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Ozarks Medical Center is dedicated to providing high quality, compassionate health care close to home for the residents and visitors of the region. OMC is a not-for-profit health care system, which includes a 114-bed hospital in West Plains and 19 rural health and specialty clinics in Missouri and Arkansas. OMC is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Medical Staff: The OMC medical staff consists of more than 100 active and associate members with specialties including medical oncology/hematology, radiation oncology, psychiatry, emergency medicine, family/general practice, general surgery, cardiology, internal medicine, neurology, neurosurgery, obstetrics/gynecology, oncologic surgery, orthopaedic, podiatry, urology, nephrology, pain management, geriatrics, rheumatology and anesthesiology.
Emergency Services: Provides 24-hour service, seven days a week in a brand new state-of-the-art Emergency Department with 16 fully-private rooms. OMC also manages several ambulance services including in Thayer, Alton and Willow Springs. West Plains is the national headquarters for Air Evac Life Team, www.lifeteam.net, a 14-state network of helicopter emergency health transport.
OMC Urgent Care: The Urgent Care Clinic provides treatment for minor trauma and illnesses that require same day attention, but are not severe enough for a trip to the emergency room. The clinic is open seven days a week. Patients are seen on a walk-in basis with no appointment necessary. Services for adults and children include stitches, digital X-ray, lab services and minor wound care.
Heart Care Services: Provides complete cardiac care to the community, from basic heart care to open heart surgery and everything in between. Services also include a Cardiac Rehabilitation program and a 24/7 Cardiac Catheterization Lab, where life-saving care is provided to those suffering from heart attack.
Orthopaedics: OMC's Orthopaedic Clinic services include arthroscopic surgery and sports medicine as well as treatment for hand, hip, knee and shoulder injuries, fractures and total joints. OMC's orthopaedic surgical program cares for patients 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Surgical Services: A 20,000 square-foot facility that houses six spacious suites for inpatient and outpatient surgery.
Cancer Treatment Center: State-of-the-art facility providing radiation therapy, chemotherapy and hematology services.
Rehabilitation Services: Offers physical and occupational therapy and speech language pathology services. Other rehabilitation services include massage therapy, pulmonary rehabilitation, sports medicine, work conditioning, aquatic therapy and a specialized hand clinic.
Riverways Home Care: Provides home health, hospice, and adult daycare and in-home support services. For more information call: 417-256-3133, or 800-995-3597.
Imaging Services: Inpatient and outpatient services include CT scans, nuclear medicine, mammography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound and radiography, including diagnostic X-rays and digital fluoroscopy.
Behavioral Healthcare: A network of mental health services providing outpatient counseling, community support, psychological testing, children and youth services and medication services.
Women's Health Services: Comprehensive services for women, full-service maternity care and gynecological services, plus a wide variety of health education programs and classes.
OMC Primary Care Clinics: Clinics are located in West Plains, Thayer, Gainesville, Mountain View, Alton, Winona and Mountain Grove in Missouri and in Mammoth Spring and Salem in Arkansas. Call 417-257-6735 for the primary care clinic nearest you.
Specialty Clinics: OMC also provides specialty service clinics in Nephrology, Rheumatology, Pain Management and Internal Medicine.
OMC Foundation: Supports the health care system, ensuring a place close to home to meet all medical needs. OMC Foundation helps OMC to help you. Call 417-257-5700 for the Foundation Office.
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New Brian Madden book "The VDI Delusion" sponsored by Quest Software
I knew this was coming but now we can finally talk about it. Brian Madden has written a cool book of the subject of VDI and Quest Software is a proud and exclusive sponsor of it.
You may have noticed that I haven't written much on BrianMadden.com for the past few weeks. That's because I've been putting the final touches on our new book, The VDI Delusion: Why Desktop Virtualization Failed to Live Up to the Hype, and What the Future Enterprise Desktop will Really Look Like. This book was cowritten by Gabe Knuth, Jack Madden, and me.
Even though I've written a few books in the past, this is the one that I'm the most proud of. It's literally a brain-dump of our 16 years in the industry and I view it as the culmination of my career so far. We open the book by asking this question: If VDI is so great, then why does it only have a 2% market share? Then we dig into all the reasons why and look at the alternatives, including RDSH, client hypervisors, and good old-fashioned well-managed Windows machines. We also look at the future, including HTML5 apps, mobile apps, and how this all hooks together.
At a speech in LA last month, I was accused of being a "VDI hater." What I hope this book will show is that I don't hate VDI per se, rather, I hate when VDI is used in situations where it doesn't make sense. We argue that VDI is not about saving on management or costs, and that in fact it's really hard to put desktops in the datacenter.
We think this book covers everything we'd ever talk about. It's literally been 16 years in the making, and now it is THE definitive book on VDI and desktop virtualization strategy.
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Set up in 1877 to provide a venue for trade conducted among metal merchants in London, the LME was sold in 2012 to the operator of the Hong Kong stock exchange. In 2013, it was a defendant in lawsuits accusing Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan and Glencore-Xstrata of rigging the aluminium market.
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The London Metal Exchange may have a Hong Kong member soon. It also plans to launch a clearing house and new commodity products in the city next year.
The announcement of the world's largest metal exchange's expansion plans in the city came as Tianjin-based Bohai Commodity Exchange introduced its online trading platform to Hong Kong companies yesterday.
A spokeswoman for Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, which owns the LME, said: "HKEx and the LME focus on their priorities in developing the commodities business. It is our general principle not to speculate on business conducted at other exchanges."
HKEx bought the LME a year ago to develop commodities trading and diversify from stock and financial futures trading.
The LME said in a member circular that it was considering a membership application from Hong Kong-listed Lee Kee Group, which could become its first Hong Kong member. Established in Hong Kong in 1947, Lee Kee is an integrated supply-chain company specialising in non-ferrous metals.
The LME and HKEx yesterday also announced the appointment of a nine-member board for LME Clear, to be launched in September. The LME now has a third party to clear its contracts and the new clearing house would allow it to offer more new products and services next year. New futures would include iron ore and coal in the second half of next year, Romnesh Lamba, a co-head of HKEx's global markets division, said last month.
Lamba is one of four executive directors appointed to LME Clear. The others are LME Clear chief executive Trevor Spanner, HKEx head of global clearing Gerald Greiner and LME chief executive Garry Jones.
The five independent non-executive directors are lawyer Richard Thornhill, accountant John Harrison, investment banker Marye Humphery, academic Nat le Roux and banker Marco Strimer.
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DIAMOND SPRINGS — From 1976 to 1986, the United States Navy used the motto "It's Not Just A Job, It's An Adventure."
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DIAMOND SPRINGS — From 1976 to 1986, the United States Navy used the motto "It's Not Just A Job, It's An Adventure."
Bill Howell was doing his job as an instructor at the United States Naval Training Center in San Diego in 1950 when he met Nancy Bertelsen, who was studying to become a communication technician in the United States Navy.
One of the things they have in common is their respective families lived in the Bay Area; Howell grew up in San Jose and Bertelsen resided in Saratoga. Plus, one of Howell's and Bertelsen's aunts belonged to the same lodge.
"There was a connection between the four of us," Howell said.
On Dec. 19, 1952, Bill took Nancy's hand in marriage at the Naval Learning Center in San Diego. On Dec. 19, 2012, the couple celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at the Cattlemens in Rancho Cordova with their two adult children, Christine Dugger, 56 and David Howell, 51, and their four grandchildren; three boys and a girl between the ages of 15 to 29.
"Everybody wanted a good steak," Nancy said.
Shortly after their marriage and honeymoon, the couple were separated for four months. Bill remained in San Diego as an instructor, but Nancy was transferred to Washington, D.C. to work national security.
Bill left the United States Navy and moved to Washington D.C. to be with Nancy, and lived in the nation's capital for a year. Then Nancy left the military, and the couple moved to Saratoga to be closer to their families. Bill became a printing salesman and Nancy attended San Jose State University.
"We sold yearbooks," said Bill of one of his salesman duties. "At San Jose State, we made its magazines and periodicals. They had them for various departments."
Missing the military life, Bill re-enlisted into the military but this time in the United States Army. Bill felt returning to serve Uncle Sam was the best choice.
"Jobs were hard to find," Nancy said.
For most of the late 1950s, the couple lived in Monterey, where Bill taught the Russian language at Fort Ord in Monterey. He studied Russian during his first stint in the military. Then he and Nancy went to Munich, Germany, where Bill worked as an interrogator.
"Then they sent me back to the states," Bill said.
The couple went to Fort Benning, Ga. where Bill worked as an advisor for special forces.
The couple received their orders to return to Ford Ord, where he learned Vietnamese.
In 1963, Bill served in the Vietnam War, spending most of his time in the jungles near Saigon.
Bill received a break from serving in the war but only for a year. He was trained as a chief warrant officer at Ford Hood, Texas and Fort Eustis, Va. and was sent back to the Vietnam War in the late 1960s.
After he returned from the war in 1971, Bill retired after a combined 30 years of service. Bill, Nancy and their two children moved to Placerville.
Bill attended California State University, Sacramento, where he earned a bachelor's degree in liberal studies in 1977.
He was hired by El Dorado County as a bailiff for juvenile court for three years.
In 1980, Bill was moved to superior court and became a marshal until 1989 when he retired.
BIll decided to return to the military — this time as a volunteer. From 1990 to 1993, he volunteered as an assistant operations manager at McClellan Air Force Base in North Highlands.
"I would commute from here to the base, do an eight-hour watch and then come home," said Bill.
In addition, Bill served in the Pollock Pines-Camino Chamber of Commerce for four years. He served as president for one year.
From 1978 to 1993, Nancy owned Francis Clothes Garden in Camino. She sold the business when Bill retired from McClellan Air Force Base.
In 1998, the Howells moved to Diamond Springs. The couple resides with their 15-year-old tabby cat Patience. Patience showed up shortly after the Howells moved into their residence.
"She insisted on living with us," joked Nancy.
The couple has enjoyed fishing and traveling the last 20 years. Some of their trips have been to Alaska, Canada and a Caribbean cruise. Nancy, 80, enjoys playing cards and Bill, 88, likes to paint. Inside their Diamond Springs residence are paintings all created by Bill. Those paintings range from various bays to birds.
"I'll wait until summer gets here to go out and paint again," Bill said.
The secret to a long and happy marriage, according to the couple, is patience and having a sense of humor.
"You have to have a good sense of humor," Nancy said.
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Traci Riechman, of Oak Harbor, roasts a marshmallow at her table during the second annual 'Gold, Giggles and Gifts: A Girls Night Out' fundraiser for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at the Camp Perry Clubhouse on Wednesday night.
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More than 200 women joined Wednesday night to raise money for Relay for Life during the second annual "Gold, Giggles and Gifts: A Girls Night Out" at the Camp Perry Clubhouse.
The team of nine women from Oak Harbor, called the St. Paul United Church of Christ Volunteers, organized the event over the past year. It featured a silent auction, purse bingo, food catered by Blackberry Corners in Martin and the option to purchase luminaria in honor and in memory of cancer patients and victims, while ...


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Yamaha has made arrangements with two vendors to supply propane and natural gas fuel conversion kits direct. Propane and natural gas have benefits over gasoline in some applications, such as idle systems that save fuel when a load is not connected. The use of propane may decrease the output of your generator. Propane and Natural Gas conversion kits are available for certain models. Kits are provided by manufacturers, and its important to know if you purchase a Tri-fuel kit, it will allow the generator unit to still function on gasoline. In addition, the unit will be able to use propane or natural gas as an alternative fuel.
Eco-Friendly? Well, Almost.
The 357cc Yamaha 4-stroke OHV engine was certified to the most stringent California Air Resources Board Tier III exhaust emission regulations and durability levels. All heavy-duty models have been USFS-approved, concerning their spark arrestors. Yamaha generators have been manufactured with the current economic downfall in mind. Though most of their models run off of gasoline, they are in the works to produce and introduce the world to many eco-friendly models for the future.
Coleman Generator Categories
There are 3 categories Coleman places their portable generators under; The Contractor Series has 7 different models that vary in wattage, horsepower and features. They are perfect for job sites and home back up situations. These generators range from 3,250 to 17,000 watts and 7 to 25 horsepower. Some models run on 389 CCs and feature idle controls. Model PMC601200 is the only one in this series that is approved in California. The rest are 49-state compliant. The average run time is around 7 hours at 50% strength and warranties last 2-3 years.
The Home Back-Up Series has 13 different models to choose from and each is perfect for home back up situations. The wattage ranges from 2,300 to 8,750 and each model varies in size of gas tanks from 3 to 8 gallons. The average run time for this series is 10 to 12 hours at 50% strength. All models feature a low oil shutdown to prevent damage to your generator. Horsepower ranges from 5.5 to 12. Some models are approved for Canada, some are approved for California and the others are 49-state compliant.
The Recreational Series makes up the 3 remaining models Coleman offers in generators. These smaller generators are perfect for camping, tailgating or running small household appliances. All 3 feature sturdy carrying handles on both sides making maneuvering much easier. They are light weight and the engines are 3 and 4 horsepower. They hold between 1.3 and 1.5 gallons of gasoline and range from 1,100 to 2,250 watts.
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One of the best things about Coleman is that there are so many choices of generators. Even though most portable models are capable of performing for the same reasons, the variance in wattage and horsepower is extremely high. All Powermate portable generators are designed and tested to the highest standards. Coleman only uses the best component parts and engines from Honda, Mitsubishi, Subaru, and Yamaha make up the hearts of these generators. They are also one of the few companies that manufacture and permanently install emergency back up systems.
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Unfortunately these generators also produce carbon monoxide which makes them ineligible for running indoors. Not all models are approved in all 50 states and Canada. This can be a potential problem for a consumer wanting certain features. There are also certain parts like brushes, rubber feet and receptacles that are not covered in the 2-3 year warranty. Also parts and warranties are available exclusively through engine manufacturers. You will have to get into your phone book and call service shops that are willing to work with your warranty when something needs replacement.
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The Roles of Cabin Fever 2: Spring BreakGoon
Awhile back it was announced that Ti West would be directing the sequel to Eli Roths first film Cabin Fever. Today Moviehole have gotten there hands on a run down of the characters in the film and some rumors for everyone to mull over. But first here is the list of who's who.
- John - A high school senior, smart, articulate, loyal to his best friend Alex.
- Alex - A high school senior, outgoing, somewhat irrepressible, a bit mischievious, Alex is John's best friend, who urges John to take advantage of Cassie's newly single state to ask her to go to the prom with him.
- Cassie - A beautiful high school senior, sweet, smart, a bit naive when it comes to guys but unexpectedly strong when she needs to be.
In the article it was also noted that a rumor was circulating that Rider Strong and Guiseppe Andrews would reprise their roles in the film. But we can take that with a grain of salt. I'd love to see those guys make some kind of an appearence but at this point it is all speculation.


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Europe's unstable economy and "fiscal cliff" concerns following the re-election of President Obama and a Republican Congress caused the biggest sell off of the year on Wall Street last week. Public pizza companies were not immune and experienced drops across the board.
The good news, however, is there is finally a relief in cheese prices after many weeks on the rise, and gas prices continue to fall after spiking in the summer and then again in early September.
Average block cheese prices dropped to $2.02 last week on the Chicago Mercantile Market, from $2.11 the week prior.
Prices closed at $2.11 Monday and Tuesday, $1.99 Wednesday and Thursday, and $1.92 on Friday.
Wheat prices jumped to $9.51 last week on the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, from $9.39 the week before. Wheat remains nearly $2 higher than it was in the summer, when prices averaged $7.49.
Prices closed at $9.40 Monday, $9.48 Tuesday, $9.59 Wednesday, $9.58 Thursday and $9.50 Friday.
Gasoline and diesel fuel
Today's nationwide average for regular unleaded fuel is $3.43, down from $3.47 last week.
According to the AAA and the Oil Price Information Service, prices a month ago were $3.80. Last year at this time, consumers were paying $3.43 at the pump.
Today's mid-range unleaded is $3.61, from $3.64 last week, while today's premium gas is $3.76, from $3.79.
Diesel fuel prices fell slightly, averaging $4, from $4.03 last week. The price of diesel fuel is also down from $4.13 last month and up from $3.94 last year.
Natural gas
Natural gas prices increased for the report week (Oct. 31 to Nov. 7) at many of the country's trading locations, particularly the Algonquin Citygate (which serves consumers in Boston), where prices doubled from last week to $8.45 per million British thermal units (MMBtu). The Henry Hub price closed at $3.47 per MMBtu, down 3 cents per MMBtu for the week.
The natural gas futures market trended steadily lower over the week. At the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the December 2012 natural gas contract lost 11 cents per MMBtu to close at $3.578 per MMBtu Nov. 7.
Pizza company stocks
Pizza Hut parent Yum! Brands Inc. closed last week at $71.14, down from $72.12 the week prior. The company hit its 52-week high in May at $74.44. Its 52-week low is $52.54 from a year ago.
Domino's closed last Friday at $39.84, down from $40.52 the week prior. The company's 52-week high was $42.21 in April. Shares remain higher over this time last year when the company traded at $28.17.
Papa John's closed last Friday at $49.73, down from $50.27 the week prior. PZZA hit its 52-week high at $56.41 after a strong Q2 earnings report in early August. The company hit its 52-week low of $35.21 a year ago.
CEC Entertainment Inc., parent company of Chuck E. Cheese restaurants, closed out last week at $31.74, a drop from $32.60 the week prior. The company's 52-week high was $40.01 in March. Its 52-week low was $28.23 a year ago.
Pizza Inn closed Friday at $2.56, a slight drop from $2.69 the week prior. PZZI hit its 52-week high of $7.07 in December and traded as low as $2.18 a year ago.
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She has performed in the Vancouver Comedy Fest (2007), HBO's Andy Kaufman Awards (2007), Montreal's Just For Laughs Festival (2009), and in 2011 was selected for the San Francisco Sketch Fest's "Dozen," 12 up and coming headliners performing at the Punch Line throughout the fest.
Mack had her national TV debut on Comedy Central's Live at Gotham and NBC's Last Comic Standing (2008) and currently voices the character of Dylan on Fox's cartoon Golan the Insatiable.
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - Gunmen have killed 10 people at a drug treatment center in the northern Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, the second such mass killing this month.
A spokesman for the Chihuahua state police says neither the gunmen's identities nor a motive for the attack have been established.
Eighteen people were killed at a different drug center in the city on Sept. 2.
Officials said then that drug gangs may be using the centers to recruit dealers or to eliminate rivals who use them as hideouts.
Nine women and one man were killed in the new attack, just before midnight Tuesday at the Anexo de Vida center. Two people were seriously wounded.
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Kolkata,yes nobody likes to open a office there.Its dirty.
Originally posted by Dharam Singh: I don't think they will discriminate based on center location.Kolkata,yes nobody likes to open a office there.Its dirty.Go for Chennai or Mumbai. Regards Dharam(Solving problems in VS)
TCS Pune has got quite a few quality R&D projects. I heard it is tough to get in there You can count yourself lucky if you get into one
Mumbai is the best says my TCS friend.
Originally posted by Srinivasa Raghavan: AFAIK Chennai is best. Has a good name for quality related & process related stuffs.
Originally posted by Rajagopal Manohar: Trust me on this, They even make tech workers work at BPO's sometimes like I think all the Products developed by TCS are being done out of Punebut only a Rancher working at TCS can confirm this -Rajagopal
Trust me on this, They even make tech workers work at BPO's sometimes like my friend is doing now
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AFSP-Wyoming receives charter
After nearly three years in development, the Wyoming Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention received its charter during the 3rd Annual Wyoming Out of the Darkness Walk in Sheridan on Sept. 8.
Wyoming consistently ranks in the top five states nationwide for suicide rates. As a result, in 2010, the Sheridan County Suicide Prevention Coalition spearheaded the effort to establish AFSP Wyoming.
The chapter development phase included the organization of three Wyoming Out of the Darkness Walks in Sheridan:
- The first Walk in 2010 drew 165 participants from across the state and nearly 30 sponsors, who helped raise more than $20,000.
- The 2011 Walk drew about 250 participants and more than 50 sponsors, including the Matthew Shepard Foundation, and they brought in over $24,000.
- More than 260 people participated in the 2012 Walk; they, along with 22 sponsors, raised more than $27,000.
In addition, the chapter's first spring fundraiser, the Mattie Project Charity Date Auction in Casper on April 7, 2012, drew more than 100 young professionals, who helped raise nearly $25,000.
Perhaps most importantly, these events helped reduce stigma in a culture that traditionally has valued and encouraged stoicism, and countless people affected by mental illness and suicide have become empowered and found support and resources through their participation.
Chapter development also included the assembly of a 20-member board of directors from across the state. Under the guidance of Senior Director of Field Management and Development Mike Lamma, the group worked diligently over summer 2012 to meet final chapter requirements, and AFSP Wyoming received its charter from Mike during the opening ceremony of the 3rd Annual Wyoming Out of the Darkness Walk on Sept. 8, 2012.
With a full initial business plan that includes a Wyoming Lifekeeper Memory Quilt Program, the dissemination of "More Than Sad" throughout Wyoming's school districts, and various postvention efforts, AFSP Wyoming looks forward to helping meet the goals and mission of AFSP, and the chapter remains committed to supporting and supplementing the suicide prevention efforts of the Wyoming Department of Health and grassroots initiatives across the state.


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Volunteers sought for VOICE mentor program
August 24, 2010
By Laura Geggel
Paula Cockerham earned Cs and Ds in her high school classes until her biology teacher pulled her aside and said, "You're smarter than this."
Cockerham began spending more time on homework and studying harder, transforming herself into an A student. Now, she works at The Boeing Co. as an environmental chemist.
"It just took having someone tell you, 'You can do this', and 'I believe you can do this,'" she said.
In 2006, Cockerham decided to return the favor to Issaquah's students. She registered with Volunteers Of Issaquah Changing Education — more commonly known as VOICE — and began mentoring high school students in physical science.
Cockerham is one of VOICE's 155 mentors, and Director Susan Gierke said she hopes to raise membership to 200 volunteers this year.VOICE started during the 2004-05 school year at Issaquah Valley Elementary School and Issaquah Middle School, after the Issaquah Schools Foundation gave a needs-assessment survey and found that students needed more adult support.
The foundation continues to support VOICE, giving it $38,000 this year to continue training volunteers for Issaquah's classrooms. VOICE's steering committee also provides direction and support.
The program is stable and established at every school in the Issaquah School District, with the exceptions of Echo Glen Children's Center and Tiger Mountain Community High School, which have only one volunteer each, Gierke said.
Briarwood Elementary School is still seeking volunteers, Principal Drew Terry said.
Anyone can apply to VOICE, including students in ninth grade or older, or adults who are working or retired. People interested in volunteering can download an application from the schools foundation website. All volunteers must pass a Washington state background check, submit two personal references and attend a training session with Gierke.
During the session, volunteers learn about confidentiality, teaching methods and expectations. Volunteers also meet with teachers or counselors to outline the students' learning goals.
During the school year, Gierke organizes in-service programs for volunteers, so they can learn teaching techniques for specific subjects.
"The one about math was very helpful," Cockerham said. "We learned some strategies and how to talk about negative numbers. We know how to do it, but it's different to teach it."
Kate Nuernberger, a retired horticulturalist in Redmond, started volunteering in 2007 after she learned about VOICE through Sammamish Presbyterian Church.
"I no longer have children of school age," Nuernberger said. "We moved here a few years ago. Although there are children in the neighborhood, I hadn't really thought about a way to step into schools."
Nuernberger now mentors two boys at Challenger Elementary School in back-to-back sessions.
"This program gives as much back to me as I give to the boys that I mentor," she said. "Sometimes, the most important part is not helping them with their school work, but it is being an adult presence in their life who is supportive, and who will listen and often just answer questions."
When she learned one of her students was having trouble memorizing his multiplication tables, she introduced him to a multiplication box. Although his teacher had already showed the class a multiplication box, the student sometimes has trouble paying attention, Nuernberger said.
"When I first started working with him, he didn't know he could use this box," she said. "All it took was my sitting down with him, finding out he could not use this box, and showing him how he could use it. I know it sounds like such a simple thing, but for this child he knew he could use" it and it helped him.
With the help of teachers, counselors and administrators, Gierke matches volunteers with students, and helps them determine meeting times. Some volunteers meet during the school day; others meet after school ends in the afternoon.
"We have Skyline students working at Discovery and Sunny Hills because it's right there, and Issaquah High School students at Clark," Gierke said
Issaquah High School's Harrison Cockerham plans to volunteer this year. Last year, he helped his mother Paula Cockerham tutor a girl in chemistry — one of the 188 students receiving help through VOICE.
"Helping somebody is fun," he said. "Your assistance is really doing a good job. I'm really in it just to have fun, meet new people and help people."
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From VA: Afro Rock, Vol. 1 (Strut, 2010)
March 16th will see the reissue of a previously out-of-print compilation (originally issued by indie Kona) highlighting African funk and soul. Its original issue helped to spark a surge to mine music from the Motherland. One song by Jingo ("Fever") will at least sound familiar if you've seen "The Last King Of Scotland."
Steele Beautttah's "Africa" provides an excellent example of the general feel of the album. In an ode to his home continent, Beautttah takes pride in singing praise to Africa. A funky flute loop accompanies the singer in the chorus. Three-fourths into the song a guitar solo pops up before we're lead to the song's exit through the chorus once again.
The album bounces around to different countries – Zaire, Kenya, and Nigeria – to provide a crash course in Africa's brand of soul. While these countries each have their own distinct culture, they are linked together by a similar course in rhythm and tempo. Get a bonus track by the Latapaza Band that isn't featured on the album from Strut. Act now, before it's taken down!
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From VA: Black Man's Cry: The Inspiration Of Fela Kuti (Now Again, 2010)
To be clear, this CD/LP is not a collection of work by famed Nigerian Fela Kuti (as I thought it would be when I first saw that it was being issued). What it is, however, is a collection of songs of artists who were inspired by his work and message. Guess I should have taken the "inspiration of" part of the title a little more to heart.
The latter fifth of the album collects a few recent pieces that pay tribute to Fela. Two have been released within the last 18 months and feature Jay Whitefield through 2 musical projects he's been involved with: The Whitefield Brothers and Karl Hector & The Malcouns.
Throughout the rest of the album is older material from the likes of Bola Johnson, Jerry Hansen, and Dan Satch & His Atomic 8 Dance Band. The Satch track is classic Afrobeat with its conga-laden background. The lead vocals are geared more toward message than to wow you with range. The same can be said for Johnson's "Hot Pants," in which he sings in both English and Yoruba. It's almost a patois, of sorts, of African language. "Hot Pants" tempo is similar to the Satch number, which could explain their order back-to-backon the disc.
The overall design of the packaging is quite nice (I have the CD copy) with its book-like cover and binding. My only complaint is that the disc was hard to get out from the tight sleeve. I didn't want to stretch the sleeve, but at the same time I nearly had to just to get the disc out. It's a small misfire in an otherwise exemplary showcase for music and knowledge as afforded us by the extensive liner notes contained within.


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Members of the community even went to police and city leaders to do something but there was never enough resources or money.
Finally, last year, things started to change.
According to a captain with the Greensboro Police Department, officers put in close to 3,000 hours in the MLK neighborhood - which comprises of area between E. lee Street and West Florida Street.
Many of those hours were spend building a partnership with residents and listening to their concerns and suggestion.
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Johannesburg - The country's construction sector needs massive transformation, Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi said on Thursday.
"The industry has to transform and include black professionals. Engineers, surveyors and all sorts of artisans in the sector are male and white," he told delegates at the National Union of Mineworkers' (NUM) central executive committee meeting in Johannesburg.
"There is no transformation in that sector from where I am sitting."
A number of industry associations in construction refused to accept collective bargaining, he said.
"NUM is the largest union in the construction sector. You need to organise and make sure social transformation takes place. You must ask yourselves how you are going to force these associations to accept collective bargaining," Nxesi said.
Job losses in the sector needed a co-ordinated plan. The industry had the worst fatalities and injuries, he said.
"We need a social plan for the industry to mitigate job losses. As workers lose jobs, training programs in the EPWP should be in place to ensure that the EPWP absorbs these workers," he said, referring to the expanded public works programme.
The sector education training authorities (Setas) needed to start showing good results.
Nxesi said most Congress of SA Trade Unions affiliates sat in Seta boards, but there were no returns.
"It cannot be that leaders from affiliates sit in Setas, but we do not see any results."
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While everyone was busy focusing on the heavily-hyped class Ole Miss signed last week, perhaps the most notable move of National Signing Day went overlooked: David Fangupo, a 348-pound fullback, committed to Hawaii. Fangupo is 6-foot-2 and weighs 348 pounds, according to West Hawaii Today. He just completed his senior season for Kealakehe (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)…Read More


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November 28, 2015
I certainly hope all of you got out on the gorgeous Election Day and took part in our democracy at work. I voted absentee last Friday due to the long hours we spend here on Election Day. So I did not get the chance to enjoy all of the sunshine that many of you did. Now that the election is over I guess we all get back to talking about the weather rather than politics right? hahaha
A real good shot of cold air is coming our way this weekend. Usually when we have a transition like this we get some rainfall. There is that chance out there, but this go around isn't looking very impressive at all. Sure we'll see some shower activity around the region, but not enough to get excited about. The only thing to get excited about will be the cold temps and I am pretty sure many of you are like me and you'd rather have a couple more days like the ones we have seen here lately. Daytime highs will fall from the mid 70 range all the way down to the mid 40 range.
Here's a look at Thursday's highs. Friday will be a day of transition so highs will still be warm, but not nearly what they will be on Thursday. Again, highs around 70!
Now for a look at Saturday. That shade of green indicates the 45-50 degree area for afternoon highs.
So there's some real weather change coming for us!
C-ya Bye
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Basil Parmesan Pasta Sauce Recipe
"As a busy home health nurse, I'm committed to preparing meals that are quick and nutritious," shares Susan Houser of Anchorage, Alaska. "I came up with this rich and creamy sauce that is lower in fat than traditional white sauce. Dinner guests never believe it is made with fat-free milk."
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
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- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
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- 1. In a nonstick skillet, saute garlic in oil until tender. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until blended (mixture will be thick). Gradually add milk, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; gradually stir in Parmesan cheese and basil until cheese is melted. Serve over pasta. Yield: 8 servings.
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Maj. Keith Sandoval (left), commander of C Company 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), and Lt. Col. Phil Ryan, commander of 2nd Battalion 160th SOAR (A), watch as the company colors are unfurled for the first time during an activation ceremony at Fort Campbell on Sept. 12.
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A few weeks ago, remember how we were all a buzz about Keith Ellison (D-MN) choosing to make his oath on the Koran as the first democratically-elected Muslim to sit in Congress? We all agreed it would be unconstitutional to prevent him from doing so ("no religious test," Art. VI Sec. 3). Yet, something was deeply troubling about it even though we couldn't quite put our finger on it.
Then, last Tuesday, this posting on the website of the North Carolina ACLU (here),
"A unanimous North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled this morning that the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina (ACLU-NC) can proceed with its lawsuit, filed against the State in July 2005, which chal-lenges North Carolina state courts' practice of refusing to allow people of non-Christian faiths to swear re-ligious oaths using any text other than the Christian Bible."
The lawsuit filed by the ACLU-NC in July 2005 seeks a court order clarifying that North Carolina's existing statute governing religious oaths is broad enough to allow the use of multiple religious texts in addition to the Christian Bible. In the alternative, if the Court does not agree that the phrase "Holy Scriptures" in the North Carolina state statute must be read to permit texts such as the Quran, the Hebrew Bible and the Bhagavad-Gita in addition to the Christian Bible, then the ACLU-NC asks the Court to strike down the practice of allowing the use of any religious texts in the administration of religious oaths.
This lawsuit asks the Court for an interpretation of the phrase "Holy Scriptures" that is broad enough to include multiple religious texts.
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Kovacevic: If the baseball club ain't broke ...
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A couple of times in the past week, Starling Marte failed to run full-throttle to first. Nothing egregious, mind you. He thought the play was dead each time and simply lapsed out.
But it was twice too many and, after the second, Gaby Sanchez pulled Marte aside in the dugout.
"We can't have that," the veteran recalled telling the kid. "I don't care what the reason is. That's not how we do it."
Later in that game, Marte hustled out a triple that had no business being a triple, dusted himself off and looked into the dugout hoping to make eye contact with Sanchez.
They did. And smiled.
"What he said was good," Marte confessed with a tap of his heart. "My teammates are always helping me."
Which leads me to ask: You want to mess with this?
You want to mess with Major League Baseball's best team, the one that fell to the Phillies, 3-1, on Tuesday night and was dented only by the demise of the franchise's finest streak in a decade?
The month leading up to the July 31 trading deadline will bring a barrage of rumors, random speculation and even the occasional credible report of talks between the Pirates and other teams. That's how it goes for contenders. Hopes soar for that star or stars who will put the team over the top.
But I'll ask again: You want to mess with this?
Not me.
Infinitely more important, not the players.
Before the game Tuesday, I canvassed the clubhouse on whether management should make a major move at the deadline, including don't-quote-me talks with a half-dozen of the team's leaders.
The consensus: Let it be.
Those players universally shared the view that there's something special in play. That there's a firmly rooted foundation. That the tough lessons of the past two collapses have inspired a unique brand of determination. Above all, that this team, unlike last year's, has no real holes.
You and I don't have to believe any of that. But they do.
Even when I brought up right field — batting a collective .227 with a .366 slugging percentage, both lowest in the National League — they shot back with strong support of .229-hitting Travis Snider. They think he'll come around. They think there are platoon possibilities in the short term.
It's all here, they insist.
I can't begin to describe how different that is than last year, when most players — not all — eagerly sought significant additions at the deadline.
Hey, I did, too.
But that was then ...
"I think it shows that we're a stronger team," Andrew McCutchen said, decidedly on the record. "Our pitching is better by far. The offense is starting to click a little bit."
So, move or no move?
"We're winning with what we have. Whether somebody comes in or not, we're going to win regardless."
That kind of confidence.
"It won't be an easy call," Garrett Jones said, referring to management. "I think if you keep things the way they are, with the talent we have, the chemistry ... hey, we're winning. You can't go wrong."
Brandon Inge was more pointed: "Honestly, I've always been a guy who says you never make a major move when you're going well. When you're making those moves, you're looking for, what, talent and character, right? Well, we have that. We're not missing anything. That's the truth."
Roll your eyes at Inge, if you wish. The guys at the fringe of the roster always fear change.
But good luck building a case against what he says.
The starting pitching has been deep enough to absorb losing four of five Opening Day starters. Even if Wandy Rodriguez fails to return from his elbow issue, there are answers.
A Cy Young type would help, sure, but good luck with that.
The bullpen has been immaculate, well beyond Jason Grilli and Mark Melancon.
Show of hands: Who wants to be the one to boot Vin "Five Perfect Innings" Mazzaro?
The offense has ample room to improve, of course. But when looking at upgrades, take care to start with the premise that seven of the eight positions are set, now that Jordy Mercer has emerged.
We're talking about right field. That's it.
A bunch of names already are floating in connection with the Pirates. There will be more. And if there's an exceptional fit, sure, go nuts. It'll be worth even a high price.
For now, out of respect for what this team has done, I'd rather see internal options. Jose Tabata has far more talent than his injuries have allowed him to show. He should get a chance. And don't give up on Snider, whose .300 on-base percentage, keen eye and decent pop suggest there's more there than his .229 average. On big hits alone, as Russell Martin stressed, "he's been huge for us."
Don't laugh that off. I'm not typically a believer in clutch and leadership and other intangibles, but if you don't think this team is positively oozing intangibles, you haven't been paying attention.
Be careful what you wish for, that's all.
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I have been nothing but amazed about the feedback that i got on my prior tutorials on how to automate the whole chain of free and open source tools to create amazing quality video at really low bitrates (great for flash streaming, etcetera).
I usually write such tools and scripts for myself or for clients, but due to the fact that it seems a lot of people is interested in the process, I'm releasing here the new version of my encoding tools for the Mac and any Linux / Unix variant.
Needed tools and applications
For all this to work, you will need the following things
- The latest GIT version of the one and only x264 encoder.
- The latest SVN version of mplayer
- The latest version of the GPAC utilities
- My build of the 3GPP HE-AAC encoder if you are on a Mac, or the Nero Digital Audio Encoder if you are on unix / linux.
Extra pre-requisites for Mac OS X
Mac OS X users need to install the Apple Developer Tools (aka XCode) in order to compile software, also, for building the x264 encoder, you will need to get and install YASM.
Now, you have to build and install all the tools, AND they have to be on any directory in your executable path. My scripts assume that all the tools are in your executable path.
Building x264
Building x264 is usually a matter of just typing:
in the source directory, and then the usual:
make install
If you happen to have any problem with the building process, usually a simple google search with the error string is all you need.
Building mplayer
The process of building mplayer is certainly similar, BUT if you plan to use the video thumbnail and poster frame generation on my scripts, you will have to get and compile the jpeg libraries (if you don't have them already) BEFORE building mplayer, this should be also a really easy thing to do: go get the libjpeg sources from HERE, and then configure, build and install.
Now, you have to download the latest SVN version of mplayer, assuming that you have the subversion client enabled, you can get the whole source tree by typing:
svn checkout svn://svn.mplayerhq.hu/mplayer/trunk mplayer
Now, you need to enable some things at configure time for mplayer and mencoder to work nice with the scripts, so our configure line will look something like this
./configure --disable-gui --enable-png --enable-jpeg
Note: there should be no reason at all for the –enable-jpeg flag, but for some reason that I ignore, mplayer wont detect my libjpeg install if i don't force it like that, also, the –disable-gui option is to save some compile time, since we don't plan to use any of the GUI features on mplayer.
Now, its time to build, so type:
and then, if you get no errors, you are safe to type:
make install
At this point you should have a working install, but since we want to be 100% sure that you REALLY have a working install, in any terminal type this:
mencoder -ovc help
and you should get something like this (please notice the x264 part, that is fundamental for everything to work)
Available codecs: copy - frame copy, without re-encoding. Doesn't work with filters. frameno - special audio-only file for 3-pass encoding, see DOCS. raw - uncompressed video. Use fourcc option to set format explicitly. lavc - libavcodec codecs - best quality! vfw - VfW DLLs, read DOCS/HTML/en/encoding-guide.html. qtvideo - QuickTime DLLs, currently only SVQ1/3 are supported. x264 - H.264 encoding
now let's verify the mplayer part, again, in any terminal type:
mplayer -vo help
and you should get something like this (here, notice the PNG and JPEG bits, this is fundamental if you plan to use the thumbnail and poster generation features).
Available video output drivers: macosx Mac OSX Core Video quartz Mac OSX (Quartz) xv X11/Xv x11 X11 ( XImage/Shm ) xover General X11 driver for overlay capable video output drivers gl X11 (OpenGL) gl2 X11 (OpenGL) - multiple textures version null Null video output mpegpes MPEG-PES file yuv4mpeg yuv4mpeg output for mjpegtools png PNG file jpeg JPEG file tga Targa output pnm PPM/PGM/PGMYUV file md5sum md5sum of each frame
Very Important!
After you compile and install mplayer, you need to copy the midentify.sh script into any directory inside your executable path, for example /usr/local/bin. This is mandatory, because the MKMP4 script will NOT be able to correctly identify the source video files without this tool. The midentify script (called midentify.sh) is located inside the TOOLS directory in the mplayer source tree.
At this point, almost everything is ready, now it is time for the next step.
Building and configuring the GPAC utilities
If you are on Linux / Unix, building the GPAC utilities is a really simple process.
Get the latest stable release from here, and then do the usual ./configure, make and make install.
For Mac OS users there is an extra step that you have to do if you want to be able to build and install the GPAC utilities without headaches, and it involves the editing of a source file in the package.
So, after you have downloaded the sources, open the file src/utils/os_net.c , line 78 reads:#ifndef __DARWIN__
right AFTER it, add the following:typedef unsigned long u_long;
save the file, and you can now configure, build and install the GPAC utilities (MP4Box) on Mac OS without any problem.
Installing the HE-AAC (aacPlus) audio encoder.
This is a pretty simple step, if you are on a Mac, get this encoder that i have built myself from the 3GPP sources and copy it to /usr/local/bin, and if you are on linux, get the Nero Digital Audio Encoder from HERE and again, copy it to /usr/local/bin. You can actually move the encoders to any directory that IS inside your executable path, /usr/local/bin is a good choice though ;).
Putting it all togheter.
At this point, you have pretty much everything you would need to encode amazing quality H264 video and aacPlus audio, the only one remaining thing is some tool to put all this togheter in an *easy to use* way, so i have created the following bash script which pretty much simplifies the whole process.
#! /bin/bash # This bash script has been created by Diego Massanti # www.massanti.com # # set -x # uncomment this for debugging shopt -s nullglob # so the glob expands to nothing when there are no .mov files. # User settings: fileext=".mov" # Set this variable to the video file extension that you want to search for when encoding whole directories. # End user settings # You should not change anything below this line unless you know what you are doing. usage() { cat << EOF usage: $0 -f [-w ] -b [-q][-k][-t][-o ] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * h264 video with he-aac audio encoding script by Diego Massanti. * * September 2008, Made in Argentina. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * OPTIONS: -h Show this message -f Path to the file to encode < REQUIRED -w Resize video to fit inside this width while keeping the aspect ratio < OPTIONAL -b Desired video bitrate < REQUIRED -o Output directory for compressed media < OPTIONAL (will use same as source if ommited) -q Better quality encoding using 2 passes (slower) < OPTIONAL -k Do not delete (keep) temporary files < OPTIONAL EOF } audiobitrate=48000 platform="" uname=`uname` if [ $uname == "Darwin" ]; then ## 99% of chances that this is a Mac platform="Mac" else platform="Linux" fi width="" bitrate= deltemp=TRUE quality=FALSE poster=FALSE filename="" rsize="" outdir=`pwd` outFileName="" itemVideoBitrate="" while getopts ":f:w:o:b:qktv" OPTION; do case $OPTION in w ) width=$OPTARG;; f ) filename=$OPTARG;; b ) bitrate=$OPTARG;; k ) deltemp=FALSE;; q ) quality=TRUE;; t ) poster=TRUE;; o ) outdir=`cd "$OPTARG"; pwd`;; h ) usage;; \? ) usage exit 1;; * ) echo $usage exit 1;; esac done if [ "$1" == "" ]; then usage exit 0 fi if [ "$filename" == "" ]; then echo echo you MUST supply a file to encode!, use the -f parameter. i.e: -f mymovie.avi echo usage exit 1 fi if [ "$bitrate" == "" ]; then echo echo you MUST specify a target bitrate!, use the -b parameter. i.e: -b 512 echo usage exit 1 fi if [ "$width" != "" ]; then rsize="-vf scale=$width:-3" rsizemsg="fit into $width pixels wide" else rsize="" rsizemsg="Movie is not being resized." fi # Check if output directory exists if [ -d "$outdir" ]; then echo "Target directory set to: $outdir" else echo "Error: '$outdir' does not exist!!" echo "Can not continue, please make sure that the specified output directory exists. Exiting..." exit 1 fi # Start the magic... showMessage() { echo "MKMP4 : "$1"" } initialize() { if [ -d "$filename" ]; then $filename = `cd $filename; pwd` showMessage "Output directory set to: $outdir." showMessage "Triggering the encoder with all media files in directory: $filename." for file in "$filename"*$fileext; do if [ -f "$file" ]; then showMessage "Will encode file: $file" startEncoders "$file" fi done elif [ -f "$filename" ]; then showMessage "Triggering the encoder with source media: $filename." startEncoders "$filename" else # input is no file and no directory ? WTF ? echo "Something really weird has happened here: $filename is not valid, exiting..." exit 1 fi } startEncoders() { firstPass "$1" if [ "$quality" == "TRUE" ]; then secondPass "$1" fi extractAudio "$1" encodeAAC "$1" mux "$1" if [ $poster == "TRUE" ]; then createThumbnail "$1" fi if [ $deltemp == "TRUE" ]; then cleanTemporaryFiles "$1" fi } firstPass() { local iFile="${1##*/}" # remove directory and keep only file name. # First, lets get some basical information about this file, as FPS. MOVIE_FPS=`midentify "$1" | grep FPS | cut -d = -f 2` # Lets print some info to stdout. showMessage "Encoding: $1" showMessage "Resizing to: $rsizemsg." showMessage "Total Bitrate: $bitrate kbps." let "caudiobitrate = $audiobitrate / 1000" let "itemVideoBitrate = $bitrate - $caudiobitrate" showMessage "Video Bitrate: $itemVideoBitrate kbps." showMessage "Audio Bitrate: $caudiobitrate kbps." showMessage "Platform: $platform." # Lets start the encoding for the first pass. showMessage "Starting video encoding pass 1..." mencoder "$1" -o "$outdir/${iFile%%.*}_temp.264" -passlogfile "$outdir/${iFile%%.*}"_temp.log $rsize -ovc x264 -x264encopts bitrate=$itemVideoBitrate:frameref=8:bframes=3:b_adapt:b_pyramid:weight_b:partitions=all:8x8dct:me=umh:subq=6:trellis=2:brdo:threads=auto:pass=1:analyse=all -of rawvideo -nosound } secondPass() { local iFile="${1##*/}" # remove directory and keep only file name. showMessage "Starting video encoding pass 2..." mencoder "$1" -o "$outdir/${iFile%%.*}_temp.264" -passlogfile "$outdir/${iFile%%.*}"_temp.log $rsize -ovc x264 -x264encopts bitrate=$itemVideoBitrate:frameref=8:bframes=3:b_adapt:b_pyramid:weight_b:partitions=all:8x8dct:me=umh:subq=6:trellis=2:brdo:threads=auto:pass=2:analyse=all -of rawvideo -nosound } extractAudio() { local iFile="${1##*/}" # remove directory and keep only file name. showMessage "Extracting Audio..." mplayer "$1" -af resample=48000:0:2,channels=2,volnorm=1:0.25,format=s16le -ao pcm:file="$outdir/${iFile%.*}_temp.wav" -vc dummy -vo null } encodeAAC() { local iFile="${1##*/}" # remove directory and keep only file name. if [ "$platform" == "Mac" ]; then enhAacPlusEnc "$outdir/${iFile%.*}_temp.wav" "$outdir/${iFile%.*}_temp.aac" $audiobitrate s else neroAacEnc -br 48000 -he -if $outdir/${iFile%.*}_temp.wav -of $outdir/${iFile%.*}_temp.mp4 fi } mux() { local iFile="${1##*/}" # remove directory and keep only file name. MP4Box -add "$outdir/${iFile%.*}_temp.264#video:fps=$MOVIE_FPS" "$outdir/${iFile%.*}.m4v" if [ "$platform" == "Mac" ]; then MP4Box -add "$outdir/${iFile%.*}_temp.aac" -sbr "$outdir/${iFile%.*}.m4v" else MP4Box -add "$outdir/${iFile%.*}_temp.mp4#audio" "$outdir/${iFile%.*}.m4v" fi name=$outdir/${iFile%.*} album="The Mac Video Archive" author="Apple Computer // massanti.com" comment="Professionally encoded by Diego Massanti" created="2007" MP4Box -inter 500 -itags album="$album":artist="$author":comment="$comment":created="$created":name="$name" -lang English "$outdir/${iFile%.*}".m4v } createThumbnail() { local iFile="${1##*/}" # remove directory and keep only file name. mplayer "$1" -ss 10 -nosound $rsize -ssf lgb=1.0 -sws 7 -vo jpeg:outdir=$outdir -frames 1 mv "$outdir/00000001.jpg" "$outdir/${iFile%.*}.jpg" mplayer "$1" -ss 10 -nosound -vf scale=150:-3 -ssf lgb=1.0 -sws 7 -vo jpeg:outdir=$outdir -frames 1 mv "$outdir/00000001.jpg" "$outdir/${iFile%.*}_small.jpg" } cleanTemporaryFiles() { local iFile="${1##*/}" # remove directory and keep only file name. showMessage "Removing temporary files..." rm "$outdir/${iFile%.*}"_temp* } initialize
You can also download the script by clicking here in order to keep proper code formatting. Installation is really simple, just move it to /usr/local/bin, give it execution rights (chmod +x /usr/local/bin/mkmp4) and done.
This script is really easy to use and implement, basically the script expects the following MANDATORY parameters in the command line:
- -f to specify the source media (can be a single file or a whole directory with media files)
- -b to specify the target bitrate for the final h264 encoded movie
- -w to specify the target width for the final h264 encoded movie
So for example, typing:
mkmp4 -f /path/to/some/video.avi -b 512 -w 640
will create a MP4 video file with a bitrate of 512kbps and a frame width of 640 pixels (please note that mencoder will correctly take care of the aspect ratio for the final movie and the resize will just look OK.)
Optional parameters for the MKMP4 script:
- -q turns on 2 pass encoding: This will increase the final quality (and the encoding time), but it worths the extra wait if you care about quality.
- -k to keep temporary files: The script will create several temporary files during the encoding process, if for whatever reason you want to keep that files, you should use this option.
- -o to specify a target directory: By default, the mkmp4 script will place the output video in the working directory (the directory from where you called the script), if you want to change that behavior, just use this option.
- -t to turn ON thumbnail and poster frame generation: If you use this flag, mkmp4 will create a thumbnail and a poster frame that you can then use if you plan to publish your videos on the web.
The following command line will create a 512kbps video, will set the target width to 640 pixels AND will use 2 pass encoding, will not delete temporary files, will create thumbnails and poster frames, and will place the files on the /target/directory/ directory.
mkmp4 -f /path/to/some/video.avi -b 512 -w 640 -k -q -t -o /target/directory/
Some things you need to know and FAQ's about this script:
- By default, when the -f parameter is a directory, the script will search for any .mov file inside it, encode it, and place the final mp4 file into the directory set in the -o parameter (or the current directory if you have ommited that parameter), if you want to change that behavior, just change the value of the fileext variable inside the script to whatever file extension you want to process.
- Why are you reducing the audio level by 5db ? This is because with some old audio formats, for some reason that I really ignore, mplayer will distort the audio output. Now, if you take a closer look, you will see that right after the volume filter, im applying a normalization filter to get the audio back to 0db, so the output audio level will always be correct no matter what happens.
- Why are you forcing the audio output to be always stereo ? what if i want to encode mono material ?: Just modify the audio encoder trigger.
- The output media produced by this script is automatically interleaved and is fully compatible (and has been tested) with Flash Media Server 3 and Wowza Media Server Pro.
There are a lot of things that could be improved around here, and so far i have not tested this in any platform other than Mac OS Leopard, but so far, this should work in any Linux / Unix variant too without too much work.
If you are interested to get an idea of how the video results will look, you can take a look a The Apple Video Archive here on this site.
As usual, comments / feedback and suggestions are welcome.
75 Comments
Nicolas 6 years ago
Hi diego, thx for the great mod :)
However I am having troubles compiling gpac on centos 5.3
here is the message :
compositor/events.c:239: warning: passing argument 3 of 'gf_utf8_wcstombs' from incompatible pointer type
and finally at the end ..
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[1]: *** [libgpac.so] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/gpac/src'
make: *** [lib] Error 2
[root@lnx-svr gpac]#
I am lost at what could be the problem on this one :S
Thomas 6 years ago
Hi Diego, thanks again, I am running a UGC Site with your script in bckground now for months :)
recently I started adding hd capabilities, everything was downsized to 512 px width – now I generate a secon version wit 1280 px widht max.
I have one strange problem, the only difference between the small and the big version are different width/height, as I set the bitrate for the big version to 4000 I get multiple audio & video streams in one file – any hint on this?
Mediainfo output:
Thanks :)
Thomas 6 years ago
ok, figured it out.
was using different debian versions locally and on the server which led to various problems with mplayer, MP4Box and the Nero-Encoder…
Thomas 6 years ago
Just a hint to others, I always had problems with ugly / grey / unsharp thumbnails. Solution: i just replaced Diegos screenshot-command by the corresponding ffmpeg command and now the thumbnails look fine – always.
Thomas 6 years ago
i call this command with php passthru, because I generate it in a different part of the process.
$mplayer_command ='ffmpeg -y -i ' . $filename . ' -f image2 -ss '. $duration .' -s 512x'.$screenshot_height.' -vframes 1 -an ' . $directory . '00000001.jpg ';
I guess you get the idea. The quality is really much better compared to mplayer…
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