| Adobe releases Moviestar beta for Flash Player 9
Adobe Systems's upgrade for its Flash Player, released on Tuesday, adds support for one of the latest video encoding standards as well as new audio support. The upgrade, called Moviestar, applies to Adobe's latest Flash Player, version 9. A beta of the upgrade will be available for download later in the day, with a final version to be ready in the third quarter, Adobe said. Moviestar supports the playback of video encoded using the H.264 standard, which allows for greater compression of video files than previous standards while maintaining quality. Adobe already supports H.264 encoding in products such as Premiere Pro and the After Effects video editing software. Moviestar also includes High-Efficiency AAC support, an improved audio compression technology. Although the complete specifications of the upgrade are complicated, Adobe has tried to stick to industry standards as users sort through a range of available video technologies, wrote Tinic Uro, an Adobe engineer who works on the Flash Player, on his blog.
Wild Card/Vacation Day 11 of 12
Only two more shopping days until I return to the final days of the City Council campaigns. Then, we'll have fun taking apart the campaigns. Any dirt yet? Any mudslinging. You know, the good stuff. Or is everyone behaving? My wife is now looking over my shoulder -- literally -- so I have to pretend that I'm just checking ball scores. See ya in two days. Here's Wild Card ... .
V. Guarisco: In Honor Of Anthony And Mary Guarisco
Having said that, I will start this off with a few things both of them would appreciate -- just a few little thoughtful things that meant so much to them and us in the family. Does anyone remember the following quote? 'I'll get you my pretty! And...your little dog too!'The Wicked Witch of the East Threatening 'Dorothy' in 'The Wizard of Oz.' Yes, of course we do...I think just about everyone on the planet has seen this film classic. Well, just like everything these days -- movies, plays, music, etc. -- everything has a different meaning to each of us, as individuals. Once in a while, a Hollywood film is not only entertaining, but it captures our domestic moral quest in surreal human form. For me, 'The Wizard of Oz' is just that, a phenomenal measure of good over evil, a valuable imperative for us to acquire the needed essentials to build character for overcoming life's many challenges.
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Special Coverage
It's a good move towards more accountable elections. Here's what happened. Chartier was ousted under dubious circumstances about seven months ago. Basically, he was on a one-year extension of his term, but after several months a few MNC executive members decided to vote the extension invalid. Chartier said his term was extended to give Saskatchewan time to clear up its issues and run a fair election. He said he was wrongly seen as a blind supporter of the Saskatchewan 2004 election, which caused big headlines for election fraud. A handful of other issues may have also led to him getting pushed out of office. He said the president of the Métis Nation in Saskatchewan -- Robert Doucette -- viewed him as part of the opposition.
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