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For his first feature film following the end of production on the Twilight franchise, Taylor Lautner has found himself some seriously great co-stars. Just yesterday I posted my interview with Sigourney Weaver, who play's Lautner's character's therapist, and today I have my one-on-one interview with Alfred Molina to share with all of you.
Sitting down with the veteran actor, I took the opportunity to talk about the process that he goes through when selecting the projects he works on, his preference for working quickly and the contrast between working on television and in the movies. Also, with 2011 being the 30th anniversary of Steven Spielberg's Raiders of the Lost Ark, I asked Molina what is reflections are on the classic movie. Check it out!
When it comes to veteran actors, I'm always curious about the script selection process. How do you decide what projects to do and when reading a script do you focus on the script as a whole or just the character you might play?
Well that's an interesting question. I think the way I read a script now is probably the same as ever. Although a certain amount of experience and a certain amount of knowledge helps you to read a script in a bit more detail. When I was a young actor first working on films I would read film scripts as if they were plays. It was always a frustrating and dispiriting experience because it's films, it's not a play. It's completely different. It would be a bit like reading a film script like it was a novel. It doesn't work. You have to read it in a particular way, you have to understand cuts and why we're going from one place to another. And so you start reading them and I think I'm a bit reading them now than, say, 30 years ago. But the joy, what gets you excited about a script is still the same: good story, good dialogue, things that literally make you want to turn the page. You want to get into it. So all of those things are just the same.
But the second half of your question is interesting because I've developed a way of reading scripts now where I basically try and read them twice. The first time is just to read them as a general, just read it as a script. The second time I just read the scenes that my character is in to see how the character develops from the beginning to the end, to work out the track. And I love this little trick when I was in drama school that one of our teachers gave us, and he applied this to play scripts, theater scripts. It's an old Stanislavski or Strasberg, I'm not sure, but you write two lists: a list of all the things your character says about himself, and then you write a list of all the things that other characters say about you. And I remember him saying that the more contradictory those, and the more inconsistent those lists are, the better it is. If, say, your character says, "Oh, I'm really a quiet person; I'm really quite shy," and someone else says, "Oh! He's crazy! He's a madman! He's an animal!" Now, that might seem like a contradiction, but that's where the drama is. That's where the juice is.
Absolutely! There's a bit of detective work that has to go on, but it's fun. It's the fun part of the job. I quite enjoy reading scripts. The only time that it's not enjoyable is when the writing or the plotting or the structure is so predictable that you're way ahead of the story. Or that there's just no life in it. The dialogue might be a bit pedantic or dull or obvious or the choices that the writer's making are so kind of ordinary. Sometimes scripts are very hard to read. Sometimes they're very obtuse or sometimes structure is confusing, but I always try to persevere because that often means, not always, but often means that there's something else going on.
And the other thing, of course, about reading a film script, and this is why it's quite a skill and it's not one that I've conquered yet, but you've got to think visually. When you're reading a play or a book, somehow that's all about the words, it's all about the language. But film is not. Film is about the visual image. So you read just as much into "Fade in – a large expansive desert. The sun slowly rising, the heat shimmering. We see a lone figure." Maybe the only dialogue in that scene is the figure saying something like, "Hey, how you doing?" [laughs] Do you know what I mean? Now you might read that and kind of go, "There's not much going on here." But you have to find a way of visualizing the description of where of where we are. Get a sense of what the writer is trying to convey.
And that took me a while to learn that. It took me a while of reading scripts before I finally got that. And it was actually another actor who told me. Because I remember saying, "God, I don't think much of this script," and he was like, "What do you mean? It's a great script!" "Well, yeah, but it's just sort of boring." And he said, "Yeah, but look at the pictures! The pictures are fantastic!" And I didn't get what he meant. And so I went and looked at it again and, of course… then what I started doing is I started reading the stage directions, as it were, the descriptions. I started reading those aloud. There's a skill to it. I have a friend who was a script reader. For years and years and years that's what she did, she worked for HBO and Showtime and that was her job. She read scripts. And she got paid quite well too if I remember right. And she would read scripts and then write these little reports on character and plotting and so on. She was a creative writing major at university. Bright woman. And she would read scripts and she had a real skill for it because she could completely visualize these moments. And the moments in the scene where the writer has described what the audience is going to see. That's a skill.
Well, I have to say, to my shame, I have to say there have been occasions where I've gotten a third of the way through a script and it's been so impenetrable or so boring that I've just left it. The reason I say I'm ashamed to say is because usually it's a failing of mine and not a failing of the script. One of the films that I'm most proud of, the first draft of the script I actually through across the room because I thought it was so…
What was it?
Well, I'm not going to say [laughs]. I don't want to offend anybody. But the director told me off. Actually, it wasn't the director originally, it was one of the actors who was also producing. And I said, "This is terrible!" And he said, "Read it again. Read it again. You're going to make a terrible mistake if you turn this down." "Yeah, but the script is so bor…" "Read it again." And I did and I went, "Oh yeah." And I'm glad because it was a good little script, it was a really nice story, very funny. A little film I made back in England years ago. But my first reaction was, "Oh, this is rubbish!" And I literally threw it across the room! And I was so embarrassed, because, at that time, I hadn't learned that knack of reading.
You also have a wealth of experience in television, so is there a different approach to those scripts?
It's kind of the same thing. Screen work always boils down to that moment between the camera and the actor or the actors. It always boils down to that ultimately. You serve the camera. The only difference I've found with film and television is that, I mean there are a few technical things – the scripts are made out slightly differently – in television scenes tend to be more dialogue heavy, and also the time you've got to work on it. You're working on it at a bit of a clip on. Ultimately the gig is the same.
To talk more about speed, I know John Singleton worked quickly on the production of this film and usually only had between two to four takes.
Yeah, he worked fast.
I love working fast. I don't relish the director who wants to do 25 to 30 takes, or the actors who insist on doing 25 or 30 takes. I can do without that. But I love working fast because I think the longer you work on a scene, the longer the takes, the more takes there are, I think I reach the point where it becomes a game of diminishing returns.
Line recital as opposed to performance.
Basically, yeah. Some actors take longer, maybe. I've worked with actors who treat the first two takes like rehearsals. And that's okay. If the camera is on you and we're doing a scene where I'm off camera, I'm treating that as a rehearsal. I'm working things out for myself as well. So that's not a bad thing, but I think when it comes to Take 15 or Take 20…you know what? There's a finite number of times you can pick up a cup of coffee, take a sip and say, "I'm leaving you." [laughs] Do you know what I mean? In the end, that's often a sign that no one knows what they want.
I know I'm running out of time, but I would be remiss if I didn't ask: this year is the 30th anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Is it really? Is it this year?
It is.
Good lord, yes, of course it is.
I'm curious about your reflections on the film.
Well, it was my first film. I knew nothing about movies when I made that. My overriding memory is that that movie, thirty years ago, was cutting edge technology. It really was cutting edge technology. When I compare it to what's available now, it looks positively…the movie doesn't look [laughs], the technology that we had seems, now, positively Neanderthal - compared to what's available now. At the time we were absolutely…this movie was like "The Business." And it still stands up beautifully! I'm always citing that scene shot from above when Harrison [Ford] is lowering himself into the snake pit. Those were real snakes! And when he let go of the rope he landed in a sand pit and those were real snakes separated only by an invisible pane of glass. Nowadays it would just be green screen.
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Rail cable theft raids see 10 arrested
Ten people have been arrested in a crackdown on a gang suspected of stealing rail cable worth more than £1.2m.
About 90 British Transport Police officers raided 10 properties in Grantham, Lincoln, Newark, Doncaster and Wellingborough early on Wednesday.
A number of items were seized including cutting tools, mobile phones, computers and bank statements.
A force spokesman said it was part of a seven-month investigation by officers.
Det Insp Stuart Mellish said the cable theft was disrupting the lives of ordinary people.


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Cal's highest scoring women's basketball game of the season was also its most riveting as the Bears outlasted a dogged Oregon team 101-98 in overtime Sunday afternoon at Haas Pavilion.
From a 96-96 tie in overtime Cal secured the victory on five points from point guard Brittany Boyd, an 8-foot bank shot with 43 seconds left followed by three free throws in the final 19 seconds.
It was the highest-scoring women's game in Haas Pavilion history, both for Cal as well as the combined score. It was also Cal's highest score since a 101-79 win over Arizona State in 1996.
"Never a dull moment,'' Cal coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. "I think that's how conference is going to go. I think we learned a lot about this team this weekend. That resilience was a trademark of our team last year, and now we know it's a trademark of our program.''
In winning the first two games of its Pac-12 schedule, the Bears improved to 2-0 and 10-3 overall. Oregon is 9-4 and 0-2.
Cal junior forward-center Reshanda Gray came up big for her team with a career-high 33 points to go with 8 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal. She poured in 24 of those points in the second half after hitting just 2 of 7 attempts in the first half.


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'I kicked out my partner after being told I had a sexually transmitted disease... but then I learned it was a rare form of cancer'
A brave woman has spoken about how she left her partner after the shock of being diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection but was later told she in fact had a rare form of gynecological cancer.
Only around 33 women hear the words 'You have vulval cancer' in Northern Ireland every year. Seven years ago Julie Clarke was one of them. The 48-year-old from Belfast has now taken the courageous step to speak out about her devastating diagnosis in a bid to break the silence and taboo around the rare gynecological cancer.
"Breast cancer is spoken about now naturally, testicular cancer is spoken about naturally. I'm not frightened to talk about vulval cancer it anymore," she said.
Julie had self-treated for over a year after first experiencing symptoms which included itching and bleeding. But said she had been worried about talking to her GP.
"Pride stops you going to the doctor - and some people feel embarrassed," she said. "It was getting to the stage where I was bleeding. I eventually went to the doctor, for something else - she was new and I just asked her could she look?"
After being examined, Julie was initially told she had herpes which left her shocked and angry at her then partner.
"I went home and kicked him out. But I went to the GUM clinic and they were fantastic. I was treated for two weeks but I went back and that was when I was diagnosed with vulval cancer.
"They were words I had never heard before in my life". Julie, who is supported by her son Gareth (25) and daughter Danielle (30), has since undergone 12 operations in six years and last year discovered the devastating news that cancer had spread to her lymph nodes.
She underwent chemotherapy and radiotherapy but still faces surgeries to treat the vulval cancer. But despite the emotional rollercoaster she is determined to raise awareness of the disease and praises the staff at the Macmillan Support and Information Centre in the Belfast City Hospital.
"They have been just wonderful," she said. "I would like to meet people and reassure them that it isn't a bad word.
"Many are older and would be of the thought;'you don't talk about your bits'. But they should not be embarrassed. I treated myself for over a year and I could have stopped it from developing into cancer. I would say to any wo man, don't be scared just go to your GP - it could save your life."
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Nunavut Arctic College student wins national award for her art
"I'm a little bit shy about my art work. I always have been"
After sketching her vision on paper, Lavina Van Heuvelen carefully carved the image of a drum, a young man, a dog and a fallen inuksuk into a piece of linoleum, getting the page ready to be inked with a bright orange and vibrant blue.
The result? "Guardian Spirit" a lino-cut print that would win her $5,000 in the Bank of Montreal 1st Art Invitational Student Art Competition.
Nunavut Arctic College student Van Heuvelen was one of 12 regional winners in the competition.
The award honours visual arts excellence in post-secondary institutions from across Canada.
This year's winners were selected from 235 entries.
Now Van Heuvelen, 19, is receiving national recognition for her work.
The second year jewellery and metalwork student said she was "just so happy, just thrilled," when she found out she had won and that her piece would be put on display in Toronto.
"I'm a little bit shy about my art work, I always have been, but I really think being in the class that I was in helped me a lot, just because they were all so encouraging," Van Heuvelen said.
Her jewelry and metalwork class got together to create and submit prints to the competition as part of their course work.
But Van Heuvelen always loved art, and used to watch her mother paint.
And though she grew up in Bowmanville, Ontario, Van Heuvelen felt a connection to Nunavut.
Her mother, Ilisapi Gordon, was born and raised in Iqaluit, and Van Heuvelen has been coming North since she was very young.
But it wasn't until after high school, where she took many art classes, that she thought about moving to Nunavut on her own.
Van Heuvelen thought about culinary arts but "at the last minute I changed my mind and I just wanted to come here so bad," she said.
Then she found out about the jewelry and metal works program.
So after a year of living with her grandmother and going back and forth Van Heuvelen came to stay.
Van Heuvelen said she likes her program at the college because it's "hands on."
After starting her studies, she read a book about the oral history of Nunavut and the information about shamans interested her.
That's what "Guardian Spirit" is about: the inuksuk, a directional marker, has fallen down, showing the young man has lost his way.
Dressed in traditional parka, kamiks and mitts, he kneels toward the dog in the print, symbolizing a connection between the figures.
Van Heuvelen approached the work with a belief that shamans are spirit helpers, and can come in the form of an animal to help steer someone on the right course.
Now she'll get to meet other student artists at an opening gala.
Her work and the other winning pieces will be on display in Toronto at the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art Oct. 3 to Oct. 28.


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On stage in Melbourne last night, Canadian rocker Avril Lavigne looked more like Buffy the Vampire Slayer than the goth skater girl of a few years ago.
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The show began in darkness to the strains of ominous classical music, a suitably portentous introduction for Avril Lavigne, who might have turned 20 last September but is still the reigning queen of teen melodrama.
Strange then that when the pint-sized Canadian bounded onto the stage all perky and blonde, she bore more resemblance to Buffy the Vampire Slayer than the moody goth-edged skater girl of just a few years ago.
Although Lavigne's relatively poor-selling second album Under My Skin has just as many anthemic songs of angst and anger as her smash debut, 2002's Let Go, it seems Lavigne herself is a lot less troubled.
And a lot less interested in what she is doing.
Lavigne's interaction with her band and audience was limited to an occasional "you guys are awesome!" or a brief venture into her guitarist's spotlight.
She was singing songs that in the space of three years have achieved the status of classics, and in fact were already classics the day they were released, but she sang them as if they were someone else's classics, lazily running through hits like Sk8er Boi or I'm With You with a blank, listless detachment.
Perhaps because perched on a piano stool her body language couldn't so easily give away her boredom, Lavigne's baby grand renditions of Together and Forgotten provided two of the night's more emotionally sincere moments. The surprise rendition of Green Day's American Idiot also promised real fire, but halfway through, Lavigne retired to the back of the stage and turned her back on the audience for a quiet drink of water.
After a lengthy break, the band returned for a pedestrian run through of Blur's Song 2 with Lavigne behind the drum kit.
The show finished as tritely as it had begun, with her best known song, Complicated.
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Derry's Mayor has added her name to the list of local representatives calling for Derry's politicians and civic leaders to present a united front in fighting for the expansion of the Magee Campus.
Brenda Stevenson was speaking following the news last week that the Minster for Employment and Learning, Stephen Farry, was shelving for the foreseeable future proposed plans to develop the local campus.
She issued the rallying cry after a special meeting of the City's Strategy Board at Derry's Guildhall on Monday, which was attended by key stakeholders and local politicians.
Speaking after the meeting Mayor Stevenson, who is Co-Chair of the Board, said: "It was agreed this afternoon that there would be one civic voice in relation to the expansion of Magee, and the Minister has a corporate responsibility to reconsider his decision to withdraw support from the campus.
"There should be no dissenting voices in relation to this issue, and I cannot emphasise enough the importance of presenting a united front in making an effective case for our city and our young people.
"This approach was met with cross party support during today's meeting, which included representatives of Magee, Ilex, and U4D. Following on from these discussions I will be co-ordinating a series of meetings over the next few weeks with our six MLAs, our MP, MEP, and the Speaker of the House, to drive this issue forward and to ensure that our united voice will be heard at all levels of political and civic life."
The Mayor continued: "This is the single biggest issue to affect the city in terms of regeneration, and as a city with a significantly high youthful population we need to provide the level of education demanded by our young people, businesses and investors. The North West region cannot continue to be punished as a result of so-called welfare cuts."


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Ron Paul interview from Capital Hill with Tucker Carlson
I wasn't able to watch the debate, as we were out of the country. Now I get to catch-up on some YouTube snips. Here is one of Ron Paul in NH's debate.
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I am sorry to say that it sound like the display had been affected by being dropped. I shall do some more research and get back to you shortlyregardsGraeme ... Nikon Coolpix S3 Digital Camera
Kodak easyshare DX 7630 screen black in take a picture mode but is fine in review etc
Hey Wistra,\015\012 You could try resetting your camera to the factory settings by choosing the reset to default setting in the menu. If this doesn't work the sensor on the camera is most likely broken, and you should ... Kodak EasyShare DX7630 Digital Camera
Nikon coolpix S3- most of the screen is black on shooting mode
I had the same problem with mine. I searched the web and came across this one. My camera had a black screen but everything else worked. I read some of the comments and a few people said to hit it. I hit the camera in the side of my hand a few times a ... Nikon Coolpix S3 Digital Camera
Powershot s410 My s410 is "old" :( but I love it and has been working amazingly over 10,000 photos in the 4 years I've had it. All of a sudden this week-end when I am in auto or manual mode the screen is black - I can't see what I am shooting. What is odd is that if I am in the panoramic mode or video mode the screen works. Even odder is that if I actually take a picture blindly (since the screen is black) it shows up on the display! Help... :) Thanks
Since it is taking a picture, and showing it up afterwards on the display, it definitely sounds like you activated the DISP or DISPLAY button. Seeing that you've used this camera for years, you should know that this manually turns the screen on and ... Canon PowerShot S410 / IXUS 430 Digital Camera
Canon s2IS when I turn the camera on in review mode the LCD screen displays pictures one after another. Cannot stop the picture review except to turn off the camera. In camera mode the menu button and other buttons do not function. The problem occurred while I was pressing and holding down the LCD review button and viewing hundreds of time-laps pictures I had taken with the camera.
Hello,\015\012Please do the followings.\015\012\015\0121. Turn off the camera.\015\0122. Remove the memory card.\015\0123. Remove the batteries.\015\0124. Wait at least 3-5 minutes.\015\0125. Place the memory ... Canon PowerShot S2 IS Digital Camera
When I turn on my Dimage E500, I get a blank black screen. I can review the old pictures taken on my memory card through my camera with no problems. I just cant take new pictures and if I try the pictures come out black like the screen. I have changed my batteries and memory card but nothing has helped. Please help me. Thank you Nicole
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Continuous shooting I'm new to this so bare with me. I just got my Nikon D60 and I want to shoot pictures in continuous mode. I set it on manual, go into the menu and change it to continuous. I rotate the dial so it changes the shutter speed but when I take pictures it's just a black screen. As a matter of fact any time I try to take a picture in M it's just black. I'm hoping that there is just a setting I need to change and there's not something wrong with my camera. Thanks.
Hey man. Im not sure how new you are but basically i think your problem is you need to decrease the shutter speed to around 1/200-1/250 of a second and increase the apeture to around f10/12 and see if that works. If your operating at a high shutter s ... Nikon D60 Digital Camera with 18-55mm lens
Blank LCD screen on shooting mode, but does show settings. Will not take pictures. Replaying mode works, shows pictures taken before screen went blank. New batteries. What is going on??? Is it fixable? I bought the Canon PowerShot A570 IS. I don't know if it is me or the camera but my LCD screen doesn't stay on. I can take a phote, the photo will then display on the LCD for 2 seconds BUT then the LCD goes blank, all i can see are the menu options. If I take a pic while LCD is blank my pic's
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Camera screen blacked out in shooting mode
No, dont fret. It sounds like you just accidentally pressed the DISP or DISPLAY button on the back of your camera. This manually turns the screen on and off to save batteries. You would then just use the optical viewfinder. To turn it back on, ju ... Canon PowerShot SD1100 IS Digital Camera
When you turn my camera on it has a black screen and you cannot take pictures. You can review pictures and see the different menu modes, but the screen is otherwise black. The camera is otherwise in good condition and is only three years old.
Gennylou, sorry I didn't see your post sooner.\015\012\015\012This sounds like it might be a defective CCD imager. If so, Canon should fix this for you for free, including free shipping both ways. This is regardless of your camera's warra ... Canon PowerShot S1 IS Digital Camera


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I wasn't sure what age Bugsy is supposed to be but this is set a couple of years after Ash and stuff (guess i should've mentioned that) but i wouldn't have thought a kid could be a hym leader. Snubbull evolving? Well you might have to wait a while for that, the egg still hasn't hatched.
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by Katie the Lowly Intern
Does the sinking feeling of knowing you could have gotten what you wanted had you made better choices in life sound familiar? Like how if in college, had you gotten a real degree, set goals for yourself, and not tried to buy friendships with your credit card, you could possibly now have a steady job, ambition, and friends? If it does, then you may rest easier tonight knowing there is a term for that: "fictive thinking". And guess what… monkeys get it too!
Researchers at Duke University have concluded that monkeys don't respond solely to direct punishment or rewards for their actions. They can, according to the scientists, actually adjust future behavior when shown the reward or punishment they would have received had they chosen to behave differently.
The guys at Duke demonstrated this by setting eight different cards face down in front of a single monkey, each of the eight cards corresponding to a certain amount of juice. Monkeys like juice enough to cooperate with this insultingly childish experiment, apparently. After the monkey picked his one card, he was shown what amounts of juice he could have gotten had he chosen one of the other cards. The wires that were stuck into the brain of these live monkeys showed that their little chimpy neurons fired like crazy when they were shown the bigger prizes they missed. In following trials, the monkeys tended to pick the card that corresponded to the biggest prize from the first trial.
It is thought that this research can be used to further our understanding of how compulsive gamblers think, and that it may correlate to their obsession with the "what could have been". The monkeys at Deep Sea News are hoping they further understand this really soon. In the end, the monkeys got their juice and the scientists got their fellowship funding.
Now here's Teka performing her dance hit, "Monkey Juice":


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Troubleshooting Linux Audio, Part 3b
In this final section I'll present some MIDI-specific troubleshooting tips, along with a brief description of the setup here at StudioDave, a few closing remarks, and of course some links to the Linux music-maker du jour.
Troubleshooting MIDI
MIDI problems are generally easier to diagnose than audio difficulties. As you might already know, MIDI does not carry audio data, and the tools for troubleshooting MIDI problems are quite simple to use and understand. Your MIDI troubleshooting toolkit should include at least a MIDI monitor program and the ALSA amidi utility. The amidi tool can be used to send an arbitrary MIDI command string to any MIDI device in your system, and the MIDI monitor can watch the data stream to see if your command was correctly sent and delivered. Figure 1 shows off the gmidimonitor at work receiving a program change message sent from amidi.
The problem-solving flowchart remains essentially the same for MIDI as with audio. Check your hardware connections and power-on status, make sure your MIDI devices are actually supported by ALSA and that the correct drivers are installed, and check the virtual connections between your sending and receiving devices.
One special MIDI problem exists for Linux. The default kernel configuration includes a setting (under Processor Type & Features) for the timer frequency resolution, which affects the timing resolution of a MIDI data stream. If this value is set too low your MIDI streams may feel sluggish and unaligned. The resolution should be set to 1000. If it is not you will need to either install a distribution with an optimized kernel or you will have to configure and install your own kernel.
Some MIDI programs require that the kernel include an active realtime clock (RTC). Media-optimized kernels will activate the RTC as a matter of course, but if you're in doubt (or if your application has responded with an error regarding the RTC) you can check its status with the cat /proc combo :
cat /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq
Use this command to check set the clock to its optimal value :
echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq
To permanently add this setting to your boot options, become the root user and run the following command :
echo "dev.rtc.max-user-freq=1024" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
By the way, you should always copy the original file to a back-up location before working on it.
Some Further Tips And Recommendations
Sage advice to the interested reader: Scale your expectations. Some problems are directly due to economic necessity, i.e., what you can and can't afford. For Linux audio people that means hardware (our native software is famously inexpensive), and in this domain hardware means microphones, instruments, amplifiers, speakers, cables, mixing consoles, computers, and of course, soundcards and audio boards.
If you need professional-quality results from your Linux audio work, then your choices are few and clear. The M-Audio Delta systems are popular for serious desktop and project studio production, while the RME Hammerfall is the preferred interface for fully professional recording houses.
If your needs are more modest you might be happy with the Creative Labs SBLive and Audigy cards. Both are available with a break-out box for easy access to their audio and MIDI ports, and both provide a handy S/PDIF digital audio interface.
Standards-compliant USB audio devices should work with the kernel and ALSA USB modules. Some Firewire devices are already supported by the FFADO project; see the project archives and the archives of the Linux Audio Users/Developers mail lists for information regarding specific device support.
On-board audio chipsets are designed for consumer-grade sound support. Their quality varies with the overall quality of the motherboard, but in general you should avoid using on-board sound hardware for serious desktop audio production. This is especially true for laptops, most of which can accept high-quality USB or PCMCIA external hardware alternatives.
Studio Dave
I have a small home studio, suitable for good quality project recordings and MIDI composition. It includes three computers, all locally networked. Two AMD64-based machines are used for project audio and MIDI work. The third machine, a PII 366 MHz laptop, is MIDI-capable, but its audio abilities are relatively weak. If needed, a CoreSound PCMCIA card provides a high-quality digital audio input channel for the laptop. All machines are accessible via MIDI. routed through a Yamaha MJC8, an 8-in/8-thru MIDI junction controller. Audio output from the computers and external hardware is routed through a Yamaha DMP11 MIDI-controllable mixer. High-quality audio production is available to both desktop machines (both include an M-Audio Delta 66 digital audio interface).
Problems I've encountered and resolved include crackling JACK, USB interference, mixer channel noises, and of course hardware issues such as bad connectors and poor connections. Fortunately I've also found valuable advice and assistance from the members of various lists, forums, and wikis, and I've been able to resolve happily all the troubleshooting issues I've encountered to date. May your own experience be as fortunate.
Linux Music Makers
Some years ago I found a page named Miki's Music that contained pieces composed with the excellent Rosegarden audio/MIDI sequencer. In the passage of time, Miki has become Wingse, the music collection has grown, but Rosegarden is still the composer's preferred music composition software. Check out the entire collection, but for a sweet taste listen to June Rainy Hill, and if you're up for some undisguised humor in music check out the lively Celtic Dance.
I'll return in a few weeks with news and updates from around the Linux audio world. So much good stuff is happening here, it's hard to decide where to focus. New packages appear, old stalwarts get stronger, and I have some interesting new projects in the works. Let me know what you'd like to see reviewed and profiled here, just add a note to the Comments section and I'll get right on it.
Similis sum folio de quo ludunt venti.
Works fine
It works fine for me.
I use this :
Use this command to check set the clock to its optimal value :
echo 1024 > /proc/sys/dev/rtc/max-user-freq
To permanently add this setting to your boot options, become the root user and run the following command :
echo "dev.rtc.max-user-freq=1024" >> /etc/sysctl.conf
No problem for me.
MIDI Interface
A strange issue that I'm experiencing with music production oriented Distros (64Studio-i386, Dynebolic, JAD 1.0) is, being able to access the systems with my MIDI controller via a 2 port MOTU Fastlane USB MIDI interface.
These Systems, MIDI Applications(muse/rosegarden), and Jack recognize the device being present, and 'lsusb' displays the device's id.
awara@daw:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [M66 ]: ICE1712 - M Audio Delta 66
M Audio Delta 66 at 0x24c0, irq 18
1 [Fastlane ]: USB-Audio - Fastlane
MOTU Fastlane at usb-0000:00:1d.1-2, full speed
jawara@daw:~$ lsusb
Bus 002 Device 003: ID 07fd:0001 Mark of the Unicorn
But i cannot play any softsynths, or view incoming MIDI data flow with 'cat /dev/[dmmidi1 or midi1], and MMC/MIDI CLock data are not outgoing as well.
The only system that the device works on is my home initial home brewed Gentoo 2006.0 DAW system with a 2.6.17-rc1 realtime kernel. Therefore i know the device is in working condition. So i'm comparing the kernel configs to see what needs to be turned on in the other Distros to get this issue resolve and recompile the kernels.
Beyond this basic but very important issue for me, being a keyboard player. GNU/Linux Audio Production System are great. Just wish i could get my Yamaha 01X to work - wishful thinking.
I noticed this problem as
I noticed this problem as well and in pawn my experiences to the Linux Kernel mailing list. A bug seems to have been introduced in kernel 2.6.18 which caused the MOTU Fastlane to stop end result. The RT patches you added enormousness have something to do square dance it. In the meantime, I'm finished looking for a USB frontier that'll wreath whim-wham disseminated distros. Nobody seems least interested in addressing this problem.
I noticed this problem as
I noticed this problem as well and posted my experiences to the Linux Kernel mailing list. A bug seems to have been introduced in kernel 2.6.18 which caused the MOTU Fastlane to stop working. The RT patches you added might have something to do with it. In the meantime, I'm still looking for a USB interface that'll work with current distros. Nobody seems very interested in addressing this problem.
A USB midi interface that works
Since poking around and upgrading, I've found that the very latest kernel, 220.127.116.11 still has this bug. If you want a USB midi interface that works and doesn't require firmware fiddling, get an E-MU Xmidi of some sort. I have the 2x2 model and it works fine, though the aesthetics are somewhat annoying.
Any experience, advice or comments about garage band ?
I have a friend who is having so many issues with garage band. Its a lowly intel macbook but maxed out with 2 gigs ram. I am tempted to install some linux distribution (dual boot) on her machine and a bunch of linux software that I am seeing on this site but... what software compares and beats garageband on apple laptops ? Her issues have been mostly about the software stutering when playing or recording, midi controller not fully functional with gb. She is trying to compose songs or music. She wants to type the notes on the keyboard like a typewritter (at her own pace) rather then performing it at the keyboard. Plus she plays fiddle and other things that she records into tracks. When she is at the keyboard she is constantly stopping on a mistake and starting over. She wants to type in notes like a typewriter instead of performing the music into a recorder. Her technique is probably wrong, but she claims its too hard to cut it up and move the good pieces where they belong. I understand if this posting get deleted.


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ANCHORAGE (AP) -- The Alaska Humanities Forum is recruiting high school students willing to work to bridge the rift separating urban and rural Alaskans.
Sen. Ted Stevens secured $1 million in federal funds last year for a program to send urban students to rural Alaska to learn about the realities of life in the Bush, from subsistence to honey buckets.
The humanities forum has been working with the Alaska Native Heritage Center for the past year to set up the project.
By next spring, 25 to 40 students will be heading to villages in the Yukon Kuskokwim delta to stay with local families and attend village schools for about two weeks.
When they return home, the students will make presentations in their schools and to local community groups about what they learned during their visit.
''We're looking for students who are active in their school and community who are already demonstrating some leadership ability, who are open-minded and friendly,'' said Panu Lucier, director of the Urban-Rural Youth Program. ''Basically, we're sending ambassadors.''
When Stevens included money for the program in last year's budget he said he believed the gaps in understanding between urban and rural Alaskans could be bridged early by bringing children together.
The program is seeking 9th and 10th grade students from Anchorage and the Matanuska and Susitna valleys. As part of the application process the students will have to submit an essay and be interviewed by program organizers. They must also attend monthly cultural education sessions before they are sent to a village, Lucier said.
The students will be invited to observe or participate in subsistence activities including bird hunting and seal hunting and attend community meetings during their village stay, Lucier said.
''One of the main things we hope for is just that they develop friendships with their host family and community members and that this will be a long-lasting friendship,'' she said. When the students are older and have moved into community leadership positions they will have a better understanding of rural concerns, Lucier said.
The program is funded for two years but the humanities forum and heritage center hope to secure additional funding to continue the program beyond its second year.
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Pre-purchasing Bioshock Infinite unlocks exclusive and very silly TF2 items
Valve are offering a selection of exclusive Team Fortress 2 items to gamers who pre-order Bioshock Infinite through Steam. They're featured as the second part of a three-tiered reward system and only unlocked when enough pre-orders are made. Still, since buyers are already 93% of the way to unlocking it, I think it's a safe bet that we'll be seeing these items soon.
It's a strange selection, typical of Team Fortress 2, and it includes a steel helmet, an anarchist's mask and an "incontinent bird." No, really.
Here's the full list, taken from the pre-order page:
Blind Justice
- Want to command respect from people standing at an indeterminate
distance from your immediate right? Bolt on a platinum Pinkerton badge
and experience the thrill for yourself!
The Doe-Boy
- Protect the important thoughts in your head -- ones like "liberty"
and "freedom" and "democracy" -- with good, honest, hat-shaped American
steel. This helmet won't run (until heated to 2500°F)!
The Person in the Iron Mask
- Turkey? Chicken? Game hens? Your head? This cast iron poultry furnace will smoke anything placed inside it.
The Pounding Father
- Heavy cannot tell lie. Heavy is first President of United States. Of crushing little baby men.
The Steel Songbird
- It gets pretty quiet in that sniper's nest. Why not treat yourself
to the haunting rhythmic symphony of bolts being constantly pooped by
this mute, easily terrified incontinent bird?
The Sydney Straw Boat
- Throw this hat on the ground to express rage, or in the air to
express joy! Take a hat-based trip through time to learn how your great
grandparents displayed emotions in the days before emoticons!
Vox Diabolus
- With this Vox Populi anarchist mask, you can terrify your enemies
into thinking you're the Devil Himself, or worse, a protestor. Either
way, they're probably going to avoid you at the entrance to the
supermarket when you try to get them to sign something.
The first and third tiers on this list aren't quite so silly. The first is a free copy of Bioshock, while the third is a free copy of XCOM: Enemy Unknown.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post596618029585772298..comments2014-07-06T19:04:39.657-05:00Comments on Sutured for a Living: Flexor Tendon Repairrlbateshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-42983410987471388502011-02-28T07:09:56.223-06:002011-02-28T07:09:56.223-06:00Noah, you will most likely not be able to play (un...Noah, you will most likely not be able to play (unless you do so one handed) for 6-8 weeks. It will very much depend on your surgeon, your repair, and how you heal. Usually cast aren't used in tendon repairs, but splints are. The repair has to be protected while it heals.rlbateshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-67607743338781641042011-02-27T23:20:25.873-06:002011-02-27T23:20:25.873-06:00I just stumbled across your site looking for infor...I just stumbled across your site looking for information on what my surgery will be like and what recovery will happen. I recently cut the flexor tendon in the top of my left index finger near the top, about a half of an inch from my fingernail. I was just wondering what recovery will be like and if I will have to wear a cast. I play piano and dont really want to live to long without playing.Noahhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-36559444432681191452009-06-30T12:35:10.000-05:002009-06-30T12:35:10.000-05:00Ramya, you should ask your son's surgeon those...Ramya, you should ask your son's surgeon those questions, but yes (most of the time) a 2 yr heals very well. He should be able to use his hand normally after healing. Best wishes.rlbateshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-8193024172846305582009-06-30T12:01:30.867-05:002009-06-30T12:01:30.867-05:00My 2 yr old cut his finger on a glass yesterday ( ...My 2 yr old cut his finger on a glass yesterday ( right thumb) and he has a surgery scheduled tomorrow. The Doc was not sure if the Flexor tendon is cut or not and possible a nerve. He suggested a surgery over doing a MRI to see and repair the tendon. Since he is only 2 yr old, I am worried. Will it get better after surgery? Will he be able to use his thumb normally afterward?Ramyahttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-40817876770157018082009-06-03T14:54:12.610-05:002009-06-03T14:54:12.610-05:00manik sharma says...nice article...i'm a plast...manik sharma says...nice article...i'm a plastic surgeon trainee in india... using supramid looped 4-0 in flexor tendons..6-strand Tang method.. excellent results..email@example.com://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-25649317282538759782008-12-10T14:55:00.000-06:002008-12-10T14:55:00.000-06:00I am a CPC new to coding for Hand Surgery. I have ...I am a CPC new to coding for Hand Surgery. I have found this to be an absolutely fascinating speciality and greatly appreciate any and all
insight I can get into related anatomy and procedures. Thank you!readerhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-25981439044548966792008-07-12T17:53:00.000-05:002008-07-12T17:53:00.000-05:00Yes, Happy, it is. I'm glad their are docs like y...Yes, Happy, it is. I'm glad their are docs like you out their, as I find it harder and harder to keep up with the new meds for chronic medical problems.rlbateshttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-28036129692831852672008-07-12T17:44:00.000-05:002008-07-12T17:44:00.000-05:00And here I thought you just eyeballed it with a pa...And here I thought you just eyeballed it with a pair of scissors. LOL. It's amazing what we all learn in our own expertise of training, isn't it?The Happy Hospitalisthttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-76764070834946636772008-07-10T08:16:00.000-05:002008-07-10T08:16:00.000-05:00Thank you NTSC. I'm glad it helps you.Thank you NTSC. I'm glad it helps you.rlbateshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675087351939177300.post-85717947904369967732008-07-10T08:15:00.000-05:002008-07-10T08:15:00.000-05:00From a layman's point of view this is both underst...From a layman's point of view this is both understandable and interesting.

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Here's some really gay news. And by "gay", I mean "great".
This week, it was announced that France is going to start teaching about LGBTQ issues in primary schools as a way of helping to combat homophobia. They've likened the situation to educating young people about other types of bullying.
France seemingly recognises that it's simply not acceptable for children to throw the word "gay" around as an insult (well, okay, to throw around the French version of "gay", which is apparently "pédé") or to discriminate against people based on their gender identity and/or sexual orientation. Defending this new educational programme against the criticism that it is homosexual "propaganda", Daniel Labaquere, the national secretary for the teachers' union in France, said that actually, this is just about teaching children about relationships and respect.
Sounds wonderful, doesn't it?
So why aren't there such nationwide programmes in the UK or the US?
Thinking about it brings to mind a quote from Julie Burchill's book Sugar Rush. When Kim's school brings in an anti-bullying performance for the children to watch, Kim thinks:
"You couldn't argue with the basic premise of course - that people shouldn't be picked on just because they're gay. But this is SCHOOL, excuse me, and you could just as easily do a play about how wrong it is picking on ginger people, people with glasses and people who put their hands up in class for any other reason than to demand toilet-time. We'll GROW OUT OF IT! In the meantime, doing stuff like this for us makes about as much sense as doing it for a bunch of monkeys in the zoo."
This cynical view - ie that bullying is just what kids do and we should accept it - seems to prevail in many countries, not least the English-speaking ones. But that's a pitiful excuse, because it suggests that we should accept anything people do, just because, you know, they're doing it. It gets pretty tautological, doesn't it?
Also, of course, people don't necessarily "GROW OUT OF IT", as Kim puts it. If they aren't receiving the message that bullying and discriminating are wrong behaviours, how and where are they going to learn? What, exactly, is supposed to make them grow and change?
Here's what I'd suggest as a programme of education in the UK, the US and elsewhere. First of all, let's start with literature. We know that literature is a way for children to learn about different cultures/backgrounds/beliefs/feelings/experiences, and that often they can empathise with characters, even if they have little in common with them other than their humanity (which, indeed, is quite a lot that we all share). So we'd begin by introducing young people to queers and to queer topics through some of the great age-appropriate books out there.
We'd then gradually bring queer topics into other parts of the curriculum. Why not feature a gay couple in a maths problem the way a straight couple would generally be featured? Why not talk about queer artists or writers? Or about how LGBTQ people have been oppressed just as other groups have throughout history? Why not talk about how queer feelings are just as acceptable as other kinds, and explore safe sex and safe relationships across the range of gender and sexual identities? Referring to non-heterosexual and non-cis people and experiences strengthens children's understanding that they are equally valid.
Then, schools can also invite in LGBTQ people to give talks, such as through Elly Barnes' Diversity Role Models programme. Sociological research shows that meeting and talking to "the other" is one of the best ways to decrease fear and dislike and to instead increase understanding, respect, and acceptance.
For those who would argue against this, what exactly is their reasoning? If they're afraid that learning that LGBTQ people exist is going to turn young people queer, what proof do they have that this is how sexuality/gender identity works? After all, lots of queer people were only exposed to books/films/articles about heterosexuals and only met straight or cisgender people, but that didn't make them straight or cis.
And if they're worried that validating other people somehow invalidates their own lives, they can't be very secure in their own identities.
An educational programme along these lines is very obviously not about recruitment. Rather, it's about, well, education. It involves telling children about the kinds of people they're likely to meet during their lives and indeed the kinds of people they might even be themselves. It will make schools (and, later, workplaces, and society in general) more tolerant. People might stop using "gay" to describe everything bad and they might show more respect and concern for their fellow human beings.
Let's join France by doing something truly gay: let's educate children and help them develop into respectful, tolerant people.


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Pennsylvania Bio renames as Life Sciences Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA — The statewide trade organization for life sciences company in Pennsylvania, which has been named Pennsylvania Bio, announced Wednesday that it would be changing its name and brand.
The organization is now Life Sciences Pennsylvania. Among the reasons for the name change was the organization's expansion beyond its founders' focus on biotechnology. The organization's membership has more than doubled in the last 10 years, growing to more than 700-organization membership has more than doubled and now includes biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, as well as patient various patient advocacy and investment organizations and service providers supporting the life sciences community in the state.
"The life sciences industry is changing and evolving at an unprecedented pace. In Pennsylvania, we're seeing mergers and acquisitions consolidate companies, focus strategies and inspire the formation of new, specialized entrepreneurial enterprises," Life Sciences Pennsylvania president and CEO Christopher Molineaux said. " With our new moniker, Life Sciences Pennsylvania will continue to advance our supporting role as companion and advocate for this diverse and thriving community."
Dr. Reddy's inks strategic deal for 8 injectables with Gland Pharma
HYDERABAD, INDIA and PRINCETON, N.J. — Dr. Reddy's Laboratories and Gland Pharma have announced a strategic collaboration to market and distribute eight injectable generics.
The portfolio includes hospital- and clinic-administered products for which abbreviated new drug applications (ANDAs) have been filed, and some whose ANDAs will be filed imminently, the companies said. The combined U.S. sales of the drugs for 12 months ending August 2016 were about $1 billion, according to IMS Health moving annual total data.
"We are excited about this opportunity. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories has a strong track record in developing, marketing and distributing generic injectables in the U.S.," Dr. Reddy's EVP and head of North America Alok Sonig said. "Our strengths, combined with Gland's track record of manufacturing and operational excellence, will help bring affordable medications within reach of patients and complement our specialty injectables offering in the short-to-medium term."
Dr. Reddy's has been developing its injectable business in the United States, recently launching a generic of Zemplar (paricalcitol) injection.
"We are happy to expand our collaboration with Dr. Reddy's for marketing and distribution of Gland Products in US and other Ex-U.S. markets," Gland Pharma COO Srinivas Sadu said. "Dr. Reddy's has an impressive track record of commercializing injectables products in the U.S., and we are confident that our partnership will continue to grow."
Kaléo's Auvi-Q auto-injector to return to U.S. in 2017
RICHMOND, Va. — Kaléo announced Wednesday that it will be reintroducing its Auvi-Q (epinephrine injection) auto-injector in the United States during the first half of 2017. This would bring another option to the epinephrine auto-injector space at a time when access and affordability in the space have seen focus from patients and legislators.
"Today's news represents an important milestone for the life-threatening allergy community, which has suffered from a lack of epinephrine auto-injector options for far too long," kaléo VP product development and industrialization Evan Edwards said. "As the inventors of Auvi-Q, my brother and I have dedicated our lives to researching and developing an innovative epinephrine auto-injector that would do for severe allergy sufferers what the AEDs did for cardiac arrest in the community; namely a product that could assist and guide even an untrained user through a life-threatening emergency."
Auvi-Q includes a voice-prompt system to guide a user through the delivery process and a needle that automatically retracts after being administered. Kaléo regained the rights to Auvi-Q and invested in new technology and systems to ensure consistent and accurate delivery, the company said.
"As a patient and parent of children with life-threatening allergies, I know how the moment of an allergic emergency can unfold — with panic and fear — and that is why I believe and trust in Auvi-Q, not only for myself, but also for my children and other families who might have to depend on it. Driven by this reality, kaléo strives for flawless manufacturing to ensure each Auvi-Q is built to exceptional quality standards," kaléo VP product strategy Dr. Eric Edwards said.
Kaléo said that In light of access and affordability challenges, it was working with stakeholders — including wholesalers, payers, pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers — to ensure that patients will have affordable access to Auvi-Q.
"As we prepare to make AUVI-Q available once again in the United States, our priority is to return AUVI-Q to the market as an epinephrine auto-injector alternative that all patients can afford," kaléo president and CEO Spencer Williamson said.
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Perform the monitor self test, refer to users guide here. Essentially, unplug the power cord, disconnect the video cable, plug the power cord back in and turn it on. You should see a multcolored self test box float around momentarily, indicating self test is OK. If so, run through the troubleshooting steps yourself, and contact Tech Support with what you learn. Depending on what the problem is they are the only ones who can replace hardware, or you can decide whether you just want to pack it all up and return it.
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Dell Latitude 6430u, w/USB 3.0 dock, Venue 8 Pro Tablet
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Linux Powers Four-Wall 3-D Display
A variety of software is used to deal with the active stereo and scene synchronization needs of the cluster. The commodity cluster was built upon a standard installation of Red Hat Linux 7.2, and the kernel was then patched to include the Real-Time Application Interface (RTAI), which allows for low latency and task completion timing.
SoftGenLock and RTAI are used in concert to provide a software active stereo solution. The RTAI kernel module detects the vertical refresh of the monitor and changes a pointer in the video card memory that tells the video card what to draw on the screen. A double-sized buffer is provided to the application by specifying a virtual frame buffer in XFree86, which is twice the size of the actual frame buffer being drawn to the screen. For example, if displaying at a resolution of 1024 × 768 in active stereo, the virtual desktop would need to be at a resolution of 2048 × 768. The RTAI kernel module splits the frame buffer in half and alternatingly displays the scene in 1024 × 768 pieces. An application draws in stereo by rendering to the right and left sides of the X frame buffer for the right and left eye.
Genlock/data lock is achieved by synchronizing the machines in the cluster over the parallel ports. The RTAI kernel module writes to one pin on the parallel port and reads from another to make sure that the other machines in the cluster have completed a frame. The master tells all the other nodes in the cluster when to draw, and the other nodes in the cluster report back when they are ready for a new frame. Data lock is achieved by making sure that the slave machines in the cluster are on the correct eye when the parallel port is in a certain state.
SoftGenLock does not synchronize applications between the nodes of a cluster; it provides data lock and stereo. It is the responsibility of the application to synchronize the viewing frustum and animations in the application. Lastly, since SoftGenLock only uses VGA registers, it potentially can work with any graphics card.
When installing a PC cluster, a lot of issues must be dealt with before setup. Here are the important points and some recommendations on how to set up the system properly:
Be sure to have adequate HVAC, power and network access where the cluster will be set up.
Set up the cluster and display system in separate rooms, because noise levels from fans, drives, etc., may be distracting.
Prepare to deal with a lot of issues associated with laying down the cables. The time taken at this stage to label and check the cabling for proper size and lengths will save time later. This will alleviate problems with signal degradation and simply losing a cable in the "nest".
Create a master power switch to turn off all units at once.
We constructed and installed a three-wall cluster in less than two weeks. This cluster was configured to use active stereo and has the ability to demonstrate swap locking and data locking.
We tested the PC commodity cluster by implementing a simple visualization software system. We utilized an interoperable software architecture, VR Juggler, which provides a set of programming abstractions for interfacing with a variety of display, tracking and computing systems and a variety of interaction devices. The software, which is used for visualizing terrain information, has a variety of display modes including stereo. It can be recompiled to work on different computing architectures and reconfigured at execution time by including different default device configuration files.
The application integrated smoothly with the cluster system and performed better than expected. The quality of the displays and stereo viewing was comparable to the same software running on three walls using an SGI Onyx 2 with IR2 graphics. However, the cluster was able to visualize the data with better performance. Figure 3 shows the cluster software running in the four-wall display system on the three side walls.
The use of a graphics PC cluster is now becoming a viable low-cost alternative to the use of single large visualization supercomputers. The PCs and related video hardware are fairly cheap, computationally powerful and flexible. There also is an abundance of software available for them, such as VR Juggler, which allow for applications to interface with a variety of display systems and interaction devices easily. Our cluster experiment explored the feasibility of phasing out and replacing existing expensive single large computing hardware. The results show we can make this kind of transition in the near future, and we believe our experiences will be motivation for others to follow suit.


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Life Lines: Poetry for Our Patients, Our Communities, Our Selves, May 21-23, 2010, hosted by Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
What are the challenges and benefits of offering poetry to patients? Can the sharing of poetry expand the vision of practitioners and students in healthcare professions? What is the role of poetry in community treatment programs? In shelters? In prisons? What can caregivers gain from writing and reading poetry?
This conference is designed for those who have an interest in examining the place of poetry in caregiving. Three panels of poets and health practitioners will present perspectives on the ways poetry can play a part in caring for our patients, our communities and our selves. Through discussion sessions, participants will have an opportunity to share experiences, to dialogue, to develop techniques, and to gain a deeper appreciation for poetry in the art of healing. Highlights of the conference include Friday and Saturday evening talks by poets David Whyte and Jane Hirshfield. Ms. Hirshfield will also offer a master class in poetry writing on Sunday morning. Join us as we hear from physicians, therapists, and poets and discuss the practicalities and possibilities of poetry in health care.


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Sweet-Page is a browser hijacker also known as a Potentially Unwanted Program as it changes your default homepage and search engine to Sweet-Page. Avoiding PUPs is not always a easy task, this Browser Hijacker is often bundled using freeware and offered during the installation of legit software. Software from Download.com or CNET may contain additional software. So, be aware when you install software onto your computer and carefully read the terms of agreements during installation. PUPs, Adware or Browser Hijackers are commonly bundled with software. This software is not always malicious and may occasionally be offered as handy software or browser enhancing software.
The interesting part of this Browser Hijackers is they might install software to protect themselves against changing the default homepage to another homepage. Search Protect from Conduit is software that monitors the browser for any changes, if anything changes within the browser it alerts you with a question if you really want to change the homepage or keep your existing one. This might sound like a good thing, but its just a nasty way to keep their Search Engine as default homepage and default search engine to get web-traffic and revenue by promoting in-text advertisements. Too bad this Browser Hijacker is not detected by Antivirus software as they are "PUPs" Potentially Unwanted Programs, and you might want them ? I don't think you want them, so follow our removal guide to get rid of it. Afterwards install free software as MalwareBytes Anti-Malware to remove and protect your computer from PUPs.
Remove Sweet-Page
Short analyse for Sweet-Page
Related files
C:\Program Files (x86)\SupTab\uninstall.exe
23 – Service: Wpm Service (Wpm) – Cherished Technololgy LIMITED – C:\ProgramData\WPM\wprotectmanager.exe
O2 – BHO: IETabPage Class – {3593C8B9-8E18-4B4B-B7D3-CB8BEB1AA42C} – C:\Program Files (x86)\SupTab\SupTab.dll
sweet-page Browser newtab extension
BHO / Extensions
R1 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = https://www.sweet-page.com/?type=hp&ts=1392394209&from=tugs&uid=262929407_198313_04EBE5BC
R0 – HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = https://www.sweet-page.com/?type=hp&ts=1392394209&from=tugs&uid=262929407_198313_04EBE5BC
R1 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Page_URL = https://www.sweet-page.com/?type=hp&ts=1392394209&from=tugs&uid=262929407_198313_04EBE5BC
R1 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Default_Search_URL = https://www.sweet-page.com/web/?type=ds&ts=1392394209&from=tugs&uid=262929407_198313_04EBE5BC&q={searchTerms}
R1 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Search Page = https://www.sweet-page.com/web/?type=ds&ts=1392394209&from=tugs&uid=262929407_198313_04EBE5BC&q={searchTerms}
R0 – HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main,Start Page = https://www.sweet-page.com/?type=hp&ts=1392394209&from=tugs&uid=262929407_198313_04EBE5BC
==== Firefox Extensions Registry ======================
"email@example.com"="C:\Users\Sandbox\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\87pv5a55.default\extensions\firstname.lastname@example.com" [23/01/2014 01:56]
==== Firefox Extensions ======================
ProfilePath: C:\Users\Sandbox\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\87pv5a55.default
– Extension_Protected – %ProfilePath%\extensions\jid0-O6MIff3eO5dIGf5Tcv8RsJDKxrs@jetpack
– Lightning Speed Dial – %ProfilePath%\extensions\firstname.lastname@example.com
pkndmigholgfjlniaohblojbhgjbkakn – C:\Users\Sandbox\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\newtabv2.crx[14/01/2014 00:20]
Extended Protection – Sandbox\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\cekcjpgehmohobmdiikfnopibipmgnml
Lightning speedDial – Sandbox\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\pkndmigholgfjlniaohblojbhgjbkakn
undetermined – Sandbox\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\newtabv2.crx
==== shortcuts on Users Desktops ======================
C:\Users\Sandbox\Desktop\Internet Explorer.lnk – C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe https://www.sweet-page.com/?type=sc&ts=1392390148&from=air&uid=262929407_198313_04EBE5BC
==== shortcuts on All Users Desktop ======================
C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Google Chrome.lnk – C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe https://www.sweet-page.com/?type=sc&ts=1392390148&from=air&uid=262929407_198313_04EBE5BC
C:\Users\Public\Desktop\Mozilla Firefox.lnk – C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe https://www.sweet-page.com/?type=sc&ts=1392390148&from=air&uid=262929407_198313_04EBE5BC
Remove Sweet-Page – Windows 7
- Open Programs and Features by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking Programs, and then clicking Programs and Features.
- Select SweetPage Browser newtab extensions and WPM22.214.171.12425 and SupTab and IePluginService126.96.36.19926, and then click Uninstall. Some programs include the option to change or repair the program in addition to uninstalling it, but many simply offer the option to uninstall. To change a program, click Change or Repair. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
Remove Sweet-Page – Windows 8
- Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, and then tap Search.
(If you're using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, move the mouse pointer down, and then click Search.)
- Enter control panel in the search box, and then tap or click Control Panel.
- Under View by: select Large Icons, and then tap or click Programs and features.
- Tap or click SweetPage Browser newtab extensions and WPM184.108.40.20625 and SupTab and IePluginService126.96.36.19926, and then tap or click Uninstall.
- Follow the instructions on the screen. Make sure when you uninstall the malware that there is no extra software is offered during uninstallation and read every pop-up before clicking any button.
Remove Shortcuts hijacked by Sweet-Page
Sweet-Page hijacks all shortcuts from your browser(s) on your computer and adds a argument behind the executable. You need to manually remove this argument from the executable.
Notice: the easiest way to get rid of this shortcut hijack is to remove all shortcuts from your browser(s) and create hem again.
Internet Explorer.lnk – C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe https://www.sweet-page.com/?type=hp&ts=1392394209&from=tugs&uid=262929407_198313_04EBE5BC
Google Chrome.lnk – C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe https://www.sweet-page.com/?type=hp&ts=1392394209&from=tugs&uid=262929407_198313_04EBE5BC
Mozilla Firefox.lnk – C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe https://www.sweet-page.com/?type=hp&ts=1392394209&from=tugs&uid=262929407_198313_04EBE5BC
- Select the shortcut from your browser
- Right click the shortcut and select Properties
- Goto tab Shortcut
- At Target: remove anything behind the executable.
Example: "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" https://www.sweet-page.com/?type=hp&ts=1392394209&from=tugs&uid=262929407_198313_04EBE5BC
- Remove the text in red, notice the closing quote, do not remove it.
Internet Explorer
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Remove Sweet-Page from Internet Explorer
- Open the desktop, and then tap or click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.
- Tap or click the Tools button , and then tap or click Manage add-ons.
- Under Show, tap or click All add-ons, and then select IETabPage Class
- If the add-on can be deleted, you'll see the Remove option. Tap or click Remove and then tap or click Close. Otherwise click Disable button.
The risks of installing Internet Explorer add-ons
While add-ons can make your browsing experience better by giving you access to great web content, some add-ons can pose security, privacy, or performance risks. Make sure any add-ons you install are from a trusted source.
Change your home page and Search Provider for Internet Explorer
Change Home Page Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.
- Click the Tools button , and then click Internet options.
- On the General tab, under Home page, enter the URL of the site you want to set as a home page.
- Click Apply, and then tap or click OK. The next time you open a new browsing session or window (or tap or click the Home button), your home pages will be loaded automatically.
Change Search Provider Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.
- Click the Tools button , and then click Internet options.
- Select Manage Addons
- Select Search Providers
- Right Click BING Select Set as Default
- Optional: Search for any other Search Provider you do not need and right click select Remove
Remove Sweet-Page from Google Chrome
Uninstall an extension to remove it completely from the Google Chrome browser. Extensions are extra features and functionality that can easily be added to Google Chrome. By using extensions, you can customize Google Chrome with features you like, while keeping your browser free of things that you don't use. Unfortunately there are also extensions that are used to collect personal and internet behavior from your computer for revenue. Make sure you delete all extensions from Google Chrome that you do not need, know or trust. Keep the extensions in Google Chrome clean for the best internet experience while using Google Chrome.
- Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Click Tools.
- Select Extensions.
- Click the trash can icon by the Extended Protection and Lightning SpeedDial extension you'd like to completely remove.
- A confirmation dialog appears, click Remove. If the extension is Installed by Enterprise Policy follow this guide.
Change Home Page Google Chrome
- Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings.
- Add the home button to the browser toolbar
Homepage button is off by default. Select the "Show Home button" checkbox in the "Appearance" section to show it on the browser toolbar.
- Set your homepage
When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link. You can also choose the New Tab page as your homepage.
- Add the home button to the browser toolbar
Change Search Provider Google Chrome
- Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar and select Settings.
- In the "Search" section, select Google from the drop down menu.
- Now when you search, you'll be taken to Google!
- Optional: If you would like to remove the malicious search engine click the Manage Search Engines button
- Hover over Google as select the blue Make Default button
- Hover over the malicious Search Engine and select the X button next to the Make Default button to remove the Search Engine.
Remove Sweet-Page from Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button, and then click Add-ons. The Add-ons Manager tab will open.
- In the Add-ons Manager tab, select the Extensions panel.
- Select Extension_Protected 1.0.12 and Lightning Speed Dial 18.104.22.168 you wish to remove.
- Click the Remove or Disable button.
- Click Restart now if it pops up. Your tabs will be saved and restored after the restart.
Change Home Page Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button and then select Options
- Select the General panel. In the Startup box, click Restore to Default or set yourself a new homepage next to Home Page: .
- Click OK to close the Options window
Change Search Provider Mozilla Firefox
In the Search Engines Manager, you can add new search engines that have been released for use with Firefox.
- To open the Search Engines Manager, click the search engine icon and select Manage Search Engines….
- To add a search engine, click Get more search engines…. The Mozilla Add-ons Search Tools page is displayed.
- To add one of the displayed search engines, click the Add to Firefox button. The Add Search Engine dialog is displayed.
- To begin using the search engine immediately after you add it, click Start using it right away.
- To add the selected search engine, click Add.
- The search engine is now available through the search engines list in the Search bar.
AdwCleaner – Automatically remove Adware, Hijacks or Redirects
How to use AdwCleaner step-by- step using this guide on how to remove any kind of unwanted toolbars, browser hijackers, and all sorts of adware with AdwCleaner. Today, a lot of the software free to download is bundled with all sorts of additional (unwanted) software such as toolbars and other software that you may prefer not to have on your computer. Often and even unasked adware is installed on your computer. This potentially unwanted software known as (PUPs) are often difficult to remove.
This is where AdwCleaner will help you clean your computer from the unwanted software. AdwCleaner is free to use and offers a scan feature to determine if the found software is malicious or not. If you do not want to remove the software that is found during the scan, simply uncheck it from the items list.
AdwCleaner does not contain a installer and can be opened from any location on your computer. After the scan and removal of unwanted software, simply click the Uninstall button in AdwCleaner to remove AdwCleaner.
How to use AdwCleaner
Download AdwCleaner (direct download)
- Close all open windows from your browsers before starting AdwCleaner.
- Double-click AdwCleaner.exe to start the tool.
- Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 users must click right mouse button on AdwCleaner.exe and choose Run as Administrator. AdwCleaner needs elevated permissions to remove specific files from your computer.
- Then click on the Scan button, this scan will only perform a scan and nothing is removed from your computer.
- Then wait until the scan is complete.
- When the scan is finished you will see the files that are detected by AdwCleaner. Uncheck items you do not want to remove.
- Click the Report button to see a list of all the items that were detected for better analyse.
- If you are ready to remove the found and checked items, click the Clean button.
- AdwCleaner will reboot your computer.
- Click OK to continue.
A logfile will open once your computer is restarted, this logfile can be found in your systemdrive and AdwCleaner folder.
You may need it for further analyse, if not just delete AdwCleaner using the Uninstall button.
MalwareBytes Anti-Malware – Remove any malware and protect your computer
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free uses industry-leading technology to detect and remove all traces of malware, including worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, dialers, spyware, and more. Or, consider the constant protection of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware PRO to help automatically prevent malware from reinfecting your PC.
We supply the free version as our instructions only use free software. But consider buying MalwareBytes Anti-Malware after using it for a while in the free version.
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Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using the installation wizard. MalwareBytes Anti-Malware needs no configs or specific settings, just install and you are ready to scan your computer for malware and free removal.
- Perform a Quick Scan
- Select Quick Scan
- Click the Scan button to start a malware scan on your computer
- Wait a few minutes for the scan the complete
- When the scan is done you get a notification, click the Show Results button
- Right click with the mouse in the results and select Check all items
- Click Remove Selected button, MalwareBytes will prompt you to restart you computer.
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Remove Extensions or Browser Helper Objects using Avast Browser Cleanup
This new tool serves to delete pesky and unwanted toolbars and plug-ins (extensions or browser helper objects) from your browser(s). Simply download and run the Browser Cleanup utility without the need to install anything. Once you run the utility, you will see a list of toolbars and plug-ins and be able to disable them with one simple click. Avast Browser Cleanup is completely free of charge.
Download Avast Browser Cleanup
- Select your current browser from the list on the left
- Uncheck the box "Exclude add-ons with a good rating"
- Click Disable or Remove by the Browser Helper Object or Extension you wish to disable or remove according the malware you try to remove. Search for the malware in the list and remove anything you don't know.
- Optional: if you would like to reset your browser click "Reset Settings" in the right upper corner of Avast Browser Cleanup. This will solve most of the problems with your browser. First remove any extension or browser helper object.


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Discussion in 'Funny Farm' started by Bootsy, Dec 1, 2005.
Ha, at the end I was like "this isn't funny", then I clicked continue
Nice to see this illustrated in pictures too.. lol.
Had text only, the last time I came across a VERY similar joke.
lol nice
Don't you mean "ace" :nervous:
I was s surprized! at not! but as they said I click continue! and wAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! Its FUNNY!