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Hello AJ and fellow authors!
I don't want this to come off as sounding like a complaint or rant, but it may. I'm hoping to improve the overall experience of new authors and make everyone's life a bit easier.
I've been using AJ for a very short time and "learning as I go". For many things in life, this can be quite fun and even rewarding. However, learning as you go in the context of a marketplace such as AJ is certainly NOT something you should be forced to do.
I uses the word "forced" because I feel that's exactly what AJ is making me and others do. Either that, or there's some serious communication gaps between the different factions of this marketplace.
I suppose I'm not being entirely fair, as I'm specifically expressing my own experience with the Sound Effects side of the business; perhaps music uploaders are having a peachy experience. But please let me air my difficulties here thus far.
First off, this marketplace is definitely geared more towards music. And that's totally fine. I'm sure the money being made here is earned far more from music than sound effects. But the problem with that is with the rules/policies/guidelines. Things seem to be written more towards music submissions than for sound effects.
For example, what prompted this current post is a recent soft rejection – the reason being:
"previews must always contain the full sound or track in entirety"
I've just now searched through AJ to find out where I missed that little gem of wisdom, but haven't found it. It may very well be written somewhere, but where? Is this a case of a rule being handed down to reviewers but never officially being published? A reviewer error?
At the very least that rule should be in the General File Preparation Guidelines: http://support.envato.com/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/353
Why is it not?
To continue on, I was also told:
"For future reference, please note that if you ever include variations, these must be played in full on the preview too, with a short pause between each sound or track"
I'm totally fine with that and I'm not trying to argue…but where does it say we need to do that?
You can find:
"If you are submitting a music file submission and have included variations, you must include any that are not direct excerpts from the main track in your preview .mp3" (Yes, even "music file" is bolded in the rules)
So this statement kind of eludes to the rule, but not exactly since they specifically mention 'music file'... (and not "played in full", but just "must include". Playing 10 seconds could be considered included)
So why must I have to learn as I go here? It's really wasting my time and the reviewer's time. It's really not surprising that the queues are backed up. I feel sorry for these poor reviewers.
Variation or Sound Pack?
What criteria do I use to determine if I should be uploading a sound pack or one file with several sounds split up with a small pause?
The only answer I've seen for this is from a fellow author who posted his experience (learning as he goes). In his experience, if the total time is less than 10 seconds, then go with one file. Otherwise split them up into a pack. If that's how it works in practice, great. But it would be nice if some hard guidelines were written.
I've posted about a "gray area" in sound effects uploads. To summarize, if I were to record the sound of, for example, a pen click to be uploaded here (Sound A) and five seconds later record the exact same pen (Sound being clicked in the exact same manner, with the exact same microphone, preamp, room, etc…everything the same, then I could in theory sell Sound B elsewhere and violate no rules here because it's technically a different recording – despite them sounding exactly the same to a casual listener.
It seems those who posted a reply to this gray area were under the impression that we can do that, although it might somehow not be in the spirit of using this marketplace.
But how would I know if it's OK or not? Again, it seems like rules here were written for music, with sound effects as an afterthought. A situation like that certainly wouldn't come up with music.
I'd like to say again that I'm not complaining really. I'm saying this with all happiness and smiles on my face. But I honestly don't like the learn as you go experience that I'm having here. It's unnecessary and wastes everyone's time.
To end this, I would like to submit that a separate set of rules be written specifically for sound effects uploads, or at least an update to the current rules. Or, if I'm really a complete rock (which I've been known to be on some occasions) please point me in the page that explains all these things.
Thank you for your feedback
Forgot to mention…
What about preview mp3 bitrate? I've been [successfully] uploading 128kbps files. But honestly, there should be an established standard. Would I get rejected for uploading a 64kbps preview file? What about a full on 320kbps? Or some offbeat strange bitrate 111kbps?
Another gap as I see it. Thx
All that and not a single reply in 10 days? "Wow" is all I can say….
I guess I must be the only one with this thinking?
I just learned something new today: If I'm uploading a variation of a sound, then I should write the length of the longest variation in the "Length"; not the combined time of all the variations. A rule that some reviewers apparently missed in a couple of my uploads – but not this most recent one.
I'm still getting inconsistencies with what's considered a variation and what's a sound pack. Someone wrote a very intelligent answer to my question on the difference between the two. But it appears it wasn't quite on the mark, as I've had some more soft rejections saying I need to split up the file I sent into separate files. I somehow get the feeling this will be an ongoing saga…
Please be honest with me….am I being a little over-reactive about this whole thing? Is there really no problem with the system and I'm just having trouble adapting? I'm open to criticism and happy to hear it. Maybe it's my military background; in the Marines everything was well laid out and there were rules, regulations and SOP for the tiniest things – nothing was left to question.
One thing I learned in the military: If there is a problem with the soldiers (authors/reviews) the fault ultimately lies with their officer in charge (staff/management).
I'm guessing that reviewers here are given guidelines about how to review, right? If such a document exists, could one of the reviewers please send it to me? I would love to see it. Again, I feel like I'm wasting their time with my misguided uploads.
I saw this topic of yours when you originally posted it, but I was just browsing, didn't have the time to read it then and… I forgot about it later :/
Anyway, I did read it now and I have to say a few things:
- I don't know the exact state of the envato wiki at this moment, but I know that many things are missing. I had a problem with finding certain info (which I was sure I read there about a year ago) regarding GraphicRiver, but when I contacted support, they told me they are still in the process of moving the wiki data (knowledgebase) to their new system… Which is very odd, if you ask me, 'cause it's been a while since they switched to the new system.
- regarding the rules that do exist, I agree with you – many are grey, and need clarification, OR rewriting to include the specific needs of sfx as well as music.
- I don't quite understand what you mean about not splitting your variations. It seems so illogical that you upload multiple variations in the same audio file – customer then has to bother slicing it, right? But, on the other hand, preview HAS to include every variation, because the customer needs to know what they're buying.
- regarding the variations VS pack thing – it is a very gray area if you ask me. From my personal experience, it actually depends on the reviewer. As well as the rule you mentioned about the total length VS the longest sound duration. Those thing really need to be clarified somewhere. But, since I've been for quite some time here, I can tell you this: even the staff are (or at least have been) learning/deciding "on the fly", because not everything can be thought of in advance, without some practice.
- the only thing that really worries me regarding the variation sets is that – IMHO – they really devalue our effort. Since it's very subjective thing to decide whether files are different enough not to be variations, why don't just make everything with more than 3 files – a pack? Whether it's a variation or a pack, it still needs an effort to include more than 1 sound, yet the price stays the same.
- I had some forum topics before, just like you have this one now, and I got the same response like you – only a few (or no) replies and nothing changed. SFX market is one of the least valuable markets here, so it seems like almost nobody cares about investing time or energy into it. If you take a better look, even the whole AudioJungle falls into the shadow of more lucrative marketplaces, such as ThemeForest. That's why I decided to just follow the advices I get from reviewers (if I make a mistake) and use the Forums for asking about something if I need a clarification. Just put a hold on fight with with the windmills… Until better times come
Another thing comes to mind. Although it's gonna be buried in the dark depths of Forums, I'll still share it:
hopefully we'll get the improved/advanced search soon, as they are talking about it for a few years now. One of the cool perks is going to be search according to the duration of the music/sound.
Now, the question: how's it gonna work for packs (or variation sets)? I believe that we need a better tool for handling packs/sets/call them whatever you want. Both a better tool AND good/straight guidelines/rules.
All good questions. You may want to open up a ticket with Support and they can get you in touch with an AudioJungle reviewer. They should be happy to give you a glimpse into the review process.
And yes, a new and expanded search is definitely in the works
KingDog said
All good questions. You may want to open up a ticket with Support and they can get you in touch with an AudioJungle reviewer. They should be happy to give you a glimpse into the review process.
Thanks for the reply, Travis. Yes, we could do that (contact a reviewer through the support ticket) but it's not only about a few of us – whoever wants to upload something, he/she has to either do the same, or learn through trial and error – both cases waste everybody's time, authors and reviewers, as well as of those in the support team.
What buddhabeats is trying to say (if I understood right) is that we need better guidelines, better written articles in the knowledgebase wiki. Many guidelines are missing, either because they got lost in the void during the knowledgebase system change some time ago, or because they were never written down in the first place since many guidelines were set on the fly.
KingDog said
And yes, a new and expanded search is definitely in the works
Ah Can't wait
Thanks for the reply urbazon. Yeah, I think you captured about exactly what I'm trying to say. The guidelines need to be reviewed and rewritten. Also, they need to be EASY to find…
There was a post not long ago looking for the watermark page. It wasn't the easiest thing for me to find within the site so I could point him to it. In the end I had to ask Mr. Google to help me find it. The same thing happened to me a couple days ago when I was looking for the "Things we want and don't want" page. I've seen it before but couldn't find it for the life of me. A google search pointed to 5 or 6 pages referencing the page that all had outdated links.
In short, I feel information here is scattered and incomplete.
urbazon said
- I don't quite understand what you mean about not splitting your variations. It seems so illogical that you upload multiple variations in the same audio file – customer then has to bother slicing it, right? But, on the other hand, preview HAS to include every variation, because the customer needs to know what they're buying.
Regarding this, it's something I've seen in some of my sound effects libraries. With variations they just put them all in one file with blank space in between. I suppose at some level it makes sense to me because you may not know which variation fits your needs exactly; so import one file into your project instead of 10 separate files.
Maybe that won't work for the end-users who frequent this market. Suppose I was thinking of my workflow at what works for me.
(or perhaps those old libraries were originally released on CD and they wanted to keep the track count down. That would make sense)


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There is a native driver available for download from their website (broadcom.com/support/802.11/linux_sta.php), but for some reason it doesn't support the monitor mode, so i really cant use it much.
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This is a pcmcia card that came with my dell xps m1530.. I did bought a usb dongle to use for this purpose, I just asked if this is possible.
And btw, "just buy a different card" isnt exactly a solution.
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also i have keyboard sound controlls and ive noticed the mute button is highlighted, now it was highlighted when i heard the battery alert, but i cant seem to play music, any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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I hope it helps.
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Understanding the impacts of loading density is one of the factors that we teach in the kiln disign and operation courses at the college. Adjusting loading density in regions of a kiln of almost any type is not something that is somehow "separate" from firing a kiln,..... nor is it a "workaround"...... it is an integral part of learing to fire kilns.
Lacking industruial quality equipment (and even there most of the time), where it is a bit more possible to divorce even-ness of temperature distribution in a unit from the load density (not totally possible), learning how to stack is a part of the process.
John, you just changed my clay life. A year ago I switched to electric fire to stop the "the kiln gods were not smiling on me" complaints. Other potters in my studio are shocked when I now say things like "I made a bad glaze choice on that piece" instead of blaming the humidity on firing day. But I do still have problems with slightly under-fired glaze in the bottom 8 inches and top 5 inches on the kiln. I will stop blaming the kiln and learn to load better. Thank you. -Dawn
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That on and after July 1, 1950, the course of study taught in any school operated and maintained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on any Indian reservation in the State of South Dakota shall, upon a majority decision of the parents of children enrolled therein voting at a meeting called for that purpose by the superintendent of the reservation, meet the minimum education requirements prescribed by the department of public instruction for the public schools of that State.
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ok so i tried the BT5-Gnome-64 and it gets to the GUI but when i use the unity command or the icone to install nothing happens so tried the KDE 64 and it just goes to a black screen when i run startx so then tried the KDE 32 bit and it gives me the error that the temp file is full when i run startx can someone tell me what is going on here theMD5 checks out got them all from the site so i am at a loss at the moment andy help would be great
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RiverDogs catcher gaining experience while flashing raw tools
By Bill Ballew / Special to MLB.com | August 4, 2011 6:00 AM ET
The Yankees have garnered a reputation over the past four decades for buying their way into contention by signing Major League free agents instead of focusing on the more conventional method of player development. Granted, that label has some merit, but there is no denying that the New York farm system is bursting at the seams with talent behind the plate.
While potential trade partners have salivated over the likes of Jesus Montero and Austin Romine of late, an equally promising prospect is Gary Sanchez, an 18-year-old who is doing a solid job of learning the nuances associated with catching on a daily basis with the Charleston RiverDogs.
"It's been a big adjustment for Gary in his first full year," said Charleston manager Aaron Ledesma. "He's had to adjust to a lot of things both on and off the field. At times it's been a struggle for him. He's also struggled a little with some of the high expectations that have been put on him. But overall, I'm pleased with his progress, and I believe he has a bright future."
Possessing raw power at the plate and soft hands with a strong arm behind it, Sanchez has ridden the learning curve during his first full professional campaign. He batted .267 in the first half before wilting during the tremendous heat of July, when he hit .210 in 21 contests. The native of the Dominican Republic proceeded to get August off to a great start by going 3-for-5 with three RBIs at Asheville. His three-run shot in the top of the ninth highlighted Charleston's five-run frame to help the Riverdogs break a six-game losing streak with a 9-8 victory Aug. 1. The blast was Sanchez's 11th home run of the year, and he's smacked three more in the last two days to raise his total to 14. He's now batting .251 with 47 RBIs.
Defensively, Sanchez retired 32 of the first 107 base runners that attempted to steal against him, a success rate of 29.9 percent. He moves well but needs to improve his ability to block balls in the dirt as well as his footwork on his throws to second. Sanchez also speaks little English, which has limited his ability to communicate with some of the Charleston pitchers. He has leaned heavily on pitching coach Carlos Chantres, who agrees with Ledesma's assessment of Sanchez's development.
"Behind the plate he has some work to do," Ledesma said. "He's played more games in the second half back there, and because of that he's shown a lot of improvement. Offensively, he has some raw power; he just needs to learn how to hit. He's not used to pitchers throwing 3-1 breaking balls. It all boils down to the fact that he just needs to play games. He needs experience. He's struggled working with pitchers and getting on the same page, but Carlos is working with him every day, including before, during and after every game."
None of his numbers will become etched in the minds of baseball historians, but they do suggest how well Sanchez is progressing as a young man who will not celebrate his 19th birthday until Dec. 2. Factor in his responsibilities as both a hitter and a leader of the pitching staff as well as the adjustments the Latin teenager is making to the culture in the United States, and the overall results are even more impressive than any figures might otherwise indicate.
"Catcher is the most important position on the field," Ledesma said. "Everything is centered on the catcher. At times it's been tough for him due to his inexperience. He works hard, but he's 18, and he does what other 18-year-olds would do. It's a maturing process he's having to go through, and hopefully in two or three years we'll be able to look back and see how far he has come."
In many ways, Sanchez is providing much of what the Yankees expected when they signed the receiver in July 2009 to a $3 million bonus, the largest amount the storied franchise had ever given a teenager. He proceeded to hit .353 with 11 doubles, six home runs and 36 RBIs in 31 games in the Gulf Coast League in 2010 before concluding the campaign by batting .278 in 16 outings in the New York-Penn League. Baseball America tabbed Sanchez as the best prospect in the GCL and the second-best Minor Leaguer in the Yankees' farm system.
His performance set the stage for his first full year of pro ball in 2011. He has encountered a few challenges along the way, including a week-long return to extended Spring Training in Tampa during April for undisclosed reasons. Otherwise, Sanchez has been a fixture in the Charleston lineup while catching most days and serving as the designated hitter for other games.
"We're looking for Gary to be better at the end of the year than he was at the beginning," Ledesma said. "If that's the case, and I believe it will be, then we've done our job."
Buchanan bumped up: Lakewood RHP David Buchanan, the SAL leader with 11 wins and the North Division starter in the SAL All-Star Game, was promoted to Class A Advanced Clearwater on Aug. 1. Buchanan also ranked 10th on the circuit with a 3.38 ERA, thanks in part to allowing only one earned run in his last 15 innings with the BlueClaws. Buchanan threw a nine-inning complete game on May 7, becoming the first Lakewood pitcher to accomplish the feat since Carlos Monasterios in 2007.
Night of numbers: After battling to the wire for the first-half crown in the North Division, Hickory and Hagerstown met for the first time in the second half on Monday night and piled up some numbers before the Crawdads pulled out the 14-13 victory in 10 innings. In addition to scoring a combined 27 runs, the teams had a total of 33 hits, 10 walks and three hit batters. Seven batters had three hits apiece. The Suns' Michael Taylor had six RBIs, thanks to two home runs, while the Crawdads' Christian Villanueva, Josh Richmond and Alejandro Selen had three RBIs each. The Suns also swiped nine bases in the contest.
Rome on a roll: After posting the worst record among the 30 Class A clubs for much of the season, the Rome Braves won for the 10th time in their last 14 games with a 3-2 triumph over Greenville on Aug. 1. The team has moved into fifth place in the South Division's second-half standings by going 13-9 since Rick Albert was named manager July 7. "We've been playing a little looser and just playing more relaxed baseball," shortstop b>Matt Lipka told the Rome News-Tribune. "We're starting to win a lot of close games, and we're coming up with timely hits in key situations, like we did tonight. And our pitching has been great, too."
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Thought I'd share 2 examples of code I've come across while QA'ing an Enterprise clients J2EE apps.
My favorite (!)how to check an arrays sizeCode:if("value" == null){}
Code:String[] values; .... int valueSize = 0; while(valueSize < values.length) { ++valueSize; }
Merry Christmas, and a happy New Year May you get all the geek toys you wished for, and may the newbs learn to search before posting.
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California has nearly 100 American Viticulture Areas (AVAs) and accounts for almost 90% of wine production in the United States. In our section of Other California, we include wines from smaller AVAs as well as wines from the California AVA. Here are a few smaller AVAs you may see on the label:
Livermore Valley AVA, located right outside of San Francisco and home to wineries such as Wente.
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San Francisco Bay AVA, a sprawling AVA that covers Contra Costa, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties, to name a few. Wine that holds only the California AVA is typically a wine that includes grapes from a number of different AVAs, which leads to the general labeling of the wine as California. This does not denote the quality of the wine, only the diversity of where the grapes originate.
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Gel infused pillow
By ARP
from Eugene
I am very warm while sleeping and hoped this would be cooling for me. It is cooler than my other pillow. However, I am disappointed that it doesn't do a better job.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Excellent Present
By Laurel
from Connecticut
I sent this to my son as a birthday present and he is thrilled with it. He sleeps "hot" and found this pillow to be comfortable and soothing.He said it was a great present.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Perfect Sleeper
By Margaret
from Maple Falls, WA
Purchased one for my son in Albuquerque since it is so hot there. He loved it!. Shortly thereafter I found that his wife liked it too and now, she has it. Should have bought two to begin with!
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So-called cooling pillow
By AP
from Millbrook, NY
Takes a bit of getting use to. My wife, who is quick to judge, stopped using her pillow immediately. After I had used mine for a few days, I was able to get her to try it again. We both now feel it can improve our sleep. If does not seem to accumulate heat as rapidly as our down pillows, but whether it is cooler than other "cool" pillows, it would be hard to say. This is our first try with a non-down pillow. Only time will tell, but... so far so good. One other comment… at the delivered price for two pillows the price point seems high. I guess the it comes down to how many desperate sleepers there are out there!
Keeps Your Head Cool While Sleeping
By jill the dancer
from nj
This is a big, firm, (gives a little), well-made pillow. The cover is easy to remove and machine washed. Not for those looking for something smaller and fluffier. I love it.
This is a "cool" product. Works just as advertised.
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It's cool - what can I say.
Not as cool as advertised
By Jan sleepy head
from Miami, Fl
While the pillow is very comfortable , the cook part does not last too long.
dream pillow
By fico
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My family is getting hooked on this pillow
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I previously rated this pillow as an excellent product for comfort and controlling head sweats. I have bought one of these pillows for my best friend and her husband keeps trying to steal it. I also purchased one for my daughter and son-in-law and they will not go anywhere overnight without their pillows. I take mine with me on overnight trips as well.
Cooling but smelly
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from Chesapeake, VA
The gel component gives off an odor that disrupts sleep. We will be returning this product.
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How Do We Weary God?
You have wearied the Lord with your words. "How have we wearied him?" you ask. By saying, "All who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord, and he is pleased with them" or "Where is the God of justice?" —Malachi 2:17
You know the feeling of making another person tired, when you see that as you talk on and on they are looking bored and they want you to stop, but you are insensitive to it until the last minute and then you are so embarrassed. None of us want to do that to anyone. We don't want to tire people, and we don't want to tire God either. But how could we make God tired, especially as Scripture says, "The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary" (Isa. 40:28). According to that verse God cannot become weary, yet Malachi says that the Israelites have wearied the Lord with their words.
If I made God tired by my words I would want to know about it. When Malachi told them that they made God tired, they wanted to know how they were doing it. So Malachi gives two reasons: one, by saying that all who do evil are good in the eyes of the Lord; two, by assuming that the Lord is pleased with them and by demanding to know where the God of justice is.
First, Malachi does not say that we weary God by our praying. The most encouraging passage in the Bible on prayer are the verses that follow where Jesus encourages us to ask for the same thing day after day until our prayer is answered (Luke 18:3-8).
Second, we do not weary the Lord by confessing our sins to Him. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9). Confessing does not just mean saying the right words in your head; it means being truly sorry.
Third, we don't weary God by pouring out our hearts even if we are complaining. "I cry aloud to the Lord; I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy. I pour out my complaint before him; before him I tell my trouble" (Ps. 142:1-2). That does not weary the Lord.
Excerpted from Between the Times (Christian Focus Publications Ltd., 2003).


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Four more make summer All-Star GamesJuly 15, 2011
Christopoulos, Litaker, Armacost and Simpson all selected to midsummer classics
Brevard, N.C. - Brevard College's Alex Litaker and Christian Christopoulos were selected to participate in the Carolina-Virginia Collegiate League All-Star Game, while Kameron Armacost was chosen to participate in the York Central League All-Star Game, and Zack Simpson was an American League All-Star selection, capping a successful summer by the Brevard College baseball players.
The quartet join Eric Renegar and Brennan Daniels who were selected to the Southern Collegiate League All-Star game, played on July 13th.
The Carolina-Virginia Collegiate League game will be played on Saturday, July 16th at L.P. Frans Stadium, home of the minor league Hickory Crawdads in Hickory, N.C.
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The Central vs. Susquehanna All-Star Game, the midseason classic of the York Central League will also be hosted on Saturday, July 16th, in Mount Wolf, Pa. First pitch of the classic is set for 1:30 p.m.
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If that key isn't in your word list then it isn't going to find it. Doing a dictionary attack isn't the same as doing a brute force attack.
I captured the handshake on my wireless router.
I used a notebook to do this. I transferred the cap file to usb and then I am running ewsa (a wireless security auditor in windows) and a 2gb dictionary file. I am getting a flamming 25k keys a sec average. It does 40k until the computer starts to get hot. I can run through that keylist in about 3.5 hours. I've got a quad core at 2.5ghz and an overclocked gtx 9800.
Sadly though after going through that giant wordlist it was not able to find the key. The wordlist was designed for wpa cracking and the program I am using is legit.
The key is lade9633zan which I don't think is even all that complicated a password....
I need some ideas!! Maybe someone could point me to better wordlists??
If that key isn't in your word list then it isn't going to find it. Doing a dictionary attack isn't the same as doing a brute force attack.
A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.
Yup, that's why it is recommended to mix numbers and special characters into passwords/passphrases since they won't usually be in a dictionary file.
Maybe you should read up on how these attacks work in detail.
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Aaron Harang was rolling along against his former team, feeling good and pitching with the lead. So when Don Mattingly came out to the mound, Harang did his best to dissuade his manager from pulling him.
''I was trying everything to get to stay out there but when a manager gets a feeling there's not always times you can talk him out of it,'' he said after the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 on Wednesday night to regain the NL West lead. ''He had his mind made up.''
Harang (6-5) allowed one run and three hits, struck out five and walked one in his second career start against the team he pitched for from 2003-10. The right-hander last faced the Reds and beat them on June 21, 2002, with Oakland.
''He was just kind of effectively wild,'' said Zack Cozart, who went 1 for 4. ''He was throwing balls up in the zone and not really leaving anything over the plate. He had good stuff. We didn't put any good swings on him, and it showed.''
Harang wanted to stick around partly because it was his old team. He won for the first time in nearly a month.
''I felt like I had control of the game, was never really in a situation where I was pitching out of jams except for maybe the third inning when I got runners on first and third with two outs,'' he said. ''Other than that I felt like I was doing what I needed to do, pounding the strike zone and getting myself ahead.''
Mattingly agreed that Harang had plenty left to stay in the game, but in case of trouble, he didn't want to have to get into his left-handers.
Ronald Belisario pitched a scoreless eighth, lowering his ERA to a NL-best 0.99, before Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 14th save in 17 chances.
The Dodgers took two out of three against the Reds to snap their skid of four straight series losses. They had not won a series since June 15-17 against the Chicago White Sox, while they won two in a row for the first time since June 9-10 at Seattle.
''Even though it's been slow with these two wins, we really feel that momentum shifting to where we're getting back to where we were,'' catcher Matt Treanor said. ''The pitching staff has been doing an outstanding job even through the slumping part of this year.''
The Dodgers wasted no time in jumping on Mike Leake (3-6), who gave up four consecutive hits to open the game before he settled down and gave up just two hits the rest of the way. The right-hander allowed three runs and six hits in seven innings, struck out five and walked none in a rocky follow-up to his complete-game victory at San Francisco last Friday.
''I wasn't quite loose. I probably should have thrown a few extra pitches in the bullpen,'' Leake said. ''I was helping them out leaving balls over the middle and not really locating it too well. But after that, I got into a rhythm so I can't really complain.''
Dee Gordon led off with a double. Luis Cruz had an RBI single and Bobby Abreu's single sent Cruz to third. James Loney singled home Cruz. Abreu scored when Adam Kennedy grounded into a fielder's choice to first baseman Joey Votto, who got the force at second before shortstop Cozart's relay throw went past first base to bring home Abreu.
''It's just one of those things where I obviously didn't throw it good at all,'' Cozart said. ''It was a big play. Instead of being down two, we were down three.''
The Reds scored their only run on Devin Mesoraco's fifth homer with one out in the fifth. He sent a 1-0 pitch from Harang into the lower left field seats.
Gordon dislocated his right thumb stealing third in the eighth after he had stolen second. He wore a splint containing ice on his swollen hand after the game and used his left hand to take off his uniform.
''I caught my thumb under the base. It was a weird play,'' he said. ''It felt like I hit something really hard and as soon as I got up I knew I jammed it. That's never happened before. I get stepped on every now and then.''
The Dodgers added a run in the eighth on Kennedy's sacrifice fly.
NOTES: Dodgers RF Andre Ethier went on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 28 with a strained left oblique after missing six straight games. He was batting .291 with 23 doubles, 10 home runs and 55 RBIs in 75 games. ... Dodgers CF Matt Kemp, rehabbing a troublesome left hamstring at Class A Rancho Cucamonga, is expected to return to the lineup on July 13 at home against San Diego. ... Reds 3B Scott Rolen said he saw a chiropractor on Wednesday for his lower back spasms that caused him to miss his fourth straight game. ''I've been improving every day, so hopefully in the next couple of days I'll get back in the lineup sometime in San Diego.'' ... The Dodgers reinstated 2B Mark Ellis from the DL after he hurt his left leg in a May 18 game against St. Louis. He didn't start but came in as a pinch-runner for Gordon and Ellis remained in the game at 2B.
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Rapper Flying Lotus is lending a hand to Kendrick Lamar for his portion of Kanye West's upcoming "The Yeezus Tour."
Kendrick has signed on as the supporting act for the road trip, which kicks off on Saturday. Flying Lotus took to Twitter this week to reveal that he's been working alongside Kendrick to perfect his show.
While he didn't go into details about what fans can expect from Kendrick's show, he did tease them by saying that the concert will be "so amazing."
Been helpin out w the new @kendricklamar show for the yeezus tour. It's gonna b so amazing.— FLYLO FM (@flyinglotus) October 14, 2013
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I understand your question. The N20's power is < 295hp. That's why the classing doesn't make sense. I don't have an answer to what is correct but I can shed some light.
When the N54/55 was introduced we classed it as 6-stock (6S). To a guy with a 255hp 330i, it didn't feel fair to compete against a 300hp 335i in the stock class. That classing felt really unfair to the guy with the 168hp 525i.
We decided to break the turbo cars into their own group and call it turbo-stock (TS). Also, we threw a few outliers in that class. Cars like the 550i, 650i, 760i, 850i, ect. I think the e30 M3 is grouped in there too. (Its woefully outclassed by the recent crop of M cars but deserves a place to compete.) Since this new turbo-stock class wasn't super cut and dry, the rule of thumb was... power greater than 295 or e30 M3, its classes at TS.
Now with the N20, we haven't updated our rule-set to fit the new turbo fours. I also don't know what we do with the 335d.
While it makes no sense for your car to be classed in the >295hp class, it makes perfect sense for it to be classes as turbo-stock. I imagine we'll get things figured out between now and the first event of 2013.
I was just wondering after I saw the listing - I understand that the turbo cars should be together and it wouldn't make sense to just start creating different classes.
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Butterflies represent the beauty of nature. One such regional beauty is the Oregon silverspot butterfly, which requires quickly vanishing Northwest coastal grasslands to survive. In 1999, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service revised the silverspot recovery plan, starting a captive rearing and release program with the Oregon Zoo and Lewis and Clark College. Woodland Park Zoo joined the program just two years later. Those captive reared butterflies are released at Rock Creek and Cascade Head in Oregon, where wild violets, the butterfly's essential food source, remain abundant. The Nature Conservancy collaboratively works with the U.S. Forest Service to restore native butterfly habitat through small, controlled forest fires, hoping to re-establish early blue violets and return the butterfly to its historic range.
Both Woodland Park Zoo and Oregon Zoo are currently head starting the butterflies. Silverspots from Mount Hebo and Rock Creek are induced to lay eggs in the lab. These butterflies are captured near the end of their life cycle, having already bred and laid eggs in the field before being brought to either zoo. Every day, keepers feed the butterflies homemade nectar, a solution of sugar, water and egg whites on saturated cotton balls. The eggs hatch and the young larvae are placed in specially designed containers, then put in a refrigerator for winter diapause. After dormancy, the butterfly larvae feed on western blue violet leaves. Soon after, they pupate and are large enough for return to the wild to eclose as adult butterflies in renewal of their reproductive cycles.
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Every year the field staff celebrates another successful release in Oregon with dinner at the Pelican Pub and Brewery. In 2012, the brewery surprised the recovery team with the launch of the Silverspot IPA, a beer inspired by the butterfly conservation efforts at the Cascade Head preserve, just a few miles away, and visible from the brewery's front door. A portion of the sales of this IPA go directly to the conservation efforts for the butterfly, and the label content tells the story of the recovery project. To add to the silver theme, the Silverspot IPA has received silver medals in the English-style Indian Pale Ale category at two of the most presitigious beer competitions, the World Beer Cup (2014) and the Great American Beer Festival (2012).
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The Oregon silverspot butterfly (Speyeria zerene hippolyta) was once found on coastal grasslands along the Pacific Ocean, from northern California to southern Washington. Forest succession, invasive weeds and grasses, and land development have greatly reduced butterfly habitat, and by 1980, scientists discovered that the butterfly had vanished from 11 localities. In 1980 the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service added the Oregon silverspot to the list of threatened species, and in 1982, assembled a recovery team to conduct habitat restoration, in an effort to try and bring the butterfly back from the brink.
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Most factors (except weather) are controllable. In order to ensure the survival of the threatened silverspot, it will require a concentrated effort to preserve their habitat.
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bees sting once and die.
my dad was hit by a freight train the day i was born, and survived.
i've had 7 near death experiences.
The last one, i saw a GRIP of people walk through...i believe in angels and ghosts now more than ever.
i have paint on everyfuckingthing i own and it pisses me off.
the skirt i got 2 fucking days ago has joined the stained gear. damnit.
my back fucking HURTS.
i have paid for a traincar....against my will.
i get agro about simple shit like black jellybeans...enough so to write about it.
i am falling in love with my best friend.
i just went to 2 of my closest friends funerals for my birthday.
waster12 is my grandson.
i got my period today.
they call this place the dirty dirty south for a great reason...
I haha spent 3 fun amazing days with gesus in tennesse, handle of whiskey in hand the whole time....
i pick most books by opening to a random page, if it holds me, i hold it.
I am a chronic writer.
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i prefer charcoal to pencils
i don't make nearly enough art as my capability allows.
i miss oregon
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On dollar night, last monday, I spent 27 dollars....^^^^^^^
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i make some ill jewelry
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i am bored
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Suicide is man's way of saying to God, "You can't fire me! I quit!"
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...not knowing must be something like forgetting...
i wish people, particularly bee, didn't sell crack. i watch it ruin people i care about daily. how can someone so nice help destroy lives in such a profound way?
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crystal meth? even worse
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oh shit. well that's cool with me.
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random fact: this thread is the new good afternoon.
now one about myself..........i have acid burns on my legs and arms from work.
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By Theresa Goffredo Herald Writer
The Skagit Valley beckons these days with huge swaths of yellow and white daffodils.
And the tulips are not far behind.
The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival officially opens Monday, April Fool's Day, and this is no joke: There should be a haze of color this first week of April.
Tulips in all their Crayola colors are expected to pop right on time this year because of a mild winter. In fact, there could be some big fields in bloom the first weekend of April, said Cindy Verge, the festival's executive director.
"Tulip blooming is right where it usually is, but in the past three years, it's been very unusual because it's been very late in the season for our tulips," Verge said. "Now we are swinging back to where we normally are."
Once a field begins to bloom the tulips there will last about two weeks. Fields are planted with different varieties so they bloom at different times.
This spectacle of color can last most of April as fields and fields of tulips bloom in a 15-mile triangle bordered by Highway 20, the Skagit River and the Swinomish Channel.
People come to view the floral magnificence and to take in a variety of events and activities scheduled throughout the month.
The Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is in its 30th year and to help celebrate, festival organizers are running a special event called "30 Days of April," handing out prizes each day for 30 days beginning April 1.
Each day of the festival an item will be featured that a lucky visitor may win. In some cases, potential winners will need to go to the Tulip Festival office at 311 W. Kincaid St. in downtown Mount Vernon to try their luck; in other cases, they'll visit a festival sponsor to enter to win a prize. Prizes include massages, chocolates or a free night's hotel stay.
Another prize-winning opportunity is the photo contest, where budding photographers can win prize packages and have their photos published in the 2014 festival brochure.
The photo contest is running on the festival Facebook page. To learn more details go to www.facebook.com/SkagitValleyTulipFestival.
A new feature added to the festival this year is that GPS coordinates for all the tulip fields — and for the festival office and for the festival's two major tulip gardens — will be posted under the field map tab on the festival's website.
Every year, thousands of visitors from all over the world visit the festival and often ask for an address for a particular tulip field. The fields, however, have no address.
Festival organizers hope that by providing GPS coordinates, people can more easily track down the fields they want to visit, Verge said.
Another helpful tool that was added this year are live traffic updates and alerts tweeted by the Skagit County Sheriff's Office. The Twitter account is @svtulipfest.
Because of the volume of visitors, especially on those sunny weekends, festival organizers are trying to find ways to alleviate traffic jams. They hope that Twitter alerts will encourage visitors to avoid the most congested fields.
The festival is set up as a driving tour as fields and events are often miles apart.
"It's the sheer volume, and I wish I could change that, but it's also very exciting for me because they are all here to see the flowers," Verge said. "Every improvement we make gets some more information out there, and we all keep working at it to make it better each time."
Your best bet for seeing tulips any time in April is to visit the area's two biggest tulip gardens: RoozenGaarde and Tulip Town.
At RoozenGaarde, 15867 Beaver Marsh Road, Mount Vernon, more than 150 different flower varieties are planted, adding up to more than 1,000 acres of tulip, daffodil and iris fields.
RoozenGaarde is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day throughout the month. Admission is $5 per person and $4 for those with military ID. Children 10 and younger are admitted free. Parking is also free.
Tulip Town, 15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Vernon, has the only indoor flower and garden show. Admission to Tulip Town is $5; $4 for those with military ID; and children 10 and younger get in free.
Pick up the Blue Trolley here and tour the fields from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. seven days a week. Adult tickets are $2; children, $1.
The festival's various events and activities will kick off on schedule Monday. Here are some of the highlights:
2013 Tulip Festival Poster Artist Karen Sistek: Sistek is autographing posters April 6, 14, 20 and 28 at RoozenGaarde, and April 7, 13, 21 and 27 at Tulip Town.
Sistek, a self-taught artist who has been silk painting for 16 years, uses dyes especially designed for painting on silk.
She specializes in flowers. To see more of her work go to www.karensistekstudio.com. You can purchase the poster online at www.tulipfestival.org.
Veterans Memorial Dedication: 10 a.m. April 12, Tulip Town,15002 Bradshaw Road, Mount Vernon. This memorial has been constructed in the show garden to honor service men and women.
The ceremony will include speakers from the Veterans of Foreign Wars and entertainment.
Anacortes Spring Wine Festival: noon to 4:30 p.m. April 13, Port of Anacortes Transportation Shed Event Center, First and Commercial streets, Anacortes.
This event blends 30 regional vintners and six restaurants offering appetizers and live music. Tickets start at $40. For more information call 360-293-7911.
28th Annual Not So Impromptu Kiwanis Tulip Parade: noon, April 13. This parade is well-known for its impromptu and wacky nature. Last-minute entries are accepted and no entry is too small: Farm animals, mascots or favorite pets are all welcome.
Spectators should bring lawn chairs and line up along First Street in La Conner. Entry forms are available at www.tulipfetival.org.
Downtown Mount Vernon Street Fair: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 19 and 20, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 21. Arts and crafts vendors from more than eight states assemble hundreds of juried items, along with live entertainment, children's activities and plenty of food choices.
Kiwanis Salmon Barbecue: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily April 6 to April 28, Hillcrest Lodge, 1717 S. 13th St., Mount Vernon. Guests will enjoy alder grilled salmon with baked potato, coleslaw, garlic bread, beverages and ice cream.
It's $12 for a regular plate and $10 for a medium plate. For more information go to www.kiwanismv.net.
World's Largest Garage Sale: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 12 and 13, Skagit County Fairgrounds, 1410 Virginia St., Mount Vernon. There are more than 120 vendors participating in this huge event that offers antiques, crafts, jewelry and other items.
This year also features Lang's Traveling Pony Rides. For more information call 360-336-9414 or go to www.skagitcounty.net/fairgrounds.
For complete information about the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival including bloom times and event listings, go to www.tulipfestival.org.