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MLB News and Notes July 24
Chan's MLB money arms: Week of July 21
By DAVID CHAN
Ben Sheets, Milwaukee Brewers, Thursday at St. Louis
Given the fact he's up against the surging Cardinals, we should get considerable value backing Sheets on Thursday.
He looked shaky in his first start following the All-Star break, giving up nine hits and four runs over five innings in San Francisco, but he's a veteran and should have little trouble bouncing back.
His road numbers remain rock solid at 6-1 with a 2.84 ERA. The Brew Crew are 8-3 the last 11 times he's taken the ball. The Cardinals have been beating up on some weaker opponents heading into this series, most recently the Pirates and Padres. They should get a bit of a wake-up call in this series, but I'll likely be staying away until Thursday.
Re: MLB News and Notes July 24
Thursday's streaking and slumping starters
Gil Meche, K.C. (7-9, 4.48)
Gil Meche is proving to be the ace the Royals were looking for when they broke the bank to sign him. Even though Kansas City is struggling at 11 games under .500, the club has won six of his last seven outings, including a 9-1 shellacking of the White Sox in his last trip to the hill. Meche allowed just two hits over 6 1/3 innings.
It's a welcomed change for everybody in the locker room. Kansas City lost 10 of Meche's first 14 starts of the season.
Yoslan Herrera, Pittsburgh (0-1, 19.50)
The Bucs are in a tough spot with a depleted starting rotation. Herrera was called up from Double-A ball before the All-Star break to help out and the Cardinals greeted him with 11 hits and six earned runs in just over four innings of work. Herrera's first start following the break was worse when the Rockies put seven runs on him over less than two innings.
When Herrera's on his game, his heater tops out around 92 mph and he has solid curveball to keep hitters off balance.
Re: MLB News and Notes July 24
Thursday's Tip Sheet
By Brian Edwards
There are only seven games on Thursday's abbreviated MLB card. The Mets and Phillies will wrap up their three-game series at Shea Stadium, while Tampa Bay will go back on the road to take on cellar-dwelling Kansas City.
Also, St. Louis and Milwaukee will square off as both teams try to keep pace with the Cubs, who open a series at Wrigley Field against Florida. Bettors should keep in mind that three games, including the Phillies-Mets' rubber game for sole possession of first place in the National League East, will take place in the afternoon.
**Marlins at Cubs**
--Florida (53-48, +1,419) lost last night's rubber game of a home series against Atlanta by a 9-4 score. The defeat, coupled with the Mets' 6-3 win over Philadelphia, left the Marlins one game back of the NL East's co-leaders. Meanwhile, Chicago (59-42, +965) maintained a one-game advantage over the Brewers in the NL Central by besting Arizona 10-6 last night.
--Florida LHP Scott Olsen (6-4, 3.84) is 2-1 with a 4.93 ERA in eight road assignments this season. The young southpaw is 1-0 with a 3.80 ERA in four lifetime starts against the Cubs.
--Carlos Zambrano (10-4, 2.98) owns a 3-1 record and 2.54 ERA in seven career starts against the Marlins. The veteran right-hander is 5-0 with a 2.25 ERA in 10 starts at home this year.
--Most books are listing the Cubs as minus 190 favorites. As always, there are no overnight odds for the total or run-line wagers due to uncertain wind conditions.
--The 'over' is an MLB-best 63-38 overall for the Marlins, 33-15 in their road games.
--The 'over' is 54-48 overall for the Cubs, 27-23 in their home games.
**Rays at Royals**
--After dropping seven in a row prior to the All-Star break, Tampa Bay (59-41, +1,383) returned home and won four of six games, including Wednesday's 4-3 win over Oakland. The Rays are back in first place, but they are just one-half game ahead of the Red Sox and 3 1/2 games in front of the hard-charging Yankees.
--Kansas City (45-57, -388) has lost three straight after falling at home to Detroit by a 7-1 count in Wednesday's pick 'em affair. The Royals are joined in the AL Central cellar by Cleveland with both teams trailing division-leading Chicago by 12 ½ games.
--Tampa Bay RHP Matt Garza (8-5, 3.68) has had tough luck against KC. In fact, Garza is 0-3 despite a 3.42 ERA in four career starts against the Royals. The Fresno State product is 2-4 with a 5.91 ERA in eight road assignments this season.
--Gil Meche (7-9, 4.55) is 1-4 with a 5.40 ERA in nine lifetime starts against Tampa Bay. The right-hander is 3-4 with a 5.25 in 10 home assignments this year.
--Most spots are listing the Rays as minus 115 favorites with a total of 8 1/2 flat (minus 110 either way).
--KC is 22-27 at home, while Tampa Bay is 19-25 on the road.
--The 'under' is 56-47 overall for the Rays, but the 'over' is 25-22 in their road games.
--The 'over' is 54-51 overall for the Royals, but they have seen the 'under' cash at a 27-23 clip in their home outings.
**B.E.'s Bonus Nuggets**
--Per LVSC rules, all bets for Wednesday's Baltimore-Toronto game were refunded because the score was tied at 1-1 at the end of the fifth inning. The Blue Jays had taken a 2-1 lead in the top of the sixth when the game was delayed and eventually suspended due to rain.
--Just when Atlanta appeared to be on the verge of getting healthy, Tim Hudson and Chipper Jones left Wednesday's win over the Fish. Hudson left with tightness in his throwing elbow after pitching six scoreless innings. Jones, who is hitting an MLB-best .369, left in the fourth inning after he apparently strained his hamstring. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Braves GM Frank Wren said Jones' injury was not serious. Atlanta is off Thursday before playing a three-game set at Philadelphia.
--San Diego RHP Greg Maddux is winless in 14 consecutive starts.
--Milwaukee RHP Ben Sheets is 5-14 with a 4.28 ERA in 24 career starts against St. Louis.
--Washington RHP Tim Redding is the majors' second-best money pitcher. The Nationals are 15-6 with a money total of plus 1,226 in his 21 starts. Redding is a plus 130 underdog Thursday at San Francisco, but gamblers who believe in career numbers will be shying away from a play on the Nats. That's because Redding is 0-4 with a 6.49 ERA in five lifetime starts against the Giants.
Re: MLB News and Notes July 24
Baseball Today
Toronto at Baltimore (12:35 p.m. EDT). Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay (11-7), coming off his first loss in seven starts, takes on the Orioles and Daniel Cabrera.
- Adam Dunn, Reds, hit the team's first grand slam of the season and drove in another run during a 9-5 win over the Padres.
- Carlos Quentin, White Sox, hit two homers, including a three-run shot during a five-run eighth to help rally Chicago to a 10-8 win over Texas.
- Armando Galarraga, Tigers, carried a perfect game into the seventh inning and wound up allowing three hits and one earned run, striking out seven in a 7-1 rout of Kansas City.
- Mike Mussina, Yankees, scattered six hits over eight shutout innings, striking out seven in a 5-1 win over the Twins.
- Jeff Mathis, Angels, went 4-for-5 with his first grand slam in the majors, finishing with a career-high six RBIs in a 14-11 win over the Indians.
- James Shields, Rays, gave up three runs and came within two outs of a complete game in a 4-3 victory over the Athletics.
- Doug Mientkiewicz, Pirates, went 4-for-4 with a pair of RBIs, helping Pittsburgh wrap up its first road sweep with an 8-7 win over Houston.
- Gregor Blanco, Braves, went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and scored three runs, backing a strong performance by Tim Hudson in a 9-4 win over the Marlins.
The Angels pounded out a season-high 19 hits in their 14-11 win over Cleveland, including four by Howie Kendrick, who equaled a franchise record with three doubles. Jeff Mathis had four hits and a career-high six RBIs, including his first grand slam in the majors, and Casey Kotchman had a career-best five hits. It was the first time in Angels history that three players each had four or more hits in the same game.
Ben Zobrist homered and drove in two runs to support a strong outing by James Shields in the Rays' 4-3 win over the Athletics. Afterward, Zobrist was optioned to Triple-A Durham to make room on the roster for starting shortstop Jason Bartlett, who is expected to be activated Thursday after missing 16 games with a strained right knee.
Greg Maddux left with a 3-2 lead in the sixth inning, then watched Cla Meredith serve up a two-run homer in the Reds' 9-5 win over San Diego. The 42-year-old Maddux hasn't won since May 10, going a career-long 14 starts without a victory. He's 0-5 with nine no-decisions and a 4.54 ERA since his last win.
The Braves lost slugger Chipper Jones in the fourth inning with a strained left hamstring while running out a groundball, then saw ace Tim Hudson leave two innings later with tightness in his right elbow. They went on to rout the Marlins 9-4 without two of their best players.
Tigers rookie Armando Galaragga carried a perfect game into the seventh inning against the Royals, then settled for allowing one run on three hits in a 7-1 win. Detroit hit .355 in taking the three-game series, outscoring Kansas City 33-6.
Jason Bay's two-run homer helped the Pirates beat Houston 7-1 for their first road sweep this sason. Pittsburgh has won three straight road games for the first time this season and has its first three-game victory streak since taking six straight from May 6-12.
Mike Mussina baffled Minnesota for eight innings in the Yankees' 5-1 win, their 10th straight at Yankee Stadium. New York wrapped up a 6-0, post-break homestand before heading to a pivotal three-game series against the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The winning streak has the Yankees within 3 1/2 games of Tampa Bay in the AL East.
"They can play without me, but I can't manage without them.'' - White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, who wasn't around to see his team score five times in the eighth inning for a 10-8 victory over Texas. Guillen had been ejected an inning earlier for arguing strikes.
Re: MLB News and Notes July 24
Making Sense of the Mess in the NL West
by T.O. Whenham
If I was part of the management team for either the Dodgers or the Diamondbacks I'd be looking for a way to forget that this season ever happened. The two teams are locked in an epic struggle for the lead in the National League West, with the Diamondbacks currently a game ahead. There's just one problem - Arizona is only at .500. That would be good for no better than fourth in any of the other five divisions, but the pathetic group of National League teams on the West Coast are so bad that .500 might be overachieving by the end of the year. Not only are the top two teams mired in intense mediocrity, but they are secure in their position - Colorado is in third place, but they are seven games back.
As pathetic as it may be, the fact is that one of the teams in the National League, and probably the Dodgers or the D-Backs, are going to be in the playoffs. They don't deserve it at this point, but then deserving to be there has never been a criteria for making the post-season. The job for handicappers is to try to figure out which one of the two teams is likely to come out on top, and if that will provide an opportunity.
Though the Dodgers are behind at this point, the oddsmakers seem to think that they will be the team to emerge victorious in the end. Bodog has the Diamondbacks at 10/1 to win the NL pennant, while the Dodgers are at 15/2. The difference is almost as pronounced when it comes to winning the World Series. The Diamondbacks are 25/1, while the Dodgers are, more optimistically, at 20/1. My first reaction to both prices is that they are ridiculously devoid of value, but that's getting ahead of myself.
Let's start with the Diamondbacks. It's not an exaggeration to say that this team is a mess. They are currently at 50-50, but they started the season at 19-7. That puts them at 31-43 since April 28, a pathetic .419 record. That's not the kind of 2 ½-month stretch that a playoff team typically goes through. In the month before the all-star break they were even worse - their 10-17 mark converts to a .370 winning clip. Ouch. They haven't been kind to bettors, either. There are 13 teams that have been profitable over the course of the season, and nine more that have lost bettors less than the Diamondbacks.
Brandon Webb has been very good at 13-4, and Danny Haren has been a nice addition at 9-5, but the rest of the rotation just isn't doing their job - they are at 16-19. Randy Johnson has strung together a nice three-game winning streak, and has looked like the Big Unit of old in two of them, but his team had lost his previous eight appearances. Micah Owings looked like he was going to build on the potential he showed in his rookie year when he won his first four games, but the team is 5-11 in his 16 appearances since. Even Webb isn't the pitcher he was at the start of the year. The team is 3-5 in his last eight games. The pitching just isn't getting it done. The bats aren't picking up the slack, either. The team isn't built to be a bunch of sluggers like the Tigers or the Yankees, but when Conor Jackson is leading your team at the plate in several statistical categories you just aren't doing as well as you should.
The Dodgers aren't much better. The kindest thing you can say about this team compared to Arizona is that they got off to a pretty uninspiring start. While the Diamondbacks were playing out of their minds over the first 26 games, the Dodgers were as mediocre as they are now - 13-13. The Dodgers might not be very good, but at least they have been consistent. Frighteningly so, really - they are 22-22 over their last 44 games. This team can't manage to build any momentum so far in the new Joe Torre era, but they aren't digging themselves a hole, either.
This team doesn't scare anyone. They don't have a hitter batting over .300, and their power leaders have an underwhelming 11 home runs. Pitching hasn't been any better. They have struggled to find a rotation to settle on - eight different pitchers have started three or more games. Only one of them, Chan-Ho Park at 1-0, has a winning record in their starts. When a washed up 35-year-old reliever is leading your team in winning percentage you have problems.
Though I don't like either team, and I think that the whole division should just forfeit the rest of the season and start over next year, I would have to agree with the bookmakers and take the Dodgers to be on top when the season ends. They have a couple of factors on their side. First of all, both teams are underachieving at the plate and on the mound, but the Dodgers have more proven, experienced players who are playing below their best. That means that they have a better chance of rebounding when the pressure intensifies. I also trust Joe Torre a lot more than I do Bob Melvin when it comes to crunch time. Finally, the Dodgers have been underwhelming but they have been consistently so. Arizona has been progressively less impressive as the season has aged.
Unless something changes, one of these teams is going to make the playoffs with a record at or around .500. Back in 2005 the Padres made it out of the NL West with a .506 mark. Their playoff run lasted three games. A team that struggles into the playoffs has to play the team with the best record, and they have to open on the road. Neither of these teams are winners on the road, and the Diamondbacks aren't even close. Remind me again why those 20/1 and 25/1 prices are even remotely attractive?
Re: MLB News and Notes July 24
Thursday's best MLB bets
Milwaukee at St. Louis (+120, 8)
You can never go wrong betting the hot team – and there is no team in the major leagues hotter than the Brewers right now. They haven't lost since the All-Star break and with a sweep of the Cardinals and NL Wild Card pole position on the line today, they have good reason to keep the pedal to the metal.
It also helps that Ben Sheets is on the hill. The Cards were stymied by CC Sabbathia yesterday and it won't get any easier with Sheets' 98 mph fastball and nasty curve coming at them today. The Brewers are 13-6 in Sheets' starts this season.
The Cards will give the ball to Todd Wellemeyer, who's been struggling mightily in recent outings. His club has lost in five of his last six starts and he has a 7.72 ERA over that span.
Pick: Brewers
Tampa Bay at Kansas City (+105, 8½)
The last time these two teams met, the same two pitchers were on the mound and the result was an extra-innings win for the Royals as +168 underdogs. And that game was in Tampa Bay, where the Rays have won about 70 percent of their games this season. On the road, the Rays are just 19-25.
Today's Tampa starter, Matt Garza has been especially road weary this year. His club has gone just 2-6 in his road starts and the right-hander, although he has an overall ERA of 3.68, has a dismal 5.91 mark away from home.
All that explains the relatively reasonable price on the league's first-place team against its 10th, but it's just not enough to sell me on this underdog.
Pick: Rays
Re: MLB News and Notes July 24
Braves lose Chipper, Hudson in win over Marlins
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
By the time Chipper Jones pulled up lame, the Atlanta Braves already had plenty of runs for Tim Hudson. Then Hudson departed with a tender elbow.
Jones strained his left hamstring, and Hudson left after six innings with tightness in his right elbow, tempering the glow of the Braves' 9-4 victory Wednesday night over the Florida Marlins.
Jones, the major-league batting leader at .369, was hurt running out a groundout in the fourth inning and immediately left the game. It was an alarming development for a team that's 2-10 without Jones and struggling to stay in the NL East race.
Hudson's status is even more worrisome. He improved to 11-7, allowing only three hits and one walk, but departed after throwing just 68 pitches in six shutout innings.
The team said both players will be evaluated further. The Braves are off Thursday before starting an important series Friday in Philadelphia.
Florida finished its homestand 3-3 and missed a chance to forge a three-way tie atop the NL East with Philadelphia and the New York Mets.
Ricky Nolasco (10-6) allowed eight hits and five runs in five innings. He fell to 0-3 in three starts against Atlanta this year, with an ERA of 10.57, while his ERA against all other teams is 3.10.
The Braves, who totaled one hit Tuesday, had eight after four innings against Nolasco. Hudson singled and scored the game's first run. Gregor Blanco had four hits, scored three runs and drove in three, and Yunel Escobar had two doubles and three RBIs.
Florida leads the NL with 28 come-from-behind wins, but there was no rallying against Hudson and four relievers. The score was 9-0 before Luis Gonzalez hit a three-run homer in the ninth off Buddy Carlyle.
The Marlins head for Wrigley Field in a scoring slump. Dan Uggla went 0-for-4 and is 1-for-22 since his miserable performance in the All-Star Game. Hanley Ramirez is in a 2-for-21 skid. Josh Willingham, who was given the night off, is batting .167 since coming off the disabled list June 24.
The Braves' attack has been sputtering, too, but Hudson got it going with a leadoff single in the third, and Blanco reached when his sacrifice bunt went for a hit. Escobar doubled home a run, and Blanco came home on a groundout by Jones.
The Braves added three runs to make it 5-0 in the fourth. Jeff Francoeur and Kelly Johnson doubled, Blanco hit a two-out RBI single, and Escobar followed with a run-scoring double.
Blanco hit a two-run triple in the eighth.
Notes:@ Blanco got the last word in a fourth-inning quarrel with plate umpire Doug Eddings. After hitting an RBI single, Blanco looked back over his right shoulder and hollered at Eddings while running to first base. ... The Marlins said RHP Justin Miller, who went on the disabled list July 5 with right elbow inflammation, may be activated as early as Friday.
Re: MLB News and Notes July 24
Thursday's MLB Research
By IndianCowboy
Toronto vs. Baltimore
As I write this, I am 2-0 and I'm sitting on seeing if the Orioles game can come out of delay and see if they can pull this game out. Regardless, it sits at 2-1 in favor of Toronto currently. If you remember, Halladay actually got roughed up on the road in his last start at Tampa Bay and his team lost 4-6 so this is actually a bounce-back game for him, Do note that the last time he had a horrible start was against Cincy at home with a 6 ERA and then he came back pitching a complete game shutout at Seattle giving up just 4 hits in a 2-0 win. Who knows what he has in store for this game after the bad outing at Tampa Bay, Halladay had a 4.7 era against Liz in his last start winning 5-4 at home against the O's the last go around, he was 3-0 against the O's last year, Cabrera had a 10.80 era in his last start only to find his team actually end up winning the game 11-10, remember he is on a big-bounceback and facing Halladay typically brings the best out of ya, if anything a lean on the under here as this very well might be a pitcher's duel similar to yesterday, remember he had a 5.69 era at Toronto so this is a bit of a revenge game for Cabrera as well as the ol' guy can pitch a solid game at home as he did against Kansas City pitching a complete game and giving up just 2 runs. Lean on the under here.
Tampa Bay vs. Kansas City
Speaking of Tampa Bay, they face off against KC here after winning 4-3 at home and KC coming off a 7-1 beating at the hands of the Tigers. Garza gave up just 2 hits in about 8 inns his last start as he dominated Toronto at home, he has a 4.05 era against KC in his last start as he picked up a ND but his team lost 4-7 eventually at home to Gil Meche, he gave up 9 hits in about 7 inns in that home start, he lost to KC both times last year as well pitching 1 of 2 quality starts, speaking of Meche, he is 4-1 over his last 7 starts, his team has won 6 of his last 7 starts, he pitched a stellar game at Tampa Bay last time helping defeat the Drays and Garza and actually cashing in as +170 dogs, Tampa bay has revenge here but KC comes off a terrible home loss, lean on tampa bay here but likely staying away.
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These wipes come in small and compact packs of 20, for a price that varies in multiple shops, although they are able to be purchased at around £2. Which I believe is slightly to expensive for the amount of wipes given.
While these are my choice for makeup wipes, there is one serious disadvantage these wipes cause serious pain when used around the eyes the wipes, which for a makeup wipe is not suitable, if this was fixed then these facial wipes would be the perfect buy.
-Removes all dirt from skin.
-Smells fresh and clean.
-Good for your skin, reducing spots and blocked pores.
-Expensive for the amount.
-Painful to use at times.
Facial cleansing wipes are one of the best skin care products around in my opinion. They're practical, time-saving, and easy to use. I always have a couple of packs at home ready for taking off heavy make-up or a quick cleanse before bed time. I'm not particularly loyal to any one skin care brand, but after having a great experience with Olay's Gentle Cleaners Wet Cleaning Wipes I decided to give their Essentials Sensitive Wet Cleansing Wipes a try when I saw them on offer in Tesco. The RRP for this product is £2.49, which is fairly reasonable, and I got them at half price so paid just £1.24.
Product description: "Olay Essentials sensitive wet wipes goes beyond cleansing to help soothe and nourish sensitive skin. Gentle everyday cleansing in one easy step. Our wipes have lift & lock technology to gently sweep away dirt, makeup and waterproof mascara while helping to enhance your skin's natural moisture."
Recommended directions for use: Peel label to open. Use every morning and / or evening to remove dirt and makeup from your face, neck and around the eye area. Dispose of used wipe in a bin (do not flush). Reseal pack to keep wipes moist.
Facial cleansing wipes are great for when I'm short on time or can't be bothered with a full on cleanse / tone / moisturise routine. These are specifically targeted at sensitive skin. My skin type is starting to balance out a little now I've moved away from my blemish prone problem skin years, and I would class my skin as combination, with occasional sensitive tendencies.
The packaging is very standard for most facial wipes. They come in a plastic wrapper with a peel-back label on the top which you can then re-seal after use. Each pack contains 20 wipes, so to cost it individually this works out that I paid just over 6 pence per wipe which is great value for money.
The wipes themselves are a basic white coloured cloth that have a nice moist feel, and there did not seem to be any noticeable fragrance. The fabric of the wipes is thick and durable but soft at the same time, and they seemed to be more wet than other facial wipes I've used before, maybe to help lessen any irritation on sensitive skin.
To use these cleansing wipes I simply rub over my face in the same way that I would wash with a flannel. As they are already moist you can use them without water and this makes the whole process very speedy and mess free. I rub the wipe over my face, starting from the chin and working upwards so as not to pull the skin down. They seem to remove make-up easily and do make my skin feel clean and moistened afterwards. Because the wipes stay wet this helps them to glide over the skin and and they do a thorough job of removing my make-up.
BUT, here comes the big downside, and the deciding factor in my low score for this review. Whenever I get to taking my eye make-up off the wipes really make my eyes sting. It is quite a strong painful feeling and I was extremely surprised by this as I've never experiences a facial wipe that has this effect before. I also thought it was pretty poor performance for a product targeted at sensitive skin to cause discomfort and irritate my eyes. I checked the packaging after this first happened, to make sure that they are indeed intended for use on eye make-up, and confirmed that there are 2 references to removing eye make-up, but also a warning to: "avoid getting into your eyes. If eye contact occurs, rinse well with water".
These wipes are nice and moist and do a good job of cleansing quickly, but I would never want to purchase them again because they are completely impractical as I cannot use them for removing my eye make-up thanks to the awful stinging pain it gives when I use the wipes on my eye area. I'll be sticking to my preferred Olay Gentle Cleansers wipes and would certainly not be able to recommend these wipes to anyone with sensitive skin or eyes.
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Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for managing and transmitting image data. Some embodiments are particularly suited to streaming JPEG 2000 images from a web server.
1. A method for customized image display, said method comprising the acts of:
receiving an initial portion of a scalable image file, defining an image, at a client device, said scalable image file being hosted on a server and wherein said initial portion comprises parts of a main header, and at least one of a tile-part header and a packet header, said initial portion also comprising initial graphical image data defining at least a portion of said image with a reduced image characteristic;
receiving a user-selected image customization selection, related to said scalable image file, from a user interface at said client device, wherein said selection designates an more detailed image characteristic than said reduced image characteristic;
determining at said client device, based on information in at least one of said headers in said initial portion, the bitstream location of at least one additional portion of said scalable image file that is required to render said user-selected image customization, wherein said additional portion is non-cumulative to said initial portion;
sending a request from said client device to said server requesting data at said bitstream location;
receiving said data at said bitstream location in response to said request; and
rendering said user-selected image customization at said client device.
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This application is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 09/709,985, filed Nov. 10, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,206,804, entitled "Methods and Systems for Transmitting Digital Images," issued on Apr. 17, 2007, by Deshpande et al.
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for managing and transmitting image data. Some embodiments are particularly suited to streaming JPEG 2000 images from a web server.
In many Internet and network applications, large image files are frequently transferred. These large image files must be transmitted from server to client with accuracy and speed. When connection speeds are not optimal, these images can take an inconveniently long time to download to a client. Using known methods, this extended lag results in high latency or delay before display of the complete image.
Image files can also be problematic when their size, resolution or other attributes are not optimized to the needs of the user.
JPEG 2000 is an image compression standard with the ability to support large images. JPEG 2000 also supports resolution, quality and region-of-interest scalability. Thus, the JPEG 2000 bitstream is scalable. However the server-client protocol to get only part of the JPEG 2000 bitstream is not defined. Details of the JPEG 2000 standard may be accessed by reference to JPEG 2000 Part 1 Final Committee Draft Version 1.0, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 1 N1646, March 2000 and JPEG 2000 Verification Model 7.0 (Technical Description), ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 1 WG1N1684, April 2000, both of which are incorporated herein by reference.
In JPEG 2000, an image consists of components. An image may be spatially divided into tiles and tile-components, where each tile is independently coded. A tile-component is then divided into resolutions and sub-bands. A resolution can be partitioned into precincts using rectangular grids. A sub-band is divided into code-blocks where each code-block is an independent coding unit. A precinct may consist of a rectangular region of code-blocks in all sub-bands of the same resolution. The coded data of each code-block can be distributed across one or more quality layers in the codestream. The data representing a specific tile, layer, component, resolution and precinct appears in the codestream in a contiguous segment called a packet.
There are two types of headers in the codestream as shown in
The lengths of the main header 2 and each tile-part header 4, and the length of each tile-part 6, can all be easily derived from the main header 2 or tile-part headers 4. In addition, the length of each packet 10, 12 can be obtained from the main header 2 or derived from the packet headers located in the main header 2 or in the codestream 14. Based on this information and the length of code-block contribution information included in each packet header, we can identify the locations/segments of the codestream for a particular code-block, precinct, resolution, component and layer. In fact, an index file can be generated to record this indexing information by parsing the codestream headers, including the main header 2, tile-part headers 4 and packet headers 14. This index file can then be used to facilitate the retrieval of a particular portion of the codestream.
For a given tile, the order in which the packets are interleaved is called the progression order. The interleaving of the packets can progress along four axes: layer, component, resolution and precinct. There are five allowable progression orders in the standard which are signaled by the COD and/or Progressive order change default (POD) markers in the main header 2.
Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems that allow customized transmission of image files over a network. Embodiments of the present invention provide for scalable image resolution, quality scalability including signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) scalability, region-of-interest (ROI) selection and other features.
In some embodiments of the present invention, a user may select quality scalability thereby allowing a client application to begin rendering an image before the image is fully transmitted. This may be performed by rendering an image coarsely and reducing the coarseness of the image progressively as data is received.
Some embodiments of the present invention may allow for region-of-interest (ROI) scalability wherein a user may select a region-of-interest that may be transmitted alone or given priority in the image transmission process. A user may select a ROI to be viewed and an embodiment of the present invention may transmit only that area to the user thereby decreasing latency. Alternatively, a user may select a ROI and another embodiment of the present invention will select that ROI area for priority transmission to be followed by transmission of the remainder of the image. In this manner, a ROI may be viewed more quickly and, if desired, another portion or the remainder of the image may be viewed after inspection of the ROI.
In order that the manner in which the above-recited and other advantages and objects of the invention are obtained, a more particular description of the invention briefly described above will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof which are illustrated in the appended drawings. Understanding that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are not therefore to be considered to be limiting of its scope, the invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail through the use of the accompanying drawings in which:
The currently preferred embodiments of the present invention will be best understood by reference to the drawings, wherein like parts are designated by like numerals throughout. The figures listed above are expressly incorporated as part of this detailed description.
It will be readily understood that the components of the present invention, as generally described and illustrated in the figures herein, could be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations. Thus, the following more detailed description of the embodiments of the methods and systems of the present invention is not intended to limit the scope of the invention but it is merely representative of the presently preferred embodiments of the invention.
Elements of embodiments of the present invention may be embodied in hardware, firmware and/or software. While exemplary embodiments revealed herein may only describe one of these forms, it is to be understood that one skilled in the art would be able to effectuate these elements in any of these forms while resting within the scope of the present invention.
Some embodiments of the present invention are explained in reference to a specific embodiment which employs an HTTP protocol for streaming images in the JPEG2000 format. While this is used as a primary example, other protocols and image formats may be used in embodiments of the present invention.
In some embodiments, the above described features and/or other features may be implemented using a client application which downloads the target image at a reduced resolution and displays that image as a "thumbnail" for user manipulation, reference and input such as ROI selection and other selection. Once the thumbnail has been downloaded and displayed, a user may select a portion of the image for display at a resolution higher than that of the thumbnail. A user may select a ROI on the thumbnail or on a higher-resolution image using many known input device methods. Generally, a rectangular region will be delineated by a series of inputs, such as mouse clicks, and the client application will request the portion of the image corresponding to the designated region of interest. In this manner, a portion of the image may be displayed without waiting for display of the entire image.
Some embodiments of a client application may provide for selection of image resolution. Typically, for large, high-resolution images, there will be a range of resolutions between the maximum image resolution and a minimum thumbnail resolution. These embodiments will allow a user to select an optimum resolution below the maximum image resolution which will reduce latency.
A client application of embodiments of the present invention may also allow a user to select whether quality scalability is enabled. When enabled, quality scalability can render relevant image details prior to complete image transmission thereby allowing a user to make image decisions prior to complete transmission of the image. Quality scalability may be applied to the thumbnail used for ROI selection as well as the target image.
In a parent application, the inventor introduced an index file concept which allows a client to make intelligent HTTP requests to obtain required portions of an image file bitstream, such as a JPEG 2000 bitstream, from a web server. Embodiments of the present invention may utilize index file methods while other embodiments may operate without index files. Embodiments of the present invention comprise image data streaming methods and systems which employ client side parsing to customize and modify the image data. The architectures of these embodiments may be web based and may use HTTP protocols. These methods can be used without any explicit index file.
Known methods include a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) for random access of segments of JPEG2000 file and an architecture for cache management, network packetization and packet loss recovery for JPEG2000 files. There are several drawbacks of this approach. It needs a proprietary server to support the above features, whereas embodiments of the present invention may work with any standard HTTP 1.1 web server or other servers configurations. Some embodiments may be used with any HTTP 1.1 server supporting byte-ranges. Several commercial and free HTTP servers exist which are compatible with embodiments of the present invention.
HTTP runs on top of TCP/IP, which supports reliable packet delivery. Caching is also supported by HTTP. Unlike audio and video data, which have real-time properties and thus cannot be optimally transmitted using TCP/IP, the JPEG2000 images can be transmitted using this reliable delivery mechanism. Whereas error concealment and error resilience are active research areas for video and audio data, an image (i.e., JPEG2000) typically needs to be transported reliably and any packet loss is better handled by re-transmission. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention utilize web server based streaming for JPEG 2000 images. This allows easy deployment since standard web servers can host the JPEG2000 images.
Client-Side-Parsing-Based Streaming
Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems which utilize client-side-parsing-based (CSPB) streaming in which a server may host an image file, such as a JPEG2000 image file, and wherein the client may read and parse portions or parts of the image file to make decisions about further processing such as reading additional required portions. In some of these methods and systems the server does not need to keep extra information in index files for the generation of thumbnails or for displaying images at prescribed resolutions. In these embodiments, the server needs to keep only the single compressed image file for each image.
Thumbnail Generation
In some embodiments of the present invention, thumbnail images are generated and may be presented to a user as part of a user interface, user reference, prompt or other communication. In some of these embodiments, a client may connect to a web server and open a file. This action may start the process of reading a part of an image file. In the case of a JPEG 2000 file, typically small chunks of bytes (n) from the JPEG2000 file are read initially. A client application or interface may read, parse and decode a sufficient amount of bytes to be able to decode a desired low-resolution image. This may be performed in an iterative process or loop. The bytes read are not necessarily contiguous in the image. A determination of which bytes may be required for a particular image may be based on parsing and decoding of data previously read from a file. The size of a chunk is left flexible and can adapt to the network connection.
In some embodiments comprising an alternative architecture, information (i.e., how many bytes are required for each resolution) may be embedded in the JPEG2000 or other image code stream as metadata. These above-described embodiments help a client display thumbnails more easily. Pseudo code of an embodiment of the present invention for the architecture for thumbnail generation is shown below:
Once the thumbnail data for an image has been acquired, it may be displayed to the user as an aid for user input or as some other form of reference. Using many methods, a user may request a higher resolution version of the image. A connection to a server is established and small chunks of data are read. These data chunks are then parsed until sufficient data is obtained to decode up to the selected resolution. The pseudo code to obtain any particular user specified resolution of the image from the server is described below for some embodiments:
Quality scalability and region-of-interest (ROI) scalability can be achieved similarly by obtaining the required portions of an image file such as a JPEG2000 bitstream.
Streaming Selected Portions of the Codestream
Since a JPEG2000 codestream is well structured, it is possible to retrieve some portion of the codestream for a particular interest. Some typical applications are resolution scalability, quality scalability and region of interest streaming. The locations of the corresponding portions of the codestream for these applications are described below.
Resolution Scalability. If the progression order follows Order 2 or Order 3 as described in the background section above, then the data for a particular resolution will be a contiguous segment in the codestream. If the progression order follows Order 1, then the data for a particular resolution will be distributed over several separate contiguous segments (one in each quality layer) in the codestream. If the progression order follows Order 4 or 5, then the data for a particular resolution will again consists of several separate contiguous segments in the codestream, with one segment in each precinct and each component.
SNR (Quality) Scalability. It is also relatively easy to achieve SNR scalability, especially when the codestream follows the first progression order. For the other progression orders, the data for a particular quality layer is distributed over several separate contiguous segments in the codestream. Their locations can be obtained from the index file or by doing on-the-fly parsing of the bitstream.
Region of Interest (ROI) Streaming. Region of interest streaming is more computationally involved as compared to the above two cases. For an arbitrary region in the spatial domain, we need to trace how each coefficient and pixel value is reconstructed in the inverse wavelet transform, and find the corresponding region in each sub-band that contributes to the reconstruction of the ROI. The precincts and code-blocks that are needed to reconstruct the ROI can then be identified. The compressed data for these precincts and code-blocks can then be located and retrieved at the server side for streaming.
Some embodiments of the present invention implement client-side-parsing-based streaming for JPEG 2000 images as a Java applet. An example of these embodiments is shown in
Some embodiments use HTTP/1.1 protocol to stream JPEG2000 images from a web server. Other embodiments may also use other similar protocols and similar image formats.
The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from its spirit or essential characteristics. The described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is, therefore, indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description. All changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are to be embraced within their scope.
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For as long as I can remember, when you talked about the best fighters in the world, the names of Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez were always mentioned, but a fight between them never came off, said Golden Boy Promotions President Oscar De La Hoya. Im excited that weve finally been able to put these two great warriors together and present the fans with what I believe will be one of the best fights of the last 25 years.
This is one of the most important fights of my career and I think I am going to knock out Barrera, said Juan Manuel Marquez. Barrera has fought a lot, but Im at the peak of my career and it is time for him (Barrera) to retire and for me to take the reign.
Juan Manuel (Marquez) thinks he is going to knock me out, Id like to see him try, said Barrera. He (Marquez) is dreaming that he is going to win, but the difference will show that his dreams are not reality. Instead he should be training because I am going to shut his mouth with my punches not with words.
"Boxing fans loved Marco Antonio Barrera's legendary trilogy with Erik Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez's exciting battle with Manny Pacquiao", said HBO Pay-Per-View's Mark Taffet. "Barrera vs. Marquez is yet another great head-to-head, toe-to-toe matchup which boxing fans will look forward to."
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It's Patch Tuesday...Again...
Overnight I received an email from a friend, forwarding me an article from Redmond Magazine. The topic of the magazine was the huge Patch Tuesday dump that our friends in Redmond have sent down. There was also some discussion about the patch bundles dropped by Adobe and Oracle as well. In the words of the author of the article It's a heavy burden for just this month. The email, though was what I wanted to highlight. My friend said to me:
Here's a good ad for Linux! ("Ya load 16 patches and whaddayaget? Another day older and deeper in debt. Saint Peter dontcha take me 'cause I can't goooooo; I owe my soul to the Microsoft stooooore" - with apologies to Tennessee Ernie Ford).
I am sure there are a number of Linux people that are waking up and pointing at their Windows using friends and saying I told you so, but I can assure you, most of those people are not professional Linux administrators. In fact, most of us that use Linux for a living would say not so fast.... Over the past two weeks I have had a number of things patched on my Fedora 13 system. I say things because I really was not paying attention to exactly what was being patched, pretty much the same way I do not not really pay much attention to what Microsoft (or Oracle or Adobe) are patching this week. Now you might argue that I not only should be paying attention, but that I inspect each and every patch before I apply it for relevancy and value. Yea, OK. Show of hands, who has time for that? Yes, there are some of you out there that not only do test each and every patch, but know exactly the impact it is going to have on your systems. Further, you also know that if one of your systems is down for even a second, the amount of money lost is more than enough to pay for the test and development systems needed to test patches when they come out. But most of us just take it on faith. We have to. Linux continues to be one of the safest operating systems on the market today. This is because of the model of access (least privilege) and the intense scrutiny of the code. But even with an average of one bug per 1000 lines of code, even we have patches, security issues and exploits that we have to be ever vigilant of. It is easy for us to point our fingers and laugh, but we should not become complacent.
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"Linux continues to be one of the safest operating systems on the market today. This is because of the model of access (least privilege) and the intense scrutiny of the code".
The 'model of access' is chunky as a bunch of bricks and leads inevitably to more access being given that is necessary. ACLs are the way to go, but who uses them? In my experience not many admins know that they exist.
As for 'intense scrutiny', I think that just because the source is open it doesn't mean that people read it. Who's got the time or inclination? I'd suspect that source code, especially driver source code, is only read by a few interested people.
Linux is probably the safest operating system mainly because it is not the big bad ogre of Microsoft and because it is a distributed target - when someone writes attack code they are trying to outwit the writer of the original code, Microsoft, without access to the code. It's no fun if someone gives you the answers to the puzzle before you even started.
ACLs can just as quickly
ACLs can just as quickly devolve into giving to much access.
Well, there's patching, and then there's patching
I update my Linux boxes everyday. Windows receives updates once a month. How many exploits is Microsoft purposefully hiding from the public? There's patching, and then there's patching. I'd rather get patched by Linux than Microsoft...any day of the week, literally.
Last time I went to update Ubuntu there was like 100 updates in one month
No.. They were not all for the operating system or kernel.. But to the average user it's like - 'This OS has a bunch of patches.'
I am a Windows system admin right now and I always have to point out to folks that Linux has just as many patches if not more.
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There is one thing worse than sending down a slew of patches, and that would be to not provide the fixes at all. I use and support free and open source software. However, I could never understand why liking one thing should lead to hating another.
Two things are worse: not
Two things are worse: not providing updates and providing updates in such a way that you cannot determine what the patch affects. The LWN RSS feed gives me a nice heads-up as to what is being fixed in Debian. And aptitude shows me what will be updated, letting me choose which to update now, and which to leave for later.
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Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri and his former Arsenal teammate Emmanuel Frimpong had a "bust-up" as they left the field following City's 1-0 Carling Cup win over the Gunners yesterday, the Sun reported.
The two players exchanged words in the tunnel on their way to the locker room after Nasri returned to the north London club for the first time since quitting for City in the offseason, the newspaper said. Nasri was jeered by home fans throughout the match at the Emirates Stadium.
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Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp would be interested in signing Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka should the Frenchman become available, the Daily Mail reported.
Anelka has rarely featured in the Chelsea starting line-up this season and could be traded in January, the newspaper said. The 32-year-old's contract expires at the end of the season.
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Newcastle may make a 1.5 million pound ($2.3 million) bid for Celtic captain Scott Brown, the Daily Mirror reported.
Manager Alan Pardew has been monitoring the player and could convince Celtic to part with the player before he enters the final six months of his contract, according to the Mirror.
Poised for Pogba
Manchester United may lose 18-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba to Manchester City on a free transfer at the end of the season, the Independent reported.
Pogba hasn't signed a contract extension and is also a target for Arsenal, Inter and AC Milan, the newspaper said.
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SmartThings Home Automation Brews the Coffee, Turns on the AC, Makes Everything Cool (video)
For the better part of the decade, home automation has been limited to those with padded bank accounts and a tolerance for proprietary systems that don't always work as they're marketed. Creston is an example of that. And while we can't say empirically since we've never performed a hands on review, we've heard countless stories that report that it's not only expensive and difficult to install, but works a bit like a leaky ship.
Though we can't speak for the reliability for the SmartThings, we can speak to its price and ridiculously simple install process. Unlike other home automation system, which generally require wiring and a general contractor, the SmartThings connects to your home using a hub that plugs into your home's router. The hub then connects wirelessly to a variety of individual "devices" allowing you to can control lamps, detect when someone walks into a room or opens a windows, exits the property (provided they've got a fob attached) and many more. In fact, these are the launch devices that will be available at the end of this year. Come some time next year they'll add a door locking mechanism that appears to be compatible with NFC enabled phone, thermostat control, and a whole host of devices that will allow you to monitor your home's well being (think flood, earthquake, or fire). They've also developed a Dev Kit that allows anyone, with a penchant for soldering no less, to create additional devices.
All of this can be controlled or monitored using your smartphone. According to SmartThings, the hub as well as the devices will support a a variety of connectivity methods, including Ethernet, cellular, Zigbee, Z-wave, and Bluetooth. Cellular is still TBD, but in light of them exceeding their funding goal by over $100,000 so far, we're gonna assume it's a given at this point.
It would seem the sky is the limit. And the cost, at least initially, is very reasonable. However, there will be monthly fees that range from $5 to $10 a month, a big deterrent in a freemium world. That said, if you invest via their Kickstarter campaign, they're willing to wave the aforementioned fees on up to 3 devices for their lifetime. We're still waiting on Belkin to release their version of home automated gear, though from what we've seen it won't be as extensive as SmartThings, but may not include those pesky monthly fees.
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about the dumbest product ever! How lazy are people nowadays?!? I need a computer to help me brew coffee or turn the a/c on?!? Seriously… This product is created by a bunch of suckers who are just trying to make the last few things we do manually… automatic.


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Camp Kinser
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Camp Kinser is a United States Marine Corps base in Okinawa, Japan. It is named for Sergeant Elbert L. Kinser, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. It is a major logistics base for Marine Corps Forces on Okinawa. Its flagship command is the 3rd Marine Logistics Group. It sits adjacent to the East China Sea in the city of Urasoe, and just a few kilometers away from Naha.
Camp Kinser is the most southern of nine Marine Corps bases on Okinawa which make up Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler. Another military installation (Naha Port) is located south of Camp Kinser, but it belongs to the U.S. Army.
Camp Kinser is equipped with a DeCA Commissary, AAFES Shopette, and an AAFES PX, which also houses a food court with notable eateries such as Subway, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. It is also equipped with a Bowling Alley, Enlisted Club, Fitness Center, and Mess Hall.
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The jurisdiction of each Deputy Superintendent of Police and Circle Inspector of Police is being reorganised in the wake of reorganisation of the Assembly constituencies, said Home Minister Sabitha Indra Reddy.
The police department in the State is in for a major overhaul with the massive recruitment, addition of infrastructure and modernisation of force. She was addressing the gathering at Madikonda after inaugurating the police station constructed at a cost of Rs.50 lakh here on Saturday.
Ms. Sabitha Indra Reddy said the government has recruited 45,000 jobs in police department and is ready to set up new police stations as and when the Superintendents of Police send their new proposals across the State.
Henceforth, all the police stations will have a new women counter to deal with the women petitioners exclusively. New women police stations will also be set up wherever required, she said.
Union Minister of State for Social Justice P. Balram Naik said the centre has sanctioned Rs.30 crore for Warangal district for development of areas affected by the extremists. In-charge Minister R.Venkat Reddy and BC Welfare Minister Baswaraju Saraiah and others lauded the efforts of the police personnel in maintaining law and order.
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Tig Notaro has one of those fabled "good problems."
The Los Angeles comedian attracted a new and much larger audience in 2012 after a career-defining set that found her discussing her cancer diagnosis and other life-altering events.
Not exactly the stuff of your average comedy show, but after mega-comic Louis C.K. praised her raw, bracing performance and the Secretly Canadian label released it as an album, the set quickly grew into legend and went on to top many of critics' year-end lists. (The album also was nominated for a Grammy this week.)
But Notaro was worried her new audience would want to hear only her most famous material — not the low-key, story-driven jokes that form the foundation of her stand-up act.
"I was getting ready to do my first hour-long show in a theater in Iowa City after all of that press," said Notaro, who headlines the Boulder Theater on Dec. 13. "And I was thinking, 'Oh my gosh, there's probably all these pear-shaped housewives that have been through breast cancer and such a new [to me] mix of people in the audience.' It was really hitting me, and I started to get stressed about it.
"Then I thought, 'I don't want to lose people along the way, but if people are coming to hear cancer comedy or intense, hard-hitting truths, there's nothing I can do about that. I just have to have the confidence that I'm a good enough comedian that even if they came with these expectations, I can shift their gears."
As a former Denver-based music promoter, Notaro, 42, knows well the pitfalls of one-hit wonders — and the fans who are interested only in an artist's most popular work. But she felt all the more liberated after she received a rapturous welcome from the Iowa City crowd at that April show.
"My head was so spinning from my life, and people were asking me what I was going to say next, or what my comedy's going to be like, and I really didn't know," she said. "I was still emotionally rebounding, so their guess was as good as mine. But after I went on stage I found that I was the same person that I ever was — just without [breasts]."
As she has shown on Comedy Central's "The Sarah Silverman Program" and as a writer-performer on the first season of "Inside Amy Schumer," Notaro's slow-burn humor doesn't need to invoke her ruinous, four-month stretch of breakups, pneumonia, death and cancer to find its mark.
She's been so busy with writing, touring and festival appearances the past few months that she even turned down a second season of "Schumer."
"I'm trying to pull back a little bit on the crunch so I don't run myself into the ground," she said. "I needed to work out new material over the past year so I decided to go to a few festivals, but really I'm just working at home, developing a couple of TV shows and writing a book, so my life is just writing right now."
Notaro's also busy with her weekly podcast "Professor Blastoff," with comedian and writing partner Kyle Dunnigan and comic-writer David Hunstberger, but plans to mount a proper tour of major markets in 2014.
"I've been popping out to do these Boulder-type shows," she said, "but I've been really trying to relax and lay low for the moment."
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