diff --git a/livesupport/products/gLiveSupport/src/GLiveSupport.h b/livesupport/products/gLiveSupport/src/GLiveSupport.h
index 4c52baedf..999fb7c0d 100644
--- a/livesupport/products/gLiveSupport/src/GLiveSupport.h
+++ b/livesupport/products/gLiveSupport/src/GLiveSupport.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: fgerlits $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.46 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.47 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/products/gLiveSupport/src/GLiveSupport.h,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class MasterPanelWindow;
  *  respective documentation.
  *
  *  @author $Author: fgerlits $
- *  @version $Revision: 1.46 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.47 $
  *  @see LocalizedObject#getBundle(const xmlpp::Element &)
  *  @see AuthenticationClientFactory
  *  @see StorageClientFactory
@@ -642,6 +642,21 @@ class GLiveSupport : public LocalizedConfigurable,
         pauseOutputAudio(void)
                                                 throw (std::logic_error);
 
+        /**
+         *  Determine the time elapsed in the current Playable object
+         *  played by the output audio player.
+         *
+         *  @return     the current time position in the currently open
+         *                  Playable object.
+         *  @exception  std::logic_error if there is no Playable object open.
+         */
+        virtual Ptr<time_duration>::Ref
+        getOutputAudioPosition(void)
+                                                throw (std::logic_error)
+        {
+            return outputPlayer->getPosition();
+        }
+
         /**
          *  Play a Playable object using the cue audio player.
          *
diff --git a/livesupport/products/gLiveSupport/src/NowPlaying.cxx b/livesupport/products/gLiveSupport/src/NowPlaying.cxx
index 9320c0e8b..2e13b5820 100644
--- a/livesupport/products/gLiveSupport/src/NowPlaying.cxx
+++ b/livesupport/products/gLiveSupport/src/NowPlaying.cxx
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: fgerlits $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.12 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.13 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/products/gLiveSupport/src/NowPlaying.cxx,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -159,7 +159,6 @@ NowPlaying :: setPlayable(Ptr<Playable>::Ref  playable)             throw ()
         label->set_markup(*infoString);
         
         audioLength = playable->getPlaylength();
-        audioStart  = TimeConversion::now(); 
         
     } else {
         if (isActive && !isPaused) {
@@ -172,7 +171,6 @@ NowPlaying :: setPlayable(Ptr<Playable>::Ref  playable)             throw ()
         elapsedTime->set_text("");
         remainsTime->set_text("");
         audioLength.reset();
-        audioStart.reset();
     }
 }
 
@@ -184,11 +182,6 @@ void
 NowPlaying :: onPlayButtonClicked(void)                             throw ()
 {
     if (isActive && isPaused) {
-        Ptr<ptime>::Ref     now = TimeConversion::now();
-        time_duration       pauseLength = *now - *pausedAtTime;
-        audioStart.reset(new ptime(*audioStart + pauseLength));
-        pausedAtTime.reset();
-        
         gLiveSupport->pauseOutputAudio();       // i.e., restart
 
         remove(*playButton);
@@ -207,8 +200,6 @@ void
 NowPlaying :: onPauseButtonClicked(void)                            throw ()
 {
     if (isActive && !isPaused) {
-        pausedAtTime = TimeConversion::now();
-        
         gLiveSupport->pauseOutputAudio();
         
         remove(*pauseButton);
@@ -263,13 +254,12 @@ NowPlaying :: createFormattedLabel(int    fontSize)                 throw ()
  *  Update the timer displays. This is called every second by the master panel.
  *----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 void
-NowPlaying :: onUpdateTime(void)                             throw ()
+NowPlaying :: onUpdateTime(void)
+                                                                    throw ()
 {
     if (isActive) {
-        Ptr<ptime>::Ref             now = isPaused ? pausedAtTime
-                                                   : TimeConversion::now();
-        Ptr<time_duration>::Ref     elapsed(new time_duration(
-                                                    *now - *audioStart ));
+        Ptr<time_duration>::Ref     elapsed = gLiveSupport->
+                                                    getOutputAudioPosition();
         Ptr<time_duration>::Ref     remains(new time_duration(
                                                     *audioLength - *elapsed ));
         elapsedTime->set_text(*TimeConversion::timeDurationToHhMmSsString(
diff --git a/livesupport/products/gLiveSupport/src/NowPlaying.h b/livesupport/products/gLiveSupport/src/NowPlaying.h
index 1f281f361..20a0e3df1 100644
--- a/livesupport/products/gLiveSupport/src/NowPlaying.h
+++ b/livesupport/products/gLiveSupport/src/NowPlaying.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
  
  
     Author   : $Author: fgerlits $
-    Version  : $Revision: 1.5 $
+    Version  : $Revision: 1.6 $
     Location : $Source: /home/paul/cvs2svn-livesupport/newcvsrepo/livesupport/products/gLiveSupport/src/NowPlaying.h,v $
 
 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ using namespace LiveSupport::Widgets;
  *  The box displaying "now playing" in the master panel.
  *
  *  @author  $Author: fgerlits $
- *  @version $Revision: 1.5 $
+ *  @version $Revision: 1.6 $
  */
 class NowPlaying : public Gtk::HBox,
                    public LocalizedObject
@@ -88,17 +88,6 @@ class NowPlaying : public Gtk::HBox,
          */
         Ptr<time_duration>::Ref audioLength;
 
-        /**
-         *  The time the item started playing.
-         */
-        Ptr<ptime>::Ref         audioStart;
-
-        /**
-         *  The time the pause button was pressed.
-         *  Non-null if isPaused is true (which implies isActive).
-         */
-        Ptr<ptime>::Ref         pausedAtTime;
-
         /**
          *  The label holding the title etc. of the now playing item.
          */