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On March 2, the U.S. Commerce Department is scheduled to make a preliminary ruling on placing an import tariff on Chinese solar modules. This ruling was prompted by a trade case petition filed with both the Commerce Department and the International Trade Commission (ITC) in October by a coalition of seven American solar photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturing companies, calling themselves the Coalition For American Solar Manufacturers (CASM), who accuse the Chinese solar industry of using billions of dollars in government subsidies to sell its panels in the United States at below cost, a practice called "dumping." In the complaint, the U.S. solar manufacturers claim they have been harmed because China's government uses cash grants, discounts on raw materials, preferential loans, and tax incentives to gain an unfair portion of U.S. market share for solar module exports.
"Obviously, these subsidies have gone into the industry, and their full intention is to export and control markets in other countries," said Gordon Brinser, chief executive of SolarWorld Industries America, Camarillo, Calif., the lead company in the coalition, in a statement accompanying the petition. Brinser claims Chinese solar companies, such as Suntech Power Holdings Co. and Trina Solar Ltd., are flooding the United States with cheap solar panels, subsidized by $30 billion a year from the Chinese government. By contrast, the U.S. government provided subsidies of around $1 billion to the entire U.S. solar industry the same year, according to the Energy Information Administration.
The petition alleges the subsidies are inconsistent with World Trade Organization's rules in its Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures, which ban the use of subsidies by a government to aid its export industries and also allow cases of dumping to be pursued within member countries. The trade case asks for duties of 50% to 250% to be placed on Chinese solar module imports.
In December, after an initial investigation of up to 30 Chinese solar subsidies, the ITC voted to allow the case to proceed and for the Commerce Department to announce preliminary duties this year. "There is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by Chinese imports," read the statement released with the ruling. Following that, in late January, the Commerce Department announced it had found a "reasonable basis to believe or suspect" that Chinese subsidies of solar panels imported to the United States were in violation of international trade agreements and that, as a result, domestic manufacturers are facing "critical circumstances."
Furthermore, when on March 2 the Commerce Department announces its final decision, if tariffs are to be enacted on Chinese imports, they will be retroactive from 90 days of the date of the decision, meaning they will require Chinese companies to pay higher fees on all panels imported to the United States as of Dec. 3, 2011. The retroactive order is to prevent the potential flood of new imports should the tariffs be imposed.
Market Share
U.S. imports of Chinese modules have increased greatly in the last few years (click here to see Fig. 1). Currently, it is estimated that Chinese modules make up almost two-thirds of module imports in the American market (click here to see Fig. 2). In the "U.S. Solar Energy Trade Assessment 2011" released in August by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Washington, D.C., it was revealed that the United States imported $1.4 billion worth of solar panels and other solar products from China in 2010, as compared to $430 million in 2009. "Much of this growth came from PV modules, as Chinese producers gained a stronger foothold in the U.S. market in 2010," reads the report.
However, as proof of its grievances, SolarWorld Industries America has calculated that imported Chinese solar panels increased to $1.6 billion in the first eight months of 2011. Using data from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Port Import Export Reporting Service, the U.S. solar manufacturer points to a 76% increase in Suntech imports in November compared with the previous month. In addition, imports from Trina rose 209% in the first half of December compared with the first half of November. "This significant increase in imports demonstrates that the Chinese know they have violated U.S. and international trade rules and are trying to evade the consequences," said Brinser in a statement.
In its defense, Suntech referred to a modification in the U.S. government program for solar installations at the end of 2011 for the rise in its imports. Previously, the program paid solar developers a cash grant of 30% of the cost of new products. Currently, the tax benefit program allows solar power plant developers to deduct 30% of a project's cost from their taxes over several years. "Strong U.S. market demand in the fourth quarter was driven largely by the anticipated expiry of the cash grant program," said a Suntech representative.
Despite this explanation, the coalition's suit claims the less expensive Chinese imports contributed to the recent collapse of three U.S. PV module manufacturers, including the politically charged Solyndra, which participated in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) loan guarantee program. However, it has not been determined if these business failures are causally linked to Chinese imports.
On average, Chinese panels are around 10% cheaper than panels made elsewhere. As a result, the wholesale price of solar panels in the United States has fallen from $3.30 per watt in 2008 to
$1 to $1.20 a watt now, by some estimates. However, this drop in price also coincides with the 2010 decrease in the cost of silicon used to make the panels.
Nevertheless, if tariffs are added to Chinese imports, the cost of all modules is expected to rise, causing American homeowners and businesses to pay more for the panels. "The prices will have to increase a little," said Brinser. "They will find their new, natural balance in a competitive and legal environment."
Downstream Jobs
Whatever the reason for cheaper prices, many industry leaders credit them with the recent solar boom in the country. In 2010, according to SEIA, there were 887MW of new PV installations installed in the United States, as compared to 435MW in 2009 (click here to see Fig. 3). Growth was again evident in 2011. "The U.S. solar industry grew substantially last year, almost by 100%," says Jigar Shah, chairman and co-founder of the Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE), which describes itself as an organization dedicated to creating a level playing field for the solar industry and supporting policies and business models that make solar accessible and affordable. "This year, it could grow by another 100%."
But, according to Shah, who in 2003 founded SunEdison, which introduced the revolutionary business model of selling solar as a service, tariffs could threaten that growth. "The problem is if prices are going to go up, some customers are going to find the economics a little less attractive," he says. "Now the rate of return is only 8%, and maybe they don't want to do something at only 8%. We're not suggesting that all solar will go away, but it wouldn't grow at the rate it normally would have."
On January 30, the Brattle Group, Washington, D.C., which provides consulting and expert testimony in economics, finance, and regulation to corporations, law firms, and governments around the world, released a solar jobs study sponsored by CASE. According to the study, solar panels make up about a quarter of the cost of installing a solar system on a home roof and about 40% of the cost of utility-scale systems, which are more efficient to install, because they do not require separate engineering and design for multiple small systems. Under the imposed tariffs for panels, the cost of installing a 20MW solar system for a utility would rise from $62.6 million to $68 million. Therefore, the report is projecting slower growth in the U.S. solar industry, which may result in loss of jobs, both directly and indirectly related to the solar industry.
According to the Brattle report, each megawatt of new solar capacity installed in the country creates 30 new jobs. However, of those jobs, only three are in manufacturing. Of the other 27 jobs, about half are solar installers, while the other half are employed in engineering and design, sales, marketing, and "all of the other professions in the middle."
The SEIA's "U.S. Solar Energy Trade Assessment 2011" report backs this up. According to the report, "a significant portion of the domestic value generated by the PV industry resides beyond manufactured components: site preparation, labor, permitting, financing, and other industry 'soft costs' comprised nearly 50% of total solar revenue in 2010."
Overall, the U.S. solar industry is still going to grow jobs, according to Shah. But under the tariffs, the estimated 100,000 new jobs over the next four or five years it was projected to create may not materialize."Those people are not going to get hired, many of them, if the tariffs are put in place," he says.
In addition, some workers downstream of manufacturing may also lose their jobs. "These workers far outnumber the manufacturers, and some of them are going to get laid off," he says.
CASM said in a statement, however, that there was more to its petition to the Commerce Department than the balance of jobs. China, it said, is "breaking U.S. laws and international treaties that the world community has deemed essential to preventing government-sponsored destruction of foreign industries.'' Additionally, the group predicts that if China is allowed to establish a monopoly, it would later raise prices.
Comparison Shopping
Because price is only one consideration when sourcing solar equipment, some solar contractors are ambivalent about the proposed tariffs. Joe Bono, president and CEO of Solar Universe, a Livermore, Calif.-based solar integrator and franchiser, says that it's the job of the solar integrator to sell clients on reliability and a good return on investment as opposed to focusing solely on a cheaper up-front cost. "You rarely advise your clients to take the cheapest bid," says Bono. "It's critical any integrator, large or small, consider their reputation when it comes to acquiring certain products. Remember, you're putting an entire solar system onto somebody's home or business — your name is on the line."
According to Bono, it's "buyer beware" when it comes to purchasing solar modules. "Reliability is key," he says. "Modules are just one part of a global supply chain. As such, investigate the companies before you give them your business. Make sure they offer performance data and warranties."
Performance is what clients want, maintains Bono. "Be sure they're going to stand behind their products and have the finances to stick around for the same number of years their solar systems will last," he says.
In addition, sometimes there are spin-off companies that may exploit the good reputation of a company to pass off inferior products. "Sometimes, you can find panel manufacturers that are trying to make an entry into the industry, and they may offer some discounting to try to get some market share to start," continues Bono. "Make sure you know where the components of the system are being manufactured and weigh the risk against the reliability."
Although price isn't everything when it comes to modules, it is still important. There are ways to acquire lower prices on modules. "Most high-profile solar contractors benefit from aggregating their demand across the entire company, putting them typically in a better position to negotiate with and buy from manufacturers directly," says Bono. "The bigger guys can send out a request for proposals to multiple manufacturers and expect competitive bids."
With more than 1,000 solar energy installations in its portfolio, Borrego Solar, the San Diego-based solar design and construction firm, says it saves clients money and reduces long-term risk by sourcing materials directly from the manufacturers. Yet, pricing is only one part of the company's analysis when it comes to choosing equipment. "We believe in a holistic approach to procurement," says a company representative. "We look very closely at the total return and risk profile including price, payment terms, warranty terms, provider balance sheet, and technical specifications."
The company holds no binding partnerships with manufacturers, feeling that would limit its flexibility. For its consulting clients, the solar integrator issues a formal request for proposals (RFP) in a three-step process. It creates a metric to evaluate vendors on the basis of efficiency, cost, financial viability, aesthetics, and quality. Then it conducts a competitive bid process to source modules, inverters, and racking from prequalified vendors. Finally, the company prepares and analyzes the results of the bid.
For smaller companies, franchises can offer the same economy of scale when it comes to purchasing materials. Under the umbrella of a franchise, buying power is pooled so the companies hold more leverage and can purchase directly from the solar distributors or manufacturers. "If you buy in large volume, you get better terms, better pricing, and insight into availability," says Bono.
Additionally, there are circumstances every integrator can take advantage of. According to Bono, there are times, such as at the end of a fiscal quarter, when manufacturers and distributors want to sell more inventory. "They may be willing to negotiate better pricing if they haven't quite hit their sales targets for the quarter," he says. "You may catch them in a situation where they need to make a sale."
Unfortunately, solar manufacturers can't set up accounts for every solar installer, particularly those who don't install solar systems on a full-time basis. These smaller integrators are be able to source their equipment through solar distributors. In addition, some electrical distributors have set up renewable energy divisions. For instance, in 2010, Albuquerque, N.M.-based National Electric Supply announced its entrance into the renewables market by adding a 250kV PV system on the roof of its 95,000-square-foot headquarters. It also launched a new division, Energy Solutions Group, to provide customers with a package of PV products and work with customers for their clients' system design and pricing process, assist with on-site surveys, and provide information and package pricing. (For more information on the distributor's foray into solar PV, read "Where Solar Makes Sense" in the August issue of Electrical Wholesaling, available on the magazine's website at http://ewweb.com/distributor/electric_solar_makes_sense/.)
Although buying from a solar or electrical distributor may be slightly more expensive than buying directly from the manufacturer, they can provide additional technical support. "The challenge with buying from a distributor is you're introducing one more person into the string who has to take a profit," says Bono. "But they can offer more in-house support."
Furthermore, if you calculate the amount of equipment you'll need for your business in a year, you can try to negotiate a larger purchase at a lower price. "Try and negotiate a supply of panels at a price that reflects the sale of those panels or the sale to you of those panels over the course of the year," he says. "Volume pricing is one of the ways to get a better deal. If you focus on the best relationship you can build and maintain with your distributor, any integrator — large or small — can give their business to one distributor, driving pricing down."


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In a welcome move, Indian media will finally be allowed to cover court proceedings in the rape case that shook India's conscience. On Friday, the Delhi High Court lifted a gag order on media covering the ongoing trial of those accused of the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student in Delhi in December.
Prior to Friday's court order, reporters have had to rely on limited details from lawyers involved in the case, which meant the information was not always reliable.
"The lifting of the gag should translate to more scrutiny of the investigation," Geeta Seshu, consulting editor for The Hoot, a South Asian media watchdog, told CPJ.
Friday's court order allows one journalist from each accredited media organization to attend the trial. Reporters are prohibited from publishing the name of the gang rape victim or witnesses, reports said.
In January, a lower court had invoked section 327 of India's Code of Criminal Procedure, which forbids anyone unconnected to a case to be in the courtroom during trial and makes it "unlawful for any person to print or publish any matter in relation to any such proceedings, except with the previous permission of the court." The statute rules out reporting even if the media receive information on what happens in the courtroom from someone who was present, according to The New York Times.
The magistrate in the lower court said the presence of the media and lawyers unconnected to the case was a distraction. "The courtroom is jam-packed with a lot of disturbance from different nooks and corners," said the judge, Metropolitan Magistrate Namrita Aggarwal, in New Delhi's Saket district. "It has become completely impossible to carry out proceedings in this manner."
That decision was challenged by lawyer Meenakshi Lekhi, who said the hearings should be transparent. Critics like Lekhi argued that the press had the right to report on a matter of public interest and the people had a right to information on an issue that has gained worldwide attention.
In December, news of the gang rape sparked widespread protests across India. Thousands demonstrated on the streets of Delhi demanding the death penalty for the rapists. The outcry led to a new rape law.
Lifting the gag order could uncover critical details in a case that has already seen several twists and turns, including the death of one of the accused, Ram Singh, who was found hanged in prison earlier this month.

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Story within a story .hack isn't only getting a CG animated film. It's also has an erotic game knock-off called, coughs, .fuck.
Released years ago, the game promises to blend cyberspace, enormous eyes and one heck of a title. And this is volume four? I feel like I've missed something, namely volumes one, two, and three.
Erotic game parodies are a dime a dozen, but it's only a special few that are not only able to bluntly parody a title, but also do it in the same number of letters. Crass, sure, but brilliantly so!
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Bomb squads disarm traps at Colo. massacre suspect's apartment
AURORA, Colo. (AP) - Authorities on Saturday began disarming trip wires and explosive devices "set up to kill" inside the apartment of the suspect in the deadly Colorado movie theater shooting, hoping to find clues to his motive without destroying key evidence in a blast.
Federal authorities detonated one small explosive and disarmed another inside James Holmes' suburban Denver apartment, including one that emits a shock wave and water, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. The official spoke on condition of anonymity, citing the ongoing investigation into the shooting rampage that killed 12 people and wounded 58.
Holmes' apartment appears to have three types of explosives - jars filled with accelerants, chemicals that would explode when mixed together and more than 30 "improvised grenades," the official said.
Makeshift memorials sprang up for the victims, including a 6-year-old girl, an aspiring sportscaster and a man celebrating his 27th birthday, after police grimly went door to door with a list of those killed in the worst mass shooting in recent U.S. history. Holmes, 24, was arrested early Friday outside the Aurora theater after witnesses say he unleashed gunfire and gas canisters on a crowd of moviegoers watching the midnight showing of the new Batman film, "The Dark Knight Rises."
The devices in Holmes' booby-trapped apartment were "set up to kill that person and that could have been a police officer executing a search warrant," Aurora police Sgt. Cassidee Carlson said. Police planned an intricate procedure to disarm the possible weapons without destroying evidence that could be in the apartment.
"We don't want to lose evidential value," Carlson said.
Federal officials said in a bulletin obtained by The Associated Press that they still hadn't determined a motive for the suspect as families grieved and others waited at hospitals, where seven of the wounded remained in critical condition on Saturday.
In his Saturday radio address, President Barack Obama urged Americans to pray "for the victims of this terrible tragedy, for the people who knew them and loved them, for those who are still struggling to recover."
The victims included 23-year-old Micayla Medek, said Anita Busch, the cousin of Medek's father. The family took the news hard, but knowing her fate after waiting without word brought them some peace, Busch said.
"I hope this evil act, that this evil man doesn't shake people's faith in God," she said.
Besides Medek, relatives confirmed that Alex Sullivan and Jessica Ghawi were among those killed, Sullivan on his 27th birthday.
Aurora Police Chief Dan Oates said Holmes used a military-style semi-automatic rifle, a shotgun and a pistol to open fire on the unsuspecting theater-goers. He had bought the weapons at local gun stores within the last two months. He also recently purchased 6,000 rounds of ammunition over the Internet, the chief said.
The suspect's stellar academic record, apparent shy demeanor and lack of a criminal background made the attack even more difficult to fathom.
It also wasn't known why the suspect chose a movie theater to stage the assault, or whether he intended some twisted, symbolic link to the film's violent scenes.
The Batman movie, the last in the trilogy starring Christian Bale, opened worldwide Friday with midnight showings in the U.S. The plot has the villain Bane facing Bale's Caped Crusader with a nuclear weapon that could destroy all of fictional Gotham.
The Dark Knight Rises" earned $30.6 million in Friday morning midnight screenings, and, according to industry estimates, roughly $75-77 million on the day. That put it on track for a weekend total of around $165 million, which would be the second highest opening weekend ever, following "The Avengers."
Warner Bros. has announced it would forgo the usual revenue reports until Monday out of respect for the victims. Sony, Disney and Universal also said they would delay reporting box office receipts until Monday, a day later than the routine Sunday releases for Hollywood.
In New York City, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said: "It clearly looks like a deranged individual. He has his hair painted red. He said he was the Joker, obviously the enemy of Batman."
Oates would not confirm that information, but did say he spoke to Kelly. Asked whether Holmes had makeup to look like the Joker, Oates said: "That to my knowledge is not true."
Near the entrance to the theater's parking lot, a makeshift memorial of 12 candles sat in a row alongside piles of flowers. Up the hill from the theater, about 20 pastors led a vigil for 350 people, some hugging and crying. A sign read, "7/20. Gone Not Forgotten."
An emotional Gov. John Hickenlooper said earlier Friday that people would not be defined by the tragedy.
"We are clear that we are going to rise back and lift ourselves above this," he said.
A federal law enforcement official said Holmes bought a ticket to the movie, went into the theater as part of the crowd and propped open an exit door as the movie was playing. The suspect then donned protective ballistic gear and opened fire, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the investigation.
Authorities said Holmes shot scores of people, picking off victims who tried to flee. At least one person was struck in an adjacent theater by gunfire that went through the wall. Adding to the terror and chaos were two gas canisters thrown by the suspect that filled the theater with smoke.
Tanner Coon, a 17-year-old Aurora resident who was watching the film with two friends, said he first thought the gunshots were firecrackers. When he realized what was happening, he ducked between seats and waited for the shooter to bark demands.
"When is he going to start telling us what to do? When is this going to become a hostage situation?" Coon said.
When the firing ended, Coon said he started running up the row but slipped in blood and fell on a woman who was lying on the ground. He tried shaking her, he said, but she didn't respond, so he left her behind and ran from the theater.
The shooting was the worst in the U.S. since the Nov. 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas. An Army psychiatrist was charged with killing 13 soldiers and civilians and wounding more than two dozen others. It was the deadliest in Colorado since the 1999 attack at Columbine High School, where two students killed 12 classmates and a teacher and wounded 26 others before killing themselves.
Holmes had enrolled last year in a neuroscience Ph.D. program at the University of Colorado-Denver, though he left last month for unknown reasons. In academic achievement, "he was at the top of the top," recalled Timothy P. White, chancellor at the University of California, Riverside, where Holmes earned his undergraduate degree before attending the Denver school.
Those who knew Holmes described him as a shy, intelligent person raised in California by parents who were active in their well-to-do suburban San Diego neighborhood. Holmes played soccer at Westview High School and ran cross-country before going to college.
Police released a statement from his family Friday that said, "Our hearts go out to those who were involved in this tragedy and to the families and friends of those involved."
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text: "Oh dear, what can the matter be" (a suffrage song) by L. May Wheeler is free for the downloading as a special gift for you during Women's History Month from performer Gerri Gribi. Enjoy it. When you're holding a special afternoon tea during March, play it! Gerri talks about the song during an interview that's available on our suffragewagon.org web site. Check out this short audio clip! And the direct link to the song can be found here.


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Snuggery: Joining the current condo craze
ADDRESS: 382 South Pantops Drive
NEIGHBORHOOD: Pantops
SIZE: 1,251 fin. sq. ft.
LAND: 0.0 acres
CURB APPEAL: 8 out of 10
LISTED BY: Donna Patton Real Estate III 589-0777
Condominiums are all the rage these days. The former Hessian Hills apartments have been converted and are selling like hotcakes– well, no– faster than hotcakes– they're selling like all the other real estate around here. The Carriage Hill apartments on Pantops are being advertised in TV ads as "rent to own" condos. Speculation simmers about which apartment complex with sagging tenant numbers will be the next to draw up the Declaration of Condominium.
This complex across the road from Carriage Hill (and next to State Farm Insurance) did not have to change its stripes, having been a condominium from the get-go back in 1985. The location is evidence of its longevity– nestled in a grove of trees a little below a low bank, it's almost invisible to passersby.
This particular two-bedroom, two-bath end unit with windows on two sides benefits from its location at the upper end of the complex. It's one of the closest units to the woods, and standing on the private deck off the master bedroom, you feel like you're in the country. The other bedroom also has a private deck, and both decks have storage rooms attached.
Inside, the average-size living room has a gas fireplace with tile surround and mantel (apparently a rarity in these units). A large window unfortunately looks over the parking lot, but the compensation is that the dining room juts out from the façade to provide a side view to the woods– and snag extra light.
The kitchen, in the middle of the condo, opens to the entry hall as well as the dining room, providing a much-needed sense of flow in a space that might otherwise feel cramped and claustrophobic. New countertop and oak cabinets perk the place up, as does a sprinkle of ivy-patterned wallpaper around the sink and electric stove.
On the opposite wall, the washer/dryer and a pantry are tucked behind louvered doors with the hot water heater and other utilities– convenient but unobtrusive. The vinyl floor covering looks new.
Also new at the whole complex are the roof, gutters, and exterior paint. In addition, the pool was recently refurbished, all good news for monthly-fee payers ($208 for this unit). The day we visited, landscapers were busy mowing, another nice condo perk included in the fee. Only heat and phone are additional financial responsibilities of each tenant.
Ceiling fans in every room keep air moving, a benefit in the smaller second bedroom with only one window (over the parking lot, alas)– but with its own private bath and the private balcony. Fuzzy carpeting throughout looks newish.
We always fantasize about imaginary buyers for places we review in On the Block. This place seems ideal for a single person– perhaps a State Farm employee who wants to be able to walk to work?– or at most a mother and small child. While two people live here now, somehow the quarters seem a little close– even with the private balconies for escape. One person would find it just big enough, using the second bedroom as a guest room or office.
Given the current condo craze, it's probably safe to say almost any unit will go quickly. People jumping on the bandwagon who want new and unsullied spaces have lots to choose from. Folks looking for a snug cocoon with the convenience of no maintenance– but who also want privacy and tranquility– will do well to consider this low-key option on the mountain.


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Our Pan American Ties: Celebrating our Shared Hemisphere
By David Hodge on April 14, 2017
Today we celebrate Pan American Day, and this week we marked Pan American Week, both established to recognize the unity and strong bonds across the Western Hemisphere. Since Pan American Day was first celebrated 86 years ago, the lives of the more than one billion people that make up the Americas have never been more closely intertwined. From educational exchanges and business ties to joint scientific research and law enforcement cooperation, these relationships support the security and economic prosperity of the American people.
Pan American Day was first celebrated in 1931 to commemorate the First International Conference of American States. The United States organized the conference to foster closer ties between all the nations of the hemisphere. This inter-American gathering planted the seed for the creation of the Organization of American States (OAS), an enduring organization for the promotion of democracy, security, human rights, and economic development throughout the Americas.
Fifteen years ago the OAS adopted the Inter-American Democratic Charter, recognizing that education is central to the development of economies and the health of democracies. Regional education cooperation also strengthens economic prosperity and security throughout the hemisphere. In today's interconnected world, cross-border learning, and the networks and linkages that are developed through these experiences, are essential for the 21st century workforce. Today, we want to encourage more young people to study abroad in the region to gain the language skills, cross-cultural understanding, and problem-solving ability to confront shared challenges in the region.
The State Department supports international exchanges such as the Fulbright, Global UGRAD, and Gilman programs to give American students the opportunity to study in the region and to bring students from Latin America and the Caribbean to our world-class U.S. colleges and universities. We help prepare students for U.S. study through our EducationUSA advising network and English language programs. One of the many ways we work with the U.S. higher education community to support study abroad opportunities is through cooperation with the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), Historically Black Colleges and Universities, community colleges, and other diverse institutions. I recently joined hundreds of representatives from governments, academic institutions, and the private sector at the HACU conference in Costa Rica. I saw firsthand how our partnerships are increasing opportunities and bringing our countries closer together. Hemispheric collaborations like this also bring us closer to reaching the goals of 100,000 Strong in the Americas for students and educators across the region.
As President Trump noted in his proclamation commemorating Pan American Day and Pan American Week:
"The governments and people of the Americas are united through longstanding institutional, economic, cultural, and social bonds."
Our educational exchanges promote these bonds and further the spirit of Pan American Day all throughout the year.
If you are student, we hope you will learn more about study abroad opportunities for Americans at: https://studyabroad.state.gov/ and foreign students at https://educationusa.state.gov. Educators can explore how the State Department is working with the private sector to support academic linkages throughout the region at https://www.100kstrongamericas.org/. We hope you will join us in celebrating Pan-American Day and academic exchanges that are happening in our Hemisphere all-year round.
About the Author: David Hodge serves as the Director for Public Diplomacy in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.
Editor's Note: This entry is also published on Medium.com/StateDept.


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CSTI's Exercise Division leads a statewide all-hazards Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) to assist California in preventing, protecting, mitigating, responding to, and recovering from man-made and natural disasters. The objectives of our exercise program are to:
Implemented in 2004, Cal OES' annual state-level exercise series has become the most comprehensive preparedness exercise program in the country. Capstone California exercises are designed to improve emergency preparedness for catastrophic events at all levels of government.
The Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)
CSTI uses HSEEP as the doctrinal basis for our exercise program. HSEEP is a capabilities and performance-based exercise program developed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. It provides a standardized policy, methodology, and terminology for exercise design, development, conduct, evaluation, and improvement planning. Adherence to the revised April 2013 HSEEP Guidance ensures that exercise programs conform to the established best practices, and helps provide unity and consistency of effort for exercises at all levels of government.
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Distance Learning Course:K0146 HSEEP Training Course: This course will provide training on the April 2013 release of the revised HSEEP Program Guidance. It is an intermediate course designed to describe the core principles and processes of HSEEP, its standardized methodology, and resources which are designed to assist you in developing an exercise program. Classroom Training:E/L0131 Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning: This course focuses on a systematic exercise and improvement planning program.
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It's kind of a cockish thing to say, but in a fortnight where it's all been about PJ Harvey and Radiohead, it feels a little deflatory to be turning one's attention to Frankie & The Heartstrings. And it is a cockish thing to say, because odds are that more people will derive a greater amount of genuine, no frills, no bullshit, honest-to-god pleasure from Hunger than they ever will from The King of Limbs's hostile ambience or the charnel visions of Let England Shake.
But you know… that doesn't make it better, and while there are some moments of transcendentally dazzling pop nous on display on Hunger, it is, fundamentally a cosy, harmless record in a retro stylee, made by an all accounts pleasant bunch of musicians who have enjoyed a fairly smooth – by today's standards – ride to where they are now. Accepting a formidable live reputation, approximately their edgiest attribute is the fact they didn't make the BBC Sound of 2011.
Still, the last thing the world needs is another old twat muttering darkly about 'edge'. Frankie & the Heartstrings are unabashed about how enamoured they are of the glory days of Postcard Records: they've cheerily encouraged the 'Sound of Young Sunderland' tag that's been bestowed upon them; they've actually got a song called 'That Postcard'; and, more significantly, they've roped Edwyn Collins in on production duties. The result is rather more sparkly, rather less scratchy than prime Orange Juice, but nonetheless, at their very best, Frankie can bash out a tune that goes toe-to-toe with anything in their mentor's back catalogue. And by 'at their best', I am referring to 'Ungrateful'. Their single of last year, it's the type of song that in itself justifies forming a band in the first place, the sort of track you can bust out for the benefit of your mistrustful, indifferent-to-music, probably a bit racist, refuses to reinstate you in his will until you get an office job, er, dad, and he'll sort of get why you're doing all this. A cleanly cresting minor key guitar figure advances implacably, shimmering, drowning waves of mannered sound. "Every time I see you I love you less" intones Frankie Francis in by far his most affecting vocal on the record, sobbing Fifties balladeer seething with a corrosive venom. Dramatic pauses punctuate the track, but despite the self-conscious showmanship, I don't doubt the sentiment for a second when Francis whoops "there comes a point when I wish that you were… dead". Toss in some shouty harmonies and an irresistible chanty coda and you're set, a perfect pop song about the limits of love and obsession: juvenile, romantic and envenomed.
Buuuuut… where 'Ungrateful' nails it with a mix of the polish and poison, nothing else really matches it in either the tune or the sentiment stakes. Though definitely filtered through the likes of Orange Juice and Dexy's (maybe even Springsteen – 'Possibilities' is a dead ringer for 'You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)', the rock'n'roll/skiffle vibe that permeates the likes of 'Photograph' and 'Hunger' – and indeed young Gordon Ramsay-alike Francis's whole general 'look' – just isn't as exhilarating as it ought to be. Britain's squeaky clean rock'n'rollers of the late Fifties were, as, a rule, pretty anaemic next to their US counterparts, and one can't help but feel Frankie is more in the tradition of Adam Faith than Jerry Lee Lewis. It's all pleasant, well observed and essentially fun, but there's nothing about a jangly little rocker like 'That Postcard' to elevate it beyond puppyishly enthusiastic pastiche; there's no lasciviousness or scuzz, no sense of things going off the rails… no hunger.
But you know, how many indie bands are making this type of stuff at the moment? Not many, is the answer, and certainly Frankie's whole general thing will almost certainly seem rather fresher to the many people who haven't yet discovered the joys of The Sun Sessions/You Can't Hide Your Love Forever/who still take some uncynical joy out of life.
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The Centre football program triumphed in its NCAA Division III playoff debut Saturday, advancing to the round of 16 with a 51-41 win over Hampden-Sydney College at Farris Stadium in Danville, Ky.
The game was Centre's first postseason appearance since 1921 and its first ever appearance in the Division III playoffs, which began in 1973. Though Centre was making its playoff debut and Hampden-Sydney had been four out of the last five years, the Colonels were anything but intimidated, jumping out to a 20-0 lead and never letting the Tigers cut it to less than seven.
Senior quarterback Tyler Osterman (Monroe, Ohio) threw for five touchdowns while running backs Monte Scotton (Cleveland, Tenn.) and Jonathan Pinque (Athens, Ala.) each broke the 100-yard barrier, Scotton leading the way with 142 yards and two scores.
"I didn't want our kids just to be thrilled to be playing," said Centre head coach Andy Frye. "We were going to play to win."
Though Centre quickly built the three touchdown lead, the victory wouldn't come easily. With a steady wind whipping across Joe McDaniel Field, the two teams took turns scoring with the wind at their backs, combining for 92 points and 937 yards of total offense.
The difference in the game proved to be the three touchdowns Centre scored going into the wind, most notably a 62-yard touchdown by Scotton right before halftime and a six-yard touchdown on the first series of the second half from Osterman to tight end John Coomer (Somerset, Ky.) that put the Colonels up 41-20.
"That was big, going into the wind and scoring," said Frye. "I thought that was where our momentum swung back. They were going to have the momentum going into halftime. When we scored going into the wind, then I felt like we could keep that lead when we got the wind back."
It was also the field position from the wind that helped contribute to Centre's early lead. The Colonels defense was able to force Hampden-Sydney to go three-and-out and punt into the wind on its first three possessions, setting up touchdown drives of 47, 44 and 42 yards. Osterman threw touchdown passes on the first two of those, hooking up with Rob Melillo (Louisville, Ky.) from 23 yards out for the opening score, then finding his brother Jason Osterman on a 33-yard strike to go up 14-0. Scotton ran in from eight yards out for the third touchdown and a 20-0 lead after a botched extra point attempt.
Still, Centre's players knew things wouldn't continue to come that easily against one of the top offenses in Division III.
"They're a great offense, and it's a playoff game between two of the best 32 teams in the country," Tyler Osterman said about the Hampden-Sydney unit which averages 475 yards and 42 points per game. "We knew they weren't just going to bow down and end it right there. We knew they were going to fight back. We had to keep playing, and it ended up being a great, competitive game."
Those concerns played out as Hampden-Sydney scored on three of its next four possessions with the wind at its back. At the beginning of the second quarter, the Tigers went 80 yards in eight plays with Kyle Vance catching a 21-yard touchdown from Travis Lane. Two possessions later, Lane found Sean Cavanaugh from 26 yards out to cut the margin to 20-13.
Centre was able to answer that score, however, as a 41-yard run by Scotton set up a 23-yard Greyson Janeway touchdown on a screen pass from Tyler Osterman. That score put Centre back up 27-13, and according to Osterman, being able to score against the wind to match a Tigers offense that had found its stride was a key to the victory.
"It made it really tough to throw the ball," Osterman said. "I had to keep the ball down and not get it up into the wind, knowing how when it got up there anything could happen. We just wanted to take care of the ball, not turn it over. We had to rely on our running game, and Monte (Scotton) and Jonathan (Pinque) both ran great. The o-line blocked great all game, and the fact we were able to keep our offense going even when we had to fight the wind was a big key to winning this game."
Hampden-Sydney again cut the margin back to seven on a 30-yard touchdown from Lane to Cavanaugh, only to see Scotton's touchdown make the score 34-20 at the half and Coomer's touchdown push the lead out to 41-20 early in the third. Still, the Tigers came back with two sustained drives, going 60 yards in 12 plays and 59 yards in 10 plays with running back Kirk Rohle scoring at the end of each to pull back to 41-34 by the end of the third quarter.
"It wasn't easy," senior linebacker Jared Ferguson (Monroe, Ohio) said of defending Hampden-Sydney. "We knew they had some great running backs and receivers. We knew that all week when we were preparing for them, and knew they had a quarterback who could wing it around and makes smart decisions. At the beginning of the game they had trouble, but once they got the wind their colors really showed. They were really good, but we just stayed with what we practiced all week, and we stopped them when we needed to stop them."
Though Hampden-Sydney had pulled to within seven, the Colonels had managed to hold onto the lead until getting the wind back in the fourth quarter. They immediately took advantage when a Hampden-Sydney punt fell eight yards behind the line of scrimmage and was returned another three by defensive end Cooper McGuire (Danville, Ky.). With Centre already set up at the Hampden-Sydney 32, Tyler Osterman found Jason Osterman for a touchdown and a 48-34 lead on the first play.
The Tigers put together one last drive, going 80 yards in 12 plays with Lane hitting Vance on an eight-yard touchdown to make the score 48-41 with 7:15 remaining. Upon getting the ball back, Centre was able to run the clock down to 1:19 and extend the lead to two possessions on a 36-yard Jordan Gay (Danville, Ky.) field goal. With Hampden-Sydney driving, Thomas Kent (Cincinnati, Ohio) picked off a Lane pass to seal the victory.
Overall, Centre picked up 302 yards rushing and 161 passing for a total of 463 while Hampden-Sydney got 406 through the air and 68 on the ground for a total of 474. Tyler Osterman was 13-of-21 passing for 161 yards and five touchdowns, and Jason Osterman was the top receiver with four catches for 79 yards and two touchdowns. Scotton carried the ball 11 times for 142 yards and two touchdowns while Pinque added 100 yards on 21 carries.
Kent and Paul Megilligan (Danville, Ky.) tied for the team lead in tackles with seven. Ferguson finished with 5.5 tackles, an interception and three pass breakups.
Lane went 32-of-60 for Hampden-Sydney for 404 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions, finding Vance 10 times for 103 yards and Cavanaugh eight times for 158. Rohle had 55 yards on the ground.
With the win, the Colonels move on to the second round where they will meet perennial Division III powerhouse Mount Union, 47-7 winners over Benedictine on Saturday.
"I coached at Muskingum back in the mid and late 80s, and that was just when Mount Union was starting their run," Frye said of his opponent, which has won a total of 10 national championships and has reached the championship game 13 of the last 15 years. Some of these guys were four years old when Mount Union was starting their run. I'm honored to play them."
Time, site and other details for the Mount Union game will be released by the NCAA on Sunday and will be posted on the Centre athletics website as they are made available.


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Most of the gear ranges from $70-$250 US and can purchased online. The Oliberte Footwear Narivo Dark Green Suede Shoes we are testing out are a casual men's loafer. They have a traditional stichdown around base, premium dark green suede leather upper, 100% goat leather dark brown lining, vegetable tanned leather midsole, and natural crepe rubber outsole with a wedge. They are made in Ethiopia by hand by people that are trying to build an entire middle class economy. For $95 you can pick them up on their website, the sizing is a little smallish – I wasn't able to find any size 13 – 14 shoes, but if you are US 11 or under you should be able to find what you are looking for. I'm not sure if the reason I couldn't find a larger shoe was due to a real time inventory (they were simply out of stock) of if they don't offer them. Their sizing chart seems to indicate that you can purchase shoes up to size 13, so it is likely they were out of stock.
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Nina has scored work on several projects and campaigns, including: Kanye West the Brit Awards 2006; Corrine Bailey Rae Brit Awards 2007; Madonna and Justin Video 2008
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Where She's From: Nina Malone was born in Spaldings, Manchester, Jamaica and raised in Washington, D.C. and Bristol, England.
"Because of my mixed upbringing and heritage I learnt about different cultures," she tells The Black Star News. "I also travelled a lot and got to see many different things and people."
The young beauty attended schools in DC and Bristol and then went to stage school in Cambridge, where she completed a degree in professional dance and musical theatre.
"I'm working everyday and have enough to be comfortable and I know this industry can be hard to survive in, but I'm constantly looking for more and always want to progress and learn," Nina adds. "I'd love to get more into acting. I aspire to have a long healthy career."
Where She's At: "In the UK, it's very color blind," Nina explains, when asked how she deals with challenges. "If an agency has one mixed girl on the books then it's hard for another one to get on as they think there will not be enough work, this can be a good and bad."
Nina has scored work on several projects and campaigns, including: Kanye West the Brit Awards 2006; Corrine Bailey Rae Brit Awards 2007; Madonna and Justin Video 2008; La Senza 2008; Bollywood films; and, Zee Awards 2007."
So how does Nina prepare to step out?
"I wear La Senza, because I work for them and they fit me well," she says, and when it comes to perfumes and make up, "Nars, Jadore dior, Mac; I love it and most make up artists use it on me. It's a good base for me."
Nina's Words Of Wisdom: "What's for you won't go by you."
Nina's Secrets Of Success: "I know why the caged bird sings—self confidence, self belief and to keep on going."
Nina's Favorite Movies: "Cinema Paradiso, The Note Book and Pans Labyrinth."
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First Three Things Nina Would Do As President: "Erase world debt, better medication for people who need them, better protection for children in need."
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The Persistence of Vision Raytracer (POV-Ray).
This is the legacy Bug Tracking System for the POV-Ray project. Bugs listed here are being migrated to our github issue tracker. Please refer to that for new reports or updates to existing ones on this system.
FS#85 - Aspect ratio issues
Opened by Juha Nieminen (Warp) - Monday, 22 March 2010, 16:28 GMT
Last edited by William F Pokorny (wfpokorny) - Sunday, 30 April 2017, 13:20 GMT
When rendering an image, there are actually three aspect ratios involved:
1) The aspect ratio of the camera, set with the up and right vectors.
2) The aspect ratio of the rendered image, set with the +W and +H parameters.
3) The aspect ratio of the pixels in the intended target medium. While this is very often 1:1, it's definitely not always so (anamorphic images are common in some media, such as DVDs).
The aspect ratio of the camera does not (and arguably should not, although some people might disagree) define the aspect ratio of the image resolution, but the aspect ratio of the image as shown on the final medium. In other words, it defines how the image should be displayed, not what the resolution of the image should be.
This of course means that the aspect ratio of the target medium pixels has to be taken into account when specifying the image resolution. If the target medium pixels are not 1:1 (eg. when rendering for a medium with non-square pixels, or when rendering an anamorphic image eg. for a DVD), the proper resolution has to be specified so that the aspect ratio of the displayed image remains the same as the one specified in the camera block.
This isn't generally a problem. It usually goes like "my screen is physically 4:3, so I design my scene for that aspect ratio, but the resolution of my screen is mxn which is not 4:3, but that doesn't matter; I just render with +Wm +Hn and I get a correct image for my screen".
However, problems start when someone renders an image using an image aspect ratio / pixel aspect ratio combination which does not match the camera aspect ratio. By far the most common situation is rendering a scene with a 4:3 camera for a screen with square pixels but with a non-4:3 resolution (most typically 16:9 or 16:10 nowadays). The image will be horizontally
In a few cases the effect is the reverse: The scene (and thus the camera) has been designed for some less-typical aspect ratio, eg. a cinematic 2.4:1 aspect ratio, but then someone renders the image with a 4:3 resolution. The resulting image will be horizontally squeezed.
In a few cases this is actually the correct and desired behavior, ie. when you are really rendering the image in an anamorphic format (eg. for a DVD). However, often it's an inadverted mistake.
Some people argue that this default behavior should be changed. However, there are also good arguments why it should not be changed. Some argue that POV-Ray should have more features (at the SDL level, at the command-line level or both) to control this behavior.
There are several possible situations, which is why this issue is so complicated. These situations may include:
- The scene author doesn't really care what aspect ratio is used to render the image, even if it means that additional parts of the scenery become visible or parts are cropped away when using a different aspect ratio than what he used.
In this case the choice of camera aspect ratio should be up to the person who renders the image, and thus selectable on the command-line. However, he should have an easy choice of how changing the aspect ratio affects the image: Should it extend the viewing range, or should it crop part of it, compared to the original?
And this, of course, while still making it possible to render for an anamorphic format.
- The author wants to support different aspect ratios, but he wants to control precisely how it affects the composition of the image. Maybe he never wants anything cropped away within certain limits, but instead the image should always be extended in whichever direction is necessary due to the aspect ratio. Or maybe he wants to allow cropping the image, but only up to a certain point. Or whatever.
In this case the choice of camera aspect ratio should be up to the author, and thus selectable in the scene file, while still allowing some changes from the command-line.
- The author designed his scene for a precise aspect ratio and nothing else, and doesn't want the image to be rendered in any other aspect ratio. Maybe he used some very peculiar aspect ratio (eg. something like 1:2, ie. twice as tall as wide) for artistic composition reasons, and wants the image rendered with that aspect ratio, period.
Perhaps the author should be able to completely forbid the change of camera aspect ratio in the command-line.
Of course anamorphic rendering should still be supported for targets with a different pixel aspect ratio.
Possible solution
This solution does not necessarily address all the problems described above perfectly, but could be a good starting point for more ideas:
Add a way to specify in the camera block minimum and maximum limits for the horizontal and vertical viewing angles (and if any of them is unspecified, it's unlimited). Of course for this to be useful in any way, there should also be a way to change the camera and pixel aspect ratios from the command line.
The idea with this is that the author of the scene can use these angle limits to define a rectangular "protected zone" at the center of the view, using the minimum angle limits. In other words, no matter how the camera aspect ratio is modified, the horizontal and/or vertical viewing angles will never get smaller than these minimum angles. This ensures that the image will never be cropped beyond a certain limit, only extended either horizontally or vertically to ensure that the "protected zone" always remains fully visible regardless of what aspect ratio is used.
The maximum angles can be used for the reverse: They ensure that no scenery beyond a certain point will ever become visible, no matter what aspect ratio is used. This can be used to make sure that unmodelled parts of the scene never come into view. Thus the image will always be cropped to ensure this, depending on the aspect ratio.
I'm not completely sure what should be done if both minimum and maximum angles are specified, and the user specifies an aspect ratio which would break these limits. An error message could be a possibility. At least it would be a way for the author to make sure his scene is never rendered using an aspect ratio he doesn't want. He can use these angle limits to give some leeway how much the aspect ratio can change, to an extent, or he could even force a specific aspect ratio and nothing else (by specifying that both the minimum and maximum angles are the same).
So in short:
- Add a "minimum/maximum horizontal/vertical angles" feature to the camera block. These can be used to define a "protected zone" in the image which must not be breached by command-line options.
- Add a command-line syntax to change the camera aspect ratio (which automatically obeys the "protected zone" settings). Could perhaps give an error message if the command-line options break the limits in the scene camera.
- Add a command-line syntax to specify a pixel aspect ratio other than 1:1. This can be used to render anamorphic versions of the image on purpose (iow. not by mistake).
This can probably be made backwards-compatible in that if none of these new features are used, the behavior could be the same as currently (or at least similar).
Angles are rather difficult to control, and problems with the many existing ways of specifying the camera viewport are likely. Therefore, instead of SDL statements to specify min/max angles, I'd propose to instead specify a "nominal camera viewport" the traditional way, and specify the "protected zone" and "maximum zone" dimensions relative to the nominal viewport's dimensions; i.e. a scene author might specify that e.g. the viewport is to be at least 0.9 = 90% as wide and 0.95 = 95% as high as the nominal viewport, and at most 1.0 = 100% as wide and 1.2 = 120% as high.
As for the pixel aspect ratio, I'd advocate specifying it indirectly via the display's aspect ratio, e.g. in order to render an image at 1280x1024 pixels resolution for a 4:3 display, the user would specify something like "-w1280 -h1024 Aspect_Ratio=4:3" to achieve the required pixel aspect ratio of 16:15. I guess for any given output medium the display aspect ratio is much more commonly known than the pixel aspect ratio.
With (1) and (2) the system is fully determined. To let others match the image size, supplying an INI file with a scene lets them do that. In particular the ability to have multiple sections in an INI file is useful for this (note to self: Is this feature implemented in the core code yet?).
After all, it should be kept in mind that POV-Ray is not a video viewer, but a rendering program. Users need and want control over the image they render beyond what the original author of a scene intended. As the scene is plain text, there is no way to prevent this, and it seems counter-intuitive to add obscure means to get what an author of a scene "wants" other users to do.
The main purpose of the feature request is not to give a scene author the means to limit what another person can do with his scene. The idea is to give the author tools to prevent his image from being accidentally rendered with the wrong aspect ratio. This is an actual problem. I haven't even counted how many renders I have seen of scenes/advanced/abyss.pov with a completely wrong aspect ratio (pretty much destroying the image).
The more I think about it, the more I think we got it wrong from the
very start.
There is in fact 2 set of related data, for a total of 6:
view-height, view-width, view-ratio
image-height, image-width, pixel-ratio
view-height & view-width are usually set in the SDL, (up & right,
angle...) with an implicit view-ratio ( = view-width/view-height)
image-height & image-width are set from the command line, with an
implicit pixel-ratio ( = image-width / (image-height * view-ratio) )
It could be better if instead of -H & -W, the user got to specify either
-H or -W and the pixel-ratio ( -P float ? or -PH integer -PW interger ?).
That way, the view would stick to the intent of the scene's creator (in
unmodified SDL) and the picture would be fine for the display of the
final user.
The issue would be the usage of image_width & image_height in SDL, they
would have to be gone.
If the final user wants to see more than intended by the file's creator,
he would have, with that system, to open & edit the SDL.
Final note: I do not ask for the removal of -W or -H, but that instead
the mandatory missing dimension should be provided by computation based
on pixel ratio and the provided dimension (and it might be convenient to
provide either of them to please the final user).
On the same line, an explicit "view_ratio" in the camera might compute
the up length from the right/angle size (and it might be a clearer clue
for the casual reader:
camera { ...
right x
angle 14
view_ratio 16/9
look_at ...
I basically agree with Grimbert. The idea of specifying the image aspect ratio in the scene file, and specifying only either width or height on the command line or in the ini file, already crossed my mind, too. Though I'd retain the image_height and image_width variables, as they might be useful for level-of-detail adjustments, or other special effects; I have already designed scenes myself that wouldn't work without.
The suggestion that instead of defining the width and height of the image to be rendered, the user instead defines the width only (or the height only), and then possibly defines a pixel aspect ratio (which defaults to 1:1), while the other dimension is determined automatically from the camera settings, is a good one and solves most of the problems described.
However, there may still be the possibility that the author of the scene would want to allow the view to be expanded or possibly cropped if a different image aspect ratio is defined, which the suggestion does not address. This may well be something one wants to support so that one could eg. render 4:3 and a 16:9 versions of the same scene (their difference being eg. that in the latter the horizontal angle of the camera is larger, so more scenery comes into view from the sides).
I agree that some solution for this feature request needs to be found. However, this should not involve an interaction between INI/command-line parameters and the SDL, as we can't have a case where the SDL interacts with the frontend code.
- Field changed: Status (New → Tracked on GitHub)
Now tracked on github as issue #284.


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The survey is based on interviews with people in the industry and our own panel. However, there is also an opportunity for the Windpower Monthly readership to put forward its own views.
Last week, Windpower Monthly listed the most important people heading the turbine manufacturers. This week it is the turn of the policy makers.
It has been said that energy is political. This has been borne out increasingly over time with uncertainty over policy, and lack of political will towards wind, frequently cited as a reason for poor growth and investment.
This long list includes both the politicians and the industry figureheads whose job it is to influence those decisions. Vote your choice of who makes it into the shortlist.
Tom Kiernan - CEO AWEA
Kiernan left the National Parks Conservation Association to join the American Wind Energy Association last year, replacing Denise Bode who resigned shortly before the government announced a further extension to the production tax credit. With the PTC currently running, things are looking good in the US right now. However, AWEA and thus Kiernan, will be wedded to the challenge of looking beyond the PTC. He will ultimately be judged against the performance of Bode.
Thomas Becker - CEO EWEA
LIke Kiernan, Becker is relatively new to the role. However, he has been on the offensive from the outset and has already restructured the team at the European Wind Energy Association and is set to sign a deal with Hamburg Messe for a joint event. More importantly, he has been outspoken in his criticism of wind associations around the world, saying they have not done enough to support the industry against the anti-wind lobby.
Steve Sawyer - CEO GWEC
The other big two trade bodies may have a higher profile than the Global Wind Energy Council, but Sawyer is arguably a bigger industry personality than either Becker or Kiernan. Sawyer's biggest input is as a knowlegeable source on wind power and where it is at. While GWEC, unencumbered with a confererence, is best known for its yearly report on the state of the industry.
Gunther Oettinger - energy commissioner European Commission
Oettinger's position as the man responsible for the European Union's energy policy puts him in this list. In the European market, he is the man who is ultimately reponsible for ensuring targets are being hit.
Ernie Moniz - energy secretary United States
Former professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Moniz was appointed to the energy secretary role last year. In wind terms he has kept a lower profile than his predecessor Stephen Chu, but then Chu had a lot more money to spend.
Ed Davey - energy minister UK
The UK might not be the biggest wind sector in the world, and the chances are it is going to miss its 2020 targets, but it is a major player in the offshore sector. At least in terms of capacity, if not industry. It has frequently fallen on Davey to defend the wind sector from less wind-friendly Conservative junior ministers.
Shi Lishan - National Energy Association director
When it came to admitting China was going to miss its 5GW target for offhore wind, it fell to Shi to deliver the news. NEA-veteran Shi has been a major player in the country's wind energy policy in recent years and was heavily involved in its push to become world number one.
Jose Manuel Soria-Lopez, energy and industry minister Spain
Soria-Lopez, the man who has implemented Spain's policy to end its feed-in-tariff agreements and cut wind subsidies, is here because of his influence and not what he has done for the wind industry.
Maurício Tolmasquim, president Empresa de Pesquisa Energética
Brazil is on a drive to expand its wind power capacity, with a pipeline of around 20GW. Arguably, Tolmasquim is at the centre of this, setting targets and the amount of power contracted out through auctions.
Sigmar Gabriel - vice chancellor and energy and economy minister, Germany
Barely a story has been written about the Germany market that omits the word Energiewende, the country's energy reform bill. Gabriel has been centre to this legislation, in a country that hosts more top 10 turbine manufacturers than any other.


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You've just planted a surveillance bug on orders from your superior officer. As you sneak away you receive a text message. Your connection at the chop shop needs a high-end sports coupe. You spot the car and tear the driver from the front seat, kicking him in the midsection before speeding off to claim your money.
The line between hero and villain is wonderfully blurred in the action role-playing game "Sleeping Dogs" (Square Enix for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, $59.99; for PC, $49.99).
As undercover mole Wei Shen you are tasked with infiltrating the Sun On Yee triad in a fictionalized and fantastically rendered version of Hong Kong. This simple premise sets up a series of moral dilemmas: Can you push yourself to the limit to gain trust and rise in the triad's hierarchy? Or will you waver and risk blowing your cover?
"Sleeping Dogs" is played in the traditional over-the-shoulder view of similar sandbox games such as "Grand Theft Auto" and "Saints Row." While I could stoop to calling this a "GTA" clone - the similarities are legion - the fluid combat, a few nice touches in the shooting mechanic and the exotic locale help it stand out quite a bit.
Finding the right balance to help the story progress is key, and the great voice acting - including Tom Wilkinson and Emma Stone, among others - and a solid script keep you engaged through a few clever twists and turns. Wei Shen's moral ambiguity and his personal stake in taking down the Sun On Yee begin to weigh on him as the game moves forward, making him one of the more well-drawn characters in the genre.
The role-playing elements consist of upgrades that fall under both police and triad skill trees. The more police tasks you complete, the more experience you gain to improve those skills; the same for triad tasks. This design forces you to choose certain skills at the expense of others, but you also need to maintain balance to throw off suspicion on both ends.
Completing minor tasks builds your "Face" meter, which determines how people respond to you and earns you passive abilities such as hints on the minimap and a lackey who will bring you a car whenever you want. Increasing your face level unlocks new apparel and vehicles, giving you great incentive to bolster your street cred and bag that sweet ride.
You can travel to various martial arts schools scattered throughout the city to fight, join the street racing circuit or just drive around listening to one of several radio stations. Kerrang Radio, featuring British alt-rock, was my personal favorite.
There is money to be earned betting on cockfights, and you can visit a massage parlor to, um, ease the tension. (Yes, this game is rated Mature.) And then there's a hysterical karaoke minigame: Let's just say there's nothing like a heavily tattooed mob enforcer belting out Air Supply's "All Out of Love."
The melee action, which borrows heavily from the free-flow combat of Rocksteady's Batman games, will make you feel like a martial arts master as you unlock skills such as spinning heel kicks and flying roundhouses. And without question the coolest outfit you can earn is Bruce Lee's yellow jumpsuit from the film "Game of Death."
The shooting is tight and features some John Woo-inspired touches, including an upgrade that gives you the ability to leap from a moving car in slow motion with handguns blazing. "Hard Boiled," indeed.
"Sleeping Dogs" is not breaking any new ground in the action-RPG genre, but with an engrossing story line and plenty of wild things to do around Hong Kong, it's an excellent title that shouldn't be missed. Three and a half stars out of four.


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I adored working on the Beaumont Tam. Here it is, all done:
This is Jared Flood's pattern from his delightful book Made in Brooklyn. Jared's amazing eye for design made the fair isle a lot of fun to knit. As I went along I'd happily (ok, and somewhat enviously) marvel at his genius for design.
I used the Classic Elite yarn Fresco as called for in the pattern. I had only three colors available to choose from, so I ended up with the brown and yellow. The yarn's lovely to work with – very soft. The slight fuzziness caused some consternation when my hubbie took the photographs – he thought his pictures were out of focus. (The poor guy – he's valiant for making forays into the yarn world.)


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With nearly 3,000 miles of coastline that features historic cities, resort towns, inviting sand dunes and imposing cliffs, Argentina provides memorable cruise scenery. Argentinean ports are often included in cruises of South America's beautiful Atlantic coastline, along with stops in Brazil and Uruguay. Some cruises continue around the continent's southern tip, Cape Horn, to call on the Andes-backed ports of Chile. Others depart from Ushuaia, Argentina's southernmost city, to venture to the Falkland Islands or the spectacular, icy world of Antarctica.
The Argentinean capital of Buenos Aires has a European heritage, evident in many of its homes and other buildings. It's often called the "Paris of the South," and you'll see Parisian-style boulevards, parks and cafes mixed with Tango clubs. Take a tour of La Recoleta Cemetery to see the extremely grand tombs and crypts, one of which is the resting place of Eva Perón. The recently refurbished Teatro Colón is considered to be one of the world's finest opera houses. The pink-colored Casa Rosada, the seat of the Argentinean government, has many gorgeously decorated rooms and a presidential museum. If you have the opportunity while in Buenos Aires, treat yourself to some delicious barbecued Argentinean beef.
Located between the Martial Mountains and the Beagle Channel, Ushuaia is the southernmost major city in the world, with a population of about 70,000. There are lots of opportunities to hike, bike, horseback ride or fish in Tierra del Fuego National Park and other scenic spots. Or, take a wildlife tour to view sea lions, penguins and other unusual birds. Take a ride on the Tren al Fin del Mundo – the End of the World Train – or visit the Maritime Museum in what was formerly a prison for dangerous criminals and political prisoners.
Some cruises to Argentina will you let you to spend extra time on land tours of the Pampas or Patagonia. The Pampas are grass-covered lowlands covered that provide food for the country's famous beef cattle and support some unique wildlife, such as the ostrich-like rhea. The Pampas also has some fine wineries. Patagonia is a windswept region of steppe-like terraces, dotted with lakes, which rise toward the majestic, glacier-draped Andes Mountains.
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Sore wrist keeps Cuddyer out of Sunday's lineup
DENVER -- Rockies right fielder Michael Cuddyer was sporting a wrapped left wrist in the clubhouse Sunday morning after making a diving attempt at catching a sinking Jedd Gyorko liner in the eighth inning of Saturday night's game. The ball ended up going for a run-scoring double to bring the Padres within three, as they ultimately fell, 6-3, to Colorado.
Cuddyer, whose two-run homer in the seventh padded the Rockies lead, stayed in the game until the end, but he felt the impact a little more Sunday morning, prompting manager Walt Weiss to give him a day out of the starting lineup.
"It's precautionary," Cuddyer said. "It's sore, but I should be all right. The soreness and stiffness came in [Sunday morning], but we've done treatment for the last hour or two, so I should be all right. I should be available at the end if they need me."
Cuddyer is hitting .450 (9-for-20) through the season's first five games, with two home runs and seven RBIs. Weiss said he'd gone back and forth about giving the right fielder a rest Sunday, but after rolling his wrist and coming in sore, the decision was easy.
"It was one of those things where we had to wait and see in the morning," Rockies head athletic trainer Keith Dugger said. "We had the doc evaluate him. We'll keep an eye on him for a day or so. He's a little stiff and has soreness in the joint line, on the tendon. No discoloration or anything. It's just a sore wrist. "