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02-16-2013 #1
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new Beta Suggestions
I've been testing the new beta for a bit. I'm an experienced dealer, have been in the business for 40 years and am a Certified Antique Appraiser as well as an expert on the Antique Road Show. I was curious about Worthpoint and was hoping it would provide worthwhile information.
While there are a number of issues with the old search engine, the new one, while better, has several quirks I would suggest correcting prior to release. The glaring one is the lack of a "Date of record". With the industry vastly transformed over the past five years and many prices down to half what they were, a search without an imboarded date is not particularly relevant or useful. One can sort by "sale date", however, no sale date is displayed.
Additionally, on the "Large thumbnail" search, it would be wise to have a hover that expands the image to complete rather than a small slice of the image.
This could be a great program for sifting through lots at an auction, however, in it's present form, it runs the significant danger of providing vastly inflated pricing realized from years ago for present day finds. Bill
02-19-2013 #2
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Your Date of Record observation is astute. I agree it's important all data be presented in a practical, meaningful and relevant context. This is particularly crucial for Worthpoint members searching the Worthopedia for objects unfamiliar to them.
On my Worthopedia Wish List? A graph plotting the range of prices realized over time, which could prove useful as a quick reference tool.
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02-24-2013 #3
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Agree wholeheartedly about the date. I tried the new beta yesterday and the first thing I noticed was that the date was missing. I'm a new worthpoint user (3 days) and while I love the idea, I can't seem to understand why everything in the research database is 6 months old. Worthpoint makes it easy to see a large amount of info in a concise fashion, but truly, just using Ebay completed auctions is a more accurate representation of true value since you're seeing sales that have completed in the last couple months. I wonder if Worthpoint is working on a way to more quickly update their databases. As far as the new beta, I really like the improvements....it's getting there.
Would also be nice to see some type of stat that identifies how many of a certain item "did not sell" vs "did sell". For example, if I research item X and see that 5 have sold for $50 range, it would be helpful to know if 500 haven't sold at all....
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Wow, that is interesting and good thinking. I agree that would be very helpful!!!


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1) Accomplish transferring a video media file (.avi, .mpg, .wmv, .mov, .mkv, .ogm, etc.) to DVD media in a format that will allow it to be played on a standalone DVD player.
2) Create professional style menus with audio to allow selection of Titles, Chapters & other menus.
To make things easier to read, we'll be using some real filenames, always keeping them with any created files & saved config files in the same directory.
For the purpose of the exercise, 2 video files have been downloaded for free from www.matrix-xp.com & renamed to 'matrix.avi' & 'outtakes.avi'.
We'll also be using the THX theme at the start of the DVD & have named this 'thx.mpg'.
Note any copyright issues for your location if you intend to use these for anything other than private use.
Encoding the movies
Know or find out what TV format you will be using.
For most of Europe & Australia, use PAL.
For America, use NTSC. [edit: removed link to NTSC as overscan is taken care of by dvdauthor]
For PAL:
transcode -i matrix.avi \ -y ffmpeg \ --export_prof dvd-pal \ --export_asr 3 \ -o matrix \ -D0 \ -s2 \ -m matrix.ac3 \ -J modfps=clonetype=3 \ --export_fps 25
transcode -i outtakes.avi \ -y ffmpeg \ --export_prof dvd-pal \ --export_asr 3 \ -o outtakes \ -D0 \ -s2 \ -m outtakes.ac3 \ -J modfps=clonetype=3 \ --export_fps 25
transcode -i thx.mpg \ -y ffmpeg \ --export_prof dvd-pal \ --export_asr 3 \ -o thx \ -D0 \ -s2 \ -m thx.ac3 \ -J modfps=clonetype=3 \ --export_fps 25
For NTSC:
transcode -i matrix.avi \ -y ffmpeg \ --export_prof dvd-ntsc \ --export_asr 3 \ -o matrix \ -D0 \ -s2 \ -m matrix.ac3 \ -J modfps=clonetype=3 \ --export_fps 29.97
transcode -i outtakes.avi \ -y ffmpeg \ --export_prof dvd-ntsc \ --export_asr 3 \ -o outtakes \ -D0 \ -s2 \ -m outtakes.ac3 \ -J modfps=clonetype=3 \ --export_fps 29.97
transcode -i thx.mpg \ -y ffmpeg \ --export_prof dvd-ntsc \ --export_asr 3 \ -o thx \ -D0 \ -s2 \ -m thx.ac3 \ -J modfps=clonetype=3 \ --export_fps 29.97
The above will produce 6 files, 'matrix.m2v', 'matrix.ac3', 'outtakes.m2v', 'outtakes.ac3', 'thx.m2v' &'thx.ac3' which have been split from the original into video & audio files. The video(.m2v) has now been re-encoded into a DVD compliant mpeg2 format & the audio(.ac3) has been encoded into an AC3 DVD audio stream.
Aspect Ratio
The above transcode lines will convert & encode to an aspect ratio of 16:9. If an aspect ratio of 4:3 is desired then replace '--export_asr 3' with '--export_asr 2' in your transcode line. Dvdauthor will only work correctly on files with aspect ratios of either 4:3 or 16:9.
Convert 2-channel stereo audio track to 5.1 surround sound (optional)
Using the above transcode lines will result in a 2-channel stereo audio track.
Depending on the brand of 5.1 surround sound entertainment system, this may result in the audio only being present on the centre & sub channels.
Find out if the original .avi/.mpg file already contains a 5.1 AC3 audio track:
mplayer -vo dummy -identify original.avi 2> /dev/null | grep 5.1
A positive output would look something like:
AC3: 5.1 (3f+2r+lfe) 48000 Hz 384.0 kbit/s
If it does, then extract it using 'tcextract' (part of the transcode package) & use it in your mplex line below instead. In this way, front to rear panning will not be lost on true 5.1 audio tracks, & no added conversion is necessary:
tcextract -d2 -i matrix.avi -a0 -x ac3 | tcextract -d2 -x ac3 -t raw > matrix.ac3
If it doesn't, then using the existing 2-channel audio track, it is possible to create a 5.1 surround sound track so that the audio will be present on all 6 channels (front to rear panning is lost).
See here -> http://mightylegends.zapto.org/dvd/dvdauthor_howto_surround.html
Combine the new audio & video files into one DVD mpg
mplex -f8 -o matrix_dvd.mpg matrix.m2v matrix.ac3 mplex -f8 -o outtakes_dvd.mpg outtakes.m2v outtakes.ac3 mplex -f8 -o thx_dvd.mpg thx.m2v thx.ac3
Test the files in mplayer or xine. eg. 'mplayer -vo xv matrix_dvd.mpg'
Adding subtitles
Add subtitles using a subtitle file.
There are many different subtitle file formats (.sub, .srt, .ssa, .smi, .rt, .txt, .aqt, .jss, .js, .ass), for this exercise we're using the .srt format.
The .srt format has the following syntax:
1 00:00:04,700 --> 00:00:06,736 The weather is nice today
2 00:00:06,900 --> 00:00:09,494 Yes it is but not as nice as yesterday
It represents a time span in 'hours:minutes:seconds,milliseconds' to show the subtitle text.
Here is one created for matrix.avi -> http://mightylegends.zapto.org/dvd/matrix.srt
Make a directory in your home directory called '.spumux/', then copy the Vera.ttf font from your xorg/xfree fontpath to ~/.spumux/
Font does not have to be Vera.ttf, can be any other TrueType Font (.ttf), if the font is changed then also edit the subtitle.xml file below.
Use spumux to merge the subtitle text into the DVD video.
Spumux is part of the dvdauthor package. It is configured via an .xml file. Here is the xml config file we will use, save it as 'subtitle.xml':
File: <subpictures> <stream> <textsub filename="matrix.srt" characterset="ISO8859-1" fontsize="18.0" font="Vera.ttf" horizontal-alignment="center" vertical-alignment="bottom" left-margin="60" right-margin="60" top-margin="20" bottom-margin="30" subtitle-fps="25" movie-fps="25" movie-width="720" movie-height="574"/> </stream> </subpictures>
Specified 'movie-fps', 'movie-width' & 'movie-height' are important.
If you are using NTSC, then it will be 'movie-fps="29.97" movie-width="720" movie-height="478"'
The 'subtitle-fps' should be the FPS value of the video that the .srt was originally created from.
For example:
A .srt file has been created using a PAL (25 FPS) video.
The PAL video has then been converted to NTSC (29.97 FPS).
Therefore the following values would apply:
subtitle-fps="25" movie-fps="29.97" movie-width="720" movie-height="478"
Merge the subtitles into the DVD video:
spumux -s0 subtitle.xml < matrix_dvd.mpg > matrix_dvd.mpg.temp mv matrix_dvd.mpg.temp matrix_dvd.mpg
If multiple subtitles are needed, then for each subtitle stream, increment spumux's '-s' value by 1
(eg. 'spumux -s3 subtitle.xml < matrix_dvd.mpg > matrix_dvd.mpg.temp' to add the 4th subtitle stream).
If different subtitle colours other than the default grey are desired, then it is necessary to patch the dvdauthor-0.6.11 source & re-compile.
Patch available here -> http://mightylegends.zapto.org/dvd/dvdauthor-0.6.11_subtitle_colours.diff
Apply the patch:
cd /path/to/dvdauthor-0.6.11
patch -p1 < /path/to/dvdauthor-0.6.11_subtitle_colours.diff
Then re-compile dvdauthor.
Create a palette.rgb file specifying the text outline & text colours in RGB hex:
File: 000000 ffff00
The first hex code is the text outline colour (black), the second hex code is the text colour (yellow).
A full list of supported colours & their relevant RGB hex codes can be found in /usr/share/doc/ImageMagick-<version>/www/color.html
Adjust the dvdauthor.xml file mentioned below like so:
File: <titles> <subpicture lang="en"/> <pgc palette="palette.rgb"> <vob file="matrix_dvd.mpg" chapters="0,0:30,1:00,1:30,2:30,3:00,3:30,4:00"/>
File types other than AVI or MPEG
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For file types other than .avi/.mpeg, such as .wmv, .mov, .asf, .mkv, .ogm and .bin (S)VCD etc. it's necessary to first encode the movie to .avi with mencoder, like this:
For PAL:
mencoder -o output_file.avi \ -ovc lavc \ -lavcopts vbitrate=5000 \ -fourcc DX50 \ -oac pcm \ -srate 48000 \ -ofps 25 your_movie.mov
For NTSC:
mencoder -o output_file.avi \ -ovc lavc \ -lavcopts vbitrate=5000 \ -fourcc DX50 \ -oac pcm \ -srate 48000 \ -ofps 29.97 your_movie.mov
Then proceed as normal with the above transcode line.
If transcode errors out & refuses to encode your file, use mplayer to feed the file to transcode like this:
transcode -i matrix.avi \ -x mplayer,mplayer \ -y ffmpeg \ --export_prof dvd-pal \ --export_asr 3 \ -o matrix \ -D0 \ -s2 \ -m matrix.ac3 \ -J modfps=clonetype=3 \ --export_fps 25
Remember that you can preview the .m2v file with mplayer or xine while it is still being encoded with transcode. No need to wait until encoding is completely finished before seeing the result, handy for very large movies.
Alternatively, transcode has a preview option available so that the movie can be watched (video only) as it's being encoded with the '-J pv=cache=30' option, like so (note that this will incur a slight performance hit & encoding will be slower as a result):
transcode -i matrix.avi \ -y ffmpeg \ --export_prof dvd-pal \ --export_asr 3 \ -o matrix \ -D0 \ -s2 \ -m matrix.ac3 \ -J pv=cache=30,modfps=clonetype=3 \ --export_fps 25
To preview whether AV sync is going to be correct, only encode a small amount of the movie by adding '-c 0-00:05:00' to the end of your transcode line. This will encode just the first 5 minutes of the movie, then you will need to merge(mux) the two AV streams as mentioned above using mplex. Preview the resultant .mpg file in mplayer/xine.
Tweakage (optional)
The video quality does suffer, but not in a visually noticeable way. Quality will always be subjective, but for my eyes I can only really see a difference when viewing on a PC while TV playback quality is still superb (your mileage may vary, depends greatly on the quality of the original file).
As --export_prof is not used, some ffmpeg options need to be manually set, save the settings in a file called 'ffmpeg.cfg':
File: [mpeg2video] vrc_minrate=0 vrc_maxrate = 7000 vrc_buf_size = 1792
The following transcode lines do both, reduce the resolution & video bitrate (by not using '--export_prof dvd-*', transcode's video bitrate defaults to 1800 kbits/s).
For PAL:
transcode -i matrix.avi \ -y ffmpeg \ -F mpeg2 \ -Z 352x288 \ --export_asr 3 \ --encode_fields t \ -o matrix \ -D0 \ -E 48000,16,2 \ -b 224 \ -N 0x2000 \ -s2 \ -m matrix.ac3 \ -J modfps=clonetype=3 \ --export_fps 25
For NTSC:
transcode -i matrix.avi \ -y ffmpeg \ -F mpeg2 \ -Z 352x240 \ --export_asr 3 \ --encode_fields b \ -o matrix \ -D0 \ -E 48000,16,2 \ -b 224 \ -N 0x2000 \ -s2 \ -m matrix.ac3 \ -J modfps=clonetype=3 \ --export_fps 29.97
Set the video bitrate manually by using '-w', eg. add '-w 3000' to your transcode line if a video bitrate of 3000 kbits/s is desired.
One major drawback of reducing the resolution is that transcode's '--export_prof' option cannot be used, so if an aspect ratio conversion is necessary, we lose the benefits of auto pre_clip/zoom which '--export_prof' provides.
You will know an aspect ratio conversion is necessary if the encoded output file's video is squashed/stretched using the above transcode lines.
An easy way around this is to do a dummy run using '--export_prof' on the input file & let transcode do the calculations, like so:
transcode -i matrix.avi \ -y ffmpeg \ --export_prof dvd \ --export_asr 3 \ -c 0-00:00:00 2>&1 | grep "pre clip frame"
An example output would look something like:
[transcode] V: pre clip frame | 512x384 (-48,0,-48,0)
It is the values in brackets that we need. Using those values we can now convert the aspect ratio like this: For PAL:
transcode -i matrix.avi \ -y ffmpeg \ -F mpeg2 \ -Z 352x288 \ --export_asr 3 \ --encode_fields t \ -j -48,0,-48,0 \ -o matrix \ -D0 \ -E 48000,16,2 \ -b 224 \ -N 0x2000 \ -s2 \ -m matrix.ac3 \ -J modfps=clonetype=3 \ --export_fps 25
For NTSC:
transcode -i matrix.avi \ -y ffmpeg \ -F mpeg2 \ -Z 352x240 \ --export_asr 3 \ --encode_fields b \ -j -48,0,-48,0 \ -o matrix \ -D0 \ -E 48000,16,2 \ -b 224 \ -N 0x2000 \ -s2 \ -m matrix.ac3 \ -J modfps=clonetype=3 \ --export_fps 29.97
Creating the menus
For PAL:
Open up The Gimp and make a new image of size 720�576, with a resolution of 75dpi in the x-axis and 80dpi in the y-axis.
For NTSC:
Make a new image of size 720x480, with a resolution of 81dpi in the x-axis & 72dpi in the y-axis.
Right click on the image, select Image -> Alpha -> Add channel.
Right click on the image, select image -> Layers -> Layers, Channels & Paths
Create a layer called 'button_highlight'.
Create a layer called 'button_select'.
Select the background layer & draw the menu background.
I chose to use the matrix 'green data dribble' as the background, which I downloaded from a free wallpaper website.
Scaled the image to the correct 720x576, right click image -> Image -> Scale Image & set. Then copy/pasted it into the background layer of my new image.
I wanted to have selectable snapshots of each movie in the menu.
Snapshots were taken using xine, images were scaled using gimp, then pasted into the background layer.
Select the button_highlight layer & draw the button outlines. To see howto draw perfect rectangles, squares & circles in the gimp, see here -> http://www.cubicdesign.com/gimp/1_3/
Hide the button_highlight layer & save the background layer.
Do this by selecting the button_highlight layer & using the Opacity slider in the Layers, Channels & Paths dialog box to make it disappear.
Click on the background layer, right click on the image, select File -> Save as
Save background layer as 'matrix_menu_background.jpg' (can be almost any image format).
Save the button_highlight layer in the same way. Use the opacity slider to bring the button_highlight layer back up, & hide the background layer.
Click on the button_highlight layer, right click on the image, select File -> Save as
Save button_highlight layer as 'matrix_menu_highlight.png'.
(NOTE - Button layer MUST be a .png)
Select the button_select layer & draw the button outlines exactly the same as button_highlight, but in a different color. An easy way to do this is to open matrix_menu_highlight.png, right click image, select Image -> Colors -> Color map rotation, set the colour to something different, but that will still be visible against the menu background colour.
Save new colour image as 'matrix_menu_select.png'.
(NOTE - MUST also be a .png)
Once your comfortable with the above, & everything is working, have a shot at creating an animated DVD menu.
See here -> http://mightylegends.zapto.org/dvd/dvdauthor_howto_animenu.html
Putting it all together
Convert the menu background into a DVD .mpg.
For PAL:
convert matrix_menu_background.jpg ppm:- | ppmtoy4m -n50 -F25:1 -A59:54 -I p -r -S 420mpeg2 | mpeg2enc -n p -f8 -b5000 -a3 -o matrix_menu_background.m2v
For NTSC:
convert matrix_menu_background.jpg ppm:- | ppmtoy4m -n50 -F30000:1001 -A10:11 -I p -r -S 420mpeg2 | mpeg2enc -n n -f8 -b5000 -a3 -o matrix_menu_background.m2v
Create some background audio for the menu:
ffmpeg -i your_music_file.mp3 -f wav menu_audio.wav
Use 'normalize' to make audio softer/louder if necessary:
normalize -a -10dB menu_audio.wav
Convert to AC3 audio:
ffmpeg -i menu_audio.wav -ab 224 -ar 48000 menu_audio.ac3
If you do not want any audio present in your menu, it is still necessary to create a silent audio file for mplex so the DVD menus will work correctly. Like this:
dd if=/dev/zero bs=4 count=99999 | sox -t raw -wsr 48000 - -t wav -r 48000 - | ffmpeg -i - -ab 224 -ar 48000 -ac 2 menu_audio.ac3
Merge background menu video/audio:
mplex -f8 -o matrix_menu.mpg matrix_menu_background.m2v menu_audio.ac3
Use spumux to merge button_highlight & button_select images into the menu video. Here is the xml config file we will use, save it as 'spumux.xml':
File: <subpictures> <stream> <spu start="00:00:00.0" end="00:00:00.0" highlight="matrix_menu_highlight.png" select="matrix_menu_select.png" autooutline="infer" autoorder="rows"/> </stream> </subpictures>
Create final menu .mpg:
spumux spumux.xml < matrix_menu.mpg > matrix_menu_final.mpg
A successful output should look something like this:
INFO: Picture had 2 colors INFO: Converting filenames to ANSI_X3.4-1968 INFO: Picture had 2 colors INFO: Picture had 2 colors INFO: Constructing blank img INFO: Autodetect 0 = 0x0-720x576 INFO: Pickbuttongroups, success with 1 groups, useimg=1 INFO: Found EOF in .sub file. INFO: Max_sub_size=4456 WARN: Read 0, expected 4 INFO: 1 subtitles added, 0 subtitles skipped, stream: 32, offset: 0.18
Authoring the DVD
Dvdauthor is configured via a .xml file. Here is the .xml config file we will use, save it as 'dvdauthor.xml':
File: <dvdauthor dest="DVD">
<vmgm> <menus> <video widescreen="nopanscan" /> <pgc> <vob file="thx_dvd.mpg"/> <post> jump titleset 1 menu; </post> </pgc> </menus> </vmgm>
<titleset> <menus> <video widescreen="nopanscan" /> <pgc> <button> jump title 1; </button> <button> jump title 2; </button> <vob file="matrix_menu_final.mpg"/> <post> jump cell 1; </post> </pgc> </menus>
<titles> <video widescreen="nopanscan" /> <pgc> <vob file="matrix_dvd.mpg" chapters="0,0:30,1:00,1:30,2:30,3:00,3:30,4:00"/> <post> call menu; </post> </pgc>
<pgc> <vob file="outtakes_dvd.mpg" chapters="0,0:30,1:00,1:30,2:30,3:00,3:30,4:00,4:30,5:00"/> <post> call menu; </post> </pgc> </titles>
Authoring with no menus
To create a more simple DVD with no menus or THX intro, use the dvdauthor.xml config below:
File: <dvdauthor dest="DVD"> <vmgm /> <titleset> <titles> <video widescreen="nopanscan" /> <pgc> <vob file="matrix_dvd.mpg" chapters="0,0:30,1:00,1:30,2:30,3:00,3:30,4:00"/> </pgc> <pgc> <vob file="outtakes_dvd.mpg" chapters="0,0:30,1:00,1:30,2:30,3:00,3:30,4:00,4:30,5:00"/> </pgc> </titles> </titleset> </dvdauthor>
Create a directory named 'DVD'. Create the DVD file structure with:
dvdauthor -x dvdauthor.xml
Test the new menus in xine before burning:
xine dvd:/full/path/to/DVD/VIDEO_TS/
Xine should play from the folder as though it's playing from a DVD.
Understanding the hierarchical structure of a DVD
Menus can be associated with either the whole disk (VMGM=Video Manager Menu) or with a titleset (VTSM=Video Titleset Menu), there can be more than one menu of either type.
VMGM menus are typically used when selection of more than one VTSM in a different Titleset is required, as one VTSM cannot jump to another VTSM in a different Titleset.
A VTSM menu can only jump to:
My DVD player (and others?) defaults to the first VTSM when pressing the 'Disc' button on the remote. If this is the case, & you want to setup menu access to different VTSMs at the VMGM level, then you may need to setup the first VTSM like so:
<titleset> <menus> <pgc> <post> jump vmgm menu; </post> </pgc> </menus> <titles>....
So that pressing 'Disc' will take you to the VMGM Menu.
Create the DVD image & burn it
Use growisofs, part of the dvd+rw-tools package.
growisofs -Z /dev/dvd -dvd-video DVD/
Jerky video & skipping audio
This shouldn't happen, but here are some possible causes:
[mpeg2video] vrc_minrate=0 vrc_maxrate = 7000 vrc_bufsize=1792This will set an average video bitrate of 5000kbits/sec (using Transcode's default) but set a bitrate ceiling of 7000 kbits/sec (Transcode defaults to 9000kbits/sec).
Final Notes
Hopefully the DVD worked !
Here is a flow-chart diagram to aid in getting an overall view of the processes -> ["http://mightylegends.zapto.org/dvd_images/dvdauthor_howto.png"]
More sophisticated menus can be generated by having menus within menus within menus - this is a kickstart guide only, using 2 titles & chapters every 30 seconds.
It may seem complex & time consuming first time through, but once it's been done a couple of times it becomes very quick & easy.
Some nice progress is also currently being made on a complete GUI based DVD authoring tool for Linux.
Some that stand out are:
DVDStyler -> http://dvdstyler.sourceforge.net/
QDVDAuthor -> http://qdvdauthor.sourceforge.net/
KMediaFactory -> http://susku.pyhaselka.fi/damu/software/kmediafactory/


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The pressure ultimately could fall on the ladies to get their respective teams on the podium. The schedule is:
- Thu Apr 19:
Short Dance
Men Short
Ladies Short
- Fri Apr 20:
Pairs Short
Free Dance
Men Free
- Sat Apr 21:
Pairs Free
Ladies Free
The pressure ultimately could fall on the ladies to get their respective teams on the podium. The schedule is:
- Thu Apr 19:
Short Dance
Men Short
Ladies Short
- Fri Apr 20:
Pairs Short
Free Dance
Men Free
- Sat Apr 21:
Pairs Free
Ladies Free
Last edited by golden411; 04-10-2012 at 08:56 AM. Reason: Corrected punctuation
the easiest country to win is Japan--strong in 3/4 disciplines-balanced overall-most like to medal in ladies-men, pairs, dance is weak spot
next with decent ladies, pairs, dance -most likely to win pairs, and medal in dance and probably medal in ladies
U.s. can win but weak spot is men -jeremy has to finish and/or medal and or both men has to finish as high as possible -hard to do with patrick, france, japan men, with a strong showing from russian men -might be hard.
ladies-ashley i can see a top 4 finish, gracies a top 8- top 4-(caroline, ashley, akiko, alena- next group- kanako, gracie, adelina, valentina, (last 4 would be mae-bernice, yretha, amelie, cynthia.
pairs can finish with a medal and or 4th
ladies can medal might go not weak but not strong.
canada can win-but needs help from ladies to win-one/both has to finish in top 6 jwith ashley, alena, akiko, kanako, carolina, adelina, gracie fighting to keep them down.
italy and france rounds out for me
the teams are more balanced this year -no runaway unless major mess up.
i see a team winning it with 50-52 possible a 54
Having no real entry in Mens means Russia might be last. you can't just have three disciplines and not even go for all 4- especially in the singles! You need two singles skaters.
2-United States
Will 2012 WTT event have medals for top finishers in each of the four disciplines? The only "awards on ice" will be for the top teams in the final overall standings.
But will there be separate "small medal" ceremonies for the four disciplines?
2012 official language is the same as for 2009:
The winning team will be awarded with the ISU World Team Trophy. All participating Skaters/Couples will receive a medal.
The national anthem of the country of the winning team will be played and the flags of the countries of the three best teams will be hoisted.
For the Skaters/Couples having obtained the best individual scores, gifts may be remitted. However, no podium shall be used, no national anthems can be played and no flags can be hoisted."
Last edited by golden411; 04-10-2012 at 01:13 PM. Reason: Realized original post might not have been accurate
Maxim Kovtun officially has replaced Sergei Voronov for Russia as of April 11: http://www.isuresults.com/events/cat00027887.htm
Kovtun's ISU Personal and Season Best ISU total score is 193.76 (4th at JGP Final this past December).
japan if skates well and finishes high can runaway with the event. they can place high in points. if all skate well.
as far as alissa-i heard they promised her a spot regardless of where she finished at worlds, so asking her isn't out of the question-since she made sure regarding 4cc. but gracie
sorry, just jumping on the thread - does anyone know if the event is live streaming ?
I have no prediction for this event.
But, I wish that Cynthia Phaneuf skate to her potential and I hope that Brian Orser give her the confidence that she needs to perform well.


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Markakis is hopeful he will be able to be ready by Opening Day but will have a significantly lighter load in ST. Made initial plans w Buck
Markakis has played in 157 or more games in past 5 years. He hasnot been able to workout this offseason due to injury
Markakis said scar tissue was found during surgery as well as the extensive injury to the rectus abdominis muscle and a right abductor musc
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To determine response rate, median time to tumor progression, qualitative and quantitative toxicity and reversibility of toxicity in patients with advanced refractory AIDS-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) administered a 3-hour infusion of paclitaxel every 14 days. To evaluate the clinical benefit of paclitaxel in this patient population by evaluating self-reported responses to the Symptom Distress Scale and by documenting and evaluating any changes in their lymphedema, pain and disfiguring facial lesions.
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Patients must have:
- Microscopically confirmed diagnosis of KS associated with HIV for which systematic therapy is medically indicated by the presence of at least one of the following:
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- Minimum of 5 clearly measurably cutaneous lesions by physical exam or measurable disease by X-ray, CT or MRI.
- Failed at least one systemic chemotherapy regimen.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-existing Condition:
Patients with the following conditions and symptoms are excluded:
- Less than 2 weeks since major surgery.
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- Leukopenia.
- Thrombocytopenia.
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- History of angina or myocardial infarction within the past 6 months.
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- Congestive heart failure (poorly controlled).
- History of prior malignancy except:
Completely excised in situ, carcinoma of the cervix or nonmelanomatous skin cancer.
Curatively treated other malignancy with no evidence of disease for at least 5 years.
Prior Medication:
Prior taxane therapy.
- At least one systemic chemotherapy regimen that failed to maintain significant benefit. NOTE:
- Intralesional chemotherapy regimens are not considered as prior chemotherapy.
- At least 2 weeks since last dose of prior systemic chemotherapy.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00002189
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|Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
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|NCT00002189 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|November 2, 1999
|Last Updated:
|June 23, 2005
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Keywords provided by NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service:
Sarcoma, Kaposi
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Treatment Outcome
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sarcoma, Kaposi
DNA Virus Infections
Herpesviridae Infections
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms, Vascular Tissue
Virus Diseases
Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
Antimitotic Agents
Antineoplastic Agents
Mitosis Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Pharmacologic Actions
Therapeutic Uses
Tubulin Modulators
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My first post of 2013, will be basically my final look back at 2012. Yeah, I'll finally get around to finishing my review of my 2012 Top 41 prospects. This is 1 through 5 and names you know. Next steps? The 2013 list. Oh yeah. Time to get back to work.
Oh, man, the second to last entry in this series was back in October on guys I had ranked 6-10. Then, apparently I got distracted. As far as the Top Prospect review pieces, part six, on players #11-15 is here, part five, on players 16-20 is here, part four, on players 21-25 is here, part three, on players 26-30 is here, part two on players 31-35 is here, part one, on players #36-41 is here.
The link in the player's name leads back to last year's scouting report.
#1 – RHP Matt Harvey
What I Thought: He was the kind of pitcher who could pitch at the top of the rotation of a playoff team. He was armed plus to plus-plus fastball, a slider that had made a ton of progress in his brief professional career, a curveball that could be plus, and a changeup that had become at worst usable. I predicted an MLB debut of August, 2012. Harvey debuted for the Mets on July 26.
Reality: Pretty much all of it. Actually, he got off to a rough start in Buffalo, but settled in, and by July, was pretty clearly the best option for the big league team (sorry, Miguel Batista). Actually, Harvey was a better pitcher in the big leagues than he had been in AAA Buffalo as his strikeout rate rose from 23.7% of opponents all the way up to 28.6% of big leaguers. That's extremely unusual. Based on his AAA starts that I saw online, it certainly appeared as though he was throwing harder, more consistently in the big leagues than he did for the Bisons. It was not just his fastball either, he was throwing his slider harder in the big leagues. Want another oddity? His strike percentage ticked upward from 62% in AAA to 63% in the big leagues against better, more disciplined hitters. Harvey's MLB ERA – 2.73, was significantly better than his FIP of 3.30, in large part due to the fact that he did not give up many hits on balls in play – a .262 BABIP. Expect some BABIP regression, which will in turn drive his ERA up. He could counteract that be lowering his walk rate, which at 10..6% was a little high for a true pitching star.
Stock: Up.
On the Next Top 41? Nope, he pitched enough innings to graduate.
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#2 – RHP Jeurys Familia
What I Thought: I loved his fastball, the movement on his breaking ball, his size, his improved delivery in 2011, the fact that he had improved his control and that he had conquered double-A.
Reality: Familia just did not locate well enough. His release point was inconsistent.
Stock: Usually, when a guy gets to the big leagues, it's up. However, in Familia's case, it's down a little. The problems that he had throwing strikes and the fact that his changeup is still crude, suggest to me that he will be destined for the bullpen.
On the Next Top 41? Yeah.
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#3 – RHP Zack Wheeler
What I Thought: He had big-time stuff, with a plus fastball and the potential for two above average breaking balls. He just needed time.
Reality: He had a very, very good 2012, blowing through double-A on the way to triple-A at the end of the year. He missed bats, lots of them. The only hiccup statistically was that his walk rate rose, a symptom of the fact that his command wavered. His command (and a few months in lovely Las Vegas) could be the only thing keeping from the top of a big league rotation.
Stock: Up
On the Next Top 41? Yeah, like top two.
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#4 – CF Kirk Nieuwenhuis
What I Thought: He would spend most of the second half in Queens and his secondary skills and ability to cover center would make him a valuable contributor.
Reality: I had some of that right. Andres Torres hurt himself on Opening Day, so Nieuwenhuis spend one day in April with the Buffalo Bisons before he was called up to the big leagues. The 25-year old played an ok centerfield (-1.2 UZR and -2 DRS, for what that's worth), but his secondary skills disappeared and the strikeouts ate his batting average. He fanned in 31% of his MLB plate appearances. Moreover, his extra-base hit rate dropped from 11.3 in AAA in 2011 to just 6.3 in 2012 while his walk rate plummeted from 14.5 in AAA in 2011 to 8% in the big leagues in 2012. He did not hit lefties at all (.180/.286/.230 in 73 PA) while doing ok against righties (.271/.324/.416 in 241 PA).
Stock: Man, I almost always say up when a guy makes his MLB debut, but I expected better from Nieuwenhuis. Regardless, he should get another chance to prove he belongs in the big leagues in 2013.
On the Next Top 41? No. Graduated.
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#5 – Brandon Nimmo
What I Thought: The 2011 first rounder had plus tool in his speed, and star potential in centerfield if he developed to his maximum potential.
Reality: Nimmo took the first step with a very nice season for short-season Brooklyn in the New York-Penn League. The 19-year old finished fifth in doubles (20), third in extra-base hits (28), third in strikeouts (78) and second in walks (46) in his 69 games played for Brooklyn as part of a .248/.372/.406 line. That adds up to 24% strikeout rate, an 8.7% extra-base hit rate, and a .158 ISO to go along with a 14.3% walk rate. The in-game power and the patience at such a young age are very, very exciting. However, some caution is in order. He's a plus runner now. If he gets bigger and stronger he might no longer boast such speed. In 2012, he was just 1-for-6 stealing bases. The Mets are pleased with his development in centerfield, but were he to become much slower, he would be forced to a corner, where of course, the offensive requirements for impact bats rise. I do want to point out that while he ripped righties at a .279/.410/.465 rate overall in 112 PA, hie hit .191/.296/.298 against lefties in 109 PA. Whether or not he learns to hit lefties is just one more thing to watch in his development in the coming years.
Stock: Up.
On the Next Top 41? Yup – top 5.
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The Carbon Board of Education bid farewell to one of its members last week, and also issued a statement concerning the status of George Park who was hired last May to be superintendent of schools, but who has been on suspension since August because of some legal problems he encountered.
Ruby Cordova, who has served on the board for four years, will be stepping down in January when her term ends. The meeting of the board that was held last week was her last regular meeting while still holding the office and fellow members were emotional about the parting.
"This is a hard thing to do, to say goodbye," said board President Barry Deeter as he handed Cordova a plaque expressing the school district's appreciation for her service.
Cordova, who decided in late summer to drop out of the race for the seat she has held since 2006, had words of praise for the board.
"These people have been an awesome group to work with," said Cordova with tears in her eyes. "They have taught me how to play well with others."
Cordova also thanked the board for "helping her through the hardest part of my life." That statement referred to the fact that Cordova was diagnosed with cancer not long after taking office and suffered through the treatments for the disease while in office.
The board also issued a short statement concerning the situation regarding Park.
"We have been working with Dr. Park's counsel and we believe the situation will be resolved next week," Deeter told those at the board meeting.
Park, who came to Carbon after being the superintendent at Garfield County School District, encountered some legal problems this past August when he was arrested by Garfield County Deputies in Price. The charges he was taken into custody on concerned the misuse of public funds, but those charges were dropped by the Garfield County Attorney's office in early November.
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"We are still investigating," she said in a phone interview. "We still have documents trickling in. Our board does not meet until January so I would think we will be taking this up then."
Wednesday night's board meeting also included public comments from Randi Miller of Garfield County who served on the Garfield County School Board. She spoke favorably about Park and his performance in Garfield.
"Previous to George being the superintendent in Garfield, a group of teachers and the high school principal had control of the district," said Miller. "The situation was definitely out of control."
Miller went on to tell the story about a superintendent before Park who had tried to take control of scheduling and to enhance the curriculum, something the teachers had previously done. She said the teachers didn't like the ideas he put forth and did not want to make the changes. They basically ignored what the superintendent had done and even held a walkout, sending kids home from school, to protest it.
After that incident other things happened to that superintendent including threats, repercussions against family members and some even brought their vengeance into church activities.
"They held the superintendent's feet to the fire," she said. "It was bloody."
She intimated that the members of the community that were against Park have been trying to reach out and destroy Park despite the fact he has left Garfield County.
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My, Gwyneth, Dancing
Just couldn't help myself on Wednesday – had to PVR the American Idol Gives Back telethon. Was at times cringing at the irresistible cheese (Celine & Elvis) and at others moved to tears – heaving, sobbing, wailing, particularly when the unflappable Simon Cowell lost his sh-t. And of course for Annie Lennox…had to tune in for Annie Lennox. Full Story
Worst Dressed: Teri Hatcher
Not that this needs an explanation but whatever. Why pass up an opportunity to slag a bitch? First the bust. She couldn't fill the bust. So whenever she walked, the top part of her dress would move around, not having any flesh to hold it in place – particularly noticeable when she walked across the stage to present an award, flashing a 3 inch gap between her gown and her chest. Full Story
Most Improved: Patricia Arquette
Do I need to remind you of the eyesores she's worn before? Here…let me remind you. But still…in the past… I have refused to cut Patricia Arquette. Because in spite of the example set by other prime time players on television, Patricia has avoided the Teri Hatcher habit of squeezing the life out of her face and the other endless examples of emaciated celebrity garishly illustrated by her peers. Full Story
Bitches at Sundance
Hands down, without a doubt, the two biggest bitches at Sundance – Teri Hatcher and Kristen Bell aka Veronica Mars. First Teri – saw her hangin' off her man (ex boyfriend of Eva Longoria) arriving at the Village at the Lift where the Fred Segal suite was open for business. Pappies were flashing, she seemed smug and sated about finally finding herself a fool willing to date her, and at the same time desperately aware of the absurdity of the situation – he is, after all, a decent looking man with prospects. Full Story
The Daily Butch: Ryan Seacrest
Clearly taking a page from the Tom Cruise Book of Fag Camouflage. Step 1 - pretend you like fast cars: But have you ever seen a man LESS suited to high octane, high testosterone race car driving than Ryan Seacrest? Check out Seacrest in all his vain ass glory this weekend at the Coca Cola 600. Aside from the fact that Teri Hatcher pretty much outed him on Letterman 2 weeks ago, is there anyone out there who still thinks this homo gay is not a homo gay? Full Story
Jennifer Lopez schools Eva Longoria
In the immortal words of my former eTalk producer and close friend Duana... SIT DOWN Eva Longoria. The term SIT DOWN - with much emphasis on the DOWN - refers to someone whose famewhoring is spinning wildly out of control, so much so that they speak at inappropriate times, they shove themselves in front of the camera at inappropriate moments, and like Teri Hatcher who originally inspired the expression during the Golden Globes in January, should really just "SIT DOWN and SHUT THE F*C K UP. Full Story
Teri Hatcher"s oversized baggage
So Teri"s coming out with a book. And to publicise the book, she goes on Oprah. While she"s on Oprah, she discusses her history of abuse, she discusses how it affected her marriage, she was open and honest, and I dare say - I actually liked her. But then came the big mistake. Because just when you thought it was a well executed, image boosting appearance, out comes the Ryan Seacrest question. Full Story
The Daily Ugly: Sharon Stone"s assy pants
Look, I was all over leather pants… IN 1998!!! But in LA??? In the middle of April? For dinner??? Someone, anyone…find this woman a boyfriend. Her desperation and her 40 year old libido are wreaking havoc on my eyes. I"m telling you… the poor thing is one date with Ryan Seacrest away from Teri Hatcher. Full Story
The Daily Disintegration: Teri Hatcher"s face
This weekend at the GLAAD awards. So is there any wonder why the entire smutting universe thinks Ryan Seacrest is gay? What self respecting straight man would hit this? Teri Hatcher is an instant erection killer. And at this rate, the wretched hag is going to be single for life. Poor thing. Now I feel sorry for her. Full Story


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Also, check your daughter's emails. All email addresses have "email headers." This means that every email address sent to her at any point in time has the IP address of the person who sent it. Chances are that she knows the person doing this, and she might have received an email from that person at some point in time.


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Welcome to the Grace College Biology Program. We emphasize that God is the Creator of all life and the entire physical universe beyond. Biology at Grace College deals with the scientific study of life and life processes. Students study the molecular composition, micro and macro anatomy, and metabolic processes of a wide variety of organisms, from bacteria to people. The study of biology emphasizes laboratory "hands-on" activities to explore technical details of these processes firsthand.
Our curriculum provides opportunities to study many areas of biology, giving a broad foundation for additional advanced study. In addition to the core biology and chemistry courses, the student will choose at least 10 credits from a list of electives, enabling them to tailor their degree to their specific interests. This approach prepares students for a general career in an area of biological science, including laboratory work in medicine or chemistry, environmental careers, technical writing, pharmaceutical sales, or food science. It also prepares the student for graduate work in biology or other biology related areas. These include biochemistry, zoology, marine biology, genetics, physiology, microbiology, and molecular biology. Some may choose our biology degree to prepare for professional programs in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, veterinarian medicine, physical therapy, and physician's assistant.
The faculty of the Department of Science and Mathematics at Grace College considers the diversity of organisms, their anatomy, physiology, and life processes to have their origins with God the Creator. Our past and current observations of all facets of the biological world are demonstrations of God's grand design. Those studying biology as a major or minor will be studying the details of the incredible complexity of God's living handiwork.
Course Requirements for B.A. or B.S. Biology Course Requirements for Biology Minor
Examples of courses in this major:
Integrated study of plants as organisms. Deals with plant structure, physiology, development, genetics, ecology, and classification of major plant groups.
Integrated study of animals as organisms. Deals with animal structure, physiology, development, genetics, ecology, and classification of major animal groups.
A study of the basic principles that guide cellular composition, organization and function. Particular attention will be paid to understanding the molecular mechanism that underlies cell function. Topics studied in the course include, but are not limited to, processes like energy extraction, membrane transport, flow of genetic information, cell surface communication, cell cycle and regulation, cell division, along with the study of specialized cells like gametes, lymphocytes, neurons, muscle cells, and cancer cells.
An introductory study of microorganisms dealing with the morphology, physiology and cultivation and identification of microbes and their role in the environment. Other areas studied include: immunology, genetics, metabolism, food, preservation, and diseases.
A study of the interaction of organisms with their physical environment and with each other. Natural selection, biological populations, and their environmental relationships.
The individuals who will challenge you to learn:
B.S. in Microbiology, Colorado State University; M.S. in Microbiology, University of California, San Diego; Ph.D. in Molecular Biology, University of California, San Diego Post-Doctorate, Molecular Biology, Stanford University
Following his Ph.D., Dr. Richard Roberts spent four years as a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University studying bacterial development. From 1996 to 2010, Dr. Roberts changed career directions to serve as a Children's Pastor at churches in Sunnyvale, CA, and Kenosha, WI. He was excited to join the Grace faculty in 2010 and change his ministry focus from children to college students. He and his wife, Lori, have three children.
B.S. in Agriculture, University of Missouri; D.V.M., University of Missouri
Dr. Marcia Lee moved to the Winona Lake area in 1977 when she began teaching part-time for the college. She practiced veterinary medicine for approximately 35 years, seven in Missouri, and the balance in Indiana. For a time, she owned and operated a veterinary clinic in Warsaw while also teaching at Grace.
B.A. in pre-med, West Virginia University; M.S. in bio-chemistry, West Virginia University; Ph.D. in bio-chemistry, West Virginia University Dr. Jeffrey's also has post-doctoral experience in cancer research at Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation.
Dr. Jeffreys joined the Grace College faculty in 1975. The former chair of the Grace College Biological Science Department, he designed the pre-professional program, which flourishes today, and taught full-time for 35 years before assuming adjunct status. He and his wife, Kathy, have two grown children, both graduates of Grace College. Dr. Jeffreys and his wife are active in the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, where she teaches first grade Sunday School and he participates in choir.
B.A. in Biology and Chemistry, Trinity Christian College; Ph.D. in Resource Ecology and Management-Aquatics, University of Michigan
Dr. Nathan Bosch joined the Grace College faculty in 2008. He is passionate about teaching and mentoring all ages of students to value and care for our valuable water resources. To better understand how to take care of aquatic ecosystems, he has studied lakes and rivers in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio. At Grace College, he fulfills the role of Associate Professor in Environmental Science as well as the Director of the Center for Lakes & Streams, a research center at Grace College. Before moving to Winona Lake and joining Grace College, Dr. Bosch earned his Ph.D. at the University of Michigan while also working as a researcher at the Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is married and has four children. When he is not on a lake or in a stream, he can be found playing at home with his kids.
Some of the positions you can obtain:
General surgeons perform many kinds of operations. Others specialize in one type of operation or one system or area of the body. Neurosurgeons, for example, operate on the brain, spinal cord, and nervous system, while thoracic surgeons operate on lungs and other organs in the chest cavity. Diseases of bones and joints, such as arthritis, as well as the treatment of broken bones, are the focus of orthopedic surgeons.


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Contemporary childrens' garment wear.
Pattern delivered as an electronic download.
Owly Baby Patterns by Becky Ruud.
Three tiers of ruffled goodness will have your little girl skipping through the playground with glee! The layers are subtly stitched down for a demure effect. Make it a color gradient or monochromatic for a modern look or mix and match patterns for an exciting affair. Any way you stitch it, this skirt will be a hit!
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
You will receive:
-print at home pdf pattern* and tutorial
-step-by-step written instructions to create the skirt
-time-saving techniques for sewing and clothing construction
-over 6 hem options, fully described
-Sizes included: 0-6m, 6-12m, 12-18m, 2-3t, 4-5, 6-7
*There are no pattern pieces to cut or trace, measurements are given for each piece/size along with detailed instructions.
Format: PDF File - Available for Instant Download
Pages: 6
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