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    Pop open a bottle every night!

    I have found that most of the less expensive wines these days come with a synthetic/rubber-plastic cork. You could always replace the wine with the appropriate grape juice and shove the cork back in. The cork will be able to be put back in because it does not expand like an actual cork.
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    Automated Fixtures Powering Movers

    simple answer which you won't like - You can't.
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    flying companies - differences

    I have worked with and spent a lot of time with Tracy Nunnally and his team at Hall. They are fantastic people to work with great for tailoring your gig to a workable budget. I would recommend his team to anyone.
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    Using on-line sound effects

    While the quality will be degraded slightly you can do the following: Open whatever sound editing software you choose: audition, audacity, reaper etc. Create a new file Make sure your sound card is selected as the default input source Start recording Click on the link to play the file...
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    Strand 300 Submasters

    The 300 was only available with blocks of 24 subs. Technically they are only available on one page...however if you press the K on an attached keyboard followed by the number 1, 2, 3, or 4 you can access 4 pages of submasters.
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    Stand Alone Chase Sequence?

    I think what you are looking for is a CMOS Integrated circuit, or IC. There are a few options depending on the number of steps you want to have. For a simple flicker using 2 outputs you can construct a simple flip flop circuit.If you are just looking for a simple flicker option there are some...
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    New Scene Shop

    as of September Cabinet Saw Prices 3 HP Saw $3,099 5 HP Saw $3,399 7.5 HP Saw $3,899 36" Fence, Rails and Table $458 52" Fence, Rails and Table $538 Contractor Saw 1.75 HP ~ $1700
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    New Scene Shop

    The World?s Leading maker of safe 10-inch Table Saws ? SawStop Working in a educational environment this is a INVALUABLE tool. Our woods lab installed 2 of these this fall. The stop mechanism is about 40-50 bucks but we have managed to save 2 students from major damage to their digits. The only...
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    Choose My Console

    The single biggest drawback to using one of the PC based systems without the programing wing is the shear number of functions that require 2 button presses simultaneously. i.e. all of the pig+ commands...there is simply no way to achieve this that I am aware of on a PC.
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    Adding video cards to a Strand 520

    I know on the 300 the only option was getting one from strand. The case was smaller than even a micro ATX sized card. I am not sure about the 520 but I would be REALLY surprised if it were much different
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    Control/Dimming A Question for ETC Ion Owners

    According to our friends out in Middleton, WI you are better off not worrying with the profile construction. You can e-mail them and they will send you a file you can load via a thumb drive.
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    Color Flag Swap

    I have not opened up a Mac 700 as of yet. Is it possible to use a color flag from a 700 Wash and put it into a 700 profile? I am looking to use the UV filter for a dance piece in a few weeks and I know that the wash comes with the UV as one of it's stock filters but am not sure if they are...
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    Leprecon LP-X24

    That is one of the great things with most of the current crop of higher end consoles is they all have the off-line software that pretty closely replicates their real world control surface. The hog3pc and even the hog2pc software you can get from High End's website give you a good opertunity to...
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    Leprecon LP-X24

    What Macs are you planning on using? Wash or Profile? While the lep is not a board you are going to see on tour any time soon, it will make programing your movers MUCH easier than on your express. Personally, when working with a rig that has more than 2 movers I would rather be working with a...
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    Danger of 'prop' gun

    BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) - Tragedy nearly struck a group of Florida actors when authorities say a loaded gun was accidentally used during a dress rehearsal. It was the final practice run by a seniors theater group for their production of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men." One actor picked up a...
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