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Although I have tried very hard to keep this HOWTO focused on practical advice instead of abstract theory, it is necessary to have some minimal background in television video in order to understand how to get the best possible video quality under Linux.
Regular television video is interlaced, meaning that the odd-numbered scanlines are recorded (and displayed) first, followed by the even numbered scanlines, then the odd ones again, then the even ones again, etc. Each individual line is displayed 30 times a second (or 25, depending on where you live), but because of the interlacing, the television image as a whole is refreshed 60 times a second (or 50), with only half of the total lines being refreshed each time.
In general, with interlaced motion pictures, there is no way to reconstruct any single video frame perfectly without artifacts. This point is important enough to repeat: there is no way to perfectly reconstruct any single frame! The reason is that the odd-numbered lines are recorded onto the video tape with a timing skew of one half-frame relative to the even-numbered lines. If the video picture is still, this timing skew is no problem, but for moving pictures it causes half the lines to be displaced from the other half. On a television screen, you can't see this displacement, since TV screens (except for high-end HDTV monitors) are of such low quality that the artifacts aren't visible. However, on a computer screen, this displacement is very visible and causes comb-like artifacts to appear in the video. You can see screenshots of interlacing artifacts in the interlacing section of Luke's Video Guide.
The process of removing interlacing artifacts is called deinterlacing. Unfortunately, all deinterlacing techniques are imperfect to some extent, and there is no single method which works best in all situations. It is therefore important to experiment with all of the different possible deinterlace settings to see which one works best for a particular disc.
MPlayer users can get a list of deinterlacing options by typing mplayer -pphelp at the command line. Find the option that you want to use, and then use the -vf pp=<option> syntax to activate the option. For example, I usually use the lb option, which is done with the command: mplayer -vf pp=lb, followed by whatever other options you would normally use to play the DVD.
VideoLAN users can right-click on the movie to get a list of deinterlacing options (under or , depending on the program version).
Xine has a list of deinterlacing options in the configuration panel; to get to it, right-click on the movie window, open the -> dialog, set "Configuration experience level" to "Advanced", and then look for "Software deinterlace method" under the "Video" tab.
Ogle has no deinterlacing support, so it is not recommended to use Ogle for watching interlaced video.
This section only applies to video in NTSC format (used in North America, east Asia, and parts of Latin America) -- PAL users (the rest of the world) can skip ahead.
The one exception to all of the above discussion about interlacing is in the case of telecined video. Briefly put, telecine is a special kind of interlacing that is done only to theatrical (i.e. cinematic) movies and some forms of hand-drawn animated shows. The special thing about telecine is that it can usually be perfectly undone. The details are too complicated to explain here, but you can read about it in Luke's Video Guide or Bob Niland's FAQs if you're curious.
The process of undoing the telecine artifacts is called inverse telecine. The good news is that inverse telecine, done properly, fully restores the original video quality of the source video with no artifacts whatsoever. The bad news is that MPlayer is the only player program in the world right now that can perform inverse telecine.
To perform inverse telecine in MPlayer, simply add the -vf ivtc option to the MPlayer command. This option is the right one to use if you are watching a movie you know originated as a theatrical release, or if you are watching animated shows. Warning: this option is very CPU intensive. You need at least a 1 GHz processor to even think about doing it.
Windows DVD players hide most of the complexity of DVD playback and fall back to the lowest common demoninator when playing DVDs. The result is that you get playback quality which is decent in a wide range of situations but not always the best that can be achieved in any given situation. For example, no Windows DVD player in the world has an inverse telecine filter like MPlayer does, so telecined material always looks dramatically worse in Windows than in MPlayer under Linux.
Here we give specific instructions for launching basic DVD playback in the various player programs. These commands only cover the basic steps of operating each program. You are encouraged to refer to the man pages of each program for further instructions.
Put the DVD that you want to play into your drive before attempting playback.
Type mplayer dvd://1 to begin playing title #1 on the disc. To play other title numbers, substitute the appropriate number in place of 1.
Old versions of MPlayer, such as the one used in Debian, require the command mplayer -dvd 1 instead. In some cases you also have to explicitly add the option -vo xv in order to make MPlayer use the hardware video overlay port.
Subtitle and audio options for MPlayer have to be specified on the command line. The format is -alang NN or -slang NN where NN is the two-letter language code of the language you want. For example, to play back Japanese audio with English subtitles, type:
# mplayer dvd://1 -alang ja -slang en |
Simply type xine at the command prompt to start the program.
The first time you start the program, it will display a configuration screen with a bunch of options. In most cases you can leave all of the options at the defaults.
The program has a graphical console with a row of labeled buttons along the bottom. Press the DVD button to start playing the DVD. (However, if your version of Xine has a D5D button, use that instead.)
Xine supports DVD menus, so you can set language or subtitling options as you normally would via the disc's own menu.
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Interview: Shelby Gaudet
of The Radiation
When the Sun Hits first encountered the dreamy,
hazy, twilit-to-nocturnal sound of Saskatoon, Canada's The Radiation Flowers when The
Active Listener reviewed
their 2013 debut album. Called Dream In Black, the EP was put out under the
group's earlier name, Powder Blue, by the original all-female lineup. No time
was wasted acquiring the download of that album, and hearing that soon enough
prompted purchase of the very fine self-released vinyl edition.
The next release came at the close of 2014 and was
equally rewarding. A limited-edition CD EP called II, it further explored the
melancholic, shoegaze-inflected neo-psychedelic territory claimed so
convincingly on Dream in Black. The new EP consolidated the strengths
demonstrated by the first, featuring an additional guitarist (the first male
band member) and a slightly denser sound.
Both of these EPs are hypnotic, achieving the
depth necessary to yield new pleasures with every spin, and are highlighted by
hauntingly lovely vocal harmonies, like those on "Go On Forever" (DiB) and "Lead
Me Tonight" (II), that linger in the air and mind well after the sound has
Following on the heels of another membership change (a new bassist) and a new band name, the project's first full-length album The Radiation Flowers is now available digitally and on CD from Winnepeg's Sundowning Sound Recordings. The Radiation Flowers rounds up all six tracks from the II EP and features five new songs that represent the present lineup in its entirety. Vocalist and guitarist Shelby Gaudet has generously taken time out to answer the interview questions that follow.
you tell us how the recent change in the band's name came about?
The Powder Blues Band sent us a cease and desist
letter and they're also from Canada. Not sure how we came up with "The
Radiation Flowers," Chris suggested it and we all liked the name and thought it
suited our sound too.
and when was the band formed?
Our band formed three and a half years ago. We
were just friends that all played music and we jammed one night and it just
became something from there. Elsa (keys), Amber (drums) and myself, Shelby
(vox/guitar), are the founding members and now we have Chris (guitar) and Jay
you tell how the personnel changes happened? In what significant ways if any is
it different having a mixed-gender as opposed to all-female band?
Sonia, our old bass player, quit early this year
because she wanted to pursue more with her other band, The Moas. Chris joined on guitar because
Elsa, our keyboardist, can't make all the tours so instead of replacing her we
just can play without her now. Jay Allen who was a friend of ours and a fan of
the band is now our bass player, he fits well.
I don't think it matters gender-wise as long as
everyone in the band is on the same page and gets along.
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you tell us what the band has been working on and what you've got forthcoming
in the near future (new releases, tour, etc.)?
As of now we're writing lots of new stuff. Last
year was quite busy for us so it's nice to stick around home to write and
record more. We are playing some fests this summer including MoSo Fest here in
Saskatoon, Sled Island in Calgary, and Golden West Music Fest in Ardmore, Alberta.
Vinyl of The Radiation Flowers will come eventually, it may be this year or may
be next year. We can do more touring later this year or early next year.
you consider your music to be part of the current shoegaze/dream pop scene, or
any scene? Defining one's sound by genre can be tiresome, but do you feel that
the band identifies closely with any genre? How do you feel about genres in
music, in a general sense?
I guess you can say we fit into the "shoegaze"
scene. We try not to think of ourselves as a certain genre because that limits songwriting.
A lot of what I listen to though are shoegaze/psych rock bands so that probably
influences song writing even if it's not intentional. I get that there have to
be genres to describe a band's sound but what I hate is "indie"—what does that even mean anymore? And how is
that describing a sound?
do you think of modern shoegaze/dream pop/psychedelia artists, any favorites?
Sometimes they can end up sounding the same but I
love the newer Ariel Pink. Also Crocodiles, Goat, The Brian Jonestown Massacre,
Black Angels, Asteroid #4.
is the most important piece of gear for your sound? Any particular
guitars/pedals/amps that you prefer?
Well everyone in the band will prob say something
different. For me the guitar amps are really important. We toured Europe last
year and so I couldn't bring my amp which is an SG. I had to change all my
pedal presets for each amp because the tone was not what I was used to hearing
and that's a pain. I always bring my amp if I can.
We each have a few pedals but if we could get away
with just one, for me it'd be a delay pedal. Also Elsa plays vintage keyboards/analog
synths which works nicely with our sound.
is your process for recording your music? What gear and/or software do you use?
What would you recommend for others?
The last time we recorded we did live off the
floor partly to save time but also to get more feeling. It's a lot more fun
playing with the band together than through headphones. I think we all enjoyed
that over playing separate tracks, which we did with our first EP Dream In Black. We recorded at Amber's
husband's studio which is also where we jam so we got to use all our own gear
which was comfortable.
I don't have much advice on this topic because I
don't know much about the software. I just know how to plug in and play, kinda
haha. For us we don't want our songs to sound too produced but we also don't
want them to sound like we recorded at home on a tape deck. It's totally up to
the band and what suits their sound. I personally don't think there is a right
or wrong way to record.
do you feel about the state of the music industry today? There is no doubt a
massive change underway; how do you see it and do you feel it's positive at
I don't really know how to answer this question
without going on a rant! Haha I really hate the music industry. There's just so
much crap because you don't need to be a musician to make music anymore. If you
make music for yourself you'll never make any money which is fine but that gets
hard as you get older and have to pay the bills and so people who are doing
what they love eventually stop touring and no one hears of them.
I'm so lucky I was able to grow up in a time where
alternative music was on the radio and I got to see programs like The
Wedge on Much
Music. I had to save my allowance to buy a CD and since everything was not
at my fingertips I had to give that album a chance and sometimes didn't get
things until like the seventh listen. Now people will move on to another song
if they don't like it at first. There's no patience anymore and so music is
just so bland and too catchy so people like it right off the bat. Ya there's a
lot of great stuff and there always will be but majority of people will never
hear it because they just take what is given to them and the radio and TV are
just horrible now.
it comes to label releases versus DIY/Bandcamp and the like, what is your
stance, if any? It's always nice to be a part of a label so more people
are exposed to your stuff and it's a bit more affordable than doing it
Do you prefer vinyl, CD, cassette tape or mp3 format when listening to music? Do you have any strong feelings toward any of them? I don't really have a preference. My car has a CD player so I prefer buying CDs so I can play them everywhere and they're cheaper. Vinyl looks and sounds nicest and tapes would be a good choice if I still had a tape player.
Do you prefer vinyl, CD, cassette tape or mp3 format when listening to music? Do you have any strong feelings toward any of them? I don't really have a preference. My car has a CD player so I prefer buying CDs so I can play them everywhere and they're cheaper. Vinyl looks and sounds nicest and tapes would be a good choice if I still had a tape player.
artists (musicians or otherwise) have most influenced your work? I remember the first time I wanted to start a band
of my own and sing. It was when I saw Vivian Girls. I was listening to a lot of
them and when I saw them live I was like, "I can do that." I think I thought
that was the music I wanted to make but when I started writing it was something
completely different. I like a lot of sad sounding stuff and so it's more of
the feeling the bands I listen to that influence me.
you tell us a little about what you are currently into (books, films, art,
bands, etc.)? Right now I'm reading Kim Gordon's Girl in a Band.
I like her writing style and she's always been an inspiration to me as a female
musician. I'm also reading Stephen King's The Shining for the first time. I
love that movie so much and the book is really good too. I haven't watched a
lot of new films. I mostly watch older movies or documentaries on Netflix.
Lately I've been listening to a lot of Goat, Jacco Gardner, Moon Duo, Total
Control, Kurt Vile, New Order, Happy Mondays and the list goes on...
you had to choose one track that was the ultimate definition of your sound,
which would it be and why? On our new album The Radiation Flowers I'd say "Wall
of Gold." If you own our first album Dream in Black or have heard it, this song
is what you'd expect to hear from us. There are some newer songs that are a bit
different for us on the new album but ya, that one is darker sounding and kinda
you tell us a little about the band's song writing process? Either Chris or myself will come up with a riff
and we all jam on that. I'll usually record our jams to take home and work on a
melody and lyrics. Then, we put the order together.
is your philosophy (on life), if any, that you live by?
Don't take yourself too seriously, and be patient
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Good Looking People Are More Selfish — Study
Attractive people are less likely to cooperate with others, and more likely to focus on their own interest, according to a new study
Spanish researchers had volunteers participate in "Prisoner's Dilemma"-type games and found that those with the most symmetrical facial features generally took the selfish option, whereas less symmetrically-faced folks tended to cooperate for the greater good.
In general, the more symmetrical a person's face, the more attractive they are considered.
The study's authors then concluded that evolution has made good looking people more selfish:
"As people with symmetrical faces tend to be healthier and more attractive, they are also more self-sufficient and have less of an incentive to cooperate and seek help from others," they write. "Through natural selection over thousands of years, these characteristics continue to the present day."


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Elton John to Perform With Miley Cyrus at 2018 Grammy Awards
Miley Cyrus will join Elton John for a collaborative performance at the 2018 Grammy Awards.
According to an official Recording Academy press release, the Younger Now singer will join the five-time Grammy winner onstage to sing "one of John's classic hits."
Two days later, Elton John: I'm Still Standing, a tribute concert where John will receive the Recording Academy President's Merit Award, will air on Tuesday, January 30 from The Theater at Madison Square Garden.
Previously, rumors circulated that John might boycott the 60th Annual Grammy Awards after it was reported that the music icon was frustrated with his four-time Grammy winning protégé Ed Sheeran's apparent "big four" category snubs.
Sheeran, who is currently nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album (Divide) and Best Pop Solo Performance ("Shape of You"), will also perform at the ceremony.
Other newly announced performers include 22-time Grammy winners U2 and Kendrick Lamar, who is nominated in seven categories this year—Record Of The Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, Best Music Video ("HUMBLE."), Album Of The Year and Best Rap Album (DAMN.) and Best Rap/Sung Performance ("LOYALTY." featuring Rihanna).
Previously announced 2018 Grammys performers include Alessia Cara, Cardi B, Kesha, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Pink, SZA and more.
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards will broadcast live on CBS on Sunday, January 28 at 7:30 p.m. EST.


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.... appear at Humanities Researcher. They are meant to catalyze conversation for the NCS Siena panel on "Blogging, Virtual Communities, and Medieval Studies." Stephanie Trigg has organized the session, the first time NCS has sponsored a blogging event. Yours truly will present a paper so secret even I don't know its contents. Stephanie, Carl S. Pyrdum III, Jonathan Jarrett will also speak (I will try to leave them something to say). David Lawton will give the response.
I am reproducing the questions below, but please respond to them at Stephanie's blog.
- what would you say were the distinctive features, if any, of blogs by medievalists?
- does blogging build new communities?
- does blogging affect the way we write (and read) medieval criticism and historical studies?
- does knowing the "real" identity of the Chaucer blogger affect your sense of (a) his blog or (b) Chaucer?
- have you read Brantley Bryant's book, Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog? Medieval Studies and New Media?*
- has medieval blogging (whether you read and/or write blogs) changed the way you think about the nature of academic work?
- has blogging had any affect on the kind of work you do in medieval studies?
- if you could ask Chaucer a question about his blog, what would it be? (no promises, here...)


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Drop Your Cell Plan And Still Use Your Phone
Here's how to hack a free mobile phone plan. The downsides include having to change your number and not being able to make 911 calls.
Mobile providers are a thing of the past. With the proliferation of Wi-Fi networks and VOIP services, a carrier isn't needed anymore to make calls. When my Sprint contract expired, I decided to hack a cheaper plan by using an old pre-paid cell phone, a FreedomPop hotspot, and a tablet to make calls and send text messages.
I'm not alone here. In fact, almost a fifth of smart phone users in the U.S. and Europe don't have a data plan, according to the Wall Street Journal. Instead of relying on mobile broadband, smart phone users rely on Wi-Fi.
After looking more closely at the study mentioned by the Journal, I found that here in the U.S., it is normal for carriers to require a data plan with every smart phone. When I spoke to the sales desk of Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T, they said it was industry standard to require a data plan with every smart phone. Often you can buy the phone with no plan commitment, but you end up paying hundreds of dollars for the phone.
If you don't mind changing your existing number, here's how to hack the system so you can make calls without committing to a data plan.
First, buy a new telephone number from Skype. A Skype number runs $18 every three months plus either a Skype credit ($10 increments), or a U.S. and Canada unlimited calling plan ($2.99/month), which makes the total phone bill $9.99 a month.
Skype apps are available on all the major platforms. For me, the iPad version of the app crashed a number of times while trying to answer calls; this is obviously a problem.
In order to send and receive text messages you must buy credit from Skype, and every sent and received message is $0.112. That's not a lot, but I send hundreds of text messages every month and $0.112 does add up quickly.
As far as sound quality goes, Skype's call and video still sounds like voice over IP service, but I didn't have to repeat myself. Besides sounding like I'm speaking in a room with an echo, the quality isn't bad.
In many ways, the best alternative I found was Google Voice. For starters, it's free. It also comes with a phone number and you can even port an existing number to it for $20. But Google Voice has even more limits than Skype. It's available in the U.S. only. Additionally, the service needs to connect to a second phone (like a Skype number), or open Google Chat session (in Gmail) in order to make an outgoing call.
In other words, when you initiate a call on a computer you first choose a phone from which to make the call. This phone can be Google Talk, but for that to work there must be an open Gmail session. If you choose another phone, such as a desk or cell phone set up in your Google Voice settings, then Google Voice calls that number, You answer that call and hear the phone ringing the number you told Google Voice to call. If this sounds awkward and inconvenient then you understand it perfectly.
The Google Voice app can't directly make calls using a Google Chat session on a mobile device; instead you have to tell it to call from your cell phone's carrier plan -- but, of course, the point of all this is to ditch your carrier plan. I managed to locate third-party apps that allow calls directly from mobile devices, including Talkatone (free, but with ads).
On Android GrooVe IP delivers a fully functional Voice account. GrooVe IP costs $4.99 for the full version. There is also a free Lite version with ads and some features missing. On iOS there's iGVoice ($4.99) and the above-mentioned Talkatone, that allow calls.
If the third-party apps disappear, it's not really a big deal. It's easy to go the Skype route as discussed above, and get Google Voice to ring the Skype number. You can set Google Voice can ring multiple numbers of yours at once on incoming calls to your Google Voice number.
In addition to letting you port an existing number, Google's Voice product has several advantages. It offers a voicemail service that transcribes incoming voice mails, and sends the transcriptions to you in email. The transcriptions are often comically bad, but you also get a control to play back the audio of the message. It has unlimited calling in the U.S. and Canada, and competitive overseas pricing. Finally, it offers unlimited SMS messaging, which can be a way around the SMS costs in Skype.
Google Voice's quality was better than Skype when I used Google Chat to call. It has a Web-based interface -- SMS messaging with a full keyboard is a real pleasure -- as well as apps for iPhone and Android.
Once the question of provider has been settled, there is the issue Wi-Fi availability. I spend 95% of my time at my office or at home -- both with Wi-Fi. So that wasn't much of a problem for me. Plus it's so easy nowadays to find hotspots that I never ran into trouble. Of course, I live in San Francisco, one of the most wired spots in the U.S.
My only concern for Wi-Fi accessibility was when I was on the road. When I was testing the phone, I didn't need emergency or roadside assistance, but I see some downsides here. This is a really important point.
Make no mistake, like all of the VOIP providers say in their terms and conditions -- it's not a replacement for an emergency phone. I dialed 911 from Skype and Voice, and in both cases it didn't work. So now I carry a pre-paid phone with me.
I found that a prepaid plan with an unlocked phone works with Google Voice. It's easy to set up Google Voice to also ring that number (along with Skype, and any others like a land line), as well as deliver SMS messages to it. Skype can forward calls when you're offline, but it can't deliver SMS messages.
To circumvent situations where Wi-Fi isn't available, FreedomPop is a reasonable solution. FreedomPop offers 4G data for no cost. So, for a $99 refundable deposit, it's possible to send or receive SMS messages for free, and make voice calls without Wi-Fi. Check the coverage map, as their territory is limited.
You don't even really need a phone -- a tablet, laptop or any Wi-fi device that has Bluetooth and a Bluetooth ear gadget will basically give you a cordless phone.
Knowing what I know now, I closed my mobile account and ported my number to Google Voice. I haven't tested FreedomPop yet. As I said, I'm also carrying a prepaid phone, just in case of emergency. It does mean that I'll likely carry three devices on the road -- an old pre-paid cell phone, the FreedomPop hotspot, and a tablet -- but I think the extra gear is worth it considering I get to wave goodbye to my $100-a-month mobile bill.
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There are few things that strike terror into small business owners like having someone smear them, their company, or their brand online. Is it any wonder? We've all seen and heard horror stories about businesses being brought down by a hailstorm of criticism on the internet, and it can leave business owners feeling powerless to do anything about it.
The good news is that you CAN keep that from happening, simply by controlling your reputation from day one. The instances where businesses are outright harmed are all examples of companies that have lost control of the narrative, or didn't notice or care about it until it was too late, but that doesn't have to be you. Here's the simple two-step process to avoid having to contend with angry, howling masses online.
The first, best thing you can do when it comes to reputation management is to simply be present. You cannot hope to control the conversation if you're not even a part of it, so be a part of it! Connect with your customers on a regular basis on all of your social media channels. Remember, social media is just that – social. You're not writing TO your customers, you're talking WITH them. That's an important distinction, and one that gets too often missed by owners. Be prepared to sit down for a while and actually talk to your customers. When you do, you'll be in control of the narrative, and can gently guide the conversation.
Rapid Response
Engaging also means that you've got an ear to the ground, so when someone leaves you a negative review or other bad press, you'll see it quickly. When you see it, respond! Don't respond in anger. Don't lash out, or get defensive, because remember, everyone else online can see what you're saying and how you're responding.
Simply respond with calm professionalism, attempt to get to the root of the problem, and do what you can to fix it. When your other customers see you trying (and not losing your cool), they'll respect that, and you'll retain control of the narrative.
Reputation management sounds more complicated than it is. Mostly, it's about you being involved and connected. Keeping your finger on the pulse of the online community that builds up around your business.


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WordPress Themes has released the first release candidate (RC) for the upcoming 4.0 version. According to the official version numbering, WordPress 4.0 is no more or less significant than 3.9 was or 4.1 will be. That being said, a new major release is always a cause for excitement! Let's take a look at the new features the team at WordPress has been working on for us. wordpress themes
Installation Language
Since I've always used wordpress themes in English, it took me a while to realize how important internationalization is. 29% of all WordPress.com installations use a non-English language which is huge and not that far from more than a quarter of all installations. Version 4.0 makes it much easier to get WordPress to speak your language. In fact, the first installation screen asks you to choose your native tongue. Nice!
This is a big step up from either having to download in your own language, or grabbing language files manually and modifying the config.
Embed Previews For URLs
Embedding content into posts has also become a much nicer process. One of my irks with the visual editor used to be that it wasn't visual enough. Not that long ago, you just got a grey box in place of a gallery or other media/embed items. The "Smith" release took care of galleries and 4.0 is taking care of a host of other items. If you paste a YouTube URL in text mode, it will render as a video in visual mode. How handy is that?
I find this a lot more pleasing to work with — I see exactly what I'm going to get. The media modal's insert from the URL feature is getting the same upgrade. As soon as you've entered a URL, the video will load — playable and all! The good news is that it works with all the services you'd expect, from Vimeo to Twitter, Hulu and Flickr. Scott Taylor (who is a core contributor working on this) has kindly gathered some test URLs. I recommend checking outTrac ticket to find out more in this regard.
Media Section Grid
The media section now has a grid view by default. This isn't a groundbreaking coding feat by any measure, but it does introduce a sleeker UI which is perhaps a glimpse of what is coming up in the future.
While this is a minor change, it does give you a way better overview of your media files than the default view of 20 images in a list.
Plugin Discovery And Installation
In my opinion, the plugin "Add New" page got a much needed makeover. The top navigation looks a lot like the new navigation in the media section — another indication of a slightly more modern interface creeping into the system. Plugins in the list view are displayed in a much more visual fashion, and it looks like it's time for developers to start making thumbnails! While the plugin details screen could use a makeover as well, I'm sure this is a work in progress and will be explored further.
Better Post Editing
One feature I'm particularly happy with is how the editor height has been changed to use screen real estate better. Mark Jaquith painted a great picture of the problem:
"The post editor feels like it has been relegated to a box of medium importance on the edit/compose screen."
UI Improvements For Widget Customization
It's great that widgets have been included in the wordpress themes customizer. Usually, if you had more than five to six widgets, things became a bit too crowded. Fortunately, the new WP version has now put all widgets into a sub-section of the customization screen. This essentially minimizes them when not needed — a welcome UI improvement for sure!
Join The Fun
As always, the latest development versions can be tried out pretty easily. By installing theWordPress Beta Tester plugin you can update to the latest beta builds or nightlies and play around with the brand new features.
If you happen to find any bugs, you can add them to the WordPress Trac and you can even fix them and contribute to the core! wordpress themes is a community project, and every little bit helps!
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Title: The Spark Ignites
Series: MacKenny Brothers Series #1
Author: Kathleen Kelly
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 15, 2018
Eric made the choice to live in a small town. A loner, he has few friends and a secret.
Cherie is a waitress with big dreams and little prospects.
Fate throws Eric and Cherie together when her Grandfather suffers a severe heart attack, and Eric agrees to help the old man and his feisty Granddaughter.
Until now, Eric has successfully kept himself closed off from everyone. For three years, he has been caged-up like a fugitive in the boring, deadbeat town to keep those he loves safe.
As the attraction between Eric and Cherie grows, Eric must decide whether to succumb to the undeniable spark between them and risk it all or walk away.
Can he protect his secret and his family without destroying the small-town girl he's come to love?
The Spark Ignites is a standalone and the first in the MacKenny Brothers Series.
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Ostia (or Ostia Antica) lies 15 km from the city of Rome for which it served as the city's principal port and harbour throughout antiquity. The name derives from 'os' or 'ostium' which means 'mouth' and refers to the city's location at the mouth of the river Tiber. Although originally situated at the mouth of the river, because of silting, it is now some 3 km east of the present river mouth although still located on the south bank of the Tiber.
Early History
Ostia began its existence as a small settlement of native peoples in, perhaps, the 14th century BCE and was established in order to exploit the salt marshes to the immediate east. Roman tradition has it that Ostia was founded as a colony, Rome's first, by its fourth king, Ancus Marcius in the late 7th century BCE, a date supported by Livy who suggests a founding date around 620 BCE.
The strategic importance of Ostia for the defence of the Tiber mouth became apparent early on and it was fortified (the date is controversial, most probably in the mid 4th century BCE) with a military camp or castrum. This consolidated an advantageous position in Rome's continuing conflicts with pirates and with its neighbours and it played a major resupply role in the wars against Carthage. This castrum exerted a major influence on the subsequent layout of the city and the remains of its wall may be seen, inter alia (among other things), bordering the Piazza dei Lari to the east.
The Decumanus Maximus road divides the city north and south with the zones Regio I and Regio II to its north (and bordering the Tiber) and Regio IV and Regio V to its south. At the western border of the castrum the Decumanus Maximus encountered the old via della Foce road ('road of the mouth' also called the via Laurentina) which strikes it at an oblique angle running from northwest to southeast. The Decumanus for that reason was carried off not directly to the west but to the southwest. This creates a wedge-shaped section extending from the intersection of the Decumanus Maximus and the via Laurentina westward. This wedge is Regio III. In addition to the five regions there are two outlying constructions; an 'Imperial Palace' about 200 m distant to the west which is conceptually part of Regio I and the 'Porta Marina' or Sea Gate complex which is assigned to Regio III.
Republican Period
The evidence for the city of Ostia during the Republican period consists of scattered literary fragments. Following the establishment of the castrum, by the 3rd century BCE Ostia was primarily a naval base; in 278 BCE it received a fleet sent from Carthage to assist the Romans against Pyrrhus and it was the port of departure in 217 BCE for supplies to assist the army fighting Hannibal in Spain. In 204 BCE the ship bearing the image of Cybele arrived in Ostia where it was welcomed by a large crowd of nobles and other notables. It was a target during the civil war of the 1st century BCE and was pillaged by Marius. In 67 CE Ostia played an important role in the effort to control the Cilician pirates who actually attacked the port and destroyed most of the Roman fleet meant for their suppression.
Imperial Period
The importance of Ostia as a port city increased dramatically after Claudius undertook to build two great moles at Portus, about 3 km northwest of Ostia. This major undertaking (begun in 42 CE) took about 20 years to complete, the new port finally being dedicated under Nero in 64 CE (but it seems to have been in use as early as 62 CE). The growth of Ostia into a major urban centre begins at this time; at its height the population is 50,000-70,000 people. Up until that time the anchorage in the mouth of the Tiber was uncertain, the coast also being a lee shore and dangerous. Larger vessels could not navigate the Tiber mouth and so, before the harbour was built, lighters needed to be employed to bring cargo ashore. Claudius' new port alleviated all of these factors which had provided a natural check on the growth of the city. Now Ostia became a port town in earnest; the residence of workers at the port as well as of the negotiators who arranged trans-shipment of cargoes upstream. This development coincided with the period in which the grain shipments from Egypt (the Annonaria) were reaching their full extent and these enormous annual shipments of grain added impetus to the growth of the city.
Under Trajan an ambitious expansion to the Portus complex was completed in the years 106-113 CE. This took the form of a large hexagonal harbour just to the east of, and connected to, Claudius' outer harbour. After this time the grain fleet from Egypt was brought to Portus and not to Puteoli as it had been until that time.
Notable Buildings & Structures
The Capitolium (Hadrian) is a temple located at the north end of the forum. It consists of a structure in marble-clad brick sitting on a high podium and is approached from the south by a wide set of marble steps. The whole measures 35 x 17 m and was, perhaps, 20 m in height. It forms the southern limit of the Cardo which it blocks, this end of the Cardo having been transformed into the Forum. It was dedicated to the Capitoline triad of Jupiter, Juno, and Minerva.
The theatre of Ostia (excavated in 1880-1881 CE and extensively restored) is located to the north side of the Decumanus Maximus and east of the forum. It was initially built by Marcus Agrippa between 18 and 12 BCE. In its first incarnation it was smaller; the cavea was 63 m in diameter and there were 21 rows of seats divided into two sections. It was rebuilt and enlarged (largely in brick) under Emperor Commodus (completed under Septimius Severus). The diameter of the cavea was enlarged to 88 m across so that the potential seating increased from 3,000 to about 6,000 persons. In order to support this increased size the outer ring extended partially over the Decumanus Maximus and so, in order not to impede the flow of traffic, this outer ring was designed as a series of open arches. At the end of the 4th century CE the theatre was restored and changes were made that allowed the orchestra to be flooded for aquatic displays.
The Piazzale delle Corporazioni - in reality a porticus post scaenam (entrance) for the theatre - is on an axis with the theatre. It was first laid out in the time of Augustus; its size at that time was 107 x 78 m and it was enclosed with a wall. In Hadrian's time it was raised about 40 cm. and it was doubled in size. Some time in the 2nd century CE (perhaps under Septimius Severus) partition walls were added which resulted in the creation of some 60 smaller spaces. These dividing walls were built after the famous mosaics. Aside from its architectural interest the significance of the Piazzale lies precisely in these much-admired mosaics. Here we have pictorial testimony to the economic life of the city: the shippers and trans-shippers of grain, wild animals, ivory; the manufacturers and sellers of cordage and other nautical supplies.
The Horrea
The horrea (sing. horreum), while architecturally nothing more than large warehouses, were central to Rome's need to feed itself and they deserve the careful attention of anyone concerned with the life of Rome. There were, perhaps, 20 significant warehouses in the city. The majority were dedicated primarily to the storage of grain but many kinds of valuable goods entered through Ostia and were certainly stored in such warehouses as the Epagathiana.
The Grandi Horrea began under Claudius and their function clearly correspond to the grain shipments which would be hosted by his new harbour. It was enlarged almost immediately under Nero. It consisted of a large rectangle of 78 by 91 m lined with storage cells. In the centre another double row of cells increased storage space. As early as Nero's time a second floor was being constructed on the east side. The storage capacity of the ground floor alone has been estimated at 5.660 to 6.960 metric tons of grain. It has been estimated that 150,000 tons (20 million modii) of grain were required each year to feed the Roman people. If we estimate the storage capacity of this horreum (ground floor alone) at approximately 5,500 metric tons of grain then we reach a figure which is about 4% of the lowest estimated requirement of grain for Rome in any one year (about 150,000 metric tons). So this single warehouse was an important component in the grain supply system for Rome and must have been turned over several times during the year as its contents were transferred to lighter ships which worked their way up the Tiber to Rome.
Horrea Epagathiana was a large warehouse owned by two freedmen, Epagathus and Epaphroditus. It was built in the mid-2nd century CE and it is possible, due to the many locks found, that this warehouse was intended for the storage of valuables. The Piccolo Mercato, despite its name, was a very large warehouse for, most probably, the storing of grain. Finally, the Horrea Antoniniani was a large warehouse fronting on what was then the Tiber bank; almost certainly imperial and its primary use was for storing grain. It has only been partially excavated.
The Temple of Rome and Augustus was built early in the reign of Tiberius, shortly after 14 CE. Located at the south end of the forum, only the substructure remains. Its dimensions are 80 x 45 ft (24.4 x 13.7 m). Nothing is visible today except a series of small corridors and chambers mostly in opus reticulatum (diamond-shaped bricks).
The Temple of Heracles is located in the Area of the Republican Temples and dates from about 225 to 150 BCE. Heracles (or Hercules) was, perhaps, worshipped here as the god of War by the military commanders stationed here. The statue to be found on the platform is of C. Cartilius Poplicola, a member of the prominent Ostian family and whose father may, in fact, have been responsible for the temple's construction.
The Tempio Rotondo is a large round temple with a rectangular forecourt. Nothing much remains either of the temple or its forecourt but both its size and central location make it one of the more significant temples in the city. Its round form suggests parallels to the Pantheon in Rome; like that temple it may have been dedicated to all the gods but the finding of large portrait heads of the Emperors in other parts of Ostia suggests that it was dedicated to the deified emperors.
There are significant baths in the city and amongst the best known are the Baths of Neptune. These large baths are positioned east of the theatre and cover an area about 67 m². The currently visible remains are from the 2nd century CE and were financed by Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. It is of classical Roman bath construction and is most notable for its extensive black and white mosaics featuring Nilotic and oceanic scenes of tritons, hippocampi, and dolphins. Also of interest is the small mosaic of Christian symbols, laid after 250 CE.
There are 17 (including one in the Imperial Palace) identified mithraea at the site - places for the worship of the Mystery religion Mithraism. Most are evenly scattered throughout the city. Amongst the most notable mithraea in Ostia is the Mitreo delle Terme del Mitra. This mithraeum is installed in a corridor beneath the so-called Baths of Mithras. The walls are lined with long podia and the statue of the tauroctony (now in the Museo Ostiense but replaced in situ by a copy), depicting Mithras killing a bull, is dramatically lit from above by a skylight.


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If you don't feel good, you won't do good.
I was trying to figure out my health issues all on my own. Reading books and blogs, taking nutrition courses, and listening to all the science-based podcasts. I was keeping it all inside, because while I knew something was wrong with me, I assumed 1) it was my fault, and 2) no one would be able to figure out, so I'll keep doing this alone until something gives.
I was exhausted, stressed, and constantly in pain for eight years.
I have Lyme Disease. If you don't know, it mimics arthritis very well, and it can eventually turn into an autoimmune disorder. It's a pretty recent diagnosis for me, but it made more sense than anything else has in almost a decade. I finally had a name for what had been controlling my life for so long.
I blamed myself for my pain. There was always something I felt I was doing wrong, like not eating "clean" enough or not exercising the "right" way. I felt like I was failing over and over again, and each failure was another piece of "evidence" to myself that I simply wasn't good enough, that I would always live in pain, and that I would always be alone in this.
Over the years, I started to realize that it was okay to lean on others even when they didn't understand my pain, and I had to learn how to ask for help appropriately with the right kind of expectations. Understanding this helped me create a process for increasing social support while suffering from chronic pain.
Achy joints, injuries that resembled overworked athletes, shingles, vulvar tearing, depression, and anxiety have all been a normal part of my life, but I can now can handle these issues with dignity when I lean on the people in my circle, such as trustworthy friends, competent doctors, an understanding therapist, and many others…
Accepting your illness and asking for help may seem like a sign of weakness, but it's actually the opposite. It's a sign of strength, flexibility, and a true testament to your ability to adapt to difficult situations.
It has taken constant, continuous work to overcome these issues, but this is my life. It's the only life I have, and I have to live with it. I WANT to live with it. There's no other option for me.
My pain has taught me:
- How to be patient
- How to let my guard down and open up to others
- How to cultivate a strong community for myself
- How to move slower instead of rushing all the time
- How to be insanely efficient (I am in an internship while in grad school, all while working for myself – it's doable, I promise!)
- How to take care of myself first, so that I can take care of others better
My motivation to continue working on my health comes from everything I want to achieve and experience in life. We all have different needs and desires, but we often push those needs away. It's scary to confront them, but the fact is that those needs will still be there whether we acknowledge them or not, and acceptance is the key to change.
I'm here to help you find and embrace your needs, so you can live with peace, find joy in each day, and truly live your life.
For me, it starts with and ends with health. What is it for you?


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This is a Lunar Lander clone written in C++ and OpenGL. Use the arrow keys to move the ship and avoid crashing into obstacles. Collect all the spinning keys and then land the ship on one of the landing pads. The levels are randomly generated and become progressively harder.
It's written using relatively platform-neutral SDL, and I've successfully built and run it on Linux, Windows, and OS X.
NOTE: I haven't been able to test the latest version on OS X, so it is likely that it will not build. I'll hopefully post a Mac binary later.
A few screen shots:
Follow these links to download the latest version:
- Source code: lander-0.7.2.tar.xz
Previous version:
- Source code: lander-0.6.4.tar.gz
- Windows installer: Lander-0.6.0.msi


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Welcome to Totem - Studio
Studio helps manage your online courses, so you can focus on teaching them
Studio's Many Features
Keeping Your Course Organized
The backbone of your course is how it is organized. Studio offers an Outline editor, providing a simple hierarchy and easy drag and drop to help you and your students stay organized.
Simple Organization For Content
Studio uses a simple hierarchy of sections and subsections to organize your content.
Change Your Mind Anytime
Draft your outline and build content anywhere. Simple drag and drop tools let you reorganize quickly.
Go A Week Or A Semester At A Time
Build and release sections to your students incrementally. You don't have to have it all done at once.
Learning is More than Just Lectures
Studio lets you weave your content together in a way that reinforces learning. Insert videos, discussions, and a wide variety of exercises with just a few clicks.
Create Learning Pathways
Help your students understand one concept at a time with multimedia, HTML, and exercises.
Work Visually, Organize Quickly
Work visually and see exactly what your students will see. Reorganize all your content with drag and drop.
A Broad Library of Problem Types
It's more than just multiple choice. Studio supports more than a dozen types of problems to challenge your learners.
Simple, Fast, and Incremental Publishing. With Friends.
Studio works like web applications you already know, yet understands how you build curriculum. Instant publishing to the web when you want it, incremental release when it makes sense. And with co-authors, you can have a whole team building a course, together.
Instant Changes
Caught a bug? No problem. When you want, your changes go live when you click Save.
Release-On Date Publishing
When you've finished a section, pick when you want it to go live and Studio takes care of the rest. Build your course incrementally.
Work in Teams
Co-authors have full access to all the same authoring tools. Make your course better through a team effort.


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Project: Report 2010 – Sharing Your Stories With the World
Today, in partnership with the Pulitzer Center, YouTube presents Project: Report 2010, a journalism contest – made possible by Sony and Intel – for non-professional, aspiring journalists to tell the stories that might not otherwise be covered by the media, and to share those stories with the world.
This year, Project: Report (www.youtube.com/projectreport) will consist of two rounds of competition held over the next three months. In each round, contestants will be given a reporting assignment to complete. After the first round, 10 finalists will be chosen by a panel of judges at the Pulitzer Center. Each finalist will receive a Sony VAIO notebook with the new 2010 Intel Core i7 processor and a Sony HD video camera and proceed to the second and final round, where they will compete for five $10,000 travel fellowships to work with the Pulitzer Center on an international reporting project.
All five winners will also receive invitations to Washington, D.C., for a public screening of their work and the chance to participate in a special workshop with Pulitzer Center journalists.
Arturo Perez, Jr., the winner of the first edition of Project: Report, traveled to Jerusalem and worked with the Pulitzer Center to produce a story on dialogue between Palestinians and Israelis.
Watch the first installment of his video diary from the trip:
Do you have a story you want to tell?
Here's the assignment for Round 1 of Project: Report 2010:
Document a single day in the life of a compelling person the world should meet and showcase how that person is making a positive impact in his or her community. All videos must be three minutes or less, and submissions will be open through February 28, 2010.
Even if you do not participate in or advance past Round 1, you may still complete the assignment for Round 2, though you will not be eligible for the grand prize. YouTube and the Pulitzer Center hope to highlight and bring an audience to as many of your stories as possible.
So, without further ado, it's time to pick up that video camera, take on this assignment, and start reporting your stories to the world.


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Ignite e-Learning empowers you and your employees to conduct training from anywhere — no classroom needed. We believe that continued engagement, training and communication increases retention and creates a more empowered, safer fleet.
- Easily house digital documents, PowerPoint presentations and videos in this user-friendly Learning Management System
- Develop your own training modules or use training from third-party providers
- Sync with your existing CarriersEdge account
- Access this extensive library of training courses
- Connect to e-Learning from anywhere — using a desktop or mobile device
More than 300 fleets use this e-Learning platform in their driver training programs, because, like us, they think truck drivers should have access to great training, without having to sacrifice their weekends. This platform was created to help get more training to drivers, and to do so without disrupting the rest of the business.
We believe that technology can help solve some of the problems that trucking faces, and that providing the tools, information, and motivation people need will result in more successful fleets and a thriving industry.


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Sensible Prepper Presents: Top 15 Survival Items. Be prepared for whatever life throws at you, not only for your Survival but those you love. I tried to make it a Top 10 but there were serious holes that had to be filled. Survive and Thrive!
1 trauma kit
2 tarp/poncho
3 firekit- has knife& lighter too
4 water filter
5 canteen
6 fixed blade knife
7 emergency food rations
8 flashlight Xtra batteries
9 bandana /shemagh
10 backpack
11 multitool
12 Paracord 7 strand at least
13 duct tape
14 ax
15 firearm – ammo too!
(Big thanks to Steve Kelly!)
Thanks For Watching~ Sootch00
Music is from Jingle Punks Royalty Free Music through the Fullscreen Network. Used with permission.