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This guide tries to help you getting your Wacom graphics tablet to work with GIMP. It is divided into parts.
First is a small intro on which tablet model to pick. This is of interest for people with any operating system (Linux, Windows, Mac).
The major part of the guide otherwise deals with installing Wacom drawing tablets for the Linux operating system. If you have Windows, the only section of interest for you is the last one; "Setting up GIMP" at the end of the guide. If you have a Mac, scroll to the last section Installing Wacom tablets for use with GIMP (Macintosh), written by staff member Cyrilshark (thanks!).
You might also be interested in reading the replies in this thread since eventual problems and solutions with tablets are being discussed there. A summary of some of the most useful ones (or notes of found bugs) can be found at the bottom of this document.
Which tablet to pick? (Linux / Windows / Mac)
This guide relates to the [Wacom] brand of tablets only. They are generally considered to make the best tablets and Wacom tablets are what most professional artists use as well. They are also the only ones you can expect to get to work under Linux with any certainty, through excellent Linux driver support.
That said, there are plenty of tablets brands out there that are a lot cheaper than the Wacom ones, and some people have been happy with those. Just remember that many of the pens in those have batteries that need recharging regularly, or even wires that can get in the way. The Wacom pens require no batteries and no wires. Anyway, if you go with another tablet brand you can't use this guide; you need to address your questions into our General Help forum and hope someone can help.
The Wacom line of tablets cover a wide range of models ranging from $100 (used) up to thousands of dollars. Which one to choose? Since this question has been asked of me so many times, I will try to make a recommendation here so I can refer to it. But do remember it is only my personal opinion.
Here we go: If you are looking to get your first tablet, get a Wacom [Bamboo] of the smallest (A6) size. That's right, that is the smallest and cheapest Wacom tablet you can get. Since you want to use it with GIMP you can do without the extra programs shipped with the "Fun" version and just get the plain tablet. In this case lowest price does not equal low quality. This one will last you forever.
Many ask why they should not get a bigger-size tablet, with more surface to draw on. Even if you can afford the bigger model I actually discourage this -- there is no need. Unless you are a real-life painter who is used to move your hands in large vivid motions, save your money (and wrists) and go with the smallest drawing surface. The resolutions of these tablets are so extreme that you will still have perfect control. If you want to move your brush over the entire canvas, that is what GIMP's zoom function is for anyway.
As for the higher-level professional tablets like the Wacom Intuos, you should remember that the step up from mouse to tablet is far larger than ever the step between different tablet models. Frankly I would still be using my entry-level Wacom tablet if it had not been so old its cable no longer fit my computer (it was not even an USB). Quite likely the Bamboo is the only one you'll ever need. Very few have actual need for the extra features of professional tablets, and if you ever do, you will already know enough not to have to read this guide about it ...
Now, assuming you have your tablet, let's move on.
Installing Wacom tablets under Linux
The linux distro you use changes the details of how things are installed, but mostly it should be the same. Linux fully supports most of the Wacom product line these days, including the newest pro tablets in the Intuous line. Pressure sensitivity (and tilt, rotation etc of a high-level tablet) ... all should work perfectly also under Linux. If it doesn't you just need to check some more things.
I'm running Debian here, but it's essentially the same for other distros. It used to be rather tricky to get the tablet to run, but these days it's really rather simple. You still need to know how to use the terminal to issue basic commands in Linux though. But as long as you can become root, can read and can use the cp command, you should be fine.
Wacom tablets running on Linux is a possibility because of the hard work of the [Linux-wacom project]. Bookmark that page, but for now the installation instructions on there is mostly for things you don't really have to do manually anymore (for those still running old Linux kernels). Read below instead for now, and remember that page if you need to troubleshoot in more detail later. They have much more detailed and general instructions than I can give, especially for different Linux distributions and bleeding edge versions of the driver.
You might want to jump back and forth between the various sections below in order to find the cause of problems for why your tablet is not working. For example the GIMP configuration section is at the end, and if your tablet is working normally except for pressure sensitivity in GIMP, that's maybe a good place to start. Just remember that the mouse cursor should move also without the pen tip actually touching the tablet. If you have to press down the tip to move the cursor, the tablet is in fact just working as a mouse and is not really installed at all.
Especially the sections Setting up the configuration of the tablet and Setting up GIMP are essential for proper function of the tablet in GIMP. So before giving up on any of the other steps, make sure these are done right or it won't work anyway.
Make sure you have a suitable Linux kernel
First of all, try to upgrade your linux kernel to at least version 2.6.18. Beginning with this kernel, much of the linux-wacom core drivers are already shipped within the kernel and don't have to be loaded or compiled separately as earlier. This helps, trust me, I've spent way too much time through the years compiling wacom kernel modules. Anyway, by the time you read this, the stable linux kernel version is a lot higher than this so it should not be an issue. If you already has a suitable kernel, you can probably skip this section.
These days you don't need to recompile anything; a stock kernel 2.6.18 (or higher) works just fine. There should be a package in your distro for this. In debian you do (for example)
apt-get install linux-image
if you run a Pentium processor (your kernel version will likely be different by the time you read this).
(Do apt-cache search linux-image to find names of other kernel packages
(For other linux distros, use whatever package search you have available.)
Updating/installing your Linux Wacom driver
Hopefully no manual install should be needed anymore. Install the xserver-xorg-input-wacom package, or the equivalent package for XF86. Restart the x-server. That might well be all you need to do. Jump on to the next sections to test the tablet is recognized and configure your xorg.conf file properly. Jump back here only if things still does not work after all other steps.
If it still doesn't work, read on, you need to download the bleeding edge drivers directly from the developers.
Go to the linuxwacom homepage and download the newest package. You might want to play around with picking the "production" or the "development" version of these packages. For my dual-screen setup, my Intuous3 used to require the development package in order to work fully. Even if the following instructions doesn't work right away for you, actually picking a slightly older (and possibly more stable) version of this download might actually work better. Just keep that in mind.
OBS -- You need to be root from now on.
After you have downloaded, for example the linuxwacom-0.7.6-4.tar.bz2 archive, unpack it with
bunzip2 linuxwacom-0.7.6-4.tar.bz2 tar -xvf linuxwacom-0.7.6-4.tar
You want to save the resulting directory someplace. I have them in /usr/src .
The Linux-wacom package includes a lot of sources and ways to create the drivers manually. But since you have the 2.6.18 kernel installed you're hopefully not needing most of these things at all.
All you need is the latest driver, which you can find in your newly created directory under the prebuilt/ subdirectory. Run the install script. That both installs the driver wacom_drv.so and a set of small setup utilities useful for wacom tablets. If that worked, jump to the next section, otherwise read on.
The driver's name is wacom_drv.so
The programs otherwise in the prebuilt/ directory are the "wacom-tools" mentioned elsewhere. They are good to have. Copy them to /usr/local/bin.
Now, install the driver. Simplest is to just copy wacom_drv.so to the right place on your hard drive.
Check if you have an older version already -- do locate wacom_drv.so. If you find one somewhere in the /usr/lib directory, that's the one you want to replace.
Common places to copy the driver to is
- [*:1nyf5eto]/usr/X11R6/lib/modules/input (for xfree86) or
[*:1nyf5eto]/usr/lib/xorg/modules/input/ (for xorg)
Obs: As mentioned, it might actually be an idea to try out an older driver version as well, if all else fails.
Checking that the tablet is talking correctly to the Linux operating system
Disclaimer: Re-testing this section for myself, I found that the wacdump didn't output anything for me, despite the tablet working perfectly. I did get output when running the wacdump command from a terminal though (try Ctrl+Alt+F1 to bring up a terminal). Just so you don't panic if you see no results. If the tablet is working anyway, just don't worry about this section.
Check your tablet by running
wacdump /dev/inputs/XXX, where XXX is likely "wacom" these days, but can also be one of the other devices listed in the /dev/inputs drawer. If you didn't install the driver manually in the previous step, debian has a separate tool package named wacom-tools you have to install before getting the wacdump functionality.
The /dev/input directory is the gateway through which info from the tablet hardware (as well as other input devices such as mice, keyboard etc) enters the operating system. The wacdump takes a look at this input and shows you the values coming in. Pick a device then move your various input devices to see which one is measured by that device. The wacom one will be easy to recognize since it also lists things like pressure and tilt etc. If you see stuff happening here, you know the device is feeding info to the OS properly. Now you just have to tell the OS (more specifically, the X-server) what to do with that info. Continue on to the next section.
Go to the linux-wacom homepage docs for further troubleshooting if the tablet doesn't work. Also try jumping back to the previous section to install an older/newer wacom_drv.so by downloading from the page. That might really be worth the trouble of trying.
Setting up the configuration of the tablet in Linux
This section is mandatory in order to get the tablet to work.
So the cursor is not moving, or it's moving and you have no pressure or tilt -- it's working mostly like a normal mouse? This is because the graphical x-server has no idea that the tablet is not a normal mouse but has all these cool features to take care of.
For this you need to configure your X-server config file. This you can find in either /etc/X11/xf86-conf or /etc/X11/xorg.conf depending on your x-server. Open this file in a text editor. Make a copy of it first, if you haven't done this before.
Now you go to the Linux-wacom docs [here] and put in those things they tell you put in the config file, just as it says. Note the different settings depending on if your pad is connected by USB cable or not (all new tablets are).
You will add at least a "stylus" device, an "eraser" device (these are the pen tip and back tip of the pen) as well as a "cursor" device (this is the separate wacom mouse if you have it). If you have a Intuous3 there will be a "pad" device too. This is the buttons on the tablet.
Reboot the x-server. In your windows manager, you should now be able to move the mouse cursor by hovering the pen a little bit above the tablet (if you have to press down the pen to move the cursor it is not working correctly, go back to previous sections for troubleshooting). Pressing the pen down should also allow you to select, click&drag things in your window manager. If so, congrats, your pen is correctly installed. You can go to next section for some more configuration or directly to the last one to set up GIMP correctly.
Tweaking the pressure sensitivity (Linux)
You should probably wait with this step until you have set up GIMP correctly (last section), since it's hard to test pressure curves without painting on the canvas. Most likely the default will be ok for you until you are used to the tablet.
How pressure is applied to the brush in GIMP is determined by the tablet driver's pressure curve. This is simply a curve determining how the pressure is read depending on how hard you press. By default this is a linear curve, that is your pressure is exactly matched by the pressure as the tablet designers designed it. Depending on how light you are on the hand, you might feel that the tablet goes up to full pressure too fast. Or conversely you might think you have to press too hard to get full pressure.
Whereas Windows and Mac users should be able to set this sensitivity in their supplied tablet config program, Linux users should define this curve explicitly if they don't want the default linear behavour. There are a bunch of graphical tools to do it, but they are all just fancy ways to add stuff to your xorg.conf (or xf86.conf) file, so here is the "fool proof" way. Open your xorg.conf or xf86.conf file as before and find where you input your "stylus" and "eraser" input devices. I made a few presets. In each of these two devices, paste the following:
# Option "PressCurve" "0,75,25,100" #Softest curve (loose pressure) # Option "PressCurve" "0,50,50,100" # Option "PressCurve" "0,25,75,100" # Option "PressCurve" "0,0,100,100" #linear curve (default) # Option "PressCurve" "25,0,100,75" # Option "PressCurve" "50,0,100,50" # Option "PressCurve" "75,0,100,25" #firmest curve (hard pressure)
Remove the # in front of the line you want to use.
The "softer" the curve, the lighter you have to be on your hand. For example, I personally use a "firmer" pressure since I want to have to press pretty hard before I get the full pressure effect of the pen. In case you wonder how the values (each between 0 and 100) work, they describe the control points of a Bézier curve. Of course you can experiment with the values as you want to find the pressure curve that fits you best. Don't forget that you have to restart the Xserver before you see the difference in GIMP (see next section for setting up GIMP).
Setting up touch strip and pad (Linux)
You don't need to be root to set this part up.
If you have a tablet with buttons and a touchstrip on it (like e.g. the intuos tablets) you need to set these up for GIMP to use. First you must however have set up the "pad" device as described in the previous section. The theory from here on is simple -- the buttons as well as the touchstrip up/down events are mapped to normal keyboard keys, so that e.g. one of the buttons equals "Ctrl" and the "touchstrip up" event means the key "_" (or something). Afterwards all you need is to tell GIMP that Ctrl+_ means zoom or some other function to make it work.
So, how to map the pad to keyboard keys?
- [*:1nyf5eto]The first and older way is to use a little program called expresskeys -- http://freshmeat.net...comexpresskeys/. You run this from your home directory when your Xserver starts and it takes a small config file (located in ~/.expresskeys) that maps the keys to the pad. Download it and read the setup instructions. It's really easy.
[*:1nyf5eto]With the linux-wacom diagnostic tools comes a program named xsetwacom (in debian, this tool is in the wacom-tools package). Since version 0.8.x or so, the Expresskey functionality has been integrated into this tool. When you have started your xserver, the following commands sets up the pad buttons of Wacom's Intuos3 tablet with one pad:
xsetwacom set pad Button1 "core key shift" xsetwacom set pad Button2 "core key alt" xsetwacom set pad Button3 "core key control" xsetwacom set pad Button4 "core key space" xsetwacom set striplup "core key up" xsetwacom set stripldn "core key down"
You can use striprup and striprdn if you have a tablet with a right pad as well. I put these commands in my .bashrc file to have them run every time I start the xserver. Give the xsetwacom command on its own to see a list of all the commands you can give it and what they mean.
Setting tablet widescreen ratio (Linux)
Many Wacom tablets come in a 4:3 ratio active area, like the old monitors and TVs. Many monitors these days however come with a "wide" screen that may be 16:9 ("movie" widescreen) or 16:10 (for getting more work space on desktop). A tablet working in "Absolute" mode (which is really what you want) attempts to map the actual surface to a corresponding spot on the screen, and as you can imagine having different ratios between tablet and screen tends to distort things.
To test the distortion take a coin and put it on your tablet. Trace the coin with your pen. Is the result a perfect circle on screen? Most likely you will find that your widescreen monitor infact makes it into an squashed circle - an ellipse! It can help to setup GIMP first (see the section for that below), so you can see the circle you are trying to make.
It might be tempting to "learn" to work with this distortion. Don't. You'll just be learning bad habits. Instead the solution is to sacrifice a little strip of your tablet surface to make the tablet's ratio match the display ratio. The result will be a "dead" zone at the bottom of your tablet. It may sounds bad, but I can honestly say that even on the smallest tablet size (A6) which I'm currently using, the slightly smaller area is not something I notice at all (the non-working strip is about a centimeter or so tall).
Look up your "lines per inch" value for your particular tablet. For Wacom tablets this is often ridiculously high to achieve that extreme resolution. Multiply that with the size (in inches, yuck) to get the number of points in the X and Y direction of your tablet.
Now head into your Xserver config file again (see above on how to find that). You will want to add a new option to your "stylus" and "eraser" sections called BottomY:
Example for my tablet:
Option "BottomY" "16500"
In the later versions of the driver you can also set BottomY with the xsetwacom program (a part of wacom-tools).
A bigger tablet will have larger numbers. The pixel Y coordinate is counted from the upper left corner of the tablet. BottomY effectively controls where the height of the tablet's "active" area ends. So a bigger BottomY value means a taller active area, whereas smaller will make it more and more "widescreen"-like.
You can calculate and try to figure out what BottomY value will result in a 16:10 or 16:9 tablet ratio. In practive I've found it just as well to just adjust a value then use the coin to draw a circle. If the circle is not a perfect circle on your monitor, adjust the BottomY value until the circle you make on the tablet is exactly reproduced as a circle also on the screen. Done!
Setting up GIMP (Windows / Mac / Linux)
At this point you should have the tablet drivers and support programs installed, either by following the instructions above for Linux or by running the Wacom installation disk (Mac,Windows). Better yet, download the latest Windows/Mac drivers directly from Wacom's homepage [here]. If you run into trouble, also make sure you are updated with the latest operating system patches, directX and so on. Obviously you should also always run with the latest GIMP version.
If you use Windows/Mac, you might have gotten some simple test/config program supplied with the tablet. Test that and make sure the tablet is working with all its features. If it doesn't work there you can't expect it to work in GIMP either.
The final thing is to tell GIMP that you have this new cool tablet that you want to use. Go to Preferences->Input devices->Configure Extended input devices.
In the list you should be able to pick the various devices -- they are called
- [*:1nyf5eto] "stylus" (tip of your pen)
[*:1nyf5eto] "eraser" (back tip of your pen)
[*:1nyf5eto] "cursor" (the wacom mouse if you have it)
[*:1nyf5eto] "pad" (the buttons/slider on some tablets -- not all versions have them).
[*:1nyf5eto] "puck" (not sure what heck this is, but some Windows users have reported seeing such a device name.)
Windows/Mac users should have had these devices setup by the Wacom installer. Linux users can follow the instructions above to get everything working (For Windows users who do not see any tablet devices in this list, go to Preferences->Input Devices->Input Controllers and make sure "DirectX DirectInput" is in the "Active" collumn. Make sure you have the latest DirectX. You also have to restart GIMP).
Activate all devices (except the "pad") to mode "Screen", which seems to work best for most people. If you find that your cursor has a strange offset, try is to switch to the the "Windows" setting instead, your mileage may vary. Always leave "pad" disabled in the GIMP prefs, GIMP's not using it anyway and turning it on will only mess things up.
The pad buttons and eventual touch strips are instead linked directly to normal keyboard keys.
Under Windows or Macintosh the buttons/slider on the tablet (the "pad" device) setup is handled by the Windows/Mac driver installer and configuration program you get with the board. Linux users should refer to the relevant section above for information on how to set things up.
So to GIMP the tablet buttons and slider drags are just seen as any key press. Go into Preferences->Interface->Configure keyboard shortcuts and map those buttons to useful things. The "slider up/down" I have mapped to the keys ? and 0 for example, whereas the buttons means Ctrl, Space, Shift and Alt respectively. Then I just need to tell GIMP that e.g. Ctrl + ? means to zoom out, and then I will be able to do that directly from the tablet!
... And that's it. You should now have full pressure/tilt support in GIMP and full use of all features of your tablet. Remember that the "stylus" and "eraser" are treated as separate, equally worthy devices for GIMP (as opposed to how it's handled in PS) . This means that if you use either the pen or eraser tip to click on any tool, GIMP will assign the too to that particular tip. This means you can do interesting things like having your eraser tip act as a smooth tool instead of an eraser for example, and combine the two in any way you want. Just remember that using the mouse to choose the tool will not work, as that will only assign the tool to the mouse, not to the pen.
Good luck!
Installing Wacom tablets for use with GIMP (Mac)
By Cyrilshark
I will be posting a new part in to this tutorial for setting up a Wacom Tablet using Mac OSX.
This part of the tutorial will be split in to four parts.
Part 1: Installing a driver.
Part 2: Setting up your Tablet with the driver.
Part 3: Setting your Tablet up with GIMP.
Part 4: Notes.
Part 1: Installing a driver.
First, you may ask "What's a driver?".
The answer is very easy. It's just a piece of software that tells your computer about the Hardware. (In this case, the Tablet).
You need a driver for the tablet to work. If you bought your Tablet and it didn't come with software, don't worry, theres an easy solution. So lets begin.
When you buy your tablet, it should come with a CD with a driver already on it. You simply have to install the driver. I didn't get my tablet with a driver, so I can't give exact instructions, but I assume it would be as easy as running the file on the CD once you put the CD in your computer.
Now, if you bought your Tablet from say, a friend, and he couldn't find the software, don't worry, it's perfectly fine!
Just go over to Wacom.com, and follow the instructions below.
If you don't have the driver software:
First, as I said before, head over to Wacoms website. (http://www.Wacom.com). Select your region and language.
Find the "Downloads" button. It's located on the Navigation bar at the top.
Click on "Hardware Drivers". Select the appropriate Tablet model and OS system. Download the latest driver.
Once you have finished downloading the .dmg file, it should automatically open the file.
Find "Install Wacom Tablet.pkg". Run it. The driver should now be installed.
Part 2: Setting up your Tablet with the driver.
Now we go on to part two...
Click on the Apple image in the top left of your screen, and click System Preferences.
Your driver should be installed, so find the "Wacom Tablet" image, and select it.
Now there should be three white boxes with options to add something, or remove it.
On the left of the three boxes, there should be some text. To the left of the first box, it should say "Tablet".
The second, "Tool", and the third, "Application". The third is the one we want. So click the plus sign
to the right of the box. Now a window to choose a application should pop up.
Navigate your way to X11.app, and select it. Now repeat that, but this time adding GIMP.app.
Now your tablet is programmed to be recognized in X11 and GIMP.
Part 3: Setting up your tablet in GIMP.
Now we come to the final part of this tutorial.
The first step is to open GIMP.
Now go to Edit>Preferences (in GIMP 2.6). It may be under File in previous versions.
Now click Input Devices. Now select "Configure Extended Input Devices".
It should now recognize your tablet if it didn't before you followed this tutorial.
Set the options to how you want them, and click "Save".
Close GIMP, and reopen it. Your tablet should now work!
Part 4: Notes
Make sure you have the right driver. This is something you NEED to double check, and double check again.
Make sure you have the latest version of GIMP. Later versions fix issues in regards to tablets on a Mac. (This was the solution to a user who sent me a message beacuse it wasn't working. Soon, he found out he just had to update GIMP.)
Check out this same tutorial in video.
I hope this worked for you! If you have any questions, post them here or
PM me (Cyrilshark) if you want.
Troubleshooting (Notes from the thread):
Note that these will gradually go out of date or stop working as drivers/programs are updated
Pen cursor stuck to one side (Linux)
As of april 2010, I have some issues with the tablet cursor being stuck along the left side of the screen in Debian sid with Openbox. I find that it can be resolved by going into a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+F1), login as root and run wacdump /dev/inputs/wacom. Moving the pen on the tablet will show things happening, and when returning to X, the cursor works as it should - you only have to do this once as far as I can tell. You have to restart GIMP for the fix to register in the program though.
Tablet device not recognized (Mac)
At the time of writing, (jan 2009) some Mac users are reporting that the tablet devices (stylus, eraser etc) are not detected by GIMP despite the tablet being seen by other Mac-specific programs. Since GIMP is an X11 program (not native Aqua), it must be run from the X-server in Mac. It seems some(?) versions of MacOSX ships with an X-server that simply does not have its tablet support activated. So the problem is not GIMP's, but the Mac distribution itself. If anyone knows which MacOX versions are affected and how to solve the problem, let us know by replying to this thread.
euroshop said:
Cursor lockups and slowness (Windows)
There seem to still (aug 2008) be sporadic problems plaguing Windows users (only) of the Wacom Bamboo tablet with GIMP (GTK+ bug report is [here]). The problem manifests as the pen cursor behaving weirdly during use (see the thread for more info). The trouble is not affecting all Windows users, but you should at any rate always make sure you have the latest Wacom drivers (download them from Wacom's homepage) and the latest GIMP version. Make sure you have set everything up properly following the info above before assuming this is the problem. Ideally you should also test with another gfx program to see if the pen works ok there before deciding if the problem really lies with GIMP. Other operating systems than Windows are not affected.
A fix exists, and if you still face these problems you can correct them yourself. The original fix required hex-editing a .dll file (second quote below), but there now appears to also be a downloadable, already corrected .dll file available from some charitable user who has already done the work for you (first quote below). Don't forget to make backup copies before changing any files ... you never know.
Photocomix said:
i stumble over something that may be useful for Windows user
the problem , the bug is described here http://bugzilla.gnom...g.cgi?id=496958
A good new , is not needed manually edit the ddl, somebody already did and upload the patched dll here http://dump.bitplane...win32-2.0-0.dll
...In case the above download doesn't work out for you:
Grant said:
After using the method outlined in Thomas Bleekers instructions, now I can run both Gimp & Inkscape without any hanging cursors, improperly aimed cursors and proper pressure recognition.
It involves hex editing a file in the Gimp (and Inkscape if desired)
The instructions are given in the link below
and you need to have GIMP: 2.4.5 i686
Being an old fart, and complete noobie to anything like hex editing....I was pretty apprehensive at the thought of trying this. But it turned out to be fairly straight forward.
I hope this will work for people having problems with their Wacoms. But this could probably also break the program, so if you're at all unsure about trying this then don't do it!
Tablet devices not detected by GIMP (Windows)
(nov 2009) For Windows users, if your tablet does not get detected by GIMP, the following might be worth trying:
garry.robbins said:
As others have reported, the "Configure Extended Input Devices" button said "No extended input devices".
Here is what I did to get it working:
* Cleared / reset all device settings
* Updated DirectX from the Microsoft site ( http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... layLang=en )
* In the Gimp Preferences, click on the Input Devices --> Input Controllers tab, and move "DirectX DirectInput" over to "Active Controllers", then restart Gimp.
Since the tablet appears to be under DirectX's control, you don't see it as an "Available Controller" directly?
thelackey3326 said:
For those having problems with their Pen & Touch not being recognized as an Extended Input Device (you may be seeing the "No extended input devices" dialog), try starting Gimp with the pen instead of the mouse or touch pad, making sure the tablet is detecting the pen while it's starting up. My device has a white LED that changes to amber when it detects the pen. This has worked every time for me so far.


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"It's an opportunity to support the democratic transition in Burma and build a bilateral relationship," a White House official added.
Some human-rights campaigners, though, fear the U.S. has moved too quickly and opened the possibility that Myanmar's military will be the largest beneficiary of increased investment in the country.
At the same time, long-simmering ethnic conflict in the country has flared recently, underscoring that Mr. Thein Sein still has much work to do to satisfy U.S. conditions for further engagement.
Myanmar has pledged to end its military ties with North Korea—but it isn't clear it has yet, fueling American weapons-proliferation concerns.
Mr. Obama's four-day Asia trip, which begins Nov. 17, will include visits to Thailand and Cambodia, the White House said Thursday. The White House said the Thailand trip will mark 180 years of diplomatic relations and reaffirm the alliance.
In Cambodia, Mr. Obama plans to attend the East Asia Summit and meet with Asian leaders attending the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathering. The White House said that topics on Mr. Obama's agenda in Cambodia will include trade, energy, security cooperation and human rights.
The visit to Myanmar was welcomed by people there as a symbol of their country's progress and with the hope that Mr. Obama will use the visit to fully lift long-standing U.S. sanctions, leading to more U.S. investment.
Myanmar has long been "ostracized by many as a sort of a leper. Now, his visit will inspire us," said Maung Maung Lay, vice president of the country's Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Nay Zin Latt, economic adviser to Mr. Thein Sein, predicted that sanctions would soon be permanently revoked and said Myanmar "is now really getting into the new times and the new world."
The Burmese government also welcomed the visit.
"President Thein Sein can move forward with his reform programs with the support of Mr. Obama and the United States of America," said Zaw Htay, an official in the president's office.
The engagement with Myanmar also has implications for American efforts to counter Chinese influence in the region. Washington has seen the political opening in Myanmar as a unique opportunity to partner with a country that has traditionally been among China's closest allies.
At the East Asia summit a year ago, the U.S. supported smaller nations in the region in their effort to contest China's territorial claims to the South China Sea, another move seen as a challenge to the Asian superpower.
—Jay Solomon, Keith Johnson and Celine Fernandez contributed to this article.

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A better way to do businessBy Starla Muhammad -Assistant Editor- | Last updated: Jun 6, 2014 - 8:07:11 PM
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Over 1,000 established and budding entrepreneurs and business leaders attended the three-day gathering to gain valuable information, sharpen their business acumen and more importantly, to network with one another.
"We believe that African American businesses need to partner with one another so that they can grow in size and scale. One to gain corporate contracts but two, to serve our community better," said Derek T. Dingle, senior vice president and editor-in-chief of Black Enterprise. Small business is big business, he added. "Join the Small Business Revolution," was the theme of the 2014 conference.
According to figures released in 2011 by the U.S. Census in a survey of Black businesses from 2002-2007, only 3.1 percent of Black-owned fi rms made more than $250,000 a year in receipts. The majority or 26.5 percent made $10,000 - $24,999 and 21.4 percent grossed between $5,000-$9,999.
"We need to think differently because if we partner, grow our businesses and scale up then we can have a greater impact in terms of employment," said Mr. Dingle. The Black community is still in the midst of an employment crisis, one that successful Black businesses can help address. But as one presenter pointed out, "Would you rather own 100 percent of a grape or 25 percent of a watermelon?" meaning partnering up with one another as opposed to sole proprietorships is an option Black entrepreneurs should be willing to consider.
"What's going to make the difference are going to be African American businesses of size and scale that can employ large numbers of African Americans," said Mr. Dingle. This will translate into building wealth and creating opportunities throughout the community as well, he added.
Teaching entrepreneurs a better way to operate more efficiently through the use of technology, whether it is marketing goods and services via social media or delving into business ownership through franchising, were among the various breakout sessions at this year's conference.
Successful and multi-million dollar Black business owners and executives presented on topics at the mid-May conference on, "Mastering Multiple Franchise Ownership," "Wealth Management: How to Grow, Protect and Distribute Your Assets," "How I Used Social Media to Brand My Company", "20/20 Business Forum: Get On the Shelf" and multiple sessions on raising and accessing capital. The popular Elevator Pitch Competition in which entrepreneurs got the opportunity to present their business plan and idea to a panel of judges was back this year in addition to auditions for the popular network show Shark Tank.
Founded by Earl Graves Sr. in 1970, Black Enterprise is a multimedia resource hub providing information, training and tools for Black business owners and executives. Its signature publication, Black Enterprise Magazine highlights and promotes Black owned businesses. In 2006 Mr. Graves Sr., handed the reigns over to his eldest son, Earl "Butch" Graves, Jr., who is now President and CEO.
Guest presenters throughout the conference included author and multimedia businessman T.D. Jakes, longtime civil rights pioneer Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. who spoke on the ongoing fight for Blacks to gain entrance into Silicon Valley's tech industry and Valerie Daniels-Carter, co-founder, president and CEO of V & J Holdings, one of the largest Black and women owned fast-food franchise operators in the country.
There must be a total transformation of the traditional Black entrepreneur mindset, said Rodney Sampson, author of Kingonomics and Executive in Charge of Diversity and Inclusion for Shark Tank in a presentation during the first night of the conference.
Mr. Sampson said Blacks not only need to start, build and sell companies but another method of business is to invest in companies.
"Everybody wants to be an entrepreneur but that's a mindset, a process and a commitment that most people are not willing to make…we must see ourselves as investors first," said Mr. Sampson. Investing in startup businesses provides different opportunities to build wealth, become an entrepreneur and help others, he said.
"Culturally, we start companies that have a nice lifestyle. We have lifestyle businesses whereas other communities they are passionate about ideas but they're not so much connected to the company itself," said Mr. Sampson.
Selling a company to a larger or more strategic firm is a way to create wealth, a job for yourself and others he pointed out.
"Are you in business simply to create a livelihood for yourself or are you creating something that's so disruptive that it will change the past, present and future and someone will eventually want to purchase or buy this from you because they have to have it. And guess what, now that you have the money, you're also free to innovate again and again," said Mr. Sampson.
Attendees gained a wealth of knowledge during the conference they hoped to take back home to implement into their businesses.
Ellis Still, owner of The Burning Bush Christian Bookstore travelled from Newark, N.J. to attend the conference and said it was well worth it.
"Coming to the Black Enterprise Conference you really get a chance to hear from people that have either done it at a very high level in terms of their success. So it's good to hear from a diversity of people that have done what you're trying to do," Mr. Still told The Final Call.
Manual Washington, owner and CEO of two companies based in West Virginia, Groves Cleaning Services, LLC and Janitors Closet, had previously attended several Black Enterprise Conferences but had not been to one recently. Though he has been Photos: Starla Muhammad in business 28 years, Mr. Washington said this year's conference brought him up to the 21st century.
"I had become somewhat complacent with the marketplace thinking that everything's still to a point where it's fair. It's not a fair market but listening to Rev. Jakes and Rev. Jackson, I've found that we still have a fight and a struggle to get a better part of the market regardless to whatever type of business we're in," he told The Final Call.
"To do that we must be persistent and have got to continue to persevere to the struggles of being entrepreneurs. By doing that, we must work together as a people and these types of conferences that forms a networking and informational stage for us, we must be a part of that and try to be stronger in our struggle to be owners or entrepreneurs."
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Dr. Frank Triplett discusses Georgia-Russia Conflict at LINC Luncheon
May 25, 2010
Dr. Frank Triplett, professor of foreign language and director of international programs at Mount Union College, presented "From Russia with Love?" at the first LINC Luncheon held on Tuesday in the Hoover-Price Campus Center.
Triplett has traveled to Russia eight times, and all but one trip was in the middle of winter. His first trip to Russia was on the invitation of the East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church (EOC) in January of 1997. He has always stayed with a family, and these people were in a variety of professions ranging from civil engineers to a mayor.
Since 1997, Triplett has been involved with the development of an exchange program, an art project and a faculty exchange with Kursk State University. "I have met with Local and State Duma officials, as well as the mayor and vice-mayor of the city of Kursk," he added.
Triplett has learned from his travels that "it is possible for the rest of the world to have an opinion and some of their opinions make sense." Americans must learn as much about the rest of the world as they already know about us.
He discussed the conflict between Georgia and Russia and pointed out that there are tensions that are not resolved today. Triplett pointed out that the Russians say the Georgians attacked and the Georgians say the Russians attacked and, in fact, the truth lies somewhere in between.
Tensions have heated up since July 17 when United States troops began training in Georgia and troops that Georgia had serving in Iraq returned home. In response to this, Russia flew long-range bombers by the Caribbean and spent several days in Venezuela and Cuba. The expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is also a concern to Russia and reduces the level of trust even further.
"In context all of these things make sense," said Triplett."But the real question is what is next?"
He pointed out that people from Russia, Georgia and the United States all have a different view of the conflict. According to Triplett, one way to gain a fuller understanding of international affairs is to study abroad. "Studying abroad allows students to hear another perspective and understand the context," said Triplett.
A member of the Mount Union faculty since 1993, Triplett earned a bachelor of arts degree from Ricker College, a master of science degree counseling/psychology from the University of LaVerne (California) and master of arts and doctoral degrees in French from the University of Cincinnati.
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Former UFC lightweight Junie Browning is in hiding in fear for his life after an altercation in Thailand that left the 26-year-old fighter with multiple injuries. Injured and scared overseas, Browning is in seclusion, calling for help from the U.S. Embassy to get him back home.
Browning was involved in a bar fight on Dec. 12 in Phuket, Thailand. Reports quickly surfaced that Browning was a fugitive on the run being sought after by local authorities. Browning challenged those claims to MMAWeekly.com on Sunday.
"I was in fact the victim in this case, and it is important I am able to tell my side of the story and provide you with pictures and evidence to support it. There was an attempt to end my life and I am begging for help from the U.S. Embassy."
The initial reports alleged that Browning fled the hospital before police arrive, but Browning provided photo evidence that disputes those claims.
Recalling what he could from the night in question, Browning tells a different tale than was originally reported by media outlets.
"Sunday night, we arrived at a small bar in Karon with two other females, one of which was friends with the owner. It happened to be the owner of the bar's birthday, Simon Wilson Menzies. So he was surrounded by a group of 12-15 of his closest friends who had been drinking in celebration previous to our arrival. My girlfriend and I had a few drinks, and seeing we didn't know anyone, had decided to leave to go home. We had contacted a cab and he was on his way to meet us. He would call when he arrived. A discussion via text message with one of the girls I had arrived with resulted in MJ Castro and Simon Menzies confronting me in the street," recalled Browning.
"MJ was screaming and swinging her hands in front of my face. I do not know why she was mad. Nothing that I had said involved her or her friends whatsoever. I assumed she was mad that we were leaving the party because we were on our way out to meet our cab. Without any notice I found myself in a physical altercation with Simon in the street."
Browning quickly realized he was over-matched and out-numbered.
"I could tell from the moment he stepped in front of me, he was looking for a fight. At this point, it just involved me and Simon, my girlfriend standing next to us. In only a few seconds, my girlfriend was thrown across the street and I had been hit from behind in the back of the head by a glass beer bottle. I stood up looking for my attacker and found myself surrounded by a mob of people.
"It was no longer a man on man 'bar brawl' but a fight for my survival. I was trying to defend myself in the street when at some point I fell back to the ground. They drug me back into the bar where they pummeled me with punches and kicks. It was me against everyone. For a second time I received a mass blow over the head with a thick glass mug that split my head open and made me fall to the floor. I curled up in the fetal position, submissive, and I continued to be kicked and hit. My arms up covering my face I felt a slice to my forearm and another stab to my neck," Browning told MMAWeekly.com.
Browning appeared on the eighth installment of The Ultimate Fighter reality series on Spike TV. He immediately became the bad boy of the season with his antics.
He was released by the organization in 2009. On Oct. 6, 2009, Browning was arrested and accused of assaulting three nurses in a Henderson, Nevada, hospital following a possible suicide attempt.
The altercation in Thailand also spilled over from the bar to the hospital, but the situations were drastically different, according to the Kentucky native.
"They began to assess my wounds and stitch up the three large gashes on my head. Without any consideration to my safety or the events that had just occurred, they placed both Menzies, accompanied by MJ Castro, and the man who had attacked me with a mug, in the beds right beside me. Needless to say, I became furious and again words were exchanged. As it escalated a second time into a physical fight… Security and Patong Police arrived and restrained all parties. I was taken into the waiting lobby on a stretcher in handcuffs in front of numerous people to finish giving me medical attention," recounted Browning.
"At no point was I rude or uncooperative with either the medical staff or the police. Taken into consideration the severity of my wounds and my demeanor and my girlfriend's statement, the police officer removed my handcuffs. We were told by the officer that we should stay the night in the hospital to have my head monitored and would be able to go home with no charges the next morning. It was obvious to him that I was the victim."
Following the second altercation at the hospital, Browning began to fear for his life.
"My intentions were to file a police report in the morning and deal with this in a civil manner. Hours later, my phone began to ring with numerous reliable sources stating that we were not safe and we needed to leave now! They said that local Thais and mafia had a price on my head and were headed to the hospital and both my girlfriend and my life were at risk. We were told to trust or talk to no one and to just leave. We are aware that the mafia is a real thing and took this very seriously. We panicked and decided that our best option was to escape in the middle of the night and hope we could make it home," he said.
"My girlfriend pulled out my IV and jumped a fence to find a taxi to come pick me up. When one arrived, I jumped in and we headed home to pack. Two friends came banging on the door, which we didn't answer for fear of who it might be. They continued to bang on the windows until we realized who it was. We do not want to mention their names to protect them from being associated with the situation and any harm that may come to them. They said there was no time, that I needed to hide. They even mentioned that if my girlfriend was found, they would kill or harm her in attempt to find me," he added.
On the advice of friends familiar with Thailand, Browning fled the country. He refuses to disclose his current location and pleads the U.S. Embassy for cooperation to get him home.
Wounded and on the run, Browning is concerned about the severity of his injuries.
"To this point I have been unable to seek the medical attention that I desperately need. My vision in my right eye is impaired; I am in severe pain; I am going through fainting and dizzy spells, and have severe head trauma," said Browning.
"All we are asking for is help from people we can trust which brings us here now. We are victims of a viscous assault and attempt on our lives. We are seeking the assistance of the U.S. Embassy and want to clear my name of the wrong-doing I was accused of."
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a)I am just wondering as to whether the synthetic material from stones do also eventually break down due to attrition . Are they more resistant?
b) It is also fr this reason that I use say a 3,000 grit stone to clean or create mud on say a 5,000 grit stone. Grit contamination does replicate the desired mixture.ON this subject, the texture of the mud becomes relevant.... too watery not much slurry around. Too dry, it cant do its job. A right amount of water ( droplets, via a spray) will have the right mix and texture.
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I think it would take more time and work to see what I suggested would have played out in previous years, but if you have time to see how this would've gone in one particular year, it might be interesting:
Remove all committees and polls; I like how the Michigan HS Ath. Assoc. does it. An analagous NCAA playoff:
- 120 teams in D-1A, 16 playoff spots
- 60 teams in 6, 10-team Class A conferences (e.g., B1G, SEC, etc.)
- 30 teams in 3, 10-team Class B conferences (e.g., Mountain West, WAC)
- 30 teams in 3, 10-team Class C conferences (e.g., MAC, Sun Belt, Big East (j/k))
- Each team plays 12 games--all 9 conference opponents and 3 non-conf.
- Point system; no polls incorporated--this allows for all the people who love to talk about polls to do so ad nauseum to their hearts' content
- 80 points for beating a Class A opponent, 64 points for beating a Class B opponent, 48 points for beating a Class C opponent, 32 points for beating an opponent not in D-1A
- 8 points for each win by an opponent you beat
- 1 point for each win by an opponent you lost to, except for your game with that opponent
- 9+ wins = auto-qualify
- If less than 16 teams qualify, add the teams with the most points who aren't auto-qualifiers
- If more than 16 teams qualify, eliminate the auto-qualifiers with the least points
- Playoffs are seeded 1-16 by points
- Higher-seeded team hosts 1st round
- The following is not analagous to the MHSAA, but they're personal suggestions:
- Quarters, semis, and finals are neutral sites
- Cities, bowls, and/or corporate sponsors blind bid for the title game.
- Highest bid gets the title game, 2nd and 3rd highest bid get the semis, etc.


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Or how about some new luggage for the holidays? The Vatican shop stocks a variety of Samsonite Cordoba Duo carry-ons for (euro) 123, a nice markdown from the (euro) 135 on the Samsonite website. But if a last-minute shopping splurge is in order, the Vatican can also oblige: Take this leather-bound travelling trunk from Florence's "The Bridge" leatherworks, with its five drawers, plaid interior, six wooden hangars and shiny brass buckles.
At (euro) 5,900, it comes with a matching leather golf club bag, just what every monsignor needs under his Christmas tree.
There's a little-known open secret in the Vatican gardens, a few paces behind St. Peter's Basilica and tucked inside the Vatican's old train station: a sprawling, three-story tax-free department store that rivals any airport duty free or military PX, stocking everything from Church's custom grade shoes ((euro) 483 a pair) to Baume et Mercier watches (ladies (euro) 1,585, men's Capeland (euro) 5,000).
There's a hitch, however. It's not open to the public, only to Vatican citizens, employees and their dependents, diplomats accredited to the Holy See and (unofficially) their lucky friends who, after stocking up on holiday must-haves, proceed to the checkout with their Vatican connection and the ID card that entitles them to shop there.
To be sure, Rome is no stranger to tax-free shopping. Embassies, nearby military bases and the U.N. food agencies all have commissaries for their employees, where imports of everything from American ice cream to French wine can be had minus the 21 percent sales tax included in list prices in Italy.
The Vatican has that and more, given that it's its own sovereign state -- the world's smallest -- operating in central Rome. At 110 acres, the Vatican city state is the physical home of the Holy See: the pope and governing structure and administration of the Catholic Church.
The Vatican is entitled to run such tax-free enterprises inside its walls based on the Lateran Treaty, the 1929 pact that regularized and regulates the Vatican's relations with Italy. But those regulations also limit the Vatican's customer base, lest all of Rome descend on the supermarket.


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Thursday, May 13, 2010
truth thursdays and guest blogging
I am so excited to announce that for the first time ever I am going to do a guest blog over at Justine Dell's blog! So go check it out and be sure to tell me what you think!
A few truths before you hop over!
1. I love going to the coffee shop but only go for the muffins
2. I love to buy books at random, just walking into B&N and picking up the first two that catch my eye (who doesn't!)
3. I love brownies but only warmed up and with a scoop of vanilla ice cream
4. My favorite place to write is in bed with my two kitties Lynx and ellie laying with me.
5. I wish it was friday...
What are your truths??
BTW Justine hasn't had time to post it yet but I unfortunately have to post early due to my work schedule so please make sure come back and check it out!
40 comments:
- The Alliterative Allomorph said...
I'll definitely check it out! Whoo-hoo!
- Thu May 13, 06:16:00 AM
- Christina Lee said...
Oh yes, bookstores are one of my favorite places on earth!
- Thu May 13, 06:24:00 AM
- DL Hammons said...
Two doses of Jen in one day! Woo Hoo!!! :)
- Thu May 13, 06:45:00 AM
- A. Grey said...
Congrats on your guest blog!
Thruths for me:
I'd drink coffee all day long if I didn't have the commonsense to curb myself...
I'd rather write than eat, or drink, or do pretty much anything else...
I buy books for their first line sometimes...
- Thu May 13, 06:47:00 AM
- TerryLynnJohnson said...
I'll be sure to go check it out. Way to go!
1. I really really hate blackfly season (buggers get into my hair and chew welts so big, I can hardly turn my neck)
2. I love singing Melissa Etheridge at the top of my voice when driving with the windows down.
- Thu May 13, 07:03:00 AM
- JustineDell said...
I'm afraid of the dark!
Kidding...lol I am afraid of lots of other things, though.
Thanks for doing the guest blog!
- Thu May 13, 07:23:00 AM
- tywo said...
I wish it was Friday too.
I can't go to sleep without wearing socks.
I love drinking coffee, but only because it is sweet.(flavored ones).
I love drinking green tea at night.
- Thu May 13, 07:38:00 AM
- Indigo said...
I can't walk into a bookstore without coming out with at least one book. Doesn't matter that my shelves are overflowing with TBR books.
Another truth is I can't write unless the wood blinds are closed. I love being outdoors and I get distracted easily staring out the window.
My favorite time to write is during rainy weather and overcast days. (Hugs)Indigo
- Thu May 13, 07:45:00 AM
- Lindsay (a.k.a Isabella) said...
I'm of to check it out now.
Oh, and I love buying the first books that catch my eye too. :)
- Thu May 13, 07:49:00 AM
- Joanne said...
I'm so with you on the Brownies ... Is there any other way to enjoy brownies? And with a fresh coffee on the side ... even better.
- Thu May 13, 07:51:00 AM
- Matthew Rush said...
I hate that posts go up at different times! Honestly if you don't post between 6-8 AM EST/EDT then I may not ever get to your blog! Argh!
Anyway I love your truths (and your guest post). I wish it was Friday too.
- Thu May 13, 07:55:00 AM
- Rachele Alpine said...
I found you from Justine's blog...great posting today! I look forward to reading more on your blog. :)
- Thu May 13, 08:21:00 AM
- Crystal Cook said...
Yay an interview! I'll for sure check it out :)
And awesome truths once again. Now I want to go to B & N and get not just books, but a muffin too. Or their cupcakes. yummm.
- Thu May 13, 08:26:00 AM
- j.leigh.bailey said...
I'll jump over to read the guest blog in just a minute, but... I also like to go to the coffee house (usually to take advantage of free wi-fi) but don't drink coffee. Love the smell, hate the taste (unless it's used the flavor ice cream, and then yum-yum!).
- Thu May 13, 09:05:00 AM
- Karen Lange said...
Congrats! Will go and check it out.
- Thu May 13, 09:16:00 AM
- Creepy Query Girl said...
Fun facts! I'll be sure to come hang out with you guys over at Justines:)
- Thu May 13, 09:55:00 AM
- Jennifer Gregory said...
My truths:
1. I drink more Pepsi max than I am going to admit.
2. I secretly am excited when my husband travels. I'm happy when he comes home also, but it is nice to have some space.
- Thu May 13, 10:28:00 AM
- Clara said...
Definetly will check it out!
- Thu May 13, 10:42:00 AM
- Elana Johnson said...
I could live in a bookstore if they'd let me.
- Thu May 13, 11:15:00 AM
- Zoe C. Courtman said...
I wish I could write in bed! Alas, I have to be upright and behind a desk (also have to wear some rings...ah, the totems. The totems). I'll mosey on over to Justine's blog to check out your post!
- Thu May 13, 12:02:00 PM
- Jaydee Morgan said...
Loved the guest post - but sheesh, you only go to coffee shops for the muffins? That's just wrong on so many levels ;)
- Thu May 13, 12:50:00 PM
- Talli Roland said...
I've seen it at Justine's already and it's great - congrats!
I'm so jealous of your two kittens. :( I want one (of my own).
- Thu May 13, 01:14:00 PM
- ~Abby~ said...
Umm Jen that is so weird!
All of your truths are mine!
:))) I love coffee shops and muffins.
Book stores are my safe haven.
If I eat brownies- I HAVE to have some vanilla (preferrably Bryers) ice-cream with it.
I do all of my writing/homework in bed (and I love cats.)
And DUH I wish it was Friday!
- Thu May 13, 02:44:00 PM
- Amy Saia said...
I like the writing with the kitties truth! Awww.
I spill all my truths on my blog like a cheap hooker, and have nothing to share with you, haha. No.... lets see . . . I listen to a lot of music while writing. I hate silence. I bake to relax and make tons of cookies during the week. I love old magazines. That's about it!
- Thu May 13, 02:48:00 PM
- Theresa Milstein said...
Perusing and buying books is great. I'll check out your guest post.
- Thu May 13, 02:49:00 PM
- Shannon O'Donnell said...
I wish it was the end of the school year - my h.s. students are making me nuts! :-)
I LOVED your guest post!
- Thu May 13, 02:55:00 PM
- Medeia Sharif said...
I also buy books randomly. Some of my favorite books aren't from recommendations or word of mouth. They are from picking things that catch my eye.
- Thu May 13, 03:13:00 PM
- Shannon said...
I'll be sure to check it out. I'm with ya on the brownies and bookstores.
Another thing - I can't walk past a Hallmark store without going inside.
- Thu May 13, 03:54:00 PM
- Imola said...
A piece of truth: I wish days were 25 hours long...
- Thu May 13, 04:16:00 PM
- E. Elle said...
Ooh, and I love your new background. (It may not be new, though.... It's been forever since I've been able to hop around the blog circuit.)
- Thu May 13, 05:20:00 PM
- Jemi Fraser said...
I actually thought it was Friday for about half the morning. Talk about a let down!!
- Thu May 13, 05:25:00 PM
- Lynn said...
Definitely look forward to reading your guest blog. How fun. I'm glad your making me think of my five truths. When caught up in the daily chores of life, I forget what I like! I'm going to follow your format to help me out, if that's okay.
1. I love sipping coffee in cafes situated on a busy street corner.
2. I love getting off my butt and browsing bookstores, and leaving with one I never expected to buy.
3. I love my chocolate frozen and my ice cream slightly melted.
4. I like to write in bed when the mid day sun warms my toes
5. I wish I could blog full-time!
- Thu May 13, 05:32:00 PM
- Susan Fields said...
My truth for today: Of all the sports my kids play, indoor soccer is my favorite. It's never too hot or too cold, it never gets rained out, and it's fast-paced and fun to watch. Kind of random, I know - that's just what came to mind. :)
- Thu May 13, 06:08:00 PM
- Shelley Sly said...
Love your truths! Friday's coming soon enough!
- Thu May 13, 06:41:00 PM
- Susan Fields said...
I just read your comment on my blog - I actually did enter T.J.'s contest today. No poems or video, though, I'm not technical enough to do video or poetic enough to do poetry. I'm really looking forward to seeing yours!
Loved your guest post - I totally need to read Stephen King's book.
- Thu May 13, 07:05:00 PM
- Journaling Woman said...
My big truth is that I love to prop up my pillows in bed and write. It's my best writing place.
I'll check out the other too!!
- Thu May 13, 07:48:00 PM
- Eva said...
I love your truth Thursdays. Random things are always the best and most people are too scared to put things out there.
My truth for today: I was bad and ignored my WIP for a day to relax :)
- Thu May 13, 08:27:00 PM
- Alissa said...
I can't remember the last time I went to a bookstore and just bought a random book. I always seem to go in with a list these days. I'll have to buy a random book next time.
- Thu May 13, 08:48:00 PM
- Amber Tidd Murphy said...
First -- yum! Muffins!
Next -- I agree. I have discovered several great authors just by choosing a random read from the clearance wall at Half Price Books. I'll admit I do judge by the cover (and sometimes the blurb) for this process. ;)
Have a wonderful weekend! I'm heading over to read your guest post now...
- Fri May 14, 05:55:00 PM
- India Drummond said...
Mmm.. hot brownies! Yum! Been ages since I've had one... they don't really eat brownies here!
- Sat May 15, 03:25:00 AM


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A severe storm that passed through Polk County on Wednesday knocked out power to thousands of homes, damaged power lines and brought down trees, blocking roads.
LAKELAND | Around 100 Lakeland Electric customers were waiting to get power restored this afternoon following yesterday's severe storm that knocked out power to thousands of homes, damaged power lines and brought down trees.
At its peak, there were 15,052 Lakeland Electric customers without power, city spokesman Kevin Cook said this morning.
The National Weather Service in Ruskin said the Lakeland area appeared to be the hardest hit by heavy rain and winds, but damage was seen across the county. Nearly 2 inches of rain fell in some areas of the county. Lakeland Linder Airport reported 65 mph winds.
This morning, Lakeland Electric crews are working to repair six bad transformers, 3 broken poles and 19 locations with downed wires, Cook said. Fifty line workers worked overnight to restore power, and 28 fresh crew members reported this morning, he said. The cities of Bartow and Kissimmee are each sending four crew members to help, he said.
Power was knocked out to traffic lights at some busy intersections around the city, including at South Florida Avenue and Lime Street and South Combee Road at North and South Crystal Lake roads.
Cook said power to all of the traffic lights within the city had been restored by Wednesday night.
About 4:30 p.m., more than 1,000 Tampa Electric customers in the Winter Haven area, including Auburndale, Inwood and Eagle Lake, were without power, but as of 9 p.m., almost all power had been restored, according to the company's website.
Lakeland police officers were out assessing damage and assisting Lakeland Electric crews with keeping residents safe from downed power lines.
LPD spokesman Sgt. Gary Gross said the department immediately started receiving calls of fallen trees and live power lines that were sparking near homes.
"Within minutes after the storm, officers were doing damage assessments and notifying the appropriate city departments to handle the situation," Gross said.
He said most of the calls came from around the Lake Morton area and in North Lakeland.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office and LPD did not have any reports of injuries from the storm, but at least one family was displaced from a damaged home.
Polk County Fire Rescue spokesman Brad Ruhmann said the family was receiving assistance from the Red Cross after part of the roof blew off of their mobile home on Lakewood Circle in Lakeland.
Several reports of a possible tornado were investigated around the mobile home, which is near Jungle Street and South Combee Road, but the National Weather Service did not have any confirmed sightings.
Nicole Love saw some of the storm's worst damage when a large tree fell on the garage apartment, which she owns, next to her home.
No one was inside the apartment at 1014 W. Orange St., but the tree crushed the front porch and stairs.
"We heard some snapping, like click, click, click, then it was boom," she said. "I just thank God I wasn't in there."
Fallen trees and street light outages in Lakeland included a tree on power lines in the area of the 1600 block of East Fern Road, a tree down on power lines near 10th Street and Lincoln Avenue, a tree down in the area of the 800 block of East Bella Vista, a tree down near 10th Street and Webster Avenue, and a traffic light completely down in the road at New Jersey and Sylvester roads, Gross said.
The National Weather Service said most of the reported damage was from fallen trees and downed power lines.
The storms were mostly out of Polk County by about 4:45 p.m. and had moved into Pasco and Hernando counties, according to the National Weather Service.
Cook said city of Lakeland Public Works crews worked through the afternoon to clean up tree limbs and debris that littered the roads.
Other reported damage included dents from a fallen tree limb to an off-duty LPD officer's personal truck and patrol car, pieces of a metal roof in the road near U.S. 98 and the Polk Parkway, roof damage at the Lakeland Livestock Auction building, a wall blown over in the Santa Fe Catholic High School baseball field and damage to the front door awning at the Lakeland Yacht and Country Club.
Severe storms also passed through Hillsborough and Pinellas counties Wednesday afternoon, causing heavy rains and damaging winds, including dime-sized hail in Clearwater, according to the National Weather Service.
Hundreds of lightning strikes were recorded across the Tampa Bay area, but the National Weather Service had no confirmed direct hits in Polk County as of about 8 p.m.
More storms are expected throughout the week across Central Florida, but it was too early on Wednesday for Weather Service meteorologists to determine their severity.
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- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 3 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper
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- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Brush beef with oil. Combine the remaining ingredients; rub over meat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Place on a rack coated with cooking spray in a shallow roasting pan. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 45-55 minutes or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 145°; medium, 160°; well-done, 170°). Let stand for 10 minutes before slicing. Yield: 8 servings.
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PHOENIXVILLE — Officials in the Phoenixville Area School District are ready to move forward with their new school project after receiving a copy of a Chester County judge's decision rejecting objections made by the owners of Meadow Brook Golf Club.
At the end of last month, Common Pleas Court Judge Jacqueline Carroll Cody decided against the CY Group, which owns 50 percent of the golf club slated to be acquired by the school district after a Nov. 14 school board vote.
Cody said that the CY (pronounced "sigh") Group and its legal representation did not provide a strong enough argument to prove that the school district overreached when it condemned the 50-plus acre property for a new school complex.
"We're pleased with the ruling," said Stan Johnson, the school district's executive director of operations. "We're ready to move forward with the land development process with the site and hopefully build a school for the kids."
Bruce Campbell, who is one half of the CY Group with Patricia Young, could not be reached for comment Monday on whether they plan to appeal the ruling to a commonwealth court.
It's believed they have 20 days to make the appeal.
William Hagner, an attorney who represented them in court, did not return a message left at his office.
Johnson said the district was unsure of whether the Cy Group plans to appeal the ruling.
"That will be their decision to make, whether it's financial or on principle," Johnson said.
Per the understanding of the district's lawyers, Johnson said, Meadowbrook's property now officially belongs to the school district.
As such, the district has begun talking to insurance companies about insuring the properties there, according to Johnson.
Johnson also said he hand-delivered documents to the Meadowbrook property last week that included a potential lease agreement that would allow the golf business to continue until the end of the season.
In order to decide on a "fair market value" for the Meadowbrook property that the district will have to pay, a court-appointed board will now evaluate Meadowbrook and set the price which the school district must pay for the land.
"The viewers are usually lawyers or real estate professionals who are used to setting the value for land," Johnson said.
District documents showed that the last offer made for the property was $5 million but Meadowbrook's owners wanted $8 million.
The property's "best-use" appraisal, made by an independent party, was $3.725 million, according to the district.
Still, negotiations between the two sides can continue until the board of view makes a decision.
"As part of the correspondence I delivered, we did make an offer to them," Johnson said. "It's up to them to decide if they want to negotiate."
The terms of the offer are confidential, Johnson said.
As of now, the district remains on-track for an opening of the combined early learning center-elementary school building for the beginning of the 2017-18 school year.
It's planned to hold more than 1,200 students and the grounds around it will also likely contain a district maintenance shed and a total of eight athletics fields. Johnson's latest estimate for the project's total cost is between $55 million and $60 million, though PennDOT-required road improvements and other factors make it difficult to nail down a number, he said.
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