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Family-friendly resort across from Downtown Disney
With a stay at Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort in Lake Buena Vista (Downtown Disney® area/Lake Buena Vista), you'll be close to Downtown Disney® area and Epcot®.
This family-friendly resort is within close proximity of DisneyQuest® and La Nouba Theater.
Make yourself at home in one of the 626 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, designer toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include direct-dial phones, as well as safes and desks.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities, including an outdoor pool, a spa tub, and a fitness center. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access, supervised childcare/activities, and babysitting/childcare. Spending a day of fun is easy with the complimentary theme park shuttle.
Enjoy a meal at a restaurant or in a coffee shop/café. Or stay in and take advantage of the resort's room service (during limited hours). Relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge or a poolside bar.
Featured amenities include a business center, limo/town car service, and audiovisual equipment. Event facilities at this resort consist of conference/meeting rooms, small meeting rooms, and a ballroom. Parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Hotel Amenities
- General
Set on 13 landscaped acres in the Walt Disney World® Resort, Wyndham Lake Buena Vista Resort is across from the shops, restaurants, and nightlife of Downtown Disney® area.
Scheduled shuttles operate to the Walt Disney World® Theme Parks. Guests enjoy complimentary WiFi in public areas. Laundry facilities, a business center, and an arcade/game room are also on site. The resort provides a complimentary shuttle to the shopping center.
LakeView restaurant offers breakfast and dinner buffets. Takeout coffee, sandwiches, and snacks are available in the 24-hour market, and the onsite bar has a casual menu.
- Theme park shuttle (complimentary)
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Swimming pool - children's
- Poolside bar
- Fitness facilities
- Restaurant
- Room service (limited hours)
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Parking (surcharge)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Multiple small meeting rooms
- Ballroom(s)
- Business center
- Banquet facilities
- Multiple large conference rooms
- Event catering
- Audiovisual equipment
- Computer rental
- Total number of rooms - 626
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- 24-hour front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of floors -
- ATM/banking
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Laundry facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Babysitting or childcare
- Microwave in lobby
- Patio
- Arcade/game room
- Television in lobby
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Elevator/lift
- Tennis on site
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Wedding services
- Supervised childcare/activities
- Shopping center shuttle (complimentary)
- Free Wi-Fi
- RV, bus, truck parking
- Local Expert Concierge
- Spa tub
- Tour assistance
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
Parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge), RV, bus, truck parking
- Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Climate control
- Complimentary weekday newspaper
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- Direct-dial phone
- Microwave (on request)
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Desk
- Daily housekeeping
- Cable TV service
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Flat-panel TV
- Free Wi-Fi
- Dining
LakeView - With contemporary decor, this restaurant serves buffet breakfast and dinner and à la carte lunch daily. Disney characters drop by during breakfast on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Sundial 24/7 - Offering takeout coffee, pastries, sandwiches, snacks, beer, and wine 24 hours a day.
LakeView Bar - Open from early evening until late night.
Eclipse Lounge - A lobby bar offering beer, wine, and cocktails from late afternoon until late evening.
- Recreation
A large patio houses a 15 x 30-foot splash pool, a small children's pool, and a spa tub. Other facilities include two lighted tennis courts, a basketball court, a sand volleyball court, a playground, and a video arcade (surcharge). A fitness room provides four treadmills, two elliptical machines, free weights, and strength-training equipment. Supervised children's activities such as movies, swimming, and arts and crafts are available on select evenings (surcharge).
Guests enjoy preferred tee times at the four golf courses in the Walt Disney World® Resort, including the 18-hole Lake Buena Vista Golf Course, two miles from the hotel. Bike and watercraft rentals at Disney's BoardWalk Resort, horse riding and canoeing at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground, and Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf Course are all within six miles of the hotel.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - miniature nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Helicopter/airplane tours nearby
- Basketball on site
- Playground on site
- Swimming on site
- Volleyball on site
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible parking
Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
- Check-out
Check-out time is 11 AM
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Valet parking fee: USD 8.00 per night (in/out privileges)
- In-room microwave fee: USD 25 per night
- Additional Details
A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Up to 2 children 18 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
Awards & Affiliations
- Details
- A Green / Sustainable Property - First Party CertifiedThis property has performed a self-assessment, also known as First Party certification, of its sustainable tourism practices through Florida Green Lodging Program thus taking steps to understand its impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy. The property's claims have not been independently verified by a second or third party certification program.
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Kids Eat Free
Book a stay in a Kids Eat FREE rate plan and receive the following:
- Free breakfast buffet for 2 children with one paying adultMust book a stay in a "Kids Eat FREE" rate plan to qualify. Children must be 11 years and under and adult's meal must be regular priced. Taxes and gratuity are not included. Disney Character Breakfasts on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday are included in the offer. Other restrictions may apply.


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Serena Wagner is ready for another chance at a second grand opening of the Pirate Ship. This time, she said she's better equipped to handle the pressures of running a restaurant.
The Pirate Ship, located at 495 Greenbrae Drive just off Pyramid Way, is re-opening after being open for two months and then closing, which Wagner said actually worked to her advantage.
"I guess, looking back, it was a blessing in disguise that we closed because we had a lot of lessons to learn," she said. "It was our first restaurant, we had too many employees, we had cooks that quit the day we opened and had too big of a menu."
Although seafood was the theme before, Wagner said she and co-owner Jerry Watkins worked hard to recreate the menu that now offers Caribbean, or island food, as she called it.
"I call it that because of the boat because it's obvious if you're going into a boat, you're going to have seafood, and I love reggae myself," Wagner said.
One of the popular items, Wagner said, is coconut-battered fish and chips. Other dishes have oceanic names, such as Queen Anne's Revenge, a shrimp sandwich and Blackbeard's fish tacos.
Wagner said she has worked to incorporate some organic ingredients on the new menu, whereas during the first time, everything was organic. The Shiver Me Timbers specialty salad includes organic lettuce, tomatoes, bleu cheese, mixed nuts and Caribbean jerk chicken.
"We're not able to do all organic like we did before," Wagner said. "Unfortunately it was too pricy."
The adult menu ranges from $5.95 to $11.50. The kids' menu offers $5 meals that include a treasure box with a gift inside.
Wagner, who previously owned an event coordination business called Perfect Events and is a real estate agent, said the opportunity to run a restaurant was too good to pass up since she and Watkins knew the owner and "the price was right."
This time around, The Pirate Ship has four employees, including Wagner and Watkins. Their 15-year-old son also helps, which Wagner said will provide quality time together.
In the midst of hard economic times, Wagner remains optimistic that the Pirate Ship will stay afloat.
"The restaurant business is tough," she said. "We're going to keep our prices low so people can afford it. I've heard that ... if you have a business that can survive a recession, you have a thriving business.
"This will be a true test of how good a business we've created," she said. "It's definitely scary for us. We're hoping the community will come out and support us so that we can survive and not surrender."


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A native of the South Bronx who went on to Bowdoin College and Harvard University, Geoffrey Canada launched the Harlem Children's Zone in 1994 as a comprehensive network of services for neighborhood youth and their families, aimed at saving children from drugs, violence and poverty and getting them through college. His program is being used by the Obama administration as a model for Promise Neighborhoods, a set of 20 poverty reduction campaigns in areas around the country.
Canada lives with his family in Valley Stream, on Long Island, but comes to work at the Harlem Children's Zone headquarters on the corner of 125th Street and Madison Avenue. His sun-soaked corner office, facing southeast, offers views of the city spread like a glittering banquet on an asphalt table. Seated at a round conference table, wearing a crisp button-down monogrammed "GC" over his heart, a striped tie, his omnipresent gold bracelet and gold knot cufflinks, Canada spoke with City Limits in early January. Here are highlights from that interview.
You have said that the Harlem Children's Zone is midway through a 20-year completion cycle. How do you define success? What benchmark tells you the work is successful—or not?
The only benchmark of success is college graduation. That's the only one: How many kids you got in college, how many kids you got out. Everything else is interim.
Look, people make a big deal of fourth-grade reading scores. It's great, they're indicators, they give you some idea. Kids reading well, that just gives us an indication of how much more work we have to do. If you ask me, kids that get good reading scores, then they don't get any other help—where are they going to be in a few years? They're not going to do well. They could fail the 4th grade reading test. I guarantee you, if that kid stays in the [HCZ] program, that kid is going to college. I guarantee it. No doubt in my mind.
We know GEDs mean nothing—they mean nothing. Getting a kid through high school means nothing, nothing. So what? You get a kid doing well in eighth grade. They graduate high school and get into college. That means nothing. There is only one answer: You've got to get these kids to graduate college, that's the only thing that means something. Everything else is interim.
So, are the results suggestive of success? Yes—they give you some indication you're moving in the right direction. But meaningful in and of itself? No. It's just an indicator that we're moving in the right direction.
If you can't measure actual success for another decade, do you know whether your programs are working? How do you evaluate them now?
That's a great question. You have to have interim success measures. Each of my programs, starting with Baby College, has a set of outcomes that we look at which suggest to us that we're on the right path. They're just suggestive. So, did the parents learn key essentials in brain development? We think that if more did, then that's a precursor for getting their children prepared to enter pre-K on grade level. And then, we test all the kids to see who's struggling, who's not struggling.
You have set a 65 percent "tipping point" as a universal goal for your programs, after which you think success becomes inevitable. How did you determine that 65 percent was the tipping point?
Why that number? Why that number and not 70, 80 percent? There's no science there. You don't go look up, find the tipping point of a poor community—there's no science there. You take your best educated guess. …
I'll tell you what my belief is, and what's my underlying logic. Kids do what their friends do. If your friends smoke, you smoke. If your friends drink, you drink. That's just the way things are. Kids do what they're around. If you're around kids who fight, you better learn how to fight. If you get a whole bunch of kids doing positive things instead of negative things, should you expect that to have an impact on other kids? Absolutely. But there's no science.
If the question is, is there science, has someone done a randomly controlled double-blind study? No, no. But ask anybody. You want the Harlem Children's Zone on your block, working with the kids on your corner, or not? You don't need a random study to decide what the answer to that is. You ask people, when a shooting happens, do you want folks from the Harlem Children's Zone to go in there and make sure no one else gets shot or not? You live in Harlem, guess who you're calling? You're calling me.
… Ask any parent. I want for my kids what every middle-class person wants. That's my science. If it's good enough for the middle class, it's good for my kids. When the middle class don't want it, I don't want it. Outside of that, there's no science.
If the Harlem Children's Zone is a work in progress, and the "acid test" of college graduation is still 10 years out, can the HCZ be the template for a national antipoverty model?
Should the program replicate? Sure it should. Because there is not another answer. I tell everybody, give me plan B. Chicago, Baltimore, Camden, you give me plan B. There is not a plan B. If there is one, someone should tell me—I'd love to do that.
When I was in college, I was absolutely focused on only one thing: How could I improve the outcomes for these poor kids that I knew growing up? Every single class I took, I was looking for the answer. [Today] there are 10,000 talented, smart young people like I was, looking for the answer. One of the things they run into is that maybe you need something much more comprehensive, more holistic, than what's been tried. …Younger, smarter people will improve on this, they will take it to the next level. They will say, "Yeah, Canada had that part right, but this one over here…he really missed this."
As an exportable commodity, what's the most important concept or practice of the Harlem Children's Zone?
There are some very basic concepts that we tell folks are the underpinnings of our work. One is that you create pipelines for kids and you keep them in it, you don't stop. You figure out a series of supports for kids that gets them into college and gets them through college. That's our pipeline.
The second is we think you have to do scale. If you have 5,000 kids in trouble, and you serve 200 kids, you're not going to change the outcome.
Third is you have to use evaluation: Some things will work and some things won't work, and you have to use evaluation.
Fourth is you've got to rebuild community. There are communities that are falling down around kids, that are unsafe, literally unsafe, and there's no one out there saying, "We've got to change this, make sure that the 15- and 17-year-olds don't develop a culture where they're shooting and killing." Someone's got to say, "This has to change," saying, "No, not Harlem."
Has that made a difference? Yeah. Can you measure that difference? Someone probably could. I can't tell you that it's been measured. If you lived in Harlem, would you get that? Yes, you would.
Does replicating the Harlem Children's Zone model through President Obama's Promise Neighborhoods diminish the visibility of other antipoverty models?
I didn't have anything to do with Promise Neighborhoods. The President, he was still the Senator, said he was going to announce this [antipoverty initiative]. I think it's a great idea. Obviously, I'm going to do anything I can to support it, but I didn't tell him, "You should do this versus doing disconnected services." The President, not at my request, decided this is something he wanted to celebrate as a strategy.
… There's a sense that, well, Geoff is driving the Harlem Children's Zone project across the country, going to places that are desperate for a solution. There is some concern that there has been this strategy, that we're pursuing this as an issue versus some other options for young people. Absolutely not. There are some places where we believe this is a solution; not every place. Since Promise Neighborhoods, the interest has mushroomed. If there's money involved, even folks who weren't interested want to find out about it.
The President has put a huge amount of money into Race to the Top, into education. In my opinion, that's absolutely right. HUD has Choice Neighborhoods; they've got the Innovation Fund. That's all exactly right. Promise Neighborhoods as one part of that strategy doesn't necessarily crowd anyone out, in my opinion.
… This is the deal that people have misunderstood: There is nothing new about what we're doing. There is no brilliant concept. …You ask people, "Should we provide poor kids with comprehensive services?" Show me the person who's gonna say, "No." Should you stay with kids long enough to make a difference? Show me the person who's gonna say "No" to that.
There's nothing radical about what we're trying to do. It doesn't undermine anything anybody else is doing. It doesn't crowd anybody else out of the field. It simply says, we took private dollars and we decided to do what everyone else is talking about.
The Harlem Children's Zone is your life's work. Do comparably dedicated and experienced leaders exist in cities nationwide, if Promise Neighborhoods are to replicate the HCZ model nationally?
One of the things I think is happening now is that you need to be smart and talented and I think as good as anybody else in the country to do this work, which had not been the case [decades earlier], when people thought about coming into this field. This was not the field that needed the smartest and the brightest. "If you're really smart, go and be a lawyer, go be a doctor, go to Wall Street." That's what people believed. "If you weren't so good, go and get into the nonprofit world." As more of the business schools have started to focus on nonprofits and social justice, I think it's becoming a lot more salable, that you're going to bring some of the best and brightest in the field. I have a lot of hope.
… The thing that people don't understand—and I spend a lot of time thinking how to train leaders—most of it is whether or not people are prepared to work harder and be more strategic than others. I'm surrounded by A students, all of them come from elite institutions, all of them very very smart, talented people; there are like 50 of us. And that's what it takes to do this work. When people think you can be an inspired leader and do this yourself and get anything done, they are totally mistaken about what happens behind the scenes. I don't save any kids, it's not what I do—I don't care how good I am, if the people saving the kids are lousy, nothing happens.
In New York City, powerful forces intersect and multiply: Outstanding talent, profound need, ample access to social services, geographic density, unparalleled financial resources and the philanthropists and civic leaders who control them. Can this kind of "perfect storm" exist in other American cities?
The answer to that is probably unknown to me. On the one hand, you're right—there are places where we may not have it. But what's the problem? You tell me it's 2,000 kids, I can put together a team down here and we can do it. That is not a huge lift. And that's one of the most exciting but little-understood aspects of this.
…. That's mostly what this problem looks like across America. It's not Chicago or Detroit or New York. Mostly it's the [smaller towns]: You've got 1,500 kids in trouble and nobody with a strategy for how to save them. Now, you don't need 50 people from elite colleges to do that.
… Everyone's not going to get a Promise Neighborhood. Does that mean that communities can't take steps to improve? If you run a Head Start program, you should be thinking about where your kids are coming from. Even if you couldn't take it any further than, "I got this early childhood Head Start program and I talk to the kindergarten teachers." That would be further than 95 percent of Americans in poor communities.
That seems very different from the HCZ's cohesive, integrated pipeline model. Can the schools be separated from the programs? The most rigorous academic review of your programs to date, the Roland Fryer-Will Dobbie study out of Harvard, says that it's not possible to tell whether the schools alone are crucial to the kids' academic success, or if the programs and services that wrap around the schools make any kind of difference. They say they can't measure an effect for the social programs—or prove anything conclusive.
This is what my position is: We provide dental services to all of our kids. Does that improve third-grade reading scores? I doubt it. Would I not do that? Under no circumstances would I back away from doing that; it's unethical and immoral.
For someone to say, "I'm not going to do dental, because it doesn't impact third-grade reading scores," they've missed the whole point of the Zone. Does having good teeth make you a better reader? Probably not. But does it make you a better young person? Yes, it does. And that's what we're trying to do. It'll never show up in your measurements.
If you're a young girl or a young boy and you have a healthy smile, I think there's probably less chance you're going to feel disconnected and run to join the outlaws because you don't fit in. I believe that. No evidence—I don't have evidence of that at all. But that just makes logical sense to me.
I make sure my kids get their kids their $35 every two weeks, I make sure about that. (HCZ pays students who have good attendance and participate in HCZ afterschool programs a twice-monthly stipend.) I want them to feel good, to look good, to smell good, feel good about themselves. And I think that's gonna help. It's not enough. …But it's a different model we're looking at when we're talking about these kids. What I want is for these kids to have as close to a middle-class existence as possible.
Speaking of trouble, in October 2009, HCZ board member, investment manager and donor Raj Rajaratnam was arrested and charged with participating in multi-billion dollar insider trading. You and four others co-signed for his $100 million bail. Does that make you responsible for $20 million?
More or less. The way the law goes, if Raj leaves the country, the five of us are responsible for the $100 million. And they can take all of your assets, until you have nothing, which they would obviously have to take, to satisfy those requirements. There's no one of the five has that kind of money.
… It was a personal gesture. I had to sign for it personally, it had nothing to do with the Harlem Children's Zone. I would do it again. In a heartbeat, I would do it again.
The Times recently reported that African-Americans are no longer the majority of Harlem residents. Did this news surprise you, and does it affect the work you are doing at the Harlem Children's Zone? What might it change, ten years out?
I was stunned by that, absolutely stunned by that. Obviously, everyone knows you've got gentrification going on in Harlem. You've got an influx of more affluent and white New Yorkers and others coming in. But to actually see the numbers, the way African-Americans were no longer the majority, was quite shocking, because it's happening so remarkably quickly. When you look at the data, the influx is really quite stunning.
Here is the challenge of people moving into Harlem: If you are upper middle class and you have children, you're not going to send them to the public schools. They are still not strong enough. Our population, the children of the poorer parts of Harlem, is still in the public schools. If this trend continues for another 10 years, will it have an impact? I think the answer to that is yes. But it does not impact us right now.


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I want to give Zeus's offensive game a shoutout on two different fronts:
Footwork: He had some of the nicest moves under the basket that we've ever seen from him. He showed great patience to take his time and turn a potentially difficult shot into an easier one.
Jump shot: I love the fact he's added a jump shot into his game. Anyone who shoots that well from the line should be able to take those short jumpers, and it will be something he'll need to do at the next level.
All we need left from Zeus is a bit more consistency from his baby hook. For whatever reason he's just been struggling with it. I predict he puts a lot of work into that over this summer and comes back next season with a dominant offensive game that will catapult him into a great position in the 2015 NBA draft. You can really see him starting to put it together.


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Isaiah Crowell just hoping an NFL team gives him a chance
In 2011, although South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney immediately made his presence known in college football, the reporters who covered the SEC voted Georgia running back Isaiah Crowell as the conference's freshman of the year.
Three years later, while Clowney (who was voted freshman of the year by the SEC's coaches) is a candidate to be the first overall pick in the draft, Crowell is just hoping some NFL team will give him a chance. Crowell was kicked off the Georgia team after he was arrested in the summer after his freshman year, and he spent the last two seasons playing at Alabama State.
Now Crowell tells the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that when he talks to NFL teams, conversations always circle back to his off-field issues, even though charges were eventually dropped in connection with the weapons charges that led to his dismissal at Georgia.
Crowell is talented enough that there would be no doubts about his ability to make it in the NFL if he didn't have any off-field issues. But because he does have off-field issues, it's unclear where — or whether — he'll be drafted. Crowell ran for 1,121 yards and 15 touchdowns last year at Alabama State, and that performance may have been enough to convince some team that he's worth a draft pick. Just not as high a pick as he would have been had he stayed out of trouble and stayed at Georgia.
Source: 49ers haven't made decision on Aldon Smith's option
On Sunday, we reported that the 49ers haven't decided whether to pick up the 2015 option on linebacker Aldon Smith's contract. Since then, more pessimistic accounts have emerged.
Tim Kawakami of the San Jose Mercury News reported that it's "very unlikely" the option will be exercised. Earlier on Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN explained that the 49ers are "not expected" to extend the contract from a four-year deal to a five-year deal.
Per a league source with knowledge of the team's thinking, however, the 49ers still haven't made a decision. And they don't have to make a decision until May 3, the deadline for picking up the option.
The option-year salary of $9.75 million for Smith would be guaranteed for injury only until the first day of the 2015 league year. At that point, it would become fully guaranteed for 2015.
Until then, the 49ers would owe Smith the money only if he suffers an injury that would render him unable to play not only this year but next year. And if they decide to trade him at some point, the 49ers would be able to send to Smith's new team a contract that covers more than one year.
Other than avoiding the small risk of a two-year injury, the only potential benefit of not exercising the option would be motivational. The Lions, for instance, aren't using it for defensive tackle Nick Fairley, in order to prompt him to play hard as he chases a long-term deal. For Smith, who has 42 sacks in 43 career regular-season games, it's not about on-field motivation; it's about staying out of trouble. The opportunity to earn $9.75 million in 2015 should provide all the motivation he needs in that regard.
Regardless, no decision has been made. Yet. The 49ers have roughly two weeks to deliberate.
Texans bringing Teddy Bridgewater in for a visit next week
The Jaguars will be taking a second look at Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater over the weekend and one of their AFC South rivals will also be bringing Bridgewater in for a meeting.
Tania Ganguli of ESPN.com reports that the Texans will host Bridgewater next week as they continue to peruse the quarterback options available to them in this year's draft.
There was a time when Bridgewater was considered a possibility with Houston's first overall pick, but it is harder to find people who think things will break that way. That doesn't mean that he won't wind up in Houston, however.
The Texans also have the first pick of the second round and they could opt to go for Jadeveon Clowney with the first pick before using that pick on a quarterback. Bridgewater could be in play for them if they stay put at the top of the round or if they decide to move back into the first round using that pick as part of a trade package.
That might not be where Bridgewater thought he'd wind up being selected when the process started, but there would be worse landing spots than Houston for a quarterback with designs on starting.
Report: Rolando McClain expected to work with Ravens soon
Rolando McClain's comeback attempt didn't get off to such a hot start, but the Ravens are apparently letting him continue to attempt it.
According to Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun, the plan is for McClain to join the Ravens "as soon as Monday" for the offseason program.
He was reinstated from the reserve/retired list this week, despite reportedly faring poorly in his conditioning test.
At this point, he's a low-risk/no-risk investment.
If he's interested in being a football player again, Ravens General Manager Ozzie Newsome (a fellow Alabama man) appears inclined to give him a chance. If McClain doesn't get in shape, the only thing they've wasted is time and a roster spot, of which there are 90.
Andrew Luck had to get away from football for a few
Some quarterbacks decompress over the offseason by burying themselves in football (and possibly violating the CBA).
Others take a difference approach.
Colts quarterback Andrew Luck spent a few months traveling the world, getting away from football before returning to work next week.
"You do have to get away, at least in my mind you do, so I did," Luck said, via the team's official website. "I made sure I gave myself a solid month-and-a-half, two months to get back into football shape before starting this voluntary workout session.
"It's something I think I did better this year than last year. Every year, hopefully [I'll] continue to do better in balancing that time. I know getting away from football is as important almost as making sure your mind's fresh and clear as the training aspect."
Luck said his football itch returned in March, leading him to the feeling of, "I've really got to get this thing cranked up again."
Luck made solid strides from his rookie year to his second, especially in terms of limiting turnovers (at least until the postseason). Now, he has a new weapon with which to work, after the Colts brought in Hakeem Nicks.
"I haven't had a chance to throw with him. We've talked, though," Luck said. "He's a winner, a vet, a good football player. I'm very excited.
"Every off-season is key in building rhythm. That's one of the bigger focuses as a quarterback. [It's] either build on the rapport you have with guys like a T.Y. [Hilton] or Reggie [Wayne]. Also to integrate the new guys, sort of feel each other out football-wise. The work you put this off-season hopefully will pay dividends when the season comes."
But for Luck, the work starts next week, when offseason conditioning begins.
Saints re-sign WR Robert Meachem
One of the Saints' primary deep threats is back for another season in New Orleans.
The club said Friday it had signed wideout Robert Meachem to a one-year contract. The 29-year-old Meachem caught 16 passes for 324 yards and two TDs in regular season play for New Orleans in 2013, then added three receptions for 109 yards in the playoffs.
The Saints' first-round pick in 2007, Meachem (6-2, 215) has caught 171 passes for 2.800 yards and 27 touchdowns in his NFL career. He has played six seasons with New Orleans, including a five-season stint (2007-2011) at the outset of his career. He signed with the Chargers before the 2012 season but struggled in his time with San Diego, catching just 14 passes for 207 yards and two TDs in his lone campaign away from New Orleans.
Forty-two of Meachem's regular season receptions have gone for 20 yards or more. What's more, he had three catches of 40 yards or longer in the 2013 regular season, then hauled in receptions of 40 and 52 yards in the postseason.
Jaguars doing more homework, working Bridgewater out
The Jaguars have already had Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater in for a visit.
Now, they want to see a little more.
According to Josina Anderson of ESPN, Bridgewater will have a second meeting and workout tomorrow with the Jaguars.
This comes right as reports are building that Bridgewater's stock might not be as high as previously thought.
The Jaguars desperately need a long-term answer at quarterback. They also own the third overall pick in the draft. And the 39th.
Whether they think Bridgewater is more worthy of one than the other may dictate their interest. But after he had a lackluster pro day, he has a chance to convince them on a one-on-one basis tomorrow.
PFT Live: Falcons talk with D. Orlando Ledbetter, PFT Planet calls and tweets
The Falcons own the sixth pick in next month's draft and they have sent some pretty clear signals about what direction they'd like to go with their top selection.
They've been meeting with the top offensive tackles and defensive front seven players as they try to formulate their plan for May 8. D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal Constitution will join Mike Florio on Friday's edition of PFT Live to discuss those options and we'll find out what Ledbetter thinks is the team's smartest course of action.
We're also interested in hearing what's on your mind as another week draws to a close. We'll be taking questions from PFT Planet again, so send them in on Twitter — @ProFootballTalk — or by giving a call to 888-237-5269 during the show.
It all gets underway at noon ET and you can watch it all live by clicking right here.
Lots of teams looking at Demarcus Lawrence
The ability to get after the quarterback is prized by every team in the league, so it probably shouldn't come as much surprise that Boise State defensive end/linebacker Demarcus Lawrence is taking a lot of visits ahead of next month's draft.
Adam Caplan of ESPN reports that Lawrence is expected to meet with the Redskins, Cowboys, Saints, Vikings, Steelers, 49ers and Jets before the draft. In addition, he's also met with the Falcons and done private workouts with the Saints and Seahawks as teams try to determine where Lawrence will come off the board.
The variety of teams showing interest in Lawrence and the variety of the schemes they run suggest a feeling that Lawrence can fit as an edge rusher in either a 4-3 or 3-4 base defense. Lawrence's college production backs up that feeling, although teams are likely also interested in finding out whether the off-field issues that led to three one-game suspensions for Lawrence at Boise are under control as he moves into the professional ranks.
Lawrence has been projected as a second-round pick, but could move into the first day if a team decides he's the answer for their pass rushing needs.
Manning, Gase "visit" to Saban may have violated offseason rules
The meeting between former Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning and current Alabama coach Nick Saban will raise plenty of eyebrows among Volunteers fans who voluntarily wear on Saturdays in the fall an objectively unattractive shade of orange.
The session also should raise some eyebrows at 345 Park Avenue, for entirely different reasons.
As Saban explained it, Manning was accompanied by offensive coordinator Adam Gase. Saban also said that Manning and Gase were "making some visits."
"To be honest with you, [Manning] was just trying to learn so he could be a better player," Saban said. "I think a lot of people would say, 'Wow, the guy is one of the best, if not the best, and certainly from a career standpoint probably about as good as anybody's been in the history of the league. After all the experience and knowledge that he has, he's going out and trying to seek more knowledge and understanding of the game of football so he can play better."
That's admirable. It's also a potential CBA violation.
The new labor deal, struck in 2011, places clear limits on offseason activities. Under Article 21, Section 2(a)(ii), players "are not permitted to participate in . . . group or individual meetings with coaches" prior to the start of the team's official offseason workout program.
The Broncos have yet to start their official offseason program. Gase and Manning aren't allowed to meet. Either Saban is lying (because "I'm not going to be the Alabama coach"), it looks like they met.
Per a league source, Saban's characterization of Manning and Gase making arm-in-arm visits to college coaches could be incorrect. The Manning-Gase-Saban meeting at Alabama may have happened by chance, with Manning coming in to meet Saban and Gase, who once worked for Saban, happening to be in the area at the same time.
Regardless, it appears there was a meeting between player and coach before the start of Denver's offseason program.
The Broncos declined comment on the issue. The NFL has not yet responded to an email message seeking confirmation that the rules prohibit meetings between players and coaches prior to the start of the team's offseason program.
Then again, confirmation likely isn't necessary. The rule is clear. In the three years since the rule was created, it's the first time evidence has arisen of a potential violation.
UPDATE 11:27 a.m. ET: NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy tells PFT that the league is looking into the situation.
NCAA's leaders are sealing its fate
When things go badly, human nature searches for someone else to blame. Even when responsible party does the right thing and admits fault for an undesirable outcome, the internal wiring at a minimum sparks with the temptation to pin it all on another person.
When the NCAA suffers the fate that inevitably is coming, on a timetable much faster than anyone envisioned, president Mark Emmert should have no temptation to blame lawyers or unions or judges or senators or agents or parents or the media or anyone else. Emmert's ongoing remarks about the state of college athletics, where more and more people are realizing that the "student-athlete" label has been for decades a scam to get free (or at least very cheap) labor, are serving only to broaden and strengthen the notion that something must be done to protect current and future student-athletes from being exploited by a system that pays everyone except the student-athletes.
Most recently, Emmert made an ill-advised appearance on ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike in the Morning. Our friends at CFT have chronicled some of the highlights (lowlights), capped by the notion that student-athletes are "taking seats from a paying student."
Yes, Emmert actually said that. By saying that, Emmert clumsily painted student-athletes, whose collective efforts bring in far more dollars per person than those paying full freight, as freeloaders.
Emmert and the conference commissioners and the university presidents and the athletic directors would be far better off saying nothing. That would at least delay the day of reckoning, giving the NCAA and the schools ample time to plan for change — and more opportunities to profit obscenely from the structure that currently is in place.
Instead, Emmert's effort to stop the slow bleed could nick an artery, resulting in a public outcry for change so big and so loud that someone in a position of power will see a tangible political benefit to accelerating the process of bringing sweeping change to the world of college athletics.
Which in turn will bring change of some sort to the NFL, which continues to benefit from the free farm system known as college football. If/when (when) college football players must be paid fair market value, the farm system may not be free. And it may not be nearly as vast as it currently is.
Ron Rivera learns NASCAR lessons can apply to football
When it's the offseason, NFL coaches are limited in the work they can do with players, so they have to learn from each other.
But instead of turning to other football coaches, Panthers coach Ron Rivera spent time with NASCAR crew chief Chad Knaus, who has led Jimmie Johnson to six titles.
The geographic proximity makes it easy, but Knaus also had some experience in a similar situation to the one Rivera's in now.
In 2010, with three races to go in the season, Knaus once replaced his entire seven-man pit crew, which — without knowing much about car racing — seems vaguely analogous to Rivera blowing up his wide receiver corps this offseason.
"This guy may jack the car up a 10th of a second faster, but he doesn't work as well together with others," Rivera said via David Newton of ESPN.com, "while this guy may be a 10th of a second slower, yet he works well with everybody. We're the same way. It's about, 'How does this guy fit in the locker room?'"
That sound you hear is a bus being driven over Steve Smith, an obvious shot at the best player in franchise history, who was cut earlier this offseason for reasons that had nothing to do with football.
Chuck Pagano: It's an important offseason for Trent Richardson
The Colts kick off their offseason program on Monday and it promises to be a big one for running back Trent Richardson.
Richardson's in-season arrival in a trade with the Browns cost the Colts a first-round pick and got them a back who wound up being benched in favor of Donald Brown near the end of the season. The Colts have maintained faith in Richardson and the back said after the season that he thought his struggles were due in part to insufficient time to pick up the offense, something coach Chuck Pagano says Richardson has to do this offseason.
"It's going to be very, very important for [Richardson] to be here for the offseason program and to dive into this thing full steam ahead, which he will," Pagano said, via the team's website. "He wants to be great. He's got all the talent. He's got all the ability. We would have never done what we did if we didn't believe that deep down in our core. So we look for him to have a great offseason and to have a great 2014 campaign."
Brown is in San Diego now, but Vick Ballard and Ahmad Bradshaw are back in Indy and we've already seen the Colts move on from Richardson when they felt there were better options. There's no reason to expect anything different next season if Richardson hasn't shown that his slow start with the team was just a matter of being in unfamiliar surroundings.
Jimmy Clausen looking for a second chance to compete
When the Panthers drafted Jimmy Clausen in the second round of the 2010 draft, the hope was that he'd develop into their starting quarterback.
That never happened. Clausen played poorly in 13 games as a rookie and the Panthers drafted Cam Newton after going 2-14, leaving Clausen with a seat on the bench that he never relinquished the next two seasons. Clausen then hurt his shoulder in preseason last year, forcing him to injured reserve before his contract with the Panthers came to an end.
Clausen is working out with trainers and says his shoulder is almost 100 percent, but that hasn't helped him get a job yet this offseason. Clausen hopes that changes so that he can resume his quest for a starting job in the league.
"That's what I want. The only thing I can ask for is an opportunity — a legit opportunity to compete to be a No. 2 and hopefully work my way up," Clausen said, via USA Today It's tough. Obviously, I'm a competitor and want to get somewhere and compete."
There hasn't been much tape of Clausen for teams to evaluate since that dismal rookie year and there hasn't been so much as a murmur of interest in his services around the league this offseason, which doesn't bode well for a resurrection of his stalled career. Perhaps that changes if a team feels the need for an extra arm in camp this summer, but things look dim for Clausen on the second chance front.
Popp says Johnson isn't trying to get back to the NFL
Former NFL receiver Chad Johnson/Ochocinco/Johnson has become new CFL receiver Chad Johnson. (Or, perhaps eventually, Chad Quatre-Vingt-Cinq.)
Regardless, Johnson supposedly has no aspiration to parlay his arrival in the CFL into a return to the NFL. That's what long-time Alouettes G.M. Jim Popp told Ross Tucker and Brad Hopkins of SiriusXM NFL Radio on Friday.
Popp also insisted that adding Johnson, who last spent time in the NFL nearly two years ago with the Dolphins after a lackluster 2011 season with the Patriots, isn't a publicity stunt.
It may not be a stunt, but it's definitely generating publicity. The question is whether it will result in productivity. While plenty of young players have used the CFL as a way to attract the attention of the NFL, precious few aging NFL players have gone to Canada and made an impact. If Johnson plays at a high level, it will be noteworthy in large part because it will be unprecedented.
Until then, NFL fans and NFL media will pay more attention to the CFL. Which means more publicity. Even if the goal wasn't to get more publicity.


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StoryBook-Massage Chair/Hot Tub/King/GasFP/WiFi/Kid Friendly in Asheville
- bedrooms 2
- baths 1
- sleeps 4
- pool no
- hot tub yes
- pets allowed yes
- type Cottage
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Romantic Story Book Cottage: Hot Tub, Massage Chair, Gas Log FP, WiFi, King, Queen, Child/Baby Friendly, Sleeps 4
Stay 7 NIGHTS in April 2014 for $15 off cleaning. Must mention this offer. Charming historic cottage w/all the modern comforts. Central AC/Heat. In-Town beside 11 Acre Forest! Child & Baby Friendly! Very clean & /well maintained. Caring local owner
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vacation rental description
Story Book Cottage:
Expect to fall in love with this enchanting Story Book Cottage filled with character, charm and elegance! This two bedroom, one bathroom home has 950 square feet of comfort! Indulge in the lavish touches added to pamper you including an awesome Massage Chair, 6 person Hot Tub, Kohler jetted bath tub, sumptuous 400 count sheets, ultra luxury mattresses (king & queen), gas log fireplace, new kitchen & bath, quality new furniture, spacious deck overlooking an eleven acre woodlands, and much more. You deserve to be spoiled!
We lovingly restored this adorable cottage to its original beauty and then added extra touches of luxury. Enjoy the spectacular heart-of-pine original floors, elegant fireplace mantle with gas logs, deep Kohler jetted bath tub and furniture vanity sink. You'll appreciate the high-end all new kitchen with stainless appliances and top-of-the-line cookware. Each bedroom has a beautiful view and access through the double French doors to the peaceful back deck overlooking the eleven acre woodlands beyond. Take a walk through the woods. You have central heat and air conditioning to keep you comfortable.
Nestled in a quiet residential neighborhood, you have the convenience of in-town living yet the privacy of an eleven acre woodlands out your back door where you can take a peaceful walk. We think it's the best of both worlds! You are only a mile to the charming historic downtown Hendersonville Main Street's shops, galleries, antique stores and restaurants. Plus it's a quick thirteen miles to Asheville and eighteen miles to the Biltmore Estate.
Let me take you on a quick tour of the Story Book Cottage to give you an idea of how pleased you will be to stay here.
Living Room:
When you arrive, a long driveway leads you to the cottage set back off the street from the other homes with plenty of parking and a comfortable front porch with old-time rocking chairs. Enter the door to a bright sunroom filled with windows graced by elegant curtains. The open wood beam archway joins it to the stylish living room. Enjoy the comfortable plush sofas, gas log fireplace, dining table, HDTV with built-in DVD/VCR for your entertainment, movie library, wireless internet, and to spoil you further, an awesome hands-on-technology iJoy 250 massage chair! You may never want to leave!
A large breakfast bar opens the living room into the delightful kitchen which has been thoughtfully and fully equipped with quality cookware to please any chef. All new maple cabinets, gorgeous countertops, new stainless appliances are accented by bright red KitchenAid cookware & accessories. You have sharp cooking knives, quality silverware, cheerful hand-painted dinnerware, coffee grinder and much more! New appliances include an upscale refrigerator with French doors & bottom freezer drawer, oven (cook with gas!), microwave, dishwasher and a front-loading washer and dryer set.
King & Queen Bedrooms:
The bedrooms are tastefully furnished, decorated and each with a TV. Both rooms have double French doors that open out to the peaceful woodlands, hot tub and sitting area on the back deck. Indulge in sumptuous 400 count sheets, plush blankets, lovely bed coverings, and premium quality mattresses (king and queen). The master king bedroom has a sitting area for two and the guest queen bedroom has a writing desk for those notes home. There is also available a sturdy portable crib with bumper pad & bedding.
The all-new bathroom features a marbleized tile floor and tub-surround, a deep Kohler jetted tub, elegant furniture vanity with marble top, one-of-a-kind mirror and lovely lighting. Dry off with plush, soft towels provided for your use.
For Babies & Children:
There is a fun outside playground with swings, slide, climbing wall and fort. There are toys, stuffed animals, books and games. For babies there is a sturdy portable crib, high chair, small stroller and Pack N' Play.
What You'll Find:
Throughout this comfortable, charming home are sophisticated wall colors, delightful paintings, plush throws, and decorator touches of elegance. The thoughtful little extras we've provided will make you feel that you�re staying at a best friend's home rather than a rental house. We provide quality bed linens, soft absorbent towels, paper supplies, soaps, and other essentials to simplify what you need to bring for your stay.
You Deserve To Be Spoiled!
We want you to feel pampered and relaxed when you stay at our Hendersonville NC delightful home. We thoroughly love creating a beautiful place and look forward to sharing it with you! We invite you to take home blissful memories of our warm North Carolina mountain hospitality.
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cottage rental amenities
Massage Chair - Hi-Tech Hands-on-Technology iJoy 250;
Hot Tub for 6;
High Speed Wireless Internet Connection;
Fireplace with gas logs;
Kohler jetted bath tub;
Cable TV; HDTV;
3 Televisions - 2 with built-in DVD/VCR;
Video Movie Library;
Gas Grill;
Central Heat & Air Conditioning;
Full Size Washer & Dryer;
Ultra Luxury King Bed;
Ultra Luxury Queen Bed;
Twin Air Bed - quick inflate/deflate;
Phone - FREE long distance in continental US;
Writing Desk & Supplies;
Board Games;
Paperback Books;
Iron & Ironing Board;
Hair Dryer;
CD Player/Radio;
Alarm Clocks;
400 Count Cotton Sheets;
Soft Blankets;
Thick Plush Towels;
Elegant Comforters;
Luxurious Throws;
Ceiling Fans;
Patio Table & Chairs;
Basic Tool Kit;
First Aid Kit;
All New Kitchen including....
KitchenAid Cookware & Accessories;
Quality Silverware;
KitchenAid sharp cooking knives;
Festive Hand Painted dishes;
Coffee Maker;
Coffee Grinder;
Waffle Iron;
Hand Mixer;
Storage Containers;
Crock Pot;
Electric Oven;
Gas Range Cooktop;
Refrigerator with French Doors & Freezer Drawer;
For children:
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Home sleeps up to 4 guests. Children & infants are counted as guests.
Nightly rate: $139
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11.75% Taxes (Sales & Occupancy Taxes)
$79 Usage Fee (Cleaning, Hot Tub, Utilities, Management)
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Hello everybody. This might be a stupid question but oh well. Ive been capturing my clips in stereo and when I put them in a sequnece I would like the video to go to Video 1 and the audio to Audio 1, but the audio seems to take up Audio 1 and Audio 2 only there is no actual sound in Audio 2. Of course I can just delete the useless track in Audio 2 but it's pretty time consuming to do that to every clip. This is driving me insane, any insight would be greatly appreciated. By the way Im running a mid 2011 mac with Lion OS and CS5.
By the way this mini dv footage being captured as .mov files.
The behavior you describe simply doesn't happen under normal circumstances. The only scenario I can imagine that would cause this is recording the audio in 12 bit 4 channel mode, and using a different capture utility for the actual capture. That might create a file with two audio tracks.
Other than that, I just don't see how this behavior is possible.
Select all clips in Project Panel.
Right click and go to Modity/Audio Channels.
Disable the flatliner.
This must be done before setting the clips on the timeline.
How would I get premiere to caputre the audio in 12 bit?
By shooting it that way. However, PP will only capture the default 1&2 audio channels. You'd have to be using some other software to be capturing the secondary 3&4 channels.
My footage was shot on a Sony VX 1000 wich records audio in 12 bit, but like you said Premiere captures in 16 bit 2 channels left and right to create 1 stereo track. Ive captured the same way on previous versions of premiere and had no problems with this I'm pretty sure I have everything set up right. These photos might help us solve the mystery.
This is what the clip looks like when placed in the timeline with the "ghost audio track" on the bottom.
This is what the clip info shows when it's in the timeline. Why does it automatically show " 2 stereo " or "audio used 2 times" I only want normal Stereo and I dont know why it automatically uses it twice.
I could do what Ann Benns said and modify each clip but that's still a waste of time.
I've just never seen anything like that. The only thing close to an explanation I can come up with is yet another quirk of Quirktime.
My footage was shot on a Sony VX 1000 wich records audio in 12 bit,
It records 12 bit for 4 channels. Did you record 4 channels?
Premiere captures in 16 bit 2 channels left and right to create 1 stereo track.
For my PDX10, Premiere does not capture 48K audio correctly and I use scenalyzer. For a few cameras in that era, sony chose to write a special marker to define the 4 audio channels that are used, and this marker is not recognised by Premiere.
Ive captured the same way on previous versions of premiere and had no problems with this
From the same camera? Using .mov?
The camera itself records 4 channels I believe becuase it's 12 bit, but capturing in Premiere 16 bit so it can be 1 stereo track. Yes I was using the same camera to capture on previouse versions, but this was on a pc so they were .avi files.
Here's a link to someone who had the same problem, same camera and all, no solution here either.
http://www.videoforums.co.uk/adobe-premiere-premiere-elements-after-ef fects/31313-premiere-pro-cs5-capture-help.htmlhttp://
In Premiere the " Default Track Format " is automatically set to " use file " in which the audio for vx 1000 footage is split across 4 mono tracks. Now Ive changed the " Default Track Format" to Stereo I just dont understand why there is two tracks. It appears the second stereo track is from channel 3 & 4 and since adobe doesn't recognize it that's why there is no audio. There should be a way to disalble channel 3 & 4 without having to modify the clip after capture. This seems like a flaw in Premiere CS5, I'm gonna have to see whats up with Final Cut.
The camera itself records 4 channels I believe becuase it's 12 bit, but capturing in Premiere 16 bit
That's unlikely. Capture doesn't change anything, it's just a direct copy process. The 1's and 0's go from tape to hard drive "as is".
So if it's capturing at 16 bit, then it must have been recorded that way. And 16 bit allows for only two channels of audio.
But even if it were recorded at 12 bit with 4 channels, PP itself can only copy over the data from the first two channels. It doesn't have the ability to copy the extra two channels.
So..I still think this is a system error, or a problem with QuickTime. You can test that by capturing the same tapes on a PC, where the default file format is AVI.
The camera has two stereo channels in 12 bit audio.
see the manual.
I suspect that's a misprint. I've never heard of a DV camera (carrying the DV logo) that couldn't do the full DV spec, which includes 16 bit stereo.
Having used the camera in the past for multicam shoots, I also don't recall being limited to 12 bit audio.
Yes of course there is a 1 stereo channel in 16 bit, i was only refering to the 12 bit, as OP recorded in 12 bit.
The 12 bit channel can be used for dubbing.
OP recorded in 12 bit.
Well, he said it was coming in as 16 bit, so that's unlikely. Capture won't change the bit depth of recorded audio.
Your link is messed up:
http://www.videoforums.co.uk/adobe-premiere-premiere-elements-after-ef fects/31313-premiere-pro-cs5-capture-help.html
The camera itself records 4 channels I believe becuase it's 12 bit, but capturing in Premiere 16 bit so it can be 1 stereo track.
What is your sequence setting? You should be in an SD 32bit, right?
Did you record on channels 3 and 4? I see no waveforms in your track 2, so I assume you recorded only channels 1 and 2. If so, you should have used 16bit audio.
In Premiere the " Default Track Format " is automatically set to " use file " in which the audio for vx 1000 footage is split across 4 mono tracks.
I would not change that default. The file audio for VX1000 set to 32bit mode is 4 mono tracks. Since that's what you shot, keep that as your sequence setting, capture it as 32bitg, and, if you want, set the audio differently use modify audio.
Premiere audio conforming is using higher rate even if it is 32bit, right? Just export it as you really want it.
I still think you should try capturing on a Windows machine to create AVI files. I suspect something is off with QuickTime.


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Simple answer: Call any blatant flop as a technical.
Mavericks' Rick Carlisle: NBA to 'stay the course' on flopping policy
Even with David Stern suggesting that the NBA's anti-flopping policy needs toughening up, the league's Competition Committee has apparently decided to stick with the status quo for the 2013-14 season.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports that Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, a member of the Competition Committee, told reporters Saturday that no major changes to the anti-flopping policy were in the works.
"The competition committee met this week and a lot of progress has been made this past year and in the playoffs with the rule decreasing the amount of flops and attempted flops,'' Carlisle said Saturday. "I believe we're going to stay the course with the rule basically the way it is, and just continue to work to clean it up.
"And as time goes on, if it needs to be addressed again, it'll be addressed again.''
In a press conference before Game 1 of the Finals, Stern told reporters that the league's anti-flopping policy isn't sufficiently punitive to achieve its goal of curbing the simulation and exaggeration of fouls in an attempt to deceive the league's referees. The policy, which was first introduced before the 2012-13 regular season, includes a warning for first-time offenders followed by escalating fines that begin at $5,000, with the threat of suspension for players who violate the policy on more than six occasions. Before the postseason, the NBA tweaked that policy to remove the free warning and to initiate the $5,000 fine on the first offense.
"It isn't enough," Stern said. "It isn't enough. You're not going to cause somebody to stop [flopping] for $5,000 when the average player's salary is $5.5 million. And anyone that thought that was going to happen was allowing hope to prevail over reason. But you take a step and you begin to see it."
The NBA doled out 24 flopping violations to 19 different players on 13 different teams during the regular season. Five players have received two infractions each, with zero players getting dinged three or more times. During the playoffs, eight players from five different teams have received an infraction, with zero repeat offenders. All told, the policy has resulted in zero suspensions and a total of $65,000 in fines.
Stern said that the goal of the policy wasn't to accumulate massive fines, but to phase in gradually a procedure that could serve as a jumping off point for future discussions.
"There's always a challenge of getting it right," Stern explained. "The point was to do it gently, look at all the flops, and there have been plenty, [and then] penalize the most egregious very gently. We could end [flopping] immediately if we decided to suspend players, but that might be a bit draconian at the moment."
Flopping has had a constant presence in headlines in recent weeks thanks in part to Heat forward LeBron James, who drew a fine during the Eastern Conference finals against the Pacers. Heat forward/center Chris Bosh also drew a fine for a flop during Game 4 of the Finals.


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Although only two pros showed up, they had challengers from the intermediate ranks to keep them honest.
After winning the second 250/450 pro moto Tyler Pfiefer said, "It was fun, the track's really good, had a lot of fun out there. In the first moto (I) didn't do as well because the suspension wasn't working that great but I finally got it tuned in during my other moto so it was just another day at the racetrack."
However when the first moto began, Sparks rider, Drake Evans, was determined to make a race of it. In fact he took the lead and spent the remainder of the moto being chased by Pfiefer.
For Evans, it was a great day after being sidelined three months ago with a badly broken ankle.
When the second moto began Pfeifer assumed command at the first but Evans kept him honest and even briefly took the point a couple of times. Finally Evans decided to ensure his overall victory in the intermediate class and settled for second behind Pfeifer.
Asked about his first victory Evans said, "Didn't quite get a good start but I managed to get around everybody pretty quick. Just having fun, Tyler Pfeier out here was pretty good, just glad to be back on the bike and back out here at Honey Lake."
Right after finishing his second moto, Evans was involved in a freak accident when he was hit by a side-by-side after coming off the track. The impact hit his bad ankle and left him unable to compete in the second race he planned to be in.
He was walked away from the accident.
Pfeifer, who also won the 20+ pro overall, is off to Arizona for a national competition in two weeks. The aim is to gain five points so he can qualify as a pro and possibly compete in the upcoming Supercross season as well as in November's Arenocross event.
Matt Bussell, from Doyle, Calif., also had a good day sweeping both of the 30+ Pro motos. But he was kept honest in his first race as Brian Kuelper chased him the entire distance.
After his first victory, Bussell said, "It was good, got a clean start and just trying to put in a solid five laps, try to keep a smile on your face and have fun."
In their second meeting Kuelper, who led right after the start, went down early in the second lap and was unable to finish. This gave Bussell his second victory for the day.
"Had a good day, a lot of good fun and want to thank Larry and Lisa for putting on the event. Brian (Kuelper) is a good rider and actually got the hole shot but I can't remember when I made the pass. I knew he was going to be right behind me but I didn't hear him so me must have gone down and hopefully he's OK," Bussell said later.
Another Sparks rider who had a good day was Max Case, who swept both 125/250 Beginner motos. He had to work his way past traffic in the second race but the result was the same, victory.
The second 85cc Junior/Intermediate moto was another close race.
At the start Brock Grashuis was in the lead with Julian Domingo, the only intermediate rider, in hot pursuit. Lap after lap both tore around the track with Grashuis coming out on top at the end.
"I could hear him (Domingo) behind me and it seemed pretty close so I just pushed it as hard as I could," Grashuis said. "The track is pretty good but slick in some areas."
Topping the age bracket were Lonnie Madsen and Brian Ford, who won their respective 50+ divisions. At the youngest end, Natkana Domingo, Palmer Knoblock and Lux Turner, who won their respective Pee Wee classes.
The schoolboy race had 22 riders signed up but only 16 were listed as running finishers. Topping the division was Verdi rider Chad Heishman followed by Skyler Lemm and Dylan Galliett.
While the Women's class is thin this year, the racing has been as intense as ever with Jordan Beck and Ashtyn Shepard swapping victories.
The first moto ended with Shepard having the upper hand and when the second race began it appeared to be an encore. However Beck took the point early in the race then hung on to claim the victory.
After the checkered, and a bit out of breath, she said, "The race was really, really gnarly, it was super bad out there with a lot of braking bumps and stuff. I think I made the pass going up that hill, on the lower part of the up. I've won the first three races, got second in Fernley and won this one so I'm leading in points."
The series ends next Sunday at the Stead Motocross Track. Practice is on Saturday while the racing begins around 10 a.m. on Sunday as riders vie for points positions and the remaining championships.
• Rattlesnake Raceway in Fallon hosts its annual Kris Kringle races beginning at noon on Saturday. This annual charity race ends the track's racing until next year.
Then at 6 p.m., the track has its annual awards banquet at the Fallon Convention Center.
• VORRA ends its season with the annual Halloween Races at the Wild West Motorsports Park north of the Mustang exit on I-80. Saturday is for qualifying and a costume contest while racing begins at 10 a.m. Sunday as each division has three motos during the day ending with a Women's and Mechanic's race before the award ceremonies.
• Exit 28 hosts its weekend practice sessions from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.
• Three of NASCAR's Nevada drivers were at Talladega Speedway this weekend.
In Saturday's Camping World Truck race Kyle Busch had at least a top six finish until he was collected in a melee just before finish line. He was uninjured and ended up 10th while Brendan Gaughan finished 11th.
On Sunday, in the Sprint Cup event, Kyle started 27th and charged his way to a fifth place finish while older brother Kurt Busch wound up 18th after starting 30th.
Honey Lake MX Park - Oct. 20
SMRA Fall Series - Round 5
— (Beg.) 1. Palmer Knoblock, 2. Connoer Gaarenstroom, 3. Landen Williamn, 4. Adam Glaster, 5. Michael Hatch
— (Jr.) 1. Nakana Domingo, 2. Chase Cannizzaro, 3. Lawson Williams, 4. Lala Turner, 5. Drake Lanning
— (Open) 1. Luc Turner, 2. Lala Turner, 3. Chase Cannizzaro
— (Beg.) 1. Lawson Williams, 2. Nakana Domingo, 3. Isaiah Johnson, 4. Isaiah Frandsen, 5. Evan Lewis
— (Jr.) 1. Casey Carmichael, 2. Demetre Proutsos, 3. Lux Turner, 4. Ethan Lewis, 5. Hayden Fagundes
— (Open) 1. Demetre Proutsos, 2. Hayden Fagundes, 3. Aren Duncan, 4. Ryder Scwardt, 5. Caleb Placek
— (Beg.) 1. Wyatt Smith, 2. Benjamin Knoblock, 3. Cole Petrrosky, 4. Blayne Herrera, 5. Ethan Lewis
— (Jr.) 1. Brock Grashuis, 2. Andy Fahey, 3. T.J. Taylor, 4. Casey Carmichael, 5. Mikey Hillyer
— (Intr.) 1. Julian Domingo
— (Supermini) 1. T.J. Taylor, 2. Brock Grashuis,3. Kayden Metz, 4. Mikey Hillyer, 5. Jaron Thompson
— (Jr.) 1. Lonnie Madsen
— (Intr./Exp.) 1. Brian Ford, 2. Larry Brown
— (Jr.) 1. Jim Gray, 2. Lonnie Madsen, 3. James Halsey, 4. Keith Serpa
— (Intr.) 1. Glen Tantum, 2. Scott Averill, 3. Brian Ford
— (Exp.) 1. Anthony Fagundes, 2. Emmet Ramirez
— (Beg.) 1. Saer White, 2. Robert Belinger, 3. Jim Ferris
— (Jr.) 1. Bill Soderquist, 2. Sam Glaster, 3. Joe Gatie, 4. Scott Simmons, 5. Jonathan Remien
— (Intr.) 1. Anthony Fagundes, 2. Scott Averill, 3. Brian Kuelper
— (Pro.) 1. Matt Bussell, 2. Tommy Jean
— (Beg.) 1. Robert Gibson
— (Jr.) 1. Jeffrey Butler, 2. Trevor Scottish, 3. Brendan Borreyo, 4. Garrett Spoor, 5. Scott Simmons
— (Intr.) 1. Brian Kuelper
— (Pro.) 1. Tyler Pfeifer
Women - 1. Jordan Beck, 2. Ashtyn Shepard, 3. Denise Schwartz
Schoolboy/Open - 1. Chad Heishman, 2. Skyler Lemm, 3. Dylan Galliett, 4. Caleb Frandsen, 5. Chris Miller
— (Beg.) 1. Max Case, 2. Chet Maner, 3. Dylan English, 4. Jacob Perrine, 5. Nicholas Gaches
— (Jr.) 1. Chad Heishman, 2. Collin McHaney, 3. Mason Olson, 4. Alex Jacaway, 5. Cole Carmichael
— (Intr.) 1. Caleb Frandsen, 2. Brad Maga, 3. Skyler Lemm, 4. William Lee. 5. Drake Evans
— (Beg.) 1. Bryson Borino, 2. Bristol Minnillio, 3. Robert Gibson, 4. Adam Pavlu, 5. Ryan Tantum
— (Jr.) 1. Dylan Evans, 2. Keefer Sabol, 3. Jeffrey Butler, 4. Sam Hutton, 5. Dalton Smith
— (Intr.) 1. Drake Evans, 2. Brian Kuelper, 3. Dylan Galliett, 4. Caleb Frandsen, 5. Cody Powning
— (Pro.) 1. Tyler Pfeifer


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Several U.S. presidents tried and failed to drastically reform the system. In the process they were waylaid by the special interests that gain from a for-profit health insurance program that creates winners and losers from this most basic of necessities.
Thus, the passage of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is Barack Obama's most significant achievement.
However, Obamacare (as its foes call it) is far from perfect. It leaves in place the for-profit health insurance model. It falls short of the goal of universal coverage. It leaves in place a patchwork of various forms of health insurance, both public and private. While projected to reduce the amount the nation spends on health care, its savings are less than a more comprehensive system would produce.
None of this has mattered to Obama's Republican opponents. Their presidential nominee, Mitt Romney, has promised to repeal Obamacare if he's elected. In a sign of the Republican Party's radical turn, Romney has mostly repudiated the precursor to Obamacare, a program Gov. Romney created for the residents of Massachusetts.
At times during this presidential campaign it has appeared that neither candidate was willing to defend what is basically the same health-care reform model. Romney was forced to distance himself in order to appease his party's far-right base. Obama's reluctance is more of a mystery. The president has yet to forcefully defend a policy that will provide more Americans with health insurance. Perhaps his campaign strategists see some advantage in the soft sell; if so, it's a case of politics trumping much-needed leadership.
If Obama's sin is not saying enough, Romney is saying too much, as in putting voice to several sides of the same issue. Is he the "Moderate Mitt" of the debates with Obama or the man captured on video slandering 47 percent of Americans as lazy bums? Perhaps Romney is a can-do technocrat with plans to fix the nation's economy with tough medicine, a stance that doesn't win elections. Nobody knows, and that's a problem.
Neither the incumbent nor his challenger does much to inspire us this election season.
Obama is running a campaign hyper-focused on tallying enough Electoral College votes to swing the race his way. Voters outside of Ohio, Virginia, Florida and the handful of other swing states are left out in the cold.
Romney is merely tolerated by the conservatives in his party whose overriding concern is ending Obama's presidency, not starting Romney's. Largely absent from the campaign trail has been the Romney who made a priority of universal coverage for Massachusetts residents.
Thus, in many respects the choice comes down to health care, the promise of coverage for millions of Americans as well as the nation's ability to control the rising costs of medicine. We will take Romney at his word when he says he will kill Obamacare. A second Obama term, while likely to produce the same partisan gridlock we saw in the first, will protect Obamacare. For this reason, this page recommends Barack Obama for president.


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Saturday, March 16, 2013
"Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins." --Psalm 19:13
Such was the prayer of the "man after God's own heart." Did holy David need to pray thus? How needful, then, must such a prayer be for us babes in grace! It is as if he said, "Keep me back, or I shall rush headlong over the precipice of sin." Our evil nature, like an ill tempered horse, is apt to run away. May the grace of God put the bridle upon it, and hold it in, that it rush not into mischief. What might not the best of us do if it were not for the checks which the Lord sets upon us both in providence and in grace! The psalmist's prayer is directed against the worst form of sin--that which is done with deliberation and wilfulness. Even the holiest need to be "kept back" from the vilest transgressions. It is a solemn thing to find the apostle Paul warning saints against the most loathsome sins. "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry." What! do saints want warning against such sins as these? Yes, they do. The whitest robes, unless their purity be preserved by divine grace, will be defiled by the blackest spots. Experienced Christian, boast not in your experience; you will trip yet if you look away from him who is able to keep you from falling. Ye whose love is fervent, whose faith is constant, whose hopes are bright, say not, "We shall never sin", but rather cry, "Lead us not into temptation." There is enough tinder in the heart of the best of men to light a fire that shall burn to the lowest hell, unless God shall quench the sparks as they fall. Who would have dreamed that righteous Lot could be found drunken, and committing uncleanness? Hazael said, "Is thy servant a dog, that he should do this thing?" and we are very apt to use the same self-righteous question. May infinite wisdom cure us of the madness of self-confidence.


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Hope Montessori Academy in Creve Coeur, Missouri, has two openings for part-time assistant teachers. One position is 12:00-6:00 p.m., two days a week. The other position is 3:00-6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Individuals must be caring, mature, responsible, reliable, and hard-working. Previous child-care experience is required. Please email resume to crevecoeur2hopeacademy.com. EOE