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Making iTunes stop that gapless playback nonsense
Making iTunes stop that gapless playback nonsense
Here's a problem that a lot of people are having: iTunes supports gapless playback since version 7.x. Okay, admittedly there are also people who think it's great - to clarify, my personal negative reaction to it is not strictly about gapless playback as such, but rather about Apple's implementation approach.
Apple seem to assume a number of things:
- everybody needs it
- the process of gathering all the required info is short, painless and unintrusive
- their implementation is perfect and doesn't have any bugs
These assumptions have led them to leave out a simple checkbox in an Options dialog, which would allow to switch the collection of gapless playback information off. Not only that, since 7.x (we're now on 8.x) they have continuously ignored feedback from users asking them to add this option. I count myself lucky not to have stumbled upon this issue shortly after the introduction of the feature, because it must have been much worse then - many people reported severe problems at that time, which usually ended in iTunes crashes.
Before I get to the point of describing my own issue, I would just like to state that I find Apple's attitude towards this issue despicable. It seems to constitute a severe error of judgment not to introduce the option above from the start. I don't know the right words to describe what I think about the neglect of customer opinion that is apparent today, seeing how the latest versions still haven't changed in this regard. And at the same time Apple continually makes iTunes a more and more important application - it used to be for dealing with music, now it does podcasts, videos and the iTunes and App stores, in addition to being the only feature complete management frontend for iPods and iPhones. If you're listening, Apple, this is ridiculous.
Now, the issue I was seeing is not a bug - or maybe it is one, on some level. I have a collection of music on a network share, with a total volume of around 40GB. Around 600 CDs I ripped myself, a few songs recorded from internet radio stations and the rest is podcasts. When I ran iTunes, it started analyzing all the files for gapless playback info (whatever that actually means, I was unable to find out precisely what this analysis step entails). This process went rather slowly, at maybe one file per two seconds or so. More importantly though, the implementation of this is such that iTunes uses up all available CPU for the duration of the scan. Since I need to use my computer every now and then, I never actually saw whether the process would complete at some point - it might, but then again, I have seen some forum posts that claim the process started over the next time they ran iTunes.
The process certainly started over for me every time I re-ran iTunes, and confusingly the total number of files in the status message always seemed to be the same. Since the information gathered is allegedly stored in the MP3 headers of the files, I don't really understand why iTunes apparently scans the same files all over every time. At least canceling the process usually worked for me, if only for a while. I saw that on occasion the scanning would resume later on - not hard to notice, since the computer became unusable every time this happened - and of course at the next iTunes start it would start over.
In some forum I found the hint that there's an option on each file which says "this file is part of a gapless album". I found the option and set it to "no" for all files in my collection, as per instructions. Unfortunately this didn't help at all, no idea why. There seems to be an additional confusing connection to the global "crossfading" option, but I tried all possible combinations without success.
So, on a technical level, these here seem to be the issues:
- The process is implemented with what seems to be high priority (in contrast to just "normal" priority). It appears to use both cores in my machine, thereby effectively blocking the rest of my system. Not a good multi-tasking citizen.
- Status saving for analyzed files seems to be either broken or brain-dead, otherwise the process would at least get done over time. As it is, the scan seems to be run for the same files over and over.
- The information is stored in the files themselves. Why do iTunes developers assume they have the right to change my files without asking me? Don't do that! It would not have been a problem to add an option to my iTunes library file instead. (Admittedly, the workaround below would not work then, so at this point, without the option to switch gapless playback off altogether, I'm glad they were insolent enough to store the info to the files.)
- The per-song option to configure gapless seems to be broken. If it's not broken, it's badly implemented - an option that doesn't do what it name says is useless.
Now, for the positive news. There's an easy way I found to "deactivate" the collection of gapless playback information.
It is to simply make the folders in which your iTunes library resides (yes, the physical files) read-only. If iTunes can't write to the files, it doesn't collect gapless playback info. In my case we're talking MP3 files, and while I wouldn't expect any difference, I don't have a clue about other file types.
Depending on your setup, there are probably several possible ways of doing that, with various benefits and drawbacks. In my case, I simply went to my file server and set the permissions on the entire network share to read-only. Then I created a second share for the same directory, on which I set read-write permissions. This way I can now access the data on the share just as easily as before, but iTunes can't change the files anymore. When it comes up, I see the status message about gathering gapless playback info flash by quickly, but it doesn't last more than maybe a second or so. Nice.
If your setup doesn't involve a network share, you would probably succeed most easily by changing the NTFS (or Unix, if you're on a Mac) permissions for the directory, taking away write permissions. I don't use iTunes to download podcasts, but I imagine it would even be possible to leave a certain sub-directory read-write for these (or videos perhaps), while making the rest read-only. In any case I think it's beneficial if the actual music directory is not the same as the "iTunes music folder". That's what things are like for me, and it works just fine. Ah well... YMMV. Enjoy.
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This has been a problem for me with iTunes 8 and now 9. I tried your suggestion--changed the folder on my external to "read only"-- but it still wants to determine gapless playback on open.
Any other suggestions much appreciated.
Also, I tried to turn on Apple's organization after I made everything read-only and it created artist and album folders, but did not move any tracks.
Any help, any suggestions? Anyone want to invest in PEARPODs?
props still required - thank you we're at version 10 and beyond
apple is creating their own downfall
All that is necessary to provide gapless playback is a buffer on the player to allow the next song to be retrieved while the last song is finishing up. About a day's software effort and a hundreth of a penny buffer memory.
Why does apple think it necessary to spend trillions of cycles of number crunching to do something so trivial?
We have about 25K songs on an NAS (MyBook World "White"). Mostly MP3s.
My wife runs iTunes and has only about 8K songs in her library. Mostly MP3s accessed off the NAS. The rest are iTunes on her local (Vista) PC.
When her library was corrupted, and I rebuilt it, iTunes 10 insisted on gathering gapless playback information on about 7K songs. Again, mostly, but not all, MP3s from the NAS.
Here's what I did:
1) Old-school: changed the attributes of the files on the NAS to read-only. This did not work because NAS doesn't preserve that information.
2) New-school: I followed the directions here and created a user on the NAS itself for my wife's account, and made the share containing our MP3s read-only from that account.
This did not solve the problem completely, but when I reopened iTunes it was down to about 300 songs that still needed gapless playback information gathered.
It sucks that I didn't get it to zero, but it is still a big improvement. I have no idea why these 300 songs are different from the other 6,700. They are all on the same read-only share.
Got to go and put my fist in the GAP.... Before it bashes my Raid to death...
As a matter of principle I then uninstalled ITunes, using an unistallation programme that scans for left overs.
In spite of this, there must have been something embedded in my computer that prompted repeated demands to 're-install Itunes'!
For the sake of a quiet life I did so, I now never open Itunes, and I get on with my life.


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City purchases creekside land to protect salmon habitat
January 8, 2013
City leaders agreed to spend $380,000 last month to purchase 3.9 acres along Issaquah Creek and connect municipal parks.
The parcel, the Stacy-Flewell property at 10029 Issaquah-Hobart Road S.E., is between Squak Valley Park and Squak Valley Park North. The acquisition should protect the habitat along the creek and enable the city to extend creek restoration work at Squak Valley Park North.
Issaquah milestones from 2012 reflect challenges, changes
December 25, 2012
Challenges — whether economic, political or social — defined the year.
Timothy Eagan to sign books in Issaquah
November 13, 2012
In the late 19th century, Seattle photographer Edward Curtis captured enduring photos of American Indians — and then the once-celebrated photographer faded into history.
Author Timothy Egan, a correspondent for The New York Times, chronicles the colorful Curtis in the biography "Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher." Eagan is scheduled to sign copies at Costco, 1801 10th Ave. N.W., from 1-3 p.m. Nov. 17.
Eagan received the National Book Award for Nonfiction for "The Worst Hard Time," a 2006 account about people surviving the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. "The Worst Hard Time" also received a Washington State Book Award.
Issaquah Salmon Hatchery celebrates 75 years
September 4, 2012
See salmon, Snoqualmie carver at open house
Salmon reached the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery late last month, but the arrival is not the only celebration at the downtown landmark.
Issaquah Salmon Hatchery history is focus of 75th anniversary program
July 17, 2012
The iconic Issaquah Salmon Hatchery is celebrating 75 years, and to mark the occasion, the Issaquah History Museums is educating residents about the downtown facility — a lifesaver for countless salmon since the 1930s.
Conservationists and longtime Issaquah residents credit the hatchery for restoring the historic Issaquah Creek salmon runs after decades of logging and mining damaged the creek and surrounding watershed.
The program is among a series of events to commemorate the 1937 hatchery opening.
Jane Kuechle, Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery executive director, plans to offer attendees a glimpse at the hatchery from throughout the decades.
"It'll be a past, present, future kind of presentation," said Laile Di Silvestro, Issaquah History Museums program coordinator.
In 1936, Works Progress Administration crews started to build the hatchery complex on a former city park and bandstand.
Construction starts on long-awaited Issaquah Highlands retail center
July 3, 2012
Finally, after years of plans and promises, developers and officials gathered in the Issaquah Highlands early June 26 to launch construction on a $70 million retail center in the neighborhood — a long-awaited amenity for residents and, in recent years, a symbol for the anemic economy and rebound.
Construction starts on long-awaited Issaquah Highlands retail center
June 26, 2012
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Finally, after years of plans and promises, developers and officials gathered in the Issaquah Highlands early Tuesday to launch construction on a retail center in the neighborhood — a long-awaited amenity for residents and, in recent years, a symbol for the anemic economy and rebound.
1940 Census data offers snapshot of Issaquah after Great Depression
May 8, 2012
For historians around the world, including members of the Issaquah History Museums, April 2 was a big day.
Executive Director Erica Maniez had her own personal countdown going for that particular Monday, because after finally fulfilling the mandatory 72-year waiting period, records from the 1940 U.S. Census were released by the U.S. National Archives.
"It was interesting to see some of the old familiar families, and how the next generations down were living in their own households," she said. "I've noticed quite a few people that I've known since I worked here who have since passed away, but I did know some people here that are still living."
Catching a legacy as Issaquah Salmon Hatchery turns 75
April 24, 2012
The humble buildings along a downtown street and the simple bridge across Issaquah Creek do not call out for attention, but the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery is iconic nonetheless — so iconic, the hatchery and the salmon raised in manmade ponds serve as symbols for Issaquah and the region.
FISH invites public to catch Issaquah Salmon Hatchery's 75th anniversary
April 17, 2012
The iconic Issaquah Salmon Hatchery opened along Issaquah Creek 75 years ago and, in the decades since, developed into a symbol for the community and a lifeline for fish species.
The anniversary celebration is due to start April 22, Earth Day, as the nonprofit organization Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery hosts a public open house. The daylong celebration launches a series of events to mark the milestone.
"The hatchery brought back the salmon to Issaquah," FISH Executive Director Jane Kuechle said.

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The 2013 North American International Auto Show will benefit from continued renovations of Cobo Centers convention space as it showcases about 55 vehicle debuts, up from 44 total introductions last year, said Bob Shuman, vice chairman of this years show for the Detroit Auto Dealers Association.
There are no major automakers missing this year: Jaguar-Land Rover return and Nissan has a new display to go with its new floor location.
We see ourselves as in the top three to five international auto shows in the world, said Shuman, and No.1 in some measures such as media impact.
There are two full press days, Jan. 14 and 15, during which 10 worldwide vehicle debuts are scheduled for the second day. Among the press conferences is a single one by a Chinese automaker.
There were almost 5,200 media from 61 countries in Detroit for press days last year and while the number of domestic media is expected to be unchanged, international media registrations are up 15%. To help them, the media center has been moved to Michigan Hall from its previous location on the third floor of Cobo.
The show has been pushed back a week to aid travel for the industry executives and media who flock to Detroit to hear what they have to say and see their latest cars and trucks.
Attendance during the public days was about 771,000 last year and the expectation is an increase of 20,000-30,000 showgoers, weather permitting. Attendance peaked in the late 1980s at bout 820,000.
Public days run from Jan. 19-27.
An exclusive off-site gallery event with high-end vehicles will be held prior to the press days on Saturday Jan. 12. In past years it was held on the Sunday.
New for the 25th year as an international show is carving out time during the industry preview days for dealers to preview the new cars at the invitation of the automakers.
Tickets are on sale for the charity preview at $300 each. Last year the event raised $3 million for childrens charities.
Meanwhile, the $279 million upgrade of Cobo continues and is now in the third and final phase.
Work on the new glass atrium and grand staircase from the main level concourse to the Detroit River wont be completely finished but a stage will be set up to use the area for events such as the announcement of North American Car and Truck of the Year awards to open press days as well as the ribbon cutting ceremony that precedes the black tie charity preview gala on Jan. 18.
Transforming Cobo Arena area into a ballroom and meeting rooms is slated for completion in June.
And Ford will again use Joe Louis arena for a global product unveiling during the show.
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Invest in higher education to revive economyThe Detroit News
Michael Boulus says in an op-ed that the Mackinac Center for Public Policy won't be happy until Michigan's public universities are in the same poor condition as its highways. Boulus references a recent article citing figures on state higher education spending from 1992 to 2001. He says the piece leaves out the huge budget cuts sustained by universities since then – which he terms as intellectual dishonesty at its worst. Boulus writes, "The states with the higher per capita incomes in our nation are those with the most college graduates – not the states with the lowest taxes. It is vital that Michigan revive key institutions like higher education if we are to emerge from the economic realignment with a path to prosperity for all of our citizens."


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The second full-length offering from The Shine finds the Chuck Dukowski–approved Los Angeles skater/stoner-rock trio more or less picking up where their last album, 2012's Primitive Blast, left off–which, if you dig Marshall pedals through Marshall stacks, rampaging boogie grooves, and plenty of raised-middle-finger attitude, is welcome news, indeed. The head-whipping likes of "Tripping Corpse," […]
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Vearth (大地(ヴァース) Vāsu?, kanji means "Earth"; Varse in the Viz Manga, FUNimation edited dub, and 4Kids dub.) is the name given to dirt by the people of Skypiea. Because Upper Yard is the only place in Skypiea where vearth can be found, it is considered a sacred substance.[1]
Before the events of Skypiea arc, the Shandia, Aisa, would usually sneak into Upper Yard and fill up her bag with vearth, bringing it back home with her.[2]
During the events of the Skypiea arc, Upper Yard was off limits to civilians. Anyone who entered was killed by Enel.[3]
The dirt on Upper Yard and Upper Yard itself originates from the island Jaya directly below Skypiea. Originally, Upper Yard was merely a piece of the island, but after a Knock Up Stream appeared beneath Jaya, it was shot up to Skypiea never to be seen again by the citizens of the blue sea.[4]
In the original FUNimation dub, Enel wanted to return Vearth to Earth, to Jaya, and drag all of the people from the sky along with it.
Fairy VearthEdit
Fairy Vearth (限りない大地(フェアリーヴァース) Fearī Vāsu?, kanji "Endless Earth"; it is called Endless Vearth in the FUNimation dub and Endless Varse in the Viz Manga) is a legendary land that Enel mentions throughout the Skypiea Arc. Enel wanted to travel to Fairy Vearth after he destroyed Skypiea.[5] For this purpose he built his ship, Maxim.[6]
After being defeated by Luffy, Enel headed off to Fairy Vearth, which turns out to be the Moon. There he found a group of alien like creatures - who have wings similar to the Skypieans - which Enel befriended.[7]
The discrepancy in translation ("Endless" vs. "Fairy") is because both are actually written in the manga. The Kanji lists it as "Endless Earth", while the Furigana reading is for "Fairy Vearth", meaning that, technically, both are correct.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 27 Chapter 253 and Episode 166, Gan Fall says that "Vearth is the eternal yearning of all things living in the sky".
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 27 Chapter 249 and Episode 163, Aisa goes often to Upper Yard to take Vearth back to her home.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime - Vol. 26 Chapters 240, 241 and Episode 155, Conis reveals that Upper Yard is a holy land that no one should ever enter.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime - Vol. 31 Chapters 291, 292 and Episode 189, the land of Jaya is shot to Skypiea together with everything on it.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 29 Chapter 274 and Episode 180, Enel explains his plan about Skypiea and Fairy Vearth.
- ↑ One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. 30 Chapter 277 and Episode 181, Enel's ark Maxim is revealed.
- ↑ One Piece Manga - Vol. 46 Chapter 473 Cover Story: Enel's Great Space Operations Vol. 37, the Automata become Enel's subordinates.


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|Awareness and Acceptability of Female Condoms Among Monogamous Hong Kong Chinese Female Sexually Transmitted Infection Patients.
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|Female condom is an effective means of HIV prevention. Monogamous female sexually transmitted infection (STI) patients are exposed indirectly to high risk of contracting HIV/STI via their sole male sex partners. There are few interventions to protect such women whilst female condom use is a potential means of self-protection. With informed consent, this cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of awareness and acceptability of female condoms among 335 Chinese monogamous female STI patients attending a government STI clinic in Hong Kong. Among those who were aware of female condoms (66.9 % of the sample), 68.3 % were willing to use free female condoms. Awareness was associated with having the sex partner being a boyfriend (OR = 3.76, P < 0.001), knowledge about asymptomatic property of HIV (OR = 2.14, P = 0.006) and no immunity for STI (OR = 2.14, P = 0.011), experience of HIV antibody testing (OR = 2.21, P = 0.004) and unemployment (OR = 0.50, P = 0.011). Among those who had heard of female condoms, acceptability was associated with knowledge about possibility to contracting two STI concomitantly (OR = 2.26, P = 0.03) and perceived chance of contracting STI from the sex partner in the coming 6 months (OR = 2.27, P = 0.04). Awareness is relatively low but the prevalence of acceptability is encouraging. Female condoms have been underused and should be promoted among monogamous female STI patients as a means of empowerment as an option for sex protection.
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In case you haven't heard, pies are the new cupcakes. And with all the sweet shops dotting our landscape, most of them with tasty enough pies, picking the best one comes down to a couple of things for me: experience and proximity.
Check and check, ever since Chris Porter (below) opened A La Mode Pies on Phinney ridge and 59th a couple of weeks ago.
He not only gave the pie-neglected Phinney/Greenwood/east Ballard neighborhoods a much needed boost but also carved out a mini community center of sorts. Read more »
Cocktail hour is essential in my holiday happiness (Don't judge, Schick Shadel).
Luckily my inlaws are Midwestern, so instead of water they just drink Labatts starting at noon. But still, cocktail hour comes around every day around 4pm. Read more »
The Seattle City Council is trying again to do away with so-called single-use plastic bags--this time, from all retail outlets (not just grocery stores) and this time, with a twist: Paper bags would still be available, but we'd be charged five cents per (the retailer keeps the money). The idea here is to gently coerce us to get our lazy butts in gear and dig the reusable grocery bags out of deep storage (read: shoved under the back seat). Read more »
Fans of "Put a Bird On It!" and the adult hide-and-seek league, brace yourselves. "Portlandia: The Tour" is coming to Seattle.
In case you live under a big unfunny rock, this popular TV series, set in Portland, distills the stereotypical Northwest mindset in over-the-top comic sketches like this one about "Dumpster Divers": Read more »
When we're hosting out-of-towners days before the big holiday dinner, I like to cook other things ahead of time, so that I'm not exhausted from entertaining before Thanksgiving even happens.
A day or two ahead of time, I'll throw together my favorite mushroom pate (recipe here).
I use crimini mushrooms, since otherwise, as my father-in-law likes to say, "this pate would cost $100 to make." Read more »
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For so many women, it's one of the most disorganized and chaotic spaces in our home. No it's not the pantry, the laundry room or even the closet – it's our makeup drawer!
Picture the space where you store all of your makeup products. What does it look like? If you're like most of us, it might look like a mini bomb went off in your bathroom. But what would it really take to get more organized? This is the question we aim to answer in this blog post!
Professional makeup artist Carmina Cristina answers some of our most desperate questions surrounding makeup organization. Here are six key ways in which she recommends getting your beauty routine organized.
Q: From bags and boxes to bins and trays, how do you know what organizational style is right for YOU?
A: It really depends on how much makeup you have in your arsenal, but also how much counter space you have to devote to makeup storage. Also, cosider how much you like to play up your look. Are you someone who wears the same colors every day? Or are you someone who likes to play with different looks, textures? This will dictate how much space you need and what you keep at the forefront.
Q: Where do you recommend purchasing the organizational solutions? (i.e. a big box retailer, a specialty makeup store, online, etc.)
A: It really doesn't matter, as long as you find the right fit for you! You can sometimes look in odd places and you will find some great options. Think kitchen supplies stores, office supply stores and jewelry organizers. I personally recommend transparent organizers because you can easily see what it is in it.
Q: What's the biggest mistake women make when organizing their makeup?
A: Women tend to hang on to too many things they're simply never going to use. And who can't relate to this? Specifically, I'm talking about makeup and skincare that they never used, and they will never use because they tried it once or twice, found out it doesn't work for them but keep it because it was so expensive that they feel bad throwing it out. I'm just as guilty of this mistake! You have to declutter your makeup products just as you would your closet. If you haven't used it in several months, it needs to go!
Q: What about when it comes to travel; how can you easily organize your makeup for the road?
A: First, consider where you're going and what type of makeup you'll need while there. This will determine whether you pack just the products for your daytime makeup routine or whether you need something more glamorous for the evening. No matter where you're doing, do not forget your skincare products and your makeup removers! These can be even more important than your makeup as it will help keep you on a healthy routine for your skin.
Then, transfer the selected products into travel bottles and take just the quantity you need. Think about multifunctional products. Products that will meet multiple needs so that you can slim down the number of products you're packing. A great example is my new Brightening Cleansing Water. It removes impurities as well as makeup from the face while hydrating the skin. Even if you didn't wear any makeup that day, you should still use this product to make your skin feel clean and refreshed. Did I mention that it works wonderful for men's skin too?
Read the rest of Carmina Cristina's tips on her blog.
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Evelyn P. Meeks, of Issaquah, died April 27, 2009. She was 97.A graveside service was May 1 at Sumner Cemetery in Sumner.
Evelyn was born July 7, 1911, in Washington, Pa., the daughter of Patrick and Mary Lang Morris. She graduated from Washington High School and Washington Business College. She worked at Duncan Glass Factory until she married Harry L. Meeks.
She and her husband lived in Buffalo, N.Y., and then built two homes in Boston and New York. They then came to the Northwest in 1951 and settled and built a home in Preston.
Evelyn volunteered at the Issaquah Food Bank for more than 15 years. She enjoyed reading, gardening crocheting, crossword puzzles and playing cards.
Evelyn is survived by her two sons, Larry (Susan) Meeks, of Issaquah, and Harry G. Meeks, of Seattle; four grandchildren, Richard (Jennifer) Meeks, of Maple Valley, Randy Meeks, of Monroe, Ryan (Bernice) Meeks, of Redmond, and Kelly Meeks, of Seattle; three great-grandchildren, Rachel, Alyssa and Lillian; and several nieces and nephews.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her husband Harry L. Meeks and her five brothers and three sisters.
Arrangements are by Flintoft's Funeral Home and Crematory.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Duncan Miller Glass Museum in Washington, Pa., Issaquah Food Bank or to your favorite charity.


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Adrian Peterson never wavered about his decision to play Sunday, even after learning his 2-year-old son had died Friday in South Dakota of injuries suffered from alleged child abuse.
The Vikings' star running back said he prayed for perseverance and was able to compartmentalize another personal tragedy and go to work for his teammates in what ultimately became an ugly 35-10 loss to the Carolina Panthers at the Metrodome.
"No, I was set on it," Peterson said when asked whether he had second thoughts about playing. "I just look at things, and I don't ask people to understand my mind-set and how I think. Anything bad, I try to take good from it. That's the way I approach life in all situations. I never thought about not playing. It was all about just going out there and praying that I have the strength to get through and help my team. That was my focus."
Peterson politely but firmly deflected a question about his relationship to the child, whom he visited Thursday at a Sioux Falls hospital after being excused from the team when he learned about the alleged assault Wednesday night.
"Can we focus on football? I'm not really going to get into details about that," he said. "We just got blown out by (25) points, so let's focus on football and what the Minnesota Vikings can do to get better."
Joseph Patterson, 27, the boyfriend of the child's mother, is jailed on charges of aggravated assault and battery of an infant and could face additional charges, according to Sioux Falls police.
"It was tough," Peterson said. "It's a crazy situation. Any time you lose a child, no matter the circumstances, it hurts. I can't describe it. I've got a good supporting cast surrounding me. I'll be good."
Peterson rushed 10 times for a season-low 62 yards, half of which he gained on a single third-quarter carry. He was a non-factor in an offense that failed to generate any momentum against a Panthers defense that came at Peterson hot and heavy.
"We were definitely out of sync," he said."We didn't play Minnesota football today, either side. We just seemed flat. We got behind the 8-ball early, and it kind of took us out of our game plan. We just didn't get it done."
Safety Jamarca Sanford, one of the reigning MVP's closest friends on the Vikings, said Peterson was quieter and more focused in the locker room before the game.
"He was in his zone," Sanford said. "I'm pretty sure he had a lot on his mind. For him just to play, that was enough. You've got to be a strong man to come out and do that. Just being out there showed the team how strong he is as an individual."
Peterson's life has been defined by adversity and personal loss.
When he was 7, he watched his older brother, Brian, die when the bicycle he was riding was struck by a drunken driver. During most of his teenage years, Peterson's father was serving time in prison for laundering drug money.
And the night before he worked out at the 2007 scouting combine, Peterson's half-brother was fatally shot near the family home in Texas.
Peterson, 28, referenced his misfortune Sunday in a pregame text message to FOX Sports sideline reporter Laura Okmin.
"My brother passed the night before the combine, and I decided to go through with it," he wrote. "The same reason why I will play this week. You may ask why? God wants good to come from it. We mourn and grieve, but heaven had the baddest welcoming party for my son. That knowledge gives me peace.
"I'm still hurt and feel the pain of life, but I'm able to function because of the peace and joy of knowing my loved ones are in a much better place."
Follow Brian Murphy at twitter.com/murphPPress. Murphy talks Vikings at 1:35 p.m. Mondays on WCCO-AM 830.


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I had been thinking of changing my user status from "Clipless Noob" to something else. Then I went for a ride last night on my Jamis. I was speeding around, feeling very pleased with myself and my bike.
Yes, I had another clipless fall. Going through a crowded intersection. In front of a left-turning bus.
- DO NOT tempt the clipless gods.
- DO NOT EVER think you have any more natural riding ability than a circus bear.
- The sound of a hundred-or-so people shouting "WAH!" is actually pretty funny.
- If you have more than one bike, make sure you adjust the tension on your pedals to be roughly the same, so that you don't suddenly find your usual clipping-out twist completely inadequate.
Have a nice bruise on the heel of my left hand now, and a slightly scratched knee and elbow. The bike is fine. Hopefully my small blood sacrifice will appease the gods for a while.


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Regular Google Nexus S hacked to use Google Wallet
updated 02:45 pm EDT, Mon October 3, 2011
Google Nexus S gets Google Wallet thanks to hack
Enterprising members of the XDA Developers forum have found a new hack to bring Google Wallet functionality to the original Nexus S smartphone. User Venumx got the credit for the hack, though it was shared by got2best. Officially, Google Wallet only works on the Nexus S 4G smartphone for Sprint.
The mod requires Cyanogen firmware, a full backup, downloading the required 7.74MB zip file for Google Wallet and a reboot into recovery mode. A full wipe followed by installing the ROM and kernel, then flashing Google Wallet ZIP and gapps followed by a reboot.
At present, only Android 2.3 phones with built-in NFC would have an option of using Google Wallet. It currently depends on the short-range wireless tag reading to make payments. AT&T's version of the Samsung Galaxy S II is the only other major Android device in the US that has NFC and currently has it switched off.


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Mystery chirp near Newberry Volcano
March 10, 2012
by John Vidale
We've been watching Newberry Volcano, as our monitoring effort there is new. Steve nicely summarized the odd ice quakes there earlier this week. Wednesday, three novel signals appeared, and we're somewhat at a loss. They're of no concern, the arrival time between stations is so long (the waves are so slow) the source must be waves in the air or else an object in the air moving across the network, but still we wonder.
The times of the three, 6pm, 8:10pm, and 8:40pm March 6th (remember UT or UTC is 7 hours ahead of PST) are evening. None showed up in the prior week, and none have been seen since. Here are ten minutes for the 6 Newberry stations of the clearest signal. It lasts almost a minute at each station, starting at a pitch of 12 Hz, steadily dropping to 5 Hz before fading.
Here's a blow-up, with the tick marks on the bottom a minute apart. Click either figure to expand for a better view.
Steve's first and only suggestion was maybe it's a plane or helicopter, with the change in frequency over time a Doppler shift. A Doppler shift is the elevation of the pitch of an approaching object, like an ambulance, or the drop in pitch of the object traveling away. The signal does indeed start high pitched and drop over time.
But do jet planes have an 8Hz hum? Also, the change in pitch seems too extreme to be a Doppler shift, especially for a plane way up high. For a Doppler shift to go from 12 Hz down to 5 Hz is about +40% and -40% compared to the 8 Hz pitch if it weren't moving, is surprisingly big, and stations to the side should see less shift, which they don't.
Also the evolution of the frequency shouldn't be linear, rather it should be more sigmoidal, with a big change just as it is going by.
We can see the energy propagating to the southeast, from ASBU to TMBU, a distance of about 30km. The time difference is about 90s. 330 m/s is close to the speed of sound.
In summary, either an object is traveling near the speed of sound to the southeast over our array, and our intuition of how it should look is wrong, or a loud sound to the northwest of our Newberry array has been recorded over a large area.
But could a sound loud enough to record on many of our sensors look that way and travel that far? A head-scratcher.
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Starkville, MS (SportsNetwork.com) - Dak Prescott rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns as he led the Bulldogs of Mississippi State past the Bowling Green Falcons, 21-20, in a non-conference clash at Davis Wade Stadium.
Prescott did his damage on just 15 carries while also completing 7-of-11 passes for 75 yards and an interception for the Bulldogs (3-3) who have won two of their last three. LaDarius Perkins added 83 yards rushing and a score on 16 carries while Tyler Russell threw for 102 yards on 12-of-14 passing.
Matt Johnson completed 20-of-34 passes for 224 yards while adding 29 yards rushing and a touchdown on six carries for Bowling Green (5-2) which saw a three-game winning streak come to an end. Travis Greene led the Falcons in rushing with 99 yards on 15 carries. Ryan Burbrink managed 66 yards receiving on four receptions.
On the opening drive of the game, Mississippi State strung together a nine- play, 75-yard drive which lasted just over five minutes and was capped off by a one-yard touchdown run from Perkins. Bowling Green managed a 35-yard field goal from Tyler Tate midway through the first quarter but on the first play of the following drive for the Bulldogs, Prescott ran for a 75-yard touchdown to give Mississippi State a 14-3 lead.
With 4:15 left in the second quarter, Andre Givens took in a seven-yard score on the ground for Bowling Green's first touchdown of the game. The Bulldogs responded with a 10-play, 75-yard drive which resulted in a 10-yard touchdown run from Prescott with 1:04 left in the half. With such little time, Bowling Green managed to drive down the field and set up a 45-yard field goal from Tate as time expired in the first half. The Bulldogs led 21-13 at the break.
The only scoring in the second half came on a two-yard touchdown run from Johnson for the Falcons. Down by just two, Bowling Green decided to kick the extra point which made the score 21-20 in favor of the Bulldogs. The Falcons would later regret that decision as the score would remain 21-20 until the final whistle.
The Bulldogs rushed for 245 yards, averaging six yards per carry, which allowed them to control the tempo throughout the game.


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We've had a rough few days on the trail, but the fine folks at Network Solutions have put us back on track. A myriad of technical problems besieged us. And some of our features are not yet restored. But we're here.
The music never ends …
We've had a rough few days on the trail, but the fine folks at Network Solutions have put us back on track. A myriad of technical problems besieged us. And some of our features are not yet restored. But we're here.
The music never ends …
What about the fellas from India. Could they pare things down at an extremely reasonable price?
Could you post that Australian thing over here, the one you tweeted today? I thought it was fascinating, especially Mr Obama's reception and assorted speeches, etc., in Nov 2011.
I wasn't thinking of the chat room (I'm no fan :)) I was just thinking that they might be database schema wizards.
Sounds like you've got the fix.
Craig check trailmix@craig..crawford…com
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Hillary Clinton's Office, The Website
by Taylor Marsh
We are going to elect a female president and as far as I'm concerned it simply cannot be a Republican, as that party stands today, which begins with believing women should not be as free as men.
But, oh, don't you just love Hillary's grin?
Glad the Trail's open again. I was left with noplace to lurk.
News Desk: Bush-Cheney and the Report on "Globalizing Torture"
by Taylor Marsh
THE REPORT chronicles what happened to 136 known victims and lists the 54 foreign governments that were involved with the torture program under President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Neither Bush nor Cheney have been held accountable.
The lack of accountability sits squarely with Congress, but particularly with former Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who refused to do her job, because President Obama wanted to look forward, not back.
IMO, the commercials were kinda lame this year.
I think so, too, RR. But then, my alltime favorite is cat herding– 😀
When you mentioned the Aussies yesterday, I became curious and looked to see if there was any recent news regarding our relationship with them. What I found was well over a year old, but it was such an uplifting piece, that I'm linking it. I even love the upbeat picture of Obama and the Australian Prime Minister enjoying each others company so much. (I missed it when it was originally released, because I'm not following the news closely anymore). It's just nice to know that we do have a strong relationship with them still.
Obama Australia visit begins
"Barack Obama has arrived in Australia on a visit that will be dominated by the announcement of a greater US military presence in the country as a counterbalance to China.
Obama arrived in Canberra, the Australian capital, on Wednesday afternoon on board Air Force One.
The US president will stay for a day and a half, meeting with the country's prime minister, Julia Gillard, and addressing the Australian parliament.
…. The visit is a chance to renew bonds with a close US ally and strengthen the two nations' defence posture in the Pacific region. It commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Australia-New Zealand-United States (Anzus) defence treaty, which binds the three countries to assist each other if attacked.
The US defence secretary, Leon Panetta, has said the goal is to signal that America and Australia will stick together in face of any threats."
Glad you are back, Craig.
Now we can begin the countdown to your upcoming marriage.
Hope you and David (and the banana plants) are doing well.
…. as well as everyone else.
Tony, Another great link.
It's difficult to find any innocent parties in the whole mess.
Here are the remarkable items from Australia that Tylenol provided the link to yesterday. They give the history of our friendship over the years, and our similarities and our differences.
I urge that you watch all the videos of Mr Obama's official interaction with these wonderful people.
Scroll down until you get to the videos on the right side of the page. There are about five of them starting with the arrival ceremony, etc. Each is insightful and valuable in its own light.
You will all notice the lack of color. The Australians have noticed it as well. Let us hope for the best.
Some day when I have the energy I will talk about GDP and standard of living (Australia is significantly above the US in both measures) then do a comparison between countries on number of languages spoken regularly in both countries and number of languages that have become extinct. By that measure, I think we are by far the richest country in the world, even taking into account our behavior towards our indigenous population.
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Complete plans are included for a Mackintosh Style Chair, an Arts & Crafts Workbench, a Frame and Panel Chest, and more.
As you follow the Critical Path Ian Kirby has identified as the step-by-step way to learning woodworking, you'll gain understanding of your tools, whether it's a hand plane, table saw or router, and your materials, from solid wood (plainsawn, quartersawn and more) to manufactured materials. Kirby, trained in the British Arts & Crafts tradition, also provides you with a history of this movement, plus the details of making dovetails, and instructions for frame and panels, drawers, doors and torsion boxes.
Some of the lessons contained on this CD include:
- Understanding Drawings
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Myrna Litt's 8/26/09 Photo Report
Our very own Myrna Litt is back with a new photo report from the Disneyland Resort:
The Orange Stinger swinging structure is completely gone
Doors have been put on to some of the World of Color lighting tower structures
Trees are starting to go up in Paradise Park
Looks like they are going for gray colored rocks by California Screamin' and brown colored rocks by the Golden Zephyr
WDWNT Fan Meets – August 1st and 2nd at the Disneyland Resort
I'd like to remind everyone about our upcoming fan meets at the Disneyland Resort on Saturday August 1st and Sunday August 2nd. First up on Saturday:
Come enjoy an evening of fun on Saturday, August 1st, with the WDWNT Network and Disneyland News Today staff at Disney's California Adventure park at the Disneyland Resort. Among the fun and surprises, here is a schedule of group gatherings that will be a part of the unofficial fan meet:
4:00 PM – Meet outside the Blue Sky Cellar for distribution of "free gift" Group walk through the Blue Sky Cellar
4:30 PM – Meet directly in front of the Blue Sky Cellar to watch the Pixar Play Parade
5:30 PM – Group meet n' mingle (and possibly some eating) at Bountiful Valley Farmer's Market
6:30 PM – Meet for group photo and showing of MuppetVision 3-D in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot
7:15 PM – Meet for group ride on Mickey's Fun Wheel in Paradise Pier
8:00 PM – Meet in front the former Orange Stinger attraction (Silly Symphony Swings construction walls) to watch Disney's Electrical Parade
Then on Sunday:
Come enjoy an afternoon of fun on Sunday, 8/2/09 with the WDWNT Network and Disneyland News Today staff at Disneyland Park. Among the fun and surprises, here is a schedule of group gatherings that will be a part of the fan meet:
3:00 PM – Meet n' mingle and group photo at Carnation Gardens on Main Street U.S.A.
3:30 PM – Meet for group showing of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room in Adventureland
4:15 PM – Meet for group ride on the Jungle Cruise in Adventureland
5:00 PM – Meet for group ride on Pirates of the Caribbean in New Orleans Square
5:45 PM – Meet for group ride through the Haunted Mansion in New Orleans Square
6:30 PM – Group meet n' mingle (and possibly some eating) at the Hungry Bear Restaurant
7:30 PM – Meet for group ride on The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in Critter Country
8:00 PM – Meet in the hub on Main Street U.S.A. to view "Magical – Disney's New Nighttime Spectacular of Magical Celebrations In the Stars"
You can R.S.V.P. (although not necessary to attend) and get more information on Facebook about the Saturday meet at this link or our forums at this link and the Sunday meet at this link or our forums at this link. These will be the first fan meets the WDWNT Network has done at the Disneyland Resort, and we hope you come by and enjoy the fun with us!
July 4th Trip Planner
To prepare everyone visiting the Disneyland Resort during this holiday weekend, I wanted to go over the entertainment schedule for July 4th, as well as the park hours, to make sure everyone can successfully see what they want to see:
- Disneyland will be open from 8:00am to 12:00am all weekend.
- "Celebrate! A Street Party" will be performed every day at 3:30pm and 6:30pm.
- The special fourth of July holiday fireworks show, "Disney's Celebrate America! A Fourth of July Concert in the Sky", will be performed at 9:25pm starting tonight and running through Sunday night. According to D23, the shows on July 2nd, 3rd, and 5th will be a condensed version, only 8 minutes long, compared to the full show on July 4th which is 13 minutes long and will have much more pyro. The regular fireworks show, Magical, will return on Monday.
- Fantasmic will have three performances on July 4th, at 9:00pm, 10:30pm, and 11:30pm.
- Suburban Legends will be performing through-out the night on July 4th at the TLT Dance Club, beginning at 7:00pm.
- Disney's California Adventure will be open from 10:00am to 10:00pm on July 4th.
- The Pixar Play Parade will be performed as usual at 5:15pm.
- Disney's Electrical Parade will also be performed at its usual time of 8:45pm.
If you are planning to visit the Disneyland Resort this weekend, be aware crowds will be massive. Disneyland may even be closed in the afternoon due to the park reaching capacity, and you'll be re-directed to DCA. Parking may also be an isssue, as I explained in this recent post. For the full entertainment schedule on July 4th, which includes smaller entertainment venues around the parks, click HERE.
Summer Nightastic Lights Up Disneyland
D23 have put up 2 articles for the debut of Summer Nightastic today. The first covers last night's media launch:
On Thursday, June 11, Disneyland was packed with summer guests, and D23 was invited for a peek at all the new happenings as Nightastic! takes over the park this summer.
First stop was the new TLT Dance Club in Tomorrowland. Also known at the Tomorrowland Terrace, the TLT Dance Club is packing in the crowds with the new lights, videos screens and sound system playing today's hottest tunes. The place burst into wild screams when guest performer Mitchel Musso of Hannah Montana fame took to the stage and rocked the house with a seven song set that included his hit "The In Crowd." Look for other surprise guests to drop in on the Dance Club all summer long.
Following Mitchel's mini concert, guests were escorted to Main Street, U.S.A. to watch the premiere of the summer fireworks spectacular, Magical. To start things off Disneyland's Russ Marchand came out to talk all about the excitement of Nightastic! before introducing the voice of the new Magical show, Broadway star (and Disneyland veteran performer!) Eden Espinosa. Eden wasn't the only celebrity on hand; next Russ brought Wizards of Waverly Place stars Selena Gomez and Jennifer Stone on stage — what better way to kick off something "magical" that with some wizards? When Russ asked if they were having a good time at Disneyland that night, Selena replied, "How can you not?" before revealing they had blasted off on Space Mountain four times. Sorcerer Mickey came up on stage with a pair of sorcerer hats. "Oh my God!" exclaimed Selena, before donning the hat — and picking up a special Nightastic! magic wand which they used to kick off the festivities.
At that moment, the magic of Magical took flight. Using new launches and fireworks, some classic Disney music (sung by Eden) not often heard in the parks like "Baby Mine" and "Chim Chim Cher-ee," and a brand new Dumbo puppet that soars through the air, Magical indeed lived up to its name. And while the show will only run though August 23, Disneyland's Director of Entertainment, Doug McIntyre, says it may return in 2010. "There's a chance it will come back as our summer offering," Doug revealed. "It will go back to Remember… Dreams Come True after the summer. We're looking at some yet-to-be-announced possibilities for Halloween. Then we'll have our Christmas show, and then back to Remember. And Magical could possibly become a summer offering."
Following the fireworks, guests hit the Rivers of America to witness the enhancements to the already spectacular Fantasmic!. Thanks to HD technology, the projections now virtually leap off the screen — and they're not the only things leaping! A new crocodile lurches and snaps at Captain Hook as he swims behind the pirate ship looking for a snack. Plus, Ursula's "hench-eels" Flotsam and Jetsam now menacingly sweep through the waters. All these wonderful new characters posed exciting challenges to Disneyland's creative team. "Obviously, any time you create new show elements — and Flotsam and Jetsem and the crocodile are examples of that — you go through some teething problems in testing and adjustments," Doug explained. "Certainly we went through those but they worked out really great." And Doug and his team aren't done playing yet! "We talked tonight about making a new adjustment to Flotsam and Jetsam." Currently the two slither out together from the same side of the river. "We're talking about doing a version where they come from different sides of the river. We're still learning as we see it."
One thing guests didn't see was the new Maleficent dragon, who wasn't quite ready for her close up. "As one of the very few people who have seen the dragon in its functioning mode, I'm thrilled by the dragon," Doug noted. "In our test-and-adjust period, we had a situation where we had a mechanical issue we knew we had to fix and we knew we weren't going to be ready. So we're working on that and will get it into the show as soon as we can." And Doug says, when she makes her debut, guests won't believe their eyes. "I think is going to be one of the most spectacular additions to a Disney show that's ever been done. It's certainly the largest Disney character that's ever been created in animated mode. And it's a huge leap from what the dragon used to be. This is full, three-dimensional, fully articulated, 45-foot-tall, 32-foot wingspan, with 18 axis of motion, it takes five computers to run the thing — it's what you'd expect from Disney with all of the technology we have at our hands!"
Last, but certainly not least, it was over to Disney's California Adventure to get a look at Disney's Electrical Parade, which features a brand-new Tinker Bell float and the return of three other floats: the diamond mine from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and two from Pinocchio. All the floats glitter and gleam like new, with the help of LED technology (Alice in Wonderland's Cheshire Cat now disappears!), and an enhanced soundtrack gives to depth to the musical elements of the parade. But the returning floats are sure to bring a smile to the face of any fan of the Electrical Parade. "The parade has almost been around the world," Doug explained, when asked how the Snow White and Pinocchio floats found their way back into the show. "Here at Disneyland, then it went to Disney World for a while, then it went to Paris, and finally it ended up in Hong Kong. When we brought it back here, the diamond mine and the Pinocchio units were left behind in Hong Kong. They were sitting in a storage facility in Hong Kong." When Nightastic! was in the planning stages, Doug and his team thought it was the perfect time to bring them back from overseas. "So we called Hong Kong, shipped them out, refurbished them, and put them back in the parade." Combining the perfect blend of exciting new offerings and emotional nostalgia, Summer Nightastic! is sure to be a crowd pleaser for any Disney fan.
And the second article is an interview with vocalist for Magical, Eden Espinosa:
The Broadway star returns to her Disneyland roots to sing the theme for the new fireworks spectacle Magical.
"I'm such a Disney girl, and I have been since I was growing up here in Orange County," Eden says. "I'd always come to Disneyland as a kid. It was always a dream of mine to work here and be in entertainment here."
If you've been a regular Disneyland visitor for a while, chances are good you have seen Eden Espinosa in a show — she did more than a half a dozen during her career in entertainment at Disneyland, before moving to New York City where she starred in such musicals as Wicked, Rent and Brooklyn. This summer, park guests will be able to hear Eden's rich vocals nightly; the incredible talent recorded the music for the new fireworks show Magical. D23 sat down with Eden for an exclusive interview and learned about her favorite attraction, her best Disneyland job and why she needs to reach for a box of tissues any time she hears a Disney song.
How did they approach you about singing the theme from Magical?
One of the talent bookers, Dana White, contacted me and said, "Bruce Healey [Disneyland's Senior Music Producer] wanted to get your number, and I wasn't sure if I should give it to him." And I said, "Dana, it's Bruce Healey! He cast me in Dickens Carolers when I was 18. You can give him my number! It's fine!" [Laughs] And he called me and wanted me to send a couple of clips of things that he could show the director, because the director wasn't too familiar with me. And that was it. Then he called me back and said, "We'd love you to be a part of it, if you want to do it." I was like, "Are you kidding me?!"
Was Dickens Carolers your first Disneyland job?
Actually my first job was A Christmas Fantasy parade, the first year they did it with the live carolers. I was in it. And then I started doing the stage shows.
Do you have a favorite memory from working here?
My first solo, I think. I did the Carolers and then I was in the Hunchback of Notre Dame stage show.
Were you Esmerelda?
No, I was just Gypsy No. 4! [laughs] But then I was cast as Pocahontas in Animazement the Musical, and it was my first solo in the park. That moment, being able to do the montage [with songs from Pocahontas, Hercules and Hunchback of Notre Dame], which Bruce Healy actually arranged, was pretty cool.
Didn't you do [the Disney music revue] Steps in Time at Disney's California Adventure, too?
I did Steps in Time too — both versions! I did Route 66 in the park too, that was the last thing I did before I left the park. I did a lot!
Do you have a favorite attraction?
I love Tower of Terror. But my favorite Fantasyland ride is Peter Pan. I love Peter Pan. I think the concept is well executed. I love how you fly above the city with all the little lights.
And you now open Magical singing "The Second Star to the Right"!
I know! It's great.
Was there a favorite song you got to sing for Magical?
Honestly, all of them are on a favorites list. But I think getting to do "Chim Chim Cher-ee" from Mary Poppins was awesome. And also "Baby Mine" [from Dumbo]. You don't get to hear that very often. And I love the original song Greg Smith wrote as well. I love all of it!
What was it like watching Magical for the first time?
I had heard it before I saw it. Bruce sent me a CD earlier in the week, and I've been intentionally listening to it nonstop because I'm such a Disney girl, and I have been since I was growing up here in Orange County. I'd always come to Disneyland as a kid. It was always a dream of mine to work here and be in entertainment here. I always cry at Disney music in the fireworks shows, in Fantasmic, in the parades — so I was like, "I'm gonna bawl like a little baby!" So I listened to it a lot so I could get all the tears out. But hearing it on Main Street and seeing it happen was pretty cool! It was breathtaking.
After all that time in New York City, are you living back in Southern California now?
I've been back in L.A. since Wicked opened at the Pantages, so I've been back a couple years now. And I'm enjoying being back in Southern California. I have a solo concert coming up at the Ford Amphitheatre on July 24. I started doing shows at the Upright Cabaret when Wicked was ending and I went back to the show to close it. Then we took it to New York and did it at Joe's Pub in March. Now we're bringing to the Ford. It keeps getting bigger and bigger. It's going to be a great show! I'm very excited.
Stay tuned to Disneyland News Today this weekend for continuing coverage from the debut of Summer Nightastic.
Summer Nightastic is Here!
Summer Nightastic begins tonight at the Disneyland Resort, and in honor of that, here's a new Disney press video with footage from all three main offerings, as well as interviews with Carla Carlile (show director for Fantasmic), Denny Newell (senior show director for Disney's Electrical Parade), and John Addis (senior show director for Magical):
Tinker Bell and Dumbo Take to the Skies
ANAHEIM, Calif. (June 12, 2009) – Tinker Bell is helping Disneyland guests celebrate the nights of summer with "Magical," the new fireworks spectacular presented by Honda. Tink's sparkling touch will awaken favorite Disney moments and memories from movie classics such as "Pinocchio," "Mary Poppins" and "Cinderella." And, in a very special debut, Dumbo proves that elephants can fly as he joins Tinker Bell in a "Magical" flight over Sleeping Beauty Castle.
WHAT: "Magical" is a dazzling new fireworks spectacular in which colorful, precisely choreographed pyrotechnics burst and soar to a soundtrack of celebratory Disney songs. With a wave of her wand, an airborne Tinker Bell ignites the night with a myriad of light and sends guests on a journey of magical Disney celebrations. As beautiful beams of light dance in the sky, Dumbo the flying elephant appears for the first time in a Disneyland fireworks show, flying over Sleeping Beauty Castle.
WHEN: Nightly, beginning Friday, June 12, and continuing through Monday, Sept. 7, at Disneyland. "Magical" may be viewed from Main Street, U.S.A., the mall in front of "it's a small world" and locations throughout the park.
A PYROTECHNIC SYMPHONY IN FIVE MOVEMENTS: "Magical" is composed of five sequences, each celebrating a different magical experience. It begins with "The Magic of Childhood," represented by the appearance of Tinker Bell waving her wand to launch the fireworks. Next, Geppetto is heard wishing that Pinocchio could become a real boy; sparkles in the sky announce that the Blue Fairy is near to demonstrate "The Magic of a Wish." The voice of Mary Poppins teaches "The Magic of Imagination." Then "The Magic of a Mother's Love" inspires little Dumbo to fly. Music from the tales of Disney princesses leads into "The Magic of Love's First Kiss." And the show concludes with a truly spectacular finale: "It's Magical."
THE "MAGICAL" VOICE: Broadway star Eden Espinosa is the soloist on the all-new soundtrack for "Magical." Prior to a Broadway career that has included the role of Elphaba, the "Wicked Witch of the West" in "Wicked," both on Broadway and at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles, Espinosa delighted Disneyland Resort guests in stage shows and special events at the parks. She attended Canyon Hills High School in Anaheim and Fullerton College. Eden's performance on the "Magical" soundtrack features an original "Magical" theme along with versions of such beloved melodies as "Baby Mine" from "Dumbo," "A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes" from "Cinderella," "The Second Star to the Right" from "Peter Pan" and "Chim Chim Cher-ee" from "Mary Poppins."
- The pyrotechnic devices are fully choreographed to "Magical's" musical soundtrack, using 750 discreet digital control channels.
- Guests see the burst of fireworks before hearing it because light travels roughly a million times faster than sound.
- The Disney Air Launch system installed in 2004 creates less ground level smoke than the former system that used black powder.
- Disney is recognized as the world's largest producer of fixed-base fireworks shows, at its parks in the United States, France, Japan and China.
- Disneyland opened to the public in July 1955. There was no fireworks show that year.
- In 1956, after seeing fireworks tests in the Disneyland parking lot when the park was closed, Walt Disney said, "Let's give it a try."
- Mickey Aronson, who worked in Disneyland Resort Entertainment for more than 50 years (originally as an outside fireworks consultant), began "shooting" Disneyland fireworks the summer of 1956. In those days, Aronson fired the show by hand, touching off the fuses with a flare.
- Beginning in the late 1960s, Disneyland Entertainment developed a system for firing the shells electronically, synchronized to a musical soundtrack.
- During this period, the fireworks "choreography" was storyboarded like an animated cartoon. At one time, the storyboard artist was Roy Williams, the "Big Mooseketeer" from "The Mickey Mouse Club."
- The current system, with its multiple fireworks launch sites, special lighting and lasers, and high-tech marriage of music and choreographed pyrotechnics, was first installed for the 2000 Bicentennial/Disneyland 45th Anniversary show, "Believe…There's Magic in the Stars."
More information about "Magical" and other special Summer Nightastic! shows can be found at www.disneyland.com/summer.
Video of "Magical"
Our newest staff member here at Disneyland News Today, Conner Purzycki, was at this past Wednesday's preview performance of Disneyland's new fireworks show "Magical". Thanks to our fantastic new WDWNTube Disney Parks Video Site, he brings us a full high definition video of the show:
Disneyland Gives a Sneak Preview of Magical
According to the OC Register's Around Disney blog:
Just a year after Disneyland opened in 1955, Walt Disney saw some fireworks being tested in the parking lot when he thought, "Let's give it a try."
In 1956, the first fireworks show was created by hand, with employees touching off the fuses with a flare.
A few years later, technology enabled fireworks to be launched electronically and synchronized with a soundtrack. The current system, which has been in use for about eight years, features multiple fireworks launch sites, lighting and laser effects.
This summer, Disney is launching a whole new show, "Magical", which embodies Walt Disney's idea that, "Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world."
Disney gave guests a preview Wednesday night, as it went through a practice run in the skies above the theme park. On June 12, the new show officially begins its summer run. It is the first change in the fireworks show since 2005.
After eight months of work, "Magical" aims to keep the tradition of change and growth alive with its use of 750 discreet digital-control channels, Disney Air Launch system, which creates less ground-level smoke than the former system using black powder, and the addition of six high-beam lights shooting up behind the castle.
The 13-minute fireworks show is organized in five scenes, each depicting the different types of magic that Disney offers.
"What we're doing with 'Magical' is celebrating all those wonderful Disney movies that everyone has," Senior show director John Addis said. "We wanted to have those moments of, 'Wow! There's Tinker Bell and she's darting all over.' "
Few Disneyland park-goers were aware, ahead of time, that they would see the first run of the show.
"We just happened to be walking through the park, and who could be more lucky to see the preview? That's magic," said Kathy Chance, a refinery operator from Anaheim. "That was the best part for me, was that it was so unexpected."
In 'Magical,' Tinker Bell opens with her famous, traditional flight to the tune of "Second Star to the Right." A cast member flew from atop the Matterhorn and over Sleeping Beauty's Castle before landing in Frontierland.
During the show, Disney makes liberal use of the new high-beam lights — which blast color into the sky, an effective technique. At one point, scenes of carousel horses are projected onto the castle.
"I think we are going to surprise a lot of people here," Addis said. "You don't usually see a ballad in a fireworks show, but we're using the song 'Baby Mine' from Dumbo, which is one of my favorite pieces of music."
The scene also features a prominent addition in Disneyland's firework history, a fully articulated Dumbo puppet, the size of a baby elephant, that flew around over the castle. His ears flap; and he waves with his trunk.
"Dumbo doesn't fly fast like Tinker Bell — he's an elephant. He's going to be flying above the castle, his ears will fly, his legs will move, and he even gets to say goodbye with his trunk," Addis said.
Fourteen-year-old Emma Doolittle from Santa Rosa, whose favorite Disney character happens to be Dumbo, was happy.
"They meshed Dumbo well with the lighting and the fireworks behind it," she said.
Music for the show is a medley of classic Disney tunes. There is also an original 'Magical' theme song.
The soundtrack's songs are all voiced by Eden Espinosa, who is best known for her role as Elphaba in the musical "Wicked" on Broadway and at the Pantages Theater in Los Angeles. Espinosa attended Canyon Hills High School in Anaheim and Fullerton College.
"It was amazing. It was so, so good," said Cole Younger, 21, from London. "Dumbo being in it was just great. The choice of music was brilliant."
His favorite part was the finale.
"They mixed so many different fireworks that were so big and covered the entire sky. The change in color of the castle with the three fairies was great. It was awe-inspiring."
"Magical" runs nightly at 9:25 p.m. in Disneyland from June 12 until September 7.
A Magical Preview
According to the OC Register's Around Disney blog:
Guests at Disneyland on Thursday night will likely get a sneak peek at Disneyland's new summer fireworks spectacular "Magical."
The new fireworks show officially begins nightly on June 12, but Disney officials plan to test it out in a rehearsal around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday – depending upon weather and scheduling.
Disney characters Tinker Bell and Dumbo, the flying elephant, will take to the skies over Disneyland to lead the pyrotechnics, synchronize to popular Disney music that recalls "Pinocchio," "Mary Poppins" and "Cinderella."
It marks the first new summertime fireworks show at Disneyland since the park's 50th anniversary in 2005. It's also the first time Dumbo has appeared in a fireworks show, flying over Sleeping Beauty Castle.
After all the kinks are worked out and the show officially gets under way next week, it will run nightly through Sept. 7.
"We're all looking forward to seeing what our entertainment team has come up with this time," said John McClintock, a Disneyland spokesman.
This Summer is Going to Be Nightastic!
Disney put up a new website today promoting "Summer Nightastic!". This new website offers an overview of the new entertainment experiences coming this summer (the new fireworks show Magical, changes to Disney's Electrical Parade and Fantasmic, nighttime lighting of Pixie Hollow, and the TLT Dance Club at the Tomorrowland Terrace), 2 commercials (one an overview of "Summer Nightastic!" and the other on the changes to Fantasmic), and lots more. There's also a downloadable 3D Fantasmic dragon, as well as a pdf of the entire schedule for the summer over at the TLT Dance Club.
Bellow are a few screen-shots from the website:
The new Cheshire Cat in Disney's Electrical Parade is featured on this page
The Disneyland by Day and Night page has the familiar concept art of the new Tinker Bell float in Disney's Electrical Parade
To view this amazing website, click HERE.
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