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Zwiebel says when he shows Q-Sys to potential buyers, they often question its divergent design. "The most common negative comment I get is that customers feel they need to put their processing in many locations," he explains. "To that I always ask, "Is it the processing or the I/O that they need to distribute?" It is almost always the I/O.
"Once they think about it, they usually admit that they do not really care where the processing lives, but to that I reply they actually do. Would they rather have all of the processing located in a secure, air-conditioned accessible space, or spread around all over the place, say up on a catwalk with the amplifiers, or in a legislative chamber that cannot be accessed during use? They always agree that yes, they would prefer to put it into their own equipment room.
"The other negative I hear is that the distributed system is more reliable, because if they lose a box, they only lose that part of the system. But in reality, when you lose a box, you usually have major problems. What if the box you lose has the input from the announcer at a stadium? Pretty much a show stopper."
Zwiebel gives the example of a sound system that Peak Audio designed for the United States Senate back in 1999. They had five processors in the system and so, if one failed, as it did during a committee hearing he remembers, they lost only 20% of the system. "Yet that too was a show stopper. It was not possible to say, 'Oh, you Democrats cannot talk in this hearing, but all of you Republicans can.'" The hearing had to be cancelled.
Zwiebel explains that, in an audio system, it's the cables and connectors that are most likely to cause problems. Using five separate boxes rather than one means there must be at least five network cables and 10 network connectors added to a crucial part of the system. In a centralized system, it's possible to eliminate these cables by putting all of the processing on one chip.
"Another benefit of centralized processing is that it simplifies design and design file management," he adds. When a contractor deploys multiple DSP boxes, each requires its own design file or layer and the designer has to keep track of which box has what functionality. "This introduces additional complexity and can result in painfully slow system deployments, updates and compiling times, while also making troubleshooting more difficult. The centralized approach we've taken with Q-Sys uses one master design file for the entire system which simplifies development, deployment, management, and updating."
Given the possibility of failure of any sound system, many designers have tried to build redundancy into mission-critical distributed systems, but it's a difficult, expensive process. Britton says it is far simpler, less expensive, and more reliable to duplicate components in a centralized system.
For example, with Q-Sys, processing cores can be set up in pairs on the network. Should the system detect a fault in the primary core, the secondary takes over automatically within seconds. When an engineer adjusts settings, the changes are made simultaneously on both cores, so the secondary is always ready to take over. Every Q-sys product has a primary and a secondary network port. Two completely separate networks can be installed, so that if any part of either network should fail, whether it is a switch or a cable, the other network automatically and instantaneously takes over.
In addition, a centralized system can give the designer the option of adding redundant I/O frames for high-priority areas and even redundant amplifiers.
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Zwiebel says there has been a lot of discussion recently about AVB, or Audio-Visual Bridging, that many in the industry advocate as a network standard. One of the advantages of AVB is its ability to transfer data quickly. The AVB standard requires that total latency, or delay, introduced by the network be limited to 1.024 milliseconds.
"But standard gigabit Ethernet, using off-the-shelf components, is also fast enough to limit network latency to 1 millisecond," Zwiebel explains. "AVB is, from an IT perspective, non-standard, requiring Layer-2 networking versus the Layer-3 standard that is Internet Protocol. As a consequence, AVB requires the use of proprietary AVB-capable switches, limiting its ability to take advantage of an existing IT infrastructure. Data traveling on an AVB network cannot pass through Cisco or HP routers, which are installed in at least 80 percent of the Ethernet networks around the world."
Zwiebel and Britton argue that audio networks today should be completely compatible with commonly used network equipment, as Q-Sys is. In addition to low-latency audio LAN distribution, they add, an audio processing platform should support long-haul streaming over wide-area networks or the Internet.
A centralized processing platform, running on an IP network, should also follow the best practices used in the computer industry. "Audio traffic should not require a separate network infrastructure," Britton adds. "The IT department will need to use the same quality of service settings they would use for voice over IP or IPTV, to make sure audio traffic has proper priority, but those techniques are well known now."
Is centralized processing the wave of the future? "We think this is the way to go," says Britton. "The centralized approach we've taken has yielded a very powerful processing platform, yet at the same time reduced development effort, reduced system complexity, and it will give the software a very long life as ever more powerful processors and network interfaces are brought to market by the mainstream computer industry."
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Re:Hopefully (177 comments)
Hell, don't even need that. Just tally up the land that's unusable due to the coal mine fires that have raged underground for decades!
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Re:Hopefully (177 comments)
Hell, don't even need that. Just tally up the land that's unusable due to the coal mine fires that have raged underground for decades!
Hah, I had this problem... (402 comments)
I had this problem when I was doing work with associates in China when I was working to develop some software to use there. After going out one night I noticed the next day my laptop had been gotten into. Sure they poked around, but I didn't care. Not stupid enough to actually bring any data physically there with me. Checked the machine for anything funky, but seemed he was poking around to copy any interesting data. In the end they ended up trying to screw us & do the job we were doing which was they found really hard without our actual software in their hands. We just ran pointers that always pushed data from China back to the US where we churned through the data because I was a paranoid maniac. Sucks the company went under due to them, but felt a sort of sick satisfaction they ended up looking really dumb when everything ground to a halt suddenly.
Look to Tokyo (203 comments)
They have worse storms every few months.
Re:Irony alert! (264 comments)
So you mean a Roku or Boxee Box...
Re:They're acting like they're in trouble! (192 comments)
I used to work for MGM Resorts in Las Vegas. Nevada has it bad for "at will" work state, but corps like MGM just get so big it's easier to file people away to the point the useless people make up 70% of staff if not more. Getting them to fire someone is hellaciously difficult. Corps like that are deliriously faerful of things like unemployment.
Re:sure... (214 comments)
That's kind of my thoughts too. But also at least IMO, if you screwed the pooch enough to where you are going to be put out of the state's misery, you forfeited both your rights asa citizen and a human being. Problem is, China scoops up people on dubious charges as is. I'm sure at least once was the "wrong for them, right for someone else blood typing".
Re:sue the carrier as an accompilce in the theft (269 comments)
Eh, so ladies don't let men pay your bills and life will be less troublesome? Same shit happens when a guy pays for a woman's car. Breakup? Oh you bet your ass he's suddenly gona stop payments so repo comes.
Re:sue the carrier as an accompilce in the theft (269 comments)
I miss my Nokia's with the SIM locks. Pull the original SIM card? Well guess who needs to know the lock code now. A bit annoyed iPhones & Android phones dropped that feature outright.
Re:I guess it's time to say "I told you so"? (605 comments)
Really? Why the over-engineered thinking? They will just raise the rates of everyone, and then say "if you have our GPS unit, your price can go down". They really aren't punishing anyone, just those that don't conform to their desired methods.
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When was the last time you saw a book that was able to be fed to a stack scanner? That requires destroying the binding on the book.
Re:This won't work (668 comments)
Fuck, we just need to bring public caning back, or hack parts of limbs off. Those have to be for heinous things though like theft that causes damages of $5,000 or more (cane them for less). Take two fingers each time. Figure if someone can't figure out after five tries, they really don't enjoy having functional hands, and eating. Figure after the first time it'll just stop. People who steal stuff like copper won't be served by MORE education. They are out of the K-12 educational system by then, and generally methed outa their head.
Hah...time to learn... (780 comments)
Time to learn PowerShell bitches or go serve fries! I'm busting my balls now with Server 2008 to learn. Get the cash grab techs out, and make room for more real ones. Could go for the not having a GUI option for remote services however.
Re:Is your parting line supposed to be a critisism (182 comments)
Actually there was a third reason that's gotten "forgotten" because it's inconvenient. It was to see what they would do to a real human population-center. The choice was either Germany or Japan, and we were hellbent on seeing what it could really do. I remember when I was in Hiroshima at the Peace Museum reading documents uncovered after the war that generals and I believe even the present saying that Germany was a better choice to nuke, but Japan was better to hit. Reason being that they would be far less equipped, and able to study what hit them, unlike the Germans who were much further along at building their own. Hell, we even laid off on bombing raids in Hiroshima leading up to the bombing because otherwise we weren't going to have anything left to nuke (also in the documents displayed)!
Re:Sounds very unprofessional (205 comments)
Are you kidding me? To most who likes Notch & Bethesda? I'm sorry, but I'm all for this going down. Plus, this is an olden form of dispute solving that WAS acceptable by courts. Just before it was IRL, and slightly more dangerous. If they accept, no matter what happens, everyone comes out smelling like roses. Great PR for everyone which shareholders love.
Re:We need Authentication/Encryption NOW (139 comments)
You make it out to be way worse than it is. If you go over cellular, should just SSH back to your home connection. The wireless insecurity isn't much to worry about at that point. WiMax is a huge joke security-wise anyways. WiMax was cracked last year already in this regard. Seems he spent the year building better tools.
FYI (139 comments)
It's WiMax that's fallen. It was already cracked open as of the last Defcon. Some other cool stuff is being done with it too. The WiMax authentication system is a joke.
Re:Not justice (277 comments)
This is almost the only reason I like Japan's legal system. Convictions are heavily tied to not losing your job there. On the inverse? It's a bitch to get cut loose if you ARE innocent. Best you can hope for is the DA realizing this, getting you to sign a paper that says you did it, and time in lockup spent as your sentence. Good luck getting a job in that country afterwards however. On the major upside? People keep their noses extra clean in that country generally. That, or you reaaaaally are the only one to blame for pissing off the Yakuza.
Rather cool segway, Japan is finally trialing jury trials. I should check to see how those have been shaping up. Sure the results will be a bit bizarre.
Re:Another attempt to kill the secondary market (134 comments)
I lend quite often. It's called I switch my password to something temporary to let a buddy play, or just signin once to their machine, download the game, and put the hack on to put Steam into permanent offline mode on their machine.
Sunlight... (203 comments)
People need it, shift workers don't get very much of it. Just the bit most get in passing going to & from work helps allot. Without it, people are in general a bit more unhappy & lethargic.
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Eh, ooVoo is a shareware client that hides all the good features for paid users. Plus the annoying ads if you don't pay are unusually annoying.


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The Ultralight Down Hoody (9.6 ounces in Medium) is the next lightest down jacket we have tested after the Mountain Hardwear Hooded Ghost Whisperer (7.5 ounces in size Medium). It is not a perfect comparison because the Ghost Whisperer doesn't have a cinch on the hood or a chest pocket. The Medium in the Ghost Whisperer is warmer and a little bigger than the Medium in the Ultralight Down Hoody. There are lighter jackets, but most of them don't have zippered pockets and are geared mainly for the ultralight backpacking crowd.
Because of this low profile baffles, it does not feel like you're wearing a down jacket. It's hard to compare it to anything else because it is about the lightest way to stay warm. We put it side-by-side with one of our favorite new insulated jackets, the Rab Xenon and indeed the Unltralight Down Patagonia does keep you warmer.
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This is a very stylish jacket thanks to the color and variable width low profile baffles. We love the blue color. We have not seen it in many garments and hope Patagonia uses it for more jackets. And it's a good thing we like the blue because we don't particularly care for the other two colors it comes in. The outer material makes the black too shiny and the only other color is a bright yellow.
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The jacket comes with a stuff sack. It will likely takes us only two months to lose it. It's better when jackets pack into their own pockets as does the Patagonia Nano Puff Jacket. You can pack this into a hand pocket, but it is not very compact. It would be ideal if the chest pocket were a little bigger and you could compress the jacket into that.
Wind and Water Resistance
When you cinch down the hood it doesn't cover your chin. So when the wind really kicks up it's hard to keep the lower part of your face warm. For a $300 jacket, it would be nice if they put a little micro fleece in the chin area. We have come to expect this from most high end jackets and now miss it. That said, at least the hood does cinch so you can keep the hood from filling with an icy wind blast.
The DWR coating does a nice job of keeping the down dry in a light drizzle. It won't keep you dry in a steady rain. We don't know how durable the DWR coating is. But it's a good bet it will fade and need to be maintained over time
The fit of this jacket is off by one size: a medium is the same size as a small Patagonia Down Sweater Hoody. Our main tester wears a Small in just about everything Patagonia. But the Small version of this jacket was too small. We exchanged for the Medium, which fits well almost everywhere. The exception is the stomach, where there is too much room. The hang tag from the jacket said "alpine fit" but this jacket seems catered to a slightly girthier body type than other Patagonia jackets.
The hood cinches down to block out the wind. However, when you cinch it down, it does not cover your chin. It also does not fit over a helmet.
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The Patagonia Ultralight Down Hoody - Women's, $350, is the women's version. This jacket is also available without a hood and is called the Patagonia Ultralight Down Jacket, $200.
The Patagonia Down Sweater Hoody, $270, is one of our favorite options for a mid to light weight down jacket. We liked this for times when having a hood is nice to fight the cold but when a typical burlier hooded "parka" is too much. If you like the style and really want the Patagonia brand, you will be very happy.
Down Sweater Hoody Vs. Ultralight Down Hoody
Which should you get? The Down Sweater is the better value as it is $50 less expensive and warmer. You get more down for your buck. The down sweater also fits over a bike, skiing or climbing helmet. The Ultralight packs down to about half the size of the Down Sweater but does not pack into its own pocket like the down sweater. The Ultralight has a chest pock and the Down Sweater has a pocket inside the jacket. We feel the Ultralight is better looking but the Down Sweater comes in more good colors (we only really like the blue in the Ultralight). So it all comes down to looks, weight and warmth. The Ultralight feels like you are wearing light shell where the Down Sweater feels more like you are wearing a down jacket. We never thought we would say the Down Sweater feels heavy, but it is much bulkier and heavier than the Ultralight (but still much lighter than the typical down jacket).
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August 4th, 2011, 11:26 AM | #1 |
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PC Interface / Options Suggestions and Wishlist
Hey everyone,
Id like to hear your suggestions for PC "Options" and other PC specific interface niceties that you'd like to see in Borderlands 2! Please remember that this is all blue sky, but rest assured we'll be putting a lot of effort into properly supporting our PC customers for Borderlands 2, so I want to gather as much information as possible from our community. Thanks a lot! Jason Shields UI Visual Lead Gearbox Software |
August 4th, 2011, 11:33 AM | #2 |
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Re: PC Interface / Options Wishlist
What I absolutely DONT want is an obscenely large window popping in my face while playing, when a friend sends a game request. It is pretty annoying and quite like Apple's iPhone notifications. Please make it a small window in the corner which doesn't disrupt the game.
<rant_incoming>for the love of god please listen to this poor insignificant admirer's comments: don't go down the MMO path. BL was good how it was, which is better than MMO in all aspects. Make it better and by that I mean more better at playing than better at being pretty<rant_ends>
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Re: PC Interface / Options Wishlist
Not sure if this applies here, but it is related to pc use interface and interaction...
I'd love to see a way to switch to a over the shoulder or right on the shoulder 3rd person view. Borderlands has a beautiful art style, and if I recall this was easy to do with some very simple code changes in the first game. In addition, please have it support a gamepad such as a wired 360 controller. Perhaps a small aim assist too if the game dectects a gamepad. Sorry if this isn't what you meant by PC interface/options. Also, you may want to sticky this topic...
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August 4th, 2011, 12:15 PM | #4 |
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Re: PC Interface / Options Wishlist
Graphics options wise, I think Borderlands handled that very well. Though, I would like the addition of an AA option... or an AF one.
Also, a FOV option is a nice addition. It's not a must have one IMO, but it can be useful. I do think the options menu itself could be better setup then how it was in Borderlands. Having the audio and video settings in separate areas would be a plus. Also, I'd say the options menu for DNF nailed it pretty well. Standard settings... advanced settings. But no scrolling up or down. As for the user interface in game... yeah, that needs work over what was used in Borderlands. It'll be something I'll put some thought into before posting about though.
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August 4th, 2011, 12:17 PM | #5 |
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Re: PC Interface / Options Wishlist
Although I do appreciate how the HUD is mostly minimal in 1, a few things could be added, like a mini map or the ability to track quests that are in the same area. Maybe also have a second XP bar to track weapon proficiency for the weapon type you have equipped.
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August 4th, 2011, 12:41 PM | #6 |
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Re: PC Interface / Options Wishlist
First of all, thank you for asking! I appreciate that.
Here's my list: - minimalistic approach to HUD/ UI - we're playing on monitors at high resolutions, we don't need huge "in your face" icons, fonts, windows or interface elements - FOV option in the settings - it's been recently implemented in DNF and it's a BRILLIANT addition. I'd love it if it became a standard, why force us to edit ini files or resort to fan-made applications/hacks? - "mouse smoothing and acceleration on/off" option. Please don't force console-oriented leftovers on us. Mouse support should feel as awesome as in Quake games, which NAIL keyboard/mouse controls. - toggleable "Press E to do sth" on-screen button prompts. I honestly hate those, they're especially intrusive in DNF, so please don't make that mistake again and let us turn them off completely. Also, at default, at least make them tiny and hidden somewhere at the bottom of the screen. That's all I can think of now, thank you if you've read this. Oh, lest I forget, something somewhat related to the PC version - please please no mandatory Steamworks. Last edited by Speakerpankratz; August 4th, 2011 at 12:47 PM. |
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Re: PC Interface / Options Wishlist
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Support steam Keep shift+click as an option to transfer items instantly between bank and inventory or to sell items. Get rid of confirmation boxes when selling items. Maybe make shift+click sell without confirmation boxes. More a general thing, but maybe make new items you pick up listed at the top of your inventory list. Everything you picked up since the last time you opened your inventory would be at the top of the list, and then go back to their normal positions upon closing and opening the inventory again. |
August 4th, 2011, 01:16 PM | #8 |
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Re: PC Interface / Options Wishlist
Thank you Spaceman!!!
As we all know the PC age is coming back, more and more people are getting pc's and more developers are showing support for the pc. This for this game to have proper pc support in this era, is priceless. We absolutely need a full point and click interface for the options menu, sound, graphics and control scheme. Allow full support for in game menu as well, BL1 had a good start, but it just felt ported for some reason when it came to the user interface of menus. On top of that, we need full support for things like AA, ambient occlusion, FOV selection, Refresh rate selection, Option to turn Vsync on and off, Triple buffering, post processing etc. Pretty much look at a valve game's graphics options and do that. The key for PC gamers is OPTIONS. Everyone's computer is different, so we need the options to fine tune the game to run on our systems smoothly. |
August 4th, 2011, 02:08 PM | #9 |
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Re: PC Interface / Options Suggestions and Wishlist
this forum has been one of the most awesome places on planet earth... have you seen the stuff these guys have been doing??? you gotta make sure they can do this with official support in BL2... srsly we love your game! what better way to say "u guyz r awesome" than resleasing an official ily from gearbox (editor) p.s. im a console player... i dont even get to enjoy this stuff cept for ogling it on the forums... its that friggn awesome!
August 4th, 2011, 02:17 PM | #10 |
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Re: PC Interface / Options Suggestions and Wishlist
Wow, just the fact that a gearbox employee made this thread at all impresses me. Thanks for caring *wipes tear.
When I first put in Borderlands, I clearly remember thinking, "awful console port." Honestly I don't feel that way anymore, so I don't know if I was just too picky or if I've just gotten used to the problems or if you fixed some of them. But here's a few I remember: 1. On some windows, I had to do pgup/pgdown to scroll. I couldn't use my scroll wheel. That definitely felt console port-ish. 2. This probably isn't PC exclusive, but a difficulty slider would be much appreciated. I get a lot of downloads of my 4-player memory hack so I think the demand is there for average joes, not just the obsessed people here on the forums. The fact that you can get awesome guns in borderlands means that sometimes it just gets too easy, and we'd like a way to compensate for that while also being rewarded somehow (via loot, preferably) for playing on the higher difficulties. 3. An official supported version of the gearcalc (in-game or out) would be AWESOME. 4. When farming craw, after a while the game crashes because of all the loot. Hopefully there are similar bosses in BL2, but I'd like a way to clear out all the loot left on the ground so I can keep farming. 5. In BL we spend a *lot* of time looking at garbage loot. Make this easier or faster. 6. A lot of people hated the driving controls. If I recall, they were very similar to HaloCE so I felt right at home. I don't feel a change is necessary here but I think I'm in the minority. 7. Voice chat should be push-to-talk 8. Text chat should work (it works on some systems, not on mine. I have to write what I want in the console.) 9. Hopefully in BL2 you can do something about the DLC fast travel mess. It was most people's biggest complaint about DLC 3. 10. A full-screen, windowed mode without a border (like TF2) would be great. We PC players like to alt-tab and check our e-mail while we're respawning :-) 11. I know that this is probably a 2k thing, but if you do SecuROM on retail versions, please don't include SecuROM on the Steam versions. There were LOTS of people who couldn't activate their Steam versions of the GOTY because of SecuROM. Having the game freeze until you alt-tab out and enter in your activation code just isn't the right way to do DRM. 12. Ditch gamespy. When BL released, none of the 4 or 6 of my friends that bought it could actually get co-op working except through gameranger. It's better now, but still a pain. I'd prefer steamworks with dedicated servers but I know that's probably considered overkill for a 4-player co-op game. Again, thanks for asking. I know some of my suggestions weren't PC specific, and I recognize most of them either don't apply or aren't feasible. But I appreciate being asked anyway.
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I believe it is just a natural progression of the realism becoming more apparent in each successive game. I remember the first time I shot a guard in Far Cry, just to watch him fall realistically against some pipes. As long as you don't view it as sadistic abuse then it's fine in my eyes.
I agree with what you mean, though there's still some work left to improve the physics. Or rather this is more ingame since a lot of things can be affected unrealistically.
One example to the above are cylinder objects such as canisters or barrels that keep rolling around slowly until they hit an object when moved… same with SMALLER objects…
Though with physics, and watching that video, some inspirational ideas for short movies that can be made for fun, though taking advantage of the physics.
I wish physics were used a lot more interestly and realistically. I haven't really seen one yet but a large boat slowly sinking on one end with EVERYTHING slowly moving on the ship realistically, such as furniture etc. Makes things more immersive and adds tension IMO seeing things react well.
But overall, physics are really just part of the graphics department of gaming at the moment and I'm more worried about gameplay. Hopefully they will be used for gameplay purposes more than graphical reasons.
Try the game "Penumbra"
It is a Horror game that requires you to use traps to kill the things following you, and the traps are all based around a simply amazing physics engine.
I am about half-way through the first episode, and have not gotten a full nights sleep since I started. it ROCKS


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I couldn't find the thread for March UFOs, so I'll just start another. These just needed binding, and I have one more quilted and hope to get it bound this week. I put these together for the Quilt and Lose Team on Spark People. They sent lots of HSTs and I got 6 quilts made. Three are now finished. |
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You have been busy. They all look great....love the scrappy ones. You did a nice job putting all those HSTs together. I am not familiar with the Quilt and Lose Team on Spark People. Is that a charitable organization? ~Geraldine |
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Boy! You sure have been busy. HST's are so versatile. Great job! SharonG/FL |
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Your quilts look so happy! They will bring a lot of joy! Beautiful job! Gwen |
Geraldine, Spark People is a website that offers nutrition and exercise support for those of us trying to lose weight and improve our health. It has interest teams, sort of like GW has forums. I am co-leader of the Quilt and Lose team. When we reached 500 members everyone who wanted to celebrate sent me HSTs for Project Linus Quilts and/or signature blocks to one of the other leaders for Quilts of Valor. Then I had all the problems with the machine, sent it back, tension problems .... and I'm just now getting them all finished. But I'm sure Project Linus will love to have them anyway. beverly |
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Great job. I think you could make quilts out of most anything. But, they always turn out so pretty. I hope you'll make one for yourself one of these days. LOL |
You are welcome Geraldine. Linda, I have my batik collection almost completed to start the quilt for my bed! DH said he will believe it when he sees it, but it is all washed and laying on top of the dryer. I'm considering washing one more time (it is batik after all) just to be sure it won't bleed. I hope to bring the blocks to camp this year and work on them there. beverly |
Beverly, Those are great. Just shows what a little immagination can do. Love scrappy and yours are wonderful. Congratulations. TFS Jayne |
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She was born in McMinn County and moved with her husband to Asheville, N.C., and resided there a few years before returning and spending the rest of her life home in McMinn County. She was a member of Inanda Baptist Church in Asheville.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl Martin, in 1994 and also her parents, Phillip and Nellie Stanton Hughes; sisters, Della Fortner and Effie Roberts; and brothers, Clifford Hughes, Arvil Hughes and Clyde Hughes.
She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Jean Wilson and husband, Jim, of Athens; son, James R. "Butch" Martin and wife, Nancy, of Benton; granddaughters: Jamie King and husband, Ed, of Athens, Trescy Lee and husband, William "Tick," of Benton; great-grandchildren: T.K. King of Athens, Tiffany Lee and Tyler Lee both of Benton; brother, Dorton Hughes of Ohio and sister-in-law, Jean Hughes of Clearwater, Fla.
A graveside service will be held at noon on today, Dec. 17, 2012, at McMinn Memory Gardens with Dr. Shane Arnold and Dr. Glen Gregg officiating. A white dove release ceremony will conclude the service.
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When North Mecklenburg High School junior Elizabeth Chen noticed that local middle school sports teams dont have the access to athletic trainers high school teams do, she launched a yearlong project to create first-aid kits for the younger teams. She handed the supplies out to teams at J. M. Alexander Middle School and plans to continue distributing them to other middle schools in need. This kind of creativity and giving is a recurring theme in the life of Chen who regularly volunteers with her family at spots like The Laurels Retirement Community where she leads a BINGO game with residents. Shes very ambitious, says Elizabeths father Robert Chen, who points out that his daughter has always been focused. As tennis team captain at her school this year, Elizabeth noticed that the teams practice wasnt as effective as it had the potential to be. She met with her coach and helped restructure the schedule to best meet the needs of the team members. Once she figures out what she wants, shes very dedicated, says Chen. Last summer, Elizabeths family traveled to China and Taipei, Taiwan, visiting relatives and learning about her heritage. My parents are both really devoted and dedicated, which is something that I aspire to be, says Elizabeth, who was so inspired by the trip that upon returning home she teamed up with several other local students to travel to China. On that 30-day trip, which was organized through the Confucius Institute at Pfeiffer University, the students had the chance to visit Xian, Bodi International School and Beijing.Elizabeth hopes that she can one day turn her love of sports, medicine, and helping others into a career in sports medicine and of course continue to explore other world cultures. I love being involved in so many things, she says, because you get to meet so many interesting people along the way. Kwadwo DansoKwadwo Danso is quick to give credit to his family and his faith when it comes to his successes. And considering that the Hopewell High School junior is a cadet first sergeant in the schools JROTC program and a natural standout among his peers, theres plenty of credit to give. I really take a lot of pride in my Ghanaian heritage, says Kwadwo. The Ghanaian way is very strict and very disciplined. His structured background has come in handy at times like last summer when Kwadwo spent ten days in South Carolinas Fort Jackson during a JROTC Cadet Leadership Camp. During the camp, Kwadwo participated in a number of leadership and team-building exercises. It really pushes you to your maximum potential, he says. It brings out more discipline in you.Wherever he is though, Kwadwo, a devout Christian, feels its important to spread a message of love and tolerance. Kwadwo is a very spiritual person, says Adam Bitters, an English teacher at Hopewell. Raised in a house of strong values, he is one of the most thoughtful people I have met. After high school, Kwadwo is planning to study computer science or automotive engineering in college, but he hopes to do ROTC in college with the intention of being a second lieutenant officer in the military upon graduation. What Ive learned is that you should always at least attempt to try your best at everything, he says. Its always going to build you and benefit you and strengthen you in the future. Emma Grace BarnesBy the time Emma Grace Barnes was 10 years old, she had already faced possible death, undergone a craniotomy and received radiation. But rather than let these things take away her hope, the fifth grader at Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy is using her experience to support others in need of medical care. Barnes, who has arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a disease in which certain clusters of veins and arteries dont have capillaries, was rushed to the emergency room in the summer of 2011 when she had a sudden headache and vomiting. It was a little scary because I was never sick like that, says Emma Grace. It freaked me out a little.Doctors discovered massive amount of blood in her spine and originally suspected meningitis. But a later test revealed two AVMS one in the frontal lobe and one in the back. And a CT scan revealed that she had a ruptured AVM, a cerebral brain hemorrage from the frontal lobe AVM. Although doctors were able to remove a large part of an AVM cluster during surgery, part of it was too deep within her brain tissue to operate. But after radiation treatment, the family recently received news that the remaining AVM is no longer visible on the CT scan. We will not have full confirmation that it is gone until another year or two when she has an arteriogram, says Emme Barnes, Emma Graces mother. But it is really wonderful news!
Emma Grace regularly works to rebuild cognitive, memory and sequencing skills. She is restricted from certain activities, like P.E. class. But one thing doctors have allowed to continue is dance class. I was really happy about that because Ive been dancing half of my life, says Emma Grace. Dance is pretty much everything to me.
As a way to say thanks, Emma Grace recently visited the ICU floor where she once stayed. She handed out baked goods and cards on her re-birthday the anniversary that AVM survivors celebrate for their second chance at life. She also held a blood drive in partnership with her dance studio, Miller Street Dance Academy. The drive collected 27 units of blood, and Emma Grace says she plans to continue the tradition every year on her re-birthday. Weve tried to always teach her about giving back to others and being thankful for what we have, says Barnes. Its about recognizing the blessings that you do have and I think she has an appreciation for that. Taylor NealLike a scene straight out of the hit television show Glee, Taylor Neal knew she had arrived the minute she stepped on the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway. Just six months earlier, the Cuthbertson High School junior had no way of knowing her talents would take her all the way to New York City to film a show for PBS.Taylor started acting in the seventh grade when she took a role in School House Rock and was immediately hooked. My favorite part of acting is the adrenaline that I feel right before I step out into the lights, says the young actress who won best actress in Charlotte inaugural Blumey Awards for her role as Belle in last years performance of Beauty and the Beast. I love getting pumped up and being in front of a crowd of people.The Blumey Award gave Taylor a straight ticket to the Jimmy Awards (the National High School Musical Theater Awards) in New York City. During the seven-day trip, nominees from all over the country participated in a theatrical boot camp as they rehearsed for the award show and prepared for a possible Jimmy win. PBS was there every step of the way to film the experience for their new three-part miniseries Broadway or Bust, which aired in September.Taylor recalls the moment when the students first took a step on the Minskoff Theatre stage, where they would be performing during the Jimmy Awards later that week. People were in tears, she says. All of us were looking around in awe because we were on a Broadway Stage to say that we got that opportunity is such an incredible feeling.She may not have won in New York, but Taylor plans to continue singing and dancing every chance she gets and hopes to one day share her talent as a choral professor. We were so proud of her, says her mother, Linda Neal. When Taylors acting, she becomes the character, so its almost like shes not acting at all. Carson Brannock Audience members of Charlotte Christian School performances may not know who Carson Brannock is, but chances are theyve enjoyed his work. As the student technical director, Carson runs the sound for all the shows across all grade levels. He truly wants to have the perfect show, says Carsons mother, Lisa Brannock. And he wants to do everything in his power to make the performance look and sound as good as he can.Carson, who started his theater career on the other side of the curtain as an actor in fourth grade, made his way backstage several years later when a director asked him to run lights for a show he wasnt acting in.
I really enjoyed it, says Carson. I really liked the technical director at the time and started doing that instead of acting. These days, the 17-year-old operates an extensive sound system at Charlotte Christian: 18 wireless microphones (which include receivers and microphone packs), microphones and a soundboard. Its taken me a while to master the soundboard and get good at it, says Carson. But his skills shined through last year when he oversaw the sound for West Side Story, which was nominated for several Blumey Awards. Carson plans to go to college hopefully Belmont University in Nashville for audio engineering and continue to work in this industry. I would love the challenge of going on a tour and being on a different stage in a different city every night, he says, and just go all around the world.The Charlotte Observer welcomes your comments on news of the day. The more voices engaged in conversation, the better for us all, but do keep it civil. Please refrain from profanity, obscenity, spam, name-calling or attacking others for their views.
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Electricity takes quite a journey before it arrives at your home or business. It's generated at a power plant, transported through a transmission system and distributed through power lines and equipment in your neighborhood. Learn more about how the transmission part of the journey happens and how to stay safe, especially around transmission towers and substations. This factsheet has all the details.
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[small_ad_left]AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S. AEP also owns the nation's largest electricity transmission system, a nearly 39,000-mile network that includes more 765 kilovolt extra-high voltage transmission lines than all other U.S. transmission systems combined.
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