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Vice President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has come under stinging verbal attack for "ignoring" the plight of ordinary Liberians.
Vice President Boakai came under the verbal attack recently while attending the official ground- breaking ceremony of the Liberian-Turkish Light International Boarding School in the Kpor Town Community on the Robertfield Highway, Margibi County.
Speaking at the ground breaking ceremony of the school, the Principal of the Kpor Town Public School, Mr. Emmanuel Menmengar, who launched the verbal attack on VP Boakai, described the Liberia's Vice President as being "forgetful" to things that affect ordinary Liberian citizens.
According to Mr. Menmengar, authorities of the Kpor Town Public had on numerous occasions informed the vice president about the deplorable condition of the school so that he (vice president), as a top official of the government, would consult with the Ministry of Education (MOE) in a bid to recondition the school.
"We had informed the Vice President's Office and authorities of the MOE about this school's condition on several occasions, but our calls yielded no results.
The Vice President uses this very route to go on international trips nearly every month, but he doesn't care to stop by to see the condition of this school we had long been telling him about," said the Kpor Town Public School Principal.
"Mr. Vice President and Madam Deputy Minister of Education, you have come here today to break ground because this is a rich people school, but this is the same community you had been invited for several times and you had refused to come.
I think the reason for your failure to come to see the deplorable condition of this school is because the children here are all from poor parental backgrounds, and so their plight is less important," Mr. Menmengar continued with the verbal attack.
Mr. Menmengar furthered that the school has a student population of 600, but said all of the classes are in deplorable condition.
He lamented that there is less sitting capacity for the students, and as such, most children bring their own chairs from their homes to sit to attend classes.
"Mr. Vice President, besides the poor classroom condition, our school does not have a toilet. The students use nearby bushes for defecation, and this poses a poor sanitary condition to our community. Just imagine, if a school just next door to Monrovia is in such a condition, then what more about schools in counties far away from Monrovia," he added.
However, VP Boakai, in response to the hurtful comments by Mr. Menmengar, apologized for the delay in intervention, but said it was not deliberately done.
He assured the school's authorities that government through the Ministry of Education will visit the campus to ensure that the necessary renovation works are done in order to bring it on par with other schools in the country.
"Mr. Principal, thank you for information again. I like the way you expressed your grievances, this is how I like to see someone speak their mind.
From here, I am going to straightly engage the Ministry of Education to visit your campus to see the kind of work that needs to be done there. Thank God that we have our Deputy Minister here and she, too, was listening to those comments," he added.


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Fix the blown out skyposted by Quevaal, Sep 17, 2006 6:13 PM — 37 comments
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When I came back from a visit to Hadrian's Wall, I was quite disappointed to see the result:
The sky is overexposed, but there's still some colour in the sky, so all is not lost.
First, go to image > calculations
Select red, normal and new document. (If you try green and blue you'll see that the sky only gets whiter.)
Then go to image > adjust > selective color and make it blue.
Select neutrals and adjust the sliders until you have a nice blue sky. Try these settings:
Now drag this picture onto the original picture and select multiply and blend it.
The sky's OK now, but the ground was affected too, so we'll need to fix that.
Select the eraser tool, and set the size to 999. Let the opacity be around 40-50%
Notice that I didn't remove the horizon completely, because if I did there would be a noticeable "halo". Better to let it be a little dark, something which also adds to the horizon's contrast.
Be aware that when you multiply a photo onto itself, noise may be enhanced. Depending on the quality of your original photo, you may have to blur the new layer. However, if the image is going to be downsized afterwards, then the noise will go away in the process.
Comments | RSS1. posted by theRIAA, Sep 18, 2006 2:03 AM
2. posted by extremekos, Sep 18, 2006 7:15 PM
nice def a cool tech
3. posted by cL0d, Sep 19, 2006 1:39 AM
Good advices, thx!
4. posted by eqphotolog, Sep 22, 2006 8:33 AM
Nice tut! Thanks!
5. posted by AntonioC, Sep 22, 2006 12:23 PM
Very useful technique, I'll give it a try!
Thanks a lot pal!
6. posted by a_kartha, Sep 23, 2006 2:55 PM
Ha! Very very interesting. Thanks!
7. posted by omar_franc, Sep 24, 2006 11:05 AM
you rock!
8. posted by Quevaal, Sep 24, 2006 1:58 PM
Yay, this tutorial was featured on good-tutorials.com :)
http://www.good-tutorials.com/tutorials/photoshop/- photo-retouch
9. posted by vortirla, Sep 25, 2006 2:11 AM
That was really useful, thanks! And congrats on it being featured! :)
10. posted by savvykitty, Oct 4, 2006 10:21 PM
i'm having to fix blown out skys all the time! very helpful : )
11. posted by Quevaal, Oct 5, 2006 2:15 AM
I forgot to add a step after calculations.
You have to convert the image to Grayscale and then reconvert it back to RGB before you can make it blue.
12. posted by bryan82, Oct 8, 2006 10:23 PM
Mate, these tutorials of yours are very good. thanks a lot!
p.s nice camera :)
13. posted by stocker, Oct 9, 2006 8:09 AM
Good tutorial. I missed the important -NOTICE- part ;)
14. posted by icecube666, Oct 9, 2006 10:48 PM
very sexy...
15. posted by piraatti, Oct 13, 2006 2:09 PM
Wouldn't it be safer to use mask instead of eraser tool?
Besides that, very useful tutorial!
16. posted by Chicken_it, Oct 16, 2006 11:59 PM
Whenever I do calculations, my new document does not let me do anything. I can't dupilcate layers, I can't use Selective Colour, everything is grey..any ideas?
17. posted by Slantsixx, Oct 17, 2006 12:16 AM
Very nice!
18. posted by MarkBowen, Oct 23, 2006 12:35 PM
Very nice tutorial. Shows some quite advanced techniques for getting a very nice final image.
19. posted by sundesigns, Oct 23, 2006 1:37 PM
20. posted by eyespywith, Oct 23, 2006 4:58 PM
I have just lately found this site
and i have already learnt some techniques good one Quevaal
and big up SXC
21. posted by realtydoc, Nov 11, 2006 5:51 PM
22. posted by ramoody5, Oct 28, 2006 2:22 PM
really cool
23. posted by cjspencer, Nov 1, 2006 1:15 PM
quality, Legend helped me out no end!
24. posted by ZaNuDa, Nov 9, 2006 10:25 PM
Very simple, but efficient techniqe, thanks a lot for sharing!
25. posted by bawb, Nov 17, 2006 3:09 AM
Nifty tip! I thank you....
26. posted by mprest, Nov 17, 2006 5:58 PM
maybe there's an on camerea filter to fix vanilla skys!
red =c+m+g
27. posted by surgio, Nov 28, 2006 7:31 AM
Lot of steps... how bout u try. Shadows and Highlights.
Shadows:0 Highlights:26.
A tutorial on calculations, however, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for showing me that, I never used it.
28. posted by danielepp, Nov 29, 2006 12:26 PM
29. posted by vctrsmgcn, Dec 6, 2006 1:37 PM
bundle of thankx to SXC
30. posted by kenset, Dec 10, 2006 10:49 AM
Simple and useful tut! Thanx!
31. posted by mickonline, Feb 2, 2007 8:49 AM
Interesting technique!
32. posted by morleys, Aug 1, 2007 5:13 PM
After the calculations bit how do you change it back to RGB?
33. posted by dadas2525, Aug 22, 2007 2:32 PM
34. posted by nielsand, Sep 8, 2007 1:38 AM
Thanks a lot, Bjarne. Very useful indeed. :)
35. posted by rudie1217, Oct 23, 2007 6:02 PM
Very nice tip! 3 week vacation in August--lots of whiteout skies. Thanks for the save.
36. posted by fehimeren, Apr 5, 2008 12:40 PM
very good
37. posted by careersB, May 27, 2013 3:42 AM
Wow very nice. Will definitely try this out.
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Seems a bad point to complain about tbh.
Would a portrait of Buddha net such attention?
I only have a filter for people who do not consistently beg to be belittled, ridiculed, insulted, and demeaned.
I may believe people, as a whole, should be treated fairly but I also believe those same people are idiots.
I'd tell them they can keep the painting up......IF they are prepared to put a painting of Mohammed up next to it.
First off, it simply doesn't matter how long the picture has been up there. Whether the picture was put up yesterday, last year, or a century ago is immaterial. What matters is whether it's appropriate for the picture to be up on the wall in the first place, not how long it took before someone complained about it.
It must be the devil who is trying to have the picture of jesus removed.So if the picture of jesus is removed, will it make the xian stance stronger or more difiant?Wonder how many of the childern, teachers/staff and parents/guardians are without sin?Bet that picture of jesus doesn't help any of em.
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Goma — Caught in the crossfire between M-23 rebels and the Congolese army, people in the eastern DRC territory of Rutshuru live in constant fear. Violent clashes continue to erupt. And the ensuing looting, rape and blocks to aid add another layer of tragedy to daily life.
Jeannette's barely audible voice shakes at mention of her child. She looks blankly ahead into what one imagines is the memory of the baby she was carrying on her back. The stray bullet just scratched Jeanette's neck, but it struck the infant dead.
The 28-year-old woman struggles to find words to express the horror of the moment and the overwhelming sadness she has been feeling ever since. "I don't how to live with this," she says.
"Without firing a single shot"?
The Rumangabo village, in the Rutshuru territory north of Goma, was the scene of particularly violent clashes between the M-23 rebels and the Congolese armed forces (FARDC).
Seized on several occasions by M-23 troops and then recaptured by the FARDC, the Rumangabo village ultimately fell into hands of rebels on 26 July. In their advance, the rebels also seized the city of Rugari, 30 kilometres away from Goma, the capital of North Kivu province.
Since May, the M-23 rebels, whom a United Nations report says are backed by neighbouring Rwanda, have been fighting the FARDC in the Rutshuru region.
The rebels have now openly declared their intention to capture the region's main city. However, they insist it will be done "without firing a single shot", namely by besieging the city and mentally wearing down the Congolese soldiers.
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5 January 2007
US Senators Jim Bunning (R-KY) and Barack Obama (D-IL) have re-introduced a piece of legislation that would help create the infrastructure needed for large-scale production of Coal-to-Liquids (CTL) fuel in the US.
The proposed "Coal-To-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007" is based on the bill first introduced by Senators Bunning and Obama last spring and expands tax incentives, creates planning assistance, and develops Department of Defense support for a domestic CTL industry.
The Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Promotion Act of 2007 enables the Department of Energy to provide loan guarantees for construction and direct loans for the planning and permitting of CTL plants. Loan guarantees will encourage private investment and planning loans will help companies prepare a plant for construction.
This legislation also will expand investment tax credits and expensing provisions to include coal-to-liquids plants, extend the Fuel Excise Tax credit, and expand the credit for equipment used to capture and sequester carbon emissions.
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Both Kentucky and Illinois have massive coal reserves. Obama also sponsored the just-introduced BioFuels Security Act of 2007 that would institute a 60 billion gallon Renewable Fuel Standard by 2030. (Earlier post.)
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I thought Obama was in the Gore camp w.r.t. climate change. Perhaps lobbyists have worked on him. There are no problems with CTL provided a meaningful CO2 cap is in place. More CTL would then mean less coal fired electricity for air conditioned shopping malls.
Are we trading air-dirty oil for air-dirty coal? Don't know what's in the bill; but, I hope it includes at least smoke stack scrubbers for the current acid- rain problems and smog-less burning requirements for the autos.
Coal mining is a large industry in IL but not as big as some other states like KY. WY easily does 1/3 of all coal mining in the US so I'm surprised they didn't get a senator from that state involved as well.
I would also hope it contains sequestration of the extra CO2 generated by the process (or at least algae culture).
Obama is from a coal state.As are other now powerful dems.The best bet is to push for adapting algea tech to these kinds of plants.There are to many dollars and votes to expect dems to shy away from this tech.Ctl is a powerful security tool for national and military independence.Perhaps Obama and others will push for loan guarantees to be coupled with sequestration.This will happen so its probably more productive to look for best mitigation as opposed to fighting it.
Coal in Wyoming is low sulphur - CTL favors cheaper high-sulphur (less desirable for burning in coal power plants because of acid rain) coal because the FT process cleans out the sulphur. Illinois and Kentucky have high sulphur coal, so a robust CTL infrastructure would benefit those states the most in terms of production/jobs/pork etc.
The Governor of Montana has been preomoting CTL with sequestration for years. He was on 60 minutes one night showing what can be done. Maybe they can get something going that the private sector has not.
I don't know if this includes sequestration. If it does not, that will be one less candidate I need to analyze for 2008. Now, I guess, we know what Obama means when he says he supports alternative fuels. Obama appears to be in the camp that will do everything possible to ensure that we continue easy motoring in America.
We don't need a renewable fuel standard. What we need to do is realize what a disaster ethanol is with respect to reasonable food prices in America. If anything, we need a moratorium on anymore ethanol plants in America.
Obama is like virtually like every other politician; he is afraid to tell people that we can't have both, a livable planet and one that is banking its future on coal.
Obama just lost my vote....
Good stuff, t!
Obama must have learned about supply side economics (without regards to external costs CO2) in a moment of bipartisanship. He's certainly doing a good job grabbing the low-hanging fruit!
1. Does anyone know if CTL can be performed with salt water?
Like someone else said, this will probably happen; Big Coal is too big for it not to happen. All we can do is hope for the best.
CTL wouldn't be a terrible thing if it is done the right way. I'd support the bill if it had conditions that stated that all excess CO2 emissions be captured by algae.
Dirty air from U.S. CTL beats dirty air from Arab oil in my book...but not by much...
Gee I don't know guys, the image of new belching smokestacks in the midwest seems unbelievable even for greedy politicians these days. Yeah, the deal is CTL provided the emissions are controlled or better, captured by algae for another source of revenue. It's not stellar navigation to get greedy energy producers to produce more energy for more income... is it?
Does anyone know if CTL can be performed with salt water?
The cost of desalinating the water that's used for CTL will be a small fraction of the cost of CTL. Remember, the water actually consumed in the chemical reactions isn't much, roughly the same volume as the liquid produced. Desalinated sea water is about 500 times cheaper, per unit volume, than crude oil.
It might be okay even with the salt; the Wabash River plant needed a chloride scrubber even running on fresh water, so it may just be a question of efficiency.
The lousy efficiency and GHG emissions should rule this out, though. Why on earth would these guys go for CTL instead of IGCC and electric vehicles? Don't they know it's possible, or is there a hidden agenda?
Digging permanently sequestered carbon (coal) out of the ground and spewing it into the air in the form of CO2 would be a total non-starter if the true long-term costs were factored in. (Got to get to that worldwide carbon cap and trade system somehow...)
WY easily does 1/3 of all coal mining in the US so I'm surprised they didn't get a senator from that state involved as well.
Finding large reliable year-round supplies of even relatively clean water is a problem in Wyoming. Not only is there the scarcity issue, but Western water law is strange and twisted. In addition to the problems of senior and junior rights (and a new application like CTL would be very junior in its standing), there are the difficulties presented by the various interstate compacts regarding required deliveries across state lines.
If you have to do CTL, probably far easier to obtain water in IL or KY. Assuming it's done on a large scale, might also be easier to find refinery capacity for a million bbl/day relatively nearby.
Water is very scarce in the west. heck in the 1890s Kansas and Colorado almost went to war with national guard troops at each side of the border. Last guy to get killed over water in Wy was in 1999...hmm, maybe pipe it in from Canada? Great lakes? move the coal to the water?
Anyway on the bright side cant CTL go to BTL in the future with some conversion? Setting up an infrastructure now is very much needed. Likewise Wy coal is very clean. In fact the energy used to make this post is produced from one of the cleanest coal plants in the US using Wy coal at .06 per KWH
It may be feasible one day to attach algae bio farms to CTL plants. Likewise the surfer that is removed from any power plants stack can be converted into sulfuric acid! That can be used to break down biomass to make cellulistic ethanol...or if your using BTL just toss it all in there.
Its amazing what can be done with lots of C and H and O and also the N and S
Reality is nothing is perfect. But change is not always bad despite it not always being good.
Hi everyone,
How do you feel Obama compares with Vilsack on energy and the environment? I had some mixed feelings when I watched this:
Maybe I'm being too hard on Vilsack. There were a few spots where I was genuinely impressed with what he said.
This blog once again performs the incredible by ignoring the economic implications of its own discussion. Although someone got it exactly right - it is better to burn off our carbon then the carbon that Osama and Hugie Chavez sells us. Which part of we have a three hundred billion current account deficit with foreigners born on top of oil swamps - do you not understand? Does anyone at all realize that we have a huge unemployment and industrial plant dissappearing problem here? Never mind Washington's unemployment statistics, take a drive through upstate New York or Brooklyn New York and see it there.
Yes algae CO conversion is a good solution, however algae is hard to grow in that quantity, surprise surprise, and still some years away. Some Cambridge biologists are getting close to solving that, but give them time. However do not let that stop us from CTL.
On the other hand, mopers and hand wringers, let's make perfect the enemy of good, since that is our best skill.
The reason coal to liquids is racing upright now is a new process discovered just a year or so ago dropped the cost by a ton. Thusits a coal rush.
nd of course politicians want to look like they are doing something so they are desperate to sign bills and fling money before the oil cmpanies build the plants anyway.
Picture is not so grim. US adsorbed recently no less than 10 millions illegal's workforce. Population (and economic might) is actually growing, not shrinking like in most developed countries. 300 B trade deficit means that US consumed these goods and services inside, instead of sending them overseas. Everybody knows this, and happily returning these 300 B back in US as investments. Now, it is vastly simplified picture, but so is yours. US is blessed with domestic consumer driven economy, to the awe of the rest of the world which economies are dependent on Uncle Sam who sometimes buy their products, sometimes not.
But getting rid of oil dependency from nations routinely spitting in your face, I agree, is the matter of dignity, not just economy.
I would say they go for CTL instead of IGCC and BEV because there are over 100 million liquid fueled cars and virtually zero BEVs. This is just a guess, we would have to ask the Senators.
Ok, lets assume we do find a cost effective way to mass produce algae using the C02 from the CTL plant. What are you going to do with all the algae. Some people want to make bio-d and ethanol out of it. The carbon still goes in the air, though, when you burn the fuel. I guess you could bury it?
We currently have almost zero CTL too, but I don't see that stopping the policymakers. Besides, building new vehicles to use electricity (which we have, and can get more of) fixes more problems than CTL.
What we have here is a huge failure of imagination.
"it is better to burn off our carbon then the carbon that Osama and Hugie Chavez sells us."
That's a simple rationalization. How about developing/advancing NEW technology (a carbon tax) and informing the great consumers of the world of their narcissistic means?
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Obama talks NSA with Charlie Rose
Senior Obama adviser Dan Pfeiffer tweets:
On Sunday before leaving for Ireland, President Obama sat for a 45m intvw with @charlierose on NSA etc. Def worth a watch tonight— Dan Pfeiffer (@pfeiffer44) June 17, 2013
More details, via POLITICO Playbook:
Topics included Iranian elections, civil war in Syria, China and cyberattacks, NSA, Gitmo and drones. The interview will air on "Charlie Rose" on PBS tonight at 11 p.m., and will re-air globally on Bloomberg Television tomorrow at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET.
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Tales of Graces f Walkthrough | Cutscenes & Skits - Part 01 (HD)
Tales of Graces f follows the adventures of a group of former childhood friends, as they attempt to rediscover the bonds between them and save the world. Here we've collected the game's cutscenes and skits for your enjoyment.
Part 1 - The Mysterious Girl
Brothers Asbel Lhant and Hubert Lhant are exploring the Lhant Hill, despite having been forbidden by their father Aston Lhant. There they find a mysterious girl lying in the flowers, who cannot remember her name. They return with her to the village in hopes of helping her discover her identity, and are encouraged to travel to a shack by the seashore where a traveling beastmaster may have the answers.


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It sounds like "somebody" hasn't had their palms greased yet.........
Wasn't there a nationwide search at one point to fill this position? Look at the money that could have been saved from the start of this whole process, if only "local" candidates were screened from the start. I like Mayor Tony (as the Mayor of GuadalaHoover), But I can't see where this position will be nothing more than a sweat paying gig for a few years (for whomever sits in that office).
Who cares.........
Just make sure you have your seat belt on............
"Legal" immigration made this country great, and legal immagration is encouraged. If you are "legal" than you have nothing to worry about.
kids: We can't wait to go to the beach Daddy!
Dad: beach? kids, we aren't going to the beach this year, we are going to Ensley and see the Metro Crossplex thing........
sorry EXHIBITIONIST
Besides wanting to save the world, maybe she is an exhibitionish?
Ya know, "no" jail can hold this chick.
Larry said there would be equestrian events held there. Where are the horse?
It is a proven fact, when you do a good job, you get fired. Everybody knows that. (at least that is what he wants us to think)
well, if you are here "legally", then the law doesn't apply to you. Not hard to figure out
so, it's cheaper to have Italian generators in a navy ship? Something is wrong with that picture, just saying................
We know that they don't have a chance, but I bet that either of those two guys could do a better job that the goofball that is in office now. Plus I think that both of them love America, unlike "Barry". Just saying...........
Well, all of the answers Birmingham needs, will be answered in Alaska! lol The leaders in Birmingham have no clue.......
with the economic state of Alabama coffers right now, this is the subject he wants to focus on? He is a joke.............
Havey is just good ole' white trash.
It is bad enough I live in Jefferson County, but I am soo thankful I don't live in Birmingham. This is a JOKE.......................
For the amount of time that has go on, about this whole affair........there seems to be a lot of dragg'n ass about this. It appears like someone is milking this for all it is worth. The tax payers of Jefferson County have already been screwed, but just wait, there is a bigger screw job coming down the line.
She must have used the money for a sex change (thats one ugly chik) lol
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American Indian Paintings of the SouthwestNovember 9, 2002 - January 5, 2003
PWT's focus for the next two months is on paintings by well known Southwestern Native American artists. Most examples are from the 1970's and 1980's. Several of the artists are now deceased. Works by the following will be shown:
Navajo Artists: Harrison Begay, Robert Yellowhair, Beatien Yazz, Robert Chee, Tony Begay, John Secatero, Boyd Warner, Mary Morez, Chethlahe Paladin, and Robert Draper.
Hopi Artists: Neil David, Michael Kabotie, Raymond Naha, Randy Sahmie, and Aaron Yava, the late Charles Lovato of Santo Domino Pueblo; Rafael Medina (Zia Pueblo); and J.D. Roybal (San Ildefonso Pueblo).
Southwestern basketry and contemporary Navajo pottery and Folk Art are also featured. Below is a sample of some of the pieces currently on display in our gallery.
Robert Chee
Navajo 1938 - 1972
"Fire Dancer" Watercolor C.1970 14" x 17.5"
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Neil David, Sr.
Hopi/Tewa 1944
"HO-TE Kachinas" Acrylic on canvas C.1970 20" x 24" $850.00
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The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien
Norman Bowker
Character Analysis
We know more about Norman at peace than we do about Norman at war. At war, we know that he's gentle, but carries a thumb that Mitchell Sanders cut off a VC soldier and gave to him. The only other personal thing he carries is a diary. He keeps telling Kiowa to shut up when Kiowa wants to talk about Ted Lavender's death, but eventually, he's OK with listening. We know, vaguely, that he feels pressure from his father to win medals in Vietnam.
Once he gets home from the war, though, we learn a lot more. Norman is unable to leave the war behind, but he's also unable to talk about it. His father is silent, his ex-girlfriend (now happily married to another man) would just totally not understand, and his hometown seems indifferent in general, but that's not why he can't talk. He just can't. He'll never be able to talk about his harrowing experience in Vietnam, and when he tries to communicate through Tim as a last-ditch effort, Tim fails him. Shortly thereafter, Norman kills himself.


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Old boys swept aside by Techs
Posted: November 19, 2012|
Old Techs…72 DHSOB…0
OLD TECHS crushed city rivals Devonport High School Old Boys with a 12-try blitz at Weston Mill as they dug into the division's top spot.
Techs are four points clear of second-placed North Tawton and chairman John Young said: "It was a good team performance overall and it makes a nice change for us to pick up a winning bonus point when we've been scraping some of our wins this season."
Phil Ingleson scored a hat-trick of tries, with other scores from Daz Kessell, Joe Dickins, Joel Dicken, Neil Herbert, Billy Heale, Tom James, Derek Ingleson, Gary Quick and Billy Evans. Evans scored the rest of Techs' points with his boot.
DHSOB chairman Mike Freeman refused to make excuses for the defeat, but pointed out that they had four players cry off before the match, had Dan Bulley binned during the game and saw scrum-half Ricky Lennon stagger off injured.
Freeman added: "It made it difficult, but we were steam-rollered."
Plymouth Argaum…39 Buckfastleigh Ramblers…7
THIRD-placed Plymouth Argaum are six points off top spot after virtually beating Ramblers in the first half.
Ieuan Evans got the division's surprise package off the mark with the first try of the game, his touchdown converted by Tom Richards. Karl Sullivan finished off a penetrating team move for the second try, Richards again converting to give Argaum a 14-0 lead.
Richards added a penalty, then a conversion after Dan James touched down for Argaum's third try of the match.
Evans grabbed another try, this time unconverted, but Richards was on target after Jared Williams gave Argaum a bonus point when he scored his team's fourth try of the match.
Richards added a penalty in the second half and Argaum head coach Dave Sansom said: "I could say that we didn't play well in the second half, but the truth is that Ramblers played very well and deserved their try."
Plympton Victoria…25 Tamar Saracens…18
LAST time they had a scheduled game, Plympton Victoria handed St Columba and Torpoint a home walk over because they couldn't raise a team.
On Saturday, they defeated Tamar Saracens, one of the sides expected to push for promotion from Devon Two, to record their first victory of the season.
The defeat almost certainly ended Saracens' interest in the title race and joint head coach Ray Hancock admitted: "We scored a try in the first in the first five minutes, but we were terrible.
"I was really gutted with the result, to be honest."
John Mead got the first touchdown for the visitors, Haydn Coles added a second. Mead kicked the rest of Saracens' points.
DEVON One Plymstock Albion Oaks stayed in second place after seeing off one of their promotion rivals New Cross 12-10 at Horsham on Saturday.


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11th September 2013
US: Three same-sex couples in Minnesota sex offender facility seek to marry 1
3:11 PM — Three same-sex couples currently confined to a high security Minnesota facility for sexual offenders are seeking to get married, following the introduction of equal marriage in the state last month.
28th June 2013
US: Gay man adopts 73-year old partner to avoid inheritance tax 7
5:04 PM — A gay couple in the US say they have had to use adoption to avoid paying the inheritance tax that would be forced on them due to their state's lack of same-sex marriage laws.
17th September 2012
Anti-equal marriage protesters to hold Tory conference rally 137
11:20 AM — A rally by the Coalition for Marriage, the campaign group leading the opposition to equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in the UK, is to take place on Monday 8 October at next month's Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.
12th September 2012
US: Reverend Jesse Jackson has "no problem" with marrying same-sex couples 8
1:43 AM — Reverend Jesse Jackson has said he would officiate a same-sex wedding, were he asked to do so, and that he has "no problem" with gay relationships.
5th September 2012
Democrats endorse equal marriage, and 'appropriately represent' LGBT community 10
12:48 AM — The Democratic National Convention has kicked off, and has been praised for appropriately representing, and embracing the LGBT community in the US.
11th July 2012
Vince Cable: 'Difficult' to justify gay marriage ban 91
10:31 AM — Liberal Democrat Business Secretary Vince Cable has said he believes the current system of civil partnerships for gay couples is 'fine', but that it is 'difficult' to justify a ban on gay civil marriages and will support plans to lift it.
13th June 2012
Northern Ireland: Peer calls homosexuality 'a rung on the ladder to bestiality' 55
3:16 PM — The Ulster Unionist Party has distanced itself from comments made by Lord Maginnis this morning that marriage for gay couples was something 'unnatural' that would be 'imposed' on society, calling it a 'rung on the ladder' to bestiality.
8th June 2012
Catholic Voices poll: '77 percent' of gay and bisexual Britons disagree with marriage ban 84
10:16 AM — Reports of an online poll appear to show that half of gay Britons reject the idea that there is "no need" to change the law on marriage because of civil partnerships, and 77 percent do not accept that marriage should be reserved exclusively for straight people.
30th May 2012
Illinois citizens to sue for equal marriage rights 9
2:30 PM — Illinois residents are to file lawsuits against the state, arguing that the ban on marriages for gay couples is unconstitutional.
28th May 2012
Video: Musician Paloma Faith comes @Out4Marriage 4
4:20 PM — British singer-songwriter Paloma Faith has added her voice to the Out4Marriage campaign for equality in marriage between gay and straight couples.
15th May 2012
Video: US rapper and producer Jay-Z supports gay couples marrying 22
5:21 PM — Rapper Jay-Z has backed US President Barack Obama's announcement last week that he supported equal marriage rights between gay and straight couples.
23rd March 2012
37,000 sign petition to thank Starbucks for equal marriage support 19
4:32 PM — More than 37,000 people have signed a petition to thank coffee giant Starbucks for its equal marriage support after marriage opponents called for an international boycott.
Public invited to equal marriage forums over coming month 87
9:50 AM — Members of the public are being invited to consultation events around England over the next month to discuss how best to introduce equal marriage rights.
22nd March 2012
Comment: Britain must stop fudging its way to equality and let religions marry gay couples 35
2:56 PM — Following the launch of the government's public consultation on how to implement equal civil marriage rights, Rabbi Aaron Goldstein, the co-chair of Rabbinic Conference of Liberal Judaism, says religious ceremonies must be included in the final result.
21st March 2012
Jacqui Smith 'happy' to see civil partnerships make way for equal marriage 52
10:55 AM — Jacqui Smith, who was deputy minister for women and equalities when she unveiled the proposals for civil partnerships eight years ago, has said the system should be amended, or even repealed, to make way for equal civil marriage.
20th March 2012
125,000 sign Iraq veteran's petition to keep New Hampshire's equal marriage law 24
5:05 PM — 125,000 people across the US have called on New Hampshire's legislature to keep the state's equal marriage laws in a vote tomorrow, signing a petition started by marine who wants to be best man at his brother's wedding.
Stonewall calls for 'calm voice of gays' in equal marriage consultation 94
3:19 PM — Gay rights charity Stonewall has published its response to the government consultation on how to introduce marriage equality for gay couples in England and Wales, saying civil partnerships have not been 'sufficient to diminish the remaining prejudice against gay people'.
Lord Tebbit: Nests of snakes in the equal marriage can of worms 127
10:56 AM — Norman Tebbit has labelled the prime minister's reasons for supporting equal marriage 'absurd' and warned that 'nests of snakes' inhabit the 'can of worms' the country is about to open, suggesting polygamy and incest may naturally follow.
13th March 2012
Renamed Ben and Jerry's flavour backs equal marriage in the UK 105
11:56 AM — Ice cream giant Ben and Jerry's has announced today it will be changing the name of one of its ice cream flavours in the UK in support of equal marriage rights for gays.
12th March 2012
Poll: Australia leads Britain and US in support for equal marriage 23
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I don't often get to take the long way to work given my school drop-off responsibilities. But there I was, on a bright and crisp morning during Spring Break week, crossing the GW bridge with one colleague and on my way to pick up another colleague for a joint bike commute. Looking out over the Hudson, I thought about how great it would be to cross the river without having to come all the way uptown first. There must be a way.
Maybe Cycling Isn't Enough
I didn't start bike commuting purely for fitness and weight loss purposes, but it was certainly a very big plus. As I wrote in my previous post, the 100+ mile per week commute from Riverdale helped me lose weight pretty much no matter what I was eating, but just a few months after moving to the city (and after a very harsh winter that didn't allow for much riding) my cycling mileage shrank dramatically and I regained all that weight. I had resolved to get back on the path to good health and fitness.
A Little Cycling Goes a Short Way
About a year ago I wrote about how cycling to work every day from Riverdale helped me lose about 12 lbs and achieve much better overall fitness. Back then and over the ensuing summer, I averaged over 100 miles per week cycling. With a minimum round-trip length of 22 miles (and occasionally taking longer routes of over 20 miles one-way) plus frequent weekend riding, I was burning calories and shedding pounds with ease. No matter what I ate, it seemed, I was still burning far more than I was consuming. But at the end of that summer, when we moved to the City, …
Rinkonomics and Traffic Justice
I just listened to a fascinating (as always) Freakonomics podcast about a concept developed by Economics Professor Daniel Klein called Rinkonomics. On an ice skating rink, a few simple rules (everyone skating in the same general direction, no cell phones allowed, etc.) suffice to keep everyone relatively happy and safe. Given the lack of central control and direction, someone unfamiliar with a rink might think that collisions would be extremely common. In fact, as I can attest from recent experience, collisions are very rare and the most common type of injury is self-inflicted and involves only one skater.
Klein goes on to make the case for the rink as an analogy for economic life in general, and against central planning. However, I was most struck by the following quote explaining why the rink functions as it does:
An important quality of collision is mutuality. If I collide with you, then you collide with me. And if I don't collide with you, you don't collide with me. In promoting my interest in avoiding collision with you, I also promote your interest in avoiding collision with me.
Therein lies the key to understanding, and potentially solving, one of the biggest public health crises (and undoubtedly the biggest public health crisis facing children) of our era.
City Living: Family in New York City
This is my fourth post in my series on city living. For earlier posts see
A word of warning: I have a lot of weakly related ideas floating in my head these days, and today's post is more my way of sorting through it than an attempt to convey any particular message.
Staying in the city after starting a family and raising kids may be increasingly popular, but there's still a fair number of people who end up leaving for the suburbs. Since my wife and I have actually lived in multiple suburban communities, and visited or explored several more, we are often asked what each of them are like. However, looking back at the people we met in the suburbs and comparing them to the people we've recently met in the City, I now realize that this information about individual suburbs is far less useful than most people imagine.
Taking Back the Streets: How to Solve NYC's Parking Problem
Last week I described how the series of street fairs in our neighborhood got me thinking about the under-allocation of space to pedestrians and the need for more places for kids to go out and play. Late last week I brought the car home from its increasingly long-term parking spot at work in order to facilitate some weekend travels and shopping. The hours I spent circling the neighborhood searching for free parking have given me plenty of time to contemplate alternatives to the horrendous state of parking in Manhattan.
Taking Back the Streets: Pedestrian Spaces and a Crosstown Bike Route
Another Sunday, another street fair. This past Sunday's street fair on 100th St between Broadway and West End was not quite as extensive as last week's, which closed down half of Broadway for 10 blocks. Nevertheless, it had the obligatory bouncy castle, which of course meant we had to stop while my daughter played.
Walking about in the middle of a car-free street for the second week in a row got me thinking about street allocation space in New York City more generally.


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An examination of some of the 9/11 commission's recommendations - and the results
RECOMMENDATION: "Afghanistan must not again become a sanctuary for international crime and terrorism." The commission called for a "long-term commitment to a secure and stable Afghanistan."
RESULT: And how: The U.S. commitment has been long term, both in dollars and military might. But Afghanistan is far from secure. Afghan civilian deaths remain alarmingly high. President Hamid Karzai's corruption-riddled government has little power outside of Kabul. As Obama seeks to pull out combat troops over the next three years, the government's hand may weaken further. Al-Qaida, however, has had to relocate much of its operational planning to Pakistan and Yemen, where weak governments leave terrorists an opening.
RECOMMENDATION: "The United States should support Pakistan's government in its struggle against extremists with a comprehensive effort that extends from military aid to support for better education, so long as Pakistan's leaders remain willing to make difficult choices of their own."
RESULT: Pakistan has embraced democracy, after years under the military-led regime of Pervez Musharraf. Increased U.S. aid has helped shore up the weak democratic government and deliver some counterterrorism successes.
Yet all of Washington's money and support haven't severed links between militants and Pakistan's army and intelligence services. The Taliban can cross into Afghanistan freely to fight U.S. forces, and Pakistanis harbor extremely negative opinions of the U.S.
Relations between U.S. and Pakistani authorities have been consistently difficult. The U.S. discovery and killing of Osama bin Laden in a military town near Pakistan's capital in May only deepened the mutual mistrust and tension. Pakistani officials were furious that the raid was carried out without any warning to authorities in Islamabad, and that has jeopardized cooperation in the fight against al-Qaida. The U.S. has provided about $20 billion in assistance to Pakistan since 9/11, and many Americans are questioning the wisdom of giving more.
The country's direction is very unpredictable.
RECOMMENDATION: "The problems in the U.S.-Saudi relationship must be confronted, openly."
RESULT: The Saudi government has fought al-Qaida on its own turf and proved a sturdy ally of the U.S. against Iran, yet has struggled to stem the flow of support for groups hostile to the United States. The two countries also haven't seen eye to eye on the wave of protests in North Africa and the Middle East. The commission's call for a "shared commitment to political and economic reform" is unfulfilled.
RECOMMENDATION: A new approach to the Muslim world, one less tolerant of undemocratic governments. "One of the lessons of the long Cold War was that short-term gains in cooperating with the most repressive and brutal governments were too often outweighed by long-term setbacks for America's stature and interests."
RESULT: The Obama administration has seized on the anti-government uprisings of the Arab spring to reposition U.S. foreign policy, moving away from support for strongmen such as Egypt's Hosni Mubarak and more toward democratic reforms and respect for human rights. The administration hopes that new democracies in the region will offer frustrated young men greater dignity and new economic opportunities, leaving them less vulnerable to the appeal of extremism. But efforts to re-establish the U.S. as a moral leader around the globe have been hindered somewhat by the stalled U.S.-led peace effort between Israelis and Palestinians, high civilian death rates in Afghanistan and Obama's failure to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay as he promised.
RECOMMENDATION: "The United States should engage other nations in developing a comprehensive coalition strategy against Islamist terrorism."
RESULT: Bush got strong backing from much of the world after 9/11, but that unity splintered when the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003. Still, countries are sharing more intelligence and working together to combat terrorist financing. No government has permitted al-Qaida to operate freely within its borders. Obama's election ushered in a new spirit of cooperation among countries which had often complained of U.S. heavy-handedness and unilateralism under Bush.
RECOMMENDATION: "Congress should create a single, principal point of oversight and review for homeland security."
RESULT: When the Sept. 11 commission issued its report, 88 congressional committees, subcommittees and caucuses claimed at least some jurisdiction over the Department of Homeland Security.
The commission called the oversight system splintered, dysfunctional, an impediment to improving national security. It also was keenly aware of how hard it is to pry even one inch of turf away from a power-hungry member of Congress, warning presciently that "few things are more difficult to change in Washington than congressional committee jurisdiction and prerogatives."
By 2011, the number of congressional panels claiming jurisdiction had risen to 108. In 2009 alone, the department calculated it spent a collective 66 work years responding to questions from Congress.
"We are constantly briefing staff, appearing at hearings, preparing reports, responding to inquiries," says Napolitano. "It is a problem."
And the problem goes way beyond the hassle of answering to lots of congressional chieftains.
Hamilton warns: "When everyone has oversight, nobody has oversight."
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Hey Broncos! I hope everyone did well on their finals. I know for me its always a relief to receive my final grades and have done better than I thought I did.
Summer has been great so far. I am training for four 5K races for Kalamazoo nonprofit organizations. I am really excited about them. One is for the SPCA, one is for Girl's on the Run, one is called a Kalamazoo Mud Run where money is raised to build water wells in Uganda, and the last one is called a color run paint run (paint is thrown on runners every .25 miles!). Running for charity is a great excuse to get into shape.
I am spending WMU's first summer semester being a Teaching Assistant for a Social Work class where students will community organize with a nonprofit organization called Building Blocks. I loved the class so much last summer that I decided to TA for it this summer, and am also interning with the nonprofit. I am gaining lots of hands on experience and am grateful for that. I am also interning with Hillel at WMU, the Jewish organization on campus during Orientation. Its amazing how when you come to college, lots of organizations want you to intern. In short, college is full of opportunities.
I have been giving tours every day to middle school and high school age students. Its so refreshing to watch perspective students get excited about college. The younger kids ask the funniest questions.
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - A deal to supply large-format flight displays on the next generation of Boeing's 737 jetliner will provide a major boost to production at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids for many years.
Chicago-based Boeing announced Thursday the selection of Rockwell Collins large-format flight displays as standard equipment on the flight decks of its 737 MAX aircraft, which will replace the current 737 NG in 2017.
The 15.1-inch liquid crystal displays in each cockpit will provide visual "real estate" that will be useful as the NextGen air control system is deployed in years to come. They Rockwell Collins displays were a prominent cockpit feature in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
"This is a very significant win for our company and solidifies Rockwell Collins as the Boeing standard for flight deck displays," Rockwell Collins vice president and general Manager of Air Transport Systems Jeff Standerski said.
Rockwell Collins was not the display supplier for the current 737 model, the NG, meaning the 737 MAX shipments will add market share for Rockwell Collins.
Demand for the single-aisle 737 MAX has been high, with over 900 orders already received. Airlines are buying the new jetliners to take advantage of a project 13 percent improvement in fuel efficiency, driven by improvements in aerodynamics and propulsion, along with its improved flight deck.
Sales are expected by Rockwell Collins to top 4,500 over the production life of the model, and a typical new cockpit design can be the standard for 20 to 25 years.
Each of the 737 MAX cockpits will use four of the multifunction displays, which can each supply multiple layers of information and graphics.
The announcement came on the day when Chicago-based Boeing announced "firm" configuration details on the 737 MAX to the aerospace industry.
Development work on the displays was conducted primarily in Cedar Rapids, and manufacturing is expected to take place in Cedar Rapids and Manchester.
Rockwell Collins is already the display provider on the Boeing 747-8, Boeing 767 and the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker based on Boeing's 767 air frame.
Standerski said Rockwell Collins worked closely with Boeing to make sure the decision to provide the larger size displays on the 737 would be supported within the airline industry.
The Boeing 737 MAX win was clearly being savored at Rockwell Collins. Standerski attributed the win to Rockwell Collins offering good value, the right technology and a strong record of past performance.
"This is significant recognition for the dedication and hard work of Rockwell Collins employees," he said.
Rockwell Collins shares rose 70 cents, or 1.3 percent to close at $52.42 Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange, while the Dow Jones industrial average fell 0.23 percent.
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The Knuckles return just in time for the NFL's preseason to be up and running. Did you know that there are more knuckleheads per capita in the NFL than in any of the other three major American pro sports leagues combined? Of course you did – you're all experts in identifying knuckleheads! Not to be outdone though, it is still baseball season and around these parts, the Red Sox have provided an ample amount of Knuckle nominees over the course of the year. Why should this week be any different? So without further ado, let's get into this week's winners!
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When I thought I was at death's door a few weeks ago, I told my husband we needed to make some changes. Specifically, no matter how much time we had left, we should spend it laughing. After all, as everyone knows, laughter is the best medicine. Continue Reading


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Shreveport-Bossier, LA (PRWEB) July 31, 2014
The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau and its partners the Shreveport Convention Center and Hilton Shreveport launched a new "Seize the Lagniappe" promotion to reward meeting planners personally or professionally for booking their conventions in Shreveport-Bossier.
In the sister cities, located in northwest Louisiana, the partners believe in lagniappe or a "little something extra." That extra is a free planning meeting for up to 20 people with complimentary Continental breakfast at the Shreveport Convention Center, up to three complimentary hotel rooms for two nights at the Hilton Shreveport, free Wi-Fi for convention delegates at both sites, and up to 100,000 Hilton HHonors bonus points will be awarded at contract signing.
This means free event services, amenities, and room nights for future use for meeting planners who are looking for a place to host conferences. The contract must be signed by December 31, 2014 with the Hilton Shreveport and Shreveport Convention Center. But the conference can happen through December 2017. Planners who book at least 200 room nights can qualify for an additional 5X Hilton HHonors points.
"This promotion provides a lot of added value for meeting planners and rewards them professionally or personally for booking conventions with us," said Dianna Douglas, regional sales manager for the Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau.
Shreveport-Bossier is conveniently located in the northwestern part of Louisiana, and is an ideal destination for meetings and conventions with great facilities, amenities and service.
"Located in the heart of downtown, the Shreveport Convention Center and Hilton Shreveport offer a state-of-the-art meeting facility and world, class full-service hotel all under one roof," said Marianne Nelson, director of sales and marketing for the Hilton Shreveport.
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We offer travel packages to the most recognized parts of Peru and our business is registered and licensed with the public registry. We are dedicated to serving our clients from all around the world. We attend to every detail, while making sure that all of our clients have a relaxing and exciting vacation.
Book your Peruvian adventure through Valencia Travel Cusco so you don't miss out on everything that Peru and Valencia Travel Cusco has to offer.
Valencia Travel Cusco is the company that works with a lot of responsibility to their customers, respecting all religious beliefs, customs, traditions, languages, cultures and political opinions. Working with local communities using their transportation, accommodation and food in the process of development of tourism in Peru. We all work committed to efficiency, flexibility, and we are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help you everything you need to organize your trip to Peru the Inca Empire. We work with full time local travel professionals, ready to make certain that every aspect of your stay in our region is not just an encounter with a foreign culture, but a fascinating, faultless and above all extraordinary service.
We specialize in offering private tours throughout Peru (coast-sierra-jungle) and we operate all the tours adventure, cultural and ecological, special interest trips, family packages, trekking and mountaineering.
We are a travel agency with goals that contribute to reach the international quality standards in the provision of tourism services.
It also aims to address the most important challenges facing tourism businesses include those relating to the need to create an appropriate corporate culture, design an optimal service quality, put technology at the service of quality, select and train staff adequately and implement systems of continuous quality improvement to assess current quality levels and estimated to reach optimum levels to meet market requirements and the actions needed to achieve them.
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Logic Pro: Capture Last Take As Recording for MIDI and Audio
Rounik Sethi on Jun 18, 2012 in Logic Pro • 16 comments
So, you've just played the performance of a lifetime but Logic was in playback, not record, mode. All is not lost! Let's take a look at how you can recall your last played MIDI or audio performance even when Logic wasn't in record mode.
Yes, you read that right and this isn't just for you MIDI fiends. Logic Pro is able to recall the last played audio performance too!
Let's start by exploring how this works with MIDI performances...
1 - Capture MIDI As Recording
Although this is a well documented feature, many Logic users may not be aware of it. Start by right-clicking on the Transport and choose to customize the Transport bar. Make sure to enable 'Capture Recording' in the 1st column. The Capture Recording button will now be displayed next to the record button in the Transport.
Fig 1. Enable the Capture Recording button in the Transport.
Note: You can also assign a key command to 'Capture as Recording'. Go to Logic Pro > Preferences > Key Commands to set this up.
Then follow these steps:
- Create a software instrument track.
- Hit play (Logic's Transport MUST be running for this to work).
- Play some keys on your MIDI Controller or Caps lock keyboard and hit stop.
- Click the Capture as Recording button (or use the key command).
And that's all there is to it. Your last performance will be written to a MIDI region on the track! Make sure to capture the recording immediately after stopping Logic's transport. If you perform other functions before doing so Logic may forget that last performance.
2 - Capture Audio as recording
Capturing the last played recording on audio tracks is considered by all but a handful of Logic experts as impossible. However, impossible it is not! Follow these steps and you'll never lose a performance again!
- Setup the inputs of an audio track to record an audio source.
- Enable Punch on the Fly mode so Logic is always listening: Options > Audio > Punch on the Fly. (See Fig 2.)
- Record-arm the audio track, hit Play in Logic's transport and begin playing / singing.
- BEFORE you stop playback, hit the Record button (R) then stop playback.
Fig 2. Make sure Punch on the Fly is enabled.
As expected a short audio region appears when you hit record. Because Logic was in Punch on the Fly mode that region contains the entire audio file from when you started playback! Now drag out the left-corner of the region to reveal the entire audio performance captured as a recording!
Drag the bottom left-corner of the audio region to the left to reveal the entire audio performance.
And that is all there is to it! Unless you forget to have Punch on the Fly enabled, or Logic's transport was not in play mode… there's no excuse to lose that all important, once-in-a-lifetime jam when you're using Logic Pro!
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Logic ran fine for about three weeks, then decided it didn't to start anymore. Since I downloaded my installation from the App store, I got ZERO support. They just said there's nothing they could/would do and refunded my money to my credit card. And boy that pisses me off.
Perhaps next months new OS release will bring it back to life, maybe.
But the Apple store online didn't even ask questions about anything. Didn't try. Just basically said "Sorry, here's your money back."
I really like what I saw in Logic and wanted to learn more about it. But...
Could you give us some more details. Even better post a new thread on the Logic MPV forums here:
We'll do our best to help you :)
I've fixed the problem (nobody asked). I went deep into the darkest part of the library folder and found
com.apple.logic.pro.plist and moved it to the desktop. then I started Logic and it works fine.
Do you guys use a little signature thing at the bottom of this text box so everyone can write their system specs there...?
Logic is a massive application and with anything so complex can occasionally need a little troubleshooting. Removing the logic.pro.plist is a great way to remove any errors caused when starting due to the global settings.
In case anyone else reads this and needs to know more check this out:
We don't have a signature on The Hub comments - as The Hub is an online magazine more than a forum.
However, we do have an excellent forum at macProVideo with some Logic and audio experts that hang out there. Check out the forums here:
If anybody wants to capture midi always, there is an application for that in AppStore. Capture midi or www.audiocr.com
Actually Jan, that's simply NOT true. MIDI Capture does work when Logic's Transport is not running!! Once you've stopped the transport simply hit the Capture MIDI take button or use the key command and voila your MIDI performance will appear. Best not to do anything between the time the transport stops and you capture MIDI though.


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