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All our orders are shipped with DHL to your door . Delivery to the US and Canada: 3-5 days. FREE shipping to the EU and the UK , delivery 4-7 days, or upgrade available for delivery 1-2 days. Please provide your phone number , which is required by the shipping company.
Red gold statement necklace. If you are looking for an unusual women gift , this Cleopatra artisan tagua nut choker is a great handmade choice
Also available in turquoise .
Description of necklace:
• Necklace length: 17.32 in - (440 mm) or select length in options
• Handmade hammered pendant .
• Handmade brass clasp.
• Bib length : 3.54 in (90 mm)
• Bib width : 2.75 in (90 mm)
• Natural beads tagua and acai nuts: red or turquoise
If you want other colors and styles of statement necklaces , go to https://www.etsy.com/shop/ColorLatinoJewelry?ref=seller-platform-mcnav§ion_id=24462497
I'm a wholesale seller . If you are a retailer please ask for our wholesale catalog.
Tagua nut jewelry (vegetable ivory nut) is made from ivory palms in South America. Ecological jewelry which helps with rain forest conservation in South America.
The tagua nut is cut into different shapes and forms and dyed in a variety of different natural colors
Acai beads are organic an sustainable beads from the Amazon. They're around 1,00 cm diameter, but size will vary slightly from one another due to the fact these are natural beads and the size is related to the raining season in the Amazon.
The necklace that you will receive may have slight variations due to the nature of handmade.
Makes a Great Gift: every jewel is delivered in a neatly packed cardboard jewelry box with a beautiful handmade ribbon (see picture)
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Shipments outside of the European Union may be subject to import duties and taxes that are assessed by the destination country. We have no control over these charges. If you are not aware of your country's policy in this regard, you should contact your local customs office for more information.
At the following link you will find approximate costs for customs fees in your country when importing from Greece
(For most of our items customers don't have to pay custom duties when entering in the United States)
We do our best to ship your ordered items within 2 to 5 days of receiving payment.
Everything is shipped with Hellenic post and transfer to the destination post company .
For US ORDERS: the package will be managed by USPS and the recipient must sign a delivery receipt at the time of delivery, this registered service provides information about the delivery status or attempted delivery of the package.
If you are unable to be at home to accept the package with the registered service during the estimated delivery dates, we recommend to leave delivery instructions with USPS (for example you may prefer to leave your order at the mail box). These instructions can be given at the following link: https://informeddelivery.usps.com/box/pages/intro/start.action
Please understand that in case of your absence and if you don't take the above-mentioned action, we will not cover shipping costs to resend your order if it is returned to us, or to dispatch the order for the second time before it is returned to us.
We also provide at the check out DHL express
Estimated delivery time with Hellenic post:
Orders from Greece will be delivered within 2-3 working days. Orders to the Greek islands will be delivered within 3-6 working days. Orders from the European Union will be delivered within 5-10 working days. Orders outside the European Union will be delivered within 8-15 working days.
Estimated delivery time when an upgrade is selected:
Orders from Greece will be delivered within one day, Orders from the European Union will be delivered within 1-2 working days. Orders to the United States and Canada will be delivered within 2-4 working days. Orders to other European countires outside Europen Union will be delivered within 1-3 working days, Orders to the rest of the world will be delivered within 4-5 working days,
After dispatch :
Color Latino jewelry cannot accept responsibility for transport delays or circumstances out of their control causing late delivery, such as :
1. Delays in shipping due to bad weather conditions.
2. Customs delays for shipments outside of the European Union.
Just contact me within: 14 days of delivery
Ship items back to me within: 30 days of delivery
Request a cancellation within: 12 hours of purchase
But please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
Please contact me if you have any problems with your order.
I gladly accept returns, exchanges, and cancellations , Just contact me within: 14 days of delivery and ship items back to me within: 30 days of delivery . Items that are custom made such as handmade stamped jewelry due to its nature are not refundable unless they arrive damaged or defective.
Request a cancellation within: 12 hours of purchase
Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs and the returned item should be in its original condition. Refund will be made when the item is received by the seller.
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This Privacy Policy describes how and when I collect, use, and share information when you purchase an item from me, contact me, or otherwise use my services through Etsy.com or its related sites and services.
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Please be careful when handling tagua nut jewelry. It is made from a natural material and carved by hand.Avoid getting your item wet and spreading fragrances. Tagua nut beads and brass wire designs might damage when exposed very often to water.
Silver jewelry: you may polish it gently with a polishing cloth. To clean away excessive tarnish, use a silver polishing dip cleaner.Brass, tumbaga and alpaca jewelry: these three metals are alloys that will naturally tarnish when exposed to oxygen, however they can be easily cleaned: Place some metal cream polisher on the metal part of the jewel and polish it with a cloth. There are also other techniques at the following link: https://www.wikihow.com/Clean-Brass-Jewelry
Makes a Great Gift: every jewel is delivered in a neatly packed cardboard jewelry box with a beautiful handmade beaded ribbon (see picture) on each listing
Yes, we make personalized orders. please tell us what you have in mind and we will be happy to help you.
Yes we are wholesalers of sterling silver, tagua nut, tumbaga and alpaca jewelry.


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I've missed the last couple of Teacher Potlucks, a new carnival hosted by Ms. Whatsit, so I didn't want to miss again. Here is a great summer recipe for a fantastic pasta salad. It's great with grilled chicken.
Asparagus Pasta with Toasted Pecans
1 (16 oz) Penne pasta
1 bunch (1 pound) asparagus
2 T. olive oil
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 T. minced garlic
1 c. low sodium chicken broth
1 t. salt
½ t. pepper
3 T. chopped fresh basil
¾ c. shredded Parmesan cheese, divided
2 T. butter
1 c. pecan halves, toasted and divided
Reserve some Parmesan cheese and pecans for garnish.
Prepare pasta according to package directions; Rinse and drain.
Snap off ends of asparagus and cut into 2 inch pieces. I usually cut them diagonally.
Saute asparagus in hot oil in a large skillet over medium heat for approximately four minutes.
Stir in red bell pepper and garlic; cook stirring occasionlly for two additional minutes.
Stir in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Readuce heat and simmer for two minutes or until asparagus is crisp tender.
***Do not drain off chicken broth. It will be absorbed.
Stir in salt and pepper. Toss together pasta, asparagus mixture, basil, Parmesan cheese, and 1/3 c. of pecans.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Teacher Potluck
Posted by EHT at Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Labels: Teacher Potluck
4 comments:
- ms. whatsit said...
The pecans must give this a really nice, nutty Southern twist. Is this your own concoction?
Do you serve it warm or chilled?
- EHT said...
I serve it chilled, but it could be served warm as well.
I believe I snagged this recipe from Southern Living.
- M-Dawg said...
This recipe sounds yummy! :-)
I bet served with the grilled chicken it's extra yummy.
Any suggestions on the grilled chicken? Do you marinate it?
- EHT said...
Sometimes my husband marinates it...sometimes we sprinkle course ground pepper, kosher salt, and garlic powder on it.
My husband grills often and I fix the sides.
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Mark J. Carron, a former state representative from Southbridge, was ordered today to serve 6 months of a 2-year jail sentence after being found guilty of driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Mr. Carron, 50, of 143 Chapin St., was arrested on the charge Feb. 2 after Auburn police said they found him asleep in his car about 2 a.m. on Tinker Hill Road. Police said they had to bang on the window of the car several times to wake Mr. Carron and that he had his foot on the brake and the car was in gear.
Police said he failed several field sobriety tests.
Mr. Carron was found guilty of the charge after a jury trial in Central District Court.
Police said at the time of his arrest that Mr. Carron had three prior drunk-driving convictions, and he was charged with his fourth offense.
After being found guilty today, Mr. Carron waived his right to a separate jury trial on the subsequent offender portion of the case and admitted to two prior drunken driving convictions, one in 1987 and the other in 1991.
Judge Charles Groce III sentenced Mr. Carron to 2 years in the House of Correction, with 6 months to be served. The judge suspended the balance of the sentence for 2 years with probation.
As conditions of probation, Mr. Carron was ordered to undergo a substance abuse evaluation and any treatment deemed appropriate by the court, to attend four Alcoholics Anonymous meetings a week and to remain alcohol-free with random screens. The status of his driver's license will be determined by the state Registry of Motor Vehicles.
As proposed by his lawyer, Michael H. Erlich, and Special Prosecutor Michael Russo, Judge Groce agreed to recommend that Mr. Carron serve the committed portion of his sentence at the Western Massachusetts Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Springfield.
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Although the weather was dull Sopot turned into a really colorful place. Kites and Formula boards raced one after the other which brought many spectators to the beaches. Although the wind was not very strong the Kitesurfers managed to complete 3 races with FW finishing with 1 race.
Oliver Dansin from France is in the lead of the EC in front of Julien Keneur also from France and Błażej Ożóg from Poland. Top of the ladies fleet is Katja Roose from Holland.


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This shoot interview was with none other than the man formerly known as Billy Gun or the man formerly known as Mr Ass. He was the one man who played a huge part in turning around the WWE ratings in the Monday night wars. He was a huge part in one of the most successful WWE gimmicks of all time Degeneration X. He was also a huge WWE player as one of the top dogs. He rolled with the top players and you will not beleive what he has to say about Shawn Michaels and HHH!!!!
He talks about his entire wrestling career from the very start until his most recent days in TNA. He was open about his drug use and steroid use. He was one of the funniest guys that we have sat down with because he has no ego and speaks his mind. He was apart of WWE when they were doing bad and when they were back on top. Does he think HHH married Steph out of love or for the power? What is his take on the curtain call at MSG? Why did he not like HBK and hate HHH? What about the Bret Hart and HBK real life fued, was it a work?
The Outlaw talks about being apart of the Smoking Gunns to being apart of DX with his partner Brian Armstrong. The stories from this time period are amazing. To say he does not like HHH is a understatement. This is the first time that someone actually spoke out on HHH and the political games that he plays.
From all of his major storylines and feuds this interview covers it all. We will look at all of his major wrestling matches and angles as well. This one shoot you do not want to miss. Here is what the DOIwrestling.com Mic had to say as he was able to sit in on this amazing shoot interview.
Billy Gunn Verbally Destroys Triple H
Billy Gunn, who talks about every aspect of his 13 year WWF/WWE career, really lets loose when the name Triple H came out. Billy explained how Triple H stabs people in the back and gives examples on how Triple H stabbed him in the back. Gunn, who was in the company for 13 years, talks about all the politics in the WWE, and talked about the rise of Triple H in the company. Billy even suggested that Triple H married Stephanie McMahon for power and not out of love. It's always been said by people who HAVEN'T seen Triple H weild his power backstage that Triple H is truly the GAME when it comes to politics, and Billy Gunn is the first person to come right out and call Triple H out on everything. Gunn gives examples of things that Triple H has done and how the wrestlers are scared to knock him out because they don't want to lose their jobs. For all the Triple H haters out there, Billy Gunn confirms all the rumors and hearsay. It is safe to say that there won't be a DX reunion anytime soon.
Also in this interview, Billy Gunn openly discussed steroids. Billy admitted to using steroids, but made it known that steroids aren't necessarily a bad thing. Billy talks about his personal steriod use and how the WWE lifestyle forces you to use them. Billy tells stories about how he was injured and close to being paralyzed but Vince McMahon made Billy wrestle through it.
Billy Gunn was in the WWE from the early 90's until 2004. Everything is discussed in this shoot interview. I'll have a full detailed live review of this shoot interview later on this weekend. For people looking to know more about the WWE from the 90's until now, the influence Triple H has, and so much more, this is one interview you don't want to miss.
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Bean Buro-Bean Series 2 Multi-Purpose Table
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(Excerpt) Interview with Bean Buro : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Bean Buro : The design was commissioned by a creative agency (Cheil Hong Kong) for their use in an office conference room. Therefore the piece should be playful and innovative to reflect the creative agency's brand values. Our main intention was to get away from the traditional preconceived idea of what a corporate conference table should be. Therefore we created a set of wiggly table shapes that are carefully designed to be sculptural while practical. Its re-configurable flexibility creates surprises, and break down the otherwise strict atmosphere of corporate conference room. The inspiration of the table came from the wiggly French Curves and jigsaw puzzle cuts! .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Bean Buro : The large meeting table would be the central sculptural piece in an office conference room. Flexibility was an important aspect of the design: The three parts of the table can be reconfigured for a variety of overall seating arrangements for small cluster meetings to large meetings. We wanted to achieve a more relaxed setting to encourage users' creative thoughts during meetings. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Bean Buro : The success for this award winning design will hopefully attract new projects that may allow us to further develop the ideas into future incarnations. We would like to explore the concept with other materials, forms, and sizes. We believe our skills in articulating the concept for multi-purpose settings, including F&B, retail, hospitality, and more. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Bean Buro : It did not take long as we did not have to start the ideas from scratch, this concept for this table had been trialled and tested as an incarnation of furniture 'Bean Table' for another home office project, therefore, we could directly develop and tailor some of the ideas for new functions. As this project was designed for a specific client with a clear purpose, it took a lot of effort and design iterations to achieve the best design that would suit to the client's needs. Overall, it took about one month to design, and about another month to find the right manufacturer and get it prototyped and manufactured. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Bean Buro : This design is the second edition of the 'Bean Table' series, and considered as part of a stream of continuing furniture and installation research at Bean Buro. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. Bean Buro : The bespoke design was a special commission and currently used by our client Cheil Hong Kong. Bean Buro owns the design and our options are wide at the moment, we may consider to sell or lease the production rights, and may also consider launching the Bean Table series in the market. We are happy for interested parties to get in touch with us to discuss possibilities. .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. Bean Buro : Bean Buro's principle designer Lorene Faure was previously an associate and senior Architect at CRAB studio (Cook Robotham Architectural Bureau) in London. During that time, she was directly influenced by Sir Peter Cook at CRAB, in the notion that a piece of furniture could emancipate from the traditional typologies using new technologies in a subtle but humorous way. Bringing such skills and sensitivity to Bean Buro, we believe our work can further develop in the cross cultural settings of Hong Kong China with the western world. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. Bean Buro : Customers whom believe good design can bring value to their environment, while appreciating some humour in the design. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. Bean Buro : Although the curves of this design look random, a lot of thought has been put into the geometries. Indeed, these tables are like a jigsaw, they can be playfully re-arranged into four configurations to adapt to different functions, from one long arrangement for large-scale meeting, to smaller clusters for small-scale meetings. To make these configurations easy to arrange, Bean Buro designed visual colour edge bands at the male and female curves provide easy understanding of how the parts should come together. The result is a unique balance of playfulness and functionality, with a humours narrative. Therefore this sets the design apart from other similar or resembling table concepts which were generic in stylistic approaches. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. Bean Buro : Bean Series 2 was named after our practice: Bean Buro. Bean stands for Between Exchanges of Architectural Narratives, because our practice is believes that architecture is an emotional, spatial experience constructed by both the user and the author. The notion of 'narratives', or 'stories' puts the user as the driving force behind our designs. The joke to this is also that the shape is a bit bean-like! .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. Bean Buro : The table shape was digitally designed using CAD and 3D modeling softwares, where each curve is determined as a result of various users seating arrangements simulations. Small scale and part 1:1 prototypes were also built as part of the design process. .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. Bean Buro : The most unique aspect is the curvy 'jigsaw' aspect that can be rearranged into different configurations. .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. Bean Buro : This project was design by Bean Buro, and manufactured with the help of our main contractor on this project who has joinery workshops in southern China with advance skills. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. Bean Buro : Technology played a great role in this particular des.[ End of Excerpt: Read complete interview with Bean Buro on Bean Series 2 Multi-Purpose Table at design-interviews.com ]
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This one was really fun to do combining the undersea with the Happy Birthday Butterfly and getting what I think was a very effective result.
It uses the Sweetpea phrase "If I counted every drop in the sea, It wouldn't match what you've given me" with the butterfly birthday however you don't see the happy birthday at all. Then the border is filled in with the undersea plants and some positive and negative punches making the whole card very busy but striking in my opinion.
1. Stamp butterfly birthday on glossy cardstock and heat emboss with clear powder.
2. Brayer background with "bouquet" kaleidacolor pad over the butterfly and borders. Polish ink off embossing with a kleenex
3. Stamp background over and over with undersea plant stamp from Sweetpea.
4. Stamp sentiment on blue cardstock, layer on a longer strip and punch out a branch.
5. Punch additional branches from 3 colors of cardstock.
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The provisions of section 442(a) 1 of this title shall not prohibit the transportation by vessels, unarmed and not under convoy, under charter or other direction and control of the American Red Cross of officers and American Red Cross personnel, medical personnel, and medical supplies, food, and clothing, for the relief of human suffering: Provided, That where permission has not been given by the blockading power, no American Red Cross vessel shall enter a port where a blockade by aircraft, surface vessel, or submarine is being attempted through the destruction of vessels, or into a port of any country where such blockade of the whole country is being so attempted: Provided further, That such American Red Cross vessel shall be on a mission of mercy only and carrying only Red Cross materials and personnel.
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The provisions of sections 442(a) and 443 1 of this title shall not prohibit a vessel, in ballast, unarmed, and not under convoy, and transporting refugee children, under sixteen years of age, from war zones, or combat areas, and shall not prohibit such vessel entering into such war zones or combat areas for this purpose, together with such necessary American citizen adult personnel in charge as may be approved by the Secretary of State, subject to the provisions of the immigration laws, if such vessel is proceeding under safe conduct granted by all of the States named in the proclamations issued under the authority of section 441(a) of this title, and if such vessel has painted on a large scale prominently, distinctly, and unmistakably on each side thereof and upon the superstructure thereof plainly visible from the air an American flag and a statement to the effect that such vessel is a refugee-child rescue ship of the United States or under United States registry: Provided, That every such child so brought into the United States shall, previous to departure from the port of embarkation, have been so sponsored by some responsible American person, natural or corporate, that he will not become a public charge.
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Sections 442(a) and 443 of this title, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b), were repealed by act Nov. 17, 1941, ch. 473, §1,
1940-Act June 26, 1940, inserted "unarmed and not under convoy", inserted two proviso clauses and struck out "proceeding under safe conduct granted by states named in any proclamation issued under the authority of section 441(a) of this title" after "control of the American Red Cross".
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Atomic Clock Verifies Oldest Bible Manuscript (Dec, 1951)
Atomic Clock Verifies Oldest Bible Manuscript
By James T. Howard
They shall heat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
—Isaiah II, 4.
WHEN the atom bomb first mushroomed its message or death and destruction into the sky six years ago, there were many who speculated on the future uses of atomic knowledge. But few if any put Bible study on their list.
Now, as Christmas of 1951 nears, we find the seeming miracle has come to pass. Science is revealed as the handmaid of religion; radioactive carbon-14 and the Geiger counter are instruments for casting new light on the accuracy of our modem Bible. Cosmic rays that bombarded the earth when Christ was born have left behind a coded message for nuclear physicists to decipher.
It was strangely fitting that nuclear scientists, turning from war to peacetime research, should undertake the task of determining the age of an ancient transcript of the Book of Isaiah, usually considered the greatest of the Old Testament prophets.
For it was Isaiah who, 25 centuries ago, envisioned a time when the weapons of war would be reconverted forever into the tools of peace. And it was Isaiah who asked: "Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?"
Science hasn't yet achieved all the answers to that all-embracing query; but it has established, with its strange modern tools, that an ancient Hebrew scroll of the Book of Isaiah is the oldest known Biblical manuscript in the world, dating back approximately to the time Christ walked the earth.
This Isaiah is one of the famous "Dead Sea scrolls" which made headlines back in 1947 when they were found in Palestine. A band of Bedouin smugglers, traveling a back-country route to Bethlehem to avoid arrest, camped one night at the oasis of Ain el Feshkhah on the hot north shore of the Dead Sea. There a goat escaped and led the Bedouins a merry chase over the rocky desert terrain. One of the pursuers lost interest in the chase when he suddenly came upon a small opening in the face of the rock about four feet above the ground.
Presently it was discovered that he had stumbled on the mouth of a small cave, an opening through which a thin man could crawl, proceeding to an antechamber jammed full of earthen jars, many of them sealed with earthen covers.
Like greedy treasure hunters the world over, the illiterate Bedouins quickly smashed jar after jar, cursing their luck because the treasure that tumbled out was neither gold nor precious stones. To their minds, the rolled parchments were so much brittle rubbish to be crushed underfoot and kicked aside.
Fortunately, among the smugglers were one or two who sensed a chance for making at least a small profit from the disappointing windfall. They salvaged an armful of scrolls, ones that appeared to be in better condition, and undertook to peddle them as curious antiquities in the black market of Jerusalem.
Isaiah in Bargain Buy
Buyers included Jewish and Arabian scholars and collectors, but the best bargain went to the Assyrian Archbishop of Jerusalem, Yeshue Samuel. For a handful of coins he acquired a package lot of five scrolls. One of these proved to be the priceless Isaiah, a complete script closely written over almost 24 feet of parchment, all in a remarkable state of preservation.
Samuel didn't realize the full extent of the bargain he had bought until experts from the American School of Oriental Research visited his monastery and assured him that these were the most important Biblical documents unearthed in perhaps a thousand years. In due time, the Archbishop journeyed to America with his five precious scrolls, depositing them temporarily in the Oriental Institute at Chicago for translation and study.
Experts Disagree on Age
Meanwhile, there developed a bitter conflict over the age and authenticity of the scrolls. The archeologists, with few exceptions, agreed that the scrolls dated from the first or second centuries. They reached this conclusion by traditional methods of dating: by comparing the texture of jars and parchment and wrappings with other products of the early Christian era. Arrayed against them was another band of experts, including scholars, who maintained that the literary style of the Isaiah definitely marked it as a product of the Middle Ages, the period from 600 to 900 A.D.
So the dispute stood, seething and uncertain, when an unidentified peacemaker with a realistic, modern mind proposed a solution. The Dead Sea scrolls were in Chicago. Virtually around the corner was the University of Chicago, where nuclear physicists had established a technique for measuring the age of plant and animal matter. What could be simpler than to have the physicists settle the dispute once and for all?
"Atomic Calendar" Put on Job
Dating by radioactivity is the brain child of Willard F. Libby, a radiochemist, who, with several associates, had developed the technique known now as the "atomic calendar." Libby discovered that the constant bombardment of cosmic rays from stellar space turns nitrogen in the atmosphere into radioactive carbon-14. Every breathing thing—plant or animal—takes in some of this carbon-14, which is retained even after breathing stops. Because the radioactivity of carbon-14 declines by half in 5,600 years, it is possible to arrive at the approximate age of any plant or animal matter by measuring the radioactivity of its carbon-14.
By this technique, Libby already had estimated the age of wood from an Egyptian mummy's casket, flooring from a Syrian palace, cedar from an Egyptian funeral boat and other items, checking in each instance with dates established by archeologists using traditional methods.
Dating the Isaiah scroll was just another chore for Libby who had just finished determining an age of 3,798 years for a charcoal sample from Stonehenge, 6,381 years for a handful of grain from an Egyptian pit, and 11,109 years for a scrap of burned bone from a Paleolithic hearth. For the Isaiah job he selected fragments from the linen wrapping of the scroll.
Geiger Counter Goes to Work
Following the established practice, Libby burned an ounce of this material to the state of pure carbon. This he smeared inside the tube of a Geiger counter. To eliminate interference by current cosmic radiation, the whole apparatus was shielded with thick blocks of steel. Then the radioactivity of the carbon-14 in the tube was carefully counted to arrive at the date when the carbon-14 was created by the action of cosmic rays. In this way we get the answer to the Isaiah riddle:
The Dead Sea scrolls were wrapped in linen which was made from flax that was alive and breathing 1,917 years ago!
Dead Sea Scrolls Are Oldest
Libby, however, cautioned that this answer is not to be accepted as final and exact. The technique of dating gives an exact age—in this instance, 1,917 years—but one must always allow a margin of error, a century or two either way. Ignoring this margin of error, the figure of 1,917 takes us back to the year 34 A.D., approximate date of the Crucifixion.
This daring of the Dead Sea scrolls is of tremendous importance to Bible scholars who, until now, have had no physical evidence to prove that any part of the Bible existed that long ago. They are now reasonably certain that the Book of Isaiah, much as we know it today, was available in the original Hebrew in the time of Christ or shortly thereafter. The oldest known Biblical manuscript heretofore is a fragment of a letter of John, drafted perhaps a century after Christ's time.
There is no such thing as an original manuscript or first edition of the Bible or any of its parts. The Bible is an omnibus of many books written by many authors. Roughly, these books date from about 1000 B.C. to 150 A.D.
Except for fragments, such as the John letter, the oldest versions available when our modern Bibles, were prepared have dated back only to the Middle Ages, to about the eighth or ninth century of the Christian era. These were copies or translations of still older manuscripts, dating conceivably to a time more than 10 centuries before Christ, to the time when the Ten Commandments and the Mosaic Code -were scrawled on papyrus or parchment and first "published."
Settles 300-Year Debate
The King James version of the Bible, which we read today, was translated from Hebrew, Aramaic and Greek versions by 54 learned men of the Church of England during the years 1604 to 1611. Experts have debated for 300 years over questions of authenticity, quality of source material and accuracy of translation.
Isaiah, for instance, lived in the seventh century B.C. The book of Isaiah, as it appears in our Bible, was translated from a Hebrew version drafted at least 14 centuries after the prophet's time. Thanks to carbon-14 and the Geiger counter, this time lapse has been cut approximately in half, bringing us centuries closer to the lost "first edition." Our confidence in King James's translators gets a sharp lift when we discover that their version checks accurately against the older script.
Did Cave Hold Other Treasures?
But who were the men who stored these scrolls in a desert cave near Ain el Feshkhah? Probably religious leaders of an ancient Jewish sect (the scholars say) who fled from invaders after hiding their religious library in the safest place they could find. Didn't they have anything to hide but scrolls in earthen jars? Isn't it possible they were wise men who sought to store the essence of their knowledge in a natural time capsule where it would be found and appreciated by wiser men, perhaps, in some distant future?
The grim joke is that when the precious cache was found the bulk of it was lost in a few ruthless minutes under the rough feet of ignorant tribesmen, men who live today much as their ancestors lived when the cave at Ain el Feshkhah was sealed 20 centuries ago'.
But now that we know such hot and dry caves will preserve parchment through the centuries, there is hope archaeologists may strike such treasure again.


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Sunday, March 13, 2011
March Ride Report
Frost Heaves, if you are not from the area you might think this is a politician running for the school board, considering the number of signs stuck into the side of the road with "his" name. In addition to being a basketball team from VT Frost Heaves are cracks and bumps in the road that have resulted from the freeze thaw conditions of spring. See also washboard.
Sometimes the bumps can be fun, but where there are more cracks than pavement, it can be annoying and dangerous. To ride these moguls sit light in your seat, feet firmly planted on the pegs ready to dance with the bike. I've never ridden a horse, but I imagine it's something like that. If you're riding a cruiser with feet forward, good luck to you, I don't know how you do it!
Here is a little video I put together from yesterday's ride.
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- RichardM said...
Like the video. We don't get "frost heave" signs. Just a wooden stake with some orange flagging on the side of the road to mark the worst ones.
- Sunday, March 13, 2011 7:07:00 PM
- BeemerGirl said...
All new information for me. I am assuming frost heaves occur every year? How do they repair the roads? And is it repaired quickly? Could be fun on an adventure bike. ;)
- Tuesday, March 15, 2011 2:50:00 AM
- SheRidesABeemer said...
Frost Heaves do occur annually. You encounter them on back roads. A nice newer road, with good drainage does not have them. An older road will have them bad. Tree lined roads probably have a lot of roots under them, plenty of space for water to pool/freeze. Some roads never recover, and the cracks and bumps remain all the time.
- Tuesday, March 15, 2011 10:24:00 AM
- Ben said...
Great video! I wish I could be out riding but where I am here in Canada we still have a foot of snow cover the roads.
Well more slush than snow but I hope to be riding soon.
- Sunday, March 20, 2011 4:57:00 PM
- irondad said...
Can you treat them like whoop-de-doo's on a motorcross track and try to double or triple them? :)
- Sunday, March 20, 2011 6:26:00 PM
The open road, the winter freeze coming out of the ground is a sign of spring and riding weather.
Ne'er again for me, however the onboard video made me feel good,
all over.
Thank you
- Sunday, March 20, 2011 10:48:00 PM
- Adri said...
Nice to see another winter warrior, cool video and I like the blog's personality haha
From Toronto, Canada
- Tuesday, March 22, 2011 8:44:00 PM
- Roy Karny said...
Wehehel, it's nice to see some snowy roads. Here the winter we get is somewhat short and very shallow comparing to yours... On the other hand, we do need to cope with a 100 degrees Fahrenheit during summer which is a 4 months thing.
The movie was nice touch :)
- Sunday, March 27, 2011 11:46:00 AM
- Unknown said...
we have lots of frost heaves here too both locally and around the province. Our temperatures hover around freezing and the ice melts and refreezes causing the roads to rip apart, so we have similar challenges
Riding the Wet Coast
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June 30, 2008 - A Kunar Provincial Reconstruction Team program here trains Afghan men to become part of the Afghan National Auxiliary Police force. The three-week Police Training and Advisory Team program was conducted at Camp Wright, near Asadabad, and is the only one of its kind in the province. The trainees come from every district in the province and are housed at the Asadabad police headquarters during their training.
"Many of the police trainees arrive at the ANAP course with poor discipline," Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos A. Ramirez, of the Kunar PRT, said. "We teach them discipline through repetitive activities and specially designed physical exercise."
After physical exercise, the trainees attend classroom training led by one of three Afghan police officer instructors attached to the Police Training and Advisory Team program.
Trainees learn traffic accident investigation, weapons familiarization, domestic violence investigation, vehicle searches, community policing, explosives detection, the penal code, baton training, handcuffing, and a variety of other law enforcement skills.
"I think it's good to have our three Afghan teachers leading the lecture part of the training, because they speak the Pashto language, and about half of the trainees speak very little English," Navy Seaman Brian L. Boyd Jr. of the Kunar PRT said.
The Police Training and Advisory Team military staff, assisted by four interpreters, teaches practical, hands-on training in the afternoon.
"Initially the trainees are reserved, due to the fact that for many, this is their first interaction with coalition forces," Boyd said. "Midway through the class, they interact more with us. By graduation, many of us are good friends. If we maintain this program, Afghanistan will improve, because these trainees want to become [Afghan National Police officers] and truly want their country to succeed."
The goal of coalition forces is to have Afghanistan secure and govern itself. Security is a big issue in Kunar province, and the police play a huge role toward accomplishing that goal, PRT officials said, and the PTAT contributes to that effort by providing a steady pool of well-trained police officers who are ready to serve their country.
A typical auxiliary police candidate, 36-year-old Ali hails from the Shigal district. He is married and has seven children. Ali is eager to complete the training and eventually get hired by the Afghan National Police at the end of his three-year auxiliary police contract. He has a positive attitude toward the coalition forces and understands they are here to help him rebuild his country, officials said.
The program also mentors police chiefs.
"We go to every district and survey the police station, meet with the police chief, and ascertain their needs," Ramirez said. "Whether it be facility improvements, more staff or equipment, the PTAT mentors and shows police chiefs how to properly coordinate assistance with other agencies for help run their stations. In some cases, PTAT provides assistance with building upgrades and repairs."
To date, PTAT has trained 290 auxiliary police officers, with 90 more candidates now enrolled.
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Kenya Wildlife Service rangers shot and killed three suspected poachers in a national park in the latest in a series of poacher killings amid a rise in elephant deaths, an official said.
KWS spokesperson Paul Udoto said on Wednesday the organisation has "re-energised" its efforts to stop the poaching of wildlife, especially elephants, who are hunted for their ivory tusks.
Rangers shot and killed three suspected poachers on Tuesday in Tsavo East National Park. Last week rangers shot and killed another three suspected poachers near Mount Kenya.
Udoto said six KWS rangers have died in the line of duty since December, a record high in such a short period. Udoto said the ranger deaths will not be in vain and KWS is determined to make poaching "a high-cost, low-benefit activity".
"We are determined to give them their day in court, but these people are heavily armed and are determined to kill not only our wildlife but our rangers," he said.
A recent fire on Mount Kenya, the country's tallest mountain, revealed how poachers are resorting to dangerous techniques to kill elephants.
Robert Njue, a KWS official in charge mountain conservation, said the fires which consumed 10% of Mount Kenya's forest were likely started by poachers to create a diversion from their illegal attacks on animals.
Wildlife activists say illegal ivory smuggling in Africa increased after the 2007 temporary lifting of a ban by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species. It allowed a one-off sale by African countries that had stockpiles of ivory from elephants that had died naturally or problem elephants killed by wildlife officials.
Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe were granted a one-time exemption from a global ivory ban because of their thriving elephant herds.
Patrick Omondi, an elephant expert at KWS, blames China's growing footprint in Africa for the recent surge of elephant deaths.
Omondi said there has been an increase in poaching in Africa as a result of the sales, which spurred a demand for ivory tusks in China and some countries in south-east Asia where they are smuggled to make ivory ornaments.
In 2007, Kenya lost only 47 elephants to poaching, Omondi said. In 2008 — the year the sale took place — Kenya lost 145 elephants. In 2009, 271 elephants were killed and 187 were killed in 2010. Kenya lost 278 elephants last year.
The elephant populations of many African countries were being decimated until a global ban on the ivory trade was implemented in 1989. Since then the elephant population of Kenya is estimated to have grown to 37 000 this year, from 16 000 in 1989. The increased number is still lower than the estimated 167 000 elephants that roamed Kenya in 1973.
Kenya's elephants are an important tourist draw and fall in the category of star wildlife attractions in the country known as the big five. The other four are leopards, lions, rhinos and buffalo. — Sapa-AP


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Let $F_n$ be the free group generated by $x_i$, for $1\leq i\leq n$. Let $a_i$ be some elements of $F_n$, also for $1\leq i\leq n$. Is there a nice way to tell when the list $\{a_i^{-1}x_ia_i\}$ does not generate $F_n$?
For insufficient reasons partially related to a talk I gave once in Hamburg (video and handout there), and to a paper I'm not done writing (PDF there), I expect that there might be a way to construct out of the $a_i$'s a conjugacy class in $F_n$ (or perhaps in some completion of $F_n$), whose non-triviality implies that $\{a_i^{-1}x_ia_i\}$ do not generate $F_n$. Does this to anyone make sense?


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We spent Sunday up north wandering the trails of the Elachee forest. It was a gorgeous day and it seems like spring is finally here. I am so glad, winter made my brain sluggish.
I am also testing out mobile blogger. Fancy eh?
Monday, March 19, 2012
Sunday in Elachee
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If you cater from Prime make sure you order the Sunday Sauce dish that has sausage meatballs and pork in it! We ordered multiple dishes which were all great but the Sunday Sauce is to die for! The biggest hit of the night! You could not go wrong
Compliments to Prime! I ordered a 3 ft Italian style Hero, a delicious salad, and cole Slaw for a party at home and everything was delicious. The meats on the hero were so tasty and the bread (I believe from Monreale Bakery in Hicksville) was so fresh. Best cole slaw I've had in a really long time. I'm not sure how they make it, but it has something in it that makes it unique and leaving me craving more.
Where do I start. Everyone who works there is amazing. Once you start going they are good with names and will remember you pretty well. I work a few blocks away and get lunch here almost every day. They can make anything taste delicious and all the food is always fresh. Also a great place if you want to stay healthy as they offer various diet foods especially paleo. My favorite sandwich is either the one with chicken cutlet, Monterey Jack cheese, bacon and spicy mayo (add Cole slaw) or chicken cutlet, fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, and balsamic. Always get the 7 grain bread it's the best and all his bread is delivered from tomcat bakery every morning so it's always fresh. The chicken burger is healthy juicy, and bursting with flavor that makes you forget your eating healthy. I've been to a few parties that they catered and as always the food was amazing and the owners will go above and beyond to make sure the customer is always happy.
Know Your Business When Hiring Corporate Catering
If you are planning an important business event, it is important to keep things in perspective. After all, hosting an event for your boss, colleagues, and perhaps their families can be a high-pressure situation. While planning such an event, you have to keep the focus on your business goals, all while maintaining a festive atmosphere for your company. You want your colleagues to enjoy the event, even though this will be a professional atmosphere for networking. By hiring a corporate catering company, you may find that these event catering pros know exactly what works for the type of event you are hosting. What are some of the more specific pros of hiring a corporate catering company?
Setting Up the Room
A business event is usually much more than a simple luncheon, but it is also less than an elaborate dinner party. If you are in charge, you probably have professional goals to achieve. If you plan on networking at your company's event, you may want to consider consulting the setup of the room or banquet hall before the date of the event. Corporate catering companies are wizards when it comes to the design of the room. The corporate catering staff can arrange tables and drink stations in a way that allows for more mingling and getting down to business.
What to Serve?
It is not uncommon for corporate events to offer a wide variety of food choices provided by the corporate caterers. Depending on the time of day of your event, a corporate caterer can suggest a unique menu that allows for appeasing the appetite, as well as your company's budget. For example, if you are having a company breakfast, you may want many different food options. But for cocktail parties or midday events, an appetizer spread might be more appropriate. If your event is taking place somewhere else, you can also utilize the help of an off premises catering company as well. Whichever route you decide to go, don't be afraid to ask your potential catering company for their opinion on what you should serve at your company event.
Although you may not think that decor is of utmost concern when it comes to a corporate event. However, it does play a role. When it comes to a corporate event, the style is usually a lot more subdued than that of a grand or emotional event. The caterers will absolutely keep this mind when planning out the decor for your business event. They know that this isn't wedding catering, so they will provide a more professional atmosphere for you and your colleagues.
As with any event you may be planning, budget is always a consideration. If you are planning an event for your business, you are likely spending your company's money. Think ahead about what kinds of food you would want for your company's event. This will help you decide on how much money should be spent. It is also important to tell your potential catering company what you have in mind as far as your budget goes. They will always provide suggestions as far as food goes so you do not go over budget.
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The Fellowship Lubbock / Know The Truth Lubbock / Talk Schedule
Friday March 30th we will have a special police officers only lecture on satanic ritual crime. It will start at 6:00 p.m. and will last 3-4 hours. Admission is free and only open to those who work in law enforcement. Know The Truth Lubbock will take place March 31st and April 1st. Schedule will be 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. Special time has been set aside after 5:00 both nights for deliverance needs as necessary. Admission is $15 for both days and will be paid at the door. A box lunch will be provided both Saturday and Sunday. Special questions can be directed to Jared at email@example.com
Know The Truth Lubbock is the first conference that we have held as a church dealing with supernatural problems that we are facing as a nation both spiritually and physically. The Bible is full of proof that dark supernatural forces have set themselves up against Jesus Christ and His followers. Sadly the church seems to be sleeping unaware of an ancient plan of destruction that began in Genesis and is unfolding even as we speak. The Bible is our only reliable guide to navigating these perilous, dark times.
Through the genius Word of God and the authority given to us through the precious gift of Christ on the cross we as Christians do not have to be silent but can boldly offer answers through the Scriptures and our own personal relationship with the only One who can offer wisdom, truth, authority given to us through the precious gift of Christ on the cross we as Christians do not have to be silent but can boldly offer answers through the Scriptures and our own personal relationship with the only One who can offer wisdom, truth, peace and safety. Join us as Russ Dizdar and LA Marzulli offer us scriptural insights into the modern day occult resurgence and the coming deception spoken about by Christ in Matthew chapter 24!
Speaking Schedule!
March 31st:
LA Marzulli – 9:00 a.m. – 12:30p.m. on "The Cosmic Chess Match"
Lunch: 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
Russ Dizdar – 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. on "NEW AGE 2012 SUPER NATURALISM: The doctrine and the agenda that has gripped millions"
April 1st
Russ Dizdar – 9:00 a.m. – 12:30p.m. on "A LOOK INTO THE SATANIC UNDERGROUND: The growth of satanism, satanic rituals and their agenda"
Lunch 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.
LA Marzulli – 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. on "The Cosmic Chess Match" continued
After 5:00 both days we will have time to engage the speakers with questions and also handle special deliverence needs.


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Closing the Washington Monument?
This is a curious proposal from Bruce Schneier, computer security and cryptography expert, published last month in the New York Daily News:
Securing the Washington Monument from terrorism has turned out to be a surprisingly difficult job. The concrete fence around the building protects it from attacking vehicles, but there's no visually appealing way to house the airport-level security mechanisms the National Park Service has decided are a must for visitors. It is considering several options, but I think we should close the monument entirely. Let it stand, empty and inaccessible, as a monument to our fears.Within the federal government, the Washington Monument has given its name to a particular budget tactic. According to legend, years ago Park Service managers would submit a budget to Congress with no money for opening the monument at the height of the tourist season. Those managers could therefore use their testimony to the budget committees to advocate for funds for less visible things (which may or may not have been necessary), knowing that Congress would add enough funds to keep the monument open or face public complaints.
An empty Washington Monument would serve as a constant reminder to those on Capitol Hill that they are afraid of the terrorists and what they could do. They're afraid that by speaking honestly about the impossibility of attaining absolute security or the inevitability of terrorism—or that some American ideals are worth maintaining even in the face of adversity—they will be branded as "soft on terror." And they're afraid that Americans would vote them out of office if another attack occurred. Perhaps they're right, but what has happened to leaders who aren't afraid? What has happened to "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself"?
An empty Washington Monument would symbolize our lawmakers' inability to take that kind of stand—and their inability to truly lead.
Schneier seems to be trying a non-budgetary form of the "Washington Monument Ploy," using public access to that site as a way to force the government and the nation (i.e., us) to consider what workable security means. Schneier is known within the computer-security field for formulating concepts like "security theater" and "failing well."


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Calgary, Alberta Crematorium Records, 1937-1979
The Calgary Crematorium began in December 1937 when the three-storey solid brick ranch home of the Shouldice family located six miles west of Calgary's city centre was converted into a crematorium. Until 1951, it was the only crematorium serving Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The Jacques family acquired the Calgary Crematorium in 1953 and in 1970 moved its location to one within Queens Park Cemetery.
The cremation information presented for the period 1950-79 is limited to that on the registers and by privacy requirements; additional information may be available in some cases and would have to be obtained from the funeral home or the cemetery.
The accuracy of the age at death information, especially pertaining to the months and days, may vary depending on the informant's degree of knowledge and on the transfer of information from other localities. The cremation information provided on this website is limited by privacy requirements; additional information may be available in some cases and would have to be obtained from the funeral home.
Many other cemetery indexes (including the Burnsland Cemetery in Calgary) are available online or have been prepared as paper publications by the AFHS and are available for purchase.


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JACK Audio Connection Kit
If you know anything about JACK, please expand this article.
- 1 Install
- 2 Basic Configuration
- 3 Jack for a multi-user system
- 5 Troubleshooting
- 6 Related Articles
JACK2 - rewritten explicitly towards multiprocessor hardware
JACK2 is currently available in the [community] and can be installed from there using
pacman -S jack2
pacman -S jack2-dbus
Jack2 without D-Bus executes similarly to Jack1. With D-Bus, control is done using the jack_control utility. Run `jack_control` to see what it does. The important commands are listed below:
jack_control start - starts the jack server jack_control stop - stops the jack server jack_control ds alsa - selects alsa as the driver (backend) jack_control eps realtime True - set engine parameters, such as realtime jack_control dps period 256 - set the driver parameter period to 256
You may also need to play with the driver parameters nperiods and rate.
Alternatively, there is the normal version from the extra repository, install it with:
pacman -S jack
Basic Configuration
No matter which JACK edition you're using, you'll want a GUI configurator. Probably the de facto standard right now, is qjackctl:
pacman -S qjackctl
Configuring JACK can be a bit of a challenge. There will be more here soon. For now, try this general overview:
Most tutorials are advising a realtime kernel, which is quite helpful for live synthesis and FX; but for purposes of recording and editing it is not necessary anymore, as long as you set up for non-realtime latencies -- 10-40+ ms, and on older hardware 100-500+ ms.
The D-Bus edition of JACK2 can make startup much easier. Formerly, we had to have qjackctl start it for us, or use a daemonizer, or some other method. But as long as jack2-dbus is installed and dbus is running (which is Arch standard now), we can create a shell script as follows, to be run at GUI login:
#!/bin/bash jack_control start sudo schedtool -R -p 20 `pidof jackdbus` jack_control eps realtime true jack_control ds alsa jack_control dps device hw:HD2 jack_control dps rate 48000 jack_control dps nperiods 2 jack_control dps period 64 sleep 10 /usr/bin/a2jmidid -e & sleep 10 sudo schedtool -R -p 20 `pidof a2jmidid` qjackctl & sleep 10 sudo schedtool -R -p 20 `pidof qjackctl` qmidiroute /home/jeb/All2MIDI1.qmr & sleep 10 sudo schedtool -R -p 20 `pidof qmidiroute` yoshimi -S & sleep 10 sudo schedtool -R -p 20 `pidof yoshimi`
The above will start a complete JACK live-synthesis setup, integrating several tools. Details will follow.
Jack for a multi-user system
So, you have a descent multiuser system as it was designed more than 20 years ago, and now some developers decided that sound is only for a mono-user system... No I can not believe it !
Fortunately some time ago someone convinced the developers to allow jack to run as a system wide daemon. Here is the procedure to follow:
Create a
/etc/profile.d/jack.sh file containing:
export JACK_PROMISCUOUS_SERVER=""
/etc/rc.d/jack-audio-connection-kit with the following content
#!/bin/bash . /etc/rc.conf . /etc/rc.d/functions # source application-specific settings [ -f /etc/conf.d/jack-audio-connection-kit ] && . /etc/conf.d/jack-audio-connection-kit PID=`pidof -o %PPID /usr/bin/jackd` [ -n "$JACKUSER" ] && HOME="/home/$JACKUSER" [ -z "$JACK_PARAMS" ] && JACK_PARAMS=$(sed 's:/usr/bin/jackd ::' $HOME/.jackdrc) case "$1" in start) stat_busy "Starting JACK" if [ -z "$PID" ]; then if [ -n "$JACKUSER" ]; then su - $JACKUSER -c 'export JACK_PROMISCUOUS_SERVER="" && . /etc/conf.d/jack-audio-connection-kit && umask 0000 && /usr/bin/jackd $JACK_PARAMS &> /dev/null &' else export JACK_PROMISCUOUS_SERVER="" umask 0000 /usr/bin/jackd $JACK_PARAMS &> /dev/null & fi fi if [ ! -z "$PID" -o $? -gt 0 ]; then stat_fail else add_daemon jack stat_done fi ;; stop) stat_busy "Stopping JACK" [ ! -z "$PID" ] && kill $PID &> /dev/null if [ $? -gt 0 ]; then stat_fail else rm_daemon jack stat_done fi ;; restart) $0 stop sleep 1 $0 start ;; *) echo "usage: $0 {sta|stop|restart}" esac exit 0
Where my
/etc/conf.d/jack-audio-connection-kit is
# Configuration for starting JACK at boot # Uncomment this to run as user (recommended) #JACKUSER="root" # Uncomment this to not source ~/.jackdrc JACK_PARAMS="-R -P89 -dalsa -dhw:1 -r48000 -p512 -n3"
Playing nice with ALSA
To allow Alsa programs to play while jack is running you must install the jack plugin for alsa:
pacman -S alsa-plugins
And enable it by editing (or creating) /etc/asound.conf (system wide settings) to have these lines:
# convert alsa API over jack API # use it with # % aplay foo.wav # use this as default pcm.!default { type plug slave { pcm "jack" } } ctl.mixer0 { type hw card 1 } # pcm type jack pcm.jack { type jack playback_ports { 0 system:playback_1 1 system:playback_2 } capture_ports { 0 system:capture_1 1 system:capture_2 } }
You needn't restart your computer or anything. Just edit the alsa config files, start up jack, and there you go...
Remember to start it as a user. If you start it with "jackd -d alsa" as user X, it won't work for user Y.
Example: watching a live stream without gconf
gst-launch-0.10 playbin2 uri=http://streamer.stackingdwarves.net/bewerungeroom.ogv audio-sink="jackaudiosink"
Setting gstreamer to use jack using gconftool-2
gconftool-2 --type string --set /system/gstreamer/0.10/audio/default/audiosink "jackaudiosink buffer-time=2000000" gconftool-2 --type string --set /system/gstreamer/0.10/audio/default/musicaudiosink "jackaudiosink buffer-time=2000000" gconftool-2 --type string --set /system/gstreamer/0.10/audio/default/chataudiosink "jackaudiosink buffer-time=2000000"
Further information: http://jackaudio.org/gstreamer_via_jack
If you need to keep pulseaudio installed (in the event it's required by other packages, like gnome-settings-daemon), you may want to prevent it from spawning automatically with X and taking over from JACK.
/etc/pulse/client.conf, uncomment "autospawn" and set it to "no":
;autospawn = yes autospawn = no
If you want both to play along, see: PulseAudio#PulseAudio_through_JACK_the_new_way
JACK can handle one soundcard very well, and an arbitrary number of MIDI devices (connected e.g. via USB). If you start JACK and want to use a MIDI keyboard or a synthesizer or some other pure MIDI device, you have to start JACK with a proper soundcard (one that actually outputs or inputs PCM sound). As soon you have done that, you can connect the MIDI device. E.g. with QjackCtl, you click on the connect button and you'll find your device listed under JACK-MIDI or ALSA-MIDI, depending on the driver.
For JACK-MIDI, you may want to set the MIDI Driver to seq or raw in QjackCtl Setup > Settings. This should make your MIDI device appear under the MIDI tab. You can also change the name of the client (from a generic "midi_capture_1" to something more descriptive), if you enable Setup > Display > Enable client/port aliases and then Enable client/port aliases editing (rename).
For ALSA-MIDI, make sure to turn on Enable ALSA Sequencer support in QjackCtl Setup > Misc. This will add the ALSA tab in QjackCtl Connect window where your MIDI controller will show up.
For bridging ALSA-MIDI to JACK-MIDI, you may consider using a2jmididAUR. The following command will export all available ALSA MIDI ports to JACK MIDI ports:
$ a2jmidid -e
They will be visible in QjackCtl under the MIDI tab labelled "a2j" client.
You can automate starting of a2jmididAUR by adding to QjackCtl Setup > Options > Execute script after Startup:
/usr/bin/a2jmidid -e &
- Q: What's the difference between JACK-MIDI and ALSA-MIDI?
- A: The former has improved timing and sample accurate MIDI event alignment. It extends or may even replace the latter but at this point they both co-exist.
To install some M-Audio MIDI keyboards, you will need the firmware package midisport-firmwareAUR in the AUR. Also, the snd_usb_audio module has to be available. For more information about specific USB MIDI devices, see http://alsa.opensrc.org/USBMidiDevices.
"Cannot lock down memory area (Cannot allocate memory)" message on startup
Problems with specific applications
- VLC - no audio after starting JACK
Run VLC and change the following menu options:
- Tools > Preferences
- Show settings: All
- Audio > Output modules > Audio output module: JACK audio output
- Audio > Output modules > JACK: Automatically connect to writable clients (enable)