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Skip to comments.Stradivarius violin stolen in armed robbery in Milwaukee
Posted on 01/28/2014 2:37:27 PM PST by afraidfortherepublic
A rare Stradivarius violin on loan to Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond was stolen during an armed robbery Monday night.
The instrument, known in musical circles as the Lipinski violin, was taken around 10:20 p.m. Monday in a parking lot in the rear of Wisconsin Lutheran College on W. Wisconsin Ave., police said. Almond had played a concert at Wisconsin Lutheran Monday evening as part of his Frankly Music series.
In a 2008 feature on the violin, Chicago violin dealer Stefan Hersh said the Lipinski violin was comparable in value to another Strad that sold for more than $3.5 million in a 2006 auction.
The instrument was on indefinite loan to Almond from its anonymous owners. Almond has characterized them as people with "strong ties to Milwaukee." It's a common practice in the music world for the owners of such exquisite instruments to loan them to virtuosi such as Almond.
The violin's early owners included the virtuoso Giuseppe Tartini (1692-1770), known to listeners for his "Devil's Trill" Sonata. The instrument has also belonged to Polish violinist Karol Lipinski (1790-1861), whose name has stayed attached to it.
Local music writer Elaine Schmidt, who held the instrument during a 2013 interview with Almond, described it as "light, far lighter than one would expect, and an absolutely gorgeous example of craftsmanship."
During that 2013 interview, Almond explained that the Lipinski, is "finicky" about temperature and humidity, responding differently some days than others.
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Lipinski violin
Ah...the old Tommy Gun in the Violin Case trick....
BOLO! Oh no! This was a major story when the Lipiinski violin was found in a vault in Milwaukee and loaned to the Frank Almond and the MSO. The sound is just incredible! I hope that they find it and that it suffers no damage.
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Simply round up all the criminal masterminds who also happen to be world class concert musicians.
Classical music ping
Or, who have clients who are world class musicians!
Betting its not random. It was setup by the guy who had the violin or somebody close to him.
Peter Sellers did it.
That could be anyone who knew he was playing a concert that night. I'm surprised that he didn't have an armed guard with him.
Why would he have an armed guard just because he's walking around with a $3.5 million violin? /s//
Because it doesn't belong to him?
This has all the earmarks of the classic white elephant kind of theft, whether its an artwork, famous jewels or a super-expensive and rare musical instrument, like this Lipinski violin. The thief either didn't know what he had when he stole it, or knew what he had but underestimated ow impossible it would be to get rid of it and make anything like the value the instrument has from any possible buyer.The violin is now radioactive.The thief's only hope is to get ransom for it, and thieves this stupid usually screw up that process too, and wind up getting nabbed,and going to prison.
I had a passin "acquAintance" with a guy in the early 70s who I assessed as a no-good, and found out 6 years later, had gotten a job in the shipping dept. at Chicago's Art Institute and decided to ship a number of very
valuable paintings to nis own house along with the legitimate destinations
for other paintings. He then demanded a huge ransom payoff, made the even bigger mistake of showing up at the ransom rendezvous wearing. gun in his belt, immediately got arrested, and send to prison for years. When he was released he made the news again when he blew his brains out.
As if there weren't enough sax and violins in the world.
Whatever it is it is just awful. Insurance does not return the instrument which is magnificent. It will be a great loss if it is not found undamaged and intact.
Having said that, I look at every one I encounter at a garage sale.
Did they leave a note?
I studied the violin (not too successfully) for 6 years in elementary and middle school. I only had a borrowed school instrument to play. I'd love to have my own instrument, although I'm a little (a lot) old to take it up again. I'd love to have one from a garage sale.
The pictures of the Lipinski look a lot like the old school insturments I played LOL. But, I've heard the Lipinski and it sounds a lot better.
Provenance lost.
I'm sure Mr. Almond could identify it, if found.
So you think he doesn't care that it got stolen? For one thing, he won't get to play it anymore. For another, no one will lend him another Stradivarius; they'll just find some other virtuoso.
I never said that Mr. Almod doesn't care. I'm sure that he's devastated, as well as being frightened half out of his wits.
They threw away the case. Clearly idiots, why would they throw away the case (and probably WITH their fingerprints all over the case) if it's such an iffy temperature sensitive instrument?
BA-WOOSH! Now that's a man's flush, Bud.
Where does it say that they threw away the case?
The inspector is right...have the wax analyzed.
Can I say insurance fraud
I always try to buy musical instruments at garage sales too. I don't play.
The other possibility is that the theft was contracted by someone who simply wants to have it. They'd have to keep it secret of course, for a very long time. This would be a wealthy individual, perhaps someone who has tried to buy it in the past only to find it not for sale.
Aw man, what a shame. Playing guitar for over 10 years, this hurts on a personal level.
For anyone interested, here's a video on the magnificent violin. . .
A Violin's Life - The "Lipinski Stradivarius"
I only just now read the WHOLE article,from JS online, and think you're right.I didn't know a stun gun was used,or any of those other details.Yes, it looks like someone just Wanted it. I expect a sting operation will be assembled soon.
"For anyone interested, heres a video on the magnificent violin. . ."
Interesting! I have to admit that normally I wouldn't have watched that but since the state of the union is on I had time. It must be quite a thrill to play such an instrument.
On it's way to Japan or China in a shipping container, probably.
BOLO at Ebay, that's for sure.
It's not like you can just fence that piece of artwork anywhere...
Something like that, that hot, would be for big spenders... probably overseas.
i wonder if the sound can be synthesized, given our ability to manufacture noise ..
I'm partial to the SAS assault in Patriot Games. Reminds me of the 3rd Mov. in Schostakovich's 5th symphony.
Thank you for posting that video.
I have a friend whose daughter is a concert violist. A friend of theirs bought a "private dinner in a home" at a local charity auction and gave 2 of the tickets to my friend. My friends arrived at the address given without knowing the names of the hosts.
The lady of the house was busy in the kitchen, and cocktails and hors d'oevres were being served in the library. Suddenly, everyone hushed; and Frank Almond appeared at the top of the stairs and entered the room playing the Lipinski. This was just after it was discovered in a Milwaukee bank vault and loaned to the MSO for Almond's use. He had not played it in public yet.
He entertained the 8 or 10 guests for an hour before dinner. My friends do not remember what was served for dinner.
Seems like two or three times every year, somebody acts careless with a Stradivarius or other extremely sensitive instrument. Are these musicians so into their craft that they forget to take precautions? One of my most favorite violin compositions, as I may have mentioned before, is Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op 64 by Felix Mendelssohn. It's lively stirring, melodic and at times overwhelming.
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For a long time now - certainly since the league expanded to 30 teams - the fourth forward unit has been the place to ditch the least capable even strength players on the roster. Usually that means checkers and goons, although the odd doddering vet and fresh faced rookie makes an appearance occassionally. This was mostly pragamatics: a combination of dilution of player talent, a need to budget and the recoginition that playing the worst guys the least is a good thing.
At some point in recent history, the fourth line became the "energy unit". With the change in nomenclature came the explicit definition of that unit's responsibilities (crash and bang!) as well as resultant rigidity of the class of players that can therefore carry out those duties. More to the point, the energy unit is for big guys, mean guys and guys who can body check.
This strikes me as an inversion of cause-and-effect, one created by the conditioning of constantly seeing certain players (the goons and such) take on a certain role. Initinally, the fourth line was where you stashed the minimum wage players on the club simply because you couldn't afford any more high priced guya or there really wasn't a lot of skill left to choose from anyways. Out of necessity, coaches and GM's went with the one area that almost all hockey decision makers will default to: size/agression. If a guy only has one note to his game, it might as well be that note. So, initially, big guys who weren't real good played on the fourth line out of necessity. Now they are considered to be essential to that portion of the roster.
Darryl Sutter went about creating a classically conventional fourth line for the Flames this season, signing Tim Jackman and Raitis Ivanans as soon as they became available (to two year contracts to boot). There's ample evidence out there that neither guy does much to help his club win (quite the contrary), but Darryl has been consistent in his insistence that the Flames have a rough and tumble bottom-end. The value created by the big guys playing 5 minutes a night is either so diffuse or intangible that it isn't captured by counting numbers or any of the new-fangled. If there's a psychological edge granted by punching guys in the face, it's one coaches tend to give short shrift to in the playoffs given the rarity with which enforcers dress in the post-season.
As well all know, Sutter bought out Nigel Dawes this summer despite his taking a pretty solid step forward for Calgary last year. Dawes finished amongst the team leaders in goals scored and power play production efficiency (and it's not like he played against nobodies at ES). At 25 years old and 850k, Dawes was a solid bet to outperform his contract where ever he landed in the line-up. But with the Tanguay acquisition, the Flames top 3 lines filled up with more established guys and all that was left for Dawes on the opening night roster was the fourth unit. The energy line. The territory of goons and musclemen, enforcers and checkers. So now Dawes and his 14 goals are little more than a memory and a small amount of dead cap space for the next couple seasons.
Sutter's fidelity to this vision of an "energy line" isn't unique to him. Despite Dawes' decent season, young age and dirt cheap price-tag, he was passed over on waivers and has yet to be re-inked by anyone. I would hazard a guess that if he had the exact same performance and results last year but was 6'3", he'd be employed today. And Dawes isn't the only victim of the rigid classification of player type and role going on in GM's and coaches heads. There are a number of similar players currently standing in the unemployment line: guys without a recent history of being true "top 6" forwards and don't have the build to be considered checkers, but who nonetheless are more skilled than your average bottom-ender. Mike Comrie and Robert Nilsson come to mind. Tim Kennedy, Miro Satan, etc. If a GM was so inclined this summer, he could probably build a fourth line scoring unit on the cheap, something so rare as to be considered mythical these days. A potential rebuttal to this strategy is a fourth line of danglers and pip-squeaks would get killed. They'd face the other team's tough guys and be run out of the building.
And maybe that's true. We haven't seen such an experiment at this level before, so maybe our hypothetical Dawes et al line would would be intimidated into obsolesence. What's not theoretical though is the fact that, at some point, a large enough delta between skill and toughness renders physical intimidation moot. Which is why no coach in the league would dream of skating the Jackmans and Ivanans of the world against Pavel Datsyuk or Sidney Crosby: the former are no doubt tougher, but they would be humiliated by the latter nonetheless. Because, in the end, the game is about goals for and against and if Ivanans could skate with Crosby, he would be making a living with more than his fists. I assume that NHL decision makers are at least subconciously aware of this and the deciding factor is the perceived threshold between skill and toughness. Maybe a guy like Dawes doesn't cross that threshold in many minds.
I think the fourth line scoring unit would be a worthy experiment though, if only because I lean towards building a team by having the best players available. The opportunity costs for investigating such a strategy would be remarkably low this year as well: there's lots of plentiful, cheap, "skilled" players in the market who could be had for peanuts and the risk of them being a bust and harming the club from the energ...err...fourth line is minimal. In addition, low-end tough guys are a dime a dozen and can be acquired at just about any time. If a team found that they indeed needed a nuclear deterent patrolling the ice for 5 minutes a night, they could add likely add him for nothing at any point in the year.
Yeah I don't see the point of goons in today's NHL. Detroit does the best job of filling their roster with decently skilled guys.
It'd be great to have a guy on our squad like Milan Lucic who brings toughness and skill all at once, cause as much as it'd be nice for us to not have Ivanans or Jackman I'd hate to see Jarome having to stick up for everyone all year.
Your view on hockey, although popular, is archaic. There is really no benefit to having two lines of goons on the ice accomplishing nothing other than bodychecks and fights. You can always go watch old brosdstreet bully games if you want. That hockey is all but gone.
I assume that "if you don't fighting" is meant to read "if you don't LIKE fighting". In that case I don't have a problem fighting except when it's for nothing. It was great to see Iggy fight Hatcher. More recently Iggy fighting Souray. Of course that comes with risk, as Souray found out. However a fight between say Boogard and Brashear is really pointless and doesn't have the emotional effect that fighting is meant to have.
If you're going to fight, make it worth something.
I think the "4th-liner-skilled line idea" has merit. Do you remember Buffalo Sabres about 4-5 years ago before Drury and Briere left...they could score with any line! Too bad it was before Ryan Miller was a superstar...they could have been a "dynasty" with better defencse...OK well maybe not. But hey, why could Flames not take a chance on "career minor league scorer" and sign someone like the Oilers did in Washington farmhand Alexander (103 points in AHL) Giroux. I hate to say this may have been brilliant move and with all the super rookies the Oilers may finish much higher than the "agreed upon 15th in the West" by all the "so called experts". And, no, I am not an Oilers fan, I truly despise them. P.S. Do I have enough "quotes" in my comment...LOL.
Very interesting. What would happen if you had a small, fast and somewhat skilled 4th line? As you mentioned, the 4th line is usually out there as a "deterent" against the oppositions 1st or 2nd line. What would happen if that 1st or 2nd line, having grown accustomed to battling big bruisers, find themselves matched against a line that can actually skate with them...and even move the puck against them?
What type of "energy" would you get from that group that is battling for ice time and the chance to show they can be offensively productive? Does it lend credibility to the theory that the best defense is a good offense? Could you imagine if it caught on and you had a majority of teams this year putting out 4 lines that can skate and be offensive threats?
I'm sorry Kent, but the more I think about it the more I have to admit it just won't happen. Why? Because it makes too much sense!
You tell 'em brother (from another mother).
I've never understood the Goon mindset. I'm not one for abolishing fighting but to dress a whole line of goons just seems a waste of resources.
Maybe I'm out to lunch though.
And another thought, if you had 3 solid lines that could be explosive then how does the opposing team counter that if they have a goon line? They'd end up having to double shift?
The downside I see is that the opposing 4th line theoretically could take liberties and there wouldn't be much reprisal and I'm not sure teams would find much protection in refereeing.
August 13 2010, 01:48PM
I agree, too. It's an experiment I'd like to see.
I'm not for abolishing fighting either but I fail to see the point (or deterent) when one 4th line, low minutes, no points, inconsequential, cheese-cutter skates goon chucks 'nucks with another just like him.
Did Dion ever think "It's OK for me to hit an Oiler with his head down because McGratton can beat up Stortini at will"?
No. Top 6 forwards, or top 4 d-men aren't detered from anything by goons because they don't play against them, let alone fight them.
Goons (guys whose only value to the team are their fists, not their hands) are a waste of a roster spot, especially in a free agent market like this one.
We haven't seen such an experiment at this level before, so maybe our hypothetical Dawes et al line would would be intimidated into obsolesence
Detroit had Larionov and Robitaille on their fourth line for a couple years, which seems to have worked out alright.
August 13 2010, 04:46PM
If Herb Brooks were alive, he would run with this idea, which is a very good one, especially for a marginal and aging team that needs to take a chance if it hopes to make the playoffs, the Flames, for instance.
As long as teams employ what you hockey experts call goons then Sutter has to do the same. You could always watch european hockey if you don't fighting
Now to escape that awkward situation in the last couple comments.... Who would you like to see on this "skilled" 4th line? Would this be a good place for Backlund? Or even Wahl? Personally I would trade for Patric Kaleta. He is young, decent speed, aggressive and has a great ability to draw penalties. So something like Dawes/Backlund/Kaleta to me would be a great "skilled" 4th line. Capable scorers that can fill in on the top 9 during injuries and someone who can get our PP out much more often and frustrate the other team. Makes me sad to know it will not happen
August 14 2010, 11:43AM
"I think the fourth line scoring unit would be a worthy experiment though, if only because I lean towards building a team by having the best players available."
Gee Kent, you just don't understand hockey. You must be a casual fan.
Great Post.
This could work if your 3RD liners were monster trucks. THEN.... Your 4th line can be where your skilled inexperienced guys could develop...
More skilled players who get cast away in the minors would have a better opportunity, and maybe more Euros would make the puddle jump.
Only thing is Darryl has some pretty good offensive depth trickling down to the third line this year so....
August 14 2010, 05:02PM
I love the idea Kent. At the very least, stock the 4th line with guys who have potential and dress a goon as one of them if needed.
It kills me that Sutter not only let Dawes go, but had to buy him out, and then SIGNED Jackman and Ivanans. What a waste of cap space and a jettison of talent, it makes no sense.
Thanks for adding the word LIKE for me as I was in a hurry this morning. I do like the rough stuff once in a while.
The prototypical fourth line always confounds me as well. As best as I can understand it, the theory is based off of a couple of assumptions:
A. During a season, fans want to see a good scrap, so you put a goon on your team so your actual players won't get hurt doing it. Once the playoffs start, this entertainment factor drops to nil.
B. There are a few limited situations during a game where a visiting team is clearly going to have to run a fourth line out on the ice (I am thinking like after a powerplay where the top lines may be tired) and the home team puts its fourth line out as a break for its top lines knowing the other team can do little damage. This is mostly supposition as I can't understand why a home team wouldn't run out its top talent against the other teams 4th line every time.
C. If you had a "skill" fourth line on the ice, the other team would respond by running out either a checking/third line or a top 6 line. While the "skill" fourth line might be able to hold their own once they have the puck, as soon as they lose it they bleed chances against, which is why they are on the fourth line and not a top 6 line. Coaches don't want to take that chance.
August 16 2010, 10:55AM
The article just posted about Gio is a great example of what a 4th line goon is good for: getting a penalty.
If you watch the Gio hits package video, you'll see that after Gio hits Brown 4 times, LA puts out a goon to deal with the situation. What happens then? The goon bumps into Gio at the boards, then a pile on happens that means the goon can't assault Gio. The result of this is that the goon gets a minor penalty, Gio is unharmed and likely undetered.
As an aside, the goon who contributed nothing other than a penalty:
Ivanans. Super.
August 16 2010, 11:57AM
@Matty Franchise Jr
Agreed 100% Personally I already miss Dawzer!
To put in my two cents here:
i like the idea of a semi-skilled scoring line, but only when your the home team, thus getting last change, this way you can match up against the other teams goons, and have a distinct advantage.
Having a good squad however, especially on the road keeps the other teams top lines off the ice, which gives them less chances to score. As for the discussion of why not play your top lines against goons... Can you imagine if Boogard or McGratten could get one clean shot at a sedin, or crosby, crumpling them into the boards, all it would take would be one good shot, regardless of scoring chances, the risk of injury would be too great to have a goon take a shot at your star players.


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What causes bright meteors to race across the night sky every year in August? Shannon Rae Green shares what NASA knows about the Perseid meteor shower.
People who live in the central U.S. and in California should have the best views of tonight's Perseid meteor shower, typically one of the year's best treats for skywatchers.
Widespread clouds and rain will block the view for most of the eastern third of the country, however, according to AccuWeather.
Parts of the Pacific Northwest and the Southwest will also see plenty of clouds. The best views tonight will be in the northern and central Plains and California.
Peak nights will be tonight and Tuesday night, NASA reports.
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To find the meteor shower, look in the constellation Perseus, which is just to the left of the Pleiades, the Seven Sisters constellation, in the northeastern portion of the sky.
"With very fast and bright meteors, Perseids frequently leave long 'wakes' of light and color behind them as they streak through the Earth's atmosphere," NASA reports.
There are about 50-100 meteors seen per hour at the peak of the shower. Since they occur with warm summer nighttime weather, skywatchers can usually easily view the shower.
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It was event filled with culture and education during the Adams 12 Five Star Schools Indian Education Pow Wow on Saturday.
The fourth annual pow wow commemorated and honored the tradition and culture of the district's American Indian community, while also giving students the opportunity to think about their future with the addition of a college fair.
The American Indian Parent Advisory Committee, AIPAC, sponsors the pow wow every year. Felicia Alvarez, AIPAC member and pow wow coordinator, said the pow wow is an opportunity for native American students and families in the district to come together to celebrate their culture.
"The pow wow allows us to present our cultures and traditions in the right way with others in our district," she said. "We are trying to have cultural activities for our native students in the district, but also bringing our community to the rest of the districts so that all the students and families can see our cultural aspects."
Alvarez has been an AIPAC member for six years. she said it's important to be involved in her native American community to keep her culture alive in her life and her children's lives.
"We want to pass our culture down to our children because it's really important to have that cultural connection," she said. "It's sometimes hard to keep that connection today, so being in AIPAC is really helpful."
The pow wow featured a gourd dance, which is a southern tribal ceremonial dance, a men's society dance, grass dancers, fancy dancers, traditional native American food and the college fair.
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Type: Improvement
Status: Closed
Priority: Minor
Resolution: Fixed
Affects Version/s: 2.3
Fix Version/s: 2.3
Component/s: Forms Library
Testing Instructions:
- Log in as admin
- Go to course -> forum
- Add new discussion (note: For this test to happen the maximum number of attachments needs to be set to 1 so that dragging 2 files are one too many)
- Select two files on desktop and drag them to file area
- Color and text should change in file area while the mouse button is pressed
- Drop the files on file area
- Error message should be displayed, and one file will be attached.
- Delete the attached file and now drag and drop one file
- check for color and text on file area (it should be changed) and file should be attached.
- delete the file
supplemental test: try to break thsi awesome dnd and report/comment about any issues.Log in as admin Go to course -> forum Add new discussion (note: For this test to happen the maximum number of attachments needs to be set to 1 so that dragging 2 files are one too many) Select two files on desktop and drag them to file area Color and text should change in file area while the mouse button is pressed Drop the files on file area Error message should be displayed, and one file will be attached. Delete the attached file and now drag and drop one file check for color and text on file area (it should be changed) and file should be attached. delete the file supplemental test: try to break thsi awesome dnd and report/comment about any issues.
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Fixed Branches:MOODLE_23_STABLE
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Pull Master Branch:
Pull Master Diff URL:
- Currently Drag and drop show colour change, it will be nice to change text stating "Drop the files in this area" (Like gmail)
- After maximum file upload is reached (for file manager), DND event should show error message that you can't upload more then x files
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Issue Links
- caused a regression
MDL-31639 Drag and Drop file upload is shown as being available on browsers that are not compatible
- Closed
- Discovered while testing
MDL-31641 File picker drag drop help item doesn't make sense.
- Closed
MDL-31642 The drag and drop message in the files area shown when creating a new forum discussion should be visible by default
- Closed
MDL-31643 If the user drags and drops more files than the forum allows to be attached to a discussion some of them are accepted while others are rejected
- Closed
- Testing discovered
MDL-29766 Add drag and drop capabilities to the Filemanager element
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It would probably be better if these two suggestions were separated into two issues.
First item addressed here:
Note: I have had to add the 'uploadmessage' element into the FilePicker and FileManager code, as dynamically adding/removing the element as I dragged over the filepicker/filemanager was causing the overlay to occasionally get stuck on (I've not had this problem when showing/hiding the pre-existing overlay element).
Just added a second commit to this same branch, to show an 'alert' message when the user attempts to upload past the 'maxfiles' limit. I note that there seems to be a bug in Chrome that is preventing it form displaying the 'spinner' when the alert box pops up. I'm not sure there is any way around this, as stepping through the code after setting a breakpoint causes it to work properly.
Diff here:
Hi Davo,
I've been looking at this now.
The changes look good, the only thing I noted was that we avoid using inline styles. In this case being JS output it doesn't matter too much just noting it.
What I'm not sure about is the change in text.
I'm in two minds about it, personally I think the change in colour is enough to make it clear that a drop action is possible. I can see the rational in a change like this I'm just not sure about the implementation.
- Having the text displayed only when the user drags a file over the drop area is a little redundant. I think to be useful we would need to display the text as soon as the user drags a file over the document. (Looked at how Gmail was doing to get an idea about what Raj was asking)
- Making the text look more like the underlying text would also help I feel, the shift from left aligned to center aligned is abrasive so far. Perhaps as well this won't be so bad in 1/ above is done.
Let us know your thought Davo and Raj when Davo's had a chance to reply have a look and see what you think.
Hello Sam and Davo,
I agree with Sam here. I was hoping to see the old text initially and when user drag and drop the file, with change in color, there should be change in text. It might be redundant, but gives good user experience. I personally like the way gmail shows it, and probably helps in accessibility as well.
On the other note, patch looks Great Davo.
Thanks for working on this
OK, so we're looking for:
1. When the user drags a file onto the page, change the styling of the box (and / or text)
2. When the user drags over the box, trigger a secondary change in the styling (and / or text)
If someone wants to specify exactly what should be in the box (in terms of styling / text) in each of these situations, then I'll have a go at implementing it:
a) No files uploaded already, drag (with files attached) enters page
b) No files uploaded already, drag (with files attached) enters upload box
c) Files already uploaded, drag (with files attached) enters page
d) Files already uploaded, drag (with files attached) enters upload box
Oh, and the inline styles I also normally avoid, but very occasionally, I slip them in (especially when they are more functional than 'design' related - without the 'position:relative' on the filemanager/picker box, the overlay fills the entire page, which seemed a bit too important to leave in a stylesheet somewhere - I could be convinced otherwise...).
I've added another commit to the branch to show the 'drop here' message when you drag over the page and to highlight it when you drag over the correct element.
Once Sam/Rajesh have had a chance to look over this, I'll do a bit of cherry-picking / rebasing to tidy up the commit history, before putting this forward for integration.
Sorry for not looking at this Davo
Patch looks spot-on.
Pushing this up for integration review.
Note there may be a clash with
MDL-31321, which has just been integrated, as that makes an indentation change to almost all of the javascript file.
If necessary, I'll reapply the changes from this issue, once this week's integrations are over.
Hi Davo,
i'm seeing conflicts with dndupload.js likely from another patch already integrated with changes to that file. (if
MDL-31321 , i wish i had seen this issue first.) IF you can rebase (in a separate branch) against current integration.git that would be awesome.
review still in prog...
I've recreated the patches on top of integration master
Seems to be working locally, so please feel free to attempt integration again.
(Branch name / diff URL are the same)
Thanks for that patch Davo it looks good (even with the so called nasty hack) and its tested fine for me as well (chrome/ubuntu).
Thats been integrated into master only for any further testing.
Tester: heres the challenge - try and break it the drag n drop in this test!
I have some general comments.
In the help item next to "drag and drop available" it says "Note: this may not work with other web browsers" Other web browsers?
Can we have "drop files here to upload" visible by default? And centred to. Having is disappear once the user has uploaded a single file is fine but having it hidden until the user drags a file into the page makes little sense. We're telling them drag and drop is available but not telling them where until they've dragged in a file.
On a related note, the string "drag and drop available" above the file area should be removed. Telling the user that drag and drop is available somewhere on the page is unnecessarily mysterious. It would be better if the file area told the user that they could drag files there and if the area immediately above it, instead of saying "Maximum size for new files: 2MB - drag and drop available", said "Maximum size for new files: 2MB Maximum attachments: 2"
"Error message should be displayed, and one file will be attached."
Testing instructions are missing a small but important detail. For this to happen the maximum number of attachments needs to be set to 1.
If the user drags in more files than than the maximum number of attachments attaching a random subset of their files isn't very helpful. If I am a teacher and I have 2 documents (say, the exam location announcement and the practice exam) to distribute to my students but I'm only allowed 1 attachment its unlikely that I'll say "ah well, that'll have to do" when only 1 of those documents attach while the other vanishes. We're just forcing the user to go through and delete any files that did upload before starting over ie putting those files into a zip then uploading that. We should probably either accept all of the files, or if we can't, then display an error and reject the whole lot.
Should we hold this up for this or should I copy and paste my rant into a new MDL?
Otherwise, it does indeed work fine.
I have to go offline now for a few hours so putting this back in the testing pool.
+1 for 'reject the whole lot' of files vs random/1st file acceptance - however i would be tempted to let this pass and stay in master for some more feedback (noting that Davo likes feedback alot)
i had 'For this to happen the maximum number of attachments needs to be set to 1.' by default but adding it to the test here.
my +1 for a separate MDL to refine this further.
I agree with Aparup,
my +1 to pass this and handle small issues in separate bug (or add more to
Handling in a separate issue would be far easier for me, certainly.
Rejecting all files when they would go over the limit is fine by me - I'll put together a patch that does that (very easy to do).
How to tell the user that drag and drop is available (and what that means) is a wider issue, that I'd like a bit more feedback / consensus on. There's already been a bit of back & forth about this (changes to the text / help message, etc). I'll see if I can get any further comments about this.
Ok. Passing. I have opened 3 new MDLs. They're all linked. Hopefully we can break this into small pieces and get some consensus.
It is late here and I'm very tired but I didn't want to go to sleep before expressing my admiration for your amazing collaboration. Thanks!
Closing as fixed, heading to zzzZZZzzz, niao


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- Zoro and Kin'emon try to find ways to get into the Colosseum to meet up with Luffy, they come across Bartolomeo, Bartolomeo recalls the great deeds Zoro has done in the past and bursts into tears.
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The Emery County Business Chamber held their last Lunch and Learn for 2012 in Ferron at the Ferron City Hall. Rob Powell was the guest speaker. He spoke about adapting to change in the workplace.
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Powell said sometimes people try to avoid change at all costs and that causes issues by avoiding change. "Whenever we went out to dinner with my dad, we could go anywhere we wanted as long as it was China City. Whenever he cooked something for dinner, it was always lasagna. He hated change. He was comfortable with what he did. In business we tend to get comfortable.
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"We are judged on how well we handle ourselves. New technology changes so quickly. It's hard keeping up with those changes. My wife loves Bon Jovi, he has been successful and had hits in four different decades. He said the secret to success is to figure out how to change everything about yourself without changing anything.
Businesses have rich traditions, they have things that make it unique and we resist change, we are stuck in ruts and sometimes stuck in the past.
"My grandfather used to have me mow his lawn every week. He was very particular and insisted I use his old push mower. He was convinced that the new mowers didn't work right.
"As I consult with employers, they always say, this is the way we've always done it. We need to create a new awareness. People are stuck. Change requires adjusting fear. Fear is necessary and it keeps us safe, but it also keeps us from advancing. We get anticipatory fear. Fears tell lies. It has elements that aren't true. I have a story about my wife. She is a wonderful wife and mother, she played college ball, she has a degree in psychology. She has a funny fear of spiders. She was watching TV and they were talking about the African Monkey spider. It was huge. It said this spider could jump 20 feet from a dead standstill. My wife had a funny look on her face.
"One day I was doing homework and my wife came by carrying the cleaning supplies. Then I heard a scream from the bathroom. I ran in to see what was going on and my wife had jumped into the bathtub. There was a little spider on the mirror. I captured and released it in the yard. Then I asked my wife what the deal was and she said well you saw that show that said spiders can jump 20 feet? She had generated fear for that spider and in reality regular spiders can't jump 20 feet.
"If we have a bad experience with change, then we resist change.
"We run from it. We sometimes think we have to know it all and we don't. We can make mistakes. We should always look our best and do our best, that's important, but one of the concepts of learning is that we will make learning errors.
"When toddlers learn to eat they have errors, when they learn to walk they fall down. There is a trial and error period when learning new things. You might do it wrong, while you are learning to do it right.
"You need a plan. When you implement a plan you are going to have some errors, allow for that while you adopt change. People saying, 'I didn't know, will only work for a little while. In business you need to learn and adjust quickly. Adapt and learn as soon as possible.
"Obstacles stand in our way. We get in a comfort zone and can't get out and we can't reach our full potential while stuck in a comfort zone. If you get comfortable, you won't make the efforts to become great.
"Chemistry was hard for me. I would bring a pop and a candy bar for my teacher and would receive extra points. That's how I got two years of good grades in chemistry. But, no college professor would let me do that. That kept me from being great.
"I taught a customer service class at Pinnacle High. One thing we discovered was what helps you to adapt to change is to stay with it, don't quit.
"Change, but remain true to yourself. Do ordinary things, extra-ordinarily well," encouraged Powell.
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The last two issues of this newsletter looked at historical attempts to develop performance specifications for certain roofing projects. The CIB/RILEM FIT system was an attempt to quantify attributes that might be needed for a specific roof project. I listed some levels of performance for a few roof systems that, in general, would meet specific project requirements.
Another example in this performance series is ASTM E936 (last updated in 2004), titled Roof System Assemblies Employing Steel Deck, Preformed Roof Insulation, and Bituminous Built-Up Roofing.
Bill Maroni of Factory Mutual (now FM Global) conceived this amazing document back in the 1970s. From an insurance perspective, it became apparent to FM Global that most roof failures could not be attributed to just a single element; it was the system that needed to be correctly put together. Since bituminous roofing was dominant in the 1970s, the committee that Maroni assembled focused on bituminous roofing, with steel decking and rigid roof insulation as the major components. Much of the work of this Committee on Roof Assemblies (CORA), however, is equally relevant to single-ply systems as well.
The scope of ASTM E936 is worth reviewing:
This practice covers the performance requirements for the design, components, construction, and service expectations of new roof system assemblies. For this purpose, the roof system always includes steel deck, preformed roof insulation, and bituminous built-up roofing, and their attachment. It may also include fire-resistive components, integral acoustical treatment, vapor retarder, adhesive or mechanical fastener attachment, and aggregates.
Since this newsletter is part of a series on roof performance, the next paragraph of E936 sets the stage for our discussion:
The objective (of this document) is to provide realistic criteria for the overall performance of the roof assembly and its components because by necessity and custom, a roof assembly contains a variety of components and is subject to varied environmental conditions.
Performance Concepts
Design. The roof system should be designed in accordance with this practice to resist the effects of the usual or normal weather and loading conditions, which can cause excessive deflection, destroy adhesive bond, fracture the insulation, and result in premature failure of the roof system. Such weather and loading conditions may include, but are not confined to, water, wind, hail, snow, ice, uniform and concentrated loading, and thermal expansion and contraction of building units. The roof system should be sloped to provide drainage under design loading conditions, and the design should sustain the anticipated live load if drainage is obstructed.
Construction. During construction, the partially completed and the completed roof assembly should:
Service. The roof system assembly, when in service, should:
Design, Materials, and Construction Requirements. All components of the roof system should conform to specific design criteria essential to provide an assembly capable of fulfilling the performance concepts.
Note 1: The spacing and straightness of the steel deck supports are important to proper deck installation and should be confirmed by the designer or their representative.
Note 2: For locations other than roof edge and nonwall supported details, the need for wood nailers should be determined by the designer or specifier.
Note 3: The first layer of the preformed insulation can be more positively secured by mechanical fasteners with the additional layers of preformed insulation fully adhered to the first layer.
The ASTM document goes on to discuss testing of components and protection of materials, and recommends that a pre-roofing conference be conducted prior to the erection or assembly of the roof system.
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The transportation workforce issue has become a critical concern to industry, transportation system operators, and federal, state and local governments as the pool of qualified personnel continues to decline. The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is providing solutions for the workforce problem by offering innovative education and training programs designed to increase the numbers of talented individuals who will become the next generation of transportation professionals. These programs build on cooperative linkages between industry, academia, professional associations and government at all levels.
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Thursday 5/15
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) presents "Annihilating Beauty," exhibition featuring works by girls from alternative centers, rehabilitation facilities and detention centers in Miami-Dade County who have participated in MOCA's "Women on the Rise!" workshop. Ends Sunday. Roxcy O'Neal Bolton Women's History Gallery at Women's Park, 10251 W Flagler St., Sweetwater. Details: (305) 893-6211 or www.mocanomi.org.
Miami Art Museum presents "Wifredo Lam in North America" exhibition. Ends Sunday. 101 W Flagler St., Miami. Details: (305) 375-1704.
In celebration of 20 years of service, The National Art Exhibitions by the Mentally Ill (NAEMI) presents the 20th annual exhibition at the Miami Center for the Photographic Arts. Dozens of works will be featured at the exhibition and proceeds benefit the artists and NAEMI. 1601 SW First St., Miami. Ends May 30. Free. Details: (305) 649-9575.
The Center for Visual Communication celebrates its 50th anniversary with an exhibition featuring early edition works by young artists such as Jim Dine, Jasper Johns, James Rosenquist and Robert Rauschenberg. Ends May 30. The Center for Visual Communication, 541 NW 27th St., Miami. Details: (305) 571-1415.
Historical Museum of Southern Florida presents "Seminole Arts From Florida Collections" and "Native Arts of the Northwest Coast: The Paul & Joan Gluck Collection," exhibitions. Ends June 1. Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 101 W Flagler St., Miami. Free for members and children younger than 12; $5 others. Details: (305) 375-1492 or www.hmsf.org.
The Wolfsonian-Florida International University presents "Page at a Time," a student work exhibition. Ends June 1. 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 531-1001 or www.wolfsonian.org.
Lowe Art Museum presents "J. Tomás López: The Metro Series." The exhibition features photographs of subways and other urban transportation in the 1980s by artist
J. Tomás López. Ends June 8. 1301 Stanford Dr., Coral Gables. Free admission and free parking at Pavia Garage. Details: (305) 284-3535 or www.lowemuseum.org.
This Saturday, Bakehouse Art Complex hosts an opening reception for "Against The Grain" exhibition featuring found objects, raw materials and images of city life themes by Bakehouse artists. 7-10 p.m. Main Gallery, 561 NW 32nd St., Miami. Ends June 16. Details: (305) 576-2828 or www.bacfl.org.
The Miami Science Museum features "Dinosaurs of China." The collection includes dinosaurs, bird fossils and mounted skeletons. Ends June 16. 3280 S Miami Ave. $13-$20. Details: (305) 646-4200 or www.miamisci.org.
Museum of Contemporary Art presents "Pivot Points, Part 2: New Mythologies." The exhibition features artworks of how contemporary artists have created self-mythologies and stories with their art. Featured artists include Matthew Barney, Jose Bedia and Mariko Mori. Ends June 28. MOCA at Goldman Warehouse, 404 NW 26th St., Wynwood Art District. Free. Details: (305) 573-5441 or www.mocanomi.org.
Miami Art Museum presents "Melanie Smith With Rafael Ortega: Parres Trilogy," an exhibition that features artwork of city life. Ends June 29. 101 W Flagler St., Miami. Details: (305) 375-1704.
The Wolfsonian-Florida International University presents "Spanning the Divide of Centuries: Vienna from the Last Habsburgs to the Austrian Republic" exhibition of rare books and special collections. Organized this year by rare book cataloguer Nicolae Harsanyi, the exhibition features work by artists such as Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele and how their art reflects the changes in Viennese society during the modern movement in 19th and 20th century Vienna. Ends July 22. 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 531-1001 or www.wolfsonian.org.
Bass Museum of Art presents VOOM PORTRAITS Robert Wilson. Mr. Wilson worked with VOOM HD Networks as an artist-in-residence to create VOOM PORTRAITS. Subjects were filmed on high-definition video portraits and range from celebrities such as Brad Pitt, Robert Downey Jr., Princess Caroline of Hanover, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Isabella Rossellini, to striking poses of animals. Ends Aug. 3. Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 673-7530.


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Attention kids, any aspiring filmmakers out there? If you think you're the next Steven Spielberg or James Cameron, why not show off your talents for the world to see at the next Science and Engineering Festival, which is taking place April 26-27 in Washington D.C .? The Festival is sponsoring a contest for students in grades 6 through 12. To enter, you have to submit a short film (30-90 seconds) that showcases an example of science in popular culture.
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