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Summing it up
The Spurs (32-10) have built a franchise around the virtues of patience and perseverance, eschewing short cuts in favor of the long game. So when Tim Duncan promised they'll sustain after their third starter, Kawhi Leonard, was lost to a long-term injury in Wednesday's loss, he meant it. But that resolve will be put to a severe test now that the Spurs' depth, perhaps their greatest asset, has been whittled to the bone.
Leonard, who broke a bone in his right hand in the first half, joins Danny Green (hand) and Tiago Splitter (shoulder) on the bench as the Spurs head out for a three-game swing against Atlanta, Miami and Houston. The Spurs could have used any of them against the Thunder (33-10), who improved to 10-5 without All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook. The usual suspects did the most damage, with Kevin Durant knocking down two critical 3-pointers in the final minutes and budding Spurs scourge Reggie Jackson tying his career-high with 27 points.
The Spurs squandered a sterling performance from Tony Parker, who scored a season-high 37 to out-do Durant — no small feat these days — by one. The defeat dropped them to 1-9 against the top teams on their schedule, and out of first place in the Western Conference. Despite Duncan's stoicism, there's no telling how much further the Spurs might fall as they wait for their roster to heal.
Player of the game
Jackson absolutely loves playing the Spurs. Having already victimized them for 21 and 23 points in the previous two meetings, Jackson did himself one better with 27, eight assists and no turnovers for perhaps the best all-around game of his career. He scored 11 straight early in the fourth quarter, helping the Thunder build some cushion before Durant administered the coup de grace in the dying minutes.
The turning point
Durant had yet to score in the fourth quarter as the Spurs, battling hard on a night almost nothing went their way, pulled within four at 100-96. He tallied nine of Oklahoma City's final 13, including an alley-oop layup from Jeremy Lamb and a pair of contested, straight-away 3-pointers in the final two minutes. The surge pushed him over the 30-point mark for the ninth straight game, the latest chapter in what is shaping up to be a runaway candidacy for the MVP.
News, notes and observations
* The good news regarding the broken metatarsal in Leonard's right hand: It's not expected to be season-ending. Green's one-month timeline provides an approximation, but it won't be known for sure how long Leonard will be out until he's examined by a hand specialist on Thursday. One thing we do know: Already down a key perimeter defender in Green, and with no true backup small forward, Leonard's injury couldn't come at a worse time.
Head coach Gregg Popovich said he won't overplay Duncan, Parker or Manu Ginobili in order to pick up the slack. Instead, that task will fall to "the other guys" — some hodgepodge of Cory Joseph, Marco Belinelli, Boris Diaw and perhaps even Nando De Colo or Malcolm Thomas. (Wouldn't get too excited over the latter option considering he's played in a grand total of 16 NBA games.)
"Just unwise (to overplay anyone) or they're not going to be there come playoff time," Popovich said. "So that's not going to be a problem. Just go to the next game. That's all that is important is the next game. You just keep playing and you get ready for the playoffs."
Said Duncan, "We will sustain. We are going to move some bodies around. We are going to make it work and continue to work on the things we have to."
* Popovich, a noted pessimist when it comes to injury reports, said before the game he doesn't expect to see Splitter or Green any time soon. Injured on Jan. 4, Splitter was given a timeline of three to five weeks. Green is almost two weeks into his absence, but he said he could be ahead of schedule.
"I think it's doing really well," he said. "We had an x-ray a couple of days ago; it looks good. We won't know for sure (about the latest diagnosis) for another week. We'll have another x-ray when we get back from the road trip. We believe (it's ahead of schedule). Right now, that's the way it's looking. We'll see."
* Crazy as it sounds after Durant scored 36 points — tying his second-highest total against the Spurs in 30 career meetings — on 12-for-22 shooting, the Spurs could actually make a decent case that they defended the NBA's leading scorer fairly well. In addition to committing a career-high 11 turnovers, Durant was largely invisible in the fourth until his cheat-code 3s. As Ginobili noted, it could have been much, much worse — especially with their top two perimeter defenders watching from the sideline.
"He turned the ball over a lot," Ginobili said, "and he didn't score 54."
* Duncan inched his way closer to Bill Russell on the all-time double-double list, recording his 783rd with 14 points and 13 rebounds. Russell is sixth with 785. Popovich missed his chance to tie another Boston legend, Red Auerbach, on the all-time victories list. Popovich is one behind at 937, good for 11th.
* The Thunder improved to 3-0 over the Spurs this season, ensuring their first series win since 1996-97, when the franchise was still based in Seattle.
* Leonard's injury marred a day on which reports broke, including one from the E-N's Jabari Young, that he'll be included in the USA Basketball player pool from which the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic rosters will be assembled.
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I've seen plenty of threads when I search Google about people having audio trouble when they convert VOB to AVI, but none of them had a solution.
I really don't even need it to be an AVI file, I just need to be able to edit it in Premiere. Anyway, I selected AVI, and left the audio settings at automatic, which I believe was MP3 stereo. The video turned out great, and the audio was in sync, but it was over modulated in some of the louder sections of the video.
So, I tried converting it again, but this time using AC3 instead of MP3. This time, the audio and video turned out fine when I played it in VLC, but when I tried to play it in WMP and edit it in Premiere, the audio wouldn't play at all, even in the source monitor. And when I'd drag it to the timeline, the video would appear in the Video 1 channel (where I dragged it to), but the audio always ended up in the Audio 4 channel.
Does anyone have any idea why it would play back fine in VLC, but not in WMP, and not in Premiere? And what does it mean when the audio automatically goes to the Audio 4 channel in Premiere, is that pretty much a red flag that something went wrong?
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In WMP you probably need an ac3 decoder like ac3 filter or ffdshow.
What version of Premiere?
But for editing dvd I would instead use vob2mpg(no qualitty loss) and try import the mpg directly in Premiere or use a dedicated dvd mpeg editor like mpeg video wizard.
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21,000 Knives Given Out to Indian Women to Ward Off Rapists
An Indian nationalist party handed out tens of thousands of knives and a large quantity of chili powder to women in Mumbai to defend themselves against would-be rapists.
The move comes as nationwide outrage following the rape of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi in December last year continues.
The Shiv Sena party gave out some 21,000 kitchen knives with three-inch-long blades to women and plan to distribute another 100,000, reported Reuters. The Shiv Sena party, which has been described as "ultra-nationalist," is allied with India's main opposition party.
"This is a symbolic gesture," Shiv Sena spokesman Rahul Narvekar told the news agency, saying that the short knives do not fit the country's definition of a weapon because they are smaller than six inches in length.
The small bags of chili powder handed out by the party can be used to throw into the eyes of a potential attacker. "It's only to pass a signal to eve-teasers, anti-social elements, and perpetrators of crime against women that women are empowered and they can take care of themselves," Narvekar said.
"The way you cut vegetables, cut the hand of the person who touches you the same way," local representative of the Shiv Sena party, Ajay Chowdhary, told a crowd of supporters, adding that women should keep the blades in their purses, reported AFP.
"The government has failed to provide security to women, so we are distributing these knives to help them defend themselves," Chowdhary said.
A local Mumbai police commissioner, Datta Karale, told the Asian Age that his office would examine the legal ramifications of handing out tens of thousands of knives.
"We have a few knife samples, but are yet to take any action. We will take legal opinion, thoroughly examine the issue, its seriousness and violations, if any, and then decide on the future course of action. The knives are 3-inch long and the type is used commonly for kitchen purposes. They do not seem very dangerous," he told the publication.
The Shiv Sena are a polarizing political party in India. Founded by Bal Thackeray in the 1950s, the party has embraced a pro-Hindu nationalist and anti-Muslim stance.
In India, there has been an ongoing debate over sexual assault laws in India after a 23-year-old student was raped and beaten on a bus on Dec. 16 in New Delhi, the capital of India. She died two weeks later. Some politicians and others have called for such assaults to receive the death penalty.
Since the start of this year, there have been three other highly publicized cases of rape in India, according to activist website Avaaz.


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When th power button is pushed, the computer (Dell Dimension 9100 series) will not boot up the operating system. Everything lights up, but it buzzes 5-6 times then stalls. It has happened in the past, but always seemed to work itself out of it. The computer's OS is Windows XP if that matters.
It sounds like the computer isn't booting past the Power on Self Test, When you turn it on, what color is the light inside the power button? and is it blinking? Next I would like to direct you to look on the front of your computer, between the USB and headphone jack, there should be a few lights, Note which ones are lit, and refer to the service guide, located here: <<ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed / replaced from this post by Dell>
> Also note the beeps, as the definitions of the errors are listed below those of the diagnostic lights. I hope this helps yah out a bit.
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I looked at the power button and it is the green/yellow color. Of the lights between the front USB and the headphone jacks, the #3 & #4 are lit. I could not interpret the beeps into something that appeared on the code list. It sounded like 1-3-2. Any suggestions?
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I clicked the link provided and scrolled below the definitions for the power LED light, and the --34 lights indicate an issue with the memory.
I suggest that you take and put back in the memory, the following is a link to the users manual: <<ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed / replaced from this post by Dell>
If after reseating the memory doesn't work, I'd suggest trying one stick at a time in each port to determine if its one stick that doesn't work or if its one socket that doesn't then contact tech support and they can provide further assistance with replacing the memory or motherboard depending on the specific cause. If you're out of warranty they can transfer you to out of warranty repair /spare parts. good luck.


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In Brief | Tennis Oct. 7
Raonic ousts Murray in Japan Open semifinal
TOKYO — Milos Raonic ousted top-seeded Andy Murray 6-3, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4) Saturday to move into the final of the Japan Open.
Raonic will meet Kei Nishikori on Sunday after he routed unseeded Marcos Baghdatis 6-2, 6-2 in just over an hour.
The 17th-ranked Nishikori defeated Baghdatis for the first time after losing three previous matches.
Nishikori and Raonic will play for the first time in the final, with the Japanese player seeking his first title of the season.
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BEIJING — Top-seeded Novak Djokovic will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final of the China Open.
Djokovic beat unseeded Florian Mayer of Germany 6-1, 6-4 Saturday, while Tsonga led 6-1, 4-1 when Feliciano Lopez retired with a left wrist injury.
In the women's event, top-ranked Victoria Azarenka beat ninth-seeded Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-2 to set up a final against Maria Sharapova. She cruised to a 6-4, 6-0 victory over seventh-seeded Li Na of China in the other semifinal.
Djokovic steamrolled past the 29th-ranked Mayer in the first set before securing the necessary break in the seventh game of a much closer second set.
He double-faulted on his first match point but won when Mayer hit a forehand wide two points later.
Djokovic has so far played eight finals this season, winning three of them, including a successful defense of his Australian Open title.
He leads Tsonga 7-5 in head-to-heads.
Azarenka, who won her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January, was tested in the first set by Bartoli, but ran ahead to a 5-1 lead in the second set.
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The incident took place at Millstream Industrial Estate off Christchurch Road, Ringwood.
The police helicopter is hovering over Ringwood at the moment helping officers deal with the ongoing incident.
A spokesperson for Hampshire Police said the helicopter is assisting officers with the execution of a 'routine drugs warrant'.
Debbie Bundy, director at Callvan Hire on Christchurch Road, said she saw the police breaking down the door of the factory and that a man was being chased by police.
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One member of the public on Twitter said: "Police in the car park in Ringwood. Action packed morning with reports of people on the roof of building opposite!"


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Artist's Statement: Much of my love of the visual arts came about as a result of being legally blind for the first 13-years of life. Once I was able to see God's world clearly, I was imbued with a sense of awe I have never gotten over. We really do live on a beautiful planet, and I try to capture that beauty and sense of God's love for us in my art.
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Naruto could possibly be a better Hokage and even COOLER than Minato. It's hard to say. After this talk with Kushina, we'll see a different side of Naruto. After Naruto talked with Minato, he grew up a little. Now he's talking with Kushina. There is a reason that Kushina is telling the history of the attack of Konoha by the Kyuubi to Naruto. We will see what effect this has on Naruto.
He'll learn some really cool Kyuubi related jutsu, and probably a couple of badass non-Kyuubi related jutsu.


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Sakura comes from the word "Saku" (Japanese language which means "blossom") plus the ending of the plural form of "ra". In English, called the flower Sakura cherry blossom.
Sakura is the national flower of Japan which blooms in spring (early April to late April). For Japan, the Sakura flower is the symbol that many associate with the women, life, death, so that we can find the symbol of Sakura flowers anywhere in the Japan-on consumer goods such as kimono, writing tools and cooking utensils. Sakura flower is also a symbol for the bond between humans, courage, sadness and happiness. Sakura is also a metaphor for characteristics that are not eternal life for the people of Japan.
Sakura trees are trees that are in familia Rosaceae, genus Prunus is similar to a plum tree, peach or APRICOT, but in general Sakura in grade sakura in the sub genus.Sakura flower
Flower color depends on the species, there is a white with a little pink, yellow, young, pink, light green or red light. Interest in the grade into 3 types based on the order of leaf crown:
* A single flower with corolla selapis
* Double flowers with leaf-plated crown
* Semi-double flower
Sakura tree flowering once a year, on the island of Honshu, Sakura flower bud type Someiyoshino to start at the end of the winter and flowers bloom in late March to early April when the weather began to warm.
In Japan, Sakura blooms Someiyoshino kinds of Okinawa started in February, resumed on the island of Honshu to the west, up in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto at around the end of March to early April, then move gradually to the north, and ends at the Hokkaido during Golden Week.
Each year the observer Sakura map out the movement Someiyoshono Sakura flower bloom from west to east north ago called Sakurazensen. By using the map of known locations can Sakurazensen Sakura flower is in bloom at the time a certain.
Specific characteristics
The typical flower sakura Sakura Someiyoshino is the type of flowers that bloom before the first leaves start out. Dozens, hundreds, even thousands of trees that are in the same location, interest rates began to rise simultaneously and fall one by one at the time that is almost the same time.
Someiyoshino Sakura flower types can only survive for approximately 7 to 10 days counted from the flower bud to open flower fall start. Sakura flowers fall off depending on the weather conditions and often dipercepat by torrential rain and gale. Some birds like to eat the flower part that feels sweet, while the dove ate all the flowers.
Rare opportunity crowded-crowded picnic under the trees to enjoy Sakura Sakura flower bloom is called o-hanami. When O-hanami is when all the Sakura tree in a place where there are flowers bloom all.
In Japan there is a standard level of information to convey the Sakura flower bloom, from the flower bud opening (Kaika), 10% of blooms flower bud on the tree (Ichibuzaki) until the flower blooms all (Mankai). Interest immediately replaced with deciduous leaves out young. Sakura trees are deciduous flowers start to grow and start young leaves of 10% is called Ichibu hazakura, while Sakura tree that has flowers all fall and have only young leaves is called Hazakura.
Tree species of flowers bloom Yamazakura slower than Someiyoshino types and interest rates rise along with the discharge leaves young.
Type-Type of Sakura Tree
Most of the Sakura tree species is the result of the cross, for example, type Someiyoshino spread throughout Japan since the Meiji era is the result of crossing Sakura tree in late Edo period. Sakura Someiyoshino this type of a very wide spread, so most people only know Someiyoshino (which is one of Sakura) as Sakura.
In the period before any type of Someiyoshino, Japanese people know that Sakura flower bloom in the mountains called Yamazakura and Yaezaki no Sakura as Sakura. At Sakura mekarnya interest, Yamazakura thousands of trees that grow in mountainous Yoshino (Nara Prefecture) to create stunning color of the white, light green, and pink.
Several types of Sakura:
* Edohigan
Edohigan is the Sakura bloom in the Spring Day Ekuinoks interest rates and the length of the age. Other species with similar Edohigan is Ishiwarizakura and Yamadakashinyozakura including the Sakura tree that is protected. Miharutakizakura is one of the rantingnya unravel Edohigan, while known Yaebenishidare leaves and flowers of many colors are bright.
* Hikanzakura
Hikanzakura or Kanhizakura is also called Sakura that spread from the south China region to the island of Formosa. Kanhizakura usually found growing wild in Okinawa Prefecture. Stupid people in Okinawa, the word "Sakura" often means Hikansakura. Announcement mekarnya Sakura in Okinawa interest usually means mekarnya Hikanzakura. In Okinawa, flower bud opens Hikanzakura start around January or February. On the island of Honshu, Hikanzakura many planted from the Kanto region to Kyushu, and usually start around the bloom in February or March.
* Fuyuzakura
Fuyuzakura Sakura is the type of tree that flowers bloom around November to late December. Onishimachi in Gunma Prefecture is the place to see the famous Fuyuzakura.
Sakura and cherry
Sakura trees produce fruit that is known as cherry (Japanese: Sakuranbo). Cherry young green and ripe fruit that is red to maroon to purple. Although the shape is almost similar to the cherry packing cans, known in Indonesia, the cherry tree that produced Sakura size small and I do not feel so not in consumption.
Sakura tree that produces fruit of cherries for consumption purposes is not generally to enjoy flowers and only in the plantation. Cherry producers in Japan are in Yamagata Prefecture. Cherry products in the country such as Japan type Sato Nishiki extraordinary expensive price. In Japan, cherry production in the country only to be purchased dihadiahkan on the special occasion. Cherry in the consumption of many people in Japan is the cherry fruit imported from the state of Washington and California in the United States. *


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EXCLUSIVE: Your ultimate guide to the transfer window… who could your club sign?
Robin van Persie
Heavily linked with Liverpool's Benteke, Palace have been alerted to Van Persie's availability by his present club, Fenerbahce, for whom he scored 14 goals last season.
At around £8m, he'd be a budget option compared to Benteke, allowing them to splurge elsewhere.
How likely?
7/2. Paddy says: "It sounds like Van Persie is set for a Premier League return, and would prefer a London club. Which sounds good for Palace, though they aren't the only side interested."
Juan Mata
Ever since Jose Mourinho was confirmed as United boss, Mata's days at Old Trafford have been numbered.
The Special One didn't fancy him at Chelsea, and isn't likely to have changed his mind since. Newly-rich Everton need a statement signing, Mata could be exactly that.
How likely?
1/2. Paddy says: "Mata is the Juan for Everton. It makes sense for all parties involved, so we make it odds-on to happen."
Ryan Mason.
Hull need Premier League quality following their promotion, Mason needs regular football as Tottenham continue to improve. It's that simple really.
The 25-year-old is at an age where he can no longer be considered a youngster, so taking a step back makes perfect sense.
How likely?
10/11. Paddy says: "Steve Bruce loves a Spurs cast-off in midfield – just ask Tom Huddlestone and Jake Livermore. In fairness, they've worked out well, so this deal should, too."
Riyad Mahrez.
The Foxes have already been prolific in the transfer market, sealing deals for Ron-Robert Zieler, Luis Hernandez, Raul Uche, and Nampalys Mendy – plus a deal for Ahmed Musa is imminent.
So, having seen off Arsenal's interest in Jamie Vardy, Claudio Ranieri's number one priority must be retaining the guile of Algerian wide-man Mahrez, who is also wanted by the Gunners.
How likely?
1/5. Paddy says: "It might have seemed improbable a few months ago, but there seems little chance of Mahrez Fox-ing off. We make him odds-on to start the season at Leicester."


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The uniform reporting format contained below is to be used in reporting on activities implemented jointly under the pilot phase. It is noted that the reporting should be consistent with decision 5/CP.1 and 8/CP.2 (reproduced in annexes I and II to this reporting format). The SBSTA notes that the uniform reporting format could possibly require revision in the light of experience gained and methodological work conducted under the pilot phase.
A. Description of project
A. 1) Title of project:
A. 2) Participants/actors:
Please fill in one table for each participant/actor. For individuals fill in as from item AFunction
within activity".
A. 3) Activity:
a) For example, using Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) classification: energy efficiency; renewable energy; fuel switching; forest preservation, restoration or reforestation; afforestation; fugitive gas capture; industrial processes; solvents; agriculture; waste disposal or bunker fuels.
b) Circle the appropriate option.
c) Methodological work will be required to define lifetime of activities.
d) Methodological work will be required to determine for each type of activity what the minimum data
requirements are.
General description Krkonose:
Area to which Face wishes to contribute: 9,000 ha
Goal for period 19921997: 3,855 ha
Area planted as at 311296: 2,700 ha
The Giant Mountains (Krkonose) lie in the centre of the so-called Black Tringle. The great increase in acidifying
deposits in the period 1950 to 1990 resulted in large scale death or morbidity of trees in this area on the borders
of the Czech Republic, Poland and the former DDR. The restoration of Krkonose National Park in the Giant Mountains
commenced back in 1992. The first phase of that project has been completed and 1,352 ha of forest have been
restored by planting mainly Norway spruce, beech and elderberry. In the second contract term of the reforestation
project in Krkonose the initial recommendations resulting from the research carried out by the Department of
Physical Geography of the University of Amsterdam, and the Opoçno Forestry Research Station have been
implemented. It has been concluded (partly on the basis of these results) that several locations will recover
spontaneously in the next few years. The condition of several other areas is such, however, that it is doubtful
whether new plantings will succeed. The areas in these two categories have therefore been removed from the
envisaged project area.
General description Sumava:
Area to which Face wishes to contribute: 5,000 ha
Goal for period 19951997: 1,200 ha
Area planted as at 311296: 818 ha
The restoration of the Sumava National Park was started in 1995 in accordance with the agreements made with Czech
Ministry for the Environment. The reduction of the area to be planted in the Giant Mountains is entirely
compensated for by the restoration of the Bohemian forest (Sumava). The Sumava National Park lies on the border
between the Czech Republic and the German federal state of Bavaria. It is 69,000 ha in area (including its border
zones), of which 55,000 ha of forest lies in a protected area. Together with the Bavarian Forest across the border,
this protected area, which is also known as the Bohemian Forest, is 82,100 ha in extent. Reforestation with
monocultures in the last century and the increase in air pollution have resulted in the vitality of large areas of
forest declining dramatically. Further research has shown that this deterioration is partly attributable to the
planting of nonadapted species. These adult trees are not optimally suited to the conditions of this low
mountain range, making them an easy prey for bark beetles such as the spruce bark beetle. The managers of the
National Park are now selecting seeds for the new planting material from the remaining original trees. In total,
5,000 ha need to be restored. In the current threeyear phase Face will provide financial support for the
reforestation of 1,200 ha in Sumava.
A. 4) Cost (to the extent possible):
Describe briefly how costs are determined:
Face buys the capacity of the forest to sequester CO2 and also the CO2 sequestered by the
forest system. Since these products can only be delivered after a very long period, Face contracts run for 99
years. The forest owner must guarantee to maintain the forest's capacity to sequester CO2 during
this period. The contract partner retains ownership and usufruct of the land and of the forest and its products.
The actual afforestation always takes three years. A new contract is agreed for each new phase of the
afforestation. The body responsible for the afforestation draws up a plan of operation for this, and Face provides
funds after approving the planted area. In each subsequent phase Face's contribution is established on the
basis of the new plan of operation. The forested areas are managed in accordance with a management plan that has
been approved by Face. This plan becomes a contract document after the afforestation period (which always lasts
three years). The management plan contains detailed information about the forest management during the 99 years
covered by the contract, but may be revised every ten years.
Face classes as costs both its administrative expenses and its financial contributions to the forestation projects
(i.e. the hectare price). Face partially funds the planting of forests and their maintenance for the first three
years thereafter. Face thereby pays a price for the CO2 sequestration that the rehabilitated forest
achieves during its long growing period. This is called the hectare price. The costs incurred by the contract
partner, including the latter's contributions to the reafforestation are not counted as part of the costs of
CO2 sequestration. The owner has an other independent, commercial interest in the forest, matched by
earnings from its management. The office costs includes the costs of preparation, identification,
development-monitoring and other information systems, monitoring, project supervision and overheads. Project costs
include the actual project costs (the hectare price) and the costs of ancillary research.
For the projects in Czech Republic the contribution of Face comes about 80% of the total costs.
A. 5) Mutually agreed assessment procedures:
a) Please ensure that detailed contact information for all organizations mentioned is reported under
section A.2 above.
Face has developed a monitoring system to supervise the realization of the contract as well as determining and
monitoring the amount of carbon sequestrated.
There are two stages to contract implementation:
Ä 0Ä3 years. Planting and initial management
Ä 3Ä96 years. Management aimed at maintenance
In accordance with the contract every project partner will submit a detailed account of planned and executed
activities. During the planting stage (0Ä3 years), the partner will submit a biannual account of the
activities carried out, in a quantitative, qualitative and financial sense. The financial inspections carried out
by or on behalf of Face serve among other things to guarantee that the financial contributions made by Face are
supplementary and hence necessary.
Face employees visit project areas at least once a year for inspection and to discuss progress. Fixed inspections
take place at the end of the planting stage (i.e. at contract end). Face is advised and supported in this by
external forestry and financial experts.
Under the contract, Face employees have the authority to visit project areas announced or unannounced, and may
expect full cooperation from the contract partners at all times.
As a third inspection tool, Face has satellite images of the project areas at its disposal. Due to the scale of the projects and their remote locations, this is the only opportunity to survey the forest presence and the development of these ecosystems. The development of the vegetation can be traced by comparing satellite images taken at regular intervals. Poor growth or any felling can quickly be pinpointed and checked in the field. The satellite images are used to determine:
Ä differences in vegetation (pasture turns to forest)
Ä forest development (age, type, crown cover)
Ä carbon density (biomass)
The first satellite images are compared with ground truth, to ensure that subsequent satellite images are
interpreted correctly. This initial comparison is also used to decide on the best interval between the satellite
images. The forest canopy in the Krknose (Giant Mountains) in the Czech Republic closes 7 years after
On account of the large quantity of information and the need for methodical presentation of this information, Face
commissioned the development of an computerized monitoring and information system (MONIS), a flexible,
user-friendly system which has been tailormade for use by both Face and the various project partners. It includes
an integral planning system, which allows project executors to develop and monitor their own plans, in both an
organizational and a financial capacity. Face is then able to obtain uniformly formatted reports on the realization
of these plans.
MONIS consists of a database and a geographical information system (GIS). The project implementers are responsible for inputting the data and for this will be linked electronically with Face's central database.
The database contains information on:
_ contract
_ management
_ field data
_ calculated amount of carbon
_ inspections
_ interpretation of satellite pictures
_ project planning
_ project realization
_ cost calculation
Digital images and maps are stored in the GIS, including:
Ä satellite images
Ä topical maps based on these images (vegetation, ground cover, etc.)
Ä reproduction of contract areas (compartments)
Ä other maps, where available (aerial, soil, geology, hydrology, land use)
A Cost Comparison Model (CCM) has been developed for checking and comparing project expenditure. It will be linked to MONIS.
B. Governmental acceptance, approval or endorsement
Bearing in mind that all activities implemented jointly under this pilot phase require prior acceptance, approval
or endorsement by the Governments of the Parties participating in these activities, which shall be shown as
(a) In the case of joint reporting, the report is submitted by the designated national authority of one
participating Party with the concurrence of all other participating Parties as evidenced by attached letters issued
by the relevant national authorities;
(b) In the case of separate reporting, the reports are submitted separately by the designated national authority of
each and every participating Party. Information will only be compiled once reports have been received from all
participating Parties.
B. 1) For the activity:
* First report and joint reporting: please add copies of letters of endorsement by each designated national
authority of Parties involved in the activity.
* Subsequent reports:
Activity was:
o suspended
o terminated earlier
B. 2) This report is a joint report:
o No
B. 3) General short comment by the government(s) if applicable:
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Czech Ministry of Environment and Face. A Letter of Intent between the Czech Minister of Environment and the Ducth Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment is being prepared.
C. Compatibility with and supportiveness of national economic development and socio-economic and environment
priorities and strategies
D. Benefits derived from the activities implemented jointly project
Whenever possible, quantitative information should be provided. Failing that, a qualitative description should be
given. If quantitative information becomes available, it could be submitted using the update(s). (If the amount of
quantative information is too large, the source could be indicated.)
E. Calculation of the contribution of activities implemented jointly projects that bring about real, measurable
and long-term environmental benefits related to the mitigation of climate change that would not have occurred in
the absence of such activities
E. 1) Estimated emissions without the activity (project baseline):
Description of the baseline or reference scenario, including methodologies applied:
The dynamic computation model CO2FIX forming part of MONIS is used to determine the quantity of carbon sequestrated
by a forest ecosystem. CO2FIX has been developed in 1993 by the IBN-DLO, the Dutch Institute for Forestry and
Nature Research. The model calculates the build-up of the carbon store on the basis of 14 parameters about the
forest ecosystem (speed of growth, conversion of deadwood, humus accumulation, etc.).
A study to the carbon fixation in 16 different types of forest throughout the world has been doen by the IBN-DLO
under commission of Face. The report on this subject entitled "Carbon fixation through forestation
activities" (G.J. Nabuurs & G.M.J. Mohren, 1993, IBN-DLO Research Report 93/4, IBN-DLO, Wageningen, The
Netherlands - ISSN: 0928-6896) has been reviewed and approved by international experts. The study shows that the
amount of carbon sequestrated in a mature forest ecosystem varies from less than 200 tonnes to more than 500 tonnes
per hectare, according to the type of forest.
The growth curve of a forest follows an S shape. During the first years the increase in stored carbon is minimal or
even negative due to the release of carbon dioxide through plant activity and the decomposition of organic matter.
The accumulation of biomass ensues. The mature stage is characterized by a decrease in growth. When the amount of
carbon stored is equal to the amount released from the decomposition of old plant matter, the ecosystem is fully
developed. There are a few ecosystems where the build-up of the carbon deposits in the soil continues after the
maturity age. This signifies that in most of the forests where Face is active, carbon stores will have reached
maximum levels after approximately 60 years.
The amount of carbon for which crediting can be obtained is the amount additionally sequestrated on the contract
area. This is the maximum amount present in the projects financed by Face (scenario projects) minus the amount
which would have been sequestrated or present without forest plantation (baseline scenario).
Cad = Ctot Ä Cba
Cad = the additional amount of carbon
Ctot = the total amount of carbon
Cba = the baseline amount of carbon
The CO2FIX model calculates the amount of carbon sequestrated in forest ecosystems. Additional methods will
therefore be used in the definition of the baseline: literary research, field surveys and remote-sensing
The baseline is the development of the forests given unchanged management. The died-back forests were monocultures
of Norway spruce of a wide variety of origins. Research conducted by the University of Amsterdam into the ecology
of the forests in the Giant Mountains reveals that in the event of unchanged management the die-back of the forests
would continue unabated, leaving only grass vegetation with a sporadic chance of isolated tree growth. The carbon
content of such vegetation has been determined at 153 tonnes/ha.
E. 2) Estimated emissions with the activity:
Description of the scenario, including methodologies applied:
Project scenario
Under the project scenario the forest vegetation recovers and the ecosystem contains 346 tonnes of carbon per hectare. From the point of clear-felling it would take 120 years to build up to this level. In many parts of the project area, however, the carbon stores could be built up more rapidly as it would not be a matter of starting from clear-felling.
An amount of 193 tonnes of carbon would be sequestrated additionally per hectare in 120 years, equal to 708 tonnes of CO2 per hectare.
Fill in the following tables as applicable:
E.2.1) Summary table: Projected emission reduction s:
a) Includes indirect GHG leakages.
E.2.2) Summary table: Actual emission reductions :
a) Includes indirect GHG leakages.
F. Bearing in mind that the financing of activities implemented jointly shall be additional to financial
obligations of Parties included in Annex II to the Convention within the framework of the financial mechanism as
well as to current official development assistance flows , please indicate
G. Contribution to capacity building, transfer of environmentally sound technologies and know-how to other
Parties, particularly developing country Parties, to enable them to implement the provisions of the Convention. In
this process, the developed country Parties shall support the development and enhancement of endogenous capacities
and technologies of developing country Parties
Describe briefly the transfer of environmenally sound technology and know-how including where appropriate the type
of technology, terms, education, capactity building etc.
A scientific research project 'Restoration of Forest Ecosystems in the National Park Krkonose' was set up and financed by Face Foundation. Under the project extensive research has been carried out to the ecology of the forests and the impact of the acidifying emmissions. This research has been carried out by the University of Amsterdam in collaboration with the forestry research institute of Opocno and several other institutes and local companies.
Currently the research is in its second phase. Final reports are expected August 1997.
Part of the research involves the development and implementation of GIS-databases and tools.
-Spatial variation in acidification in beech stands and in spruce stands in the Krkonose Mountains, 1993, J.
Conoinck and S. Rumahloine, Prof.H.C. van Hall Institute, Groningen
The MONIS system, the advanced monitoring tool developed for Face is implemented at the projects as well.
Next to this a research to the indogenous population of spruce and the development of methods to distinguish the different provenances of spruce by means of phenotypic and genotypic (terpenes, amino acid composition) is funded.
H. Additional comments, if any, including any practical experience gained or technical difficulties, effects,
impacts or other obstacles encountered
Fill in as appropriate:
H. 1) Any practical experience gained:
H. 2) Technical difficulties:
H. 3) negative impacts and/or effects encountered:
Whenever possible, quantitative information should be provided. Failing that, a qualitative description should be
given. If quantitative information becomes available, it could be submitted using the update(s). (If the amount of
quantative information is too large, the source could be indicated.)
H. 4) Other obstacles encountered:
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BJ Penn and Sean Sherk faceoff for the UFC Lightweight Championship. Over the last few months, the two have been engaged in a war of words. Now it's time for them to duke it out.
Also, Wanderlei Silva looks to stop Keith Jardine's momentum dead in its tracks and Lyoto Machida puts his unbeaten record on the line against Tito Ortiz.
Hello everyone and welcome to the UFC 84 Blow by Blow. I'm your host Neil Springer.
This is a pretty stacked card and hopefully we get to see some of the dark matches on the broadcast as well.
Thiago Silva vs. Antonio (Samuray) Mendes
Round one
Mendes throws a huge headkick and knocks Silva down! Silva's back up, but he gets hit again! They stand up and clinch on the fence.
Silva takes him down and secures side-control. He takes the mount and starts blasting Mendes. It's over! Great comeback. Jose and I are both 1 for 1.
(Huntington Beach Bad Boy) Tito Ortiz vs. Lyoto Machida
Round one
Machida starts with some legkicks. Tito tries one of his, but misses. Ortiz is trying to corner him. He makes a takedown attempt, but Machida stuffs it.
Tito hits a nice knee and tries a takedown, but to no avail. Machida is keeping his distance and working in his legkicks.
Machida lands a kick to the body. Ortiz tries some jabs, but can't seem to land them. Nice two-kick combo by Machida. Ortiz looks frustrated. Machida takes Ortiz down and starts blasting him! The round ends! Man, that was almost over.
Round two
Machida starts working his legkicks again. Machida is picking Ortiz apart here -- he stays out of harm's way and is continually landing his shots.
The crowd is getting restless. Machida keeps landing some beautiful faints -- he fakes a lowkick and then goes high. He lands more legkicks -- these are going to add up. Tito tries a takedown, but Machida reverses!
They stand up. Flying knee attempt by Machida! Ortiz just can't figure him out. The round expires. Another good round for Machida. This isn't looking good for Ortiz.
Round three
More legkicks from Machida. Ortiz has to do something now -- he can't let this go to decision. Tito shoots again, but just can't get a hold of him. They clinch on the fence and Tito works some dirty boxing. Machida reverses, but they stay stuck to the cage.
Machida blasts him with a knee! Ortiz manages to pull guard! That was close! Tito gets a triangle choke, but Machida escapes! It's over! That was a great round.
We go to the judges and... Machida takes it! Jose and I are two for two!
Wilson Gouveia vs. Goran Reljic
Round one
Reljic tries some kicks to the head, but Gouveia blocks. He hits a nice jab and tries more kicks. They exchange punches and Gouveia is having a difficult time. Those headkicks are nasty, if Reljic lands one clean, it's over.
Gouveia rocks him and moves in for the kill, but Reljic jumps into guard! Reljic tries an omoplata as the round expires.
Round two
Gouveia has a huge bruise on his right arm. Reljic tries more headkicks, but he's not setting them up at all. He just goes right for them. Gouveia blasts him again and starts working the ground-and-pound! They stand up again.
Reljic nails him with a left-straight and starts pounding like crazy! It's over! Reljic wins! Jose and I are now two for three.
(The Axe Murderer) Wanderlei Silva vs. (The Dean of Mean) Keith Jardine
My buddy Jeff just made a bold statement: if Silva loses, not only should he retire from MMA, but we should retire from watching MMA. It's just not worth the heartache anymore.
I don't know if I would go that far, but as far as I'm concerned Silva should win this.
Round one
Silva blasts him and it's over! Silva knocks Jardine out! Jardine is unconscious! I'm glad I don't have to give up watching MMA. Jose and I are two for four.
(The Prodigy) BJ Penn vs. (Muscle Shark) Sean Sherk
Round one
Sherk gets booed on his way into the octagon. Sherk tries a takedown, but can't get it. Sherk lands a couple jabs. They exchange shots, but BJ's seemed to land better. Sherk is a little bloody under the eye.
Solid right hand from BJ. They exchange knees and the round expires. BJ's striking looked better and he did more damage.
Round two
We get more of the same to start. Sherk is starting to work his legkicks, but BJ lands a knee. The crowd starts a "steroids" chant. Both guys are tentative here, but BJ is landing more shots. More stiff shots from Penn. Sherk is bleeding from his other cheek now. Another good round for Penn.
Round three
Sherk can't afford to keep this standing. Sherk tries a flurry, but he still can't hit Penn effectively. Nice legkick from Penn. Sherk seems to be protecting his right hand. Goldie and Rogan are speculating that it's injured.
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Tomboy 48" -continued!
Unfortunately it seems we can't add to the existing thread, so please consider this a continuation of Chris's old thread: [Here]
Work and priorities have got in the way of my own Tomboy but last week I managed to get it all ready to go. I spoke too soon about the 22oz AUW, the Blue Wonder is much, much lighter than a Mills 1.3 !!! I've had to put 5oz of lead in the nose to get it to balance at 50% and thats after emergency measures like hollowing the sheet subfin. All in all, ready to go, it now weighs 28.5 ounces, which is considerably more than I expected.
On a fresh 3S 1000 pack, and on an 8x3.8 SF prop, the Blue Wonder pulls almost 100w at full throttle so its still over 50w/pound and in practise its turned out to be a perfect power match. I managed a full afternoons flying on just 2 charges!
Control is bang-bang rudder & 3-position throttle, and the radio is my own design 2.4g Single Channel Emulation radio, which models exactly the old escapement setup. This particular conversion is an original 1960s RCS Guidance System. The 45-year-old button and switch still work fine, but obviously the electronics are replaced. [More here]
Other than a couple of test glides over the long grass (they dont count, right? ) just to ensure it would descend safely, this is the actual maiden launch - I thought if it all goes badly wrong I'd better have a video to remember it by!
The location is Pontefract Park, our club field is in the centre of the racecourse (horse racing that is) and conditions were dull following a bout of thick fog, with a light southerly. There was no-one else at the field so no cameraman and its all shakey one-handed and tripod shots, sorry.
So thanks for the inspiration lads. I'm very pleased with my Tommy! Despite initial doubts whether it would be big enough, I'd recommend the Blue Wonder for the 48" version, its spot on. The Tomboy cruises nicely with just a very gentle climb at half-throttle which is a measured 55 watts.
It responds very well to rudder without dropping the nose unduly and glides pretty well too. There was a comedy moment when I though I might try for a ROG, when the Tomboy circulated wildly, ignoring rudder corrections, ground-looping for England. Hand launch it is then.
Anyway, enough banter, here we go:
If anyone is interested in the radios, heres my Youtube channel: [PHILG2864's Channel] , loads of S/C & Reeds related stuff there.
Heres my website, more detail there: www.singlechannel.co.uk and an older thread on RCMF (Brit forum) [Here]. The Reeds & Single Channel emulation gear is described there along with other contributions from s/c enthusiasts.
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Hi Phil
I must say I admire your dedication to authenticity in reproducing the "single channel" gear in modern format, although I don't think I'll be copying it any time soon - forty-odd years of flying proportional, starting with GG, since I last flew a bang-bang escapement set-up have made me lazy!!
Re the CG problems, I am not surprised you had to put so much nose ballast in. My 36" electric Tomboy has a BRC 120 watt motor and, despite great attention to keeping the back end light, needed 2 ounces of plumbum up front before it would behave. Pretty much all of the power F/F models I have built for electric R/C have had this problem and required either ballast or extreme solutions like cramming the lipo right up front as in the Spartan. The converted rubber designs, like the Tom Tit, on the other hand are fine with the original nose length and have not needed ballast. The exception amongst the power models is the KK Bantam which was designed for a light engine (Merlin) and, due to the large percentage lifting section tailplane, flies with a very aft CG.
I loved your video, it was nostalgic to see Ponty Park again and brought back memories of flying in the first BARCS Radioglide championships held there, the organisation of which I was involved with. One abiding memory of that weekend is of the hundreds of seagulls feeding on the adjacent dump which would periodically rise up as one in a thermal, being joined each time by a cloud of gliders.
Keep pushing those buttons!!!
PS: also nostalgic to see your Remcon Tx. I built one of those in a brief flirtation with reeds. It never worked properly!!
Absolutely beautiful job on the Tomboy as well as the flight !!!! She looks like she handles flawlessly and is graceful as can be expected in the air.
Thanks for sharing!!!!
Great work on the Tomboy and especially the SC emulation. What a beautiful mix of old and new: A fifty year old design, updated with the help of state machines and assembly code!
Great stuff Phil. Well done. Is the other model you have there a Cherub?
I cant take credit for the Tomboy build, my pal John built it in return for me building him a S/C setup.
I do have a little Vic Smeed Poppet which has been 'almost ready' for a while now after 99% of an electric conversion... must finish the motor mount on that & get it flown. Thats the one my cat sat on & broke one of the wings clean in two...
Re the radio, I've made 60 or so Single Channel encoders to date... they're all out there somewhere...
EDIT October 2014: I've built well over 300 S/C and reeds encoders now, for various enthusiasts all around the world!
Thanks for the nice comments re the Tomboy, I'll tell John!
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Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum suspended his presidential campaign Tuesday, effectively handing former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney a lock on the Republican nomination to run against Barack Obama.
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