S.A. Murray's Posts - The Ark2024-03-28T16:48:41ZS.A. Murrayhttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/SAMurrayhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2196227008?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=bv1ru4mkuogp&xn_auth=noSeptember - Procrastinaton Monthtag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2014-11-02:2426069:BlogPost:1602362014-11-02T14:30:00.000ZS.A. Murrayhttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/SAMurray
<p>FYI: My video is still rendering.</p>
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<p>It might be ready by Spring........</p>
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<p>maybe Summer......</p>
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<p>or whatevs.</p>
<p>FYI: My video is still rendering.</p>
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<p>It might be ready by Spring........</p>
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<p>maybe Summer......</p>
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<p>or whatevs.</p>SA-WEET !!!tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2013-12-08:2426069:BlogPost:1535772013-12-08T18:00:11.000ZS.A. Murrayhttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/SAMurray
<div class="postbody"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span class="font-size-5"><strong>Just got a new add-on for GarageBand !!!</strong></span></em></p>
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<div class="postbody"><div class="xg_user_generated"><p style="text-align: center;"><em><span class="font-size-5"><strong>Just got a new add-on for GarageBand !!!</strong></span></em></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span class="font-size-5"><strong>This FREAK'N ROCKS!</strong></span></em></p>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;"><span>THE GOLD STANDARD FOR GUITAR AND BASS</span></h4>
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<div class="text-26 span6">GUITAR RIG 5 PRO is the ultimate software solution for perfect custom tone with more amps, more effects and more creative potential than ever before, all in a powerful and intuitive virtual effects rack. <br/><br/>The latest version includes two essential new high-gain amps, six powerful new effects, and 19 new cabinets — exquisitely modeled in stunning sonic detail. And for complete custom control and a new level of realism, GUITAR RIG 5 PRO gives you the all-new Control Room Pro. Premium sound quality, maximum flexibility and total control for guitar, bass and more.<br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" title="What's new in version 5..." class=" internal-link" href="http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/guitar/guitar-rig-5-pro/overview/whats-new/" target="">What's new in version 5...</a></div>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;">17 SUPREME AMPS AND 27 CABINETS</h4>
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<div class="text-26 span6">The GUITAR RIG 5 PRO software offers 17 legendary guitar and bass amplifiers, modeled with the exacting precision of NATIVE INSTRUMENTS' award-winning Dynamic Tube Response Technology. Including the original multi-channel designs and model-specific tweaking options, these amps convey the character, charm and feel of their real-world counterparts, with a vast arsenal of tried-and-true tones for all genres.<br/><br/>Every single amp has its own matched cabinet. This harmonized amp/speaker setup is easy to use yet super-flexible, providing you with classic sounds in seconds. And the Control Room Pro gives you even more options, with a total of 27 exquisite cabinet models to choose from.<br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" title="Check out the full range of amps." class=" internal-link" href="http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/guitar/guitar-rig-5-pro/overview/amps/" target="">Check out the full range of amps.</a></div>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;">THE ULTIMATE EFFECTS RACK</h4>
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<div class="text-26 span6">Choose from 54 effects — immaculate emulations of boutique stompboxes and studio rackmount processors alongside specialist devices, custom built for GUITAR RIG. This comprehensive, rich and diverse collection harnesses the flexibility and power of digital effects processing, with a range and ease-of-use that hardware can’t match. Create breath-taking effects chains, from custom mix racks to exotic sonic monoliths. In full stereo, with a powerful modulation framework.<br/><br/>The latest additions include added sidechaining and the new Container module, for creating multi FX with instant performance controls.<br/><br/><a rel="nofollow" title="Find out more about the effects in GUITAR RIG 5 PRO." class=" internal-link" href="http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/komplete/guitar/guitar-rig-5-pro/overview/effects/" target="">Find out more about the effects in GUITAR RIG 5 PRO.</a></div>
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<h4 style="text-align: center;">COMPLETE CONTROL</h4>
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<div class="text-26 span6" style="text-align: center;">GUITAR RIG 5 PRO gives you two options for mixing your tone:<br/><br/>1. <b>Control Room</b> points eight perfectly-aligned mics at a cabinet of your choice — your own studio engineer for instant pro settings.<br/><br/>2. <b>Control Room Pro</b> digs deeper — arm each track of the 8-track mixer with your own choice of cabinet, mics and positioning. That's eight custom setups at once, for the ultimate in extravagant sonic fine-tuning.</div>
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</div>"Plant seeds of peace and love will grow."tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2012-01-08:2426069:BlogPost:1305512012-01-08T13:27:16.000ZS.A. Murrayhttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/SAMurray
<h1>Giffords, Tucson mark 1 year since deadly rampage</h1>
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<p><span>TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – It's been a year since that bloody Tucson morning — a year of reflecting on lives shattered, of struggling with flashbacks and nightmares, of replaying the what-ifs before the deadly rampage that shocked a nation. And in the middle of it: one woman, …</span></p>
<h1>Giffords, Tucson mark 1 year since deadly rampage</h1>
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<p><span>TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – It's been a year since that bloody Tucson morning — a year of reflecting on lives shattered, of struggling with flashbacks and nightmares, of replaying the what-ifs before the deadly rampage that shocked a nation. And in the middle of it: one woman, </span><a href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/People/Politicians,+Government+Officials,+Strategists/U.S.+Representatives/Gabrielle+Giffords" title="More news, photos about Gabrielle Giffords">Gabrielle Giffords</a><span>, forging one of the most grueling journeys back of all.</span></p>
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<p class="inside-copy">One year after a deranged gunman shot the Arizona congresswoman in the head and opened fire on dozens of others at a Tucson grocery store, the congresswoman and other survivors were gathering Sunday to reflect and move forward.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Churches and homes throughout the southern Arizona city will ring bells at 10:11 a.m. MST, the exact time the gunman shot Giffords and methodically moved down a line of people waiting to talk to her during a congressional meet-and-greet on Jan. 8, 2011.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Six people were killed, including a 9-year-old girl born on 9/11 and a federal judge. Thirteen others were shot, including Giffords.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">The 41-year-old Giffords has spent the last year in Houston undergoing intensive physical and speech therapy. Doctors and family have called her recovery miraculous after the Jan. 8 shooting; she is able to walk and talk, vote in Congress and gave a televised interview to ABC's Diane Sawyer in May. But doctors have said it would take many months to determine the lasting effects of her brain injury. The three-term congresswoman has four months to decide whether to seek re-election.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">"She's making a lot of progress. She's doing great," said Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz, a close friend, said. "She still has a long way to go."</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Giffords, her husband, former astronaut <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Natural+and+Physical+Sciences/Space+and+Astronomy/Mark+Kelly" title="More news, photos about Mark Kelly">Mark Kelly</a>, and her Tucson doctor are joining thousands at an evening candlelight vigil at the <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Organizations/Schools/University+of+Arizona" title="More news, photos about University of Arizona">University of Arizona</a>. Kelly was expected to speak.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Close friends of Giffords and of the dead planned emotional reflections on their lives.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Colorado Sen. <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/People/Politicians,+Government+Officials,+Strategists/U.S.+Senators/Mark+Udall" title="More news, photos about Mark Udall">Mark Udall</a>, who was born and raised in Tucson, will speak about Giffords, whose recovery has captivated the nation. Federal judge Raner Collins is remembering fellow judge John Roll; Christina Taylor-Green's two best friends will talk about the bright and ambitious girl born on Sept. 11, 2001.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Pat Maisch is set to speak on behalf of everyone who survived. The petite but feisty woman grabbed a gun magazine from <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Jared+Lee+Loughner" title="More news, photos about Jared Lee Loughner">Jared Lee Loughner</a> after he was tackled during the shooting and believes she would have been shot next if he hadn't been subdued.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Loughner has pleaded not guilty to 49 charges in the shooting. The 23-year-old, who has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, is being forcibly medicated at a Missouri prison facility in an effort to make him mentally ready for trial.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Many of them also have lobbied for gun legislation in Washington in hopes of preventing similar shootings and started various nonprofits that award scholarships, help needy children and promote awareness about mental illness.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Some shooting survivors, including Giffords staffers Ron Barber and Pam Simon, plan to attend as many events on Sunday as possible, including an interfaith service at a church.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Others, like 76-year-old survivor Mavy Stoddard, whose husband, Dory, was killed as he shielded her from the bullets, plan to stay at home with family.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Sunday's events were designed to bring Tucson residents together much like they came together after the shooting last year.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">The night of the shooting, more than 100 people showed up outside Giffords' office on a busy street corner in frigid temperatures, holding candles and signs that simply read "Peace" and "Just pray." Strangers hugged, most cried and many sang anthems like "Amazing Grace."</p>
<p class="inside-copy">In the days and weeks that followed, thousands of people contributed to makeshift memorials outside the office, the Tucson hospital where Giffords and other shooting victims were treated and the grocery store where it happened.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">The memorials turned into massive tributes of candles, cards, photos, stuffed animals and flowers that blanketed areas of up to 60-by-100 feet.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Others that came later include a 9-foot, 11-inch sculpture of an angel forged from <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/topics/topic/Places,+Geography/Landmarks,+Landforms/World+Trade+Center" title="More news, photos about World Trade Center">World Trade Center</a> steel in memory of Green.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Several of the shooting victims visited the memorials before they were dismantled and put in storage boxes for safekeeping until a permanent memorial is erected in the coming years. Items from the hospital alone filled 60 boxes.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Shooting survivor Susan Hileman called the memorials a "giant hug" from the community.</p>
<p class="inside-copy">Her favorite memorial sign read, "Plant seeds of peace and love will grow."</p>
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<p class="inside-copy">We know this event has affected many who live in Tucson and it's surrounding communities. From those who witnessed the horrific tragedy, to the ones who created the memorial. For those who observed the memorial each and everyday.... and the individuals who were asked to, with dignity and honor, dismantle it.</p>
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<p class="inside-copy">Lest we forget.</p>
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<p class="inside-copy">We love you Chig.</p>If you had a million dollars....tag:lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com,2010-10-13:2426069:BlogPost:922142010-10-13T18:40:25.000ZS.A. Murrayhttp://lovevideoplayhouse.ning.com/profile/SAMurray
On Sunday October 10th, I watched the CBS Morning Show about Julian Lennon. It's inspiring to see his perspective and how he has coped and moved on.<br />
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The saddest part about the interview I saw (3:45) was how Julian has to now try to find his father's belongings through auctions and has to buy them back along with his childhood. I find that such a shame.<br />
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If I owned a piece of "Lennon Memorabilia" that was an actual "owned" item of John's and not just something that was signed, regardless of how…
On Sunday October 10th, I watched the CBS Morning Show about Julian Lennon. It's inspiring to see his perspective and how he has coped and moved on.<br />
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The saddest part about the interview I saw (3:45) was how Julian has to now try to find his father's belongings through auctions and has to buy them back along with his childhood. I find that such a shame.<br />
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If I owned a piece of "Lennon Memorabilia" that was an actual "owned" item of John's and not just something that was signed, regardless of how much I may have spent to purchase it, I think I'd get greater satisfaction out of giving it to Julian than let it collect dust on a shelf in my home.<br />
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Hey gang. I'm Scott. Newbie here. Some of you already know me and I'm sure I'll be getting around to screening the rest of you.<br />
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Until then, I'd like to share some pistachios I shared with BlancheNoE earlier today :)<br />
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Yes, the ones that haven't been cracked yet :P
Hey gang. I'm Scott. Newbie here. Some of you already know me and I'm sure I'll be getting around to screening the rest of you.<br />
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Until then, I'd like to share some pistachios I shared with BlancheNoE earlier today :)<br />
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Yes, the ones that haven't been cracked yet :P