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SoundManager 2: Getting Started

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How SoundManager Works

It starts out easy, but you can go down the rabbit hole if you want.

SoundManager 2 Tutorial: What, Why, How

Problem: Browsers lack good, consistent native audio/video support. (HTML 5's <audio> and <video> are on the way, but not universal yet.)

Solution: Javascript API via Flash + ExternalInterface, works almost everywhere

SoundManager 2 wraps and extends the Flash Sound API, and exposes it to Javascript. (The flash portion is hidden, transparent to both developers and end users.)

Including SoundManager

Within <head>:

<script type="text/javascript" src="soundmanager2.js"></script>

Alternate "minified" version (no debug output nor comments, 60% reduction in file size, as light as 6 KB with gzip):

<script type="text/javascript" src="soundmanager2-nodebug-jsmin.js"></script>

Basic SoundManager Template

For a live example of a page including SoundManager 2, check the bare-bones template.

How SoundManager 2 Really Works

SoundManager 2 is the result of Javascript talking to a hidden Flash movie. The Flash layer is not a concern for you as a developer, but it is the component which makes audio control possible.

  soundmanager2.js <-flash externalinterface magic-> soundmanager2.swf <- HTTP -> .mp3/.mp4

Flash can expose methods to Javascript via ExternalInterface, allowing bi-directional calls to be made and thus providing additional functionality to Javascript.

Startup / Initialization

A single Javascript include will link in all of the required code for the library, which will automatically begin loading either at document.onDOMContentLoaded() if supported, or alternately, after window.onload() (eg., IE 6 and others.) The default behaviour is to start "as soon as possible", but the library can be configured to wait for window.onload() in all cases as well. Loading and initialisation are separate events.

Once initialised, SM2 will call either soundManager.onload() or soundManager.onerror(), event handlers which you can define just as with window.onload().

SoundManager onload/onerror Event Handlers

soundManager.onload = function() {
  // SM2 is ready to go!
  var mySound = soundManager.createSound({
    id: 'aSound',
    url: '/path/to/an.mp3',
    volume: 50
  });
  mySound.play();
}

soundManager.onerror = function() {
  // SM2 could not start, no sound support, something broke etc. Handle gracefully.
  disableSoundInMyApp(); // for example
}

Sound Options Object Format

Object Literal, JSON-style form passed to createSound() and play()

Object Literal Format

Sounds can be created with instance-specific parameters in an object literal (JSON) format, where omitted parameters inherit default values as defined in soundManager.

soundManager.createSound({
  id: 'mySound',
  url: '/path/to/some.mp3',
  autoLoad: true,
  autoPlay: false,
  onload: function() {
    alert('The sound '+this.sID+' loaded!');
  },
  volume: 50
});

This object can also be passed as an optional argument to the play method, overriding options set at creation time.

For a full list of available options, see Sound Properties Object

"Use Responsibly"

Only you can prevent audio pollution?

A Word Of Vice

Not every button, link, element or paragraph on the web needs to zoom, move, change colour and be noisy, repetitive and annoying all at the same time. Use your own discretion!

Sites which automatically start playing background sound, and/or don't have volume or mute controls are the kind of things you should avoid building. As a developer, gentle reader, you may eventually find yourself in such a situation. Please do your part in enhancing the web with sound if you use SM2, while at the same time keeping it audibly usable. :)

Troubleshooting

Console-style messaging, useful for troubleshooting start-up and runtime issues.

SoundManager 2 Start-up and Debug Tools

This troubleshooting tool can come in handy for debugging SM2 start-up problems.

OKFAILN/AUnknownSoundManager 2 start-up

soundManager.onload() or soundManager.onerror() is ultimately called when start-up completes.

If you're seeing a failure, refer to the below for troubleshooting details for common causes.

OKErrorN/AUnknownFlash

The Flash 8 plugin is a minimal requirement for SoundManager 2, but the exact requirement varies based on soundManager.flashVersion. You are currently using [unknown].

OKErrorN/AUnknownFlash SWF

SoundManager 2 must load a flash movie before initialisation can proceed. If you have errors here, check that soundManager.url is correctly defined and that the URL being loaded is correct.

If the Flash movie URL is OK, Flash security is the likely cause. Check the section below.

OKErrorN/AUnknownFlash -> JS

Once the flash component of SM2 has loaded, it tries to make a call to Javascript-land. This is a common point of failure, for security reasons:

Offline viewing (file:// or c:\path\): Flash security "whitelisting" is required to allow Flash + JS to work.

Online viewing (HTTP/S): Same-domain security rules apply to HTML + Flash content by default (crossdomain.xml/allowDomain() in .AS source required to override.)

Offline viewing: Adding a "trusted location" to the Flash Security Settings Panel

The Flash Player Global Security Settings Panel is a web-based control panel which allows you to configure Flash security. You will need to add the path of the SoundManager 2 project in order for it to work "offline" (ie., when viewing via file:// or c:/)

Show me how: Adding a "trusted location"

Illustrated guide: Adding a "trusted location" in Flash

Below: Adding a location, and selecting "Browse for folder" (or directory), to whitelist the SoundManager 2 project directory for offline viewing.

Launch the Flash Security Settings Panel

Online viewing: Cross-domain security restrictions

HTML page on domain A loading .SWF from domain B: Flash security prevents JS + Flash when cross-domain XML file is not available, and/or flash movie was not compiled with allowDomain('domainA') or allowDomain('*') - note that the SWF distributed with SM2 does not use this, you must recompile your own.)

OKErrorN/AUnknownJS -> Flash

At this point, Javascript attempts to respond to Flash's initial outgoing Flash -> JS call, completing the test for JS/flash communication. If SM2 does not receive a response from flash, it will eventually fail.

Offline viewing conditions and cross-domain security rules will prevent Flash <-> JS communication. See the details of Flash -> JS for information.

OKErrorN/AUnknownSound test

Here, a simple createSound() call is made to test SM2's actual operation. A sound should load and play provided SM2 was able to start successfully.

Flash detection code from Flash Detect (featureblend.com)

Standalone version of troubleshooting tool

For debugging your development/production environment with this widget, see the troubleshooting subdirectory of the SoundManager 2 package.

Live Debug Output

SoundManager 2 relies on Javascript and Flash communicating via ExternalInterface, and this is subject to a number of timing, loading and browser security conditions. Because of this complexity, debug information is essential for troubleshooting start-up, loading, initialization and error conditions between Flash and Javascript.

With debug mode enabled via soundManager.debugMode = true, SM2 can write helpful troubleshooting information to javascript console.log()-style interfaces. Additionally, output can be written to an optional DIV element with the ID of "soundmanager-debug".

If loading from the local filesystem (offline eg. file://, not over HTTP), Flash security is likely preventing SM2 from talking to Javascript. You will need to add this project's directory to the trusted locations in the Flash global security settings panel, or simply view this page over HTTP.

Below is a live example of debug output.

For more examples of live debug output, see the Basic Template, API demo and other demos in the top navigation.

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Romano feels the weight of his duties down to the smallest of weeds, but he is no gardener. He is the sole caretaker of the Cagli cemetery, and pulling weeds is one of the many ways that Romano shows his devotion to its maintenance. With dignity and respect, he carries out his duties as caretaker, preparing gravesites, conducting burials and exhumations, and maintaining the pristine condition of the cemetery grounds.
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This year marks Romano's 14th at the Cagli cemetery, and by now, he knows this path and these graves by heart. However, these are not the only paths and graves he knows. Romano is in charge of conducting burials at 10 other neighboring cemeteries as well. Although local retirees are responsible for the upkeep at these nearby smaller cemeteries, Romano must ensure the dead are buried there in a dignified manner.
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There, Romano spends the next hour shoveling dirt into a perfect mound on the grave, patting it down, and then covering it with the white gravel characteristic of the cemetery's recent graves. He steps back, surveys his work, deems it satisfactory, and begins to place the funeral flowers at the grave.
He first lays down the grave blanket of all-white roses, carnations, and chrysanthemums. Then, he surrounds the grave's periphery with the remaining arrangements of rich red athuriums, pale-pink roses, and fiercely orange Tiger lilies. The result is somber yet breathtakingly beautiful. Pride shows on Romano's face.
Romano did not plan to go into this line of work. He grew up in nearby Pesaro and worked for a period of time on the roads in Switzerland, where he learned French and developed an affinity for escargot. When he returned to the area, the cemetery caretaker position was the only job available, so he took it. And he hasn't looked back.
When Romano began work at the cemetery on July 1, 1999, two other caretakers shared the workload. However, budget cuts took effect the next year, and Romano became the cemetery's sole caretaker.
With no prior cemetery work experience, Romano found himself in charge of the Cagli cemetery and the 10 neighboring smaller ones. But he was undeterred by the increased workload and responsibility. He felt connected to his job – he can still point out the gravesite of the first burial he ever conducted – and stayed.
Approximately 150 burials take place at the Cagli cemetery each year, which leaves Romano with little flexibility in his schedule. He is always on call. The graves continually need maintenance, and a steady stream of visitors passes through the gates everyday.
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Romano moves about the cemetery with a quiet, humble confidence that comes from knowing his work makes a difference in others' lives. He stops to chat with three visitors, then turns and kindly greets an older gentleman who recently lost his wife.
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Never stopping to talk long, he continues on.
Romano plans to work at the cemetery until he can retire. Burying the dead with dignity and caring for their grieving families with compassion is a solemn duty, a weighty responsibility that Romano carries out with heart-felt empathy.
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Infinite Ways to Infinite Bliss—Excerpts from the discourses of His Holiness Maharanyam Sri Sri Muralidhara Swamiji of Chennai, India.
Dhruva was in the forest doing intense tapas (penance) that created fear in the hearts of the Devas. The Devas rushed to Lord Vishnu for protection.
You should be able to perceive only the Grace of the Guru in everything. You need not understand 'jiva', 'Atma', 'Brahman', etc. You need not know anything at all. All you need to know is Guru Krupa. Why a Satsang? Why the Bhagavatam? This great Bhagavatam is in our hands! How? Only due to Guru krupa! Everything, absolutely everything that happens (and does not happen) to us is only due to Guru krupa! Just know this. You need not know anything else – japa, dhyana, jiva, Atma, Brahman.
Look how the Guru is concerned over the well being of his disciple! The Guru removes the various obstacles. Only those who have been blessed with the company of a Guru will know how compassionate he is. He is a reservoir of mercy. This is realized only by those who have their minds firmly set on the Guru. He is an ocean of mercy. One may use any term to describe it – know that there is nothing greater than the Guru. The Guru pours forth his Grace unconditionally.
Even a deity might punish you for mistakes committed. Suppose, while offering bilwa leaves to a deity, a thorn was also inadvertently offered, the deity would bestow the fruit for both – for offering the bilwa leaves and also the thorn. If a part of the ghee used in a homa were good and part of it bad, you will earn both merit and demerit.
But Mahans will never punish for any wrong done, knowingly or unknowingly. They do not know to punish. To 'teach a lesson' is not in their nature. All that they know to teach is Bhagavata dharma!
Sage Narada, the Guru, had only initiated Dhruva into the mantra. But what do we find here? Dhruva progressed in his tapas gradually and attained oneness with the Supreme Lord. How? What does this show? When the Guru initiates you into a sadhana and you sincerely perform it as per the guidelines given by the Guru, gradually He (the Guru) begins to work from within you.


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Hemorrhaging Resumes
April 01, 2020 $USD, Currency Movement, EMU, Federal Reserve, Repo
Overview: There is no reprieve for investors. Equities are falling sharply. Nearly all the Asia Pacific markets slumped but Australia. Chinese markets fared better than most, but the Nikkei was off 4.5%, and India was down almost as much in late dealings. Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 is off more than 3% near midday, led by a sell-off in banks that are suspending dividends and share buybacks. It is giving back the last two days of gains. US share is sharply lower. Yesterday, the S&P 500 gave back half of Monday's gains, and today it is set to give up the other half and more. Bond markets are quieter, but still, the US and UK 10-year benchmarks are around five basis points lower, while peripheral European bond yields are firmer, with Italy's up five basis points. Core yields are a couple basis points lower. The dollar is extending yesterday's gains, accept against the yen. Emerging market currencies are nearly all on the downside, led by 1.5%-2.0% losses of the Mexican peso and Hungarian forint. Gold is higher but struggling to reclaim the $1600 handle after giving it up yesterday. Oil is giving back yesterday's gains with the May WTI contract hovering near $20 a barrel.
The news from Asia was mixed. China's Caixin manufacturing PMI, like the official measure, moved back above the 50 boom/bust level. Taiwan may have been the only other one in the region to report above 50 for the manufacturing PMI (50.4). Other news from the area was poor. South Korea's manufacturing PMI fell to 44.2 from 48.7, and March exports slipped by 0.2% (economists had forecast an increase).
Japan's Tankan survey showed deterioration of sentiment that was a little less than forecast. Of note, capex plans were slashed to 1.8% from 6.8%. The March manufacturing PMI was in line with the flash report at 44.8 down from 47.8 in February. Note that Japan's manufacturing PMI has not been above 50 since last April. Separately, the BOJ reduced the amount of the 3-5 year bonds it bought today, which had been anticipated as they increased the frequency of their purchases. The Abe government is putting together a fiscal package that is expected to be around 10% of GDP in the next week or so.
The dollar is in a relatively narrow range against the yen (~JPY107.25-JPY107.95). The week's low was set closer to JPY107, where a $1.4 bln option is set to expire today. Yesterday's rejection of the JPY108.70 area left a bearish shoot star candlestick in its wake, but follow-through selling has been minimal. A break of JPY107 could signal a test on the JPY106.50 area. There is a $1.4 bln expiring option at JPY107.50 and a $2 bln option at JPY108.00. For the past three sessions, the Australian dollar has been knocking on the $0.6200 area but was unable to close above it. It is pulling back today, reaching almost $0.6050. Support is seen near $0.6000 but the (38.2%) retracement of the bounce that began from near $0.5500 on March 19 is found near $0.5945. The Chinese yuan had been in a narrow range for the past two sessions but widened today as the dollar rose to a five-day high near CNY7.1065. For two weeks now, the dollar has been in a range between CNY7.05 and CNY7.1250.
Italy and the Netherlands are extending their shutdowns, as the manufacturing PMIs give a sense of the economic hit. Italy's PMI fell to a record low of 40.3 from 48.7. Unexpectedly the Dutch manufacturing PMI eased to 50.5 from 52.9. However, that was the pocket of good news. Germany's manufacturing PMI was revised to 45.4 from 45.7 of the flash report and 48.0 in February. It has not been above 50 since December 2018. France's PMI edged up to 43.2 from the flash report of 42.9. It was just below 50 in February. Rounding off the large EMU members, Spains' manufacturing PMI fell to 45.7 from 50.4. The aggregate EMU reading fell to 44.5 from 49.2 in February. The flash estimated was 44.8.
German reported a 1.2% jump in February retail sales. The median forecast in the Bloomberg survey anticipated a 0.1% rise after a 1% rise in February. And sticking with the counter-intuitive meme, Italy reported a small decline in February unemployment (9.7% from 9.8%), while economists had forecast an increase. We would not make much of these reports as the underlying theme is one of a deep contraction.
Consistent with the theme seen among the EMU manufacturing sector, the UK reported its March manufacturing PMI. It fell to 47.8 from the flash reported of 48.0. It stood at 51.7 in February. Separately, UK financial shares are off over 6% today as banks stop dividends and share buybacks. No other sector is down more than 4% near midday.
The euro recovered yesterday from around $1.0925 to nearly $1.1040, but the bounce appeared to simply provide some players with a better selling level. It traded flat in Asia before coming off in the European morning to almost $1.0915. The (50%) retracement objective of the recent bounce is found by $1.09, where a roughly 600 mln euro option is set to expire today. A 1.8 bln euro option that also will be cut today is struck at $1.10. Sterling has not broken down as has the euro and is trading inside yesterday's range (~$1.2245-$1.2475). It has found support near $1.2330 in Europe today. There is an option for a little more than GBP315 mln at $1.2345 that expires today.
The US efforts to absorb the economic and financial body blow were extended yesterday. The Federal Reserve moved first. It announced a new facility for foreign central banks to repo their Treasury bonds rather than sell them to raise dollars. It would be an overnight repo that can be renewed. The cost is the interest on reserves (10 bp now) plus 25 bp. In announcing the facility, the Fed explained the intent is to help restore order to the Treasury market. The Fed acts as a custodian for foreign central banks. Its custody holdings of Treasuries fell by nearly $110 bln in March (leaving them with roughly $2.9 trillion. Central banks may have sold Treasuries to raise funds to intervene or as an investment decision after a rally that pushed the benchmark yield below 40 bp in the first part of March. Central banks that wanted to repo their Treasuries could have done so with commercial banks. The Fed may not publish who uses the new repo facility. There may be a stigma to the bank that encumbers its reserves in a public way. It is different than the currency swaps, which seems aimed explicitly at making dollars available to foreign central banks that can make them available to their members.
President Trump signaled that payment for some tariffs will be deferred. The tariffs are not the ones levied on Chinese goods or the controversial tariffs on aluminum and steel on national security grounds. The import tax that is part of the "most favored nation" non-discriminatory will be deferred for 90 days. Footwear and apparel are the big examples, but imported light trucks also will be included. These are like the deferral of the April 15 tax date. The net impact is to boost the liquidity of the taxpayer. It seems to be a tacit acknowledgment of what it seems like everyone knows. Importers pay the tariff, even if it leads to fewer sales by the exporter. Separately, talk of a fourth fiscal package is being discussed, and Trump suggested that should be as much as $2 trillion, which would include a large infrastructure commitment.
Today's US economic reads come primarily from the private sector. The PMI and ISM are expected to show a hit to the US manufacturing sector, but more interest may be on the ADP's private-sector job estimate and the auto sales figures. The median forecast in the Bloomberg survey calls for a loss of 150k jobs in ADP's estimate, which would appear to only be an inkling of what is to come. The weekly jobless claims are the closest to a real-time read of the labor market. Note that NY Governor Cuomo indicated that between March 23 and March 28, the NY Department of Labor got 8.2 mln calls. Typically, it gets 50k in a week. Its website had 3.2 mln hits, almost a 10-fold increase. Auto sales are forecast to slump toward 12 mln (seasonally adjusted annualized rate) down from 16.8 mln in February. Separately, Canada and Mexico report their PMI figures. Mexico also reports March worker remittances. It is an important source of capital inflows into Mexico. Last year, it averaged about $3 bln a month. It may be a little early to see the impact of the economic hit in the US.
The risk-off environment and the inability of oil to sustain even modest upticks are taking a toll on the Canadian dollar. So far today, the US dollar is inside yesterday's range against its Canadian counterpart (~CAD1.4010-CAD1.4350), but it is looking firm. A move now back over CAD1.4300 could spur a move toward CAD1.4400. The Mexican peso is also on the defensive. The US dollar has pushed a little above yesterday's high (~MXN24.15). The next targets are in the MXN25.45-MXN24.55 area. Last week's record high was near MXN25.46. Elsewhere, note that Chile cut its overnight rate to 50 bp from 1% and extended its bond purchase program. The US dollar closed at a record high against the Brazilian real (~BRL5.2060). It reports February trade and industrial production figures today.
Hemorrhaging Resumes Reviewed by Marc Chandler on April 01, 2020 Rating: 5

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In 1929 led Missouri Valley AAU in scoring field goals and played on two teams winning national championship titles during his career and rated as one of the greatest forwards in amateur basketball.
"This lithe Indian lad, "Chief" James, became one of the legendary heroes of Missouri basketball, compiling amazing scoring records with Andy McDonald�s fine Springfield Teachers� college teams. He subsequently led the Missouri Valley AAU League - Which has furnished the last eight national amateur champions - in scoring one season."


If you like your summer reads to come with a side order of glamour and sizzle, then Rival Passions is one for you. Set amid a stunning backdrop of five star hotels and swanky champagne-fuelled parties, this is definitely a book to pack for your summer holidays.
Serena Taylor and Jack Devlin are twins who have taken over the running of the family hotel, Tamarisk Manor, from their mother Charlotte. While Jack has been getting over his wife's death, Serena has thrown herself headfirst into the business of ensuring Tamarisk remains the haven of choice for well-heeled celebrities, but she is struggling to balance her roles of businesswoman, wife and mother; just one of the 'rival passions' which is addressed in the book and a familiar conflict which many readers will identify with.
While taking time out in France at Tamarisk's sister hotel 'La Mimosa', Jack meets Jenni, a young waitress, and starts to put his life back together. Meanwhile, despite the financial pressures of the recession and the fact that her husband Paul has discovered she is deceiving him, Serena continues to chase the elusive accolade of 'Haven of the Year'.
In addition to the pivotal story of Serena's failing marriage and her fraught relationship with her distracted brother, there are interesting sub-plots offered through family friend Kim, who is fed up of the single thirty-something party scene and also has a very soft spot for Jack, and also in the flashback's to Charlotte's life.
With scenes set among the beautiful people of Dublin society, this book rips along with designer shoes, stunning dresses and passionate liaisons at every turn. But bubbling underneath the glamorous façade of the main character's lives are secrets and anxieties which provide several interesting twists and turns.
If I had to describe Rival Passions as a meal, it would be an aperitif of Kir Royale, a starter of oysters, and a main course of succulent fillet steak. There would be no dessert; just more of the finest champagne money can buy!
For sheer escapism, this has to be a book that ticks all the boxes and would be best enjoyed while on a sun lounger in your bikini – preferably with a cocktail to hand, just to keep you cool!
Rival Passions is published by Hachette Ireland and is available now priced €13.99. Zoe's previous titles are Guilty Secrets and Sinful Deceptions.
I spoke to Zoe, who is married with three children and lives in south county Dublin, about Rival Passions and her writing life.
How did you start writing – and why – and when was your first novel published?
I've been writing since I was young – I still recall standing in a library at age seven, filled with wonder at the shelves of books, knowing that I had found my life's passion. I was first published as a freelance writer, with articles and short stories. Eventually I realised that if I wanted to write a novel I was going to have to carve out the time somehow. There were lots of hiccups along the way but Guilty Secrets was published in 2009, Sinful Deceptions in 2010 and Rival Passions in 2011.
And having established yourself as a successful author, what's the most exciting moment so far?
Georgina popped in to say hello.
Oh, I don't think I would enjoy that at all (ahem). Rival Passions is set in several stunning locations. Do you always write about locations you've spent time in?
Is Tamarisk Manor based on a real hotel?
Tamarisk is based on the best that Irish hotels have to offer. I had planned to base most of Rival Passions in France, then I realised it was a golden opportunity to showcase Ireland's beautiful scenery and great hospitality. It was fun checking out 5 star hotels and enjoying the spa and facilities. I'd love to say I go to lots of glamorous parties, but have to admit that I research some of this online.
How do you develop your characters and are any of the characters in Rival Passions based on real celebrities (oh go on, tell us)?!
I watched a girl stroll out of a café in Old Town, Nice, and Jenni from Rival Passions walked right into my heart and sparked a whole book. Generally my characters are an amalgam of lots of different impressions. I develop them by making some initial background notes and focussing on the human relationships between them. By the time I'm finished a novel, I'm emotionally attached to my characters as though they are my family, and I hate saying goodbye. I'd never consciously base a character on a real person or celebrity – I think they need to come from your heart.
Which three words would best describe your writing style?
I like to think my trademark style is a heartfelt and passionate story, under the facade of glamour. I like to unravel the hopes and fears behind the glossy persona my characters present to the world, the life experiences that shape them and compel them to behave as they do. Then, no matter how many mistakes they have made, there is still hope for the future.
If you could be a character from any book, either one of yours or someone else's, who would it be and why?
Wow. I think we'd all like to be that person! So, which celebrities would you love to play the main characters in Rival Passions?
Have you ever spotted anyone famous reading one of your novels?
Georgina Ahern Byrne bought a copy of Rival Passions at my launch. I think she is keeping it for her hols and I hope she is spotted lounging by the pool, thoroughly engrossed in it!
Are you working on your next novel (and can I come and help with the location research)?!
Oooo, I can't wait for that one!
Hazel Gaynor is an author and freelance writer. Her debut novel The Girl Who Came Home - A Titanic Novel was self-published as a Kindle ebook in March 2012 and quickly became a No.1 bestseller in the Historical Fiction and Historical Romance charts. With a passion for history - being particularly drawn to stories of women who have been involved in historical events but who may have been overlooked by academic historians - Hazel recently completed her second historical fiction novel Daughters of the Flowers which is set in Victorian London.
When she isn't writing fiction, or reviewing books here at Off the Shelf, Hazel writes author features and a guest blog for national Irish writing website writing.ie and she also writes parenting and lifestyle articles for the national Irish press. Hazel's personal blog www.whimsandtonic.com is a place where she shares writing news and progress towards her dream of being a traditionally published author.
In October 2012, Hazel was awarded the Cecil Day Lewis Award for Emerging Writers at the Kildare Reader's Festival in Ireland and she will be appearing at Waterford Writer's Festival in March 2013. Originally from North Yorkshire, she now lives in Ireland with her husband and two young children.


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As I was doing an HMI cutout yesterday, kicking up profuse grit and spark with my die grinder and seeming to take forever, it dawned on me that perhaps there's a better way. So what better place to ask.. how do YOU make your cutouts? I've never seen it done with anything other than a die grinder/cutoff wheel, but then again I've never worked closely with a large OEM that has to cut out dozens of panels a day. If I were the foreman of a shop like that, I'd be looking for a quicker, cleaner way!
If I can remove the door of the enclosure, I have put them in the mill and used an end mill. If I can't get the door off I use the template and then drill holes in the corners and use an air powered hacksaw. Then a file to clean up the edges.
I use our machinist. I give him the panel and a drawing and it comes back with holes in it. Seriously... we use the Greenlee stuff. The Quick Draw is a life saver compared to the screw type. We have most of the standard connector punches. Our shop does have milling machines and plasma cutters, etc.... If our machinist has a unique method, other than what is posted, I'll find out and post back. I'm on vacation until after the first of the year. Happy Holidays everyone!
How do you guys manage this? It's shutdown time. No way could get time off.
Our plant has two shutdown periods, mid summer and Christmas. They are used for general maintenance (as opposed to projects or new systems implementation). When I was a production technician I used to work these shutdown periods. Now I work for the engineering department. On occation I will work them depending on production/project schedules but it has been a while since I had to.
We're running production untill 7:00pm Christmas eve night. Then Christmas off, and a small shutdown from Tuesday untill startup on Friday night. I will be extremely busy next week.
How about stainless? What's the best way to handle cutouts in stainless? That and Fiberglass is all I can use (food plant).
Ditto on the plasma cutter, especially for SS. For repeat devices, I make a template out of 10ga aluminum and then clamp the template down to where I need the hole. Then just burn a hole in the middle, work the plasma head to the edge of the template, follow it around and move on to the next one. One-off holes are not too much more trouble, I just line up a T-square for each side.
For making conduit fitting holes I like the Greenlee 635 Industrial Carbide Cutter Kit. Its a 3 pc kit for 1/2'', 3/4'', and 1''. They are fast and leave clean edges. They also have a lip to prevent the cutter from going all the way into the box after the hole is cut. Super nice when making hole in existing boxes. Works well on SS, MS, Al, and fiberglass.
Are you working with a volume OEM now? If so then I recommend your find someone with a laser. I use a local laser machine shop for any panel with any degree of complexity, and a single HMI coutout with a dozen mounting holes around it qualifies for degree of complexity. If its only a few buttons and indicators then I'll punch these myself or send them to our internal machine shop. Most CNC laser shops have canned routines for button cutouts and can turn a panel around very quickly. IME, their rates are very reasonable, at least around here.
thanks for all the suggestions! at the present time, we're just doing one-offs and small runs. probably not enough to justify CNC laser or plasma cutting. I like the jigsaw idea. what saw blade would work best for this? i would guess it would have to be one with a very fine tooth pitch..
this sounds like the way to go. what purpose does the masking tape serve?
In addition to scratches, metal-dust from the cut has a way of getting under the saws sole plate where it get embedded into the paint by the vibration of the saw. Never use diamond to cut steel. Diamond is a superior cutter for aluminum, titanium, composites, and just about any material that does not contain iron or nickel. The problem with cutting alloys containin iron occurs becasue diamond (carbon) is soluble in iron and nickel. Diamond breaks down very rapidly when in contact with steel at temperatures above 1000 degrees, and right at the tip of the blade tooth points where the action is the temperature can easily reach that. If you want to invest in a ultra-hard material blade for steel work then use a CBN (cubic boron nitride) blade - but at the rate I break jig saw blades I rarely ever dull the blade.
Is there not a danger of heat warp from using a plasma cutter?


The group of girls from Smith College woke up before I did this morning. I woke up around 7:00am to a misty morning and seven girls giggling about the night over steaming bowls of oatmeal. The shelter was surprisingly quiet last night and I slept well. I snored though. The shelter was built to accommodate 10 hikers. We squeezed 14 people and one dog into the bunks and the loft. People slept under bunks and the girls slept two to a bunk. One NOBO there, Seed, used a space blanket to keep warm. Every time he rolled or twitched, it sounded like he was crumpling tin foil in his hands. Every person in the shelter rolled when he rolled. Still, I slept well. Again, I was told that I was snoring loudly, 'sawing trees' one girl said.
Bears and I started on the trail first. We planned a 22 miles day to Falls Village, CT. If we couldn't make that mileage, we planned to stop at a shelter 18 miles away. We left the group of loud girls at the shelter. They all looked so young to be entering college. Bears agreed. Maybe we are getting old and we don't even realize it. We had several mountains to tackle in the first five miles today. The first few weren't bad, but then we climbed Bear Mountain, which was steep, rocky, and slick, the theme of the trail this week. The rain that fell all day yesterday left the trail as a creek. Seemingly innocent rocks presented dangerous steps. Bears fell hard on Bear Mountain and smashed his kneecap on a small point of a rock. He has limped all day and has been abusing Aleve.
I felt well most of the day, but towards the end of the day my right shin started to hurt. I'm not sure what has happened. I was walking on flat trail at a quick pace when I felt something shift in my leg. After that, my shin hurts and sometimes throbs when I walk down hills.
Bears and I had finished the 22 miles around 7:00pm. We walked into Falls Village to discover that stores and shops are only open from Thursday to Sunday. Today is Wednesday. We completed the 22 miles faster than I had expected, but I suppose the thought of pizza in town motivated us to get to Falls Village. The village, founded in 1739 (1729?) is the second smallest village in Connecticut. Some of the buildings date back to before the 1720's, but the people we talked to weren't sure which buildings in town were those. Bears and I went to the Toymaker's Café, a place that allows camping in the backyard of the restaurant. The man that owns the café was in the backyard, working on a motorcycle when we walked up the short dirt driveway. He greeted us and said that he would fix us cold cut sandwiches if we wanted them. We thankfully accepted his offer and were treated to delicious roast beef sandwiches. I ate my first sandwich today that had lettuce and tomato on it. I didn't want to insult the man so I ate it all. It was delicious. Bears and I ate dinner and chatted with the owner and his wife. The owner has recently retired from environmental engineering and has opened a café and a motorcycle repair shop. Many of the motorcycles that he works on are low-mileage, vintage bikes. Many are sent to England. When he went to England for a bike show, the people there called him the Toymaker because they believed that Americans kept bikes as toys and not for everyday travel because of the low mileages on the 50 years old bikes. For that reason, this is the Toymaker's Café. There are toys inside the café, a building standing since 1884, but the Toymaker does not make them.
Bears and I set up my tent in the backyard of the orange house. Bears carries a hammock to sleep in, but there are no trees, so he and I will share my tent tonight. I've never shared the tent with another person, and it should prove to be a tight squeeze.
Cold Feet was supposed to come to Falls Village tonight, but at the shelter this morning I suspected that she might not make the 22 miles because she was leaving so late. Hiker Bee stayed late at the shelter too because he is preparing for his personal challenge, the Connecticut challenge. Today he planned to hike seven miles to the Massachusetts-Connecticut border and then sleep as long as he could. When he wakes up, he intends to hike 51.6 miles through Connecticut without stopping. It will take around 24 hours to hike. I think he's crazy, which is why I refused the offer to join him. His mind and his body will be mush at the end of the trip. I hope he doesn't hurt himself too badly. Of course, this morning he rolled five blunts that he said would let him complete the challenge. He is being picked up at the border of NY and taken to his parent's apartment in Manhattan for three days recuperation after the challenge.
I nearly forgot to mention that Bears and I crossed into Connecticut today. Although context reveals it, I still wanted to state it explicitly. I've now completed four states, and Connecticut will be completed in two days. Tomorrow, I'll hike another 20 mile day and also stop in Cornwall Bridge, CT for Bears' mail drop. In the morning, I'm going down to the hydroelectric plant on the way out of town to take advantage of a free cold-water shower that they have there. I saw it today protruding from the ivy covered brick wall on the utility house. It will be quite a wakeup call in the morning. Now I'm going to the tent where we will see how much of a two man tent this Kelty Crestone really is.
One more story from today. When I found out that the man making our sandwiches was going to charge us for them, I walked down the street to the ATM at the bank. The bank was small like everything else in the town and the ATM was just inside a glass door in a tiny room. I walked up to the door, actually I limped to the door, and I pulled firmly on the handle. The door shifted but didn't open. On the glass, a sign read 24-hour banking. I pushed and pulled a few times but the door wouldn't open. I took a step back to consider the problem. I looked around for help. There was no one around to help. I started to dread having to return to the restaurant without the money to pay for the meal that the man had opened his café to make. Then, I noticed a key card scanner beside the locked door. I examined it closely, noticing the red light and the green light. I thought for a few seconds about the scanner and then thought about the debit card in my pocket. A sense of mischief came over me as I twirled the debit card in my fingers. I compare the feeling I had to the feeling one might have just before sticking their tongue to frozen metal or prodding a caged animal at the zoo. I wasn't sure what might happen if I swiped my card and it were denied. Would the alarms sound? Would dogs bark? Would sleepy cops screech around corners with shotguns cocked? I swiped the card with a grimace and the door released. I exhaled my held breath and withdrew my money, laughing about my ridiculous thoughts.


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SONIC Drive-In Adds New Footlong Philly to Bring Another Classic to the Car | Sonic Corp.
OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2018-- SONIC® Drive-In (NASDAQ: SONC) is adding a beloved Philly staple to its robust menu with the Classic and Spicy Footlong Philly. With a footlong full of irresistible flavor, SONIC guests will be able to indulge in a bold and tasty cheesesteak in a whole new way at their favorite drive-in.
Guests can choose from the Classic Footlong Philly or zest it up with the Spicy Footlong Philly, both of which become more irresistible with each bite. The Classic starts with hearty, grilled steak and onions topped with melty cheese sauce, all nestled in a fluffy bun that soaks up all the savory juices. For those wanting an extra kick, the Spicy Footlong Philly has sliced jalapeños and a zesty Baja sauce.
Starting at $3.99*, SONIC's Footlong Philly is only available until October 28, while supplies last**.
**For a limited time only at participating SONIC® Drive-Ins. See menu for details.