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It has been a whirlwind few months; I've met with industry officials, briefed academics, explained the oceans crisis to journalists and taken part in peaceful protests onboard the Rainbow Warrior. Make no mistake: I am an activist, committed to the ideals of Greenpeace and I know that working for a green and peaceful future entails risks. However, I never thought that I would find myself in court over telling the truth about the urgent crisis facing our oceans. But I am happy to tell you that my legal battle is over - today I was found not guilty of defamation by a Taiwanese court.
A little over a year ago, I was part of a peaceful direct action here in Taiwan against a fish carrier ship called the Lung Yuin. The ship was emblematic of Taiwan's failure to regulate fishing vessels operating under foreign flags while owned by Taiwanese entities. The Lung Yuin had a record of dodgy registration and questionable at-sea activities, precisely these sorts of things that are helping large-scale industrial fishing ships take too many fish from our oceans: pushing fish populations to the brink of collapse.
Overfishing in the Pacific is a huge problem, and Taiwan can and should be working toward solutions. That is why Greenpeace took action, and why Taiwan needs to become a champion of responsible fishing instead of a safe haven for irresponsible ships. I was onboard the Rainbow Warrior during the direct action, and made statements questioning the Taiwanese Fishery Agency's enforcement of its law requiring all fishing and support vessels sailing under flags other than Taiwan's - but owned by Taiwan people or companies registered with the Agency.
This law is an important control over a sector of Taiwan's fishing industry, well-known for ignoring fisheries regulations. I told people and the media during and after the action that Taiwan's government seems to have no intention to enforce and regulate the industry; it was clearly turning a blind eye to the Lung Yuin, unregistered and sitting in port in Kaohsiung. Instead of examining what they're doing and showing willingness to become a responsible fishing power respectful of laws and regulations that are supposed to keep our oceans full of fish and maintain fishing jobs for future generations, the Taiwanese fishing industry forced me into court and tried to silence me. The company who owned the Lung Yuin, Chang Soon, accused me of damaging their reputation - simply by urging the Taiwanese government to investigate whether they were in compliance with a legal requirement.
Today is a victory both for me personally, and for Taiwanese society, and gives me hope for our oceans too. Greenpeace's work (and mine) to save our oceans will continue. The work carries on because in a few short weeks, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission will meet in Guam to decide the future of our Pacific and its valuable tuna resources. Key protections in place for three years in the key tuna-rich areas of the Pacific will need to be strengthened if we are to avoid the collapse of fish populations.
The very future of the Pacific region is at stake here: our Pacific and the fish in them provide food and jobs - the most basic of human needs. The crisis facing our oceans is more urgent and dire as ever: this is the year we need oceans protection of the Pacific Commons areas made permanent.
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For more than 25 years, the national philanthropy of Kappa Alpha Theta and Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation has been Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA). CASA was created by a juvenile court judge in 1977 to ensure that the abuse and neglect suffered by some children at home does not continue as abuse and neglect at the hands of the judicial system. CASA programs are known by many names and are sometimes referred to as Guardian Ad Litem or ProKids.
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My Grandma Nora made the best biscuits I've ever tasted.
They were light, flaky and had a unique extra something that made them stand apart from other biscuits.
My mother made a good biscuit too–hers were of the cat head variety: big, golden brown and crusty on top and bottom and tender and fluffy on the inside.
It's no wonder that I spent the next four decades trying to emulate the Queens of Biscuit–and each time, coming up sadly short.
My biscuits tasted fine-most of the time-and looked appetizing about half the time, but they never could measure up against Grandma's or my mother's.
For many years, my family had the standard canned biscuit–and later the frozen ones, but I didn't give up–I kept trying.
I gave up trying to make them like my mother, and sought ways to make them more like Grandma's.
Here's what I knew: she used fresh buttermilk–from her cow, Pet and she only used lard.
She had a special bowl–actually a small aluminum dishpan, that was only used to make biscuits. She cut them with a Vienna sausage can and she put a little meat drippings–sausage, bacon, chicken–on top of them before they were baked.
What it took me 20 years to realize was the real secret.
My grandma made biscuits every day of her life as long as she was able. After she cut the last biscuit with the can, she would reserve whatever dough was left, wrap it in wax paper and save it for the next batch at the next meal. In essence, it was almost a sourdough biscuit because the dough was never refrigerated no matter what the temperature.
When Tom and I started dating, I learned quickly how much he enjoyed breakfast. I set a goal to make him biscuits that he would rave about to his friends.
Well, we've been together almost 10 years, and married for three, and there hasn't been any raving. Yet.
Two weeks ago, we went away for our anniversary and as we were getting ready for dinner one night, I saw someone on Food Network making biscuits. I paused long enough to listen.
And then I came home, researched recipe after recipe until I found one that sounded very much like Grandma's recipe.
I combined the recipe with the Food Network's tips, and I tell you–I reached nirvana on my first attempt.
Sunday, I made them again–just to prove it wasn't a fluke–and after more than four decades, I can now say I'm proud of my biscuits.
I'm just waiting for the raving to begin.
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2 C White Lily flour-it must be White Lily. It is milled from only 100 percent pure, soft red winter wheat and is finer and softer than any other brand.
1/2 C chilled lard. It has to be lard. No other shortening can compare. And it must be cold.
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 C buttermilk
2/3 C heavy whipping cream
flour for mixing biscuits.
Preheat your oven to 475 degrees. Grease biscuit pan–I use a deep pie pan.
In a bowl combine flour and salt, mix with a whisk.
Add the lard and work with your fingers until the flour/lard combination is the size of peas in your fingers.
Create a well in the middle of the flour/lard, add milk and cream. Stir with a fork until it is mixed. Do not beat. Do not over stir. It will look like a big cheese curd.
Turn the dough onto a floured surface. It will be very wet. Use just enough flour on it to make it smooth by patting it. DO NOT knead it.
Fold the dough from the right. Pat down. Fold one more time. Pat. This is what gives you layers.
Pat dough into an 8-inch rectangle.
Cut with a biscuit or round cookie cutter (or a glass if you don't have either)
DO NOT twist the cutter/glass.
Press firmly into dough. Raise the cutter and put the dough in prepared pan.
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Playing in their first match in two weeks, the No. 15 Gauchos were defeated by the top-ranked UC Irvine Anteaters for the second time this month, falling in straight sets, 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-22).
Friday night's loss was the seventh in a row for UCSB, who now bring up the rear in the MPSF standings at 5-17, 3-14.
UC Irvine, winners of ten straight, improved to 19-3, 15-3 and maintained their top spot in the conference table.
The Gauchos were led by freshman opposite Matt Marsh, whose play has improved dramatically as of late. After recording hitting percentages of .045 or lower in five of his first six matches, he has recorded clips of .304 and .407 in his last two.
Marsh led all Gauchos, and tied with UC Irvine's Jeremy Dejno, for the match lead with his 14 kills.
Junior outside hitter Miles Evans turned in a seven-kill, three-dig performance. Middle blockers Dylan Davis and Ryan Thompson had three blocks apiece to tie for the match-lead with a trio of Anteaters.
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Carson Clark picked up 11 kills for UC Irvine, while libero Michael Brinkley led all players with eight digs.
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Certainly the best Expo I've been to with regards to meeting the desired audience!
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Here in the Opinion section, we've heard a lot of bad ideas for trying to improve voter turnout, including one from a contender for California statewide office. But the one we just read about hits the bad-idea jackpot.
KPCC radio reports that Fernando Guerra, the otherwise very smart director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University, is proposing to make everybody who casts a ballot eligible for a lottery.
Cast a ballot, and you could win $1 million!
No doubt this would draw more people to the polls. But it's a cheap stunt — cheap if you don't count the $1 million — that doesn't address the problem at its root. It won't make people any more engaged with their communities and interested in public affairs, unless you picture apathetic citizens saying, "Well, as long as I'm planning to indulge my greed, I might as well start reading the newspaper and studying the issues."
Guerra seems to think it's worth raising turnout for its own sake, telling KPCC the election results wouldn't suffer if people voted simply to get into the lottery. Guerra said, "There is no data to show that uninformed voters make worse decision than informed voters." He pointed to the fact that supposedly informed people gave 9.5 percent of the votes for California secretary of state to Leland Yee, the state senator who's on leave while facing felony charges of corruption and arms trafficking.
Whether there's data or not, the state shouldn't encourage quick-pick voting.
The lottery idea is marginally worse than secretary of state candidate Pete Peterson's idea for raising turnout by giving voters stickers good for free drinks at Starbucks.
Lotteries and lattes. If California's best political minds think these are the best hopes for getting people interested in who runs their government, that this is simply a marketing problem, we're in trouble.
Voters set records for low turnout in the June 3 primary statewide (with an estimated 19.3 percent of registered voters casting ballots) and in Los Angeles County (13.6 percent). This is a serious problem that deserves serious remedies. The lottery idea is a loser.


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The National Endowment for the Arts has worked itself into the quietest little corner of American politics. So muffled that the agency barely made news last week when its chairman, the former Broadway producer Rocco Landesman, stepped down after three years on the job.
That's a success of sorts for the NEA, which has labored hard to perform under a cloak of invisibility, a preferred strategy over doing anything to catch notice of lawmakers who spent the past two decades using government support for opera, poetry and art as a tactic to divide and conquer the electorate.
For better or worse, the bashing has moved on to things like health care and gender rights. This year's conservative mantra of "love women, hate Planned Parenthood" carried an eerie echo of the old "love art, hate the NEA" but it was a solidly welcome turn for people whose first priority is getting a little public subsidy for their dance troupes or theater companies,
So congratulations to Landesman for playing nice and thanks for coming. And thanks for leaving, too.
His departure gives President Obama a chance to put someone new in the job, a leader who can operate less in fear of being called to the Capitol to explain a grant for an offbeat performance art piece and more toward carrying a banner that puts culture back at the forefront of American identity.
Some actor who can flash a smile on behalf of arts education, some tech guru who can dazzle with ideas about how the Internet can bring Shakespeare to rural areas, some corporate executive who can convince us that our art economy can rise through public-private partnerships, something Landesman pushed effectively, but never got any juice from.
Our next NEA chair needs to make the fine arts trendy, return talk about poetry, literature and classical music to the national conversation. He needs Twitter followers.
She needs to be on the Ellen Degeneres show, to come on stage with the Boston Symphony Orchestra one night, Justin Bieber the next. She needs to speak a little Spanish, dress for the red carpet, do a little rapping. Ok, no rapping, but maybe recite a quick haiku before the State of the Union address.
For a lot of reasons the timing seems right to hire a leader with a little courage and style. A second-term president doesn't have to worry about winning primaries in North Carolina, a little controversy won't kill a career. Go for it, Obama, you claim to love the arts.
More important, the culture wars have subsided — somewhat. There's still a divide between traditionalists and progressives, but at least the issues have transitioned from the ones that got the NEA in trouble in the 1990s. For one season, at least, nobody is bashing gays, denying that the racial atrocities of our past still need to be addressed, pretending everyone in the U.S. is Christian. Politics remains dirty, but for the arts, there is a relatively clean slate.
Already, there is a solid foundation for activism. Arts advocates have spent two decades honing the methodology that makes a business case for the $145 million the NEA distributes. The group Americans for the Arts brags that its operatives generate $135 billion in annual economic activity. We have studied how the arts help kids learn, spark neighborhood revitalization, improve relations with other countries, support 4 million jobs.
The NEA needs to continue researching how the public engages with its own culture. Surveys show people say they want to participate, not just watch, but what does that mean? That they want art to bring communities together, but how? Good research can keep the arts on everyone's agenda.
But touting the arts as an economic driver or a cheerleader for civic boosterism is just part of the picture, and frankly it's getting old. Someone needs to speak up for the arts as simply worthy on their own merit. They need to shout that symphonies are good, not because they generate sales tax but because music brings joy and peace to our lives, that reading helps us relax and understand our world, that American Indian dances bring us back to our roots and that jazz opens our minds to a million possibilities.
The NEA needs a star. Not a movie star (though maybe), not a Silicon Valley hero (though, why not?), not a politician who knows how to charm (though we'd take a Clinton or a Bloomberg), but someone who can get the party started.
There are a lot of good reasons to give this job to a career arts administrator. Excellent candidates are abundant at foundations, universities, support groups and the NEA itself, with experience and charisma. You wouldn't turn the Department of Commerce over to someone who does not know how banks work, why should we take the arts less seriously?
Maybe because they are a different kind of serious. A good ballet isn't the same as a bullish stock market. Grants to filmmakers aren't farm subsidies. The arguments for their merits are not the same.
Like it or not, art is show business. The next NEA chair needs to put on a show.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- A peacekeeper serving with the joint U.N.-African Union force in Darfur opened fire at fellow peacekeepers killing four and injuring one, the United Nations said Friday.
Kieran Dwyer, spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping force, said the peacekeeping mission in Darfur, known as UNAMID, is investigating the shooting.
He said there were no further details of the so-called "blue-on-blue" incident which took place Thursday at a peacekeeping site in Mukjar in West Darfur.
More than 300,000 people have been killed in the Darfur conflict since rebels took up arms against the Sudanese government nearly 10 years ago, accusing it of discrimination and neglect. Violence has tapered off, but clashes continue.
UNAMID was established in July 2007 and given a key mandate of protecting civilians in Darfur, but it also contributes to security for those providing humanitarian aid, verifying agreements, political reconciliation efforts and promoting human rights. It currently has about 16,500 troops and military observers and over 5,000 international police.


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Breathable, skin friendly inner linerNormally we don't pay enough attention to these great properties. The OECO-TEX material is manufactured to the highest standards in human clothing manufacturing.
Heavy duty buckles
The high-quality buckles of an IDC-Powerharness are rigirously tested and checked. This is especially vital in winter, these buckles work perfectly and don't break even in the coldest weather.
Reflective edges and chest strap
One of the most important functions of an IDC-Powerharness is that it works well also as a visibility vest. The grey line of the chest strap and the edges of the harness are made of reflective materials, so the walking dog is visible in the dark from an even greater distance.
Removable interchangeable patches
There are about 1000 different interchangeable patches in various languages in stock, but you can also order a customized one especially for your dog. The IDC-Powerharness comes complete with a pair of fluorescent JULIUS-K9 series labels which glow in the dark.
The first dog harness with interchangeable patches from the inventor! Since 1997!
|Chest circumference
|15.5" - 21"
Adjustment & Sizing
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By Wendi Keeler, Penn State
UNIVERSITY PARK – The American Red Cross, Greater Alleghenies Blood Services Region, will hold its third annual Bleed Blue blood drive in partnership with Penn State Athletics from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 14, in the Mt. Nittany Club at Beaver Stadium.
All donors will be entered to win a 2013 Penn State Football Away Game Package, which includes two tickets, airfare and hotel accommodations to the Nittany Lions' 2013 football game versus Ohio State University in Columbus.
The Dec. 14 blood drive will also include:
— A commemorative T-shirt, courtesy of Glenn O. Hawbaker Inc., for every presenting donor
— A drawing for an official Penn State football autographed by Coach Bill O'Brien
— Food and other refreshments provided by The Corner Room, including Corner Room chili, pulled pork BBQ, meatballs, Greek pasta salad, variety of sandwiches, brownies, cookies and fruit salad
— Live broadcasts from Penn State Sports Network radio affiliates and Forever Broadcasting stations The BUS, Magic 99 and ESPN Radio
— Extended hours at Penn State's All-Sports Museum.
— Extended hours at the Penn State Bookstore located in the stadium plus a 20 percent off coupon
With the Beaver Stadium blood drive coming less than two weeks before Christmas, a strong donor turnout will help boost blood supplies before the holidays.
"Regardless of the time of year, nationally we must collect approximately 17,000 blood donations every day," stated John Hagins, CEO, Greater Alleghenies Region. "The need for blood remains constant, throughout the year, but busier schedules, holiday travel and other seasonal activities can leave little time to give blood. Inclement weather can also negatively impact donor turnout.
"Every two seconds, a patient in the United States needs a blood transfusion. Your donation can give a patient another holiday season with loved ones."
Accident and burn victims, heart surgery patients, organ transplant patients and those receiving treatment for leukemia, cancer or sickle cell disease may all need blood products.
Appointments for this blood drive are strongly encouraged. Individuals can make an appointment to donate by clicking the "Make a Blood Donation Appointment" link at www.redcrossblood.org and using Sponsor Code PSU or ZIP code 16801. Donors may also call 800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767).
Donors may park in the All-Sports Museum lot across from the stadium. Donors enter through the All-Sports Museum to get to the Mt. Nittany Club. Most healthy people ages 17 and older, or 16 with parental consent, who weigh at least 110 pounds, are eligible to donate blood. Donors who are 18 and younger must also meet specific height and weight requirements.
Those with specific eligibility questions should call the Red Cross Donor Client Support Center at 866-236-3276. Many donors are eligible to give blood every 56 days.
Individuals may also follow the Red Cross on Twitter at www.twitter.com/redcrossGAR.
The Greater Alleghenies Region directly serves hospitals, patients and donors in a 100-county area in Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, with more than five-dozen blood products and related services, and also supports blood needs experienced by patients elsewhere in hospitals served through Red Cross Blood Services.


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We currently have 58 general and special-interest residential options, including traditional residence halls, houses and apartments, themed areas and community-based housing. And with a student body that hails from 41 states and territories and more than three dozen countries across six continents, you'll find as many living scenarios as you will viewpoints.


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Just as rumors of the end of the world were greatly exaggerated, so was chatter about Ventura County's robust music scene losing steam this year. Musicians and venues weren't without their challenges, but for the most part we continued to cultivate creativity at an astounding rate, and visiting musicians were incredulous as always at the level of talent, hospitality and (gasp!) pay they encountered here.
A few of our own singer-songwriters received national attention when they competed on the popular TV show The Voice. Monique Benabou, Lee Koch and Orlando Napier didn't make the final cut, but they should have, dammit! (There's no accounting for taste). Jeff Hershey and the Heartbeats, New Liberty and Aaron Orbit may not have lunched with Christina Aguilera but they did make it to SXSW via the VenAustin Tour, and the Heartbeats went all the way to Europe, where they were very well received. Even as many local artists were crossing county and state lines to share the love, a few of our own left for greener lawns (or more interesting weather), and others we sadly bid a final farewell to. The always fashionable boys in Softsilence moved to Nashville as did Bruce Kimmell. Josh Hayes (No//Sé) and Bobby Wilcox (ex-Pretty Uglys and Radio Threat) moved to the Bay Area. Champagne Sunday left California for Washington, where they've found a more enthusiastic audience. Beloved singer-songwriter Jimmy Adams passed away in July and was properly memorialized with a concert organized by Jonathan McEuen; and last month, Enrique Candioti (DJ Ambassador Jr.), who worked as art director for VCReporter, lost his year-long battle to cancer.
Though we suffered some hard losses, we also welcomed new arrivals: Tania and Trevor Beld Jimenez of Tall Tales and the Silver Lining and Chris Mastrovito of Hiding Inside Victims and his wife Tiffany, welcomed their firstborn children this year. Promoter Jon Shimer and his wife, Candace, added a second baby to their growing family. New venues popped up and others closed. The Tavern came onto the scene like gangbusters, ruffling some feathers as it settled into its location where Candlelight had been. The Sandbox Coffeehouse and Amigos opened, while Bernadette's on Main and Crave Lounge closed and Bombay did some redecorating and added a gourmet burger bar.
Other changes in the music scene included the heroic comeback of 8stops7, the resurrection of The Volume Knockers, Shawn Echevarria leaving Rey Fresco and Gargantuan changing its name to Wooden Nomad. And who could forget the saga of The People's Radio, a pirate radio station that was shut down by the feds, but not before it rocked the socks off Ventura. If this year was marked by anything, it was the events. By most accounts, there have never been so many events — music and otherwise — in this area in one year. Some flourished, others not so much. Spencer Makenzie's End of Summer Block Party, The Roadshow Revival and Scheideck were successful. Indie West Fest organizer Michael Jones gave it the ol' college try but failed to attract enough people to make the event viable, and the Monster Jam Fest had so much potential yet all but disintegrated.
Of course lots and lots of new music was made in 2012. Some of the artists to release new material were Neal Casal, Tall Tales and the Silver Lining, Aaron Orbit, Stop Breathing, Army of Freshmen, Julie Christensen, Sharks and Cobras, Massenger, No//Sé, Rocky Gunderson, Shaky Feelin', Alexandra and the Starlight Band, Zachary James and the All Seeing Eyes, Todd Hannigan, D on Darox and the Melody Joy Bakers, Dan Grimm, Eli Bejar, Captions, Riley Real, Rubberneck Lions, Seth Pettersen, Gentlemen, Matt Zeltzer, Tony Ferrari, 8stops7, Alastair Greene and The Pullmen.
There's so much live music and so little time to catch even a portion of it. We asked a few people who are closely involved with the scene what their favorite shows were this year. Here's what some of them told us.
Martin Ayala/Alexandra and the Starlight Band, Sutratma: Nasum reunion at Billy O's. Swedish badasses in a Ventura dive bar?
Jodi Farrell/TresCoustics: The artists I most enjoy seeing and hearing are Shawn Jones and Preston Smith. Shawn is such a good singer-songwriter-musician and Preston Smith is a one-man band who is fun to watch. I also love seeing the Army of Freshmen. Chris Jay and the rest of the guys give 100 percent at every show they play.
Lisbet Frey/Green Art People: Black Party Politics at RAW night at Bombay. This band is just unlike anything we have seen in Ventura. That kind of charisma was just mind blowing. Also Wayleons and Lissie at Deer Lodge. They are putting on once-in-a-lifetime shows up there.
Amy Hedberg/Billy O's: The No//Sé album release party at Billy O's. The KSSR [People's Radio] show because it was fun and went off without a hitch. Seth Pettersen and the Undertow, the night they played with Pretty Wife. The Dwarves show, and anytime T.F.W. played.
Jaison Henderson/Rubberneck Lions: Scheideck Music Festival had a ton of awesome Ventura talent and the whole thing was DIY grassroots style. Everyone shared everything. Every band was talented and cared about their performance and responding to the crowd, not how they looked or what gimmicks they could use. The night went off without any problems and there was so much potential for trouble. I made so many new musician friends there and the subsequent friendships have blossomed into a myriad of fun shows since the event. That's why I think it was the local event of the year.
Anna Karakalos/We Govern We: Howlin Woods at Green Art People.
Nick Minasian/T.F.W.: Any No//Sé show. Those dudes know how to punk rock'n'roll.
Brian Parra/Saturday Night Sound: My favorite show of the year was Camper Van Beethoven at Zoey's. To see such a tremendous band in Zoey's intimate side room was something I'll remember for the rest of my life. The sound was incredible and they killed it with their rendition of my favorite Camper song, "All Her Favorite Fruit."
Cassie Purtlebaugh/Rock City Studios: Tweak Bird at Zoey's.
Riley Real: The DJ Quik and Suga Free with Bone Thugs N Harmony show at the Ventura Theater in June was great. Quik and Suga Free had a band and live instruments with them, they looked so in-sync up there interacting with the crowd, playing all the hits.
Ezra Robison/Divine Crime: Kyle Hunt's Camp Scheideck Festival was a total experience and a hometown success. Everyone was ecstatic for months about it. I still hear people talk about it. Also, I'm grateful that the Ventura Theater is still here bringing us all the national and international acts. Enrique Candioti Afternoon of Hope was amazing in how many people in the community supported it. I had a blast at The Roadshow Revival: A Tribute to the Music of Johnny Cash. I think in the future it could expand and allow for more stages and promote more of Ventura culture now that it has momentum.
Erin "Syd" Sidney/The Pullmen: KSSR 89.7 night at Billy O's. A packed, high-energy crowd that completely supported every single band that played. It was the kind of night that made me think that we very well may look back on it and recognize it as the zenith of a certain kind of music moment here. And indeed, just a few months later KSSR is gone. I hope that next year we find a way to rally around something like this again. Dr. John was absolutely transcendent at the Hillsides Festival. I enjoyed the set, but felt for him a bit.
Josh Slavin/Love's Secret Domain: My personal favorite was probably Creature Feature at Golden China. It was their first show in seven years in Ventura and the level of energy was impressive — and it was just two guys.
Matt Zeltzer: All of Scheideck.
Photo by Michael McGrath
Todd Hannigan performed at the Scheideck Music Festival this summer alongside a who's who of local talent.


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FRIDAY, June 7, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- With 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 every day, the number of elderly drivers on U.S. roads is accelerating rapidly, researchers say.
But doctors and other health care providers often wait too long before they talk to seniors about giving up driving, even though many elderly patients are ready to discuss the issue much sooner, according to a new study.
"These conversations often don't happen until clinicians see a 'red flag,' which could mean an accident or some physical problem that makes driving more difficult for the elderly," study lead author Dr. Marian Betz, of the University of Colorado School of Medicine, said in a university news release. "But what's interesting is that most elderly drivers we spoke with said they were open to having earlier discussions."
The study involved focus groups and interviews with 33 drivers older than 65 and eight health care providers, including doctors, nurses and physician assistants. Health care providers often raised the subject of driving before elderly patients did, but tended to wait for problems to arise before doing so. Health care providers also said these conversations were usually "unpleasant."
In general, elderly drivers said they were open to these discussions and generally regarded their health care providers as "fair minded." Most of them, however, said they didn't believe their health care providers were aware of their driving ability or status, according to the study, which was published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.
"Driving is linked to independence, and asking for someone's keys is very emotional," said Betz, who noted that previous studies "have shown that most people outlive their ability to drive safely by more than six years."
Health care providers should begin having driving-related conversations with elderly patients when they are about 65 years old, she said. This gives them years to think about it before having to make a decision about giving up driving.
"A primary theme that emerged from this study was the overall importance of improved communication about driving safety," the researchers said. Clinicians and drivers supported the idea of regular questioning about driving as a way to make it an easier topic, they said.
"It's not just about taking the keys, it's about making plans," Betz said. "Drivers in our studies reported needing help in preparing for that transition, including learning about transportation alternatives."
More information
The U.S. National Institute on Aging has more about older drivers.


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Oscar's Sunday Sweets
In honor of the Oscars tonight, I've put together a collection of Sweets representing each of the top nominees for Best Picture.
[Opening envelope] And the nominees are...
As Mal Reynolds would say: shiny.
Not the best photo, but check out the amazing details in the brick, nails, and rope:
Oh, like you use Facebook for anything else anyway.
Granted, I went a little abstract on this one. If you want a better fit (and have a reeeeally strong stomach), then you could always go with this cake instead. But don't say I didn't warn you. ;)
Because Inception and Salvador Dali are a match made in heaven.
Or maybe just crazy dreams.
Happy Oscar-watching, everyone!


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The week in review
Best Super Tuesday for John Kerry: The Massachusetts senator sews up the Democratic nomination for president.
Worst week for Martha Stewart: The domestic diva is convicted March 5 of lying to the Securities and Exchange Commission, leaving the fate of the company based on her image up in the air, as advertisers flee her magazine and 18 CBS stations drop the felon's TV show.
Worst shake-up at the Mouse: Michael Eisner, Disney chairman and CEO for 20 years, loses his chairman title March 3 in a stockholder coup led by Walt's nephew, Roy Disney.
Worst ferry ride: Three people (including a six-year-old Harrisonburg boy) are missing, and one dies when a Baltimore Harbor water taxi carrying 25 people capsizes during sudden strong winds March 6.
Worst day in court: Former Louisa police chief John Wilson is convicted of assault and battery March 2 for slapping an officer in the groin, and is sentenced to six months in jail with four suspended, Braxton Williams reports in the Daily Progress.
Saddest death on UVA grounds: An apparent suicide takes place in a Jaguar parked between Fitzhugh and Dunnington dorms March 3. The victim is not believed to be affiliated with UVA, the Cavalier Daily reports.
Best sign it's spring break: A bomb threat is called in to New and Old Cabell and Wilson Hall March 3.
Most determined to see the western 29 bypass built: Lynchburg legislators revive part of a bypass bill March 4, the day after the House of Delegates shoots down a bill that would build a bypass as soon as practicable, reports Bob Gibson in the Progress.
Most interesting bypass data: 57 percent of the 400 registered local voters surveyed favor the bypass while 31 percent oppose it, according to a WINA survey.
Best vote for innocents: The House of Delegates rescinds Virginia's "21-day rule" that gives defendants only three weeks after a verdict to enter new evidence of innocence.
Description least likely to inspire confidence in the House of Delegates: "Bizarro World," Delegate Mitch Van Yahres' term for the legislative body that refuses to negotiate with the Senate in crafting a budget for the state.
Best way to get a dirt road paved: Pay for it yourself. Former Suncom exec Thomas Sullivan gets Board of Supervisors approval March 3 to pave a 3.7-mile section of Blenheim Road, despite the neighborhood's preference for dust, David Dadurka reports in the Progress.
Best letter-writing campaign: Students belonging to Virginia21 flood the Statehouse with 4,569 letters supporting $200 million more in state appropriations for higher education and $15 million for financial aid, according to the Cav Daily.
Worst loser in the spring UVA elections: Students fail to pass the "Greg is delightful" referendum, the only one of five not approved in last week's elections.
Biggest winner: 73 percent of UVA students approve the domestic partner benefits referendum.
Best week for art history: UVA receives a $2.8 million donation from Carl and Martha Lindner for its art history programs.
Worst rolling over: Police seize heroin, cocaine, and marijuana worth around $3,200 from a Page Street residence March 3. After interviewing the three men and two women arrested, police nab an additional 98 grams of cocaine valued at $20,000 from an abandoned building on 10th Street, Reed Williams reports in the Progress.
Best week for ecstasy: The Drug Enforcement Administration agrees to let a South Carolina physician treat 12 trauma victims with the love drug, according to the Washington Post.


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Smart Tricks of the iPhone Maps App
The Maps app on your iPhone has lots of tricks up its sleeve, including a few nifty features you may find useful. With Maps, you can get more than directions to your destination.
Get route maps and driving directions
You can get route maps and driving directions to any location from any other location in a couple of ways:
If a pushpin is already on the screen: Tap the pushpin and then tap the little > in a blue circle to the right of the name or description. This action displays the item's Info screen. Now tap the Directions to Here or Directions from Here button to get directions to or from that location, respectively.
When you're looking at a map screen: Tap the Directions button on the left of the search field. The Start and End fields appear at the top of the screen. Type the start and end points or select them from your bookmarks, recent maps, or contacts if you prefer. If you want to swap the starting and ending locations, tap the little swirly arrow button to the left of the Start and End fields.
If you need to change the start or end location, tap the Clear button in the top-left corner and try again.
When the start and end locations are correct, tap the Route button in the top-right corner of the screen and the route map appears.
Maps will often suggest several routes. The number of suggestions appears at the top of the screen and the routes appear on the map in blue with cartoon balloons denoting their route number. Tap the blue line or cartoon balloon to select a route, as in Figure 13-6, where Route 2 is selected.
Weird but true: If you type the end location, you'll have to tap the Route button before you can proceed; but if you select the end location from your Bookmarks, Contacts, or Recents list, you won't see the Route button and thus won't have to tap it before you proceed.
Tap the curling page button in the lower-right corner of the map you're viewing and then tap the Show Traffic button to help you decide which route will be most expedient.
The next step is to tap the Start button in the top-right corner to receive turn-by-turn driving directions. To see the next step in the directions, swipe the green instructional signs from right to left; to see the preceding step, swipe from left to right.
If you prefer your driving directions displayed as a list with all the steps, tap the curling page button in the lower-right corner and then tap the List Results button.
Visual step-by-step directions work well, but those of you with an iPhone 4S or 5 will also hear audible turn-by-turn directions similar to what you'd find on a dedicated GPS device. You know, where some friendly male or female voice states instructions, such as "turn right on Main Street."
Older iPhones can speak directions if you purchase a third-party GPS app, such as TomTom U. S. A. ($39.99), Navigon ($24.99 and up), or MotionX GPS Drive ($.99 plus $2.99 per month or $9.99 per year for Live Voice Guidance), which are all decent. We advise plugging the iPhone into a power outlet if at all possible while driving because such apps can quickly drain the battery.
When you're finished with the step-by-step directions, tap the Search button at the bottom of the screen to return to the regular map screen and single search field.
Get walking directions with the iPhone Maps app
For step-by-step directions for walking, tap the walking person icon above the Start and End fields that appear after you tap the Directions button. Walking directions generally look a lot like driving directions except for your travel time.
Get 3D and flyover views (iPhone 4S and 5)
New in iOS 6 are three-dimensional views for most metropolitan areas. You may have to zoom in to see the 3D or Flyover button, which appears on the right of the show current location button when available.
In Standard view, the 3D button says (d'oh) 3D.
In hybrid or satellite view, the Flyover button looks like a three-dimensional skyscraper.
Tap the 3D or Flyover button and the button turns blue while the map becomes three-dimensional.
When 3D or flyover is enabled, you can navigate and zoom. To change the camera angle, you drag up or down on the screen with two fingers.
Finally, note the compass in the upper-right corner of the screen when 3D or flyover is enabled. Tap it to return to north-facing orientation.
Get traffic info in real time with the Maps app
You can find out the traffic conditions for whatever map you're viewing by tapping the curling page button in the lower-right corner and then tapping the Show Traffic button. When you do this, major roadways are color-coded to inform you of the current traffic speed.
Here's the key to those colors:
Green: More than 50 miles per hour
Yellow: 25 to 50 miles per hour
Red: Under 25 miles per hour
Gray: No data available at this time
Traffic info isn't available in every location, but the only way to find out is to give it a try. If no color codes appear, assume that traffic information doesn't work for that particular location.
Do more on the Info screen in the Maps app
If a location has a little > in a blue circle to the right of its name or description, you can tap the > to see the location's Info screen.
You can get directions to or from that location, add the location to your bookmarks or contacts, or create a new contact from it. But you can do three more things with a location from its Info screen:
Tap the phone number to call it.
Tap the e-mail address to launch the Mail app and send an e-mail to it.
Tap the URL to launch Safari and view its website.


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i jst got a hp 6735s with win7 installed,evrytin works well except 4 fn keys for brightness.
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This is a guide to running Linux with the HP-Compaq 6735S laptop.
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|HP-Compaq 6735S
|AMD Turion 64 X2 / AMD Athlon X2 / Sempron SI-40
|15.4" WXGA Widescreen
|1GB to 8GB
|120GB to 250GB
|Optical Drive
|ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200
|Ethernet, Broadcom 802.11abgn, Broadcom 802.11bg, Bluetooth
|Webcam / Card reader
|Optical Drive
|56K Modem
|Not Tested
|Not Tested
|Card Reader
|ExpressCard Slot
* For the ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 you will need to install the ATI's proprietary fglrx module to get proper display support since the X.org drive does not yet support this controller. For kernels 2.6.27.* you will need to apply unofficial patch (google for it) in order to compile fglrx driver. Please note that depending your kernel version you may need to apply changes to firegl_public.c file manually using source code from patch file.
[EDIT 04.12.2008] ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 works without any problems with fglrx driver as well as with an open source ati driver.
* The Broadcom wireless controller in the 6735S is well supported with latest linux distributions. Older distributions need some work. It may work with ndiswrapper or with these broadcom drivers.. For kernels 2.6.27.* you will need unofficial patch (google: hybrid_wl-22.214.171.124_patch-2.6.27-ARCH)
[EDIT 04.12.2008] There is a native driver, even n-draft works.
[EDIT 2008.12.06] No, as of 2.6.27, b43 driver does not recognize 14e4:4315
* Webcam works with UVC driver
* Bluetooth (sending/receiving files) works ok with native linux drivers
* Sound card works ok with native linux driver (snd_hda_intel module) but for laptop speakers you may need some extra settings (google: options snd-hda-intel model=laptop)
* USB works ok with native linux drivers (tested with few digital cameras, various storage devices, few SE mobile phones i/e SE P1i and speedtouch 330 adsl modem)
* Express card slot works ok (tested with HUAWEI E870 GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA card)
* Lightscribe function for CD/DVD drive works ok
* Card reader works ok with native linux drivers
* Fn key doesn`t work - in order to use some special actions (i/e shade/brighten screen) you may set left ctrl to act as Fn key.
* black screen after "wake up" from "hibernate"
* express cards don`t work in hibernate mode (afaik common issue on many laptops)
* you will need too apply some extra settings/patching (as mentioned above) in order to configure wifi/sound/graphic card which might be really hard task for unexperienced linux users.
Most of these issues are not relevant with latest linux distributions.
This laptop is a good choice for linux users.
i jst got a hp 6735s with win7 installed,evrytin works well except 4 fn keys for brightness.
My fan on at maximum speed every time,
lm-sensors and pwmconfig don't resolve the probleme.
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +49.0°C (crit = +110.0°C)
temp2: +34.0°C (crit = +256.0°C)
temp3: +52.0°C (crit = +107.0°C)
temp4: +54.0°C (crit = +105.0°C)
temp5: +24.7°C (crit = +107.0°C)
temp6: +50.0°C (crit = +110.0°C)
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +51.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 1: +54.0°C (high = +100.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
$sudo pwmconfig
# pwmconfig revision 5857 (2010-08-22)
This program will search your sensors for pulse width modulation (pwm)
controls, and test each one to see if it controls a fan on
your motherboard. Note that many motherboards do not have pwm
circuitry installed, even if your sensor chip supports pwm.
We will attempt to briefly stop each fan using the pwm controls.
The program will attempt to restore each fan to full speed
after testing. However, it is very important that you
physically verify that the fans have been to full speed
after the program has completed.
/usr/sbin/pwmconfig: There are no pwm-capable sensor modules installed
can anyone help me please, Thanks advance.
I had the same problem. Since I use the ATI proprietary drivers, fan noise has reduced to a minimum.
I answer to myself: sorry, I think I was wrong. The ATI proprietary drivers seemed to be a solution for some days (I don't know why, it worked), but now I have the same problem with the speed and noise of the fan, again.
Laptop running for ten minutes and these are the results of the sensors command:
$ sensors
Adapter: Virtual device
temp1: +55.0°C (crit = +105.0°C)
Adapter: PCI adapter
temp1: +55.4°C (high = +70.0°C, crit = +100.0°C)
Is this normal/average? Fan noise is very loud now.
battery life
Hello friends, my new laptop 6735s running on battery max. 70 min. I tested Ubuntu, Mint, Mandriva, OpenSuSe.Тhe result is the same.
At the same time work with Windows 150-170 min. Unfortunately ………
How long work on you on the battery?
I am very pleased for you that you can manage 70 minutes. This morning Karmic gave me a message to say 20 mins battery life remaining and then the computer switched off "ping" not suspend or hibernate. I think I managed 10 minutes out of the battery before the "ping!"
My first battery trials ran for slightly more than 2 ours (120-150). This, of course, with a shaded screen and wifi off. Can't compare with Windows as the first thing I did was to erase it, but probably it has better battery life.
On regular use I usually had 100 minutes, but this battery degraded quickly and now its hard to exceed 60-70 minutes (9 months old laptop). The battery applet on gnome says my capacity is "70% (poor)".
My recomendations for this laptop are:
1. (very important!) disable the integrated webcam from the BIOS. It causes loads of interrupts per second that keep your CPU awake. Yes, when you are not using it.
2. Disable the Cardbus/whatever on the BIOS, too, if you are not going to use it.
3. (very important) use the privative ATI driver. The open ones just cause your battery to dry.
4. (this applies to all laptops) hate Flash. Surf the web with flash disabled. Enable it only when you really need it and remember to turn it off. Just a couple of tabs with some flash ads and your CPUs jump to 100% usage.
5. CONFIG_NO_HZ must be set in your kernel (I think this is true for most distros nowadays).
6. Compiz doesn't make a difference to me. I use it regularly but just with some shades and transparencies, no sparkles or fires in my desktop…
7. Install and configure laptop-mode-tools.
At this point, use the great "powertop" tool to track down which process or piece of hardware is keeping the CPUs from sleeping. When I run it from my desktop with wifi off and no other application running (just gnome, compiz and a terminal) I get less than 20 "wakeups-from-idle-per-second". With no X server and no network you should get values from 6 to 10.
I installed karmic on it. The Grafic works fine but no wireless con. Not with wl driver and not with ndiswrapper how can i get it to work.
Here is an threat in german, what i've done: http://forum.ubuntuusers.de/topic/w-lan-taste-aktivieren/
can every help me?
Hello Marcus,
I see from your thread ubuntuusers.de that your Wifi card is disabled.
You can see this in the output of the lspci command:
Broadcom Corporation BCM4322 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Controller (rev ff)
This "rev ff" indicates that you have pushed the wifi button on the laptop and the
card has been disabled. It is very dangerous to push this button as it is very hard
to return the card to normal status from linux. Read a message from me some posts down this one.
You need to go to your BIOS settings and use the option "Load Default Values". If you
are lucky, the next time you boot linux, lspci will show "rev 01" instead of "rev ff"
and loading de wl driver will turn the led button blue.
If this does not work, read my post in this page about the issue.
I can confirm that pushing the wifi button is unpleasant with this notebook (my old Toshiba had a slide control to physically turn wifi on and off, which was better), but it is not necessary to reset the BIOS to its default values!
In the BIOS there is an option to set the "WiFi button state" at boot time. Change this value to "on" and boot Linux. (If the setting is already "on" set it to "off" first, save the settings, enter the BIOS again, and set it to "on".) The wifi button should turn blue during booting then. This worked for me.
Alternatively, if you have Windoze still installed, you may boot it and press the wifi button to turn it on there before booting Linux again.
Wifi (BCM4312) ceasing to work and fix
This wifi device (BCM4312 with PCI ID 14e4:4315 (rev 01)) tends to cease working from time to time. This has always happened to me when pressing the "Wifi" button. It stops working and can't be turned on again, neither rebooting nor cold booting.
I used to fix this by reseting the BIOS setup (Load Default Values), until one day this fix just stopped working. Tried upgrading the BIOS, tried removing the card from the laptop, tried lots of things. No success.
Finally, I've made it by looking for the device under the /sys/class/pci_bus directory. Mine can be found at
Just browse all the possible folders and look for a
vendor file containing 0x14e4 and a
device of 0x4315.
Then it is as easy as doing
echo 1 > broken_parity_status just did that and it resurrected instantly, turning the Wifi led blue.
Hope this helps someone :)
With Ubuntu Karmic Koala all works perfect with this notebook. Simply install the OS and after first boot all works fine: audio ok, video ok (install proprietary driver as the OS automatically recomand after the first OS-updating via GUI or apt), wifi ok.
No try with Blutooth - sorry I've no blutooth devices. But sincerly, I think you have no problem.
I can say, Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" is really an out-of-the-box OS for this notebook.
I'm new to linux and i use debian distro after i had problems with OpenSUse11.1..The Ethernet port doesnt seem to work whenever i boot into debian lenny. Anyone got a solution?
I use HP 6735s laptop
Hi, I've upgraded my ubuntu to 9.10 (Karmic Koala). It perfectly works except mic. I'm a skype user and would like to use it again. Adding "options snd-hda-intel model=laptop" line into /etc/modprobe.d/options doesn't fix. I'm waiting for a solution to this issue.
For the rest I've successfully configured fglrx repo driver for video card and the issue of fans is disappeared.
im trying to install CentOS on my HP Compaq 6735s but at the beginning of the installation i have a message that there is no hard drive present (and i have a windows vista on it) how could i solve this pls
tom - thanks! I have an HP 6735b (not 6735s) on Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty). The distro came with kernel 2.6.28-11 and it had sound after tweaking the "options snd-hda-intel model=laptop" line into /etc/modprobe.d/options. But then it autoupdated into 2.6.28-15 and sound went away.
Adding the lines
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
on top of the options line helped! Thanks for pointing out.
I've installed openSuSE 11.1 on my HP6735s. I've compiled the broadcom STA linux driver succesfully, and inserted the module. But iwconfig does not show any wireless interface. And when I rebooted my laptop it hangs on after login on. Then I rebooted, and started in failsafe mode. In the console I give iwconfig command, but it hangs on. (and kill -9 [pid] could not kill this process…)
Anybody has the same problem? Anybody has the same laptop and opensuse 11.1?
i don't have any problem with cooling, when i play sauerbraten i hear when my cooling increase speed and spin go down when i ending playing.
i use Ubuntu 9.04 - Jaunty Jackalope with radeon drivers from amd/ati, when i use opensource drivers i get to same too
I just got this and got everything running kinda-nicely with jaunty. But. The cooling doesn't work. Before this one is fixed I wouldn't recommend this laptop for anybody.
I'm trying to install OpenSuSE 11.1 on my HP 6735s. The most major components are working now. But I've problems withe the ACPI control of FANs. On rising temperature the ACPI tries to start different fans, but this fans are still off. In the syslog (messages) there're following messages:
… kernel: ACPI: Transitioning device [FAN2] to D0
… kernel: ACPI: Unable to turn cooling device [ffff88006fbf3cf0] 'on'
The newest BIOS is installed now. The same messages are present for other temperatures and other fans.
Is there everyone who has solved the problem ?
There is only one fan in the 6735s. The FAN0-FAN3 are states at which speed the fan should be spinning. The fans on my 6735s work just fine though as long as I don't suspend to ram, even though I get an error every time a fan speed is increased.
ACPI: Transitioning device [FAN3] to D0
ACPI: Unable to turn cooling device [f7052d38] 'on
There seems to be some bitchy incompatibility between linux ACPI and the bios. The fans work great on Win2k, XP & Vista, but all distros I've tried so far (Ubuntu, Debian, Arch) suffer from some sort of communication problems.
Damn I wish somebody would fix it properly.
the error "ACPI: Unable to turn cooling device [f6c1dd38] 'on'" comes repeatedly to me, and especially when wathing videos the system freezes for a few minutes, then comes back to life again.
having ubuntu 9.04. going to install linux mint now, just to try if it should make any difference.
am trying to install openSUSE 11.1 (64bit) onto HP 6735s and it is failing at the stage of installing packages with the message 'Removal of package dejavu failed.'. I do not know what could be the cause as I have run this now setting Linux to install with two partitions / of 20GB ext3 and /home of 280GB and all of the disk initialisation seems to work. I am afraid it may be the dvd I have set-up or the fact that the 64bit O/S does not like the AMD processors. Does anyone have any experience of installing SUSE 11 onto this machine?
Thanks for your time.
Hello, everyone!
In hp6735s, I have trouble with sound in xubuntu 9.04. First there was no sound, so I added "options snd-hda-intel model=hp" in /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf and activated the sound mixer in Services. It worked except: every time I start the laptop the Master and PCM are mute, so I have to enable them every time.
Have you got any suggestions?
After following everyone's advice I had only one problem left with this laptop under ubuntu 8.10: the microphone didn't work. Well, I worked… sometimes. When it didn't, I could hear my voice in the speakers just fine, but nothing was recorded by any app (eg: Skype). It was driving me crazy. At first I thought it was a pulseaudio problem, but it wasn't. The maddening thing was that SOMETIMES the mic worked and SOMETIMES it didn't, so I was never sure if it started working thanks to something I did or not. Either way, if I raised the appropriate sliders in alsamixer, I could hear my voice played back from my speakers loud and clear, even if in pulseaudio devicechooser "volume meter recording" didn't show anything while I was speaking.
My solution: alsa force-reload when loading X.
I did "sudo visudo" and added this line at the bottom:
%audio ALL=NOPASSWD: /sbin/alsa
after this, I added a file named "69alsareload" in /etc/X11/Xsession.d:
sudo vi /etc/X11/Xsession.d/69alsareload
and I put this only line (very crude, I know):
if groups |grep " audio " >/dev/null; then sudo /sbin/alsa force-reload ; fi
I named the file "69" so it gets executed before the pulseaudio daemon starts (70pulseaudio)
… that's it! Now my mic always works.
In skype I've put "pulseaudio" for everything in Audio Device, just the way it should be.
Obviously, all this works if your user belongs to the "audio" group. You can substitute "audio" with "admin" or any other group you find appropriate.
Hi All,
Just finished my new Ubuntu 9.04 installation
All fn keys work out of the box
The Audio speakers I did same thing as before
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base
add at the end of the file:
options snd-hda-intel model=laptop
The Mic
Volume Control –> From drop down choose (HDA ATI SB) then Preferences –> Internal Mic
All done.
hello to everyone,
I've bought some days ago a 6735s and trying to run Ubuntu 9.04.
I'm a new linux user and can't configure the mic to use skype;
can someone help me? I'm becoming crazy! Looking on the comments of a lot of persons but without results!
thanks to anyone who will help me!
Anyway, i couldn't find 6730 under 10freedesktop/30-keymap-hp.fdi, sound works but with noise, and hybernate didn't work , for all thanks if can someone put me a solution thanks.
read this to fix the fn keys for brightness
I bought one of these, and using Gentoo linux, found that previously the fglrx drivers worked fine, but after a while stopped working, causing the screen to lock up when starting gdm. I'm using kernel v2.6.28-r3. From what I recall from dmesg, it looks like there's a bug in the kernel or the fglrx module that causes it to crash. Using the XOrg radeon driver works, but I don't have brightness control. And with fglrx although the brightness worked, with both drivers there is no control of the backlight, i.e. "radeontool" doesn't seem to do anything.
Note that using the standard sysvinit means that the wireless (using the "wl" Broadcom proprietary module, note that b43 and bcm43xx don't work up to kernel v2.6.28-r3) doesn't correctly start up "net.eth1" and the dependencies. For Gentoo, upgrade to the openrc stuff, and it works correctly.
Note also that linux-uvc with newer doesn't compile due to an API change in a kernel-supplied header-file. When it used to compile, with kernel v2.6.24, the webcam worked well.
I meant to say about linux-uvc: with newer … kernels, e.g. >=2.6.28-r1.
The modem is apparently supported using the hsfmodem (again Gentoo package, but similar elsewhere).
When I was using fglrx, I also found that playback of DVDs was problematic - the video overlay was offset in mplayer or the interlacing was incorrect in gxine.
I've tried ati-drivers v8.573-r1, v8.573 and 8.471.3 with kernel >=v2.6.28-r1, and they crash when attempting to start gdm, despite the messages in dmesg indicating that the fglrx module loads correctly into the kernel.
Oh - and although the Dallas 1-wire device is supported, I haven;t yet found out what is on that network, and how to display any data.
And the "3d DriveGuard" is apparently ("http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/11/28/20" & "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=455fbdd376c3ed3a5be8c039348896fdd87e9930") supported with the /drivers/hwmon/lis3lv02d module, and the HDD led can be used to indicate shock-protection activity. But I've not tried this yet.
I've get one with ATI chipset and Radeon HD 3200 videocard. That brings me some additional work with video settings. Now I find next solution:
install proprietary fglrx driver:
sudo apt-get install xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd xorg-driver-fglrx linux-restricted-modules
sudo aticonfig –initial -f
after that I have all compiz effects, but get flickering when playing video files. I've find, that this driver could normally do only one type of effects - 2D or 3D.
But there is one tweak - with VLC, choose X11 video output and enable Alternate fullscreen method in it's settings - you will get compiz effects with appropriative playing video.
What about powersaving -you could disable such thing as bluetooth and Extended Cards in bios. I have about 2.5 hours without bluetooth and with powersaving processor mode.
Brightness easily changes with gnome-panel applet.
Ubuntu 8.10
Kernel 2.6.27-11 generic
Gnome 2.24.1
Hi All,
To make audio working
Headphone: works out of the box
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base
add at the end of the file:
options snd-hda-intel model=laptop
Go to audio —> Volume controln —> Select "HDA ATI SB (Alsa mixer)"
Preferences –> add "Doc Mic" & "Doc Mic Boost"
You are done
Brightness buttons:
sudo gedit /usr/share/hotkey-setup/hp.hk
Add the two following line :
setkeycodes e012 $KEY_BRIGHTNESSDOWN #Brightness down
setkeycodes e017 $KEY_BRIGHTNESSUP #Brightness up
setkeycodes e06e $KEY_VIDEOOUT #Video out
Long live Linux/Ubuntu 8.10 ;) looking forward to 9.04
Everything seems to be working fine under Ubuntu 8.10; had to add the speaker tweak below. Has anyone worked out how to disable Bluetooth without disabling wi-fi internet? This would be handy to extend the battery life.
Hi its work good with (k)ubuntu 8.10 last update and its really good machine with linux not like (……)Ms.Vistaaaa only the bluetooth not work for the moment
Just installed Ubuntu 8.10 i386 on a brand new 6735s, UK model. I did an "apt-get update" and "apt-get dist-upgrade" and had to approve two non-free drivers (wireless and video).
* Wireless was detected and worked out of the box
* Video was detected and worked out of the box
* Sound needed the tweak in /etc/modprobe.d/options
* Bluetooth says it's working but I've not tested it.
* Most of the fn keys work, except brightness
* Suspend and resume works but sound doesn't always come back on (need to test more)
* Hibernate and wake works and sound does come back on
More than happy with it.
With latest kernel (currently 2.6.28-rc7) suspending to RAM works. I compiled kernel using config file from Ubuntu 2.6.27-7 kernel.
While compiling, i noticed Broadcom drivers needed a patch to work with 2.6.28. With new kernel and fglrx installed. Almost everything now works, i'm still missing bluetooth after resume.
Almost forgot.. I needed to do those two modifications mentioned here :
- Add following line to /etc/modprobe.d/options
options snd-hda-intel model=laptop enable=1 index=0
- Edit /usr/share/hal/fdi/information/10freedesktop/30-keymap-hp.fdi
Just replace 6730s with 6735s
I have Sempron SI-40 version of this laptop.
With Ubuntu 8.10 kernel (2.6.27-7) all but suspending to RAM works great.
I tried different settings and some ACPI tweaking but it didn't work out. It suspends just fine, but doesn't resume from it at all (get's stuck after trying to wake up, no disk or screen activity before that).
Suspending to disk works pretty well, only randomly killing bluetooth :)
i buy HP6735s a two weeks ago
suspend and hibernate work correctly ?!
some FN key cobinations work ok - mute, volume up & down, www, help,numlk, numeric keys - volume showing candy looking control window :) in compiz
brigtness - hmmm… i can set it with brigtness applet from gnome-power-manager - works fine, but not with FN key. When i unplug AC cable screen go to be dark and when i plug then go brigh. A couple of setings i find in gnome-power-manager.
Debian testing/unstable/experimental mix
2.6.26-1-686 #1 SMP Sat Nov 8 19:00:26 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
hal 0.5.11
hal-info 2008-10-22
gnome-power-manager 2.22.1
acpid 1.0.8
for speakers to come to life do this adding:
options snd-hda-intel model=laptop enable=1 index=0
to the file
in my distro (slackware) with default kernel (188.8.131.52) speakers worked without any changes, after kernel upgrade to 22.214.171.124 i had to add to /etc/modprobe.d/sound file following lines:
alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
alias sound-slot-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel model=laptop
Good choise
You just need to spend some careful time with this laptop, untill you get everything to work.
Only thing I couldn't figure out was fn key, but I dont care much about it.
In case of wireless card, try pressing WiFi button before ubuntu boots. Acctualy I got it to work after leaving it ON in XP,and then I started Ubutnu. It works fine.
Hope to have more comments and tests on this laptop! Cheers!
i forgot to mention that webcam works with linux-uvc driver despite there is no official support for this model :) (well at least after installing that drivers i was able to use webcam in skype)
far to be perfect :(
fn+brightness buttons can be activated in /usr/share/hal/fdi/information/10freedesktop/30-keymap-hp.fdi - just replace 6730s with 6735s - frankly then "xev" sees buttons but you still cant change brightness - anyway after that change xev outputs keycodes for this two buttons: 101 and 212
it probably doesnt work well because i use fglrx driver for graphic card (only with this one i can have some cool effects in kde4 ;) ) and with this driver acpi brightness settings nor xbacklight command doesnt work.
im am able to change brightness by hand typing dbus-send –system –print-reply –dest=org.freedesktop.Hal \
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/computer_backlight org.freedesktop.Hal.Device.LaptopPanel.SetBrightness int32:{some value between 0 and 100 here} but it works somehow chaotic ;)
without fglrx i was able to setup key shortcuts (but not with fn button) in kde settings to change brightness but it was limited only to two values - as far as i remember it was 100 and ~30
and wifi card works super with broadcom drivers for linux (that one from theirs website and not from kernel)
tested under slackware-current
Laptop compatability issues
I just wiped the factory XP install off of the hard drive and replaced it with Ubuntu (hardy) with moderate success. It works fine except the wireless card is not recognized at all, the ATI graphics card needs a proprietary driver and the keyboard buttons to dim or brighten the screen don't work. I'll check back once I have figured out these problems.


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Using new Youtube analytics for your film project
Many of you are already familiar with using Youtube to release trailers and clips for your film, but in the last few months Youtube relaunched their site and they made some adjustments to their analytics functionality. If you haven't been back in a while to check your data, you should because you'll find some really interesting tools to help in your efforts at reaching an audience.
As I said in a past post, I have started using a tool called Tube Toolbox to find ballet fans on Youtube for the Joffrey Ballet documentary I am working on. We now have over 300 subscribers on the channel in about 3 months of use. It isn't earth shaking numbers, but remember these are all people interested specifically in the topic of the film who have chosen to subscribe to the channel. Some of them also have their own followings in the dance world so the ripple effect worldwide is greater, more sticky and far cheaper than if I had used advertising to reach thousands of mostly uninterested people. And it continues to grow every day. But what do I know about these people?
I know the top 5 countries they come from, I know the gender and age range they fall into and how they came to the page. I know what videos they are watching AND for how long AND where in each video viewing I lose them. Wow! If you have ever wondered why a video isn't working, you can now access the tab called Audience Retention.
You can choose which of your uploaded videos to analyze and then shows you a graph like this
It is very useful to know how long the average viewer stays with your video. Do they cut out after 5 seconds? Does it start strong and then decline by the middle? At what point do you lose them? Maybe the video is too long or doesn't stay compelling. You can use these stats to test how your edit performs and make changes. As you can see, there are 2 parts to this. Absolute audience retention shows the views of every moment of the video as a percentage of the number of views of the beginning of the video. Relative audience retention shows your video's ability to retain viewers relative to all YouTube videos of similar length. Relative is less important to me than absolute.
Other interesting data can be found in the Playback and Traffic Sources tabs. Playback tells you where people are watching your videos. On the Youtube page, the channel page, through an embedded video player on another site? If it is on another site, you can click that link and it will tell you which ones. Also, it will tell you how many views are from a mobile device. Traffic sources tell you how they found your video, through a search engine, direct links such as Facebook or Twitter, or through suggested videos that line Youtube's right hand sidebar on videos similar to yours. When you seed your video on other sites (or when others do it for you), it is important to know what works and what doesn't so you can make adjustments.
Youtube has also put all of this information together in a handy download called The Creator Playbook that you can download for free HERE which was updated in November when they implemented these changes. I hope this information helps when you are thinking about your strategy for using Youtube.
Tags: analytics, audience retention, film clip, film trailer, independent film, Joffrey Ballet, The Creator Playbook, Tube toolbox, video marketing, YouTube
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