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In this season of giving, there's no shortage of gifts we can buy to communicate our love for family members. But if we focus on the deeper meaning of the holiday spirit, I think it can lead us to true fulfillment in the form of sharing our values and our legacy with our loved ones.
In 2008, I researched and wrote about an impressive process that teaches generations of wealthy heirs to become good stewards of wealth and to get along well with one another. This process has been refined to meet the needs of individuals and families by Rodney Zeeb, a former estate planner, and Cameron Thornton, a wealth manager. Together, they direct Your Legacy Foundation in Portland. They call their work "transformational philanthropy."
The foundation provides training and consulting to financial planners and investment advisors, estate planning attorneys and CPAs, as well as nonprofit organizations and professionals who work with donors and families. To learn more about how it could help you assist clients to discover and achieve their vision, I spoke to Cam Thornton.
Olivia Mellan: How did you become interested in helping clients transfer wealth more harmoniously?
Cam Thornton: Sixteen years ago, a client of mine who was a business owner passed away. We established a strategy to protect his principal, but one thing we didn't do was prepare his heirs for what would occur. After he passed away, all the legal mechanisms of estate planning kicked in, and we had family members fighting each other.
This led me to a lot of soul-searching about what could have been done differently. The result was a system I created called The Family Financial Philosophy, whose purpose is to help families transition wealth from one generation to the next with minimal conflict. It allows people to discover and solidify their deepest values, convictions and objectives related to their wealth.
OM: How did this system evolve into transformational philanthropy?
CT: About seven years ago, Rod Zeeb of the Heritage Institute became aware of my work, and I was invited to take part in their training program. Coming from a financial planning background, I thought money was the most important driver. But the co-founder of the Heritage Institute, Perry Cochell, conducted an interesting exercise where he took money off the table.
It dawned on me that even though money was an important tool, it wasn't the most important factor in maintaining family unity. What Perry and Rod shared with me was that first you need to establish safety and trust by focusing on communication.
I had more conversations with Rod, and what emerged was a joining of the discoveries we had both made. For the last five years, he and I have directed Your Legacy Foundation, whose primary purpose is to help individual donors understand what's most important to them in giving.
That's how we developed transformational philanthropy: the concept that a person giving money or other assets is as profoundly transformed as the organization receiving the gift.
OM: How does introducing transformational philanthropy to clients benefit the advisor?
CT: We see three major benefits. First, it gives you the opportunity to build greater loyalty as you deepen client relationships. Working with families also puts you in a position to be introduced to a new generation of clients. Last, your involvement can lead to referrals and to other new clients with whom you can create strong relationships.
OM: How would an advisor start this process?
CT: One way to get clients on board is to ask them, "Would you be interested in including philanthropy in your planning if you can enhance what your family will receive and minimize what the IRS will receive?"
Then you might ask, "Have you ever been involved in philanthropy, either by volunteering or by giving money?" If the client says yes, I'd find out how they first got involved. That could lead to the question of "What philanthropic activity has meant the most to you? How has it affected your life?"
OM: Should an advisor introduce the subject of philanthropy if the client doesn't mention it?
CT: Absolutely. Philanthropic planning is an important tool for protecting assets.
Many times, advisors fail to bring it up because they believe they lack skills in this area. In addition, they may not feel comfortable discussing matters of the heart. I find that these advisors often lack a process to discover what is most important to their clients.
OM: Once the client or clients are on board about the value of philanthropy, what's next?
CT: I'd ask them, "What would it mean to your heirs to have that experience?"
"Philanthropy" is a spooky word for some people because they think you have to give away large sums of money. That's really not the case. The thing that's important is to match your desires with the needs of organizations. If you can align your desired outcomes with the needs of an organization that you have an affinity for, think how cool that would be, not only for yourself but also for the organization receiving your generosity.
OM: How can client families train the next generation to be stewards of their wealth through philanthropy?
CT: Some families create what we call a "charitable challenge." The family pools their resources and instead of giving individual gifts to charities, they consolidate all the money in one pot and give it to the offspring as a group. It's up to the children to decide together where the money will go. They report back to the family on the research they did, the organizations they considered and the reasons they donated to the organizations they chose. This process deepens communication among all the family members involved.
OM: How long does the training process take?
CT: It depends on the family. Some families gather around Memorial Day or July 4 and the conversation will begin then, with the idea that the giving will take place around the holidays. The younger generation might report back by the new year at another family gathering where everyone's present.
So it can take from a few days to a few months.
OM: How do you get the whole family together when everyone's so busy?
CT: We suggest they ask themselves two questions to determine whether they want to participate. First, "Is it worth it?" Second, "Can I do it?"
If three siblings say yes and the fourth says no, you need to explore why the fourth one doesn't want to participate. If things go well, the holdout will hear about it and will usually join in at the next opportunity.
OM: Is it possible to characterize philanthropic donors? For example, there's a perception that liberals are more compassionate while conservatives have a tougher "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" attitude.
CT: I've been blessed to work with people on both sides of the political perspective. Most of my clients are business owners. They have all struggled, so they know what hard work is all about. Those who are on the left tend to give based on feelings: Their giving may focus more on environmental causes or animal rights. Those on the right focus more on humanitarian causes in their local community. This is a big generalization, of course, based on what I've witnessed in my work.
OM: How can an advisor get started with transformational philanthropy?
CT: Advisors can learn more by visiting www.yourlegacyfoundation.org.
My Response
I love the idea behind transformational philanthropy: that gifts, no matter how large or small, have as much impact on the donor as they have on the recipient.
In this holiday season, you might suggest to wealthy clients that instead of buying material things for their children or grandchildren, they introduce their offspring to the recurrent satisfaction of philanthropic giving to others.


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In addition to receiving Logistics Management's Quest for Quality Award, Southwest Airlines Cargo has been presented a number of awards and recognitions of excellence throughout the last 17 years. Visit the recently launched Accolades page from their main website to view and learn more about the organization's accomplishments.
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Disney's Hilton Head Resort Review
A Visit to South Carolina's Low Country
by Deb Wills
This review was originally published
in the October 9, 2001 issue of ALL EARS
The beautiful low country of Hilton Head Island and the magic of Disney combined in 1996 to create a Disney Vacation Club Resort fashioned after a 1940s hunting and fishing lodge. Nestled among live oaks, some older than 100 years, are 102 villas, a swimming pool, a small exercise room, a main lodge and 1.5 miles away, a beach house and pool. The resort occupies 15 acres adjacent to the Shelter Cove Harbour and Marina.
We ventured to Hilton Head for the first time several weeks ago, arriving on a hot September noon for a week of golfing and relaxation with our friends, the Kruitoffs from Michigan (DVC members). We took advantage of this trip to provide ALL EARS readers with an overview of this DVC Resort, and also have incorporated some helpful tips and comments from other ALL EARS readers:
The interior of our two-bedroom villa was reminiscent of the layout and coloring of the Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge. With a fully equipped kitchen, stacked washer and dryer, a "mud room", two bedrooms and a living room/kitchen, there was plenty of room (1,255 square feet) for the four of us to make ourselves comfortable and not feel crowded. The master bedroom and living room shared a huge balcony, the second bedroom had a separate, smaller balcony.
Our kitchen was also stocked similarly to the Villas at Disney's Wilderness Lodge, with service for eight, including pots, pans, skillets, utensils and casserole dishes.
We took a peek at the resort's other rooms, as well, and found that the studios are 375 square feet, sleeping four adults, with a queen-sized bed, double sleeper sofa, wet bar and small refrigerator, microwave, and coffee maker. The one-bedroom accommodates four adults and is 880 square feet. The expansive Grand Villa sleeps 12 adults and is approximately 2,125 square feet!
The phones were equipped with data ports, but there's a 75-cent charge for each local call.
Our only complaint about our particular room is that we noticed quite a bit of noise from overhead, especially when housekeeping was vacuuming.
Driving to Hilton Head enabled us to stock up on groceries before heading south. Once arriving, we stopped at the local Piggly Wiggly grocery store for milk, fruit and other perishables.
Most mornings we had breakfast in the villa; lunch and dinner were generally eaten out. Overall, we were all pleasantly surprised at our good fortune in picking restaurants. Disney's Hilton Head has only a snack bar, "Tide Me Over", open for breakfast and lunch, so for dinner, you must either cook in your room or leave the grounds.
On Friday nights, though, there is a Broad Creek Oyster Roast at the Disney Resort's Campfire. For $29.95 (and kids $8.95), you can enjoy oysters, shrimp, ribs, draft beer, kids food and S'mores in a convivial setting.
ALL EARS Reader Beth writes: It is a little disappointing that there are no Disney sit-down restaurants on-site, although there is a fast food window. When you're a Disney nut, you want the WHOLE experience and it feels like you're missing something to have to go back into the "real world" to eat, although there were ample restaurants in the surrounding area. But the hotel certainly "feels Disney". So does the beach house. It was a little unusual for us to have to drive or take the shuttle bus to the beach house, which is about a mile or so away from the hotel part of the resort — not on the tiny island. The beach house also "feels Disney" and the beach that is pretty much only accessible to Disney guests was secluded the whole time we were there. It was very pretty, too. There is also a fast food counter at the beach house, so you don't have to go back to the hotel to get something to eat.
When you check into Disney's Hilton Head resort, you'll receive a local restaurant guide. Some of the establishments offer discounts to Disney Vacation Club members. Overall, we were very happy with our dinner restaurant choices and all agreed we would recommend them to everyone. Folks on the island seem to dine later, so if you want to be seated quickly, get to dinner before 6 p.m.
Here are a few of our dining recommendations:
If you're seeking good food at reasonable prices, don't hesitate to head over to Cracker Barrel. This restaurant chain offers breakfast all day long and has great combo meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you go during peak meal times, don't be surprised if you find yourself back on the porch, sitting in a rocking chair while your party waits to be seated.
The Kingfisher, Shelter Cove: great food and service, walking distance from the resort. Only thing we didn't like is that a band (a very good one) played somewhat loudly throughout dinner. Dinner for four ran $107 before tip with beverages, including Blackened Pork Chops at $20.95; Steak and Lobster for $31.95; Broiled Seafood Combo at $17.95 and an awesome meal of BBQ pulled prime rib at $13.95!!
Little Venice Restaurant, Shelter Cove: walking distance to Disney's Hilton Head Resort. A wonderful Italian restaurant that has been serving the island for more than 15 years. The same family that opened the restaurant still runs it today! Homemade ravioli and cannelloni were both outstanding. With tip and beverages our bill totaled $134, including the fresh Insalata Della Casa, which accompanies any entree, Ravioli Con Spinaci ($16.95), Fettuccini Alfredo ($14.95), and Gamberetti Pescatore — fresh shrimp in a garlic and white wine butter over linguini ($18.95).
San Miguel's Mexican Cafe, Shelter Cove: $73.35 for four plus gratuity. The best chicken flautas any of us ever had! Huge pulled white meat chicken rolled in tortillas with wonderful side dishes.
The Old Oyster Factory, Marshland Road (a 15-minute drive): a more standard "tourist" eatery that sits on the water. Very good food, adequate service, light woods and colors for the interior. Our one negative comment about this restaurant is the timeshare hawker set up as you exit the door after dinner!
Disney's Hilton Head Island Resort prides itself on its unique family programming — activities that children and their parents can enjoy together. This includes everything from painting tee-shirts, to campfire marshmallow roasts and sing-alongs, to themed organized outings to nearby destinations, such as the historic city of Savannah, as well as programs designed for relationship-building skills.
Sue Holland writes: "The Disney resort has several activities scheduled daily, but from our experience they have great appeal to the younger kids (under age 10). Unless it's a sports activity, my son tended to view the organized activities as too babyish, even at age 12, and he preferred to do other things — either solo, with me, or with new friends he had made at the resort. Probably his favorite activity was playing pool in Big Murgie's Den, and he did not care whether he was playing with another teen, a kid, or an adult. The pool table was one of the popular gathering places for kids & teens – particularly the boys.
We always rent bikes for the length of our stay, and we use the bikes as transportation as much as possible. We ride them to restaurants, to the beach, to the grocery store, to the mall, and he enjoyed riding around with other kids without any specific destination in mind. The campfire program is very popular with younger kids, but it made my teen groan when I asked if he wanted to attend (he skipped it). Impromptu games of ping-pong, swimming in the pool, playing volleyball in the Beach House pool, and using the fitness center equipment filled the rest of his time. The beach is beautiful, and he enjoyed renting those Banana Bikes and riding the regular bike along the beach. If we had been there in the summer he would have brought his boogie board and enjoyed the waves (something we do not have at our beaches at home in Florida)."
No sooner had we unloaded our cars (after driving 10 hours from Rockville, Maryland, and 15 hours from Holland, Michigan), than we were back out the door with golf bags slung over our shoulders. In fact, we played 18 holes at four different golf courses and were rained out of a fifth (the Golden Bear Course at Indigo Run) on our last day. Of the courses we played, everyone's favorite was Hilton Head National ($70 per person with cart). The course is made up of three 9-hole courses that are immaculately groomed. There was even a Par 3 hole where you could wager hitting the green on the tee shot and receiving double your wager in Pro Shop dollars. It's already on our list to return to next time.
We also would recommend Palmetto Dunes Fazio Course ($52.50 with cart for the same-day afternoon special) and Island West ($54.60 with cart).
Hilton Head Golf Tips
Be sure to talk to the employees at the local golf outlet stores to get their recommendation on courses. They play them all the time and can tell you what's in the best shape during your visit.
Also, while Disney will make tee times for you, there is a great discount service called Last Minute Tee Times. By calling after 7 p.m., you can get a 30 percent discount on available tee times for the next day. The only time we used this service, our first and second choice courses were available with mid-morning times. The number to call for reservations is 843-689-2262. Be sure to have your credit card ready to hold the time.
If there was one part of the island we did not care for, it was Sea Pines Plantation. On our first evening, we headed over there to check out the golf course we were playing at the next morning. The guard (not uncommon at the various resorts on the Island) was pleasant enough, but explained that visitors were required to pay $5 per vehicle to look around. We weren't happy, but thought, well, OK. We had dinner at a great pizza place called Giuseppi's Pizza in Sea Pines (not to be confused with the Giuseppi's located near Disney's resort that delivers). However, even though it was early in the evening, all the shops in the area seemed closed.
The next morning, we were very disappointed to find out that even with reserved, prepaid golf tee times, we still had to pay the $5 entrance fee. It wasn't the $5, but the principle we found rather annoying. Also, the course was touted as having ocean views — we never caught a glimpse of the ocean from the course. In all fairness, you *could* walk far out past the 15th (or was it the 16th) hole, up a flight of stairs, and see the ocean; but that hardly counts as an ocean view hole to any of us. We also found the staff at the Sea Pines Golf Course very UNfriendly, especially compared to the other courses we played.
After golf we went to another shopping area in Sea Pines and had lunch at the Salty Dog Cafe. It was VERY overpriced at over $100 for lunch sandwiches for 4, even with two drinks each.
Our recommendation is to save yourself both the money and time and avoid Sea Pines!
Hilton Head has its share of outlet malls and most of the regular outlet stores are here. You can find Lenox, JCrew, Bass, Casual Corner, Vegas Golf, Nike and even a Disney Outlet store (Hilton Head Outlet II). Each area of Hilton Head Island also seemed to have its own array of gift shops to browse through.
Since it was the end of September, we found some good buys on summer clearance items especially at the Player's World of Golf Outlet.
For relaxation, the resort offers two swimming pools —- the Big Dipper, featuring a barrel-shaped tower slide, and the appropriately named Litter Dipper, for the kids.
Nearby is a children's play area, as well as a spectacular 300-foot fishing pier stretching over scenic marshland into Broad Creek. In the Pool Building, guests will find a general store (where you can rent videos), fitness center, changing rooms and community hall. Other unique resort features include a campfire circle and a dedicated arts-and-crafts area for on-site programs.
If *doing* something isn't on your agenda, there are plenty of places for a quiet stroll around the grounds. A walk around the resort in late September was accented by the staccato sound of acorns dropping from the squirrels scampering above. I couldn't help but marvel at the root system some of the old oaks have grown. There was a hammock swinging gently in the shade that called my name on more than one occasion.
Tammy Sittinger writes: February is a pretty quiet time of year for Hilton Head Island. In general, unless you golf or play tennis, there isn't an overwhelming amount of things to do. It's a great place to go and relax. We spent two wonderful days here. Our room faced the pool which was themed with a slide. Unfortunately it was too chilly to swim. The resort is not on the beach, however, they have transportation to their beach house which is. We spent some time walking and shelling and even getting our toes wet — hey, we're from Chicago! The beach house includes a pool, a water play area with squirting fountains (think Downtown Disney), a game room, a TV room, fireplace and a small snack bar. Very nicely done.
With all of the activities available for both adults and kids — from the guided tours of the island (land or sea) to game nights, limbo contests, etc. — there is ALWAYS something going on! If you want to expand your vacation, Charleston, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, are within a two-hour drive.
All four of us totally enjoyed our vacation at Disney's Hilton Head resort. Whether we wanted to relax, shop, golf, dine, lay on the beach or just "hang out" on the balcony, the resort could accommodate us.
We're looking forward to going back again next year, to see what new experiences Hilton Head has to offer.


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When Steven Spielberg passed on directing Jurassic Park III (after helming the first and second installments), he handed the reins over to filmmaker Joe Johnston, who had served as his art director on Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom. The latter was in discussions for Jurassic Park IV early on, but the directing job eventually went to Colin Trevorrow instead. Trevorrow broke out last year with the film Safety Not Guaranteed, which is an indie dramedy about a cynical young magazine employee (Aubrey Plaza) who, along with one of her peers and an intern, investigates a classified ad placed by someone who's looking for a time-travel companion.
Schmoes Knows interviewed Trevorrow at the 2013 Saturn Awards, where they asked the filmmaker about how his experience with making JP4 – at this stage of development anyway - compares to working on Safety Not Guaranteed. Trevorrow replied as follows:
"Surprisingly it's not that different [from 'Safety Not Guaranteed]. We have a very small team who we're working with right now. It's incredible to have Steven [Spielberg], who's done this for decades and has such an incredible filmic knowledge and this understanding of the language of story – in a way that for us, is very refreshing. It's not like getting notes from a studio executive. It's really trying to crack this and make it the best movie it can be."
Potential Jurassic Park IV script details leaked online a couple weeks ago, and while the information is, in fact, reported to have come from an earlier draft, Trevorrow is said to have made significant changes to the screenplay since then. It seems that the story for JP4 may still take place on Isla Nublar (i.e. the island in the first movie), but what's less certain is whether the more far-fetched elements from the early script draft – like velociraptors and Tyrannosaurus Rexes that have been domesticated at an operational Jurassic Park – have likewise been included in the most recent script cut.
There was potential for something good in that early JP4 script breakdown, which was presumably for a/the draft co-written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planet of the Apes). Hence, it's encouraging to hear about both Trevorrow and Spielberg – who is executive producing – making efficient use of the extra year for development (following the project's delay from a 2014 release date) – and shaping JP4 into a solid blockbuster, one which amounts to more than the nostalgia cash-grab that many fear it could be.
On that note, Trevorrow dodged a question about whether or not JP4 will, in essence, reboot the Jurassic Park franchise, but emphasized that he is well-aware of the history and cultural impact of this series:
"We don't want to create a new scoop here [laughs], but we really want to honor what came before us. We are very aware of how much a certain generation especially cares about this movie and we talk about it all the time in conversations. It's not about us, it's not about our careers, it's – how do we make something that can stand [against the first 'Jurassic Park']?"
Trevorrow has made similar comments in the past, about being invested in fulfilling fans' expectations – and not wanting to tarnish their memories – while he works on a new version or installment in a beloved genre property (though, depending on how you feel about the Jurassic Park sequels, it may be too late for that). At the time, though, he was secretly referring to a Flight of the Navigator remake, which he could still direct sometime after JP4 is finished.
While it was partly due to his Navigator comments, Trevorrow was once a heavily-rumored name to direct Star Wars: Episode VII, for reasons that may also extend to him having impressed some hotshot executives and producers around Hollywood.
Safety Not Guaranteed may be a far cry from a Jurassic Park movie (in terms of content, style, budget, etc.), but it likewise shows that Trevorrow is an adept storyteller with a sincere fondness for the cinema medium. We can only hope that potential ends up being realized, starting with JP4.
Do you approve of Trevorrow directing Jurassic Park IV? Or are you reserving judgement until we get more explicit details about what exactly he has in mind for the film?
Sandy Schaefer blogs at Screen Rant.


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26 years ago today, my mom, Elizabeth Jordan Fox, passed away. She was a strong woman, with a deep faith, heart of compassion and an unconditional love for all. She was resourceful, talented and fun. Her arms were always open to welcome and include all. She is loved and missed.
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Steve Flowers columns in Times-Journal are entertaining, but sometimes ignorant to the point of being facetious. His recent column on the GOP was woefully unlearned and abysmal.
Saying Jeff Sessions is a True Republican and the furtherest thing there is from a Rino is a false premise. When I think of a Republican worthy of emulation I think of Abraham Lincoln, Judge Frank Johnson, or my Grandfather Jordan who ran for school board of DeKalb County in the nineteens and was soundly defeated.
Sessions is a false fulcrum. The true story on today's GOP is an easy google for Garry Wills at NYbooks.com. Wills review of Bama grad Joe Scarborough's recent book on the GOP tells the true history of how Lee Atwater mastered the race card with subtleties and the Rove the religion card and Mike Hubbard epitomizes the cauldron today.
There is no honor in today's GOP, just hypocrisy and ignorance and mendacity goaded by Fox News.
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Florida's top elected officials scrambled to try to roll back big flood insurance rate hikes Tuesday as insurance companies began enforcing the new rules.
Congress missed the Oct. 1 deadline to stop the premium increases from becoming law and many state leaders are concerned that the new flood rates could be a major drag on the real estate industry.
The state has 37 percent of the nation's flood insurance policies, including 109,000 in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Roughly 30,000 local flood policies are in line for major increases under reforms approved last year to the National Flood Insurance Program.
Surrounded by real estate agents, homeowners and local officials, Gov. Rick Scott held an event in Clearwater on Tuesday during which he asked President Barack Obama to intervene and "take immediate action to prevent these flood insurance rate hikes on Florida's families, and families across the state."
Florida's U.S. senators — Republican Marco Rubio and Democrat Bill Nelson — also called a press conference Tuesday, joining with lawmakers from other states where flood insurance is a major issue. The group urged quick action to stop the new rates from taking effect.
"These massive increases are highly disruptive to our real estate market and they're highly disruptive to the lives of everyday people," Rubio said. "And so that's why you see this bipartisan effort to look at what we can do in the short term to prevent these devastating increases."
But for now, those who administer the National Flood Insurance Program say their hands are tied.
Until Congress acts "we have to go forward with the law the way it is," said Dolores Glass, a spokeswoman for Wright National Flood Insurance, the largest company that contracts with the federal government to write federally backed flood policies.
The new flood insurance rates could have immediate impacts on home sales.
Many older homes that were built before the federal government began requiring properties to be elevated above 100-year flood levels will be significantly more expensive to insure, especially when the property changes hands.
Most of the rate increases will be phased in, with property owners paying up to 25 percent more annually until the government decides rates are adequate.
But new owners must pay the "full risk rate," which could be exponentially higher than current premiums.
A fact sheet from the federal government indicates that a home with $250,000 worth of insurance that sits four feet below where a flood is expected every 100 years will now cost nearly 700 percent more to insure, or $9,500 instead of $1,410.
Insurance agents say many homes in places such as Siesta Key, Anna Maria Island and other waterfront communities are likely to be impacted by the new rates, making them more difficult to sell.
"When people go to sell it's going to really affect those particular homes and businesses because of the sticker shock," said Sarasota insurance agent Keith MacFarlane.
Federal lawmakers approved changes to National Florida Insurance Program — which writes nearly all flood insurance policies in the U.S. — last year after claims from Hurricane Katrina and other flood events drove the program deep into debt.
Critics say flood rates have been too cheap for risky properties and that the system is financially unsound.
Many Florida officials worry about the impact on homeowners and the economy from higher rates. But whether they can roll back the increases is unclear.
Congress is completely consumed with the battle over health care reform and the budget, which forced a government shutdown Tuesday.
"It has to come from Congress," Glass said.


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Republican members of the House Financial Services Committee rejected, 25-17, an amendment introduced by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., that called for approving President Barack Obama's proposed budget increase for the Securities and Exchange Commission in 2013.
The Obama administration's budget request for next year includes boosting the SEC's budget to $1.566 billion, which is an 18.5% increase over the SEC's 2012 appropriation.
Frank (left), ranking member on the committee, inserted his amendment during markup of the Budget Views and Estimates bill on Tuesday, but Republican members of the committee voted against the amendment, citing the recent financial scandals as evidence that the SEC has done an inadequate job and thus doesn't deserve the boost in funding.
Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., said during the markup that "according to you [Republican members], the SEC wasn't proficient and according to us [Democratic members], they didn't have the resources to be proficient … but you don't make an agency more proficient by starving it."
Republican members of the committee also complained that the SEC continues to spend time and resources on "nonmandatory rulemakings, such as the imposition of a fiduciary-like standard of care for broker-dealers." They cited comments from former SEC Commissioner Kathleen Casey and current Commissioner Troy Paredes that the SEC staff had failed "to adequately justify its recommendation that the commission embark on fundamentally changing the regulatory regime for broker-dealers and investment advisors."
Instead, the Republican committee members said the SEC could better protect investors and prevent another Bernie Madoff-like fraud by using its resources to conduct more examinations of registered investment advisors. In FY 2011, 8% of registered investment advisors were examined and the commission projects that it would examine 11% of registered investment advisors in FY 2013, GOP members said.
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Mo., chairman of the House Subcommittee Financial Services and General Government Committee on Appropriations, asked SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro the same day during a hearing on the proposed budget boost why the agency needs a spending increase of $245 million over 2012's level when the agency's budget in 2011 also saw a $200 million increase over the previous year. "Most agencies haven't received increases like the SEC," Emerson said. "How have investors benefited from such large increases?" she asked Schapiro.
Schapiro replied that the agency recognizes "we are close to unique compared to other federal agencies" in its increased budget levels, but the SEC "was underfunded for years," and the agency needs a boost in funds to deal with complex markets and financial transactions. Since the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, "we have successfully restructured the enforcement program to focus on risky practices" and the agency's exam program is now using a more risk-based approach.
But without additional resources, Schapiro told the subcommittee, the SEC's examination of investment advisors could be compromised. "The investment industry is rapidly evolving, with the development of new products posing new risks to investors and the increased complexity of the markets posing challenges to regulators," she said. "In FY 2013, additional resources would bolster the agency's ability to inspect and examine the expanding breadth of entities under our jurisdiction. Without these resources, the increasing complexity of registered firms and the disparity between the number of exam staff and the firms could compromise the effectiveness and credibility of the commission's inspection and examination program."


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QuickTime Embed
QuickTime Embed is a WordPress plugin made to ease the pain of inserting QuickTime movies manually. Once installed, QuickTime movies can be added in your blog posts using simple, intuitive inline [qt:] tags.
Geoff's QuickTime Javascript is used to detect and insert QuickTime movie, making this implementation XHTML compliant.
Vodcasting is supported. Links to download iPod version of your movie can be inserted below your embedded QuickTime movie, if desired.
- uses simple, intuitive tags to generate QuickTime movies for your posts
- standards compliant: valid XHTML
- movie autostart can be globally turned on or off
- supports poster movie
- supports text only output for RSS that ask reader to visit the original post for QuickTime content
- supports vodcasting
- no annoying ActiveX pop ups for users that do not have QuickTime installed
There are 3 different ways to use the [qt:] tags, each method differs by the number of arguments you need to provide within the tags. Here's a list of the possible cases:
- Embed a QuickTime movie only
- Embed a QuickTime movie with poster movie
- Embed a QuickTime movie with poster movie and iPod video download link
QuickTime movie only
3 input arguments are required, they are:
- path to the movie
- movie's width in pixels
- movie's height in pixels
Example input:
Example output:
QuickTime movie with poster
To use poster movie, make sure
$qt_useposter (see Options) is set to 1. If
$qt_autoposter is set to 1, poster movie argument need not be entered i.e. the tag usage is the same as the previous case above.
$qt_posterpath is not defined, the poster movie is assumed to be named with the same filename (no extension) as the movie but with "_poster.mov" appended to it. If it is, the poster movie is assumed to be in the poster directory and with the same filename as the movie file.
For explicit poster movie location, 4 input arguments are required, they are:
- path to the movie
- path to the poster movie
- movie's width in pixels
- movie's height in pixels
Take note that the height of your poster movie should be 16px larger than the height of the main movie. The reason for this is that when poster movie is shown, the QuickTime controller will be hidden.
Example input:
Example output:
QuickTime movie with poster and iPod video download
5 input arguments are required, they are:
- path to the movie
- path to the poster movie
- path to the iPod format video
- movie's width in pixels
- movie's height in pixels
The default text link for downloading the iPod format video are "iPod version". You can change this text to something else such as "Download podcast" if you wish by changing some of the options. Please refer to the Options section for more information.
Example input:
Example output:
iPod version (0 MB)
Users without QuickTime or Javascript
Unfortunately, not all of your users might have QuickTime installed on their computer. When it happens, the mighty QuickTime Javascript will detect and output appropriate messages that prompt these users to download and install QuickTime onto their computers. Here's an example screenshot that show you how this works:
Text only output:
By default, this plugin will output text that reads "[See post to watch QuickTime movie]" for your RSS feeds only. I don't think there's a point to include any Javascript or QuickTime embedding code in your feeds. :P
Hopefully this plugin will work as desired in an "out of the box" way so that you don't need to change anything. However, few extra parameters can still be tweaked if you want to have extra control over the plugin's output.
Since this plugin is still in its early stage, setting options via the WordPress admin panel is not supported yet. For now, you will need to open up the php file using either your favourite text editor or WordPress built-in plugin editor to change some of the variables you can find near the top of the code.
$qt_autostart: 0 to disable autostart, 1 to enable (strongly discouraged as it's annoying from a user perspective)
$qt_kioskmode: 0 to disable kiosk mode, 1 to enable (when enabled, right click menu is disabled)
$qt_targetcache: 0 to disable caching of target movie, 1 to enable (target movie = main movie when poster movie is in effect)
$qt_showcontrol: 0 to disable controller, 1 to enable (this only affects movies with no poster)
$qt_useposter: 0 to disable poster feature, 1 to enable
$qt_autoposter: 0 to disable automatic poster*, 1 to enable (take effect when no poster argument is given)
$qt_globalposter: path to global poster (e.g. "/poster.mov"), this overrides everything, leave blank to disable
$qt_posterpath: path to poster movies (e.g. "/poster/"), used when only filename is given as poster argument i.e. not absolute or site relative path
$qt_moviepath: path to directory storing QuickTime movies (e.g. "/qt/"), used when only filename is given as movie argument
$qt_ipodtext: text link to download iPod format video
* the plugin will append movie filename with "_poster.mov" as poster movie if
$qt_posterpath is undefined, or look for poster movie with the same filename in the directory storing poster movies if defined
- Download and extract the "quicktime-embed" folder
- Upload the "quicktime-embed" folder to your WordPress plugin directory, usually "wp-content/plugins"
- Activate the plugin in your WordPress admin panel
- Deactivate the plugin in your WordPress admin panel
- Remove the "quicktime-embed" folder in your WordPress plugin directory
- Follow the installation guide above
QuickTime Embed plugin 0.2 for WordPress (6kb .zip)
|Please donate to support active development of this plugin, thank you!
If you like this plugin, express your love by donating and sharing this plugin with your readers!
If you have any questions, suggestions, or found any bugs in this plugin, feel free to post them in your comments. I'll try my best to answer them but there's no guarantee, so don't be disappointed if you do not hear back from me promptly. :/ If you find this plugin useful and feel like donating some money for my effort, please use the PayPal link below, thanks! <3
0.2 [2008.03.02]
- Major rewrite of the code
- Added: show hide controller feature
- Added: target cache feature
- Added: custom movie and poster path feature
- Added: global poster feature
- Added: global enable/disable poster feature
- Fixed: automatically detect .m4v filesize
- Fixed: height + 16px hassle
0.1.1 [2007.10.08]
- Fixed: server path error
- Added: kiosk mode support
0.1 [2006.07.09]
- Initial release
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- June 4, 2012 at 1:34 am
How do I prevent downloads of the .mov video? What code do I use? THanks!
- May 1, 2012 at 5:48 pm
The same problem here for the code :-(
- March 5, 2012 at 11:09 am
Great plugin. Makes my life much easier. One question:
Is there a way to lay a play button in (i.e. QT_WritePoster_XHTML('Click to Play', …) or perhaps get the cursor to "hover" over the poster image? Currently, I have a button photoshopped into the poster image and it looks nice but I'd sure like to see that little hand when I cursor over. I'm on a learning curve and its a small detail but maybe someone could hook me up.
Much obliged.
- December 14, 2011 at 3:55 am
This actually answered my drawback, thanks!
- November 27, 2011 at 4:38 pm
The plugin in great but what I really want to know is Who is the singer you used in the demos and where can I find more of her music?
- August 2, 2011 at 7:36 pm
I've been using the plug-in for a couple of years and it's worked perfectly & I've even had comments form web designers about how quickly it loads and well it works. Recently my web hosts server was 'hacked' and he migrated my site to an Australian server & updated my version of Wordpress. This seems to have a caused a problem the videos still load quickly and work perfectly on a windows computer (Firefox & IE) but on my new Mac (Firefox & Safari) most of the videos no longer show their poster screens and clicking on them only works sometimes. I checked with my web host and he replied "all working fine for me, i would guess that it is a quicktime update that is needed as when i bought the site back online a few of the plugins updated (had to do it for security stuff)". He showed me a screen grab which showed all the video poster screens. My QT is updated etc. so I'm not sure what to try next ? One of the videos seems to be there every time I look, I can't see any difference with the code for this one to the others. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
This is the location
Cheers, Ash
- July 25, 2011 at 8:38 pm
Some suggestions to several of the people with problems. I use the following code and it works fine with the latest version of Wordpress 3.2.1.
[qt:http://mysite.com/mymovie.mov 540 440]
I did note that some people have spaces in their movie name. I have had problems getting this to work and once I removed the spaces and underlines, everything worked fine.
I also noted that some were putting a / before the http:// which also did not work for me.
And, last I do not use the www in my site name as this did not work either.
I'm just saying – it works well if you enter the code correctly.
Bill Hood
- May 20, 2011 at 3:00 am
…GREAT plugin THAT ACTUALLY WORKS !!!…after a long and frustrating trawl through the internet & WP plugins for a non-Flash plugin, this one is the answer to a maidens prayer (I'm not a maiden by the way…)…Thank you…and nice site, BTW.
- April 26, 2011 at 3:23 pm
Hi, i'm having an z-index issue with this plugin, in chrome. Although I can't seem to solve it with a z-index parameter I have can use wmode="transparent" on a normal embed to solve this. Do you know how/where I can add this to this plugin? I have problems with a poster image on a normal embed (which is why I want to use this plugin still.)
- July 8, 2011 at 9:06 am
How can we add css to this to change the z-index? My dropdowns go behind the video and I haven't found a way to get passed this bug. If no help I'll have to find something else to use.
- March 22, 2011 at 5:41 pm
I add a "loop" option to your script, I needed it, and it was not there.
:)…. Nice script
Plugin Name: QuickTime Embed
Plugin URI: http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/plugins/quicktime-embed/
Description: Standards compliant QuickTime embedding in your blog posts using Javascript, supports vodcasting
Version: 0.2
Author: Yaosan Yeo
Author URI: http://www.channel-ai.com/blog/
/* Copyright 2008 Yaosan Yeo (email : email@example.com)
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
// configurable variables (global variables)
$qt_loop = 1; // 0 to disable autostart, 1 to enable
$qt_autostart = 0; // 0 to disable autostart, 1 to enable
$qt_kioskmode = 0; // 0 to disable kioskmode, 1 to enable
$qt_targetcache = 1; // 0 to disable caching of target movie, 1 to enable
$qt_showcontrol = 1; // 0 to disable control bar, 1 to enable (this only affects movies with no poster)
$qt_useposter = 1; // 0 to disable poster, 1 to enable
$qt_autoposter = 0; // 0 to disable automatic poster i.e. either append movie filename with "_poster.mov" as poster movie if no poster argument is given in tags and $qt_posterpath is undefined, or look for poster movie with the same filename in the directory storing poster movies
$qt_globalposter = ""; // path to global poster (e.g. "/poster.mov"), this overrides everything, leave blank to disable
$qt_posterpath = ""; // path to directory storing poster movies (e.g. "/poster/"), used when only filename is given as poster argument
$qt_moviepath = ""; // path to directory storing QuickTime movies (e.g. "/qt/"), used when only filename is given as movie argument
$qt_ipodtext = "iPod version"; // text for link to download iPod video files
// end of configurable variables
function qt_parse($content)
$content = preg_replace_callback( "/()?\[qt:([^]]+)]()?/i", "qt_embed", $content );
return $content;
function qt_embed($matches)
global $qt_loop, $qt_autostart, $qt_kioskmode, $qt_targetcache, $qt_showcontrol, $qt_useposter, $qt_autoposter, $qt_globalposter, $qt_posterpath, $qt_moviepath, $qt_ipodtext;
// return custom message for RSS feeds
if (is_feed()) {
return "[See post to watch QuickTime movie]" ;
$input = explode(" ", $matches[2]);
$arg = count($input);
$hasposter = 0;
$hasipod = 0;
if ($arg == 5) {
list($movie, $poster, $ipod, $width, $height) = $input;
$hasposter = 1;
$hasipod = 1;
} else if ($arg == 4) {
list($movie, $poster, $width, $height) = $input;
$hasposter = 1;
} else {
list($movie, $width, $height) = $input;
// object id
$id = basename($movie, ".mov");
// construct poster path
if ($qt_useposter) {
if ($qt_globalposter) {
$poster = $qt_globalposter;
// explicit path from tag arguments
else if ($hasposter) {
if ( qt_test_relative_absolute($poster) == 1 ) // is the path site relative or absolute?
$poster = $poster; // yes, no change to poster
$poster = trailingslashit($qt_posterpath) . $poster; // no i.e. with filename only, so append with $qt_posterpath
// assume poster is in the same directory as movie
else if ($qt_autoposter) {
if (!empty($qt_posterpath)) // is poster directory defined?
$poster = trailingslashit($qt_posterpath) . $id . ".mov"; // yes, find poster movie in poster directory
$poster = str_replace(".mov","_poster.mov",$movie); // no, append "_poster.mov" as poster movie
} else {
$poster = 0; // disable poster
// construct movie path
if ( qt_test_relative_absolute($movie) == 0 ) // is the path NOT site relative or absolute?
$movie = trailingslashit($qt_moviepath) . $movie; // yes i.e. only filename is given, so append it to movie path
// starting movie
$start = (!empty($poster)) ? $poster : $movie;
// poster
if (!empty($poster)) {
$href = qt_addParam("href", $movie);
$target = qt_addParam("target", "myself");
$controller = qt_addParam("controller", "false");
$height += 16;
} else if (!$qt_showcontrol) {
// controller
$controller = qt_addParam("controller", "false");
} else {
$height += 16;
// autostart
if (!$qt_autostart) {
$autostart = qt_addParam("autostart","false");
// loop
if ($qt_loop) {
$loop = qt_addParam("loop","true");
// kiosk mode
if ($qt_kioskmode) {
$kioskmode = qt_addParam("kioskmode","true");
if ($qt_targetcache) {
$targetcache = qt_addParam("targetcache","true");
// output link to download video for ipod if exist
if ($hasipod) {
$ipod_link = ' ' . $qt_ipodtext . '';
// output filesize information of m4v
$url = qt_make_absolute($ipod);
if ( $headers = wp_get_http_headers($url) ) {
$len = (int) $headers['content-length'];
if ($len) {
$size = round($len / 1048576, 1);
$ipod_link .= " ($size MB)";
$ipod_link .= "";
print <<< QTObject
$output = ob_get_clean();
return $output;
function qt_addParam($var, $value)
$output = "\n\t" . 'myQTObject.addParam("' . $var . '","' . $value . '");';
return $output;
// Make URL out of site relative path
function qt_make_absolute($path)
$url = parse_url(get_settings('siteurl'));
$site = "http://" . $url["host"]; // no trailing slash
if (substr($path,0,1) == '/')
$path = $site . $path;
return $path;
// Test if path is site relative or absolute, if it is, return 1, else 0
function qt_test_relative_absolute($path)
if ( (substr($path,0,1) == '/') || (stristr($path, "://")) )
return 1;
return 0;
// Import external javascript in Wordpress header
function qt_head()
echo ";
echo "\n";
add_filter('the_content', 'qt_parse');
add_action('wp_head', 'qt_head');
Luis Gerardo Castellanos
- March 4, 2011 at 2:40 pm
I have [qt:http://website/videos/video.mov 800 600] and it works fine, but I am trying to get the movie poster to work and it does nothing but show a smaller screen over it…
anyone got poster to work? what format does the poster need to be? I have tried jpg and png…
- February 13, 2011 at 1:10 pm
hi i am trying to get my .mov files to loop is there a way to make this happen using your plugin?
- February 9, 2011 at 12:49 pm
Is there any way to force a larger quicktime movie down to the size specified within the tag? I can specify a smaller size, but when the movie starts to play, it shows only the center of the larger movie.
- January 26, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Can't use http links, thanks for the shitty plugin
- January 24, 2011 at 11:28 pm
i installed qt embed and i think its great! howver… when i use fancybox for wordpress, the images i click on are always behind the qt player… any way to fix this so its behind? please help.
- January 21, 2011 at 11:08 pm
Eyn: Thank you for making this. Trying to get it working with WP 3.0.4.
I realize it's only tested up to 2.8, but I'm trying it anyway… as I'm not sure what other options exist. I also realize you are working more on the FLV, than on this.
Problem: Line 159 of quicktime-embed.php was writing out Lines of undefined variables above the actual Movie. Specifically for me, on Firefox 3.6.8 and Wordpress 3.0.4
{$href} {$target} {$controller} {$targetcache} and {$ipod_link}
I'm NOT a programmer, just a designer, but deleting only those variable references, (not Autostart… which seems to be defined in the header, and works) also removes the offending Lines above the video. I think this will also disable some of your intended features. Will it also cause other bigger issues? Could you take a look, or can I send you anything to help resolve this the right way?
Thanks in advance, if you're able to do anything.
- January 13, 2011 at 12:40 pm
Still works with Wordpress 3.0.4. Thanks for sharing.
- December 16, 2010 at 10:26 pm
I want to make a video loop, what parameter should I use?
- December 8, 2010 at 3:27 pm
Plugin is great – thank you.
How can we add a class (css) to the output? For example, we want to add a 5px white border with shadow – is this only done in the .php?
Thank you in advance
- November 30, 2010 at 10:40 pm
I really enjoy this media player and think you've done a great job with it. I have a couple questions. Is there any way to get multiple videos to play in the same player? Sort of like a play list or media player instead of separate instances for multiple videos?
Also, my videos which are smaller in size seem to be working, however my larger size files don't seem to be buffering/playing. Is there a file size limit? Is there anything I can do about this?
Thanks so much,
Adam Block
- November 24, 2010 at 1:22 pm
I did what you said and used the code for movie only
[qt:/video/demo.mov 480 240]
entering my http:// file name.mov, instead of /video/demo.mov
However, on the webpage I see the Q in the movie player box but nothing loads. I checked the file and the movie plays on Quicktime so I know the file works.
I'm a novice so please, when you answer, "speak slowly", thanks.
- October 20, 2010 at 9:25 am
I cannot get this working currently :(
- July 2, 2010 at 1:39 pm
I'm trying to get the animation on this page to loop – http://ipimpart.com/2010/07/02/happy-4th/
Is there a way I can make this plugin do this?
- May 23, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Not going to bother trying this as there is something seriously buggy about your website. Trying to drag the scrollbar in Google Chrome it jumps back to the top of the page.
- May 21, 2010 at 1:36 pm
I'm trying to get your plugin to work with a custom template using the following code in the page template PHP file. All I get is the bracketed short-code in-line on my page. The plugin works fine if I manually enter the short-code into the post content, but not with the do_shortcode() function. The code below is within the Wordpress loop. WP version 2.9.2, PHP 5.2.9.
echo do_shortcode("[qt:$dir$sVideo 780 438]");
- May 9, 2011 at 10:50 pm
Stands back from the keyboard in aamzmneet! Thanks!
- May 1, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Hey, I just wondered, what's this song called? :) It was very nice!
- March 12, 2010 at 1:16 am
i think it is a little misleading when you say:
"Added: show hide controller feature"
if one has to edit the php file … one might as well write their own embed tags and get it over with.
- February 19, 2010 at 6:27 pm
any chance of adding a disabling the showmenu from the controller so they can't save as source?
- February 15, 2010 at 9:23 pm
I have had this installed on my site for several months. Now I am using Woo themes and it seems there is an incompatibility because my Woo template has an embed code option. I will try de-activating your plugin but this means going back into my archives to update all previous videos.
- January 28, 2010 at 9:31 am
How do you turn a gif or jpeg into a poster.mov?
- January 27, 2010 at 12:34 am
I Must be missing something. I've installed the plugin, yet when I add the folllowing code to a post, the blue Q logo appears, but no control bar, so the movie can't play.
[qt:/http://reach.lemongrassmedia.net/videos/reach_fc1.mov 640 360]
Post is at: http://withinourreach.ca/wordpress/pieces-of-the-puzzle/
Any ideas?
- December 15, 2009 at 11:47 pm
Hi there,
The plugin is great and I've used it for a while now no problem. But, recently I noticed that none of my previously embedded quicktimes show up at all. They've literally disappeared from the pages. What's wierd is if I go to the specific post, the movie's will show up?! I've checked the issue with the header command and it is before the tag so I don't understand why they don't show up. I've not changed anything. Recently, I upgraded to wordpress version 2.8.6…could that be a problem?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated as I would love to continue using this awesome plugin. :)
Thanks in advance!
- December 13, 2009 at 9:45 pm
thanks for your share
- December 13, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Plugin working fine now I erased www from the tag
Great plugin
- December 13, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Thanks a lot for this plug in.
I have a question, how can I see the controller and Value ?
Please let me know,
- November 9, 2009 at 8:53 pm
thanks for your sharing
- November 4, 2009 at 11:59 am
Hi there,
Great idea, however…
If I add this:
[qt:http://myvidserver.com/myvideo_http_300_ref.mov 480 240]
The resulting embed code is this:
http://myvidserver.com/myvideo_http_300_ref.mov", "thebamboos_http_300_ref", "480″, "256″
This is way off anything that will work if you have ref links.
Also, Object and Embed would be more robust without the extraneous javascript that is needed for this plug in example.
I hope this info helps!
- October 13, 2009 at 11:00 am
I am have an issue when I am scrolling with my mouse's scroll wheel and the curser lands on the movie area I can no longer use it to scroll down the page until I move the curse out of the movie box. I am sure this is due to QTs scroll-wheel scrubbing feature but it is annoying and I would like to turn it off. Any ideas?
- September 17, 2009 at 11:13 am
is this plugin compatible with the most recent version of Wordpress? I'm wanting to write up a little review of this plugin but i'm not sure if it's currently working.
- September 15, 2009 at 10:22 pm
I really like the widget and have recently installed it, however, I am unable to modify any of the attributes of the widget. I am not sure if I can or not. The options interface seems to be ineffective. I am currently using WordPress 2.3
Yeaar, super plugin! Thanks a LOT!
thx for this plugin
- September 2, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Plug-in stopped working after upgrading WP to 2.8
Please update it!!
- August 30, 2009 at 8:37 am
Thanks a lot for this plug in.
I have a question, how can I see the controller and Value ?
Please let me know, T
- August 29, 2009 at 6:42 am
Plugin working fine now I erased www from the tag
Great plugin
- August 29, 2009 at 6:20 am
I activated the plugin but movie wont play
I used [qt:/http://mysite.com/mymovie.mov 540 440]
any ideas?
flv embed works fine
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We'll see, at this point it is also quite possible that the problem is on the software side. I've shipped a board to Gerald as he probably has better tools than me to investigate the problem.
I'm interested in compatibility reports from other people with this driver. I will see if it's possible to improve compatibility with more mouses.And, thanks again for supporting the board in SymbOS
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A year ago Kim Dotcom burst into the public consciousness when his Auckland mansion was raided by police and his business shut down by US authorities.
Twelve months later, Dotcom and his co-accused from the Megaupload site have tonight taken to a stage at his home to officially launch a new service, mega.co.nz.
The cyber-locker service, which went live at 6.48am this morning to mark the exact time of the police raid had, according to Dotcom, a million visitors on its first day and 500,000 registered users. (The site experienced overload, and while it was possible to register there has been twitter comment about the difficulty of uploading files to the service, something Chief Marketing Officer Finn Batato has apologised to Computerworld for.)
Tonight's launch in front of 200 guests, including media and supporters, kicked off with a re-enactment of the raid and a performance from Tiki Taane. Then Dotcom and his Mega team took to the stage for an official press conference.
"I'm convinced the internet is the key to the betterment of mankind," Dotcom told media. But, he says "Hollywood is strangling growth".
"The internet belongs to no man, no industry or government."
He says Mega is a start-up that has been scrutinised by lawyers like no other and he praised his adopted country.
"The New Zealand legal system has given us our lives back, [it's] beginning to hold the government accountable for the legal things they did to us," (Dotcom's extradition hearing was continually delayed last year, and is now expected to be take place in August.)
Dotcom says he doesn't intend to sue the government. Indeed, it looks as if he will stay in New Zealand (assuming that Megaupload case is settled in his favour) and plans to list on the local stock exchange, the NZX. He also wants to create a few hundred jobs within New Zealand.
His more immediate project however is to write a memoir that is due out in June this year. He jokes that the actors who will play Prime Minister John Key and ACT Leader John Banks should have memory loss to be believable. (A reference to both politicians' well-publicised inability to recall specific occasions about the raid - in the case of Key - and about political donations - in the case of Banks.
The press conference ended just before 10pm with Dotcom promising to take a step back from publicity: "You will see much less of me, it is not healthy,"he says.


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Easy to get as root:
or if you want the svn version
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layman -a sunrise
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layman -o http://portato.sf.net/layman.xml -S && layman -o http://portato.sf.net/layman.xml -a portato
then run portato
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emerge portato
or portato qt
an icon should appear in your menu under System also
More Info:
http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-502350.html <--view whole thread to see all changes/options
It even has a world update button. With the commandline box you can see and make sure everything is working fine, which is a great feature. Select your packages, in the que they go, than emerge and watch the console box to see what is going on. It doesn't leave you hanging going, hmmmmmmmmm and wondering if anything is going on.
GUI is simple and clean and you can set your preferences - works with eix also. Search box at top of screen
Give it a whirl today! Give the Developer some kudoos too!
Thanks to lleb in IRC
to make a desktop icon you need to do the following
Right Click on desktop and go to
---Create New
------Link to Application
A box comes up, on the General tab give it a name Portato and than on the Application tab where it say Command, enter:
kdesu -t -d --nonewdcop -u root -c portato gtk -caption "%c" %i %m
or if u want the qt front end
kdesu -t -d --nonewdcop -u root -c portato qt -caption "%c" %i %m
click ok to have your icon on desktop, you can always change the icon too
note* for gnome users - simple change kdesu to gksu


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