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I grabbed this information from Disk Utillity on Linux Mint:
Current Pending Sector Count:
Normalized: 200
Worst: 200
Threshold: 0
Value: 22 sectors
What does it mean? Is it possible to fix that error?
I grabbed this information from Disk Utillity on Linux Mint:
What does it mean? Is it possible to fix that error?
It means that there are 22 sectors that could not be read. The next time you write to those sectors, if they can not be correctly written to, they will be remapped to a spare sector. You can use the
For each sector listed, first verify that it can not be read:
This should fail with an IO error. If it does, proceed with writing:
Use the sector number given by badblocks for [sector]. After doing this, check the SMART stats again and the pending count should be zero. The reallocated count might rise in the event that the writing failed and the sectors were reallocated from the spare pool. If this happens, you may want to replace the disk. If it does not, then all has been repaired.
The current pending sector count is the number of sectors the disk is currently tracking that it has not been able to read. With luck, they'll be written, and then the disk will remap them. But until it reads them successfully or the computer tries to write to them, there's nothing it can do. This is a possible sign of more problems to come.
You can read more about SMART on Wikipedia.


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Vegan Mom made the pizza dough from Vegan With a Vengeance (our favourite) today. Who doesn't love pizza on homemade crust? Well, the problem was that we have not gone shopping since we got back from the holiday weekend and the fridge is looking pretty empty. Nary a mushroom or pepper to be found. So, I thought I would make a veggie ground round to go with the pepperoni. The plan was to make something like the chick'n quick seitan but more . . . "beefy." At first, things seemed to be going well. I used gluten flour, ground TVP, and tapioca to get a firmer dough, while stir fry sauce, HP sauce, and soy sauce provided flavour and colour. Then, things started to go wrong. After steaming the seitan was pretty rubbery and a bit sticky to the touch. Undaunted, I pushed onward! I figured that if I chopped it up and fried the seitan it would dry out a bit. Well, it did dry it out. A lot. But still I pressed on! All in all, it did not wreck the pizza too much. After baking the seitan was verging on crunchy, but the flavour was OK. Oh well. Back to the test kitchen.
Friday, March 28, 2008
When Bad Things Happen to Good Pizza
Posted by Vegan Dad at 9:01 PM
7 comments:
- Romina said...
Well it makes for good food porn!
- March 28, 2008 at 9:49 PM
- Carrie said...
Hey, I've been reading your blog for awhile but I'm always a bit of a lurker and not much of a commenter. But your post from yesterday made me think that us veggie bloggers should stick together more.
Anyhoo - just wanted to say that the pizza looks amazing! What type of cheese did you use? I also love VWAV's crust recipe..it's sublime.
- March 28, 2008 at 10:04 PM
- Vegan Dad said...
The Sobey's here carries the Tofutti slices, which I unwrap, form into a ball, and grate.
- March 28, 2008 at 10:47 PM
- Jan Scholl said...
roasted eggplant and sundried tomatoes with some garlic and spinach. I always have that around.
- March 29, 2008 at 2:14 AM
- Sharon R said...
Pizza looks yummy & reading this post put a smile on my face! I'm not yet a proficient cook & my husband said yesterday that I should go to TJ's and get some pizza dough and try to make a pizza... maybe I can plan a surprise and just make the recipe for homemade dough... even if it doesn't turn out great, I think it's the attempt that counts sometimes.
- March 29, 2008 at 7:56 AM
- Binx said...
hey, i'd eat it.
good idea with the tofutti i never use that stuff because i don't put slices of cheese on anything...
- March 29, 2008 at 10:29 AM
- missblueberry said...
Hey Vegan Dad,
The pizza looks amazing - despite the style-cramping woes of the silly seitan. In my opinion, it looks as though your kids and vegan mom were pretty lucky to be noshing on such a decadent looking outcome to the kitchen cramp.
Re: Yesterday's post - I hear you about wanting to do more. I agree with you about how the vegan blogging world might seem a bit insular at times, however, I also feel pretty strongly about the potential food has to transcend boundaries like "vegan/vegetarian" and other labels. Getting your work posted on Tastespotting is a great example of how you can bring your thoughts, opinions, (pizza triumphs) and convictions to a wider audience.
Take care and happy food making.
- March 29, 2008 at 1:32 PM


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What is the minimum width of an egress/entrance door? Is it 32 or 36 inches?
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Here is a table from the International Building Code (modified for Florida).
According to this the only egress doors that are required to be wider than 32", are
However, building codes can vary from location to location, and can be adapted by state, city, and town. To be sure what is used in your area, you'll have to contact your local government.
keep in mind that the 32" is the Minimum Clear Opening, so a 32" door may or may not be adequate.
More information on how to measure egress openings is available in section 1003.2 Measurement of means of egress, in the document linked above.
Here's the section on doorways.


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Bay's offense overpowers Brookfield East
For years, Whitefish Bay's Jim Tietjen has been a defense-first, hard-nosed type of football coach.
He had to be, because traditionally low turnout for the program at Bay made it tough to diversify the offense to the point where it could be on par with his excellent defensive units, which have helped get the Blue Dukes into the WIAA state playoffs for five straight years.
But because of the offensive shortcomings, the Blue Dukes usually bowed out gamely in the first or second round of the playoffs, never reaching the third round or beyond.
That was until Saturday afternoon, when a young Bay team unleashed a potent, high-powered, multi-faceted attack that utterly devastated host Brookfield East, as the Blue Dukes rolled into Level 3 of the WIAA Division 2 playoffs for the first time in school history with a stunning 40-21 win.
"I finally have an offense," Tietjen roared after his team racked up 467 total yards and scored on its first seven possessions in improving to 7-4 on the season.» Read Full Article
Riverside makes major statement in ousting Homestead
Milwaukee Riverside football coach Patrick Wagner has heard all the stories about his team.
"Nice record, but who have you played?" goes one line and another is "Why doesn't the City Conference do better in the state playoffs?"
But Wagner and his Tigers went a long way towards answering a lot of those questions Friday night, when they went toe-to-toe with one of the state's empire-builders in football, Homestead, and beat the North Shore Conference champion, 29-22, in a statement-making WIAA Division 1, Level 2 playoff game.
Afterwards, which side had the better team was only the tip of the iceberg in Wagner's eyes.
"Honestly, I have to prove something every day," he said. "because we hear that stuff every day, about the test scores, about the kids, about what they've done on the field. No one sees the good side of the city (and its schools), about how many good kids there are, how many graduate. When you see what a lot of these kids have to overcome, it's all amazing."» Read Full Article
Sen. Darling settles records dispute with Democratic-leaning group
A Democratic-leaning advocacy group and Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) have settled their dispute over a records request by the advocacy group, and she must pay a $1,000 attorney fee, according to a stipulation made public this week.
The advocacy group, One Wisconsin Now, had sued Darling after she did not respond to a June request for her communications with a school voucher advocacy group, American Federation for Children, according to a release from One Wisconsin Now. She was in the midst of a recall election at the time.
The release said she finally responded to the request after the lawsuit was filed, releasing records that showed email communication with a lobbyist representing the AFC. The group was a major issue advertiser during Darling's summer recall election, spending over $230,000 on television advertising in the Milwaukee market, according to a Journal Sentinel analysis.
Darling couldn't be reached for a comment.
Help us find the best of our communities
We've all recommended a place — maybe an eatery, a park, a theater — to family and friends.
So let's combine our recommendations, our favorite places, and see what NOW readers think are the best places in the NOW communities.
Each week starting Oct. 31, we'll ask you to submit your favorite places in a NOW community on our Facebook page. We'll take submissions on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the week.
On Thursday and Friday, we'll take those suggesions and seek your votes for what are the best places in that community. We'll even make a Foursquare list that you can follow.
Share your favorite places to go to in Wauwatosa on Oct. 31. We'd love to hear your thoughts! Just go to our Facebook page on Monday and let us know.
Work starts on Ravenna apartments in Shorewood; retailers named
Wired Properties has broken ground on its $7 million Ravenna apartment development in Shorewood, and has named the retailers that will occupy the four-story building's street level commercial space.
Ravenna is being built at 4521-4537 N. Oakland Ave. The project was originally approved in 2007 as a condominium building, but work was postponed when the housing market collapsed.
Developer Blair Williams then recast it as an upscale apartment development. Williams also developed The Cornerstone apartment and retail building just across Oakland Ave., which was completed a year ago.
Ravenna's 8,100 square feet of commercial space is fully leased to four local retailers: Yo Mama frozen yogurt, Indulgence Chocolatiers, Elements East and Performance Running Outfitters.
Yo Mama has a store in Wauwatosa with another opening in Brookfield; Indulgence Chocolatiers is a Waukesha-based artisan chocolate wholesaler opening its first store; Elements East, an Asian import home decor business, will be moving from 109 E. Silver Spring Drive, in Whitefish Bay, and Performance Running now has temporary space in Shorewood, at 4401 N. Oakland Ave.» Read Full Article
Demanding ransom for phone backfires
A ransom note sent via text message did not work out as planned for three Milwaukee men.
The men, one 26 and two 19, were arrested Oct. 16 for receiving a cell phone stolen the day before at iPic, 5750 N. Bayshore Drive.
According to the Glendale police report:
The owner reported the theft after receiving text messages demanding a "ransom" of $550 to get his phone back.
Police had the owner set up a meeting with the men and take along an undercover officer.» Read Full Article
Police suspect Shorewood man solicited teen for sex
Milwaukee police are investigating a 50-year-old Shorewood man they say solicited what he thought was a 15-year-old boy online for sex.
The man started chatting with the teenager Thursday evening, using instant messenger and a gay chat website. An undercover police officer posing as the 15-year-old boy replied to the man's messages and told him he's 15.
The man invited the boy to his place in the 3700 block of N. Oakland Ave. and the two arranged to meet at a nearby business on Oakland Ave., police said.
When the man arrived shortly before 8 p.m. Friday, officers arrested him. Police also seized the man's cellphone, which contained the text messages that the undercover police officer had sent.
The man has not yet been charged.
Glendale, police agree on three-year contract
Glendale - The city and police union have agreed to a three-year contract that includes 2 percent wage increases in 2011 and 2013 with a wage freeze in 2012.
Union members will pay 10 percent of their health care premiums in 2012 and 2013. They currently pay 8.5 percent.
Although state law exempted public safety employees from mandated pension contributions, beginning in 2012 they agree to pay 2 percent to the Wisconsin Retirement System toward their pensions. In 2013 they will pay 4 percent.
City Administrator Richard Maslowski said there will be no layoffs, furloughs or reductions in service in the 2012 city budget as a result of the agreement.
Man arrested for Poco Loco burglary
While on patrol at 2:30 a.m. Oct. 23, a Brown Deer Officer heard an audible alarm sounding at a nearby business. Officers quickly determined that a burglary had just occurred at Poco Loco, 4134 West River Lane.
Entry was gained by smashing a rock though one of the business windows.
While investigating and processing the scene further, officers found someone outside Prime Time, 8777 North Deerwood Drive. He was arrested for the burglary. The suspect is a 20-year-old Milwaukee man. Charges are pending at this time.
3 arrested after armed robbery in Algonquin Park
Brown Deer officers have arrested three suspects after an armed robbery in Algonquin Park, 7850 N. 51st St., at 9:30 p.m. Oct. 21.
The victims included three to five people from Brown Deer and West Bend ranging in age from 15 to 18 years old.
They were robbed by two black males, one armed with an unknown type of handgun. Cash and other personal items were taken in the robbery. The victims were not injured during this incident.
Police said the victims left the park before calling police. Algonquin Park is a Milwaukee County Park.
Based on information received during the initial interviews of the victims, three arrests have been made. Charges are pending on one of the suspects. This investigation is continuing at this time.
Prank turns toxic at Glen Hills Middle School
A homemade concoction purported to cause "super powers" in the drinker turned out to be a toxic substance mixed together by a student at Glen Hills Middle School and given to another, according to a Glendale police report.
A 9-year-old boy became sick Oct. 14 after drinking a liquid given to him by two students at Glen Hills, 2600 W. Mill Road, earlier that day, his mother told police.
One of the boys later admitted to authorities that he had mixed Dr. Pepper, rubbing alcohol, Tabasco sauce, Clorox wipes and soap, and then taken it to school and offered it to another student, saying it would give him "super powers," the report states.
Paramedics responded to the school and checked the boy out, advising that he should be monitored in case further problems developed.
Police confiscated the liquid. The school kept a small sample, but officials there stated they had no plans to have it analyzed, the report said.» Read Full Article
Nearly $189K in jewelry missing from Zales
The loss of more than 190 pieces of jewelry, a collective value of nearly $189,000, was discovered at Zales, 5720 N. Bayshore Drive, during a store inventory, according to a Glendale police report.
Management reported the "internal theft of jewelry" from the store Aug. 30, saying the thefts must have occurred over the past 10 or 11 months. The case is under investigation, the report states.
East to host Whitefish Bay Saturday at 4 p.m. in D2 Football Playoffs
Whitefish Bay will travel to Brookfield East for a 4 p.m. WIAA D2 Level 2 Football Playoff game.
The Blue Dukes are 6-4, having beaten Milwaukee Bradley Tech of the City Conference, 58-24, on Saturday in their first playoff match-up. They finished tied for fourth (4-3) in the North Shore Conference during the regular season.
The Spartans (7-3) defeated Woodland Conference Black Division Champion Greendale, 14-7, on Friday night to advance.
Brown Deer grounds out against Kewaskum
With its biggest weapon on the bench after the first drive in the game, the Brown Deer football team was searching for an identity through most of Friday night's WIAA Division 3 Level 1 playoff game against Kewaskum.
When the Falcons finally found a way to move the ball against a vaunted Indians defense, the clock proved a bigger foe, as Brown Deer's season ended on a 38-14 defeat at Kewaskum High School.
"(That) took away half our offense," Brown Deer co-head coach Rob Green said of losing the bell cow of the Falcons running attack, senior running back Najee Williams, "We tried to run inside on them, but they are tough in their front four, and we tried to push out, but without Najee's speed to get to the edge, it took away half our offense."
Williams went to the hospital to get his ankle more closely examined to determine if it was a high ankle sprain, or even a fracture, Green said.
Receiving the opening kick, the Falcons (5-5) put together a 15-play drive that ate up 5 minutes, 35 seconds, but yielded no points.» Read Full Article
Brown electric for Whitefish Bay
Whitefish Bay turned a tightly-contested first round playoff match with Bradley Tech into a rout with a dominating, devastating running game, ultimately emerging, 58-24.
Senior running back Dee Brown led the attack, piling up 243 yard and six touchdowns on 18 carries, with Milwaukee Public School Superintendent Gregory Thornton on hand at historic South Stadium.
"Our cross block was effective," Brown said. "It was working, and they couldn't stop it.
"It felt good," he said. "I've never scored more than a touchdown or two. I believed I could have a game like this, but I needed a coach who would give it to me and a line that can block like that."
"He (Brown) came out to play," said Jim Tietjen, Whitefish Bay's coach. "But I've also seen him play better. I'm never one to say: 'That was the best'. Still, running that trap, behind that line? It worked well for us."» Read Full Article
Homestead keeps this streak intact
Greyhounds' first trip in 30 years ends quickly
Messmer/Shorewood football coach Drake Zortman spent a long time pulling something important out of his bag Friday night.
It was late in his post-game speech following the Greyhounds not-unexpected 49-6 loss to City Conference champion Milwaukee Riverside in a WIAA Division 1, Level 1 playoff game at Pulaski Stadium.
The game followed an exhausting week for Zortman and the Greyhounds, after a difficult and often mystifying legal process that helped net the team its first WIAA state playoff berth in 30 years.
The media had been all over the schools and the team and the coach all week, and he needed to cut through the fluff and drama and remind his players of the most important thing about the whole process.
And the reminder he pulled out of his bag was the shiny WIAA regional qualifier plaque the team received for earning its slot in this game.» Read Full Article
Messmer/Shorewood wins case, eligible for football playoffs
The Milwaukee Messmer/Shorewood football team fought the WIAA and won Tuesday.
Now it turns its attention to another giant, Milwaukee Riverside.
The Greyhounds will play the first playoff game in the history of the co-op - it will be just the second ever for Shorewood - Friday against the City Conference champion and fifth-ranked team in the area. Game time is 7 p.m. at Pulaski.
"At the end of the day, these guys earned a playoff spot. . . " said Shorewood coach Drake Zortman, surrounded by his players before practice Tuesday. "We were 4-2 in our conference schedule and I couldn't be happier. There's a lot of smiles behind me."
The scene wouldn't have been possible without a court order earlier in the day from Milwaukee County Court Judge Kevin Martens. He ruled that Messmer/Shorewood met a WIAA criterion for playoff eligibility and ordered the state's high school sports governing body to include the team in its field of playoff eligible schools.» Read Full Article
Girl threatens to stab boy, cited after disruption in class at Nicolet
A 15-year-old girl was mailed a citation for disorderly conduct after she hit a male student in the face after he called her names, causing "a major disruption" in class.
According to the Glendale police report:
The two students were in class at Nicolet High School, 6701 N. Jean Nicolet Road, on Oct. 12. A teacher reportedly told the girl to put on a jacket because of her wearing revealing clothing. When the girl refused, the boy started calling her names and she threatened to stab him. They began to struggle and she hit him and the fight caused "a major disruption" in the class. The girl said the boy "disrespected her" and that's why the fight started.
Family cited for lying about accident that caused tree to hit house
A man, his wife and son were cited for obstruction for lying to police about an accident the boy had that caused a tree to hit a neighboring house.
According to the Glendale police report:
The 15-year-old boy lost control of the car while pulling out of his driveway and drove onto a neighbor's yard knocking over two trees, one of them hitting the house, in the 1800 block of West Wayside Drive about 7 p.m. Oct. 9.
The woman, 55, said she was in the car with the boy who had a learner's permit.
The boy and his father, 53, told the same story. However, the boy did not have a permit and the woman was not in the car.» Read Full Article
Rowe to run for state Assembly
Kristopher Rowe will run for the 10th Assembly District seat in 2012. Rowe, who was a leader of the effort to recall state Sen. Alberta Darling last summer, announced his intentions at a Village Board meeting last night. Rowe is a respiratory therapist.
Shorewood is part of the 22nd Assembly District but will become part of the 10th Assembly District in January when the redistricting goes into effect. The 10th Assembly seat is now held by Elizabeth Coggs.
Messmer/Shorewood wins injunction; only Divisions 3-7 brackets will be released today
Judge Kevin Martens granted the Milwaukee Messmer/Shorewood football team a temporary injunction that will prevent the football playoff brackets for Divisions 1 and 2 from being released until Tuesday at the earliest.
Both Messmer/Shorewood and the WIAA, however, agreed to the release of the pairings for the other divisions.
The case resumes at 10 a.m. Tuesday, however the attorney from Messmer/Shorewood was encouraged by the chances of gaining inclusion in the playoffs this year.
Messmer/Shorewood is arguing that based on the language in the WIAA's criteria for football playoff eligibility that it should be eligible for the postseason this year. The WIAA asserts that Messmer/Shorewood must complete the final year of the four-year postseason ban it received in 2008 for leaving the Woodland Conference without WIAA approval.
I'll get the brackets posted ASAP, but I haven't been able to get on to the WIAA site.
Lowe's to close its Brown Deer store
LOW) said Monday that it has closed 20 underperforming stores, including one in Brown Deer.Lowe's Companies (
The Brown Deer store is located at 6300 W. Brown Deer Road. A total of 106 employees worked at the store.
The 20 stores are located in 15 different states. Approximately 1,950 employees nationwide are affected by the store closings.
Lowe's said the financial impact of the store closings would be 17 to 20 cents per share. The company added that the closings were not contemplated in the firm's business outlook for fiscal 2011.
Petre at front of big-play barrage
After the Falcons fumbled on the ensuing kickoff, Crowley went right back to Petre on first down, this time from 24 yards out. A total of 15 seconds separated the two scores. At the end of the first quarter, Eisenhower senior Mitch Teipner blocked a Brown Deer punt and recovered it in the end zone to give the Lions a 21-0 lead.
But the Falcons clawed back and made it 21-8 after a 16-play, 74-yard drive capped by the most impressive 1-yard run you'll ever see by senior running back Najee Williams. With 4:22 left in the third quarter, Brown Deer faced a fourth and goal from the 1-yard line. The Falcons ran a toss to the left to Williams, who was met by a defender and then changed directions, outran an entire defense and scored on the opposite side of the field.
While Brown Deer dropped to 5-4 and 4-3 to finish second in the Woodland Blue, both teams will qualify for the playoffs, which begin next weekend.
Germantown shatters Homestead's 67-game NSC winning streak
The Homestead football team's 67-game winning streak in the North Shore Conference is over and it was Germantown that did it.
From the moment senior Warhawk senior running back Alec Richmond slipped through a gapping chasm for 76 yards and a TD on the first play of the game, until the time that Highlander quarterback Cody Berger was slammed to ground at the Germantown four-yard line on the last play of the game preserving the 27-0 shutout, it was clear that there would be no more inspirational miracle finishes, no more fluke plays, no more simple beatdowns for the Highlanders this cool, damp Thursday night.
What a way to get your coaching career going against your alma mater first-year Germantown coach Jake Davis and especially with retired Warhawk coach Phil Datka sitting up in the press box watching.
"It is a great thing, I would by lying if I would say otherwise," said Davis, after addressing his happy group of Warhawks at Datka Stadium. "I went to Homestead, I know what that's like (to be expected to win every game), but really, it just comes down to the kids. They've worked so hard and we're so happy to see them succeed."
"And yeah, I knew he (Datka) was there. I think he'll want to see me in a little bit (laughs)."» Read Full Article
Group says Shorewood School District too slow with posting of minutes
A Shorewood citizens group is upset with the local school board over how long it's taking to post minutes from regular board meetings.
Kelly O'Brien of Shorewood, chairman of Shorewood Citizens for Responsible Government, complains that the board is in violation of a state law that requires school boards to publish their minutes within 45 days of the meeting.
And he says that the group will complain to the office of state Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen if the posting of minutes isn't up to date by the board's November meeting.
"They're on notice right now that they're outside the statutory obligations," O'Brien said.
Mark Boehlke, the school district's business manager, admits that the district is behind on its postings, partly because tightening budgets have forced the district to reduce its support staff.» Read Full Article
Shorewood gas station owner ordered to fix contaminated soil
A Village of Shorewood gas station owner will have to come up with a plan to clean contaminated soil detected from samples taken near the station.
Gas was detected in the soil near the Citgo Gas Station, 1602 E. Capitol Drive, in samples taken Friday, according to the North Shore Fire Department. The soil contained high levels of benzene, according to lab tests. Benzene dissipates over time, so the high level indicates that the gasoline contamination is relatively new.
As a result, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ordered the station's owner to attend a meeting scheduled for Thursday to discuss how he intends to deal with the contaminated soil.
Port China in Fox Point up for sale
Port China, the Chinese restaurant in the quirky Lannon stone midcentury building at 312 W. Bradley Road in Fox Point, never reopened after closing for maintenance work and improvements this summer. Recently, a "for sale" sign was placed in front of the property.
The restaurant had been in Fox Point for more than 30 years.
Bomb squad takes care of suspicious device in Brown Deer
Brown Deer Police officers responded to a report of a suspicious device that was located in vacant residence in the 9000 block of North Brandybrook Trail at 8:17 this morning.
According to a news release, a safe perimeter was established by evacuating a limited number of residential homes and condominium units in the immediate area. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad was contacted and rendered the device safe.
It appears at this time to be a hoax device. Area residents were allowed to return to their residences once the device was deemed safe.
At this time an investigation is ongoing to determine the origin of the device.
There were no injuries that occurred as a result of this incident.
Homestead OL, Berger dominate Bay, clinch share of NSC title, 42-7
When talking about the dominating effort he and his offensive line mates did in leading the Homestead football team to a shockingly easy 42-7 win over normally difficult Whitefish Bay Thursday night, two-year starter Mensah Amuzu noted that the team wanted to avoid the drama and excitement of the previous Friday's rally over Milwaukee Lutheran.
Upon hearing that, his quarterback Cody Berger kicked at the dirt, chuckled and said: "Absolutely" breaking both of the senior leaders up in a rare moment of levity as the Highlanders (6-0, 7-1) clinched no worse than a tie for their 11th straight North Shore Conference title.
They will look to win their ninth straight outright championship when they visit arrchrival Germantown next Thursday. The Warhawks (4-2, 6-2) were 28-12 winners over Nicolet on Thursday night.
"We now get to finish the job," said Berger, who had a career night with 12 of 17 passing for 212 yards and two touchdowns. "We started it, now we have to go out and get it done."
"We've got to do it."» Read Full Article
Search for gasoline leak continues in Shorewood
North Shore Fire Department and Shorewood village officials continue to search for the source of a gasoline leak in the sanitary sewer system.
Authorities have flushed the system with water and ventilated it, and private contractors were brought in Thursday to discover exactly from where the leak is coming. The area where gasoline can be smelled is at the intersection of Capitol Drive and Wilson Ave. in Shorewood.
Firefighters were called to the intersection at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday when residents smelled gasoline in the basement of a nearby apartment building.
Despite flushing the sewer with water and fresh air, gas was still in the sewers as of 12:30 p.m. Thursday.
"We don't think it was a one-time dump. We think it could be a larger source" of gasoline, said North Shore Fire Chief Robert Whitaker.» Read Full Article
New upscale furniture store coming to North Shore
Honquest Furniture for Living, which operates two stores in the northern Chicago suburbs, plans to open a store in Whitefish Bay.
Honquest plans to lease around 12,100 square feet at 121-133 E. Silver Spring Drive, part of the former Peabody's furniture and interior design business, which moved last year to 8655 N. Deerwood Drive, Brown Deer.
Honquest hopes to have the store, which would have six to eight employees, open by the first quarter of 2012, said Lori Stengren, vice president of sales. The retailer's request for a conditional use permit is to be reviewed by the Plan Commission on Oct. 18.
Honquest operates a store in Barrington, Ill., and an outlet store in Deerfield, Ill.
Honquest provides a higher-end product line than such furniture stores as Steinhafels, but does so at "very competitive pricing," Stengren said.» Read Full Article
Dyslexia expert to lead Concordia conference
If you have a kid who insists on saying "aminals" instead of "animals" and can't tell right from left, an upcoming free, three-hour conference on dyslexia might provide some pointers.
Dyslexia expert Susan Barton will be discussing classic warning signs, latest neurogenetic research, and education strategies for dyslexic children at 6 p.m., Oct. 14 at Concordia University's Todd Wehr Auditorium in Mequon.
"Most people don't understand what [dyslexia] looks like and what needs to be done. Nine states have dyslexia laws but Wisconsin is not one of those, and both public and private schools are not required to screen for dyslexia," said Barton, who founded Bright Solutions for Dyslexia in 1998, a California-based organization aimed at educating parents and teachers about the learning disability. Barton teaches several graduate-level courses through the University of San Diego and was recently inducted into the International Dyslexia Association's Hall of Honor.
Dyslexia is an inherited condition that makes it extremely difficult to spell when writing compositions, to read rapidly and accurately and to sound out an unknown word, said Barton, who added that the biggest risk factor involves known or suspected cases of dyslexia within the family. It is possible to distinguish between a poor reader and a dyslexic child, according to her.
"Dyslexia impacts more than reading, writing and spelling. These are children who usually do not start speaking at 12 months. Once they start saying longer multi-syllable words, they often say the sounds out of sequence and they can't hear the difference between what you're saying and what they're hearing," Barton said. "They have enormous difficulty memorizing the sequence of the alphabet, their address and have problems with directionality."» Read Full Article
Crews looking for source of gasoline in Shorewood sewers
The North Shore Fire Department Wednesday night continued to look for the source of gasoline that got into sanitary sewers in the area of the intersection of Capitol Drive and Wilson Ave. in Shorewood.
The department urged residents of the area who smell gasoline in their basements to pour water into their sewer traps to mitigate the odor. If this does not help residents should call 911, the department said.
Whitefish Bay parking tickets going up; handicap violations increasing $100
Parking citations in Whitefish Bay are increasing, following action by the Village Board on Monday.
Expired meter tickets are increasing from $10 to $15, while overnight parking citations are increasing from $15 to $20. Handicap parking tickets will be increasing by the greatest increment - from $50 to $150 - and all other parking citations increase from $15 to $25.
After surveying other Milwaukee communities, village officials learned Whitefish Bay was among the lowest with its fee schedule. The hikes present an additional opportunity for the village to increase revenue intake.
While fines are increasing, the village has not announced plans to increase meter prices.
Bay clinches NSC soccer title with 2-0 win over Nicolet
Nicolet boys soccer coach Brian Weisse admits that other North Shore Conference coaches with a hope of gaining a slice of the league title were encouraging and pulling for his side when it visited league leader Whitefish Bay in the finale Tuesday night.
If the Knights could pull off the upset, the potential of a four-way tie for the championship could still be in the offing depending upon other results this evening.
But the host Blue Dukes were having none of that, as on their senior night, the Blue Dukes got a goal out of Max Loebl after a chaotic set of rebounds in the 54th minute and then got an insurance score in the 76th minute on a lovely play by T.J. Schmid to win the title outright with a 2-0 decision.
"Yes, some guys talked to me about it and sometimes that stuff works out, but sometimes it doesn't," said Weisse. "Bay just played a bit better than us tonight."
With the win, the Blue Dukes finished the regular season at 6-1 in NSC play and 13-5 overall, while Nicolet finished at 3-4 and 6-10-2, respectively.» Read Full Article
Whitefish Bay ghouls, goblins out on Oct. 30
After deliberation and a rescinded motion, the Whitefish Bay Village Board on Monday voted, 5-2, to hold trick-or-treating from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30. Staff at Village Hall had recommended the motion.
Trustee Kevin Buckley had successfully led a move to change the festive event to the early evening hours on Monday, Oct. 31, on a 4-3 vote. But concerns were subsequently raised about potential conflicts with after-school activities, and the board reconsidered the motion, opting instead to follow through with the original recommendation.
Firm making plans for railroad spur in Mequon
Gateway Plastics will move ahead with the next step in a proposal to bring a railroad spur to the north end of the plant at 5650 W. County Line Road.
Company chairman Carl Vogel said the railroad has indicated its support of the plan but he wanted to consult with the city's Plan Commission before proceeding.
The spur would branch off from the existing Canadian Pacific Railroad lines just south of a creek crossing and across the Interurban trail from the Elmdale Court area of the city, cross three parcels of property and Riebs Lane before reaching its destination, a proposed 420-square-foot pump house. Materials from the train cars would be pumped into the building.
Vogel said the rail siding will eliminate resin delivery now done by truck. Currently resin is delivered at the rate of 20 loads per week or 1,000 trucks annually. The rail deliveries will be once or twice a week, he said.
The rail spur would cross the northern end of the Kleen Test property. In return for allowing the spur to cross Kleen Test, Vogel said he has agreed to build Kleen Test a parking lot for its semitrailers that are now parking on Riebs Lane for lack of other space.» Read Full Article
Family escapes after carbon monoxide scare
A Mequon family is safe after police and firefighters evacuated them from their home after several people fell ill with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning Monday.
According to a news release from Mequon Police, police and firefighter personnel were dispatched to a home in the 11100 block of Lake Shore Lane after a person had fallen in the residence.
When they arrived, it was determined that there were four individuals in the residence that were experiencing the symptoms of possible carbon monoxide exposure. The homeowner said the heating system had been turned on earlier in the day for the first time this season.
Mequon ambulance along with mutual aid assistance from the North Shore Fire Department and Thiensville ambulance transported five adult patients to Milwaukee area to Milwaukee area hospitals for treatment.
The incident is under investigation by the Mequon Police and Fire Departments.
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Naval oranges, ripe strawberries, and sliced bananas are served with a yogurt-ginger sauce.
Cubed potatoes are sautéed with onions and lima beans and seasoned with parsley and paprika.
This cake gets its moistness from the apples and raisins, so it requires little oil.
Keep this on hand for a quick meal, or prepare in batches to give as gifts.
Mix pasta, spinach, beets, onion and walnuts in a salad bowl. Combine maple syrup, vinegar and olive oil in a small jar and shake well. Pour over salad. Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate until you're ready to eat.
Each serving contains about 333 calories, 20 g protein, 2 g fat (5 percent calories from fat), 0 mg cholesterol, 63 g carbohydrates, 15 g fiber, and 204 mg sodium.
A family-pleasing casserole with a taste of the Southwest.
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Healthy appetizers for you and your guests.
Each serving contains about 137 calories, 10 g protein, 3 g fat (20 percent calories from fat), 11 mg cholesterol, 19 g carbohydrates, 2.5 g fiber, and 400 mg sodium.
Farmers across the country raise this sweet, slightly nutty-tasting fish.
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Adults and Communities is part of Birmingham City Council. We used to be called Social Care and Health and, before that, Social Services.
We provide social care services that help adults in Birmingham to live as independently as they can and to be part of their local community. We support people to live the life they choose. This approach to adult social care is called 'personalisation'. To find out more about how personalisation is changing social care services for people in Birmingham, see the 'Did You Know?' web page. The link to the Did You Know? page is under the 'Go straight to...' heading below.
Adults and Communities new website 'My Care In Birmingham'
We are developing a new adult social care website. The aim of My Care in Birmingham is to make it easier for you to get information and advice about adult social care services, and to choose the services that suit you best.
Go straight to My Care In Birmingham.
Join one of our Citizen-Led Quality Boards
We always want to hear from people who are passionate about improving adult social care for the citizens of Birmingham and who may be interested in joining our Citizen-led Quality Boards. Visit our Citizen-led Quality Board web-page for more information.
Pioneer Integration Status
Birmingham City Council applied to become an integration 'pioneer' to help drive forward change at scale and pace, working across the local health, public health and social care system. Unfortunately we were unsuccessful in this bid. Please see the full response on the Council's application.
One of our partners, Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG, has submitted an application and has been shortlisted for the programme, we will be working closely with the CCG and will support them as their bid progresses.Birmingham City Council's bid can be found here.
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Please also see the current 'Adult social care services' pages on this website for more information about the services we provide, and 'How to get adult social care services' for information about getting an assessment of your care needs.
Click on the title of the page below to go straight to the web page.
How to get adult social care services
How to get adaptations and equipment for your home
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How personalisation is changing the way we support you to get your care
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Adults & Communities Equalities Breakdown
A breakdown of equalities information, looking at gender, age, ethnicity, religion and disability for both staff employed by Adults & Communities and clients receiving a service can be found on our Equalities page.
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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Princess Scorned!
Princess Drifa can certainly see why Sidroc Guntersson is a living legend on battlefield and in bedchamber both. But the King of Stoneheims willful daughter pitches a royal fit when she learns of the true reason for the virile Vikings passionate attentions. A third-born son with no hope of inheriting the family jarldom, scheming Sidroc must marry and is interested in Drifa only for her fathers land and money. The barbarian is lucky she just cracks him on his fool head with a pottery pitcher!
Five years later, Drifa needs Sidrocs protection in Byzantium, no less!though revenge holds more appeal for this man she left for dead. Tis a pity two such perfect enemies match each other so well, passion for passion. So much so that the bold Viking berserker is soon thinking marriage again . . . only this time it will be on his terms!
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Target to open for holiday shoppers on Thursday night
NEW YORK — Target Corp. will open its doors at 9 p.m. on Thanksgiving, three hours earlier than a year ago, to kick off the holiday shopping season.
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Does the performance of LDPC code $C$ depends on the covering radius, $Cr(C)$?
The performance of $LDPC$ code $C$ depends on a lot of parameters as like as: 1) regularity or irregularity 2) stopping set 3) the channel for simulation ($BSC$ or $AWGN$ channel or others) 4) the decoding algorithm 5) rate and minimum distance of code and some new parameters that introduced in many paper with this subject. Also you can see a paper with name "Does the performance of $LDPC$ codes depend on channels?"
But in general, this question isn't solve completely. I think in iterative decoding, the covering radius is not so important. We have $LDPS$ codes with large covering radius that has very good performance and also we have $LDPC$ codes with small covering radius that has good performance. The covering radius is very important parameter in source coding as like as compression. In channel coding, it is not so important.


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DALLAS (AP) - Casey Pachall threw two touchdown passes, Jason Verrett had two interceptions and No. 15 TCU extended its FBS-best winning streak to 12 games by beating SMU 24-16 on Saturday night.
TCU (4-0) has won 11 of 13 over SMU and regained the Iron Skillet trophy, which goes to the winner of the Dallas-Fort Worth rivalry. The Horned Frogs' previous loss came last season at home to the Mustangs (1-3).
The game was played in a heavy rainstorm. The rain picked up in intensity around kickoff and never relented as the game progressed.
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"Hilariously bonkers… a story whose twists are unthinkable! One of the most thoroughly entertaining films of the year."—Village Voice
Academy Award–winner Errol Morris's Tabloid follows the much stranger-than-fiction adventures of Joyce McKinney, a former Miss Wyoming with an IQ of 168, whose single-minded devotion to the man of her dreams leads her across the globe and directly onto the front pages of British tabloid newspapers. Joyce's crusade for love and personal vindication, as illustrated by Morris, takes her through a surreal world of abduction at gun point, manacled Mormons, oddball accomplices, bondage modeling, magic underwear, and dreams of celestial unions. This notorious affair from the late 1970s, known in Britain as the "Mormon sex in chains case," is barking mad.
Equal parts love story, film noir, brainy B-movie, and demented fairy tale, Tabloid is a delirious meditation on hysteria—both public and personal—from a filmmaker who continues to break down and blow open the documentary genre with his penetrating portraits of eccentric and profoundly complex characters. Errol Morris has proven to be one of the most influential documentary filmmakers working today, with groundbreaking films such as The Thin Blue Line and The Fog of War, as well as landmark accounts of peculiar people in Gates of Heaven, Fast, Cheap & Out of Control, and Mr. Death. Tabloid is Morris at his outrageous and entertaining best. (88 mins., video)


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July 11, 2006
Contrary to common opinion, a high production rate is not the key to success in making tube. Attempting to low-ball the price — while cutting corners in maintenance and upgrades -- is a poor strategy in this industry. Columnist Bud Graham provides four production scenarios that compare various rates of capacity utilization and line speed and how these affect profitability.
June 13, 2006
Bud Graham revisits his January/February column on problems that plague tube mills (or nearly any manufacturing company, for that matter) and shares some reader feedback. Also, he provides the runners-up and winner of a caption contest for a photo that also appeared in the January/February issue.
April 11, 2006
Problematic material? Yes, bad coil is out there. It could be mislabeled; the yield strength could vary from one part of the coil to another; it might have damaged edges; and so on. In the second part of this two-part series, columnist Bud Graham discusses steel coil, how its characteristics can vary, and how these variations can result in substandard tube.
January 10, 2006
How can we make 2006 better than 2005? One way is to adopt a few work-related new year's resolutions. The author lists five factors that hold the industry back--factors that everyone should resolve to overcome for a successful year.
December 13, 2005
An overview of the pressures faced by the tube and pipe producing industry in 2005 and the author's views on how 2006 will be similar, but with a greater emphasis on energy costs, conservation, and availability. Ends with a few reminders about tube mill maintenance and efficiency.
October 11, 2005
Weld bead scarfing (cutting, removing, and disposing) exposes mill operators to numerous hazards, including cuts and burns from the scarf. Part I of this article discusses the reasons scarf is removed from tube and the mill parameters that affect the scarf removal process. Part II discusses a variety of manual and automated removal and disposal methods. Part III discusses strategies for improving ID weld bead removal and disposal.
December 11, 2003
Do you remember going to the county fair and watching candy makers make taffy? As a child I often would watch the whirling motion of the taffy pull machine as it whipped and pulled and whipped and pulled again and again until the candy was the right consistency, texture, and color. As long as the...
October 23, 2003
The butler slipped through the pantry area with the warm milk and, after adding some arsenic, served the beverage to his master. The butler had been gradually increasing the amount of arsenic over many months, so the change in the milk's taste wasn't noticeable. Soon the mistress and her nefarious servant would be rid of the one thing stopping their affair.
August 28, 2003
We always have some confusion at our house concerning desserts. My wife claims that I like only two kinds of pie: hot and cold. Well, she is mostly right. My favorite is cherry, and I love it served either hot or cold. Here's our family recipe—you be the judge. Grandma's Cherry Pie Ingredients:...
June 26, 2003
Who cares about scarfing tools? There are more important things in life. When the beauty pageant contestant is asked what problem she would like to solve, she's more likely to answer "I'd like to establish world peace" than "I wish I could find ways to help scarfing tools last longer."
May 15, 2003
Editor's Note: This article is the second part of a two-part series about fin passes. Part I discusses their location, what they do, and how they do it. Part II focuses on troubleshooting.
April 10, 2003
The fin pass was not the first time your father gave you five bucks for your allowance. The fin passes are those forming passes that immediately follow the breakdown or initial forming stages on a tube mill. Their role is paramount in the successful final presentation of the formed tubular section to the welding process.
February 27, 2003
It's Monday morning after a long holiday weekend, and the first shift is starting with a bang. The slit coil supplier is late with your delivery, the second-shift maintenance person has called in sick, the mill operator is going to be late to work, and you wish you were still at the beach with the family.
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Reducing scrap when converting strip to finished tube is a huge step in bettering your bottom line.


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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Gov. Steve Beshear is a supporter of a plan to award $10,000 grants to school districts that want to increase the minimum age for dropping out of school from 16 to 18.
Beshear said Monday that more than $500,000 is available for school districts that choose to prohibit minors from quitting school.
The grants are coming from a fund administered by the Kentucky Department of Education set aside for dropout prevention.
The General Assembly passed a law earlier this year that allows school districts to raise the dropout age. It also specifies that after 55 percent of districts increase the dropout age to 18, then all of Kentucky's remaining districts must follow suit within four years.
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After a world enters hardmode, corruption and hallows spread relatively quickly throughout the land, bringing tougher enemies and better rewards. Does the spread of these biomes create disadvantages for the player, such as certain items becoming unavailable? Is there a reason to want to have vanilla biomes in your world?
I'm going to be cataloguing my findings here, don't hesitate to post your own answers.
Letting the ocean become hallowed/corrupted will make corrupt/hallow desert enemies spawn instead of ocean enemies, making the following items unobtainable: Shark Fin, Diving Helmet, Coral; their products will also be unobtainable: Megashark, Neptune's shell, waterwalking potion, hunter potion, diving gear, gills potion.
I like the music in the Forest biome =)
It's not a real advantage, but it's a big part of my gaming experience. And people seem to agree with me in the comments haha
One of the big advantages of having normal biomes in a hardmode game is the difficulty: the hallow and corruption biomes spawn much stronger monsters than the pre-hardmode biomes do. For that reason, most people recommend that you build your home base in one such biome.
Apart from that, any time you prevent a certain type of monster from spawning, you're losing that monster's drops; you're also losing the blocks that normally make up that biome. This means you could even potentially lose all the regular stone in your world, having it all turned into pearlstone and ebonstone.
In a large world it takes a long time for the corruption and hallow to take over the world, even in hardmode-- but if one of the biomes starts encroaching on your home base or eating up your favorite farming ground for enemy/block/herb x, you might want to look into cutting it off.


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Lightworks is going to become freely available this year and it supposed to be very good. I took a look at the feature list (http://www.editshare.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=159&I...) for it, but couldn't really find anything that important, that would be missing from Kdenlive.
Can someone enlighten me to what exactly make Lightworks so good?
Tue, 04/20/2010 - 09:35
Works tightly integrated with other commercial apps like AfterEffects and Final Cut.
Reliability when working with different standards like film or different broadcasting formats.
Stability, reliability, standards.
It may not be important if you work with your own small project but when working in a production pipeline, together with other people, Kdenlive won't have much to put up against apps like this.
Tue, 04/20/2010 - 22:53
I think it could be of interest mainly to dissect it and extract some good/quality methods of doing things.
It seems to be Windows only at the moment and with a horrible interface, by the way.
I don't think it will attract the masses...
Wed, 04/21/2010 - 11:06
Well, it's not targeted towards the masses. Neither is Blender-NLE or Cinelerra.
Kdenlive and OpenShot is much more so.
Fri, 10/29/2010 - 07:00
I don't want to put a damper on anyone but as far as I am concerned, until they release some source code it might as well be vaporware. Even then, a lot of these application never come to be. For example, I heard about Lumiera before I heard of Kdenlive and it's still not usable and Kdenlive has matured beautifully.
Sat, 10/30/2010 - 08:16
Then it should be targeted to an audience who likes to do simple things complicated, and who likes to do so with such an ugly interface, I suppose. ;)
Thu, 11/11/2010 - 00:25
Kdenlive at moment is the powerful editing software for linux.
I happy to use kdenlive for my projects, but for television i use premiere or avid with the hardware for realtime.
A software is good when is ok for us works so welcome all software.
But, I think that Lumiera is a very slowly project.
Lightworks is for windows only, Cinelerra crash even.
If we send good idea to kdenlive team this software to be numer one
Thu, 05/16/2013 - 19:13
Hello everybody,
I've downloaded de beta version of Lighworks and it looks ok. Fast and elegant. Not so many crashes.
It has nice tutorials on the editshare group, on youtube.
I don't think it's very intuitive but I guess the design is geared to manage large amounts clips and edits.
To my surprise, I'm hiting unespected codec related problems.
First, the DNxHD transcoding is unexistent. And I'm reading this codec will be sold separately from de program.
Second, I'm using a pretty standard Panasonic AVCHD camera and Lightworks is unable to read de AC-3 audio. I've read somewhere this are, again, licensing problems. I could look for some way to turnaround this problem transcoding with some other software but I don't feel like.
So, right now, I'm still using kdenlive and liking it a lot.
Maybe I should explain I'm not migrating to Lightworks because there is something wrong with Kdenlive. The reason is that you can't sell youself as a professional saying you edit your videos with kdenlive. Nobody knows kdenlive, sometimes not even in the linux world. Kdenlive has no reputation between professionals.
It is the same problem some photographer told me with professional photo equipement. You can't go to photograph a weeding and find that the father of the bride has a bigger camera. Maybe he don'g know what "White balance" stands for but he has the money and makes you look cheap.
This is my first message in this board but I like kdenlive and I will try to contribute more.
Thu, 05/16/2013 - 21:50
Are you (planning to) making money with videos? No worries it's good to know several different pieces of software I think... Feel free to share some good ideas from Lightwave with us here on the forums :)
Thu, 05/16/2013 - 21:57
I can assure you that real "professionals" don't judge you by your tools but by your results. At least not the professional professionals. If you think that kdenlive doesn't give you the required professional touch you may be in for a big, nasty surprise. Maybe some day, someone might tell you.
I'm not a professional by any means and I don't try to emulate one, not with tools, not by attitude. I'm using camera equipment every sane person would declare as total wrong tool for the job: GoPro's HD Hero 3 Blackies. Yet people like my videos, the way I'm showing them things from under water, the way I'm keeping the image stable despite having no stabilizer. And I'm using the wrong editor according to your scale: kdenlive. Yet people don't care, asking me all the time whether I'm a professional which I always decline.
I can assure you: people aren't judging you by your tools, but by what you achieve.
Thu, 05/16/2013 - 23:41
You might be right. "real "professionals" don't judge you by your tools". But I'm not selling my videos to professionals, but to midsize business. And also seeking jobs for tv channels where decisions are made by executives.
Anyway, my point was the lack of support for kdenlive. I find more references to Lives, Openshot, Cinelerra and Lumiera. Kdenlive developement is been slow and I find documentation and tutorial scarce. There is a lot to do.
Fri, 05/17/2013 - 18:42
Anyone who wants to survive in a professional video-editing environment better stay away from Kdenlive. This is just a very cool open source initiative with a promising future. And will probably remain that way if you ask me.
If you like the ideology and enjoy working with/creating free legal open software you're in the right place!
Fri, 05/17/2013 - 18:58
i consider myself a professional videomaker and i will stick with kdenlive :)
of course i know alot of its flaws but it will get there eventually. for me it is the only floss solution avaiable at the moment (at least until novacut or lumiera get released) or they release lightworks under a gpl compatible license.
Fri, 05/17/2013 - 19:23
Just saw your blog farid, got to say I'm impressed! Still, the TV-stations where I worked as editor you wouldn't be anywhere without Avid/Final Cut. Much respect for what your Estudio Gunga is doing.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 18:16
I tried lightworks beta on ubuntu -its useless for me -its too clumsy and slow in my opinion and where are the effects??? Not many. Kdenlive is so quick and easy especially cutting and moving etc.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 18:17
I totally agree.
Mon, 05/20/2013 - 21:00
@Weevil: true, I would also have assumed so. I am under the impression that pelus was referring to freelance work, where I as a customer would judge by the result, not by the tools.
Sun, 05/26/2013 - 00:47
I'm just getting into video and am by no means a "pro", but I do hope to eventually create pro-quality video.
I built the beta Lightworks Fedora 18 RPM that is available in their forum, and have started learning the Lightworks interface. But all actual video I have produced so far has been created using Kdenlive.
I don't think we have a Lightworks vs Kdenlive situation, but a Lightworks AND Kdenlive situation, which can only be a good thing. I'm going to use and support all stable, functional Linux NLE software.
Kdenlive is a great editor that "just works" and has handled everything I can throw at it. Quick and mostly intuitive and for many projects you don't need anything else.
Lightworks for Linux is in beta and lacks support for various codecs, etc. But when it is ready it will be a great editor capable of dealing with full length 4K movies. It has a 20 year history editing Hollywood movies, so it is not quite vapourware.


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Small Company Inventory Control - Need Opinions
I work for a small company that mostly does rentals - meaning we ship stuff out, and, at some point, it comes back. We do also do sales, but rentals accounts for probably 95% or more of our customers.
For the last few years, we've been pretty much flying by the seat of our pants as far as inventory goes. There's no way to track what's coming up unless you manually take a look at the upcoming gigs and do a mental guestimation of what you think might go out on those jobs. There's also the "hey, the shelves seem kinda empty. Do we have enough gear?" thing that happens on occasion, which normally causes us to spend extra cash to rush order more equipment.
It's finally time to sink a bit of time and money into dealing with the situation. But where do we begin?
Hopefully looking for input on systems you've used or heard specifically about or just found on the interwebs, if that's the way you roll.
Thanks in advance for any help y'all can give!
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Without knowing industry, etc, check out Rental Tracker Pro at rentaltracker.com.
There are others but they're a bit bigger, complicated, and designed for larger enterprises like Rental Control Management Software by Pacific Rental Solutions.
Whichever solution you go with, make sure the underlying database isn't in some proprietary format and can be accessed and the data can be exported in case you need to migrate to another solution. You don't want all your data trapped in that application.
Another option is to have someone build the application for you but that's usually more expensive than building some off the shelf package but you get what you want customized to your needs. You may not need that if your needs are simple and typical of many rental companies.
@first2summit: Thanks for the great reply!
As you mentioned, our ideal would be to have something customized to our needs (especially given that our gear is strange and doesn't generally fit into most categories, but we're definitely not at a place to sink the kind of money required for such an endeavor.
We definitely work within the theatrical/production world, so it's a plus that RentalTrack.com specifically calls out a similar industry directly on their front page.
I've already forwarded your info to our rentals guy. We appreciate your help!
Anyone else have anything handy-dandy to share? :)


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Pat Buchanan suggests Judge Walker struck down Proposition 8 because he is gay.
Last night, after U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker ruled that denying gays and lesbians the right to marry violated the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the U.S. Constitution, supporters of Proposition 8 expressed disappointment and pledged to appeal the decision all the way up to the Supreme Court. Some conservative activists lashed out against Judge Walker, using his sexual orientation to dismiss the decision altogether. This morning, MSNBC commentator Pat Buchanan argued that same-sex marriage was unnatural and suggested that Walker ruled against Proposition 8 because he is gay:
BUCHANAN: It is unnatural…an older white guy handed down the decision and he happened to be gay. That might have had something to do with it.
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This photo released by Air New Zealand shows cast and crew including Peter Jackson, front center, posing for a photo in front of a 777-300 aircraft decorated with scenes and characters from the soon to be released, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," in Wellington, New Zealand, on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," the first movie in the planned $500 million trilogy, is scheduled to launch with a red-carpet premiere on Nov. 28 in Wellington and will open at theaters in the U.S. and around the world in December. (AP Photo/Air New Zealand) NO SALES


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How can I make the text more legible?
My dilemma is aptly shown in the picture below:
How can I make the text more legible?
Alternatively, you can add semi-transparent black background behind the letters.
Example taken from: http://css-tricks.com/examples/TypeOverImage/
Follow conventions already tried and tested in video captioning.
If you use a black border around each contur of the white letter, the text would be more readable. If the background is black or dark, only the white will show and if the background is white or light the reader will see the black contour of each white letter.
You can see this effect on foreign movies with text translation even I the colors user often are yellow and black. Like this image:
Best options:
Other options > use a glow or drop shadow for the text but I don't recommend that because what looks readable on your screen might not be as readable on other screens(brighter/darker than yours)
Good luck!
If you're like me and care a lot about the visual design of your site I'd use one of the following techniques:
A semi-transparent white (or a contrasting colour) box beneath the text looks both professional and readable:
You are attempting to show both the picture and the text in the same space.
In addition to the above suggestions (semi-transparent box around the text, outlines, shadows, contrasting colour, etc.) also watch where on the picture you place the text and of course on what picture. On a noisy picture nothing but a fully opaque background or a very thick border will make the text easy to read. Pick an area with as few lightness/colour changes as possible. In the above example such areas are bottom left corner and top middle section. In such areas nothing more than a contrasting colour is needed. But noisier areas and unknown images (for example random or not really prepared as a background to a banner) require stronger measures: more opaque backgrounds, stronger shadows, and so on. Also, thicker fonts are somewhat easier to read against an uneven background, but still require a good contrast against the background.
Sometimes you can calculate the average color of the photo or its luminance and choose between black / white based on the outcome.
More here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/596216/formula-to-determine-brightness-of-rgb-color


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The nationally-touring acoustic duo Bill and Kate Isles will perform for the Stagelights Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10, at the Harbor Performing Arts Center, 97900 Shopping Center Ave.
Using a variety of musical styles and instruments, Bill and Kate sing songs about small town life, love and zany comedy.
The Minnesota-based couple's style is reminiscent of Simon and Garfunkel, Carly Simon, James Taylor, John Denver, Jimmy Buffet and Suzanne Vega, according to reviews
The couple has toured nationally, full-time, since early 2007, performing about 150 shows per year. Their late-2011 album, "Still Beneath the Stars and Moon" includes 10 original songs and showcases their respective songwriting with several of Kate's songs as well as a few they've co-written.
"The response has been very positive with many comments such as 'We're wearing out your CD, we listen to it all the time!'" Kate said.
The album also received the Readers' Choice award for Best Album of 2011 by the Duluth's Reader Weekly.
Bill is a survivor of sudden cardiac arrest, but instead of letting the 1993 experience end his life, it jump-started his career, and he vowed to write and share his music with the world.
He married Kate in 2004 and she became his co-writer and musical collaborator.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for senior citizens and $5 for children 12 and younger. Tickets are available at the Curry Coastal Pilot, 507 Chetco Ave., in Brookings, and at the door at 7 p.m. the night of the show.
Snack bar proceeds will benefit the Brookings Harbor Community Theater.
For more information and to view videos of Bill and Kate Isle, visit http://www.stagelights.us or call 541-254-0920.


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Pamela Dukes is a member of one of the 220 families that goes to the Christ's Apostles Food Pantry every other week.
Dukes says: "I can't get food stamps and I have six grandkids, and I keep them a lot during the summer and all I draw is disability."
Duke says her disability check is only $599 a month, and her rent is $500, which means there's very little leftover for food and necessities.
Helping those in need, like Pamela, is why members of the First Presbyterian Church, in Greenville, began the food pantry.
Jim Allen, the man who runs the pantry, says: "We have so many needy people in the county, we're doing what we can to help."
While the food is donated from America's Second Harvest, Bread of Life, and various businesses, the pantry still isn't cheap to run. Allen says it costs around $800 a month for transportation, warehouse costs, and other fees.
However, he says helping the community is worth every penny.
For more information, you can log onto www.secondharvest.org or you can call The First Presbyterian Church at (270) 338-4873 or Jim Allen at (270) 338-1309.


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In case of emergency
Prepping for disaster or not, everyone should be prepared
|Peanut butter is a valuable addition to a survival kit that can help see your family through a disaster. (Allison Long/Kansas City Star/MCT)
I was less surprised when a friend who has never planted a thing besides grass mentioned stockpiling seeds . for subsistence farming. Crazy, yes, but then again, he has mentioned fear of a zombie apocalypse.
I was not even a little surprised to hear of the reality TV show "Doomsday Preppers," which offers extreme examples of people getting ready for whichever awful way they think the world is going to end one of these days. Their goal, of course, is survival.
Most of the time, those of us not on reality TV don't give much thought to trying to manage without electricity or heat or cell phone or Internet. But the recent "superstorm" Sandy in the Northeast has people talking about whole-house generators and the advantages of buried power lines, says Mike Baughman, operations coordinator in the Emergency Management Department of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kan.
The good news for most Americans is that we probably won't get a hurricane. And probably no apocalypses, zombie or otherwise. The Internet, however, claims that the end will come Dec. 21, because supposedly that's when the Mayan calendar ends.
But for some there are the deadly threats of ice storms and tornadoes. Other possibilities include a hazardous material incident or a pandemic flu.
Earthquake? The New Madrid fault line runs through southeast Missouri, so Kansas City could get shaken up a little.
Any or all of which is why you ought to consider putting together a kit of emergency supplies. Some authorities think you should actually have three or more kits: for home, for the car(s), for work.
Digging an underground bunker in your backyard? That's up to you.
"We would be happy if we could just get the general public to prepare themselves for three days in an emergency situation," says Gene Shepherd, emergency manager for Kansas City.
People expect that when something as devastating as Sandy goes down, FEMA and the American Red Cross will show up the next day. But that's not always realistic. If you can sustain yourself through "the first 72 hours (of a crisis), then we as the government can start to help resolve the issue," says Jennifer Fales, coordinator of training and outreach in Kansas City's emergency management department.
Estimates vary on how many of us are prepared for a disaster. One survey, from 2007, found that 31 percent of families had a complete emergency supply kit. (The next step: having an emergency communication plan.)
Even with several days of warning, some folks along the East Coast were obviously caught off guard by the storm, Shepherd says, mentioning TV images of people scouring trash bins for something to eat.
Granted, you probably have most of the stuff you'd need around your house. But putting it all in one spot means (a) you'll know where it is when the lights go out and (b) if your kit is in a bag or backpack, you can easily take it with you if you're forced to leave your home.
Motivated by my zombie friend (I mean the guy who's into zombies), I decided I'd look for a weather radio, something we hear about every spring at the start of tornado season.
After browsing online, I ended up buying one at a Dick's Sporting Goods for about $60. Two features sold me on it: Besides running on batteries, it also has a hand crank (and a solar panel). But best of all, it will charge a cell phone (I'm not sure how well that works, however).
The funny thing about shopping for an emergency kit - known in some circles as a "bug-out bag" - is that you're likely to find yourself in the camping aisle of a place like Dick's or Walmart. Are you there because you're planning a fun vacation or because you're expecting hell on Earth?
Or something in between.
Dick's had an emergency preparedness kit on sale for $29.97, marked down $20. It contains such things as first aid supplies, light sticks, hand warmers, plastic ponchos and an emergency blanket.
The Red Cross's online store sells a one-person, three-day basic kit in a backpack for $50. In addition to the stuff you'd expect, it contains food packets and water pouches with five-year shelf lives.
In the same aisle as the weather radio at Dick's was an "emergency water filter," $39.99. The product claimed to make "virtually any water drinkable."
A whistle was on my list - emergency authorities recommend one - but try to find just a whistle. A "5-in-1 survival tool" at Dick's combined a whistle with a compass, flint for starting fires, waterproof matchbox and nylon lanyard, to hang around your neck.
Costco sells emergency food kits, providing 216 servings of four add-water-and-cook "entrees" with such mouth-watering names as Spaghetti Marinara With Freeze Dried Beef and Freeze Dried Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo. They come in sealed cans with a shelf life of 25 years. The whole shebang sells for about $240.
Then again, if you still have Y2K rations in the basement, maybe those are still edible.
In the emergency preparedness world, there's the Rule of Three, which can vary according to the source. Fales recommends these threes:
You can live three hours without shelter. In extreme conditions like a blizzard, anyway. Could you always keep yourself warm and/or dry? That's why, for example, you should keep a coat or blanket in your car.
You can live three days without water. Or thereabouts. A healthy adult might survive for a week with no or limited water, but do you really want to test it? Have at least three days' worth of water on hand.
You can live three weeks without food. Doesn't sound like the kind of diet I'd want to try. Lay in some extra food for peace of mind if nothing else.
Also, once you stock your disaster supply kit, go through it a couple of times a year to switch out water and make sure non-perishables haven't expired.
Some people become disaster experts by joining a Community Emergency Response Team, or CERT, a Citizen Corps program that trains, yes, ordinary citizens to respond to crises. (Find out more at citizencorps.gov/cert.)
Baughman at Wyandotte County said about 80 percent who take the classes do it for themselves and their families. The others sign on to assist neighbors or co-workers. The idea is that they're already on the scene; first responders might take a while to get there.
Walter Davis, a CERT member who lives in Brookside, is also in the Medical Reserve Corps and is a Red Cross disaster action team member and Kansas City Health Department ambassador. The 62-year-old retired Army colonel was used to serving, he explained, so he decided to serve in a different way.
When disaster strikes, CERT members first make sure their own home is squared away and everyone safe. Then they check on neighbors and assist the broader community.
Be prepared to get by on your own for at least three days. (The American Red Cross suggests having enough food and water for two weeks in case you're stranded at home.) So make sure you have:
Water: At least 1 gallon per person per day, to be used for drinking as well as hygiene and food preparation. You can buy bottled water, but storing tap water in clean 2-liter soda bottles works, too.
Food: You need a three-day supply of nonperishable foods that don't require cooking. Examples: peanut butter, jerky, nuts, protein bars; canned meat, vegetables, fruits, soup. Comfort food is a good idea, too, such as cookies, candy bars, instant coffee, tea bags. If you have kids, pick foods familiar to them. If you have a baby, make sure you have formula, diapers, etc.
Life-sustaining medications: Have an extra seven-day supply on hand.
And don't forget: Your pets. Have food and water for them. Also: leashes, collars, carriers, toys.
n A complete change of weather-appropriate clothing and footwear per person
n A first aid kit
n Battery-operated or hand-crank radio, plus extra batteries. Upgrade: a NOAA weather radio that broadcasts storm warnings.
n Flashlights and extra batteries. AA lithium batteries are said to have a 10-year shelf life.
n Cash (there's no guarantee ATMs or credit card machines will work in an emergency) and an extra credit card
n Cell phone with charger.
n Whistle
n Toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, toilet paper, baby wipes
n Spare eyeglasses, hearing aids, etc.
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Issue Date:
January, 2012
The January 2012 issue of FIRE Policy News reports on the looming bankruptcy – or will it be a takeover by the state? – of Harrisburg, capital of Pennsylvania. The city's finances are a mess, at least in part due to a trash incinerator project that doesn't pay for itself and the city's purchase of Wild West artifacts for a museum observers say will never be built.
Also in this issue:
- Banks that received federal bailout money ended up approving riskier loans and shifting capital toward risky investments after getting government help, say researches at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
- The halls of Michigan's state capitol will be swarmed in the next few months with people looking to change the way state residents buy auto insurance. The bills they'll discuss--depending on one's point of view--will either give consumers more choice about the levels of auto coverage they receive or gut a unique system of "no-fault" insurance that offers limitless coverage for injuries sustained in auto accidents.
- A failing program to help home mortgage borrowers is the basis for the newest Obama administration effort to help home mortgage borrowers. Time will tell whether it succeeds or disappoints as much as its predecessor, the Home Affordable Refinance Program.
- Major agricultural interests are pushing for a new form of subsidized crop insurance to be implemented on top of the existing Federal Crop Insurance Corporation. Subsidies to the FCIC already cost taxpayers $8 billion annually.
- An emphasis on confidence as a cause of economic activity instead of a consequence of economic conditions seems to have prevented policymakers from identifying the role Fed actions were playing in undermining the dollar and restraining liquidity. Those assumptions continue to drive federal policy.
- Business writer and market researcher Jack W. Plunkett says there's good reason for optimism regarding housing and the economy in coming years: Generation Y. "As they continue to mature, once the employment market finally firms up, they will cause a huge spike in household formation that will be extremely positive for both the real estate industry and for retail sectors that sell household goods," he writes.
Newspaper Articles in this Issue
Derivatives Trader Sees 'Danger and Immorality' in Bank of America Move– November 11, 2011
Flat Tax? Fair Tax? Broader Tax Base? Heartland Experts Discuss– November 10, 2011
Income Down, Tax Rate Up for Top 1 Percent of Earners– November 8, 2011
Income Inequality Explained by Household Demographics– November 8, 2011
Cash No Longer King in Louisiana– November 8, 2011
Michigan Must Address Fraud to Lower Auto Insurance Costs– November 7, 2011
Agribusiness Plants Seeds for Even Bigger Crop Insurance Boondoggle– November 7, 2011
Plunkett: Housing May Be Down, but Demographics Will Provide Spark– November 3, 2011
The Fed and the Financial Crisis: More Problems, More Failed Solutions– October 31, 2011
Skepticism Greets Obama's Latest Mortgage Program– October 26, 2011
It's Either Bankruptcy or State Takeover in Pennsylvania's Capital City– October 21, 2011
Bailed-Out Banks Issued Riskier Loans: Researchers– October 20, 2011
How Smart Growth and Livability Intensify Air Pollution– September 20, 2011


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Friday, October 11, 2013
Begging For Candy
15 comments:
- P.E. Cor said...
Love it! And so very, very true! Bruwhahahaha!
- October 11, 2013 at 7:22 AM
- Rot said...
Same goes for Christmas decorations. Those all-year folks.
Though I'm assuming they feed you eggnog while you're in the cage.
- October 11, 2013 at 7:24 AM
- EmphaticReprieve said...
This is fantastic.
I was out taking photos with a friend once and we came across so many strange sights...I'll never forget when we strolled up to an old house suffocating in Christmas decorations (in August). We looked at each other with great concern and said, 'ew...' because it just wasn't right. But I think they probably shoved gingerbread men under your fingernails at that house.
- October 11, 2013 at 8:27 AM
- Jason-v said...
LOL!! So true!
- October 11, 2013 at 8:29 AM
- Jay's Shadow said...
WHY am I putting up scarecrows and skeletons?
I could be putting up teddy bears and bunny rabbits on sticks in my cornstalks.
- October 11, 2013 at 8:30 AM
- Willow Cove said...
They can lock me in a cage as long as they wheel me out to the lawn halloween nite. People will think my pleas and cries are an act...
- October 11, 2013 at 8:55 AM
- Rot said...
hahaha funny.
That man in the cage..he was so convincing.
- October 11, 2013 at 8:58 AM
- girl6 said...
those feet sticking outta the toilet!
i would love Love LOVE to see Jay & WC
collab on a Haunt!.
<333333333333..i'm all about the Collab
- October 11, 2013 at 9:04 AM
- Jeff said...
spit my drink out over comment #2
- October 11, 2013 at 10:16 AM
- Jeff said...
.....not eggnog.
- October 11, 2013 at 10:16 AM
- Sara said...
Two years ago this house at the end of the street where my parents live received new tenants. I would run by their house every day and so I started noticing the Christmas decor they were putting up in SEPTEMBER. The creepiest was this larger than life-size Santa statue/manequin with it's freaking HEAD MISSING!!!!! WTF?! So I would take note every day to see if the head was there. I swear, it took until almost AFTER Christmas for the head to return. So, so strange.
They also had a weird puppy/cat photo blown up and cut out looking out of their window. Just that. No biggie. Just a creepy puppy/kitten pic.
- October 11, 2013 at 10:57 AM
- Colleen said...
Heehee... I like it!
- October 11, 2013 at 11:43 AM
- Rania said...
LOL! I love the teddy bear on a spike.
- October 11, 2013 at 11:59 AM
- NoahFentz said...
I do have a sign that sez,
"Enter at your own Risk"
- October 11, 2013 at 5:54 PM
- J S said...
That's my haunt alright.
- October 11, 2013 at 5:57 PM