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Maker of bows for all string instruments, based on historical examples from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Bows for Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass, Violone, Viola D'amore, Viols (bass, tenor and treble).
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"Fabrication d'instruments de musique. Luths & Violes de gambe - Isabelle Venturini" (transl. "Instrument maker, lutes and viola da gamba by Isabelle Venturini" (See website for more info. (ed.))
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"OMI is made up of Alden and Cali Hackmann. We are the only workshop in North America dedicated exclusively to building hurdy-gurdies. We have been building them since 1988, when we began building a kit instrument that inspired us to build a more advanced model. We presently have several models available, and we offer repair and restoration services, as well as a range of other products related to the hurdy-gurdy.
We are located on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state, from which we get our business name. Our town is Indianola, which is on the shore of Puget Sound with a view of Seattle. " See website for more information. (ed.)
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"I began making violins in 1979 at the Violin Making School of America. After graduating from there in 1983, I moved to New York City to work with William L. Monical, where I stayed for four years. While in New York I took advantage of many opportunities to examine, both inside and out, a spectrum of very fine modern and historical instruments. Since 1987 I have lived and worked in Seattle, Washington. I continue to study instruments often and to participate in ongoing professional violin making forums. Taking opportunities to examine fine instruments continues to be invaluable toward developing insight into classical construction techniques and tonal characteristics.
I build violins, violas and cellos for musicians specializing in modern performance practices. I also build instruments in an historically informed manner for musicians specializing in period performance. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"The bow I make for your instrument incorporates the finest of materials and quality workmanship. In order to insure the quality of materials, I travel to Brazil for pernambuco wood, to Spain for blackwood and Paris for mammoth ivory and abalone. Acquiring materials, learning their characteristics, interacting with musicians, and studying bows in collections and museums are all integral factors in my personalized approach to bow making.
I began developing my skills in 1981 with a two year apprenticeship in the French method in Portland, Oregon with Robert Shallock. In 1984 and '85 I attended workshops with William Salchow, Fullbright Scholar in bow making. On invitation in 1996, I attended the Oberlin Bow making Workshop, sharing in the collective knowledge of some of the best bow makers of this generation. I work in my studio in Port Townsend, Washington, using time-honed skills and giving attention to every detail needed to achieve artistry and excellence in every bow I make.
You may try my handmade bows on an approval procedure. You will know which bow is best for you and your instrument by testing them in in your specific contexts. I will be happy to provide you with a finely crafted bow that will enable you to reach your optimum potential as a musician. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"I have been fascinated by the shape and sound of the violin since early childhood and even during my days at Art College in England where I studied Painting, Sculpture and Textile Design, I played the violin and had a desire to make them. I have also played the saxophone and flute since that time. Much later, after retraining in Graphic Design and years in Advertising and teaching Graphic Design at Monash University in Victoria (Chisholm Campus), a spell in a popular Rock band of the day, some work in music retailing and general gigging around Melbourne playing Violin and Saxophone and Flute, I eventually started to study, repair and make violins. That was in 1975 and has continued to this day. In 1991 I came to Western Australia and concentrated more on making than repairing. " See website for more information. (ed.)
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"Ian Watchorn began his professional career as a maker & repairer of instruments in Sydney, Australia in 1976, moving to Canberra in 1979.
1982 received grants from Australia Council and NSW Premiers Department to study musical instrument conservation at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg, Germany under Friedemann Hellwig and John Henry van der Meer.
1984 accepted the post of conservator at the Germanisches Nationalmuseum, and was later acting senior conservator there before returning to Australia in 1987.
1987 - 1990 worked on the conservation and collection development for the musical instrument collection at the Power House Museum, Sydney, and later as curator of the same collection.
1990 - present working privately as maker, conservator & consultant in Melbourne, Australia.
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"Lutemakers working in central London, Stephen Barber and Sandi Harris make a range of instruments of the lute family, including renaissance lutes and baroque lutes, along with archlutes, theorbos, chitarroni, baroque guitars, vihuelas of all types, specialising in fluted-back vihuelas.
Long-established, our combined experience of lute making exceeds fifty years, during which time we have made approaching one thousand instruments; Stephen made his first lute – a copy of an original Venere lute owned by Robert Spencer – in 1972, and Sandi made her first lute in 1983, under Stephen's guidance.
We went on to form a unique, highly-successful and very efficient equal working partnership, and we usually produce around 30 instruments between us in a typical year. Our workshop in Peacock Yard was established in 1980. " See website for more information. (ed.)
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"Kees van Hemert received initial training at the workshop of Matthijs de Jong and worked in the position of bowmaker for the internationally recognised firm of Bouman's, before opening his own successful establishment in Den Haag renowned for its Royal Conservatorium with its world famous department of early music.
Following a career as an artist, holding major exhibitions and lecturing in The Netherlands, and for a time in Australia, Kees van Hemert combines his visual expertise with suberb practical skills creating bows which are as functionally finely balanced as they are aesthetically pleasing – each one being an individual, one-off work of art in itself.
Kees van Hemert won The City of Perth Crafts Award for Excellence for the outstanding quality of his bows, and was recently honoured with membership of The Netherlands Association of Violin Makers and Bow Makers.
Kees van Hemert historical bows are used by specialist solo musicians like Hidemi Suzuki and Wouter Möller and chamber early music performers in orchestras such as The Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century, the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra, De Nederlandse Bachvereniging and Anima Eterna, La Petite Bande, Les Arts Florissants and the Japan Bach Collegium. His contemporary bows are used in modern orchestras throughout the world. " See website for more information. (ed.)
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" From my most early studies of violin making I gravitated towards instruments intended for historical performance practice, making my first baroque violin in 1973 when I was still a student. About that time I began to research early instruments and set up, spending time in museums with as many unaltered instruments as the curators would allow. In the late 1970s I came to the conclusion that our early instrument reproductions would not work to expectation with the gut strings that were available at the time and I started to study the properties of historical strings based on old extant samples that I had taken out of violin cases over the years, historical descriptions of the string making process and early comments on the nature of strings. This led me to the conclusion that the only way to make authentically styled historical strings was to make them myself. The string making process does not lend itself to making just a few strings when needed, so I found myself developing a new business that developed into Gamut Musical Strings.
My interest in lutes began while I was at college in London where I became friends with several of the lute players and makers in the early 1970s. I began to study these instruments and make reproductions in 1977 and they have been part of my catalog ever since. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"My studio is a very rare studio dedicated to the research and preservation of the inheritance of European violin-making culture between 1511 and 1789. Brief history:
- I apprenticed to the instrument maker Viktor Oiberman at the age of 11.
- My first studio was opened in St.Petersburg in 1991, shortly after my very first violin received a Diploma at the Russian National Competition of violin-makers in 1991.
- In 1994 I moved to Brussels and dedicated myself to the research into the violin history and aesthetics, including the history of violin repertoire and baroque violin playing (under Sigiswald Kuijken).
- In 2002 I opened my studio in Brussels and made instruments and baroque bows for a few soloists such as Sigiswald Kuijken, Francois Fernandez, Ryo Terakado, Luis Otavio Santos and others, for the members of ensembles such as La Petite Bande, Ricercar Consort, Bach Collegium Japan and some others.
- As whole I made 60 instruments and used to keep a waiting list for both the instruments and bows. The secret is in my appealing approach to the European violin-making in the spirit of the Baroque, and in my ability to play the instruments I make (I graduated from St.Petersburg State and Brussels Royal Conservatories).
- In 2006 I opened my studio in one of the greenest areas of Tokyo, 35 minutes from the city centre."
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" ... Since 1995 I focused my attention on baroque bows and they are now my main activity.
In 2002 I completed the bows' catalogue of the Orpheon Foundation in Wien (Austria) and, in 2003, brought to an end the one of the Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze. In 2005 I started the listing of historical bows by the MIM (Musical Instrument Museum) in Bruxelles (Belgium) and edited the complete records of the two bows belonged to G.Tartini collected in the conservatorio di musica of Trieste (Italy).In 2007 started the catalogation of the hirtorical bows collected by the Accademia nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome. ...
In cooperation with F.Lowenberger and stringmaker Mimmo Peruffo I started a program for spreading and sharing knowledge about the evolution of stringed instruments; its goal is to issue a support for all the musicians who want to perform "historically informed".
Alongside with the production on bows I actually work in instruments repair and set-up, during my free time I also carry out my own research on classical guitars. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"Born in Genova, Italy, in 1948, I started teaching myself how to build period musical instruments out of sheer passion and curiosity in 1979. Later on I took formal apprenticeship in the shop of the Genoese master luthier De Vincenzi. In 1982 I was one of the Founding Members of the Genoese Artistic Luthiery Society.
For years I have specialized in replicas of baroque bowed instruments, of the Viola da Gamba family in particular, but also baroque violin and cello. Besides these philological reproductions, for which I'm aided by bibliographic and artistic researches and by consulting many professional musicians and experts in this field, I also perform baroque reconversion of original baroque instruments which have been modified in the course of the years, restoring them to their original aesthetic and functional features. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed)
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"It is by making classical guitars and flamencas that he began to work out stringed instruments. Student of Luc Breton, he was quickly interested in old instruments that ensure quite easily the application of traditional stringed intruments manufacture.
After having built oriental lutes, he devoted several years to baroque instruments, by manufacturing viola da gamba, tenors, upper of viols, overcoat of viols, baroque violins, baroque cellos and piccolo cellos.
He also practises restoration of old intruments. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"Sebastián learned the profession of harpsichord maker with Willem Kroesbergen next to whom he worked during 6 years.
At the same time he dedicated to the investigation and construction of plucked musical instruments (Lutes, vihuelas, early guitars, etc.) Also he specialized in the restoration of antiques and special of romantic guitars.
With a group of musicians and musicologists he founded the Dutch Lute Society with the purpose of promote this instrument and its music. During four years he was a member of the directorate of this society.
He has given several conferences and seminars for different organizations like: Vereniging Huismuziek, Festival Oudemuziek Utrecht, Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag, Sweelinck Conservatorium Amsterdam, Nederlandse Luitvereniging, Belgische Luitvereniging, Archaeology Symposium Almere, Guitar and Cittern Symposium Michaelstein 2001, Musical Archaeology Symposium Michaelstein 2002, Instituto Cervantes Utrecht etc. He was asked by the NISA institute (Nederlands Instituut voor Scheeps- en onderwaterArcheologie) to investigate and reconstruct a Dutch cister from the beginning of the XVII century found in The Netherlands.
Verónica was born in Rosario, Argentina in 1969 and lives in The Netherlands since 1995. She is a graduated specialist in pup theatre and she followed also three years of art academy in Rosario. In The Netherlands she specialized with Sebastián on the decorations of harpsichords and in making roses for lutes, guitars etc.
She also works for other makers such as Nico van der Waals.
At the moment is she studying History of Art at the Utrecht University. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"Early Harps were also visually aesthetic instruments in the culture in which they were originated, based on historical- physical- technical princip of period. Musical and visual beauty, maden by musicians and the harpmakers united to create a fascinateing atmasphere. Eric Kleinmann sees it as his task to pass on this rich heritage. The instruments are handmade. The basis of his work is the personly instrumentexploration in museums and colections around the world. The coloring and varnishing is maden with natural materials from old prescriptions.
The speciality is also the harps maden from iconographic studies in early paintings, manuscrips and sculpturs. Eric makes also individual instruments to customers requirement. Customers are international Musicians and Ensembles from Swizerland, France, USA, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Japan and Great Britain. Museum and collections ask for help and advice in Historical Harps. Lectures about Historical-Harp-Subjects are held in Conservatories, Universities and Technical-schools as well as at international Harp- and Musicinstrument-Congress. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"As a harp maker I recreate early harps as facsimile or copy after well chosen originals. Extended researches are followed by careful handcrafts. More than 30 years of experience in musical instrument making guarantee each harp as a masterpiece. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"We have been an experienced firm in selling and servicing harps. Every day we find new challenges. We work for conservatories and orchestras all over Europe. Passionate commitment and expert craftmanship are our strenghts. Whether you want to buy a new or used harp, try new strings or need information on more complicated matters, such as restoration of antique harps, we are more than willing to provide advice and lend a helping hand. Should you plan to visit our showroom, please don't hesitate to contact us. It will be our pleasure to be of service. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"I have spent over twenty-years working with harps. I began studying harps from home on the early 1980s, later deciding to study Musical Instrument Technology at the London College of furniture. After which, I then spent nine years managing the workshops of a leading harp business. At this business I carried out numerous repairs, restorations and the production of my first replica 'Welsh Triple Harp'. Since January 1998 I have been running my own workshop in sunny Devon.
My love is for the recreation of historical harps. Keeping very much to the original design, great accuracy is spent to ensure the instruments are both pleasing to the eye and ear. When making commissioned pieces every care is taken to ensure the customers individual requirements are met. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"The Thurau-Harfenmanufaktur makes a range of instruments of the harp family, including reconstructions of early harps from the 11th to the 19th century and modern concert harp. We also undertake restorations on early pedal harps, for both public and private collections. This depth of knowledge and experience is naturally reflected in the range and quality of the instruments described here in. Since more than thirty years costumers of the USA, Australia, Japan, South-America, Canada, Russia, and all Europe as well as famous early harpists like Cheryl Ann Fulton, Mara Galassi, Arianna Savall, Christina Pluhar, Hannelore De Vaere, Marie Nishiyama, Ben Bagby, Bill Taylor and many others appreciate and purchase our historical harps. Many museums in England, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland and Germany collect early harps of our manufacture due to the authenticity and high quality of our work of art and craft. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"G. Sambot (born in Paris in 1954 ) is a luthier and specialized in cello making. He was a pupil of László Lendjel and has completed a whole range of modern cellos as well as baroque ones including: 4/4, 7/8 and a 5 stringed piccolo, after Stradivarius. G. Sambot also makes baroque and romantic guitars as well as some plucked stringed instruments. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"Handicraft has been my primary interest since childhood, continuing into my professional life. Beginning in 1984 in Bourges, my brother Pierre-Gilles Jarny (artistic director of the Aymerillot ensemble) and I took an interest in 15th and 16 century music. We performed together on occasion and I continued to work as a manager of a joinery and cabinetry workshop.
My 1991 meeting with Carolos Gonzales, a luthier specializing in lutes, was pivotal for my career. Beginning my training as an apprentice and then as a journeyman, I studied this trade in the tradition of Joël Dugot. Instructor to us all, Joël Dugot is the conservator of plucked string instruments at the Music Museum in Paris. Carlos Gonzales and i organized several luthier workshops, and from 1999 to 2003 I taught practical luthier workshops in Paris. During the same period, I made the acquaintance of one of the best lute musicians in France, Pascale Boquet. She helped me to refine and better understand the art of lute music, and since then we have continued this adventure together.
I opened my first workshop in 2000 in Meung-sur-Loir (Loiret) and then moved to Tours in 2003. For two years, I have had an apprentice in my studio, Nicolas Petit, who has studied the art of making these instruments and will open his own workshop in Tours. At present I continue to build the instruments in which I have specialized, 16th and 17th century plucked string instruments: lutes, Renaissance and Baroque guitars, theorbos, archilutes, vihuelas ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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Helmut Gotschy, Hurdy Gurdy Maker. Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"I trained at the Newark School of Violin Making after a career in education, I prefer to work with more unusual instruments copied from the originals or derived from other information.I have now retired from full time making but specific commissions for particular purposes are welcomed. Naturally repairs or modifications to the many instruments already in circulation will be undertaken. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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Nov. 15, 2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – For the third time in school history the Florida State women's swimming and diving team defeated the Florida Gators. The 24th – ranked Seminoles pulled off the upset against the No. 11 Florida squad with a score of 157-143 at the Morcom Aquatics Center on Thursday.
"This feel great," head coach Neil Harper said. "Florida is a great team. We are both in the same situation where we are training hard. If gives us confidence to know that we can train hard and still perform like that and race and I'm real happy that we won. We don't back down from the Gators we say `hey, we're going to race with you.' We've got great leaders and great captains. It was great top to bottom and it was a lot of fun."
The women jumped out in front with a one-two showing in 3-meter diving. Senior Ariel Rittenhouse captured victory with a score of 359.93 , a mark which was six points shy of the school record. Junior Kelsey Goodman placed second with a score of 289.13.
In the pool, The Seminoles kept the ball rolling and won six of the seven events before the first break. In the 200 medley relay as junior Tiffany Oliver came back on the last leg to win the event for FSU with a season best time of 1:43.55. Oliver was joined by junior McKayla Lightbourn, freshman Sami Pochowski and Bianca Spinazzola.
After surrendering a one-two finish to the Gators in the 1000 free, sophomore Kaitlyn Dressel held on and claimed first place in the 200 free with a career best time of 1:49.14.
Spinazzola turned to her strength and used her underwater fly kicks in the 100 back to win the event from lane 8 with a career best time of 55.18. Lightbourn was third at 57.09 and junior Ashley Hicks took fourth with a 57.37.
Pochowski won the 100 breast with a time of 1:03.21 while senior Kristine Polley placed third with a mark of 1:05.19.
Sophomore Elizabeth Pepper held on to defeat two-time U.S. Olympian Elizabeth Beisel in the 200 fly, posting a season best time of 2:00.18. It was her second time in her career that she defeated Beisel in the event.
The women's 1-meter diving concluded with Rittenhouse taking her second victory of the day with a score of 306.15 and Goodman placed second with a mark of 290.70.
"The diving helped tremendously," Harper said. "We started diving early and our swimmers got to watch them dominate. Being at home is a big advantage. Our divers dominate when they're in their own pool. For us to look over in warm ups and see our guys winning was a real confidence boost."
After the first break, Florida State came out blazing in the 100 free as Oliver came back to beat Dressel in the 100 free. Oliver was first with a season best 49.88 and Dressel clocked a 50.09.
The Seminoles surrendered the next four events to Florida, but Florida State was able to stop the momentum of the Gators with a second, third and fourth place showing in the 100 fly. Pepper placed second with a season best of 55.74 while Spinazzola took third with her best at 56.86 and freshman Mary Elizabeth King was fourth with a 57.24.
After the second break, the Seminoles surrendered a one-two-three sweep in the 200 IM leaving the meet to be decided in the 400 free relay.
The team of Oliver, Dressel freshman Kelsey Buckley and Pepper got out and front and held on to the lead to win the event and the meet with a time of 3:23.74.
"With Tiffany and Pepper stepping up today, our team realizes that they train with them and that they can do that too," Harper said. "That's what we saw today, instead of people getting sixth, they were getting fifth – instead of third, they were getting second. We got on a roll and we gave ourselves every chance. It was a lot of fun."
The women remain unbeaten and move to 10-0 on the season.
The second- ranked Florida men's team defeated the No. 19 FSU team by the score of 167-133. The Men are now 5-2 on the year.
Starting on 1-meter for the men, the Seminoles placed first, third and fourth with Tom Neubacher handily winning the event with a score of 346.28. Junior Mikey Lewark was third with a mark of 305.33 and senior Nick Klein placed fourth at 284.78.
The Seminoles won their first swimming event in the 100 back, when senior Brad Morrison took 100 back from the outside lane eight with a time of 50.89.
Senior Mark Weber got out in front and won the 50 free with a time of 50.17.
In 3-meter diving, the Seminoles came back and swept the event with Neubacher winning with a score of 379.73. Klein was second at 306.45 and Lewark took third with a score of 295.80.
The Seminole sprinters came out and touched in first and third in the 100 free as Weber won with a 44.75 and Murray was third at 45.37.
Sophomore Josh Friedel won the 200 back with a time of 1:48.10, while Morrison finish third with a season best of 1:50.52 and junior Mike Thomas placed 1:50.85.
The Seminoles will head to Atlanta, Ga. for the Georgia Tech Invite, starting on Nov. 3.

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- HeartSaver First Aid With CPR and AED (Initial Course)
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New Jersey Wants Pension Fraud And Abuse Reported
Gov. Chris Christie
[New Jersey]
The Christie Administration's Pension Fraud and Abuse Unit within Treasury's Division of Pensions and Benefits has established a Web presence and is offering multiple contact options that concerned citizens can use to report possible misconduct by public pension plan participants.
The unit can be reached by phone, email or by filling out an information referral page that can be found on the website and emailing it to the unit.
"We wanted to make it as easy as possible for people to contact us," said James P. Scott, the Director of the unit, "and give them multiple platforms for sharing their knowledge about any possible abuses of New Jersey's public pension funds that may be taking place. Also, in order to encourage people to contact the unit regarding potential abuse, the information submitted to the unit will be treated confidentially."
When he created the Pension Fraud and Abuse Unit through an Executive Order last August, Governor Christie gave it the mission of investigating improper pension claims and payments, including disability pension claims, and instances of improper participation in the pension systems as well as potential fraud and abuse of other benefit systems.
In his State of the State address on January 14, the Governor said the unit was needed because "our pension system is burdened by some who collect disability retirement because they claim they are totally and permanently disabled, but who are now working full-time."
The Pension Fraud and Abuse Unit can be contacted by phone at (609) 633-2925 or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Hi-Fi 2.0
It's safe to start listening again. Good sound is back!
Heads up!Welcome to this article from the Crutchfield archives. Have fun reading it, but be aware that the information may be outdated and links may be broken.
How do you experience music?
Do you relish the sounds of music like you savor the flavors of a gourmet meal? Is your music a wellspring of inspiration rather than a mere backdrop for your everyday activities? Would you like it to thrill you, at least some of the time?The way most people listen has changed dramatically since hi-fi became a household word
What is high fidelity?
Simply put, it's sound reproduction over the full spectrum of audible frequencies, with no audible distortion of the original signal. Such reproduction conveys the artistry of a musical performance with the utmost accuracy. It immerses you in an experience that's true to the live performance. Playback reveals all of the intensity, the subtle sonic details, and the full range of emotions captured by the recording.
Educate your ears
Learn what to listen for.
Are you old enough to remember the Hi-Fi 1.0 era, when vinyl records were king? There wasn't much on TV, and multitasking wasn't even in the dictionary. Music lovers were much more likely to relax and just listen, devoting their undivided attention to the art within the grooves.
Then along came cassettes, MTV, PCs, MP3 players, earbuds, and other gadgets that multiplied our listening options but diluted the experience by degrading sound quality and pushing music further and further into the background.Finally, hi-fi catches up with your gadgets
For decades, people who were serious about sound quality had little choice but to buy a stack of components and a pair of boxy speakers. Fast-forward to Hi-Fi 2.0. Now some of the same devices that devalued the experience of listening to music can be used to enrich it. Computers can sound as good as high-end CD players. Smartphones and tablets can be powerful tools for music discovery.
Portability is no longer the enemy of sound quality. Today's "lossless" digital music files sound terrific. Pair your iPod® with a good set of headphones or a digital-media-friendly car stereo, and you can enjoy hi-fi sound wherever you roam.
Crutchfield can help you discover the thrill great sound can bring
Whether it's a high-end home music system, a car stereo makeover, or a simple upgrade of your TV sound, we'll show you how to improve your audio. Wherever you see our Hi-Fi 2.0 logo, you'll find information that steers you toward better sound. For a sample of our hi-fi guidance, try the links below.
» iPod, iTunes®, and AirPlay®
» Home audio shopping guides
» Home audio installation
» Surround sound and TV sound upgrades
» Car audio shopping guides
» Car audio installation
Video: Upgrading your computer sound
Video: Connecting your computer to your stereo
Video: The advantages of a digital-to-analog converter
Get better sound from your iPod
How to choose an iPod dock for your A/V system
iTunes®: How to install, use, and enjoy
See an AirPlay demonstration
How to send music from your computer, iPhone®, or iPad® to a Denon networkable receiver.
The advantages of an outboard DAC
Learn how an outboard digital-to-analog converter gives you better sound from the music stored on your computer.
Video: Installing in-wall and ceiling speakers
Video: Installing outdoor speakers
High-def audio to match your HDTV
Home theater in real-life rooms
Home theater speaker placement
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Brazil 2012 Fieldwork Diary Entry 6: Sharks Patrol These Waters
Fossil spine from a large xenacanth shark embedded in rocks of the Pedra de Fogo Formation. In life, the spine was located near the animal's head. Scale bar is in centimeters. Photo by Ken Angielczyk.
In my last entry, I noted that geological evidence suggests that some of the rocks that we're working in were formed near the shore of an inland sea, but that the environment became increasingly terrestrial as time passed, with some of the younger rocks representing sand dunes. Over the past two days, most of the fossils we discovered were preserved in the rocks that formed along the shoreline and are the remains of aquatic animals.
The most impressive of these animals are the large xenacanth sharks (an extinct group of sharks that were common in the Permian). Typically, very little of their skeletons are preserved because they were mostly made of cartilage, a material that decays before it can be fossilized. Most of what we find of them are large spines that were made of a mineralized tissue similar to bone, and which have a distinctive pattern of ornamentation. Last year we found a few of these spines, and the one in the picture above was found yesterday (April 15) by Christian Kammerer. We also found teeth of these sharks last year, but so far haven't discovered any this year.
A second denizen of the Pedra de Fogo are lungfish. Very few fossils of lungfish have been discovered previously in these rocks, but yesterday Jose (one of our drivers who is also a good fossil finder) discovered a very large lungfish tooth plate. Unlike us, lungfish only have four teeth in their mouths, and they have a very distinctive shape that makes them easy to recognize. We found additional lungfish toothplates today (April 16), although they were much smaller and may represent juvenile animals. Although rare today, lungfish have a long history in the fossil record, and are important in evolutionary studies because they are closely related to terrestrial vertebrates.
Lungfish toothplate from the Pedra de Fogo Formation. This is one of the first lungfish fossils to be discovered in these rocks, making it an important specimen. Scale bar is in centimeters. Photo by Ken Angielczyk.
Besides lungfish, we found members of the other main group of fish, the ray-finned fish. Several exciting specimens that we discovered yesterday that represent this group are jaws with teeth preserved. Today, in rocks that are slightly younger and probably formed in a more terrestrial environment, we found other specimens of ray-finned fish, but these were still articulated (i.e., the parts of the skeleton were still attached as in life). Martha Richter has seen similar specimens from that locality, and thinks they are early representatives of a group of ray-finned fish that were more common and diverse in the Mesozoic Era of Earth history (about 205 to 65 million years ago).
Jaw of a ray-finned fish showing teeth. Scale bar is in centimeters. Photo by Ken Angielczyk.
You may have noticed that I haven't mentioned any synapsid specimens yet. So far we haven't discovered any, but we have found fragmentary remains that seem to represent the archaic amphibians (or temnospondyls) that were common during the Permian Period. Many temnospondyl bones have a distinctive pattern of sculpturing on them that helps to differentiate them from similar-looking fish bones that we also find in these rocks. We only discovered a few of these bones so far, but they are important because they represent terrestrial vertebrates.
A probable skull bone from a temnospondyl amphibian. The sculpturing of the bone helps to differentiate it from similar fish bones found in the same rocks. Scale bar is in centimeters. Photo by Ken Angielczyk.
We'll carry on our search for the elusive synapsids tomorrow, but the fossils we collected so far are helping us paint a more complete picture of the animals that were living in the Parnaíba Basin during the Permian.


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LOS ANGELES - A week after Clint Eastwood's appearance before the Republican National Convention, mocking continues about the Hollywood veteran's peculiar, rambling conversation with an imaginary President Barack Obama in an empty chair, raising the question: Will his latest film also be playing to empty seats when it debuts later this month?
Eastwood's nearly 12-minute-long speech, partially directed to an invisible Obama, has fired up a social media meme that shows no signs of cooling. It includes the popular (hashtag)Eastwooding and the (at)InvisbleObama account on Twitter, as well as jokey videos of the infamous seat hosting a press conference and a montage of empty chairs plopped into Eastwood film scenes.
While such ridicule plays well online, it could prove disastrous at the box office when "Trouble With the Curve" opens nationwide Sept. 21. The film stars Eastwood as a past-his-prime baseball scout for the Atlanta Braves who's accompanied by his lawyer daughter, played by "The Fighter" actress Amy Adams, on a last-chance scouting trip to North Carolina.
"If you're a Clint Eastwood fan, my guess is you'll probably still go to see the movie," said S. Mark Young, co-author of "The Mirror Effect: How Celebrity Narcissism is Seducing America" and professor at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. "If you're not, you might be very disappointed with what's become of Clint."
The movie, which also stars Justin Timberlake as a rival scout, is directed by Eastwood collaborator, Robert Lorenz, and is being distributed by Warner Bros. A studio spokeswoman declined to comment if the film's marketing campaign would be tweaked in light of Eastwood's odd convention appearance. He's still expected to attend the film's junket and premiere.
Leonard Hirshan, Eastwood's longtime manager, said the 82-year-old actor-director would likely appear on one talk show to promote the film. He wasn't sure which one. Hirshan didn't originally know Eastwood was planning to appear at the convention in Tampa, Fla. He noted Eastwood doesn't employ a personal representative and usually "chooses to do what he wants to do."
Although he's been a Hollywood staple, Eastwood has never conformed to Hollywood standards. He's a flag-waving Republican, a fiscal conservative who takes left-leaning stands on social issues like gay marriage. He made waves with right-wingers earlier this year when he starred in a Super Bowl spot for Chrysler, a company that benefited from government support.
Despite the continued roasting of Eastwood's RNC shenanigans online, Young of USC said moviegoers are often extremely forgiving of such bizarre, broadcast-for-the-masses moments. He cited Tom Cruise as an example. Cruise still draws crowds to theaters even after he wildly jumped on Oprah Winfrey's couch and called Matt Lauer "glib" on the "Today" show.
"Unless someone has done something truly egregious, people are still going to go to the movies," said Young. "If people go to see `Trouble With the Curve,' it's probably not because they side or don't side with Clint's political beliefs. They're going to go to be entertained, whether they like movies about baseball or just the stuff that Eastwood has done in the past."
Moviegoers aren't the only audience Eastwood might have to worry about following his divisive speech supporting Mitt Romney. There's also left-leaning Hollywood. Eastwood's "Trouble With the Curve" performance has already been bandied about as an awards contender. Could his empty-chair act have undermined Eastwood's chances at capturing more Oscars?
"What he did is not going to help him, but it's certainly not going to harm him either," said Scott Feinberg, awards analyst and blogger for The Hollywood Reporter. "The fallout and embarrassment from what he did is probably punishment enough for Clint. Ultimately, I don't think his 11-minute speech can undo his 50-plus-year legacy in Hollywood."
Feinberg noted that actors like Daniel Day-Lewis in "Lincoln," Joaquin Phoenix in "The Master," John Hawkes in "The Sessions" and Denzel Washington in "Flight" were already considered more likely front-runners for best actor nods before Eastwood ever began chatting with an invisible Obama. It also wouldn't be the first time he was passed over.
Eastwood, who won best picture and director Academy Awards for 1992's "Unforgiven" and 2004's "Million Dollar Baby," hasn't received Oscar love since 2007, when "Letters from Iwo Jima" was nominated for the same prizes. He wasn't up for those categories earlier this year for "J. Edgar" or for 2008's "Gran Torino," which he starred in as well as directed.
"This may actually have the reverse effect and cause sympathy for him," said Tom O'Neil, editor of the awards site GoldDerby.com. "The Oscars are all about hugs - who we love and who we don't in Hollywood. There was something endearing about him taking a chance up there and embracing his politics. It took guts. That's kinda what you expect from Dirty Harry."


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Sochi Olympic organizers say authorities will ensure security at the "highest possible level."
A deadly bombing at the Boston Marathon in April has revived fears of security arrangements at the 2014 Games in Sochi, the resort town on the edge of Russia's restive southern provinces which have been engulfed in Islamic insurgency.
Sochi organizing committee leader Dmitry Chernyshenko said Wednesday that the government is doing its best to ensure security at the Games and stressed that the Boston bombings have proven that terrorism is a "global threat" not confined to a particular region.
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This is a book about my great-great grandfather Robert Price. It was written by my great-uncle Ezra James Poulsen in 1962.
As you can see by the inscription page it was given to me as a Christmas present in 1980 by my grandma and grandpa Smedley.
I would like to share a letter from pages 35-36 that my gr-great-grandmother Matilda Kelsey wrote to Robert Price before they were married.
21 Alfred PlaceBedford SquareAugust, 1855Dear RobertIt is with much pleasure that I received a letter from you yesterday morning. I am much obliged to you for the kindness of seeing after my dress. You are more kind than I deserve. I feel that I am not worthy of so much kindness and care, and that I am not worthy of you. Your spirit is much superior to my own; I feel that I am an ungrateful being, and I do not exercise as much patience as I ought. I only hope I shall be able to overcome all weaknesses and evil passions when I become your wife, and that I shall e er have a meek, humble and gentle spirit in all things. It is my desire to overcome all things and ever be firm in my day as a saint of God. I often feel my weaknesses. My spirit rebels and I know it ought not to do so. We ought to have meekness and honesty as our constant companions and guide, but how blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth, and he that humbleth himself shall be blessed. My prayer is, my dear Robert, that we may ever have that spirit of love and forebearance and meekness to every one and my prayer is that we may ever live together in pure love and harmony, that the evil spirit of contention and discord may never enter our dwelling,though it may be ever so humble. May it be the dwelling of love and peace that the spirit of God may ever dwell there. May our children partake of the same spirit, that they may grow up strong and valiant in the house of God. May this be our happy lot, dear Robert, it will be a blesssing worth striving for, and promises much as we strive we shall gain it. May God grant that we may have firmness and energy to do so, is my prayer (fervent) for Christ's sake Amen.Matilda Kelsey
|Matilda Kelsey and Robert Price Wedding Picture


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carsDirect necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 54 diseños de 23 diseñadores freelance.
We require a logo designed for Cars Direct (.com), an online automotive portal. A logo that works on the web and print and also will always be on a white background. As it will reflect our corporate identity, we'd like something thats simply and classy.
Cars Direct
Were a new company developing and online automotive portal. We'd like a logo designed thats unique and simple that would work across web and print as the logo will appear on the website, newsletter & document headers, & name cards and pretty much anywhere else the corporate identity could be displayed. As the designs for the website has been approved, there are specific colors we'd like.
- Color code: "#d60000", "#747474" and "#000000" should be the main colors used on the logo. Any other color used thats similar to these as gradients or shadows is fine, as long as those 3 main colors stand out the most
- Not excessively corporate, but also something thats not too flashy. Something thats simple and classy really.
- The text can either be all UPPERCASE (CARSDIRECT) or , all lowercase (carsdirect) or 2 words (Cars Direct).
- The company is essentially called Cars Direct but is exclusively online so we'd like the ".com" as part of the logo as well. The ".com" should be an 'add-on' to the logo so the font size should be significantly smaller than the rest.
- The logo should be car/automotive related.
- It would also be good if the logo could work without the 'carsdirect.com' as well...as a favicon for example.
- No specific font style but definitely nothing too comical.
- Required in a .psd format.
- Comical Designs
- Not too many colors
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You can thank Zack for this one.
Although I am not quite a mother yet, I am a mother-to-be (only 3 months left until Baby is here). Zack being the loving husband he is, wanted to do something me on Mother's Day. I am not sure how he came across this recipe, but knowing I love french toast, nutella, and breakfast in general he thought this would be the perfect thing to make for me and man was he right! I helped him a little with the preparation, not because it is difficult, but because I like to be in the kitchen. You prepare the french toast the night before you want to make it, then just pop it in the oven in the morning. Zack let me sleep in while this was baking; such a thoughtful guy. This french toast is incredibly delicious. I loved it so much that I asked if it could be a Mother's Day tradition.
Overnight Nutella French Toast
original recipe found on mint.com
original recipe found on mint.com
served 6 -8 depending on how large your slices
6 eggs
two cups whole milk or heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 loaf Challah or Brioche, sliced into 10 slices
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk or cream, and vanilla extract until somewhat frothy and set aside.
Smear five slices of bread generously with Nutella and top with another slice each to make five sandwiches. Cut each diagonally into quarters. Soak each quarter in custard mixture for one to two minutes, flipping to coat evenly. Transfer to the prepared baking dish. Pour the rest of the custardover the top and dot the top with butter. Refrigerate overnight.
Bake at 365 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 to 40 minutes until golden brown.


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Not too long ago I was having one of those diet-think days where my inner monologue was right out of a women's magazine. Among the thoughts I caught myself thinking was this (you'll find it familiar, I'm betting): "If I only ate a couple hundred fewer calories a day, I bet I could lose weight." Luckily, I am at heart a rational person, so that thought led to the following thought process.
Let's assume for a second that the human body is essentially a Bunsen burner, and it really is as simple as "calories in, calories out." Since returning to my previous weight after getting off of antidepressants — that is, the weight I was before I started the antidepressants, which is the weight I was before i started my last diet, which is the weight I was before I started the diet before that — I haven't gained or lost more than a couple pounds at a time, and the changes have always averaged out to zero. I eat a certain amount per day, and I maintain the weight I'm at. So doesn't that mean I'm eating exactly what I need?
If I ate a couple hundred fewer calories per day, I guess I might lose weight, but I'd lose weight because I was cheating my body — it requires a certain number of calories to do its daily thing, breathe and pump blood and think and type and go to dance class and whatnot. Obviously I knew this — that dieting is about cheating your body, that it's about literally inducing starvation, where starvation is defined as not getting enough energy to support your daily processes — but for some reason it was a revelation to think about it this way. Even if it were as simple as calories in and calories out, I'm clearly not running a deficit or a surplus, which means I get just what I need. Which in turn means that I need what I get.
Now sure, one of the things that my body needs calories to do is maintain my current weight. Presumably, I use more calories than someone with my metabolism who is smaller would use, at least in the body-as-Bunsen-burner paradigm. But just like you can't spot reduce, you can't choose where you're cheating yourself. You can't restrict only the calories that are used to keep you weighing 250 (or whatever) and not the ones that are used for thinking and dancing and living. If you cheat yourself, you cheat yourself across the board. How is that worthwhile? How is it healthy?
Even if the people who squeal about how it's as simple as eating fewer calories than you expend were right about how the body works, what they're suggesting would be absurd. Consistently denying yourself what you need, not out of genuine privation but out of guilt and self-loathing? It's not only an absurdity; it's an absurdity born of the fundamentally absurd Puritan notion that only self-abnegation gets you into heaven. Fuck that. I don't feel the perverse need to count the number of breaths necessary to get my brain enough oxygen, and then reduce them by a third. I don't mete out how much water I'm allowed, reasoning that getting enough to stay hydrated would be greedy. If the amount I eat is fueling the amount I do, then it's the amount I need.
Addendum: Just because I brought it up does not mean that the "no diet talk" rule in the comments policy — or, for that matter, any part of the comments policy — doesn't apply. I realize we're getting a lot of visitors right now from the saddest and shittiest parts of the internet, so apparently this needs to be said. Comments about your brilliant diet system, or how I could be on a diet right now, or whatever the fuck diet diet diet, are not getting fucking approved, you dipshits.


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On Saturday, March 24 more than 400 participants will walk or ride their wheelchairs in the DC/VA 2012 MDA Muscle Walk at George Mason University. This inspirational family event is expected to raise more than $115,000 to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) serve area residents with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle diseases.
Muscle Walk participants and Muscle Walk teams can register for the event by visiting musclewalkmda.org/DCVirginia; by contacting the local MDA office at 703-476-5780; or by registering at the event by arriving at least 30-minutes before the DC/VA 2012 MDA Muscle Walk gets underway on Saturday, at 8 a.m. Individuals and teams are encouraged to raise at least $74 in donations, the cost to fund one minute of MDA research seeking treatments and cures for muscle diseases. Many teams will reach out to Facebook friends to raise thousands of dollars (human-interest stories abound; contact MDA for "hometown hero" candidates).
About MDA - MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education. See the award-winning MDA "Make A Muscle, Make A Difference" PSA.


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Don't Take it PersonallyWednesday, June 29th, 2011 by Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
Is it about you?
The Practice
Don't take it personally.
Here's an updated parable from the ancient Taoist teacher, Chuang-Tzu: Imagine that you are floating in a canoe on a slow-moving river, having a Sunday picnic with a friend. Suddenly there is a loud thump on the side of the canoe, and it rolls over. You come up sputtering, and what do you see? Somebody has snuck up on your canoe, flipped it over for a joke, and is laughing at you. How do you feel?
OK. Now imagine the exact same situation again: the picnic in a canoe, loud thump, dumped into the river, coming up sputtering, and what do you see? A large submerged log has drifted downstream and bumped into your canoe. This time, how do you feel?
The facts are the same in each case: cold and wet, picnic ruined. But when you feel personally picked on, everything feels worse. The thing is, most of what bumps into us in life – including emotional reactions from others, traffic jams, illness, or mistreatment at work – is like an impersonal log put in motion by 10,000 causes upstream. (more…)Therapist Directory


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From spectrwm website:
- spectrwm is a small dynamic tiling window manager for Xorg. It tries to stay out of the way so that valuable screen real estate can be used for much more important stuff. It has sane defaults and does not require one to learn a language to do any configuration. It was written by hackers for hackers and it strives to be small, compact and fast.
Spectrwm is written in C and configured with a text configuration file. It was previously known as scrotwm.
- 1 Installation
- 2 Configuration
- 3 Starting spectrwm
- 4 Multiple monitors (Xinerama)
- 5 Statusbar configuration
- 6 Alternative status bar
- 7 Screenshots
- 8 Screen locking
- 9 Using spectrwm
- 10 Troubleshooting
- 11 See also
spectrwm is available in the [community] repository.
The modkey (the main key to issue commands with) is set to Mod4, which is usually the Windows key.
spectrwm can make use of the
dmenu package, so you may want to install that too.
It can also execute a screenshot command from a keybinding which may be used to call scrot using the script given below.
There is also a screen lock keybinding. By default calls xlock, provided in Arch by the
xlockmore package.
xscreensaver is also useful for screen saving and power management after an idle period, and screen locking.
See Xdefaults for details of how to set up fonts, colours and other settings for
xterm and
xscreensaver. Run
xscreensaver-demo to select the animation (or blank) and display power management (recommended).
spectrwm first tries to open the user specific file,
~/.spectrwm.conf. If that file is unavailable, it tries to open the global configuration file,
/etc/spectrwm.conf. The initial configuration provides a good set of defaults.
Optionally, spectrwm can call
baraction.sh (in the user's path), which should output a text status message to
stdout for the status bar at the top of the screen.
Starting spectrwm
To start spectrwm via
startx or the SLIM login manager, simply append the following to
exec spectrwm
Starting spectrwm with XDM
For XDM, create
~/.xsession with the following contents:
# .xsession # This file is sourced by xdm spectrwm
Make sure
~/.xsession is executable:
$ chmod a+x ~/.xsession
~/.xsession, then
~/.xinitrc will be used, but you might want different settings depending on if you use
startx or XDM. Remember to make
~/.xinitrc executable, or XDM won't start, if you use that method.
Starting spectrwm with KDM
For KDM, make sure
/usr/share/xsessions is listed in SessionDirs in
/usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc as described here. SpectrWM will then be available as an option in the Session Type menu in KDM.
To start other tasks when the session is launched, for example to launch xscreensaver and set the background image, copy
/usr/share/config/kdm/Xsession to a custom version as
described here, and then edit it, for example like this:
case $session in "") exec xmessage -center -buttons OK:0 -default OK "Sorry, $DESKTOP_SESSION is no valid session." ;; failsafe) exec xterm -geometry 80x24-0-0 ;; custom) exec $HOME/.xsession ;; default) exec /usr/bin/startkde ;; '''/usr/bin/spectrwm'''|otherwm''')''' '''feh --bg-scale /usr/share/wallpapers/Plasmalicious/contents/images/1280x1024.jpg''' '''xscreensaver -no-splash &''' '''eval exec "$session"''' ''';;''' *) eval exec "$session" ;; esac
Multiple monitors (Xinerama)
With a non-Xrandr multiple monitor setup create regions to split the total desktop area into one region per monitor:
region = screen[1]:1280x1024+0+0 region = screen[1]:1280x1024+1280+0
Statusbar configuration
To enable the statusbar, uncomment these two items in
/etc/spectrwm.conf (or
~/.spectrwm.conf). By default they are commented out and the statusbar is disabled.
bar_action = baraction.sh bar_delay = 5
Bash scripts
To test the status bar, place the following simple
baraction.sh in a
~/scripts (or
~/bin) directory which you have previously added to your $PATH in your ~/.bashrc file.
#!/bin/bash # baraction.sh script for spectrwm status bar SLEEP_SEC=5 # set bar_delay = 5 in /etc/spectrwm.conf COUNT=0 #loops forever outputting a line every SLEEP_SEC secs while :; do let COUNT=$COUNT+1 echo -e " Hello World! $COUNT" sleep $SLEEP_SEC done
Modkey+Q to restart spectrwm and after a few seconds you should see the output in the status bar. If you have problems at this stage, make sure the script is executable, test it from the command line, and check the path/filename you specified in
Next replace
baraction.sh with the more useful file below. You need to have bc and lm_sensors installed, and whatever you need for WiFi. You should configure lm_sensors.
#!/bin/bash #baraction.sh for spectrwm status bar SLEEP_SEC=5 #loops forever outputting a line every SLEEP_SEC secs while :; do eval $(cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/state | awk '/charging state/ {printf "BAT_CHGSTATE=%s;", $3}; /remaining capacity/ {printf "BAT_REMNG=%s;",$3}; /present rate/ {printf "BAT_RATE=%s;",$3};' -) eval $(cat /proc/acpi/battery/BAT0/info | awk '/present/ {printf "BAT_PRESENT=%s;", $2}; /last full capacity/ {printf "BAT_LASTFULL=%s;",$4};' -) BAT_REMNG_WH=`echo "scale=1; a=($BAT_REMNG+50)/1000; print a" | bc -l` BAT_RATE_W=`echo "scale=1; a=($BAT_RATE+50)/1000; print a" | bc -l` BCSCRIPT="scale=0; a=(100*$BAT_REMNG / $BAT_LASTFULL); print a" BAT_PCT=`echo $BCSCRIPT | bc -l`% case $BAT_PRESENT in no) POWER_STR="AC, NO BATTERY" ;; yes) case $BAT_CHGSTATE in charged) #on ac AC_STATUS="ON AC" TIME_REMNG="N/A" POWER_STR="$AC_STATUS $BAT_CHGSTATE $BAT_PCT" ;; charging) #on ac AC_STATUS="ON AC" BCSCRIPT="scale=1; a=(60*($BAT_LASTFULL - $BAT_REMNG) / $BAT_RATE); print a" TIMETOFULL_MIN=`echo $BCSCRIPT | bc -l` POWER_STR="$AC_STATUS $BAT_CHGSTATE $BAT_PCT C="$BAT_REMNG_WH"Wh Rate="$BAT_RATE_W"W TTF="$TIMETOFULL_MIN"min" ;; discharging) AC_STATUS="ON BATT" TIME_REMNG_MIN=`echo "scale=0; a=(60*$BAT_REMNG / $BAT_RATE); print a" | bc -l` TIME_REMNG_HH=`echo "scale=0; a=($BAT_REMNG / $BAT_RATE); if (a<10) {print "0"; print a} else {print a}" | bc -l` TIME_REMNG_MM=`echo "scale=0; a=($TIME_REMNG_MIN-60*$TIME_REMNG_HH); if (a<10) {print "0"; print a} else {print a}" | bc -l` POWER_STR="$AC_STATUS $BAT_PCT C="$BAT_REMNG_WH"Wh P="$BAT_RATE_W"W R="$TIME_REMNG_HH":"$TIME_REMNG_MM ;; *) POWER_STR=$BAT_CHGSTATE ;; esac ;; *) POWER_STR="error" ;; esac #spectrwm bar_print can't handle UTF-8 characters, such as degree symbol #Core 0: +67.0°C (crit = +100.0°C) eval $(sensors 2>/dev/null | sed s/[°+]//g | awk '/^Core 0/ {printf "CORE0TEMP=%s;", $3}; /^Core 1/ {printf "CORE1TEMP=%s;",$3}; /^fan1/ {printf "FANSPD=%s;",$2};' -) TEMP_STR="Tcpu=$CORE0TEMP,$CORE1TEMP F=$FANSPD" WLAN_ESSID=$(iwconfig wlan0 | awk -F "\"" '/wlan0/ { print $2 }') eval $(cat /proc/net/wireless | sed s/[.]//g | awk '/wlan0/ {printf "WLAN_QULTY=%s; WLAN_SIGNL=%s; WLAN_NOISE=%s", $3,$4,$5};' -) BCSCRIPT="scale=0;a=100*$WLAN_QULTY/70;print a" WLAN_QPCT=`echo $BCSCRIPT | bc -l` WLAN_POWER=`iwconfig 2>/dev/null| grep "Tx-Power"| awk {'print $4'}|sed s/Tx-Power=//` WLAN_STR="$WLAN_ESSID: Q=$WLAN_QPCT% S/N="$WLAN_SIGNL"/"$WLAN_NOISE"dBm T="$WLAN_POWER"dBm" CPUFREQ_STR=`echo "Freq:"$(cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep 'cpu MHz' | sed 's/.*: //g; s/\..*//g;')` CPULOAD_STR="Load:$(uptime | sed 's/.*://; s/,//g')" eval $(awk '/^MemTotal/ {printf "MTOT=%s;", $2}; /^MemFree/ {printf "MFREE=%s;",$2}' /proc/meminfo) MUSED=$(( $MTOT - $MFREE )) MUSEDPT=$(( ($MUSED * 100) / $MTOT )) MEM_STR="Mem:${MUSEDPT}%" echo -e "$POWER_STR $TEMP_STR $CPUFREQ_STR $CPULOAD_STR $MEM_STR $WLAN_STR" #alternatively if you prefer a different date format #DATE_STR=`date +"%H:%M %a %d %b"` #echo -e "$DATE_STR $POWER_STR $TEMP_STR $CPUFREQ_STR $CPULOAD_STR $MEM_STR $WLAN_STR" sleep $SLEEP_SEC done
Here are some other ideas for status bar items: ethernet, email notification, disk space, mounts, now playing (mpc current).
The baraction.sh script may also show the date, in which case the built-in clock can be disabled:
clock_enabled = 0
Instead of a bash script, conky may be used. It should be used in non-graphical mode as shown below to output a text string to stdout which can be read in by spectrwm. First install conky. It is not necessary to install the cut-down "conky-cli" from AUR (although that would work too).
~/.spectrwm.conf set
bar_action = conky
Then in each user's
~/.conkyrc file place for example:
out_to_x no out_to_console yes update_interval 1.0 total_run_times 0 use_spacer none TEXT ${time %R %a,%d-%#b-%y} |Mail:${new_mails} |Up:${uptime_short} |Temp:${acpitemp}C |Batt:${battery_short} |${addr wlan0} |RAM:$memperc% |CPU:${cpu}% | ${downspeedf wlan0}
Alternative status bar
An alternative is to use dzen2 to create a status bar. This has the advantage that colors and even icons may be used, but the disadvantage that the bar is not integrated with spectrwm. So the current workspace number and layout and the bar-toggle keybinding are not available. The "region" option can be used to reserve the required screen space. For example to reserve 14 pixels at the top of the screen in spectrwm.conf change
bar_enabled = 1 region = screen[1]:1024x768+0+0
bar_enabled = 0 region = screen[1]:1024x754+0+14
(adjust for your screen resolution).
Then, for example using i3status to supply the information:
$ i3status | dzen2 -fn -*-terminus-medium-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* &
Spectrwm's own bar can still be enabled and disabled with
Spectrwm has the facility to execute a script called
screenshot.sh with the keybindings
Meta+s for a full screenshot Meta+Shift+s for a screenshot of a single window
First install scrot
Then copy the default script supplied in the spectrwm package to a location in your
$PATH, for example:
$ cp /usr/share/spectrwm/screenshot.sh ~/bin
Screen locking
By default the lock keybinding
Mod+Shift+Delete executes xlock
program[lock] = xlock
An alternative, if xscreensaver is already running, is to use
program[lock] = xscreensaver-command -lock
Using spectrwm
- To save space, window title bars are not shown. Window borders are one pixel wide. The border changes colour to indicate focus.
- Layouts are handled dynamically and can be changed on the fly. There are three standard layouts (stacking algorithms): vertical, horizontal and maximized (indicated in the status bar as [|], [-] and [ ])
- There is the concept of a master area (a working area). Any window can be switched to become the master and will then be shown in the master area. The master area is the left (top) portion of the screen in vertical (horizontal) mode. The size of the master area can be adjusted with the keys. By default the master area holds one window, but this can be increased.
- The area excluding the master area is called the stacking area. New windows are added to the stacking area. By default the stacking area has one column (row) in vertical (horizontal) mode, but his can be increased.
- Windows may be moved to a floating layer -- i.e. removed from the tiling management. This is useful for programs which are not suitable for tiling.
Some of the most useful key bindings:
Meta+Shift+Return: open terminal Meta+p: dmenu (then type the start of the program name and return) Meta+1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/0: select workspaces 1-10 Meta+Shift+1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/0: move window to workspace 1-10 Meta+Right/Left: select next/previous workspace Meta+Shift+Right/Left: select next/previous screen Meta+Spacebar: cycle through layouts (vertical, horizontal, maximized) Meta+j/k: cycle through windows forwards/backwards Meta+Tab/Meta+Shft+Tab: same as Meta+j/k Meta+Return: move current window to master area Meta+h/l: increase/decrease size of master area
Advanced stacking
Meta+,/. : increase/decrease the number of windows in master area (default is 1) Meta+Shift+,/. : increase/decrease number of columns(rows) in stacking area in vertical(horizontal) mode (default is 1) Meta+Shift+j/k: swap window position with next/previous window Meta+t: float<->tile toggle
Mouse bindings
Mouseover: focus window Meta+LeftClick+Drag: move window (and float it if tiled) Meta+RightClick+Drag: resize floating window Meta+Shift+RightClick+Drag: resize floating window keeping it centred
Other useful bindings
Meta+x: close window Meta+Shift+x: kill window Meta+b: hide/show status bar Meta+q: restart spectrwm (reset desktops and reread spectrwm config without stopping running programs) Meta+Shift+q: exit spectrwm
- Q: Help, I just logged in and all I see is a blank screen.
- A: Press
Shift+WinKey+Returnand an xterm will start. See
man spectrwmfor other default key bindings. Also check your configuration file.
- Q: Why does my window open in a desktop other then the current active one?
- A: Currently the PID of window is used to determine the desktop for new windows. To workaround this with terminals for example, you can often pass an argument to open the terminal in a new process.
See also
- spectrwm - spectrwm's official website
- #spectrwm at irc.freenode.net - (un)official IRC channel


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Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 10:00 am GMT
Post subject: 'Resource' Variation
At conventions I always like to keep track of what people who are just seeing this game for the first time think of it.
One theme that was new this year from Gencon is the 'you just roll dice'. i.e. the idea that the majority of your decision points happen during pre-construction and you have minimal non-obvious decision points during the game.
In Missile, your only decision point is to check if they have volley or cantrip or regenerate. If htey don't, you always attack.
In Melee, you check for cantrip or regenerate or counter AND decide if you want them to have the option to attack back. A little better, but usually you always attack.
In Melee Counter, you check for...., but you alway counter.
Magic is the only place where you get real decisions about what to do. One reason this might be is because there are more options (ie lots of spells).
Think of it this way. A magic roll generates a number of resources that you have many many options on how to spend. A missile and Melee roll also generate resources, but you only have one option on how to spend them.
We always try to simplify magic, but we never talk about making the other types of combat more complex.
So, other than direct saveable damage, what type of 'combat' might you be able to 'purchase' with your 'melee resources'? Flanking? Advance to the rear?
Brainstorming time here. Just as a variation at this time. Another way to think of the game
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 10:03 am GMT
Post subject:
In Missile...
well there is sneak attack which has a decision in multiple players to choose which army is affects.
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Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 7:56 pm GMT
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Some random musings as I like this direction of thought:
For missile, you could think of something like covering fire, which forces the opponent to keep his head down. This could be in the form of negative modifiers for maneuvers or actions, or even 'wall of thorns' or 'flash flood'-like effects. Another option is focus fire, which allow the army to target to a certain degree at a significant cost.
Both options are tricky though as penalties are not that fun to face against, and people love to use their special dice. Tricky, tricky...
As for melee, Plunder, perhaps? Where the army is rolling for melee results, but is not dealing any damage. I'm not exactly sure what the benefit should be though. Reroll on a terrain die? A certain number of auto-saves ore rerolls until the end of next turn? You could even think of a (very basic) system that lets you trade a number of results for the aforementioned effects. trick is to make it not too magic-like, though.
I once had an idea designed specifically for the Firewalkers, where they had the 'outflank' special ability that allowed them to convert a certain amount melee into missile, or vice versa. The limit would depend on the game size, 1 conversion per 9 or 12 health, for example. The idea was to create a use for all those dice that aren't fully focused on one single task.
Perhaps this could be a global thing, where you choose between a 'skirmish' melee attack that allows you to flank, or 'charge' melee attack (nod to the old days) which is the current mode of melee attack. As a global option, the choice to flank should have a cost/drawback, though, and I'm not quite sure what it should be.
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:00 am GMT
Post subject:
Jim, that is tied to a specific die. I'm talking about a core change that anyone can do.
So instead of choosing after you roll, your suggestion is to have multiple types of attacks prior to your rolling. Then you are just seeing how successful you were.
What people like about magic is the options, so if you took magic and said 'define your spell before you roll'. then I don't think they'd like it as much.
I have other ideas I want to mention here, but want to talk about this one piece a little before layering on more complications.
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Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 10:33 pm GMT
Post subject: Brainstorming
Well, if the terrains are "close" enough to each other to cast magic and shoot at, then the terrain die could serve to indicate distance by "restricting" what actions you can do to each possible target.
What I mean by that is that the terrain die indicates the number of options you have: A terrain die at a missile face permits the use of magic and missile; a terrain die at a melee face allows all three types of actions.
And what I mean by "restrict" is what action(s) you can't do, so - to use the example with the terrain die at a melee face, the army can do all those actions. Some might call that a "combination roll", but I look at it as an "attack roll".
But, before you perform your "attack roll", you need to declare some goals:
1. The target army of any melee results;
2. The target army of any missile results;
3. The target and purpose of any magic (attack, defense/support).
The first two are relatively easy to adjudicate (unless you attempt to missile & melee the same target). The magic would need further re-defining: magic spells would have to be re-categorized as different types, such as "attack" spells and "defense/support" spells (and perhaps a third option, but I'll stop with just these two types for now).
Now the army can make its "attack roll". Any results applicable to the declared actions are counted and applied to each target. SAIs happen first, then magic, missile, and melee. The declared magic against a target should be easier to figure out, since only that category of spells can be used. It may, or may not, be effective (just like the other actions).
An army that's the target of a missile and melee attack has a 2-phase save roll, depending on which type of attack generates greater damage:
1. Missile damage > Melee damage: the target army rolls all dice and counts saves. If any missile damage is not saved against, the army satisfies those losses now. If the army saved against all missile damage, excess saves are lost. Now, the army saves against the lesser melee damage: the target army may roll X-health of dice to save with, where X equals the melee damage. Count as a normal save roll, and apply any excess damage not saved against.
2. Melee damage > missile damage: The target army saves against the lesser missile damage first: the target army may roll X-health of dice to save with, where X equals the melee damage. Count as a normal save roll, and apply any excess damage not saved against. Now, the army saves against the greater melee damage: the target army rolls all dice and performs a normal save roll versus melee, applying any damage not saved against.
Haven't practiced this, yet, but I had collected a number of these thoughts when I was working out a way to use Dragon Dice⢠as a miniatures game.
For an even faster conclusion, have both sides declare their targets and roll all the dice involved. Skip the save rolls and use whatever saves each army rolled. Maneuvers indicate which army strikes first!
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Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 12:35 pm GMT
Post subject:
Some interesting ideas.
one thing to be careful of is that very few dice save at 50% or better. So limited how many dice can roll to save is very damaging.
I was going to bring up the idea of allowing multiple types beyond what the terrain shows, but I was going to keep it at one action at a time, but allow for a bonus if you matched the action on the terrain (like ID's only count if action matches).
If you want to limit something, how about an 'upkeep' or 'over crowding' concept? One thing I've seen is that a larger army will always beat a smaller army, so it drives people to pool their army into a single large mass. How about a concept which allows this, but at a cost. Example, just before reserves (meaning you get a full turn of being overcrowded prior to taking the penalty). you roll the over crowded army (i.e. more than 'X' health), and units with an ID are 'fatigued' (can't roll with the army) until the end of your next turn. So you COULD keep all units in one big army, but at the risk of some of them always being unusable.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 8:12 am GMT
Post subject: Reserve army management
Perhaps a simple power balancing technique is to emphasize or empower the Reserves as its relative size changes.
For example, a Reserve army containing 50% of "alive" units magnifies or triggers a race-specific defensive trait (e.g., universally applied saves, triple defensive magic, enhanced promotability).
This enables players a means to apply critical thinking in-situ.
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2017 9:12 am GMT
Post subject:
I think I'm beginning to see what the intention is: the introduction of a post-roll decision instead of exclusively pre-roll choices.
Now, before moving on, I think it is wise to mention that I'm not really convinced this is the way to go just yet. Deciding what you do after a roll is like playing and RPG and deciding what your action is after making a skill check for said skill. It barely makes sense, even for magic. Anything we come up with will have to be decently rooted in explanation for this to work.
Small note: SAI's also seem to often fit the bill for post-roll choices.
Still, I'm all for exploring possibilities and seeing how the system can be redefined.
The first thing that comes to mind for a post-roll choice is some sort of 'bartering system' that lets you trade rolled results for some sort effect, much like the magic system. Crudely speaking, you could have a system that allows an option like 'trade 3 missile results for one bullseye'. This would be the most magic-like system, but I'm not sure it fits as nicely for melee and missile.
Perhaps it is worth it to look for alternative 'bartering currency'. What resources does the player have to trade? I'm just going to list a bunch of things, not strictly as suggestions but rather as a brainstorm.
- Live units: can be killed for gain. First thing that comes to mind is Goblin Bombers. Alternatively, this concept can also be used for minor terrains that have already been brought to play.
- Dead units: can be buried for gain. Think of corpse throwers.
- Marches/actions: skipping a march to gain...? Like a doubling of efforts that leaves the army exhausted. Seems like a bad plan, as it encourages single-blob armies.
- Future maneuvers: Giving the opposition the freedom to change the terrain up or down unopposed in their turn in return for some direct benefit. Does introduce a bit of record-keeping, which this game generally isn't a huge fan of.
Just some wild thoughts.
One of the more tricky parts of this is how we can make a system like this mere more rewarding for the smaller 50% armies than the large 100% blob armies. What does a smaller army have to offer that a larger army does not? Clearly, raw quantity of results is not the answer. The only thing that such smaller armies offer is additional marches and influence on a second terrain die, so these seem like the most reasonable places to look for opportunities.
Ok, my brain has ran out of juice for now. Time to re-compose my thoughts, so more on this later.
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Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2018 7:07 pm GMT
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Some general military tactics I suggest might be of use here...
1) Night attacks could provide armies a high risk/high reward result
2) Reconnaissance action after attack to improve "intelligence" to provide advantages
3) Specific formation relying on another skill (maneuver?) after the attack is rolled
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:44 am GMT
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Brainstorming Thoughts:
Terrain Faces 'on the cusp' of another action face allowing you to take either action. This could influence army design decisions at the outset of a game, allowing units more faces to be considered useful even when in mixed armies. Magic army with missile units, at a magic face, closes the gap to take a declared missile action before roll.
Upkeep based on the starting forces number, a negative modifier to the results representing "difficult logistics," if a certain percentage of your army is rolling at a terrain; 1/2 the army or greater = -2 results.
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Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:07 pm GMT
Post subject:
Pogomogo wrote:
Upkeep based on the starting forces number, a negative modifier to the results representing "difficult logistics," if a certain percentage of your army is rolling at a terrain; 1/2 the army or greater = -2 results.
I've thought a lot about this concept, but not ready to suggest it just yet.
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Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2018 4:45 pm GMT
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Late to the party.
I think rather than spending points after-the-fact on Missile and Melee, it'd just make more sense to change the way the marches work to open up some more strategy. Something like this:
Each march is broken into four optional steps. Only two steps may be chosen for any given marching army.
Step 1: Planning
During the Planning step, the marching army may attempt either Reconnaissance or Bolster.
To perform Reconnaissance, roll the marching army and count all non-SAI non-ID Maneuver results. These results will be added to the army's roll during the Maneuver step. (This is like scouting ahead for advantage)
To Bolster, roll any number of units in your Reserves. Any units that roll a Maneuver icon may join the marching army, but may not participate in the Maneuver step this turn. (The new units need some time to recover from their travels, but will be rested in time for combat)
Step 2: Maneuver
As normal, with the changes above.
Step 3: Combat
As normal, with the changes above.
Step 4: Strategy
During the Strategy step, the marching army has an opportunity to organize for the following turn. They may perform any number of the following three actions:
- Reinforce: Move any number of units from Reserves to the marching army.
- Retreat: Move any number of units from the marching army to the Reserves.
- Dig in: Each unit in the army automatically generates one save and one maneuver until the start of your next turn.
Keep in mind this is all spit balled off the top of my head, so it may be wildly imbalanced as it stands, but I think it serves a good baseline for ideas.
So you have four optional steps of which you may choose two. The first step lets you forgo one of your two "major" actions in order to strengthen the other. Maneuver and Combat remain unchanged (mostly). Finally, you have some options to set the stage for later in the turn (or during your opponent's turn). You can Retreat units
so your other marching army can Bolster with them, or so they can be Reinforced later in the same turn. You can use this opportunity to move
your Reserves in, rather than risking the Bolster action at the start of the turn. You can "dig in" to make it harder for your enemy to force you out.
Anyway, thoughts?
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In the sentence "Who should I talk to to learn about that?" my grammar checker says I have a repeated word. I admit that it sounds a little awkward, but I'm not sure it's incorrect.
I realize I could rephrase it in at least a dozen different ways, but is it valid in its current form?


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For Sale
Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Undisclosed Address
6 卧室
7 浴室
The Palace
The palace features amply sized rooms and offers a total of approx. 1,300 m² living space after finalization of the top floor development.
The current condition is excellent: parquet floors, wood panelling, "Solnhof" marble etc.
The ground floor is housing a perfectly designed luxury apartment, furnished with top-grade materials only (available immediately).
The Office Building
Modern office building in perfect condition. The current effective area is approx. 700 m².
The central location guarantees an excellent public transport connection: the subway (line U4, can be reached in approx. 10 min. on foot), the tramway (several lines; approx. 1 min. on foot) and several bus lines are available. Numerous shopping facilities as well as shops for the daily needs on the Hietzinger Hauptstrasse and at the nearby Hietzinger Platzl leave nothing to be desired.


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Certified EPA Design for the Environment.
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Breakthrough technology.
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Designed to Reduce Waste:Smart shipping, uses less cardboard to reduce material waste.
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7-1-11 Nationals Park
Since Amy and I had been in Baltimore the past two days, we decided to attend the Pirates vs Nationals game in Washington DC on our travel day back to Pittsburgh.
We began the day on the pier in Annapolis, where our hotel was located,
and ate lunch at Jimmy John's, a sandwich shop. I got a turkey sandwich and was grossed out by the weird alfalfa greens that they put on it. I'd never had them, and didn't want to try them. Gross.
We then went to Washington and Nationals Park.
At the gate, we were first in line, and we ran into Zack Hample, who had made the trip from New York City.
Zack is on a quest to snag 1,000 baseballs in 2011 – and he credited me breaking his record last year (with 544) as a motivational factor in his endeavor.
Upon entering the park, there were no balls to be found as batting practice hadn't yet begun. I decided to run over to right field,
but found out that it is now closed off until 5:30, thereby negating an hour of batting practice time there.
I went back to left, and noticed a ball in the bullpen, which I attempted to glove trick, but failed three times as I was reeling it in. Jordan Zimmerman and Colin Balester watched in amusement. Zimmerman threw a ball at my glove at one point to mess with me, which actually ended up in a perfect glove trick spot directly below me and to my right.
After failing and having the ball drop and roll away, Zimmerman threw me a ball for my effort.
I then went to work on the ball Zimmerman threw at my glove,
and reeled that one in for ball #2.
After that, I had some bad luck, including one clunk off of my glove, as I unnecessarily jumped to catch it. (I was terrified it was going to hit Amy, who was two rows behind me.) Trying to change my luck, even though the Nationals were still batting, I changed into my Pirates gear.
I also met a ballhawk named Alex from New Jersey from mygameballs
and chatted with Zack for a minute or two when there was some down time.
A bit later, I recovered after a few more close calls with this clean catch.
5:30 rolled around, so I ran over to right field. I ran down to the front row and found Ball #4 in the front row.
I also noticed a ball in the gap in right field, so I glove tricked it, this time quickly and successfully for ball #5. I then proceeded to get yelled at by an usher named Beni or Benji or something like that. The same usher later demanded Alex to give away his baseballs because he was getting too many, and actually wasted about three minutes of my time questioning me where he, and that he owed him baseballs. Pretty ridiculous. Especially because I personally watched him pick up at least three around 5:25 before I went over to right field.
I stayed in right field for the rest of BP.
And caught a Garrett Jones home run on the fly there.
I tried to get several tossups, but got completely ignored by all the Pirates pitchers, especially Daniel Moskos.
After batting practice, we left and actually got back home just as the game was ending.
Here are today's baseballs:
Sweet spots:
Game: 6 balls (2 hit, 1 thrown, 2 device, 1 found)
Season: 270 balls (113 hit, 56 thrown, 63 device, 29 found)
Games: 46 games
Average: 5.87 balls per game
Career: 1,392 balls (I numbered all the balls wrong yesterday, so the first ball was 1382, which is the one I skipped.)
Attendance: 22,399