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the cost of IVF treatment in India ciepends on several factors including the experience of the fertility doctor, complexity of the couple's case as well as utilization of donated sperms, eggs or embryos. The requirement of additional treatments such as ICSI treatment and Assisted hatching procedure along with IVF also increases the cost.
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OVO Health's Fair Treatment Cost makes sure that the patients receive fair treatment prices and suggestions vvhich are purely unbiased bringing the transparency in the system at no additional costs.
It provides the user with the range of fertility treatment cost based on the success rates of the treatment which enable them to make smart and wise decision.
It provides the user with the range of fertility treatment cost based on the success rates of the treatment which enable them to make smart and wise decision.
The prices for any fertility treatments are calculated by taking into consideration the market price of the treatment at various fertility centres and hospitals in the respective city.
The success rate of IVF treatment in India is around 70%. The success rates of IVF treatment in India depends on several factors including stimulation protocol utilized by the fertility doctor, advanced medical technology at the hospital as well as features of andrology and IVF lab.
Not necessarily. In one of the recent researches in the field of IVF procedures, 1 out of every 34 babies born from IVF treated mothers is twins or triplets. So, you can see the ratio and understand the chances of occurrence of twin or triplet pregnancy.
Absolutely, The prices of the IVF treatment are revised and updated so that couples with different treatment budgets can easily apply for the treatment and have their own babies. Moreover, couples can also opt for Ovo Health medical loan.
I was feeling that I was overcharged when I received the quotation of IVF treatment from a doctor nearby me. Ovo Health helped us with transparency and we took the right decision.
Ovo Health's Fair treatment cost calculator helped us save a lot of money. Now, we utilize it to find the best and affordable costs of fertility treatments. Appreciating feature!
I really liked the costs which Ovo Health FTC provides as the success rates are also mentioned with the costs of the treatment. There is good transparency in the costs as well.
My husband and I were planning to opt for fertility treatment. But we were confused regarding where to find the right costs. Ovo Health FTC helped us to find the right prices.
Egg freezing is a blessing for couples who want to delay pregnancy for the later years of their life in view of some medical and financial needs and priorities. Egg freezing is helpful for a young woman diagnosed with cancer and is at risk of sterility. It is another major technological advancement in the field of infertility apart from sperm and embryo freezing. Egg freezing is the best option for women who wish to delay motherhood. Women can use frozen eggs to achieve pregnancy at a time of their choice. The advanced technologies like In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and other Assisted Reproductive Technology have increased the success rate of pregnancy. The number of eggs and their quality declines after a certain age in women due to unknown reasons. Women in their 20's and 30's should freeze their eggs as this is the best age for the same. Women over 38 are generally not advised by the doctors to freeze their eggs due to decreasing quality of the eggs after this age. When the patient is ready to conceive, the frozen eggs are thawed and impregnated with sperm and the embryo is placed into the uterus. A great number of babies have been born with positive outcomes with the help of these advanced technologies involving egg, embryo and sperm freezing.
Egg freezing cost in India ranges from Rs.16758.0 to Rs.56325.5 for a storage period of six months. The initial retrieval charges for the egg ranges between Rs.16758.0 to Rs.27836.9 based on the success rates of the IVF doctor and IVF centres in India.
The egg freezing cost in India includes fees of IVF doctor, consultation, medical lab tests, ultrasound monitoring, stimulation medications, and the final retrieval process.
The egg freezing cost in India varies from one IVF clinic to another. OVO Health has come up with an easy way to find and calculate the most suitable egg freezing cost in India. Ovo Health provides you with the Fair Treatment Cost calculator where the costs of all the fertility treatments are mentioned based on their respective success rates. Egg freezing cost in India varies depending upon the experience of IVF doctors or infertility specialist, past patient reviews, location of IVF centre in India as well as the success rates of the IVF doctor in India. You can visit ovohealth.com to find and calculate the cost of egg freezing in India along with various inclusions available in the egg-freezing package itself.
Egg freezing cost in India is priced at a minimum amount of Rs.16758.0 and the maximum annual cost for the same is Rs.56325.5. If you are looking for a high success rate of egg freezing procedure, then opting for the maximum is fruitful. With the higher success rates, increases the chances of pregnancy under the supervision of highly experienced embryologists and infertility specialists and you can use frozen eggs in the best possible ways in the later years of life.
Egg freezing is a form of Assisted Reproductive Technology. It is a procedure in which a woman's eggs are surgically extracted, frozen and stored in well-equipped laboratories as a method to preserve their reproductive potential. Egg freezing is the best decision made for the couple who want to start their family later in life.
At initial stages of the procedure, the IVF doctor will assess the ovarian reserve to check the potential yield of eggs prior to ovarian stimulation cycle. The assessment would include blood work and pelvic ultrasound monitoring. It helps the doctor to ascertain the necessary dose of medications. Ovarian stimulation is carried out using injectable hormonal medications, same as that used In Vitro Fertilization process.
The maturity of the eggs is then examined at the laboratories under a microscope. The mature eggs are cryopreserved.
As per the IVF doctors in India, it is advisable to avoid unprotected vaginal sexual intercourse to prevent unwanted pregnancy. One can witness high temperature, which can rise to 101.5 F. Some patients have even noticed a sudden weight gain of around 3 pounds in 24 hours. You can also have heavy vaginal bleeding and severe abdominal pain causing restlessness. Visit ovohealth.com to consult the best IVF doctor in India if you come across such symptoms.
The success rates of egg freezing rely on a great number of factors which includes the number and quality of eggs harvested, freezing technology in the egg freezing process and the age of women at which the eggs were harvested. Egg freezing success rates also depend on the cost of the egg freezing in India. The higher the cost gets, the higher are the success rates. Higher success rates depend on the qualification and expertise of the IVF doctors and on the location of the IVF centres in India.
There are certain facts that one should be aware of while considering egg freezing as an option.
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Your position?
I'm the IT Applications Manager for the Americas. I manage a team of IT professionals that support and develop our internal IT applications. We interact daily with the business areas in order to resolve problems and to develop and implement solutions for business area needs.
"I pack my bag and take with me…"; Give me 3 things you pack from your daily life which you need or characterize you and tell me why it is important for you.
I pack my favourite music, my 'must do' list, and a snack (usually almonds and water.) The list is important because disorganization distracts me, and the list focuses me on the important things to get done. The music helps to de-stress, and I just love a sing-a-long. Every day's an adventure and rarely goes exactly as planned. A snack keeps me going through the twists and turns.
How would you say that your bag items reflect you?
These items reflect my general outlook to expect the unexpected, and enjoy the music of your life.
Tell me about a fun experience at Munters
A recent diversity and bias workshop included activities that required us to form groups. For each activity you had to form a group with different people from your previous group. In this session, I knew 3 of the 25 participants. It was a little daunting at first, but by the end of the workshop, I'd met a whole group of employees that I hadn't known before.
What challenges are you facing in your day-to-day job?
One of the biggest challenges is prioritizing the work flow in the Applications group. We are regularly re-evaluating assignments based on business priorities. Our team works collaboratively, and business requests can often require a lot of back and forth among the business and IT team members. Making sure that everyone is up to date on events is important, and we're constantly working to improve that process.
What would a perfect Sunday be like for you?
Coffee, the Sunday paper and a good book at the beach.
Was there anything that surprised you when you started at Munters?
I wasn't aware of Munters World when I first started. It's a wealth of information!
What would your friends say is your biggest strength?
My friends would be sarcastic, and then maybe say my organization and loyalty.
What would your best career advice be for a new employee who is about to start a career with Munters?
Make time to get out into the business areas and understand what they do and why. Being vested in their success, will help to add value to your team.
What's the best part of your job or department?
It's our team. I'm lucky to work with a group of highly motivated people that are helpful, creative, understanding, and have a desire to see our team succeed.
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What is the most simple way to make Relay Module KY-019 5V work with GPIO?
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This relay is working fine while it is operating in room temperature, but if I put it in sealed box together with RPi after some time it stops working. My guess is that 3.3v is not enough to switch it on while hotter environment makes resistance in board higher. I am planing to assemble many of these so I need as simple as possible solution.


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Los Angeles Magazine's Jesse Katz, who wrote that great story on Yasiel Puig's defection from Cuba—you can get a refresher here—is in the comments below, ready to take your questions. Follow Jesse on Twitter @byjessekatz, stop by his website, and/or check out his book The Opposite Field, a memoir on parenting and baseball.
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iGear's Slim Tough Case is perhaps the perfect case for schools. It offers excellent protection for the iPad while works with the most popular charging carts.
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 15, 2013
It's been reported that iPads deployed in schools suffer damage rates of up to 10%-15%, with accidental dropping being the most common. Schools that purchased rugged iPad cases face another problem — the cases are so thick that they don't fit in charging carts, such as the Bretford PowerSync line. iGearUnlimited designed a new product to address both problems – iGear's Slim Tough Case features a multi-layer construction that's supremely shock absorbent, a polycarbonate hard shell inner jacket that offers impact protection, and a slim profile to fit in the most popular charging carts.
According to an article published on Billings Gazette – "About 5 percent of the iPads purchased for school students and staffers in Powell Wyoming have had to be repaired or replaced since they were introduced last year. Eighty-one iPads worth $40,192 were damaged. Of those, seven belonged to teachers and administrators and 74 were assigned to students. The most common problem was broken screens."
Kids can be rough with their toys, and that can cause a problem for schools deploying iPads in the classroom. Recent reports show that up to 15% of iPads are damaged within the first 2 weeks if not used in a protective case. Most of the damage is due to accidental dropping, leaving bent corners, scratched sides, and most commonly, broken screens.
Some schools are dealing with the problems by purchasing a protection plan from Apple, or purchasing cases for their iPads, or both. To ensure the deployment goes smoothly and minimize delays and administrative burdens, the best practice proved to be using a rugged case that protects the iPad no matter what happens.
But rugged cases may be too bulky for large scale deployments – schools often use charging carts to manage all the iPads, and the case must fit in the slots of the charging cart. For many months, schools had to choose between good protection and easy management.
The Slim Tough Case offers multi-layer protection using a combination of (1) an outer soft rubber shell, (2) an inner polycarbonate hard case, and (3) a slim profile that's designed to fit the Bretford charging carts. This case is supremely shock absorbent and since all buttons and ports are tightly sealed, the Slim Tough Case provides rain and splash protection, while giving the user full access at the same time. A built-in stand offers a convenient way to stand the iPad in both orientations, for screen sharing or moving watching.
"iGear's Slim Tough Case is perhaps the perfect case for schools." says Jimmy Sun, president of iGearUnlimited.com. "It offers excellent protection for the iPad while works with the most popular charging carts."
The Slim Tough Case is available from iGearUnlimited.com. Schools should contact the company directly for educational discounts. iGear also makes a custom photo case for the iPad, popular with schools' sports teams and other activity groups.
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Well, it looked like this number – on paper
A CBC News investigation has uncovered a cross-border mystery involving unexplained shipments of biodiesel tanker cars that were sent back and forth numerous times between Canada and the U.S. by CN Rail but were never unloaded.
According to leaked internal CN documents, the rail company stood to make $2.6 million for the effort…
Here comes the papier-mâché excuse:
"CN received shipping directions from the customer, which, under law, it has an obligation to meet," CN Rail spokesman Mark Hallman said last week. "CN discharged its obligations with respect to those movements in strict compliance with its obligations as a common carrier, and was compensated accordingly."
When asked whether CN wasn't helping to do something strange, Hallman responded: "CN met its obligations as a common carrier and we have no further comment."
CN employees, although guarded, were more candid…"In 25 years, I'd never done anything like it," one railway worker told CBC News on the condition he not be named for fear he might be fired. "The clerk told me it was some kind of money grab. We just did what we were told…"
"This unit train will move at least once daily to Port Huron starting on Tuesday, June 18," said an email written by Teresa Edwards, CN's manager of transportation for Port Huron/Sarnia.
It will "clear customs and return to Sarnia. If we can get in more flips back and forth we will attempt to do so. Each move per car across the border is revenue generated for Sarnia/Port Huron.
"It will be the same cars flipping back and forth and the product will stay on the car…"
Each shipment generated bills of lading, customs import and export forms that suggest total biodiesel shipments of 1,984 cars — which, taken together, would be valued in the hundreds of millions.
The U.S. biodiesel companies listed as customers were HeroBX and Northern Biodiesel. Northern Biodiesel did not answer calls, and it is unclear whether it is still operating as a business. CBC News called HeroBX repeatedly, but it has refused to respond…
RTFA for more of the same. There is a portion of North American capitalism completely absorbed in shuffling papers – with the complicity of local, regional and national bureaucrats – which produces a profit solely on the basis of manipulation. Entirely antithetical to the intent of law, commerce and justice. But, then, that doesn't matter if it turns a profit, eh?


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The Mommyheads release "Finest Specimens": celebrate with release show at CMJ!
On October 19, Dromedary Records released a career retrospective from New York's The Mommyheads. Finest Specimens contains 21 of the best Mommyheads songs, including previously unreleased live recordings, recently remastered tracks from the Flying Suit and Bingham's Hole CDs, a stunning live version of the classic "Needmore, PA" from their 2010 Swedish tour, and the hauntingly beautiful "When The Sun Breaks" – the band's first new recording in two years.
To celebrate the release, the boys are playing a special show Friday night, October 22nd, at Maxwell's; part of Dromedary Records CMJ Showcase with labelmates Stuyvesant, Shirk Circus and Jenifer Convertible! Check out an interview keyboardist/vocalist Michael Holt did with Jim Testa in The Jersey Journal
And speaking of Mr. Holt, here's the new single from Finest Specimens, "Work", sung by Michael himself.


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Negative Emotions~Yin-Yang~
Here's How To Take Your Power Back From Negative Emotions!.
"This emotional arc that we pass through, some people call it "The Dark Night of The Soul", others call it just plain crazy. But what if, on the other side of feeling your feelings, what if you just felt them instead of ate them, drink them or spent them away? We would step into a broader world where so much more was possible."
Lately certain persons have brought out the negative in me from their negativity.
I have always been a fairly positive and optimistic person.
Must be URANUS and Jupiter running the bases 🙂
"It seems that Uranus is showing the way some are coping (or not coping) with things at the moment."
THE SHAPE OF THINGS_Aries New Moon
"This has been a particularly Uranian time that we've been experiencing for some months. The energy has been electric, confused, pushy and yet slow, somehow organised and then somehow deranged, and, generally, all over the shop (especially so with Mars retrograde in Virgo since January 25)
Uranus has a way of stirring things up, freaking us out, breaking down barriers, and, sometimes, causing barriers through selfish, ill-considered or reactionary behavior."
from Lynda Hill (one of the world's top ranking astrologers).
I am acquainted with this wonderful person from Australia;she writes wonderful articles on Sabian symbolism.
I connected with her through association of one of my younger sister's Down Under friends.
I have been researching Karma
The Karmic Number can explain why sometimes you feel like you are "damned if you do and damned if you don't" and why sometimes you may have strange dreams or feel compelled by strange or irrational urges that even to yourself seem "out of character."
My number is 6
Karma of Six – The number Six represents the qualities of love, balance, humanity and tolerance. If you lack this influence, you have not developed the balanced expression of these qualities and may not have developed an appreciation of family and love relationships. You may not have not learned to give freely without expecting a return. Your lessons will be based on learning the importance of family, of love, and how to give and take in a balanced emotional relationship. You will encounter individuals who are judgemental and express a conditional form of love and you will encounter individuals who are able to show you how truly valuable a healthy relationship can be.
I Dreamed I was in my computer, and I could escape and delete people. It was cool. Someone drank all my wine, they were in small bottles. I couldn't get the door open and I knew someone was inside.
It is evading me like an Elusive Butterfly
All of my energy is in the dark, damp cellar.
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Sentinel-4 Mission Introduction
The main objective of the SENTINEL-4 mission is to monitor key air quality trace gases and aerosols over Europe in support of the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) at high spatial resolution and with a fast revisit time.
The mission is part of the European Earth Observation Programme "Copernicus" which is run by the European Union together with the European Space Agency (ESA) in ccoperation with the European Environment Agency (EEA).
The Space Segment of the SENTINEL-4 mission consists of an Ultraviolet-Visible-Near-Infrared (UVN) light imaging spectrometer instrument embarked on the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S) satellite.
Airbus Defense and Space is the prime contractor responsible for the development of SENTINEL-4.
This Handbook provides a high-level description of the SENTINEL-4 mission in all its main aspects and contains the following main sections:
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MV Guide is a weekly rundown of the MMO gaming events planned on Massively TV.
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Trip to the US: Arrived at SFO & Palo Alto
>> Saturday, May 11, 2013
After 3 hours of waiting at KLIA for boarding + 16 hours of flight + 1 hour transit, I finally landed at the San Francisco International Airport last week! What a crazily long journey! I was excited, yet anxious, not knowing what's gonna happen at work in the HP Palo Alto office. As it's my 1st time here, I feel superbly "kampung" - that sense of 'wanting to see & do everything' is in me :D
This trip to the US is like a 'dream come true'. I've been wanting to travel to the US for holiday/fun & to visit relatives this year. Three of us friends were planning last year to travel to the US this year, but things didn't work out as one of our friends channeled his budget to another trip. I kinda gave up on the idea of heading to the US (won't bother coming all the way here alone), but this work opportunity came along! Ah, God knows the desires of my heart :D And yay, here I am in the US! Thanks to my colleague in Singapore who proposed my name for this trip!
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There is no greater holiday for the sports fan on the local scene than Thanksgiving Day. It is an event where school loyalties burn fiercely, and where crisp mornings often allow for some memorable, hard-hitting contests.
Although it seems like high school Thanksgiving games have occurred forever, it's interesting to go back in time to when and where it all began.
Did you know, for example, that several games were punctuated by near-riots on the local gridiron?
That a game was once canceled due to a fatal crash between the team transport and a train?
That some game write-ups had only a few players' names listed, but listed the name of every lady who attended the contest?
Or that one year Fitchburg fans actually cheered for Leominster players for a Turkey Day encounter?
Here are just some of the unique stories and interesting tidbits of Thanksgiving days of the 19th century from the pages of the Worcester Telegram past.
Following the recent Harvard football victory over Yale, it was decided to hold the first-ever football game on a Thanksgiving morning at the fairgrounds. A squad composed of Harvard students who lived in this city met a squad of players who lived in the city.
"The Harvard contingent came home with the evident intention of impressing on Worcester that Harvard students are all natural phenomenons in the foot-ball line," the Telegram noted.
However, Worcester held its own when Chet Smith scored on a long run and the goal was kicked, resulting in a 6-6 tie.
In that era, touchdowns were worth four points apiece, while a "goal" was not an extra point — it was an extra two points.
Apparently, there was more at stake than impressing the Harvards that day as the write-up included the names of 10 "young ladies who witnessed the game."
The South Worcester Bleaching and Dye Works captured Thanksgiving morning honors over their South Worcester counterparts. According to the game write-up, "Dyers' Chipman, who was working like a Trojan, ran the ball up to the goal mouth and, assisted by the rest of the forward line, he smashed the leather between the sticks in a fashion that no goal tender could resist."
A disputed South Worcester touchdown caused a near-riot on the field when "one referee who was 50 yards away over ruled the one closest to the play." When the game resumed, the Dyers held on for the win.
The first recorded high school game that year resulted in a 12-0 win by Worcester High School over Westboro.
Considering the cold and wind blowing across the field, compelling everyone to keep moving, the crowd was a large one, a number of ladies present to witness the game."
It was reported that a large delegation of the Rollstone Cycle Club of Fitchburg was on hand "and their yell was heard often." Likely, it was the last time any Fitchburg group ever cheered for a Leominster squad on Thanksgiving Day.
That same day, the David Prouty football team beat a group of Spencer men who attended school elsewhere, 6-0. The schoolboys were happy with their effort, "expecting that their opponents would beat them badly; but it was teamwork, not weight, that secured the victory."
In a game played at Duggan's Field in Millbury, Crossman "took the ball the entire length of the field and placed the pigskin under the bar amidst the shrieks from the crowd."
Elsewhere, the Leominster Athletic Club had its way with the Clinton YMCA by a final score of 77-0.
A passenger train on the New York-New England railroad struck a "barge" (as it was referred to) containing members of the Southbridge Purples while it was crossing the tracks on Central Street in Southbridge en route to playing the Worcester Polytechnic Institute squad.
Four players died, four more were critically injured and not expected to survive the night as the vehicle was "impaled with the force of the train," according to the Telegram headline. An unguarded crossing was blamed for the accident.
No less than eight other games were played that day, the most to date in Worcester, with many of them club teams.
Some of the results included Lancaster High School defeating Clinton High, 6-0; Worcester High beating the Dye Works, 9-0, and another team of Worcester High School players blanking Harvard boys, 10-0.
The Northbridge village of Whitinsville scheduled a pair of games on Thanksgiving afternoon, likely following their noontime feast. In the first game, the Whitins blanked the Millvilles, 7-0, before playing the Edgeworths of Worcester to a 0-0 tie. The second game began promptly at 3:55 and ended in darkness at 4:55.
"The Whitins feel in the game the effect of victory as they regarded the Edgeworths their superior heretofore, and they feel highly elated at the result," the newspaper noted.
Other high school scores from the day include Clinton and Marlboro playing to a 0-0 tie; Spencer edging North Brookfield, 4-2, and Millbury topping Grafton, 26-0, at Brewers Field in Grafton.
With its win over Whitinsville, Uxbridge claimed the local championship. "The clubs were evenly matched, and the 500 people who saw the game were on their tip-toes from the beginning to the end of the game," the Telegram pointed out.
More than a dozen games highlighted the docket that year, including: Ayer A.C. 4, Clinton A.C. 0, and David Prouty 12, Columbia Football Team of Worcester 0.
David Prouty's football eleven made a desperate struggle and pushed Ray Bullard, the plucky little fullback and captain, over the Collegians' goal line for the only touchdown."
Mostly club teams played that day. However, in one local high school game, Southbridge High blanked Worcester Parochial, 10-0, on the Southbridge Street grounds.
According to an item in the Worcester Spy, "The Worcester high school football team, or rather an eleven adopting that name, will leave on the 8 o'clock train for Gardner where they will struggle for supremacy with the Gardner High team.
"The Gardner team is very strong this year, having met few defeats. Should the Worcester team win, it will be no credit to Worcester High School, as the team is strengthened by ex-high school players and members of the Worcester Athletic Club," the Spy noted.
The final score: Worcester 12, Gardner 0.
By 1898, touchdowns were now worth five points each, and the kick was a one-point addition.
Other games that day: Grafton High 11, Upton High 5; Southbridge High 12, Southbridge Alumni 5; and David Prouty 0, Spencer High Alumni 0.
Club games were also the feature of the day with teams like the Bradford A.C., Crescent A.C., Quinsigamonds and Lakeside Boat Club in action.
In their first Thanksgiving meeting, the two teams played to a 0-0 deadlock. Just before the end of the first half, Fitchburg had the ball within two feet of the Leominster goal line but was denied.
Perhaps the most entertaining game story of the day surrounded Westboro High's 6-5 win over the Ashland Athletics.
"In the second half, Curran, left end of the Ashland eleven, stepped over the goal line before the ball was in play and was tackled by Weyer, right end of the Westboros. He also punched Weyer and the scrap started.
"Everyone got into the mix-up and every head that could be seen was punched, regardless of whose shoulders it was on."
Other scores of the day: Ware 5, Spencer 5; Lancaster 6, Groton 5; Gardner 17, Murdock Alumni 2; Upton 17, North Grafton 0.
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Having already shipped more than 600,000 care packages to service men and women deployed in combat zones, Operation Gratitude is pleased to announce the launch of "Battalion Buddies" — a new program designed to serve and encourage the young children of deploying troops.
In cooperation with Family Readiness Officers and battalion leaders nationwide, Operation Gratitude will begin providing special stuffed toys – known as Battalion Buddies – to the sons and daughters of U.S. military personnel as their units prepare to deploy.
"Our hope is these gifts will offer some degree of comfort to children while their moms and dads are far away, serving their country," explained Operation Gratitude founder, Carolyn Blashek. "We want the children to know that they too have caring friends across the country who are aware of their sacrifices and send their appreciation."
Aided by an initial donation of 28,000 stuffed toys hand-made by employees of the McKesson Corporation, and a follow-up donation of the cards by Tobu Print Group, Operation Gratitude was inspired to provide Battalion Buddies by the Commanding Officer of the National Guard armory in which the group operates. LTC Angel Ortiz, seeing the McKesson stuffed animals during a recent Care Package Assembly, asked whether Operation Gratitude could donate some for his units that would soon deploy.
"I realized these cuddly animals would be a perfect item for the children to hug as they were about to say 'Good-bye' to their parent," said LTC Ortiz. "In addition, the animals would be a beautiful gift from the American people to say 'Thank You' to the military children who serve our nation in their own special and courageous way."
As with its Care Packages to deployed troops, Operation Gratitude's Battalion Buddies program will provide every American opportunities to encourage the children of troops serving in combat by making financial donations to purchase and ship Battalion Buddies.
Donations can be made online here: Donate to Battalion Buddies or by check made payable and addressed to:
Operation Gratitude
16444 Refugio Road
Encino, CA 91436
Corporate Donors should contact Carolyn Blashek at firstname.lastname@example.com regarding sponsorship opportunities.
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Educational Outreach Programs at the Beethoven Center
For Children
"Beethoven in the Schools" Project
The "Beethoven in the Schools" Project was an educational program aimed at fourth- and fifth-grade students in Santa Clara County, California. The program consisted of a package of educational programs on Beethoven's life and works presented to the same classroom on a three- or four-visit basis.
This Project had the following goals:
- Provide music appreciation to a community of children without such exposure, thereby providing skills which contribute to increased learning capacities in diverse subject areas
- Expose a culturally diverse student population to forms of music which are highly valued and appreciated in American culture, thereby deepening their awareness of our historical/cultural history
- Introduce children to one of the great figures of history who remains the most popular Classical musician (this would probably be their only formal introduction to Beethoven during their school years)
- Provide exposure to Classical music as a balance and addition to the popular music they exposed to everyday and develop aesthetic sensitivity to music
- Provide an example of the highest achievement by a physically-challenged individual
- Stimulate emotional growth and expand creative capability
- Provide instruction on developing appropriate behavior for structured listening situations
To schedule a program:
This project is currently unfunded and is not accepting requests from schools for classroom visits. Find out how you can help to reinstate this very popular program!
Field Trips
Teachers are welcome to arrange field trips to the Beethoven Center for students of all ages. During these one-hour tours, students will learn more about Beethoven's life and music while docents demonstrate the historical keyboard instrument and explain the many treasures on display. Although there is no fee for these field trips, we welcome donations of $100 or more whenever possible. Contact us to arrange your class visit!
For Teenagers
The Celia Mendez Young Pianist's Beethoven Competition
This annual competition is open to all high-school age California students. Founded by San Jose piano teacher Celia Mendez in 1987, the goal of the competition is to encourage and support high school pianists in their study of Beethoven's piano sonatas. Students who enter the competition are asked to submit a tape of one complete J.S. Bach prelude and fugue and one Beethoven sonata (up to and including Opus 90). Six finalists are chosen for the competition, and three winners are selected to perform in a master class with an internationally known artist. Past pianists have included Richard Goode, Claude Frank, Christopher O'Riley, Charles Rosen, and other gifted artists.
Please give to the competition endowment to help secure its future!
History Day Projects
Beethoven is a popular topic for History Day projects, and students are welcome to come to the Center to do research, use the Beethoven Gateway, or request research assistance from the Curator. If you need ideas for your Beethoven project, just ask us!
For Adults
Lecture Tours
Adult education classes and other groups are welcome to arrange tours of the Beethoven Center. These one-hour tours generally include demonstration of the historical keyboard instruments, a short video or lecture on Beethoven's life and music, and a guided tour of the exhibits. Although no fee is required, we request a donation of $100 or more to help us keep our instruments in playable condition.
To arrange a tour, contact the Curator.
First Wednesdays Lecture Series
The Beethoven Center organizes two lectures per year as part of the King Library's First Wednesday's Lecture Series as well as other lecture/recitals and concerts throughout the year. Please consult our events calendar for upcoming programs.
The Beethoven Gateway
Want to find out where there is information on your favorite sonata? Who was Beethoven's Immortal Beloved? On Beethoven's relation to the Enlightenment? On Archduke Rudolph?
The Beethoven Gateway is a database that will direct you to sources containing information on almost every Beethoven topic and often give you a short paragraph from the source itself.
Please give to the database endowment fund to help secure its future!


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NEW YORK — Miguel Gonzalez was certain not to get blinded by the bright lights of Yankee Stadium.
The 28-year-old rookie's fifth career major league start came in the Bronx on Monday night against one of the most potent lineups in baseball, but Gonzalez took himself back to his first career start 24 days ago, pitching across the country in front of a big crowd in Anaheim, just an hour away from his hometown against an Angels organization that drafted him.
"I did a great job in Anaheim and they had a good crowd," he said. "A great team, too, offensively. And I stayed with the same mentality and brought it into the game."
His mentality was to throw strikes, pound the lower part of the strike zone aggressively and make the Yankees beat him.
And in his first outing against the Yankees, he kept their bats at bay through six innings, guiding the Orioles to a 5-4 win over New York in front of an announced crowd of 43,052 at Yankees Stadium.
Gonzalez limited the top five hitters in the Yankees lineup to just one hit in 15 at-bats. Seven of his career-high eight strikeouts were also against those five batters.
"I thought he was outstanding," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "We talked a little bit yesterday about attacking them and just being aggressive. You fiddle around with the strike zone, you're going to have some problems, but he showed [catcher Matt Wieters] that he had command of some other pitches that he could slow them down a little bit and they couldn't sit on one pitch, and he commanded the ball enough on both sides of the plate.
"Good tempo, strike thrower," Showalter added. "You look at his walk totals and you watch him pitch, you don't think of him not having command, but when he's carrying his secondary stuff like that, he's got a chance to give us the outing that he did tonight."
The Orioles have won three of four games at Yankee Stadium this season -- they took two of three here from April 30 to May 2 -- and are now just 6 1/2 games behind the Yankees in the American League East. The Orioles (54-49) are now just two games out of the AL wild-card spots.
"We know where we stand and we know who we're up against," right fielder Nick Markakis said. "We just have to take it day by day, game by game. We won that last game at home and to come in here and take one to start off the series is definitely big. We're starting off on the right foot, and now we just need to come in tomorrow and duplicate it."
After Monday night's win, the Orioles are 20-6 in one-run games this season, including 13-2 on the road.
Gonzalez rebounded from the worst game of his major league career on Wednesday, when he gave up a career-high seven runs on seven hits and lasted just 2 2/3 innings in a 10-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, a game in which he was pitching sick.
"That's part of it," Gonzalez said of pitching sick. "The other side is I didn't have any of my pitches, and by doing that, things are not going to go well. Tonight, I had all my pitches working and Wieters did a great job back there. Our bullpen did a great job. Got the win."
On Monday, he had allowed just two runs and four hits when he took the mound in the seventh inning -- keeping the Yankees off balance with his change-up -- before allowing back-to-back solo homers to left-handed hitters Eric Chavez and Ichiro Suzuki and leaving the game.
Gonzalez won despite allowing three homers Monday -- Raul Ibanez hit a solo shot in the fifth. In five major league starts, he has allowed nine homers.
"Yeah, I don't know if it was late in the game and he was getting a little tired and leaving balls up but early on he was pounding the zone down and it was working," Markakis said. "He had some guys swinging through some pitches. He kept them off balance all night."
Gonzalez is 3-0 with a 2.93 ERA in five games (three starts) on the road this season.
The Orioles, who scored more than four runs in just three of their first 13 games following the All-Star break, have now scored more than four runs in four of their last five.
The top two hitters in the Orioles' lineup, Markakis and J.J. Hardy, were a combined 5-for-9 with three RBIs and both drove in runs in the seventh inning, giving the Orioles a 5-2 lead.
No. 9 hitter Omar Quintanilla scored a run and drove in another while extending his personal hit streak to six games. Orioles third baseman Wilson Betemit's solo homer in the third opened the scoring.
Leading 3-2 after sacrifice flies by Quintanilla and Markakis in the fifth, Markakis' two-out double off left-handed reliever Boone Logan, a ball that hit off the bottom of the right-center field wall, drove in Quintanilla. Hardy then drove in Markakis with a run-scoring single to make it 5-2.
Gonzalez left with a 5-4 lead after 111 pitches. Showalter chose to stick with Gonzalez against the lefties Ibanez, Chavez and Suzuki. Gonzalez retired Ibanez, but Chavez and Suzuki both homered into the second deck in right field.
The Yankees put the game-winning run on second base with two outs in the ninth against struggling closer Jim Johnson -- Nick Swisher was on third after a leadoff double, and Ichiro was on second -- but Johnson converted his 31st save by striking out Russell Martin to end the game. It was Johnson's first outing since blowing a save Friday and allowing six runs in one third of1/3 inning against Oakland.
"It's good to get out back out," Johnson said. "Being a reliever you have to have a short memory. So it was good to get back out there. I kind of wanted to get out there the next day, but it didn't work out."
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What we covered in Parts 1 and 2 are the most commonly looked at aspects of DVD players. In Part 3 we take a look at another area of performance that I believe has been seriously neglected by everyone, including us (up until now). What good are those stellar audio and video numbers if your DVD player can't perform the most basic tasks, like simply watching a movie?
Compared to DVD, VHS, and Laserdisc are very primitive formats where you simply insert the media, press player, and viola you are watching a movie. DVD is not quite that simple because there is much more than just a film on a disc. Do you remember when the DVD format was first being promoted? Cool features were touted like 135 Minutes of playing time on a single side, 8 different audio tracks, up to 32 subtitles (subpicture), multiple camera angles, etc. It takes a complex system to support such a laundry list of items.
CDs were designed for music storage and playback, not computer data. The latter was an afterthought, and CD-ROMs are really just an extension of CD-DA (a hack if you will, and a very popular one at that). DVD storage on the other hand had PCs in mind from the start. In fact, if you look at any DVD movie from Windows Explorer®, you will see that the DVD is broken out into various folders and file types with extensions like .IFO, BUP, .VOB. IFO refers to title set information, BUP is a backup copy of the IFO, and VOB stands for Video Object.
Let's step back for a moment. Unlike CD-ROMs which use ISO 9660, DVD uses the UDF (Universal Disk Format®) file system defined by OSTA (Optical Storage Technology Association). There were several limitations to ISO 9660, and this is why UDF was developed. UDF 1.02 is used on DVD-ROM and DVD-V discs. If you really want to know more about UDF, you can download the spec at www.osta.org.
In the root of the DVD there will be a folder or directory (depending on which term you prefer), called VIDEO_TS. This is the folder where the film files are stored. There may also be an AUDIO_TS folder, which is reserved for DVD-A. Most DVD authoring systems create the AUDIO_TS folder by default to comply with the DVD spec. You may also see other folders in the root, but to keep Part 3 from getting out of hand, I will not discuss those here. There are a set of constraints that apply to the VIDEO_TS folder and the files within. One example of a constraint is that the individual files cannot be greater than 1 GB in size. Figure 1 shows the files contained within the VIDEO_TS folder for the DVD, "The Matrix" (click on it to see the complete screen).
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If you examine the various files, you will begin to see a pattern in the file names. The files that begin with VIDEO_TS are for the video manager. The video manager is the main menu that you see when you insert the DVD into a DVD player, and it is composed of 2-3 files. "The Matrix" DVD uses 2 files, IFO and BUP. The third file would have been a VOB. Normally, the FBI warning and studio logos are found in the video manager, and in the case of "The Matrix", they put all of that information into the video title sets. The remaining files all begin with VTS which stands for Video Title Set. There can be up to 99 video title sets on a DVD. There will be anywhere from 3-12 files per video title set, including one IFO, one BUP, and one to ten VOB files.
The organization of the files on the disc are all part of the physical data structure. There are two logical data structures that sit on top of the physical data structure and tie it all together. These are the presentation and navigation data structures. Your DVD player must be able to successfully decode what is contained within the data structures. Each player has a presentation engine and a navigation manger that are responsible for the decoding. The presentation engine controls what is shown, and the navigation manager handles just about everything else.
I am going to assume that you either own of have used a DVD player. Since I am making that assumption, I am sure you have seen the button on your remote labeled TITLE. You have probably also seen the chapter navigation buttons which are usually labeled PREVIOUS (||). The title and chapter information are contained in the presentation data structure. The parental management and seamless branching data are also stored in this data structure.
The buttons on your DVD player remote are really just generic buttons. The instructions on how those buttons are supposed to react or behave are stored in the navigation data structure. It is sort of like moving between two different software programs on your computer. The F3 key at the top of your keyboard might do very different things in the two different software programs. This is why some discs are capable of disabling the chapter next button during the FBI warning or how Disney manages to disable the stop button during the coming attractions that they force-feed down your throat at the beginning of their DVDs. The TITLE button on a DVD player remote is assigned to a specific point within the video manager, and the MENU button is assigned to a specific point within the current video title set. The navigation manager deals with many items like the format (NTSC/PAL), language, audio, angle, subpicture, parental management, and the list goes on.
One of the problems with DVD player manufacturers is that they are not all interpreting the spec in the same way. It's because of this varying interpretation that some DVD players will behave differently than others when playing certain, shall we say , more complex titles. "The Matrix" is a good example of a complex disc where it has been reported to have problems with certain DVD players. There is nothing wrong with the disc, as it was authored using proven tools. I would imagine that the player manufacturer's are continually updating their arsenal of test discs to include titles like "The Matrix" for configuring their EPROMs.
On a recent trip to Southern California I paid a visit to Testronic Labs. (www.testroniclabs.com). They are a VHS duplication and DVD replication QA facility. It's their job to insure that new DVD titles work across multiple DVD players. They even have one progressive DVD player in house to insure films are encoded properly for progressive playback. (At the moment they are using my Toshiba SD-6200.)
There are a wide variety of features on DVDs, and I ran though various discs to test some of the more popular ones. A few of the DVDs are test discs, and are more complex, but I also included a selection of commercial DVDs. Each disc was chosen because it has been known to cause problems for one brand of DVD player or another. Every disc that I used in the benchmark is commercially available.
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For some of the tests, we cannot declare if the behavior is correct or not; we can only tell you how a player responded. Now, when the majority of players do it one-way and one brand does it another, you have to wonder which is the preferred method. In all cases, if a player cannot handle something, I feel it should at least deal with it gracefully. A player crashing to me is not acceptable! Oh yes, DVD players do crash and require a power off/on to recover.
The Tests
Aside from using Avia as our source of video test patterns, we also used Avia to test the players' functionality. We looked at how a player handles software that was authored as DVD Slide Shows and how a player dealt with subpicture on complex menus.
DVD Slide Show is an efficient way to store static images. Most of the test patterns on Avia are static images because if you wanted to fully encode running test patterns, it would eat up enormous amounts of disc space. A single static image, as you can imagine, takes up much less room. A timer is used to instruct the player on how long to display the static image. The DVD spec requires all players to support this feature. A problem we encountered with DVDs that were authored with slide shows was not being able to pause, fast forward, or play in reverse. We used the IRE window patterns to evaluate a player's ability to handle DVD slide shows.
If you have used the Avia DVD, then you know that there are many layers of menus. We found that if you go deep enough into the menus, the menu highlights (subpicture) would disappear on certain players.
Note: The graphics shown below are clickable to see larger versions.
Video Essentials
Video Essentials (VE) was used to see if a DVD player could pass a below-black signal like that found on the PLUGE pattern. PLUGE stands for Picture Line Up Generation Equipment, and it came from the BBC. If you remember from Part 1, DVD video is stored as BT601. Black is at bit 16 (on the 0 to 255 scale), and white is at bit 235. The below-black signal on the PLUGE pattern is below bit 16.
VE was also used to see how well a player could handle a complex menu system. I tried to stress each player by quickly pressing buttons to navigate around. I did these actions very quickly like pressing chapter-next repeatedly before it even responded to the first press.
I found an interesting sequence of commands that would cause one DVD player in particular to flip out and eventually crash. The sequence below was attempted on every DVD player in the benchmark:
1. During the Swelltone logo, press the title button on the remote.
2. Select chapter 4.
3. Press the Right arrow until being on the very last page with chapter 15 listed.
4. Select chapter 15.
5. Press the stop button, then press play and choose resume play.
At this point, the player would flash several still images on the screen, and then it would go back to the Swelltone logo and switch between the two angles.
Microsoft Windows Hardware Quality Labs Test Annex Version 2.0 (WHQL) was used to test various features like subpicture (palette, default color index, and custom color index), layer change, multi-angle, seamless branching, animated menus, field/frame pause, 16×9 menu, and chapter menus. Version 3.0 is now available (March, 2005).
WHQL was designed for the computer industry as a way for Microsoft to certify software decoders on Windows. Consumer DVD players must also follow the same standard, so this disc is very useful in testing players. It is a DVD that every single hardware manufacturer should own and use. It is also useful for anyone who is conducting DVD player reviews.
The disc contains tests for both audio and video. Due to limited time, we only used the WHQL for video tests.
The first of the WHQL video tests is the subpicture tests. Subpictures are the fancy menus that you see when you first insert your DVD. They are also the subtitles, menu highlights, overlays, etc. Subpictures are limited in how many colors they can display at any one time, but they can change with every line. They can also be done at various transparencies from completely opaque to totally transparent. Van Ling is one of many talented people who has really pushed the envelope on what you can do with a DVD, and you can see his work on "The Abyss", "ID4", and "Terminator 2: SE". It seems that each DVD gets even more creative than the last with Subpictures.
Our tests using WHQL examines the overlay menu three ways: Subpicture palette assignment, custom palette, and highlight index tests. Each test is also conducted in a still frame, at 24 fps (film or weave mode), and 30 fps (video or bob mode).
The first test is the Subpicture Palette (DCS). Here, there are actually test 12 different Subpictures, with 3 colors, red, green, and blue. With each color we are testing 4 different transparency levels, 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80%. It's a very simple test. First the color is chosen, and then you click on each transparency level. The graphic shown above illustrates the screens in the test.
The next test is the Default Palette Color Index. Notice that there are three indexes shown. Each index represents a certain mode for DVD-V. They represent Pan & Scan, Letterbox, and anamorphic (16×9) all within one menu. This allows you to check each one without changing your display mode. The chart on the right of the image shows the selected state and the action state. Action is what it looks like when you press "Enter" on a button.
The final subpicture test is the Custom Palette Color Index; this test behaves just like the default palette color index test.
The next sets of tests are the branching tests. There are two types of branching: seamless branching and multiple angles.
Seamless Branching
Seamless branching has been used on a few DVDs. These include "Stargate Special Edition", "The Abyss", and "Terminator 2:SE". It's a great feature because it allows multiple versions of a film to exist on one disc. Instead of storing two complete copies of the film, which can eat up disc space, you can just have the extra scenes and provide branching to them.
It's unfortunate that some players don't work well with seamless branching. I have found a couple of players that will actually loop back to the beginning of the scene when it encounters a branch.
The seamless branching test on WHQL is done with the use of the angle button, and it's very simple to perform. Notice the clock on the bottom right hand corner of the image shown at right (click on it to see large version). You simply select the angle from your remote and count how many sweeps of the clock it takes before the player branches to the next scene. Two sweeps is considered a good player. There were a few players that would change in one sweep, so these performed above and beyond what they are supposed to. More than two sweeps is considered poor performance.
Multiple Angles
Multiple angles are most popular on adult software titles and have been used rarely on mainstream material. This sequence uses the same video material as the seamless branching test, but, unlike the seamless branching, this test also includes audio. There is no clock available on this one, so it was really just a matter of counting how long it took. The best time was about 0.25 – 0.5 seconds. The slowest time was about 3 seconds.
Motion Menus
The next sets of tests were with motion menus. There are two types that were tested, one with a menu that ends and one with a menu that loops. All but one player performed as expected.
Field/Frame Freeze
The Field/Frame Freeze Weave consists of two tests, Freeze Frame Bob and Field/Frame Freeze. These tests are to see if the DVD player does the proper thing when it pauses on film and video based content. Some DVD players give you the choice of Freeze-Field, Freeze-Frame or auto detection when you pause.
Freeze Frame
With the Freeze Frame Weave test, the image should look the same when it is running or paused. If the left hand tip of the right wedge (see graphic at right) takes on a valve shape (see photo at left) while it is running, then your player is delivering skip field video, and this is unacceptable. It is ok when you pause this test for the tip to take on a valve shape, but it is not preferred. When it takes on a valve shape while paused, then the player is doing a freeze-field. If there is no valve, your player is delivering freeze-frame, and this is preferred.
Freeze Field
Like the Freeze Frame Weave test, the Field Freeze Bob test must not deliver a valve shape on the left tip of the right hand wedge while it is running. This test must also deliver a freeze-field when you pause and never a freeze-frame. So when you pause you should see the valve shape.
16×9 Menu (anamorphic)
The next test is the 16×9 Menu test. Here, two Subpictures' are used, one for the 16×9 menu and one for the letterbox menu. One is testing to see if the player is able to choose the correct subpicture based on the DVD player settings. If the DVD player is set to 16×9 display, then it should show the 16×9 menu. If the DVD player is set to a 4:3 TV, then it must show the letterbox menu.
Chapter Menu
The chapter menu test is to see if the player can access the chapter menu while the movie is playing. The chapter menu that I am refereeing to is the scene selection menu you get on a DVD. Only a couple of DVD players we tested actually offered this feature. All computer based DVD players do offer this feature.
In Part 1, we introduced you to pixel cropping of the 720×480 image. It is possible to encode different picture sizes on DVD. WHQL contains four such image sizes: 352 x 240 (VCD resolution), 720 x 480, 704 x 480, and 352 x 480. This test is supposed to show you how much cropping a player is performing on the image. In all cases you want to ensure that the safe title area is shown.
While checking for the cropping, we found that some players simply could not deal with the various picture sizes. They would compress the image vertically when trying to play the different image sizes. One player in particular would lose video sync after we returned from one of the smaller picture sizes, and that machine would have to be powered down to recover. More than one player would crash on the 352 x 240 and 352 x 480 tests.
Layer Break
Since the release of T2, we have been able to enjoy longer films without interruptions. While a minor pause is better than getting up and flipping a disc, sometimes it does disrupt the flow. WHQL was authored with a non-seamless layer change that takes place during a title roll. At this point in time, seamless layer changes are not allowed by the DVD spec. (Seamless means you don't notice the change, but it is complicated, and that is why it is not allowed by the spec.) Even so, I have heard rumors that studios are going to start authoring their DVDs with seamless layer changes. There are a couple of older DVD players that cannot handle a seamless layer change.
Many films try and hide the location of the layer break so it's difficult to evaluate. The layer change on WHQL is right in the middle of scrolling credits. Because the change is always noticeable, it is very useful for evaluating a player's ability to quickly change layers. The layer change is located in the Decoder section of WHQL. It's the title roll that is contained in the high bit rate tests. The layer change happens when the text "Warner Brothers" reaches the center of the screen.
"Cruel Intentions"
Parental Management seems like one of the DVD features that has gotten very little use. There are 8 different parental levels available to choose from, and the author has the ability to restrict the parental level on the entire disc or just specific scenes. "Cruel Intentions" has a disc level restriction, and your player must be set to level 7 (NC-17) or above to play the disc. One of the players tested had its parental level set to 6 (R) by default. I had to dig through the manual to find the password to raise the level.
The scene specific feature works in a similar fashion to seamless branching. The only title that I am aware of that actually uses this feature is "Species II". There were four scenes that were shortened due to their explicit nature, and you can control which version you see by changing the parental level on your DVD player. In the case of "Secies II", it's level 6 and 7. I have a couple of friends at work who keeping asking about this feature because they only watch films that are rated PG and below. It seems to me that if studios where to take more advantage of Parental Management, they might actually sell more discs. Of course, it may also come down to the editing of the artist's work.
So, we chose "Cruel Intentions" as our Parental Management test disc. The test was very simple. We just inserted the disc and watched to see if it would play. We encountered one player that just refused to play the disc. I tried going through all of the parental settings to see if I could get the disc to play, but I had no luck.
It seems that you can never have too many subpicture tests. While WHQL goes a long way to test subpicture in various ways, it does not cover all of them. "Ghostbusters" was another DVD used to test a player's ability to properly display subpictures. Once the disc was loaded, we chose the commentary with video. Three shadow characters are supposed to be displayed (in 4:3 mode) at the bottom of the screen. Two players did not properly show the shadows. A third player had a problem because the shadows were flickering very badly.
"Friends" VCD
Video CD (White Book) was introduced by Philips and Sony in 1993, 10 years after CD-DA. The resolution of VCD is 352 x 240 for NTSC and 352 x 288 for PAL. VCDs are encoded using MPEG-1 compression and can hold approximately 70 minutes of a movie on a single VCD. Because of the time limitation, movies often require two VCDs. For the DVD benchmark, we were only concerned if a DVD player could play a VCD and not the quality of the presentation.
"Saving Private Ryan"
DTS Coherent Acoustics is an optional audio format available on DVD. Dolby Digital or PCM are the only required audio formats for DVD, which means that all DTS discs must also contain either a DD or PCM soundtrack. Since PCM takes up more space, many early DTS titles contain a 2-channel DD soundtrack. As of late, companies are actually including both the DD 5.1 and DTS 5.1 soundtracks on the same disc. I think this is great because it gives consumers the freedom to choose which version they want to listen to without purchasing multiple copies of the same disc.
DTS on laserdisc always, as far as I am aware, used 1509.75 kbits per second. Most DD laserdiscs used 348 kbits per second, which was an improvement over the theatrical DD that was at 320 kbits per second. On DVD, things have changed a bit, as many of the DTS DVDs that I have encountered have all been 754.50 kbits per second, which is half the amount that was used on laserdisc. At the same time, DD has moved up to 448 kbits per second. No longer is the amount of compression between the two formats that much different. There is actually a DVD that contains a hidden 640 kbit DD 5.1 recording of the 1812 Overture. I tried to get a list of which DTS DVDs where recorded at half and full rate, but DTS has not been responsive at all.
We chose "Saving Private Ryan" because it is a disc notorious for being difficult for some players to handle.
"The Abyss"
We encountered one DVD player which we could not test using WHQL because the multi-angle feature on that DVD player did not work. We chose "The Abyss" as our real world seamless branching disc because it was only one of two seamless branching DVDs available at the time of the benchmark. "The Abyss" also came in handy as another source for testing subpictures on a complex menu system.
Chesky 96/24 Super Audio Collection
The Chesky Records Super Audio Collection & Professional Test Disc was used to see if a DVD player would output a 96 kHz digital bitstream or down convert it to 48 kHz. CSS is not used on this DVD, which means that all DVD players are allowed to output the 96 kHz bitstream if they offer that feature.
If a DVD uses CSS (Content Scrambling System), then a DVD player must down convert the 96 kHz signal to 48 kHz on the digital output. I think some DVD player manufacturers are being misleading today by telling you that their players are capable of outputting 96 kHz. None of the 96 kHz software that I have encountered uses CSS. The only DVD players that I am aware of that can still pass a 96 kHz signal on the digital output with CSS enabled are the Meridian 596 and Meridian 800. They can do it legally because they have developed a secure method of delivering the bits from their player to their processors, called MHR. (Meridian High Resolution). If MHR is not used, then those players must also down convert to 48 kHz. Since I am not aware of any 96 kHz DVD-V titles that use CSS, I do not know if any players actually obey the rules.
CD-R (Orange Book, Part II) is another popular CD format. (DVD players are not required to support any CD format.) I believe they all at least support CD-DA, because it makes sense. Even so, not all players can play CD-R discs. The reason is because CD-R was designed to be read by an infrared 780-nm laser. DVDs are read using a visible 635-nm or 650-nm laser. The dye on CD-Rs do not reflect the DVD laser. Sony DVD players usually contain two lasers, one for CD/CD-R and one for DVD.
I used a generic CD-R that I had burned on a PC to see if a player was capable of playing CD-Rs. There is also another format, CD-RW (Orange Book, Part III), but I did not have any on hand.
I feel DVD player response is also an important item. How many times have you pressed the chapter next or menu button on your remote more than once because it felt like it did not receive the command the first time? Of course, as soon as you pressed it a second time, you found yourself one chapter too far forward or in the wrong menu. Many players just react too slowly for my tastes. Toshiba, which is on the slower end of the scale, has come up with a clever feature. When the player receives a command, it beeps, letting you know.
The response numbers given for DVD players are based on various subjective tests. How fast it responded to menu changes on both Avia and Video Essentials was key, as well as how long it took to go from the THX logo on "The Abyss" to the Fox logo using the chapter next button. I also timed how long it took for me to navigate "The Matrix" menu and to go from chapter 1 to chapter 10. A scale from 1-10 is used to represent a player's response. 1 represents the worst case and 10 represents the best case.
Error Correction/Concealment
A player's ability to handle or overcome errors on a disc is an important feature, especially if you rent a lot of movies. We used two discs to test a player's error correction/concealment mechanism. Before I talk about the discs used, I think it is best to explain a little bit about CD (CD-DA), CD-ROM, and DVD/DVD-ROM error correction.
CD-DA (Red book)
The Compact Disc has been in use since 1983, and the most common type is CD-DA (Compact Disc Digital Audio, a.k.a. Red Book CD). CD-DA can hold up to 74 minutes of uncompressed 16-bit two channel digital audio. However, the digital data are not stored in the way we hear them. They have gone through several stages of processing before the data are finally stored onto the disc itself. In the following sections, I will briefly explain why, and how CD data are stored, and how they affect the bit error rate (BER). Finally, a comparison between CD-DA, CD-ROM, and DVD is presented.
Data stored on a CD are formatted by frame. This provides a means to differentiate between audio data, parity, sync word, as well as the sub-code. To construct a frame, six 32-bit PCM audio samples (16-bit left and 16-bit right) are grouped in a frame. The 32-bit samples are divided to yield four 8-bit audio "symbols". To achieve accurate data recovery during playback as well as maintain data integrity, 8-bit symbols from different frames are interleaved, and parity bits are generated based on the Cross-Interleave Reed Solomon Code (CIRC). Parity bits are redundant data that are used for error detection and error correction. The operation of CIRC is well beyond the scope of this article, and therefore I will not go into that here.
One sub-code symbol is added per frame to provide information for the total number of tracks, their beginning and ending points, as well as encoding text and graphics information onto audio CDs. Subsequently, the sub-code, the CIRC encoded audio and parity data are modulated using EFM (eight to fourteen modulation). Each 14-bit word is added with 3 emerging bits. Finally, a 24-bit Sync word is added in front of the frame.
EFM is used to increase data density, and despite the fact that it creates more channel bits stored, the net result is a 25% increase in audio data capacity. The 3 emerging bits and EFM are used to ensure reliable tracking and detection of HF (high frequency) signals in the optical pickup assembly.
Figure 2 shows how a complete frame is formed from the six 32-bit PCM audio. With CIRC, the typical bit error rate of CD-DA is about 109 (one un-correctable error in 109 bits). Click on the figures to see larger versions so you can read the details.
CD-DA Frame (Figure 2)
CD-ROM (Yellow book)
CD-ROM is a format extension of the CD-DA format to a broader application of information in general. This standard is governed by ISO/IEC 10149. Error detection and correction strategies employed in CD-ROM are more sophisticated than CD-DA. An error in a CD-DA audio disc might result in an audible "click", and an error in a CD-ROM might deem a data file unusable. Thus, a second level of error detection and correction encoding is employed. Recall that in CD-DA, 192 data bits are used to form a frame. CD-ROM takes it further by using 98 frames to form a superstructure of 2352 bytes (192 bits / 8 * 98 = 2352 bytes) that is called sector. There are two slightly different versions of CD-ROM, namely Mode1, and Mode 2.
Mode 1 is the full CD-ROM standard, making use of a second level of error detection and correction. It provides a total of 650MB of user data. The second level error correction used is the more advanced Reed-Solomon Product Code (RSPC). In this paradigm, 4 bytes of Error Detection Code (EDC) and 276 bytes of Error Correction Code (ECC) are generated with RSPC.
Mode 2 will provide up to 741MB of user data at the expense of reduced error checking. Figure 3 below shows the difference between the two modes.
CD-ROM Mode 1 and Mode 2 Sector Structure (Figure 3)
As a result, the data in CD-ROM mode 1 are protected by RSPC and CIRC, and the typical Bit Error Rate (BER) is about 1014 (1 un-correctable error in 1014 bits). On the other hand, CD-ROM mode 2 is only protected by CIRC, and the typical BER is about 109 (1 un-correctable error in 109 bits), which is same as CD-DA.
The data structure on DVD is also frame based. It consists of 2064 bytes arranged in an array of 12 rows, each containing 172 bytes. The first row starts with 3 fields, Identification Data (ID), ID Error Detection Code (IED), and Copyright Management Information (CPR-MAI). Then, 2048 user data bytes follow, and 4 bytes Error Detection Code (EDC) are added to form a frame. Figure 4 below shows how a frame is formed.
DVD / DVD-ROM Frame (Figure 4)
The 2048 user data bytes are then scrambled, and used to create a 182 x 208 bytes ECC block shown below (Figure 5). The ECC block contains 2048 scrambled user data bytes, 16 rows of 172 bytes Parity Outer Code (PO), and 208 columns of 10 bytes Parity Inner Code (PI).
DVD / DVD-ROM ECC Block (Figure 5)
Sixteen recording frames are obtained by interleaving one of the 16 PO rows at a time after every 12 rows of an ECC block (Figure 6, below).
DVD / DVD-ROM Recording Frame (Figure 6)
The resulting blocks are modulated using 8-to-16 modulation and Non-Return-to-Zero-Inverted (NRZI), converted into Channel bits before recording onto a disc.
From above, we know that DVD uses only one level of error detection and correction code. A simpler but more elaborate RSPC is used to create the PO code and PI code in the ECC block. More parity bits are generated by the RSPC in DVD than in CD-ROM. Therefore, even with only one level of error detection and correction code, a BER of 1015 can be achieved, which is the same or slightly better than CD-ROM Mode 1.
The table below summaries the 3 optical storage formats.
|Channel Coding
|Error Correction
If the player is unable to recover the data using error correction, it tries to conceal the errors. Concealment may replace the bad data with 0s or even mute the output. Concealment may also perform linear interpolation by looking at the data before and after the errors.
I hope you have learned from the above that DVD and CD-ROM error correction are much more sophisticated than that of CD. I believe this is a very important requirement, since many studios would like to get into the rental market.
Digital Test
The first disc we used was a test CD called, "Digital Test" by Pierre Verany. The disc contains precision laser cut gaps in the disc. Each gap is associate with a track on the disc.
|Track #
|Gap (MM)
Performance on this test does not imply better or worse sound quality. It simply points out players that do a better or worse job dealing with damaged discs. Players more tolerant of disc damage will allow greater enjoyment, though, if you have a damaged disc (most of us do) and want to listen to it without distracting pops, skips, or other irritations. Performance between players varied widely between coping with scratches, from a measly 0.5 mm to 2.4 mm. None of the players were able to play track 36 and above.
"Scratch the Dog"
Since some DVD players use a different laser for CD and DVD playback, Guy Kuo felt that a DVD player might also use a different error correction method for handling DVDs, so he got a little creative and came up with "Scratch the Dog". He took the DVD "Wag the Dog" and made several scratches in it, across the tracks (you can see the scratches by clicking on the disc photo on the right). We used this to see how far a DVD player could read before it gave out. We got results that varied from can't play the disc to making it all the way to the end, even though the picture looked like garbage.
Other Tests
Due to limited time, we could not test every aspect of the DVD players, particularly because we had so many players. We wanted to cover a wide range of players and get a general feeling of where they stand. We will be gathering more test discs and procedures as time goes on.
16×9 Down Conversion
One test that I wanted to conduct but was unable, was to test a player's ability to down convert an anamorphic image to a letterbox image. I did have three DVDs lined up that existed in both an anamorphic (16×9 enhanced) and letterbox (non-anamorphic) transfer. These were "A Bugs Life", "Entrapment", and "Rushmore". It's hard to evaluate something when you do not have a reference. Even though we had two versions of each disc, they could have come from different masters, and that would have invalidated the test.
There are differences in the way players handle the down conversion. It seems to be a trade-off of artifacts vs. sharpness. In general, a Sony will deliver an artifact free picture, but it is not as sharp. Toshiba will deliver a very sharp picture but may also have a fair number of artifacts. I feel strongly about getting the most the format has to offer. In order to see all of what DVDs have, you need a 16×9 TV.
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Beat the Streak Report: Monday, September 20
It turns out that 50,000,000 Elvis fans can be wrong, so the Beat the
Streak $3,000,000 grand prize money will safely stay in the BTS piggy
bank for another year.
I'm sorry, my fellow BTSers, but our final hope — "mattgolbeck" — saw
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Sunday afternoon.
The bad news is that our new leader, "srinivasan.sr", "only" has a
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The good news is that is he/she is just six games away from tying Dick George and Geoff Croke atop our leaderboard.
Yeah, there's still $10,000 on the line here, folks.
Time for Monday's picks
Oh, hello there …
? Omar Infante: .385 AVG (10-for-26) lifetime vs. Phillies starter Cole Hamels
? Brian Roberts: .444 AVG (8-for-18) lifetime vs. Red Sox starter Daisuke Marsuzaka
? Alex Rodriguez: .450 AVG (9-for-20) lifetime vs. Rays starter Matt Garza
Feeling kinda spicy?
? Gerald Laird: .353 AVG (6-for-17) lifetime vs. Royals starter Zack Greinke
You'll thank me later…
? Alex Rios: .100 AVG (1-for-10) lifetime vs. Athletics starter Gio Gonzalez
? Ryan Braun: .214 AVG (3-for-14) lifetime vs. Reds starter Homer Bailey
Top MLB streakers
? Michael Brantley: 19 games
? Nelson Cruz: 11 games
? Matt Holliday: 11 games
? Adrian Beltre: 9 games
? Joey Votto: 9 games
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Today's current Top2500 listing. Note that list only includes those with streaks of 26 or greater, totalling 8 players. Anyone shorter streak is mathematically eliminated from cash prizes. 6 different players picked.
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage of 8
Robinson Cano, 2, 25.00% (2nd, 3rd)
Miguel Cabrera, 2, 25.00% (4th, 5th)
Alex Rodriguez, 1, 12.50% (Leader)
Joey Votto, 1, 12.50% (5th)
Omar Infante, 1, 12.50% (7th)
Matt Holliday, 1, 12.50% (8th)
No Selection, 0, 0.00%
Highest No Selection on page 2 with streak of 21, now eliminated
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Pick
Everyone eliminated
Miguel Cabrera: 1 for 4
Matt Holliday: 2 for 4
3 more move on
Infante: 0 for 4
1 more eliminated
Cano: 0 for 3
A-Rod: 0 for 3
Votto: 0 for 3
Only Votto is due up again.
Votto just homered in the 8th.
Another moves on.
A-Rod: 0 for 4, 1 sacrifice fly
Robinson Cano: 0 for 4, 1 intentional walk
3 more eliminated
4 move on tomorrow overall
My FINAL 2010 Beat the streak history: (regular season game)
successful picks – did not play picks – fail picks (O fers)
119 _______________ 10 _________ * ** 38
Of my 119 successful picks:
64 1 hit picks
38 2 hit picks
16 3 hit picks
3 4 hit picks
1 5 hit pick
*On April 21st I picked Ivan Rodriguez, and he went 0 for 0 but because he pinch hit and hit a sac fly he counts as a fail pick and my streak reset to 0 that night as a result.
**On August 3rd I picked Johnny Damon without knowing that the Tigers had a double header. He went 3 for 9 combined but all 3 hits were in game 2 so I stayed at 0.
Today's current Top2500 listing. Note that list only includes those with streaks of 26 or greater, totalling 8 players. Anyone shorter streak is mathematically eliminated from cash prizes. 6 different players picked.
Batter, Times Picked, Percentage of 8
XXXRobinson Cano, 2, 25.00% (2nd, 3rd)
***Miguel Cabrera, 2, 25.00% (4th, 5th)
XXXAlex Rodriguez, 1, 12.50% (Leader)
***Joey Votto, 1, 12.50% (5th)
XXXOmar Infante, 1, 12.50% (7th)
***Matt Holliday, 1, 12.50% (8th)
XXXNo Selection, 0, 0.00%
Highest No Selection on page 2 with streak of 21, now eliminated
Bloggers Group Top2500
UserName, Streak, Page#, Pick
Everyone eliminated
*** = Player succeeded
XXX = Player failed
— = Player did not play
yanksgiantsdevils33: Why not continue for the remaining 13 days of the season?
You can use it as training for postseason beat the streak!
What was your cumulative batting average for the season?
Home run: Prince Fielder (fail)
Survivor: Twins
My picks have gone 205 for 645 for a .318 average. (not counting sac flys)
You do have a good point if I've picked for 167 straight days why not pick for the final 13. I might change my mind and pick to see if I can get my average up. I learned from the home run game, and from last year's beat the streak that if you don't pick you can't see the top 15 from those days on the my results page.


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