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Severe storms sweep through Morgan County March 27.
A severe storm hit two parts of Morgan County early Thursday evening with tornado warnings issued briefly for the Gravois Mills and Rocky Mount areas in the south central part of the county and another tornado warning due to a different cell issued for the Syracuse area - both around 5 p.m.
Dime, nickel and even quarter size hail was reported through Morgan County 911 and Emergency Management at different points along the trajectory of the storm between Stover and Laurie.
There were no reports of a tornado touching down in Morgan County. The warnings were cancelled around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, but a tornado watch continued until late in the evening for a line of storms that came through the area around 7.
The wider line of severe storms that swept across the region from the west 7 and 8 p.m. also dropped hail in Morgan County, with a hail storm reported south of Versailles.
A lightning strike sparked a residential structure fire on Idyll Acres off of Route O east of Laurie, but it was quickly extinguished by firefighters with the Gravois Fire Protection District with damage limited mainly to a deck.


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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday as Senate leaders rushed to seal a budget deal after a last-ditch measure by House Republicans fell apart and as yields on Treasury bills coming due in a day jumped on investor concern they might not get paid. SWK, +0.02%
Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average US:DJZ3 rose 106 points, or 0.7%, to 15,201, while those for the S&P 500 index SPZ3, +0.00% rose 11.5 points, or 0.7%, to 1,703.50. Futures for the Nasdaq 100 index US:NDZ3 gained 16.75 points, or 0.5%, to 3,257.50.
Bank of America BAC, -0.24% posted a third-quarter profit of 20 cents a share, versus a profit of less than a penny a year earlier. Its profit jumped as the bank benefited from sharply improved credit quality that helped offset losses at its consumer real-estate and markets unit.
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Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.28% was up in the wake of a report that said the company is reducing orders for its lower-cost iPhone 5C. The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple has notified two assemblers for the phone that it will reduce orders for the fourth quarter. In addition, the Irish government reportedly said it will close a tax loophole used by Apple.
In deal news, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRK.A, +0.12% has bought the drinks dispensing and merchandizing division of British engineering company IMI PLC IMI, +2.67% for $1.1 billion.
Advance Auto Parts Inc. AAP, +0.71% said it will buy General Parts International Inc. in an all-cash deal valued at $2.04 billion, creating the biggest automotive after-markets parts provider in North America.
At 2 p.m. Eastern time, the Federal Reserve will release its Beige Book , which gives a regular overview of economic activity around the country. Read more in Spotlight on the economy
At 10 a.m. Eastern, the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo housing-market index will be released. Economists expect the index to remain steady at 58 in October, matching the highest level in almost eight years.
Though U.S. stock futures rose, European stocks fell and Asian markets were jittery as U.S. lawmakers raced against Thursday's deadline to raise the debt ceiling and sort out a 16-day government shutdown.
Fitch Ratings Service put the U.S.'s credit rating on negative watch. In a statement Tuesday, Fitch said prolonged negotiations over raising the debt ceiling "risk undermining confidence in the role of the U.S. dollar as the preeminent global reserve currency by casting doubt over the full faith and credit of the U.S."
Senate leaders restarted talks on Tuesday evening to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling after House Republicans were unable to push forward a vote on a proposal of their own.
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A woman facing a charge of tattooing her then 11-year-old daughter now faces two additional charges
A woman facing a charge of tattooing her then 11-year-old daughter now faces two additional charges connected with the alleged incident.
Odessa Jean Clay, 30, of Grantsboro in Pamlico County, was charged Tuesday with tattooing without a permit, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, according to Havelock police.
Havelock Police Chief G. Wayne Cyrus said the charges stemmed from the investigation into a March 2011 incident in which Clay allegedly tattooed her then 11-year-old daughter while staying at the Budget Inn in Havelock.
She was charged in September with tattooing a person under age 18.
Clay is scheduled to appear in Craven County District Court on Nov. 15 on the September charge as well as the two new charges.
According to Havelock police investigator Christopher Morning, Clay told authorities that the tattoo was a general consensus between her and her daughter. Morning said Clay used tattoo equipment she owned to inscribe an outline of a heart on the child�s upper right chest.
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Timberwolves sign forward Lazar HaywardPosted by Inside Hoops
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The Minnesota Timberwolves today announced the team has signed free-agent forward Lazar Hayward.
Hayward, drafted by the Washington Wizards in the first round (30th overall) of the 2010 NBA Draft, was originally acquired by Minnesota in a draft night trade on June 24, 2010. In 2010-11, he appeared in 42 games as a rookie with the Wolves and finished with averages of 3.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg and 10.9 mpg. The 6-6 forward was traded to Oklahoma City on Dec. 13, 2011 for two future second-round draft picks. After spending one season with the Thunder, Hayward was traded to Houston on Oct. 27, 2012 and was released by the Rockets prior to the start of the 2012-13 NBA season. Hayward has appeared in 69 NBA regular-season games with Minnesota (2010-11) and Oklahoma City (2011-12), posting averages of 2.9 points and 1.3 rebounds in 8.2 minutes per game.
Hayward played collegiately at Marquette University where he started 118 of 138 games, and averaged 13.5 points and 6.6 rebounds while shooting 45.2 percent from the field and 35.7 percent from behind the arc. The second all-time leading scorer in Marquette history with 1,859 career points, Hayward played in a school-record 138 games and earned Second Team All-Big East and Honorable Mention AP All-American honors as a senior.


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As concertmaster for the orchestra that recorded the soundtrack for the movie
classical violinist Israel Baker helped create a piece of pop culture that is regarded as one of Hollywood's most terrifying. He led the piercing attack of the violins that accompanies the 1960
film's chilling shower scene.
He "was a renowned violinist and concertmaster in the Hollywood studio system" and was heard on dozens of movie scores, said Jon Burlingame, a film and music historian.
Yet Baker was also "one of the great violinists of the 20th century,"
expert Jim Svejda said during a tribute on KUSC-FM (91.5) last week.
Baker died Dec. 25 at his Studio City home several days after having a stroke, said his daughter Hilary. He was 92.
The musician had "one of the most brilliantly facile techniques of any violinist of his time," Svejda said before playing a "benchmark recording" from
's L'Histoire du Soldat, conducted by the composer and featuring Baker.
He was "one of the most-sought-after violinists in the country," Keith Clark, then conductor of the Orange County Pacific Symphony, told The Times in 1981 when Baker was its concertmaster.
As his career largely unfolded in California, Baker earned a reputation as a chamber musician, orchestral leader and soloist. He had particular success with
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's Chamber Concerto, combining "stylistic acumen" with "Viennese Romantic tradition," according to the Grove online music reference.
Baker also served as second violinist to legendary violinist
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Born Feb. 11, 1919, in Chicago, Baker was the youngest of four children of immigrants from Russia. At 6, he debuted professionally in Chicago, his daughter said.
, he served in
Air Forces as a roving violinist who played requests from hospitalized veterans in the United States.
With his first wife, Caroline, who died at 54 in 1974, he had three children. Besides his daughter Hilary, Baker is survived by his second wife, Imelda; daughters Merrill and Abby; and five grandchildren.
When Baker performed at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles in 1950 with pianist Yaltah Menuhin, The Times praised their approach as fresh and called each "an excellent musician."
Hilary recalled sitting in
's home as her father gave the entertainer a violin lesson. Baker's contributions to film scores spanned several decades and included "Jonathan Livingston Seagull" (1973) and "
and the Temple of Doom" (1984).
Onstage, he was known for a studied nonchalance that belied his seriousness as a musician. During a cello solo in Beethoven's Triple Concerto, the violinist once leaned over to concert pianist Julien Musafia and shared stock market tips.


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This Sunday at noon, Facets Cinematheque and Chicago Opera Theater will host a Facets screening of the 1943 MGM musical "Cabin in the Sky," which marked the feature directorial debut of a master, Vincente Minnelli.
Among the all-black screen entertainments of the early sound era, beginning with "Hallelujah!" in 1929 — some of them pretty awful and patently racist — this is the one that transcends and endures. The stereotypes — shiftless, no-account Little Joe; the devil's vamp Georgia Brown; and on and on — are handled with such panache and taste, they become archetypes, more about folklore than cliche. Based on a Broadway property and the Faust legend, "Cabin" tells a story of Lucifer and the Lord Almighty and their respective minions (Louis Armstrong in wee devil horns!) battling for the soul and the better instincts of Little Joe, portrayed by Eddie "Rochester" Anderson. Ethel Waters, top-billed and the holdover from the original Broadway company, plays Petunia, his stalwart wife; Lena Horne is the temptress, treated to Minnelli's most loving close-ups.
In a rich supporting roster of talents, the Duke Ellington Orchestra makes an appearance in one of the great sequences of the picture, set in the nightclub Jim Henry's Paradise. Minnelli's camera work astonishes even today; in this, his debut film effort, he proven himself a master of fluid, dynamic movement, introducing first one set of dancers, then another, outside the club. Then we're inside, and the scene gets better and better. Ellington's band was in prime form in the early '40s. They don't get to play nearly long enough, but "Cabin in the Sky" is worth seeing just for Ellington alone (the orchestra's tunes include "Things Ain't What They Used to Be" and "Going Up").
This is Ellington's month in Chicago. The jazz legend's "Queenie Pie," his long-gestating and never completed comic opera, makes a rare appearance in a revival co-produced by Chicago Opera Theater and the Long Beach Opera, in collaboration with the Chicago Jazz Orchestra. Jeff Lindberg is the orchestra's artistic director and a key musical overseer of "Queenie Pie," preparing for its Feb. 15-March 5 run at the Harris Theater, 205 E. Randolph St.
Ellington, says Lindberg, "raised the level of jazz composition to such a high level of artistry, he created his own American art form." The film "Cabin in the Sky" may capture Ellington and his band only fleetingly, but the art is there, just as it's there in the way Minnelli honors the talent of his cast without pushing them into dehumanizing comic or melodramatic extremes.
If you've never seen it, here's your chance. Go to facets.org for more information about the Sunday "Cabin in the Sky" screening at Facets, 1517 W. Fullerton Ave.
On the radio: Along with his fellow St. Catherine High School alum and Violent Femmes legend Victor DeLorenzo, Michael is a guest this week on Michael Feldman's long-running "Whad'Ya Know?" radio show, broadcast live Saturday from the University of Wisconsin at Parkside campus. Go to notmuch.com for more information.
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Who needs a boating safety education ID card in order to legally operate a vessel?
In order to operate a motorboat of 10 horsepower or greater, Florida law requires anyone who was born on or after Jan. 1, 1988, to successfully complete an approved boating safety course and obtain a Boating Safety Education Identification Card issued by the FWC.
Florida does not have a "boating license." The Boating Safety Education Identification Card is proof of successful completion of the educational requirements and is valid for life.
Are some people who were born on or after Jan. 1, 1988 exempt from the above requirements?
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What is the minimum age to operate a PWC?
No person under 14 years of age may operate a personal watercraft (such as a Jet Ski and WaveRunner) on Florida waters.
How old must a person be for a livery to rent them a personal watercraft?
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What are the insurance requirements for vessel livery operators in Florida?
A livery may not lease, hire or rent any personal watercraft or offer to lease, hire or rent any personal watercraft unless the livery first obtains and carries in full force and effect a policy from a licensed insurance carrier in this state, insuring against any accident, loss, injury, property damage or other casualty caused by or resulting from the operation of the personal watercraft.
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Our livery does not rent personal watercraft, are there still requirements that we have to follow?
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What type of certification of completion of boating safety education (for people who are renting a boat) can a livery accept for an out-of-state visitor?
Visitors from other states (who were born on or after Jan. 1, 1988) who want to rent a vessel of 10 horsepower or greater, are required to have certification of completion of an approved boating safety education course. Florida law allows a visitor from another state to use proof of completion (in the form of a card, certificate or something similar) from another state as long as it meets the standards established by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA). Most states (or their contractors) issue certification cards to students who successfully complete an approved course. (The card or certificate should have a statement or logo that identifies the course as having met NASBLA standards.) This applies only to visitors from other states; Florida residents must present proof of completion of a Florida boating safety course (approved by NASBLA and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission).
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1. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?josh_chunick Mar 19, 2012 6:36 AM (in response to Chris9351)1 person found this helpful
quite possible... using Valentin's qtwidgets Xtra here: http://valentin.dasdeck.com/xtras/qtwidgets_xtra/win/
the demo should show you how to use webkit within the Xtra to get screenshots of a website.
Alternatively, there is something called a 'headless' version of WebKit with Javascript API with versions for both win and mac, which can be found here: http://www.phantomjs.org/
It is accessed from the command line, thus it can be used in conjunction with Valentin's Shell Xtra (both mac and PC).
Edit: I re-read your post and it sounds like you want to take a screenshot of an already open browser... that's also possible with another Xtra called scrnXtra, found here: http://valentin.dasdeck.com/xtras/scrn_xtra/ as well, you will need a way to get the windows handle of the browser using something like BuddyAPI (you can use up to two methods free), which can be found here: http://www.mods.com.au/budapi/ you would use something like the baWindowList() handler so that you can get and then pass the window handle to scrnXtra3... however, this will also get a screenshot of the chrome of the window too, and not just the web page.
Without knowing more about your project it's difficult to give any advice as to which direction to take.
Edit 2: Lastly, to resize the image down to a thumbnail, I would use another of Valentin's xtras called ImgXtra, found here: http://valentin.dasdeck.com/xtras/img_xtra/ - your best setting would probably be bicubic with a bit of sharpending... brings out a bit more detail in the image after downsampling (downsizing).
2. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?Chris9351 Mar 19, 2012 11:55 PM (in response to josh_chunick)
Thank you so much Josh!
I will have a look at all the extras in the next time.
I'm afraid the scrXtra is absoultely outdatet and will not work....
Here some more details:
I will not know if a user has a browser opened or not so I will have to start one. BUT: the user should only see the stage with the thumbs popping up and no other windows or actions.
Thanks again.
3. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?Sean_Wilson Mar 20, 2012 2:41 AM (in response to Chris9351)1 person found this helpful
If you use Tabuleiro's WebXtra in a hidden MIAW, you can grab the .image of the browser window. I don't know about current availability of the xtra.
4. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?josh_chunick Mar 20, 2012 7:38 AM (in response to Chris9351)1 person found this helpful
Chris9351 wrote:
Thank you so much Josh!
I will have a look at all the extras in the next time.
I'm afraid the scrXtra is absoultely outdatet and will not work....
Here some more details:
I will not know if a user has a browser opened or not so I will have to start one. BUT: the user should only see the stage with the thumbs popping up and no other windows or actions.
Thanks again.
Glad to help! :-)
However, I have some questions based off your post:
1. What platforms are you targeting?... both PC and Mac or just PC?
2. What version of Director are you running? I had no problems getting Valentin's ScrnXtra3 working on D11.5 on Windows 7.
3. Forgive me, but I'm still not clear about what exactly you're trying to do. You mention that you don't know if the user has a browser open or not, and if not then you will launch a browser... for what purpose?... for the purpose of simply generating thumbs still seems very unclear... the reason why I ask what your app is trying to do will provide me with the info needed to give you the best advice possible. For instance, if you simply need to get a screnshot of a specific webpage then I wouldn't open an external browser because you have very little control over that... the user's browser may be set to open multiple tabs... are you going to need to somehow force their browser to a specific website?... as well, in order to target a browser you will have to know it's name and from that get it's window handle... if you embed the browser into Director this becomes much easier through Sean_Wilson's suggestion or mine using Webkit thru the QtWidgets Xtra... or, if you simply need to get screenshots of a website for thumbs without really needing to show the website or browser then your best solution is probably PhantomJS which can be used completely transparently.
P.S. If you go with PhantomJS or Webkit thru QtWidgets Xtra and don't know where to start for the code, then let me know and I can provide some.
5. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?Sean_Wilson Mar 20, 2012 9:06 PM (in response to josh_chunick)
Josh, I haven't tested it, but are you sure the qtWidgets WebKit object has an .image? I think the sprites play DTS.
6. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?Chris9351 Mar 21, 2012 12:29 AM (in response to Sean_Wilson)
Thanks Josh and Sean.
I use Dir11 and the projector will run on PC's only. It will consist of max. 20 frames (lets say "pages" >>> users view), and there will be 4-8 links on each page. My idea is to make thumbs instead of simple text links or buttons. When the user clicks on a thumbnail the (external) browser starts and goes to the right page:
on mouseup me
I could of course prepare the thumbs during authoring but the idea is to do it "live" at runtime.
Starting a browser on the stage - mmhh, could be a nice option but this would include resizing it because the stage will not be really big...
7. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?josh_chunick Mar 22, 2012 7:32 AM (in response to Chris9351)
Using PhantomJS (with the render.js script or render_multi_url.js script in the examples folder), Valentin's Shell Xtra to execute PhantomJS, BuddyAPI to find the user's folder to write the images to, and Valentin's ImgXtra to resize the images is probably the best solution. However, I was testing it out to see how well it would work and the variability in load times of the websites (which you can't really get around) is... well, quite variable. As well, PhantomJS seems to be the best solution for capturing the actual viewport of the browser without the browser chrome (and considering how many toolbars I used to see installed on people's browsers when I did tech support, you really don't want to leave that up to chance!)
After you download PhantomJS open render_multi_url.js and edit this line:
page.viewportSize = { width: 800, height : 600 };
to this:
page.viewportSize = { width: 1024, height : 768 };
then add this line below it:
page.clipRect = { top: 0, left: 0, width: 1024, height: 768 };
why am I using those values and adding that line? Because 1024x768 should be the minimum viewable area that most websites are designed for (some at higher resolutions, but tend to also be designed to scale down too). The next line clips the area. If we didn't do that then the height of the screenshot would reflect the height of the website if there's a lot of content. To see what I mean check out css-tricks.com and how long it is.
So, now make sure that file is in the same folder as phantomjs.exe
The whole phantomjs folder should be within your director project folder.
You should have the Shell Xtra installed, so now you can test. In the message window in Director try this:
shell_setCurrentDir(the moviepath & "phantomjs\")
params = "www.google.ca www.css-tricks.com www.random-roll.com www.adobe.com www.yahoo.com www.arstechnica.com"
shell_cmd_thread("phantomjs render_multi_url.js " & params, EMPTY, 30, true, #complete, #stdout)
where #complete and #stdout are handlers in a moviescript:
on complete (str)
put str
on stdout (str)
put str
As far as the ImgXtra and BuddyAPI are concerned, well, that's a tad more complicated... I'm doing up an example right now complete with a loading animation (which you can create yourself here: http://ajaxload.info/) that will load the thumbnails as they are generated. The key here is using programmer techniques to create thumbs when things are not happening... in order to mask or mitigate the sometimes long load times. For example, you might start to load the first 'page' of thumbnails during the loading of your application... and subsequent 'pages' thumbs can be loaded while the user is on the first page... as well, you might stick with using the previously generated thumbnails on subsequent launches of the app and then use the shell_cmd_thread() to get and test updated thumbs against the older ones using a simple if statement like this:
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8. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?josh_chunick Mar 25, 2012 7:42 AM (in response to josh_chunick)1 person found this helpful
here's a link to a working example I did up: http://www.mediafire.com/?h0ruoe6j6okhd2p
*Note: there's a lot that I didn't do, but the core of it is there, and there's things I would do differently, but for the sake of a relatively easy example to follow I think it works well enough. I will also say that there are bugs, but I'll leave those up to the OP to sort out.
9. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?Chris9351 Mar 25, 2012 8:41 AM (in response to josh_chunick)
Thank you so much Josh!
I try to get it up and running but have some problems. Shell Xtra, BuddyAPI Xtra and IMGExtra is in the extra /core folder, your sample movie is in the Phantom JS folder. When I start the movie, the following appears in the message window:
-- "folder exists: 1"
-- "pRegSprites: [(sprite 2), (sprite 3), (sprite 4), (sprite 5), (sprite 6), (sprite 7)]"
-- "C:\Users\Christoph\AppData\Roaming\webThumb\to render 'http://www.google.ca'http://www.google.caUnable to render 'http://www.css-tricks.com'http://www.css-tricks.comUnable to render 'http://www.adobe.com'http://www.adobe.comUnable to render 'http://www.yahoo.com'http://www.yahoo.com.png"
-- "C:\Users\Christoph\AppData\Roaming\webThumb\to render 'http://www.random-roll.com'http://www.random-roll.com.png"
-- "C:\Users\Christoph\AppData\Roaming\webThumb\to render 'http://www.arstechnica.com'http://www.arstechnica.com.png"
-- "#complete"
On the stage the loading gifs are still visible and no thumbs appear.
I guess, I'm still doing something wrong..?
10. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?josh_chunick Mar 25, 2012 9:05 AM (in response to Chris9351)
That folder is literally the folder I created the example in. I simply zipped it up. All you need to do is downlaod the Xtras it depends on (Valentin's Shell and Img Xtras, and the BuddyAPI Xtra) and put them into your Xtras folder (ie. locate where your copy of Director is located and go into the Configuration folder and then into the Xtras folder and put those Xtras in there). I would have compiled it, however I don't own a copy of BuddyAPI and so cannot run it as a projector b/c more than 2 functions are being used from Buddy... I could have switched BuddyAPI with fileXtra or some other obscure free ones out there, but I didn't.
11. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?Chris9351 Mar 25, 2012 10:01 AM (in response to josh_chunick)
Still not working...
Here is a screenshot of the included movie xtras:
So the required xtras are there (at the bottom)....
I've found the webThumb.cfg - it has 0 kb.
What else can I do?
I'm a right thinking that I would have to distribute the phantom JS together with the movie? If so, it will unfortunately be too much (38 MB). However, I would be happy to see it working.
Another issue of my idea was not to store anything on users computer. This would mean to create the thumbs directly as cast members. I know, the disadvatage would be to start the play everytime again and again...
12. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?josh_chunick Mar 25, 2012 10:46 AM (in response to Chris9351)
I'll try to compile it... you mentioned that you're using D11, so maybe it's an issue with the ever-buggy D11... I'm using D11.5... btw, out of curiosity it would look like CoreAudioMix is probably not legit for D11 (?? not sure if it was introduced in D11.5 only).
13. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?josh_chunick Mar 25, 2012 12:29 PM (in response to josh_chunick)
Here's the link to the file with both the working copy and the compiled version. The compiled version works flawlessly for me. Let me know how you get along with it.
14. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?Chris9351 Mar 28, 2012 10:51 PM (in response to josh_chunick)
Thanks for the sample.
I have to figure out why it is not working for me. I guess the firewall blocks some activities of the movie. I will give you feedback in the next days for sure.
15. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?josh_chunick Mar 29, 2012 4:13 AM (in response to Chris9351)
Unless you have a crazy secure firewall it's simply accessing websites
through port 80 using TCP just like any browser would - nothing special....
just allow the program in your firewall settings.
16. Re: srceenshots, thumbnails made outside the stage....?Chris9351 Apr 15, 2012 11:45 AM (in response to josh_chunick)
[back from holidays]
I use commodo security package, so acces to memory etc. was blocked. It works now - thank you again.
Because of the size of phantom JS I have to think in an another direction.


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Metro apps running in windows on the desktop. As you can today with third-party utilities such as ModernMix, the next version of Windows will let users optionally run Metro apps in floating windows on the desktop.
Start menu. After bringing back the Start button in Windows 8.1, Microsoft will take the next logical step in the next Windows version and make the Start menu available as an option. It's possible this will appear only on those product versions that support the desktop.
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Sadly, Microsoft is doing the same. Their Android/iOS apps are better. They even have Remote Desktop on those platforms. My Lumia 820 will get it some day.
Apparently sorting photos in their Windows 8 Photo app isn't necessary. And POP3 is too much to ask for the Mail app. Most included apps are garbage. I doubt anyone at Microsoft even uses Metro apps.
The navigating with a mouse issues aren't fixed. Auto-hide panels weren't a good idea in '95. They're surely not any good now.
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The Philosopher's Stone
Mozart, Henneberg, Schack, Gerl and Schikaneder
(Der Stein der Weisen oder Die Zauberinsel)
Singspiel with music by W.A. Mozart, J.B. Henneberg, B Schack, F.X. Gerl and E. Schikaneder, 1790
Libretto by E Schikaneder; English translation by Barry Millington
Cast 2005
Astromonte, a beneficient god
|Benjamin Hulett
Eutifronte, his brother, evil god of the underworld
|Mark Saberton
Sadik, ruler of an arcadian land
|Nicholas Merryweather
|Nadir, Sadik's adopted son, in love with Nadine
|Mark Wilde
Nadine, Sadik's daughter, in love with Nadir
|Amanda Pitt
|Lubano, forester for Sadik, husband of Lubanara
|Thomas Guthrie
Lubanara, wife of Lubano
|Gillian Keith
|Genie, messenger of Astromonte
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|Alexander Briger
|Jeremy Gray
Chorus Morag Crowther, Gilly French, Daphne Harvey, Annabel Molyneaux, Harriet Molyneaux, Amy Russell, Jerome Finnis, Ben Linton, Andrew Hichens, Alan Poppleton, Mike Probert, Damian Riddle
The Bennelong Ensemble Martha Riley, Neil McTaggart, Mark Wilson, Heather Burnley, Eloise Prouse, Cliodhna Rian, Emil Echigakov violin; Morgan Goff, Miriam Eisele viola; Laura Fairhurst, Nicki Davies 'cello Ben Griffiths double bass; Lisa Osmialowski, Anne Allen flute; Natascha Briger, John Lewis clarinet; Carolyn King, Sheila Nichols oboe; Simon Payne, Ian McCubbin bassoon; Martin Grainger, Catherine Dawkins horn; Duncan McNaughton, Steve Cutting trumpet; Andrew Cole, John Wells trombone; Charles Giddings timpani
Act I
The Philosopher's Stone (Der Stein der Weisen) begins in an Arcadian land where the priest Sadik leads a ceremony to the guardian spirit, Astromonte. Sadik's two foster children, the lovers Nadir and Nadine soon appear with their rustic friends, Lubano and Lubanara, a newly-wed couple. Lubanara's presence desecrates a ceremony reserved for maidens. The audacious and untamed Lubanara persuaded Lubano to bring her to the sacred ceremony, as she dreams of riding in Astomonte's flying machines. Lubano warns her of the dangers of displeasing Astromonte and the terrible subterranean spirit Eutifronte. But Lubanara has no fear of spirits. Sadik metes out a mild punishment to them and warns of terrible consequences if there are future incidents. Astromonte's Genie then arrives in a cloud chariot and presents a cage that contains a magic bird. The bird will identify the most virtuous and innocent maiden by its song, and Astromonte will then take her with him. Sadik and Nadir fear that this will be Nadine. In subsequent comic scenes Lubano locks up his wife; she invokes Eutifronte and the demon comes and frees her; when the husband protests, Eutifronte takes Lubanara into the abyss. Lubano discovers antlers on his head, the sign of cuckoldry, and he is chased by hunters. The ceremony starts and each maiden holds the bird; it remains silent until Nadine holds it. Astromonte descends in his chariot and accepts the sacred offerings. As he is about to leave he hears the bird singing and sees Nadine. He takes them both in his chariot and departs. All implore Astromonte to return Nadine, and Lubano cries out for his Lubanara. In the final chorus they decide to set sail to the magic island to find Nadine.
Act II
Eutifronte causes a storm to wreck the ships as they approach the island, but Nadir and Lubano swim ashore. Eutifronte enlists Nadir's anger at Astromonte for his own evil purposes, as he narrates his story to the young man: Astromonte and he are brothers, the sons of a powerful sorcerer who imparted his magic to them. Their father discovered the greatest of all secrets, the Philosopher's Stone. He offered his sons an equal share of his wealth but Astromonte, as the first-born, was to receive the stone. Eutifronte vowed bloody vengeance, and the sorcerer decided that the stone would be given to the more worthy of their sons. At that time the two brothers loved the same princess. She chose Astromonte, and they had a son. Realising that this son may some day receive the stone, Eutifronte ordered that the boy be killed. Soon after learning of her child's disappearance the princess died of grief. To assuage his unhappiness, his father gave Astromonte a magic bird that would identify the most virtuous maiden. Eutifronte now tells Nadir that he must murder Astromonte in order to rescue this maiden, his own Nadine. Lubano then receives instructions from the Genie: be steadfast, patient and obedient. He is soon tested by Eutifronte's creatures, who offer him food and drink. Lubanara appears and stops Lubano, telling him of Eutifronte's evil plans. Before she can warn Nadir, Eutifronte bewitches her so that she can only miaow like a cat. He brings them to a subterranean vault where a magic sword is being forged with the power to kill Astromonte. Declaring that this ceremony is only for men, Lubanara is led outside; the Genie arrives and rescues her. Nadir takes the sword and a magic bow with lethal arrows and sets out to Astromonte's palace. When he hears the bird, Nadir accidently kills Nadine. Nadine's corpse is brought before Nadir, who is rescued by the Genie before he is overcome by despair. Eutifronte now puts Lubano in a birdcage; he tricks Nadir into believing it an illusion, hoping Nadir will kill his friend. Suddenly Astromonte appears disguised as an old man and holding the bird. He asks for Eutifronte's sword, promising Nadir that Nadine will return, along with Sadik and all his companions he believed were dead. He reveals that Nadir is Astromonte's son, who was saved after Eutifronte's spirits threw him into the sea. Eutifronte appears and tries to persuade Nadir that Astromonte is the enemy, but Nadir gives the sword to the old man. He is awarded the Philosopher's Stone which brings Nadine back to life, and Astromonte removes his disguise. Eutifronte curses them and sinks with his spirits down into the abyss. The scene is then transformed into a splendid temple; all are reunited as they sing of the marriage of Nadir and Nadine.
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Bradie Eslie Lennon, our precious blue-eyed boy, son of Kathryn Rink and Joshua Anthony Lennon, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013.
He was born July 15, 2013, in Adrian. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a sister, Sophia Liana Rink; maternal grandparents, Gloria and David Rink of Adrian; paternal grandparents, Sally and Bruce Simpkins of Indiana; maternal great-grandmother, Reyes Moreno of Adrian; paternal great-grandmother, Mary Rita Seel of Adrian; aunts and uncles, Ellie and Kevin Caddell of Corbin, Ky., Ana Rink of Adrian, Jaimelynn and George Lewis of Traverse City and Jessica Lennon of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; and many cousins. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jerry Eslie Seel, Mary Suzanne Seel, Herbert and Virginia Rink and Pedro Moreno.
A Celebration of Life Service for Bradie will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, at St. Dominic Chapel on the campus of Siena Heights University with Pastor Dan Crist and Pastor Richard Jaimes officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 until 8 p.m. Friday at the Anderson Funeral Home, Adrian.
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The Upcoming Hyundai iX25 SUV Promises to be Compact and Cool!
The motor world is far from predictable. It manages to keep everyone guessing and anticipating. Which is why, motor enthusiasts have their ears pricked up for the faintest whiff of news. And that is how the winds of rumors and stories begin. One more amazing thing about the motor world is it is never out of variety. So, the moment we had started wondering what Hyundai will send our way, the company saved us the guesses. The company went ahead and officially announced, no, revealed the upcoming Hyundai iX25 SUV 2015. It is said that this piece of beauty, unveiled at the 2014 Beijing Motor Show, is going to be compact. It is a grand five-seater, packed with a 2-liter petrol engine. What's more, it is going to hit the Chinese roads before the rest of the world. Needless to say, the country is extremely lucky to host this machine before any other country does. However, India too won't be far behind in line. It has been heard that the Indian subcontinent gets to see this new Hyundai creation as soon as the next year!
While there aren't many days to wait, considering many a car keep their fans waiting for years in a row, one can't help but wonder who are going to be its contenders. Who are going to be set against the upcoming Hyundai iX25 SUV 2015, many experts are found wondering. The obvious answers are staring at us in the eyes – of course, the Ford Ecosport and Chevrolet Trax, the two contenders in the compact SUV segment! There are, in deed, a lot of similarities that these machines share. So, from engine to transmission, there are a lot of common traits. Some are also betting that the body too has been so designed that it can take reasonably easy handling. Design, however, there are speculations, has been taken from Hyundai Santa Fe. And that doesn't disappoint, for who could say they mind the Storm Edge Design by Hyundai! We have already been bowled over by the Santa Fe and the Tucson and we definitely don't mind repeating the experience.
We do know that China gets it first, however, India too is all prepared to greet the upcoming Hyundai iX25 SUV, that too in two variants. Yes, that is right. The super SUV is going to be available in both diesel and petrol variants. There are also some hints that point at the company planning to launch a sub four-meter version for the Indian roads. This move is well-strategized, considering it is going to gain from the excise discounts that are available here! Though the company might consider bringing the same model as launched in China but it won't be so easy to put a reasonable price tag on the SUV.
One can't deny that the company has not really had a prominent presence in the Compact SUV league. In every other category, it has presented great offerings. However, with the upcoming Hyundai iX25 SUV 2015, the company is likely to take a leap and a big one, at that!


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Eastern Ukraine's vote: a key moment
MOSCOW (AP) — People in two regions of restive eastern Ukraine — Donetsk and Luhansk — will vote Sunday on declaring sovereignty. The plebiscites, hastily arranged by pro-Russia insurgents who have seized government buildings over the past month, are denounced both by the central government in Kiev and the West, and it is unclear whether they will be recognized by Moscow in light of Russian President Vladimir Putin's call for the vote to be postponed. Issues of legitimacy aside, the vote is sure to add to tensions in an area already gripped by rebellion and sporadic clashes between militants and Ukrainian forces.
After Viktor Yanukovych, the Russia-friendly Ukrainian president, was toppled in February following months of protests in the capital, many people in eastern and southern Ukraine strongly resented the authorities who took over. The majority in that sprawling swath of the country speak Russian as their mother tongue and many denounced the new government as nationalists — and even fascists — who would suppress the Russian-speakers. The Black Sea peninsula of Crimea held a referendum on secession less than a month after Yanukovych's ouster, and Russia annexed Crimea days later. In April, insurgents calling themselves the Donetsk People's Republic began seizing police stations and government buildings in that region, setting up checkpoints and claiming control of several cities.
The ballot asks if voters approve establishment of sovereign and independent "people's republics." However, the ultimate goal is not clear. Organizers in Donetsk say that, in the event of a "yes" vote, they will decide later if they want to be independent, seek to become part of Russia, or agree to stay in Ukraine but with significantly greater autonomy.
Kiev and the West claim that Russia is fomenting or even directing the unrest in the east, either with the goal of finding a pretext for invading and seizing the region, or of destabilizing Ukraine in order to force it to abandon aspirations to join NATO and the European Union. Russia denies that it has agents on the ground in the east. However, it clearly has strong influence, as witnessed by its success in obtaining the release of OSCE military observers who were taken hostage by militants in the city of Slovyansk, and its adamant criticism of Ukraine's acting government reinforces the insurgents' resistance.
Putin's call on Wednesday for the referendum to be postponed may have been intended to portray Russia as seeking de-escalation of the crisis. The insurgents' rejection of the call the next day promotes the view that they are not pawns of Moscow, but a genuine people's movement rising up against a purported threat of genocide.
Recent poll data show a strong majority in the east favor remaining part of Ukraine, but that doesn't necessarily prefigure a "no" vote on a "people's republic." Many who were on the fence may have been swayed by last week's grisly confrontation in Odessa, where dozens of pro-Russians died when the building where they took shelter was firebombed by government backers. Although Odessa is far away from the referendum regions, the violence reinforced the view of the government side as brutal and vengeful. Friday's violence in the Donetsk region city of Mariupol, in which at least seven people died in a clash between security forces and protesters, also adds to the tensions. In any case, sovereignty opponents may choose to sit out the vote because of the intimidating atmosphere. And without international oversight, the vote count's accuracy will be highly debatable. Ukraine's acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov, warned in remarks published Saturday that seeking regional sovereignty would be "a step into the abyss."
If the vote is "yes" and the insurgents push for incorporation into Russia, Moscow will face a dilemma. U.S. and EU sanctions already appear to be affecting the economy. Russia would be leery of inducing more such punishment by annexing the regions. It would also be logistically more challenging: Crimea housed a large Russian military contingent at the Black Sea Fleet base and reinforcements were brought in quickly before Ukraine could respond. But Ukrainian forces are already fighting in the east.
However, Putin's assertion of Russia's alleged right to reclaim territories that it lost through historical "injustices," which he cited in justifying the annexation of Crimea, could end up making Russia feel obliged to add Luhansk and Donetsk to its territory.