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Local entrepreneur provides web, video marketing services
Waterford - James Nicholas didn't know much about the Internet when he started cold-calling businesses in southeastern Connecticut 15 years ago trying to peddle his nonexistent website-building services.
Nicholas said he called 250 numbers before finally reaching one business - Northern Light Gems, then in Mystic and now relocated to New London - willing to speak with him.
Only one problem.
"I couldn't drive," Nicholas said. "I was just 15."
So Nicholas' mother, Jane, drove him to Mystic. And she waited for two hours as Nicholas made his pitch.
"When I came out," he said, "I had a check for a website."
He also had the beginnings of what would become Jimmy Marketing, a website-design and video-production company that now boasts 10 employees, 500 clients and a host of innovative ways to boost small to medium-size businesses. Nicholas, who earlier this month was named Marketer of the Year by the marketing-tactics firm Glazer-Kennedy Insider's Circle, just opened a new office on Boston Post Road and his book, "Small Business Marketing: Your Ultimate Guide," briefly hit No. 1 on the Amazon Best Seller List last month for direct-marketing and small-business-marketing books.
Now only 30, Nicholas said he always wanted to be an entrepreneur. As a young man, he was up in the worst weather ready to shovel sidewalks and mow lawns, and he enjoyed dealing baseball cards as well.
"I always had the drive to make a buck," he said.
After starting his web-design and web-hosting business while in high school, he continued juggling clients and schoolwork at Bryant College, where he was named New England Collegiate Entrepreneur of the Year.
His website-design business, EasyWebSolutions.com, has since evolved into a full-fledged marketing firm with its own video studio at an 1,800-square-foot office festooned with some of Nicholas' "core values," such as "We Have A Can Do Attitude."
Nicholas said that when it comes to marketing, persistence pays off. And it's messages delivered in an unusual way that cut through the clutter.
For example, a long-time client in Old Saybrook who had resisted for years redesigning his website couldn't ignore "Jimmy's Silver Platter One-Time Offer," which included a personalized video of Nicholas sipping the construction-company president's favorite beer, Miller Lite, while exhorting him to take advantage of a pre-designed site at his rock-bottom rate.
"He sent a check within a week," Nicholas said.
Nicholas goes to great lengths to reach out to potential clients, including his "message in a bottle" campaign that fishes for business people interested in developing video content for their websites by placing a handwritten note in a plastic bottle. He also is known to send out video "books" - cardboard devices that, when opened up, instantly begin a personalized video pitch for Jimmy Marketing.
"Business people are so busy and immune to advertising, you have to stand out," he said. "We don't just want to sit back and wait for people to come in."
Campaigns for clients have included sending out a Rubik's Cube with a note saying that the business owner was puzzled why a customer had not been in touch to buy mulch for the season.
"A lot of times today, simpler is better," he said. "Nobody is doing this stuff."
Nicholas said the "sweet spot" for his marketing company is small to medium-size businesses that do between $750,000 and $20 million a year in sales. Most of his clients are local, but more and more are coming distances to seek out his advice, especially since his book hit the Amazon bestseller list.
"That gave me instant credibility," he said.
Nicholas said the past two years have been particularly exciting for him, thanks to hooking up with Glazer-Kennedy Insider's Circle, a Florida-based organization that has helped him focus his messaging and increase profitability.
Much of his focus is on the Internet, but Nicholas doesn't sneer at the old media, including the Yellow Pages, which he said is still paying dividends if ads are placed correctly and perhaps in multiple areas. Nicholas said reputational placements are also often overlooked by businesses, so he runs a program that provides a form of "triage" for negative reviews of certain professional firms, such as dentists.
"People don't trust ads as much as they trust reviews," Nicholas said. "And bad news travels faster than good news."
Nicholas said everyone needs a website these days, but business people sometimes overlook the importance of videos and mobile devices, which are becoming important selling tools. Clients are also coming to him to supply blogs, which increase a website's placement on search engines, as well as helping out with social media campaigns.
Nicholas said he has experts on staff, including graphic designers, marketing specialist, copywriters, public-relations professionals and paid-advertising specialists. Any marketing service he doesn't provide in-house is coordinated with a variety of strategic partners, he said.
Clients spend anywhere from $50 to more than $5,000 a month for his company's services, Nicholas said. A private consultation with Nicholas himself costs $500 for an hour, with a money-back guarantee if a client does not find the session useful.
"I've never had anyone ask for his money back," he said.
Despite his recent success, which has put him in demand for webcasts and speaking engagements worldwide, Nicholas said he intends to keep his focus local. He has an office in East Haven and meets with clients by appointment in Glastonbury, but his main focus continues to be his hometown of Waterford and the surrounding community.
"I love what I've built here, and I love helping local businesses," he said.
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Principal: James Nicholas
Where: 86 Boston Post Road, Suite 3, Waterford
Years in business: 15
Employees: 10
Phone: (860) 442-9999
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The testicles
The urethral glands
The prostate gland
The seminal vesicles
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By which week of pregnancy do a baby's fingernails and toenails start to grow?
7 months
1 week into pregnancy
11 weeks
Hair follicles also start to grow at 11 weeks!
3 months
A mother who has a fraternal twin is this times more likely to have twins of her own?
100 times more likely
2.5 times more likely to have twins
Fraternal twins come from two separate eggs that are released at once, so a mother's genetics are involved. This means that there is a higher likelihood that her daughter would also have fraternal twins. In contrast, identical twins come from a random splitting of one fertilized egg, so there would be no increase in likelihood of twins in the next generation.
5 times more likely
There is no increase in likelihood
About how many eggs are released over an average female's lifetime?
1 million
Unlike men who produce new sperm throughout their lives, females are born with a finite set of eggs. The average female has about 1 million immature eggs at birth, but throughout her lifetime most of these will die so that only one will mature and be released each month during her menstrual cycle.
4 billion
What hormone allows a pregnant female's uterus and pelvis to loosen and expand during pregnancy?
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How long can sperm live once they are ejaculated inside a female's vagina?
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Sperm ejaculated into a female's vagina can survive for up to 3 to 5 days. Sperm ejaculated outside of a females body can live up to a few hours.
A few hours
Two weeks
A week
Aside from Plan B, which of the following options can be used as a form of emergency contraception if a condom breaks during sex?
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The Depo Provera Shot
Plan B is the only acceptable form of emergency contraception
For the females that experience this during pregnancy, when does morning sickness usually appear?
Within the first week of pregnancy
2 weeks
6 weeks
More than 50% of pregnant females experience morning sickness, which includes nausea that may be accompanied by vomiting.
What is the record for the world's longest pregnancy?
2 years
1 ½ years
10 months
1 year
The world record for the longest pregnancy was placed in 1945 by Beulah Hunter in Los Angeles. Her pregnancy lasted 375 days, while on average pregnancies are about 280 days.
About how many sperm are released over an average male's lifetime?
100 million sperm cells
500 million
500 billion
The average ejaculation contains about 100 million sperm.
1 billion
How much does a female's uterus expand by during pregnancy?
50x its size
500x its size
Following birth, it only takes 6-8 weeks for the uterus to return to its original size.
2x its size
100x its size
How old are babies when they develop bony kneecaps?
1 week old
1 year old
3 years old
Babies' knees begin as cartilage so that each fall they take will act more like a sponge than a knee-breaker. Around ages 3-5 the cartilage develops into bone.
2 months old
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Tailgating at Point-to-Point is a party like none other. Keg stands and cheap food find themselves replaced by fine china, freshly cut flowers and gourmet fare.
The average tailgater could be any sports fan in America, whose love of team or sport propels him to the hallowed grounds– usually in a stadium's shadow – to celebrate an impending victory with other like-minded souls.
That party, spurned on by copious amounts of beer and food, can be thrown together rather quickly. Pack up the grill, the cooler, a few chairs and the whole day is set.
There's another way to do it, though. And, tailgaters at Winterthur's Point-to-Point could teach lessons in how to elevate tailgating beyond the average parking lot party. The event is where tailgating went to grow up, leaving behind keg stands and cheap food in favor of fresh flowers for ambiance, delectable restaurant-quality fare and the clink of wine glasses.
However, Point-to-Point Race Director Jill Abbott said that while Sunday's tailgating is the more refined older brother to college tailgating, it's by no means an arrogant or snobby affair, leaving room for everybody to find their sweet spot.
"Some people really go all out and pull out all the stops," said Abbott. "Others just really have a very comfortable, casual tailgate. It can really run the gamut."
So, while some revelers will set their spreads out on the fine china and linens, it's not a requirement for a good time. That's how Susan Casscells sees it. She and her family have been going to Point-to-Point since they moved to Wilmington in 1986. Each year, they occupy spot 310 at the top of the hill. She brings a table, some chairs, a good tablecloth and packs a country picnic of fried chicken and finger food.
"For us, it's a real Wilmington event and the highlight of the year," said Casscells. "But, what we like to do is really casual. We'll have about 20 people with us this year, including my three children and their friends, who all come back year-to-year. That's how much fun it is."
Casscells also said that some of the people around her really do it up and she always looks forward to seeing how people decorate their spots and the fancy fare that some people offer.
Andrew Edmunds, who has been attending Point-to-Point for "decades and decades" said the same thing, adding that it may sound cliché but when the weather is good, the combined effect of the decorations, the grounds and the people make Winterthur seem like "heaven on earth."
"The people who participate in the tailgating put an enormous amount of time and energy into their tableaus," Edmunds said. "It's not a beer bust. They are very clever and I'm always pleasantly surprised by what people come up with."
Abbott, who refers to Point-to-Point as Delaware's answer to the Kentucky Derby, said that throughout her 15 years at Winterthur (eight of those as race director), what stands out the most is that the day winds up being so family-friendly.
"People come back year after year. They look forward to seeing old friends and making new ones, who they might not get to see again until next year," Abbott said. "We have kids playing lacrosse in some of the fields. We had a couple who met here and got engaged on the jumbo screen. We've even hosted two weddings. You can't get more family friendly than that."
That family-oriented vibe was echoed by both Edmunds and Casscells, whose children have both been attending since infants. Edmunds' children are still in high school but Casscells' children are in their 20s and they make it a point, year in and year out, to travel back for it.
"It's a reunion of sorts for them and for all of us," said Casscells, whose sister occupies an adjacent tailgating spot. "There are other events similar to this one that my kids have gone to but they don't make it a point to attend those. They always make it a point to come back for Point-to-Point, though."
Abbott said that her greatest joy over the years – one that she expects will continue this year – is watching the event become "such a significant part of people's lives."
"The tailgating is not only about the displays, the food prep and all that. It's really so much more," Abbott said. "In our 35 year history of the event, it's become a family tradition, something that people look forward to and count on for kicking off spring. It's such a great, fun day."


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- 1 Installing and Running Skype
- 2 Securing Skype
- 3 Skype Sound
- 4 Skype plugin for Pidgin
- 5 Problems
- 5.1 Skype crashes immediately
- 5.2 Skype crashes shortly after login
- 5.3 I can receive multiple audio streams, but I can only send one
- 5.4 No video with GSPCA webcams
- 5.5 No video with Compiz
- 5.6 Skype does not use my GTK theme, even though other QT apps do
- 5.7 The microphone does not work
- 5.8 No incoming video stream
- 5.9 Low sound in Skype, but works everywhere else
- 5.10 Monster/low-octave "growling" distortion over mic
- 5.11 Skype can only see pulseaudio, but not ALSA devices
- 5.12 Crackling / Noisy sound (mainly using 64-bit OS)
- 5.13 Problem with Audio Playback on x86_64
- 5.14 Skype sounds stops media player or other sound sources
Installing and Running Skype
skype is available in [community] for i686 systems and [multilib] for x86_64 systems [1] or as bin32-skype-oss for the OSS sound system in the AUR. Enable the appropriate repository in
/etc/pacman.conf and then use pacman to install Skype,
# pacman -S skype
Running Skype is just as easy. Type
skype into a terminal or double-click the Skype icon on your desktop or in your DE's application menu.
Securing Skype
There are a couple of reasons you might want to restrict Skype's access to your computer:
- The skype binary is disguised against decompiling, so nobody is (still) able to reproduce what it really does.
- It produces encrypted traffic even when you are not actively using Skype.
- ...
See [2] for more information.
Follow the instructions here to set up AppArmor.
The userland tools for AppArmor come with a collection of example profiles. Skype is amongst them. Copy this to the directory where AppArmor profiles are stored.
# cp -ip /etc/apparmor/profiles/extras/usr.bin.skype /etc/apparmor.d/
For whatever reason, the profile is not complete. You may wish to modify it further. Here is an example, and here is another one for Skype4. (If the Mozilla denials annoy you, feel free to uncomment the appropriate lines.)
To use the profile, first be sure
securityfs is mounted,
# mount -t securityfs securityfs /sys/kernel/security
Load the profile by the command,
# apparmor_parser -r /etc/apparmor.d/usr.bin.skype
Now you can run Skype restricted but as your own user. Denials are logged in
Follow the instructions here to install TOMOYO. Please note that this section describes using TOMOYO 2.5.
During Skype audit it was discovered that Skype reads DMI information and Mozilla profile. To give Skype minimal access to your system using TOMOYO, please follow these steps.
- Open
/etc/tomoyo/exception_policy.conffile and add these lines:
path_group SKYPE_DIRS /home/\*/.Skype/ path_group SKYPE_DIRS /home/\*/.Skype/\{\*\}/ path_group SKYPE_DIRS /home/\*/.config/Skype/\{\*\}/ path_group SKYPE_DIRS /usr/share/skype/\{\*\}/ path_group SKYPE_DIRS /home/pf/work/tmp/\{\*\}/ path_group SKYPE_FILES /home/\*/.Skype/\{\*\}/\* path_group SKYPE_FILES /home/\*/.config/Skype/\{\*\}/\* path_group SKYPE_FILES /usr/share/skype/\{\*\}/\* path_group SKYPE_FILES /home/pf/work/tmp/\{\*\}/\* path_group SKYPE_FILES /home/\*/.Skype/\* path_group SKYPE_FILES /home/\*/.config/Skype/\* path_group SKYPE_FILES /usr/share/skype/\* path_group SKYPE_FILES /home/pf/work/tmp/\* path_group ICONS_DIRS /usr/share/icons/\{\*\}/ path_group ICONS_FILES /usr/share/icons/\{\*\}/\* path_group ICONS_FILES /usr/share/icons/\* initialize_domain /usr/bin/skype from any initialize_domain /usr/lib32/skype/skype from any
Note that
/home/pf/work/tmp folder is only the folder to which Skype will be able to save received files and from which it will be able to send all files. You have to change this folder.
- Then open
/etc/tomoyo/domain_policy.confand add the following lines:
<kernel> /usr/bin/skype use_profile 3 use_group 0 misc env \* file read /bin/bash file read/write /dev/tty file read /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive file read /usr/lib/gconv/gconv-modules file read /usr/bin/skype file read /usr/lib32/skype/skype file execute /usr/lib32/skype/skype exec.realpath="/usr/lib32/skype/skype" exec.argv[0]="/usr/lib32/skype/skype" <kernel> /usr/lib32/skype/skype use_profile 3 use_group 0 file append /dev/snd/pcm\* file chmod /home/\*/.Skype/ 0700 file create /home/\*/.cache/fontconfig/\* 0600 file create /home/\*/.cache/fontconfig/\* 0666 file create /tmp/qtsingleapp-\*-lockfile 0666 file create @SKYPE_FILES 0666 file execute /usr/bin/firefox file execute /usr/bin/gnome-open file execute /usr/bin/opera file execute /usr/bin/xdg-open file execute /usr/bin/notify-send file ioctl /dev/snd/\* 0-0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF file ioctl /dev/video0 0-0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF file ioctl anon_inode:inotify 0x541B file ioctl socket:[family=1:type=2:protocol=0] 0x8910 file ioctl socket:[family=1:type=2:protocol=0] 0x8933 file ioctl socket:[family=2:type=1:protocol=6] 0x541B file ioctl socket:[family=2:type=2:protocol=17] 0x541B file ioctl socket:[family=2:type=2:protocol=17] 0x8912 file ioctl socket:[family=2:type=2:protocol=17] 0x8927 file ioctl socket:[family=2:type=2:protocol=17] 0x8B01 file link /home/\*/.cache/fontconfig/\* /home/\*/.cache/fontconfig/\* file mkdir @SKYPE_DIRS 0777 file mkdir /home/\*/.cache/fontconfig/\* 0600 file mksock /tmp/qtsingleapp-\* 0755 file read /dev/urandom file read /etc/fonts/conf.avail/\*.conf file read /etc/fonts/conf.d/\*.conf file read /etc/fonts/fonts.conf file read /etc/group file read /etc/host.conf file read /etc/hosts file read /etc/nsswitch.conf file read /etc/passwd file read /etc/resolv.conf file read /home/\*/.ICEauthority file read /home/\*/.XCompose file read /home/\*/.Xauthority file read /home/\*/.fontconfig/\* file read /usr/lib/locale/locale-archive file read /usr/lib32/gconv/UTF-16.so file read /usr/lib32/gconv/gconv-modules file read /usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l2convert.so file read /usr/lib32/qt/plugins/bearer/libq\*bearer.so file read /usr/lib32/qt/plugins/iconengines/libqsvgicon.so file read /usr/lib32/qt/plugins/imageformats/libq\*.so file read /usr/lib32/qt/plugins/inputmethods/libqimsw-multi.so file read /usr/lib32/skype/skype file read /usr/share/X11/locale/\*/Compose file read /usr/share/X11/locale/\*/XLC_LOCALE file read /usr/share/X11/locale/compose.dir file read /usr/share/X11/locale/locale.alias file read /usr/share/X11/locale/locale.dir file read /usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf file read /usr/share/alsa/cards/\*.conf file read /usr/share/alsa/pcm/\*.conf file read /usr/share/fonts/\*/\*/\* file read @ICONS_FILES file read proc:/cpuinfo file read proc:/stat file read proc:/sys/kernel/osrelease file read proc:/sys/kernel/ostype file read sysfs:/devices/\*/\*/\*/\*/\*/\*/modalias file read sysfs:/devices/\*/\*/\*/\*/\*/\*/video4linux/video0/dev file read sysfs:/devices/\*/\*/\*/\*/\*/idProduct file read sysfs:/devices/\*/\*/\*/\*/\*/idVendor file read sysfs:/devices/\*/\*/\*/\*/\*/speed file read sysfs:/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_cur_freq file read sysfs:/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq file read sysfs:/devices/system/cpu/online file read/write /dev/snd/\* file read/write /dev/video0 file read/write/truncate /home/\*/.config/Trolltech.conf file read/write/unlink /home/\*/.cache/fontconfig/\* file read/write/unlink /tmp/qtsingleapp-\* file read/write/unlink/truncate @SKYPE_FILES file rename @SKYPE_DIRS @SKYPE_DIRS file rename @SKYPE_FILES @SKYPE_FILES file rename /home/\*/.cache/fontconfig/\* /home/\*/.cache/fontconfig/\* file rmdir @SKYPE_DIRS misc env \* network inet dgram bind 0.0.0.0 0-65535 network inet dgram bind 127.0.0.1 0 network inet dgram bind/send 0.0.0.0-255.255.255.255 0-65535 network inet stream bind/listen 0.0.0.0 0-65535 network inet stream connect 0.0.0.0-255.255.255.255 0-65535 network unix stream bind/listen /tmp/qtsingleapp-\* network unix stream connect /tmp/.ICE-unix/\* network unix stream connect /tmp/qtsingleapp-\* network unix stream connect /var/run/dbus/system_bus_socket network unix stream connect /var/run/nscd/socket network unix stream connect \000/tmp/.ICE-unix/\* network unix stream connect \000/tmp/.X11-unix/X0 network unix stream connect \000/tmp/dbus-\* <kernel> /usr/lib32/skype/skype /usr/bin/xdg-open use_profile 0 use_group 0 <kernel> /usr/lib32/skype/skype /usr/bin/gnome-open use_profile 0 use_group 0 <kernel> /usr/lib32/skype/skype /usr/bin/notify-send use_profile 0 use_group 0
- After finishing editing reload TOMOYO config files by executing these commands:
# tomoyo-loadpolicy -df </etc/tomoyo/domain_policy.conf # tomoyo-loadpolicy -ef </etc/tomoyo/exception_policy.conf
Voilà — your Skype is sandboxed now.
Please note that this config is generated on 64-bit Arch system, and some of your ioctls and library paths may differ from mentioned above. So in order to fine-tune TOMOYO config for your Skype load
tomoyo-auditd daemon:
# systemctl start tomoyo-auditd
Then go to
/var/log/tomoyo folder and start watching
tail -f reject_003.log
The output of this command will show you rejected actions for Skype, so you'll be able to add them to
domain_policy.conf file if needed.
Detailed guide about TOMOYO configuring can be found here.
Use Skype with special user
Instead of using AppArmor or TOMOYO which require the installation of extra packages, one may prefer to add a special user. This user is only used for running Skype within one's normal environment. This approach restricts Skype to reading only the data of this particular user instead of one's main user. (The new user should not be used for any other thing. Skype only.)
Optionally, we first add a default group for the skype user. I will call the new user and its default group "skype". The security advantage in keeping the "skype" user in its separate group is that it can be restricted from accessing some places other users are allowed in.
# groupadd skype
Then we have to add the new user:
# adduser
Enter the details for the new user (assumed login name: "skype"). If you created the default "skype" group and want to keep "skype" outside the "users" group, enter "skype" when the wizard asks for the initial group. As additional groups we need "audio,video,pulse-access,pulse-rt".
Now add the following line to
export DISPLAY=":0.0"
At last we define the alias (e.g. in
alias skype='xhost +local: && su skype -c skype'
Now we can start Skype as the newly created user simply by running
skype from the command line and entering the password of the user skype.
If you are tired of typing in the skype user's password every time, make sure you installed the sudo package, run
visudo then add this line at the bottom:
%wheel ALL=(skype) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin/skype
And use this alias to launch skype:
alias skype='xhost +local: && sudo -u skype /usr/bin/skype'
I noticed that the newly created user is able to read some of the files in my home directory because the permissions were a+r, so I changed them manually to a-r u+r and changed umask from 022 to 066.
In order to restrict user "skype" accessing your external drive mounted in
/media/data for instance, make sure first that "skype" does not belong to group "users" (if you used the default group "skype", everything should be fine), then change the accesses on the mount point:
# chown :users /media/data # chmod o-rwx /media/data
This way, it is ensured that only the owner (normally "root") and "users" can access the specified directory tree while the others, including "skype", will be forbidden.
Skype Sound
Skype supports PulseAudio since version 2.1 and ALSA since version 2.0. Earlier versions support only the deprecated OSS.
Skype PulseAudio Sound (2.1+)
Sound should work out of the box, if not you can select another input using pavucontrol (you may have to install it first).
If you are on x86_64 and use the multilib skype package, you also need lib32-libpulse.
Skype ALSA Sound (2.0+)
Sound should work out of the box, if not you can select a sound device to use in Skype options. If you have problems with Skype blocking your sound device, you only need to add the following to your
pcm.dmixout { # Just pass this on to the system dmix type plug slave { pcm "dmix" } }
then you can start Skype as normal, go to the audio options and select dmixout as your speaker- and ringingdevice.
Skype-OSS Sound (Pre-2.0)
If you have a recent version of Skype, this will not work and is not needed, look at the "important notes" on start of this page. Option B is preferred over other options. With option B you can use Skype AND let other programs play sound too. With option C you can do that too, but option B is way easier to set up.
An OSS compatible version is available from here. Then download the PKGBUILD for x86-64 users form here. Correct the md5sum in the PKGBUILD, and also install lib32-libxinerama (for x86-64 users). Finally, run
$ makepkg -s
to create the pacman installable package.
A. With OSS or Kernel OSS emulation for ALSA
Start Skype and make sure no other program is using your soundcard. If you want to use Skype AND let another program play sound too, look at option B instead.
B. Making ALSA + dMix work for Skype
First of all, we need to install the alsa-oss package with pacman:
# pacman -S alsa-oss
Add the following to
~/.asoundrc. If the file does not exist yet, just create it! (Many thanks to Lorenzo Colitti for figuring this out!)
# .asoundrc to use skype at the same time as other audio apps like xmms # # Successfully tested on an IBM x40 with i810_audio using Linux 2.6.15 and # Debian unstable with skype 18.104.22.168-API. No sound daemons (asound, esd, etc.) # running. However, YMMV. # # For background, see: # # https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=1228 # https://bugtrack.alsa-project.org/alsa-bug/view.php?id=1224 # # (C) 2006-06-03 Lorenzo Colitti - http://www.colitti.com/lorenzo/ # Licensed under the GPLv2 or later pcm.skype { type asym playback.pcm "skypeout" capture.pcm "skypein" } pcm.skypein { # Convert from 8-bit unsigned mono (default format set by aoss when # /dev/dsp is opened) to 16-bit signed stereo (expected by dsnoop) # # We cannot just use a "plug" plugin because although the open will # succeed, the buffer sizes will be wrong and we will hear no sound at # all. type route slave { pcm "skypedsnoop" format S16_LE } ttable { 0 {0 0.5} 1 {0 0.5} } } pcm.skypeout { # Just pass this on to the system dmix type plug slave { pcm "dmix" } } pcm.skypedsnoop { type dsnoop ipc_key 1133 slave { # "Magic" buffer values to get skype audio to work # If these are not set, opening /dev/dsp succeeds but no sound # will be heard. According to the ALSA developers this is due # to skype abusing the OSS API. pcm "hw:0,0" period_size 256 periods 16 buffer_size 16384 } bindings { 0 0 } }
If you get the error message :
The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
then add the following to
pcm.asymed { type asym playback.pcm "dmix" capture.pcm "dsnoop" } pcm.!default { type plug slave.pcm "asymed" }
Now run Skype in this way each time you want to use it:
ALSA_OSS_PCM_DEVICE="skype" aoss skype
Optionally you can make a script to start Skype:
As root, create the file:
# Little script to run Skype correctly using the modified .asoundrc # See: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Skype for more information! # # Questions/Remarks: email@example.com ALSA_OSS_PCM_DEVICE="skype" aoss skype
Now make sure every user is able to execute the file:
# chmod a+x /usr/bin/askype
You can also fix the menu entry so you can start Skype from the your window manager's menu:
Edit the file:
[Desktop Entry] Name=Skype Comment=P2P software for high-quality voice communication Exec=askype Icon=skype.png Terminal=0 Type=Application Encoding=UTF-8 Categories=Network;Application;
Sometimes it takes a while for Skype to start up but once it is loaded it should work ok!
C. Using OSS emulation with oss2jack
oss2jackAUR is another way to have OSS emulation without using ALSA directly. Instead, oss2jack creates a OSS device that forwards everything to JACK (JACK Audio Connection Kit), which in turn mixes, then outputs to the standard ALSA device.
Skype plugin for Pidgin
See Pidgin#Skype plugin.
Skype crashes immediately
Try creating the directory
Skype crashes shortly after login
If Skype crashes shortly after logging in, changing the rights for
libpulse.so.0.12.4 (minor version might differ) and
libpulse-simple.so.0.0.3 might fix the issue.[3]
# cd /usr/lib # chmod ugo-r libpulse.so.0.12.* # chmod ugo-r libpulse-simple.so.0.0.3
64bit users might have to cd to
/usr/lib32 instead.
I can receive multiple audio streams, but I can only send one
Skype can send and receive audio and I still hear other sounds playing from other applications, but I cannot record my microphone with other applications. That is because Skype or aoss blocks the audio input for itself.
No video with GSPCA webcams
For i686, install v4l-utils, userspace tools and conversion library for Video 4 Linux, and run Skype with
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
to start Skype with v4l1 compatibility.
For x86_64, install lib32-v4l-utils from [multilib] repository and run Skype with
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib32/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
To make it running from DE menus and independent of Skype updates, you can add alias (e.g. in
alias skype='LD_PRELOAD=/usr/libxx/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype'
where `libxx' should be edited as appropriate.
No video with Compiz
Try this
$ XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 skype
Skype does not use my GTK theme, even though other QT apps do
Recent versions of Skype allow you to change the theme via the Options menu. However, selecting the GTK+ option may not work properly. This is probably because you do not have a 32-bit theme engine installed. Try to find the engine your theme uses in the multilib repository or the AUR. If you have no idea which engine your theme is using, the easiest fix is to install lib32-gtk-enginesAUR. This does however contain quite a lot of packages, so the best would be to find and install only the needed package.
Once installed, it will still not work unless you have a 32-bit version of GConf installed. You could build and install lib32-gconfAUR if desired, but there is an easier workaround. First, create or edit
~/.gtkrc-2.0 so that it contains the following line:
$ gtk-theme-name = "My Theme"
Replace My Theme by the name of your theme, but leave the quotes. Second, run Skype like this:
$ export GTK2_RC_FILES="/etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:$HOME/.gtkrc-2.0" $ skype
The GTK+ theme should now appear correctly. You can make this permanent either by running Skype from a script containing the above 2 lines, or by exporting GTK2_RC_FILES in
~/.xprofile or
~/.xinitrc, depending on how you start X.
If you cannot change the theme in the Options menu, run Skype using the following command:
$ /usr/bin/skype --disable-cleanlooks -style GTK
If you wish menus within desktop environments to load Skype with a GTK theme by default then modify the 'Exec' line of
/usr/share/applications/skype.desktop so that it reads:
$ Exec=/usr/bin/skype --disable-cleanlooks -style GTK
Similarly if you have set Skype to autostart then modify
~/.config/autostart/skype.desktop in the same way.
The microphone does not work
Run amixer,
$ amixer
and check if you have an output for Capture similar to the one below.
Simple mixer control 'Capture',0 Capabilities: cvolume cswitch penum Capture channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Capture 0 - 15 Front Left: Capture 8 [53%] [12.00dB] [on] Front Right: Capture 8 [53%] [12.00dB] [on]
If your output is similar, your microphone is working just fine, and the issue is either hardware related (broken microphone) or your volume needs to be checked. If you do not have an output similar to the one above or, more specifically, if both Front Left and Front Right are 0% or show an [off] tag at the end, then your microphone settings need to be rectified.
In either case, try to run:
$ alsamixer
and press F5 to show all channels. Using the arrow keys navigate all the way to the end and increase Capture. If you do not see a left and right channel for Capture, press the space bar. Doing this turns the left and right channels on. Check that Input Source is set to the correct value (e.g. [Front Mic]): navigate through the values with up and down arrow keys. If your microphone is an array built into your monitor, or you have a similar setup, make sure to increase the volume for the Digital column too. If you have multiple microphones, you may have to play around with the Mic Jack channel to get your desired setting.
You may want to save your mixer settings with:
# alsactl -f /var/lib/alsa/asound.state store
No incoming video stream
If skype shows a black square for the video preview, but something else (like xawtv -c /dev/video0) shows video correctly, you might need to start skype with:
export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 && skype
Another possible workaround is to preload v4l1compat.so
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so skype
Low sound in Skype, but works everywhere else
If you are sure your microphone is configured correct in ALSA (try recording with a 3rd-party-utility to determent whether it is an ALSA, or Skype problem), it is most likely because Skype is controlling your volume levels. Simply disable this feature in the voice settings page in the Skype configuration window.
This may also help if your microphone input is automatically lowered until 0.
Monster/low-octave "growling" distortion over mic
Some users with newer kernels are experiencing a monster-like growling distortion of their sound stream on the other end of Skype. This can be fixed by creating a dummy ALSA device or by removing
~/.Skype/shared.xml. See https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=819500#p819500 for more information.
Skype can only see pulseaudio, but not ALSA devices
Turn PulseAudio autospawn off, normally: $ echo "autospawn = no" > ~/.pulse/client.conf Kill PulseAudio: $ killall pulseaudio Shut down and restart Skype
Crackling / Noisy sound (mainly using 64-bit OS)
/etc/pulse/default.pa and change the following line
load-module module-udev-detect
load-module module-udev-detect tsched=0
See also: PulseAudio#Glitches.2C_skips_or_crackling.
Problem with Audio Playback on x86_64
See Pulseaudio#Skype (x86_64 only), even if you are not using PulseAudio.
Skype sounds stops media player or other sound sources
You can try commenting out the following modules in
#module-cork-music-on-phone #module-role-cork
If that does not help, you can try changing flat-volumes to no in
flat-volumes = no


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The Dave Hart Show
Today at 2:00pm EST, Tennessee AD Dave Hart took to the microphone. Then with his words, during an introductory statement and followup answers to questions from the media, Mr. Hart made it clear that he is his own man and is in control of the current coaching situation.
The expectations for this press conference were low. A few platitudes, then some generic statements on how UT will be back on top with a new hire. Some of this; some of that. You know: very eloquently saying nothing.
Instead, Dave Hart laid out his thoughts on the biggest moment of his career — hiring the next football coach at Tennessee.
1. Dave Hart did not tell Derek Dooley before Sunday morning that he would be fired. It was widely rumored that Dooley had been notified after the Missouri game and that Dooley held a very emotional meeting with his players to tell them of his imminent departure. Instead, Hart indicated he met with Dooley Sunday morning to tell him the news, and then accompanied Dooley to meet with the team. Hart indicated the meeting was a "tough meeting." He also added that he was not involved in the hiring of Sal Sunseri, dispelling widely held rumors that Sunseri was Hart's pick, not Dooley's.
2. Dave Hart indicated that he would not likely be using a search firm. It is widely known that Hart's predecessor, Mike Hamilton, relied on search firms for the processes that resulted in the hiring of Lane Kiffin and Derek Dooley. Hart was strong in his view of outside influences for this search. He indicated that he will rely on his many contacts that he has made over his nearly 30 years in athletics administration. And when addressing a question regarding boosters, Hart said that he appreciates people's opinions because of their passion, adding "but nobody has the level of information that I have." So much for boosters flying around the country.
3. Dave Hart said that he has no timetable for this hire. He added that it is difficult to do this quickly but emphasized that we are not "behind" in the process. Hart added that a lot of hires of this nature happen in the month of December, as a lot of coaches will be in attendance at the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame meeting in December. [The NFF oversees the support, administration, and operation of the College Football Hall of Fame. The NFF hosts an Annual Awards Dinner in December at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City. This year's dinner is scheduled for December 4, 10 days after the Tennessee-Kentucky game.]
4. Dave Hart was specific about the qualifications of the next head coach. He must have integrity (Tennessee has no margin of error because of the recent extension of the ongoing probationary period by the NCAA – additional fallout from the Kiffin 'era'). He must "know the ropes" of what it takes to be successful in the SEC – he must know how to succeed and have had success. He must have previous head coaching experience. Hart added that the SEC is the ultimate challenge for a head coach in the college game. He said that he will "reach out to a few people of that nature." From these specific statements, it can easily be interpreted that Hart (1) would not have hired the Derek Dooley of three years ago, and (2) will not be hiring Kirby Smart (widely rumored to be a candidate). It is more difficult from these statements to read the tea leaves about Bobby Petrino (the integrity issue) and Jon Gruden (by head coaching experience, did Dave Hart mean college?). Hart made it clear the importance of this hire, calling it a "critically important hire" in part because football is the face of University of Tennessee athletics. He also indicated that the hire is important because stability, not transition, is needed — the new coach will be the 4th in 6 years (and UT has had 12 presidents since 2000).
5. Dave Hart indicated that money will not be an issue (or as big of an issue as some people might think it will be). Hart said that Tennessee finds itself in a tenuous position, at a crossroads with the athletics program. The facts are that Tennessee has a $1.9 million reserve, a significant disadvantage in that the Vols have to compete against schools in the SEC with $50 million to $100 million in reserve. Having said that, Hart indicated that the Chancellor does not want to see the football program fall behind because of this financial situation (possibly indicating that he has the Chancellor's support for a 'big-money hire'). His exact words were:
[t]he Chancellor doesn't want us to be at a competitive disadvantage of any nature whether it be financial, or academic or in any other arena where we are trying to compete and get back into the top of that pyramid.
But in perhaps a more important statement, Hart said that "academic competitive disadvantages" are being eliminated. He elaborated on this point by saying that these are all historical in nature, and they are "real in nature." It has been rumored that there has been a rift between the athletic department and the academic faculty over the money being spent on athletics, including facilities, salaries, and buyouts. From Hart's statements, it sounds like much of that was present before Hart came to Knoxville a little more than a year ago (thus the 'historical' reference). So, it sounds to me at least from all this that Hart will eventually get his way to make every effort to get his man.
6. Dave Hart, to no one's surprise, did not disclose any candidates for the coaching vacancy. Hart said in a very direct manner that he has contacted no one and back-channeled no one, but he has a process. In fact, he said he always has a list (all good AD's do) and the list is always in flux. Hart even said that he has not begun going through the list. If the last sentence is true — in its literal sense — then all of the rumors concerning negotiations with Gruden are false.
As far as press conferences go that concern head coaching changes, this was as impressive of a performance as I've seen. Hart was not only prepared, but it was obvious that he is aware of all of the talk swirling around Knoxville over the last month and more. He addressed many issues without being directly prompted to do so by a specific question. And, he answered asked questions in a very quick and direct manner but added (sometimes lengthy) commentary to flush out underlying issues within those questions.
It was such a reassuring performance that after the press conference, I was reminded of Senator Lloyd Bentsen's performance in the 1988 Vice Presidential debate with Dan Quayle.
It allowed me to fantasize that I was addressing Mike Hamilton: "Mr. Hamilton, I know Dave Hart. Dave Hart is a friend of mine. Mike, you're no Dave Hart."
And if you think that that was a gratuitous, uncalled-for commentary, just look around and breathe in our current situation, and ask yourself, in the words of David Byrne, "Well, how did I get here?"
Dave Hart has his "Once in a Lifetime" moment. I'm glad this is not Mike Hamilton's show. Thank goodness it is not the "same as it ever was."
A complete transcript of the press conference can be found at the Chattanoogan.com.
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I too was impressed with harts press conference. He seems to have his head on straight and knows the business at hand and how to proceed. with that said Ive had a day to "think out of the box" on something. Fred will tell you all that I think out of the box on a routine basis tho….lol
Anyway if there ever was a game that means nothing to recent Tennessee football this coming weekend is it. And in the words of Kiffen,Tennessee needs to draw attention to itself. NOTE Im not backing Kiffen here. He drew the attention in a negative way but possibly had a good idea….. so using these two statements as background heres an idea.
So lets have a lottery……$25 or so entry fee. Winner is the guest head coach at the Kentucky game. he runs thru the T, stays on the sideline, makes calls from a limited list of game decisions. Examples: receive or defer: go for one or two; calls all time outs; decides to go for 4th and whatever or kick a field goal; makes calls for onsides kicks. You get the picture. The staff still calls the plays,
picks the players for the downs etc.
Makes a little cash for the system but attracts the attention of the college football nation. Cant you just imagine what ESPN could do with this story and the positive attention is directed toward Vol football.
Im ready to here your comments on this. And would this be some sort of NCAA violation Fred?
Sit back and think about it and I believe ill have another sip of Old No. 7
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Great idea: it puts some money in the Athletic Department coffers (to help with the buyout of the coaches), puts people in the seats (ticket purchases to help with the buyout of the coaches), and gives the fans some "skin in the game," so to speak.
And the way things have gone with our defense this year, could a random fan do a worse job than our present defensive coordinator?


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One of our volunteers wrote the American Medical Association's guide to poisonous plants
One of our volunteers knows the names of all the Popes in chronological order
At least one of our volunteers went through debutante training.
One of our volunteers once exclaimed to me "You have to leave room in Book fair set-up for personal expression!"
One of our volunteers broke his nose tossing peanuts up in the air to catch them in his mouth.
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The plane's flight data recorder, in a photo by the National Transportation Safety Board.
The cockpit voice recorder, in a photo released by the National Transportation Safety Board.
Luke Schiada of the NTSB conducted what he said would be the last press briefing on jet crash at Hanscom Field.
Skid marks are seen on the runway.
A National Transportation Safety Board official walkd away from a piece of the landing gear.
The scene of the Hanscom Field plane crash.
The plane was visible Monday at the bottom of a gully at the end of a runway.
Seven people were killed in the crash.
Skid marks could be seen in the grass running off the runway.
Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz, three other passengers, and three crew members were killed.
A burning smell lingered in the air near the crash site.
NTSB officials said they are continuing to look for the flight data recorder.
The two engines of the plane looked fairly intact, but broken and lying at the bottom of the ditch.
The bodies of the seven victims were removed Sunday.
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NTSB investigators were on the scene Monday.
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A State Police Incident Command Post was set up near runway 11 at Hanscom Field.
Lewis Katz was among the seven killed in a plane crash at Hanscom Field.
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The Nokia Lumia 920, currently sold on AT&T as an exclusive, will continue to be sold along the Lumia 925. However, its price should be dropping to $49 (from $99) on contract around the same time as the 925's release (possibly even beforehand).
If proven to be accurate, and we have high confidence in this information, then it will be a turning point for AT&T as the carrier will have four Nokia phones, including the Lumia 520, Lumia 920 and the Lumia 1020 (the Lumia 820 has been slowly phased out due to low sales). It also solidifies AT&T's position as the leading Windows Phone carrier in the US and its confidence in the Windows Phone platform.
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If the Boston Symphony Orchestra needed to take the measure of newly appointed music director Andris Nelsons, they could not have chosen a better test than Richard Strauss' opera "Salomé."
Nelsons' performance Thursday evening at Symphony Hall, a dramatic tour-de-force, showed that the BSO has not only hired a conductor with extensive musical gifts, but an astute and theatrical stage coordinator as well.
Strauss' shocking - if we can't be shocked at an onstage beheading, and subsequent love making, then we can't be shocked at all - one act drama demands everything from a conductor, and from the musicians.
The score is a beastly, interwoven blast of themes and motives, the instruments so thoroughly intertwined with the voices that not a moment's respite appears. The singers, almost a dozen in all, with four major roles, demand the conductor's near constant attention. And "Salomé" runs at least two hours, without a break.
Nelsons certainly had ample practice for this performance, which still counts as his "preview" period in advance of next season, his first full year at the helm. He conducted the Vienna State Opera in three "Salomé" performances last month, and last week brought that orchestra to Carnegie Hall for a repeat.
Along the way, Nelsons has worked with the electrifying German soprano Gun-Brit Barkman in the title role. Barkman looked as if she had stepped right off of one of Aubrey Beardsley's illustrations to Oscar Wilde's original play. With her alabaster complexion, jet-black, blunt-cut hair, and sweeping robe (a direct copy from Beardsley), the dramatic soprano looked every bit the 1890s femme fatale she was portraying.
"Salomé" weaves the biblical tale of Herod's stepdaughter, who, having her amorous advances to John the Baptist (Jochanaan in Strauss' libretto) rebuked, demands his head as revenge. Her "Dance of the Seven Veils," an orchestral highlight of the opera, symbolizes both her irresistible charms, and Herod's incestuous weakness.
Barkman sang and acted with extraordinary aplomb. Her character is at turns fetching, terrifying and repellent, with the music depicting that character altering to suit the moment. At times the pitches Barkman was required to sing bordered on the inhuman. All of it - singing, theatrics, costuming - came together in a role-defining performance.
Nelsons was no less captivating on the podium. BSO regulars will come to love his emotionally charged musicianship; he is the polar opposite of a reserved, gentlemanly (and no less effective) leader like BSO conductor emeritus Bernard Haitink. He looked like he was dancing with an imaginary Salomé during the "Seven Veils" interlude, and squeezed every bit of emotion from every single measure in the score.
That score has a Wagnerian sweep, with repeating motives depicting characters and moods, and a texture with unending surprises. The orchestra - offering far too many brilliant moments to single out individually - responded alertly to Nelsons' demands.
The soloists equally complemented the instrumental expertise. In the additional lead roles, mezzo Jane Henschel (Herodias), tenor Gerhard Siegel (Herod) and baritone Evgeny Nikitin (Jochanaan) sang and acted with distinction.
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As the treasurer for Ben Holland's campaign for county controller, I have been following the controller's race closely — also because of the controller's duties to monitor every incoming and outgoing tax dollar that flows through the county government.
The controller must be able to discern between appropriate and wasteful spending.
Thanks in large part to the efforts of retiring Controller Jack McMillin, our county's finances are solid. We need someone like McMillin, who is not afraid to stand firm on sound fiscal policy.
Butler County voters need to look carefully at both candidates seeking the Republican nomination on May 21. Karen Diehl and Ben Holland are both qualified for the job, and both have public accounting experience.
Holland has added experience as an accounting manager for a Fortune 500 company. He brings the added perspective of cost controls and decision making found in a large corporation.
After hearing both candidates speak at a Republican Women of Butler County meeting, I was struck by the contrast of each candidate's professed reason for seeking this office. Diehl stated she was approached by people in the party and encouraged to run. Holland said he was seeking the office to be an independent watchdog for Butler County taxpayers, especially in light of the proposal to build a new multimillion-dollar addition to the Government Center.
Upon further investigation, it appears that Diehl's close relationship with Commissioner Dale Pinkerton might cause a potential conflict of interest, regarding the county commissioners' spending. At a time when so much debt is at stake, I have some doubts as to Diehl's ability to remain independent, especially when it is a matter of public record that Pinkerton obtained about 50 percent of her signatures to get on the ballot.
As a tax professional myself, I know the long hours required during the months of tax preparation, so I can understand why she might not have had time to obtain more signatures herself.
Since she plans to continue her private practice, even if elected as controller, I question how much time she will have to devote herself to the county's finances.
Although Pinkerton has every legal right to support and obtain signatures for any candidate, when added to the fact that Pinkerton's wife works part-time for Diehl, I question her ability to remain unbiased and act in the best interest of the taxpayers.
Holland has proven his ability to remain steadfast in his conservative values, as evidenced by his record on the Butler School Board. Despite pressure from both parties, he did not vote for any tax increases.
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Mystic - Three police officers visited the Richmond Lane home of 15-year-old Mason Fusaro Thursday afternoon to see just how much noise his dirt bike makes, and if his neighbors have a case in asking the town to make him stop riding.
Based on one particular noise control statute, it appeared on Thursday afternoon that Mason was within the legal limits. But Stonington Police Capt. Jerry Desmond said that this was only "one factor" in a complicated issue that remains unresolved.
The neighborhood controversy began last week, when several neighbors urged police and town officials to stop Mason from riding his dirt bike around the 2-acre property, owned by Mason's mother, Karen Fusaro, and her parents, Donald and Eleanor Weber. Neighbors said the noise is making their lives miserable.
They asked the Stonington Board of Police Commissioners either to charge Mason and his family with a crime or enact some type of ordinance to keep him from riding. One neighbor presented the board with a 32-signature petition asking the town to address the problem.
Desmond said Thursday afternoon that police would be measuring how much noise the bike makes when it is idle - the subject of a state statute that the officers said allows the source to peak at a certain decibel level above the ambient noise level.
Desmond said this statute is the only one so far that can be clearly applied to this case, and only when the bike is idling.
Desmond earlier told the complaining residents that the activity does not appear to fall under such crimes as breach of peace, disorderly conduct or creating a public disturbance, as the boy's intent may not be to cause such a disturbance. The town has a nuisance ordinance, but it bans unreasonably loud or disturbing noise only at night.
"I don't expect this to be anything, just sitting here like this," he said, observing the bike as it idled.
If it turns out Mason is not violating any laws, Desmond said, it will be up to neighbors and the town to create an ordinance or zoning law that specifically deals with the issue.
First Selectman Ed Haberek said last week that the town is looking at a New London ordinance that could be enacted here.
Just after 4 p.m. on Thursday, two police officers - one from New London and one from Stonington - arrived at the house at 12 and 16 Richmond Lane as scheduled to take a sound level measurement. Desmond joined them a little later.
Mason sat waiting on his red-and-white Honda CRF 150 in his driveway while the two officers prepared to do the sound test, his face obscured by a large helmet that matched the bike. Wearing a brown sweatshirt, dark jeans and black hiking boots, Mason jiggled his leg occasionally while he waited, alternately stuffing his hands in his pockets or running his fingers along the bike.
Several times, he revved up his bike impatiently.
The officers examined the bike, one using a flashlight, asking Mason a few questions - Had he modified the muffler at all? (No.) Was it his only bike? (Yes.)
In the meantime, they reassured him.
"We're just trying to resolve the issue so that we can move on and you can move on," one officer told him.
On hand were Karen Fusaro and Mason's 12-year-old sister, Madison, as well as a few supportive neighbors.
"At this point, I just want all of this to end," Fusaro said, adding that her son has been riding since he was 3, and that it has only recently become an issue.
The two officers used an Extech Sound Level Meter to measure the bike's noise as it idled, and had him loop around the yard a couple of times, though the noise made during this ride wouldn't fall under the statute. Mason obliged, tearing up clods of turf and leaving a small cloud of dirt in his wake. From the opposite side of the yard, the engine emitted a dim rumble; up close, the sound was akin to a lawnmower.
Soon afterward, as if it had been planned, a motorcycle with a formidable engine roar raced down Hewitt Street half a block away. Karen Fusaro gestured exasperatedly in the direction of the noise, monstrous by comparison.
Desmond said the next step will be to speak with prosecutors and "see where things are" in terms of what other laws may apply to the situation.
"We're not jumping out of the bushes at people," he said. "We're not running around and arresting anyone. We're just trying to take this one step at a time."
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Leah Brown of Renfrew and Levi Smith of Butler were united in marriage June 8 at Chapel Valley Estates in Ellwood City. The Rev. Ted Harris officiated. A reception followed at the Chapel Valley Estates.
The bride is the daughter of Jeffery and Roxanne Brown of Renfrew. Parents of the bridegroom are Brian and Jennifer Smith of Butler.
The honor attendant was Haley Brown of Renfrew. Bridesmaids included Chelsey Kirby and Danie Kirby, both of Morgantown, W.Va., and Rita Geigle and Michele Ritchey, both of Butler.
Performing the duties of best man was Joel Matonak of North Park. Ushers included Jamie Mossman of Brookville, Adam Barker and Trevor Casserly, both of Chicago, and Joel Vaughn of Butler.
The bride is a 2006 graduate of Butler High School and a 2010 graduate of Penn State University with a degree in radiology.
The bridegroom graduated from Butler High School in 2008 and from Moody Bible Institute of Chicago in 2012.
He is employed by Essex Alliance Church in Essex, Vt., as a high school pastor.
Following a honeymoon trip to Riviera Maya, the couple is making their home in Vermont.


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Charlotte Goodwin Blackhurst of Ravenswood, WV, passed away on January 31, 2013, at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, WV, from heart and kidney disease.
Charlotte Goodwin Blackhurst of Ravenswood, WV, passed away on January 31, 2013, at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, WV, from heart and kidney disease.
She was born in Pedro, Ohio, on June 3, 1934, daughter of Everette Harold Goodwin and Carrie DeLong Goodwin.
She grew up in Belle and Rand, WV, graduating from Dupont High in 1952. She worked four years for C & P Telephone Company.
She married Robert L. Blackhurst in 1954 and moved to Ravenswood in 1962 to manage Colonial Manor Apartments.
She then worked as a bookkeeper for over 30 years in a business she and her husband owned and operated.
She is survived by husband, Robert Blackhurst, Sr.; son, Robert L. Blackhurst, Jr. and wife Kim; daughter, Carolyn Torris and husband Randy, all of Ravenswood; grandsons, Joe Blackhurst (Carey), Craig Blackhurst (Kyla), David Blackhurst, Steven Blackhurst (Lora), and Jared Torris; granddaughters, Kindsey Torris and Megan Smith; great grandson, Levi Blackhurst; great granddaughters, Hannah Blackhurst, Abigail Blackhurst, Nina Blackhurst, and Reagan Blackhurst; sister, Sherry Goodwin Montgomery and husband Major, of Pike Co. OH; several nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly, and many others in her life who knew her as Nana.
Besides her parents, her sisters, Eloise Goodwin Delotell and Carol Jean Goodwin Burkitt, and nephew, Bradley Radar preceded in death.
She was her a woman of great faith who openly spoke of her love and trust in God.
Her passions included anything to do with nature, cross-stitching, crocheting, and reading.
Services were Sunday, February 3, 2013, at Roush Funeral Home, Ravenswood, WV. Reverend Major Montgomery officiated. Burial followed in Ravenswood Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers please make donations in her memory to the No Hunger Food Pantry, 231 Walnut Street, Ravenswood, WV 26164.