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Image Processing with QccPack and Python
Limited bandwidth and storage space are always a challenge. Data compression is often the best solution. When it comes to image processing, compression techniques are divided into two types: lossless and lossy data compression.
QccPack, developed by James Fowler, is an open-source collection of library routines and utility programs for quantization and reliable implementation of common compression techniques.
Libraries written for QccPack have a clean interface. So far, these libraries can be upgraded without having to modify the application code. QccPack consists of a static-linked library, libQccPack.a, and supports dynamic linking with libQccPack.so.
Entropy coding, wavelet transforms, wavelet-based sub-band coding, error coding, image processing and implementations of general routines can be done through the library routines available with QccPack. Optional modules are available for the QccPack library that you can add later. QccPackSPIHT is one optional module for the QccPack library that provides an implementation of the Set Partitioning in Hierarchical Trees (SPIHT) algorithm for image compression. The QccPackSPIHT module includes two utility executables, spihtencode and spihtdecode, to perform SPIHT encoding and decoding for grayscale images.
QccPack and QccPackSPIHT are available for download from the QccPack Web page on SourceForge. Red Hat users can find source and binary RPMs at that Web site. Users of other systems will need to compile the source code. QccPack has been complied successfully on Solaris/SPARC, Irix, HP-UX, Digital UNIX Alpha and Digital RISC/Ultrix.
You can use QccPack to train a VQ codebook on an image and then to code the image with full-search VQ followed with arithmetic coding. Take a 512*512 grayscale Lenna image, for example. The following sample procedure assumes you are at the Python interpreter prompt.
Step 1: convert from the PGM image file format to the DAT format file by extracting four-dimensional (2x2) vectors of pixels:
>>> imgtodat-ts 4 lenna.pgm.gz lenna.4D.dat.gz
Step 2: train a 256-codeword VQ codebook on the DAT file with GLA (stopping threshold = 0.01):
>>> gla -s 256 -t 0.01 lenna.4D.dat.gz lenna.4D256.cbk
Step 3: vector quantize the DAT file to produce a channel of VQ indices:
>>> vqencode lenna.4D.dat.gz lenna.4D256.cbk lenna.vq.4D256.chn
Step 4: calculate first-order entropy of VQ indices (as bits/pixel):
>>> chnentropy -d 4 lenna.vq.4D256.chn First-order entropy ↪of channel lenna.vq.4D256.chn is: 1.852505 (bits/symbol)
Step 5: arithmetic-encode channel of VQ indices:
>>> chnarithmeticencode -d 4 lenna.vq.4D256.chn ↪lenna.vq.4D256.chn.ac
Channel lenna.vq.4D256.chn arithmetic coded to: 1.830322 (bits/symbol):
>>> rm lenna.vq.4D256.chn
Step 6: decode arithmetic-coded channel:
>>> chnarithmeticdecode lenna.vq.4D256.chn.ac lenna.vq.4D256.chn
Step 7: inverse VQ channel to produce quantized data:
>>> vqdecode lenna.vq.4D256.chn lenna.4D256.cbk ↪lenna.vq.4D256.dat.gz
Step 8: convert from DAT to PGM format:
>>> dattoimg 512 512 lenna.vq.4D256.dat.gz lenna.vq.4D256.pgm
Step 9: calculate distortion between original and coded images:
>>> imgdist lenna.pgm.gz lenna.vq.4D2 56.pgm
The distortion between files lenna.pgm.gz and lenna.vq.4D256.pgm is:
22.186606 dB (SNR)
36.719100 dB (PSNR)
The Python Imaging Library adds image processing capabilities to the Python interpreter. This library provides extensive file format support, an efficient internal representation and fairly powerful image processing capabilities. The core image library is designed for fast access to data stored in a few basic pixel formats. The library contains some basic image processing functionality, including point operations, filtering with a set of built-in convolution kernels and color space conversions. The Python Imaging Library is ideal for image archival and batch processing applications. You can use the library to create thumbnails, convert between file formats and print images. The library also supports image resizing, rotation and arbitrary affine transforms.
The Python Imaging Library uses a plugin model that allows you to add your own decoders to the library, without any changes to the library itself. These plugins have names such as XxxImagePlugin.py, where Xxx is a unique format name (usually an abbreviation).
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In addition to the announcement today of Metronic manufacturing Freesat digital boxes, Freesat have said that they are also in discussions with a number of other potential digital box and integrated digital television (IDTV) manufacturers and expects to announce the next wave of partners by the end of the year. Additional distribution channels are also being considered and will form part of an on-going strategy to bring free digital and HD TV to everyone that wants it.
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TIVO update……..http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TiVo……
In May 2008, TiVo boss Tom Rogers said that he was hopeful that TiVo would be relaunched in the UK soon.[23] TiVo also revealed they are working on a hub or server box that would record for the entire family and serve to all the TVs round the house.
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With the greatest respect to you guys them guys who get most things right about Freesat TV {removed for advertising} mentioned a few months ago that both Sony and Toshiba would be making Fressat products by end of 2008/2009 I think they mentioned embedded TVs as well.
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What would be the best organisations for a heavyweight mma fighter with no cage experience, fight for in terms of evenly matched up and looked after. Looking at october time!
What would be the best organisations for a heavyweight mma fighter with no cage experience, fight for in terms of evenly matched up and looked after. Looking at october time!
I'm done with chasin trolls
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simmybro. Please do not to let anyone wind you up in this thread goddammit
'I'm not saying I couldn't find a few minutes a day to read a forum, but somehow I've managed to make it through these past few years without being called a faggot on a daily basis.'
A local one.get yourself to a credible gym (if your not already at one) and tell your coach your plans,he will find you the right show and matchup.
(Thought I'd get in here before the trolls arrive)
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LMAO. Thanks for the advice. Not gonna happen now bro. Everything in my life settled and sorted out now so have been in training for awhile now.
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Naughtygoose. Thanks for the advice. Dont some fighters fight for themselves/not club, yet attend bjj/mma classes whenever they do?
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hope you get a good match up, get it on vid when you do
Will do mate. Thanks
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Best of luck getting matched
Just one tip maybe think about getting the best of both worlds just make it clear in a polite respectful way that he is your coach and someone else or you are your manager. Then you get the support of the club at fights and even get there advise on shows before you consider it and ultimately make the choice yourself.
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Wednesday: Huntington Beach resident Dwain Gallo watches as his unemployment benefits slowly tick away; soon he will run out.
Thursday: Terri Linzmeier, a former Dana Point real estate agent, can pinpoint the exact moment the market hit bottom. But that didn't get her down. Instead she and her family started a wedding business specializing in gay weddings.
Friday: Westminster's Phil Ortiz has never been without a job. Now at age 44 he is looking for a new career, but still manages to enjoy the time off with his family.
WESTMINSTER -- Phil Ortiz is home this Friday afternoon, spending time with his grandson, a rare chance for a guy who's been working since he was a kid.
The 44-year-old Ortiz entered the workforce while in grade school, mowing lawns after his father left the family.
"I've only had three jobs in my life since coming out of the National Guard at 18," Ortiz said. "It's in my blood to be working."
He's now looking for No. 4. In June he was laid off after six years on a general contracting job with a Long Beach company that does tenant improvements to high-rises in Orange and Los Angeles counties.
Ortiz is a member of this summer's hardest hit industry. Construction lost more jobs than any other major segment of the U.S. economy in July, according to the U.S. Labor Department, when non-residential building construction jobs decreased by 12.1 percent over the previous year. It was worse in California, where construction lost the most of any sector during July, losing 18.6 percent of its jobs, according to state unemployment figures.
With just three months of unemployment, Ortiz is still optimistic about his job search and has been enjoying his time off. He took his mother to a Smokey Robinson concert during her July visit. He and his wife have been to Disneyland a couple times and took in an Earth, Wind and Fire concert this month. And he's taken advantage of a recession-inspired special offered by a boat off the San Diego County coast for three overnight fishing trips. (It was so cheap even the wife called it "a no-brainer," he insisted.)
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Ortiz has been to a job fair and checks the online help-wanted listings every day. But like most people, he sees the same old jobs that don't pay well, the ones that require a guy to sell stuff in a retail store or to drive a pizza delivery truck.
Maybe it was that early gig mowing lawns, but Ortiz likes to be outside, enjoys gardening and landscaping. He got on with the Irvine School District a few years ago, working his way up to irrigation specialist after starting out as a part-time groundskeeper. That would be a good job to have again.
"I loved that irrigation job. Smelling the dirt. Out in the sun. I had my radio going, singing and dancing in the field out there. I'm in a good mood�," he said, ending the sentence with a smile.
He injured his knees while on that job, so he took a retraining course, learned to read blueprints and got the contractor job.
Ortiz would like to take this time to reinvent himself and figures he'll need to find a new dream job. He'd like something steady, to make No. 4 the last job, so he can pay off his house and get a good pension.
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WWE Jack Swagger's Reporter Update
It's a little shocking that Jack Swagger's WWE profession ended up so bad.
On paper, the 31-year-old has got every little thing Vince McMahon could prefer in a main eventer.
He's tall, blessed with a wonderful physique and his real-life amateur fumbling past helps gives your man a tough-guy feeling and integrity than many these days's performers merely lack.
And while he's not specifically The Stone on the mic, he's still a completely qualified announcer who has actually revealed flashes of success in the past. "It tastes like liberty!" he memorably celebrated about a specially-made "Swaggie" sandwich throughout one of his initial, and finest, promos as Globe Heavyweight champion in 2010.
And who can forget the greatness that was the Swagger Skyrocketing Bald eagle?
Swagger truly can be comical when he attempts. No wonder his high quality technological fumbling abilities and sense of humor led your man to be ased opposed to a young Kurt Position by some.
Alas, Swagger hasn't matched the success of Angle. As a matter of fact, he has never ever actually come close.
Taking his brief World title operated in 2010, the previous ECW celebrity discolored from relevance, stumbling in the mid-card for a few years.
After that, obviously, he was removed tv for a number of months and repackaged, coming back earlier this year as the quiet, and xenophobic, muscle-man for Zeb Colter.
His first fight was, unsurprisingly, with new World champion Alberto Del Rio. WWE was, as WrestlingInc discussed, intent on transforming the Mexican wrestler in to the upcoming Eddie Guerrero or Rey Mysterio.
Naturally, Del Rio was a total flop ahead babyface task, something that hindered Swagger. Even getting the crass nature of his trick, how can you get over as a heel when nobody suches as the guy you're facing?
Not surprising that the Del Rio/Swagger method was such a disappointment.
Not that the wrestler is blameless listed here.
On February 20, just a few weeks in to his the biggest push of his job, he foolishly obtained themselves detained for DUI and cannabis belongings. TMZ had each of the embarrassing details, along with the unavoidable mugshot, posted within hours.
Exactly what was he believing? It'll be unusual if WWE ever before chooses it can trust him once more after that fiasco.
Swagger has actually been somewhat failed to remember in current times. He's been out with an awful hand injury, as WrestlingInc notes.
Besides, his trial over the DUI charges is coming up soon, as PWTorch states. It most likely wouldn't be also brilliant for WWE to showcase him in a prominent role immediately anyways, taking into consideration the criticism Swagger could get throughout the trial.
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Well, certainly you cannot state everything with ONE HUNDRED percent surety. But it can be pointed out: at this point, things do not look assuring whatsoever. A trick that isn't really over, a booking group that is hardly behind your man and an unpleasant apprehension– all of it indicates that Swagger's WWE is totally lifeless.


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During the mid-1990's, Brent Phinney, owner of a sawmill and steel fabrication shop in Brewer, Maine, discovered the remains of a wooden shipwreck in shallow water just off the eastern shoreline of the Penobscot River. In June 1998, Phinney contacted Warren Riess, Research Associate Professor of History and Marine Sciences, University of Maine (Darling Marine Center), who in turn contacted representatives of the Naval Historical Center's Underwater Archaeology (UA) Branch. UA initiated the first phase of the Penobscot Expedition Archaeological Project by conducting a reconnaissance site investigation of the Phinney Site in fall 1999 and 2000. Analysis of the shipwreck and its associated artifact assemblage led NHC archaeologists to conclude that the Phinney Site represented the remains of a small eighteenth-century vessel that comprised one of the ill-fated American fleet that participated in the Penobscot Expedition of 1779.
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In June 1779, the British sent a contingent of soldiers to Majabagaduce, Massachusetts (present-day Castine, Maine) and established the military and political headquarters of a new colony for loyalist subjects fleeing the rebellious colonies. In addition, the new fortification (Fort George) served as a source of protection for British shipping operating in the Bay of Fundy and along the coast of Nova Scotia, and prevented a land assault against southern Canada by American forces. On 24 July 1779 a combined American naval and land force of approximately 40 ships and almost 3,000 men under the command of Commodore Dudley Saltonstall entered Penobscot Bay and laid siege to the new fort. Just as victory appeared to be within their grasp, the Americans were forced into a disorganized retreat up the Penobscot River by a British relief squadron that arrived at the entrance to the bay during the first half of August.
The British squadron was commanded by Sir George Collier and comprised of six vessels: the 64-gun line-of-battle ship Raisonable, 32-gun frigates Blonde and Virginia, 28-gun frigate Greyhound, and 20-gun frigates Galatea and Camilla. As the opposing fleet closed in on the mouth of the bay, an American lookout vessel rushed to the flagship Warren to alert the Commodore. Saltonstall, greatly unnerved by the news, hastily convened a council of war. At its conclusion, all members voted unanimously to evacuate the land forces and retreat up the Penobscot River. During the early morning hours of 14 August, the Continental Army deserted their lines and re-embarked their troops and equipment aboard transports.
|Figure 1 Destruction of the American Fleet at Penobscot Bay, 14 August 1779, oil painting by Dominic Serres (1722-1793)
|Figure 2 Detail of a 1780 map of the Penobscot River showing the approximate location of burned American vessels below the falls at Bangor.
The surviving American vessels managed to progress upriver, albeit slowly and with considerable effort from their crews. Unfortunately, some ships began to lag behind the others. Many, including the ordnance transport Samuel, were abandoned and torched near the present-day town of Winterport. Other vessels, including the Continental Navy vessels Warren, Providence, and Diligent; the Massachusetts State Navy ships Tyrannicide, Active, and Hazzard; a small number of privateers, and one surviving transport (the sloop Pidgeon), continued to slowly move north toward the river's head. The Warren's progress was severely hindered by its massive size, and it was soon unable to keep up with the rest of the fleet. Consequently, Saltonstall ordered his crew to heave to and anchor the flagship near Oak Point. The rest of the fleet pressed on, finally coming to anchor around midnight 14 August. The following morning, they resumed the journey, sailing as far as the falls at Bangor. Unable to proceed further upriver, the commanders of the remaining vessels in the expedition made preparations for a final stand against the British. Of the approximately 40 American ships that sailed into Penobscot Bay on 25 July, only ten survived the retreat to Bangor. The once powerful armada was now comprised of two small Continental Navy vessels, three Massachusetts State Navy brigs, four privateers, and one unarmed transport.
On the night of 15 August, American General Solomon Lovell appeared aboard Providence and informed the naval officers that Saltonstall needed assistance to tow the Warren upriver. News that the flagship had not yet been destroyed invigorated the men, and numerous boats were promptly manned and sent down to Oak Point. Despite such good tidings, the privateer crews began scuttling their vessels during the early morning hours of August 16. The first vessel to be destroyed was the transport Pigeon, followed shortly thereafter by Hector and Black Prince. Monmouth exploded as flames from Black Prince reached its deck guns and powder stores. A few hours later, a messenger arrived from Oak Point with news that the Warren had been set ablaze on Saltonstall's orders and was already consumed. The same fate befell the privateers downriver. With no other option left to them, the officers and crew of the remaining ships abandoned their craft and set them on fire. Since most were "half a pistol shot" or less apart, the flames rapidly spread from one vessel to another. By late afternoon 16 August, the river near Bangor was filled with the smoldering hulks of ships that had either exploded or burned to the waterline and slipped beneath the water. Only forty-eight hours after Collier's British squadron arrived at the mouth of Penobscot Bay, most of the American fleet lay in ruins along the course of the river.
Archaeological Investigations at the Phinney Site
Presently, the remains of approximately 30 watercraft associated with the Penobscot Expedition are believed to be in the Penobscot Bay and River system, all of which are potentially significant cultural and historical resources. Because the majority of these sites are near populated areas, they risk the detrimental impacts of natural forces (erosion, decomposition, etc.), land and water development, and the depredations of opportunistic relic hunters. Consequently, submerged archaeological resources associated with the Penobscot Expedition are the focus of a number of research projects, including one developed by the Naval Historical Center.
|Figure 3 A mid-eighteenth century brass shoe buckle discovered at the wreck site in 1999. It was likely worn by one of the vessel's junior officers.
|Figure 4 An archaeological illustration of the silver coin: top, obverse view; bottom, reverse view
During the 2000 field season, a small silver coin was located at the base of the vessel's mainmast step mortise. Conservation and analysis of the coin revealed that it is a Spanish 2-reales produced at the Royal Mint Mill in Segovia, Spain in 1708 (during the reign of Philip V). The specimen was the result of a method of production called roller-mill (or roller-struck) coining. The 2-Reale coin, also known in the English colonies as a pistareen, enjoyed wide circulation in the English colonies of North America prior to, during, and after the American Revolution. In fact, it is estimated that half of the coins in colonial America were various denominations of Spanish reales. While most of the coins used in the English colonies were minted in the New World, some Spanish coins minted in Spain circulated as well. The coins minted in Spain were referred to as "new plate" since they were 20-percent lighter than Spanish colonial coins. The pistareen was one of these coins. Since most coinage in the American colonies remained in circulation years after being issued, the presence of a low-denomination 1708 coin aboard a suspected Revolutionary War-era vessel is not at all surprising.
The vessel's surviving hull structure is remarkably well preserved, and consists of a variety of components including the keel, keelson, apron, stem, sternpost, floors, and cant frames. The ship's architecture compares favorably to previously-investigated eighteenth-century shipwrecks, including the privateer Defence (scuttled during the Penobscot Expedition), British collier Betsey (scuttled at Yorktown, Virginia in the closing days of the American Revolution), the Devereaux Cove Wreck (believed to be a scuttled transport from the Penobscot Expedition), the Terrence Bay Wreck (a mid-eighteenth century fishing schooner wrecked near Halifax, Nova Scotia), and the Reader's Point sloop (a middle-to-late eighteenth century vessel abandoned in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica). The Phinney Site likely was rigged as either a brig or schooner, based on its preserved keel length (approximately 80 feet), the relative positions of the main and foremast steps, its scantlings, projected tonnage (244.2 tons) and other attributes. All of the aforementioned compare favorably with characteristics of mid-eighteenth century brigs and schooners observed in both the archaeological and historical records. Wood samples recovered from a variety of hull components indicate that the ship was manufactured predominantly from white and red oak, while sediment samples obtained from the bilge revealed the presence of pollen from a variety of plants native to the northeastern United States. When taken together, both the wood and pollen samples point to a vessel that was likely constructed and outfitted in an American shipyard, and that operated primarily in North American waters.
|Figure 5 The overall Phinney Site plan, showing the extent of wreck remains exposed and recorded at the end of the 2000 field season.


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If you are determining the winner of a personality card that uses military, and one person wins ties on personality stakes, and another wins on military, and the total number of military is tied, does this mean that they tie for that round and the card stays out?
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It is treated as any other tie, everything remaining in play until next round.
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It's hard to know, because we watch these shows and we see these people being shaped into characters in a sense, and we know that there's editing, but at the same time, that's all we have to go on. So we look at it like, Lisa's a freak. Jayla's a bitch.
That's the other thing. Another answer to that question is Lisa. Lisa was a freak in the house, but I think Lisa's not someone you can understand unless you really get to know her. And so perhaps there is no way the editing could have captured that. It's too bad that it didn't, because she is a really genuine and thoughtful person. And when she was giving advice to the other girls, it came out as obnoxious and condescending. She really was trying to help. And that's something I learned and was so surprised by, but she absolutely was trying to help, and she just wanted to liven up the competition a little bit. So, I guess Lisa got a pretty bad deal as well, but that's also just the consequence of having such a strong personality.
And she does! So, tell us the real story behind 'Cousin It.'
[Laughs] Well, I mean that's something you should really ask Lisa. I wasn't there during the Cousin It conversation, but I think that she felt that the tree'was it a bush or a tree, I don't really remember'that it was really alone and left out and perhaps criticized by the shrubbery around it. And maybe that was a good analogy to the way she felt at the time. In the house, I tell you, you're lonely, you don't get to use the phone a lot, and you want to connect with something, and it's very sad that Lisa had to connect with, you know, the brush.
[Laughs] That's probably the best answer I've ever gotten from anyone about anything! Which girl who outlasted you do you think should have been cut before you?
You know, I think that the final five were all very strong in different ways. I think I would say Bre, just because I think our photos were very similar. Sometimes we weren't doing so well, and then we picked it up towards the end. But her walk was really amazing, and I think that really kept her in the competition for a while. I'm not sure I have an answer to that question. I think that ' even though I got better I didn't think my final photo was all that good. And the rest of the girls really did have strong photos. So if you ask a lot of people, they might say Bre because she doesn't really have as much of a model look as a lot of people. And there were a lot of people I would have put in the top five instead of myself. I think Kyle should have been there. Kyle had an amazing look and an amazing walk. I think Lisa should have been there too. Lisa was cut because of her personality and that's very clear. And that seems to me very unfair because she had amazing pictures. You know, whether or not you hated Lisa, you couldn't deny that her photos were amazing.
That seems to be the consensus about Lisa. Everyone was shocked because she was so consistently good the entire time and then, boom, out of the blue, it didn't make a whole lot of sense for her to get cut.
Yeah, it didn't make any sense to us either. It's still something that makes you question the judging techniques.
How's the harmonica playing going? Are you still doing that?
Well, the harmonica definitely comes back into my life now and then when I'm bored or feeling a little bit stressed out. And it really helps me, because I always feel like I'm doing a kind of Irish jig when I play the harmonica, and I sort of prance around, and it's very strange, but somehow relaxing. I love the harmonica. I'd never played it before. And I guess at that point I sort of started to go insane in that house and the harmonica was like my Cousin It, I guess.
Are you sad you didn't get to be on the show when Janice was?
Yeah, at times. I think Janice would have been a blast to have just because she's so hilarious and so outrageous, and I would have liked to mess with her a little bit. At the same time, I think that I made it so far, partly because of Twiggy and the fact that Twiggy and I had a connection and she really liked what I was doing in my photos. So perhaps it would have been fun with Janice, but I probably wouldn't have made it as far.
Death is not an option: drunk Lisa, hungry Bre, or topless Jayla?
[Chuckles] Oh, God.' Drunk Lisa all the way. Drunk Lisa can be a lot of fun. Hungry Bre equals kind of lunatic who you obviously want to stay away from and you're perhaps extremely frightened of. And topless Jayla, I mean, well'no comment.
Did Jenny Shimizu have any special advice for you as a lesbian model besides 'be yourself'?
I think just having her there and having physical proof that being yourself as a tomboy and a lesbian can actually work to your advantage on the runway, that was really helpful for me and it definitely gave me a bit of a boost of confidence.
What advice do you have for other aspiring young lesbian models?
The advice that I have for aspiring lesbian models is, don't let the people judging you or the people that are criticizing you merge your gender and your sexuality because that is a common and also a very unfortunate thing that happens. And I think that my masculinity was looked at ten times more just because I'm gay. So I would tell them to be aware of that. I also would say that it's not necessary to bring your sexuality to the professional life. I mean, I was on a reality show, so it was inevitable for me, but you don't have to do that. It's a business and you wouldn't, like, give an opening argument, if you were a lawyer, and tell everyone that you're gay. It's a business, and you can use it or not use it to your advantage. The other thing, though, if you do decide to be really open and out about sexuality, which is something that I would always decide, because it is something that I'm proud of and something I think is an advantage not a disadvantage, but when you go and tell someone that you're gay or that you're bisexual or however you define yourself, if you're confident about it, other people will respond well, whereas if you're timid and insecure, you're more likely to encounter criticism.
That's such a good answer. It's so well thought out!
OK, of the final three, who do you think is most and least deserving to win?
I think that Nicole is most deserving. I mean, I think that both Nik and Nicole have a great shot. They have fantastic photos, they've been consistent throughout the competition, and their walks are pretty good. It's not that I think Bre doesn't deserve it, but I just think that those two deserve it worlds more. I hope that Nicole wins, because I think that her personality is fantastic and her black-and-white photo still blows me away. And I think that Nicole's photos were the best, but Nik is a fantastic model as well.
The black-and-white photo of Nicole'
Oh, it was so haunting.
I know. It's like, how do I get a copy of that?
I know, right?
OK, last question. Imagine all 13 of you reunited for Survivor. Who would be voted out first and who would win?
I think given the nature of the show Survivor, Nicole unfortunately might be voted out first just because she hates pigeons, and when we did that obstacle challenge' she's a strong model, but she's not the strongest girl in the world. Which may be to her advantage, but I don't think that she would be fantastic on Survivor. The winner' that's a good question. I think Lisa may have won. Lisa is so determined and so strong and even if she's annoying, she's a good one to have on your team. So I think Lisa may have won Survivor.
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"This strategic relationship reflects the commitment to investing in the future growth of our Oncology/Surgery business, and illustrates our focus on leveraging our strong Oncology/Surgery sales team," said Joseph M. DeVivo, President and Chief Executive Officer of AngioDynamics. "We believe Microsulis' technology is the most innovative microwave system on the market today. The addition of this breakthrough technology will solidify AngioDynamics as the clear market-leading innovator in the $250 million global tissue ablation market, with a full offering of thermal and non-thermal technologies that includes microwave, radiofrequency and the NanoKnife ® System. We expect the agreement will have a modest revenue contribution in fiscal year 2013."
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Yesterday I wrote a long post, mostly about feelings, feelings of being pissed off and frustrated. When I clicked to post it, my computer froze. By now my mood has changed. I am in a mellow state of mind. Hungry and satisfied. Satisfied because I am hungry, and if that's not a paradox, then I don't know what is. I woke up feeling tired as usual. Had to go up to the school with Katalina to take care of some stuff before that monotonous drone of school commences again. Very unfortunate, and yet in a way welcome. School offers structure, and it is a lot easier to structure your eating habits when you have a set schedule.
Didn't eat much today, I didn't feel the need. I like feeling empty. It feels like I am in total control. At times it almost gives you a high.... an adrenaline rush of sorts. Considering ana is an addiction, why shouldn't it. And it is an addiction. Love it or hate it, it's hard to leave it. I hate those people who post in communities like so:
"you are killing yourselves, I am eating a burger hahaha.... you need to get hit over the head with a bat, eat something"
No shit sherlock, I think we are smart enough to know the consequences. But what the hell, it's not like you can just stop one day and say "hey, let me go to good ol' McDix and get a Big Mac. It's not like people with other addictions like alchohol wake up one day and say "I'm not going to have another drop of alchohol. Ever." Then why are we expected to just wake up and eat normally. What is eating normally anyway?? People make such a big deal if someone is a few sizes "too small" --> (is there such a thing??), but if a person is 2 sizes too big, then that's just fine. No one talks about the health risks of that, or how risky clogged arteries are. It's so frustrating. I wish people would do what they want, and let me live my life the way I want to live it....
Well I'm out, trying to stick between 200-300 cals a day.... so far so good, wish me luck, and take care....
1:24 pm: I feel like shit.... what else is new??
8 pm: FAT PIG
.... so pissed off.... I was only at 60, and then I started eating a seed and nut mix.... oh what's so bad about that?? Well look up the cals and fat and then say that.... tried to binge, couldn't do it. Tomorrow I'm going to make damn sure I will make up for today. My parents are leaving tomorrow.... perfect....
why couldn't I have stopped??
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AngioDynamics To Present At The 32nd Annual Canaccord Growth Conference
ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 9, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Angiodynamics (Nasdaq:ANGO), a leading provider of innovative, minimally invasive medical devices for vascular access, surgery, peripheral vascular disease and oncology, is scheduled to present at the 32 nd Annual Canaccord Growth Conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston. AngioDynamics' presentation will be at 3 p.m. Eastern Time, Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Joseph M. DeVivo, President and Chief Executive Officer of AngioDynamics, will review the Company's business strategy and recent corporate developments.
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Outfitter User's Manual
- Installing Outfitter
- Accessing Outfitter
- Outfit categories and ready-made outfits
- Creating an outfit
- Updating an outfit
- The minimap button
- QuickSlots
- Macro commands
- Scripts
- Key Bindings
- Sample Scripts
Installing Outfitter
Outfitter is installed just like any other addon. If World of Warcraft is running you should exit from the game before installing. Extract the contents of the Outfitter.zip file and then copy the resulting Outfitter folder to your World of Warcraft's Addons folder located inside the Interface folder.
Windows users: The Addons folder can normally be found at C:\Program Files\World of Warcraft\Interface\Addons
MacOS users:The Addons folder can normally be found inside the Interface folder which is located inside the World of Warcraft application folder
IMPORTANT: Depending on your unzipping application, you may end up with the addon folder inside another folder. Look inside the Outfitter folder and verify that there's a file named Outfitter.toc. If you don't see this file and see another folder instead, open that folder and look for the file. The folder containing the .toc file is the one which should be copied to your World of Warcraft addons folder.
The addon is now installed and you can now launch World of Warcraft.
Accessing Outfitter
To open Outfitter simply open World of Warcrafts character window (usually the 'c' key on your keyboard. You can open Outfitter from the Character window by click the button with a robe icon in the top right corner of the window.
Outfit categories and ready-made outfits
One of the first things you will notice is that Outfitter has created several outfits for you and that these outfits are in categories named Complete Wardrobes, Mix-n-match, Accessories, and Special Occassions.
Complete Wardrobes are outfits which contain an item for every slot of your inventory. Whenever you wear a complete wardrobe you will replace any other outfits you're wearing at the time. The first time you use Outfitter it will create two complete wardrobes for you. The Normal wardrobe is whatever gear you happened to be wearing when Outfitter was first run. The Birthday Suit outfit is a naked outfit which will remove all of your gear when you wear it.
Mix-n-match outfits on the other hand don't have items in every slot. These outfits are used to overlay special sets of items, such as Fire Resist gear or PvP items, over a complete wardrobe. Any time you select a Mix-n-match outfit you will replace all other outfits you're wearing, except for the selected Complete Wardrobe which will act as a base outfit for the overlay. The first time you use Outfitter it will attempt to create a set of resistance gear (Fire, Nature, etc.) for you. If you don't have any items which give you a particular resistance then Outfitter won't create that outfit automatically.
Accessories, like Mix-n-match, are also only partial outfits. The difference is that you can combine as many accessory outfits as you like. These outfits can be used for equipping special items such as Jumper Cables, Lei of Lilies, fishing poles, or other items which you don't normally have as part of another outfit. The first time you use Outfitter it will search your bags for tradeskill items, such as fishing poles, gloves with herbalism, mining or skinning enchants, etc. and create Accessory outfits for those.
The last category is Special Occassion outfits which are worn automatically for you at the appropriate time. There are several of these outfits, some are created for every class and others are only created for specific classes
The Argent Dawn outfit will be worn whenever you're in the plaguelands, Scholomance or Stratholme and will automatically be setup with your Argent Dawn trinket if you have one.
The Riding outfit will be worn whenever you are mounted and will automatically be setup with your Carrot on a Stick, boots with Mithril Spurs, and gloves with the Riding Skill enchantment if you have those. Note that by default the riding outfit is setup so that it won't equip when you are in a battleground. You can change this setting using the menu to the right of the outfit.
The Dining outfit will be worn whenever you start eating or drinking. This outfit is initially "transparent" (meaning it has no inventory slots enabled) but can be edited to include items which boost your spirit or health and mana regen in order to lower your down time. Choosing items for this outfit can be tricky though since you don't want to swap in items which reduce your stamina or intellect.
The Battlegrounds outfit will be worn whenever you're in one of the three battlegrounds and can be used to automatically equip your PvP gear.
There are also class-specific outfits for priests (shadowform), rogues (stealth), warriors (all three stances), and druids (all four shapeshift forms). These outfits are set to transparent by default, so they have no effect.
Any of the Special Occassion outfits can be disabled by using the menu to the right of the outfit. This is useful if you only temporarily want to prevent that outfit from auto-equipping.
Creating an outfit
To create an outfit click the New Outfit button at the bottom of the window. This will open the New Outfit window where you can name your new outfit and specify how you want it initially setup.
By default the Optimize menu will be set to use current outfit. This will create the new outfit as a Complete Wardrobe using whatever items you currently have equipped.
You may choose Create Empty Outfit which will create an outfit with no slots enabled.
If you want to have Outfitter generate an outfit for you which maximizes some attribute, you can choose that attribute from the various sub-menus of the Optimize menu. You can maximize stamina, nature resistance, spell damage, and many other attributes using this feature. Outfitter will scan your bags and inventory and choose an item for each slot which has the maximum value for that attribute. If you don't have any items for a slot which contain that attribute then that slot will not be enabled in your new outfit.
Updating an outfit
You can change the contents of an outfit at any time by opening Outfitter and selecting the outfit from your list of outfits. The selected outfit will equip and the enabled slots for that outfit will have checkmarks in them. Just equip an item and it will be added to the selected outfit. If you no longer want that outfit to include a particular slot just uncheck the box for that slot.
When an outfit is selected you will also see two new buttons at the top of your character window "Enable all" and "Enable none" These buttons can be used to quickly enable all item slots or disable all item slots to make it easier to create your outfit.
The minimap button
The minimap button will initially be located at the center of the left side of your minimap. If you are using other addons which place buttons around the minimap you may have to temporarily move them out of the way in order to see Outfitters button.
To change the position of Outfitter button just drag it to where you'd like it. This position will be remembered and set for you each time you start World of Warcraft.
To bring up Outfitters minimap menu click the button. From here you can open the Outfitter UI in order to edit outfits or you can quickly select an outfit to wear.
QuickSlots are automatically added to your character window for each item slot. They allow you to quickly find items which go into that slot without having to dig through all your bags. To access the QuickSlot just click a slot in your character window. A row of inventory slots will appear containing every item you have which can go into that slot. An empty slot is also provided so you can quickly unequip an item without having to open your bags.
Commands to equip or unequip outfits can be included in macros. Outfitter supports these commands:
/outfitter wear outfitname
Equips the outfit named outfitname
/outfitter unwear outfitname Unequips the outfit named outfitname
/outfitter toggle outfitname Toggles the outfit named outfitname (if it is currently equipped it's removed, otherwise it's equipped
You can create custom behaviors for outfits by attaching scripts to them. See lua.org for more information on the LUA language used by World of Warcraft for scripting and see WoWiki for more information on the Warcraft interface
In addition to the normal events provided by WoW, Outfitter also provides some useful custom events to help in writing scripts.
General EventsGAMETOOLTIP_SHOW Event fires whenever the game tooltip is shown
GAMETOOLTIP_HIDE Event fires whenever the game tooltip is hidden
TIMER Event which fires once every second -- useful for outfits which can't use other events and need to periodically poll for their state
DINING and NO_DINING Fired when a player starts and stops eating
Warrior EventsBATTLE_STANCE and NO_BATTLE_STANCE Fired when a warrior enters and leaves Battle Stance
DEFENSIVE_STANCE and NO_DEFENSIVE_STANCE Fired when a warrior enters and leaves Defensive Stance
BERSERKER_STANCE and NO_BERSERKER_STANCE Fired when a warrior enters and leaves Berserker Stance
Druid EventsBEAR_FORM and NO_BEAR_FORM Fired when a druid enters and leaves Bear Form
CAT_FORM and NO_CAT_FORM Fired when a druid enters and leaves Cat Form
AQUATIC_FORM and NO_AQUATIC_FORM Fired when a druid enters and leaves Aquatic Form
TRAVEL_FORM and NO_TRAVEL_FORM Fired when a druid enters and leaves Travel Form
MOONKIN_FORM and NO_MOONKIN_FORM Fired when a druid enters and leaves Moonkin Form
TREE_FORM and NO_TREE_FORM Fired when a druid enters and leaves Tree Form
STEALTH and NO_STEALTH Fired when a druid or rogue enters and leaves stealth/prowl
Rogue EventsSTEALTH and NO_STEALTH Fired when a druid or rogue enters and leaves stealth/prowl
Priest EventsSHADOWFORM and NO_SHADOWFORM Fired when a priest enters and leaves Shadowform
Shaman EventsGHOST_WOLF and NO_GHOST_WOLF Fired when a shaman enters and leaves Ghost Wolf
Hunter EventsMONKEY_ASPECT and NO_MONKEY_ASPECT Fired when a hunter enters and leaves Aspect of the Monkey
HAWK_ASPECT and NO_HAWK_ASPECT Fired when a hunter enters and leaves Aspect of the Hawk
CHEETAH_ASPECT and NO_CHEETAH_ASPECT Fired when a hunter enters and leaves Aspect of the Cheetah
PACK_ASPECT and NO_PACK_ASPECT Fired when a hunter enters and leaves Aspect of the Pack
BEAST_ASPECT and NO_BEAST_ASPECT Fired when a hunter enters and leaves Aspect of the Beast
WILD_ASPECT and NO_WILD_ASPECT Fired when a hunter enters and leaves Aspect of the Wild
VIPER_ASPECT and NO_VIPER_ASPECT Fired when a hunter enters and leaves Aspect of the Viper
FEIGN_DEATH and FEIGN_DEATH Fired when a hunter enters and leaves Feign Death
Mage EventsEVOCATE and NO_EVOCATE Fired when a mage begins and ends Evocate
Special VariablesisEquipped Set to true if the outfit is currently equipped
didEquip Set to true if your script is the reason the outfit is currently equipped
didUnequip Set to true if your script is the reason the outfit is currently unequipped
time The current system time as returned by GetTime()
setting Current values of the script's $SETTING inputs
equip Tells Outfitter what you want done with the outfit after the script is run. Set it to true to equip the outfit, set it to false to unequip the outfit, or don't set it (or set it to nil) to leave the outfit as-is
layer Tells Outfitter which layer (if any) to tag the outfit with. Other outfits with the same layer tag will be equipped adjacent to this outfit in the stack
delay Tells Outfitter How many seconds to wait before equipping or unequipping the outfit
Key Bindings
Outfits can be attached to a key so that they can be equipped or removed using a key press. Outfitter supports up to 10 outfits being attached to keys. To attach an outfit to a key on your keyboard, do the following:
First, use the menu next to the outfit to choose which of the 10 key bindings you want to use for your outfit.
Next open World of Warcraft's Key Binding settings window and scroll down to the Outfitter section. In that section you will see the 10 key binding outfits listed and you can associate a key combination with that outfit.
Sample Scripts
Detect Spellsurge proc and equip an alternate weapon
-- $EVENTS PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD CHAT_MSG_SPELL_PERIODIC_SELF_BUFFS TIMER -- $DESC Equips the outfit when the players own Spellsurge procs, then unequips it 50 seconds later if event == "PLAYER_ENTERING_WORLD" then outfit.spellsurgeEnd = nil elseif event == "CHAT_MSG_SPELL_PERIODIC_SELF_BUFFS" then if arg1 == "You gain 10 Mana from Spellsurge." and not outfit.spellsurgeEnd then outfit.spellsurgeEnd = time + 50 equip = true end elseif event == "TIMER" then if outfit.spellsurgeEnd and time >= outfit.spellsurgeEnd then outfit.spellsurgeEnd = nil equip = false end end
Equip on specific spellcast
-- $EVENTS UNIT_SPELLCAST_START -- $DESC Equips when you start casting the specified spell, unequips when you cast something else -- $SETTING spell={Type="String", Label="Spell"} if arg1 ~= "player" then return end if strlower(arg2) == strlower(setting.spell) then equip = true else equip = false end
Equips when mana is low, then unequips when mana returns (by RaeVanMorlock)
-- $EVENTS UNIT_MANA -- $DESC Equips the outfit when your mana drops below a certain percentage. Unequips when it reaches a certain percentage. -- $SETTING ManaEquip={Label="Equip below", Type="Number", Suffix="% mana"} -- $SETTING ManaUnequip={Label="Unquip above", Type="Number", Suffix="% mana"} if arg1 ~= "player" then return end local manaPercent = 100 * UnitMana(arg1) / UnitManaMax(arg1) if manaPercent < setting.ManaEquip then equip = true elseif didEquip and manaPercent > setting.ManaUnequip then equip = false end
Unequips other outfits when this outfit is equipped, then puts them back on when it's unequipped
-- $EVENTS OUTFIT_EQUIPPED OUTFIT_UNEQUIPPED -- $SETTING Outfits="StringTable" -- $DESC Unequips the listed outfits when this outfit is equipped, then puts them back on when it's unequipped if event == "OUTFIT_EQUIPPED" then for _, name in ipairs(settings.Outfits) do Outfitter:RemoveOutfit(Outfitter:FindOutfit(name)) end return elseif event == "OUTFIT_UNEQUIPPED" then for _, name in ipairs(settings.Outfits) do Outfitter:WearOutfitByName(name) end return end


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Why is it Doan OR Semin? Why not both?
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Posted 24 July 2012 - 04:03 PM
Very negative board these days I'll say! Why not try to bring 'em both in? Let's spend some money to say F@ck you we aren't going anywhere thank you very much! Those two would put us over the frigging top. Get a crew in that dressing room like that then see what Babcock can get them to do.
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Posted 25 July 2012 - 08:57 AM
In all honesty, the only way Holland signs BOTH is if there is a trade that clears a few forwards out. As it stands, Mursak and Emmy are the two odd guys out and will waived/traded(after Abby is re-signed.) If Holland gets Doan and or Semin, that will push another forward out and that will be Miller or Eaves or both. I think if Holland makes a trade for a D man to clear up the forward log jam, then he may get both. I believe it will be either or, but not both. It may be neither. Like someone mentioned Tootoo WILL be in the lineup, as will Nyquist and Brunner and Sammy. By that thinking, it looks like Miller/Eaves will be the 13th/14th forwards anyhow. I think they both have earned NHL starting jobs, so if there is a trade, I think those two will be involved as well. I wouldn't doubt if Cleary is included in a trade either. He may not garner too much, but he would be a great leader for a young team. Maybe to an Edmonton or Winnipeg for a pick....
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 06:49 PM
And now it's neither Doan NOR Semin. Semin to Carolina, 1 yr, $7M, and per Aaron Ward on Twitter, the Wings are out of the chase for Doan because the asking price is too high. Sweeeet.
Posted 26 July 2012 - 11:55 PM
Well that just spray's a fart there doesn't it?! That kind of offseason I guess.
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Posted 27 July 2012 - 12:08 AM
And now it's neither Doan NOR Semin. Semin to Carolina, 1 yr, $7M, and per Aaron Ward on Twitter, the Wings are out of the chase for Doan because the asking price is too high. Sweeeet.
It's via twitter and solely based on the fact that there are "reports" that he has lucrative offers... Perhaps he'll end up liking the idea of ending his career in Detroit, a place that has never allowed him or his team to succeed in the playoffs the past few years. Sometimes, a guy may not go for the money in lieu of a more favorable situation. I believe Doan is the type of guy to do this... He did, afterall, just come off a 4.5 million contract, I'm sure he could have negotiated and received more money when that contract was signed without much of a problem.
I'm not holding my breath, but just saying.... sometimes we put wayyyy too much stock into what the internet tells us.
Posted 27 July 2012 - 09:59 AM
We get neither. This thread jinxed it. Thanks a lot, guys. (jk)
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Coach's shareholders ran for the exits causing an 18% opening gap lower from Monday's closing price. Coach is nearly unchanged from a year ago but remains in a bearish trend on the daily chart.
Not everything contained in the earnings release was negative. Margins improved, sales in Asia increased and company-owned same-store sales in North America improved.
Coach announced the reinstatement of coupons last month in a bid to shore up revenue. Discounting is never considered fashionable by investors and Wall Street made its disappointment loud and clear.Stocks with a price-to-earnings ratio under 15 have historically outperformed the market. However, in today's market environment of expanding profitable companies trading at or near single digit price-to-earnings multiple, a multiple of 15 isn't quite the value it once was. I believe the panic selloff is overdone. Analysts estimated earnings at 85 cents per share, a gain of 17 cents (20%) from 68 cents during the corresponding quarter last year. Coach actually beat the estimate by a penny to come in at 86 cents per share. Revenue was a slight miss at $1.16 billion, rising 12% over last year, albeit less than the $1.2 billion investors looked for. Considering the coupons, and the close revenue achievement combined with a beat on earnings, I don't see Coach continuing downward for long. Based on my experience with gaps down similar to Coach, investors will likely see the short-term low Wednesday. With Tuesday's opening price within 1 cent of the low, additional downside pressure probably won't last long. COH data by YCharts
Bargain hunters and the few short sellers covering positions could push the price up over $55 by the end of the month. The current float short is small and not a big concern, plus they provide fuel for Coach to appreciate again. Short interest is 4.9%. Looking at the chart, I expect short-term resistance near $55. Round numbers often attract like a price magnet and repel, causing a bounce. Expect a lot of volume to trade near $50 a share on Thursday, but also expect bargain hunters to start positions under $49 as an entry.
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