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Almost every weather website on the Internet has some sort of NEXRAD data display. Unfortunately almost all of these sites are only fulfilling a single purpose, allowing the user to view an image. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) goes beyond this single purpose model to allow the user to view the image, but then also process it within a GIS system. Processing could involve working with the RASTER data, reprojecting the image, querying the image, or many other things.
This HOWTO covers a mechanism to produce geo-referenced NEXRAD imagery from GEMPAK. As a GIS web mapping example, we use Mapserver to create a simple, but powerfull web application. This HOWTO assumes that you are running a modern version of Linux. Other UNIXs with GNU software installed should work as well.
This HOWTO is geared for those in the UNIDATA community with an active Internet Data Distribution feed and already have GEMPAK installed. If you don't have either of these, you will probably just be interested in the Mapserver sections. The radmapserver-files.tar.gz contains an example RADAR image ready for use with Mapserver or any other raster supporting GIS.
Some of the abbreviations used in this HOWTO.
| IEM | Iowa Environmental Mesonet |
| UNIDATA | University meteorological research group |
| NEXRAD | Network of Next Generation (WSR-88D) RADAR used by the National Weather Service |
| NWS | National Weather Service |
| GEMPAK | General Meteorological Application Package. Useful for dealing with NWS produced formats |
Some of you reading this may have no interest in generating the composites, but wish to use the composites. Currently, I am not aware of a group generating this data source for free. I have started generating a national base composite reflectivity as a proof of concept.
The files used in this howto are available here: https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/docs/radmapserver/radmapserver-files.tar.gz.


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THE SCORE (2001) Reviewed by Jerry Saravia July 25th, 2001
Heist dramas are fashionable again. David Mamet has his own upcoming drama aptly titled "Heist." Ben Kingsley's riveting performance in the film "Sexy Beast" also involves a heist. Now, director Frank Oz ("Bowfinger") and three major stars, Robert De Niro, Edward Norton and Marlon Brando, combine their strengths to create their own caper flick. "The Score" is a thrilling character study, depending more on specifics related to the heist than with character. Still, it is as relaxing and comforting a film as you are likely to see in a mindless, mind-boggling summer.
De Niro stars as Nick, a Montreal jazz club owner who masquerades as an efficient burglar. Nick is one of the best in the business, usually performing jobs for others in places outside of what he refers to as his own backyard. He has a stunning girlfriend (Angela Bassett), an airline stewardess, who visits him infrequently ("I'll see yah when I see yah.") Everything is in place for Nick but he looks like he is ready to quit too. That is until a shady, Sydney Greenstreet character named Max (Marlon Brando), an old friend of Nick's, offers Nick one big job in their own backyard. It turns out that the Montreal Customs House has a rare, 17th century French scepter in the basement, its value higher than Brando's last paycheck. The scepter is so valuable that it is placed under strict surveillance, namely video cameras and an invisible laser display. There is also a little snag and an inconvenience for Nick: Max has hired a cocky, seemingly sociopathic thief named Jackie Teller (Edward Norton) to help infiltrate the Customs House. It turns out Jackie works at the Customs House as a janitor named Brian, mimicking and fooling the employees into believing he is mentally challenged. He is in place already, it only takes Nick to perform the actual heist with Jackie's help.
Needless to say, "The Score" fits the description of any heist thriller since the days of the Production Code. How many heist thrillers have had the same basic premise? How many have dealt with a character like Nick who sees this score as his last job, for good and ever? How many involve a virtually silent climax where the thief performs his sweat-inducing work amidst false alarms? The difference is in all the details, and there are enough to entertain and jolt audiences out of their seats.
De Niro is one of my favorite actors, ranging from explosive portrayals of sinful men in "Taxi Driver" and "Raging Bull" to comedic highlights of minimalistic strength in "Wag the Dog" and "Meet the Parents." Lately, he has been saddled with mediocre fare such as "Fifteen Minutes" but what can you say about a man of his stature to keep himself from repeating past roles? Well, Nick is not unlike the ice-cold killer thief De Niro played in "Heat." This time, though, De Niro brings a world-weariness sense to the role and one can't help but feel that Nick enjoys his job as well - he is in command and refuses to take orders except from his boss.
Edward Norton continues to impress me. Here he seems like an extension of the duality he prominently displayed in "Primal Fear" and "The Fight Club." It is a frightening performance in the sense that his character Jackie seems explosive yet reserved at the same time, willing to listen to Nick yet just as ready to rebel from the old-timers.  How can Jackie feel superior to thieves who have far more experience than he ever will?
Marlon Brando is a whole other matter. Brando seems intent on doing riffs of Sydney Greenstreet and the resemblance is amazing not to mention intentional. But there is that glee and weariness he brings that fills the screen with delight. His scene with De Niro is wonderful to watch, but not quite as potent as say the unique pairing of De Niro and Pacino in "Heat." Still, watching Brando mingle with De Niro and Norton is a pleasure to behold. And Brando's scene at an empty pool where he confesses to De Niro the truth behind the heist is exquisite.
Director Frank Oz is a strange choice for this kind of material since his background is in the comedy genre. Still, he proves to be a master of tension and suspense in some notable scenes, particularly the heist itself which is among the most electrifying since "Topkapi." It is so good that my palms were sweaty while watching it. It is on par with the climactic underwater heist in "Sexy Beast."
Oz's work with these acting giants also proves to be superlative (Despite rumors to the contrary, Brando seems effortless on screen thanks to Oz, even if he didn't want to be directed by Miss Piggy). One misguided exception in the casting is the underwritten role of Angela Bassett as Nick's girlfriend - a character that exists merely as a reason for Nick to quit. Only Bassett is too strong a presence for such a throwaway role - either eliminate the role or hire Halle Berry, for goodness sakes'! There is strong evidence that her role had been severely cut which is a shame since it would have shed some light on Nick's priorities in life.
"The Score" is as pleasant and diverting a surprise as one can expect. It is absolutely nothing new but the acting, script and the heist climax makes it more than worthwile. It is not as character-driven as "Sexy Beast" or Michael Mann's powerful "Thief," nor as wire-tight as Kubrick's fast-paced "The Killing." Nevertheless, it is still watchable, tense and sweat-inducing as any good heist thriller should be. Unless you believe that all films should have digitally created characters, nothing beats a score like three diamonds in the rough - De Niro, Brando and Norton.
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A camera used to get frames as in this tutorial : https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows/uwp/audio-video-camera/process-media-frames-with-mediaframereader
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◆ FrameReaderCamera()
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Stop the call to FrameArrived method when MediaFrameReader.FrameArrived event happen.
◆ DisplayXAML()
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Set _imageElement attribute with Image argument. Image is updated in UpdateDisplay that is called by default with FrameArrived.
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◆ EnableCallback()
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Allow FrameArrived method to be launched after MediaFrameReader.FrameArrived event. When this callback is enabled, GetFrame() doesn't work as the dispatcher stack it last in task order.
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The callback method called when a new frame is available. By default, try to capture the frame and display it in _imageElement if set. Note that parameters are not used.
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◆ GetFrame()
| SoftwareBitmap Cameras.FrameReaderCamera.GetFrame |
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Return the last available frame.
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◆ GetFrameJpg()
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Same as GetFrame but frame is in jpeg format
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◆ HideXAML()
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Unset _imageElement attribute. Image is not automatically updated even the callback is ebabled.
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Initialize the camera. Check available cameras before build the FrameReader object and define the output format. Main camera could be initialized using MediaStreamType.VideoRecord and MediaFrameSourceKind.Color as arguments.
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| sourceKind | For cameras, specify the type of image produced. Values : Color (recommanded), Infrared, Depth. |
◆ InitMediaCapture()
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Create and initialize a MediaCapture object
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Accessor method that indicate if the optional callback is enabled.
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Accessor method that indicate if the video capture state
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Capture a frame from the videostream. Doesn't work if callback is enabled.
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◆ SetFrameFormat()
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Set the frame format for capture. Needed for allowing camera launch.
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Return settings concerning MediaCapture object.
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Start video capture. By default, if the callback is enabled, _imageElement is updated.
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Stop the video capture. After this call, frame could be get with GetFrame but keep in mind that it returns the last available frame if exist.
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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:


What that I cannot forget when I have learned with EDA for the week 1 is that I really enjoy with CSS and HTML because they are the things that I work for everyday. But the thing that I really cannot forget it is that I cannot do the practice as perfect with these technologies, although I am a developer.
What that I cannot forget when I have learned with EDA for the week 1 is that I really enjoy with CSS and HTML because they are the things that I work for everyday. But the thing that I really cannot forget it is that I cannot do the practice as perfect with these technologies, although I am a developer.
After I took the time to learn with EDA and I have learned more from EDA, I'm really proud of the EDA because this program really useful for basic programmer who need to improve on their skill. EDA can improve people who work closely with it to be high commitment, strong motivation, and they would like to learn that session by their passion. I am also like this as well, although I have some problem with understanding the objective of the each topic, but I am really have high commitment for learning about it.
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Day two at VMworld ended up being quite a bit more exciting than yesterday. The keynote by Steve Herrod was much more what I expected from the keynotes. He covered some of the "cool" stuff coming down the pipes in both the short term and longer term. The PCoIP demo showing Google Earth zooming up and down while connected to a machine in Portland, OR from the Moscone Center rocked. I want to have that to use while I'm sitting in the hotel room's blazing fast speeds while attempting to do something useful on one of my machines at home instead of using RDP with SSL.
I went to the IO DRS Tech Preview and got the same excitement I've had from previous years where you know your seeing something innovative. Several of the other sessions I hit were really partner style presentations that did not say much. So a good 25/75 day for sessions which is pretty good.
Now that the Self Service Labs were finally working properly I gave a shot at the vCenter Orchestrator product offering. The Lab was responsive and well documented. It was pretty nice and really hinted at the power this system can offer for DataCenter Automation. The theory is this is free with vSphere 4 so I'm going to have to really look into that and find out.
During my open times during the day I had some good meetings with some VMware employees to discuss some of the vStorage & vCloud directions, HP folks around OpenView and Virtualization tools, AMD & Intel on their functionality futures and Hitachi around their multipathing technology for VMware (still no roadmap).
The Party was fun. Foreigner still knows how to rock and I can actually climb rock walls. The nice thing about the party this year is it was right at the Moscone Center.
A very productive and long day.


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"Mercury Rising" (USA, 1998) A Film Review by James Kendrick
Director: Harold Becker Screenwriter: Lawrence Konner and Mark Rosenthal (based on the novel "Simple Simon" by Ryne Douglas Pearson) Stars: Bruce Willis (Art Jeffries), Alec Baldwin (Nicholas Kudrow), Miko Hughes (Simon Lynch), Chi McBride (Bizzi Jordan), Kim Dickens (Stacey) MPAA Rating: R. Review: *1/2 (out of ****).
"Mercury Rising" has numerous flaws, but there is one that really stands out: its central plot device is unnecessary. That's right. The major aspect of the film, that which is supposed to make it different from other routine government conspiracy / action flicks could be dropped from the beginning, and the movie would turn out exactly the same, if not better.
This central device is the fact that a nine-year-old boy is autistic. His name is Simon, and an evil government bureaucrat named Nicholas Kudrow (Alec Baldwin) wants him dead because he unknowingly cracked a supersecret government code slipped into the back of a puzzle magazine by its programmers just to see if someone could beat it. Simon is intended to be the heart and soul of the film, and we are supposed to feel for him because he is a poor handicapped child thrown into a violent, unfair world against his will, with only a renegade FBI agent played by Bruce Willis to protect him.
The fact that he is autistic does nothing for the emotional intensity or the plot necessities of "Mercury Rising." I suppose the original novel upon which the movie was based did much more with this aspect of Simon's character and his relationship with Willis, but here it is lost. Miko Hughes, the young actor who plays Simon, goes through the prescribed motions of being autistic: he walks slowly, drawls his words, kicks and screams when he's touched, and has a hard time looking at other people. It's a difficult role for an adult, much less a young child, to play, and unfortunately Hughes never convinces us that he isn't playing like he's autistic. Unlike Dustin Hoffman's performance in "Rain Man" or Leonardo DiCaprio's in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," we are always painfully aware that Hughes is acting.
However, unlike "Rain Man" which used its character's autism in unique and interesting ways to build a credible and touching story, "Mercury Rising" could go right about its generic, predictable plot with Simon being simply a really smart but really shy kid. Hell, he doesn't even have to be shy. In fact, the movie might have been more interesting if he had had a more active role, rather than just being carted around under Willis' arm.
Willis' character, Art Jeffries, is a disillusioned FBI agent who has been removed from undercover work and is now doing menial tasks like listening to wiretaps with rookies who are happy to be doing anything. He becomes involved with Simon when he is called to check out a murder scene at Simon's house, where his father has apparently shot his mother in the back and then committed suicide.
Of course, we know that isn't the way it happened happen because we saw an evil, square-jawed government hitman with a mean-looking crew-cut knock off the parents. Simon was able to get away, and Jeffries finds him hiding in a secret compartment in a closet, which the rest of the Chicago police department had overlooked. Jeffries -- who is accused by several characters at different times of being paranoid although his actions never suggest it -- knows there is something more, and he makes it his personal mission to go against everything and everyone in order to protect Simon. This is quite a task because that same hitman who knocked off Simon's parents is crawling everywhere, attempting to kill Simon at the hospital, on the highway, and every other place he goes.
Late in the movie, Jeffries is forced to enlist the aid of a pretty young woman named Stacey (Kim Dickens) who he meets at a coffee shop. Of all the hard-to-believe aspects of the movie, this is the worst. I can believe in the decency of the human heart, but Stacey's character is far too accommodating. Not only does she agree to watch Simon while Jeffries runs off to solve the mystery, she lets him into her apartment at two o'clock in the morning when she knows the police is after him, and then lets him leave Simon in her apartment which means that she has to forgo a business trip that is desperately needed to pay the rent. The grinding squeals of the rusty plot machine are almost overbearing at this point.
The movie might have been redeemed by some good action sequences, but even here "Mercury Rising" doesn't rise to the challenge. The movie was directed by Harold Becker, who has made some good suspense films including "Sea of Love" (1989) and "Malice" (1993), but his talent is nowhere to be found in this latest excursion. There is one fight on a streetcar between Jeffries and another hitman (played by Peter Stormare) that is so ineptly directed, shot and edited, that I had no idea 1) exactly where they were on the streetcar, 2) who was hitting who, and 3) where this hitman came from and how he knew where Jeffries and Simon were. The grand finale takes place on the roof of a tall building, and features a harrowing (yawn) scene where Simon walks along the very edge of the building, not because he has to, but because it's more suspenseful that way.
Taken as a whole, "Mercury Rising" is an tepid, confused movie that lacks style, wit, and any traces of a sense of humor. Usually Willis brings his personal brand of understated humor to his roles, but here he is too straight and serious. This is because the movie wants to be an action flick and a heartfelt drama at the same time, but it ends up failing on both fronts. Maybe the book was better, but the way it's handled here is a perfect case study in formula filmmaking guaranteed to bore.
©1998 James Kendrick
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Maltese man detained in journalist murder probe released on bail
VALLETTA (Reuters) - Yorgen Fenech, a prominent businessman arrested on Wednesday in connection with investigations into the murder of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, was released on bail on Thursday evening, police sources said.
Police granted him bail as investigations continue and he will be under round-the-clock police surveillance.
Fenech was arrested on board a yacht shortly after it left Portomaso marina early on Wednesday morning.
A day earlier, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat offered to pardon a suspected middleman in the murder if he provided legally binding evidence of who was behind the killing.
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GREMLINS (1984) A Film Review Copyright Dragan Antulov 2001
Some films can function properly only at very specific times, whether it is a particular hour, day, month or even decade. This was usually the case with many 1980s blockbusters - so called "event" movies that made great success only to sink into oblivion as soon as the novelty wore off. Today even those who feel certain amount of nostalgia towards 1980s can have difficulty remembering those films or remembering why did they like them in the first place, mostly because those films seem utterly dated. One of the films that didn't escape such fate was GREMLINS, 1984 juvenile horror comedy directed by Joe Dante, which is hardly surprising because it had been out of its time during its American release. With story and atmosphere best suited for Christmas season, this film was originally planned for release in December 1984, but the studio bosses, afraid of competition during summer season, pushed for the earlier release, making this film anachronistic almost in the moment of its conception.
The plot begins in Chinatown, where eccentric and mostly unsuccessful inventor Randy Peltzer (played by Hoyt Axton) came in order to buy some special Christmas gift for his family. He finds that gift in the form of "Mogwai", exotic but loveable little creature that seems to be the perfect family pet. His owner (played by Keye Luke), however, doesn't want to sell it and Peltzer has to buy it from his less scrupulous grandson who nevertheless issues warning to the buyer - "Mogwai" mustn't be exposed to sunlight, water or fed after midnight. When Peltzer returns to his home in small town of Kingston Falls, his son Billy (played by Zach Galligan) is enthusiastic about new pet called "Gizmo" and try not to break the rules. However, the inevitable happens when "Gizmo" gets presented to Billy's friend Pete (played by Corey Feldman) - few drops of water are enough for "Gizmo" to spawn few more "Mogwais". At first, Billy is happy about five pets for the price of one, but those new "Mogwais" soon show their true nature - first by physical metamorphosis into ugly "Gremlins", then by engaging into random acts of violence and destruction. Before Billy can do anything to contain the plague, the leader of "Gremlins" gets to the nearest pool and continues the procreation, creating hundreds of new little monsters in the process. Soon the whole town gets overwhelmed by miniature sociopaths and Billy and his beautiful co-worker Kate (played by Phoebe Cates) must fight the uphill battle in order to stop the mayhem.
During the release of GREMLINS Joe Dante enjoyed reputation of Steven Spielberg's disciple and this is probably the main reason why many critics tend to dismiss this film as nothing more than an example of Spielbergian 1980s formula. At first glance those critics seem to be right, because GREMLINS has all the proper ingredients - simplified, sentimental "feel good" story that celebrates American way of life, plenty of action and violence (yet toned down for the purposes of family viewing) and, finally, the cute little toy-like creatures designed to sell toys. What is even more important, it is not technically the best example of Spielbergian film - the opening is too long and too slow, some characters (like the one played by Judge Rheinhold) don't seem to serve any particular purpose (same as the narration by Hoyt Axton) and the final showdown is not particularly impressive or cathartic. But Joe Dante is nevertheless very capable director who seemed the best choice for this combination of action, humour and horror. He knows how to create suspense, which is evident in the scenes in which Gremlins begin their reign of terror. In this film he also had various talents on his disposal, ranging from seasoned and always capable soundtrack composer Jerry Goldsmith to the creature creator Mark Walas. The special effects were also very good, and new viewers who watch GREMLINS today might learn a lot about Hollywood's capabilities in pre-CGI era.
Screenplay by Chris Columbus might seem formulaic, but even the casual observers might recognise the layers of satire and social criticism in it. First of all, there are plenty of dark overtones in the story that seem rather peculiar for Christmas film (like Kate's re-telling of a traumatic episode from her childhood). Furthermore, small town of Kingston Falls is in many way burdened with problems that pre-occupied many less fortunate Americans in Reagan's years - while scruples yuppies (symbolised in underused Judge Rheinhold's characters) are getting filthy rich, honest hard-working blue-collar Americans are losing their jobs or see their firms taken over by foreigners, which in turn creates xenophobia, wonderfully portrayed by Dick Miller in his role of Murray Futterman. Even the protagonist and his family aren't spared of satirical or critical comments - nice little suburban mom transforms into Rambo-like killing machine when her kitchen gets invaded by few unfortunate Gremlins while her son dreams of using Gizmo's instant procreating ability in order to sell the prodigies and get rich. However, this potentially subversive content is most probably going to be missed by contemporary audience, most probably because of the moralistic ending that brings GREMLINS back to the realm of Spielbergian formula. Despite being 1980s Hollywood blockbuster in its nature and, as such, less interesting to today's viewers than to those seventeen years ago, this film is still good piece of cinema that could provide good deal of cinema craftsmanship and entertainment.
RATING: 6/10 (++)
Review written on July 26th 2001
Dragan Antulov a.k.a. Drax E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>http://www.film.purger.com - Filmske recenzije na hrvatskom/Movie Reviews in Croatian
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