About: Acknowledgements and Credits
Though our team has worked months and spent hundreds of hours on this endeavor, this site could not have been possible without the help of several people and organizations.
ThinkQuest
We would first and most importantly like to thank the ThinkQuest organization for allowing us the opportunity to forge global relationships and further our academic interests. With Shakeeb and Raghu having already participated in an earlier ThinkQuest competition, these two were duly able to show the other team members the benefits of the Thinkquest competitions.
Primary Coach: Mr. John Harrison
We would like to thank Mr. John Harrison for his unwavering support and cooperation throughout the process of creating this project. Thanks to Mr. Harrison's experience as a ThinkQuest coach before, he was able to allow the team members to work together independently, and when needed would provide valuable insight, critism, and guidance. Thank you, Mr. Harrison.
Assistant Coach: Wieland Brendel
We would like to thank Wieland for providing invaluable encouragement, strict and constructive criticism, and for passing on his knowledge of 3D animation and video design to the group members. Without Wieland's technical knowledge and extensive tips, this website would have severely lacked in the design and multimedia features. Thank you, Wieland.
Music Composition: Jie Liu
We would like to thank Jie Liu, currently a student at the University of North Carolina, for allowing us to use the music he composed for our introductory video. We felt this specific composition was very dramatic and ominous; just perfect for our endeavor. Thank you, Jie.
Contribution: Physicians for Human Rights
The image used in the introductory video for Darfur was provided by the Physicians for Human Rights. We are very appreciative for their kindless, quick response, and allowing us permission to use their images on our Project.
Website Implementation Credits
This website would not be possible without the help of these scripts and software:
- SWF Object 1.4
- SWFObject is a Flash embed script formerly known as FlashObject. It is a script that allows flash to be embedded in a document and has version detection. SWFObject is licensed under the MIT License.
- HTMLHttpRequest v1.0beta3
- HTMLHttpRequest is a script that dynamically loads remote documents for parsing and/or insertion into the current document. It uses the XMLHttpRequest browser object as well as its own custom IFRAME-based transport layer for excellent cross-browser compatibility. Licensed under the CC-GNU LGPL, version 2.1 or later.
- GreyBox v1.92
- GreyBox lets you pop up images and flash-movies in front of the current page without leaving it. Licensed under the LGPL, Version 2.1
- Flash Video Player
- The player allows you to show your videos more controlled and to a broader audience as with Quicktime, Windows Media or Real Media. This player is also smaller and easier to adjust than the components that accompany Flash. Licensed under the Creative Commons