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Disguises and false identities abound as men — young and old — vie for the hand of the beautiful Rosina in one of the funniest and most frenetic operas ever composed! Rossini's delightful 19th-century romp centers on "Figaro, Figaro, Figaro," a scheming barber and jack-of-all-trades, sung by Dallas Opera favorite Nathan Gunn, who plots with Count Almaviva to release Bartolo's ward from her gilded cage.
The all-star ensemble includes acclaimed mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as the gorgeous-yet-spunky Rosina, lyric tenor Alek Shrader as the love-struck Almaviva, and commanding Turkish bass Burak Bilgili as Don Basilio in their much-anticipated TDO debuts. It also marks the welcome return of the inimitable Donato DiStefano, a comic veteran of previous Dallas Opera productions of Barber and La Cenerentola, in a role he has sung all over the world: Dr. Bartolo.
As an extra visual treat, John Conklin's set design is inspired by the work of the Surrealist artist René Magritte — after all, as in all great comedy, things are rarely what they seem.
From the first notes of one of the world's most famous overtures to the final curtain, your heart will be racing — but not for the exit!
Act I
Seville. Count Almaviva comes in disguise to the house of Doctor Bartolo and serenades Rosina, whom Bartolo keeps confined to the house, beneath her balcony window. Figaro the barber, who knows all the town's secrets and scandals, arrives. He explains to Almaviva that Rosina is Bartolo's ward, not his daughter, and that the doctor intends to marry her. Figaro devises a plan: the count will disguise himself as a drunken soldier with orders to be quartered at Bartolo's house so that he may gain access to the girl. Almaviva is excited and Figaro looks forward to a nice cash pay-off.
Rosina reflects on the voice that has enchanted her and resolves to use her considerable wiles to meet its owner, whom the count leads her to believe is a poor student named Lindoro. Bartolo appears with Rosina's music master, Don Basilio. Basilio warns Bartolo that Count Almaviva, who has made known his admiration for Rosina, has been seen in Seville. Bartolo decides to marry Rosina immediately. Figaro, who has overheard the plot, warns Rosina and promises to deliver a note from her to Lindoro. Bartolo suspects that Rosina has indeed written a letter, but she outwits him at every turn. Angry at her defiance, Bartolo warns her not to trifle with him.
Almaviva arrives, creating a ruckus in his disguise as a drunken soldier, and secretly passes Rosina his own note. Bartolo is infuriated by the stranger's behavior and noisily claims that he has an official exemption from billeting soldiers. Figaro announces that a crowd has gathered in the street, curious about the argument they hear coming from inside the house. The civil guard bursts in to arrest Almaviva but when he secretly reveals his true identity to the captain he is instantly released. Everyone except Figaro is amazed by this turn of events.
Act II
Bartolo suspects that the "soldier" was a spy planted by Almaviva. The count returns, this time disguised as Don Alonso, a music teacher and student of Don Basilio. He announces he will give Rosina her music lesson in place of Basilio, who, he says, is ill at home. "Don Alonso" tells Bartolo that he is staying at the same inn as Almaviva and has found a letter from Rosina. He offers to tell her that it was given to him by another woman, seemingly to prove that Lindoro is toying with Rosina on Almaviva's behalf. This convinces Bartolo that "Don Alonso" is indeed a student of the scheming Basilio, and he allows him to give Rosina her music lesson. She sings an aria, and, with Bartolo dozing off, Almaviva and Rosina express their love.
Figaro arrives to give Bartolo his shave and manages to snatch the key that opens the doors to Rosina's balcony. Suddenly Basilio shows up looking perfectly healthy. Almaviva, Rosina, and Figaro convince him with a quick bribe that he is sick with scarlet fever and must go home at once. While Bartolo gets his shave, Almaviva plots with Rosina to elope that night. But the doctor overhears them and furiously realizes he has been tricked again. Everyone disperses.
Bartolo summons Basilio, telling him to bring a notary so Bartolo can marry Rosina that very night. Bartolo then shows Rosina her letter to Lindoro, as proof that he is in league with Almaviva. Heartbroken and convinced that she has been deceived, she agrees to marry Bartolo. A thunderstorm rages. Figaro and the count climb a ladder to Rosina's balcony and let themselves in with the key. Rosina appears and confronts Lindoro, who finally reveals his true identity as Almaviva. Basilio shows up with the notary. Bribed and threatened, he agrees to be a witness to the marriage of Rosina and Almaviva. Bartolo arrives with soldiers, but it is too late. Almaviva explains to Bartolo that it is useless to protest and Bartolo accepts that he has been beaten. Figaro, Rosina, and the count celebrate their good fortune.
Cast Biographies
Nathan Gunn (Figaro) Nathan Gunn returns for his fourth role with The Dallas Opera having last performed here as The Lodger in Dominick Argento's The Aspern Papers last season and as Dr. Malatesta in Don Pasquale in 2010. He made his Dallas opera debut as Guglielmo in Così fan tutte in 2003. Mr. Gunn has appeared in many of the world's leading opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the Paris Opera, the Bayerische Staatsoper, and the Glyndebourne Opera Festival. Other roles in his repertoire include the titles roles in Billy Budd and Hamlet, Belcore in L'elisir d'amore and the Count in Le nozze di Figaro. A frequent interpreter of new works, Mr. Gunn created the role of Clyde Griffiths in Tobias Picker's An American Tragedy at the Metropolitan Opera, the role of Alec Harvey in André Previn's Brief Encounter for the Houston Grand Opera and the role of Yeshua (Jesus) in Mark Adamo's The Gospel of Mary Magdalene for the San Francisco Opera. Mr. Gunn's appearances in Camelot and Carousel with the New York Philharmonic were broadcast live on PBS's Great Performances. His extensive discography includes the title roles in Billy Budd and Il barbiere di Siviglia, the first complete recording of Oscar and Hammerstein's Allegro, and several song cycle recordings, including Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer's A Question of Light, which was commissioned by and premiered at the Dallas Opera in 2011.
Isabel Leonard (Rosina) Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard is making her Dallas opera debut as Rosina in these performances of Il barbiere di Siviglia, the role in which she made her debut earlier this season at both the San Francisco Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago. Metropolitan Opera audiences recently heard Ms. Leonard as Dorabella in Così fan tutte, and last season she appeared at the Metropolitan Opera in two important role debuts, as Miranda in Ades's The Tempest and as Blanche in John Dexter's production of Poulenc's Dialogues des Carmélites. She also appeared in the English-version of The Barber of Seville which was broadcast internationally in HD. Other recent Metropolitan Opera performances include appearances as Cherubino in Le nozze di Figaro and Zerlina in Don Giovanni. Other career highlights include Sesto in Giulio Cesare at Opéra National de Paris, Cherubino at the Glyndebourne Festival in the new production of Le nozze di Figaro, and appearances with the Vienna State Opera as Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia. She also made her role debut as Ruggiero in a new production of Handel's Alcina at Opera National de Bordeaux and as Costanza in Vivaldi's Griselda at the Santa Fe Opera. Other notable appearances include Cherubino at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich and Dorabella in a new production of Mozart's Così fan tutte at the Salzburg Festival, which was telecast live internationally. Ms. Leonard made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette conducted by Plácido Domingo, which was recorded for DVD release and broadcast live in HD.
Alek Shrader (Count Almaviva) Tenor Alek Shrader makes his Dallas Opera debut in this production. Mr. Shrader made his Metropolitan Opera debut in 2012 as Ferdinand in Ades' The Tempest and returned there to sing Almaviva in an English version of The Barber of Seville. Earlier this season Mr. Shrader sang Almaviva in performances of Rossini's masterpiece at both the San Francisco Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago. He has sung Don Ramiro in Rossini's La Cenerentola at the Hamburg State Opera, Ernesto in Donizetti's Don Pasqualeat the Glyndebourne Festival, Tamino in Lyric Opera Chicago's production of The Magic Flute, and the title role in Britten's Albert Herring with the Los Angeles Opera and the Santa Fe Opera. Mr. Shrader has also appeared as Tamino in The Magic Flute at the San Francisco Opera and as Gonzalve in Ravel's L'Heure Espagnole at the Glyndebourne Festival. Mr. Shrader has also sung Lindoro in L'italiana in Algeri with Opera National de Bordeaux, Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia with Theatre du Capitole de Toulouse and Ferrando in Così fan tutte at the Salzburg Festival. He has also appeared as Almaviva in Il barbiere di Siviglia, as Egeo in Giovanni Simon Mayr's Medea in Corinto, as Belmonte in Die Entfürhrung aus dem Serail and as Tamino in Die Zauberflöte at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich.
Donato Di Stefano (Dr. Bartolo) Buffo bass, Donato DiStefano made his Dallas Opera debut as Don Magnifico in Rossini's La Cenerentola in 2004 and returned for Don Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia in 2006 and the title role in Don Pasquale in 2010. He has appeared frequently at many of the world's leading opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, Munich, Paris, Brussels, Hamburg, Tokyo and Frankfurt, just to name a few. Recent appearances include the title role in Gianni Schicchi for the Canadian Opera Company, Bartolo in Leipzig, Hamburg and Munich, Don Magnifico in Valencia, and Sulpice in La Fille du regiment at the San Diego Opera. Other engagements have included Simone in Gianni Schicchi at the Metropolitan Opera and Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia with the Washington National Opera, a role he has also sung in Toronto, Montreal, Tokyo, Leipzig, Munich and Lisbon. Other highlights of his career include Don Magnifico in La Cenerentola at the Canadian Opera Company and at La Monnaie in Brussels, and the title role of Gianni Schicchi in Frankfurt. He has also sung Bartolo in Il barbiere di Siviglia in Amsterdam, Zürich, Frankfurt and at the Staatsoper unter den Linden in Berlin, Bartolo in Le nozze di Figaro in Florence, at La Fenice in Venice, in Cardiff, Madrid, Florence, Tokyo and Salzburg, as well as Don Magnifico in La Ceneretola in Brussels, Madrid, Tel Aviv, and Toyko. Mr. DiStefano made his debut in the title role of Verdi's Falstaff at the Saito Kinen Festival under the baton of Seiji Ozawa.
Burak Bilgili (Don Basilio) Turkish bass Burak Bilgili is making his Dallas Opera debut as Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia. From the time of his professional operatic debut at the Teatro alla Scala in 2002 as Don Alfonso in Lucrezia Borgia, Mr. Bilgili has enjoyed a busy international career. His upcoming engagements include the four villains in Les contes d'Hoffmann for Beijing, Nilakantha in Lakme for L'opera de Montreal, Mustafa inL'italiana in Algeri for Atlanta Opera, and Daland with the Michigan Opera Theatre. Recent engagements include Ferrando in Il trovatore at the Metropolitan Opera and the Grand Théâtre de Gèneve, Zaccaria in Nabucco with the Auckland Symphony and the Washington National Opera, Padre Guardiano in La forza del destino for Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Quasimodo in Bizet's Notre Dame with the American Symphony Orchestra, Procida in I vespri Siciliani with the Caramoor Festival, and a return to the Savonlinna Festival for the world premiere of La Fenice. Other career highlights include Don Basilio in Il barbiere at the Grand Théâtre de Gèneve and the Seattle Opera, his San Francisco Opera debut as Ferrando in Il trovatore, Banquo in Macbeth for the Canadian Opera Company and the Seattle Opera, Timur in Turandot for the New York City Opera and Barcelona's Gran Teatro del Liceu, Colline in La bohème and Don Basilio in Il barbiere di Siviglia for the Cincinnati Opera Festival and Leporello in Don Giovanni for the Metropolitan Opera.
Jennifer Aylmer (Berta) American soprano Jennifer Aylmer makes her debut with The Dallas Opera as Berta in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Renowned for her compelling stage portrayals and impeccable musicianship, Ms. Aylmer made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Bella in the world premiere of Tobias Picker's An American Tragedy, and has been seen there since as Papagena in The Magic Flute, as well as being involved in productions of Il barbiere di Siviglia, Hansel and Gretel, and The Nose. Recent engagements include a return to Portland Opera as Susanna in Le nozze di Figaro, Despina in Cosí fan tutte for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, her debut singing Monica in The Medium with Spoleto Festival USA, and Martha in the new opera John Brown with the Lyric Opera of Kansas City. Other highlights include leading roles the Handel operas Orlando, Flavio, and Rodelinda; Don Pasquale; Der Rosenkavalier; Street Scene; Falstaff; and The Turn of the Screw with such companies as New York City Opera, Minnesota Opera, Orlando Opera, Utah Opera, the Aspen Festival, Kentucky Opera, and Berkshire Opera. As a member of the Houston Grand Opera studio she created the role of Amy in the world premiere of Mark Adamo's Little Women.
Nathan De'Shon Myers (Fiorello)American baritone Nathan De'Shon Myers made his Dallas Opera debut in 2006 as Fiorello in The Barber of Seville when he was a Resident Young Artist with the company. Since then, he has been a featured soloist with several major European opera companies including the Staatsoper Berlin, Stadttheater Trier, Theater Magdeburg, as well as with Chautauqua Opera and Central City Opera in the United States. During his 5-year tenure as a soloist with the Deutsche Oper Berlin, he was featured in a variety of roles including Ping in Turandot, Silvano in Un ballo in maschera, Schaunard in La bohème, Dandini in La Cenerentola and Matthieu in Andrea Chenier. He recently made his Austrian debut with the Salzburg Landestheater in the title role of Ernst Krenek's Jonny Spielt Auf, where he was lauded for his flexible baritone and consummate stage presence. A highly versatile artist, Mr. Myers has begun to make a mark on the contemporary music scene with the recent release of the single What You Are from his upcoming gospel album Making a Way. In addition to performing, he also serves as Associate Choral Conductor and Director of Opera at the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and is currently completing a second Master's Degree in Choral Conducting at SMU.
Christian Teague (Ambrogio) Christian Teague, who makes his debut as a principal artist with the Dallas Opera in these performances of The Barber of Seville, was born in Fort Worth and first discovered his passion for music through piano lessons and performing in the Birdville School district of North Richland Hills. He attended Stephen F. Austin State University where he performed the roles of Figaro in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro, Kecal in Smetana's Bartered Bride, and title role in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi. While still in college he had the opportunity to be a featured soloist in works performed in Italy, Austria, and the UK. He was the winner of the senior men's division and was awarded the Grady Harlan Award for the most promising professional voice at the Texoma NATS competition and as a result attended the AIMS training program in Graz, Austria. He is currently performing the role of the "Giant" in the Dallas Opera's outreach production of Jack and the Beanstalk and is the Baritone in Residence at First United Methodist Church of Hurst and the First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth.
Brian Post (Sergeant) Baritone Brian Post, a member of The Dallas Opera chorus since 2010, makes his solo debut with these performances of The Barber of Seville. As a chorister, he has appeared in our acclaimed productions of Moby-Dick and Boris Godunov, among many others. He has also performed with the Dallas Symphony chorus in Verdi's Requiem and Four Sacred Pieces, Elgar's Music Makers, Mozart's Requiem and Bach's Saint Matthew Passion under the baton of Jaap van Zweden. Other engagements include being a featured soloist in Finzi's In Terra Pax with orchestra, and singing in the chorus for the Dallas Opera productions of Carmen and Die tote Stadt. Mr. Post has studied privately with faculty at the University of Central Arkansas and the University of North Texas.
Production Team
Herb Kellner (Associate Director) Herb Kellner graduated from Indiana University School of Music with a master's degree in opera stage direction and joined the staff of the Lyric Opera of Chicago in the fall of that same year. He made his professional directing debut in 1976 with the Peoria Civic Opera. In 1988 Kellner made his directing debut with Lyric Opera of Chicago with Puccini's Tosca. He has also staged Tristan and Isolde, The Barber of Seville , Wagner's Ring Cycle and Bizet's The Pearl Fishers for Lyric Opera. Mr. Kellner has also directed at Los Angeles Opera, Portland Opera, San Diego Opera, and L'Opera de Montreal, among others. At New York's ArtPark (a summer festival) he directed The Rake's Progress, Cavalleria rusticana, Pagliacci, La bohème and Wagner's Gotterdamerung. Mr. Kellner has been involved with the world premieres of such operas as Penderecki's Paradise Lost at Lyric Opera of Chicago and Picker's Thérèse Raquin at The Dallas Opera. Over the years Mr. Kellner has studied with assisted such directors as Frank Corsaro, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, John Copely, Sir Peter Hall and August Everding. His European engagements have included Tancredi at the Théâtre de Geneve, among others.
John Copley (Original Production)
John Conklin (Scenic Designer)
Michael Stennett (Costume Designer)
Gary Marder (Lighting Designer)
David Zimmerman (Wig & Make-up Design) David Zimmerman has worked with Dallas and other opera companies around the world. These include The Metropolitan Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Santa Fe Opera, Paris National Opera, and Opera Santa Barbara. Mr. Zimmerman's career extends to Broadway, as well, where he has worked on shows including Wicked, Rocky Horror, Show Boat, South Pacific and Evita. Personal clients include Deborah Voigt, Joyce DiDonato, Patricia Racette, Martha Stewart, Olympia Dukakis and Ricky Martin. Mr. Zimmerman has also done the makeup for DIFFA Fashion Runway, Dallas Fashion and Art Charity, and the Yelp.com fashion event. Print credits include two features in Opera News plus features in both Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. TV and film credits include Glamour Magazine's "Women of the Year" and a feature film starring Anna Paquin.
Alexander Rom (Chorus Master) A native of Kharkov, Ukraine, Alexander Rom graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory of Music with a Masters Degree in Choral Conducting. Since immigrating to the United States, he has worked as a performer, conductor, educator, voice teacher, opera coach and composer. Maestro Rom has been the chorus master for The Dallas Opera since 1990. Maestro Rom has also been an opera coach with The Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Savonlinna Opera Festival, Cincinnati Festival and Ravinia Festival. Maestro Rom has worked with world renown singers including Paul Plishka, Mirella Freni, Nikolai Ghiaurov, Jorma Hynninen, Helga Dernesch, Martti Talvela, Joyce di Donato, and Jerry Hadley. Maestro Rom is an Honorary Visiting Professor at Sibelius Academy and Helsinki Conservatory of music in Finland. He was a Visiting Professor at Savonlinna Opera Festival Music Institute for ten years, where he staged and musically prepared a production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. He was a founder and a Music Director of The Grace Choral Society of Brooklyn, New York. Maestro Rom's music and arrangements for voice, chorus, piano and other instruments have been performed in many prestigious venues. Mr. Rom maintains a private voice studio in Dallas, Texas.
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Apples in Dover
In Dover, they come for the apples and community
By JOHN QUINN
Union Leader Correspondent | October 08. 2013 7:52PM
Many people noticed a sign offering free apples for furloughed federal workers at the booth for Miller Hill Farm in New Durham, according to owner Rich Leonard.
Son Steve Leonard, who works in acquisitions in Massachusetts, and daughter Elise, who works for U.S. Rep. Carol-Shea Porter, D-NH, are both enjoying helping out during the busy apple harvest, but they hope to return to work soon, Leonard said.
While it's difficult determine the exact figures, Police Chief Anthony Colarusso said more area residents participated in the day this year.
"I like McIntosh (apples) straight up or my daughter makes a good apple pie," Driscoll said, adding his daughter, Lizzy may make him a pie when she returns to the city to enjoy Apple Harvest Day.
Meanwhile, Colarusso enjoyed most apple treats — as long as they aren't too tart.
While apple pies may have their own contest, many people prefer to hone in on other apple treats during the fall.
Liddy, who worked as a volunteer, said she took the opportunity to enjoy a freshly made doughnut while helping people find their way around the festival.
"Those fly off the shelf," Hede said, adding many people — including many runners in the annual 5K — return year after year to enjoy their doughnuts.
Anyone interesting in finding more doughnuts or picking a bushel or apples can stop by the farm for the 6th annual McKtoberfest this weekend. Participants can also paint pumpkins, take a tractor ride, press cider and enjoy live music.

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Hello to all,
I'm a new member from IL. I was hoping to get some feedback from the experts regarding the SIG P226R DAK 9mm pistol. I have a choice between 2. The difference appears to be in the frames. One frame is stamped "Made in Germany" with the SN: U 761 XXX. The other appears to be USA built as it carries the SN: UU 626XXX.
On another forum, I found information regarding the manufacture dates. The German frame is around 2006-Oct/06 Elite; the USA UU has a manufacture date of 2008-Jun/08 Navy-Railed.
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text: Today Google released a new stable version of Chrome for Mac, Windows and Linux. In the past year Google's Chrome usage has increased from 2% to 6.7% while Apple's Safari witnessed minor increase of 0.63% (from 4.07% to 4.70%) Chrome is certainly great in performance but also allows users to install browser extensions which Safari currently lacks. Daring Fireball today hinted that … Read More


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FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. - What will be snow for a large part of New England will mainly be rain for Fairfield County as a storm system moves through this weekend.
The rain will start early Saturday and last through the day. The temperatures will be warm enough for Fairfield County that there won't be snow until late Saturday and into Sunday morning, Accuweather meteorologist Tom Kines said.
"If there is going to be any snow, it will come Saturday night," Kines said.
The storm will wind down Sunday morning, eventually ending that afternoon.
But the forecast could change, Kines warned. If the storm changes course and brings colder temperatures to Fairfield County, it will also bring a blanket of snow.


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I started an account here to get some info/input on getting a Subaru. I am fairly sure that I will be getting a new job where I can potentially make $1300 a week. The factory is called NISCO and they make weatherstripping for cars, Subaru included. The hours are crazy...so people come and go a lot. I have always wanted an STI. Preferably of the 2000-2004 body style, but I would take 2000-2007.
To the questions...
Should I buy an STI or drop an STI motor into a slower Impreza? I plan on upgrading the car a lot in the long run anyways...
How much should I plan on spending?
What upgrades and brands should I look into to get 400-500hp outta an Impreza? Turbo, etc... (I want to be able to smoke a friends 06 GTO)
Set of summer rims and tires (lo-pro)
Set of winter rims (factory) and knobby winter tires
Adjustable ride height (air shocks?).....high for winter, low for summer
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- Live-DVD
- GUI-based installation
- lowlatency kernel installed by default
- i386 images use the lowlatency-pae kernel
- XFCE is default desktop environment
- Pulse Audio <-> JACK bridging enabled by default
- New theme, icons, and default font
- New LightDM and Desktop background/backdrop images
- Documented work flows/new application choices provide better user support
- Menu restructured for better work flow support
- ARandR included for improved multi-monitor functionality
- mudita24 replaces envycontrol24 for ice1712 chip audio interfaces
- Long Term Support release (3 years)
Monday, May 21, 2012
Ubuntu Studio 12.04 Review
30 comments:
Looks very promising, thanks for the review.ReplyDelete
I enjoyed your review. un like you I upgraded to 11.10. wasnt a happy camper. ugly and took me a while to set up. XFCE was my biggest hurdle. do you have any knowledge if it is easy to set up dual displays with the current release.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 23, 2012 at 1:19 AM
I come across this post http://www.muktware.com/3612/voyager-review-xfce-its-bestReplyDelete
Did you know about this distro and any plan to review in your machine?
Thanks all for your comments!ReplyDelete
@Andrew: XFCE is awesome in my opinion, easy to deal with and powerful, but I must say I haven't tried using dual displays with it. If that's what you are after, I would recommend Dream Studio. It is much closer to Ubuntu (Unity is there) and incorporates all recent Ubuntu improvements, like a much enhanced multiple display support. Hope that does it for you!
@Anonymous: I didn't know about Voyager, but I will definitely give it a go, it looks good!
- AnonymousMay 29, 2012 at 12:29 PM
What widget is that, that your using for your clock?ReplyDeleteReplies
That's Conky Lua script.Delete
- AnonymousJune 10, 2012 at 6:11 AM
I think its absolutely brilliant!! I'd love to try this on my desktop. Is it a script you wrote yourself or one available online?Delete
Conky Lua is available online, just search for it and download it.Delete
- AnonymousMay 30, 2012 at 5:53 AM
THANKS!!! Great review by the way!!! keep it upReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 13, 2012 at 2:53 PM
It's getting there, sloooowly but shirley. I just wish that those "rats" that left the ship DIDN'T.ReplyDelete
'cause UbuntuStudio is well worth the end result, and reason for existence, especially now that Ubuntu/Unity/Andriod/hand-held/ has feel way short of a workstation Linux. -but then again, isn't that in M$'s, and Apples's agenda ?!
Thank you for the review! I had a previous version installed but went back to Cubase for several reasons. Your review looks promissing so I know what I have to do next weekend! I look forward to install Ubuntu Studio again and get the best out of it. Reviews like this are inspiring, thanks again!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 3, 2012 at 11:27 AM
Jack totally sucks on ubuntu 12.04 (linux mint ,xubuntu etc)ReplyDelete
The sound quality is very bad, when i increase the input volume i have sound feedback (like siren) i dont have any mics lol.
Also i have cracking sounds like those when playing an old lp disk on an old pickup player.
This sucks ... but do you know what sucks more? It sucks that linux has an enormous community and noone fixes or notices this problem.
I'm using Jack with guitarix/rakarrack/etc for more than 2-3 years ! and had no problems....
- AnonymousSeptember 10, 2012 at 7:38 AM
Thanks Chema Martin for the review. I would like to know if you have experienced problems with Jack or any application needing low-latency? Have you used Pianoteq to play a MIDI keyboard with it? That is my main interest; a user reported issues with Jack and sound. That is bad; presently I am using the previous Ubuntu Studio (I think it was 9 originally, but with updates is not anymore of it, rather, more like ubuntu 11.04). Anyway, I have sound issues, especially with VLC, producing really ugly sounds. Ok Thanks.ReplyDeleteReplies
No issues whatsoever. If anything, I have felt Ubuntu Studio was more solid this version as a whole than it ever was. I can now record with latency so low that it is perfect, settings I could never get to work before.Delete
Nothing is perfect, though, and so you must assume a bit of getting used to and getting set, but after that, I believe you should success at getting what you want.
Sorry, I can't comment on the Pianoteq bit, never used it myself.
Good Luck
- AnonymousSeptember 26, 2012 at 8:29 PM
I was inspired by your Blog to try Ubuntu Studio 12.04 with my M-Audio 1010 LT, however like ALL Linux Distros except Tango Studio , my M- Audio PCI cards are never recognized.ReplyDelete
The usual conflicts with PulseAudio continue to plague the Linux distros.
The good news is that my RME Hammerfall ASIO is recognized and can be used with Q Jack with extreme low latency as well as being able to use my Oxygen chipset, which works fine in PulseAudio.
So for recording, playback as use with Ardour,Audacity and RoseGarden works fine.
Its not perfect, but much better... I really wish that you can turn off PulseAudio or link it to Q Jack to have one unified sound daemon.
As for the ICE 1712 Chip...for me its a fail, no go..its there, but both ALSA mixer and Pulse fail to recognize it..I am open to suggestions.
Johnny BuntuReplies
That's strange, Ubuntu Studio has always recognized and correctly setup my M-Audio card... Sounds weird that you have that problem when it's been listed as one the best working cards in Linux for years...Delete
I am assuming you have used your Envy 24 control utility with it and it does not work either?
- AnonymousSeptember 27, 2012 at 7:32 PM
How do I get it to try out?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2012 at 4:05 PM
Indeed it has, and for years I have never had it to work, my M Audio 2496 works perfectly in the Tango Studio and thats because A) Pulse is completely absent.ReplyDelete
2)Based on Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx..which at that time proved to be the best distro.
Lastly, just do a search on the M Audio Delta 1010 LT, you will see a plague on unresolved and insane recipes to help fix the issue,
What I've learned over the years is that the ICE 1712 chip, particularly this one, its the lack of a profile that assigns a multi channel card etc.
Anyhow as I said, the RME card, to my great surprise is , seen,supported and of course fantastic latency down to 2.6 milsec..thats outstanding, and if you know your audio cards, the RME is light years ahead of M Audio,
Lastly they really need to release Ubuntu Studio "without"Pulse", which for many of us becomes an obstacle, this is what they did with Tango Studio,...which I have and use ALL M Audio cards work in Tango Studio.. I suggest you take a peak.
Cheers, Johnny BuntuReplies
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2013 at 10:22 PM
Thx for that info. I'll be trying Tango with my 2496.Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2012 at 4:07 PM
ALSA Mixer, Gnome Mixer, Envy 24...not seen ..nada..of course forget Pulse :(ReplyDelete
Just a side note, K3B comes from the KDE world, so including it instead of brasero implies including the KDE libraries juggernaut, which, in a XFCE (GTK) world, makes no sense for a simple DVD burning GUI. I'm sure you'll find K3B in the repositories (maybe you'll have to include the Kubuntu repos)ReplyDelete
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Thank you for the excellent review. Can you perhaps elaborate a bit more on how you tweaked your desktop, apart from the conky script? I am currently in the process of moving from unity to xfce, and I am looking for the tweaks that make my desktop feel more natural and appealing to me. I think yours looks very nice (theme, top panel opacity and layout, app launcher) and am interested in how you set it up!
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Well, nothing too fancy. I installed Faenza icons, set up a new panel on the left (ala Unity, but obviously much simpler) and changed the default wallpaper. If you used Ubuntu prior to Unity, you will feel right at home using XFCE.
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In chapter 2 of this book, I have found an example under header Use Business Interfaces, wherein the author has given a business interface Order, a remote interface OrderRemote and a class OrderBean. The mistake is in the signature of the class.public class OrderBean extends Order, EntityBean ...How can a class extend more than one interface? I suppose it is a printing mistake. The word extends should be replaced with implements. Hope in the next edition of the book, the mistake will be fixed by the author/publisher.
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Patterns and best practices have been around for a long time. They solve problem domains not directly addressed by the language itself ie., repeatable solutions to family of application development issues -- be it architecture, deployment or testing. For a complex platform like J2EE, use of best practices can make or break a project.Just what the doctor ordered - Java Enterprise Best Practices is a collection nuggets of wisdoms. It is a compendium of idioms classified based on various enterprise Java areas written the most acclaimed authors in the field (Jason Hunter, Bret McLaughlin, Hans Bergsten et al). Ranging from most widely used EJBs to the latest additions such as JMX and JSTL, each chapter presents the reader with most widely accepted norms of using technologies such as - EJB, Servlets, JDBC, XML, RMI, JMX, Internationalization, JSP, JavaMail. Chapters on XML and RMI are the best of the lot.I was surprised to note the omission of JMS, given that its popularity when compared with other things such as JMX or JSTL. The last chapter on performance tuning lacks depth and reads more like hastily scribbled notes. Can best practices be argued? Absolutely! The first chapter of the book says just that. It is important to bear that in mind while you read through the chapters.While a seasoned J2EE developer idioms may find a few things trivial, it is quite a good reference to keep handy if you are developing real-life applications. Ajith Kallambella http://www.javaranch.com/contact.jsp#AjithKallambella
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This book unlike other most books is made by Java experts in their own field. the book assumes prior knowledge of the topics and does not intend to take a beginner from ignorance to knowledge. this book is intended not for beginners but some experts in the Java domain designing enterprise level systems or even maintaining them for system performance and ehancements.The book is well written and all the potential gotchas and the mistakes commonly done in application design and development are outlined with appropriate alternate solutions.The book covers all aspects of java and ejb application development and their best practices. Overall, this a good book to have and will be used by experienced java developers and the not so experienced.
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Nice practical tips for your daily work. Especially if you have to discuss your technical decisions with your managers and the other team members this book will give you a sound basis for your arguments.The book consists of many small tips and advices but don't expect any kind of reference implementation.For me the most useful chapters were JDBC Best Practices (i.e. how to use Optimistic Concurrency and implement a Sequencer object together with a very illustrative activity diagram) and Enterprise Internationalization. You pick the gems out of the text and use them immediately.
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Lets go black hawks.
not a fan of hockey. Have to support ur home town
Lets go black hawks.
not a fan of hockey. Have to support ur home town
Am i Crazy!?!?!?!
Well, I guess no one has posted in this thread for a while and looks like no one will again after I post.
As a Nucks fan, damn we were close. But in the end, the usual happens and we should all be used to it by now. We lose in the finals. What's worse is those damn idiot rioters. I mean again... seriously. Damn idiots. If this is the result of us making to the finals or losing in the finals, I wish we never do it again. Human lives is >>>>>>>>> than a hockey game.
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http://www.geocities.com/wackyjlee/Others/lee.swf <----Chen Zhen (Bruce Lee version) kicking arse
Those guys that started this stuff were not hockey fans. They came prepared to cause problems. These guys came with tools ready to vandalize and set fires. Last time I remember, you don't bring those things to watch a hockey game. Win or lose, this would have happened. They need to throw the book at those morons. The whole mob mentality was scary. Look at all those women jumping on top of cars and posting on facebook. I was disgusted.
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|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
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|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
* How do you let Carmelo come into your place and score 28 points two weeks after he waited for your team at the bus?
* Celtics are on pace to win 39 games – wake up Danny and make the monster deal!
* In a two point game with two minutes left, Paul Pierce is giving up open looks from the free throw line to pass to Avery Bradley in the corner
* The 12 minute fourth quarter took 38 minutes to play
* I love pausing my DVR and then counting the number of steps NBA players take
* In Kevin Garnett you paid for half a player / Paul Pierce a 3/5 player —- Dollars per minute: Pierce $6,204 / Garnett $5,242 (Damon Lillard in Portland is being paid $938 a minute)
* Avery Bradley is not a top 30 guard in the league and he is all of sudden untouchable?
* Brandon Bass needs to be moved – he's got the touch of Eric Fernstein this year and the intensity right now of Mark Blount
* Jared Sullinger and his lack of ups should force him to use the other side of the rim to protect the ball and reduce shots blocked
* Leoandro Barbosa leaves his feet whenever he gives up his dribble
* Jeff Green is signed for three years with a player option of $9mm in 2016 for a fourth (Danny over compensated to get something out of the Perk deal)
* Tom Brady gets fined for sticking his foot in the air / Frank Gore gets fined for his socks too low / But Ryan Clark never was fined for this hit on Welker http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyNy-TkDGB0
* When the Patriots were winning three Super Bowls – luck fell their way (which we were not used to in New England sports). No greater example of that than in 2001 David Patten catches a ball and is knocked unconscious in Buffalo but falls out of bounds with the dropped football touching him ruling the ball dead. This year – Stevan Ridley is knocked unconscious and does a split while out of it causing his leg to be a 1/4 inch off the ground and ruled a game killing fumble.
* Luck – how many times during the good days did a Brady deflected pass fall to the ground?
* Randy Moss is in the Super Bowl
* Is Brandon Lloyd a zamboni in the offseason?
* Great piece by Greg Bedard of the Globe again this week
* Hernandez not running out of bounds was a game changer
* Does Bill O'Brien take any satisfaction with the Patriots not winning after McDaniels' the savior came to New England to re-introduce a playoff-worthy balanced offense
* Only one 50-point game at the halfway point – Kevin Durant 52
* Toronto point guard Jose Calderon has five games with at least 14 assists
* Thirteen separate players have at least 20 rebounds in a game
* Kobe Bryant has had games in which he has missed: 25 shots / 22 shots / 20 shots / 17 shots / 16 shots / 15 shots
* Ray Allen is averaging 11.4 points in Miami over 25 minutes
* Phil Jackson must be loving the Lakers troubles
Wes Welker compared to Troy Brown in postseason (different amount of games but….):
* Welker – 686 yards / 4 touchdowns / 10.63 punt return average
* Brown – 694 yards / 4 touchdowns / 9.55 punt return average
I'm actually getting sick of the Manti Teo story but the reality is – whether he was part of the story or not – he doesn't go to New York for the Heisman without the story. He was an average linebacker this year and should go in the third round – his stats:
* Tackles per game – 8.69 which was 57th in NCAA
* Tackles for a loss – not in the top 100 in the NCAA
* Forced Fumbles – ZERO
* Sacks – 1.5
Celtics' inexcusable loss to Detroit the other day reminded me of the story when Red Auerbach crashed into the locker room in Detroit in the late 70's and read the team the riot act for terrible play which drew the response from Curtis Rowe – "they don't put wins and losses on your paycheck"
For all those idiots that say the Patriots haven't won anything since Spygate – they are freaking 75-20 (.790) in the regular season and have been to THREE AFC Championship games, winning two.
Former Patriots running back John Stephens (deceased), was in the news this week when his daughter Sloan Stephens made it to the semifinals of the Australian Open. Stephens was the Patriots first round pick in 1988 / was Rookie of the year / rushed for 2,809 yards in his first three years while scoring 12 touchdowns
I know it's devastating to lose a family member – But, Junior Seau was well aware of the head trauma discussion when he willingly returned to the Patriots in 2009. In an article written by Joseph Hanna in August of this year he stated the following:
* Studies in 2005 and 2008 determined football concussions can cause dementia, depression, etc
* 2007 the league had a summit on concussions and issued literature to the players on the potential link to long term impact
* 2009 prior to Seau's return, there was a congressional hearing on the issue
*******NFL is culpable at some level but so isn't Junior Seau
* Should Ryan Kalish who is fighting for a roster spot talk about looking forward to reading the Francona book which is anti-ownership
* Would you give up a first round pick and Ryan Mallett for Darrelle Revis
* Crazy Winter X Games going on – maniacs
* It's been over 115 degrees at the Australian Open
* Can't believe the NBA didn't allow the Celtics to use Reggie Lewis's salary slot after his death
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Patriots haven't won a big game since Spygate. Why hasn't the Evil Hoodie been fired yet ? Its over due.
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Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate on The Shuffle
16 May 2013 , 12:37 PM by nicole gundi
Born in Laos, Tom Tate migrated to Sydney as a child. He moved to the Gold Coast 20 years ago.
He had a successful career in resort and hotel management and today he is the Mayor of the Gold Coast.
After his first year in office and in a candid interview with Scott Lamond Cr Tate reveals what he has learnt and what he hopes to change in his leadership style.
The Mayor selected four songs for 'The Shuffle' and explains why they help tell his life story.
1. Billy Field - Bad Habits
"I call it the pre-Ruth (wife) days, I went out had fun, had too many bad habits, drinking with the boys, playing rugby and failed a lot of subjects at university."
2. Summer Nights - Grease
"In 1978 this was the first movie I took Ruth too, I borrowed Dad's car for the date."
3. My way - Frank Sinatra
"I said to people on the Gold Coast we will sell our resort business and it's getting very close to that. When I hear those words 'my way' it reflects my business life and now I want to focus on political life."
4. Don't stop - Fleetwood Mac
"This reflects my political life, when I wake up each day I can listen to this song and have a smile."
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