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Is there anyone who knows how to convert/watch .trp files? (recorded from my Viasat HD box)
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Not even if you rename the file to .ts or .mp4?
Nope...I have a 50 mb file if you feel like testing...
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The problem with the trp-files is that they usually do not contain PMT-sections which most player software use to obtain the information about the different streams like video, audio and other streams contained in this transport stream recording.
If you feed this file as input file to TsRemux and name the output file with a ".ts" file extension then the remuxed file usually can be played by most video players. If your trp file contains a MPEG2 video stream, then you can edit this file using ProjectX.
Good luck
Well ProjectX is a Java-JAR-Software that to my knowledge also should run on a MAC-system and if no MAC-software is available for your problem what choice do you have?
Following a download-link for ProjectX for Mac at cnet_dot_com:
I just found out that the link above does not lead to a downloadable file, but the following link even give you detailed description how to build an "OS X"-package, but in german language.
Nevertheless there are two Mac OS X percompiled versions available for download:
The programme itself is only using english language in its GUI.
I was just trying to give a helpful hint for a solution, but if the only solution would be to use a MS-Windows-based software then probably it is may be better to give up on the problem rather than to be forced to use a MS-Windows-system to solve the problem.
Even for TsRemux there is a port to obtain a version which is able to run on Linux and Mac OS X systems sind TsRemux is .NET based the open source version of .NET : "Mono" can be used to produce and let run a Linux/Mac OS X-version of TsRemux.
This is all describe on the following link:
Last edited by Schmendrick; 3rd Feb 2011 at 11:13.
.NET for Windows and Mono for Unix systems is a programming framework system containing most of the GUI interface code most programs require so that the compiled and linked code can be reduced to the actual specific program code. So if you want to use a program which is produced with a .NET/Mono dependent programming language first you need to install this .NET/Mono environment on your PC/Mac. The forum thread above explains where to obtain Mono, how to install it, where to obtain TsRemunix.exe and how to launch this program.
TsRemux remuxes and cures incomplete ts-stream files.
I have a Clarketech satellite DVB-S2-receiver with which MPEG2- and AVC/H.264-transmission (mostly HDTV) can be recorded in the .trp format. For this receiver someone even has written a program which is able to produce a .trp-video structure from a MPEG2/AC3- or MPEG2/MPEGAudio-ts-file which is playable using the satellite receiver from a USB-stick or USB-hard drive.
AVC/H.264-ts-files cannot be properly converted into .trp structures from which only the video stream is playing but not the audio stream in it so that this conversion is useless.
if you can post your file i'll try and help
what OS are you on? 10.5 or 10.6 (that has a bearing on which computer i mess about on!)
pm me if you need to
I'm on 10.6.6...Here is a 19 second recording to mess around with...
This sample is unusable and does not contain usable video and audio streams. So possibly your recording system is scrambling the recording to prevent you to use it besides replay it from its original equipment.
TsRemux, ProjectX and also MediaInfo are not able to detect anything usable within it.
Sorry I can't help you.
i'm agreeing with Schmendrick.
The info i've managed to find about this is that ENCRYPTED files won't play on any of the normal routes because the header information is in a strange place/format.
that means only decoders with the right "secret sauce" can play them back.
in my case it's a Sky box!
ffmpeg and projectX both failed on your trp file. They both succeed on other (non encrypted) trp files i've tried.
sorry dude.
Viasat especially in HD is always encrypted. They use Videoguard.
The OP should know that!!!
And as mentioned earlier, trp is NOT trp.
There are many flavours of that format around, and you cannot edit them like it were only format, kinda similar to avi or mkv.
TRP is a TS but has various headers which most tools cannot deal with.
I wonder who gave you "geefourman" that recordning and who made it...
I assume that sample is still ENCRYPTED.*** Now that you have read me, do some other things. ***
I have a similar problem to the original poster. My decoder is an Opticum 9600 HD TS Prima, based on the STi chip. It produces .trp files that no player on the Mac can read. Also, HandBrake, MPEG Streamclip and other converted do not read this type of file. They can't even be read by TsRemux on Windows XP.
The only converter that could read these files was iSkysoft Video Converter for Mac, that also allows merging segments and some editing. It is not as "clean" and quick as if you could just demux/remux the file with TsRemux. Conversion to MP4 takes a lot of time and resources. Results are usually good.
Next time I'll purchase a decoder, I will be sure it will produce files that any computer can read. I like the video quality of this chip, but what if you cannot play your recording?
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Friday, September 24, 2010
Mr Bean declares the European debt crisis over
I just want to leave you with the photographs. Here is Mr Bean...
And here is the Spanish Prime Minister.
Postscript: several people have complained that I should not mock people for their appearance. Accepted. Now lets look at what he is saying: "European debt crisis over". Response: looked at Ireland lately?
Mr Bean would have done better. He would have said nothing.
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- Nick said...
That isn't Mr Bean, it's Malcom Tucker...
- September 25, 2010 at 12:43 AM
Mocking somebody because of his looks or a similarity to another person is always sub-standard. From you it is especially disappointing because I valued your blog highly (past form used deliberately)
- September 25, 2010 at 9:24 PM
- John Hempton said...
It was nicer for mocking him for what he was saying. European debt crisis over? Looked at Ireland lately.
Goes down in the annals of wishful thinking...
But hey - Mr Bean would have done better - he would have said nothing!
- September 25, 2010 at 10:31 PM
- SP said...
Good comment John. I totally agree.
My sense is that the debt crisis will subside after either Germany leaves or some of the PIIGS leave the currency union, default, devalue and translate internal assets/liabilities into their new currency (or some version thereof). I think the latter is more likely.
If any of you have not read Michael Lewis's piece on Greece please give it a read (link below). A friend of mine recently traveled to Spain and Greece - his feeling was that the ground level realities in both Spain and Greece were very similar i.e. ridiculously high prices relative to Germany and corruption (Spanish police asking for bribe money, funds stolen from his Spanish hotel room vault despite the hotel being a 4 star hotel, sewage/toilet systems in the country side similar to the 3rd world, life in the country side still very much primitive etc...)
These are not first world industrialized nations and I can't see how the German tax payer will put up with this much longer.
- September 27, 2010 at 6:43 AM
- Alex said...
ahem, John i hope this comment doesn't mean you've been still shorting euro in the last few days
- September 28, 2010 at 3:43 AM
- John Hempton said...
Not shorting the Euro - but have been under invested in Euro all year - and sometimes to my bitter disappointment.
- September 28, 2010 at 6:27 AM
Mr. Bean wouldn't dare match his eyebrows with his mustache.
^ ^
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- September 28, 2010 at 5:41 PM
- Parag said...
Investor panic is threatening to drive up the cost of borrowing for myriad nations around the world and to destabilize global currency markets, with the falling euro and strengthening dollar already hitting U.S. exporters by making such items as American beef and U.S. steel more expensive overseas.
2010 European debt crisis
- October 14, 2010 at 6:31 PM
I just read the link to Swifts "A Modest Proposal" for those who don't get your sense of humour.
I have to say, I am quite disgusted. Eating year old children?
A year isn't nearly long enough to get an adequate amount of meat on the bones. It would be a waste, like eating a newborn rabbit. All bone, no bite.
- August 10, 2011 at 7:15 AM
Central Government planning never works lance the boil and split the Euro!!
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Still going in the wrong direction as he approached University Avenue and Bay Road, he swerved to avoid an oncoming truck and struck Dixon, 50, of East Palo Alto, who was traveling westbound on his motorcycle on University. The Land Rover continued for 25 yards, and Banford then jumped out and ran. He was apprehended at 1640 Bay Road.
Banford is charged with murder, vehicular manslaughter and driving a vehicle in the commission of an unlawful act with gross negligence, evading a police officer and causing injury or death, and hit and run with death or serious bodily injury.
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Here is Kate's NPR radio interview. If you still think this girl knows ANYTHING about grammar after listening to this, and you don't think she's anything less than egotistical, pretentious, self-promoting, and just plain ridiculous, there is something wrong with you. Just because you put some comma and apostrophe stickers on some signs, doesn't make you a "grammar vandal." What credentials does she have to viciously attack anyones grammar? She can barely answer the simple questions answered in this interview! It's great how she goes silent after every question, and seems to ask her interviewer if her answers are correct. Pathetic. No one has perfect grammar, as we see in this blog. No one. And Especially not Kate. So, enough with this crap. Enough with this bashing blog! The people have spoken in ALL of her comments. Enough is enough, Kate.
(oh, and I know you won't answer this post, because you're too good for that, just like your "favorite bloggers." Like…Perez Hilton. Laughable.)
Woa! So much hatred for a blog that is so much fun!
Hey "stating the obvious", of course nobody is perfect in grammar, spelling and punctuation. But everyone should always make an effort, don't you think? For me as a non-native speaker and writer of this language, it is even more of a struggle, but it's challenging as well.
Dealing with language and the mistakes that go along can be so amusing.
Actually, I just wanted to say something about "apostrophe cat": I think Edward Gorey sent this photo from hereafter! It brightens my day. Should I ever get to the Boston area again, I will visit his house on Cape Cod.


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The e-mail message was direct and devastating: "Davius Boyd, a 4th grader in Mrs. Enos' class, died at approximately 5:45 this afternoon," wrote my principal. "The coroner informed of his death about 40 minutes ago. He had gone to a friend's house to play and apparently a gun was discharged and the bullet struck Davius. He died at the scene."
I remembered a story Davius wrote for me in November.
"One day there was a 1200 year old man named Jam. He was as strong as an ant and he was 50 feet tall. He liked to jump over cars, ride his dirt bike, and drink 800 cans of soda in the air. He would scream, "Woo hoo!" in the air. He would go all the way to the sun and get a really dark tan. Then he would say, "Hey," to the spacemen!
He would take rides with the space men. His face would blow up because he didn't have a mask. He would wake up 5000 years later and ask, "Where is my dirt bike?" If it didn't come, he would cry for 1000 years straight."
I looked out the window. He wanted to be old, strong, and daring like Jam. But life is fragile. The world lost so much creativity, compassion and commitment in the death of one little boy by a single gunshot.
The first of 1,000 years of tears fell in my heart.
I took a quiet walk on a concrete sidewalk near my house. We teach our students the life cycle of butterflies and writing and art and music because we want them to see how the world works and express their thoughts and feelings about it.
We hope their lives and their ideas will make it work better, will make it a more human place for everyone.
"I don't know how the world works," I thought.
I slowed and stopped beside a flower growing through a crack in the concrete sidewalk. Its stem was so frail, yet its face was noble black and its petals were brilliant yellow.
It was growing where it shouldn't grow, vulnerable to a late frost, hard rain or crushing footstep. At that moment in that place, I saw it growing.
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All children growing up in poverty are noble, beautiful flowers growing through cracks in concrete sidewalks. They are vulnerable to the frost of hunger, the hard rains of sickness, and the crushing footsteps of violence.
Marian Wright Edelman and the Children's Defense Fund remind us in Protect Children Not Guns 2012 that 5,740 children and teens were killed by guns in 2008 and 2009.
Those children would have filled 229 public school classrooms of 25 students each. Because of gun violence, desks now sit empty that might have held the next great scientist or writer or parent for the world.
The CDF encourages us to work for laws that:
● control who can obtain firearms,
● close the gun-show loophole,
● require consumer safety standards and childproof safety features for all firearms, and
● strengthen child access prevention laws that ensure guns in the home are stored safely and securely.
Today, please slow, stop and see students like Davius. Nurture them. Teach them. Work to protect them.
The world works through them.
Trevor Scott Barton is an elementary school teacher in Greenville, SC. He is a blogger for the Teaching Tolerance project of the Southern Poverty Law Center.
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Several faculty members from the Eccles Health Sciences Library are currently attending the Medical Library Association's annual meeting in our nation's capitol this week where they are presenting posters, attending presentations, lobbying our elected representatives, learning from others in our profession, and much more. Check out our slide show!
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Fort Rucker, AL | February 9, 2012
Members of the Fort Rucker community gathered at the post exchange Feb. 3 to kick off the annual celebration of Black History Month.
The event was highlighted by a meet and greet with retired Lt. Col. Herbert E. Carter of the 99th Fighter Squadron, Tuskegee Airmen.
Situated in front of Carter were a group of sixth graders from the Fort Rucker Elementary School. Hunter Lukacz, who drew a "Red Tail," the nickname given to the aircraft flown by the 99th Fighter Squadron, presented the drawing to Carter and thanked him for all he has done for the country. All sixth grade students and teachers signed the drawing.
Dr. Vicki Gilmer, principal of the school, also thanked Carter for the "marvelous service he has provided for our country and for the great example he has set for our students."
The students were abuzz talking about the event, Gilmer said, adding that sixth grade student Kyle Reese said that he enjoyed the part about how Carter met his wife, Mildred, and how they were both pilots. Mildred became the first female pilot to join the state's Civil Air Patrol Squadron in 1942, Gilmer said. The two would fly their planes and meet over Lake Martin.
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For the fifth year in a row, both the Moody's and Standard and Poor's credit rating agencies have reaffirmed Richardson's "Triple A" status. Richardson has held AAA status from Standard and Poor's for seven years now, and this is the fifth year in a row the City has received a Aaa rating from Moody's.
Standard & Poor's Comments
In its rationale, S&P cited Richardson's strong economy, robust budgetary flexibility and performance, very strong management, and responsible financial policies.
Moody's Comments
Moody's rationale reported its rating was based on strengths that include a diverse tax base due to the city's location in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area, favorable socioeconomic profile, and standing as a regional employment center second only to Dallas Central Business District in the DFW area.
Mayor's Comment
"We are very pleased to see this continued third party recognition of our financial stability," said Richardson Mayor Laura Maczka. "Responsible fiscal policies ensure our ability to maintain community trust, infrastructure investment, and sustainable growth, and we are committed to continuing to challenge ourselves to run more efficiently and effectively to make the best use of tax payer dollars."
Planned Bond Sale
Every year, the City sells bonds to fund replacement of capital equipment and infrastructure improvements. This year the City plans to sell approximately $7.9 million, which includes funding for a new dog park, next generation 911 communications system and other long-term capital needs.
More on Richardson's Ranking
Moody's rating places Richardson among the top 6.1 percent of rated cities in the nation and 2.8 percent of rated cities in Texas to hold Aaa status. It has given only six other cities in Texas the same designation. Standard and Poor's AAA rating places Richardson among the top 5.8 percent of rated statewide communities.
Richardson is one of only six communities in Texas to hold "Triple A" ratings from both agencies.
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With approximately 100,000 residents, the City of Richardson is widely recognized for its commitment to excellence, its rich history and its bright future, all of which make Richardson a smart choice for residents and businesses. Known globally for its high-tech business leadership, the City of Richardson also offers a high quality of life, diverse array of neighborhoods, convenient Metroplex location, multi-modal transportation infrastructure and outstanding City services. Richardson has been repeatedly recognized as one of the top places to live and work by the national media, and the City remains dedicated to continuous improvement, as well as to the principles of open government and two-way communications with residents. To learn more, visit www.cor.net.
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Matt Cain named NL All-Star starter, giving San Francisco Giants 4 starters
For the second time this season, Matt Cain has helped establish a Giants franchise first.
Last month, Cain became the first pitcher in Giants history to throw a perfect game.
On Tuesday in Kansas City, he will become seventh Giants pitcher to start the All-Star Game for the National League.
Cain's selection as the NL starter by manager Tony LaRussa gives the Giants four All-Star starters for the first time in franchise history.
In short, if you're a Giants fan, be sure to tune into the All-Star Game early.
Cain is joined on the starting lineup by catcher Buster Posey, third baseman Pablo Sandoval and outfielder Melky Cabrera, all voted starters in fan voting.
This is Cain's third All-Star selection, but it will be the first time he'll actually get to pitch in the game. Cain was not used in 2009 by manager Charlie Manuel, and last season he pitched the Sunday before the All-Star Game, making him ineligible to pitch in the midsummer's classic.
Let's hope Cain has better success than other recent Giants pitchers have fared as All-Star Game starters. In their first three All-Star starts, Giants pitchers (Carl Hubbell and Juan Marichal twice) did not allow a run, giving up a combined four hits in nine innings. Marichal was the All-Star MVP in 1965.
But since then, three of the last four Giants All-Star starters were tagged for at least two runs, although none of them ending up as the losing pitcher.
Here's a look at how Giants have fare as the NL starting pitcher:
- 1934, Carl Hubbell 3 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 6 K
- 1965, Juan Marichal, 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R
- 1967, Juan Marichal, 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 K
- 1978, Vida Blue, 3 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
- 1989, Rick Reuschel, 1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER
- 2003, Jason Schmidt, 2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 K
- 2009, Tim Lincecum, 2 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 1 K


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Today, Alcoa Wheel Products Australia, a business unit of Alcoa Inc., serves the transportation market in many ways. Aluminium is the preferred material for lightweight, strength and durability in components throughout the vehicle. Manufacturers, builders and drivers of automobiles, light trucks, trailers, RVs, buses, heavy trucks and other applications look to the advantages of Alcoa aluminium products and components to meet performance and efficiency needs for their vehicles.
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Police admit error in Thomson case
The head of the NSW fraud squad has admitted he was wrong when he said Craig Thomson had refused a request to turn himself into police.
The federal MP was arrested earlier this month via a warrant from Victoria Police at his electorate office at Tuggerah on the NSW central coast.
At the time Detective Superintendent Colin Dyson, commander of State Crime Command's Fraud and Cybercrime Squad, said Thomson had been asked to surrender himself prior to his arrest but refused.
On Monday Mr Dyson said this was not the case.
"The arrest warrant indicated that Mr Thomson was invited to Victoria to be interviewed," Det Insp Dyson said in a statement.
"It additionally indicated that the arrest warrant was issued on the grounds that he was avoiding the service of the summons.
"I concede the word summons and not arrest should have been used when I referred to the wording on the warrant.
"Ultimately, Mr Thomson was arrested as per the warrant."
Thomson, 48, has consistently denied allegations he misused union funds to pay for prostitutes, air travel, entertainment and cash withdrawals when he was national secretary of the Health Services Union (HSU).
He has said he will vigorously defend himself against 149 fraud charges laid by Victorian Police.
His lawyer Chris McArdle thanked the police for acknowledging the error.
"We are concerned however about the false criteria by which the arrest warrant was obtained in Melbourne," Mr McArdle told AAP.
"The Victorian Police obtained the arrest warrant based on an allegation on the form that our client had avoided service of a summons - that is completely untrue.
"Had they chosen to, they could have arranged for the proceeding next Wednesday by servicing a summons on us by mail, fax or email.
"It was completely unnecessary to arrest him last Thursday."
Thomson, who is facing 150 charges, will face the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
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Behind every great graphic is a skilled print shop, and behind every skilled print shop is an array of productivity-enhancing tools. In addition to the often flashy wide-format printers and other state-of-the-art hardware exists the slightly less-glamorous (but equally as essential) side of a shop's toolbox: business and management software that helps bring jobs in and get them out.
Business-and-management software offers myriad capabilities–commonly including monitoring inventory to ensure there's no delay from the time the order is taken; pricing and estimating jobs to earn the highest profit margin; producing production and employee schedules to be at your most efficient; automating the shipping and fulfillment of jobs to help ensure customers become repeat business; and much more. All in all, using business-and-management software can help turn an ordinary business into a well-oiled, productivity machine.
The list that follows is our annual look at business-management software. Keep in mind that we've strived to include only tools that are primarily geared toward print providers (not generic business software); we are not including software that's primarily focused upon proofing, PDF, asset management, or variable data (although some of the tools in this list do offer some of these capabilities). And note that we've also included information on a trio of print-management tools—software that is not a RIP but does address production or workflow efficiencies.
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CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy will match up against some of the world's best on Thursday when they take on Spanish giants Real Madrid. As LA prepare for their seemingly annual match against Los Blancos, no one is more amped than the Galaxy's rookies who get their first chance to face off against the players they grew up watching on television.
When asked to reflect on the match, the first name off every Galaxy players tongue is Portuguese international and former FIFA World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo, who leads the charge for Los Merengues. The Portuguese star is considered one of the top five players in the world and has shined against the Galaxy in past meetings –just take a look at videos from his appearances in 2010, 2011, and 2012.
Stopping Ronaldo is a challenge for any defender, but two Galaxy rookies, who may be asked to stop Portuguese attacker or some other Madrid star, take the task in stride.
"For anyone that plays soccer, you know Madrid and you know Ronaldo, [Mesut] Ozil because you you've seen these guys on television," said defender Kofi Opare. "They're some of the world's best players and to get a chance to be on the same field with them is definitely something that I've penned on the calendar."
"I just want to contain him. I know that I'm going to be going up against him because a left wing," said Oscar Sorto. "It's going to be unbelievable."
As for their plan is to stop Ronaldo? Both defenders have different tactics.
"I'm just going to look behind me to see if I have help," said Sorto with a laugh. "I'll hopefully play well, but it'll be a good experience."
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but Amazon today beat them both to the punch with Cloud
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Android smartphone.
Interestingly, iOS devices are left out of the
mix with this first iteration of Cloud Drive, but this should come as no
surprise given Amazon's
close relationship with the Android platform.
All of Amazon's customers get an instant 5GB of
online storage for free. In addition, whenever a customer purchases an MP3 or
album from Amazon's MP3 store, it is automatically saved to Cloud Drive (Amazon
MP3 purchases do not count towards your storage count). Customers can then
playback the music using the Cloud Player for PC/Mac or Android.
Likewise, music files can be uploaded to your
Cloud Drive using the Cloud Player -- DRM-free MP3 and ACC files are supported.
Although it appears that only music files can be played back using the Cloud
Player, users can upload any kind of file they choose to the "digital locker"
including movies, documents, and photos.
"We're excited to take this leap forward in
the digital experience," said Bill Carr, vice president of Movies and
Music at Amazon. "The launch of Cloud Drive, Cloud Player for Web and
Cloud Player for Android eliminates the need for constant software updates as
well as the use of thumb drives and cables to move and manage music."
"Our customers have told us they don't want
to download music to their work computers or phones because they find it hard
to move music around to different devices," Carr said. "Now, whether
at work, home, or on the go, customers can buy music from Amazon MP3, store it
in the cloud and play it anywhere."
As an added bonus, Amazon customers are upgraded
to 20GB of Cloud Drive space for free if they purchase an MP3 album (for
example, purchase
this cheesy Glee album for $0.69 and you'll be upgraded to the 20GB service
for one year). You can read the complete FAQ for Cloud Drive here.
It's quite sobering that these great new
streaming services are being offered (or soon to be offered) by these large tech
companies when at the same time service providers are trying to strangle
customers with bandwidth caps. While uploading and streaming music from a
desktop or notebook computer using your home broadband connection might not be
enough to raise any flags, you may want to be careful about going crazy with
this service on more
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Carotid artery surgery is a procedure to restore proper blood flow to the brain.
The carotid artery brings needed blood to your brain and face. You have one of these arteries on each side of your neck. Blood flow in this artery can become partly or totally blocked by fatty material called plaque. Such a blockage can reduce the blood supply to your brain and may cause a stroke.
There are two invasive ways to treat a carotid artery that has plaque buildup in it. This article focuses on a surgery called endarterectomy. The other method is called angioplasty with stent placement.
Carotid endarterectomy; CAS surgery; Carotid artery stenosis - surgery; Endarterectomy - carotid artery
During carotid endarterectomy:
The surgery takes about 2 hours. After the procedure, your doctor may do a test to confirm that the artery has been opened.
This procedure is done if your doctor has found narrowing or a blockage in your carotid artery. Your doctor will have done one or more tests to see how much the carotid artery is blocked.
Surgery to remove the buildup in your carotid artery may be done if the artery is:
If you have had a stroke, your doctor will consider whether treating your blocked artery with surgery is safe for you.
Other treatment options your doctor will discuss with you are:
Carotid angioplasty and stenting is more likely to be used when carotid endarterectomy would not be safe.
The risks for any anesthesia are:
The risks for any surgery are:
Risks of carotid surgery are:
Your doctor will do a thorough physical exam and order several medical tests.
Always tell your doctor or nurse what drugs you are taking, even drugs, supplements, or herbs you bought without a prescription.
During the 2 weeks before your surgery:
Do NOT drink anything after midnight the night before your surgery, including water.
On the day of your surgery:
You may have a drain in your neck that goes into your incision. It will drain fluid that builds up in the area. It will be removed within a day.
After surgery, your doctor may want you to stay in the hospital overnight so that nurses can watch you for any signs of bleeding, stroke, or poor blood flow to your brain. You may be able to go home the same day if your operation is done early in the day and you are doing well.
Carotid artery surgery may help lower your chance of having a stroke. But you will need to make lifestyle changes to help prevent plaque buildup, blood clots, and other problems in your carotid arteries over time. You may need to change your diet and start an exercise program, if your doctor tells you exercise is safe for you.
International Carotid Stenting Study Investigators. Ederle J, Dobson J, Featherstone RL, Bonati LH, van der Worp HB, et al. Carotid artery stenting compared with endarterectomy in patients with symptomatic carotid stenosis (International Carotid Stenting Study): an interim analysis of a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2010;375:985-997.
Goldstein LB. Prevention and management of stroke. In: Bonow RO, Mann DL, Zipes DP, Libby P, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine. 9th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: W.B. Saunders; 2011:chap 62.
Brott TG, Hobson RW 2nd, Howard G, Roubin GS, Clark WM, Brooks W, et al. Stenting versus endarterectomy for treatment of carotid-artery stenosis. N Engl J Med. 2010 Jul 1;363(1):11-23. Epub 2010 May 26.
Goldstein LB, Bushnell CD, Adams RJ. Guidelines for the primary prevention of stroke: a guideline for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2011;42:517-584.
Rerkasem K, Rothwell PM. Carotid endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis. Cochrane Database of Syst Rev. 2011;4:CD001081. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD001081.pub2.
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"Football has the power to inspire young people from marginalised communities to triumph in the face of adversity. With a clear focus, incessant hunger for success, commitment, humility and faith one can achieve anything in this world."
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Hairopoulos: In another A&M rout, Johnny Manziel does it all... almost
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel had just launched a perfect ball to a streaking Uzoma Nwachukwu for an 89-yard scoring play on A&M's first offensive snap of the second half Saturday.
But with the Aggies up big over Sam Houston State, before Manziel retired for the afternoon with most of the other starters, one more task remained.
The Heisman Trophy contender surprised the Kyle Field crowd of 87,101 by lining up to kick the extra-point attempt. He missed it — rather badly, at that — wide right.
So while it isn't likely to make the highlight montage on the new website designed to push his Heisman candidacy, Manziel and the Aggies (9-2) still rolled to a 47-28 win over the Bearkats (8-3), who play in the lower-tier Football Championship Subdivision.
"He'd been practicing," Aggies senior center Patrick Lewis said. "But he actually made them in practice. We thought he'd make it today. Unfortunately, he didn't, so we can't add it to the stat sheet."
A&M coach Kevin Sumlin said Manziel's new role in the kicking game was part of keeping the team's energy up late in the season. "Thought we'd give it a shot," Sumlin said, smiling.
Will the miss hurt Manziel's Heisman chances, a reporter asked, tongue-in-cheek. Sumlin laughed.
"I don't know that it will cost him anything," he said
Manziel also grinned somewhat sheepishly coming off the field. He punted at Kerrville Tivy High but did not serve as placekicker.
So maybe Manziel can't do everything, but he still did plenty. He totaled 367 yards and five touchdowns on his way to setting the A&M record for total offense in a season, his 4,161 yards topping Jerrod Johnson's 4,085 in 2009.
Manziel also became the first freshman to rush for more than 1,000 yards and pass for 3,000 yards in a season. He's just the fifth FBS player to accomplish the feat and the first from the SEC. And, he broke the NCAA freshman quarterback rushing record of 1,029 yards set by Missouri's Brad Smith in 2002.
"He's been a catalyst for us," Sumlin said. "Certainly his numbers certainly speak for themselves — not just this year's performance but throughout football history. So from a numbers standpoint, it's hard to argue he's not one of the best players in the country right now."
Manziel rushed 16 times for 100 yards and two touchdowns and was 14-of-20 passing for 267 yards and three TDs.
The Aggies, coming off the previous week's win at then-No. 1 Alabama, were sluggish at the start Saturday but scored 27 points in the second quarter to take a 34-0 halftime lead.
Manziel took a couple of hits with extra oomph from Bearkat defenders, which seemed to ignite Manziel's competitiveness.
"He's a fiery guy," Nwachukwu said. "If you push his button … that's his on button. That's where he excels."
Manziel did throw his seventh interception of the season in the second quarter, but A&M's defense responded by picking off Sam Houston State and recovering a fumble to end the first half, helping put the game away.
A&M receiver Mike Evans had six catches for 81 yards and two touchdowns, all in the first half. Nwachukwu had 160 yards on four grabs.
A 10-win season and possible BCS bid — both of which A&M hasn't achieved since 1998 — is in sight if the Aggies can beat Missouri in the regular-season finale next week.


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Practices in the aftermath of a disappointing postseason, such as the one the Columbus Crew just experienced, produce two kinds of players: The starters and contributors off the bench who are trying to get through the final days before the break without injury, and reserve players trying to prove a point and get into the manager's plans for next year.
In the latter group is Korey Veeder. He knows every practice session is geared toward his future in the MLS.
"You push through it and hopefully next year you earn your spot, or if someone gets hurt you're there to back them up," Veeder said.
Veeder, 20, came to the Crew through a weighted lottery in February and hoped to see the field with the Crew regulars as well as with the US Under-20 team, but both dreams took detours.
The US surprisingly failed to qualify for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Colombia from Jul. 29-Aug. 20 and the closest Veeder got to an MLS match was being on the game day roster several times.
Still, neither he nor Crew coach Robert Warzycha see it as a wasted season for Veeder.
"Being here with the professional players, that's huge for him because it's not only physically that he's developed - you can see he's a little bit stronger – but mentally that's a huge step for him and the other young guys," Warzycha said. "Being around [Chad] Marshall and [William] Hesmer and other players helps him develop playing against those guys."
Veeder has appeared in eight Reserve League matches and started the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup match against Richmond on June 28, but that's not a lot of games over nearly an eight-month stretch.
"It's tough on us young guys, but once you're out there you've got to prove to the head coach you're there to stay," Veeder said. "You're practicing then, there's no games. It's definitely different."
Although the Crew's season ended with a 1-0 playoff loss at Colorado on Oct. 27, the team continues to train through next week with the carrot being the final reserve game, Nov. 15 vs. D.C. United at Crew Stadium.
The Crew (8-1) can win the East Division and have the overall best record with a win. D.C. (5-0-3) are six points back but play New York on Thursday. If D.C. wins out they claim the title because they handed the Crew their only defeat - way back in the first game of the Reserve League season.
Reserve forward Aaron Horton said the Crew are serious about winning the championship.
"One day someone was joking that New York beat D.C., so we already were celebrating but then we found out he was kidding," Horton said. "We're excited for the game. It's always a good chance to play and show what we can do."


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Hi - i am new to the site but had to join because i have just for the first time seen a flying stag beetle.I have seen others in the garden in previous years but never seen them flying before. I know they are an endangered species so am happy to report they are alive and well in West London
Welcome to the forum and thanks for the news! Here is a page about Stag Beetles you may wish to read:
Thank you Florin for the link - I found it very interesting and informative and now know more about stag beetles.Amazing photos too!
This is good news Mo and I'm very pleased to hear how excited you are - and so you should be. The Stag beetle, Lucanus cervus, can be seen on the wing in the south east from the middle of May for about 4 - 6 weeks. Usually, in my experience, the first week of June is the best week to observe them and the best time is the hour or so before dusk. This year however, everything is a few weeks behind so I have been wondering how late the Stag beetles will be this year. Only this morning on the way to work I was looking for evidence, a dismembered one that has been eaten by crows or a squashed on on the road - but nothing to be seen. The weather over the next few days, hot and humid, should bring them out so I will be looking out in the gardens near me over the next few evenings. I catch all that I find in and flying through my garden and mark them with a number before release to see how many I have recorded - one year about 6-7 years ago I had 24 in a single evening, which would have been several cohorts emerging on the same evening.
Sittings can be reported to the PTES here: http://ptes.org/?page=392
Let us know if you see any more.
Thank you for the interesting post - i have now reported the signing on the link you gave me, together with information of the sightings i have seen in the garden in previous years. The beetle i saw was flying very fast - initially it landed on a bush in the garden (my garden has a natural habitat and is similar to a woodland) and then flew up to the roof of the house and then descended into some immature trees and I lost it then. But I will certainly go back outside at dusk to see if I can see more. The beetle I saw was extremely large so I am assuming it was a male...
Mo - I had another look for evidence this morning as the conditions for Stag beetles were perfect yesterday evening. Sadly here it is, a predator of some ilk has had its tea/breakfast the way the wing cases (elytra) are crunched it does not necessarily look like a bird (corvid) so perhaps a fox or hedgehog.
Anyway they are 'oot and aboot' so time to do some serious looking over the next few evenings.
Hi - an update on the situation here in the garden - two evenings ago we found a live walking stag beetle exploring the greenhouse (maybe interested in the soft mulch of the tomato plants?). It then decided to climb the bamboo canes and my son took some photos (shortly to be downloaded here). We then safely took it to an old ash tree rotting stump where it wandered around and then started burrowing. Imagine our excitement when another stag beetle became unearthed! It seemed groggy at first and then quite lively. I wondered what their reaction would be to each other but they seemed oblivious to each other and passed by quite closely to each other. I took a small video with the IPhone and will try to also download that. However the original beetle then decided to leave the woodpile and slowly crept across an open area and headed for the drains at the back of the house and hid behind the soil stack. It then became dark so we don't know if it headed back to the woodpile later.
All excitement here!
The following morning we found a dead stag beetle in another part of the garden, on its back but still fully formed and had not been eaten.
This evening have just seen 2 individual flying stag beetles again in the same area although much later than before ( at 10pm although it is still lightish outside. I will record them on the website you have given me.


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Charles (Bud) Alfred Eldon
Nov. 15, 1926-Sept. 28, 2012
Corvallis, Oregon
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Born in 1926 in Tacoma, Wash., Bud moved to Hawaii in 1927 with his parents, when they returned to the place they had met. He grew up On Kaua'i, near McBride Sugar Plantation, where his father was chief engineer, and went to Eleele Elementary School, where his mother Dorothy ("Dot") taught.
The family moved to Honolulu in 1939, and was there to experience the Pearl Harbor bombing on Dec. 7, 1941. He attended Iolani Episcopal School (for boys), and Punahou High School. But he left Punahou a year early in 1944, before formally graduating, upon advice that he could complete a full year of college at Stanford University before being eligible for the draft.
He was drafted into the Navy shortly after his 18th birthday and spent nearly two years being trained as electronics technician, then was sent back to Hawaii to be put in service at Pearl Harbor. He returned to Stanford in fall of 1946 and completed a B.S. in physics in 1948, followed by an MBA in 1950.
In March, 1950, Bud married an undergraduate classmate, Betty Kahn, a sister of one of his fraternity brothers; in January 1951 he was hired by Hewlett-Packard, which at the time was a small company. He worked there as an engineer and as a manager and executive, at various operating divisions and at corporate headquarters, until he retired in March 1990.
During his working years Bud did volunteer work for Stanford, where he was elected chairman of the Graduate School of Business Fund, and earned the highest recognitions and awards of the university for his leadership.
Separately, at the direction of Mr. Hewlett, he joined what became IEEE, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Elected to a series of leadership positions at local, then national levels, Bud ultimately was elected International President of IEEE in 1985, and to the Fellow grade of membership, the latter for his technical contributions "to manufacture high-quality electronic components and systems." IEEE is the world's largest professional society, which has grown to more than 400,000 members in more than 130 countries. In retirement, Bud became active in the Fort Huachuca Section in S.E. Arizona. Bud and Betty traveled extensively, first on business trips, and later with Elderhostel groups. During those retirement years they lived happily in Sierra Vista, Arizona, where Bud soon became a volunteer at Ramsey Canyon Preserve and the Nature Conservancy. In philanthropic matters, he supported teachers of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) in the Sierra Vista schools, with both time and financial contributions. In March of this year they moved to Corvallis. Bud is survived by his wife Betty, and their four children: Tony, (wife Anita and their children Charlene and Evan); Kay; Doug (wife Dorry and their children Eric, Jon and Annie); and Jim (wife Julie and their children, Miles and Ella). Bud's younger brother, Scott, died last January; their parents died many years ago.
There will be no memorial services; his ashes will be scattered in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii.
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JWJones wrote:Wow, seriously? Out of curiosity, I decided to download Lubuntu 13.04 and give it a whirl. Changing from the /home directory to the /Applications directory in PCManFM yielded this. So much for "release it on this date, no matter what!" distros.
"Time to die is over. It is time to bury the dead". Ubuntu is officially dead


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People in the News – Nov/Dec 2006
Emlen Publications
Emlen Publications hired Michelle Murphy as assistant editor. Her primary responsibilities include providing content for Correctional News and its sister publications School Construction News, Healthcare Construction and Operations, and the company's newest title, Green Building News.
McCarthy Building Companies Inc., one of the largest building companies in Southern California, appointed Russell Hamilton director of business development at its San Diego office. A 15-year veteran of the construction industry, Hamilton will be responsible for maintaining relationships with clients and generating new business in the San Diego market.
Ronald J. Budzinski, AIA, of the design firm PSA-Dewberry, was elected to the American Correctional Association's Commission on Accreditation for Corrections for the 2006-2010 term. He will evaluate detention and correctional facilities for physical and operational compliance to ACA standards. Budzinski has served as a leader of the FEMA response team since last year, inspecting criminal justice facilities in the Gulf Coast region.
Montgomery Technology Inc. hired Karen L. Cann as director of technical sales. Cann has more than 20 years of experience in the correctional industry. She started her career as a correctional counselor and has also worked as a unit manager, consultant, superintendent, and regional detention chief.
HDR, a national engineering, architectural and consulting firm located in Springfield, Ill., hired Glen Hogdson as marketing principal. In his new role, Hogdson will expand the company's client involvement in the state of Illinois and the surrounding areas. He has 30 years of experience in the architecture industry and previously worked as manager of the Illinois Department of Corrections Capital Programs Unit.
Daren Morgan was appointed regional sales and support manager for the Mid-Atlantic states by Aiphone Corporation. He will be responsible for overseeing Aiphone's representation firm, Security Products Marketing, in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Morgan has more than 20 years of experience in the security industry, working with both distributors and dealers. Aiphone Corporation is a manufacturer of intercom systems.
Sloan Valve Company announced several personnel changes. Christina Nicosia, who formerly managed Sloan's national account program, is now western regional sales manager. Don Yurkovick was promoted to central regional sales manager. Joe Somerville joined the company as southeast regional sales manager. Steve Connaughton was promoted to product line manager of Programmed Water Technologies and Sloan Monitored Systems. Tod Reveles was named western specification manager/international. Scott Brown was named product manager for the QuickTop manual faucet line.
The International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials hired Irene Gould as director of marketing and communications. Gould brings more than 25 years of experience to the position, having worked as an illustrator, production manager, agency owner and vice president.
Jim Tilton was named secretary of the California prison system. Tilton was interim secretary for the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation since April 2006 and has been a state employee since 1976. Previously, he worked in the state Department of Finance and in various positions in the corrections department. He has more than three decades of experience in fiscal and correctional issues.


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PBOC Chief Leaves Big Question Unanswered
China's central bank governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, led a group of the country's top financial regulators and banking executives for a rare meet-the-press appearance Sunday night. Speaking on the sidelines of the 18th Communist Party Congress, Mr. Zhou — along with China's chief banking regulator, Shang Fulin, and the heads of the country's Big Four banks — sought to reassure the world that the country's vast banking system is safe and sound despite rising bad loans, and Beijing will proceed with the kind of financial reforms needed to put the nation on a more sustainable growth path.
But the 64-year-old Mr. Zhou fell short of addressing what many likely saw as the elephant in the room: Will he step down next year when he reaches the retirement age of 65 for a Chinese cabinet minister?
"When you get old, you need to retire," Mr. Zhou said, while quickly adding that the issue of his retirement should have no bearing on the central bank's monetary policy.
The 65-year-old mark, by the way, is fuzzy at best. If past practice is any guide, he doesn't have to step down immediately on his birthday, and China has carved out plenty of exceptions in the past.
But the scrutiny underscores the attention people put on the job of leading the People's Bank of China, the influence of which is rapidly growing beyond China's borders.
Mr. Zhou, who was appointed to the job in December 2002, is viewed as a key architect of China's financial reforms. He is widely expected to retire at the end of his second and final five-year term next year. The question of his likely successor has aroused keen interest at a time when the PBOC faces a host of challenging tasks from maintaining stability in the world's No. 2 economy to overhauling the country's creaky financial system.
Still, the top central bank job doesn't carry the prestige or influence of the equivalent positions at the Federal Reserve or European Central Bank. Whoever inherits Mr. Zhou's mantel won't have direct responsibility for setting China's monetary policy and will compete with other power institutions such as the National Development and Reform Commission for the ear of the real decision makers.
Among the leading contenders for the top PBOC job is Guo Shuqing, currently chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, according to China watchers. Mr. Guo, dubbed by some people in financial circles a "scholar-official" like Mr. Zhou, has held positions as heads of China's foreign-exchange regulator, which is part of the PBOC, and of the China Construction Bank, the country's second-largest lender by assets.
Since becoming the country's chief securities regulator late last year, Mr. Guo, 56 years old, has won kudos for taking a slew of measures aimed at bringing order to China's oft-chaotic stock market.
Installing someone like Mr. Guo as the PBOC governor, Chinese analysts say, would indicate Beijing's intention to press ahead with some of the long-awaited financial reforms, such as breaking the state banks' monopoly in the banking sector and relaxing controls over cross-border capital flows.
–Lingling Wei. Follow her on Twitter @Lingling_Wei
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Bloomberg on Surveillance: "Get Used to It!"
When New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is not busy performing musical numbers for the City Hall press corps, or teaming up with Joe Biden to push for gun reform, he's taking his time gently explaining the permanent surveillance apparatus that will soon cover every inch of New York City.
On his weekly radio show he told listeners,
"You wait, in five years, the technology is getting better, they'll be cameras everyplace . . . whether you like it or not."
And while he seemed confident that cameras would be posted on most telephone and utility poles, he admitted that drones will soon also be used —
"It's scary, but what's the difference whether the drone is up in the air or on the building? I mean intellectually I have trouble making a distinction. And you know you're gonna have face recognition software. People are working on that."
Coupled with the Domain Awareness System, the city-wide spying/surveillance program the city announced last summer, it seems like New York City is at the forefront of a new world of surveillance, where not a moment goes unrecorded.
The mayor pushed ethics aside in favor of the unstoppable progress of technology:
"We're going to have more visibility and less privacy. I don't see how you stop that. And it's not a question of whether I think it's good or bad. I just don't see how you could stop that because we're going to have them."