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besides having the perfect fuzzy navel Olga is pretty smart too: Current Research Current research focuses on developing of algorithms for lossless compression of hyperspectral images and sounders. She is interested in multispectral image analysis, image processing, satellite imagery and pattern recognition. Area of interest Information Technology: Lossless Image Compression, Satellite Imagery, Hyperspectral Image Processing, Pattern Recognition Mathematics and Mechanics: Fluid Mechanics, Approximation Methods, Mathematical Modeling, Graph Theory, Probability Theory Recent Publications International Conferences with a referee practice * O. Kubasova and P. Toivanen, “Grid Prediction for Lossless Hyperspectral Image Compression”, in Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference -Television: Transmission and Image Processing, Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 4-7, 2003. * O. Kubasova, P. Toivanen, J. Mielikainen, “Correlation-Based approach for Lossless Compression of Hyperspectral Images”, in Proceedings of the Visualisation, Imaging and Image Processing Conference (VIIP2003), Benalmadena, Spain, September 8-11, 2003. * O. Kubasova, P. Toivanen, “New Linear Prediction Model for Lossless Compression of Hyperspectral Images”, in Proceedings of the Color in Graphics, Imaging and Vision Conference (CGIV04) Aachen, Germany, April 5-8, 2004. * J. Mielikainen, O. Kubasova, P. Toivanen, “Special DPCM for Lossless Compression of 3D Hyperspectral Sounding Data”, in Proceedings of 8th WSEAS International Conference on systems (part of the 8th CSCC Multiconference), Vouliagmeni, Athens, Greece, July 12-15, 2004. * O. Kubasova, P. Toivanen, J. Mielikainen, “Lossless Compression of 3D Hyperspectral Sounding Data Via Statistical Image Characteristics”, in Proceedings of 8th WSEAS International Conference on systems (part of the 8th CSCC Multiconference), Vouliagmeni, Athens, Greece, July 12-15, 2004. * O. Kubasova, P. Toivanen, “Comparison of Lossless Compression Methods for Multispectral Images”, in Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR), Cambridge, UK, August 23-26, 2004. * O.Kubasova, V. Kristinich, “An Approximate Solution of Rayliegh Problem”, in Proc. of International Seminar on Fluid Mechanics, International Seminar XX on Jet, Separated and Non-Stationary Flows, Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 1-3, 2004. Publications in Journals * J. Mielikainen, O. Kubasova, P. Toivanen, “Special DPCM for Lossless Compression of 3D Hyperspectral Sounding Data”, J. WSEAS Transactions on Computers , July, 2004, pp. * O. Kubasova, P. Toivanen, J. Mielikainen, “Lossless Compression of 3D Hyperspectral Sounding Data Via Statistical Image Characteristics”, J. WSEAS Transactions on Computers, September 2004, pp. * P. Toivanen, O. Kubasova, J. Mielikainen, “Correlation-based Band Ordering Heuristic for Lossless Compression of Hyperspectral Sounding Data”, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters (under review) Scientific Monographs Olga A. Kubasova: Lossless Compression Methods for Multispectral Images: Development and Comparisons, Master's Thesis, Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2003 Olga A. Kubasova: An Approximate Solution for Raighley Problem, Master’s Thesis, Saint Petersburg State University, 2004

when in May are you coming down here? I might be going to AK in June so a climb of LR in late May would work well for me. I should have time for some other "get to know ya" climbs before then. let me know if you are still coming down.

WTF is your current avatar supposed to be?

release the Hounds!

the road is always open.

great job guys! I climbed that route last summer and I can see how it would go, but WOW! hell of a nice job!

any approximate dates for the trip yet?

Petzl makes a special toe bail for tele boots and I was told that Grivel does too. the tele bail can be used on any of their crampons that use a toe bail.

thanks for posting the TR Mike and especially for dragging my ass up the NF!! I was just thinking about that day, 20 hours of climbing and only two liters of water, no wonders I was cramping so bad. :-( I havent downloaded my pics yet. I wont be able to do that till I get home this weekend. I will try to get some of them posted here as well. to anyone else who is thinking about this climb I would say as long as there is snow approach from the White Salmon lodge at the Mt Baker Ski Area! we came in from that snow park below the ski area and it sucked!! on the way out we went to the ski area and it was so much faster and easier. there was no way I wanted to retrace our approach route on the way out. Mike, did you guys follow our approach all he way out or make some changes? really fun weekend, I am still so tired today, great climb! :-)

the amount of snow at the resorts has nothing to do with whether they stay open or close. once spring gets here and the days get warm and sunny most people stop skiing and start doing other things. while you are right, there still are lots of people still skiing, there just arent enough to support the economics of operating a ski resort. they are in it for the money, not for the great skiing.

great job guys! umm, I was sledding below the falls, the bottom was crusty all afternoon. watched everyone ski by with envy, even on that crusty snow at the bottom! LOL

do we have a time set for the prefunk activities to start? noon maybe???

yeah, I bet you do...

awesome show, great pics! they got so lucky with the weather! looking at their pics it would be easy to get fooled into thinking those were typical seasonal conditions! unbelievable amount of blue sky and sunshine, nice...

geez, someone might get the idea that you like that place...

nice job! thanks for the report, glad you had a good time. and how could you not be sold on alpine climbing after a perfect day like that?! LOL

I will be in the Mt Baker area through Tue and looking for partners to do something up there if you are interested.

check the forecast, snow by Tuesday! :-)

myself and a climbing partner are very interested in the NW Buttress. I sent a PM. let me know if there is other interest. cheers, Brian :-)

I have heard that space blankets become absolutely worthless if they are wet. has anyone heard anything about this?

thanks Mike. I checked out the blogspot, very nice. :-)

is the calander all female pics?

thats not "too deep", thats just snow that is too wet and heavy! the Baker ski area is now reporting almost 300" for the month of Jan alone!!

something else to consider is to save money for a lesson. you will learn so much more, and faster, if you take a lesson. after that go practice what you learned skinning up at the resorts, like Hyak, when they are closed. eventually you will get the skills to try the BC when the conditions are good. and someday when they are bad. but even when the BC is bad it is still better than a resort! LOL

nice job! great pics, thanks for the TR.