#!/bin/bash
#
#
# Silly little script to grab Coffeebreak from the current "Podcast Host"
# and import it into my local Rivendell install.
#
# Since there isn't a feed to grab from, gotta grab the files based on date;
# ...and since I couldn't get Rivendell to compile with m4a support,
# I have to convert it to a format that Riv' will ingest.
#
#
DAYOFWEEK=$(date +"%a")
if [ "${DAYOFWEEK}" == Mon ]; then
wget https://ice64.securenetsystems.net/media/WCYNAM/ondemand/CB-MON.m4a
ffmpeg -i CB-MON.m4a CB-MON.wav
rm CB-MON.m4a
rdimport --verbose --segue-level=-10 --delete-cuts --delete-source --to-cart=070003 SHOWS CB-MON.wav;
fi
if [ "${DAYOFWEEK}" == Tue ]; then
wget https://ice64.securenetsystems.net/media/WCYNAM/ondemand/CB-TUES.m4a
ffmpeg -i CB-TUES.m4a CB-TUES.wav
rm CB-TUES.m4a
rdimport --verbose --segue-level=-10 --delete-cuts --delete-source --to-cart=070003 SHOWS CB-TUES.wav;
fi
if [ "${DAYOFWEEK}" == Wed ]; then
wget https://ice64.securenetsystems.net/media/WCYNAM/ondemand/CB-WED.m4a
ffmpeg -i CB-WED.m4a CB-WED.wav
rm CB-WED.m4a
rdimport --verbose --segue-level=-10 --delete-cuts --delete-source --to-cart=070003 SHOWS CB-WED.wav;
fi
if [ "${DAYOFWEEK}" == Thu ]; then
wget https://ice64.securenetsystems.net/media/WCYNAM/ondemand/CB-THURS.m4a
ffmpeg -i CB-THURS.m4a CB-THURS.wav
rm CB-THURS.m4a
rdimport --verbose --segue-level=-10 --delete-cuts --delete-source --to-cart=070003 SHOWS CB-THURS.wav;
fi
if [ "${DAYOFWEEK}" == Fri ]; then
wget https://ice64.securenetsystems.net/media/WCYNAM/ondemand/CB-FRI.m4a
ffmpeg -i CB-FRI.m4a CB-FRI.wav
rm CB-FRI.m4a
rdimport --verbose --segue-level=-10 --delete-cuts --delete-source --to-cart=070003 SHOWS CB-FRI.wav;
fi
exit 0Tag: WCYN_Coffeebreak
Cofflubreak & a Dead Commission
This morning, on WCYN’s Coffeebreak with Rick Chasteen…
Guests were Crystal Caudill & Spencer Cathey of WEDCO. Topics of discussion bounced from finances, civic activities, community health, and so on.
One point of discussion which I found entertaining revolved around influenza. Rick had noted that it had seemed that there hadn’t been much news on the flu this year, and that it seemed that within recent weeks word of flu related illness had increased. Crystal advised that the local Health Department still has enough vaccinations in their stockpile for anyone interested in receiving a flu shot.
Continue reading “Cofflubreak & a Dead Commission”
Coffeebreak featuring Helen Lovejoy
I tuned in to this morning’s Coffeebreak a tad bit late this morning, and was awarded with a nice surprise. I had expected the usual banter of “this morning, I’d like to talk about,” when i turned the dial. Instead, I hear Rick nearly bite Chris’ head off. I’m not sure if it was Chris readying a call, or cuing the music for the commercial outro, but Rick snapped with a “could you please stop that for a minute,” asking to continue the rant he already had in progress, without interruption.
Ahh… so it’s one of those days…
This morning’s show revolved around Rick being completely fed up with the matters related to recreation and our community’s un-involvement in trying to keep our children unharmed and out of trouble. I’m not quite sure what caused his anger and frustration to blow this morning, though I believe that a portion of it involves a Recreation Department meeting he attended yesterday. Very lightly he had mentioned speaking with the director (I hadn’t even known that one had been found and that his interim stay was over) and hearing complaints of things not being done/moving forward/what-have-you for various reasons.
The conversation Rick had with us on the radio this morning led to the announcement of a “civic” fund being established to get things moving.
This isn’t the first time that Mr. Chasteen has headed a fund to do work at the “new park”. Approximately five years ago (has it really been that long?) he raised money to erect a pole and flag atop the hill, near the old house. Cynthiana and Harrison County had been a buzz with excitement when that project went through.
Since then, what do we have? Our own little “bridge to nowhere” which serves as the entrance to a field with a walking trail and a locked concession stand/restroom facility. (And don’t forget the parking lot which is currently underway. A lot which will most likely stir up more controversy when Harrison County hands Cynthiana their portion of the bill.)
Eh, but who knows. Maybe this new spirit Rick’s trying to stir up will do something. Maybe we can finally go forward with the park. Maybe the community can finally provide for itself.
Maybe.
But I’ll be strongly surprised.
“Lead, follow, or get out of the way” was a phrase Rick used a few times on this morning’s show. If you are tired of the problems, do something about it. Become the head of the movement, or at least support it as best you can; otherwise, step to the side as your actions are merely a hindrance. It’s my belief that most of our citizenry would rather “get out of the way” and “step aside”. What’s worse is that on occasion I, too, join those ranks. (More on that in a forthcoming post.)
My question is, are there still enough people in the community who care? There was a great number of citizens who participated in the “Tomorrow” surveys and are amongst the varying “Tomorrow” sub-committees. There are also a few other newly-born civic groups desiring change and pledging themselves to make a better safer community and environment. But, really, is that enough? We know that there are a few who care. What of the rest of us? What is keeping the rest of us from actually giving a damn?
Is it that we are too busy? I find this to be one of my most frequent excuses (again, more later).
Is it that we are selfish and desire to see the personal benefit? (not one of my excuses)
Is it that we have grown so accustomed to not seeing anything happen; therefore why bother to join the fight? (not one of my excuses, but one i’ve heard from numerous acquaintances)
Actions (or the opposite thereof) relating to those questions are what I see and hear on a regular basis in our community. Surely, I can’t be the only one noticing those positions. And if others see what I see, do they find themselves as depressed as I? Maybe that is the real problem. A collective of people who are just so brought down by the outlook of everyone else that they cannot find a course of action.
For the sake of the community I hope that I am completely wrong. I hope that there will be a difference made. I hope that the community will prosper.
Company is coming…
I actually managed to wake up at a decent time this morning, though I was still slow moving and reluctant to get out of bed. I’ve had troubles with getting to bed at a decent time for months now, which has understandably led to me having a late start of the morning. I’m hoping that as fall sets in I’ll be able to work passed this…
Since I actually managed to roll my sorry and tired buttocks out of bed at a decent hour I found myself able to listen to this morning’s installment of Coffeebreak. This morning’s guest was Billy Grayson of the Battle Grove Cemetery. While most of the topics were fairly dead (bad pun, sorry–i just couldn’t avoid it), there were two phrases used which for some reason seemed to strike me. Continue reading “Company is coming…”
coffeebreak? neah… pottybreak.
ok… i need to pick up a copy of the paper, because there’s a letter to the editor which has sparked some hot discussion on coffeebreak… and the democrat hasn’t updated the opinion page on their site.
anyway, the noise apparently has something to do with Rick locking the bathrooms when there aren’t any games. well, i don’t really know as if i can truly say that Rick made the decision, but i believe that i can safely assume that the decision bears his seal of approval, where he is on the recreation board and is acting as interim director.
i’ll try and give my thoughts later this evening, once i’ve read the writing being referenced…
Coffeebreak – 3/12/2008
On this morning’s Coffeebreak:
Rick’s guest was Harrison County Sheriff Bruce Hampton.
Comment was made of the FEMA trailers neighboring the Sheriff’s Office.
Rick asked Hampton to speak a bit more on the burglaries that took place this past Sunday on Old Lair Road. Sheriff Hampton explained that when Kevin Landrum came home, he wasn’t aware that his home was being burglarized. Mr. Landrum proceeded to his bedroom, when he found the suspect, Thomas Perysian, climbing in through a window. On a related note, Rick asked Sheriff Hampton about a service that the Sheriff’s Department will be offering citizens, with regard of “digitally recording” property. Sheriff Hampton explained that work on the effort has been slowed due to the office being busy with recent activities. Hampton also announced to the public that his office is currently short one deputy; Deputy Wayne Fryman is currently on medical leave for recovery from heart surgery.
Rick asked Hampton how he has been able to keep the office staffed with local personnel, noting that he had noticed that the Cynthiana Police Department has numerous new faces, many of which from out of town. Hampton said that he was simply lucky.
A story covered by local television raised a question on the differences between area departments. Early this morning in Lexington, cattle were found loose in the area of The Red Mile. When one cow became aggressive and butted an officer, assisting officers fired and killed the animal. Rick asked Hampton if that sort of incident has ever happened to him. Hampton explained that it’s a fairly common occurrence in Harrison County for the Sheriff’s Department to respond to a call of loose livestock. While Hampton could not recall any incident of killing a charging cow, he states that often they have been faced with having to put down an animal which has been struck by a vehicle.
Rick asked whether there have been any leads in the robbery of the Oddville Avenue branch of Farmers National Bank. Sheriff Hampton said that there is a lead that is being followed. He further alluded to there being DNA evidence recovered, which is being processed against evidence in other cases.
Rick mentioned Sheriff Hampton’s return to the board of the Kentucky Sheriff’s Association. Hampton had previously served as president of the association, and currently serves as third vice-president.
Discussion was made on Hampton’s involvement with the security at the Justice Center. Hampton explained that the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department has six officers which perform security duties at the Justice Center, and that he feels that there is a need for an additional officer. Rick poised the question if any of the bailiffs have faced anything similar to the event that happened in Scott County, referring to the incident where Peter Hafer punched his lawyer in court.
Further discussion went to the topics of property taxes, conceal and carry licenses, the department’s hazardous retirement benefits, and a bill which would modify the laws regarding incarceration alternatives [SB 72].
Sponsors for this morning’s Coffeebreak were:
Shelter Mutual Insurance, Aurora Information Systems, the Harrison County Board of Education, Whalen & Company, Eastside Pharmacy, Jetubs, Cockrell’s Auto Center, and the First United Methodist Church.
WCYN makes available to the public audio copies of Coffeebreak, however recordings are only archived for a period of five business days. Cassette copies are $5 and CD copies are $10. The views and opinions expressed on today’s Coffeebreak have been those of the guest and host and are not necessarily those of WCYN staff, management, or advertisers.
no coffee?
This morning’s guest on Coffeebreak was Steve Moss, WKYT Sports Director.
Since I have no real interest in sports, I am not blogging this morning’s show. (My blog, i can do what i want! :-P)
On a semi-related note:
I am seriously thinking about establishing a separate blog/site/whatever for local news. This has been a point of interest to me for quite some time now, and I think I might actually do it. I may even look into doing podcasts.
I’ll be exploring my options as the month progresses…
file your taxes – duh!
just goofin’ around this morning, killin’ time until coffeebreak comes on… tuned into WCYN’s broadcast, and heard Chris talking about the nice little refund that eligible tax payers will be getting later this year… that’s when i discovered something… for a guy who claims to be in the know, he’s an idiot. here’s why:
Chris stated that he spoke with the person preparing his taxes, and asked why he hadn’t gotten his part of the economic stimulus package. the answer–it’ll be coming sometime between may and december. duh. anyway, that’s not the idiot part. an additional thing his tax person said was that for people to get a portion of the money, they must file taxes for the 2007 year. Chris didn’t know this. kind of a “duh” situation there, too…
but, anyway, the idiocy comes into play with where he claimed that most people don’t know this, because “they” (government, i suppose) aren’t telling the public. let’s go googling…
hmm… on the IRS site, there’s a FAQ page which states it…
several news sources seem to have mentioned this earlier… as i look at the hits on the screen, i see print and broadcast media speaking of this…
…not to mention there should just be an element of common sense to it! c’mon…
kinda sad… a local media mogul (lol) knew about as much as my mother-in-law. (we told diana’s mom back in january that they’d have to file, and that they’d be expecting their check sometime this year, and not to expect it in may–of course her bulb doesn’t really put off much light)
Coffeebreak – 3/5/08
On this morning’s Coffeebreak:
Rick’s guest was Gary Carter, of the Harrison County Cooperative Extension Office.
Topics discussed during this morning’s program were moisture and run-off, The Harrison County Tomorrow survey and teams, beef cattle and the recent national attention to “tainted” beef, rental machinery available at the office, the upcoming health fair, and the county fair.
Mr. Carter invited the public to visit the Harrison County Tommorrow section of the extension office site. The site hosts information of the project, minutes from meetings, lists the development teams created and their focus, and offers contact information for committee members. Mr. Carter noted that he has seen a large number of younger citizens involved in these functions. On a related note, Rick mentioned the recent disbanding of the committee which had been organized to develop a plan for the new recreational park.
The Extension office has available for local farmers several pieces of equipment available for rental at low fees. Equipment may be rented for a mere $8 per acre and a refundable $50 deposit. This is a great alternative to buying new or used equipment for small farms wishing to keep costs low.
The Harrison County Health Fair will be held on April 4th [conflicting reports–according to an announcement made by the Community Education Center, the event takes place on April 3rd] at the Harrison County Middle School.
The extension office is already in the works of planning this summer’s fair. One event which may occur this year is that of a demolition derby. Mr. Carter stated that he’s seen and heard of interest for this type of event, and is seeing on the feasibility of holding such an event this year.
Mr. Carter made an announcement of a class being held next week for local farmers. Josh Renaker will be instructing a class next Monday through Wednesday at the Licking Valley Campus of Maysville Community & Technical College, for farmers wishing to know how to put Microsoft Excel to work in record keeping functions. The class is near capacity, however, those interested are encouraged to call the office and reserve a spot on an alternate roster.
Sponsors for this morning’s Coffeebreak were:
The First United Methodist Church, the Harrison County Board of Education, Jetubs, Cockrell’s Auto Center, Eastside Pharmacy, Whalen & Company, and Shelter Mutual Insurance.
WCYN makes available to the public audio copies of Coffeebreak, however recordings are only archived for a period of five business days. Cassette copies are $5 and CD copies are $10. The views and opinions expressed on today’s Coffeebreak have been those of the guest and host and are not necessarily those of WCYN staff, management, or advertisers.
Beef. It’s whats for dinner.
Ale-8 break…
Yes, Ale-8 break… I didn’t brew a pot of coffee this morning, because I’ve run out, and haven’t gone to the store… oh, well. But, I did manage to wake up early enough to listen to Coffeebreak this morning…
This morning’s guest was “Mayor of East-Lair”, Jerry Lail. Discussion was based around history and changes in Cynthiana. Lail is an interesting guest to listen to, however, due to the nature of the discussions–that of story-telling–it’s difficult to take notes.
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On a related note, the Kentucky Historical Society has made an announcement for the change in hours for the Special Collections Reading Room. The reading room will only be available by appointment on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and opened for walk-ins on Thursdays and Fridays.