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Wait, wait, and wait a little longer for the arrival in Aus
So I returned to Aus mid September and tried to find a job to pay the accumulated bills, confident that my little bike was wending its way back to Aus.
After about 4-5 weeks I hadn't had any updates from Robin so called him to check when it was going to arrive. To be told that it hadn't actually left yet, due to the paperwork problem with the other vehicles.
About this time I realised Robin wasn't the 'volunteering information' type of guy. I was going to have to ask to find out anything.
Kept waiting, until finally advised that the bike was due in Sydney Dec 18th. Great, but what were the chances of getting the bike processed through customs in the days before Christmas, not good.
Then a couple of days before it was due to arrive, when I rang to find out how to pay the fees, I was advised that it was actually arriving in Brisbane, 'cos the next ship going to Sydney would have taken too long'. Hmmm, not impressed.
So it arrived in Brisbane on the 18th. On the 21st I got told the cost would be almost double what I'd been quoted. Really not happy now.
Apparently, because I'd been a good boy and got the import approval done myself, the shipper agent decided to treat my bike as a totally separate customer to Robin's other vehicles in the container. So instead of sharing the cost of all the overheads, I got the lot.
At least Robin waived any charges for himself, so all the money went to the agent. In the end it cost me about $700 more than I expected for the import.
Moral of this part of the story. If you are going to come in with someone like Robin who is essentially bringing the vehicles in 'as his own', let him do the lot, including getting the import approval. And you shouldn't get slugged like I did.
Anyway, now I needed to get the bike back from Brisbane, and he's shutting down for 2 weeks. At least it gave me 2 weeks to work out my best option.
But that's the next installment. Not really relevant to the actual importation, but another challenge nonetheless.
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The Chicago Botanic Garden's award-winning Plant Evaluation Program is one of the largest and most diverse in the nation. Join Richard Hawke for a tour of the Garden's two plant evaluation sites. Test plots like these play a critical role in making informed landscape decisions in a changing climate. Learn how climate change affects evaluation selections, how findings can help with climate adaptation, and more. This entire tour requires walking and standing.
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In less than 40 years, many of the trees that designers, gardeners, and urban foresters have come to rely on will no longer be hardy in the Chicago region. By 2080, considerably more trees will join the ranks of those unable to adapt to the changing climate. The results of the Trees for 2050 study are a treasure trove of information to help guide landscape professionals and property owners in making wise tree choices for long-term viability.
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The impacts of climate change are already evident in the Chicago region, with implications for those who design for, plant, maintain, and manage urban landscapes, including the urban forest. But climate action is also unfolding in communities throughout the region, with the help of collaborations between the USDA Forest Service, local institutions, and municipalities. Learn what climate-induced changes are unfolding locally and what steps are being taken to adapt to them.
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Dr. Kayri Havens, Ph.D., Medard and Elizabeth Welch director, Plant Science and Conservation, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, Illinois
Joy Kaminsky, director of horticulture, Cantigny Park, Wheaton, Illinois
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In recent years especially, experts have advocated planting native species, in part, because they are naturally adapted to the local conditions. But does that recommendation hold in light of the region's changing climate? What is the role of nonnative yet climate-adapted species, and is that role changing as local growing conditions change? This panel will be a lively discussion with plenty of opportunities for audience participation and questions
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Groups ranging from dance teachers to jazz musicians and theater troupes stage productions in this intimate theater renowned for excellent acoustics. Resident companies include Chamber Music Amici and Swing Shift.
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This is a beautiful drive along the McKenzie River to Sisters, Oregon. The drive takes less than two hours. Shop to your hearts content when you get to Sisters.
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Event Location: Island Park; Springfield, OR
Event Admission: $7. Children 5 and under are free.
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Phone: 1-541-736-4104
SummerFair celebrates Springfield in a big way! Music, PetFest, FamilyFest and the ArtFest are all part of this summer eventin addition to outdoor movie, ranch to river run/walk, pancake breakfast, BirthdayFest, family barbecue, Kids' FishingFest, Filbert Sweet Treat Contest, and a Softball Tournament. Fun for the whole family!
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Dorris Ranch Living History Farm205 Dorris Street, Springfield, Oregon 97477
Phone: 541-954-7213
For those who truly enjoy the experience of seeing history and nature firsthand. There is no substitute for the excitement of visiting an actual historical place—to feel, touch, smell and even taste the products of this bountiful land.
Marketplace@Sprout!Fridays 3:00 - 7:00 p.m.
418 A Street, Springfield, OR 97477
The Springfield Farmers' Market is now called Marketplace@Sprout!, and is open from 3 pm to 7 pm every Friday night in downtown Springfield. Marketplace@Sprout! provides a year-round sales outlet for farmers and local food entrepreneurs. The Marketplace encourages direct community participation in the food security of the Springfield/Eugene area.
Silvan Ridge - Hinman Vineyards27012 Briggs Hill Road, Eugene, OR 97405
Phone: (866) 5-SILVAN
Silvan Ridge Winery is located in the South Willamette Valley and maintains the tradition of a small European winery.
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35843 Highway 58 #10
A wine shop and tasting room in Pleasant Hill specializing in imported wines from Germany. Open Tuesday through Thursday, 12-6 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 12-7 p.m.
Washburne Historical DistrictRoughly bounded by G, 10th, A, and 2nd Sts., Springfield, Oregon 97477
The Washburne Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Historic District was established in 1985 and is named for C.W. Washburne who was a prominent banker and mill owner in Springfield. He was the owner and operator. Washburn Historic District includes a large number of historic buildings.
Springfield Public Library225 Fifth Street, Springfield, Oregon 97477
Phone: 541-726-3766
Springfield has a truly wonderful library with an extensive collection. They offer something for all ages with their special events and variety of programs.
Cinemark Theaters 12 & 17Gateway Mall, Springfield, OR 97477
Phone: 1-541-741-3438
Cinemark 12 Website
Cinemark 17 Website
There are two theaters located at Gateway Mall. Cinemark 12 has bargain prices for popular movies that have left the major theaters. Cinemark 17 shows current run movies.
Movies in the ParkVarious Parks in Springfield, OR 97477
Phone: 1-541-736-4544
Outdoor movies are back! Bring your blanket and chairs for a movie under the stars. Entertainment is free and concessions are available.
Island Park200 W. B Street, Springfield, OR 97477
Phone: 1-541-736-4104
Island Park is the host to some great festivals throughout the year. Includes shelter and stage rentals. Located next to the Willamette River, Island Park offers wildlife viewing as well as a playground, boat launch, fishing and a bike path.
Mill Race Park200 South Mill, Springfield, Oregon 97477
Phone: 541-746-5359
Mill Race Park is a little gem with picnic tables, benches, native plantings and interpretive signage regarding the Millrace and the history of Springfield.
Willamalane Park & RecreationSpringfield, OR 97477
Phone: 1-541-736-4544
The center is centrally located next to the Regional Sports Center offers parties, club meetings, dances, workshops, classroom instruction, business meetings and multi-media presentations. Rent a room and playground. Another great birthday party place.
Camp Putt Adventure Golf Park4006 Franklin Blvd., Springfield, OR 97477
Phone: 1-541-741-9828
The Northwest's premier miniature golf destination offering two eighteen hole courses located on two acres of lush landscape. It's a great place for the entire family where fun is par for the course. Reservations are not needed
Willamalane Center for Sports & Recreation200 S. 32nd St., Springfield, OR 97477
Phone: 1-541-747-4781
Willamalane Center for Sports & Recreation is the largest indoor community facility in the Northwest offering basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, table tennis, hockey leagues, derby bouts and practice, boxing, cage fighting, pro and amateur wrestling, fitness area, and a batting cage.
Springfield Golf Club90333 Sunderman Road, Springfield, OR 97477
Phone: 1-541-747-9811
Featuring 18 beautiful and challenging holes, practice and teaching facilities, dining and banquet facilities and a welcoming country club community...Springfield Golf Club is the perfect combination of friendship, fun, and golf at an affordable price.
Splash! Lively Park Swim Center6100 Thurston Rd., Springfield, OR 97477
Phone: 1-541-736-4244
Splash! has a wave pool, slide, water basketball hoop, kiddie pool, water exercise, and an adult spa. They have onvenient family changing rooms, concessions and a sundeck. Great place to have birthday parties.
Willamalane Park Swim Center1276 G. Street, Springfield, OR 97477
Phone: 1-541-736-4080
Willamalane Park Swim Center is the most popular competitive pool in the region. It has an eight lane, 25-yard lap pool and diving boards. There is also a wheelchair-accessible, warm-water play/exercise pool. Enjoy the water slide, adult spa, accessible deep-water pool and community rooms.


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Using a red is warm energetic and high impact. It is a fantastic paint color for kitchens and spaces where you entertain and want to promote conversation and interaction. In dining rooms it can be very dramatic. If you want your red color to be less energetic choose those that are less saturated or have some rust and brown tones like Sherwin-Williams Fireweed or Rustic Red. Because it is bold and can increase energy levels so you may want to avoid using red in children's rooms.


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A UNITED States of America (US) court has issued a warrant of arrest against a Zambian woman who allegedly defrauded Medicaid, a US Government health care benefit programme, of US$1,062,370 (about K5.2 billion).
Patricia Mubanga Chisanga is being sought by the US district court of Columbia, which issued the warrant on November 7, this year.
Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Maxwell Nkole announced that a US court had issued the warrant against Ms Chisanga for crimes she allegedly committed while working for Medicaid, a medical equipment company in the US.
Mr Nkole said Ms Chisanga had consequently been placed on 'Interpol Red Alert' for allegedly defrauding Medicaid from January 2008 to March 2011 in Columbia.
"Chisanga whilst acting together with the owner of the medical equipment company altered documentation received from physicians to make it appear as if physicians requested expensive wheelchairs and other supplies for their patients when in fact not," Mr Nkole said.
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Every few months I remember to check back in with the brilliant Bela Borsodi and always find something on the New Yorker's portfolio that I love. On this occasion it was this extraordinary shoot for Document magazine, fusing real-life models with some weird and wonderful illustrated adornments to produce a series which is by turns, funny, intriguing, silly and stylish. Sometimes it takes a few seconds to work out what exactly your eyes are seeing, but the cumulative effect of the photographs confirms how much I like Bela's work, and that I should develop a more strategic approach to keeping up-do-date with his new projects.


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Read more: "Rewriting the textbooks: When science gets it wrong"
Microscopes are good, but not that good. The view through them gets prohibitively fuzzy when you try to look at things smaller than half the wavelength of the light used for imaging; for visible light, that is anything below a few hundred nanometres. Many things we would like to see in intimate detail, such as the processes that sustain life, are at far smaller scales than that.
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will not be accepted (it's the same as turning in no assignment at all) and I will not tell you that you've done it wrong and give you a chance to do it again.
Send all ten citations in a single message, in the same order as below. The email subject must be BIO 190 Assignment 2. Remember that if an article is indicated, you are providing the citation of the article, not of the book or journal that includes it.
These are official class materials of BIO 190 as taught at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, by Curtis Clark. They are subject to change without notice to anyone but students currently enrolled in the class.Summer Quarter, 2001


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It appears that the Earth is in a transition that could lead to a new, higher level of organization and, in Pierre de Chardin's sense, "interiorization", producing a new emergent consciousness. This transition is like what happened when cells evolved to form individual insects and plants and animals and, eventually, humans. And, these individuals came to have a coherent consciousness that could guide the – now unified – collection of cells.
It also appears that humanity is a key vehicle for this new higher level of organization for the Earth. However, the Earth is at a very unstable point in its evolution. In a systems theory context it will either evolve or devolve now.
So, In order to survive, individual humans have to evolve to the next level of consciousness and connect to form the emergent Earth's next level of organization and coherence. Let's call that "Planetary Consciousness."
To succeed, this Planetary Consciousness needs to be expressed in a straightforward unifying philosophy – a Planetary Philosophy – with a set of simple, self-evident, powerful core principles (assumptions) that are so clear and so self-evident that it is virtually impossible for anyone to deny them. And these principles need to provide clear guidance so that anyone and everyone can immediately understand whether an action contributes to evolution or devolution. What are these principles? Planetary Philosophy suggests that there are three of these core principles. The Three Principles of Planetary Philosophy are summarized as: One Planet; One People; and One Purpose.
Planetary Philosophy is evolving. So far the Planetary Philosophy perspective has been applied to produce first approximations of a Philosophy of Science, a Philosophy of Consciousness, and a Philosophy of Capitalism.
Planetary Philosophy has also been elaborated in relation to A Planetary Movement and a way to Build Your Own Philosophy.
If you would like to see where we have gotten with this project as a whole, read Planetary Philosophy: An Essay.
We hope you will join with us in building Planetary Philosophy into an intellectual movement strong enough to make a significant contribution to realizing our One Purpose, bringing about the global transformation that our One People needs to survive and thrive on our One Planet.
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Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) is a course offered for those interested in pursing career in teaching. The B.Ed degree is mandatory for teaching in higher primary schools and high schools in Pakistan. The minimum qualification required for entry into B.Ed course is Bachelor of Arts (B.A) or Bachelor of Science (B.Sc). While students from arts stream are trained to teach subjects like history, civics, geography and languages. The students from science stream are trained to teach mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology. After B.Ed, students can purse Master in Education (M.Ed).
Graduation (B.A /B.Sc/B.Com) or equivalent with 45 % aggregate marks from any recognized University or college.
Almost all the general universities in Pakistan offered B.Ed admission in B.Ed course. In Punjab and Sindh there are many colleges offer B.Ed admissions. You can find a list of B.Ed colleges from the concerned province education department website.


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Iowa City may host wrestling Classic
By Andy Hamilton
Iowa City Press-Citizen
The event that introduced the wrestling fans of Iowa to one-day college stars Cael Sanderson, Mike Zadick and Mark Perry Jr. is coming back.
The Dream Team Classic is set to return to Iowa next spring, and there's a strong possibility West High will be selected as the site of the annual meet featuring the nation's top high school seniors against a team of all-stars from the host state.
"It'll be fun," West coach Mark Reiland said. "I don't know how cool it will be until I figure out how much work I'm actually going to have to do for it."
Chances are, Reiland could be doing some coaching that night, too. His state championship team includes Nate Moore and Grant Gambrall, two of the state's top wrestlers in the Class of 2008.
Moore, the No. 1 125-pounder in the country, is one of four nationally-ranked Iowans in a junior class loaded with college prospects. The star-studded group is a primary reason why Wyatt Schultz — a Cedar Rapids resident, co-owner of The Predicament wrestling publication and photographer for the Dream Team Classic — lobbied to bring the meet back to Iowa for the first time since 2003.
"I wanted this class showcased more than anything," he said. "I think they can be pretty doggone competitive with the Dream Team. You get a lot of those kids in that top-five range, and on a given night, either one of the kids could win. I really think if that Iowa team is motivated, they could give (the Dream Team) a good run."
Schultz said the date hasn't been nailed down yet, but the meet likely will be next April and West High is the probable host. He said it will cost approximately $10,000 to cover the travel, accommodations, meals and entertainment for the wrestlers.
The Dream Team Classic has showcased the sport's future stars since its inception in 1997. The first event, held in Waterloo, featured Sanderson, who went 159-0 at Iowa State before he won a freestyle Olympic gold medal, and Zadick, a former Hawkeye and 2006 World silver medalist.
Sanderson, in fact, suffered one of his rare defeats in the first Dream Team event. He lost by injury default against Steve Niles of Charles City.
The meet returned to Cedar Rapids in 2001 with perhaps its greatest collection of talent. The Dream Team included five wrestlers who eventually combined to win eight Division I NCAA titles (Jake Rosholt, Steve Mocco, Shane Webster, Troy Letters and Ben Cherrington), along with All-Americans Nick Simmons, Cory Cooperman and Alex Tirapelle, Greco-Roman star Harry Lester and Marcus LeVesseur, who went 155-0 for Division III Augsburg.
Perry, an NCAA champion for Iowa this year, led the 2003 Dream Team to its most lopsided win ever. The USA squad that also included NCAA champion Jake Herbert and three-time All-American Eric Tannenbaum whipped the Iowa Elite team 60-0 in Cedar Rapids.
"It's awesome for Team USA guys," Perry said. "It's a lot of fun. You get to hang out and work out with the best kids in the country. That's a good opportunity for kids who don't get to compete outside their state to have a chance to work out with the other kids who are the top kids in the country. …
"On those trips, I've made a lot of close friends that I still keep in touch with. Pretty much every one of those guys, every time I run into them at a tournament or a dual, we talk and see how everything's going. That's probably the coolest thing — to meet new guys, become friends and stay in college. Quite a few of them are doing pretty well."


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WASHINGTON, DC - Tyson Foods, Inc. is recalling more than 75,000 pounds of chicken nuggets after some customers reported finding small pieces of plastic in their food.
The recall includes five-pound bags of frozen, white meat chicken nuggets sold at Sam's Club stores across the country.
The bags have a "Best if Used By" date of "Jan 26 2015" or Feb 16 2015." The manufacturer codes "0264SDL0315 through 19" and "0474SDL0311 through 14" can also be found on the bags.
The product bags bear the establishment number "P-13556."
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said the problem was traced to a product scraper inside a blending machine.
Tyson said it has received reports of minor oral injury associated with eating the chicken nuggets.
Consumers with questions about the recall should contact Tyson Foods Consumer Services toll free at (866) 328-3156.
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The summer programs include two four-week summer sessions offering academic courses in June and July. Summer Session I classes are held June 1 - June 26 and Summer Session II classes are held June 29 - July 24. Classes during both sessions will be held Monday through Friday (with the exception of Friday, July 3). We are offering in-class as well as on-line classes this summer. The normal credit load is four credits per four-week session.
Return completed application form with the $50 non-refundable registration fee to Office of the Registrar, Luther College, 700 College Drive, Decorah, IA 52101 by May 19 for either session.
The application form constitutes your actual registration; you will be assumed to be attending class and will receive a bill for the balance of your tuition (plus room and board, if applicable) unless you withdraw your registration via my.luther.edu or by contacting the Registrar's Office in writing by May 19. Tuition refund policy for cancellation of registration after this date appears under "Refund Policy."
Course offerings for both summer sessions are available for viewing at my.luther.edu. Please note that an on-line calculus course is being offered through ACM (Associated Colleges of the Midwest). Anyone interested in this course should contact the Registrar's office for information. The application deadline has been extended to March 31.
Registration by May 19 for Summer Session I and Summer Session II is strongly encouraged. Students registered for courses which have been canceled due to low enrollment will be notified by the Registrar's Office on May 22. On the application form please indicate the course(s) in which you wish to enroll plus an alternate in the event that your first choice is canceled. Registration for courses not canceled will be accepted through the first day of classes for each session.
Tuition per credit hour: $435.00
Room charge: yet to be determined. Contact Residence Life for information.
On the first day of the session you are enrolled in you must settle all accounts with the Office for Financial Services located in Main Building.
To officially withdraw from a summer session class, you must do so via the online registration system at my.luther.edu or notify the Registrar's Office in writing.
Federal regulations require the combined summer sessions to be considered as one term for refund consideration. Students receiving federal assistance to help them pay for their summer classes will be refunded according to the federal refund policy. Under this policy, there will be no refund offered if withdrawal occurs after July 2, 2015.
Students who do not receive federal assistance will be refunded under our standard refund policy as outlined in the Luther College Catalog. Under this policy, there will be no adjustments to summer fees if withdrawal occurs after these dates:
See Current Students Summer Enrollment on the Financial Aid website for additional information regarding summer financial aid.
Summer Housing in college residence halls is available by application for students who commute more than 30 miles to campus. An application for summer housing is required and is available in the Residence Life office or in the Summer Housing section of their website. Summer meal plans are available to students who live on campus for the summer; contact Dining Services for prices and additional information.
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By John McMullen, NFL Editor
(Sports Network) - A pair of AFC playoff teams from a year ago finish up their preseason work in the Buckeye State on Thursday when the Cincinnati Bengals tangle with the Indianapolis Colts.
The Bengals fell for the first time in exhibition play this year on Saturday when Tony Romo threw for a pair of first half touchdowns as the Dallas Cowboys defeated Cincinnati 24-18.
Andy Dalton ended 12-of-16 for 113 yards, but threw an interception with the Cincinnati offense failing to score in the first half while accumulating only 101 total yards of offense.
Rookie Giovani Bernard rushed for 39 yards on six carries while A.J. Green had three receptions for 42 yards.
The Colts topped Ohio's other team last week when second-year star Andrew Luck went 16-for-25 for 164 yards and two touchdowns as Indianapolis defeated the Cleveland Browns, 27-6.
Luck also ran four times for 20 yards for the Colts. Seven of his completions went to Reggie Wayne, who finished with 79 yards.
Kerwynn Williams led the game in rushing with nine carries for 37 yards.


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The MoSync Audio C API make it possible to play multiple audio tracks simultaneously on Android and iOS. In this guide we take a look at the functions in this API and give you two example programs which demonstrate the capabilities of this API.
For a list of the platforms supported by the Audio C API, see Feature/Platform Support.
The MoSync Audio C API provides a set of functions that make it possible to play background music and sound effects at the same time. The API is based on using two basic handles, MAAudioData and MAAudioInstance.
MoSyncs old Sound API made use of resources created as .media or .umedia resources in the resource .lst file. The new system uses .ubin resources. These are just binary resources which will be loaded and used by the Audio APIs maAudioDataCreateFromResource call.
To create an MAAudioData resource, use the maAudioDataCreateFromResource or maAudioDataCreateFromURL functions. The first takes a bundled MoSync resource; the latter a URL.
Audio resources can be streaming or non-streaming. General platform limitations mean that you can only stream one audio resource at the time. Use the flag MA_AUDIO_DATA_STREAM to identify the audio resource as a streaming resource that should not be loaded into memory but should instead be streamed from disk or over HTTP. Set the flag to 0 (zero) for all other sounds otherwise you may get an error.
The streaming sound should, in a game perspective, be the background music while the non-streaming should be the sound effects.
Different platforms have different quirks so when creating your resources you should take some things in consideration. For sound effects, the most reliable format is MP3. For non-streaming sounds you should generally use short samples, a couple of seconds in length.
You must check your return values, if you get a value < 0, something bad happened.
To be able to play an audio resource you first need to create an audio instance. Do this using the maAudioInstanceCreate function. If you get a return value which is not <0 then you are ready to play the resource.
For a streaming audio resource you need to prepare the sound — that is, start processing the file into memory. You can prepare the audio resource asynchronously or synchronously. Preparing it asynchronously is recommended. (If you try to play the sound before preparing it, it will automatically be prepared synchronously and if that is done over a slow internet connection your app may freeze for a few seconds.)
Call maAudioPrepare and set the async flag to 1. The preparation will begin and you will receive an EVENT_TYPE_AUDIO_PREPARED event when it's finished buffering. This event will also contain the MAAudioInstance of the prepared sound.
There is no need to prepare non-streaming audio resources.
Before playing a resource you can set the number of times the sound should loop using maAudioSetNumberOfLoops: 0 means play once, 1 means play twice, and so on. A loop value of -1 means that it should loop forever.
The current resource instance can also has it's volume changed with maAudioSetVolume. Volume is a value between 0 and 1 where 0 is mute and 1 is full volume.
maAudioGetLength gets the length of the sound in milliseconds while maAudioSetPosition lets you set the position in the file. You can also use maAudioGetPosition to get the current position in the file in milliseconds from the start. Note that these three functions may not be available for non-streaming sounds on all platforms. Check your return values and you will be safe.
maAudioPlay will start playing the sound. The EVENT_TYPE_AUDIO_COMPLETED event will be fired when it's finished. If you have set the number of loops to 1 you will hear the sound play twice and then you will get the event.
During playback you can always use maAudioPause to pause the current playback and it will be resumed by calling maAudioPlay again.
When you call maAudioStop the sound might get unprepared which means that you need to prepare it again. If you want to stop playback and start at the beginning again it's better to use maAudioSetPosition and set the position to 0.
When you don't need to play a sound anymore you can destroy the MAudioInstance with maAudioInstanceDestroy. If you want to clean up the sound data just use maAudioDataDestroy to destroy the MAAudioData.
#include <MAUtil/Moblet.h> #include <conprint.h> #include "MAHeaders.h" using namespace MAUtil; /** * This example program will divide the screen into four sections, each sections * will have a different color. It assumes there are four binary resources which * is called RES_SOUND_1 to RES_SOUND_4 which contains small audio files. The * resources needs to be defined as .ubin or .bin in the resource .lst or .lstx * file. * * When pressing either of these four sections a corresponding sound will play. * */ class MyMoblet : public Moblet { public: MyMoblet() { // Checking the size of the screen int mWindowWidth = EXTENT_X(maGetScrSize()); int mWindowHeight = EXTENT_Y(maGetScrSize()); // Divide the screen in four sections // and render each in different colors mCenterX = mWindowWidth/2; mCenterY = mWindowHeight/2; maSetColor(0xff00ff); maFillRect(0, 0, mCenterX, mCenterY); maSetColor(0xffff00); maFillRect(mCenterX, 0, mCenterX, mCenterY); maSetColor(0x00ffff); maFillRect(0, mCenterY, mCenterX, mCenterY); maSetColor(0xff0000); maFillRect(mCenterX, mCenterY, mCenterX, mCenterY); maUpdateScreen(); // Init the sounds and send a panic if it failed if (!initSounds()) maPanic(-1, "Couldn't initiate sound resources"); } bool initSounds() { // MoSync resources are created in increasing order which // means that you can use the first resource handle as // a base and then access each resource by incrementing // an offset. for(int i = 0; i < 4; i++) { // Create a maAudioData handle from the resource mData[i] = maAudioDataCreateFromResource( NULL, (RES_SOUND_1+i), 0, maGetDataSize((RES_SOUND_1+i)), 0); // If the maAudioData handle is less then 0 it failed if(mData[i] < 0) return false; // Create a maAudioInstance handle from the audio data. // The instance is then used when playing the audio. mInstance[i] = maAudioInstanceCreate(mData[i]); // If the maAudioInstance handle is less then 0 it failed if(mInstance[i] < 0) return false; } return true; } /** * This program only checks for the back and menu key, * and when either of those are pressed the application * will close. This will only happen on Android. */ void keyPressEvent(int keyCode, int nativeCode) { if (MAK_BACK == keyCode || MAK_MENU == keyCode) { close(); } } /** * Checks each key press on the screen and plays a sound according * to which quadrant of the screen which was pressed. * The touchid will be ignored, it's too identify which multitouch * event which was fired. For this test a sound will play on each * touch so it can handle multiple sounds at the same time. When * a sound is playing and that screen section is touched again, that * sound will restart meaning that all four samples will be able to * play at the same time, but only one instance of each. */ virtual void multitouchPressEvent(MAPoint2d p, int touchId) { // Quickly check which section on the screen is pressed // by comparing the point event coordinates against the // the center of the screen. int index; if(p.y > mCenterY) { if(p.x > mCenterX) index = 0; else index = 1; } else { if(p.x > mCenterX) index = 2; else index = 3; } // Stops the sound if this instance was already playing, // if it's not playing nothing will happen. maAudioStop(mInstance[index]); // Rewinds the instance to the start of the sound maAudioSetPosition(mInstance[index], 0); // Plays the sound maAudioPlay(mInstance[index]); } // Ignored in this example virtual void multitouchMoveEvent(MAPoint2d p, int touchId) {} // Ignored in this example virtual void multitouchReleaseEvent(MAPoint2d p, int touchId) {} // Ignored in this example void keyReleaseEvent(int keyCode, int nativeCode) {} // Ignored in this example void pointerPressEvent(MAPoint2d point) {} // The center of the screen, calculated at start up int mCenterX; int mCenterY; // The four audio data handles MAAudioData mData[4]; // The four audio instance handles MAAudioInstance mInstance[4]; }; extern "C" int MAMain() { Moblet::run(new MyMoblet()); return 0; }
#include <ma.h> #include <conprint.h> /** * A small test program which will stream an audio from http, * prepare the sound and when it's prepared it will start playing * it. When playing touching the screen will toggle between pause * and resume. */ extern "C" { int MAMain() { printf("Streaming for URL"); printf("Press back button on Android to quit."); // Create a streaming audio handle from a http URL int audioData = maAudioDataCreateFromURL(NULL, "http://audio.ibeat.org/content/p1rj1s/p1rj1s_-_rockGuitar.mp3", MA_AUDIO_DATA_STREAM); // If it failed, send a panic! if(audioData < 0) maPanic(1, "Unable to create audio data.\n"); // Create an audio instance handle from the data handle int audioInstance = maAudioInstanceCreate(audioData); // If it failed, send a panic! if(audioInstance < 0) maPanic(1, "Unable to create audio instance.\n"); // Start preparing the data handle int preparing = maAudioPrepare(audioData, 1); // If it failed, send a panic! if(preparing < 0) maPanic(1, "Unable to prepare audio.\n"); printf("Please wait while preparing.\n"); // Two flags keeping track of if we are playing or if // we are paused. bool isPlaying = false; bool isPaused = false; // Just continue until the application closes while(1) { // Pause until we get an event maWait(0); MAEvent event; while(maGetEvent(&event)) { // If a key event was fired, check if it // was the back key ( for Android ) and quit if(event.type == EVENT_TYPE_KEY_PRESSED) { if(event.key == MAK_BACK) maExit(0); } // If it was a screen touched event and we are // playing the sound, toggle between paused // and resumed. if(event.type == EVENT_TYPE_POINTER_PRESSED) { if(isPlaying) { // toggle the paused flag isPaused = !isPaused; // If we are pausing.. if(isPaused) { // Pause the sound and write the current location // and the length of the sound to the screen. maAudioPause(audioInstance); int l = maAudioGetPosition(audioInstance); int ll = maAudioGetLength(audioInstance); printf("paused at %d of %d\n", l, ll); } // If we are resuming.. else { // Play the sound again and it will resume // from it's current position. maAudioPlay(audioInstance); printf("resumes!\n"); } } } // If the event was a audio prepared event if(event.type == EVENT_TYPE_AUDIO_PREPARED) { // Check that the audio instance returned // and the one we have locally is the same. if(audioInstance == event.audioInstance) { // If the same, start playing the sound maAudioPlay(audioInstance); isPlaying = true; printf("start\n"); // Print the lenght of the clip to the screen int l = maAudioGetLength(audioInstance); printf("Song lenght %d ms\n", l); } else { // Preperation failed, send a panic! maPanic(0, "Preparation failed.\n"); } } // If the event was an audio completed event. if(event.type == EVENT_TYPE_AUDIO_COMPLETED) { printf("The audio completed!\n"); } } } } }


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We are offering a delightful hand-hammered antique Navajo spoon for you to consider. This is a very desirable and highly collectible spoon. It measures 4 ½ inches long and the bowl is 1 1/16 inches wide. It is heavy gauge silver, is quite heavy for spoons of this type, and was well made by somebody who knew what he or she was doing. This type of spoon was always made from ingot silver by the Navajo Indians (Dineh) of Arizona and New Mexico for the tourist trade at the turn of the last century. They were never marked for silver content. The design elements are all stamped into this spoon as was commonly done. The top of the handle has a die-hammered design that consists of feathers with a die-stamped arc that could represent a rainbow. The bowl is stamped with a decorative element including a whirling logs motif that is inset into a four-pointed star. A looped design similar to the arc on the handle surrounds the star element. Both the front and back of the spoon show the hammering and filing marks that should be present with an item such as this. The spoon is in excellent condition with none of the fatigue marks or cracks that are commonly associated with this type of item as a result of being over worked. It might have been polished at one time but that was long before we obtained it. It has a beautiful glowing patina that covers the whole piece. Overall, this spoon is a gem and priced well-below the going market for such unique pieces.
If you collect Navajo spoons then this spoon is for you. It is a nice elegant addition to your collection. If you do not collect these spoons then it is time to start. Their value is skyrocketing since the release of the book by Cindra Kline. You can shop with confidence at Sweetpea Cottage. YOUR SATISFACTION IS GUARANTEED. If you wish to return your purchase for any reason we gladly refund your purchase price minus shipping. Within three days of receiving your item, simply notify us by email that you wish to return it. Once we receive it in original condition in a timely fashion, then we will refund the full purchase price minus shipping charges. International buyers must complete this transaction using PayPal.
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It has been an exciting year. After working for 20 years at Eastern Illinois University, I decided that I needed a change. So, as of July 1st, I become the department head for the Communication Arts program at Valdosta State University. The program includes dance, mass media, speech communication, and theatre. Among many other activities, we have a strong summer musical theatre program, the Peach State Summer Theatre, the offical musical theatre of the State of Georgia. Cate and I went to their first show when we were house hunting and were blown away by Marry Poppins.
We also have a nationally competitive Forensic's program. The VSU Forensics (Speech and Debate) Team won the Delta Sigma Rho Tau Kappa Alpha National Debate Championship in 2013.
Students in our media program won an award recently at the Georgia College and State University's BALD Shorts Film Festival for a short film produced by a faculty-student team during our second annual 48-Hour Film Festival.
What's New?
- Application materials for Study Abroad program
- 2015 VSU Study Abroad program Information added
- 2015 Study Abroad Promotional Video
- Update of vita
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Please note that Vol. 73 (2000) is not included as it comprises reprints from vol. 1-72.
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GASTROENTERITIS and diarrhoea caused by eating meat contaminated with common bacteria may soon be a thing of the past. A new Australian vaccine keeps common strains of salmonella out of cattle and poultry, and it is being developed further to protect cattle against two dangerous strains of
The vaccine is based on the work of Peter Coloe and his colleagues at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, who have developed mutant strains of
Coloe's group created the salmonellas by deleting the gene for a key enzyme that normally helps to synthesise a compound essential for the bacterium's growth and reproduction. When administered to animals, the altered bacterium ...
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The cost of avoiding stocks
Shunning risk by staying out of the stock market could be dangerous for your long-term financial health.
When it comes to investing, younger generations are tending to be more conservative relative to the Baby Boomers. Some young investors are tending to go light on equities exposure, presumably to avoid the risk that equities present. But skimping on equities exposure in an investor's asset allocation may present certain additional risk, depending on a person's time horizon.
Investors age 30 to 44 had just 48 percent of their 401(k) plan contributions allocated to equities exposure in 2009, according to a 2011 analysis[1] by the Employee Benefit Research Institute for SmartMoney.com. That's seven percent less than in 2007.
Why are younger investors so timid?
Glen Young, a financial planner with Ashton Young Financial Services in Troy, Michigan, says young investors' wariness of equities is partly a response to the 2008 stock market slide. "We saw the same thing during the downturn of 2001," he says. "Whenever there is a market downturn, all ages — but especially young people — tend to become more conservative."
Young believes Generation Xers and the generation right behind them, often called Millennials, don't have the experience to understand how the short-term highs and lows of the stock market work. "Investors who haven't lived through periods of high volatility react to it by pulling out of markets," he says.
Randy Welch, Assistant Vice President of Investment Services at the Principal Financial Group®, agrees. "They've seen the market have huge swings over the past five to 10 years," he says of younger investors.
The dangers of avoiding stock
Younger investors' aversion to risk may backfire. Despite the ups and downs of recent years, equities have historically provided a source of growth. Young people who allocate only a small portion of their retirement savings to equities exposure may hobble their portfolio's long-term returns. This could leave them with insufficient funds for retirement.
"They've allowed what they've seen in the short-term in equity investing to limit their investing in the future, and that could be a mistake," Welch says. "They have 30 years until retirement. Over most 30-year periods we have historically seen stocks with an upward trend. If they want their assets to grow, where else are they going to put it?"
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|Directions & Parking
Other maps of Histon and Impington can be found here or at Streetmap.co.uk.
By Road:
From the East: take the A14 and exit at Junction 32 turning right onto the B1049.
After leaving the A14 at Jn 32 the B1049 goes north, with the Holiday Inn on the right and then climbs to go over the old railway line with trees on both sides. The Glass World Stadium is on the right hand side next to the recreation ground as the road descends the hill.
Car Parking:
By Train:
By Bus:
The Citi 8 timetable is available here.
Guided Bus information is available here.
|Parking Policy
Histon Football Club board of Directors have agreed this parking policy to assist visitors
in respect of where they are able to park whilst visiting the Glassworld Stadium.
Due to the increased restrictions and enhanced safety measures that we are required
to comply with we have had to reduce the number of spaces available within the stadium car park.
On match days a limited amount of public car parking is available at the ground on a first come, first served basis. The charge is £2 for cars and £5 for minibuses. Other parking at the ground is reserved for designated vehicles and authorised Disabled persons.
All Directors, President Club members, Sponsors, Staff, Team Managers and First team players will have an authorised parking permit. These permits will be numbered, these numbers will relate to a parking space within a specified area in the ground. All permit holders shall park in their numbered space; if a vehicle is found to be continuously parked in another space their permit may be revoked.
Parking PermitsParking permits are to be displayed in the vehicle of the person / s that they are issued to. Parking permits are strictly not transferable, this includes to partners vehicles and family members, any permit found to be in an unauthorised vehicle will have it removed and / or the issued person will be reported to the Club Secretary for the issue to be dealt with.
Disabled AccessDisabled visitors to the Glassworld Stadium must ensure that they have registered their intention to attend a specific match with Histon Football Club Disabled Liaison Officer two days prior to that match. This is imperative so as to be able to ensure a space is reserved.
Any disabled driver arriving at the stadium on a match day that has failed to register their request for parking will be refused entry to the car park.
Every effort will be made to assist with getting these persons directions to a location as near to the ground as possible.
Emergency VehiclesTwo spaces will be cross hatched for emergency vehicles to be located adjacent to the First-Aid room.
Restriction timesCar parking at the ground on match days will be until 15 minutes prior to kick off. Persons arriving after this will need to find alternative parking (other than Directors who will be escorted to their space at walking pace behind a steward). This will ensure the safety of pedestrian spectators.
Exit from the car park will not be allowed until all pedestrian spectators have cleared the area to ensure their safety.
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Visiting supporters' coachesNo visiting supporters' coaches will be allowed to off load their passengers at the ground, all supporters coaches must off load at the Railway Vue, and the coach will then park in either Villa Rd lay-by or at the junction of Cambridge Rd / Bridge Rd.
Post match all coach travelling supporters will return to the Railway Vue to be collected by their Coach.
Alternative ParkingThere will be a map indicating additional parking areas within the village that have been agreed with local companies, we ask that you respect their facilities.
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Murphy Givens' Radio Column for November 08, 2002
Camp Scurry
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Corpus Christis long association with the military began when Zachary Taylors soldiers pitched their tents on rattlesnake infested North Beach in 1845. Then the town was made headquarters of the Eighth Military District in the 1850s. And it was occupied by Union troops after the Civil War.
Corpus Christi again became an army town in 1916 with the establishment of Camp Scurry. It was named for Civil War Gen. W.R. Scurry. It was built for Texas National Guard units called into federal service during the Pancho Villa uprising.
Camp Scurry was located in a cow pasture, what is known as the Del Mar neighborhood today. The camp had shell-topped roads, and screened and floored tents. Trenches were dug for the troops to practice in, preparing for the trench warfare of World War I.
Camp Scurry was the home of the Second and Third Infantry Regiments, followed by the Fifth Engineers of Iowa, and the Fourth Field Artillery.
The Second Texas fielded a football team, made up of former college players, that became famous. They cleared off a practice field at Santa Fe and Booty, then lined up an eight-game schedule. They systematically mauled their opponents. They beat many teams including teams from major colleges by scores of 53 to nothing, 68 to nothing, 102 to nothing. In one eight-game schedule, they scored 432 points to 6 for their opponents. Some called the Second Texas the greatest football team in the history of the game.
But there were more important things afoot. Units trained at Camp Scurry were shipped to France and fought in the battles of the Argonne Forest and Belleau Wood. When Armistice Day came on Nov. 11, 1918, Camp Scurry was shut down. Corpus Christi wouldnt have another major military presence until the Navy arrived, with the building of the naval air station in 1940.
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Council Steps Up Importance of Contractor Performance in Proposed Rule Change
September 7, 2012
The Federal Acquisition Regulation Council has designed a more structured approach for federal procurement officials to document a company's performance on a contract, with definitions and all. The proposal, one expert said, should be taken as a message from federal regulators to procurement officers.
That message: "By virtue of bringing this issue up again, the FAR Council is really saying that they expect past performance to be a more serious and consistent evaluation factor than previously," said Larry Allen, president of the Allen Federal Business Partners.
The proposal essentially takes the rules that are already on the books and attempts to strengthen them, Allen said.
The FAR Council has proposed, among other changes, adding two tables for past performance evaluations. One defines general evaluation definitions for a company's work and the other charts small-business subcontracting. The evaluation ratings definitions are based on guidance provided in the Defense Department's Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System policy guide.


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MARANA, Arizona: While three-times winner Tiger Woods was in early trouble, Yang Yong-eun drew first blood in Wednesday's opening round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship by beating Graeme McDowell 2&1.
South Korean Yang birdied four of the first seven holes at Dove Mountain's Ritz-Carlton Golf Club before sealing victory with his seventh birdie of the day at the par-four 17th.
"I ran into a man that played extremely well," Britain's Graeme McDowell told reporters. "I felt like I had to follow him all day long, and I did most of the day, but he didn't put a foot wrong.
"I made six birdies today. You just run into the wrong guy on the wrong day, and you have got your work cut out. I didn't take care of business, so I'm disappointed, yeah."
Soon after Yang's win, Japan's Ryo Ishikawa came from three down after 13 holes to beat American Bill Haas one up. Paul Lawrie also edged fellow Briton Justin Rose by the same margin on a breezy, sun-splashed day in the Arizona desert.
Ishikawa birdied 14, 15 and 17 before wrapping up victory on the 18th green against an in-form opponent who won the PGA Tour's Northern Trust Open Sunday in a playoff.
"Through the first 13 holes, it was really tough and I wasn't playing that well," Ishikawa said through an interpreter. "But the last five holes, I was able to compete with the opponent. This course is suited for me."
Three-times major winner Woods, seeking his first victory on the U.S. circuit in over two years, was one down to Spaniard Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano after six holes.
Fernandez-Castano, who described the 14-times major champion as "beatable" during the buildup to this week's event, holed putts from 13 and 22 feet to birdie the first two holes.
His birdie at the par-five second was astonishing as he hit his drive well right into a small bush before striking a superb second shot to just short of the green and then getting up and down. However, the Spaniard bogeyed the par-four fifth after missing the fairway to the right for his lead to be cut to one up.
In other matches, Americans Hunter Mahan and Zach Johnson were all square after 18 holes.
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A head banging tribute to the fierce fighting style of the US Marines. The title "Teufelhunde", translates into "Devil Dogs", and is the nickname German soldiers gave to Marines during the battle of Belleau Wood in 1918. Tim Olson made the video using Adobe Premiere Pro, and used the song "Feuer Frei", by Rammstein. That translates into "Fire at will", which perfectly describes the explosions in the video.
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May 2012
Is this a
sea mullet, a kingfish, a roundhead or a whiting? The answer
is "yes." It all depends on where you catch one. Photo
by Joe Malat
A few weeks ago one of our readers asked if I could write something
about the variety of names a species of fish may have in different
regions of the coast. Oddly enough, I wrote a column about that
very topic for the Chesapeake Angler several years ago. If any
of you were reading this magazine in 2007, the following might
seem a bit familiar.
In the pre-dawn darkness, several anglers shuffled on to the
Nags Head fishing pier.
Four of them, one Outer Banks local and three visitors, settled
within earshot of each other, and began rigging up tackle. "How
was fishing yesterday?" one of them said to the group.
"Not bad," responded an angler from Delaware. "I
had some nice kingfish," he replied. The others were perplexed,
not sure of the species.
"That's pretty good, but me and my brother caught enough
whiting to cook up a mess for dinner," responded another.
"At home in Georgia we don't usually catch 'em that big,"
he offered. The other fishermen weren't sure what fish he was
talking about, but no one offered a challenge.
"I didn't catch many fish, but I had a roundhead that must
have weighed two pounds," the visitor from Virginia said
proudly. Again, no response from the group.
While the others were rigging, the local baited his hooks with
bloodworms and made a cast into the breaking surf. His rod bent
over immediately.
"There he is!" he hollered, setting the hook and soon
swung his prize over the pier rails. As the silvery fish flopped
on the deck, the other three fishermen, almost in unison said,
"That's what I caught yesterday!"
The North Carolina angler walked over to pick up his fish and
said, "Boys, that's what we call a sea mullet!"
All were correct. Each had their own name for the same species
of fish. These long, slender bottom feeders have many aliases.
So do many other fish. Most are regional names, but they can
be confusing to a rookie angler, or someone who might be new
to an area.
False albacore are often called albies, Alberts, or Fat Alberts.
There's a distinct difference between false albacore and "true"
albacore. Both are tunas and both are excellent sport fish,
but the correct name for the albies we catch along the Outer
Banks is little tunny and they are found primarily in nearshore
waters. The dark red and strong tasting meat is less than desirable.
True albacore are highly prized and are the albacore tuna that
we see canned in the grocery store.
On many seafood restaurant menus dolphin are frequently referred
to by their Hawaiian name, "mahi-mahi", probably to
reassure diners that they are not enjoying one of Flipper's
cousins baked, broiled, fried or blackened.
Anglers also have different names for them. "Gaffers"
are so big a gaff is needed to bring them in the boat. Small
dolphin are called "bailers" because they can easily
be pulled out of the water and over the side of the boat. When
you hear a charter boat mate say "we bailed dolphin"
that means his party caught one after another of the smaller
size fish, which is not uncommon when a school of them is located.
North Carolina's official salt water state fish is the red drum,
but Virginians call them channel bass. Anglers from Florida,
Georgia and South Carolina call them redfish, but they are also
known as spottail bass. In North Carolina we call the little
ones puppy drum, medium-sized reds are referred to as yearlings.
Some anglers call the big fish, over forty pounds, old drum.
Whatever the name, they are a wonderful and exciting fish to
What about the flatfish we see in the waters of the Outer Banks?
Any one that you catch could be a summer flounder, a southern
flounder, or rarely a Gulf flounder. Most of the flatties we
catch along the Outer Banks are summer flounder, called a fluke
by our northern fishing buddies. The really big ones are called
"doormats", an appropriate description if I ever did
hear one.
I haven't had much first hand experience with doormats, and
if I ever catch a doormat it will be a fluke in more ways than
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Trying to rekindle my love of art
Hi everyone,
Wow its been a long time since I used these forums. My last post was a little under 8 years ago. Here's the post:
When I used to post here I didn't really know what I wanted to do with myself. I was drawing for fun but didn't see it as a career path. Now I'm in my mid 20s and working as a marketing manager and find myself continually working with designers even just for little tweaks here and there. Its frustrating and I'm committed to learning!
I want to rediscover my love for art and see if in doing so it helps me in my career as well (but mainly just for the love and fun of it)!
I was wondering if anyone has any tips to get me started again - I used to focus on anime and cartoon type drawings and think I'll venture there again but want to make them a bit more conceptual (a bit like RichardDoble who posts here).
I want to learn how to use Photoshop, InDesign and Sketchup and get back to basics with greyscale pencils - any encouraging words of advice, support or directions on the forum to some really useful threads would be really appreciated!
There's a lot to read, see and update myself on so I'll get browsing and hopefully you lovely people will get me moving in the right direction.
Best wishes,
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Stay away from the cartoons and anime, they won't get you anywhere as far as learning and progressing. Focus more on "realism". Once you master things like value, form, anatomy, etc, you will be able to develop your own style. Focus is good, but don't let it narrow what you like to do. Still draw cartoons and anime, but if you want to get good, you need to exit your comfort zone a little at a time and don't give up. Just do it. That's how you get started, and that's how you learn. Hope I could help.
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Good point, I just turned this site on and looked at someone's pencil drawing of a viking's face, it really got me thinking.
When using pencils is there a particular H or B number you would start off when sketching? I've got loads of HB but want to feel a bit more free to scribble without leaving lines post-erasing.
June 18th, 2012 #4
I agree with ObscureMechanism, I'd keep away from the cartoons and anime for now and concentrate on re-learning the basics from the 'ground up'. If it's any consolation, I'm doing the same after a large period of time away from the art world so you aren't alone. And it's so nice being inspired again! A mixture of things brought me back to drawing and painting, but the main thing was I had forgotten the simple pleasures in just sitting and drawing something.
With this in mind, I'd recommend a B for sketching. I find HBs a little hard for loose work, and definitely wouldn't go softer than, say, a 2B. Depends what you want to achieve though and everyone has their own ways of working! I think paper type is as important as pencil type too, so make sure you go for a nice smooth, thick paper and not a (cheap £1.99) sketchbook. I like to sketch on illustration board as it is very white and smooth, but as I said everyone has their own preference.
Hope you stick at it, it's a long road but very rewarding once you start conquering personal milestones!
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Same here
Reading this post was like looking in the mirror..... I went to school for media art and animation, I graduated in 2004 and never really pursued my passion for art. I got stuck in the retail game and Im at my wits end with that. I just recently got back into drawing and painting (digitally) about 2 weeks ago, and found myself to feel more fulfilled. I just wanted to say I wish you luck and that hard work runs through your veins to reach your goal.
Good luck!!!
June 18th, 2012 #6
Everyone here gave really good advice so far.
But of course once you mastered the basics and how to draw realistically, you can bend the style and draw in whatever style you like, and you can tell when somebody has a strong grasp of realism but choose to work in a very stylized way.
And most important thing is just to draw A LOT practice, practice, etc. as they say. cliched but true!
I find that the community activities here: http://conceptart.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=74 really helps me a lot
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Well, ladies and gentlemen, it has officially been a year. One year, 365 days, since Meagan and I began our journey here at Naked Mountain. To think that a year ago, today, our lives would change in a way so drastic, neither one of us could have predicted it – and yet – we're still here. We've seen a harvest, a season of wine making, countless nights punching down the cap, three months of lasagna lunches on the weekends thanks to Eric Stamer Catering, six Winemaker's Dinners, a new winemaker (everyone say hi to Seth when you see him – which won't be much in the next two months or so – he'll need all the smiles he can get), and a new Red Shouldered Hawk – all in one year. Not bad for two wine industry outsiders, if I do say so myself.
And what is a place with lots of tradition if there aren't any people from that tradition with us, still. Don and Judi have stuck with us through the ups and downs, always vigilant of our heritage, but also heading with us into the future. We've also watched our Naked Mountain family grow (We can't forget about Sandy – that friendly voice on the phone and email) and bond (who doesn't love Cinco de Mayo?), becoming our family away from family – friends and colleagues – all looking to make this place the best it can be (and having a good time along the way). Our wine club has grown, as well, bringing new members into the Drink Naked fold, all of us looking forward to the next Pick-Up Party in November! What a year it has been.
But what's last year when you have the next year to look forward to. With the new website up and running – look to see a new store open where our merchandise will be on display. Having been approved by the TTB – when you visit the winery check out our new labels – a few more variations to come as well. The deck will be expanding and so will our tasting sheet, bringing some new variations on the classics to the mountain. More after hours events are coming as well – a chance to really get to know the winery and our Naked Mountain family – and maybe even broaden your wine knowledge.
Winston and Coleman will still be here, too. If you can't find Coleman, look under my desk, and Winston – well nobody knows where he'll be – there is lots of exploring to be done.
I could go on for pages and pages about how the past year has been the most amazing experience, or the things we learned, not only about wine but about ourselves and each other, but I won't. I'll simply say this. "Drink Naked" means many things to many people – but to us here on the mountain – it's a special way of life – a secret we're happy to share with those who are willing to listen.
We can't wait to see you out on The Mountain!
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There is overwhelming evidence that the AF447 crash is only the latest manifestation of a developing phenomenon the industry has watched helplessly for 20 years and done almost nothing about: loss of control in flight (LOC-I).
The geographical spread of these 16 fatal loss-of-control crashes - in which 1,815 people lost their lives - demonstrates the phenomenon is global. By implication, no airline could be certain its pilots would be immune to a set of circumstances that would cause another LOC-I crash.
Here are the examples of fatal LOC-I crashes in the past 20 years. The list is not exhaustive:
These accidents were not associated with a specific aircraft type or manufacturer. Aircraft involved include a pre-fly-by-wire Airbus, four FBW Airbuses, six Boeings of different types, an MD-82, a Tupolev Tu-154, a Bombardier CL600 regional jet, and two twin turboprops - namely a Saab 340 and a Bombardier Q400. They were not associated with a particular culture: two of the airlines were Western European, one Eastern European, two North American, three Latin American, three African, three Middle Eastern, one Russian, and one Indonesian.
The earliest two accidents in this list, involving the Boeing 757s of Birgenair and Aero Peru, foreshadowed AF447 particularly accurately in that the fatal sequence of events in both cases was triggered by unreliable airspeed readings, and the flights also ended with loss of control when the pilots became confused.
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A few weeks ago I was in San Diego and had a unique experience with one truly amazing gentleman, a tour guide on a ship. I asked him a couple of questions and his revealing answers will teach you how to overdeliver to your patients and exceed their expectations.
While on this vacation at Long Beach in California, I interviewed James, one of the guides aboard the hotel / ship Queen Mary, an amazing guy who displayed an abundance of enthusiasm for his job.
- I asked him about the source of his enthusiasm and where it was coming from.
- How do you maintain your enthusiasm day in and day out? You are doing this all day, 7 days a week?
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