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They named a Hutchinson Island park after her.
The 143-acre riverside Dollman Park is now the Jane Murray Brooks Park. It is south of the St. Lucie Nuclear Plant.
She is the second Brooks to be honored with a park name. Not far away is John Brooks Park, named for her husband in recognition of his efforts, with many others, to save the Hutchinson islands from development at a time when site plans for hundreds of units were approved by a county commission that saw them as a source of additional property tax dollars and jobs.
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"We identified the plants along the trail and we made up a pamphlet," he recalled. "I always respected her knowledge of plants. We all knew we wanted to honor Jane somehow, so we came up with some ideas and asked the family what they would like to do."
Her daughter, Dickie Brooks, said the family chose Dollman because it was very special to her mother.
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Conservation Alliance member and former Riverkeeper Kevin Stinnette praised the commission, saying it was "a very positive thing ... to honor someone who worked so hard to protect natural systems that enrich our community."
Jim David, who heads St. Lucie County's coastal management, said plans are under way to restore the trail, with some of the work to be completed within a few months and further restoration next year if a grant application is successful.
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HUNTINGTON - Bert "Butch" Leamaster, age 81, passed away May 15, 2013 at his home in Huntington.
Bert was born Aug. 12, 1931 in Hiawatha to Delbert and Mary Marie Ungerman Leamaster. He married Janet Nielson on Nov. 13, 1954 in Huntington. They then moved to Las Vegas, Nev., where they raised their family. Their marriage was solemnized in the Manti LDS Temple on April 9, 2011. Janet passed away later that same year.
Bert moved to Huntington at the age of 16. He graduated from North Emery High School. He and his brother, Fon, enlisted together in the U.S. Navy where they proudly served during the Korean Conflict. Bert was a sheet metal worker by trade, and was a member of the Local 88 Sheet Metal Union retiring in 1998. Following retirement, they moved back home to Huntington. He was a handyman who could fix anything. He enjoyed the outdoors where he loved to hunt, fish, and camp. Bert was a proud member of the American Legion Post #73.
He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend.
Bert is survived by his children: Joni (Steve) Miller of Mapleton, Kelly (Steve) Wilson, Huntington, Ronni (Tony) Torre, Huntington, and Cassie Brown, Las Vegas, Nev; siblings, Reid "Fon" Leamaster, Huntington and Faye Leamaster, Las Vegas, Nev; 10 grandchildren: Michael Stipanov, Stevoni Doyle, Brandon Skeem, Kris Barker, Kalleen Barker-Young, Bryan Torre, Dominick Torre, Colton Torre, Wade Brown, and Megan Brown-Munford; and 20 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Janet; sister, Millie; sister-in-law, Ramona; nephews, Vic and Del Leamaster; and nieces, Sherri Brown and Dawn Leamaster.
Funeral services were held Monday, May 20, 2013 at 11 a.m. at the Huntington LDS 1st and 5th Ward Chapel There was a viewing Sunday, May 19 at Fausett Mortuary in Castle Dale and on Monday at the church. Interment was in the Huntington City Cemetery. Services were in the care of Fausett Mortuary. Family and friends may sign the guest book and share memories of Bert at www.fausettmortuary.com.


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Stay focused: How to keep your productivity pumping at work
By Michelle V. Rafter / The Orange County (Calif.) Register
Workplace distractions are everywhere, especially in an age of social media and open-plan offices. In the face of so much temptation, accomplishing what you're paid to do can be tough.
Tough — but not impossible. To find out more, I asked successful professionals for their secrets to staying productive and getting things done at work. Here's what they said.
Make a list.
To-do lists may be basic, but there's a reason so many people use them: They work.
Christopher Kim, an earth and environmental sciences professor at Chapman University in Southern California, prioritizes his to-do list using efficiency expert Stephen Covey's time-management system. Kim assigns tasks to one of four quadrants based on how urgent and important they are, from "Urgent and Important" to "Not Urgent and Not Important." He keeps his quadrant to-do list on a piece of paper in front of his laptop stand at all times.
Vanessa Scarbo, human resources and operations director at Irvine, Calif.-based Burnham Benefits Insurance Services, likes to get a head start on hers. "Before I leave the office for the day, I have started the to-do list for the next, rolling over items that didn't get completed or that require follow-up," she says.
Use your phone.
Kim takes a picture of his to-do list with his iPhone and stores it in a separate photo album on the phone "so I can access it if I lose the sheet of paper." Mary Ann Poladian, a college-admissions consultant in San Clemente, relies on her iPhone's calendar to track client appointments and deadlines.
Block out time for uninterrupted work.
Nina Ries, principal of a Santa Monica business law practice, schedules work in one- to two-hour chunks. "My assistant helps keep me focused and on track by serving as gatekeeper," Ries says. "During those focused times, I only respond to urgent calls or emails."
Work on critical tasks first. Chris Dyer, chief executive at background-check company PeopleG2, uses the ABC method to group daily tasks in descending order of importance. To-dos in the A category are either the most urgent or directly related to revenue-generating activities.
"Ideally, by the end of the day, I have completed more A and B tasks than C's," Dyer says.
Lana Rushing, founder of Rushing PR in Los Angeles, tackles tough assignments early in the day, "with a coffee in hand if I can."
Limit how often you check email.
Rushing avoids email until she finishes those early morning must-dos. "I also avoid social media and Google News," she says. "That is, unless the assignment requires research. In that case, I have to remember not to be distracted by headlines unrelated to the subject I'm researching. That can be tempting."
At Burnham Benefits, Scarbo keeps Microsoft Outlook open to her task list, not to her email inbox, so she's not constantly checking for messages.
Take short breaks.
Dyer takes 15 minutes twice a day to strum a guitar. "I find myself to be more efficient and effective, as well as a much more creative problem solver, after my music break," he says.
Ries, the Los Angeles lawyer, sets aside time at lunch and in late afternoon to shop online, check Facebook or email her assistant an errand list. "As anyone who works long hours can attest, attending to personal matters at work is unavoidable, and the mental break is necessary," she says.
Unplug on the weekends.
Yumiko Whitaker, owner of Hummingbird HR in Santa Ana, also swears by walks or hikes to recharge. "I draw lots of inspiration and problem solving from these one-hour outings," she says.
Take care of yourself.
A rested mind functions better than one that's tired. Henk Pieters, a certified financial planner in Newport Beach, shoots for eight hours of sleep a night, eats a healthful meal every three to four hours, and does a cardio and weight-training workout five times a week to reduce stress and increase energy.
Kim, the Chapman professor, keeps a stainless steel water bottle at his desk and refills it throughout the day. "It gets me out of my office periodically to the filtered-water bottle-refill station one floor up, keeps me well hydrated, and has me moving around enough to ward off sleepiness during downtime."
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They clearly said in the second story that holodeck power was noncompatible with the rest of the ships other powersystems which is complete bullshit, considering what we know about fake holodeck science from 21 years of modern trek. Wait? is 1987 - 2005 still regarded as modern, and the new movies are post modern or has the almanac been completely rewritten?
From Parallax.
PARIS: Engine efficiency's down another fourteen percent. If we don't get more power to the warp drive, we're all going to have to get out and push.
JANEWAY: What about alternative energy sources? Ensign Kim, have you had any luck getting power from the holodeck reactors?
KIM: Not yet. We tried hooking them to the power grid and we ended up blowing out half the relays. The holodeck's energy matrix, it just isn't compatible with the other power systems.
CHAKOTAY: Captain, if we relocate all security personnel to deck seven, we can shut down power on deck nine and reroute it to propulsion.
TUVOK: That would be inconvenient, but acceptable.
The very notion that the holodeck was incompatible was dumb from the start. Unless the holodeck uses something other than electricity then it should be possible to convert its power into something useable to everything else.
Lets be clear...these people had no problem integrating and powering alien systems from the other side of the galaxy and using technology from centuries in the future...but the the god damn holodeck was apparently a bridge to far!...Buls**t!
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Saturday, August 23, 2014
THREE police officials in Cebu City were relieved yesterday for allegedly using an impounded vehicle during police operations.
The three are Chief Insp. Noli Cernio, head of the Punta Princesa Police Station; Insp. William Alicaba, deputy chief of the Fuente Police Station; and Senior Insp. Elizandro Quijano of the Homicide Section of the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO).
All three police officials were assigned at the Theft and Robbery Section (TRS) last year and were accused of using an impounded green Mitsubishi Lancer.
They used the vehicle in TRS operations because their office has no patrol car.
'Lame excuse'
"That is a very lame excuse for them to use an impounded vehicle. They can always borrow whatever vehicle we have in the headquarters," explained CCPO Director Noli Romana.
Based on a blotter entry last October 2013, the vehicle was abandoned at the corner of Molave and Apitong Street in Barangay Lahug. No one has showed up to claim it since then.
Also yesterday, two personnel of the Land Transportation Office went to the CCPO impounding area to get a stencil of the vehicle's chassis and engine number so they can trace its owner.
Romana said that among the three, Cernio committed a greater offense because he allegedly used the vehicle as a service vehicle.
"Mas mabuti nang silang tatlo ang marelieve to be fair (It's better to relieve all three of them to be fair). Kasi (Because) based on reports, the vehicle was reportedly used during their stint (at the TRS)," he said.
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Cernio even allegedly brought the vehicle when he was transferred from the TRS to the Punta Princesa Police Station last July.
The report was based on a letter of a concerned citizen sent to Sun.Star Cebu and Sun.Star Superbalita columnist and GMA 7 broadcaster Bobby Nalzaro.
But in an interview last Thursday, Cernio denied using the vehicle as his personal service, although he admitted using it during police operations when he was still TRS chief.
Alicaba also admitted using the vehicle during his stint as TRS chief, but he said it was for a good purpose.
Alicaba said they used it during police operations and to ferry police personnel to court to file complaints against suspects because they didn't have other vehicles.
"Willing ko moatobang sa investigation kay gigamit man na namo sa sakto nga pamaagi (I'm willing to face an investigation since I used the vehicle for an official operation)," he said.
Cernio, Alicaba and Quijano will be asked to report to the Administrative Holding area at the CCPO headquarters pending their investigation.
Alicaba was TRS chief last year. Quijano replaced him as officer-in-charge for a week earlier this year. Cernio became TRS chief last February before he was reassigned to head the Punta Princesa Police Station.
David Señor, the current TRS chief, said he knew nothing of the incident.
No replacements yet
Romana said he has yet to decide who to put in the posts left vacant by the three officials.
"It doesn't mean na since they are relieved, guilty na agad sila (they're already guilty). We are just relieving them from their post while the investigation is ongoing," Romana.
Yesterday, Cernio went to the office of Romana to explain.
Romana, though, declined to give details about what transpired during their conversation.
The matter has also attracted the attention of the Police Regional Office 7, which wants the three officials investigated.
Chief Supt. Prudencio Tom Bañas, PRO 7 director, yesterday said they have a standing policy that prohibits police personnel from using impounded vehicles for whatever reason.
"Whether it was for official reason or not, it doesn't justify, especially if the vehicle was found abandoned," he said.
Due to their limited resources, such as vehicles used in police operations, the police director understands the predicament that his personnel has to deal with but that doesn't warrant them from violating the rules.
Bañas said they will also look into the possible liability of the CCPO director under command responsibility if he knew what was going on.
Senior Supt. Edward Carranza, chief of PRO 7's regional directorial staff, said it is common knowledge among police officers that using impounded vehicles is forbidden.
"It's already known to everyone that we should not use it for personal use," he said.
Meanwhile, the Cebu City Council has approved a resolution granting funds for the purchase of a vehicle for the TRS.
The purchase aims to help CCPO solve lawlessness in the city.
Romana had written Councilor Mary Ann de los Santos, asking her to sponsor the resolution since TRS has no service vehicle.
The approved resolution has already reached the mayor's office. The purchase will be made after a winning bidder is identified.
"I have always been supportive in equipping our police and that additional vehicle will help them," said Mayor Michael Rama.
He said the TRS won't have to use impounded vehicles as soon as the City gives it a Toyota Hi-lux for its operations.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on August 24, 2014.
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This year's Wabash Ice Bowl, the fifth, will continue that tradition. The event tees off at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, and it is open to all. It is put on by local disc golfer Steve Chino and the Wabash Disc Golf Club, said Steve Preischel, the club's vice president, and it is part of other events nationwide. The goal, Preischel said, is to support local food banks. Sunday's round supports Food Finders.
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You NEED to get your hands on the new Bare Escentuals The Natural High Ready Blush which was released with the Bare Escentuals Remix Spring 2013 Collection. You love NARS Orgasm? Love Tarte Glisten? The Natural High will be your new best friend forever.
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I think the nicest aspect of the color is the true to pan finish on cheeks. The color just translates well and what you see is exactly what you get on your face. It's finely milled, highly pigmented, and applies and blends out all dreamy-like. This is my first experience with Ready Blush and I had heard a few negative reviews about them but I'm VERY pleased with both the formula and the color here.
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|July 25th, 2011, 04:11 PM
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Having a band member as an all-in-one audio engineer
This is something that I've been thinking about for a while now.
I'm seriously considering devoting a lot more time to refining my engineering skills [if I could call them that] for the purpose of being the sole engineer on my band's music.
The first thing that comes to mind is the massive amount of money that can be saved and I don't mind doing the work at all.
The second thing is that the sound from what's being heard will ALL come from the band. Not having to rely on other people to make us sound better would make me very proud.
Some obvious cons would be that I'm nowhere near experienced enough to make pure gold. But what do you guys think about this kind of thing?
Are there any more cons that come to mind when doing all the production within the band?
Also, what about business-wise and with labels? I'm not exactly sure how record deals work, but would labels enjoy a good band who can get a good sounding record by themselves since the label's budget could be then focused on promotion and distro, or whatever else, or what?
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One con is that you can lose perspective more easily, since you're so in the songs. It can also be a benefit, if you can balance between being the "objective producer" and the musician as you know the songs inside and out and know what the band should sound like.
If you feel inadequate to bring the project to it's best outcome, at least give the finished recording to someone else for a test mix and see (hear!) what they have to offer.
If you can get something off the labels, then it's all good in these times!!
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|July 25th, 2011, 04:25 PM
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Whether or not my own songs are recorded by someone else, I can never accurately judge the song because it's mine. I'm not sure to what degree that affects other musicians, but it makes it hard to decide what would really sound best in the end!
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It's also put more of a strain on my relationships with some of the band members due to the stresses of recording and mixing.
Don't know if I'm ever going to do it again, honestly. We've saved tons of money, but I just don't know if I want to go through the hassle again unless it's for my own solo project.
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I would like to produce my band (if i ever get into one) of course you can lose the perspective but that is somewhat related to how involved you are in the writing process.
I could think of getting a producer involved to get some perspective and adding some fresh ideas. but i would most likely be mixing and recording the music myself, because i have developed my own taste when it comes to how a mix should sound so i wouldn't like anyone else to fiddle with that
|July 25th, 2011, 05:24 PM
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The best part about doing everything within the band = Complete control over every aspect of the music.
The worst part is that things take much longer because its really hard to reach a finishing point when the project is at your fingertips every day.
My band has a pretty good system going where 3/5 members play a big part in the recording/ mixing process. One focuses on vocal production, the other tracks a majority of the guitars, and someone else does all the mixing/tones.
With all the free software and information out there, every band should be able to at least produce their own material.
But honestly, set deadlines for everything.. Any good musician will wake up, listen to what they thought was complete and realize that there's much more work to be done.
As for the record label question.. Yes labels love self sufficient bands, and the cool part is most labels will provide advances for each album released meaning the band can use the 1 to 5 grand advance for other things like touring equip. All the label wants usually is the master, and the copyrights to the master.
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Btw.. i would never do a full length album without being signed or having some sort of budget because it would take to much time and effort. I would never be putting me or the band in a situation where we end up spending a year and a half on recording because we have to do it on weekends and such.
|July 25th, 2011, 05:36 PM
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I really enjoy having complete control over everything.
Also, I'm really keen on deadlines. With a project I had been in for over a year with my buddy, I was always trying to set deadlines and session dates for getting recording done. He was the guitarist, but he never wanted to get together to do it. He always just wanted to record it when he felt like it, and that was incredibly frustrating.
I think to do this successfully I need to put myself in the band AND outside the band at the same time. Keep everything professional and formal like when booking dates in any other studio. Otherwise, I'm sure things will turn out sloppy, people will get frustrating, and things like that..
Another thing I've thought about were reamps.
As of right now, I don't have the equipment I want to get the tones I want.
So even though we're doing everything, I'd probably go to somebody else for tonezzz until I get a nice collection of amps [which could take a very long time, heh].
|July 25th, 2011, 08:48 PM
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Having been an engineer for my own band, engineer for other bands, having someone else in my band engineer us and been recorded by a third party I've experienced alot of the different angles with this.
I don't know if I'd like someone in a band I'm in to be in charge past the pre production anymore, even if they are capable of making a good end product, even myself. It's too stressful and there's things you can say to a producer you're hiring that you can't to a band member without their feelings getting hurt. Especially when they're not doing it for money as you suggest. How do you tell someone you play with that you don't like what they're doing with the recording? How would you feel if your guitarist said it to you. A third party guy will stand back and take a fresh look at it. Someone as involved as a band member recording the whole thing with their own idea of what it's like who's put months into the cd already for free isn't going to respond so well.
I think the best thing to do is make use of your skills and do a really thorough pre prod. You can save alot of money by doing a good, long pre production. Get all your click tracks down perfectly and record a full demo version of the release so you know what to expect when tracking and any problem parts you might run into that you can work on before hitting a paid studio. Have perfect guide guitar tracks laid down for drum tracking and have all your band knowing exactly what they're doing. This will shave days off your recording time and what may have taken you 2+ weeks could take 8 days. You don't have to be completely absent for the mixing either, request to sit in towards the end and work with them to get a sound you both like.
Also, working with another engineer/producer lets you pick someone who's work you also love and treat it as a learning experience and a chance to pick up a new level of understanding of the recording process from another angle.
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I'm the "recording guy" for our band, and I like the total control it allows a band to have. I feel I have a thick skin, and the band is MUCH more relaxed about the sound of the recordings more so than I am, so they have yet to offer any criticisms I don't already hear myself, or I am usually much harder on the final outcome than they are, by a LONG shot. It does take up more time, our last full length took 9 months from the first day of tracking until release day, but it was rewarding for all of us. There is no doubt that my mixes do NOT reach a fully professional level, as I am not a pro, but IMO (and others, including national press) give it as much praise as most of the metal releases these days, so we're not complaining, and we know it surpasses what we'd get with local studios (as metal isn't a big thing around here).
It may not work for all bands, but our band is pretty much 100% DIY in EVERY aspect of being in a band, and we really like that aspect of what/who we are as a group.
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|July 26th, 2011, 08:38 AM
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It works for me. But we've done all the writing before we've even thought about recording - once we start recording, 99% of the writing is done. You're asking for trouble if you're gonna write and produce at the same time as tracking and mixing.
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|July 26th, 2011, 08:49 AM
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We demo/pre-prod everything, too.
And I also try to seperate tracking from tone seeking to try to keep the right "hats" on my head at the right time. Recording DI's and then reamping allows me to seperate the "tone seeking engineer" side of me from the "well performing musician" side.
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+1000 on what Drew said.
I have the advantage in my band of having a gf / wife that is just as objective about shit as I am. So if I start to lose focus or start to delve too deeply into something she usually comes in and says ... let me listen then tells me if what I am doing from a listeners perspective is working. She is an INVALUABLE tool to me cause she understands the process, the sound I am going for and shes NOT a musician, so that little lick i played where the one note was a G instead of an F# to her sounds good and its not noticeable from a listeners standpoint.
On the other hand with that she doesnt know technical terms so sometimes I have to decipher things. Like yesterday I was working on a basic drum mix and she came in and said its too "low", I was like what is? she said the whole thing .. its just too low... No other instruments are in how can it be low?? She then said its shaking the walls ... OH YOU MEAN TOO MUCH LOW END??
Things like that happen all the time ...lol
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I'm lead guitarist and producer/engineer/roadie in my local alternative band, no other member knows a shit about the technical stuff.
It works, even though I usually listen/play/produce different music.
Important is probably that we are all bros from the old times and can tell eachother all the shit in the world, blatantly flaming eachothers playing and loling afterwards.
I think thats how it's supposed to be in a band, nobody should be pissed if you critique his playing/singing whatever, we're all humans after all.
/We write/record/get drunk at my studio in real time btw., with me doing the majority of tracking, we'll also change seats if somebody wants to try something and mostly not everybody is there (I'll probably write one song with the other guitarist and the next day arrange drum patterns with the base player).
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I'm actually beginning to record my band so I can give you my 2 cents: It can be hard.
The other members of the band know shit about recording/mixing and think that it's easy/quick to record a song (the other guitarist wants to record our 14 songs by recording "a bit" during our rehearsal, max 2h per week!) and some of them don't want to get "orders" from me (it's different if you're working with a pro, since you pay him, you'll listen to him more I think).
Don't forget that you'll not necessary have to do the all production by yourself! If your recordings are good ("sonically" speaking) , you could give 2-3 songs to a pro for a good/better mixing or mastering.
As said before, if your songs are already written, it's kinda easy to focus on the recording.
And well, don't forget that some people here will me pleased to mix one of your song for free and give you advices about their mixes to help you out
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I have some personal experience with this. These are my comments:
- It gives you total control. You know the band, you know the sound, you can do the magic, even from record to record.
- If you do stuff properly, your band members will believe in you, and this is really nice.
- You save a shitload of money!
- You can do everything in your own time. This is actually also a con, since this often leads to laziness for the entire band. But overall, it's nice to be able to do everything when you all feel like it.
- Less people have to be involved, so it's very easy to do a cool sounding 3-track demo, whenever you feel like it. Still very time consuming, but if you know your stuff, you can make a very decent sounding demo in no time, with very few people needed for the process.
- When you've been through the process a few times, all members of the band know what to do, and when to do it, because you do things the same way every time. This saves time in the long run I believe.
- IF you manage to get the other members of the band to buy a decent audio interface, you can teach them to record the DI tracks back in their homes. Now you are only required to help them set up a project for it, and 2 weeks later, you have the completed DI track, and you didn't even have to get involved. This only works if they have the proper discipline and knowledge of what is required for a "guitar take" to be usable. They also need basic knowledge of how a DAW works.
- You tend to do things the same way each time. This leaves little room for "new sound" to enter the band
- You, and you alone, are to blame if things are messed up. This is a heavy burden for one band member to bear. And believe me, something WILL go wrong along the way.
- It's extremely time consuming! It might not seem so bad when you think about it, but at some point you probably will go to bed thinking "daaaamn, I need some time off from this".
- You need to be there every step along the way. Nothing gets done without you being there to grab the steering wheel. This is stressful in the long run.
- It often, not intentionally, puts the rest of the band on the back seat during recording. Half the time you open your mouth they don't understand what you're saying (tech stuff).
- There will be questions from the band members where you can only answer "because that's what I believe to be the best". This is not cool, but sometimes intuition can't be explained. To the band members this is rather off-putting because it seems like you don't know what you're doing even though you probably are.
- It's expensive, mainly for yourself. You need the right equipment. Using a lousy audio interface, shitty mics and cheap amps won't give you a good result. EVERY SINGLE PART OF YOUR CHAIN REFLECTS ON THE FINAL PRODUCT, even the guitar pick! Don't underestimate this.
- It gives you less room to experiment, since you often have lousy recording facilities and less equipment to experiment with (cabs, amps, mics and so on).
|July 27th, 2011, 09:39 AM
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I was just doing shitty demos for my old band when all I had was FL Studio and the other guitar player expected everything to be done with the push of a button, not understanding that every single drum hit and velocity change had to be done by hand. Or not understanding that you won't get a cranked amp sound with amp sims. It was the most frustrating thing ever. I just hope that your band mates are not as dense and actually understand the work, time and money you will be putting into it. When they are hanging out drinking and not practicing their instruments you will be stuck working on songs. Good luck.
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Gonna jump in here too, cause I think I've got a pretty nice variation of this thing going on with my band.
We 2 guitarplayers got into recording together, but at some point down the road I focused more on mixing stuff and the other guy focused on building pedals and amps and stuff.
Pretty cool because we have both the knowledge to record, knowing what is a good take and editing...altho I have a bit better recording equipment than him at home.
So even if I do (/did for our debut album, dunno yet how we're gonna do follow ups and stuff) a lot of work for our band it's cool to have someone else to be able to count on with a lot of things.
Also considering mixing and writing issues. My GF/singer of the band is also a real good help because she's good a good ear for mixes and isn't shy to tell me when something sucks (both mixing and music).
I'm not really sure if I could have done so much alone, without support from my band/friends...so it's really a though one.
But I also did all the graphic related stuff too...logo, artwork, cd case, booklet, online stuff...was fun but a bit too much after all think I will give that one out of hand for future stuff
Most of the pro's and con's have allready been named.
The biggest con for me with doing stuff yourself is that I got a bit lazy at times, and stuff took longer then it would have if had to have pay for the recording time.
So sometimes I just worked stuff out during recording, or did 2 weeks of recording and then 1 month off...
Next time we're having a bigger project I'm definitly going to have everything figured out beforehand and let the guys and girl book studiotime with me...makes stuff go a lot faster.
I don't mind that it takes a lot of time, cause I like to do it.
Hardest thing for sure is to stay objective, but as I said, Im lucky to have a few pairs of ears to tell that.
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I agree with most of the posts so far. You have more control over what's going on, but mixing is really its own art form, and you have to put a ton of time into learning how to do it properly. I'm mixing my band's release that's coming out later this month. It has been a great learning experience, but I don't plan on doing it again.
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done this with pretty much every band i've ever been in, the whole reason i got into production was out of necessity to record high school band demos on zero budget (with local studios where im from being both shit and expensive), and gradually became just as big a deal as actually playing in the bands themselves.
just finished up engineering and producing my band's latest EP, the first we did last summer. it has been a taxing experience, it's so much easier to lose vision on a project when it's your own music, so i've just been calling up other engineer buddies to lend impartial ears when i've needed them. it worked out okay in the end, and i hope to continue doing it!
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Any woman who has more than one child can tell you how different each child is from birth. You are born with your personality intact. The Color Code is based on your natural, innate personality type. Of course, people may change over time, but your Core Color will always remain the same.
Sometimes it is difficult to choose from the four options given, but there is usually one that fits better than the rest, or at least one that you could see yourself as more so than the others. If you're still unsure, try asking someone who knows you well, such as a parent or sibling. They can give clarity on areas of your personality that you may not notice.


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This session will explore the progress of the UK JISC-funded LOCAH Project: Linked Open Copac and Archives Hub. The project is making records from the Archives Hub service and Copac service available as Linked Data. The Archives Hub is an aggregation of archival metadata from repositories across the UK; Copac provides access to the merged library catalogues of libraries throughout the UK, including all national libraries. In each case the aim is to provide Linked Data, so that we make our data interconnected with other data sets.
The presentation will cover aspects of data modelling, the selection of vocabularies and the design of URI patterns. It will examine options for enriching the data, to provide links to other datasets. A prototype visualisation will be shown, demonstrating how Linked Data can enable researchers to interrogate data in different ways. The presentation will conclude with a look at some of the main opportunities and barriers to the creation and use of Linked Data.
The presentation will address a number of the questions posed by SWIB, including: how to produce useful links to and between newly published datasets; where to find LOD applications which show the added value created by linking assets; the value of open licences to LOD-based infrastructures.


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Alumni Network of Japan
Boasting the largest population of BU alumni outside of North America, Japan is home to an active, engaged, and diverse BU alumni community. Building on strong links to other BU alumni networks in Asia, the Alumni Network of Japan can also connect you to alumni across the region through the biennial Asian Alumni Festival and Asian Business Forum.
From Cherry Blossom viewings to classical music concerts to the Global Toast and professional networking gatherings, the Alumni Network of Japan offers a range of compelling events. If you're currently living in Japan, and would like to learn more about the Alumni Network of Japan, we invite you to get in touch. To continue to build a network that works for you, we need your input!
As a graduate of Boston University living in Japan, you are automatically a member of the network. Parents and friends of the University are welcome to join us as well. It is up to you to determine your level of involvement.
The success of the BU Alumni Network of Japan depends on you. We welcome your ideas and input and encourage your participation. You can keep abreast of network happenings through this website as well as by joining our online community to receive announcements by e-mail. Have an idea for the next event? Get in touch and get involved: we look forward to hearing from you!
To learn more, connect with us on social media or contact Yoona Lee.
You may also wish to visit the Asian Alumni Committee Facebook page
First time visitors Register now to take advantage of all the benefits of Alumni Community membership!


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|Scheduling Change For Saturday's Prep Showcase
|Written by Staff Reports
|Saturday, 02 March 2013 10:34
Due to SAT testing on Sat., March 9, the game between Hickory High School and WA Hough that day will start at 3 p.m., not 1 p.m. as earlier scheduled. The game this Saturday, March 2 between South Stanly and Voyager Academy will still be an 11 a.m. game. Here is the full schedule:
Sat., March 2, 11 a.m.: South Stanly Rowdy Rebels vs. Voyager Academy Vikings
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