text:
SmartSound - What Is It & How Do I Use It?the_wine_snob Aug 19, 2009 2:25 PM
For some time, there has been discussion on the use of SmartSound® with various versions of Adobe Premiere®. Often, there is a bit of confusion, as to what SmartSound is and how best to use it. I hope to provide some information on both the programs as well as the "Series," that make up SmartSound music.
First, here is some background. SmartSound's programs come in basically three "flavors" now. First, there is QuickTracks for Premiere®. This is a plug-in for PrPro/PrE. It works from within the NLE program itself. Then, there are two versions of Sonicfire Pro®, which is a stand-alone program that is similar to QuickTracks, but offers so very much more in the way of power with the Strata Series® (and other Multi-track music) Series. One of these is the ExpressTracks® version, which is free with the purchase of any Strata Series disc., and the other is the full Scoring Edition®, which can be purchased separately, or upgraded free, if one has a registered copy of Sonicfire Pro 4 with S/N. While the basic function of the programs is similar, the mechanics can differ, as well as the final output.
Second, there is the music. It is grouped into several Series. All can only be used in the SmartSound software. The SmartSound® Music library is a very creative and flexible collection of royalty-free* music. It's the only music that gives video editors access to perfectly edited music from any SmartSound software or embedded technology.
Looking at it from one side, the Series are grouped by style, theme and mood. On the other side, they are grouped by the type of discs. At a basic level, there are three types of these discs:
Single Layer tracks: no Mood Mapping capability, however there are 22KHz, 44KHz and 48KHz single layer tracks (the Classical Suite albums are single layer 48KHz. Note that single-layer music cannot be used with Mood Mapping.
Multilayer tracks: all multilayer tracks have Mood Mapping, and there are only 44KHz and 48KHz multilayer tracks.
Some of the recent releases of the Strata Series discs, only contain the 48KHz versions Remember, only the 48KHz can contain Mood Mapping, and can only be used with Sonicfire Pro. For the QuickTracks plug-in, one would use the 44KHz version, and of course there is no Mood Mapping in QuickTracks.
All of the various Series also contain several variations on each "cut." The vast majority are original creations and the few that are "public domain" are original performances.
Generally, the price of the music Series goes up with both the quality (sample-rate) and with the multi-layer aspect. Still, "sales" do happen from time to time.
Ignoring the Mood Mapping feature for a moment, I'd like to talk about what SmartSound and Sonicfire Pro do, when used with the SmartSound music Series. These programs and this music will allow one to exactly tailor their soundtrack, and far beyond what one can do using loopology. The intros and outros can be specified. If you know the exact Duration of your Video, you can tailor your resulting score to that Duration.
With Sonicfire Pro, and a Strata Series multi-layer disc, one can tailor much more, than just the Duration of the music. This is where Mood Mapping comes in. With Mood Mapping there is almost unlimited control on what the same piece of music can sound like. Within the Mood Mapping control panel, one can use many Presets, but can also control virtually every aspect of the music. Imagine being able to take a full orchestral version of a piece of music, and then separating out just the violins, or just the brass section. Both versions of Sonicfire Pro can utilize Mood Mapping, but there are limitations on the ExpressTracks version, and even more power in the Scoring Edition, including Timing Control.
Now remember that I mentioned that QuickTracks for Premiere was a plug-in and that both versions of Sonicfire Pro are stand-alone applications. How does this affect how one uses them? Because of the plug-in nature, QuickTracks is launched from within Premiere via the New icon and SmartSound from the drop-down menu. This brings up the QuickTracks interface, where one can tailor the Duration, and the variation, of the piece, but also contains a link to a browser. In this browser, one can sort by various criteria, plus are also allowed a text Search function to use the notes with each music cut. There are also filters to limit ones view to criteria, such as Music on My Computer, Music Owned by Me, Music On SmartSound's Web site and All.
As Sonicfire Pro is a stand-alone, one would first Export a "reference" AV file, to use when scoring. One day, I would love to see Sonicfire Pro as a plug-in for Premiere, so that this one step would not be necessary. The next best thing would be for Adobe to do a Dynamic Link to Sonicfire Pro. There is no need for any reference file with QuickTracks, as one is working in the Sequence's Timeline.
When the purchased Series have been installed on one's computer, it will contain a preview, regardless of whether the actual sound files are copied to that computer. One can work from the copied music files, or from the DVD discs. [Note: because of the limitation on QuickTracks to just the 22KHz and 44KHz music, installations usually do not have to be done separately, unless the user wants both the multilayer version installed and the single layer versions installed. Any single layer albums will only need to be installed once (with the exception of Classical Suites, since they have 48KHz and 44KHz, but if installed in Quicktracks first, the 44KHz versions will be available in Sonicfire Pro.)] Personally, I copy the DVD's to my HDD's, for quick and easy access. However, that is not necessary, if one does not mind placing the DVD into a drive.
If one does not wish to purchase one of the discs, the full library, they can still listen to the cuts, via the preview, and can purchase much of the music, by the cut, directly from SmartSound for download. This can allow one to use just the right cut, without having to invest in the full Library.
One of the real advantages to registering one's SmartSound, besides notification of updates, is the notifications of the "sales." These usually offer select Series at greatly reduced rates. I find the "regular" prices to be in line with what one gets, but a sale makes it even better. My biggest problem has been that I now own most of the Series, and the ones that I do not own are ones that I will likely not use. It's getting more difficult to take advantage of these sales, no matter how low the price has dropped - I already own it.
Last, SmartSound also has several Series of SFX too.
* Excludes public performance as part of a film released through major theatrical distribution or broadcast on national television. See our Professional Music End User License for details regarding these uses.
SmartSound, QuickTracks, Sonicfire Pro, ExpressTracks, Mood Mapping and Scoring Edition are all registered property of SmartSound Software, Inc.
Adobe Premiere is a registered property of Adobe Software, Inc.


text:
Yes, literally. I figured out a couple of nights ago that if you fall down when you are standing or walking, it hurts.
But if you fall down when you are running, you lose a whole lot of skin, and you damage things. Like shoulders. I can't lift my right arm without crying a little on the inside. But as a friend pointed out to me last week, the body is an amazing thing. Open wounds become scabs. Scabs fall off and become scars. Bruises turn purple, green yellow, and then go away. Isn't healing an amazing thing?
The worst thing about all the work I have been doing is that it is So. Much. Alone. Time. Don't get me wrong, I love me some alone time. But I hate working alone all the time. Especially at night. I look forward so much to photo jobs, because it means I get to photograph people and talk and be social for a few minutes. I love the people I get to photograph. Last week at a commercial shoot for a beauty salon, one of the clients told another, "I looked at their website (meaning our Archangel Photography website), and they won't make us look bad. In fact, they can make ugly people look good!" And then, to me: "You can even make ugly people look good, so you can make us look great, right?" My reply was, "I suppose we could. But luckily we have never photographed anyone ugly." So true.
Well, it's 7:39 a.m. and I have already been at work since about 2:00 a.m. So I'm going to catch a little breakfast, and then get back to work. And heal. And, I guess... embrace the alone time. :) Anyone who wants to pop by and say hi, either here or in person, friends would be welcome. xoxo
Monday, July 22, 2013
The One Where She Bites the Dust
Posted by Victoria at 7:41 AM
2 comments:
- Annette Dawn said...
Welcome back :) sorry you're lonely, but don't worry you're not really alone
- July 22, 2013 at 9:22 AM
- KB said...
Ouchie! Heal fast
- July 23, 2013 at 8:52 AM
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

subset: commoncrawl


text:
The new park features a train, bouncing frog, and as-of-yet unnamed roller coaster. Suggestions for naming the roller coaster can be emailed to firstname.lastname@example.com. A winner will be unveiled on the Fourth of July.
"Flushing Meadows Corona Park has been one of Queen's premier recreation destinations ever since its creation from the 1939 Word's Fair," said Park Administrator Janice Melnick. "I am delighted to have New York Carousel Entertainment back for another successful season of operating the historic carousel and to welcome the Fantasy Forest amusement area to the park."
During the off-season New York Carousel, which was chosen to run the carousel last year, performed the fist upgrade to the site since 1968. It was a combination of two rides, a 1903 Feltman Carousel and a 1908 Stubbman Carousel. Both were located in Coney Island and moved to the park for the 1964 World's Fair.
"Along with this beautiful and historic carousel, Fantasy Forest is proud to introduce rides to Queens that will spin you, drop you, bounce you and make certain people want to lose their lunch, said Davie Gales, director of operations for New York Carousel.
"For a young child in Corona, let me tell you this is the biggest thing ever, "said Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras. "It's beautiful."
For the opening, the Parks Department invited students from nearby P.S. 16 to be the first members of the public to enjoy the rides.
"They love it," said fourth-grade teacher Angela Scaliotis. "They want to keep going on all the rides."


text:
Utilizing Telehealth for Caregiving in Rural Areas
AARP South Dakota Executive Council Member Karla Abbott discusses caregiving for her father while he lived on an Indian reservation 400 miles away from her. Telehealth offers caregivers and patients more options for health care through technology.
All Featured Videos Similar Videos
Santa Claus, Trained and Certified — AARP
American Events & Promotions provides America with 900 trained Santas every holiday season. Learn what it takes to be a top-notch Santa from the man himself!
Smokey Robinson Reflects on Motown, Aretha Franklin
The legendary musician looks back at the history of Motown on its 60th anniversary. He shares memories, explains why he quit retirement and more.
Hilary Swank, Blythe Danner on Learning From Each Other
In "What They Had," the two play a mother and daughter dealing with challenges of Alzheimer's. They tell what they've learned as they've gotten older.
Suze Orman Gets Personal — AARP
Suze Orman opens up the vault to talk about her defining moments, her relationship with her mother and her personal estate plan.


text:
Telephone: 020 8648 6050 | Email: email@example.com
Events & Groups
Good News Crew Playgroup
We run a weekly playgroup called Good News Crew for babies and toddlers at both churches, to which all are welcome, whether with mums, dads, grandparents or childminders.
The groups are free, and include games, Bible stories, craft activities and singing. And of course tea, coffee, and good friendships.
Wednesdays @ St Peter's, 9.30-11am
Thursdays @ Bishop Andrewes' 9.30-11am
There is no waiting list or need to book in advance, just turn up and say hello, we'd love to see you!
Coffee Morning and Women's Fellowship
We run a weekly Coffee Morning at Bishop Andrewes', on a Tuesday from 9.30-11.30, to which all are welcome, and a weekly Women's Fellowship group, on a Wednesday at St Peter's from 1-2.30pm. These groups are a great place to meet people, have a chat and play some games.
Messy Church
Messy Church is at St Peter's on the dates below, and is a great way to explore faith and church in a low-key, fun and active way. The next dates are:
- Saturday 2nd June
- Saturday 4th August
All ages welcome, but children need an adult with them! For more information call 07535 633747
9th Carshalton Scout Group
We are pleased to be linked with 9th Carshalton, who have been part of the church since it's foundation over 80 years ago. All groups meet at Bishop Andrewes':
Beavers: Mondays 5.30-7pm
Cubs: Mondays 6.30-8pm
Scouts: Tuesdays 6.15-8pm
Phoenix Explorer Scouts: Tuesdays 8-9.15pm
Please click here to contact the leaders, all groups are open to boys and girls and welcome newcomers!
Girls Brigade
Girl's Brigade meet at St Peter's on Mondays from 7-.8.30pm.
31st July 2018
Messy Church 4 August
31st July 2018
Messy Church 4 August
31st May 2018
Messy Church is this Saturday 2nd June
Just a quick reminder that Messy Church is this Saturday 2nd June. Check out the details by clicking here.
24th April 2018
Sermon Uploads from BA - Updated again
You can listen to the latest sermons from BA by clicking here, https://soundcloud.com/user-620221269/tracks.
25th March 2018
Sermon Uploads from BA - Updated
You can listen to the latest sermons from BA by clicking here, https://soundcloud.com/user-620221269/tracks.
6th December 2017
Christmas Services
Check out the home page for all the details of our Christmas Services.
22nd October 2017
Light Party
We have our light party coming up fast on 31st October.
See all the details on our home page advert.
22nd October 2017
Latest Sermon Uploads from BA
You can listen to the latest sermons from BA by clicking here, https://soundcloud.com/user-620221269/tracks
10th September 2017
Macmillan Coffee Morning - Sat 23rd Sept, 10.30am at St Peter's
Check out all the details, click here.
10th September 2017
Messy Church - New Autumn Dates
We are happy to announce new dates for Messy Church. See the image on the Home Page for details.
10th September 2017
Latest Sermon Uploads from BA
You can listen to the latest sermons from BA by clicking here, https://soundcloud.com/user-620221269/tracks
4th June 2017
Latest Sermon Uploads from BA
You can listen to the latest sermons from BA by clicking here, https://soundcloud.com/user-620221269/tracks
31st March 2017
The Thanksgiving service for Trevor Knight is on Monday 10th April, 4pm at St Peter's. All welcome, wearing black is not necessary, no flowers donations to St Catherine's Hospice and MacMillan.
3rd March 2017
Sermon recordings
You can hear selected sermons from BA by going to the BA Soundcloud site at http://tinyurl.com/z3n5zua
1st March 2017
Ash Wednesday
Join us at 12 midday at St Peter's or 8pm at BA for our Ash Wednesday service, including the imposition of ashes.
31st December 2016
New Years Day
The only service in the parish on January 1st is a 10.30 HC at St Peter's. There is no service at BA.
1st December 2016
Community Carol Singing
Join us to sing carols at The Circle from 11am on Saturday 17th December, then walking to Rose Hill to sing, finishing by 1pm.
1st December 2016
Christmas Services
Details of Christmas services are now available! DO come if you can!
17th November 2016
Christmas Fayre
The Christmas Fayre at St Peter's is on Saturday 26th November from 11-2. All welcome!
11th November 2016
Sutton Community Works events
See the flyers for details of Sutton Community Works events in November, as well as Patrick Regan and Andy Flannagan's "When Faith Gets Shaken" event.
5th October 2016
Light Party 2016 - 31st October
Our alternative Halloween party is back! This year with an 'Under the Sea' theme, join us on Monday 31st October for fun, games, food and fireworks!
5th October 2016
Family Memorial Service - 6th November
All are welcome to join us for our annual Family Memorial Service at St Peter's on 6th November at 3pm. Whether you have lost someone recently, or many years ago, do join us to remember them, and to remember that God is with us.
14th September 2016
Messy Church at St Peter's
Messy Church is coming to St Helier! Come and join in as we explore faith and church in a fun, active and messy way!
12th April 2016
April 16th: Parish Day of Prayer
You are very welcome to join us any time from 8am-9pm, for as long or as short as you would like, for April's Day of Prayer. The theme for this one is "Christ in me, the hope of glory."
15th March 2016
Easter Services
Details of Easter Services across the parish are now on the front page of the website.
3rd December 2015
Christmas Services 2015
See the flyers on the website for Christmas services times at both our churches.
30th September 2015
Family Memorial Service - 1st November
Sunday 1st November at 3pm is our Annual Family Memorial service at St Peter's, a chance to celebrate and remember those we know who have passed away in the past year, or the years previously. All are welcome.
30th September 2015
Light Party 2015
Saturday 31st October sees the return of the famous St Peter's Light Party, our family-friendly and light-filled alternative to halloween. More details to follow.
30th September 2015
St Peter's Harvest Festival
Sunday 11th October is St Peter's Harvest festival, including a collection of non-perishable food for Christian Care, a small local agency working with refugees.
12th June 2015
St Helier Festival 2015
The churches in St Helier are joining together to have a stall at the St Helier Festival, from 12-5pm at the David Weir Arena. We will be doing Psalm reading, basketball, cakes, prayer, and much more! Come along and meet us!
31st March 2015
Easter Services
Details of parish Easter services can be found on the front page of the website.
29th January 2015
Parish day of Prayer
On Saturday 31st January we have a Day of Prayer at St Peter's - the church is open from 8am-9pm, come along when you can for as long or as short as you can. All welcome.
16th January 2015
Baptism/Thanksgiving for a Child
Would you like to celebrate the birth of a child? Contact us to talk about baptism/christening, or a service of thanksgiving for the gift of a child.
17th December 2014
Christmas Services
Please see the information to your left to see when our Christmas services are!
14th November 2014
Christmas Fayre Saturday 29th November
Join us for the annual St Peter's Christmas Fayre, from 11am-2pm, with the usual stalls, food, fun and and festivities!
24th October 2014
Family Memorial Service
The annual Family memorial Services is at 3pm on Sunday 2nd November, at St Peter's Church. All are welcome.
24th October 2014
Light Party 2014
The Light Party is on Friday 31st October from 6-7.30pm, our light-filled alternative to halloween including fun & games & hotdogs & fireworks! Contact the church office for tickets at £2 each.
10th June 2014
St Helier Festival 14th June 12-5pm
Churches on St Helier will be represented this years festival by our parish and Horizon church, with a stall offering children's activities, bric-a-brac, information about our churches, and prayer. Do come along and say hello!
29th April 2014
Big Church Day Out
We will be going as a group to the Big Church Day Out on Saturday 24th May 2014. For more information see their website: http://www.bigchurchdayout.com
23rd October 2013
Annual Memorial Service 3rd November
Our annual Memorial Service takes place on Sunday 3rd November at 3pm, at St Peter's. This is a service for anyone who wishes to remember a loved one. We specifically invite the families of people we have taken funerals for in the past year, and many people come back year after year. Do come if you would find it helpful.
23rd October 2013
Light Party 31st October 2013
Our annual alternative Hallowe'en party, the light party is a fun mixture of theatre, games and food, ending with a firework display. This is a family event, tickets are £2 per person, and must be bought in advance. This year's theme is Jungle Explorers - so come as an animal! Or an explorer! Or some jungle! Thursday 31st October, 6-7.30pm, St Peter's.
25th September 2013
Anne Doerr's Licensing: 29th September 2013
We are very excited that Anne is joining our clergy team! Anne is a self-supporting minister, which means she works in a 'secular' job 4 days a week alongside her parish ministry. We are welcoming her on Sunday 29th September with a joint parish service at 10.30am at St Peter's. All are welcome, and please stay for lunch afterwards!
30th April 2013
Active Church Pentecost Event
A brand-new event showcasing some of what happens in our churches, joining with the Pentecost Festival celebrating the church's birthday. Bouncy castles, games, live music, cheerleaders display, community groups and prayer stations... and lots lots more! Saturday 18th May, 2-5pm at Bishop Andrewes' Church.
17th April 2013
Mumbles **new group!**
Mumbles is a new 5-week group for mums who struggle with motherhood and have questions about God. It is run by local mums/grannies and is open to all. We meet from 24th April for 5 weeks at Bishop Andrewes' from 9.30-11am, and a creche is provided! Email mumbles firstname.lastname@example.com for more info.
28th March 2013
Easter Services
Maundy Thursday: St P's 7.30pm
Good Friday: St P's 10.30am
Easter Sunday: BA 9.30 am
Easter Sunday: St P's 10.30am Joint Service
Easter Sunday Evening Celebration: BA 7pm
14th February 2013
Long Road Home - Saltmine
We are pleased to announce that Saltmine Theatre Company will be performing A Long Road Home on Good Friday at St Peter's. Performances are free but tickets must be reserved in advance. It's family-friendly, so bring everyone!
4th December 2012
Christmas Services
St Peters:
Carol Service: 16/12 6pm
Christingle: 24/12 5pm
Midnight Comm: 24/12 11.15pm
Christmas Day: 25/12 10.30am
Bishop Andrewes':
Christingle: 18/12 6.30pm
Carol Service: 23/12 7pm
Christmas Day: 25/12 9.30am
21st November 2012
Christmas Fayre Saturday 24th November
Join us from 11-2 for our annual Christmas Fayre, with family craft activities, raffles, tombolas, bric-a-brac and toys for sale... St Peter's Church, Bishopford Rd.
19th October 2012
Memorial Service Sunday Nov 4th 3pm
Our annual Family Memorial Service takes place this year on Sunday 4th November, 3pm at St Peter's Church. All are welcome to join us for this service.
19th October 2012
Light Party Wed 31st October
Our annual Light Party - our alternative Halloween celebration - takes place on Wed 31st October at 6pm at St Peter's Church. Only £2.50 for fun, food and fireworks as we celebrate the goodness of God. Tickets are limited so contact us today!
12th October 2012
Steve Murray event
Friday 12th October sees An Evening with Steve Murray - a renowned artist of mime and human theatre, who will be performing at Bishop Andrewes' Church at 6.30pm. It is free and suitable for the whole family, do join us!
28th September 2012
POP Prayer Evening
Wednesday 3rd October from 8-9pm sees another of our creative prayer evenings. Come along and see what it's all about as we are a People of Prayer....
28th September 2012
30th September Joint Service
We are having a joint parish-wide service on Sunday 30th September, at Bishop Andrewes' Church at 10.30am to celebrate Bishop Andrewes' Day. This means there will be NO SERVICES at St Peter's on Sunday 30th! Sorry for any inconvenience, and do come and join us at BA.
12th September 2012
NDOP Wembley
We are organising a group to the National Day of Prayer and Worship at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 29th September. Tickets are £11.15 (before Sep 16th), speak to Kevin if you are interested, see the website for more info: www.ndopwembley.com
12th September 2012
Joint Parish Service
To celebrate Bishop Andrewes' Day, there will be a joint parishwide service at Bishop Andrewes' on Sunday 30th September at 10.30am. There will be no services at St Peter's that day - so come and celebrate with us if you can!
24th June 2012
Joint Parish Service
We are meeting together as one parish on Sunday 24th June 2012, at St Peter's to celebrate St Peter's Day. All are welcome, this will be the only service in the parish that day!
18th April 2012
Big Church Day Out
We are hoping to organise a group to go to the Big Church Day Out on Sunday June 3rd. Speak to Kevin if you are interested, and check out the website for more info http://www.bigchurchdayout.com/
18th April 2012
Annual Meeting
Our APCM is on Thursday 26th April at 7.30pm at St Peter's. Anyone resident in the parish is entitled to come, and anyone on the electoral roll can vote. Do come and find out what's been going on in the last year!
18th April 2012
Easter Services
Many thanks to everyone who came along to our Easter services, we hope you enjoyed them and met with God through them.
8th December 2011
Christmas Services
Details of our Christmas Services across the parish can be found on the homepage of the website.
12th November 2011
Christmas Fair
Our Christmas Fair is on Saturday 26th November from 11am-2pm, and is a blend of traditional raffles and tombolas and family craft activities. Entry is free as are the craft activities, and all proceeds are split between the church and local charities that we support.
17th October 2011
Memorial Service
The annual Family Memorial Service takes place at St Peter's on Sunday 6th November at 3pm. The service is open to all, and especially those who have been recently bereaved.
17th October 2011
Light Party
The Light Party is our light-filled alternative to Hallowe'en, and takes place on Monday 31st October at St Peter's Church. The night is circus-themed, and includes games, songs, food and fireworks and is suitable for the whole family at just £2 per ticket. Booking in advance is essential!
16th September 2011
Baptism course
Are you interested in having your child baptised at St Peter's? The new 3-session introductory course is on 3 Sundays following the 11.15am service, beginning 25th September. This is your chance to find out more... contact Kevin Lewis for more information.
16th August 2011
All-age summer
All our services over the summer will be all-age, which means that the BA Kids and St Peter's Junior Church leaders can have a break... there will be activities for children to do as part of the service or alongside it, whilst under parental supervision, at BA and St P's (11.15). :-) Have a good summer!
17th May 2011
Celebrate Sutton - 21st May 2011
Celebrate Sutton is a day of celebration organised to mark the growing impact the church is having in Sutton through Cross-denominational projects. It takes place on May 21st 2011 at Salvation Army, Benhill Ave, Sutton. In the morning there are several social action projects happening across Sutton, and there is an exhibition from different inter-church organisations from 12noon until 10pm. This is followed by an evening Celebration at 7pm - 8.30 in the main hall. See Celebrate Sutton website for more details.
5th May 2011
New PCC
At our annual APCM several new people were elected onto the PCC, the group which oversees the running of the Parish and makes sure everything is ticking over nicely. To find out who they are, look for the people filled with the joy of committee meetings...!
5th May 2011
Big Church Day Out
A group from the Parish will be going to the Big Church Day Out at Wiston House in Sussex on 29th May. Sign up on a Sunday if you're interested!2011-05-05 16:21:18 +0100
18th February 2011
Bishop Nick's Leaving Service
Bishop Nick's Farewell Service, before he leaves to become Bishop of Bradford, will be held in Croydon Parish Church at 6.30pm on Sunday 13th March. Everyone is warmly invited to this service, tickets are not needed so please just turn up.
18th February 2011
Bishop Christopher's Welcome Service
The Enthronement of the Rt Revd Christopher Chessun as the Tenth Bishop of Southwark and the Inaugural Eucharist of Welcome will take place in Southwark Cathedral on Sunday 6 March.
The Eucharist is now full but there are some tickets available for the Enthronement, which will take place during Choral Evensong at 3pm.


text:
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Tamara,Thanks for the link. If you have any information (like a review) that has actual attendance figures and impressions from those Lutherans that attended, then please post that as well.
Tamara,I have since listened to all of the AFR recordings. While I appreciated them, I felt they still seemed to be a bit disingenuous. They seemed to be somewhat apologetic (as opposed to comparing differences) while they were introduced to explicitly NOT be proselytic. Not bad, but still plenty of room for improvement.
One speaker said something to the effect of: "Lutheran Christians build on the central doctrine of justification, whereas Orthodox build on the central doctrine of the Trinity." Strange dichotomy... to say the least.Much of St. Paul's writings were focused on "justification by faith" as being the central aspect of the Gospel. I don't remember him writing anything focused on the doctrine of the Trinity as the central aspect of the Gospel.
The board of directors are all cradle Orthodox
Why is it that mostly any work of evangelism in the Orthodox Churches in the USA are done by former Evangelicals?
Evangelicalism must be good for something...
How in Mor's good nameone hundred fifty four postsNo Rachel Weisz picSelam
Just FYI: His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel entered the Orthodox Church as an adult. He was received in priestly orders from the Catholic Church by profession of faith.
He was born and raised Greek- Catholic which used to be pretty much the same as Orthodox, at least among the Transylvanians, where he hails from.
1 Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God 2 which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy scriptures, 3 the gospel concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh 4 and designated Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, 5 through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, 6 including yourselves who are called to belong to Jesus Christ; 7 To all God's beloved in Rome, who are called to be saints: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
20 Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, 21 equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in you that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Quote from: augustin717 on October 26, 2007, 10:59:59 AMHe was born and raised Greek- Catholic which used to be pretty much the same as Orthodox, at least among the Transylvanians, where he hails from.Still, he entered the Orthodox Church as an adult. His baptism, chrismation, and ordinations to the diaconate and priesthood were in the Catholic Church.
Page created in 0.101 seconds with 25 queries.


text:
Simple Two Piece Tunic
Added Dec 6, 2010
by dixiediy
Austin, Texas, U...
For some reason this really simple shirt design popped in my head and the next thing I knew I bought fabric to make it! Self drafted pattern made with a 1950s vintage reprint fabric, gathers at the bust line, and white binding on the armholes and neck. It was only two pieces to cut and sew together so it was quick to make, too.
Now with pattern! I've included a 7 size downloadable and printable pattern. Instructions are included in the PDF. Make sure to print the pattern without scaling! And match up the pages according to the lines and notches. If your size isn't included you can read up on some techniques in the learning section for sizing a pattern.
NOTE: I'm still learning to make patterns so I would greatly appreciate any tips, criticism, notes, anything about the pattern or the instructions. Pattern making has proven to be a lot more complicated than I imagined and I'd love feedback.
blogged here with pattern and originally here
Material Notes
13 Comments Sign in to add a post
Apr 4, 2013, 11.50 AMby burda-user-976776
Hi, I just love your pattern and will make a tunic for myself soon – but I wondered about the "test square"-thingy on your pattern. It says "4in x 4in, 5cm x 5cm". But 4 inches are 10,18 centimetres… Just wondered about that… (But thank you for adding it in that much sizes – it will help me a lot! <3)
Jan 2, 2012, 05.32 AMby mamalusco
Love this look! Thanks so much for the free pattern and wide size range. This sz 16 curvy gal thanks you :)
1 Reply
Feb 23, 2012, 05.55 PMby mrs-strong
can you help me figure out how to get the pattern. I cant figure this website out at all
Aug 13, 2011, 09.59 PMby silvermink
This is so brilliant!!! :)
Mar 16, 2011, 02.22 AMby wishicouldsew
Please ignore my earlier post – I just figured out how to download the pattern. I am a novice sewer so have a question – when you say to print the pattern without scaling, what do you mean exactly? The pattern appears as 138% (I think). Thanks.
Mar 9, 2011, 02.07 AMby Tara McMahan
It tells me that I tried to change something I don't have access too. :( Really cute shirt. Hope that whatever the problem is can get fixed so I can try it. Thank you for posting.
1 Reply
Mar 9, 2011, 04.57 PMby dixiediy
I see what you mean. Same thing happened to me. I found that if you go to the pattern page (http://www.burdastyle.com/patterns/simple-two-piece-tunic) and click on Get It Now the download works.
For some reason if you click that link from here you get an error. I'll see if I can ask someone from BurdaStyle what's up. Thanks!
Feb 25, 2011, 10.44 PMby carjomaha
anyone having trouble printing the pattern?
1 Reply
Feb 26, 2011, 03.16 AMby dixiediy
hey, could you describe the problem you're having? maybe I can help.
Feb 17, 2011, 06.59 AMby elisanareally nice top! thanks for making it available for free!!!
Feb 17, 2011, 01.18 AMby accgmom
I love the multi-size of this pattern. I can't wait to try it!
Feb 10, 2011, 04.02 PMby marie-vichy
I really like the way it plays with the threadline due to your "two-pieces-laziness" ;)
Feb 9, 2011, 08.18 PMby soaringviola
Thank you for this cool pattern! I love these simple but clever pieces and that you finish the edges with bias tape – something I also often do. It´s faster, easier and gives the look the special touch :-) Hope to upload a finished piece soon! PS: Is there any seam allowance included in the pattern?
1 Reply
Feb 10, 2011, 02.38 AMby dixiediy
Thanks, the pattern includes 1/2 seam allowances. Can't wait to see your version.
Feb 8, 2011, 11.50 PMby nehmah
Thank you for drafting a multi-sizes pattern. I'm certain there are many members here who appreciate you work. Cordially, Nehmah-who will try to grade up to a 22-24 size. I hate anything touching my throat. Your top will make a fine nightgown.
Dec 8, 2010, 04.02 PMby dixiediy
Thanks. Yeah, there's no shoulder seam, the back and the top of the front is just one big piece. I was too lazy to cut two front pieces and sew at the shoulder so I thought, why not just make most of it one big piece?
Dec 8, 2010, 01.00 AMby cherwinamy
hi. Cute shirt! I am trying to guess the two pieces: Is it the front (belly)? and then the other piece is the back that comes over to the bust???? That doesn't seem right. Can you please clarify? Thanks. Great pattern
Add to Favorites 101 people added it
Patterns for this Project
Finished Projects
View All (11)


text:
Hotel Dieu
The Hotel Dieu in Paris is one of Europe's oldest hospitals still operating today, dating back to around 651 CE. Like many early and medieval hospitals it was a multipurpose institution which catered for the poor and sick, offering food and shelter, as well as medical care. From 1580, however, the hospital's regulations specified that doctors and surgeons were to visit patients twice a week. During this period the hospital often housed more than 3500 patients at the same time.
By the 1700s there were eight physicians on its medical staff, a high number for this time, and 100 surgeons. It was damaged by fire in 1772 and not fully rebuilt until the reign of Napoleon. Nevertheless it remained very overcrowded. Beds were placed in every available room, and there were sometimes up to six patients in a single bed. It became regarded as the most unhealthy and uncomfortable hospital in France, maybe even Europe.
During the French Revolution, pressure on the hospital was relieved through the creation of several new general hospitals and specialist hospitals, including those for children, venereal disease and the mentally ill. The number of beds at the Hotel Dieu remained unchanged at 1400, but the hospital took in fewer patients, so that all now had their own bed. The death rate took longer to change, and remained higher than at other hospitals. This was because most of the city's serious accidents were admitted to the centrally located institution. The hospital was rebuilt on the opposite bank of the Seine, next to Notre Dame Cathedral, in the mid-1800s. Today it remains the first casualty centre for emergency cases in Paris, with approximately 350 beds.
The Hotel Dieu was popular among medical practitioners as it admitted interesting cases. The hospital subsequently became famous during the early 1800s for its surgeons, including Bichat and Desault, who developed clinical teaching against strong resistance. Though transformed into a scientific medical institution, its original religious nature is kept alive in its name, the 'Hostel of God'.
Related Themes and Topics
Related links
Techniques and Technologies:
BibliographyT McHugh, 'Establishing Medical Men at the Paris Hôtel-Dieu, 1500-1715', Social History of Medicine, 19/2 (2006), pp 209-224
|Xsl file could not be processed


text: Thousands of members of the public across Europe have taken part in one of the largest evolutionary studies by observing banded snails in their gardens and open public spaces.More than 6,000 people in 15 European countries took part in The Open University's citizen science project to observe the evolutionary change in snails and the results have been published in the scientific journal PLoS ONE. The seven-month project, Evolution MegaLab, is an online mass public experiment aimed at bringing Darwinian theory to life. It was launched in April 2009 to mark the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth.People were invited to report their sightings of banded snails to the MegaLab project via a website at www.evolutionmegalab.org and they received personalised interpretations of their observations in their own language.Supported by the Royal Society and the British Council, the project team digitised more than 8,000 historical samples from the British Isles and continental Europe. More than 7,600 new observations were made in 2009.The aim of the research was to find out whether the creatures have evolved in the past 40 years in response to known changes in temperature. It involved comparing samples collected by the general public with data collected between 1950 and 1990. The research found two unexpected results. The expectation was that snail shells would have become lighter as a way of offering them protection from overheating in sunlight. This was only found to be the case for snails sampled in sand dune habitat, where it is harder for the snails to seek shelter from the heat of the sun. The possible explanation for no general increase in the frequency of lighter shells could be due to snails adapting to a warmer climate through behavioural thermoregulation.However, the evolutionary change seen right across Europe was an unexpected increase in the percentage of snails with a single dark spiral band around the shell. There was also an unexpected decrease in the frequency of unbanded shells.Open University Professor of Ecology Jonathan Silvertown, who devised the Evolution MegaLab, said: "This is one of the largest evolutionary studies ever undertaken. Through mass observation we wanted to give the general public, including families and school children, the opportunity to do real science and to experience the fun and excitement of discovery for themselves. Finding unexpected results is what science is all about."Exactly what caused the change in bandedness is still a mystery. It does not appear to be related to climate change and researchers suspect it may be due to a decrease in bird predation or some small-scale environmental change. But exactly what has gone on is food for thought."Professor Silvertown authored the article in PLoS ONE in collaboration with authors from the project's partner institutions. He added: "The findings show the power of getting lots of people to help out. The data will set a benchmark for future studies of evolutionary change."Evolution MegaLab is one of a number of citizen science projects being run by the Open University. In 2009, the OU launched Creative Climate which is a global diary to show how human beings respond to climate change. It invites members of the public to post a diary and already the project has received hundreds of diary entries from across the world.More recently the OU has created iSpot, which is an award-winning social network for natural history where people can share their observations of wildlife and get help identifying what they have seen. Ten thousand people have joined to date and made more than 43,000 observations of around 4,500 species. The research paper is available online in PLoS ONE, click here.


text:
Smart, Beautiful Recipe Journals from Rag & Bone Bindery
We're always looking for better recipe storage systems, and this one from Rag & Bone Bindery has a lot to recommend it. These recipe binders come in plenty of beautiful colors, but my attraction to them lies in their treatment of recipes. In this format, recipes aren't just formulae to be preserved, but experiences to be documented. Read on to see what I mean!
Each recipe page has a reverse side with space for notes on when you made the recipe, the occasion, any recipe adjustments, and even a photo. I love how this format encourages you to not only make a recipe but mark the context as well.
This may not be a practical exercise for every recipe in your repertoire, but a journal like this could be a great tool for documenting certain types of cooking you do: Perhaps every birthday cake you make for your family, or every holiday meal, or recipes for a certain season.
The journal also includes space for standard shopping lists, inspirational chefs, farmers' market notes, and even a spot to sketch up your dream kitchen! There are also sleeves for recipe printouts.
This might not be the end-all, be-all binder for every one of your recipes, but the format makes it a really lovely gift idea, or a tool to document some of your own cooking.
• Find it: Recipe Journal, $44 at Rag & Bone Bindery
How do you keep your recipes? Do you have a binder, like this one? Or do you keep them all online somewhere?
Related: Great Recipe Binder System: With Free Downloads!
(Images: Rag & Bone Bindery)


text:
Vb6 animationcông việc
Desde hace más de 20 años ofrecemos soluciones de tecnología integrales a empresas de todo rubro y tamaño, optimizando sus procesos de negocio y elevando su productividad exponencialmente. Dominamos y aplicamos las técnicas de gestión y re-ingeniería de procesos para lograr mejoras significativas en medidas de costos, calidad, servicio y rapidez. Re...
I have a problem capturing pictures with my vb6 and leadtools application from hdmi. I need an expert with experience in [đăng nhập để xem URL] and vb6 operation.
El proceso de facturacion electronica desde vb6, (Xml, Firmar documento, Enviarlo a Sunat, recibir el CDR, generra los pdf)
Hello all - Before place a bid read carefully Bid above U$240 will not be considered If you already have created a software for multiple users is an important plus. The attached file has better instructions. This software controls teams working on air conditioners maintanance. - it is a multi company software - Each company has it owns clients, so each company controls maintance of his clien...
Need source code to integrate into VB6 project. Functions to send and receive via NEXMO API.
I want to convert a VB6 project to VB.net project with every structure kept intact except for changes for features which are not supported in VB.net like control arrays. It has to be only VB.net and not C#
I have some code in VB6 - it's a simple loop. Within the loop, various routines get executed per record and then written out to an output file.
Hello all - Before place a bid read carefully Bid above U$240 will not be considered This software controls Maintanance teams working on air conditioners. - it is a multi company software - this solution will be online and each company may pay a monthly fee to use the software, so it must have an admin area to control the customers - Software has a few simple registers screens and some 4 or 5...
Experienced VB6 Programmer who has worked on complex processing projects. Our issue is around looping a process to read table rows and process the next and continue through all records till the final record is updated. See details on the word document for details
Aim search vb6 expert developer for support VB6 aplication
I need some VB6 code to change the folder name where it resides, PLUS change the folder name for the desktop icon, programs list pointer, and any pointers to the User folder for data files in Win 7 and Win 10. Say the current folder name and path is C:Program Files(x86)OldFolder. I want the app in OldFolder to change the name to C:Program Files(x86)NewFolder
sistema ventas hecho en vb6, quiero crear una Interfaces con el facturador sunat y crear los documentos en reportes creados en crystal report 8 incluir en el reporte el código de barras
I have my own code in Visual ...folder named with the date and time (the same as you can see in my VB6 code), and then copy the Files to that folder. If you can not do it in VB6, you can convert the code to VB.net I will need you to provide me the code in VB6 or VB.net and also the EXE file. I will provide you my VB6 code once you accept my project.
I have 2 pages of 12 equations defining vehicle (car) dynamics in attached .gif files. I need them solved via computer code, like VB6. What I expect is you can hard code in the variable values, like [đăng nhập để xem URL] = 20 Then I need an "equation solver" for any combination of variable values. I do not want to use 3rd party routines like MatLab, but if
Italian company. I'd to make small software to allow users to sends and receives WhatsApp messages inside our current VB6 application. Deliver this project should be with source code to enable us to impmement the source-code inside our software. Final EXE or DLL project is not important. In case of DLL, a .Net compliance must be guarantee.
...Programming 21) Microsoft Access Developer 22) Delphi Programming 25) Ruby2Rail 26) HTML 27) Google Sheets 28) MS Project 29) Python 30) REST 31) Twitter 32) UNIX 33) VB6 Programming 34) Wordpress 35) XML and XHTML 36) Illustrator 37) Dreamweaver 38) Web Scraping So Please welcome all freelancers and Bid on the project. We will review
I have VB6 project... Need to convert to c#
I'm looking for a freelance VB.net programmer to migrate a small VB6 thumbprint reader to VB.net as the NITGENS "Fingkey Hamster II" Fingerprint Recognition Device (USB connection) has a new set of drivers that doesn't work with VB6. Location in Singapore.
I need translate a project to VB6, the problem is that C# use a external .NET dll. I you think that you can use this dll from VB6 WITHOUT admin rights please send some details in proposal and I will chat asap. thanks you !
I need someone to help recreate a non standard login process. The current system is vb6 ( not vb.net ) and i need it in c#. The vb6 takes input from a login form and check a table for user / pass. If the user exists and the pass matched, it then checks a table for access privileges. Then grants access to a specific database. need to set session variables
a previous programmer has made coding errors in my gambling related vb6/vb.net program
a previous programmer has made coding errors in my vb6/vb.net program , i want all reference to this last work delete and some new software added . note the program is gambling related , more work in the way of more additions will be offered if your work is satisfactory.
I have an Outlook Add-in which is pretty straight forward coding wise, not large, written in VB6. It used to work fine years ago however with 2013 and upwards it is not being loaded. It can be selected via the Addin Browse but when Outlook starts it is being kicked to the - Inactive Application Add-ins Need this fixed within a few hours please.
Converter codigo vb6 em vb.net
I have a VB6 application and need to integrate Docusign API. Need VB6 code to create an envelop on docusign through their API and load multiple pdf files to this envelop and send it to the recipient for esign. Would prefer if you have previously worked with Docusign API.
I need some one to Convert VB6 code to C#.NET in few lines
We are having Json File Specially from GSTN web site like GSTR2. we need a Code in VB6 to convert these kind of Json file into Excel and sql Database Table.
I need someone to write php files and API's to communicate between the program and the databse
Necesito que desarrollen un software para mí. Me gustaría que este software sea desarrollado para Windows utilizando VB6 Y ACCESS
I need someone to write php files and API's to communicate between the program and the databse
The invoice and report application written in VB6 creates binary and UDT files that will be converted to work seamlessly via a database to be hosted with HostGator. The goal is to keep closely with the design and the newer the programming language the better. We will hope to focus on the main parts of the invoice and use a product list import to be
I have a VB6 application and need to integrate Docusign API. Need VB6 code to create an envelop on docusign through their API and load pdf files to this envelop and send it to the recipient for esign.
I have a VB6 application and need to integrate Docusign API. Need VB6 code to create an envelop on docusign through their API and load pdf files to this envelop and send it to the recipient for esign.
First task is to Modify existing program If ok, future will be re-engineering existing vb6 programs to other language
Hi fredw08, I noticed your profile and would like to offer you my project which is modification of existing vb6 program, and have room for further reengineering project from vb6 to others, please contact me [đăng nhập để xem URL]@[đăng nhập để xem URL]
I need a simple code in vb6 that take a word document and split in several documents acording with "*_*_*_*_*" string, that indicates the final of this document. Every document will take a Data Style that is in the first line for the name of the file.
I need a VB6 expert for my current projects. If you have knowledge please bid. Details will be shared in message with the freelancers.
I have a VB6 program used by me for my small firm but i need to add biometrics to it, so that it can automatically save fingerprints from my dermalog fingerprint scanner or any other finger print scanner i use in the future apart from dermalog. The VB6 app should be able to do the following : 1. Control the fingerprint scanner to take fingerprints
I need a VB6 expert for my current projects. If you have knowledge please bid. Details will be shared in message with the freelancers.
I have a VB6 program used by me for my small firm but i need to add biometrics to it, so that it can automatically save fingerprints from my dermalog fingerprint scanner or any other finger print scanner i use in the future apart from dermalog. The VB6 app should be able to do the following : 1. Control the fingerprint scanner to take fingerprints 2
...examination system, source code shopping cart system 2008, free source code leave management system aspnetc, vb6 source code college management system, free vbnet source code hospital manage system, source code information management system vb6, iphone application tracking gps, iphone tracking gps Skills: Android, iPhone, Java, Mobile App Development
We are a software compan...and one of our products was written in VB6 with an access back-end. This executable runs inconsistently in windows 10 with intermittent crashes. We are looking for an engineer that has experience with: > getting legacy apps to run consistently in windows 8 & 10 > debugging fatal crashes in windows 8 & 10 (vb6 executable)
Tengo una aplicación antigua en VB6 y quería migrarla a C#, para utilizarla desde la web. Es una aplicación sencilla de control de tintorería. Necesito que se haga con C#, SQLSERVER, POO, arquitectura en capas bien desglosadas, multi-idioma. Son apróximadamente 100 formularios ( la mayoría muy básicos, de msgbox y similares ). Toda la l&o...
...documentation: [đăng nhập để xem URL] The source is changed from wss://[đăng nhập để xem URL] to wss://[đăng nhập để xem URL] I have VB6 / VBA and could not connect with the winsock control. I would like either the VB6 code to know when the ticker price has changed, or a component that I can incorporate into my code. If a component then please be aware
The crypto exchange Bitstamp provides a HTML API,...place trades and several more functions. Details can be found here: [đăng nhập để xem URL] I need a module or class or wrapper, that allows me to access this API from VB6. No .NET dependencies should be included. The application should be able to run under Win 10 and Windows Server 2012R2.
Tengo un software desarrollado en vb6 desde hace casi 30 años, necesito agragarle facturacion electronica, que considere, Factura, Nota de Credito, Nota de Debito, Guia de Despacho y Boleta Exenta
preciso de uma dll, para utilização em VB6 e PHP, que a partir de uma chave de acesso, faça o download do xml da nf-e, sem necessidade do certificado digital. Temos um sistema de gestão, onde nossos clientes dão entrada nas compras, atraves da leitura do xml. Alguns clientes usam o certificado A3 e na maioria das vezes este certificado é utilizado p...
I need an existing website rebuilt. I need you to design and build a landing page. Hello, I am looking for an expert VB6,VB.NET Developer who are expert in migrating the vb6 project to vb.net and redesign the application.
...Hacienda y verificar el estado de la factura. además de realizar la nota debito y crédito, enviar el xml de un gasto hacienda. Ayuda a crear un xml en un sistema de facturación en vb6 con base datos SQL server 2008 Crear en un panel tipo LTE para poder administrar y validar las siguientes opciones. Panel administrativo web y con controles de acceso a usuarios
Simple convertion from C langguage to VB6 - less than 2000 lines


text:
On the Logmar the sound starts and stops with each shot. So I imagine the Kodak one would be the same. And I imagine it would have crystal sync transport (as the Logmar does). It's a quasi-single system sound, and not really a feature you'd use for drama work (or similar work), other than as a guide track. You really want to record top and tail sound to get some of the ambiance in a scene, and give yourself some overlap in the edit. In other words, shoot on a separate recorder. I shot a film recently (on 16mm) in which most of the sound was done completely wild. Every now and then I'd remember to get some sound clap in. But I found it was quite enjoyable syncronising it all up - looking at lips, and other cues in the image to rock and roll the sound into place. And sync maintenance for the duration of a shot turned out fine, despite not having a crystal sync transport, and having set the camera fps using a dial without any click stops.Will2 wrote:Makes me wonder how easy the audio syncing will be. It's tricky to do with a Zoom and a regular Super 8 camera...
I assume that you'll get a separate audio file each time the trigger is pulled and you'll manually sync it up with each cut. We could do this but I can't wait until they start getting the soccer mom calls on how this works!
But for documentary situations (or "news" material), especially if response time is critical, the quasi-single system sound becomes very useful. I suspect soccer moms won't be part of the targeted demographic. They'd be targeting hipsters, film students, and young people, all of whom will be more than happy to follow how-to-edit-film tutorials.


text:
It looks like the fox has dethroned the owl as the coolest animal in the forest (and your closet)! Check out these fab finds for you and your "kit" that are right on trend for fall.
1. fox dress 2. toy 3. wallet 4. necklace 5. toddler shirt 6. bag 7. iphone case 8. baby shirt


text:
SHIRLAND — A vast wetland owned by former Rep. Dave Winters could be sold to the Winnebago County Forest Preserve District as part of a plan to open it to birders and other nature lovers.
SHIRLAND — A vast wetland owned by former Rep. Dave Winters could be sold to the Winnebago County Forest Preserve District as part of a plan to open it to birders and other nature lovers.
Dave and Kathy Winters' property is a mostly flat mix of prairie grasses, wildflowers and wetland that covers more than 500 acres at the confluence of the Sugar and Pecatonica rivers. It is home to threatened plant species, such as the perennial wildflower kittentails, and about 150 species of birds.
"We feel that, out of all the forest preserves we have, this would be one of the most important, ecologically," said board President Judy Barnard said.
It could be the second-largest parcel purchased in the district's history, behind the 784-acre Blackhawk Springs acquisition in 1978. The acquisition is contingent on grants from a private organization and a donation.
Barnard anticipates criticism. The seven-member board heard similar complaints two years ago when it bought three fishing ponds from retired Sheriff Don Gasparini as means to expand fishing at Four Lakes Forest Preserve. Barnard, one of three trustees who voted against the Gasparini deal, said this one is different because tax money won't be used in the purchase and the land has significant ecological value.
Winters' land was considered a priority acquisition in the Greenways plan, a regional blueprint for conserving environmentally significant property in Boone and Winnebago counties.
"It wouldn't matter who owned this. We certainly would want to acquire it because it's so valuable," Barnard said.
Most of the land cannot be developed, even if the district doesn't buy it: 460 acres are secured in the Department of Agriculture's Wetland Reserve Program.
The federal government gave the Winterses about $937,000 in late 2003 to compensate them for turning farmland into wetland. The couple lived on a farmstead on the property for years, but they decided to put the property up for sale because they are going through a divorce, Winters said.
The majority of the property must remain wetland, but the property can be sold to a private owner. He said he's had an offer from someone who wants to use it for a private hunt club.
Opening the site
The district wants the land so it can open it to the public for hiking, bird watching and other environmentally friendly uses. The property serves as a major migration stop for several species, including federally endangered whooping cranes, and the district feels it could be a tourist destination for birders.
"Last winter there were shorted owls there and the road was lined with people from all over the state to see them," said Lee Johnson, who runs the Sand Bluff Bird Observatory at Colored Sands Forest Preserve. "If the Forest Preserve had the property and built observation platforms and so forth, then it would be even more attractive to tourists."
Johnson, a former forest preserve board commissioner, supports the effort to buy the land.
The property is also a nesting area for sandhill cranes, a tall gray bird that can have a 6-foot wingspan. Johnson said he's also observed pelicans and bobolinks, and it's the only place in northern Illinois he's found a pileated woodpecker, a crow-sized bird with a flaming-red crest. Otters, muskrats and a mink have also been seen there.
The Winterses have mowed several trails along the property that could be maintained for hiking and cross-country skiing. Continued mowing, and prescribed burns to control invasive species, would be handled by forest preserve crews.
"With a property like this, we would be able to build a core of volunteers that would be able to help with the maintenance," Barnard said.
The Natural Land Institute, a nonprofit nature conservancy group in northern Illinois, has seen how rare birds can be an economic advantage. It saw a rush of tourists when a rare tricolored heron was spotted this summer at Nygren Wetland Preserve near Rockton.
"We had people from all over the Midwest coming out to see it," Executive Director Kerry Leigh said. "Protecting habitats is also an economic boon to the area."
Working on a deal
The board has an agreement to buy 508 acres of the 522-acre property for $899,000, using grants and donations from private organizations. The board voted 5-1 in May to OK negotiations of that deal; Commissioner Cheryl Maggio voted against, and Commissioner Randy Olson was absent.
The sale price was determined by an independent appraiser hired by the district, and that appraisal is the maximum the district can offer. Winters said separate appraisers he and Kathy hired valued the land much higher.
It's unclear when or if the purchase can be finalized, however, because the board's deal was contingent on a zoning change.
The Winterses wanted to rezone nine acres to maximize its value for a potential sale. They retracted that request Wednesday because it faced opposition from neighbors wary of the environmental impact of septic systems and access for emergency vehicles.
It also conflicted with long-range land-use plans. Agricultural zoning allows the Winterses to build two residences, one each on two 40-acre parcels. They needed the zoning change to maintain the ability for a separate buyer to build two houses on nine acres while selling the remaining portion to the forest preserve.
"Comments have been made that a number of County Board members would look at it as favoritism to me, so they were not comfortable with rezoning," said Winters, a legislator for 18 years.
The district is still interested in securing the land, Barnard said. And the Winterses are still open to selling the land to the district under a new agreement.
Kevin Haas: 815-987-1410; email@example.com; @KevinMHaas


text:
The Hood Internet's first album of original music, "Feat" (Decon), initially comes off as a departure from the Chicago-North Carolina duo's trademark mash-ups.
Don't believe the hype, says Steve Reidell, who partners in the Hood Internet with Aaron Brink.
"It's a bit of a tangent from what the Hood Internet is known for, but Aaron and I have a history of playing in bands together, so we wanted to do something like that but still jibe with the ethos of what the Hood Internet does," Reidell says. "We produced the skeletons of the songs and the idea was to collaborate with other musicians, the type of people who in the past we would have sampled for a Hood Internet mash-up."
"Feat" is essentially a mix-and-match collaborative effort, with a diverse range of artists -- everyone from the New Pornographer's A.C. Newman to hip-hop MC Psalm One – adding lyrics and melodies over the musical beds built by Reidell and Brink. Despite the wide assortment of styles represented -- a blend of electronic music, hip-hop and indie-rock -- it comes off as cohesive and fluid as one of the group's acclaimed mix tapes, which mash together unrelated songs and genres into new shapes ideal for partying, dancing or banging on headphones.
In a way, it brings Reidell and Brink full circle. Both started out playing in more traditional rock bands in high school, college and then in Chicago, where they formed May or May Not in 2003. As a sidelight, they experimented with sample-based recordings for several years, before creating the Hood Internet web site in 2007. They posted some of their mash-ups, more as a way to amuse themselves and their friends rather than in any serious attempt to get noticed.
But one of their mash-ups, a cleverly executed combination of R. Kelly's "I'm a Flirt" and the Broken Social Scene's "Shoreline," was flagged by the influential music blog Gorilla vs. Bear and "exploded attention," Reidell says. "Suddenly people were looking into our music who weren't just our buddies. We didn't really intend to be DJs, but one of our friends invited us to host a party. It was a colossal mess, but fun. The whole experience encouraged us to get better."
Though mash-ups have been around for decades, initially the province of the academic and electronic avant-garde worlds before sliding into pop during the hip-hop era, they are often perceived as gimmicky. In addition, copyright law puts most mash-ups on dicey legal ground. Yet artists such as Danger Mouse, with his 2004 "Grey Album" mix of Jay Z's "Black Album" and the Beatles self-titled "white album," or Girl Talk's collage-like recombinations of pop hits, make the case for the mash-up as an art form.
"People use the phrase 'mash-up artist' a lot, and I raise my eyebrow at that," Reidell says. "It begs the 'Is it art?' question to me. But if you're doing it right, there is a bit of an art form to it. The cadences and pitch have to align. You can't just carelessly slap tracks together and expect something good to happen."
Reidell says he first heard the possibilities in the 1993 "Judgment Night" soundtrack, which brought together hip-hop and rock bands such as Sonic Youth and Cypress Hill, Teenage Fanclub and De La Soul, and Slayer and Ice-T. "I thought it was ahead of its time," he says. "It predated the rap-rock era, which wasn't as interesting or thoughtful, with groups like Limp Bizkit."
As fans of pop music, Reidell and Brink began doing mash-ups "just for fun -- a lot of it is designed to function in the DJ setting on the dancefloor." With "Feat," they tried to do something that would hold up outside the club. It posed a bigger challenge.
"The toughest part (of making this album) was aligning schedules," Reidell says. "When we made 'One for the Record' with A.C. Newman and Sims, we never had either one of those guys in the room at the same time. We put down Newman's parts first, had Sims listen to those choruses and base his writing on that. We wanted everyone to see it at every stage along the way, to feel like it was a true collaboration. There was a bit of anxiety when we passed it back to Newman whether he'd say he didn't like it, but it worked out fine."
The album's casual genre-hopping might've been considered radical when he was a kid, Reidell says, but no more.
"I remember being in junior high and there was a distinct line between Nirvana and Dr. Dre fans," he says. "But today, those boundaries don't really exist. People digest singles from music blogs one at a time, and all genres seem to be in there. So our record doesn't seem like it's out of leftfield anymore."
In that sense, "Feat" works more as a pop record than maybe even Reidell and Brink initially could have imagined when they started experimenting with mash-ups five years ago.
"When we started out, there was a bit of mash-up irony in that 'Hey, look at Part A and B and now it's C,' " he says. "We didn't ignore that humor. I once mixed Kid Cudi with Cornelius and people hated it. Then Aaron mixed it with a Bon Jovi track, and people hated it even more. I went back a third time and slapped a 17-minute Sunn O))) song on it. We were trolling ourselves to a degree, just having fun with it. But whenever we put together a mix tape of our best stuff each year, or a record like this, it's an honest attempt from two dudes who really like music. "
The Hood Internet: 9 p.m. Friday at Metro, 3730 N. Clark St., $16; metrochicago.com.


text:
Lua gets some LÖVE
April 19th, 2013
The generic Lua runtime is now available! spine-corona has been refactored to use it. As a bonus, an official LÖVE runtime is also available.
April 19th, 2013
The generic Lua runtime is now available! spine-corona has been refactored to use it. As a bonus, an official LÖVE runtime is also available.
April 17th, 2013
Implementing all the runtime over and over (and over) for various toolkits in multiple languages has highlighted where things can be improved. I've just committed some refactoring for all the official runtimes (except spine-corona, which will see some attention soon). I'm now pretty happy with how they are working, so it is unlikely that there will be further refactoring like this. Sorry if this breaks your code, but it shouldn't be too hard to fix up.
Most classes now only store data, without anything specific to rendering. The exception is an atlas page, which needs a reference to the texture for that page. Writing a renderer just means going through the data objects and rendering them. Extending a generic runtime is cleaner and takes very little code, especially for spine-c which now uses much less weird C OOP. Eg, extending spine-c for SFML is done in ~100 lines of code.
This refactoring also enables use of an atlas with multiple backing pages for C#, XNA, cocos2d, and cocos2d-x. SFML is now the only runtime that supports only a single page atlas.
We now have a pretty solid foundation for the existing runtimes. Up next is to bring spine-corona up to date, separate it into a generic Lua runtime, finish the Torque2D runtime, and create something for 2D Toolkit users.
April 15th, 2013
We are happy to announce that the Unity runtime is now available, as well as the generic C# runtime which it uses under the covers. As a bonus, we've also implemented an official XNA runtime, which means your XNA and MonoGame projects can now use Spine. XNA and MonoGame weren't in the Kickstarter goals, but we are happy to have them officially supported.
The Unity runtime was implemented without any dependencies on other Unity plugins. We have yet to see if Futile or 2D Toolkit would benefit from code specific to those plugins.
With libgdx, Corona, cocos2d, cocos2d-x, C/C++/ObjC, Unity, C#, XNA, and SFML under our belts, we have now met the original Kickstarter goals, as well as some of the stretch goals. The runtimes still remaining are Torque2D, AS3 and JavaScript, then we'll move on to editor features.
We now have 8 videos on our videos page. These show how to use various aspects of Spine, so be sure to check them out! We are working on more, such as a video that demonstrates how skins are used.
April 9th, 2013
Maintaining the changelog has been a bit of a pain to keep up to date, but I know people are curious about what goes into the new builds and the Trello boards only give a high level view of what is being done. I'm going to try to keeping it up to date again, but only for editor features. For a more granular look at what is being done on the runtimes, I suggest reviewing the github commits.
Other than some relatively minor features, we're still working on runtimes. The C# and Unity runtimes are coming together and we hope to have something to show soon!
April 4th, 2013
Recently it became time to tackle the cocos2d-iphone runtime. No one likes mixing C++ with Objective-C and they are right, it's nasty business. Ultimately we decided to write a generic C runtime from scratch. This allows us to service C, C++, and Objective-C game toolkits with a single codebase. It is also very portable and can easily be wrapped to support other languages, such as Python.
We are happy to announce that the cocos2d-iphone runtime is ready for use! It is based on the generic C runtime (spine-c), but provides an Objective-C API to integrate better with your cocos2d code. Using it looks like this.
The other news we have is that we decided to make an organizational change to the Spine export format. Previously a skeleton was exported as a skeleton file and a number of animation files. This has changed to just a single file containing both the skeleton and all the animations for that skeleton. This makes loading skeletons faster, especially on mobile where SD card access is slow. A few hundred animations could take a multiple seconds to load if they were in separate files. Also, since this change stores animations centrally on the SkeletonData, runtime APIs are improved by allowing animation look up by name.
For those worried about loading all animations at once, don't fret. It really is not much data, even with many hundreds of animations. In the highly unlikely case where someone needs to load a subset of the animation data, it would be trivial to modify the JSON loader for the runtime you are using.
The documentation and official runtimes have all been updated to handle the new format. We know there are a number of projects that have code using the old format. We are sorry if you have to change your code! The changes should be easy though. The data itself was not changed, only where it is located, so all your existing parsing code can be reused. We don't change the format lightly, but decided there are enough benefits in this case to warrant the change.
We continue plodding along. We will be releasing the Unity and Torque 2D runtimes soon, then we only have JavaScript, AS3, and Lua left! We are super anxious to get the runtimes behind us so we can work on new editor features.


text:
1. eclat - noun
· enthusiastic approval; "the book met with modest acclaim"; "he acknowledged the plaudits of the crowd"; "they gave him more eclat than he really deserved"
Synonym(s): acclaim, acclamation, plaudits, plaudit
Hypernym(s): approval, commendation
2. eclat - noun
· ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses"
Synonym(s): pomp
Hypernym(s): elegance
3. eclat - noun
· brilliant or conspicuous success or effect; "the eclat of a great achievement"
Hypernym(s): magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness
The only site you need for word puzzles, home work, anagrams and scrabble games. The best site for two word anagram solutions.
Enter the letters to get anagrams for the word
Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and related words
Enter the word below with '?' to indicate missing letters
Enter the word to find the rhymes
Enter the letters of the beginning, middle or end of the word.
Unscramble.net is the free tool to unscramble letters and words for games like Text Twist, Words with Friends, Scrabble, Word Scraper, and of course the ever popular Jumble newspaper puzzle. It is also great for homework problems that frustrate many parents and students. Unscramble.net provides one and two word unscramble solutions from its extensive 280,000 word list that includes technical, medical and slang words. There is no limit to the number of letters entered for one word unscrambles and the site also provides for rhyming words and dictionary definitions for many of the unscrambled words. Two word unscramble results are provided in two formats for easy comprehension by the user. There is no limit to the number of word combinations provided whether for one or two word unscramble solution sets.
The site is mobile friendly and fully https/tls security compliant. Fast and easy, unscramble.net provides the most accurate and complete word, letter and anagram solutions available. Trust the oldest and most reliable unscramble tool on the net. Word lists are constantly being updated from reliable sources. Android and iOS apps are coming soon.


text:
Welcome to the CRG Discussion Forum!Forum registration problems: Make sure you enter your email correctly and you check your spam box first. *Then* email KurtS2@gmail for help.Classified ads are not allowed on the forum.
Adding to I ran a Mallory Rev limiting Tac for years in the Z, still have it. Worked great and would dial down to 0 when I left the car. 1 setting for limit ,one for shift light.
We run a MSD box in the Anglia, 500 increment chips, soft touch. You can hide the box under passenger seat. Check their website for specs ,works with points.
Which unit are you using? I have some time to look on line right now. Might as well check into it.6a, which I plan on robbing for the Z . They have a new unit out where you can control everything including different ramps for timing via laptop ,around $500-600. Very affordable tech for bracket racers. My buddy has a 8.9 72 Camaro his daughter races at mid 9's. We both run locked out distributors and hard starts when at operating temps have been cured. He's sold.I'm giving it a try next spring. I need to take some more hit out at the line.My Sun Tac is mounted in dash ( fuel gauge spot) has been 44 years. I had the Mallory, oil/water temp gauges mounted on the cowl. With the glass snorkel hood really had that old super stock look. I did have issues with the MSD dial accessory to control rev and went back to the chips.(Anglia ,I'm bouncing between cars)These 302's can take a ton of abuse with only high REV issues I'm aware of being in the valve train. Also heavy pistons . Strong crank and rods.(Relieved of course now) My dad shifted at 8200 ,other than some ignition and traction issues she lived to see another day, that was in the 70's and hasn't seen that kind of abuse since. That being said ,today It's staying under 7 grand----you can pickup a dressed 383 crate motor for what one of these blocks are worth.
,I'm not getting into a product debate because I'm not on MSD's payroll. Yes Pertronix has a great rep and offers a clean , stock appearing upgrade. Back to your original question, IMO keep it under 7 grand.
Relative question ,what are you doing with it ? Racing ,cruising with an occasional bang through the gears ?