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Simple Mp3 Bar v1.1 Module for Joomla 1.5
Mar 29, 2009
I've decided to make some modifications to the Simple Mp3 Bar module for Joomla 1.5. Simple MP3 Bar - version 1.1, now allows you to choose whether you want to play one song or a group of songs as a playlist (not xml).
To make a playlist all you have to do is select playlist, type the names of the files (eg: love-song.mp3, peopleperson.mp3, partytime.mp3), the respective names and poof!!! Your playlist is created.
It's one of the simplest mp3 players you'll find for Joomla 1.5.
Download: Simple MP3 Bar v1.1 Simple MP3 Bar v1.2
135 comments:
hello am having problems with configuring the directory to the path where the files are stored on the server.. Pls can I get help
- May 14, 2009
- wrerm said...
What problems are you having?
- May 14, 2009
hi, i have problems too. please i need help.
i put the folder correctly and the file to... but when i enter into the page the music dont's listen.
Please help!!!!
- May 14, 2009
i put the folder: C:\AppServ\www\website\media and the file something.mp3 and the music don't listen in my page... i'm using joomla 1.5.6 in a wserver 2008. please wrerm what i'm doing wrong?
- May 14, 2009
- wrerm said...
When adding a folder please bear in mind that it is relative to the joomla instillation. There is a tooltip explanation for each field.
FOLDER: foldername/
If you are entering multiple songs and titles it should look similar to this:
TITLE: Title 1, Title 2
TITLE: Title 1,Title 2
and the same would apply for the Mp3 files.
- May 14, 2009
great module :)
- May 16, 2009
Hello, just installed your simple mp3 bar but it doesn't list any playlist and neither plays a song.
I published the module, tried some paths en names( for example public_html/, followed the instructions here but nothing happens. No playlist and no songs.
Please help me, looking for this module so long, hope it will work sometime.
- May 17, 2009
I think your module is awesome, since it's so easy to configure just like i want it. But I'm having trouble to make it play a song from the playlist I made. I use joomla 1.5.10, i'm testing the module on my local server.
- May 18, 2009
Sorry... delete the last post it wasnt your module (blush)
- May 18, 2009
I made it work. It was the path that was wrong.
- May 18, 2009
- wrerm said...
Marcelo, glad to know it works for you. Maybe you can post a link to showcase the player in your website?
- May 18, 2009
- wrerm said...
Can you post you issue in detail at the Google Groups so we can look into solving the issue.
- May 18, 2009
Won der fuuuuuuuuuuuuulllllllllll
I love this Module , you are the Best, man !!!
thank you :-)
- May 19, 2009
i have problem to
but solved.
just for an example :
path is
file name : joomla.mp3
- May 19, 2009
- wrerm said...
Using the info in you example you would place the following in the relevant areas of the moudule:
PATH: images/stories/music/
FILENAME: joomla.mp3
FILETITLE: Joomla
- May 19, 2009
hi wrem. I have problems with configuring the directory too. I don't know where to store my mp3 files. when I tried to upload them through media manager I get the error message, that says this files are not supported. could you please help me?
- May 20, 2009
- wrerm said...
You may need to install eXtplorer or use an ftp application to upload the files like fileZilla
- May 20, 2009
Dear wrerm,
Thank you so much for responding. I have ws-ftp pro. Is it not a proper program to manage my files? I just don't know where to store the mp3 files. Also, I don't know what exactly put in path/to/folder in order to make this module work. right now it is stored in /silence/bach
silence is the root of my joomla website that I am designing. It just doesn't work. I need to know where should I store the files, and how to fill the path to folder part. should I put url or just the folder name? can you give me an example? I will appreciate your help.
- May 20, 2009
It's workin, It's workin, yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah. Thank you soo much. thank you thank you.
- May 20, 2009
- wrerm said...
Maryam it was my pleasure!
- May 21, 2009
- Chamzero said...
Thanks a lot for this module... i tried a lot and it's the first that really work fine!
Good job!
- May 22, 2009
- wrerm said...
Chamzero thanks! That's really good to know...
- May 22, 2009
the youTube PL rox!
But cannot get the playlist.xml running.
example with ASX 3.0
title So Glad You're Mine title
author Elvis Presley author
abstract 1956abstract
moreinfo href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley/"
param name="image" value="elvis.jpg"
not working, anyway will propably stick to the yT PL now.
Going to donate 10 bucks soon :)
- May 24, 2009
- wrerm said...
Thanks, I'll take a donation any day ;).
Regarding the XML playlist. Please make sure your list is constructed using the examples found here: http://developer.longtailvideo.com/trac/wiki/FlashFormats
- May 25, 2009
Single files play fine, but as soon as I put two in, the player returns an error.
Both files play fine if I run them individually.
Is there something wrong with my syntax?
files: 'song_one.mp3, song_two.mp3'
titles :'song one, song two'
- June 30, 2009
- wrerm said...
The syntax seems to be quite fine. Please ensure that both songs are in the same location and that the option for playlist is selected.
- July 01, 2009
It plays, and looks good. But it does not show the song title, or any playlist. Is that function working for anyone?
- July 02, 2009
- wrerm said...
Ensure the HEIGHT is more that 20 and thee song titles have commas in the right place (Song_Title, Song_Title and not Song_Title,Song_Title) and you should be good.
- July 02, 2009
- Eric Giovannoni said...
Hi, I'm a french teacher and I use my site to stay in touch with my students (specially in holydays....). I discovered your module today because I wished to include a bunch of oral practices: it's awesome. I struggled a bit to introduce correctly files and so on, but it works immadiatly, and I thank you very much for it.
It's difficult to find tools for teachers (I mean things you don't need to hack :)) My site: francesenlinea.com
Many thanks again. Eric
- July 21, 2009
- Eric Giovannoni said...
I forgot to mention, if you want to see it:
(there's some commercial proposition on the site, but it's new... a test in a way -crisis time right?)
See you
- July 21, 2009
Could you please tell me where I have to keep the song? I need to create a folder in ftp and then...
- August 04, 2009
- wrerm said...
All files have to be in the joomla root folder or a sub-folder..then you point to the folder by typing /folder/sub-folder/
- August 04, 2009
Gilu: Hi, I have problem with the path to folder I used mp3 because it was the folder name that i opened with FTP I do not understand what is the (path/to/folder) woul you please help me thank you
- August 05, 2009
- Eric Giovannoni said...
You need to open a folder for your songs INSIDE joomla! To do so, follow this procedure:
1:> Media manager > images >stories :in this folder(stories), create a new folder and call it as you wish (mp3 for ex).
2:> Resulting path will be: images/stories/mp3
3:> introduce this path inside the module in field: folder (in module parameters, right side of the module).
And your done.
So every time you'll want to introduce a new playlist on your site, you'll just have to copy the first module you have configurated, rename it, introduce new files'names and keep the rest untouched.
Simple and practical, all your files in one folder and no FTP.
Use FTP only in case you want to upload a bunch of files. But to create a folder inside Joomla itself, it's not necessary.
- August 05, 2009
- Dizzyedge said...
This module is ridiculously cool. It is EXACTLY what I was looking for: clean, neat, simple design with playlist options. Highly configurable too. Excellent.
- August 09, 2009
- JJ said...
installed, but parameters are not show up in the module. Also when I post to a page the only thing I get is the word MP3. Any help would be appreciated.
- August 22, 2009
Hey, you have a great blog here! Keep up the good work. Nice for share this article. This is Really nice tutorial. That's one thing I'm really looking forward. I'm definitely going to bookmark you! Looking forward to reading more from you.
Thanks and good day for You. Till next time.
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- August 27, 2009
But when you did images/stories/mp3 you have to upload the music in the folder to mp3 in joomla?, or you have to create a folder in ftp and upload the music ?, because I try it, but not is working for me.
- August 27, 2009
- Max said...
I have familiar problem... I have done 3 steps, but, it dint working((
- September 21, 2009
- Max said...
Sorry, it`s works) All you have it`s carefully completed that 3 steps. THANK YOU!
- September 21, 2009
- Max said...
I can use that module for playing *.m3u files (it`s stream Internet radio) ??
- September 21, 2009
- Cassandra Hansen said...
I'm so happy with this module. I've been looking for one JUST LIKE THIS. Great job!! Thank so much!
- October 09, 2009
hi all!!! It's an amazing module!!! :-) but how could i leave music playing during the change of the pages?
- October 19, 2009
- Tony said...
I am so sorry but I don't seem to get it to work.
I am using
Module is all set.
Any tips?
- November 03, 2009
- wrerm said...
Tody you this is a module not a plugin...look at the posts above. The usage is explained ;)
- November 03, 2009
Hello Wrerm,
I have followed your instructions to the letter and although the module is showing on my page, no music plays when i click through on any of the tracks.
My file path is /images/pollmusic and i have named the mp3's exactly as they are saved in the folder with a space after the coma. Still it's not working.
If you want to have a look, it's at http://www.ikukurecords.com ...click on the News tab
Will be very grateful if you can help. Thanks
- November 07, 2009
- IHS said...
Got it working. Thanks
- November 08, 2009
- wrerm said...
- November 08, 2009
if the problem still persist, you may want to consider to add a slash '/' to the end of the folder (refer step mentioned above #2 )...this woorked for me.
anyways, I would surely want to mention that it works, for multiple files as well. I habe not tried for multiple playlists...will now try yo work on this. my version is 1.2
- November 20, 2009
- Phillip said...
I've read all the posts and some people have seemed to have the same problems as me, but I can't find an answer.
I have created a folder on the ftp at /public_html/media/music and uploaded a 600kb mp3 to it, called beethoven.mp3
In the module setup, I have
Folder: /public_html/media/music
File: beethoven.mp3
Song: beethoven
Yet it will not play anything on the site when clicked. I have tried all sorts of things but cannot figure out where I am going wrong. Can you help?
- December 10, 2009
- Phillip said...
Aha! Solved it!
The folder had to be /media/music/
Hope that helps anyone else with this problem.
- December 10, 2009
- wrerm said...
Hey Phillip! I'm glad you found the solution.
- December 10, 2009
- laura* said...
Grazie a questo modulo ... SAREBBE ideale se non Fosse Che la musica riparte Ad ogni cambio di pagina ... come posso fare uno continua renderla?
- December 21, 2009
- wrerm said...
Predon me Laura! No hablo Espanol.
- December 21, 2009
- Lalo said...
It is possible to open the player in a new window to avoid stopping the music while surfing the web?
Besides, the player is excellent, congratulations!!
- December 22, 2009
- wrerm said...
Lalo. Unfortunately there is now documentation on caching to have the player continue playing when page is reloaded. I'm not sure how you would go about opening the player in a separate window.
- December 22, 2009
cannot get the playlist to show up on a left position, only the player
- December 24, 2009
- wrerm said...
@anonymous: The player doesn't have that option. Sorry!
- December 24, 2009
- Migsterrr said...
First of all I'd like to say good work on the mod! This is exactly what I've been looking for! The only problem I have tho.. Is that I can't get it fit into my left column. It looks like the bottom and right side of my MP3 Bar just have been "cut off" basically"
See here: http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/6593/afbeelding17.png
And somehow I can move the slider outside of my mp3 Bar? >> http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/2744/afbeelding19.jpg
Not sure how to edit my mp3 Bar so it will fit. Have you got any idea? That would be great!
Tnx :)
- January 06, 2010
- January 06, 2010
- K. Chet said...
I just installed this module today, but when trying to add it to the site there are no configuration parameters available.
I have tried reinstalling the module a couple of times, but nothing has worked to get the parameters to appear.
Any advice will be greatly appreciated, thank you in advance!
- January 07, 2010
- wrerm said...
K. Chet I always try to put examples in the back end. Please take a look there. all the best
- January 07, 2010
I would like to see a demo version of the player before downloading and installing it in my Joomla site so that I can first find out if it's want I'm looking for.
- January 11, 2010
- Migsterrr said...
Hey wrerm, have you got any idea what I should do? If not, no worries!
- January 12, 2010
- Carlos said...
Hey, thank you for this great module! This is exactly what I need!
You have a great blog and great joomla modules!
Keep up the good work! All the best!
- January 12, 2010
- wrerm said...
@migsterrr: Let me exactly what the problem is in the Google Groups.
@carlos: Thanks! Glad I could be of some help.
- January 12, 2010
Hi !
The module is working only if I put it in "autoplay" mode. When it is not on the "autoplay" mode is off the "play" button isn't responding.
How is that possible ?
Thanks !
- January 13, 2010
- wells said...
Hi. This looks pretty cool, but I'm new here and having some trouble. I created the images/stories/mp3 folder, but when I try to upload an mp3 I get the error message of "the file type is not supported"
Could you tell me what am I doing wrong?
- January 16, 2010
- ali cengiz said...
i installed module on the right menu. I want to different music with different articles. is it possible to change playlist with articles?
- January 18, 2010
Thank you, wrerm! The player works great!!! I like it very much. Thanks again!:)
- January 19, 2010
@ Ali Cengiz:Of course. You can use 1Pixelout Audio Player, who is a player for content (articles). You can find it if you search on Home > Multimedia > Audio Players & Gallery
- January 19, 2010
- wrerm said...
@cengiz: you can also use {loadposition POSITIONNAME} to load modules in a specific position. You would have to duplicate the module for each position in order for this to work.
- January 19, 2010
I need help if it is possible,
I created the path folder images/stories/music but when I try to upload an mp3 .. after some seconds .. i get the message " Enter a file to upload" ..
please.. how to solve it ?
- January 19, 2010
- wrerm said...
Luca, you need an FTP client to upload the files to the webserver, like FileZilla. Once you have done that you can specify the path.
- January 19, 2010
- Christopher said...
Can I feed MP3 file from Amazon S3 or must they be in Joomla root folder?
- January 20, 2010
- wrerm said...
For this module Chris the file has to be on the same server as the Joomla instillation. I'm working on a million things but if I get the time I will update the module to allow playing remote files.
- January 20, 2010
I've used Filezilla to upload my song.. but I was unable to set the proper path i think..
but now.. it works!
perfect! really big thanks ! and compliments for ur work and support ;)
- January 22, 2010
- wrerm said...
Glad I could help Luca ;)
- January 22, 2010
- eclaire said...
Great extension I was able to upload and get the module working. The problem I'm having is that the sound isn't good. The mp3 is about 6meg. It plays fine in my itunes, but gurgles on the site. Any thoughts?
Thanks Elizabeth
- January 27, 2010
- wrerm said...
eclaire you can change the buffer settings or optimize the mp3 for web (ie. Try and make it smaller)
- January 28, 2010
- WebTread said...
wrerm you did a fantastic job... I love it. Very simple and easy to use. Took a bit figuring out that I needed to add a last / to the path but once I got that figured out I was up and running. Awesome.
Download it. Install it. Enable it. Go to your Media Manager. Add new folder called audio to your images root folder. Upload some mp3 files. Go back to your simple mp3 bar module. Type this as your path: images/audio/
Then add files names eg: valentines_day, thought_i_saw_elvis, clouds_go_by
Then add song names eg: Valentines Day, Thought I Saw Elvis, Clouds Go By
Change any of the other parameters you want and save that bad boy. Check your site where you placed the module and you should be in business...
Just wish it hadn't taken me an hour to figure out I needed to add that last / to my path images/audio/
Because this is so simple a 3rd grader could do it if they understand Joomla at all lol... :D
Thanks again great stuff and I will kick you a donation when I can. Till then I will be sending all of my Joomla Friends to come grab a copy...
Here is my site if any one wants to see my implementation of it.
- February 03, 2010
- wrerm said...
Hey WebTread glad I could help... the site looks good.
Hopefully I'll get the time to redesign this blog and add that donation button ;)
- February 03, 2010
hi..wrerm.. thanks for the module, but I've a problem, when I click the play button it is not work, it's just download that audio file.. please help me brother...thanks before..
- February 06, 2010
- Application Development said...
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- February 10, 2010
- .Will said...
Man and if i wanna this play any music on folder?
can it be?
or i MUST to type title.mp3 for for each file?
- February 12, 2010
I tried to upload my mp3 like you said but Joomla tells me THIS FILE TYPE IS NOT SUPPORTED.
There's nothing wrong with the file. It's a decent mp3 file. What could be wrong?
- February 14, 2010
- balchder said...
set path as /public_html/images/stories/mp3/
set file as 01-track1.mp3
set title as 01-track
but nothing plays?????
- February 15, 2010
- daniel john said...
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- February 18, 2010
- test said...
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- February 18, 2010
- erik said...
Look good- but haven't gotten it working yet, updates go slow through GoDaddy hosting. I was able to upload an mp3 file by ading .mp3 to my legal file extensions (didn't have to go through and ftp that way) and the folder is under images/mp3- there earlier posts say to input a path- but all I see is a input for folder and an input for file- question is- what do I put as the folder name? images/mp3? or just mp3? Thanks for the hard work- hopedully I can get this working like the others.
- February 18, 2010
Hi everybody, thx first for this excellent player. I am very happy that I finally figured out how to make it work. I first didn't hear any music, although the path and filename seemed to be correct. The file I wanted to play is called instrumental 857.mp3. But it was not enough to put the real name into the playlist. I opened the file directly in the browser and in the navigation bar I discovered the filename changed to instrumental%20857.mp3, which means that the blank space was rewritten with %20. In my case putting this rewirtten name into the playlist solved the problem. So maybe the best idea is to open files in the browser first putting in the comlete direction and copy that direction into the playlist. Hope it helps somebody and excuse my poor english. Best regards,Janfri.
- February 21, 2010
Hi again, the rewriting was definitely the problem for me. Watch the player in action on www.hiphopcuba.com. The right player on the frontpage is working with a playlist, the left one without. The file a pesar de todo gabylonia-los-aldeanos.mp3 has to be named a%20pesar%20de%20todo%20gabylonia-los-aldeanos.mp3 in the module options, the other name will not work. Maybe you should add something about this in the instructions. Thanks again for your excellent player. I am a lucky man, as the default colors are the same as my site.:) Cheers.
- February 21, 2010
- BetRock said...
Ok its easy to solve the path issue, the mistake is to write all the path, E.G.:
The solution is just writing a simple path like:
And into the audio folder copy the song or songs to be played.
Nice module, thanks for alla.
- February 24, 2010
Hi wrerm,
I have the same problem like many people had in the past and i read all the comments but still i cant get it to plau, i can see the player in the frontend but when i click the play button nothing happens,here is the folder i have created:
Folder: images/audio/(with and without the last slash)
File (s): song1.mp3, song2.mp3
Song Titles: song1, song2
ps. does the position of the module have to do with anything? i doubt it..
any suggestions? thanks
- February 26, 2010
- Manuel Andrés said...
It just says, "this kind of file is not supported" what can I do?
- March 02, 2010
hi there,
great module, good job. Works fine but is there somewhere a parameter so that the song keeps playing regardless of where i click navigate in my website? I hate when the song stops everytime i click on a menu item
Thanks ;)
- March 05, 2010
- tonya said...
I've installed and configured the player, and listed just a couple of tracks to test it out. It worked great. However, now that I've added a few more - my playlist has 5 tracks - it will only play 2 of them for some reason.
I uploaded some via Joomla, and others via FTP, so thought maybe there was a problem with the upload, but the two that are playing were uploaded in both ways, so it can't be that.
I've also gone back through to make sure the format is correct.
Any suggestions?
- March 11, 2010
- wrerm said...
I would say check the format again and ensure that the Browser or ISP isn't caching.
- March 11, 2010
- tgraham said...
Tried clearing cache and still won't play. Also, one of the track titles has stopped showing up.
- March 11, 2010
Your module is cool but I have a problem :
I have 2 songs in the player but only 1 works. the song that doesn't work is a .mp3, and i followed the instructions (space after ,) so i don't understand...
i tried with Firefox & Opera.
I tried with an other .mp3 and it doesn't work either. its still the same problem
if you have an idea... thanks!!
and sorry for my english
- March 12, 2010
- Carlo said...
I can't get it to play a song for me. I uploaded the file to /public_html/houston/media/ but it won't play it. what do I need to do?
- March 12, 2010
This MP3 player works perfect on my system but not on a few others I've tried. In place of the player I get: "There seems to be an error with the player !"
Is this related to the version of Flash installed on a given system?
- March 19, 2010
- wrerm said...
This may be because of other modules or the template you are using. Simply turn off a few module and see what changes.
- March 19, 2010
Is there a quick and dirty way to change the location of the files to point to a remote server?
For example, joomla is installed on site1.com and the mp3 files are on site2.com
I opened up mod_simplemp3bar.php and added this line:
$hackUrl = 'http://www.site2.com/';
And then replaced all the $baseUrl instances with $hackUrl (with the exception of $modUrl = $baseUrl.'modules/mod_simplemp3bar/'; I left that one alone.) I thought that would change the url to be http://www.site2.com/ but that did not seem to do it. I'm not totally sure what I'm doing either, just making some guesses :)
- March 19, 2010
VERYYYY Important:
1. At the end of folder directory please ensure that there is a "/" and
2. Put "," between files and titles and also put space after "," not before.
Most of the people are doing the #1 mistake. As they forgot to add the "/" at the folder directory.
Quantity: Playlist
Folder: images/stories/mp3/ (this is related to joomla directory)
Files: song1.mp3, song2.mp3, song3.mp3
Song titles: song1, song2, song3
Hope this will help you.
- March 21, 2010
When I try to install it does not.
The Error message I receive:
* JFolder::create: Could not create directory
* Warning! Failed to move file.
As well it says "Unable to find install package"
- March 23, 2010
great module..but
i have a problems when i click other menu the music stop?...can you help me?
- March 26, 2010
Not working at all. I've been trying for four days. The Path is correct, I've even installed the latest version and tried it on another server. Have no clue what to ask because I have done everything instructed.
Mister Frustrated!
- March 28, 2010
- Danilo Guzman said...
Hello, thank you for this amazing and easy to handle module. I have a question about the playlist. I'm able to load the songs, able to hear them, however, the playlist is not showing. The option is checked and you can actually listen to the both songs I've uploaded already, but, I'm not able to see the playlist.
Can you help me with this please?
Here's the address so you can see the module working. http://www.daniloguzman.com/audio
Thank you.
Danilo Guzman
- March 28, 2010
- RC said...
Thanks for a great MOD. I have two songs in a playlist and It just keeps repeating the song will not switch? any advise would be appriciated
- March 31, 2010
Excellent Mod. The playlist will not show up unless you change the height to accomodate for the songs. The default 25px will not show the playlist.
- April 01, 2010
- lymzou said...
nice soft
- April 18, 2010
yes, it is works.
from Russia with Love
- April 22, 2010
Great Work! Thanks!
- April 22, 2010
- Peter said...
Hi this really a great module, I use it on my website www.tanya.pro. I have a question about the volume. It is standard somewhere halfway. Can I change it to start with 10% or so?
All the best,
- May 16, 2010
I've only heard good things about this module and would love it to work for me. I've read here that people are having trouble uploading the files to the images/stories folder in media manager but I haven't read an answer to this problem. When I try to upload I get the error 'this file type isn't supported' how do I fix this? I'm so frustrated.
- May 31, 2010
- wrerm said...
The media manager has a restriction on the file size... I'd suggest you use an FTP client which most people use.
- May 31, 2010
after two hours!thanks a lot, keep goin
Best regards
Ricardo from Portugal
- June 03, 2010
- john said...
this is great put i would also like the track to stay playing between different menus and pages,
anyway that can be done?
- June 16, 2010
- Rana said...
This module works just fine.. but the only prob m facing at present is that i cant see any playlist... though it is enabled in module parameters. I have to click on next button everytime.
- June 21, 2010
Simple Mp3 player works fine in Forefox but doesn't work on IE, please help. I get the message "There seems to be an error with the player".
Joomla 1.5.18
Site: http://h2olifesource.com.au/site1
- July 06, 2010
good mod,good job, but it shows full path in playlist instead of name of track, it looks bad... how to fix this problem?
- August 04, 2010
Hello, thanks for this module. One prob I'm having:
Have a playlist with 3 tunes... everything appears configured correctly but, cannot get the 1st song to play. All the others play fine EXCEPT... for the first one. the file path is correct. Any suggestions?
- August 04, 2010
How to change layoult? i dso see it like playlist only as some buttons.
- August 13, 2010
ur work is worth a post:
- August 17, 2010
My songs are not playing and my config looks correct. its just not playing.Please help!!!
- August 18, 2010
:) SOLVED!!! (missed the slash at the end!!
- August 18, 2010
first, great player, it works perfectly.
But I have a question concerning the refreshing of your page. Is it possible in a joomla template to prevent your mp3 player from refreshing everytime you click on a page?
Thanks in advance,
- August 22, 2010
- mecheng said...
I would also like the player to not stop playing when I pick another menu item. Is there a way to configure this?
email@example.com please.
- September 14, 2010
- Saadi said...
Well,I see that some of you are facing problems with playlist. I also faced the same problem and was able to fix it though the mistake was very simple and it was not mentioned in the procedure.
Follow the below instruction:
1. Select Playlist
2. If you want to see the song titles select the Height more than 20 ( I set 50 though)
3. Must end the folder name with a slash (/). eg- songsfolder/ (here songsfolder is the root directory of your joomla site)
4. When you list the songs with a comma(,) between songs, do not forget to put a SPACE after the comma. For instance:
songA.mp3,songB.mp3,songC.mp3 (wrong format: because no space after comma)
songA.mp3, songB.mp3, songC.mp3 (correct format: space available after comma)
This was my problem and I discovered this solution.
For any query let me know by firstname.lastname@example.com (Joomla Professional Developer).
- September 15, 2010
Hi, isnt there a way that the music plays continuously when browsing on the website? Without the user having to click on the open popup button.
- September 25, 2010
the mp3 files must have 128 kbps bitrate.
- October 11, 2010
- Jessica said...
Hi I created the path and everything exactly as the instructions say to and I get and error message saying "There seems to be an error with the player !"
This is my path: images/stories/mp3/
File: cellasmelody.mp3
Song title: Cellas Melody
It won't load in any browsers, I just get a blank box where it should be.
- October 29, 2010
Ok I figured it out.
I had to change the permissions on some of the files because not all of them were "read". I kept getting a 403 Forbidden error and that's why it wasn't loading correctly.
- October 29, 2010
- Jupa said...
Thanks God & Wrerm, It works, yujuuuuu!.
- October 30, 2010


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CLEVELAND (AP) -- Officials in Cleveland are trying to figure how to deal with escalating violence at the county's new juvenile detention facility.
Having the sheriff's office take over operations was among the suggestions floated Tuesday by the Cuyahoga (KY-uh-HOH-guh) County Council in response to increasing violence at the juvenile jail.
Court officials say the increase in violent incidents is partly a result of a state law that allows suspects as old as age 21 to be held in juvenile detention until their cases are resolved. That means adults are being held alongside much younger people.
The Northeast Ohio Media Group (http://bit.ly/1mH6rFT ) reports that Juvenile Administrative Judge Kristin Sweeney repeated her request for an additional $550,000 to hire more guards. The council denied a similar request late last year.


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The Five-Year Engagement [movies]
The director and writer/star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall reteam for the irreverent comedy The Five-Year Engagement.
Beginning where most romantic comedies end, the new film from director Nicholas Stoller, producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) and Rodney Rothman (Get Him to the Greek) looks at what happens when an engaged couple, Jason Segel and Emily Blunt, keeps getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle. The film was written by Segel and Stoller.
Starring : Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie and Rhys Ifans


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The FIM has today released the final, official version of the 2014 MotoGP calendar. As expected, the Brazil round has been dropped, after it became clear that construction work at the Autodromo Nelson Piquet in Brasilia would not be completed in time for the September round.
To ease the congestion in that part of the season, the date of the Aragon round has now been pushed back a week, and will take place on 28th September, the date originally scheduled for Brazil.


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Historical Context
Table ofContents
This lesson plan is based on National Park Service documentation from Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. Materials are designed to be used on the computer or printed out and duplicated for students. Gran Quivira was written by Waynette Burnett, Seasonal Park Ranger at Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument. The lesson was edited by Fay Metcalf, education consultant, and the Teaching with Historic Places staff. TwHP is sponsored, in part, by the Cultural Resources Training Initiative and Parks as Classrooms programs of the National Park Service. This lesson is one in a series that brings the important stories of historic places into the classrooms across the country.
Where it fits into the curriculum
Topics: The lesson could be used in U.S. history, social studies, and geography courses in units on early American Indian culture or the colonial presence of the Spanish in the Southwest. Students will be able to make sense of past events and issues as they affected people at different time periods, and they will develop historical empathy toward diverse cultures.
Time period: 7th century to 17th century
Relevant United States History Standards for Grades 5-12
Relevant Curriculum Standards for Social Studies
Find your state's social studies and history standards for grades Pre-K-12
Objectives for students
1) To understand the daily life of the Pueblo Indians of Gran Quivira over several centuries.
2) To describe how the village of Gran Quivira changed with the influence of the Anasazi, the Plains Indians, and other Pueblo Indians.
3) To explain the influence of Spanish missionaries on the lives and culture of the people of Gran Quivira.
4) To compare the life ways of the people who lived at Gran Quivira at different time periods with the experiences of early American Indian groups of their own region.
Materials for studentsThe materials listed below either can be used directly on the computer or can be printed out, photocopied, and distributed to students. The maps and images appear twice: in a low-resolution version with associated questions and alone in a larger, high-quality version.
1) two maps of early Puebloan communities and the Salinas basin;
2) two readings about village life and the coming of the Spaniards;
3) three photos of Gran Quivira Unit, a kiva, and an aerial view of Gran Quivira;
4) three drawings of a typical kiva, a plan and artist's conception of Gran Quivira.
Visiting the site
Gran Quivira, administered by the National Park Service, may be reached by taking 1-25 south from Albuquerque, New Mexico to US 60. Drive east on US 60 to Mountainair where the Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument museum and headquarters are located. From
there you will drive south on NM 55 to Gran Quivira (Las Humanas). The monument is open daily except January 1, Thanksgiving Day, and December 25. For more information, contact the Superintendent, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument, P.O. Box 517, Mountainair, NM 87036, or visit the park's Web page.


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SYKES is looking for full-time Customer Service Representatives that want to work from the comfort of their own home!
Our team comes from an array of backgrounds and experiences; what unites us is our passion for People Serving People. We go beyond answering questions and solving problems to provide a memorable experience and change the call center industry one customer at a time.
We are a dynamic team looking for innovators and trailblazers who will inspire us.
You will be answering back-to-back calls in virtual call-center, located in the comfort of your own home! Each day, you will be resolving customer issues that may be related to billing, support or troubleshooting.
Basic trouble shooting is an expectation. On every call you will be required to educate your customer about all applicable offers and promotions.
You must ensure you take ownership and accountability for resolving the customer's problem, as well as answering each call with enthusiasm, professionalism, and energy.
This position will also require someone who has strong computer skills, using multiple windows to navigate through multiple systems to research information and provide the most accurate and up-
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Overview of Pacemakers
Pacemakers are battery-powered implantable devices that electrically stimulate the heart to contract and thus to pump blood throughout the body. Pacemakers consist of a pager-sized housing device that contains a battery, the electronic circuitry that runs the pacemaker, and one or two long thin wires that travel through a vein in the chest to the heart. Pacemakers are usually implanted in patients when the heart's own "spark plug" or electrical system no longer functions normally.
The Heart and the Heart's Electrical System
To explain why some patients require pacemakers and how these devices work, it is worth briefly discussing how the heart and its electrical system function. The heart is divided into right and left sides. Each side has a chamber that receives blood returning to the heart (called atria) and a muscular chamber that is responsible for pumping blood out of the heart (called ventricles).
Blood that has traveled to parts of the body and is now oxygen-poor returns to the heart and enters the right atrium. This blood is then pumped by contraction of the right atrium into the right ventricle. The right ventricle, in turn, contracts and pumps this blood to the lungs, where it absorbs oxygen. The oxygen-rich blood then returns from the lungs to the heart and enters the left atrium, where it is pumped into the left ventricle. The left ventricle is the most muscular of the heart's four chambers and serves as the main pumping chamber of the heart.
When the muscular tissue of the left ventricle contracts, blood is pumped into the aorta, the main artery of the body that supplies blood to other arteries. Oxygen-rich blood travels through the aorta to other arteries of the body and then, in turn, to the organs and tissues of the body, which require oxygen to function. Oxygen-poor blood returns from these organs and tissues through the veins back to the right atrium of the heart, and the cycle repeats.
The contractions of the different chambers of the heart are normally organized in a very specific mannera special type of electrical impulse travels through the heart and sets off contractions in the chambers as it passes through the chambers. Figure 2 shows the normal sequence by which this electrical impulse travels through the heart.
The heart's normal "spark plug" is an area of specialized heart tissue called the SA node, which is located in the right atrium. Each time this tissue "fires," an electrical impulse is generated that travels first through the right and left atria, signaling these chambers to contract and pump blood into the ventricles.
The impulse then travels down into another small patch of specialized heart tissue called the AV node, which is located between the atria and the ventricles. The electrical impulse is conducted through the AV node and then through specialized wire-like pathways into the ventricles, where it signals the ventricles to contract and to pump blood out into the lungs and throughout the body. This normal sequence of electrical activation of the chambers of the heart is called sinus rhythm. It occurs each time the heart beats, usually about 60 to 80 times every minute.


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Diocese of Wollongong
Experience the rich natural settings, fascinating history, spiritual richness and diverse cultures of the Diocese of Wollongong.
Peaceful retreats, breathtaking beauty, multicultural setting...
Experience the rich natural settings, fascinating history, spiritual richness and diverse cultures of the Diocese of Wollongong. Located just south of urban Sydney yet you will feel a world away. Enjoy fine beaches, majestic views from our mountains and highlands, lush countryside, colourful rainforests and warm and friendly people. Truly a landscape and people-scape in which to give glory to God!
The Diocese of Wollongong welcomes you!
- The Illawarra Region is characterised by spectacular cliffs hugging a beautiful coastline and unique bushland surrounds among a unique urban and industrial landscape. Our historic St Francis Xavier's Cathedral is located in the City of Wollongong.
- The Southern Highlands is well known for its colourful gardens, old-style historic villages and many retreat centres.
- The South Coast offers pristine beaches, picturesque seaside towns, and quaint rural villages. This area's ten national parks each have their own special natural charms including the beach with the world's whitest sand.
The Macarthur stretches across the south-west of Sydney, and incorporates the Church of Appin, the oldest continuously used Catholic Church on the Australian mainland.
A diocese is the Church's name for the portion of God's people living in a geographical region served by a Bishop. Our Bishop, Brian Mascord, serves 32 parishes from Helensburgh down to Ulladulla and from Southern Highlands up to Camden and Campbelltown area.
Our History
Initially, the Diocese was comprised of parishes in the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and Southern Highland regions. In 1954 it was expanded to include Camden and Campbelltown and in 1975 the parishes of Batemans Bay, Moruya and Narooma reverted to the Archdiocese of Canberra & Goulburn. The boundaries of the Diocese have since remained the same. The most recently established parish is Rosemeadow (1994), which happens to incorporate the Church of Appin, the oldest continuously used Catholic Church on the Australian mainland.
Our Mission
Our Patroness - The Immaculate Heart of Mary
To you, mother of the Church,
we confidently entrust our Bishop,
our priests and religious, our families, ourselves.
Give us the light of true wisdom, a wisdom to be found only in your Son.
Mother Mary, in this Diocese dedicated to your Immaculate heart - pray for us.
Parishes of Bowral, Camden, Campbelltown, Eagle Vale, Ingleburn, Macquarie Fields, Mittagong, Moss Vale, Picton, Rosemeadow, Ruse, The Oaks, Varroville
Keira Deanery
Parishes of Bulli, Corrimal, Fairy Meadow, Gwynneville, Helensburgh, Thirroul, Unanderra, West Wollongong, Wollongong (Cathedral)
Flinders Deanery
Parishes of Albion Park, Berkeley, Dapto, Kiama, Milton, Nowra, Port Kembla, Shellharbour, Warrawong
Previous Bishops
- 1951 - 1974: Thomas Absolem McCabe, RIP, (b.1902 - d.1983)
- 1975 - 1996: William Edward Murray, RIP. (b. 1920 - d. 2013)
- 1996 - 2000: Philip Edward Wilson, now Archbishop of Adelaide
- 2001 - 2017: Peter William Ingham, now Bishop Emeritus of Wollongong


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by Bryan Vila, Ph.D.
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reuse policy).
When I speak to police officers about my research on sleep, job performance and shift work, they always ask, "What's the best shift?"
I always answer, "That's the wrong question. Most shift arrangements have good and bad aspects." The right question is this: "What is the best way to manage shift work, keep our officers healthy and maintain high performance in our organization?"
Scheduling and staffing around the clock requires finding a way to balance each organization's unique needs with those of its officers. Questions like "How many hours in a row should officers work?" and "How many officers are needed on which shift?" need to be balanced against "How much time off do officers need to rest and recuperate properly?" and "What's the best way to schedule those hours to keep employees safe and performing well?"
After all, shift work interferes with normal sleep and forces people to work at unnatural times of the day when their bodies are programmed to sleep. Sleep-loss-related fatigue degrades performance, productivity and safety as well as health and well-being. Fatigue costs the U.S. economy $136 billion per year in health-related lost productivity alone.[1]
In the last decade, many managers in policing and corrections have begun to acknowledge — like their counterparts in other industries — that rotating shift work is inherently dangerous, especially when one works the graveyard shift. Managers in aviation, railroading and trucking, for example, have had mandated hours-of-work laws for decades. And more recently they have begun to use complex mathematical models to manage fatigue-related risks.[2]
All of us experience the everyday stress associated with family life, health and finances. Most of us also feel work-related stress associated with bad supervisors, long commutes, inadequate equipment and difficult assignments. But police and corrections officers also must deal with the stresses of working shifts, witnessing or experiencing trauma, and managing dangerous confrontations.
My colleague, John Violanti, Ph.D., a 23-year veteran of the New York State Police, is currently a professor in the Department of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University at Buffalo and an instructor with the Law Enforcement Wellness Association. His research shows that law enforcement officers are dying earlier than they should. The average age of death for police officers in his 40-year study was 66 years of age — a full 10 years sooner than the norm.[3]
He and other researchers also found that police officers were much more likely than the general public to have higher-than-recommended cholesterol levels, higher-than-average pulse rates and diastolic blood pressure,[4] and much higher prevalence of sleep disorders.[5]
So what can we do to make police work healthier? Many things. One of the most effective strategies is to get enough sleep. It sounds simple, but it is not. More than half of police officers fail to get adequate rest, and they have 44 percent higher levels of obstructive sleep apnea than the general public.
See "What is Sleep Apnea?"
More than 90 percent report being routinely fatigued, and 85 percent report driving while drowsy.[6]
Sleep deprivation is dangerous. Researchers have shown that being awake for 19 hours produces impairments that are comparable to having a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .05 percent. Being awake for 24 hours is comparable to having a BAC of roughly .10 percent.[7] This means that in just five hours — the difference between going without sleep for 19 hours versus 24 hours — the impact essentially doubles. (It should be noted that, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, it is a crime to drive with a BAC of .08 percent or above.)
If you work a 10-hour shift, then attend court, then pick up your kids from school, drive home (hoping you do not fall asleep at the wheel), catch a couple hours of sleep, then get up and go back to work — and you do this for a week — you may be driving your patrol car while just as impaired as the last person you arrested for DUI.
Bars and taverns are legally liable for serving too many drinks to people who then drive, have an accident and kill someone. There is recent precedent for trucking companies and other employers being held responsible for drivers who cause accidents after working longer than permitted. It seems very likely that police departments eventually will be held responsible if an officer causes a death because he was too tired to drive home safely.
Sleep and fatigue are basic survival issues, just like patrol tactics, firearms safety and pursuit driving. To reduce risks, stay alive and keep healthy, officers and their managers have to work together to manage fatigue. Too-tired cops put themselves, their fellow officers and the communities they serve at risk.
See "Ways to Avoid Sleep Deprivation."
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Police Officer On-the-Job Injuries and DeathsView larger image and text description
The number of police officer deaths from both felonious assaults and accidents has decreased in recent years. Contrary to what most people might think, however, more officers die as a result of accidents than criminal assaults. Ninety-one percent of accidental deaths are caused by car crashes, being hit by vehicles while on foot, aircraft accidents, falls or jumping.
We know that the rate of these accidents increases with lack of sleep and time of day. Researchers have shown that the risk increases considerably after a person has been on duty nine hours or more. After 10 hours on duty, the risk increases by approximately 90 percent; after 12 hours, 110 percent.[8] The night shift has the greatest risk for accidents; they are almost three times more likely to happen during the night shift than the morning shift.
Researchers who study officer stress, sleep and performance have a number of techniques to counteract sleep deprivation and stress. They fall into two types:
The practices listed below have been well-received by departments that recognize that a tired cop is a danger both to himself and to the public.
Several Canadian police departments are including sleep screening in officers' annual assessments — something that every department should consider.
NIJ Journal No. 262, March 2009NCJ 225762
Bryan Vila is a professor of criminal justice at Washington State University Spokane and director of the Critical Job Tasks Simulation Laboratory in the Sleep and Performance Research Center. Vila served as a law enforcement officer for 17 years. He has authored numerous research articles and four books, including
Tired Cops: The Importance of Managing Police Fatigue.Back to the top.
Next Article: Protecting America's Ports.
[note 1] Ricci, J.A., E. Chee, A.L. Lorandeau, and J. Berger, "Fatigue in the U.S. Workforce: Prevalence and Implications for Lost Productive Work Time,"
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 49 (1) (2007): 1–10.
[note 2] U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Railroad Administration,
Validation andCalibration of a Fatigue Assessment Tool for Railroad Work Schedules (pdf, 42 pages),
Summary Report (2006) (DOT/FRA/ORD-06/21).
[note 3] "Dying for the Job," in
Policing and Stress, ed. H. Copes and M.L. Dantzker, Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005: 87–102.
[note 4] Merrill, M., "Cardiovascular Risk Among Police Officers" (master's thesis, State University of New York at Buffalo, n.d.).
[note 5] Vila, B., and C. Samuels, "Sleep Problems in First Responders and the Military," in
Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 5th ed., ed. M.H. Kryger, T. Roth, and W.C. Dement, Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders, forthcoming: Chapter 72.
[note 6] National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center, "No Rest for the Weary,"
TechBeat (Winter 2008).
[note 7] Dawson, D., and K. Reid, "Fatigue, Alcohol and Performance Impairment,"
Nature 388 (July 17, 1997): 235.
[note 8] Folkard, S., and D.A. Lombardi, "Modeling the Impact of the Components of Long Work Hours on Injuries and 'Accidents,'"
American Journal of Industrial Medicine 49 (11) (November 2006): 953–963.
[note 9] Wesensten, N.J., "Pharmacological Management of Performance Deficits Resulting From Sleep Loss and Circadian Desynchrony," in
Principles and Practice of Sleep Medicine, 5th ed., ed. M.H. Kryger, T. Roth, and W.C. Dement, Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders, forthcoming: Chapter 73.
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Sundae & Wiener Poster Pair
With warmer weather starting to slide in, we designed this pair of prints to celebrate summer's tastiest treats. Featuring wieners (tube steaks, anyone?) and ice cream sundaes, these were printed with three inks on French Poptone Whipped Cream 140C. Sorry, we can't split the set, only sold as a combo meal. Available in our shop.


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Hack your Hardware
Workshop proposal: Hack your Hardware
"No user-serviceable parts inside" -- we call bullshit on that!
Favorite gadget busted? Don't throw it away; fix it! (Or at least autopsy it for the good of science!) Bring in your hardware yearning to reach its maximum potential (or give its life for spare parts). 90% of electronics failures are caused by bad connections or simple mechanical problems: we'll show you what to look for and how to fix them. We give you permission to take things apart, see what's inside, and improve them.
Possible projects:
- Add an extra iPod input jack to your clock radio or computer speakers
- Add a USB hub to a desk lamp (or a bobblehead doll, or a stuffed toy, or...)
- Hotrod your IR remote control to go around corners
- Extract the stepper motors out of a printer found on the sidewalk
- Fix that funky power jack on your old laptop so you can give it to Mom
- Add another headphone jack (or FM transmitter?) to your laptop
- Add a LED backlight or tasklight to a keyboard or a handheld game platform
- Add a dimmer to your favorite floor lamp
- A one-wire hack turns a discarded ATX PSU into a benchtop experimenter's power supply
- Replace the tired nicads in your favorite power screwdriver (or electric toothbrush, or other rechargeable toy)
- Hotrod your favorite power screwdriver with Li+ batteries
You will have more and better ideas. Bring them and share!
Yes this could be dangerous, and we may break things. That's how we learn.
Proposed schedule:
Week 1: Take things apart, determine problems, solutions, necessary parts to obtain. Week 2: Having obtained parts, put things back together and smoke-test (if it doesn't smoke, it passes!)


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Fresh black asphalt, a brand-new fire hydrant and acres of red dirt turned over along Beaty Road are all signs that construction is underway on a second phase of the Kinmere Farms subdivision in Gastonia, where homebuilder Lennar is planning to add up to 111 single-family homes and 108 townhouses.
Fresh black asphalt, a brand-new fire hydrant and acres of red dirt turned over along Beaty Road are all signs that construction is underway on a second phase of the Kinmere Farms subdivision in Gastonia, where homebuilder Lennar is planning to add up to 111 single-family homes and 108 townhouses. Houses should start going up in January and be ready for move-in by next spring, said Veronica Perez, Lennar�s director of sales and marketing.
There will be two sections to the development. Kinmere Village will have single-family homes starting around $209,000. The bigger models with three-story floor plans, and featuring as many as seven bedrooms and six full baths, will go for around $260,000. The Kinmere Commons townhouses will start around $130,000, with three-bedroom, two-bath models.
Lennar has already begun previewing and marketing the single-family houses, but is not yet in the selling stage, Perez said. Since purchasing the Kinmere Farms development in 2011, she said Lennar has sold all 155 homes in its first phase of the subdivision, except for the model. The original phase has a single entrance off Gaston Day School Road, but the second phase will be accessed from a new entrance off Beaty Road. This part of the development has been in the works for years. The builders of Kinmere�s original subdivision first announced plans to connect to Beaty Road in 2004, but that was postponed when the real estate market went downhill in 2008 and 2009. Lennar put the plan back on track in October 2012 when it received a special exception to the city�s flood ordinance to extend Kinmere Drive across a creek on the property.
In May of this year, Lennar purchased the remaining land to create the new entrance and started clearing brush in the 3500 block of Beaty Road, a little more than a mile from W.A. Bess Elementary and about a half mile from the Kendrick intersection.
Jimmy Lineman, Gastonia civil engineer, said Lennar has received all site plan approvals and is 90 percent finished with utility work on its first section of the development, which includes 48 lots. Perez said Lennar expects the new Kinmere development to be successful, especially in drawing families looking to commute to Charlotte.
�That neighborhood has always performed well for us,� she said. �Gastonia is one of those submarkets that people are loyal to ... People are starting to understand that it is very accessible to Charlotte and the rest of the metro area and it�s still very affordable.�
Perez said the new development will include a swimming pool and the homes offered will be similar to those in the first phase of the subdivision, though there will be larger floor plans offered.
She said Lennar takes care in building energy-efficient homes, and added that features like granite countertops, hardwood floors and stainless steel appliances are included in the base price, rather than added on as upgrades.


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WASHINGTON — The Republicans attacking President Barack Obama's economic stimulus package point to a project they dub the "Sin Express" — a high speed rail link between Anaheim, Calif., site of Disneyland, and Las Vegas.
Not so fast.
In fact, competition for the $8 billion in mass transit construction is just beginning. Backers of numerous other planned high-speed rail corridors around the country are making their case for the money.
They notably include a Midwest initiative long supported by someone with even more clout than Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., who strongly supports the Anaheim-Las Vegas line. That would be former Illinois Sen. Obama.
No guarantee project will get funded
It was Obama's White House that, in the final hours of negotiations over the $787 billion stimulus bill, sought and won the big sum for high-speed rail projects, far above what either the House or Senate had passed. Reid was happy to agree but there's no guarantee the Anaheim-Las Vegas line will win dollars, to be determined by the Transportation Department.
Also in the running are proposed high-speed corridors in the Northeast, the Northwest, Florida and the South.
Howard Learner, president of the Chicago-based Environmental Law and Policy Center, a group promoting a Midwest high-speed rail network, said his area is in excellent position to capture a good chunk of that money. The Federal Railroad Administration, he said, has recognized the Midwest initiative connecting Chicago and 11 metropolitan areas within 400 miles as the system most ready to go.
He and others brushed aside claims that the $8 billion was set aside for Reid's favorite. Obama, who expressed strong interest in high-speed rail investment during the campaign, and his chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, are both from Chicago. Obama's transportation secretary, Ray Lahood, also is from Illinois. So is the Senate's no. 2 Democrat, Richard Durbin.
Quentin Kopp, chairman of the California High-Speed Rail Authority, said he was "delighted to see that the momentum has shifted in favor of high-speed train transportation." He outlined $2 billion in state projects that could be initiated before the Sept. 30, 2012, deadline for committing the $8 billion. Those include electrification of the line from San Jose to San Francisco, home to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Las Vegas line a target for critics
But Reid's involvement in crafting the bill still made him and the Las Vegas line a target.
"Billions of dollars for a sin express train from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. Necessary? I don't think so," said Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho.
"Tell me how spending $8 billion in this bill to have a high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and Las Vegas is going to help the construction worker in my district," said House Republican leader John Boehner, whose district is just north of Cincinnati.
Actually, some of the money might ride his way. One offshoot of the Midwest network would connect the Ohio cities of Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati.
Advocates of the Anaheim-Las Vegas line envision using the futuristic magnetic levitation or maglev technology, where trains zoom on an air cushion created by powerful magnets instead of wheels. Obama recently cited the maglev system in Shanghai, China, as an example next-generation transit.
"Our prospects are certainly good," said Neil Cummings, president of American Magline Group, a private partnership that is promoting the Maglev train that will carry passengers the 268 miles between the two cities at speeds of up to 310 miles per hour. Last year Congress approved $45 million for environmental and other studies.
Benefits to connecting two destinations?
Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle, a member of the California-Nevada Super Speed Train Commission, said that beyond the goals of connecting two tourist destinations, easing congestion and improving the environment, the link is important because of fast population growth in the two areas. "I think this one will compete well."
Cummings said they could begin the first phase of the project, linking Anaheim and Las Vegas with local airports, within the next 18 months. The estimated completion cost is about $12 billion.
The original House and Senate stimulus bills contained $1-3 billion for rail projects. But when the two chambers met to negotiate a compromise, Emanuel proposed a significant boost. Obama's chief of staff told reporters that the White House decided to come in at the end of the legislative process as a dramatic way of promoting infrastructure investment that had a national quality.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – Gallerie Sparta, the new Sunset Plaza art gallery in West Hollywood, had its exclusive VIP opening night gala reception on Saturday, June 8, 2013 to showcase some of the most talented and sought after critically acclaimed international artists in the world. The event was hosted by Penny Vizcarra with iPR (Integrated PR Agency).
Gallerie Sparta is named after its co-founder and co-owner Stephan Sparta, a French born renowned international architect and interior designer who has designed commercial and residential projects for high profile clientele all over the world.
Lee Bowers, a Kansas native and great grand niece of the American sculptor Vinne Ream, is also co-owner and founder of Gallerie Sparta and is an extraordinary landscape and abstract artist who also spent years in Hollywood designing and directing special visual effects and motion graphics for the entertainment industry.
Among those in attendance were art collectors, some of the showcased artists themselves, and celebrities like Hilary Duff, Tess Broussard (Comedy Central's Nick Kroll Show), Alex Lombard (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter), Arlene Klasky (American animator), Amber Scholl (Entertainment Reporter), film director/producer Christy Oldham (Cain and Abel, Barracuda), film producer Clinton H. Wallace (Violent Blue, American Nudist), and Yamashiro architect/designer Carlos Ulloa.
Guests enjoyed wine and hors d'oeuvres as their senses and eyes feasted on the amazing works of some of the most sought after and critically acclaimed international artists in the world.
The showcased artists included: Hedva Ser, Israeli born French and English trained artist who is one of Europe's most talented sculptors and is UNESCO's Ambassador of Peace; Yvonne Domenge, Mexico's foremost female living sculptor and 2008 Beijing Olympics featured artist; Alfredo Antognini, 75 year old "Argentinean Master Painter;" Helen Bayley, RISD trained Renaissance artist; Christian Breed, RISD trained and named the "New Jackson Pollock;" Michel Bocart, considered the most skilled and original Belgium painters and named "The Belgian Contemporary Master Painter;" Lee Bowers, Cal Arts trained intuitive artists and co-owner of Gallerie Sparta; Bari Kumar, Indian born OTIS Art Institute trained painter, Shane Guffogg, Cal Arts trained California native who was an assistant to Ed Ruscha for 23 years; and Wendy Waugh, New York Academy of Art trained and mentee of Claude Falcone.
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Will Lady Mary and her soul mate, Matthew, really wed? Will beloved manservant Mr. Bates escape the hangman's noose? Will Mrs. O'Brien's shocking secret be revealed?
The lives of people, both high- and low-born, on a rural English estate nearly a century ago wouldn't seem a likely subject for a hit television series. But "Downton Abbey," whose second season ended in late February, has broken out of the highbrow world of public television and into wider public consciousness, winning unheard-of ratings, numerous awards (six Emmys, including best miniseries), and adoration from fans and critics – all while attracting a new, younger audience that eagerly shares the series on social media like Twitter and Facebook.
"Downton" may have also removed the last layer of dust from "Masterpiece," the more than four-decades-old Sunday night PBS staple where "Downton" appears. "Masterpiece," once defined by the image of avuncular Alistair Cooke discoursing on the fine points of English literature from a wingback chair, has become a fully 21st-century franchise.
Yet longtime viewers are finding nothing amiss. When a "Masterpiece" series clicks, as "Downton" has, audiences both new and old are rewarded with great stories well told.
What else is in store this season
"Downton Abbey" has been "a gift, a blessing, a windfall," says Rebecca Eaton, executive producer of "Masterpiece" for the past 27 years. "It has pulled in a great number of new viewers or lapsed viewers." Now that "we have them back in the tent," she says, the aim is to keep them there.
The 2012 schedule is chock-full of efforts to do just that. April 1 sees a new adaptation of Charles Dickens's "Great Expectations," starring American actress Gillian Anderson ("The X-Files"), David Suchet ("Poirot"), and Ray Winstone ("Hugo," "Cold Mountain"). April 15 offers more Dickens (2012 is the 200th anniversary of his birth) with "The Mystery of Edwin Drood."
That's followed by a run of "Masterpiece" mysteries beginning with the second season of "Sherlock," featuring rising star Benedict Cumberbatch as the iconic detective, reimagined as though at work today, aided by an Afghan war veteran named Dr. Watson. It's followed in July by "Wallander," featuring a tightly wound Swedish detective (Kenneth Branagh) obsessed with solving crimes.
Later in the summer comes "Endeavour," a prequel imagining how popular "Masterpiece" detective Inspector Morse (played by the late John Thaw from 1988 to 2001) first honed his deductive powers as a rookie constable in 1965.
While the cases these "Masterpiece" detectives investigate are intriguing, what sets these men apart are their quirks and inner struggles, Ms. Eaton says. "They are loners; they are all soulful characters," she says, "complicated people with dark sides, obsessions. They're bright. Some of them have tremendous compassion: Wallander can't have a personal life because he's so drawn to the lives of his victims."
Although all the "Masterpiece" series are produced in Britain ("I'm turned east [to England] rather than west to Hollywood," Eaton says) it's Eaton who chooses them for American audiences. She can be a differencemaker since PBS often provides the last crucial piece of funding to give a project the green light.
Her choice of "Downton Abbey" has been so on the money that last year Time magazine named her one of the most influential people of 2011.
"I have to say I thought it was a joke when I first heard about it," Eaton says in an interview in her tiny, windowless office decorated with photos of "Masterpiece" stars and productions at WGBH headquarters in Boston. "[But] I'm happy to represent 'Masterpiece' and all the hundreds of people both here at WGBH and in England who make these programs."
Says Andrew Davies, who has written several screenplays for "Masterpiece" (including "Pride and Prejudice"), in a recent interview in Vanity Fair: "Rebecca is the pre-eminent go-to partner when you are setting up a classy drama production.... She brings her whole sensibility to a project, and her notes come from the heart as well as from the head."
A risky promotion at WGBH
An American who grew up in southern California, Eaton went to England to work at the BBC while still an English literature major at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. "I just loved it," she recalls. "I thought, 'I belong here' " – meaning in England in general, not just at the BBC.
She came back to the United States and worked in public broadcasting in a variety of jobs until 1985, when the unexpected death of her predecessor opened up the position of executive producer of "Masterpiece." "I was very green. Henry Becton [then president of WGBH], who gave me this job, took a real flyer on me," she says.
In 2008 Eaton oversaw the rebranding of "Masterpiece Theatre," dropping the stuffy "Theatre" from the title and splitting the franchise into separate "Classics," "Mystery!" and "Contemporary" series with fresh new hosts.
She follows the Girl Scout advice: Make new friends, but keep the old. "I knew that the backbone of 'Masterpiece' was its loyal viewers, the people who watch week in, week out no matter what we do," she says. "They're just true blue. And they also contribute to their local [PBS] stations. And I thought, 'First do no harm: First, do not drive those people away.' "
But "Downton" has gone beyond this core audience. The second season's average viewership of 5.4 million, up 25 percent from that of the first season, represents the highest rating for any PBS series since Ken Burns's "National Parks" in 2009 – and the highest viewership for "Masterpiece" since "The Buccaneers" in 1995.
But even those numbers don't tell the whole "Downton" story, which includes more than 9 million streams of "Downton" episodes online and 20,000 to 30,000 tweets shared on Twitter by viewers during each live broadcast. Nor do they show its increasingly younger audience: In Season 2, the number of female viewers ages 18 to 34 was up 251 percent from Season 1; male viewers 18 to 34 (not a traditional "Masterpiece" demographic) were up 111 percent. Teenage viewership grew 88 percent.
"Masterpiece" audiences today are finding productions that are "less talky, [with] more innovative camerawork," says Nancy West, an English professor at the University of Missouri and coauthor of a scholarly journal article on "Masterpiece." These newer "Masterpiece" series are "a little less faithful to the original text, willing to take some risks" – including giving a story a new ending or a new beginning or changing "a character we thought we knew into someone a little different," she says.
In "Downton Abbey," which is an original screenplay, not an adaptation, some critics and viewers have seen modern attitudes or figures of speech entering in, something earlier "Masterpiece" productions might have fastidiously avoided.
"I think there's been this movement to write so that the present [day] becomes more present in the past, so that we can see ourselves more clearly in these situations," Dr. West says.
West has been a "Masterpiece" fan since childhood, when she watched with her mother. Today she hosts "Masterpiece" viewing parties and says she finds that many of her college students are fans, too.
Fans are also having fun with the series online. (Mashups have included a YouTube video of favorite witty, one-liner insults from the dowager countess, played by Emmy-winning Maggie Smith and one that appears to show the "Downton" household watching the Super Bowl.)
Online chats about "Masterpiece," West says, are "just a new way of keeping the story alive. And if it gets people to go back and read those original novels, so much the better."
Besides employing social media, Eaton and her WGBH collaborators have also been innovative fund-raisers. Last year a new Masterpiece Trust brought in $1 million from an appeal to deep-pocketed fans, who gave between $25,000 and $250,000 apiece. Eaton hopes to top that in 2012.
"PBS funding is uncertain because it always is," she says, calling federal funding "a political football." To avoid a backlash from local PBS stations, which are constantly trying to raise funds, the Masterpiece Trust money is split with them. "That model has really caught on," she says.
Eaton would love to tell American stories on "Masterpiece," but she can't match the high quality of programming she gets per dollar spent when teaming with the British.
"If we were going to make American 'Mysteries,' American 'Masterpieces,' which would be wonderful to do ... they would cost 10 times as much as to coproduce with the British," she says. "It's too bad."
Eaton is now looking well into 2013 and beyond. "Downton Abbey" Season 3 will air early next year and include Oscar-winner Shirley MacLaine as a visiting American heiress who, fans anticipate, will be a formidable sparring partner for Ms. Smith's acerbic dowager. Ms. MacLaine has already tweeted about her experiences shooting new episodes.
'You are uplifted ... fed ... energized'
Even while "Masterpiece" is reaching out to a wider audience, Eaton sees it steadfastly occupying a special niche, too. "I love the thought that it's higher quality than a lot of other drama on television," she says. "That it's less exploitative, violent, sensational, sexual. I like that. It's often about relationships and moral struggles and larger ideas."
Eaton has a theory, she says, as to why people sometimes tell her that they've been profoundly moved by a "Masterpiece" series. Watching the best of them, she says, "you are uplifted. You are somehow fed or energized.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Strong defense and a balanced attack helped power MIT to a 30-18, 30-23, 30-26 victory over nationally-ranked No. 15 Milwaukee School of Engineering on Wednesday night. With the win, the Engineers improved to 13-8 on the year while the Raiders fell to 5-12 this season.
MIT posted five straight points to start the match and never looked back as it established a 21-8 advantage. The Engineers maintained their 13-point lead as late as 25-12 before sealing up with win.
In the second stanza, MIT created a 5-1 edge but MSOE responded with a 10-3 run. The Engineers scored the next three points to even the frame at 11. The game became a back-and-forth affair as it featured seven ties and five lead changes until a service error put MIT ahead, 21-20. The Engineers scored five out of the next six points, which prompted a timeout by the Raiders. Following the break, MSOE narrowed the gap to three (26-23) however Malcolm Bean closed out the game for the Engineers with a pair of kills and a pair of assisted blocks with Michael Demyttenaere.
The Cardinal and Gray registered an 8-3 lead and held on to the slight edge for most of the final frame until a 6-2 spurt brought the Raiders within one (20-19). A kill by Praveen Pamidimukkala on the ensuing serve gave MIT some breathing room as it eventually increased its margin to 26-22. MSOE picked up the next two points, but the Engineers tallied three in a row to set up match point. Following their own timeout, the Raiders extended the contest with a pair of points including an ace by Chris Brandt. The late rally would fall short as MIT clinched the match on the next serve.
Ryan Dean had a solid outing for the Engineers as he finished with 35 assists, 11 digs, three blocks, three kills, and an ace. Pamidimukkala posted a team-high 13 kills to go along with 10 digs, two blocks, and an ace. In two games, Bean notched nine kills and four blocks as Kenneth Rosche added six kills. Demyttenaere recorded five blocks and five kills while Scott Pollom and Garrett Winther both totaled four kills and three blocks. Matthew Ng collected 11 digs as Eugene Jang tallied eight digs and an ace.
Dan Goray paced the Raiders with 13 kills, 12 digs, two aces, and two blocks as Evan Simatic contributed 10 kills, a .400 hitting performance, nine digs, two blocks and an ace. Bryce Kingsley posted 10 digs while Chris Brandt racked up 34 assists, seven digs, and an ace.
Next up for MIT will be a road match at NECVA New England Division foe Elms College on Saturday, March 1. MSOE will continue action on the road on Saturday, March 8 at the Quincy University Invitational.