunished).
Bailyn's own main interest in legal history was mainly concerned with constitutional topics. A few of his students obviously became major legal historians: Stan Katz, Bill Nelson, David Konig, and Jim Kettner (who I fondly remember sitting daily in the big reading room in Widener library). But legal history in the more conventional sense of the term was not one of Bailyn's main interests. The real value legal historians can derive from Bailyn's work comes not from his views of our field per se, but from finding other sources of inspiration in his writings.
Let's start with his most famous book, The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution, whose fiftieth anniversary was celebrated at a conference at the Yale Humanities Center in 2017. Bailyn built upon the pioneering work that Edmund Morgan had done a decade earlier in his work on the Stamp Act crisis, demonstrating how quickly American constitutional ideas had matured. But to this emphasis on their role in the great imperial controversy, Bailyn added two further interpretive elements. The more obvious one related to the role of Radical Whig or Commonwealth or ideology in driving the colonists from constitutional argument to political action by providing a compelling explanation of the insidious motives driving British decisions. The second and more subtle interpretation involved tracing the ways in which the imperial controversy spurred Americans to recognize how characteristics of their own societies that seemed to be "defects—isolation, institutional simplicity, primitiveness of manners, multiplicity of religions, weakness in the authority of the state—could now be seen as virtues" (160), inspiring a reconsideration of essential aspects of American life.
Yet as Bailyn's recollections at the Yale conference made clear, there was another grand theme that had driven his work. It was, he told us, the palpable fear of unchecked, arbitrary, potentially tyrannical power that lurked everywhere in colonial political thinking and which also appeared elsewhere in eighteenth-century culture, notably, he suggested, in Piranesi's "most famous etchings, the sixteen nightmarish, hallucinatory scenes of wildly imagined prisons, the Carceri—deep, gargantuan, cavernous and darkly threatening spaces with sweeping ranges of staircases and platforms that lead nowhere, soaring ropes of heavy chains, spiked wheels, and racks," all conveying a raw "sense of the brutality of power." As his teaching assistant, I recall how Bailyn loved showing these slides to his Harvard undergraduates, who may have struggled a bit to grasp the implications he ascribed to these etchings (or for that matter, to Samuel Richardson's novel Pamela, which he also saw as a study in power). But if you knew his continued interest in the workings of totalitarian regimes and anything about his wartime assignment to the Army Security Service, you understood why the concern with arbitrary power that he ascribed to the eighteenth-century colonists reflected, in some discreet but potent way, a deeper commitment with a profoundly moral dimension rooted in his own times.
This concern with power also figured in other ways in his writing. History was Sometimes an Art, to take the title of another one of his collections of essays. One facet of his own artistic genius was to find documents that were particularly illuminating, starting with The Apologia of Robert Keayne, the subject of his first publication. His last book, Illuminating History, is a memoir documenting this process with an array of other examples.
For legal historians, the single best illustration of this process appears in The Ordeal of Thomas Hutchinson, the book I regard as Bailyn's best book though not his most important. Here Bailyn describes a remarkable manuscript, entitled "A Dialogue between Europe and America," that Hutchinson wrote, probably in 1768. In this manuscript, which Bailyn later published in Perspectives in American History (lamentably not available online), Hutchinson explored the limits of civic obedience, the boundary between law and morality, and the ultimate danger that an appeal to revolutionary authority would entail. In his brilliant sketch, Hutchinson was the first to grasp "that persistence in the claims of a moral basis for resistance must end in revolution," and that revolution, if successful, would lay a foundation for a new set of civic commitments and institutions alike. Hutchinson, in Bailyn's account, was not only America's leading Loyalist but in certain respects the Revolution's greatest loser, and the pathos of his final London exile brings this brilliant psychological biography to its moving and tragic conclusion. Bernard Bailyn was the most brilliant, influential, and intellectually cosmopolitan American historian of the past century, arguably its greatest narrative artist, and, in his curiosity, the youngest historian I have ever know, even at age 97.
Sally Hadden: Reflections on Bernard Bailyn
David Konig: Reflections on Bernard Bailyn and Legal History
Jonathan Chu: An American Story: Rose Quon Young, Race, and Gender in Twentieth-Century America
Bianca Premo, Kalyani Ramnath, Sanne Ravensbergen, Laurie Wood, and Yanna Yannakakis: The Everyday Materials of Colonial Legal Spaces
Mary Sarah Bilder: The Mind is Like a Bat: Bernard Bailyn and the Debate on the Constitution
William E. Nelson: Bernard Bailyn–A Great Teacher and Profound Intellect
Interview with Alan McPherson: The Ghosts of Sheridan Square
Ariela Gross: Reflections on Rebecca J. Scott's "Discerning a Dignitary Offense"
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But what about people who say they can't practice yoga or meditate?
"All you need is a mind and a body, because a mind-body practice is simply anything where the mind is focusing on what the body is doing," Kate said, explaining that the concentration quiets the mind's chatter, so deeper insights can emerge.
Kate suggests taking note of where you hold stress in the body. Maybe it's in your jaw, shoulders or gut. Then ask yourself what you do to cope when feeling this tension.
Inhale, then exhale, she writes, and ask yourself if you notice any difference in how you feel once you get out of the car and go on with your day. For those without grueling commutes, this exercise is just as effective while shuttling the lacrosse team around town.
Kate and I also discussed how one person's stressor can be another person's relaxation. For example, the thought of recreating Pinterest-inspired party favors is enough to make me break out in hives. For my crafty friend, not so much.
So — as Carrie Bradshaw might say, "I couldn't help but wonder…" — are we all just wired differently?
Kate explained that everyone has a different temperament, and some people are simply more likely to worry. You can, however, learn to observe your own triggers and work with your own wiring, she said.
For further information on "Stress Less: 100 Mindfulness Exercises for Calmness and Clarity," and Kate Hanley, visit msmindbody.com.


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Burdwan: TMC councillor held for attack on police
Locals claimed Saturday's attack was a fallout of the alleged mistrust between protesters and the police personnel
By: Express News Service | Kolkata |
January 29, 2017 4:45:23 am
On Saturday, a mob of at least 500 had allegedly attacked the police station.
A Trinamool Congress councillor was arrested after a mob attacked the Ausgram police station in Burdwan district on Saturday afternoon, injuring three police personnel and damaging public property. Police could not immediately confirm the reason behind the attack although some allege that it was a fallout of three teachers of the local high school being detained a day earlier. Gushkara's Trinamool councillor Chanchal Garai was arrested. "We have arrested 11 people in the case and Chanchal Garai is one of them," SP Kunal Agarwal told The Sunday Express.
On Saturday, a mob of at least 500 had allegedly attacked the police station. "One of my colleagues was beaten to the ground and punched in the jaw. They pelted us with stones," said Dipak Pal, Sub-Inspector, Ausgram police station.
"They vandalised the police barracks, set a temporary camp on fire and damaged several vehicles. We are conducting raids in the area," said Agarwal. A large police contingent, along with Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel, were rushed to the spot. They carried out a march in the area to restore normalcy. Police have so far detained 17 people in connection with the case.
On January 25, locals protested the construction of a shop inside the premises of the high school. The police were also informed of the development.
Returning after the Republic Day holiday, school teachers discovered that the construction had not been stopped. They left for the police station determined to get their assistance. It is alleged that the police did not act on the complaint and instead detained three teachers.
Soon, a mob gathered outside the police station and the situation turned violent. Police had to resort to lathicharge to disperse the crowd. Teachers and students were injured in the incident. Protesters alleged that certain police personnel had a stake in the "illegal construction" inside the school. The police later released the teachers and the protesters seemingly withdrew.
Locals claimed that Saturday's attack was a fallout of the alleged mistrust between the protesters and the police. However, police have denied this. "The attack on Saturday has no connection to what had happened on Friday. Search is on to catch the goons responsible for today's attack," said Agarwal. Trinamool leader Anubrata Mondal, who is responsible for party affairs in Ausgram area, blamed CPM for the incident. "CPM took advantage of the the previous incident and attacked the police station", he alleged.
Meanwhile, the district administration has ordered the police to look into the grievances of the locals and take strict action against any "outsider" involved in the incident.
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Lyons Township High School makes meaningful learning and dedicated teaching in a student-centered environment its highest priority. With the help of the entire LTHS community and through comprehensive curriculum and co-curricular programs, we pledge to foster the full intellectual, physical, moral, and aesthetic growth of all students and affirm our century-old motto, Vita Plena, the quest for the fulfilling life.
First Class Principles
We treat each other with dignity and respect.
We keep our school neat and clean.
We solve problems creatively by stopping, then thinking, and then discussing our actions.
We fit our language and actions to our audience and environment.
We are responsible and accountable for our actions.
100 S. Brainard Ave.
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North Campus serves juniors and seniors.
Parking is available immediately west of the Vaughan Building, on the north side of Cossitt Ave., and diagonally across the street from the North Campus. Handicapped parking spaces are located in a lot on the west side of North Campus (Park Ave.) On street parking around North Campus is very limited.
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South Campus serves freshmen and sophomores.
Parking is available in three lots immediately adjacent to the building: a large parking lot to the north of the building; a small lot to the east of the building; and a small lot to the south of the building between the Corral and the South Campus.
For Attendance, please call:
North Campus: (708)354-4700 South Campus: (708)579-6528


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Bar codes are the most popular of the automatic data entry methods. It is a pattern of parallel bars and spaces of variable widths arranged in a specific predetermined pattern to represent a corresponding number, letter, or symbol. The information in a bar code is contained in the relative thickness and relative position of the lines and spaces within the specific data characters. Scanners convert the bars and spaces into usable information for data entry.
Why Bar Codes Are Used:
Bar codes streamline data entry. They are used to increase the speed and accuracy of reading and entering data. It is primarily intended as a machine-readable data management system. Bar codes have received wide spread acceptance because of their low susceptibility to errors in data input. The error rate in human reading of hand written data is 7-14%. The error rate in human reading of preprinted data is 1/300 characters. There is a one in two million error rate for scanner read bar codes. It is considered the most effective data entry method. Most new bar code installations have a payback of less than one year. Credited with accuracy, speed, control, reliability and portability, bar code technology is the most popular method of tracking and transmitting data and is replacing other methods of tracking and transmitting data.
Bar Code Advantages:
Easy to print
Not language dependent
Low error rate
Variety of print methods
Full character set
Beam scannable
Bar Code Disadvantages:
Low density except for new 2D code
MARKET SIZE AND GROWTH:
Bar coding is a $4.4B market worldwide ($2B in the US). The U.S. market forecast is 14% CAGR over the next 5 years. Forecasts estimate bar code label sales will grow 10 – 15% annually, with fewer than 10% of potential applications installed. UPC, CODE 39 and Code 128 will outdistance all other linear codes. Codes with higher data density, especially new codes, have the greatest growth potential. All industry segments are experiencing fast growth.
Bar Code Applications:
In industrial and business-to-business settings, there are four applications that are common to all businesses: materials management, information management, labor management, and asset management. The use of bar codes is rapidly increasing in document management. Documents are either filmed or entered into an electronic imaging system. Automatic data entry can be provided with bar coded documents (i.e. the bar code could contain an invoice number a number of pages, and a page number). Since bar code reading is highly accurate, less data entry errors will occur and faster data entry will result. Data that can be entered automatically can be either numeric or alphanumeric depending on the bar code symbology selected. Document sorting can also be reduced if a document code is included in the bar code. A bar code should be considered as an alternative to OCR in many indexing applications.
Standard bar codes are read by a light source, illuminating the bars and spaces. This involves moving the read head over the code symbol, or if the read head is in a fixed-position (as in the supermarket), then the code is presented to the read head. The light is absorbed by the black bars and reflected by the white spaces and/or background, in a specific sequence with orientation being determined by the start and stop codes. A sensor detects the reflected light from the spaces and produces a "high" signal output for each space and a "low" signal output for each bar where the light has been absorbed. The duration of the high and low signals indicates whether the bars and spaces are wide or narrow. The thickness is always in reference to a line or space contained with the bar code. The reference thickness is called the "x" dimension, or the narrow element width.
It is then necessary to determine what this pattern of wide and narrow elements symbology is to decode the bar code. This is accomplished with decoding software. The decoder performs 4 basic functions. It times the duration of the electrical pulses and classifies them as wide or narrow bars or spaces. A determination is made regarding which bar code symbology is being used. Once this is done it translates the bar and space pattern into the actual characters that make up the bar code. The last function is to transmit the bar code data to some other device that will use the data. Transmitting the data through a computer interface to various computer devices usually does this.
The data stored in the bar code is a unique identifier that provides access to data stored in a central computer system. By keeping the data separate from the bar-coded identifier and centrally located, you also simplify updating the information. However, the "license plate" method only works if everyone has access to the same database. This is not usually a problem for internal operations; when the code crosses into another environment, the database may not be accessible.
Encoding Data:
Encoding the data is achieved by creating a pattern of narrow and wide bars and spaces. There are two encoding methods for traditional linear bar codes: binary coding and proportional coding.
1. binary code:
Two sizes of bars and spaces are used to encode data (i.e. the wide bar or space is about 2 to 3 times wider than the narrow bar or space). You can easily convert the bars and spaces into binary code, which can then be converted (using a table) into ASCII characters. An example of a bar code type using this encoding technique is Code 39.
2. proportional code:
There are many different sizes of bars and spaces. The size of the bars and spaces and the sequence of bars and spaces define the characters represented. This code is more difficult to read (no easy translation to binary is possible) and more accuracy is required in printing and in scanning the bar code. In general, 3 – 4 different widths of bars and spaces are used to encode data. An example of a bar code symbology using this encoding technique is Code 128.
3. data accuracy:
The coding of data in a bar code is done such that:
1. A fixed number of bars are used per character. This means that if a bar is not read, the bar code will become unreadable.
2. The number of possible characters that can be encoded in a certain bar code is so high compared to the number of valid characters. This means if the size of one of the bars / spaces is misread, an illegal character will be read. Therefore the character substitution rate becomes very low. In conclusion, bar codes are highly secure. Errors in reading are highly unlikely. Either a bar code can be read or it cannot be read at all.
Types Of Codes:
There are over 50 different bar code symbologies each having their own symbol interpretation. Currently, there are only a few code symbologies in wide spread use. Code symbol density ranges from low to mega-density. Low-density symbols have fewer than 3 characters per inch. High-density symbols can contain 100s of characters per square inch. Code symbologies are classified as linear or two-dimensional. Two types of symbology structure, discrete or continuous, define all bar codes.
Linear Codes:
Linear codes are those in which characters are grouped, one next to another, in one linear direction (put in code 39). Simply put, a single row of parallel bars and spaces. While linear bar codes are two dimensional, having both width and height, they are one dimensional in scanning. Only the widths of bars (and sometimes spaces) are measured to interpret the symbol. The height of the code is simply redundancy to enable scanners to more easily scan the symbol. These are most commonly known as "bar" codes. These include UPC, Code 39, Codabar, Code 128, Interleaved 2 of 5, and 2 of 5 code.
1. discrete bar codes:
There are three main discrete bar codes used in North America: Code 39, Codabar, and Code 2 of 5. Characters in these codes begin and end with a bar. This construction creates spaces between characters that are not part of a character. This inter character gap should be approximately equal to the narrow bar width. Codes with this inter character gap are called discrete since each character is separate and independent from other characters in the same symbol. Because of this inter character gap, impact numbering machines can be used to print bar codes since the space of the inter character gap can be used for ratchets for the individual number wheels in a numbering head. These ratchets are essential for impact numbering devices.
o code 39:
Code 39 was the first alphanumeric code and is the most common non-retail symbology. It is a 43 character alphanumeric binary code (most other discrete codes are not alphanumeric). This bar code is capable of representing all capital letters, numbers, and the seven special characters./+%$- and space, and can easily be printed by a variety of technologies.
Code 39 is a two-width symbology; meaning all bars and spaces are either wide or narrow. Each character is composed of nine elements; five bars and four spaces. Three elements are wide (two bars and one space) and six are narrow. Each code begins and ends with an asterisk, which is this symbology's start/stop code. Code 39 is self-checking; meaning any element erroneously printed or scanned will not result in bad data input. An optional check character is available. Code 39 is the standard symbology for the federal government, automotive industry, and the material handling industry. It is the code of choice in most situations that require alphanumeric coding. It is bi-directional. The maximum density is 9.8 characters per inch. Minimum bar ratio is 2.0:1. If the "x" dimension is less than .02 inches, the minimum ratio should be 2.5:1. Maximum bar ratio is 3.0:1.
Although there are only 43 data characters in Code 39′s character set, it is possible to encode all 128 ASCII characters using Code 39′s full ASCII feature. If a reader is in its full ASCII mode, the symbols $ / % and + are used as precedence codes with the 26 letters.
o extended code 39:
The extended 3 of 9 code is a general-purpose code that can code any ASCII character (any character you can enter from the keyboard by normal means). This code is double the size of the standard Code 39 as it uses two code characters for each of the 128 ASCII characters. As with the standard Code 39, data can be of any length.
o logmars:
LOGMARS (Logistics Applications of Automated Marketing and Reading Symbols) is a special application of Code 39 used by the U.S. Department of Defense and is governed by Military Standard MIL-STD-1189. The Standard defines acceptable ranges for a number of variables including density, ratio, bar height, and size of the human-readable interpretation line. The Modulus 43 check digit, optional with Code 39 is defined and recommended in the specification. While not required by the general specification, it may be required in specific Department of Defense applications.
o zip+4 (Postnet):
The Zip+4 code is used by the post office for sorting letters. The code is made up of tall and short bars with even spacing between each bar. Zip+4 uses eleven digits plus a correction digit. The check digit is used by the Post Office's bar code reader to identify errors. The data for the code is the nine-digit zip code plus the last two numbers of the street address. If the nine-digit zip code is unavailable, five-digit zip can be used.
CODE 11 is a numeric, high-density code with one special character, the dash (-). Each character is encoded with five elements either 2 wide and 3 narrow, or 1 wide and 4 narrow. Code 11 uses 2 check digits. This code was developed by Bell Labs and is used primarily in the telecommunications industry.
o Codabar:
Also known as USD-4, NW 7, and Code 2of 7, Codabar is a self-checking, numeric only code. It is a bi-directional code. There are 16 characters in the set, 10 digits plus special characters ($-,/ and +). The start/stop characters A,B,C,D,E,*,N, or T must be used in matching pairs and may appear elsewhere in the bar code. Each character is coded independently by means of four bars and three intervening spaces, totaling a fixed width but employing a complex set of individual bar and space widths. It was originally designed for use in retail price labeling. It was one of the original proposed symbologies for the UPC. Instead, it found a niche in several diverse, non-retail applications. It is the code required by the Department of Defense. Other applications include inventory control, libraries, blood banks, photo finishing, and air bill applications. The maximum density is 12.8 characters per inch. The minimum bar width is .075″.
Its specifications allow it to be printed with wide quality tolerances. That is why it was used for package tracking. There is no checksum defined as part of the Codabar standard, but some industries (libraries, for example) have adopted their own checksum standards.
o code 2 of 5:
In use since the late 1960′s and is supported by several equipment suppliers. It is used less that Code 39 or Codabar. It is a numeric, discrete, self-checking bar code originally developed for automated warehouse sorting and Photo-finishing envelopes. 2/5 encodes information in five bars, two of which are wide with the remaining three narrow. All spaces separating the bars are about the same width and carry no data, so the code has a much lower information density than the interleaved 2 of 5. Its only advantage is a shorter impression length compared to Code 39 and Codabar.
2. continuous barcodes:
Other codes are called continuous and will not allow an inter-character gap. Consequently they cannot be used in impact numbering equipment.
o interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2/5, ITF):
Interleaved 2 0f 5 is a numeric-only, bi-directional, self-checking code. It's the most popular numeric only bar code in non-retail distribution. Its main advantage is its density. Each character is five elements…two wide and three narrow. There must be an even number of characters in this code.
If there are an odd number of digits, a zero must be added in the most significant position. Bars represent odd-numbered digits and even-numbered digits are represented by spaces. This "interleaving" process, in which bars and spaces encode numbers independently, gives the code a higher density. I 2/5 is usually printed with a top and bottom border to prevent a partial scan being interpreted as a complete scan. I 2/5 is often used with a MOD 10 check digit. The standard ITF contains 14 digits, with an optional 6-digit suffix. The IT outer case code with the human readable characters at the base of the code, grouped into country code, supplier code, product code, and check digit.
It is a recommended symbology for corrugated shipping containers and has been selected for use on other shipping containers in the grocery industry. It is used in this application to identify the trade selling as opposed to the consumer-selling unit in retail trade. It employs a data format standard identical to that of the regular UPC A code but with two additional digits at the front. The first is an assortment indicator used to indicate the type of selling unit (e.g., case or pallet) or for a single case where the five-digit item code portion matches the five-digit item code of the consumer selling units inside. Quite commonly, the five digits match. This is not possible when there is more than one trade-selling unit for the same consumer item, or where the trade-selling unit contains an assortment of consumer selling units. The second extra digit is always a zero, provided to make the format compatible with EAN.
The code value, as specified by the data format standard, is more widely used than is the bar code symbology. In distribution, sorting and shipment control are usually exercised according to shipment number ID rather than stock keeping unit (SKU) ID. On the other hand, the UPC shipping container code number is the standard way to identify items in a purchase order, shipping advice, invoice, etc. when transmitted between parties using UCS, the grocery industry's EDI standard.
Though its major application is considered warehouse inventory, it has been accepted in airline ticketing and baggage and cargo handling.
3. N,K code:
N,K codes are a different type of continuous bar code symbology, which provides greater symbol density. N,K code is proportional, allowing elements to have multiple widths, not just two widths. These symbologies divide the region occupied by a character into N modules. Each bar and space may occupy one or more modules. K refers to the total number of bars and spaces in a character.
o UPC (Universal Product Code):
has been successfully employed in the supermarket industry since 1973. It is the most familiar N,K code. It is used in static applications for product identification. UPC is a coding system as well as a symbology; it is designed to uniquely identify a product and its manufacturer. It is important to differentiate between the UPC coding scheme and the UPC symbology. UPC is a fixed length, numeric, continuous symbology employing four element widths. There are three versions of the UPC symbol:
Version A is a 10-digit code: the first five digits represent the manufacturer of the labeled item, and the next five digits are a unique product identifier code. This 10-digit code is preceded with a "number system" digit. Most products will either have a "1″ or "7″ in this position. It signifies that the product is of a fixed weight and size, as opposed to a variable (i.e. apples) or a product coupon. A Mod 10 DR check digit that is based on the preceding 11 digits of data follows the UPC code. To make matters more complicated, the publishing industry has added a supplemental 2 and 5 digit symbols to the end of the UPC-A symbol. This supplemental symbol contains date-of-issue information or a price.
UPC-E is a shortened and more complicated for of UPC-A, representing a full ten digits using only 6 characters. UPC-E was developed to aid manufacturers who could not fit an entire 12-digit symbol on their small package. A limited number of these symbols were issued, the last of which was given out years ago.
UPC-D is a version used for variable length messages. It is very seldom used.
The UPC code currently used will be replaced by EAN. EAN, initially known as "European Article Numbering", is gaining worldwide retailing acceptance. In the US its use is largely limited to the encoding of books, though all retailers will adopt the symbology by 2005. EAN-13 encodes 13 digits, one more than UPC. For more information, contact the UPC Code Council at (513) 435-3870 or http://www.uc-council.org. This Council issues the manufacturer and product code numbers used in this symbology.
o code 128:
Code 128 is an N,K code, one specifically designed to encode the entire 128 character ASCII set. This character set includes special control codes necessary for computer communication. The symbology is denser than Code 39 and includes a check character instead of the optional check for Code 39.
Each character is encoded by means of three bars and three spaces with a combined width of 11 modules or units. The total length of 11 modules is made up of an odd number of bar modules and an even number of space modules. The bars and spaces may be 1,2,3, or 4 modules wide. This coding system provides 106 different print characters. Four bars and three spaces define three stop/start characters. Each character requires only 68% of the space required in Code 39 characters.
The symbology provides for three different character sets that are identified by distinct start characters: A, B, or C. 128 C consists of the 100 two-digit pairs 00 through 99. This allows the effective density of 128 to be doubled when printing all numeric data. This provides a maximum density of 24 characters per inch. 128 A and 128 B cover the entire 128 ASCII character set, with a considerable amount of redundancy. 128 B includes both upper and lower case letters as well as numbers and some special characters; 128 A emphasizes the full set of special characters but excludes the lower case letters. As a result, the code can be quite compact when expressing numbers only, yet fully capable of providing all needed ASCII characters as and when needed.
Code 93 is a specially designed code incorporating nine "n" modules, each having 3 bars and 3 spaces. The bars and spaces may be one to four "N" modules wide. Code 93 as designed by Intermec (designers of Code 39) to address density demands by users. Code 93 normally utilizes the same character set as Code 39, but special versions use the complete ASCII file.
Code 93 utilizes 2 check digits and has a higher density and Code 128 versions A/B.
4. channel code:
Chanel code is available in six sizes (channels-the number of spaces and bars used to create a single character, each with a different data capacity. The smallest, Channel 3, can encode up to 26 characters in just 17 "x". The largest, Channel 8, can encode up to 7,742,862 characters in 37 "x". The code requires only a 1″x" quiet zone. The code can be used with all standard scanners, however, users must modify standard decoding hardware. Potential applications include jewelry, electronics parts, ID cards, serialized parts and other small items.
TWO DIMENSIONAL (2D) BAR CODES
A.K.A. MEGA DENSITY BAR CODE SYMBOLOGIES:
These symbologies utilize narrower module width to pack the maximum amount of machine-readable information into the smallest possible area. Mega density bar codes are expected to be compatible with current symbologies and to be capable of being readable by existing scanners. High-density and mega-density bar codes promise growth in marking medicines, jewelry and other objects too small to be marked with traditional codes. Some high-density codes, such as Code 49, are in use today. It carries the same message as Code 39 in one-sixth the space.
Portable Databases (PDBs):
Portable information databases (PDBs) are small, self-contained and universally readable. Floppy disks, CD-ROMS, smart and optical cards are portable databases. These are ideal for distributing large databases that remain relatively unchanged. But, because of their size, they're not good for applications where the database must move along with the object of the data.
printed PDBs:
Printed PDBs work well for applications where real-time information updates are not critical. They also fit applications where the database information is only required at the location of the object of the information (i.e., packing list). There are more than a dozen mega-density codes appropriate as PDBs. One reason to choose a printed PDB over an alternate is to save space. Another reason is cost. Since the database is printed either on a label or directly on the packaging or object, the cost to provide the database is small. Printed PDBs also have advantages over EDI. With PDBs, the data is available when and where it is needed. Typical EDI problems including phone links, data transmissions, potential data transfer delays, etc. don't exist with PDBs. They offer the opportunity to create "intelligent" forms and or labels.
Linear codes are used primarily for identifying items. This has been traditionally through a "license plate" concept of assigning bar coded numbers to documents or assets. Linear codes are typically 12 characters or less. This has largely remained an intra-organization system, because the data base behind the bar coded identifier is within the organization. As such, the assigned bar code numbers have no meaning to others who may scan them. Additionally, linear codes are not practical for storing large volumes of data. A 2D code allows more data to be encoded in a variable length message. More importantly, 2D codes have actual data, not just "license plate" numbers linked to data stored in a remote database.
Two dimensional (2D) bar codes are printable PDBs. They are stored on paper instead of floppy disks. Many of the 2D symbols can carry 2000 characters of data in a single symbol as compared to a regular or linear bar code capacity of 10 to 22 characters. 2D symbols can also carry binary data, which can be made to run a computer program or generate photographs and drawings, such as passport photos, fingerprints, and signatures.
Scanners used to scan linear bar codes, are not typically capable of reading 2D bar codes. Two options are available for scanning 2D codes. The first involves a moving laser beam which scans both horizontally and vertically to capture the entire code image. The second option, a CCD (charge couple device) scanner utilizes a two-dimensional array of photo sensors to capture the entire code image.
Two-dimensional bar codes are defined as stacked or matrix (pattern). Probably the most fascinating thing about 2D symbologies is that most can accommodate advanced data redundancy and "error correction methods" (error correction can be defined by the user). By mathematical formulas embedded in the code, data can be mixed in predetermined ways, so the information from a single input/output character is distributed along with other data over pixels scattered over multiple locations. As a result, when the code is damaged "error correction" will "reconstruct" missing portions of the symbol and recreate the missing data. Up to 50% of the label can be destroyed or damaged and still retrieve 100% of the data contained in the symbol when it is scanned. Damage can include worn out and scratched areas, horizontally and/or vertically cut areas, hole punched areas, and folded areas. This is very beneficial for use in environments where symbol damage is likely.
2D Stacked Codes:
Stacked codes are constructed of rows of individual characters (that can be individually recognized) including stop/start characters that are stacked upon one another. It also contains an element telling the scanner where it is when it's reading the code. Stacked code is easier to print and read than matrix code. Like standard linear bar codes, the scanner looks at the width of bars and spaces to read the code.
code 49:
Code 49 was the first two-dimensional symbology that could be read by traditional scanners. This symbology can encode 49 alphanumeric characters or 81 numeric characters in 1.25 x 1.25 inches. It employs a fixed-width, variable-height (two to eight rows) pattern. Each row contains eight characters, with each character having 49 possible values (hence the name of the code). Various shift characters, row number identifiers, and check characters add overhead but provide data security and the ability to efficiently encode numeric strings, upper case alphas and numeric, or full 128 ASCII character sets.
codablock MLC 2D:
Codablock MLC 2D is the simplest of the high-density symbologies. It uses Code 39 and is stacked with narrow rows. It can contain 70 alphanumeric characters in 1.25 x 1.25 inches.
code 16K:
Code 16k has 37 alphanumeric characters or 74 numeric characters. It employs a fixed-width, variable-height (2 to 16 rows) pattern. It is derived from the Code 128 symbology, employing a mirror image of that encodation pattern. It Has a higher capacity that Code 49, and can be used in applications requiring lengthy instructions.
PDF 417:
Symbol Technologies developed PDF 417 and was awarded patents in 1992 for the code design as well as the scanner design (5,1133,445, and 5,243,655). Symbol Technologies has placed PDF 417 in the public domain. PDF 417 (portable data file 417) is a continuous type stacked symbology. Each stacked row contains start/stop patterns and data units called "words." Each "word" consists of 4 separate "bars" and four separate spaces. A "word" is 17 pixels (modules) long. The 17-pixel (module) string is divided into the four separate bars and four separate spaces by linking up to six consecutive pixels (modules) into bars, and linking up to six consecutive pixels (modules) into spaces. Normally, each word value can be encoded to represent a pair of characters. Through the use of special shift characters, each word can have several meanings depending on its position and mode. Rows of words are stacked in columns. There must be a minimum of 3 rows and a maximum of 90 rows per symbol. There must be a minimum of 1 data column and a maximum of 30 data columns. Every PDF 417 symbol contains two error detection code words that are used like the check digit in linear bar code symbologies to detect/decode errors. Additionally, PDF 417 provides error correction in the event that portions of the symbol have been damaged. There are nine levels of security available in PDF 17. The higher the security level, the greater the damage than can occur and still obtain 100% recovery and readability.
This coding format creates a total of 10,480 possible "words." but only three sets of 929 "words" are used in an application. The entire set of words is divided into three mutually exclusive encoded sets, or "clusters". Each cluster encodes the 929 available PDF417 words with distinct bar-space patterns so that one cluster cannot be confused with another. Each row uses only one of the three clusters to encode data, with the same cluster repeating sequentially every third row. The system iterates among these three sets from word to word, in order to keep track of position. Because any two adjacent rows use different clusters, the decoder can stitch partial scans while decoding a very high-density symbol. PDF offers three data compaction modes. Each mode defines a mapping between word sequences and user data. One is binary compaction mode, the others are extended alphanumeric compaction mode (EXC) and the numeric compaction mode.
In each row of a symbol, the first and last words are row indicators. Each symbol requires parity words. For each symbol, the user can define error correction capability of up to 510 words. In a relatively "clean" environment in which damage to the label is unlikely (e.g. an office), truncated PDF417 can be used; this version omits the right row indicator and simplifies the stop pattern into a single module with a bar. This reduces the non-data overhead, with some tradeoff in robustness, or the ability to withstand noise, damage, degradation, dust, etc. Truncated PDF417 is fully compatible with the standard PDF417. PDF 417 can encode a maximum of up to 1850 ASCII characters, 1108 bytes of binary data or 2725 compacted numeric characters in a single symbol. Data density is approximately 1374 bytes per square inch with ASCII characters, 837 bytes per square inch with binary data. Density is about 30 times that of UPC A bar code. For macro PDF417, the above storage limits are increased to more than 1MM bytes in binary compaction mode and more than 2.5MM bytes in EXC mode. With appropriate data compaction, over 1kb of data can be stored per label. Additionally, images can be stored, including fingerprints and signatures. The height and width of PDF 417 is variable. Because rows can vary in length, and the number of rows can be variable, users can define the share or aspect ratio of the symbol, the X and Y dimensions of the elements, and the mode of the symbol. The minimum element width is 7.5 mil and the minimum height is 10 mil. Symbols may be stacked upon one another for almost unlimited data acquisition or truncated for smaller symbols. For applications whose storage requirements exceed the capacity of a single PDF417 symbol, Macro PDF417 provides a mechanism for transparently distributing the data among several PDF417 symbols.
PDF 417 can encode ASCII, binary or numeric data and can communicate with any operating system. It can be bi-directionally scanned and can be decoded by the computer system and automatically do the document verification either on-line or locally. By applying image compression and encryption, PDF 417 is the best instrument to prevent document forgery.
Applications include shipping/receiving (the code can contain the manifest of the entire shipment, eliminating the need for shipping documents; identification (a complete information profile of customers or employees including medical and personal information as well as a picture); direct mail (encode on return cards a complete demographic profile of each individual on a mailing list); instructions (the next step of a production process attached to each tool or part); tracking (instructions on where to place each piece), membership cards and licenses.
micro PDF:
Micro PDF, a much smaller version of PDF 417, allows the use of elements of the code to be printed as small as 4 mil and still be read by a special laser scanner, or 2 mil to be read by CCD cameras.
2D matrix codes:
Matrix codes have a checkerboard appearance, with each uniformly spaced square or polygon shaped cell corresponding to a binary bit. They are constructed of a mosaic of light and dark elements that must all be read before any characters can be recognized. Matrix codes contain bars having only one width, so the scanner must read the center of each bar to interpret the code. Matrix codes can store more information per unit area than stack code. Matrix symbols are encoded with a binary code requiring a special scanner.
softstrip:
Softstrip has been around for some time. It was originally used to publish machine-readable computer programs in magazines. The strip matrix used employs "dibits": pixel pairs coded black-white or white-black for the two binary possibilities. ASCII bytes are directly encoded as 8-bit sets, with check bits enabling some error correction. Different print densities can be employed, depending upon the precision of the print medium, ranging from dot matrix printers to high-resolution lithography.
Softstrip needs special scanning equipment and decoding algorithms. It uses a pattern that can vary in length from one to nine inches. With an x-dimension of 9/500 inches, it encodes approximately 600 characters per inch. It is an ultra high-density printed code (strip), which contains between 0 and 500 bytes of information per inch, and most graphic printers can print the data strips.
datacode:
Datacode like Softstrip, is a matrix symbology requiring special scanning equipment and decoding algorithms. It uses a pattern that can vary in length from one to nine inches. With an x-dimension of 9/500 inch, it encodes approximately 600 characters per inch.
code 1:
Code 1 is considered an "area type" symbology that combines a checkerboard data area with a bar code-like locator pattern. It can label very tiny components as well as carry large amounts of information in larger symbols. This symbology allows the user to encode up to 2218 alphanumeric characters into a single symbol. Unlike many of the other 2D symbologies, Code 1 symbols can be shaped to fit in non-rectangular shapes like an L, U, T or other shapes. The symbol can be read with area array CCD cameras.
vericode and datamatrix:
Vericode and Datamatrix are usable like traditional bar codes as a "license plate" helping computers access a particular file of information. However, the symbol can also contain that information. Each square in the symbol is a data cell. Algorithms contained in each cell identify the information that has been encoded. Upwards of 2000 ASCII characters may be encoded in a symbol. This code is very popular for applications that require a very tiny symbol size. A typical matrix code can be made to hold 60 characters of information in a .12″ square symbol. A special 2D CCD reader is required.
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Christiansburg looks to revitalize neighborhoods
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Dilapidated homes that have been boarded up can be found throughout Christiansburg. Several have not been occupied in years and are beyond repair.
Officials in Christiansburg are taking a proactive, aggressive approach to eliminate dilapidated structures in the town.
Scattered throughout town, there are abandoned homes that are falling into ruin. These are the eyesores local leaders hope to remove to make the neighborhoods more attractive.
Building official Jerry Heinline told members of town council on Tuesday his department had identified as many as 11 homes, outbuildings and a church that need to be demolished. After compiling this list, staff determined that seven of the 11 were ruled beyond a reasonable repair and should be demolished.
Notices were then sent to property owners in hopes they would agree to take down the structures. Several will be demolished by the summer, and Heinline hopes others could soon follow.
"If we are unable to contact the landowner, then we as a town will look to demolish the buildings," he said. That expense could be recouped through a court-ordered lien on the property so when and if it is sold, the town would receive monies back from the demolishment.
Also, in some cases, the individual in violation does not have the financial means to correct the issue.
"Our goal is to have as many as five of these buildings demolished by December," Heinline said.
In these cases, it is property maintenance that comes into play. Property maintenance primary pertains to violations related to the dwelling unit, accessory structures, retaining walls, fences, swimming pools, spas and hot tubs, and includes, but it is not limited to, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire safety, egress and sanitation.
Heinline said in the past that Christiansburg's property maintenance program has been reactive where it was only driven by a complaint from a citizen. He felt this was the wrong to approach the problem.
Earlier this year, both he and Town Manager Steve Biggs agreed there should be a new proactive approach.
"The problem with reactive enforcement is that while it satisfies the person who filed the complaint and does address a small part of the community, it does little to bring about general improvements to the property and throughout the community," Heinline said.
Proactive enforcement on the other hand is considered to be a more effective way, according to the building inspector, to combat blight within the community
"Careful planning and execution of a proactive program can have a profound effect in reversing blight," he said.
Examples of maintenance violations include: accumulation of trash within buildings; defective electrical systems, broken windows, damaged structures like joists, beams and columns; unprotected wood surfaces exposed to weather; leaking plumbing systems and roofs; lack of functioning plumbing systems and improperly functioning heating and cooling systems.
"Typically, when we discuss dilapidated buildings, people ask, 'why can't you just condemn them?' But a locality may not condemn a building just because it's an eyesore," Heinline said.
"Blighted buildings, structures and exterior property areas that are not maintained are concerns for many within a community. We receive complaints frequently in regards to vacant or blighted buildings or property that is not being maintained," he said.
Thus, when neighborhoods are not maintained, municipal costs go up and tax incomes goes down.
"Blight increases the demand on a tax-supported function of the locality, property values go down and tax revenue declines. A portion of the tax base has ceased to be self-supporting, and the tax load is then shifted to newer, more desirable areas of the town," Heinline said.
So far, the early results show the proactive program has been successful. Already three structures have been torn down.
Council members expressed positive support for the new approach and admitted the community will look better when possible new residents tour the area.
In other matters, council appointed former town manager Barry Helms as a liaison to the Montgomery County Solid Waste Authority.
The governmental body also moved quickly to approve the award of a bid for design work associated with the Quin W. Stuart Boulevard intersection where a new stoplight will be constructed. Town Engineer Wayne Nelson anticipates the construction will be completed by this fall.
The intersection of Quin W. Stuart and Peppers Ferry Road had become a major concern for residents living in that area. They had complained it had become more and more difficult to turn left back toward New River Valley, and a change needed to be made with the addition of as many as 300 new apartments in the next two years.
The developer of that new complex has agreed to pay a portion of the amount for the new signal light with the town and Virginia Department of Transportation providing road sharing funds to the project.
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By News Staff on Thursday, November 19, 2020
Darlene Elnora (Miller) Earp was born March 4, 1933, in Chandler and died Thursday, November 12, 2020, at her home. She was 87 years old.
Earp, the daughter of Lewis and Verona Miller, married Leon Earp on February 26, 1953.
A 1950 graduate of Chandler High School, she helped run their dairy farm and raised beef cattle. She was a member of Sparks Baptist Church.
Preceding her in death were her parents; her husband; her brother Delroy Miller; a sister-in-law, Wanda Miller; and one grandson.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Dean and Becky Earp, Carroll and Annette Earp and Gary and Susy Earp, all of Chandler; her daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Craig Sechrist of Apache, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
She is also survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Lorene and Flavious Richardson of Hobart, Okla., her brother and sister-in-law, Lewis and Carol Miller of Chandler; and other family and friends.
A graveside funeral was held Monday, November 16, 2020, at Oak Park Cemetery in Chandler with the Rev. Charles Robinson officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Lehman Funeral Home of Wellston.
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The Jerusalem Post reports: "Satellite images released by the Israeli intelligence firm ImageSat International (ISI) on Sunday showed the complete destruction of a possible Iranian surface-to-surface missile factory in Syria's Masyaf District, allegedly struck by Israel on Saturday.
The factory, ISI said, is located in the vicinity of other facilities likely linked to Iran's SSM project in Syria which have previously been struck in alleged Israeli strikes carried out over the past two years.
The factory was built in the western compound of the base between 2014 and 2016, and was surrounded by a wall to separate it from the rest of the military base. The entrance to the factory passes through the base.


Image-based localization systems are typically used in outdoor environments, as high localization accuracy can be achieved particularly near tall buildings where the GPS signal is weak. Weak GPS signal is also a critical issue for indoor environments. In this paper, we introduce a novel fast 3D Structure-from-Motion (SfM) model based indoor localization approach using videos as queries. Different from an outdoor environment, the captured images in an indoor environment usually contain people, which often leads to an incorrect camera pose estimation. In our approach, we segment out people in the videos by means of an optical flow technique. This way, we filter people in video and complete the captured video for localization. A graph matching based verification is adopted to enhance both the number of images that are registered and the camera pose estimation. Furthermore, we propose an initial correspondence selection method based on local feature ratio test instead of traditional RANSAC which leads to a much faster image registration speed. The extensive experimental results show that our proposed approach has multiple advantages over existing indoor localization systems in terms of accuracy and speed.


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Paul is married with two teenage children and lives in Leicestershire, UK. Paul has just taken a post as a college lecturer on a course for young adults who wish to join the military or emergency services and is a grassroots football (soccer) coach.
In 1993, Paul returned from a tour of the former Yugoslavia with the United Nations troubled, unable to process his thoughts or understand his feelings. Within eight months, he had left the Royal Air Force. Paul then began a career in the Police Service. However, the inner struggles continued. In survival mode, he pushed away his recently married wife and was soon diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Fearing he would lose his new job, he walked away from all help, told no one and buried his head in his work. He was unwilling to recognise and deal with the trauma, so he ploughed on, often leaving a trail of broken professional and personal relationships.
In 2019, the crash happened. Suffering from depression, severe anxiety and Fibromyalgia symptoms, he was again diagnosed with PTSD and told he would need to find a good therapist. And that is when he met Nicola Drew and was introduced to the 3 Principles. A light bulb went off within two sessions, and the recovery began.
Nicola introduced Paul to Dave Hill, and soon Missing in Action became a reality. In November 2021, Dave and Paul hosted the inaugural Missing in Action - Peace of Mind Online Conference for Military and Emergency Response personnel. This year they aim to release the Missing in Action - Book of Hope. Stories of hope from service personnel who have been able to move beyond their trauma.
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Your bathroom may not be at the forefront of your home and on display for guests to see, but it's a room that both you and guests use on a daily basis and should be able to feel comfortable in. If it's too dark, too cramped, too neglected, or just plain outdated, it can be hard to feel comfortable to use it for any purpose, causing you to avoid it at all costs and maybe even hoping that guests won't ask to use it when they stop by. A less-than-desirable bathroom isn't doomed to stay that way, though. With some updates and remodeling, you can turn it into what feels like a whole new room altogether.
It may not seem like replacing the tub and sink faucets, the light switches, door and cabinet handles, towel rack, and toilet paper holder will make much of a difference, but if you upgrade and replace the hardware in your current bathroom, you might be pleasantly surprised. Replacing the hardware is a simple update that you can easily do on your own, and it won't cost you very much to do at all. It's a simple upgrade but you'll notice the difference.
Is there anything a fresh coat of paint can't do? Whether you reapply the same color you've got in there already or go with something totally new, a fresh coat of paint can make the entire room look and feel like it's brand new. The cost of applying fresh paint is relatively low, and unless you have an extra-large bathroom, it won't take too much time either. You can prep the room during the day, paint while everyone's in bed, and nearly have it dry and ready to use by the time you get up the next morning.
Décor can do wonders for any room in the home, even in the bathroom. If you've got décor that's in there, try a total redo. If you don't have any at all, consider adding some pieces. You can use resources like Pinterest and home improvement sites to help you come up with ideas for decorating the space, and you definitely don't have to do anything over-the-top or fancy, but even just adding a few accent pieces here and there can add color and texture that can make the whole room pop and feel as good as new.
You might not often think about the look of your countertops, but they can definitely make or break the room. If your countertops don't match the color and décor, or you want them to have a new look entirely, you can opt to replace them. While it can get a little pricey to replace them altogether, the cost isn't nearly as high as other bathroom renovations. But if you're working on a budget, you could always try painting over them using the countertop paints designed specifically for helping you get a new look in your bathroom on the cheap.
Paint not doing it for you by itself? While paint can do wonders on its own, it's usually flat and doesn't offer a lot of depth as far as texture goes. If you want to add even more pizzazz and really spruce the room up, you might want to consider adding wallpaper to one of the walls. The wallpaper can act as an accent in the room, draw the eye, and add depth and texture that will make it feel like new. And don't worry, your only options aren't old, outdated florals—there are plenty of modern, attractive wallpapers available that you can use to update your bathroom without spending too much out of pocket.
You probably hadn't thought about it before, but the side of your tub is pretty plain and bare. It doesn't have to stay that way, though. You can use stick-on decorative rocks or try tiling it to give it some texture and depth and to add some to the room as well. It's a relatively small space to decorate and it may not seem like it would have a big impact, but once you see the end result you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner.
The lighting in the bathroom is a big deal. It can impact the look and feel of the room and can even have an influence on the tasks that are done in there—it's hard to do your makeup in bad lighting. The light fixtures that you have can also add to, (or detract from), your décor, so updating them can make a big difference in the room. Whether you update what you've got to something standard or try something a little more whimsical, the fixtures you choose really can impact the room.
Your bathtub or shower area can affect the entire vibe of the room. Even if it's not an avocado green tub from the 70s that doesn't match the color or décor that you have anywhere else, an outdated and well-used tub can have an effect on the entire look and feel. Replacing it altogether is a great way to improve the aesthetic and help you update your bathroom without going over budget. If you're interested in a bathtub or shower remodel contact us now for an estimate.
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UN System Staff College Hosts Innovation Toolkit Webinar to Foster Innovation
On 28 April, the United Nations System Staff College (UNSSC) in collaboration with the World Food Forum (WFF), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Accenture Interactive hosted a webinar to upgrade the knowledge, insight and capacities of a new generation through the utilization of the UN Innovation Toolkit. The event supported the call by UN Secretary-General António Guterres for a systemic shift from "accidental" innovation to innovation "by design". The UN Innovation Toolkit - now hosted by the UNSSC - provides actionable guidance on how to foster, scale up and accelerate innovation across the UN system.
In his opening remarks, Vice-President of IFAD Dominik Ziller stressed the importance of innovation by design and how IFAD is responsible for seeking solutions for the most vulnerable, focusing on scaling up solutions, providing better risk management and facilitating a more efficient use of resources. In short, he contextualized innovation as a means to test and grow solutions to deliver equitable, better and greater impact directly to poor rural people. Ziller also highlighted the importance of failure, which he said should not be seen as a disaster but as an opportunity for learning. He concluded with a call to act together to generate innovations that are human centered, demand driven and impact focused.
The webinar then delved into the functioning of the UN Innovation Toolkit as an instrument to start internal and external conversations about innovation and what it means to a team, unit or organization. The Toolkit is freely available both within the UN system and to the global public, and stresses the concept that innovation is not just technology but also a new business model that requires a cultural shift. To better approach the large scope of innovation, the Toolkit breaks the idea into smaller parts, easily remembered by the acronym S.P.A.C.E.:
"Innovation is big, scary and critical, but also super exciting and as simple as doing things differently," said Berin McKenzie, Learning Portfolio Manager at UNSSC. "And doing different things is giving yourself that perspective in which you sit back and say 'What am I doing to achieve our mandate in a more efficient and effective manner?'"
The Director of the Innovation, Education and Investments Department of WTO Natalia Bayona underlined the idea that innovation is not about promoting a good or product. Instead, it promotes our knowledge. For that reason, the capacity to create partnerships with the private sector and academia is critical. According to Bayona, innovation is a state of mind. It helps us go "from zero to hero" because it is a way of changing a mindset and bringing tactical results. The importance of partnerships between the UN system and the private sector was also prioritized by Digital Transformation Manager at Accenture Interactive Fernando Gómez Gavarrón, who remarked that we need to "combine the Toolkit's effectiveness with our experience."
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Ladybird (2017)
There are no heroes, heroines, damsels or villains in Ladybird. Just people. Kids and adults.
Few films show their characters in such an honest light. Where people are flawed, selfish, average, and broken. And for that, 28-year old writer/director Greta Gerwig has achieved something wonderful. By creating something that is so uniquely her, something grounded and real.
"Sitting and waiting is such an awful way to live, but it's a big part of being an actor. Creating projects is really what's happening these days. The chance to participate in your own career is a lot more exciting than just hoping that it all works out."
There are times in life, when we are the most cruel to the people we love. Where we act before we think, and speak before we listen. We aren't always conscious of what we intend to do. And while we've all experienced these moments, to see them played out in front of you, like your own life, on a giant silver screen surrounded by strangers: it's cinema re-affirming to us all that we already know.
Review Score: A
Feels Like: Mistress America & The Edge of Seventeen.
Standout Performance: Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf.
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