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Power Hour Interview: Jeff Sharon
The Power Hour crew was able to chat with Sports Talk Florida UCF insider Jeff Sharon about the upcoming college football season and who will replace Blake Bortles at the University of Central Florida.
"Assuming Pete DiNovo takes the opening snap against Penn State in Ireland on August 30th, he's gonna be the first freshman quarterback to start a season opener at UCF since Donte Culpeper in 1995," Sharon said about the potential starting quarterback of UCF.
You can follow Jeff Sharon on Twitter @Jeff_Sharon for the latest UCF football updates.
Listen to the full interview or read the transcript below.
What is everyone thinking now that George O'Leary has named a starting quarterback?
"Oh gosh I wish we had Blake Bortles back another year. No actually, he's picked his quarterback now it's Pete DiNovo. He's never taken a snap in a UCF uniform in a game. Assuming he takes the opening snap against Penn State in Ireland on August 30th, he's gonna be the first freshman quarterback to start a season opener at UCF since Donte Culpeper in 1995. That's a long time ago, that's 19 years ago. So there's a lot riding on it for this kid. O'Leary talked yesterday about how he likes the way he sort of manages a game and everyone went 'Oh my gosh he's gonna be a game manager.' Well he's a freshman. He's 19 years old. I talked to his high school coach actually earlier today on a feature I'm hoping to have up this week for SportsTalkFlorida.com and he said that Pete's leadership ability…he called him 'magnetic. was the best word he could use to describe him. Guys tend to gravitate around him. That's pretty much the same personality trait that Blake Bortles had in his time at USF. I'm not saying I'm expecting big things because he's only a 19 year old redshirt freshman but I think UCF is going to be in good hands at least for the time being."
Do you think O'Leary made the right choice in choosing DiNovo?
"I think so. O'Leary talked a lot about how in practices DiNovo did a very solid job of managing the huddle and managing the interaction between the sideline and the huddle. Which is basically his way of saying 'the train is running on time' and if he can get down all that basic management stuff as a freshman, much like Blake Bortles did later on his freshman and later sophomore years, then all the sudden you can dump a little more responsibility on him as time goes by. I think its going to be a similar situation with DiNovo at UCF as it is with Bortles in Jacksonville. Even though you hear about Chad Henne all the time, I think that based on what we saw from Blake the other night in the preseason game I think they'd be wise to toss him in and let him in on the job. I think that's what DiNovo is going to do. Its going to be hard with that early schedule though."
What have you seen in practice that makes you confident that the defense will be better this year?
"Well the defense is just amazing. O'Leary said this too, which I thought was pretty telling, he said with due respect to all the opponents on this schedule, the toughest secondary that all those quarterbacks that were competing for the job faced, was the one in front of them in practice every day. The defense returns nine starters this year. This is a team that was very opportunistic last year at times. It really grew together as a unit. They get all their leadership back except for EJ Dunson at defensive tackle but they're still big on the interior and the front four. Terrance Plummer, their best middle linebacker, leading tackler is back. They got all the secondary. They got three seniors and the one sophomore that's back there, Jacoby Glenn, he started almost every game last year. So the defense is going to be where the center of gravity is for this team in 2014."
Except for Notre Dame, UCF is the only team in the Power 5 conference not to be ranked in the NCAA top 25, do you think this is acruate
"Well they were not ranked in the coaches poll, which is strictly a function in of the fact that they just lost Blake Bortles. And they lost Storm Johnson, they're leading rusher from last year. I think if they had those guys come back, it'd be a much different story. But that gigantic question mark that they have surrounding them at the most important possession on the field is the reason they're sort of I guess you could use the basketball term 'on the bubble' in terms of the Top 25."
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January Jones is just mad for Versace accessories -- wearing clothes, not so much.
The stylish Mad Men actress, 32, poses nude -- accessorized with just a sexy pair of shoes and a well-placed purses -- in the spring/summer 2011 ad campaign for the luxe designer label.
The retro photos were shot in London by Mario Testino -- the famed celebrity photographer whose Prince William/Kate Middleton engagement portraits stormed the web over the weekend.
"I am always on the lookout for the next Versace blonde," Donatella Versace told Women's Wear Daily. "In January I feel I have found a perfect Versace woman for the 21st century...She is chic and elegant but deeply sensual too."

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The "problem": I get an an error message when I move books within the device. For example, I'll move a book from my "To Read" folder to a main genre folder. When I select (press OK button) where I want the book to go, I get an error message at the bottom of the screen that says, "Cannot move file."
Well, the message is lying.
The file moves fine and is accessible [in the new folder] whether from the PB360 or from my computer. It is also gone from the original folder from which I moved it.
So, there is nothing wrong with the operation as it works fine. Just maybe need to change the message wording ... ?
I would like to expand on Mickey's v15.2 bug.
I tried to move multiple files between folders using the sequence [File] - [Mark Group] - "mark multiple files" - [Move to Folder].
I also got the error message "Cannot move file", but in this case it wasn't lying, because only one of the files was moved. Luckily no damage was done. I just had to tediously move the files one by one, ignoring the error message each time.
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DENVER — A man who pleaded guilty to kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman in 2000 received the maximum prison sentence possible for a guilty plea agreement Monday.
Dony Salazar, 31, pleaded guilty earlier this year to attacking a 40-year-old woman while she waited for a bus at 38th Avenue and Tejon Street on the morning of Dec. 16, 2000, according to the Denver District Attorney's Office.
Salazar grabbed the victim and forced her at gunpoint into the backyard of a nearby vacant home. There, he sexually assaulted her repeatedly.
The DA's Office said the case was reopened as part of Denver's Cold Case Project, after which Salazar was identified as the suspect.
He was sentenced to 40 years in the Colorado Department of Corrections in this case.
Salazar was already serving a 20-year prison sentence for aggravated robbery in a 2000 case.


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On Tuesday, February 23, a small battle was won in small-town Virginia. It was not won in a field with weapons but in a council room with words. On one side sat roughly one hundred community members of all ages, races, and backgrounds. On the other side sat a council composed of seven mostly conservative white men and one white woman. The subject of discussion: the DREAM Act.
Several months before, a twenty-four year old Mexican immigrant named Isabel had a dream to start a movement in her hometown of Harrisonburg, Virginia. An undocumented immigrant, Isabel knew it was crucial for her community and her council to support the DREAM Act. She petitioned dozens of her closest friends and family to join her and, thus, DreamActivists Virginia was born. The activists began meeting in Isabel's home and later moved to a local restaurant as the group grew in size. The first goal was to meet individually with each member of the council, keeping in mind the conservative stances of several of the members. The second task was to gain support from community members. As the activists traveled to area churches, schools, and businesses telling their stories, a movement of supporters began to form.
The movement continued until the day of the meeting. On that Tuesday evening the meeting room was filled to capacity as the activists approached the council with their personal stories and the details of the DREAM Act. The presenters ranged from undocumented students to an attorney to a high school teacher. After a 30-minute presentation and several minutes of questions and discussions, the council unanimously voted in favor of the DREAM Act.
The celebration after the meeting was emotional as activists, students, teachers, citizens, undocumented immigrants, young, and old hugged each other, cried together, and applauded one another. Although this is a small-scale victory it is a victory none the less. The activists didn't stop with this one victory, either. Instead, they set their sights on new goals and larger successes, and the DREAM Act movement in Harrisonburg continues to grow. To learn more information about the DREAM Act or to join your local chapter, visit dreamactivist.org.
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Local Voices is a Community Interest Company formed in 2013 seeking to connect communities with their local traditions, primarily through songs and the use of archive resources. The company's two co-directors are experienced folklorists, as well as singers and performers that have carried out workshops with schoolchildren in the Dundee and Angus areas with around 900 […]
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This report reflects, through written case studies, on the learnings of the 10 Nesta Digital R&D Fund for Scotland awardees. The projects were testing new digital initiatives which would: diversify or expand their audience deepen the engagement with their audience support new income streams by exploring new business models Three of the ten organisations – […]
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In 2013 Stills made a successful application to AmbITion Approach to investigate how we might develop new digital tools and processes and invest in new technology to change and enhance the way Stills operations are run, to generate revenue, engage and broaden audiences and influence creative practices and processes. Find out how AmbITion Approach has helped us […]
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Off the Rails Arthouse is a creative space to gather and learn.
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Scottish Music Centre: Digitisation Project from Scottish Music Centre Education on Vimeo. The Scottish Music Centre has an extensive collection of over 38,000 items as part of its remit to document and promote the musical life of the country, past and present. We have been acquiring material for over forty years: sheet music, sound recordings, […]
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This AmbITion Scotland How To… Guide explains the basics of choosing digital video kit to suit your content creation needs and budget options.
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Discussion in 'The National Football League' started by Fanatic24, Oct 24, 2013.
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Party flat brat's dad doesn't care
It takes a special kind of parent – and I use the term "parent" loosely – to inflict their spoilt brat offspring on others and then ignore complaints about their behaviour.
For a start, they have to have enough money to buy a party flat for their pampered princes (and princesses), especially when, as in the case brought to our attention recently, Junior has got himself on a tenancy blacklist because of previous appalling behaviour.
The problem described by our Flatchatter has been going on for nine months and is driving out tenants and owners alike. It includes non-stop parties on weeknights and weekends, loud music until 4am, bottles thrown on to footpaths, vehicles blocking garages and driveways, graffiti, urinating on owners' and visitors' cars and letting the air out of their tyres, and dumping rubbish on common property.
When the neighbours have complained to the boy's father, he refuses to believe them and reminds them that his son went to an expensive private school.
So what can the long-suffering neighbours do?
Firstly, they should agree to take turns in calling the police the first time there is any noise after 10pm on weeknights or after midnight at weekends. A chat with the local police beforehand might help.
Then they should hold an executive committee meeting to agree to issue a separate "notice to comply" for each of the bylaws being breached.
At the same time they should get the strata manager to start the process for getting orders from the Consumer, Trader & Tenancy Tribunal to make BratBoy toe the line or face serious fines of up to $5500. Notices to comply are a simpler process but carry fines of only up to $550.
Finally, they could start proceedings at their district court for noise abatement orders against both the son and the idiot father who, as owner, is legally responsible for the behaviour of the people who live on his property.
You'll find the whole sorry tale as well as links to the fact sheets and forms (in case you ever have brat-dumping in your block) here.
If you are in NSW and there is a noise issue in your building, regardless of whether you are an owner or tenant, you can ask your executive committee or strata manager to issue a notice to comply.
If they won't help, you can go to Fair Trading (phone 13 32 20) to start the process leading to having a CTTT order issued.
The procedures for CTTT orders and notices to comply, along with links to forms and fact sheets, are here.
In Victoria, go here for strata disputes and here for general noise restrictions.
For strata in Queensland it's a little complicated: go here then click on "bylaws" in the "I want to find out about . . ." box.
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The making of a successful local talk show has many ingredients, and Chicago's Windy City Live, which airs locally at 1 PM on ABC 7, measures up to every one. Recently, I had the chance to go backstage and spent the day on the set of the show to find out why the show is successful and the reason that people keep tuning in.
Entering its sixth season, the set expresses "Chicago" with various landmark pictures drawn on the walls. A big huge oval desk anchors the main set and when the cameras are ready to roll, the TV and studio audience is greeted by two charming and vibrant hosts, Ryan Chiaverini and Val Warner.
Windy City Live was the replacement show when Oprah decided to call it quits. Now how do you fill those shoes? Everyone at the show, namely the staff and crew, agrees that it was not an easy task, but Chicago has long been home to local television productions, and we can stay a pioneer in paving the way for local productions. Let's not forget…Oprah started local in Chicago with a show called "AM Chicago."
Windy City Live Executive Producer, Matt Knutson, said it is all about making and keeping the show local. "I believe it's the great staff and talent that we have. The same people you see on camera are the same people you see off camera," Knutson said. "I believe in telling a story, and that is what the segments on our show do. An example, a lady put up $50,000 of her own money to hold a peace rally. That is remarkable! These are the stories I look for that tell Chicago and it's surrounding areas what is out there and talk about people's lives."
Knutson added that Windy City Live produces 290 shows a year and agrees that not every segment or the show itself will be a hit, but said that everything they do to make the show shine is done with passion, and he believes it shines through for the audience.
"I want to tell a story that no one has told. I like to take a chance on a piece and see where we can go with it. I want every segment to have meaning and tell something," Knutson explains.
Knutson has been producer of the show for the last fifteen months. Prior he was a food contributor on the show. His former bosses knew of his love for food and put him on the air. He worked his way up to Executive Producer and finds his position challenging and a lot of fun.
"Without a doubt, I love what I do!," he jubilantly said. "Putting together a show like Windy City Live is invigorating and I work with the best people in the industry, making it fun to come to work."
Chiaverini and Warner feel the same. Chiaverini comes from a sports background. Prior he was a sports anchor at ABC 7, but said this is the job for him. "I really believe I'm doing what I want to do. I love this. To be honest, I don't miss sports all that much," he said. "I also love the fact of the whole atmosphere of the show and the live studio audience that we have every day."
Warner comes from a news background (previously WGN) and said it is a joy doing a show like Windy City Live. "I love this! In news…I am a journalist. I keep my opinions to myself. I only report the story," she said. "Here I get to make comments. I get to show my personality. We take time with a story and best of all, we get to be a part of the story."
Warner jokingly said that a highlight for her was to learn how to boil an egg and peel it by giving the egg an ice bath, or how to eat a cupcake without making a mess.
"I like informative stuff, and we do inform the public," Warner explains. "I believe Ryan and I learn something new every day and I hope that our viewers do as well."
Virginia Thomas of Northbrook, an audience member, agrees and loves the show. "I have to admit. I'm a pro here. This is my third time and I love it!" Thomas said. "I get to see the two people (Ryan and Val) I watch every day. I'm floored. They are so personable and they make the show and my day. I'm always learning something new through them."
Ouida Davis of Chicago visited for the first time and was in awe. "Oh my God…the host shook my hand," Davis laughs. "I'm telling you this is something all should see. This is Chicago. Politics aside, this is the place to be. I feel like I visited old friends. Every day they are my lunch time buddies."
Windy City Live likes to do special shows, like the popular Halloween Show, or for Mother's Day they flew Ryan's mother in from the West Coast. Famous guests have included Mike Tyson, Jimmy Kimmel, and Rosie O'Donnell, to name a few.
"I really liked Tyson. He has grown and you get to see the other side of him. He was a terrific guest," Chiaverini added.
Chiaverini created a segment called "Two Minute Warning," where he throws questions to personalities, guests, and athletes. They usually end up giving a funny response. The audience loves this part of the show.
Chiaverini and Warner both admitted that someday they would like to see Windy City Live expand to perhaps being a national show. "Hey why not? It happened to Kathie Lee and Regis," Warner said. Chiaverini reiterated that with a show like Windy City Live you never know where the path can go.
Secretly they both admitted that one day they would love for Windy City Live to go on location with the audience for a week.
Much preparation goes into the making of a show like Windy City Live. Lets just say there is a lot of backstage collaborating.
For the hosts, the day begins early. Both Ryan and Val are early risers. Warner of course is a hands on mom to her children. "I'm up and the day begins early," Warner said. "It's breakfast, getting ready and then driving them to school."
For Chiaverini the morning is less hectic. He admits that being single, he does not have that problem, but there are calls to make and prepare for the day.
Chiaverini and Warner arrive early at the ABC studios. Both go to their offices to get the rundown. There are calls to producers and last minute notes. Then, it is off to wardrobe and make-up. This is an everyday ritual. Both hosts (not that they need to be) get ready to look their best for the program, even though they already look like they stepped of the cover of a fashion magazine.
The audience arrives at the studio about an hour to hour and a half before the show. After going through security, the audience sits on chairs formed in rows before entering the studio. About a half hour before airtime, the audience is taken to the set. Many members are seeing a TV studio for the first time and are all bright eyed.
Floor manager, Carl Alaimo, gives the audience the lowdown on what will take place and what to expect. He does a fantastic job at making everyone feel at home and welcomes them to the show.
Alaimo does a warm up. He asks the audience questions and gives a basic rundown of the show on what to expect and what to do. Windy City Live audience members should be prepared to be on camera as there are many audience shots throughout the show.
At the top of the hour the show begins. The announcer tells what and who will be on the show and then Chiaverini and Warner make their entrance, sometimes dancing and grooving their way in. The audience goes wild and both hosts take their seats at the large oval desk.
Keeping with the local theme, the hosts chit chat about what is going on in the Windy City. Contributor Ji Suk Yi ,joins in and keeps the hosts and viewers informed on what is trending. Each can be very opinionated on a topic, which sometimes gives the audience a chance to reply.
The audience does not see the control room, but in there much action takes place in bringing the show to the air.
Executive Producer Matt Knutson controls the show telling his staff what camera shots to do, what segments to cut, and what may be added. If there is a live remote story, he is in touch with the person doing the segment on what to do. Lets just say…Windy City Live is a well oiled machine.
The audience is thanked for coming. They remain seated and watch as Chiaverini and Warner shoot some promos, which are inserted later in the day on ABC 7. The promos are about future shows. They are fun to watch. Yes, there are bloopers (not too many), but it gives the audience a chance to see something you normally don't see on the air. Sometimes, when the hosts do a retake, they may shout something to the audience that usually gets a laugh.
The promos take about ten to fifteen minutes and then the lights dim and the audience begins to file out of the studio, but each audience member is left with great memories of a day they will long remember.
Chiaverini and Warner head upstairs after the show for a meeting to discuss with the staff the show that was just shot and to talk about upcoming shows. They all go over plans and discuss who will do what. The meeting is very informal.
It is a meeting where every one participates and puts in their opinion. Executive Producer, Matt Knutson, takes notes and also adds comments as to what he would like see done, or he makes suggestions. The meeting lasts about 20 minutes. Every one returns to their offices, and "It's A Wrap."
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Let's Focus on Unsung Heroes
It is a recognized fact that members of our profession are often held in disdain. Attorneys are subjects of jokes or stories, warranted or not. Part of the problem may be that when there is a negative story about a lawyer, or judge, human nature unfairly paints all people in the same profession with the same broad brush. Since attorneys are prominent members of society, focus on unfavorable reports of their actions is more pronounced.
For each negative news story about lawyers or judges, there are hundreds of unpublicized stories of good works by those in our profession. These good works may be directly related to work as attorneys, or may arise through contributions in public service or through school or church or nonprofit entity. The focus here is on unsung heroes " they exist across our state in small towns and in cities. Although they may still be unnamed, surely their individual acts are not unrecognized. Not by a long shot.
Each of us has heroes. Through remarkable acts of courage, integrity or selflessness by an attorney, perspective has been changed forever. Those individuals have left us a lasting legacy of service. Those heroes may have had an enormous impact on society or policy, or, closer to home, they may have stood up at the right time to affirm values. Or, over time, they became recognized simply as the "never say no" people counted on to show up and "get the job done."
Through my work with the Tennessee Bar Association, I have had the rare and wonderful opportunity to meet many of you throughout our state. I have seen first-hand dedication to our legal profession, and passion for the law. I have learned about acts of heroism by our lawyers and judges, some of which have been acknowledged and rewarded, most of which have not.
A number of heroes has influenced me during my career. I admire the great works performed by attorneys that have impacted history. I am also moved by daily acts of our peers, who perform with no thought of recognition, no thought of thanks. More often than not we take selfless actions of our peers for granted; we are, after all, engaged in a profession of service and commitment. Some unsung heroes in our profession have made immediate impact, while others are truly appreciated decades later.
Close to home, an attorney maintains an active litigation practice requiring much travel. Once or twice a month, he takes an hour or so to read to elementary-aged school children. This attorney sacrifices time in his office, billable work time, to spend with six- and seven-year-old children; he does not expect recognition or thanks, he "just gives his time." His unselfishness influences how those young students learn, and, hopefully, how they look at themselves as they advance through the education system. He works for the hugs and chuckles.
Another attorney serves on the board of a charitable organization, the sole purpose of which is to mentor young people. Listening to fears and concerns, encouraging hopes and dreams, the attorney has fostered relationships and followed young people through undergraduate studies for many years. Another lawyer, moved by an article in a local newspaper, contributes money for the purchase of library books for a high school. She urges other attorneys and professionals to contribute books and money to provide much-needed tools for learning. Her taking the time to solicit support is selfless and ripples through a community; her act garners funds and books, quietly, selflessly.
Another lawyer, at the end of an arduous day at work, drives to a local hospital. There, she dons a surgical mask and sterile clothing after washing her hands in antiseptic soap. Gently, she takes her charge for the next several hours into her arms and rocks the baby who has been abandoned or whose mother is incarcerated.
This volunteer work began many years ago; very few people know that these attorneys, these unsung heroes, have devoted countless hours to improve the lives of others.
Each of us can be a hero " there are innumerable opportunities for lawyers to serve our communities in so many ways, whether related to our legal profession or not. Each day one of us may be called upon to provide some community service. Each day we have the opportunity and the challenge to do something good, many times without thanks. When someone asks you as an attorney to do something, think of the legacy left you by your heroes. Say yes. Make a positive contribution to your communities, to our legal profession.
Throughout history, empowered by our training and our legal system, lawyers have been the catalyst for positive change in our communities and in our society. Sometimes change results from a single act, sometimes from a series of acts.
It should be a priority of all lawyers to focus on the positive accomplishments of individuals and members of our profession and our justice system, and to thank them for being heroes. Think about those heroes who have made in impact in your life; thank them by doing one simple task for which you anticipate no thanks. Drop me a note at the Tennessee Bar Association about someone in the legal profession in your community who has made a difference, who is an unsung hero. Sometimes the simplest of acts can have the greatest impact. The acts of our unsung heroes have the greatest impact on me.
"It is amazing how much people can get done if there is no worry about who gets the credit." " Sandra Swinney


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ALBANY, N.Y. – New York Senator
Chuck Schumer wants to establish a database to keep track of the increasing
heroin problem across the state.
The database would track all heroin-related
overdose deaths and arrests in New York to instantly provide law enforcement
the information they need to better track and combat the problem.
"And if this database was
available that every county in the Capital Region and every county in the state
kept the same type database and could compare information, it would help law
enforcement go after these drug rings and prevent the heroin scourge from
becoming an epidemic," Schumer said.
Schumer said the database would
be inexpensive, and the federal government has the money to create it.


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"Recent Uploads" from Ronen Kadushin
No one has explored the concept of flat-pack, open-source design — and succeeded — quite like Ronen Kadushin.
Kadushin's Open Design method combines "the Internet's communication resources to publish, distribute, and copy the designs under a CreativeCommons license" with digital fabrication and a little DIY finishing.
What you get are functional, ready-to-go product designs "available for production in any number, with no tooling investment, anywhere and by anyone."
Kadushin prepared several new chair designs for an exhibition entitled "Recent Uploads" at Appel Design Gallery in Berlin. Below is a video of the designer assembling some of his Open Design chairs for the exhibition opening.
"Recent Uploads" – Exhibition Opening from annika. on Vimeo.
From the designer: "Each chair draws its inspiration from different narratives: design references,emotional states, city life, and street art. But as a group they realize a personal design approach that embraces free improvisation and an immediacy of out-comes, whether a computer image or a physical object."
These chairs are each lasercut from a single sheet 6mm aluminum and assembled by hand. Bending metal this thick is made possible by an ingenious detail, a hallmark of Kadushin's Open Designs, the "integral twist hinge" shown below next to the "Tel Aviv" chair.
Each of these chairs and all of Kadushin's Open Designs are available for free download HERE.


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Officials say a family of three found dead in their burning home near Ithaca in eastern Nebraska died of unnatural causes unrelated to the fire. Authorities believe the fire was intentionally set.
"We have received the preliminary autopsy reports on the Hindman family," said Scott Tingelhoff, Saunders County Attorney. "It appears all three of the individuals died of unnatural causes that were unrelated to the fire."
Officials say further tests are needed.
"We're still waiting on toxicology and carbon monoxide tests," said Tingelhoff. "Although the pathologist was able to confirm that carbon monoxide did not cause the death."
The bodies of Timothy and Toni Hindman, along with their 12-year-old daughter Ardena, were found Sunday around 11:00 a.m. in the rubble. Firefighters reportedly found the bodies in three separate rooms. Timothy and his daughter were in the bedroom, while Toni was found in the living-room area.
Authorities are treating the case as a criminal investigation although they are not actively pursuing any suspects.
"It appears to be an isolated incident," said Tingelhoff. "Law enforcement is not actively pursuing any additional suspects at this time."
"There's some additional evidence that needs to be acquired," said Tingelhoff. "Forensic evidence, toxicology, carbon monoxide, so the investigators can put the pieces together the best they can. We do have some major pieces missing at this time."
Missing pieces that will solve the case, but won't bring the Hindman family back.
"We've lost a very wonderful family no matter how this plays out," said Tingelhoff. "Its tragic, I believe it's hopefully going to shed some light on maybe what happened for them, maybe answer some questions."
Authorities say they've received several tips from the public and are aware of many rumors circulating about the Hindman's cause of death.
"Unfortunately due to the investigations we're not able to dispel any rumors at this point," said Tingelhoff. "I know a lot of the rumors out there, most of them are not true."
Authorities say they know the family's manner of death, but they are not releasing that information at the request of investigators
"There's reasons investigators have asked that I hold back certain information that they feel is important before they finish their investigation," said Tingelhoff
The Hindman's moved into the spacious two-story, 3-acre Ithaca property last October. They previously resided in Lincoln. Timothy was the senior structures engineer at Duncan Aviation in Lincoln. A representative from the company said he had worked there since 2001 and will be missed.
Authorities say the Hindman's attended church service in Wahoo, Saturday night.


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Midfielder Dan Hardy scored four goals and dished off two assists as the Denver Outlaws built a big lead then held off several second-half rallies to defeat the Chesapeake Bayhawks, 20-16, before a crowd of 3,483 on Saturday night at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
Midfielder Max Seibald also scored four goals while attackman Drew Westervelt added three goals and an assist as Denver displayed the type of offensive firepower that propelled it into the Major League Lacrosse championship game in 2009.
Goalkeeper Jesse Schwartzman made 17 saves to anchor a strong defensive effort by Denver (4-2), which moved into a tie with Chesapeake (4-2) for first place in the MLL.
"Denver is a good team that came out fired up to play tonight. You have to be ready to go mentally every game in this league and tonight we were just a little off," Chesapeake head coach John Tucker said. "We made a lot of uncharacteristic mistakes that ultimately cost us. I think a lot of our wounds tonight were self-inflicted. We don't have anyone to blame but ourselves."
Chesapeake goalie Chris Garrity stood tall in the face of an onslaught of 30 shots, making 13 saves to keep his team within striking distance. Alex Smith won 21 of 35 faceoffs for the Bayhawks, who shot poorly and could not take advantage of the extra possessions.
"It was unacceptable as far as the defensive effort. We got beaten to spots, we were slow to slide, and I didn't make any big saves at times when we really needed one," Garrity said. "We struggled the whole game to get into a rhythm. We had too many defensive lapses and allowed them too many runs. Defensively, we let the team down tonight."
Midfielder Brian Vetter had a hat trick to lead the Bayhawks, who pulled within two goals on four occasions during the second half, but could get no closer. Midfielder Kyle Dixon fired in a pair of 2-point goals in totaling five points for the Bayhawks, who had a two-game winning streak snapped.
"We made way too many stupid mistakes tonight. We didn't slow the ball down when we should have, we forced things and threw away passes … it was just a total lack of focus," Vetter said.
Westervelt scored two goals and assisted another to key a 4-0 run that gave Denver a 7-2 lead midway through the second quarter. Hardy had four points as the Outlaws led 10-4 with 5:17 remaining. That was Chesapeake's largest deficit of the season, but Dixon gave the home team a lift by unleashing a cannon blast from beyond the 2-point arc to make it 10-6 at halftime.
Attackman Ben Rubeor fired in a nifty underhanded shot and Smith scored directly off the ensuing face-off as the Bayhawks closed the gap to 10-8 just 52 seconds into the third quarter. However, midfielder Brian Langtry had a goal and an assist as the Outlaws responded with a 3-0 run to regain control.
Chesapeake pulled within two goals three more times – at 13-11, 14-12 and 18-16 – but just could not get over the hump. Rookie midfielder Michael Kimmel dodged a short stick and stuck a left-handed shot on the run to make it 14-12 just 27 seconds into the fourth quarter, but Seibald answered with a 2-point goal that was a real backbreaker.
"Our slides were too sloppy and we kept letting them get inside. We didn't give Garrity a chance," Bayhawks defenseman P.T. Ricci said. "This loss is on the defense. When you score 16 goals, you should win."
Dixon's second 2-pointer of the game made it 18-16 with 1:09 remaining, but Denver won the next faceoff and Hardy lobbed a 2-pointer of his own into an empty net to end any thoughts of a Chesapeake comeback.
"Sometimes when you expend so much energy climbing the mountain, it's difficult to get make it over to the other side," Tucker said. "We've got to put this game behind us and come back strong on Thursday."
Chesapeake, which is now 2-1 at home, returns to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Thursday night (7:30 p.m.) to host Toronto. Call 866-99-HAWKS or visit
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Pioneer opinion researcher dies in La Jolla at 92
Don Bauder 9:30 a.m., Sept. 23
"Drugs used to do for me what a phone booth did for Superman," says Gary Lee Ernst, singer and guitarist for Christian rockers In the Midst 777.
"I was in and out of jail about a dozen times for meth-ing around, until I was sentenced to a three-year prison sentence and sent off to Donovan prison."
It was there the former Helix High stoner says he had his religious conversion. During a lengthy stint at a Vista rehab center where he took part in the Casa Bible study program, Ernst says, "I started sponsoring some of the men in the program. That's where I met our drummer Anthony Valenzuela. The second person I sponsored also graduated and is now our lead guitarist, Greg Kappes."
Three years later, along with guitarist Lyonel Padilla and bassist Bill Brubaker, the band has played over a hundred gigs.
Valenzuela says that his drug addiction started in high school. "After that, it was all downhill, without a clue. After countless times in and out of jail, and then prison, something needed to change. For me, the only thing good that came out of prison is that I got baptized."
Kappes, whose convictions involved meth and probation violations, says, "In 1999 I was sent to Chuckawalla Valley State Prison for several years…I was released, but my issues with addiction were never properly addressed. I ended up back in prison in 2006."
After meeting Ernst and deciding to form the band, Kappes says, "There were a lot of obstacles in the early going. As residents, we weren't allowed to have instruments at the program."
In the Midst 777 appears Friday, April 9, at Boomers in Vista.
Ernst: "A burned CD I made on my computer with P.O.D., Kutless, Third Day, Shinedown, and 3 Doors Down."
Valenzuela: "I like classic rock, like Rush…my biggest influence is Neil Peart."
Brubaker: " 'Every Time I Breathe,' by Big Daddy Weave. The first time I heard this song I was in the car, and I couldn't wait to get home to call the radio station and find out the name of the song and the artist."
Kappes: "The Death Magnetic album by Metallica. Their chord-pattern style really opens things up for the lead guitar."
Padilla: "Iron Maiden's No Prayer for the Dying CD has been in my car forever."
Ernst: "Maybe Jim Carrey. Or Adam Sandler."
Valenzuela: "Steven Seagal, because we both have a chip on our shoulder."
Brubaker: "I've been told I look like Nick Nolte, back in his good days, so I guess he'd get the job."
Kappes: "Well, George Clooney, of course."
Padilla: "Owen Wilson."
Ernst: "In prison, you were lucky to get paid sometimes only eight cents an hour. I worked in the poultry abattoir — I believe that's French for slaughterhouse — and it was so freaking nasty that it took me three or four years to ever eat chicken again."
Kappes: "In high school I had the unfortunate pleasure of digging ditches for a mobile-home park one summer."
Ernst: "Problem child and class clown."
Valenzuela: "Always tapping on something to keep a beat."
Ernst: "Isaiah 38:20: 'The Lord was ready to save me. Therefore we will sing my songs with stringed instruments, all the days of our life, in the house of the Lord.' "
Kappes: "Matthew 7:7: 'Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.' "
Padilla: "Matthew 7:1: 'Do not judge, or you too will be judged.' "
Valenzuela: "I'm a self-taught drummer…so, fear of failure."
Brubaker: "My greatest fear by far is suffocation. In the back of my mind, I just know I'll die from suffocation. Okay, this is getting pretty dark."
Padilla: "You'll never catch me hanging out under a ladder."
Valenzuela: "I'm part Native American, and my spirit helper is the hawk — so, to fly."
Kappes: "I would like the power to know 'What would Jesus do?' in all daily circumstances."
Ernst: "convictedthruchrist.com."
Brubaker: "craigslist.org. Because I'm always looking for that good deal."
Padilla: "newegg.com. Because I like to build computers and hear about related stuff, along with reviews."
Valenzuela: "I like to minister to people I hardly know."
Padilla: "I go commando."
Steven Seagal? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36446224/ns/entertainment-celebrities/
You sure about that?
From the musicians comments we can see that the prison system failed them: "My issues with addiction were never properly addressed. I ended up back in prison in 2006." and "After countless times in and out of jail, and then prison, something needed to change. For me, the only thing good that came out of prison is that I got baptized."
Their time in the Vista rehab center seems to be what saved them and what is saving us $50,000 each year for each ex-offender it keeps from returning to prison.
How about using some common sense? Let's measure results from the rehab, drug, and education programs and throw out those that are just making money for the programs and keep those that work. We can save salvageable lives, save us a bundle of tax payer dollars, and prevent new crime and new victims.
PalmdaleMom = my new hero!! Quite right -- the key to rehabilitation isn't the key you throw away after locking 'em up.
I wonder what would happen if instead of providing inmates exercise equipment, they were given musical instruments instead...
Just a thought...
I've had the opportunity to meet these guy personally. Not only do they ROCK! they walk the walk & talk the talk. Very inspiring and funny. I wouldn't want to be "Steven Segal" though. Jim Carrey's better..lol. Keep it up guys.


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Alan Dershowitz Defends Israel at Polarized Columbia University
Israelis and Palestinians may one day manage to resolve their differences — but it's likely that their supporters at Columbia University will still be fighting each other. It sounds like a sad joke, but Alan Dershowitz is serious. "The kind of hatred that one hears on campuses like Columbia, and especially Columbia, is a barrier… More ▸


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Air Force Museum of New Zealand
Come to the Air Force Museum of New Zealand and discover one of the world's premier military aviation collections. Be inspired by the bravery of present and past servicemen, women and their families.
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Discover one of the world's premier military aviation collections at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand. Our mission is to preserve and present the history of the Royal New Zealand Air Force for commemoration, inspiration, learning and enjoyment. Our collection items number in the millions - from aircraft, engines and assorted parts to medals, weapons, pin-ups and parachute-silk wedding dresses.
Marvel at our collection of 28 classic aircraft, fly a simulator, experience life in the Air Force and take one of our tours. Your journey through the Air Force Museum of New Zealand will be something very special.
Free admission. Open daily 10am to 5pm.
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Air Force Museum of New Zealand, 45 Harvard Avenue, Wigram, Christchurch, Christchurch - Canterbury, 8140, New Zealand.
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- Business hours:
- 10am to 5pm Daily
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- All months of the year
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- 15 minutes from the city
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I just read about the introduction of a "new friend" on Lonelygirl15's webisode. The "new friend" is from Neutrogena – a scientist no less!
The post at Mashable explains:
The Neutrogena employee will appear in multiple episodes and reportedly help the show's cast fight an evil group called "The Order" (while subtly pimping products from the manufacturer of "premium skin, hair and cosmetics products"). "This long-term relationship with Neutrogena is unprecedented, as the brand comes to life organically with the characters and storyline", according to the marketing pitch.
I think we all saw this coming in some form so is it really a sell-out when monetizing the LG15 character was likely the goal in the first place? It was just a matter of time before sponsors/advertisers showed up.
The jury is out on whether this is a good move or not for either party (although I'm sure LG15's creators like getting paid). What I do know is that it will create a bit of buzz and I think it is an interesting experiment to reach out the viewers/fans of LG15. I'm not sold on the way they are doing by (re: introducing a character in the way they described) but we'll have to wait and see if it takes or not.
What do you think?
Hat tip to Mashable 's Adam Ostrow.


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CME Group to Expand CBOT Grain and Oilseed Trading Hours on CME Globex
CME Group (NYSE: CME) today announced it will expand electronic trading hours in its CBOT grain and oilseed futures and options beginning Monday, May 14, 2012. This will expand market access to CBOT Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, Soybean Meal, Soybean Oil, Oats and Rough Rice futures and options on CME Globex to 22 hours per day.
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Multimedia journalism from 2008
My friend Regina McCombs moved from the Star Tribune newsroom in Minneapolis to Poynter, in sunny St. Petersburg, Florida, earlier this year. (I think she finally quit complaining about the heat and humidity about two weeks ago!) This… Read More
Posted on December 30, 2008
Best journalist gear (audio & video)
In response to a comment on Monday's post, I searched in my archives for some of my posts about audio recorders and video cameras: Video: AVCHD becoming less of a bear Audio: The reporter's audio gear list Audio:… Read More
Posted on December 29, 2008
Equipping yourself for journalism
Did you get any cool goodies from Santa this year? Sadly, I did not. But I have my eye on a new 15-inch MacBook Pro, which leads me to the topic of this post: In part, it's the… Read More
Posted on December 12, 2008
The role of Flash in a news organization (Part 2)
I think the absence of high-up, home page play for Flash graphics represents a missed opportunity. News organizations could use compelling interactive graphics to make their site a real daily destination — and differentiate themselves from Google News…. Read More
Posted on December 11, 2008
The role of Flash in a news organization (Part 1)
Inspired by Mark Luckie's useful post about where to find the best in Flash journalism, coupled with the recent release of Flash CS4, I thought I might make a stab at discussing strategies for using Flash. On Friday,… Read More
Posted on December 5, 2008
Keep them coming back (how?)
What do the people want? To a lot of journalists, this is SO the wrong question. WE KNOW what's news, those journalists say. WE KNOW what's best! And what does that mean? It means: To hell with the… Read More
Posted on December 3, 2008
'Curation,' and journalists as curators
The Latin root of the noun curator means "to care." We know the word primarily in connection with museum collections, which may make some folks think of dusty old boring things, or preserving history — and maybe that's… Read More


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Culture 28 May 2007 Forty years on Engleby Sebastian Faulks
Hutchinson, 352pp, £17.99 ISBN 009179450 Sign up for our weekly email * A breathless press release for Sebastian Faulks's latest novel claims that it is "unlike anything he has written before". To some degree, this is accurate. A jet-black study of obsession and psychosis, Engleby bears little relation to Faulks's signature sweeping romantic epics. Faulks's previous book, however, was not a generation-spanning examination of lost love and betrayal, but the witty squib Pistache, a collection of pastiches of his eminent colleagues. Although slightly reminiscent of the strict English teacher letting his hair down at the end-of-year class party, it was a welcome departure for an author often seen traversing the tricky line between the Booker and the Bad Sex Award. In Engleby, some of this risk-taking verve has endured. The novel begins in the non- descript Cambridge rooms of the apparently unremarkable Mike Engleby, a young scholarship boy from a poor family. Engleby is not an especially articulate or likeable narrator; he describes a solitary and mundane college life without a great deal of interest, sketching a dance here, a play there. There is mention of a nice middle-class girl, Jen Arkham, whom Engleby appears to have a crush on; his feelings do not seem to be reciprocated. He drinks to excess in seedy pubs, pops pills and commits acts of casual theft. He has one friend, Stellings, who has bestowed the semi-mocking, semi-affectionate nickname "Groucho" upon him, on account of Engleby's reluctance to be at all clubbable. But there is a back story. Engleby won a scholarship to a minor naval public school, Chatfield, where he was hideously bullied (despite being strong and active enough to play in the rugby first XV) and given the nickname "Toilet". This is recounted in the unemotional tones of someone who is either repressed or sociopathic. As Engleby's obsession with Jen grows, the latter explanation seems more plausible - especially when she mysteriously disappears. Faulks has tremendous fun with the novel's 40-year sweep. In the 1980s, an increasingly strung-out Engleby accidentally becomes a successful journalist, first under the nom de plume "Michèle Watts", and then under the semi-assumed identity of "Michael Watson". Faulks guys a pompously self-obsessed Ken Livingstone and Jeffrey Archer, portrayed as a dreadful bore who, when Engleby interviews him, is heard "yapping like a terrier . . . he told me things he must have known weren't true and other things he must have known that I would know weren't true". Engleby notes, with authorial tongue presumably firmly in cheek, "Although he appears to be off his trolley, he's apparently very highly regarded in the Conservative Party. They keep offering him important positions." Yet Faulks's greatest success is his protagonist. At first, Engleby seems an unlikely and unsympathetic subject, lacking the charisma or wit of a great fictional anti-hero. However, as the novel develops, Faulks gradually humanises Engleby through small details, such as his almost totemic affection for 1970s rock music (parts of the book function extremely well as guides to early Elton John records) and his sincere affection for his younger sister, the charmingly innocent Julie. The period detail is impeccable - 1970s Cambridge has seldom seemed so bleak and chilly - and, perhaps as a wry acknowledgement of the ever-present spectre of the Bad Sex Awards, the only love scene is described in the hilariously banal line: "Afterwards we walked to the Ritz, hired a room and had it off." The revelations that come at the close of the book are predictable, but the figure of Engleby, initially so unappealing, eventually comes to seem both terrifying and pathetic, the ultimate embodiment of a figure casually rejected by society, whose revenge is as tragic as it is horrific. Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 28 May 2007 issue of the New Statesman, Gaza: The jailed state More


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Slamdance and Microsoft partner on distribution
Beginning tomorrow and running for seven days after that, four films debuting at the Slamdance Film Festival will be available for rental through Microsoft's Xbox console as well as for its Zune portable device. The film's availability comes as a result of a partnership between Slamdance and Microsoft.
The films will be available for purchase using "Microsoft Points," the currency used on those platforms. After the initial period videos from Slamdance will continue to be available through the Zune Marketplace and through Xbox Live.
Distribution continues to be a key focus (New York Times, 1/25/10) of this year's Sundance and Slamdance festivals. With 75 percent of the films appearing there likely to never score a deal at all – much less a lucrative one – new models are being looked for. To that end it's great to see big companies like Microsoft and YouTube enabling some experimentation, even if the initial results from the YouTube/Sundance deal aren't exactly earth-shattering.
Those numbers, though, are not as bad as they seem.
As I've stated before, the audience for a movie is never going to be bigger than it was meant to be. So movies like many of those debuting at Sun/Slam – including those that are taking part in these distribution trial programs – are going to have limited appeal regardless of platforms.
Let's focus, then, on the fact that even if the YouTube numbers aren't huge, the people who have watched the movies are ones who likely would not have otherwise, at least not for quite a while since who knows if they live in the three cities these films might have been distributed theatrically in.


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Charles Derber
Sociologist and Author
Charles Derber thinks of himself as a writer who studies the "big picture" of American culture and global capitalism. His recent books focus on globalization, terrorism, the culture of hegemony, and the power of multinational corporations. He has also written extensively on the crisis of individualism that defines American life, showing how our problems of community are organically tied to economic and political forces. Derber writes mainly for general audiences, and he spends considerable time writing and speaking for mass media and magazines. His books have been translated into German, Chinese, and Polish and are addressing a global audience. He has been intimately involved in the worldwide debate about globalization, corporate power, the war on terrorism, and American empire, reflecting his view that sociologists who feel they have something important to say should write in a clear and simple way rather than dress their arguments up in technical jargon. His current work focuses on globalization, corporate power, American militarism, the culture of hegemony, and the new peace and global justice movements. The world is becoming as dominated by business values and power today as America was by the robber barons a century ago. Derber is persuaded that the overwhelming economic and cultural power of global corporations, increasingly melded with the political and military hegemonic power of the American government, will become the preeminent social issue of the next century, and that we need a new vision and political movement that can offer an alternative. Charles Deber is a professor of sociology at Boston College and has served as a director of its graduate program on social economy and social justice. Visit Dr. Derber's website.


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A resolution recommending that $5,000,000 be raised through a loan for the rebuilding of Palestine was adopted at the conference of the Jewish National Fund on the occasion of the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of its establishment. Judge Bernard A. Rosenblatt presided at the conference, which was held at the Pennsylvania Hotel. Louis Lipsky, Mr. Remez and Mr. Abraham Hartzfeld of the Palestine Jewish Labor Federation, Rabbi H. Masliansky, Dr. S. Bernstein and Dr. A. E. Abramowitz were among the speakers.
The convention also favored the proposal to inscribe in the Golden Book of the Fund the names of the six presidents of the United States who endorsed the Jewish Homeland movement. They are John Adams, Benjamin Harrison, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge.
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Huge pop when crossfading every once in a while
Ubuntu 10.10, Ardour 2.8.11 (rev. 7387).
This is a recent thing to happen to me. Possibly there is a bug in a package that I pulled in when upgrading to 10.10 but I do not know what it is.
I have a 10+ track recording that I'm working on in Ardour. 95 percent of the time the crossfade works just dandy. The other five percent yields a loud 'POP' and a random track shooting up to 600+ decibels(!!) as soon as the play head reaches the region. This will happen on the crossfade one time but not the next five.
This wouldn't be that big a deal if it weren't for the fact that exporting the session also includes these pops (which undoubtedly is not acceptable).
Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
I can't see any option to attach a photo and am unsure if ardour will allow links without moderation but here is a screenshot of it in action:
Also, to clarify, the track itself does not shoot up astronomically, the loud pop just throws the monitors way off for about five seconds.
@Chauncellor: is the inclusion of this sound in the exported file completely reproducible?
Yes, sir. The pop does not happen every time but it seems to strangely affect only specific areas all over the piece (my observations tell me).
I honestly don't think this is directly my fault (i.e. poor mixing, automation - There is lot of looping in the piece) but I don't know what to attribute it to. The pop always occurs when the playhead reaches the *start* of the next region right before the crossfade.
Here's a small export of a pop:
If there's anything I can do/report to help I'd be happy.
Thank you :).
I'm not completely sure, but I had discovered similar pops and believe it is fixed in 2.0-ongoing, even though in the corresponding bugreport (#3461) it was said it only happened with a VST enabled build.
That's my bug right there. However, I'm not using Ardour VST, just the stock Ardour 2.8.11 from the Ubuntu repos.
I definitely am using the grid and I have imported some tracks.
Should I go ahead and build from source with the patch in the report or will there be a release featured soon with the fix? I'm a little short on time at the moment as it is and the project needs to be done fairly soon.
Thanks for the report!
Oh, my god, it got worse :).
I exported something from one session and imported it to another.....
Take a look at the screenshot and listen to this. I suggest you turn your speakers down.
I spared some time and built ardour with the proposed patch in that report. Problem seems to be solved for me.
I've just had the same thing happen, using the Ardour-VST 2.8.11 supplied with AV Linux 4.1.
It seemed to be repeatable - the noise would be trigggered by a particular crossfade each time I played it, and seemed to go away if I randomly adjusted one edge of the crossfade.
Does this apply to Ardour-VST only or not, because I'm not using any VST plugins and don't particularly intend to, so I could download a stock Linux non-VST Ardour 2.8.11 if that would help.
Otherwise what's the best remedy? Do I have to patch the source as described above and rebuild?
For the record Ardour-VST has been pulled for future AV Linux versions so if you aren't relying on particular VST's you might as well move to the Ardour-i686 available in the Debian repos, just a suggestion....
I had a similar issue with an old laptop http://tracker.ardour.org/view.php?id=3825 This is one of those annoying and unhelpful cases where everything seem to happen randomly(peaks appearing and then disappearing).. He has used the laptop for audio work before (adobe audition 1.5) and never experienced anything similar. Unfortunately I don't have access to it anymore now and I don't think he'll be able to try and compile that patch, or the svn version.. Hi's that kind of guy who doesn't have an email address :P
I haven't had this issue lately with my own machine.. I remember getting a similar peak once before, a year ago or so but then I didn't send it to a reverb so I was spared being scared to death and just cut around it and didn't think more of it..
Since this thread's been revived, I'm happy to report that after downloading the Ardour source, applying the fix referred to earlier and recompiling, the problem (original one about joining regions) has not recurred.
Fingers crossed. Especially as I have paying customers coming in this weekend...
@anahata: I can vouch for the patch, I did a massive week-long project using a compiled ardour with the patch. The problem didn't occur again.
I've avoided using the automatic crossfades in the past because of this problem, but I recently purchased Mixbus 2.0 which has it turned on by default. I had the issue happen again. I don't imagine there's any way to patch Mixbus since I can't build it from source. Is it possible that I have some old file lingering in my system causing this issue or is it more likely to be a hardware/software issue with my particular setup?
Mixbus2 doesn't use crossfades the same way Ardour does, in fact they don't exist the same way in MBv2. It is very unlikely you are experiencing the same bug really unless it isn't directly related to the crossfades. What MBv2 does is use overlapping region fades for the time being.


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10 Pictures Of Christina Hendricks From Last Night [PICTURES]
No one was injured when "Mad Men" star Christina Hendricks nearly took a huge spill at the premiere of her new flick "I Don't Know How She Does It" in NYC last night. However, we'd like you to spend 10 seconds going over 10 pictures from last night.
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November 13, 2012
Kenworth has added a PeopleNet pre-wire option for the Kenworth Class 8 T660, T800 and W900.
PeopleNet is a provider of integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems for fleet management.
Automatic vehicle location, lane departure notification, onboard event recording, remote vehicle shutdown, speed monitoring, and vehicle management are some PeopleNet applications available with its onboard computer.
The Kenworth option includes an adaptor for J1939 to communicate to J1708 for use by the system. The pre-wire is compatible with all versions of the display units. The new option also includes the harness, antenna and roof bracket. The connector locations are located on the left-hand sleeper tool box on Kenworth Aerodyne sleepers and behind the right-hand side of the driver seat on day cabs, extended day cabs and modular sleepers.


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Musicians United Across the Generations
the project
46% of the remaining global abundance of wild sockeye salmon comes from one source – Bristol Bay, Alaska (National Geographic). Unbelievably, this pristine ecosystem, the fishing industry that thrives there and the society of Alaskan Natives that have lived there for over 10,000 years are threatened with environmental destruction by a proposed "open pit" copper and gold mine.
For three years we have been organizing musicians to use their music and their access to fans and media to spread the word about the struggle to protect Bristol Bay Alaska from being destroyed by the proposed Pebble Mine.
Our Musicians United Across the Generations Project honors and encourages the contributions that musicians from 10-25 years old are making to the movement to protect Bristol Bay through an Alaska-wide songwriting contest.
Contestants can compete in either the General or the Alaska Native category. The first, second and third prize winners in each category will receive cash awards of $250, $125 and $75. In addition to the cash prize, the two first place songs will each have a video made; the songs and the videos will be posted on the Musicians United webpage and promoted on YouTube
Because of several recent court victories for opponents of the mine, many think the issue has been settled. Through the songwriting contest, we will 1) sound the alarm for continued vigilance and action; 2) encourage and activate younger people to get involved; 3) diversify and grow our music base and audience, spreading the word to more people.
the steps
1. Convene a panel of celebrity judges
2. Hire a project coordinator to work with our current membership, the judges, local organizations and musicians and their networks to identify how to get the word out about the contest
3. Create a landing page where entries can be uploaded
4. Conduct social media around the voting
4. Judges pick 3 winners each in 2 categories; General and Native Alaskan
5. All 6 winners get modest cash prizes
6. Top winner in each category will get to work with our network to create a music video of their song.
7. Those videos will be posted on our website and Youtube and promoted.
why we're doing it
The Pebble Mine would be a two mile wide "open pit" dig sited across the headwaters of both the Nushagak River (one of the top king salmon producing rivers worldwide) and the Kvichak River (the top sockeye salmon producing river in the world).
The mine complex would include a 740 foot high dam and a 10 square mile "pond" to contain (in perpetuity) the up to 10 billion tons of toxic mine sludge the Pebble Mine would produce over its lifetime. Worse, the entire area is seismographically active (a 9.2 earthquake in 1964 devastated Anchorage, less than 300 miles away). Any release of mine waste into the surface or groundwater has the potential to devastate the entire ecosystem, as just happened two weeks ago to the River Doce in Brazil, when a tailings damn breached.
Music teaches, inspires and changes hearts and minds. About a year before he died, Pete Seeger, one of the greatest musical activists of all time, endorsed our efforts. No one says it better.


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The Boeing 787 landed in Awesome DC for the first time today!
May 8, 2012 Leave a comment
Its awesome landing over Potomac River to Reagan National was part of the six-month world Dream Tour that Boeing has scheduled for their awesome dreamliner Boeing's 787 .
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Studying the Scriptures
Do activity A as you study 2 Chronicles 11:13–17.
Tell Who Is Where and Why
When Israel split into two nations, we generally say that the tribes of Judah and Benjamin were in the Southern Kingdom, the other ten tribes were in the Northern Kingdom, and the Levites were spread throughout the tribes. But we know from the Book of Mormon that Lehi was not of the tribe of Judah or the tribe of Benjamin, yet he lived in Jerusalem. Read 2 Chronicles 11:13–17 and explain who moved to Jerusalem at the time the kingdoms split and why they moved there.


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Corticosteroid-induced Lipodystrophy and Adipokines (ADIPOKINES)
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Hypothesis: systemic therapy with corticosteroid induces morphological changes (e.g., moon face, buffalo neck) called lipodystrophy (LD). We hypothesize that this LD is associated with variation of adipocytokines (e.g., adiponectin, leptine, IL6) levels
Primary objective: To show a 50% decrease in adipocytes adiponectin's expression in patients who developed LD versus those who did not developed LD during the first 3 months of a systemic therapy with corticosteroids
Secondary objectives: To look for differences in the mRNA expression of 11bHSD1, SREBP1c and PPARg in fat samples of patients before and after treatment with systemic corticosteroids and between LD+ and LD-patients To compare the fat morphology before and after treatment with glucosteroids
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|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
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|Study of Histological and Adipokines Expression Variations in Lipodystrophic Adipose Tissue During Corticosteroids-induced Lipodystrophy
- Expression of adiponectin in adipocytes [ Time Frame: at the inclusion and M3 visits ]
- Plasma levels of adiponectin, leptin, sTNFR1, and IL6 [ Time Frame: at the inclusion and M3 visits ]
- Histological morphology of adipocytes [ Time Frame: at the inclusion and M3 visits ]
- Expression of leptin, IL6, TNFa, 11bHSD1, SREBP1c and PPARg in adipocytes [ Time Frame: at the inclusion and M3 visits ]
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|August 2006
|Study Completion Date:
|November 2008
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Patients with corticotherapy lasting more than 3 months
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Detailed Description:
Design: Monocentric, cross-sectional analytical study
Subjects: 32 HIV-free and Cushing disease-free adult patients for whom a prolonged treatment (³3months) with glucosteroids (³ 0.5 mg/kg/day) is initiated
Methods: At treatment initiation and 3 months after: comparison of fat sample mRNA expression of adipokines (adiponectin, leptin, IL6, TNFa), 11bHSD1, SREBP1c and PPARg, fat morphology and seric concentrations of adiponectin, leptin, IL6, sTNFR1 between patients LD+ and patients LD-. The diagnosis of LD will be performed by 3 experts using patients photographs
Aims of this study:
- To gain a better understanding of the pathophysiology of glucosteroids-induced LD
- To compare this pathophysiology to the one of HIV-associated LD for which the hypothesis of a local, cellular, hypercorticism has been put forward and for which related treatment have been prescribed.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- adult patient
- starting therapy with prednisone
- corticosteroid therapy lasting more than 3 months
- baseline prednisone dosage >= 0.5 mg/kg/d
Exclusion Criteria:
- Cushing disease
- HIV +Pregnancy
- Recent weight lost (> 5% of the usual weight)
- Therapy with glucocorticosteroids during the past 6 months
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00822042
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|Paris, France, 75012
|Principal Investigator:
|Laurence FARDET, MD PhD
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|Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00822042 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|January 13, 2009
|Last Updated:
|February 26, 2014
Keywords provided by Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris:
Patients with glucocorticoids
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Skin Diseases, Metabolic
Skin Diseases
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
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3 killed in 2 single-car crashes in Maryland suburbs of DC
Updated 3:55 pm, Monday, September 11, 2017
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland are investigating two unrelated single-car crashes that left three people dead.
Prince George's County Police said in a news release that the first crash occurred early Saturday. Investigators say 32-year-old Marcus Jackson was driving east on a road in Landover when the car left the road and hit a tree. Jackson and his passenger, 19-year-old Terrell Cord, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Late Saturday night, police say 24-year-old Ibriahim Jalloh of Falls Church, Virginia, was driving west on a road in Fort Washington. Investigators say the car left the road and hit a utility pole. Police say Jalloh was pronounced dead at the scene; his two passengers suffered minor injuries.