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19th May 2012 09:03 PM #1
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Colic on a breastfed baby
I've read somewhere that breastfed babies don't have the tendency to be colicky, is it true? Because I am currently nursing my 3 weeks old son and sometimes he'll just cry without reason and then my in-laws would tell me that it is colic. Hope someone could enlighten me about this. Thank you very much.
20th May 2012 10:20 AM #2
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Hello newmumafter7,
Breastfed babies can be colicky too, but I'd first try to determine whether it's colic or whether it's something else. I'll give you some links to products that help with colic below, but first I'm going to show you some things you can try to calm your fussy baby, whether it's colic or not.
Babies often tend to have a fussy period each day, and often this is in the evening. Unfortunately it can last for hours, which can be unnerving for parents.
So one of the things that can really help to calm a fussy baby is to emulate what it was like for bub in the womb.
Bub was very warm and in a confined place so that his arms and legs couldn't flail. We can replicate this by snugly swaddling a baby so that their arms and legs don't come out of the blanket.
Bub was used to movement all day long. When you walked and climbed stairs, you were gently rocking your baby. Your baby is used to movement and also loves to hear your voice and be close to you. Using a swing or a wrap/sling can allow baby to experience that movement again. I would try for the wrap first because it allows baby to be close to me, but if you don't have a wrap that supports your newborn well, then a swing works very well too.
Another thing your baby enjoyed in the womb was hearing your heartbeat, your voice, and the noises from your surroundings. Dr. Harvey Karpe says that these noises were as loud as a vacuum cleaner when your child was in the womb. We replicate this with white noise like running water, a hair dryer or a vacuum cleaner.
And the last thing baby experienced was sucking. We replicate this by putting baby to the breast and this is why babies often fall asleep at the breast. If a child needs more sucking in order to go to sleep, some parents will introduce a dummy. I had to use this with my 3rd baby because he had open heart surgery when he was 2 months old, and he needed to suck for soothing when he was in the hospital. However I found that if I mostly put him to the breast at home, he really didn't want the dummy and he was completely done with it before 5 months of age. I'm not sure I would introduce one at 3 weeks of age simply because you're trying to get breastfeeding established.
Here are some videos showing you just how effective these techniques can be at calming a fussy baby.
You can see a few more videos on this calm a crying baby page.
And here are the links to some products that help with colic.
Weleda Baby Colic Powder
Brouer Colic Relief
And you will find some wonderful information in the Well Adjusted Babies book, including tips for colic.
Anyone else have any tips for colic or calming a fussy baby?
Warm regards,
22nd May 2012 11:45 PM #3
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Thanks so much for the advice Kate. I'll go and see those videos and links for more ideas.
23rd May 2012 05:30 AM #4
Hi newmumafter7,
I see you have had some excellent advice from Kate above.
I just wanted to share a quote with you from Dr. Sears (the famous Attachment/Gentle Parenting Paediatrician): ''If you wonder whether or not you have a colicky baby - you don't". I think what he is saying is that, whilst most babies (including breastfed babies) will spend some time 'fussing' (which can include crying) each day (particularly from 3 weeks-3 months old) a colicky baby will tend to cry inconsolably. Most sources report that breastfed babies are less likely to have colic, although it is possible for a breastfed baby to have colic. This is an excellent link entitled Colic in the Breastfed Baby.
Like Kate I can testify to baby wearing as an excellent way to calm a fussing baby.
Is it a particular time of day that your baby seems unhappy? Many baby fuss and 'cluster feed' in the evenings.
Something else I wanted to add is from my own experience. When my son was 3 weeks old I seemed to be breastfeeding him constantly (sometimes for 2-3 hours at a time) and if he was not on the breast he would fuss and cry. At 3 weeks of age, it was discovered (at a breastfeeding clinic) that my son had a tongue tie. Therefore, he was not able to latch on fully and was only 'nibbling' at the breast and not getting enough hind-milk as well as taking ages to feed. Once we had the tongue tie cut (a simple procedure performed in our own home) he could feed much easier and stopped fussing. I was just wondering if you had attended any breastfeeding support groups to check the latch?
Please feel free to post back if you have any more questions.
Best wishes,
26th May 2012 06:06 AM #5
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Oh - lots more good information from LJ. Only recently I've heard more and more stories of babies who were born with a tongue tie and had trouble latching. And I like what was shared about how a colicky baby will tend to cry inconsolably, so if you're wondering if the baby has colic, he probably doesn't (you would KNOW that your baby has colic because he would be inconsolable).
Please let us know how things are going. Have you tried anything new, and is anything working?
Warm regards,


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8th March 2012 10:55 AM #1
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Increasing breast milk supply
I received this question today and thought I'd post my answer here for everyone to benefit from.
I have a one month old baby. My problem is that I do not much breast milk. There are just drops of milk which come out when I use a pump. My baby does not like to feed on my breast. What i do now????? I am very worried... please help me. I am using formula milk in feeder to nourish her... I've used all the tips I know to increase the quantity but i get no benefit. Please, please help me.
I would recommend that you start taking some herbs to increase your milk supply.
Here's an excellent article on increasing milk supply.
And here's a page full of other useful information on breastfeeding.
Not only do you need to take some herbs or medication or hormones to increase your milk supply, but you will also need to be sure that baby is suckling at the breast very often. The more baby suckles the more he will stimulate your milk supply. This may be difficult if baby is getting most of his milk from a bottle. But I would encourage you to put baby to the breast anytime he wants to suck - even if you don't have much milk. Don't use a pacifier - let baby suck at the breast, not on something else. This will stimulate and help increase milk supply.
You may also need to start using a lactation aid instead of feeding by bottle. This may be more important than anything else you could do. The more baby can suckle at the breast, the better your chance of increasing your milk supply. Here's a video showing the use of a lactation aid.
You'll also want to have baby positioned at the breast so that she's stimulating the breast well. Here are lots of videos showing you how to position baby on the breast properly.
You need to be sure that you are drinking plenty of pure water every day (will help with milk production) - even as much as 2 times your body weight in milliliters. If you weigh 63 kg, you would need to drink 2 liters of water a day. You may even need more water once you start producing more milk.
The milk for your baby will have a very high water content so drink pure water and herbal teas which are good for milk production whenever you are thirsty. Sometimes you can find a "mother's milk" tea at the store. Fenugreek is very good for increasing milk supply too.
You'll also need to be sure you're getting a lot of good nourishment for yourself. You may need a high quality vitamin/mineral supplement. You need to reduce sugar intake and increase your fresh fruits and vegetable intake, along with eating high quality protein like organic eggs, meat, poultry and fish. If you're feeding your body well, your body will be able to produce the milk needed to feed your baby. The quality of your milk can also vary. It can be low quality milk or high quality milk. The higher the quality of your milk, the healthier your baby will be.
Make yourself a priority - get plenty of rest, and reduce stress. High stress can also contribute to low milk production. If baby is fussy and keeping you from getting rest, take a look at this page which has a lot of good little videos to show you some different tricks you can do to calm a crying baby.
Hope this helps!
Warm regards,
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Hi! I agree with Kate, If I may add to that, I heard that Fenugreek would help boost your breastmilk supply.
12th March 2012 06:01 AM #3
I'd suggest seeing a lactation consultant? They can assess your breastfeeding and your supply and offer tips to help. There are lots of ways of increasing breastmilk supply - I find that increasing the amount of milk removed from the breast will stimulate more supply as the first thing to do. I would offer the baby the breast to get them to suck as much as they are willing (do not force them). Following each day time breastfeed I would express using an good quality breast pump such as the Ameda Hospital Grade pump (you can usually hire these). I would choose a double pump kit as they are more effective at increasing breastmilk supply. I'd watch this video on expressing using both the electric pump kit and hand expressing - which is the most effective way of expressing.


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You guys just had one for RE themes, why have another so soon? Thanks for mentioning my RE5 theme!
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When it start? and when it end?
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codeex saidFebruary 20th – April 17th
When it start? and when it end?
Is it ok that theme is also automotive? I mean real estate and automotive in same theme..
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Thanks for mentioning Real Homes theme
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Can't display it on big screen since highest res television is 1080P, you are limited to this SMALL screen.
Because of the resolution the playback from videos is going to be smaller on the screen, when maximized to large screen it will be just as grainy.
Remote desktop at high resolution on a SMALL screen is not going to be awesome, everything you try to access is so small you might touch the wrong file instead of the you wanted to open. Already tried remote in on my computer with Dell 30" IPS monitor with super high resolution setting.
So basically all this is good for is books and apps, its nice to look at but that is about it.
I just benched my 4s and got a score of 630. It amazes me how much power the 4s has....a truly remarkable piece of technology in the palm of your hand. I assume the iphone 5 will have same innards as the ipad. Apple better gives us a 4.7 inch screen next time.....or I swear....I'll..........
That slide Apple used is such crap. The Tegra 3 blows the A5 out of the water in every benchmark. I wonder how the new iPad actually compares to the Tegra 3 since apple's comparison slides are clearly just created out of thin air. I sold my iPad 2 for the Asus Prime and I've never looked back. Still believe my 4s is the best phone on the market though.
Actually the Xbox 360 & PS3 would have to actually have a screen Oo they don't so you cannot compare that to an iPad.
There is absolutely no need for a screen that Rez on a 9.7" tablet my iPad 2 has a perfect screen Rez for using it at arms length or elbows length, just another crappy addition to the Specs & we the rest of the none sheep will have to suffer with apps 2x the size because of this screen :@ 16gbs only goes so far.
sorry it was means as graphic cores, fixed in original post
and like i said you're gonna notice it when theres alot of changing graphics on the screen, and earlie tester on the 45 minute press demo noticed it when opening alot of apps or scrolling through alot of pages in a pdf
the original article is here: Hands-on: Apples nieuwste iPad | Tot slot | Electronics | Tweakers.net Reviews
it was written bij arnoudwokke who later comments (google translate)
It is not all that slow. He seems as fast as the iPhone 2, but when performing some tasks he can just not keep up - as also the hands-on state. So what exactly is going on, we must examine if we get review sample later this monthlater he also states that he was able to reproduce this effect on all 3 sample ipads that were at the apple press eventThere are ways during a brief hands-on for about tablet to the utmost to exaggerate actions quickly, quickly scroll through a lot of graphics, quickly zoom in and out on photos and other such matters. These are things I always during a hands-on output if it is possible.
Browsing is simply not to be tested: the iPads that there were, hung on HSPA + or a separate Wi-Fi network and browsing you are, mostly to the connection speed to watch.
I suspect that the other journalists present, including Joshua Topolsky The Verge (of whom I rarely heard a cautionary note in the hands-on of an Apple product), the new iPhone to the utmost to drift.
I was curious about it specifically, because the gpu a minor upgrade seems to have had over the screen. And because the gpu the elements in the interface controls, something that seemed to good to try. Indeed, if you click around a bit and nothing else does, there is little to worry about. I hope everyone in the reviews coming weeks is going to see what the impact of the resolution on the performance of the iPad, because I am very curious.
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...because a phone without a working passcode locksreen is certainly secure enough for the DoD!
HHHmmmmm iPhone or Android????? Apple is pretty anal about security and anti jailbreaking. Android is open software to which anybody can write malicious code and hack into it as people are already seeing by downloading apps from google play and getting malware and viruses LOL. Ya hard decision!!!!
I like both platforms and I don't think his argument is really valid.
I would also point out that the other argument definitely isn't valid, because he said Apple would fix it with an update when they've been trying for years.
Your argument is valid.
This is not even an argument. iOS more secure than android. There should not even be a question about it. iOS is the most secure mobile platform, by far. Almost everyone knows that. Even people who aren't as educated about the difference knows it. Whether iOS is secure enough for the DOD is a different story. No one here on MMO. Should be even remotely surprised that the DOD is lea inning towards iOS based on its security. As for installing custom roms on an android device, it is not difficult. If you can follow simple written directions, anyone can install a custom rom on an android. Everyone automatically believes it is difficult to do because it is something that is not "supposed" to be done. I know from experience that installing custom roms on android devices is not difficult.
there ******* stupid if iOS is so secure why the hell is it always sooner or later ending up having a jailbreak....
honestly if there want security the should just stick with blackberry they might not have the best apps or videos or sound or whatever but **** the nailed security which should be the number 1 thing to protect in our goverment but nah they look better having flashy 600$ iPhones........... if i was goverment i would rather have a phone that no one has and no one wants to even bother to hack then a phone that everyone and there grandma has and is hacked daily same goes for android everyone roots them so there system is not so secure either........
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Don't be so naive. You really think RIM "nailed it" when speaking of security? If that was so, you really believe the government drops them just to have a device that only looks cooler, and pales in comparison to blackberry's security? If you truly believe all of this, than you are either that uneducated about it, or you work for RIM and/or have some stock invested within the company. I know of a dozen companies just off off the top of my head that have all switched from blackberry or an android device to iOS because it is much more secure. I have yet to hear of any company switching from iOS to blackberry or android because those are more secure.


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If you have installed mozilla-mplayer package you will need to delete the mplayer firefox plugin for real player videos. Other wise all real player files will open with mplayer. For that please do this
cd /usr/lib/firefox/plugins sudo rm mplayerplug-in-rm.*
Please remember to restart firefox and when ever you click on a real player video choose the option open with and use /usr/bin/realplay
Internet TV
Myth TV
See MythTV. Ubuntu TV is essentially Myth TV.
Miro Player
Miro Player (formerly Democracy TV Player) is an open-source Internet TV and video player that allows you to watch Internet TV and videos. Unlike other video players, it contains a structured guide that includes more than 2500 channels, has built-in BitTorrent, and has features that can automatically save videos, such as from YouTube.
sudo apt-get install miro
Sopcast Internet TV
Sopcast is an interface to play live P2P video streams through the VLC media player. Install VLC first. This is a Chinese program and most content is hosted in China and may not be legal in your area. Please consult local regulations.
You can install a SopCast Player PPA using the following commands:
echo "deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/jason-scheunemann/ppa/ubuntu `lsb_release -cs` main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys CD30EE56
If you are using Karmic or later:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jason-scheunemann/ppa sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install sopcast-player
- Applications->Sound & Video->SopCast Player
Zattoo is a free Internet TV player that allows you to watch terrestrial television from various countries in Europe. See the Zattoo Download page for further instructions on installation. For screenshots and an alternate installation guide, see this UbuntuGeek guide.
- Install dependencies first:
sudo apt-get install libgtkglext1 adobe-flashplugin
- Download the latest .deb package from Zattoo Download page.
wget http://zattoo.com/release/download.php
- Install the downloaded .deb package:
sudo dpkg -i *.deb
- Run Zattoo:
- K -> Application -> Multimedia -> Zattoo Player
- Note: you have to register for a free account when the player starts.
TV Time (TV Viewer)
TVTime allows the display of television and other digital inputs (made available to the computer by a video capture card). A plugin for the Remuco remote control (remuco-tvtime) is also available. Install:
sudo apt-get install tvtime
ABC iView
Python-iView is a program that works with rtmpdump to record streams offered by ABC iView (Australia). Installation instructions are at the PPA repository.
BBC iPlayer
BBC iPlayer provides replays and downloads of BBC programs to UK residents. The BBC, however, has crippled its streams to prevent downloading and legal actions against iPlayer appear to be in progress. (Flvstreamer may be required for rtmp stream recording). To install a Flash 64-bit edition of iPlayer:
sudo apt-get remove flashplugin-installer sudo add-apt-repository ppa:sevenmachines/flash sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install flashplugin64-installer
get_iplayer (BBC program recording)
- get_iplayer allows BBC streams (through their iplayer service) for UK users, as well as Hulu streams for US users, to be recorded to mp4, wav, and mp3 files (depending on content). See here for usage instructions. Install (may not work for all users):
sudo apt-get install get-iplayer
- See the website for usage or:
man get-iplayer
- Get a current listing of what's available and save it in the home directory
get-iplayer >~/iplayer-listing.txt
- Having found some interesting programmes (and noted the numbers found in the left-hand column), download them:
get-iplayer --get 123 537
- For Live Streaming (with mplayer) use one of these commands.
- iPlayer can be run in Wine using these instructions.
- Some users will need to install rtmpdump for successful streaming.
Netflix in Wine app
A (Windows-based) Netflix app (32-bit version) has been modified and bundled to work in the Wine environment. It is available as a package from a private (non-approved) repository here.
- To run the app will require a 32-bit operating system, which for a 64-bit operating system usually requires installing ia32-libs (and/or ia32-libs-multiarch):
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs-multiarch sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
- Note: ia32-libs-multiarch / ia32-libs may no longer be able to be installed on your system. See this suggested solution.
- Then install the Netflix-desktop:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ehoover/compholio sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install netflix-desktop
- The package installs the Microsoft core fonts (ttf-mscorefonts-installer). During this part of the installation a prompt to accept the Microsoft EULA will appear. Use the "TAB" key to maneuver to the "Ok" button and then press "Enter" to accept. The installation should then continue to completion.
- The package creates a menu item for the Netflix Destop, or the app can be started from a terminal with the command:
- The Netflix app starts in full screen mode. You can exit out of the app completely by pressing ALT+F4 or by using the pop-up "X." You can also press F11 to exit out of full screen mode.
- Additional installation tips are here.
- On some of my systems, installing a full Mono setup (sudo apt-get install mono-complete) worked better prior to installing the Netflix-desktop. After doing this, I then answered "No" whenever the Netflix-desktop installer prompted me to install mono.
- For both updates and troubleshooting, the following steps also seemed to be necessary for me. See this discussion.
- Remove the netflix-desktop and the wine-browser settings folder, reinstall the netflix-desktop, then restart netflix-desktop in order to complete the reinstallation:
sudo apt-get purge netflix-desktop rm -rf ~/.wine-browser/ sudo apt-get install netflix-desktop netflix-desktop
Netflix through Chrome
Netflix can also be played through a recent version of the Google Chrome browser. See this section.
Netflix Android App
A Netflix app for the Android market is available here. It must be installed in an Android environment but is not fully functional in the current Android emulators.
Internet Radio
Internet radio streams through different ports, so check your firewall if you are not able to play the streams.
Last FM
LastFM is a service for sharing music recommendations and individual radio streams. It is included as an option in Amarok, or can be installed separately:
sudo apt-get install lastfm
Shoutcast Internet Radio
Shoutcast is the first and last free mp3 streaming service. Hundreds of radio streams can be played through Amarok, Audacious, or other multimedia player. Simply associate the .pls streams with your favourite player (Audacious or QMMP recommended). Of course, Shoutcast can also be played through Amarok.
StreamTuner Stream Directory Browser
StreamTuner lists streams available on the Internet through a GTK-based interface. It lists Shoutcast and Live365 streams, among others. Install:
sudo apt-get install streamtuner
Streamripper is a standalone command-line utility to record online audio streams (primarily from Shoutcast). Also see these tips. Install:
sudo apt-get install streamripper
- Fadecut is a front-end script that allows the removal of certain elements of live streams (sudo apt-get install fadecut)
- KStreamRipper/KRadioRipper is a GUI front-end for KDE (sudo apt-get install kradioripper)
- Streamripper is also available within the music player Amarok using the RecordStream plug-in.
RadioTray is an app that, once started, docks in the System Tray and allows easy selection from a list of online .pls streams (listed by radio station genre). Additional .pls streams and genres can be easily added to the pre-configured list. Install:
sudo apt-get install radiotray
Pithos (Pandora client)
Pithos is a Gnome-based Pandora internet radio client. Install:
sudo apt-get install pithos
Spotify is a music streaming service that bases streams on user tastes and interests. Download the Spotify client .deb package for your system (i386 version for 32-bit systems or amd64 version for 64-bit systems) and either the Qt version or Gnome front-end from this location then click on the two packages to automatically install them. For example, to install the 64-bit version with the Qt front-end:
wget -O spotify-client_current.deb http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify/spotify-client_0.9.4.183.g644e24e.428-1_amd64.deb wget -O spotify-client-qt_current.deb http://repository.spotify.com/pool/non-free/s/spotify/spotify-client-qt_0.9.4.183.g644e24e.428-1_all.deb sudo dpkg -i spotify-client_current.deb sudo dpkg -i spotify-client-qt_current.deb sudo rm spotify-client_current.deb sudo rm spotify-client-qt_current.deb
Alternatively, install the repository and install the packages from the repository.
- To use the keyserver, port 11371 in your firewall must be unblocked temporarily, then add the repository key manually (using the command-line terminal):
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 94558F59
- Add the repository manually (using the command-line terminal):
sudo apt-add-repository "deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free" sudo apt-get update
or add the repository deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free to your package manager through its settings dialog.
- Install either the regular 64-bit version or select the 32-bit (i386) version, either using your package manager or manually (using a command-line terminal):
sudo apt-get install spotify-client
- Install one of the GUI frontends (Qt for Kubuntu or Gnome for Ubuntu), either using your package manager or manually (using a command-line terminal):
sudo apt-get install spotify-client-qt
- or
sudo apt-get install spotify-client-gnome-support
Media Centers and PVR (Personal Video Recorder)
There are a number of open-source Media Centers for Linux, some of which include personal video recorder functions. For a full list of open-source media centers, see this guide.
MythTV is a media center with PVR (personal video recorder) for retrieving, recording, and playing broadcast and Internet TV and other multimedia content. It has many options and plugins for expansion. To be useful, you will need a compatible TV tuner card. For setup tips, see this guide. Install:
sudo apt-get install mythtv
Mythbuntu is an integrated Ubuntu (Xubuntu) desktop optimised for MythTV usage. In can be used instead of adding MythTV to a (K)Ubuntu desktop.
XBMC is a free, mature, open-source cross-platform media center. It does not have a PVR capability nor as many functions as MythTV, but has a very nice interface. Install:
sudo apt-get install xbmc
Boxee is an XBMC-like open source package to allow streaming video over the Internet, including from YouTube and other sites. It is a fork of XBMC, and is still in alpha development and testing stage. It is currently available for 32-bit systems only, and recommended for Hardy. A current version is anticipated soon. (Note: Boxee does not run Netflix on Linux, despite their ads). See these download instructions.
Elisa is a cross-platform media center that uses the Gstreamer multimedia framework. Commercial plugins are available from Fluendo. It supports PVR and Music Jukebox . Install:
sudo apt-get install elisa
See LinuxMCE.
Multimedia Servers
MPD Multimedia Playing Server
MPD is a music server meant for LAN usage. It can be controlled from remote clients. It can also stream internet streams.
TiMidity++ MIDI Sound Server
TiMidity is a MIDI software synthesizer required by several games and other MIDI-dependent applications.
sudo apt-get install timidity
uShare UPnP A/V Media Server
uShare is a UPnP media server compatible with the Xbox360 and PS3.
sudo apt-get install ushare
Also see: How-to: Run uShare at Startup.
Content streaming
Icecast2 is a multimedia streaming server that allows the creation of an "Internet radio station." Install:
sudo apt-get install icecast2
- There are several GUI-frontends for Icecast (that allow live inputs to be streamed).
- EZStream (sudo apt-get install ezstream)
- DarkIce (sudo apt-get install darkice)
- Ices2 (sudo apt-get install ices2) is part of the Icecast2 project. It allows Ogg Vorbis streaming only.
- Oggfwd (sudo apt-get install oggfwd) is a barebones client to send Ogg Vorbis files to an Icecast server.
- Djplay (sudo apt-get install djplay) is Qt-based, uses the Jack audio system, and supports live Icecast broadcasting.
- LiquidSoap (sudo apt-get install liquidsoap liguidsoap) is an OCAML and Python-based scripting language and GTK-based GUI for building complex audio-streaming systems (with many plug-ins available) for use with an Icecast (or other streaming) server
CRTMPServer (aka Rtmpd) is a free (GPLv3-licensed) server that can stream Flash and many other media types using rtmp streaming. Install:
sudo apt-get install crtmpserver
Red5 Media Server
The Red5 Media Server is a Java-based media streaming server and recorder that uses rtmp and AMF protocols to stream (and/or receive) flash video and other content. Install:
sudo apt-get install red5-server
Flvstreamer is an open source command-line RTMP client to stream audio or video content from all types of flash or rtmp servers. It is a fork from rtmpdump with encrypted rtmp and swf verification support removed. Install:
sudo apt-get install flvstreamer
rtmpdump (Capture streaming video)
Rtmpdump allows the capture of many types of streaming video. Install:
sudo apt-get install rtmpdump
Streamcapture with VLC
VLC allows the capture of certain types of streaming content. See the VLC instructions. You can also "Convert" streams to selected video file formats.
- VLC -> Media -> Stream... -> Network -> Please enter a network URL:
- If you don't know the exact URL of the stream you wish to save, you can discover it from the webpage it is embedded in by using the Firefox add-on UnPlug. Do not save streams that are illegal to download.
Streamcapture with MPlayer
- See this section.


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The troika of bailout lenders has not been getting much love at the European Parliament's ongoing inquiry into its activities in recent weeks. But the criticism is not just coming from MEPs in the throes of election fever. Predictions of the troika's demise have come from some unexpected quarters, including current and former members of the European Central Bank executive board.
During the hearings, MEPs have particularly criticised the troika — made up of the International Monetary Fund, European Commission and the ECB — for its overly optimistic growth forecasts for bailout countries, which have been repeatedly revised downwards. Perhaps unsurprisingly, they have also suggested that the troika be subject to greater parliamentary oversight.
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The federal government is considering cuts in funding used by health officials to monitor potential pollutants in ocean water.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is citing the "difficult financial climate," suggesting this week that it would do away with $10 million in grants it gives annually to local agencies in coastal and Great Lakes states to test for tainted water.
According to the EPA, local governments now have the technical expertise to continue beach monitoring without federal resources.
The EPA has funded $111 million worth of beach water quality testing over the last decade through the program authorized by the Beach Act of 2000.
Nelson Kerr, Long Beach Health Department environmental health specialist, said any possible cut would not impact this year's round of inspections, but would affect those that are planned for the 2013 fiscal year.
He added that the city - and other coastal communities - receives a $25,000 grant for the monitoring. If cut, the city would seek other resources to continue the health safety program.
A pair of fundraisers
Two organizations. Two causes. Two fund-raisers.
The Friends of Bixby Park and Los Cerritos Land Trust's family and friends are working to gain momentum for their causes in the next few weeks.
Friends of Bixby Park will gather under the stars at the Long Beach Museum of Art for the benefit of the historic park from 5:30-7p.m. on March 1. A silent auction will be held at 7 p.m. The museum is at 2300 E. Ocean Blvd.
Tickets are $50 per person, $90 per couple.
Long Beach Preservationist and Art Deco Aficionado John Thomas will host the event, which will features a wine and hors d'oeuvre buffet, silent auction, historic photo exhibit and live music. Pamela Seager, the director of Rancho Los Alamitos, will be guest speaker and a special salute to Ramon Arevello of the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department will be held.
To purchase tickets, call 562-983-8139 or visit www.friendsofbixbypark.org. All proceeds will benefit Bixby Park Parcel 1 Renovation Project 2012.
Friends of Bixby Park's mission is to preserve the historic integrity of the park, according to Claudia Schou, spokeswoman for the organization.
Friends of Bixby Park is partnered with Long Beach Neighborhood Foundation, a nonprofit entity that is committed to organizing and sponsoring programs that promote community involvement, education, tolerance, and a healthy nonviolent lifestyle, particularly among the city's at-risk youth. For more details, visit www.friendsofbixbypark.org.
Meanwhile, Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust's friends and supporters will dig into a feast at Naples Rib Company's Fundraiser Night on Feb. 28.
Enjoy great food (including vegetarian entrees) for the wetlands cause.
The dine-in feast is scheduled from 4-9:30p.m.; the take-out service is 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Naples Rib Company is located at 5800 E. 2nd St.
The restaurant will donate 20 percent of your bill to Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust.
Bring in the event flier, which can be downloaded from the Land Trust website at www.lcwlandtrust.org.
Two raffles are set for 9 p.m. For reservations, call 562-439-7427, or make reservations online at www.ribcompany.com/reservations.
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EDIT: Ignore thread now, thanks.
EDIT: Ignore thread now, thanks.
Last edited by Leesin; 19-11-2012 at 04:01 PM.
if I am going to ignore this thread, I'll do it on my own goddam terms, you hear me?
'Go read a fucking book, you piece of shit.'
I also Think everyone should ignore this thread
Doesn't have a signature anymore
Well, seeing as we are all here now, maybe leesin could raise another query which we can attempt to answer.


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I think the debate was about wether he was out or not.
I'm sure it will be officially a referee stoppage.
Looked like he wiz out to me
Originally Posted by leonthehitmansummers
Looked like he wiz out to me
Leon you know fuck all do one you wannabe cage fighter.
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Exit Laughing
posted at 5:32 pm on November 25, 2009 by Dafydd ab Hugh
Well, surprise, surprise: a Swiss court has abruptly and inexplicably reversed itself; it will now grant Roman Polanski bail in the amount of $4.5 million, though that might still be reversed on appeal:
A Swiss court granted Roman Polanski bail on Wednesday, accepting $4.5 million to allow him to remain under house arrest at his chalet. The director will stay in prison for up to 10 days while the Swiss government decides whether to appeal.
The Swiss Criminal Court reversed its previous rejection of bail, saying it was confident the large cash guarantee would compel Polanski to remain at his chalet in the Swiss resort of Gstaad under house arrest and monitored by an electronic bracelet.
The court said it still viewed him as a high flight risk.
I'm confused: If the court still views Polanski as a "flight risk," if he already fled once when facing just a few weeks more in prison, then why does it even consider granting him bail?
But who knows; maybe there is something in Swiss law requiring it, I have no idea. I'm really interested in another aspect of this question, one based on a hypothetical (that actually seems fairly likely to me):
- Suppose bail is finally granted;
- Suppose Polanski makes bail and is sent to his chalet in Gstaad under "house arrest;"
- Then suppose he escapes again, right back to next-door France.
Would liberals — and their neolibertarian allies, on this and many, many other issues recently — cheer the escape? Would they treat child-raper Roman as a folk hero, the way earlier liberals treated John Dillinger — and the way they worship Robin Hood as a hero even today?
I would be far more upset if the latter group did so than the former; I expect more from libertarians than from liberals. I don't know why; lately it seems that so-called "movement libertarians" are actually wereliberals, who go barking mad and howl at the moon every November of an even-numbered year. Still, at least they pay lip service to concepts such as rule of law and the idea that violent crime should be suppressed; liberals seem quite content using naked force to steal whatever they cannot beg or borrow.
So would those two subsets of humanity cheer the escape of Roman Polanski, if such eventuates?
I ask because I'm not sure. On the one hand, liberals revered those two armed robbers and murderers, Mr. Dillon and Mr. Hood, because they saw them as "great redistributionists."
Oddly, a great many people who call themselves "movement libertarians" feel the same way — though it seems strange that folks who claim Capitalism as their greatest economic ideal would cheer "spreading the wealth around." (Of course, the strong libertarian support for candidate Barack H. Obama in 2008 augurs that the libertarian rejection of forced income redistribution may not be as strong as it once was.)
I've heard libertarians argue that Robin of Locksley and John Dillinger were actually "anarchists," and they were really attacking "the State" and the centralized banking system. However, what they really did, in reality or in fable, was steal from "the rich" — i.e., any non-pauper who traveled the roads in Sherwood, anyone who made a bank deposit — and give to themselves… and incidentally, give just enough to the poor to get a good rep as philanthropists, so the ordinary citizen wouldn't rat them out (the Jesse James gang used the same tactic). Thus, they're more like French revolutionaries than political anarchists.
But in any event, Roman Polanski cannot possibly be considered a "great redistributionist" by either liberals or libertarians; so that should, in theory, argue against either group being happy if he escapes the authorities yet again.
On the other hand, both groups — let's just call them "the libs" collectively — whined and bitterly complained when he was captured in the first place; the libs urged his release by Swiss authorities so he could not be extradited back to the United States.
Whatever their mysterious reasons for taking the rapist's side, the fact that they did makes it immensely hard to take the other side if he escapes: It would be tantamount to admitting they were foolishly wrong before; and both branches of the libs share an almost genetic inability to admit folly, at least in my experience.
Both parties include in their "definition of self" the deeply rooted belief in their own mental superiority to, well, everyone; but especially to conservatives, whom libs see as religious fundamentalists akin to the mullahs of Iran — or snake-handling, tongue-speaking, charismatics and zealots (to the extent libs even know the difference). There simply is no way in Hades that a lib would ever admit he was wrong about an issue if that meant a conservative was right.
On the third hand, the libs (especially lib journalists) appear to suffer from a great and shared confusion about the nature of the actual crime committed by Roman Polanski. Sadly, the ignorance even infects the very Breitbart story we've been quoting… and Andrew Brietbart is supposed to be one of the good guys!
The verdict does not affect the Swiss Justice Ministry's ongoing assessment of whether Polanski should be extradited to the United States for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. Polanski fled sentencing in Los Angeles a year later.
Just to set the record straight, Polanski did not "have sex" with a thirteen year old girl, no matter how much the libs would like to rewrite the crime to fit "the story" they want to tell… the story of hinky, uptight Victorians who want to persecute this brilliant artist just because they hate sex.
Polanski drugged and raped a struggling, terrified thirteen year old girl — first orally, then anally, then vaginally. Then he paid her mother half a million dollars as a bribe — and also had his lawyers threaten the little girl into silence, saying they would bear false witness against her, telling the mass media, hence the world, that she was a whore who was just trying to shake Polanski down.
After the victim was intimidated out of testifying, the prosecutors cut the best deal they could; and Polanski pled to statutory rape. He served six weeks in prison; but instead of going to court to get his final sentencing, he escaped and fled to la Belle France.
Roman Polanski is an escaped violent felon. But to a whole subsegment of the country, including most journalists, his only crime was "having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl," who (nudge, wink) probably instigated the whole thing anyway.
Since it's all just about sex (just like Bill Clinton, who both liberals and libertarians also elevated to heroic stature during his impeachment), there is a strong impetus for the libs to cheer Polanski's possible future escape. Those conservative theocrats never want us to have any fun!
Taking all in all, I would bet a lot of money that most libs would set up a whoop and a holler if Polanski took advantage of Swiss generosity and escaped custody. Again.
So the next question is — could he escape? And would he if he could?
The court in Geneva expresses confidence:
"The 76-year-old appellant is married and the father of two minors," the court said as it considered Polanski's offer of a cash bail secured by his apartment in Paris. "It can be assumed that as a responsible father he will, especially in view of his advanced age, attach greater importance to the financial security of his family than a younger person."
The court said Polanski would be subjected to "constant electronic surveillance" at his chalet and an alarm would be activated if he leaves the premises or takes off the bracelet.
But I'm not so sanguine. All the electronic bracelet can do is alert authorities that he has fled; it can't stun him with an electrical shock like a taser, nor can it prevent him from walking, running, or even flying in a helicopter. If he picks his time carefully — a holiday, late at night — he could dart into a waiting car (or helo) and get the hell out of Dodge. All right, out of Gstaad.
The Swiss cops would probably call Polanski's cell phone first, and he would tell them he's sitting quietly in his chalet; they would send a patrol out to investigate, wasting more time. By the time light finally dawned on the cheese-making bell ringers, Roman Polanski would have a big enough head start that, like a reverse von Trapp family, he could speed over the Alps and back into sanctuary in next-door France. There, he could jeer the hapless, dour authorities, thwarted in their attempt to limit human freedom — rather, limit the license granted to artistic aristos to seize their pleasures where they will, and to hell with how the peasants feel about it.
Sure, he would lose his money; but he probably hocked his Swiss chalet to get the cash in the first place. It's clear that if he escapes, he would never be able to return to that chalet anyway, so who cares if it's forfeited to whomever put up the dough? (I'm sure the Swiss would never be motivated by $4.5 million to drag their feet on recapturing him, for they are all honorable men.)
But wait — what about his kids, his paternal responsibility? Without those millions, he might not be able to send Morgane and Elvis to the finest schools in old Europe, thus depriving them of the elite, aristocratic upbringing which is their birthright, as the princess and prince of titled cinematic royalty. Who could imagine Roman Polanski doing anything to harm a child?
Oh, wait…
Yes, I think Roman Polanski could easily arrange an escape if he's minded. And I strongly suspect that liberals (and movement libertarians) would set up a lusty celebration if he did. I'm not sure they would, but that's how I'd bet it. They bemoaned his arrest, why wouldn't they cheer his escape?
I don't care much about liberals; anybody who could support socialism and Jacobism, now that we know where they inevitably lead, is so far gone already that one more lump of vile abuse won't move them any further down the circles of Hell.
But my evidence-based suspicion fills me with a great sense of loss for the libertarian movement I once proudly joined, back when I thought they really meant what they said: that the only true crimes where those rooted in "force or fraud." The only fraud was their claim that they actually opposed the initiation of force… at least when an aristocrat was merely enjoying his "droit du seigneur."
Alas, I must conclude that contemporary libertarians don't reject feudalism; they envy it.
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Tour the Quad Cities on 2-wheels; follow the same trail as many pioneers who crossed the prairie in the mid 1800s; seek out an angler's paradise in northeast Iowa; and get ready for "BIG" portions and big flavor at a Story County eatery.
Let's go tour the Quad Cities on two wheels. Follow the same trail as many pioneers who crossed the prairie in the mid-1800s. Seek out an angler's paradise in Northeast Iowa, and get ready for big portions and big flavor in a Story County eatery. Join me, Dan Kaercher as I travel the state to bring you these stories next on Iowa's Simple Pleasures.
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See the Quad Cities on two wheels on a bicycle or an electric vehicle called a Segway.
Mott: Ok everything is in your feet, ok? When you put the weight on your heels you go backwards. Put the weight on your toes, you go forward. When you want to turn it is not turning your body, it is in the column itself.
Kaercher: Once the basic driving instructions are down for this two-wheeled electric vehicle called a Segway, the tour of Davenport begins. Riders start out on a trail that parallels the Mississippi River with stops at many points of interest.
Mott: Right here is one of the Quad Cities and Davenport's prominent pieces of artwork. It is the Dillion Fountain. Also you will look right across here and we have the Figge Art Museum. This is one of the most well-known museums in Iowa. They offer a lot of Grant Wood paintings, and now we will go towards the lock and dam.
Kaercher: While I wasn't on this particular ride. I did get a chance to talk to the owner of Iowa Segway who started his business after taking a Segway tour in Spain.
Mott: I had such a great time that I - the whole plane trip back I was thinking about how I could bring this to Iowa. We can stop at multiple spots easily. Like if you are on a bus you have to make a stop and get everyone off and then get everyone back on. But a Segway you can just move around. You can stay right on the Segway.
Kaercher: So instead of stopping, Segway riders idle during tours thanks to the vehicle's unique design.
Mott: They stay up by a computer system with a gyroscope which basically holds the rider's balance at all times. It recalculates the weight distribution several times a second. That is why it holds the rider in place.
Kaercher: It is a novel way to be a tourist and it has at least one rider sold on Segway sightseeing.
Weaver: Well, I ride bicycle almost every day and this is almost like riding a bike. You kind of lean into it and use your knees and - I took right to it. I am not winded, my legs aren't sore; it is a good way to get around. I want one.
Kaercher: The Segway looks fun. But if you prefer a more traditional two-wheel ride, Davenport is also a great place to bicycle. There is a riverfront trail and a scenic way to transport you and your bike across the Mississippi to reach the trails on the Illinois side.
Wine: We have a lot of trails in the Quad Cities. It is a wonderful amenity for connecting people to the water which is what River Action is all about. We started this 27 years ago for advocacy for trails. We had two and a half miles at that time. We have 60 now. Yes and you won't find anything easier to ride because it is all flat. It is flat and wide and in most cases beautiful views.
Kaercher: Kathy Wine, whose River Action Group works on among other things trail development says navigating the trails is easy. There are kiosks showing trail maps as well as other signage. Bike rentals also are available. Trail users can learn about local history from a cell phone audio tour. There are RiverWay Art displays including the storm fallen trees used to create a replica of part of the famous Sunday Afternoon Painting by French artist Georges Seurat. While the art is certainly worth a stop a big draw is the river itself.
Wine: Any way you want to do it you can get across the Mississippi here. We built ramps up to the Government Bridge, built a separate bridge across the slue-- and ramped it down and these are open, these trails open every day of the year, 24 hours.
Kaercher: Bikes and pedestrians can cross the river on land or on the river on the Channel Cat Water Taxi.
Wine: It is a wonderful people mover and it is a peoples' bus really. And we designed it and had the vision for a way for people to get across the river without a reservation, inexpensive, ride all day if you want, get on and off, river hopping if you will, and also hold bikes so that people can do trails as well as hit restaurants or shopping and that kind of thing. When there is festivals going on in both sides of the river this is the way to get there without having to park and things like that.
Kaercher: And if you are lucky there will be a knowledgeable passenger on board to give a little tour.
Bolton: Up here there is a pier and there is - used to be several of them along here that they would put kerosene lamps in them. And that is how they would mark the channel at night.
Kaercher: People can get on and off the boat all day, but you may just choose to stay on board for the hour long route. Then it is off to keep touring whether on foot or your choice of two-wheeled traveling around the Quad Cities. Some of the first travelers to Iowa arrived by oxen or horse drawn wagons. Some stayed. Others were just passing through like the Mormons trekking through Southern Iowa. Here in the quiet countryside or rural Wayne County where you may see an occasional Amish horse and buggy on the road it is not hard to imagine the area when wagon wheels from another era traveled here. I am talking about the Mormons who in the mid-1800s fled fear, controversy, and hostility in Nauvoo, Illinois and journeyed to Utah. Their trek crossed all of Southern Iowa and there are roadside signs for those interested in those following the route. Tour information on trail history and on how a famous Mormon hymn came to be written here can be found at the Prairie Trails Museum of Wayne County in Corydon. I am here with Albert Pidcock, known locally as Pid, who wrote a booklet about the Mormon Trail through Wayne County. He says he is not Mormon but rather a history buff.
Pidcock: I talked to people and didn't get much information, much help on it, until I found out that the county was surveyed one year after the Mormons had been through. And I also found out that the original surveyor's notes were available in the county courthouse. I went out and started walking where the field notes indicated the trail should be here. The particular significance, as far as I know, in Wayne County was the fact that the song which is related to the Mormons was written in Wayne County.
Kaercher: "Come, Come, Ye Saints" was written by William Clayton. Moved by news of the birth of his son back in Illinois, Clayton has said to have written the lyrics here at Locust Creek Camp number two during his 1846 journey across Iowa. The exact site is now on private property but there are historical markers across the road from the camp at Tharp Cemetery. Well Albert, here we are at Tharp Cemetery in Southeast Wayne County. Tell me what are the markers that led you to find the spot where the hymn was written?
Pidcock: A convert from England had a knack for describing where they were at certain times and so this spot, he says there is a beautiful timber to the east, a beautiful timber to the south, and to the north it looks to be upgrade all the way. And this place fits that description.
Kaercher: Pid's eight years of researching the Mormon campsites and the trail in Wayne County have been authenticated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. The church wanted to spotlight the history and so in 1973 it installed a permanent exhibit at the local museum.
DeVore: Well, the wagon that we have back there is local. The other item such as the oxen, all the signage that we have back there, all the hymnals of the various languages came from the Latter-day Saints. They've definitely wanted to put the exhibit here because of "Come, Come, Ye Saints" because they knew it had been written in Wayne County but until Pid helped do the research they didn't know exactly where.
Kaercher: Maps that guide you to the cemetery are available at the museum. Brenda says, while the museums Mormon Exhibit draws visitors from across the country and abroad who are following the entire historic trail the museum does have many other displays. For example, in the Main Street Exhibit there is the local bank vault robbed by Jesse James in 1871. There is a 1930s era service station and a separate building dedicated to antique farm equipment. But if you just want to follow the Mormon Trail the next stop west of Corydon would be Garden Grove in Decatur County where there is an informational sign about the Mormons who camped here until 1851. Outlines of cabin walls are visible in the grass and a pioneer cemetery is near by. Here is wishing you happy Iowa trails of your own. Iowa has a long history of trout conservation. I went looking for an angler's paradise among Northeast Iowa's hundreds of miles of trout streams.
I am just outside the town of St. Ansgar where sportsmen tell me that trout fishing has really improved over the years due to hard work by several area landowners and some conservation groups.
Kalishek: Our fishing is better now than it has been in quite a few decades. That is a great example of cooperation between a lot of different entities. Between the county governments, the state government, the federal government, and most importantly the private landowners who own land along their trout streams that are willing to do the work, the conservation practices, to improve the quality of the water and also are willing to allow people to fish on their property.
Kaercher: Leonard Amundson is one of those landowners. After the putting the land into the Conservation Reserve Program or CRP, the condition of the stream improved. Now Leonard joins in the fun fishing on his property with other folks. How do you feel about other people coming on your land in order to fish this stretch of Turtle Creek?
Amundson: Well, I welcome it. You know, I like it when they bring their kids here and teach them how to fish.
Kaercher: Several different varieties of fish enjoy the cool waters of Mitchell County but it is mostly the trout, walleye and bass that motivate these anglers.
Wojohn: We came here from Charles City, Iowa. Oh, I got a bite. Oh.
Unknown: Did you get it?
Wojohn: Oh, I was excited.
Kaercher: Dorie's close call proves how tricky fishing can be. So we take a drive over to the Cedar River, another popular fishing destination in Mitchell County, to check out first hand these impressive fish. Now Bill, we know we're not going to catch every species of fish in the Cedar River today. So, we asked you to bring some along that we are going to return to their habitat. Tell us what we are looking at.
Kalishek: Well, we got a couple different species for you. The first one is a smallmouth bass and this is a species that is fairly abundant throughout the Cedar River. Fishermen really, really like catching the smallmouth bass. One of the most fun fish to catch. This is a very, very nice one. About an 18 inch smallmouth. So, quite a nice fish. I am going to let him go here so he can take off and somebody has the chance to catch him. A new lease of life. This fish is a walleye. Another fish that is really highly prized by fishermen. This is a very, very nice walleye. The walleye are in the Cedar River because we, the DNR, stock about 60,000 two inch walleye, fingerlings, every year. So this fish was raised up from a two inch fingerling, probably about a three or four year old fish, very nice fish. Any fisherman would be really happy to catch and keep this fish. Oh, there he goes!
Kaercher: Oh, he can't wait to get back in there.
Kalishek: There he goes.
Kaercher: Bye. Bye. From April to October the DNR stocks brook and rainbow trout in Turtle Creek and other area streams as catchable sized fish. But there is at least one type of fish they can leave to Mother Nature.
Kalishek: The great success story in Iowa's trout streams is that we have had an absolute explosion of natural reproducing trout. And this is primarily brown trout but also to some extent brook trout too. 25 years ago we had five streams that had natural reproduction of trout and now we have 36 streams that have natural reproduction of trout. In those streams we don't have to stock the brown trout in the stream anymore.
Kaercher: Back at Turtle Creek, I am ready to try this relaxing sport. I notice that there are a couple of different styles of fishing here. Fly fishing looks intriguing. I wonder what the secret is.
Schroeder: Each guy does, does it just a little bit differently but this is my ten to two. You're fly casting like this and then when you want to cast it you just let it at the ten o'clock mark, you just let your fly line go and it curls out, puts the fly out there. Pick it up, same thing. You want to make as least amount of casting as possible. Some guys just like to get out there and whip the line and stuff like that but as the fly is not in or on the water it is not going to catch fish.
Kaercher: Yes, that is a good point. It is not as easy as it looks but it sure is fun. Are you trying to plant it in a good spot where you think they are hanging out?
Schroeder: Well, yes. Behind the rocks, in the shade a little maybe faster water this time of day. Break up the surface so that they can't see you.
Kaercher: Ah ha! A very good tip indeed. These fish are smarter than you think. They can see you.
Amundson: They like it clear and cold but the fishermen like it a little not so clear.
Kaercher: Because?
Amundson: Well, the - if you can see them, they can see you.
Kaercher: The people fishing here all look like they really know what they are doing and they are having a grand time doing it too. The rushing waters below this dam on the Cedar River form another favorite fishing spot in Mitchell County.
Taets: The dam puts a lot of oxygen in and also there is - with oxygen a lot of structure here for the fish to feed off of other fish and crawdads and things like that.
Kaercher: The 1925 historic dam structure built as a hydroelectric plant still functions and stands guard over the five and a half mile lake created by the dam. The lake is deep enough and wide enough to provide plenty of room for activities even beyond fishing.
Owen: The county conservation project we have almost three thousand acres of public lands. Within those three thousand acres we have six county parks. We also have about 11 miles of biking trails. We have equestrian trails, about four and a half miles there. We have about two thousand some acres of public hunting lands. We have a wide diversity of recreational opportunities that we have to offer for everybody coming to Mitchell County.
Kaercher: Experiencing this special area of our state and seeing folks engrossed in such a soothing past time is worth the trip. It is also nice to know that trout fishing is beneficial to Iowa economically as well.
Kalishek: We have estimated that between 20 million and 120 million dollars are spent by trout fishermen in Northeast Iowa each year. So that is quite a bit of money being brought into the local economy. Iowa is starting to get a reputation as being a pretty darn good place to go and fish for wild trout. Plus we stock more rainbow trout than other states do and that attracts people here too. So, we really kind of have the best of both worlds. We have got the wild fish plus the stock fish and that both attract different clientele. So we are definitely attracting people here to Northeast Iowa to trout fish.
Kaercher: Our camera man doesn't mind getting a little wet. It is worth it to see the smiles fishing in Iowa can bring.
Unknown: What do you think of that one?
Wojohn: It is a good paner. Good paner. I like them that size.
Kaercher: If there is one type of food people get passionate about is barbecue. I am headed into Hickory Park for big flavor and big portions. From near and far the folks cozying to booths and tables for great barbeque here at Hickory Park know the real meaning of tried and true.
Krough: Every time we come to Ames we always eat here.
Kaercher: Why do you keep coming back?
Krough: We love it. He always has the pork tenderloin and I have the ribs and chicken.
Kaercher: Same thing huh?
Krough: Every time.
Readel: A lot of people tell us hey, you know we have been coming here for 20 plus years. We love that things haven't changed. We love that we know you. We ask for the same server and we have had her for 20 years. I think people like that consistency and they like to know that we know them.
Kaercher: From babies on up, patrons appreciate all the traditions at Hickory Park. From the seasoned staff to the seasoned specialties on the extensive menu. Pit Master Mike Damske smokes thousands of pounds of beef, pork, turkey and chicken each week. A huge job.
Damske: All right. This one is ready to be loaded up with some more wood. Open it up here and I usually adjust my wood a little bit that is already in here. Throw a couple in. Shut it back up.
Kaercher: As you may have guessed Mike uses hickory wood in his smokers. It lends a very distinctive taste and aroma.
Damske: It just gives it a really nice mellow flavor. Not really woody like an oak. An oak would be really a woody taste to it and we just don't like that. This gives it more of a mellow smoked flavor instead of so harsh like oak and other woods.
Kaercher: With hungry customers packing in to feast on barbeque, cooking is a constant for this pit master.
Damske: Well, we cook pork five times a week. We cook chickens five times a week. We usually cook beans three times a week. We do all these meats right here three times a week.
Kaercher: Mike has been smoking meats here for over 20 years. He credits his training to Hickory Park owner David Wheelock who recalls a time when these modern day smokers weren't around yet. Back then there were a couple of challenges.
Wheelock: Well, both that open pit and the old bakery ovens are quite prone to catch on fire, you know? The new ones you don't have that kind of trouble and one Sunday I was summoned out of church that the pit was on fire and fortunately it didn't do a whole lot of damage. But kind of scary anyway.
Kaercher: Now in its third location in over four decades, Hickory Park brings back fond memories for those who have come here for years.
Griffin: Most of us are Iowa State graduates and then we like coming to Hickory Park because it has got good meat, fast service.
Kaercher: It is also a place to make new memories. Kylie, what is your favorite thing to order here at Hickory Park? The baby back ribs? Get it? Baby back ribs? Hey, I am not going to let the babies have all the fun. I am hungry. By the way in case you haven't noticed portion sizes are a big deal here.
Tarter: They look down at the food and it is like oh, my gosh. You know this could feed my whole family. But we have to-go boxes. So it is all good.
Kaercher: Let me show you what I am having for lunch today. Pure carnivore heaven here. This is the combination dinner. So, we have chicken. Hickory Park's own kielbasa. Ribs, of course and then underneath all that are slices of smoked turkey, pork, and beef. And then I couldn't leave without having their famous Saucy Southerner which is a mixture of pulled turkey, pork, and beef in sauce. And it looks like a little macaroni salad on the side. Oh, I got to go for these ribs. That they are just taunting me. So good. I think I pretty much conquered the whole animal kingdom right on one platter. Ok, now I just want to jump over to the most popular sandwich here at Hickory Park, The Saucy Southerner. Oh, yeah. Besides the main menu which has over 100 items there is an added selection of temptations, ice cream. Behind an antique counter the ice cream fountain adds a charming centerpiece to the restaurant. The owner's roots as the former operator of the Dairy Queen carried over to his barbeque business and in my opinion ice cream and barbeque are a match made in heaven. Just let me show you this. This is the ice cream menu alone and that is all their ice cream creations. So, you try making up your mind. Huh? The perfect way to settle your stomach after over indulging on a barbequed pig out. I can't help but acknowledge that the food here certainly lives up to its delicious reputation. But there is another more subtle secret to Hickory Park's longevity and success.
Drury: I saw a line one day that said you need to earn your reputation each and every day and that is completely him. He is here every day, all day from morning to night, and making sure that everyone is earning the reputation of Hickory Park.
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If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring? Unfortunately, May can bring visits by people selling home improvement services such as home alarm systems, roofing, and asphalt paving -- and some of these people are con artists.
The paving scam is typical of this type of consumer fraud: A friendly salesperson approaches a homeowner offering to repave a driveway at a great price, claiming the company has left-over asphalt from a job nearby. The homeowner accepts, thinking she's getting a deal. But the job they do is shoddy and by the time the homeowner realizes it, the company is long gone.
If you are considering improvements to your home this summer, take time to find a reliable contractor. Don't hire contractors that come to your door unsolicited. Even if they seem honest and helpful, they probably are not licensed. If something goes wrong, you will have a hard time tracking them down. Some warning signs of a home improvement scam are:
Know your right to cancel. Alaska has a cancellation period of five business days for sales transactions initiated by the seller that occur in a location other than the seller's place of business. Know your rights and don't hesitate to cancel if you have second thoughts about a door-to-door sale. And even though you have this right, never sign a contract until you've done your research and are sure about your decision. Don't hesitate to say no to high pressure sales.
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May 2011


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About the Dynamo Girls
The Dynamo Girls are the official dance team of the Houston Dynamo and the only dance team in MLS. They perform at all halftime of all Dynamo home games and can be found at various Dynamo events throughout the Houston community.
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|Master of Music in Education Choral Emphasis - change in workshop credits
|Submitting Dean
|Dr. Mark S. Auburn
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|Fine & Applied Arts -- Julia Spiker x6518
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|Proposal Withdrawn
|Proposal Last Updated
|December 05, 2005 by FA dean's ofc Gerry McElliott
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|Fall 2006
|Brief Summary of Proposal
|Change in number of allowed workshop credits for Master of Music in Education Choral Emphasis degree.
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|Program changes
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|November 03, 2005 by GS Heather Blake
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Four Teens Arrested For West Valley City Break-In and Vehicle Theft
Four juveniles were arrested -- and police are searching for more -- following a pre-dawn incident, on Pioneer Day.
Police say the youths were burglarizing a home -- near 36th West, 32nd South -- when they heard the homeowner moving around.
As they left, they grabbed the homeowner's keys -- and then fled in his pickup, reaching speeds in excess of 90 miles per hour.
The chase ended -- near 21st South, 36th West -- when the suspects drove into a ditch.
Police arrested all of the suspects from the pickup, but say others are believed to have fled on foot, as they left the home.