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King Kong Lives (1986) Directed by John Guillermin
I don't like to watch bad films that are purely bad. If "bad" is the only defining aspect of the movie, then all you end up with is boredom. However, if the film is also crazy, I can get into it. A bad film needs to have that sustaining weirdness if I'm to be entertained by it. And King Kong Lives has so much weirdness that it exhausts itself with it, and just turns bad. Allow me to explain.
I love the 76' version of King Kong. All the mysticism behind the character of Kong is obliterated, and is replaced by Charles Grodin assuring Jessica Lange that she was about to be raped by a thirty-foot gorilla. It's got a lot of weird touches like Kong arriving on stage in a cage shaped like a giant gas pump and the "epic" fight between Kong and the helicopters on top of the World Trade Center, which feels less like a dramatic duel between nature and man, and more like Kong leaped into the climax of Taxi Driver.
King Kong Lives feels a lot like a Toho film, as its plot is more in line with stuff like King Kong Escapes than it is with any American Kong efforts. Apparently Kong survived his 1000+ foot fall and is being held, in a coma, in a giant research lab in Atlanta. This movie takes place in the South, an interesting locale for a fantasy/adventure film. The first took place on Skull Island and New York City, and this one just takes place mostly in the backwoods and swamps. It's pretty sobering, since both Skull Island and NYC (Jay Z rapped about it) are places of wonder and smoke, while rural Georgia just has snakes and a large river. (No diss to you, rural Georgia, but you might be getting unfair representation in King Kong Lives.)
Kong is going to die if he doesn't get a blood transfusion – enough blood for them to put a mechanical heart into him. I'll give them credit for the idea. While they end up finding a Lady Kong that has a blood type to match Mr. Kong's, it's a way more interesting plot than just having a new Kong show up. I also like that everything is taken so seriously in it. Everyone is straight-faced while debating how to keep Kong alive with his new heart and how Kong will react to his potential mate.
The main, non-ape characters are Brian Kerwin and Linda Hamilton, and while Linda Hamilton has Terminator cred going for her, Kerwin is so unlikable that you'd swear he was giving the other cast members cancer, just by being in close proximity to him. Every joke he makes resoundingly thuds against the floor and he's just confident enough that, if you saw him get punched in a grocery store, you'd walk right by. I don't have anything against people with swagger, but not when that swagger feels like it's trying to strangle my liking of someone through a screen.
In the last movie, Kong fought a giant snake. In this movie, he fights four hillbillies that capture him in a rockslide in a canyon. It's my favorite part of the movie and it doesn't last nearly long enough. Kong also eats a lot of alligators and the Colonel who is given the task of hunting down Kong looks like he'd make a good Colonel. See how much I'm grasping at straws for things to enjoy in the second half of this?
I've always viewed King Kong Lives as the time Kong found a love interest that would accept him. He liked Jessica Lange in the last one, but she was too flighty and immature for a committed relationship with a Kong. She lusted for fame while Kong just wanted a nice cave for two on the top of a mountain. With Lady Kong, he is finally introduced to someone who adores him for who he is and can relate to him. So, these two Kong movies, rather than being about monster apes and shit, are actually about the evolution of love and attraction as one gets older and wiser. I don't think I'm wrong.
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Digimon: Volume 1 (1999)
I like to revisit things I watched in my childhood to see if they hold up. Nostalgia doesn't work for me very much. If things are based on nostalgia, then being entertained by them rarely lasts longer than an episode. If I want a quick nostalgia fix, I'll watch the show's theme song on YouTube and go on with my day. No use sitting through twenty minutes of it.
While the video games are another story (you'd have more fun repeatedly setting up and knocking down a chessboard than you would with any Digimon game), the Digimon anime is exponentially better than the Pokemon one was. I like animes that have an end point. When they don't, you just get repeated arcs of people talking about the things that are going to happen, culminating in a single episode of things happening, before you watch it all again, with slightly larger hair styles.
I've tried to rewatch the Pokemon one, and, since the franchise has decided that it will outlive most of the people who originally starting enjoying it, it just goes nowhere. Sure, they finish certain things, but there's always things to do after it, and I like when things conclude, and while I'm sure the characters go on to have more adventures and live great lives and stuff, I don't have to watch all of it. I can just kind of salute them and move onto the next exercise in patience. No need for all the DLC, animes.
Digimon concerns seven kids who get magically transported to the "Digital World", where they are paired with Digimon that complement their personalities. They learn that they, naturally, have to save this digital world from destruction or enslavement caused by more powerful, asshole Digimon that they have to Digi-volve to stop. I'm also twenty-four.
I like that there are seven of them and seven Digi-monsters, so that you have fourteen personalities that interact. And I like the creature designs, usually. The animation can get kind of clunky sometimes, and the quality fluctuates a bit, but it's fairly consistent. All of the characters, unlike what I've seen in a number of other animes, tend to stay the same size as they always are. The voice acting doesn't match the mouth movements a few times, and when it happens, it's really obvious. But other than these minor complaints, I dig watching this show, or having it on as a background thing as I write about Black Rambo or whatever.
Two things of note: One) A major staple of kid's cartoons is the lame jokes that you'll respond to as being bad. Digimon does this for you, especially in the first few episodes. When a character makes a bad joke, another character will tell them "Ugh" or "Shut up." I like that, being on the same page as Agumon and all. And Two) Etemon is my favorite villain in the history of anything.
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University of Toronto Mississauga Students' Union (UTMSU) President Nour Alideeb has been elected as the Chairperson for the Ontario branch of the Canadian Federation of Students' (CFS) for the upcoming 2017–2018 year.
Alideeb was elected during CFS-Ontario's four-day long semi-annual general meeting, which took place in Toronto from January 19–22. She replaces Rajean Hoilett, who is a former President of the Ryerson Students' Union.
According to CFS-Ontario bylaws, the Chairperson's roles and responsibilities include working with government officials, being a provincial representative for the Federation, overseeing campaigns, supervising staff, and chairing Executive Committee Meetings.
"I'm very excited to take my passion, skills and experiences to a provincial level," said Alideeb. "I look forward to working with students across the province and specifically at the St. George campus because it's so close to home," said Alideeb.
Also elected at the meeting was Trina James, currently Vice-President of Campus Life for the Scarborough Campus Students' Union. James was elected as Treasurer for the 2017–2018 year.
"The UTMSU has had many great victories because of the support we've received from the Federation and other member student unions," Alideeb continued. "I also look forward to having real and important conversations about where we want to take this Federation because of the political climate here in the country, and around the world."
A few days after Alideeb and James' election, the University of Toronto Students' Union released a statement outlining their support for decertifying from the CFS.

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K&N Restorations
Since 1992 K&N Restorations has been producing high-quality restorations for collector car enthusiasts throughout North America. Whether it's an in-depth rotisserie concours restoration, resto-mod project, or custom hot rod build, attention to detail and workmanship is a priority.
Because these projects usually require a substantial financial investment, it is absolutely crucial that things are done right the first time around, from metal work to panel fitting, to panel straitening, to prep work, to paint and final assembly, all steps are equally important in the build of your dream ride restoration. We are currently located in Abbotsford, BC, Canada.


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With 26 tracks, there's a lot of bands represented here, ranging from some towering giants of the genre, right through to others who've been sadly lost in the mists of time, but there's a lot of variety here and I like to think there is genuinely something for everybody. Lets see, we've got Bone Orchard, X Mal Deutschland, Into A Circle, The Vyllies, Danielle Dax, UK Decay, Belfegore, Danse Society, Kukl, Children's Hour, Diamanda Galas, Sex Gang Children, The Sisters of Mercy, Clair Obscur, Gene Loves Jezebel, 45 Grave, Ritual, Blood and Roses, And Also The Trees, Burning Image, The March Violets, Ausgang, Cold Dance, Specimen, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Kommunity FK - a fine assortment indeed!
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Welcome to my new and improved website and thank you for stopping in and I hope to see you soon.
A little about me and my style: I am a multi-award winning lifestyle photographer primarily based in the Old Forge, NY area who shoots on location of your choice, using the beauty of the outdoors to capture moments you can treasure for years to come. I would describe my style as up close and personal, I like to focus more on the individual than a sweeping backdrop. I want your lovely faces to be seen and fill the frame with your emotions. Making you laugh, feel comfortable and have a joyful experience is my ultimate goal. At the end of the day I hope you, my client feel a like you've made a friend and every time you see your portrait it makes you smile.
I have been taking photographs off and on for well over a decade, with renewed inspiration coming in the form of my five dogs. I initially went to school for Culinary Arts, and although baking/cooking is still a passion of mine, photography is a love that I cannot shake. Originally I started photographing animals and nature; it didn't take long to fall in love with portrait photography.
If my work has a mission, it is this: to magnify a slice of life that would normally be over looked, using my camera to show the beauty of a singular moment in time. It could be a flower petal held midair by a piece of spider-silk, or the joyful exuberance of man's best friend. Whatever the subject matter, I hope it will provoke a number of feelings and thoughts in the viewer.
Where you may have seen my work:
Ongoing: Several animal pieces can be seen at the Otter Lake Veterinary Clinic. I've had photos and articles about my work featured in the both local papers The Adirondack Express and The Weekly Adirondack.
I work Herkimer County Humane Society taking adoption photos to increase adoptions and awareness. Hundreds of animals I have photographed have already found their new homes and countless more who have been adopted because of a different face they've seen online since July 2012. My two calendar Old Forge Dogs About Town calendar have raised over $3550 for the Herkimer County Humane Society!
Past Showcases
Fall 2009: 5 Corners Cafe Spring 2010: 5 Corners Cafe, Featured Artist for the Old Forge Art Walk
August/September 2010: 4 Pieces in The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts Juried show Diversity Through Many Lenses"
Fall 2010: Ozzie's Coffee House, Featured Artist for the Old Forge Art Walk
July 2011: 5 Corners Cafe, One of the local Featured Artists for Old Forge Art Walk
August/September 2011: 3 Pieces in The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts 2nd Annual Juried show "Diversity Through Many Lenses"
July 2012: 5 Corners Cafe, Featured Artist exhibit "Human Kind's Best Friend"
August 31-September 29, 2012: 6 Pieces in The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts 3rd Annual Juried show "Diversity Through Many Lenses" in which I won Exception Animal Image for my piece 'Flight Plan'
January-March 2014: "A Heartbeat at My Feet" Photography Exhibit at Old Forge Library.
August- October 2014: 3 Pieces in The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts 4th Annual Juried show "Diversity Through Many Lenses" in which I won Exception Animal Image for my piece 'Storm Chaser'


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The inaugural meeting of the British Sub Aqua Club was held in London at the Waldorf Hotel on October 15th 1953. There were about 50 people present and the meeting had been arranged by Oscar Gugen and Peter Small. They had both attended a course run at Dartmouth by the retired RAF Captain Trevor Hampton AFC, who had bought some equipment made by Seibe Gorman, and had possibly made the first aqualung dive in English waters.
Gugen and Small decided that the club would be non profit making, the subscription would be 30 shillings a year, and the lower age limit would be 16. The first AGM was held in December 1953, and by then there were 100 members and three more branches, Bristol, Blackpool and Manchester.
On the 21st March, 1917, the S.S. Maine, a 3600 ton cargo vessel sailed for London's East India dock bound for Philadelphia with a crew of 43 under her master Capt. W. Johnston, carrying a cargo consisting mainly of horsehair, goatskins and seeds.
At 8 a.m. On the 23rd March, a damp and misty morning she was steaming at about ten knots on a zigzag course approximately thirteen miles South of Berry head. As was usual in wartime lookouts were posted on the fo'c'sle and up with the master and 1st officer keeping a sharp lookout from the bridge when, without warning the ship was hit by a torpedo on the port side in number 2 hold which blew off number 2 and 3 hatches, smashed the port gig and partially wrecked the bridge.
On the 21st March 1917 the armed merchantman S.S. Maine set sail from London's East India Docks bound for Philadelphia carrying a cargo consisting of chalk, horsehair, goatskins and fenugreek seeds to run the gauntlet of the marauding U-boat packs in the Atlantic.
She never made it out of the English Channel. On the squally, misty morning of the 23rd March 1917, under the command of Captain 'Bill' Johnston and with his First Officer on the bridge, lookouts stationed on the forecastle head and the poop, and the 12cm gun on the stern manned she was steaming on an evasive zig-zag course at about ten knots approximately thirteen miles South of Berry Head. The poor weather perhaps masked the wake of the periscope of the following U boat. Oberleutnant-zur-see Ralph Wenninger on the U-boat UC17 had spotted the Maine shortly after dawn and was shadowing her. He attacked and at 8:05am the Maine was struck on the port side level with her No.2 hold by a single torpedo.
A Cautionary Tale, by Jack MacLoughlin
Several years ago, I was diving at Vobster and noticed pins and needles in my hands afterwards which lasted for a number of days. I put this down to diving in cold water with 3mm gloves and with newly replaced and therefore tight wrist seals. However, after one of my buddies mentioned someone he knew getting a bend under similar circumstances, I phoned the Royal Navy Doctor for advice. Given the dives were mostly shallower than 10m, I was told a bend was unlikely and they would call back in a few days for a update. I was diving again the following weekend and everything was back to normal.
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PRESENTATION of the new operating system Windows 10 was dyed unexpectedly magic. When Alex Kipman, the visionary creator of Kinect, took the stage, to many it seemed to review Steve Jobs announcing a "one more thing". Holographic Windows and Microsoft HoloLens have caught everyone off guard, so that we still have to understand what we saw.
Microsoft believes that the experience of the future is in the holograms, although perhaps not the best word to describe an experience that many more familiar with the term augmented reality. At the center of it all is a viewer, which vaguely resembles the Project Morpheus Sony, called HoloLens. This display contains a CPU (processor), a GPU (graphics chip) but also a third chip called Holographic Processing Unit (HPU).
HoloLens device is a "standalone", that functions independently: no need for cables that connect to other devices or PC. This at least in intention, because the US journalists present at the event have tried a prototype with a cable to the power supply attached to the device. We therefore wonder what the term autonomy.
The viewer is a complete computer worn on the head with clear lenses (let you see the surrounding environment), advanced sensors unspecified and surround sound (spatial sound) that allows you to understand where the sound is coming. Alex Kipman said HoloLens processes terabytes of data collected by sensors in real time. The device understands where you're looking, your gestures and voice commands.
With Holographic API (Application Programming Interface) in Windows 10 developers can create experiences: Microsoft has encouraged companies like Magic Leap, Oculus and to work to create their holograms. During the event, Microsoft has reproduced some demonstration videos very surprising, showing NASA scientists to work with Curiosity in a virtual environment to design the routes of the rover and beyond. The result of the collaboration is a program called OnSight.
HoloLens Microsoft, the world is filled with holograms.
Another demonstration involved the field of gaming, with Minecraft reproduced virtually in a living room. Now it becomes clear why Microsoft acquired Mojang for $ 2.5 billion: this is a possible killer app to push HoloLens, whereas Minecraft has millions of players on PC, console and mobile. There was then behind only the value of the security itself, but a more structured approach.
Also interesting are the words of Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, who called Microsoft's technology "extraordinary". Who knows if and when the publisher will commission a holographic version of Grand Theft Auto (GTA) to Rockstar Games. Other demonstrations have seen the construction of 3D virtual devices and the ability to ask for help in real time for plumbing repair, complete with animated instructions overlapping tubes real.
You can also chat via Skype with a colleague while walking to the office or watch tv projected on a wall (without others see you) and so on. Microsoft has also shown how to use the software to build a HoloStudio quadricopter, acting with gestures on virtual pieces. Voice commands like "paste" have served to put the pieces together, but in the demonstration have been given other instructions as a "mirror" to copy the pieces and "wheel" to change its orientation.
All demonstrations were impeccable but must take into account that everything was prepared for the event. We must try HoloLens with hand to get a better picture, as was done with the Oculus Rift. Of course, as shown by Microsoft surprising because the market is full of companies engaged for some time in virtual reality and augmented that are struggling in making products suited to be marketed.
Microsoft has solved all the problems of planning, design, interface, content management and input? It seems so at least it implies, but it is right to keep our feet on the ground, waiting for more information and new demonstrations. There remain many other questions unanswered. HoloLens debut more or less in the period of release of Windows 10, according to a statement from the CEO Satya Nadella. The price remains unknown but Nadella spoke adequate prices to the sector enterprise and consumer. What it means specifically, we'll see. Microsoft will surprise us even on the lists?


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As the outdoor temperatures begin to drop in the fall, spiders look for a warmer shelter inside your home. Spiders like daddy-long-legs appear scary to homeowners upon first glance, but they are not dangerous in any way. Daddy-long-legs have eight legs and a small, round body. They are sometimes called harvestmen. If you can't stand the thought of having daddy-long-legs running around your home, you can kill them.
Put on a pair of plastic gloves. Grab a paper towel or tissue. Pick up the daddy-long-legs with the centre of the tissue and squeeze until the spider dies.
Turn on your vacuum and use the hose attachment to suck up the daddy-long-legs into your vacuum bag. This method works well and is a good option for individuals who can't stand the thought of squishing a spider.
Kill the daddy-long-legs with a chemical insecticide if you have trouble catching the spider to kill it. Texas A&M University recommends using cyfluthrin, deltamethrin, lambda-cyhalothrin or bifenthrin to kill any spiders that make their way inside your home. Chemical insecticides are dangerous to use around humans and pets, so follow all safety precautions listed on the product label.
Caulk all cracks and crevices around the outside of your home so that daddy-long-legs cannot get in. Replace any ripped screens and keep all closets and corners of the home clean.
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- If you see a daddy-long-legs crawling up your house or over your deck, squirt it with your garden hose.
- Sticky traps made for rodents can also be effective in catching spiders like the daddy-long-legs.


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SELF-PROTECTION: Lindzey Pollock and BCM councillor Sue Bentley, of the DA, demonstrate self-defence techniques in Alphendale. Picture: Michael Pinyana, Daily Dispatch
WHILE women across the country attended events where there were speeches, song and dance, the Democratic Alliance Women Network (Dawn) celebrated Women's Day differently – training women how to defend themselves.
Dawn Eastern Cape provincial chairwoman Celeste Barker yesterday led about 100 women in a march around the streets of Vergenoeg in a quest to create awareness of genderbased violence in the area.
Later the women met at the Alphendale High School for an hour of self-defence training.
Barker said South African women were still affected by violence and there was a need for more advocacy.
"South African women continue to suffer an onslaught of gender-based discrimination," she said.
She referred to Higher Education and Training Deputy Minister Mduduzi Manana's assault incident which took place at a popular lounge in Fourways, Johannesburg.
Manana was seen and videotaped assaulting a woman during the early hours of Sunday August 6.
"Despite our seminal constitution and the protection it affords, South African women, rural women in particular, now suffer a quadruple oppression of race, class, gender and poverty that includes patriarchy, commodification, a heritage of racist and gendered legislation and a weak and failing economy," Barker said.
Attending the training was Nonceba Notyaleni, who said the training was essential for all women to gain confidence in themselves.
"This training was very basic but with practice it can make every female feel secured and confident, even on the streets.
"Sometimes as women we need to be able to be protect ourselves and be able to protect other women," said Notyaleni.
Instructing the women was Sue Bentley, a BCM councillor for the DA, who said training was essential for all women.
"Now that we have trained these women, we hope that they will go home and train their own groups so that we can transfer the skills to a larger group."
Bentley said they intended to expand the training to other wards.
"If we can train just 10 women in every ward and they train 10, we will have reached a lot of women."
Dawn later moved to King William's Town to do the same training.
"Let's celebrate our heritage and our strength as we remember heroes like Albertina Sisulu, who never stopped fighting for justice," Barker said. —firstname.lastname@example.com


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Property hunting is the endless rabbit hole that real estate investors are perpetually thrust into. We're always on the lookout for the best deals, the perfect properties, and the key features that will ultimately calculate into that sweet investment property for our portfolio.
Even though it's necessary, looking for properties comes with a lot of frustrations. It's exhausting to be faced with an endless sea of options, most of which aren't the right fit.
When you find one that actually works out, having to go through a long process of negotiating and acquisition before you can actually get on the path to making money on the property is another headache, too!


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LeMans fans waiting patiently to watch the greatest diesel duel in the history of motorsports got a preview on Sunday during an official test session for the 24 Hours of LeMans. All 55 teams were on hand, but our attention is focused on the reigning Audi R10 and newcomer from Peugeot, the 908 HDi. Both cars are a tour de force of diesel technology, but the 908 HDi driven by Sebastien Bourdais proved itself a smidge faster during testing, posting the best recorded lap of the shortened 8.47 test course with a time of 3:26:707 seconds. The Audi R10 driven by Frank Biela posted the second quickest time of 3:28:277 seconds, a little over 1.5 ticks slower than the Peugeot. The other 908 HDi car finished fifth, while the other two Audi R10s finished third and sixth, respectively. The two Peugeot 908 HDi cars completed the day with no mechanical issues, though the Audi teams were dogged by a number of red flags. There's less than two weeks left before the 24 Hours of LeMans begins on June 16th, so we expect both teams to arrive prepared and ready to lay it all out on the track.
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THE PEUGEOT 908 HDi FAP – A REWARDING DAY'S WORK
Le Mans 24 Hours Preliminary Test Day – 3 June 2007
Peugeot Sport left Le Mans yesterday very pleased after completing the planned test programme for its maiden visit and setting the fastest lap.
The 908 HDi FAP driven by Sébastien Bourdais posted the fastest recorded time of 3m 26.707s, over 1.5 seconds faster than the second placed Audi R10.
Sébastien Bourdais left his fast lap until late on Sunday after posting a series of very quick laps on race tyres after fine-tuning the set-up of his 908 HDi FAP: "We had a comprehensive programme to go through and we succeeded in ticking almost all the items on our list. The car is fantastic to drive, it is nicely balanced and if we succeed in putting in the same sort of performance in a fortnight's time, then we could possibly end up springing a surprise. We did not run on qualifying tyres and I wasn't far off the car's maximum potential. I've got a busy Champ Car schedule over the coming days including a race at Portland next weekend, and then it'll be back to Le Mans for the real thing ...."
Jacques Villeneuve also emerged as the fastest rookie after carefully increasing his pace. "I started with a couple of laps aimed primarily at learning the track which has got quite a few interesting corners. I then went back out later in the day to do a series of long runs to see how the tyres performed, but my biggest concern was the amount of traffic about. That's something new to me, especially since certain cars were taking some pretty bizarre lines! Sharing a car with other drivers isn't a problem and we weren't looking for the absolute fastest time here so I didn't get involved in any set up work. My team mates are far more accustomed to the car than I am!"
It was also Peugeot Sport's other Le Man's rookie Marc Gene's first visit to the circuit. "It's been a very rewarding experience driving here today. The first thing that strikes you is how long the circuit is; it takes so long to cover just one lap! My initial objective was to learn the circuit and find my marks as I completed my 10 mandatory laps. I followed the advice not only of my team mates but also that of my brother Jordi who knows Le Mans well. I was impressed by certain turns, including Indianapolis, and the speeds involved are very reminiscent of Monza."
Fastest lap times:
- 1 Bourdais/Lamy/Sarrazin (Peugeot 908 HDi FAP) 3m 26.707s
- 2 Pirro (Audi R10) 3m 28.277s
- 3 McNish (Audi R10) 3m 28.406s
- 4 Boullion (Pescarolo Judd) 3m 28.574s
- 5 Villeneuve/Gene/Minassian (Peugeot 908 HDi FAP) 3m 30.314s
Allan McNish - Le Mans 24 Hours Test Day Report (3 June)
Allan McNish began his preparations for this year's Le Mans 24 Hours by driving his diesel-powered Audi in an official test at the French circuit today (SUN).
McNish's co-driver Mike Rockenfeller clocked the third fastest time, a 3min 28.406secs, an average speed of over 145mph, around the slightly-shortened 8.47-mile track comprising of closed public roads - despite his inexperience in the Audi R10 TDI.
McNish, who bids to become the first Briton to win the annual endurance race in a diesel-engined sportscar, was competing in an official one-day test attended by all 55 teams that will contest the twice-around-the-clock marathon in France over 16-17 June.
"We completed what we'd set out to achieve. Unfortunately the day comprised a number of red flags, including one near the end which upset our plans a little, but overall we have a well balanced car and we're happy," commented McNish who won Le Mans in 1998.
"We spilt the workload between the three cars. I drove our car for most of the morning to conduct basic ground work. In the afternoon all three of us drove again to give everyone experience of the '07 R10 TDI at Le Mans which has changed slightly at Tetre Rouge and Arnage."
The Monaco-based Scotsman's co-drivers are as last year with regular American Le Mans Series co-pilot Dindo Capello (I) joined by Tom Kristensen (Den). Record seven-time Le Mans winner Kristensen is still recovering from an accident he suffered in the opening round of the German Touring Car Masters (DTM) on 22 April. Rockenfeller (D) deputized for the Dane today (SUN) in the McNish/Capello Audi R10 TDI and a final decision as to whether Kristensen competes at Le Mans will be taken during race week.
Frank Biela (D), Emanuele Pirro (I) and Marco Werner (D), who made Le Mans history by winning the race in their diesel-powered Audi last year, drive together again and recorded the second quickest time (3:28.277) courtesy of Biela. Meanwhile the third "factory" entered Audi R10 TDI handled by Mattias Ekström (Sw), Lucas Luhr (D), and Alexandre Prémat (F), was sixth fastest (Luhr, 3:30.613).
The Peugeot of Sébastien Bourdais (F) recorded the fastest time, 3min 26.707secs, in the eight-hour test staged in warm, sunny conditions. Last year's pole-position time set by Capello was a 3:30.466secs.
McNish flies to Scotland on Monday for two days before attending the TT motorcycle races on the Isle of Man until Friday evening. Allan will spend a day at his Monaco home before returning to Le Mans on Sunday evening to commence his final countdown for the 75th Le Mans 24 Hours.


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France, 2008 (MIFF 2009, International Panorama)
Director: Claire Denis
"Smoother than the finest liquor, reminds viewers how rarely movies capture the easygoing love embodied in a functional family, with all its support and tenderness." - Variety
Claire Denis (Beau travail, MIFF 2000; Trouble Every Day, MIFF 03) paints a nuanced portrait of a shifting relationship between a father and daughter in this tender drama set in the suburbs of Paris.
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Fathers and mothers should be entitled to a legally binding "presumption of shared parenting" after separation, the government has announced, rejecting advice by an independent review on family justice.
While the interests of the child are to remain paramount, a ministerial group will report back in two months on what form of words will be inserted into legislation ensuring that children maintain a "meaningful relationship" with both parents. The plan is opposed by David Norgrove, whose report last year warned of the situation in Australia after the country introduced shared parenting rights. A landslide of legal claims and counter-claims led to severe delays in child custody cases.
In advance of the government's formal response to his family justice report, Norgrove, who chairs the Low Pay Commission, last week said that his review "thoroughly considered the issue of shared parenting and concluded the law should not be changed. If the government has decided to legislate, I regret that and it will be vital to find words that avoid the difficulties encountered in Australia."
Stressing that the government "agreed with 99.9%" of Norgrove's conclusions, the justice minister, Jonathan Djanogly, said there should be a legal presumption of shared parenting. "Mr Norgrove [agreed with] that position in his interim report," Djanogly said. "He did not disagree with it conceptually in his final report but he saw there were possible problems in Australia. We agree with that too; we see there are real problems and that's why we have set up a ministerial review (reporting in April) to look at ways of dealing with those issues. The particular problem [in Australia] was equal parenting time. The courts started getting a lot of equal-time applications."
The UK government is not in favour of giving separated parents rights to equal time, nor will it consider setting legally enforceable "minimum amounts of time" for fathers or mothers, Djanogly added. "We are not violently moving away from what the current law is."
The government response declares: "Any changes will be complementary to, not in conflict with, the principle in the Children Act 1989 that the welfare needs of the child are the paramount consideration.
"The court should consider an ongoing relationship with both parents as something that in most cases will contribute to the child's welfare – and should look at the question through this lens, of what is best for the child – rather than as a 'right' for the parents."
Asked whether the plans reflected the impact of groups such as Fathers4Justice, Djanogly said it was not a question of "favouring" either fathers or mothers in custody cases. Although "we have heard harrowing experiences from fathers with which we have sympathised, we need a system that is fair", he added.
Other government proposals focus on speeding up child custody disputes where the number awaiting decision has almost doubled in the past four years to 20,000 cases. Care and supervision cases take an average of 55 weeks to process.
A six-month time limit will be set on child custody disputes to ensure cases are processed more quickly. It will also become mandatory for separating couples to attend a mediation hearing initially in the hope of persuading them to reach agreement without going to court.
In order to ensure that it works, an extra £10m in legal aid is being made available for mediation. Ministers will also examine whether "more robust enforcement tools" are needed to encourage errant parents to comply with settlements. Parents who defy court orders can already be imprisoned; any change is likely to look at less draconian but more practical punishments that will curb misbehaviour.
There will be a better deal for grandparents, the government maintains, but it will not be enshrined in law. Djanogly said: "When going through the check list for a parental agreement, the role of grandparents should appear and the same thing in mediation. So we do think the role of grandparents should be extended in the system."
The Ministry of Justice will eventually absorb Cafcass, the government agency that looks after children involved in family proceedings, into a new Family Justice Board to ensure the agencies work closer together.
Most family lawyers and children's rights charities gave the proposals a cautious welcome. Nicholas Cusworth QC, chairman of the Bar Council and Family Law Bar Association, said: "There are parts of the government's response which we welcome, such as strengthening the court's enforcement rules, for which we have called for some time. Current rules are piecemeal and ineffective, and a cohesive approach to revising them would be a positive step.
"However ...… on shared parenthood, we agree with the Family Justice Review's finding that, learning lessons from the Australian experience, legislating on this issue risks creating the perception that there is a right to substantially shared or equal time, for both parents.
"It is already widely understood and applied by the courts that children benefit from having a relationship with both parents and legislation would be unnecessary and may do more harm than good. The government must consider this with the greatest of care."
Maggie Atkinson, children's commissioner for England, said: "Many children are caught up, through no fault of their own, for months at a time in a system that is hindered by delays and still fails to give them an adequate voice. A statutory six-month time limit on care and supervision proceedings will mean speedier decision making and resolution for the children involved. "We welcome the government's confirmation that legislating in this area will focus on parents' shared responsibility for their child and it is not about guaranteeing each parent an equal amount of time with children.
Nadine O'Connor, campaign director of Fathers4Justice, said: "This is more a limp, than a step, in the right direction. It's a bit of a damp squib. We would have liked them to stick to their pre-election promises and guarantee fathers rights of access. This will not make our campaign go away."
Fiona Weir, chief executive of Gingerbread, the single parents' charity, commented: "Any move to change the legislation would only result in confusion and risks more, rather than less, litigation. Instead we would like to see more practical support to help parents share caring responsibilities more equally, both within couples and after separation. Legislation is not the way to get more fathers engaged with their children."
Anne Hurst, spokeswoman for Maypole Women, an organisation that supports women through divorce, said: "The idea that the law can give a child a right to a meaningful relationship is an empty promise, no law can do that.
"The proposed change will increase children's exposure to conflict and abuse, increase economic inequality, and create no incentive for fathers' increased involvement from their child's birth.
"Children who actively reject a parent – either the abusive or non-abusive parent – usually do so in a context of high parental conflict and domestic abuse. Cutting off contact can be a response to alienation tactics, or a coping mechanism."
The lord chief justice, Lord Judge, said: "The judiciary will continue to play its part in modernising the system of family justice."
Steve Matthews, chairman of the Magistrates' Association's family courts committee, said he was "pleased that [the government] recognised the need for a unified family court and that it has maintained the key principle of the Children Act 1989 that children's needs are paramount.
"We support in principle the aim of limiting the length of the majority of care cases to six months, but courts must retain sufficient flexibility where the interests of children require an extension."
Desmond Hudson, chief executive of the Law Society, which represents solicitors, said: "Reducing delays in care proceedings is crucial, and we welcome the government's commitment to provide the necessary legislative impetus for change.
"[But] to effectively halve the time which cases take now will require additional resources – but court facilities are being closed and the number of solicitors available to help families is likely to reduce in the wake of legal aid cuts."


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Letters From Copenhagen: "Never, Ever Drink Coca-Cola Again"
In an impromptu press conference, two Coca-Cola employees publicly denounced their employer at the Copenhagen Climate Conference. They lambasted the soda giant's environmental hypocrisy and human rights abuses. The employees went on to obtain pledges from conference attendees to never, ever drink Coca-Cola products again.
This would have been a supreme act of personal integrity in the face of multinational corporate reprisal had the two supposed employees been the real thing. The press conference was in fact staged by the activist troupe Yes Men--the same people behind the oil-from-corpses ploy and the Survivaball.
The two PR "employees", acting under the names Frank Guerrero and Stacia Van Wooten were able to solicit 20 pledges from conference goers to stop their consumption of Coca-Cola. The pledge reads:
"I, [name], with respect for crimes against people and the planet, from this day forward, for the rest of my living days will never, ever, drink Coca-Cola again until the Coca-Cola company ceases and entirely stops stealing the water from communities in India and stops union-busting in Colombia and ceases and desists entirely from relentless and absurd greenwashing like a 'bottle of hope.'"
While the stunt reeked of the absurd, the claims of the Yes Men (who are often women), probably possess more veracity than those of Coke's CEO Muhtar Kent, who was speaking a block away earlier in the day about the company's efforts to reduce its carbon footprint (taking the toxic, sugary, disposable container clad beverage would be one possible strategy).
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Your Ultherapy treatment can be performed right here in our office. The length of your treatment will depend on the area you're treating and what your individual treatment plan is. Typically, our face and neck procedures take 60-90 minutes to perform, while our chest treatments take around 45 minutes for complete.
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Immediately after their Ultherapy treatment, patients can return to their daily activities or work since there's no significant downtime or recovery required. Some patients experience some redness or more commonly soreness in the treated areas, but these effects gradually disappear. Bruising in the treatment area can occur, which should be a consideration when planning your treatment schedule.
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Above: Ultherapy Full Face and Neck- Before and 3 month follow up. No dermal filler or other treatments were performed during this time period.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ultherapy
Who is a good candidate for Ultherapy?
Typically, the ideal candidate for Ultherapy has mild to moderate skin laxity. Many of these patients have lowered eyebrows, loose skin on the neck, sagging skin under the chin, and lines or wrinkles on the chest. If you want to find out if you're a candidate for Ultherapy, contact Renew MediSpa for a consultation.
How Does Ultherapy Work?
Using ultrasound imaging, Ultherapy delivers ultrasound energy deep underneath the skin—all the way to the layer of connective tissue under the skin called the SMAS. That heat energy then triggers the body's healing response, resulting in the increased production of collagen—a natural process called neocollagenesis. The skin becomes firmer and tighter, and over time the surface of the skin and the deeper layers begin to smooth and lift. Ultherapy doesn't use any fillers or foreign substances—it just uses your body's own natural collagen-building mechanisms to lift and tighten the skin.
Can Ultherapy replace a facelift?
Ultherapy will address the deeper layers of skin, but it won't create the same results as a facelift. However, Ultherapy is a great option for patients that want to lift without significant downtime, patients that aren't ready for surgery, or patients who want to maintain their cosmetic surgery results.
How does Ultherapy differ from laser treatments?
Ultherapy isn't a laser treatment; it uses sound energy that goes through the surface of the skin to deliver heat deep into the tissues. Ultherapy goes deeper than any other cosmetic device; laser systems' lasers can't reach deep enough at optimal temperatures, so they usually only treat skin superficially. Laser systems and Ultherapy are so different that they can actually be used together.
Will I need to take time off?
With Ultherapy patients can return to work or their daily activities almost immediately.
What does the Ultherapy treatment feel like?
As Ultherapy delivers ultrasound energy deep into the skin, patients may feel a warm stinging sensation. Ultherapy typically does not involve any topical or local anesthetic before use. Ultherapy will feel different from person to person, and some areas might feel more sensitive than others.
When will I see results? How long do they last?
You might see some immediate improvement after your treatment, but the final results typically energy after 2-3 months as your body gradually rebuilds its collagen stores. Your results will last however long your collagen lasts, which varies depending on age, genetics, and lifestyle. Remember, we have not stopped the aging process, we have simply put back some of what you have lost. You should expect to have maintenance procedures at some point in the future, though it may not be for a year or more.
How many Ultherapy treatments will I need?
Most of our patients see significant improvement after one treatment, but some factors like the degree of skin laxity, the skin's response to the ultrasound energy, the body's rate of collagen production, and more can affect how many treatments a patient might need.
Is Ultherapy Safe?
Ultherapy is cleared by the FDA, and it's been used safely in over 350,000 treatments worldwide. Ultherapy uses ultrasound energy, which has been safely used in the medical field for more than 50 years. In addition, every Ultherapy practitioner at Renew MediSpa has extensive training with the device.
How much does an Ultherapy procedure cost?
The cost of Ultherapy can range depending on where you're being treated and the individual practice performing the procedure. Ultherapy treatments are personalized, so to get an accurate quote you should speak to Renew MediSpa.
You don't need surgery to lift sagging skin–all you need is your body's healing processes; if you want to turn back the hands of time with no downtime or pain, contact Renew MediSpa now for a consultation.
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Honeymoon Dreams are a travel agent that sell tailor-made holidays. We created a fully redesigned website for them, which won the Website of the Year award for small agencies.
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Honeymoon Dreams are a travel agent that sell tailor-made holidays. We created a fully redesigned website for them, which won the Website of the Year award for small agencies.
The Challenge
Honeymoon Dreams is a travel agent site that sells tailor-made holidays. In 2016 their plan was to create national awareness but their previous site was dated, unresponsive and didn't have the functionality they needed to cater for a bigger audience.
We were tasked with creating a website that not only looked great but performed well.
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The user journey was thoroughly planned out, with the wants and needs of the customer in mind. This included adding a wish list and VIP area to enhance its exclusive feel.
Once the website was built and we were confident that it was able to meet Honeymoon Dreams' online demand, they appeared on Saturday Night Takeaway to give away a honeymoon as one of the prizes.
The Result
Since the launch, Honeymoon Dreams have received a huge increase of traffic to the website. Around 80% of this increase are new users, which shows a strong brand awareness with a website that is strong enough to match.
In the month after launch there was a 29% increase in mobile traffic and a 575% increase in referrals from Facebook. This illustrates that the user journey and usability of the new site are now tailored perfectly to all types of traffic.
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You've conjured inspiring audio in the studio and in the streets. You've mixed and mastered the tracks. You've gathered your best selections into an impressive sound library. Now it's time to share your sound effects and music with your peers and fans. But how do you do this?
The last article described how to create an indie sound effects bundle. Today's post explains how to share your new sound library from your own online Web shop.
Have no idea what a Web shop is? Don't have the slightest clue how to begin sharing a sound library? Don't worry. This post will introduce you to Web shops, explain how they work, and share five types you can choose from.
This post is an abridged chapter from my recently released book called Sharing Sound Online. It's about building a bulletproof sound bundle and sharing it from your own Web shop.
A New Way of Sharing Sound
Sound effects were first shared by corporate distributors. They licensed sound clips from musicians and sound designers and sold them on CDs, DVDs, and hard drives. More recently, huge websites began to partner with individual recordists to sell sound fx on commission from huge à la carte online stores.
The rise of digital banking services like PayPal and free Web-building tools like WordPress have made it possible for any sound creator to skip both of these methods to share sound from their own home on the Web. These sites, known as independent sound libraries or indie Web shops, sidestep the middlemen to offer collections on their own terms.
The result? Sound pros share their creations with millions of people from their own Web shops for next to free of charge. Listeners find incredibly focused, reasonably priced collections larger distributors can't afford to create.
Why Create a Web Shop?
Sure, you've recorded some cool tracks in your day. Now you're busy editing cuts to meet a deadline, however. Why bother creating a Web shop to share sound libraries?
That's a good point. Last year, I wrote a book called Selling Creative Sound to describe how to create an untouchable sound library and share it on the best partner à la carte shops on the Web. That's one of the easiest ways for busy pros to share sound on the Internet.
What if you want more? This week I published a book that graduates the ideas from Selling Creative Sound. It's called Sharing Sound Online, and it explains how to sell sound bundles from your own shop, instead of on another site.
Why would you do this? Every sound pro has their own reasons. Here are some of the most compelling ones:
- Low Impact. Web shop software is cheap and easy to use. That means you can build and run a store and still get out to capture the sound you love to record.
- Community. When's the last time you bought a sound library and felt you were supporting a creator instead of a monolithic corporation? Indie Web stores share sound bundles directly with fans from a Web shop you own. That brings you closer to your listeners. You'll learn what they like and serve it to them however they prefer. Your bundles will bond you with a network of sound pros.
- Cash. À la carte Web shops have immense expenses. To cover these, they must slice away up to 60% from every sound sale. Indie Web shops keep that cash. They cost less to run, too. That passive income gives you more financial flexibility that helps listeners eager to support you, too.
- Creative expression. Maybe you have designed a unique science fiction pack with ambiences from space ships of all sizes. Is that viable? You decide. Corporate publishers and sound shop tycoons no longer dictate how you'll work. Do you have a perspective on field recording you'd like to share with your peers? Web shop sound bundles bypass gatekeepers to share your ideas through sound however you like.
There are many other reasons why indie Web shops are growing in popularity. Dozens of field recordists and sound designers are creating online stores every month. What are these shops? How can you join these people?
What Is a Web Shop?
A Web store helps visitors discover sound bundles, exchanges their cash for your sounds, then sends them collections afterwards. That sounds simple, doesn't it? Well, to do this, Web shops must complete a surprisingly complex process. Any Web shop must complete these steps:
- Allow visitors to search for, find, and preview sound libraries.
- Add bundles to a shopping cart.
- Exchange funds for a sound library.
- Deliver sound bundles to customers.
Even that doesn't sound complex, does it? The challenge is that each of these steps must be completed quickly, easily, securely, and privately.
Visitors must be able to use your site reliably. It must be intuitive. Both your and their financial info must remain private and secure. Your sound library must be protected. Only certain collections must be portioned out after successful purchases.
So, in the end, a sound Web shop's most important tasks are to complete a secure purchase, then deliver only some sound libraries via download while protecting the rest of your collection.
That's a simplification, of course. There are dozens of other tasks Web shops complete. However, it highlights the most important Web store duties, which will help you choose a shop type, next.
Types of Web Shops
How do Web shops get all of that done? In the past, all of this needed to be coded by hand. Now there five pre-packed ways that share sound for you:
- Online store builders.
- One-click button ordering.
- Digital delivery services.
- Plug-in stores.
- À la carte websites.
I'll explain what each does, and how they stack up against the others.
- Online Store Builders
Online store builders are the easiest way to create a Web shop. They are an "out-of-the-box" solution. There's no need to have a server or store your collections on another confusing site elsewhere on the Web. Don't want to agonize about menu design and background canvas colour? Online store builders were designed to make selling sound quick and easy. How?
- Log onto an online store builder website.
- Choose a visual design (or theme or skin) for your shop.
- Create a product listing for your sound library bundle including name, description, and price.
- Upload the sound file archive to the online store builder's servers.
- Punch the "publish" button.
And that's it. Your collection will be available to millions in under five minutes.
Online store builders charge monthly fees. They add more fees depending on how much sound library storage space you need, and how much bandwidth your downloaders consume.
- Pros: ease to set up and use, feature-filled, no need for a Web host.
- Cons: lack of easy extensive customization, large libraries can get pricey, must pay whether you sell or not.
- Examples:
- Popular: BigCommerce, Shopify, Wazala.
- Niche: Pulley.
- One-Click Button Ordering
One-click button ordering was one of the first ways to sell on the Internet. You've probably seen it before: you order by clicking a PayPal "Buy Now" button. It's easy to create one of these shop types yourself:
- Log onto PayPal.com.
- Create a button for each of your sound bundles. You will add a name and price during this step.
- PayPal will spit out custom embed code. Paste that code on your own website.
That will plant a standard PayPal "buy now" button on your site. Shoppers will click that button, then pay you via PayPal. It is then up to you send the sound library to them.
- Pros: quick and easy, free of charge.
- Cons: no automated sound library delivery, must create a button for each sound library listing.
- Example: PayPal.com.
- Digital Delivery Service
People choosing one-click button ordering shops were forced to hover over their email inboxes waiting for new orders, then manually send sound libraries to shoppers. That's inconvenient for both store owners and sound pros who need to download audio immediately. Digital delivery services offer a major improvement to this: they automatically deliver sound libraries to shoppers after cash has been exchanged. How do you do this? The process is similar to online store builders:
- Log onto a digital delivery service.
- Create a product listing for your sound library bundle.
- Upload the pack to the digital delivery service's servers.
- The digital delivery service will return some custom embed code. Paste it onto your own website.
This, like the one-click button ordering, will create a custom button on your site that leads shoppers through a checkout. Unlike one-click button ordering, the digital delivery service button gives shoppers a bonus: private sound library download links are automatically given to shoppers seconds after they purchase.
So, digital delivery services work by providing a slick checkout process and delivering just the libraries people buy while keeping the rest of your collection safe.
Digital delivery services charge a monthly fee, or take a percentage from each sound library that sells. Like online store builders, they also charge for storage. They offer a bit more freedom, though, since you can simply plop a digital delivery service button on a website you've already created and designed however you wish.
- Plug-in Stores
The three previous stores controlled all the software needed to complete payments and deliver files. That means customizing those shops is tricky. Plug-in stores are different: you install the software yourself. This software does everything needed to run a store: register visitors, create sound library listings, provide a secure checkout, and deliver collections. This software comes in the shape of (you guessed it) plug-ins for the popular blog site software, WordPress.
The advantage? Plug-in stores allow limitless customization. They're usually free. The shopping experience for visitors is generally smoother. Other store types usually require shoppers to depart from a site, then return. With plug-in stores, this is all done on your own site. It's also incredibly cheap.
The catch? You need to build a WordPress site and install the software yourself. This means it's more work. However, the result is a more flexible site that's cheaper to run.
- Pros: free, complete control over shop, unified user experience, inexpensive storage costs, extensive options.
- Cons: some tech knowledge required, larger time investment, weak documentation, some advanced options require cash.
- Examples:
- Popular: Cart66, Easy Digital Downloads, WooCommerce, WP eCommerce.
- Niche: eShop.
- À La Carte Shops
These shops are different from the other four. They are massive sound stores that list individual clips instead of packages of files. You may be familiar with sites like sounddogs.com, or soundsnap.com. Both are à la carte sites. They require custom code, powerful servers, and experienced staff to run them. This means they are expensive to operate. However, they offer the ultimate in custom shops while delivering individual clips, too.
Of course, those are the broad strokes. Each of the five shops has their own highlights. Some provide sales reports. Others allow you to create variations, such as selling your water library at both CD- and HD-quality, each with their own price scheme. Some allow you to sidestep storage costs in inventive ways. Discount coupon codes, confirmation email design, email marketing, and so on are common with most.
How to Choose a Web Shop
Well, which do you choose?
It depends on your approach.
Do you want to get your sound library online quickly, and don't mind paying a bit more for an out-of-the-box solution? Don't want to set up your own website? Not Web savvy and are not concerned about learning the ropes? Choose an online store builder.
Want more control? Already have a portfolio site or a blog and want to add a store quickly? Simply paste in a digital delivery service button's embed code.
Prefer total control with the cheapest prices and don't mind putting in some extra time? Plug-in stores are a good choice.
I'd suggest skipping the other two options. One-click button ordering requires manual work. À la carte shops are too complex, expensive, and demanding. Both of these options will take you away from the work you're meant to do: capturing cool sounds.
It is a good idea to partner with existing à la carte sites. That way you can list your sound library on their site and merely pay a commission for each sale. A book I wrote last year, Selling Creative Sound, explains how to partner with these sites. Check it out if you'd like to know more.
In the end, the best choice depends on the amount time and cash you want to invest, your Web skill, and how much control you want over your Web store's functionality and design.
Sharing Your Sound Library Online
Many of us have worked in sound for years. We know how to capture audio, cut it, and blend it with other clips to create inspiring soundtracks. Sharing sound online is a radically different way of working. You may have no experience with hex colour codes, search engine optimization, and product listing pages. You may be bewildered by the jumble of PHP, HTML, and CSS. That's natural.
Don't let that stop you from considering sharing sound. Bundle Web shops are an easy way to delivery your best creations into the ears of listeners worldwide.
Read More
Today's post is an abridged version of a 55,000-word section from my recent book, Sharing Sound Online. That expands on everything here with ample detail. It also explains much more about crafting your Web shop design and structure. It shares ideas for Web shop guidelines and how to bring your store to life. Check it out if you're interested.
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The golden age
It is 1891, 8:30am. Near the first residential buildings, across from the factory entrance, a broad stairway leads up to the door of a large building. Nearly one hundred children are standing outside. They are waiting for their teachers to bring them to their classrooms. Indeed, at Crespi a pre-school and school were built as the first families moved in.
The school went up to third grade and then, for those who wanted to continue, the company would pay for school at a professional institution in Bergamo. Tuition, books, materials and lunch were paid for by the company.
The teachers were hired and paid by the Crespi family and the principal lived in the upper floor of the school.
Taccani power station
Silvio realised hydraulic energy would no longer be able to support the increasing production volumes. Initially, he decided to replace the hydraulic wheels with steam, which had become possible with the availability of coal, but it still was not enough.
Therefore, in 1891, he requested authorisation to divert water from the Adda River near Trezzo Sull'Adda, a town not far from Crespi. He finally received authorisation five years later.
Silvio hired Gaetano Moretti to design the structure and Taccani to engineer the operations of a large hydroelectric power station. It became operational in 1906 and began distributing electricity to Crespi and the nearby towns.
A person in modern times observing one of the first telephones would find them strange, almost anthropomorphic shapes with an attachment on one side, but they radically changed our way of communicating.
Given that Silvio was often out of the office on business matters and, in 1882, Cristoforo began living in the mansion in Via Borgonuovo in Milan, ten years later the Crespi family requested and received authorisation for a private telephone line to connect the factory with Milan.
Silvio had a more complete vision of the business. In his view, the natural evolution of manufacturing would lead to full integration of production processes. Hence, he decided to build a weaving department.
In a short time, the new department doubled the surface area of the factory. The space was enormous and architecturally impressive, and in 1894, Queen Margherita attended the inauguration.
La Gazzetta Piemontese, the newspaper for the Piedmont region, reported the event with all of its particulars. The Queen journeyed by train and carriage, and was welcomed in the company town by residents in the midst of celebrations. She visited the church and the factory, accompanied by Silvio. She had lunch in the castle and then climbed to the tower overlook. In the middle of afternoon, she returned to Villa Reale in Monza.
Towers, battlements, a mighty structure in red brick – a perfect description of a castle. Actually, it is the Crespi home, a massive building with a 50-metre tower, situated not far from the factory.
Not far, just a couple of kilometres as the crow flies, is the keep of the medieval Visconti castle in Trezzo sull'Adda. For centuries, the river marked the border between two very different regions: Milan and Venice. For this reason, many defensive and territorial control fortifications were built along its banks.
When Crespi decided to build his home, he chose a model based on these fortifications while, at the same time, reflecting more recent industrial structures with an added flair.
The Crespis lived here in the summers and part of the autumn, between 1894 and 1930, and often hosted eminent guests from the national political scene.
As you open the church door to exit, you see the castle tower directly in front of you, perfectly aligned with the church. Whether this was planned or not, the Crespi family's relationship with their faith was deep and solid.
When they decided to build a church in the village, they wanted a replica of the Renaissance chapel of Santa Maria di Piazza in Busto Arsizio, the family's hometown. Construction was completed in 1893, offering one mass each day on weekdays and two on Sundays and holidays, until it closed in 1925.
Dyeing plant
Only one thing was missing to complete the textile production process that Silvio had envisioned for his factory – the dyeing department. Other types of processing were included in this department, such as mercerisation, bleaching and finishing.
Silvio believed it was important to diversify, to create higher quality markets that could compete in foreign markets.
Construction for the new department began in 1898 and within one year, it was fully operational. Silvio's brother, Daniele, who held a degree in chemistry, was named department manager. The product quality was exceptional and the Benigno Crespi Company received numerous awards at Global Exhibitions.
A wagon bearing a coffin plods through the mud surrounded by the deceased's loved ones, huddling together in their grief.
A funeral in Crespi meant not only a journey of spiritual suffering, but also of physical suffering. Initially, the village had no cemetery, and for ten years, funerals were conducted in the parish church of Capriate d'Adda. At the end of the mass, the funeral procession had to walk eight kilometres to the cemetery in Canonica d'Adda.
From 1888, the village's inhabitants were buried in Capriate d'Adda, the town that Crespi had just formally annexed. However, Capriate's cemetery was not large enough.
So in 1896, Crespi held a contest to build a mausoleum and cemetery, won by Gaetano Moretti. Work began in 1905 and concluded in 1908. On 3 December of that year, the inauguration mass was celebrated.
Doctor and priest
Life in the village began to become more complex. There were many details of daily life that needed to be managed, such as, for example, setting up a storage area where residents could keep their clothing and linens and organising an economical cafeteria, but, at the same time, there were also more pressing issues, such as the health of the inhabitants and workers. For this reason, Crespi built homes for a doctor and a priest.
Or, as the saying goes – the priest cures the soul, the doctor cures the body. A saying that was not far from the truth, particularly at that time. The two homes are located next to each other on the north-eastern border of the village and are essentially similar. They were built using the same techniques as the workers' houses, but with more decorative details.
The scent of fresh bread began to waft through the village in 1895. The ability to have fresh bread every day was considered a luxury at that time, its cost putting it out of the reach of most families.
Hence, a modern bakery was installed that was able to produce between 300 and 500 kilos of bread per day.
A low sound emerges from the fog, an uninterrupted trampling, steps falling in unison, then, at the bottom of the hill, the haze thins out and in the clear air, men, but even more women, become visible. Almost all are wearing aprons and clogs, even in the dead of winter. They walk along the main road toward the factory and disappear into its various departments.
Some of the people in the throng arrive from the dormitory in Capriate. Built in 1899, it housed the workers from Crespi, so that they didn't have to walk all their way back to their villages. It offered single women hot meals, and during their free time, courses in sewing and embroidery, as well as prayer services, under the guidance of Teresita Morali, the sister of the town's mayor.
The doctor was an important figure for the town's economy. The growing number of inhabitants and workers meant that the town required not only a doctor's office, but also an area for more serious care.
In 1904, a small hospital was built to meet these needs. In a wise decision, it was located not far from the factory's entrance and was equipped with the best medical equipment available at that time. The hospital handled minor surgeries, but for more serious cases, the Crespi family stipulated agreements with hospitals in Milan over the years.
Two outlines of red brick that appear both powerful and light, reaching 50 metres toward the sky, can be still seen still from several kilometres away and clearly must have dominated the landscape at the beginning of the 1900s.
Three chimneystacks were built between 1905 and 1906, two on the factory's roof and one outside, for the heating plant. However, one of the factory's stacks was struck by a lightning and, for safety reasons, was torn down.
In 1908, the train's whistle arrived at Crespi. In fact, the company requested that the town be added to the Monza-Trezzo-Bergamo train line. The track arrived close the operations area of the factory, making it easier to receive shipments of raw materials.


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3 reviews for ROG Umble V1.4 PCB
With this latest version of the Umble board, Thomas has given us the full, original ROG schematic. It's a winner! There's a huge amount of gain available (too much for some), but it's controllable. ROG themselves suggest adding a switch to lift the Capacitor (C5) on the source of Q1 (and/or Q2) from ground to give a low-gain option. On a footswitch this might give a useful boost option, and it would be easy to do with this board. The tone stack is a bit odd – that's how it works on the full-sized amps, apparently. There are some lovely sounds available, right from soft, smooth overdrive to some pretty over-the-top, almost fuzz sounds, which I doubt were a feature of the original! Biasing all four FETS is made much easier by the inclusion of test points on the board. It all fits easily in a 1590B on its side with the controls in a logical line across the top. I can thoroughly recommend this version of the Umble board.
SMT MMBFJ201 pads are on the back of the PCB! No need to waste your SMT adapter/break-out boards on this build if you don't have a stash of TO-92 J201's on hand… Did I mention it sounds great, too?
Smooth, fat and a little hissy.Just like the real thing.