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need help in mp3 conversion and watermarking

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 02:52 PM PDT

Hi everyone,
I want to do my final year project in DSP. I need some help on how can i convert a random speech signal (that we can record on simple cell phones or using mike) into MP3 with watermarking.

a new newbie aboard :-D

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 02:41 PM PDT

Hi everyone..
Just wanted to introduce myself.
I am Pranav, a final year E&TC student studying in Pune University...

Creo elements

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 10:22 AM PDT

I Want to learn Creo Elements ;can any one Help me ?:)

[Joke] An Indian writes home

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 10:08 AM PDT

Dear Brother,

Greetings to respectful parents. I am hoping all is well with health and wealth. I am fine at my end. Hoping your end is fine too. With God's grace and parents' blessings I am arriving safely in America and finding good apartment near University. Kindly assure mother that I am strictly consuming vegetarian food only in restaurants though I am not knowing if cooks are Brahmins. I hope parents' prayers are residing with me.

Younger brother, I am having so many things to tell you that I am not knowing where to start. Most surprising thing about America is it is full of Americans. Everywhere Americans, Americans, big and white, it is little frightening. The flight from New Delhi to New York is arriving safely thanks to God's grace and Parents' prayers and mine too. I am not able to go to bathroom whole time because I am sitting in corner seat as per revered grandmother's wish. Father is rightly scolding that airplane is flying too high to have good view. Still please tell her I have done needful.

But, brother, in next two seats are sitting two old gentle ladies and if I am getting up then they are put in lot of botheration so I am not getting up for except when plane is stopping for one hour in London. Many foods are being served in carts but I am only eating cashew nuts and bread because I am not knowing what is food and what is meat. I am having a good time drinking 37 glasses of Coca-Cola.

They are rolling down a screen and showing a film but I am not listening because air hostess ladies are selling head phones for 2 dollars which is Rs.60 and in our beloved Jajau town we can sit in balcony seats in Regal Talkies for only Rs.3. I am asking lady if they are giving student discount but she is too busy. I am also asking her for more Coca-Cola but she is looking like she is weeping and walking away. I think perhaps she is not understanding proper English.

Then I am sleeping long time after London and when I am waking it is like we are flying over sea of lights. Everywhere, brother, as far as I am seeing there are lights lights. It is like God has made carpet of lights. Then we are landing in New York and plane is going right upto door so that we are not having to walk in cold. I must say Americans are very advanced. And as I am leaving aeroplane, air hostess is giving me one more can of Coca-Cola. Her two friends are also with her, but why they are laughing so much I do not know. I think these Americans are strange but friendly people in their hearts. I hope she was not laughing for racial. Perhaps she was feeling shy earlier.

Then I am going to long bathroom. As I am leaving I am making first friend in America. This is Negro gentleman named Joe who is standing at door and as I am opening it he is holding out hand so I am shaking it and telling him my name and he is tellng me his. I am telling him if he is ever coming to Jajau he can ask for National Hair Oil Factory. If I have not returned from Higher Studies please tell father that if negro gentleman named Joe is visiting Jajau he may kindly do needful.

In this way I feel each and every one of us is serving as Ambassador of our beloved Motherland. Joe is doubtful I feel because he says ``Far out, man, far out", but I am reassuring him that India is only 16 hours away by plane and that is not very far. I think he is accepting this because he is not saying anything any more.

Next I go to place marked ``Baggage" as Father has advised and suddenly place I am sitting starts to move throwing me. It is like python we once saw in forest, only rattling and with luggage bouncing on its back and sometimes leaping to attack passengers. I am also throwing myself on bag before it is escaping. I think if I am not wrestling it down it would revert to plane and back home to India. I am only joking of course. Before this I am meeting very friendly gentleman at Immigration desk. I do not know why all relatives had warned against this man, bacause he is so friendly. He is talking English strangely but is having kind heart because he is asking me about nuts and I am saying that I am liking very much and eating many on plane. ``Totally, totally nuts," he is saying, which I feel American expression for someone fond of cashew nuts. Before this he is showing friendliness by asking ``How is it going?" I am telling his fully and frankly about all problems and hopes, even though you may feel that as American he may be too selfish to bother about decline in price of hair oil in Jajau town. But, brother, he is listening very quietely with eyes on me for ten minutes and then we are having friendly talk about nuts and he is wanting me to go.

At Customs, brother, I am getting big shock. One fat man is grunting at me and looking cleverly from small eyes. ``First visit?" he is asking, ``Yes," I am agreeing ``Move on," he is saying making chalk marks on bags. As I am picking up bags he is looking directly at me and saying ``Watch your ass." Now, brother, this is wonderful. How he is knowing we are purchasing donkey? I think they are knowing everything about everybody who is coming to America.

They are not allowing anybody without knowing his family and financial status and other things. And we are only buying donkey two days before my departure. I think they are keeping all information in computers. Really these Americans are too advanced.

But, brother, now I am worrying. Supposing this is CIA keeping watch or else how they can know about our donkey? Anyway please do not tell Mother and Father or they are worrying, but lock all doors and windows. If CIA wants to recruit me to be spy in Jajau, I will gladly take poison before betraying our Motherland. Then I am going out and cousins are waiting and receiving me warmly. I will write soon after settling down.

Your brother,

Rajagopalakrishnamurthalasundaralingam Miranathapriyakedlayandhijitrilisindakaswami

P.S. Please assure most beloved mother that I have written my name in full on my shirts and underwear so that they will not be going missing.

India Against Corruption & Jan Lokpal Bill

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 09:06 AM PDT

Friends,
Corruption is a hot topic nowadays. So while searching about it a bit, I came across this article. The facts were really surprising and could not believe what I was reading. The important thing is what can we do?
Also I got this message which says that Government of India will support the Civil society's (the one supported by Anna Hazare) if it gets support from 250 million people (25 crore people).
You can support it by calling on toll free number 02261550789. The call will be cut mid way and you will receive a Thankyou SMS.

I did it :). If you want to support civil society's version call on this number. :)

Quote:
According to a first of its kind report on 'Ascertaining size of corruption in India with respect to money laundering', an individual spent over Rs 2,000 as a cost of corruption in 2009, which is 260 per cent higher than the amount borne by a citizen ten years back.

"In the past decade, money laundered out of India was at least Rs 1,886 thousand crores or USD 419 billion. This quantification of the laundering is worked out on the most pessimistic manner and by considering the global parameters," it said.

"If the Gross Domestic Product-based money laundering model is translated to quantify the corruption, then the size of corruption in the last decade is Rs 1,555 thousand crore or USD 345 billion in India," the report said.

The study was conducted by a Pune-based company, which has pioneered in fraud examination, security, risk management and forensic accounting research and has been for long helping the country's investigating agencies like CBI in several high profile cases.

It is based on the analysis of scarce data available for measuring money laundering described through three models-- property recovery, crime based and GDP based.

"The three models gave details of quantum of money laundering. They are based on the statistics by National Crime records Bureau (NCRB)," said Mayur Joshi, an anti-fraud and money laundering expert and founder member of the firm which had assisted CBI in the multi-crore Satyam scam.
Source: http://news.msnin.msn.com/national/a...mentid=5296472

Intro.

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 08:53 AM PDT

heya! Peter here.

Creating cartoon characters for your blog

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 06:32 AM PDT

I have always been fascinated by how people make create cartoon characters? I have been trying to do the same but with little luck.Can anyone guide me as to which software might be useful?
For example, I want to make simple figure like or more complex figure like
:)

CAT 2011 probable dates

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 06:03 AM PDT

CAT 2011, the entrance exam conducted by the IIMs for the management programmes of its 13 B schools, is expected to be held from Saturday, 22 October 2011 to Friday, 18 November 2011. MBAUniverse.com has learnt about this important development from reliable sources. As the future of more than 2 lakh youth depends on this all important MBA entrance test, the CAT dates are much awaited.

It is also learnt that IIM Calcutta, which is the convener institute for CAT 2011 will be holding a formal Press conference in the next few days to officially announce the dates. As reported by MBAUniverse.com earlier, IIM Calcutta has taken the responsibility to conduct the CAT 2011 entrance exam. Prof. Janakiraman Moorthy, Professor, Marketing at IIM Calcutta has been appointed as CAT 2011 Convener.

Prometric, the agency which conducted CAT for the last two years, will continue to conduct the test this year too. CAT 2010 was a grand success as no technical glitches were reported from any of the test centers. The test takers also had a smooth test taking experience. So, the CAT 2011 test takers should not worry about the computer based format of CAT and just prepare well for cracking this exam to gain admission in their dream B School in 2012.

Last year's exam, CAT 2010, was held in a 20 day test window between October 27, 2010 and November 24, 2010.

source: CAT 2011 Exam Date : CAT 2011 likely to be held from Oct 22 to Nov 18: MBAUniverse.com Exclusive

How To Pair Apple Bluetooth Keyboard With Windows 7

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 05:32 AM PDT

Let's face it- typing on Apple keyboard brings peace to mind. Once you use Apple's keyboard, you don't want to go back to the standard keyboard that you use with your Windows machine. I recently bought an Apple Bluetooth Keyboard and tried hard to pair it with my Windows machine. I need not tell you how I'm tying this post.

Here are the steps to pair your Apple Bluetooth Keyboard with Windows 7 machine -

  • First, turn off the bluetooth keyboard.
  • Turn it on and also turn on the bluetooth adapter in your windows machine
  • Right click on the bluetooth icon in the taskbar and select 'Search For Devices' or if present, "add a device".
  • Windows will display the bluetooth keyboard in the list of devices it finds.
  • IMPORTANT Step: Right click on the "Bluetooth Keyboard" device listed and select "keyboard/headphone or mouse" option. This step is essential in pairing as without this option enabled, Windows will ask you to enter the pairing code displayed on your device. Check the option and proceed.
  • Windows will do rest of the job.
Enjoy typing with Apple's keyboard on Windows. Always get the best of everything ;)

me

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 04:48 AM PDT

I want to say hello to my fellow engineers. 'm very happy to be on CE:happy:

[Machine Design] - Theories of failure under static load

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 04:39 AM PDT

Theories of failure under static load
  • Need of these theories
The strength of machine member depends on material used. And these properties are usually calculated from simple tension or compression tests. There for predicting the failure stresses for member subjected to bi-axial or tri- axial stress is more complicated.


The principal theories of failure for machine member subjected to bi-axial stress are as follows.


1] Maximum Principal (or normal) Stress theory (Also known as Rankine Theory)
2] Maximum Shear Stress theory (also known as Guest's or Tresca's theory )
3] Maximum principal (or normal) Strain theory (Also known as Saint Venant Theory)
4] Maximum Strain energy theory (also known as Haigh's theory)
5] Maximum distortion energy theory (also known as Hencky & Von Mises theory)

For brittle materials, the limiting strength is the ultimate stress tension or compression
For ductile materials, the limiting stress is the stress at yield point.

Project using Java, C++, HTML, XML, ALP

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 03:49 AM PDT

following are the list of languages i know of..
C++,
java,
html,
XML,
ALP
and m willing to knw some which are branches of dese...
and i wish to implement any of them for my final year project.
any kind of software which may or may not involve hardware interface will also do..
any suggestion from u all about d topics are most welcome..:)
waiting to get a response soon..:)

Does Zeitgeist Movement Make Sense?

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 03:07 AM PDT

Obviously this debate is intended for those who are aware of the Zeitgeist movement. This post cannot explain the purpose, aim and what the movement is about. If you're interested, you can read more about the movement on the Internet.

The point of debate is to see what engineers think about the Zeitgeist movement. Do you think the points the promoters of the movement make, actually make sense?

PS: Don't spam this thread. Do your own research about the movement and come back to express your opinion.

Geothermal Energy - Is It Being Underestimated For Long Time?

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 03:02 AM PDT

I've been following Zeitgeist videos for quite some time now and they seem to be quite optimistic about the usage of Geothermal energy. I stumbled upon this source: Friedmanpedia / Geothermal-Energy-Industry that says
Quote:
In the same aforementioned MIT study, the total extractable EGS (Enhanced Geothermal Systems) resources in the world is estimated at 2,000 Zetajoules (1 Zetajoule=10^21 Joules). In the United States alone, it estimated that there was enough energy to supply the world's current energy needs for 30,000 years
Logically, it seems the obvious and right thing to do. The Earth's core is full of heat energy which is untapped. Why don't we just use it to heat the water and produce electricity?

Do you think Geothermal energy has been underestimated? One of the reasons is that the Oil corporations in the world are proving to be the biggest hurdles in the larger adoption of geothermal energy.

Your thoughts?

Hello....!

Posted: 23 Jul 2011 02:36 AM PDT

Hey all,

I am new here... I am a computer science student and i am hoping for a good stay here..!!!!!