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Matrix notation
I just spent all day on the road back to NOLA to handle some end-of-month business, clean out my office, and so on. This one will have to do for today and tomorrow.
It gets annoying to write out matrices using the embedded LaTeX here, but I suppose I really should, just for thoroughness' sake.
In general, a matrix is a collection of field elements with an upper and a lower index. We can write out all these elements in a rectangular array. The upper index should list the rows of our array, while the lower index should list the columns. The matrix with entries for running from to and running from to is written out in full as
We call this an matrix, because the array is rows high and columns wide.
There is a natural isomorphism . This means that every vector in dimension , written out in the components relative to a given basis, can be seen as an "column vector":
Similarly, a linear functional on an -dimensional space can be written as a "row vector":
Notice that evaluation of linear transformations is now just a special case of matrix multiplication! Let's practice by writing out the composition of a linear functional , a linear map , and a vector .
A matrix product makes sense if and only if the number of columns in the left-hand matrix is the same as the number of rows in the right-hand matrix. That is, an and an can be multiplied. The result will be an matrix. We calculate it by taking a row from the left-hand matrix and a column from the right-hand matrix. Since these are the same length (by assumption) we can multiply corresponding elements and sum up.
In the example above, the matrix and the matrix can be multiplied. There is only one column in the latter to pick, so we simply choose row out of on the left: . Multiplying corresponding elements and summing gives the single field element (remember the summation convention). We get of these elements — one for each row — and we arrange them in a new matrix:
Then we can multiply the row vector by this column vector to get the matrix:
Just like we slip back and forth between vectors and matrices, we will usually consider a field element and the matrix with that single entry as being pretty much the same thing.
The first multiplication here turned an -dimensional (column) vector into an -dimensional one, reflecting the source and target of the transformation . Then we evaluated the linear functional on the resulting vector. But by the associativity of matrix multiplication we could have first multiplied on the left:
turning the linear functional on into one on . But this is just the dual transformation ! Then we can evaluate this on the column vector to get the same result: .
There is one slightly touchy thing we need to be careful about: Kronecker products. When the upper index is a pair with and we have to pick an order on the set of such pairs. We'll always use the "lexicographic" order. That is, we start with , then , and so on until before starting over with , , and so on. Let's write out a couple examples just to be clear:
So the Kronecker product depends on the order of multiplication. But this dependence is somewhat illusory. The only real difference is reordering the bases we use for the tensor products of the vector spaces involved, and so a change of basis can turn one into the other. This is an example of how matrices can carry artifacts of our choice of bases.
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A decent workout on a fair range of basic concepts.
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1. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashesWade S Zimmerman Dec 17, 2008 8:07 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Not saying this is your probe but 2 GB of RAM these days is kind of the minimum. More RAM would be helpful.
I think you should uninstall and reinstall as unpleasant as that might be.
2. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Mike_Paule) Dec 17, 2008 9:18 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Unfortunately my Sony VAIO notebook has a max of 2Gb of RAM that I can install. I can run any of the other applications in the Master Collection without problem. Encore CS4 is the culprit and based on what I am reading in the forums this program is extremely buggy.
I did uninstall and reinstall the CS4 Master Collection suite (with no errors)but Encore CS4 still crashes when I try to do anything. I can launch the program fine but when I try to create a new project and start to do anything, or load an existing project it will crash.
I hope Adobe looks into the problems with this application since it is basically unuseable in its present state.
3. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashesJeff Bellune Dec 17, 2008 9:40 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Create a temporary new administrator user account and then try running Encore from the new account.

If it works, then you should delete the Encore folder in C:\Documents and Settings\<your user name>\Application Data\Adobe and then try launching Encore again.
4. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Mike_Paule) Dec 22, 2008 3:07 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Thanks for the suggestion Jeff.
I tried creating a new Administrator user account and the application is still crashing. I have tried just about everything to get Encore CS4 to work but no success. The other apps are working fine within the CS4 Master Collection suite as far as I can tell so I don't get what is wrong with Encore?
5. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashesWade S Zimmerman Dec 23, 2008 8:07 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))A font? You know corrupted may be? A profile corrupted or perhaps a file corruption?
In the preferences did you try to clean your Media Cache database?
6. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Mike_Paule) Dec 23, 2008 1:38 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))I'll give that a try to see if it makes any difference. I did go through a reinstall already and would think that the Media cache would be clean but let's see what happens.
Thanks for your input.
7. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Michael_Forga) Dec 24, 2008 2:24 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Hey Mike,
I just read this Thread here and wanted to let you know, that I am experiencing exactly the same Error with Encore CS4 out of my Mastercollection.
I am currently installing XP SP3 and see if this will change anything.
8. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(David_Dara) Dec 29, 2008 8:40 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Hi Mike and Michael:
I just joined the forum and am experiencing the exact same problem as you both. I use an Alienware laptop (P4 3.6Ghz, RAID 0, 3GB RAM). I have done 9 major Movie DVD productions in the CS2 Production Suite and Encore was workable though a little buggy. I upgraded to CS4 and Encore crashes even with opening a new project. My guess is that I have a CODEC problem. This was one of the things listed to check for when troubleshooting Encore crashes from a Technote article (http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb401278&sliceId=1). The article gives several things to try. It gave a detailed procedure of how to disable codecs to determine the bad one. I will give that a try next but I have over 300 codecs installed. I imagine people who have a machine closer to a virgin OS install (no additional codecs) have no problems with Encore CS4. I use alot of additional Multimedia type programs which all have installed their own codecs. It does seem odd that I don't have the same problem in Premiere. However, Encore goes through an initialization phase 'preparing for transcoding' which is the last thing it does before crashing for me. I imagine it is doing CODEC stuff here. Let me know of your progress and I will do the same. I don't try Adobe tech support much - I often find I know more than them about their own software (I have taught the entire suite of applications for 7 years for ITT Technical Institute to over 1000 students.
9. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Doug_McClay) Jan 2, 2009 7:59 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Hi

I have the same problem, and only with encore. I have uninstalled then reinstalled the complete cs4 master collection twice. I have disabled codecs. I have cleaned all temp files and preferences. Nothing has seemed to fix the problem. I have run all updates for windows, adobe, and apple software.

here is the first part of my crash log. I have submitted it each time to adobe. Does anyone have an idea how to fix this problem?

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE crashreport SYSTEM "AdobeCrashReporter.dtd">
<crashreport version="1.1" crVersion="3.0.20080806" applicationName="Adobe Encore" applicationVersion="4.0.1.048" build="unknown">
<time year="2009" month="1" day="2" hour="9" minute="49" second="40"/>
<user guid="5bc1e22a-dc64-49fa-a7ff-ecdba5f164ac"/>
<system platform="windows" osversion="5.1.2600 SP 3.0" applicationlanguage="English (United States)" userlanguage="en_US" oslanguage="en_US" ram="2047" machine="Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5320 @ 1.86GHz" model="x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 7" cpuCount="8" cpuFreq="1861 MHz" busFreq="" locale="English (United States)"/>
<crash exception="EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION" instruction="0x6962f59a">
<backtrace crashedThread="0">
<thread index="0">
<stackStatement index="0" address="0x6962f59a" symbolname="DllMain"/>
</thread>
</backtrace>
10. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashesthe_wine_snob Jan 2, 2009 11:28 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Doug,
Might not be relevent, but the "Exception_Access_Violation" *might* point to User Permissions. In earlier versions of Encore, Permissions (basically running as Administrator) were essential for it to work.
Are you installing and running on an Administrator account?
Just thinking here,
11. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Doug_McClay) Jan 2, 2009 1:07 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Hi Bill,
As far as I can tell, my login name is set to be the administrator. It is set from domain or network to the local computer to be in local administrator group. I have never had any problems with Encore cs3 or other issues related to not being a local administrator. I have another computer, off the network, where I run as the pure local administrator, and everything works fine with Encore cs4.
maybe it is a bug with the network login. I should give local login a try, or get my IT department to login into the local admin account and see if it runs from there.
12. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Doug_McClay) Jan 2, 2009 1:36 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))i created a local administrator account. I logged in and started encore in the new account and had the same crash.
is there a specific place in the crash data file where it names what it is crashing on?
i am at a loss.
13. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Mike_Paule) Jan 2, 2009 2:19 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))I have also tried to create a new Local Administrator account and it still crashes everytime. I get a similar crash report. Adobe support is worthless so I am not sure what else to try? It may be conflicting with other codecs but it will take time to troubleshoot. I will report any updates on any progress.
14. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashesthe_wine_snob Jan 2, 2009 2:57 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))@Doug,
I do not know about CS4, but previous versions of Encore had real problems when hooked to a network. Other than my Gigabit LAN, I have never run it on one, so do not have any useful info.
However, a search of this forum for "network" will probably yield quite a few articles. Maybe something in one of those can help you, or your IT department.
Are you also running on a network?
Good luck,
15. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(thomas_euvrie) Jan 2, 2009 11:59 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))I have the same issue, i'm running CS4 on my laptop and Encore is the only one which doesnt run properly.
-I updated to SP3
-I downdraded then reupgraded my graphic card drivers
-I updated directx
-I removed any codec that where not microsoft native (ffdshow caused premiere to crash)
-cleaned the adobe cash and any temporary folder
-verified privilege access
Updated Adobe to the latest version
I don't know what I should do next, but it seems that it crashes when initializing the monitor window, ie the display (as soon as i open a new timeline or import as a new timeline, but i can create menus,buttons,...)
16. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashesWade S Zimmerman Jan 3, 2009 7:54 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))The preference maybe is corrupt?
17. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(thomas_euvrie) Jan 3, 2009 7:35 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))i have renewed the preferences files more that 10 times...
18. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Bradley_Johnson_AICP) Jan 4, 2009 8:31 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))I'm having the same problems described in this post. I too have the Masters collection and have tried about everything I can to fix. I'm also having an issue with sorting slides in a slideshow. The thumbnails are not updating and I even get blank slides as if it is loosing the link to the original photo.
This software is driving me nuts. I'm not backed up on projects as I'm spending my time trying to resolve this issue.
Plan on spending the day tomorrow trying to get a senior technician at Adobe to help.
19. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Doug_McClay) Jan 5, 2009 7:41 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))i am not sure but i think i found at least the solution to why my encore was crashing, maybe it is your solution as well.
I checked the crash data. the only number closely resembling my crash number was a range associated with the nvoglnt.dll file, in windows/system32. I checked this and it was a nvidia file. So i updated the drivers for quadro fx 3500 card. Now i am able to burn a dvd, yay, too bad I already burned all the dvds that were urgent on another computer running encore cs3.
thanks everyone
later, at least until tomorrow when encore breaks again
20. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(the_nono5) Jan 5, 2009 2:22 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Hi all,

I've the same problem
(<crash exception="EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION")

What's your Graphic Card ?

Nono
21. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(David_Dara) Jan 5, 2009 6:36 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Hi, I use an NVidia GeForce Go 7800GTX with 256MB (Alienware laptop D900). I tried upgrading and downgrading my video drivers and Encore still crashes. Maybe my video card is the problem and I'll be stuck until I upgrade to a Quadro. Is anybody else out there working with CS4 Encore successfully? If so, what card and platform do you have?
-David Dara
22. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Doug_McClay) Jan 5, 2009 7:08 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))I am running a nvidia pny quadro fx 3500 on a hp xw8400.
Adobe should provide a way to post the crash logs on the forums. I tried to copy and paste mine, but it cut off the whole log. post your 0x##### error should be in the same line with the exception access or the line after that. I looked at that number, then looked at the stacks for the dll in the list. the list consists of to:0x##### from:0x###### (i forget exactly what it looks like). I have no idea what those numbers mean. My error was 0x69##### (i forget the rest) I just looked for the stack that started with 0x69####. and that had a file nvoglnt.dll next to it. either it was a corrupt dll file or it needed to be updated, i don't know, but it seems to work now. also try fixing and cleaning dlls and the registry.
I have no problems on another computer i use, it is a custom Pentium 4 with a nvidia PNY pci geforce 8400 Gs. yeah i know pci. My ati radeon agp died, and i live in a small town with no frys, and only the world's smallest best buy. then my motherboard doesn't support pci-express, and i needed my computer backup and running again.
also with the video cards, who is the manufacturer, I went through 3 bfg cards before getting the radeon. The bfgs just kept coming up dead or incompatible. I also had problems with a Chaintech, that I think might have been brown market, because it wasn't listed on the company's us website.
23. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashesneil wilkes Jan 6, 2009 2:40 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))I think the problem is with the NVidia GE Force 7xxx series of graphics chips. I have had the exact same issue on a Laptop running a 512Mb GO 7600, and know of folks with a GO 7300 and the same issues.
The trouble is that with a lot of systems (laptops especially) the graphics chips are OEM items - meaning the manufacturers buy scads & scads of them & the original manufacturer does not provide end user support. As soon as internal firmware hits issues, rather than bugfix & update most manufacturers these days obsolete the model & introduce a new one as it is cheaper for them to build them by the container load in China, and to hell with the end user.
None of this is a solution to the problem though.
The biggest problem of all is that unless Adobe fix the problem, then it is not going to go away as it is impossible to update the NVidia chip drivers to the latest versions because of the OEM nature of the product. Go to the NVidia website & you will be politely told to go to the seller of your machine.
This problem is probably going to get a lot worse in the future as well. The only solution I can think of is to
A - Avoid using Laptops unless you can afford to buy a new one each software build.
2 - If using a desktop, avoid buying from Box Shifters and instead either build your own or get someone reputable to do it for you - preferably without using NVidia Graphics cards (They have other, more serious problems as well)
3 - Dump the NVidia Graphics card where possible & go for an ATI device instead.
I also think that the Adobe installer should check this - and tell you - pointedly - your graphics chip/card is not up to the job.
BTW - on Premiere CS4, you will find that 4.0 installs & runs, but the 4.01 update might well kill it.
24. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Bradley_Johnson_AICP) Jan 6, 2009 11:04 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))I have an NVidia Quadro FX 570 on a desktop system and just loaded the latest drivers; I still get crashes. For me at least this has not been a solution.
One thing that appears to be solving most of my crashes on my desktop is not having my laptop (redundantly loaded with the Masters Collection in order to work remotely) plugged into my network. When its on the network, without any Adobe products open, I get frequent crashes.
What's "buying from box shifters" in earlier post?
Is anyone with an ATI card having similar crashes?
25. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Bradley_Johnson_AICP) Jan 6, 2009 11:10 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))One other thing is I have major issues with sorting slides when doing a slideshow. Encore loses links to images, cannot refresh the thumbnails, and pops in blank slides. Its like russian roulette when moving slides around, sometimes it works and the next time it could corrupt the entire slideshow and I have to start over.
Is this happening to anyone else?
I post here only because my primary symptoms are as others in this forum have posted.
26. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(the_nono5) Jan 6, 2009 11:29 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Hello,
You can try a temporary solution:
Nvidia 7### driver doesn't work with ENCORE due to the nvidia OpenGL DLL. Maybe one version is compatible...but wich one..
You can desactivate it or delete\remove the file
I suggest you to cut nvoglnt.dll and save it in another place.
Automatically you will not use NVIDIA OpenGL, but standard XP OpenGL.
27. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Doug_McClay) Jan 6, 2009 11:36 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Hi Bradley, what is the address in the crash log. here is the information from mine that lead me to believe it was related to the nvidia dll file.

<crash exception="EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION" instruction="0x6962f59a">
<backtrace crashedThread="0">
<thread index="0">
<stackStatement index="0" address="0x6962f59a" symbolname="DllMain"/>
......
<binaryImage start="0x69500000" end="0x69a3b000" type="__TEXT" path="C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvoglnt.dll"/>

i am only guessing that the address was a reference to a place in the binary image and related some how to the nvoglnt.dll.
28. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Mike_Paule) Jan 6, 2009 11:40 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Bradley,
I had the same problem with Encore. When I moved around images in a slide show, I would sometimes get a blank slide. The images all look okay so I don't know what could be causing that particiular image to stop displaying during the slide show.
As a cumbersome fix, I would remove that image from the timeline and library and reimport the image which fixed the problem for that slide.
29. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Mike_Paule) Jan 6, 2009 12:08 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Since I am using a Nvidia 7600GT card, I tried the suggestion to remove the C:\WINDOWS\system32\nvoglnt.dll file and it appeared to work. So far I have not had a crash.
I am not clear what I am giving up by not using that file but hopefully this is at least a temporary fix to the problem of the constant crashing (at least for me).
Thank you for the suggestion.
30. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Bradley_Johnson_AICP) Jan 6, 2009 1:17 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Sorry for asking, but where do I find the crash log? I'd be happy to post it if I can find it. Novice in one thing expert in another...
31. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Doug_McClay) Jan 6, 2009 4:04 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))when an adobe product crashes there should be a box displayed to submit the crash log data to adobe. there is a place to check to have it automatically submitted without displaying the box.
in the corner (left corner to the user) should be a link to view the crash data log or crash log data. click this and notepad or wordpad will open displaying the data.
if the box does not display on a crash, check C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Encore CS4\CrashReporterApp.exe on windows and disable automatically sending the report, so it will display the crash dialog box
32. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(thomas_euvrie) Jan 7, 2009 4:13 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))ok, removing/renaming nvoglnt.dll solved partially the problem, this makes encore working but playback of mpg files is very slow.
Is is possible to find a opengl library i could rename to nvoglnt.dll and that could do the trick ?
33. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(rlamba) Jan 7, 2009 5:59 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Hi Thomas,
After removing the nvoglnt.dll file Encore will use CPU instead of GPU. There are some disadvantages of doing that like slow playback as mentioned by you and you may not be able to import high megapixel files(10-12 megapixels)for slideshows.
This problem is because of bad driver of the graphics card. It will be good to try updating to latest Graphics card drivers and then check if it works.
34. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Doug_McClay) Jan 7, 2009 6:51 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))the version number on my working file is 22.214.171.12446, private build is 3034292
i have placed file in my drop box, if someone wants to see if just replacing the file will fix the issue.
in regards to jpg issues. I was working with photos in Premiere and it kept crashing on render. the original photos were roughly 4k x 4k at 300 dpi, others were at 5k x 4k and at 4000 dpi. I reduced everything to 150 dpi and reduced sizes by 50%. that seemed to solve the problem.
35. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(Doug_McClay) Jan 7, 2009 7:32 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))I guess I should have said in "regards to slides" in encore. maybe check the pictures you are importing to make sure they aren't problems with the images that might keep encore from rendering them as slides. like some crazy 4000 dpi.
36. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(thomas_euvrie) Jan 7, 2009 6:48 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))unfortunately, replacing nvoglnt.dll with the one provided by Doug doesnt work since the graphic card drivers recognize it as an incompatible version.
I have a Geforce Go 7600 on my laptop and the drivers are only available on my laptop manufacturer website.
I'll try to force to install nvidia drivers instead.
Thank you for your help Doug.
37. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashesthe_wine_snob Jan 8, 2009 7:14 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Thomas,
There is a site dedicated to allowing one to hack graphics card mfgr. updates for various laptops, because as you have found, many laptop mfgrs do not issue updates and drivers can go out of date quickly.
I searched my bookmarks, but could not find it. Google should help you in the search. Basically, this site offers the tools to convert the latest drivers, from say nVidia, to match up what your laptop will take.
Sorry for not having the link handy,
38. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(David_Dara) Jan 8, 2009 7:21 AM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Thanks guys for the info. I'm the one who uses Encore on an Alienware with a NVidia Go 7800GTX and removing the nvoglnt.dll file allows my CS4 encore to work. I have yet to use it with some real work so I hope the slow down with mpgs is not problematic. Realtime playback is not a big deal in Encore since it's for menu making. I wonder if this will affect my playback in Permeire which is a major concern? Thanks - David Dara
39. Re: Encore CS4 constantly crashes(the_nono5) Jan 8, 2009 2:03 PM (in response to (Mike_Paule))Hello,
I've found the solution for my Nvidia Geforce Go 7600 without removing nvoglnt.dll.
This driver version works => NVIDIA NFORCE 15.24
Try to install it,

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New Wildfire-Detection Research will Pinpoint Small Fires from 10,000 feet
When the wildfire season begins, the United States will be drawn into a territorial battle that has become an unfortunate rite of spring.
The U.S. Forest Service soon will have the advantage of an entirely new tool that will identify and locate wildfires as small as 8-to-12 inches in diameter from 10,000 feet altitude. Scientists at Rochester Institute of Technology are creating a prototype of this new remote sensing system for trial by the Forest Service with $1.4 million from NASA.
The project, known as the Wildfire Airborne Sensor Program (WASP), is being conducted at RIT's Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science. It was made possible through the efforts of Congressman Jim Walsh, chair of the House VA/HUD Independent Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, who has provided nearly $8 million through the NASA budget over four years to support this research at RIT. The WASP program is an extension of the Forest Fires Imaging Experimental System research initiative that provided the foundation for the sensor device being developed through WASP.
Project directors Donald McKeown and Michael Richardson, RIT distinguished researchers, will update the Forest Service on WASP on April 10 at the organization's annual Geospatial Conference in Colorado Springs.
WASP, now in phase one of a two-phase project, will be a multispectral mapping system. It will combine infrared and high-resolution visible digital "mapping" cameras with a geographic positioning system, along with specially written software to operate the cameras and collect and interpret the data.
"Mapping cameras are used elsewhere," McKeown says. "However, the combination of that camera with three infrared cameras isn't really being done by anyone else. The combination is unique."
The suite of cameras will be mounted on a gimbal, a pointing mechanism, on an aircraft. The cameras will take a series of snap shots as they pivot back and forth, sweeping across the line of flight. Automated software will stitch the images into a mosaic and combine them spectrally to detect the presence of a fire.
Each camera will read a different spectral band: three infrared cameras from Indigo Systems Inc. will detect fires by "seeing" heat in the short-wave, mid-wave and long-wave bands of the electromagnetic spectrum; a high-resolution digital camera from Pixel Physics will map the terrain in the visible spectrum.
The combination of cameras will allow the Forest Service to reliably detect fires with low false alarms even under bright sunlight, which normally reduces the effectiveness of current fire-detection systems.
RIT computer engineering graduate student David Morse is writing the software that will run the WASP system by operating the cameras, collecting data and knitting together the information in an integrated way for the operator to use.
Critical to the system is an inertial measurement unit, a precision instrument from Applanix Corp. that will pinpoint the exact location of the high-resolution digital "mapping" camera each time a picture is taken.
"We'll be able to correlate every pixel and every image to a place on the ground, longitude and latitude, so we can go from an image to a map," says McKeown, who is also director of RIT's Laboratory for Imaging Algorithms and Systems, where WASP research takes place.
The two scientists expect to have the system installed on an aircraft in June for flight testing, data collection, and system characterization and calibration. To avoid taxing Forest Service resources, they will wait until the end of the fire season to try out the equipment on a Forest Service plane.
Notes Richardson: "RIT is not only developing a state-of-the-art fire-detection system, but also an important research instrument that can be used to analyze a variety of environmental problems."
For breaking news stories, hot-topic trend pieces and interesting perspectives, visit Rochester Institute of Technology's news site and online experts database. To connect with RIT subject matter experts, searchable by name and expertise, go to: www.rit.edu/news and click on "RIT Experts."
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USADA bans track coach Stewart for life
(AFP) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado — Raymond Stewart, who coached disgraced US sprinter Jerome Young, has been slapped with a lifetime ban, the US Anti-Doping Agency announced on Monday.
Stewart was kicked out of the sport for life by USADA for obtaining performance-enhancing drugs for his athletes. It was determined by an arbitration panel that he purchased drugs from Angel Memo Heredia who has been named in similar drugs probes of coach Trevor Graham and American sprinter Crystal Cox. Like Graham, Stewart was born in Jamaica.
"Violating the sacred responsibility and standards of a coach by aiding athletes with doping is truly reprehensible," USADA chief executive Travis Tygart said.
Steward competed in four Olympics for Jamaica, specializing in the 100 metres. He won a silver medal in the 400-metre relay at the 1984 Games. He was the first athlete to reach three straight Olympic 100 metre finals.
He joins Graham and Remi Korchemny as the third coach to be banned for life for assisting athletes in getting and injesting drugs.
Young was on the USA's 1,600-metre, gold-medal relay team at the 2000 Olympics but has since been banned for life for doping.
Others Stewart coached, include JJ Johnson, a member of the U.S. 2003 world champion 400-metre relay team; Kenny Brokenburr, a member of America's gold-medal, 400-metre team from the 2000 Games; and three-time Olympic medalist Jamaican Beverly McDonald. Stewart and McDonald eventually got married.
At the 2009 Penn Relays in New York, Stewart was honoured by Team Jamaica Bickle for his contribution to athletics.
And for a more nuanced view of "Aggravating Circumstances," (which should soon become a hot topic for British Cycling), see this legal opinion from WADA:
10.6 Aggravating Circumstances Which May Increase the Period of Ineligibility
If the Anti-Doping Organization establishes in an individual case involving an anti-doping rule violation other than violations under Article 2.7 (Trafficking) and 2.8 (Administration) that aggravating circumstances are present which justify the imposition of a period of Ineligibility greater than the standard sanction, then the period of Ineligibility otherwise applicable shall be increased up to a maximum of four years unless the Athlete or other Person can prove to the comfortable satisfaction of the hearing panel that he did not knowingly violate the anti-doping rule.
An Athlete or other Person can avoid the application of this Article by admitting the anti-doping rule violation as asserted promptly after being confronted with the anti-doping rule violation by an Anti-Doping Organization.
Comment to Article 10.6: Examples of aggravating circumstances which may justify the imposition of a period of Ineligibility greater than the standard sanction are: the Athlete or other Person committed the anti-doping rule violation as part of a doping plan or scheme, either individually or involving a conspiracy or common enterprise to commit anti-doping rule violations; the Athlete or other Person used or possessed multiple Prohibited Substances or Prohibited Methods or used or possessed a Prohibited Substance or Prohibited Method on multiple occasions; a normal individual would be likely to enjoy the performance enhancing effects of the anti-doping rule violation(s) beyond the otherwise applicable period of Ineligibility; the Athlete or Person engaged in deceptive or obstructing conduct to avoid the detection or adjudication of an anti-doping rule violation.
For the avoidance of doubt, the examples of aggravating circumstances described in this Comment to Article 10.6 are not exclusive and other aggravating factors may also justify the imposition of a longer period of Ineligibility. Violations under Article 2.7 (Trafficking) and 2.8 (Administration) are not included in the application of Article 10.6 because the sanctions for these violations (from four years to lifetime Ineligibility) already build in sufficient discretion to allow consideration of any aggravating circumstance.


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Accurate Die Design, Inc., New Berlin, WI, partnered with LOGOPRESS Corp., Besancon, France, to introduce the SolidWorks-based Logopress3 2010 SP1 die-design software package, with a slew of new additions and enhancements. This latest software version can handle very large dies with several hundred different-shaped punches within the same die. It also features Logopress3 BLANK flat-blank prediction and FEA software designed to metalformers and die shops at the quotation stage and during die design. Native SolidWorks models as well as imported models can be used. The mesh is fully automatic but its size also can be adjusted. Among its key functions: manage native or imported data; manage solids and surfaces; material thickness management; customizable material database; allow defining pinched/locked areas; thinning and thickening information; and stress and strain information.
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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Saudi Arabia vows to keep oil prices at levels that allow for well-supplied markets but also make energy affordable for all, a minister said.
Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi, chairman of the board of directors at Saudi Arabian Oil Co., writes in The Journal of the International Energy Agency that his government is "not happy" with high oil prices.
"Saudi Arabia understands the vital role oil plays in economic growth and knows the value and progress which can be derived from energy resources but the price must be reasonable," he writes.
Apart from geopolitical tensions, he writes, tackling energy poverty should be among the top concerns for members of the international community. Beyond affordable energy, wind and solar energy developments should be encouraged in order to provide a well-balanced global energy portfolio.
"Whatever the source, whatever the technology, the priority must be to provide reliable energy worldwide, especially to developing countries," he writes.
Riyadh has started shifting its energy mix to include renewable energy resources to meet growing domestic demand. A September report from Citigroup predicted that Saudi Arabia may need to start importing oil by 2030 to meet domestic energy demand.


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Rezoning requests approved by city
Two rezoning requests recommended by the Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Commission were approved by the Sweetwater City Commission during their meeting last week. Prior to the approval, a public hearing was held for both requests. The first request was to rezone a 29.544 acre tract from an E-1 dwelling district to an H business district. The area is more commonly recognized as 501 E. Bradford Lane, which is located east of the property owned by Devon Energy. Initially, the item was originally slated to be a K zone, but a request by the P&Z changed it to be an H district. While an E-1 zone eliminates the need for maintenance in yards--like in the instances of town houses, the H zone does not allow for industrial activity. A proposal from the company was shown to the P&Z, which included storage facilities, an RV park and single-family housing.The only input heard on this item was from Gil Cherry, who said that he was disappointed that no one from the company was present to discuss the plans. However, Cherry added that if an RV park would be placed in the area, he had no objections.The second request was for the rezoning of all of block 1 of the city's Southside Addition from a B dwelling district to a H business district. The block is located behind the used vehicle lot of Family RV Center, on the northwest side of Interstate 20 by Robert Lee, Arizona, Mississippi and Lanham streets.Joe Jaramillo spoke on the matter, who stated that he is looking at developing an RV park on the land for the community. No official plans have been drafted, but he estimates that 40 to 45 lots could be placed on the area.The property is owned by Jaramillo and his father, in which he stated that they would be in charge of fixing and demolishing any excess on the land. Upon returning to regular session from the public hearing, the commissioners approved both requests.


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Sparky wrote:Thanks for that, and yes I agree. But why don't you see the advantage of an OS X server over a linux one? I haven't been able to install "screen" support and I don't anticipate being able to do that on a dedicated server either. That's pretty much the only thing keeping halo demo from having a dedicated host through HDM.
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Sparky wrote:Once you respawn, though, these memory addresses are no longer used. Doesn't it have something to do with the map magic ... or something like that?
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objectIDAddress = FIRST_STATIC_PLAYER_ADDRESS (0x4BD7AFD0) + PLAYER_OBJECT_ID_OFFSET (0x32) + STATIC_PLAYER_SIZE (0x200) * playerIndex
playerAddressAddress = FIRST_TABLE_OBJECT_ADDRESS (0x4BB206EC) + OBJECT_TABLE_SIZE (0xC) * objectID + OFFSET_TO_HALO_OBJECT_POINTER (0x8)
changeFloat(playerAddress + OFFSET_TO_PLAYER_Z_COORDINATE (0x64),50)
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by Samuco » Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:23 pm
Sparky wrote: Then I go read more on programming methods and he goes afk for like half a year until one of us comes back with something new and cool.
Sparky wrote: Alternatively, you could synthesize this by moving the spawn points outside of the map bsp. You could develop a map where all the spawn points are at a single location outside the bsp, then using memory hacking you could place whatever you wanted to show up on the map inside the bsp area so it spawned there.
It would be as easy as moving players around the map, which Starlight already lets you do.
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We must have had an election recently, because the end-zone celebration by our Democrat friends is deafening. What is sad is that they seem to actually believe that they have triumphed over the "evils of conservatism." This election has only postponed the inevitable. The truth is, Obama's win is a Pyrrhic victory. Enjoy it while you can, because the bills will soon be coming due.


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"Study of Pictures.––The art training of children should proceed on two lines. The six-year-old child should begin both to express himself and to appreciate, and his appreciation should be well in advance of his power to express what he sees or imagines.PICTURE-TALKStep II.––Give them the picture... to look at, and ask them to find out all they can about it themselves, and to think what idea the artist had in his mind, and what idea or ideas he meant his picture to convey to us."
- Examine how each artist painted the sea differently.
- Look for cool or warm colors.
- Tally how many paintings depict calm seas and which are stormy.
- Tally how many paintings have boats in them.
- Decide on the "mood" of each painting- how does each painting make you feel- cold, warm, restless, calm, etc?
- Use the canvas measurements provided to see just how big or small a painting is.
- Decide which painting is the most realistic and which is the least realistic.
- How would you feel if you were in a boat on each ocean?
- Which painting have I included that isn't really a painting of the ocean? (Hint: Look at the titles.)
- If you find a painting you like, take a minute to look at some other paintings by that artist. (Artchive is where I found these paintings.)
- You could make your own version of your favorite ocean painting.
- Vote for your favorite in my poll in my sidebar. (I made it so you can vote more than once, so please have your children vote for their favorite too! One vote per person please!)
You can also click the paintings to make them larger.
Seurat, Georges The Channel at Gravelines, in the direction of the Sea
1890 Oil on canvas 28 3/4 x 36 3/4 in.
Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo
Kensett, John Frederick- Sunset on the Sea
1872Oil on canvas28 x 41 1/8 in
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Lismer, Arthur- Mine Sweepers at Sea
1917 Oil on canvas 12 x 16 in.
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax
Monet, Claude- Garden at Sainte-Adresse
1867 Oil on canvas 38 5/8 x 51 1/8 in.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
1910Oil on canvas 60 x 70 cm
Nolde-Stiftung Seebull
Hopper, Edward-Rooms by the Sea
1951 Oil on canvas 29 x 40 inches
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
Friedrich, Caspar David-Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog
c. 1818 Oil on canvas 94.8 x 74.8 cm
Kunsthalle, Hamburg
Goodman, Sidney- The Elements - Water
1983-84 Oil on canvas 96 x 76 in
Collection Mr and Mrs John J Turchi, Jr
Hartley, Marsden- New England Sea View - Fish House
1934 Oil on board 18 x 24
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Avery, Milton- Bridge to the Sea
1944 Oil on canvas 32 x 48 in.
Collection of Mrs. Sylvia G. Zell, Long Boat Key, Florida
Avery, Milton- Sea Grasses and Blue Sea
1958Oil on canvas60 1/8 x 72 3/8 in.
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
Beckmann, Max- North Sea I, with Thunderstorm
1937 Oil on canvas 21 3/4 x 27 1/4 in
Collection Dr and Mrs Stephen Lackner, Santa Barbara
Rousseau, Henri- The Boat in the Storm
after 1896 Oil on canvas 54 x 65 cm
Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris
Redon, Odilon- Red Boat with Blue Sail
1906-07 Oil on canvas 54 x 73 cm
Private collection
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The Saints opened the 2013 football season at home last Friday with a heartbreaking loss to Pipestone 32-26.
The Saints opened the 2013 football season at home last Friday with a heartbreaking loss to Pipestone 32-26.
Pipestone scored on a 37 yard touchdown pass with no time on the clock to win the game and deny the Saints the chance to win their first game since the 2010 season.
The Saints built a two touchdown lead on big plays and put up 26 points in the first half. Unfortunately lost because of the biggest play of the game.
When you live by big plays, you can die by even bigger plays. The biggest play of the game was by the other guys.
With the Saints shutout in the second half, the Arrows had two third quarter TDs to tie the score. Pipestone called time out with one second on the clock and the ball on the Saints 37.
The only way for SJA to lose was to get beat deep. That was the instructions by the coaches, that was the mantra the players must have been saying, but the Saints got beat deep. The win ruined a great effort by SJA, but there were encouraging signs on how the Saints played and their effort.
The Saints piled up the two touchdown lead mostly by big plays, but the team could have used a little more consistency to grind out and secure the win.
Senior wide receiver Kody Curry had a breakout game with two long touchdown passes from Walker Forehling. Kody showed an ability to separate himself from the Arrow D backs he was lined up against. On his second touchdown, Kody streaked down the sideline in the clear, but fumbled near the goal line.
Kody recovered the ball in the end zone and after a meeting the officials gave the TD to Curry. For the night he caught 4 balls for 147 yards.
Senior QB Walker Froehling had a great night throwing the ball going 10-19 for 211 yards.
Another one of his key throws was a swing pass to halfback Logan Sykes who took the ball near the Pipestone 20 and plowed his way to the one yard line.
Senior fullback Ryan Menssen punched it in from the one on the next play.
Menssen also had a good night offensively. He rushed for 102 yards on 18 attempts. And made a couple of catches for 31 yards.
Sophomore Brady Halvorson got his first career start for the Saints and returned a kickoff for a TD. Junior Luke Tonsager with his first career start had an interception and set up a long return.
Almost all of this action was in the first half. The Saints had the ball near deep in Pipestone territory, but punted in away with a few seconds on the clock.
In the second half the big plays were not there for SJA. Pipestone scored twice in the third to tie it up.
It's not that SJA didn't have the opportunities in the fourth quarter to take the lead, but that the Saints couldn't make the play when needed.
The Saints recovered a Pipestone muffed punt. Cole Skow pounced on it at the Pipestone 29. The Saints moved it down to a first and ten from the 18, got it to the 13, but could not convert on a fourth and five and gave the ball up on downs.
Later in the quarter SJA took it over on their 46. A clutch catch by Ryan Menssen at the Pipestone 34 set the Saints up for another opportunity.
First down netted a yard, but the Saints couldn't advance the ball from there and gave the ball back to Pipestone with less than four minutes to go.
That was enough time for Pipestone to pull off the win.
Overall the Saints played well. They didn't give up a sack.
Pipestone platooned more players and the Saints may have been a little tired in the second half.
Pipestone was able to demonstrate an effective ground game rushing for 208 yards. Their QB didn't have a great night throwing the ball going 11-25 with one interception and just 157 yards, but that last completion.....
The Saints host Windom on Friday night. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 pm.
Windom is also experiencing a long losing streak. One team is going to start a winning streak. I'm thinking it's going to be the Saints.


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Nicki Minaj Shows Blond Ambition on Marie Claire Cover
Mega long and curled lashes? Check. A blunt, platinum blond bob? Check. A sexy pose? Check.
Nicki Minaj covers the new issue of Marie Claire, presumably the August 2013 ish, and the cover has leaked, featuring all of those visual elements.
Minaj strikes a pose in a bejeweled and embellished tartan red dress, sporting dagger nails and a chic, short blond bob that frames her face. Her wig stylist got it right with this one. It's such a sophisticated look for her.
The inside image features the rap vixen in a clingy, second skin black top that completely covers her, but is extremely hot being that you can still see the outline of her voluptuous lady lump. The top mimics a leather and lace pattern. She's also rocking extra-long, white blond locks with a black mohawk-like headpiece. It's a very punk rock look for the diva, and we like it.
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I retain my 2nd place in the 50+ category. I am in 1 piece. Well done John Setford! Yet again, superb race - ideal for the professional and the amateur who wants a fun race.
Last year to complete midnightman I destroyed my knee and had to have surgery. I had decided to only enter distances of double IM and above - but I bumped into John Steford in halfords(I get all my punctures fixed there - I am their best customer). We discussed and he reminded my how brilliant the first two midnightman had been. I applied and got one of the last 4 places. No surprise that this event has become so incredibly popular. Its becoming a must do race for triathletes.
I still wish to go for longer distances so I am trying to lose weight, de-stress and learn to swim. Hence I was training until until 24 hours before the race - and only started carb loading 24 hours before.
Very bad week at work - including being told that I had to work less hard so I could be less terse with people. Guess where I work? Shop assistant? Health care? No - its investment banking! I was due to leave my digs 4pm and cycle to Dartford - but my wife called at 3:30 to say she had ordered me a taxi. It was her and the kids - driven from North Wales to support! Huge boost.
I had do almost no walking and no running since destrying my knee last year - so very nervous about the run.
~01:30. I had been working hard on my swim. But I never quite "felt" the water. Suddenly everything comes together and I feel like I am flying over the water. 3/4 of the way in I cramp. Safety boat comes over - I have to hold it for 5 minutes while swearing. Partly pain and parttly anger. I could have done a 1:20. I see my new swim coach Tuesday - I will be talkiing about my kick and how to avoid cramping.
~7:00. I do a 140 mile training cycle recently. But the swim cramping still hurt badly. After 11 laps I was feeling awful. No-one seemed to want to chat. A guy Danny appeared and we did 2 laps together - huge boost for me. After that everyone seemed to be in pairs - the midhightman spirit appeared! The chav end of Dartford was out again. 2 years ago a car "whittily" shouted w**ker at someone. I got called a t**ser. Good to see they are getting funnier - another 100 years and they might be able to walk on their back legs. There are a lot of lovely people in Dartford - I suppose there are a mindless minority everywhere.
~6:00. I walk fast. I walked almost the entire distance. After lap 3 of 8 my leg hurt really bad. I had visions of destroying my knee. I then realized the pain was cramp from the swim - and by compensating I had put too much pressure on the muscle under the knee. Many thanks to Marshall Sam who kept up with me most of the way - even though I suspect it was to stop me cheating! Considering I have done limited walking and no jogging/running for a year I am ecstatic.
~14:40 including transitions. 6 hours after and I have slept and eaten. I actually feel like walking another marathon - it was that much fun. No damage done to my body. I looked at the midnightman results for previous years - 6 had done the full last 2 years. Only 3 had entered - and Dallas had dropped out 24 hours to go. So that left just myself and Richard Dudman. I wonder if he finished?
Brutal as a single in 5 weeks time. More losing weight. SWimming lessons. "Bonking"(running out of energy) on the bike then re-fuelling on the go. Getting a running lesson to minimise knee impact. More walking and running.
Next year I want to do enduroman (no idea whether individual or continuous and what distance). Midnightman (if I can get a place - I must book early). Brutal as a double. Some long distance swimming events including sea swimming.
Long term - channel swim. Brutal deca - channel swim, cycle Lands End to John O'Groats, run across Wales. So its roughly deca distances.
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Midnightman 2013
Sun Jul 28, 2013 6:43 pm BrilloPad
Midnightman Individual single iron distance - 27th/28th July 2013
For my blog up until enduroman June 2013 see
I got sacked the week before endoroman so I had 6 weeks off to train. I had a swimming lesson with total immersion swimming - very very useful. I did lots of cycling. Alas at the end of my first week I went running and got carried away. 6 miles, 13 miles, 6 miles in 3 days. Day after that my left knee started to hurt. And nothing I could do to stop it hurting. 2 days before midnightman I went to see a physio - where the tendons meet the knee is incredibly sore - they have given strengthening exercises but I need to see a surgeon. Very upsetting as my right knee was operated on twice and was hurting alot until I started cycling which seems to protect the knees.
I slept Saturday afternoon but could not sleep - and had an urge to shave my legs. Gosh women do suffer! After 15 minutes I had to get Mrs BP involved and it still took her another 15 minutes. She suggested waxing.
Alot of empty bike spaces - apparently M25 traffic issues. But met a few of the regulars - and great to meet hammerer and funkster for the first time.
Everything seemed very well organized - top effort by John and the crew.
Awaiting times but around 1:30 - I was delighted. 15 minutes better than last year. I did not have a great first 3 laps but then put my foot down. Someone was swimming all the way round the edge of the lake which helped me to keep up with them.
Forget my gloves so go over transition twice. Very wet as I leave T1. Then there is lightening! Alas not towards the bridge but to the West - still really cool. On both lap 1 and lap 2. Then the rain really starts to pour down. Incredible number of punctures - but I have hard shells. Heavy - but as I can't fix a puncture its essential and paid off here.
I put waterproof cycle jacket on but way too warm. I have to stop to take off - still not sure if I missed the lap counter.
Turns are quite tough until the field thins out. I end up with 6 hours 10 minutes - 10 minutes better than last year. I took 13 high5+ gels on the bike - on top of 4 before the swim. And I had 4 litres of high5 drink. Just I well I have worked out how to pee while cycling - a tough skill but worth acquiring.
First 4 laps go very well. Everything feels fine. End of lap 5(out of
I know muscles are getting tired and need to eat. I am at 3hours 20 minutes so still on for a good time. I stop for 30 seconds for water and chocolate. My knee then totally stiffens up. I keep to the grass and walk in running motion where I can (seems to feel better than walking). 1.5 laps to go and I am in complete agony - but somehow I keep going. Last 3 laps take 2 hours 50 minutes - but I made it! So 6hours 10 minutes (from 5 hours 25 minutes last year).
I get trophy for 50+! 2nd place! Totally surprised - I am delighted. Makes the knee agony worthwhile. Total time of 13:55. 20 minutes down on last year.
I had to use bike as a crutch for left knee!
Took Dallas(who got 2nd place female) to the DLR station. Many congratulation to Dallas for getting 2nd placed female - very well deserved. Though when we dropped her at Lewisham her final words were "you are minging too" - to be fair after I called her minging (a reference to last year when she refused to give me a hug as she was "minging" - though she smelt 100 times better than me.
Before wife can take kids to Wales I have to get them to put all my stuff away. Then bath and sleep - 5 hours and I feel fine apart from left knee. Its better - but I still can't put full weight on it. Going to be a fun next few days.
Double Brutal in 8 weeks. I intend to do the swim, cycle and go up/down swowden. Then see how the knee feels. Then see a surgeon. At the moment it looks like after that I will need surgery - and in that case I will give up running(its bad for my back too) and probably stick to cycling. This coincides with our move to North Wales where I won't have health insurance.
Well done John, Mark and all the marshalls. Loved the event. I still hope to be there next year.
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Enduroman Individual single iron diatance - 2nd June 2013
Wed Jun 05, 2013 6:12 pm BrilloPad
For my blog up until midnightman last year see
Training went well until End October 2012 when I went on holiday and could not stop eating - this carried on through November. December was seasonal affected disorder. January I fell off my bike. February I got flu. By end of March I was regaining fitness but was still way too heavy. So I lost 2 stone in 4 weeks - unfortunately it was partly muscle too. I then had 4 weeks to properly train for this event - ouch! I managed 2 4km swims, 1 180km cycle but had not ran more than 10km since midnightman!
I had real trouble getting crew - people kept messing me around. Fortunately my wife remembered Eddie GoldenTooth - in his younger days had a very checkered history but now a moral crusader. I met him via fathers 4 justice - he was the original batman. He is ultra reliable. The Friday before Eddie came down to stay and lost all the water in his car - we spent a long while fixing it. I was worried we were not going to make it. In the end we made the journey okay if slowly. Checked into the Burley Tea rooms and had lunch. And took this photo of us -
. I then slept for 3 hours while Eddie got drunk at the cider house next to our accomadation. 5 pints of home brew cider and he was flying! I had to drive to AT. Got a horse rider waving at us despite doing half the speed limit and giving them all the room we could - found out later than horse riders hate EVERYONE - even walkers. After registering we spectated - Eddie was having the time of his life as I read out the names from the race list and he screamed encouragement at the cyclists. I was a bit encouraging - except for TC who I scramed at! Eddie was the guy in the hat at the entrance to the car park. All the riders seemed to love it - though I did tell him to stop swearing a couple of times. After dinner we had a huge adventure trying to find insect repellant. In bed at 9pm while Eddie went to the pub and screamed more encouragement at the cyclists. A few dirty looks from the locals - but several competitors approached Eddie after the race to say how grateful they were.
So pleased there were only 19 entrants in the individual single and only 14 turned up! And only 3 in the 50+ age group! I might get a decent place!
It was warmer in the lake than outside. Thanks to all the double guys for pulling the buoys into the middle of the lake! I got a PB! 1:27:54. 11th - wow. And 2nd in my age group. Lost my crew thought and could not find him for a few hours.
After 5.5 laps my wife and kids turned up in Burley! Total surprise! I was so happy. They had even made a banner. I have come to loathe Burley - there is loads of parking at the top of the town and everyone insists on driving badly. I have never been able to pee while cycling - but I was determined to get the habit and just about managed it! My crew turned up and hardly says a word to me! Obviously I was to severe about the swearing thing. But he does the necessary. Total time 07:30:10! Wow! 8th overall and 1st in my age group.
First lap I found the kids had hung the banner up -
. I stop to get a picture with TC -
See if you can tell which one is which! Okay - I am the fat, unfit one. I think I go backwards near timing lap. Then I get told I have done 1 more lap than I have. I argue with Eddie for about 7 laps then it gets sorted. No point in doing it unless its going to be the full distance. One lap a lady is dropping her kit for a pee in the lake! I shriek a warning then run past as quick as I can. TC is there at the finish but no crew! So enduroman marshall takes a picture of me with TC. I hope it online soon. TC was just superb - spectating all day, giving encouragement and posing for pictures! Total time 06:08:53 - but since I had done so little training no surprise.
Total time 15:06:57. 6th overall. 1st in the 50+ age group. I am sooo elated!
I met the Rev - a great honour - super chap. Got home at 1am after a few water worries and could only sleep for 4 hours. Too much caffeine and adrenalin.
Midnightman in 8 weeks then the brutal 8 weeks after that if I can afford it. I would like it to be a double. The more I look like TC the more chance I have - I am working on it.
Well done Steve, Eddie and team. Great event. Can't wait for next year!
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Abuzaakouk, A.R., The development and analysis of press regulation in Libya. September 1971
Berry, Fred C. Jr., Accuracy of Local Newspaper Items. December 1966
Breitrose, Henry, Abstracts of Literature on Communication Theory. 1961-1962
Brill, David G., A Quantitative Determination of the Authorship of Report from Iron Mountain. August 1969
Bruno, N.J. , Army News Feature Service. April 1968
Dyba, Evelyn J., Research and Producation Plans for a Television Program on the Subject of Neurologically Handicapped Children. August 1964
Elian, Sabine Charlotte, A comparative study of Local Evening News televised on three Network affiliated San Francisco stations. June 1966
Elliot, Corbin P., Development and Uses of Television By the U.S. Army. May 7, 1963
Eu, Angela, Film: Description. 1964
Fitch, Stuart G., Freedom of Information and of the Press as Developed Under the League of Nations and the United Nations. June 1948
Froning, Diane, Television Scolaire. June 1964
Greenberg, Lt. Bradley, Project: Prospectus. August 1962
Gregg, Frank A., A War Without Censorship. December 1967
Harris, Susan K., Standing Ground. July 1971
Hix, Jane, Propaganda and the Boston Gazette 1764-1773. September 1947
Jones, David B., "Live Bait"-- A Script for Cimarron Strip--C.B.S. June 1968
Klitzman, Stephen, Monopoly and Diversification of Control in Mass Media.
Kumata, Hideya and Wolflinger, Raymond, The Effects of Mass Communication. [missing]
Low, John, "Top Thirty": A forty four minute Documentary program on how radio Station KYA views its listeners. August 14, 1966
Main, Robert G. and Bentley, Robert D., A Comparative Study of Anti-Draft students and ROTC Cadets at Stanford. August 1968
McGilvrey, Marjorie J., The Uses of Television in Education Around the World: A Sabbatical Project. 1974-1974
Miller, Nancy, Six Scripts for Educational Television to introduce children, from about the age of ten up to Shakespearean and Tudor comedy. August 17, 1967
Notz, William G., A Survey of Technical Communication Research. March 1964
Obregon-Garces, Evaristo, Evolution of the Communication Satellite Concept 1959 to mid 1966. November 1966
Ramos, Therona, The Impact of Urbanization on cCommunication Systems in Latin America. October 1967
Sanders, James Eugene Jr., Preparing the graphics for a new educational Television Station for the Purpose of producing a favorable image among viewers. March 1965
Scheffer, Richard, Along for the Ride. September 10, 1969
Sosahr, Susan G., A survey and Analysis of Full-Page Magazine Advertising, 1915-1964. Spring 1965
Sweers, Peter C. Jr., The Voice of Information and Education. [missing] March 1966
Thomas, Patricia J., Popular Magazine Coverage of Rock Music 1954-1969. 1970
Tousley, Col. Pershing, The Lost H-Bomb--A News Dilemma. December 15, 1967
Turner, Polly, A Short History of the Growth of the Counterpart Book. June 1969
Wakerly, Kate, Feminist Critiques of Television Commericals: Voices of the women's liberation movement. March 1972
Weller, S.W., A Study of the Requirements and Methods Used for Assuring Quality in Technical Writing. November 1968
Williams, Brian K., The First Year of Canfield Press. August 1970
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Carney, Paul, Honesty and the computer interviewer: social desirability effects of input mode and gender of interviewer on a computer survey. 1996
DeHaro, Analisa, The linguistic intergroup bias: the attributional effects of using linguistic masking devices in an intergroup context. 1999
Diogo, Ines, Framed: media coverage of presidential elections. A comparison between Le Monde and The New York Times. 1997
Egusa, Melanie M., Exploring Nisei and Sansei responses to and intergenerational communication about the Japanese-American internment: a two-generational study . 2003
Fandrich, Rena, Effects of film-mediated foul language. 1998
Kelley, Judith, The media and human rights policy: policy makers' perception of the effects of human rights coverage. 1995
Lee, Elissa, The influence of chain ownership on member newspapers: a case study on public journalism in the San Jose Mercury News. 1997
McCreery, Kimberly, The role of the journalist in Presidential campaign coverage. 1993
McGrady, Jennifer, A comparison of media coverage of elections in Ireland and the U.S.. 2002
Morgan, Benjamin Jeremiah, Bearing witness to a communication catastrophe? A critical communincation and psychological perspective of AIDS/HIV prevention campaigns . 1994
Pligavko, Catherine, Computer technology: effects on Native American communities. 2002
Reichel, Carlyn Anne, Knee-deep: the smear campaign in modern American politics: a case study of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. 2005
Schlocker, Michaela, Does spelling count? Effects of text errors in computer-mediated communication. 1999
Stamm, Hilllary M., The decade the music died. 1998
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Bhopal: 25 years of sheer apathy
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Every anniversary of a trauma, whether Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Bluestar, Ahmedabad or the anti-Sikh riots on Delhi's streets, turns into a struggle between anger and amnesia. It is a no-contest. Amnesia wins every time.
Eyeless in Bhopal. Heartless in communal riots. Clueless in Ayodhya. Mindless in government. And, maybe, pointless in rage. Perhaps the determining fact is that everyone, apart from the victim, has a vested interest in silence since the guilt, active or passive, extends beyond the obviously culpable. Governments might inspire and abet riots, but they are never possible without participation of the people. Every political party has an inconvenient truth in its history.
What, however, explains the callous indifference to the perpetrators of the Bhopal tragedy, Union Carbide and Dow Chemical? Twenty-five years ago, Union Carbide's factory in Bhopal spat out 40 tons of aerial poison in the form of methyl isocyanate, killing nearly 4,000 immediately and some 15,000 since then. It was a crime of greed, since this gas was used because it was cheaper than safer alternatives. The cover-up was dubious, at the very least. Carbide attributed the accident to sabotage by a disgruntled employee who was never named. This evasion was prelude to escape. In 2001, Dow Chemical bought Carbide for $11.6 billion.
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Our governments, whether led by Congress or BJP, made the usual thundery noise in public and, in private, cooperated with Carbide/Dow Jones, starting from the day Carbide chief Warren Anderson was airlifted out of Bhopal to escape local wrath. Over time, even the noise has become a passing perfunctory statement. We have never asked for Anderson's extradition, although there is an international arrest warrant against him. Is Anderson hiding in the Amazon forest? No. He is living in a luxurious American suburb. Why should American authorities worry about accountability if we don't? Our unstated reason has been that action against Anderson would frighten foreign investors. Why let a few thousand corpses interfere with the balance sheet?
In 2006, Dow wrote to America's then ambassador in India, thanking him for obtaining our government's assurance that Dow would not be held liable for the mass murder of Bhopalis. Dow should now send a letter to our present minister of state for environment, who went to Bhopal to jeer at those who are still protesting against continuing death from left-over toxic waste. According to critics, from 15 to 30 people are still dying every month.
Dow Chemicals dare not be as casual about Americans. In 2002, it set aside over two billion dollars to cover Carbide's asbestos contamination liabilities. An American cough is far, far more expensive than an Indian life. Why? Because America cares for Americans. The poor in America have won their right to justice, and every company knows that it cannot sweet-talk its way through sleepwalkers in power.
If there is any explanation for Delhi's fudge-and-fuss approach, it can only lie in the Indian elite's very real indifference to the poor. What, one wonders, would have been the reaction if Carbide had leaked its poison over Lutyens' Delhi rather than five kilometers from the old Bhopal city? Would Anderson have spent 25 years in Tihar rather than a villa in Hampton's? You can bet your last silver dollar that Dow would have been both poorer and more contrite.
Abdul Jabbar Khan, convenor of the Bhopal Gas Peedith Mahila Udyog Sangathan, had much to say to the media as he led a rally from the homes of the dead to the death factory on the 25th anniversary. One sentence said as much as was needed: "We got no justice, no adequate compensation and not enough compassion." He was expecting justice from a meandering legal system, compensation from a caustic foreign company - and compassion from fellow-Indians. Of the three, the last hurts most.
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UNESCO's World Heritage Committee's annual meeting, which starts in St Petersburg on Sunday, will see a total of 36 new sites considered for inscription as natural and cultural sites, and a series of monitoring reports on the sites already listed. But if IUCN's recommendations to add four World Heritage sites to the Danger List are accepted, 21 out of the 211 –one in ten- natural World Heritage Sites will be officially "in danger."
"World Heritage Sites are icons of global conservation, but even these places are coming under increasing pressures," says Tim Badman, Director of IUCN's World Heritage Programme. "The Convention is 40 this year, and it will need to do much more to protect its listed sites in the next ten years, and especially those that are in Danger, if the gold standard of World Heritage listing is to be retained. This fortieth anniversary year of the Convention is celebrating communities, and we consider greater benefits from World Heritage to people will be a key requirement for conservation success."
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), World Heritage's advisory body on nature, will present its expert recommendations for four new natural areas and its findings about World Heritage Sites with imminent threats to their values. IUCN recommends four natural sites for inscription: Sangha Trinational - shared between Cameroon, the Central African Republic and the Republic of Congo, Lakes of Ounianga in Chad, Chengjiang fossil site in China and Rock Islands Southern Lagoon in Palau. In addition, reports will be made on 56 other iconic sites, including on the issues facing Galapagos Islands, Great Barrier Reef and Serengeti. IUCN is recommending Lake Turkana National Parks in Kenya, Pitons Management Area in Saint Lucia, Virgin Komi Forests in Russia and Dja Faunal Reserve in Cameroun to be added to the Danger list.
Natural World Heritage sites in West and Central Africa face the most serious threats, mainly from mining, oil and gas exploration, poaching and armed conflicts. Iconic places such as Niokolo-Koba National Park in Senegal and Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park in CAR are in imminent danger of losing their Outstanding Universal Value. 10 out of 16 natural and mixed (natural and cultural) sites in the region are on the Danger list.
"The need for urgent action to save what is left of these parks is evident," says Mariam Kenza Ali, World Heritage Conservation Officer at IUCN. "In Niokolo-Koba in Senegal for example, the elephant population is almost gone, very few lions remain and the population of most of the antelopes' species have been decimated. The situation is the same in Comoé National Park, Ivory Coast and is equally critical in many other protected areas in the region. The funding to make rescue plans work is difficult to find, and sometimes the political willingness is missing dramatically."
Mining and oil and gas exploration within World Heritage Sites is also on the rise, according to IUCN. Such activities are already causing irreversible damage to places of unique natural value such as Virunga in DRC and Virgin Komi Forests in Russia. An independent report on World Heritage sites and the extractive industries will be launched during the World Heritage St Petersburg meeting. Its recommendations will include the establishment of a level playing field for all parties so that policies related to extractive industries are as uniform as possible, regardless of the country in which the World Heritage Site is located.
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