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RANDOLPH – Long-time Gifford Medical Center pediatrician and pediatric hospitalist Dr. Lou DiNicola this week received national recognition for his work around childhood immunizations.
Dr. DiNicola of Randolph was recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases and the CDC Foundation as the first ever "CDC Childhood Immunization Champion" for the state of Vermont.
The award was announced in a letter to Dr. DiNicola from Assistant Surgeon General Dr. Anne Schucaht and CDC Foundation President Charles Stokes, who thanked Dr. DiNicola for his "efforts to help save lives by ensuring that our nation's children are fully vaccinated."
"It humbles me," said Dr. DiNicola of the surprise award. "It humbles because it really shouldn't go to me. I'm one of many." Nurses, office staff, the Department of Health and caregivers across the state all work on the issue of immunizations, he noted.
A pediatrician in Randolph since 1976, Dr. DiNicola has long since been among those caregivers advocating for immunizations in their practices and on a state level.
Dr. DiNicola also now serves as president of the American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont Chapter. In that role and as a pediatrician, he's been a strong advocate of a Senate bill now in committee that proposed to eliminate the current "philosophical," non-medical and non-religious, vaccine exemption for children entering childcare and school.
Dr. DiNicola has been to the Statehouse multiple times to testify regarding the issue, penned editorials to regional media, spent hours reaching out the governor and other state officials and helped establish the first-ever advocacy program for physicians in their residency program at the University of Vermont. The program teaches physicians in-training how to advocate for children's health.
The efforts are all meant to better immunization rates that he says are now a major problem in Vermont.
The immunization rate of incoming kindergartners has dropped from 93 percent in 2006 to 83 percent today, according to Vermont Department of Health data. "We're going to face significant morbidity and probably mortality," if vaccinations rates don't change, Dr. DiNicola says, urging parents and lawmakers not to "allow children to be opted out of a lifetime of health and happiness."
And providing children a lifetime of good health has always been Dr. DiNicola's goal. In fact, he's received approximately five previous national awards over his 36-year career, including a recognition from Pres. Jimmy Carter, awards for work with special needs children, a Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) award and more.
To learn more about Dr. DiNicola's efforts around immunizations, visit the CDC online at www.cdc.gov/vaccines/champions.


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SAN JOSE -- After four days of training camp, the competition between Alex Stalock and Harri Sateri to be the Sharks' backup goaltender will ratchet up Monday when San Jose opens its NHL exhibition season at Vancouver.
Both Sateri and Stalock will dress against the Canucks, with No. 1 goalie Antti Niemi staying back in San Jose, coach Todd McLellan said.
McLellan wouldn't commit to playing both goaltenders in Monday's game but said he's been pleased with each of their performances so far in camp. He said he will lean on assistant general manager Wayne Thomas and goaltending development coach Corey Schwab to help with the decision on who stays with the team to start the season.
They're "in a dogfight," McLellan said. "That's maybe not the right assessment, but that's what they're in. Both have worked hard in practice, both have been attentive."
Thomas believes both goalies are ready for the NHL and wants the two to make the organization's decision a hard one.
"It's always a competition," Thomas said. "They certainly don't want to get outworked, knowing how hard the other guy is working. They won't let that influence our decision."
Mueller's first practice coincided with the Sharks' most physical skate of camp so far. But Mueller, 18, came out of it well and was happy to get the initial experience of playing with NHL players out of the way.
"First thing I noticed was they practiced really hard and really fast," said Mueller, whose already sore back was aggravated by a cross check in the Sharks' first game of the YoungStars Tournament against Vancouver in British Columbia earlier this month. "It was a really high pace today, and it felt good to get back out there."

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FRENCH CAMP - The San Joaquin County Coroner's Office on Tuesday identified Gisela Norma Tarkington, 76, of Vacaville as the motorist who was killed in a single-car crash Sunday afternoon on Highway 12 west of Interstate 5.
Tarkington was driving a 2003 Nissan sedan east on the two-lane, undivided highway west of Guard Road at 2:14 p.m. Sunday when, for unknown reasons, her car drifted to the left, went off the roadway and overturned into a ditch filled with about a foot of water, the California Highway Patrol reported.
Firefighters used a cutting tool to extricate the driver from the badly damaged vehicle, authorities said. Tarkington was taken to Lodi Memorial Hospital, where she died, officials said.
About 70 people have died since 2000 on the stretch of Highway 12 between Lodi and Fairfield.
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Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. Stöppler's educational background includes a BA with Highest Distinction from the University of Virginia and an MD from the University of North Carolina. She completed residency training in Anatomic Pathology at Georgetown University followed by subspecialty fellowship training in molecular diagnostics and experimental pathology.
Daniel Lee Kulick, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Dr. Kulick received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Southern California, School of Medicine. He performed his residency in internal medicine at the Harbor-University of California Los Angeles Medical Center and a fellowship in the section of cardiology at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiology.
In this Article
- Peripheral vascular disease facts
- What is peripheral vascular disease?
- What is atherosclerosis?
- How does atherosclerosis cause disease?
- What are potential complications of peripheral artery disease?
- What are the other causes of peripheral vascular diseases?
- Who is at risk for peripheral artery disease?
- What are the symptoms and signs of peripheral artery disease?
- How is peripheral artery disease diagnosed?
- What are the treatments for peripheral artery disease?
- Lifestyle changes
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- Surgery for peripheral vascular disease
- Find a local Cardiologist in your town
Surgery for peripheral vascular disease
Surgical treatment for peripheral artery disease involves either bypass surgery performed by a vascular surgeon or endarterectomy. Indications for surgical treatment of peripheral artery disease include lesions that, for anatomical reasons, may be difficult to treat by angioplasty. Examples include lesions covering long segments of a vessel, vessels with multiple narrowed areas, or long areas of narrowing. Bypass surgery involves using a vein from your body or a portion of synthetic vessel (known as grafts) to create a detour around the blockage. One end of the graft is sewn to the damaged artery above the blockage and the other end is sewn below the blocked area. Blood flow is then able to bypass the area of narrowing or blockage Bypass surgery is a major surgical procedure requiring general anesthesia and a hospital stay.
Endarterectomy is a procedure in which the surgeon cleans out plaque buildup inside the artery of the affected leg or arm.
Medically reviewed by Robert J. Bryg, MD; Board Certified Internal Medicine with subspecialty in Cardiovascular Disease
Stephens, Everett, et al. "Peripheral Vascular Disease." MedlinePlus. 15 March 2010. <http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/761556-overview>.
American Heart Association. <http://www.heart.org>.
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Construction crews are restarting work on an Audrain County grocery store, days after officials found asbestos in the store.
County Market in Mexico, Mo. was inspected Saturday afternoon.
About three weeks ago, the Audrain County Health Department received calls from people concerned about dust in the store from renovations.
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- Feb 23:
- Purdy: Doling out final scores to the Sochi Games participants
- Sochi Games wrap up peacefully, dramatically
- Sochi wrapup: Sport by sport highs and lows
- Sharks in Sochi: Marleau, Vlasic share golden smiles
- Olympics: USOC defends America's Sochi results
- Olympics hockey: Sweden's Backstrom fails doping test
- Olympics: Canada wins men's hockey gold with 3-0 win over Sweden
- Olympics: Steven Holcomb-led U.S. crew holds off Russia-2 for bronze in four-man bobsled
the spontaneous commentary underscored the unabashed joy athletes feel "It's like Disney World for athletes and I got to meet Mickey Mouse."
-- Women's curling gold medalist Kirsten Wall of Canada, on meeting NHL star Sidney Crosby
SOCHI, Russia --Sometimes Olympians say the darnest things. The rare nuggets out of Sochi have highlighted the Winter Olympics this past month after a steady diet of pedestrian responses streaming numbly out of news conferences and competition sites.
The dearly departed Art Linkletter could have turned this into a zinger of a show.
For every negative word that has sucked the oxygen from the Olympic room, when competing on the world stage.
Most everything else along the Black Sea and up into the Caucasus Mountains has been background noise. The strange toilet seats, partially built hotels, the stray dogs, springtime weather and video of Cossacks horse-whipping Pussy Riot.
All of it was part of the overall fabric of the first Winter Olympics in Russia.
Little of it probably will provide lingering memories of this 17-day winter sports carnival.
"I didn't make it, but maybe he will give me a trip to Egypt."
-- Austrian bronze medalist Benjamin Karl, on the president of his country's ski federation promising a trip to Hawaii if he won a gold medal in snowboarding.
The so-called "Dude sports" have helped re-calibrate the Olympics from a fuddy-duddy production into something lively and attractive to younger audiences. We could always count on the snowboarders to be their free-spirited selves while launching off steep and dangerous ledges and tumbling through space as if strolling down the street. They were equally as refreshing after safe landings.
"Oh no. It would be too much. Two girls in one room is a mess. If two girls were on a luge, they would pull each other's eyes out."
--Tatyana Ivanova of Russia, on the idea of women participating in doubles luge
The traditional sports still remind us of why we suddenly care so much about something other than major sports.
Here are a few noteworthy milestones that occurred well off the American radar:
Those performances provide context into what makes the quadrennial games so compelling. It often boils down to personal sacrifice far, far from fleeting fame.
"We eat as much as possible and slap each other in the face."
-- Andrew Matthews, Great Britain bobsledder on pre-race routines.
Sochi organizers might have borrowed the Brits' motivation as they took a quaint Russian ski resort and modernized it all within a few years. It was a massive undertaking with 100,000 construction workers. A year ago, many U.S. athletes who visited the test sites in Krasyana Polyana, Russia, expressed skepticism that organizers could complete the project in time.
Russians had to build a bobsled track, a ski jump facility and greatly improve the region's groomed slopes. They also had to create mountain towns and roads where none existed.
All the doubts washed away on the first day of competition Feb. 6. The bobsled track has favored the home team, as it does in almost every Olympics. But none of the athletes have had serious crashes attributed to poor track conditions.
Across the spectrum the Sochi Games' facilities received broad praise when weather conditions weren't affecting them.
"It was either waterproof or no mascara because if I start crying, I do not want to look like a witch."
--Rising Colorado ski star Mikaela Shiffrin, on what makeup to wear in case she won a gold medal
As the Sochi Games draw to a close, many athletes might shed a tear while saying "pa-ka" to Russia. They were greatly moved by the legion of friendly volunteers -- young men and women who descended on Sochi from across the vast lands of Russia to help. "They truly have made this a spectacular experience," said hockey player Julie Chu, America's flagbearer for Sunday's Closing Ceremony.
The young volunteers represented a new face of Russia for those who had not visited the country recently, or cling to old-fashioned Cold War era stereotypes. They were almost always open to strike up a conversation and share a little about themselves. But they also never wavered from one Russian formality. For every thank you came a simple reply: Pa-zhal-sta.
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'Once Upon a Time,' Season 2, Episode 12, 'In the Name of the Brother': TV Recap
Storybrooke's boundaries are an issue this episode. Belle doesn't know who she is because she got pushed over it, and a stranger who drove in could be a threat. There's a lot of issues between parents and children. The mystery of Dr. Whale's identity is resolved (though not why he chose that name).
Belle got pushed beyond the borders of Storybrooke, and because she had no protection, remembers nothing. Hook's injured too, and someone who drove in from the outside.
More of Victor Frankenstein, whom we met a few episodes back, in a flashback where it's clear that his father prefers his brother Gerhard.
In the hospital, Gold kisses Belle but it's not a fairy tale—she wakes up screaming. Hook's in the hospital too, and Emma watches over him, pissed off. She wants to know where Cora is, but he won't say. The stranger's arrival means that the barrier protecting Storybrooke is now gone, which makes Mary Margaret speak very very fast, letting us know that it's going to be a real issue if Regina, whom they now know is innocent, finds Cora and those two decide to be allies (read that at double speed and you get the idea). Dr. Whale is unable to stop the stranger's bleeding. Mary Mararet points out that Dr. Whale is drunk. Just then the stranger's phone rings. His ringtone is "Star Wars."
And in the past Victor meets Rump, whose coat is red despite the flashback to Frankenstein's laboratory filmed in black and white. Rump introduces himself as Rumple Von Stiltskin. Rump pours out a bag of gold coins to find out how Victor restores life, and Victor's impressed at how more coins fall out of the pouch than it could possibly hold. He goes grave-robbing with his brother, and the bro gets shot. Victor's father disowns him when he sees Gerhard's body on the slabe. You know, Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" is a really good book. It would be nice to see it dramatized one day.
Back in Storybrooke, Rump looks tenderly at the chipped teacup. Cora offers to give him his son if he leaves her and Regina alone. Rump accepts the truce and offers to shake but Cora wants to seal it with a kiss. Yuck.
An ER tech pages the doctor and we see Dr. Whale's pager is in the trash. David unwittingly outs Dr. Whale by talking about how the doc brought Regina's fiancé back to life—like Dr. Frankenstein. Emma sends Ruby, who tracks like a wolf, to fetch him.
Henry comes to see Regina, but it's really Cora in disguise. Cora apologizes for everything and expresses her love, but Regina resists. "You wanted me broken," she tells her mother, rightfully telling her how manipulative she is.
Ruby finds Dr. Whale standing on the edge of a bridge. He tosses his watch in first and then jumps, but using her wolfy speed Ruby catches him. "I wanted my name to stand for life, but everybody just thinks it's the name of a monster," he mopes. Ruby, in excellent group therapy style, points out that she can relate to his problems. She's a werewolf, and she ate her boyfriend, she points out. Heh. She is going to take the chance to start over, and she thinks Victor should begin by fixing the guy in the hospital. Whale takes her advice and does it. He thanks her—"monster to monster."
Cora tries to turn Regina using Henry's divided love as bait, and it looks like it works, because Regina really, really wants her son back. The town bar is called The Rabbit Hole, which is awesome. Regina leans her head on Mommy's shoulder.
Gerhard the monster kind of sort of recognizes Victor in the past. Victor takes out a gun to put him out of his misery, but he can't do it.
Gold hands Belle the chipped teacup asking her to focus on it. The talk of magic freaks her out and she smashes the cup. Since she has no memories of anything else, why would she be that wigged out? Back in his shop, he pricks his finger and sheds blood on what looks like a crystal ball that turns into a globe. "Bey," he says sadly.
Henry points out that Frankenstein isn't in his book but is from another book, and different stories. If the curse went to other lands, who knows who else is in town? Gold shows up at the apartment asking to cash in his favor. He wants to find his son, and has to leave immediately because he really wants to kill Hook. And he threatens them that if any harm comes to Belle he'll kill them all, which is kind of funny, as why would any of them harm Belle?
Emma interrogates the stranger, who claims he saw nothing because he was texting. After she leaves, he calls his wife. "You're not going to believe what I saw," he said.
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Hey guys! I'm getting ready to begin Week 3 of the C25K program. My last workout was Thursday. I was supposed to workout today but put it off because my knees are still hurting.
It's bilateral in the same place on each knee. I did go to a The Runners Forum to get fitted for appropriate shoes...Adidas Supernove Glide. I love them, very lightweight, not bulky but with
enough cushion. I just had a baby back in November and I haven' exercised for at least a year...and I've never been a runner. At 36 years old (and done having kids) I decided I needed
to make healthier choices and stay active. I'm 5'5 and weigh 135lbs. I'm really bummed about my knees. They've been achy since Thursday. I suspect that I need to strengthen the muscles
around my knees but I don't know any appropriate exercises I can do without gym equipment. I do tend to have high expectations of myself. I hate it that I'm a day behind now on the program.
Any advice about the knee pain? Should I run through it or will that totally mess up my knees? I don't want to be a super serious runner, I just want to be able to prove to myself that I can run a 5k
without dying. And hopefully it's an activity I can do weekly to stay fit. Darn sore knees!
Joint pain is never fun and can be so discouraging! My suggestion is to keep going, but do not push it! Your body has to make all kinds of adjustments when starting to run.
I don't know the specifics of the couch to 5k, so what does your training week look like right now?
My next scheduled day to run is Tuesday morning. I plan to rest my knees until then...hopefully I'll be ready to go by then but that still doesn't solve the problem of strengthening my muscles. I ate way too much of my mom and mother-in-laws home cooking this weekend, so I'm feeling extra bad about not being able to run.
You may want to try incorporating a light walk day in between to help keep your knees going. Rest days are really important, but I find if I don't do something my next run doesn't feel nearly as strong. It's like my body forgets we are being a runner again!
Treating your knees depends to a great extent on what hurts. Generalized pain behind the kneecap is most common and known as patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS, used to be called runners knee or chondromalacia). Next most common is Iliotibial band syndrome (ITBS), with pain on the lateral (outside) side of the leg at the knee. Check this site for an overview: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_5/194.shtml. If it is runners knee, strengthening the muscles (quads particularly) will help. Here are some exercises: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_5/183.shtml#quads.
Another thing to pay attention to is form. Make sure your feet plant directly under your hips with a slightly flexed knee. Planting your feet out in front of your body and/or with a straight leg could be contributing to your problem. Running a little slower may make it easier to improve form.
You may have to back off for a while.
There is generalized achiness. But I can also pinpoint of each knee; the bottom, inner part of my knee. Sort of just above the top/inner part of my shins. Kind of a knobby area of the knee. This is very medical terminology, of course
The specific pain sounds like a strained tendon. One that I have done myself (while bowling). Though doing it on both knees would be a bit unusual. I found that gentle massage of the area seems to help healing by encouraging blood flow. I found it annoying, but it didn't stop me from running. Th general achiness sounds more like runners knee and I would treat it as such.
I'm fairly new to this community (and running in general) but I experienced the same issue early on. I've been running for about 3 months now, strictly 5Ks but I too noticed my knees and the areas just below my knees would hurt often. If there's any suggestions as to what we can do other than rest longer in between runs, I'm happy to hear them.
I'm supplementing my diet w/ protein and glutamine, which I'm sure helps in the long run. thanks!
Remember that an injured muscle will not be strengthened no matter how much you exercise it, if you don't let it heal. My guess is your competitive nature has driven you to attempt a pace or intensity that is not appropriate for your prior conditioning. Your quads will get stronger if you don't tear them up faster than they can rebuild, and rebuilding due to athletic training is something new for these quads. You may not have known what to expect from them before, but you do now.
Have a seat and straighten your leg in front of you, looking down at the quads just above the knee. Toward the inside, the largest bulge there is the Vastus Medialis (inner quad). About an inch or so above the knee cap and to the inside, there is a trigger point that affects pain in the kneecap and below where the tendon attaches. Yes tendons are important, but any muscle that can pull hard enough on a tendon to make it hurt deserves to be respected. It is the 800 pound gorilla that needs to be appeased, and your tendon will be spared.
Working a quad with self trigger point massage is not hard. You just need to know what locations cause what problems, and go to work. Mild cases will respond to gentle repeated pressure on the hypertonic "point" of tissue in spasm. Sometimes the pressure needs to be held long enough to slow circulation in the area. It's like waterboarding a trigger point. When the pressure is released, it responds by opening the arterial blood flow to the area to let oxygen back in. The effect is release of the tension and more healing blood flow to the instigating injury.
Yes, you should keep moving, but at decreased intensity. It's not because you are wimping out, but because you know when this thing is allowed to heal properly, you will be much stronger for it. Take a little time out for this strategic TLC, while not dropping out of the program altogether. Your legs are more important than your schedule. Then you can come roaring back for more punishment. Welcome to the sport. I think you have the right attitude, and will do fine with a little more patience.
If working the VMO does not help, there are other possibiities. That's just the most likely one. Meanwhile, avoid the strengthening exercises like squats, etc. It's too late for those, which should be done before you start running to prepare, not after. Continuing to overwork them will make them worse. Just stick with easy running or walking for now.
Welcome to being 35, and welcome to being active. Any athlete is always balancing activity and pain. The truth is being inactive will cause more pain in the long run. So, how does one stay active, and handle pain. Stretching, deep tissue massage, ice, ibuprofen, heat. All these modalities are necessary as we fight the good fight. The phrase "use it or lose it" is a universal truth. I have had 4 knee surgeries, and as a result I daily push through pain to stay mobile.
Stretching--get down on the floor on both knees as if praying, and you should feel tightness in the front of your knees. Move your butt from side to side, and this should bring on a whole nother level of hurt. Then sit flat on the floor and touch your head to your knees, and hold it. Repeat these a couple of times. Find a suitable height table of level surface to put your foot on. Tough your head to the inside of your knee to stretch the IT band, and the out side of your knee to stretch medial ligaments, and groin area.
Deep Tissue- use oil or lotion, and find out where the pain is, and dig, and dig. This should really hurt, but it feels so good when you stop.
Ice-I do this before and after a run. Stretch and deep tissue after you take the Ice off. Ice hurts bad, so the pain has to be worse than the ice, or you won't do it.
Ibuprofen--take two an hour before the run...I have done 3 Marathons, and I carry some on me to take during.
The most important thing to remember, is just signing up and participating in the event is the important thing. The last place finisher, is still a finisher. Don't be a spectator, when you can participate in life.
I started running almost a year ago. I started with the C25k too ... I am 35 and began exercising after years off due to having babies. I faced knee pain initially as well. Mine was related to my shoes. I went to one store where an associate watched me walk and advised me towards a particular shoe and I did not experience much improvement. I visited another store where they evaluated my foot strike by video camera while running on a tredmill. That was it! It very clearly showed my problem. I am a pretty decent overpronator. I got into a supportive pair of shoes and had to add inserts ... And that did the trick. The associate who did the tredmill evaluation also noted some form mistakes I was making that could be contributing to knee pain. I was allowing my arm swing to cross the midline of my body when running. That could cause force to my knees as they try to compensate for the force acting against them (does that make sense?). So I set out with my new shoes and inserts and kept my arm swing tighter and I have been pain free ever since. I have also had to pay attention that I stretch carefully and completely after my runs. That keeps me free of posterior shin splints and tight thigh muscles.
I would advise you to visit a running store where they use tredmills to evaluate your foot strike. Don't give up even though you are having to face this hurdle.
After 1 yr of running I am running 15-18 miles a week (3-5) mile runs 4-5 days a week. I feel great!
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Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
Draft Minutes of AfriNIC BoT meeting
Date: 8 August 2002
Place: Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
Nii Quaynor opened the meeting at 11:45.
1. Appointment of Hostmasters
[Pierre Kasengedia recused himself from the meeting,
because he was one of the applicants]
It was noted that approximately 30 applications had been received,
including some of a very high quality.
It was decided to appoint one senior and one junior person.
RESOLUTION: Having reviewed the hostmaster applications,
the Board resolves to offer to Adiel Akplogan
a position as senior hostmaster, starting as soon as possible.
Proposed: Richard Bell
Seconded: Nii Quaynor
Passed unanimously
It was decided to short-list three candidates for consideration for
appointment as a junior hostmaster, to interview those candidates,
and to appoint one. Noting that Adiel Akplogan is French speaking
and from West Africa, it was decided that the short-listed candidates
must be fluent in English and should preferably not be from
West Africa.
ACTION: Each board member is asked to nominate two candidates for
consideration. The short-list will be determined from these
[Pierre Kasengedia re-joined the meeting and was informed of the
decisions just taken.]
2. Application for ICANN recognition
It was suggested that AfriNIC should make application for
provisional approval from ICANN, and that the application should
be submitted before the ICANN meeting in Shanghai in October 2002.
ACTION: Charles Musisi to review LACNIC's application and to
draft an application for approval by the Board. Drafting
should be done in consultation with Mohammed Diop.
ACTION: Nii Quaynor to request Mohammed Diop to work on any other
documents that are required to go with the application to ICANN.
3. Call for proposals for hosting
It was suggested that a call for proposals for hosting of AfriNIC
operations should be made in September 2002, and that applicants
should have three months (until December 2002) to submit
RESOLUTION: Resolved to issue the CFP early in September 2002,
to set 1 December 2002 as the application deadline, and
to make a decision on hosting by 1 February 2002.
Proposed: Ramboaslalma Haja
Seconded: Pierre Dandjinou
Passed unanimously
4. Future meetings
It was noted that the next ICANN meeting is in Shanghai in October 2002, and that
the next AfNOG meeting is likely to be in May 2003.
It was suggested that the BoT should meet in January 2003.
Richard Bell suggested a meeting in South Africa.
It was noted that travel expenses are a problem, and that sponsorship
would be useful.
It was decided that the mailing list would be used for further discussion about a meeting.
5. Other business
It was noted that the AfriNIC web site is not as useful as it
could be.
ACTION: Alan Barrett to create a call for proposals for web site
design and hosting.
It was noted that community support could be demonstrated by means other than paid
ACTION: Charles Musisi to create a web-based mechanism for
registering support, and also for paying for membership.
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Hydra (formerly known as Hydra + Aperture Plug-In) provides human eye-like perception to your photographs by allowing you to create High Dynamic Range (HDR) images from a series of regular photographs (up to 10), either from DSLRs or traditional point-and-shoot cameras. This is because a single photograph cannot represent the full gamut of light due to the physical limitations in the sensor.
Hydra does not require pictures taken with a tripod, as it is usually the case with HDR software. This is a unique feature that means you can take photos anywhere without a tripod to later merge them in Hydra.
Hydra uses an advanced image processing pipeline that first aligns the imported images and then merges them in a smart way to preserve the interesting inputs of each image. This method has been entirely implemented on the GPU to provide interactive previewing. This allows you to finely tune all parameters (matching, merging) in real-time while observing the changing result until you are satisfied, and then render the full resolution image (resolutions above 20 Mega Pixels supported) in less than a minute. The output produced by Hydra is much closer to what your eyes actually see.
Hydra is also available as a plug-in for Aperture. Here is the file to be downloaded to install the Aperture plug-in: http://www.creaceed.com/downloads/hydraplugin2.pkg.zip
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Hydra's histogram blend interface is inspired (exactly what I envisioned for ease of use ;), however it seems to try too hard. It assumes photos will have consistent exposure steps, and it tried unsuccessfully to align 5 images that were in fact exported from the same RAW file. End result after tweaking was always fuzzy.
If I used Aperture I would definitely try the plug in, which would likely (I hope) avoid both these issues.
As it stands, my HDR result was unusable, and the 8-bit blend result unimpressive.
I tried the demo, can't really say if I like it or not because it didn't work for me (PB G4).
When I tried to render the result, a totally distorted image came up. Tried 3 different image sets.
No go for me, I wil try the feeware.
I tried this and didn't like the results. I really did give it a chance and tried multiple merge settings, nothing appealed to me.
Give Bracketeer a shot, it's totally free (it's a GUI frontend for the freeware app "enfuse"). Bracketeer is half the price of Hydra and puts out far more impressive results!


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Nadagast, on 14 December 2012 - 12:04 AM, said:
Yeah but they are not gonna change the damage, I'm no pve'er but from what I've heard affliction does the most damage among all classes in pve even. Perhaps they can increase soul shard regeneration in combat and divide unending resolve into 2 different spells 1 being the damage reduction part that is on 3 min cd, and the other is the aura mastery of it on 1 min cd, thus we could get more haunts/mgs in those times and do more pressure overall. I don't know its just a thought really, a flat out damage change will not happen because of PVE, what else can they do that would make us do better damage?
Rith, on 14 December 2012 - 07:16 AM, said:
I think exactly the same about this, Demo has 2 ports and a leap, destros self heals get even higher with mastery and if you have the embers it heals so much. What screwed affliction also is the lack of drain life. Its not worth casting in arena because of the damage/healing it does and how easily it can be interrupted nowadays. Affliction pretty much has nothing extra to survive unlike demo and destro. Buffing drain life wouldn't effect pve much either so they can actually do it, or at least give affliction something extra to survive on. When you soulburn drain life it heals %50 more, but it should also make that drain life uninterruptable and heal much more, so you can actually spend a soulshard to survive.
Also I really think they should make gateway about 2 seconds cast time as in some maps you can get it but some maps its impossible to pull off especially against warriors who just heroic leap and charge from the start.
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Sabrina Ionescu didn't know how many points she had scored in the Miramonte High girls basketball team's 84-63 victory over host Campbell County-Gillette (Wyo.) until she returned to the team's hotel after the game.
That's where teammate Breanna Alford told her the news.
"I didn't believe it at first, because it didn't seem like I scored that many points," Ionescu said.
Ionescu, a sophomore point guard, broke an Energy Classic Tournament girls record for points in a game Saturday with 40. She was 14 for 20 from the field, including 3 for 6 from 3-point range, and 9 for 9 from the free-throw line in the championship-game win.
"I had my mind on just winning the game," Ionescu said. "I played as I would against any team, and it ended up well."
Miramonte coach Kelly Sopak had a feeling early in the game that Ionescu would have a big performance.
"To start the game, she scored on a layup, then hit a three that was beyond NBA-range. It was right in front of their student section," Sopak said. "As soon as she did that, I had a pretty good idea that she was ready to go."
Sopak said that the 5-foot-11 Ionescu scored the 40 points in a normal rotation for his squad.
"She plays about 24 minutes a game. She didn't stay on the floor the entire game," he said.
Ionescu, who was a member of the USA women's under-16 national team last year, also broke the Energy Classic girls scoring record for one tournament with 92 points in three games. She started with 19 points in the Matadors' 79-40 win over Natrona County-Casper (Wyo.) in a unique way, Sopak said.
"Each basket was different, from a 3-pointer, to a pull-up jumper, to a baseline floater," Sopak said.
Then Ionescu had 33 points in the Matadors' 90-65 victory over Bismarck-N.D. in the semifinals, a game in which she sat the last seven minutes, Sopak said. Ionescu, Alford and teammate Megan Reid were named all-tournament.
Miramonte has shot out to a 12-0 record this season, averaging 78.8 points per game.
"I think we're just jelling," said Sopak about his team's success this season. "We rely on 11 players to contribute. To do that, we have to build continuity."
Miramonte, which has won the past two Diablo Foothill Athletic League titles, opens its league season Friday at Dublin.
READY FOR LEAGUE: The El Cerrito boys entered the week with a 14-0 record, marking the program's best start in at least 30 seasons. Now the Gauchos are getting ready for what should be a grueling Tri-County Athletic League-Rock Division schedule.
As TCAL-Rock Division play began Wednesday, the six teams in the league had a combined record of 65-15. El Cerrito opened its league schedule with a home game against St. Joseph Notre Dame, the defending Division V Northern California champion.
El Cerrito coach Michael Booker believes his team is well-prepared for league play. The Gauchos won two tournaments in December, including the Holiday Hardwood Invitational at Westlake High in Westlake Village, where they defeated Sacramento 57-53 in the final.
El Cerrito also has nine players back from last season's team that advanced to the North Coast Section Division III title game. Booker said the team had a productive summer, bought in to the team concept and is an unselfish as any Gauchos team he's coached.
As a result, four players are averaging double-figures in scoring, with junior guard Tyrell Alcorn, a three-year starter, leading the way with 17.5 points per game.
Alcorn is back to full strength after he had his appendix removed less than three months ago. He missed school for about a month and dropped 25 pounds.
"He did an incredible job with his rehabilitation," Booker said of Alcorn, adding that this season, "he controls the floor a lot more. He knows when to get other guys involved, and he knows when to take a game over."
After Wednesday, El Cerrito plays at St. Patrick-St. Vincent, hosts Salesian on Jan. 14 and St. Mary's on Jan. 17. Those three teams were a combined 33-7 entering this week.
"It's going to be a challenge every night," Booker said.
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BENICIA -- Despite safety and other concerns, a divided City Council early Wednesday narrowly approved the installation of three digital billboards along Interstate 680.
The large digital signs will flash ads every few seconds and help the city raise cash.
There are now six billboards in Benicia along Interstate 680. The city's sign ordinance prohibits new billboards but allows existing ones -- including the three in question -- to be replaced or modified.
The planning commission approved the digital billboard use permits Nov. 29, but three people appealed to the council -- including a commissioner who changed her mind after casting one of the deciding votes.
A divided council wrestled with issues of aesthetics, driver safety and whether the digital signs would lure shoppers away from Benicia.
Mayor Elizabeth Patterson and Councilman Tom Campbell opposed the digital signs, citing safety and economic concerns.
"I don't want to be responsible for someone plowing off the road looking at some stupid digital billboard," Campbell said.
They were outvoted by council members Mark Hughes, Alan Schwartzman and Christina Strawbridge, who said the billboards would generate revenue. Staff estimates indicate the city could receive as much as $500,000 a year. They also cited promises of advertising time on the signs for community events.
The Federal Highway Administration allowed digital signs for the first time in 2007. California is one of 39 states that allows them; Oakland is among the locations where they've been installed.
Research is ongoing as to how electronic signs affect highway safety. A recent Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute study found that digital billboards hold the gaze of drivers longer than two seconds -- a threshold that previous studies have shown to be dangerous.
City officials recommended the billboard upgrades as part of negotiations with prospective sign operators Clear Channel Outdoor and CBS Outdoor. The signs are on city property, and if converted to digital technology could generate more revenue for the city.
Craig Andres, a Benicia business owner who lost the use of his legs in 1995 when a motorist collided with his bicycle in Mount Diablo State Park, appealed the billboards because he thinks they will distract drivers.
"Everywhere else in America where this debate is going on, people are trying to ban them," said Andres, who owns Insight Glass near the Nationwide Auction Systems sign designated for replacement on Park Road. The sign conversion could lower his property value, he added.
The council's rejection of two appeals of CBS Outdoor's permit to replace the billboard on Park Road was deemed invalid because the opportunity for rebuttal was omitted from the proceeding.


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Buying a good pair of running shoes is so important! I had a gait analysis done a few years ago & found that my knees were hurting because I tend to pronate - or run more on the inside edges of my feet rather than centered. I started buying the Asics Kayanos & my knees completely stopped hurting. If you look for a shoe that has the darker grey / harder rubber material on the soles, that's the area that is built with additional support. Some have them on the heel & some have them where the arch of your foot is like the Kayanos - hence why they work for me. That little bit of support there gave me the support I needed to stop pronating when I ran. Go to a good running store - not something like Academy or Sports Authority - but a store that has real athletes with experience working there. In Houston they are places like Luke's Locker, Run Sport or Fleet Feet. These people will talk with you about what kind of running you are doing, what is going on with your body when you run, & how far you are running so you can be fit with the appropriate shoe. There's also a limit to your shoe as far as long it will last & give you the support you need. The typical time frame is every 300-500 miles you should get new shoes. Hope this helps & happy running!
I am also new to running, I signed up for a run group at the local high school in Septemer and that has helped me get out there as well as giving me someone with experience to bounce questions off of. There are stores that have treadmills and also have great sales associates that can watch you jog and suggest proper shoes. At the suggestion of the woman overseeing my run group I went to a store called Marathon Sports in Massachusetts and they were great, the sales associate watched me take a light jog, disappeared in the back and returned with some shoes for me to try on, the first were nice, much better then what I had been wearing and the second were even better, she also guided me through choosing some socks, and suggested some other core items to get me running comfortably. Oh and if no one else has told you I have been informed numerous times now that you always go up a half to whole size when buying running shoes. It was very helpful and I am happy to say I am far more comfortable in my new shoes and clothes and I'm up to 2 1/2 miles and hoping to run a 5K on Thanksgiving!
The runners world site offers some great tools to assist you.
Not being a local here in Virginia Beach, I used the tools on the site to kelp me find a local running shoe specialty store. They got me in the right shoes as well as put me in touch with some local running groups for those long run days.
Hope this helps.
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Running shoes vary a great deal. Definately, go to a running shop and talk to the people who work there. My suggestion is to go to a couple of them, wander, look around and engage with the staff. Find a store your comfortable in going to because you will end up going often. I found a running shop in my area that allows you to buy, try for 30 days and bring back if you need to with no questions asked to return, swap for another kind, etc.
My first pair was a pair of Nike's Air off the shelf of Big 5. How can you go wrong with a big name like Nike right? Wrong... totally the wrong pair of shoes for me. I ended up with sore knees for months until I finally bought a pair of Saucony's. After wearing the Saucony's Progrid's for about 1.5 weeks, my sore knees started to go away. Put the Nike's back on (don't ask me why) and voila, sore knees returned. Figured out that Nike has a firmer cushioning system than Saucony. Made my knees take all the impact.
Here is another kicker...finally went to a running shop, they analyzed my gait and suggested a few pairs. Upgraded to a new pair of Saucony's however specifically for overpronators. Weeks later, I have sore hips. Went back to my neutral Saucony's, the sore hips go away.
Long story short, go with an expert opinion, try what works for you and be open to swap out if you need to. Just because a Pro Shop suggests a certain brand or style, it doesn't mean it's the best. Keep track of how you felt prior to switching to a new pair of shoes. If aches and pains start up, even weeks afterwards, be aware of what the catalysts may be...you never know, it may be the shoes. Shoes made today are higher tech, different cushioning technologies and much better support systems than years ago. Your shoes are your base. Find a pair that work for you, try them out and if they consistently provide what you need, buy another if not two pairs to keep to replace when you need to.
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I have also had problems with my IT band and hipflexors. I have tried ALOT of different shoes. You name the brand and I have had a pair of their shoes. I have been a runner for a long time and usually buy the higher end shoes. I just bought my first pair of Ascics Gel Kayono 15 and I agree with the others that love this shoe. It has changed my life. They are so comfortable. I noticed the difference immediately. There was a change in my stride and I could just feel the difference in the mechanics of my gait. The best part is the hip pain is much, much less. I am a physician and have found trough my work that alot of runners injuries are related to their feet and the mechanics of how they plant that foot. It may take a while and you may have to pay some money to do it, but finding the right shoes makes the world of difference. I have used the professionals at running stores and I have done the run on the treadmill, but the only way to really find the shoe is to keep trying. If you are having trouble try, try, try again until you find it. This from a now very happy runner!!!!!
I had gait analysis done in 2005 and bought my first Asics Gel's. I didn't know I was a supinator, and had nearly beaten my knees and hips to death using the wrong shoes. Running had become unpleasant! The instant I put the Asics on, I knew I had found the right shoe. I recently bought the Kayanos and I am in love! I am starting to train for Team in Training to run the Rock n Roll half in September. I am not sure if I will be able to, but at least now I have a chance.
The time, money and sweat you invest in you shoes is the worth everything. I can also echo the need for core strength and stability. As a CPT, I do a lot of training with distance runners. The feedback I get is consistent...put time into training your core and you will see improvement in your running.
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An autistic teenager from the Chicago area has done something almost impossible. Read more.
Kean Receives Grant To Help Students With Learning Disabilities (Union, N.J.)
Kean University recently received the Daniel Jordan Fiddle Foundation Community Seed Grant in support of Project Excel, an ongoing initiative that assists students with learning disabilities. The program is a perfect fit for the Foundation and its mission, which develops, supports and advocates programs that enrich the lives of those with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Read more.
New test for autism can be done early (Los Angeles, Calif.)
New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that all children be screened for autism at 1 and a half and 2 years of age. But there's no blood test to diagnose autism spectrum disorders, and a typical evaluation can take two to four hours. Read more.
Trial under way for man in son's death (Grand Junction, Colo.)
It's not under dispute that Allen Grabe shot and killed his 13-year-old son, Jacob Grabe, at his family's Pear Park home the night of Sept. 11, 2008. Read more.
Prosecutors to seek 25 years for TJX hacker (Boston, Mass.)
A computer hacker who helped orchestrate one of the largest thefts of credit and debit card numbers in U.S. history faces sentencing this week for hacking into computer systems of major retailers, including TJX Cos., BJ's Wholesale Club and Sports Authority. Read more.
Los Angeles Police officials say they began providing training on how to deal with people with autism long before two officers shot and killed an autistic man over the weekend. Read more.
Kids to be charged for sex assault (Miami, Fla.)
Charges will be filed against an 11-year-old boy and two of his friends for a sickening crime committed against a classmate on school grounds. Read more.
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- My lesbian school girl crush, Vashtie, recently put together Complex's 50 Most Stylish Women in New York and I gotta admit… my mouth was half cracked open drooling for most of the list. Get educated my lil minions. You're about to get schooled
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- Frank Ocean is out of…the closet. An amazing step in the hip hop community (IMO). Honestly, it just makes me love him even more. I mean, what's another man that won't love me right? (*tear). Can't wait to see him tomorrow in concert, bring it on lover!
- Christian Louboutin releases images of his Cinderella shoes! I'm not a huge slave to the red soled devil bottoms but I do love me a good pair of "come hither, fuck me" pumps. I want these!! What do you think? Cinderella's a bad bitch.
- My not so secret fondess for Jeff Staple just won't quit! Staple partnered with Lebron's Miami shop, UNKNWN, to design a tee in honor of the Miami Heat's 2012 season. Very Miami Vice, no? You can buy it at the UNKNWN web store and at Reed Space.
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Raptor399 wrote:I have did some research and committed a fresh PS3.conf in r810.
Should be far more user friendly now, plus I added some hints on how to construct a fresh configuration.
Let me know what you think - and apologies for choosing to skip your hard work!
DeFlanko wrote:Raptor399 wrote:I have did some research and committed a fresh PS3.conf in r810.
Should be far more user friendly now, plus I added some hints on how to construct a fresh configuration.
Let me know what you think - and apologies for choosing to skip your hard work!
I love it, WAY more detail than before, when i get time ill re update the list of uploaded files....
i was also thinking maybe the MIME's should be next to the file extensions for a quicker reference for the MediaInfo part...
Or at the least a web link to a list of known good MIME's... what do you think.
# PS3 Media Server renderer configuration profile for PlayStation 3
# This configuration profile serves two purposes:
# - Allow PMS to recognize a specific connecting renderer
# - Define the possibilities of that renderer
# RendererName: Determines the name that is displayed in the PMS user
# interface when this renderer connects.
RendererName = Playstation 3
# RendererIcon: Determines the icon that is displayed in the PMS user
# interface when this renderer connects. Icons have to be resources available
# to pms.jar.
RendererIcon = ps3.png
# When a renderer connects, it sends a "User-Agent" header. PMS tries to
# match that header with all configuration profiles. If none of the profiles
# matches, the message "Unknown User-Agent:" will be displayed in the logs and
# PMS will switch to a default profile.
# Because matching involves all renderer configuration profiles, it is
# important to match as long a string as possible. This increases the chances
# that a match is unique. Version numbers are best avoided.
# To learn the exact headers of any renderer, set the logging level in
# "logback.xml" to "TRACE" and look for messages like "Received on socket:".
# ============================================================================
# PlayStation 3 uses the following strings:
# User-Agent: PLAYSTATION 3
# ---
# User-Agent: UPnP/1.0
# X-AV-Client-Info: av=5.0; cn="Sony Computer Entertainment Inc."; mn="PLAYSTATION 3"; mv="1.0";
# ---
# User-Agent: UPnP/1.0 DLNADOC/1.50
# X-AV-Client-Info: av=5.0; cn="Sony Computer Entertainment Inc."; mn="PLAYSTATION 3"; mv="1.0";
# ============================================================================
# UserAgentSearch: Optional regular expression to detect a connected renderer.
# The expression is case insensitive. Note that one renderer can use several
# different User-Agent headers.
# Examples:
# UserAgentSearch = Platinum/.*DLNADOC/|yxplayer2|MPlayer |NSPlayer/
# UserAgentSearch = Windows-Media-Player-DMS|Microsoft-Windows
# Ignoring the "UPnP/1.0" and "UPnP/1.0 DLNADOC/1.50" headers since they are
# too general, plus they can be detected from the additional header.
UserAgentSearch = PLAYSTATION
# UserAgentAdditionalHeader: Optional additional HTTP header for better
# detection. When defined, PMS also considers this header when trying to find
# a match. Even when the standard UserAgentSearch match fails, this extra
# header can provide a positive match.
UserAgentAdditionalHeader = X-AV-Client-Info
# UserAgentAdditionalHeaderSearch: Regular expression to search for in the
# additional HTTP header.
UserAgentAdditionalHeaderSearch = PLAYSTATION
# This indicates to PMS what kind of media the renderer can handle. Files that
# the renderer cannot handle will be hidden from it.
# Video: Set to "true" if the renderer can play video.
Video = true
# Audio: Set to "true" if the renderer can play audio.
Audio = true
# Image: Set to "true" if the renderer can display images.
Image = true
# SeekByTime: Set to true to use the DLNA feature seek by time instead of by
# range.
SeekByTime = true
# DLNALocalizationRequired: Serve different flavors of localization in the
# DLNA parameters (PAL/NTSC, NA/EU/JP) to allow every world wide renderer to
# see the files. Important for Sony Bravia's TVs.
DLNALocalizationRequired = false
# MediaInfo: Set to "true" if PMS should parse files with MediaInfo. This will
# give PMS more accurate information, speed up browsing and prevent potential
# playback errors. It also enables the use of "Supported" to more accurately
# define the supported formats for the renderer.
MediaInfo = true
# CreateDLNATreeFaster: Use faster method to create the DLNA tree using the
# MediaInfo library. Since this is a UPnP specification violation, it is not
# supported by some renderers and false by default.
CreateDLNATreeFaster = true
# It is very likely that a renderer cannot render all file formats. If this is
# the case, PMS should transcode or mux the file to a format that the renderer
# can display. This section defines the format that PMS should transcode or
# mux to.
# TranscodeVideo: Codec to use for video transcoding.
# Currently supported: "MPEGAC3", "MPEGTSAC3" or "WMV".
TranscodeVideo = MPEGAC3
# TranscodeAudio: Codec to use for audio transcoding.
# Currently supported: "LPCM", "MP3" or "WAV".
TranscodeAudio = WAV
# DefaultVBVBufSize: Whether or not to use the default DVD buffer size. Setting
# this to "false" means a greater bit rate and faster encoding, but it can
# generate incompatible videos dependent on the renderer.
DefaultVBVBufSize = false
# MuxH264ToMpegTS: Set to "true" if the media renderer supports H264 and MPEG2
# in a MPEGTS file. Ignored if MediaInfo = true.
MuxH264ToMpegTS = true
# MuxDTSToMpeg: Set to "true" if the media renderer supports DTS in a MPEG
# file. Ignored if MediaInfo = true.
MuxDTSToMpeg = false
# WrapDTSIntoPCM: Set to "true" if the media renderer supports DTS wrapped
# into LPCM in a MPEG file.
WrapDTSIntoPCM = true
# MuxLPCMToMpeg: Set to "true" if the media renderer supports LPCM in a MPEG
# file. Ignored if MediaInfo = true.
MuxLPCMToMpeg = true
# MaxVideoBitrateMbps: The maximum bit rate supported by the media renderer.
# Setting to "0" means unlimited.
MaxVideoBitrateMbps = 0
# MaxVideoWidth: Maximum width supported by the media renderer. Setting to "0"
# means unlimited. This setting is ignored for files matching "Supported"
# formats when MediaInfo = true.
MaxVideoWidth = 1920
# MaxVideoHeight: Maximum height supported by the media renderer. Setting to
# "0" means unlimited. This setting is ignored for files matching "Supported"
# formats when MediaInfo = true.
MaxVideoHeight = 1080
# H264Level41Limited: Set to "true" if the media renderer supports only H264
# L4.1 at most.
H264Level41Limited = true
# TranscodeAudioTo441kHz: Set to "true" if music files need to be resampled at
# 44.1kHz.
TranscodeAudioTo441kHz = false
# TranscodeFastStart: Set to "true" if the renderer has a short timeout delay
# and needs to receive transcoded video with minimal delay. If set to "false",
# PMS will take some time to buffer some of the transcoded video.
TranscodeFastStart = false
# TranscodedVideoFileSize: The amount of transcoded data is unknown at the
# time of transcoding. Still, some renderers expect a size for the video file
# to be returned. Possible values are:
# 0: No size is sent to the renderer (default value)
# 100000000000: Fake size of 100 GB is sent to the renderer.
# -1: Specific value that works perfect for the PS3. It is against
# the DLNA spec though.
TranscodedVideoFileSize = -1
# MimeTypesChanges: A list of mimetype transformations in the format
# "old/mime1=new/mime1|old/mime2=new/mime2|...". Ignored if MediaInfo = true.
MimeTypesChanges = video/avi=video/x-divx
# TranscodeExtensions: Comma separated list of file extensions that are forced
# to be transcoded and never streamed. Best left empty if MediaInfo = true,
# and define "Supported" formats instead.
TranscodeExtensions =
# StreamExtensions: Comma separated list of file extensions that are forced
# to be streamed and never transcoded. Best left empty if MediaInfo = true,
# and define "Supported" formats instead.
StreamExtensions =
# AutoExifRotate: Many cameras store information in the image file about the
# orientation of the camera while the picture was taken, allowing viewers to
# know which way was up. Set this option to "true" to allow PMS to rotate JPEG
# files based on EXIF information contained in the file, and relieve the
# renderer of that task.
AutoExifRotate = true
# This section defines which media formats are supported by this renderer. If
# a file is supported and its mediainfo indicates that it falls within the
# capabilities of this renderer, PMS will stream the file to the renderer. All
# other files will be transcoded before being sent to the renderer.
# Each format that the renderer supports should result in a "Supported" line
# that defines the capabilities of the renderer. When MediaInfo = true, media
# files are parsed and their properties are matched against all "Supported"
# lines. If a value for a specific property cannot be parsed, that property
# is assumed to match.
# The order of the "Supported" lines matters: when multiple lines match, the
# first match is used.
# The media parser and this configuration file will recognize the following
# formats and codecs. Use lower case names only, regular expressions are
# supported. These are chosen from the most commonly used supported formats
# and codecs:
# mpegps video/MP2P|video/MP1S (MPEG presentation stream, used in DVD Videos, VCDs, etc.)
# mpegts video/MP2T (MPEG transport stream, used in sat TV, blu-rays, etc.)
# wmv video/x-ms-wmv (Windows Media Video, tag also used for asf files)
# avi video/avi|video/msvideo|video/x-msvideo (AVI container)
# mp4 video/mp4|audio/mp4|application/mp4 (ISOM/MPEG4 container, or MPEG4 codec)
# mov video/quicktime (Quicktime container, Apple)
# flv video/x-flv|video/mp4|video/x-m4v|audio/mp4a-latm|video/3gpp|video/quicktime|audio/mp4 (Flash Video)
# rm audio/x-pn-realaudio (Real Media, RMVB)
# mkv video/x-matroska|audio/x-matroska (Matroska)
# wav audio/wav|audio/x-wav (WAVE file)
# wavpac (WavPack)
# lpcm audio/L16|audio/L8|audio/L20|audio/L24 (Linear PCM)
# aac audio/aac|audio/aacp|audio/3gpp|audio/3gpp2|audio/mp4|audio/MP4A-LATM|audio/mpeg4-generic (Advanced Audio Codec)
# ac3 audio/ac3 (Audio Coding 3)
# mp3 audio/mpeg3|audio/x-mpeg-3|video/mpeg|video/x-mpeg (Mpeg Audio Layer 3)
# mpa audio/mpeg|video/mpeg (Mpeg Audio)
# ogg video/ogg|audio/ogg|application/ogg (Ogg Vorbis)
# wma audio/x-ms-wma (Windows Media Audio)
# dts audio/vnd.dts (Digital Theater Systems)
# dtshd audio/vnd.dts.hd (Digital Theater Systems)
# truehd (TrueHD)
# eac3 audio/eac3 (Extended AC3)
# atrac audio/x-oma (Atrac)
# flac audio/x-flac (Free Lossless Audio Codec)
# ape audio/x-monkeys-audio (Monkey's Audio)
# ra audio/x-pn-realaudio|audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin|audio/x-realaudio (Real Audio)
# mpc application/x-project (MusePack)
# aiff audio/aiff|audio/x-aiff (AIFF)
# alac audio/m4a (Apple Lossless)
# dv video/x-dv (Digital Video)
# mpeg1 video/mpeg (Codec used in VCD)
# mpeg2 video/mpeg (Codec used in DVD Videos and HDTV)
# divx video/divx (DivX Video)
# h264 video/x-mpeg-avc (H264)
# mjpeg video/mjpeg (M-JPEG)
# vc1 video/vc1 (VC-1)
# jpg image/jpeg|image/pjpeg (JPEG)
# png image/png (PNG)
# gif image/gif (GIF)
# tiff image/tiff|image/x-tiff (TIFF)
# bmp image/bmp|image/x-windows-bmp (Bitmap)
# und (Undetermined, if the parser did not recognize one of above)
# Each of the "Supported" lines contains the following parameters separated by
# spaces or tabs:
# f: Regular expression to match the format of a file as parsed by the
# MediaInfo library (see the list above). This parameter is mandatory.
# Be careful when matching everything with ".+", the renderer must be
# able to handle all formats.
# v: Regular expression to match the video codec of the file as parsed by
# the MediaInfo library (see the list above).
# a: Regular expression to match the audio codec of the file as parsed by
# the MediaInfo library (see the list above).
# m: The mime type to send to the renderer. Use of this parameter is
# strongly recommended. If it is not set, an estimated value will be
# assigned.
# n: The maximum number of audio channels used in the file as parsed by
# the MediaInfo library.
# s: The maximum audio sample frequency used in the file as parsed by
# the MediaInfo library, specified in Hertz.
# b: The maximum audio bit rate used in the file as parsed by the
# MediaInfo library, specified in bits per second.
# w: The maximum video width used in the file as parsed by the MediaInfo
# library, specified in pixels.
# h: The maximum video height used in the file as parsed by the MediaInfo
# library, specified in pixels.
# qpel: Quarter pixel codec setting in the file as parsed by the MediaInfo
# library.
# gmc: The number of global motion compensation warp points in the file as
# parsed by the MediaInfo library.
# ============================================================================
# Taken from the PlayStation site:
# The following types of files can be played under (Video).
# Memory Stick Video Format
# - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile (AAC LC)
# MP4 file format
# - H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile (AAC LC)
# MPEG-1 (MPEG Audio Layer 2)
# MPEG-2 PS (MPEG2 Audio Layer 2, AAC LC, AC3(Dolby Digital), LPCM)
# MPEG-2 TS (MPEG2 Audio Layer 2, AC3(Dolby Digital), AAC LC)
# - Motion JPEG (Linear PCM)
# - Motion JPEG (mu-Law)
# AVCHD (.m2ts / .mts)
# DivX
# - VC-1(WMA Standard V2)
# ============================================================================
# [Supported video formats]:
# Here we declare support (or lack) of DTS (here, none of the entries declare
# DTS as a supported audio codec)
Supported = f:mpegps|mpegts v:mpeg1|mpeg2|mp4|h264 a:ac3|lpcm|aac|mpa m:video/mpeg
# No H264 for AVI files, plus specific mediainfo attributes, for better auto
# detection (qpel and gmc are not supported here)
Supported = f:avi|divx v:mp4|divx|mjpeg a:mp3|lpcm|mpa|ac3 m:video/x-divx qpel:no gmc:0
Supported = f:mp4 v:mp4|h264 a:ac3|aac m:video/mp4
# WMV files are supported, but not with 5.1 audio: (hence the n:2)
Supported = f:wmv v:wmv|vc1 a:wma n:2 m:video/x-ms-wmv
# [Supported audio formats]:
Supported = f:wav a:dts|lpcm n:6 s:48000 m:audio/wav
Supported = f:wav n:2 s:48000 m:audio/wav
Supported = f:mp3 n:2 m:audio/mpeg
# Apple lossless not supported
Supported = f:aac n:2 a:(?!alac).+ m:audio/x-m4a
Supported = f:wma n:2 m:audio/x-ms-wma
Supported = f:atrac n:2 m:audio/x-oma
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January 16, 2006
A Martinez man is in jail charged with aggravated assault, cruelty to children and kidnapping after leading police on a car chase. 37-year-old James Butler was arrested after deputies arrived and found his wife unconscious at their apartment on New Petersburg Road. Co-workers alerted officers when the woman failed to show up at work. News 12 talked with family members about the history of domestic problems.
"The only thing left in my grandma's family is us two girls, you can't take out the other one, we ain't lived our lives yet," said Brenda Burley, victim's cousin.
Brenda Burley lives in the same apartment complex as her cousin and she says this isn't the first time a domestic dispute has happened at apartment 221 in Petersburg Square.
"Her eye was swollen. She opened her eye a little bit when she heard my voice and I said I'm here," Burley said.
Family members say the couple had been married 17 years and the wife just recently filed for divorce. Something that may have aggravated an already tense situation.
Co-workers knew something was wrong when the woman failed to show up for work. Co-workers called 911 when they went to the apartment and heard screams from inside.
"Once we responded a male subject inside the house ran out, jumped in his car, deputies pursued him a short distance," said Frank Dodson, Columbia County Sheriff's Department.
37-year-old James Butler was arrested and that's when deputies found his wife breathing but unconscious.
"Looking for any type weapon, any type of signs of a struggle for documentation on the charges," Dodson said.
"He knew he didn't have no where to go and he pushed like he told her the only way they were going to get him out was through a body bag," Burley said.
And now Brenda Burley has a message for other women involved in violent relationships.
"Women in domestic violence cases, get out, just get out because life is too short," Burley said.
The woman was taken to MCG for her injuries. She is listed in good condition.


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Partisan Divide Over Fed on Display as Congressional Panel Considers Bill
The polarization of American politics now extends to the issue of whether interest rates should be determined by mathematical formulas.
The House Financial Services Committee on Thursday discussed a bill that would, among other things, require the Federal Reserve to adopt a formal rule to guide monetary policy decisions to tighten or ease credit. An oft-cited model is the "Taylor rule," which calculates changes in the benchmark federal funds rate based on measures of inflation and economic output.
"I don't think this should be a partisan issue in any way," said Stanford University economist John Taylor, namesake of the rule, as he testified in support of the legislation.
But it is. Republicans introduced the bill this week and expressed support for it Thursday as a sensible move to improve transparency and performance at the central bank. Democrats condemned it as an assault on the Fed's independence.
A "clear, predictable rule" for policy would be "free from political micromanagement," said Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R., Texas), the panel's chairman. The Fed's "independence and discretion must be paired with appropriate transparency and accountability," he added.
The committee's top Democrat, California Rep. Maxine Waters, countered that the bill would "cripple the Federal Reserve's ability to promote growth, stabilize the economy and, at times of extraordinary crisis, take decisive action to avoid an economic collapse."
The stark divide isn't surprising, said Sarah Binder, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and professor of political science at George Washington University. "This degree of partisanship, and what people called the 'polarization of parties,' really seeps into all aspects of policy," she said. "I see these disagreements as emblematic of the parties' different positions on, 'how do you improve the state of the economy?'"
Public criticism of the Fed has grown louder since the 2008 financial crisis, when the central bank began engaging in high-profile and unconventional policies intended to stabilize the financial system and, subsequently, to bolster the U.S. economy.
Attitudes toward the Fed's leaders have become more polarized along party lines. When Chairman Alan Greenspan left office in 2006, he was popular among Democrats, Republicans and independents. When Chairman Ben Bernanke stepped down early this year, a Gallup poll found a majority of Democrats approved of him while a majority of Republicans disapproved.
Congressional Republicans have led a number of efforts in recent years to overhaul the Fed or open its operations to greater scrutiny. A bill that would have led to an audit of the central bank's policy deliberations passed the House in 2012 with bipartisan support but died in the Senate without a vote.
The bill introduced this week would allow the Government Accountability Office to audit the Fed's monetary policy discussions if the Fed doesn't adopt a proper rule for interest rates. The chair of the Fed also could be called before Congress to explain changes to the rule or if the GAO determines the rule doesn't comply with the law.
"This is worse than monetary policy by Congress. This is monetary policy by some sort of Spanish Inquisition," said Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Simon Johnson, the only opponent of the bill to testify Thursday.
The House committee didn't invite anyone from the Fed to testify, though Chairwoman Janet Yellen is scheduled to appear before the panel next week for separate testimony.
The central bank's leaders have long opposed lawmakers' proposals to audit the Fed's monetary policy deliberations, arguing it would undermine the central bank's traditional independence from political interference.
The Fed also has signaled it doesn't want to rely on a strict formula for setting policy. In June 2012, as the Fed's No. 2, Ms. Yellen said, while "simple rules" like the Taylor rule "provide a useful starting point in determining appropriate policy, they by no means deserve the 'last word'–especially in current circumstances." She said such rules "significantly understate the case for keeping policy persistently accommodative in current circumstances."
In any case, the bill discussed Thursday may not go far. Even if it passed the GOP-majority House, it likely would falter in the Senate, where Democrats are in control. The equation could shift, however, if Republicans gain a Senate majority in November.