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Released: October 14th, 2019
19.3.253 (Win 64-bit)
19.3.252 (Mac 64-bit)
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Sign In Workflow ChangesWhat has changed?
Users will now sign into our desktop applications via an external web browser, instead of an embedded web browser. This change impacts both subscription and classic license users.
The change in 2019.3 that will impact classic license users: Users need to be signed in before accessing the 3D Warehouse, Extension Warehouse and Add Location, which they didn't need to do in previous builds. Accessing these features will go through the new sign-in workflow, which means classic license users need Trimble IDs (or Google IDs) to access them.Why?
This past April, Google announced that it will no longer support Google Sign In through embedded browser frameworks. In order to continue supporting Google Sign In, we're following one of Google's recommended solutions: to have users sign in through their default web browsers and capture the sign in information via a web server on their local machine (127.0.0.1).What does this mean from a user's point of view?
- All users need to be signed in to access the 3D Warehouse, Extension Warehouse, Trimble Connect and Add Location from within the desktop apps.
- When a user selects a 'Sign In' command from within a desktop app, the user's default web browser will open a new tab in order for them to sign in.
SketchUp Release Notes
FixesmacOS Catalina Support
Added support for macOS Catalina, which included the following updates:
- Implemented the notarization process that will be required for macOS Catalina.
- Fixed an issue where the Welcome Window's templates panel sometimes loaded slowly.
- Fixed an issue where text was displayed with a black background on some configurations.
- Changed our internet connection tests to work more robustly across the globe.
- (Win) Updated libcrypto and libssl dlls to 1.1.1c.
Released: July 18th, 2019
19.2.222 (Win 64-bit)
19.2.221 (Mac 64-bit)
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Enhancing your professional workflow—it's the small things that count!
We are excited to announce our second desktop product update since releasing SketchUp 2019. We've been hanging out on the forum and researching at 3D Basecamp to get some insight into your workflows. With your feedback, we've worked hard to update some top features in SketchUp Pro 2019 and LayOut. Try out these new updates, and see how they impact your professional outputs and workflows.
What's new in SketchUp 2019.2
The name of the game (update) is ease of use. This release has made SketchUp more intuitive — and more fun to use. With more focus on improvements to imagery exports, usability, and a seamless LayOut connection — your professional workflow will greatly benefit. Check out the top features below.
Professional output enhancements
Exporting images. Exporting 2D graphics, raster files, and animations just got better. You can now control the overall line thicknesses of exported images with our new line scale multiplier, found in the export options dialogs. Before this change, line weights stayed the same as the viewport which could make the line weight too small or too large. So, if you are experiencing line weights that are too thick, you can make those line weights thinner. Also, .png images now export with transparency so you can see what is behind the material while compositing.
Customizable unit settings. Have you ever needed to use different unit measurements for a model? Now your model can be customized to show different unit measurements for area and volume. For example, in a model of a room, you can use inches for the wall and feet for volume. Available unit types: inches, feet, millimeters, centimeters, and meters.
Workflow improvements
Invert Selection. Just like the title suggests, it's the small things that help your workflow! This new feature will allow you to select anything, then invert the selection of objects. This makes it simple to select items and then perform actions on their inverse. The keyboard shortcut for this will be: CTRL + SHIFT + I (Windows) or CMD + SHIFT + I (Mac).
Importing files. The days of picking out your import file format from a long list are over. You can now drag and drop ALL supported file types directly into your modeling window. By default, you'll now see all supported file types available for import. Additionally, the DWG and DXF importers now bring in fewer duplicate and messy edges.
Eraser Tool. Have you ever accidentally erased too much in your model? To make your detailing workflow a little smoother and seamless, we added alt & cmd as modifier keys to remove any unnecessarily highlighted lines that you might have accidentally captured during your modeling efforts.
Section Planes. Cutting a model along a plane so that you can peer inside the model? We just made this way smoother. Section planes now ask the user to name them after placing them in the model. Simply place, then name.
Send to LayOut. Clearly, we want to make LayOut even better to use! You can now send your models directly to LayOut from the large toolset in the left-hand toolbar. If you haven't used LayOut before, you should check it out now!
Large Area Imports for Add Location. You can now easily import large sites at full resolution. How can you take advantage of this new feature? Simply zoom out a bit, then select the level from which you want to import. Be aware that, importing very large areas with lots of imagery can adversely affect performance in your SketchUp model. Check out our help center to be sure you're aware of how to best handle lots of data in your models. Note that this feature is only available to SketchUp Pro and Studio subscription holders.
What's new in LayOut 2019.2
The overall changes for LayOut can be summed up in a few words: improved overall interaction for construction documentation. We focused on making the usability of LayOut more natural and consistent with that of SketchUp. Check out these life-changing updates.
Professional output enhancements
Isometric dimensioning. It is now possible to make linear dimensions align with an isometric viewpoint. This one is huge! Since an isometric drawing is a primary type of drawing in LayOut, we wanted to make it smoother and more straightforward. You can now control extension lines, gap distance, and align dimensions with isometric angles.
Auto-text. Similar to "smart labels", you can now add text to dimensions without breaking the automatic measurement. For example, let's say you create a wall dimension. You can dimension a wall, add the word "height", and the dimension measurement will still update if the measurement changes. Pro tip: make sure your string has <> in it. For example, Height <>' will turn into 'Height 132in'.
Workflow enhancements
Rotating dimensions. Now, when your dimensions are off-axis, the bounding box will remain aligned with the object so you can continue to scale it in the right orientation.
Scaling dimensions. All connected dimensions will move and scale with the parent object. Just select the SketchUp model or Scaled Drawing or anything a dimension is attached to and connected dimensions will come along for the ride.
Quicker editing. Staying consistent with SketchUp usability, you can now hit the return key to edit SketchUp model views, groups, dimensions, or labels! Just select, press return, and start typing!
SketchUp Release Notes
Bug fixes/small features added
We have fixed a good deal of bugs with this release and added some small features, including:Stability
- Fixed a crash that could occur when offsetting a chain of edges that resulted in a smaller number of edges.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when fixing validity errors in a model where the length in a dynamic component is set to infinity.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when copy/pasting certain section planes and saving the model.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when deleting a line with the Dimension, Rotate or Protractor tools active.
- Fixed a crash that could occur when offsetting open arcs so that they almost disappear.
- [Win] Fixed a crash that sometimes occurred when changing scenes.
- Fixed an issue where guides that are coincident with a section plane were not drawing.
- Fixed an issue where profile lines for softened back edges were displaying as solid vs with the dashed back edge stipple pattern.
- [Win] Fixed an issue where SU could open with a blank workspace when using Intel graphics cards with certain Intel drivers.
- [Mac] Fixed an issue where line weight thickness was sometimes rendered incorrectly on systems with two monitors.
- [Mac] Fixed an issue where arrowheads incorrectly resized when clicking between low-res and Retina displays.
- Fixed an issue where zoom could be too sensitive when zooming into a filled section plane.
- Removed the display of radial lines and centers when offsetting arcs, circles and polygons to make interactions cleaner.
- Fixed an issue where inferencing could not find an endpoint of a recently created edge.
- Fixed an issue where, when offsetting a single painted face outward, the newly created faces did not inherit the material of the original face.
- Fixed an issue where the offset could be larger than expected when offsetting a circle using the "allow overlap" modifier key.
- Fixed an issue where, when offsetting a three pointed star, the offset could shift incorrectly.
- Fixed an issue where drawing small rectangles on small faces could cause the loss of materials and/or faces.
- Improved how the offset tool works with certain arcs to ensure arcs are retained in more situations after an offset operation.
- Fixed an issue where the Measure tool still showed the units of a face's area when the display of units was turned off in Model Info.
- Fixed an issue where sketchy edges in an image exported using the transparent background option could display with a white halo.
- Fixed an issue where transparent faces in an image exported with the transparent background option displayed without transparency in other applications.
- Fixed an issue where the width and height values in the Options dialog for image export would not update when edited.
- Changed image export to give consistent results for text and dimensions regardless of the DPI of the display from which the export occurs.
- [Mac] Fixed an issue where setting certain format-specific image export options had no effect.
- Fixed an issue where extensions licenses could not be obtained for users with a SketchUp Subscription license. Extension licenses should be correctly obtained during extension installation in all cases now.
- Added a warning message when SU launches and is not using an available AMD or NVIDIA graphics card.
- Fixed an issue where guide points made by typing a length of 0 couldn't be selected.
- Fixed an issue where sampling with the Material Browser's eye dropper picked the default material vs the sampled material when picking through a section plane.
- Fixed an issue where the user could not import the JPEG file format.
- Added timestamp and path name tool tip text to the Welcome Window's Recent Files tab.
- Changed the messaging in the "Oops...That didn't look like valid licensing info..." error message for Classic licensing, to provide more precise instructions for resolution.
- Updated the Trimble Connect extension to utilize a newer Connect API version.
- Fixed an issue where the Help Center for errors on startup did not go to a language specific link.
- Fixed an issue where the Unit combo boxes were editable in Model Info.
- Improved formatting of file location tool tip text in the Welcome Window.
- [Win] Fixed an issue where recovered files were sometimes deleted during a revert operation.
- [Win] Fixed an issue where the SketchUp 'Send to LayOut' command did not work if LayOut was already open with certain configurations.
- [Win] SketchUp now displays backup (.skb) files when the user selects File > Open.
- [Win] Fixed an issue where the STL Import Option choices for units did not persist when closing and re-opening the Options dialog.
- [Mac] Added the ability to save as older versions for Save A Copy As.
- [Mac] Changed the "Length" label in Entity info to be more accurate depending on which entity type is selected.
- [Mac] Fixed an incorrect Japanese translation in the Styles tray.
Known Issues
Certain extensions are not yet compatible with SketchUp 2019.2. We are not able to know every extension that is affected, but we don't believe that the number of extensions affected is large.
We know that Thea is not yet compatible with SketchUp 2019.2. If you require Thea Renderer, we recommend that you not upgrade at this time, until they are able to release a compatible version.
Please see this SketchUp Forum post for more information.
LayOut Release Notes
Bug fixes/small features added
We have fixed a good deal of bugs with this release and added some small features, including:Stability
- Improved the way we handle selection and multiple select.
- Render Mode and Scene can no longer be changed when selecting multiple Locked SU model viewports.
- Fixed an issue where a SketchUp model view that was grouped would export at 1:1 PaperSpace scale.
- Addressed a problem where auto-render could cause an infinite loop or latency in the application when a model failed to render.
- Fixed a problem where LayOut and Style Builder did not display offline Action Manager notifications.
- Fixed an issue where the clipping mask would be lost after editing.
- Improved Welcome Window load time.
- Changed the warning message when a model fails to render to provide instructions on how to resolve the rendering failure.
- [Win] Fixed an issue where the Welcome Window would not scroll.
- [Win] Fixed an issue where the LayOut window would lose focus when using the label tool and multi component component names.
- [Win] Corrected an inconsistency where the list of available versions in Save As were in a different order from the way they were displayed on the Mac or in SketchUp.
- [Win] Removed the "All Files(*.*)" entry from the File > Save and File > Save As file picker dialogs.
- [Mac] We have restored the "Space" and "List" functionality for text editing.
SketchUp API Release Notes
What's New?Ruby Version Upgrade
The SketchUp application and the SDK have been updated to Ruby version 2.5.5. This was done to address an optimization bug in 'if' and 'jump' and to improve security.Mouse Wheel in the Ruby API!
In addition to exposing new functionality in SketchUp we exposed the mouse wheel event to custom Ruby tools. This opens up new possibilities for interacting with the viewport and UI and could make for some exciting new Ruby extensions.Textures - Export Performance and other Improvements
Exporting texture data and performance was a theme across both APIs. For anyone exporting textures, we fixed two specific issues.
- In the C API, previously we were re-writing all images, even if SketchUp itself was not altering the image (ie. with a colorization effect). This significantly increased export times. We've changed it to now just dump the original file.
- In the Ruby and the C API, we've made a change to how we export colorized png's. Previously we were using the highest (and slowest) compression setting. We've adjusted this setting to a more moderate compression. Our 4k x 4k image export test reduced from ~50 seconds to only ~6 seconds.
A number of missing "Remove" functions were added to the C API, further improving the feature parity with the Ruby API.Ruby API Additions and Improvements
- Added onMouseWheel event to the Tool interface.
- Added Sketchup::Selection#invert
- Added :scale_factor to view.write_image to allow the API user to control the scaling factor of viewport dependent elements such as line weights.
- Added the new area and volume unit settings to Sketchup::OptionsProvider.
- Added Sketchup.format_volume.
- Added constants to the Length class for area and volume units to be used with the OptionsProvider.
- Documented :source => :framebuffer option in Sketchup::View#write_image that dumps the current frame as drawn in viewport. This has existed since SketchUp 7.
- Update Ruby Version to 2.5.5 to fix optimization bug in Ruby 2.5.1.
- Fixed possible crash in Sketchup::Entities#clear.
- Added checks to prevent Image materials from being assigned to normal drawing elements. Doing so will now throw an ArgumentError.
- It is no longer possible to assign Sketchup::Image materials to entities.
- onViewChanged now triggers when the viewport changes size.
- Dynamic Component no longer throws an error on deleted entity.
- Added SUApplicationGetActiveModel
- Added SULengthFormatterGetAreaUnits
- Added SULengthFormatterSetAreaUnits
- Added SULengthFormatterGetVolumeUnits
- Added SULengthFormatterSetVolumeUnits
- Added SUMaterialGetColorizeDeltas
- Added SUMaterialGetColorizeType
- Added SUMaterialSetColorizeType
- Added SUMaterialGetOwnerType
- Added SUModelGetAllMaterials
- Added SUModelGetNumAllMaterials
- Added SUModelGetGuid
- Added SUModelLoadDefinition
- Added SUModelRemoveComponentDefinitions
- Added SUModelRemoveLayers
- Added SUModelRemoveMaterials
- Added SUModelRemoveScenes
- Added SUStylesRemoveStyle
- Added SUStylesSetSelectedStyle
- Added SUTextureWriteOriginalToFile
- Removed Deprecated C++ Com Interface.
- Updated SDK docs on VC++ runtime versions.
- It is now possible to use the C API to get the active model using SUApplicationGetActiveModel. This is for Read Only access to the model. Mac builds were missing the symbols for Live C API. They are now included in this build.
- For more information about the Read Only Live C API, how to link correctly - read this forum post.
- Fixed a bug where SUModelSaveToFileWithVersion and SUModelSaveToFile weren't updating the model's GUID.
- Fixed SUStylesAddStyle where it would fail to load some .style files.
- SUComponentInstanceFromEntity returns NULL if underlying entity is a Group
- Fixed a performance regressions where SUTextureWriteToFile would rasterize non-colorized texture instead of just dumping the original file data.
- It is no longer possible to assign Sketchup::Image materials to entities
- Increased performance of PNG image export for colorized materials. Previously, it used to use max compression. Now we use a more balanced compression setting. This affects SUTextureWriteToFile/Sketchup::Texture#write as well as the texture writer. We also added some general optimizations for SUTextureWriteToFile/Sketchup::Texture#write. On a 4Kx4K texture we saw the processing time drop from ~50 seconds to ~6 seconds.
C++ API (SkpReader) Removal
We recently announced that we had done the work to remove the C++ API from the SketchUp SDK. This is our first release that does not support the C++ API. See this forum post for more information.
https://forums.sketchup.com/t/developer-announcement-c-api-removal/94943" target="_blank">https://forums.sketchup.com/t/developer-announcement-c-api-removal/94943
This change should not affect most people, as most people are using our C API. However, anyone that is still using the C++ API which has been included in the "deprecated" folder in the SDK since SketchUp 2013 will need to migrate their code to the C API. You will still be able to read and write SketchUp 2019 and earlier .skp files using the C++ API that we released with previous versions of SketchUp 2019. But you will not be able to add a custom exporter that uses the C++ API to SketchUp. The bridge that connects the C++ exporters to the SketchUp exporter interface has been completely removed in this and all future versions of SketchUp.
Released: April 8th, 2019
19.1.174 (Win 64-bit)
19.1.173 (Mac 64-bit)
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SketchUp Release NotesFixes:
- Fixed an issue where the classic and trial licensing information displayed to the user in the Welcome Window could be confusing. Specifically:
- When a user enters a classic license alongside an active SketchUp trial, they are still be eligible to try other products in the Studio bundle.
- The licensing panel now defaults to the Classic tab if the user has entered a Classic license.
- If the user has entered a Classic license, we no longer show trial expiration text in the upper right corner of the Files panel.
- Fixed an issue where exporting using AutoCAD 2018 file format would create a "Student Version" plot stamp for both SketchUp and LayOut when the file was opened in AutoCAD 2019.
- Fixed an issue where text would not export with a 2D DWG/DXF export.
- Fixed an issue where auto-save files did not persist on the Mac after a reboot or shutdown.
- On Windows, recovered files are now saved here:
C:\Users\YourUserName\AppData\Local\SketchUp\SketchUp 2019\SketchUp\working\SKETCHUP\RecoveredFiles
- On the Mac, recovered files are now saved here:
~/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2019/working/SKETCHUP/Recovered Files
- On Windows, recovered files are now saved here:
- (Win) Fixed an issue where models would open slowly with the Materials dialog expanded.
- (Win) Fixed an issue where the Add License button was not working for Windows OS usernames having an apostrophe.
LayOut Release NotesFixes:
- Fixed an issue where LayOut could crash when opening a file. This was caused by corrupt paths not being removed when they were detected.
SketchUp API Release NotesFixes:
- Fixed the accepted types for the "point" in entities.add_text
- Fixed Model.save for VERSION_2019
- Fixed crash when rendering_options["RenderMode"] = 4
Released: February 5th, 2019
19.0.685 (Win 64-bit)
19.0.684 (Mac 64-bit)
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SketchUp Pro 2019 Release Notes
A New Way to SketchUp
Subscriptions and Classic Licenses
Users now have the choice to buy a SketchUp subscription or a classic license of SketchUp Pro for desktop. Learn more about our subscription offerings in this Help Center article.
Trimble ID
A Trimble ID (TID) will be the gateway to access any SketchUp products. A TID will allow you to download a trial, buy a classic license or subscribe. You can sign up using an existing Gmail account or you can create a TID using a valid email address.
Launch Experience
We've refreshed the launch experience on SketchUp's desktop applications—SketchUp Pro for Desktop, LayOut, and Style Builder. To access these applications, just sign in with a Trimble ID or enter an active classic license.
30 day Trials
There are a number of products you can explore during your 30-day trial of SketchUp Studio. The free trial currently includes:
- SketchUp for Web
- SketchUp desktop applications: SketchUp Pro for Desktop, LayOut, Style Builder.
- Trimble Connect Personal (5 collaborators, 2 projects, and up to 10 GB of cloud storage)
- Sefaira (building performance analysis software).
- Augmented reality viewing on SketchUp Viewer for iOS and Android
- Viewing on XR applications: HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Hololens, and HP Windows Mixed Reality
What's New in SketchUp Pro for Desktop?
Welcome Panel (SketchUp Pro for Desktop + LayOut)
We've made some updates to our Files, Learn, and Licensing tabs to make it easier to manage projects and licenses. While we were at it, we added links to learning resources directly into SketchUp and LayOut.
Files tab: When you launch SketchUp or LayOut, you'll see a Files panel where you can manage default templates and access new, recent and recovered files. To change to a different template when opening a new file, select the "New From Template" option in the File pulldown menu.
Learn tab: We are introducing a new portal for training content, appropriately named, the SketchUp Campus. This is the hub for both beginner and advanced learning through video courses that will eventually cover the entire SketchUp family and many professional industry work flows.
Licensing tab: You can still easily access your licensing information from within SketchUp and LayOut. When you select the licensing tab, you can choose to view either your classic license or subscription information.
Default Toolbar Changes
We've made some new updates to the toolbars in SketchUp Pro and LayOut. You'll notice a "My Account" icon in the top upper-right hand side of the screen. Here, you can access your licensing information, sign in and sign out.
Solid lines don't always tell the full story. Sometimes you need a dash pattern to convey your design idea. Whether you need to demarcate a property boundary, identify what is proposed, or identify walls for demolition, adding a stipple might be your best solution.
That's why we've incorporated dashed lines into SketchUp Pro 2019. These dashes are properties of Layers and can be controlled from the Layers panel. Even better, components on layers will inherit the dash pattern. In LayOut, your dashes will show in the viewport at any screen scale and in all render modes with the ability to edit the dash width and scale.
When you're ready to export, SketchUp can convert your dashed pattern into a bunch of file formats: PDF, EPS (vector), images (raster), and DWG/DXF.
SketchUp Tape Measure Tool
Upgrades to the Tape Measure tool mean less time you'll spend opening up Entity Info or looking at the Measurements box. Now, you can get the length of edges, area of faces, and coordinates of midpoints and intersections straight from an inference tip.
Compatibility Mode for Windows 10
It is no longer necessary to run SketchUp in compatibility mode. Compatibility mode was employed for several SketchUp releases as a workaround for problems with older Intel HD 2000 and HD 3000 GPUs on Windows 10. These GPUs have been deprecated by Intel on Windows 10 and because this workaround introduced problems of its own, it has been removed. As a result SketchUp, LayOut, and Style Builder will no longer run with Intel HD 2000 and HD 3000 GPUs on Windows 10.
Support for macOS Mojave
Our QA team has smashed and banged on Apple's newest operating system, macOS Mojave, enough to say that SketchUp 2019 is fully compatible.
What's New in LayOut?
LayOut File Locking
We've made it harder to overwrite your LayOut files with unintentional edits. If you have multiple people working in the same file or if you've opened a file in two separate LayOut instances, we'll temporarily lock your file and let you know it's "read only." Simple.
SketchUp Dashes Control
With the introduction of Dashes in SketchUp, LayOut now has the ability to modify how those lines styles are displayed. With the SketchUp model viewport selected, the SketchUp Model inspector will allow for modification.
Export for SketchUp feature
SketchUp has always played nice with others. We've been hard at work making it even easier for you to move between the software you need. In LayOut we have added a 'Export for SketchUp' feature to the DWG/DXF exporter that places all LayOut entities into the Model Space so that SketchUp can now 'play' with all LayOut data. As part of this feature Groups are sent over as SketchUp Components, Fills and Patterns are sent over as SketchUp faces for easy Push/Pull'n.
With the 2019 release, you can now import and export AutoCAD 2018 DWG files in SketchUp Pro and LayOut. In LayOut, we've made it easier to export to DWG, and added the ability to adjust the Model Space Units when you import a DWG.
Mouse Scroll Speed Controller
We now provide users the ability set their mouse scroll speed within LayOut. With so many variances in systems, this is a helpful way to improve your LayOut experience.
Bug Fixes/Small Improvements in SketchUp
In addition to the above, we've been heads down fixing bugs and adding some smaller features:
- Fixed a crash that could occur when exporting models with section planes to PDF.
- Fixed an issue where deleting lines could cause invalid text entities that corrupted the camera view / made the model unusable.
- Improved the overall stability of 2D and 3D DWG importing and exporting.
- (Win) Fixed a crash that occurred when importing shortcuts with certain key combinations (including arrow keys, Ctrl -, Ctrl =).
- (Mac) Fixed a very frequent crash that could occur when working with multiple documents, one of which has shadows on.
- (Mac) Fixed a frequent crash that could occur when doing certain actions during scene transitions.
- (Mac) Fixed a frequent crash that could occur when cancelling out of certain tools and switching documents.
- (Mac) Fixed a crash that could occur when painting a face after closing a document.
- (Mac) Fixed a crash that occurred on exit if a material was added to a material list created outside of SketchUp.
- (Mac) Fixed a crash that occurred when exporting to IFC in JA.
- (Mac) Fixed a crash that occurred when adding a new texture to a newly created materials list in Materials dialog.
- (Mac) Fixed a crash when deleting the values in the Style Browser.
Model Display
- Improved the rendering of stipple patterns when there is rotation so that the stipple pattern is always perpendicular to the line.
- Added anti-aliasing to stipple patterns.
- Changed the alpha value for back edges.
- Improved filled section cut rendering, allowing a section to be filled when one hidden face surrounded by two visible faces is cut.
- Added the ability to allow soft profiles to be displayed as back edges.
- Added a space between a number and metric units when formatting lengths displayed in SketchUp - e.g. 10 mm.
- Fixed an issue where diagonal lines did not display well with faster transparency + 0x MSAA.
- Fixed an issue where lines could be clipped/disappear when zooming in with a section cut.
- Enhanced the Measure tool to show the length of an edge and area of a face in the "On edge" and "On face" tooltips.
- Enhanced the Measure tool to show the coordinates of vertices in the Measurements toolbar (VCB) and a tooltip.
- Fixed an issue where Offset could give unexpected results when offsetting shapes with rounded corners.
- Fixed an issue where selection was slow on some Windows 10 machines.
- Fixed an issue where you could not enter Imperial inches units into the Measurements toolbar (VCB) when model units were set to metric.
- Fixed an issue where you would sometimes get an unwanted component origin inference.
- Fixed an issue where you could pick up an unexpected "On Section" inference with a hidden section plane.
- Fixed an issue where zooming could lag on some machines with Intel GPUs at higher MSAA settings.
- Fixed an issue where zooming could be very slow when the mouse is not over any geometry.
- Fixed an issue with the Rectangle tool where midpoints could not always be inferred when using locking.
- Fixed an issue with the Rectangle tool where the alignment preview icon was incorrect when inside a rotated component.
- Fixed an issue where the Offset tool sometimes based its offset on vertices and not edges.
- Fixed an issue with the Measure tool where lines did not always turn bold when Shift or the arrow keys were used to constrain lines.
- Fixed an issue with the Move tool where lines did not turn bold when the cursor was directly in front of the dashed lines when the arrow keys were used to move an object in one of the x,y,z axis directions.
- Fixed an issue where the picking order was incorrect for a rectangle on top of an image, resulting in unexpected behavior when using the Text tool on the rectangle.
- (Win) Fixed an issue where some of our standard shortcuts unexpectedly changed the drawing mode for the Rectangle tool to "Draw about center".
- (Win) Fixed an issue where 3D Text dialog checkboxes were difficult to use when scaling was greater than 100%.
- (Mac) Fixed an issue in which the default extrusion value changed each time 3D Text was placed if not using units of Inches.
DWG Import
In SketchUp you now have the ability to Import and Export Materials improving interoperability for CAD and BIM workflows.
- Fixed an issue where polylines with arcs would import with extraneous geometry.
- We now import entities on frozen layers as non-visible.
- We revised the precision of our importer to better allow for import of small entities, faces and solids.
- We revised our importer to adaptively calculate the scale factor on imported geometry.
DWG Export
- We fixed an issue where geometry could get lost at a very small scale.
- We improved the precision of Arcs and Circles so that they would be more accurate and created for most conditions.
- (Mac) We fixed an issue where wide polylines were not being created when exporting 2D DWG with automatic width checked.
Vector Output (PDF export, Vector printing, Vector and Hybrid rendering modes in LayOut)
- Fixed an issue where extra lines were seen when a section cut is coincident with a face.
- Fixed an issue where extra lines were seen when extruded circles are cut along their center.
- Fixed an issue where hidden divided edges on top of faces drew as if they were visible.
- Fixed an issue where images incorrectly showed a border around them.
- Fixed an issue where lines were missing with some plan view models.
- (Win) Fixed an issue with .PDF Export where the actual line widths were not exporting correctly.
- (Win) Simplified the .PDF and .EPS dialogs and added control over the Line Scale.
- (Mac) Wording with Export to .PDF and the Print dialog has changed from 'Line Weight' to 'Line Scale'.
Layers Dialog
- Updated the active layer and visible icons in the Layers dialog to align across LayOut & SketchUp.
- Adjusted layer panel column ordering to address issues where the active layer may be changed unintentionally for new users, and to reduce the prominence of the active layer controls.
- Layer Name sorting logic has changed -
- For context, this would occur when sorting by name previously:
Now this will occur:
- For context, this would occur when sorting by name previously:
- Fixed an issue where SketchUp models performed slowly in some models with a section plane.
- Fixed an issue where the Entity Info "Toggles" icons did not update visually when tab was pressed.
- Added the ability to edit a selected component by pressing Enter.
- Fixed an issue where text/dimensions set with the "height" property scaled incorrectly on high DPI machines.
- Fixed an issue where models with lots of construction points performed very poorly.
- Fixed an issue where exploding a classified component instance produced an extra hidden classified entity.
- Fixed an issue where Entity Info did not report area for surfaces.
- Fixed a strange jump that could occur when editing component instances far from the origin.
- Fixed an issue where Component Definitions in Model Info > Statistics were not updating properly when adding or deleting a component.
- Fixed an issue where the shadows date and time controls do not scale properly on high DPI displays.
- Fixed an issue where SketchUp would take focus during start up preventing work in other apps.
- Fixed an issue where Add location terrain failed to import for some locations.
- Fixed an issue where a "SketchUp Make" dialog was appearing in SketchUp Pro.
- Fixed an Add Location issue where terrain import failed when a location has gaps in terrain coverage.
- Added the ability to see a full shortcut description in the Preferences dialog.
- Improved sorting of layers to be more intuitive.
- Fixed an issue where Activating Shadows via the View menu would not require that the model be saved.
- Upgraded the version of Chromium that SketchUp uses.
- Updated error messages to refer to component definition instead of component name for consistency with Entity Info terminology.
- Updated template names to reduce redundancy with Units specifications.
- Fixed an issue where the "Enable length snapping" option could not be disabled when using the Architectural units format.
- Fixed an issue where whole numbers were not displayed consistently when using the Engineering units format.
- Fixed an issue where validity checking did not occur when saving/opening a SU 2015 or newer model in some cases.
- Fixed an issue where you could have unexpected results when changing the number of segments of a polygon or arc.
- Removed the ability to sign out from the 3D Warehouse and Extension Warehouse pages within SketchUp to avoid signing users out of SketchUp and thus losing access to their subscription.
- Fixed miscellaneous language translation and truncation issues in localized builds.
- Fixed an issue to provide dynamic block support for DWG imports.
- Fixed an issue where certain .STL files would fail to load.
- (Win) Fixed an issue where the Scene tab's Rename item context menu was missing.
- (Win) Fixed an issue where SketchUp did not display area for curved surfaces.
- (Win) Fixed an issue in which a Tray context menu would appear when clicking within a context menu that was outside of the drawing window.
- (Win) Fixed an issue in which tray dialogs would flicker when resized.
- (Win) Fixed an issue in which 3D Warehouse and Extension Warehouse dialogs would flicker when resized.
- (Win) Fixed an issue where the user was not alerted that autosave files existed when opening files via double-clicking.
- (Win) Changed the "Length" label in Entity Info when circles, polygons and arcs are selected.
- (Win) Changed the error message you see when running the CheckUp application and the RAM can't be determined to be more accurate.
- (Win) Updated the File > 3D Warehouse menu to show Share Component instead of Get Models.
- (Mac) Fixed an issue where autosave files were not deleted after reopening SketchUp after a crash and taking actions.
- (Mac) Fixed an issue in Image Export where the Resolution set by the user would not persist on Mac.
- (Mac) Fixed an issue where the user was not prompted to save an autosaved file after a crash.
- (Mac) Fixed an issue with the default file name supplied when downloading Unicode models outside of SketchUp.
- (Mac) Fixed an issue where files saved to folder names containing special characters would cause autosave to fail.
- (Mac) Fixed an issue in which materials were temporarily displayed in 3d Printing library when a materials list was removed.
- (Mac) Fixed an issue in which user could overwrite their entire Templates folder.
- (Mac) Fixed an issue in which the Soften/Smooth Edges dialog initially displayed angle of 360 degrees instead of 36 degrees.
- (Mac) Fixed an issue where templates saved with names containing unicode characters displayed an incorrect template name.
- (Mac) Fixed an issue where exported animation used the incorrect size.
- (Mac) Fixed an issue where the icon for the Section Fill button was missing in SketchUp Viewer.
- (Mac) We changed 'Line Weight' to 'Line Scale' in the Print and Export to 2D Graphic… dialogs.
- (Mac) We now allow assign entities color 'Bylayer' on 2D Section Slice.
- (Mac) Fixed an issue in which the Aspect Ratio for Animation export wasn't saving.
- (Mac) Changed SketchUp to not reopen crashed models on re-launch.
- (Mac) Fixed an issue where the paint bucket cursor changed back to OS cursor after painting a face.
- (Mac) Fixed issue in which 3D Warehouse window would show up blank when trying to access while offline. Now a message appears indicating you are offline.
Bug Fixes/Small Improvements in LayOut and Style Builder
In addition to the above, we've been heads down fixing bugs and adding some smaller features:
- Fixed a crash that could occur when rendering or re-rendering a SketchUp viewport in LayOut using Vector or Hybrid mode.
- We had an issue where LayOut could lose the association to file references (SketchUp models and images). We found this to be related to the users temp folder being removed or over written possibly by an anti-virus utility or disk clean up process. This seemed to be most obvious when a copy paste was used to import files. To remedy this we have moved the active working file outside of your system temp folder.
Your working LayOut files will now exist in the following location:
Windows: c:\Users\<username>\AppData\local\SketchUp\SketchUp 2019\LayOut\working
Mac: /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/SketchUp 2019/LayOut/working
- We fixed a crash when opening a document with the units set to Points.
- We fixed an issue where Path entities could get corrupt.
- (Win) We fixed a crash when exporting to .PDF if the file type extension was removed.
- (Mac) We fixed a crash if you would enter an empty value in the 'Line Width' field of the SketchUp Model inspector.
- (Mac) We fixed a crash when purging file references.
- (Mac) We fixed an issue where a crash would occur when accessing 'Other' on the Text Styles pulldown when rulers are active. We are preventing the accessory view from coming up and now Text edits can only be done from the Fonts panel.
- (Mac) We fixed a crash in the Label editor flyout.
SketchUp Model View
- We fixed an issue where the SketchUp actual font height would display at the LayOut Paper Space height.
- We fixed the Hotspot on SketchUp models to better correspond with the cursor location.
- Fixed an issue where internal lines would disappear when Vector rendering with the 'Wireframe' style.
- (Win) Vector and Hybrid render has been improved to fix a number of issues where either the background color or the section fill color would 'flood' beyond the SketchUp Model view.
- (Win) We fixed an issue where Raster rendered viewports would not display line weights correctly especially on high resolution monitors.
- (Mac) We fixed an issue when exporting to .PDF where lightened images would be produced with Mac OS 10.13.4 and higher.
Table Tool
- You can now copy and paste a pattern fill within a Table.
- Copy and pasting Table data is now text and not an image.
DWG Import
- We fixed an issue where Dimensions could get misaligned on import.
- We fixed an issue where an import would fail if the Viewport layer was not visible in AutoCAD (off or frozen).
- We improved our importer to better support non-rectangular viewports.
- We fixed a bug where an import would fail with certain non-uniform scaled blocks.
- We have improved our precision with small objects so that the import would not fail or produce strange artifacts.
- We fixed how underlined text is imported.
- We now respect the visibility state of a Dynamic View Block.
- Fixed an issue where LayOut text with fill was not being converted to AutoCAD filled text.
DWG Export
- Fixed an issue where text fill was not being exported on Text, Labels and Dimensions.
- Fixed an issue where text was being exported too large.
- We had a bug where text size was lost on user modified dimensions.
- Fixed an issue where the text style and height within a Table would lost on export.
- We had an issue where exported arcs could be drawn inside out.
- (Mac) Fixed a crash when exporting with an attached .PDF.
Vector and Hybrid rendering in LayOut
- Fixed an issue where extra lines were seen when a section cut is coincident with a face when using Vector/Hybrid rendering in LayOut.
- Fixed an issue where extra lines were seen when extruded circles are cut along their center when using Vector/Hybrid rendering in LayOut.
- Fixed an issue where hidden divided edges on top of faces drew as if they were visible when using Vector/Hybrid rendering in LayOut.
- Fixed an issue where images incorrectly showed a border around them when using Vector/Hybrid rendering in LayOut.
- Fixed an issue where lines were missing when Vector rendering some plan view models in LayOut.
- Fixed an issue where extension lines were not drawn when using Vector/Hybrid rendering in LayOut.
Scaled Drawing
- We fixed an issue where the paper space dimension was being used with certain arc types.
- We now allow users to convert the leader type on multiple selected dimensions from the rt. click context menu.
- We fixed a bug where labels would not align text correctly.
- An issue has been fixed with dimensions where the manual set scale would always default to Auto Scale.
- We added a new 'Hidden' style dash pattern to be consistent with SketchUp's dash patterns.
- We fixed an issue where click dragging would pick up the transform gizmo.
- An issue with the Path tool has been fixed where inferences would be lost if esc or undo was performed during input.
- We fixed an issue where manipulating a copied Rectangle would give disproportionate results.
- We fixed an issue where Rounded rectangles would not scale proportionally.
- We fixed an issue where 'Sample' would go away during with the Style tool when the cursor was moved.
- The text tool has been fixed to allow highlighted text to be underlined individually.
- Fixed an issue where the Align vertical icon was not aligned vertically.
- Fixed an issue where Run of Dimensions would display the wrong value with entities that are off axis.
- (Win) We fixed an issue with the Text tool so that the Anchor point and Alignment correspond with start location and mouse sweep direction.
- (Win) Fixed an issue in presentation mode when changing pages would cause the display to zoom in when your resolution was set to anything but 100%.
- (Win) A crash has been fixed when switching between inspectors.
- (Mac) We fixed an issue where the Format option will not be visible on the exporter dialog when dialog is maximized on macOS High Sierra.
- (Mac) We fixed an issue with Dimensions where editing the text color settings from the font panel would not take effect.
SketchUp and LayOut API Release Notes
Upgrade to Ruby 2.5.1
We have upgraded from Ruby 2.2.4 to Ruby 2.5.1. These upgrades tend to introduce subtle changes to the Ruby language that sometimes are difficult for us to find in our internal testing. Our testing has not found any major compatibility issues between Ruby 2.2.4 and the new 2.5.1 and we expect the upgrade for most developers should be relatively straightforward.
Stipples and dots and dotted stipples, oh my! SketchUp has added a Dashes feature that allows for unique line styles to be applied and controlled at the Layer level. We have exposed this new feature in the Ruby and C APIs. See the Improvements and Fixes sections of each API for a list of classes and methods we've added. See the documentation for each API for complete documentation on how to use these features.
Materials Bug Fixes and Improvements
The Extensibility team has done some code refactoring around how materials are named, created, and duplicated in both the UI and in the core SketchUp code. The main change that will be visible to developers is that we fixed a bug that was introduced in SketchUp 2018 where if Ruby tried to name a material to its current name ie: material.name = material.name it would fail, which was unexpected and unnecessary. There was also a bug where fetching a material by using its string name could fail due to a syncing error in the internally cached list of materials. We improved it so that scenario no longer fails. We also did some other code cleanup around disallowing duplicate material names via the UI which should not affect the Ruby API.
InstancePath Support for Dimensions and Text
In SketchUp 2019 we have added InstancePath support to our existing DimensionLinear and Text classes. Now when creating a Linear Dimension, or an attached Text object, you can attach it to a nested entity by providing a valid InstancePath object, or an array version of an instance path. This will allow you to create a dimension in model space, but attach it to a valid nested entity. The linear dimension or text will then be attached to that entity, exactly how it is when linear dimensions and text are created via the UI.
Ruby API Breaking Changes
- SketchUp changed how it presents units. Now it adds a space between the number and the unit indicator. If your extension uses a method of your own creation to interpret strings formatted by SketchUp you might find it doesn't work anymore if you don't account for the extra space. For example:
- Before 2019: "2.5mm"
- Now in 2019: "2.5 mm"
- Ruby Version Upgrade - Ruby 2.5 removed the method: Dir::Tmpname.make_tmpname If you were using that method, you will need to find an alternative
- Entity.delete_attribute no longer returns "true" when attempting to delete a non-existing dictionary key
Ruby API Additions and Improvements
- Update Ruby on Windows to use the right location for cacert.pem
- Ensure Ruby uses a recent OpenSSL version
- Fixed a regression on the Mac where renaming a material via the API will create duplicate materials
- Upgraded ruby version from 2.2.4 to 2.5.1 for both mac and windows
- Added Sketchup::Tools#active_tool that returns the active Ruby tool
- Added import_materials option to Sketchup::Model#import for dwg importer
- Added instance path support for Sketchup::Entities#add_text
- Added instance path support for Sketchup::Entities#add_dimension_linear
- Added Sketchup::LineStyles class
- Added Sketchup::LineStyle class
- Added Sketchup::Layer#line_style=
- Added Sketchup::Model#line_styles
- Improved String.to_l which parses a String into a Length is now able to parse strings that have a space between the number and unit. It can parse both "2.5mm" and "2.5 mm"
- Improved Sketchup::InstancePath.new now accepts a path that includes a Sketchup::Image object
Ruby API Bug Fixes
- Fixed a crash upon exit on Mac when a FrameChangeObserver is active
- Fixed an issue where Sketchup::Model could become unusable after calling .singleton_class.
- Fixed Ruby-created dimensions don't highlight when non-associated
- Fixed Ruby-created dimensions don't hide correctly when "Hide Foreshortened" is enabled
- Fixed SketchUp crash when constructing Geom::PolygonMesh with negative values
- Fixed Ruby DWG Importer units were not working correctly
- Fixed Geom::PolygonMesh will not accept negative numbers as parameter
- Fixed Extensions are loaded in a non-deterministic order on High Sierra
- Fixed SketchUp crashes when attempting to load component made in newer version
- Fixed typo concerning merge_coplanar_faces in the Importer Options documentation
- Fixed regression in SU 2018 when renaming a material with the same name
- This used to throw an error when it should have been a no-op
- Fixed regression in SU 2018 were model.materials["MaterialName"] might fail
- Fixed a crash when loading a component made in a newer version of Sketchup
- Fixed an issue where the Ruby Console would fail with some ascii characters
- Fixed UI::HtmlDialog such that non-resizable dialog doesn't use width and height from preferences.
- View.write_image should throw an error if there are more than 5 params passed in.
- Fixed: Advanced Camera Tools - Subsequent Frustums are additive and can get quite large.
- (Mac) Fixed Extension Warehouse Icons appearing on web dialogs on Mac Mojave.
SketchUp C API Additions and Improvements
- Added SUDimensionGetFont()
- Added SUDimensionSetFont()
- Added SUDimensionLinearGetAlignment()
- Added SUDimensionLinearGetTextPosition()
- Added SUFontFromEntity()
- Added SUFontToEntity()
- Added SULayerGetLineStyle()
- Added SULayerSetLineStyle()
- Added SULengthFormatterGetForceInchDisplay()
- Added SULengthFormatterSetForceInchDisplay()
- Added SULineStyleGetName()
- Added SULineStylesGetLineStyleByName()
- Added SULineStylesGetLineStyleNames()
- Added SULineStylesGetNumLineStyles()
- Added SUModelGetImageDefinitions()
- Added SUModelGetLineStyles()
- Added SUModelGetNumImageDefinitions()
- Added SUTransformationIsMirrored()
- Added Return value SU_ERROR_SERIALIZATION for method SUStylesAddStyle()
- Fixed SUDimensionLinear bug with setting a hidden property
- Fixed SUDimensionRadiaul bug with setting a hidden property
- Fixed SUTypedValueGetArray bug where the `out` param wasn't being set.
- Fixed SUTypedValueGetArray memory leak.
DWG Importers and Exporters
- Upgraded to TEIGHA 4.3.2
Layout Ruby API for SketchUp
- Document.save will now throw an error if the file is already open in LayOut
- Added Layout::Path#winding to get the current winding direction of the path. Returns one of the new constants Layout::Path::PATH_WINDING_NONE, Layout::Path::PATH_WINDING_CLOCKWISE, or
- Layout::Path::PATH_WINDING_COUNTER_CLOCKWISE.
- Added Layout::SketchUpModel#dash_scale to get the current scale value of stipples in a SketchUp Model Ref. A value of 0.0 indicates the dash scale is automatically determined based on the line weight.
- Added Layout::SketchUpModel#dash_scale= to set the scale value of stipples for the SketchUp Model Ref. A value at or below 0.0 will cause the scale to automatically be determined by the line weight.
- Fix documentation of Layout::Path#append_point. When appending a bezier path segment, the params should have been (control_1, control_2, point) and not (point, control_1, control_2).
LayOut C API Additions and Improvements
- LODocumentSaveToFile will now return an SU_ERROR_SERIALIZATION when trying to save a .layout file that is currently open in LayOut.
- Added LOPathGetWindingType
- Added LOSketchUpModelGetDashScale
- Added LOSketchUpModelSetDashScale
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TV MOVIE HISTORY EXPERT FILES FINAL REPORT Movie connoisseur and reporter Robert Osborne gives us film fans fascinating film history along with his encyclopedic knowledge and love of films as host of Turner Classic Movies since the cable TV programs' beginning in 1994. On March 6, 2017, 6′ 1″ film historian Robert Osborne passes away at 84 in New York City, NY. This reminds us of Pop singer Carly Simon's 1977 tune Nobody Does It Better.
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LONG TIME DC VOICE EVAPORATES During World War II, Fred Fiske serves as Army Air Forces radioman in Europe. For 30 years, he is AM Drive DJ on WWDC-1260 Washington, D.C. where Carroll James is first American DJ to play The Beatles I Want to Hold Your Hand on December 17, 1963. Fred completes an almost unbroken 64 year span that begins on tiny 250-watt WOL-1450 and continues until September 27, 2011 on WAMU FM (88.5). On March 2, 2017 Fred Fiske passes away at 96 in a hospice in Columbus, OH.
MUMS THE WORD ON UPCOMING ESPN LAYOFFS According to The NYPost, ESPN seeks to cut hundreds of millions of dollars from its budget. ESPN reps deny the cuts are that high. In recent years, ESPN agrees to pay the NFL an average $1.9 billion a year, up from $1.1 billion under the previous deal. The NBA gets $1.4 billion a year in ESPN cash, up from $575 million annually under the previous deal. MLB receives $75 million a year, up more than 800 percent from the $8 million annual cost in the previous deal.
IHEART NOT IF, BUT WHEN According to Variety: it is just a question of WHEN iHeartMedia declares bankruptcy and reorganizes, not IF it will do so. Clear Channel is a byproduct of President Clinton's disastrous 1996 Telcom Law. On September 16, 2014, Clear Channel Communications becomes iHeartMedia hoping to get out from its over $20 billion dollar debt, the debt is still there and it worsens. According to Variety: many analysts expect (iHeartMedia) to declare bankruptcy in the next year or two.
TRIVIA QUESTION: What is the first Commission created to regulate radio use as the public interest, convenience, or necessity requires? The answer appears below.
•HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Ken Dowe March 10, 2017. •WGNA FM Townsquare Media Country (107.7) Albany, NY shakes up the market on Monday, March 6, 2017 when it acquires major morning show market vets Brian Cody and Chrissy Cavotta, who, for the past decade host The Fly Morning Rush across the street at Pamal Top 40 WFLY (Fly 92.3). •AL BROCK President/CEO of Spin Doctors Music Nashville, TN married 36 years wife Shirley passes away on Sunday night, March 5, 2017.
•1950 TED MCKENNA Scottish Rock drummer with Alex Harvey Band born on March 10th. •1968 JOHNNY CASH marries June Carter on March 1st at the Methodist Church in Franklin, KY. •1971 SENATE approves amendment that lowers voting age to 18 on March 10th. •1981 EDDIE RABBITT's dynamic single I Love A Rainy Night certifies Gold on March 10th. •1990 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site on March 10th. •2007 TRACE ADKINS Ladies Love Country Boys is #1 in Billboard Country on March 10th.
JACK PARNELL [ex PD/DJ WHBQ-560] (Memphis, TN) Morning Jim: Have you seen the Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter & especially Obama, TRUTHS that they deported many many muslims, and NOBODY on the Democratic or Republican side even said a word about it? Not only that, but the Media Mongrels have not said a word about it either. They only print/broadcast what they like. That's closely akin to my radio days, when Hugh Frizzell our PD at WHBQ for a few years, always told us: "When you go on the air leave your likes and dislikes of songs outside the control room door, and remember every record you play is somebody's favorite song." JP
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GARY DELAUNE [KYTY-810, KLIF-1190, WFAA-570/820, CH 5 KENS TV] (San Antonio, TX) Dallas memories. It was Saturday, November 5, 1960. SMU winless all season, against Texas A&M, only win 14-0 over Trinity University in San Antonio. A scheduled 2 p.m. kick off in the Cotton Bowl. I was in the WFAA newsroom across town and Kevin March (aka Ted Brown) was roaming in one of the KLIF (1190) news units. A call for a possible D.O.A at La Cabana on Stemmons. He radioed that it was a slow day so he'd check it out. He arrived with a police officer and they went to the room on an upper floor. They entered with a hotel manager and discovered the victim was on the bathroom floor blocking the door. They pushed their way in and discovered it was popular movie actor Ward Bond. One of John Wayne's closest buddies had died of a heart attack. He was in town to attend the game after having filmed the 9th series episode of that season's "Wagon Train". Score of the game; A scoreless tie; One of the most popular songs on KLIF: "Now or Never" by Elvis. (www.garydnews.com)
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MARY STODDARD [Sam on KVIL FM 1964] (Dallas, TX) Subject: KVIL Pioneered The Role of Female DJs in Broadcasting in 1964. Hi Jim, I did a few practice runs with an engineer there before the end of 1964. I got my FCC License in Jan. 1965 and didn't need the station's engineer or one of the licensed DJs to be there all night with me after that, but my dear friend and mentor, Hugh Lampman (the Nightlight Host I replaced), left in Dec. '64 and I officially went on the air as "Sam" the first of January, 1965. Ironically, the fan who sent me my first "Fan Mail" at the station, Jan. 27th, 1965, just today established contact with me again…after 52 years! I'd been searching for him, but was never able to find him again until today! He had such wonderful things to say about my work as the Nightlight Host I was astonished. I am finally able to send the autographed photo he requested 52 years ago, and I am hoping to meet him and his wife for coffee soon to relive some of the memories! Interesting to hear about you and your Elkins Institute buddies. I recall having lots of listeners who also went to Elkins. Make mine a "Dublin Dr. Pepper" please? All best to you & Suzie – Mary "Sam" Stoddard TX Radio Hall of Fame's "Sammy" Award Namesake
TRIVIA ANSWER: On March 5, 1927 the Federal Radio Commission holds its first meeting until its replacement by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1934.
BILL CHERRY [Realtor, In late 1950s Music 'til Dawn host on WWL-870] (Dallas, TX) Subject: Jim Rose Remembers Radio (#1596) March 06, 2017 [Monday]. Love Joanie Green's memory, and I remember those radios. They were especially good at locating skip. Regards, Bill Cherry
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The country superstar met her likeness in Las Vegas ahead of REBA, BROOKS & DUNN: Together in Vegas, the longest running country music residency ever at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Her wax figure served as the real Reba's stand-in during her sound check while Madame Tussauds Nashville captured the fun moment here (view below).
The figure, which will be featured in the finale of the attraction on a replica of the Grand Ole Opry stage, depicts Reba mid-performance, allowing guests to step into the music with the country icon. Her figure will be outfitted in a stage outfit Reba wore while singing her megahit—and signature encore— "Fancy." To ensure an exact likeness, Reba loaned her dress, shoes and jewelry to the costume department of Madame Tussauds who recreated the outfit capturing every minor detail, from beading to contour.
Last fall, Madame Tussauds Nashville hosted a social contest where fans nominated the artists they would most like to see take the stage at the attraction. Reba was overwhelmingly named the winner of the contest—a true testament to her dedicated following throughout the years and diverse projects. The mogul and mom has become a household name with a successful career that spans across music, television, film, theater and retail.
"I tried to find differences between me and the figure and there weren't any," said Reba McEntire. "I'm really blown away with how great it looks, it's like looking in a mirror."
Each Madame Tussauds figure is truly a work of art, involving teams of professional artists and sculptors who spend months on extensive research and take more than 300 measurements to recreate world-famous icons to achieve the kind of astonishing realism that has been at the heart of the 250-year Madame Tussauds legacy.
With a completely different concept, the attraction in Nashville will be the company's first offering in the U.S. that focuses solely on music icons that have shaped America's musical landscape. Guests are encouraged to have fun with the famous stars from musical genres such as Country, Rock n Roll, Blues and Pop.
Reba is a natural fit for the music focused attraction, having achieved a rare pinnacle with 35 #1 singles and over 56 million albums sold worldwide, in addition to major accolades from the AMA, ACM, CMA, GRAMMY Awards and more. Her inspirational double-disc album SING IT NOW: SONGS OF FAITH & HOPE (Nash Icon Records/Capitol Christian Music Group) debuted with a multi-week run atop both the Billboard Country and Christian/Gospel charts, maintaining her record for the most Top Country Albums No.1s among women and only the second artist to have a chart-topping album in each of the last four decades with her 13 summit.
Additional figures hitting the stage at Madame Tussauds Nashville include Beyoncé, Billie Holiday, Blake Shelton, Bob Dylan, Carrie Underwood, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Katy Perry, Keith Urban, Kenny Rogers, Little Jimmy Dickens, Louis Armstrong, Luke Bryan, Miley Cyrus, Minnie Pearl, Rayna Jaymes & Deacon Claybourne, Rihanna, Stevie Wonder and Taylor Swift. More artists will be added to the bill within the coming weeks.
Fans can save $5 off the regular price by purchasing early bird tickets to the attraction.
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- X-Wing Miniatures Game
* Events noted also include a high-quality, catered lunch on-site at the venue!
Not only are we adding more games, we're adding more days! This year Capital City Bloodbath will be 3 full days of gaming glory!
The event will once again be held at the EY Centre in Ottawa, Ontario. We will also once again have a room block at the nearby Hilton Garden Inn (5 minute walk from the venue), details on that will be coming shortly.
We look forward to seeing many returning faces, and hopefully lots of new ones as we welcome the Canadian Warmachine & Hordes community into our event!


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Lighting can be a very important part of your wedding style and depending on the venue, it can be a décor element that works quite well. Not only is it an essential functional component of an event, the right lighting also provides a beautiful ambience. Lighting can play a big role in corporate events, as well as weddings. For corporate events, I will often bring in professional lighting experts who have the proper equipment to light up the whole venue. For weddings, we typically use our own LED lighting to light up and bring focus to a back-drop. Lighting is also used for the canopy and ceiling and can be used to illuminate the dance floor at a wedding. If you've hired a disc jockey for your event, they will typically also have a lot of lighting equipment that they will use to spotlight the couple during the grand entrance, first dance, or during speeches.
When you're working with lighting, safety is the most important consideration and I always recommend working with trained professionals who have expertise in lighting, to ensure safety and an enjoyable event for all. However, if you're not working with professionals, then it's very important to check with the venue to see what you are allowed and not allowed to do with respect to lighting. Some venues will only allow for LED lighting, which is low wattage and low heat, as other types of lighting may pose a fire hazard. Others won't allow lights or cords to run across the floor. So it's important to check with the venue on the dos and don'ts and confirm what their rules respecting lighting are.
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Lily Pad Journey Puzzle
See Thumbelina travel through a rippling pond as this 96-piece wooden jigsaw puzzle is assembled on the puzzle board.
Pond lilies and irises bloom around the fairy-tale heroine and colourful koi attend as the lily-pad raft is pulled along, forming a charming scene that gets prettier with each correctly placed piece!
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If you follow Geek Speak, you're probably aware of the annual "Head Geek IT Pro-Dictions." That said, we thought it would be fun to have the Head Geeks revisit last years predictions. Last year certainly offered countless technology trends and topics to discuss, deliberate, dissect, and debate.
But, were the Geeks right or wrong with their predictions? Check out the video below, as the Head Geeks discuss if they deserve a cheers for their tech predictions or an unfortunate series of jeers. And if you haven't seen this years IT Pro-dictions, be sure to check them out at the end of the video to find out what they believe will be the top ten industry drivers of 2016.
As always, your comments are welcomed, so feel free to chime in and have some fun with the Head Geeks!
Hello Geek Speakers,
As 2015 comes to an end and 2016 begins, SolarWinds once again tapped its band of experts - the Head Geeks - to take a look inside their crystal balls and provide a glimpse into IT trends to watch for in the coming year. Will their predictions come to fruition in 2016? Let us know what you think and don't forget to revisit last years Prodictions to see where the Head Geeks were right or wrong.
Be sure to @mention each Geek to continue the conversation with them about their predictions. Here are each of their thwack handles:
Kong Yang - kong.yang
Patrick Hubbard - patrick.hubbard
Leon Adato - adatole
Thomas LaRock - sqlrockstar
As we did last year, we will continue to revisit these predictions and see if they are becoming a reality, or if they were entirely incorrect. However, that will likely NOT happen!
We hope you all have a Happy New Year - Enjoy!
Helllllllo Geek Speak Friends,
It is my pleasure to inform our awesome community that Geek Speak has been nominated for the 2015 Bytes that Rock Awards in the Best Software Blog Category. That said, I want to thank all of our amazing contributors and thwack community. All of you provide amazing content from blogs to in depth discussion. The Head Geeks and Ambassadors work very hard to crank out the content you enjoy so much.
Kong Yang - @kong.yang
Patrick Hubbard - @patrick.hubbard
Leon Adato - @adatole
Thomas LaRock - @sqlrockstar
Show them some love and Vote today!
The winner will be announced December 10th...so stay tuned.
First off, I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Damon, and I am the Managing Editor of Geek Speak. I'm not sure why it has taken me so long to post a blog. But that said, I'd like to thank you all for your continued support of thwack, Geek Speak, and for our amazing contributors.
While I'm not exactly versed in IT, I do respect all the various aspects of IT. However, I have always seemed to gravitate more towards Security. I am amazed at the number of security breaches that occur every year. There have been many notable breaches, but I remember firsthand experiencing the PlayStation® Network hack and it being down for an extended period of time (Yeah life was rough that weekend…no Destiny!).
On that note, I'd like to discuss a show I recently started watching, "Mr. Robot." To be honest, I was skeptical when I heard about it, mainly because shows or movies like this always seem forced or just unrealistic. For example, "Blackhat" was alright, but come on really…Thor as a hacker?!
Okay, alright let's get back to Mr. Robot, which stars Rami Malek as the lead character, Elliot Alderson. In short, Elliot is a Cyber Security Engineer by day and is plagued with a severe social anxiety disorder. So, as you can imagine, he struggles with interacting and relating to most people. But, by night he connects with the rest of the world—as he hacks them and assumes the life of a cyber-vigilante.
Without throwing too many spoilers out there, I will only address episode 1. In this episode, we are introduced to Elliot in a dimly lit café on a cold evening. Elliot frequently goes to this café to be alone and well because, as he states, they have "remarkably fast Wi-Fi." However, this particular evening he has a different reason for visiting.
As he arrives, he sits down by the owner, alerting him that he's going to expose him and his underground business ring to the authorities. The owner then becomes unruly and tells him to leave. Elliot calmly speaks to him and explains that just because he uses Tor, it doesn't mean his traffic is private. He further states, "You know, whoever controls the exit nodes controls the traffic." Immediately, the owner becomes frantic and offers Elliot money, but Elliot says it's not about the money. With a little deductive reasoning, I'm sure you can figure out what happens next. Naturally, I was intrigued…I thought ok, they are talking technical here and it's pretty suspenseful at that—pretty good start.
Now to the second part of the episode. The company Elliot works for is hit with a DDoS attack. Ultimately, he stops the attack, but in the process he receives a message from a hacker group called "fSociety." This group is one of many hacker groups that are collectively planning a digital revolution by deleting debt records from one of the largest corporations in the world. The problem is, they need Elliot to achieve their end goal. Annnnd…that's where I'm going to stop. Sorry, you'll have to tune in yourself to see what's been happening in the latest episodes.
So, this leads me to my main question, could this fictional story really happen today? And, if you've been tuning in, what do you think so far? Are some of the hacks or scenarios that occur realistic/possible? Let us know or just leave your thoughts on the latest episode—Tune in Wednesdays, 10/9C on USA.
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when are you planing on translating the new ch ?
Is there currently any time frame for the next chapter of Ratman? Thanks for all the hard work by the way. ^_^
When, will be new RATMAN chapter released??? Thanks, for good work.
Hi! When will be new RATMAN chapter released?
Is there currently any status on the translation of Red Storm? Any new chapters soon?
Are you guys going to translate more of Sengoku Strays and Nobunaga no Chef? It's been a while since the last release.
Thanks for your good work on Monster Hunter. =)
Any news when the next chapter will arrive?
I am a big fan of your work on All Rounder Meguru, just want to know if it is still active? as the releases are getting much slower now.
thank you
Is there any news on Tail Star? Last chapter was in December? I really like it and was hoping you guys didn't drop it.
Why did you drop "Dice"? Are you ever getting back to it?
Is there gonna be any more releases of All rounder meguru? I freaking love that manga and been waiting ages for a new chapter.
Really appreciated you guys starting All Rounder Meguru again, the translations are fantastic and it's obvious who ever is translating it is a big fan of mma.
Iv noticed they havent come out for a few months now? Could you update us on if they are still coming out?
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Monday, Feb. 15, 2010
Today in Techland: Peter and I braved the cold and set off for this year's Toy Fair and found ourselves elbows deep in stuffed animals, action figures and DIY slime. We'll serve up the best of the best tomorrow, so keep an eye out. Meanwhile, Windows Phone 7 dropped today, and Steve talked Batman 3 plots and a possible Planet of the Apes remake. Huzzah!
Here's what else is going on in nerd news around the Web:
Casting Call: Robert Kirkman's The Walking Dead begins filming on May 15 for AMC, but there hasn't been much talk about the cast until now. According to Big Shiny Robot, Jamie Bamber of BSG fame is the leading candidate for the role of Rick Grimes. Mark Pellegrino from LOST is also in the running along with Stuart Townsend.
Avatar prequel? Yep. It seems James Cameron is penning an Avatar prequel novel that will explain the histories of the major characters prior to the events on Pandora. What happened to Netyri's sister and Grace's school? What was Jake's life like before Pandora? What happened to his brother?
Kirk turned Captain America: We're only throwing this out there to cover our bases, but CinemaSpy is reporting that Chris Pine is the leading candidate to play Steve Rogers in The First Avenger: Captain America. The Hollywood gossip blog is skeptical of the info and questioning why the tipster even bothered to tell them.
Adobe cuddles up to Android: Here's some info from MWC that might interest the Android users in the crowd – Flash Player 10.1 and AIR are coming to Android.
Vodpod videos no longer available.
Can the Man of Steel dance? We might find out soon. Looks like the musical It's a Bird…It's a Plane…It's Superman will open at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre in Dallas this summer. Please, no. No. No. No. Spider-Man reduced to dancing around in circles will be bad enough.
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And the nominees are… The 2010 Glyph Comic Award ballots are out. The Glyphs are given out to the best minority artists, writers and characters in modern comics. The awards will be held on May 15, in Philadelphia. Nominees for a few of this year's top awards are:
Story of the Year
Luke Cage Noir; Mike Benson & Adam Glass, writers; Shawn Martinbrough, artist
The Original Johnson; Trevor von Eeden, writer and artist
Unknown Soldier #13-14; Joshua Dysart, writer, Pat Masioni, artist
War Machine: Iron Heart; Greg Pak, writer, Leonardo Manco, artist
World of Hurt, Jay Potts, writer and artist
Best Writer
Joshua Dysart, Unknown Soldier
Jeremy Love, Bayou
Greg Pak, War Machine
Jay Potts, World of Hurt
Alex Simmons, Archie & Friends
Best Artist
Chriscross, Final Crisis Aftermath: Dance
Jeremy Love, Bayou
Shawn Martinbrough, Luke Cage Noir
Jay Potts, World of Hurt
Trevor von Eeden, The Original Johnson
If you want to get in on the vote, cast yours for the Fan Award at East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention Web site. Voting will go until March 31.
Fan Award for Best Comic
Adam: Legend of the Blue Marvel; Kevin Grevioux, writer, Mat Broome, Sean Parson & Alvaro Lopez, artists
Black Lightning Year One; Jen Van Meter, writer, Cully Hamner, artist
Final Crisis Aftermath: Ink; Eric Wallace, writer, Fabrizio Fiorentino, artist
Luke Cage Noir; Mike Benson & Adam Glass, writers, Shawn Martinbrough, artist
War Machine: Iron Heart; Greg Pak, writer, Leonardo Manco, artist
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What's a Bunky or a Surf Scoter for that matter?Posted: September 30, 2005 Filed under: Boats | Tags: Devlin Leave a comment
What's a "Bunky"?
Beats the hell out of us! This is what the first owner of this boat named it. There is something very cute and pet-like about this boat that calls out for such a playful name. We do realize there is a lot of superstition about renaming a boat but to us, the boat feels like it has outgrown its childhood name and is yearning for a new identity. So a more appropriate name is in the works.
What's a "Surf Scoter"?
Sam Devlin's "Surf Scoter" is named after a duck of the same name known for its propensity to dive for mollusks and crustaceans in ocean surf and breaking waves. They are commonly seen on the Pacific Coast in winter, where they sometimes feed quite close to rocky headlands and in shallow inlets. All in all, great attributes for boat designed to explore the inlets of Puget Sound. We've been through a variety of rough water during the 2005 / 2006 Winter and nothing seems to really trouble it. Bunky just bobs along like a bathtub toy on big swells and cuts through chop with aplomb. — Scott Bruce Duncan */:-)


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Ultrasound is a valuable, non-invasive imaging procedure that complements x-rays and allows our veterinarians to better visualize internal organs in the chest and abdomen. During an ultrasound, high-frequency sound-waves are directed into the body and bounce off the organs, creating a computer image of the inside of the body. This painless diagnostic technique is usually done without sedation of your pet.
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Checkerboard cake
Cake adapted from Brad
90g bittersweet or semisweet chocolate
4 large
1 1/3 cups milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 cup plain flour, sifted
3 cups self raising flour, sifted
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
225g cup butter, softened
pink food colouring
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a
set of three 9 by 1 inch checkerboard cake pans (Checkerboard Baking Pans are
sold in a set which includes three 9 by 1 inch cake pans and a divider ring to
enable you to separate the cake pan into 3 rings), line with parchment, and then
grease and flour.
chocolate over simmering water, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
combine the eggs, 1/4 of the milk, and vanilla.
combine the dry ingredients and mix on low speed for 30 seconds to blend. Add
the butter and remaining milk. Mix on low speed until the dry ingredients are
moistened. Increase to medium speed and beat for 1 1/2 minutes to aerate and
develop the cake's structure. Scrape down the sides. Gradually add the egg
mixture in three batches, beating for 20 seconds after each addition to
incorporate the ingredients and strengthen the structure. Scrape down the
approximately in thirds. Stir the melted chocolate into one of the batches of
batter until uniform in color and colour a second batch pink with the food colouring. Fill 3 large pastry bags fitted with large round
tubes 3/4 inches in diameter with the 3 batters. I used large clip seal bags
one of the prepared pans and pipe batter into each, pipe one colour into each section . The batter
should fill the pan about half full. Using a small metal spatula or the back of
a spoon, smooth any seams or divisions in the batter. Now carefully lift out the
divider and rinse it off.
Easy chocolate icing (adapted from Allrecipes)
60g dark cooking chocolate
125g butter
3 tablespoons milk
3 1/2 cups (550g) icing sugar
1 tablespoon cocoa powder, sifted
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
In a large saucepan over medium heat combine chocolate, butter and milk. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and beat in icing sugar, cocoa powder, salt and vanilla. Beat until smooth then adjusting consistency with milk or sugar if necessary.
Level the tops of each cake. You can use the leftover cake for cake pops!
When stacking the layers, use a very thin coating of chocolate frosting to adhere the layers without disturbing the checkerboard effect.
Stack each layer. Press to adhere well.
Ice all over and decorate as you like.
Cut, surprise and enjoy!


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Commandant of Cadets search committee named
Citadel President Lt. Gen. John W. Rosa has appointed retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Mike Steele to lead the search for the military college's next commandant of cadets.
Retired Army Col. Greg Stone has served as commandant since the 2005. He plans to step down May 29. Stone and his wife will return to his hometown of Seattle, Wash., where they will join the private sector.
Other members of the search committee are Ben Legare, member of The Citadel Board of Visitors, Brig. Gen. Sam Hines, dean and provost of the college, Col. Joe Trez, chief of staff, and Brig. Gen. Harry Carter, director of academic leadership programs.
The search committee will hold an organizational meeting at 1 p.m. Monday, March 23, 2009 at Citadel Human Resources.
Steele is a 1967 graduate of The Citadel as well as a graduate of Webster University and the National War College. He retired from active duty as commanding general, United States Army Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., after 34 years. He is the president of Osprey Bay, LLC, Defense Consulting Services located on Seabrook Island, S.C. He was recently elected to one of three alumni seats on The Citadel's Board of Visitors.
"The commandant of cadets is charged by the president with direct responsibility for the South Carolina Corps of Cadets," Steele said. "The commandant is one of the most significant and influential leadership positions at The Citadel. "
About the other search committee members:
- Legare, Class of 1963, recently reitred as director of governmental and community affairs at The Citadel. He has been a member of The Citadel Board of Visitors since May 2008.
- Hines is the provost and dean of the college for The Citadel. Before coming to The Citadel he was a professor and administrator at the College of Charleston for 34 years.
- Trez, Class of 1969, currently serves as director of The Citadel staff. He served on active duty in the U.S. Army for 26 years as an infantry officer in both peace and war, commanding infantry units at every level up to and including brigade command. He also served as a division and post chief of staff, an instructor at The Infantry School and as both an assistant professor and military science professor at The Citadel.
- Carter came to The Citadel in 1999 after 25 years in administration and teaching at Georgia Southern University. He served in the United States Navy from 1966 to 1969 and then served more than 25 years in active reserve with the Georgia Air National Guard, retiring with the rank of colonel in 1996.
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Visible Spectrum
You can remember the colours of the rainbow (visible spectrum) and get them in the right order by remembering the mneumonic:
Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
- Red
- Orange
- Yellow
- Green
- Blue
- Indigo
- Violet
Different colours have different wavelengths. Red light has the lowest amont of energy
and the longext wavelength. Infra-red light has less energy and a longer wavelength than
ordinary red light. You cannot see IR light so it is not part of the visible spectrum.
However you can feel IR light on your skin because it warms you up.
Violet light has the highest amount of energy and the shortest wavelength. Ultra-violet
light has even more energy and a shorter wavelength. UV light cannot be seen but it will
give you sunburn and could give you skin cancer. UV light is not part of the visible
Light is a part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Wavelengths longer than IR light
include microwaves and radiowaves. Wavelengths shorter than UV light include:
- gamma rays and
- X-rays.
We call these waves "electromagnetic" waves because they are partly
electrical and partly magnetic. Obvious isn't it?
Here is a suggestion for your revision index card. Write the words in red on one side of the card and those in blue on the other side.
The Visible Spectrum Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain
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Note: To read The Wishing Map from the beginning, click here.
The Wishing Map
Chapter Fifteen: Destiny (Continued)
Previously: Aunt Aloysia told Gina and Zack they must return to Ismara and find the lost Revealer, the key to the other Objects.
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"Aunt Aloysia," said Gina, "it just seems like you know so much about all of this and—I know this is a completely bizarre question because the Courier was supposed to be a guy, but—you're not…I mean…"
Aloysia grasped her by the shoulders, looked her straight in the eyes, and said, "I am not the person who came here from Ismara. And I have always been a woman."
"Oh, no, I didn't mean…it's just—"
"I was the only friend the Courier had, the only one the Courier confided in."
"And so the Courier is—"
"Dead? Yes. I promised to find the one—or ones—whose destiny it was to return the Objects and fulfill the prophecies."
"But why is it so import—"
"Because if they fall into the wrong hands—"
"The Dark Tinkurs," said Zack.
Aloysia stared at him for a moment, and then at Gina.
"Yes. If that happens, 'the worlds will become enslaved.'"
"'Worlds?'" Gina echoed. "Does that mean Middle—?"
"I don't know." Her voice was steady, her expression grave.
"These choices the Two Strangers have to make—" asked Gina, "are they part of the prophecies, too? I mean, what if we choose wrong?"
"Or never figure out what we're supposed to choose!" Zack added.
"I don't know."
"I hate this!" blurted Gina. "I want to go back so bad I dream about it every night, but why do I have to make 'choices?' Rhema said we're making choices even when we don't know it, and that they're the ones that count the most!"
"Rhema…" Aloysia sighed.
"Yeah!" said Zack. "So what if we choose not to choose? I'm sick of doing what other people say I have to do!"
"From now on we're going to make our own destinies!" Gina proclaimed.
"Who told you you could make your own destiny?"
"'Make your own destiny!' What cereal box did you get that from?"
"You can't control your fate by refusing to make choices! I didn't discover my destiny until I faced my circumstances. I had to make hard, awful choices, choices I didn't want to make." Aloysia's throat rattled. "I made terrible mistakes, but that was when I discovered who I was. It's not about control—control is an illusion. It's about making choices you don't want to make; that's what decides your destiny. It's about…"
She stopped, not because she was finished, but because she was unable to go on. She touched her hand to her heart, to her forehead, and then raised it toward the ceiling. Tears were streaming down her cheeks. It reminded Gina of the picture of Jesus perspiring blood in Grandma Dore's old Catholic Bible.
After several minutes, Aloysia continued, "It may be that the Revealer will unveil your destinies. One prophecy says, 'To the strangers it will show the way.' The dreams you are having…"
"You know about the dreams?" asked Gina.
"Nightmares," Zack clarified.
Aloysia looked into Gina's soul, her coffee eyes glistening, and said, "Help him!" Then she turned to Zack and said, "Stop them!" Both were speechless. A sickening shiver ran through them. Suddenly they didn't want to know their destinies; they wanted the familiar, the predictable—they wanted Middleton. But that was impossible, because if "worlds" included Middleton then no place was safe, no place was predictable.
"So, here we are," said Aloysia, as if their entire lives had been leading up to this moment. "I have loved you since your births, and if allowed will protect you with my last breath. If I could take your place, I would, but I cannot. This is your destiny, not mine."
The three sat in silence until Mom called, "Dad's home with ice cream!"
And then they went down the stairs together.
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Thoughts: Has there ever been a task you desperately wanted out of, a reminder that you did not have complete control over your fate?
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