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Fines & Lost items

CMU Libraries charges fines for overdue items. Faculty and staff are now assessed fines on ALL overdue materials.
The Libraries also bills users for lost or damaged items, including peripheral parts (case, charger, etc.).

You can pay your fine with check or cash at any circulation desk. If your HUB account is charged, there's a processing fee in addition to your fines and fees from the Libraries.

Item Cost per day (or hour) Lost/Damaged charges
Books 25¢ fines + replacement cost + $30
Book recalls if not returned within 3-5 days 25¢
Book recalls after due date 50¢
Book returned after "lost" item is ordered   fines + replacement cost + $30
Course reserves 50¢ an hour fines + replacement cost + $50 for rush processing
iPads $10 fines + replacement cost + $30
Journals 50¢ an hour
Multimedia equipment $25 fines + replacement cost
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In some cases fines, unreturned items, or other bills may lead to a block on your library account. Users with blocked accounts can't borrow items until the bill is settled.

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School Counselor Webpage

Welcome to Counselor's Corner

Please feel free to contact Ms.Newton the school counselor at LIES at any time. Ms.Newton works with ALL students at Lady’s Island Elementary.

Jalissa Newton

Mission Statement

The Guidance Department mission is to create a dynamic environment that goes beyond academics by infusing arts along with working collaboratively with students, parents, teachers, administrators and the overall community.

Vision Statement

Lady's Island Elementary (LIES) School Counseling Program is designed to maximize development of students in an environment that recognizes, and nurtures students. There is a shared responsibility for the academic, career, and personal/social development of all students with an enhanced focus on arts integration. School Counselors are professional school advocates who provide support to maximize student potential in a safe nonjudgmental place for students to express feelings. The comprehensive school counseling program enhances students intrapersonal and interpersonal worth to encourage students to be successful learners ,responsible citizens, and productive members of a global society by working collaboratively with parents, teachers, and the community to ensure that each student is successful.


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Apple made Safari Technology Preview Release 58 available this week for people running macOS High Sierra and developers running the beta version of macOS Mojave. If you’re already running a previous Safari Technology Preview then you can update your version from the Mac App Store’s Updates tab. If you’re not, you can download it directly here.

The newest version of Safari adds two new features. Specifically, it (finally) introduces favicons and offers automatic strong passwords, so you can have the browser create a password for you when you need up to update a password or you’re setting up a new account.

There are also some new WebKit features you can read about here.

Screenshot: E.Price / Safari

For favicons, they still won’t show up right from the get-go with the new version, You’ll need to enable them separately by going into Safari’s Preferences menu, selecting Tabs, and then checking the box to enable the browser to show website icons.


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Although Facebook bars all paid tobacco ads, Stanford University researchers have found more than 100 unpaid brand and online vendor pages which promote leading brands of tobacco products. More than half of the identified pages included “shop now” instructions, and less than half of these included an “age gate” discouraging minors from visiting. Nearly all the sites identified included images of the products being promoted.

LifeTip: Encourage Facebook to remove these tobacco-promoting pages—it will be a win for your children, and for Facebook, too. Attend “Overcome Addictions Naturally” with Dr. David DeRose for more recommendations.

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New guests at the ranch

We recently acquired a small herd of Highland Cattle and they are happily grazing at the ranch.  We are also adding a much needed fence to keep them away from the houses.

What a wonderful picture they make!

About sanfords

Ex Microsoft Dev for 20 years. Currently retired at my ranch in Idaho near Kooskia. I like coaching Chess for kids so let me know if you are interested in those services.
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The rand strengthened more than 1.8% on Friday to below R13.30 to the US dollar amid optimism that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa would be victorious in the race for ANC president.

By 16:38 the local unit was trading at R13.26 to the greenback from an intraday low of R13.52 and an overnight close of R13.50/$.

The campaign of Ramaphosa’s strongest opponent Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma was dealt a triple blow when courts in Bloemfontein (Free State), Pietermaritzburg (KwaZulu-Natal) and the Bonjala region (North West) ruled against branches in those regions.

All the decisions come on the eve of the start of the ANC’s national elective conference on Saturday and the vote for party leader on Sunday evening.

“There is a general optimism in the market that Cyril Ramaphosa is looking like the likely winner of the ANC conference, this after the court decisions about North West and KZN that seem to have dealt a blow for the Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma campaign,” said TreasuryOne currency dealer Wichard Cilliers.

“We are still of the opinion that it is too close to call and either party can still win the conference,” he told Fin24 by email.

News24 reports that the Free State High Court in Bloemfontein barred several branches from attending the national elective conference after the court nullified the party’s provincial conference.

In Pietermaritzburg, the KwaZulu-Natal High Court granted an application for leave to appeal, brought by the provincial executive committee (PEC) of the ANC, which is led by chairperson Sihle Zikalala.

However, Judge Rishi Seegobin effectively ruled that the PEC would remain dissolved, pending the outcome of the appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal and any subsequent appeal to the Constitutional Court.

This means that the PEC, which supports Dlamini-Zuma, will lose its 27 voting rights allocated to each province for the ANC’s national elective conference.

Meanwhile, in North West disgruntled ANC members won their court challenge to have the Bojanala regional conference nullified.

The group went to court asking for an order to set aside the 40-branch general meeting and to nullify the regional conference held on September 24.

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Putting Tensions to Rest: 4th Night of Hanukkah

There is a famous Talmudic argument about the observance of lighting Hanukkah candles. Bet Shammai says: On the first day one lights eight and from then on one continues to decrease, and Bet Hillel says: On the first day one lights one and from then on one continues to increase.
Tonight, on the fourth night of Hannukah, the lit and unlit candles meet exactly in the middle. Thus, the argument for whether we light the menorah in the ascending or descending order is put to rest, just for this moment.
Coincidentally, this week I am focusing my attention on Psalm 46:11. הַרְפּ֣וּ וּ֭דְעוּ כִּי־אָנֹכִ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים
It is most often translated as: “Be still, and know that I am God.” One of my teacher offered that the first word, harpu, may be translated as ‘relax’. Relax and know God.
We live with tensions, arguments, disagreements, both internal and external. I am certainly feeling it, both inside and out. Yet, when I am still, I am sometimes able to relax into the knowing. To rest and allow space for presence.
On the fourth night of Hanukkah, there is an alignment between dark and light. Tonight, it is also Shabbat, which allows us the space to create more light in our lives and to illuminate what it might mean to “meet in the middle” and to rest into knowing.
May this holiday be filled with light. May we relax into knowing divine presence.
Shabbat Shalom and Happy Hanukkah!

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chimney on the rooftop. City of Graz, Austria.
Leaning out of my window, and a small turn to the right, and a camera with my
rarely used 50mm lens mounted… and you get this. Plain and simple. I like it.

black cat

Black cat under some agricultural equipment. Shot near Marhof, Styria, Austria.
The first shot of the 2015 edition of the Schilcherland cats. Here in a black version. Others will follow. Shot near Marhof, Styria, Austria.

  I captured this one also with the 70-200mm, more by accident than by plan. I like it, anyway…

white butterfly

A hip-shot with the 70-200mm of this little buttefly. Just getting him in focus…

The Styrian apple

Apples, anyone? Styria is famous for it’s apples, here are some near Stainz.

Well, this has a little bit of a postcard-style to it… In fact, it was exactly intended to be one… shot this for a friend in Canada.

Graz, view from the northeast

A view over the north of Graz, Austria. The shot was taken from a lovely place called Kalkleiten.


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Stranger Things

Stranger Things
  • Rating: 9.00
  • Year of issue: 2016
  • Genres: Thriller, Drama, Horror
  • Countries: United States
  • Duration: 60 minutes
  • Complexity: 10

Life in the small American town of Hawkins changes when a small boy strangely disappears. His mother is in despair, and the head of the local police investigates the case. Searching the forest, he finds a lost girl with supernatural abilities.

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    we want 2nd season
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    Where is the 2nd season? 3rd season already announced... But there is no 2nd on "Ling.online"...


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Three Basic Talks You Should Have Before Getting Married

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Becoming engaged is a pretty big deal. Deciding to spend the rest of your lives together, maybe having a family, and sticking with each other through the most ridiculous arguments is both romantic and terrifying so it’s better to have a few of those big conversations out of the way.

If you have just gotten engaged or if you’re planning on becoming engaged, you should know about the most important topics to cover. It won’t guarantee you everlasting happiness, of course, and the talks may bring you both back down to earth a bit – that way, you won’t go into the next chapter of your life while being in the dark.

Here is a handful of things you should have had a talk or two about before putting a ring on it.

#1 Your goals: Money and career

Sadly, many of us realise while we’re in a relationship that we don’t have the same goals at all. Some of them are possible to overcome, however, and if you’re both willing to compromise, it can definitely still be worked around. Nonetheless, it is much better to know about this long before you get married.

The goals you both have in terms of money and careers should be covered first. The reasons behind it are simple; most couples end up arguing about money and personal finances above everything else, and the better you are at communicating with each other when touching this topic, the better your foundation for marriage will be.

How much do you think you should have been able to save within five years from now, for example? If you and your partner have very different goals in terms of saving, you could end up feeling either inadequate or quite frustrated.

Keep in mind that it is alright to have a different money personality than your partner, though, and even if your SO is an avid saver while you like to splurge a bit, you can still find a way to make it work without too many hiccups.

Think about how you would like to keep your personal finances as well and if they should be combined or separate. A lot of couples end up having a mix of this these days, by the way, and it’s a good middle ground to have.

No matter what you do, make sure to have this talk and be on the same page in terms of money long before you get married.

#2 Communication: How to argue

Arguments between loved ones will always happen but how you choose to handle them is up to you. Any old couple you ask for marriage advice will usually point to the same things as the most important factor: kindness and communication.

While we can all say things we shouldn’t say in the heat of the moment, it’s important to train yourself to be calm and stay non-reactive as well as non-defensive when you find yourself in the middle of a disagreement. React to the issue instead of the person, put yourself a step outside of the situation, and try to look at it logically.

It is important, however, to remember that being calm and logical when you’re emotional is quite difficult for most people. That’s why you need to take your partner’s feelings into consideration while arguing as well; if he or she is clearly emotional about something, you simply can’t expect them to be completely logical and it’s better to take a step away from the situation in order to diffuse it.

This is the basic foundation of empathy and you should hope that your partner treats you the same way if you’re emotional about something. The better you are at handling these kinds of situations long before you buy that diamond ring, the more love you’re going to preserve and grow in ten or fifty years from now rather than resentment and awful arguments.

#3 Children: To have or not to have?

As a big part of many people’s lives, having children is something you should have talked about quite early on. It doesn’t have to be a big talk with lots of plans and promises, though, as long as you have an idea of what your partner would want, in the future.

Realising that he wants a bunch of kids while you’d rather have none would, after all, be quite an obstacle in your relationship.

There is, however, much more to having children than just deciding on how many. What are their views on different parenting techniques, for example, and how will they be raised in terms of religion? What if you’re not able to conceive – is your partner open to other options such as adoption?

Plus, what do you imagine that their discipline style will be like? In order to give your child a steady and consistent upbringing, it is important that their parents agree on the basic things and work together as a team.

If your partner should communicate a much stricter discipline style than you had in mind, you need to know where the other one is standing and how you can still be united while giving your kids a great childhood.

Many couples end up struggling when they don’t lay down this fundamental foundation of marriage and you should both be in-the-know when it comes to discussions about children and parents. A lot of this will be rather clear to you if you know their family and how they were brought up, though, but it’s good to talk about it as well so that you avoid any major problems later on.

The more you’re able to talk through the difficult topics and come to an agreement, the better it will feel when the big day is approaching. Now you will both be ready to start the rest of your lives together and may, hopefully, avoid a few of these common arguments in the future.

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Sephora VIB Sale Wishlist: 2017 Edition

It’s almost that time of year again!  No, I’m not talking about Christmas, Beauty Junkies, nor am I talking about the entire month of November which just happens to be the birth month of yours truly.  Like I have done for the past um…forever…I’m talking about what I wait for ALL YEAR LONG: the Sephora VIB Rouge 20% off sale. I formulate my list all year long.  I have my cart ready to go, and a note in the notes app on my phone where I compile things all year ’round.  I thought I’d share it all with you in case you needed some inspiration or, like me, you’re just nosey and want to see what other people will be picking up.

This year, I did something a bit different, and have listed my top 10 12, must have, holy grail products.

  • CLINIQUE Moisture Surge Extended Thirst Relief – I’ve heard MakeupByTiffanyD rave about this and I’ve had a sample that I really loved.  I’m a die hard Origins Vitazing girl, but just might branch out a little
  • UD All Nighter Setting Spray – an old faithful.  I have to pick it up when it’s on sale knowing I go through 2 or 3 of these a year
  • Perricone MD  No Highlighter Highlighter – another Tiffany D recco!  This is a combo highlighter/skin product, so how could I not love this?
  • BEAUTYBLENDER  Gold Mine – this is a steal for 2 BeautyBlenders and a Blotterozzi.  I know I think might be a gimmick, but it this might also be the perfect time to give the Blotterozzi a try.
  • IT Cosmetics Your Skin But Better CC+ Illumination Cream with SPF 50+ – I use the the regular CC cream and find myself putting a cream highlighter into it for the occasional bump of shimmer now that the seasons have changed and my tan is gone {full disclosure}.  I’d wonder if this would give the same finish to my skin as I so dearly love with the CC cream
  • CoverFX Custom Enhancer Drops set – I have to have these.  I just can’t rationalize the full size bottle of this highlighter, and I truly love the way it gives the perfect pop on a variety of skin tones, the versatility of the cream, and the way it blends so smoothly on skin.  I’m afraid if I buy the full size that it’ll go bad before I’m halfway thru.  Here’s the perfect way to have a few bottles without the guilt
  • L’Occitane 4-piece Hand Cream Delights – winter = rough hands and skin for most of us.  This is my ride or die hand cream all year round, and also makes a great gift
  • Jo Malone London Wood Sage & Sea Salt perfume – this is a new discovery for me and I like the under notes of all JM fragrances.  Wood Sage doesn’t give me any sort of a headache, and can we get more luxe with the packaging?
  • BITE Beauty Amuse Bouche Liquified Lipstick – I have one of these already and quite like it, but the colour pulls a little too nude for my taste {Whip, if you’re wondering}.  So I think I’m going to pick this up in Eclair.
  • Marc Jacobs Highliner in Brownout – I’ve had a couple of these liners before and just love them.  They don’t transfer at all and stay put beautifully – all day – in the waterline.  I’d like to pick up another one, specifically in this shade
  • IT Cosmetics Naturally Pretty Matte Luxe Transforming Eyeshadow Palette – I’ve waited sosososo long for IT to come to Canada and have heard about this palette for years.  I think it’s so incredibly versatile and gives hundreds of different options.  What’s not to love?
  • YSL Rouge Volupté Shine Oil-In-Stick Lipstick – I have a few of these, and the shade range, creamy texture and long wear time just can’t be beat.  Only BITE so far has provided a slightly longer wear time, but tend to have only matte shades.  Plus, this one smells just divine.
  • SHU UEMURA lash curler – I swear by this for eye shapes of all kinds and it’s about time I pick up a new one
  • Hermes Twilly perfume – While walking thru Saks the other day, I decided to stop and grab a sample after I’d heard Makeup by Tiffany D talk about this.  I’m skeptical about scent reccos from other people just because I’m prone to headaches.  This one has turned out to be a win for sure.  I’ve been in the market for a new perfume and I think this {and the Wood Sage & Sea Salt, of course} will be my new fall scent!

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Clinique Moisture Surge | Perricone MD Highlighter |Urban Decay All Nighter|  IT Cosmetics CC+ Illumination  Cream | CoverFX Custom Enhancer Drops Set | L’Occitane Hand Cream  | Jo Malone Perfume | BITE Lippies | IT Naturally Pretty Palette | YSL Rouge Volupte Shine Lipstick


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Your Healthy Microbiome

Anti Inflammatory Foods

Choose these foods to keep healthy and encourage the development of a robust microbiome

Have you heard about your microbiome? The trillions of microorganisms living in our bodies are called the microbiome. These helpful bugs are key to our overall health.  They help us digest our food, and provide critical nutrients , train our immune systems, turn genes on and off, keep our gut tissue healthy, help protect us from diabetes, and even cancer.  Other studies show that they play a role in obesity, atherosclerosis, autimmune disease, inflammatory bowel disease, and liver disease.

Sugar Is The New Smoking

Sugar is an amazing substance.

Sugar Like Smoking?

Sugar Like Smoking?

It is pure sensation, pleasure in a crystalline form.  We share as humans a desire for its innate sweetness, which begins at mother’s breast.  This taste of milk sugars is the fuel that energizes all of life – white gold – pure carbohydrate energy that moves our bodies.  The calories in a cup of breast milk are nearly 40% from sugar in the form of lactose. The deep and primal appeal of sugar is one of the reasons that sugar and sugar-filled foods are now among the most popular and commonly chosen edibles.  In the past, sugar was expensive and rare, and consumption was limited to the wealthy and was reserved for the end of a meal.  Now sugar is cheap and abundant, with manufactured sugars infused in nearly every packaged product sold in supermarkets.

Good in Moderation?

Like many dietitians and nutrition experts, I used to recommend that sugar be eaten in moderation.  Now, I’ve changed my tune.  Due to the ever present presence of sugar in our lives, and because of the insidious way Big Sugar (The National Sugar Association, a sugar lobbying organization) conspired to manipulate scientific studies about sugar’s harmful effects, I now say avoid added sugars.  PERIOD.

Sugar is in everything

Added to nearly every packaged product and deliberately concealed by food manufacturers through its 56 different names, one cannot avoid eating added sugars.  We have a long love affair with sugar, which is one reason why it is so hard to resist.  The other reason is because it is hidden.  In food as well as through deliberate concealment.  More than 75% of the added sugar we eat is in food products, meaning that packaged food is by far and above the problem with our excessive sugar intake.

The National Sugar Association and Deliberate Concealment

Beginning in the 1960’s, the National Sugar Association made sure that consumers wouldn’t learn about the harm that excess sugar caused.  They paid off prominent scientific researchers from Harvard University to turn attention away from sugar causing health problems, pointing the finger in many instances towards fat.  You can read the scientific study here.  For a brilliant editorial from one of my heroes, Marion Nestle, you can read her post from Food Politics. Dr. Nestle is an expert on the politics that affect some of the more unhealthy foods like soda, and how our own health interests are routinely thwarted by Big Food.  I share her conclusion:  “we would all be better eating less sugary foods and fatty meats.”  Simple nutrition, expert advice.

Here is the Truth About Sugar

A recent study in a prominent scientific journal concluded that a high intake of added sugars increases the risk of weight gain, excess body weight and obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus; higher serum triglycerides and high blood cholesterol; higher blood pressure and hypertension; stroke; coronary heart disease; cancer; and dental caries. Foods higher in added sugars are often a source of empty calories with minimum essential nutrients or dietary fiber which displaces more healthful foods and lead, in turn, to simultaneously overfed and undernourished individuals.  Meaning, we are fatter and less healthy.

The Worst Offenders With Added Sugar

We all know that sugar is in soda, fizzy drinks, and cakes and cookies.  But do you know about the worst offenders?

  • Salad Dressings
  • Soups and Sauces
  • Breakfast Smoothies
  • Breakfast Bars and Yogurt
  • Bread
  • Alcohol

If you want to avoid diabetes, heart disease, obesity, and other considerable health risks, stop blaming your genetics, and take charge of your eating.  Once you know the truth about sugar, you can make a choice to change.  It truly is up to each one of us to act as our own health advocate.  Remember, Big Sugar is not your friend.  In fact, the food industry acts just like Big Tobacco, and they market to us in just the same way.  I think we all know how this story will end – in perhaps 10 or 20 years, following innumerable suffering and death, added sugars will be banned, or at least revealed for the health problem they are – and sugar will be considered as unhealthy as smoking.

The healing power of plants

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”–HippocratesThe Healing Power of Plants

The father of modern medicine scribed these words nearly 2,500 years ago. The words of Hippocrates have been used to communicate how a connection with nature through a relationship with food can provide health benefits far beyond any other type of “prescription”. Seen through this lens, eating is an intimate way to extract life-sustaining energy from Mother Nature.

Sustainable Living & Mindful Eating

Cover photoHow do you want to spend the rest of your life?  Whether its traveling, spending time with your loved ones, living out your passions, or even climbing Mt. Everest, what you eat and how you eat can help you get there.  It also can help the planet, too!

Eating real food matters

Springtime has come to the desert!  As I travel around the Sonoran Desert Preserve, I see the signs of spring everywhere.  Even in the barren desert, spring brings life and new beginnings to my surroundings.  I am reminded of the restorative power of nature, and the ways that all living things go through periods of dormancy, and new life.  It’s never too late to create the life you want – look to the desert for inspiration!

The Desert is Blooming!

The Desert is Blooming!

Have you thought about the impact that eating and drinking “non foods” has on your body?  Have you thought about the difference between real food and food like substances?  It can be helpful as you work towards a fuller relationship with food and your body to think about how real food impacts your life, and how non foods interfere with your body’s natural workings.

There are three types of food like substances – processed, junk, and fake foods.  Processed food is made from real food that has been put through chemical processes and is filled with chemicals and preservatives.  Some examples of processed food include beef jerky, canned tea, jam, hot dogs, and low or non fat yogurt with sugar or sucralose.


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Connecting devices and tracks

From: Martin Thomson <martin.thomson@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2013 11:47:27 -0800
Message-ID: <CABkgnnW2+xGko9QuyQdois5Z1QuidYihpsvt56QP6AyURjh97w@mail.gmail.com>
To: "public-media-capture@w3.org" <public-media-capture@w3.org>
I was asked to write this up and I've sat on this for a while, worried
that the barrage of detail would destroy the message.  There's a fair
degree of nuance in the proposal, so I recommend reading through,
maybe skipping the code for getUserMedia() and then we can discuss the
various issues that you see.

# Connecting Devices and Tracks

The device enumeration function provided by getMediaDevices() is
critical to this proposal.  The object that is produced by
getMediaDevices(), MediaDeviceInfo, is extended to include a way to
open and use that source (we can entertain a name change later; it
doesn't appear in the API explicitly, but it might be nice for a
better handle):

  partial interface MediaDeviceInfo {
    MediaStreamTrack createTrack(Constraints? constraints);
    void connectTrack(MediaStreamTrack track);

For someone who was going to be using the sourceId constraint to
select a source, this is really easy to use.

  var track = deviceInfo.createTrack({ ... constraints ... });

It gets a little harder when you don't want to choose, and for that
purpose I'm going to propose that we retain getUserMedia
(implementation below).

The constructor of MediaStreamTrack becomes more critical to the
process.  The track that is acquired as a result of calling the
constructor directly produces black or silence.  You'll notice that
this is intentionally synchronous; there are consequences for that,
but I think that this is something that the browser will have to

Any user consent interactions are triggered when connectTrack() is
called.  Once an active (i.e., unmuted) device is attached to the
track, the 'onunmuted' event is fired for that track.

createTrack() is a shortcut for both creating a track and connecting it:

  MediaDeviceInfo.createTrack = function createTrack(constraints) {
    var track = new {Video,Audio}MediaStreamTrack(constraints);
    return track;

And that's it.

The following code demonstrates how this can be used to replicate the
behaviour of getUserMedia.  It uses createTrack().

navigator.getUserMedia  = function getUserMedia(constraints,
successCb, failureCb) {
  // error checking omitted
  if (constraints.video) {
    getTrack("video", constraints.video, trackConnected, trackFailure);
  if (constraints.audio) {
    getTrack("audio", constraints.audio, trackConnected, trackFailure);

  var firstTrack;
  function trackConnected(track) {
    if (firstTrack || !constraints.video || !constraints.audio) {
       successCb(new MediaStream([firstTrack, track]));

  var failedAlready;
  function trackFailure(e) {
    if (!failedAlready) {
      failedAlready = true;

function getTrack(type, constraints, successCb, failureCb) {
  var devices = navigator.getMediaDevices().filter(ofType(type));

  function stopMonitoring(track) {
    track.removeEventListener('unmute', connected); // overly cautious here
    track.removeEventListener('overconstrained', tryDevice);

  function tryDevice(e) {
    if (e) {
      if (timeout) {

    var dev = devices.shift(); // pick the next one
    if (!dev) {
      failureCb(new Error('overconstrained'));  // use real thing
    var track = dev.openTrack(typeof constraints === 'object' ?
constraints : undefined);
    track.addEventListener('unmute', connected);
    track.addEventListener('overconstrained', tryDevice);

    var timeout = window.setTimeout(tryDevice, 1000);

  function connected(e) {

function ofType(t) {
  return function(x) {
    return x.type == "video";

Please excuse the inevitable bugs and syntax errors; obviously I can't
compile or run this and I didn't bother linting it.

Obviously, this isn't going to be how a browser would really implement
this.  This results in the camera going on all cameras in turn, which
is not ideal.  It might also find a device that meets the provided
contraints but is suboptimal. Another problem is that this requires a
timeout in case a muted device is selected because we don't
distinguish between muted and no user consent (intentionally).  A
browser can, of course, use the extra knowledge it has about sources
in order to implement these functions.

Names are, of course, negotiable, as is every other aspect of this.
For instance, I was considering the use of an overload on
"connectTrack", but the difference in method signatures seemed enough
to justify two names.
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      I do like my job. It’s not really like Homer Simpson’s very much. He works in a nuclear power plant, which is one thing that makes use of knowledge that we have about nuclear physics, but I work in an office at a university trying to learn more about nuclear physics – trying to understand better what it is that makes protons and neutrons stick together to form nuclei, and how these nuclei react. One day, hopefully, this knowledge will go to make fusion reactors, which will be extremely clean, have no carbon, and use water as fuel.

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Explore the different versions of DinnerAndSong – mini house concerts for traveling artists.

DinnerAndSong – Having it Your Way

by Jeff Robertson

It hasn’t taken long, but there’s already more than one type of DinnerAndSong event. And these variations are exciting.  They offer options.  So let’s drill down on this.
At the core of a mini-concert are two elements that you can’t do without:

  • the music
  • the meet-and-greet afterwards

The music is usually an unplugged 35-minute concert, an extraordinary personal experience for the guests and artist alike.
The meet-and-greet is 15 minutes of connecting and selling signed CDs.  Warm, efficient, opening doors for follow-up interaction.
So there’s your core.  50 minutes.
What happens before the music is what creates those cool options, and it’s what governs the feel and the length of your mini-concert.  Here are a couple of options:

  1. dinner & song – our flagship event.  Add 40 minutes before the music for a casual meal for 6-10 guests and the artist.  Sweet.  Guests get to know the artist in a unique way.  $10 donation.  Total time = 90 minutes.
  2. dessert & song – shorter, and much sweeter. Sugar everywhere. Add just 25 minutes to the front end for grazing from the dessert table.  6-20 guests.  Afternoon or after dinner.  $10 donation.  Total time = 75 minutes.

Ah, are the lightbulbs going off in your head now?  Uh huh.
So, how would you rank these options as far as their appeal for your situation? Have another variation in mind?  Leave a comment!
Next blog:  Minimize your concert prep.  Stay tuned!

House Concerts are for Lovers… courtesy of Russ and Julie

awkward, funny exchange from someone wanting to avoid their ex at a house concert.

Dear Russ & Julie,

I am looking forward to seeing you at the House Concert this Saturday.  Can you please do me a small favor and make sure Jane Doe isn't on your RSVP list. She and I ended our relationship in the not too distant past and I don't wish to run into her.  Thank you for helping to preserve my sanity!

– – – – –

Dear Bob,

Actually we DO have Jane Doe down for 2 people on the RSVP list.

You RSVP'd first, but she RSVP'd some time ago.

Russ & Julie

– – – – –

Dear Russ & Julie

I don't want to put you guys in the midst of any drama, but can you tell me when she RSVP'd?

Also, go ahead and cancel my RSVP so someone else can see the show.

Funny thing is I'm now dating someone you know who I met at a Russ & Julie's House Concert!!  (We're calling it the Musical eHarmony!)

Thank you,

– – – – –

Dear Bob,

The answer to your question is that she RSVP'd on Christmas Day.

Sorry that you have to cancel.  We will open up your 2 spots to people on our Waiting List.

So glad we were able to help you find someone here at Musical eHarmony…. we aim to please! 😉

We hope to see you again soon.

All the best,

Russ & Julie

Upper Midwest Selected as Touring Region for Video Contest Winner

Toronto's Suzie Vinnick, the 2010 CIYH video contest's top vote getter, received a 10-gig tour during May 2011 as the grand prize.  CIYH is excited to announce that the US upper midwest was just selected as the tour region.

Suzievinnick_1 Suzie will start out in northwest Ohio and loop counterclockwise including stops in Chicago, Omaha, Kansas, Oklahoma, St. Louis and back through cities in the Great Lakes region before returning home to the province of Ontario.  A very busy 13-day swing!
About half of the tour stops are confirmed, which still leaves many opportunities available to be among the dozen hosts who will participate in this special opportunity to host a top-tier artist.
Maybe one of these is perfect for you or a friend you know who lives there.  See if you can help us complete this great tour. ("area" means within 90 minutes, green dates are still available.)

  •    Friday, May 20 – Montpelier OH, host confirmed
  •    Saturday, May 21 – Chicago IL area
  •    Sunday, May 22 – Chicago IL area
  •    Monday, May 23 – Iowa City IA, confirmed
  •    Tuesday, May 24 – Des Moines IA area
  •    Wednesday, May 25 – Des Moines IA or Omaha NE areas
  •    Thursday, May 26 – Omaha NE or Kansas City MO areas
  •    Friday, May 27 – Kansas City MO area, confirmed
  •    Saturday, May 28 – Tulsa OK, confirmed
  •    Sunday, May 29 – Kansas OK, confirmed
  •    Monday, May 30 – St. Louis, confirmed
  •    Tuesday, May 31 – Indianapolis IN or Chicago IL areas
  •    Wednesday, June 1 – Cleveland/Akron OH or Detroit MI areas

We'll welcome host requests to sponsor full house concerts on any of the above days.  DinnerAndSong (DNS) events are also fine for weekdays.
Interested?  Contact Jeff at jeff @ ListeningRoomNetwork.com by Sunday, January 9, for details.


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Garden Of The Gods / Keahiakawelo

5 stars from 8 reviews
Address Polihua Rd, Lanai City, HI 96763
A long, bumpy, 4x4-only trail is the only way to get here. Spectacular view all around once you do arrive.

• General: Cost: Free • General: Photo Opportunity
• Hiking: Hiking • Hiking: Nature Walk
• Sightseeing: Great Views • Cultural & Historical: Heiau / Sacred Site

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Keahiakawelo, according to Hawaiian lore, is the result of a contest between two kahuna (priests) from Lana'i and Moloka'i. Each was challenged to keep a fire burning on their respective island longer than the other, and the winner's island would be rewarded with great abundance. The Lanai kahuna, Kawelo, used every piece of vegetation in Keahiakawelo to keep his fire burning, which is why this area is so barren today.

So that's the history of Keahiakawelo. But let's talk more about the present day reality of what the Garden of the Gods (as it's more commonly called today) actually is. It's a Mars-like landscape filled with all sort of rocks and boulders out in the middle of nowhere.

Seriously, that's what it actually is: a rock garden. If you were expecting some sort of lush garden you will be disappointed but that doesn't mean you should pass this up.

It's about 14 miles if you are driving from the Four Seasons Resort Lanai at Manele Bay and about 7 miles from the main town area and no matter how you go it's about 6 miles of pure off road trail driving. We're talking dusty, dirty, bumpy, 4x4 only offroading goodness (even if you can only do 5-10 miles per hour the whole time).

So while the rocks aren't really a destination in my opinion, the real treat is the scenic view you get once you make the trip. Because it's an amazing view all around, including great views of Moloka'i island. So bring a camera but also pack in some snacks and plenty of drinks because you will be out in the middle of nowhere and likely won't have a cell single in some parts.

Pack extra supplies to be safe, and consider bringing toilet paper too because there are no facilities of any kind out here (and also a plastic bag to pack out what you packed in). That's right, hiking rules are in play so also ready up on Hiking Safety & Essentials just to be, well, safe.

This is a neat place to see and if you are on Lana'i and have a rental car (4x4 only) it's worth the trip but don't expect anything beyond scenery because you won't find it here.
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A pretty amazing place to see and the journey is part of the adventure. Go slow and take it easy and enjoy the trip there and back. Sure, it's just a rock garden but it's probably the most spectacular rock garden you'll ever see.
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While vacationing here we decided to rent a 4x4 and check out the Garden of the Gods. Didn't think to much about it as it looked like it was going to be nothing but just a lot of rocks, but once we go there I was awestruck, the rocks were fantastic. I took so many pictures of the scenery and loved the feeling of being in a place of isolation almost like we were the only ones left on earth. It can be a little rough of a ride but well worth it.
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I guess I can't review Lanai as a whole so I will review via 1/2 day trip from Maui via Trilogy Excursions. This was not a cheap trip by any means. $500 for 3 people but it was a worthwhile experience. The Trilogy ferry trip was 50 minutes each way. No commentary or conversation from the crew; simply transport. It was a relatively smooth trip, though my son did get a little seasick. I chose to ride outside, where I can see the scenery to keep my mind occupied and less inclined to notice the waves.

We chose the 1/2 day Trekker excursion. This is the ferry to the island, where you are met by a guide in a 4x4 and taken to various sites around the island. Depending on how many people are in your group, the sites may vary. My son was very interested in the history of the island and what will happen to it now that it has been nearly bought out by the CEO of Oracle.

Our guide was a native Lanaian who went by Uncle Tommy. We got a little more history than requested as he showed us his old home and an area called "Snob Hill" which took time into our other stops. We didn't really get to see much of Shipwreck Beach because of the delays but it was interesting nonetheless.

Garden of the Gods was awesome and worth the trip in itself. We had to laugh at all the tourists who thought they would save a buck by renting their own 4x4 and do the tour themselves. Most of them were up to their axles in red sand and needed to be pulled out. So much for saving a little. Another stop was the new Four Seasons Hotel, which is a big part of the Island's new ownership and is actually a good thing for it's people. Honestly, Garden of the Gods was so awesome that if I return, I may try renting my own 4x4 so I can spend a little time hiking there. From what the tour guide told us, whenever a scene in Hawaii Five-0 requires a remote setting, the crew often heads to Lanai. With the exception of the massive hotels, it is an island more or less lost in time.
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Joined: Mar 2016
Reviews: 196
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I loved The Garden of the Gods! We hired a jeep and hit the red dirt track leading us to this amazing spot. The stunning, desolate landscape is wild and windswept. You can see Maui on the horizon. The boulders and rock formations are cool and the colors unbelievable. We had the place to ourselves, which made it even more special. Definitely worth the bumpy journey.
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Look for the stables and then get on the dirt track to Garden of the Gods. It's a fun, bumpy drive there and we had the whole place to ourselves. With views of Maui, the rocks of all shapes and sizes formed the landscape. It had the feel of being on the moon with the exception of the blue skies. Fabulous.
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Joined: Mar 2016
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If you are on Lanai this is something you really should take the time to do. It's a quick drive through sort of thing once you're there. It does feel other-worldly and is a cool backdrop for photographs. As others have mentioned it's a bit of a long drive on a two-track road but getting there is half the fun.
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It's basically the closest I'll ever get to Mars! What a neat place to see. Very windy out here and no bathrooms for a long, long way. See what I'm getting at here? Mind the direction of the wind if you have to empty your bladder out here! The ride here is pretty long and bumpy but also tons of fun. Gas up and bring food and water for sure.
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One of the most amazing places to see in my opinion. It's like entering another world. The views here are just incredible in every direction. It's a bumpy trail getting here so rent a Jeep, put it into 4 wheel drive, and blaze a trail.
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Kooks Beach

4.5 stars from 4 reviews
Address 574 Stable Rd, Paia, HI 96779
Great hidden beach with crystal clear, blue waters.

• Type: Kid Friendly • Type: Protected From Open Ocean
• Type: Shady • Sand Type: Regular
• Parking: Poor / Few

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Kooks Beach is a pretty great and well hidden beach area and it's easier to find that you might think. It's located on the north side of Maui in the Paia area. From the Hana Highway (near Kahului Airport), head north onto Spreckelsville Road which will immediately turn into Stable Road.

Drive down about 3/4 of a mile and look for a right hand turn with a yellow gate on either side of it. That will lead you right to the beach and a small parking lot (that's likely not full).

The water here is very clear and just an excellent shade of blue. Much of the area is protected by an offshore reef so the water by the shore tends to be pretty calm (assuming the ocean is calm).

Not many people seem to come back here and that's too bad because it's just really nice, secluded, and has beautiful views. There are no facilities here and no amenities but it's just so neat back here that none of that matters.

On one visit here we met a local gentleman named Michael who came to do some spearfishing. He was trying to talk me into joining him and was eager to show me how to do it. Unfortunately, we didn't have the time to spare but we had a great chat with him for a while. It just goes to show that locals often love to talk story about their island and share their history, tell stories of the old days, and even educate you in the process.

Next time you see an old timer at the beach go and chat them up. And I use the term old timer in a positive and respectful way because Michael might have technically been a senior citizen but he could out swim, out run, and out do most people less than half his age (easily myself included).
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One of my favorite places on Maui. Feels remote yet it's easy to get to. Often not heavily used. Wish it had some facilities, but if it did that would only make it more popular.
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Beautiful beach. Just like most on Maui.
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My family and I had an tremendous time here, regarding the surfing and such, yet even though with the many people you still feel at ease and comfortable! Having been here has left a memory I'll never be able to forget.
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Kooks is my favorite beach in the Paia area. It's down a dusty bumpy road - feels secluded. Saw only one person on last trip - an experience waterman who spearfishes to feed the family. I love reefs, and there's a shallow one here to explore. Bring reef shoes if you've got them. There is a sandy beach area that bends, and Ironwood trees to shelter in.

Unlike Baldwin Beach Park, this is an area to enjoy a quiet space on Maui sheltered from highway noise and picnicking families. Bring a towel, a snorkel, a snack and a book.

Kooks beach is a nice spot to enjoy a couple hours of Maui before heading to Paia for lunch. Go early - you'll have the area to yourselves.
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It’s been roughly 30 years since the desktop computer revolutionized the way the graphic design industry works. For decades before that, it was the hands of industrious workers, and various ingenious machines and tools that brought type and image together on meticulously prepared paste-up boards, before they were sent to the printer.

Graphic Means, explores graphic design production of the 1950s through the 1990s—from linecaster to photocomposition, and from paste-up to PDF.

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Up until 30 years ago, when the desktop computer debuted, the whole design production process would have been done primarily by hand, with the aid of analog machines. The design and print industries used a variety of ways to get type and image onto film, plates, and finally to the printed page.

Graphic Means is a journey through this transformative Mad Men-era of pre-digital design production to the advent of the desktop computer. It explores the methods, tools, and evolving social roles that gave rise to the graphic design industry as we know it today. 2017, U.S., DCP, 84 minutes.

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I saw R.L. Burnside a couple of times before he died. He was old then and played seated. He looked like a giant, unmoving bullfrog. During both gigs, he remained preternaturally still, unblinking even, just barely moving his lips to sing and his fingers to play guitar. It was fantastic, of course. Hypnotic, joyful, terrifying, raucous.

His grandson, Cedric, who spent years touring with him, and his acolyte Steve "Lightnin'" Malcolm, haven't quite reached the heights of that blues wizardry, but damn if they're not on their way. Last night at White Water, they played one of the best show I've seen all year.
The genius of the Hill Country blues, particularly post-Junior Kimbrough, lies in its complete devotion to rhythm. Last night, that meant that Malcolm, on guitar and vocals, and Burnside, on drums and vocals, spent most of their time preserving a groove that compelled everyone in the bar to stand up and stomp (and the midlife crisis dudes in sandals and socks, who'd been drinking at the bar since 5 p.m., to flail widely and give each other, and Burnside and Malcolm, fist pounds).

Malcolm, a doughy white boy with a John Daly starter mullet, creased jeans and a shirt with his face on it, worked a mean slide and managed bass lines and rhythm parts simultaneously and subtly. When he soloed or homed in on a particularly sweet guitar harmony, he had trouble suppressing a big, toothy smile. Burnside, sinewy in a wife-beater, used his kit like he was an ADD kid letting out aggression. But if busyness is the downfall of many a good drummer, he played with a polyrhythmic command that made that moot and had folks big-eyed all night long.

The duo were in town to celebrate the release of their new album, "2 Man Wrecking Crew." It's a fine album that fits within the Hill Country idiom, but never sounds like a tribute to a bygone sound. There's a strong sense of Burnside and Malcolm, both in their amped up takes on traditional music and original lyrics. Both men sing, often in harmony, and each has a natural, deep blues voice.

Burnside gets credit for my favorite lyric, on "That's My Girl," "We argue in the morning before we go to work / We argue in the evening we she get off / We argue at night before we go to bed / She still give me a little bit before I doze off / That's my girl."

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As an expert sommelier and owner of one of the the biggest brands in hospitality, Gerard Francis Claude Basset OBE is a big believer in brands. He explains to Holly Motion the vital role they play in the wine industry

Gerard Francis Claude Basset is an OBE, former World Champion Sommelier and the only person to simultaneously hold the Master of Wine, Master Sommelier and MBA Wine honours. With more than 25 years of wine knowledge it is fair to say the co-founder of the Hotel du Vin Group and award-winning New Forest boutique hotel, Terra Vina, knows a thing or two about brands.

“It is always a delicate thing for a sommelier,” Basset says. “Some of the wines we serve are seen in the off-trade, some champagne brands for example, and the iconic wines are found everywhere. For brands that are less well-known it is a different matter.”

Depending on the establishment and the occasion, nine times out of 10 a consumer wants to drink something they don’t have chilling in their fridge.

Many people don’t wish to spend three times the amount of money on a bottle of wine in a restaurant when they can drink it for a fraction of the price in front of the television. “If you can buy it, usually it is not as exciting,” Basset argues. “We want something we are not going to eat or drink at home.”

A sommelier must have an extensive knowledge of the wines they serve if they stand a chance of answering myriad questions the customer seated at their table might throw at them. Research can only go so far and, as Basset points out, not all brands are geared for the on-trade.

“If they are not going to make it work, then it is a problem,” Basset says. One way of making this work is to encourage education and communication between the sommelier and the brand. “If a brand has designed an activity for the sommelier – trips to promote information and invite someone to discover the wine region – then that helps.”

It is often a generic body that arranges such a thing, “but it can be the brand”, Basset insists.

For some, he says, brands provide much-needed assurance. “It is like me buying a computer – if I see a brand I feel reassured. It is easy for us in the wine trade to understand what wine is and which to order or purchase, but for those who don’t, when you go to a restaurant you want to make sure you spend money on something you like.

“Not unlike a computer salesman, it is the role of the sommelier to not only have unparalleled knowledge of the product but also an understanding of customers’ needs to ensure they spend their money on the wines that best suit them.”

Over the course of his illustrious career Basset will have faced almost every consumer imaginable – and there are many different types. Too gracious to name names, Basset splits them into three categories: those who know a particular region, those who want to show off and those who are scared.

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