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A former U.S. Embassy employee from the Philippines convicted of sexual abuse that took place in Baltimore was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday.
Rosauro Pacubas, 58, traveled with his wife and a victim to Baltimore in March 2012, where the abuse took place in a hotel, federal prosecutors said. The victim, whose age and gender were not released, was traveling with Pacubas so that she could be evaluated for an undisclosed medical condition at a Baltimore hospital, federal prosecutors said. The victim later entered a therapeutic boarding school in North Carolina where she admitted the sexual abuse, and Pacubas confessed to the crime in January, prosecutors said.
Pacubas was convicted of travel with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. He was ordered to pay $21,600 in restitution to the victim and will be required to register as a sex offender. The case was brought as part of a federal initiative targeting child sex abuse.


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Editor: Well, there it was in a letter to the editor Monday. Someone said God said I should buy guns. It's in the Bible, Luke 22:36 - sell your clothes and buy swords. Jesus said it!
I was so excited I woke my wife and told her quick we have to go to the gun store and buy some guns! We could sell one of our surfboards since our clothes aren't worth much. I just read it in the paper. I was thinking to myself maybe we could get an M-16 with a grenade launcher, or his and her Uzis. Yep, God would want me to have some of those.
We could protect ourselves from our oppressive government, Al-Qaida, crazed druggies, mass murderers, even evil aliens from space! I had visions of the two of us blazing away at space ships unloading throngs of alien IRS jihadis on crack.
Look out, Bruce Willis, here we come, and with a mandate from God himself! Well, my wife burst my bubble once again with her darned wisdom. God gave you a brain and a moral compass to live by. It is your fellow man, she said, that gave you all of this fear, anger and paranoia. So instead of going out and buying another stupid toy, perhaps go out and do some good in the world.

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FightAIDS@Home is the first biomedical distributed computing project ever launched. It is run by the Olson Laboratory at The Scripps Research Institute, and uses your computer to assist fundamental research to discover new drugs, using our growing knowledge of the structural biology of AIDS.
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text: A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the fire of primal, Byzantine family dynamics. It's the wedding of Lynn's son, whom she was deprived of raising because of her acrimonious divorce, and a feud still rages between Lynn and her ex-husband's hot-tempered wife. Meanwhile, the three children Lynn did raise display a panoply of disturbing behaviors like cutting and drug addiction, which Lynn's mother and sisters alternately ridicule and blame her for. As Lynn attempts catharsis, her mother sweeps issues under the rug, but painful truths bubble and spurt. Clan members deploy ricocheting arrows to protect themselves-and wound others-as the fine lines between victims and perpetrators blur.


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May 16
A growing number of companies think it is very important that their employees be healthy and plan to do something about this.
A new study from Towers Watson found that three out of four companies said workforce health and promoting health and well-being will be more of a priority this year and next. In addition, 87 percent said it will be a higher priority over the next two to four years.


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Late 3-pointer sinks Raiders during senior night; Lansing wins on Tuesday, but Leavenworth and Pleasant Ridge both lose
The Immaculata boys' basketball team made a run late in the third quarter Tuesday to make for a nail-biting finish.
However, the Raiders couldn't quite finish the job on senior night, losing 37-34 to KC Christian.
The visitors hit a big 3-pointer in the final minute to go up five, and the Raiders couldn't respond until a Sean Murray buzzer-beater, which was three points short.
"They executed down the stretch and we didn't," Raiders' coach Mike Connelly said. "It didn't help that we had two guys that had to stay on the bench a lot in the second half because of foul trouble."
KC Christian asserted themselves in the lane early in the second half and worked their way out to a two-possession lead, but Imac went on a mini-run late to cut it to two at the start of the fourth.
The final quarter was a one-possession game most of the way until the Panthers' clutch 3-pointer sank Imac.
Connor Schmidling led the scoring for the Raiders with 16. Sean Murray had eight and Josh Boeppler had six.
Immaculata is projected to play Jefferson County North Monday in its sub-state opener. The Raiders lost to JCN 56-28 earlier this year.
— Ian Stanford
Poor start ruins Leavenworth
After the first quarter Tuesday, the Pioneers boys' basketball team trailed 21-6.
For the rest of the game, Leavenworth tried to catch up to its host Olathe East, but never could as the team suffered its 10th-straight defeat 54-42.
We never really recovered from that terrible first quarter," Leavenworth coach Larry Hogan said. "We got it down to seven or eight one time, but they just packed in a zone to clog up the middle and we had a hard time scoring."
Following the rough start, the Pioneers clawed back to within single digits in the third quarter thanks to its press. However, the rally failed to get any closer in the fourth.
Just too many turnovers and we weren't aggressive enough early," Hogan said.
Jeff George finished with 14 points to lead LV while Cameron Wiggins and Grant Lang each added nine.
The Pioneers, 6-13, will host Shawnee Mission West Friday at 7 p.m.
Lansing stays tough in win
With its 62-45 win Tuesday at Turner, the Lions basketball team achieved half of a season long goal — a Kaw Valley League title.
Now guaranteed at least a share of the conference crown, Lansing will go for sole-possession of the achievement when it hosts Piper Friday. The Pirates are the only team to beat the 18-1 Lions so far this year.
Nobody wants to have a league title with two losses to the same team, so Friday is a big game," Lansing coach Rod Briggs said.
Against Turner, the Lions accumulated an early lead but saw the Bears claw back in a sloppy second quarter. That changed in the third, however, as the visitors reinserted its dominance to take the 17-point win.
We were only up five at half because that second quarter we didn't play focused and fouls hurt us," Briggs said. "But we used our athleticism and we shot decently enough to pull away."
Zach Jackson led that attack with 16 points, on nine shots, while Joe Schneider added 12 and Clay Young chipped in 13. Roy Clayter contributed 11.
Lansing will host Piper Friday at 7 p.m.
Valley Falls washes away Pleasant Ridge
On Tuesday, Valley Falls defeated the Pleasant Ridge boys' basketball team 73-37.
"We got jumped on early and still can't buy a basket," PR boys' coach Sean Murphy said.
The Rams, 1-18, will travel to Doniphan West Friday for a 7 p.m. contest.


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For the last week, I've been racking my brains trying to get my head around what the self-titled debut album from Australian musician Ela Stiles is supposed to be. I know what it's intended to be – an album recorded completely a capella, with no instruments utilised bar Stiles's vocals, in order to capture her at her most striking and vulnerable. But in practice, it just doesn't feel complete.
The album is split into two distinct sides. The first half contains six short vignettes no more than two-and-a-bit minutes in length. There are some good things about these tracks – Stiles does have a strong and distinctive voice, which allows her to carry off the more conventional songs like the folky 'Legs Don't Bend' quite well. However, at the same time it feels as if this whole section has been rushed and left unfinished. 'Nothing Remains' is over in 0 seconds, which doesn't even give it a chance to start, let alone finish, whilst the titles of two of the songs, 'Untitled Drone' and 'Untitled Man', seem to suggest that these are merely the embryonic beginnings of some future track, not finished products in their own right.
Ela Stiles - Kumbh Mela from BSR on Vimeo.
The second half of the album is given over to 'Drone Transitions', a self-recorded 10 and a half minute song in which Stiles's voice is layered and overdubbed many times to create a meandering wall of noise that ebbs, flows, then peters out over the space of its running time. It makes for a more interesting and coherent listening experience than the record's first half, with its overwhelming sound giving it the impression of being a vocal-inflected tribute to Metal Machine Music. Whether you think that this is a good thing or not very much depends on whether you thought that album was either a bold artistic statement or a half-hearted contractual obligation.
Ela Stiles does not feel like an album in the traditional sense of the word. It feels more akin to a series of half-finished demos, a collection of music school experiments which have somehow escaped from the lab, or a group of vocals takes that Stiles intended to give to a dance producer, but were instead accidentally released to the big wide world. There are interesting seeds of ideas on the album, and it takes a lot of guts to release something so raw and exposed as your debut solo release. But as a record in its own right, I just don't 'get' it, no matter how much I would like to.
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A customer came to me to make a velvet suit for his wedding…and sent me a pic. Lucky me I had an old tuxedo stashed away that was the right size. So I took it all apart and used it for a pattern.
Then I created this beauty.
One thing I can say for velvet is …it is the hardest material i have ever worked with. I thought for sure I was buying the quality fabric. But it was only medium.
. If you are going to work with it..please be careful how you handle it. You dont want to wrinkle it. When you need to interface it you have to be so careful not to burn it. You HAVE to interface ALL SEAMS…otherwise you will run risk of shredding. If I have to recreate this i WOULD buy a thicker velvet, or use velour. The only way to get rid of wrinkles is to steam and brush it.
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Designed to help in studying or dealing with foreign languages, Conjugator is a handy substitution for the fat grammar books. It is implemented as one "host" program with many language plug-ins, each of which provides the conjugation functionality for particular language.
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Justin Timberlake calls Britney Spears 'just some bitch.'
Justin Timberlake rocked the house at the Super Bowl DirecTV party on Feb. 2, performing "Suit & Tie" alongside Jay-Z, introducing new songs from his upcoming album and blasting his ex Britney Spears, calling her a "bitch!"
A HollywoodLife.com reporter, who attended the event, told us that before performing "Cry Me A River," Justin, 32, said, "Sometimes in life, you think you found the one. But then one day you find out, that she is just some bitch!" Wow!
It's been known for years that Justin's hit song was about Britney, 31, and how she allegedly cheated on him with choreographer Wade Robson. [SOURCE]


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For the third consecutive week, the MIT women's track and field team collected accolades from the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC), as freshman Portia Jones was named NEWMAC Track Athlete of the Week. Jones combined with teammate Emily Hwang, who earned NEWMAC Field Athlete of the Week honors, for a sweep of the conference awards.
Jones contributed to three event wins to help lead Tech to a meet win over Colby and Bates over the weekend. The freshman achieved a provisional qualifying mark in the 400m hurdles with her time of 63.30. She was also a part of the victorious 4x100 (50.54) and 4x400m (4:06.01) relay squads.
The first-place points earned by Jones in those three events were crucial as the Cardinal and Grey withstood a strong challenge from the host Mules to take first in the meet with 161 points, just seven ahead of Colby.


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This post will describe how Effects (pixel shaders) are used in WPF. I will give a simple step-by-step example of a grayscale effect. You must have .NET Framework 3.5 sp1 or later installed for this to work. You also need DirectX SDK installed to be able to compile the pixel shader effect.
Download Sample Project and source code here.
Download effect here (add it to your project and use a grayscale effect on your WPF components)
1. New Project
Start Visual Studio and create a new WPF Application. (Targeting the .NET 3.5 Framework)
2. Add new project. (Targeting the .NET 3.5 Framework)
In your solution, add a new project, a Class Library-project. Name your project "GrayscaleEffect". Now you will have the following view in your Solution Explorer:
3. Prepare the Grayscale Effect.
First add some references to the GrayscaleEffect-project:
Delete the autogenerated Class1.cs-file and instead create a new C# class and name it "GrayscaleEffect.cs". This will be an empty class. Now lets add the C#-part of the effect:
using System;
using System.Windows.Media.Effects;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Media;
namespace GrayscaleEffect
public class GrayscaleEffect : ShaderEffect
private static PixelShader _pixelShader = new PixelShader() { UriSource = new Uri(@"pack://application:,,,/GrayscaleEffect;component/GrayscaleEffect.ps") };
public GrayscaleEffect()
PixelShader = _pixelShader;
public static readonly DependencyProperty InputProperty = ShaderEffect.RegisterPixelShaderSamplerProperty("Input", typeof(GrayscaleEffect), 0);
public Brush Input
get { return (Brush)GetValue(InputProperty); }
set { SetValue(InputProperty, value); }
public static readonly DependencyProperty DesaturationFactorProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("DesaturationFactor", typeof(double), typeof(GrayscaleEffect), new UIPropertyMetadata(0.0, PixelShaderConstantCallback(0), CoerceDesaturationFactor));
public double DesaturationFactor
get { return (double)GetValue(DesaturationFactorProperty); }
set { SetValue(DesaturationFactorProperty, value); }
private static object CoerceDesaturationFactor(DependencyObject d, object value)
GrayscaleEffect effect = (GrayscaleEffect)d;
double newFactor = (double)value;
if (newFactor < 0.0 || newFactor > 1.0)
return effect.DesaturationFactor;
return newFactor;
This is the C# side of the effect and will be the interface to the shader effect. This class and its properties (dependency properties) can be used directly from WPF and XAML. Note that the properties can be animated in the same way as other dependency properties. The difference is that we use a special type for the Input property and for our custom property we just refer to a register on the GPU, but we really do not need to know that ;). I really love the simplicity!
4. Add the effect files.
In the GrayscaleEffect-project, add two new files (Add -> New Item). GrayscaleEffect.fx and GrayscaleEffect.ps as Text-file. Make sure that GrayscaleEffect.ps is set as a Resource (in Build Action) in Properties. NOTE: The GrayscaleEffect.fx must be in ANSI format. Convert it to ANSI by opening the file in Notepad and save it, select ANSI format in the save dialog.
5. Now open the GrayscaleEffect.fx and add the following code (this is HLSL - High Level Shader Language):
sampler2D implicitInput : register(s0);
float factor : register(c0);
float4 main(float2 uv : TEXCOORD) : COLOR
float4 color = tex2D(implicitInput, uv);
float gray = color.r * 0.3 + color.g * 0.59 + color.b *0.11;
float4 result;
result.r = (color.r - gray) * factor + gray;
result.g = (color.g - gray) * factor + gray;
result.b = (color.b - gray) * factor + gray;
result.a = color.a;
return result;
This is our pixel shader. As we can see at the top implicitInput refers to one registry and a float named factor refers to another register. This is the register that we set in our C#-file (the last parameter in RegisterPixelShaderSamplerProperty(,,0) and the parameter in PixelShaderConstantCallback(0)). Below is our entry point the the shader file. We take a position as input and the first thing we do is to get the value in the "texture" at this position.
The magic below this is out grayscale alogrithm. We first create a grayscale value from the red, green and blue channel. Then we set this value in the output value depending on the factor parameter. The factor parameter is the DesaturationFactor in the C#-file and we use it to create a desaturation effect and a gradient between color and grayscale mode.
6. Compile the pixel shader.
We have created the pixel shader effect but we need to compile it to use it. Note that we can do this outside of Visual Studio, but we don't want that, so do the following. Open the project-properties for the GrayscaleEffect-project and select "Build Events". Under Pre-build event command line, add the following:
"$(DXSDK_DIR)Utilities\Bin\x86\fxc.exe" /T ps_2_0 /E main /Fo"$(SolutionDir)GrayscaleEffect/GrayscaleEffect.ps" "$(SolutionDir)GrayscaleEffect/GrayscaleEffect.fx"
If you now compile the project your effect should compile just fine. But we are not using it so lets use it:
7. Now in WpfApplication1.
First add a reference to the GrayscaleEffect-project from the WpfApplication1-project.
We also want to use some images that we can apply out effect on. NOTE that the effect is not limited to images, we can use any control or panel in WPF, and that's cool!!! However, we use images because they are nice ;). Add a folder the the WpfApplication1 called "images". Add a few (~4) images to this folder (Add -> Existing item), name them like img1.jpg, img2.jpg... .
Your Solution Explorer should look like this:
Now add the following XAML to Window1.xaml:
<Window x:Class="WpfApplication1.Window1"
Title="Grayscale Effect - Dotway (www.dotway.se)" Height="400" Width="480">
<DataTemplate x:Key="itemTemplate">
<Grid Width="225" Margin="3">
<Border BorderBrush="White" BorderThickness="2">
<Image Source="{Binding}" HorizontalAlignment="Center" VerticalAlignment="Center">
<effect:GrayscaleEffect x:Name="grayscaleEffect"/>
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="Mouse.MouseEnter">
<DoubleAnimation To="1.0" Duration="0:0:0.3" AccelerationRatio="0.10" DecelerationRatio="0.25" Storyboard.TargetName="grayscaleEffect" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(effect:GrayscaleEffect.DesaturationFactor)" />
<EventTrigger RoutedEvent="Mouse.MouseLeave">
<DoubleAnimation To="0.0" Duration="0:0:4" AccelerationRatio="0.10" DecelerationRatio="0.25" Storyboard.TargetName="grayscaleEffect" Storyboard.TargetProperty="(effect:GrayscaleEffect.DesaturationFactor)" />
<Grid Background="Black">
<ItemsControl x:Name="myItemsControl" ItemTemplate="{StaticResource itemTemplate}">
<WrapPanel />
We have a ItemsControl that have a WrapPanel as layout panel. We also have a template for each item in the ItemsControl. In the template two triggers have been added with animations. These animations will animate the DesaturationFactor property which will affect the shader effect.
To use the images add the following to the code-behind file:
public Window1()
List<string> images = new List<string>();
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
images.Add("images/img" + i + ".jpg");
myItemsControl.ItemsSource = images;
Now just compile and run your new effect!
BUT, how is this really useful except that it gives us "pretty images". Well, I am a fan of focus and context/master-detail implementations. It is all about putting focus to some part of my GUI and leave the rest unfocused and in a context. With the color/grayscale we can put focus to an item by giving it color and all the rest (context) is grayscale.
This is not the end of it. In a later post I hope I can show you how to interact with the GUI after applying a pixel shader effect. The only thing you have to do is to implement EffeceMapping in you C#-file, more on that later.
I hope this will help someone, otherwise contact the consultants at Dotway (www.dotway.se)! ;)


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I missed this story yesterday: UN investigator warns US on use of drones:
A U.N. human rights investigator warned the United States Tuesday that its use of unmanned warplanes to carry out targeted executions may violate international law. …
[Philip] Alston, the U.N. Human Rights Council's investigator on extrajudicial, summary and arbitrary executions, raised the issue of U.S. Predator drones in a report to the General Assembly's human rights committee and at a news conference afterwards, saying he has become increasingly concerned at the dramatic increase in their use, especially in Afghanistan and Pakistan, since June.
He said the U.S. response — that the Geneva-based council and the General Assembly have no role in relation to killings during an armed conflict — "is simply untenable." "That would remove the great majority of issues that come before these bodies right now," Alston said. "The onus is really on the government of the United States to reveal more about the ways in which it makes sure that arbitrary executions, extrajudicial executions are not, in fact, being carried out through the use of these weapons." …
"Otherwise, you have the really problematic bottom line — which is that the Central Intelligence Agency is running a program which is killing significant numbers of people, and there is absolutely no accountability in terms of the relevant international laws," he said.
This could pose an interesting challenge to the Obama administration, which has stepped up the use of drones in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Drones are popular domestically because they can kill the enemy without endangering our own soldiers. The idea that we should account to the United Nations for our use of this anti-terrorist tool is repugnant, yet kowtowing to the U.N. and this sort of legalism is one of Obama's deep instincts.
In my view, little good comes from wrapping warfare up in legalism. There is nothing unique about drone attacks; if they are "illegal," why not the use of bombs, guns, knives, you name it? The end point of this reasoning is that war itself, however waged, is illegal. Fine: illegality, actually, is one of war's least objectionable qualities. But turning decisions concerning our national defense over to the U.N. would be a disaster.


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Nelag necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 223 diseños de 41 diseñadores freelance.
Galen (Ratkaisutoimisto Galen = Solution Agency Galen)
We are a modern and innovative digital marketing agency hailing from Northern Europe. Our goal is to challenge how digital agencies operate and provide value to their customers. We believe in forming hot teams consisting of top freelancers around customer projects instead of offering the same rigid solutions to everybody. Different creatives have different skills – we match them with the right project to assure the best results. And yes, in time we will be approaching designers on 99 design with projects as well.
We would need a layout for our company web site. Your final design should include four pages. You should design the template first and if we like it we would like to see your entry for the other three pages.
Small & Mid sized companies in Finland.
We like simple, fresh and minimalistic designs. We are open to other ideas also. It is prefered to use istockphoto.com images in your entries. We like clean images with white background.
Most of all, be creative and have fun!
Our corporate identity includes these colors:
Navigation should include following four pages:
Mitä (in english what)
- Our philosophy and strategy
Miten (in english how)
- Description of our services
- Icons for four product packages (packages: Corporate identity, Redesign of website, Full website design and Mobile Marketing Campaign). Be creative with the iconsymbols (can be something totally out of the box).
Kenelle (in english for whom)
- Our target audience
- References
Kuka (in english who)
- Staff presentation (four employees)
The template should have contact details:
Ratkaisutoimisto Galen Oy, Y-12345678, Helsinki, 020 0202020,
You can find our logo, bizcard and color palette from http://www.galen.fi/files/
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From the moment we walked into Pho #1 Cuisine & Grill, we were made to feel very much at home. Our waitress, with genuine warmth and an open, friendly smile, greeted us at the door. We were seated at a large table graced with silk flowers and a Lazy Susan with soupspoons, chopsticks and condiments. Décor is minimal--powder blue walls, brown latticework covered with climbing pathos plants and a few framed pictures. Nothing fancy, but not to worry; it's all about the beef.
I can't think of a more delicious way to eat your greens during the hot summer months than rolling up your own delicious version of goi cuon (Vietnamese summer rolls). Loosely translated, goi cuon means salad roll. It's perfect for summer. This is one dish you can get really creative with. You can use shrimp, pork or tofu and a wide range of greens, sprouts and herbs; it's your call. These babies are not that difficult to master, it just takes some practice. I would advise getting an extra package of the wrappers on your first try. If you want hands-on help, call Talin Market at 268-0206 and sign up for my cooking classes, Asian Favorites (May 10) and Wraps and Rolls (June 2).


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The MTF Reference Dataset
A new webpage for the MTF Reference Dataset is available following:
Data Access & Tools -> Data Access -> MTF Reference Dataset:
It includes related documentation i.e. the reference paper https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.26.033625 , the data policy, the results template and, once logged-in, it allows download of the reference edge images set and upload of your results
Technical notes on geometric calibration for SAR
As part of the FRM4SAR project, DLR (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V.) and UZH (University of Zurich) have written two documents addressing the topic of the geometric calibration for SAR:
- The TN-100 (UZH-FRM4SAR-TN-100, Issue 1.03, 2017-08-22) aims at explaining how to deploy a proper site based on Corner Reflectors.
- The TN-200 (DLR-FRM4SAR-TN-200, Issue 1.4, 2018-04-26) aims at defining a protocol for performing the measurements and corrections for a proper survey
They are available for download at the following link
Updated version of the OLIVE DIRECT database
DIRECT 2.0 ground database is now made available by the Land Product Validation Subgroup LPV
DIRECT 2.0 filters forest sites with no understory and expands the time serie of up to 2017 with the inclusion of more than 60 new sites (coming from FP7 ImagineS, ESA and EOLAB campaigns). DIRECT 2.0 contains 140 sites and 242 samples (2000-2017)
Please download the database from the following link : DIRECT 2.0
For further details see on the OLIVE tool
CEOS Reference Solar Irradiance Spectrum
The impact of solar variability on the Earth's climate has a long history as a research field, and has also become a hotly debated topic. Although there is strong evidence for this natural forcing to be weak in comparison to that of man-made greenhouse gases, large uncertainties remain regarding the magnitude of the variation of the spectral solar irradiance dataset and thus also on the magnitude of its impacts.
This reference spectrum is recommended by the CEOS Working Group on Calibration and Validation (CEOS WGCV), particularly the Infrared and Visible Optical Sensors Subgroup. Details can be found under the following link:
WS on Radiometric Calibration for European Optical Missions
Event: Workshop on Radiometric Calibration for European Optical Missions
Dates: August 30-31, 2017
Location: ESA/ESRIN Frascati, Italy
URL: https://earth.esa.int/web/sppa/meetings-workshops/expert-meetings/workshop-on-radiometric-calibration-for-european-optical-missions
Important Dates:
Description: The objectives of the workshop were to report on the status on the current calibration performance for the European Missions (Proba-V, Sentinel-2A, Sentinel-2B, Sentinel-3 OLCI and SLSTR, MERIS and ATSR), to compare the various approaches used by the different missions and to identify open points and issues. The discussions aimed at giving coherence between the various missions in term of radiometric calibration. This workshop was a European contribution to the CEOS WGCV/IVOS group on the calibration harmonisation discussion, in particular, the 'harmonisation of calibration coefficients' between missions and if and how we could agree on radiometric standard between missions. A report on the "operational calibration methods" (how the operation gains are derived) was achieved through this workshop. During this discussion the common parts and the differences between missions were identified. Moreover, the way to validate them (inter-comparison, vicarious methods) was discussed. Issues, open points and questions were also analysed. In the second day further discussions took place on the methods and matters related to the vicarious calibration techniques. The participation was limited to European key actors in the calibration domain, with an invitation to NASA colleagues, in order to share their experiences.
Keywords: Radiometric Calibration, Proba-V, Sentinel-2, Sentinel-3, ESA, NASA
2nd ACIX workshop
Event: 2nd Workshop of CEOS-WGCV Atmospheric Correction Inter-comparison Exercise
Dates: April 11-12, 2017
Location: ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy
URL: https://earth.esa.int/web/sppa/meetings-workshops/acix
Important Dates: Results Submission Deadline: 15-Dec-2016 | Results Analysis Report: 1-Mar-2017
Description: ACIX is an international collaborative initiative to inter-compare a set of atmospheric correction (AC) processors for high-spatial resolution optical sensors. The exercise will focus on Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 imagery over a set of test areas. The inter-comparison of the derived Bottom-of-Atmosphere (BOA) products is expected to contribute to the understanding of the different uncertainty contributors and help in improving the AC processors.
Keywords: atmospheric correction, remote sensing, Sentinel-2, Landsat-8
CALCON Technical Meeting
Event: The Annual Meeting on Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing (CALCON Technical Meeting)
Dates: August 22 – 25, 2016
Location: Eccles Conference Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
URL: http://www.calcon.sdl.usu.edu/
Important Dates: Abstract Deadline April 5, 2016
Description: Calibration is becoming increasingly more challenging as measurement requirements for many of today's remote sensing applications become more stringent. The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing (CALCON) annual meeting provides a forum for scientists, engineers, and managers to present, discuss, and learn about calibration, characterization, and radiometric issues within the microwave, IR, visible, and UV spectral ranges. Individuals developing measurement requirements for current and future sensor systems are encouraged to participate in the meetings to foster continuity and advancement within the community. CALCON attendance enables interaction with other experts, helps close the gap between expectations and real-world experiences, and may result in the discovery of solutions to individual program challenges. Stephanie Halton Utah State University Research Foundation firstname.lastname@example.com 435.713.3058
Keywords: calibration, remote sensing, microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, international
APVE II - Workshop
Event: Arctic Products Validation & Evolution Workshop II
Dates: 27-28 October 2015
Location: Arbetets Museum at Norrköping, Sweden
URL: http://calvalportal.ceos.org/events/apveii-workshop
Important Dates: Abstract submission Deadline 15 June 2015 / Registration to the Workshop Deadline 1 September 2015
Description: In response to strategic priorities common to all high-latitude and Arctic Nations and most of which are Member States of the European Space Agency (ESA); ESA, in collaboration with the Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) and LOOKNorth (Canada) is organizing the 2nd International Workshop on Arctic Products Validation and Evolution (APVE). The APVE Workshop II will foster the development, assessment and improvement of the broad spectrum of capabilities offered by Space-based Earth observation technology in response to high-Latitude and Arctic stakeholders information needs addressing National, Regional, and International interests. The focus of the second of three international workshops will be on existing agency data, and modeling and simulations of future capabilities (evolution). Scientists and validation experts are provided with the opportunity to present latest results from their on-going research, including the evolution of products, the development of validation processes, the inter-comparison methodologies and the evolution of algorithms. The workshop will focus primarily on optical imaging sensors supporting modeling and simulations with some elements of radar, from ESA missions and national missions. During this workshop results from recently reprocessed data sets will be presented and contributions for future ESA missions using existing data sets and validation infrastructures are encouraged. Participants are encouraged to submit abstracts for presentations and posters for the workshops.
Keywords: APVE II- Arctic Product, Validation, Workshop
ISSPI 2nd Workshop -Event
Event: ISSPI 2nd Workshop
Dates: 14-16 September 2015
Location: University Memorial Center (UMC) Main Campus, Colorado University Boulder, Colorado, USA.
URL: http://calvalportal.ceos.org/projects/snowpex/isspi-2nd-workshop
Important Dates: Abstract Submission by 10 June 2015 / Registration by 31 July 2015
Description: The main objective of the project SnowPEx is the intercomparison and validation of hemispheric and global satellite snow products for estimation of temporal trends of the seasonal snow cover and assessing their accuracy. The main providers on satellite snow extent and water equivalent products are participating in this exercise. In the 1st International Satellite Snow Products Intercomparison Workshop, held at NOAA, Maryland, in July 2014, the community discussed and agreed on methods and protocols for intercomparison of products and their validation using reference data sets from various environments and surface types around the world. Overview and status on products and reference data sets are accessible at http://snowpex.enveo.at. The 2nd International Workshop on Satellite Snow Products Intercomparison aims to present and discuss the current status of the snow products validation and intercomparison, to check the trend analysis and to elaborate guidelines for quantifying uncertainty estimates. Scientists are encouraged to submit abstracts for presentations and posters at the workshop.
Keywords: SnowPex, Worskshop, Validation
CEOS-WGCV - Activities Planning
Uncertainty Training course for Earth Observation - Reprise
Arctic Products Validation & Evolution Workshop
Event: 1st APVE Worskhop
Dates: 12-13 November 2014
Location: Delta Hotel, Ottawa, Canada
URL: http://calvalportal.ceos.org/events/apve-workshop
Important Dates: Abstract Deadline is 09/09/2014. Registration Deadline is 30/09/2014
Description: The Arctic Products Validation and Evolution (APVE) will address the development, assessment and improvement of the broad spectrum of capabilities offered by Space-based Earth observation technology in response to high-latitude and Arctic stakeholders information needs; addressing National, Regional, and International interests and, focusing on existing agency data, and others in support of future capabilities (evolution) such as pooling resources (systems, programs, audience, etc.) and better operation support/amplified impact.
Keywords: Product Validation, Earth Observation, Arctic Region
Uncertainties for Earth Observation training course
Event:Uncertainties for Earth Observation Training Course - Organised by NPL, U.K.
Dates: July 03 – 04, 2014
Location: National Physics Laboratory, Teddington, London, U.K.
URL: http://www.npl.co.uk/events/3-4-jul-2014-uncertainties-for-earth-observation-training-course
Registration Deadline: None. (35 places only)
POC: firstname.lastname@example.com
Description: A two-day training course on uncertainty analysis for earth observation measurements, with particular emphasis on the calibration and characterisation of remote sensing radiometric instruments: both pre-flight satellite instruments and for ground validation instrumentation.
ISSPI Workshop - Presentations Online!
Event: 1st International Satellite Snow Products Intercomparison Workshop (ISSPI)
Dates: July 21 – 23, 2014
Location: College Park, Maryland, USA
URL: http://calvalportal.ceos.org/projects/snowpex
Abstract Deadline: May 21, 2014
POC: Thomas Nagler , ENVEO, email@example.com
Description: Seasonal snow is a main element of the global water cycle and climate system. Due to its strong influence on the radiation and energy balance, changes in snow extent tend to amplify climate fluctuations. Terrestrial snow covers up to 50 million km2 and temporal variability. Therefore satellite observations provide the only means for timely and complete observations of the global snow cover. The recently published 2013 IPCC Working Group 1 report identified seasonal snow as significantly decreasing in the recent decades. The importance of accurate data on the global snow cover has been addressed in the WCRP-CliC Workshop and "WCRP Grand Challenges and the Cryosphere in a Changing Climate", held in Tromsö, 16-18 Oct. 2013. The "The role of snow as an active component of the global climate system" has been identified by CliC as a main topic for future research. Also in the WMO Global Cryosphere Watch Workshop in January 2013 the need of intercomparing snow products from various sensors and methods was identified.
Keywords: calibration, remote sensing, snow, intercomparison, international
Event: CEOS Working Group Cal/Val 37th Plenary Meeting
Dates: February 17 – 21, 2014
Location: ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy
URL: ceos.org/wgcv
POC: Eric Arsenault, Canada Space Centre , email@example.com
Descriptio: For more information please refer to CEOS WGCV web site
Keywords: calibration, remote sensing, WGCV, international
CALCON Technical Conference
Event: The Conference on Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing (CALCON Technical Conference)
Dates: August 11 – 14, 2014
Location: Eccles Conference Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
URL: http://www.calcon.sdl.usu.edu/
Abstract Deadline: March 19, 2014
POC: Stephanie Halton, Utah State University Research Foundation, firstname.lastname@example.com ,435.713.3058
Description: Calibration is becoming increasingly more challenging as measurement requirements for many of today's remote sensing applications become more stringent. The Conference on Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing (CALCON Technical Conference) provides a forum for scientists, engineers, and managers to present, discuss, and learn. Experts in the calibration community offer relevant knowledge and suggestions about calibration, characterization, and radiometric issues within the microwave, IR, visible, and UV spectral ranges. Individuals developing measurement requirements for today's and future sensor systems are encouraged to participate and help close the gap between expectations and real world experiences. The continuity and advancement of our calibration community depends on your participation.
Keywords: calibration, remote sensing, microwave, infrared, visible, ultraviolet, international


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Title: David Schafer papers, 1892–2013
Predominant Dates:1971–1994
Primary Creator: Schafer, David E.
Extent: 10.5 Linear Feet
Arrangement: This collection is arranged in its original order.
Date Acquired: 09/19/2007
Subjects: Kansas State University history
Languages: English
This collection features records from David Schafer who was a faculty member of the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry as well as the Faculty Senate at Kansas State University. Many of the materials from the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry contain records from seminars, short courses, and instructional materials about proper food safety, processing, and meat handling. Some of the seminars include Midwest Meat Processing, Angus Beef Round Up, and Kansas-Nebraska Processed Meats short course. Almost all of these contain agendas and outlines for papers presented. Other records included are articles, recipes, and course notes. Many of the seminars contain information about food safety and meat handling, as well as tests, pamphlets, and coursework containing information and notes. This information generally covers processing, packaging, and preparation of meat. Courses contain diagrams of cuts and articles. Food safety contains proper handling of meat, storage, and hand washing techniques. The Angus Beef Round Up does contain photographs of a cow being butchered that some people might find objectionable.
Other materials in this collection are publications that cover a range of topics focused on meat, such as economic, production, health issues, and ethics. Publications in the collection include newsletters, articles, magazines, newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, and several draft versions of articles. The publications contain items from the Animal Science and Industry Facts newsletter that was published by the cooperative extension service of Kansas State University; this newsletter contains news and information about livestock. Also included are articles about various kinds of food-borne illnesses, food preservation, and food poisoning. Magazines include Animal Science and Industry trade publications, catalogs, and publications about food products and equipment.
David Schafer served on the Faculty Senate, including one year as the Faculty Senate President. Materials from his leadership role are featured alongside his professional documentation in the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry. His Faculty Senate materials include records from the Council of Chief Academic Officers (COCAO), Board of Regents (BOR), and Faculty Senate committee records.
There are cooperative extension video tapes and film along with continuing education about food and animal safety. Finally, there is a recording of a Primetime Live broadcast that includes notes about how meat inspection is portrayed in the segment.
David E. Schafer was born in Buffalo Lake, Minnesota, on August 30th, 1941. He attended the University of Minnesota and earned a B.S. in Animal Husbandry in 1963. In September of 1963 David Schafer married Jeanne in St. Paul, Minnesota. He then went on to South Dakota State University and received his M.S. in Animal Science in 1968. In 1968 Schafer worked for Kansas State University and spent two years in Andhra Pradesh, India as a meat technologist with the KSU-USAID program. In October of 1968, his first child, Jason, was born. In 1972, Schafer earned his Ph.D. in Food Science from Kansas State University and worked as an extension specialist in meats. In December his second child, Derek, was born. He joined the staff the same year when he became an associate professor at Kansas State University. In 1975 Schafer's third child, Mark, was born.
In 1984 Schafer was promoted to full professor. He served as Faculty Senate President from 1986-1987. In 2003 he was awarded Emeritus status and retired on August 2nd, 2003. Over the years David Schafer belonged to a variety of organizations. He was a part of American Meat Science Association, American Society of Animal Science, and Institute of Food Technologists.
Repository: Morse Department of Special Collections
Access Restrictions: No access restrictions: All materials are open for research.
Use Restrictions: The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Physical Access Note: Original materials available during open hours of repository and any digitized materials that are online are available with Internet access.
Technical Access Note: Collection contains materials that are not accessible without proper technology.
Acquisition Source: David Schafer
Acquisition Method: Donation.
Appraisal Information:
These records document the activities of a Kansas State faculty member in the Department of Animal Sciences and Industry. Also documented in this collection are Schafer's activities as a member of the Faculty Senate and Administrative Council.
Audiovisual materials acquired with the collection were appraised and items without connection to Kansas State University were discarded.
Preferred Citation: [Item title], [item date], David Schafer papers, Box [number], Folder [number or title], Morse Department of Special Collections, Kansas State University Libraries.
Processing Information: Project archivist James Smith processed and described materials in December 2013. Reviewed by university archivist Cliff Hight in 2014.


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Alternative Arthritis Treatments
by Ellen Gordon, M.Ed
Everything we do has an influence on our health, from the way we think about life, to our physical activities, to the food we eat and the water we drink.
Mental activities, physical exercise and diet all work together.
The Mind: Living with a chronic illness like arthritis makes life physically challenging. For many, the illness also results in emotional stress. This stressed mental state can worsen the physical symptoms.
With each thought our bodies listen and react. Over time, a mind that is consistently calm and relaxed will have a different effect on the body's health than a mind that regularly races with thoughts of fear or worry.
Click to your left under "The Mind" for suggestions and techniques for calming yourself and viewing your life and your health with increased hope.
Food and Diet: Eating foods that are right for your body will support physical health and mental health. Click under Food and Diet for information about foods that may cause arthritis symptoms in some people and for general information about good nutrition for everyone.
Exercise and bodywork help the body physically, emotionally and mentally.
Exercise is very helpful for balancing emotions and releasing stress.
Exercise can frequently relieve arthritis symptoms. For some people with arthritis, exercises must be modified. The therapies' discussion in the Exercise/Bodywork section explains modifications that may be necessary.
For people who want to actively participate in their medical treatment: the therapies described here can be used on their own or as supplements to the medicines prescribed by traditional doctors.
It is recommended that you check with your doctor before trying any of the techniques described on this website.
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Lady Gaga Recycles Sparkly Versace Jumpsuit at VMAs + Airport [PHOTOS]
We're not sure about Lady Gaga's concerns on her carbon footprint. She is, however, concerned about her fashion footprint, as she is not above recycling her attire, especially when it's as fabulous as this sparkly black Versace jumpsuit.
She got multiple use out of it and was seen wearing it two days in a row. She wore this plunging, blingy, open front concoction on Monday, Aug. 26 after the VMAs and at Heathrow Airport in London today (Aug. 27).


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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Baseball America's Top 10 Prospects
Here are your Top 10 prospects:
1. Jonathan Singleton
2. Jarred Cosart
3. George Springer
4. Jonathan Villar
5. Paul Clemens
6. Domingo Santana
7. Brett Oberholtzer
8. Delino DeShields, Jr
9. Mike Foltynewicz
10. Telvin Nash
Click the link for the big report, but there are a few things to note:
*Six of those top ten were not in the system as of July 1, 2011.
*Ariel Ovando, who received the largest bonus in club history, is not on the list.
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Man, these two guys don't need to be in our top ten, Speed only and Power only, both right handers, bleh. I didn't mind the Nash signing as much but I thought way to high could of got him lower in the draft. I hated the DeShields pick from the get go, that was one of the dumbest picks we ever did. He is a person you pickup in round 3 or later, and if he is not there big deal. We have so many holes to fill a speedy 2b in the first round, not to mention top 15 pick is so freaking stupid. We had a lot better options.
8. Delino DeShields, Jr
10. Telvin Nash
- November 17, 2011 at 10:59 AM
Remember when Bobby Heck was considered a scouting genius? It seems like only yesterday.
Out of the top 7 players, only Springer was drafted by Heck. After four drafts, this looks really bad for Heck.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The MIT men's soccer team's unbeaten start to the season continued courtesy of a 2-0 victory over Wentworth Institute of Technology on Wednesday. The win raised the Engineers' record to 5-0-1 on the year while the Leopards fell to 1-5-1.
MIT wasted little time getting on the board, capitalizing on a free kick in the fifth minute. Kevin Chou's low cross from the near sideline managed to find its way to Neil Zimmerman who redirected the ball to the lower left corner of the net. Each side made several runs at the goal, but the Engineers maintained possession for a majority of the frame as they out-shot Wentworth, 13-5. The Cardinal and Gray extended its advantage in the 34th minute when Zachary Kabelac tapped Jason Zhu's pass to the left side of the goal.
Although MIT controlled the ball for most of the second stanza, recording a 13-6 advantage in shots and a 6-2 edge in corner kicks, the Leopards' defense kept them within striking distance. Wentworth's attack began to apply some pressure late in the contest, tallying four shots on goal, but it could not end the shutout.
In net, Tom Caldwell collected five saves en route to his third shutout of the year. Joe Simon made 11 stops for Wentworth while Brian Pearsall played the final 3:38 due to an injury to Simon.
MIT continues its home-stand on Friday, Sept. 19 when it hosts Newbury College. Wentworth returns to the field on Saturday, Sept. 20 at Regis College.


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1. Re: get XML declarationkglad May 20, 2009 2:48 PM (in response to tedalde2)1 person found this helpful
if you cast that data as an XMLDocument instance, you can use its xmlDecl property.
2. Re: get XML declarationtedalde2 May 20, 2009 4:41 PM (in response to kglad)
Why would I need to use a legacy class to do this? That seems equally silly. Is it because E4X syntax doesn't specify/require the declaration?
3. Re: get XML declarationkglad May 20, 2009 5:14 PM (in response to tedalde2)
i don't know if you need to but it solves the problem.
4. Re: get XML declarationGreg Dove May 20, 2009 6:49 PM (in response to tedalde2)1 person found this helpful
You can get the processingInstructions if they are not ignored during parsing (XML.ignoreProcessingInstructions=false) but NOT (apparently, it seems) xml processing instructions.
I don't know if its true, but according to : http://community.adobe.com/help/profile/index.html?id=553464C04456C36B9920157F, in the comments at the bottom of the page here:http://help.adobe.com/en_US/AS3LCR/Flash_10.0/XML.html
it's not relevant as as3 always uses version 1 and UTF-8 .
Either way, if you don't want to use kglad's approach- which does seem to be one viable option- and if you're loading it at runtime, you can easily get it before parsing, because it's simply the first part of the data string on the URLLoader before its parsed.
5. Re: get XML declarationtedalde2 May 21, 2009 7:17 AM (in response to Greg Dove)
So I can get the XML declaration through its string (but only BEFORE parsing; that stinks) or through the legacy XMLDocument class (which I haven't tried yet but will soon).
The XML comes externally and could theoretically have any encoding. Parts of the XML go into text fields onstage, so I want to check if I need to alter display fonts if XML isn't UTF-8.
6. Re: get XML declarationkglad May 21, 2009 7:30 AM (in response to tedalde2)
yes. but i don't understand the problem.
even if there was some need to know the declaration, there's no significant effort required to determine the declaration.
7. Re: get XML declarationtedalde2 May 21, 2009 9:58 AM (in response to kglad)
The effort is the need to cast to XMLDocument/parse the string upon data receipt. You're right, it's not difficult. It's just a bad way of doing things. Now I have to insert something "special" at string-parse time just to get the declaration, then figure a way to remember that declaration in case it's needed elsewhere. I'm wondering why xmlDecl was removed from the XML class.
8. Re: get XML declarationWrataxas Dec 10, 2010 2:58 AM (in response to tedalde2)
There is also the problem of how do you emit the XML tag when you write out an XML object. I'd like to save an XML file in the same format as the file I read in, i.e. including "<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>" as the first line, and I haven't been able to figure out how to do that.


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Monday was one of the lowest volume days of the year, and while no one watches the Volatility Index (VIX) in the kind of environment where stocks are at historic highs, it is worth noting the market's fear gauge is hovering close to the multi-year lows we saw earlier in 2013.
Why? Much of it can be attributed to Federal Reservechairman Ben Bernanke's offensive to convince the markets that no rate hikes are imminent. The Fed may be considering tapering, but they are not raising rates. Traders have translated this to mean less need for insurance.
This is a positive for markets, as long as Mr. Bernanke hews to his message tomorrow that Fed policy is "data dependent", flexible, adaptable, and refrains from rocking the boat.


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Who Signed The ITU WCIT Treaty... And Who Didn't
from the the-full-list dept
So, what does it all mean? Very little right now. Even those countries that signed on still need to go through a ratification process -- and one hopes that people in some of those countries will realize that it's bad to be supporting a regime that wants political bureaucrats having anything to do with the internet, even if it's dipping a toe in the water. However, many of the countries don't much care about that, and simply want the new rules so they can try to control parts of the internet (and/or profit from it). The rules won't actually go into effect for a while. While they aren't binding, it is pretty customary for signatories to eventually adopt such rules locally.
The real story here is a world in which there are two competing visions for the future of the internet -- one driven by countries who believe the internet should be more open and free... and one driven by the opposite. Whether or not the ITU treaty is ever meaningful or effective, these two visions of the internet are unlikely to go away any time soon. The next decade is going to be filled with similar clashes as certain countries seek to limit what the internet can do, for their own political needs and desires. Seeing the initial breakdown of who's in which camp is useful, but this isn't over yet.


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some pretty smart "magic"
Link is pretty dead ;/ and it can be the reason why I got message:
Can some1 pack his bin and upload somewhere plax?
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Age: 31
well the first post was 3 years ago, so the fact that some links have died shouldn't really surprise anyone.
heres an alternate method:
set vsfilter to autoloading in the cccp settings, then download and use xvid4psp.
ignore the fact that its named that, as it can handle many more input and output formats than those.
theres no need to over complicate things for yourself.
|2010-06-22, 16:45
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Hi guys
I had problems with streaming MKV (with PS3 media server) to my PS3 so I had a look into the topick discovering that i was not the only one with A7V sync problems.
After like a Day of search I found the so called "Any Video Converter" and it works great.
You can select any number of videos in nearly any format (also MKV) and transcode it to nearly any format (I use it to convert to mp4) and it sets the subtitles to Hardsubs automaticaly (you only haveto select the Audio/Subtitle Track you want on it.
the only thing I am not quite sure about is, if you can change the Style it sets the hardsubs in.
I guess I will try MelodyCan and Pavtube MKV Converter (although I don't want to have Software you have to buy)
hope somebody with problems feels helped ^^
|2010-06-25, 18:35
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Alright I am flat out new to video converting and understand little, if not anything at all, when it comes to all the technical Jargon. Considering their are MULTIPLE suggestions on how to get this done, I would like someone to lead me in the right direction toward what I am trying to do.
First of all I have tried to convert with programs like GOTsent to convert a MKV to MP4 so I can play it on my xbox360. The thing is, while this worked, the subtitles did not transfer (they are IN the MKV file, but I do have a seperate folder of them and I tried using that as well to insert the subtitles and it still did not work).
So, I am wondering what is the best, most simple, program to use to convert MKV, OGM and such files into playable AVIs/or MP4 for xbox360 and still have it retain its subtitles.
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thank you for your post,handbrake is simple yet i got the results i wanted on my iphone,thanks again
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Update: I'm so damn impressed. In one go the program converts and subs nicely, much better than the last one I used. Highly recommended.
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County Administrator Kelly Pehrson said the cuts are painful, but are necessary. "The county was using its cash reserves to balance the budget," said Pehrson.
After lowering the number of employees through attrition and combining positions, the Commission recently approved a Reduction in Force (RIF).
The RIF eliminated two positions, Building Inspector and Fire Marshall, that have been held by some of the most senior employees in the county. The RIFs will become effective on March 1.
Fire Marshall Rick Bailey has been a county employee for 29 years, including 28 years as county administrator. Bailey has been a fixture in county governance and emergency response situations for nearly three decades.
Commissioners hired Kelly Pehrson to replace Bailey as county administrator in March, 2013. Since that time, Bailey has served as the Fire Marshall / Emergency Response Director.
County officials state that Bailey's responsibilities will be absorbed by a number of county employees.
Bruce Bunker has been the county building inspector for eleven years. Prior to that, he worked as the County Assessor, an elected position that he held for 13 years.
The Building Inspector position was created in 2002, after Bunker was defeated in an election for County Assessor by Howard Randall. Bunker is a licensed appraiser and inspector, which are licensures that no other county employee or elected official possessed at the time.
Since that time, county employee Greg Adams has secured the licenses. Adams will assume many of Bunker's responsibilities.
Pehrson reports that the number of building permits issued by the county decreased over the years, from about 100 in previous years to about 40 or less in recent years.
In addition to the RIF cuts, there are two fewer positions in the road department because of attrition. Employees who left were not replaced.
Funding for roads has been impacted by a number of factors, including lower property tax revenues, and decreased federal funding due to Sequestration, cuts in PILT payments and budget cuts for school bus routes.
In addition, the county eliminated a position by combining full-time positions in the Clerk's and Assessor's offices into a single position.
Officials state that more positions may also be eliminated through attrition. Commissioners approve all new hires by county government.
In addition to the cuts, the county hired a broker to manage the county benefit package, a change that has resulted in a six percent decrease in benefit costs.


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If you've been feeling like MTV is woefully understocked when it comes to reality TV, fret no more. In the spirit of every Jersey Shore cast member, Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham and her adorable daughter Sophia now have officially been given the go-ahead on their very own spinoff. Love the idea? Loathe it? Either way, it kind of explains her $16,000 worth of plastic surgery? So, we can now all rest easy. Ahhh ... night-night.
The much-needed reality show is going to focus on Farrah's juggling of her aspiring culinary career with her being a mom. And of course, her tumultuous relationship with her mother, Debra Danielson, will be a storyline also. (What, you guys don't want to just watch a mom cooking and playing with her child?) Abraham said: "The show will be more or less about my culinary background since I got my degree in that, and some other products that I'm putting out. And then of course my mom drama -- I love my mom but then there's just that natural hemisphere of drama."
Hmm. Interesting. I guess because Farrah has something going on in her life that's different (her culinary background), that's why she got her own show. Otherwise, it would just be ... Teen Mom without the other teen moms.
Farrah, for your sake, and of course, your daughter's, I hope the show does well. But I think I'm going to skip this one and read something instead. Thanks, though.
Will you be watching Farrah's new reality show? What Teen Mom would you like to see have her own show? Or are you "all set" on Teen Mom-ness?
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WOODSTOCK – A Crystal Lake man has been arrested for allegedly violating conditions of his probation, according to the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.
Deonte J. Johnson-Jones, 40, was charged Monday with a felony count of obstructing justice. A petition to revoke his warrant for probation violations also was issued. He was being held Monday night on $35,000 bond at the McHenry County Jail.
Deputies on Wednesday received information from McHenry County Court Services/Probation that Johnson-Jones was wanted for violating conditions of his probation, according to a news release. He was attempting to flee to Chicago via train in downtown Crystal Lake when police found him.
Johnson-Jones was identified via photos and other identifying marks, and when approached by police, provided them with a false name, according to the release. He was transported to the McHenry County Jail and identified through fingerprinting.
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Princeton Review Names Wabash 'Best Value'• January 30, 2014 Share:
Wabash College has again been named of the nation's "Best Value" Colleges according to The Princeton Review.
The Best Value Colleges, subtitled "The 150 Best-Buy Colleges and What It Takes to Get In," profiles 75 public and 75 private colleges the Princeton Review designates as "Best Values" based on the Company's surveys of 2,000 colleges and universities in 2012-13.
Of the 75 private schools on the list, The Princeton Review names 65 in alphabetical order. Wabash College is among the top schools.
The Princeton Review originated in 2004 and has reported in cooperation with USA TODAY since 2009, the company selects schools based on its analysis of more than 30 data points with cost data reflecting school-reported figures for 2013-14. The company also factors in data it collected over the past three academic years from its surveys of students about their satisfaction with their financial aid awards and academic experiences at their schools.
"We commend Wabash College and all of our 'Best Value Colleges' for their outstanding academics," said Robert Franek, Princeton Review's Senior VP/Publisher, "equally impressive are their efforts to be affordable to students with need – either via comparatively low sticker prices, generous financial aid, or both.'
Williams College in Williamstown, MA. again tops the private college list. Harvard, Swarthmore, Yale, and Princeton round out the top five.
Click here to read the Princeton-Review's two-page profile of Wabash College. The Princeton Review publishes an annual "Best Colleges" book and "Best Values" publication.
Wabash Scores Big in 2013 Princeton Review
Wabash College on MoneyWatch's "Best Professor list.
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Sid The Science Kid "Rock & Roll Easter!" It's springtime and that means it's time to hunt for Easter eggs in the backyard. Explorer Sid searches under every bush and behind every tree, and he finds all the eggs Mom and Dad have hidden. But wait, he also found. D
12:00 pm
WordWorld "Think in the Rink/X Marks The Spot" Think in the Rink - Duck and Dog want to join Sheep and Frog in their ice skating show. Although Frog warns Duck and Dog to be careful as they practice, the enthusiastic duo gets carried away and carelessly break the ice skating rink. Will Duck and Dog think up a good solution to the problem before the show begins? X Marks the Spot - Duck must search high and low for his letter X that has gone missing. D
12:30 pm
Caillou "Caillou Tells The Truth" Olive Muddle: Grandma brings over some delicious treats for the kids to try - only they're full of olives. Caillou doesn't like olives, but he doesn't know how to tell Grandma he doesn't like her cherished dishes.until. D
1:00 pm
Barney & Friends "Way to Go! A Travel Adventure" Inspired by Daniel's trip the next day, Baby Bop wants to go on a trip of her own! With the help of Barney, and their imaginations, Baby Bop, Riff, and the kids have fun exploring all types of travel using cardboard boxes. Their grand finale ends up being on a cardboard cruise ship sailing "over the ocean blue.". D
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Thomas & Friends "Helping Hands" Toby is fitted with a brand new three chime whistle while his little bell is repaired. Toby finds this new whistle a bit daunting. So instead, Toby comes up with a plan. D
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Curious George "Curious George and the Dam Builders/Curious George's Low High Score" George helps a family of beavers and builds his own mini-golf course so he can practice.G
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Martha Speaks "Martha's Chair/TD The Pack Rat" Martha's Chair - Martha's family has a birthday surprise - a new dog bed! After a few sleepless nights, the family realizes that Martha misses her stinky old chair. But Mrs. Demson bought it and has plans of her own for the chair after she sees one just like it on Antiques Roadshow. Vocabulary: (E) antique, donate(d), upholstery, profit(ed), valuable. D
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The Electric Company "A Fistful of Confetti" It's Neighborhood Record Day, and everyone in town is trying to break silly records. Francine and Jessica are both trying to break the same record - filming the most broken records on record day. When Francine tries to get in Jessica's way by giving her fake tips, The Electric Company works together to lead Jessica to victory. D
3:30 pm
WordGirl "Day at the Museum/Best Fan Club Meeting Ever" DAY AT THE MUSEUM - Scoops takes Becky, Bob, and Violet to the museum to find inspiration for his news story for The Big City Times. When they hear a rumor about a haunted treasure, the team goes on a search - with The Butcher right behind! Can Scoops, Becky, Bob, and Violet find the treasure, evade The Butcher, and do it all in time for Scoops to keep his deadline? Vocabulary Words: Rumor, Deadline. BEST FAN CLUB MEETING EVER - TJ plans a meeting to divulge a secret about WordGirl to International WordGirl Fan Club members. D
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Wild Kratts "Kickin' It with the Roos" When Chris and Martin meet up with a mob of Red kangaroos, they get their car keys stolen by a joey and have to figure out how to get them back from the tricky little guy. As they jump into the life of the roos to search for the missing keys, the brothers realize that animals live in different kinds of social groups and they have important behaviors that keep the group together and safe. But everybody wonders just how safe this search has become, when Chris and Martin get tangled up in a kickboxing match with the dominant male and caught in the middle of a dingo attack. D
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Cyberchase "The Emperor Has Snow Clothes" Hacker has crowned himself Emperor of Penguia and deposited the real emperor as a frozen statue in a distant corner of the site. The CyberSquad arrives just as a crippling snowstorm makes its way across Penguia in a path that seems destined to collide with their rescue. Digit uses updates on the storm's progress from cyberweathercaster Stormy Gale (Janice Huff) to help the kids track the storm. D
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Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman "What's Bugging Ruff" Noel, Sammy and Jay are dispatched to Thompson Island where they learn about insects and their habitats while Harsha learns about powwows in New Mexico. D
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Nightly Business Report Tonight on Nightly Business Report, housing prices have risen the most since the bubble burst. What lies ahead? NBR will ask Robert Shiller, co-founder of the Case-Shiller index, which tracks home prices nationwide. And, a look at why, now more than ever, there's a big push to teach kids in school about money and finance. D
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John D. Rockefeller: American Experience John D. Rockefeller Jr. dedicates his life to recasting the family image, which for decades is associated with his father's feared monopoly, Standard Oil, and predatory business practices. As the elder Rockefeller's only son, he dedicates his life to recasting the family image, giving away hundreds of millions of dollars and insisting his six children behave impeccably. He leaves an invaluable inheritance: a name that stood for "the well-being of mankind."G
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I agree with Chownah,binocular wrote:Things like these are not that rare in other Buddhist traditions, and in other spiritual / religious schools, right?
I guess part of the shock around the jet-setting monks etc. is that so far, Theravada has had the reputation of being relatively free of scandals, the most un-problematic tradition of Buddhism. As far as I know, scandals used to be the domain of Tibetan Buddhism and Zen. My first mental association to "scandal in Buddhist sangha" is a Tibetan or Zen teacher having sex with students or using drugs or murky financial schemes.
Oh ...
In Thailand there is a major scandal every few years involving senior monks. A few years ago there was a famous abbot arrested for raping children. He was sentanced to around 30 years in prison. Also maybe 10 years ago there was a famous monk called Ajahn Yantra who was alleged to have fathered a child - he escaped over the board to Cambodia and ended up in USA on a false passport. He was granted some sort of asylum in USA and still lives there as a 'monk' of some sort. He was also involved in a car accident in which someone was killed and he was the one that was at fault (as driver) - but he escaped prison. Wonder what has happened to him.