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In the following M4A AAC file, WrongSamplescountExample.m4a, the correct number of samples is 4143104. However, MediaInfo shows in "Debug > Advanced Mode" the wrong information: "Samples count : 4143120"
The correct samples count value can be verified by running:
"mp4box.exe -diso -std WrongSamplescountExample.m4a > mp4box-analysis.txt"
The file mp4box-analysis.txt shows the correct value in the following XML node:
TrackHeaderBox Duration="4143104"
Update: I think the problem is coming from rounding error that is introduced from calculating:
"Samples Count" = Duration * Sample Rate.
However, this is the wrong way of doing it, since Duration already has rounding in it.
You should first calculate "Samples Count". Then calculate Duration in milliseconds from:
1000 * Samples Count / Sample Rate
Jerome Martinez
Jerome Martinez
It is due to rounding issues in MediaInfo, I must avoid them.
Samples Count should not be from any calculations. It is always an integer. You should be able to read Samples Count as an integer directly from the file. Duration is the value that has rounding and is calculated from SamplesCount / SampleRate - it is okay for this value to have rounding - but Samples Count should always be perfectly reported since it is an integer coming directly from the data. The current error is not about fixing rounding problems - it is about having MediaInfo read the Samples Count directly from the data. Thanks.
Jerome Martinez
Yes, it is the theory.
You should be able to read Samples Count as an integer directly from the file.
Ok, let me know where this integer is in the header, for sure. Because as far as I know, I have a duration and a time scale, and time scale is not always the sampling rate, so duration is not always the sampling count. Currently, I did not care about such precision so I am saving only one floating number and after this, I compute sampling count from this rounded duration. It is definitely a wrong method for computing sampling count, but this method is generic to any stream kind (video, audio, text...) and any container (MXF, MPEG-TS...) and sampling count computing was a quick hack for my needs. the exact sample count is a matter of development time. Any patch for avoiding this rounding in the workflow (but the patch must take care of all cases else it will be rejected) is welcome, but in the meanwhile this bug is still present, and I have more urgent (for me, for my customers who pay the support) tickets to take care of.
but Samples Count should always be perfectly reported since it is an integer coming directly from the data.
No. Or show me where this number is when time scale is not the sample rate (time scale being sample rate is not mandatory), for MPEG-4. Show me the place of such integer in the several containers supported by MediaInfo (hint: some container are broadcasted, so there is no header with any duration or any sample count).
The ticket is set as "accepted", because it is a bug for sure, this is not the problem, I perfectly understand that there is a problem in the way it is currently coded. But resolving this bug is not so easy with current code (quick and awful hack because it was enough for my needs) + it is in the low priority list, there is no ETA for free support.
okay thanks, I understand there may be many complexities especially when dealing with different file types, or adts aac streams.
For mp4 aac quicktime containers perhaps this can be of reference - http://wiki.multimedia.cx/index.php?title=QuickTime_container#stsz
"The stsz atom can operate in one of two modes. First, it is possible that all of the samples in a trak have the same size. In this case, the uniform size field is set to the constant size. The number of sample sizes field is set to the total number samples in the track, and there is no sample size table following. This mode is commonly used in the stsz atom of audio tracks.
In the second mode, all of the samples are a different size (logically, this mode would have to be used even if all of the samples were the same size except for one). In this case, the uniform size field is set to 0. The number of sample sizes field contains the number of entries in the sample size table. Each entry in the sample size table contains the size of a sample in the trak."
$frames_count = 0;
for ($i = 0; $i < $atom_structure['number_entries']; $i++) {
$atom_structure['time_to_sample_table'][$i]['sample_count'] = getid3_lib::BigEndian2Int(substr($atom_data, $stts_entries_data_offset, 4));
$frames_count += $atom_structure['time_to_sample_table'][$i]['sample_count'];
$info['quicktime']['stts_framecount'][] = $frames_count;
case 'stsz': // Sample Table SiZe atom
$atom_structure['version'] = getid3_lib::BigEndian2Int(substr($atom_data, 0, 1));
$atom_structure['flags_raw'] = getid3_lib::BigEndian2Int(substr($atom_data, 1, 3)); // hardcoded: 0x0000
$atom_structure['sample_size'] = getid3_lib::BigEndian2Int(substr($atom_data, 4, 4));
$atom_structure['number_entries'] = getid3_lib::BigEndian2Int(substr($atom_data, 8, 4));
$stsz_entries_data_offset = 12;
if ($atom_structure['sample_size'] == 0) {
for ($i = 0; $i < $atom_structure['number_entries']; $i++) {
$atom_structure['sample_size_table'][$i] = getid3_lib::BigEndian2Int(substr($atom_data, $stsz_entries_data_offset, 4));
$stsz_entries_data_offset += 4;
/ Sample size atom /
static int mov_write_stsz_tag(ByteIOContext pb, MOVTrack track)
int equalChunks = 1;
int i, j, entries = 0, tst = -1, oldtst = -1;
int pos = url_ftell(pb);
put_be32(pb, 0); / size /
put_tag(pb, "stsz");
put_be32(pb, 0); / version & flags /
for (i=0; i<track->entry; i++) {
int cl = i / MOV_INDEX_CLUSTER_SIZE;
int id = i % MOV_INDEX_CLUSTER_SIZE;
tst = track->cluster[cl][id].size/track->cluster[cl][id].entries;
if(oldtst != -1 && tst != oldtst) {
equalChunks = 0;
oldtst = tst;
entries += track->cluster[cl][id].entries;
if (equalChunks) {
int sSize = track->cluster[0][0].size/track->cluster[0][0].entries;
put_be32(pb, sSize); // sample size
put_be32(pb, entries); // sample count
else {
put_be32(pb, 0); // sample size
put_be32(pb, entries); // sample count
for (i=0; i<track->entry; i++) {
int cl = i / MOV_INDEX_CLUSTER_SIZE;
int id = i % MOV_INDEX_CLUSTER_SIZE;
for ( j=0; j<track->cluster[cl][id].entries; j++) {
put_be32(pb, track->cluster[cl][id].size /
return updateSize (pb, pos);
00130 / Sample size atom /
00131 static int mov_write_stsz_tag(AVIOContext pb, MOVTrack track)
00132 {
00133 int equalChunks = 1;
00134 int i, j, entries = 0, tst = -1, oldtst = -1;
00136 int64_t pos = avio_tell(pb);
00137 avio_wb32(pb, 0); / size /
00138 ffio_wfourcc(pb, "stsz");
00139 avio_wb32(pb, 0); / version & flags /
00141 for (i=0; i<track->entry; i++) {
00142 tst = track->cluster[i].size/track->cluster[i].entries;
00143 if(oldtst != -1 && tst != oldtst) {
00144 equalChunks = 0;
00145 }
00146 oldtst = tst;
00147 entries += track->cluster[i].entries;
00148 }
00149 if (equalChunks && track->entry) {
00150 int sSize = track->entry ? track->cluster[0].size/track->cluster[0].entries : 0;
00151 sSize = FFMAX(1, sSize); // adpcm mono case could make sSize == 0
00152 avio_wb32(pb, sSize); // sample size
00153 avio_wb32(pb, entries); // sample count
00154 }
00155 else {
00156 avio_wb32(pb, 0); // sample size
00157 avio_wb32(pb, entries); // sample count
00158 for (i=0; i<track->entry; i++) {
00159 for (j=0; j<track->cluster[i].entries; j++) {
00160 avio_wb32(pb, track->cluster[i].size /
00161 track->cluster[i].entries);
00162 }
00163 }
00164 }
00165 return update_size(pb, pos);
00166 }
Jerome Martinez
FYI, stsz is "sample size" atom, with:
sample = a block (for AAC, an AAC frame)
size = size in bytes of the block.
Nothing related to what we are discussing.
Okay... well then my request is that "Samples Count" should be removed from MediaInfo. I found this bug when trying to fix audio sync delay by comparing samples count between files with different encoder delays. I trusted MediaInfo's info about "Samples Count" and using the inaccurate Samples Count reported by MediaInfo wasted several hours of mine in trying to chase down supposed non-existing problems in why my samples count was not what it should have been.
It would have been better if "Samples Count" had not been there in which case I would have straight gone to using mp4box.exe which reports them correctly.
It is better to not have a feature than to have a feature that gives wrong information.


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Eretz Nehederet is Israel's most popular television comedy show. When its seventh season debuted last week, it climbed to the top of the ratings, watched by an astonishing 38.5 percent of the adult population. Among its skits was this sophomoric sketch of American college students on a Taglit-Birthright tour of Israel. It's been making the rounds stateside.
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Once upon a time, Israelis saw themselves as khaki-clad toughs, the sort of people who could hop on a plane and fly to Entebbe and free hostages and kick ass. This time was called the 1970s. Since then, the same thing happened to Israel that happens to anyone who grows older and wealthier: It settled down, it got fat, it became better-known for its high-tech entrepreneurs than for its commandos. When it tried to assassinate Hamas' Khaled Meshaal by injecting poison into his ear, it failed miserably and was shamed into handing Meshaal the antidote. It carried out an operation in Dubai that was more Fletch than James Bond.
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KUANTAN: The Perak State Assembly Speaker cannot call an emergency sitting of the assembly as the court has yet to decide on the status of the government, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
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In the 20 years that they went on hiatus, English indie/shoegaze pioneers Slowdive picked up a lot more fans than they did when they were active in the early 1990s.
In a recent telephone interview, singer and guitarist Rachel Goswell related how amazed she was at the turnout to their set at music festival Primavera Sound in Barcelona at the end of May, one of the main stops in their current reunion tour.
"We played to 25,000 people and that was just off-the-scale really, it was immense. It was something that I never thought I would get to do. It was pretty amazing for all of us," the 43-year-old says, speaking from London's Gatwick Airport just before the band left for Iceland for a festival set.
Before the hiatus, the largest crowd they had played to was a 3,000-strong audience and, even then, they were just the opening band for headliners and fellow British shoegaze pioneers, Ride.
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A defensive David Cameron today insisted that he had struck "no grand deal" with media baron Rupert Murdoch over the BSkyB takeover bid following last week's revelation of a string of emails exchanged between the office of Culture secretary and News International.
Speaking on the widely watched Andrew Marr Show on BBC, the Prime Minister admitted he had sought the support of Murdoch's news organisations, along with other news organisations, like any politician would, but claimed he did not change government policies to suit commercial interests of newspaper proprietors.
Mr. Cameron said: "It would be absolutely wrong for there to be any sort of deal and there wasn't... There was no grand deal. The positions I reach are because I believe them, I think they're right for our country. That's the platform I stand on. I do not do things, change my policies to suit this proprietor or that proprietor".
Mr. Cameron and Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt have so far resisted intense pressure for the latter to quit, on the ground that his office breached ministerial code.
Mr. Hunt's advisor, Adam Smith, resigned following the revelations, and Hunt is scheduled to explain his position before the Leveson inquiry.
According to the Labour party, the string of emails meant that Murdoch's company had a "back channel" of influence, a position of advantage allegedly not enjoyed by other bidders for BSkyB shares.
The multi-billion pound takeover bid was withdrawn in the face of public revulsion against unethical and illegal news-gathering practices at the Murdoch-owned News of the World, particularly the alleged hacking of murdered teenager Milly Dowler, for information.
Mr. Cameron said the email contact had been "too close" and "wrong" and said he was ultimately responsible for ensuring the ministerial code was upheld, but he did not believe that Hunt had broken the code.
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Probable cases of swine flu have hit the middle school division of Ramaz, one of New York City's most prestigious Jewish day schools. After eight students reported confirmed cases of influenza last week—which, school administrator Ken Rochlin said, means that they likely have the H1N1 virus with the treyf nickname—the middle school postponed its graduation, which had been scheduled for Monday, June 15. An announcement the school sent to parents on Monday morning said that "while an advancement is indeed a milestone that is eagerly anticipated and well-deserved for all who attend, this is a matter of Pikuach Nefesh, where we make the saving of human life paramount."
School was also cancelled for the school's fifth, sixth, and seventh graders (whose classes extend beyond the eighth graders' graduation date) yesterday and today, which Rochlin said was only a precaution. "It wasn't at the point where we would have been required to close," he said.
Eighth grader Becky Shams, whose last day of school was Monday, reported that students had been at school that day but "no one feels their best, everyone feels kind of achy." Students want to get finals over with, she said, "so you just don't tell the school that you don't feel well. People are just sneaking into school." (The school will allow students to complete exams later, she said.) Shams said she is feeling okay, but several of her friends have suspected cases of swine flu, and her younger sister and older brother, both Ramaz students, have been home with stomach aches.
Shams said she doubted graduation would be further delayed—it's now set for Monday, June 22—as many kids are about to start summer camp. Let's hope they're not going to Camp Newman-Swig.
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Minimum wage: Harm to businesses or workers?
Letters to the editor for April 26, 2014: Minimum-wage hike debate; San Miguel fire board; school worker pay; Balboa Park shuttle lacking; distracting freeway signs
Whom will minimum-wage hike hurt?
City Council President Todd Gloria wants to raise the minimum-wage from the current $8 per hour to $13.09, by 2017, a 64 percent increase. Who will be hurt and who helped can be argued among one-armed economists endlessly.
Less than 1 percent of full-time workers in California receive the current minimum wage, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The minimum wage in reality is a learning wage that most people receive for less than year of starting work. But if Todd Gloria is truly open to input, he might ask the people of San Diego what they think if his rationale were applied the gasoline they buy. I bought 20 gallons at Costco for $4.09 a gallon. A 64 percent increase would make it $6.70 a gallon or $134 a tank. At $134 a tank do you think more or less gasoline would be bought? Intuitively, do you think businesses would hire more or fewer people when the learning wage is increased by 64 percent?
Who are the true beneficiaries of a minimum-wage increase if not those just starting out and who most hurt?
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San Diego
Not raising wage is exploitation
The proposed increase of San Diego's minimum wage to $13.09 per hour over the next three years is creditable, but still fails to meet the federal requirements for a typical family. Today, this requirement works out to be about $20 per hour to pay rent, and say, child care for one child.
I am sure there will be the usual howl of rage at this proposal, with the prediction that it will drive people out of business. Historically, such predictions have been made with monotonous regularity, ever since 1949 when the wage was 75 cents per hour, and have always been proved to be false.
I have little sympathy for such prophets of doom. Look at it this way: if you have people working for you who cannot make enough money to live on, your business plan is really based on exploiting other people's pain and suffering. This is not much of a plan to present with a straight face to our society.
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San Miguel fire board needs new members
San Miguel fire district problems highlighted in a U-T Watchdog report ("Fire district finances probed," April 24) and an editorial ("Still more funny business at San Miguel," April 25) may hopefully encourage residents to run for the district's fire board in November's election.
Firefighters or their relatives and friends still form a majority of the board. They were elected when the fire employees' union financially dominated the election process. The fire union was acting in its own self-interest. The board should reflect the diversity and needs of the community as a whole, not one particular interest group. The filing period to run in the November election opens in mid-July for four weeks. Volunteers are needed to step forward.
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Dear Netflix executives: Step away from your computers.
Seriously. If you're in charge of anything at the corporate level at Netflix, take a week off, maybe two. Go somewhere sunny, with poor cellphone service and no access to the Internet. Whatever you do, don't send any emails to your customers for awhile.
Do this now, before you kill again.
You have taken one of the few companies on Earth that 1) did what it was supposed to do and 2) had few enemies and, well, negated No. 1 and No. 2.
I understand you have rising costs. I understand you have (or had) rising demand. Those two things require a price increase. But why couldn't you have nudged us a little instead of shoving us off the bench and then kicking us in the ribs while we were down?
A 60 percent price hike was ridiculous. If gas went up 60 percent in one day there would be rioting in the streets. Granted, gas is a necessity and movies are a luxury, but still, it's the principle of the thing.
There was an earlier mistake, however: Way back in the beginning, you offered streaming as a free add-on to DVD rentals. As many companies have found in the Internet age, it's awfully hard to start charging for a service people are used to getting for free. When you first launched streaming you should have structured it the way you later did the same package in reverse, charging for streaming and charging a small fee to add DVDs. Then if you had to raise prices you could do it incrementally.
But instead you made one of those big, bold moves your company had been so proud to tout -- and alienated, and lost, a million customers.
Even so, I personally hung in there. The DVD selection is much greater than streaming, which is good for me, and my kids use the streaming all the time, so despite your ridiculous price hike, I was considering staying with both.
Then came the Qwikster email.
It was bad enough you were going to reach in my wallet and take more money. But then you were going to kick me off your website, too, if I wanted to keep DVDs. Two accounts, two websites, two bills to do business with one company.
Combine that with the faux-sorry, smarmy, made-me-want-to-throw-up explanation email, and I pulled the plug on DVD rentals from Netflix, as did quite a few other folks. I kept streaming. For now.
After that email, more customers jumped ship. Your stock price lost two-thirds of its value in the past few months. You apparently saw the writing on the wall, and this week you killed Qwikster.
Then you sent another email, sort of apologizing but not really.
At this point, you just sound sad. Stop emailing your customers for awhile. In the interim, find someone who understands the meaning of the word "tone" when it comes to writing.
I don't know if you killed Qwikster because you made too many people mad or because the rumored deal to sell your DVD division to Amazon fell through. Or maybe angering so many customers torpedoed that alleged deal -- you know, the one your CEO wouldn't confirm or deny on "Nightline."
Either way, you've made enough of a mess. You still have quality products. Let them speak for themselves.
Do not speak for them for awhile.
A disgruntled fan.
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The last couple years for video games has been absolutely atrocious
Wow, that's a lot of writing for such a useless message.. Games are better than ever. You play them, will continue to play them, so get over your long airbag writing campaign for such a weak idea. It's not going to be convincing too many gamers around here who love this gen.
I paid 20 bucks for Portal 2. It has a co-op campaign too...
XBL- DXiRoNMaN PSN- DXiRoNMaN WiiFC- 7177 5213 2278 2695
"I'm like the only smartest one on this board with like 5 other people." - some moron
*Reads post*
*Gets to the part where TC says Bioshock is overrated*
*Shakes head disapprovingly*
If there is one thing I have learned from years of watching cartoons as a kid, its that you don't F*** with Shamans >:D
the industry has gone to **** thats for sure. there are still good games being put out eveyr now and again, but the industry itself it garbage. i remember back in the day you would see certain companies name on a game and knew it was going to be good (ie capcom). nowadays pretty much the only company i still have a great deal of respect for is Treasure, they have always just done their own thing.
no doubt the bad habits formed through tthe greediness of this generation will only lead to this video gamings eventual down fall...
I went from buying a new game every other week, to buying 5 titles for the entire year...all of which happen to be sequels...
The gaming industry used to try to blow your mind, but now they just want to fool you into thinking you spent a justifyable $60
They used to make new innovative and exciting games, and based on the quality it would sell well...Now if a bunch of old guys with charts on gaming habits don't THINK is will sell over a million...they won't touch it...instead they feel comfortable with rehashing the same thing every year...people complain...but they know they bout the crap as well.
They found out that there are 5x more money in the casual market...so hardcore blow your mind games take a back seat to video streaming apps and motion sensing gaming...They traded the core market which is about 500k for a casual market which is about 1-2mil...Smart business move, but as they are finding out now...the casuals are fickle...and they ran off core market to PC's
PC's are suffering because they have all this power but it's limited because it's financially "efficient" to develop for consoles, and just port the same bleh low res textures over, and prodly boast..."you can see these bland textures in 1080p AND 60+fps
I have fonder memories of last gen...a lot more firsts with genuine progress...not this money grubbing bs they call gaming now..they are really making a mess...I keep praying that sega or perhaps apple would release a true next gen system right now and put this BS "Let's milk this gen for as long as possible"scenario to death...
The Closest You'll Ever Come to Afghanistan in Gaming...
Bronze4v4pro has been trolling boards for a long, long time now. I can't believe this isn't a well known thing yet.
I was SWAGGING WHEN I WAS 420ING then I YOLOD.
MRL3G3ND posted...
.I keep praying that sega or perhaps apple would release a true next gen system right now and put this BS "Let's milk this gen for as long as possible"scenario to death...
I find it amusing you hope that Apple will release a true next gen system that will solve all of the problems that you mentioned. Apple, the same company that will release the same phone/tablet year after year with only small improvements to the actual phone.
Right, they'll solve all of your aforementioned problems.
ARsignal11 posted...
MRL3G3ND posted....I keep praying that sega or perhaps apple would release a true next gen system right now and put this BS "Let's milk this gen for as long as possible"scenario to death...
I was just throwing names out there...but something would be better than nothing right now...this gen is like a bad dream we can't wake up from
The Closest You'll Ever Come to Afghanistan in Gaming...
I agree with all except
2.) portal 2 is a masterpiece and valve is a godsend to the gaming community
3.) Diablo 3 was no where near a failure it is the single best selling pc game of all time, in any case blizzards bread and butter is World Of Warcraft, WoW alone has more subscribers then all of Xbox Live
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vormis posted...
The only reason the last however many years has been horrible is the constant bickering, complaining, whining, and crying of everyone in the gaming community.
THIS. Dear god this. This generation has made me despise gamers. I'm ashamed to be associated with them.
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TDR scheduled guests include:
Tom Minkle-Head Coach of the Michigan State Spartans. Tom will join us to discuss the season, improvements on the team and the balance of the year as we look forward to the Nat'l Duals and the NCAA's. Michigan State's wrestlers closed out the fall semester competing at the annual Nittany Lion Open hosted by Penn State University on Sunday, Dec. 2. Senior Joe Williams finished second in the 197 bracket, nearly defending his title from last year, while junior Clint Frutiger placed fourth at 125 pounds. The Spartans will break for the holiday season and return to tournament action at the Midlands Championships from Dec. 29-30 in Evanston, Ill. Michigan State's next dual isn't until next year, when MSU hosts Ohio at 7 p.m. in Jenison Field House on Jan. 4, 2008.
John Jeffire- Author of "Motown Burning", joins us to discuss his book and relationship to wrestling. Strength can come from many sources. I draw strength from guys like John. Very inspiring read. John teaches English and Coaches Wrestling at Chippewa Valley High School in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan.
Andy Hrovat- U of Mich grad, NYAC, president of the silent H Club has been named Themat.com/TDR Wrestler of the Week for Nov. 20-26. Hrovat won a gold medal at 84 kg/185 lbs. at the Henri Deglane International on Nov. 24 in Nice, France. Hrovat defeated Soslan Kosoev of Russia 5-2, 6-0 in the freestyle finals. He downed American Clint Wattenberg 1-1, 4-1 in the semifinal round. Hrovat was a member of the 2006 U.S. World Team and placed second at the 2007 U.S. World Team Trials. He was a silver medalist at the 2007 Pan American Games.
C.B. Dollaway- Arizona State: 2005 Pac-10 Runner-up at 184 pounds. 2004-05: Went 29-9 in his first season of Division I competition...placed second at the Pac-10 Championships as the No. 2 seed to earn a berth into the NCAA Championships...seeded No. 12 at the national event, going 1-2 and not placing...opened the year with a 4-0 record and winning the Fullerton Open with a 10-0 major decision upset of No. 9 Ryan Halsey (Cal Poly)...finished second in both the Las Vegas Invitational and Reno Tournament of Champions...went 14-4 in dual competition with losses coming to the then-ranked No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 and No. 12 wrestlers in the nation...led the team in falls with 10...tied for the team lead in bonus-point victories with 18 on 10 falls, one technical fall and seven major decisions...perfect 8-0 in Pac-10 duals...has 11-bout win streak snapped in finals of conference meet.
Phil Davis- (Harrisburg, Pa./Penn State University) is Themat.com/TDR Athlete of the week for Nov. 13-19.
Davis, a three-time All-American for Penn State, is off to a strong start at 197 pounds in his senior season. He already owns wins over three opponents ranked in the top eight nationally. The second-ranked Davis downed No. 3 Mike Tamillow of Northwestern 6-2 in the National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic on Nov. 19 in Eugene, Ore. That win came two days after Davis notched a 12-1 major decision over Hofstra?s sixth-ranked Joe Rovelli in a dual meet. Davis also beat Maryland?s eighth-ranked Hudson Taylor by a 17-2 technical fall on Nov. 11. Davis placed seventh at the NCAA Championships as a freshman in 2005 before finishing second at the NCAAs in 2006. He finished fifth in the NCAA meet as a junior this past March. Davis entered this season with a 90-19 career record at the collegiate level.
Ben Askren- Ben Askren (Columbia, Mo./Sunkist Kids) has been named TheMat.com/TDR Wrestler of the Week for Oct. 30-Nov. 5. Askren won a loaded freestyle class at 74 kg/163 lbs. in capturing the title at the Hargobind International Wrestling Championships on Nov. 3 in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. He was named Outstanding Wrestler. Askren downed U.S. National Team member Ramico Blackmon in the semifinals before avenging a loss from the week before by defeating past NCAA All-American Travis Paulson in the finals. Askren also beat past NCAA champion and Canadian World Team member Matt Gentry in the second round. The 74 kilos weight class also included U.S. World Team Trials runner-up Casey Cunningham, who lost to Paulson in the semifinals before coming back to place third. Askren lost to Paulson in the semifinals of the Sunkist Kids International Open on Oct. 28 in Chandler, Ariz. Askren is focusing full-time on international wrestling now after just completing a standout collegiate career at Missouri. Askren was a two-time NCAA champion and two-time Hodge Trophy winner for the Tigers. He was a four-time NCAA finalist in college. Askren is now serving as the volunteer assistant coach at Missouri.
Iris Smith- (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army) has been named TheMat.com/TDR Wrestler of the Week for Oct. 23-29.
Smith knocked off Russia?s top two wrestlers at 72 kg/158.5 lbs. en route to winning the women?s freestyle title at the Sunkist Kids International Open on Oct. 27 in Chandler, Ariz. Smith beat 2004 Olympic silver medalist and 2007 World bronze medalist Guzel Manyurova of Russia 3-0, 1-2, 1-1 in the semifinals. She followed by beating past two-time Junior World runner-up Daria Nazarova of Russia 2-0, 2-1 in the finals.
Smith, a 2005 World champion, placed third in the 2007 U.S. World Team Trials.
Ryan Bader- While at Arizona State: Overall Record: 88-34 Returning All-American at 197 after claiming fourth place at the 2004 NCAA Championships...three-time Pac-10 Championships finalist, winning the 2003 and 2004 titles and placing second in 2005...needs just 12 victories in his senior season to record 100 in a career. 2004-05: Finished the year with a 31-8 overall record and runner-up at the Pac-10 Championships...entered the NCAA Championships as the No. 7 seed...finished with a 2-2 record and did not place...finished second at both Fullerton Open and Las Vegas Invitational...took third at the Reno Tournament of Champions...scored a 5-3 upset of No. 4 Marcio Bothelo of Fresno State to advance to the third place bout at the Reno event...recorded three winning streaks of six bouts or more on three occasions, including an 11-match stretch...posted a record of 8-6 against nationally ranked foes...was 15-2 in dual meets...also went 7-1 in Pac-10 duals...was 8-0 at home... 2003-04: Finished the season at 33-8...won his second conference title in as many seasons at 197 after going 3-0 in the Pac-10 meet, defeating K.C Walsh of Boise State, 3-0, for the championship...went 4-2 at the NCAA Championships, placing fourth to earn his first All-America honor...began the season 8-0 and climbed into the Top 5 of the national rankings where he remained for a majority of the season...won the Missouri Open by defeating No. 16 Rusty Blackmon of Oklahoma State, 10-2...placed second at the Las Vegas Invite...went 4-0 at the Reno TOC on his way to a first place finish, defeating No. 8 Matt Monteiro of CS Bakersfield, 4-2...selected as ASU's Most Valuable Wrestler by the coaching staff... 2002-03: Built a 24-18 overall record on his way to the 2003 Pac-10 Championship at 197...was the No. 2 seed in the conference meet, going 3-0 and defeating No. 4 K.C. Walsh of Boise State, 2-1, for the title...his victory in the final clinched the team title for the Sun Devils...went 1-2 at the NCAA Championships...won his opening match in overtime, 6-4, over Millersville's Adam Schaaf before falling to national runner-up and top-seeded Jon Trenge of Lehigh, 11-2...was 3-8 against nationally ranked foes, including an 18-4 major decision over then-No. 6 Kyle Smith of Michigan, the seventh-place finisher at the national meet... 2001-02: Redshirted.


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Registration is open for a safe boating class on Nov. 17 at the Clark County Public Works Maintenance and Operations Conference Center, 4700 N.E. 78th St., Room No. B-1.
Offered by Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 78 and the Clark County Marine Patrol, the class begins at 8:30 a.m. and continues until 5 p.m.
The cost is $10 per person or $20 for a family of three or more.
The class covers boating laws, navigation rules, equipment requirements and more.
To register, call 360-256-2991 or 503-799-5250.
Gifford Pinchot movie coming to Camas, Stevenson
CAMAS — A free premier showing of "Seeking the Greatest Good,'' a documentary about the life of Gifford Pinchot, first chief of the Forest Service, will begin at 6 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Liberty Theater.
The film also will be shown beginning at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson.
In Oregon, the film will be shown at 6:30 tonight at Springhouse Cellar in Hood River.
The documentary is presented by the Pinchot Institute for Conservation and presented by the Gifford Pinchot and Mount Hood national forests, plus the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
Oregon bass club meets Nov. 15
PORTLAND — The Oregon Bass and Panfish Club will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 15 at the East Portland Community Center, 740 S.E. 106th Ave.
Ed and Nicholas Chin of the Oregon Bass Federation will discuss how to get youth involved in fishing.
Mount Adams fire site to remain off-limits
TROUT LAKE — The Cascade Creek fire site on the south side of Mount Adams, will remain closed this winter and into next spring.
The Gifford Pinchot National Forest said the winter climbing route from the east side of the Aiken Lava Bed will be open.
Ken Sandusky, a Pinchot spokesman in Vancouver, said the agency needs to time to do a safety check the roads and trails, particularly for hazard trees.
The closure is north of the cross-country ski and snowshoe trails accessible out of Big Tree and SnowKing sno-parks.
A description of the closure area and map are available at http://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/giffordpinchot/alerts-notices/?aid=15086.
Brush pile burning planned in Gorge
BINGEN — Pile burning is planned this fall in the Catherine Creek and Burdoin Mountain areas of the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
The Forest Service says the burning is part of an effort to reduce the potential for catastrophic wildfire and improve the health of the forest.
Smoke may be visible from state Highway 14 in Washington and Interstate 84 in Oregon.
Burning days depend on temperature, fuel moisture, wind speed and duration. Designed burns can reduce the threat of wildfire, recycle nutrients to increase soil productivity and improve wildlife habitat.
Burning began on Tuesday.


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Discover how to enhance your scrapbook layouts using buttons, fabric, thread, and other materials from the sewing world. From using quick, pre-made accent options to creating beautifully sewn backgrounds, we'll help you learn the ins and outs of adding homespun textures to your layouts with patterns, step-by-step instructions, and more. You won't want to miss this "sew" special issue from Creating Keepsakes. On sale November 1, 2011; 140 pages, $14.99.
ULTIMATE SCRAPBOOKER'S GUIDE TO STITCHING & FABRIC > SPECIAL ISSUE WITH FABRIC & NOTIONS 37 2 FABRIC RIBBON BUTTONS ZIPPERS & MORE! INSPIRING IDEAS TO SCRAPBOOK WITH NO-SEW TIPS $14.99 US/CAN EASY & IMPRESSIVE PLUS! DISPLAY UNTIL 1/23/12 www.creatingkeepsakes.com AMAZING ALBUM LOOKS WITH FABRIC! One of the best parts about scrapbooking your memories is the fact that you can be as creative in showcasing them as you'd like. So why not dress up your memories in style by adding a little fabric, ribbon, stitching, or notions like buttons and snaps to your layouts? These trendy, textured elements from the textile world complement the paper and stickers already in your scrap stash well, and they add visual variety and a little pizzazz to your albums. In the pages that follow, you'll find simple, stylish ways to add fabric, stitching, and notions to your scrapbooks. Whether you've been using these items and techniques for years or haven't ever included them in your scrapbooks, you'll find yourself inspired by Editor's Note � clever background and border ideas (see page 49), � getting-started guides to using fabric (see page 10) and notions (see page 39) on scrapbooks, � no-sew tips and techniques (see pages 47, 48, and 80), � creative ideas for accents using notions and stitching (see page 73), � easy stitch instructions (see page 25), � amazing looks for albums using fabric (see page 115), � and more. We hope these inspiring ideas help you find unique, creative ways to accessorize your layouts. Enjoy! Jennafer Martin, Editor-in-Chief Creating Keepsakes magazine Scr apbooki ng wi th Fabr i c & Noti ons | CR EATI NG KEEP SA KE S 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 EDITOR'S NOTE 9 ChAPTER 1: Add texture and personality to your layouts using fabric. Fabric 101 21 ChAPTER 2: Incorporate timelessly stylish stitched designs onto your layouts. Sewing 101 37 ChAPTER 3: Create layouts with panache using buttons, trim, and more. Notions 101 49 ChAPTER 4: Set the scene for your memories using fabric and notions. Backgrounds & Borders 73 ChAPTER 5: Add striking detail to your story using fabric and notion accents. Accents 97 ChAPTER 6: Create inviting titles and journaling using fabric and notions. Titles & Journaling 115 ChAPTER 7: Bring texture to your story with sewing-inspired mini albums. Mini Albums 130 10-mINUTE TRICkS Scr apbooki ng wi th Fabr i c & Noti ons | CR EATI NG KEEPSA KE S 7 SUPPLIES: Jo-Ann Stores, Making Memories, Westminster Fibers, and Other. { CHAPTER 1 } FABRIC 101 Add texture and personality to your layouts using fabric. Think about why you love wandering down the patterned paper aisle of your local scrapbooking store. Whether it's the designs, colors, or textures of the paper that draw you in, you're likely to find that the fabric lining the aisles of the fabric store has the very same appeal. Just like patterned paper, fabric comes in a variety of textures, colors, designs, and weights--each with its own personality. In this chapter, we'll introduce you to a variety of fabric styles, teach you how to use them on your layouts (it's easy!), and show you how they'll add character to your stories. Scr apbooki ng wi th Fabr i c & Noti ons | CR EATI NG KEEP SA KE S 9 Gobble Gabble by Waleska Neris. Supplies: Cardstock: American Crafts and Bazzill Basics Paper; Patterned paper, spray ink, and tags: Studio Calico; Canvas and paint: Ranger Industries; Stamps: Hero Arts and Studio Calico; Ink: Tsukineko; Buttons: My Mind's Eye and Studio Calico; Brads: My Mind's Eye; Die-cutting machine: Silhouette America; Punches: EK Success; Thread: Coats & Clark; Font: Typenoksidi; Adhesive: American Crafts; Other: Canvas. FAbRiC PRoFilE: Canvas Canvas is a durable material that one may not think of as a scrapbooking supply, but its strength makes it an ideal material to support your family's most powerful stories. Plus, it can handle your favorite coloring techniques, as Waleska Neris demonstrates with her stamped and spray-inked canvas accents. FAbRiC PRoFilE: Cheesecloth A staple in many kitchens, delicate cheesecloth can add a breezy touch to your layout. The loose, airy weave makes it a cinch to shape into accents or use as a background mask, as Jen Jockisch did here. And, since its natural color is white or cream, you can create a color of material that perfectly coordinates with your layout's photos and color scheme by just laying your cheesecloth on a flat surface, and spritzing it with spray ink. The lightweight pigment makes it easy to add color to your cheesecloth without saturating and stiffening the fibers. Mom & Me by Jen Jockisch. Photo by Brad Jockisch. Supplies: Cardstock, cheesecloth, and pen: American Crafts; Patterned paper: Fancy Pants Designs and Pebbles; Die cuts: October Afternoon and Pink Paislee; Stickers: American Crafts, Jenni Bowlin Studio, and Studio Calico; Filter paper: Fancy Pants Designs; Spray ink: Studio Calico; Rhinestones: Doodlebug Design; Staples: Advantus; Baker's twine: The Twinery; Other: Adhesive. Scr apbooki ng wi th Fabr i c & Noti ons | CR EATI NG KEEP SA KE S 11 SUPPLIES: Jo-Ann Stores, Tinsel Trading, Westminster Fibers, and Other. { CHAPTER 2 } SeWINg SEWING 101 Incorporate timelessly stylish stitched designs onto your layouts. Just as a few special little details in your journaling or photos can make a layout into a family treasure, the subtle, trendy details that stitching adds to a layout can make it into a piece of personal art. Stitching can help you create many looks, from elegant to playful. It's all a matter of knowing which stitch to use, which thread to use, and how to execute the technique. You don't have to be an expert seamstress to make your pages look marvelous--we'll show you how! Scr apbooki ng wi th Fabr i c & Noti ons | CR EATI NG KEEP SA KE S 21 CREATiNG DiFFERENT HAND-STiTCHED lookS In this section, we'll walk you through four different stitches and show you how each one looks when done using three different types of thread or trim. live, love, laugh by Stacy Cohen. Photos by Melissa Walker-Scott, Lullaby Photography. Supplies: Cardstock and pen: American Crafts; Patterned paper: Fancy Pants Designs, Jillibean Soup, and Nikki Sivils, Scrapbooker; Laser-cut words: Dusty Attic; Stickers: Cosmo Cricket; Flowers: Prima; Button: Bazzill Basics Paper; Embroidery floss: DMC and Royal Embroidery Threads; Ribbon: Michaels; Paint: DecoArt; Adhesive: Beacon Adhesives, EK Success, and Tombow; Other: Yarn. STiTCH PRoFilE: Cross Stitch wHAT iT iS: A decorative stitch made by two GooD To kNow: Pre-pierce bisecting diagonal stitches. uSE iT wHEN you want to create a playful look. How To CREATE A CRoSS STiTCH: holes in your cardstock to reduce the chance of tearing your paper when executing this stitch. Cross stitch using embroidery floss. Bring needle up at 1 and back down at 2, and then up at 3 and down at 4. Repeat. Stitching in opposite direction, bring needle up at 5, and then down at 2. Repeat. 2 4 Cross stitch using grosgrain ribbon. Cross stitch using yarn. 1 3 5 Scr apbooki ng wi th Fabr i c & Noti ons | CR EATI NG KEEP SAK E S 25 SUPPLIES: American Crafts, Doodlebug Design, My Mind's Eye, Tinsel Trading, Westminster Fibers, and Other. { CHAPTER 3 } NOTIONS 101 Create layouts with panache using buttons, trim, and more. Where would your scrapbook layouts be without the accessories? The world of sewing is very much the same--seamstresses just couldn't get by without notions! And what a delightful surprise it is to find that most of the toys that seamstresses use also look fantastic on scrapbook layouts. From buttons and lace to pins and measuring tapes, sewing notions may just become your favorite new scrapbooking embellishments. On the pages that follow, we'll show you new ways to use old favorites, such as buttons, and introduce you to a few other notions that are sure to become your new favorite scrapbooking goodies. Scr apbooki ng wi th Fabr i c & Noti ons | CR EATI NG KEEP SAK E S 37 NOTIONS: The BegINNINg What is a notion exactly? "Notions" is simply a term used to collectively describe the small accessories attached to garments for either functional or decorative purposes. Notions include buttons, snaps, Velcro, ribbon, lace, and even appliqu�. The term is broad, and so are the possibilities for using notions in scrapbooking. In fact, you've probably already been using at least a few notions in your scrapbooking. Take, for instance, this layout from Nicole Samuels. Her darling button clusters and wide ribbon border are perfect examples of how you've probably been using notions on your layouts. Nicole's page also illustrates how notions can enhance any layout, even one about getting on the school bus. Today Is the Day by Nicole Samuels. Supplies: Patterned paper: Creative Imaginations and Studio Calico; Stickers: American Crafts and BasicGrey; Buttons: Creativity Inc.; Die-cutting machine and design card: Making Memories; Font: Times New Roman; Adhesive: EK Success; Other: Patterned paper, ribbon, rub-ons, and staples. 38 w w w . cre a t ing k e e p s a k e s . com